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CHEAP MONEY. P ,r e«nt and 7 per eeat »n«y r**dy for loan. on Macoa re»l4»nce and buxine.* property. R p-r cent, money for farm loan#. Over JG.OW.OOO auecMMfnHy ; negotiated lo Georgia alone. Loan* mad* can be paid off at any time. We are head quarter*. O. A. Coleman, Gen Man., *S< Second atreet. Macon. Ga. ESTABLISHED 1884 \ > J Official Report of the Bailie of Manila Received by the Navy “ ,-l*- Department This Morning- First Authentic News. “ 300 KILLED AND 400 WOUNDED. No Americans Killed and Only Six Hurt—Eleven Spanish Vessels Completely Destroyed, and Not an American Ship Injured—Manila at Dewey’s Mercy, But he Has Not Landed. | This is the hirst confirmation of Dewey’s victory received in Macon, and was bulletined by The News, ahead of any other Macon paper, at 8:30 this morning.] New York, 8:30 a. m.==A World extra has a Hong Kong dispatch which came to-day from Manila on the McCullough to the effect that the entire Spanish fleet of eleven vessels were destroyed, three hundred Span iards killed and four hundred wounded. United States ships lost no lives, but six men were wound ed. American ships were uninjured. DEB TELLS OF MUI Official Report Rom the Hero of Manila Received This Morning. AUTHENTIC NEWS F rom the Philippines Confirms First Reports and Proves That Victory Was MORE REMARKABLE Than Yet Stated Spanish Fleet Completely Demolished Few Casualties to Americans. Washington. May 7.—>Not withstanding the fact that everybody for several .lays past has been in momentary expectation of cable advices from Dewey, the town was thrown into the wildest excitement this morning by the issue of extra papers an nouncing the arrival of the McCulloch at .Hong Kong with dispatches for the gov ernment from ’Dewey. The publication of the newspaper dis patches telling of the terrible mortality among the Spanish and the escape of the American men and ships from serious in jury. add. d to the excitement and to the intense satisfaction with which the long expected news was received. There wan an instant rush of newspaper men to the navy department to secure fur ther information from official sources, and. perhaps dismayed by the number and impetuosity of the newspaper contingent the officials of the navigation bureau clos ed and locked the doors against the inva sion. One of the officers of the bureau, who had been on duty every moment of the twenty-four hours for several weeks past waiting to receive cablegrams of impor tance at .the state department, had the honor of receiving the first news. It came in the shape of a cablegram of three words from ■Consul Wildman at Hong Kong, as follows: “Hong Kong. McCulloch Wildman.” That is the usual form by which naval movements are reported by cable. This dispatch was received this morning. The naval officers were promptly notified and waited with intense interest the dis patch which was expected to surely follow from Dewey. At half past f> o'clock Manager Marean, of the W extern Union, arrived at the de part mutt. bringing with him a sheet com prising four lines of the mysterious jar gon whim makes up the naval cipher. He banded this directly to Secretary Long, who gazed at it a moment and han ded it to Lieutenant Whittlesey, one of the Cipher experts of the navigation bureau for translation. The secretary made a pretense of sit ting down at his desk to transact other business, but it was plainly to be seen that he in spirit joined the anxious throng of newspaper men and officials who al ready thronged the reception room and corridors waiting for news. Meanwhile Alger, on hearing of the re ceipt of the news, came over from .he war department to see his colleague, but was also obliged to wait. Hoar joined Long and waited upon the cipher experts. About 10 o’clock Assistant Secretary . Roosevedt gave out an abstract. A half hour later 'Long appeared with a copy of the translated cipher in his hands. There was 'a great rush towards him. but the secretary good naturedly made allowance DEWEY HEARD FROM! ! for the excitement of the crowd and smil ingly read the following: | “Manila May 1. —The squadron ar- I rived at Manila at daybreak this morning and (mediately engaged the enemy and de ! stroyed the following Spanish vessels: Reina ‘Ohristiana, Castila, Don Antonio de .Ulloa. Isla de Luzon, Isla de ’Cuba, I General Lezo, Marques de Duero, Correo, I Velasco, isla de Mindanao, A transport, and and the water battery at Cavite. Our squadron is un'injured and only a few men slightly wounded. The only I means of telegraphing is the American consul at Hong Kong. I shall eommuni cau with him. “(Signed ) Dewey. ’ It was noticed that the dispatch bore date of May Ist. The (McCulloch could not have occupied more than six days in making the short ■ run -tcrors to Hong Kong. Therefore, it i was (mediately assumed that the above i dispatch was only the first of two more I that had been brought over to Hong Kong 'by the McCulloch. In other words, (Dewey had writen on Sunday night, but instead of sending it immediately by the McCulloch to Hong Kong, he delayed the vessel for two or three days at least, prob ably to use lire in the -subsequent bom bardment of the town and forts. The events of those last fe v days wi.th- I out doubt were made the subject of one I or more official dispatches, which are to i follow the original message. Soon another dispatch was deciphered and given out. It reads: •Cavite. May I—l have taken possession of the naval station at Cavite on the Phil -11 pine Islands. Have destroyed the for tifications at the bay entrance. “1 control the bay completely and can take the city at any time. “The squadron is in excellent health and spirits. The Spanish loss is not fully known, but is very heavy. One hundred and fifty were killed, including the cap tain of the Reina Christiana. “I am assisting in protecting the Span ish sick and wounded. There are 250 sick and wounded in the hospital within our lines. There is much excitement at Ma nila. Will protect the foreign residents. “(Signed.) Dewey. MAJOfTsMITH - REPORTED KILLED. He Landed on the Island of Cuba With Newspaper Correspondents, New York, May 7. —A special to the M orld from Tampa says: A telegram to General Lacret gives .he information that 'Major Smith, who on April 4th landed at Caibarein to escort a party of newspaper correspondents to the Gomez camp, has been captured by the Spaniards and killed. Blue flannel shirts. Phillips. AND BEEF HI $4 A POUND, TOO, Cruiser Montgomery Captures a Spanish Vessel With a Car go of Beef for Havana. Key JVest. May 7—The Spanish Briga ntine Frasquine, of Barcelona, hound from Monteveido to Havana and having on boa rd a cargo of beef, was brought in here LAST EDITION 4: . M.' THE MACON NEWS. (This is the first official information concerning the battle of Manila received in Macon, and was bulletined by The News ahead of any other Macon paper at 10 o clock this morning, creating wild enthusiasm in front of The News’ bulletin board | ’ Washington, 10 A. M.—ln brief, Dewey states that he has silenced tiie batteries completely; that he cut the cable himself, and that he has the bay and everything else completely at his mercy. He has, however, been unable to take possession of the town of Manila for lack of men. The vessels he destroyed were the Isla de Cuba, Reina Christina Castilia, Antonio Ulloa, Don Juan de Austria and Velasco, all cruisers; El Cano, Gen. Lazo, Marquis del Duero, gunboats, and the Isle de Mindano, an armed transport. Dewey’s report is longer than was expected. He says that none of his men were killed, and only a few injured. The American ships were uninjured. TOOK A BATH. 1 he Queen of Belgium Dumped into a Lake on Her Estate. •Brussels, May 7—-The Queen of Belgium, Who is a daughter of the late Archduke Joseph, of Austria, while driving in the vicinity of the royal palace at Laken yes terday, was upset into the lake. Her majesty was not injured. SPANISH SAY That War Against Gomez is Being Pursued With Vigor. Madrid, May 7. —An official dispatch from Havana says: “'Since April 30th hostilities have been pursued against Gomez with the greatest activity and vigor. Several engagements have taken place and thirty-two rebels have been killed, and one Spanish officer and thirty-three soldiers wounded. DICTATORSHIP In Spain May Bo Headed by Campos and and Not By Weyler. Hendaye, France, May 7.—Madrid ad vices say that a military dictatorship, headed by Marshal De Campos, is probable as the I'ast chance to save the dynasty. ALLIiVESLbST. Sixty-eight Passengers and Crew of a British Steamer. Sydney, N. S.. May 7—The British steamer Maitland, Captain Anderson, from Sydney for New Castle, is believed to be ashore at Broken Bay. The crew and pas sengers numbering sixty-eight souls are believed to have been lost. RACE FOR FUGITIVE. Exciting Chase After a Murderer in Lowndes County, Valdosta, Ga.. May 7 —A negro murderer named Frank Caruthers, who killed‘a citi zen named Caruthers, in Pulaski county two years ago, and who recently escaped from the convict camps, was arrested yes terday at Thomasville and made another thrilling attempt 40 get away a short dis tance above this city. He was carried up to the camps on the Georgia Southern train, and while the guard was paying the conductor the fare the negro ran out of the door and leaped from the flying train. The guard followed him and was hunt, (but not seriously. The train was stopped and the trainmen all joined in purs-- - - fugitive, who was finally caught and car ried back to the camp. THANKS TO DEWEY. Boutelle Will Introduce Resolution and Bill Monday. M ashington. May 7. —Representative Boutelle, of the house naval committee, will introduce a resolution of thanks to Dewey on Monday, also a bill creating another admiral. OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. Washington. May 7. —Secretary Long called on the president at 11 o’clock and announced officially the victory at Manila. by the dispatch boat Hamilton today. The Frasquito was captured off Havana yes terday afternoon by the United States cru iser Montgomery. MACON NEWS SATURDAY MAY 7 1898. SffllM PM® !Pffi THROUGH. Macon at 4:15 Tomorrow Morning Over Georgia Southern and Florida. ONE HONORED OF THEM Being Taken to Fort McPherson Barracks for Safe Keeping- Whole Train Load of Prisoners of War. A telegram to The News from Florida says that the Spanish prisoners taken from the prize vessels captured iby the Amer ican ships off the coast of Cuba and Key West will leave Jacksonville tonight on their way to Atlanta where they will be held in the McPherson barracks. Leaving Jacksonville tonight they will travel byway of Tifton and will reach Ma con on the Georgia Southern and Florida at 4:15 in the morning. The prisoners number about one hun dred and will afford an interesting sight tQ those who may be interested enough to SPECULATOR GIVES ADVICE. Savs That This Country Should Hold the Philli pine Islands. London. May 7—The Spectator in an ar ticle today urges America to keep the I hxlippinc- islands. Raise a colored army of 20,000 men and with this effective Sepoy army hold the Philippines, Hawaii and Porto Rico, paying the army of occupation out of the local revenues. Continuing the Spectator says: “With such a garrison these islands would be as safe as a drawing room and as full of bus iness as Broadway or the Strand.” NORTHERN RECRUITS Will Be Used to Fill Out Regiments Now at Chickamauga. Chattanooga, May 7—A large number of recruits from the North and East to be used for filling up ithe regiments now sta tion, d in the park arrived this morning. Ihe idea is to get the regiments on a oasis provided for in the army .bill re cently passed and to have the new men thoroughly drilled before they are needed to fight. STOCKS WENT UP In London When News from Dewey Was Re ceived. London, May 7.—On the stock exchange here to-Jay the attendance was small and ■business was restricted, but when the news from Manila was received American securities suddenly jumped upward. be up at that time in tha morning to meet the train. The Spaniards have been located at Key West and are reported as having had a royal time while ithey were there, but it is not to be supposed thait they will have as good a time when they had by the coast when they reach the regular prison. The prisoners w.ilil remain in Atlanta until they can be exchanged for Ameri can’s ilaken .prisoner by the Spanish war vessels, but from ithe present indications the Spaniards will have very few men to offer in exchange if indeed they are ever able to get to any prisoners at all before the war is over. RIOTS IN ITALY. Politics Said to Be Mixed Up in the Situation—Clergv Taking Lead. Rom.e, May 7—The general situation here is regarded as being distinctly grave. It now seems to be clearly demonstrated that politics is mixed u.p in the disturb ances which occurred in various parts of the kingdom owing to the high price of bread. The clerical party is believed to be fo menting disorder. A royal decree issued today proclaimed martial law throughout Tuscany, one of the most fertile parts of Italy. There was a renewal of the serious riot ing at Florence, the capital of Tuscany last night and there were also disturb ances at Leghorn, the capital of a pro vince of that name. London. May 7—Every telegram from Spain shows that wisdom has fled from the councils of the monarchy and mob passion is sweeping all before it. The Queen Regent has sent telegrams appealing to her uncle, the Emperor of Austria, and the Pope. Romero Robledo, the archcorruptionist of Spain, and Wey ler, the blood guilty monster, are plotting against the life of their country. TO HELP DEWEY. Arrangements Being Made to Send Pacific Slope Troops. Washington, May 7. —Arrangements are under way to send troops soon from the Pacific slope to enable Dewey to take con trol of the Phillipine Islands. I HEY WANT GORDON, Louisiana Ask that He Be Made a Major- General. New Orleans, La., May 7—The 'Louisiana | constitutional convention has adopted the following resolution, introduced by Dr. C. H. Te ibault, surgeon of the United Con federate Veterans’ Association: “Resolved, That the illustrious Confed erate general—the beloved commander of the United C-anfederate Veterans—-General John B. Gordan —is prominently mentioned for appointment as major general to com mand the volunteers from the South, in the present war against the Kingdom of Spain, therefore be it “Resolved, That this constitutional con vention recognizing the lofty valor, and distinguished soldierly qualities of Gen. John B. Gordon, as a chieftain and com mander on the field of battle, do most heartily indorse and recommend to the president o's the United States, the ap pointment of the gallant and dashing Gor don, to me command in question, as worthy at once of the United States, of which be is a distinguished citizen, and as a high compliment to the veterans of the South.” MAY WHEAT Reached the Dollar Seventy Mark on Board Today. Chicago, May 7-—May wheat sold at 170 on the board of trade today. royaOecree Prohibits Exportation of Any thing Eatable and Abol ishes Duty in Spain. Madrid, May 7—/There has been fresh rioting at Ciudad Real, the capital of the province of that name aibout ninety-seven miles south of 'this city, and martial -law has been proclaimed there. A royal decree was gazetted today an nouncing that wheat, maize, oats, rye bailey, flour, beans and potatoes are henceforth allowed free entry at all Span ish ports on the peninsular and interdict ing the exportation of -wheat, Maize, "oats, rye, barley, flour, beans and potatoes. GOMEZ STAFF Is Being Recruited by His Friends Around T ampa- Tampa, Fla., May 7. —The Cubans here are not losing time, though they do not play a conspicuous part in the movements at Tampa. In the words of an old army officer, they are ’ laying low, looking wise, plotting deep and will soon play havoc,” as an ad junct to Uncle Sam’s army. Probably one of the most important pieces of work now being done is that of Colonel F. Hovey Purdy, a personal frined of Gomez. Colo- Purdy is here on an important mission, about which he makes no secret. He will recruit a personal staff for Go mez, the movements of which will be se cret. It is believed that he will leave Tampa at night with his men, and will ship at som» point down the coast, where his actions cannot be observed by intrud ers. General Gomez wants x. personal staff of twenty-five rough rider-, who can shoot as well riding as standing. Blue flannel shirts. Phillips. RIOT IS FEARED IN MADRID, Excitement is Intense, and Throughout Country Conflicts With Military Are Frequent. Madrid, May 7—There is great excite ment here. A riot is feared. Renewed rioting is reported from vari ous points and there have been frequent conflicts between the mobs and the police [First dispatch announcing that Dewey had landed at Cavite and is prepared to take Manila.] Washington, 12 n.===Second dis= patch from Dewey announces that he has taken the fortificationsand land ed at Cavite. Can take Manila now. Long cabled Dewey: “President, in name of the American people, thanks you and your officers for your splen= did achievement. Has appointed you acting admiral, and will recommend a vote of thanks by congress.” MULLIS W BE l«. He Calls Upon His Loyal Followers in This Country to Rally Around Him Without Delay, ACTIVE AT PORTO RICO. Cruisers Are in Harbor and Mines Have Been Placed. New York, IMay 7 —Captain Holm, of the Norwegian steamer .Bratton, which arrived from Porto Iticon ports today said that when he ihtft 'San Juan on April 29 lie saw in the harbor three ■S.panis'h cruisers. On (board of these vessels the greatest activity prevailed. The harbor of Man Juan was being mined and at night no lights were shown from the ships or the shore. On land, the volunteers are being recruited and drilled. DEATH OfTcHILD. The Nineteen-Months-Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Crissey. Frank, the 19-months-old son of Mr. and •Mrs. E. Crissy, died at the home of the parents, 220 Shamrock street this morning at 1 o clock after a short illness. Ihe tant ral will take place from the residence tomorrow afternoon at .3 o’clock and the interment will ‘be at Fort Hill cemetery. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Cris sy sympathize with them in this 'bereave ment. DR. FURGERSON MADE SURGEON He Received His Appointment Today—Will Be Stationed at Dry Tortugas. Dr. E. G. Ferguson, of Macon, has re ceived an appoinment of assistant surgeon in the United States army, and will (be station**! at Dry Tortugas. Some time ago Dr. Ferguson made appli cation to Chief Surgeon George M. Stern berg, through Senator A. O. ‘Bacon, and today he received his appoinment, with orders-to report at Washington at once. Dr. Ferguson is an immune, and for that reason will be sent io Dry Tortugas, and twill be stationed at Fort Jefferson. 1 he appointment of Dr. Ferguson is a de served compliment, and he will make a most efficient officer. Dr. Ferguson will leave at once for Washington, .where he will (be examined and sworn into the service. There is but little doubt that he will pass,the examina tion as he is a splendid specimen of man hood, and has a wide knowledge of sur gery. Bier Prizes. Phillips’ $1.50 Straw Hats. at Soria, the capital of the province of that name fifty miles from Legrono. The rioters burned the market building and the barracks. The women joined in the rioting. 8 Per Cent Guaranteed! OivKlendo paid semi-aDnually. Stock secut«d by deeds to improved real estate in more than double the amount, deposited with Union Barings Bank knd Trust Co. GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macon. Ga.. 401 Third Street. PRICE THREE CENTS ARM? To His Support, and All the Navy Will Flock to His Standard. SPAIN’S DYNAST/ DOOMED. The Carlists Will Gather at Some Point on the Continent and Form a Provisional Government. New York, ‘May 7 —The commercial Ad vertiser today publishes the following: A manifesto has been issued by Don Carlos calling upon his loyal followers throughout the United States and South America to join him at once. Some leave here on a steamship sailing today, others have left already and still more will leave as soon as they can settle up their affairs in this country. Rafael Diez de La Cortina, the official representative of Don Carlos in. America, has received instructions to join Don Car los and will leave for Europe during the comiug week. According to Senor Cortina, the general foment in Spain is the beginning of the end of the present dynasty. Emissaries of Don Carlos throughout Spain have reported an overwhelming ma jority of the people ready to flock to the standard the instant it is raised. General Weyler and the army are only waiting to receive word to deciare their allegiance to him. A majority of the naval officers including all the fifteen admirals, are already pledged to him. In reply to a question as to the inten tion of Don Carlos, Cortina replied: “We will join our leader at some place on the continent of Europe. A provisional government will be formed to go into ef fect the instant the Queen Regent abdi cates or when Don Carlos proclaims him self. There will be no opposition from any other nation. The new government w.ll be iormed on much more Democratic lines. I speak authoritatively 'when I say that Don Carlos intends to make a radical change in the present system of govern ment.” POPE MAKES DENIAL. Has Sent No Recent Message to the Queen Regent. Rome, May 7—The Vatican has issued an official statement absolutely denying the report- that the Pope has sent an ear nest message to the Queen Regent of Spain advising her to immediately ask for the mediation of European powers and promising his support and that of the powers to obtain an honorable solution of the difficulty. Subscribe to the News ajid get all the war news before night. Only 10 cents a week. Big- Prizes. Phillips' 51.50 Straw Hats. ' j