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eighth yeah x « ~ ■■ ; ; —— ' smoke xtra good and rebel yell cigars HOBSPffS BOYS |i w Been Rewarded For Their Gallantry. HOFFER ’0 EXCHANGE wit h The Spaniards Meets no Definite Response. Washington, June 15.—Sub stantial recognition has been . !Ven by the navy department to the members of the gallant crew who took the Merrimac in to the entrance of the Santiago harbor and sunk her in the channel under the very muzzles of the Spanish guns. This evening official recogni tion was of their valor when Secretary Long signed the orders to Admiral Sampson di recting the promotion of all the members of the crew. Lieut. Hobson’s reward will come later through congress. The men still linger in a Spanish prison, but klien they return again to their Liips their promotions will be Iv iiing them. The orders sent to Ivimiral Sampson tonight direct ■he promotion of the men as fol ■jW', ■ Daniel Montague, master at ■ ms, to be a boatswain, from ■SO a month to $1,300 a year. ■ George Charette, gunner’s ‘te, to be a gunner, from SSO ■ nfonth to $1,300 a year. I Rudolph Clausen, Osborne ■higuian and Murph v, cox- ■Wains, to be chief boatswain’s Bates, an increase of S2O a ■ontli. ■ Geo. P. Phillips, machinist, ■ be.a chief machinist, from S4O ■ ■'tbiita to S7O a month. B I'rancis Kelly, water tender, ■ be chief machinist, from $37 j B er ’tofith to S7O per month. I hi addition to the promotions, Bps have already been taken ■ward the presentation of med- ■ st(J Conductor Hobson and ■ e Ineiu hers of his gallant crew. ■ bat new honor awaits Hobson, ■'o plunned and executed the coup, have not as yet ■ fcll disclosed. ■ AXI HOBSON AND MEN. I Lesage ro Blanco Offering ■ Exch ange was Unavailing. ■ l,: 'vana, June 15.—Today an I t lean gunboat appeared oil' ■'ana harbor with a Hag of ' "ben she arrived within ■ lOll distance of the fort, ■•Col. Ramus, on board ■ ' paillsh gunboat Fleicha, ■j- t() meet her. ■... C 0l ’ reß Pondent under Americans proposed ® of the prisoners, or lem ’ ca htured with the ■>’ steame r Argonauta for ■ihZT” P '' ißoners taken at I;.. ■ 6 , Üba at the sinking ■ ac “ lted States collier Mer- ■ Blanco > it is also under ■^C 10 answer ■ 'bathed? Propo9a1 ’ al]e 8- ■‘Cous f.. ft dd ‘i eCeiVed no in ' rM B0 '" ■!' e “ e «d of . HBlb'ine i B & B 0() d Spring ( p gi > 1X108(1 universal Br ts this neeTT^ 11 * exactl y THE ROME HUSTLER-COAIA! E RIIA L JMCNROK .... Bryan Advocates it in Speech at Gmah?. NO WAR OF CONQUEST ; Should be Waged, but we Fight I For Humanity. Omaha, Neb., June 15 —The Nebraska building at the expo sition was dedicated today with appropriate ceremony amid the plaudits of thousands of the state’s citizens. Gov. Holcomb and his staff took part in the ex ercises, along with many of the slate’s most distinguished resi dents. The speakers of the day were Hon. Constantine J. Smith,Hon. William F. Gurley and Hon. William J. Bryan. Mr. Bryan’s oration was nota ble for one thing—his first pub lic declaration on the war issue. He took high ground on the question, urging that the war is for humanity, and not the ex tending of the United States ter ritory. In concluding he said the maniLst destiny of the na tion is m t to acquire new realms to govern, but to carry out the fundamental principles of Dem ocracy to the end that equality among the citizens may be se cured. Mr. Bryan said, in part: “War is harsh ; it is attended by hardships and suffering, it means a vast expenditure of ' money and men. We may aIL pray for the coming of the time! promised in Holy Writ when the spears shall be beaten Into pruning hooks, and the swords into plowshares; but universal peace cannot come until justice |is enthroned throughout the world. Jehovah deals with na- 1 tions as he deals with men, and) for both decrees that the wages of sin is death. Until the right has triumphed in every land and love reigns in every heart, government must, as a last re sort, appeal to force. As long as the oppressor is deaf to the voice of reason, so long must the citi zen accustom his shoulder to the musket and his hand to the sa ber. “Our nation exhausted di plomacy in its efforts to securea peacable solution of the Cuban question and took up arms when it was compelled to choose be tween war and servile submis sion in cruelty, which would have been a disgraceful submis sion to barbarism. “History will vindicate the position taken by the United States m the war with Spain. In saying this I assume that the principles which were invoked in the inauguration of the war will be observed in its prosecu tion and conclusion. If a contest undertaken for the sake of hu manity degenerates into a war of conquest, we shall find it diffi cult to meet the charge of hav ing added hypocrisy to greed. Is our national character so weak that we cannot withstand the temptation to appropriate the first piece of land that comes , within our reach? “To indict upon the enemy all possible harm ie the warfare, ' but shall we contemplate a ROME GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 15. 1898. FOR PORTO RICO Fifteen Regiments From Chic amailya Army I TO FORM EXPEDITION, , The First Georgia May go. Two Soldiers Die. Chicamauga National Para, June 14.—It'ia stated that orders were received today from the de partment that fifteen of the b st equipped regiments in Gen'. Brooke’* army be designated for movement to the front. It is un derstood that fifteen of the regi ments aie te be taken from the camp to make uu the expedi* tion which will go to Porto Rico. No information would be given out at Gen. Brooke’s headquarters as to when regiments would be selected for this expedition, very few being sufficiently equipped at this time for actual servioe. Everything possible is being donr at this point to prepare the men for service and supplies are being distributed as rapidly as they ar rive. Gen. Grant, who had been in Chattanooga and on Lookout Mountain on leave since Saturday, returned to his peat today much improved in health. He has not yet been assigned to any command in the first corps, though the order for his transfer has beeu received. Reports were made to Gen Brooko today that all recruiting < fficera from the various regiments had been detailed and despatched t> their various stations except from the First Vermont, Ninth New York and First Arkansas. It is staled at headquarters that the alleged disorders at Lyttio have been exaggerated. Hamilton Paul, private, Com pany H 160 h Indiana regiment, died suddenly this morning of congestion of the brain Corp. Ralph E. Warden, Com pany B. T wentv-firat Kansas, of Syracuse, Kan . died at S:3O th a afternoon of meningitic. It is reported here that the Fir.t Georgia regiment, now static ned at Griffin has been ord«.r-d io move to Chicamauga. The Georgians be sent out with the Porto Ricap expedition as it is a well known fact thatCc’. Garrard has been seasoning his men for service. ■ • scheme for colonization of the orient merely because our fleet won a victory in the haibor of Manila? “Our guns destroyed 8 Span ish fleet, but can thev iestroy that sole evident truth, tlat gov ernments derive their ju£ pow ers not from superior fories, but from the consent of the govern ed? “Shall we abandon a list re sistance to European eicroach ment upon the western hemis phere in order to minglein the controversies of J£urq>e and Asia?” , - Mrs. A. Invecm, residiig at 720 Henry St.. Ahon, 111.. suffered with sciatic rheumatism for over eight months. She dootoed for it nearly the whole of tua time, using various remedial recom mended by friends, nd was .rested by the physician, but re ceived no relief. She the used one nod a halt bottles of Qbaaberlain’b Pain Balm whioh effeotd a com pie's cure. 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