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U IX No. 213.
I AIERICAMS KILLED
I DESPERATE engagement in
I gardenasharbor.
I urpedo Boat Winslow Disabled,
■ Fin of Her Mm Killed and
| Several Wounded.
|| % Wabhinoton, May 12 The sad
Mfi cornea to the city today telling
V of the most deeperate engagement yet
.ft fought in Cuban watera, and the only
one which han drawn American blood.
S The battle occurred off Cardenas at 1
; o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Itt The United States cruiser Wilming
ton, the torpedo boat Winslow and the
ggxiliary gunboat Hudson were en
gaged. One officer and four men of
» (ho Winslow were kilted and several
9 I: were wounded.
The dead are : Ensign Worth Bag*
T? |sy, John Varvorls, oiler, Joaiah Tun
nett, cabin cook, J V. Meeks, fireman,
H J Daniel, fireman.
" The wounded are : R E, Cox, gun-
U ner’s niate, D. McKeen, q jartermas-
II ter, J. Patterson, fireman, F. Gray and
|| Lieutenant J. B. Bernado.
U The engagement took place inside
J the harbor of Cardenas The boats
If entered the harbor for the purpose of
i attacking some Spanish gunboats
I which were known to be there.
Iter Those latter, however, were not dis-
J covered by the American force until
I the Spaniards opened fi.e. The land
I batteries of Cardenas supported the
I fire of the Spanish gunboats.
I The engagement commenced at
I 2 K)5 p, m , and lasted for about an
I hour, and the battle while it lasted
I was terrific.
I The Wilmington and the Hudson
I were ahead, and opened fire on the
( Spanish boats which were lying at the
dx>k,, The firing began at a range of
11| 3,500 yards.
| A few minutes later the Winslow
| came up and also opened fire. In an
I instant the entire attention of the
; Spanish gunboats and the land bat
teries were directed upon her. From
allsideaabot and shell seemed to pour
in upon the little torpedo boat.
The crew of the Winslow, however,
never faltered for a second At 2:35
p m. a solid shell crashed into the bull
of the Winslow and knocked out her
boiler In an instant she begao to
roll and drift helplessly.
A fierce cheer of triumph then went
up from the Spaniards on the gun
boats and the batteries, and again a
•term of fire was opened upon the
helpless boat. |
The gunboat Hudson, which was
lying near by, started to the assistance
of the Winslow. She ran alongside
the torpedo boat and tried to throw a
line to the imperiled crew.
It was difficult for the Hudson to
get near enough to throw a line to the
Winslow’s crew, so terrible was the
fire about her. Finally, after about 20
minutes, the Hudson approached near
enough to throw a line.
Ensign Bagley and six men were
standing iu a group on the deck of the
Winslow.
“Heave her! Heave her! Heave
her!” shouted Bagley as he looked to
ward the Hudson and called for a line.
“Don’t miss it!” shouted officer
from the Hudson, and with a smile
Bagley called back:
“Let her come. It’s getting too hot
bare for comfort.”
The Hue was thrown, and at the
‘same instant a shell burst in the very
enidst of the group of men ou board
| the Winslow
Bagley was instantly killed and a
few others dropped about him. Half
a doxeu more fell groaning on
'he bloodstained deck. One of the
dead men pitched headlong over the
| side of the boat, but bis feel caught in
the iron rail and he was hauled back.
Bagley lay stretched on the deck
with his face completely torn away
and the upper part of his body shat
tered.
At last the Hodson managed to get
* line in the deck of the Winslow, but
J 'her. were only three men left at that
fine to make it fast The line was
finally secured and the Winslow was
<ow»d up to Piedr as island where she
»u anchored, with? her dead and
I wounded on her decks. There some
*»eu from the Hudson went ou board
a - * h
I the Winslow and look the most seri
ously wounded men off Three who
were taken on board tbe gunboat
Machias died shortly afterward.
I A19:15p. t > yesterday tbe Hudson
with the dead bodies and some of the
wounded, started for Key West, arriv
ing there at 8 o’clock this morning.
No lime was lost ia ministering to
tbe wounded A quick call was sent
i to tbe marine hospital and an ambu
lance came clattering down to the
doo’:. The dead were taken to an
undertaker’s establishment and the
wounded conveyed to the hospital.
Tbe Hudson shows tbe effect of the
fight. Her smokestack is punctured
with bullet holes and her cabin and
decks are smased and splintered.
• A Hom? Kong special says that a
trading vessel Philippines
reports having witnessed tbe destruc
tion of a Spanish warthio by the Uni
ted Slates gunboat Coucord at Iliolo.
The fight is said to have lasted two
hours, al the end of that time tbe
Spaniard went down with flying cST :
ora There were no casualities on
board the Concord and no damage
was done the gunboat.
A dispatch to tbe New York Herald
from Key West says : Your corres
pondent was informed by the captain
of the Vicksburg, when be hailed that
vessel Wednesday, that news had
reached the blockading fleet of an ac
tion between Bear Admiral Sampson’s
squadsen and tbe Spanish Cape Verde
fleet, east of Hayti, in which tbe latter
bad sustained a crushing defeat.
Maligners of Col- Candler Replied to.
Editor Call; The straits to which
tbe opponents of Col. Candltr are
driven causes them to resort to all
sorts of mean and petty devices and
misrepresentations in the effort to in
jure him, as evidenced in an article in
tbe News of tbe 12th inst., in which is
printed in flaring head lines the
statement that Col Candler had not
paid his taxes to tbe city of Griffin for
the year 1870.
The statement is fake, for no un
paid fl fa can be shown, nor is one in
existence, hence the dohcTuaron is nat
ural that there is no claim against
him.
It is remarkable that one who is so
vulnerable ahould be so active in look
ing up and trying to find weak points
in others. Tne party who has manu
factured the facts againt Col. Candler
has proven himself a very poor leader
and adviser, as many to their sorrow
can attest, and even the unprotected
orphans have not been allowed to es
cape his influence and have woefully
suffered by bis misdeeds. Pluck tbe
beam out of your own eye so that you
can the better see the ‘mole in your
brother’s.
Col. Cindler was a very poor man
in 1870, as were most other old Con"
federates who bad bared their breasts
to tbe enemy’s bullets; be returned
from the war bavingdost all save hon
or, with scare on bis body and one eye
shot out. He and Mr. Looney taught
a school here that year that proved to
be too small for tbe support of both,
so be very generously turned the
school over to Mr. Looney and in Au
gust 1870, sought a livelihood else
where. In October after bls depar
ture a fl fa was issued against him,
(together with many other honorable
men who were suffering from the sin
of a lack of money), which fi fa has
been taken up and satisfied. If he
has not paid bis taxes produce the fi fa
in proof thereof!
Did the parly who has been noseiug
•round trying to smell an offensive
act on tbe part of Col. Candler see the
number of fi fas for large amounts is
sued against large property holders
during tbe same year? These fi fas
are still in existence and have never
been levied though there was proper
ly in sight to satisfy them, showing
gross nsglegence on ibe part of tbe
officers. Tbe large tax-payers were
let off, but Coi. Gaudier paid taxes on
his little earthly possessions and they
were mighty few.
S. Gbantland.
Everybody Says So,
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery of tbe age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try a box
of C. C. C. to-day; 10,25,50cent5, ttoldand
guaranteed to cure by all druggista.
To Cur. Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic, 10c or »e.
U C. C. C tail to cure, drezgists refund money.
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BRIFFIN, &KOKGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1888.
GEORGIA’S QUOTA RAISED.
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1 The Men Are Being Muttered in
} Rapidly.
. Two thousand, one hundred and
thirty six men are now in the etale
> camp and others arriving every day.
t This is more than twice cue number
of men ever on duly at the camp be
j fore, and all Griffin is eagerly wailing
( the time to behold all lhe mon on the
j field al one time.
Ospt. Drummon, who had seven
( men to deser£ bis company Wednea-
I day, recruited others yesterday and
I bis command was al once mustered
into service.
i Mustering was steadily carried
| on yeeterday,yet all lb« troops hare not
, yet taken tbe oath pledging them
selves into tbe service of the United
States Army.
Several oLthe companies are now
, quartered in tbo old stables. These
were made into quarters by removing
the stalls and boarding up lhe sides,
t placing straw upon tbe floof and a
door at each end. The men seem to
like this some better than tenting. I
All are becoming reconciled to camp
life and especially eating bard tack.
F. E Burke, of the MacOn Volun
teers acted as orderly for Col. Brown
yesterday.
! Capl. Wilcoxon says if necessary to
, protect the national defense be would
, suggest to take state guns, as there are
enough men in tbe state who can use
the shot gun and winchester to defend
the states interest’s.
There seems to be a vast difference
i in opinion on this subject. Some re
fused to discuss it altogether, others
said it was decidedly wrong while
others said take them.
Col. Brown was busy issuing orders
all day to company commanders. In
fact no man in camp has an easy po
sition at present. The United States
encampment is quite different from
our state camp.
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Te Care Coastlpatton Forever. •
Take Cußcorete Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
H O.XaU to cure. Cruaglste retuna uiuu#X
Deaffiess O&nnot be Cured.
by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition "of the
mucous lining oi the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and
when it Is entirely closed, Deafness is the
resalt, and unless the inflamation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but
an inflamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Haul’s Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars: free. *
F. J. Chbebt & Co., Toledo, O.
Bold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To gull tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netlc. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To
Bae, the wonder-woiker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, BOc or SI. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Kemedy Co.. Chicago or New York.
I ,
MOZLETS LEMON EMSIR.
A PLEASANT LEMON TONIC.
For biliousness, constipation and appen
dicitis. -
For indigestion, sick and nervous head
ache.
For sleeplessness, nervousness and
heart failure.
For fever, chills, debility and kidney
diseases, take Lemon Elixir. ’u
Ladies, for natural and thorough organ
ic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
Dr. Moxley’s Lemon Elixir is prepared
from the fresh Juice of lemons, combined
with other vegetable liver tonics, and will
not fail you in any of the above named
diseases. 50c. and |I.OO bottles at drug
gists.
Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozlby, At
lanta,.Ga. x
AT THE CAPITOL.
lamin my seventy third year, and for
i fifty years I have been a great sufferer
from indigestion, constipation and bil
iousness. I have tried all the remedies
advertised for these diseases, and got no
permanent relief. About one year ago
the disease assuming a more severe and
dangerous form, I became very weak, and
| lost flesh rapidly, I commenced using Dr.
H. Moxley’s Lemon Elixir, I gained
twelve pounds in three months. My
strength and health, my appetite and my
digestion were perfectly restored, and now
I feel as jyoung and vigorous as I ever did
L. J.Alldbed,
Door-keeper Ga. State Senate,
State Capitol, Atlanta,Ga., Aug. 5,1896.
MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR
Is the very best medicine I ever used for
the diseases you-recommend it for, and I
have used many kinds for woman’s troub
les.
\ Mbs. S. A. Gresham,
Hughes & Hodge Factory, Salem, N. C.
Edncate Year Bowels With dnsearets.
? UI * COM “P° t ‘on forever,
No-To- Bae for Fifty CeaU.* I
Guaraawsed tobacco habit cure, makes weak I
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aovAl SAKINa POWDM CO., MW VOM.
The Contagious War Fever
la war catching? Will our little
•pal with Spain fire the blood of Eng
land and France, the two most inter
ested jipectatorr, and cause them to
fight Over their Innumerable disagree
mantf? Tbe West African quarrel is
becoming very hot. Underwriters at
Lloyds now ask alO per cent, prem
ium for insurance against war be
tween France and England in the
next two months. Several months
ago tbe rate was 3 per cent, but the'
stiff altitude of both Powers in this
West African matter excites alarm.
The French seem to be clearly in the
wrong, occupying territory which is
British by treaty, by tbe application
of tbe hinterland doctrine and -partly
by occupation. They are the aggree
•ore and disregard British treaty
rights there, as in Tunis, Siam and
Madagascar. Tba English are “fight
ing mad,” and a trifling Incident may
se* these neighbors by lhe ears.—Bal
timore Suu.
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THE EXCELLENCE OF SVHI'F OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
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to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fig Sybcp
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all the importance of purchasing the
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genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
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ties. The high standing of the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi
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of the excellence of its‘remedy. It is
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Notice to Owners of Real Estate.
The City Assessors having completed
the assessments for the present year and
turned the books over to this office, parties
are hereby notified to examine the same
I and file application for reduction if they
so desire. THOS. NALL,
I April 29,1898. Clerk and Treas.
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Wc are always looking out foi the benefit
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NEWEST FADS IN FANS RECEIVED YESTERDAY.- THE ‘PRICES
RANGE FROM 5c TO 50c.
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Largest stock of Umbrellas in the city
at all prices.
New stock of ladies and childrens black
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\ ALSO TAM, CHOCOLATE AND BLACK SANDALS AND OXFORDS IN
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