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ESTABLISHED 1884 FIRST cm FROM MURO Arrival of the United States Fleet Announced by Can non From Fortress. bwmtc® He Took His Stand on the Fortifications and Saw Our Ships. NO ALARM IS MANIFESTED In Havana, and the Spaniards Are Confident of Their Strength Havana, April 23—The arrival of United States fleet was made known by a cannon shot from the fortress. It caused people ■to rush from the houses with the result that all Hit thoroughfares will scon be cro.vded with excited inhabitants. Bl ;nco heard the shots while at the palace to which place the generals and com manders of volunteers promptly reported full of excPtement and war-like enthusi asm. Some time afterward .the captain- gen eral accompanied by his staff, the generals and others lef.t the palace and was warmly acclaimed by the soldiers and populace. The general then made a brief final in spection of the fortifications and went to ti spot from which he could see the ap praoch ;:f the fleet, Havana. There is certainly no sign of alarm any whcie. The Spaniards are confident; pre pared for any eventuality and they have f.rtth in the strengeth of their forts, butteries, etc., and in the effectiveness of their heavy artillery. In fact there is a feeling of satisfaction at the war-like rumors which spread everywhere when it is sen that the hour of battie is apparently approaching. DEPARTMENT WATCHES OREGON. Her Commander Will Be No tified of Outbreak of Hos tilities and His Danger. Washington, April 23—The navy depart-- went :s fully aware of the whereabouts of the batleship Oregon and the gunboat Ma rie.' a. but for prudential reason positively decline to say where the vessels are. It is know nthat the department has fak. . steps to have the commander met by friends and warned of the outbreak of hostilit.it s and the presence of a Spanish torpedo boat at Bunes Ayres in the path of the warship on her way to the North Atlantic station. AT CHICKAMAUGA. It is Understood That the Volunteers Will be Mobilized. Washington. April 23.—1 tis understood that the volunteer army is to be concen trated at Chickamauga. SPANISH VESSELS Headed This Way Were Seen by an Ocean Vessel. New York. April 23. —The steamer Tro jan Prince, which arrived today, reports that on April 11th she pasesd an unknown cruiser and three torpedo boats, steaming west at full speed. They are supposed to be Spanish. REFUSED GUN COTTON. Liverpool, April 23. —A steamer today re fused to take a cargo of gun cotton believ ed to be intended for the United States government tai.4 STILL AT CAPE VERDE. St. Vincent. Cape Verde Islands, April 23. —The Spanish fleet is still here. BOYS’ STRAW HATS. Special styles 50 cents to $1.50. Phillips. THE MACON NEWS. CHICAMAUGA’S HEAVY ROADS Make Travelling Unpleasant But the Work is Being Pushed Rapidly. Chattanooga, April 23. —Maj. Gen. Bro< ks today moved his headquarters from the Real House at Chatanooga to the Chickamauga battlefield. The work of unloading the soldiers and ■amp equipments as they arrived at ":r. kamauga proceeded under adverse i .•ircumstances. A heavy rain fell during the night, soak- 1 ing the fields and making the clay roads ] der difficult the hauling of the heavy wag ons with loads. But very little time was lost on this recount. As fast as the troops arived they were a-.-igned to camping positions, their bag gage unloaded and tents erected. WANTS ACTION Secretary of the Navy Wants Auxiliary Navy. Washington, April 23. —The secretary of the navy has sent to the house committee on naval affairs an urgent request for im mediaie action on the joint resolution he submits creating an auxiliary naval force for coast defense. PRESIDENT HAPPY. Rose Early th ; s Morning and Seemed in Good Spirits. Washington, April 23.—The president was an early riser today, and at 9 o’clock his guests, Wtbb C. Hays and General Hastings, had joined him at breakfast. He is in excellent spirits. CAN’T GET CREW. Difficulty Experienced in Finding One for the Somers. Falmouth, April 23 —United States tor pedo boat Somers is ready for sea, but difficulty is experienced in getting a crew for her. enthusiasm” IN MADRID. The Spaniards Are Praying Night and Day for Success. ■Madrid, April 23. —War enthusiasm pre vails here and in the provinces. Patriotic demonstrations are reported to have oc curred everywhere. Special religious services of prayer day and night are being organized for the suc cess of the Spanish army. TO CUT CABLE. The Mangrove Has Sailed to South Cuba for That Purpose. Key West, April 23—The United States steamer Mangrove left here this morning fully equipped as a cable ship. She is headed southeast and her destination is said to- be south Cuba. There it is believed she will cut off cable comunication with the island proper so far as the southern cables are concern ed. It is understood that she will be con veyed by one or more warships. Another report has it on authority of her officers, that she is going out to the £ey West ship channel to remove the buoys. BOUND SOUTH. The Monitor With the Long Name May Touch at Charleston. Philadelphia, April 23—The monitor Miamtonomah, which sailed from League Island yesterday passed out to sea at full speed at 11:25 o’clock this morning bound south. -It is believed she will touch at Charleston on the way to Key West. NO OBJECTION. None of the Powers Can Oppose Blockade of Havana. Washington. April 23—Members of the diplomatic corps say that no question can be raised as to the right of the United States to declare a blockade. This being conceded the foreign powers will accept it as binding. SENATE ADJOURNS, Did No Business at All and Went Over to Monday. Washington, April 23.—The senate did no business and adjourned until Monday. JOINT NOTE. Germany. Austria, France and Italy on Neutral Shipping, Berlin, April 23.—German. Austria. France and Italy will send a point note to the United States and Spain enjoining cau tion in dealing with neutral shipping. ‘ KNOX ’ STRAW HATS. Concealed stitch, hand-made. Finest goods in the world, $3.50. $4 and $5. Clem Phillips. MACON NEWS SATURDAY APRIL 23 189 S WJffl WILL BJ_RETIRED The Old Man Who is a Figure head in the Cabinet Must Get Out. DM TO SUCCEED HIM. i The Matter Has Now Been Practic ally Settled, and Day Does Not Deny the Probability. Washington, April 23 —There seems to be no longer any reasonable doubt that Sherman will leave the cabinet. Day is his probable successor. Although so far he has persistently declined that his name be used in that connection. The president however, it is understood, will insist on Day taking the office. It is the general understanding that if Chairman Davis, of the senate foreign re lations committee, would accept the place of secretary of state, he would be the man chosen to succeed Sherman. Davis has, however, declared himself as strongly op posed to the cabinet idea, though he may yet be persuaded to change his mind. Whether he does or not it is evident that old John is to go. It wil be noticed, by the way, that, de spite all of MciKnley’s talk of love for the south, and his desire to build up his par ty in that section, there is not now in the cabinet any man who even pretends to be a southerner. By virtue of his residence in Baltimore, Gary’ was foisted upon the country .as a southern man, though he -was a native of New England and had never l liver south of Baltimore. Now that he i has gone out, the president takes a Penn sylvanian to fill his place. The southern Republicans who predicted so strongly that either Major Hanson or Pension Commissioner Evans 'would surely go into the cabinet whenever a change came, have proven poor prophets, to say the least. The south has small show, and i the west is not much better off. There Is | not now in the cabinet any man from a I state south of the Ohio or west of the I Mississippi, ’ except one, and that is the secretary of agriculture, whose home is in Ilinois, just across the Mississippi from Illinois. The sudden departure of Assistant Sec retary Roosevelt to New York has revived the talk of his resignation from the navy department. The story is abroad tonight that his resignation has already’ been placed in the hands of Secretary Long, though it is impossible to verify that. Roosevelt’s visit to New York is for the purpose of conferring with the governor and the officers of the military of the state with a view to ascertaining just how high a commission he can secure in the state j troops. Naturally, he wants to get the best commission he can out of it, either ’ there or through the organization here, though he says he will fight in any ca i pacitv. There is no doubt of his ability in the j fighting line, and there is no question that he will be given a chance. WILL LEAVE TODAY. Senorde Lago Preparing to Turn Thi :gs Over to French Consul. Sava-tin air. Ga., April 23—Senor Rafael de Lago, the Spanish consul here, will probably leave Savannah for his home in Spain tomorrow. Senor de Lago was seen at his office in the Kelly building yester day by a representative of the Morning News. He said that he had received in structions from the Spanish minister at Washington to arrange his affairs here and to place the business of the Spanish consulate under the flag of France. Acordingly Senor de Lago has placed the affairs of the consulate of Spain here under the care of Monsieur Chastanet, the French consul, and will, in all probability, leave tomorrow. He said yesterday that he would leave, but he presumed it would be within a day or two. Senor de Lago said, as he had stated before, that so far as he was concerned for his personal l safety, he would not hesitate a minute to | remain here, but from a standpoint of i propriety, he is compelled to go. OWNER’S PROTEST. They Sav the Buena Ventina Was a British Vessel by Ownership. Liverpool, April 23—The owners of the j Buena Ventura, the Spanish ship captured j by the United States cruiaer Nashivlle 1 yesterday, has issued a signed protest * against her capture. They say she belongs to the British merchants and is insured in Great Britain. They further allege the capture was illigal as the ultimatum of the president had not expired when she was captured. STANDARD STRAW HATS. “Knox” hand sewn. No hats on earth I to equal them. Sold by Phillips. CALL FOR MEN IS MBS, President Issues His Procla mation calling out 125,000. NOT TILL MONDAY Will the Governor of the State Issue His Call for the Patriots to Go to Cuba Washington, April 23.—The president to day issued the following proclamation, calling for 125,000 troops to serve for two years: By the President of the United States. A Proclamation: Whereas, by joint resolution of congress, approved on the 20th day of April, IS9B, entitled, A joint resolution for the recog nition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish authority and government in the Island of Cuba, to withdraw her land and naval forces from Cuba and Cu ban waters, and directing the president of the United States to use the land and na val forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect, and whereas, by act of congress entitled, An act to pro vide to temporarily increase the military establishment of the United States in time of war. and for other purposes,” approved April 2, 1898, the president is authorized in order to raise the volunteer army to issue his proclamation calling for volun teers to serve in the army of the United -States. Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, I president of the United States, by virtue I of the power vested in me by. the constitu- I tion and by-laws, dnd deeming sufficient I occasion to exist, have thought fit to call for, and do hereby call for, volunteers to aggregate the (number of 125,000, in order to carry into effect the purpose of said resolution, the same ’to be apportioned as far as practicable among the several states and territories and the District of Columbia, according to population, and to serve for two years, unless sooner dis -1 charged. The details for this object to be imme diately communicated to the proper au thorities throughout the 'war department. In ‘witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. “Done in the city of Washington, on the 23d day of April, A. D. 1898, and the inde pendence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-second.. (Signed) “WILLIAM M’KINLEY.” “Seal by the president “John Sherman, Secretary of State.” SALE OF PICTURES. Only a Small Crowd Was at Wesleyan Last Night. The crowd that attended the art levee at Wesleyan last night for the benefit of the Young Men’s Christian Association was a small one. and was made up almost entirely of ladies, all the gentlemen be ing down town studying the war bulle tins. The musical part of the program was a delightful treat, and several of the num bers were encored. The sale of the pic- I tures was not as successful as could have ! been. Several were sold -from a dollar to I a dollar and a. half. Mr. Minter Wimberly I acted as autioneer. FIVE HUNDRED MILLION .DOLLARS Is the Amount to be Issued by the War Revenue Meas ure and Bill. Washington, April 23.—The Republican members of the ways and means commit | tee have agreed upon a war revenue bill. A $5,000,000 loan is provided in the new , war tariff bill in the form of 3 per cent. I bonds. The war revenue is to be inroduced this afternoon. It is estimated that it will produce about one hundred million revenue. A tax on beer and all fermented liquors is increased from 1 to 2 barrel but no re bate for unused beer or destroyed stamps Is alowed. The tax on tobacco, snuff is increased to 12 cents per pound; upon cigars $4 per 1.000, weighing more than three pounds per thousand and $2 on cigars weighing less than three pounds per thousand; $4 upon cigars weighing more than three I pounds per thousand, and $2 on cigarettes weighing less than three pounds. REJOICING IN MADRID. Madrid, April 23.—The reported capture of the Paris has aroused great excitement here and has favorable affected prices on the bourse. Madrid, April 23.—The Spanish senate was organized today and Blanco was con gratulated on the enthusiam shown by the ; army. LONG IS MUM ON THE NEWS. Says that Correct Inferences Might be Drawn from Guarded Answers. Washington, April 23.—1 t is very hard to secure from the naval authorities any information touching the movements of the squadrons or individual ships. Secretary Leng reasons that if he under takes to answer questions cf this char acter, even though they might not be of im parlance, such shrewd and correct, in ferences might be drawn therefrom that the enemy might profit thereby. The navy department is preparing to take immediate advantage of any action of congress in the direction of providing for coal depots, and has already outlined the plans for the establishment of such depots, and ascertained rhe feasibility of stocking them at every short notice. Trie attitude of the British government upon the question of making coal contra brand is awaited with keen interest. VERY LITTLE EFFECT. What Cotton Men Say About the Cotton Market. Local cotton’men say that a war with Spain will have very little effect upon the market, and if anything that it will serve to raise it a little. The market has already shown signs of going up, and has advanced several points in the past few days. When it was first announced several weeks ago that war with Spain was prob able, the cotton men were of the opinion that the price of the staple would go down to itwo or three cents, but they have changed their minds on this score. CAPTAIN SLOAN IMPROVING. Rested Easy Last Night and is Much im proved. Captain Sloan, who was thrown from his. buggy and severely injured yesterday morning, is much improved today, and rested easy last night. At first” it was thought that his skull was fractured, but it has been found that his worst injuries were 'internal. The runaway in which Captain Sloan was hurt was one of the most remarkable ever seen in Macon. The horse seemed to be in a perfect rage and chased several gen* 1 -men cd 'the street over two fences. SPAIN ANGRY~ FLEET HAS SAILED. The Squadron is Thought to be Coming to Spring a Big Surprise Here. Madrid, April 23. —The capture of Che Spanish steamer Buena Ventura has aroused the greatest indignation, the 'Spaniards claiming that hostilities yen not yet supposed to have begun. It is rumored that the Spanish squadron has sailed from Cape de Ver'de, but the destination is not given, though it is be lieved the Spanish warships will suddenly appear and create a surprise. “CUBA!” A Timely Topic to be Discussed by a Well Posted Man. ! Rev. I. T. Tichenor, 'D. D., of Atlanta, ■ who has made a close study of Cuba and the questions that confront her, will ad dress a mass meeting of 'Macon citizens at the First Baptist- church tomorrow at 4 o’clock p. m. The meeting is called by the Young Men’s Christian Association, but they in bvite ladies as well as gentlemen to attend thois meeting, so as to give all the benefit ! of Dr. Tichenor’s splendid address on a | subject of so mudh interest at this time. Dr. Tichenor is the secretary of the Bap tist Horne Mission 'Board, and Cuba -is a part of the territory covered by his work. His address will be a rich treat to all who hear him, and people of all denomina tions and no denomination at all will join in a welcome to this distinguished visitor. WAR BULLETINS. Brief News as Posted on .the Board Oppo site News Office. Falmouth, Eng.. April 23.—The Ameri can liner steam’er, City of Parts, chartered by the United States government, and which, according to report the Spaniards are trying to capture, passed the Lizard yes terday evening and should now be well on her way west. She’ left Southampton yes terday afternoon. Belfast. April 23.—A foreign gunboat passed east of Inistrahull Island, on the , north coast of Ireland at 8 o’clock this morning. London, April 23.—1 tis reported here that the Spaniards have captured the American ship Shenandoah, which sailed from San Francisco in Janary for Liver pool. Washington, April 23.—Sherman is al most certain to leave the’ cabinet. Day will pi j’. ably be- his successor. Wasli.nglon, April 23. —The president has issued a call for 125.000 volunteers to I serve one year if not discharged before. $1.50 STRAW HATS. This is the trump card here. They are beauties. ’ Clem Phillips. PRICE THRtt CENTS w PIDK 15 lAnlo MID! Reported by Hie London Papers that She Has Been Taken I J by Spanish Cruiser, passeFlizard But Report Is That She Was Taken Off the Coast of Ireland. BIG PASSENGER LIST, And Cargo of Guns and Ammunition for this Country —Information is Meagre However. London. April 23—The afternoon papers say that the Paris has been captured off the Irish coast by a Spanish cruiser. London, April 23. —The American liner Paris has not yet returned to Southamp ton. The only information obtainable is that she passed the lizard yesterday even ing. Falmouth, Eng., April 23 —The American liner Paris, Captain Watkins, has on board 150 pasengers and her cargo includes a number of’. 1 _s and a quantity of ammu nition for the United States government. NO TRUTH IN REPORT Queenstown, April 23.—There is no truth in the report published by the Belfast Tel egraph that the Spanish torpedo boat Au daz, which had been undergoing repairs at Cork, left this port yesterday about the same hour the American liner Paris left Southampton, and that the Audaz has cap tured the liner. The Audaz is still at Cork. SAN JUAN VULNERABLE. We Could Take It With Ease— Porto Ricans in Sympathy With Us. New York, April 23—Officers of the Brit ish siteamship Virginia, which arrived yes terday from Porto Rico, say that while the ship was in the harbor of San Juan the Spanish w’ere planting mines there. They say that the defenses of San Juan are antiquated, and that they could be smashed by a few modern shells. There had been riots all over the island since the election, which resulted in the ousting from office of some Spaniards and the sub stitution of native Por.to Ricans. There had been a plot to kill the recently elected, chief of police of San Juan, who is a na tive, at a big demonstration that had been proposed in his honor on his arrival in the city from his home in the country. He heard of the conspiracy and came into town unannounced. Many of the Porto Ricans are strongly American in spirit and favor the annexa tion of the island to the United States. From the British consular agent at May aguez the officers of the Virginia learned that many persons in the interior of the island were dying of starvation. The tax on provisions had been raised, and all eat ables were very dear. Fish was 16 cents and rice 10 cents a pound. The Virginia took the American consul, his wife and other Americans from San Juan on April 7 and landed them at Figueroa, Porto Rico, where they chartered a Spanish schooner for St. Thomas. The Virginia towed the schooner about half way to St. Thomas from Figueroa. There is only one American left in Porto Rico, a Mr. Drake, Who is the clerk of the consulate at May aguez, which is now in the charge of a Porto Rican. COTTON FUTURES. New York.. April 23.—Futures opened steady at a decline. Sales 3,600. May 627, June 628, July 633, September 634, October 635, November 639, December 641, January 643. ANOTHER PRIZE Was Brought Into Key West This Morning Under Her Own Steam. Key West, April 23.—The Spanish steamer Pedro was brought in here this morning under her own steam in charge of ’the prize crew. AURAZ STILL IN DOCK. Queenstown, April 23.—The Spanish tor pedo boat Audaz is still m dock at Cork. There is no truth in the report that she left here at about the same time the Paris left for Southampton.