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rfl a g y bj a TT Vol IX. No. 264. BOMBARDING SANTIAGO. THE HAIN OF SHELLS BEGAN YESTERDAY AT DAYBREAK. Bobby Shell* the City Sunday -Two Americana Killed and 4 Wound ed.—The City Will Soon Fall. Washington, Joly 11—Tbs shelling of Santiago has begun. Word has been received by the cable officers that it began at daybreak. It is light, but continuous. The fear is expressed among officials here that during the armistice a ma jority of the Spanish soldiers eseaped after looting the bouses of the ref ugees. It is feared that Shafter per* milted the parleying to last too long, thus affording an opportunity for es cape with arms and provisions. The war and navy departments arc filled today with those anxious to laaru the details of the fighting. Gens. Alger and Corbin are trying to allay excitement by giving assurances that tbs general attack will pot be ordered until tomorrow, when Shafter will have been reinforced by Miles and fully 4,000 troops. By preconcerted arrangements with the army, the ships of the navy threw shells into Santiago Bunday afternoon while the land artillery shelled the Spanish entrenchments. The firing was at long intervals and was kept up until the Brooklyn bad planted 15 6-inch shells and the Texas 712-inch and 3 6 inch shells. Tbs Indiaca sent a number of 8-inoh shells over a steep hill and into the enemy's lines. The fire lasted one hour, It was impossible to estimate th* rt« suite, as a view could not be bad over the first bill. The war department has posted the following diepatcb from Qen. Shafter: Headquarters, Near Santiago, Joly 11, via Flays del Eate.-«-Adjatant General, Washington : The following report of tbe casualties in the first di vision yesterday afternoon is just re ceived : killed: Captain Charles W. Bussell, Second Infantry. Private Peter Nelson, company A, Second Infantry. WOVNPKD: Lieutenant N. J. Lutj, Second In fantry. Private Charles Jenks, company A, Second Infantry. Private Charles Lectki, company B, Second Infantry. Private Nelson Gilbert, Jr., Twenty first Infantry. A dispatch to tbe New Ybtk Tribune from Siboney, via Port Antonia, says: Tbe light artillery that arrived on Saturday will be sent forward and placed in position lor enfilading the trenches where the Spanish forces are strongly intrenched. Tbe progress in pushing forward tbe heavy siege guns is disappointing. They may be need ed to reduce the mate fortifications of Santiago. Engineer and artillery officers are positive .bat they have located accu rately the Spanish batteries, which were so destructive in tbe earlier fight ing. Tbe troops which came yester day will be need as a reserve and not sent ahead too rapidly. Tbe addition to the supplies brought by tbe trans port will be very serviceable. W—.W »■ I. - Beats the Klondike. Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marysville, Tex, has found a more valuable dis* covery than has yet been made io the Klondike.For years be suffered untold agony from consumption, accompa ■ nied by hemorrhages; and was abso lutely cured by Dr King’s New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. He declares that gold is of lit tig value in comparison with this ipar velons cure; would baye it, eveo if it cost a hundred dollars a bottle Asth ma, Bronchitis and all throat and luug affections are positively cored by Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption. Trial bottle free at J. N. Harris A Son’s and Carlisle & Ward's drag store. Regular size 60 cents and 1100. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded. Notice. There will be an especially Important meeting of the Relief Association on Tues, day morning promptly at 10 o’clock. All ladies are earnestly urged to be present Mrs. M. J. Daniel, President. ftsbs- _ . THE FOUR IB CH NAVY GUN. A Most Popular Weapon for of fen rive and SefoMivo Purposes. The main batteries of all tbe gun boats in the navy are made up to 4- iach rapid-fire rifle*, which are alto gether the most popular Weapons in tbe service for offensive and defensive purposes orr the lighter vessels The Ceidae, the Helena, the Ma chais, tie Nashville and the Wilming ton are each equipped with eight of these gun^-while the Annapolis, the Mariotte, the Newport, the Princeton. and the Wheeling each mount six of them. The Bancroft re lies upon four, and the Dolphin upon two as their chief fighting powers. Even the fermidsrable lowa has six of them upon bar superstructure to deter the approach of torpedo -boats, and tbe armored cruiser New York mounts twelve ip her secondary battery. The two fastest nasals in the navy, tbe Columbia and the Minneapolis, have eight apiece, and the double-turret monitor Puritan is provided with six to support her four 12 ipch monsters. The chief advantage of these guns lies in their extreme rapidity of fire and ease of manipulation, while their pen etrating power at all ranges enables their projectiles easily to pierce all unarmored cruisers and lightly protec ted gun positions. ' This gun of four inches caliber weighs, without its mount, one and one-hsdf tons, or exactly 3,400 pounds. Its length is 13.7 feet, and its greatsst outside diameter is 13 inches, its total length of bore being 157.5 inches, and tbe length of rifle bore 128 12 “inches. Tbe twist of its rifling begins at zero and increases to lin 25, there being thirty grooves. It fires a 33 pound shell with fourteen pounds of smoke less powder, which develops a muzzle velocity of 2,000 feet a second, and a muzzle energy of 915 foot tons. Bucb a shot will perforate a 7-inch plate near the muzzle, and will go clear through a 5 inch plate at 1,500 yards’ distance. Ordinary crews on all tbe gunboats get a rapidity of fire of aix a minute out of these 4 inch rifles, four men handling the ammu nition, while two sight the piece and fire it. This speed enables a 4 inch gun to throw as much weight in a given time as the 5 inch rifle, which la practically twice tbe size, tbe latter weighing three tons and firing under the beat conditions four 50-pound shells in a minute. The boat penetra tion of tbe 5-inoh rifle is barely an inch more than that of tbe 4-inch at all ranges, but in ten minutes the 4-inch gun will throw 60 well aimed shots, while the 5-incb cannot be re lied upon to threw more than 30. AOhlULßajoyz The pleasant flavor, gentle aetion, «jd soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when in need of a laxative, and if the father or mother be costive or bilious, the most gratifying results follow its use; so that it is the best family remedy known and every family should have a bottle. Wounded Soldier*. About 200 wounded soldiers passed through this city yesterday enroute for the hospital at Fort McPherson. Most of them wers wounded in tbe battle of El Caney and showed that they bad been in the thickest of the fight. They were wounded moatly iq tbe arms and bead, which was explained by tbe fact that they were lying down while firing. It was a grim reminder that our country was engaged in war, and one of the poor fellows, with bis head al* moot completely enveloped in bandages said Gen. Sheridan spoke the truth when he said “war is bell.*’ A large number who were wounded around Santiago and were unable tq be carried to Fort McPherson, were left at Tampa, whero they will receive medical attention. FrssHll*. Sand your address to H. E. Buck lan A Co, Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of <beir merits. These pills are easy io action and are particularly effective in the cure of constipation and sick headache For Malaria and Liver troubles they have been proved inval uable. They era guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to ba purely vegetable They do not weaken by tbeir action, but' by giving tone to the stomachs and bowels greatly invigorate tbe sys tem. Regular size 250. per box Sold by J. N. Harris & Bon and Carlisle A Ward Druggists. GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1888 A WALLED TOWN- An Interesting Description of Baa Juan, Puerto Rico. Ban Juan, Puerto Rico, where the American forces will soon be, is a per fect specimen of a walled town, with portcullis, moat, gates and battle ments. Built over 250 years ago, it to. still in good condition and repair. The walla are picturesque and rep resent a stupendous work and coal in themselves. Inside the walla the city is laid Qff in regular squares, six paral lel strkois rauntag in the direction of the length of the island and seven at right angles Tbe houses are cUsely and compactly built of brick, usually of two atorias, stuccoed fin the outside and painted in a variety of colot#. "The upper floors are occupied by the more respectable people, while tbe ground floor#, almost without excep tion, -are given up to negroes and poorer classes, who crowd one upon another in th* meet appalling manner. The population within tbe walls is es timated at 20,000, and moat of it lives on the ground floor. In one small room, with a flimsy -psriUion, a whole family will reside. The ground floors of the whole town reek with filth and conditions ate most unsanitary. In a tropical coun try, where disease prevails, the conse quence of such herding may be easily inferred. <:’< There is no running water in tbe town. Tbe entire population depends on rain water caught onthe flat roofs of buildings and conducted to a cistern which occupies tbe greater part of the courtyard that is an essential part of Spanish bouses the world over, but that here, on account of the crowded conditions, la small. There are no sewers except for surface water and sinks, while vaults are in every house and occupy whatever remaining space there may be in tbe patios not taken up by the cisterns. Tbe risk of con taminating the water is great and in dry seasons the supply is entirely ex hausted. * ’ .■ Epidemics are frequent, and tbe town is alive with vermin, mosquitos and dogs. Tbe streets are wider than in the older part of Havana an£ will admit two carriages abreast. The sidewalks are narrow and in places will accom date only one person. The pavements are of a composition manufactured in England from slag,*pleasant and oven durable when no heavy strain is brought to boar upon them, but easily broken and unfit for heavy traffic. The streets are swept once a day by hand, and, strange to say, ares kept elean. From its topographical situa tion the town should ba healthy, but it is not. Tbe soil under tbe city is clay mixed with lime, so bard as to ba almost like rock. It is consequently impervious to water and furnishes a good natural drainage. Tbe trade wind blows strong and fresh, and through ths harbor runs a stream of sea water of not lees than three miles an hour. With these conditions no contsgious disease, if properly taken care of, could exist; without them the place would be a veritable plague spot. T.B. Rice, a prominent druggist ot G-a., writes as follow*: “I have handled Dr. Pitts’ Carminative for eight years, and have never known of a single instance where it foiled to give per fect satisfaction. Parties who once use it always make permanent customers. We sell more of this article than all the other Carminatives, soothing syrups and colic drops combined. 1 ’ For teething children it has no equal. A Delightful Evening. The social evening which was post poned from last Thursday will be given at the Y. M. C. A. on next Thursday night. Those Who have promised to contribute are requested to send con tributions to th* building Thursday afternoon and evening or if not con venient for some to do so it is asked that they notify Mr. Ragland, who will send for same. The ladies are making extensive preparations and it is believed there will be a large crowd as the price for entertainment and refreshments is only 10 cents. Everrbody Bays So. ' Cascareta Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the age, plows- cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation *sasi - ■ WSjRMI ■MdMB tIW food pWhße I II Absolutely Pur© WOVM. BAKING BOWCtR CO., NSW YORK. At Gamp North en |Pamp Northen is gradually filling .«• once more with volunteers for war Mflvice. MH come ready and anxidne to go tq thn front, but it is not known yet bow it will be before tbe companies at# recruited up to their full quota of and it is not very likely any will be mustered in until tbe regiment Is fril. New recruits are arriving on every train and the recruiting officers are working faithfully to have their com panies full by Sunday. ' As fast as tbe squads arrive they are bunched in companies of one hundred and eight nieu each sod placed under a lieutenant to be drilled and instruc ted. This will prove quite an advantage especially to those who know nothing about soldiery and when their cap tains arrive to take command of their companies they will find few raw men. Sunday night some one stole a watch and Six dollars from the tent of a corporal of Capt. Davies* company, and although a detective was put to work upon the case, no clue of tbe guilty party has yet been obtained. Col. Candler is using every precau tion against scapdalism in hia regi -oMmk*od it this rascal is detected be. will meet with his just deserts. Col. Candler is very anxious to es tablish camp as early as possible end get everything in regular working or der. He is in hopes of establishing guard mount this morning which will be permanent. The men throughout the camp item to be jn the very beat of health and spirits. HE EKHXffICE OF SW OF FNS 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 Califormia Fig Syrup Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the Importance of purchasing the tint# pnd original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by th© 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 remhdy. It is far in advance of all otjier laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them, and it doea not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company— CALIFORNIA HG SYRUP CO. SAN niARCISCO, CaL iawiux Kr. Nsw yokk. n. ». Coafsdents Veterans’ Beunlon. Account of the annual reunion of Con federate Veterans, Atlanta, July 20-23, 1888, the Central of Georgia Railway Com pany will sell tickets at very low rates, the general basis being one cent per mile traveled. Tickets at these low rates will be sold not only to veterans, but the gen eral public. Detailed information and specified rates from each station will be fUrnisbed on application to any agent of the Central of Georgia Railway Company. J. C.' Hails, G. P. A., Savannah, Ga. ■■; ‘7.-: - . ■ ■ •:. R-F.Strickland&Co. -r All Summer Goods at Reduced Prices! New Vai Laces received yesterday. New Thread Laces received yesterday. Laryori and handsomest stotk of FINE TRIMMINGS In the dty. STRAW HATS at Reduced Prices. AIL MUSLINS AND ORGANDIES AT REDUCED PRICES. O TAT Ladtes ’ Mcn ’ s Unbrellas, steel rod, O A VJ Congo handles, worth $1.25, at.....99c ——— - SPECIAL Vigilant Sonnet Corsets at.....,_..>45c 10 Pieces Light Colored Madras, worth 12 l-2c, to close oat at lOe In the Shoe Store are many Bargains for you this w< R. F. STRICKLAND & CO. Columbia Bicycles a Lead All Others. $35.00 ffinr nn $50.00 . **>■oo -Jl/HU - ”000 Hartford bicycles: CASH OR CBJEDIT. ■■ ZEasJC B GRIFFIN, CA, - L - " r 111 ss=i"=e««'JLL ©a J. H. Huffs Nev Book and Music Store i Has the latest fad in Paper and Envelopes—RED, WHITE AND BLUE—2Sc box. , HAMMOCKS AND CROQUET SETS ARE THE THING NOW. THE VIVE KODAK ONLY $5.00. ALL THE LATEST PERIODICALS ON HAND. J. H. HUFF’S BOOK AMD MUSIC STORE ~ Edwards & Power, RACKET STORE. Our Mid- Summer Sale Has already commenced and we ex pect to have a warm time in Griffin in tbe next sixty days. ~ WE ARE OFFERING A SPLENDID BLEACHED DOMESTIC AT sc. ALL OUR YABD-WIDE 7ic. A GOOD PRINT AT *. BEAUTIFUL WHITE LAWN • Be, VELVET BELTS, ORNAMENTED 25c. SIX-INCH SASH TAFFETA RIBBON »*. THE BEST SEA ISLAND 4jc. J —L ”W"2E HAVE .. MANGHAM BROS.’ FINE LAMPS AND CROCKERY AT PRICES ’ THAT WILL MOVE THEM AT ONCE. - EDWARDS BROS. ■■ . : .a. Ten Cento per Week