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•H P*r eent. and T per eent. eney w«w
ready for loans on Maooa resident* and
bualnee* property, 8 per cent, money for
farm loans. Over >5,000.000 aucceasfully
negotiated In Georgia alone. Loans road*
can be paid off at any time. We are bead
quarter*. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man.,
lf<C Second street, Macon, Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1884
FOOTE WAS
FIRST TARGET
FOR SPANISH
Land Battery at Matanzas
Fired Three Times at
Torpedo Boat.
NEVER TOUCHED HER.
The Three Shots Went Wide of the
Mark —The Cincinnati Was Ea
ger to Resent It.
Key West, Anril 25. The United States
torpedo bout Foote, Lieutenant Rogers,
has the honor of being the target for t'hc
first shot tir.-d by the Spaniards at the
American flag during the war just begun.
The firing occurred ‘between and r.
o'clock on Saturday afternoon while the
torpedo boat was taking soundings in the
harbor at 'Matanzas. She was within two
or three hundred yards of the whore. Sud
denly the Spanish masked battery on the
east side of ti>e harbor, and not "Very far
distant from the Foote, fired three liots
at tile torpedo boat. They all went wide
of their mark and tin' Foote returned l< is
urely to the f’lncinnati and reported flic
result of her soundings and then .announc
ed that she had been fired upon. The t’in
clnnatl was anxious to steam instantly and
reduce the Spanish batteries, but she was
not permitted to do so. No captures are
reported by the fleet off Matanzas. It is
alleged that two Spanish gunboats were
«een in shore, but the report could not lie
verified.
<z JOUNCED
By Four Spaniards Was Their Allegiance to
Spain
New York. April 25.- Four Spaniards
took out their first naturalization papers
In the clerk's office of the district court
yesterday. renouncing all Laity to the
King of Spain tnul swearing .allegiance to
the United States. Before the 'beginning
of the trouble between this country and
Spain, many Spatniard.s visited the Feder
al building to declare their intentions of
becoming citizens of the United States,
but In the last two or three months there
have been no applications for papers by
Spaniards until today.
STILL AT CAPE VERDE.
Spanish Fleet Has Made No Move Towards
Cuba.
St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, April
25. —The S|>ani:'ii fleet is still here.
COWBOY REGIMENT
And “Teddy" Roosevelt Will Be Lieutenan
Colonel.
Washington. Xpril 25. —The president
has decided to appoint Theo. Roosevelt;
the present assistant secretary of the
navy, lieutenant colonel of volunteers, to
serve in a regiment of cowboys and moun
ted rlllement to be raised by Roosevelt and
Dr. Wood, the president's family physi
cian. who Is now in the .medical depart
ment of the regular army. Dr. Wood will
be colonel of the regiment.
SPANIARDS MET
IN LONDON.
They Denounce Meeting of
Socialists at Talalgar
Square.
London. April 25. \n exciting meeting
of Spaniards took place in London litis
afternoon. It was called to protest against
the Socialist laborers ineelin... at Trafalgar
Square yesterdliy. at which atrocities com
milled by Spain in ( u'ba were vigorously
denounced. Several English and Irish
speakers supportiki S.; ain at today's meet
ing. one of th.m saving: “If Vme-ri. in
aggression is not defeated in the ease of
Cuba Jamaica will next be coveted."
There is a general rise of a half penny in
the price of loaf bread today.
BLOWN UP
Will Be Havana by Spaniards If They Shall
Be Forced From Cuba.
New York, April 25. —X>r. Gonzalo Aros
tegui, who, with his wife and five children,
arrived 'here from Havana on the steam
ship Zoe yesterday, said last night: “The
Spanish will never leave the city of Ha
vana standing, if they shall be compelled
to evacuate Cuba. The entire city is un
dermined. and there has been no effort to
conceal this fact in the Cuban capital. The
placing of the explosives ihas been done
during the past few weeks, and tthe Span
ish openly assert that if Havana shall be
taken by the United States, they need only
to touch a button, and the City will be
blown from the face of the earth."
THREE IRONCLADS
Said to Have Been Purchased by Spanish
Government.
Madrid, April 25.—Tt Is believed that
Spain has succeeded i*n purchasing three
Ironclads in Austria and Italy. \dmiral
ißernejo, minister of marine, may take
charge of the fleet at Cadiz.
RECEPTIONS RESUMED.
President McKinley is Standing the Strain
.Very Well.
Washington. April 25. —The president
was up early and had a Hearty breakfast.
His two guests, Webb C. Hays and Gen
eral Hastings, who held the colonelcy of
the regiment in which McKinley served,
■were with him and talked freely over the
situation. While appreciative of the full
significance of the existence of war, the
president does not give any unusual out
ward indication of his feelings and talks
with marked calmness and cheerfulness
and bears up remarkably well against the
physical strain towthich he is subjected
For the first time in about three weeks
the public receptions have been resumed.
Those new Oxford Ties” just in'call and
Ke them. Mix Shoe Co.
MAY BE DELAY.
In Senate Committee Over War Declara
tion.
Washington, 'April 25, 1:30 p. m.—lt is
><atefl by a member of the senate com
mittee on foreign relations that no agree
ment on the form of war declaration has
b< < n r< ached, and there is liable to be
considerable delay.
AN AMENDMENT
Has Been Made to the Naval Bill Appropri
ating More Money.
Washington, .April 25.—An amendment
has been adopted to the naval bill appropri
ating >8,830,000 to enable the secretary of
the navy to enlist men during the existing
war.
The naval appropriation bill has passed
the senate.
Senator Hawley called up the army re
organization bill.
Washington, April 25.—The senate has
passed the army reorganization bill.
The senate is considering the war de
claration behind closed doors.
AT CHICAMAUGA.
Troops Continue to Arrive at the Park Every
Day.
Chattanooga. T. nn„ April 25. —It is quite
probable that nearly or quite 15,000 troops
in service twill be encamped at Chickamau
ga by Wednesday or Thursday. It is es
timated that tihe passage of the army bill
providing for the increase of the standing
army to 68,000 men, mill result tn at least
50,000 11 oops being concentrated here.
Captain McArthur, of Washington, who
has been appointed assistant quarter mas
ter under Colonel Ix'e, has arrived and es
tablished 'headquarters at Battlefield sta
tion.
The Tenth cavalry (colored,) from Forts
Assinaboin and Keogh, Mont., 450 men, iin
command of Colonel Guy V. Henry, arriv
ed today. Trains were sent out to the
park to day without much delay. This is
tlie third regiment of colored cavalry to
arrive fit Chickamauga.
the”siTOatidn
At Havana—A Correspondent
Gives a Detailed State
ment ot Condition.
POOR FORTIFICATIONS,
But People are Determined —Enough
Food and Coal to Last
Awhile.
New York. April 25.—The World pub
lishes a highly interesting and important
special dispatch from Sylvester Scovel,
giving a detailed statement as to condition
f di tenses at Havana.
The correspondent says men were work
ing night and day to add to the fortifica
tions. Old time cannon are being put in
and it is said United (States fleet would not
lie in danger at <BOO yards range instead of
3,000, at which distance Sampson proposes
to fight.
It is not true that four new Krupp guns
have been mounted on Moro castle. The
guns, however, are on the way. There are
Dourly drills in all .the baltteries, but no
tiring on account of scarcity of ammuni
tion. There are about 15, 000 troops in
Havana able to defend the land batteries.
At present the following Spanish war
ships are in Havana harbor:
Alfonso XII., second class cruiser. Will
not be able to sail for a month on account
of tubes for boiler or condenser having
be. n stolen. Cannot be replaced here.
Legaspi, a transport. Very slow and
carries only two small guns.
Nmvaa Espana, second class gunboat.
Came out of the floating dock four days
ago.
Pilipinas. torpedo gunboat. Machinery
uselegs. Ruined by Spanish engineers on
fust trip from shops in England.
Magellanes, gunboat. Machinery still
repairing. Machinists working on her wait
ing for parts that cannot be made in Ha
vana.
Infanta Isabel, second claass cruiser.
Work of repairing her machinery progres
sing slowly.
Infanta Isabel, second class cruiser,
er. Under repairs.
Antonio Lopez, fourth class gunboat.
Only serviceable craft in the harbor. Been
doing patrol duty along the coast.
Scovel reports great enthusiasm in Ha
vana and says: "Don't mviks mistake of
thinking they won't fight.” Fifteen-year
old boys are enlisting. There are about
80, 000 tons of coal on the wharves, besides
three other cargoes now discharging. The
Steamer Marie Christine has arrived from
Mexico with meal, coffee, rice and beans
as gift from Spaniards in Mexico.
There is no telling when the actual in
vasion of Cuba will take place, but it is
evident that General Blanco is saving his
ammunition for the fatal day.
CANARY ISLANDS.
Demonstration Among the Inhabitants May
Cause Trouble.
Ixmdon, April 25.—Mail news just re
ceived here from the Canary Islands says
■that u-p to April 12 3,000 Spanish troops
had arrived there and 2,000 more were ex
pected that day.
The Spanish officers were billeted at
various houses, including three English
hotels at sas Palmas, which were Obliged
to hois,; Spanish flags when the troops
marched through the town. After the
troops had passes! the English hotels low
ered the Spanish flags, but they were im
mediately ordered to rehoist them.
It was rumored at the Grand Canary
that the Stars and Stripes over the United
States consulate had been torn down by
the ratbble and trampled upon. It was
added that when United States Consular
Agent Thomas Miller, who is a British
subject, wanted to send a cable message
to Washington announcing the arrival of
the troops his messaage was stopped and
he was informed tby the military authori
ties that if t.he incident had occurred in
war time he would have been shot.
According to an account of a banquet
held at Las Palmas and published in a
Spanish paper, one of the speakers de
clared that if the Americans landed on
Grand Canary Island the streets of the
town would be barricaded with the bodies
of foreigners.
The militia of the Canary Islands has
been mobilized and fifty officers were then
coming from Spain to drill these troops.
The excitement in the islands is described
as being so intense that the inhabitants
were panic stricken when a foreign war
ship unexpectedly entered the harbor.
Sue was saluted by the forts and the peo
ple thought a bombardment of the place
had been commenced.
No war vessels of Spain had arrived at
the Grand Canary up to April 12.
SECURITIES.
London, April 25—American securities
steady, Spanish 4s advanced %.
Paris, April 25—Spanish 4s. advanced
1 1-16.
BOYS' FINE STRAW HATS.
Nobby styles 50c. to 11.50. Phillips.
THE MACON NEWS.
ASKS CONGRESS
TO DECLARE WAR
House Acted in Just One Min
ute and Forty Seconds
After Receiving
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
McKinley Asked for Immediate Ac
tion and Congress Didnt Keep
Him Waiting.
Washington, April 25—The resolution de
claring war against Spain passed the house
in Just one minute and forty seconds.
Following is the bill reported by the
house committee on foreign relations:
"A bill declaring that war exists be
tween tihe United States and the Kingdom
of Spain. Be it enacted, etc.
1. That war be and the same hereby de
clared to exist and that it has existed
since the 21st day of April. A. iD., 1898, in
cluding the said day between the United
States and 'the Kingdom of Spain.
2. The president of the United States ibe
and he is hereby is directed and empower
ed to use the entire land and naval force
of the United States, and to call into actual
service the United States militia of the
several states to siuc'h an extent as may be
necessary to carry this -act Into effect.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Asking for a Declaration of War, Was Sent
in Today.
Washington, April 25 —The president, to
day sent to congress the following message
recommending a declaration of war against
Spain:
"To the Senate and House or Represen
tatives of the United States of America:
I transmit to congress for consideration
and approval appropriate copies of corres
pondence recently had with representa
tives of Spain in the United States and
the government of Spain, showing the ac
tion taken under joint resolution approved
April 20, 1898, for the recognition of the
independence of the people of Cuba, de
manding the government of Spain to re
linquish its authority and government in
the island of Cuba and withdraw the land
and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban
waters and directing the president of the
United States to use the land and naval
forces of the United States to carry these
resolutions into effect.
“Upon communicating to the Spanish
minister in Washington the demand which
became the duty of the executive to ad
dress to the government of Spain, in obe
dience to said resolution, the minister
asked for his passports and withdrew.
“The United States minister at Madrid
was in turn notified by the Spanish min
ister for’ foreign affairs that the with
drawal of the Spanish representatives
from the United States had terminated
diplomatic relations between the two
countries and all official communications
between the respective representatives
ceased therewith". I recommend to your
special attention the note addressed to the
United Stites minister a Madrid by the
Spanish minister for foreign affairs on the
21st instant, whereby the foregoing noti
fication was conveyed. It will be per
ceived therefrom that .the government of
Spain, having cognizance of the joint res
olution of the United States congress and
in view of the things which the president
was theteby required tnd authorized to do,
responds by treating the demands of this
government as measures of hostility, fol
lowing at that instant immediate and com
plete severance of relations by its action,
which by us, agrees nations, accompanies
an existent state of war between the sov
ereign powers. The position of Spain be
ing thus made known and the demands of
the United States being denied with a com
plete rupture of intercourse by the act of
Spain, I have been constrained, in the ex
ercise of the power and authority confer
red upon my by the joint resolution afore
said, to proclaim under date of April 22,
1898, a blockade of certain ports on the
north coast of Cuba, lying between Car
denas and Bahia Honda and of port Cien
fuegos on the south coast of Cuba, and
further in the exercise of my constitu
tional powers and using the authority
conferred upon me by act of congress, ap
proved April 22, 1898, to issue by procla
mation. dated April 23, 1898, calling for
volunteers in order to carry into effect
said resolution of April 20, 1898. Copies of
these proclamations are hereto appended.
“In view of the measure so taken and
with a view to the adoption of such other
measures as may be necessary to enable
me to carry out the expressed will of the
congress of United States premises. \I will
recommend to your honorable body the
adoption of a joint resolution declaring
that a state of war exists between the
United States of America and he kingdom
of Spain, and I urge speedy action thereon
to end the definition of national status of
the United States as a belligerent power
may be made known and the assertion of
all its rights and the maintenance of all
its duties in the conduct of public war
may be assured.
"william McKinley,
"Executive Mansion. Washington, April
2th, 1898.”
We have no Alfonso toes, but have Bos
ton, New York and best of all. Macon
toes. Call.and see them. Mix Shoe Co.
NO FURTHER”
BLOCKADE
Notice Has Been Issued, and
Mav Not Be
At All.
Washington, April 25.—From the fact
that the state department has not been
called upon so far to prepare any procla
, mation giving notice of the blockade of
either Porto Rico or the Phillipines it may
be set down as a fact that the naval forces
are not yet ready to move in that direction.
It is the usual practice, as shown in rhe
■proclamation relative to the blockade of
Cuban ports, to give due notice to for
eign powers by the proclamation of the
intention to blockade, and although it is
not absolutely necessary to follow this
course, it is believed the state department
’• ill observe the usual rules. It is entirely
within the province of an admiral com
manding. however, if in his opinion an
emergency exists sufficient to justify It to
establish a blockade first and then give
notice, and in the case of the Phillipines
it is just possible such a course may be
foHowed in order that the Spanish naval
force now at Manilla may not be given
opportuifity to escape capture at the 'hands
of the Asiatic squadron. -
OUR >1.50 STRAW HATS.
Beauties for your wear. Clem Phillips.
MACON NEWS MONDAY APRIL 25 1898.
JUDGE DM GETS
SHERMAN'S JOB.
Canton Man Will Succeed
the Aged Ohioan
As
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The Latter’s Resignation is in and
the Former Decides to
Accept.
Washington, April 25.—Another resigna
tion from the cabinet occurred today, when
the venerable Secretary of State, John
Sherman, handed his resignation to the
president at a special cabinet meeting at
10 a. m.
The resignation takes effect at noon to
day, and with Sherman retires from pub
lic life after a service of over forty years,
embracing the house of representatives.
United States senate, secretaryship of the
treasury, and secretaryship of state.
h'he reason of this resignation is on ac
count of the secretary’s healtih, which is
now impaired as the result of years of de
votion to public service and the arduos la
bors of a life time, added to the age of the
venerable secretary, being now within a
few days of 75 years of age.
It is probable that the next secretary of
state will be Win. R. Day, the present first
secretary of state. Day has been urged to
take the office by the president, but per
sonally he is more inclined to return to
Canton to practice law there, though it is
believed that he will yield to the presi
dent’s wishes. Later in the day it was
stated that Day would accept.
WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT.
Spanish Newspapers Filled With Rumors of
Our Movements.
Madrid, April 25. —The Spanish newspa
pers are filled with rumors of mutual cap
tures, movements of United States war
ships and patriotic utterances.
DENNIS SHAW CASE.
Young Negro Will Get Seventeen Hundred
Dollars.
Dennis Shaw was put off a Southern
Railway train near Jackson some time ago
and sued the road aind was given a
verdict in the United States court for
$1,700, will get his money if he has not al
ready got it.
Dennis will be one of the rich young ne
groes oif the community. The road did not
want to pay the damagese awarded by the
jury and carried the case to hhe circuit
court of appeals. .'A few days ago the de
cision of that court in the case was handed
down .and Dennis Shaw was given tthe
verdict. This ends the fight so far as the
road is concerned and they will have to
pay up. Shaw was represented by Mr.
Richard Jordan.
CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION.
Nothing Will Be Done Until Outcome of the
War is Decided.
Phesident Waxelbaus, of the Macon Car
nival Association, says that for the pres
ent nothing 9. all will be done towards
preparing for the next carnival and dia
mond jubilee that will take place in Ma
con. as he will await the outcome of 'the
war.
The carnival management realizes the
fact that if the war assumes the serious
turn that it may 'before it is ended, that
it would be folly to 'try and have the cel
ebration.
PICNIC ISLAND
May be Selected as a Camp for Troops at
Tampa.
Tampa, Fla., April 25. —Major Pope,
Quartermaster of the United States Army,
has arrived here. He has not yet decided
where to locate troops. It is generally pre
sumed that Picnic Island, near Port Tam
pa, will be selected, on account of its
close proximity to the landing of boats
from Havana. Two detachments of the
Tampa naval militia have been stationed
at Sanibel Island, Key West, Egmont Key
and Tortugas. The Fifth and 'Sixth In
fantry from Atlanta and Cincinnati will
soon be here.
PICNIC WEEK.
Board of Education Decides
that the Children Can
Have a Week Off.
The Board of Education met on Satur
day afternoon for the purpose of discuss
ing the question of a week's holiday in
May for the purpose of allowing the pupils
an opportunity to attend the various pic
nics of tihe Sunday schools of the city.
The board decided to make the week
commencing next Monday a holiday and
•they ask that the picnics of the Sunday
schools be held in that week i f pos
sible, as after that time no leave of ab
sence will be granted to the children for
that purpose.
A Hint From Klondike.
Joseph Ladue, the famous traper and
miner, and the present owner of Dawson
City, and for many years the agent ot the
Alaska Commercial Company, gives a hint
to persons going to Alaska, and pays great
compliment to a well known article. He
writes:
“I have always used the Royal Baking
Powder in Alaska and Northwest Territo
ry, as no other gave equal satisfaction in
that harsh climate. I also found that my
customers insisted on having that brand.”
DAY WILL ACCEPT.
Canton, April 25 —Judge Bay will accept
Sherman’s vacancy.
SPANISH FLEET WILL SAIL.
London, April 25—A special from Cape
Verde says the Spanish fleet sailed today.
IT'S A GOOD THING.
Our $1.50 straw hats. Clem Phillips.
FROM A DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR.
I have found Cheney’s Expectorant su
perior to anything I have ever tried for
colds and bronchial trouble. Send me by
first mail six bottles of your mod excellent
medicine.
PROF. J. H. RICHARDSON,
Sweetwater, Tenn.
STILL htJPES
FOR MEDIATION
Queen Regent Thinks Foreign
Powers Will Yet Inter
vene for Peace.
THAT ULTIMATUM
Point is Raised that Its Underlining
Leaves United States Unpledg
ed at to Cuban Independence,
Madrid, April 25. —It Is announced in
Paris that the queen regent still hopes for
a peaceful foreign intervention.
The point has also been raised relative
to the non-delivery of the untimatum of
the United States.
The view now taken is that its non-de
livery leaves the United States unpledged
in regard to reservations made with refer
ence to the 'Cuban independence, thus it
is pointed out that while 'hre pride is grati
fied Spain has lost the diplomatic point.
THE BIG MAIN.
Work of Laying It Through Vineville Rapid
ly Progressing.
The work of laying the big main from
the new waterworks through Vineville in
to the city is going on very rapidly and a
large force of hands is at work. They are
now within a half mile of the Vineville
branch. The mains are the largest that
have been seen in Macon and the work as
it is being carried on is interesting. When
this is completed Macon’s supply, will be
large enough to accommodate her for
many years to come.
SUPERIOR COURT.
No Session of the Regular Term Will be
Held This'Week.
No session of the superior court will be
held this week and the grand jury has also
adjourned over until next Monday when
the court will recommence its session. At
that time the civil docket will be taken
up and will be continued for perhaps an
other four weeks before the criminal
docket will be opened.
Altogether, however, the list of cases,
both civil and criminal, is very much
smaller than usual and in fact the court
has less business both civil and criminal
before it than has been known for a long
time.
The committees appointed to investigate
the different offices will be at work during
this week.
SANG AMERICA
At the Morning Service at Christ Church
Yesterday.
A notable incident in the services at
Christ church yesterday morning was the
singing of “America” by the choir as a
recessional after the service.
There was a large congregation pres
ent and the incident was pleasant and im
pressive.
COL. wiley is
IN CONFERENCE.
With the Governor Today As
To the Volunteers from
the State Troops.
Col. C. M. Wiley is in Atlanta today in
attendance on the meeting of the com
manders of the state troops who were call
ed in session by the governor.
Colonel Wiley is ithe senior commander
of the state in point of service and of age.
A great pressure has been brought to
bear on him to keep him from going to the
front in the event that the troops should
be compelled to go without the opportu
nity of rindividual volunteering. Colonel
Wiley has positively refused to any of
these propositions coming from his friends
all over the city and has said that it is his
intention to lead his regiment if his regi
ment goes, 4101 he will not be one of those
who will volunteer the services of his regi
ment without consulting the wishes of the
individuals. He does not think that the bill
that has just passed means the commander
has the right to offer the services of his
men and that the officers of a company
cannot offer the services of their company
as a whole until they have the censent of
every man in the company.
There is no safer man in the military
of the state than Colonel Wiley of the
Second regiment and his advice- will be of
value to the governor at this time.
It would be hard to say what percentage
of the military of Macon will volunteer
their services on the first call but it is
safe to say that -there are a very large
number who will not go to the front at
this time. The Hull bill is not looked upon
with favor and the military are opposed
to being sent out to service in the field
without their officers. Under the condi
tions of the bill as -they now exist it is
safe to say that not ten per cent of the
military of Macon will offer their ser
vices.
. When the possibility of the state troops
being sent out -was discussed the military
acted with a most commendable spirit and
had they been called out as military under
their own officers they would have gone
almost to a man but they will not go as
the matter now stands.
WILL NOTIFY GOVERNORS.
Washington, April 25 —This afternoon
the war department will notify the gov
ernors the quota of troops expected from
each state and -the point of assemblage.
WILL REPORT FAVORABEY.
Washington, April 25—The senate mili
tary committee has decided to report fa
vorably the reoganization army bill.
Rheumatism Cured.
My wife has used Chamberlain’s Pain
Balm for rheumatism w’ith great relief,
and I can recommend it as a splendid lini
ment for rheumatism and other household
use for which we have found it valuable.—
W. J. Cuyler, Red Creek, N. Y.
Mr. Cuyler is one of the leading mer
chants of this village, and one of the most
prominent men in this vicinity.—W. G.
Phippin, editor Red Creek Herald. For
sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons, druggists.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York, April 25—Futures opened
steady. Sales 6,500. May 615, June 620,
July 622, August 626, September 627, Octo
ber 627, November 631, December 633, Jan
uary 634.
RIGHT FROM
SCENEJIF WAR
Mr. Harry Burns Arrived this
Morning From Key
West.
TALKS OF SITUATION
At the Seat of War—Tells of the
Capture of Prizes-Inter
esting Interview.
Mr. Harry Burns, the well known rail
road passenger man, and former citizen
of Macon, arrived in the city 'this morning
dircet from Key West, which place he left
Saturday.
Mr. Burns is full of interesting news
from the seat of war, where he has been
located for several weeks past. While at
Key West he had access to many of the
newspaper di patch boats, and he is, there
fore, aok to : i-,e .i highly interesting per
sonal account of what is going on in Key
West and vicinity. He was interviewed
by a News man 'this morning and said.
“At midnight of Wednesday, April 20th,
the fleet off Key West, consisting of the
following ships left Key West to blockade
the Islands of Cuba.
'BATTLESHIPS.
New York, Hag ship, Admiral Samson,
commander; lowa, Indiana, Massachusetts.
MONITORS.
Terror, Amphriitite.
ARMORED CRUISERS.
Nashville, Helena, Detroit, Castinc,
Cincinnati, Annapolis.
TORPEDO BOATS.
Cushing, Winslow, Porter, Dupont.
Dispatch boats to the number of four
accompanied 'the fleet.
The following newspaper boats followed
the fleet: Anita, New York Journal; Kana
paha, New York Sun; Titan, New York
, Herald; Echo, New York World, Daunt
less, Associated Press and Jacksonville
Times-Union and Citizen.
On the morning of the 22nd, about 9 a.
m., United steamship Nashville was sight
ed towing first prize at 11 a. m. She an
chored off Fort Taylor. The prize was
found to be the schooner rigged steamer
Buena Ventura loaded with lumber and
meat from Pascagula, Miss., bound for
Rotterdam.
The crew was transferred to the United
States steamship Dolphin, and assisted in
coaling ships from the Mallory Line steam
er Lampasses.
On the morning of April 22nd the United
States steamship Helena towed into Key
West harbor the Spanish steamer Pedro
captured by the battleship New York on
the south side of the Island of Cuba. The
Pedro gave the New York a forty mile
stern chase, the Pedro being a 16 knot
vessel and the New York being an 18 knot
vessel made the chase an exciting one.
I Prize crews are now in charge of the
Buena Ventura and Pedro and safely an
chored in Key West harbor awaiting the
action of the prize commissioner, Mr. Pat
terson, of that city, who received his ap
-1 pointm-ent April 21st, midnight.
The Cuban residents of Key West on the
morning of the 21st instant quit their
work and flocked to the water front, shout
ing Viva La Cuba, La Americano Viva,
as they thought the American navy had
captured a Spanish man of war.
Venable 'Brothers, of Atlanta, have the
contract for building the new .fort at Key
West, and have great trouble to obtain
help. They pay 12cents an hour, work
ing eleven hours double shifts. Sam Ven
able returned to Atlanta this morning.
Three 12 and three 10-i-nch guns are be
ing mounted on the new battery under the
> instructions of the government officer.-..
Captain Forsyth, commandant- of the
navy yard at Key West, is rushing the
construction of coal sheds, new machine
and blacksmith shops and foundry, new
air compresses and the construction of
50,000 gallon per day condenser, for use of
fleet, fresh water being a scarce article
upon the island, there having been no rain
for nearly three months.
The season for rigid quarantine set in
two weeks ago. Dr. Gidding's yellow, fever
experts are located at Key West and with
• assistance of Port Surgeon at that point,
allow no violation of quarantine regula
tions. These gentlemen, under the strict
orders from Dr. Porter, will do their full
duty regardless of consequences.
' Many citizens of Key West have sent
i their families to places of safety. The
i English consul, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Den
ham., editor of the Kry West Herald, s< n?
• their wives to Jacksonville yesterday.
OLD GUARD
Will be Organized at the Vol
unteer’s Armory Tomor
row Night.
The old Guard of Macon will be reor
, ganized tomorrow night at the Volunteers
armory.
The call bringing together the old war
members of the Volunteers and the vete
rans of the city has gone out and the
meeting will be held tomorrow night at
the Volunteers armory.
Tho call is signed by Messrs. B. C.
Smith, Granville Conner, D. B. Woodruff
and W. W. Wrigley, who were all members
of 'the Volunteers during the war of the
sixties.
It is their intention to form a home
guard that will command the respect of
the public generally and thait will be a
terror to all those who may have any idea
that wheifcWe soldiers leave Macon, if
they ever 10, so they will have things to
•themselves in this community.
The meeting tomorrow night will be
largely attended and it will be a notable
gathering of old soldiers whose services
are of great value to the state and its peo
ple.
Our men’s Vici Hals at ?3.50 to $5 are
the best in the city. Call and see them.
Mix Shoe Co.
TO GALENA -
Judge Emory Speer L«>ft on Special Car Yes
terday.
Judge Emory Speer left yesterday on
the Southern Railway on a special train
for Galena, 111., where he will deliver the
address on Grant’s birthday, Wednesday.
This is the first itime that a Southern
soldier has been asked to speak on a like
occasion in a Northern city and the event
is of some importance in the history of the
country.
Judge Speer will return on. Friday or
Saturday next.
DON’T YOU DO IT.
Don’t buy your straw hat until you see
the ones at this store, Phillips,
MR. HORACE POWERS.
Funeral Took Place Yesterday Afternoon at
Rose Hill.
The funeral of Mr. Horace Powers took I
place yesterday afternoon from the resi
dence of his sister on High street. Mr
Powers -died very suddenly on Saturday
and his death was a great shock to his
large circle of friends in Ctis city. He was
one of rhe most unassuming and gentle '
of men. but his friends were very loyal to )
him and he to them.
The interment took place at Rose Hill I
cemetery where his father. Mr. Virgil |
Powers is buried.
The pallbearers were Messrs, c w
Smith, Azel Freeman, J. A. Edwards. Sol
Hoge. Floyd Ross and George B. Jewett.
The services were real by Rev J I
White.
MARRIAGE AT LORRAINE.
Two Young People Joined in Holy Wedlock
Yesterday.
Yesterday at the home of Mrs. M R
O Neil, in Ixiraine, iMiss Annie Steward
and Mr. Herbert Barclay were joined in
the holy 'bonds of mattrimony in the pres
ence of a number of friends and relatives.
The marriage of the two young people
•was not a surprise to their large circle of
friends, for it was known that they were
to he married. The congratulations of
itlieir many friends were extend,’,] to them.
SEMI CENTENNIAL.
Meeting of the Hodors Here Next Year Will
Ek Big Event.
The doctors of Georgia will celebrate
their semi-centennial in Macon next year,
and President Williams says that it will
be the biggest thing ever known in tihe an
nals of the association.
'Big preparations will be in ide by the
medical profession in Macon and the citi
zens generally for the reception of the doc
tors.
The physicians who have been in attend
ance 'on the meeting at Cumberland, re
turned on Saturtidy evening. They say
that the meeting was a complete success.
MEMORIAL DAY
Colonel R. E. Park Will De
liver Address at Cem
etery Tomorrow.
MILITARY ON THEIR PARADE.
The Usual Ceremonies Will be Ob-
served at Rose Hill Recitation
by Rev. H. 0. Judd.
Memorial day celebration will commence
tomorrow afternoon ait 3 o’clcock when
the Macon companies of the Second regi
ment under command of Col. C. JI. Wiley
will march to Rose Hill cemetery and
there take their usual rant in the exer
cises of the day.
These exercises with the exce-ption of
the volley firing over the graves of the
heroes of the South will be held at the
place which has been prepared by the
sexton for that purpose at the gates to
Rose Hill and which forms as good an
amphitheatre as could be found.
The Memorial address will be deli veered
by Col. R. E. Park on the invitation of
the Daughters of the Confederacy and
ladies of the Memorial Association.
Another feature of the celebration will
be the recitation of a poem writtea by
The poem is entitled a “Tribute the the
The poem is entitled a tribute to the vet-
Veterans” and is said to be one of the most
beautiful contributions to this class of lit
erature that has ever been composed.
The program in full is as follows:
Prayer—Rev. W. W. Pinson.
Song—Ladies Quartet.
Poem by Miss Fannie Andrews, recited
by Rev. H. O. Judd.
Address—Col. R. E. Park.
Song—Ladies Quartet.
Benediction—Rev. W. W. Pinson.
Doxology—-By the audience.
In addition to this a number of selec
tions will be rendered by Card’s Second
Regiment Band, which will march at the
head of the troops.
On the return to the city the companies
will fire volleys over the Confederate
monument as usual.
Mrs. Austin will play the accompani
ments for the singing on a piano loaned by
Captain Anderson.
Why spill milK aim
Then Cry Over It.
That is Just what you do when you go for your glasses to anyone to whom the
science of optemetry is a sealed book. Glasses 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 thaX they are
suitable and. are not injuring the eyes. The eye wil adapt itself in time to any glass.
Therefore you can perceive that you are not 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.
Not Too
Early to Say
“Straw Hats.”
The summer stock is as full and complete
as it will ever be. The variety of straws and the
assortment of shapes and styles will make choos
ing hard and troublesome.
Prices are low. Our plan is to sell immense quan
tities at small profits. That’s the winning mod
ern way. Whatever price or • whatever kind of
straw hat you may need is here. We’ve antici
pated every possible want.
8 Per Cent Guaranteed 1
nivirt.-nds paid semi-annually. Stock secured
by deeds to improved reel estate in more
than double the amount, deposited with
Union Savings Bank and Trust Co.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macua. Ga„ 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS
GEN EVANS IS
READY TO GO
The Battle-Scarred Patriot
Says He is at the Service
of His Country.
IN MACON TODAY.
He Says He Thinks the Administra
tion Has Taken the Wrong In
cident as Casus Belli.
General Clement A. Evans passed
through the city this morning en route to
Thomasville, where he goes to deliver the
memorial address tomorrow afternoon be
fore the ladies memorial association of that
city.
While in the city General Evans was
seen by a News reported and asked if he
thought he would go to the front. He said
'he would go the minute they would let
him, and that ho was always ready to
serve the Union as he was ready to serve
the Confederacy. ’
“I do not know whether Phey will want
me or not.” said General Evans, “but I
will volunteer my services to go in any
capacity that they might want me. I do
not believe, however, tihat the people of
this country are anxious for a war on t'he
grounds that it has been declared. What
they wanted was war on the ground that
she United States battleship Maine was
blown up. if not by the Spanish govern
ment, by their agents and in their harbor
while accepting their protection in time
of peace between the two nations. I think
that the administration has taken tho
wrong issue in declaring war, and I be
lieve that is the general sentiment. I
must say I do not see any cause for war
under the cause which it has been declar
ed. But whether wrong or right, it is still
my country.”
General Evans says that he feels that
he is physically able to go to the war, and
that he would love to be in battle again
in defense of his country's honor. He said
that he has already notified the proper au
thorities that he is ready to go.
There is no man in Georgia who would,
not follow General Evans. He has been
tried in times of need, and has never been,
•found wanting. Many an old veteran
would go to the war if need be, with him
to command them, and he may be called
on by the state to go as an officer of the
Georgia troops.
General Evans said that he thought that
it was a mistake to ask the organized
I militia of the state to leave their com
mands and enlist in the United States
army and that he had no idea that they
would do it. He said that if the Georgia
• troops could go under the present comman
ders, they would be much better troops
and serve to much better advantage under
the men tihat they knew than under the
United States officers from West Point.
Hon. Fleming dußibnon was also a
prominent guest in the city today. He was
en route to 'Cuthbert, where he delivers
the memorial address tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. du'Bignon said that he did not under
stand all the undercurrent in the present
administration’s action in reference to the
Spanish-American affair, and therefore,
could not express am opinion.
Come and see our new line of pictures—
one with every $3 oash sale. Mix Shoe Co.
SPELLING BEE
For Benefit of Hospital Auxi
liary at the Academy on
Wednesday Night.
On Wednesday night a Spelling Bee will
be held at tihe Academy of Music that is
sure to attract no little attention and a
good audience.
•The class selected for the evening is a
good one, but they have a hard task mas
ter in Rev. F. F. Reese, of Christ church.
The entertainment is for the benefit of
the hospital auxiliary. The price of ad
minssion will be 50 cents and the amuse
ment will far surpass any entertainment
given in the bouse this season.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Bibb Real Estate and Improvement
Company will be held at their office, 456
Second street, on Wednesday, April 27th,
1898, at 12 m.