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ESTABLISHED 1884.
BE IS PREPARING
THAT MESSAGE
President Denies Himself to
All Callers Except Those
Who May be of Use.
TALK min FINANCES
It is More than Probable That the
First Thing to be Taxed Will
be Beer and Whiskey.
Washington, April 2 —At 11 o’clock a
cabinet officer said that there is no ohar.ga
In the situation from that shown by yester
day's developments and expected that
events would move along the present lines
until ihe president's message is sent to
congress eaily in the coining week. The
preparations of the momentous message
was begun by Mr. McKinley at an early
hour .his morning, after a long confer
ence w.Ti his cabinet advisers and pub
lic men on the lines that it should take
In order that the position of America in
this crisis may stand fourth in a clear,
intelligent and justifiable way before the
people of future generations.
The advice proffered most urgently on
the president has been the recognition of
the independence of Cuba an. 3 interven
tion at onWe to end the horror of the situa
tion. This course has been urged espe
cially by the senators and members of the
lower house.
The president has listened to these views
but has not expressed his own so freely.
MtsHiige Exclusively
Appreciating the wish of congress that
the message be transmitted to that body at
the earliest practicable moment and the
fact that the document, its grave signi
ficance and its historical character re
quires the utmost deliberation and consul
tation with his official advisors, he* has
determined to put aside all but the most
important maters until the message has
been put in shape for submission to the
national legislature.
With this end in vjew he denied him
self to the long line of callers today, but
saw quite a number of persons whose
knowledge and experience might be of ser
vice to him in the task.
Throughout the day there were rumors of
all kind in ,; r ulation, and there was
much subdued excitement ' among those
who formed the throng of visitors.
Reports were even in circulation that a
special session of the cabinet had been
called during the early morning hours, Lut
the falsity of the report was proven quick
ly.
At 1' o’clock there were no indications
of a cau-net meeting, though it is intima
ted ihat It might be decided to call the
cabinet in session during the afternoon.
Maine Left Out.
A very prominent member of the house
who saw the president today says that the
president in his message will recommend
action which will be perfectly satisfactory
to the Republicans, and which, with pos
sibly few exceptions, will rally them and
the country to his support.
He says that the diplomatic correspon
ds n.-e will b- such that the Republican
party and the country will be proud of,
and - ’’.hci legal facts in the case are
very ably handled by Attorney General
Griggs.
The message will probably not be sent in
before Tuesday. The Maine affair, it is
said, will not be touched upon.
This is regarded as unfortunate by many
pi eminent Republicans, who believe that
if w- have war, the blowing up of the
constitutes the strongest grounds.
Some of them have appealed to the presi
dent iv in ude ths* in his message.
A sample of the expressions that are
heard is the opinion of R. E. Hull, of
lowa, one of las house leaders, who said:
“J regard war as inevitable as the fu
ture.”
Tnlklnt; Finances.
S,cr-u;»ry Gag? and Mr. Dingley, chair
man of the house ways and means commit
tee v. rt summoned by the president dur
ing the forenoon, and were in conference
wt;h .’tn on business that, while they
would not discuss it, but left it to conjec
ture can besafely said to have related to
national finances, and to the measures
needed to put the treasury on a war foot
ing. as hostile operations will, if once be
gun. require largely increased expendi
tures and appropriations. It is thought
that this phase of the question may figure
to some extent in the president’s message,
although the appropriation, bill in the reg
ular order would go to the committee on
appropriations, there is reason for the be
lief that a war revenue measure has been
under consideration, and it is not alto
gether improbable that a bill of this char
acter may be introduced.
At the same time it is not made a part
of the expected bill or resolution authoriz
ing the president to intervene forcibly to
put a stop to hostilities in Cuba.
To Tax Beer,
No definite plan or even outline of a
plan to raise the war revenue, from in
ternal revenue sources, has yet been form
ulated. but it is the belief of the persons
who have necessarily been consulted in
the matter that legislation for additional
tax on beer is almost certain, in the event
of hostilities to be recommended to con
gress.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
American Securities Took a Slump on War
Scare.
London. April 2. —Operators on the Stock
Exchange today, believing that war is in
evitable, endeavored to realize on the
American securities as much as possible
after the close of the market.
These securities sagged lower, the deal
ers aiming to get their books level with
the call in Spanish 4s, with the result that
Paris is selling heavily.
EASTER EDITION.
THE MACON NE WS
HARBOR DEFENSE.
Is Thought of More Importance Than An
other War Vessel.
Washington, April 2—The senate com
mittee on naval affairs today discussed
informally the naval appropriation bill and
decided to recommend an amendment
striking out the provision for one of the
three battleships and substituting for it,
three harhor defense vessels if the secre
( *Aty cf 'he navy should concur in the wis
| dom of this course.
i The opinion is generally expressed that
| light vessels are built at no greater ex
pense *han one battleship and they could
be built in time for use in case of war with
I Spain.
While a battleship cannot be construct
. ed quickly enough to meet the present
emergen y the committee decided to let
the ilou ■> provision concerning docks
stand without a change.
PREPARING FOR DEFENSE.
Mayor of Savannah Will Inspect River Ap
proaches.
Savannah, April 2.—Captain Cassius E.
Gillette, engineer officer in charge here,
will make a trip down the Wilmiug’on
river, the southeastern approach to the city
by water, with Mayor P. W. Meldum, for
i ’he purpose c-f deciding where to locate
land ratteriefe for the defense of that en-
Lanc*. '’here has ‘.’ecu some aorre v, < n
sionontihe part of Savannahians on account
of that appreach thiough Warsaw sound,
Ab.icn is a- present wholly uuiromrec,
and through small gunboats could come
near enough to shell the city. Several cit
izens who own property along the river
and near the entrance to the sound, have
made tenders to the government of sites
free of charge for the purpose of establish
ing batteries. Their construction is ex
pected very shortly.
FIRE AT LINCOLN.
Lincoln, April 2.—Fire here last night
destroyed three big business blocks. The
loss is half million.
GERMANY NOW
Will Take a Hand Unless Spain
Pays Up and Punishes
the Insurgents.
Berlin, April 2. —Germany proposes to
i take prompt action to obtain an indemnity
! in the Cannamata case.
I Tbe Spanish ambassador has been for
mally notified by tMe German minister for
foreign affairs that the warship Geier has
been ordered to sail in the direction of
Cuba to punish the insurgents, who. it is
claimed, burned a German sugar refinery,
and murdered four persons there, and to
i collect indemnity unless Spain punches
j the offenders promptly, and makes amena
| tory compensation for the damage done
i and the lives taken.
JUNTA WILL DISPERSE
And Five Thousand Cubans Will Go to the
Island to Fight.
New Yoork, April 2. —The Cuban junta
was the scene of considerable activity last
ni gfit. .
The result of the conference was that it
was definitely decide to disband the junta
in tbe event of war between the United
States and Spain.
Estrada Palma will permanently reside
at Washington, and the other Cubans con
nected with the junta, except those that
are actually needed, will return to Cuba
tu take up arms.
Five thousand Cubans in the United
States would go to Cuba at the same time.
BOATS IN ITALY
Are Being Bargained for by America and
Spain.
Rome, April 2—The report that the Qa.l
- armored cruiser, the Carlo and Al
berto had been sold to Spain is untrue.
Commander Brownson is negotiating for
the Basscir which is being built for Mo
rocco a: Orlando yards.
Brownson is negotiating with tbe An
saldo yards at Leghorn for two torpedo
boats and at the Ordoro yards for torpedo
boat destroyers.
Spain is negotiating with the Ansalbo
yards for the purchase of the armored
, cruiser Garibaldi and the armored cruiser
i Varede from Argenta.
NOT AT PORTO RICO,
Report That Spanish Vessels Have Arrived
There is a Mistake.
Madrid, April 2.—The statement cabled
last night that rhe torpedo fleet of Spain
had arrived at Porto Rico was taken from
a newspaper. Investigation shows that the
announcement Is erroneous.
The flotilla arrived at Cape Divide Is
lands and will proceed after coaling.
As it hag- taken the Spaish flotilla nine
days 'to make Divide Islands, it should
take the flotilla about twenty-six days
tiom now to reach Porto Rica, supposing
the flotilla is able to coal and sTart again
today, which is unlikely.
REASON FOR ORDER.
WAR—REASON FOR ORDER
New York. April 2 —The recent army
orders sending the Twenty-fifth infantry
to the department of the gulf is the result
of the discontinuance of rhe post at Fort
Missoula, Mont.
SAYS IT IS INEVITABLE.
London, April 2—The afternoon papers
deplore war between Spain and the United
States, but declare it is inevitable unless
a third nation succeds in patching up an
eleventh hour peace.
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Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! Mix Shoe Co.
MACON NEWS SATURDAY APRIL 2 1898.
RESOLUTION IS
AGREED UPON
Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations Will Report Fav
oring Independence.
I
in LINE WITH MESSAGE
Committee Was Unanimous and the
Report Will Go to Congress on
Monday Without Fail.
Washington, April 2. —The full senate
committee on foreign relations has practi
cally agreed to accept the recommenda
tion of the subcommittee for a resolution
recognizing the independence of Cuba and
recommending an armed intervention if
necessary to secure it.
This conclusion was reached after a ses
sion today that did not continue for more
than one hour, and so far as can be learn
ed, there was no division of opinion ex
pressed as to the propriety of this course.
Senators Gray, Daniel land Turpie were
absent, but the opinion is expressed that
none of them will make any opposition to
Che resolution.
The general lines of the Foraker resolu
tion will 'be followed in the resolution re
ported by the committee.
After the committee had been sitting for
a brief time Senator Davie called a car
riage and made a hurried trip to ths
Whitehouse for the purpose of comparing
his views with those of the president on
some points to be made
The committee aiso had Admiral Irwin
before them for some time today examin
ing him as a torpedo expert on the Maine
disaster, and also on the strength of the
Spanish torpedo flotilla and the best course
for this country to pursue in meeting it.
SPRING CLOTHING.
Importance of Close Investigation as to Ma
terial and Price.
Among the clothiers and gents’ fur
nishers of Macon none stand more prom
inently, or are deservedly more popular
than Messrs Benson & Houser.
Always up-to-date, the selection of
spring clothing is calculated to attract and
please the buyer.
Messrs Benson & Houser are, above all
things, honest with the public. They have
just what they advertise, and have been
and will continue to be careful to allow
no misstatements to appear in their ad
vertisements.
They have paid particular attention to
the selection of a spring stock this year,
and have secured the very best, and noth
ing but the best.
Their stock and prices should be inves
tigated.
DIRECTOR’S MEETING
Os Post “0" T. P. A. Was Held This
Morning.
A meeting of the directors of Post “D”
T. P. A. was held at the Chamber of Com
merce this morning, when the report that
will be seat to the state convention at
Savannah was read and approved. The
report of Post “D” -will be a most excel
lent one.
Detail matters were discussed, and no
decision was made as to what road the
Macon delegation would go by, as a tele
gram was received from the Atlanta post
asking that the decision of the post here
be postponed until they had communicated
with them, as they had a scheme to pro
pose.
The tickets for the performance that
■will take place at the Academy of Music
have been placed on sale, and are being
pushed rapidly. This entertainment prom
ises to be one of the most interesting af
fairs that has taken place in Macon in
some time.
WHO WILL TAKE COMMAND.
Admiral Walker Has Returned and the Gossip
Renewed,
V,’ashington, April 2 —Secretary Long
has pushed the naval preparations ahead
today as rapidly as possible. We saw the
bureau chief frequently. .
Admiral Walker arrived and reported in
person to Long. The admiral has been at
the head of the commission investigating
the route of the proposed Nicarauguan
canal. His return has renewed comment
as to the possible choice for taking su
preme comamnd of all the United States
naval forces on the Atlantic. While he is
on the retired list he is none the less sub
ject to duty in cases of need and there is
reason to believe that aside from duty the
admiral would regard it a privilege to re
new active service.
The proposed assignment has not been
given consideration by Secretary Long and
if the matter is taken up there are several
officers on the active list, notably Admiral
"Bunce.”
Foraker of the senate committee on for
eign relations committee was at the navy
department during the morning for the
purpose, it is understood, of furthering the
Investigation the committee is making into
the cause, of the disaster To tfi? Maine.
It is now understood that the senate
Inquiry is going to be very sweeping in
character and is to go considerably beyond
the inquiry of the naval court of inquiry.
ThaT court was restricted to seme extent
by having to take testimony only of those
w’.ifTng to appear be.fore them and was also
restricted in other nut In reach
ing the matter of cause the senate com
mittee has considerably greater latitude
and it is understood will look to sources
of information quite outside of those reach
ed by the naval court.
WILL SHE BOD
WHEN CORNERED
Representatives in Congress
Think it Possible that this
Will 3e the Result.
PBESIDENT MAI ASK TIME,
He May Throw the whole Respon
sibility on Congress or Dec : de
to Take Some Himself,
Washington, April 2.—Many members of
congress believe that there is much hope
of averting war and those wro do so base
•their belief solely upon the theory that
Spain, at the last minute, will yield.”
'Most of them, however, look upon was
as a certainty, and are already discussing
its probable’duration, cost, etc.
The only thting that seems to be stabl
lushed definitely regarding the president’s
message to congress on Monday or Tues
day unless Spain backs down, is* that the
president will ask for further delay.
Whether he will make a specific recom
mendation or not seems yet undetermined.
He has said within a few days to prom
inent members of his party that when he
sent the case to congress he would sahre
with that body the responsibility for what
ever course was decided upon. On the
other hand there is an intimation that (the
presdent may wish congress to assume the
initiative.
"If he puts the responsibility on con
gress, said a prominent Republican rep
resentative, it that body per
haps.”
HAS ASKED INTERVENTION.
But European Powers Say That They Can
not Do Anything.
Berlin, April .2 —Tbe German ambas
sador at Madrid, Herr Von Radowitz, re
ports to the foreign officials that the Span
ish royal family fears an outbreak unless
the differences between the United States
and Spain are soon settled.
The Carlist movem.ent is assuming a
more active form and the royal family
fears especially the pronunciamento from
Weyler and the military party.
Everything is prepared in the royal
castle for the flight of the boy king. Al
phonso is to be taken to Sal Luear de Ba
rameda, an Andalusian port where a yacht
is kept ready for' sailing .
The replies to the Queen’s letter asking
for the intervention of the European pow
ers have been wholly unsatisfactory.
MRS. A. D. GATEWOOD
A Well Known Resiaent of Americus Died
This Morning,
Mrs. A. D. Gatewood, of Americus, who
was well known to a large number of peo
ple in Macon, died yesterday afternoon at
her home in Americus.
Mrs. Gate wood was a sister of Mrs. Jas.
Calloway, of this city, and before her
mairiage was a Miss Furlow, of Americus.
She was also a sister of Assistant State
Treasurer Furlow.
Mrs. Gatewoed was one of tbe best
known residents of Southwest Georgia,
and was universally beloved.
Her nephews. Messrs. Merril and James
Caloway, of this city, left for Americus
this morning to attend the funeral.
NO BALL.
Announcement Made in Another Part of The
News is a M ; stake.
At a late hour the game of ball between
Mercer and Milledgeville was called off,
and the pages containing the notice of the
game having gone to press, made this cor
rection necessary.
The team at Milledgeville found that it
would be impossible for them to come
over, and decided to wait until a later day.
The Mercer team will mee.t the Wake
Forrest team here next Saturday.
NO EASTER OUTFIT
Will be Complete Without Fashion's Latest
Decrees in Belts and Buckles.
And after an experience of years we can
truthfully say say that art and skill have
never combined to fashion such beautiful
articles as are to be seen this year.
We have been carried away by the array
of gorgeousness shown us when buying
our spring stock in New York a few weeks
ago, or we may have been over-zealous to
please the taste of our fastidious patrons,
but the fact remains that we bought more
largely and lavishly than ever before.
Perhaps we bought too. many of these,
beautiful things. At any rate, we are not
going to take any chances. Instead, there
fore, of holding them for fancy prices—
prices in keeping with their elegance and
which are asked for them elsewhere—we
have decided to let them go at prices
within the reach of the modest purse.
It is no idle boast to say we lead in
fashionable jewelry.
Shirt waist sets, sterling silver, latest
styles, only -50 cents as leader—our reputa
tion for some years past. And it is that
our goods are the handsomest, our prices
the correct.
Don’t leave your Easter Outfit incom
plete, but come to us and get the things'
that will set it off as fashion dictates.
LAZARUS JEWELAY PALACE,
Leading Jeweler, Macon, Ga.
OFFERS A BIG REWARD:
Farmer of Skipperton Wants to F:-.d an In
cendiary.
C. B. Skipper, of Skippertpn, was in tn?
city this morning. sle confirms the report
of the burning of h.s barn .a the Rutlanu
district on Wednesday Mr. Skipper
lost heavily by the fire, which was of in
cendiary origin.
Both cf his barns were burned a: the
same time. He is confident that it wa&
the work of incendiaries. The less was
about JIJ.'OO.
’Mr. Skipper offers a reward of SIOO for
information leading to the arrest of the
parties.
The loss on the barn included 500 bush
els of corn, 2,000 bundles of fodder, 300
bushels of oats and ten head of hogs.
The fire also burned three stacks of hay.
Mr. Skipper had no insurance. The in
suiance had jus: run out and had not
been renewed.
The best double key beard typewriters
in the world. The Smith Premier. J. W.
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BIG SHAKE UP.
Southern Telephone System Has Been Com
pletely Reorganized.
A complete reorganization of the South
ern Bell Telephone Company has just been
secretly made, and many ‘important
changes among the officials nave come
with the shakeup. Some of the most
prominent officials of the company ha/e
been promoted.
District Superintendent John D. Easter
lin remains in charge of Georgia and East
■Florida, with headquarters in Atlanta. •
Assistant ‘Superintendent W. T. Gentry
has been promoted to general superinten
dent of construction, also with headquar
ters in Atlanta.
Assistant Dan C. Sims, recently with
the Atlanta headquarters, has been pro
moted to superintendent of the new
(fourth) 'district, emoracing Alabama and
all of Florida west of the Apalachicola
river.
ZOLA GOES FREE.
Court Has Quashed the Sen
tence Because of Error in
Method Employed.
Paris, April 2—The court of cessation
has quashed the sentence of one year im
prisonment and $3,000 fine imposed upon
M. Emile Zola on February 23.
The court has not ordered a trial before
the other assize.
The decision is based on the fact that
the president of the courtmaxtial should
have lodge-d the complaint against M.
Zola instead the minister of war as it was
the courtmartia’ that was assailed by the
famous author and editor.
When you want your feet covered call
at Mix’s.
NO INFORMATION
Has Been Received by Navy Department as
to Spanish Flotilla.
Washington, April 2.—The navy depart
ment up to 10 o’clock had no information
concerning the arrival of the Spanis'i tor
pedo flotilla at Porto Rico, as reported in
a Madrid cable.
Some doubt is expressed that ’t would
make such fast time. It is said, however,
that it will arrive soon without interfer
ence, if it has not already done so, as no
has been made to interrupt it, a
course advocated by many naval officers.
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world use Smith Premier Typewriters.
Fresh additions to our
Easter neckwear. Nothing
but the newest at Neel’s.
SPANISH FC URS.
London, April 2. —Spanish fours opened
at 47%, a loss of three points. Americans
showed some improvement.
Smith Premier Typewriters. J. W. Shln
holser.
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To make a selection of a new Spring Suit is quite
easy when you have plenty of good styles to choose from.
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terns, more colors, more sizes, more variety, more economy
more elegance, more progress than anywhere else. And
we advertise to inform you.
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PRICE TwQCtMS
• OF fill
They Are Sent out By Market
Operators in New
York.
FALSEHOOD IS THEIR FACE
: Southern Capitalists Do Not Bite
Readily—They Cause Excite
ment Here.
It appears that the newspapers are not
the only sources from whence exagerateft
, reports of the war situation come, as has
been demonstrated in Macon for the past
few days.
This fact was especially noticeable yes
terday and today, and the telephones at
The News office was kept busy by those
who wanted to find out if the reports that
' were flying thick and fast around the city
, were with foundation.
This fake information comes over the
I syndicate wire? to the stock exchange, and
i it is supposed that they are sent out by
the operators in New York for the purpose
of- influencing the market. Many of them
bear falsehoods on their faces, as was in
dicated by one several days ago. The re
port came that at noon a flotilla of Span-
I ish torpedo boats were nearing Key West
for the purpose of bombbarding the city,
j Who ever heard of a torpedo boat bom
| barding a city. These same reports said
i yesterday that Minister Woodford had
; wired this government that he would be
I forced * leave Madrid at once, and that
, General Lee had already left Havana.
■ These bulletins came thick and fast, and
j at neon it appeared that war had been
declared.
They have caused no little excitement at
the exchange among the business men
there, and when the price of cotton went
• up yesterday they could not understand
how it was possible in the face of the
statement that war had been declared, as
the natural tendency would be for the
market to fall. The general opinion is that
j the declaration of war and the rising in
; the price was calculated to induce all
i those who had cotton to close out at once,
; and the operators in New’ York would
make a. good thing out of it.
| Very few of the cotton men bit, and the
i public is still depending on the Associated
Press dispatches for the n ws of the real
situation.
| SOLDIERS TO FLORIDA.
; Twenty-fifth Colored Regiment Will Pa‘ss
Through Macon.
Information has been received in Macon
I by the railroad people that the Twenty
fifth regiment of infantry may be expected
i to pass through soon on their #y to'Key
1 West, Fla.
The information does not state at what
time the regiment will leave 'Montana or
on what date it will arrive at Key West.
The department is notified that the negro
regiment will come into this territorw and
be established at Key West. The entire*
regiment will come.
The moving of the Twenty-fifth regiment
from Montana to Florida was one of the
most important actions of the war depart-
I ment during the present crisis, since a.
portion of the regiment will go to Dry-
Tortugas, where they are near enough to
Cuba to be landed in a few* hours.
COTTON FUTURES.
i New York. April 2 —Futures opened
steady. Saks 5.200. May 591, June 592, July
I 596, August 599, September and October
596, November 597, December 599, January
602, February 603.
•’V'
Manhatten shirts, the new
spring patters at Neel’£.