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OHEAP MONEY.
per cent, and 7 per cent, money now
ready for loans on Macon residence and
business property. 8 per cent money for
farm loans. Over $5,000,000 successfully
negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans made
can be paid off at any time. We are head
quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man.,
ESTABLISHED 1884.
MAINE ORDERED
TO HAVANA,
The United States Sends a
Warship Into Cuban
Waters.
SENATORS ARE PEEASEO.
Stated at the Navy Yards Tha
Th?re is Nothing Hostile in the
Movement of the Country.
Washington, Jan. 24 —The United States
steamer Maine, has been ordered to Ha
vana. It Is said at the navy department
that no disturbing news has been received
from there but the movement rather in
the line of a reieimplion of the free inter
course our naval vessels in Cuban waters
the same as prevailed prior to their with
drawal on account of a outbreak of hos
tilities.
The first intimation that any member of
the senate committee on foreign relations
had of the orders to the Maine was given
In the Asoclated Press bulletin.
They received the information with evi
dent satisfaction.
Senator Frye said the action was emi
nently satisfactory to him. Senator Gray
mild it was very proper to have warships
in Havana for the protection of American
interests. Senator Morgan said Germany
had shown the United States the way by
sending her warships to Havana and was
evidently badgering this government in
this matter.
Senator Foraker was particularly pleas
ed to hear the news. He said he wished
the Texas and other vessels of the squad
ron would be ordered to follow the Maine.
Senator Cullom said “I am glad to hear
It. J hope the Maine will be followed by
other vessels.”
Senator Teller said he would like to see
the heritor of Havana filled with Amer
ican ships.
Secretary of the Navy Ixmg was seen
this morning concerning the rumors afloat
yesterday in regard to the movements of
the ships and said: “So far from there
being any foundation for rumors yester
day of trouble at Havana, matters are now
in such a condition that our vessels are
going to resume their friendly calls at the
Cuban ports and go In and out Just as the
vessels of other nations do. The Maine
will go in a day or two on just such a
visit. The department has issued orders
for vessels to attend the public celebra
tions at Mobile and Mardi Gras at New
Orleans and for the -torpedo boat Flotila
to visit Galveston. Texas.” .
SENATOR MONEY
Took the Oath of Office as Representative
From Mississippi Today.
Washington, Jan. 24. —Senator Walthall,
of Mississippi, presented the credentials of
11. D. S. Money, as senator from Missis
sippi, to succeed the late Senator George,
and the oath of office was administered to
Mr. Money, who has been sitting as sena
tor under apointment from the governor
of Mississippi.
Mr. Walthall presented a joint resolu
tion adopted by the legislature of Missis
sippi urging the United States government
•to intervene in the Cuban war on behalf of
■the insurgents, “peaceably if it can, forci
bly if it must."
The resolution was read and referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
BILLOT TO TESTIFY.
The Minister of War Will Defend the Honor
of France's Army.
Paris, Jan. 24—. According to the Gau
lois, the Minister of war. General Billot,
will prohibit all officers from testifying
nt the trial of Emile Zola.
General Billot himself will attend the
trial in full uniform to make the “neces
sary defense of the army's honor."
The organ of the government claims
■that the public tension has been relieved
by the firm statement made by the
premier. M. Meline, in the chamber of
deputies, and by the completeness of the
police prosecutions.
DELEGATES
To the Monetary Convention
Are Gathering at Indian
apolis Today.
Indianapolis, Jan. 24. —Delegates to .the
monetary convention, which opens tomor
row afternon at 3 o’clock, in the Grand
Opera house, are arriving. At least 350
delegates are expected.
H. H. Hanna, the chairman of the exec
utive committee will call the convention
to order, and introduce Governor Leslie A.
Shaw, of lowa, the permanect nhairman.
Further features of the afternoon pro
gram as already agreed on are to include
an address of weloqme by Governor James
J. Mount, and the reading of the commis
sions' report by C. S. Patterson, of Phila
delphia.
Tomorrow evening Charles S. Fairchild,
of New York, will deliver an address.
BRAYED AND WORKED.
How Two Presbyterians Ran a Klondike
The Presbyterian Board of Home Mis
sions has just received word from its two
Klondike missionaries, Rev. Messrs. Youag
and McEwen, who have at present a mo
nopoly In dispensing religion to the min
ers. Rev. Mr. Young’s letter is dated De
cember 1, and from Klondike City, two
miles below Dawson.
He says they “prayed and hustled" and
raised >BSO. for which they leased a build
ing from a saloonkeeper until May 1.
They got some of the money by letting
second floor rooms. On the 21st of No
vember one of the lodgers came home
filled with whisky. Although candles were
worth $1.50 apiece, he lighted one and
then kicked it over. The building was
burned to the ground. The pluck of the
missionaries had aroused the enthusiasm
of the miners, however, and gold was
forthcoming in paying quantities.
M;. Young argued tpr and wqp the ob
servance of Sunday in the camp, and the
“Opera House,” which had been used for
other purposes on that day, is now the
church. Mr. Young says grub is very
high, but does not mention starvation.
He reprots no trouble in making pastoral
calls with the thermometer 40 degrees be-
Jpw zero,
Advertise In The News and reach the
people. _
THE SECOND WEEK.
Os the Great Strike Among the Cotton Peo
ple Opens.
Boston, Jan. 24 —The second week of
the big cotton mill strike opens at the
principal centers with both sides appar
ently as determined to hold out as at the
Inauguration of the contest.
No attempt was made to open the gates
of the big corporations of mills at New
Bedford, Biddeford or Lewiston.
At New Bedford and Biddeford, the bus
iness men appear to be more anxious re
garding the future than either the mill
owners or trhe operatives and the small
dealers are feeling the loss of trade se
verely.
Many operatives are leaving, some for
their homes in the provinces and others
to seek employment in other mill centers.
MRS. MARY SHELLITO.
Wife of the Head of the Great Merchantile
House is Dead.
Cincinnati, Jan. 24—Mrs. Mary Shilloto,
widow of the late John Shilloto, founder
of the great mercantile house in this city
that bore his name, died at 11 o’clock yes
terday, after a long illness, from the in
firmities of old age.
THEY ADMIRE WHITE.
Democratic Congressman Said to Be Pleased
That He is Their Chairman.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 24—The elec
tion of Senator White of California, to be
chairman of the Democratic congressional
committee is regarded favorably by the
congressmen of t'frat political faith.
He is an ardent silver man, capable of
an enormous amount of hard work, and is
■also looked upon as one who knows how
to conduct a campaign.
Senator Faulkner was not a candidate
for re-election, having positively declined
several weeks ago to permit his name to
be used, in connection with the chairman
ship.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York, Jan. 24—Coton futures open--
ed steady. Sales 3,5000 bales; January 567,
February 555; March 560, April 572, May
574, January 576, July 580, August 583,
September 584, October 586.
PANDfTWOIiNDED.
Fierce Fighting is Reported
to the Herald from the
Interior.
AT A STANDSTILL
The Insurgents Here Had Every
Advantage so Far—Wanting
Further Reinforcements.
New York, Jan. 24 —Reports have just
reached Havana from the Cauto river dis
trict, where General Pando has been oper
ating, to the effect that General Pando
has been seriously wounded In an engage
ment with the insurgents, says the Ha
vana correspondent of the Herald.
No details of the fight have been re
ceived here but late reports show that
there has been hot fighting along the
Cauto river.
General Pando is now in or near Man
zillo.his operations against the rebels hav
ing been so far practically without results.
Despite the heavy force he has with him
the insurgents aided by the natural de
fensive positions have been able to pre
vent him from making any headway and
at last reports General Pando was
awaiting the arrival of more troops from
Havana before making another important
move against the rebels.
DANCE OF DEATH.
She Said: "I Am Not Going to Die,” Then
She Fainted and Expired.
Chicago. 111., Jan. 22.—>Mrs. Elizabeth
Grosalski was SO, but she wanted to dance
at her grand-daughter's wedding last
night, so she hobbled from her home to the
residence of her son. She left there a
corpse.
The wedding guests were assembled and
the bride was arrayed in her nuptial gar
ments when the grandmother arrived. But
before the latter had been in the house
more than a minute she was seized with a
pain in her left side and fell to the floor.
Her son leaned over the old woman and
lifted her up,
"■Mother,” he said, “if yo uare going to
die, go home and die there. I cannot af
ford to have you die here. • It has cost me
too much money to have the wedding put
off."
The grandmother gasped for breath,
clutched her son’s hand and looked de
spairingly about the room.
"I am not going to die, 1 ’ she said. “I
am going to dance at the wedding first.
See—don’t say I am going to die,”
She kicked ong £pot into £6 air and was
about to follow it with the other, when she
fell in a faint and in a few minutes she
was dead.
Thebodywas removed to the home of the
woman, her son hired a neighboring hall
and hither the wedding party hurried, and
after a short time the wedding ceremony
was in full blast.
byTrickery
Lord William Neville is Said
to Have Secured the En
dorsement of Notes.
London, Jan. 24—Lord William Neville,
fourth son of the Marquis of Abergavenny,
was arrested today and taken to the Bpw
street police court charged w-ith fraud in
connection with a suit of Sam Lewis, a
money lender, against Spencer Clay, an
officer of the guards, to recover 11,113
pounds due on two promissory notes cash
ed for the prisoner.
During the trial of the suit of Lewis vs.
Clay, In November last, counsel for the
defendant aleged that the endorsement of
the notes was secured by trickery.
The jury found that Clay Ute vic
tim of misplaced confidence and a verdict
was given to the effect that Clay was not
bound by the signatures.
PRESTON RESIGNS
Washington, Jan. 24—Mr. R. E. Preston,
director of the mint, has resigned and the
name of George M. Roberts, of Fort Dodge,
lowa, will be sent to the senate as his suc
cessor.
You can talk to 10,000 every day through
the columns of The News.
THE MACON NEWS,
NIAGARA RIVER
OmiG TEAR
Water Rose in the Gorge and
and Swept Away Maid of
the Mist Docks.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
Down the River Below the Falls—
The Scene a Wild One—Water
Rises in the Erie Canal.
Buffalo, Jan. 24 —A special to the News
from Niagara Falls says:
Niagara river was in a rage last night,
owing to heavy western gale w’hich pre
vailed for twenty-four hours.
The water rose in the gorge 25 feet.
It swept over the Maid-of-the-,Mlst docks
and sheds and carried off boats, boat
houses, lumber and pulp wood in large
quantities.
The scene looking on the American and
Canadian falls was a wild one. Bath Is
land, Luna island and a part of Three
Sisters are submerged and considerable
damage has been done to state property.
The greatest damage was done down the
gorge, where sections of the gorge road
were undermined and swept away.
The boats, boat houses and docks on the
lower river were swept away. Tonawanda
creek overflowed its banks and forced the
w-ater down the Erie canal until it over
flowed, causing considerable damage.
EXCITING RUNAWAY.
A Frightened Horse Makes Some Fun in
East Macon.
Today ebout noon the usual quiet that
reigns in East Macon was disturbed by the
shouts of someone who was trying to stop
a runaway. It proved to be an old negro
who was coming into the city w’.u a load
of wood-
The horse, which was a structure of an
cient v’etage, and wnlch, periapt, in the
years of the civil war had ornamented the
stable of some Southern squire, became
frisky as he got on 'top of the Will coming
down Main street, He could find nothing
bu't the car track at which to become
frightened, he suddenly darted to one side,
and was delighted to see the look of sur
prise and alarm on the face of the old
darkey who was his master. He started
down the hill witb the load of wood, in
high glee, but before he reached the bot
tom he was anxious to stop as the ancient
driver.
The speed was alarming, and both the
horse and driver saw that it was impos
sible to make the sharp turn in the road.
They went right straight into the fence,
The horse v'ent through without a scratch,
knocking down three panels. The wood
was eve; urned on the old man, tnd when
he was ti led out it was found that le
had not been hurt In the least.
STILL A MYSTERY.
The Two Students Who Disappeared are
Still Missing.
No clue as to the whereabouts of the
two young men who left the residence of
Dr. Worsham, on Huguenin Heights, last
Monday night, has been found.
Young Battle was a student at Mencer
University, while Turnipseed attended the
Georgia and Alabama business college.
The parents of the two young men have
been notified of their disappearance, but
so far nothing has been heard from them.
Turnipseed is the elder of the two, be
ing about 22 years of age. He has light
hair aft! is a blonde. Battle is about 18
years of age and is a decided brunette.
DOWN WITH JEWS
Was the Cry of the Rioters at
Algiers this Morning.
Algiers, Jan. 24.—Further rioting occur
red here at 9 o'clock this morning when it
was learned that a Hebrew had stabbed a
Spaniard.
The mob gathered, attacked and looted
the Herbew stores. At the head of six
zouaves wi'th fixed bayonets, the governor
general, preceded by the military drum
mers. traversed the streets apealing for
quiet, followed by a mob of about 3,090
people, who shouted "down with the
Jews,” with a few cries of “Vive la Gouv
erneur generale.”
The governor general finally retired to
the winter palace, escorted by a detach
ment of police and zouaves. Several He
brews have been assaulted and a score of
arrests made.
DOLE’S ROUTE.
He Leaves Chicago Tomorrow
and Reaches Washington
Wednesday;
Chicago, Jan. 24 —President Dole and
party will leave Chicago via the Balti
more and Ohio railroad, train No. 8, at
10:25 a. m. tomorrow en route tq 'Wash
ington, where they wall arrive at ll;50
a. m. on Wednesday.
The party will occupy one of the Balti
more and Ohio official cars and is under
the personal escort of T. W. Cradler, the
third assistant secretary of jmd
Major Heistandt, military attachee of
President McKinley.
During the journey on Tuesday the par
ty will pass through the thickly settled
portion of Ohio, making brief stops at
such points as Defiance, Tiffin, Mansfield,
Newark and Zanesville,
Wednesday morning they will pass
through the historic battlefield of the
country along the Potomac river between
Cumberland and Washington. The party
will be escorted over the line by repre
sentatives of the Baltimore and Ohio pas
senger department.
REPORT CORRECT.
That Germany Will Open Kiao Chou to the
World's Commerce.
Berjin, Jap. 24 —The following semi
official announcement was made today;
The statements regarding Germany’s in
tention to open the port of Kiao Chou to
the commerce of the world, is practically
correct. Germany desires that its policy
in China should be a liberal policy not
interferring with the commerce of other
nations.
Telephone.
No. 848, The Bradstreet Compos.
N». <7, MP’X, 8. T., carpenter.
MACON NEWS MONDAY JANUARY 24 1898.
CONFESSED ID
TIMpIME.
George Clark Ruined His
Brothers Home and Then
Foully Murdered Him.
TRIED POISON FIRST.
Faithless Wife Now Sixty-two Years
of Age Was the Cause of the
Fratricide.
Napa, Cal., Jan. 24 —George Willard
Clark has confessed that he is the mur
derer of his brother, W. A. Clark, at St.
Helena, on last Thursday.
Mrs. Levina Clark was married to Wil
liam A. Clark more than twenty years
ago in Clay county, Ilinois. She is 60
years old and the mother of seven chil
dren.
George W. Clark, the murderer, became
intimate with her thirteen or fourteen
years ago. Their relations continued while
the husband was in California making a
home for her, and during the time a child
born of which George Clark was the
father.
After coming to California to live near
St. Helena, Napa county, Mrs. Clark pro
fessed Christianity and attempted to break
off her relations with her brother-in-law,
but .he persisted in his attentions. At
times he asked her if she would live with
him in the case of her husband’s death.
Last month he put strychnine in his
brother’s coffee on two occasions, but the
brother detected poison and had the cof
fee analyzed by a druggist.
Then Thursday morning George Clark
lay in wait for his brother and shot him
while he was preparing breakfast in the
kitchen at his St. Helena home.
BACK 10 JAIL.
Blanch, the Negro Accused of Killing Zeke
Winn on Trial.
A. H. Blanch, the last of the three ne
groes arrested on the charge of having
murdered Zeke Winn, the others having
been released, was giving a hearing at the
recorder’s court this morning, Mayor Price
presiding.
Blanch was tried some time ago before
Justice Gerdine, and was dismissed, but
was arrested again before he had left the
■building.
In the former trial the prosecution fail
ed to prove that a murder had ever been
committed. At the hearing this .morning
no additional evidence was produced, and
'that which was brought out was purely
circumstantial. Mayor .Price said, how
ever, that owing to the gravity of the
crime with which Blanche was charged,
and as there was some doubt in his mind
as to the negro's innocence, he would
commit him to jail and let him have a trial
before a jury.
Colonel John Cooper appeared for the
defense and Mr. W. P. Bracken for the
ppoccoution.
Blanche was carried back to jail, where
he will be held for trial.
THEATRICAL TRUST.
Klaw and Edinger Announce That They
Will Build Two New Houses
The report that the big theatrical trust,
with Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger ait its
head, has been broken, and that the first
evidence of its dissolution comes with the
fact that Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger have
given up the lease of two theaters in New
Orleans.
This morning Manager Horne of the Ma
con theater received the following tele
gram;
"Pay no attention to the silly rumors
that we intend relinquishing our interests
in New Orleans. We will build two new
theaters there for next season. Mr. Klaw
leaves for that city on Thursday, and the
ground will be broken for the new houses
next week. Our position there is stronger
than ever, We declined to renew’ leases of
old theaters because they are unsuited for
modern combinations and the public.
Klaw & Erlanger,
This means that the combination is
stronger than ever and that the bookings
will be very strong for next season.
GLADSTONE.
Pall Mall Gazette Says His
Condition Continues Very
Grave.
London, Jan. 24. —The Fall Mall Ga
zette this afternoon says: “Our latest in
formation in regard to Mr.
condition is that it continues to be most
grave. There has been no improvement
£inee our announcement Wednesday. We
say this in spite of all statements to thf>
contrary and with a full sense of our re
sponsibility in dp.ing so,”
REV. H 0. JUDD,
Spoke at the Y. M. C. A. Yesterday After
noon.
One of the most excellent talks yet made
at the Young Men’s Christian Association
Sunday afternoon meetings was the one
yesterday afternoon by Rev. H. O. Judd,
rector of St. Paul's church,
A large crowd was attracted to the
meeting by the announcement that Rev.
Judd wo nd be the speaker of the occasion,
and all who attended were delighted with
the excellent talk which they listened to.
MERCER Y. M. C. A.
Was Addressed Yesterday By Secretary
Mathews.
Secreatry Matthews, of the Southern
Young Men’s Christian Association ad
dressed the members of the Mereer Asso
ciation yesterday afternoon in the college
chapel.
Mr. Matthews is a most interesting
talker, and knows how to get in ’ touch
With the boys. He was listened to with
great interest by a large crowd yesterday.
MORE RIOTS
Occurred at Galtiopolist—Governors Resi
dence Burned.
Galliopolix, Jan. 24.—There were riots
here last evening. The mob broke street
lamps and burned the governor’s residence
and the local club house. Thirty-nine ar
rests were made.
MR. CRAIG’S FUNERAL.
Will Take Place This Afternoon at Rose
Hill at 3:30 O’clock.
The funeral of Mr. James Craig, who,
after several months suffering, died at his
home yesterday afternoon at :90 o’clock,
will take place this afternoon at Rose
Hill cemetery.
For seven ’ weeks the hope that Mr.
Craig would recover was lost in the hearts
of the loved ones. He contracted a severe
cold some time ago which developed into
consumption.
Everybody in Macon knew and loved
Jim Craig. He had the confidence of
everyone, and in his business life he was
regarded as a model employe.
The end came yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock while loved ones gathered around
the bedside. He passed away as quietly
as if he had fallen into a sleep.
The pallbearers at the funeral this af
ternoon wih be Messrs. J. J. Gailard,
George Watson, W. E. Shelverton. W. J.
Lyon, Frank Coburn, G. A. Macdonald.
They will meet at the undertaking estab
lishment of L. McManus at 3 o'clock. The
interment wijl be at Rose Hill cemetery.
GARRISON-CARMICHAEL.
A Macon Gentleman Married in Atlanta
Friday.
■At the home of the bride’s parents in
Atlanta, Saturday afternoon, Mr. H. C.
Garrison was married to Mrs. Annie Car
michael.
Mr. Garrison is employed in the dis
patchers office at the Central railway, and
is one of the most popular men in Macon.
The happy couple returned to Macon
Saturday and will make their home here
in the future.
PRISONERS ARE SCARCE.
The Number at the Jail is Less Ttan Has
Been in Year..
There are now less than forty prisoners
confined in the Bibb county jail, a record
which is remarkable.
At no time within the past few years
has such a thing been known. The courts
have been very active or crime is becom
ing less frequent.
The former theory seems to be the cor
rect one as the last list of convicts will
show.
BIG »ION.
Caused Today By the Intro
duction of a Letter in
Carter’s Trial.
ASKED TO DROP IT.
The Letter Says That the Investi
gation Could Result in Nothing
but Disgrace to Engineers.
riawiHiiah, Ga., Jan. 24. —A sensation was
caused in the trial by court martial of
Captain O. M. Carter today by the intro
duction of a letter from H. S. Cooper, in
spector on the works in the Savannah
river harbor, to Captain Gillette, asking
him to drop the charges.
The letter was written in August. It
said that Captain Carter was a man of
influence and that the Atlantic Contract
ing Company had boosted film along, and
that the Investigation of the work done
would only bring Captain Carter to dis
grace and place a blot on the engineering
corps.
The letter was admitted after a protest
from the attorneys of the accused.
SUPERIOR COURT.
The Civil Docket Was Taken up This Morn
ing.
The civil docket was taken up in the
superior court this morning before Judge
Felton.
The docket contains a number of minor
cases and will be rapidly dispensed of at
time for the noon adjournment. The court
was hearing the ease of Seisel against
James Braswell for rent on a barber shop.
JOE CAMP COMING.
He Will Be Invited to Address The Stu
dents at Mercer University.
The Ciceronian and Phi Delta societies
will invite Joe Camp, the celebrated Geor
gia orator to be present at their jubilee
which will take place Friday night, Feb
ruary 4.
The immediate examinations w’hich are
now in progress will have been finished
by that time, and the students will cele
brate in royal style. The Wesleyan young
ladjes will be invited to be present.
THE TEACHERS.
Prof. Gibson Was in Macon
Saturday in Conference
With Prof. Pollock,
Prof. C. B. Gibson, secretary of the
Georgia Teachers* Association, was in the
city on Saturday in conference with Pres
ident Pollock of Mercer, who is also the
president of the association.
Professor Gibson is superintendent of the
public schools of Columbus.
He came to 'Macon to discuss the ar
rangements for the next meeting of the
association, which will be held, at Cum
berland Island during the summer as
usual.
Professor Gibson says that he expects
the next meeting to be one of the most
successful the association has ever held
and he thinks that it will be one of the
most largely attended.
The program for the meeting is now un
der consideration, and will be ready be
fore very long.
DEBS
Appeals to the Public in
Behalf of a Train
Wrecker.
Chicago, Jan. 24.—Eugene V. Debs has
issued a plea to the public in behalf of
Salter T. Worden, under sentence of death
for train wreaking near Sacramento, Cal.,
during the railroad strike of 1894. Debs
asserts that Worden Is the victim of a
conspiracy of railroad detectives, and that
at the worst the condemned man was but
a tool in the detectives’ hands.
HANSON HAS
BACKED DOWN,
He Endorses Deveaux and
Judson Lyons Comes Out
on Top.
HILI WHITES DEFEATED,
The Administration is on Their Side
But Hanson is Playing a Deep
Game for the Macon Office.
According to a special from Washington
it would seem that the lilly white Repub
licans are getting the worst of it and that
they are now begging the situation.
Major J. F. Hanson, of this city, who is
new in Washington, and who is perhaps
the state leader of the lilly whites, has
been forced by the regulars to endorse a
negro for office in Savannah. It has here
tofore been understood that the Major has
been oposed to the endorsement of negroes,
but i, ■ otild seem that not only has the
negro been endorsed by the leader of the
lilly whites, but Tom Lyons, the negro of
Augusta, has practically dictated the
terms under which he will get out of the
Augusta postoffice.
He is to get something better at the
hands of the president, and is to have
the say as to who is to be appointed post
master in Augusta.
The special reads as follows:
“The troubles of the Georgia 'Republi
cans have all been settled and those who
win are feeling happy tonight. The lilly
white contingent gets nothing except the
empty honor of having contributed to fur
nishing Augusta with a white postmaster,
but that comes only with 'the president’s
assurance that he desires to give Judson
Lyons a better office, and it will result in
the selection as postmaster there of a man
who carries Lyon’s endorsement and who
has always affiliated with the Republican
organization.
In order to secure this empty honor,
Major Hanson had to give his endorse
ment to the application of Dexveaux as
collector at Savannah, and has to swallow
the appointment of Deveaux in the face of
the protest, of his element in Savannah.
This is a bitter pill for the lilly whites.
“Major Hanson and Lyons headed the
Georgia delegation, which spent nearly an
hour with the president this morning. The
major has been quietly at work for two
days, hoping to find the occasion for a
general turn-down of the negroes who
were applicants for the large offices in
the state, and with special oppositon to
Deveaux and Lyons. Leaken, of Savan
nah remained over for a conference with
the major and had been acting as his right
hand man in these endeavors. After his
experience with that husky individual,
Leaken decided that there was no hope
of doing anything with Hanna, and all
efforts were turned toward the White
House. He and Deveaux were a part of
the party that went there today. Leaken
declares, by the way, that he has at no
time been a candidate 'for the colloctorship
ilgtiliifel Deveaux.
There was a general discussion of Geor
gia matters. Lyons brought up the col
leetorshjp and insisted that Major Hanson
ought to go on record as endorsing De
veax. This the major assented to and then
there was an agreement that Harry Blun
should be apointed postmaster at Savan
nah. This knocks out Tom Johnson, who
has recently had his eyes, turned toward
the postoffice,”
A RALLY FOR MERCER,
An Enthusiastic Meeting at First Street
Baptist Church Last Night.
The literary crusade which has been or
ganized for iMercer University, goes stead
ily on. One of the most enthusiastic ral
lies yet held was that one at the First
Baptist church last night. A large crowd
was present, attracted by the announce
ment that President P. D. Polock, of Mer
cer University, and Professor J. 'R. Mose
ley, would speak.
The subject of Professor Pollock’s ad
dress was, “Was Civilization and Individ
ualism.” He was followed by Professor
Mosely, whose subject was “Colleges and
College Men.”
Both of the speakers were listened to
with the depest interest.
ALL IN GRAY.
The Sons of Veterans Will
Turn Out to the Great
Reunion,
More than 1,000 gray uniformed sons of
veterans is the sight that will probably be
one of the most striking features of the
coming Confederate reunion, says the Con
stitution.
The state committee on organization has
interested itself in this reunion and an
earnest effort will be made to organize
many so>ns of veterans into one company,
all wearing the uniforms of gray, like
their fathers wore in the days of the war.
'Mr. Eb T. Williams, of the committee on
organization, is deeply interested in get
ting up the company of 1.000. He has all
along thought it would be a great idea
to have the sons of veterans appear in
gray, and he feels confident that the young
men from all over the state would join
the movement. 'Mr. Williams has confer
red with General Evans in regard to the
move and the general has signified his
earnest sympathy with the idea.
General Evans and other prominent vet
erans are working on the idea of ‘having
all the veterans wear gray uniforms. The
cost of the simple gray suits would be
very small, and General Evans feels cer
tain that arg thousands who would be glad
to pay a few dollars to make the occasion
of an army clad in gray, just as they
fought together more than thirty years
ago. It is certain that there will be more
gray uniforms present than at any pre
vious reunion.
Mr. Williams will work for his sons of
veterans’ company from now until the re
union is held. His labors will be supple
mented by the labors of the other mem
bers of the committee on state organiza
tion.
PUMPING STATIONS
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up the river are assuming a business like
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