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VoLJX. No. 258.
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FLEET DESTROYEB'
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I ARDS ARE CAPTURED.
Santiago is Now at the Mercy of
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Washington, July 4.—Soeretsry of
the Navy Long bss received the fol
lowing: ■
Playa, via Hayti, to Secretary Navy,
3:15 a. m , Siboney, July 4 —Th J fleet
■ yndor my command offers the oation
as a Fourth of July Present the de
straction of the whole* fit Cervera’e
fleet. No one eecaped. It attempted
to escape at 9 :30 a. m. audit 2 p m ,
the last, the Cristobal Colon, ba 1 run
/ ashore sixty miles west of Santiago
harbor and had let down her colors.
"The Infanta Marie Terrta, Oquen
do and Vizcaya were forced ashore,
horned and blown up within twenty
miles of Santiago, the Furor and * Plu
ton were destroyed within four miles
of the port. Less, one killed and two
wounded. Enemy’s lose, probably
several hundred from gun fire, explo*
eion and drowning. About 1,300
prieorers, including Admiral Cervera.
The man killed was George E. Ellis,
chief yeoman of the Brooklyn.
(Signed) Sampson.
The following message was sent to
Admiral Sampson today by the presi
dent:
“To Admiral Sampson, Playa del
Ette: You have the gratitude and
oongratu’atioas us the whole American
people. Convey to your noble officers
and crews, through whose valor new
boners have been added to tbe Anteri
cans, the grateful thanks and appreci
ation of the nation.
(Signed) “William McKinlsy .”
Gon. Shafter has given tbe com
mandant of the city of Santiago until
noon tomorrow to surrender the city
unconditionally. The delay io based
on the suffering within the city.
He demanded the surrender of the
citv at noon today, on tbe pain of
bombardment, when tbe foreign con
suls at Santiago made joint represent
ation requesting that tbe,women and
children in tbe city be given until
noon tomorrow to withdraw before tbe
bombardment.
A truce now exists, pending the -ex
piration of the twenty-four hours
asked for by the foreign consuls. Shaf
ter states there will bo no further de
lay in tbe bombardment, and adds
that be is master of tbe situation.
Tbe war department received the
following dispatch from General Shaf
ter this morning:
Playa—9:3o a. m —July 4—Head
quarters Fifth Army Corps, near San
tiago—%W hen the news of the disaster
to the Spanish fleet reached tbe front,
which was drring the truce, the regi
mental band that had managed to
keep ite4bstrumejts on the line, play
ed “Tbe Star Spangled Banner” and
“There’ll Bo a Hot Time In tbe Old
Town Tonight.”. Men cheering from
one end of the line to the other. Of
ficers and rqen without even shelter
tents have been soaking for five daye
in the afternoon rains, but all are hap
py. Signed. * “Shafter.”
Tbe feeling at the war department
that Santiago, being covered by Shaf
ter’s siege guns on tbe heights around
the town and by the guns of Samp*
son’s ships, must surrender before tbe
day is (fver, has led to a complete
change in the plans which were form
ulated yesterday afternoon when Gen-
▲ Verrow Escape.
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
E Hart of Groton, 8 D “Was taken
with a bad cold which settled on my
lungs; cough set in>nd finally termi
nated in Consumption. Four doctors
gave mo up, seying that I could live
but a short time. I gave myself up to
my Savior, determined if I could not
stay with my friends on earth,l would
meet my absent ones above. My hus
band was advised to get Dr. King’s
Now Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds I gave it a trial,
took in all eight bottles It has cored
mo, and thank God I am saved and
now a well and healthy woman ” Trial
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era! Shafter’* di.p.teh calling for tt.
inforcemenia was received.
With Cervera’s fleet out of the way,
Santiago is no longer an incident of
tbe campaign, and tbe energy of tbe
army will now be hent to the prompt
destruction of the fortifications at San
Juan, Porto Rico, and the transports
intended for them will be sent directly
to that place.
The army corpg: under Gen. Bmoko
at Gamp TaornwaWSU probably be the
first troop* to lesy# for Poruo Rico.
The •• kliers of Gm. Sutler’s divis
ion at Tamps are believed to he on
water bound for Santiago. It is the
purpooa to forward them immediately
after their arrjv||. at that place to
Porte Rico wit heat disembarking the
soldiers from the transports, with th4
exception perhaps of one or two regi
ments which will replace some of ths
troops of Gen. Shafter’s army.
General Miles 'announces that be
will saU with tbe next transports and
cables General Shafter that he will
reinforce him in the course of g week,
but tbe immediate destination is
known to ba Mn Juan.
Tbe navy department has received a
cablegram from Admiral Dewey con
firming tbe announoellaent of tbe ar
rival of the American troops and tbe
seizure of the Lad rone Islands by our
ships. Tbe chief city of tbe|islands is
Guahao.
It is exceedingly well fortified for
such aemail place, and affords one of
the best harbors and coaling stations
ip the Pacific ocean. About six
months ago the Spanish government
strongly fortified the islands to pre
pare for tbe emergency of an attack.
The island of Guahsn will be used as
a coaling station.
MARRIAGE OF OFFICERS.
Mm Armies of Xurop. Haar. Fastens Bales
Regulating It.
The restrictive conditions at present in
force with regard to the marriage of
officers in the Russian army forbid-this
privilege under anyoir<nunstanoe.in tbe
of officers under tike age of 28. Be
tween the ages of 38 and 38 yean the
dot of an officer’s wife must amount to
a sum representing the minimum in
, come of 250 rubles yearly.
On comparison st these conditions
with those regulating the same question
in other European armies it may be
noted that in the Austria-Hungarian
army the number of officers authorised
to contract marriage is limited by a fix
ed proportion assigned to each grade,
and, them totals being reached, all fur
ther marriages must be deferred pend
ing the occurrence of vacancies in the
married establishments.
The Italian army regulations, which
fix the income of tbe fiancee at a mini
mum of from 1,300 to 3,000 lire, wb&fi
appear to be more rational in theil
operation. Italian officers, however, ap
ply a somewhat liberal interpretation to
this law, with the result that the num
ber of marriages occurring under actual
provisions doesnot exceed more than an
eighth of the total number, seven
eighths of the officers being united un
der the conditions of the religious cere
mony only, and thus exposing them
selves to all the inconveniences which
attend a marriage not recognized by
civil‘law.
Similar disabilities would now ap
pear to be incurred by Russian officers,
and suggestions have been made by the
press in Russia that a general revision
of the law is becoming necessary. The
question is assuming some importance
from the fact that Russian officers,
reaching a total number of nearly 40,-
000, represent one of the most impor
tant cl noses in the state.—Brooklyn Oit
iaen.
The Teacher.
One cause of the low standing of the
teacher’s calling is lack of extended
professional training. Professions easily
entered are not usually highly respect
ed. The medical profession has been
cited as an illustration. Not long ago,
when one could be a physician without
racial training; the profession was not
vog highly esteemed. Now, when ex
tended training is demanded both by
public opinion and by law, the profes
sion is respected as one of the highest.
In like manner tbe teaching profession
would undoubtedly increase in favor
were training of a high order demand
ed. In fact, we find the respect for the
profession varying in different countriel
and in different grades of the school
system almost in direct ratio to the
education and professional training re
quired of candidates Fot-_>--
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BBIFFIN, &EOK&IA, TUESDAY MORNIN6, JULY 5, 1888.
A GLOjJUS FOURTH.
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Sampson’s Groat Work in Destroying
Corvera’s fleet Lifts Ention from
Gloom to Exultant lejoieinf.
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WASHHfefroM, Joly 3—-A glorious
Fonrth, after all. For a time the out
look was decidedly blue, but these eei
hoor* N^ Te indication of
the cetebratioa that ie to follow as a
natural consequsnoe ot the downfall ot
Santiago, now a matter of but a
boors Tbe streets are filled with poo,
pie rejoicing over the glorious news
that has just come of the destruction
of Cervera’e fleet. The air it filled with
the shouts of tbe patriots sod Samp
son’s name is on every lip.
Earlier in the evening there ckme a
romer that Cervera’e fleet bad Deen
destroyed. It was very uncertsin and
indefinite in its character snfhnobody
seemed able to tell exactly from
whence it came. Just after midnight,
however, there came official confirma
tion of the report and that started the
fire-works, which have been
uous since.
The details are lacking, but at this
writing there seems no doubt of tbe
main result, and that is worth all the
•boating. As far as the details are
given out by tbe officials, from their
official and unofficial dispatches, it
seemj that Cervera attempted to run
out from the harbor, that Sampson’s
fleet closed in on him, that the Span*
iards, seeing escape impossible, turned
and ran their ships on the beach, set
ting fire to them as they ran, and that
all save one were destroyed in that
way. That one, according to tbe dis*
patehM of the operator at Playa del
Erie, was certain of capture.
With tbe fleet destroyed, surrender
is certain to follow. Shaker’s demand
has been made, and unless the Span
ish ffag is pulled down today, Samp
son’s fleet will rase Santiago to the
ground. L-■' * ®
That portion «f tbe dispatch fiom
Signal Officer Allen which tells of
Shafter’s demand for the surrender of
the city undoubtedly means that he
made this demand after the. destruc
tion of tbe Spanish fleet became known
to him, for bis earlier dispatches indi
cated anything but a triumphant con
dition of affairs so far as he was con
cerned. His declaration that he need
ed re-enforcements was regarded by
the officials as acknowledgement of the
failure of his efforts to take the city
and after that bad been made public
Washington was pretty bine
It looked as if be had found out that
be had gods against a tougher propo.
sition than he had counted upon, and
while words of ptaise for Shafter were
on every lip a few days ago, there was
a strong disposition today to condemn.
Indeed, there is no question that those
who were holding up Shafter as the
probable hero of Santiago have dis
played a strong inclination to tear
down their ideal and there were loud
calls from these same gentlemtn for
Gen. Miles to burry to the front. Gen.
Miles’s immediate departure with tbe
re enforcements was on the cards as
tbe result of tbeconference held at the
white bouse after tbo, receipt of tbe
Shafter dispatch. At least 15,000 troops
were scheduled to be hurried to the re
lief of Shafter, and there were grave
duubts in tbe minds of the president
anA**the army and navy officials
whether Shafter would be able to hold
his own until tbs relief arrived.
This later news changes everything,
With tbe destruction of the flset-Sant
tiago must fall immediately. Tbe un
expected has happened and has turned
tbe scale. With the fall es Santiago
there is every reason to believe that
the beginning of the end has come.
With this fleet, which has always been
her main reliance, destroyed, Spain’s
eyes must necessarily be opened to tbe
inevitable. Everybody here believes
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that today’s svents at Santiago must
bring suggestioos of peace from Spain
or anarchy al Madrid Either will
bring a speedy ending to the war. •;«
As the news was spread throughout
the city the etreete were filling with
people, and the celebration of the glo
rious Fourth was duly begun. The day
of rejoicing that has been looked for
ward to with so much eagerness for
tbe eotire country sioce Shafter de
clared ho would have the flag flying
over Santiago by tbe Fourth,wae shat
tered by his message which told of bis
unfavorable position, but the gloom
caused by that only served to
accommodate the rejricing that came
with the glorious news that followed.
It will bo another Fourth of July to
remember.
Adjutant General Corbin voiced tbe
feeling of every doe of the officials,
when he said:
“I don’t care how the fleet was de
stroyed. It was destroyed. That is
enough for me. It is great news for
Fourth of July.”—Jos. Ohl, in Consti
tution.
Confederate Veterans.
It ia desired that every veteran who
intends to go with Spalding County
Camp to the Reunion at Atlanta on
Ahs 20tb, will furnish bis name to tbe
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X T. W. Thurman,
T. P. McDowell,
A. W. Blake,*
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