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ESTABLISHED I BS4.
WILL VOTE
TBBT.
Tremendous Effort Being Made
to Secure Recognition of
Cuba's independence.
BACON'£SPEECH
.In the Senate—He Says that
He Cannot Vote to Give
President Powers Asked
TROOPS DU THE MOVE.
Many Reg ments Are Under Orders
to Go to Southern Points—House
W II Take Prompt Action.
Washington, April 16.—Senator Cannon
was the first speaker of the .lay when the
Cuban resolution was again taken up in
the senate. He wanted immediate anil
decisive action, and the recognition of the
independence of the Cuban republic.
Mr. Mien, of Nebraska, said he wanted
to call attention to the remarkable scene
that occurred at the white house on April
7th. He refern d to the call of the rep
resentatives of the six great powers upon
the presldt nt, and to the exchange of notes
on the Spanish-American situation. He
declared no similar scene had ever been
witnessed in this country.
"I want to register my protest,” said
Alltn, "against the representatives of the
so-called powers of Europe entering the
white house and telling this country what
It shall do. I cannot understant why the
president did not Inform them that this
country would not tolerate any interfer- |
enct- from them: yet here is the first step t
tow.>.rd- a breakdown of the Monroe doc
trine and the destruction of the nation. I
Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, supported the
position as summed up in this crisis by the
president, and argued against the recogni- |
tion of the present republic of Cuba.
Platt, .'f Connecticut, was accorded a I
half hour's time. He thought the time for I
Impassioned utterances had passed, and
bellev. ! that peace might have been pre
strv-d had it not been for the intemperate
utterances and impassioned actions of
those who seem bent upon plunging this I
country into war. He hoped even yet some |
way might be found of averting the war. ,
Senator Teller, of Colorado, has intro- \
duced a substitute for the pending Cuban
resolutions. It recognizes the “Republic of
Cuba as the true and lawful government of
the island." ;
It for immediate armed inter- ,
ven tian if Spain does not withdraw, and
expr. ssly disclaims any intention of con
quest on the part of the United States.
X strong apeal for the recognition of the
Cub,.n republic was then made by Senator
Bacon, of Georgia.
th-.:i.he said it was unfair to ■
chargi that all senators who differed from i
:hi ;>r -:1<: upon this question were hos
tile to him. He d:d approve the president's
message in its entirety, because it is im- ;
possible for to grant such power to the ■
president as Mr. McKinley evidently de
sire d.
Wellington. of Maryland, followed.
X vote on the resolution will not be 1
reached until late tonight.
PROMPT ACTION
May Be Taken in the House in Spite of
Speaker Reed.
Washington. April 16—House leaders
will confer during the afternoon with lead-
- - t - ate as to'the pros-
pects of an early vote on the Cuban reso- .
lution. and if there is any prospect of ac
tion this afternoon it is possible that the |
House may remain in session in order to I
secure final action tonight.
Much depends upon the character of the j
resolution passed by the Senate if they i
provide for the recognition of the Cuban '
republic no attempt will be made to act !
on them today. It is now generally be- [
lieved that the speaker will hold that the ,
resolutions must go to the committee on I
for-, gr. affairs gefore being considered by
the House, but the members of the foreign
affairs committee say that prompt action
"’■ 1 re t.-ki r. and the resolutions will be
reported back immediately.
I: w. 11 thru be in order to move concur- |
r< i in the Senate amendments so that
the House undoubtedly will have an oppor
tut y vote the Senate proposition
and • if a majority can be mus-
tered in its support.
THE MACON NEWS.
WILL MOVE TUESDAY.
Troops W- : Not Start ifr.meciat*!y for the
South.
"hi'-ago, April 16. —The troops from Fort 1
S.'.etilan anl other garrisons of the de- ■
partment of the lakes will not start to the I
. . Tuesday. Gen
eral Brooke and staff will not leave for !
<amaua-d before Monday night and pos- ■
sibly not until the troops are in motion. ,
B: l< 'or transportation will be opened
Monday at noon.
TROOPR FOR MOBILE.
St. Louis. April 16. —Maj. Wessels, com
mandant of the Jefferson barracks, re
‘-ived orders today from Gen. Coppinger
to proceed to Chickamauga Park.
Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., April 16. —The
Twentieth Infantry. Colonel Hawkins, has ,
In < n ordered to Mobile and will leave im- |
mediately.
FIFTH’S ASSIGNMENT.
Xtlanta, April 16. —Company E, of the ;
Fifth regiment, under Captain Bowen
leaves for Sullivan's Island at 4 o'clock
•h.- evening. Companies A. C, D, F, and
G. commanded by Colonel Cook, start for
Tampa on Monday or Tuesday.
CALIFORNIA TROOPS.
San Francisco, April 16. —Troops are pre- .
paring to go to New Orleans from Califor
nia. Tin infantry and light artilery com
bined number 550. General Shafter’s or
ders are to lose no time.
AT FORT RILEY.
Junction City. Kan., April 16. —Orders
hare been received at Fort Riley calling
the entire command of forty-two officers
and ' 'o men to move within forty-eight
hours to -Chicamauga.
SOLDIERS FOR MOBILE.
Sault Ste- Marie, Mich., April 21.—The
troop-- at Fort Brady received department
al orders this morning to proceed to Mo
bile. I
19TH TO MOBILE.
Detroit, April 16.—C01. Snyder, of the ,
Nineteenth infantry, today received roders
to proceed with his regiment to Mobile.
18TH TO NEW ORLEANS.
San Antonio, April 16. —Six companies of
the Eighteenth infantry at Ft. Sam Hous
ton and four companies at Ft. Clark leave
for New Orleans tonight.
RECEIVED MACHING ORDERS.
Cincinnati, April 16. —Colonel M. A.
Cochran, commanding the Sixth infantry
at Fort Thomas, has received marching
orders for Tampa, Fla.
COAL FOR SPAIN.
Order Said to Have Been Received Stop
ping the Shipments from Norfolk.
Norfolk, April 16.—An order is said to
have been received from the war depart
ment at Washington this morning stopping
the shipping of the coal consigned to the
Spanish government. The order is not
confirmed.
WAR SHIPS IN WEST INDIES.
Five of Them Were Seen Passing St.
Thomas Yesterday.
Silt. Thomas, West Indies, April 16.
Five warships passed this island yesterday
to the northward. They are said to have
been going in a westerly direction.
MEXICO ACTS.
An Infantry and Cavalry Regiment Or
dered to the Border.
Laredo. Tex., April 16. —In view of the
impending war between the United States
and Spain, the Mexican government has |
ordered the Eleventh regiment of infantry '
and one regiment of cavalry to proceed to I
the United States border at Matamoras, I
Nueva Laredo. I’orferio Diaz, and San Jua- ‘
rez to prevent any uprising In Mexico |
against the United States.
ALL HOPE GONE.
Effort On Part of Spain to Secure Great
Britan’s Help Indicates Weakness.
London. April 16. —The Spanish and Aus
trian ambassadors have again attempted
to persuade the British to join the powers
in further representations, deriving little j
encouragement. This indicates that Spain !
is weakening.
The diplomatic corps has abandoned all
hope of effective mediation.
THIRTEEN TORPEDOES.
Spain is Said to Have Purchased from
German Port.
Berlin. April 16. —The Spanish govern
ment puehaseJ thirteen immense torpe
doese. The United States embassy has
been notified and will request the German
government to prevent their shipment if
war breaks out before they are on their !
way to Spain.
GENERAL BROOKE REMAINS.
Chicago. April 16. —Unless Gen. Brooke
is ordered to command the cavalry at
Chickamauga he will remain in Chicago I
until all details for the transportation of
the department troops are completed, leav
ing Tuesday he will reach Chickamauga
in advance so the regiments.
IN THE BRITISH CHANNEL.
Southampton. April 16. —A vessel which
arrived here today reports having seen the
Spanish torpedo flotilla in the British i
channel.
PERFECT TRANQUILITY.
Madrid, April 16.—1 tis officially an
nounced that perfect tranquility prevails
in Cuba.
MACON NEWS SATURDAY APRIL 16 iSg3.
PRESIDENT !W
USUIS VETO
On the Resolution if It In
cludes Recognition of the
Independence of Cuba.
ADMINISTRATION WATCHING
The Action of Senate on the Res
olution-Claim that Senate Has
No Right to Recognize.
Washington, April 16.—Members cf the
administration are watching with much in
terest the progress of events at the capitol. |
No one, so far, has any clear idea of the ’
exact character of the ‘ resolution which
will be finally adopted and sent to the .
I president.
Aside from the interest naturally extit
’ ed in the outcome of the debate, additicnal \
interest is caused by the fact that there
appears to be a chance at least that the
resolution as it comes from the con: er
ence committee may contain a clause rec
ognizing the independence’ of the Ctftan
; republic. What action will be taken- by i
the president in that event, cannot* be
I stated with any degree of certainty, but
the indications are that the resolution
; might be returned to congress without ex
ecutive approval, or allowed to become a
law without his signature.
; The right to recognize the independence
of a new power, it is contended, under the •
constitution, is clearly the indefeasible
1 right and exclusive privilege of the exec- :
; utive has never yet in the history of the
government been waived or surrendered by
the executive to the legislative branch of
the government.
FLIES ARE A NUISANCE
And the Only Way to Get Rid of Them is to
Use Screen Doors.
The Macon Screen Company has ar
ranged to relieve the citizens of Macon
from the annoyance of the flies and In
sects that make life a burden. It has been
proven that the only practical way <o be
rid of these is to supply your house
with screen doors and windows.
The Macon Screen Company, 215 Cotton
1 avenue, is prepared to furnish this long
I felt want, and their rates are the lowest
and their work the cheapest that can be |
secured anywhere.
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SUPERIOR COURT
Will Meet On Monday —Grand Jury On
Joiner Case,
Bibb superior court will convene next
Monday and the grand jury will be in ses
sion. There are no very important cases
on the civil docket to be tried. The most ,
. interesting on the criminal docket will be
| the trial of Harry Joiner, charged with the
murd. rof Lawson Yen. This will be one
I of the first cases to be considered by the
grand jury. The state has the matter well
i in hand, and an indictment against Joiner
is expected. At the trial of the case in the
superior court the prosecution will be con
ducted by Solicitor General Hodges. Messrs
I Cooper and Lundy will represent the de-
■ fendant. When Joiner was first arrested
■ he was quite nervous and depressed, but
: he is now in a calm condition.
Another case to be investigated by the ;
■ grand jury and of some interest is that
I against Bart. Hendley, bar tender at the
j Big Bonanza. He struck a negro on the
I head with a pistol in self-defense, so he I
: claims, and the pistol accidentally fired
I and the ball struck anoehr negro, an in
nocent bystander, killing him. Hendley
■ may have to be tried on the charge of in- j
' voluntary manslaughter. The coroner's
I jury declared the killing to be accidental.
Sam Allen, who engaged in an imaginary
j duel with Lige Lowe, and killed him with
i a pistol supposed to be unloaded, may also
have to stand trial on the charge of in- I
voluntary manslaughter.
Soft shell crabs, little neck clams, hard j
. shell crabs, shrimp and devilled crabs at
Wall Street Bar today.
DEATH OF MR. ALLEN.
Suddenly Expired Yesterday Afternoon After
Brief Illness.
Mrs. Martha E. Allen, widow or the late
W. H. Allen, of Americus, died in Atlanta
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Her
death was unexpected and the members of
the familj- were surprised by her sudden
demise, although she had been ill for a
' short time.
Mrs. Allen was 63 years of age and very
popular in Americus. The family has a
large number of friends in Georgia that
: deeply sympathize with them in their be
reavement that deeply sympathize with
them i ntheir bereavement.
She leaves the following children: Mr.
Tim Allen, of Emmons & Co.; Mr. John
D. Allen, of Brown & Allen; Mrs. J. G. i
Parks, of Dawson, Ga.; Mrs. J. T. Taylor, i
of Americus: Mrs. A. E. Chappell, of Ma
con, and Miss Nettie Allen. Mrs. Parks i
1 and Mrs. Chappell arrived here last night.
A short service was held at the resi- |
, dence. 350 'Washington street, in Atlanta, 1
today, and at 4:05 o'clock the body will
be taken to Americus for interment, which j
will occur on tomorrow morning.
See the pictures in our window that we i
give with every cash purchase of $3.00 or
| upwards. Mix Shoe Co. i
no mom
FOR IIS RULES
Countv Democratic Evecut’ve
Committee Calls State
Committee Down.
MUST RESCINO ITS ACTIOII
If It Has No Authority, for County
Committee Will Refuse to Abide
by the Rules Laid Down.
The Democratic executive committee
met.at noon today at the court house.,
. The action of the committee will come
as a surprise to the people generally and
to the state committee in particular.
The following resolution was passed
by the committee.
Whereas, At the last meeting of the
Democratic State Executive Committee
resolutions were adopted prescribing rules
for the guidance of the state primaries, in
j which are found the following provisions:
Gnbernational Primaries ana C«>nveuiious
"2. That at said nominating primary, the
several candidates for the nomination be
voted for directly by the people entitled
to vote at said primary, the names of the
candidates being write-n or printed upon
( the ballot.
I That the returns of said election be made
the following day, in each county, to the
‘ county Democratic executive committee,
I who shall canvass the same and declare the
: result, the candidates receiving the great
est number of votes in each county for
the several offices named to be declared
the choice of the party for said offices.
: And therupon the delegatese to the state
' nominating convention shall be selected by
. the county executive committees of the
I several counties, from among 'the friends
of the successful candidates in said pri
mary. The delegates so appointed shall,
in the state nominating convention, cast
their votes in accordance with the wishes
i of the party so declared.
"4. That on the 23rd day of June, 1898,
each county in the state of Georgia shall,
by primary, select delegates to said con
vention for the nominating of Judges, the
number of delegates to be selected by each
enunty to be equal to double the number
of the representatives in the general as
sembly from each county.
J Kl-cial Primaries and Conventions.
“5, That the returns of said election be
made the following day in each county to
the coun’ty executive committee, who shall
: canvass the same and declare the result,
, the candidates receiving the greatest num
ber of votes in the said county for the sev
: eral offices named to be declared the choice
of the party in said county for the sai'd
office. And thereupon the delegates of the
said nominating convention shall be se
lected by the county executive committee
of the several counties from among the
, friends of the successful candidates in the
said primary. The delegates so appointed
shall, in the said nominating convention,
cas't their votes in accordance with 'the
wishes of the party so declared.”
These provisions do not commend them
selves to the good judgment of this com
mittee, therefore be it
Resolved, That the state executive com
mittee be requested to Inform this com
mittee by what authority they exercise the
power to prescribe the foregoing, and es
pecially to repeal or amend that portion of
sections 3 and 5 which prescribes that the
delegates shall cast their votes in accord
ance with the wishes of the party co de
clared—®o that the delegates may be im
powered to vote so as to avoid a deadlock,
which might result in obedience to the let
ter of the instructions and rules. If no
such authority exists then the state exec
utive committee is respectfully urged to
reassemble an'd rescind their action as to
such matters, and that copies of these res
olutions shall be at once sent to the chair
man and secretary if carried unanimous
ly.
The resolution passed without a dissent
ing voice and the committee adjourned to
meet again on May 7th. awaiting the ac
, tion of the state committee.
COL. CLAUD ESTES,
A Popular Speaker to Appear at Y. M, C. A.
Tomorrow.
I
Among the many bright speakers who |
address the Sunday afternoon met’s meet- I
ings of the Y'oung Men’s Christian Assqci- |
ation. (and they never have any other :
, kind,) none are more popular than their I
speaker for next Sunday. Hon. Claud
Estes, and for this occasion he has chosen
a very unique tepic, the sincle pronoun
j "I.’’ This is about the shortest text on
which a man could speak, and yet it con- \
tains vast possibilities of thought, oratory >
and helpfulness.
The committee in charge cordially in
vite all men, whether members of the As
j sociation or not, to atend this service. f
and hear Colonel Estes on this simple but i
broad topic. The meeting only lasts one
hour and the address is supplemtned by |
bright singing.
Beginning Monday, we will
give with each cash purch
aser of $3.00 a very pretty
ornamental picture.
Mix Shoe Co.
There are mts of beauties in our line of
ladies low shoes. Call and see them. I
< Mix Shoe Co.
CHIEF FOWELL
Os the Order of Raiiroaa Telegraphers is in
Macon.
Chief W. V. Powell, cf the Order cf Rail-
I way Telegraphers reached Ma an las;
n.gnt at 7 o’clcck. and addressed the local
i order of telegraphers.
it is Chie. Powtils intention to see as
; many of the branch organizations in this
’ sta’e as passible on the present trip. He !
j will return to Atlanta tonight or early I
Sunday morning, in order ta be present at '
the secret meeting to be held at the Kim- .
bail house tomorrow morn.ng.
Mr. Powell is enthusiastic over the pro- i
gress of the Order of Railroad Telegraph
ers throughout the South. In the last few
weeks he has visited the most important
lodges in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi
and Arkansas and states that everywhere
1 he has been the order is constantly gain
ing new recruits and is all that could be
desired.
He goes from Atlanta to Louisville to :
overlook rhe field in that place, and after
visiting rhe principal cities of Kentucky |
I he will return ro his home in Peoria, 111.
Chief Powell was signally honored some-
I time since with the important position of
i secretary of American Federation of
: Railway Employes, empracing the tele
i graphers, engineers, trainmen and firemen.
; Although a very young man, he was an
j important factor in bringing about the I
■ federation.
He is being entertained by the local or- ,
der of telegraphers today.
-BIG COAL ORDER.
There is No Doubt About It Being Delivered I
Safely.
Philadelphia, April 16—The British
| steamer Willow Dean, has sailed for Cuba
with 3,500 tons of coal for the Matanzas
railroad. This is the last shipment of the
contract supply to 250.000 tons. Regarding
the possibility of coal being captured an
official of the company supplying the coal
said as coal is being conveyed in British
vessels and the railroad is operated by
Englishmen it is thought to be perfectly
safe.
TO JOIN THE NAVY.
Dr. M. M. Apfel Will Go Into the Service of
United States.
•
Dr. M. M. Apfel, w f ho has for the past
year practiced his profession in Macon,
left this morning for New York, where he
goes to report to the surgeon corps of the
United States navy, and be will be assign
ed to duty on some of the vessels of the
United States.
Dr. Apfel came to Macon from the Ma
rine hospital at Neiw York, being forced
to leave there on account of his failing
health. He is a graduate of the Medical
: University of Berlin, Germany, and his
' articles on surgery in the medical journals
are recognized as high authority.
500 black and tan Vici Bals at Mix &
■ Co.’s. We are the originators of $3.50
j shoes, and we have always kept up in good
I shape in that line. Come and see our line
jof black and tan at the price. Mix Shoe
I Company.
Subscribe for The News.
Why Spill jnilfc and
Then Cry over it.
That is just what you do when you go for your glasses to anyone to whom the
i science of optemetry is a sealed book. Gia sses are a blessing to ” mankind when
properly fitted, but a great curse when no t so. The fact that your glasses enable
| you to see well and do not tire your eyes does not prove by any means that they are
1 suitable and are not injuring the eyes. The eye wil adapt itself in time to any glass.
! Therefore you can perceive that you are no t a competent judge as to whether or not
[ your eyes are fitted right. Mr. Friedman, the optical specialist, has done thousands
i of dollars worth of work since he came to this city, but has vet to find anyone who
lis not perfectly satisfied with his work. The Macon Optical Parlors, No. 314 Second
! Street.
I
! MARTIN’S
A „ EmW Sf®
s Is World Famous
i' S F° r exquisite weave,
I: afiW’ liO beautiful dye and non-
F $ glossing qualities. Your
pjlHh* / tailor would charge you
to ma^e a su it of this
cloth.
We can sell you a suit of
g|& 'iWW t^ae g enu i ne English Serge
SftiF lined and made to
fit the moment you want it
I for
jlhUgNc «a<» Shorts Pickwick System I QPC 00 “Waste not,
g (g htsh ap€ clclHin S f<MAhd.to-P.TMen. <zT tfuU.UU Want not.”
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PRICE THhtt CENTS
MRS, JEFF WIS
ON THE WAR
•
Letter to a Friend in This
City Expresses Ker
Views.
CAUSE ir NOT JUST.
She Thinks I hat This Country
Ought Not to Fight at This
Time at All.
The following extract from a letter writ
| ten by Mrs. Jefferson Davis to Mr. Edgar
I S. Wilson, of this city, is of unusual in
| terest:
j “I am going down to Richmond on the
I 16th to see a very fine window put in to
> my husband's memory; I wish you could
I be there. It is a great joy to me to know
| that it is to be done. My little grandchild
i Lucy White Hays, is to draw part of the
| curtains from it and General Dabney H.
; Maury, the other half: I shall then be a
few days in Washington and return home,
and want to see your child before I go. No
late news from Winnie, so 1 do not know
when she will be at home, but perhaps
soon, though not in time to be present in
Richmond. The war news upsets me like
a renewal of the sorrows of 1861-65. The
brunt of the war will be borne by our dear
people. The contracts which bring money
into the country will of course all be in
the North and after all is over, ,we are
bombarded and our cities on the sea des
troped, we must pay our percentage of
pensions. There must be some outcome
for us, but where I cannot see—and all
avowedly from sympathy for that miser
able mulatto race in Cuba. I should not
have minded it so much if the blowing up
of the Maine had been the Casus Belli.
Well I only meant to write a few words
and I have written you a screed about the
war. * * *
“Varina Jefferson Davis.”
FLOATING DOWN STREAM.
Lyons. Ga.. April 16—The gentle arid
! long-looked for rains have come at last,
and the rivers and smaller streams are
now full of timbers that have for the past
fifteen months been awaiting a timber
freshet, and are now on their to Darien,
the timber port of the South. For many
months this country has been on the verge
of a. financial crisis, owing to a lack of
sufficient water on which to move their
long, huge pines to market. Farmers and
woodmen have become indebted to mer
chants for supplies and merchants have
advanced to them provisions and other
j necessaries, while the sturdy sons of toil,
, with chop ax, broadax and timber carts
| have lined our streams with massive sticks
of Georgia pine for the old world.