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OME.AR MONEY.
• H P«r c*nt. and 7 par eaalL an ay a««
r< ndy for loan* on Macon residence and
buxines* property 8 per cent, money for
farm loans. Over U 000,000 successfully I
negotiated In Georgia alone. Loans mad*
can be paid off at any time. We are head
quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man.,
K* Second street. Macaw. Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1884
HM
IS SAFE
Believed Thai lhe Department
Has Received News Io
That Effect.
MM BE CORNERED
If the Spanish Fleet Has En
tered the Gulf of Mexico
We’ve Got ’Em.
SCIILTY IS NOW OFF CUBA
But the Department Will Not Give
Out Any Information on Any
War Subject at All.
Washington, May is There has been no
meeting yet between the hostile fleets in
the neighborhood of Cuba.
That was all that could be loomed this
morning at the navy department.
If the navy department is aware of 'the
location of the Spanish squadron it Is
carefully concealing the fact.
By this time, suposing that Schley had
gone southward, he should be somewhere
off the coast of Cuba, and it may be he
has Joined .forces with Sampson.
•Naval officers are hoping the Spanish
squadron really passed through the straits
of Yucatan into the Gulf of Mexico, for
in that case there is reasonable expecta
tion that 'by combined action on the part
of Sampson and Schley, one starting at
the .windward passage and the Florida
straits, and the either passing around to
the south iff .Cuba and coming into the
Yucatan straits, the Spaniard's would be
effectively snared.
The safety of the Oregon is now felt to
be well nigh a .ared, mid there is reason
to believe that the department has infor
mation today that she Joined Sampson's
fleet, though no official information on this
poln li'.is been made.
It Is believed the Oregon left Bahia.
•Brazil, on the night of the 10th or morning
of the llth. Tlie same average speed on
the way made around Cape [Horn would
place her in the windward passage today.
If this lulii'f is well founded'the depart
m< nt will .be relived of a great load of ap
prehension, and it will be able to proceed
at once to the prosecution of the campaign
that is very desirable, but was impossible
of execution so long as the Oregon is at
etake.
CONFIRMED
It is Stated at the Department That Oregon
is Safe.
Washington, May IS—Secretary 'Long
this afternoon -aid:
"it r.in be said positively and officially
that th. Oregon is safe, but it cannot bo
properly made known where she is.”
AFTER THIRTY YEARS.
The Shops at the Alleghany Arsenal Are at
Work Again.
Pittsburg 'May 18.—After an idleness of
thirty rears th. -hops at the \Hegheny
arsenal have started up with a larg< force
manuiaetuiing leather poods for the vol
unteti- oi the i-ifth and Ninth Pennsylva
nia volume, rs. which passed through
Pitts mug today i.n route to Chlcamauga.
CHICKAMAUGA.
Troops of the Volunteer Forc
es That Went Into Camp
Today.
After remaining in the cars overnight
the following volunteer infantry regiments
which arrived yesterday went into camp a't
Chickamauga this morning:
The Third Pennslyvania. Colonel Robt.
Ralston, The One Hunderd and Sixtieth
Indana infantry. Colonel George Gundesi;
Oen Hundredth and Fifty-eighth. Colonel
H. B. Smith; Second Ohio. CUonel J. A.
Kuert, and First West Virginia. Colonel D.
B. Spitman, and light battery A of the
(ML-ouri voluifteer artillery. Colonel F. M.
Rumbolt, arrived this morning.
There about 15.000 volunteers encamped
in the paik. A number of regiments were
not able to obtain transportation to the
paik on account of the great rush, and re
mained in the city.
AT TAMPA.
Tampa. May IS.—lakeland, thirty miles
north of lure, has been selected for-a eamp
for toe volunteers ordered to Florida.
There is room for thirty thousand. The of
ficial count Sunday showed 9.600 soldiers
and 400 officers of regulars here and 1.500
volunteers.
TO lEST ELECTION LAW.
Frankfort, Kv., May IS. —Attorneys, in
struct. d by the state campaign committee,
will file a suit testing the validity of the
election law. An effort will be made to
have the decision rendered by the court of
appeals prior to the November e-lection.
THE COLUMBIA ARRIVES.
Breakwater, Delaware, May 18. —The
cruiser Columbia arived here at 12:10
p. m. _ ,
DESTINATION
IS UNKNOWN.
Nothing Has Been Heard of
the Svanish Eleet Since
Leaving Caracas.
MAY BE AT PORTO RICO.
But No Confirmation of a Rumor to
That Effect Has Been Re
ceived at Hayti.
Port au Prince, May 18—Nothing is
known here of the report from Porto Plata
.San (Domingo, to the effect that the Span
ish Cape Verde squadron has arrived at
Porto Hico.
The latest news which reached Port au
Prince concerning the Spanish warships
simply confirmed the report that they left
Curaeaa, Dutch West Indies, on Sunday
afternoon last for an unknown destina
tion.
CAPTAIN EVANS,
Os South Carolina, Will Be an Inspector
General.
Washington, May IS. —The president to
day sent the following nominations to the
senate: Inspector general with rank of
major, John G. Evans, of South Carolina,
assistant adjutannt general with rank of
captain, Harry S. New, off Indiana, and
(Beverly A. Reed, of Texas. *
KANSAS TORNADO
Swept Over a Past of the State and Nearly
Destroyed a Town.
Kingsman, Kan., May 12. —A destructive
tornado swept over the western part o
this county Jastt night. The town of Cun
ningham was almost swept off the earth.
Two livery barns, a part of the Wichita
and the Western depot, and a part of the
business and residence portion of the town
were demolished. There were only five
houses left standing.
OFFICIAL NEWS
FROM SANJUAN
The Dauntless Came in This
Morning With the De
tailed Account.
Key West, May 18. —The Dauntless, the
dispatch (boat of the Associated Press ar
rived this morning and brought the first
detailed account of the bombardment of
Bar. Juan, Porto Rico by a portion of the
fleet under 'Sampson on May -12th.
The (American warships sustained only
trivial injury and lost but one man killed
After the engagement the north end of
Moro Castle was in ruins. Cabras Island
fort was silenced and the Sau Carlos bat
tery was damaged.
No shots were aimed at the city and it
is not known whether any damage was
done there.
The Spaniards claim that the school
house was struck and the master and .pupils
were killed, but this is not thought likely,
as the bombardment took place early in
the morning.
DEFICIENCY BILL
Was Sent in This Morning, and Will Re
lieve the Pressure.
Washington. May 18—The urgent de
ficiency bill carrying $8,348,802, mostly for
pensions, was agreed on by the (House
committee on appropriations today and
was immediately reported to the House.
The bill carries $8,070,872 for the pay
ment of pensions and other items in small
amounts including the expenses of the
Unied States courts and clerical force and
the printing for the war and navy depart
ments.
TO PHILIPPINES
The Tenth Will Go as One of the Volunteer
Regiments.
Washington, May 18—General Miles said
the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment of vol
unteers will be ordered to San Francisco
for the Philippines expedition.
PRESBYTERIANS
The General Assembly Com
menced This Morning at
New Orleans.
New Orleans, May IS—The General As
sembly of the Southern Presbyterian
church will convene tomorrow in the First
Preuyterian church this city. The exer
cises will be opened with a sermon by Rev.
D. Goetchius, of Rome. Ga. Tomorrow
evening a big reception will be given at
the Young Men's Christian Association
building by the ladies of all Presbyterian
churches in the city.
AMBULANCE WAGONS.
South Bend, Ind., May 18.—The Stude
baker Brothers have shipped seventeen
cars of ambulance wagons to Mobile, Ala.,
for the government.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York, -May IS.—Futures are quiet
and firm. Sales 10.100. June 6.29, July 6.35
Migust 6.40, September 6.24. October and
November 6.25, January 6.29, February
6.30, March 6.32.
NEW HAMPSHIRES.
New York, May IS. —The first regiment
of New (Hampshire volunteers. 1.156 strong,
passed through today en route co Chica
mauga.
CHARLESTON SAILS.
Vilajo, Cal., 'May 18.—The cruiser
Charleston sailed from Mare Island 'today.
THK MACON NEWS.
LAUNCHING OF
THE ALABAMA
Another Big Ship is Ready to
Join Sampson in His
Work of
WHIPPIIG THE SPANIARDS.
Full Account of the Vessel—Her
Arms, Equipments and Dimen
sions—Launched Today.
Philadelphia, Maj’ 18—The battleship
Alabama was successfully launched at
Cramps’ ship yeard at 12:50 o’clock today.
The Alabama is the first to be launched
of the three new battleships of her type,
the other two being the Illinois and Wis
consin. She presents a marked divergence
of design from the first three, the Oregon.
Indiana and Massachusetts.
Thes differences involve both the ar
rangements of battery and disposition of
armor as well as a considerable increase
with size and displacement.
In the Alabama type the water line ar
mor is carried clear forward. The protec
tive deck instead of being submerged, as
in the former ships, is raised to the level
of the top belt by slopes on each side, the
same as in protected cruisers.
The main battery of the (Alabama type
consists of four 13-inch guns in turrets
and fourteen 6-inch rapid firing guns of
which ten are mounted on the gun deck,
eight in the broadside between the turrets
and two firing straight ahead forward of
the fore turret on the gun deck. Four are
mounted in a small redoubt on the case
mate deck, two for each side.
The broadside 6-inch guns instead of
•being mounted in projecting sponsons are
mounted in the recess ports in order to
secure an extensive train forward and
abaft of the beam.
The general dimensions of the Alabama
class are as follows:
Length over all 371 feet, breadth 72 feet,
free board forward 20 feet; free board
abaft after turret 13 feet 3 inches; draught
23 feet 6 inches; displacement '‘1,520 tons.
The’guaranteed sped is 16 knots and the
estimated horse power is 10,000. The sec
ond battery consists of seventeen 6-
pounder rapid fire guns, six 1-pounder
rapid fire guns and four gatlings.,
THE OREGON SAFE
And is Probably Now a Part of Sampson’s
Squadron.
Washington, May 18 —The Oregon is be
lieved to be safe and is probably now a
part ot Sampson’s squadron.
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.
It is Said That the American Landing Party
Was Repulsed.
London. May IS—According to a special
from Havana there has been an engage
ment off port Caibarien, province of Santa
Clara, and the American landing part)’
has been repulsed.
DAMAGE SUITS.
A Number of Them Filed in the Court This
Morning.
A number of damage suits were- filed in
the city court yesterday afternoon and this
morning.
W. S. Sharpe, the ex-bridge keeper of
the city’ on the East Macon bridge sues for
damages sustained by him as the result
of injuries received in a fall resulting
from the breaking of the rotten steps to
the house provided by the city for the
bridge keeper to live in. He wants $2,000.
Frank Binion enters suit against the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad in
the sum of SIO,OOO for damages received
by him while working as a train hand on
tho road.
Messrs. J. J. Waxelbaum & Co. sue the
Central railroad for the value of a horse
killed by the road and which they say was
worth sllsO.
Ben Renfroe sues the Southern railway’
for SSOO damages received by him while
moving some iron rails from a car on the
ro 'One of the rails foil on his foot.
SPAIN’S NEW
CABINETFORMED.
Names Will be Submitted to
the Queen Regent This
Afternoon.
Madrid, May IS —The new Spanish cabi
net is formed as follows:
President of council of ministers. Senor
Praxedes Sagasta.
'Minister of foreign affairs. Senor Leon
y Castillo.
Minister of war, Lieutenant General
Correa.
Minister of marine. Senor Aunon.
Minister of the colonies, Senor Romero
Giron.
Minister of finance. Senor Lopez Puig
cerver.
Minister of interior Senor F. R. Capde
pon.
Justice. Senor C. Greizard.
Public instruction, Senor Gamazo.
Sagasta will submit the names of the
new ministers to the Queen Regent during
the day and the cabinet wil be sworn in
this evening.
The Premier will act as foreign minister
pending the arrival of Castillo.
SECOND SECRETARY
Aker Wants an Assistant-
Nice, Fat Job for
Someone.
Washington, ‘May 18 —Secretary Alger
has st nt to congress the draft of a bill to
create in time of war a second assistant,
secretary of war with a salary of $4,000.
The secretary urges the importance in this
exigency of immediate action.
macon News Wednesday may is 1898.
AURA ALGER TO
CHASER. PIKE
Brilliant Wedding in Wash
ington Brought Out All
Society.
PRESIDENT WAS THEBE
The Daughter of the Secretary of
War Was Married This Morning
to a Chicagoan.
Washington, Maj’ 18—Under a canopy of
white and pink orchids and with vines in
terlaced with rosettes and loops of pink
ribbon, all radiating from softly shaded
electric lights, Frances Aura Alger, the
youngest daughter of the secretary of war,
and Charles Burrell Pike, of Chicago, were
married at noon todaj’ at the residence of
Secretary Alger.
President and Mrs. McKinley were near
the wedding party during the ceremony,
as were Vice President and Mrs. Hobart.
The company was a most distinguished
one and reflected in a brilliant sense the
official wealth of the capital.
The presence of so many officers of the
army’ and navy’ in full dress uniforms sug
gested the momentous events in which the
nation is now most interested.
Among the guests were ex-Secretary and
Mrs. Sherman, Secretary Day, Secretary
and Mrs. Long, Secretary’ and Mrs. and
Miss Bliss, Attorney General and Miss
Griggs, Miss Long, ex-postmaster General
and Mrs. Gary, the 'Misses Gary, Postmas
ter General and Mrs. Smith. Secretary and
Miss Wilson, British (Ambassador and Miss
■Paunceforte, French ambassador, German
ambassador, Justice and 'Mrs. Brown, Sen
ator Hale, Senator (Hanna, Representative
and Mrs. Hitt, Justice and Misses Mc-
Kenna, General and Miss Miles, and many
others.
The bride’s wedding dress was heavy
white satin, style Marie Antoinette and
elaborately trimmed with pearls and point
lace.
ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
Shanghai Papers and Public Opinions Favor
Such an Arrangement.
Shanghai, May’ 18 —The newspapers and
public opinion is strongly in favor of an
angle-American alliance, as proposed in
the speech of Chamberlain, secretary of
stale for the colonies, made at Birming
ham.
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE
At Warsaw Was More Largely Attended Tnis
Morning.
Warsaw, Ind., May IS—<At the mission
ary conference of the Presbyterian General
Assembly today lhe audiences were larger
than those of yesterday. A devotional
program was conducted by Rev. Oscar
Roberts, of Battang, Africa.
A stirring address upon the awakening
of a greater spirit of liberty’ among church
workers was delivered by’ Rev. John Lee.
The arrivals were very’ heavy’ today and
it is believed that most of the missionaries
and visitors will have arrived tonight.
WOULD HAVE HAD
A HOT TIME.
Meeting of the Workingmen
Last Night Broken Up
By Fire.
The workingmen’s meeting called for at
the court house last night failed to ma
terialize.
It was broken up by the fire. Just at
the time that the crowd was gathering the
alarm was turned in and the fire looked so
serious that it was impossible to hold the
meeting together.
After the fire was safely out some of the
leaders gathered tut it was decided to
postpone the meeting to some date in the
near future.
Had the meeting come together the evi
dence is that there would have been a
lively time. More than one element was
represented and some of them came with
the determination to make it very warm
for those who were out for the purpose of
endorsing Mr. Craig.
In fact there was no little politics mixed
up in the meeting and there was just
enough to put the other side on their
metal and lhe determination was to en
dorse Mr. "Craig. This would have been
the result of the meeting had it not ‘been
for the fire.
It is evident that a majority of the peo
ple who were there were in favor of Mr.
Craig. It was hard to say who the other
element would have put forward. Mr. Joe
James says that he was not after the
nomination and it is thought that the
strength of the opposition would have been
thrown to Mr. Kendrick.
But those among the working menawho
ought to know something about the work
ingman's vote say that Mr. Craig is by far
the strongest man in the ranks and they
say’ that the dissention is brought about
by the effort on the part of other candi
dates to either have an endorsement of
themselves by the workingmen or to pr
vent the endorsement of Mr. Craig because
they are aware of Mr. Craig's strength
and are afraid of him.
Meanwhile the statement made by the
•friends of Mr. Craig and of others of the
friends of workingmen's aspirants for the
nomination that they would run theit can
didate without regard to the Democratic
primary has stirred up no small amount
of talk and will have the effect of bring
ing out opposition.
The claim is made by the element of the
workingmen that the executive committee
is playing a game of freeze-out and that
they will show the strength of the work
ingmen's vote in this county by running
their candidate in without regard to the
primary or the candidates who are nomi
nated in that primary.
They object to the assessment of SSO on
the candidate for the legislature claiming
that it is entirely too high.
In wall papering or tinting do not fail to
let me estimate on any work in my line.
Will surprise you with goodg goods at
lowest prices. F. R. Pomeroy.
EACH MOMENT
MW BE LAST
End of the Glorious Life is
Coming Peacefully in the
Home at Hawarden.
m n his n'E
Is Holding His Hand as the Last
Few Sands of Life Pass Through
the Glass—Beautiful End.
Hawarden, May 18, 1:20 p. m.—The tem
porary improvement of Gladstone’s con
dition is not continued. He is prostrate
and unconscious.
During tho crisis at 4 o’clock this morn
ing Gladstone’s breathing was 36 to the
minute and the members of his family’
were summoned.
Rev. Stephen Gladstone read the prayers
and hymns, including Gladstone’s favorite,
“Rock of Ages." When this was concluded
Gladstone was heard to murmur, “Our
Father.”
The weather is beautiful and the win
dow of Gladstone’s room is open. Mrs.
Gladstone does not leave the 'bedside
where she sits holding Gladstone’s hand.
Although extremely distressed, she is
bearing up with considerable fortitude.
Gladstone may expire any moment,
though he may’ live for twenty-four hours.
Any’ attempts to administer food seem
to bore him. His attendants keep his lips
moist with spirits and water at intervals.
He will probably’ die peacefully during
his slumber.
GRACE CHURCH REVIVAL.
The Preacher is Doing a Great Work and
Draws Big Crowds.
The reMilts of the children’s meeting at
'Grace church yesterday afternoon was six
accessions to the church. It is interest
ing and helpful to hear the children tell
in their own sweet and unaffected way’
how Jesus comes into their hearts and
blesses them in their lives. One little girl
said: “That as she was sitting in the Sun
school ohe day hearing about Jesus, he
seemed to come into her heart and just sit
down and stay there, and he worried her
heart so with love for him.” This is a rich
experinence. Mr. Leitch said that there
was a meeting held in New Orleans once
for two weeks, and the result of the meet
ing <w as one accession to the church, a lit
tle girl.
EveryLvdv said it was a failure. But
this little girl became the mother of the
great'Bishop Kavanaugh, of the (Methodist
(Church, South, who became a power for
good in the land.
(Last night at Grace church, after a
beautiful rendering of the song, “Sowing
the Tares,” by Mr. Fred Marshall, w'ho
addS so much to the interest of the servi
ces now being conducted, by his beautiful
and eeaselesg singing, for he (never seems
to tire, Mr. Leitch preached one of his
most effective sermons, from Romans, 8-9,
“If any man have not the spirit of Christ,
he is none of this.”
‘‘A man may have the spirit of Jesus
without having the spirit of Christ,” said
Mr. Leitch. “Thou shalt call his name Je
sus, for he shall save his people from their
sins.” Jesus means Joshua or Saviour,
and Christ means annointed of God. There
are and always have been believers and
saints in the 'church. A believer is one
who is baptized in the name of Jesui, and
a saint is one who is annointed of God. A
C'hrist-man, if you please. Have the spirit
of Christ, who went about doing good. Have
the spirit of goodness. There is a great
deal of difference, too, between conviction
and conversion. Conviction will make you
want to quit serving sata.n, Conversion is
an evidence in your life that you have quit
your sins. One who has the spirit of
Christ has light and purity and power. God
gives every man or woman who has the
spirit of Christ the power to do whatever
God would have them do. Jesus after the
water baptism was baptized with the pow
er of love. Oh, for a baptism of the power
of love tonight!”
With many illustrations Mr. Leitch ap
plied the many’ strong points in his strong
sermon last night, and the power of the
Holy’ Ghost fell upon the preacher and
people greatly, so that a memorable ser
vice was had. Indeed such a meeting as
was held at Grace church last night is sel
dom witnessed anywhere. There were tears
and conversions and shouts, and it looked
like the ePnticostal days of the apostles
had returned.
Mr. Leitch will preach every afternoon
this week at 4 o’clock and at night at 8
o'clock.
runsToTvice
And Not for Grand Chancellor
As Was Stated Yes
terdav.
The election of officers for the grand
lodge of the Knights of Pythias will take
place tomorrow morning.
It seems that the Macon delegation does
not propose to offer the name of Mr. Mil
ton Smith 'for the office of Grand Chan
cellor. The statement to this effect, they
say was a mistake. There was some talk
of doing so, but the idea was abandoned
sometime ago on account of certain condi
tions surrounding the situation.
It is more than probable, however, that
the name of Mr. Smith will be offered for
the position of vice chancellor and that
he will be elected to this place tomorrow
morning.
It is practically certain that the place
will be given to Mr. Smith 1Y he wants it,
but bis friends say that tie is not hunting
office, but ‘tha’ he will accept if it is of
fered him.
Telephone messages from Augusta this
morning are to the effect that the Macon
delegation are having a royal time.
INFANT’S DEATH.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Patello
Died Last Night.
The infant daughter of 'Mr. and L. H.
Patillo died last night after an illness
of something over two days.
The little one was only five months old.
The sympathy of the friends of the parents
in their bereavement is very great indeed.
The funeral will take place in the family
burying ground at Maysville, Ga., this af
ternoon.
HOPELESS TASK
FORJOLONELS
Governor’s Idea of Reorganiz
ing the Georgia Troops is
Not Practical.
OFFICERS RETAINTHEIR RANK
In All the Companies, no Matter
What Rank They at Present
Hold —Circular Will Go Out.
The commander of tho Georgia troops
thinks that the state militia, which has
been depleted by the system adopted in
securing the volunteers from this state to
the United States army, eaai be built up
again, but the colonels of the regiments
under him differ With the governor, and
say that the volunteer regiments of Geor
gia are furnished.
This is the opinion of Colonel C. M.
Wiley, and ho says that it was the pre
vailin' ■ . , u among those who were
present at tint meeting held yesterday in
Atlanta for the purpose of discussing the
situation and formulating plans under
Which the militia can be built up.
But the colonels of the Georgia regiment,
and more especially so old a soldier as
'Col. Wiley are going 'to ’follow the well
(known army rule, and will do what they
are told first, and then if they want to
■do so they can kick afterwards. So that
the commander-in-chief of the army and
navy’ c.if ‘the State of Georgia can rest as
sured (that his wishes will be carried out.
The governor Wishes to have the differ
ent regiments of the State built up again
at once to a st'ate of efficiency. Os course
the colonels of the regiments cannot guar
antee any r condition o's efficiency or of full
strength, but they’ wil do their best in this
direction.
Coioni 1 Wiley is now awaiting the
written orders cf the governor before he
does anything. It is thought bhat these
orders will be received within the next
few days, and then the plans will be car
ried out to the letter so far as is possible.
The orders vil'l go out to the officers
who may be b ft'of the different compa
nies in the regiment to send in to the ad
jutant a. role of the men who are left be
hind who are enlisted and did not go out.
as volunteers. 'A 'meeting of the officers
and non-commissioned officers will then be
called and arrangements (Will be made for
the recruiting of the companies and for
their control.
At the meeting yestefday it was decided
that, all officers cf 'the Georgia militia who
•went out as volunteers and who may now
hold the rank of private of non-commis
sioned officers or o‘s officers in the Georgia
vilunteers, wiil retain their rank in the
Georgia militia, and when they return will
take their positions with their companies.
These men of course 'know, then, that
no new officers will be appointed, but that
the different comy'anies will have to be
commanded as iwe'il as the colonels can
make the arrangements.
Tlie. (Macon Guards and the Floyd Rifles
have each a lit utenan't here, but the Hus
sars and the Volunteers dad not leave an
officer 'behind them. The command of the
ccm'p'anies will in all probability be given
to members of the staff wiio may be resi
dents here, and i's there are not. enough o’s
the staff 'then the ranking non commis
sioned officer will havecharge O's the n-oni
panies.
Bui the trouble is that it will be almost
''impossible to get. enlisted men. There
might he, as Colonel Wihy says, a brigade
formed as a 'homeguard, but 'the men who
would form ‘a. homeguard will not go in as
enlisted men.
Then there will boa great difficulty in
getting the men out 'to any’ drills, as they
have lost heart in all things imilHary.
Colonel iWiley says, (however, that he
will do i iis best when the orders are re
ceived, but he evidently (thin.-k that it will
Ibe a hopeless task to 'try to do anything in
the way of getting the regiment into any’
kind o’s condition.
NARROW ESCAPE
FOR WHOLE BLOCK.
Fire Last Night in the Demp
sey Block Was Well
Handled.
■A disastrous fire in the very heart of
town was narrowly averted last night
when the alarm was turned in from box
12 on Cherry street shortly after 8 o'clock.
■By that time smoke was coming from
the building in the Dempsey block next
to the alley on Cherry street. Within *
few minutes the volume of smoke x'td in
creased rapidly and it rolled in dense vol
umes from the ventilators next to the roof
of the building.
It was seen that the fire departin' nt had
no light task ahead of it if the building
and those adjacent were to 'be saved.
The rear end of the building -was the
first to show any fire. It was very difficult
indeed for the department to get the
streams on to the building and the chief
at once on seeing the nature of the fire
turned in the general alarm.
Almost while the prediction was being
made on every side that the building and
others near to it could not be saved the
depaitment by some most excellent work
had the fire under control.
But the stock in the building was almost
an entire loss. That is what >Mr. George
C. Schall, the manager for the Rochester
Shoe Company, says this morning. The
amount of water poured upon the building
from the roof penetrated the whole of the
two floors where the immense stock of
shoes was stored.
The stock is, however, fully covered by
insurance. The total amount of the in
surance on the stock was $14,000, which
it is thought will cover the amount of the
loss after those shoes which have been
slightly damaged have been sold.
Mr. Simon Josephson left town yester
day afternoon at 4 o’clock for Augusta to
attend the meeting of the Grand Lodge of
the Knights of Pythias. He was notified
of the fire last night and returned to the
city this morning.
The cause of the fire is unknown nor has
any good theory been advanced. The em
ployes of the store had just left and when
Mr. Schall closed the doors after going
over the building there was no evidence
of any fire.
When the department reached the store
the fire was said to be climbing up the
elevator shaft.
The damage to the building will not
amount to more that $1,500 or $2,000. It Is
the property of Mr. T. C. Dempsey.
Mr. Josephson will open up again as
soon as he can get the stock replenished
and the building is repaired.
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from an attack of whooping cough. My
neighbora recomended Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy. I did not think any mefli
cine would help him, but after giving him
a few doses of that reanedy I noticed an
improvement and one bottle cured him en
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ever had in the house.—J. L. 'Moore, South
Burgettstown, Pa. For sale by H. J. La
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DESSAU BADE
THEM WELCOME
4
School Commissioners of the
State Are in Session
Here Todav.
IKTEHKTIK MW
Is Being Carried Ont—Tomorrow
the Visitors Go Through
the Schools.
Eighty of the school commissioners of
the state are in session today in the city
court room and a most interesting opening
of what will be a most successful conven
tion took place this morning.
The opening session was called to order
by State School iCoimnissioner Glenn.
The addreSs of welcome in behalf of the
city of Macon and of the Board of Educa
tion of Bibb county was delivered by Mr.
Washington iDessau, who in his usual
happy manner welcomed the commission
ers to Macon and extended to them the
freedom of the city.
Tite response was made by State School
Commissioner Glenn, who took occasion to
put in a strong plea for the introduction
of more practical work in all the schools.
His address was earnest and eloquent and
was received with great favor by the audi
ence.
me following program was gone through
this morning, and during the day the reg
ular program will be carried out:
9 o’clock.—Address of welcome by the
mayor of Macon. Address of welcome
from the representatives of the county
board of education.
9:30 o’clock.—Annual address by the
president.
10 o’clock.—“ What Steps can be Taken
for the Erection of Modern School Houses
in Country School Districts?” Paper by
Hon. John ,A. Saye.
11 o’clock. —“What per cent, of the
School Fund should the County Board
Appropriate for Building Purposes?” Pa
per by Hon. J. E. Houseal.
12 o’clock —"How Can we Best Dispose
of County Line Schools?” “How Shall the
Teachers of such Schools be Paid?" Paper
by Hon. R. M. EMcCaslan. (Discussion.)
1 o’clock. —“How Can we Secure greater
Uniformity in the Reports oi Teachers and
in the Preservation of County School Re
cords?” Paper by Hon. O. D. Gorman.
3 o’clock.—“'What Should the County
Commissioner do Upon the Occasion of his
Visit to a School?” Paper by Hon. W. C.
Wright.
3:30 o’clock.—“ How Can we. Secure the
'Monthly Payment of Teachers?” Paper by-
Hon. W. (R. Power.
4o’cloek.—“(Best Methods of Securing
the Co-operation of Parents in the Support
of the Schools.” Paper by Hon. J. D.
Gwaltney. (Discussion.)
Music by the High School orchestra.
8 o’clock.—“ The Necessity for Consoli
dation of County Schools.” and “The Best
Method of Grading County Schools.” Pa
per by Hon. R. J. Guinn.
8:30 o’clock.—“ The County as a School
Unit, and the Advantage of Local Taxa
tion to Supplement the School Fund.” Pa
per by Hon. 1). Q. Abbott.
!) o’clck.—“Should the School Money of
Each County be .Apportioned to Each Sub
school District -Wording to School Popula
tion?” Taper by Hon. M. L. Duggan.
ELUS-TINLEY,
Anolher Wedding and Camp Northern Fin
nishes the Groom.
Sergeant J. C. Ellis, of the Macon Guards
was yesterday married to Miss Genie Tin
ley.
Like the several other weddings of a like
kind, this one was a complete surprise to
the friends of the young couple.
Sergeant Ellis came down yesterday
from the camp and the ceremony was per
formed yesterday afternoon by Rev. Mr.
Lee, the pastor of Jones chapel.
The bride is the daughter of a prosper
ous farmer of the Rutland district and has
many friends throughout the county. Ser
geant. Ellis has been chief clerk to the
master mechanic of the Southern railway
and is a young man universally esteemed
and respected.
WILL NOT DIVIDE.
Diocesan Convention in Session Today in
Savannah.
A large number of Macon delegates havo
gone to Savannah where they will attend
the .diocesan convention of the Episcopal
church of Georgia.
At the last convention a resolution was
introduce.d providing for the division of the
'Georgia dio.-esc into two, making two
bishopricks of it. It i- not thought, how
ever, that this wil! be done at this con
vention as it seems to be too radical a
change to suit the majority of the conven
tion.
Pomeroy is still headquarters for best,
and cheapest work in wall paper or dec
orative materials. 150 Cotton avenue.
Good Metal
Rings True.
A good tailor forgets how to do poor work. An
expert designer can’t help showing ability, even
in inexpensive garments. That’s why these
Suits for Men at
$7.50, $8.50, SIO.OO and $12.00
have such a smart and elegant air. There’s a style
and cost-more-than-that look about them that many
a S4O custom tailored Suit lacks
Assortments at above prices are abundant. Not
an undesirable suit in the lot—all are nobby and
serviceable.
nioneu on Hana.
Loans on real estate. Easy monthly
payments.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon. (M„ 4«I Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS
ALL CABLES
TO BE CUT
■ Blanco Will be Left Complele
; ly Without Information
From the Outside.
BLOCKADERS
Are Becoming More Strict
Than Ever, and the Island
Is to Be Cut Off.
HKllffi! «0 NEWS
From the Outside World Will Reach
Blanco from Now on—Cables
All Belong to England.
Washington, May IS.—The complete iso
lation of Blanco from lhe outside world is
now looked upon by the leading military
and naval authorities as the essential to
be executed at the earliest possible mo
ment. The pressing need of this has be
come more evident within the last few
days, since Blanco is known to have been
in constant cable communication with the
'admiral of the Spanish squadron, and also
with Madrid. He has thus been an inter
mediary between the government and the
admiral, informing them of his own needs
and advising them on matters of policy.
The authorities here feel the need of
bringing this communication to an end
and official inquiry has developed the fact
that there will be little difficulty in isolat
ing 'Bianco, if thenecessary steps are taken
and energetically pushed. Havana's com
munication with the outside world is car
ried on by five distict cable lines. Two of
these running to the United States, and.
are, of course, closed against General
Blanco. The remaining three cable exits
from Havana are byway of Santiago, on
the South coast of Cuba. Havana is con
nected by two land lines iwith Santiago.
The actual departure Os the cables from
Cuba occurs at Santiago, two of the lines
running thence to Jamaica and one to
Hayti.
When a message has once left Cuba by
one of the three lines still open
it has no less than six different cable
routes it can adept after leaving Jamaica
or Hayti.
The authorities have with much labor
figured out all these various means by
which Blanco can keep up communication
They are satisfied that the three cables
running to Santiago are the routes from
whi'ch all these various routes spring, and
if this trippie root is cut the entire sys
tem of eommnunication between Cuba and
the outside world will at once end. San
tiago Is not strongly fortified, and it is be
lieved there will be little danger attend
ing the cutting of the three cables at that
point. The right to cut these cables is
not doubted by the authorities here, al
though most of them are 'British cables.
When the cable at Santiago will be cut
is not disclosed, but there is trong pressure
towards having the work done imediately,
for until it is done General Blanco main
tains communication and is thus enabled
to embarrass the operations of our milita
ry and naval forces.
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A CORRECTION.
A few day.; ago a notice appeared in The
News to the effect that the revenue stamp
clerk would “necessarily have to vacate"
on aeount of the incoming colored deputy
collector, whose office is entirely distinct
from that of the stamp clerk.
An effort was made to correct the above,
but resulted in giving a wrong impression,
as the stamp clerk said nothing concern
ing her resignation, only that her duties
have nothing to do with those of the dep
uty collector, and that she has her own
private office.