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ESTABLISHED 1884
AHE HEADED
FDRHAVANA
Spanish Warships are loose
and Cruising Around Look
ing for Opportunity To
RUN BLOCKADE
Were Sighted bv an Ameri
can Gunboat and Failed
to Return Signal.
TRANSPORTS IN RANGER
It is Thought, However, That the
Vessels May Have Been Brit
ishers But Why Put
Out the Light?
Key West, June !• —.Four suspicious look
ing vessels thought to be Spanish warships
are or have ben attempting to elude the
block uilng squadron oft Havana and enter
that purl.
When last seen on the night before they
were in Nicholas channel, about eighty
milts off 'Havana and heading in the di
rection of Havana
A government tug from -Cardenas joined
the American fleet off Havana yesterday
bearing a message for Watson from the
Auk gunboat. This was to the effect that
on Tuesday night the gunboat sight'd four
vtssels thought to be a battleship, two
cruisers and a torpedo boat between Salt
cay and Padre d< I Cruz light.
The gunboat followed tin in and when
within hailing distance hoisted the private
fleet signal.
The strangers answered with three
masthead lights which were not required
signal and Immediately thereafter they -put
out all lights.
The gunboat cruised aft.i r the strangers
sot two or three miles, once approaching
within i’.ooo yards hut eventually aban
doned the chase and reported to the near
est ship of the United States fleet.
■Advices were then sent to Commodore
Watson by the government tug and dis
patch, d the ship to Key West. The com
mander of the gunboat which followed the
four vessels, says he is satisfied they were
Spanish warships, cither trying to get
into Havana or lying in wait for trans
ports.
Th.« affair, however, is involved in doubt.
The British cruiser Talbot left Havant
Tuesday and she may have been one of lhe
vessels sighted by the gunboat.
SAGASTA SAYS
WAR NOT WANTED.
Spain, He Says, Was Forced
Into It—No Cabinet
Crisis.
'Madrid. June 9.—(Copyright.)—The cor
respondent of the Associated Press has had
an interview with Senor Sagasta. the pres
ident of the council of ministers.
The correspondent said:
“Sir. I want to ask your views on three
points:
“The cabinet difficulty said to exist be
tween Senor Gatuazo and Puigeerver.
“The real reason for Senor Castillos’ re
turn to Paris and the truth as to the for
eign relations of Spain—is she. or is she
not seeking aliance. and what are the
prospects of peace?"
Senor Sagasta replied:
“The second, third and fourth all bear
on the same subject, foreign relations.
“ \t the present delicate juncture 1 do
•ot feel justified in spaking thereof. With
re*v«cts to the peace prospects, informa
tion could be more easily obtained in
Washington than In Madrid, since there is
no desire for war. Spain has been driven
into the war in defense of her rights and
her national exigence.
“The United States are the aggressors,
ftnl it is for them to say when peace shall
prevail
"As regards the cabinet dissension, the
Question between Gatuazo and Puigeerver
is purely an academic one. There is no
danger o fa cabinet crisis.”
NOTTINGHAM
WAS ARRESTED
Brunswick Authorities Say
that He Spread Yellow
Fever Reports..
Brunswick. June 9.—R. N. Nottingham
was arrested on board the Governor Saf
ford this morning on the charge of re
porting yellow fever here. Nottingham
was on his way to Fernandino. Mayor 'Ma
son ordered Safford back from Jekyl Is
land. Nottingham was taken to jail and
subsequently arraigned before the mayor
and tine-d s2tMi or sixty days on the chain
gang The cast 1 has been eertloraried to
the superior court. Nottingham claims
Colonel of Jesup told him. Alden’s arrest
ha sbeen ordered Nottingham goes to
Jacksonville tbpight.
Men’s $ 1 ,OQ Undershirts
Try them. Clem Phillips.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York. June Futures Steady Sales
1,700. June 636. July <143. August 648, Sep
tember 632. October 633. November 632,
peeemtoer 634. January 638 Fefyrtiary
March 644, -April Clf?.
Fire Sale of Shoes.
We can fit any foot at your
own price. Rochester Shoe
Co.
E. B. Harris, Purchaser.
MANY REJECTED
Os Those Offering at SanFranc’Sco Seventv
five Per Cent.
San Fram i'o, June 9—Nearly 75 per
cent, of the applicants for enlistment in
the United States regular army are re
jected at the recruiting offices in this
City.
The principal causes of rejection is im
paired vision apd defective chest expan
sion.
Several natives of the Philippines have
a[iplit-<1 for enlistment but all have been
rejected. One of these who was very
anxious to go to -Manila with the troops
was supeeted of being a Spaniard.
GENERAL GOBIN
In Command of the G. A. R. Will be Made
a Brigadier.
■Washington. June 9—The president gave
assurance today that the appointment of
Gen. J. S’. S. Gobin, of Lebanon, Pa., as a
brigadier of volunteers would be made and
that the nomination would be among the
next sent to the senate for confirmation.
General Gobin is commander in chief of
the G. A. R.
EXPRESS SYMPATHY.
Governor of Washington Sends Eloquent
Letter to Gridley's Widow.
Olympia, W. N., June 9—Governor
Rogers has forwarded to the widow of
Captain Gridley, of the cruiser Olympia
on behalf of the people of the state' of
Washington an eloquent expression of
sympathy for the loss of her gallant hus
band.
DISSATISFACTION
At the Philippines is Only Repressed by Pa
triotism.
Madrid, June 9.—The news received here
fro rathe Phillipine Islands caused a deep
impression. The country is calm, but there
is a latent intensity of dissatisfaction
which is only repressed on patriotic
grounds.
COMPROMISE -
REVENUE BILL.
Agreement Has Been Reached
—Will be Reported Some
Time Todav.
Washington, June 9 —The confers on
the war revenue bill concluded their work
at noon today but decided not th report
the afrecment to either house until after
the amendments are printed, this it is be
lli veil will be done by 1 or 2 o’clock.
The program is to present the report
first to the house and if possible to secure
action upon it before adjournment tonight.
There will be a strong effort to get tho
senate to act tomorrow. The committee
declares not to give any of the terms of
the agreement in advance. It is known,
however, that the senate silver.seignorage
provisions will be retained though in a
modified form.
•A compromise -for the coinage of silver
bullion and the seignorage in the treasury
provides for the coining of $1,500,000 per
month instead of $4,000,900 as provided In
the senate bill.
Silver is brought under the existing law
and it‘is estimated that at the rate pro
vided it will require about five years to
coin the silver in the treasury. The amount
of bonds is also compromised, being .placed
at $100,000,000.
EVANGELINE IS
MARRIED NOW.
Wedding Took Place this
Morning in the City
of Baltimore.
Baltimore, June 9. —'Miss Evangeline
Cisneros, whose romantic escape from the
Spanish prison in -Havana several months
■ago is recalled, was married here today
to Carlos F. Carbonel. who assisted in the
rescue.
The ceremony took place at the Hotel
Rennert at noon today and the happy
couple left for Washington an hour later.
Carbonel is a member of General Fitz
hugh Lee’s staff.
BANISHED BRITISHER
Governor General lot Porto
Rico Mav Have to An
swer to England.
New York. June 9—Copyrighted—A spe
cial from St. Thomas, Danish West Indies,
reports that Macias, the governor general
of Porto Rico has banished from the island
Walter Bett. secretary of the British con
sulate at San Juan after subjecting him to
fifty-six hours imprisonment and grossly
maltreated him.
The British consul general. ’Mr. Craw
ford. has reported the affair to his govern
ment.
Lett was accused of revealing Spanish
military secrets to the agents of the United
States government.
CAMP PRICE
NOW IT’S NAME
Out of Compliment to Mavor
Price of Macon It Has
Been Named.
The camp at Central City park has been
named Camp Price out of compliment to
the mayor of Macon.
About thirty or forty recruits are down
there now, and are sleeping there every
pight.
Colonel Ray has established his head
quarters in the Edtor’s Home at the parjt.
which place was also used during the
sSPSHpox epidemic.
Colonel Ray says, however, that there is
not the slightest danger.
I have found Cheney’s Expectorant su
perior to anything 1 have ever tried for
colds and bronchial trouble. Send me by
first mail Six bottles of your ig«.l excellent
. PROF J. H. RICHARDSON.
T»n«
Shoes at less than half
price at the fire sale of the
Rochester Shoe Co.’s stock.
E. B. Harris, Purchaser.
THE MACON NEWS.
HARD TO HIT 'EM
IN NIGHT TIME
Spanish Torpedo Boat De-,
strover Made Effort to
Get at Our Boats.
QUICKLY ORIVEN BACK
Sent Out Two Torpedoes and One
of Them Was Picked Up—Keep
a Sharp Lookout.
Off Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston, Sat
urday. June 4.—(Copywright.)—-The firing
by the New York and the New Orleans,
briefly reported last night, was directed
against a Spanish torpedo boat destroyer,
probably the -Furor or the Pluton.
The character of the enemy was not defi
nitely known until the next day when the
torpedo boat destroyer found two loaded
torpedoes floating off the shore. Neither
of them had been discharged. One sank
but the other was hauled on board the
Porter. It exactly fitted the description of
the torpedoes carried by the Pluton and
Furor.
It is believed the torpedo boat restroyer
escaped. She was seen by the New Or
leans when too far away to do ony dam
age and the heavy fire must have driven
her ‘back.
This daring attempt by the Spaniards,
which was fortunately frustrated by the
vigilcnee of thcNew Orleans’ lookout, is the
first instance of its kind since the begin
ning of the war. It illustrates how hard it
is to hit a small object at night.
HONOR FOR MERCER.
Elected Members of the Southern Oratorical
Association.
Several days ago Mercer University was
elected a member of the 'Southern Inter
state Oratorical Association, which was an
honor that has never before -been con
ferred upon a Georgia college. The annual
contest of the association will be held at
Monteagle, Ten-n.r in the latter part of
July, and the contest will decide -who is
the champion orator of the 'South.
Vanderbilt, Sewanee, University of Vir
ginia. Tulane and other leading colleges
and universities of the South will be repre
sented in the contest. The Mercer men
feel that it is a great distinction that their
college is one of the few Southern institu
tions which have been able to secure mem
bership in the association.
There*was great enthusiasm at Mercer
wnen the news was heard and the oratori
cal association of the college at once held
a metting to elect th’eir representative in
the coming contest.
Mr. John Roach Straton, who holds the
championship of Georgia in oratory, was
unanimously elected, and he will go as the
representative of the state, as well as that
of his own college.
PRICE OF TEA.
Tea Drinkers Will Have to Furnish Sinews
of War,
The. price of tea, to the consumers of
-Macon, may soon be ex-pected to advance
12 cents or more a pound. This is one of
the -burdens that the people must bear as
a result of the war. Tea is a luxury, or
evidently so considered bj' congressmen,
and must bear a decidedly heavy propor
tion of the additional expenses of the gov
ernment.
“The South,” said a wholesale grocer
yesterday, “is, comparatively speaking,
not a heavy tea consuming section of the
country. The negroes, who make up almost
half our population, use but little tea.
Still, the addition of a tax of 10 cents per
pound will net the government a large
revenue from this section, although no
where near what it will receive from the
Northern and 'Western states. There has
been some anticipatory advance already,
but the full increase in price will not come
until the final enactment of the bill con
taining the tea tax. As I understand its
-provisions, the stocks in jobbers' hands
will ibe subject to the tariff of 10 cents a
pound, just the same as on new lots ar
riving in the country. The advance in
cost to the consumer -will doubtless be at
lehst 12 cents a pound, perhaps a trifle
more. The effect may be a reduction in
the consumption of tc?, but more likely
it will be seen in an increased demand for
cheaper grades than consumers have been
using. This tax is one of the heaviest im
posed. and is one that will be directly felt
by the public.”
Mr. 'P. Ketchum of Pike City. Cal., says:
“During my brother’s late sickness from
sciatic rheumatism Chamberlain’s Pain
Balm was the only remedy that gave him
any relief.” Many others have testified to
the prompt relief from pain which this
liniment affords. For sale by H. J. La
mar & Sons, druggists.
Each weekly subscriber is expected to
pay promptly on Saturday morning. The
carrier is not allowed to accept part pay
from anyone, and balances will not be car
ried on the books. Persons who desire to
pay by the month should make arrange
ments to pay 45 cents in advance.
Men’s $ 1 .OO Undershirts.
Try them. Clem Phillips.
TWENTY THOUSAND
TO PHILIPPINES.
Government Will Send Trans
ports Impressed Into
the Service.
San Francisco, June 9 —it appears that
the steamers to Senator City, Pueblo and
Queen, owped by the pacific Coast Steam
ship Company. were not chartered but im
pressed into the service cf the government
as transports.
The Cify of Para arrived last night and
will at once he fitted out for Manila.
A total of 12 700 troops go in the next
two expeditions.
It is understood the government intends
to seji-l tp the Philippines 20.900 men.
Five more transports will be needed-
Au opportunity of a life |
time. Greatest bargains ever
offered in shoes at the fire '
sale of the Rochester Shoe
Co.
MACON NEWS'?/JRSDAY JUNE 9 1898.
WILL ASK EUR
HAWAIAN ISLES
President Will Send a Mes
sage to Both Houses
of Congress. •
ADVISING ANNEXATION.
It is Probable That the Message
Will Go In Some Day Next
Week—A Strategic Move.
* s.
Washington, June 9.—-The president has
in contemplation, according to a senator
whp was in consultation with him today,
the submission of a special message to the
two houses of congress, calling tor the im
mediate annexation of Hawaii as a milita
ry necessity.
•According to this senator, the message
will be delayed for a few days to await
the action that may be taken by Speaker
Reed and the committee on rules, but will
very likely go in with as little delay as
possible early next week.
The purport of the message is a special
plea for favorable action calling attention
to the strategic importance of the islands
and the great advantage that would accrue
in the present war situation through secur
ing them, and other points in Hawaiian
policy already known.
While the president has not positively
announcel his purpose to send the mes
sage, the senator who talked with him says
the president is very favorable to this plan
and it is likely it will be adopted and a
strong plea made to congress for immedi
ate action. ,
The matfer has not been generally dis
cussed and a member of the foreign rela
tions committee asked about it today, said
he had heard it was proposed, tout so far
he knew nothing of what had been fiffally
decided upon. ■, 1
GRIFFIN’S WATER SUPPLY.
City is Upon the Verge of a Drought Owing
to Dry Season,
• Griffin, Ga., June 9 —The water supply
’for this city has been a serious question
for several weeks and has caused our citi
zens and th,e council more worry than any
subject, they have tackled in some time.
The long dou-ght of several months is caus
ing the wells in the city to go dry, and the
sudden- advent of 2,400 soldiers at Camp
Northen proved too -great a drain on the
waterworks and last week they gave out
entirely. The soldiers and all of the citi
zens who depended on the waterworks have
been placed in a very uncomfortable situa
tion-? No water could be obtained to
sprinkle the streets, work was suspended
on, the Methodist church and Manager
Brewer was put at his wits’ end to secure
enough water to run the ice factory. The
city authorities did all in their power to
relieve the situation, and put a large force
to work digging a.,.we1l near the old spring
at the waterworks and yesterday afternoon
they struck a -bold stream of cold, clear
water, which gushed from its rock-bound
channel at the rate of about 600 gallons
per minute. •
Citizens and soldiers alike were delight
ed to hear of this fortunate find and with
in a few days Griffin will have all the pure
spring water she needs and enough to sup
ply the wants «f Georgia’s full quota of
volunteers. This discovery was most op
portune. as the situation was gettjng very
critical.
HAVE NOT USED
DYNAMITE YET.
The Big Gun of the Vesuvius
Have Not Been Tried
Against Santiago.
Washington, June 9 —The advocates of
dynamite guns as a weapon of warfare are
urging the authorities here to bring the
dynamite cruiser Vesuvius into more ac
tive service where she can demonstrate
her ability against the fortifica-tions at
Santiago and other points of .attack.
The Vesuvius has on board three sizes
of dynamite projectiles, namely those car
rying 500 pounds of dynamite: @9O pounds
and 100 pounds. Another projectile carry
ing fifty pounds is available, but none of
these is carried bv the Vesuvius at pres
ent. She was equipped by heavier class
of dynamite shells as it was decided to
give her real experience as ,a factor
warfare.
The friends of the Vesuvius believe that
that opq or two shells containing 500
pounds cf dynamite each, landed in Morro
Castle would make short work of that
fortress and it was thought that the pres
ent war would afford an opportunity for
showing whether this mode of using dyna
mite was practicable.
Same the naval officers think the Vesu
vius has not trained her guns upon San
tiago thus far because of the feeling of
danger which attends the handling of
these guns.
There is considerable hesitancy also over
firing these huge masses of dynamite as
naval officers believe that it has not yet
been proven that they will not explode be
fore getting under way.
Negligee Shirts.
Genuine Madras. Clem
Phillips
HOTEL DALTON.
At Dalton. Georgia, a Most Delightful Sum
mer Resort.
The Hotel Dalton, of Dalton, Gi,., 1S one
of the most famous apd one of the best
summer resorts in the South, and is becom
ing more and more popular every (Uy. It
is situated on the'Southern Railway within
easy reach of Chattanooga. The hotel is a
very fine ane and was built especially as a
summer resort. The town of Dalton Is
made up of the best of people, and thlc
water is magnificent. The drive around
the town is interesting and the visitor is
always charmed. When considering the
points for your summer trip, don’t forget
Dalton, up in the mountains of North
Georgia.
Shoes, Fine Shoes
Ladies, gents, boys, girls
and all kinds of shoes at a
great sacrifice. Rochester
Shoe Co.
Ed B. Harris, purchaser.
CHICKAMAUGA.
Some Hard Drilling Was Done Today by the
Soldiers.
Chickamauga, June 9—The main feature
of today at Camp Thomas was the review
of the Third brigade of the Second division
of the first corps by General Poland, the
division commander.
The brigade is composed of the First
Pennsylvania, the Second Ohio and the
Fourteenth Minnesota.
Reveille sounded at an early hour and
at 7:45 the review began in a large open
field close to the Second Ohio camp.
Much difficult maneuvering was done
during the morning. General Poland ex
pressed himself as pleased with the show
ing made.
Work began today on the new postoffice
building in the park.
The soldier's mail has reached such
tremendous proportions that more commo
dious quarters are found necessary .
CARAUZA EXPELLED.
He is Notified by Canadian Authorities to
Get Out at Once.
Montreal, June 9—Word has been re
ceived from Ottawa that a messenger has
left there with a notice of expulsion from
Canada to Lieutenant Canranza and Senor
Deßosc, recently attached to the Spanish
legation at Washington.-
SWEETWATER PARK.
The Popular Hotel it Ooen and Expects a
Gay Season.
Sweetwater Park Hotel, one of the most
delightful resorts in the country, is now
open and its season has commenced with
a rush.
Sweetwater is always one of the popular
places where the hot man goes to coll off
and the tired man finds a place to rest.
Its waters have a great reputation all
over the country and the management of
the most excellent hotel expect that the
season just commenced will be the gayest
that' the hotel has ever known.
RATE ON SMALL
FREIGHT INCREASED
Railroads Have Put Up the
Rate and It is a Hard
ship.
LA. recent notice sent out by the Southern
Freight 'Association authorizing roads us
ing Southern freight elassifi'eation ad
vances the charge on small single ship
ments as follows:
“The minimum charge on a single ship
ment of one class from one consignor to
one consignee shall not be less than the
rate on one hundren pounds of the class
to which the shipment Delongs, provided
the charges hall not be les than 50 cents.
'Upon interstate shipments the least ef
fect this order can have is to double form
er charge of 25 cents and in case of high
class articles, treble and quadruple charge.
This applies to shipments from Georgia
into South Carolina, Florida. Alabama,
etc., ami num these states into Georgia.
Shipments between points in Georgia will
still move at the'2s cents minimum, and
actual weight, rate.
'No notice has jtet 'been received as to
whether all the railroads wil luse this au
thority and regulate tftieir rates according
ly ■
Gunpowder is article of which numerous
small shipments are made.’ This is now
charged as double first class.
Other lines are cited to show that on
small shipments the increase in freight
costs would be greatly increased. The
matter will doubtless receive the atten
tion of the shippers who are interested
anda united stand may be taken by the
freight bureaus of the south against the
new movement to increase the charges on
small single shipments. 'Less than four ■
years ago there was a similar step taken
by the railroads, but he protests were so
numerous and determined that it was soon
abandoned.
MACON SOLDIERS.
Number of 'Them Came Down From the
Camp Today,
A large number of the Macon spldiers
came down this morning from Camp
Northen and are mingling with thler
friends.
Captain Winship was among them and
Captain Bel] will be here as the recruiting
officer for the regiment.
Sergeant Juhan has opened a recruiting
office for the Macon, Volunteers at their
armory and will receive applications there.
Chaplain Louis Warren, of the Macon
A r olunteers, came dewn this morning and
was a popular figure on the streets. -
Corporal Tom Shearer is also down from
the camp.
All of the Macon boys are looking well
and they saj- that camp life agrees with
them thoroughly. They say that the life
gets much more pleasant as they get used
to it and that all the men are toughening
up. They march now without any difficulty
and rather enjoy it than otherwise.
The 'boys who are down here on leave
will go up to the camp again tomorrow
mopping,
•$1 Negligee Shirts.
Genuine Madras. Clem
Phillips.
‘ NEW LAWYERS
Were Admitted to Practice in Both Courts
This Morning.
The graduated class of Mercer law school
were admitted to practice in both the state
and the United States court this morning.
Those who signed the roll jn hath courts
wey e:
S. R. Fields, of Cordele.
H. A. Boykin, of Sylvania,
L. H. Bakka. of Radcliff.
J. C. Rainey, of Ellaville.
T. B. Rainey, of Ellaville.
O. A. Nix, of Lawrenceville.
W. R. Campbell, of LaGrange.
MR. W. SCOTT CLARKE
Died at His Home q.i Qak Street Yesterday
A/terfloon.
Mr. W. Scott Clarke, one of the oldest
and best known citizens of Maron, died
yesterday afternoon at his home at 717
Oak street.
He was sixty-five years of age and a
man of magnificent physique. He came to
Macon shortly after the war and was in
ou.-iness here as a contractor for a great
number of years. He was taken ill some
time ago, and while his death was not
looked for at this time, his physicians had
no hope for his ultimate recovery.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at 4:30 o’clock and the interment will
'be made at Rose Hill cemetery. The pall
bearers will be Messrs. T. J Carling J
T. Moore, Jake Heard, E. S. McLean,
Adolph Gibson George B. Jewett and I
H. B. Wild r. • 1
leaves a and three chil
-3 Aieth AM Waiter and Mrs.
■Charlie
fl Negligee Shirts.
Genuine Madras. Clem
Phillips.
WILL UNO AT
GIJANATDMA.
Sampson Now Ready for the
Coming of the Invading
Armv.
REDUCED ANCIENT FORTS.
People at Santiago Are Starving —i
Only Enough Food for Troops— '
Insurgents Active.
WILL LAND LAT
On Board the Dauntless off Santiago,
June 8 via Kingston.
Communication between the Island of
Cuba and the outer world was severed
yesterday. .
The Kingston-Santiago cable was cut
Monday and the Marblehead, Yankee and
St. Louis cut the Haytien. cable ru anlug
into Guantanamo bay yesterday. The ends
were bunyeti and Sampson can establish
communication with Washington direct.
The (Marblehead also engaged and Arove
Spanish gunboat in Guanatonia harbor and.
shelled and reduced the antiquated fetrti
fications.
The insurgents eo-operated on the land
side. The place is being held until ?the
trops arrive. It is contemplated to estab
lish a general base here. ,
Communication betwen the insurg ents
and the fleet is constant. The Cubans, are
active and arms, ammunition and sup plies
for them were landed by the Suwanee .yes
terday in great quantities.
The insurgents and the Spaniards fy-ht
daily. The Marblehead on Monday, hvti en
the insungents had pressed forward we st
c.f Santiago shelled the Spaniards, wl o
fled to the mountains.
'Santiago is on the verge of starvation •
All food has been seized for the army. Th* '
tropos and sailors are on half rations.
Sampson officially declared that the pur-*
pose of the bombardment of Santiago wax'
to clear away for the troops. The object
has been attained.
The American naval commander is anx- ’’
ious to bring about an exchange for Lieu
tenant Hobson and his gallant companions
of the 'Merrimac.
■He sent the Vixen with a flag of truce
to -the entrance of the harbor yesterday
offering an exchange for the lieutenant
and his party of some prisoners taken from,
the prize by the Marblehead off Gienfue
gos.
Admiral Cervera considered the matter
all night and sent word today that he is
powerless to act. He referred the matter ;
to the military governor and the latter {
referred it to Captain General IlalnQO. A. •
long delay is probable. J
JOHN D. HART
Has. Been Pardoned by the
President—Was a
Filibuster.
Washington, June 9.—The president to
day granted a pjardon to Captain John D :
'Hart, now serving a sentence Os two years !
for engaging in filibustering expeditions :
to Cuba.
NEARLY CLEAN.
Civil Docket in Superior Court Has Been
Nearly Finished.
The civil docket is still under consider
ation in the superior court with Judg<»
Felton presiding.
Co]. R. L. (Nisbet, the clerk of the court,
said this morning that there are fewer
cases on the docket now that ther have
been for the last twenty-five years. The
civil docket will be completed by the end
of next week when the criminal docket
will be taken up the juries having been
drawn for 'Monday, June 2th.
Tw murder cases are to come up at this
term, one of them is 'Charlie Jordan,
charged with the killing of the pedler,
Aon, and the other is John Stevens, the
negro who shot and killed James Ker
shaw.
PARTICULARLY SAD.
Death of Mrs. Randolph
Wright at an Early Hour
This Morning.
The announcement of the death of Mrs.
Randolph Wright, which occurred this
morning at 3 o clock, was a shock to a
very large number of people in Macon and
al her home in Milledgeville.
Mrs. Wright had only been ill for a
short time and her d_ath was not expected
by those woh had ben at her 'bedside.
Macon had among her young matrons
no more charming or popular young wo
man than Mrs. Wright. She will ije greatly
missed in the community and the deepest
sympathy is extended to her bereaved
husband.
It can safely be said that no death that
has occurred in Macon has carried with
it a deeper sense of loss to a large circle
of people than this. Mrs. Wright leaves one
child, a beautiful little girl.
M’ s. AV right was only twenty-seven
years of age. She had been sick for three
weeks, but it was. thought up to twq j, r
three days ago that she was improving.'
The end came very suddenly and she died
at let a few hours uncqnseiousness.
The Luneral will take place tomorow
morning from the residence at 27 Progress
atieet. qbe services will be conducted by
«• It. White of the First Presbyte
r‘“7t church.
Interment will be at Rose Hill cemetery.
The following gentlemen will act as
pall bearers: Messrs. Sidney R. Wiley. Ed
Curd. R. L. McKenney, Tom W. Loyless,
Ed Ar ope and Willie Dunwody
SID JOHNSON
The Negro Clerk at the Postoffice Put on
1 rial.
Sidney Johnson, the negro mail eleyV
who was caught stealing a decoy IqVter in
the Macon <postoffice sometimq ago an d
was at once arreseted by the postoffice in
■.pGt'jr wa= put on LTja! this morning in
' e Ini ted Sta*?# court on the ehajrge of
robbing in* mails. He is defended by Mr.
J< h*H R. Cooper.
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes.
Greatest bargains ever
offered in shoes at the fire ’
sale of the Rochester Shoe
Co.’s stock.
K. B. Harris, Purchaser.
I Fine Fsattiers make Fine Birds.
.An old saying, but true as gospel. Appearances
count for more in this day and generation than
ft ever they did in the past. Well-dressed people
I <doget along better in life. They are better re—
g ceived in business and society circles. Taste in
dress is accepted by the world as a sign of intelli-
I gence and culture. ’
Dm Business is io Dress You Well at a Low Cost.
I To give you stylish, thoroughly good clothing at prices
that comparison will show to be lower than the same
values can be bought .for anywhere else. Our Men’s
and Boys’ Suits, great in quality, varied in assortment,
rich and beautiful in appearance, are ready for your in
spection.
Straw Hats and Negligee Shirts Galore. .
Crump’s Park Bulletin
Woodward & Warren Co. tonight in
“COLORADO.”
Gather Your Rosebuds ....
While you may, for procrastination may d eprive you of them. So with your eyes if
they need help. Remember that there ls.no remedy like suitable glasses, when
fitted 'properly, ere your eye sight is too .far gone. 'Mr. Friedman, the optical spe
cialist, has .been located with us for nearly two years and has fitted glasses to thou
sands of persons in this city and the surrounding section, but has yet to find one
among his patrons who is not perfectly sa tisfled with his work. His motto is, “Sat
isfaction guaranteed or money refunded.’’
You can have your eyes accurately tessted
and examined with the latest appliances free.
? Offices 314 Second Street.
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Hot Weather Fixings
i 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 yon need now and at the prices
you me willing to pay. Don’t worry but just
come to us and get fixed.
MACONk. GAa
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j THE WIGWAM. ?
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No trouble about the heat here, always a re- X
4* freshing breeze through the spacious verandas
and hall. Just the place to escape from the
4. city’s heat for rest and recreation. And the
water of the famous Indian Spring quickly
X drives the fever, malaria, and kindred diseases X
4* from the system. Perfect table and service at «*-
The Wigwam, with low rates. For full infor- 4*
mation see or write to
X T. C. PARKER, Pr orietor, C. E* HOOPER, Manager. 5
This is the
Pre-eminent Store.
We don’t know as good a store for getting a Spring or
Summer Suit that makes you think by its get-up that
it’s tailor-made and by its price that it’s ready-made.
We select every Sait carefully. The prices range from
$7.50 to S2O. Fabrics that are never looked for or
expected, save in high-class merchant tailoring work at
stiff prices.
Come in! We’re glad to show all these Suits; you’ll
be courteously treated, rest assured, and you’ll see
stunningly swell suits.
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moneu on Hand.
Iz>ans on real estate. Easy monthly
payments.
| GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
’ Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon. Ga.. 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS