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- ■ * rrvr TlT'' w w mHV-'A -w w 9 ■ ’ ■ ■ m j rw /■ w w ■ ■ I ■ i u * u I I I ’ %/11 ■l\ I I 1 tt 1 ./ ' A B . I - i > 1 I wR 1 wV. > i > 1 ■ J* 1 ■ Vol X. No. il. RUSHING TO MANILA. 6,000 IM AND TWO BATTLE SHIPS TO GO TO PHILIPPINES Th* Mtn Will Do Garrison Duty and the Oregon and lowa Will Bein foroe Dewey's Fleet- Washington, Sept. 19.—Six regi* mente dow at San Francisco have been ordered to Manila. Arrangements lor their transportation will be made at onee. It was stated at the war department that no exigency had arisen which made it necessary to send the troops now at San Francisco to Manila, but the orders issued today were in accor dance with the general plan of the department regarding a garrison ler the Philippines. That plan of garri son duty Included 20,000 for the Phil ippines, 12,500 for Porto Rico, and 60,000 for Cuba. The trpopa to be sent to Manila under today’s orders will fill the complement lor that station. The troops would have been sent before, it is said, except that the de partment was awaiting the return of the transports It is pot expected that troops now at Honolulu will accom pany these to be embarked at San Framisco, but that more troops will be sent to Honolulu in the near future. The navy department is rashing preparations for the start of the big battleships Oregon and lowa to Hono lulu, and orders have been sent to the .New Y>rk navy yard to have them start on their long voyage by the end of the present month, and accord ing to the department calculations they should arrive at their destination by the end of January. There is little effort now made to conceal the fact that the department will have the ships met at Honolulu by a dispatch boat with orders to turn their prows westward to Manila. Battleships of this character are not needed to keep the Filipino insurgents in order, and their assembling at Ma nila in conjunction with the dispatch of heavy reinforcements of troops for the American land forces cannot but be regarded as significant. In well informed circles here it is said that the real purpose of the presi dent in making these preparations is to Insure the peace commissioners against any interference in their work of disposing of the future of the Phil ippine Islands according to their best judgment. With the addition to bis fleet of two battleships Admiral Dewey will have a force only second to that of Great Britain in eastern waters, while on shore -General Otis will have a more numerous army than any Euro pean power save Russia. A Sad Death Miss Susie Oxford died Sunday night at 10 o'clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. 'B. Oxford, four miles east of this city, kfter a two weeks illness of typhoid fever. The deceased wai 17 years of age, the joy of her home and the favorite of a large circle of friends, who mourn her untimely death. The remains were buried at Midway ehurcb yesterday afternoon. Enterprising Druggists, There are few men more enterpris ing and wide awake than J. N. Harris & Son and Carlisle & Ward who spare no pains to secure the best of every thing in their line for their customers. They now have the valuable agency for Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. This is the wonderful remedy that is producing such a furor all over the country by its many startling cures. It absolutely cures Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all affections of the Throat, Chest and Lungs. Call at above drug stores and get a trial bottle free »r a regular size ■■ for 50 cents and . SI.OO. Guaranteed to core or price refunded. NOTICE. Parties desiring to settle their in debtedness to D. A. Oxford can find me at my office iu the old Brewer & Hanleiter building, West Solomon street. Butler Oxford FOR RENT. The store room in Odd Fellows building now occupied by G. W. Clark & Son. Possession given Sept. Ist App,y 10 e ’ th er of the under signed. j so Lt J- C. Brooks, I W. M. Thomas. * WINNIE DAVIS IS DEAD. r DAUGHTER OF THE COHFEDERA CT HAS PASSED AW AT- • I A Relapse In Her Condition Occurred Saturday Hight and She Died Sunday at Noon. - Narragansett Pier, R 1., Sept. 19. i —Mias Winnie Davis, daughter of Mrs, * Jefferson Davie, died at noon yesters I day at the Rockingham h jtel, to which place she came as a guest in the early I part of the Pier’s social season. She i had been ill for several weeks, and a I fortnight ago her ailment was diag« , nosed as malarial gastritis At times her condition became very > serious, so that consultations of pby- ■ siciana were deemed necessary, but ■ frequent rallies gave renewed hope ■ that she would ultimately recover. Daring the past week especially was i her condition considered favorable, , and it was thought that her removal , from the hotel would bo possible in a few Jays, as the hotel had closed for the season, leaving tbe patient and attendants practically alone iu the house. Saturday night, however, a relapse in Miss Davis* condition was noticed and throughout the night she lost strength perceptibly. Yesterday morn ing the physician said that the end was not far off, and at noon death came to end the suffering, which at times had been intense. Mrs. Davis had watched unremit tingly at her daughter’s bedside and she is now bowed with sorrow. Mrs. Davis is holding up with great calmness ip her affliction, and no fears i are at present entertained of her health yielding to the strain. A Southern Fancy- There is Homeric simplicity in the plan of a Georgia man for improving tbe people of his state. He suggests that each county shall decide by vote on Jan. lof each year yho tbe worst man in the county is, and that the man receiving the highest number of votes shall on the ensuing Feb. 1 be banged. There are somewhere about 140 counties in Georgia, so that evil doers will be weeded out at a great rate. Another beauty of, the plan is that even if a thousand of the wicked est men flee tbe state, there will still be 140 wicked enough to be hanged in tbe succeeding February. Thus the law is like the old river law od tbe Connecticut, which declared that the length of tbe tense rail and the row of potatoes nearest tbe river belonged to the boatman. Even if these hardy navigators.had carried off a dozen lengths of fence rail and a dozen rows of potatoes, there still remained rails and potatoes nearest the river. Tbe propounder of tbe Georgia scheme of reform thinks it will drive bad men out of the state. No doubt it would, but then pretty good men would have to be hanged because ah though good positively they would still be the worst of the virtuous ele ment. Thus what with bangings and flight we should presently see tbe spectacle of a state with a small pop ulation of very gbod men and women, of whom 140 have to be banged every year because although good as com pared with other states, they are bad as compared with the remaining in habitants of Georgia. Every one can push tbe analysis further at bis own discretion : we merely suggest possibilities in a clos ing scene where the last 140 have to vote their own condemnation and bang themselves, there being no one left to perform either duty for them. —Hartford Times. The" Ladies The pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladies may use Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, makes it their favor ite remedy. To get the true and genuine article, look for the name of the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company, printed near the bottom of the package. For sale by all responsible druggists. Bsarstb. .*lte KM Yoo Raw Um Bosgtt ngBSSBIS T Notice. Any information regarding tbe san itary condition of any locality or t premises in tbe city limits will be . valued by the board of health, i J. F. Strwart, M. D. Bec’t’y B. of H. — J. Educate Yonr Howell With Va?earetk. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. We.Sfc. M C.CC tail, drunrUts refund money, ■ GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 20, 1898. THE OMAHA EXPOSITION Same Interesting Exhibits m the Government Department- Uncle Sadi is very much in evidence at the Trane-Mississippi Exposition The various departments of govern ment are well represeuted and the ex hibits in each class are attracting widespread attention, contributing largely to the success of tbe exposition as a whole. Perhaps tbe most noteworthy fea ture oftheWar Department exhibit is a large collection of relics or trophies of the campaign in the vicinity of San tiago. A Spanish battle flag, the first trophy captured by the American army in Cuba, is on exhibition here, together with Mauser rifles, machetes, fl tgs, cannon, cannon balls, shells,car tridges and other articles taken from tbe battle fields near Santiago de Cu ba. “ The large captive balloon which was used by the Ameiican forces in tbe advance upon El Caney and San Juau hill is attracting unusual popu lar interest. This great war balloon which is a part of the government ex hibit at the Exposition was manu factured for tbe War Department at Frankfort, N. Y., of pongee silk. Its capacity is 21,000 cubic feet, sufficient to carry four persons. This balloon is equipped with completetelepbonic and telegraphic apparatus. Communica tion is established by means of insu lated wire, paid out as tbe balloon as cends. A complete phonographic outfit is also a part of the equipment. Tbe hydrogen gas is generated by means of an apparatus consisting of gas generator, gasometer, gas com pressor, steam engine and several hundred gas tubes. These lubes are eight inches in diameter and fifty inches long. They are.seamless, each tube being tested to a pressure of 4,000 lbs to the square inch, By means of tbe gas compressor the tubes are filled with hydrogen gas, practi cally in liquified state. When the balloon is to be inflated, the tubes are connected by means of valves and fit tings to tbe gas chamber in the bal loon and inflation is made. At Santiago this monster balloon was used by tbe United States signal corps in making observations iu con junction with a number of small bal loons of various colors placed so as to indicate the position of each brigade or division. Tbe daily drill of the U. S. life sav ing crew in the basin in front of the Government building on the Exposi tion grounds affords a highly interest ing spectacle, and is witnessed by thousands of people. The drill -por trays the methods by which tbe gov ernment life saving crews on tbe coast line rescue unfortunate seamen or voyagers. Bean the KM You Haw Always Bought Signature /j/* , f of LETTER LIBT~ List of letters remaining in the Griffin, Ga., postoffice, weekending Sept 19,1898. Persons calling will pleae say “advertised” and give date. One cent must be paid on each advertised letter. vbmalblist. Misses Emma Baylaw, Kattie Bawden, Hue Donwood, Lizzie Gatts, Annie Glover, Rosey Jones, Bessie B. George, Mrs. Lavua Harris, Mrs. Sallie Kellgo care Henry Kellgo, Misses Lelia, Mary Mathews, Winnie Mobley, Mrs. A. D. Marble, Mrs. Mary Nolden, Misses Lue Powell, Josie Selfe, Mrs. Rosa Wilson. MALB LIST. R E Bawles, Troy Brown, Frank Care ker, care EO C Drewry, James Crowder, Elroae Cruse, J B Edwards, Emmett Fife, Frank Hamilton, H H Huxford, Osie Hunter, William Hood, Jessie Jordan, T Dallis McMillan, James M Morris, W P Price, John Pike, I Lassie Price, Joni* Pounds, R L Putman, R M Seals, Frank Turner, C M Wilson, Fal Wardderd. R. L. Williams, P. M. OXSTORXA. fenth CHANGE OF ARM. I have thia day sold my restaurant and meat market to P. 8. Parmalee, who will hereafter conduct the business at No. 8 Solomon street, and I hope that my friends and the public will extend to him ths same liberal patronage for which I have to thank them in the past. All accounts due both these places an collectible by me and I would be glad that they be paid promptly. D. A. Oxford. Griffin, Ga., Sept. 18,1898. * M ''- ' , -1 T-' ’ " ? MMNMSimUMMMm ROYAL BAKIRQ ROWMR 00., RIW YORK. HorasflMh In Paris. The use of horseflesh as an article of diet is increasingly popular in Paris. To such an extent has the demand for thia food grown that last year no less than 15,187 animals, including 257 donkeys, were killed for human consumption* and it has become necessary to take steps for provid ing a special abattoir for the purpose. Horsemeat is of course cheap and is prin cipally purchased by the poor, and it Is said to be fairly nourishing, notwithstand ing tbe fact that the animals from which the flesh is obtained are ancient and worn out hacks. In England, however, few peo ple would eat horseflesh, knowing it to be horseflesh, even if it wen given away.— London Truth. TH HCELLBiCE OF SHOT OF FMS 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 Cd. only, and wo 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 FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, C«L LOUISVILLB,Ky. NEW YORK,*.T. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Mayor, At the solicitation of many citizens I hereby respectfully announce myself a candidate for mayor, subject to the prim mary of October lltlu promising if elected to faithfully perform the duties of the of fice in the interest of all concerned. JNO. L. MOORE. Having faithfully served the City of Griffin as Mayor for one term, I announce as a candidate for reflection and respect folly solicit the votes of the citizens. W. D, DAVIB. For AUsrman. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Alderman from the First Ward, and if elected I promise to do what in my honest judgment to to tbe good of tbe greatest number of tax payers, regardless of friend or foe. Yours, etc., C. HOMER WOLCOTT. I respectfully announce myself as a can didate for Aiderman from the first ward and solicit the support of my friends. J. H. SMITH. At the solicitation of friends I respect folly announce myself a candidate for Ai derman from tbe Fourth Ward, and so licit tbe support of the citizens. Having a pride in the welfare of our city and her institutions I promise, if elected, to act for tbe best interest of tbe city and citizens and perform conscien tiously eyery duty assigned me. DAVID J. BAILEY. Having served the city as Aiderman from the 4th ward for the past two years, and conscientiously discharged my duty, I announce myself as a candidate for re election and respectfully solicit the votes and support of the citizens. M. D. MITCHELL. FOR RENT. Bix-room dwelling on Poplar street Apply to Wilson Matnbws. R.F.StricklamißCo. —— Special for Monday: OUR PENNANT LINE SCHOOL SHOES- Made of box calf and heavy quality dongola with either Bole leather tips or patent leather tips, also tan. ■ Sizes 5 to 8, price 85c. Sizes 81-2 to 11, price |1.00.j Sizes 111-2 to 2, price 51.25. Every pair guaranteed. Our $1.50 ladies Shoe, made el smooth, bright dongola, in all styles, either button, lace or spring heel, and just as good as some get 12.00 for. B. F. STRICKLAND & CO. HEADOMHTERS ’ School Books, Bost Assortment of School Bags, and Straps, Ink and Pancil Tahlsts, Pencils, Pan Holders, Pencil Boxes, at 3cts. ench. Prompt At tention Given to All Mail Orders. , " J. H. HUFF, - 24 Hill Street. Columbia Bicycles Lead All Others. $35.00 (Mnr nn sso.oo m>°° “ JIZO.UU “ » 7500 Hartford bicycles! CASH OR CREDIT." n. H. DRAKE, CRISPIN, CA. ' EDWARDS BROS., ■ - -- - 39 HILL STREET. _ <O>I— NEW STORE-NEW GOODS Below we name a list of prices on the most staple goods. Comparison win prove that no competition can touch them. Pepperell Mills unbleached 10-4 Sheet ing MR. Pepperell Mills bleached 10-4 Sheeting 19c. Fruit of Loom 4-4 Bleach 6fc. Pepperell Mills Pillow Casing 10c. English Long Cloth 10c. Indian Head 10c. Best Prints, all new styles e 4c to Sc. Beautiful quality welt Pique 20c. 72-inch all linen bleached Damask 85c. EDWARDS BROS. DR. E. L. HAINES, DENTIST. Office upstairs in building sdjoining, on the north, McWilliams & Sen. ' Tea Cents per Wert ■ 72-inch til linen unbleached Damask Me. Linen Doilera 5 Io 12jc. . Best Table Oil Cloth 15c. Canton Flannel 5, «, 7 and 10c. New wool Dress Goods tinder value. Fine lisle thread, silk finish Hose, beau ties, 19,30 and Ma Linen Window Shades M, 30,88 and 50c. On Notions you are familiar with our prices and know they are the lowest. - -> Dwt Tebeece Sftt awl tasks TwrU» Away. To QQlt tobacco easily and forever. be mac netic. foil of die, serve tad vigw, take No-Tv Bac. the wonder- worker, that makes weak aoso ttroag. All drucrists.MoorW. Curegeaiw tecd. Booklet and sample free. Address sterling iiestedy Co. Chicago•* Mew Terte