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WILL SIGN PROTOCOL.
ACTION OF CUBANS FORCING
Gomez and Hie Inzurgent* Marching
on the Starving Garrisons Beyond
Santiago Province
Washington, Aug. 11.—A dispatch
from Madrid today says: “The reply
of the United States to Spain in the
peace negotiations is regarded as sat*.
isfaotory, and it is firmly believed that
Ambassador Oambon will receive
authority this evening to sign protocol.
It is known that the Spanish govern
ment is perfectly acquainted vi|h the
principal points of the reply and the
ministers are ready to accede to them
If any one phase of the campaign
could influence the Spanish govern
ment to speedy action in the consum
mation of this protocol it would be
the attitude of the Cubans under Go
mez in the northern part of Santiago
province, just outside of the line
marking the territory conceded to the
United States in Toral’s surrender.
The officials here have known that
the Spanish garrisons in Holguin and
some of the smaller towns on the
north coast and interior were in des
perate straits for food and war sup
plies, and bad suffered an enormous
percentage of loss from disease. Had
not our forces under Shafter been
checked in their operations by the ep
idemic of fever's strong colnmn would
have been thrown out to the north
ward and. have forced a surrender of
all these scattered detachments of
Spanish troops.
Now, however, the Cubans under
Gomez have apparently determined to
forestall the American commanders in
this movement, and it is reported
have occupied several small towns
evacuated by the Spanish and are
pressing at .the doors of Holguin.
The matter has given some concern
to our military commanders, as this
Cuban effort if successful may result
in soon bringing our government to a
pass u here it must find itself obliged
to recognize the government set up by
Gomez in his march, or come to an
open issue with the insurgents and
forbid them from conducting further
operations, except where sanctioned
by the managers of our campaigns. As
is the case at Manila, so it is believed
at Holguin, the Spanish commander
would much prefer to surrender, if
obliged to surrender at all, to the
United States authorities and not to
the Cubans.
There are political reasons why the
Spanish government should impress
this .''OUrse upon its military com
manders, *ecking as it has done to in
duce the Unite' 1 States to assume sov
ereignty over Cuba instead of erecting
a Cuban government Therefore, this
condition at Holguin, if known to
Blanco, may induce him to take steps
.to surrender the place to any autbor
'ized American officer. It is intimated
-that the burrenderson Ibis basis would
’not cease at Holguin, and the rumor
-was afloat today that Havana itself
■has surrendered, but this failed of con*
Jirmatiun at all points where such
mews naturally would find its way.
Ancient Brlttoli Uw Repealed.
The dull level of parliamentary platitude
Sias been relieved by one humorous inci
dent at least. In the old unsatisfactory
days of repression of Irish aspirations and
curtailment of Irish privileges an act was
passed by parliament prohibiting the use
of filial prefixes O and Mac. Os oourss
these prefixes had a more obvious meaning
in ancient times and held the same mean
ing as the terminals “son” in Bngllsh,
“sen” in Panish, “cvitch” in Bowlan, as
the French “Fitz,” the Hebrew "Dar”
and the Welsh “Ap.” This law, framed
to obliterate such a natural distinction,
. Was essentially a childish blunder, ItwM
made perhaps under the influence of the
.old ditty:
By Mae and O
You're sure to know
An Irishman, they say,
But it they lack
The O and Mao
- No Irishman are they.
The repeal of this once obnoxious law
. -was moved amid great laughter in the
eommons, and when Mr. Tim Healy*, one
of its sponsors, was asked why he had
nr>thtng to uy on its behalf he caused a
great dlverelop by confessing with mock
aalaimnity that “words failed him.”—ln
ternational Magazine.
Wahtbd—A limited number of persons
to do writing at their homes. Twenty
five cents paid tor every one hundred
words. Promptness and good work nec
• essary. Applications must be accompa
nied by ten cents for particulars. Address
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100 SPANIARDS KILLED.
5 A Desperate Battle at Cape Ban Joan
Lighthouse.
NxwYohk, Aug. 11— The Herald
has the following from Cape San Juan,
Porto Rico, August 10: ■
There was a two hours* fight before
daybreak yesterday. Eight hundred
li Spaniards attempted to retake the
f light house which was guarded by 40
e of our sailors commanded by Lieut
• Atwater, Assistant Engineer Jenkins,
t- Ensign Bronson and Gunner Camp
i bell.
. The Spaniards were driven back
. with shells from the Amphitrite, Cin
j cinnati and Leyden. Refugees report
a that 100 Spaniards were killed.
’ * W. H. Bordman, of the Amphitrite,
> of Lawrence, Mass., a second-claes
. man in the naval academy, was seri*»
- ously wounded He was in the light
j house. .
The Spanish advance began from
> Rio Grande, whither the Spaniards
> bad retreated after the first landing of
i troops at Cape San Juan last week.
They marched through Luquillo and
t pulled down the American flag at
| Farjado and replaced the Spanish flag,
t The terrified refugees warned the
. light house forces that the Spaniards
. were coming. Sixty women and cbil
i dren were in tbe outbuilding of the
[ light house during the fight.
The Spaniards opened with a ma
, chine gun at a distance of 300 yards.
The Leyden, Ensign Crosley com
. manding, rushed within a hundred
! yards of the shore and poured one
I pounders into the Spaniards. - Capt.
Barclay, of tbe Amphitrite, used six
■ pounders, and the Cincinnati 5 inch
> guns.
i The ships landed 250 men during
fight and reinforced the light house.
i A machine gun, rifles and ammuni
i tion were left by the retreating Span
iards.
Ensign Crosley took the refugees
i off at daybreak and has gone to Ponce.
, Our flag is still on tbe light house, but
, tbe forces have been withdrawn.
Tbe Amphitrite’s guns cover the
light house, and are ready to annihi
late it if our flag is hauled down.
It ia one of tbe most important
lights on the island.
The Cincinnati has gone to tbe Ban
Juan blockade.
• \ At Camp Northen.
The Third regiment is almost com
plete. There has been over 1,150 men
mustered in and new recruits coming
in every day.
Five complete companies have been
mustered in and three other full and
ready to be mustered, which will prob
ably take the oath today.
Maj. Beck and Lieut. Col. Berner
will probably take the oath tomorrow.
There is still four companies which
have not yet secured their number of
men. It now looks as if Capt. Hodges
would be tbe last to recruit his com
pany to its full quota.
Col. Candler is very much pleased
with the health of his men. With
but one exception there has not been
a man to remain in the hospital over
24 hours.
Tbe new baud instruments have at
last been received and the daily visi
tors to tbe camp as well as the men
may expect to soon be able to see
much improvement in the music.
Sobbed the Grave.
A startling incident, of which Mr.
Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the sub
ject, is narrated by him as follows: **l
was in a most dreadful condition. My
skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pain continually in
1 back and sides, no appetite—gradually
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Form
( nately a friend advised trying ‘Electric
i Bitters’; and to my great joy and sur
prise, tbe first bottle made a decided
improvement. I continued their use
for three weeks, and am now a well
man. I know they saved my life, and
robbed the grave of another victim.”
No one should fail to try them. Only
50 cts per bottle at Carlisle & Ward
and J. N. Harris & Son’s drug etore.
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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, FRIDAY HORNING, AUGUST 12, 1888.
ALGER IS SCATTERING TROOPS
Camps Are to Bo Established at Dif
ferent Points.
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Washington, August 11—Tbe sec
retary of war has ordered one division
of the First army corps from Chatta*
nooga to Nnoxville, Tenn.,"and anoth
er division of the same corps at
Chickamauga to Lexington, Ky. A
division of tbe Fourth corps now at
Tampa has been ordered Huntsville,
Ala. The Second division (General
Davie) of the Second army corps now
at Manassas, Va.,has been ordered to
Middleton, Pa. The advisability of
marebipg the troops from Chicks
mapga to Knoxville and Lexington is
under consideration.
Tbe division ordered from Chatta
nooga to Knoxville is the Second and
consists of tbe following regiments:
Thirty Michigan, First Georgia,
Sixth Ohio, Fifteenth Indiana, First
West Virginia, Second Ohio, First
Pennsylvania and the Fourteenth
Minnisota. ■ i"'
The Third division, ordered to Lex*
ing, consists of the Twelfth Minnesota,
Fifth Pennsylvania, Eighth Mississlp-*
pi, Twenty-first Kansas, Twelfth New
York, Ninth Pennsylvania, Second
Missouri and tbe First New Hamp
shire.
The troops of the Fourth corps, or
dered from Tampa to Huntsville, Ala.,
are tbe Third Pennsylvania, One Hun
dred and Fifty-seventh Indiana, First
Ohio, Fifth Ohio, Second New York,
Thirty-second Michigan, Sixty-ninth
New York and the Third Ohio.
The troops of tbe second corps, or
dered from Manassas to Middleton,
Pa., are the Fifteenth Indiana, Thirty’
second Kansas, Third New York,
Sixth Pennsylvania, Fourth Missouri,
Seventh Illinois, First Rhode Island,
Third Missouri and the Second Ten
nessee.
The First Ohio and the Fifth United
States cavalry are ordered from Tam
pa to Montauk Point.
Tbe Fourth Kentucky, Col. Colson,
commanding, has been ordered from
Lexington to Jacksonville and attach
ed to tbe Seventh corps.
The movement of these troops is in
accordance with the* plans of the war
department to break up the large
camps and spread the troops about tbe
country.
Tbe president has decided upon tbe
rewards for the chief officers |who
shared in tbe destruction of Cervera’s
fleet
Admiral Sampson is promoted eight
□umbers, Commodore Schley six num
bers, and both are made rear admirals.
Capt. Clarke, of the Oregon, will be
promoted one number more than tbe
other captains. The lieutenant com
mander will go up more numbers than
any other officer.
THE SECRET OF BEAUTY.
One Can Never Be Plenum* to Look Upon
Uni eg. In Good Health.
“The most helpful and agreeable bath
is that of tepid water, ” writes Ruth
Ashmore in The Ladies’ Home Journal
“Few people can stand absolutely cold
baths, and, no matter how strong one
may be, such a bath should not be in
dulged in unless a thorough rubbing be
taken afterward. To speak plainly, it
must be remembered that while a cold
bath may be more or less invigorating
it is not cleansing. I can easily under
stand the desire of every woman to have
a clear, beautiful skin, but I confess to
being provoked when I think of the
amount of money spent on
creams and powders to be applied ex
ternally, and which have nothing like as
good an effect upon the skin as a tepid
bath with good soap taken at least once
a week.
The condition of the akin depends al
most entirely upon the care given to the
general health. The girl who is up late
at night, gives no care to her diet, In
dulges in various stimulants, bathes but
seldom and exercises less is certain to
have either a dull, muddy looking skin
or one covered with disagreeable look
ing black and red spots. One should
avoid many sweets and much pastry
and not allow herself to become a slave
either to tea or coffee any more than she
would to some vicious drug or strong
stimulant. She should also remember
that unless she Is in good condition in
ternally she will be anything but a
pleasant object to look npon externally."
To Cleanse The System
Effectually yet gently, when costive or
bilious, or when the blood is impure or
sluggish, to permanently overcome habi
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and liver to a healthy activity, without
irritating or weakning them, to dispel
headaches, colds, or fevers, use Syrup o
Flga. _
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Evans’ Message-
An office; of tbe United States coast
t survey steamer Blake, which sailed
’ from this port yesterday for Yonkers
t N. Y., told a characteristic anecdote of
Capt Robley D. Evans of the United
States battleship lowa, Says the Balti
fc. more Bun. » ’
( While aboard tbe Blaße at Key
j West, Lieutenant Commander Edward
r D. Tanesig, hydrographic inspector,
j went alongside the lowa which was
lyfttg eight'mlies off tbe port. .Hail
ing Capt. Evans, who was leaning
against a rope life line, which had
been substituted for tbe rails removed
’’ in action, Mr. Taussig asked the
t doughty commander if be had any
message to send to the department at
* Washington, as he would leave for
there next day.
“Tell them for me, Taussig,” said
| the captain, “that I have a cargo of
k * ammunition on board tbe lowa that I
am mighty anxious to be allowed to
I* discharge.”
I* The reply produced a laugh which
‘ was heartily joined in by a crowd of
bluejackets on the lowa who were
j grouped near the captain.
The message was subsequently de
livered, and it was not long after that
the cargo of ammunition was being
’ vigorously discharged from the lowa.
* THE HCaWCE OF SYWJP OF FIGS
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* simplicity of the combination, but also
i to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the Cauforsia Fig Sybup
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
i genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co.
i only, a knowledge of that fact will
i assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
-1 ties. The high standing of the Cali
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} which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
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f of the excellence of its remedy. It is
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j as It acts on the kidneys, liver and
j bowels without irritating or weaken
j ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
’ effects, please remember the name of
, the Company
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LomsviLLx. My. mbw fork. n. v.
J Will Be Sold
■ To the highest bidder for cash, before the
6 court house door, September 6th, the band
’ some twelve room residence, in West
‘ Griffin, known as the J. D. Boyd place,
j This place is lighted by electricity, has
r electric bells, speaking tubes, water works
3 and every modern convenience, and is
3 located In a handsome grove "of natural
; forest. The place contains four acres of
r land. Perfect titles can be given. Bold
* for the purpose of division among the heirs
‘ of the late Hon. J. D. Boyd. House open
for inspection on Monday Ind Thursday
mornings. Bale will be positive. A great
r chance to buy a beautiful home.
r . Half Bates to Savannah and Beturn.
s Excursion tickets will be on sale Au
t gust 7th, Bth and 9th to Savannah and re
fl turn via the Central of Georgia Ry. Co.,
, at rate of one fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be limited to August 15th,
1898, returning. This will afford a fine
. opportunity to visit Savannah and a short
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Close Dot All Suer Sloes,
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Lm La BUMMER DRY GOODS AT REDUCED PRICES
SALE BEGINS MONDAY MORNING. DON’T MISS IT!
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