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I/BI I 1 B JL. M JL M jL ▼ -M J J S 1 w t - ” ■■» "• - —■ - _ VnL IX. No. 304. PEACE COMMISSIONERS HAMID. Americans and Jilipinos Engage in a Fisht and Several Killed- - • 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. Free Pills. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago, add get a free sample box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be L purely vegetable. They fio not Weak en by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular, size 25c per box. Sold by J. N. Hanis <fc Son and Carlisle & Ward, Druggists. 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. ■■■ ■ * • 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 - -I." ' ' + 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. Beats the Klondike. Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marysville, Tex , has found a more valuable dis' covery than has yet been made in tbe Klondike. 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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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Ist, be found at the store formerly occu pied by Mangham Bros., which is be ing handsomely repaired WE WILL SHOW. Many nsw attractions in the way of desirable goods 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