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PAM HAS ARRIVED
Siiil BFIIBHTS
Department Has Received Information of the Arrival of the
Second in Command of the Spaniards,
MEN FORJHAFTER
Reinforcements Will be Sent
Forward Until He Has
Plentv.
HE CONFERS WITH SAMPSON
As to the Advisability of Entering
the Harbor and Taking Part in
the Blockade.
Washingon, January 5. —There will bo
no IfombanliiH'iit of Santiago today and
possibly not during the present week.
This is the opinion of the members of
tin cabinet .is expressed ou leaving the
white house.
Seen lari.-s Long and Alger have been
kepi in coi.'.-iant communication with Gen
eral Shasta r and Admiral Sampson upon
the situation and the conclusion has been
. reach, d that it would not be advisable to
attempt to carry the city by storm with
the present forces of Shafter.
X dispatch received last night confirmed
the report that I’ando, with about 6,000
men had arrived in the city. This rein
for.■< ini'ii, makes the Spanish forces de
fending the city t(<nn 16,000 to 18,000. The
very gnat advantage of being trenched
adds very materially to their strength, and
in lite opinion of niiliatry men men makes
an effective fighting force from a third to
a half greater than our own.
Shafter in his dispatch states that the
exces.-ivc heat and rains of the last two
weeks have contributed nearly as much as
th. Spanish bullets to the ineffectiveness
of our army.
Under th.se circumstances it is unwise
to atempt to carry the city by assault.
Tliis view is shared by the officials here
and is also understood by Sampson.
it a cabinet meeting the president direc
ted telegrams to lie sent to Shafter and
Sampson suggesting that they confer as to
the situation and particularly as to the ad
visability of the admiral attempt to force
an entrant', ot the harbor of Santiago and
so be in 3 position to render effective aid
in an assault upon the city.
It is known to be Shafter's desire to
have the fleet enter the harbor.
Orders have been given looking to the
Immediate dispatch of troop ships from
Tampa with a reinfocement for Shafter
and others now off Santiago to be brought
here at the earliest possible moment to in
in the transportation of reinforcements.
It is probable 15,000 will be sent forward
as rapidly as the transportation is provi
ded.
Thus augmented there seems to be no
doubt that the forces under Shafter will be
able to storm and take the city without
delay.
The arrival at Santiago of Pando with
reinforcements occasioned some comment
on the course of Garcia and the Cuban
troops in not holding Pando back, partic
ularly in view of the fact that Lawton's
brigade was eo-operaitng with Garcia, but
it is believed that the later left Lawton in
an embarrassed position.
At the same time the disi>osition author
ities is mi *jily to meet the situation now
presented rather ban question how it
came about.
Active steps toward the getting of rein
foe. incuts to Shafter is in progress. Three
regiments. Garretson's brigade, go from
Camp Alger.
FORTIFYING
COAST TOWNS.
Camara’s Torpedo Boat De
stroyers Return to Meet
Watson.
London, July 5- The .Madrid correspond
ent of the Daily Chronicle says:
The enthusiasm for the Spanish sol
diery continues and there is a bitter re
sentment for the bad military and naval
organization and resignation of the re
sponsible ministers is demanded.
"The war fever is running high. The
cabinet is divided into peace and war par
ties. An uneasy feeling has been caused
by the special precautions being taken.
Admiral Camara will pass through the
Suez canal tomorrow (July 5.) The de
stroyers are returning to destroy Commo
dore Watson's squadron.
The eoast towns are being rapidly forti
fied especially Punta Cabrera Chorrocules,
commanding Gibraltar bay with the object
of preventing the Americans from coaling.
There' are renewed difficulties regarding
the exchange of bank notes at Algeciras
and Badejez.
Seuor Gsimazo, minister of public in
structions and public works talk of pre
cautions in view of the attitude of the
working man in Castilla.
BIG DRY DOCK.
Government Has Granted Subsidy for Its
Equipment.
London. July s—The admiralty has
grant. <1 an annual subsidy to equip the
Calliope dock at .Auckland, one of the
largest dry docks in the world.
The government owns a large area of
land adjacent which will be utilized for
coal and naval depots. The daily Tele
graph commenting ou the announcement
says it means a second naval station for
the South Pacific.
HAT FACTORY
Burned by the Careless Throwing of a
Cracker.
Orange, N. J., July 5—A fire cracker
thrown into the open window of a shed on
the fourth started a fire which entirely
destroyed the large hat factory of Austin
Drew & Co., and a number of frame dwell
ing houses* causing a loss of over SBO,OOO.
MADE A SORTIE.
Severe Battle Between Insurgentsand Span
ish al Manila.
London, July s—<A special dispatch from
.Manila dated July 2 says that Captain
General August! made sortie for the pur
pose of repairing the aqueduct which sup
plies the city and in the endeavor com
municate with General Monet. The insur
gents concentrated the troops and opposed
teh sortie forcing the Spanish commander
to return to Manila. The insurgents suf
fered severely and the Spanish are report
ed to have fifty men killed and 150 wound
ed.
ROBBED MAILS.
Another Postoffice Thief Arrest, d Last
Night.
Arthur Marshall, the night porter for
the transfer of the mails, was arrested
the Union dej>ot last night by Postoffice
Inspector J. R. Rosser on the charge of
robbing the mails.
'Marshall was charged with stealing a
pair of suspenders and some neckties from
a decoy package addressed to Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Conway, Savannah.
After Marshall had handled all the mails
Inspector Rosser, who had been shadowing
him, got. on the mail car and went out to
the junction to get the package.
In opening the package he found that it
had been opened before and that two pairs
•of suspenders and some of the ties had
been taken out.
Inspector Rosser returned to the depot
and arrested Marshall. He found one pair
of the suspenders on a pair of pants be
longing to Marshall and some of the ties
in his pocket. He also found some jewelry
in Marchall’s pocket.
When asked about the suspenders Mar
shall said that he bought them.
The Inspector said in the court this
morning 'that Marshall had been robbing
tile mails ever since he was appointed last
December and that he opened all the mail
belonging to the banks.
Marshall was tried before Commissioner
Erwin this morning. He plead not guilty,
but the evidence against him was too
strong.
He was bound over to the United States
court under a $:>00 bond. He was unable
to give bond and was sent to jail.
kansasTose?
VERY HEAVILY.
Some of the Best Known Men
of that State Were
Wounded.
Leavenworth, Ks., July s.—Many of the
wounded of the Twentieth infantry and
Sixth cavalry came from Ft. Leavenworth
and most of them have families here.
Brigadier General Hamilton Hawkins,
wounded in the foot, was commander of
tho Twentieth infantry when it left here,
and has since been promoted from colonel
to the present station. He is a graduate
of \\ est Point and rose to the rank of cap
tain of volunteers during the rebellion. He
was in command of West Point and the
infantry and the cavalry school here. He
will retire on the age limit in November.
First Lieutenant Albert L. Mills, shot
through the head, was an instructor of the
department of tactics and strategy at the
infantry and cavalry school here and is a
most promising officer.
Captain John B. Rodman, shot through
the neck and shoulder, is a son of General
Rodman, the famous ordnance officer who
invented tfie Rodman gun. Captain Rod
man was graduated from the military
academy in 1863. For service in the civil
war he was made second lie>Aiant. He
was captain of the Twentieth on leaving
here in April.
Captain 'A. P. Bloekson, shot in the leg,
was formerly secretary of the infantry and
cavalry school here.
Lieutenant Colonel J. L. Haskell was
the second officer in command of the local
infantry and military school and was a
member of the board, of officers who pre
pared the present drill regulations now in
use in the army. He made a brilliant re
cord during the rebellion.
Captain Jackson, Seventh infantry;
Lieutenant W. <S. Wood, adjutant Ninth
cavalry; Lieutenant Grisard, Seventh in
fantry, and Captain Charles Dodge,
Twenty-fourth infantry, are graduates of
the military and cavalry school here.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Carrol, Sixth
cavalry, was made a major for brilliant
service in the rebellion; has served in
mauy Indian campaigns and carries a me
dal of honor for gallantry.
Captain John Kerr, Sixth cavalry, was
born in Kentucky and graduated from
West Point in IS7O.
Lieutenant Albert H. Scott was born in
Texas and graduated from the Leaven
worth military academy in 18S0.
STILL IGNORANT
OF DESTRUCTION.
Spaniards Know Nothing Of
ficial About Destruction
of Fleet.
Madrid, noon, July s—Not5 —Not one official
dispatch from Cuba makes mention of the
destruction of Cervera's squadron, and
consequently the American accounts of
the battle will cause surprise and sensa
tion though they-are discredited by the
Spanish offieals.
Everyone is waiting for news of today’s
expected bombardment of Santiago and it
is anticipated that the fighting will result
in appalling bloodshed.
The Spaniards doubt whether the Amer
icans, even if they destroy the city, will
succeed in penetrating it as their losses
are confidently expected to be enormous.
QUIT THE CABLE.
Operators at Santiago Go Aboard the Brit
ish Gunboat.
New York, July s—The Central Cable
office of the Westerh Union Telegraph Co.
tbies morning issued a notice to the effect
that its cable operators at he city of San
tiago had gone on board of the British gun
boat.
TH E MACON..... NEWS.
7
LOST HIS SHIPS
LIKE-ASAILOR.
Cervera Gives Out an Inter
view on the Loss of
His Fleet.
WAS THE ONLY THING LEFT.
He Says that He Was Obliged to Go
Out and Fight in the
Open Sea,
Copyright by Associated Press.
Off Santiago, July 4, via Port Antonio—
The first and only statement concerning
the recent naval battle made by the Span
ish commander, Admiral Cervera; was to a
correspondent of the Associated Press on
board the batleship lowa. It is as follows:
"I would rather lose my ships at sea like
a sailor than in an harbor. It was the
only thing left for me to do.”
FOR MANILA,
Preparations for the Departure of More
Troops.
San Francisco, July s—ln5 —In accordance
with the wishes of the war department
Major General Otis proposes to hasten
preparations for the departure of more
troops to Manila.
The Peru and City of Publa can sail this
week if so ordered. The Pennsylvania has
been favorably passed on by Major Buhlin.
chief quartermaster.
The Titania will be taken by the govern
ment on her return from the northwest
ports and other steamers are being con
sidered.
RUSSIANS GOING
To Cuba to Observe the ;Tide of |the War
Events.
St. Thomas, July s.—Pokalwisnef, naval
attache of the Russian embassy at Madrid,
and Colonel Gilinski, of the Russian caval
ry, have arrived at St. Thomas from San
tander, bound for Kingston, Jamaica.
Their ultimate destination is Cuba where
they are going to observe the war move
ment for the Russian government.
RECORDS BROKEN
In the Swimming Tournament at San Fran
cisco.
San 'Francisco, July s—At the swimming
tournament of the Pacific A. C., one .Amer
ican and two coast records were broken.
H. A. 'Wideman won the 100 yard race in
1:06; H. A. Brewer, the 220 yards in 2:51,
breaking Reader's American record of
2:57 and E. B. Stalle won the one mile in
28:20, beating .Howard’s coast record by
nine seconds.
OLD INDICTMENT,
Soldier Was Arrested on a Four-Year-Old
Charge.
San Francisco, July s—John5 —John Watters has
been arrested on an indictment of embez
zlement found in Boston three years ago.
He was a salesman for Cairns & Smith,
jewelers of that city and fled with goods
valued at over SI,OOO. Coming to this city
he enlisted in the Fourth United States
cavalry, deserted, was caught and impris
oned at lAleatrase. He had no sooner been
released than he was taken into custody
for the old crime. He admits his guilt.
DR. DANFORTH,
Well Known in Milwaukee, Wounded at San
tiago.
'Milwaukee, July 5.—H. W. Danforth,
acting assistant surgeon, reported among
the wounded at the battle of Santiago, Is a
Milwaukee man.
Dr. Danforth had previously served with
the Cuban army, being a personal physi
cian for almost a year to General Maceo,
the leader, who was killed in an ambush.
MAY MOVEIN
FIFTEEN DAYS.
The Officers at Camp Price
Think Order May Come
Then.
The Fourth of July was thoroughly en
joyed by the men in camp although they
were subjected to a long march.
The men were disappointed when it was
announced that the ball game would not
be played as they were all anxious to see
the game.
The men in camp is getting much tan
ned. They are in the sun for a greater
part of the day, and their brown hats do
not afford them very much protection.
Company M showed up splendidly yes
terday in the parade. This company has
many new men who haven’t been in camp
for a week and their officers, Lieutenants
Jones and McCall deserve much credit for
the splendid showing the men made.
Captain Wilson’s company showed up in
fine form also. This company has new
men also.
Many people visited the camp yesterday
and were struck with the nea. appearance
which it presented. The camp is one of
the best in the country and Is decidedly
the best located one.
Every man in the regiment is proud of
the flag which was presented to them yes
terday and will willingly die fighting for
it.
The bugles for the bugle corps will
probably arrive today and the twenty-four
men who have joined this squad will soon
be ready to sound all calls which are nec
essary.
The regiment has nearly its full quota
and as recruits are coming in every day
it will soon be filled up.
The officers say that they do not know
when they will be ordered to leave but
they expect to be sent to the front within
the next fifteen days.
The regiment will soon be ready for
field service and when they do leave all
Macon will give them a rousing send off.
The regiment is the pet of Macon and
every one in the city Is interested in it.
Gent’s finest of shoes, that
were 5.00 and 6.00 now 3.50,
2.85 and 2.00. Fire Sale.
MACON NEWS TUESDAY JULY 5 1898.
MUST MOVE
WITH ALL SPEED
Orders to Troops at Chicka
mauga Give No Definite
Time,
BUT THE ORDER IS OUT
And Probably Within the Next 24
Hours They Will Move—Geor
gia Not Mentioned,
Washington, July s.—The brigades of
Ernest and Haines, now at Chickamauga,
will move with all possible dispatch to
Charleston, Savannah and Mobile and oth
er Atlantic coast points.
There htey will take transports for San-,
tiago. The commands making up this
body of reinforcements are General Er
nests’ brigade, the Third Wisconsin, - the
Fifth Illinois, the First Kentucky. •
General Haines’ brigade, the Ninth
Pennsylvania, Second Missouri, First New
Hampshire.
General aGrretson’s brigade, the Eighth
Onio, Sixth Illinois and Sixth Massachu
setts.
It is understood that orders to the bri
gade at Chickamauga are to move with all
possible dispatch, without fixing the exact
hour, it being left with those on the field
to-mawe the best arrangements with the
railroads for moving southward toward
Charleston, Savannah and othe r coast
towns of embarkation.
The navy department have no additional
details of the annihilated Spanish fleet and
it is said the reports from Sampson and
Watson giving the essential facts are not
likely to be followed by minute details ex
cept through the mail.
Admiral Sampson was not present when
the engagement began and Con f odore
Watson’s dispatch last night indicated
that he had reached Santiago after the
fight. In the absence of both Sampson and
Watson, the direction o fthe fight would
have fallen to Commodore Schley, and be
ing in the heat of the engagement on the
flagship Brooklyn, it seems probable that
he gave the signals by which the Amer
ican ships maneuvered.
STAMPS ARRIVE
This Morning But Were All Sold in About
an Hour,
Stamp Collector Nelson received thirty
thousand 2-cent stamps from the revenue
department this morning.
The stamps did not last over an hour as
he sold the complete lot.
He is expecting another large lot tomor
row morning and he thinks that they will
not last any length of time.
ROUGH RIDERS
COMING HERE.
Left New Mexico Today and
Will Pass Through
Macon.
Sante Fee, July 5. —One hundred re
cruits for Colonel Woods Rough 'Riders
have left here to join the regiment at
Santiago. They will go via Memphis and
Birmingham to Savannah, where they will
embark on the transports.
ROYAL COMMISSION
Can be Brought About Think the Dele
gates.
St. Johns, N. F., July s—Sir James Win
ter, the premier, and Receiver General
Morine, the colonial delegates to London,
wire that the prospects are favorable for
a satisfactory condition of the negotia
tions for a royal commission.
'Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of
state for the colonies, concedes the right
of Newfoundland to insist upon a revision
of French claims on the west coast of the
islands and upon enforcing a strict ob
servance by the French of their treaty
agreements.
Mr. Chamberlain also agrees that New
foundland is entitled to membership on
the commission appointed to adjust the
differences between the United States and
Canada. The (British government will in
sist upon the presence of a British consul
at St. Pierre.
CIPHER CABLES
May Now Go Through from Some of the
Islands.
New York, July s—The5 —The Commercial
cable company yesterday issued the follow
ing notice:
“We are advised that messages in code
cipher may now be accepted for Anbigue,
Barbados, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Marini
que. St. Kits. St. Croix. St. Lucia, St.
Thomas, .St. Vincent and Trinidad.
“The islands of Cuba, Jamaica and
San Domingo and Hayti and Porto Rico
are closed to all code and cipher message
and messenges in any form to or from
Spanish officials at any point here or
abroad are prohibited.”
GARRETTSON’S
BRIGADE GOES.
Is Under Orders to Proceed
at Once to San
tiago.
Washington, July s.—The brigade under
General Garretson at Camp Alger. ha= b en
ordered to proceed to Santiago. The Eighth
Ohio regiment goes to New York to take
the cruiser St. Paul. The other regiments,
the Sixth Massachusetts and Sixth Illinois,
will go to Charleston, S. C., where the
Yale and Harvard will be intercepted on
the way north to embark these troops for
Santiago.
AT CHARLESTON.
Charleston, July s—The cruisers Colum
bia and Yale arrived off the mouth of the
harbor presumably waiting to convoy
troops. No men have yet arrived.
Any ladies’ shoe in the
house this week for 2.00, in
cluding all of Burt’s. Worth
3.00 to 5.00. Fire Sale.
SPANISH FIRE ON
WOUNDED MEN
Sharpshyoters in the Trees
Took Pot Shot at Ambu
lance Corps.
MAKY IIIIHI THIS Iffl,
Gallantry of the Officers Was Con
spicuous—Joe Wheeler Would
Not Stay to Rear.
Copyright by the Assiciated Press.
Center of the Line Before Santiago, July
1, (delayed in transmission) via Kingston,
Jamaica, July 4.—-One feature of the fight
that has greated great indignation among
the American troops is the fact o f the
Spanish having sharpshooters in the trees
along the line of march of the American
troops.
Os course if the sharpshooters had fired
ou armed men, they would have done noth
ing more than might have been expected,
but one Spanish marksman from his post
fired on ’.vouuded men and ou those carry
ing (he wounded to the rear.
Several members of the ambulance corps
were wounded in this manner, and two
men who were toiling along to the rear
were shot and killed. Some of these
marksmen were posted less than a mile
from the American camp.
Colonel Liscom, of the 24th infantry,
said:
“1 was fired on several times by the
men in the trees and several bullets flew
very dose to me.”
Inter in the day a company of cavalry
wa. lint along to clear them out and the
work was effectively done.
The gallantry of the general officers was
conspicuous during the fighting. Major
General Wheeler was seriously indisposed
the night before the battle, was suffering
from an attack of fever on the morning
of the fight, but as soon as he was aware
that the 'United States troops were likely
to be engaged he ordered an ambulance to
convey him to the front.
iHis surgeons attempted to disuade him
but the old general was obdurate and to
the front he went. The sound of fighting
restored his breath and in a short time he
was calling for his horse and personally
directing bis division in his attack ou t ie
great redoubt.
General 'Hawrkins, commanding the Fiist
brigade, Ninth division, was couspielous
from the manner in which he expos'd
himself to Spanish bullets, and it is a mir
acle how he escaped serious injury. Af
ter taking the redoubt on the hill by his
'command, aided by a detachment from
General Wheeler’s division he stood for a
long time on the summitt of the redoubt
watching the progress of the fight
A heavy fire was concentrated on the
spot where he was standing, but free from
apparent fear be surveyed the field of
battle while the bullets were whizzing past
by the hundreds.
(Lieutenant Colonel 'Roosevelt was in
front of his regiment throughout the day,
and his boot heel was carried was car
ried away by a piece of shell.
The greatest caffe and attention was be
stowed upon the wounded men and all
■were eared for in a short time after reach
ing the hospital. The hospital of the Sec
ond division was established on the field
of battle as was also a cavalry division
hospital.
The hospital of the First division was
established a short distance west of Gen
eral Shafter’s headquarters, wh<re by 3
o’clock fully 500 men had received medi
cal attention. Those seriously hurt were
kept near the hospital, the officers being
placed under palms.
The men were placed upon the ground
around the tents and made as comfortable
as possible.
The ambulance corps proved very effec
tive and no wounded men were allowed to
remain on the field after dark. The pro
visional hospital received a lot of men
who all night long loitered along the road
from the front as best they could. Wagons
conveyed many, but others preferred
walking, and throughout the night the
road was filled with the wounded who
moved slowly along the path leading down
to the sea coast.
THREE MURDERS;
OTHER CRIMES
Make Up the Record for St.
Louis for the Fourth
of Julv.
St. Louis, July a. —Three murders and a
probably fatal shooting and a death by
burning is the record for July 4 in St.
Louis. Fred Loos, a huckster was stabbed
to death and a companion, Dick Ormes so
seriously stabbed he cannot live. A party
of men were shooting clay pigeons on
Loos’ form near the city in the afternoon,
Loos returned home from celebrating, ac
companied by Ormes, and remonstrated
with the sportmen. A fight ensued result
ing in Loos’ death.
S ,W. Mann, a street car conductor was
shot and killed while on his car bv an
unknown negro, who escaped.
Frank W. Sasse, a bicycle rider, was
shot through the heart and killed acci
dently while wheeling on Locust street.
The man w ho fired the shot escaped.
Fannie Hittier, a little girl set fire to
her dress while exploiding fire crackers
and burned to death.
Ed. Middleton, a negro, was shot in the
neck and will die. The shooting was the
outcome of an old grudge.
COLUMBUS WON.
Macon Team Lost to the Chattahochee Boys
Yesterday.
The Macon baseball team returned last
night from Columbus, where they had been
to play the team from that city.
The Columbus team was victorioits, beat
ing the Macon team by a score of 8 to 2.
The Macon team reports a royal time
and say that they were excellently treated
by the Columbus boys. The Macon team
lined up as follows: Bruce Jones, catch
er; Charles Harris, pithcer; Jim Carter,
first base; John Ruan, second base; 'Mack
Nisbet, shortstop; Cooper Winn, third
base; Jule Newman left field; Sam Cor
bett, center field; Jim Tindall, right field.
Any ladies’ shoe in the
house this week for 2.00, in
cluding all of Burt’s. Worth
3.00 to 5.09. Fire Sale.
HORSE FLESH
AS y ELIM
Gen. Gomez and His Armv
Have Manv Priva
tions.
FRETS UNDER THE DELAY.
All He Wants is Supplies—Thinks
Cubans Should Do Most of
Fighting.
Key West, June 29. —Correspondence of
the Associated Press—Copyright 189 S by
the Associated Press—Col. (Bernabe Boza,
chief of the staff of Gen. Maximo Gomez,
who is in Key West left Gen. Gomez on
June 19. He says the old commander was
in good health, better dressed than any of
his soldiers and had an excellent horse,
but was eating the miserable food that the
soldi, rs 1..,,; o n. Gen. Gomez was chaf
ing at his enforced inactivity and was
looking forward eagerly to the time when
he would be able to take the field. If he
could obtain supplies he would move to
the westward.
With a well mounted army he would be
able to threaten Havana. Gomez is at La
Delicas, Santa Clara province, with his
staff and an escort of 200 men, half of
them mounted. His camp is conducted in
the most soldierly fashion, for Gen. Gomez
would have it so whether he commanded
■ten men of ten thousand. He rises early,
often at 3 o'clock, works all day and is
the last one to bed at night. He knows
very well what horse flesh tastes like and
has also eaten that other Cuban delicacy—
palm buds. A few weeks ago when the
Gussie expedition convoyed by 'the Su
' wanee set out to carry supplies to Gen.
Gomez the latter called In his scattered
men until he had gathered 3,000. With
these he waited fourteen days at the coast
for the expedition. Finally, giving up hope
of its landing he ordered the men to dis
perse. The secrifice necessiated by this
moblization were very great. For Instance
Gen. Alonteagudo was obliged to kill 150
horses for food.
The little bands are able to forage about
the camp to catch fish in the rivers, to
pick fruit and dig sweet potatoes, but a
large army cannot live on the country.
The bands are back where they were, but
with few horses and some are discoursed.
The killing of horses is not resorted to,
except when absolutely necessary to pre
vent starvation.
Juan F. Jova, ex-consul at Sagua La
Grande who was intrusted by the United
States government with the delivery of
the Gussie supplies to Gen. Gomez is very
much concerned over the general’s plight.
When the Suwanee and Gussie failed to
land on the north coast. The Gussie re
turned to Tampa and the Suwanee went
around to the south coast, intending to
make a landing on the other side of Santa
Clara province. But Rear Admiral Samp
son called the Suwanee at Santiago and
asked that the supplies be delivered to the
Cuban allies under General Cabroco. This
was done.
M. Jova has an idea that the United
States government will feel bound to de
liver to General Gomez the supplies that
were not landed by the Gussie and which
were taken back to Tampa. If the gov
ernment does not send supplies it will at
least furnish a war ship on which the
Cubans will be permitted to send food to
General Gomez.
Mr. Jova canont be emphatic enough in
his demand of the oft-published report
that General Gomez has said he did not
desire the aid of the United States, the
Cubans were able to drive out the Span
iards and would look on American inva
sion as offensive. Mr. Jova says:
“tMr. Gomez has said to me over and
over again that it would be a shame to
send American boys to die of fever in Cuba
while Cubans who are immune from dis
ease who are anxious to fight and who
know the country are without guns,
clothes and food. Let the Cubans do as
much of the fighting as possible, and let
the Americans help us first by equipping
the army.”
The most elaborate relief work now
Key West where 1,500 Cubans are .being
fed. Six hundred persons receive daily
rations from a public kitchen maintained
jointly by the Red Cross, the Cuban
cigar makers and other Cubans. The
'chief part of the expense of this kitchen
is borne by the local Cubans, the Red
Cross giving food and supplies. A list is
kept of persons receiving food. Each ap
plicant receives a card every week.
When the applicant draws his rations
the card is punched for that day.
Today the kitchen served boiled fish,
boiled rice, boiled beans and thick soup.
The bill of fare * is changed every day.
When the representative of the Associated
Press called today most of the applicants
were children and they bore no resem
blance to the pictures of concentrados
that used to be published by newspapers.
Any one desiring a meal may get it at
the kitchen, but to draw rations regularly
the applicants must be enrolled.
The Red Cross furnishes fobfl supplies
once a week to families who do not draw
relief from the kitehen
There is joy in the fleet over the news
that the Red Cross society is to send ice
to the Santiago squadron and to the Ha
vana blockade. The lack of ice has caused
much suffering among the vessels and
many officers have been invalided home.
The ice factory at Key West has a ca
pacity of 20.000 pounds a day and could
easily sell seventy-five tons. The hospitals
receive the preference in th sale of ice,
then the regular patrons of the factory,
after that the steamers, then the common
run of people who come with baskets and
pieces of string and bags to carry away
the ice.
The tug Tacoma came in from Pensacola
this morning. She will probably take the
place of the Captain Sam, which went to
Santiago.
The Captain Sam left for Santiago once
before but turned back because her crew
was afraid to go along the north coast.
The Associated Press tug Cynthia will con
voy the Captain Sam, and as no Spanish
vessel has been on the northeast of Cuba
for a good many weeks it is likely that the
Cyn-tbia will deliver her safe to Admiral
Sampson. The Nashville came in from the
blockade this morning.
Following is a list of the vessels in port
at 8 o’clock this morning:
Monitor, Puritan, Terror, Miantonomah,
Gunboats Wilmington, Nashville.
Torpedo boats Rodgers, Foote, Cushing,
Winslow, Dupont.
Frigate. Lancaster.
Colliers, Loonidgyg, Evelyn.
Revenue cutters Woodbury and Windom. .
Supply ship Hannibal.
Auxiliary gunboat Uncas.
Auxiliary cruiser Yankee.
Any ladies’ shoe in the
house this week for 2.00, in
cluding all of Burt’s. Worth
3.00 to 0.00. Fire Sale.
Sightly,
Made Rightly, .
Worn Nightly,
Is the model ot our Night Shirts consist
ing of White and Fancy Goods iu feather
weight, neckless -and Nainsook. If you
wish to be comfortable wear one of these
comforts.
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let our Mr. Crasley, a thorough competent opti
cian, fit you with a pair of neat glasses that will
relieve the strain and stop the “hurting.” No
charge for examinations and the glasses only
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Special!
Today we place on sale
one Hundred Sulls
Cheviots, Plaids, Check-, Wool
Crashes, etc., at
ONE-HALF PRICE
SIO.OO Suits, $5.00
sl2 50 ’Suits, $6.25
$15.00 Suits, $7.50
SIB.OO Suits, $9 OO
S2O 00 Suits, SIO.OO
They are small lots—one or two
of a kind. Maybe your size is
among them. The prices will
close them quickly. Don’t wait.
See window display at the old
store.
In all other departments we
are pruning the stocks, and you
will always find something you
need. The price will be less than
you expect.
MACON_ G_A.
ffloneu on Hand.
Lotus on real estate. Rasy menthly
UHyilKMltS.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Maeon. Ga.. 401 Tlilrxl Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS