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ESTABLISHED 1884.
■ WAR CM
VERY DARK
Report Was Placed in the
, Hands of the President
J f
This Morning,
FROM EXTERIOR,
A Very Prominent Official
Says That is What the
Report Shows.
TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS,
Have Been Organized as a Result
of Report From Canary Islands
Spain Will Ask Delay.
f Washington, March 25—The report of
the Main' < onrt of inquiry is now in the
hand of President McKinley.
I The forma! :ran.-mission of the moment-
I ous do< utnent was accomplished at 9
I o’clock this morning.
it was delivered by Lieutenant Coni-
■ inand, r Marix, Judge advocate of the court
■ of inquiry, to Secretary Long and by the
M latter was taken to the White House and
B handed to the president.
I Marix and Lieutenant Carl Jungen left
F tlie Ebbitt House, where they kept the
report through the night, a few minutes
before o'clock. They were in civilian
dress and attract, d little attention along
the streets a they proceeded to the de
partment.
Jung, n can led a large canvass bag or
portfolio, enclosed by straps containing
the report.
They arrived at the navy department
exactly at *.i o’clock. Long was already at
his desk anticipating its coming.
The two officers proceeded first to the j
office of Judge Idvocate General Captain
L.mliy in •eord.tnee with naval regula- i
lions riquhing the transmission be made j
throm h t’-at office'-. Captain Lemley '
gr<,tvd tin officers, and together they
w, ! ■; !!:, ?: to the secretary’s office. They
were ushered Into the secretary’s office,
where th, font.al delivery was made by
Lit .ti t’..,nt Commander Marix.
Captain 1.. n 1< y retired and for twenty
minute M'ss't--. i ong end Marix were to
gethe'-. The .s, vrt airy did not open the re
port.
At 9::’>o o’clock Long <ame from the 1 of- '
she with Varix and proceeded to the White
lloti-i Ti e report was still carried by the >
Ihiiten it commander, while Secretary I
Long had in his band a long sheet of i
transparent paper, wound round a wooden i
roller.
Seer, tary Long cordially greeted the ■
group of correspondents and remarked that ■
• he had not opened the report and knew ;
no more than they did of its contents.
Then they stepped into the navy depart
inetit brougham and were driven around
to the main entrance of the White House.
The secretary and Lieutenant Com
mander Marix did no go direct to the pres- .
ident’s office, but passed through the pri- j
vate corridor on the first floor and thence I
to the blue room to await the president. ■
He had not been in his office before the I
arrival, but at the moment was in the |
residence portion of the house. A few >
minutes later the secretary and Marix
joined the president in the library and I
the report of the Maine court was form- !
ally delievered to the chief executive.
ONE BOAT BUSTED.
Waterford. March 25—The Spanish tor- I
pedo boat destroyer Audaz, has arrived
with her bows stove in and her stem twist
ed completely around from about ten feet
from the stern.
TUG PURCHASED.
New York. March 25—Negotiations has
been completed for the purchase by the
government of the tug, Edward M. Tim
mins from the Mutual Lumber Towing
co;, any stern built in 1889, 6SO tons, 82
feet iong. beam 16 feet.
LLOYD ASKS AN ADVANCE.
London. March 25—Lloyd regards the
situation as being worse today and are
asking 20 guineas per cent on the war
risks.
Get your Baster Hat at
Neel’s and save SI.OO.
Subscribers must pay up and not allow
smal’ balances to run over from week to
week. The carriers have been in structed
to accept no part payment from anyone
after April Ist,
-UUI *
THE MACON NEWS.
rlackburn
IS ROW DYING
The Brilliant Senator From
Kentucky Stricken With
Paralysis of Heart
WHILE 111 WASHINGTON.
He Cannot Live ard the Announce
ment of His Death May Come
at Any Moment,
Washington, March 25 —Former Senator
; J. ('. S. Blackburn, of Kentucky, suffered
a stroke of paralysis of the heart this
I morning and his death is expected at any,
I minute.
REUBEN TALKS.
Says That the Only Chance for Cubans is
Intervention.
New York, March 25 —Horatio S. Ruben,
| of the Cuban junta, says in regard to the
I sending of supplies to Cuba:
"The sending of relief supplies to Cuba
j is not so much an intervention as an as
■ sk-tance to the Spanish governmept.
"it even enables Spain to sp nd for
munitions of war to fight the Cubans, and
possibly the United States, the money
which humanity dictates should go to the
amelioration of the condition of the re
concentrados.
"The only remedy is, as General Proc
tor says, to allow them to go back to •■the
fields. We must feed them or Spain will
starve them or else we must intervene.”
THE FLYING SQUADRON
Will be Increased to About a Dozen War
ships.
Washington, March 25.---Commodore
Winfield Scott Schley, at present connected
with the light house board, has been or
dered to command the flying squadron at
Hampton Roads, with the Brooklyn as
flag ship. The squadron now comprises
three vessels, the Brooklyn, Columb; and
(Minneapolis, but in a short while thL
squadron will be swelled to about a dozen
vessels. Commodore refused to talk con
cerning the rumors that this flying squa
dron will be sent to intercept the Spanish
torpedo flotilla. He said that that was a
matter concerning which he could say
nothin.g Two batleships are on the way
to add to the fighting strength of the
flying squadron, the Texas and the Mas
sachusetts. The Massachusetts is a first
class battle ship of 10,228 tons displace
ment. The Texas is a second-class battle
ship of 6,315 tons. Both are heavily ar
mored.
IMPROVED FLEET
Os Torpedo Boats Has Been Secured by This
Country.
Now York. 'March 25. A special to the
Herald from Washingotn says:
By direction of 'President McKinley,
Secretary Long spent .more than a million
dollars on Thursday in the purchase of
twelve speedy yachts and seagoing tugs,
which were converted into torpedo boat
destroyers.
Mr. McKinley was guided by the infor
mation that the Spanish torpedo boat flo
tillo has sanled from the Canary Islands
for Portico Rico.
Before the information came the au
thorities were not willing to pay the high
prices asked, but the necessity for an im
proved torpedo fleet is so apparent that
the preident authorized the negotiations to
be closed and the vessels purchased with
out delay.
NEW BOAT BOUGHT.
London, March 25.--The United States
naval attache ba® bought for the United
States the first-class boat built at Schi
chau 'for Germany. She is ready to sail.
The Cruisers San Francisco and New-
Orleans will probably sail tomorrow for
the United States.
another cabinet meeting.
Madrid, 'March 25. —-Another hastily
summoned cabinet meeting was held this
afternoon, presumably to consider the
grave political situation.
To the Citizens of Macon:
The Chamber of Commerce will tomor row at noon in their rooms hold the first of
a number of meetings th. t wi i somewhat differ from the regular standard monthly
meetings. It is intended to bring our people closer together and we have adopted
this as one of the methods of carrying out our object, and believe it will not only
help our body, but benefit the city. We have invited our members to meet with
us and over a light lunch talk of Macon’s future, and who knows that but from
these conferences and interchange of thou ght some plan might be evolved to still
further advance the interests of the city. We wish to see every member present
and every citizen who wil become a member. There is now no excuse at all why
every good citizen should not connect him self with this body and help solve the
future of this, the most beautiful and favorably situated city in Georgia. We want
no drones, but live, active, hustling, energetic memebrs, who are willing to do
their duty when called on. Minute talks will be given by several of our best men
and thoughts and ideas interchanged that will certainly result in great good. Now,
fellow memebrs of the Chamber of Commerce, let us for one day lay down our
business for an hour and come together and ’-catch” for Macon.
R. M. ROGERS, President.
George Ketchum. Secretary. . , . ; .
MACON NEWS FRIDAY MARCH 2.5 1898.
FROM THE
JUTSIDE.
The Report of the Board of
Inquiry Has Been Made
Public.
FLOATIIG SUBMARINE MINE
Probably the Cause of the Blowing
Up of the Battleship Maine-
Two Explosions,
Washington, March 25 —The board finds
that the explosion which destroyed the
Maine was from the outside and does not
fix the responsibility for its disaster. It
does not express any opinion as to the
character of the explosion, but the testi
mony goes to show that it was a potverful
submarine mine the exact character, of
which is not determined, by the testimony,
though the belief is expressed that it was
i what is known as a floating sub-marine
mine. There were two explosions the
board finds, The first was from the outside
and that set off one of the smaller maga
zines.
IT WAS INTERNAL
Says the Report of the Spanish Court of In
quiry.
Madrid, March 25—T’ae Spanish minister
of marine was engaged all night in de
ciphering a dispatch from the admiral in
command in Cuban waters, containing the
findings of the Spanish court of inquiry
into the loss of. the Maine.
Parties cognizant of the affair unani
mously declare that the Spaniards report
that the explosion was of internal origin.
:the other report,
Spanish Report Now tn and a Request Will
Follow.
(.Madrid, March 25. The Spanish gov
ernment has received the Spanish report
of the loss cf the Maine, which, however,
is said to be “confused,” and explanations
are said to have ‘been asked for.
In any case, it is said, it will not be
published until after the report of the
United Sates naval court of inquiry has
been made public.
The Correspondencia says the Spanish
government will dispatch a note to 1 Wash
ington, requesting that the report : the
loss of the 'Maine be not sent to ccj;
until both reports are presented and con
sidered by both governments.
A HIGH OFFICIAL
In Washington Says That Report Says Ex
plosion Was External.
Washington, March 25—One of the high
est officials in the service of the govern
ment said definitely today that the report
cf the Maine court of inquiry shows that
the explosion was due to external cause.
It is impossible to get from any addi
tional information though the impression
is gathered that the board had not located
the cause beyond the fact that it is ex
ternal.
WELL TAKE TEN DAYS
For the Spanish Flotilla to Reach the West
Indies.
Washington, March 25—The navy de
partment is much concerned over the
moving of the Spanish torpedo 'Flotilla
from the Canaries to Porto Rico.
The fleet is formidable and the sending
cf it to the West Indies at this time is re
garded as an endeavor of Spain to be pre
pared to defend herself.
It will take the Flotilla ten days to make
the journey.
FULFORD WON.
Long Branch, March 25—In the shoot
off Elkwood park today for the silver
championship cup the grand American
handicap in live pigeon shooting, E. G.
Fulford, of Utica, N. Y., won with twenty
three starigHt kills.
RYDER TOES
EIGHTOF THEM
He Has Written a Letter to the
Governor Giving the
Information,
SENSATION STIRRED UP.
He Was to Go to Talbotton Before
the Grand Jury Again—An Old
Case Renewed in Interest.
Atlanta, March 25.—Dr. C. A. Ryder,
brother of Dr. W. L. Ryder, who was
lynched in Talbotton last summer by a
mob cf men angered at the delay of his
trial, has writen Governor Atkinson a let
ter in which he charges eight well known
citizens of Taibot with having lynched his
brother.
The letter, which goes into details as 10
the evidence and names the men who Dr.
Ryder claims did the lynching, was receiv
ed by Governor Atkinson Wednesday and
was also mailed to several newspapers in
the state. The one received by Governor
Atkinson was sent to Solicitor Gilbert.
The men Dr. Ryder charges with having
murdered his brother are Dr. “Billly”
Bryan, ‘Will Parker, Albert Owen, Will
Leonard, Tim Leonard, John Parker, Riley
“Til” Harris and FFindley Greene.
The letter is of a very lively nature and
Dr. Ryder presents to the governor in a
strong manner the reasons he has for be
lieving the men named were implicated in
the affair. He says every man, woman
and child in Talbot county knows the
names, and that they were known to the
officers of the law, who he charges with
having been lax in their duty. He says the
men have boasted that they lynched Dr.
Ryder and defied the state to pvnish them.
The officers, he says, have net dared to
interfere.
Governor Atkinson was asked yesterday
what steps he would take in the matter,
■and replied that there was nothing he
could do except turn the papers and all
the additional evidence over to the state
authorities.
The grand jury of Talbot county has ad
journed and unless Dr. Ryder desires to
wait until the next session of that body, it
will be necessary for him to swear out
warrants and give the men named a pre
liminary hearing.
In his letters Dr. Ryder says he has
gone to considerable expense to have the
guilty parties punished, but the laxity of
the laws and the indifference of the offi
cers in the counties where the affair oc
curred have convinced him that it would
be useless to try. The letter is written
for the purpose of obtaining the co-opera
tion of the state and county officers.
The case of Dr. Ryder is one that is
well (known in Georgia, and hardly an
other one caused as much excitement or
was as sensational. Dr. Ryder shot and
killed his sweetheart, Miss Owens, and was
tried and convicted of murder. He was
granted a new trial, and when the case
came for a hearing it was postponed.
The postponement was fatal so far as
Ryder was concerned, because a mob took
him from the officers and hung him to a
tree. The lynching caused a state sensa
tion and Pinkerton detectives were put to
work to discover the guilty parties, with
the result that Dr. C. A| Ryder has writ
ten the letter, charging the crime to eight
well known citizens of Talbot.
READ'FToR EASTER.
Spring Styles as Shown by
Burden, Smith & Co.
As usual, the Empire Store, is right to
the front with all that is stylish and ele
gant in women’s wear. Indeed, if any
thing, the Empire Store has striven this
season to surpass all of its former efforts
in this direction, and the display of goods
now shown there will convince anyone that
they have succeeded.
Every stylish fabric offered in New York
has been brought out by the Empire Store
this season, and the ladies of Macon and
this section of eGorgia will not be a day
behind their sisters of the Metropolis in
style.
As beautiful as; are the dress goods this
season, they are still not as beautiful as
the trimmings that go with them, and in
this line the Empire Store, as usual, es
says to lead. Such an array of trimmings
has probably never been seen in Macon
before.
Miss Millep, the Empire Store’s fashion
able modiste, is just bak from New York,
where she has studied all the latest ideas,
and her department is now in full blast,
turning out fashionable gowns for the best
dressed women of Macon, Columbus, Sa
vannah, Atlanta and numerous other
Georgia towns—for it is a fact that the
Empire Store receives numerous orders
every season from these cities.
An extra large force of hands has been
employed and Miss Miller is prepared to
turn out your Easter costume in good time
an in the usual good taste.
The Empire Store has a conspicuous and
convincing advertisement elsewhere in to
day s News. It will pay every lady who
has spring fabrics to buy to read it.
Graves tonight at Wes
eyan.
1 ‘
Subscribers must pay up and not allow
small balances to run over from week to
week. The carriers have been in strueted
to accept no part payment from anyone
after April Ist.
L A * '-
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| Seen Our
\ST W TRUNK
;ft / W STORE?
Ifs lh ! hl ’ggest dis
■..YfV y '' ’T Trunks, Va-
" : Telescopes and
iL trave ‘ n ’g bags
ever seen in tliis
southern section.
r Trunks from
(>-: $1.50 to S2O
' Traveling Bags from
IL 75c to $5
lb
TELESCOPES from sOc to $2.00.
>L _ :
L A Tj' Unique display in our right front win- J
b dow, arranged by our artistic decorator. • J
It’s a feast to the eye, and now that the
season approaches for rearranging the J
f ! ( e la I \ homo this display will interest all house- J
A.V I XjL I. -Lx kO ke6 P ers - Come and see it, and then step <4
inside and look at these Embroidered ’.J
Muslin Curtains, Net Curtains, with lace /I
Prices ranp’e edging and inserting, Point d’Esprit, with
lace edging and inserting, Savoy Curtains, J
, Renaissance inserting, Nottingham lace <4
75 C tO 5)10.00. £uX n Curt C ain 3 0r em(br ° idered
Contains the most elaborate display of J .
handsome laces ever seen in Macon; and
Ul CCs L while the beauty and fine quality of these J
laces appeal to the artistic taste of the
tv v. * ladies, the price will also have a great -j
Lrorsf influence ' for they are unusually low J
i ivui v v iSltiV W prices. These are a ifew of the many we ’J
carry: J
Cream Silk Applique Lace, Imitation Duchess Lace, m
Ecru Moline Lace, Fine Valenciennes Lace, 4
Ecru Galloon, White Oriental Lace, 4
Ecru Oriental Lace, Real Medici Lace, J
Point de Paris Lace, Ecru Guipure Lace,
Real Point Lace, Silk Esprit Lace, J
Guipure de Rene Lace, Jetted Nets.' J
Prices Range Soto $4.50
Gent’s >tl
Furnishings. <]
500 dozen Hermsdorf dye black sox, 10c. >2
Suspenders and ties in great profusion, .)]
10c, 15c, 20c, 25c, 50c, 75c. <4
’uJprraW Fancy plaid sox, for swell, 25c. to 50e. J
V I \w Underwear—Just what you want for the
\ V season. 'A
i ' Don’t forget our now spring suits, $6 .’
and $7.50. <4
President McKinley
k jgL y Must get a great deal of satis-
faction and comfort when seated tn ithat
WK famous chair known as the presidential
vg-pLL chair! That is the only species we can fur-
'■ nish you with. Anything else in the way
/ furniture in new and handsome designs
* ■ ' lEVrfxlW in P ar,or - library, dining room or oham
//■ . 4’p / ber sets or odd and fancy pieces, we will
' furnish you at a reasonable price.
The Wood-Peavy
Furniture Co.
New Spring Styles
In Boys’
Tailored Suits.
Have you seen the display? It will reward you, if
there is a boy at your home. Hundreds of Suits and
Reefers are on parade and nothing but bright, pretty
and new effects. Over thirty pleasing styles and
nearly all of them confined to us.
A showing of Boys’ Clothing so perfect in proper
fashions—so free from any suggestion of back-num
berness that you’ll be delighted.
PRICE TWO CInTS