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Money to Lend.
If you want to txirow money on farm
business or residence property on the most
favorable terms see the Georgia Loan and
Trust Company,
O. A. COLEMAN. Gen Man..
356 Second Street, .Macon, Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1884
FACING
FAMINE.
Sentiago is Oown Io Starvation
Rations and No Relief
io Sight.
PLAN (HARBOR
Made bv Spies Shows Where
abouts of Spanish
Warships.
DEATH'S HAND KNOCKING
At the Doors of Santiago for Admis
sion and the People are Bound
to Suffer Badly.
off Santiago, June 12, via Kingston,
June 15. db-ar Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Rchley with his combined
force are slowly but surely placing such
a net work about Santiago and cutting
oft so effectually every source of outside
aid that within a short time starvation
will give way to death's solid knock for
admittance at the doors of tiiie ill-fated
place. Within three days three separate
nourees of supply and reinforcements have
been cut off and Santiago is now isolated
front the world and down to famine ra
tions.
When Cervera arrived at Santiago with
a fl.et the people there welcomed him for
the relief they thought he would bring,
but instead of food he brought them 1,100
men to feed Tile only aid he had to offer
was the tons of ammunition in his ships'
magazines.
A map of the harbor, furnished today
by Spies showes that, after the bombard
mint of the harbor forts by Schley on
Tuesday, May 31, the Spanish cruiser,
Hein.i Mercedes, which was disabled, was
towed Into the bay behind the Socapa
battery, wllu re she lies with two torpedo
boats
Half a mile further up under the lee of
Cayo Smith and the mortar batteries, is
the Visi-aya, comm.inding with her broad
aide the two narrow entrances to the east
and west of I'ayo Smith.
z Half a mile north and at the gate of the
third narrow entrance lies the Oquendo
and a half mile to the northeast are the
Cbrlntob.il Colon and the Maria Teresa.
I’he ships are about a mile and half
from the city proper, the shallow waiter
forbidding thi'Ui to go much closer.
The unken Merrimac Is directly in the
narrow part of the channel.
MELINE MAY RESIGN
The French Premier May Go
Out This Afternoon.
Paris. .June 15. The cabinet met this
morning and reviewed the situation. The
ministers will reassemble at 2:30 under the
presidency of Faure, when it is believed
M. Melina will resign the premiership, al
though Faure is urging him to continue in
office.
M •Mcllne handed President Faure tho
resignation of the whole of the cabinet,
which the president accepted, while re
questing the ministers to continue the di
rection of affairs until their sueessors are
named. , : •
ROOSEVELT’S RIDERS.*
Officers of the Regular Cavalry Say They
Are Not Good Riders.
Tampa. Fla . June 15.- The regular cav
alry has an idea which it does not hesitate
to express very freely. It is that (Hoose
velt’s Hough Riders are entirely overesti
mated. and that they are better than or
dinary troops only in the degree that the
Texans are more hardened to exposure.
A group of cavalry oftleers were discuss
ing the Westerners when one of them, ex
pressing the sentiments of all five present
eaid:
“Teddy's Terrors or Roosevelt's Rough
.Riders are no more soldiers than these
war correspondents around here are. The
trouble is these people have been puffed
up so in the press that they think they
are the whole thing. They have had
enough of that to make any body of men
conceited. 1 don’t see why the adminis
tration should take any particular stock in
the Hough Riders, and it would not if the
regiment’s oftleers did not have a big pull
at Washington. The regular cavalry had
all kinds of trouble and ekiy in getting its
equipments, but these people get uniforms,
shoes, hats, horses an.! magazine rifles—
in fact everything they want—and they
get it in abundance and without delay.
"Now. why should they be favored? They
are composed of hardy men who can ride
and shoot. These accomplishments won’t
make them soldiers, and the regular cav
alry has them probably even in a higher
degree. But to offset their good qualities
the First Volunteer Cavalry, as I believe
they are officially called, has less profi
ciency in drills and in camp life than even
the worst of our National Guard volun
teers. And. what’s more, they won't learn
as fast as the latter, because they have
pronounced notions and are not accus
tomed to obeying implicitly. The lies: way
to make good soldiers of them would be to
break up the regiment and use the frag
ments to till the regular cavalry regiments
to a war footing. •
DEMOCRATS OF KANSAS.
Atchison, Kans . June 15 —The Demo
cratic skate convention was called to order
at ttchison at 3 o'clock today by J. Mack
Love, chairman of the Democratic crate
central committee Over 300 delegates are
present. David Overmeyer is temporary
chairman
DEFICIENCY RILL.
’Washington, June 15—-The general de
ficiency bill carrying the aggregate of
3224.032.323 was reported to the house to
day by the committee on appropriate is
All but $18,205,026 for the war expenses
and 38,0.0,8.6 of this deficiency is for pen
sions.
RUSSIA MAT
NOWJNTERVENE
Sagasta Savs that This is the
Cause of the Rise of
Securities.
SO SAGASTA SAYS,
But Adds that He Has No Personal
Knowledge of Anything
of the Kind.
London, June 15.—,A special dispatch
published this afternoon, purports to give
the substance of an interview with Sagasta
the Spanish premier, wiho is quoted as say
ing that yesterday's rise on the Bourse
was due to telegrams advising the lea ling
financiers that Russia has taken steps to
In tel vene shoitly in a settlement of the
Philippine question. The premier ailed,
however, that personally he had no know
ledge of such intervention.
NO NEW CASES
Are Reported by the Surgeons in Missis
sippi.
Washington, June 15. —The dispatches
received at the Marine hospital service to
day show’ no new cases of yellow fever in
the suspected region.
The secretary of the Mississippi Board
of Health has wired Surgeon General Wy
m-m denying the report of fever at .Hat
tiesburg and Shubuta, and says that he
knows of no eases there.
BURNED FOR GOLD.
Three White People Burned to Death in
Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., June 15 —Near We
tumpka last night the house of William
Gurden was burned and with it him, his
wife and William Gurden, Jr., all white.
Gurden had the reputation of keeping a
hoard of gold and there is little doubt the
three persons were murdered by robbers
and the house set on fire. Bloodhounds
were put on the tracks.
AGAINST LEITER.
Justice Daly Issues Attachment for SBO,-
000.
New York, June 15—. The sheriff has re
ceived another attachment against Joseph
Leiter, of Chicago, in favor of the Thames
and Mersy Marine Insurance Company for
$81,915. The attachment was granted by
Justice Daly, of t'he supreme court.
TAMPA AWAKENED.
From a Drowsy City It Has Become a Buiy
Center of Trade.
Tampa, Fla., June 15.—-Choked and con
gested with more than double its ordinary
population, Tampa throbs with a nearer
and busier life than it has ever known.
Heretofore Tampa has been known as a
quiet place, quiet even to dullness, a good
place for a nervous than to come and find
absolute repose. Now all this has been
changed and the sleepy old town has,:be
eome the busiest place in the United
States. Tampa wakes up now at the first
peep of day and does not go to bed again
until the wee sma’ hours of the early
morning.
Merchants have a full appreciation of the
fact that this is the oportunity of a life
time for them. The curio shops are per
haps reaping the richest harvest of them
all.
At the postoffee two long fines of people
■wait turns to get to the general delivery
windows. The postoffice business has in
creased four fold. and. although granted
an increased force, the handling of the
mails is very slow.
The express companiese have largely in
creased their forces also, but find it Im
possible to expedite the mass of business
offered them.
The saloons, of course, are crowded day
and night, but the soda water fountains
are not less busy. The force at the tele
graph office has been increased from three
to elghten men. who work from fourteen
to eighteen hours a day. Hotels and
boarding "houses are crowded. Rooms are’
snapped up as soon as vacated, not with
standing that the prices are almost pro
hibitive. The stranger coming into Tampa
now is fortunate to get to lay his bead on
a cot in a crowded hallway.
The streets are choked all day long with
moving people. Through these long lines
of wagon trains, pack mules, troops of ca
valry and bodies of recruits are constant
ly passing. Street cars are retarded.
Such is the Tampa of today. It has
waked up to find itself the most rushing
business center of its size in the world.
When the cause of this has been removed
the town will go to sleep again.
willianTis
TAKING HAND
Says That the United States
Must Have Sufficient
. Force at Manila.
London. June 15.---The Star today re
iterates the story that Emperor William of
Germany has ordered the German consul
at Manila to oppose the debarkation of the
American troops unless in sufficient force
to maintai norder and protect the Ger
mans.
The Star adds shat a notification to
this effect has been officially given to the
United States embassy at Berlin and to
Secretary Day at Washington.
Admiral Deitrichs. according to the Star,
has 2,400 troops and could disembark 1.500
with two batteries of artillery for a par
tial occupation of Manila.
Continuing, the Star says:
’’Germany is not likely to have taken such
a grave step without securing the adhe
sion of other powers interested in the far
east.
POPS IN SESSION.
Topeka. Kans., June 15—The PopuMst
state convention met here today, Judge
J. E. Andrews was made temporary chair
man. and William J. Fuller, secretary
Hotel Cumberland, opens
for the summer June 14th.
Reduced terms offered parties
of five or more.
Lee T. Shackelford,
Proprietor.
THE MACON NEWS.
EXPECT TO GO
TO PORTO RICO
Thought That the First Regi
ment Will be Sent
There.
GUNS ARE GIVEN OUT
And the Boys are Now Nearly Ready
to Take the Road—Will Return
All the Equipments.
All interest now centers in the removal
of the First regiment from Griffin to
Chickamauga.
The regiment may leave Griffin on
Thursday, but it is not probable that it
will get away before early on Friday
morning.
This is regarded as the first step toward
sending the regiment to Jacksonville or
Savannah to be embarked for Porto Rico.
From intimations made yesterday it is al
most certain that the Georgians will be a
part of the Porto Rican expedition.
The new guns for theis regiment were
distributed among t'he men yesterday.
There were over a thousand new Spring
field rifles and when the men took the first
drill after getting the guns they made a
superb appearance. The uniforms lor the
men were issued some time ago, and the
new tents were received last week.
Th state of Georgia now has a large
amount of property at Camp Northen,
which must be returned. The regiment was
at first tented under the tents of t'he state
and used lhe state’s guns and other equip
ment. Now that the government has
supplied its own equipment the state will
have its property returned. Major Frank
Calloway, the military secretary of the
governor, was telegraphed yesterday to re
turn from Athens and go to Camp Northen
today to take charge of the state’s prop
erty there. It is probable that the state
will leave the property at the camp, as
Governor Atkinson intends to camp the
new Georgia regiment there.
The plans for the Georgia regiment have
ben completely changed. It was intended
that the Georgia regiment should defend
the coast, but another regiment will now
be assigned to that duty.
Colonel P. H- Ray and his regiment ,i* (
is said, will be assigned to coast defense
and that Georgia's First regiment will go
to Porto Rico. The reason for the change
is that t'he First regiment is already bet
ter drilled and equipped than any volun
teer regiment in the country and the men
are ready to be sent to the front. Colonel
Ray’s regiment will not be ready for ser
vice within sixty or ninety days, and if a
need for troops on the coast shall arise
they can ibe rushed to the place where
needed in short order.
Colonel Lawton has accustomed his men
to long and hard marches and every day
they have been marched across the rough
est country around Griffin. Colonel Law
ton always leads these marches-on foot
and never- demands that his men- endure
a hardship in which he does not lead.
thirdTetachment
GOING TO MANILA.
Under Command of Brigadier
General King Sails
Next Week.
San Francisco, June 15 —It is semi-offi
cially stated at Camp Merritt that the
third expedition for (Manila will sail on
Saturday week and be under command of
Brigadier General King.
The make-up of the expedition consist
of t\vo Idaho battalions, the Fifty-first
lowa regiment, a detachment of file corps
of .engineers, the First Montana regiment,
the Seventh California regiment and the
First Tenenssee regiment.
TWICKENHAM IN PORT.
The British Vessel Carrying Coal Taken as
Prize-
Key West, June 15, The British steamer
Twickenham, captured off Kingston on
June 10 by the cruiser St. Louis, arrived
in charge of a prize crew, she has 3,000
tons of coal and one passenger is supposed
to be an employe of the Spanish govern
ment.
PLENTY OF PENETRATION
Accidental Discharge of One of the New Ri
fles Causes Loss of Leg.
San Francisco. June 15—A Krag-Jor
gesen rifle in the hands of Private Tullis,
of company I, Twenty-third United States
infantry at Camp Merritt, was accidentally
discharged passing through six tents and
a haversack filled with clothing. The bul
let struck Private Reid, of the same regi
ment in the leg badly shattering the bone.
He will probably lose 'his leg. Tullis wai
arrested.
LEITER TO BUY -
INTERN ABBEY.
The Busted Speculator is Ne
gotiating For an English
Country Home.
London, June 15. —it is said that A. Z.
Leiter, of Chicago, is negotiating for Tin
tern Abbey, one of the finest historical
houses in the country, which the Marquis
of Worcester now offers for sale.
FIGHT AT PHOLBUSZZX
Regulars and Volunteers Clash on Streets—
Many Injured.
Washington, June 15. —A special to the
Post from Old Point Comfort says:
A hot fight occurred last night in the
streets of Phoebus between the Maryland
Volunteers and the regulars from Ft. Mon
roe.
Officers from the regulars and volun
teers were summoned hastily and ended
the fight, after seventy-five prisoners were
sent -to the gaurd house.
About twenty men received injuries,
but none seriously, during the melee.
GOVERNOR SENTER DEAD.
Knoxville, June 15. —Ex-Governor De-
Witt C. Senter is dead, aged 67 years.
MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 1898.
NO INTERFERENCE
FRDM_GERMANY
Will be Brooked, Savs Berrv,
of Kentucky, Speaking
in the House.
ANNEXATION HIS THEME.
He Says That It is Democratic Doc
trine and Should be Supported
by Democrats.
Washington, June I!.—The house met
today at 10 o'clock to resume the Hawaiin
debate.
Sixteen members were in atendance.
Senate bills granting American register
to ships, specialists and unionist were
passed.
Fitzgerald, democrat of Massachusetts,
spc-kc- against the new lands resolution.
11. empha-siz. d the failure of the ma
jority ot the Hawaiian® to express a de
sire relative to annexation.
Supporting the resolution Berry, demo
crat of Kentucky, devoted much time to
show that annexxation was in line with
the democratic policy. He review the ter
ritorial additions to original states to show
practically all had been made by demo
crats.
Berry digressed to spea'k of Philippines.
While not an advocate for the retention of
the islands he declared the United States
should brook no interference upon the part
of Germany as was intimated as being
likely, and said that if Germany should
attempt to defeat any right belonging to
America then this country with 158 sfhips
in commission and 75,006,000 people would
be ready to respond to the demands by re
senting the interference.
Berry’s remarks were applauded. During
his speech he referred to the democratic
caucus action and declared his independ
ence of any attempt to control action upon
the pending question. This brought sev
eral protests from the democrats, denying
that such an attempt had been made. Re
plying to the remark of Clark of Missouri,
democrat, relative to national immoral
dance of Hawaii and the statesmen wiho
had seen it Berry said he had witnessed
the t.n-e v. i.ile in Hawaii and mote im
moral performances could be seen nightly
in the Washington theaters.
GOING TO TAMPA.
Reported that Order Has Gone Out for
Chickamauga Troops.
Chickamauga, June 15. —The report
that fifteen regiments are to leave Camp
Thomas for Tampa during the next few
days is the main subject og interest in the
camp today and is being eagerly discussed.
It is impossible to confirm the report a<
army officials refuse to discuss it, but
nearly every man in camp believes it.
It is understood that the Eighth, Ninth,
Twelfth and Fourteenth New York and
the Third and Fifth Illinoise, the First,
Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Sixteenth Penn
sylvania, the Fourth Ohio and the Eighth
Massachusetts, will be among the first to
be ordered to the front.
The rains which have falen since Sun
day have added materially to the comfort
of army life and has afforded an excellent
oportunity for active work.
Today every regiment is drilling and ma
neuvering and the field is covered with
ASTONA BATTERY
En Route to San Francisco Passed Through
St. Louis.
St. Louis, June 15 —The Vanderbilt line
brought in the Astoria battery from New
York, and after breakfast the journey to
San Francisco was continued.
Before starting west the train was en
larged by seven cars containing horses on
a flat ear with the army wagons and one
box ear containing pack saddles and
bridles and accoutrements.
WILL MEET NEXT
YEAR IN VALDOSTA
Women’s Missionary Confer
ence at Dawson Adjourn
ed Yesterday.
Dawson, Ga., June 15—The Woman’s
Foreign Missionary Society, of the South
Georgia Conference, which has been in
session here since June 10th. adjourned,
yesterday.
The delegates from .Macon were Mrs.
Mathews, Mrs. Burghard, Mrs. Mann, from
First street; Mrs. Murrah. Vineville; Mrs.
J. Turner, Mulberry: Miss Gussie Jordan,
Centenary.
'Miss Helen Richardson, a missionary
from McTyeire school, Shanghai. China,
has been in attendance on the convention.
Two converted Japanese boys were here
as an object lesson of what the religion
of Christ can and does do for the heathen,
and thrilled all hearts with their own
country, Japan, where as yet the Woman's
Board of (Missions has, no representative.
About eighty delegates and a number of
visitors were in attendance and the people
of Dawson, of all denominations, with
their cordial hospitality and intense inter
est in the work, made all feel that this
annual meeting was the best of all.
From the first meeting of the session the
entire body was thoroughly alive to the
Importance of the work in hand.
The sum total imbodied in the treas
urer's report amounted to $6,950.23 show
ing an increase of $214 over any other
year’s work.
The conference officers elected for the
ensuing year are:
Mrs. G. W. Mathews, President.
First vice president. Mrs. J. O. A. Clark.
Second vice president, Mrs. J. B. Cobb.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. R W,
MaoDonell.
Assistant secretary. Mrs. S. S. Sweet.
Recording secretary. Mrs. R. C. Neely,
Waynesboro.
Treasurer. Mrs. L. H. Burghard.
Auditor, Mrs. R. F. Burden.
Valdosta was selected as the place of
meeting for next year and the time
changed from June to April.
TEMERARIO DISABLED,
Commissioner Says She Cannot Go to
Sea.
Assumption, Paraguay, via Galveston,
June 15.—The commission appointed by
the government of Paraguay at the in
stance of the United States consul, to in
quire into the exact condition of the Span
ish torpedo boat Temerario, now in these
waters, reported that it is Impossible for
her to put to sea. Certain portions of her
machinery are wanted and must be ship
ped to her from abroad.
SMOOTH MEMBER
ROBSAJLEEPER
Went Through the Passengers
on the Southern Train
Last Night.
MISSED MANY VALUABLES
And One Man Considers Himself
Fortunate to Get Off With
His Clothes.
The enterprising Pullman car robber has
been getting in his work near Macon for
some time.
Last night for the third time he or they
entered the Pullman car on the Southern
train bound north and due in Macon at 4
o’clock and succeeded in securing a very
comfortable amount of booty.
One passenger, whose name could.not be
from the railroad officials, was robbed of
everything he had in the way of valuables
and considered himself lucky to be allow
ed to get out of the car with his clothes on
his back.
Other passengers lost a quantity of bag
gage and valuables.
The robbery occurred at some point be
low Macon and presumably between Macon
and Eastman.
This is the third time that a sleeper on
the same train has been entered. On Che
last occasion an empty valise was found at
Stratton’s brick yard.
There is absolutely no clue to the robber
or robbers.
LIBRARY DIRECTORS
Will Meet This Evening to Discuss Ways and
Means.
The directors of the Macon Public Li
brary will meet this afternoon for the
purpose of devising ways and means by
which the institution may be entirely re
lieved of debt.
The library has made a better showing
for the last two years than ever before in
its history, but the time has rolled around
again for the payment of the interest on
the mortgage debt and there may be some
difficulty in meeting it. The directors
hope, however, to find away <1 t of the
difficulty and to be able to avoid any
trouble. ’
It is possible that some new feature may
be added to the library in the near future.
WILL GIVE US
A GOOD PLANT.
New Electric Light Companv
Found the Old Plant in
’ Bad Shape.
The new electric light company sent a
communication to the committee on lights
of the city council which was read at the
regular meeting of council last night.
In that letter the new owners of the
plant stated that it is their intention to
make large improvements in the plant,
which they found in a bad condition. The
improvements will take some time, as the
/|wners of the plant will have to go to
considerable expense in this work and nec
essarily there will be some delay, but it
is their intention to give Macon as fine a
.plant as is to be found anywhere in the
South and they ask the patience of the
committee and of the council, promising
that their patience will be compensated by
a plant of which Macon will be proud.
It can readily be understood bow much
time will be taken up in making the im
provements when it is known that he cost
of the improvements alone will be some
thing like $50,000, and the total outlay re
quired by the company will be fully
SBO,OOO, and may reach SIOO,OOO before the
plant is completed.
But when it is completed Macon will
have a plant of which she can be proud
and which will tend to bring here the in
vestment of capital that will not dream of
doming this way unless it can be supplied
with electric power.
The reading of this communication was
perhaps the most important matter before
council last night. The regular meeting
of that body was about the shortest that
has ever been held.
A communication and invitation from
the Young Men's Business League, of
Eastman was received, and on motion, the
invitaion was accepted. The league will
give a carnival at Eastman on June 20th
to the 24th, and ask the presence of the
mayor and council of Macon. They will
go down in force and a large number of
citizens will accompany them. In fact it
is propesd to make the carnival a success
for one day- at least by the attendance
from Macon alone.
The only matter before council was the
reading of petitions for eductions of assess
ments and other matters of routine’.
SUSSDORFF-REESE.
Popular Young Macon Couple to Wed This
Evening.
The announcement made this morning of
the marriage of Mr. Edwin 3eott Sussdorf
and Miss Mary Elizabeth Reese was some
what permature. The marriage will occur
this afternoon at 6 o’clock at the home of
the bride’s parents.
The union is i nevery way a happy one,
and both parties will receive the congratu
lations and best wishes of their many
friends. Both the prospective bride and
groom are among Macon’s most popular
young people.' The ceremony will be per
formed by Rev. Martin Darner.
TOOK A MILLION
Dollars Worth of the New Gov
ernment Bonds.
Chicago, June 15 —It is announced hy the
officials of the National Bank of the Re
public, Chicago, that the bank has sub
scribed for $1,000,006 worth of the new
government bonds.
TO FIGHT THE WILL.
San Francisco, June 15 —Two petitions
opposing the probate of the will of Julius
L. Franklin, was filed today. The estate
is valued at $500,600. Allegations are made
of a sensational character.
NO NEWS AT PORT AU PRINCE.
Port au Prince, June 15—No war news
has been received here.
THEY ELECTED
MANYJWEMBERS
Meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce Directors Yes
terdav Afternoon.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS
Os the City Discussed-Many New
Enterprises are in Sight-Good
Work of the Secretary.
The directors of the Chamber of Com
merce met yesterday afternoon and held
a most satisfactory meeting.
Twenty-five new members of the cham-'
ber were elected. This is not a remarkable
addition as the addition to the member
ship has been coming in for the last Tew
months, but it goes to show the remark
able increase of interest that is shown in
this institution.
The fact cf the matter is that the Cham
ber of Commerce is growing in strength
and importance every day and its paying
membership is now almost double what
it has ever been known to be.
The chamber now has something like
160 paying members and all of them aae
interested. The results of the combined
work and the more energetic work of the
chamber has been felt all through the city
and the people appreciate the institution
more and more.
The directors recognize the good work
that has been done by Secretary Ketchum
since his appointment to the position, but
he is a hard worker and most of the credit
the success of the chamber and its presei |
excellent condition is due to him.
The chamber has now under considera
tion a number of manufacturing enter
prises some of Which are liable to ma
ture at any time. A satisfactory if eting
of the committees on manufacturing in
dustries was held yesterday. It was then
shown that the possibilities for some large
enterprises in the near future were very
good indeed but the directors think it ad
visable at present to say nothing' about
them.
CHERRY STREET
PAVING WORK
Will Begin Now in a Few Days
—Curb Being Put
Down.
The work of paving Cherry street will
commence in a few days and the work of
laying the curbing has already commenced.
Mr. T. W. Lasley, one of the members of
the firm of contractors, is now here and
is making his preliminary arrangements
for the commencement of the work.
He .says that,it will not take long 'to
push it through when they commence and
that within the next sixty days the work
will have been completed.
The contractors are going to show the
people of Macon what a brick paving is.
and they will make of Cherry street the
best job that has ever bean dene in a
Southern street with the Chattanooga
brick.
A large force of hands will he put to
work on the job.
MONTGOMERY IMMUNES.
First Detachment Has Left Mississippi for
That Regiment.
'Montgomery, Ala., June 15.—The first
detachment of thirty-five members of the
company of immunese to be recruited here
has left Columbus, Miss., under command
of Lieutenant Teague. They will join Col
onel Sargents regiment of Immunes.
STILL DETERMINED
TO GO ON STAGE.
Sav That the Young Men Were
Not to Blame and They
Were Not Kidnapped.
The East Macon sensation has subsided
somewhat, though it is still a matter of no
little interest. All the young women who
joined in the escapade have returned home
and the young men will be here today.
Mutual friends are trying to have the
matter settled up. and it is thought that
they will suceed in doing so, though some
of the parents of the young people say that
they will prosecute ths young men. The
young women will be witnesse, however,
and will say that there was no kidnapping
and that they all went of their own free
will.
The young women say that they went
out as an opera company and that they ex
pected to make some money out of it if
they had not been summarily stopped by
the sheriff of Cobb county, who broke tn
on a rehearsal.
None of them were married and they did
not go off to get married. They were
simply a traveling company and they had
no idea that they would be treated as if
they were criminals.
Some of them say that they are still de
termined to carry out their first intentions
and that they will sucaed.
The Atlanta journal gives the following
account of the first entertainment and the
arrest of the party.
“Last night was a grand one in the lives
of the eight beginners. There was an ab
sence of glare about the footlights, and
there was no crash of the orchestra, but
there was a stage, and the stage was what
they wanted. The performance began
with a grand chorus. "The Charge of the
Light Brigade” was rendered and then
eame "Sweet Rosie O'Grady,” followed by
"I Have Found a Horseshoe.”
After the opening chorus there was In
strumental music and then came ballads,
not of the soul-stirring kind, but popular
all the same.
One of the company sang ‘ There's a Hot
Time in the Old Town,” and retired amidst
great applause. As an encore that very
pathetic song, "Mr. Johnson, Turn Me
Loose.” was rendered and at this point
the sheriff apeared.
"He prevented the singing of “A Wan
dering Minstrel” and "Skipped by the
Light of rhe Moon,” by taking charge of
the entire party.
"This morning the young men were ta
ken to jail on the charge of kidnapping,
as the parents of the girls declare thehy
will prosecute them relentlessly.”
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