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ESTABLISHED I 884. MN PUT ONNOTICE That the Wai in Cuba Must Come to An End at Once. DUB FIRST STEP, The President May Already Have Taken Action in the Matter. PREPARATIONS BEING PUSHED Everything is Working Night and Cay Officers Appointed for the Gid Monitors - War News. VVa-l'.in'iton, March 26 —It is stated as pc-itlvc information that this government will, if ii le d it has not already done so, inform Spain that the conditions existing in Cuba have become intoh rable to the people of this country, and that hostilities on the island must close. This policy is directly in line with the views, of the president as expresesd in his last message to < ongress on December 6. In tins message he said: “Instructions were given our new minis tir in Spain before the departure for the jHist directing him to impress upon that government the sincere wish of the United i to 1. nd its aid towaid ending the war in Cuba by reaching peaceful and lasting results, just and honorable alike to Spain and the Cuban people. These in structions recited the character and dura tion of the contest, the widespread losses, the burdens and restraints imposed upon us with the constant disturbance of na tion il interests and the injury resulting from an indefinite continuation of this state of things. No solution is proposed to whi-h the slightest idea of humiliation to Spain could attach and indeed the pre cise pro;- al* were withheld to avoid em barrassment to that government.’’ After reciting the substance of -Spain’s n ply received on October 23, the presi dent. says: "T'm immediate amelioration of exist ing c mUtioiis under the new administra tion in Cuban affairs is predicted and th re wit Mil disturbance and all occasion for any cl ant e of attitude on the part of the United States.’’ Since the delivery of this message evi dent bar- accumulated showing beyond qiieitimi that, the premise in behalf of the new administration to relieve conditions in Cuba have not been fulfilled or accom plish, d, on the contrary, the situation is daily becoming more serious. In view of these facts this government has decided to take, if it has not already talen, definite a- tion. by informing Spain that while disavowing any interest other than that declared by a sense of honor and justice td the stricken and starving people it must insist that hostiliies be brought to a speedy termination. So far as is known no specific date h’s been fixed within which the war must be terminated, but it is believed that it is the purpose of the administration not to permit any unnecessary or extended delay. It is known in high official circles that many people among the highest in author ity in Spain, including members of the ministry, are extremely weary of the con flict in Cuba, and would willingly accede to any reasonable terms for a settlement of the whole question by granting to Cuba her independence on an indemnity basis. Opposition to that plan comes from fac tions opposed to t'he present administra tion, who demand extreme measures, if necessary, to retain control of the island. In view of these conditions what would be the answer to our demands cannot be foretold. OLD MONITORS Have Been Put in the Dry Dock at Philadel phia for Repairs. Philadelphia. March 26. —Acting under the. orders of the navy department, the two old monitors now at League Island, Cat skill and Nahant, were placed in the dry dock for repairs. Three shifs will be placed on the work on the fighters and will continue day and night. The Colum bia will sail for Hampton Roads on Mon day at daybreak. SAGASTA’S ORGAN Says There is Nothing in Sight to Relieve Situation. Madrid, March 26.—-El Liberal, Sagasta’s organ, says: “The ministers see nothing to relieve the present situation. Late last night a person in the confidence of the queen re gent visited Sagasta. and had a long in terview of much importance. MACON NEWS. -e- ” ai. who wav t.r.Co’cn the 80 PROTEST BIS BEEII MADE YET The Spanish Torpedo Flotilla is Moving Slowly in This Direction. WATCHED WITH INTEREST. It Will Take the Squadron Fully Fourteen or Fifteen Days to Reach This Point. Washington, March 26.—N0 protest or representations of any kind respecting the advance of the Spanish torpedo flotilla have been made up to the present time. The movements of the flotilla continue to be watched with the keenest interest by the naval officials and close estimates are being made as to its location today. The navy department calculated that the I run from the Canary's to San Juan at Porto 1 Rico, which will be the first stopping point, is 2,800 miles. It is believed they have already covered about 400 miles of this distance. They are moving slowly, being accom panied by the collier which accompanies them, and the balance of the trip will take from twelve to fourteen days. Although the movements are gravely discussed by the highest naval officials, it is not accompanied by any intimation 'that steps toward actually intercepting the flotilla have been matured, or even considered, except in a general way. It is stated on high authority that the j reports that the flying squadron under Schley might be utilized, this connection i was not warranted by any of the steps , taken. On the contrary, the entire plan of the flying squadron developed after the i torpedo flotilla left rhe Canaries, and was designed for another line of work. DYNAMITE GUNS Can be Put in Readiness at Sandy Hook Very Quickly. New York. March 26 —Work on the three dynamite' war guns at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, are being rushed. Lieutenant Colonel Ludlow, in charge of the work of fortifying the lower bay ex i pects to have the guns ready for seivlW’ in a week. In case of emergency the guns can be put in shape for service in twenty-four hours. The guns carry shells of from 8 to 15 inches. From sixty to five hundred pounds of dynamite can be carried in a shot. The shells are projected by air and have an effective range of two miles. The dy namite in even small shot is sufficient to blow' up the most powerful battleship. A BIG CONTRACT For Disappearing Gun Carriages Awarded in Cleveland. Washington, March 26 —A largo contract for disappearing gun carriages was award- I ed today to 'Walker & Co., of Cleveland, i whose immense foundry and machine ■ shops have been placed at the disposal of i the government. The company will work I night and day. *— AT HALF STEAM. Orders Issued to Keep Big Lighthouse Ten der in Readiness. New York, March 26. —The light house I authorities at Tompkinsville have receiv ed orders to keep half steam on the big light house tender Armona. which is ex pected to be ordered to Norfolk or the Brooklyn yards to be fifitted with torpe does and 5-inch guns. BRITISH SHIPS. Are Coaling and Provisioning Ready for the Sea. Hong Kong. March 26. —All the Briitish warships are coaling and provisioning. They have been ordered to prepare for im mediate readiness to go ito sea. The navy . yard is working night and day. ON WAR FOOTING Naval Establishment at Hong Kong is to be Placed. London, March 26. —A dispatch from Hong Kong says that orders were issued yesterday to the naval establishment to make general preparations to place itself 1 on a war footing. The staff was augment ed and the mobilization was ordered. Twenty-nine French cruisers have gone north avoiding Hong Kong. The British battleship Barflufler has gone to Nagasaki. NIGHT AND DAY The Iron Works at Bethlehem Are Filling Orders. . Bethlehem. March 26.—The Bethlehem i Iron Works have received an order from the United States government today for seven 10-ineh and six 12-inch disappearing gun carriages, and five 10-inch guns, which makes fifteen 10-inch guns to be delivered in July. The works are run nig night and day. _ SPANISH FOURS LOW. London, ‘March 26. —Spanish 4s opened at 150 and declined to 49 a 4, the lowest point I reached in several months. MACON NEWS SATURDAY MARCH 26 1898. DBUMMEBS ARE PREPARING For the Annual T. P. A. Con vention to be Held in «*. ' 1 Savannah. AN INTERESTING MEETING Was Held at the Chamber of Com merce-President of Savannah Post Present. An interesting meeting of post D, T. P. A. was held at the Chamber of Commerce i this morning. The attendance was lar ger than it has been for some time, and the T. P. A’s. are making great prepara tions for the state eoivention which will be held in Savannah. Mr. Joe Lovenstein, president of post A, at Savannah, the oldest post in t!he state, w r as present at the meeting this morning, and in behalf of 'the Savannah post, and personally, extended an invitation to the Macon post. Mr. Lovenstein said that the Savnnah post expected every member of the IMacon post to be present and bring their wives, and if they did not have wifes to get one before that day, or if they couldn’t do that to bring t'heir sweethearts or sisters. He sai-d that the wife o's the T. P. A. of Sa vannah were expecting them, and that they would be entertained while there. I f was agreed by the members of the 'Macon post that if there were any mem bers of the post who did not have wives, and that they would get one between new and t'he time that the convention would be held, that they would pay all her ex i penses to Savannah to the convention. It j is expected that several members of the I Macon post will take advantage of this offer. Some time ago the Macon post made ap plication to the railroads of the state ask ing that they permit the drummers with mileage books to ride on their local freight. 'All of the roads reported favor ably on this proposition except 'the Geor gia Southern and Florida, and the post felt very much hurt that the road refused to let them ride on their local freights. The post has not yet decided which hotel it will stop at while in Savannah, and that matter will be decided at the next meet ing. It is earnestly requested that every ■member of the post who intends going to Savannah notify the president at once so that he in turn can notify the post at Sa vannah and the railroads. Also to notify the president if they intend carrying sis ters, wives or sweethearts. NOT FIRST TURN Negroes Around Woodstock Not Anxious for War. Woodstock, Ga., 'March 26.—The boys j are having much fun out of the negroes I by telling them we are going to have war I with Spain, and as we are now under a I Republican adminis-tration, the Republi- I cans will have to go to the war first. The I negroes stoutly deny that they are, or ever have been Republicans, and most of them, in 'their anxiety 'to prove that tthey are ' Democrats will go on to explain 'that none of their ancestors were ever Republicans. If anything that looked like a preparation for war was to make its appearance in this town, every negro would be in the woods as soon as his heels would carry him there. AT CHARLESTON. Battery of Artillery Arrives From St. Au gustine. Charleston, March 26. —A battery of ar tillery from St. Francis barracks, St. Au gustine. arrived this morning, and was taken to the fortifications at Sullivan’s Island for the reinforcement of t'he garri son there. The work of mounting the long rifles is being rushed, and the mines are in readiness for placing in the chan nels. IN TWO SHIFTS Os Twelve Hours Each ths Gun Makers Are to Work. Washington, March 26.—Machinists in gunshops at the navy yard will be re- I quired hereafter to work twelve hours a day. The new order takes effect at mid night on Sunday. The second shift will work from noon until midnight and they will relieve each other from day to day. FLOWER SHIP Sent to Sigsbee When He Sailed From Ha vana. Havana. March 26.—Admiral Sigsbee re : ceived a large flower ship today when he sailed north on the Olivette with the other officers of the Maine, bound for home. The flowers were from Lee and the newspaper men. The captain was af fected. I All is quiet. Neither information from the American court of inquiry nor the war rumors are able to produce any senti ment among the volunteers or other Span ish bodies. They do not believe that the peace will be interrupted by the report of the American court, and seem to feel it certain that arbitrators will declare the explosion occurred inside. You can talk to 10,000 every day through the columns of The Newt PT SMOKER GREA£SUCCESS An Enthusiastic Assembly of Members of Chamber of Commerce. WANT MORE BOATS A Handsome Gavel Was Presented by Post “D” Travellers’ Pro tective Association. The Chamber of Commerce’s first expe rience with a Bohemian smoker was a thorough success, and has given a fresh impetus to the work of that valuable body. The purpose of the “smoker” is to bring a closer relation between the members of the Chamber of Commerce, and when the meeting was called to order today at noon by President Rogers there was a large number of members present. In behalf of the Chamber of Commerce President Rogers delivered the address of welcome, and his remarks were most ap propriate. At the conclusion of President Rogers’ speech. President Wood, of post “D” Travellers Protective Association, rose and with a few appropriate remaks de livered to the Chamber of Commerce a haridsome gavel as a token of apprecia tion of the generous hospitality tl at the chamber has shown the post in tendering thejn the use of their rooms and member ship to the chamber. The gavel was of ivory with a rose wood handle, and was a handsome affair. Mr. I. B. English, who has all along been a most ardent supporter of the move ment to put boats on the Oc-mulgee made an earnest speech advocating the placing of more boats on the river as it had been demonstrated to the satisfaction of all that navigation on the Ocmulgee was most sat j Isfactory. Mr. Tinsley made a hit when called on to make a speech by saying that he thought that the most interesting thing that he could say then was that it was abcu time to partake of the refreshments . that had been prepared for the occasion. | Everybody acted upon Mr. Tinsley’s sug ‘ gestion and repaired to the dining room, where an elegant luncheon was served. It was one of the most delightful events cf ihe season, and everyone present heart -1 ily enjoyed the occasion, and as soon as each had eaten and drunk his full, all re paired to the assembly room where Messrs. Tinsley, Martin, Ketchum and Smith made earnest talks, appealing for the co-opera tion of the business men of the city, and for the advancement of the navigation that had so successfully been commenced. Upon motion of Mr. Smith the subscrip tion of stock was entered into and before the meeting bad adjourned over fifty shares had been subscribed, and it will be only a question cf a few days before enough stock is subscribed for the build ing of another boat, which will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. It is the purpose of the chamber to put : on at least three boats on the river before making demands cf the railroads for re ' duced rates in freight, and it will only be ■ a short while before Macon will enjoy equal rates with Augusta and other points j where navigation is successfully in oper . ation. HEAVY STORMS Ail Over England and Much Damage to Shipping. London, March 26.—The severe gales, I accompanied by intense cold, snow and sleet are unabated all over England. Nu ' merous shipping disasters all around the English coast and along the North sea to the Baltic are reported. OHIO FALLING. Railroads Have Had to Abandon the Depot at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, March 26. —The Ohio river is falling from Pitsburg to Parkersburg, The rise here is expected to continue un til Sunday. The railroads abandoned the Central Union station this morning. A i temporary station was made at Eighth street and at Storrs. All 'the roads are running with extreme caution. The loss to the roads entering 1 Cincinnati cannot be less than a million dollars. BAILEY OBJECTS But Not to Anything W. J. Bryan May Say at This Time. Washington, March 26.—Before the journal was approved in the house, Mr. Bailey, of Texas, called attention to what me thought an abuse of privilege to print he thought an abuse of privilege to print of North Carolina. Pearson had, Bailey said, been accused of abusing the frank privilege of the house and under leave to print had made the very matter frankable which he had been accused of improperly franking. Pearson maintained that he had not abused the privilege, and called attention to the fact that some of the matter print j ed was from a paper in which W. J. Bryan was interested. "Do you object to what William Jen nings Bryan says?” he asked, smiling. "I am inclined to endorse anything that Bryan says at this time,” said Mr. Bailey. (Democratic applause.) Bailey then moved to strike the publi- 1 cation from the Record. MUM MI fffll The Progress Loan Case to Come Up Again in the United States Court. ON THIRD CALL THEY BILEO To Pay the Amount Called for—Re ceiver Asks R’ght to Sell the Property at Once. The third instalment of the payments on the Progress and Loan Company’s stock under the decree rendered last De cember has not been paid, and a bill was filed in the United States court this morn ing requiring Messrs. Miller Gordon and C. P. Marshall to show cause on Tuesday next why the receiver should not take possession of their property and sell it under the provisions of the decree. The petition filed this morning sets forth that on the 22d of December last a decree was passed, and under That decree the payments on outstanding stocks were to be divided into six mstalments of equal amounts. Provid. d these payments were made regularly each month the receiver could not interfere with the property of either Messrs. Cordon or Marshall, but in the case of default he had the right to sell any of the property to satisfy the claim. The third payment fell due on March 22d, and has not yet been made up. In order, then, to make a court record of this failure to pay, and to show that the defendants to the suit cannot avail them selves of the further condition under the decree which entitled them to a rebate for prompt payment, the petition was filed this morning. T'he papers will be served this afternoon. BASEBALL. Mercer Freshmen Defeated Gresham High School. The Freshman Class baseball team of tMercer University defeated the High School team yesterday afternoon by a score of 11 to 7. Both teams played good ball, but it was evident ftom the start that the Freshman Class would win. The teams played as follows: FRESH. H SCHOOL. ScottCatcherTaylor SailesePitchNisbet Gunnfirst base Miller S. Harrissecond base Jordan MenardshortstopDenton Jessupthird baseßright Stetsonleft fieldKilpatrick Ezellecenter field Young Urquhartright fieldMitcfhell A CANDLER CLUB. Hon. Pope Brown is One of the Vice Presi dents. Hawkinsville, Ga., March 26 —At a meet ing of a number of citizens at the court house here yesterday evening a Candler club was permanently organized. During the last two weeks about 150 names have been enrolled for this purpose. The officers of the club are: Captain J. H. Martin, president; Hon. J. Pope Brown, vice pres ident; Mr. A. T: Fountain, secretary, and Colonel D. R. Pearce, assistant secretray. Miss Jane Hendrix, suc cessor to Rees & Hendrix, invites you to her opening next Tuesday and We dues day. 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. PR CE TWO US«ICE Mil UMHRMRBT He Was in the Employ of the New York Life Insurance Company Here. RVALS MN HIM DOWN, He Was Arrested In Savannah on Thursday and Gave a SSOO Bond. Henry T. Mathews, of Johnston’s sta tion. forty miles from Savannah on the * lant system, was arrested on Monday for larceny after trust, the charge being that he appropriated premiums to his own use while acting agent of rhe New York Life Insurance Company. was followed to Savannah by Mr. R. L. Ryals, who went to Johnston’s station to prosecute the matter, but on arriving there learned that Mathews had left for Savannah, after which the attorney proceeded there. Until recently Mathews was an agent of the company under Mr. R. H. Plant, of Macon, who is in charge of the southern territory for the company. It appears that 'Mathews eoilected premiums amounting to some thing like $18(1, and the company claims he failed to turn the money over on demand. It is said repeated efforts were made, but Mathekvs declined to settle on the ground that the company would not adhere to his version. In order to bring the matter to a close, Attorney Ryals left Macon for Johnston's, where he intended to commence a criminal prosecution if settlement was not made. Arriving there, however, he learned that Mathews was in Savannah, and at once communicated with Mr. Plant as to what should be done. He received instructions to proceed. Shortly after arriving, Mr. Ryals located mathews in the southern section, where he formerly lived. On going there he demand ed the premiums alleged to be due, but Mathews declined to pay, giving the same reason as before. A warrant was obtained from Justice Naughtin by Mr. Ryals, and Mathews, who made no effort whatever to get away, was arrested. He waived com mitment trial, and gave a SSOO bond, which takes t'he case to the grand jury. IMPORTANT MEETING Os the Woman’s Committee of Y. M. C. A. Has Been Called. Mrs. Robert A. Nisbet, the chairman of the woman’s committee of the Young Men’s Christian Asociation, has called a special meeting of the committee to meet at her home on First street next Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock to consider some matters of great importance in connection with their work. This committee has undertaken and is successfully doing the work of raising the money to furnish the parlor in the new building soon to be erected. They already have a considerable sum of money raised and in t'he bank, and are adding to it as. fast as possible. DOG LAW Will Make the Animals Personal Prooerty in Ohio. Columbus, March 26. —The house this morning by a vote of 72 to 1, made half a law of O’Neill’s bill declaring dogs to bo “property,” subject to all the rigsht of protection as other property. If the senate shall concur in the passage of this bill, the theft of dogs will be larceny, and the kill ing of dogs unlawful, malicious destruc-. tion of property. The value of the dog and damages may be recovered frem the party killing it. But the bill provides for a fine of from $1 to ?5 for allowing a dog to run at large, and allows an impounding fee of 25 cents and the cost of keep for persons authorized to take up stray dogs.