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CHEAP MONK V.
per cent, and ? par rant an ay law
ready for loans on Maooa residence and
business property. 8 per cent, money for j
farm loans. Over *6.000,000 successfully
negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans made I
an be paid off at any tlm-t. We are bead
quarters. O. A. Coleman. Gen. Man.,
lf>< Re.-ond street, Macsa, Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1884
SPAN ISH TREACHERY
TRIED ST KEY WEST
Three Dusky Strangers Fired on the Sergeant of the Guard at
the Mortar Battery,
THREE ATTEMPTS
Made by the Same Men but
They Were Foiled on
Everv Occasion.
MM HIVE HAD DYNAMITE,
The Aim of the Soldiers of the Guard
Was Evidently Not Good The
Men Escaped Created a
Profound Sensation.
Kry West, May 27. —A sergeant of artil
lery on duty mt the mortar battery near
Kort i’aylor, was fired upon early this
mottling by three unknown men whom he
knows to be Spaniards.
The lire was promptly returned but the
men escaped.
The artair is involved in mystery. It
began yesterday afternoon when titre,
swarthy m n attempted to enter the gale
of the reservation, but Were summarily
turned oil by the sentry. No further at
tention was given to the incident until
last night between lb and 11 o’clock tin
sergeant of the artilery discerned three
men a few yards ahead ol Inin. Almost
simultaneously with the discovery they
opened tin on him with pistols. Three bul
lets whizzed harmlessly past the sergeant
and tile fourth lodged in tile lieshy part
of Lis arm.
1 lie three men then turned and lied out
of rang,. Tin sergeant tired several shots
alter them amt then went lor the guard.
A sharp lookout Was kept tut tile strangers
and soon utter midaeight a suspicion
noise was heaid outside the , aie ueai
which tlie moitar bulteiy is located.
investigation 1, lilted in the discovery
of a c.Ullage 111 liotil just outside the gale.
Tin sei i taut gave orders to lire ami a
VhSley was sent after tile Vehicle. A ’lllO
- later thr. men were st. n running
up the street ami the tiro was directed ai
Idem, but Illi- suspects escaped.
Ibe strgeaiii de< lares that on the first
appearance ol the ar.ingots one or Ilium
lamed a susplelau: looking package auoui
tlirie ti.t long Tne rg. .nil wno was ,:te
principle in tire adventure Willi itie inter
sttaiig. is is < nail, s Vv . Richnrus, ui bat
tery B, First artih.ry.
A DELIGHTFUL OCCASION.
"Earnest Willie" Upshaw Will Deliver a
Lecture in Last Macon.
W ill I). I pshaw. “.Earnest AVillie,” will
deliver hi.: lectuie at the East Macon Bap
tist church tonight at 8 o'clock. Air. tp
shavv is delightfully entertaining ami the
people east of the river anticipate an in
tellectual treat. The hctuie is lull ot the
humorous as w< It as at times deeply pa
thetic. .Xu admission will be charged at
the door. The public gem rally are invited
to be present.
NOTHING ELSE LIKE THEM
Our “Knox" straw hats. Phillips
COAL FOR DEWEY.
The Peter Jebsen is Being Gotten Ready for
Sea.,
Mare Island Navy Y.mi, Cal., May 27.
The United Stakes steamship Philadelphia,
after lining thoroughly refitted, was un
dock, d this aftetho.m ami the Monterey
took her place at the .lock.
The colli, i Betel Ji'bsen (renamed Bru
•tusi purchased my tlae government with
her cargo of I,SUU tons of coal for $270,000,
is also .being pr. pared tor s. a. She will
make the trip to the Phillipines in com
pany with the Monterey.
a crew of naval militia from San Fran
cis -o numbering fifty-six has been ordered
to the Mohivan. .which will depart soon
■with ammunition ami stores for the Haw
aitan naval station. There ate now at the
navy yard IWteen United States ships as
follows:
I‘bilad.lphia, Monterey. York town,-Alert,
iMohican. Pensacola, independence, Una
dilla. Monitor. Comanche. Hartford. The
tia Haug. r. Ningahow ami Peter Jebsen.
CELEBRATED
DEWEY DAY.
Both the Kansas Cities Are
Having a Roval Time
Today.
Kansas City. May 27. —This is Dewey
Day, set apart by the city council for the
celebration of the victory at Manila bay.
Both the Kansas cities Joined in making
it one of the most popular demonstrations
held here, and the crowds from the
surrounding Missouri and Kansas towns
lent their aid to the street parade feature
of the day.
It contained no less than thirty thousand
people, and erf this number 10.UO0 were
school children, who marched eight
abreast and formed a line a mile long,
each child carrying a flag.
LADIES’ UMBRELLAS \ND PARASOLS
Cut prices. Clem Phillip-:.
LORD COURTENAY DEAD.
London. May 27.—Lord Courtney, eldest
eon of the Earl of Devon, is dead.
MENS UNDBRSUJTS.
All kinds. Right prices. Phillips.
SPANISH CRUISER
Is Being Chased by the Bancroft Near Key
West.
Key West, May 27—A Spanish steam
hip, thought to be an auxiliary cruiser,
was sighted by the Wilmington and the
Bancroft fifteen miles oft Key West last
night. She Is bejng chased bv the Ban
croft.
The ship chased was a three masted
steamer and aparently a merchantman of
large tonnage. She had one smoke stack,
ami no doubt is entcrained about her being
a Spaniard, because when the Bancroft
put after her she steamed away at full
speed, lit is believed the vessel being
chased by the Bancroft is a Spanish auxil
iary ci uiser on a scout.
CHICKAMAUGA.
The Troops Now in Camp There Number
45,000.
Chattanooga, Teno., May 27.—The volun
teer army at Chickamauga now numbers
■I.",000 men and continues to g-ovv.
Today the Sixty-ninth New York, the
Fi si Arkansas, the Fifth Missouri ard
three troops of the Third volunteer aval
went into camp. Altogether these
number 3,500.
The First Arkansas, 1,027 men, Colonel
Chandler, arrived at 1 o’clock this morn
ing.
: Troops A C and D, 227 men, of Colonel
Grigsby’s cowboy regiment, arrived at 6:30
o’clock last night and remained in the cars
until this morning, when they got away to
the park.
A SECOND EXPEDITION
Is Being Rushed to the Pacific Slope for
Manila.
San Francisco, (May 27.—After a careful
inspection of the 7,000 troops now at Camp
Richmond, it was semi-officially announc
ed that the second Manila expedition would
undoubtedly be composed of the First Col
orado regiment. LOOS men, the First Ne
braska regiment, 1.020 men, and the Thir
teenth Minnesota regiment, 1.030 men, a
total of 3,058 volunteers. No time for the
departure of the expedition has been fixed.
Tli necessary transports are not yet ready
for sea.
false rumor
To thv* Effect That the First Regiment Moves
Today.
A r.umor was circulated this morning
to the effect that the First regiment'would
move this aternoon from Griffin to Tampa.
Investigation by The News shows that the
rumor is absolutely unfounded, and that
•it was spread by someone who handled the
facts carelessly.
Some soldiers will go down this evening
from Atlanta to Waycross, it is said, but
this even is not known to be true.
Speaking over the telephone at 2 o’clock
today 'Major Kenan said to a News repor
ter that he had no reason to expect an
order to move at least for some days .vet,
and that at any rate it would be Impossi
ble for the regiment to move without more
notice than a few hours, especially as there
di.l not seem at this time to be any neces
sity for it.
MAY DESTROY
CERVERA’S FLEET
Holland’s Plan to Enter the
Harbor at Santiago de
Cuba is Feasible.
New York. May 27.—The Press says J. J.
Holland. builder of the submarine boat
Holland, has gone to Washington with Col.
c „ F - r '-ecv for the purpose of making ati
offer to the government, which, if accept
ed. perhaps will solve the problem of how
to destroy Cervera’s fleet. Mr. Holland
w ul submit his proposition to the secretary
of the navy at on'ee. He is willing to un
dertake to sail his submarine boat into the
>nannel of (he narrow entrance to San
tiago harbor, destroy the mines planted
there, and. if necessary, proceed into the
harbor and deal a few blows at Cervera’s
fleet.
Mr. Holland declares that his plan to do
this is entirely feasible. The boat is in
shape and ready to do the work, and he
will agree, if the secretary of the navy
thinks favorably of his proposition, to ob
tain a crew of volunteers for the work.
All that he will ask of the authorities
is 11 ansportation for his vessel and men to
Cuba. Once then he agrees to do the
rest. Mr. Holland proposes to take his
boat to Santiago, fitting her out and get
ting everything in readiness under the
■protection of Commodore Schley and his
squadron. Then when the opportune mo
ment arrives, probably just at dawn, the
Holland will start on its mission.
Before it comes in sight of the forti
fications which form on both sides of the
entrance it will sink beneath the surface
of the water and steal quietly toward the
main channel. When this is reached it
Avill reconnoiter to get the lay out of the ’
mine fields and then withdrawing to a safe
distance discharge one or more of its sub
marine torpedoes among the mines. This
is the regular process known as counter
mining. which is similarly conducted, but
by a vessel above the water, which lays
alongside the harbor mines another series,
which when exploded opens up the whole
channel. Mr. Holland believes that by his
method the channel into Santiago could
'e opened without great difficulty. He is
prepared, if necessary, after this task has
men accomplished, to proceed with his
cra.t underneath the water into the harbor
and attempt to blow up one or more of
< ervera s battleships. If (he pavy depart-
Wcnt has not another plan for the disposal
of (ervera Mr. Holland's scheme may be
considered.
WE AVANT YUO
To get mto our ji.oq summer undersuits.
C)em Phillips.
COTTON FUTURES.
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Crump’s Park matiue* Sat
urday 4 p. in,
THE ML&CON NEWS.
WILL FIND OUT
FOR ITSELF
Department Has Determined
That Patience is No
Longer a Virtue.
10 mill INFDHMUTION
So Far Everything Has Been Simply
Guess Work and Supposed
Fleet is at Santiago.
Washington, ‘May 27.—When Secretary
Long started for the cabinet meeting he
was withuot information in addition to
that possessed yesterday morning as to
the movements of the fleets in the West
indies.
Notwithstanding the repeated statements
which of course will corne true in the end
if persisted in, to the effect that the navj r
department has been in communication
with Commodore Schley off Santiago, the
secretary stated that he had not received
any mssage from Schley since a brief re
port a few days ago from another point in
Cuba.
Therefore the department is in exactly
the position it has occupied for the last
few days, and so far .as it knowledge of the
fleets, all it has heard is through unof
ficial channels.
ft 'is reported from .reliable sources that
the Spanish fleet is in Santiago harbor and
that Schley Is lying in wait on the outside.
The department having waited as long as
long as dignity seemd to require for news
from the squadrons, it is believed it has
taken steps to secure it through its own
inquiries and consequently it may be ex
pected at any moment that some dispatch
boat or scouting vests! will bring the news
of the squadron to one of -the 'cable sta
tions in Hayti for transmission to the
navy department.
There is a revivatl this morning of the
almost daily rumor that General (Miles is
about to start on a trip to aTmpa, which
is of course construed to mean the direct
beginning of the invasion of Cuba.
As a matter of fact there is just as much
foundation for this statement today as
during any day in he past week.
FLAG SHIP
Lancaster Coaled at Charleston and Steamed
Away.
■Charleston, S. C., May 27. —The cruiser
Lancaster, which coaled here yesterday,
sailed for Key West this morning. She
acted las Commodore Remey’s flag ship.
FIVE WERE~
INSTANTLY KILLED
Awful Collision This Morning
on the Cincinnati South
ern Road.
Chattanooga. May 27—The southbound
Oakdale accommodation train on the Cin
cinnati Southern railroad company collided
with a freight engine near Dayton, Tenn.,
this morning.
The crew on the light engine composed
of Conductor Simpson, Eengineer Hudson,
Fireman Edwards and two brakemen, Mat
thews and Swanson, were all instantly
killed except, who is not expected to live.
All reside in Somerset, Ky., excegj Mat
thews. whose home is in Oakdale.
Engineer Walkenshaw, Day,
BaggagA Master Drcsback, of the accom
modation, are seriously hurt but it cannot
be learned just how badly.
Conductor r.Auid and brakeman of the ac
commodation as well as the passengers,
escaped without injury.
CLEM WILLIAMS
Died at His Horne in Meridian Shortly After
1 O'Clock Today.
Clem Williams, who was well known in
Afaeon as one of the brightest young.busi
ness men in the city, died shortly after t
o’clock today at his home in Meridian. He
has been sick tor a year. He was 23 years
ot age. 'His brother. Air. Lamar (Williams,
of this city, will attend the funeral if he
can make the railroad connections in time
to gel there for the funeral.
SAMPSON’S REPORT
Os What He Did at San Juan
and Why He Did It.
Washington, May 27—The following
bulletin was posted in the navy depart
ment today:
The following is a copy of the report I
made by Rear Admiral Sampson concern
ing the action off San Juan de Puerto Rico.
Upon approaching San Juan is was seen
that none of the Spanish vessels were in
the harbor. 1 therefore was considerably
in doubt whether they had reached San
Juan and again had departed for some un
known destination.
As their capture was the object of the
expedition and as it was essential that
they should not pass to the eastward, 1
determined to attack the batteries defend
ing the port in order to develop their po
sitions and strength and then without
waiting to reduce the city or subject it a
regular bombardment which would require
due notice, turn to westward.
I commenced the attack as soon as it
was good daylight. This lasted about three
hours when a signal was made to discon
tinue firing and the squadron stood to the
noithwest until out of sight of San Juan,
when its e&urse was laid to rhe westward
with a view of communication with the ;
department at Fort Plata.
No serious injury was done to any of our !
ships and only one man was killed and
seven wounded slightly.
$2 64 TO ATLANTA.
And Return, May 28, Via the Southern
Railroad.
j :
Account the Mercer-Athens Oratorical
contest the Southern railway will sell
round trip tickets from Macon to Atlanta.
Saturday, May 28th for trains leaving Ma
con st 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..
MACON NEWS FRIDAY MAY 27 1898.
EQUIPMENTS
HAVJHIRRIVED
The First Regiment at Griffin
Has Received Uniforms
and Rifles.
LOOK LIKE SOLDIERS NOW.
The New Equipment Will be Given
Out Today—What Erwin Says
About the Troops.
Griffin. May tMay 26—New guns and uni
forms, with all other necessary equipment,
will be given to the Georgia soldiers at
Camp Northen today. By tonight the
rough-looking army of men in citizen’s
’clothes will be transformed into a well
uniformed and splendidly equipped regi
ment without an equal in the regular
army.
A telegram from Washington to Colonel
Lawton, of the First regiment of Georgia
volunteers, which was sent two days ago,
was received yesterday morning. The tel
egram stated that the guns and equipment
for the First regiment had already been
shiipped from the Schuylkill arsenal at
Philadelphia, and that the uniforms had
also been shipped. The cars with the
equipment wire expected at Camp Northen
last night.
During the month which the soldiers
have spent in camp they have depended
entirely upon their own clothing, as the
government has failed to clothe them at
promised. Some of the troops carried very
little clothing with them, as they expected
to get uniforms and other apparel imme
diately upon reaching the camp. The uni
forms did not arrive, and consequently
the soldiers have been forced to present a
rather trampish appearance. .Nearly all
the members of the First Georgia regi
ment have invested in the regulation bluo
shirt, with gray jeans trousers, and these,
with the leggings and campaign hats fur
nished by the state, have contributed to
the 'better appearance of the regiment.
There lias been considerable complaint at
the long delay in sending the uniforms
and the boys have been kicking because
they have had to buy their own clothing,
which they had to do to preserve a decent
appearance.
Major S. C. Mills, the muster officer for
Georgia, says that there could be no finer
regiments than the two Georgia regiments.
He spoke highly of the splendid manhood
represented in the two regiments and said
that when the men are uniformed they will
make an excellent showing. He says that
the drilling at Camp .Northen has im
proved the men wonderfully and has given
them a much more soldierly appearance.
Major Mills thinks Georgia has as good
officers as could have been found, and he
predicts a brilliant record for the Geor
gians if they are sent to the front.
A part of the army equipment belonging
to Georgia was returned from Camp
Northen yesterday, and as soon as the new
equipment is distributed among the men
all of the state’s property will be returned
to the different companies for the use of
the state military. Captain Erwin, the act
ing adjutant general, belives that the war
will result in a better equipment of the
state militia, instead of robbing the troops
of their guns and camp utensils. He thinks
that new guns and equipment will finally
replace the old army property.
122,000 MEN
Have Already Been Mustered in on the First
Call.
AA’ashington, May 27.—The work of mus
tering t'he volunteers into tlhe service of
the- United States under the president's
first call for troops is practically .complet
ed. Adjutan't General Corbin announced
Jate last night that the number of volun
teers so far reported mustered in was
118,000 and 'that enough were prepared for
muster to swell the number to between
121,006 and 122,000. It is not expected by
the war department officials that quite the
full number called for will be mustered in
■the army, as nearly all of the states are
short from twenty-five to a hundred men
of rhe number called for by the irregular
quota.
REASON TO DOUBT.
The Spanish Newspapers Say Cervera is at
Santiago.
Madrid, May 27.—The Imparcial reiter
ates that Cervera is at Santiago, which
port, it says, possesses advantages over
Cienfuegos.
APCHIER ON THE STAFF.
Washington, May 27—Count D Apchier,
Le Maugln, has arrived from Paris to join
the staff of the French embassy, owing to
the increased duties of the embassy of
late.
SPOT THEM EVERYWHERE.
“Knox” straw hats. Phillips.
manyTiners -
WERE DROWNED
Struck Water in the Kaska
William Mine and Were
Lost.
Pottsville, Pa., May 27.—Word was re
ceived here this morning that while a
number of miners were working in the
tied Ash vein of the Kaska William Col
liery, ten miles east of here, a larg body
of water was tsruck and six men are sup
posed to be drowned.
They are Morgan, married; Wm Deer,
single: Martin Nalochis, Peter Durkim
Paul Koscinski, Wendel Krovishki.
It is possible that Derr and Morgan may
b< rescued, but there is no hope for the
others.
SECOND ARKANSAS
Has Been Ordered to Proceed to Chicka
mauga Immediately.
Little Rqck, May 27—The Second regi
ment of Arkansas volunteers has been or
dered to immediately proceed to Chick
amauga. Governor Jones is overwhelmed
with applications for permission to raise
companies under the president’s seconl
call.
TELL 'EM BY THE BANDS.
Our “Knox” straw hats—always differ
i ent to the common kinds. Phillips.
GORDON GETS
GENERALSHIP
President Today Appointed
W. W. Gordon of Savan
nah to the Position.
ATKINSON NOT IN IT.
List of the Brigadier Generals Who
Were Appointed by the Presi
dent Today.
Washington, May 27—The president ot
day sent these nominations to the senate.
To be brigadier generals:
William W. Gordon, of Georgia.
Col. Robert H. Hall, of the Fourth in-,
fantry.
Col. E. V. Sumner, of the Seventh
cavalry.
Col P. C. Hains, of the corps of engi
neers. <
Col. M. L. Miller, of the Third artillery.
Col. Jacob Kline, of the Twenty-first
infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel A. McArthur, assist
ant adjutant general.
F. D. Grant, of the Fourteenth New
York infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel W. F. Randolph, of
the Third artillery.
AN OLD STORY.
The Rumor of the Baltimore Having Been
1 Disabled.
Fashlngton, (May 27. —The stories circu
lated at Madrid and elsewhere regarding
tne Baltimore are evidently groundless.
A dispatch was received at the Spanish
i capital from Manila aparently refer-ing to
the alleged disablement of the Bar tornote
curing the battle at Manila, when a Span
ish shell struck her and exploded and
some ammunition slightly injured eight
men on board.
WILL “FORWARD.”
Second Class Mail for Soldiers Will be Sent
Along.
Washington, May 27 —The postoffce\de
partment announces that hereafter second
and third class mail will be “forwarded”
to soldiers the same as letters.
HOSPITAUWORK
TO BEGIN SOON.
Mr. Henry Horne, Chairman
of Building Committee,
Expected Here.
Mr. Henry iHorne is expected home from
the East on Sunday next. During his ab
sence Mr. Horne has had in hand a num
ber of undertakings that will be both
pleasant and profitable to the people of
Macon.
As manager of the opera house he has
been making arrangements for the coining
season and has secured some attractions
that will be of interest to the theatre
goers.
The directors of the Hospital are now
awaiting the return of Mr. 'Horne to com
mence the building of the Gresham Me
morial 'Hospital. Mr. Horne is chairman
of the building committee and has had
charge of the iplans. It is more than likely
that the work will be commenced imme
diately after his return.
The Macon Hospital is now in charge of
Dr. W. W. Carter, a young physician who
came to Macon direct from the New York
hospitals to accept the position of resident
physician as successor to Dr. J. I. Gerrard
who is now the chief surgeon of the Second
regiment. Dr. Carter came to Macon "with
a splendid reputation and has made noany
friends since his arrival.
■But the hospital is sadlj’ in need of more
room and the sooner the work on the new
building is commenced the better.
HONOR ROLL
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
The List of Annual Winners
of High Places at the
School
Following is the annual and monthly
honor roll for the Gresham High School:
Boy’s department— First Honor—Arthur
Codington. Bivins Meyer. Second honor —
Pinkus Happ.
Girl’s Department—First Honor—Ethel
Davis. Second honor—May Wilder.
English Honor—'Boy’s department—<W.
C. Jones. Girl's department—'Florence
Elmore.
ANNUAL honor roll.
Boy’s Department—Arthur Codington
and Bivins Meyer, Pinkus Hap.p, John H.
Peek, Andrew Bright, Eden Taylor, Ga
briel Solomon, Sidney Hatcher, George
Jordon. Charles Roberts, Hunley Abbott.
Girl’s Department—Ethel Davis May
Wilder, Viola Ross, Mary Homes, Marga
ret Hall, Nena Merritt, Mattie Lively,
Helen Thorner, Eloise Hertwig, May Ros
ser.
I
MEXICAN DOLLARS.
Uncle Sam Saves More Than Half by Using
Them.
New York, May 27 —The Press says: One
of the most interesting features of the out
fitting of the Manila expeditions has been
announced. The government has purchased
250,000 Mexican silver dollars which Gen.
Merritt will take along to defray the ex
penses of the expedition. This amount is
not expected to last long, but more will be
sent him from time to time. By purchasing
Mexican silver dollars a great saving is
made. It is possible to obtain Mexican dol
lars at 46 cents each, thus obtaining for
one American dollar two Mexican ones,
and leaving 8 cents over toward the pur
chase of a third. In other words. Uncle
Sam was able to buy 250,000 Mexican dol
lars for $116,000. They were bought in San
Francisco.
In the Philippines a Mexican dollar will
buy more than an American dollar, so that
the expenses of Gen. Merritt’s expedition
after it once lands in Manila will be less
than one half what it would be otherwise.
As to the soldiers, they will fare excellent
ly under this arrangement, for they will
of course be paid according to law in
American money. *
ONE THOUSAND
IMMUNES HERE
Mayor Price Has Recieved a
Request for Accommoda
tion for That Many.
MU LOUIE IT THE PM
Buildings Will be Put in Readiness
for Them—Can Eesily Accom
modate Twice That Number.
Mayor Price this morning received a
telegram from Washington which read as
follows:
"Can you give shelter to one thousand
men of my regiment. (Signed) Ray.”
This means that at least a thousand sol
diers will be mobilized here and that the
work of gathering them together will com
mence at once .
Mayor Price at once commenced making
arranger < nis For making ready the'build
ings at central City park for the reception
of the troops. He will reply to the tele
gram stating that he can give shelter to
double that number if necessary which is
a fact as the 'buildings at. the park can be
very quickly put in condition for the re
ception of the men.
The necessary drill ground can be made
inside the mile track as soon as the pres
ent crop can be cut which will be in a few
days and the ground will be clear before
the men are mustered in.
Central City park will make an ideal
barracks for the soldiers and the city will
see to it that the accommodation given to
the men is better than they can find at any
other place.
It is estimated that the buildings at the
park can be fitted to accommodate at least
3,000 men and the magnificent shade trees
will afford them the protection they need.
It is expected that Colonel Ray will be
here about Monday next with his officers
and that he will then begin to put the
grounds in even better shape than they are
in when turned over to him by the mayor.
The immunes to be mobilized here are
to be recruited from all over the Southern
states, but especially from Florida, Geor
gia and South Carolina.
The following dispatch by the Associated
Press today tells something about the
qualifications required:
Washington, May 27 —The war depart
ment has issued a series of general rules
for the examination of applicants for com
missions in the United States volunteer
infantry immune.
Applicants will be examined with re'
ence to their mental, moral and phy i
fitness to hold a commission and perform
the duties of a commissioned officer in an
infantry regiment.
In determining their fitness the board
of examiners will give due weight to the
following: The nature and extent of the
applicants military education; the time,
if any, the applicant has lived in a tropi
cal climate and the general nature of his
experience in such climates.
The facility with which the applicant
can spea'k foreign languages, if at all, par
ticularly Spanish. The examining board
will also give due weight to Hie follow
ing:
The military experience of applicant, if
any, ability of applicant to take proper
care of himself and of men committed to
his charge, under all conditions, so far as
the same can be judged by experience and
record of applicants, ability of apt# nt
to command men, so far as can be judged
by experience and record. The examina
tions are not to be competitive, but the
(board of examiners is to pass upon the
qualifications of each applicant and recom
mend to the adjutant general of the army,
the rank which may properly be conferred
upon such applicant.
WALK OVER ~ ~
FOR BARTLETT.
The Mass Meeting to Select
Delegates to the Griffin
Convention.
A 'Democratic mass meeting will be-held
at the court house tomorrow week for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the con
gressional convention of the Sixth district
to be held in Griffin on the 17th of June.
That convention will be an entirely one
sided affair. Only one candidate is in the
field, Hon. Charles L. Bartlett, who stands
for re-election.
Os course Bartlett delegates will be sent
from this county and from every other
county in the district and Bartlett will be
nominated by the unanimous voice of the
convention.
•At no time has there- been any talk even
of another candidate except prior to the
time of the announcement of Hon. R. L.
Berner for the gubernatorial race.
It was then understood that (Berner
would be in the race against Bartlett, but
as a matter of fact it wiuld have been a
hard and an uphill race for the president
of the Georgia senate.
This will be the third time that Mr.
Bartlett has been returned by the voters
of the Sixth district to .congress. As each
time rolled around he had shown up
stronger in the field and bis strength has
been steadily on‘the increase.
As a result of the unanimity of the dis
trict the G.iffin convention will be a pure--
ly formal affair, but the people of Macon
feel much gratified that Mr. Bartlett has
shown up with such remarkable strength
as each time for an election to the lower
house of congress rolled around.
SCHLEY AT SANTIAGO.
He Has Probably Got the Spanish Fleet Im
prisoned.
Key West, May 27.—Naval men saj’ that
Commodore Schley is probably lying off
Santiago de Cuba harbor wfth the Spanish
imprisoned Inside. It is known that the
Spanish fleet has war supplies for Havana
and that city is its objective point. Every
movement of Admiral Cervera has shown
this. While it would be improper <0 ana
lyze the composition of the fleets, it may
be said that Commodore Schley’s squadron
Is still a fast moving one, and is believed
<0 be speedy eon ugh to overtake the Span
iards in a race, in view of the present con
dition of their flotilla and that the Amer
ican scouting boats patrol the seas and
would never permit the Spaniards to get
out of sight again.
The imprisonment of the Spanish fleet
would practically end Spain’s naval efforts
and most of the American vessels could be
detailed for operations against the land
defenses. The blockade of Havana has not
been weakened by reason of massing so
many vessels into two great fleets. In
deed these fleets are so stationed that they
are still blockading Havana effectually.
TO SELECT
DELEGATES,
Meeting of Candlerites Called
for Next Tuesday
Night.
PERFECT HIMIII
In the Candler Ranks—A Strong
Delegation Will be
Chosen.
A call was issued today for a Candler
meeting to be held at the court house on
Tuesday night next at S o’clock.
The call, which appears elsewhere in to
day’s News, is signed by 'the Hon. Thomas
R. Ayer, president of the Bibb County
(Candler Club, but 'it is expressly stated
that the meeting is for all the friends and
supporters of Colonel Candler.
The leaders of the 'Candler movement in
Bibb have worked in thorough harmony,
and it is the general desire that the friends
and supporters of Colonel Candler shall
act in a similar spirit of harmony and
fairness in selecting delegates to repre
sent Candler in the June primary.
Six delegates are to be chosen, and it is
the purpose of Tuesday nigjht’s meeting to
select these delegates from among staunch
Candler men of the county, so arranging
the delegation as to give each class in the
community representation.
In order that all of Colonel Candler’s
friends may have a voice 'in chosing these
delegates, due notice is given of the meet
ling and everyone of them is urged io be
present. The meeting will be thoroughly
Democratic; not a caucus of a few “fix
ers.” 'but an open meeting in which every
Candlerite will have a voice. But. as for
tlh.at matter, there is nothing to fix: for
the single reason that thorough harmony
prevails in the Candler ranks. The people
are enthusiastic and there is absolutely no
doubt of their ability to elect one dele
gate as well as another. Bibb county is
going overwhelmingly for Can'dler. and
there is not even much prospect of a strug
gle. It is not even known if the other
gubernatorial candidates will put out del
egates in this county, though there is a
probability that the Berner men may do
so. The Can'dler delegates will have a
walkover, however, hence next Tuesday
Hight’s meeting is an impmrta.nt one. in
that it will name the men who are to rep
resent Bibb in the next state convention.
CONFIRMATION
STILL LACKING.
But the Secretary Says That
He Has No Reason to
Doubt Reoort.
Washington, May 27.--Secretary Long
said on his way to the cabinet meeting
that be had not received an official confir
mation Hie report tlp.it Hie Spaninh fleet
is in Santiago huil'tor and that Se'.iley is
lying in wait at the entrance. He had,
however, no reason to doubt the accuracy
of the statement beyond the fact that sev
eral days had passed and it 1-iad not been
officially confirmed.
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BOYS’
SUITS
You pay the same prices for them here as
if they were the ordinary sort. Ours are not
just a little better, but very much better.
About thirty styles of Knee Trouser
Suits, $2. 50 to $8.50. For elegance, fitting,
wav they are made, cloth used, they’re like
tailor measured—not like ready-made. You’d
know our kind a long way off.
Vestee and Sailor and Reefer Suits —
every variety of goods mills can produce, if
they’re colors adapted to Boys’ Clothes aud
the cloth is good. Notice exclusive kinds of
braiding as well as workmanship.
I iriorieu on Hana.
Loans on real estate. Easy monthly
I 1 payments.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
■aeM. Ga.. 401 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS
HAD THE GHOST
OF SAM BRADY
Sheriff, Widow and Wraith
Were in the City Last
Night.
EN ROUTE TO DUBLIN
Thrilling G.host Story That Will be
of Interest to a Number of
Brady’s Creditors.
The ghost of Samuel Brady, of Dublin,
passed through Macon yesterday in the
custody of the sheriff of Laurens county
and will leave this afternoon for the city
on the Oconee.
It Is accompanied by the widow of Sam
uel Brady, who is the cause of its arrest.
And thereby hangs a tale.
Sam Brady, of Dublin, had, when living,
the unhappy faculty of being "wanted”
almost continuously. He made a record of
trouble for himself and the courts that Is
almost unprecedented in that section.
Brady’s crimes do not seem to have been
the grosser kind and the most serious
charge that is laid to his door is that of
arson. True that is a hanging crime, but
then Brady was simply doing what many
others do when they sec no other way out
of their difficulties; He proposed to make
the insurance company contribute the
needful.
It was on this charge of arson that
Brady was arrested some two or three
years ago. The insurance companies did
it and it has not been proven yet that the
insurance companies were not persecuting
Brady because they did not want to pay
the amount of the insurance. Be that as
it may the court thought the charge was
serious enough to place Brady under a
$3,000 bond. The bond was given, but just
before the trial Brady disappeared.
Shortly after this he was drowned in the
Carribean sea or some other southern wa
ters and the disconsolate widow wore
wef-ds for a long time and received the
congr sympathy of her friends.
Then she applied for a year's support out
of the property left by Brady to be dis
tributed among his creditors. The court
allowed her S7OO and the money was paid.
Then it was that she left her home and
went to meet the wraith of Brady which
was located in Florida.
The sheriff of Laurens county is one of
those wretchedly suspicions individuals
who make the lives of other people miser
able and he thought that there was some
thing wrong. He thought that possibly
there might be something substantial
about the ghost of Brady and he followed
the widow when she went to 'Florida.
And the suspicions of the sheriff proved
correct. When the widow reached Bartow,
Fla., she met a very substantial looking
ghost who was sufficiently real to be’ ar
rested and the sheriff, the wraith and the
widow are now on their way back to the
city by the Oconee, where the ghost will
have to answer to the charges brought
against the man Brady who was drowned
in the Carribean sea.
The sheriff is looking very closely after
the ghost. Brady in his life time had an
enviable reputation for getting away from
the officers of the law but now that he
has become a spirit he may be expected
to be more illusive than ever.
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 at $2.64. Tickets on
sale foe all trains Saturday, May 28th,
good until Sunday 29th, returning.
J. G. CARIJIRLE,
Traveling Passenger Agent.
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