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Vol. IX. No. 300.
WEARY OF WAITING.
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THS VO1CTTB1B«OI.DIBM ARE
SICK OF CAMP LIFE.
The Prospect of Fighting ie Oxer and
the Privates Want to Return
to Their Home*.
Washington, Aug. 22—Ad epidem
ic ol "homesickness” te reging in the
great peace camps of the volunteer
army.
Now that there is no chance to fight
the Spaniards, the 200,000 and more
volunteers who have been drilling
away at places in the south are anxi
ions to get home. AH the romance
has been taken out of army life by the
signing of the peace protocol, and the
men of many of the volunteer regi
ments are fighting bard to get out of
garrison duty in Porto Rico, Cuba or
the Philippines.
The bulk of the men who compose
the volunteer army left good positions
to enter the service of Uncle Samas
privates, and to eat bard tack and
bacon for sls 60 per month.* In the
majority of instances, however, the
volunteer officers are drawing larger,
salaries than they earned life,
and they are not anxious to be mus
tered .out. It is a fight now between
officers and privates, the one trying to
be retained and the other -petitioning
to be mustered out.
Adjutant General Corbin is rigidly
investigating a number of oases where
the officers of regiments have sup
pressed petitions of the men asking to
be discharged. In each instance where
it ie proved that the men ol a certain
regiment want to go out, they Will be
included in the list of those to be mus
tered out, regardless of the wishes of
the officers.
The men of the Two Hundred and
. First and Two Hundred and Second
Z regiments, New York, have this
“homesickness.” Bo have those of the
Fourth and Fifth Missouri, the Second
Arkansas, First Alabinas and many
other regiments.
The war department will pay atten
tion to the wishes of the men, as it is
held that men who made sacriaces
when there was need-of their services
are entitled to consideration now that
peace has come.
The war department has not yet
made out a list of the regiments to be
mustered out of the service, but are in
constant correspondence with the va
rious sections of the country upon the
subject. At first it was thought that
the demand to remain fn the service
would prove embarrassing to the de
partment, as so many troops desired
to continue in service.
Il is now shown that there has been
a change of sentiment and that the
men of regiments that see no possibil,
ity of further fighting are anxious to
go back to their avocations. Some
want to go to the new possessions, but
others, it is said, see no gloiy in polic
ing Santiago and other captured pointe
where there is nothing to do. Some
of the troops are also becoming weary
«of camp life.
The First Alabama, it is understood,
has been selected for mustering out
at its own request .
Premier Sagaata’s claim, as set forth
in Madrid dispatches, that Spain will
expect indemnity for all government
property, buildings, barracks, fortifies*
tions, etc-, in Cuba, Porto Rico and
gleewhere, has excited much comment
ns showing the difficult questions to
foe treated by the military peace com
tmissione.
In official quarters here there is no
disposition to make a counter claim
to Sagasta's proposition, for this will
be done io due lime before tbb com
missions, and there ie no purpose to
outline the government’s policy In ad
vance. At the same time leading
officials express their individual opin
ion that Premier Sagasta’s claim is
very far fetched, as it is said to be the
established rule of international law
that all public properly of a sovereign
government passes to the conqueror
when a change of territory occurs
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 dispd
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LUuc-.su liownl, ivuh ,-a.earet*.
THE REGIMENTAL FLAG
Presented to the Third Regiment
Yesterday Afternoon.
During the greater part <4 yester
day there were no sentinels on duly at
Camp Norihen. Only the prisoners
were guarded by a r-mall equad.
This vas the result of an order re
quiring the property of every man to
be inspected checked before going
into the bands of the regimental quar
termasler. ,
Lieut.T. F Hastings will at once
relieve Lieut. L. F. Palmer of the du
ties of acting regimental quartermas
ter, and Lieut. Palmer leaves io a few
days for Atlanta, where he will finish
his duties connected with the mebili
zation of the Third Georgia regiment
and thence return to hip duties as first
lieutenant Twenty first infantry, U. 8.
A. '• : >
Some talk was beard yesterday re
garding the moving of this regiment
to Cuba al an early date. Col. Cand
ler has reported to the adjutant gener
al at Washington, but no orders have
yet been received and be does not
know what will be done with his regi
ment. They are ready and willing to
go anywhere in the world the author!*
ties see fit to send them.
Yesterday afternoon a committee of
young ladies came down from Atlanta
and in behalf of the Young Ladies’
Belief Association of that city present
ed the regiment with a handsome flag.
The young ladies were met at the de
pot by Col. Candler’s staff and escort
ed to the post, where all arrangements
for the presentation had been made.
Every man in the regiment was at his
post of duty, and a larger body of men
was never seen on the ground before.
Miss Jennie English, one of Atlanta’s
fairest daughters, in a most graceful
and becoming manner, p.-esented the
flag.
At Col. Candler’s request, Major
Spence, who hsd fought and bled for
the colors, received them in the most
appropriate way. words of thanks
showed his love for duty of bis coun
try. His tribute to the noble associa
tion presenting them with the hand
some flag was a just one.
Sergt Wooten, of OapL Van Riper’s
company, first battalion, was detailed
as color sergeant, while Private Jobson,
of Capt. Davies’ company, second bat
talion, and Private Harp, of Capt.
Burr’s company, third battalion, were
chosen guards to the colors.
Capt. Baker, of the second battalion,
is color company of hie regiment.
Capt. Burr’s company senior third
battalion, acted as escort to colors.
The ladies of Atlanta are to present
the regiment with another large and
haadswrue flag in a few days
Nine men were mustered in yester
day which were given to Capts. San
ders, Van Riper and Hodges, which
fills their companies up to 106 men,
the full quota.
Freaks of the Mauser-
"Those Mauser bullets did some
mighty queer things,” said a wounded
soldier the other day, according to the
New York Commercial Advertiser.
“As long as they went flying through
the air they went straight enough, but
when one struck a man’s body there
was no telling what it would do. Some
times it would be straight through
him, bones and all, and go zipping on
to plug some poor fellow half a mile
awav perhaps- And then again it
might chase around inside him like a
ben with her heal cut off.
"I saw a man who was hit in the
right eye by & Mauser The ball, in
stead of lodging in bis brain, went
through bis temple and down the side
of his face in front of bis ear, just fon
der the skin. It kept on under his
skin, leaving a red track all the way,
went down the side of his neck, over
bis shoulder sod down his back. Near
bis Waist it came, out The man’s
getting well. Another man wss shot
in the left breast. The ball went
through bis sheet, turned down, went
through bis liver, ploughed its way
through the mussels of bis right thigh
snd come out near bis right knee. Il’s
mighty queer the way those balls go
sometimes. I suppose they hit bones
and glance, bot that won’t account tor
it always. Another queer thing is
that most of the men were bit between
the belt and the knee. The Spanish
fired low.”
OAOTOnXA.
Mgumo*
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1898.
A DELIGHTFUL PROGRAM
Arranged by the Ladies’ Relief Asso
ciation tor This Evening-
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The ladies of the Relief Association
are to be congratulated npon the num
ber of tickets that have been sold tor
the entertainment tonight al the Y.M.
C. A hall, beginning promptly al 8
o’clock.
The number of tickets sold guaran
tees a full attendance, but tickets will
also be sold al tbe door, which, for the
small sum of 25 cents, entitles tbe
holder to attend the concert by the
finest musicians from our own and ad
joining cities, and an excellent supper
served by the young ladies participat
ing in the "War of Roses.”'
The object of this entertainment is
to assist the ladies in carrying on the
work of relief for the sick at Gamp
Northen, and the ladies of the associa
tion hope by a large attendance to
give an expression of their desire to
alleviate the sufferings of the boys
away from the comforts of their home
circles and who have contracted dis
ease in the service of the people
All who attend are insured a most
delightful evening.
The following is the delightful pro
gram which will be rendered:
Quartette, "Star Spangled Banner”—
Mrs. M. Edward Wilson, of Savan
nah; Miss Mattie Terry, Lieutenant
Marbutt, Third regiment, Mr. Chas.
Thomas.
Recitation—Miss Baker, ot Anniston,
Ala.
Vocal Solo--Mrs. William Reeves.
Instrumental Solo—Mrs. Robert E. L.
Spence, of Camilla, Ga.
Vocal Duet-Miss Mary Martin Mills,
Miss Mattie Terry.
Vocal Solo—Mrs. M. Edward Wilson >
of Savannah.
Vocal Duet—Mrs. Will C. King, of
Atlanta, and Miss Redding.
Vocal Soto-Lieut. A. O: Marbutt, Atlan
ta. \ '' Y
Vocal Solo—Miss Lillian Patterson.
Vocal Solo-Miss Annie Cheatham,. Wad
ley.
Chorus—Dixie-
Tbe Blame Must Be Fixed-
The Medical Record, an entirely re
sponsible publication, is firing hot
shot into tbe war department and tbe
medical bureau of that department,
for tbe shameful neglect to which tbe
sick soldiers were subjected on some ol
the transports from Santiago to New
York It says that the secretary of
war would like the matter bushed up,
that he makes light of it by saying
that whatever occurred was to be ex
pected, and that in reality no one was
to blame. Tbe Record takes the posi
tion that the excuses will not be sc
cepted and that the blame must be fix
ed where it belongs.
It is to be hoped that the Record
will keep agitating tbe mailer until
the war department orders an investi
gation and makes known to the world
tbe names of tbe guilty parlies Who
was it who left behind tbe medical
supplies at Tampa? Surely it was
somebody’s duty to have seen that the
supplies were on tbe transports. Be
cause the medical supplies were not
shipped from Tampa, and because
there was not a sufficient number of
doctors, some of tbe transports which
carried sick soldiers from Santiago to
New York were called horror ships.
The medical officer who had charge
of the medical supplies places the
blame for the failure to ship them to
Cuba on Gen. Shafter, who declines to
bear it Gen. Shafter says the entire
responsibility rests upon tbe medical
bureau.
Let the responsibility be fixed.
There is no good reason for trying to
screen those who have been guilty of
the grossest kind of negligence. If
tbe blame for this scandal is not fixed
the same condition of affairs is likely
to occur again. The only way to have
good service in tbe army is to find out
who tbe incompetents are and force
tbem into retirement.—Savannah
News.
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LETTIE ÜBT.
List of letters remaining in the Griffin,
Ga, postoffice, week ending Aug. 22, 1898.
Persons calling will pjeae say “advertised”
and give date. One cent must be paid on
each advertised letter.
MALI LIST.
John Adams, R T Byrd, HarrabeCabe,
Johh Chancey (col), Lewis Cooper, John
Cross, Sam Davis, Ollie Digby, Charles
Duacheck, R L Garner, R T Gordon,
Merter Gow, Ed Grayson, Rubber Gubbis,
E M Herrin, James Bubbler, W N How*
ell, L Morgan, William Nunnally (col),
J C Reeves, Beron Scarbord, J M Wilson,
Homer Woods. • •
FEMALE LIST.
Miss Adie Banks, Miss Eliza Brown,
Daisy Bell, Miss 8 R B Cowles, Miss
Lottie Days, Miss Carrie Fews, Mrs IM
Griffin,Miss Leora Hollingworth, Mrsß
J Lunquest, Miss Mabell Mitchell, Mrs
Matilda Mitchell, Miss Norce Sterds, Miss
Hart Pons, Miss Annor Thrash, Miss Liz
zie Walker, Miss Stille Wslker.
R. L. Williams, P. M.
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is due not only to the originality and
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elected I promise to do what in my honest
judgment is to the good of tbe greatest
number of tax payers, regardless of friend
or foe. Yours, etc.,
O. HOMER WOLCOTT.
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and every modern convenience, and is
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of the late Hon. J. D. Boyd. House open
for inspection on Monday and Thursday
mornings. Bale will be positive. A great
chance to buy a beautiful home.
FOR RENT.
Six-room dwelling on Poplar street.
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EDWARDS BROS.’
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We will, on and after Sept. Ist,
be found at the store formerly occu
pied by Mangham Bros., which is be- |
ing handsomely repaired
WE WILL 5H0W.......
Many new attractions in the way of desirable goods
and LOW PRICES.
It has been just two yean since we cant our Jot
with the people of Griffin, and to say that
We Are Pleased With Our New Friends
and Acquaintances
does not express our appreciation of the liberal pat
roaage they have given us, and we will spare no
pains to please them in the future. ’
EDWARDS BROS,
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