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EIGHTH YEAH
"smoke xtra good and rebe yell cigars
fIMERIGAN Sw
ills tarter Hard Blow at,
Santiago.
jjyyY BOMBARDMENT j
;.US« Great Destruction and,
Forts.
Kingston, Jainaic.-i, June 8 -
)etail 3 of yesterday s bombaid
nent of the Santiago torts have ;
)eell received here that thefn
llg began at 7; 45 in the morn j
jing anil continued until nearly!
)O on. The forts were rendered (
practically useless. The Im:
>pened the engagein nt, hittmgt
Dn e of the batteries below Mor :
rO . Following.the lowa were aU
the armored ships in the com
oined American squadron. They
B ailedin.an el’ipse, thus bring
sach broadsid ■ to bear in turn,
fifteen hundred large calibe.
Shells were fired. ' ■
The Fort nceu'.ly constructed
nt Pott. Aguadofes wus blown to
Bust, ano 1 ’ wa
wounded. As the .i< ' iiofn the
vrts slackened the American
diips drew closer' sid engaged
,he Spanidi vessels lying in the
Lhnel, T'i "IL ■ -mv -dc«
tas hit square yby a 13-iiicb
ihell. At least 10 sailors were
tilled by the shot m i nmnv in
ured, rinong them the second
officer of the Mercedes. OUier
hells hit the Mercedes and she
his finally abandoned, the crew
making the shore.
The American troopa landed at
Jaiquiri tjoosuU' I ot 900 marines,
Ihieeßegiments oi iuianlry, three
hatterres of artillery and a battul
|<>n of ei-gmei rs. Stveral heavy
Bu-g guns were landed and eo*
Bc.,iiC j (l behind the intren chmei.ts |
wb|ch were hastily thrown up by '
the troops.
a 11. e .Spanish forts are in
ruins, lhe Am-licans did just
what they started tut to do. and
their victory was com; lete. “
*b ri cmnonad mg bt’gan at ex
Mt y i. 4.) mi,d c-aaed at 11, the
Spanish i, rts luiyhig been si euced
ibe y .ri-o in the defetruc
tion. f’ n Spenisti report that Llc.b
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OF SYRUP OF HfiS I
is due notMaki t-. ~
sirnpli. it. tlle or ’S - mality and
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Co-otilvi . U II ORNIA Fig Syrup
411 the iinnn n P less upon
tn ’e and Unce P ur< -basing- the
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by the c■, J lgs is manufactured
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l!:a oaine <>f o" 1 ;”’ Emilies, makes
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, ds ’-t acts on ti . ‘a- , otber laxatives,
ij °W('] s without ■' V’ 1 -‘ eys ’ liver and
In? rr J tutlng or weaken
nau!*ate. j‘I 1 < O( ‘ S n ?t gripe nor
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NKW' YORK. N. Y.
THE ROMETHUSTI 0M MERCI AL
■o , and I,is nv n w u re imprisoned
there being considered only a ruse
to det r the warships from firing
upon h f<irt.
The Oregon, Indiana, Massa
chusetts nd lowa held the out
< r line of lhe formation and ad
ministered the heaviest punish
ment, the ligther armored ves
sels moving a little farther otl
shore.
The lire was tremendous.
Earth am d mortar leaped into
air from the explosion of the
giant shel's.
Not only the forts and batter
ies but the whole shore line was
rent and torn. No body of troops.
[ masked battery’ or ambuscade
'can have survived. .
The landing at Baiquiri was
I accomplished at noon, a small
bod vof Spanish infantry and
i cavalry offering but small re
isistance. Desultory firing was
i heard in the rear of the Span
lards. It proved to be from a
body of Cuban skirmishers. I'
was reported that a larger body
of Cubans was at the same time
attacking Santiago.
Damage . received by f.he
Amej’i'ans is described as “in-.
I - igiiilicant, while the Spanish
Joss: must have been very
heavy.”
The advantage of the Merri
mac blocking the channel was
inestimable. It enabled Admiral
Sampson to carry out his pro
gram without danger of a sortie
by the Spanish fleet.
SAMPSON UNHAMPERED.
Washington June 8, —The ex
tmt of Sampson’s attack on th<
Santiago defenses has brought
out on* fact very cb’- rly, namely
that he has practically unlimited
poweras tc the tim > and character
of an attack, and that he is tin
haniputd by nst ncti< ns fnni
Washington.
The exact nature of his orders
has never been made public, but a
naval official in a position to know
th'at th u y ,are said that Admira
Samps n had greater power con
ferred upon him han had ever been
given to any commander-in -chie 1 ’
It was for.him to decide on th.
time for an attack and the p'.act
and manner o f its execution. H<
may attack before troops arrive
or, in his discretion, act without
the co-operation of troops. In
short, it it - said that Admiral
Sampson is complete master of lhe
tac'ical and strategic operations bv
the naval forces otT Santiago llus
is in line with the policy approved
by the highest nayal authorities.
TROOPS FOR MACON.
\ Battalion From Atlanta To
Be Part Oe Col. Ray’? Regiment
Atlanta, June 8. —Col. John i.
Candler’s regiment of state volun
tears, authorized yesterday by the
war department, is under way of
j organization and wi 1, when, made
up, be sent to Macon for equip
ment- Col. P. 11. Ray of Macc-n
I was itT the city today. He has ar
rar&- dtc accept a. battalion from
AdittVa • Numbers have today en
:is ed and Capt. A ancy Carter,
wfitb his company of gi-.i.'.s, wil;
Up due of t><e features of G e rgit’s
|ldit ional quota of troops.
i THE ‘‘DEWEY SWOBD ”
Washington, June B—The sword
to be pr*-Bented to Admiral Dewey
under the act of cTigress provid
ing for this special . lark of die
tinction for his'bravery at Manila
will be one of the most beautiful
weapons ever made. Air ady the
art and ingenuity of the.hiß
sword-makers and jewelers of the
country, and indeed of the world
has been excited and the navy de
partment has more than fitly de
signs for this “Dewey sword.
ROME GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY J IN ; 3. 1398.
THE INVASION
Os Cilba is Said la lie fear
at Hand.
TROOPS MARKING
And Preparations Being Hur
r.ed Through.
Chicago, June 8. A T iinpa
dispatch from a reliable corres j
pondent to the Chicago Daily |
News, dated June 7, says tin-;
work of loading of trooi-s, horst s,'
guns, ammunition, stores, i
equipment an I nodical supplies
for the first pr< at invasion of lhe’
Spanish West Indies is almost
completed, and b fore many
hours (Jen Shafter’s corps, the
Fifth, is expected to sail away.
The destination is known to a
few and may not be given until
the fleet of transports with ' its
convoy oi war vessels is well on
• its way to Cuba.
movement ne wi.
' New York, June 8. A special
to the Times from Washingion
says:
Signs are multiplying which
confirm, even in the minds of
the most cautious observers the
stories of hurry orders f<i»r the
troops at Tampa which have
been current for several days
past. The necessary circumspec
tion of the i esponsible members
of the war administration pre
vents the exact nature of these
orders from becoming known.
1 That every effort is being made
bv all brand.esof the department
to get troops ready to move from
Tampa at a very early’ day is
beyond question.
Rush orders for ammunition
and supplies have been bestir,
ring the activities of lhe ordin
<s
,ance and subsistence depart
ments in the past few’ days. Lust
Thursday, for instance, impera
tive dem inds were mad.* from
army headquarters at T'.impa
that. 1,000,000 rounds of am mu
nition should be delivered at
that poin 4 by Saturday night.
So promptly’ was this ord. r at
tended to that the ammunition
was taken from the government
arsenal at Governor’s Island
Thursday afternoon and deliver
ed at Tampa within the time
prescribed, going faster th. n the
mails. At the same time a train
load of subsistence supplies went
forward on the same hurry sche.l
ules. These are incidents in the
, proceedings of the last few days
which indicate an aecer-sioii of
i haste at the front since General
Miles reached there.
Anoth r indication of the ap
proach of the long deferred for
ward inovement is the cli'.rter
ing by the war depar' memos
new transports.
HOBSONS DON'T WANT Al.'
'.A '
Mobile. Ala , June B.—Liberal r ---
ponses were received today to tn<
request raising tbe tn r:gage on
the Hobson homestead at Greens
boro. Tonight, however, a telegram
"was civ d from Judge Hi>bs< s
attorney Baying the movement was
unnecessary. There remains but a
. mall balance due on the moitg go
and the amount has been tendered
the building and loan aasociati n
. No aid is needed, nor will any be
accepted.
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Sp Has Been Defeated
Each 1 ime:
• ' V/e have about two thousan d yards of
Spanish Organdies A
- ■ a d w ' are going to dispose of it at
2 3-4 Cents |
>eryi .1 W.io
in at a'y sush orice. Th s lot is in assort id
coiors a ;d ,o tter is an i are just th i thing for
s im ter d esses, wr Appirs. etc , an J w.ien th s
iokets a’e aim off yo 4 c e/SY tell tiat it
ever st ,v ? sain. At th s orice wp will onlv sell
;• ooe d es> .) ittern to ea:h cl .s'onti),-. Evj-y. «
t'n-igs ctycisn. No joada ch ir»?d. gE
OFfBaiMGI I
\b i it 430 v .rds 42-inch m s tsselina de soie SK
in the i i i 'lng colors: nile, d irk green, cana
r , b ir t o a :ge, turquoise, light b’ue.cirdi
ni , b vn an J heliotrope. 8 ild all ove- the
: • , uty rom 7oc to $1 per yard, the very best
l )’ n hg ?. ds. At our store for a short tine
at 49c St ictly cash: not charged at these .
pr ces, '
Four -lundred Pieces '
FINE + • EMBROIDERIES ||
in v 1-2 a d length, s ightly soiled, per piece
pir yards but 20c per piece of vw
4 i 2 trd -. They a e worth from 25 11 4oc
per ya;- • i i d a big b irgiin at that but as
‘on ■ a’ t ■/ la£t you may pick your choice for
20c in ca . n.
I. . 's ' irl, waist, laundried detachable cyllar, only 17c,
! i ■ w Ist, worth and sold for more, new 23j.
S i’rr.
't si--!, Uj. These are all wiyth more.
L i Muslin Undeu’wear at prices to clo«e out the lot, ■"
<I >w i mi 30c up to 89c for ch lice, oad they are certainly '’‘Mkr
wo-'i!i i i.’hmori'. We are selling this underwear so cheap
v >ulril ’er call q lick if yoa want any of them. They are
ftS
Ase v *ea! fins Parasols. Some black and
white some black and some pretty
C 'k)r,.j plaids. Some coaching* and some
with two wide suffles of chiffon, choice of
yOW.'k the lot for only $1.75. This is the bett bar~
i i fine parasols ever off)/; I i 1 £ > rn
Come over and see them.
LAN! lAmSQNS
Seven Stores Fifth Avenue, Rome, G
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