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VoLIX. No. 272.
GOES TO PORTO RICO.
COL. LAWTON’S REGIMENT PAET
OF INVADING ARMY.
The Movement of Troops Will Beein
Today—Yellow Fever Now
at Tampa.
Washington, Joly 20.—The movement
of troops from Camp Thomas for Porto
Rico will begin tomorrow. Today the va
rious commands included in the first or
der to move are busy packing up and load
ing their effects.
They will flltvs everything finished by
night, and can get out at an early hour to
morrow without confusion. The railroads
have trains in readiness, and haye things
so arranged that they can put troops
through to Newport News in a very short
time. /
The commands which go tomorrow are
the second brigade of the first division
corps, consisting of the Fonrth Pennsyl
vania, Fourth Ohio and Third Illiriios,un
der commamtbf Brigadier General Hains.
light batteries B, of Pennsylvania, A, of
Illinois, and the Twenty-seventh Indiana
battery. The signal corps under Major
Glassford, the resefve hospital corps under
Maj. L. 8. Smith, and the reserve ambu
lance company, with 23 ambulances,under
Maj. Frank Boyd.
Although the orders have not yet been
issued, it is believed safe to say that the
third brigade, first division, first
the second division of the first corps, will
begin moving Thursday or Friday. These
commands are composed as follows:
Third brigade, first division—First Ken
tucky, Fifth Illinois, Third Kentucky.
First division—Sixteenth
Indiana, Thirty-first Michigan, First West
Virginia.
Second brigade—Sixth Ohio, One Hun
dredth and Fifty-eighth Indiana, Second
Ohio.
Third brigade—Fourteenth Minnesota,
First Pennsylvania, First Georgia.
There is now no doubt that there is yel
low fever at Tampa, but the department
feels perfectly able to cope with it.
It is admitted in the surgeon general’s
office that there are a few mild cases in
Tampa. The war department, however,
is anxious to keep the knowledge of the
fever from the public for fear of unduly
exciting the families of the soldiers.
An assistant surgeon told me this morn
ing that there was no doubt of the exist
ence of the fever in Tampa, but that the
reports of the surgeons showed it to be of
a very mild type, and the department had
no doubt that the surgeons would be able
_to cope with it.
Two regiments from Tampa have al
ready arrived in Fernandina, which has
resulted in a protest from that city. After
asking for troops all tije spring, Fernan
dina has suddenly taken up the notion
that it does not want a camp. The ’ pro
test will have no effect, however, and all
the troops at Tampa will be moved to the
former place as rapidly as possible.
His Business Instinct.
One of the brightest traveling salesmen
in modern commerce was thinking seri
ously of going to war, says the Detroit
Free Press.
“You see,” he was saying to the old mil
itary man whose stories of adventure and
achievement had kindled his ambition, “I
have had experience in every branch of
trade that amounts to very much, except
fighting-
“I have sold nails, barbed wire, cigars i
■dry goods, paints, oils and a number of
things. Now, it strikes me that I’d like to
handle lead for the government a while.”
“You would have to undergo a good
many hardships,” remarked his friend.
“I don’t care. I’m not married); nobody
but myself to think about, and I’d like to
see if I can’t do something. Os course, I
may never be heard from, but I’m willing
to take my chances at getting a monument
some day with the rest of them.”
“Os Course, you would want to go as an
officer,” remarked the old military man.
“I’d like to, but if I found it couldn’t be
arranged, I wouldn’t stay away on that
account.”
“Young man, I like your spirit. Any
thing I can do for you I will gladly under
take. I’ll see if it can be arranged for you
to have a commission.”
I, The salesman looked startled.
“No,” he exclaimed, “don’t do that. Os
course, I don’t like to seem mercenary,
but I don’t want to do anything on that
basis. I have tried it over and over, but I
never got any satisfaction out of working
on commission. Give me a salary avey
time.”
The Santiago Campaign.
As a military campaign it will have to
be judged later on by the military authori
ties With all the facts before them. The
practical effect of the surrender of Santiago
is to give up possession of the eastern part
of the island. With Spain defenseless on
the sea and half of Cuba in our grip, we
have, reason to congratulate ourselves on
having done some very quick and effective
work.—Memphis Commercial-Appeal-
Children Cry for
Pitcher’s Castoria.
MUST RESTRAIN CUBANS.
An Open Rupture May Occur Between
Them and the Americans-
Washington, July 20—War depart
ment officials feel that they are fully
justified in their decision to retain
practically all of Shafter’s army at
Santiago bv the press reports that
reached them today indicating the
growth <4 wriou* friction between the
American forms and the Cuban troops
growing out of toe latter’* excitisicn
from Santiago by General Shafter’s
orders.
It is felt new that the garrison orig
inally proposed, two immune regi
ments, would have been quite insuffi*
cient to meet an outside Spanish force
that might come from Holguin or
Manzanillo and also to restrain the
rapacity of the Cubans. It is realized
that the present situation is full of
difficulties and the future is dark, ow
ing to the disposition evinced by the
Cubans to ignore, or refuse to.be bound
by the amenities of modern warfare.
Tins first symptom of friction has
suggested to the officials innumerable
difficulties that will arise in the future.
Os course it would seem to be only
politic now to avoid any open rupture
with the Cubans provided they can be
kept in leash and not involve the
United States in the disgrace that
would follow the sacking of helpless
communities, but it begins to appear
that for to come and even
after the conquest of Cuba is complete,
the United States will have to main
tain there a military government in
order to meet the responsibilities which
it has assumed to the civilized world.
Admiral Sampson has received final
orders from the navy department as
to the part the American fleet is to
take in (he campaign against Porto
Rico. They are based on the view
that the campaign is essentially an
army movement, the duties of the
navy being to lend every support and
assistance to the laud operations. The
admiral is instructed to aid the army
movements by dispatching convoys
when required and by covering the
landing of troops . As there is no
Spanish fleet in San Juan barber or
other Porto Rican ports the navy has
a limited field of operation. The re
duction of the harbor fortifications
will be the main work, but this and
all other operations of the fleet will be
supplementary to the main operations
conducted by the army. The strate
gists, military and naval, are agreed
in the view that the taking of Porto
Rico is primarily a military undertak
ing, and Admiral Sampson’s orders
are on these lines.
The navy department is rapidly
moving ‘he lai go fleet of auxiliary
cruisers, made up of merchant ships,
large ocean going yachts, tugs, etq.,
from Atlantic coast points to Cuban
waters, where they will be placed on
blockade duty, thus releasing tbe large
ships for more active duty at. Porto
Rico and tbe coast of Spain. Three of
these smaller crafts were sent south
today, and most of them wibbe on the
way within a week, stopping only long
enough at Norfolk to have their
batteries strengthened.
Catarrh C&nnot beOursd
By LOCAL APPLICATIONS, M they
cannot reach the seat of tiie disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take in
ternal remedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. , Hall’s Ca
tarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It
was prescribed by one of the best physi
cians in this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. It is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
tion of the two ingrediente is what pro
duces such wonderful results in curing
Cartarrh. Sehd for testimonials, free.
F. J. Chkmby & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggist, price 75c. i
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
Notice to Farm'ers.
The farmers of this sod adjoining
counties are requested to meet with
the directors of the Farmers warehouse
on/he 23rd es July next for the pur
pose of electing manager and scales
men for said warehouse.
A W. Walker,
Chairman Board of Directors.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 21,1828.
Important to Depositors.
Congressman Fleming seems always to
have his eyes open to the interests of the
people and the public convenience* and
has secured a ruling from the revenue de
partment on one point in the tax act that
will prove of widespread importance and
benefit.
In a letter to his brother, who is presi
dent of the Commercial bank in this city,
Congressman Fleming sends the ruling
referred to, and it will be received with
pleasure not only by |he banks here but
elsewhere, and by tbe army of depositor*
who are worried at having to affix a stamp
every time they desire to draw a few dol
lars ou t of bank for their-own use. Here
is the ruling by the department:
“If a bank takes money on deposit, and
pays it out in partial payments to a de
positor upon his signing a receipt for
each payment such receipt (containing no
words constituting ap order for the pay-1
ment of money) doesnot require a stamp
under the act.”
The effect of this ruling is to enable de
positors to go to bank and Sign a receipt
for any pum they desire paid over to
them from their deposit account and be
relieved of the necessity of stamping the
receipt. This does not refer of course to
checks issued to a third party. These are
negotiable papers and must be stamped.,
Let us illustrate. Suppose A. has money
in bank and owes a number oh small ac
counts that he is accustomed to pay on a
certain day in each month. If he pays off
Tom, Dick and Harry with checks when
they come in to present their accounts he
must put a stamp upon each check. If,
however, he steps over to the bank and
draws out a sufficient sum from his depos
it to settle all these accounts he can give
the bank a receipt tor the sum, without a
stamp on it, and carry the money to his
office where he can pay the accounts of
Tom, Dick and Harry in cash.
The value of the ruling depends upon
the number of checks to be issued, and
whether the depositor would rather walk
to the bank for the money or affix the
stamps on checks. Also when a man goes
to bank to draw out a little money for his
own use instead of a check for the amount
and affixing a stamp he simply fills out a
printed receipt for the sum he desires (all
the banks will provide these blank receipts
for their customers) and hands that to the
teller instead of a check, pockets his
money and goes his way without being
bothered about a revenue stamp.
This is an important ruling, and Con
gressman Fleming will receive the thanks
of many people who were contemplating
drawing their money out of bank to keep
from having to put on a stamp every time
they wanted to check out a few dollars.—
Augusta Chronicle.
Recruit* Hard to Get
Lieutenant Brock, of the Third Georgia
regiment, who has just returned to Griffin
from a recruiting tour, was seen by a News
reporter last night
With him were five recruits whom he
had enlisted on his tour.
“Those fellows,” he said, “are all I suc
ceeded in enlisting in two weeks. I have
been all over North Georgia, but I was
unable to secure any more. All patriotism
seems to have died out. The people have
heard stories of the hardships which the
men in camp have to endure and many
said to me that they would enlist but for
that reason.*
“I have enlisted twenty men in all, but
it is very doubtful whether I will get any
more. When I left camp there were near
ly 500 men there but I do not think that
the number has increased much since I
left.
“I was at Chickamauga yesterday and
over one thousand men were in the hos
pital. About fifty have died at Chicka
mauga since the camp was established
there and many more will die if they are
not moved soon. The menjiave no water
Jto drink except creek water and they go in
bathing above the place where they get
their drinking water.
" “While I was there I learned that some
of the troops had orders to move at once
and the men were busy packing up. The
railroads had many cars at thecamp and
are ready to move the regiments as soon as
they can get londed.”
This statement of Lieutenant Brock
shows that about all the men who care to
go to the front have been enlisted and that
it will be a hard matter to enlist enough
men to fill out the Third Georgia regiment.
—Macon News.
Millions Given Away,
It is certainly gratifying to tbe pub
lic to know of one concern io tbe land
who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The propri
etors of Dr. King’a New Discovery fsr
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have
gifen away over (so million trial bot
tles of th«s great medicine; and have
tbe satisfaction of knowing that it has
absolutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse
ness and ail diseases of the Throat,
Chest and Lungs are surely cured by
it. Call on J. N. Harris <fc Son or
Carlisle & Ward druggists, and get a
trial bottle free. Regular size 50c.
and |l. .Every bottle guaranteed, or
price refunded. ,
U xir Howels With ‘Jujearets.
Candy Cau.jrt.io, P'tro constipation forever.
110 c. 25c. If ac. c. fait, druggists refund money.
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WOYAt BAKING POWDER 80., NEW YORK.
To Advertise For Bids.
Washington, July 20.—1 tis said an
advertisement will be published in news
papers calling for bids for transporting
tbe Spanish captives from Santiago to
:wain. The advertisement will not speci
fy any port ol delivery except Cadiz, and
even that With the proviso “or . such other
port of Spain as may hereafter be desig
nated.”
The prisoners are to be well treated
and well fed on the voyage. Spanish of
fleers are to haye cabin accommodations,
and the living and sleeping quarters for
the enlistment men must conform to the
requirements of thia government regard
ing space and verftilation. “
The United States army garrison ration
will bs given them, so that the captives
will fare certainly much better than they
have at any time since they have been in
Cuba. Good results are expected to fol
low this humane treatment alter the pris
oners are landed in Spain and tell the
people how well they were served by the
American “pigs.” Each prisoner will re
ceive rations amounting to about three
and a half pounds a day.
The rations also include soap, with
which the Spanish enlisted men will be
obliged to clean themselves everyday.
This is tbe only hardship that will be im
posed. The Spanish officers will have the
option of using the soap or not using it.
TBE EXCELLENCE OF 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 Syhup
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs to 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.
BAN FRANCISCO, CaL
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK, X. Y.
Edoewta Your Howels With Cnacarat*.
enndjr Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
De. it C. C. C fail, dru;glßts refund money.
Ice Cream Festival.
The Ladies Aid Society will give an
ice cream festival at Mrs. DeForest
Allgood's next Tuesday, between 4
and 10 p. m. Tbe proceeds will go
toward purchasing a large quantity of
ice for the Second Georgia regiment,
bow stationed at Tampa, Fla. It is a
worthy cause and will have tbe liberal
patronage it deserves.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve-
THE BUST SALVE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Plies, or no pay re
quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by J. N.
Harrtf & Bon and Carlisle & Ward.
Children Cry for
Pitcher’s Castoria.
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NEW DIHITIES WORTH 15c. NOW 10c.
NEW DIHITIES WORTH 12 l-2c. NOW Bc.
NEW PERCALS—ALL NEW STYLES.
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New Stock of French Blue Prints.
New Stock of Indigo Prints.
New Stock of Shirting Prints.
All Styles of Ladies’ Collars, 10c.
All Styles of Men’s Collars, 10c, 12 l-2c.
All Styles Simbf Goods at Reflnced Prices
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, CRIFFIN, CA. |
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Has Just Received the Latest,
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ALSO, NEW BOX PAPER WITH UNITED STATES FLAG, PRICE 25c.
ALL THE LATEST PERIODICALS AND MAGAZINES ON HAND.
NEW YORK JOURNAL EVERY DAY.
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1 Has already commenced and we ex
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;. . in tbe next sixty days.
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ALL OUR YARD-WIDE PERCALS7*c
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