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4 THE MACON NEWS ESTABLISHED ! BS4-. NEWS PRINTING COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. R. L. McKEN.XEY. Business Mngr. TOM W. LOYLESS, Edl'or THE EVENING NEWS will be delivered by carrier or mail, per year, $5.00; per ■week, 10 cents. THE NEWS will be for sale on trains. Correspondence on live subjects solicited. Real name of writer should accompany same. Subscriptions payable in advance. Failure to receive paper should be reported to the business office. Address all communications to THE NEWS. Offices: Corner Second and Cherry Streets. N A Z; L I_3 THE STATE TICKET. For Governor, ALLEN D. CANDLER, of Hall. For Secretary of State, MARK A. HARDEN, of Bartow. For Comptroller-General, W. A. WRIGHT, of Richmond. For Attorney-General, JOSEPH M. TERRELL, of Mer riwether. v For Treasurer, W. M. SPEER, of Fulton. I For Commisioner of Agriculture, O. B. STEVENS, of Terrell. For School Commissioner, G. R. GLENN, of Bibb. A Patriotic Duty. The News announced a few days ago that the commanders of the several mil itary companies of this city had been or dred to enlist their companies to their full strength. It appears that there would be no difficulty in enlisting a sufficient num ber of men but for one thing, and it is this that The News has been asked to bring to the atention of the business men of Macon. Not only those who may now desire to enlist but those already enlisted naturally feel that the enlistment jeopardizes their business positions, and this fact serves to dampen the patriotism and enthusiasm of ■those who must and who would like to take up arms for their country. Now that we have come face to face with the practical side of war, it is neces sary that we should consider all matters connected therewith in a practical light. As is well known, the volunteer malitia of Macon is made up, for the most part, of young men engaged in active business —the majority of them, and others with them, dependent upon their monthly salaries It is placing a double hardship upon these young men to ma'ke them feel that they must sacrifice their positions in order to answer their country’s call. In numerous instances, noted elsewhere, employers have not only assured those of their employes who happen to be en listed or who desired to enlist that their positions would remain open for them un til their return, but many have also prom ised half pay to their men in case they are called to the front. Several New York concerns have offered to keep their men on the salary list at half pay for a period of five years in case they are called into service. This is the sort of patriotism that Counts. Will the employers of Macon do as much? To be sure not many of them can afford to keep their employees on the salary list while they are serving in the army, but patriotism and ordinary busi ness courtesy demands that they, at least, assure these employes that they will not sacrifice their positions because they offer ito fight for their country. Some such understanding between em ployer and employe' is necessary in order to enable the state of Georgia to raise its full quota of troops. It should not be de layed. Let the employer do his duty to his employe and his country now—today. His confidential clerk, bookkeeper or sales man may be called to the front tomorrow or next week. Let him feel that he does not sacrifice everything, even his business position, by answering his country’s call. It is important that every employer give this matter immediate consideration. At last Atlanta’s glory is complete. She is to get General Miles. Will Not Recognize Cuba. Even should Congress pass a joint reso lution recognizing Cuba, the President, is is now asserted, would not become a par ty to such a silly proceeding. It is given out on good authority that should the res olution reach the President accompanied by the amendment recognizing thb republic of Cuba, the President would sign them, but that in a brief message to Congress he will hold that the constitutional prerogatives vested In the president to recognize other governments cannot be taken away and that the amendment is therefore void and inoperative. The President is represented as saying that the sympathy even of England would be forfeited by this government if the present government were recognized. The expreession “stable and independent gov ernment,” he is represented as saying, “has been carefully considered and found acceptable, but that Sir Julian, the Brit ish ambassador, has represented to this government that the recognition of the present government would be regarded by England, as well as by the other powers, as encouraging malcontents among the colonies and possessions of foreign gov ernments in this hemisphere to revolt, re lying on the United States to recognize their independence, however weak they might be. Though no fear might be entertained that this government would encourage such revolts ‘intentionally or that it would give the recognition sought, the fact of recognition being given to Cuba in ad vance of intervention, might furnish suffi cient encouragement to start revolts. The President is reported as saying that he has given assurance that no such rec ognition will be given. He is further rep resented as saying that he will veto any resolution including recognition of the Cu ban republic. The president demand of our Democratic congressmen for the recognition of Cuba is no ssnsc- cr-dizable to manship. The Richest Political Joke of the Season. The fciiew.ng frem the Dalton Argus shc..< t? ‘he Atkinson administration in its true light; When • >ll Secretary Barnet, was about to die. lie sent for the governor and re quested that if he should have to appoint a secretary of state, that, as Colonel Hen ry V. Thomas (the man recently removed I by Clifton) was such a good man in his place, and was so valuable a man to the state, he- appoint somebody who would agree to continue Col. Thomas in his po sition. It was done, and When General Phil Cook felt that he would soon have to give up the office, he made a similar re quest of the Governor. Colonel Thomas, the i gallant old veteran, was continued in office until the appointment of Colonel Wm. C. ' Clifton to succeer Candler. When Colonel Clifton applied for the j unexpired term, it was stated in public print that he agreed not to run for the ful term or make any changes in the office But, as the story goes, when he was about to take charge, Governor Atkinson inform ed him that he must remove Colonel Thomas and appoint Editor Cain of the Summerville News, chief clerk in his stead and “have him here tomorrow,” the gov ernor added. Colonel Clifton agreed and rushed down to the Kimball to telegraph Cain of his appointment. He grabbed a | pen and seized a blank—but. alas, a great 1 difficulty confronted him. He remember : ed that he did not know pain and Cain’s i initials, as well as the name of his paper, I were strangers to him. He rushed around | the Kimball House, grabbing first one man and then another, and plying each of them i with the question: “This fellow Cain who I runs a newspaper up in Chattooga, what's his name? What's the name of his pa per? Dang it, man, what are his ini tials?.” Some of those whom Colonel Bill tack led with incoherent questions, thought “he had em,” and shied cut of his way, but af ter some fifteen or more futile efforts, he .struck Howard Williams the genial At lanta journalist, and Williams gave him both Cain's initials and the name of his paper. Such is the story that a little bird brings from Atlanta, and it demonstrates upon what a flimsy foundation political prefer ments rest in these days of ring politics. What a farce it all is, to be sure! The Southern League opened the base ball season in the South Thursday, and the National League contest began in the North yesterday. Brumm. In view of the disposition on the part of afse a very few—of our people to criti cise Congressman Bartlett for resenting the insult offered him by Congressman Brumm, in the House on Wednesday last, The News has taken occasion to inquire, of those who ought to know, what would be the proper course to be pursued under such circumstances. It seems to us that the verdict of a man who has served over twenty years in Con gress and who was noted throughout that time for his conservatism and dignified bearing, ought to be conclusive. We are not at liberty to give the name of the gen tleman quoted, for we failed to ask his permission to do so, yet we can give his words. “If Brumm had applied the same epithet to me, I would have acted as Bart lett did,” said this retired statesman. In other words, this ex-congressman lays the onus of the whole affair on Brumm, and says Bartlett could hardly have acted othrwise. And. in this connection, it is of interest to know what manner of man this fellow Brumm is. In the first place, he is a bully. He is hot-headed and disagreeable in the extreme. He is heartily despised by both Republicans and Democrats. Dur ing his entire Congressional career he has been noted for his insolence and provoking traits, ever eager to impose upon some smaller man or new member. Above all he is a South hater and always takes occa sion to say the most disagreeable things about this section and its representatives in Congress. Such is the estimate placed upon Brumm by a gentleman who knows him well. And it is the verdict of this gentleman and for mer‘statesman that no self-respecting man could act otherwise than Congressman I Bartlett did. It is of .the greatest importance to know that General Lee fully agrees with Presi dent McKinley that the present govern ment of Cuba should not be recognized. Wi-at War Will Mean. Already ocean travel has fallen off near ly three-fourths because of the probability of war. Steamers have been withdrawn for freight traffic —an indication of what we may expect if hostilities actually be gin. Our coastwise trade will rapidly be di minished, and come to a practical stand still when the swarm of Spanish priva teeers, backed by Spanish war vessels, shall attempt the blockade of our Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Our trans-Atlantic trade will suffer in the same way, and our im ports and exports will diminish enormous- I ly as a consequence. This is one of the inevitable conse quences of war, in any case, notes the To i ledo Blade. The derangement of commerce will cause a derangement of prices, and : thus the cost of war will come home to all I classes of the American people. There is I nothing unpatriotic in adverting to these I conditions, which are inseparable from a | state of war. On the contrary, the people I should be fully advised of them, that they may go into the conflict with a full knowl ' edge of what it involves. When the army of the South begins to I mobilize at Atlanta that town wiil issue ’ another directory, and thereby increase i her population to 150,000. Salaries of Soldiers. It is a matter of Considerable interest to know what the volunteer soldiers will re ceive in case of war. Their pay will, of | course, be the same as the regulars, which . is as follows: Colonel 7.500 per annum I Lieutenant 3,000 per annum I Major 2,500 per annum Captain (mounted) .. .. 2.000 per annum . Captain (infantry 1.800 per annum Ist Lieutenant (mounted) 1,500 per annum 2d Lieutenant (infantry). 1,560 per annum J 2d Lieutenant, (mounted . 1.500 per annum 2d Lieutenant, (infantry) 1,400. per annum Non- commissioned officers, 216 per annum Privates 156 per annum Besides the tax on beer, manufactured i tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes it is pro posed to impose a stamp tax upon bank checks, bills of exchange, deeds, mort gages. real estate, transfers, contracts, patent medicines, and other proprietary articles. This latter tax. it is estimated, I will yield not less than 532.60G.000 a year. MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 16 1898 POWDER Absolutely Pure Walter Wellman, the Chicago Times- Herald's Washington correspondent and one of the most reliable and best informed newspaper writers at the national capital, .n speaking of Spain’s attitude towards the Maine disaster, says: “Spain's belated expression of regret for the disaster of the Maine is not likely to help the situation in the eyes of Congress. It comes wholly as a crocodile tear effort to win sympathy and to stave off the blow that now stands aimed at Spanish sovereignty in Cuba, rather than a sincere desire to express re gret and to offer prompt reparation. The proposals to refer the whcle matter of re sponsibility to a board of neutral naval experts will not please a majority of Congress. A. majority of Senators and Representatives of both parties have reached the conclusion that the Maine was destroyed by a conspiracy of Spanish officials in Havana, using explo sives and wire connections placed there by the government. A respectable minority of Congress would, if it could, declare war upon Spain tomorrow for no other reason than the destruction of the Maine by treachery.” It is asserted by of Congress who have talked with the President that it eit.oer the House resolution or the ma jority resolution of the Senate is sent to him he will sign it promptly and execute its provisions immediately with the army, and navy, but that if the recognition of the present republic if Cuba is inserted he will veto the resolution. It is said that the foreign relations committee is aware of this. The News publishes elsewhere today an interesting letter from Mrs. Jefferson Da vis, in which that distinguished lady al ludes pointedly to the war situation. Tomorrow is the only day in the week on which the people of Macon will not get the news on the day it happens. Consul General Lee’s popularity at home is still assured, The Spaniards con tinue to abuse him. CARRIED IN HIS MOUTH. Zebulon. Ga., April 16—Mr. Aaron Stew art, a veteran of the late war, who served as a private in company H, Forty-fourth Georgia regimnt, was in town yesterday, and drew from his vest pocket and ex hibited a leaden souvenir of the battle of Fisher’s Hill, Va., in the shape of a ininie ball. The ball was rough and indented, showing that it had met with resistance before reaching its resting place. his ball had been carried in the 'mouth of Mr. Stewart for more than thirty-three years. During the progress of the battle above referred to. Mr. Stewart was standing in the breastworks watching the enemy, when the ball came crashing through his jawbone and lodged in his mouth, imbed ded beneath his tongue, where it rema in - ed, giving him pain and trouble until a few weeks ago when it worked its way out. MR. BEAUPREE RESIGNS. He Says He |s Tired of the Railroad Bus iness and Wants a Rest. Mr. W. R. Beauprie, Who has for the past three years been superintendent of the Macon division of the Southern rail way, has tendered his regisnation to Presi dent Spencer, to go into effect at once. Mr, Beauprie has considered this move for some time past, and only decided late yesterday afternoon to file his resignation. He says he has not yet decided where he will go or what he will do. He will probably be succeeded by Mr. A. Gordon Jones, at present superintendent of the Anniston division. MERCER AND AUBURN. A Hotly Contested Game at the Park This Afternoon. The Auburn baseball team has reached the city, and this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock will meet the Mercer boys at the ball park in a hotly contested game. A good deal of interest has developed in the game, as the Auburn boys seem confi dent that they will win, and the Mercer boys are equally determined that they shall not. The practice of the Mercer team yester day afternoon was the best they have yet had, and the snap with which the boys handled the ball told clearly how much they had improved, a great deal having been made since the games with Wake Forest. Garrett was never in better shape than he is now, and will pitch a winning game. He will be given the best support that is possible for amateur ball players to give a pitcher. Massenburg will play short for the Mer cer boys again, as it would be a hard mat ter to find a better man than Massenburg has proven himself to be. MRS. WHITNEY’S CONDITION. Aiken, S. C., April 16.—The condition of Mrs. William C. 'Whitney, who was in jured in a runaway some months ago, re mains practically unchanged. From friends who have recently seen her it is learned that she suffers from a fracutre of the second vitebra. The learned medical men in attendance upon her fear injury to her spinal cord, and to prevent this have de vised a cage-like appliance for the head. Trained nurses never leave her side. The result of the fracture is a complete frac ture of the motor muscles, Mrs. Whitney being able to move only the tips of her fingers. Her brain is perfectly uninjur ed, and she seems to be appreciative and aware of all that is being done for her. QTICK JUSTICE. London, April 16.—A special dispatch from Simla says the nephew of Nawab, of Dir, Swat district, near Chilral, with two accomplices, attempted to take Nawab’s life. The latter was not seriously wounded and n.s assailants were captured and kill ed. CATSKILL IN COMMISSION. Philadelphia, April 16. —The monitor Catskill was placed in commission today. JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. The American Poet Admired in Europe— Vvords of Praise. The editor of the Gentieman’s 'Maga zine, •published London, has this to say of the distinguished American poet who will appear at the Academy of Music next Tuesday night: “S me fev years age I had the J>riviieg« of meeting at a brilliant gathering Mr. James Whitcomb Riley, the American poet, and of hearing him recite one or two of his short, poems. So simple, touching, and pathetic were these, dealing gener ally with children, that his subsequent work has been followed by me with ex treme interest. In England Mr. Riley is known to the few. In America he has won widespread recognition, and those who fol low the best American mazazines. Scrib ner's or the Century, lookout in them for him sweet, homely, thoroughly human lyr ics. ordinarily in what is known as the Hoosier dialect. Mr. Riley’s writing are, however, not confined to dialect poems, or indeed to poems, since with some, as a prose writer he is even more popular than i as a poet. In the mingled humor and pa : thos of his prose narratives he comes near ler Dickens than any other writer. Our I own Robert souls Stevenson has been hap py in his treatment of child themes, and I bis appeal to children. I doubt, however, whether his svmpathy even is as full as that of Mr. Riley.” The best time to advertise Is all the tiusa CHEAP 3 MONEY. s’-4 per cent, and 7 per cent oney nsw ready for loins on Macoa residence and business property. 8 per cent, money for farm loans. Over $5,000,000 successfully negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans made can be paid off at any time. We are head quarters. O, A. Coleman, Gen. Man.. $56 Second street, Macon, Ga. 8 Per Cent Guaranteed! Dividends paid semi-annually. Stock secured by deeds to improved real estate tn more than double the amount, deposited with Union Savings Bank and Trust Co GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macon. Ga.. 461 Third Street. GEORGIA, Bibb Count. To the Superior Court of Said County: The petition of the Jones Furniture Company respectfully shows: That on the 11th day of November, 1897, it was duly incorporated by an order of the Superior Court of said county, a body corporate and politic under the corporate name of the Jones Furniture Company, for the purpose of carrying on a general wholesale and re tail furniture and house-furnishing busi ness; and that it has been duly organized under said charter, and is carrying on the business authorized by said charter. Your petitioner desires to amend its aforesaid charter by changing the corpo rate name from the Jones Furniture Com pany to that of the Georgia Furniture Company; and that said corporation shall have all the rights and privileges under the new name of the Georgia Furniture Company, that it had under its original name of the Jones Furniture Company, and that said charter as amended, with all powers, privileges, rights and immunities by its said charter conferred, be continued under its aforesaid charter as amended, for a term of twenty years, with the right of renewel at the end of that time. Wherefore your petitioner prays the granting of an order amending its said charter by changing its name to that of the Georgia Furniture Company, with all the rights and privileges under its new name that it held under its original name. And your petitioner will forever pray. R. K. HINES, Petitioners’ At R. K. HINES, Petitioner’s Attorney. I, Robert A. Nisbet, clerk of Bibb Supe rior Court, do certify that the above is a true copy of the original petition as the same appears on file in said clerk’s office. This April 16th, 1898. ROBERT A. NISBET, Clerk. Academy of Music. ♦ Tuesday, April 19 — One Night Only! The Famous Poet & Lecturer, Jas. Whitcomb RILEY No finance in Prices. Seats on sale at Harry L. i Jones. S-. 50 READY For your i nsped ion o Elegant fitting Q Sfiling Suits. 18.00 Made of Elegant Materials, Choice ._ Designs, Excellent 10.00 tje f 7 A 4' 20.00 // orkmanshifi, Artis tic ent, style and fin ish. Moldy Hats, n /wi Beautiful Neckzvedr, I2.UU < . r me Shirts. I // / /} J) The News Printing Co. Printers and Publishers. WILL PRINT BRIEFS, BOOKS, FOLDERS, STATEMENTS, PAMPHLETS, CIRCULARS, CARDS, CHECKS, ENVELOPES, LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEADS and AdjUi in lie Pniter’s Line On Short Notice, At Low Prices, In Artistic Style. A Trial is All We Ask. NEWS PRINTING CO'