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■ B J /■ g ft ■ 1 ft > 1V I I / 1 TT AX ▼ -JL. M I t J 1 W a . .2.' : " . ‘ <<» ■ TT ’ ■■■'■uro' rs —l■■ ■ - ■ Vol IX No. 308. THE OLIVETTE SINKS. ■ I '■"— GENERAL GARCIA EXPELLED Fourteen Soldiers Die Dunne the Passage From Santiago-Fleet Sails For Home Washington, Aug. 31.—The hoapi tai ship Olivette, which has been lying near the quarantine station, at Fer nandina, Fla., through some myate* nous agency, sank tbfs morning about 2:30 o’clock. Aboard of her was a hospital corps of thirty five and a crew of forty five persons, all of whom escaped, but in scanty attire. I The rouatabounts sleeping in the lower bold bad a narrow escape, being driven from their bunks like so many rats. Fortunately for those aboard there was a schooner near by and some of them took shelter on her, while others sought refuge at the quarantine station. * The Olivette went down in about thirty feet of water, her main deck , being submerged at high tide. Orders have been sent to Annapolis , ■from the president directing Admiral ( •Oervera to make arrangements to pro- . ceed with his officers and men back to | Spain immediately in accordance with , ■the instructions issued by the Spanish , ■minister of marine. The officers were ( -very enthusiastic when they received j ■the news. It is understood that they t will return without giving parole. e There were fourteen deaths on board the transport Allegheny, con- c veying the Ninth Massachusetts vol- L unteers from Santiago to Montauk Print. The names of the dead are not c yet obtainable On board the Panther j there was one death. { A dispatch from Santiago to the L New York Herild says: e General Garcia has been relieved of j hie command by General Gomez, act- t iog under instructions from the pro- L visional government. This is owing / to disapproval of bis action during the t , Shafter- incident end in view that L Garcia is persona non grata tv me j, American government. - L At the commencement of the war a the Cuban officers were ordered to put 0 themselves under the ordeis of the L, American commanders, and the letter a -of Garcia to Shafter is looked upon as a a breach of discipline. b His resignation is not accepted, but be is relieved of bis command. Gen* eral Rodriguez, commanding in the east under Gomez, will succeed him. The navy department has received a cablegram from Ponce, Porto Rico, announcing that the Puritan, Amphi* trite, Terror, Hannibal and Montgom ery sailed from Ponce this morning. They will go to Newport, R. I. The main object is to get the crews of the vessels away from the tropical climate to northern waters. Men Who Faced the Guns- • Admiral Cervera’s tribute to Ameri can chivalry is no' less cordial than was that of Pedro Lopez, private of infantry, in bis farewell greeting to our army on behalf of 11,000 of his fellow prisoners. In bis official report on the battle of the third of July the Spanish admiral devote a paragraph to a eulogy of the Americans who “clothed our nakedness, and stopped their cheers lest they increase the sorrow of the conquered.” Evidently, if the men who faced our guns should have a controlling voice in the matter the relations beiween Spain snd the United States would soon become more cordial than they have ever been in the history of the two nations.— Philadelphia Record. Millions Given Away. It is certainly gratifying to the pub- Hie to know of one concern it the land -who are not-afraid to be generous to Hhe needy and suffering. The propri etors of Dr. King's New Discovery for 'Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have .given away over ten million trial bot >tles of this great medicine; and have <he satisfaction of knowing it has ab rsolutely cured thousands of hopeless teases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse ness -.nd all diseases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cured by it. Call on J. N. Harris A Son or Carlisle A Ward druggists, and get a trial hottie free. Regular size 50c.an<L 11. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. XJua’t Tulurco Sj»it and Kmoke lour JJfe l»aj. To quit tc oacco easily and forever, be mas netlc. fall of life, nerve and visor, take No-To- Bac, the wonder-woiker. that makes weak men strong. All druggilts, 60c or St. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York. oxiAHUV <jaHlJjG GOOD- DI He Is Hot so Rampant as He Was Awhile Baek. B Washington, Aug. 31—News baa reached Washington from an attache lof the Cuban government, who bae been constantly in the city of Havana since the beginning of hostilities be- I tween the Cubans and the Spaniards, * which discloses an interesting condi- I tion of affairs in the Cuban capital. I He says tbat the all-absorbing topic among the inhabitants is the prospec- I tive visit of the United States commis sion charged with* the supervision of the military evacualiou of the island, and with the exception of excited con versations upon the streets and in the cases regarding the outcome of this visit, the city is in an enjoyable state of tranquility, and has resumedits activity in a commercial way, the wharves and docks taking on the ap pearance they bad before the blockade by the American fleet played such havoc with the shipping. The cultivated zones about tbe city, established by Gen. Blanco for tbe production of sufficient fresh food to enable tbe city to withstand a long siege, are still being worked for tbe benefit of tbe soldiers and tbe starving poor, bet tbe richer inhabitants have ceased their calls upon the govern* ment for food, and the milkmen, huck sters and-peddlers from the surrounds 1 iug country have again established their routes, and living is almost as easy and cheap as before the blockade. I All places of amusement and cases, 1 closed during tbe blockade, have been reopened and enjoy a large patronage. 1 The correspondent says tbat tbe credit for this condition of affaire is largely due to Captain General Ramon 1 Blanco, who, since the signing of the * protocol and tbe refusal of the gov ernment to accept his resignation, has done all in bis power to restore tbe tranquility of the people and biotout * any feeling of hostility toward the American commission upon its visit 1 to the city. He has charged the police ’ with tbe BonnMWA- —«- » -*«— * inge that might promote disorder, and 1 will closely guard tbe Americans from « any possible attack or insult. In proof 1 of his activity, through Police Inspec tor Senor Perera be has had arrested 1 and incarcerated during the last week 1 a group of prominent Spaniards whom 1 he believed were forming a conspiracy • to promote riots and disorder during ’ tbe visit of tbe American commission. < Tbe Spanish volunteers realize tbat their power is disappearing and have ceased their barbarous acts toward tbe peaceful inhabitants. They have been informed tbat they will not be remove d from the island, but will be stripped of their arms and mustered out of service, and will bare to answer to the civil authorities, under tbe sup ervision of Americans, for all their acts during the truce. Bicknese and suffering are very prevalent in Havana and many deaths result daily from yellow fever. The public kitchens are still running and the poor throng before these places each day to receive a small allowance of food. A never Trick, It certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it who has a Lame Back and Weak Kidneys, Malaria or neivoue troubles. We mean be can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones up tbe whole system, acte aa a stimu lant to Liver and Kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It cures Constipation, Headache, Fainting Bpelia, Sleeplessness and Melancholy. It ia purely vegetable, a mild laxative, and restores tbo system to its natural vigor Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50c a bottle at J. N. Harris A Son’s or Carlisle & Ward’s drug store. k Will Be Sold To the highest bidder for cash, before the court house door, September 6th, the hand some twelve room residence, in West Griffin, known as the J. D. Boyd place. This place is lighted by electricity, has electric bells, speaking tabes, 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 beauttfhl home. To Core Constipation Forewet. TakeCaacareta Candy k G C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund mone>. ■ v* —r To Cor. Con.tlp.tiou Foretet. TakeCaacarets Candy U 0. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money. &BIFFIN, OEOBOIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1888. THE CZAR’S SUGGESTION i He Asks an International Conference For Purpose of Reducing Military. i St. Petersburg, Aug. 30—Tbe fol i lowing is the text of the Czar’s sug i gestion to the nations of Europe, as t published in the Official Messenger: “The maintenance of general peace , and tbe possible reduction of tbe ex* ceesive armaments wbjeb weigh upon all nations present themselves in ex« isting conditions to the whole world as an ideal toward which tbe endeav* ors of all governments should be di rected. “The humanitarian and magnani* mous ideas of bis majesty, the em peror, my august master, have been won over to this view in tbe convio* tion tbat this lofty aim is in confer mity with tbe most essential interests and legitimate views of all the powers, and tbe imperial governments thinks the present moment would be very favorable in seeking the moans. “International discussion is tbe most,effectual means of insuring all peoples benefit—a real, durable peace, above all, putting an sod to the pro gressive development of the present armaments. “In the course of the last twenty years the longing for a general peace has grown especially pronounced in tbe conscience of the civilised nations, and tbe preservation of peace has been put forward as an object of interna tional policy. It is in its name that great states have concluded among tbemselvss powerful alliances. “It is better to guarantee peace tbat they have developed in proportion hitherto unprecedented their military forces and still continue to increase them, without shrinkage from any sacrifice. “Nevertheless, all these efforts have not yet been able to bring about tbe l>eneficient result desired—pacifies* , ton. * “Tbe financial changes following the upward march strike at the very root of public prosperity, |i uL t^e ■ nation’s labor and capital are mostly diverted from their natural application and are unproductively consumed. ‘hundreds of millions are devoted to acquiring terrible engines of des truction, which, though today regard* ed as the lasi work of science, are destined tomorrow to lose all their value in consequence of some fresh discovery in the same field. National culture, economic progress and the production of wealth are either para* yzed or checked in development. Moreover, in proportion as tbe arms* ments of each power increases, they ess and less fulfill the object tbe gov ernments have set before themselves. “The economic crisis, due in a great part to tbe system of armaments, and the continual danger which lies in this massing of war material are trans forming tbe armed peace of our days into a crushing burden which tbe peo ple have more and more difficulty in bearing. “It appears evident tbat if this state of things were to be prolonged it would inevitably lead to tbe very cataclysm it is desired to avert, and the horrors whereof make every tHinklng being shudder in advance. “To put an end to these incessant armaments and to seek the means of warding off the calamities which are threatening the whole world, such ia the supreme duty today imposed upon all sides. “Filled with this idea, his majesty has been pleased to command me to propose to all the governments whose representatives are accredited to the imperial court the assemblage of a conference which shall occupy itself with this grave problem. j "This conference will be, by tbe help of God, a happy presage for tbe cen tury which is about to open. It would converge into one powerful focus the efforte of all otatee sincerely seeking to make tbe great conception of uni versal peace triumph over the ele* ments of trouble and disoord, and it would at tbe same time cement their agreement by a corporate consecration of tbj principles of eqity and. right whereon rest the security of states and tbe welfare of peoples.” NgMtsrs io Vuro Con.tlpatl»n Vore.CT. Take Cuscareta Candy Cathania. 10c or 25c. HC C.C. fall u> core, dreggiKts refund mooe. R.jral BMkaa the food forte, > j‘ * WM BAKiM POWDiR CO., NKW FORK. Two Hew Buyers- Representatives of tbe large cotton firm of Sanders, Swarn & Co., of At lanta, spent yesterday in this city, and made arrangements to open a branch office in Griffin to buy cotton during the coming season*. $ Another Atlanta firm, Maddox, Rocker A Co., will also have a buyer on this market, prepared to give the top price for the fleecy staple. These foreign buyers with Thos. Nall, Mills Bros., and the two large cotton factories, will make Griffin tbe best market in the state for tbe farm* ers to dispose of their cotton. Griffin will pay more for cotton this season than any town in Middle Geor- and tbe planters will not be long in finding out tbat fast, when she a ill regain tbe place she once held among the cotton markets of Georgia. If you want tbe highest price far your cotton, and your supplies at prices no place this size can touch, come to Griffin. L , Mau Meeting- Col. Thos. E. Patterson requests us to call a mass meeting of tbe citizens bf Griffin for Friday night in tbe coun cil chamber. The object of tbe meet* ng is to discuss tbe question of bold ng a primary to nominate onr city is hoped that all who signeu itro petition calling the meeting will be present, as well as all others who wish to attend. 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As a starter for our school shoes we will mH a .good grain spring Iml ’ strong and durable 9 to 12 @ 85c, 13 to 2 SI.OO. Our Pennant Line—Best , school shoe on earth for the price. Dongola buMmt or Jam with patent tip, ‘ or solar tip 9 to 1211.00, 13 to 2 $1.25. < - i R. F. STRICKLAND & Oft. ’ __ . ..■■■. TA KE NOT ICE! IXZX Remember that the New Book ( Store can furnish you with all School supplies—With every cash purchase of 50 cents a 25 cents stove lifter will be given to every one. - - - - •T TT TTTTRF . 9.4 TTill RtroA* i 1 -- -- . "'-j.' Columbia Bicycles Lead All Others. moo (Mnr nn $50.00 $40.00 ■ Jl/y.UU “ $75.00 Hartford bicycles! (O) J CASH! OR -CREDIT. ■ > • ■-. s? CRIF FIN, GA. 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 (o) WE WILL 5H0W....... Many new attractions in the way of desirable goods and LOW PRICES. It has been jiuf'iwo yean since we cast 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 no pains to please them in the future. ?. EDWARDS BROS. ■ - Ten Cento per Week