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ESTABLISHED 1884.
PRESIDENT WILL SIM
mjMClMffi
Tonight the Ultimatum and the Resolutions Will be Made
One Act—Majority of Cabinet Favors Only Two
Days—McKinley Asks for Three,
80,000 MILITIA
Will be Called Out by the War
Department from the
Several States.
EVERYTHING ‘READY.
Preparations H ivc Been Pushed to
the Point of Arranging for
the Details.
Washington, April Ift. The cabinet rc
*aso in bled at 3:30. A consultation looking
to the formulation of the ultimatum to
the Spanish government Aas taken up. It
may be 5 or fi o'clock before it is finally
decided upon ami together with the Joint
rerolullons will be signed by the president.
Forenoon Cabinet Meeting.
Washington. April lit The cabinet was
In session an hour and a half and at 12:30
o'clock adjourned till 3 o’clock. A decis
ion was reached to prepare an ultimatum
to Spain.
The ultimatum and the Cuban resolu
tions arc to be signed simultaneously.
Soon after the session closed the presi
dent and Secretary Bliss took a walk
through the White House grounds.
Although an official copy of Hie Joolnt
resolution was not before the meeting a
copy as it appeared in the congressional
record was read and discussed there was
a diffeicnce of opinion as to the length of
time that should be given to the Spaniard.:
within which to reply to our pereniporlory
demands for the evacuation of the island
of Cuba one thought that twenty-four
hours would be sufficient while a nuntbet
of others suggested forty-eight hours.
Thu President, however, is of the opin
ion that we should not be in podtion to
immediately enforce our demands even at
the end of forty-eight hours and in view
of that fact he thought tiiat at least three
days would not be too long a. time to pcr
mi to Spain to have for a decision.
ft was not with a view to giving Spain
any particular consideration that he fa
vored a longer time, but in hi:; opinion it
would take that time to put our army and
naval forces in a position to strike a de
cisive blow.
It is understood that the resolution will
not be signed whenever it is received until
the ultimatum is also ready for signature,
the purpose being that the two may be
made one act.
As the cortez meets tomorrow it is prob
able that the ultimatum will be sent in
time to he placed before that body on as
sembling.
The cabinet meeting si‘tit led the ques
tion as to how many volunteers will be
called for to supplement the regular army
in 'the operations .in Cuba, the conclusion
being arrived at that at present the call
will be for SO,OOP men of the national mili
tia.
Alger, after the decision was reached,
repaired to the war department and sent
for General Milese and Vljutant General
Corbin, the conference lasting nearly an
hour, was had as *to the means to be em
ployed to give effect to the decision of the
president and cabinet.
Considerable progress was made outlin
ing 'the plan to he followed, but owing to
the complexity of the subject, all the de
tails will ont be arranged at the first eon
t ference.
EVERYTHING READY.
Only the Details Remain to be Arranged
Finally.
/
Washington. April 19. —The bulk of the
preparaKlons far action are about comple
ted and work Is now reduced to perfect
ing the details.
The army Is being mobilized and all
that remains to Insure a prompt supply
of all classes of equipment and as stated
at the navy department today, the market
having been gleaned of all available ves
sels.
It now comes to manning them and per
fecting the methods of communicating
and eo-operatlon.
The O'Higgins was the l last desirable
ship of any size in sight, and it has been
authoritatively announced that all nope of
getting her has been abandoned.
General Greely. in charge of the tele
graph and telephone connection between
• the seacoast fortifications, announces that
this work is in a gratifying state of for
wardness.
Superintendent Kimball, of the life sav
ing service, conferred .with Assistant Sec
retary Roosevelt on employing men for
the coast service in a regularly organiz
ed system, reporting war vessels sighted
at points remote from the ordinary ports
of entry.
Such a system will boa valuable adjunct
<o the regular observation system.
The novel departure in naval practice is
the formation of a marine battalion which
will accompany the North Atlantic Squad
ron and be used in landing operations.
The quarter master general’s depart
ment of the army Is rushing the work on
the tent? and tent equipage.
Ordinarily the army contractors get
these contracts, but recently the war de
partment has contracted for'making them
at St. Louis. New York and Chicago. Also
quite a consignment of tents has been
allotted to militia of states under an act
of congress.
CAVALRY PASS THROUGH.
Four Trooos Pass in Review in Washington
on Their’Way to Chicamauga.
Washington. April 19—iTrdqps A. K. G.
and H. of the Sixth cavalry from Fort
Myer, pased through the city early this
morning to the railroad station on their
way to Chickamauga. They passed in re
view before Secretary Alger and General
Miles and W'ere greeted by crowds along
the streets.
JUNTA PLEASED,
Will Do Everything in Its
Power to Assist United
States Troops.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Given Out They Consider the Action
of Congress as a Full Recogni
tion of Cuba’s Independence.
New York. April 19 —The following state
ment of the congressional Cuban resolu
tions was given out today at the office of
the Cuban Junta. ‘‘‘Resolutions as they
stand arc tantamount to the recognition
of th,' Cuban rfpublii’. The declaration
is that the people of Cuba are free, and
independent while the Cuban people ac
knowledge allegiance only to the republic
of Cuba, which they have established and
maintained by force of arms.
“The only object of the insurrection was
the independence of the Cubans. This is
provided for by the resolutions. The Cu
bans asked that before intervention there
be a recognition of independence, this was
also provided for by the resolution.
Their desire to run their own govern
ment tree from coercion is provided for by
the fourth paragraph of the resolution.
‘‘Under circumstances the demand
made by Hie United States that Spain at
once evacuate the island and the threat
that in the event of her refusal the land
and naval forces of the United States be
used to compel evacuation, certainly
th. rits the deepest gratitude on the part
of the Cubans.
Should the force be necessary on the
part pf the United States, there will be
most complete co-operation by the Cuban
government and its army.
“Coast pilots and practiced guides will
be placed immediately at the service of the
United States and in every practicable way
will the Cubans aid in expelling the com
mon enemy.
“To the patriotism of the American peo
tde and tho American press the Cubans
owe tt debt of the deepest gratitude and
for the confidence which the American
people have in them they hope to prove
their worthiness.
“Tho steadfastness with which they
pursued their ideal for independence and
organization which they have shown in the
tight against Spain is sufficient proof that
they will be able to maintain their inde
pendence and that will be their only ob
ject for the future.”
ERICSON INJURED.
The Torpedo Boat Collided With a Pilot and
is Hurt.
Key West. April 19.- The United States
torpedo boat Ericson met 'With an ac
cident this morning. She was patrolling
about ten miles off the Sand Key in the
gulf when she collided with the station
pile" boat, the Herod.
The latter had 1.0 lights displayed and
the torpedo boat was going at a rapid ra.e
and came upon her without warning. The,
bowsprit of the pilot boat swept the Eric
son amidships and knocked over her ven
tilators and the upper work on ‘the torpedo
boat.
Ensign Bostwick was struck on the
head and badly cut. He was taken to the
.Marine hospital.
The bowsprit of the Herod was carried
away and she sustained damages on the
port side. The injury on the Ericson
will not interfere iwith her usefulness In
case of orders for active service.
80.000 MEN.
Will be Called Out .’by the War Depart
ment.
Washington, April 19.—The war depart
ment his decided that the first call to
arms will be SO,OOO men from the mil'tia
of the 4 several states.
KEY WEST PLEASED
When the News of the Passage of Resolu
tions Was Received.
Key West, April 19. —News of the pas
sage of the joint resolutions through con
gress, received early this morning, created
a feeling of intense satisfaction, coupled
with much excitement.
IRELAND TO ST. PAUL.
He Refuses to Say What is the Cause of His
Trip.
New York. Anri! 19 —Archbishop Ireland
left last night for St. Paul. When asked
whether his visit had any significance in
view of the approaching war he said: “I
do not care to say anything at present.”
BERNABE'S RECALL.
Washington, April 19 —The Spanish min
ister. Polo A'. Bernabe’s departure from
the United States will take place soon
as notified that the Cuban resolutions are
a law.,
AGITATION AT RICO.
St. Thomas. West Indies, April 19 —
There is much agitation at Porto Rico to
wards forcing the Americans to declare
themselves and depart.
TOPEKA UNDER ORDERS.
_ Falmouth. Eng.. April 19—The United
States cruiser Topeka has received urgent
orders to sail immediately for the United
States.
THINK IT INEVITABLE.
Madrid. April 19 —The general belief
here now is that the joint resolution of the
United States congress will make war in
evitable.
THE MACON NEWS.
TWO CRUISERS
From Spain Arrive at Cape de Verde Is
lands.
St Vincent. Cape Verde Islands, April
I ? *—Two first-class Spanish cruisers have
arrived here.
FORTY-ONE LIVES
Are Thought to be Lost in a Burning Col
liery.
London, April 19 —Whitwick colliery, in
Leceishire. is on fire. It is believed that
forty-one liveware lost.
DULL IN CONGRESS
Nothing Was Done Except a Grand Stand
Pray by Allen.
Washington, April 19—The proceedings
were very -low and dull in congress today.
The house early heard a personal explana
tion by Grosvenor that he in a recent
speech had intended no reflection on the
loyalty of the Democrats. He said (tie
South would be foremost in the war at
hand.
In the senate Xllen offered a resolution
recognizing Cuban independence and de
claring that the United States would in
sist that Cuba should not be responsible
for any of teh debt of Spain. He and But
ler discussed it and then the senate took
up the sundry civil hili.
SPANISH PAPERS.'
The Newspapers of Madrid Using a Belicose
Tone.
Madrid, \pii! 19.—The Impartial regards
war as certain “as soon as President Me-
I iniey stops vaccinating.” It says: “Tim
Americans who are rushing into war will
be surprised to find that it is not an affair
of weekn but of months.
Madrid, April 19.—Liberal says: “The
Spaniards arc tired of the balk of papal
and other interventions. War is a matter
of hours in spite of rumors of delays on
■McKinley’s part. The Liberal says: “The
'time has come for blows.’”
MAIL DESTROYED.
Agents Did Not Receive Consul Hanna's
Parting Instructions.
New York, April ‘l9- —A dispatch to the
World from .St. Thomas says that United
Slates Consul Hanna’s parting instruc
tions to his agents throughout the island
of Porto Rieo were taken out of the mails
and destroyed. Mr. Hanna’s departure
from San Juan created more excitement
than all the war cables. Food prices on
the island of Porto Rico advanced 100 per
cent and in consequence there has been
serious demonstrations in the interior.
Two battalions have been sent from Ha
vana to reinforce the Porto Rieo garrison,
besides a company of artillery, from Mad
rid. A financial crisis is imminent in Ha
vana. The rate of exchange is high.
HORRIBLE TORTURES
Spaniards Say Have Been Inflicted on Vol
unteers by Insurgents.
Havana, April 19 —According to state
ments made by Spaniards here, the insur
gents have secretly captured in this pro
vince a sergeant of volunteers whom they
killed and most terribly mutilated, cutting
out his tongue, eyes and other parts of
his body.
INSPECTION
Os the Macon Guards and Hussars Last
Night.
The Macon Guards and *he Macon Hus
sars were inspected last night by Col. C.
M. Wiley, who spoke to the men oti the
..ame line as his address to the other two
•companies inspected last Friday night. He
pointed out- that they might and in all
probability would be called out to take
part as regulars in the struggle between
the United States and Spain and assured
them of the utmost confidence in the be
havior of the Second regiment no matter
what duties they might be called upon to
perform. Both of the companies showed
up in splendid condition. They however,
need some of the minor equipments which
will all be furnished at the right time by
the department. The Macon Volunteers
will go into camp on Wednesday or Thurs
day. They are short of tents but have
put in a requisition for a sufficient sup
ply to make up tlje deficiency. It is prob
able that they will select a place over the
river within easy access of the city in or
der that the members can easily go to and
from their business.
A NEW BRIDGE.
Is What the People of East Macon Are Con
tending For.
The citizens of East Macon are again be
coming impatient at the delay of the au
thoritiese in building the new bridge that
they promised across the Ocniulgee river
at Fifth street.
In speaking of the matter to a News re
ported this morning, a gentleman of East
Macon said that it was now over a year
since the bridge has been pronounced un
safe by the city engineer. The bridge was
examined by the city engineer some time
ago and a few repairs made, and rhe en
gineer said then that the bridge was .good
for not longer than twelve months. This
was about two years ago, and still the old
wooden shell across the river is doing ser
vice which is four times as great as that
of the new Spring street bridge.
The East Macon people say that numer
ous promises have been made them. One
of them was that the work on the new
bridge for them would commence as soon
as the Spring street structure was com
pleted, and the people would experience no
inconvenience in crossing. But the Spring
street bridge has been finished several
months.
There are those who say that the bridge
.is unsafe, and are afraid to cross while
there are- any heavy vehicles on it.
ROSTER-BILLS.
County Commissioners Will
Refuse to Pay Them.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of
the county commissioners was held this
morning and regular routine business was
ttrrsaeted and county atorneys, Messrs.
Sn ith and Winshin, reported their deci
sion on the recent law transacted by the
legislature relative to the getting up of
rosters for the Confederate soldiers.
The commissioners decided that they
wcuh' not pay the expense of the under
taking and so notified the ordinary. It is
probable that the matter will be taken into
the courts, as the comipissioners will re
sist the payment sis the heavy expense,
which they feel will of nq benefit to the
county or to he state.
SENATOR WALTHAM DYING.
Washington. April 19 —Senator W'llthal,
of Mississippi, has been critically' ill for
several days and is not expected to survive
the day, ’
MACON NEWS TUESDAY APRIL 19 1898.
SPAIN NOT
BELLICOSE
According to a Dispatch From
Madrid There is Great Anx
iety to Avoid Fisht.
MAT IE! GHANI DEMAOS
Made by this Country if a Spirit of
Moderation is Shown
by America.
New York, April 19 —A dispatch to the
Herald from Madrid says:
‘■‘.All eyes are directed toward Washing
ton. It is felt that the Cuban question ha.-,
entered upon the last stage and the chance
for a peaceful solution is very slender.
One of the ministers said: “We are par
ticularly gratified by the way Spain has
been spoken of by several senators, we re
gard it as an indication that opinion is not
quite undivided and if the councils of
moderate minded men could prevail, peace
might be maintained even yet.”
This reflection may be taken to mean
that the essential points of difference be
tween the two governments is capable of
satisfactory adjustment if the councils of
McKinley are followed and all that Amer
ica could justifiably demand would certain
ly be accorded.
The mere fact that negotiations would
not necessarily be broken off after the
decision. Congress admits America’s right
to interfere. This it is concede 1 clears the
ground'immensely and with th ance of
peace as an inducement this rnment.
would spare no efforts to remove .the"
grievances of the United States.
“There really is no bellicose feeling in
administration circles. Neither is the feel
ing a sullen one in bowing to the inevita
ble. It seems to be felt that war is being
forced on the country and could not be
avoided no matter what sacrifices are
made. Every one appears to realize that
Spain’s actual hold on Cuba is lost but the
people are united in their determination
to cling so the sentimntal bond that still
exists 'between the mother country and
the island.
“No one really hopes to keep that bond,
intact, should war break out, but all are
determined to make the victory of Amer
ica a dearly purchased one.”
QUEEN’S SPEECH.
Intimated That it Will be Satisfactory to the
Spanish.
Madrid, April 19. —An official note Is
sued this afternoon says that negotiations
arc actively proceeding between the colo
nial government of Cuba and the insur
gents of that island with the view of ob
taining the submission of the latter a:
the result of further concessions' regarding
autonomy.
The terms of the speech’ which the
queen regent will deliver at the opening’
of the cortez tomorrow are jealousy guard
ed, but the said speech will prove a firm
convincing and satisfactory to the national
sentiments.
It is reported that perfect unanimity
prevails in Spain that war is preferable
rather than yield to the demands of the
United States.
TWO BATTLESHIPS.
Russia Places Air Order With United States
Companies.
New York, April 19 —A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says: The Rus
sian government has placed orders for two
10.000 ton battleships in the United States
to equal any afloat or designed in the
world for fighting. The equipment is to
be of American manufacture and material.
The Cramps will build and the Bethlehem
Iron Company will armor and furnish
guns. ‘The Crajnps are hurrying the bat
tleship Alabama.
ATTACHES RECALLED
From Vienna and St. Petersburg by this
Country.
Berlin, April 19—The United States at
tache at Vienna, Lieutenant Chamberlain
and the United States military attache at
St. Petersburg, Lieutenant George L. An
derson, have been called home.
ROADS~SILENT.
Will Give Out No Information
About the Movement
of Troops.
One of the strongest indications that the
war preparations of the United Slates are
now of a serious nature is that the rail
roads have been notified not to give out
anything relative to the movement of the
‘troops. This fact was developed this
morning .when a News representative
called at the offices of the Central and
Southern Railway officials relative to "the
movement of the troops from Fort Mc-
Pherson to Florida.
At first the officials appeared to know
nothing of the movement of the troops fur
ther than what they had seen in the pa
pers, but they soon saw that this would
not answer, and stated 'that they were
not allowed to give out information of tae
movement of the troops. •
This in a direct indication that the gov
ernment is in earnest about fortifying the
coasts of the coutnry. and tha't they real
ize the fact that this country in infested
with Spanish spies.
Twb train loads of soldiers will pass
through the city sometime this afternoon.
They will come down on the Central train
as far as Macon and will be transferred
to the Southern Railway, over 'Which road
they will be taken to Everett and there
transferred to the Florida and Peninsular
Railway for Tampa, Fla. The exact time
of the arrival of the troops as not known,
but it will be sometime between 6 and 7
o’clock. They will not stay in Macon any
longer than possible.
The railway officials received their in
structions not to give out anything yes
terday afternoon, and have been strictly
guarding the secreat of the movement of
*the troops. The transfer will take place
in the Southern Railway cotton yard.
CROKER LEAVES. •
It is SaitTThat He Has Gone to Europe for
Rest.
New X ork. April 19 —Richard Croker, it
is announced, will leave for Europe on
Saturday “for a rest.”
COLONEL WILEY
HELD I LEVEE
A Great Deal of Nonsense is
Being Talked About the
Probabilities.
EVERYONE TALKS WAR TALK.
The Matter is Discussed in Every
Direction—The General Situa
tion as it Stands.
So far war talk has been of a general
nature and has been treated in a more or
less jocular vein by the members of the
military companies and their friends.
But this morning the talk assumed a
much more serious aspect and the ques
tion was not will there be want but when
will the first gun be fired and where will
the military of Macon be sent ?
It seems to be a foregone conclusion that
the military wiil be placed under orders,
probably one day this week.
The probability is that this conclusion
is correct, and that within .the next few
days, it may be ten days or two weeks,
however, the governor of the state will be
requisitioned for troops.
In that event it seems to be also conce
ded by a large number of people that the
Macon military will be sent to the front at
once. A report has gone out that the
Southern troops would mainly be the ones
selected to make up the army of inva
sion, but this is improbable and is denied
by high authority.
It is not improbable that the army of
invasion will be made up of between fif
ty and seventy-five thousand picked mem
The regular army, of course, will be the
first to go, and after them the volunteers,
or militia troops. It is not probable that
Georgia will be called on for more than
2.000 men. .These will be selected from
the regiments best equipped and best dis
ciplined in the state service.
As it will be necessary under the action
of congress to first take possession of the
island of Cuba —or to assist in the driv
ing of the Spaniards off the island in the
event of a refusal on their part to vacate,
the army of invasion will be rushed onto
the island as quickly as transports can be
filled and a landing effected at some point
best suited for a base.
After this the real difficulty will be
gin and at present it is entirely a lottery
as to what troops ‘will be drafted from the
Georgia malitia for this purpose.
The base having been made upon the
•island .and the plans of strategy adopted,
the "army * ill move. It then remains to
be seen what stand the half starved and
discouraged tfoops of Spain wiil make. It
’may be that their fight will be one of des
peration and that holding all the fortified
positions and having had ainple time to
prepare, they .may offer a long and terri
ble resistance, but they will be hampered
by the islanders who were supplied with
arms from, -this country and fighting for
home and for freedom, will make formida
ble allies for the troops from this couißiy.
. It is folly ito underate the strength of the
Spaniards on the island. As has been well
pointed out, one Spaniard with a rifle is
equal to one American with a rifle when
the former is in a fortified position.
ißut a great deal has been said about the
terrible dangers of the climate in Cuba.
A great deal of tffis is nonsense. The army
of the United States will not go as has the
army of Spain, hills fed, half clad and al
together disheartened. Our troops will go
under just the opposite condition. They
will go with the knowledge of the certainty
of a coming fight and with ample supplies.
Colonel C. M. Wiley held a regular levee
in his office this morning. A large num
ber of his friends called upon- him, and
now that war seem’h to be almost a cer
tainty tney protested against his going (o
the front.
They took the position that he had al
ready done bls duty as -a soldier and that
he could well afford to make way for some
younger man. But Colonel Wiley, while he
was touched by these evidences of friend
ship, told them all that It was his firm in
tention to go with his regiment wherever
they may be sent. .He smiled at the idea
of his sending in his resignation at this
time and pointed out to them that he had
not yet been known to turn his back on
the enemy under fire.
Colonel Wiley has all along held the
position that Spain would surrender Cuba
rather than enter into a war with this
country. He still holds .to that position,
and while he thinks that the country has
done nil that it legitimately can do, he
still firmly believes that Spain will back
down at the last moment.
He is very proud of his men. The Sec
ond regiment, he says, is behaving admi
rably. The men are indulging in no big
talk but are ready when they receive the
word.
HALL-HIGHTOWER.
Two Happy Young People Will Wed Tomor
row at Blakely.
Tomorrow morning at the home of the
bride’s parents in Blakely. Mr. Minor Hall,
of Macon, and Miss Hightower, of Blakely,
will be united in marriage. Mr. Hall left
for Blakely this morning in a private car.
He was- accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Hall, Miss Julia Hail, Miss Annie Hall
and Mr. George R. Cherry, who will act
as best man.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall will make their home
in Macon. The wedding will be a quiet
one, only a few friends attending.
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY
Were Adopted by Students of Mercer on In
juries Received by Prof. Macon.
The students of Mercer have adopted
resolutions of sympathy, on the painful in
juries seceived by Professor G. W. Macon
last Saturday while riding his bicycle.
While going down a slight incline the
chain flew off the sprocket of his wheel
locking it and throwing Him suddenly to
the ground, his knee cap striking a rock,
injuring him painfully if not seriously.
RACES IN SAVANNAH.
Macon Wheelmen May Bring Back Some of
the Prizes.
Several Macon wheelmen are going down
to Savannah to participate in the races
which will be held there Thursday during
the T. P. A. convention. The prizes of
fered at these events are exceedingly
hand-some, and there is a large number of
entries.
If the Macon wheelmen do enter the
races it is safe to say that they will bring
back some of the prizes.
Eight-room house for rent, now occupied
by Mrs. G. J. Blake, 221 Forsyth street.
Possession May Ist. Apply to John C.
Holmes.
THE ASPHALT
mow.
What Mr. H. Horne Has to
Say in Reply to Mr. Geo.
W. Duncan.
HE WANTS FAIR PLAY.
And Asks the Citizens of Macon to
Suspend Judgment Until It
is Granted Him.
To the Citizens of Macon:
Since the question of paving has been
agitated in Macon. I have been not only
conservative in the matter, but also free
from attacking anybody or any material,
preferring that the question as to com
petive bids, and as to the matter of speci
fications under which those bids were to
be made, should be controlled by the prop
er officials, who alone should be invested
with the authority to do so.
Sine, th-- t-uathtrn Paving Company has
outbid the oilier asphalt companies, there
has been a secret and a most detestable
piece of underhand work inaugurated in
this community, which I do not propose to
let pass unnoticed. Statements have been
made with a reckless disregard of facts
that stands unparalleled among the many
efforts of the asphalt monopoly, of which
the Warren-Schart Company are the lead
ing personages, with the purpose to mis
lead the public and pervert the truth. The
solicitude which this combination evjifees
for the ( tax payer and the property owner
of Macon is truly touching, and would bo
deemed highly meritorious could the fact
be forgotten that if‘the Alcatraz asphalt
were not in competition with the ring, the
aforesaid tax payer and property owner
would be forced, to contribute to the exis
tence of this monopoly in the shape of
enormous prices for their pavements. The
Southern Asphalt Paving Company do not
fail to appreciate the gravity of the po
sition of this asphalt combination, for the
success of the Southern Asphalt Company
means the end to exhorbitant prices.
I regret very much indeed that Mr. Geo.
Duncan has been put forward by this trust,
and has laid himself open to shoulder the
abuse that has to be administered to the
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Company.
I shall direct my reply only to such por
tions of his communication as affects me
as the representative of the Southern As
phalt Paving Company, and leaving that
park of same which demands and will re
ceive by Mr. Vail, the superintendent of
the company, in the same issue
of this paper as . this communi
cation, the notice that it is proper
Ito give the statements that arc advanced
by the Warren-Scharf Company, and 1 am
confident that the public, after a perusal
of his communication, will pass fair and
proper judgment upon the statements that
are so venomously made by sard company
in the Telegraph of this morning. I am
confident that a perusal of the article of the
Alcatraz (Company answers fully and com
pletely every statement and charge that
has been made by this venomous combina
tion,
-It affords me great pleasure for the pub
lic to have all the'facts in the case, and if
the Southern Paving Company do not con
vince the public that they are a reputable
corporation, fully competent to carry out
to the letter any contract that they may
make with the city, and give to the prop
orty owners the best asphalt tnat can be
laid, and at the cheapest price that has yet
been offered to the .Macon public, then I
will not and could not expect any contract
to be awarded them.
J have been charged by the representa
tive of the Warcrn-iScharf Company of be
ing guilty of secret and undirhand ’work
in securing this contract. This statement
f brand as being false.
Mr. Duncan has, unfortunately been
made the tool of a corporation which has
taken advantage of his ignorance in ques
tions of this character, who have placed
him in the front rank to be openly fired
at. I am confident, from my knowledge of
Mr. Duncan, that if he had taken the
trouble to have investigated this subject
as he should have done, he would not have
been misled and made the scape
goat of the parties who have placed him
in the position that he now must occupy.
The question of money is nor one
to be _ considered in refern ee to
this matter at all. The- question
of the amount of money that Mr.
Duncan ahd Mr. Bradley may have spent,
in Macon, is one that the property owners
of the city who have to pay for the paving
have no interest in. I can only add that
Mr. Bradley’s brief residenceship in Ma
con does not entitle him to the considera
tion that the baby act plea, which has been
so freely worked for the past week, has
endeavored, to secure for him.
My residenceship in this city for over
forty years is an offset to any claim tiiat
he can make in this particular, ahd where
Mr. Bradley and other representatives cf
the Warren-Scharf Company have spent
hundreds of dollars I have spent thous
ands for promoting the interests, not only
of the property owners of Jlacon but of the
citizens that dwell within its borders.
Learning as late as 11 o’clock last night
that this attack was to be made, I re
spectfully requested Mr. Hanson, the man
ager of the Telegraph, to demand of Mr.
Duncan or Mr. Bradley the privilege of
seeing the article in question before it
went to press, in order that a reply could
be made to same to appear in the same is
sue as their attack. Receiving information
that the underhand practices pursued by
the monopoly would again be resorted to in
the publication of this article, I remained
near the Telegraph office until 12:09 last
seen and then received 'the information
that the article in question would not be
handed in before 1 o’clock last night, and
eVen if permission had been granted
for the article to be seen, the time was too
short to prepare a full and complete reply
to same before the close of the paper
forms.
Mr. Duncan’s insinuation that the Al
catraz Asphalt Company had no open rep
resentative in the city is not true. Ever
since the paving question has been agita
ted, I have made diligent effort to place
myself in position to represent a reputable
corporation, one that would see that the
right of the property owners would be re
spected, and that would see that they re
ceived the most aggressive competition
that they could hope for. I have not only
represented the company for some time,
but hold a contract with them for five
years, which is a guarantee to the public
that we are here to stay, and to thwart the
efforts of this monopoly to take advantage
of -the citizens of Macon.
It is pretty talk for hinq to talk about
open representation, when he waits until
the still hours of night to attack a com
petitor who has always appealed for fair
play, and who has always accorded fair
play to every competitor.
Mr. Duncan need not pose as the guar
dian of the people of this city or as the
one who introduced asphalt paving in Ma
con. When acting as mayor of this city,
negotiations were then under way to secure
a. representative here for an asphalt com-
pany that would be stcig enot-h md ■
gressive enough to in-are > ■ -LT.
of Macon the tulles; proicv oil bv- \
the character of the work of ;>.ivi t •
well as the prices to be paid for .-.line"
Mr. Duq.au eertainlv h.i- mom , •>
rieiu-e in thereat esta . bu-mess th. f‘h,
has in that of paving. j l( - .. .
experience that he ha.- w "1’ \e
worth something t 0 him in ; j ic
worth certainly nothing mors- fi r- \-. t .
Hence, it will certainly be ample eompm
sation to him sot the trouble :a.> hJhiis
been to, and the solicitude - *’>•
to have manifested for the prokvtvTwn
ers of the city, but whi.-h. in :rut h - s , lo
more than a solicitude for the , u i tS s 0
the asphalt monopoly and :.. s o-.n p.- o fi-
1 have abiding faith in the ab.l::.- o‘ on
city engineer and our c::y official's to St .-
that the specifications for d..;ag .ir/wo-k
are rigid enough to amply proto.-; those
who have io pay for the same.
1 have also abiding faith in these gen
tlemen to feel certain tlu; they w if-L
quire any contract that is made to b*' car
ried out to the letter, and I hav- at> G
ing faith in the Taints of our mayor and
council, whom I am confident will not
permit a corporation that has been fairlv
and honorably defeated in competitive
bids, invited by them, to try and defeat
wiiat fair and open competition entitles an
honorable competitor to; and I am confi
dent that the property owners of this ci’v
for whom I have labored in and out of
season tor the pSSst twenty-five years, will
rely upon any statement that 1 make and
vouch for them, find they will see that lust
rights are accorded to me.
Any statement that wiil be made by the
Alcatraz Company will not lack proof to
substantiate, and whilst regretting the ne
cessity for this card, the circumstances
that have brought it forth ar.- so detesta
ble and unbearable that it is impossible
for me to remain silent.
Very resp W tfully, H. Horne.
To the Editor of The News—Dear Sir:
Mr. George Duncan, in this morning’s Tel
egraph, displays in detail his ignorance of
asphalt, matters. Most of his letter is a
re-hash of old falsehoods which have been
circulated, from time to time, by the vari
ous Trinadad companies with a view to
injuring Alcatraz asphalt; the only mate
rial which enters into genuine competition
with the Trinidad.
Mr. Duncan, after bewailing the fact
that he worked here for a long time in the
interest of Trinidad asphalt, only to be
knocked out in the bidding, goes on to
a eulogy of the Warren-Scharf Ccfhpany,
and an attack on the standing of the
Southern Asphalt Paving Company. It is
not for’me to defend that company; its
representatives are here, and will doubt
less look out for its interests. But as the
representative of the Alcatraz Company of
New York, 1 desire to make a few amend
ments to Mr. Duncan’s alleged ‘•facts.”
First, the Warren-Scharf Company does
not use “pure natural asphalt.” It uses
refilled Trinidad asphalt, whi.-h analyz- -
about 60 per cent pure. Alcatraz asphalt
is -a natural material from Santa Barbara
county, California, where it exists in a
vast deposit, extending over many hun
dreds of acres of ground, and averaging
about 100 feet in depth. The face of this
deposit is mined like a stone quarry,
(where Mr. Duncan got his idea of under
ground veins, I don’t know); it is esti
mated that there are over 200,000.000 tons
of Alcatraz asphalt now in sight.
Alcatraz pavements in New York, Brook
lyn, Philadelphia, and Utica, have not
proved inferior, but are; on the contrary,
the standards of excelenee in tho citt-
lil Denver, the Alcatraz/pav. nituts fiiic
in 1891, to the extent- of 88,000 iquart
yards, were perfectly satisfactory, and i
main in good condition at the present time.
East Larrlmer street, paved in 1893, did
go to pieces very soon after It was laid.
This was the result of carelts. ni ss; or
worse, on the part of the man who hid
charge of the work. Since that time lie
has been closely identified with t-he T;; i
idad interests in Denver. However at-u
that diil not seriously injure llcatraz in
Denver, and it is now admitted and named
in the Denver specifications.
In Omaha, in IS9I, about 10.009 square
yards of Alcatraz wpre laid and proved
so successful that more pavements have
been laid in Omaha with that material
each year. The “expert engineer” of Mr.
Duncan's letter was mo? 8 probably in the
employ of the Trinidad interests.
Not content with fals- statements about
pavements which exist. Mr. Di’m-ai in
vents other pavements, and state.-, that ia
Chicago Alcatraz has proved a failure. As
not one foot of Alcatraz was i-vcr laid in
Chicago, it is plain that a scrim:- mi-take
has been made by someom-.
As a matter of fact, Alcatraz asphalt
has been used now for some twelve years.
It has been Introduced into most of the
large cities of th United States, al -ays
with marked success.
It is an American material, owned and
worked'by American capital. Trinidad
asphalt is owned by the British govern
ment, and is handled by au English com
pany, with headquarters in London.
Ail the different, companies who lay
Trinidad pavements are in a combination,
and no competition can be obtained unless
Alcatraz- is allowed to bid.
Alcatraz asphalt is named as the stand
ard of excellence in the specifications of
New York, Brooklyn, Cincinnati. New Or
leans, and other large cities. Pavements
to the extent of 80,000 yards are now being
(Continued on fourth page.)
Why spill niilK and
Tlien Cry over It.
That is just what you do when you go for your glasses to anyone to whom the
science cf optemetry is a sealed book. Gia sees 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«yes does not prove by any means that they are
suitable and are not injuring the eyes. The ey - wil adapt it- If in time to auyglass.
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
of dollars worth of work since he came to this city, but has yet to find anyone who
is not perfectly satisfied with his work. The Macon Optical Parlors, No. 314 Second
Street.
Our Stock
OF
Sjn ing Suits
Is so large and so varied that it’s almost
impossible not to gratify your taste.
It is true, there is a limit to Quality in one
direction! We persistently refuse to go below
our own regular standard.
There’s nothing less than $7.50 that we’d
be billing to keep for sale in our store, but, in
the other extreme, there’s no limit.
The Finest Clothing is here—the most ex
quiste trimmings, workmanship and fitting.
Yotr’ll be astonished when you see the values.
8 Per Cent Guaranteed!
Bfinciends paid •wni-ammaHy. Stock secured
by deeds to Improved real estate In mme
than double the amount, deposited with
L nion Savings Baak and Trust Co.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable BuPding' and Loan Association,
Macon. Ga.. 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS
LOOKING ST
■ PRISON SITES
The Prison Commission Went
Up This Morning tc oc
mu’gee Mills.
AT JULIETTE TOMORROW.
Macon in All Probability Will Have
the State Penitentiary Located
Very Close to Her Doors.
\s stated exclusively in The News some
time ago. Gem pal Clement A. Evans and
J. L. Turner, of the prison commission of
Georgia, came down from Atlanta last
night and this morning will be joined by
■Commissioner Beach. They left this morn
ing to inspect the sites offered to tnem for
the state penitentiary.
They wUI first visit th? site Known as
the Oi mulgee Mills, and now belonging to
Mr. Walter D. Lamar. It is a beautiful
site, some distance further up the river
than the Juliette Mills property ami has
the advantage of having a much better wa
ter power. Mention of this site as the one
at which the owner intended to develop
power for factory and lighting
has already been made.
This project on the part of the owner has
been interfered with to some extent by
the possibility of its acceptance by Iho
state for penitentiary’ purposes, but the
original idea has not been given up by any
m.-aas, and failing its acceptance for the
purpose of a pen-tiary by the commision
ers, it is destined one of these days to be
a great factor in the future manufacturing
enterprise of this section. It has a water
power of »at h ast fifteen thousand horse
capacity, ami was purchased by the late
Colonel H. J. Lamar with a view to devel
oping this power. •
Tomorrow the commission wiil inspect
the Juliette Mills -wite and will be met by
a number of gentlemen from Macon who
are interested in the sale of the property.
It is though by’ a number of people that
one of the sites up the riveh will be select
ed.
EAST MACON.
Citizens Over There Are Not Worried AEiout
War Talk.
The citizens of East Macon have about
ceased discussing the war question, as they
say everyone else is doing enough for
themselves an-.kother peoplq too.
f’or a while there wias some talk of or
ganizing a military company over there,
but th'h; has fallen through.
Mr. DeWitt McCrary has contributed
very much to the happiness of the young
peopli of East Macon by putting in one ot
! the handsomest soda fountain-s to be seen
‘ anywhere. Th-e fount was made by tho
W. J. MeCahill Company, of Buffalo, N. Y..'
and Mr. M Crary has been appointed
agent in for the firm in this section. ■
The Eas t At aeon D. V. V. Club will meet
Thursday night at the residence of Mrs.
W. L. Wasmr on Chukch street. The
j meetings of thfirelub are delightful affairs,
and the program for Thursday evening
will be a most delightful one.
j
GOOD WORK.
Omaha Exposition Committee Raising the
Necessary Funds.
«
flood work was done yesterday by the
committee having in charge the subscrip
tion from Macon to the Omaha Exposi
tion. M? s.:n. I. B. English, George
Ketchum and 3. E McGill, of the Georgia
railroad, took the matter up and made a
canvass of the city with the result in a few
hours the sum of S3OO was subscribed and
paid.
Macon has guaranteed to give uot less
than SSOO to the fund and that amount is
already- in hand. The committee thinks
that the whole amount will be between
SBOO and SI,OOO. Just at this time it is
no easy thing for a committee to start
out with a subscription list for such an.
object and the committee deserves great
credit for the work they have done.
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