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CHAS, WACHTEL'S SOI, |
515 Cherry Si, [Bacon, Ga.
“GIRL I LEFT
BEHIND ME."
I
Macon Soldiers March on for
Their First Point of
Mobilization,
TWO HONORED AND FIFTY"
Given a Great Send Off by the Pub
lic Generally Roster of the
Companies as They Go,
Tears and laughter and ; h nty og both
were to bo round at the Southern depot
yesterday morning when the first battal
ion of the first region nt of the United
States volunteers of Georgia went away to
the war or to Griffin.
it may have been in part if not in whole
tin regret that the boys were to go to
(Irinin that caused the .tears to flow —in
which ease Ute mourners and the troops
had many sympathizers.
So far ait least, there is nothing to Indi
cate that the volunteer- are to be sent to
the front at once. In fact they would not
be a useful body of men a. organized fight
ers in their present condition. ‘But a few
months of good stiff drill will got them
into shape, and next Octob t if the war is
not over by that time, the Georgia boys
may yet lake a trip to Cuba.
But notwithstanding their somewhat
motley appearance, tile battalion that
marched out yesterday will, when trimmed
up, uniformed am! drilled, be a fine body
of men.
They looked yesterday more if they
were soldiers just coming out of a hard
campaign than soldiers just going to .the
front.
Tile world and his wife was there to
e-ee the boys off, and they had no com
plaint coming on the send off they received
Two hundred and fifty rank and silo and
sev.it commissioned officers made up the
number of in.n who went out. They were
under command of Captain Bell. .Major Ke
nan taking command until the depot was
reached, lie did, however, accompany the
battalion, but will have this afternoon,
sevn privates and three officers, as fol-
Followhig are the marching out rosters:
IM Vt'ON HUsWARS.
‘Captain, I’. G. It. Bell.
First lieutenant G. L. Snowden.
Second lieutenant. C. B. White.
First sergeant. J. C. Hoke.
Sergeants, F. It. Jones. 11. J. Smart. L.
M.t'svnbep;. Ellis.
■Corporals, F. 11. Daniel, AV. AV. ‘Smith,
T. E. Hollis.
Trumpeter, H. E. Reynolds.
PRIVATES.
■C. W. Avant, R. J. .Arrington, J. O. Am
azon. Joseph Gerg. G. 11. Barnes, E. Bow
den. J. X. Bowles. H. A. Burkett, J. E.
Barclay. AV. J. Barnhart. R. AV. Clancy, F.
Choate. It. O. Crump. C. C. Cox, J. Clem
ents. J. M. Heßord, T. B. Ellis. C. C. Eu
banks, G. H. Folds, G. R. Foster. E. G
Finney. It. G. Geeslin. H, Garden. G. M.
Guerry. J B. Green. Charles olden, L. It.
Grimes, AV. L. Herrington, P. J. Har
rington, Ed Hester. Fred Hester, C. B.
Holomon. W. S. Harper, T. B. Horton. A.
K. Heath. C. E. Holmes. J. A Henderson.
Henry Jon< s. J. A\. Jones. J. AA’. Johnson,
W. R Johnson. L. X. Jessup. «. L. Knox.
J’. H. Knox, J. AV. Lyon. T. C. Lee, AV. IL
Lolley. AV. H. Lovett. J. T. Lovett. AV. R.
"Lightfoot, N. Massenburg. T. H. Manor.
J. A. .Mitchell. 11. X. P. Murdock. J. IL
McDaniel. J. W. McWilliams, 'll. V. Xa
pter. Jr.. A. L. Norris. AV. J. Nelson, L. J.
Purnell, F. A. Peed. T J. Porter, P. P.
Pritchard. C. B. Reichert. AV. S. Rogers,
J. AV. Robinson, J. P. Singleton. R. F. Sil
vers. C. p. Singleton. J. H. Stevens. J. G.
Shinholser. J. M. Smith. J. P. Smith, E. X.
Sinch. C M. Smith. W. J. Snath J. R.
Spi <ks. .. i.); .- Sweeney. H. M. 1 witty.
Charles Taylor. L. T. Teel. H. B. Wood. '
H. 11 Williams. S. H. Westcott. H. C
Worsham. W. R. AA'iley A. P. Watkins, •
B. J. Weatherford. AV. W. Ward, E. L
'Walthall. J. AV. Woodson.
MACON GUARDS.
The Macon Guards win carry eighty
seven privates*' and three officers, as fol
lows:
Captain J. E. P. Stevens. First Lieuten- I
ant James Thomas, Jr., Second Lieu- I
tenant Wdliam H. Tucker.. First Sergeant I
J- O. Wall. Corporals J. f. Ellis, O. W. I
Hayes. J. W. Aiken, W. P. Bracken.
PRIVATES.
J F. Lufeden. 11. F. Shockley, J. D
DRESSY HEELED OXFORDS
Black, Riown, Choc-
( c: Ki(i Oi or e vesting Top. Q9(l fl
~ Turn sole or Fiex-uLIuU
Wi rule.
SPRING HEEL LOW SHOES,
Brown, Chocolate,
, nSh,,., <? 911 n
lijjffi"■ I'l H ce Oxforcis ’ lgwiDljuu
Button, one strap.
Wynne, W. M. Schmahi. H. 1. Gray, Vv
.M. Nobles, L. J. Lamar, J. C. Gartnb y, J.
A. c. Coley, It. R. Caldwell, B. M. Pate,
L. M. Guy, It. A. Bolinger, W. D. Jen
kins, John E. Wood, F. H. Jones, G. W.
Grace, J. c. Slaughter, 11. E. Strutting, E.
B. Findlay, J. R. Hull. S. F. Anderson,
E. G. Folds, IW. L. Gilbert, W. 11. Hodges,
J. 11. Wilson, F. G. Catr.p, Midi. Hruce,
AV. A. Sloan, W. G. L/anca u r. E. H. Grace,
W. B. Perry, J. J. Holmes, Rohl, E. AVin
ts is, Henry Holder, John Sanders, H. G.
H oilings worth. T. B. B'lartk. nship. A.
Pate, Jr., W. H. Jeter. L. Brallcy, J. o.
Green, R. H. Garrett, W. E. Aycock, C. H.
'Hogg. J. J. Wadsworth, J. A. K< bb, Chat.
Meyer, J. M. .Ford, W. G. Hu lg'iis, Chas.
Wynn, It. b. Moses, Gto. Nel.ivt, .1. R.
Ilowington, J. J. Findlay, W. l. Mar
shall, G. E. Ammons, C. 11. Hing, G. W.
Ard, AV. It. Hoilou, iC. H. Kyats, M. A.
Moses, T. E. Smith, G. L. Gr fl th, G. E.
Amerson. W. 11. Underwood, John Smith,
John Adams, Charles Herndon, 1. F.
Whittaker, Joe 'Hooker, Frank
J. McCitok, c. E. Wynne, Terril Goodrum,
S. E. Goodrum, S. E. Huudsou. W. H. G.
Plunkett, T. it. Thrash. J. W. Aiken. J.
M. Simmone, Luther Taylor, J. il. Smith.
FLOYD RIFLES.
The following is a list of >h’ Floyd
I Riflves, after the examining physician had
; finished with them, the company having
I eiiioliid aibotlt 12, in tile beginning. it
■ shows eigl.-.y-three, besides three oiliners:
Captain, Blanton Winship.
First Lieutenant W. IC. Sanders.
‘Second Lieutenant. Walter P. Corbett.
Sergeants, corporals and trumpeter to be
1 aippomie.l aft< r getting into camp.
PRIVATES.
B. F. Merritt, 'J'. E. Shearer. Janies A.
Mayo, Swi p Blackman, Lovick ‘P. Bell, B.
H. Lowe, J. W. Mebanitl, Clifford Tidwell.
B. F. Watkins, W. C. Alexander, O. AV.
Wilder. K. P. Wood, J. N. Leonard, Jr., T.
H. Turner, Emory Martin, A. C. Curry, F.
M. M lT<ary, iC. C. (Morgan, T. R. Chris
tian, U. L. Porch, C. ~vi. i.Morcock, J. C.
Plunkett, F S. Hill. J. E. Boyd, P. L. Wil
liamson, Earnest Jonese, J. E. Sims, R. S.
Rose, A. \V. Sulivan, H. C. Cox, A. E.
Edw'ards, Cris Hughes, W. F. Hammock,
W. F. W ilkes, Ed. W. Freeney, J. C. ‘Clem
ents, W. P. Gray, Frank Hodnett, Chas.
Pinckney, Jas. H. King, Henry \dkrns,
AV. F. Weldon, A. AV. Castlen. 11. T. (Ball,
E. Chami'hss, 1,. t>. Watson. L. (t. Hol
lis. R. L. Lasseter, R. H. Culverhouse, W.
W. Chapman, F. 1). Deal, J. C. Rogers, Jr.,
Oscar Bohannon, L. F. Griffin, Max L. Mc-
Rea, 'C. L. Bennett: John F. Mozo, R. C.
Calhoun, Bascom Bradford. A. C. Sulli
van. Jos. H. Brown, J. W. Mayfield, T. J.
Mcßae’, Jno. W. Martin, Jas. W. Evans, C.
< . Burch, B. F. McMillen. Jas. W. Bu
chan, T. E. Walden. W. W. Keylor, Sam
B. Wright. Win. Fennell, J. E. Weeks,
Jessee Bailey, J. L. Johnson, J. R. Hamil,
M. !L. (Benson, J. E. Andrews, J. J. Ryle,
W. Smallwood.
COMPANY NAMES
REMAIN BEHIND
The Home Guards Mav Be
j Made Out of the Second
Regiment.
The Home Guard will be organized at
once.
Some weeks ago when it was thought
that the Second regiment would be order
ed out as a whole, some of the old mem
bers of the Macon Volunteers met and dis
cussed the matter and it was then decided
to organize. But when the change was
made and the governor decided to disrupt,
the militia of the state and to throw all
courtesies and all military precedent to
the wind, the organizers thought that there
would be no ne&l for the guard.
As a matter of sac-t there is no need of
it as there are enough members of the
different companies left to form at least
three good companies.
But Colonel Wiley’ does not know what
to do and is awaiting orders from the com-
in chief. None of the companies
have officers and it may be necessary .to
anoint new officers t'o the different compa
nies.
| As a matter of -fact it must be under
[ stood that the names of the companies re
main behind them and that none of the
Macon com'panies have gone out.
That is to say the Floyd Rifles, the .Ma
con Hussars and the Macon Guards are
still here. Their officers have gone to the
United States volunteers and so have some
of their members, but the companies are
still here and belong to the state militia,
•and it is probable that officers wil be ap
pointed for them, htrah rahtranararolwg
pointed for them.
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GW EVENT
OPENSJONIGHT
Three Performances at the
Academy Will Delight
Lovers of Harmonies.
MM MUSICAL FESTIVAL
Opens Tonight—The Finest Aggre
gation of Musical Talent Ever
Brought to Macon.
The great May Musical Festival opens
tonight at the Academy of Music. The
Boston Symphony and Seial New York or
chestra, with a chorus of one hundred
voices, headed by Alice Verlet, from the
Theater Comic, Paris, and Metropolitan
Opera House and Astoria, New York, and
nine ocher vocalists and eight 'instrumen
tal soloists from the Boston Symphony
and Seidl orchestra, will take pant in the
festival. The orchestra is under the di
rection of Mr. Strube.
A sketch of Mr. Strube’s career and an
account of the circumstances attending the
composition of his symphony, have ap
peared in The News already, l.t is not nec
essary, therefore, to speak now of the per
sonality of the composer, except to remind
the reader that Mr. Strube is 29 years old,
and is one of the first violins of the sym
phony orchestra.
While it is true that at a first hearing
neither all the 'beauties nor the imperfec
tious of a work are revealed to a hearer,
it is also true that a fair idea of the im
agination and the technique of the com
poses follows such a hearing. This idea
may be modified slightly after more inti
mate acquaintance with the music.
The impressions made by Mr. (Strube’s
symphony are these: 'He is not an echo;
he has a voice of his own. He has musi
cal imagination. He has a well developed
technique in composition. There is the de
lightful exuberance of youth exulting in
creation, and, although the server 'is at
time's a little Ixiisterous, suggesting high
animal spirits, it is, after all, refreshing,
'and a favorable omen for the future. Per
haps IMr. Strube at times forgets himself,
and then talks too loud and too continu
ously, but he has something to say, and
much of i<t is worth the hearing. At any
rate, he does not stammer, he does not re
peat solemnly respectable commonplaces.
He is not choked by tradition, even though
he is in rite evening dress of approved sym
phonic form. He may go so far as to say
things that create a flutter, as when eye
glasses are raised at an audacious young
man who contradicts the fogylsm of smug
authority. (But when the evening is over
you remember what the young man said.
it is not claimed that the movements are
of equal worth, or that tne composer’s
flight is equally maintained. Thus the
second and the third movements are to
superior to the first and the finale.
They show a firmer grasp on superior ma
terial. Not that the first movement and
I the finale are poor in melodic charm or in
genious development; bput that the Adagio
and the ‘Scherzo, seem to be more firmly
knit; the strokes are more certain, more
direct. In the Adagio Mr. Strube does not
stop after he has achieved a charming and
flowing theme, and then ramble about,
watch in hand, until it. is the proper time
for him to return to his first love; he pre
sents fresh matter, strongly developed; he
keeps the interest from flagging; and
when he does return to the original sub
ject he is not so enamored with it that he
feels obliged to cling to i.t until the hearer
is t'ired of the iteration and endless mad
ifications. As for the Scherzo, it is
sparkling, ingenius, delightfully scored.-
The symphony as a whole is distinguish
ed by its melodic freshness, rythmic va
riety. thoughtfulness in development and
digressions and courage in the instrumen
tation.
As some have not fully understood the
scale of prices for the ’May Musical Fes
tival, this afternoon and tomorrow, The
News is requested to give them here. They
will be as follows:
I Season tickets $3 00
Single ticket to any performance.... 1 50
Balcony, back of first two rows 1 00
GaJery 50
This gives everyone an opportunity to
enjoy this, the greatest musical event that
Macon has ever known.
These festivals have already been given
in Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga,
to auitiences of 1,000 to 5,000 people, and is
universally pronounced a musical triumph.
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NOT THROWN OUT.
The Fulton Baptist Church Injunction Still
Stands.
The News stated a few days ago that the
Fulton Baptist church case, which has
created so much trouble and excitement
among the negroes, had been thrown out
of court tby Judge Felton .when called for
trial in the superior court.
This statement was a mistake. The case
was not thrown out of court but was sim
ply withdrawn from (the jury by the con
sent of all parties at interest, and the in
junction granted by Judge Felton last
summer against the minority of the con
gregation intenferring with the Rev. T. E.
Turner’s right to preach in the Fulton
Baptist church was left to stand in full
force and effect. Turner is still pastor of
the church, still has the right to preach,
ami the minority of the congregation is
still restrained by an order ‘from Judge
Felton from interfering in any way with
Turner’s rights. Judge Felton in post
poning further consideration of the case
hnnouneed to Turner and to the congrega
tion of tine Fulton ‘Baptist church that the
members had the right to elect a new pas
tor at any meeting of their conference pro
vided they could get a majority of those
on the roll book of the church ‘to vote to
turn Turner out. It seems that the dis
s.i.isfitj element of the congregation has
already made several attempts to get a
majority vote but each time have failed
and the Rev. T. E. Turner is resting se
curely and serenely upon the crest of the
wave of his popularity.
CASTOTTTA.
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Round trip tickets to Bal
timore on May 9, 10 and 11.
The Georgia Railroad and
Atlantic Coast Line will sell
round trip tickets Macon to
Baltimore. $20.50. Limit
May 31, with privilege of ex
tending to June 15, 1898.
7 hrough Pullman sleeping
cars between Macon and New
\ ork. For further informa
tion apply to W. W. Hard-
Vi ick, Soliciting Agent.
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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.
macon news Monday evening, may g t BgB
GUARDED
BHEGROES.
Twenty Spanish Officers
Passed Through Macon
Yesterday.
WERE GIVEN JI OUTIOI
By Macon People -Were Agreeably
Surprised—Col. Cortijo
Talks to Thtf News.
Several thousand Macon people, men,
women and children, white and black,
gathered at the Union depot yesterday to
see the twenty Spanish prisoners who were
being taken to Fort McPherson, near At
lanta, for safe keepning.
It had been more than thirty years since
prisoners of war had been seen in Macon,
and the younger generation witnessed such
a sight for tne first time, hence there was
unusual curiosity manifested—much oi it,
it must be confessed, not altogether credit
able.
But the prisoners were evidently so
agreeably surpised that it was only curi
osity, instead of ill feeling, that prompted
such a gathering, that they rather relish
ed the situation, or, at least, made the
most of it. They were affable to a degree,
as soon as convinced that no violence
would :be offered them, and with a grace
of manner that iwas most admirable, they
undertook to please their visitors as best
they could.
Tae autograph craze seemed to possess
the crowd, and the prisoners promptly fell
in with the spirit of rhe occasion, and the
majority of them spent hours writing au
tographs for the curiosity seekers. But,
in justice to them, it should be stated that
they did not accept pay for such service,
as has been published. On the contrary,
they’ bore themselves with the dignity of
gentlemen, as in truth they were. They
seemed, indeed, to appreciate the kindly
spirit displayed on the part of Macon peo
ple, and were especially grateful for the
many little courtesies, in the shape of
wine, cigars, etc., tendered them by the
citizens who sympathized with them in
their predicament.
In voicing their appreciation Surgeon
Sincion Garcia y Julian smilingly said:
“It is my wish that we were in a posi
tion to reciprocate.”
Evidently the attention showered upon
the Spaniards during their stay in Macon
made a profund impression upon them.
When they first arrived they were fearful
to open their ear windows, for the reason,
as one of the second lieutenants expressed,
that they expected to be stoned or insulted.
‘When assured that there was no such feel
ing in Macon against them, and that our
people never stoned an enemy, the young
officer expressed surprise, and it was not
long before the entire party became as
cordial as was possible under the cir
cumstances.
Old 'Colonel Cortijo, (Corteeho) the
ranking officer of the party, was especially
affable when a News man found him in the
rear of the car patiently’ writing auto
graphs for the crowd. He shook hands
cabulary the reporter thought to fall back
in Spanish, but as the latter coudn’t
“sabe,” he had to take the will for the
deed. ‘Having an emergency French vo
cabulary the reported thought to fall back
on this, and when Colonel Cortijo was
asked if he could “parlez vous,” he replied,
“Oui, oui,” with a vehemence that forbo
ded a fluency calculated -to leave the re
porter at the post. The latter, however,
asked Colonel Cortijo to go it easy and he
would try to follow. The old veterans was
glad enough to carry on a conversation,
even on the installment plan, so in this
way The News man managed to extract
an interview that was both interesting
and valuable—in fact, highly valuable, if
measured by the difficulties that attended
the achievement.
To begin with. Colonel Cortijo punctured
tho fake story that made him the "beau
frere” of General Weyler. He seemed
eager to have it understood that he was
in no way related to Weyler. Whether be
cause he thought the admission would be
against him, or whether he was too honest
or too modest to claim such distinction, is
an open question.
The colonel stated, however, that he had
had the honor of serving under Weyler
during six years in Catelonia. He prided
himself on being a veteran of African wars
and of being a commander of cavalry in
Cuba. He was going from Cienfuegos to
Havana aboard the transport Argonauta,
rhe said, when captured, and he wanted it
distinctly understood that it was through
no fault of their own, no lack of valor,
that they were captured. There was sim
ply no use to resist, he said, so they very
promptly surrendered. He realized that
he was now a prisoner of war and was
prepared to take whatever was coming to
him.
He was a little wary about discussing
the Spanish-American war. but remarked
that while the United States perhaps hqd
the advantage on water, Spain would de
feat us on land. Spain, he said, has 100,-
000 veteran troops in Cuba, all now thor
oughly acclimated and ready’ for battle.
These are fired more than ever with pa
triotism and are prepared to sell their
lives dearly. In addition, said ‘Colonel
Cortijo, every man and boy in Spain is
willing and eager to die for his country.
“•While the United States have many
more people,” he said, “We will have more
fighters. I am perfectly sure of the result
on land,” he concluded.
When asked about the story recently
published (by the New York Herald pur
porting to give an account of his meeting
with Laborde, Colonel Cortijo smiled and
said: “It is without truth. Nothing of the
kind occurred. Now you may see why we
have censors; we will not permitt such
stories. I have been offered no indignity
whatever, and it is not true I spat
in Laborde’s face while a prisoner at Ca
banas—for the reason that I have never
seen the man to know’ him.”
He had nothing to say’ about Dewey’s
victory, though none of the party seemed
to be in any way’ depressed over the fact.
They had heard the first reports, but,
somehow, seemed to be still doubtful if ali
the truth had been told.
The party was an interesting one, not
only because they were prisoners, but be
cause they were men,of more than average
intelligence and breeding. Several were
pure-blooded Castilians, fair of complex
ion. proud and dignified. They were by no
means poverty stricken, either, for many
of them wore diamonds and jewelry of
considerable value, while they had money
to burn. This they exchanged very freely,
perhaps eagerly, for American money with
all who wished the Spanish currency as a
souvenir. They always gave, as near as
possible, value for value, and several hun
dred dollars of Spanish coins and shin
plasters were left in Macon. It was no
ticeable. however, that none of them ac
cepted money for anything except their
own money.
They seemed to be highly amused as
well as pleased at the reception tendered
them. They were, in many ways, a reve
lation to our people, and although appear
ing at a great disadvantage, in their field
uniforms of blue-grey denim, with the
dust of travel and a week’s growth of
beard to render them shabby looking,
beneath this rough exterior. could
be seen marks of breeding that plainly
told their caste, though there were a few
in the lot who did not appear to be con
sidered the social equals of the others, a
condition which common misfortune had
not changed.
One of the first lieutenants expressed
some indignation at the character of their
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.MAC.Q.Nk.JG2A a
guards, for a true Spaniard is quite as
particular as a Southerner as to race dis
tinction, but on the whole, they were quite
content to let well enough alone. And in
this connection it should be stated that
there is no truth whatever in the publish
ed statement that the prisoners flirted
with or in any way noticed'the negro wo
men of Tytbee.
The News man rode with them to the
junction, and no such oeurrence took
place, as several will attest who were also
present in the car. As a prominent citi
zen who conversed with them yesterday
in their own language said today, "Such
a charge is a gratuitous insult, and is
utterly without provocation.” This can
easily be believed by anyone who knows
anything at all about Spanish customs.
The Negro Guards.
There were many indignant expressions
heard yesterday at the action ot the gov
ernment authorities in sending their pris
oners through in charge of negro guards.
Such an insult was uncalled tor, and prac
tically everyone agreed that it was a gross
outrage and a reflection on the intelli
gence and decency of the republic.
The danger of sudh policy came near be
ing forcibly demonstrated yesterday when
one o's the negro guards attempted to order
a ‘gentlemen from the car platform in a
manner not customary in this section.
The gentleman being rather too slow in his
movements to suit the iburly negro, nar
rowly missed a blow from the latter’s gun,
which was warded off by an onlooker. For
a time there was serious danger o's a clash,
and it was only by the exercise of great
patience and caution that a race riot was
averted. The effect produced by this epi
sode upon some of the negroes who wit
nessed it was easily discernible. One of
them even declared that ‘‘The colored peo
ple are on top at last and are going to get
their rights,” alluding to the encounter as
well as to the fact that the negro troops
were in charge of the white prisoners. The
remark caused the negro in question to be
caressed with a coupling pin and at least
one lesson was presented as an offset to
that offered by the government authorities
in a section where such things are always
fraught with grave danger—to say noth
ing of being a gratuitous insult to a most
righteous sentiment.
SUNDAY SHOOTING
As the Result of a Crap Game Took, Place
Yesterday.
A Sunday crap game resulted in a Sun
day shocking yesterday and as a conse
quence .Babe Luster is dying and Joe Gid
dings is a fugitive from justice.
The shooting occurred in 'South IMacon
or below the city in the swamp. The two
were playing the popular Sunday game
when .the fuss got up. A numiber of other
negroes'were present ait the time and were
witnesses to the ‘tragedy but today it is
hard to find a negro who will own up to
having been in South .Maicon yesterday.
CHAPLAIN WARREN.
He Will Serve in That Capacity in the Macon
Volunteers.
Mr. Louis Warren has been appointed
the chaplain for the Macon Volunteers.
IMr. Warren intends to enter the minis
try next fall, and as Mr. Reese, who is the
chaplain of the company, and is also chap
lain o.f the Second regiment, will not go
under the present arrangement, while he
would certainly have gone had the com
mand gone as a whole. Captain Hunter
this morning appointed Mr. Warren in the
place.
He will therefore do his duty ‘as chap
lani and as a soldier at the same time.
WOOD RESIGNS.
The Popular President of Post 11 D" Sur
prises the Members.
Mr. L. 11. Wood, the popular president
fit ithe Travelers Protective Association
Post of Macon has resigned and the mem
bers of Post D. will have to take up the
matter cf his resignation at their next
meeting.
Notes Taken
On the Run.
W. H. Fish, of Americus, is at the
Brown House today.
Judge Marshall J. Clark, of Atlanta, is
in the city today.
Dr. Charles Lanier Toole, dentist. Of
fice corner Second and Poplar streets.
The superior count is in session today
and the civil docket is being heard before
Judge Felton.
The revival meeting at Grace church
continues with increasing interest. Servi
ces are held at 4 and 8 p. in.
This was divorce day in the superior
court and a number of them were dis
posed of by Judge Felton and a jury..
Dr. E. G. Ferguson, who has been ap
pointed an army surgeon as an immune at
Dry Tortugajs, left for Tampa on Saturday
night.
The Albany troops will leave that city at
2 o'clock today and wil go to Griffin by
way of Columbus. The Brunswick Rifles
took the same route.
The United States court opened in Au
gusta this morning. Stenographer Tally,
Chief Deputy Looke and Deputy Bradford
left yesterday afternoon.
J. T. Culpepper, of Thomasville, William
o>f Savannah, are among the prominent
of Savannah, are maong the prominent
Georgians in the city today.
D. 'R. Cook, one of the most popular O's
the members of the ‘Macon Volunteers, and
for some time a business man of iMacon,
has returthed to the city and will go with
the Volunteers.
Norris Grier and John Howell were given
a hearing this morning before Commis
sioner Erwin on the charge of illicit dis
tilling. They are both negroes ard were
bound over to the next term of court.
Dr. W. R. Holmes, dentist, 556 Mulberry,
opposite Hotel Lanier. Try a bottle of
Holmes' Mouth Wash for preserving teeth,
purifying the breath, bleeding gums, ul
cers, sore mouth, sore throat, etc. For sale
by all druggists.
A. D. Candler, of Gainesville and Robert
L. Berner, of Forsyth, were two of the
names on the Brown House register ves
terday, but the gentlemen who both want
to be governor and both cannot be gov
ernor did not meet.
I can do your dental work for less cash
than any other dentist in Macon. Why not?
No office or house rent to pay. My ex
penses are light. Telephone 275. Vineville
and Belt Line of street cars pass office
door. A. S. Moore, 121 Wahington avenue
Macon, Ga.
Commissioner Fred Martin this morning
tried the case of Ed Tucker, a negro of
Americus charged with sending obscene
matter through the mail. Tucker sent a
letter threatening a policeman of Ameri
cus and Chief Wheeler. In the letter he
used the most abusive language. He
threatened to kill the chief on sight.
William H. Wassman, of Chicago, 111.,
has purchased- an interest in the Volun
teer -Case and will open it tomorrow. (Mr.
AVassman has had practical experience in
i this line of business and promises to give
the people of Macon one of the most up-to
date fountains in the south, lie is today
engaged in getting ready for the opening
tomorrow. Mr. Wiassman has been in bus
iness in Augusta, but he says that Macon
is a better business town and that he is
confident of success.
What is Going
On in Society.
One of the most delightful affairs of last
week for the younger portion of society
was the ipicnic at which little Miss Estelle
Stevens entertained a number of her
friends. The (party spent a happy day at
a picturesque point on the Houston road.
Mrs. Smith Picketit left today for At
lanta after a pleasant visit to IMacon as
the guesit of Mrs. J. F. Hanson.
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Saturday morning Airs. Hanson compli
mented Mrs. Pickett with a card party.
Among the appropriate prizes given at
Mrs. Rankin’s card-party Saturday after
noon was the little .book. “Scenes and
Dreams in Other Lands,” by the guest of
honor, Airs. 'McLaren. Her presence in
the city is a source of happiness to her
many friends here. She is one of 'the
handsomest and most gifted women in the
state, and her literary work is winning for
her an inviable reputation in that field.
'Mrs. J. W. Cabaniss gave a beautiful
card party Saturday afternoon in honor
of Mrs. John Hill, of Washington. Mrs.
Hill, who is a noticeably handsome wo
man, was elegantly attired in black lace
over turquoise blue taffetas. The score
was kept by Miss Lila Cabaniss, Miss
Ernie Calbaniss, Miss Irene Winship, Miss
Nettie AVatkins, and Miss Leonora Swift.
The prize, a beautiful crystal and gold
bowl, was won by Mrs. Lewis Wood, and
the consolation prize, a cut glass bell, was
presented to /Mrs. Hill. The handsome
drawing rooms were decorated with roses
ami bowls of crimson poppies, and the re
freshments served, were most delicious.
The Current Topics Club met this morn
ing at the residence of Airs. McEwen
Johnston.
RECRUITING FOR
CAVALRY TROOPS
Lieutenant Forsvth of the Fa
mous Sixth, Wants
Macon Men.
Lieutenant W. AV. Forsyth, of the Sixth
cavalry, is in iMacon for the purpose of se
curing recruits for the cayalry, ami if he
receives sufficient encouragement in the
way of recruits, will remain here some
time.
Lieutenant Forsyth is a Georgian and
his regiment, the Sixth 'Cavalry, is one
of the most famous in the service. All of
the men recruited by him will be put into
this regiment.
When seen by a News reporter he said
he thought this would prove a good loca
tion for cavalry recruiting.
“No demand has been made upon Geor
gia for. cavalry,” he said, “and as there
are doubtless a good many cavalrymen who
would li'ke to take a hand in the Cuban af
fair, perhaps the would like to do so with
the regularsr. Good material for cavalry
is plentiful in Georgia, and I shall be dis
appointed if I do not secure a goodly num
ber as recruits here.”
The recent army bill, providing for in
creasing the strength of the regular army
will almost double the cavalry strength,
Lieutenant Forsyth stated. From a
strength of about 70 they will be increased
to about 1,200. The Sixth regiment has
room for about six hundred men.
There will be no red tape about Lieuten
ant Forsyth’s enlistment. He will receive,
examine and muster in the men himself
and when the recruit gets out of his hands
he will be already a member of the United
States army. The recruits will be furnish
ed with transportation and forwarded to
Chickamauga, where the regiment is now
located.
The requirements of the cavalry service
differ somewhat from those of the infantry
branch. No man will be accepted of less
than five feet four inches or more than
five feet ten inches in hight. Weight must
be proportioned to bight and not less than
120 or more than 165 pounds. Lieutenant
Forsyth is authorized to interpret the re
quirements liberally, however, and small
veriations from the required measurements
will not count against a man who is oth
erwise in good condition physically. Young
men under eighteen years of age, who can
pass the examination, will be taken with
the consent of their parents or guardians.
Married men will also be accepted by the
officer, though this is not usually done
■‘without the consent of the regimental
commander.
'FOR RENT Dwelling. Eight room house
corner Third and Pine streets. Also,
feed, sale ahd livery stables. Goood
family horses and milk cows for sale.
• J. W. Goodson.
WANTED, good heavy single set second
hand harness for delivery wagon. J. T.
Gantt, Findlay Foundery.
It Catches Them.
No Poison. C lpah and Sure.
The Decoy will rid your premises of
Roaches or Water Bugs completely. Every
one indorses it. Directions with each trap.
By mail 25c each. Special price in dozen
lots to hospitals.
And plenty O's ammunition are here to
use in war against roaches, and other nox
ious insects. Our Insect Powder is certain
death, and a small quantity will work fear
ful destruction. And don’t forget to pur
chase enough camphor, camphor cakes and
moth balls to insure the safety of your
winter garments during their summer
rest.
H. J. LA WAR & SONS,
•Cherry Street, • iMacon, Ga. I
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While Butterick Patterns are the recognized standard
of fashion over all other paper patterns, you’ll find the
present prices about 10 percent less than heretofore.
The June publications, Glass of Fashion Up-to
date, The Delineator, The Metropolitan Cata
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11 yds best 36-in. 6%c bleach, soft finish for 50c
4 yds all-wool 60c black jacquard skirting for SI.BO
National ribbons, red, white and blue, just in.
Latest novelties white kid belts with national colors.
New black Crepons just in, a yd <£]
Gents’ $1 Colored Shirts. 16 to 18, to close, each :15c
25 remnants Table Damn k Hfl f Price
Hundreds of New Bain Crips, eac h ‘.Vc to $2. DO
New white and colored P h an.ls for Ladies an! Children.
5 pieces 20 inch Checked Foulard Silks, wild only ......35c
3 pieces 27 inch Ploral India Silks, only ' 75c
50 pcs Check and Striped Taffeta Silks horn. ./5c to $1 OO
$1 black Peau de Soie for 85c
$1.25 black Peau de Soie for QQ
Elegant black Armure Silks, yard 85c, 1.00. $1 25
27 inch black Taffeta Silks, extr fine, yard .’sl 00
Plain Taffeta Silks for linings, yard 50c
Elegant black Crepons for skirts, yard..: 65c to $4.00
Extra fine 40 inch black wool Batiste, yard 50c
Priestley’s Eudora Cloth, latest style, yard $1 00
38 inch 50c black Poplins, yard only 40c
100 dozen Ladies’ Collars, new styles, each 10c, 15c
Ladies new Chemisettes, each only 25c
Ladies’ new Club Ties, each 25c
Ladies’ and Gent’s Madras Ties, 4 for 25
Ladies’ India Silk Club Ties, eac H 10c
Black Velvet Belting for Ladies.
Elegant ready made Black Lace Skirts, each $lO to sls
46 inch plain black Grenadines, a yard $1.25 to $2.50
20 dress lengths in black and fancy Grenadines.
46 inch blk Brussels Nets, a yard.. 65, 85c, $1.25 tO $2.50
New styled fringed Ties and Sashes
Ladies’ Jeweled Girdles, each 50c to $2.00
Cut Steel and Jeweled Buckles for belts.
Ladies’ white Lace Veils, each 50c to $1.50
100 pieces new style Percales just in.
10 yards best 5c Sliirting prints for
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50 pieces new Madras Shirtings, a yard 15 20 25c
12 yards Toulon Cords for 60c
20 pieces 12%c Irish Lawns, a yard 7<.
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Best Indigo Calicoes, a yard only ~
5 pieces half wool Shirting Cheviot, a yard 25c
Ladies’ Tailor made Percale Waists, each 50c
Ladies' black Taffeta Silk Waists, hand-tucked ...... $5 00
Ladies’ Separate Skirts, each $2.50 to $lO 00
Ladies’ white top Skirts, lace, trimmed. ...s6.so to $15.00
Ladies’ 15c ribbed Vests, tape neck and sleeves, each ...loc
Ladies’ extra fine Lisle Vests, each Jsc
Ladies’ extra large bleached Vests, each 25c
Ladies’ Lisle Knee Pants, a pair 25c
Gent’s Gauze Vests, each 25c
Gent’s featherweight Balbriggan Vests and Pants, ea< 11. 50 c
Nazareth Underwaists for children, each 25c aud 50c
Ladies’ Gauze Lisle Hose, Rembrant rib, a pair 25c
Ladies’ gauze Lisle Hose, a pair 25c
Children’s 25c Lisle Hose, double knee, a pair... 16Mc
Children s 35c fine Lisle Hose, all sizes, a pair 25c
Infants’ white and black Lace Socks just in.
Ladies’ white Silk Parasols, each 1.00 to 3.00
500 Ladies’ twilled silk Umbrellas, each 98c
Carriage and Wall Trunks a Specialty.
Hundreds of new Parchment Fans, each 5c to 50c
20x40 Turkish Bath Towels, each 10c
20x38 inch heavy Crochet Towels, each 5q
3,0(H) yards new Embroideries, half price.
2% yards best 3t> inch 12c Percale for 20c
10 pieces 16 inch 10c Linen Towel Crash, a yard 8c
Linen Crash, for suits and skirts, a yard 12% to 50c
16 yards 36 inch Fruit of the Loom lor 1.00
Best Pillow Cases, 36x45, each 10c
Best 10-4 Sheets, ironed and ready for use, each 45c
5 yards good 10-4 Sheeting for 50c
58-inch white and cream Table Damask, a yard* 33 1 C
60-inch genuine Turkey red Damask, a yard 25c
72-in cream 65c Damask, a yard 49c
Splendid 11-4 SI.OO white Spreads, each 75c
3 papers best nickeled safety pins for .* 10c
4 spools Coates’ Cotton for 15c
Best 36 inch Percalines and Silesias, a yard 12 % C
Good Skirt lining Cambrics, a yaid 3%C
25 yards 36-iuch Sea Island for 1.00
10 yards 5c apron Gingham for 35c
Vai Laces, new styles, per dozen 15 to 35c
50 gross Pearl Buttons for dresses, a doz 5c
20 yards good 6%c Check Muslin for 1.00
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In addition to keeping always in stock the
most improved makes of Corsets, we now have
an experienced fitter in attendance. If you are
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