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ESTABLISHED 1884
SANTIAGO S MOB
POWDERED TO DOST
Part of Schley's Squadron Entered the Mouth of the Harbor
to Bombard the Forts,
SPANISH LOSS
Must Have Been Enormous—
As Forms of Artillery
Men Were Seen
FLYINGANYWHEREFORSAFETY
The Spanish, However, Claim a Vic
tory and There is Much Rejoic
ing in Havana and Madrid.
Now York, June I.—The Evening Jour
nal special from ('ape Haytian says:
The torpedo boat Porter arrived at Mole
Bt. Nicholas at 1 o’clock with dispatches
for Washington, but before going to sea
the following story of the bombardment of
Santiago, the refuge of it'ervera and the
Spanish fleet was obtained:
The American squadron, augmented by
■the torpedo boat Porter, th© auxiliary
cruiser St. Paul and the protected cruiser
'New Orleans, approached the entrance of
the harbor at about 12:30 p. nr, the lowa
leading.
Inside the entrance to the harbor was
seen one of the warships of (’crvera's tied,
stripped for action.
lAs the 'American fleet came near the
New Orleans was detached and steamed
forward ahead of the lowa. Texas and
•Massachusetts.
One fort opened fire on her. She replied,
the other tiwo ships directing their fire at
the battery on Punta Gorda within the
harbor and to the westward of the position
occupied by the Spanish ship.
The latter replied to the lire and imme
diately became a target for all the Amer
ican ships engaged in the battle.
She retired behind a protecting head
land and was not seen again during the
engagi tnent.
The lowa, directed by “Fighting Bob
Evans, and the (Massachusetts, Texas and
New Orleans kept up a terrible lire against
Morro Saeapa and Punta (lorda forts for
two bouts, (htdr'projectiles doing tremen
dous damage knowing the masonry on
Cacapa and Moro batteries almost into
dust.
The forms of the Spanish artilerymen
and infantry could be plainly seen Hying
to safety behind neighboring bills.
The auxiliary cruiser which joined
Schley’s squadron just before the battle
took place, was seriously damaged.
A't'ter seeking protection behind the jut
ting hearland the Spanish warships con
tineud to fire projectiles over the hills to
ward the American fleet, but they had no
range, not even direction to their shots, for
the shells fell haplessly into the sea.
That the number killed on the Spanish
side was enomous no one doubts, for time
and again the American shells hit batter
ies squarely.
Amid the flying masonry the dismounted
guns and the forms of men were discerned.
The damage to the American fleet can
not be learned, but it is not thought that
any person was killed, if inded. anyone
was wounded.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
From the Admiral in Command of Spanish
Fleet.
Madrid. June I.—The following undated
official dispatch from Havana has been
received here:
The American squadron, commanded by
Schley, composed of largo iron clads and
cruisers, attacked the fortifications at the
entrance to Santiago. Our ironclad. Cris
tobal Colon, dosed the mouth of the port
and swported by the fire of the forts, re
pulsed the attack, causing damage to the
enemy. (Signed) Alanterola.’’
'Manterola is the officer in command of
the regular Spanish fleet in Cuban waters.
LONDON BEWILDERED.
Unable to Make Anything Out of Conflicting
Reports.
London. Juno I—The city is bewildered
by the conflicting reports from Santiago
which are reaching here from all sources.
“The Spanish fleet destroyed or sur
rendered." alternate with “reported battle
discredited at the navy department.”
In newspapers some of the special dis
patches have seemingly minute details as
to how "The Brooklyn standing well in
shore opened the battle and how a heavy
fire was concentrated by the whole squad
ron on Morro and other defenses to which
they replied furiously.”
Another report says “Commodore Schley,
after exploding many of the mines in the
channel ran the Texas through into the
harbor to engage and sink the Reina Mer
cedes."
BILLION PESETAS
At Four Per Cent Interest is the Big Loan
of Spain,
London. June I. A special from Madrid
* e . Cree h;IS bevn l' llb l>shed authoriz
th’ lssue us an internal loan of one
billion pesetas at four per cent.
volunteer Tare
OFF TO TAMPA.
The First of the Volunteer
Soldiers Ordered Out
of Camp.
Chattanooga, June L—The first volun
teer infantry ordered from Chickamauga
to Tampa got off this morning. The regi
ments which left were the One Hundred
and Fifty-seventh Indiana, the First of
Ohio, th, First of the District of Columbia.
E* 1 ' 1 tiie Swond New- York. Tomorrow the
Third Pennsylvania, the First Illinois, the
Fifth 'Maryland, and the Sixty-ninth New-
York will leave. No other regiments are
under orders to mov.e but the best posted
army officers intimate that orders are ex
pected in the near future.
FROM SPANISH SOURCES.
Details Received at Port au Prince Give the
Americans Best of It
Port au Prince, Juno I—Copyrightel—Copyrighted
The following additional details have been
receiver herefrom Spanish sources at Ha
vana of the engagement reported off San
tiago yesterday.
The Spanish batteries first answered the
tiro of the .American squadron in a lively
manner.
After twenty minutes firing directed in
a superior manner upon the part of tha
American fleet the Spanish batteries be
gan to weaken their fire and the American
ships concentrated a violent fire upon El
Morro destroying it completely.
The forts at Zccap.i and Punta Gorda
fir'd the last shots.
The Spanish losses must have been con
siderable. Details are lacking as to the
amount of losses.
The Spaniards pretend to have struck
the American vessels several times 'but
this information is accepted here under
reserve.
At 4 o’clock yesterday’ afternoon the
American squadron ceased firing and at
that hour there was no Spanish vessel in
sight.
No news has been received here from
the American boats.
'Madrid, June 1. —A cablegram has been
received from the Spanish admiral at .Ha
vana confirming the Spanish account of
the engagement at Santiago.
ENTHUSIASM
In Havana Over What is Reported There as
a Victory.
Havana, June I. (Copyrighted)—The
following Spanish account of the reported
engagement off Santiago has been issued
here:
The American fleet, consisting of the
lowa, Massachusetts, Brooklyn, Texas,
New Orleans, Marblehead, 'Minneapolis and
another cruiser, in addition to six small
vessels, took up a position on May 31 on
the eastern side of the mouth of the San
tiago channel, opening fire from the first
five vessels. The Spanish cruiser Crystobal
Colon was anchored toward Punta Gorda
and could bo seen from the open sea.
The fire of the American fleet was an
swered by the Moro and Punta Gorda bat
teries and by the Cristobal Colon.
Tb- American fleet fire : several shots
"with projectiles of 32” without causing
the least damage.
The bombardment lasted nineteen min
utes and the 'American fleet retired with
the transatlantic steamer, auxiliary
cruiser, damaged. Shells were seen to ex
plode on the lowa’s stern and there was a
fire on board another battle ship.
Several projectiles fell inside the harbor
near the Spanish warships.
There Is great enthusiasm at Santiago
and here.
AUNON TALKS.
Says His Information is That Schley Was
Repulsed.
Madrid. June I.—The minister of marine.
'Captain Aunon, has received a dispatch
saying that the American squadron suf
fered a check before Santiago.
The fire from the Spanish forts and the
fleet of Cervera are said to have repulsed
the American ships, which are said to have
retreated and to have been damaged.
The Spanish fleet, it is claimed, did not
suffer.
At 5 o'clock p. m. Captain Aunon. on
leaving the palace this afternoon after a
visit to <the queen, said:
"The American squadron has bombarded
and tried to force Santiago forts, but was
repulsed vigorously.
"The Cristobal Colon advanced to the
mouth of the harbor and exchanged shots
wiih the enemy, who fired seventy shots
against the forts.
The damage done is not reported.
The Colon hit the auxiliary 'American
ship, damaging it, and the Colon was not
hurt. Further details are withheld.”
GOLD HUNTERS
Many of Them Drowned in
Wreck at Cape Hatteras.
San Francisco. June I—The Merchants
Exchange has received a report that the
schooner Jane Gray, which left Seattle for
Kotzebue Sound with a party of prospec
tors on board had ben wrecked off Cape
Flattery. Only twenty-seven out of the
sixty-one pasengers were saved.
HOMESTEADS OF SOLDIERS
Will be Protected During Their Absence by
Special Act.
Washington, June I.—The bill for the
protection of the homsestead of soldiers
who enter the military or navy service
during the war, was passed by the senate
at the opening today. The bill provides
that service in the war with Spain shall
be considered as residence and work upon
land and that by enlistment the claim
shall not be forfeited.
COTTON FUTURES.
New) ork. June I.—Futures are steady at
a decline. Sales 6,400. June 6.39. July
0 44. Angus: 6.46. September 6.32. October
0.31. November 6.30. December 6.31, Jan
uary- 6.34, February 6.36.
AS SPANISH SEE IT.
Madrid. June 1. —The minister of marine
has received a dispatch saying that the
American squadron suffered a cheek be
fore Santiago.
LOW FRENCH TARIFF.
Paris, June I.—decree was published
Vr P r< ? v ‘ s ‘°nally extending the benefits
° a minimum tariff to various American
products.
LADIES' PARASOLS AND UMBRELLAS
Special discount sale. Clem Phillips.
Mr. P. Kenchum of Pike City. Cal., savs:
unng my brother’s late sickness from
semtie rheumatism Chamberlain’s Pain
,P U L only re “e<iy that gave him
any relief. Many others have testified to
the prompt relief from pain which this
liniment affords. For sale bv H. J, La
mar & Sons, druggists.
THE MACON NEWS.
THE EXPOSITION
OPEN AT OMAHA
Ceremony Took Place This
Morning Amid the Flare
of Trumpets.
Him fit TELEPHONE
Opened the Proceedings—The Great
Procession Was Three
Miles Long.
Omaha, June I.—'.Amid the music of
a hundrt 1 bands, the cheers of a hundred
thousand people, the blasts of many whis
tles and the waving of innumerable flags,
the Trans-Mississippi and International
exposition was dedicated today.
■Everything contributed to the smooth
ness of the smoothness of the final hours
of preparation and nothing occurred to mar
the occasion.
The parade was three miles long, con
sisting of officers and guests of the expo
sition in carriages, the semi-militia organ
ization organisations of all societies in this
and adjacent states.
Rev. Dr. Samuel, of St. Louis, opened
the exercises with prayer.
President Wetties, Hon. J. L. 'Weber, of
Omaha, and Hon. John L. Baldwin, of
Council Bluffs, eulogized .the occasion.
President McKinley addressed the as
sembled multitude by a long distance tel
ephone, touched the magic button and the
exposition opened.
CARRIED DISPATCHES.
The Porter Put Into Harbor at St. Nich
olas.
Cape Haytien, June I.—The torpedo boat
'Porter put into the harbor at Mole St.
'Nicholas at. 1 o’clock this morning, prob
ably' with dispatches for Washington. She
left again at 2.
BUYING CATTLE
In Cuba for Shipment in Blockade Runners
to Havana.
Mexico City, June I.—lt is reported that
agents of the Spanish government are buy
ing cattle and grain here, hoping to smug
gle it out of the country in tramp steam
ers, which will endeavor to run the Cuban
blockade. The mater wil be looked into
by the government, which is determined
to maintain a strict neutrality. The Span
iards are working very secretly in this
matter. 'Mexico has begun to export
wheat to 'Europe.
FORTIFYING
Warship’Ji.st in From Blockade Brings Re
port From Havana.
Key West, June 4 —At noon a warship
just in from the blockade reported that
on Sunday 'morning a small gunboat came
out of Havana and ran along the line of
batteries close in shore.
Yesterday she again came out venturing
ever two miles from the land, she was
chased and one shot was fired at her
whereupon she scudded back to port.
On Monday night a warship of the 'block
ade squadron approached within five miles
of Havana, clearly' distinguishing whole
rows of lighted streets thus contradicting
the rumor of Havana 'being in darkness.
The commander of the warships said
that new fortifications are Ln course of
construction on Morro heights.
A steam donkey carrying earth and sand
is running night and day.
OBSTRUCTION
Sunk in the Harbor oflCarde
nas Prevent Entrance
of Ships.
New York. June I.—A Key West special
to the Evening World says a British tramp
steamer that had obtained the permission
of the blockading fleet to enter Cardenas
was unable to do so on account at the
obstructions sunk by the 'Spaniards at the
entrance of the harbor.
CABLE NOT CUT.
Messages are Being Received From San
tiago.
Kingston, Jamaica, June I.—The West
Indian and Panama cable is till receiving
dispatches from Santiago and the compa
ny avers that the cables are not cut.
no truthTn report
That the Vice President of the Cuban Re
public Had Been Captured.
Kingston. June I.—There is no probabil
ity that Vice President Capote, of the Cu
ban republic, who was a passenger on th*
wrecked steamer Belvidere, had been cap
tured by the Spanish. There are ao Span
ish garrisons in that part of Cuba, and the
Spanish gunboats that were formerly pa
trolling Point Mays! are now shut in the
blockaded harbors or staying close far fear
of capture.
milesonTTand
Accompanied by the Entire
Staff He Arrives in
Tampa.
Tampa. June 1. —General Miles accom
panied by his entire staff and his clerks
arrived at 6:30 this morning. General
Miles was also accompanied by his wife,
daughter and son.
NOMINATION TODAY.
Washington, June I.—The president to
dayday sent these nominations to the sen
ate:
Postmasters —South Carolina. G. I. Cun
ningham. Charleston; Emily Whitemore,
Sumter, N. C.: J. W. Shuford. Hickory,
Tenn; Gale Armstrong, Rogersville, Fla.
BANK OF SPAIN SHAKY.
Madrid June I—The condition y" the
Baaik of Spain is considered today more
serious than any reverse of the war aa it
cannot help the government the war can
not be continued.
LADIES SAILOR HATS.
New shipment, $3.50 and $5. Phillips.
MACON NEWtV EDNESDAY JUNE i 1898.
TOOK POT SHOT
AT BLOCK HOOSE
Uncas and Leyden Amused
Themselves on a Warm
Afternoon.
HIED HUIES II IT,
All Was Quiet Along the Havana
Blockade When the Uncas
Came Away.
Key West, June 1. —The gunboat Uncas
arrived this morning from the Cuban
coast. She reports that on Monday last
when a mile and a half west of Maianzas
light bouse she sighted a Spanish block
house on the shore. Taking up a position
six hundred yards off the shore the Uncas
fired two shots at the house and two shells
went clear through the building, which
was wrecked. 'During the firing the gun
boat Leyden came up and also fired a cou
ple of shots. It is not known whether any
of the Spaniards iwere killed, but they
probably fled at the first shot. The block
house made no reply. All was quiet on
the Havana blockade when the Uncas left
last night.
NAMES KNOWN.
List of Spanish Spies Cleverly Seized in
Montreal.
Montreal, June 1. —American secret ser
vice agents yesterday went to the house
occupied by the (Spanish Spy Bureau here,
and took a letter, which is said to contain
the complete list of Spanish spies in the
United States.
Lieutenant Carranza, the chief, was ab
sent at the time. He is wild with chagrin,
and has sworn out a warrant for Chief of
Police Keller, who looks like the man who
did the work. Keller will sue Carranza
for $50,000 damages for false arrest.
It is believed that by this time all the
spies are under surveillance, and that
wholesale arrests will be made in the
United States.
COL. J. H. HALL
Makes His Announcement for the Legisla
ture in The News.
The announcement for the legislature of
Hon. J. H. Hall appears in this issue of
The News.
Mr. Hall is making his second race for
the house of representatives. His friends
say that he is certai nos election this time.
When he made the race before he was
beaten by only eleven votes on the official 1
count of the returning board.
The standing and reputation of Mr. Hall
in the community and throughout the i
state makes an endorsement of him almost '
superfluous. He is among the strongest i
members of the bar in the state and if
he is elected this time he will give Bibb
county a strong, fearless and able repre
sentative.
FRANK NISBETT
MARRIED SATURDAY
Another Surprise Sprung and
a Romance of the
War.
The announcement of the mariage of
Frank Nisbet and Miss Helen Gambrell
was one of the surprises this morning.
It would seem, however, that the news
was late getting here, and that the young
people have been married since last Satur
day.
The following clipping from the DeKalb
New Era is the first newspaper announce
ment of the affair:
“Early Saturday morning a gentleman
in the uniform of a Georgia volunteer
Came out from 'Atlanta and held a short
interview -with the ordinary. He then
went back to Atlanta and returned about
noon with a fair companion and they at
once repaired to the home of Rev. J. G.
Patton, where they were soon made man*
and wife and returned to the city rejoic
ing. The young man was Mr. F. A. Nis
bet, of Macon, Ga., and is a corporal in one
of the companies of the first regiment.
The name of his beautiful bride was Miss
Helen Gambrell, .but we 'failed to learn
where she was from.”
The news only reached Colonel and Mrs.
R. A. Nisbet, the parents of Mr. Frank
■Nisbet, this morning and was later con
firmed by a telephone message from the
groom in response to an inquiry from his
father.
Frank Nisbet is one of the finest young
men in Macon. He is popular and a good
■busines man and while still young the
future holds good things for him.
His bride is the daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. J. B. Gambrell, who was formerly the
president of Mercer. She is a sister of
Mrs. Sidney R. Wiley. ■'Mrs. Frank Nisbet
is only a little over seventeen years of age
and graduated from Shorter college last
week.
ST. SIMONS.
The Ocean View Hotel is Now Ready for
Business.
The Ocean house on St. Simon’s Island
is now open for business and the adver
tisement of the house will be found in The
News elsewhere.
On the whole coast from Maine to
Florida there is no finer sea view than
that afforded from the windows of the
Ocean view.
The house is situated directly facing tho
ocean and within a few years of the surf
at high tide. The bathing is the finest on
the coast and those who want a whif of
old ocean cannot de better than take ad
vantage of the offer that is made by the
management of the Ocean View.
15.000 TROOPS AT ONCE.
Washington. June I—Secty Alger sent to
the House today the additional estimate
of $33,000.Wk1 required immediately for the
expeditionary force to Cuba and for the
work and equipment necessary in the 1
campaign against Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
Secretary Alger transmits a letter out
lining immediate action against Cuba and
saying that it is proposed to dispatch
15,000 to 20,000 troops at once to be fol
lowed as rapidly as possisble by 50,000
more.
Alger has telegraphed the governor of
Nebraska that he will be given an oppor
tunity to furnish an additional full regi
ment of infantry.
This will permit the governor to appoint
M illiam J. Bryan as colonel if he so de
sires.
ALL IS QUIET.
ti. Thomas, June I.—All is quiet. No
war news is reporied.
NOT THE FAULT
OF THE WATER
So Savs Pyof. Sellers, Chem
ist of Mercer Uni
versity.
IS IL THEN, THE SEWERS
That Cause tSo Much Sickness in
Macon?—Openings Said to
be Dangerous.
A good deal has been said and written
about the present water supply of 'Macon,
and many attribute the epidemic of sick
ness that now afflicts this city to the
character of the water which is being serv
ed the people.
A great deal of uneasiness has grown out
of present conditions anl it is. naturally,
a matter that seriously concerns every cit-.
Izen, so that some expert opinions hern
given will be read with interest by every
one.
Tn the first place, The News learned to
day that Professor J. T. Sellers, professor
of chemistry at Mercer University, has
just completed a thorough analysis of 'Ma
con’s water. He did this merely for the
benefit of Mercer University, and ascer
tained that the water now being used in
this city is actually not unhealthful. The
News has been promised the result of this
analysis, but, in the meantime, a brief state
ment by Professor Sellers is important and
interesting. He,states positively that the
epidemic of sickness which now afflicts
IMacon is not due to her water supply.
His analysis, he says, shows that the water
now .being used, while not all that could
be desired, is comparatively free from all
impurities. Tt is muddy, it is true, but
mud is not unhealthful, and the most
thorough analysis fails to discover any
dangerous elements in the water. Professor
Sellers declares that the difference between
the filtered and unflltered water, as shown
by the analysis, is practically nothing so
far as regards its purity. He is positive
that the water now being used is practi
cally as pure as ever and as good as any,
except for the discoloration caused by the
mud. It is quite as good as is in use in
almost any other city. He says Macon
will have to look elsewhere for the cause
of so much sickness.
ause?
Along with 'Professor Sellers' opinion,
which, is of the greatest value, comes an
other opinion from an equally reliable
source to the effect that this epidemic of
sickness is due to one faulty feature in
Macon’s now sewerage system. The News
is informed that this opinion is confirmed
by othehr experts and others familiar with
Ban it ary problems. The trouble, it is said.
Is with the sewer openings.
"You have doubtless noticed,” said The
Informant, "those crooked pipes in
the yards of so many homes, projecting out
about a foot and 'bending over to the
ground. Well, everyone of these is a veri
table death trap. It is the opening where
the foul gases from the sewers escape. In
stead of this opening being at the too of
the house, where the foul gases could be
carried off by the upper air current, it is
(placed right out in the yard under thc
noses of the •family. Consequently the
poisonous gas that emanates from this
opening is constantly breathed by. those in
the home, and typhoid fever, or some
other illness is the result.
“These openings are undoubtedly dan
gerous, as most sanitary experts wil testi
fy. Ordinarily they are not so much so,
but when there is a long drought and the
sewers are not frequently and thoroughly
flushed, the danger is increased; indeed, as
is now the case, it becomes most serious.”
Such an opinion from such a source
would seem to demand serious attention.
It is understood that objection was made
to these openings at the time the sewers
were built, but they were .ns’sted upon,
so 'he contractors put them in. It is also
stated that unless they are done away
with and the overhead openings substituted
the sewers, instead of proving a blessing,
and a sanitary improvement, will prove a
curse and a constant menace to the health
and lives of Macon’t citizens.
These assertions may or may not be
true, but they at least seem to demand im
mediate investigation. Something is un
questionably wrong. The people want to
know where the trouble lies. Their lives are
at stake. They will not be willing to ac
cept the opinion of any one man, or of a
few men. They will expect a thorough
investigation and expert testimony. Have
the sewers been badly constructed? Are
these openings dangerous? Are the people
.breathing poisonous air by day and night?
These questions must have a prompt an
swer. Not an answer from one of a few
city officials or a few private citizens
who may happen to think one way or the
other; but an answer by experts, by san
itary authorities who will know what they
are talking about and who will speak fear
lessly and impartially.
GRIFFUVWATER.
It’s Dangerous to Drink Camp
Northen Water.
Griffin, June I.—'For several days past
it has been whispered around Camp Nor
then that the water being used for drink
ing purposes was unfit for such. It was
stated that the water that is used by the
men to wash in is filtered through the
earth and returns to be used again for the
same purpose. From a whisper the report
grew until opinions were freely and openly
expressed. The result was the posting of
the following order by Colonel Lawton yes
terday afternoon:
Camp Northen, .May 30, 1898 —General
order No. 10—The attention of company
and battalion commanders is called to the
fact that there is danger in drinking the
water from the pipes from which the
camp is supplied. Commanders of compa
nies and battalions will see that all water
used for drinking purposes is boiled before
use and that the men will not drink any
water that has not been boiled. By order
of Colonel Lawton. Will S. White, adju
tant."
From the above order it is evident that
the fears entertained by the soldiers were
well founded. Sentinels have been placed
at the several water hydrants on the camp
grounds, and no one is allowed to drink
the water until it has been thoroughly
boiled. The boys feel much safer as a re
sult and feel that their health is being
looked after.
PASSENGERS AND CREW SAFE.
Philadelphia. June I.—The passengers
and crew of the steamer Belvidere, wreck
ed off Cape Mays!, are on the Norwegian
steamer King, from Port Antonio, which
will reach here today.
MEN’ FINE UMBRELLAS.
Close rollergj $3,5Q and |5.
RAY DECIDES
TO COME HERE
Major Hugh Gordon Saw Him
While in Washington
Last Week.
MACON ABOVE Ail DIMS
As a Point for the Mobilization of
His Troops—The Immune as a
Novelty in the Camp.
The folowing telegram was received this
morning by Acting .Mayor Morgan:
“Will arrive in 'Macon not later than the
sth and will at once commence assembling
regiment. (Signed) . Ray, Col.”
This telegram is in response to the mes
sage sent by Acting Mayor Morgan on last
Monday. In that telegram he offered the
accommodation to Colonel Ray for his reg
iment in “the finest park in the South.”
The .'in this morning means that
the may.ii i: put on notice to at once com
mence the work of putting the buildings
in order, and this will be done in ample
time to receive the men as they arrive.
Major Hugh Gordon, recently appointed
to a staff position by the president of the
United States, passed through the city last
night on his way to his father’s plantation
near Reynolds.
He has been granted twelve days’ leave
pending the taking up his assignment, and
will spend the time in arranging his af
fairs.
Major Gordon said that he was told in
Washington just before he left for the
South, that Colonel Ray would mobilize
his 'immunes in iMacon, and that Colonel
Ray had himself told him that he would.
In all probability, accept the offer made by
this city, though there are other places
that are making offers of a similar nature.
He says that the regiment that is being
formed by Colonel Ray is made up of
white men altogether, and that it will be
a select organization, made up of the finest
picked men who could be secured.
'MajorGordon did not know when the reg
iment would be brought together, but he
presumed that .it would be as soon as tho
companies were ready, and as the. work of
getting immunes together takes somewhat
longer than ordinary regiments, it may be
some time.
Companies are being organized by the
recruiting officers, who are the officers
that expect to get commissions under Col
onel RSy, at. different points throughout
the South.
Savannah will send one company, and it
is thought that another will be raised in
Atlanta. So far there has 'been nothing
done in Macon, but it is more than proba
ble that when Colonel Ray reaches here
he will be able to pick out a few men who
have had the yellow fever and who want
to try it again.
As a matter of fact the immunes run the
same risk as the other men, and the other
men run the same risk as the immunes.
Regular army men do no attach much im
portance to the word immuno, though they
admit that the organization made up of
physically superior men will be of use
to the army of invasion. .Rut all share
alike in the danger of yellow fever.
The Immunes can take tho disease and
they can communicate it. There 'is no
safety from the disease. It will come and
some men will die of it. Those who are
physically best fitted aparently to with
stand the disease are often the first to go.
If the forces are landed on the island of
Cuba now, those who know anything about
It, and there are a very few who do not,
say that tho risk that is run is not to be
measured.
It may be that yellow fever may not
strike the troops, but the ounces are that
it will, and the chances are that it will
sweep the whole army. There is great dan
ger from such an epidemic among massed
troops, and there is no telling where it
will stop when it commences.
Yellow fever is not a dangerous disease
under the modern system of nursing
and with the lights of science thrown upon
it, but it is a disease that is terrible un
less the patient can have the best nursing,
and in the field the best nursing cannot
be secured.
The immune regiment is a new thing
and it will be a novelty. The fact that !»
man has had the yellow fever once is half
the battle, as he is not scared, and to be
rid of the scare is half the battle, because
even soldiers get scared some times.
MRS. NAfTHARRIS
DIED THIS MORNING
Very Sad News for a Large
Circle of Friends in
Macon.
Mrs. N. E. Harris died this morning at
her home on Georgia avenue.
While it’has been known that she has
been sick for some time past it has not
been thought even among the immediate
family that she was in any especial danger
up to a day or two ago.
The announcement of the death of this
most estimable lady will be a shock to the
whole community. About two weeks ago
she was taken ill with the prevailing fever
and in spite of the best medical skill and
everything that could be done she sank
steadily and this morning at 5 o’clock the
end came.
'Mrs. Harris was before her marriage a
Miss Fannie Burke, and was the daughter
of the late John W. 'Burke.
She leaves six children, Misses Carrie
and Fannie Harris and 'Messrs. Walter,
Nat, Jr., John B. and Dave Harris.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning from Mulberry street church at
10 o’clock. Interment will be at Rose Hill
cemetery. The services will be read by
Rev. W. W. Pinson.
FOR CORONER.
Your Uncle Jere Hollis Announces for Re-
Election.
Captain Jere Hollis announces elsewhere
in today’s News his candidacy for re-elec
tion as coroner of Bibb county.
Mr. Hollis, as almost everyone agree",
has made one of the best coroner’s that
ever served Bibb county, and. In fact, one
of the best in tho state. His re-election
is practically certain, and he deserves the
compliment.
M hile some opposition has manifested,
itself Mr. Hollis’ friends say the will have
no serious trouble, though they are work
ing none the less zealously for him on
that account.
'HOT FIRING
M ith our SI.OO negligee shirts we hit the
mar k. _ Clem Phillips,
GOOD THINGS FOR
SICKJLDIERS
Can be Sent in Care of the
Surgeon in Charge of
Any Hospitals.
STERNBERG'S ANSWER
To Letters of Inqui y as to the Man
ner of Sending and What Should
be Sent for the Soldiers,
Washington. June 1. —Surgeon General
Sternberg, of the army, has received nu
merous letters from patriotic ladies ask
ing what articles would be most accepta
ble for the use of our sick and wounded
soldiers in the field or in the hospital.
For the purpose of answering in a gen
eral way the inquiries he has prepared the
following memoraudus which will be sent
to persons communicating with him on this
subject:
Money may be sent to the surgeon gen
eral of the army as contributions to the
funds of the hospital ship relief and of the
United 'States general hospitals. This
should be stent to the surgeon in charge
to be expended for delicacies for the sick,
such as canned soups, jellies, lemons, or
anges, etc.
Those who prefer may contribute can
ned soups, clam broth, orange marmalade,
ginger ale, biscuit, water crackers and
similar articles hermetically sealed in
cans for the hopital ship relief and at the
'United Stab'* ■ neral hospital at Key
West, Fla., i. <, McPherson, Atlanta. Ga.,
Fort Thomas, Ky., and Fort Myer, Va.
Pajamas, made of light material, useful
for the sick in the hospital and on the
hospital ship as can be worn by convales
cents who are able to be out of bed.
MANY INJURED
BY EXPLOSION
In a Tar Paper Factory in
New York Early This
Morning.
'New Ydfk, June L—A terrific explosion
occurred eariy .today in the tar paper fac
tory oif Toibias 'X’ew & Co., at East Nine
teenth street. A .number of persons wore
seriously injured. The entire plant was
wrecked. Thons. umla of dollars of damage
was done. It is feared that some of the
injured may die. The injured are Tobias
New, the proprietor; Phillip Greenfield,
engineer; Victor ’Rosehe, chit f engineer;
John O’ Neill, engpiteer; Joseph Lamende,
a ragpicker; an unknown Italian woman;
Leo Kuhn, Solomon Kahn, Thomas Ryan,
John Judge, New R, Vsche. Greenfield and
O’Neill were in the engine room when the
explosion took place. The fireman think
the explosion was caus ed by an accumula
tion of tar gas.
Bad management keei >s more people in
poor 'circumstances tha. 1 any one other
cause. To be successful one must look
ahead so that when a fav arable opportun
ity presents itself he is ready to take
advantage of it. A little fe 'rethought will
also save much expense and uaJuable time.
A prude-n't and careful man will keep a
bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in the house, the shift
less fellow will wait until necessity com
pels it and then ruin his best lions*? going
for a doctor and have a big doc tor’s bill to
pay besides; one pays out 25c, t he oKber is
out a hundred dollars and th< ti wonders
why his neighbor is getting ri sher while
he is getting poorer. For sale fey H. J.
Lamar & Sons, druggists.
i Georgia s 1
Best resort for recreation, rest, pleasure and the <4l
fc, restoring of all afflicted with liver or kidney <4l
L* troubles, rhcnoanatism, dispepsia or malaria to <4|
Health 1
Has always been its tauwus Indian Spring, dlj
with its splendid summer home, THE o]|
WIGW AM, cleared of all objectionable feat
ures,. physically and morally clean, with unsur- •Hl
passed t:ible, it becomes t?te ideal summer •
| Resort. |
on appplication
k T. C. PARKER, Prop. C. E. Hooper, Manager
Men’s Suits to Sell
At Saving Prices...
It’s that genteel, fine, good sort of Clothing
that commands attention and respect. It is of
made-to-order style and quality. It was tailored by
stilled artists, and only came to us at “money
loss” prices because certain dealers did not take
the full lines ordered.
Suits of the varying light weights for summer
wear. The fabrics are of Fancy Cassimeres, Chev
iots and Worsteds— s7.so, $lO, sl2 and sls.
Worth fully a third more.
[ - -V *
nioneij on Hand.
Loans on real estate. Easy monthly
payments.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Maron. Oa.. 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS
ALL DEMOCRATS
TRIEDAND TRUE
Rousing Meeting of the Cand
ler Club at Court House
Last Night.
DELEGATES WERE HU
They Will be Elected at the Prima
ries to be Held Next Monday—
Very Harmonious.
The meeting of the Candler Club held
last night at the court house for the pur
pose of selecting delegates to the conven
tion to be voted for on (Monday next at the
primaries resulted in the selection of the
following delegates and alternates:
Delegates—A. L. Miller, Sam Altmayer.
W. D. Nottingham, T. J. Carling, A. N.
Kendrick and T. J. Ware.
Alternates—iW. J. Willis, Lew J. Kil
bourn, A. E. Barnes, C. J. Jordan, Jake
Heard and C. I. IMcElroy.
This is the ticket that will be put out
to represent the Candler Interests at the
convenion and it is without doubt the
ticket that will be elected for there will
be no opposition, or if there is to be any.
there is no evidence of it so far.
No action was taken with regaid to th®
other state house officers though an effort
was made to secure the endorsement of
those who received the majority vote of
Bibb county.
The meeting was thorough!}’ harmoni
ous. There was no speech-making. It was
called to order by T. R. Ayer, the presi
dent of the Candler Club who spoke briefly
about the object of them meeting. He said
that he felt sure that none but the best
men would be selected. Judge W. D. Not
tingham immediately moved the appoint
ment by the president of a committee of
five to select the delegates and report back
to the meeting. The committee appointed
was-as follows: R. A. Nisbet, Jeff Butler,
Roland B. Hall, J. H. Hertz and T. J.
Hunt.
The committee was only absent a few
minutes and after bringing in their report
of the delegates as given above which was
endorsed by Mr. Hope Polhlll in a short
speech the meeting on motion of 'Mr. W.
H. Schatzman adjourned.
RED SULPHUR.
An Opportunity to Again Drink Its Health
Waters.
The hotel at Roanoke Red Sulphur
Springs, 'Virginia, opened today. This la
one of the famous Inland and mountain
resorts of the country and never fails to
draw its quota of guests from this sec
tion of the South.
The water at the spring has the reputa
tion of being the most or among the most
health giving in the world and has tho
reputation of being especially efficacious
tn the cure of asthma, hay fever and other
diseases.
The hotel has now the long distance tel
ephone connection and is in connection
with tho principal places in the country.
I was seriously afflicted with a cough for
several years and lasft 'fall had a more
severe cough than ever (before. 'I have
used many remedies without receiving
much relief, and (bhing recommended to
try a bottle of Cahmberlain’s Cough Rem
edy by a friend, who, knowing me to be a
poor widow, gave it to me. I tried it with
the most gratifying results. The first bot
tle relieved me very much and the second
bottle has absolutely cured me. I have not
had as good health for twenty years. Re
spectfully, Mrs. Mary A. Beard. Claremore,
Ark. Sold 'by 11. J. Lamar & Sons, drug
gists.