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ESTABLISHED 1884.
THREATMG OBOJIAR
SEW Til THE MPM.
"We Will Blow Your Rota by'
To Pieces If You
Send It" >
“ISgLMSPHIIH"
Captain Sigsbee Sent the Cir
cular in a Letter to
His Wife.
PEOPLE LOSING CONFIDENCE,
In the War Department is the De
claration Made by Mason—Sa
gasta Cables Sympathy.
Atlanta, Feb. 18. —The Atlanta Journal’s
Washington correspondent says: "Mr:.
Sigsbee has given out the circular rent to
her by Capt. Sigsbee over two weeks ago,
on which was written the warning words:
"Look out for your ship. We will blow
your whole rotten navy to pieces if you
send it here."
The circular Is printed in Spanish, and
headed, “Ixmg live Spain, with honor.”
Then follows a vast amount of abuse
against the A’ankees.
Mrs. Sigsbee says she cannot give out
the contents of the* leter in which the cir
cular was enclosed, but. she has felt vague
i
fears ever since Captain Sigsbee stint the
letter to her.
SEGASTA TALKS.
He Expresses the Deepest Sympathy With
This Country.
New York, Fob. 18.—The Madrid corre
spondent of the World sends the following
authorized statement by Prim. Minister
agitata:
"We were grieved and pa nfully sur
prised by the catastrophe to the Maine. We
felt it ■doubly, because the sad occurrence
took place in our waters.
"We cannot forget the sympathy shown
to us by America when we lost our cruiser.
Reina Regent, and the minister of marine
conveyed to General Woodford the condo
lence of the Spanish navy.
“Our representative at Washington will
convey to the American government the
sympathy of our sovereign n.u on and gov
ernment.
"You may have noticed how friendly and
sincere has been the friendly attitude of
our press in commenting upon this unfor
tunate catastrophe. I feel confident this
and the equally friendly conduct of the
authorities and the people of Havana will
go a great way to convince America that
we sympathize with her, mourning for the
galant crew and officers of the Maine.
"We have heartily approved of the con
duct ofithe military, naval and colonial au
thorities at Havana, whose spontaneous
efforts to alleviate the disaster have elici
ted the official thanks of the American
consul general and the commander of tiie
Maine.
“It Is the town council of Havana that
has offered s o cover all the expenses of the
funeral and burial of the 261 men and two
officers.
"I do not apprehend any trouble tn our
relations with America. 1 am firmly per
suaded that this purely accidental catas
trophe will make them closer if possible,
and cement them with sympathy.
"I cannot give ycu any fresh details of
the theory of the origin of the accident,
but I am able to state tnar all sources ot
Information, Spanish and foreign, are
unanimous in attributing it to an explo
sion in the interior of the vessel similar to
one that occurred in 'the American war
ship Cincinnati, and several vessels of Eu
ropean powers in the last four years."
WANTS PRIVATE COMMITTEE
To Investigate Cause of Maine Disaster and
Report Result to the People.
Washington. Feb. 18—Mason has offered
a resolution for the investigation of the
Maine disaster providing for a private
committee to make the investigation.
Hale asked that the matter be not push
ed. Mason in reply, said it was evident |
that the facts in regard to Cuba are being
concealed from the people of the country
and from congress.
Mason said the American people were
tired of investigating behind closed doors,
and that with 250 seamen lying at the
bottom of the Havana harbor the people
of the United States wanted to know
•Whether she was blown up by her enemies
or spontaneous combustion.
Mason said if it was found that the dis
aster was the result of an accident the
people would be better satisfied if the com
mittee of congress should find it so and
no harm would be dome.
Senator Wolcott created a sensa
tion in replying to Mason. Wol
cott said that the senator from Illinois
had sai l tha. the people were losing confi
dence in one of the great departments of ■
the government, a statement that could
not go unchallenged.
Mason sought to interrupt Walcott, but
the later peremptorily refused to be inter
rupted, and insisted that his words be
read. Wolcott said war might come, in
fact it might not be far distant, but our
conduct must be such as to make us re
spect ourselves, and make the nations re
spect err position.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
The Bodies of the Dead Sailors to Be
Brought Home.
Washington, Feb. 18 —The resolution
•was offered in the senate by Hale appro
priating $200,000 for raising the battleship
plaice and saving what property could be
' t'-'.vcd was passed by the senate without
I objection, b<ing am-ndtd so as to author
■ ize the secretary to direct that the remains
! of the officers and sailors be brought to
the United States for intcrmcn-t. The
house also passed a resolution similar to
that passed by the senate relative to the
I Maine.
SPANISH PAPERS URGE CAUTION
Want Spanish Divers to Examine Maine With
American Divers.
Laspalmas, Canary Islands, Feb. 18—
The Spanish armoicd cruiser, Almirante
Oqucdo, left here today for Havana. The
i r;.ltalian, a third-class cruiser, Giovanni
B.ausanl, in expected here Saturday. She
I is on her way to Cuba.
WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Congress Passed Resolutions to That Effect
Without a Dissenting Voice,
Washington, Feb. 18 —Mr. Boutelle in
the course of his remarks on the Maine
' resolution said he had no direct informa
; tion. official or otherwise, as to the cause
I of the Maine disaster, but all information
at bind tended to strengthen his belief
the* . vas due to an accident.
Tho resolution was adopted without a
dissenting voice.
JUDGE DAY TALKS.
He Thinks the Time for This Country to Act
has Come.
Chattanooga, Feb. 18. —Judge D. M. Key,
of this city, ex-Untted States i>ostmaster
general in President Hayes’ cabinet, and
ex-Unitcd Stages judge, expresses himself
on the disaster to the Maine as follows:
"if this catastrophe can be traced to any
Spanish officials, or to any subject claim
ing allegiance to Spain, I think the United
States should demand an enormous in
demnity, and use any necessary measures
to collect it Without delay. No dilatory
tactics should be employed with Spain in
a matter of this kind. No amount of money
can pay f, r the lives lost, but -the Ameri
can people will demand some heavy com
pensation for the disaster, and will not
rest until they get it. The time has come
for decisive action.”
RIOT FEARED
When the Spanish .War Vessel Viscaya Ar
rives at New York.
New York, Feb. 18.—Lieut. Sharp, of the
United States army, 'bearing letters from
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, called at po
lice headquarters and asked that tile po
lice patrol boat. Patrol, be designated to
watch about the Viscaya.
Capt. Vredenburg, who was in command,
said he had no authority to act upn the
i< quest, but would submit it to Chief Mc-
Cullough.
It is believed that ample precautions will
be taken to prevent anything happening to
the Viscaya. Every policeman in the city
is on duty today.
Last night Chief MbCullagh caused an
order to be sent to all police captains no
tifying them to report back to their pre
cincts immediately after supper, and re
main in reserve until ’urtiher orders.
Between 3 and 4o’clock this morning an
other order was issued from headquarters
the effect that all of the platoons must
remain in reserve during the day.
The precaution is to prevent arty out
break when the Spanish cruiser Viscaya
arrives. The Viscaya has not yet been
sighted up to the time this dispatch was
sent.
SPANISH CRUISER TO HAVANA.
Evidently Spain Feels the Need of Great Pro
tection at Scene of Disaster.
Madrid, Feb. 18 —The newspapers here
are urging the government to adopt great
precaution when the American divers ar
rive, and not allow them to descend alone
and examine 'the Maine, as divers sent by
private persons might be bribed to report
at variance with the actual facts, and
might even do something to the hull which
would serve as a confirmation of their re
port.
Here it is thought improbable that
Captain General Blanco will allow private
divers to descend or even those sent offi
cially by the United States government,
unless accompanied by Spanish divers.
The newspapers here fear serious trouble
unless strict supervision is exercised.
NINETY-SEVEN BODIES
Were Recovered by the Divers This Morning
Funeral Goes On.
Havana, Feb. IS.—Lieut. Perro Poral,
brother to the inventor of the submarine
appliance bearing that name, and Senor
Poral, the judge in the case of the Maine
and members of the Technological com
mission, have requested the authorization
of Consul General Lee to take depositions
of the officers of the Maine, and investi
gate the cause of the explosion.
General Lee has not yet replied to the
application, and consequently experts have
not yet commenced work.
The divers are only employed in recov
ering the bodies of the dead.
Up to 9 o’clock this morning. 97 bodies
were recovered.
Eight funeral wagons are employed car
rying bodies from the Maine to the Colon
cemetery.
WOUNDED DOING WELL
Divers, With Paraphernalia, Left Key West
For Scene of Wreck.
Key West, Feb. 18. —All the wounded of
the Maine are doing well.
Bache left for the cruiser New York at
9 o'clock this morning with divers and
paraphernalia on board. She will take
more divers from the New York and then
| proceed to Havana. She will probably
reach the wreck of the Maine tomorrow
morning.
ALL LOST.
None of the Cargo of Excelsior Were Saved
as at First Supposed.
Boston, Feb. IS—Four men comprising
the crew of the barge Excelsior, which
foundered on Handkerchief Shoal off Cape
Cod Wednesday night, were lost.
It is thought that the men were taken
off by the tug Carbonero, which had the
barge in tow, but upon the arrival of the
tug here today it was announced they had
not been saved. With the exception of
Captain M. A. Harper, the names of the
members of the crew are not known. The
Excelsior, with her cargo, was valued at
about $33,000.
THE MACON NEWS.
THE DREYFUS PLAY.
Case Dramatized for the First Time, and is
Being Played in Chicago.
Chicago. Feb. 18 —For the first time on
any stage the Dreyfus case was presented
in dramatic form al the Academy of Music
yesterday afternoon, under rhe title of
“Devil’s Island.” J. H. Wallick produced
it in order to secure a common law copy
right head of AV. J. Harkness, Jr., who,
it is said, intended to produce a similar
play at Hoboken, N. J., last night.
The plot sticks closely to the incidents
of the famous case, but the climax is
brought about by the prisoner’s rescue
from Devil's Island by George Maxwell,
?-n American newspaper correspondent
(Zolai and Nina Petrow.tky, who loves but
is spurned by De La Tour (Dreyfus.)
The villian is Prince Orloff (Count Es
terhazy.)
ASTOR SCORED.
“Who Were They and How Did They Get
Their Money?” Asks Judge Horton.
Chicago, Feb. IS—'While addressing 200
sons and daughters of New York at the
eigth annual reunion las-t evening. Judge
Oliver H. Horton took occasion to criticise
bitterly the attitude of members of the
New York Four Hundred, his remarks be
ing especially caustic with reference to
William VValdorf Astor, who has lately
removed to Europe. He scored him for
his aristocratic pretensions, when his im
mediate ancestors were known to have
amassed a fortune by sharp dealings with
the Indians.
HIS MOUSESHIP
Crawled Up His Muleship's Nose, Killing the
“Kicker.”
Paris, Ky., Feb. 17.—-A mule belonging
to Nat Rogers died under peculiar cir
cumstances. The animal, after suffering
from convulsions, rushed into a pond and
was drowned. A post-mortem was held,
the examination revealing that a mouse
was in the animal’s brain.
It is thought the mouse crawled up the
mule’s nose while the animal was eating.
WANTS A PENSION.
Pension Department and Senate Committee
Wax Warm Over Him.
Washington, Feb. 17.—01e Steenland of
Blanchardville, AVis., is an old soldier who
believes that Uucle Sam owes him a pen
sion because he strained his back while
pitching hay after the war was over.
It seems that several years after the war
he went into a field one day to make hay
While the sun shone and in pitching hay
hurt his back. He felt in his heart or
back that this was an excellent cause for
a pension and at once formally applied.
The pensions department refused him.
Ole brooded over his wrong, rubbed his
back and then begged the congressman
in his district to take up the strain in the
shape of a private pension bill. This tho
congressman did.
The committee on pensions of the senate
took hold of Ole’s strained back with no
gentle bands, remarking: "Pitching hay is
not military service.”
BIG FIRE AT PITTSBURG.
Entire Department Called Out At 1:30 This
Afternoon.
Pittsburg, Feb. 18.—Fire broke out in
the National Wall Paper company's build
ing, a nine story structure on Pennsyl
vania avenue near Ninth street, about 1:30
o’clock, and is now raging fiercely.
Ataluable property surrounding is threat
ened, and the entire fire department of the
city has been called out.
The flames are confined to one building,
and are now under control. Loss $125,000.
FIGHT WITH A PANTHER.
Brave Woman’s Experience in Adirondhcks in
a Hand-to-Hand Conflict.
Port Henry, N. Y’., Feb. 17.—An extra
ordinary story of a brave woman’s escape
from an awful death comes from Mineville.
Just before the blizzard Mrs. Anniie Saun
ders, the wife of an Adirondack mountain
eer and trapper, set out from her home,
near Mt. Marcy, in search of game.
Suddenly she saw a panther directly in
her path. .With great cunning the fero
cious animal had followed her and now
had taken a short cut around until it
faced her ready to leap at her throat.
Quickly she shot at the panther. The
bullet struck the animal’s ear, tearing
ayay half of it . The panther in pain and
rage, rolled over and over in the snow.
Mrs. Saunders fined again but failed to
strike the screaming beast in a viital spot.
She turned and ran down the side of the
mountain. The panther ran after her with
all the energy and fury at its command.
The intrepid woman saw the panting beast
■within a few feet of her and the sight so
unnerved her that she came to a standstill.
The panther unable to check its momen
tum. ran against her throwing her head
long in the snow. Her rifle flew out of her
hand and she gave herself up for lost.
By good luck her hand came in contact
with the long bony hilt of her hunting
knife. She struggled to her knees,
and when the bleeding beast hurled itself
at her with wide open jaws she thrust the
knife into its throat. The blood from its
wounds gushed over her face and clothes,
but she piuckily held her position. The
panther tore her tight-fitting coat in long
strips from her arms arid bosom and made
a great rent in her hunting skirt. Mrs.
Saunders began to realize that if the fight
were not soon over she would be loser.
Although the panther was badly wounded
it was still capable of inflicting mortal in
jury
Fortune favored her and when the pan
ther unexpectedly presented its left side
she, with her last strength, plunged the
knife into the panther, which jumped con
vulsively and fell dead in the snow.
SAME JOHN L.
The Old Gladiator Moralizes a Little Bit —
Would Live ths Same Life.
Although John Lawrence Sullivan is one
year the sunny side of 40 —in the very
prime of manhood —he is called “The Old
Gladiator.” “They all seem to like to
dwell on my gray hairs,” mused the big
fellow, as he sat in his dressing-room at
the Fountain-Square Theater, and donned
the mittens prior to his exhibition with
Ed White. "They call me ‘old John.’ Well,
perhaps I have crowded as much life into
one year as most men can get into four.
.And yet I suppose if had my life to live
all over again, I’d be the same John L.
Sullivan. I’s tried to live on ‘the level.
I’ve been content to be what the world
calls H-o-n-e-s-t, and If the wind-up
should come tomorrow, I'd be satisfied
with my epitaph.”
The old champion will never fight again,
but he still takes a lively interest In af
fairs of Fistiana.
"Sometimes.” said he, “I wonder why
the people do not rise and turn the hose
on the two big counterfeits who have been
doing so much fighting lately through the
newspapers.”
Talking about the position of referee
John L. advanced this idea: "The position
of referee is a thankless one at best. I
have been thinking that he should not be
compelled when a knock-down has oc
curred to make the count out loud. There
are some fighters who like to enjoy a
breather on the floor when they have the
opportunity. If they didn’t know how much
time they had left there would be less
soldiering and more work in the ring.”
•HEAD CROWNS.
Latest spring styles. Phillips.
MACON NEWS FRIDAY FEBRUARY x 8 1898.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR HOSPITAL,
Finance Committee Makes an
Appeal to the Citizens
of Macon.
18 PAV Off lint
Eight Hundred Dollars Has Already
Been Subscribed and the Names
Will be Published.
The finance committe of the Macon
Hospital Association met this morning at
the American National Bank.
It was decided to at once make an ap
peal to tbe people of Macon in behalf of
the hospital and to call for subscriptions
to pay off the balance of the mortgage due
on the institution.
Until this mortgage has been paid off
the directors of the hospital decline to
accept the offer made by Mr. Thomas
Gresham and his sister, Mrs, Machen, of
Baltimore, to erect a hospital building as
a memorial to their father, the late Judge
John J. Gresham, who was ont> of this
city’s most honored citizens.
The directors have not been tied down
by any conditions whatsoever by Mr.
Gresham, but they do not think that it
would be right to spend the sum of $6,000
donated for the purpose of erecting the
Gresham memorial on a property that is
already mortgaged and in which the peo
ple of Macon have so great an interest as
they have in this hospital.
The amount due upon the building is
only $3,500. The only way in which this
can be raised is by public subscription,
and the amount should be easily forthcom
ing from the people at large.
Os this amount Mr. J. Dannenberg has
subscribed SSOO and S3OO additional has
been subscribed in three SIOO subscriptions
made by Messrs. J. M. Johnson, AV. M.
Johnson and S. R. Jaques.
The finance committee has asked the
newspapers to aid in this work of raising
the amount due on the mortgage by public
subscription and the News has gladly un
dertaken the work.
The committee gives notice that any one
of its members will receive subscriptions
to the fund and that they will acknowl
edge them through the columns of the
newspapers of the city.
The members of lite finance committee
are, S. R. Jaques, chairman, J. M. John
son, W. M. Johnson, S. B. Price and Isaac
Hardeman.
Any one of these gentlemen will re
ceive the subscriptions.
The hospital has proved its usefulness
in Macon and every one in the city is
interested in its future. Tne sooner this
arnont is paid off the sooner will the Gres
ham memorial be built, and more room
is badly needed at the hospital.
The subscriptions will be taken in any
amount, but those who can afford to give
larger amounts are urgently asked not
to hesitate, but to send in their names to
tliecommittee at once.
As these names are received they will
be published and otherwise acknowledged.
"There should be no hesitation about this
matter," sa>d one of the directors this
morning. “It will not look well for Macon
to hesitate long about it, for it will look
badly if we are- to go along slowly and
the money is not forthcoming.
“The hospital is one of our grandest in
stitutions and we should give it the most
ardent support.”
Following is the list of subscribers so
far:
J. Dannenberg SSOO 00
J. Marsh Johnson 100 00
W. McEwen Johnson ’ 100 00
S. R. Jaques 100 00
Now who will be the next with a hun
dred dollar subscription?
A BIG SCHEME
Undertaken by a Syndicate Headed by John
Jacob Astor.
New York, Feb. 18 —The greatest coli
nization .scheme the world has ever seen
was practically begun yesterday, whan.
John Jacob Astor started for Honduras.
With him are his cousin. Richard (Peters,
his private secretary, Hawkins, Henry L.
Sprague and Washington S. Valentino.
The syndicate has already started national
banking at Honduras, erected light houses,
•established a revenue cutter service and
begun extension of the Honduras railroad
to the Pacific Ocean; has taken control of
the custom houses under a guarantee to
the government of $1,000,000 a year and
cut already $1,600 a month of the old time
smpggling gains. Astor will go to the
capital, Tegucigalpa, to see President
Bonilla. The new railroad has reached
Great 'Coffee now, and there will be a
colony formed there in which every man
will have a chance for a fortune. Only
men with families with some little money,
with practical farming experience and with
the best reputations will be taken. To
them will be given concessions as to land,
importation of implements, etc., and be
yond a certain point financial aid will be
given. Details of the colonization plan have
not been perfected and will not be made
public until after Astor’s return in March.
A NEW COUNTERFEIT
Os a $lO Bank Note, and is of Very Poor
Workmanship.
AA’ashingtcn, Feb. 18.—The secret ser
vice has discovered a new counterfeit $lO
national bank note. It is on the Hibernia
National bank, of New Orleans, series of
18S2, cheek letter B, Rosecrans register,
Nebeker treasurer. It is a photographic
production of poor workmanship, printed
on two pieces of paper, pasted together.
Coloring is applied only in spots, and no
attempt is made to imitate the silk threads
to be found in the genuine.
MORE MYSTERY.
The Dead Millionaire’s Missing Daughter
Has Been Seen.
Boston, Mass., Feb. IS. —Grace Steven
son, whose disappearance nearly a year
ago, puzzled the detectives of the whole
country, and of whom no trace has sincS
ibeen found, despite the efforts put forth
by her millionaire father, is reported to
have been seen yesterday afternoon walk
ing into the family mansion in Beacon
street, Brooklyn, where the body of her
father, who died at Old Point Comfort Sun
day, laid in state.
This is ®he positive statement made by
neighbors, who say they very distinctly
saw Grace Stevenson enter the front door.
After a few moments’ wait at the door
where the crepe hung, they saw the girl
lower her head and weep. Then the door
opened and the girl entered. In about half
an hour she departed.
Alexander Stevenson last night denied
that Grace had been home, but the neigh
bors insist that she was»
INSANITY
Will Be the Plea With Which Mr. Harris Will
Go to the Governor.
Mr. Marion Harris, attorney for Mrs.
Noble., says that he will not make further
attejg.pt in the courts of the state to save
Mrs. Nobles from the gallows, as he sees
no chance now to gain anything there, and
the ease has already cost thousands of dol
lars to those who have interested them
selves in the behalf of th v old woman.
Mr. Harris says that he will at once
make an appeal to the governor, and that
in this way the caso will be brought to a
close at once.
The decision of the United States su
preme court pointed out the deficiency in
the insanity laws of the state so ckany
that Mr. Harris believes that rhe governor
will be influenced to a great extent, as will
also the pardoning board if the case should
be referred to them.
The .point upon which the case was ap
pealed to the United States supreme court
was that Mrs. Nobles hid 'been denied due
process of law in not being permitted to
have a trial before the courts for insanity.
The only point upon which the courts re
fused the application was that Mrs. Nobles
■had been duly sentenced before the plea of
insanity had been entered. This sentence,
•however, was placed upon Mrs. Ndbles be
fore the attorneys who at present are in
terested took charge of the case, and
therefore they could not have entered the
plea.
Every record has gone to prove that
there is a strong probability of the insan
ity of the old woman, but this could have
no bearing When 'the laws stated that after
the sentence of death had been pronounced
on a prisoner that the plea of insanity
should not be considered. In other states
where the laws of insanity have been
given more attention, and are better per
fected than 'those of Georgia, iMrs. Nobles
would have had a hearing tor insanity,
and would have been sent to the asylum,
as she would have been had the courts
permitted the decision of Ordinary 'Wiley
io stand as legal.
She was given a hearing before Ordinary
Wiley, and he adjudged her insane, but
*the court said that this was not legal, and
this is the .point which has been contended
since.
Since the attorneys have so successfully
prolonged the life of Mrs. 'Nobles, the
ladies of the state who at firs interested
themselves in her behalf have waited to
see the final outcome before presenting a
petition to the governor, and now, as the
final chapter is drawing to a close, they
will take up the work where they left off,
and present a monster petition to the gov
ernor.
Now 'that the case has taken the turn
that it has, the question of whether or not
Mrs. Nobles is really insane will never be
settled, as there will be no occasion to sub
ject her to scientific examination on that
score.
SMALLPOX
No New Cases Were Reported to the Board
ot Health This Morning.
Now new cases of smallpox were, report
ed to 'the 'Board of Health this morning
and the situation is apparently unchanged.
Some suspicious cases were seen but
none of them proved 'to smallpox.
The county commissiionens report 'that
the case in Vineville is improving and that
they will move the patient this afternoon
to a more isolated place after which 'the
house and alley will be thoroughly fumi
gated.
INJUNCTION
Was Granted and the County
Commissioners Will
Go It Alone.
■An injunction was filed against the city
yesterday evening by J. A. Douglass and
other citizens of South Macon in order ‘to
put a quietus on ;t.he building of a pest
house in the immediate vicinity of a num
ber of citizens of South Macon.
Judge Felton set the case for a hearing
this morning at 10 o’clock.
At the hour set a large number of the
representative citizens of South Macon
were present in the court house. Col. S.
A. 'Reid represented Mr. Douglass and
other plaintiffs. When the case was called
no one appeared for the defendants, and
Judge Felton granted a restraining order
until next Thursday morning at 10 o’clock,
afterwards changing the order somewhat,
so as to allow the defendants to come into
court prior to that time and answer or
plead, at which time he would allow the
ease advanced, 'thereby making the setting
of the case somewhat indefinite.
It is presumed, however, that 'the tim
ber will be thoroughly dried before the
pest house will be erected in South Macon
judging from present appearances.
After the case bad been decided the
committee from the county commissioners
met and decided to withdraw from the
work in conjunction with the city of Ma
ocn and to “go it alone.”
They are not willing to wait until the
case has been decided in the courts and
this afternoon the committee went out to
select another location.
When 'this is done they will give the
city the opportunity to go in with them
in the building of the pest house at a new
location and if the city refuses they will
build the house at once independently.
WHY DID THEY WED?
Neither of the Young People Can Give a
Reason for Getting Married.
•New Brunswick, N. J., Feb. 18—Particu
lars concerning the marriage of a young
couple without so much of the spark of
love has been made public here. The
principals in this peculiar marriage are
Miss Bertha A. Richards, aged 16, and
William 'C. Robinson, aged 18.
The young folks who are married and
apparently do not seem to know just why
they are married, have been acquainted
for some little time. About a week ago
some one suggested to Robinson that he
ought to marry Miss Richards. The young
man, without looking into the matter as
to what his own feelings were, decided to
do so. The girl was willing, and the nup
tial knot was tied.
After the marriage young Robinson took
his bride to her home, and went to the
home of his parents. However, he neglect
ed to inform them of the fact that he was
a benedict, and os the young woman also
held her peace their parents -were in ig
norance of the fact that there had been a
wedding in their families. The marriage
finally leaked out, and neither of the young
couple can explain why they did it.
The parents of the young man say that
their son wil not be given the privilege
of sheltering the young woman in their
home.
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the columns of The News.
BLOUNT AND
TAM TALK.
Georgia’s Ex-Congressman
and Tennessee’s Governor
Express Opinion
OH MAINE DISASTER
They Think That no Casus Belli has
Been Made Out and that Peo
ple Should Wait.
Ex-Congressman James 11. Blount was
inclined to balk talk to The News on the
subject of the Maine disaster and the con
sequences this morning. He does not seem
to think that there is the slighest prob
ability of war with Spain and says that
while the whole civilized world deplores
the awful ceurrence there is no well
belanced mind that could believe that the
Spanish government is any sense respon
sible for the explosion on the Maine.
“Why,’ at ..Id, “if the explosion on the
Maine was known to the Spanish author
ities in Havana or in Madrid and if it was
the result of a Spanish plot 'that country
would be execrated by every European
nation and would be ruined. Os course this
is known to the Spanish government.
“If the explosion was .the work of some
crazy fanatic surely we cannot hold Spain
responsible as a government and as a
country and declare war. Even if it is
proven that the Maine was blown up by
a Spaniard that is not a casus belli unless
it is shown that it was done w r ith the
knowledge of the represenabtives of the
government in Havana.
“I do not think that 'there is a probabil
ity of war with Spain, and I do not think
that it is good politics at a .time like this
to inflame the public mind and abuse the
president of the United States, who does
not agree with us in politics, because he
does net declare war unless w r e have 'the
very best proof that he ought to do so and
in this case such proof is not forthcoming
■as yet. The president is the head of the
nation, whatever his politics, and he is
now placed in the po-sition of standing as
a guard against the inflammatory element
that would plunge this country into a war
with Cuba whether it is the proper thing
to do or not.
“We people of the South ought not to
forget 'that conservatism for which the
South has been noted. We should not fol
low the lead of the Ne w Em gl anders who
cry for war simply to give employment to
the unemployed. So far no casus belli
has been made out against Spain and un
til such cause is shown to exist we should
stand with the conservative element of 'the
country which will at all times uphold its
dignity and its reputation for good sense.
“The Spanish government cannot surely
have connived at this awful occurrence.
The mind cannot conceive such a thing.
They are human beings like ourselves and
with the balance of the world they can
not but deplore the explosion on the
Maine. If otherwise and the Spanish gov
ernment was cognizant of a plot or acted
in bad faith with 'this country then if this
be shown the conditions might be differ
ent.
GOVERNOR TAYLOR
Was in the City This Morn : ng and Talked
About the Maine.
Governor Bob Taylor, of Tennessee,
passed through the city'this morning en
route to Americus, where he will deliver
a lecture tonight. Governor Taylor was
met at the train by a large number of his
friends and old schoolmates, and he was
pressed to stop over in Macon, and he said
that he might do so on his return.
Governor Taylor says that he does not
believe there will ever be any clash be
tween the 'United States and Spain on ac
count of the Maine disaster as there is no
way of proving that the government had
any connection whatever with the incident
even were it proved that a torpedo had
been exploded under the ship.
‘lf it were found that the explosion was
the result of Spanish treachery, I do not
see how the United States goverinment
could declare war agains t Spain wthen that
government has emphatically denied that
she knew’ nothing of the cause of the ac
cident, and expresses the deepest sym
pathy. Though these expressions of sym
pathy may be false we cannot afford to
treat 'them lightly. The government, in
my opinion, has acted very wisely in treat
ing with the differences between Cuba and
Spain.”
Governor Taylor said he had .not made
up his mind as to whether the incident was
the result of Spanish treachery or not, as
there have been so many theories ad
vanced, and so many conflicting reports.
He added, however, that the surrounding
circumstances, as so far reported, would
lead one to believe that such were the
case.
“I am not in favor of a war,” he con
tinued, “unless it can be proven beyond
a doubt that the Spanish government had
something to do with the blowing up of
the Maine, and I think the care that is
being taken by the government to avoid
making a mistake by hasty .action is most
wise, and can but appeal to the cool headed
citizen.”
Governor Taylor said that many Ten
nesseeans, he understood, were anxious for
war, “But I do not think it was any of the
people who have ever engaged in war are
advocating the idea.”
BETTER LANGUAGE
To be Used on the Baseball Diamond Next
Season.
The outlook is good for a lively time at
the National League spring meeting to
be held at the Lindell Hotel in St. Louis,
commencing February 28, over the ques
tion of adopting either the Brush resolu
tion, intending to promote the use of a
better grade of languge for the ball play
ers or the adoption of the report of the
Rules Committee, which practically em
braces the purpose of the Brush resolu
tion.
Manager Hanlon, a member of the Rules
Commitee, is opposed to the draft pro
posed as a report to the League.
“The future of the game depends more
upon the action of the League than most
of the magnates seem to realize,” says
Mr. Brush; “and if anything disagreeable
should follow the opposition to a needed
reform, the results will fall upon the
shoulders which Should carry the respon
sibility.”
Dannenberg has placed all
remnants of colored wool
goods on first counter and
has marked them at less than
half cost.
The beet time to advertise is all the
time,
NIGHT TRAINS.
There is Some Talk of Putting Them on the
Southeastern.
It is possible that the night trains that
were .aken off the Southwestern railway
some years ago between here and Mont
gomery will be put back on. The officers
of the road have the matter under advise
ment.
The train that now leaves Macon at 7:25
p. m. ana goes to Albany, formerly went
turough to- Montgomery, but now the train
turns off at Smithville and goes on down
to Albany.
When the Southwestern road was built
a contract was made with Eufaula that
two trains should be run daily between
that point and Montgomery. The road has
kept this contract, running a night passen
ger train from Montgomery to Eufaula,
where it stops. This leaves about sixty
miles of the best paying section ot the di
vision without a night train, and ever
since it has been taken off people living
along the line have been complaining, and
have repeatedly asked that the night trains
be put back. The management has found
that there is very little .reduction in ex
penses in taking the train off, as now they
use 'two trains where formerly one was
only in use to make the trip.
Vice 'President Egan was in the city yes
terday, at d a News reporter asked him if
there was any probability of the train be
ing pvt on again. Mr. Egan said that he
could not state definitely, but intimated
that the matter had been considered, and
was favored.
Residents in the towns all along the road
between here .and Montgomery will be glad
to hear that the train will be put back, for
now the trains run so that it is useless for
them to start on a trip at night, for they
cannot get through. The sixty mile gap
stops travel from both ways.
inTmericus
The State Y. M. C. A. Will
Hold Its Next Meeting.
'The next annual convention of the
Young Men's Christian Association will be
held in Americus. The state executive
committee has accepted the invitation of
the association at Americus and delegates
from every association in the state will
gather there and be in convention from
March 17th to the 20th.
This will be a large gathering and is
increasing each year. Delegates from
every association in the state will be pres
ent and make reports on the work of the
association they represent as to the work
accomplished during the past year.
It is expected that these reports will
show’ a fine record and a great improve
ment in the associations all over the state.
A program of unusual interest is being
arranged and many prominent speakers
will be present 'to 'address the convention.
It is said 'that more interest is being
manifested in the movement than any
previous one and the prospects are bright
for a most successful convention. The
railroads have offered reduced rates and
this will have a great tendency to increase
the attendance.
The executive committee has sent out
the following announcement:
"A few’ reasons why you should attend:
“1. To learn more of the Important work
being done for the young men in the cities,
towns and colleges of Georgia.
“2. By being present I will lend my in
fluence to the furtherance of this work.
“3. By learning more of the work. I will
be better equipped for work in my own
field.
“4. A few days’ personal fellowship with
the leading Christian men of my state will
inspire me to greater Christian effort.
“5. Contact with some of the leading
spirits in Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion work will broaden my vision of the
possibilities in this branch of the Master’s
service.
“6. By being present myself it may in
duce some others to attend.
By attending regularly the sessions
of this convention, I may expect much
spiritual help and blessing.
"All delegates will be entertained free.
Reduced rates have been secured at the
hotels for those desiring to entertain
themselves. Many prominent association
workers will be present. A strong practi
cal program has been arranged.
“For any further information write S.
Waters McGill, state secretary, Atlanta.”
UNION RALLY
Os the Epwo-th Leagues of the City to Be
Held Tonight in East Macon.
The big union rally of the Epworth
Leagues of the city will be 'held at the
East Macon Baptist church tonight, and a
large number of leaguers will be present.
Cars will be run, so that those who want
to go over from the city will have every
convenience.
Rev. W. W. Pinson, Hon. Walter B. Hill,
and Mr. J. L. Gerdine will deliver ad
dresses on different subjects appertaining
to the league.
Mr. W. B. King, chairman of the com
mittee appointed to arrange homes for the
delegates will also make an interesting
talk.
Pains in the Chest.
Until I began the use of ‘Cheney’s Ex
pectorant I suffered frequently at night
with difficult breathing and .pains in the
chest. I am now entirely well, and a stout
believer in your medicine. Rev. Goodman
Huges, Dahlonega, Ga.
Ladies, attend Dannen
berg’s great embroidery sale.
The most sensational prices
ever offered in Macon
The Half
is Not Told.
Prudent buyers come here almost daily.
They know we cannot print half the news —they
know that lots of “very special goods” come and
go before we can even get a chance to print their
story. Today we show a line of nobby top coats,
bought from a maker who got frightened by the
persistent warm weather and slow business in con
sequence. They come in Kerseys, Meltons and
Coverts.
$7-50, $lO, sl2, sls.
CHEAP MONEY.
per cent, and 7 per cent, oney now
ready for loans on Macon residence and
business property. 8 per cent, money for
farm loans. Over $5,000,001. successfully
negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans made
can be paid off at any time. We are head
quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man.,
356 Second street, Macon, Ga.
PRICE TWO CENTS
BENJAMIN L,
WILLINGHAM.
Sudden Death of One of Ma
con’s Most Respected
and Honored Men.
AFTER SIXTY-EIGHT V EARS
He Was Called to His Long Home
With But Little Warning—But
Was, Above All, Prepared.
The death of Mr. Ben. L. Willingham,
which occurred last night at 8:30 o’clock
at his home on Orange street, was a shock
to the whole* community.
The shock came with double force, be
cause of the terrible suddenness of the
death of one of the most prominent men
and one of the best that Georgia has ever
known.
Mr. Willingham was at his place of bus
hiness yesterday, and yesterday afternoon
those who saw him in the city say that
he appeared to be in the best of health.
He was 'at the warehouse in the morning
and in the afternoon he drove down lor
the purpose of seeing if there was any
thing that needed his attention.
On his return home be' complained o’
not feeling very well, but did not seem
to attach any importance to it, and his
family thought hat it was merely a pass
ing indisposition.
Shortly after supper, while sitting in
his chair talking to his wife and son Paul,
his head fell forward on his chest a id
he collapsed in his chair. His son asked
him what was the matter and his reply
was incoherent. When Mr. Paul Willing
ham hastened to his father’s assistance
Mr. Willingham said that he could walk,
but he effort was 100 much and he fell to
the floor.
Drs. Moore and Hall were summoned,
but they were unable to do anything, and
about half an hour after the first attack
death came.
Mr. Willingham did not recover con
sciousness from the time that he fell in
the sitting room. Those members of the
family who could be called in time were
by the bedside when the end came
Some two or three years ago Mr. Wil
lingham had a serious illness ana at the
time it was feared that he would not be
able to rally, but he was a man of au
iron constitution and after a short rest
he seemed to have recovered altogether
and for the last year or two he has bem
continually active in his business.
He was sixty-eight years of age at the
time of his death, but was a remarkably
well preserved man and looked several
years younger.
Benjamin Lawton Willingham was born
in Barnwell county, Soutn Carolina, in the
year 1830. He came of a well known and
prominent family.
He was formerly a large and prosperous
planter in Carolina and conducted a steam
boat business on the Savannah river. Ho
came to Macon to live nearly thirty years
ago and during all this time has conduct
ed a large and prosperous cotton ware
house and planters’ supplies business. His
name is a household word throughout
middle Georgia, while he was well known
in all parts of the state.
For many years his son, Mr. Calder B.
Willingham, has been asociated in the
warehouse business with him. Several of
his sons are engaged in different kinds of
leading businesses in the city and their
names are seen in many prosperous com
mercial firms.
Colonel Willingham had a remarkable
business talent and intellect and accu
mulated a fortune, a great deal of which
is in real estate. He always had an abid
ing and abounding faith in Macon's pros
perity and development and his invest
ments have always resulted well. He was
public spirited and much given to charity
and was a prominent figure in the Baptist
church circles and work. He was a deacon
in the First Baptist church of Macon and
for long years had been an active and
zealous trustee of Mercer Univeislty and
was a leading member of he prudential
committee of the Board of Trustees. He
*’a<l freouent'ly been a delegate to the
Baptist annual conventions.
voionci Willingham was of a genial and
sunny nature. His heart was warm and
his spirits always animated and enthusi
astic.
Colonel Willingham was the father of
seventeen children, thirteen of whom aro
alive, nine sons and four daughters. His
sons are:
T. H. Willingham, C. B. Willingham,
R. J. Willingham, O. P. Willingham, E.
J. Willingham, B. E. Willingham, P. D.
Willingham, E. P. Willingham, B. B. Wil
lingham. All of these sons, with the ex
ception of T ,H. Willingham, of Houston
county, and Robert J. Willingham, of
Richmond, Va., reside in Macon. Robert
J. is Missionary secretary of the Baptist
church.
The nine sons are fine specimens of
physical manhood and upright and manly
character.
His daughters are: Mrs. R. J. Lawton,
Mrs. W. S. Payne, Mrs. W. T. Johnson,
of Macon, and Mrs. Malone.
Besides his children and numerous
grandchildren, he also had great grand
children. A daughter of Mr. T. H. Willing
ham, of Houston county, was married
yesterday.
Colonel Willingham was married twice.
His first wife, Miss Bainerd, of South
Carolina, died some years ago. His second
wife survives him.
The funeral services will be held tomor
row morning from the First Baptist
church. The nine sons of the diseased will
act as pallbearers.
Rev. J. L. White of the First Baptist
church will officiate and Mrs. Stallings
will sing a beautiful selection.
The interment will be at Rose Hill cem
etery.
You can talk to 10,000 every day through
the columns of The News.