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r A I I j 1% /I a I" I a > i I W / ■ ■ ■ ’ I % 1 ■ I I ■ -w- S w B M M B -4/ JL ▼ Ji \ w wl / 1 W A J Vol IX. No. 885. MAY ATTACK SANTIAGO. _ CUBANS ABE BEADY TO BIGHT THE AMERICANS. Insurgents Will Hot Obaerve the Armistice, But Will Kill Every Spaniard They See Washington, Aug. 16 Advices re* ceived from Santiago de Cuba indicate that trouble with the Cubans is breed* ing. Their attitude is one of sullen hostility toward Americans. The better class io Cuba favor the annexation of the island to tho United States and a majority -of the masses are ready and anxious to work and ac cept the shelter and protection afford ed by an American protectorate, but they are influenced by a certain class of rabid oratorsand breeders of- cedi tion and rebellion against anything smacking of law and order. This inflammatory class demands and urges the recognition of Cuba for Cubans and spurns all offers or /sug gestions tending to prosperity tinder an American protectorate and excites popular discontent. This is exactly the class that poshes itself most into evidence and whose views are most overheard and published. Their advice to the Cubans is to re pudiate all efforts ol peace or a cessa tion of hostilities and to look upon an armistice as an agreement between the United States and Spain on their own account and not binding upon the free and independent state of Cuba, whose * liberating army not only repudiated pacification, but will ignore the arm istice to the point of continuing to wage war and shooting every Spaniard in the field. A wild rumor is afloat to the effect that the Cuban army will attack San tiago and oaptur/it, to the glory of the Cuban arms, as soon as the American garrison is weakened This is directly traceable to the same source. The influence exerted by each a body of men against law and order is formidable. This hysterical people demands suppression with an iron hand. While still io embryo, this in fluence is already felt among certain classes, who refuse to work or serve the government until a clear state ment of the freedom and indepen dence to their country is made. A knowledge of this condition is im perative to the molding of future poli cy and to explain whatever harsh steps may be rendered necessary in dealing with the insurgents. The Spanish steamer Ida de Luzon sailed Monday morning for Spain, having on board 2,l36Bpanish soldiers. The embarkation of the prisoners is being pushed with great activity. This is rendered imperative by their honi ble condition. The mortality is so great in the Spanish camp, where disease is ram pant, that no longer are the dead bur ied. A funeral pile of ten or twelve bodies is made, saturated with kero sene and set fire to, cremating the bodies in the open air. The official report submitted to Gen. Shafter by Collector ol the Port Don aldson shows the customs revenue from July 30th to August 13th to be $64,215, an excellent showing for the first fortnight of American administra tion. The Sure La Grippe Ours, | There is no use suffering from this dreadful malady, if you will only get the light remedy. You are having I pain all through your body, your liver is out of order, have no appetite, no | life or ambition, have a bad cold, in I fact are completely used up. Electric Bitters is the only remedy that will r give you prompt and sure relief. They I act directly on your Liver, Stomach | and Kidneys, tone up the whole sys- I tern and make you feel like a new I being. They are guaranteed to cure I or price refunded. For sale at J. N. I Harris A Son's and Carlisle A Ward's I drug stores,only 50 cents a bottle. I CASTOR IA | Bor Infanta and Children. I Tin KM Yon Hm Always Beaght BJ Bears the Signature of a* Ferßent. I Two Stores, No. 20 and 22 Hill street I Centrally located. Apply to H. W. Hasbxlxus. I n 1 K > Beata Yons UnweU With Va-'caret*. 8 Cnti,*rtlc, cure constipation forever. || -® 0 - If C. c. C fail, druggists refund money. TO DISBAND VOLUNTEERS. f fifty Thousand to bo Mustered Out at Once. , Washington, ~Aug. 16—An order < be issued al once, when approved by the cabinet, mustering out of tho service about 50,000 of the volunteer forces. The troops to be mustered out will 1 include all the volunteer cavalry and volunteer artillery in the United Stales at the present time and a large num ber of infantry regiments The whole number has not yet been determined. The mustering out order possibly may be delayed until dispatches are received from General Merritt respect ing the conditions at Manila. Dis patches are expected from the general at almost any hour. The secretary of the treasury has sent telegraphic instructions to collec tors of customs directing them to clear vessels to Cuba and Porto Rico, except that vessels of the United States only will be cleared for the transportation offmerofaandise between the United States and Porto Rieo. It is officially announced this after noon that Ambassador John Hay, of London, has accepted the portfolio of secretary of stale. Secretary Day has resigned to accept a position on the peaee commission soon to meet in Paris. It is not yet stated who will be appointed ambassador to London to succeed Hay. The president today appointed the two commissions to adjust the evacu ation of Cuba and Porto Rico. They are as follows: For Cuba—Major General James F. Wade, Rear Admiral William T. Samp son, Major General Matthew 0. But ler. For Porto Rico—Major General John R. Brooke, Rear Admiral Winfield 8. Schley, Brigadier General William W. Gordon Gen. William W. Gordon, one of the commissioners, is a well known citizen of Savannah, Ga. He io the senior colonel of the Georgia state militia, and served in the ranks of the Con federate army. He is 61 years old, and belongs to one of the wealthiest families of the state A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba dated Aug. 15, says: “Early this morning a Cuban was shot by a sentry, who caught him stealing commissary stores at the dock. Yesterday it was discovered that enough goods bad been stolen to make three cart loads, which had been taken out surreptitiously 10 the Cubans in the field. The man under suspicion returned to the wharf last night, evi dently with the intention of continu ing hia thefts, but be was warned off. “Early this morning he was again found there. When the sentry chal lenged him he ran, refusing to obey orders to halt. As he was liable tp escape, the sentry fired and killed him. “The occurrence is regretted by General Wood and the American offi cers generally, but it probably will have a salutary effect, as raids on the commissary and the medical and Red Cross stores have been altogether too freequent to be tolerated any longer. “The rainy season has now set in, with torrents daily. The troops, therefore, are moved none too soon, as the physicians are all agreed that the condition of the men would have been greatly aggravated by the rain, damp ness and consequent miasmas.” A NArrow 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 and final , ly terminated in Consumption. Four , doctors gave me up, saying I could ( live but a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could i not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Cong be and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles. It has cured me, and thank God I am saved and now a well and healthy woman.” Trial bottles free al J. N Harris A Son’s and Carlisle A Ward's drug stores. Regular size 600 and SIOO Guaran teed or price refunded. FOR RENT. The store room in Odd Fellows’ building now occupied by G W. Clark A 800. Possession given Sept. Ist next. Apply to either of the under signed. jNO L - Beu> < 8 B J. C. Brooks, W. M. Thomas. ———————— . _1..—.... = ~ „ ' GRIFFIN. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 17. 1898. MANILA HAS FALLEN. It Was Bombarded by Dewey and Surrendered Unconditionally. Washington, Aug. 16—The suAe department has issued the following: “The following dispatch was recerr ed at the elate department at 11:15 p. m., August 15th, from Consul Wild man, Hong Kong: “Augueti eaye Dewey bombarded Manila Saturday; oity surrendered unconditionally. Au gust) was taken by Germans io launch io Kaiserin Augusta and brought to Hong Kong. I credit report.” The information contained in Cone sul brief message aroused Intense interest,but created no surprise among those officials who received it. For two or three days news of the fall of Manila has been expected. The last dispatches received from Admiral Dewey and Gen. Merritt indicated that it was their purpose to force a surrend er of the city as soon as possible. It is believed that they joiued in a note to Gen. Augueti demanding the surrender of Manila, threatening lb make a combined sea and .land attack upon the city unless tho demand was acceded to. As soon as the protocol was signed last Friday afternoon dispatches were sent to both Admiral Dewey and Gen eral Merritt, via Hong Kong. On Saturday the British steamer Austra lian left Hong Kong lor Manila bear ing the dispatches from Ibis govern ment. It is expected that would hard ly reach Manila before decisive meas ures against the city had been taken by the American commanders, but every possible effort was make to in sure their speedy delivery If the re port of General Augusti be true, and its accuracy is not questioned here,the probabilities are that that official dis patches will be received by the gov ernment in a day or two, at the latest. The Fighting Gordons. Gen. John B Gordon, one of the most distinguished of the surviving Confederate Veterans, visited the bea»p of the Third Georgia Volunteers, im munes, at Savannah, Ga., and with Cel. Ray of that regiment inspected the command. Every adult male member of Geo. Gordon’s family is in the army, two sons and one grandson. One son is a major in the Third regiment, and the other is an officer in a Georgia regi ment stationed at Tampa, while bis grandson is in the ranks at Chicka mauga Gen. Gordon is of the opinion that from this time on it will be both nec essary and advisable for the United States to keep what to us will be con sidered a large standing army. He expects this to be reernited from the volunteers. “Once a man gets a taste of army life,” said General Gordon, “be is apt to cling to it if possible. There is an entrancemant about it that one can not well analyze The blood of the old soldier of the sixties, thinned and chilled by the passage of many years> is warmed and invigorated by the news from the battlefield and by such scenes as this until be longs for the strength of his youth and prime that be might once more be in and of it. The blood of the sires is in their sons, and these young stars of ours will hate to go back to the monotony and tedium of everyday civil life.”—Balti more Sun. - To Cleanse The System Effectually yet gently, when costive or bilious, or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to permanently overcome habi tual constipation, to awaken the kidneys and liver to a healthy activity, without irritating or weakning them, to dispel headaches, colds, or fevers, use Syrup 0 Figs. ANNOUNCEMENT. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Aiderman from the First Ward, and if elected I promise to do what in my honest judgment la to the good of the greatest number of tax payers, regardless of friend or foe. Yours, etc., 0. HOMER WOLCOTT. Excursion to Cumberland Island and St. Simon’s Island Plot. - On August 19th the Southern Railway win run an excursion to the above named places. Fare to Cumberland Island and return $4 00; to St. Simon’s Island and return $3.50; children half fine. Tickets good returning on or before evening of August 28nd. Special train will run be tween Atlanta and Brunswick. For fur ther information call on or address C, 8. Whttr, ILJ.WnxiAMS, T, P. A., Macon. Ticket Agent. Royal ißakoo tIM food psro* t iA KOVAI. BAKIM BOWOCR CO.', KCW VMK. Übcoaraglnc. Would Be Suitor—Good morning, Miss Brown. Quite an opportune meet ing, indeed. I have been waiting for a chance to ask when it would beragree able for me to call on you. Miss Brown—Oh, you are at liberty to make your own selection. Would Be Suitor —Thanks. By tho way, I see that you have been getting a new horse and carriage. • Miss Brown—-Yea Como around soon |nd pa’ll take great pleasure in driving you out—Richmond Dispatch. There are about 1,500 American stu dents in Paris, most of them in art, and about 900 in Berlin, most of them in music, philosophy and the sciences. In France the degrees and diplomas are granted by the national government and iytby the universities. The Roman penny was valued at about cents. TSE EXCELLENCE OF SYBDP OF FKS 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 Syrup 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, 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 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 FRANCISCO. Cal. LOUUVILLK. Ry. NKW YORK, N. Y. Will Be Sold To the highest bidder for cash, before the court house door, September ith, the hand, some twelve room residence, in West Griffin, known as the /. D. Boyd place. This place is lighted by electricity, has electric bells, speaking tubes, water works and every modern convenience, and is located in a handsome grove of natural forest. The place contains four acres of land. Perfect titles can be given. Sold for the purpose of division among the heirs of the late Hon. J. D. Boyd. House open for inspection on Monday and Thursday mornings. Sale will be positive. A great chance to buy a beautiful home. Gleetine, T~j [ I A Reliable and Quick Cure ...for... Gonorrhea,Gleet, Leucorrtiea, Etc. >FOR 50c.< This mw discovery in chemistry is infal lible in all cases of men and women. It's tonic and healing properties are powerful. Made of freshest and choicest chemicals under direction of an eminent ;chemist Fullest directions with medicine. Drug gists in the north and west write us they make more money handling this medicine than all similar ones combined. Sent postpaid on receipt of price. Address CiplUl Medio) C., No-To-Bac for Fifty Cea to. Guaranteed tobaceo habit cure, rnshea weah men strong, b'ood pure. Me, (1 AU druggista R.F.Strickland&Co. ~ • 1 if EXCEPTIONAL MMAY iSli SALE! We must close out all our I Summer Stockland now is the time I to save fifty cents on the dollar. I - - ■■ -,r.- 1- ■ j- \ All 10c Muslins to ‘close at sc. z ? I All 15c Muslins to close at He j .t 1°... , ■ 150 Straw Hats to close at 75c. I 100 Straw Hats to close at bOc. 50 Straw Hate to close at 25c. 10 Doz. Guyot Suspenders to close at 15c. I . . ! 10 Doz. Guyot Suspenders td close at 25c. Shoes & WORTH $1.25, YOUR CHOICE FOR 50c; ONE LOT OF FINE I OXFORDS, GOOD STYLEb, WORTH $2.50 TO $3 00, TO 1 CLOSE AT $1.50 77.7..... |q.,— / d , R. F. STRICKLAM) & Ca n.2_n r_.JUU.J.I.J-LL!...L- ! BWSB Columbia Bicycles Lead All Others. = -5125.0 D- = HARTFORD BICYCLES! CjWH or credit. ——(0) K- U. DRAKE, CRIFFIN, CA. • ILLUSTRATED 1 WAR PAPERS.. HARPER’S WEEKLY, FRANK LESLIE’S WAR NEWS, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN NAVY SUPPLEMENT, MUNSEY’S, M’CLURE’S, GODEY’S, DELINEATOR-AUGUST NUMBERS. EVERYTHING IN SCHOOL SUPPLIES. :::: PIANOS AND ORGANS. J. H. HUFF, - 24 Hill Street. Edwards & Power, RACKET STORE. Our Mid- Summer Sale Has already commenced and we ex pect to have a warm time in Griffin in the next sixty days. I WE ARE OFFERING A SPLENDID BLEACHED DOMESTIC AT Sc. ALL OUR YARD-WIDE PERCALB 7*c. A GOOD PRINT AT U i BEAUTIFUL WHITE LAWN Sc. VELVET BELTS, ORNAMENTED 26c. SIX-INCH SASH TAFFETA RIBBON 36c. THE BEBT SEA ISLAND 4*o. 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