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THE MORNING CALL.
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INVASION OF CUBA. ' I-
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Tired of the War IJ<
Washington, May*l9 —The admin* ;
VjMratwn •HI W *U no ,ou « er th *° ¥* %
lor the naval engagement. I
gggjpsoo and Schley do not v?hWh tße
next three daya succeed iq„ rWftd'“l
up the Spanish fleet, or rather if Ger*
vers continues to evade our t vessels,
then the order will be made fpr the
immediate invasion of Cuba.
Sampson and Schley will be direct
ed to jokUorces and open the way for
tbs invading army.
Th* blockade of Cuba is no longer
to be a specific character. Warships
iuatead of torpedo boats will attack
the Cuban fortress, and cruisers in
stead of gunboats will be need in the
work of cutting cables. Blanco is to
be shut off from the rest of the world,
Moro castle is to be destroyed by pur
ironclads. The main move now is to
land a sufficient force on Cuba to
make harmless any Spanish expedi
tion or reinforcements which bright
succeed in making a landing.
To effect this, and to makO thorough
tbs work, not less than 80,000 men
will be poured into the island. The
administration has received the reports
of its military and private agents, and
from these the conclusion is reached
that an army of §O,OOO men may prob
ably prove inadequate for the reduc
tion of the whole island.
It is believed that when the Spanish
government sees the landing of troops
io actual operation that her fleet will
be forced to come, into open sea and
| ’ strike a blow for the protection of
Blanco.
There is a persistent report here
ibis morning that the navy
meat expects a naval battle today
, >nrnewhare off the coast of Ba6tlhg|>.
| 'de Outrn. .No eooftrnetion of it dan '
he hsffi at the department and white
I house but there is an air of eagerness
' and expectancy permeating the pub
lic building which would indicate
that some important acts were on the
point of transpiring.
The war fever is decidedly abating
in Spain, and the tong winded debates
in the cortes, revealing the helpless
ness of the country, has contributed
thereto almost as much ss the defeat
at Oavite.
▲ distinctive feature of the present
crisis is that there is net a single pubs
lie mao who inspires the smallest
confidence, and the proposed tinkering
in the ministry is simply viewed by
the masses with despairing indiffer
ence.
Thia circumstance and the opinion
daily growing among thinking men
that Spain ia drifting towarda defeat
Krnsy at any moment determine the
formation of a peace party.
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? A Narrow Escape.
Last Wednesday afternoon Dr.
Thos. J. Nunnally was driving out to
his mother's home, about three miles
■from thia city, when his horse, which
la a very spirited animal, became
frightened and shied suddenly to cne
side throwing the doctor out.
Mrs. Y. A. Wright, of Jackson, a
relative of Dr. Nunnally, was with
him when the accident occurred but
retained her seat end managed to
secure the lines and attempted to "top
ths flying horse. She managed to
keep him In the road until they passed
' the homo of Mr. R. J. Edwards, when
Mrs. Wright was also thrown violently
U the ground and the horse continued
in his mad flight.
Mrs. Wright wae carried into Mr.
Edwards’ home and it was fouod she
bad received a very severe shock, and
was bruised was
brought to Griffin laS
aad yesterday had recov-
ered to return home.
Dr. Nunnally fell striking on his
bead, and but lor the sandy condition
ol the r.,ad hie injuries might have
been serious. As it was he received
only a lew bruises and a bad shake up.
Alter turning out both occupants of
the buggy the horse continued his
a 'ghl until be cawed Reigel’s store,
*hen he took to the field until be
I «me to the 8. G. AN. A. Railroad,
| w “®n he flew down the track nearly a
■ ,m r’ carrying the buggy.
| XT II ’»• • narrow escape for both Dr.
I Nunnally and Mrs. Wright, and their
I many friends are thankful their inju-
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Th* Becen« EMbpeht Has Beep
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Yeaterdt|k|a» a very busy day ip
camp. for tfobofficers yet very little
transpired that would be of interest to
•> It was>an;immense undertaking to
ttagiHo es|h* company its required
number- and equipments.
AH day ; ; hpndreds of men were
wprkiog UH*? tees around the com mis
•ary tofiSKnt. Every gad, kasn
counted Ot checked off, vouched for
aud df ivered to the feoraflanies.
ThefiHffond wae the fir»t regiment
tobe tliorouj|b)y equipped’Mb they are
noon I°
department was
hard at iMiy&all day receiving and is
suingcooking iroap sod uten
sils aoMW*n<-
In tigV pol. or
dered efMHitfil in bis regiment to be
taken do tip and everything exposed to
the sun. {Sil io itself was quite an
undertwgg’but was readily accepted
and oboftd by all. *
It is now thought that the Second
regiment* will take their departure
Saturday at noon. It has not been
definitely settled yet, but Col. Brown
stated to a . Call reporter yesterday
that be was working to that end and
believed be would bid fare well to
Camp Nortbep at the above named
time.
The regular daily meeting of the
officers of the First regiment wae held
ia the morning at the usual place,
when it was decided to increase the
number of guards for duty
Heretofore the First has furnished
only fefi men for guard duty, but in the
future their detail will be 37 for each
day.
This ladies of Waycross and Albany
haveformad a ladies’ auxiliary in the
interact of the soldier boys from their
homes, and each day hwys* heattp
are "mad. Upon the receipt of a
large and well filled and prepared box
of eatables. Yesterday they received
• 278 pound box, and the way those
boys did go for |t was enough to se
cure a guarantee of its appreciation.
At the instance of Capt. 8. P. Gil*
bart and Mr. Rhodes Browne, both of
Columbus,the Browne Fencibles,ol that
city, known in camp as Company B,
First regiment, United States volun
teers, have been made to rejoice over
tbe recipienoy of a good supply of
eatables, consisting of bams, bread,
crackers, canned chicken, deviled
bam, ginger snaps, etc. To say that
the boys appreciated this token of
though*fulness is putting it very mild
ly, and us they are held in high esteem
and favor at home, it is taken as a
very high compliment, and one which
was as deserved as appreciated.
When Nature
Needs assistance it may be best to render
in promptly, but one should remember tb
naa even the most perfect remedies only
when needed. The best and most simple
and gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figs,
manufactured byjhe California Fig Syrup
Company.
CABTORXA.
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gp«»ker Bsed’s Autograph.
The Kennebec (Me.) Journal says that
when autograph hunters ask Speaker
Reed for hie signature he writes it
rather hastily, and it is simply T. B.
Reed. If the pen does not mark plainly,
the speaker does not always take pains
to dip it anew, provided there is a
scrawl and all the letters are visible.
Not so when the oblong forms of
parchment are handed to him from the
committee on'enrolled bills, of which
Representative Hager of lowa is chair
man. Mr. Hinds, tbe clerk to the speak
er's desk, hands up the pile of. parch
ment, and the speaker carefully looks
over each. Taking them down one by
one, he writes his name slowly and care
fully. It does not appear as T. B. Beed,
but as Thomas B. Reed.
The ink is dipped from a bottle that
sits within a silver tray, which has
come down from the time when Henry
Clay was speaker of the house of repre
sentatives. Then the signature is care
fully blotted, the precious parchment is
carried to the senate and eventually
finds its way to the state department,
where it ia stored among the archives.
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Kdueute With CMeurete.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
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GKIFFIN, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 20,1898.
OLADBTOBBDIAD. I
Passed Peacefully Away Yeiterday I
Morning- |
Hawarden,May 19—-William Evart 1
Gladstone died al 5 o'clock this morn- 1
ing. |
He had been unconscious practical-■
ly nil day, though al limes he seemed |
to recognize lor a moment some of 1
the watchers about him. Certainly J
he did recognize his wife, who was bey 1
side him al) dfij’, except when the |
physician prevailed upon her $0- rest. 1
Bhe tended gasped her husband’s I
hand as she Watched him, Apparent* J
ly he slept a deal; he uttered A J
few words in an* - incoherent, dreamy j
way, words wbicfi those who wera ;
watching were unable to catch. Their .-
only consolation wea, that he was not i
suffering paig- 1 No narcotics wer»«d> ,
ofiniatered. x 4 «
Though a national funeral -wiH
probably be accepted by the fgmiljy. 1
there ia little doubt that the remains J
of Mr. Gladstone will be laid to rest in „
the peaceful graveyard at Hawarden,
adjoining the church where he was
married more than half a century ago.
At Hawarden tbe happiest portion of
his life was passed, and it is truly a re
treat sweet enough for any laborer.
Mr.G lad stope was born in County
Kincardine, Scotland, December 29,
1809. He was elected to a seat in par
liament tn 1832 as a conservative, and
1 practically all his life since then baa
been devoted to public interests.
Apart from bis official stations, which
• were tbe highest conferred on any of
tbe distinguished men of .Great
> Britain, Mr. Gladstone has contribu-
* ted a great deal of valuable literature
tb the world. Tbe sobriquet of “Grand
Old Man” was justly earned, for in of-
1 flee or out of it hie superiority as an
orator and statesman is conceded by
all nations.
The GhuMie’s Failure-
The failure of the steamer Gussie to
1 land in Cuba her cargo of 7,000 rifles
> and 200,000 rounds of ammunition,
: intended for the Cuban insurgents,
makes two things evident. Tbe first
is that the Spaniards have an excellent
system of communication along the
shores of Cuba, and the other is that a
1 small force, unaccompanied by war
ships, cannot be landed on the Coban
> coast. The warships are necessary to
> drive the Spaniards back from the
1 shore while the landing is being ef
fected.
f The Spaniards were well informed
> apparently of tbe Gussie’s expedition,
I and were prepared to meet it. They
knew about where it was intended to
f make a landing, and therefore they
’ bad men on hand to defeat the pur
-1 pose of the expedition. Tbara ia no
1 reason why they should not be well
1 informed as to all of our plans, since
they are published in the newspapers.
Unless the government maintains
greater secrecy in respect to its
plans and the movements of the army
and navy, it will meet with many de
, feats in cases in which secrecy is nec
( easary to success.
, Seven days before the Gussie sailed
for Cuba am. arrangement had been
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made with tbe insurgents of the
wrovinces of Pinar del Rio and Mat au
las to be at the landing place agreed
, upon to receive the arms and ammu
nition. There Were two of these land
ing plaoea, namely, Cabanasand Point
Maya. The insurgents are at neither
"■lace. They did uot give any indica*
■on that they were trying to keep
their appointment.
A Tbe Spaniards, however, were on
■and, and they were not interfered
■ilh in any way by the insurgents.
The only conclusion that appears to
tib' reasonable under the circumstances
i| that the insurgents were too few in
Dumber to risk an engagement with
file Spaniards, or else they did not
wish to take the risk of a battle with
The President and his advisers will
soon come to tbe conclusion, if they
have not done so already, that ths
United States will not get much as*
siatauce from the insurgents in tbeii
efforts to drive the Spaniards out ol
Cuba. The insurgents and insurgenl
leaders will become important factori
itt the situation only after Spanish
rsße ends in Cuba. Tben they will
cdtoe to the front promptly and clain
rewards for expelling the Spaniards.—
SaVaouab News.
TBE EXCELLENCE BE SYRUP OF FlfiS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
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
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of. the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company—
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal
LOUISVn.LK.Kr. " XKWTeRK,N.Y.
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White figuied Pique 10c., regular price 12ic.
„ White figured Pique 17|c., regular price 23c.
, White cord Pique 17i0., regular price 25c.
White checked Dimity 12ic„ regular price 17|c.
I Persian Lawn and India Linen 17 ic., regular price 25c. '
Muslins and Organdies sc. to 80c. yard.
Ladies seamless fast black Hose 9c. pair. .
t Ladies Hermsdorf fast black Hose 12ic. to 25c.
r Bleached honey comb Towels 9c., worth 12ic.
Unbleached honey comb Towels sc. each.
j New plain and fancy Ribbons all colors. |
New Vai. Laces and Ensertion. »
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i Men’s bleached drill Drawers 25c.*
i Men’s Negligee Shirts 48c. to 98c.
i Men’s all linen Collars 10c., Cuffs 20c. Everything sold cheap.
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