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F m j fw /■ f i 11% I u * J i . % Hl I x lH I r 1 " ■ J? I I z B . ■ I ▼ Bl*. w -JBL. Jk* A a— MET AT WHITE HOUSE. -™„ graslOK OF THE COMMIB ■ To Inveiti«f*te the Conduct of the W ar by the Department. Discuwed the Matter Informally- / ■-■ ■— Washington, Sept. 26.—The com mission to investigate the c induct of the war department during the recent conflict with Spain held its initial meeting at the office of President McKinley Saturday in the While bouse. Eight members were present, and it was announced that the aervices of the ninth were counted upon, though his name was was not given. Th< eight present were Major General Greenville M. Dodge, of Iowa; Colonel J. A. Sexton, of Illinois; Captain E. P. Howell, of Georgia; Major General J. M. Wilson, chief engineer of the United Stales army; Hon Charles Denny, of Indiany, late minister to China; Ex Gov. Urban A. Woodbury, of Vermont; Ex-Governor James A. ’ Beaver, of Pennsylvania, and Major General H. McD. McCook, of the army, (retired). The appearance of Governor Beaver as a member of the commission was a surprise, as the selection was not known until he ap* peered at the Whitehouse at the be ginning ol the session. The oommission spent an hour and a half with the president and then proceeded to the room assigned it at the war department for the purpose of organizing and begining work. The proceedings with the president consisted of a general exchange of views as to the scope of the commis sion's investigation in which the pres ident participated freely. He told the members that the organization of the commission bad been undertaken at the request of Secretary Alger and be read a letter from the secretary in which he made the request. The president bad put bis own view in writing and read them before pro ceeding to a verbal discussion. In this statement he said that complaints had been directed especially st tbs sur geon general’s, quartermaster general's and commissary general’s departments of the army and be suggested that the conduct of these departments should receive special consideration at the bands of the commission. To this specific request be added that it is bis desire that the entire military organi zation should, if it appeared necessary, be made the subject of inquiry, saying chat he wished the committee to go to the bottom of the subject in all cases and proceed in the work without fear - or favor. X \ “If,” he said in informal discussion, “the commission should have difficulty in securing the attendance of witness es or obtaining access to papers thought essential to the prosecution of labors, I hope the matter will be brought to my attention when I will do all in my power to overcome the difficulty." The pre»ident offered the name of Major Mills, of the army, for the posi tion of secretary of the commission. lobbed, the Grave. ▲ startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him as follows; “I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk en, tongue coaled, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite—gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortu nately, a friend advised trying 'Elec tric Bittersand to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decid ed improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am no r a well man. I know they saved rny life, and robbed the grave nf another victim." No one should fail to try them. Only 50c per bottle at J. N. Harris A Son’s and Carlisle A Ward’s drug stores. / Diamond Jubilee Carnival. On account of the Diamond Jubilee Carnival at Macon, October 11-Uth, 1898, the Central of Georgia railroad will sell round trip tickets at very low rates, from all its agent stations. Please apply to the nearest ticket agent for full information as to rates, selling dates, limit of tickets, and schedules of trains, or to J. 0. Haile, Gen eral Passenger Agent, Savannah, Ga. _ o L-a. ci te>st x -a. . Bean the KM You Hatt Always Bought Slgnatars e £<lac*te Year lieweta With Vtwcaret. I DEATH AT CAMP WORTHEN New Guns and All Other Equipments Issued to the Men Yesterday. Another death occurred at Camp Northen yesterday morning. W. E, Preston, of Columbus, a private in Co. H, Capt. Van Riper, died at 3:30 o’clock after an illnees of several days from periotinetis His remains were sent to his home yesterday afternoon escorted by a Sergeant’s sjuad who will bury their comrade today. Young Preston was a good soldier and greatly liked by all who knew him, especially bis company where be had proved himself to be a rvaq of much worth and value in the dis charge of doty. He was a member of the of the bat tleship Montgomery for three years and was stationed on that vessel when it was sent to Havana just after the blowing up of the Maine. The new guua, canteens, knapsacks aud other equipments were issued to the soldiers yesterday afternoon. Here tofore there has only been 50 guns to each company, and, as a consequence only half of the men were supplied. But new ones arrived and wen so» sued yesterday, giving each man a Springfield rifle, and now the com pas nies are all equipped. Unfair to the President. The President io not being treated justly by some of the newspapers in the investigation of the war. A few weeks ago there was a very general demand for an investigation of the charges that were made in connection with the management of the war. Now that the President has determined to have such an investigation, these pa pers are saying that the investigation should be dropped because nobody will have confidence in the finding of the commission. For instance the few York Times of Tuesday says that "the commission is made up of weak men, because strong men have with one accord refuse to act on it." Con tinuing, that paper says: "The Presi dent has eight men secured for bis famous investigating commission. 1 Slone of them demands gsneral confi dence as to fitness for the work they are supposed to be about to undertake, and none of them deserve general confidence. Some of them are men of ability and character, but totally un qualified for their task. As a body, even if they were clothed with ade quate authority, they could not affect public judgment by any report they could make. The most they could do would be to express opinions based on neither special knowledge nor special experience.” It sti ms to us that this kind of criticism is wholly unjustified by the facts. The President, as admitted by the Times, baa. made every effort to get commissioners of the. greatest prominence io respective parts of the country, and it is not bis fault that he has in most instances failed. Still, those who have accepted ap pointments on the commission are men of integrity and high standing, and will, there is every reason to be lieve, make a thorough and strictly impartial investigation. There is no basis for a doubt that they will make an investigation that will be as sati factory to the country as an investi gation by the first men selected by the president would have been. They, have the ability, and there can be do question of their intention to get at the truth Capt. Howell said that be would not accept a place on the com mission unless assured by -the Presi dent that the investigation was to be an hunest one There is no reason to believe that either be or any one of tbe other commissioners would at tempt to shield even the President, if tbe evidence should lend to show that tbe President’s acts had helped Co bring about the condition of affairs -vbich the commission is to investi gate. A congressional committee would nbt co the nfeaYer getting the truth than this commission will, because a committee would be influenced to a very considerable extant by political considerations The Democrats would strive to find testimony that would briog tbe administration into disre put®, while tbe republicans would! en deavor to suppress Hets calculated to hurt tbe the K>ptiblicane, having control of tbe committee, could bring in a white frsgbing report if so disposed. It is unjust to condemn the commission before it has even organized. Give it a chance, and if it shows a disposition to shield any one it will then be time enough to condemn it.—Savannah New*. ... —■ ■■ ! n !■■■ l, llli I 1 wr. " . - 1 I I ■ IJJ . IT HROTIN, SBOBSIA, TUESDAY MORNINfi, SEPTEMBER 27, 18J8. ma. w ka to Ti The Low Incn W Cotton. The price of cotton is well calculated to make cotton planters fed despond-1 New fO market, tbe fewest price oo record wtol touched. That means that unfeM there U-a speedy change tor the better J in the price the planton will not gad enough for tbeir cotton to cover the I cost of growing it and the taxes on the! land on which it was grown. TtMwf indeed a sad outlook for tbem.becautol ft leaves them nothing on which to I Naturally such acoadfeton of aOuto makes tbe planters dissatisfied Many I of them want a change of some sort m I the monetary system, thinking that al change couldn’t do them any harmj and migh t do (pm Wtoi don't knew that a iMjfc&d bole fit them, but they are wWingto Ifefen to theories wbicb point in.that direo itap; ’ ,-X X There isn’t an intelligent man among them, however, who know the real reason for the low price of cotton and how the price could be increased. More cotton is produced than the worid needs at a price which ( would yield a fair profit to the grower. ; When it is pointed out to them that ; they afe growing too much cotton, ; they reply that it la all consumed, an 4 ! that therefore the amount produced la 1 nut more than tbe world wants. They fail to notice the fact that the world ! has just so much money to spend for cotton and that it simply gets more cotton for its money when the market is overstocked. Unless the cotton growers purpose working for the ben efit of the consumers of cotton rather than for their own they will have to reduce the cotton crop. They have been told that the low price is due to overproduction, but they continue to increase the cotton acreage every year. They cannot expect to be prosperous with cotton as low as It is at present unless they can find some wqy to pro duce it at about half what its produc tion now costs.—Savannah News. Bsshrksble TUscue, Mrs/ Mutoael Cnrtaio, PlainfieW, IU., makes the statement that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grow woree. He told her she was a hopeless victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist sug gested Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefited from first dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottles, found herself sound and well; now does bar own housework, and is as well as she ever was.—Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at J. N. Harris <fc Son's and Carlisle A Ward's Drug Stores. Large bottles 50c and f 1.00. REPORT OF THE CONDITION HE CITI IITIOUL M (No. 2075.) At Griffin, in the State of Georgia, at the olose of business, September 20,18#8. BBBOUBCBB, Loans and discounts.... • 90.M8 H Overdrafts, secured and unsecured, 5.848 M Un^o B fe. bo^. fe ?. KOOOOO Stocks, Securities, judgments, etc-. w ISAM <* Banking house, furniture and fix- Duo from spprovdd rosorvp p£<mtß» • 67 Checks and other cash itema.” RS 90 Notes of other Mational Banks MOO 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels lawful Mooey Beserve' in Bank, ids: * Specie ..SIMM 80 Legal tender notes 7,000 00—26,486 80 Hedemption fund with XT 8. Treasur- er (s per cent of circulation)..... 630 00 Due from V, 8. Traasarer, other than 6 per cent, redemption fund .. Total ,41TM17«J Capital stock paid in 1 58.000 00 Surplus fund. ffi.OOO 00 Undivided profits, less expensss and taxes paid...—..... > ITO 28 National Bank notes outstanding.',., 12,600 00 Due toother National 8ank5........ 2,908 71 Due to State Banka and Bankers,.. .. SsSisjaSS* ass T0ta1..... STATS OF GBOBGIA—County of Spalding. SL I. J.G. Bhea, Cashier of tbeaboye named bank, do solemnly swear that the above state ment is true to the best of my knowMse and . V /- , .J- G. <Saier. Subsaritoed and strorn to before me this 26th too.-*.-. W, J. I Ths Ladies The pleasant effect and pertect safety with which ladles may use Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, makes U their fevor ite remedy. To get the tree and genuine article, look fer tile name of the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company, printed near the bottom of the package. For sale by all responsible druggist*. • a Te Cure CoMHeutiou Vorevev. 1 wbeleeeuM nod doMeleus- I ouYfll I Bttjr WIrM |W| i| »ABy*Si + I uAizimU Kp" " pfiwnm lij | ■ I B r koyal Bakum fowdck oo.j new yowk* LETTIB LIST. List of letters remaining in tbe Griffin, G*., postoffice, week ending Sept 2(5,1808. Persons calling will pleae say “advertised” and give date. One cent must be paid on each advertised letter. . ■ MALE LIST. Sam Adams, O M Ausly, (2 letters), T D Cherry,JohnMCoppedge,CL Davis, G D Deck, (section foreman,) E R Dant, R B Dudley, Arther Emmerson, (care O R R) A TGardon,EM Garrett, Griffin Bros., Hhward Holcomb, 0 B Bowell, M J Lang stein, COMcGaugb,(careHattie Daniel), Willie Ranson, Joe. Rane Rivers, Wm. Strickland, Wm. Stanton, William Voice, Macon Wynn, VKMALB LIST. Mra. J W S Allen, Mrs. Jus Beaks, Mrs Luny Conley, Miss Minnie Cook, Miss Willie Conley, Emma Cook, Mies Lorro Fuller,Miss Bettie Gholson, Miss Frnnie Greenberg, Miss Mary Jane Hall, Miss Maud Jordan, Mrs. Mat Kent, Mrs. E E Lewis, Miss Mattie Peak, Mrs. Cresie Bop, Mrs. Susan Scott, Mrs. Augusta Smith, Miss Allice Storke, Miss Kittle Stewart- Mas Alice Thomas, Mrs. OL Vellepegue, Mrs. J N Wildes, Emma Willson. --; ' R. L. Wuliams, P. M. ns ekouike w snw OF FNS is due not only to the originality and simplicity of the combination, bnt also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes known to the Caxjfobnia Fig Sybvp Co. only, and we 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 manufactored 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 acts 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, remember the name of the Company— CALIFORNIA HG SYRUP CO. * saw franoisoo', ca > LaCTsvatuawp. wxwTmt<.N.Y. Famen Warehouse Meeting.” At a meeting of a Isrge number of farmers of Spalding and adjoining counties they endorsed the action of tbe board of directors and managers of the Farmers Warebousw. R. V. Ogletree, Chair. <i, B. N. Miller, Sec't'y. ] FOR RENT. Theptore room in Odd Fellows building now occupied by G. W. Clark A Son. Possession given Sept. Ist next. Apply to either of tbe under sigusdt /<, Jno* L. Heid,-- ». s « J. O. Brooks, ' W. M. Thomas. ‘ . NOTICE. Parties desiring to settle their in debtedness to D. A. Oxford can find me at my office in the old Brewer A Hanleitor building, West Solomon street. Butler Oxford. —.— DR. E. L. HANES, DENTIST. Office upstairs in building adjoining, on the north hf MTilliAiQS & Son < - — : : 7 : .. .. WWW W R.F. StricklandS Co. IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY HERE THIS WEEK. 1 We have collected this season the largest and handsomest stock of staple and fancy goods that we have ever owned. We want to show you Monday all the Latest Novelties in Dress Goods. Moderate in price for Such Goods. DRESS PATTERNS ALL I PRICES FROM 82.00 TOBIO.OO. SPECIAL PRICES ON BLACK GOODS. 36 in. Black Henrietta, Half Wool 20c. 40 in. Black Henrietta, All Wool, worth 50c at 89c. 86 in. All Wool Serge, Black and Colors,, at 25c. 46 in. Fine Twilled Serge only 50 cento per yard. 46 in. Storm Serge, Very Cheap at 50 cento per yard. BLACK CREPONS AND POPLINS. NEW SKIRTINGS IN BYODERE EF FECTS, A SPECIAL BARGAIN Al |I.OO AND <1.36. Silks for Waist and Linings WAIST SILKS 4YD PATTERS 75c TO |LOO. < s BEST QUALITY TAFFETA BILK 75 CENTS. . W BLACK SATIN AT 75c, |I.OO AND fl 50. New Stock of Ladies and Childrens Hose. MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF CORSETS IN THE CITY. ALL NEW STYLESAND BEST MAKE. B. F. STRICKLAND & CO. 1 1 !' J'- -man SOMETHING NEW AND INTERESTING. • Titue—A Comrade of The Crocs. The Wrestler of Philippi. DeVotee and A Darling. Out of The Triangle, a Story of the Far East. Ten Nights in a Bar Room. A ny of the above at 5c each. - - J. H. HUFF, - 24 Hill Street. ■ L, ,1 Columbia Bicycles Lead All Others. 835.00 0101; nn $50.00 840 XX) “ Jl/O.yy “ $75.00 HARTFORD BICYCLES! (o)—J CJLSU OR CREDIT. TCP TEZr TRITS A UT T* 1 GRIFFIN, GA. EDWARDS 39 HILL STREET. NEW STORE-NEW GOODS i Below we name a list of prices on the most j staple goods. Comparison will prove that no competition can touch them. ... « ... « ttfinsl . ..... •<,..< . < << Pepperell Mills unbleached 10-4 Sheet ing l«|c. Pepperell Mills bleached 10-4 Sheeting 19c. - Fruit of Loom 4-4 Bleach 64c. 1 Pepperell Mills Pillow Casing 10c. b English Lotog Cloth 10c. 1 Indian Head 10c. Best Ppnte, all new styles, 4c to sc. Beautiful quaUiy welt Pique 20c. r 72-inch all linen bleached Damask 85c. EDWARDS BROS Ten Cents per Week ?a• ■' ’ 72-inch all linen unbleached Damask 00c. Linen Doilers 5 to 124 c. Best Table Oil Cloth 15c. Can ton Flannel 5,6, 7 and 10c. New wool Dreae Goods under value. Fine lisle thread, silk finish Hose, beau ties, 19,20 and 25c. Linen Window Shades 25,80,38 and 50c. ' On Notions you are familiar with our prices and know they are the lowest