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NAIMS HE ART THBDBS
TO GREAT GRATITUDE.
Message of lhe President Thanking the Victors of the Phil
ippines for Their Great Work.
RESOLUTIONS
As Passed Bv the House and
Senate Extending Thanks
of Congress.
GAVE HIM A SWORD
An«l All the Men Will Receive Med-
als for Their Gallant Conduct
in the Battle.
London, Maj' 1). —A dis
patch from Madrid says that
orders have been sent to
Governor August i to resist to
the death an attack on Man
ila.
Lisbon. May’J.— The news
papers say that a Spanish
tl et of nine vessels passed
Cape Espichel twenty one
miles south by west at 1:30
p. m yesterday steering
southerly.
Bahia, Brazil, May 9. —The
United States battleship Or
egon arrived at 9:10. She is
said to be sailing under secret
instructions from Washing
ton.
Washington. May 9.—The president to
day sent the following message to con
gress.
On the 24th of April I directed the sec
retory of the navy to telegraph orders to
•Commodore George Dewey, of the United
States Navy, commanding the Asiatic
squadron, then lying in the port of Hong
Kong, to proceed forthwith to the I‘hilli
pine Islands and there commence opera
tions and engage the assembled Spanish
tie. t.
Promptly obeying the order, the United
Stat.s squadron, consisting of the flagship
Olympia, the Baltimore, Raleigh. Boston.
Concord <and Petrel. with the revenue cut
let M.-t'ulloeh as an auxiliary dispatch
entered lhe harbor of Manila at daybreak
on the First day of.May and immediately
engaged the entire Spanish fleet of eleven
ships, which were under the protection of
the tire of the land forts.
After a stubborn tight in which the en
emy suffered great loss, these vessels
were destroyed or completely disabled and
the water battery of Cavite was silenced-
"Os our brave officers and men not one
was lost and only eight were injured, and
those slightly.
All our ships escaped any serious dam
age.
On the 4th of May Commodore Dewey
had taken possession, of the naval station
at Cavite, destroying the fortifications
there and at the entrance of the bay and
patrolling their garrisons.
The waters of the bay are under his
complete control. He has established a
hospital within the American lines, where
250 of the ‘Spanish sick and wounded are
assisted and protected.
The magnitude of the victory can hard
ly be realized by the ordinary standards of
naval warfare.
Outweighing any material advantage is
the moral effect of this initial success.
M ith this unsurpassed achievement the
heart of our groat natron throbs, not with
boasting or with greed of conquest, but
with great gratiutde that this triumph has
come come in a just cause and that by the
grace of God an effective step has thus
been taken toward the attainment of a
wished for peace.
To those whose skill, courage and devo
tion have won the fight, to a gallant com
mander and rhe brave officers and men
who aided him, our country owes an incal
culable debt.
Feeling as our people feel, and speaking
in their name, I at once sent a message to
Commander Dewey, thanking him and his
officers and men for their splendid achieve
ment and overwhelming victory and in
forming him that I had appointed him act
ing rear admiral.
I now recommend that following our na
tional precendents and expressing the fer
vent gratitude of every patriotic heart,
the thanks of congress be given to Acting
Read Admiral George Dewey of the United
States Navy for his highly distinguished
conduct in the conflict with the enemy and
to the officers and men under his command
for their gallantry in the destruction of
the enemies fleet and the capture of the
enemies fortifications in the bay of Ma
nila.
Signed by William McKinley, Executive
(Mansion, iMay 9, 1896.
TEXT OF RESOLUTIONS
Passed by Congress Today Thanking Dewey
and His Men.
Washington, IMay 9 —-Following is the
joint resolution of thanks of congress to
Dewey:
Resolved by the senate apd house of rep
resentaltives in congress assembled, that
in pursuance of the recommendation of the
president made in accordance the provis
ions of section 1508 of the revised statutes
the thanks of congress and the American
people is hereby tendered to Commodore
George Dewey, of the United States navy,
commander-in-chief of the Asiatic squad
ron for the highly distinguished conduct
lhe ’lhe conflict with the enemy as dis
played by him in the destruction of the
Spanish fleet and the ,batteries in the har
bor of Manila, Philippine Islands, on May
1. 1898.
“Section 2—The thanks of congress and
the American people are hereby extended
through Commodore Dewey to the officers
and men under his command for the gal
lantry and skill exhibited by them on that
occasion.
Section 3—lt is further resolved that
the president of the United States be re
quested to cause this resolution to be com
municated to Deiwey and through him to
the officers and men under ills command."
DOWNTODEATH
UNDER THE ICE.
Awful Fate of Twenty-Two
Men on the Road to the
Klondike.
San Francisco. May 9.—A special to the
Examiner from Victoria. B. C., says:
On Monday last ice covering the stream
near the Crater of the Lake gave way un
der 4he passingthrong of Klond.vkers and
a score of men were precipitated into the
water. They were carried to certain death
■beneath the ice.
Dr. Frizelle, of Los Angeles, who brings
the news, passed the scene a few hours
tween Linderman and Long Lake, at 14
miles above the stone house. A number of
men were advancing in unbroken rank
each hauling a heavily laden sled. when,
with a crash, the ice opened 30 feet and
in an instant 22 men with supplies were
hurled down under the smooth surface
to drown without a chance of battling for
life.
The nhmes of the victims Frizelle cannot
give. There is no possibility of identifying
them now. he says, nor can the names be
announced until the bodies are delivered
by the stream at the lake or on the dis
appearance of the Ice.
MANY THOUSAND
Cubans Are Waiting to Co-ooerate With
United States.
New York, May 9. —The Post’s Key West
special says an artist just from Gomez’
camp reports that 18,600 Cubans are in
the neighborhood of Santi Spiritu. short of
ammunition, arms and food and anxious
to co-operate with our army.
INTERRUPTED.
The Cable to Buenos Ayres is Out of Order
and Wont Work.
New York. May 9—The Commercial
cable says the cable between Monteviedo
and Rio Grande do sul is interrupted. This
cut off Monteviedo and places south in
cluding Buenos Ayres.
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THE MACON NE WS.
FLYING SQUADRON.
New Orleans Has Joined and Minneapolis
Comes Down Today.
Fort iMonroe, Va., May 9 The New Or
leans joined the squadron this morning.
The Minneapolis will come down this af
ternoon.
The squadron will then consist of three
cruisers, two battleships and one convert
ed yacht.
The Vesuvius left this morning for Key
Wes't to join the blockaders.
NO NEWS YET
Os an Engagement Received in the West In
dian Islands.
St. Thomas. May 9—The Spanish cruiser
Isalbel Hl., an iron vessel of 1,130 tons and
carrying a crew of 130 men arrived here
at 6 o’clock this morning. Her commander
communicated with the Spanish consul
and the cruiser cleared immediately. Her
destination is unknown. No nows have
been received here of the engagement
yesterday.
JONES WILL OPPOSE
The Bond Feature of the War Revenue
Bill.
Washington. May 9 —Senator Jones, of
Nevada, it is indicated will oppose the
bond provision of the war revenue bill.
Therefore, it will be stricken out in the
committee and then a fight will occur in
the senate 'to reinsert it.
WHAT WILL THEY DO?
Meeting of Executive Com
mittee this Evening is a
Matter of Interest.
The county Democratic executive com
mittee will meet this evening at the count
house to receive tne report of the commit
tee appointed to draft rules and regula
tions by wihch the primaries are to be
conducted and under .which the delegates
are to be sent to the convention.
The committee is said to be pretty even
ly divided and it is extremely doubtful
what action they will (take tonight. It is
said that the coratmitil.ee will recommend
that the rules be changed from those re
commended by the state committee and
that the convenltion itself lhe left to be the
judge as .to whether .the state committee
has the right to prescribe the rules which
have been laid down and which this com
mittee says were made for the purpose of
preventing such a thing as an uninstruct
ed delegation to the convention.
It is the desire of some members of the
committee to send a delegation to the con
vention that has no instructions and which
can in the event Os a deadlock use its own
judgment and discretion. It is altogether
probable- too thalt this will be the action
of the commiittfie and that the Bibb dele
gation will go to the convention without
any instructions.
WHEAT STILL BOOMS.
Went Up Seven Cents this Morning— Great
Excitement.
Chicago, May 9 —Wheat rose 3 to 7 cents
today amid wild excitement.
NO INFRINGEMENT.
Washington. 'May 9 —The supreme court
has decided the case of the Boylen Power
Brake Company vs. the Westinghouse
Company, holding that there has’been no
infringement of the patent of 'the West
inghouse Company by the Boylen Com
pany.
HARBOR DEFENCES.
Washington. May 9—Secretary Alger has
sent to congress the draft of the bill for
the protection of the harbor defenses and
the fortifications of the country, recom
mending early action.
OFFICEJN SPAIN
IS NOTWANTED.
Political Situation Remains
Unchanged—Conferences
Unproductive.
■Madrid, May 9. —The political situation
is unchanged. A consultation between th j
queen regent and Senor Gomez, the Liberal
leader, as well as. a conference wit’a Se
nor Monterorios, president of the senate,
have been without result.
Every body appears loath to assume the
responsibilities of office under the exist
ing conditions.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York. May 9—Futures quiet and
steady. Sales 3.300. May 631. June G2O.
July 626, August 630, September 625, Octo
ber 628, November 630, December 631, Jan
uary’ 63-1.
The best deodorized stove
gasoline delivered to anv
part of the city in quantities
to five and ten gallons for
12c per gallon. Consumers’
Oil Company, 165 Cotton
avenue. Phone 237.
MACON NEWS MONDAY MAY g 1898.
ACTION WILL
BE AGGRESSIVE
Rushing Troops to the Pacific
Slope for Embarkation to
the Phillipines.
ATTACK OH HM
Will Follow the Taking of Porto Rico
From Which Point Early
News is Expected.»
Washington, May 9 —The cabinet has de
cided on an aggressive campaign against
the Spanish in the Philippines.
Five thousand troops will be sent.
It expects important news soon from
Sampson, who has moved, agains't Porto
Rico. It is not believed that he will en
coumter the (Spanish fleet there.
Later Havana will be attacked from the
rear by the United Stales and the insur
gent troops and by the fleet in the front.
FIVE THOUSAND
TO PHILLIPINES.
Rushing the Troops to the Pa
cific Slope—All Branch
es Represented.
San Francisco, IMay 9—Within a week
5,000 men will be quartered at Presidio
waiting transportation to (Manila.
Every day troops from Oregon, Wash
ington, Ultah and Idaho are pouring in and
the work of mustering in the .militia %n
--tinucs.
Word came from Washington last night
that all branches of the service will be
represented in (the first shipment of troops
to the Philippines.
HENRY BLACK DEAD.
Popular Ex-Maconite Breathes His Last in
Americus.
The .announcement of the death of Mr.
(Henry Black, which occurred in Americus
Saturday night, of pneumonia, will
much sorrow in Macon and throughout
the -tate.
Mr Biack formerly lived in (Macon, and
was .for a .number of years connected with
the Coleman, Burden Co., as traveling
salesman, and was justly regarded, as one
of the 'best in the state.
Henry Black was a whole-souled fellow,
with a heart as big as his body. Me was
a good companion and a true friend, and
was well liked by all with whom he camo
in contact. Mis death is a shock to all
who knew him, and his memory will not
soon be erased from the minds of those
who knew him.
He leaves a wife and child, a father,
mother and several brothers to mourn his
loss.
SIGSBEE AT SEA.
The Captain of the St. Paul is Again on the
Ocean.
Delaware, May 9. —The auxiliary cruiser
St. Paul, Captain Sigsbee commanding, put
to sea this morning. Her destination is
unknown.
THIS AFTERNOON
Thefßoard of Arbitration Will Hold Its First
Regular Meeting.
The arbitration board will meet (this af
ternoon at the city hall and will commence
the. work that is before them in a-ljusting
the difference between the city and the
sewer contractors.
It is impossible, however, that the be
ginning of the work will be postponed for
another week as there is not enough evi
dence here for the (board to do much with
and the presence of Mr. Nobles, the con
tractor may be necessary as a starter to
the work.
FREE KINDERGARTEN.
Special Meeting Wiii Be Held at the Library
This Afte it
A special meeting of the Free Kinder
garten • Association will be held at the
parlors of the public library this afternoon.
This will be the last meeting before ad
journment for the summer months and a
large attendance is expected. The work of
the Free Kindergarten Association in Ma
con has been most successful and as this
meeting will be one the utmost importance
to the instituition eyeryone interested
should be present at the meeting this af
ternoon.
IRELAND ASKS
INTERVENTION.
Meeting, Held Yesterday, and
This Country Asked to
Take Action.
AGAINS T CRUEL OPPRESSORS
Os the Starving Irish Who Are Suf
fering from Famine,and Ground
Under Heel of English.
Dublin, May 9 —-There was a demonstra
tion near West Point county Mayo yester
day to protest against the “Indifference
of brutal English rulers toward the star
vation in Ireland.”
It was resolved to start a national ap
peal to the president and congress of the
United States pointing out the condition
of the population “insulted and coerced
by insolent foreign masters” and preying
the intervention of the government of the
great republic to obtain self-gover f nent
for Ireland. A cessation of famine and
overtaxation.”
FIFTH RETURNS
On their Way to Fort McPherson to Act as a
Guard.
Between thirty and forty men of the
Fifth regiment of infantry who were for
merly stationed' at Fort McPherson, At
lanta passed through the city this morning
on their way to that station. While there
they will act as guard for the Spanish pris
oners who may be there during the course
of the war.
The company came from Tampa by the
Georgia Southern and Florida and were
taken to Atlanta by the Central on a spe
cial train leaving Macon shortly after 1
o’clock.
The special will make a fast run to At
lanta ami will reach there between 3 and
4 o’clock.
henrycard
IS BANDMASTER
He Was Appointed Today to
Make Music for the First
Regiment.
Professor Henry Card has been appoint
ed bandmaster of the Fist regiment and
will accept.
Professor Card leaves this afternoon for
Griffin, where he goes to stand his exam
ination. He will ‘then proceed to make
up his hand and will take as many of his
men as possible. Some of those whom are
in the band are already enlisted men and
it is more than iprobable that a sufficient
number of musicians can be found to make
up the necessary number of men required
by the bandmaster.
MORE RIOTING.
•Spain is Still Suffering From
Serious Internal
Troubles.
Madrid, May 9. —There was serious not
ing at Laineaz, twenty miles from Jaen
yesterday.
A mob assembled in front of the town
hall and finding the doors locked, tore out
the (windows, swarmed into the building
and threw everything moveable into the
streets.
The cival guards intervened and a des
perate struggle followed. ,
The rioters were finally driven out by
the civil guards, who frequently fired lii.u
the mob.
Some of the rioters procured guns and
returned the fire. Fourteen persons are
said to have been killed and sixty woun
ded. The local force are not considered
strong enough to cope with rhe disturb
ance and reinforcements of troops have
been asked for.
WHAT THEY EXPECT.
Spaniards Do Not Look for Immediate At
tack on Manila.
London. May 9—lt is announced in a
special dispatch from Madrid that the
Spanish ministers of war and marine. Gen
eral Correa and Admiral Bermejo declare
that they do not expect Manila to be at
tacked before the arrival of reinforcements
for Rear Admiral Dewey from the United
Slates.
AT SENDER’S ‘RISK.
New York, May 9 —The Commercial an
nounces that telegrams for Spain in code
will be accepted at the senders risk.
THEIR FIRST DAY
OF CAMP LIFE
How Macon Soldiers Spent
the First Hours of
the Camp.
OOH TG HARO WORK.
The Companies Will Be Organized
and Non-Commissioned Officers
Appointed Today or Tomorrow,
Special correspondence to The News.
Camp Northen, Griffin, Ga., iM.ay 9No
burst of martial music or booming of can
non greeted the first installment of Geor
gia volunteers, which were the three Ma
con companies which arrived here yester
day at I o’clock.
The greeting of the troops was in mark
ed contract to that extended to the sol
diers who 'have been coming hero to camp
every year.
These boys came for 'business and all of
the formalities that have heretofore been
added, have been dispensed with.
Never were soldiers given a more royal
send off than iwas given the 'Hussars, the
Guards and the Floyd Rifles, and there was
not a man in any of the commands who
did not feel deeply impressed .with che
hearty “God sipeed-s” that greeted them.
Camp life commenced as soon as the
troops arrived and was relieved of all the
social features. Every man was put to
work. Tent floors were first shoved in, and
all luggage disposed of. Improvised .wash
stands erected, tables and (benches brought
in for the mess halls. There was plenty
of work for every man, and when dinner
was announced at 3 o’clock, the boys all
had appetites as large as thier knapsacks.
But they were only teased with a slice of
bacon, piece of lighbbread and baked
beans.
Every pan on tlhe tables was as clean as
Jack Sprat’s platter, but the men appre
ciated the condition of affairs and know
that the commissary department bad not
time to prepare for the hungry crowd.
Very few people from Griffin came out so
the camp yesterday afternoon. They have
evidently (become accustomed to soldiers,
and display very little interest in them.
The 'Macon companies were the first full
commands to get here. The battery of
artillery from Atlanta was here when we
arrived.
The afternoon was spent by the men in
selecting t<jnt parties, four men being
crowded Into the tents that were formerly
used to aocomtmodate two men.
Everything is confusion as yet. None
of the companies ‘have been organized‘ , an l d
will not 'be until some time today, .when
the non-commissioned officers will be ap
pointed.
The first sergeants are busy making
memorandums for requisitions. No guns
of .any kind have been supplied ye.t—the
camp is entirely defenseless, and one com
pany of armed men could capture the
whole battalion.
Today the camp will settle down to reg
ular army life. More troops will come in
and the hundreds of green men will be
given their first airing.
Frank Coley and Lee Raiford, the two
faithful colored attaches of the Hussars
are looking after the meals for the boys,
but men are detailed .to assist and learn
the art of cooking for themselves.
All of the men are in fine spirits, and
the (behavior has been exceptionally good.
The Hussars make rhe best shewing, they
having the largest number of men who are
familiar with military life.
Goode (M. Guerry.
TELEPHONE AT CAMP.
The Long Distance Phone and Messenger
Service.
(Manager Weaver, of the Macon Tele
phone Exchange, requests the News to
state that a long distance telephone will be
put in at once at Camp Northen tomorrow
and that soldiers in camp can be reached
in a few minutes from any point in the
state. The messenger service will be no
extra cost to the message.
RECONSTRUCTION
Os Ministry in Spain—Sagasta Receives
Portfolios.
Madrid, May 9.—lt is announced that the
ca’iinc-t ministers have placed their port
folios in the hands of Sagasta with a view
to the probable reconstruction of the min
istry.
WANT ARTILLERYMEN.
Chatham Battery Looking for Recruits All
Over the. State.
Telegrams and letters have been re
ceived in Macon announcing that the
f hatham artillery is anxious to get about
100 recruits .to join its battery. Command
er George F. M alker says that he will be
in Macon soon to enlist men, and. would
like every man that desires to enlist to
write to him at Savannah. The Chatham
battery is one of the oldest in the country,
and artillery is considered one of the best
branch of service.
RESOLUTIONS
Passed by the Tattnall Square Baptist Sun
day School.
The following resolutions have been
passed by the Tatnall Square Baptist
Sunday school:
Resolved. That we, the Tattnall Square
Baptist Sunday School sincerely thank the
Macon and Dublin Railroad Company, Mr.
J. A. Fetner and all lhe committees who
contributed so much to the happiness and
comfort of us at our picnic on May 7th
1898.
We further thank the members of the
Sunday school for their deep interest and
assistance in making the day so happy for
all.
Unanimously passed by the Tattnall
Square Baptist Sunday school May Bth
1898.
NO OPENING BALL.
The Wigwam Will Not Have One This
Year.
Mr T. C. Parker, the lessee of the Wig
wam, at Indi in Springs, desires it state!
that that poju ar resort will not open with
a g. and bali thfis year, as her.:t.'fore, p ib
l.slied. He e. se not think an openi .g
ball at the Wigwam is either necessary or
appropriate at this time, in view of the
troublous times.
Mr. Parker will not allow the Wigwam
to be lacking in pleasures or gaities this
season, however. On the contrary, he has
made every arrangement for entertaining
and amusement of the most popular kind.
'Among other attractions, he has en
gaged the Hughes Concert Company for
the season, including a magnificent orches
tra with G. Rawson Wade as leader and
Miss Hughes as harpist.
PRAYED FOR~~
OUR ENEMIES.
Thrilling Incident in Course
of Service at Christ
Church Yesterdav.
Ar. Christ curch yesterday morning Rev.
F. F. Reese, the rector of the church, of
fered a mosit eloquent prayer for the sol
diers and sailors of t.hiis country who are
lo take part in the war.
He said, however, that it was the part
of Christianity to pray for our enemies
and he accordingly did so.
The incident of the service was thrilling
as the reverend gentleman is both earnest
and eloquent and his words in asking for
a prayer for the Spaniards, 'while they
came as a suTprise to his congregation,
carried conviction with them and the
prayer was earnestly offered.
Mr. Reese prayed especially for the (Ma
con soldiers w'ha had just left for the point
of mobilization.
RUBBER POUCHES.
Cleveland, May 9—The Cleveland rub
ber works have received an order for
15,000 rubber punches for the volunteer
army.
A GREAT VICTORY WAS WON
By science when it solved the problem of how to overcome functional as well as
structural defects of the eye by the proper adjustment of glasses.
A still greater victory will be won by in ankind when they learn that glasses fitted
by themselves or by one who has not a thorough knowledge of optometry, arc re
sponsible for eyes impaired beyoid redres s and in a great many cases for blindness
itself.
Mr. Friedman, the optical specialist, has been located with us close on to eighteen
months, and has by his efficient work, earned the reputation of being second to
none in diagnosing and successfully correcting errors of refraction.
Mr. Friedman has fitted glasses to hun deeds of persons in this city, but has yet to
find anyone who is not perfectly satisfied with the work done by him. His motto
is: “Satisfaction guaranteed or money ref unded.
Office 314 Second street.
Wc Pride
Ourselves
Not only on the correct cut, the
artistic finish, the selected linings, the snug set of the
coat collar to the neck, the perfect fit all around, but
on the care of the hidden details of making that tell in
the wear. It’s these points that keep our Clothing
shapely when no longer new.
Fine imported and domestic, fancy Worsteds,
Cassime-ies, Cheviots, Tweeds in small neat effects,
Overplaids, Checks and Stripes. Hand made button
holes, hand padded collars, shoulders and lapels and
hand felled throughout—custom garments do not show
better workmanship.
Our prices are $7.50, SIO.OO, $12.00,
$15,00, SIB.OO. Compare them with what others
offer. You’ll be amazed at the difference.
8 Per Cent Guaranteed I
DlHcleno* paid roml-aantMdlv. Stock secured
by deeds to Improved real estate In more
than doable the amount, deposited with
Union Savings Bank and Trust Co.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon. Ga.. 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS
WILL DO CREDIT
TO THE STATE
The Macon Volunteers Will
March Out To-morrow
Morning.
MADE UP Os MEMBERS
Os the Company—All Are Soldiers
and All Are Well Equipped and
Ready for Work.
The Macon ‘Volunteers will leave Macon
for Griffin tomorrow morning at 8:30
o’clock.
An order to this effect was received at
about 2 o’clock 'this afternoon.
The company will ibe escorted to the
Southern depot from which they start, by
the old members at the Volunteers.
All old members of the Macon Volun
teers are requested to meet Jt the armory
tomorrow morning at 7:30 o'clock.
The Macon Volunteers will be the only
company that takes out of Macon a full
company made up of its own members. All
the other companies failed to get suffi
cient to entitle them to a place distinctly
their own as an organization, but the Ma
con Volunteers will go as the iMacon Vol
unteers and will remain the Macon Vol
unteers.
They will march out of Macon with
fully seventy-five men if not more as it
is not yet known haw many more of those
who have been notified will come in.
D. R. Cook, one of the most popular old
members of the company, came in this
morning and was given a great reception
by the members of the company.
“Yes,” he said this morning to a News
man, “I have given up the best job I ever
had in my life to go with the
and I do not regret it one bit. I am glad
to be able to go with the boys.”
•Surgeon Little says that they are the
finest body of men that he has yet ex
amined. He rejected 30 per cent of the
other companies that offered and of the
Volunteers he only rejected 10 per cent.
LAMAR WILL CASE.
Decree Will Be Signed by Judge Felton
Today.
A decree will be signed today in the
Lamar will case. When judgment was
given by Judge Speer some days ago he
ordered that the counsel prepare the de
cree to be signed today and the matter
was brought up this morning in the supe
rior court.
The decree obliges the executors under
the will of the late Henry J. Lamar to fol
low instructions of the will strictly.