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OHEAP MONEV.
•H per cent, and 7 par eant. an ay new
ready for loan* on Macon res I den co and
business property. 8 per cent, money for
farm loons. Over 15.000,000 successfully
negotiated In Georgia alone. I am. ns made
can be paid off at any time. We are head
quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man.,
*f>< Second street, Maces. On.
ESTABLISHED 1884
I®' HEAR THE SOUND
OF SAMPSONS GUNS.
His fleet Has Sailed from Key West, and Indications Are that
an Engagement May fie Expected,
SPANISH FLEET
Is Now Five Days Out of Cape
Verde Islands and Where
abouts Unknown,
NO WORD YET FROM DEWEY,
But It Is Hourly Expected, and the
President Has Made Arrange
ments to Send Relief,
Key West, May 4.--This
harbor is again empty. Samp
son’s fleet has sailed, and the
situation is one of renewed
expectancy. There is a strong
impression that the next
news from the fleet will tell
of an important engagement
of the same character as the
Asiatic squadron’s Manila
victory. Until then no inter
esting developments are ex
pected, except possibly the
bringing in of prizes.
Madrid, May 4 --The res
ignation of the Cabinet is
imminent.
Buenos Ayres, May 4.
The ()regon and the Marietta
sailed this morning.
Washincton, May 4.—A
crack Spanish cruiser, believ
ed to be Alfonso XIII., is re
ported at Barbados, in the
West Indies.
STILL IN IGNORANCE.
Department is Calculating When 1 hey May
Expect News.
Wa-diington. D. May 4 The news
of the arrival of the revenue cutter Me-
Culloh at Mil's Hay from Manila, was con
veyed to the n ivy ih'partm,ait first through
the Associaitixt Press dispatches.
Ip to noon the d< pari in, n't was still .in
ignorance of the official at rival of the dis
]>ateh boat.
The officials immediately began to
calculate about when the fills report by
bo.rt might be t xpected from Dewey.
Mir: Bay is about forty miles from Hong
Kotui. the cable terminus and t here is not
belli ved to he any eomunieation by wire
between th, points.
If the McCullough put into Mirs Bay in
stead of going in tile direction of Hong
Kong it was undoubtedly because in the
opinion of Dewey the British neutrality
the laws would not pei mil ithe ship to en
ter for the purpose of eommunieat.ing with
the home goverwment.
She was neither disabled to this point
where 'he might claim tlie benefit of the
emergency clause nor is her coal entirely
exhausted, so that it might be made a
plea for entry.
It i , aid by some of the naval officers
that to go it.to Hong Kong for the sole
purpose of cabling to rhe United States
government the 1 progress of
hostilities would be practically using the
■British port as a base of operation against
the en< my.
How, ver. tiher, are other officers who do
not take this view of t'he law.
Supposing th, dispatch boat is in Mirs
Bay. she probably will send an officer on
a native boat to Hong Kong with dis
patches from D< wx y. The time consumed
by this wall repend upon* the hour the
officer start,d for if the Mi-Cullogh ar
rived late' in the evening or at night her
joiirney would probably .be made' with dif
ficulty and slowly and might be deferred
until next morning, which, allowing for
the difference in tune between Washing
ton ami Hong Kong would bring the dis
patch to this city somewhere after mid
night tonight.
WHERE IS THE FLEET?
It Left Cape Verde Islands and is Now Five
Days Out.
New York. May 4. —The Spanish fleet
which was at Cape Verde islands left St.
Vineent on Xpril 29th. The destination is
unknown.
The distance from Cape Verde Islands
to the Canary Islands is about 876 miles
and from there to Cadiz is 700, or 1,576
miles from Cape Verde.
The Spanish squadron, being five days
out. could have made Cadiz by this time,
steaming at the rate of a little over twelve
knots an hour.
A Lisbon dispatch does not distinctly
that the squadron has reached Cadiz. It
announces that the squadron has returned
to join the Spanish fleet near Cadiz, which
means that the news comes possibly from
the < a nary Islands or from some source at
‘Madrid.
At < adiz the Spaniards are understood
to be fitting out the batleship Pelayo and
the first-class cruisers Cardinal Cisneros,
Emperor Carlos V. Gpiseppe Gafoaraldi and
Alfonso XIII besides the warship Numan
eia Victoria, a destructor and several aux
iliary cruisers, a number of torpedo boats
find torpedo gun boats.
JAPAN IS VERY GLAD.
Battle at Manila Will result in the Downfall
of the Spanish Power.
Yokahoma. May 4- The situation created
by tlhe defeat of .the Spanish fleet at .Ma
nila is regarded as being doubly interest
ing to Japan as it is taken for granted
that, it presages the downfall of Spanish
power in the east and the freedom of .t’he
i'liillipine islands.
TROUBLE AT PORTO RICO.
The Disturbances Still Continue—Negotiat
ing for Coal.
St. Thomas, West Indies. May 4—The
latest advices from Porto Rico show that
the disturbed condition of .the island con
tinues. People are leaving and political
arrests are (being made. The United
States authorities are negotiating for more
coal.
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
Report of Killing of Senor Moret and Mar
shal Campos Not True.
London, May 4—'The reports in circula
tion at. Gibraltar Chat Senor Moret, the
Spanish minister for the colonies a<id Mar
shal de Campos, the former captain gen
eral of Cuba have been assassfin.ated are
unfounded.
Inquiries show that a passenger who ar
rived there from Spain brought the rumor
that Moret and Campos were murdered
and that sought refuge in the
British embassy at .Madrid.
Dispatches sent from .Madrid last night
by Saga-ta and Campos show conclusively
that there is no truth in the reports.
WILL PARDON
CAPTAIN HART.
President Has Given Assur
ance that the Filibusterer
Will Go Free.
Washington, May 4 —The president an
nounced today that, he would shortly par
don Captain John 1). Hart, of the filibus
tering selamer Larada now serving a 'tiwo
years’ sentence in the penitentiary for
Cuban filibustering.
\ delegation from the House compris
ing of Representatives Young, Met Mger
and Bingham, Cumming and M'oClellan, of
New York, called on the. President to urge
the pardon.
Tlhe preslidenfj while refraining from
saying when he would act, gave assurance
that, the ipardon would be forthcoming.
Mrs. 'llant, the filibustering captains
wife, awaited the party in the eart root*
and when informed of the president's in
tentions joyously expressed her .gratitude,
WILL USE THE PEKIN.
Government Will Send the Pacific Liner With
Troops for Dewey.
Washington, May 4.—The government
has obtained the Pacific mail steamer City
of Pekin, now at San Francisco, and she
will be put in condition to sail by the 15th
for Manila with troops and stores.
ITALIAN BREAD RIOTS.
Officers Instructed to iKeep the Peace in
That Country,
Rome, May 4. —A special decree sus
pends the duty on cereals until June 30.
\neither decree directs the commanders of
Italian troops to assume ’the duties of
maintaining public order.
During the bread riots at Sorisiana yes
terday. a mob atempted to Are the munic
ipal buildings. Troops fired into the crowd
and killed two men and wounded several.
ISLANDERS PLEASED.
Regard With Complacency the
Future Action of America
on the Phillipines.
London. May 4 —lnquiries at the Eastern
Telegraph Cmopauy show that at noon
that the 'Hong Kong 'Manila cable ds still
interrupted.
It is reported that the surender of Ma
nila while pro&ably true, is yet only a con
jecture.
The principal ‘Manila merchants in Lon
don agree that their letters show the
F.hilliipine islands will be pleased to have
the revolt ended, and will view with
equanimity America's future action there.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS.
Neport. R. 1., May 4.—The cruiser New
Orleans sailed this forenoon for Hampton
Roads to jciti Schley’s flying squadron.
1 he cruiser Minneapolis arrived this morn
ing.
DEFICIENCY ESTIMATE.
M ashington. May 4.—The secretary of
the navy has sent to the house today the
deficiency estimate of nearly $20,000,000
for the remainder of the present fiscal year
and on account of the fiscal year 1599.
SALISBURY SORRY.
London. May 4.—The Marquis of Salis
bury at the Primrose League meeting to
day said he regretted the. the war and hop
ed that peace would soon prevail.
PILLAGE THREATENED.
Madrid, May 4.—A state of seige exists
at Gijon. a fortified port on the Bay of
Biscay, and pillage is threatened.
COLUMBIA SAILS.
Bar Harber, Me., May 4.—The cruiser
Columbia sailed east this morning.
HIGHLY PROPER STYLES.
Narrow brim, high crowm straw hats
Phillips.
THE MACON NEWS.
PROMOTIONS
IN [HE ARMY
Breckenridge, Wheeler and
Lee Are Among Names
of the Leaders,
SOME COLONELS GO OP,
Full List of Names Sent in by the
■ President for Confirmation in
the Senate Today.
Washingon, May 4. —The president has
nominated Fitzhugh Lee, General Joe
Wheeler, of Aalafoama; I. H. (Wilson, of
Delaware, and Senator Sewell, of N. J., to
be major generals.
Washington, May 4.—The president to
day sent these nominations to the senate:
To be major generals: Brigadier General
Joseph C. Breckinridge, inspector general
of the United States army. Brigadier
General Elwell S. Ottis, United States
army; Brigadier General Coppinger, Brig
adier General Wm. R. Shafter, Brigadier
General Win. ‘M. Graham. Brigadier Gen
eral Jas. F. Wade, Brigadier General H.
C. Merriam, James H. Wilson, of Dela
ware; Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia; William
J. Sewell, of New Jersey; Joseph Wheeler,
of Alabama.
Colonels to be brigadier generals: Thos.
M. Anderson, Charles E. Compton, Abra
ham K. Arnold, John S. Poland, John C.
Bates, Andrew S. Burt, Simmons Snyder,
H. S. Hawkins, Royal T. Frank, Jacob C.
Kent, Samuel C. Summer, Francis T. Gun
ther, Buy V. Henry, John I. Rodgers, Louis
H. Carpenter, Samuel B. McYoung, John
M. Bacon, Edward 18. Williston.
MOBBED BRITISH YACHT.
Spaniards at Malagar Stoned and Mobbed a
Yacht.
Gibraltar, May 4.—The British steam
yacht, Lady Clemell, owned by A. M. Wil
kinson, of London, has just arrived from
Malaga, Spain, from which point she was
obliged to depart suddenly owning to the
Spanish mobbing ami stoning her.
TO APPOINT SHUNK.
Application Made to Place Him on Major
General's Staff.
Washington, May 4. —There was a com
plete absence of official news at the White
house up to noon. The president is hourly
expecting an official dispatch from Dewey,
but none has arrived.
(Senators Fairbanks and Turpie and Rep
resentative Crumpacker, er Indiana, called
ou the president to urge the appointment
of Captain Wm. A. Shunk of the Eighth
Calvary as inspector general or the adju
tant genral on the staff of major general.
Captain Shunk is now with his command
on a western post, and the president gave
a partial assurance of favorable action.
MILLS BLOWN UP-
Three People Were Injured,
and the Cause Unknown.
Nehv York, May 4—Part of the Passaic
Rolling Mills at Patterson, N. J., were
blown up today. One man was killed and
three injured. The cause is unknown.
KILLED BY A NEGRO.
Soldier at Mobile Met Death on This Side
of Cuba-
Mobile, (Ala., May 4 —’There .was a tra
gedy in Camp Clark last night and the
I, Alabama volunteers are wrestling
with conflicting emotions. Sergeant
Hughes Collins, of the Birmingham Rifles,
was shot to death yesterday by a negro.
The rank and file of the volunteers want
to lynch him. and the regulars are aching
to assist them, but the obligations of the
soldier will likely prevent the assault on
the jail.
Yesterday Louis Reese, a 28-year-old
negro, who operated a refreshment stand
near the camp, was treated to a little
moderate guying by some of the volun
teers. It ,w<as done in good nature, but
Reese became offended and drew a pistol.
Shortly after dinner yesterday, just out
side of the lines, the negro encountered
another volunteer and some angry words
and gestures caused Sergeant Collins, and
two other volunteers, to run in that direc
tion. As they approached the negro open
ed fire on them and Collins fell mortally
wounded.
$1.50 STRAW HIATS.
All the late shapes.. Phillips.
MALLORY WILL RUN.
None of the Boats Will Be Taken Off the
New York Line.
The Mallory Steamship line has notified
the Macon Navigation Company that none
of their boats will be taken off from
Brunswick to New York on account of the
war that now exists between the United
States and Spain.
The Mallory line will have all of their
cargos protected by war risks of insur
ance, and have already made arrange
ments for its protection. The merchants
of Macon as well as other places through
out the state will be glad to learn this, as
the Mallory line carries a good deal of the
freight from New Y’ork to this part of the
country, and supplies the City of Macon
with part of her cargo.
RIOTAT TALAVERA.
The Railwry Station Has Been
Seized and Several Houses
Are on Fire.
■Madrid, May 4—A riot has occurred at
Ttlavera. The railroad station has been
seized, the cars burned and several houses
set on fire.
SAN FRANCISCO ARRIVES.
Provincetown. Mass., May 4.—The crui
ser San Francisco arrived this morning.
LADIES' FINE PARASOLS
At cost. Clem Phillips.
MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY MAY 4 1898.
SPY CAPTURED
ON [I. PAUL,
Is a Spaniard on His Father’s
Side—Has Been Under
Suspicion.
Mlflffiwm HIMHOWK
After a Severe Fight and He is Now
a Prisoner—Sigsbee is
Reticent.
Philadelphia, May 4.—The report that a
supposed Spanish spy had been captured
aboard the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul at
Cramp’s shipyard, is confirmed today.
Who the man is Captain Sigsfiiee refuses
to state and all that is known of turn is
that his father is a Spaniard and that his
mother was born on Cuban soil.
The suspect enlisted some days ago as
an oiler, and almost from the time of his
enlistment was under suspicion on ac
count of his pecular actions.
Late last night a marine who was on
watch below the decks near the powder
magazine discovered the man acting in a
suspicious way around the magazne.
The marine lost no time in bringing the
man to the ground and a short and severe
fight followed..
The guard overpowered him, but not be
fore the suspect had received a great gash
on the side of his face. A thorough ex
amination will be made.
NEW POSTMASTERS.
Names Sent in by the President to the Sen
ate Today.
Washington, Miay 4.—The president has
sent the following names for postmasters:
Florida—'R. O'Neal at Orlando. North
Carolina—(Richar K. Marshall at Mount
Airy; Samuel H. Vick at Wilson. Tennes
see—Jos. H. Howtard at Greenville, J. H.
Neil ,Jr., at Shellbyville; Daniel M. Nobles
at Paris.
offerThawaii.
Dole Has Telegraphed the
President that Hawaii
Wants to Come In,
Honolulu, (April 27, via San Francisco,
May 4. —President Dole has sent a long
eomunieation to McKinley offering to
transfer the 'Hawaiian Islands to the
United States for the purpose of war witih
Spain and to furnish American ships at
war in the Pacific with large quantities
of coal supplies and ammunition.
This action was taken by the executive
after a conference with the Hawaiian cab
inet.
The news of the declaration of war be
tween the United States and Sapin was
received to day from the Austrian colonies.
SAVANNAH HARBOR
Closed, and no Vessel Allowed to Pass the
Channels.
Savannah, IMay 4.—‘On account of sub
marine mines in connection with the de
fenses of the Savannah river, the following
regulations for the safe navigation of the
river by friendly vessels, and for the pro
tection of the defenses, have been estab
lished by the authority of the secretary of
war:
No vessel, or boat of any description will
be allowed to pass through the channels
on either side of Fort Pulaski, except in
good daylight, and the channel will be ab
solutely closed to all vessels between 8
p. m. and 4 a. m. (During this interval
vessel will not be permitted in the space
between the quarantine station and Tybee.
No vessel will be allowed to anchor in this
space at any time without special author
ity, nor in South channel, Lazaretto creek,
or 'Wright’s river, within two miles of
Fort Pulaski.
Vessels are warned that if they disre
gard these regulations they will expose
themselves to serious damage and will be
liable to be fired upon by the batteries.
The orders were issued yesterday by
Captain Cassius E. Gillette, corps of engi
neers.
HOT ROAST FOR ATHENS.
M ercer Students Take Action on Slanderous
Articles in Athens “Red and Black.’’
The Mercer student body held a meet
ing yesterday morning to consider the
abusive article about their baseball club
and college, contained in the Athens Red
and Glac, of April 30th. The result of this
meeting was the apopintment of a com
mittee, of which Mr. John Roach Straton
was chairman, to frame a reply to the
article. This has been done and the entire
controversy has been presented in the
form of an extra entitled “The Mercer Ath
letic Special.” The objectionable articles
are. published, and the reply then given.
It is a strong, dignified and absolutely
convincing refutation of every charge
made by Athens. It simply presents the
facts in the case, and on these facts bases
its denunciation of the Athens policy. It
is strong and forceful, but it does not con
tain a single assertion that is not justified
by the fact that precedees that statement.
Following the reply is a testimonial as
to the gentlemanly demeanor and fair
methods of the Mercer team. It is signed
by Macon's leading citizens —bankers, mer
chants, lawyers, judges, educators, etc.
CHIEF SURGEON,
Dr. Howard Williams Was Of
fered That Position in
Second Regiment.
Governor Atkinson telephoned to Dr.
Howard J. M illiams this morning offering
him the position of chief surgeon in the
Second regiment of Georgia volunteers.
The honor to Dr. Williams is fully appre
ciated, but he feels that 'he cannot leave
his business here, and for this and many
private reasons he declined the offer of the
governor.
It is probable (that Dr. L. G. Hardeman,
of Harmony Grove, will foe appointed to
the place refused by Eh-. Williams.
$1.50 STRAW HATS.
All the late shapes.. Phillips.
DISCONTENT
IS INCREASING
Evidence of the Spirit of Riot
and Insurrection Breaks
Out at Everv Point.
imomilES M THE MT
But These Points Are Wide Apart,
and Feared That May Grow
More Serious.
——
Madrid, May 4. —(A dispatch from Talave
ra, thirty-seven miles from Teledo, an
nounces that rioters have committed se
rious disorders.
They attacked and beseiged the railroad
station, burned the cars and then set fire
to several private dwellings.
The rioters tried to break into the pris
on and release the convicts, but were pre
vented by the civil guards. Many persons
were arrested.
M'adr.id, May 4—Martial law has beende
clared in the province of Valencia. Further
disturbances are reported.
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Has Chartered Two More {Boats and The
Macon News Has Their Service.
New York, May 4 —The ’fast disipaltch
boat, Kate Spencer, whfich left Jackson
ville on iMoirklay night and will go into 'the
service of the Associated Press, arrived
at Key West this morning.
The Spencer will operate in conjunction
with ’the famous dispatch boat Dauntless,
which has been running in Cuban waters
for some weeks carrying news for the As
sociated (Press. The widening of the scope
of operations in the West Indian .waters
made it necessary of the chartering of a
third dispatch boat for the Associated
Press and the fast ocean yacht Wanda has
been chartered for this purpose and sailed
from here today.
WORK AT CHICKAMAUGA.
No Orders Have Been Received or Notice of
Removal of Troops.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 4 —No orders
or notice of intention of the removal of
any of the regulars at Chickamauga have
been received.
Recruits for the colored regiments are
being enlisted rapidly.
The big commissary warehouse which
has ’been in course of 'construction for
some time will be finished tomorrow. Be
fore the end of the week work will be
commenced upon another similar .ware
house.
NUCLEUS OF A RIOT.
Armed Band Organized at Valencia, but
Purpose is Unknown.
Madrid, May 4 —A disipatch from Valen
cia says that a band of twelve armed men
formed at Catalan, but it is not yet known
that any political significance attaches to
the movement. Gendarmes were sent in
pursuit. .A riot has broken out at Zola
vera of the rise of bread.
FULTON BAPTISTS
Ar# Before Judge Felton in the Superior
Court.
The famous Fulton Baptist church case?
is being heard in the superior court to
day.
A swarm of .witnesses (has been sum
moned and the taking of testimony is a
very tedious one.
This is probably the most talked of ease
that has ever ibeen known in colored
church circles. It has created no small
amount of talk and at times even threat
ened (to develop into a free fight within
the sanctuary.
The question is whether Pastor Turner
shall be allowed to preach in the church
or not.
Injunctions have been piled-on injunc
tion and the issue of the final trial which
is now on has been eagerly looked for.
MANILA AND PAINiAM’A
Straw hats. Clem Phillips. '
CITY OWNERSHIP
OF PROPERTY.
A Large Amount of Property
in the Citv Will be Sold to
the Highest Bidder.
Perhaps the most important action taken
by the council at its meeting last night,
was the resolution to sell propertj' v-frar
has come into the city’s possession by the
failure of owners to pay taxes. This sale
involves thousands of dollars wortla of
property.
According to the law, if a property own
er fails to pay taxes on his properly for
any year, the property is put up and sold by
the marshal, and in almost every ca se it is
knocked down to the city to be hold one
year, so that the owner by paying taxes,
costs, etc., can redeem the same.
In a great number of eases the property
owner has failed to avail himselt,’ of this
privilege and the property has become the
property absolute of the city.
The sale authorized by the resolution
embraces the accumulations of several
years. For some reason, probably because
it desired to be lenient with the deliquents,
the city has never colecteii rents or put
itself in actual possession of the property,
but the passage of the resolution not only
calls on the city to place Etself in actual
possession, but to sell to anyone who
chooses to buy, and the original owner has
no more right to it than any other indi
vidual.
As the city would probably not wish to
speculate in this property, it is possible
that it will not care to sell for more than
the actual amount of taxer., costa, etc., on
it.
The list of property to be sold is quite a
long one, and some rare bargains in real
estate are in sight unless the original own
ers are at the sale and do some good bid
ding to save their property from falling in
to other hands.
This action on the part of council has
been made necessary by failure on the
part of some property holders to pay any
atention to executions and sales, trusting
to the big heart of the corporation; but
the patience of the corporation seems to
have been exhausted, and hence the res
olution.
BIG CUT IN PRICE. T
Gents wash vests. _ Phillips. |
DOCTOR LITTLE
TO THE FRONT
The Resident Surgeon of the
Macon Hospital Appoint
ed to First Regiment.
GERRARD ANO WEAVER
In Charge of the Hospital —Action
Was Taken by the Medicine
Board Yesterday Afternoon.
Dr. Little, resident surgeon of the Ma
con hospital, has been granted leave of
absence and Dr. J. J. Garrard and Dr. O.
'H. Weaver will have charge during his
absence.
iDr. Little, who has been the 'house sur
geon at the Macon hospital for a long time,
has established himself very firmly in the
good opinion and estimation of the public
and especially of the officials of the hos
pital, will go to the front with the First
Regiment e: v< itmteers as one of the regi
mental surgeons.
Yesterday afternoon Dr. Little requested
the medical board of the hospital to grant
him leave of absence for two months and
asked that his place be held for him until
his return.
The members of the board agreed to
grant the leave of absence but did so with
regret, as they are very much attached to
Dr. Little, and recognize his great value
as a house surgeon. They did not, how
ever feel that they ought to throw any
obstacle in the way were the doctor anx
ious to go to the front.
LAt a meeting of the board held yester
day afternoon this step was decided upon
and the leave was granted.
The next question was as to who was
to take Dr. Little’s place during his ab
sence. lAfter a thorough canvass of the
situation, the board decided to place Dr.
J. J. Garrard and Dr. O. iH. Weaver joint
ly in charge of the hospital, and the se
lection met with the approval of the pub
lic generally, in fact no wiser course could
possibly have been taken.
Everyone who knows anything about the
hospital and its history is well aware of
t’he good work that was done by Dr.
Weaver who was the resident surgeon for
a long time and whose record while he
was in charge shows that he did some most
remarkable 'work. He is a painstaking
physician and a splendid executive, and is
popular with everyone connected with the
institution.
Dr. Garrard is comparatively a new com
er to Macon, but during his residence here
he has made firm friends with everyone
with whom he has been thrown in contact
both in the profession and among the cit
izens generally.
Dr. Garrard is fresh from the New York
•hospitals, where he has had several years’
experience, and is thoroughly versed in
•hospital work, as well as in general prac
tice. He is a young man, but no physi
cian in the state is better prepared for his
work, and it. is safe to say he is destined
to make his mark in the ranks ofbisprofes
sion throughout the South. ,
Dr. Little’s temporary successors are
well chosen and the people of Macmi wish
Dr. Little h'mselif all the safe:/ possible
in the campaign for which he has voiun
teered, snd congratulates tec commanding
officer ot the First regiment upon the se
lection he has made for one of his regimen
tal surgeons.
FOR NINETEEN
LONG YEARS
Mrs. William Lee Ellis Has
Been President of the
Ladies Aid Society.
A meeting of the Ladies Lbid Society of
Christ Ksbundh was held this morning 'and
the president of the society, Mrs. iWilliara
Lee Ellis, was 'completely 'taken by sur
prise by t'he presentfa'tion of a ibandsome
piece of silver as a mark of 'the affection
and esteem in which she Is held by all! Che
members.
‘Mrs. Ellis has been 'president of the so
ciety (for the last nineteen years.
Accompanying the gilft was the follow
ing letter:
Macon, Ga.JMay 4, 1898.
Mrs. William Lee EUis, President of (the
Ladies Aid Society of Christ Church,
Macon, Gia.
T'he members of the Ladies Aid Society
of Christ ‘Cihurch ask your acceptance of
this very simple token of their affection
and esteem.
For nineteen years you have been presi
dent of this society and to your untiring
zeal and energetic work .is due in a great
measure its remarkable success.
Taking up as you did the work laid
down by one who' was never weary of well
doing we have felt, as each sue ceding year
of office was begun and ended by you, that
the mantle of our very dear Mirs. Jones
could not have fallen upon more worthy
shoulders.
At times the clouds hax’e lowered darkly
over our society and the silver lining bas
not ibeen las bright as you see it today, but
the brightness has been there and even
when the shadows were ’the deepest the
knowledge that iwe laborvd together for
our much 'loved church luas. helped us on
waid into tlhe sunshine. In the darkest
hour and when the future looked discour
aging we have found your leadership in
valuable.
Take this‘little gift and believe that with
it goes a heart fuill c»f love from each and
everyone of us and when each one of us
has completed her allotted task on c;arth
may we all foe united in the blessed king
dom where thetre is full and perfect rest.
Very faithfully your friends in
The Ladies Aid Society.
I have been a sufferer from chronic di
arrhoea ever since the war and have used
all kinds of medicines for it. At last I
found one remedy that has been a success
as a cure, and that is Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. P. E.
Grisham, Gaars Mills, La. For sale by
II J. Lamar Sons, druggists.
ST. JOSEPH’S PICNIC.
The Young Folks ar.e Having a Good Time
at the Park To-day.
The St. Joseph’s church Sunday school
is having its annual picnic ait Ocmulgee
park today. The children left at 9 o’clock
for the park and sang merrily all through
the streets.
The picnickers will leave the park this
afternoon at 6 o’clock so that they will be
out of ithe way of the soldiers, who will
banquet there tonight.
HIGHLY’ PROPER STYLES.
Narrow brim, high crown straw hats.
Phillips.
THE LION WILL BOAB
IF THIS BE TRUE.
Report that British Consul at Santiago de Cuba Was Attacked
By a Mob.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Held a Meeting Yesterday Afternoon at
Their Quarters.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce .was held yesterday
afternoon. Vice President George A.
Smith (presided. An invitation ‘to appoint
delegates to the International mining con
gress at Salt Lake was laid on the table.
The most important action taken by .the
chamber was t'hse endorsement of .the fol
lowing resolution:
Whereas, Alderman Pearson presented a
resolution at the last session of the city
council, tendering to the national govern
ment the use of Central City .park and .the
buildings .therein for a military camp,
therefore be it
“Resolved, That the Chamber of Com
merce .heartily endorses said resolution.
“Resolved, That a special committee of
three be appointed .by the president of .this
body to act in conjunction with the city
government tin bringing promptly to (the
attention of the proper authorities at
-Washington the superior advantages offer
ed at Macon for a military rendezvous."
The 'following members were appointed
as such committee: Messrs. I. B. English,
L. P. Hi'llyeir and Joseph Block.
Secretary Ketchum submitted his (month
ly report.
SOLDIERSWILL
BANQUET TONIGHT
Great Preparations Have Been
Made by the Citizens for
the Entertainment.
Tonight the military boys of Macon will
assemble at their armories at 6 o'clock to
be in readiness ‘to board the cars and go
out to Ocmu'lgee (park where a delightful
banquet has ben pretpiared for them by a
committee of patriotic gentlemen.
The committee requests 'that every mili
tary man in the city, .whether he is going
to the front or not, be present. Friends
of the companies are also requested to be
present .and make the boys that have vol
unteered to go to the front from Macon
feel tholt the people here appreciate their
patriotism.
The entertainment will be in the nature
of a banquet and not a barbecue. A bar
becue under the direction of that vtltenan
caterer, Jake .Binswanger, will be served,
but besides this a delightful menu has
been prepared.
The crowd will leave for the park in
time to get there at 7 o'clock if possible,
and every man is requested, to be at his
armory by C o'clock.
Contributions lor the banquet have been
pouring in, and this banquet (promises to
be one of the most enjoyable that has ever
been held tit 11/he ipark.
■Card’s full Second Regiment Band will
be present omd (furnish .music for the oc
casion. During the evening the band will
play patriotic .music, and keep tfhe boy’s
spirits up.
No set program has been prepared, but
there will be (Several impromptu speeches
made by the members of the committee
and invited guests which will be replied
to by some of the military boys.
AN EXCURSION.
Chamber of Commerce Will Soon Take a
Trip on the City of Macon.
In a short time the Chamber of Com
merce will take a trip down the Ocmulgee
on the City of Macon. They will go about
twenty miles down and have a picnic.
Fishing will be one of the principle amuse
ments.
The idea of having Bohemilan smokers
will not be carried out during the summer,
as all of the entertainments of the cham
ber will be out of doors.
Plain Facts About the Selection of Glasses.
&l asße3 it i R not a question
jjjHt of how cheap but how good.
Flr-j Jwjtf ne pair spectacles that fit are worth
jf \ HRBS Ej* a ,lozen P air that do not.
The sequel of the use of cheap and un
suitable glasses in youth is often blindness
Bf "f * n a S e - The value of spectacles de-
xJPw pends entirely on the skill of the one who
- -i>*’’> i f* ts them.
In getting glasses beauty should be com-
.... bined with utility, as they can just as well
The latest rmproved ’ .., .
French instrument for be m ade to add strength and character to
examining the eyes the face as to detract from it.
In diagnosing and correcting complicated errors of refraction Mr. Friedman,
the optical specialist, is second to none.
You are cordially invited to call and have your eyes examined and tested for
which there will be no charge. THE MACON OPTICAL PARLORS.
314 Second Street.
Use Your Eyes;
You’ve Nothing Else to Do.
That is what one woman said to another as
she passed through our door. Pleased to
have you do just that, buying or not buying.
Welcome. Daylight on all sides and through
the middle.
Yes; you can use your eyes with great satis
faction and effect. And it is a spring garden,
the store is, these days. New boxes of goods
are daily received, and their contents bloom
out for your comfort and profit.
••• •
8 Per Cent Guaranteed!
Dlyldondi paid Mml-anntuUly. Stock eecnred
by deeds to improved real estate in more
than double the amount, deposited with
Union San Bank and Trust Co.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon. O»„ 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS
WARSHIPS SENT
Said that He Killed a Spaniard
and is in Prison—Report
May be Exaggerated.
IMPORTANT DISPATCHES
Were Sent, but the Authorities Will
Not Say What they Contains—
Too Important for Censor,
Kingston, May 4.—There has been
trouble of a most serious nature threaten
ing the Biitish interests at (Santiago de
Cuba.
The British cruiseh Pearl is now there,
and the Palas and Alert wil soon join her.
The Alert w r as accompanied to Santiago
by the Pearl, and the Pearl was sent back
with dispatches which are regarded as too
important to trust to the censored cable.
These dispatches were cabled to London
by the colonial authorities here. The co
lonial authoritities are reticent as to tho
contents of the dispatches and the reasons
for the movement of warships, but the
story told the Associated Press at the Ja
maica club is that the British consul Ram
son has ben attacked in the consolate by
a mob, whereupon he fired upon the crowd,
killing a Spaniard, and has been impris
oned.
The statements, however, are not veri
fied.
Ramson is a partner of the firm of
Brooks Brothers, and is regarded as a man
of vigorous and even violent character.
Later reports are that tihe trouble has
been settled.
The British warship Pearl arrived at
Port Royal and it is believed the trouble
is not as serious as reported.
THE UNIFORM RANK,
Knights of Pythias, Decided last Night to
Gn to the Grand Lodge Meeting.
Division No. 7 of the Uniform Rank
Nights of Pythias decided at (a meeting
held at (heir hall last night to attend tho
meeting of the grand lodge in Augusta on
May 18. Several enthusiastic speeches
were made, and considerable interest was
stirred up. , J
The Macon Knights twill be largely rep
resented alt the meeting of the grand lodge
by those Who are not members of the Uni
form Rank. Tiie election of officers of the
Uniform Rank will take place next Tues
day night.
FOR KIDNAPPING.
A Negro Hackman Placed in Jail on that
Charge.
A negro hackman, Joe Bennett, was
placed in jail this morning on the charge
of kidnapping. Bennett was indicated 'by
the grand jury, and was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Vic Menard this morning.
The charges against Bennett is that he
and another trackman named George John
ston, (tried to kidnap the daughter of
Alonzo Gnay, another hackman about two
weeks ago. Johnston has not been cap
tured yet.
MANILA AND PAN NMA
Straw hats. Clem Phillips.