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CHEAP MONfcZV.
• % per eenL anA 7 per eeat. ener »«w
rtady for loan* on Mecoe reddene* end
business preperty. 8 per cent, money for
farm loann. Over $6,000,000 euoceMfully
negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans made
(•an be paid off at any time. We are head
quarters. Q. a. Coletnan, Gen. Man.,
If>< Second street, Macaa, Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1884
LONDON F«S INSIST
BATTLE MJ BEEN FOUGHT
And 1 hat_ Both the American Squadron’s Attacked and Oe-
KINGSTON DISPACH
However, Fails to Confirm the
Rumor, and it is Proba
bly False.
FUN US IO PHIEUPINES
Has Evidently Bern Changed by
Spain Cadiz Fleet to Relieve
Havana Cevera to Draw
Off American Fleet.
Loudon Mr. 24 Per.-isU nt rumors are
in <*i r. ill a i io*, today to toe < ffcct that a
yri.it naval battle ba bet n fought in the
vicinity of the Windward Passage between
tin < a tern end of Cuba and the western
part of Hayti, in which both the American
squadrons closed in on the Spanish Cape
Verde squadron, eoinntandtd by Cervera,
and coutpleti ly destroyed the Spanish
ships.
KINGSTON DISPATCH
Fails to Confirm Rumor, and it is Not to be
Believed.
London. Aliy 24 -A dispati h from King
ston, Jamaica, to the Reuter’s Telegram
Company, yesterday evi ninr said: “Noth
Ing Is known of the reported battle in the
Winw.iiil I’.t.-s.i.'.i .” adding, "\o American
or Spanish ajia liip have visit..i Jamaica
ports aina’o th. beginning of the wat. Lin
den newspaper- r.k< it for granted that
the ship repotted y. icf.lav by the Lloyd
agent nt Para .ire th» Oregon, Marietta
and Niehtaroe.
SULL Al SANTIAGO
Is the Cape Verde lie; I, Says the World’s
Correspondent.
New York, May 21 Its Key West eor
r< qiondent telegraphs to the Evening
World that he has information from unim
peachable authority that the Spanish fleet
is still at Santiago.
SPAIN’S PLANS AS
TO PHILIPPINES.
Have Been Materially Chang
ed—Cevera to Draw Off
American Fleet.
London, May 21 \ special from Mad'id
says that evidently the program in ’•ega-1
to the Thillipine Islands has been changed.
Ot is believed here that there will b- no
itniunudiate engagement in Cuban waters,
but that V.lmir.il Cerveras will draw off
the enemy while the Cadiz fleet relieves
Havana.
M’COOK CALLED
To Rejoin His Regiment Presbyterians
Congratulate Victoria tl
Winona Lak. . Ind . Alay 24—A war rip
ple reach, d the Pr» sbyterian general as
sembly today. \ telegram calling Dr.
Henry C McCook of Philadelphia, to re
join his regiment, the Second Pennsyl
vania. at Morristown. Del. Before leaving
he was given an opportunity to present
the work and claims of the Presbyterian
Historical Society.
Ehler John E Parsons, of N< a York,
offer, d a resolution directing the cable
gram be s,nt t<» Queen Victoria congratu
lating here upon her birthday.
Only one nagative vote was heard. The
regular order of the day was the report
on the board of home missions.
HAS ACCEPTED.
Almejorai Will be Minister of Foreign Af
fairs.
Madrid. May 24—The Duke Aliuelovat
Derio lias accepted the portgolio of minis
ter of foreign affairs.
BACK TO CADIZ.
Admiral Camara Has Received His Full In
structions,
(Madrid, May 24. — According to the pub
lished news, Admiral Camar.j. commander
of the Cadiz squadron, has been fully in
structed and returns to Cadiz tonight.
MRS. LESLIE CARTER
Severely Injured While Playing at the Adel
plic in London.
New York, (May 24.—A good friend of
David Gelasco’s representative in this
country received a message from London
saying that Mrs. Leslie Carter was severe
ly injured last evening while playing at
the Adelphi theater.
ITALIAN MINISTER DEAD.
Rome, (May -4. -Benedetto Brin, inspec
tor general of naval engineering and min
ister of marine, is dead.
;ia's Fleet.
strayed Ce»
SECRET ORDERS.
Cerveras Has Been Directed What to Do in
Event of Cuffing Communication.
Madrid, May 24 —A dispatch from Ha
vana says:
“’Secret orders have been given Admiral
1 ■ rvanas is to what course to pursue in
the event of the \meri. ans attempting to
cut the communication between Cuba and
Spain.
‘The Americans continue to occupy sta
tions outside of Havana. Cit nfugos, Car
denas and San de Cuba. There are now
nineteen American warships before Ha
vana.”
SPAIN SAYS.
That Yesterday Capo Verde Fleet Was Still
There.
M uh id, May 24- It is anoounced official
ly that the squadron of \dmiraf Cervano
was still at Santiago yesterday.
DESERTED
BY WARSHIPS
Key West Has Not Shown the
Absence of the Vessels So
Much for Some Time.
New York, May 24—A special from Key
West to the Comercial Advertiser says:
Key West has not been so deserted by
warships for weeks as it is this morning.
Nothing has been heard of the imme
diate occupation of Cuba. Everything
awaits Sampson's and Schley’s move
ments.
APPOINTMENTS
Ma e in the War Department by the Presi
dent This Morning.
Washington, May 24. —The president to
day sent the following nominations to the
senate:
War—’For appointment to the signal
coops, to be colonel, Lieutenant Colonel
Henry C. iDunwoody; to be lieutenant col
ne). Caiptaln James Allen, signal corps of
the United States army. Captains to be
majors—.Richard P. Strong, Fourth ’Artil
lery: Geo. P. Screven, signal corps; Wm.
\. Glas.-tord, signal corps. First lieuten
ants to bo majors—J. E. Maxfl'fiold and
Frank Green. Samuel Ruber, of the signal
corps, and Mr. Eugene R. Feehel, of Mich
igan. civilian.
Subsistence department—'Lieutenant. Col
onel Charles Albert Woodruff, to be assis
tant commissary general of subsistence
with the rank of colonel; (Major Henry G.
Sharpe to he assistant commissary general
of subsistence with the rank of lieutenant
colonel.
Corps of Englneers-Major Charles Wal
ker Raymond, to be lieutenant colonel;
Captain Wm Murray Glaok, to be major;
First Lieutenant Mason Matthews Patrick,
to be captain; Second Lluetenant Geo. P.
Howell, to be first lieutenant.
wimberlyTor
LEGISLATURE.
It is Said This Afternoon That
the City Attorney
Will Run.
It was stated this afternoon on author
ity almost as good as if Mr. Minter Wim
berly- himself that he had made up his
mind to make the race for the legislature.
An effort was made to find Mr. Wim
berly and to obtain a confirmation or de
nial of this rumor, but he could not be
found.
It is, however, probably true that he has
made this decision as it is known that he
spoke of it some time ago.
His friends have been anxious that he
should make the race but he has been re
ticent about it and it has (been hard for
him to arrive at a decision. _
The entrance of 'Mr. Wimberly into the
race would complicate matters still more
as there is every chance that he would be
one of the elect.
At any rate whether true or not the fact
that Mr. Wimberly is said to be about to
make the race will be about as lively a
piece of political news as has gone abroad
since, the campaign opened.
$2.64 TO ATLANTA.
And Return on Account Mercer-Athens De
bate, Saturday, Mav 28.
For this occasion the Southern Railway
will sell tickets from Macon to Atlanta and
return at half rate, for trains leaving Ma
con Saturday, May 2Sth, at 5.30 a. m., 4:45
P- m., and for the (Mercer Special at 9 a. m.
Tickets will be good to return until Sun
day night. May 29th. The entire student
body from Mercer will go i»p on the spe
cial and everybody is cordially invited to
join them.
Note—Returning a train will leave At
lanta after the debate, about 11 o'clock
Saturday night.
Randall Clifton.
Traveling Passenger Agent.
naval - reserves
Os Illinois Ordered for Ser
vice With Sampson’s
Fleet.
St. Louis, May 24.—Lieutenant Cross
man, commanding the Third division of
the Second battalion otf naval militia of
Ilinois. at Alton, has received a telegram
notifying him to be ready by Thursday to
furnish one hundred men, the full strength
of the command, for service with Samp
son’s fleet.
THE MA€ON NEWS.
MUST DESTROY
SPANISH FLEET
Everything is in Readiness
for the Great Naval Battle
This Week.
HOSPITAL SHIP ORDERED
Tobe in Readiness-Spanish Fleet
is Known to be Off the Island
of Cuba Now.
Key West .May 24.—Ev?ry preparation
h.i ■ 'been made by the United States naval
author!to- for ■ trovmg the “p.i.i’sn ileei,
which is known to be off the isla.nl ot
Cuba.
All signs point to a decisive battle some
day this week.
The hospital ship Solace and surgeons
were ordered long ago to be ready for ser
vice at a moment's notice but no fresh
orders have been issued.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
One Regiment Goes to Mobile and the Other
to the Philippines,
New Orleans, (May 24. —The Eighteenth
and Twenty-third regiments of infantry
and the Fifth regiment of cavalry, which
have been in camp at the fair grounds,
will leave this afternoon.
The former two regiments for the Phil
1-ipines via San Francispo, and the latter
for Mobile.
The Eighteenth and Twenty-third regi
ments are 1,(220 strong and the cavalry
number 612. The will go to Mo
bile in four transports.
The departure of these troops will de
plete the force of regulars which have
been stationed here.
TEDDY’STERRORS
OBJECTS OF WONDER
Camp Wood Thronged With
Persons Anxious to See
Cowboys.
San .Antonio. Tex., May 24—-Camp Wood
is constantly thronged with people anx
ious to see the.:rough riders. All during
the day in the hot sun hundreds of peo
ple stroll among the tents and on the
driveways There are no drills, but the
sightseers find much to interest.them.
Teddy's Terrors spend the greater part
of the afternoon lounging in their tents.
Toward 6 o’clock, when tile mtn begin to
ride their bucking bronchos to water and
the men on kitchen detail began to fry
bacon, the camp becomes more interest
ing.
Goodrich, the famous 'Harvard athlete,
has been made second lieutenant of Troop
D, of the first squadron. He probably is
more popular among the Westerners than
any other of the Fifth avenue recruits, and
his promotion gives great satisfaction.
Sergeant-Major Joe Carr, of Washington,
has been promoted to a first lieutenancy.
The handsomest place in the city—The
Volunteer Ice Cream Parlor.
FROM REVIELLE TN TAPS,
Interesting Facts About the Army Now at
Tampa. «
In Camp, Tampa Heights. Fla., (May 24. —
—‘Every move during the day, which is an
official camp regulation, is made on the
sounding of the .‘bugle.
At 5:10 a. m. the bugler sounds the first
reveille call, and the soldier rolls over In
his cot for a little cat nap of ten minutes.
Then he must get up, for the bugler has
said so in a short, rasping mixup of sharps
and flats from one end of the scale to the
other.
Ten minutes a'fter this the soldier must
be in line, when the assembly is tooted.
Assembly over the soldiers wash up, and
at 6 o’clock the toot of the bugler calls him
to breakfast. ‘He can take an hour for this
meal, but at 7 o’clock all men who are to
do fatigue duty about the camp for the
day must be ready.
The others for an hour and a half go
through the extended order of a skirmish
drill. At 9 o'clock the officers meet and
attend school until 10 o’clock. The men
oti duty at fatigue are recalled at 11 and
can rest till 1, and the soldiers after army
drill also rest until after dinner. At 11:30
the First sergeants’ call is sounded, and
they report to the adjutants the condition
of the company. When 12 o’clock is an
nounced (Washington Time) the bugler
belches out a hungry note or two. and the
onslaught is made on The dinner.
A practice march is taken up- at 1
o’clock in the afternoon. At first these
marches were very short, but now ‘they
are growing, and two hours are being con
sume! in them each day.
The men on fatigue duty go back to
work at 2 p. tn., and some asthmatic bugle
calls him from duty at 4:30. This is fol
lowed toy the call •for guard mount at 4:30'
Ten minutes are consumed in this, and •
then the adjutant’s call is sounded, and I
that official reports occurrences of the day I
and other important matters to the prop- !
er officers.
Supper follows between 5:30 and 6
o’clock. From that time on the soldier en
joys himself as best he can. At 9 o'clock
the tattoo is sounded Forty-five minutes
later the call to quarters comes, and every
body in camp must be in tent. When the
dials of the trumpeter’s watch tells him it
is 10 o’clock he says good night to all in a
beautiful melody called “Taps.”
Lights are put out and all the moving
life in camp is made up of the sentries on
duty.
SHERMAN TO VISIT Al ASKA.
Washington. May 24 —John Sherman the |
former secretary of state, will leave Wash- i
incton this week, probably today in com
panv with Mrs. Sherman, for a tour of
the West.
They expect to travel as far north as
Srtka, Alaska, and return about the last
of August through Canada. They will visit
the Y'ellowstone Park and other .places of
Interest along the line of the Northern
Pacific. Mr Sherman will stop a few days
at his old home in Mansfield. O. He will
then go to Chicago, where he will remain
one or two days before starting on his long
journey.
The Volunteer Ice Cream Parlor, 362
Second street.
.... —*« A
MACON NEWS TUESDAY MAY 24 1898.
SITUATION IS
VERY DESPERATE
They are Starving in the
Philippines and Outbreaks
• are Feared.
FOOD ALMOST EXHAUSTED
And Still Dewey Keeps up His
Blockade—The Insurgents
Are Threatening.
New York, .May 24.—A copyrighted dis
patch to the World from Hong Kong says:
The situation at Manila is desperate.
Food is scarce and meat is exhausted,
while the canned stuff is nearly gone.
Two weeks will exhaust the available
supply.
The volunteers demanded food but tbe
Spanish government authorities refused to
give it and riots are threatened.
A delegation is preparing to wait upon
United States Consul -Wildman, as the cit
izens fear an outbreak.
The insurgents control the surrounding
country, and Chief Aguinaldo, sent by
Wildman from here, has arrived and with
a staff is organizing the rebels.
The foreign residents are moving from
Cavite. The Spanish report 500 killed and
700 wounded in the bomlbardment by Ad
miral Dewey.
All classes are waiting anxiously the
arrival of our troops. There is no sickness
on our ships.
DEWEY REFUSED
To Allow Germans to Land Any Provisions
at Manila.
New York, ‘May 24.—<A special from Ma
nila says the German consul tried to land
provisions from the German ship but that
‘Djwey refused to permit it.
The consul then declared that according
to the dispatch, he would force the land
ing under the protection of two German
cruisers, but Dewey threatened to fire on
the cruisers and the attempt was abandon
ed.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Bibb County Commissioners Want Conven
tion Indefinitely Postponed.
Atlanta may get the convention of coun
ty commissioners of Georgia which is
scheduled to meet in (Macon on July 20th.
Tbe commissioners of Bibb county do not
think it is a good plan to hold the meet
ing here on the date named and have said
so in a letter written to IMr. A. L. Kontz,
who is secretary of the Georgia Association
of County Commissioners.
in the Bibb commissioners’ letter it was
said that the eonamisioners of that county
did not think it was advisable to hold the
convention at the time named and that
Macon was hardly a suitable place. It
stand that on account of ibe war, which
was a serious drawback, and the reunion
to be held in Atlanta at the same time as
the convention is appointed to meet in
’Macon, it would ibe difficult for the com
missioners of the state to attend, and re
quested that the convention be indefinitely
postponed.
Other reasons were cited why the con
vention should not be held there, at the
time named. The letter, as soon as re
ceived, was forwarded to the president of
the association and he was requested by
Secretary Kontz to take it under advise
ment and consult with the executive com
mittee of the state association as to the
advisability of calling the meeting off.
The letter written to the president by
the members of the board of county com
missioners of (Fulton extended an invita
tion to the county commissioners of Geor
gia to meet in Atlanta on the same day
named for the members of the association
to meet in Macon.
It cited a number of reasons why the
convention should be held in Atlanta and
showed that in Atlanta on July 20th the
reunion of Confederate veterans would be
going on, and as it is probable that many
of the county commissioners of Georgia
are veterans, they could kill two birds with
one stone by coming to Atlanta on July
20th. The question of rates on the rail
roads is another strong point stated in the
letter why the convention should go to
Atlanta.
The Volunteer Ice Cream l*arlor, 362
Second street.
MERCER’STUDENTS
WILL GO IN A BODY
To Attend the Mercer-Athens
Joint Debate—Meeting
Held Today.
The (Mercer students had a very enthusi
astic meeting this morning concerning
their big excursion to the Mercer-Athens
debate in Atlanta next Saturday. (Mr. John
Roach Straton, one of the Mercer cham
pions in the coming contest, made a plan
by which it is hoped to carry the whole
student body. The (boys nearly lifted the
roof with their enthusiasm.
The Mercer boys are to have a special
train to be known as the 'lMercer Special.”
It will be decorated from “cowcatcher to
the last coach with 'Mercer colors. One
rate for the round trip has been secured,
and this, with the fine college spirit that
lives and reigns on the campus, as well as
among (Merec-r’s countless friends in Ma
con, will give a large and happy crowd to :
go to Atlanta, wearing the orange and !
black. The Athens boys and their friends ■
will’ also be there in great numbers, and ;
the speeches of the champion orators will ■
set the Grand Opera House ablaze with en- \
thuslasm.
The faculty will go with the students. 1
It will be an excursion of Macon's best '
people, animated by purposes of the high
est order, and every friend of aspiring ■
“Young tmerica” should go on the “Mer
cer Special.”
$2.64 TO ATLANIA,
And Return, May 28, Via the Southern ■
Railroad.
Account the Mercer-i Athens Oratorical
contest the Southern railway will sell
round trip tickets from Macon to Atlanta.
Saturday. May 28th for trains leaving (Ma
con at 8:30 a. m.. 4:45 p. m. and for the
"Mercer Special” leaving here at 9 a. m.
Tickets good until Sunday night May 29th.
A train will leave Atlanta about 11 o’clock
Saturday night after the debate
RANDALL CLIFTON, Trav.’Pass. Agt.
DRILLING HARD
AT TRE PARK.
Supplies Are Being Rapidly
Received. Unloaded and
Stored.
TENNESSEE BOYS ARRIVE
And Are Visited in the Camp by
Hundreds of People-Thirty
five Thousand in Camp.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 24—The work
of unloading and storing the forty-nine
ears of provisions which arrived yesterday
was completed today.
Up to today the quartermaster’s depart
ment had received $295,000 worth of pro
visions for the volunteers.
Tbe value of the clothing and equip
ments received amounts to as much.
The qjiarteimaster’s department is do
ing remarkably well in caring for the
35,000 men now in camp..
The arrivals this morning were the
Third regiment of Tennessee infantry and
the First regiment of Vermont infantry.
The Third Tennessee, 1,000 .' 1■; and
men under Col. J. P. Fyffe, aim ..I from
Nashville. A majority of th’ r. -intent
Chattanooga boys and him L.d= visited
them this morning.
The First regiment of ”.T:.’ont volun
teers, infantry, arrived t: is morning over
the Southern railway. It composed of
980 officers and men, u.iu.r Col. C. O.
-Clark.
The railroad men are now getting their
first rest since the mobilization b>gau and
comparatively few troops are artiving.
Hard drilling is going on and in every
camp the work of training t c troops
thoroughly is beihg steadily and vigor
ously prosecuted.
SOLDIERS STILL
Passing Through Macon—Troops from lowa
Went Through This Morning.
Three hundred boys from lowa, going to
the front, passed through the city this
morning en route to Tampa.
They made up one entire battalion of in
fantry, and were entirely uniformed and
equipped.
Ten coaches, one sleeper, one baggage
car and one box car were required to carry
them.
The trains carrying the soldiers arrived
at 1 o’clock and after a stop of fifteen min
utes. hurried over the Southern to their
destination. lAt Everett the trains go over
the Florida Central and Peninsular to
Tampa, arriving there about 10 o’clock to
nignt.
The bteiialion was ccmgofed of the flow
er of the young men of the western state.
The larger number of them came from Des
.Moines, an I they 1 ?id that tears were shed
for them when they boarded the train and
commenced the journey across the conti
nent.
This afternoon t,he Second battalion of
tbe same regiment will arrive and will
reach Tampa a short time after the other
two. The Second battalion is composed of
three hundred men, also from Des Moines.
Nine coaches, one Pullman and two bag
gage cars are necessary to carry them.
‘More troops arc expected through here
during the week, and as the corps of the
army, is gathering at Tampa, nearly all
the soldiers making uip the division which
will start into Cuba ‘from that place w’ill
go through Macon. Almost the full com
plement has arrjved there, but several
regiments are yet needed to make the di
vision complete.
The railroads are pleased with the traf
fic and say they find no trouble in handling
the soldiers.
HOME~GUARD~
HAS ORGANIZED
Bv the Reorganization of the
Macon Companies and
Election of Officers.
The meeting of the 'Macon Volunteers
held last night was an interesting event
and resulted in the selection of Captain
G. C. Conner as captain to command that
company pending tbe absence of the regu
lai captain of the company.
This much was (predicted in The News
yesterday. The statement made that the
selection of Captain Conner to command
his old company would have the effect of
arousing the enthusiasm of the remainimg
members of the company and of encour
aging new members has been verified to
day as a large number of applications have
been received.
The Volunteers did another graceful act
in selecting the paymaster of the company
who already holds the rank of first lieu
tenant to take the vacancy as an active
first lieutenant pending the return of First
Lieutenant G. C. Conner, of the Volun
teers.
It is safe to say that the strength of the
Volunteers will be considerably increased
within a very short time and that the com
pany will be extremely dependable in the
event of a call for home guard.
Ihe Macon Hussars also held a metting
last night and decided to select Mr. \lfred
R. Willingham as their captain pending
thf return of Captain Bell. Mr. R. B. Car
put was selected for the lieutenancy and
Mr. K. F. Dunlap for the sencond lieuten
ancy.
Colonel Wiley will probably visit the
armories of the'other companies some day
this week.
Colonel Wiley stated this morning that
he would appoint Mr. Willinguam in ail
probability a commissinoed officer under
the law which allows of the appointment
of graduates of a military college with
more than a hundred students, to be made
second lieutenants. He says that Mr
Willingham is a well qualifi ll ! sorlier and
that : e at present in charge of the Hus
sars as corporal, but that he will, he
thinks, place him in charge of the Hus
sars as a second lieutenant as soon as- he
can get the authority to do so from the
governor.
Colonel Wiley will visit the Macon
Guards and Floyd Rifles on next Thursday
and Monday nights respectively.
HAS SAILED
Officially Announced That Spanish Fleet
Has Left Santiago.
Port au Prince, May 24—According »o
current rumors the Spanish Cape Verde
squadron, which had arrived at Santiago,
subsequently sailed from that port and its
destination is unknown.
The handsomest place in the city—The
Volunteer Ice Cream Parlor.
FIRE SWEEPS
OVER SOFKEE
The Little Town on the Geor
gia Southern and Florida
Was Burned.
TRAINS WERE DELAYED
And the Railroad Was Damaged to
Considerable Extent Cars
Burned Up.
Fire ibroke out in the town of Sofkee on
the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad
this morning and nearly the whole town
is reported to be burning up.
Just how far this is true it is bard to
say 'but it is a fact that several ears that
were standing on the track were on fire
and it was impossible for tho shoo fly
train to pass. <
Tic t.;-;n t it went out at 11:45 trans
ferred at Sofkee ancHbrought in the pas
sengers of the shoo fly which will take
1.1. he passengers of the regular train.
: c-L ee is not a large place but it is with
•: ...t Lee protection and the flames spread
1.. Pally around the depot doing much dam
age. fee Infor;, ation from that point is
meagre l.ui .■ o i.r as is krown it is one
of the woi: t fir- > that has ever visited the
place and the r. Iroad will be a consider
able loser.
No damage to ny thing but property was
done and the people of the little town did
valiant work in saving what they could
from the flames.
The transferred passengers came in at
"'2:30 o’cL.ck on the regular train.
NEW HYMN BOOK
Will be Published by the Presbyterian
Church, South.
New Orleans, La., May 24—The fifth
days session of the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church of the United
States convened at 9:30 o’clock.
The devotional exercises preceding the
business session were conducted by the
Rev. S. M. Logan, of Middlesborough, Ky.
The most important overtures ami com
munications submitted were by the Pres
bytery of Muhlenberg to the request of the
committee on publication to publish fr.u
doctrinal tracts, and by Montgomery for
a new Look of hymns.
tFLEE AS A BIRD
To the Mountains in Times of Wat , Advises
a Virginian.
The News publishes elsewhere the inter
esting and unique advertisement of tho
Leesburg (Va.) Inn, one of the delightful
resorts of the Virginia mountains. This
popular resort is only thirty miles from
Washington and is both interesting and
delightful as a sinner home. Macon peo
pie who contemplate spending the summer
in the mountains will do well to get rates
from the Leesburg Inn.
Ladies will find it to be a pleasure to
drink soda water at The Volunteer Ice
Parlor.
HON. D. D. CRAIG
ENTERS THE RACE.
The Fifth Candidate for the
Legislature and the First
From the Laity.
Mr. D. D. Craig announces his candi
dacy for the legislature in this issue of
t'he News.
This makes the fifth announcement and
another is looked for at any time from
Col. J. H. Hall.
Mr. Craig will be considered thf» candi
date o.f the working men of the county and
will receive a large support from this
element, as well as from the general pub
lic.
He has served one term in the legisla
ture with credit to himself and the county
and his friends feel that he should be
given the endorsement of re-election.
Mr. Cra'g i, the first candidate to an
nounce who is not a member of the bar
and from present indications iT would ap
pear that he is to 'be the only lay candi
date.
Mr. Craig has been a resident of this
county for a long time and has always
held himself well among the whole people
He is particularly popular among the la
boring people, and is himself of the high
est type of laboring man. Aside from the
general esteem in which he is held among
his associates, which is the strongest test
of a man’s worth, Mr. Craig has a strong
following among the people in every walk
of life in the community.
In the last legislature he served faith
fully as a member of some of the leading
committees of the house and at all tiro, s
was to be found battling for what he be
lieved to be right.
MACON ELKS
Will Hold a Joint Meeting With Brethren at
Carnp Northtn.
The Macon lodge of Elks proposes to
hold a meeting at Camp Northeh, Griffin,
or in the town at some time in the near
future if they can obtain permission to do
so from the proper airthorites. It will
require this authority before the meeting
can be held.
This authority is not necessary only from
the military authorities, but from the high
est officers of the Elks.
It is more than probable, however, that
the meeting will be held and the Elks at
their meeting tonight will decide on tm
plans for the meeting.
A large number of Macon Elks art *n
camp ?t Griff,n and they will weLon-j th.
others whsn rhe meet'ng is held.
Each one of the members of -the volun
teer troops will be given what is known as
a traveling card, which will give admis
sion to any of the lodges in Cuba or else
v. here, and at the same time war members
will be given a receipt for one year’s dues
in advance.
Yellow Jaundice Cured.
Suffering humanity should be supplied
with every means posisble for its relief I
It is with pleasure we publish the follow- l
ing: ’‘This is to certify that I was a ter- I
rible sufferer from yellow jaundice for over ,
six months and was treated by some of the •
best physicians in our city and all to no
avail. Dr. Bell, our druggist, recommended '
Electric Bitters, and after taking two hot- |
ties, I was entirely cured. I now take great ;
pleasure in recommending them to any
one suffering from this terible malady. I
am gratefully yours, M. A. Hogarty, Lex
ington Ky.” Sold by H. J. Lamar & Sons,
druggists.
CAPE VERDE FLEET
DEFINITELY LOCATED
Engagement Confidently Expected al Key West la Take Place
Some Time This Week.
PRESIDENT FAVORS INVASION
At Once, but General Miles Believes Should
be Postponed.
Washington, May 24. —President (McKin
ley and Secretary Alger are said to be
firmly convinced that the invasion of Cuba
should begin at the earliest possible mo
ment.
It is said that the President and cabinet
do not share the view, still sai'd to be en
tertained by Major General Miles and the
officers of the army, that military opera
tions on the island should be deferred un
til autumn when the rainy season shall
have passed. However desirable on the
score of greater security to the troops, the
president and his advisers believe Qi.u the
occupation of Cuba should follow the im
pending conflict on water; that land fonts
should he in readiness to supplement the
good work of our ships, and that an in.fi ll
mte prolongation of the buockade would be
Wholly foreign to the object of war. There
fore, the war of 'preparation for invasion ;s
being hurried to completion.
BARN BURNED
• AT BACONFIELD.
Senator Bacon Loses About
Eight Hundred Dollars in
Earlv Morning Fire.
A barn belonging to Senator Bacon at
Baconsfit Id was burned with all ii- con
tents this morning'between 1 and 2 o’clock.
The loss is about SBOO and is partially
covered by insurance.
Tile, fire was first discovered in th<* r."T
aviiere the flames w'eiv seen issuing froni
the windows in the upper nart of lit.
building.
A 'bucket brigade was at once formed
and the adjoining farm 'buildings were
thoroughly soaked with water. In this
way the spread ~'f rhe flames and a disas
trous fire was averted.
The bui'dhig contained about two tons
of hay. 'fifty or sbventy-five bushels of
JS l"’’ 1 farln ,ll: 'S'iinery valued at about
s2of). due bu.ld.n'g itself cost between S3OO
find .400.
■T.'-f fir? is thought to have been of in
cendiary origin. This'is the only explana
tion, unless a tramp had taken.up tempo
rary lodging there and bad dropped a
lighted match in fine hay.
•AU th., stock v.as moved cut in time to
prevent any loss in this way.
WHOOPING COUGH.
I had a little boy who was nearly dead
from an attack of whooping cough. My
neighbors recomen<k d Cham'bei la in’s
Cough Remedy. 1 did not think any medi
cine would help him, but after giving lijm
a tew doses of that rem. dy I noticed an
improvement and one bottle cured him en
tirely. It is the 'best cough medicine 1
ever had in the house. —J. L. Moore, South
Burgettstown, Pa. For sale by H. J. La
mar & Sons, druggists.
I have been a sufferer from chronic diar
rhoea ever since the war and have used
all kinds of medicines for it. At last I
found one remedy that has been a success
as a cure, and that is Chamberlain’s Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.—-P. E.
Grisham, Gaars Mills, La. For sale by 11.
J. Lamar & Sons. Druggists.
f Georgia’s I
E Best resort for recreation, rest, pleasure and the <4
[> restoring of all afflicted with liver or kidney
> troubles, rheumatism, dispepsia or malaria to <<
f Health :
L' . «
Has always been its famous Indian Spring, -J
with its splendid summer home, THE 0
WIG WAM, cleared of all objectionable feat- o
k- ures, physical’y and morally clean, with uusur- o
passed table, it becomes the ideal summer O
Resort. ■<
K ... J
Rates on appplication>fc«K
T. C. PARKER, Prop. C. E. Hooper, Manager 3
Good Clothing
That Stays Good.
A man looks better in a properly made sl2 Suit that
keeps its shape than in a-poorly made $25 Suit. Ours
must be the stay-good kind, for the business grows,
even in war times. How mean a sagged down front
looks in a coat! Ugly fold, inter-lining loose. You
keep pulling at it, but back it goes—sort of fold
provoking limpness. Not properly made; that’s why
—macle in a rush in a sweat shop. Very different
here. Our $1 0, sl2, $1 5 and $1 8 Suits look like a
grandee tailor’s.
/O’ ’ 0* '
rnoneu on Hann.
Loans on real estate. Rasy monthly
payments.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Muon. Ga.. 401 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS
NO ACTION YET.
But Instructions Haye Gone
Out to Destroy the Span
ish Fleet at All
Hazards.
KEY WEST IS DESERTED
Os Warships of All Kinds- Scraps of
Information Have Leaked Out
from That Point.
K<y West. May 24 —.The movements of
the t uitid States fleet which are known
make it absolutely certain that no battle
has occurred yet, but an engagement is
expected to take place this week. The
Spanish fleet has been definitely located.
MAY BE A RUSE
On Part of Spaniards and Camara May
Have Sailed.
London. May 24—A dispatch to the
Evening News from Madrid, says: “No
news is allowed out of Cadiz and although
it is announced that Admiral Camara
starts thence tomorrow to rejoin this fleet
it would not be surprising to learn that
the squadron had already left and (the
presence of Admiral Camara, as well as
rhe official announcements as to the fleet
soon sailing westward has been blind to
cover its departure.
ALPHONSO~XIII.
Was at the Barbadoes With
Eleven Hundred Soldiers
Aboard.
New York, May 24—‘A passenger on
board the Atlas line steamer Altei from
Kingston, Jamaica, 'which reached port to
day says that he was at the Barbadoes
three weeks ago when the Spanish troop
ship Alfouso XI.II. put in there for coal.
The port harbor master found that sho
had 1,100 men over the number of her
crew. The Spaniards desired to
a large quantity of provisions and coal,
but was only permitted to buy sufficient
to last to the next port.
Ladies will And it to be a pleasure to
drink soda water at The Volunteer Ice
Parlor.