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Vol IX. No, 273.
THE PRESIDENT WORRIED.
SAMMOB’I DELAY IN FURNISH
IMG CONVOYS FOR MILES
Hai Caused McKinley To Cable Him
That Mo Further Delay Will
Be Tolerated-'
Washington, July 21 —President
McKinley is thoroughly aroused over
the delay which has occurred in the
proceeding of General Miles and the
expedition under hie command for
Porto Rico.
For several days General Miles and
his troops have been aboard their
| transports at Playa del E»te awaiting
the naval convoy which is tc be furn
ished by Admiral Sampson. The
troops have been sweltering in the
crowded ships under what he believes
to be inexcusable delay, and is bom
barding the War department with dis
patches urging in the strongest terms
that the navy be hurried in its prepa
rations for '.be expedition.
Instructions of the most positive
nature have been cabled to Admiral
Sampson to supply the necessary con
voys for General Miks’ transports, hut
notwithstanding these instructions
Admiral Sampson has proceeded with
his preparations for the expedition
with a deliberation that is exasperat
ing officials here.
It is feared that if General Wilson’s
command, which sailed yesterday
from Charleston, should arrive in ad
vance of General Miles and the naval
convoys serious danger and possibly
disaster might result, as General Wil
son’s ships are absolutely without
protection.
The comparative distances which
Gen. Wilson and Gen. Miles have to
travel to reecb the point of rendezvoue
are rendered nearly tqual by reason of
the fact that the former has more than
a lull day’s start
Fully appreciating thie fact and re
alizing the necessity for prompt action
in getting Gen. Miles and bis Cuban
expedition started, President McKin
ley this morning issued personal or
ders through the secretary of the navy
to Admiral Sampson tbst he should
proceed immediately to Porto Rico
with Gen. Miles.
The president’s orders are suscepti
ble of no misconstruction, They are
imperative to a degree seldom employ-
Id except in cases of extreme emer
gency, They are of the sort that will
brook no dalaydn their execution.
Admiral Sampson must start at once
or the president himself will know the
reason why. No excuses of ordinary
nature will be accepted by the presi
dent for further delsy.
While no official information that
the fleet has sailed hsd been received
at the war department, it is believed
that Gen. Miles and his troops, under
convoy of the navy, have already de
parted from Cuba
The Man Below Deck.
Down in the bowels of the ship,
down where the engineers snd firemen
have no weapons; hut are busily en
gaged k studying the steam gauges
•nd feeding the ravenous grates with
coal and furnishing the boikra with
steam is where the grit is most in
demand. They are cut off from the
excitement that stimulates heroic
deeds iu the man at the guns, and
without an avenue of escape, without
a chance of safety if the vessel is lost,
they must await the outcome of the
deadly struggle. Little do they know
when a torpedo will ram its nose
against the vessel’s side, tear a great
rent in the hull and let in a flood of
water.that will drown them-almost
before they can move from their poets.
The duties of tbe men on deck re
quires good metal, but the duties of
tbe men in the hold of the battleship
require the moat superb heroism and
pourege.
OatenhOishot bsOurefi •
By LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Os
t*rrh fai a blood or constitutional disease?,
and in order to cure it you must taka in
ternalremedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on tne
blood and mucous surfaces* Nall’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, oombined with the
beet blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
tion of the two ingredients is what pro
duces such wonderful results in curing
Cartarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. Cranny A Co., Props.,Toledo, O.
Sold by druggist, price 75c.
Hall’s Family Fills are the best
DEWEY’S GUNNERS
Uncle Bam is Prepared to Answer the
British Government.
Washington, July 21 —The United
States government is prepend to an
swer ibe inquiry of the British govern
ment as to the truth of tbe statement
made by Mr. Cunningham Graham, a
farmer member of parliament of
eccentric reputation, that the gunners
of Dewey’* ship, in the battle of
Mu nilla baj’ were British seamen,
bribed to leave Her Majesty’s service.
Mr. Cqnningham Graham said tha’
£IOO a month -was offered each of these
gunners for h|| services, and that
through their pnsence on the Ameri
can .warships Dewey’s victory was
made possible.
Nobody here believed that tho Brit
ish government would pay any atten
tion to Mr. Cunningham Graham’s
demand for an investigation, but since
London press jlispatohes say that the
inquiry will be made, tbe navy depart
ment has prepared a statement bn the
subject. . , "
' This statement,which was completed
yesterday from the muster rolls of
Dewey’s squadron, covering the dale
of the engagement with the Spanish
fleet, shows that of the 1445 men on
the American ships only 67 were
aliens, and of these only eight were
British subjects
Four of tbe Britishers were on the
Olympia and four on the Raleigh. Not
one of the eight is a gunner. They
were ordinary seamen—a carpenter’s
mate, a coal passer and a water tender.
Thirty one of the 67 aliens were
Chinese mess attendants and cooks.
These 31 are the men in whose behalf
Admiral Dewey has lecommendeda
special provision of law to enable them
to become American citizens.
SURVIVE AWFUL WOUNDS.
Remarkable Cases Among the Vtc
* tims of Santiago.
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Among tbe 274 wounded men whom
the Olivette brought back to New
York from tbe battlefields of Cuba are
some of the most extraordinary cases
of injury known in surgical history.
Some of the men on the Olivette are
almost shot to pieces. There are men
who can show as many as eight bullet
holes, and by all the traditions of
surgery they ought to be dead. Instead
they are alive and not even particu
larly uncomfortable.
Men who were shot through 4he
kidneys, liver or lunge are able to walk
around. A soldier who was shot
straight through the brain baa loat the
eight of one eye, but otherwise be is
sound. Another man, who was shot
through the bead just above the ears,
was able to sit uffthe ■ day after the
boat left (Juba.
Acting Assistant Surgeon H. L.
Brown made sketches showing the
location and extent of some of these
peculiar ioj|triew. He also furnished
a technical description of the surgical
complications caused by the wounds.
“The principal thing to be said
about most of the cases,*' said Dr,
Brown, “is that the intelligent use of
the emergency package furnished to
each soldier undoubtedly saved the
lives of most of these men. We found
that the packages of bandages were
about the only things the men didn’t
throw away io their anxiety to lighten
their burdens. By their use hemor
rbage was stopped, and the wounds
came to us aseptic. Gunshot and
small wounds make up our surgical
cases- We have not handled a bayonet
or machete wound. Jn no case Sid we
find any evidence that explosive or eg
panding bullets bad been used by the
Spaniards. Most of the wounds were
clean cut, and the bullets when re»
moved were not deformed."
. “Although we found nothing to
complsin of in this line, we found
something which we regarded as much
worse—bullets cased in brass. There
is no counting on these Mauser bul*
lets. One will pass through a man
and hardly hurt him, but after passing
it will torn sjdewgys and hideously
mutilate the man negt to him
“During the civil war the death rate
for perforating wounds of the obdomi
nal cavity was nearly 90 per cent It
will be less than 3 in the present
war.—Philadelphia Press-
Uv».t T«!:»r -pit l-ur tlfe Jtuay.
To quit ui>?:-co easily amt forever, be mag
nelic. lull or hie, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac. Hie woador-woiKCT, tl»a» makes weak men
itrong. All druggists, Wcor St. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Bemedy Co. Chicago or New York.
eHICTIN, SBORBU, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 88.1888.
SOLDIERS ON GOOD TERMS.
Americans and Spaniards Mingling
Together at Santiago.
Santiago. July 19.—Santiago today
presents a bright and cheerful picture
to what |t didtwo days ago. Over 30
steamers, flying tbe stars sod stripes,
are proudly in or near tbe harbor.
Small boats sre plying briskly to and
fro on the blue waters. Several large
steamers, the State nt Texas, Leona
and Arkansas, are alongside the
wharves, busily engaged in unloading
their cargoes of supplies and food.
In short everything denotes bustle
ynd activity. Tbe immense sheds
along the water front are already
packed with merchandise and tire
large stores rented along Marina street
sre busy receiving goods which are be
ing steidily unloaded. Everywhere
there are signs of a revival of commer
cial activity and prosperity.
Tbe ice factory has resumed work
and the water supply will be turned
on today.
The change in the appearance of tbe
city h kaleidoscopic, and a couple of
days, when further shipments arrive,
will suffice for the normal business to
revive.
All the eturea are open this morning
by Gen. McKibben’s orders, but tbe
saloons remain closed for tbe present
in order to avoid the possibility of {a
clash between the soldiers in case oj
drunkenness.
Tbe electric light plant is working.
The pawnshops are doing a rushing
business, their counters being crowded
by tbe people of all sorts of colors and
conditions, pawning heirlooms clothes,
dresses and furniture.
Officers tender their medals, spurs'
swords and civil employees offer their
tortoise shell, gold beaded oanes, all
for a mere song, whioh are in tarn
bought at fancy prices by American
soldiers, officeis or newspaper corres
pondents as relics of tbe war. There
have been mere machetes sold to our
men as souvenirs than were laid down
oo tbe morning of the surrender, and
crosses, service stripes and other
things are cherished by the Americans.
About 4,000 Spanish troops still re
main in tbe city, but the majority of
them will be removed as soon as a
camping ground beyond tbe rifle pits
can be arranged.
The American troops are being re
moved from their old encampments
behind the trenches to cooler and bet
ter spots in the hills north of the town.
Officers assert that there io not a
case of yellow fever in Santiago and
that there are but a few cases of small
pox.
The streets look fairly dean and
show signs of care taken by tbe Span
iards to prevent an epidemic during
the siege.
General Shafter has placed a censor
in charge of the cable office and only
government dispatches are allowed to
be sent today. It is said, however,
that press and commeicial dispatches
will be received, subject to tbe censor’s
pencil, soon—probably tomorrow.
Commodore Schley, with a party of
officers, visited the city this morning,
coming up the bay in a steam launch.
Tbe commodore called on General
McKibbin and strolled about tbe
streets, making several purchases and
apparently greatly enjoying shore
leave. He was received with great
respect by the Spanish officers who
learned his name.
A Clever Trick.
It certainly looks like It, but there
is really no trick about it. Anybody
can try it who has Lame Baek and
Weak Kidneys, Malaria or nervous
troubles. We mean be osd cure him
self right away by taking Electric Bit
ters. Thia medicine tones up the
whole system, acts as a stimulant to
Liver and Kidneys, is a blood purifier
and nerve tonic. It cures Constipa
tion, Headache, Fainting Spells, Sleep
leanest and Melancholy. It is purely
vegetable, a mild laxative, and restores
the aySlem to its natural vigor. Try
Electric Bitters and be convinced that
they are a miracle worker. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only 50c a bottle
at J N Harris k Son’s and Carlisle A
Ward’s drug stores,
' Wotice to Farmers.
The farmers of this and adjoining
counties are requested to meet with
the directors of the Farmers warehouse
on the 23rd of July next lor the pur
pose of electing manager and scales*
men for said warehouse.
A. W. Walkxb,
Chairman Board of Directors.
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E.lucuio Your Heweia With Vn-'earet*.
Candy cure .eonstipaUon forever.
•Bte.Sfc. noire, fall. SrwkiaM refund money
ths tssS par..
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*OVM MUM *OWOM 00., MtW VO«K.
Hafez Saved the Flour-
A story tbst used to be told about
Rutherford B. Hayes is recalled by the
government’* dedfsions as to wbal it
will do with the Spaniards now in
Santiago, says the New York Times.
This related that one day Mrs Hayas
heard a noise in her pantry, and that,
after alarmed invsstfgation, she found
the caube of the noise to be a mouse in
the flour barrel.
The case was one lor maaoulioe set
tlement, and iu some excitement she
appealed to Mr. Hayes for assistance.
Like a good husband he first calmed
her natural terrors, and then like a
brave man he entered the pantry, re
moved the cover of the barrel, and,
leaning over, caught tho mouse by the
tajl. He was about to throw the little
animal out of tbe window when be
noticed that its furry coat was thickly
covered with flour.
Now, flour costs money, and wilful
watte makes woeful want. Realizing
these facts, the Ohio statesman re
strained the hand that was to do tbe
throwing until a lew gentle taps from
a finger on the other hand had caused
the flour on the mouse to fall back in
Uro barrel.
A rural democrat who heard of thia
advrolure exclaimed: "A man as
humane as and aa economical as
rfhrfpgwro my vote!” ' A-*
Whether tbe ret<rn of the Spanish
soldiers to their homes will dr will not
win democratic vdles for President
McKinley at tbe next election is a
question requiring no immediste an
swer, but the treatment of our prison
ers is certainly humane and econom
ical.
IBE EICEUENCE OF STOP OF FIBS
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 S ybup
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, » knowledge of that foot 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 acta 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 HG SYRUP CO.
SAN TKANCUOe, Cal.
tMNVIU&Mj. xiAv TSUX.N.T7
Ice Cream Festival.
The Ladies Aid Society will give an
icecream festival at Mrs. DeForest
Allgood’s next Tuesday, between 4
and IQ p. m The proceed# will go
toward purchasing a large quantity of
ice for the Second Georgia regiment,
now stationed at Tampa, Fla. It is a
worthy cause and will have the liberal
patronage it deserves.
Everybody Says So.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the moat won
derful medical dfscovery of the age, plean
ant and refreebing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, Over and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel odd*,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
samifeSSKSasi ■atis
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
R. F.Strickland&Co.
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JUST IN SEASON
FRENCH MADRAS, FOR MEN AND BOYS
SHIRTS, IN SMALL PLAIDS AND STRIPES,
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NEW LAWNS WORTH 10c. NOW 7c.
«EW DIMITIES WORTH 15c. NOW 10c.
J NEW DIMITIES WORTH 12 l-2c. NOW Bc.
NEW PERCALB—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-2e.
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Lead All Others.
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J. H. HUFF'S BOOK STORE
Has Just Received the Latest,
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Has already commenced and we ex
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in tbe next sixty days.
1 WE ARE OFFERING
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ALL OUR YARD-WIDE PERCALB 74c-
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BEAUTIFUL WHITE LAWN 6c.
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