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ESTABLISHED 1884
MURE FOOTS
SHELLED.
The Texas, Maiblehead and
Sewanee Demolish lhe Fort
and Earthworks,
AT CARMANEROS
• " n "’'
Spanish Guns Made a Feeble
Reply But Did No Dam
age at All.
FLED 1(1 THE BUSH.
Spanish Soldiers found tho Place
Too Hot and Vacated—Lasted
Over an Hour.
Camp McCalla. Guantanamo Bay, Juno
15,, via Kingston, June If, Copyright The
fort and < irtbietal; ■ nt C limamm ot the
< ml of tb, railroad leading to Guant.m.im ’
wt ri d. iui.l i-1,. J lod.iv by the bambini
tu< u of the Ti x.i M.irbh hi ad and Su
wanee.
'The warship” open:4 at 2p. in. and tho
bombardment lasted one hour and thirty
luinutea.
The T< xaa Hti aim 4 -lowly up th< chan
nel tearing the fortifications and followed
closely by the Marblehead The Texas
fir, d two shots a-; tango finders, both fall
lug short and to tho right.
The Mai bh head <t.,6d to the we-t side
of the channel and opened with hei f> inch
gun on the fort knocking down a part of
tlu> wall.
The Texas then, threw in some 12 in. h
shells t< u .ng down tile wall of the foot
and thr, \lng bricks and mortar thirty
feet In the air.
\fter badly lamaging tin fort the M.tr
bli in id stood further in to hill the earth
work-; and liai racks at tin west <nd of the
harbor.
She knot k< 4 them into tic air and when
the ftpnnakrds tied from tin fort they wi re
hhilltd liy the St. l aul ami driven into the
bushes.
Ttie Spnnlar.ls fired only five shots,
whii li did no damage.
Aft, r the ships stood out in the harbor
the Spaniatds in the bush opened tire on
tin Manbleheml’s launch, which replied
vigorously
The Suwanee then turned 'back and
•helled the bu.-his. driving tho Spaniards
inland.
ADVANCEMENT
FOR HERO HOBSON
President Will Recommend
that His Name be Put Up
Ten Points,
Washington, Juno it - Th. president
will s nd to congress today the recommen
dation for the advancement of Lieutenant
ißielimond 1' Hobson, who sank the (Mer
rimac in Santiago harbor ten numbers in
the list of naval constructors.
SPANISH FLEET.
Another Says that It Hal Left
Cadiz.
.Madrid. June it'. -It is again announced
that the Spanish licet has left Cadiz fur an
unknown station.
GREAT RISKS
Are Run by Vessels Whose Captains Do Not
Obey Rules.
Washington, June It'., — Reports received
at the war department show continued neg
lect by owners and masters of vessels of
the engineer regulations bearing on the
entry of vessels to mined harbors after
sunset and before sunrise
The officials express surprise at those
flagrant violations of the rules, as the ves
sels put themselves constantly in great
danger of being blown up and of l<*sii)£
,the lives of all on board, while the th a
same time they may subject the depart
ment to great annoyance and to the neces
sity of repairing the damage done.
Only last week a vessel coming into New
York harbor dragged the cablese connect
ing the mines with the shore batteries a
long distance, with the result that some
time will be necessary to repair the dam
age Jone.
This is only an isolated case. Even if
vessels themselves do not suffer by vio
lating these regulations their crews and
passengers are in danger as sentries on
duty upon the refusal of vesels to heave to
sometimes ope-n fire upon the offenders
with their guns
FERNANDINA
IS SELECTED
As the Point at Which the
Next Expedition Will be
Mobilized.
Washington. June I«.—Many factors
combining make the military and naval
situation full of stirring activity and this
is shown today by the large crowds which
thronged the war and navy departments.
The war department is hastening for
ward preparations at Fernandina. Fla.,
which will make that point one of the most
advantageous in the country for the con
centration of large bodies of troops.
Notices have been sent to the city au
thorities as well as to the army officials
directing them to hurry preparations. ■
ARE EXCELLENT
BUSH FIGHTERS
Experience of the Little Ma
rine Band on Cuban Soil
Teaches a Lesson.
lUXILLIARIES *R[ USEFUL.
They Know All the Dodges of the
Spaniards Who Fight Like
Apaches.
On board the Dauntlest, Guantanamo
Bay, Tuesday, June 14, noon --.Copyright—
However jnrasand the experience or un
jmtifiul by the pr. talent of the Riding
of the -mail detachment of marines, most
ly raiw men In Ml’enemy’s con try, it has
taught home lessons to the officers and
men here and possibly also to the author
ity.; at Washington.
ft has shown the Spaniards to be daring
bu b flghti rt and provtd that every \m.
lean camp, mu/t be compactly built and
protected to resist night attacks as though
it were in an country.
Though the sixteen Spaniards found by
Lieutenant Nevill’s men wore scarcely
anything cxeapt big leaves bound around
their ton beads tin lien of hats, this wa.l
an effective disguise in the bush. Others,
stripped to dirt colored trousers, tied
branches around their waists reaching
shoulder high and moving cautiously they
could » ven cross the open ground without
detection though some were caught.
The Cuban auxiliaries were most useful
in pointing out these tricks. Sixty of these
are now in camp, mostly negroes with
Cuban officers. They are hawk-eyed
wood.-rtun equnj'to the Spaniards in bush
craft. .At night the marines say the Cuban
auxiliaries go through tho brush like rab
bits. Their chief fault is reckless handily
of the new magazine rifles.
MANY WANT
TO BE OFFICERS
Over Twenty I housand Appli
cants for Each Place
on the List.
Washington, June 16.—The organization
of the volunteer army has made necessary
the apointment from civil ife of a few less
than 500 staff officers and second lieuten
ants.
The enormous amount of work entailed
upon the president and war department
particularly the adjutant general and his
force by these appointments can be imag
ined when it is known that for 500 ap
pointments there are more than 21,000 ap
plicants. Every one of the applicants had
to be arranged and filed, and before the
apointmeats were made many of the ap
plications had to be handled several times.
'Each one had to be answered and many
of them were subjects of considerable
lori'siwndeuce.
The majority of the applicants had In
fluential support and the president, secre
tary of war and adjutant general were Ob
liged to discuss the appointments person
ally with the friends of the applicants.
No regret is expresesd in official circles
with the aproaching completion of this list.
EVERY MACON MAN
SHOULD BE THERE.
Great Entertainment bv the
Soldiers Relief Associa
tion Tomorrow.
The Ladies Relief Association is making
gjeat preparations for the entertainment
on Coleman's hill tomorrow evening and
they expect that they will be compliment
ed by a large attendance.
So far the Relief Association has dono
splendid wot I and has been given every
eurouragement.
They yesterday setjt up a quantity of
supplies for the army at Camp Northed
at Griffin and will send up more today.
The entertainment and festival tomor
row will commence at 5:30 o’clock and will
continue for an indefinite time. That is
to say the ladies will be found at thier
posts dispensing refreshments just so long
as there Is anyone to buy,
It is hoped that no one will 'Target” the
entertainment. This is a July that {he
men of the city owe to the undertaking
and aGJe from the pleasure it should give
. Hunt <to do something for the soldiers who
are to represent Macon at lhe front. It Is
a courtesy that is due to the ladles to at
tend and contribute a share of the fund.
YELLOW FEVER.
No New Cases —Detention Camp is Estab
lished.
Washington, June 16. —Official dispatches
to the marine hospital service show that
there have been on fresh developments in
yellow fever situation in the South.
The announce the opening of the camp
at Fountainbleau as a detention point just
off McHenry, Miss., and that there Are
npw* twenty-one suspects from McHenry
in the aa:nps r
MORRIS TO BE RETIRED.
?.m Francisco. Jun 16—Lieutenant Col
onel L.urs E Morris has been ordered to
appear before the board of retirement in
San Francisco. He is post commander at
Presidio and colonel of the Fourth United
States cavalry. He possesses enviable war
record and w.w* born in Indiana in 1840.
His retiring year on account of age would
be 1904.
Between now and Saturday
we wart the penpie who buy
the very finest of shoes to
come in and supply them
selves with the elegnnt foot
wear we are selling at fire
sale prices. Will do our best
Saturday to wait on every
body, but if you can get
around before you will avoid
a rush. E. B. Harris, pur
chaser.
THE MACON NEWS.
GERMANY WILL
STANDNEUTRAL
Positive Denial Given to the
Statement that She Will
Interfere.
RUMORS ARE USELESS
A Germany Official Note Contradicts
Them—Presence of Warships
is Perfectly Natural.
Berlin, June 16.--The Cologne Gazette
publishes a note which is understood to be
semi-official. It is as follows:
‘■According to trustworthy information
all conjectures in press and political cir
cles in Spain which are being built on the
supposed intention of Germany to abandon
her neutrality in the Fbillipines question
are entirely baseless. In Spanish official
quarters the arrival of German men of
war at Manila Is regarded as perfectly nat
ural, for the German interests demand
protection.’
WHO WILL BE PREMIER?
President Will Not Make a Selection Before
Tomorrow.
Paris. Juno 16.—President Faure is de
voting today to consultations with the po
litical leaders. He has seen iM. Henri
(Brisson, the former president of the
chamber of deputies, Deputy Ribot and
Bourgoise, the former premiers and Pey
tral, the vice president of the senate. It
is understood that Faure will defer the se
lection of a prem’c’ - until tomorrow.
MANY LIVES
Were Lost by the Breaking of the Chelsea
Dam.
Kansas City, June 16 —It is now known
that four lives were lost in the flood that
followedthe breaking of the dam at Chel
sea park suburbs last night.
They are: IMrs. Elsie Greenlee, whose
body was found today, Robert Cakawote
and tiwo children, Willie, aged 7 and Mol
lie. aged 4 years. William Greenlee, the
husband of the -above, was rescued after
sustaining severe ‘bruises.
The property loss will be considerable.
Cellars are being filled with furmture
destroyed and washed away and other
damage done.
PEACE'PROSPECT
IS AT AN END.
What a Leading Diplomat
1 hinks of the Present
Situation.
Washington, June 16. A leading mem
ber of the diplomatic corps said the depar
ture of General Shafter’s first army of in
vasion to Cuba put an end to all prospects
of peace.
While none of the foreign representa
tives here have ever made peace overtures
to the Unietd States, yet a peaceful solu
tion always seemed to be within the
bounds of possibility, even of probability,
so long as the United States troops re
mained at Tampa and Key West.
Now, with fifteen thousand soldiers to
take position on Spanish soil, the condi
tions opportune for peace have undergone
material change, as it commits tht> United
States to an aggressive land campaign and
makes it impossible for Spain to adopt
any other course than that of defending
her soil against invasion.
The presence of our war ships at Mani
la, (Havana and Santiago have not con
stituted. an actual invasion, although the
ships have wrought much damage. The
ships could have been withdrawn at any
time; but with fifteen thousand troops
landed on Cuban soil a more serious phase
of the conflict is presented.
Instead of blockading a few Spanish
cities rhe 'Aemrjcan army has now en
tered Spanish territory and that has ad
vanced the campaign from a passive to an
active and offensive state.
The ships had simply surrounded Span
ish territory, but the troops would eross
the line and entered Spanish territory. For
this reason, he said, the hopes of a peace
ful solution of the conflict haJ passed
and he believed that they could not be re
vived until the result of this first Cuban
invasion Is deterinipej. This woujd take
some months, probably ail summer, for
this agressiye land movement will be fol
lowed by others, each one making the
prospect pf peace more remote. If the
peace proposition bad come before General
Shafter sailed, the diplomatic officials are
inclined to believe it would have been
eagerly accepted by Spain.
DESERTIONS TO
PATRIOT ARMY.
Junta Has Advices that the
Spanish Volunteers Are
Leaving.
New York, June 16 —A special from Key
West says:
Junta advices from the headquarters of
lhe Coban civil government at La Gua
naja Camaguey, reports that 5,000
volunteers and many regulars from Puerto
Principe and Nuevitas garrirons have de
serted to the patriot army. The immediate,
.causes cd desertion was the fear of ihe
American fleet.
Blaneo’s general. Castillanos. has re
moved most of his artillery inland to
Puerto Principe. The City of Santa Cruz
del Sar has ben invested by the Cubane
and eammunjeatjon by sail boat has beei,
established with Jamaica.
RUSHING EQUIPMENTS.
At Chickamauga and Officers Think It is
Significant.
Chickamauga. June 16—Work of equip,
ping the volunteer army in accordance
with the rush orders received from Wash
ington is now main thing at Camp Thomas
Ordnance supplies of every descript ion
began pouring into Chattanooga today
This afternoon 7.000 rifles arrived from the
Columbia. Tenn., arsenal and tomorrow
they will be sent to lhe camp and distri
buted.
c \CON NEWS THURSDAY JUNE 16 1898.
BATTLESHIPS
TO BE BUILT
Three New Ones Will be Con
structed Without Any
Delav.
JIMENSUJHS AND SPEED
It Will Take Thirty-Three Months to
Complete Them But When Fin
ished They’ll be the Finest.
New York, June 16.—The construction of
three large battleships under the provis
ions of the last annual naval appropriation
bill, says the Washington correspoudem
of the Tribune, is to be undertaken with
out further delay by the navy department
in accordance with plans and designs drawn
and agreed upon by a special board having
the subject under advisement. These ad
ditions to the uavy are similar in many
■respects to the Alabama type of battleship,
of which three are now building; but de
partures have been made in some respects
.from these vessels that are expected to de
velop a still more perfect type of war ves
sel. In some particulars the vesesls have
been subject to some justifiable criticisms,
but so far as their armament and ordnance
go they will probably be without a peer
for their displacement 'afloat.
The intention of the naval authorities
has been practically to duplicate a type of
battleship that is belived to be without
a superior except in speed qualities, which
are the recognized weak features in the
plans of the proposed vesesls. Ships of
their dimensions now building abroad will
be required to maintain a rate of at least
18 knots on hour under normal load coridi
tions, whereas the requirements of the
navy or the ships about to be contracted
for call for vessels of but sixteen knots.
Failure to provide an increased speed has
been due to a desire on the- part of the
secretary 'to facilitate their construction,
and not to undertake entirely original de
signs which would make necessary a post
ponement of their completion perhaps sii
months. The usual controversy that fol
lows whenever any naval program of an
increase is begun ensued in the construc
tion board on the question of speed, the
engineer in chief arguing for a decided in
crease, while the other members are not
willing to sacrifice the important features
to secure it. Commodore Nelville present
ed an argument showing that bj r the intro
duction of the quadruple expansion sys
tem the new battleships will have a speed
of eighteen knots, but he was opposed on
the board on account of the additional ma
chinery space required. As the subject
now stands the batleships will have prac
tically the same dimensions as those ,of a
sped, of sixteen knots and a battery com
prising four 13-inch guns in the turret,
side on the main
ten 6-iiich rapid fire guns in that broad
side on the main deck and four on the up
per deck, and a second battery of twenty
four rapid fire machine guns.
They will be protected around their sides
by a belt of sixteen and one-half inches of
armor having a mean depth of 7 feet 6
inches and to extend from the stem to the
n(j.er barbette. All turret armor will be
fourteen inches throughout. \ protective
deck will extend the length of the vessels
varying in thickness from eight to five
inches and the usual celluofose belt is also
to be fitted along the entire lentgh of the
ships. The department requires that each
S'liip shall be completed within at least
thirty-three months.
SUSPENSION
IN KENTUCKY.
Fiftv Men Took the Negro
From Jail and Properlv
Executed Him.
Glasgow, Ky., June 16—(Caleb Gaines,
colored, was taken from jail at 1 a. m.
and hanged to a tree.
V note was pinned to his body hot to
disturb it until noon.
Gaines had assaulted a 4-year-old girl
on Tuesday and was then saved from death
by the mercy erf the victim’s mother. Fifty
men on horseback were the lynchers.
ACTORS LIBERATED
As No One Appeared »n Atlanta to Prefer
Charges.
Atlanta. June 16 —All three of the young
men who were arrested for being impli
cated in the organization of an amateur
theatrical troup winh three kidnapped
young ladies from Macon were turned
loose yesterday and are now enjoying the
freedom of Atlanta.
A. W. Pierce, who was charged with be
ing the advance agent of the troup, was
liberated early yescerday morning because
there .was no prosecution.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock Manager
Aleck Smith and Head Actor J. E. An
drews were taken before Justice Foute on
warrants charging them with kidnaping
Miss Lucia Kitchens, one of the young la
dies from Macon.
Detective Looney" explained to the jus
tice that he had wired Mr. Kitchens in
Macon of the arrest of the young men, as.
he had ordered their arrest, and Mr.
Kitchens had answered that he had no
money with which to pay the expenses of
taking the prisoners to 'Macon from At>
lanta.
The justice therefore decided that as
there was no prosecutor present the pris
oners should be released, and Andrews and
Smith were immediately given their liber
ty. ’
These were the young men who started
an amateur (theatrical troup for the pur
pose of barn-storming a few districts in
Georgia and Alabama. There were nine
of. .them, six youths and three maidens.
The first performance was to have been
civen in Marietta Tuesday evening and
rhe arrests were made Tuesday morqßig
The three girls were taken bacit to
Manager Smith declares it his intention
L>l ffiEd (Miss Kitchens when he finds him
self financially able to do so, and if ho
does he can then take her on the road
without any fear of parental blockade.
Gentlemen of all ages and
callings should call before
the Saturday’s rush and be
■fitted with a pair of those
Johnson & Murphey’s $5.00
and $0.90 shoes at fire sale
prices, Rochester Shoe Co’s
stock. B. B Harris, pur
chaser.
DISPOSITION
Os IHE TROOPS
Figuring on Which of Them
Shall be Sent to Porto
Rico.
IIEID-FIIF THOUSAND
Can be-Picked Out of the Forces
That are Now Left at Tampa
and at Jacksonville.
New York, June 16. —(According to the
estimates made by Adjutant General Cor
bin, says the Washington correspondent
of the Times, the total number of troops
left at Tampa after the sailing of the San
tiago expedition is in the neighborhood of
23,001).
This includes the portion of the Fourth
corps, remaining at Mobile, which is re
garded as a substituion of the Tampa
■Camp. At Jacksonville it is estimated by
the adjutant general that there are about
9,000 men.
This would make the entire strength of
the forces most eligibly located for em
barkation to Porto Rico 32,000 men. Lit
tle doubt is harbored that out of this it
will be possible to organize by the time
the other preparations for the expedition
are completed an army of 25,000 men thor
oughly equipped.
The latest official returns to the war de
partment show the following as the com
position of the fourth army corps com
manded by Major General Coppinger,
which is expected to take part in the
.movement on Porto -Rico.
At Mobile —The First division, comman
ded by 'Brigadier General Schwan, five reg
iments, the 'First and Second Texas, First
and Second Louisiana, and the First Ala
bama.
At Tampa—The Second division, coman
ded by (Brigadier General Snyder, nine
regiments, the Eleventh and Seventeenth
regular infantry, the First District of Co
lumbia, the Second New York, the Fifth
Maryland, the Third (Pennslyvania, the
One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh Indiana,
the First Ohio and the First Illinois. Also
the third division, commanded by Brigadier
General 'Henry, six regiments, and cavalry
and artillery detachments. ThV Twenty- .
first Ohio, the First
Michigan. Sixty-ninth New York, Third
Ohio and Second Georgia, a provisional
cavalry brigade made up of the Fifth reg
ular cavalry, detachments from the Sec-,
ond, Third. Sixth and Fourth troops of the
First volunteer cavalry, six batteries of
light artillery, (C and F from the Third,
B and F from the Fourth and D and F
from the Fift.h, two batteries of heavy ar
tillery: D and K. from the Fifth.
At Lakeland—Detachments of the First
and Tenth regular cavalry. Only one di
vision of th? Seventh corps, under General
Lee. at 'Jacksonville, has been organized.
The Second, comanded by Brigadier Gen
eral Arnold, and made up as follows: First
North Carolina, Second Illinois, 'Second
'New Jersey. First Wisconsin, Fiftieth
lowa, Fourth Illinois, Second and Fourth
Virginia.
The provisional division organized to ac
company General Shafter and commanded
(by 'Brigadier General Snyder, was inten
ded to be the First division of the Seventh,
but has now been attached to the Fourth
corps under General Coppinger. The Third
division of General Lee’s corps has not yet
been formed, but the Second Mississippi
regiment has been ordered to Jacksonville
and it will enter that division.
The war department has begun an in
vestigation into the state of preparations
of the troops at Tampa, Mobile and Jack
sonville, with a view to selecting the reg
ulars for the Porto Rico force, but it is by
no means certain that the companies for
this enterprise will be taken from those
eamps.
In fact, it seems well assured that the
selection of specially well equipped and
well trained regulars from the camps at
Chickamauga and Washington will be
made in organizing the new expedition.
There is some reason to suppose that a
portion of the force left at Tampa may yet
be sent on to Santiago as a second division
of General (Shafter’s army. Should the
Spaniards prove more numerous and for
midable about Santiago than is -expected,
reinforcements will undoubtedly be hur
ried there.
Several of the transports engaged for the
Santiago movement were not used in the
first expedition and these would be availa
ble for a second should it be found neces
sary.
POPE WAS HOSTILE
TO SPAINS INTEREST
Says Senor Castelar, a Dis
tinguished Spanish
Statesman.
New York, June 16.—A dfsnatch to the
World from London says:
A Madrid correspondent telegraphs an
interview with Senor Emile Castelar, the
distinguished Republican statesman, in the
'Province of Alicante. Castelar thinks the
Pope acted in a manner hostile to Spain in
proposing to President McKinley that peace
should be made on the basis of a declar
ation of the independence of Cu.ba, the ces
sion of Porto Rico by Spain and L he Pledg
ing of the Phillipines Islands to the United
States peuoing the payment of an enor
mous war indemnity.
The war has demonstrated, Senor Caste
lar declares, the superiority of the United
States, but he hopes when the United
States troops land In Cuba victories will
fall to the Spanish side.
As to the Philllpines, he Is in favgr of
restricting the political powers qf re _
Mgious orders, but hold; that their influ
ence in religious matters should -not be in
terferred with.
NEGRO MASONS
Will be Allowed to Take the Degrees in
Washington.
Seattle, June 16.—An important event in
the history of free masonry in this state
occurred at the session of the grand lodge.
It was in effect the recognition of negro
lodges and their authority to confer Ma
sonic degrees. The membership is limited
to negro lodges holding charters from the
grand lodges of England. This is the first
recognition of negro masonry by any
grand jurisdiction in the United States.
I have found Cheney’s Expectorant su
perior to anything I have ever tried for
colds and bronchial trouble. Send me by
first mall six bottles of your ms< t excellent
medicine.
PROF. J. H. RICHARDSON.
Tm.
LONG SENDS OUT
CONGRATULATIONS
Officers and Men Who Have
Distinguished Themselves
Will be Recognized.
HUOSON'S HUE SALLY
To the Relief of the Winslow at Car
denas is Told in Captain New
comb’s Report of the Action.
Washington, Juno 16.—'Secretary I/mg
is determined that no American officer
who has distinguished himself by note
worthy gallantry shall lack recommenda
tion if the matter comes under his notice.
He recognized in the zeal and energy and
discretion exhibited by Captain F. LM. Ly
uiauds, of the Marietta, something worthy
of official praise, whereupon he addressed'
theh following letter to him:
Navy Department, June 14, 189$.
To the Commanding Officer of the 'Marietta
. .In acknowledgement of the receipt of the
report of the 6th inst., relative to the pas
sage of the United States steamer Mariet
ta from San Jose de Guatemala to Key
West, the department takes occasion to
congratulate you and those under your
command upon the sucessful termination
of your long voyage.
The department desires to express to you
and through you to the officers and men
under your command, Its appreciation of
the efforts made by them to carry out their
orders. It is such zeal and spirit as has
been shown by the officers and men of the
'Marietta that has brought to a successful
end every enterprise undertaken by our
service in the present war.
John D. Long,
Secretary of the Navy.
The department has just received an ac
count of the fine display of courage by
'Captain F. M. Newcomb, commanding the
revenue cutter Hudson, in the engagement
of the Spanish forces at Cardenas on the
11th of last month, in which Ensign Bag
ley and several others were killed and
'Lieutenant Bernadou wounded on the tor
pedo boat Winslow. Secretary Long’s,
praise in this case is more than gracious,
inasmuch as it is directed to a revenue
marine officer and not to an officer in his
own department. He directed the follow
ing letter to the secretary of the treasury
on June 15:
“I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 9th inst., and
to forward herewith a copy of the report
received. The rescue of the Winslow by
the Hudson was so gallantly done in the
face of the most galling fire, that her cap
tain, officers and men deserve the warm
est commendation. The Winslow was rid
dled with shell, disabled and helpless,
drifting onto the beach into the hands of
the enemy; her captain wounded; her only
other officers and half of the crew kßled;
but the Hudson courageously remained by
her in the very center of the very hottest
fire of the action, although in constant
danger of going ashore on account of the
shallow water, until finaly a line was got
ten to the Winslow and the vessel drawn
out of the way of the enemy’s guns.
“John D. Long, Secy.”
The report of Captain Newcomb, upon
which the secretary letter wag based was
as follows:
At 11:30 a. m., while off the main en
trance to Cardenas bay, the Hudson was
orderd by the senior officer to accompany
the United States steamer Wilmington and
the United States torpedo Jx>at -Winslow
inside. All three vessels started imme
diately and after some preliminary sound
ings to determine the best water, passed
through Blanco channel -into the bay and
headed for Cardenas.
About 1 o’clock p. m., when abreast of
Corogal Point, the Hudson was ordered by
the commanding officer of the' United
States steamer Wilmington, to go out and
look for a small craft.
“Steaming over toward Diana Bay, and
skirting the western shore of the bay and
discovering no vessel and observing that
the Wilmington and Winslow were nearing
Cardenas, at 1:35 p. m., steamed over to
ward them at full speed. At 1 p. m. when
a little over a mile distant from the ves
sels, she saw firing coming from the
shore, which was immediately returned by
our ships.
At 1:50, when within range of the shore
guns, the Hudson opened fire upon them
with her two six pounders. Observing that
the Winslow was quite in shore and ex
posed to the full strength of the enemy’s
guns, I ran along side the Wilmington and
asked M we should go to her assistance.
Receiving the answered yes, immediately
steamed into the Imediate vicinity of the
Winslow, keeping up a constant and'rapid
fire from the Hudson’s battery upon the
enemy’s guns on the shore.
“At 2:20 the commanding officer of the
Winslow reported his vessel totally dis
abled and requested to be towed out of
range. Owing to the shallow water and
the rapid drift of the Winslow toward shore,
the wind was on shore, it was fully thirty
minutes before the Hudson suceeded in
making a line fast from the Winslow and
started ahead with her.
“The enemy kept up a constant fire dur
ing this time, which apeared to be espe
cially directed towards the Winslow,
which fire was returned at every oportu
nity by the Winslow and Hunsop
“The Winslow as towed along side the
Wilmington, from which vessel a boat was
sent with a medical officer, who transfer
red the dead and wounded from the Wins
low to the Wilmington. Finally about 3:30
p. m. all three vessels steamed out of the
bay, the Winslow in tow of the Hudson,
At about dark we joined the United States
steamer Mathias outside, where f ne Wins
low was anchored. -
“(Signed.) Captaip 6. f Newcomb.”
AT CAMP MERRITT.
The Troops Are Arriving and Go Into
Camp.
San Francisco, June 16.—Four special
trains conveying the Tenth volunteers to
the city are expected to reach the Oakland
mole this evening. The troops, numbering
1.189, men and officers, will probably cross
the bay and march to Camp Merritt on
Friday morning.
The Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers
will give an exhibition drill at the Me
chanic’s pavilion on Friday night, the pro
ceeds to go to the Red Cross fund.
CONSUL OBJECTS
To the Object of Spanish Vessels’ Visit to
Gibraltar.
New York, June 16.—A dispatch to the
Herald from Gibraltar says:
The Spanish steamer San Augustine, of
the Trans-Atlantic line, has arrived in bal
last from Cadiz. She Is loading coal pre
sumably for Cadiz and the Camara squa
dron. The American consul has lodged a
protest.
LEADERS.
In giving the best values to the trading public is our I
constant aim, our purpose, our determination.
Our midsummer clearing sale of stylish suits plainly
exemplifies our claim. Here are the facts,
plain and simple :
$ 8-50 suits now for $ 5.67
10.00 suits now for 6.67
12.00 suits now for 8.00
15-00 suits now for 10.00
18.00 suits now for 12.00
20.00 suits now for 13.34
Bojs Suits ( sizes 3 to 16) one-half of former prices.
Don’t Lay It to the Water.
» Pure wahi is mvessary to health, but clean premises Is equally Im
portant. IM6INFKCTANT LIME is the only thing that guarantees a per
fect sanitary condition. Keep the ya rd? well sprinkled. It wHI neutral
ize th. poisonous gases and prevent sickness—will save you many a dol
lar in doctor’s bills. Be advised in time. Wo have reduced the price
to .>0 cents pet barrel delivered . One barrel may prove the salvation of
of your family. Use it now. Don’t wait.
T. C. BURKE ± MACON. GEORGIA
J Ride Easily.
If \ The ease and comfort with which an
eye-glass " rides a nose" depends more on
the manner of adjusting than the kind of
Kray frame. “Hold Fast,” Kant Kum Off.”
’ Never Slip” are only relative ‘enns. They
ALL slip unless properly adjusted. There
,(3 g '' a knacl< in hening and adjusting frames
“J i£tjf a nose that is only mastered by one
ft practical experience in their construc
-1 and a thorough knowledge of facial
contour. We study these things as well
fjg as study to please. It pays us to please you.
E. FRI'EiIXMA'N, the Optocal Specialist,
Office 314 Second street.
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4' The Indian Spring water de-
An livered in Macon within two
4- hours after bottling.
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T. C. PARKER, Proprietor. PHONE No. 6. 5
4 ■ * «<»
No Rivalry,
No Divided interests
Between John C. Eads & Co. and Joseph N. Neel.
On August 1 the forces of both organizations will
rally beneath a single standard. The loyal sentiment
of every frieud is in warm sympathy with the move
ment.
A Splendid Expedient
Is what they say when discussing the alliance. Our
busy, ambitious minds are full of new ideas, brilliant
policies and broad-gauged methods.
In the interim, we will close out all the princi
pal stocks in both stores at prices that do not cover
actual cost. Concord between Eads and Neel means
more profit for you aud larger success for the busi
ness.
Enormous Reductions Current.
Every stock except Dunlap Hats, Earle & Wilson’s
Collars and Cuffs and Manhattan Shirts is affected
You may go through the store and secure values that
will positively astonish the most economical.
Impossible to indulge in quotations every day.
Less than apage would be insufficient, and newspaper
space is too costly to use lavishly.
Strictly Cash. No Credit.
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MACON.GA
money on Hann.
Ixxans ou real ,estate. Easy monthly
payments.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon. (4*.. 4SI Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS