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VnL IX. No. 304.
PEACE COMMISSIONERS HAMID.
Americans and Jilipinos Engage in a
Fisht and Several Killed-
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Washington, Aug. 26—Secretary
Day upon leaving the cabinet meeting
tbie afternoon announced that White'
taw Reid had been selected as peace
commissioner. The commission so
far as made up consists of Secretary
of State Day, Sebator C. K. Davie, of
Minnesota; Senator William P. Frye,
of Maine, and Whitelaw Reid, of New
York. The fifth member, Secretary
Day announced officially, has not been
finally settled, bat Justice White, of
the supreme court, has the president’s
tender of a place under consideration
and may be induced to accept,
A dispatch from Manila says: On
Wednesday a corporal and two troopers
of Battery B, of the Utah artillery,
after disembarking at Cavite, were
sent on an errand.
' While passing through the streets
Trooper Hudson discharged bis revol
ver. It was all mere fuo, but the
i natives in the immediate locality were
much alarmed, and immediately began
firing. Dismounted cavalry were sent
the quell the disturbances, but the
natives misunderstood the movement
and the firing became general.
Trooper Hodson was killed and Cor*
| poral Anderson mortally wounded.
Troopers Laydon, Nachbar, Connol
ly and Doyle, of the Fourth cavalry,
were wounded.
Four natives were killed and several
wounded.
General Aguinaldo has expressed
bis regret at the encounter and prom
ises to punish the offenders. No fur*
ther trouble is expected.
Death at Camp Northen-
Yesterday while the Third reg,
iment was upon the ground for dress
parade the sad news came from the
hospital of the death of Private Led
fort, of Co. K.
Led fort was taken yeaterdaymorning
with Peritonitis, and although every
thing possible was done to restore him
to health, death camo to relieve him
of his sufferings at 4:20 o’clock.
His remains are in the hands of
Blakely & Ellie, the undertakers, who
will send them to his home in Mt.
Airy; Ga., today.
This is the first death that has yet
occurred at Camp Northen and is
greatly lamented by all.
Some Pension Figures-
In the forth coming annual report
of Pension Commissioner Evans it
will be shown that on June 30, 1897,
there were on the rolls 976,014 pen
sioners. To this must be added 6,852
original claims granted but not record*
1 ed and 762 restorations.
Commissioner Evans granted 63,648
original claims during the past year
and restored 4,089 pensioners to the
benefits of pensions. The pensioners
now aggregate 1,040,356/ More pen
sions were granted this year than any
time from 1869 up to 1880.
The pension office has done nothing
with the claims that have been filed
as a result of the war with Spain.
They do not aggregate a hundred, and
for the most part are claims of widows
f and next of kin for the boys who fell
before Santiago.
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Cheap Excursion Rates to Eastern Cities
via Savannah, and Ocean Steamship Co.
Effective June Ist, 1898,’the Central of
Georgia Railway Company will place on
sale excursion tickets to New York and
Boston, via Savannah and Ocean Steam
ehip Company, at very cheap rates. The
rates include meals and berth on steamer.
A trip via this route cannot fail to be ot
much interest and enjoyment to all par
ties contemplating visiting the East. For
nto, sailing dates, etc., apply to any
Rlui C w.^ ent Os the Central Os Georgia
° r to J. C. Haile, Gen*
eral Passenger Agent, Savavannah. Ga.
THE STATE TAX BATE.
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The Cause is Given and a Remedy
• Suggested.
The announcement that the state
tax rate this year will be $6.21 on the
SI,OOO instead of $5.21, as it was last
year, ought to cause no surprise. The
people have been demanding better
public schools, and they have felt that
it was right to pay the widows of Con"
federate veterans, and also Confederate
veterans suffering from disabilities,
pensions, and they have practically
instructed their represenatives in the
legislature to make provision for such
pensions. The people ordered the in
creased expenditures, and therefore it
is safe io say that they are ready to
foot the bill. But they do not want to
pay any higher tax rate than they can
help. Therefore .. they are expecting
Col. Candler to point out to the legis
lature ways io which the tax rate can
be reduced.
It is hardly probable that there is
room for a reduction of the appropria
tion for pensions or for the publif
schools or the maintenance of the
state government; but there are two
things which can be done that would
help to reduce the tax rate. One is to
provide for biennial sessions of the
egislalure, and another is to establish
a board for the equalization of assess
ments. Biennial sessions of the legis
ature would save the state about
$50,000 a year, and a board for the
equalization of assessments would,
increase the tax returns in a large
number of counties. We cannot say,
of course, how greatly the tax return*
would be increased, but it is safe to
assume that the increase would amount
to millions of dollars. Only about a
third of tbe counties now pay into the
treasury more than they draw out of
it for pension and school purposes.
As long as this condition of affairs
lasts it is apparent that the tax rate
must be high.
In this county, and perhaps in some ,
other counties, property is assessed at
its full market value. There is com
plaint in this city that fn many in
stances property is assessed for more
than it would bring at public outcry.
Is there any reason why property
should be assessed at its market value
in Chatham county, and at half or
less than half, its market value in a
majority of the other counties? There
is no reason, and it is remarkable that
the counties which bear all tbe bur
dens of the state government do not
protest vigorously against the injus
tice.
It may be the purpose of Col. Cand
or to take the matter up when he
becomes governor, and urge upon tbo
legislature the imperative necessity for
correcting the wrong that is being
done a large part of the people of the
state. It is, of course, an unpopular
thing to do, but as it is tbe right thing,
and as Col. Candler’s speeches permit
tbe inference that he intends to do
the right thing, it is fair to assume
that he will do it.—Savannah News
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Caban Army Must Disband-
A dispatch to tbe New York Herald
from Santiago says : Tbe merchants
here are anxious for the Cuban army
to be disbanded al once. It is a men
ace to business, they say. They are
all anxious to resume but find it im
possiole to do so because their proper
ty is threatened by tbe ill disciplined
levies of Garcia’s command.
Cultivators have refused to return
to the plantations where they wilt be
subjected to tribulations for the sup*
port of the Cuban soldiers who are
still in the field.
No produce, therefore, will come to
market here and the ships that bring
cargoes cannot take anything back.
If the province is to return to a
•elfsupporting basis and tbe trade to
begin again, tbe Cuban army, it is
generally admitted, must be disband
ed.
Robert Mason, the British consul
here, said that business is at a stand
still. Tbe Spanish merchants view
tbe situation from the most gloomy
standpoint, and are prepared to cease
all connection with Cuba if the ques
tion of dominion is settled in any oth
er way than that tbe United States
shall be in possession.
Julian Bendsosa, agent of the Ward
Line, makes a statement to the effect
that utter disregard is shown in the
chief quartermaster’s department to
the private importers
Lulcuh lour ISowei» %'cum*.
Candy Cati..riic, care constipation forever.
U)c. 25c. It C.C.C foil, druggists ref und money.
GRIFFIN. GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1888.
THE MEN IN THE RANKS.
Why not have a secret vote among
the privates of the various regiments
if it is desired to know bow they stand
on the question of being mustered
out of the service? In no other way
can it be found out. The officers, as
a rule, are naturally desirous of re
maining in tbe service, while the pri*
vates may as naturally hold a differ*
ent opinion, but be reluctant to pub
licly express it—Macon Telegraph.
Os course the boys in tbe First Con
necticut ought to come home. They
enlisted for the war, not to serve as
policemen in tbe slums of Cuba. We
sympathize entirely with the New
Britain mother whose letter was pub
lished yesterday. We are glad to hear
that the craze for going to Cuba or,
Porto Rico has got out of tbe beads of
Colonel Burdett’s men. The sooner
they are mustered out the better for
all concerned.—-Hartford Times.
Companies and regiments of volun
teers who desire to be rqustered out of
tbe service should have a fair hearing,
from tbe men in the ranks as well as
tbe officers. Many of the latter have
a softer and more profitable berth
than they ever before enjoyed and
should net be permitted to suppress
petitions from the men who desire to
be mustered out, as Washington ad
vices say some of the commanders of
companies and regiments are doing.—
Houston Post.
The Chattanooga Times prints sev
eral columns of letters from privates
in the camps near that city, and has
received hundreds more. All are to
tbe same effect, that the writers and
their comrades did "not enlist to do
garrison or police duty,” but to fight,
and if there is no fighting to be done
they want to go home and get to work
at their own business. Tbe same story
comes from other camps. Nearly the
only men who want to go to Cuba or
Porto Rico now, it is asserted, are the
officers, who are drawing good sala
ries.—Charleston News and Courier.
...? ——
We wish to say that we are in the
fullest sympathy with those volun
teers who now the war being over and
tbe question of defending the country
and the flag being retired, ask for tbe
privilege of electing to remain in 4be
army or return to private life. They
are clearly entitled to this right of
choice—not legally, perhaps, but mor
ally without doubt. It seems to us
that the government can well afford
to leave the volunteers free to speak
for themselves in this matter. It will
be better for the army and for tbe nas
tion. Poet.
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Where Noah Kept His Beet-
Dr. James K. Hosmer, while recent
ly visiting Boston, bad occasion to
visit the new Public Library. As be
went up the steps be met Edward
Everett Hale, who asked the Doctor’s
errand.
‘•To consult the archives,” was tbe
reply.
"By-the-way, Hosmer,” said Doctor
Hale, "do you know where Noah kept
bis bees?”
"No,” answered Hosmer.
"Io the ark hive,” said the veuera
i ble preacher as he pasted out of ear
shot —"Summer Piazza Stories” in the
August Ladies’ Home Journal.
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Bartlett Goes to Washington-,
Macon, Ga., Aug. 26.—Congrsfi
man Charles L. Bartlett left for Wash
ington last night on business of the
greatest importance to Macon and to
the Macon soldiers who want to be
mustered out.
Congressman Bartlett takes tbe
position that at this time when tbe
services of are not absolutely
necessary there being plenty of men
to fill the needs of the governments
those who volunteered for the war
leaving good homes and good positions
and who now want to be mustered out,
should be allowed to doeo.
He is in receipt, he says, of a large
number of letters asking for bis assis
tance to have these mustered out who
may wish to go, but whose officers and
some comrades in arms do not want to
go- -
Congressman Bartlett will make a
strong plea on this line for the Geor
gia soldiers who wish to leave the ser
vice and whose families are anxious.
Some of them suffering even in their
absence—for their return.
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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 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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TAKE NOTICE! XXZX
Remember that the New Book
. Store can furnish yon with all
School supplies—With every
cash purchase of 50 cents a .
25 cents stove lifter will be
given to every one. - - - -
J. H. HUFF, - 24 Hill Street.
Columbia Bicycles
Lead All Others.
$35.00 fMnr nn $50.00
$40.00 “ Jl/y.UU “ $75.00
HARTFORD BICYCLES!
CASH OR : CREDIT.
GRIFFIN, CA.
EDWARDS BROS.’
RACKET STORE.
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 SHOW.
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1 and LOW PRICES.
It has been just two years since we east our lot
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
ronage they have given us, and we will spare bo
pains to please them in the future.
EDWARDS BROS.
Ten Cents per Week