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ready for loan* an Maroa raaldenca and
buslneaa property. 8 per cent, money for
farm loan*. Over 85,000,000 nucceaafully
negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans triads
can t»e paid off at any time. We are head
quarters. O. A. Coleman. Gen. Man.,
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ESTABLISHED 1884
IS FLEET
BOTTLED?
Washington Has No Official In
foimatioo as to Where
abouts of Cerveras.
NOME ELSE
Has the Spanish Fleet Been
Seen, So It is Presumed
That It Is
AT SANTAIGO DE CUBA
Whereabouts of the Third Fleet is
Matter of Interest and is All
Fairly Well Located.
Washington, May 26 The naval author
ities have o.h.iniTil to another stage in the
calculations on tin status of Admiral Cer
vera's fleet at Santiago de Cuba. .
They not only have good .reason to be
lieve that he i bottled up. hut as an of
ficer expressed it today "the cork is in
the bottle," and it Is practically impossi
ble for the fleet to make its exit from the
harbor day or night. It Is felt tli.it this
condition of the 'Span!; h fleet I-. not only
Import.int. from Ibe pt. ent strategic
standpoint, but. of momentous concern to
the i ntlie future of the war as the crip
pling of this the most < Hi stive naval force
that Spain possi ses will leave Iter such
scant naval resources as Io make a pro
longation of the war improbable.
It cun now be stated Unit not a word has
been lecelved from either Sampson or
tScliley of official confirmation of the ex
istence of this tra|>. It rests now as it did
two days ago on the semi-official reports
coming to the navy deprntment from a
source believed to lie it liable, lit is not a
naval source nor one count eLid with the
state dipaitmiiit neither did it come from
the pres: advices, It was from parties hav
ing relations with the' navy department
and in position to'tie accurately advised.
The naval authorities are extremely
anxious Io secure official tamllrmation
ftom one of the Xmerican commandin’.,
ami had this been reei ived it would have
bet u ma le public at once, but lacking this
the department gave to the public all it
ft It warranted in giving from the facts at
hand namely, the expression of belief that
tlu- Spanish diet is in Santiago harbor.
This has ‘bein reinforced by the negative
fact that the fleet has been seen at an
other point.
SCHLEY WILL
HOLD HIM THERE
He Has Been Entrusted With
the Working Out of the
Proposition.
Key West, May 26 The movements of
the Xmerican war vessels un I r the three
squadron commanders beyond its being a
generally accepted fact, that Schley's
fqujilnr.i is now in the vicinity of Santiago
de C iba at the east end of the island,
while "he blockading squad.on under Wat
son is thought to be on duty along the
-wesir-n br north, in coast vs the island,
is now shrouded with only a slight uncer
tainty.
The complement of the squadrons has
been changed, but tne exact, complement
and names of the ships under each com
mander is not permitted tor strategetic
reasons, to be telegraphel.
•Concerning the st.Ut m. ut that Cervera's
ships are bottled up at Santiago de Cuba,
it has been aeeeptel that Schley could
maintain the blockade ..t the harbor there
ami annihilate the Spantsn th- t if it is
found. Outside of the fad that Schley is
now thought to be ouisid” of Santiago de
Cuba has given free rem to Samps .n, who
is known to be in the iJihaua channel.
His known purpose is trying to inter
cept the Spanish fleet if it attempted to
reach Havana.
With Schley at Santiago de Cuba. Rear
Admiral Sampson would be in a (position
to proceed eastward ami effect a junction
of the two iKiwerful squadrons or return to
Havana to resume operations in that vi
cinity.
It is now accept, d as a fact that Schley
is to be permitted to work out the problem
of Santiago de t üba ami also by the eumi
lative evidence from London and else
where.
Still word from Sampson and Schley is
being most anxiously awaited.
.NO FUSION.
Democrats of North Carolina Want Straight
Out Fight.
Raleigh, N C., .May 26.—The Democratic
ttate convention met today. The Populists
have offered a proposion looking to fusion
and the interest in that question oversha i
ows everything else.
It is believed the 'Democrats will re
fuse the proposition as a majority of them
favor a straight fight. Ju! an Carr, an in
fluential De aocrat, said that the vote
against lusijit would be five to o.ic.
YELLOwTaCk’
Has Been Found on Two Vessels at New
York.
<New York. May 26.—The Red Cross line
steamer Sabralenz, which arrived yester
day from Manos. Para and Barbadoes, is
detained at quarantine for disinfection, one
of her crew having died from yellow fever
during the voyage. Another fireman was
removed to Swinburne Island hospital this
morning suffering from fever.
HOW THE OREGON
SIOODJE TRIP
All the Wav They Wondered
What Had Become of the
Spaniards.
MEN SUFFERED FROM HEAT
Parted Company from the Marietta
and the Nichteroy After a Short
Trip Together.
Key West, May Clark and
other officers of the Oregon came ashore
at 10 o’clcok and reported all well on
board and the ship in good condition.
The Oregon left San Francisco on March
14, arrtevd at Callao April 4, left there
April X ami passed Sandy Point April 21.
She arrived at Rio Janeiro on April 30.
'('he battleship reached Bahai on LMay 8
and touched the Barbadoes (May 18.
At the latter plans the warship was
quarantini d, but was only detained one
■ lay.
The battleship arrived off Jupiter light
on May 2-1 and thence communicated with
Washington.
Tin' Oregon picked up the cruiser Mari
etta and the dynamite cruiser Nichteroy
between ißio Janeiro and Bahia, but she
parted company with them after a few
hundred miles.
Captain Clank said the crew of the Ore
gon suffered much from heat in passing
twice through the tropics. All the way
along, he said, "We were wondering where
the Spaniards were and we never ascer
tained that fact until we reached here.”
The Oregon will remain here for orders.
NAVAL RESERVES
From Chicago Will be Placed With Samp
son's Fleet.
Tampa, May 36—X detachment of 205
naval reserves from Chicago arrived to
day! They left later on the steamer Mas
cotte for Kew West where they will prob
ably be assembled on 'board vessels of the
blockading squadron.
Tw more vessels have been added to the
fleet of transports at Port Tampa. The
Clyde liners Algonquin and Yucatan, each
fitted with bunks and stalls and capable
of carrying about 4,000 men.
SEVENTH DAY
Os Presbyterian Assembly Brought Out Rou
tine Business.
New Orleans, May 26—The seventh day’s
session of the general assembly of the.
Presbyteiian church of the United .States
convened this morning.
Rev. Samuel .Semple, of Arkansas, con
ducted the devotional exercises. The mat
ter of most importance to c.ome up was the
report of the committee on the home and
school at Fredericksburg, Va. The institu
tion is heavily in debt but on the whole
the report is considered as encouraging.
The assembly will probably adjourn Fri-
ONE FARE TO ATLANTA
And Return, Via Central of Ga. Ry. Co., on
Account of Mercer-Athens Debate
Saturday, May 28th.
The‘Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany will sell round trip tickets to Atlanta
for above occasion iat $2.64. Tickets on
sale for all trains Saturday, .May 28th,
good until Sunday night, 29th. returning.
J. G. CARLISLE.
Traveling 'Passenger Agent.
GOT THE KEYS
AND LYNCHED HIM
The Rope Broke and the Ne
gro Ran But Was Shot,
Beaten and Hanged.
Salisbury. Md.. May 26—-Garfield King,
a negro about IS. was taken from jail early
this morning and hanged to a tree and al
most shot to pieces.
He was awaiting trial on the charge of
having deliberately shot Herman Kennedy,
a white man. -He was about the same age
as the negro A number of men from the
neighborhood in which Kennedy’s parents
live rode into the town and demanded the
keys to the jail qjiieh Sheriff Dashill re
fused to surrender.
The lynchers then broke the jail doors
and then forced open the cell in which the
negro was confined and dragged him out.
The negro all the while was fighting des
perately and pleading for mercy.
A light clothes line was tied about his
neck and thrown over the limb and the
boy was strung up. The rope broke and
he fell seemingly unconscious.
After lying in this condition a few min
utes he regained his feet and made an
effort to escape. His captors shot him
through the body and heat and kicked him
and then placed the rope around his neck
and strung him up a second time.
As he dangled in the air fifty pistol bui
lt tk were fired into his body.
REVOLUTION ’
IS IMMINENT.
Queen Regent Has Been Ad
vised to Flv But She
Refuses.
'London. May 26 —There are renewed sin
ister predictions of an impending revolu
tion in Spain contained in a special dis
patch from Madrid today.
hrnp. ror Francis Joseph, of Austria, is
said to have strongly advised the Queen
Regent to prepare to fly and her mother,
>'• ho is now in Madrid, is reported to have
given the same advice, but it is added the
Quern Regent is determined to remain.
Continuing the- dispatch says: The defeat
of the Spanish fleet which is the best in
formed people, regard as only a question
of a few days, is bound to precipitate an
outbreak.
TO CAMP aTgTT
Washington, May 26 —The Seventh Illi
nois infantry has been ordered to Camp
Alger.
THE MASON NEWS.
COSTERMONGER
JOSTLED PEER
In the Line That Formed This
Morning to Take a
Last Look
AT GLADSTONES REMAINS
As They Lay in Westminster Abbey
—Procession Formed at Two
O’clock in the Morning.
London, May ?6. —Remarkably impres
sive scenes have been witnessed at West
minster since 2 o’clock this morning when
the arrivals commenced of those anxious
to view the remains of Gladstone.
The line formed was continually aug
mented'by all classes of people, from peers
to costermongers.
'At 6 o’clock the doors opened and the
procession commenced to stream past the
catafalque which had lighted candles at
each corner and a large gilt- cross at the
head.
At noon forty thousand persons nad al
ready taken a last glance at the remains
of t'he great statesman.
OREGON AT KEY WEST.
She Cast Anchor at Sand Key Light This
Morning.
Key West, May 26. —The battleship Or
egon arrived this morning and anchored
near the 'Sand Key light. '
NEEDS CONFIRMATION.
Report That a>. American Vessel is Cruising
Off Itiolo.
London, IMay 26.—A dispatch from the
Lloyds’ agent at Iloilo via Singapore, says:
An American war ship is reported to 'be
cruising off Iloilo. The statement requires
confirmation.”
CHICKAMAUGA.
Officer Injured in Sham Bat
tle is Getting Better
Steadily.
Chattanooga', Tenn., ‘May 26.—Inspector
General Breckinridge--continues the work
of inspecting the FinSt division of the First
corps.
He will commence inspecting the Second
division tomorrow.
He expresses himself as highly pleased
with everything so far inspected.
The officer injured in yesterday’s sham
battle was Lieutenant Beattie, of the Six
teenth Pennsylvania. He is resting well
and the injury will leave no permanent
effects.
The water will be turned into the pipe
lines tomorrow and thereafter water will
be plentiful.
The arrivals this morning'were the Sec
ond Kentucky infantry and the Ninth New
York Infantry altogether 2,000 men.
ATLANTIC CABLES
May be Cut if the Cuban Cables Are
Severed.
Madrid, ‘May 26. —The newspapers con
tinue to urge the cutting of the American
cable connection across the Atlantic if the
Cuban cables are severed-.
AMERICAN REGISTER
Will be Granted to Several Vessels to Make
Them Available.
Washington, May 26—-The senate com
mittee on commerce today had under con
sideration the subject of granting Amer
ican registry to foreign built ships for the
purpose of securing their services in carry
ing troops to the Philippines and decided
to place the matter in the hands of a sub
committee with authority to report in all
cases in W'b'sh the war department may
make request that registry be granted.
The discussion revealed the fact that
there are several foreign ships whose ser
vice can be made available when it is con
sidered desirable.
The action of the committee so far as
it is considered, will have the effect of
placi.ng the matter in the hands of the war
department. ,
goschenTvisit
TO GIBRALTAR
Is Thought to Have Some
Connection With Straits
of Gibraltar.
'Madrid, May 26.—The Courier suggests
that the visit of George Gosehen, the first
lord of the British admiralty to Gibraltar
is connected with, a couped main against
Tangier, with the-object of strengthen
ing Great Britain’s position in the Straits
of Gibraltar.
A dispatch ot Heraldo from Havana
says that Cardenas, near Matanzas, has
been strongly fortified.
The dispatch adds that twelve ‘American
warships made a demonstration off Cien
fuegos on Wednesday.
A dispatch from Manila byway of Hong
Kong says that hundreds of Spanish sol
diers evacuated Corrigidor Islands at the
entrance of the (Manila bay on IMay ICth
because they were without ammunition.
A rebell-ion of grave dimensions, the dis
patch adds, has broken out in The prov
ince of Panagasina. where the insurgents
are pallageing bouses and massacreing the
Spaniards.
Dewey, is is announced from the same
sources, has ordered another attempt made
to land with a view of furnishing arms to
t'he insurgents.
FIFTH TEXAS
Has Arrived at Key West Trans
ports.
Mobile, May 26—The transports Break
water, Stillwater Morgan, and Aransas ar
rived here this morning with the Fifth
Texas cavalry and equipment all in good
condition.
MACON NEWS THURSDAY MAY 26 1898.
FRANCE TRIES TO
RESCUE PEACE
Powers Ito Guarantee That
Spain Will Give Cuba Her
Independence.
WIFE WITHDRAW TROOPS
From the Island and They Will Take
Care That Spain Fulfils the
Terms Laid Down.
London, IMay 26—The (Star claims to
have information that the French minister
of foreign affairs M. iHanotaux, is making
great efforts to stop the Spanish-American
war.
It says that Russia, Austria and France
are endeavoring to induce Germany and
Italy .to join in a representation to (Mc-
Kinley declaring that the powers will In
duce Spain to grant the independence of
Cuba should America refuse intervention.
It is further alleged that the powers
mentioned would send a fleet to put Cuba
under international rule as was done in
the ease of the Island of Crete until the
withdrawal of the Spanish forces and con
stitute a regular local government.
MURDERED.
James Emmette the American Who Tried to
Leave Garcia.
Tampa, Fla., (May 26.- I—James 1 —James Emmett,
an (American iboy o's Pullman, Hl., who
joined the Cu’ban patriots in June, 1895,
was executed ‘by ICalixto Garcia last De
cember. This information has just been
'furnished the authorities here by Freder
ick Funston. Emmett wanted to leave the
patriots and (being refused a pass or fur
lough, threatened to desert. Funston* re
ports that one day Emmett disappeared
and several days afterwards his body was
found partly covered witjj earth near Gar
cia’s camp. The cold ibloodexi conduct of
Gat'cia has created unfavorable comment
in army circles.
HIS OWN SONS
And Other Soldiers Watterson Will Address,
Delivering Colors to Kentucky Regiment.
Lexington, Ky., iMiay 06. —‘The coming of
Colonel 'Henry XX’atterson to Lexington on
Friday to address the Kentucky volunteers
will be the biggest event of the encamp
ment. A tremendous crowd is expected.
The services will (be held at camp Bradley,
then a dress parade at .Ashland, the old
'Henry Clay home. Every convenience will
Oa prepared to make the crowd enjoy it
self. As on last Sunday there will be
Large barrels of ice water 'free. The
Knights of Pythias and other uniformed
orders will escort the distinguished speak
er to his hotel and to the grounds, assisted
'by several battalions of the volunteers
and several (brass bauds. Colonel Watter
son has two sons in the First regiment as
corporal and private respectively. It is
proposed to have a chorus of 500 voices
taken from the various 'church choirs and
that they sing patriotic and other songs.
GIGANTIC COMBINE.
Crajnps and Vickers to Join With $10,000,-
000 Capital.
New York, May 26.—That a movement
was on foot to form the greatest shipbuild
ing company in the world became known
today when it was announced that the
Cramps Shipbuilding Company of Phila
delphia is to amalgamate with the English
firm of Vickers.
The scheme as announced contemplates
a doubling of the capacity of the present
Philadelphia yards and an increase of the
Cramps capital stock from $5,000,000 to
$10,000,000. The additional oapital Will be
furnished 'by the Vickers 'company in re
turn for stock in the enlarged corporation.
Seven hundred acres of unused land, lying
adjacent to the Cramps yard, will be used
in extending the plant.
The scheme was first broached by the
Englishmen and grew put of the increased
demand for ships of war. Lawyer William
‘M. Ivins cf this city has been to London,
where he completed arrangements for the
amalgamation.
MERRITT HAS
A SWEETHEART.
He is Sixtv-two, She Twenty
four and Daughter of a
Chicago Millionaire.
Chicago, May 26. —Major General Merritt
announced last night that he will marry
Miss Launa Williams of Chicago, daughter
of the millionaire stockholder of the Bell
Telephone Company, and a director of the
Western Union Company. She is 24, he
is 62.
General Merritt left at 6 o’clock last
night for San Francisco in .f special car on
the Chicago -and Northwestern railroad.
The wedding is to take place at Manila,
after the fighting shall have been ended.
ONE FARE TO ATLANTA
And Return, Via Central of Ga. Ry. Co., on
Account of Mercer-Athens Debate
Saturday, May 28th.
The Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany will sell round trip tickets to Atlanta
for above occasion tat $2.64. Tickets on
sale fur all trains Saturday, May 28tb,
good until Sunday night, 29th, returning.
J. G. CARLISLE.
Traveling Passenger Agent.
OUT_RANK FAKE
About Reverses to American
Arms in Order to Keep
Uo Spain’s Spirits.
Madrid, May 26—Governor General Au
gusti, the Spanish commander at Manila
seems to be following the tactics of Blan
co at Havana and is sending out for en
couragement to the Spaniards, the "news”
of repeated, alleged reverses to American
arms.
<A dispatch from 'Manila just received
says: The United States cruiser Balti
more was disabled by an explosion which
occurred on board her.
The xmericans attempted to land arms
and ammunition at Binacayan and the
Spanish troops who occupied a good posi
tion permitted the Americans to land when
they fell upon them and captured arms
and ammunition.”
GOMEZ ISSUES
PROCLAMATION
*
The Cuban Insurgent Leader
Says He Wants Civil
ized Warfare.
STRONG DOCUMENT
Issued by the Old General—Copy of
War Bulletin From Gomez’s
Headquarters,
New York, May 26 —Thomas Estrada
Palma, the representative of the Cuba re
public in iNew York, has just received the
first copy of Las Villas, the war bulletin
which is published by the authority of
Genera) Gomez at the headquarters of the
Cuban army, tit contains the official news
and movements of the army of liberation,
and is an interesting publication, printed,
of course, in Spanish. It comprises three
columns on two sides of a sheet about ten
by fourteen inches. The paper has a green
ish tint and the type is set up and printed
at General Gomez’s headquarters under
his direction.
The first number, under date of May 10,
1898, is designated as “suipplemente” and
contains a half column account of the bat
tle of Manila, which conveyed for the first
time to the soldiers of the Cuban army the
facts concerning Rear (Admiral Dewey’s
magnificent victory in the Philippines.
Besides the official notices issued to the
army, the paper contains a lengthy address
issued to the Cuban army and people by
General Gomez, in which he says:
“I, Maximo Gomez, commander-in-chief
of the Cuban army, take this opportunity
through the medium of Las Villas, which
hereafter will be published once a week,
at the headquarters of thb army of libera
tion, to communicate with those of my
command and our people. Un view of the
adoption of- the constitution of the repub
lic of Cuba and the armed intervention
of the Uunited States in our behalf to aid
us in obtaining our independence which
soon will be recognized by all the world,
I desire to make known that hereafter our
soldiers no longer shall be known as in
surgents, but soldiers of the regular army
of the republic. I hereby direct that there
shall be issued each week a war bulletin,
which shall be published at the general
headquarters of the army, and shall begin
with this issue on the 10th day of May, to
be known as Las Villas.
“It will be published under the direction
and by the lauthority of the staff officer
of the army, and in it will be published all
circulars, orders and official notes of the
war department, as well as information
which our army and our people may de
sire to know concerning our progress and
our allies, the United States.
“I take this occasion to remind each
Cuban in service that he now has a coun
try recognized for which he- must fight
with all honor and glory. He is now a
Cuban soldier, and not an insurgent, and
will respect the rules of civilized warfare.
I wil] order punished any chief officer or
private who fails to respect the rights of
our prisoners of war, and such prisoners
will be treated with respect to their ranks
and according to the rules of civilized
countries, and the constitutional army.
“Our soldiers will conduct themselves
in such a manner.as to gain for themselves
the good offices of our brethren of the
United States, and for this reason it is my
wish that the army of Cuba may exhibit
model discipline. I desire to impress upon
you that our fight has not been kept up
for the past three years, with the idea of
revenge. We are fighting for liberty and
independence, and not for revenge, and I
would call your attention to the fact that
the history of the world shows that loss
of blood has always been the price of
liberty.
“‘Notwithstanding we must ever remem
ber our dead martyrs to the cause of Cu
ban freedom, and fight the good fight, and
it will not be long before every Spanish
soldier shall have left our soil. We have
had to contend against a most cruel en
emy, one which has known not honor, and
its methods of warfare have been most
barbarous, and every act of Spain has
shown the thirst for blood and the desire
to trample down and annihilate the people
of Cuba. I don’t desire that our army
should emulate their example, but I would
prefer that our methods of war be those
of civilized nations, that we may show to
the enemy that those whom they are fight
ing are more honorable than themselves;
“In a recent proclamation issued by
General Blanco he made the statement
that it now was the duty- of all Spaniards
to die for their honor in the war against
the Lnited States. Spain does not know
the meaning of honor; her definition qf the
word is nothing but cruelty.
“Spanish soldiers have never been
known to die for honor except when they
were opposed as ten to one. Their idea of
honor has been to assassinate defenseless
women and children whose protectors are
now fighting for freedom in our army.
Their ideas of honor has been to rob, to
plunder. They die for honor drinking,
gambling and committing crimes against
humanity and against society, but now
they will die before American and Cuban
arms.
“I take this opportunity to speak thus
to our people and our army that they may
be encouraged and know- that we now have
noble allies who will aid us in our fight
for freedom, which long has been deserved
and which we can now see will be a reality
at no distant Las Villas, communicative
with you in day. I shall also from time to
time, in the same manner.”
WORD “THROUGH”
Doesn’t Mean “Clear Through,” Says Su
preme Court.
Washington, May 26.—1 n the supreme
court yesterday Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Pro-,
gross” was read to prove that the word
“through” did not necessarily mean clear
through and out the other side. This
made $125,000 of Mercer county, Kentucky,
bonds to the Louisville Southern railroad
valid. *The bonds were issued provided tire
road was built“through” the country. The
road stopped two miles short of the other
side, but the court detided it went through
just the same.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York, May 26.—-Futures are quiet
and steady. Salcse 3,400. May and Juqg
650, July 645, August 649, September 634,
Ictober and November 633, December 624,
January 637. February 639, March 642.
WHOOPING COUGH.
I had a little boy who was nearly dead
from an attack of whooping cough. My
neighbors recomended Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy. I did not think any medi
cine would help him, but after giving him
a few doses of that remedy I noticed an
Improvement and one bottle cured him en
tirely. It is the best cough medicine I
ever had in the house.—J. L. Moore, South
Burgettstown, Pa. For sale by H. J. La
mar &, bans, druggists.
MUST GIVE UP
THEIR RIFLES
Colored Companies Wili be
Called Upon to Give Up
Their Guns.
REGULAR TROOPS SHORT
And Military Men Think That the
Negroes Should be Forced to
Give Up Their Arms.
It is not at all improbable that the
rifles in possession of the colored military
companies of the state will be taken away
and will be given to the regular companies
in order that they may be supplied with
arms.
The colored military companies do nor.
belong to any regiments, but are as a mat*
ter of fact merely social organizations and
nave no real standing with the regular
state tio<-p2.
Since me arms of the military compa
nies were taken away it has become appa
rent that there was not sufficient protec
tion because not only are the military
companies depleted of their men but in an
emergency they have not sufficient rifles
to equip any number of volunteers.
The rifles carried by the colored com
panies belong to the state and are the
same that are in use by the regular state
troops.
A movement in this direction was com
menced some days ago and the governor
has been approached about the matter. It
is understood that he will act promptly
and that the rifles of the two Macon com
panies will be turned over to the while
companies of the city in a few days.
There are two military companies among
the negroes of the city. They are not mem
bers of the Second regiment and are not
under the command of Colonel Wiley. In
fact they are not a part and parcel of the
state troops except by courtesy aud they
are given the rifles as a military company
it is true, but it is very properly pointed
out that the regular state troops are -first
entitled to the guns and this right is ac-
• knowledged no doubt by the governor.
The negro companies of iMacon .do not
like the idea ibut there is no doubt that the
fact remains that they will have to give
the guns up and do it promptly.
$2.64 TO ATLANTA.
And Return on Account Mercer-Athens De
bate, Saturday, May 28.
, For this occasion the Southern Railway
will sell tickets from IMacon to Atlanta and
return at 'half rate, for trains leaving IMa
con Saturday, May 28th, at 8:30 a. m., 4:45
p. m., and for thelMercer Special at 9 a. m.
Tickets will be goofi to return until Sun
day night, May 29th. The entire student
body from Mercer will go uip 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.
ALL SERENE”’
ATI WASHINGTON
The President Discusses the
Situation Both at Homo
and Abroad.
■Washington, iMay 26. —The president, ac
cording to those ‘who were with him dur
ing the forenoon, has received no informa
tion today materially changing the war
situation. *
He has been eagerly awaiting news from
the front, but there was none during the
morning, and save for a long consultation
with ‘Alger, and a review of the situation
in congress, there was nothing to disturb
the usual routine work that 'falls to t'he
lot of a president.
Representatives Grosvenor, of lowa, and
Dingley, of Maine, informed the president
of the Hawaiian annexation resolution.
They had nothing to say after leaving the
president.
Dsboe and Lindsay, of Kentucky, Pritch
ard, of North Carolina, Platt, of New
York, and Kyle, of South Dakota, were
among those who came early.
'Practically all of them sought war ap
pointments.
Alger said that his long conference with
th'e president related altogether to details.
IN EAST MACON
"Earnest Willie” Will Lecture at the Bap
tist Church Tomorrow Night.
The announced lecture by Mr. Will D.
Upshaw, “the chair speaker,” at East Ma
con Baptist church Friday night, has
awakened a great deal of interest among
the splendid people of that suburb.
“'Earnest Millie” spoke three times in
East Macon Sunday and so delighted all
who heard him that his audience tomorrow
night promises to be very large. It has
been announced that “Earnest Willie,”
who always captures children, will visit
the East Macon public school tomorrow
morning, and the young people are looking
forward eagerly to his coming,
warshiFashore.
Reported Off the Coast of
Newfoundland—May be
Spaniard.
St. Johns, N. F., May 26.—An unknown
warship is ashore south of this port and
likely to be a total wreck.
The British steamer Coban from Mon
treal, arrived this morning and reported a
steamer ashore, painted lead color with a
yelow smokestack She looks like a wa
sh kp.
ADELPHIAN society
Will Give an Entertainment at the College
Tomorrow.
The Adelpheain Society at Wesleyan Fe
male College 'will give an entertainment at
the college chfapel tomorrow night and a
good attendance is expected.
The admissi-on will be 25 cents and the
program for the occasion is especially at
tractive.
These entertainments are always de
lightful and this year will be no exception
tq those that have preceded this one.
Special Inducement
In Our Art Department.
One lot 500 pieces, plain and stamped Linen Art
Squaies, Scarfs, Tray Covers, Doylies, Pillow Covers, etc.,
Drummer's Samples—
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Fifty pieces more of those fine 10 cents Organdy La Paix,
Only 7 Cents Yard
Fifty pieces more of those fine 15 cents Organdy La Reine,
Only 10 Cents Yard
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Os our stock of handsome and new Spring’ I
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