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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. - 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.” _ 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.