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V’OLUME LXVIII.] SogxHLM;K L Kl.-ORDER 1, ' i ‘ 5b " (1 ^ 1319.' 1 CONSOLIDATED 1872. MlLLEDGE VILLE , G A., May 17, 1898.|
Number 46.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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declining power.
No matter hew barren the tree
nor how leafless it may seem,
you confidently expect leaves
again. And why?
Because there is life at the
roots.
So you need net worry about
the falling of your hair, the
threatened departure of youth
and beauty. And why?
Because if there is a spark of
life remaining in the roots of
the hair
AYER’S
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VIGOR
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DR. J. C. AVER, Lowell, Mass.
Editorial Glimpses and Clippings,
‘Maine-illa” says the Chicago Trib-
Boston’s elevated railway will cost
$5,000,000.
Macon sent two hundred and fifty
volunteers to the front.
From our RcKtilnr Corrrtpondfut.
Washington, May 11,1808.
Patriotic enthusiasm could scarcely
gy further than when it caused Senator
Hanna, who was present when Secre
tary Long received Commodore Dew
ey’s official report of his remarkable
victory in Manila harbor, resulting in
tiie destruction of eleven Spanish ships,
the demolition of heavy shore batteries,
and the placing of tiie Philippine islands
under the stars and stripes, to propose
three cheers tor Dewey! They were
given with a will by the crowd gather
ed in the Navy Department, including
many newspaper men and Senator Till
man. But even more 4 astonishing than
Commodore Dewey’s report that his
victory was won without the loss of a
man, or the injury ot a ship, and with
only six men wounded, was what
followed. Senators Tillman and Han
na, two men as widely diffeient in
everything as could possibly he brought
together, locked arms and walked over
to the White House to talk over the
gloiious and extraordinary victory with
Mr. McKinley. After seeing that,
the most of us are prepared for any
sort of miracle.
Secretary Long, in the name of the
President, cabled Commodore Dewey
his promotion to Acting Admiral, and
the thanks of the people, and Congress
is going to pass the resolution reported
from the House naval committee ten
dering him the tlianks of Congress; al
so a hill creating an additional rear
admiral in the navy, in order that the
position can he given to Dewey.
Orders have been issued for the for
warding of ten thousands troops from
San Francisco to the Philippine Islands
at the earliest possible moment, and
pie-ent expectations are that they can
he started by the 15th inst. The Phil
ippine Islands are a bigger prize than
most people suppose. There area is
ten per cent greater than that of New
England, New York, New Jersey,
Maryland, and Delaware combined,
and their estimated population is about
10,000,000. .The fact is not gener
ally known, either, that more than
half of the commerce of the islands is
with the U. S.
The next important war pews is ex
pected to come from the vicinity of
Cuba—it may come in any hour. It is
easier to get a commission in the vol
unteer army than it is to get a direct
hint from officials of either the War or
the Nkvy Department, but they can
not disguise their expectancy. News i«
expected from Admiral Sampson’s fleet,
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i
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Dixon Williams.
being ‘‘for the good of the service.”
Now, he has shown the cloven foot by
making a change for politics himself,in
forcing the resignation of Worthington
C. Ford, chief of the Bureau of Statis
tics, and giving the place to O. P.
Austin, an attache ot the Republican
National Committee, who had been
thrown out of a job by the closing of the
Washington headquarters of that com
mittee.
Senntor Jones, of Ark., who is a
member of the Finance committee, in
dignantly denies the statement persis
tently made by republicans that the
democrats on tlrnt committee have de
layed the reporting ot the war revenue
flERRITT IS OFF.
Commander-in-Chief and Governor
General at the Philippines.
Washington,May 12.—Gen. Merritt,
after a conference with the President
and Secretary Alger, announced that
he would leave lor San Francisco to
morrow, as commander-in-chief and
military governor ot the Philippines.
He will take twelve thousands troops.
Tellow Jaundice Cared.
Suffering humanity should be supplied
f with every means possible for its re-
1 lief. It is with pleasure we publish
bill, which has been before the commit
tee for a week. He shows who is res
ponsible for the delay by calling atten
tion to the fact that the time ef the
committee since it has had the bill has
practically all been spent in consider
ing amendment proposed by republican
Senators.
The explosions in Manilla Bay ap
pear to have been exlernal and inter-
nal.
Gen. Clement A. Evans will preach
the commencement sermon at Wes
leyan.
Our new navy has cost us $400,000,-
000 since 1884, when it really began
to take shape.
About all the use some men have
for the golden rule is to measure the
conduct of others.
Solicitor General Robert HoIges has
enlisted as a private in the Macon Vol
unteers, and Mr.Roland Ellis will suc
ceed him as solicitor general until the
war is over.
The wife of Maximo Gomez was
Miss Pink Martin, of Nall’s Creek,
Tenn. Her widowed mother went to
Havana after the war because her
brother was in business there.
There comes a time in life to all cf
us when we feel mean and “out of
sorts” and in a condition to invite dis
ease. It is then we need such a reme
dy as Dr. J. II. McLean’s Strengthen
ing Cordial and Blood Purifier. To
persons exhausted by sickness or over
work its invigorating influence is sur
prising, promptly restoring health,
energy and cheerful spirits.
the following: “This is to certify that
I was a terrible sufferer from Yellow
Jaundice for over six months, and was
treated by some of the best physicians
in our city and all to no avail. Dr.
Bell, our druggist, recommended Elec
tric Bitters; and after taking two bot
tles, I was entirely cured. I now take
great pleasure in recommending them
to any person suffering from this terri
ble malady. I am gratefully yours,
M. A. Ilogarty, Lexington, Ky. Sold
by Culver & Kidd, druggists.
DEWEY
Royal makes the food para,
wholesome sad dalldans.
As Seen by his Only Son.—Brave,
Gentle.—A Thorough Sailor,
Master of His Art and De
voted to It.
The calla lily, the pampered pet of
the conservatory in this latitude,thrives
in some pnrts of California in the fields
and multiplies as generously as the this
tle or the wild mustard.
NOTHING LIKE THE DISPLAY
—OF—
Nelson won the battle of Trafalgar
on October 21, 1805, but it was not un
til November 6 that the news reached
London. There were no rejoicing then
as now, for the Dewey of Trafalgar was
dead.
Acting under Blanco's orders the
port officers ot Havana have destroy
ed the wreck of the Maine with dyna
mite. This is Spain’s first and only
naval victory, observes the Birmingham
News.
An expert who has canvassed the
growth of trusts finds that fully 200
such organizations are now in exist
ence, with a total capital in stoexs and
bonds of $3,662,000,000.
Pack mules, with pack saddles, will
be largely used in Cuba by our army.
J t is easy enough for a mule to entry
300 pounds, and can go where it is im
possible for a wagon to be carried.
They will be used for the transporta
tion of amunition in places where wag
ons cannot be used.
hich is believed to he in the vicinity
of Porto Rico, and to he charged with
the double :task of whipping the Span
ish fleet, if it can he located, and of
capturing Porto Rico. The first sec
tion of the army of invasion is known
to be ready for embarkation and only
awaiting the command to start for
Cuba.
Camping grounds for twenty-five or
thirty thousand men have been select
ed in Virginia, several miles from
Washington, and this week that por
tion of the volunteer army which is to
he mobilized in the vicinity of the
National Capital will begin to ar
rive.
Mr. McKinley stood up well under
the social and political influences
brought to bear upon him in favor of a
thousand and one incompetants who
sought to wear the uniform of general
in the volunteer army, and shut them
all out by selecting real military men
tor those positions, all from the regular
army except four of the major generals
—Fitz Lee, of Va., Joe Wheeler, of
Ala; Senator Sewell, of New Jersey,
and James H. Wilson, of Del., all of
whom were generals in the late war
and three of whom are graduates of
West Point. But, unless the reports
that such men as young John A. Lo
gan, known only as a loud dresser and
horsey social swell, and Russell A.
Harrison, known to the toadies when
his father was President as “Prince
Russ,” who has made failure after fail
ure in the business world, are to be com
missioned as colonels and given staff
positions, are untrue, he is going to
tall down in making the staff appoint
ments. Good staff officers are consid
ered as necessary to the success ot an
army by military men as.‘ good gener
als.
Secretary Gage was the man who
was credited last year with saying that
no changes should be made in his de
partment solely because of politics.
There have been numerous changes on
account of politics in his department,
but Mr. Gage has always been able to
escape responsibility by saying that he
approved the changes because they were
recommended by his subordinates as
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Remember that the latest STYLES in STRAW HATS can be
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IAMTH
lWHO WENT WEST AND SAID THA
LEWIS* WEAR RE5I5TERS WERE
NO GOC
Ohlman
Milledgeville, Ga., No. 30
Haneock Street.
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“I am the first commodore to com- |
mand the United States Asiatic squa-,
dron since Perry, and I think that will j,
mean something.”
These were Commodore Dewey’s'
last words spoken to his only child, 1
George Goodwin Dewey, when father ,
and son bade each other goodbye last
December.
“Those were very significant words,”
said young Mr. Dewey, when I snw
him at his apartment, at No. 438 West
Fifth-seventh street, last week. “They
did not impress me when spoken, but
have very much since, in the light ot
the events of this week. I was grasp
ing father’s hand and had said, ‘I
wish you may have a successful cruise,’
when he spoke these words.
“How true they have been! Since
the days of brave Perry admirals have
commanded our Asiatic squadron, but
not a commodore until father took
charge. And then it lias meant some
thing. It meant the opportunity of a
lifetime, of which advantage was taken,
with grand results.
“When father left here for his com
mand, after trying the Iowa in his
capacity of president of the Board of
Inspection and Survev.he said nothing
about expecting hostilities, but showed
he looked forward with pleasure to tak
ing command of the squadron. He
never says much about what lie expects,
but is always prepared for everything
possible. Knowing ol his thoroughness
in preparation, and the fact that lie was
always master of the situation, I had
no fear of the result when I knew he
would lead his squadron in battle against
the Spanish torts and ships.
“Unfortunately, I have been much
separately from my father, for lie has
been off on long cruises, and in recent
years while he was home I was at col
lege and afterward entered the commis
sion business here in New York, so I
know of but few of the interesting
events of his life, hut I do know his
character, habits of thought and i
tion.”
8TCKF HEROES ARE MADI OF.
While Mr. Dewey was speaking he
showed in every expression of eounte
nance and voice the commendable pride
he felt in his father's achievements,
and when I asked wlmt sort of a man
his father was, as he viewed him, he
answered quickly, and with a quite
evident show of enthusiasm:—
“He is deliberate,cool, business-like,
without fear, gentle, very tond of chil
dren, good hearted and good to every
one. He is most thorough, determined
and energetic. He is a disciplinarian,
and everything under his control must
be as near perfect as possible. You
can easily imagine why I have such
faith in father’s ability, when I ap
preciate these strong points in his char
acter.
“He is so very kind hearted; yet
nothing can stop him in the perform
ance of his duty, no matter what the
results may be. He loves a good horse,
and is particularly fond of horseback
riding, yet he always considers the
comfort of the animal he rides. He
will not allow his horse to trot on a
hard road or to be hurried up a steep
hill. Then he has always been quite
fond of society, of club life, and lias
been devoted to children, and alwuys
enters into .their pleasures.
“That is one side. But when it
comes to the necessity ot fighting, lie
believes in being most thoroughly pre
pared, and striking quick, hard and
with deliberate intent of accomplishing
the purpose of war—that is putting the
enemy in a condition where he cannot
fight.
“I was very much impressed by his
last letter, received, a month ago,” con
tinued Mr. Dewey. “He said nothing
about expecting war, but said he was
very ‘busy’—a little word, but I knew
what it meant with him. He meant he
was practising his crew in every duty.
That they were handling the ships and
guns, firing at targets und doing every
thing that would bring them to the
maximum of prelection in case they
were called into Action. The result of
the battle of Manila shows that I was
right. He was busy when be wrote, and
busy for a good purpose
“He believes that out ships and men
are the best in the world. He is right,
and has proved it. Farragut is I113
ideal of a naval commander, and we all
know what Farragut was.”
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAMIWQ POWOCA CO., NOW 1
WJNSLOW
. WRECKED
-BY-
SPANIARDS
[Associated Press Report/]
Key West, May 12.—.There .was an
engagement off Cardenas yefijeyday at
1 o’clock in the afterno6q.J|Ti« cruiser
Wilmington,. Commander Todd; the
torpedo boat Winslow’ and' the auxil
iary Hudson were engaged. One officer
and four men were killed and several
were wounded. The dead are: Ensign
Bagley, John Varvorals, oiler; Josiah
Tdnnet, cabin cook; J. V. Meeks, fire
man; J. Daniel, fireman. The engage
ment took place in the harbor of Carde
nas. The gunboat Wilmington, the
torpedo boat Winslow, and the gun
boat Hudson were the only boats en-
gaged.
They entered the harbor for the pur
pose. of attacking some Spanish gun
boats which were known to he there-
These latter, however, were not dis
covered by the American force until
the Spaniards opened fire. The
land batteries ot Cardenas support
ed the fire ot the Spanish gunboats.
The engagement commenced at 2:05
p. in., and lusted for about an hour.
The wounded are: R. E. Wilcox, gun
ner’s mate; D. McKeen, quartermas
ter; J. Patterson, fireman; F. Gray
and Lieut. J. B. Bernado. » All slight
ly wounded, except Patterson, whose
condition is serious. Ensign Worth
Bagley was appointed from North
Carolina on September 7, 1891. The
battle while it lasted was terrific.
The Wilmington and the Hudson were
ahead un opened fire on the Spanish
boats which were lying at the docks.
The firing began at a range of 3,50C
yards. A tew minutes later the
Winslow came up and hIso opened fire.
In an instant the entire attention
the Spanish gunboats and land bat
teries were directed upon her. From
ides the shot and shell seemed to
all
Ho-To-Bm tor Fifty Costa.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cun, maksa weak
mtnttror*. blood pure. We,«. AllOnmglsta
pour in upon the little torpedo boat.
The Wilmington and the Hudson still
kept up their firing, but they could not
turn aside the tenihle storm ol lire and
death pouring in upon the torpedo boat.
The crew of the Winslow, however,
never faltered for a second. At 2;3o
p. m„ a solid ; shell crushed into th«
hull ot the Winslow and knocked out
her boiler. In an instant she began to
roll and drift helplessly. Then there
was a moment of awful suspense.
A fierce cheer went up from the-
Spaniards on the gunboats and batter
ies, and again a storm of fire was open
ed upon the hapless boat. The <»un-
hoat Hudson, which was lying nearby,
started to the assistance of the Wins
low. She ran alongside the torpedo
boat and tried to throw a line to the
imperilled crew. Up to this time,
with the exception of one shot which
disabled the boiler of the Winslow, the
firing of the Spanislv gunboats had been
wild, hut as the Winslow lay in the
rolling water the range grew closer
and shells began to explode all about
her. It was’difficult for the Hudson,
to get near enough to throw a line to
the Winslow’s crew so terrible was the
lire about her. Finally after about
twenty minutes, the Hudson approach
ed near enough to throw a line. En
sign Baglay and 6ix men were stand
ing in a group on the deck of the
Winslow. “Heave here; heave her;
heave her!” shouted Bagley, as he
looked toward the Hudson and called
for the line. “Don’t miss it,” shotted
an officer from the Hudson and with a
smile Bagley called back: ‘‘Let her
come; it’s getting too hot here for com
fort.” The line was thrown and at
th.e same instant a shell bunt in the
very midst of the group ot:
the Winslow.