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About The Macon news. (Macon, Ga.) 189?-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1898)
BCHEAP MONEV. •H per eent and T per eeat. aney aew ready for loam on Macon residence and business property. 8 per cent, money for farm loans. Over *5,000.000 successfully negotiated In Georgia alone. Loans made can be paid off at any time. We are head quarters. o. A. Coleman, Gen. Man., 15* Second street, Macon, Ga. ESTABLISHED 1884 CORK IS Il BOTTLE. Spaniards Blow Up the Merri mac Which Was Sent-Into Channel by Sampson, DARINGJEED One of the Master Strokes of the War and in Naval History. OFFICIALS ARE HAPPY. Over the News and Say that Settles It Cervera Was Waitng to Meet Camara. On board the i-auntl<s« off Santiago. June 3 via Kinston—Copyright Rear A,linir.il Sampson during Friday morning decided to close the narrow harbor at the entrance of Santiago by sinking the col lier Merrimac loaded with coal in the har bor. Ilf called for volunteers to go to almost certain death and forty-seven men offered themselves. l.ieuumant Hobson and six men were chosen and at X o'clock on Friday morn ing tlie Merrimac. under her own steam, entered the channel under a terriible Span ish lire The vessel was riddled with pro jectiles. but she anchored and swung around. Lieutenant Hobson then set off the Internal torpedo with electric attach ment. Theta was an explosion and the Merrimac ink in (lie ehannelemfwyfffm Merrimac sank, the channel was closed, and apparently f’ervera will be unable to escape. .Hobson and the hero crew of tlie Merri mac were saved in the following manner: Unable, after the sinking of their vessel to make tfielr way back through the st >rm of shot and shells, they rowed into the harbor to the Spanish flagship and were taken ou board unharmed. The Spanish admnral under a flag of truce on Friday sent word to the American admiral offering to exchange prisoners and adding that in the meanwhile he an 1 nis poarty would be treated wrh the greatest consideration. DEPARTMENT REJOICES. They Say That Cevera is There and Safely Corked Up. Washington, June 4.—“ The cork is driven into the bottle." was tile comment at the navy department this morning upon theh receipt of the sinking of the collier (Merrimac in the channel of Santiago har bor They are absolutely satisfied that the ship was sent in by design of Sampson to close the channel and prevent the escape of the Spanish squadron and the undertaking- was successful. This will rank as one of the boldest achievements in naval history. It will out rank even Cushing's famous attack on the Mbermarle with his little torpedo boat. Thar Is the opinion at the navy department at least. ♦ The officers say that Cushing had a fighting chance to make an escape after making the attack, and he did escape. There was no such chance for the men who took the Merrimac into Santiago harbor undey guns which Schley's report describ ed as of great power and over a nest of submarine mines. There is only one opinion at the depth of the .ouragv the ma;, who coolly stood at the levers down in the hold and direct ly above the bottom of the ship that he momentarily expected to come flying up wards with the blast of a mine or torpe do. One of the reasons that form the basis of conviction that the Merrimac was pur posely sent Into the channel was that she was worth little as a naval vessel. She was broken in machinery and kept at work only with difficulty. She was of iron and therefore not likely to be easily removed by the Spaniards. SPANISH VERSION Os the Sinking of the Merrimac Claims a Brilliant Victory Madrid June 4—The version of the sinking erf the Merrimac, which reached Minister of Marine \iinon from Santiago is as follows: The Spanish Vessel in front of Santiago has sunk an American aux iliary cruiser. All the members of the lat ter have been imprisoned. Toe rest of the enemy's squadron immediately retired. Two Aemeriean ironclads were seriously damaged during the engagement. The Spanish describe rhe affair as a brilliant Spanish victory. FOURS HIGHER. London. Spanish fours are s s higher. BIG Ji VRGAINS Jn millinery at Newman (Millinery Co. FROM A DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR. I have found Cheney’s Expectorant su perior to anything 1 have ever tried for cold* and bronchial trouble. Send me by first mail aix bottles of your mad excellent j&edieine. PROF. J. H. RICHARDSON. fVMtvfiter. Ten*. COMPLETELY SHOT IN NOW Last Strand of the Cable That Binds Cuba to the Out side World CUT THIS AFTERNOON, Cable Vessel Convoyed by the Dol phin Found the Cable and Cut Them Off, Off Santiago de Gubif Kingston Ja maica, June 4. —The last ’ cable strands binding Cuba to the outside world were cut this afternoon by a cable vessel con voyed here by the United States.dispatch ■boat Dolphin. The first cable picked up was the one running to Kingston. It was found early this morning. The coast loop connecting Santiago and Guantanamo was then cut. Proceeding to the Guantanamo cable the vessel finally grappled and severed the Haytien cable. This ends the cable cut ting begun a month ago. WAITING FOR CAMARA Waslthe Object of Cevcras' Presence at Santiago. Port Au Prince, Juno 4. Further news received here from Santiago confirms the reports of the bombardment of that place, which began at 3 o’clock yesterday morn ing. After the action the Spaniards blew up with dynamite the sunken American col lier Merrimas, and have been hard at work at clearing the channel to, in all probability permit Cerevera’s fleet to out out to sea, should the 'Cadiz squadron, un der Admiral Camara arrive in Cuban wa ters to relieve the blockaded ships. Tn the meantime dispatches from San tiago say the Spaniards pay tribute to rhe audacity of the Americans ia so cleverly attempting to blockade the channel. ■According 'o the Spaniards it woul 1 be foolishness upon the part of the Americans ro attempt to try to force the harbor en trance, wmeb >s described as being long and narrow and thoroughly mined. There are a greaj number of insurgents In the vicinity of Santiago, probablj- wait ing for some decisive action on the part of the American fleet which will be a sig nal for a land attack. ESCAPED BY A MIRACLE Train on the-Carolina and Georgia Ran Into a Burn ing Trestle. Tennille, Ga., June 4—A mixed train from Tennille to Augusta, on the South Carolina and Georgia railroad ran into a burning trestle nineteen miles from Ten nille near Chalker this morning. The engin, er was seriously, if not fatally bur:, the fireman is in a precarious con dition and the train hand was seriously hurt. The freight cars and engine were con sumed. The passenger coaches escaped by a seeming miracle. NEWS FROM SAMPSON. Navy Department ’is Translating the Cy pher Now. Washington. June 4.—lt is said that the navy department has heard from Admiral Sampson, and after his dispatches are translated thehy may be obtained if they relate to past events. CHEERED THEM WHILE IN SIGHT Demonstration When Soldiers Left Mobile Under Seal ed Orders. Mobile, Ala.. June 4.—Five transports carrying the Twentieth infantry. Colonel Wheaton, the Third infantry. Colonel- Page, and troops F, C. D, and F, of the Second cavalry, steamed down the Mob’le river this morning en route, presumably to Tampa, but really under sealed orders. The transports are the steamers Mattea wan, Stillwater. Breakwater. Aranzas and Morgan. Scenes of enthusiasm were seen all along the river where thousands of people con gregated to witness the departure. The whistles of all the river and bay craft and the mills and the ringing of bells was kept up unceasingly as long as the 1 transports were in sight. BUREAUX ASSASSINATED. Cape Haytlen. June 4.—lt is rumored here that President Heureaux. of Santo Domingo, has-been assassinated. Mr. P. Ketohum of Pike City. Cal., says: ''During my brother's late sickness from sciatic rheumatism Chamberlain’s Pain Balm wis the only remedy that gave him any relief. Many others have testified to the prompt relief from paiu which this liniment affords. For sale by H. J. La mar & Sons, druggists. FANCY RIBBONS At greatly reduced prices. Newman (Millinery Co. \ CORRECTION. Editor News: I shall be obliged to you tor publishing the following correcii.'ii of misleading typographical errors which ap peared in The News on Thursday: (1) ''24,000" ,-hould have been “24." (21 “10.000” should have been “10.” <3) “3.300" should have been "3.3." (4) "4.200" should have been "4.2. ’’ ' (a) “Permooanate" should have been "permangate.* ’ ' it ) ' The water may be made :a*e. etc,” should have teen "The water may he made soft, etc.” (7) ' Tne ordinary clay afford, etc.," should have lien "the ordinaiy elay fi.’ers afford, etc." Very respectfully, J. F. Sellers THE MACON NEWS. REPORT FLEET DEMOLISHED Report From Hayti That Spa nish Fleet Has Been Wiped Up. • CANNOT DE CONFIRMED. No Direct News Received—Account of Revolutionists’ Defeat Is Not Believed. Cape Haytien, June 4. —(Copyright.)— A report which cannot .be verified is cur rent here this morning that the American fleet of Santiago destroyed, the Spanish fleet yesterday. No direct news from there has been re ceived. The accounts of the defeat of the Domin ican revolutionists at Monte Cristo, Santo Domingo, are doubted here. APPOINTMENTS As Surgeons With Rank in the Volunteer Army, Washington, June 4.—The president sent rhe following nominations to the senate to day: To Volunteer Army—To be chief sur geons of divisions with rank of major. Cap tain Wm. H. 'Arthur, assistant surgeon; Captain Geo. E. Bushnell, assistant sur gon. Captain and Assistant Surgeons to be brigadier surgeons, with hank of ma jor. Henry P. Birmingham. Marlborough C, Wyeth, Richard W. Johnson, Edward (*. Carter, Wm. O. Owen, Peter R. Egan, Wm. J. Wakeman, Wm. C. Borden. Brigadier surgeon, with the rank of major, Millis 'Macdonald, Charles M. Drake, of Georgia, Jos. K. Weaver, John Guiteras, of Pennsyl vania, Milo B. Ward, (Missouri. NO DANGER From Smallpox at the Park, Says Col. P. H. Ray. M hen Colonel P. H. Ray first gave no tice that he was coming to Macon with hi:; regiment of immunes some doubt ex isted in the minds olf the official's as to whether it would be 'wise to allow the, soldiers to come to the park where the post house had been located. This doubt has existed in the public mind also and wiseacres have gone so far a.; to say that the imunes would at the last moment refuse to come here. But the city hall officers have done the collect thing ami it turns out to be alt right. Last week a letter was addressed tn 'Colonel Ray at Washington in which the whole, situation was outlined to him. He was told about the smallpox and the pest house at the park. , ■lie was told that all the patienr.4—the few remaining—had or would be moved to the county pest house and the distance of the pest house .from the buildings was given. .The mayor further stated that i's Colonel Ray thought it necessary he would at once set fire to and destroy the pest house at the nark. This morning the following telegram was received from Colonel Ray: “Don't burn buildings. “No danger.” So that, the buildings wil stand. They have been most thoroughly fumigated and as Colonel Ray says there is really no' danger. A CREDIT TO MACON. Is the Beautiful New Music Store of F. A. Gut tenberger. ■<Amog the business changes and improve ments that have taken place in Macon within recent years, none stand ou-t more distinctively than does the change re cently made by Professor F. A. Gutten berger, Macon's leading music house. Professor Guttenberger, as already men tioned in The 'News, has moved into the immense store formerly occupied by the J. W. Burke Company. But one would hardly know the store today. It has un dergone a complete change from cellar to roof, and.to say that great taste and judg ment has been displayed in the improv ments made is putting it mildly. It is, in fact, a complete transformation. The first floor, of course, is the sales room, with the repair and tuning shop in the rear, and separated from the store proper by a partition. A stair case in the center of the store leads to the second floor, which is Professor Guttenberger’s music- conservatory, combining splendid class rooms for music scholars, as well as a spacious, .comfortable and elegant hall for concerts and other musical gatherings. But not alone is the improvement noted in the building itself. The character, size and arrangement of the stock is even more notable. Previous to moving Professor Guttenberger disposed of much of his old stock, and new pianos, new instruments of all kinds were ready to take the place of the old in the new quarters. The whole now presents a scene of great attractiveness, one calculated to convince at once of the sine and character of the es tablishment. and of the further fact that the new store of F. A. Guttenberber is in every sense a credit to IMaeon—in fact, one that would do credit to any city in the country. MORE BASEBALL Mercer Wil! Play University of Virginia in Macon. Baseball is not all dead yet.' The great est game of the season so far is yet to ome when Mercer University will meet the Univ, rsity of Virginia upon the erounds at CentralCitj park. A game cf three days has ben ar.anged for. The first game will be played on Fri day. June 17th. the second ou the follow ing day and the third game will be played on the Monday- following. The Mercer boys will be ready even if r: is vacation time and the games will bo the warmest articles that have yet be. n seen or. the home ground. The University of.Virginia team is made up of flr.-t-ela<s men and there is no doubt but that they will sharpen their teeth when they come to Macon to tackle the champions of Georgiy Itiickiiu’s Arnica Salve The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever •ores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and ly cures piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. Far sale by H. J. Lamar A Ba*a* drug •tow, _ ... t x ! | CON NEWS SATURDAY JUNE 4 1898. TO END BRYAN ill PHILIPPINES Secretary Alger So Tele graphs to the Governor of Nebraska. MADE A POLITICAL COUP At the Same Time the Country Will be the Gainer by the Services of a Splendid Man and Officer. Lincoln. 'Neb., June 4. —Aujutant Barry has received a telegram from Secretary Alger saying that the Third regiment of volunteer infantry organized by- \V. J. Bryan, has been accepted by the govern ment, aud that’it would be added to the contingent going to the Phillipines. When this news was received Mr. Bryan was so notified and- went to Governor Hol comb's office and a conference was held, the outcome of which, although it has not been publicly announced, was tha't 'Bryan was. appointed Colonel of the regiment and given his commission. Adjutant General Barry at once issued the first general order in the history of the new regiment. It was addressed to ffhe members and officers, urging them to drill, perfect, their organization and be ready for the call to mobilize in this city. Later news from Washington was to the effect that mustering officers would be sent here in the near future and the regi ment sworn in and ordered to San Fran cisco, where the First, of this city, under Colonel Brattis Is already located. CENSOR MODIFIED. Code Messages May be Sent by CowunercTal Houses. Washington, June 4.—The government censorship on cable dispatches* has (been modified to the extent of allowing commer cial houses to send code messages to Vene zuela and 'Brazil. The only restriction on these messages is that they shall not pass 'between Spanish officials. BALLOON section Os the Signal Corps of the Army Will be at Tampa. 'Washington, June 4.—The balloon sec tion of the United States signal corps for the present will be attached temporarily to the Fifth army corps at Tampa, Fla., Major General Shafter, commander, and will be under the direction of Lieutenant James Allen, now serving on the staff of General Shafter. HOLMES AND MASON Are Together Again as Dentists and Will Compete in Price. Dr. \Mason having' returned to Macon after having severed the partnership that existed 'between him and Dr. Holmes. partnership has now been reformed and the popular firm will do (business at. the old stand on Mulberry street. It is entirely unnecessary to recommend Drs. Holmes and Mason as dentists to the people of Macon. ~ , Their reputation has already been mlade in this community, but it will be good news to the 'public to know that the firm as it is. reorganized, will not allow itself to be beaten in the price of its work. They have every- facility and having in creased their force are ready for a b<g tmsiness. INSURGENTS VICTORIOUS. Reported at Hayti That They Have Captur ed Santiago Caballos. Cape Haytien. June 4.—'lt is rumored that the insurgents in Santo Domingo have captured the town of Santiago de Los Ca ballos on the. Yaque river. 100 miles east of this place. ALL QUIET Along the Line of the Blockade at Havs.ia and Cardenas. i i - »»■•' Key West, June 4, 11:15 a. m.—When the vessels arrived today from the Ha vana-Cardenas 'blockade they report that there has been no excitement along the lire for ten days, (hut 'that the Spaniards are beginning new fortifications at various points. EVERYTHING IN MILLINERY Goes. No reasonable offer refused on our trimmed hats. ' Newman 'Millinery Co. marioTTharris WILL BE SOLDIER He Undertakes to Raise a Company of Immunes for Col. Ray. Mr. Marion Harris has determined to turn from the law and take up the sword. He has ben appointed by Col. P. H. Ray. of theregimentof immunes, to raise a com pany in Macon and has turned his office on Cherry stree t into a recruiting office. He expects to be able to raise a company rapidly and if he makes as good a soldier as he is a lawyer he will rapidly rise from his first rank as captain to wear tha c-olonel’s clothes. The Consritutio® this morning says: Mr. Marion W. Harris, one of the lead ing lawyers of iMaebn, and the attorney who won Mrs. Nobles her escape from the gallows, will be a captain under Colonel Ray. Mr. Harris was yesterday instructed to raise his company, and already the bjl liant young attorney is at work organizing his quota of men. He will carry with him men wijh none but the highest character, and will endeavor to carry the crack com pany of the regiment. He has hundreds of friends all over the state who will glad ly follow him to war. COTTON FUTURES. New \ork, June 4—-Futures dull. Sales 2,300. July 642, August 646. Septeber, October and November 620. December 635, January 615. February 637. March 642.’ April 645. BEAUTIFUL ROSES In any color, 25c and 35c bunch. Newman Millinery Co, MS NOT THERE WHENCE LEFT An Arrival From Santiago Says That Cerveras is Not in the Harbor. WAS THERE TWO WEEKS AGO Some Other Vessels Were There - Mines Laid in Harbor for Six Miles Along Channel. New York, June 4 —Louis Duaney has ar rived in this city from Jamaica. He left Santiago de Cuba. 'May 18. Mr. Duaney believes that Cervera’s fleet is at Santiago and he says: ‘ I think that Cervera’s fleet may have been confused with five Spanish boats which were in the harbor when I left. These were El Reina Mericedes, a second class cruiser, El Marques de Molina, aux iliary cruiser with heavy guns and two gunboats, El San Deval and iLa Estella and another auxiliary cruiser. . “The cruiser Reina Mercedes is disabled, her boilers having brok'en down, and she was lying just inside the entrance to the harbor. Her guns were removed ito the for tincations. “The Spaniards laid a few mines last winter but on May sth the work began on’a large scale. I saw men at this work in the harbor for some time afterward and about seventy mines have been laid alto gether. The first line of six mines is laid directly across the mouth of the harbor from Mono Castle to the buoy which marks the shallow water line near La Zocapa_, the fortress'opposite. Directly be hind the first lines are lines of four, three and two mines each so that the entrance to the harbor is well laid with mines. The other mines are all along the ship channel for six miles to the docks. The mines are all connected by wires with the shore. “I visited all of the forts and I am sure • that the only modern gun in use are those taken from the cruiser 'Reina Mericedes. There are two of these guns at Mono and the others are at La Zocapa and Punta Gorda. “There are 160 soldiers at Morro, fifty at La Zocapa, thirty at Punta Gorda and 100 at Punta Blanca. The soldiers at the forts are well armed and well equipped, but I do not believe that they are good gunners, at least 1 never saw them prac tice during my stay. There .are' 15,000 troops in the province of Santiago under the command of General Pando and 8,00? ■in the city of Santiago and outlying towns. They are well ordered troops and Well at med. Mr. Duaney said that there was a sup ply of 7,000 tons of coal at Santiago when he left. Fresh meat was very dear. MACON VOLUNTEERS. Photographs of the Company Will be Sold Next Week. , Photographs of the Macon Volunteers, or as they are now known, Company F, of the First Regiment United Seated Georgia Volunteers, will iße put on sale during; the coming week. The proceeds of the sale of these photo graphs will be sent to the "volunteers for the benefit of the members of the com pany. Nearly everyone in Macon will want a copy olf the photograph, which is one of the best group pictures tjiat has ever been taken of a military company. The photo graph will make a valuable memento in after years of the war of 1898 and will be valuable to hand down to future gen erations. Messrs W. W. Wrigley, H. P. Loh and Aleck Subers will have the sale of these pictures in charge and orders can be placed with them. CICERONIANSWIN IN THE DEBATE By a Somewhat Narrow Mar gin-Program For This Evening. The annual debate at 'Mercer last night between the representatives of the Ci ceronian and Phi Delta societies was a br.liiant affair and was largely attended. The subject for debate was: Resolved, That a state should appropri ate money for the support olf bight r edu cation. Messrs. J. E. Briggs, A. E. Ramsaur and J. C. Flanigan, Ciceronians, represented the affirmative. Messrs. J. T. Jolly. H. F. Lawson and T. J. Evans, Phi Deltas, the negative. The decision of the judges was given in favor of the affirmative, but in render ing this decision the judges took occasion to say that the result was very close and that the victory was won by a narrow margin. Following is the program for the prize declamation this evening: PRAYER. ‘lntolerance”—J. J. Harris, Gandersv yiile, Ga. “Almost Persuaded”—J. W. Bonnell, P. D. S., Macon, Ga. MUSIC. “Our Origin and Our Destiny”—O. A. Thaxton. P. D. S„ Macon. Ga. “Andrew Jackson” —1., S.. Barrett, C. 5.. Washington. Ga. “The Southern Young Man” —J. A. Beazley, C. S., Crawfordaville, Ca. MUSIC. “The Political Prosperity of the Coun try ’ —J- M. Clark, P. D. S., Augusta, Ga. Sims, C. S., Jonesboro. Ga. “Southern Chivalry ’ —F. L. Ward, C. 5., Dixie, Ga., Music. Benediction. Finale. The Baccalaureate sermon will be preached at -First Baptist church to mor row at 11 o’clock, by Rev. F. H. Kerfoot, D. D.. LL. D., Louisville, Ky.: the annual sermon before the missionary society to morrow night at First Baptist church by lev. J. A. Wynne, D. D., Gainesville, Ga AT THE WIGWAM. A Large Crowd is Expected There to Spend Sunday. A large crowd is expected at the Wig wam at Indian Spring to spend Sunday, and the’arrivals for the month of May exceeded any past season. Among the prominent Macon people are Mrs. S. T. Coleman, Mrs J. S. Budd, Mrs. A. L.Wood, Miss Nellie Wood Mrs John T. Boifeuil let, Miss Elizabeth Boiftuillet, Mr. C. I. Stacy and Wife, Mrs. «J. L. Bowdre and family. Messrs. George B. Turpin, T. K. Little, M . D. Lamar and E. S. Miss Margaret Callaway, who has been very popular during her stay here, and who was to have left today, has decided to remain longer. Mrs. T. C. Parker and her charming daughter. Miss Gladys, are entertaining several friends at the Wigwam, WHAT SIGSBEE KNOWSABOUT IT Settles the Question of Where abouts of Fleet in Mind of Department. TRIEOTOTEMPT DESTROYERS To Attack Him But He Failed to Draw Them Out—Will Now Probably Go to Porto Rico. 'New York, June 4 —ls the slightest sem blance of doubt has been entertained by members of the war department 'and the authorities of the navy department as no the precise location of the Spanish fleet it was entirely removed, says the Wash ington correspondent of the ‘Tribune, by the receipt of important information di rect from Captain 'Sigsbee, of the auxiliary cruiser St. 'Paul, who came on immediately after reporting his arrival alt New York to Adunii .l .sant.' and communicated jo Secretary Long advie from Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley, both of whom he left a few days ago, the former then on the way through the Windward passage and the latter holding tight the Spanish vessels behind the outer defenses of Santiago. Perhaps no officer of the navy is more familiar with the type of cruisers- now at Santiago than the 'former commander of the Maine, and having seen three of them lying at anchor in the laslt four days, he is positive that the fourth is there as well. The last occasion that Captain Sigsbee melt the 'Vizcaya was in Havana harbor, where she lay not two cable lengths from the Maine and while there Captain Sigs bee not only noted her qualities and type but secured drawings and accurate de scriptions of the warships. 'He has imparted to Secretary Long the experiences of the St. Paul and of Com modore Schley’s squadron in trapping the 'Spanish admiral at Santiago. Captain Sigslbee does not Stake full credit for having discovered the Spanish fleet, but says both he and Commodore Schley found them at the same time and that as his signals went up ito the flagship, conveying the fact that he had sighted two of the ships, Commo dore Schley’s was run up, communicating' the same information to him. For six days Captain Sigsbee and the St. Paul lay oft the harbor expecting nightly to be attacked by the 'Spanish tor pedo boat destroyers. With high running lights and all side lights out he cruised about fifteen miles from the shore, under darkened skies and the steam an low pres sure. The use of search lights to sight any torpedo boat that might be lurking around ready to attack the ship, whenevei re vealed his presence to the Spaniards at Santiago and this was what the captain did not wish them Ito learn. With, every opportunity of attacking them the two 30-knot destroyers remained in ithe harbor all the time, and Captain Sigsbee accounts for this conduct on their part as due to Ithe desire of the Spanish ’admiral not to per mit his presence to be known. Commodore Schley had established an effective blockade of the 'boat before the St. 'Paul steamed away. On leaving San tiago Captain Sigsbee made for Mole St. Nicholas and from Ithere cruised to the west until he met 'Admiral Sampson from whom he received dispatches for the sec retary of the navy. The next move of the S't. Paul will proibably be in the direction of eastern Cuba or Porto Rico and as soon as she Is called and is 'provisioned Captain Sigsbee says he will sail again. He leaves here today for New York, and will prob ably pass out of Sandy Hook with his ves sel Sunday or Monday. The junction of Admiral Sampson’s squadron with thalt already blockading Santiago under Commodore Schley seems, according to Captain Sigsbee calculations, to have been effected on .Wednesday last. The presence of so many heavily armored American ships off ithe harbor in whieh Admiral Cervera’s cruisers have taken re fuge is taken here to indicate a punpose on the part of the commander of the American fleet to reduce Santiago at once by a naval assault, rather than wait for the tedious co-oiperation of the land forces despatched or about to be despatched from Tampa. It is argued here with some force that siege operations against Santiago from the land side would, on account of the rugged character of the surounding* country involve insuperable obstacles ami that with ordinary field artillery the be sieging forces would be no match for ahe guns of the Spanish men of war inside the tun bor. EARTHQUAKE Felt at Santa Barbara, California, but No • Damage Done, Santa Barbara, Cal., June 4.—A slight earthquake shock was felt at 10:21 last night, but it did no damage. PROTECT BIRDS FROM TRAPPERS The Audubon Society Takes Hold of the Matter and Will Prosecute. Chicago, June 4. —The attention of the members of the Audibon Society has been directed for weeks to the wholesale trap p'ng of native song birds in Chicago su burbs and throughout the state for the purpose of sale to the big milinery and bird stores in Chicago. Game Warden Lovejoy, to make a test case, determined to seize all the native birds in one of the storese to see if convic tion could not be secured, even though the person having the birds was not caught in the act of capturing them. Warden Lovejoy went to tne bird store of Louis Grebasch, where Edward B. Clark, one of the Audubon Society directors, pointed out the birds which came under the trapping law. The warden says that all the Illinois birds *in the collection were taken before justice Underwood. When the case came up yesterday near ly every live bird dealer in Chicago was represented in court. The defense claimed that the birds were captured in Mexico, California and other states and brought here, but Attorney Baird cited two supreme court decisions which disposed of -this point. Justice Underwood decided in’ favor of the caged songsters, which were turned over to Warden Lovejoy. The Illinois game law provides no pun ishment for the trappers save the forfeit of the birds. MILLINERY OF EVERY Description at greatly reduced prices. Newman Millinery Co. Distinctive Excelling.. Features... Distinguish our new stock of Crashes, Alpacas,-Drap de Fte, Sicilians and Serges. The materials are top notch of good taste and elegance, the styles the very newest, the workmanship superb in every detail and the fit as close as perfect can be. Our prices are marked in plaiu figures and are just right. Our stock of stylish Straw Hats and Neglige e Shirts are the handsomest in the city. Crump’s Park Bulletin Woodward & Warren Co. tonight in ‘Our Strategists.” GATHER YOURROSEBUDS While you may, Yor pre'-rastination may deprive you of them. So with your eyes if they need help. Remember Fiat then- is no remedy like suiitaWie glasses, when' fitted properly, ere your eye sight is too far gone. iM.r. Friedman, the optical spe cialist. has been located with us for nearly two years and has fitted glasses to'thou sands olf persons in this city and the sur rounding section, but has yet to find one among his patrons w'-.o is not perfectly ea tislied with his work. His motto is, "Sat isfaction guaranteed or money refunded.” 'You can have your eyes accurately tested ami examine.l with the latest anpl iances free. Office 314 'Second Streeet. Hot Weather Fixings Os every description Clothing that will help to make this hot season bearable— Crash Suits, Serge Suits, Negligee Shirts, Straw Hats, Light Underwear, Etc., Etc. Just the stuff you need now and at the prices you are willing to pay. Don’t worry but just come to us and get fixed. MACON... GA, NATURE’S CURE FOR FEVER . . . . in the system, and for all the deranged conditions of the blood that lead to fever, is found in the most effective and pleasant form in the wonder ful water of the INDIAN SPRING, AND THE WIGWAM is the ideal summer home, right at the spring, with perfect table and service. Write early for . rates and rooms to T. C. PARKER, Prop , or C. E. HOOPER, Mgr. 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 skilled 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. ffloneu on Hand. Lcfans on real estate. Easy monthly payments. GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macon. Ga., 461 Third Street. PRICE THREE CENTS
