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DAWN ING 11F A NEW OH
ON OLD WLD SCENE.
Approach of lhe Associated Press Dispatch Boat on the tittle
Mining Village of Baquiri io Cuba,
RE-AWAKENING
Graphic Description of a Dav
at Sea in the Midst
of War.
IS 111 FIRST SIH MORO
Under the Arch of the Rainbow -
Moralizing on a Dispatch Boat
Off Coast of Cuba.
Special correspondence of the Associated
j’r. > md copyrighted 1898 by the Associa
ted I’reKM.
In <;u.inlanatno harbor, Cuba, June 21.
A b.ilst. rous night with a nasty beam
wind and a punishing st-a, the Associated
fn dispatch boat Wanda, from Kings
ton came rollicking, like a petrel, round
jKiint Moraut. and, heading almost due
not tli, was making for Santiago de Cuba.
And ail of a sudden, up from the deep
blue billows of the midnight sea, there
glistened out all along the horizon a coro
net of noble Jew. I.- -necklaces tit for the
throat of a queen diamond, emerald and
ruby, the signal lights of a great squad
ron of some forty vessels, rocking under
easy steam in the deep. iAnd as they rolled
through the waves, the stars seemed to
come down to meet the Great Bear, his
lowest stars swinging just behind the
lamps of the Indiana, the southern cross
mingling its bright colors with tile gems
that made so beautiful a night.
.We had chanced by good fortune upon
the long expected transport licet taking
some 20,000 men to the at lack of the
t of .’nba and escorted by
a powerful convoy of men of-war. Perhaps
it is that outward and visible signs of
war thril me more than they do most civ
ilians; perhaps it Is that blood is really
“thicker than water” and that looking
out upon the noble constellation of flash
ing ships 1 feel myself half an American.
Anyhow, the fact remains that d feel
proud of our common “.Anglo-Saxon” kin
ship and sympathetic as 1 must needs be
with the ruin, the Derotta of a nation of
most ancient fame, gazed upon the scene
with something warmer, more enthusias
tic, than mere English feelings.
A scouting gunboat, ablaze with colors,
at once discovered us. made friendly prize
of us, questioned us and let us go, and
till dawn we lay tfiere In a little yacht,
rocking on the swell among the great
company of leviathans. At daybreak we
watched them bulkily awakening into life,
taking their places with a monstrous lei
sureness In the sailing line, and with the
flagship ahead and the war ships thrown
well out on the flank, steaming away
along the coast to the eastward towards
Guantanamo. Meanwhile we were steering
to the eastward, and with the stately line
of the squadron always on our right, far
away, approached St. Jago de Cuba.
\ sharp tropical squall caught us ns we
went, pelting us with rain drops as keen
and sharp as hail stones and crininlng all
the black sea with points of silver. But
we ran through it very soon. As the rising
sun caught the rain laden air 1 saw for
the first time the beautiful phenomenon
of the double rainbow. One started, so It
sitiiud. from our very keel and spanned
only the few miles of the sea between us
and the Hanking squadron. For the other,
Iris Hung out her longest, brightest,
broadest riband, the one end dipped in the
sea somewhere on the farther side of the
scene and the other was lost beyond the
blue haze of the Cuban hills and thus it
was that I first saw the ‘Morro of St. Jago
under the arches of the rainbows.
There are those who have written of
this fine old Rhine castle in the Carribbe
an sea in contemptuous scorn, not merely
as a fortress, unsuited by the misfortune
of its . antiquity, to oppose the scientific
terrors of modern offense, but as a build
ing no longer "of any use to anybody.”
1 cannot understand the tone of mind
that, even under the distorting stress of
war. can write like this in the public
pi ess of so picturesque and. to America, so
prvcious'a building.
Granted it Is no fort, it is a thing of
beauty, like nothing in \merican papers,
graced with a reverend antiquity. The
squadron should spare it if they can
There is nothing to be ashamed of in re
spect for an old past, nor tn the sentiment
of reverence.
The white cottages of the miners still
stand dotted about among the uninviting
hills or scattered along the beach, a shore
most uninviting to one accustomed to the
more comfortable outlines of Europe, and
lamentably by contrast with the wealth
of beauty, the superb contour of Jamaica.
But soon the roast alters. The moun
tain s lying back from the sea down about
their feet softly undulating lines of hills,
gintb heralds, as it were, of the sterner
upper heights, and the fore shore is bro
ken into outlying ramparts, the "first line
of <l. ft nse" of the imperious hils behind,
rounded knolls, great cushions of green
upon coral stands, half islands they seem,
and little harbors and bays break way
from them to the sea. each margined with
narrow strips of sand—wbat shells must
be strewn upon those little inlets —bush,
and deep, creeps with Jealous accu
racy of outline. And when the setting sun
caught the coasts, the rugged hills looked
like (rumpled velvet, the bush a close
piled plush.
Groups of white house straggled down
through the green foliage to the water’s
edge, very sad in their forlorness. roofless,
some of them, desolate all. And here Is a
great iron pier, ten trucks in a row. all
standing on it, rusty and red, waiting for
the creak of a crank, the push of the
strong arm. to strat them into life again.
•And the day is not far distant for this
Baiquiri. this queer little harbor with its
ead hamlet, its idle iron pier, upon wihch
tomorrow the electrifying hand of war will
be laid —tomorrow—and Baiquiri knows
nothing of the awful change that is com
ing, the old hills know nothing and the
unruffled harbor knows nothing, and all
are dreaming together as it the past was
to be the future. And yet 1 know that to
morrow before the sun sets, the leviathans
that I saw lying spangled with the signal
lights upon the. sea last night will be clus
tered round this little jort, that the rattle
of small arms will shake all the folk in
fuss and feathers that live in the slumber
ing bush, that the waits of the machine
guns will send the terns, that now float
asleep upon the tranquil waters of the
bay, out, screaming in alarm to the sea
and the angry voices of field guns awaken
the long distance echoes of the majestic
lakes.
What, a dawn Is that of tomorrow.
What a day is that about to break. The
life story of a people begins anew. To
morrow the Anglo-Saxon lays upon the
island the hand under the touch of which
every country leaps with fresh existence
every country leaps with fresh existence
and renewed youth, drinking the new air
of freedom and starting re-girded about
the loins for a new race to run, the goal
of which is peace, honor and tranquility
under law
[Signed] Phil Robinson.
FLEET MAY COAL.
At Port Said From the Colliers Egypt
Says.
Port Said. June 30.—The Egyptian gov
ernment has given its sanction to the
Spanish fleet coaling from transports. It
previously prohibited the fleet from taking
on board anything more than coal enough
to return to Spain.
NOT JUSTIFIED.
Wild Story Comes to London Slar From
Manila.
London June 30. —The Star says it has
grounds for believing that the European
powers will not consider Dewey justified
in opposing the landing of foreign ma
rines, as Manila is still under Spanish
ru’e.
The 'Star remarks: “A foreign corres
pondent says the German occupation is
already an accomplished fact."
The Star’s story about the situation •at
•Manila is utterly discredited here.
NO OVERTURES
tor Peace Have Been Made Aw air Decisive
Battle.
Washington, Juno 30.—Tn diplomatic
puarters it Is stated that no steps have
been taken thus far in the direction of
peace overtures from any puarter and it
is not likely that' such overtures will
come, either from one power or from a
combination of powers, until the military
situation is materially changed by a de
ified victory or defeat. Just why this is
awaited is not clear but it is none the less
said to be the element which delays any
overtures for peace.
MUST LEAVE ’
PORT SAID
Stated in Loneon Today that
Egypt Will Notify
Camara.
London, June 30.—1 t is learned this af
ternoon that the Egyptian government
Iras decided to notify Admiral Camara
that his flrot must leave Port Said, as it
is violating neutrality.
BATE OPPOSED
lhe Consideration of Hawaiin Resolution
al This Time.
Washington, June 30.—The Hawaiian
annexation resolutions were taken up in
the senate this morning and Bate spoke
in opposition to it.
He said upon all precedents that the
resolution from the house should be sent
to the senate while a treaty upon the
same subject is still pending .He declared
the treaty did not secure the necessary
two-thirds vote in the senate and that po
litical machinery had been set in motion
in order that the sentiment of the senate
might be over-ridden.
SHAFTER BUNKS
WITH WHEELER.
Has Established Headquarters
in the Field and Shares
His Tent.
Copyright by Associated Press.
Juragua, via Kingston, June 30.—Gener
al Shatter decided today to establish head
quarters in the field and will occupy a tent
tonight with Wheeler until he decides on
a permanent location for headquarters.
There is every indication that Juragua
will cease to be headquarters for the army
other than for medical aud commissary de
partments in two or three days.
A sufficient force to guard the place will
be left here probably from the volunteer
force of sixteen thousand men now coming
from Tampa and probably the entire fight
ing force will sping into Caney or Augua
doree. making the base of operations before
Santiago at this place.
The railroad from here to Santiago is
being rapidly pushed by the engineers and
a large force of troops and the selge guns
have started to the front.
Dannenberg’s Friday Slaugh
ter Prices.
10c for fine Check Dimities. 3c for white
Lace Lawn. 5c for 40-lnch India Mull.
French Organdies 12%c. Ladies Azure
Vests sc, Sc, 10c, 12lfcc. Summer Corsets
39c. Bunch Whale Bones sc. Percalina
Linings sc. Palm Fans Ic. Pins 2c.
Safety pins sc.
Fire sale Rochester Shoe
Co’s stock.
THE MACON NEWS.
OVERLOOKING
ST, JAGODE CUBA
Movement to Occupy Caney
is Looked for at Any
Moment.
SPAUISH EVACUATED
The Town and Have Shown no De
sire to Molest the American
Pickets.
East of Santiago, June 30—The Ameri
can troops spent yesterday in feeling for
the enemy and otherwise engaging in re
connoissances.
General Shafter in person went almost
to Caney, a small town five miles north
east of Santiago, with which the city is
connected by railroad.
Lieutenant Standing and a detail of Cu
bans and American sharp shooters occu
pied a small hill northwest of the Ameri
can lines and looking directly down on
both Santiago and Caney.
The small number of troops now at Ca
ney indicates that the Spaniards have
practically evacuated the place and this is
believed to be the case.
Corporal Hucht, of Company D, Seventh
United States Infantry, who with seven
men was sent on outpost duty two miles
from "Santiago yesterday and who was for
gotten until the afternoon, was found by
Shafter and sent into camp. The men
considered the whole affair a good joke.
They had repeatedly seen Spaniards who
did not offer to molest them and the Amer
icans spent the day as if enjoying a picnic.
The camp conditions continue hard. The
heavy rains yesterday set everything
afloat. Rations are being served out more
regularly, however.
The officers and men fare alike. The
latter suffer during the cold nights from a
lack of blankets thrown away on the
march.
The American Officers generally expect
a movement today to capture Caney, five
miles northeast of Santiago.
CIRCULAR ISSUED.
Announcing the Blockade Extension to Porto
Rico.
Washington, June 30. —The secretary of
the treasury has issued a circular to ail
colectors of customs calling special atten
tion to the recent proclamation of the
president declaring a b'oekade o“ ths port
o San J.. 81, Porto ileo, and all the ports
on the South coast of Cuba from Cape
Frances to Cape Cruz.
atTortsaid.
Camara is Said to be Await
ing Arrival of Colliers.
Port Said, June 30.—The Spanish fleet
under comand of Admiral Camara has not
yet sailed. It is reported that he is await
ing the arrival of three colliers and that
the admiral will leave his torpedo boats
here.
JUST FOR TALK.
Governor-General Sends in a Foolish
Report.
Madrid, June 80. The governor general
of Porto Rico cables that an American
cruiser is firing continuously upon a
stranded Spanish steamer, Antonio Lopez.
NOT QUITE YET.
Lisbon Hears the News a Little Ahead of
Time.
Lisbon, June 30. —tit is rumored here
that four American warships are on their
way to this port.
HEAR FURIOUS
CANNONADING
In the Windward Passage of
Mole St. Nicholas.
New York, June 30. —A dispatch from
Cape Haytien to the Journal says:
"Furious cannonading was heard this
morning in the Windward passage off
Mole St. Nicholas; it is still continuing.”
SOLDIER’S MONEY
Will Soon be Dealt Out to Them in Substan
tial Rolls.
Chickamauga. June 30.—Preparations for
the payment of all the men in Camp
Thomas for the time they have been in the
government service are being vigorously
pushed today.
This morning the various companies
lined up and the rolls were called. All
>tihe men were present or accounted for
were cheeked off on the pay rolls and will
get their money. Those unaccounted for
were droped from the roll.
Today there was a large distribution of
ordinace supplies over the army. It is
announced tuat there is a sufficient quan
tity of oidnace supplies en route to Camp
Thomas to equip the entire army and it
will be distributed as rapidly as it arrives
and ca nbe unloaded.
The light batteries received a good por
tion of their equipments this morning. The
st raj non the quartermaster’s departmeit
has been very heavy during the last three
days.
PROMOTION
Is Talked of for Both Roose
velt and Wood to be
Brigadiers.
Washington, June 30. —The suggestion
is made in high military quarters that
Colonel Wood and Lieutenant Colonel
Roosevelt, of the Rough Riders, may be
raised to the rank of brigadier general in
recognition of recent daring exploits of this
body of men in the advance on Santiago.
Thus far the matter of promotion is not
known to have advanced beyound the stage
of comment, although, as tsated, it is the
belief in military quarters that this pro
motion is likely to result.
MACON NEWS THURSDAY JUNE 30 1898.
ANOTHER CALL
FDR VOLUNTEERS
Prominent Senator Thinks
that it Will Very Soon
be Made.
MANV MORI MEN
Will be Wanted Than Was at First
Anticipated by the Admirr
istration,
Washington, June 30.—Representative
Hull, chairman of the military affairs
committee of the house, had a conference
with the president this morning concern
ing army legislation.
Senator Hawley, head of the senate
committee on military affairs, also came
to see the president, but owing to the rush
of visitors did not wait his mission, how
ever mostly on the state military affairs,
which also was part of Mr. Hull’s object.
Senator Hawley while not intimating
what he expected, stated positively that
he had heard no suggestions of a third
call for volunteers, which has been per
sistently rumored for several days.
Another well known senator however,
who was with the president today and
who is one of the president's close advis
ors, said he believed that there would be
a call very soon but doubted if as large a
number as 150,000 would be asked for. He
thought that the would be no definite con
clusion yet. He pointed out that the war
is assuming larger proportions than was
expected and undoubtedly sooner or later
a large number of troops would be re
quired.
americanThot
At Nagasaki Japan and His
Companion Arrested.
Washington, June 30.—The United States
consul at Nagasaki, Japan, has reported
to the state department that on May 15th,
Owen Gannon, an American citizen, was
shot and killed in a house kept by John
Kelly in Nagasaki.
Gannon was born in Philadelphia in 1870
and was a corporal in the Twenty-third
United States infantry in 1892 and was dis
charged from the United tSates steamer
Yorktown in j 1897.
The papers found in his possession indi
cate that his conduct in the army and
navy was “very good.”
There was a letter on his person ad
dressed to him from his brother, Jno. Gan
non, dated Philadelphia, December 13, 1897,
and one from Mary Brennan, his sister,
mailed from No. 1625 Fillmon street, Cam
den, N. J.
Kelly was the only one present when the
shooting occurred and he was promptly ar
rested. He isc barged with murder and is
committed to the Japanese jail to await
trial.
CUMBERLAND CASE
Will be Heard by Judge Sweat in Law Li
brary Today.
Brunswick, June 30.—The case which
involves the ownership of Cumberland Is
land will be heard by Judge Sweat in the
state library today, when a motion for a
new trial comes up.
The status of this case seems to be this:
Some years ago the present Cumberland
Island Hotel Company, a corporation com
posed of various well known Georgians,
purchased from the Messrs. Bunkleys the
valuable resort on the sea shore. In the
purchase a large sum was paid cash down
and in addition a mortgage for $35,00 was
given to cover the balance due. This bal
ance was carried for some years and the
interest amount was high.
Last year the Bunkley estate filed a suit
to foreclose their mortgage, alleging de
fault o nthe Interest account as one of
their reasons for bringing the suit. The
court sustained the plea set up by the
Bunkley estate at the last term of Camden
county court. The owners of the property
have now filed a motion for a new trial,
and it is this motion which will be heard
Thursday.
CAPTAIN REFUSED
TO GIVE COAL.
He Was Ordered to Transfer
His Cargo to Spanish
Vessel.
Washington, June 31.—A second attempt
to transfer coal from an American vessel
to a Spanish merchantman in Mexico, has
brought out the old time pluck of an
American sea captain.
The 600 ton American schooner, Clara A.
Phinny, of Newißedford, some days ago was
authorized to clear with 700 tons of coal
from .Mobile to Vera Cruz on certificates
of reliable citizens of Mobile that the coal
was destined for allroad purposes.
On reaching Vera Cruz, Captain Phinney
was directed by L. Gonblanc, his con
signee to place his vessel along side the
Spanish steamer Maria Herrara. In the
presence of a group of excited Spanish
sympathizers Captain Phinney bluntly re
fused. declaring with emphasis that no
vessel in his charge should ever lie along
side a ship bearing the flag of his coun
try’s enemy, much less supply her with
even a pound of coal.
The captain, with a crowd at his heels,
marched to the American consulate and
notified the consul and wrote at once to
General Spaulding acting secretary, that
he had placed himself under American
protection.
Exports of coal to Mr. Gonblanc at Vera
■Cruz will cease and the department will
undertake to fix the responsibility and the
punishment for the deed.
Although the new war
tariff bill places a duty of 10c
a pound on tea. We have
not changed our prices.
When present stocks are ex
hausted teas will certainly
advance. Now is the time to
buy. Don’t miss our special
sale, Friday and Saturday
this week. The Great At
lantic and Pacific Tea Co.
PUTTINbWS
OR FULL NOITCE
That the Sympathies of Eng
land are Entirely With
This Country,
sALiseunrs speech
Last Night Was, It Is Said, In
tended as a Direct Hint lo
Germany,
London, Juno 30.—4 t is said that there
is no doubt that the Marquis. Salisbury's
speech last night was intended as a hint
to the powers that Great (Britain is in
sympathy with the United States.
(It is intimated that it was called forth
by Germany’s alleged attitude in the
Philippine question.
DIRECT CABLE.
Shafter Has to Department But Sends no
News.
Washington, June 30.—The war depart
ment received the welcome information to
day that a military telegraph station had
been established at Savilla, in the center
of the present military operations, and that
this point ran to a point near Aguedores,
where it connected with’ the French cable
line, thus bringing Shafter into direct
communication with the war department.
Beyond this the war department receiv
ed title news from Shafter’s headquarters
in addition to the important reports of
yesterday.
Nothing but an actual assault remains
to be reported after the significant state
ment made by Shafter that he expected to
take Santiago as soon as he got ready to
move without waiting for enforcements.
HIGHER WAGES.
Will be Paid by the Coal Miners in
Alabama,
Birmingham, June 30.—The Tenenssee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company signed a
new contract with the miners today for all
divisions and there will be no strike. The
Schloss Steel Company yesterday posted a
notice at their mines stating that an ad
vance of 2 1 /. cents would be paid.olod
vance of 2 ] / 2 cents per ton would be paid.
The Tennessee company gave an advance
also.
POSTAL CLERKS.
1 wo Additional Appointed to Accompany the
Army.
Washington, June 30.—Two additional
clerks have been designated by the post
office department, Samuel M. Kingsmore,
of Ashville, N. C., and D. E. Quirk, New
Orleans. They go to Tampa and from
there will accompany the next expedition
to the front.
NEW STAMPSIrE
NOT HERE YET
But a New Stamp Clerk Will
be Readv to Issue Them
Tomorrow.
The new stamp collector will take charge
of his office in the government building to
morrow morning at 8 o’clock. Miss Brun
ner, who has been in the office for a long
time, Is out.
The collector will have a full supply of
stamps on hand for the people who wil
have to use them.
The law in regard to the stamps goes into
effect tomorrow morning. This law was
passed by congress in order that revenue
might be raised to help the government
carry on the v/ar In which it is now en
gaged.
This same law was in effect for several
years after the past civil war and it
brought in a vast amount of revenue. It
was done then to reimburse the govern
ment for the expense incurred in carrying
on the war.
Now the government has levied this same
tax again. All checks, sight drafts, time
drafts and notes will have to have a stamp
on them before they will be cashed by the
banks. Also, all the telegrams must be
stamped.
A tax of 2 cents is to be paid on each
check cashed, on each sight draft, on each
time draft and on each note.
The owners of the checks, notes and
drafts will be the one who are to pay for
the stamps.
The persons who pay for the stamps will
also have to cancel them by writng their
initials and the date on them.
A tax of one cent is to be levied on each
telegram sent.
The banks will also be taxed $2 for every
SI,OOO in capital.
A person or a bank who receives or pays
money out on checks, notes or drafts with
out there being a stamp on them and the
stamp cancelled Is liable to a heavy fine.
Many of the bankers say that this tax
will last only until the close of the pres
ent war, when it will be revoked.
If the stamps do not arrive today it Is
probable that there will be considerable
telegraphic inquiry as to whether they will
get here tomorrow, and what course shall
be pursued if none are on hand to meet the
public requirements. Several business men
stated today that if the stamps did not
arrive they would go on with their tran
sactions as though there were no law in
existence requiring stamps, merely keep
ing a memorandum of ail checks and other
stamp bearing papers issued in order to
meet any demands which might be made
upon the mfrom the government. Busi
ness could not be brought to a standstill
they say, merely because the government
failed to properly supply the stamp-: which
the law directs shall be used. The use of
ordinary postage stamps is not permitted.
The issuing of checks in payment of
small accounts will be greatly reduced af
ter this month. Business houses will car
ry a larger amount of cash on hand and
will pay out currency in settlement of lo
cal bills, planters in the country have ap
parenty adopted the plan of having «
larger cash atcount and instead of issuing
drafts on their factors for all kinds of
amounts will settle as many claims as pos
sible in eash, drawing directly on them for
large sums occasionally.
Fire sale Rochester Shoe
Co’s stock.
HIS NEXT MOVE
ISJWAITED
With the Greatest Anxietv
by the Officers at Wash
ington.
IOMWDMEIT Os MORO
Is Momentarily Expected and May
Even Now Be Going
On.
New York, June 30 —A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Advices are momentarily expected from
General Shafter or from Admiral Sampson
that Morro Castle and its neighboring bat
teries on the eastern side of the narrow
entrance to Santiago harbor, including tho
works at Estrella Point and Santa Catalina
have been occupied by the American forces
and that the Spaniards have been driven
from ti , for li.nations on the west, La
Socapa, Canoes I‘oint and Smith Cayo.
Army and navy officers evince the live
liest anxiety to secure news of this. Up to
this time the newspaper dispatches from
the front have invariably chronicled im
portant events considerably in advance of
the official reports and they were eagerly
asked for by officials on this account.
'Both army and navy officers here agree
with remarkable unanimity that the actual
occupation of the unhealthy city of San
tiaga possesses few attractions from a
military standpoint, as its position could
easily be shelled by Admiral Cervera’s
fleet. That fleet, however, is the sole ob
ject of the combined American naval and
military operations around Santiago and its
destruction having been impossible of at
tainment by Admiral Sampson acting
alone. The Fifth army corps was de
spatched to operate with him in eliminat
ing the four armored Spanish cruisers from
further consideration in the present war.
It was impossible to send the American
naval vessels through the narrow en
trance on account of the elaborate outfit
of mines which the Spaniards were known
to have established before Cervera’s squad
ron reached here and it is reliably report
ed that he has since made it impossible for
any offensive battleship to approach the in
ner harbor by planting an additional ef
fective system of submarine explosives
from the magazines of his own ships.
With the American land forces in pos
session of the shore batteries, however,
the wires which operate the mines could
be speedily cut and the American fleet
could promptly countermine the channel
and forcing an entrance into the deep wa
ter in the interior of the bay, bring about
such a conclusive short range battle with
the squadron as that of two months ago
at Manila.
For some time American naval officers
have considered this plan the only one that
gave any promise of effecting a solution of
the Santiago problem, and it is well known
that Admiral Sampson thoroughly approv
ed it as the speediest method of destroy
ing Cervera, although at the time of the
army’s tedious delay in getting away from
Tampa he permitted Hobson to try to sink
the ’Merrimac in the channel, having in
contemplation ’the complete investment of
Santiago by land and sea and the eventual
starving out of the Spanish forces afloat
and ashore. The certainty that the 'Mer
rimac now offers practically no obstacle
to the navigation of the channel is under
stood to have led Admiral Sampson and
General Shafter to agree upon the imme
diate seizure of the entrance forts, with
their control of the mine fields, and unless
some unforseen circumstance has arisen
since Sunday to altar the plans, it should
have been carried out by this time.
The officials understood that Admiral
Sampson would open fire on Morro and the
other batteries yesterday morning at day
break and continue firing with all his ves
sels, including the Vesuvius, until every
Spaniard in the works was either disabled
or driven out. Yesterday morning General
Shafter had a large part of his corps, in
cluding a large part of his advance forces,
on the hills, within two miles of Moro
and everything was arranged so that the
castle might be occupied within two hours
after the bombardment ceased. Perhaps
this attack was postponed, but at any rate
army officials believe that it has already
Occurred, and for that reason do not wor
ry about the reported advance of General
Pando to reinforce Santiago when the
United States forces have no use for that
city.
EXPLOSION
Os Gas Caused Fire in Kess
ler’s Store this Morning.
This morning about 6 o’clock a fire broke
out in Kessler’s store on Cherry street,
near Third,. The gas meter in the store
exploded and Mr. I. Kessler was very bad
ly burned.
The fire was caused by the explosion of
the gas meter. Yesterday some changes
were made in the meter and while connect
ing it up it seems that a small opening
was left in the pipe.
The meter is under one of the show win
dows. 'Mr. Kessler said that the smell of
gas was very strong last night before he
left the store and that it was still very
strong this morning when he returned. He
tried to open the place where the meter
is situated and as he did so the gas ex
ploded burning him badly about the face
and arms and setting the store on fire.
The alarm was turned in and the fire
department responded promptly.
The front part of the store was badly
damaged. The goods in all of the show
windows were completely destroyed and the
remainder of the goods were damaged by
smoke and water. The loss will be nearly
SSOO. The stock of goods was insured.
Dannenberg’s Friday Slaugh
ter Prices.
Challies Lawns, 2%c. Percales sc,
White Lawn 4c, Fine Cambric Shirtings,
36-inch, 6lfcc, Dark Figured Lawns se,
Shirting Prints 3%c, Dress P ints 2^ c .
Dress Ginghams sc, Apron Ginghams
Don’t fail to visit the tea
store procure a beautiful
French china cream pitcher,
which will be presented to all
purchasers of teas, coffees,
baking powders, spices and
flavoring extracts, of fifty
cents and upward, Friday
and Saturday this week, July
Ist and 2d. The Great At
lantic and Pacific Tea Co.
Cightlv,
fade Rightly, ,
Vorn Nightly,
Is L he model of our Night Shirts consist
ing of \\ hite and Fancy Goods in feather
weight, neckless and Nainsook. If you
wish to be comfortable wear one of these
comforts. P
. The swellest line in the city. I
| Indian Spring Water. |
X No iong li tof testimonials ne- 4*
cessary. The medicinal value
of Indian Spring water is well 5
3* known to Maconites
<g> Tickets for daily delivery 14% X
± cents per half gallon.
X ‘ The Wigwam” Indian Spring X
X Delivery System. X
t T. O. PARKER, Proprieto-. ?
X Phone No. 6. T
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Crump’s Park Bulletin
Tonignt: Edwin Southers in “The Way of the
World.”
£
Exquisite are the BELTS we are now
manufacturing for Ladies
and Gentlemen.
Pure white and colored leather. See our handsome line of
Buckles.
Trunks repaired No drayage charged
G. B E R N D <Bc C O._
450 Cherry Street - - . . Macon, Ga
men's Fancy Cheviot, cossimere
Homespun ana Worsted Foils.
$ 5.6,5 for $ 7.50 qualities
7.85 for 10.00 qualities
Q. 35 for 12.50 qualities
it. 75 for 15.00 qualities
14.85 for 18.00 qualities
16.25 for 20.00 qualities
Broken Lines of Neckwear
at Reductions.
meh's Black anil Blue Skeleton Serge Coals.
$2.75 for $3.50 qualities
3.00 for 4.00 qualities
3.50 for 4.50 qualities
4.00 for 5.00 qualities
4.50 for 6.00 qualities
6.00 for 7.50 qualities
Strictly Cash==No Credit.
, MAC.ON K ....QA i
money on Hann.
Loan* on real estate, fcasy menthly
payments.
GKO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Miuon. Ga... 401 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS