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366 Second Street. Macon, Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1884
SIGNED AT
MIDNIGHT
Many Concessions of Minor
Importanoe Were Made
b lhe Spanish.
terms! full
Total’s Plea that His Troops
be as Little Humiliated
as Possible.
cm ii capitulation '
Instead ot “Surrender” The Span
iards Will Control City Until
the Troops Embark,
Copyright by Associated Press.
Wheeler Headquarters, Before San’tla
go. Friday, via Kingston, July 16.-The
preliminary i.i-is for the capitulation ot
the Spanish forces in eastern Cuba was
agreed to and signed under the picturesque
Cieba tree between tile lines shortly after
midnight.
Our commissioners were invited to enter
the city, but at tile very outset ■a hitch oc
curred owing to a misunderstanding as to
what was said at a personal interview be
tween Shafter and Total at noon.
At that time our interpret, r, in trans
lating tl.e language of Toral, had given
Shatter, Mil,- and Wheeler distinctly to
understand that Bianco had consented that
the commi--loners should have plenary
powers to negotiate the terms of surren
der.
Something was -aid about nottfi. ation to
the Madrid government, but Shafter insis
ted tirat tire capitulation had actually been
agreed to ami no further consent of the
Madrid government was required.
When the commissioners met in the af*-
ternoon Iho e in behalf of Toral combat
ted at once tire idea that the capitulation
had in fact actually taken place. The con
sent of Madrid, they Insisted. was still
necessary, but at tire same time they
claimed strongly tirat it would be forth
coming.
This was extremely unsatisfactory to our
commlisioners, who clung tenaciously to
the understanding that Shafter received
earlier in the day.
Finally, with the question still open, they
proceeded to a consideration of the pre
liminaries. Captain Miley had drawn up
thirteen articles of a general nature and
th.se were submitted to Toral personally.
He made a strong appeal that the word
■‘capitulation" be used inst.au of "surren
der," ami that iris army be allowed to
march out. the officers with side arms and
the men with small arms. He said that
the arms would afterwards be sent to Spain
cither on the same ships with the troops
or on other ships.
Total fui th. r remark, d that he expected
that our eoinmlssionets, as the representa
tives of a brave and chivalrous people,
would not humiliate the army or make it
appear that he was vanquished. As brave
men his soldiers desired to go home with
honor. They simply yield, d to a superior
force and they prefer dying to going home
without honor.
Our eomfissioners could not resist t>he
appeal, but said it lay beyond the terms
laid down by the government, and they
could only recommend the matter to Wash
ington.
\ recess was taken until 9:30. he com
missioners returned at that hour and the
article were again gone over. Various
changes of verbage. which tended only
to soften the sound of the terms without
affecting the sense, were proposed by the
Spaniards and accepted.
Shortly after midnight Wheeler sugges
ted that the good faith of the Spanish com
missioners be tested \s all the articles
were re-read each of the commissioners
was asked if it was satisfactory. When
they replied in the affirmative. Wheeler
asked them affix their signatures.
This they appeared reluctant to do. but
nil signed the commission, rs resigned un
til next morning.
The present municipal authorities will
continue to control the city until all the
Spanish troops are embarked.
The Spanish troops from other points will
be embarked from the nearest points.
TERMS OF SURRENDER
Are Given in a Special Dispatch Received in
New York.
Nt w York. July 16.---The following dis
patch from Santiago gives the following
terms of the surrender of the Spanish
forces.
The 20,000 at Caney and Saboney are to
be turned back into the city.
An American infantry patrol is to be
posted in the roads surrounding the city.
Our hospital toip.- is to give any possi
ble attention to the sick and wounded
among th. Spanish soldiers.
All lhe Span -h troops in the province
except General Luques. with 10,000 men at
Holguin, are to come to the city to sur
render.
The guns and defenses of the city are
to be turned over to the Americans in good
condition.
The Americans are to have full use of the
Juragua Railway, which belongs to the
Spanish government
All the Spaniards are to be conveyed
hoiMe by American transports, with the
least possible delay, and will be permitted
to take portable church property with
them. The last con. ess ions are interesting
because st the first threat by lhe Ameri
cans to Umibard the city, the archbishop,
priests and nuns came out and demanded
safe convoy. They were told to go back
and point out to the Spaniards the foolish
neses of further resistance.
ANOTHER VICTIM
Os the Wreck of the Maine,
Died in Baltimore Today.
Bal it more, July 16.—Lieutenant Jno. J.
Blandin. the officer of the deck on the
Maine when she was destroyed in Havana,
died today as a result of the shock to bis
system sustained on that fatal night.
BAD CONDITION.
City of Santiago is Said to be in Terrible
Shape.
Playa. July 16. —The condition of the
| city of Santiago is said to be dreadful with
flhh and -tench everywhere. There is
■ much sickness among the Spanish soldiers,
> which u. due to bad and insufficient food,
| and there are many yellow fever cases in
; the hospitals.
ALGER SAYS
Most Positively that tne Spanish Cannot Re
tain Their Arms.
Alger states positively that the Spanish
will not be allowed to retain their arms.
NO OVERTURE—
NO YELLOW FEVER
In this Country Now, Says Surgeon General
Wyman.
Washington, July 16. —Surgeon General
Wyman, of the Marine Hospital service,
rays that there is not a single case of yel
low fever in this country so far as he
knows.
His understanding is that Alger will soon
Older lhe two companies of soldiers now
at Tortugas off the Florida coast to some
other [Hunt and this place will then revert
to the ‘Marine Hospital service, in whose
custody it was before the war*brpke out.
QUICK WORK _
AT PORTO RICO.
Miles Will Command the Ex
pedition Himself, and It
Will Go With a Rush.
Washington. July 16. —It is said that
General .Miles himself will command the
Porto Rico expedition aided by Brooke.
The latter will probably make all arrange
ments necessary at Chickamauga and
Washington, as it is not the present In
tention of General Mi'lts to return to
Washington before leaving for Porto Rico.
It is expected that he campaign at Porto
Rico will be short and decisive. The
troops will he landed at a point near San
Juan with an ample supply of field artilery
to force their way directly into the rear
of the town, while the fleet will dash into
lhe harbor and make the attack in front.
Discouraged as the Spaniards are by the
surnuider of Santiago it is not expected
that they will make a protracted resist
ance.
EBEN BREWER DEAD.
The Postmaster at Santiago for the United
States.
Washington, July 16. —Eben 'Brewer, who
had charge of all postal arrangements of
I the United States, died near Santiago to
j day. He has been quite sick with malarial
■ fever.
TORAUS letter
Stating that He is Now Readv
to Give Up, Received by
Shafter.
Washington, July 16.—The war depart
ment has posited the following: "Playa,
July 16. The following has been received:
"Santiago, July 16.—T0 his excellency the
commander of the American forces: Sir —
I am now authorized by my government to
capitulate. I have the honor to so apprise
you and requesting you to designate the
hour and place where my representatives
shall appear to compare with those of your
excellency (he effect of the articles of cap
itulation on the basis as has been agreed
upon to this date. In due time I wish to
manifest my desire in known resolutions
to the Uniled States government for effect
ing the return of the army and also the
great courtesy of your great graces and in
return for your great generosity and in
fluence for the Spanish soldiers in allowing
them to return to the peninsular with
arms.
(Signed.) JOSE TORAL,
“ ‘Commanding.
" ‘To General Shatter.’.”
NO OVERTURE
Has Been Made by the French
Ambassador Looking
to Peace.
Washington, July 16.—1 n view of the re
newed reports that the French ambassador
at Washington has opened peace negotia
tions. or inquiries relative to the possible
terms of peace, it may be stated authorita
tively that no negotiations or inquiries of
any character towards peace have been as
yet officially or unofficially, direct or indi
rect made by the French ambassador.
RUMORED DEATH
OF MACON MAN.
Member of Ninth Cavalry
Said to Have Been Killed
at Santiago.
It is rumored tn the city today, but it
cannot be confirmed, that Lieutenant
Yates, who spent some time in Macon re
cruiting for the Ninth cavalry. who
carried about sixty men from here, was
wounded in the battle of Santiago.
It is also rumored that Mr. Hugh Warde.
a former employe of the Doody Co., was
killed in the battle. A News r. porter
called at the Doody Co's this morning to
leant if they had heard anything concern
ing Warde. The men in the store said
they had heard the same rumor but were
unable to confirm it. Thty said they had
made efforts to learn something of Warde.
but had bex'n unable to do so.
Much uneasiness is expresed for the Ma
con boys who ire in uie Ninth cavalry, as
it is feared that many of them were killed
in the battle. v •
COTTON TUTURES,
New York. July 16—Futures opened
doll. Sales 4,tW. August 604. September
02. October and November 03. December 7,
January 11, February 13. March 16.
Wonderful bargains for
today and Monday. Fire Sale
1 Rochester Shoe stock.
lhe Btwtl Remedy for Flux.
Mr. John Mathais, a well-known stock
dealer of Pulaski. Ky., says: “After suf
fering for over a week with flux, and my
physician having failed to relieve me, I
was advised to try Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and have
the pleasure of stating that the half of
one bottle cured me.” For sale by H. J.
Lamar & Sons, druggists.
THE MACON N E WS.
IS DISPOSED ID
BE MODERATE
President McKinley is Not In
clined to Exact Much
from Spain.
NOT WORLD CONQUERED
But Will be Satisfied With the
Abandonment of Cuba and
Porto Rico.
Washington, July 16.—1 t can be stated
that the president is disposed to be mod
erate in his demands for a peace settJe
m< nt. While securing ail he feels the.
United States is fairly entitled to exact
foi m Spain in the present distressed con
dition ihe is not disposed Ito embark in a
world-conquering enterprise and insist
upon the- retention of remote territories
that would be- unserviceable to the United
States. In other words, unless there is an
overwhelming demand on the part of the
American people tor the adoption of such
a course it is not believed the president,
as a finality, would insist that Spain aban
don all her colonial possesions. While the
proposition is tentative, it is felt as a
minimum' demand thait he would be con
tent. with the acquisition of Porto Rico
.in admission of the independence of
Cuba, a coaling station in the Phi'llipines,
with a provision for some kind of protect
orate overtures and a moderate indemnity.
It is judged that the Spanish government
has pretty fairly imbibed some such idea,
and the utterances of Premier Sagasta,
and* the cautious declarations in the pro-
Spanish newspapers are simply intended
to gradually bring the Spanish population
into a state of mind where they would be
willing to submit quietly to some such
terms of peace. lit is realized at present
that the conditions in Spain are not ripe
and some time, how much cannot be esti
mated now, will be required to cultivate
public sentimenit in Spain to the propel
point.
INSPECTION AT
CHICKAMAUGA
Was Held at All Ahe Camps
Todav—Rain Made Dif
ficulties.
Chickamauga, July 16.- Regular weekly
inspections were held at all of the regi
mental camps today and the men spent
several hours putting things in shape.
The work was of greater magnitude than
usual this week on account of the rains for
several days, which prevented 'the men
from giving routine matters their proper
attention.
he boys at Camp Thomas will soon be
given instructions on the construction of
fortifications. Chief Engineer Goethals
made a requisition for a supply of engi
neer’s instruments for his assistants, but
up to this time they have not been receiv
ed.
he signal corps is being rapidTly re
cruited and is composed of an excellent lot
of young men.
DIED IN ATLANTA
One of the Wounded Men Brought to the
Citv Yesterday.
Atlanta, July 16.—August August Grip
ensrook. of Troop 'D, First cavalry, who
came to Fort McPherson with the last de
tachment of wounded men, is dead of heart
failure. The others are doing well.
APPOINTMENTS
Os Captains to the Different Regular and
Volunteer Regiments.
Washington, July 16.-—Nominations: To
be captains of infantry, Willis P. Rich
ard sou, Walter H. Chatfiqid, John Stafford,
Daniel F. Angle, Frederick VanLiew,
Frank B. Andrus, David C. Shanks, Wal
ter M. Dickinson, Thomas W. Griffith, Ed
ward Lloyds, Francis J. Kernan. Charles
\\. Kennedy. Rowland G. Sill, Joseph B.
Batchelor, Jr.. Henry C. Hodges, Jr., Jas.
T. Kerr. Captains of Fifth volunteer in
fantry, Wm. Walker, Henry M. Bankhead,
John E. Taylor, James T. Shelley.
CITY OF MACON
Is Making txce llent Time on Her Return
Trip.
The steamer City of Macon is making
splendid time on her trip to 'Brunswick.
The boat arrived at Hawkinsville early
yesterday morning and was at Abbeville
last night. She will arrive in Brunswick
by Tuesday and wil make connection with
the Mallory Line steamer for New York.
The boat will bring back a large cargo
on her return trip. She will arrive in 'Ma
con about Saturday.
WOUNDED MEN
PASSED THROUGH
Train Load of Heroes Created
Much Interest and Sym
pathy Yesterdav.
A train load of wounded and sick sol
diers from Santiago and Tampa passed
through the city yesterday evening.
One hundred and sixty-four men were
on the train, and about ninety were left at
Fart McPherson.
The remainder will be sen: to Fort
Thomas, Ky.. where they will be given
proper treatment.
The soldiers here yesterday an 1 who are
now at Fort McPherson, are those who
were in the worst condition when the the
train arrived, and it is thought several of
them will die.
The physicians in change sa d that it was
impossible for some of the patients to r< -
covet, and it is more than probable that
several deaths will occur within lhe next
f-'n laxs.
Ther:- were no officers among the woun-
d l .! or sick, all holding commissions hav
ing been sent up on the first train.
During the time that the soldiers were
here there were many words of sympathy,
roughly spoken, but which came from the
hearts of the men, and everything possible
was done to demonstrate what they felt for
the sisk and wounded soldiers.
No one was allowed to enter the coaches
and guards were placed at every door, but
this did ont prevent communication be
tween those in the train and the men at
the post. The men crowded around the
windows of the cars and the stories of the
MACON NEWS SATURDAY JULY 16 1898.
battle of Santiago were retold by the new
arrivals. All along the line of coaches
.rms were poked out of the windows and
every wounded man found a dozen or more
clamoring to shake <his hand.
The ladies of the Relief Association and
private individuals sent a large quantity of
delicacies and provisions to the car, but
the physicians in charge were very partic
ular as to what the men got.
They say the wounded are not in need of
they are not hungry and the
government is caring for them amply.
Os course, it is impossible, he says to
have fresh milk and fruit all along the
line, and they are always grateful for
such contributions.
HUDDLESTON-BROOKS.
Wedding in Which Many Macon People Are
Interested.
jMr. and Mrs. J. W. Brooks have issued
invitations to the approaching marriage of
their daughter, Ila Maye, to Mr. Louis
'Preston Huddleston, the ceremony to be
performed Thursday evening, July 28th, at
8 o’clock, at the Fifth Baptist church in
Atlanta.
The ceremony will be performed by Rev.
Mr. Alex W. Bealer, and the marriage will
be the first church ceremonial in which he
has officiated since becoming its pastor.
Mr. Hudleston is well known by a large
number of people in Macon, and is espe
cially popular with the newspaper men and
printers. He is now the efficient foreman
in the office of the Atlanta Journal.
LIBRARYEXCURSION
TO WARM SPRINGS
Will be Run on Saturday,
Julv 30—Many People
Will Go.
The Library directors have decided to
run their excursion to Warm Springs over
the Macon and Birmingham railroad on
Saturday, July 30.
The rate of ?1 for the round trip has
been offered. The train will leave Macon
at 8 o’clock Saturday morning and will re
turn the same day. Persons who wish to
stay at the springs for two days can secure
tickets for $1.50.
A large crowd will go from Macon and
will be joined by many people along the
route.
OLD MOONSHINER CAUGHT
By Deputy Marshal White, in Pike County
Wednesday.
Mose Sbaik alias Henry Stark, a moon
shiner, was captured in Pike county Wed
nesday by Deputy Marshal White.
Stark .has been conducting an illicit dis
tillery for a number of years and the of
ficers have been on the lookout for him for
some time.
He was given a hearing before Commis
sioner Martin yesterday and bound over
to the United States court under a SIOO
bond.
BAPTEST TENT MEETINGS
At Manchester Mills, Vineville, Are a Great
Success.
The meetings have been attended with
deep interest. Sunday at 5:30 p. m. the
only service of the day will be held. Mr.
Neighbour will preach. The meetings will
be continued nightly during the week. Dr.
W. A. Nelson will be absent a few days,
conducting a meeting at Thomaston.
THE ELOQUENT
DELA MORINIERE
Is in Macon for a Few Davs—
Will Preach at St. Jo
seph’s Tomorrow.
The people of Macon, regardless of de
monstration, will be delighted at the an
nouncement that Rev. Father De la Mori
niere is in Macon for a short stay, and
will occupy the pulpit at St. Joseph’s
Catholic church tomorrow morning at 10
o’clock.
Father Dela Moriniere is well known in
Macon, having been professor of rhetoric
at St. Stanislaus College, Vineville several
years ago. During his stay in Maeon he
preached a number of times at St. Jo
seph’s church, and it was in this city that
he practically laid the foundation for the
great fame that he has since won.
It is safe to say tha no such sermons
have ever been heard in this city as were
preached by this eloquent priest, and such
seems to have been the reputation made by
him elsewhere. In Baltimore, New Or
leans, Mobile and other cities he has
preached to the largest congregations ever
gahtered in these places, and people of all
denominations have Hocked to hear him.
All who wish to hear a truly great ora
tor will take advantage of the opportunity
offered them tomorrow; for there are few
men in any calling who possess the elo
quence of Father Dela 'Moriniere.
RECEPTION FOR
COLONEL BRYAN
The Silver Tongued Patriot
from Nebraska Will be
Welcomed in Macon.
The regiment of Nebraska volunteers
under command of Col. William Jennings
Bryan will pass through Macon some time
on Monday or Tuesday en route to Jack
sonville, wthere it will join the division of
troops under command of General Fitz
hugh Lee.
The railroads have been told that the
regiment is coming but the day and hour
have not been fixed. An order for a large
nurnbeb of cars was given to the Central
railroad to transport the troops from At
lanta to Macon, where they will be trans
ferred to the Georgia Southern and be car
ried on to Jacksonville.
The time when the regiment will arrive
here is not known at present but it will
be known by Monday.
More definite information as to the hour
for the arrival of the train may be ex
pected tonßocrow.
Colonel Bryan will be given a magnifi
cent reception by the people this city and
district who have a lively recollection of
the magnificent oration deliveredby. him
in Maeon last winter.
It is expected that the reception to Mr.
Bryan will take some organized shape
when the exact time of his arrival is
known.
BOUGHT TANK STEAMER.
Philadelphia. July 16.—The British tank
steamer Lucilene. now here, has been
bought by the government to carry water
to Cuba, he price is $200,00 .She car
ries a million gallons.
MET THEIR
SANTIAGO
Some Object lo the Word
"Waterloo," So Let it
Go at That,
NEW COMMITTEE
Elected Todav Without a
Struggle—Ring Made
Onlv Feeble Resist
ance.
TERMS Os SURRENDER,
Not Even Allowed to Leave With
Their Side Arms Reinforce
ments Failed to Arrive —
Nobody Seems to Know
How It Happened
But It Did.
Old Committee. New Committee.
Jeff Ware, ch’man. B. M. Davis, Chm’n.
S. Alimayer, Sec’y. T. W. Loyless, Sec.
W. G. F. Prise, H. L. Barfield,
J. 11 B. Wilder, L. J. Kilburn,
W. H. Schatzman, C. T. King,
Henry Jordan, J. H. B. Wilder,
T. J. Carling, W. A. Goodyear,
Min'ter-W imberly, T. E. ißyals,
A. A. Subers, Sain Mayer,
S. A. Crump, W. T. Shinholster.
J. S. Raley, Ben L. Jones,
W. H. Smith, Geo. VV. Yates,
Dr. J. H. Heard, Lee Long,
Martin Toole, ’ Dr. J. H. Heard,
B. M. Davis, Jas. W. Johnson,
J. H. Rittenbaker. Wm. Bedingfield.
Santiago is not the only pebble on the
beach when it comes to a blodless surren
der. The Bibb county court house, as the
acene of local political hostilities today,
furnished another example of how easy it
is to do a thing when you set about it.
To use the terms of the times, the anti
ring crowd found the enemy entrenched
behind fortifications of many years stand
ing. but that fact didn’t seem to disturb
anybody, and the antis went to work to
bdmbard tbe enemy’s position. And, in
the parlance of the street, what they did
to it was a plenty.
From the outset it was apparent that
somebody had “fixed” or somebody had
failed to fix things—or both. At anj» rate,
as soon as the line of battle had been
formed the fun began, and the fellows who
have heretofore been out in the cold were
the ones who seemed to be having most
of the fun.
“But don’t call it a Waterloo for tlhe
ring,” said one of the “old guard" after
the battle. I promised, and I wont; for I
thought then it was more like Santiago;
and so it was—the ring’s Santiago. Any
way, you can call it that for short, and it
carries the idea of what was done.
Like Toral’s experience, it was not ex
actly a voluntary surrender —but merely
an indication that somebody knew when
they had enough. After the first half
hours’ skirmish figuring, it was evident
to the ring leaders that the enemy had the
advantage, and that the better part of
valor lay in arranging terms of surrender.
• At least, this is the way a majority of them
appeared to regard it, and flags of truce
could be seen fluttering in various parts
of t'he house, as the different commanders,
sutlers and camp followers of the admin
istration forces mopped t'he cold, clammy
perspiration from their brows.
But flags of truce were not recognized,
and so the bombardment continued. It
might have ended sooner, but for the fact
that Hon. S. A. Reid, who seemed to be
bent on going down with his flag flying,
evidently did not see the signal to stop
firing.
The city hall strategic board became
satisfied early in the game, and a ma
jority of its members remained discreetly
silent, but Mr. Reid was bard to con
vince. He seemed to have an idea that
the salvation of things in general lay in
the re-election of the old Executive Com
mittee, and he pounded away at this even
after a surrender had been effected. Few
members of the old committee were pres
ent to observe Mr. Reid’s loyalty ,to them—
or the unanimity with which their re
election was not desired. But it was, per
haps, just as well.
Th.! Ftrnt Shot.
When Col. Marmaduke Bayne opened
the ball by moving that the chair appoint
a committee of five to put in nomination
a new Executive Committee, Mr. Reid
fired a across Mr. Bayne’s
now by objecting on the ground that
everybody ought to have a right to vote
for the committee, and he forthwith pro
ceeded to move, all by himself, that the
old Executive Committee be re-elected in
double quick time.
Just at this juncture Hon. Dupont
Gueiry, who might be likened to a little
torpedo boat in build, but a cruiser Brook
lyn in action, sent a ghat after Mr. Reid.
And it might be remarked in passing that
whenever Mr. Guerry opens up he makes
a bulls-eye every time. He can shoot fas
ter and hit closer to the mark than almost
anybody, and every «hot he fired counted
today. He briefly but pointedly ridiculed
Mr. Reid for objecting to the nomination
of a new Executive Committee by a com
mittee of five good Democrats, and yet at
tempting to do exactly the same thing all
by himself and without consulting any
body—so far as the speaker knew.
This was a boss on Mr. Reid, but he
didn’t despair In fact he never did des
pair until after the meeting had elected
a new committee and adjourned.
Mr. Guerry’s idea was that neither of
tbe previously suggested plans were good
ones, so he moved that anybody and every
body be allowed to nominate anybody else,
a sort of free-for-all race, as it were. This
was agreeable to the meeting; in fact it
almost seemed that anything w’ith "anti
ring” blown in the bottle would go down
? hat meeting without a chaser. The vast
majority of those present seemed disposed
to remember not only the Maine, but also
the last primary when Democrats were
not allowed to express their choice for
state house officers. So Mr. Guer
ry at once proceeded to read from a
slip the names of sixteen gentlemen (at
least they are gentlemen up to this writ
ing—before entering upon the hazardous
duties of executive committeemen) which
i someone had been thoughtful enough to
have printed in regular ballot form, in
v-a.se somebody should need them.
ITwo Tirketw ArraiigeU.
Mr. Guerry had previously stated that
Ihe knew there were two tickets out.
’ and he thought the.quicker the meeting
i got down to business, the sooner, or words
to that effect, and when he produced his
| printed slip there was a suspicion that he
knew what he was talking about.
“If ,Bludher —no, if Pando would only
come,” said one. But reinforcemencs fail
ed to arrive, and then some said they
could distinguish faint outlines on the wall,
so these departed without waiting to see
how it would be done. They had them
selves taken part in such things before,
but it was always the other fellow who
felt like going out to get 'a breath of fresh
air. They took their medicine like men.
however, and smiled pleasantly when it
was all down. These, by the way are the
politicians who always have friends 011
both sides. They never get mad when
forced to take a dose of their own physic.
But, as before stated, reinforcements
failed to arrive. Too much stress cannot
be laid on this point. Otherwise things
might have been different.
Nothing daunted, however, Mr. Reid ran
up the names of the old Executive Com
mitteemen to his masthead and sailed
forth. At last 'accounts they were still
fluttering, though slightly nearer the
water line.
Mr. Guerry appealed to Mr. Reid not to
make the people “swallow the whole
thing.” “Sprinkle it.” he exclaimed. But
Mr. Reid was obdurate, and positively re
fused to sprinkle.
Long before this, however, the recog
nized leaders of the ring forces had jirac
tically agreed to surrender. It was with
them onlv a question of terms. Some of
tbiin v:\r.t'J 0 walk out with their side
arms, but many were satisfied to get out
alive. The victors would oniy agree on
the latter as a basis for surrender, and so
they let it go at that.
An 111 Advised Kick.
Except —. Except a few who went out
of the court house kicking. Some even
said it hadn’t happened. These urged that
the chairman failed to put the motion,
while still others claimed that the meeting
didn’t know what it was doing. The next
friends, ihe real next friends of the ring,
however, seemed to be ashamed of this
kick. Some of them admitted that it was
in bad taste, and would do barm.
“When you are whipped, why acknowl
edge it," said one of the oldest of the “old
guard.” “D — a man who will db the dog
in the manger act.”
Some feared there would be a revolt, but
reason seems to have been restored upon
reaching the open air, and the kickers
soon subsided. Even 'the closest friends
of the ring were willing to admit that it
was a fair, square knockout. They couldn’t
tell exactly how it happened, but they
knew a solar-plexus when they felt oue.
Some of them attributed it to the war.
Some said it was the weather. Others said
it was indifference. A member of the old
Executive Committee said it was a pre
arranged plan. “We simply wanted to
make sure we would not be re-elected,”
he said, “so we arranged to let the other
fellows paw up a lot of sand and think
they were winning a fight." But just then
an old dray horse standing near batted
his left ear and smiled.
It may have been a lay-down, as the
gentlemen said, or it may have been in
difference, or it may have been an acci
dent, but, at any rate —It was.
l o Pt event Single-Shot ting,
Tile meeting was interspersed with a
side feature in lire nature of a bout be
tween Messrs. Washington Dessau, J. H.
Hall ,Dupont Guerry, J. L. Hardeman
el al.
Mr. Dessau wanted to rule out single
shotting in Legislative primaries. Al
though he had friends who had been the
beneficiaries of this practice, he consider
ed it an evil and a mighty hard thing to
handle. So he introduced a resolution to
throw out all single-shots hereafter.
Hon. J. H. Hail had remained remark
ably quiet up to this time, but this seemed
to hit right where he lived. He went at
Mr. Dessau's resolution like storming a
citadel. He admitted that' the single
shotter had been his friend In times past,
and he intimated that he might again need
him in his business. So he proposed to
stand by him. He said Mr. Dessau’s reso
lution looked mighty pretty inytheory, but
it wouldn’t work so nicely in practice. He
had been up against it, and he spoke from
experience. He intimated that rings and
fixers might, under such a resolution, be
able to elect every delegation sent from
this county in future. He thought the
people had a right to vote for one, two or
three men as tlhey saw fit.
Hon. Dupont Guerry made another bulls
eye when he said the resolution was un-
Democratic. "The right to vote,” he said,
“carries with it the right not to vote. If.
I can find only one man or two men in the
race who are acceptable to me, shall I be
compelled to vote for another one who is
not?” Mr. Guerry said the party had no
power to abridge the right of a voter to
make up his ticket as he saw fit.
Judge Hardeman said so, too, and on
this point Mr. Reid also concurred. Nearly
everybody else seem to think the same way
about it, so Mr. Dessau’s resolution was
laid on the table.
Iluwlt lliqb.H M<l, in Det •<!.
The meeting was called to order by Hon.
T. J. Ware, chairman of the executive
committee, who moved the election of
Judge Nottingham as chairman of the
meeting.
Judge Nottingham spoke eloquently for
about fifteen minutes, in the course of
which he won applause by the declaration
of his love for the Democratic party. He
spoke of Hon. A. O. Bacon as a possibility
for the next vice presidency, and the senti
ment was loudly applauded. Judge Not
tingham, however, declined to accept the
chairmanship of the meeting on the ground
that he was himself a candidate for a high
judicial position—the city court judgeship.
He said he 'had no desire to take what
might seem to be an unfair advantage of
his opponents. He was warmly applauded
for this sentiment.
Hon. Thomas R. Ayer was nominated
for the chairmanship by Mr. Marmaduke
G. Bayne, seconded by Mr. Hope Polhill
and unanimously chosen.
Mr, >Ayer was introduced by Judge Not
tingham and spoke briefly and to the point,
thanking the meeting for his election.
Mr. Thomas W. Loyless acted as secre
tary of the meeting. ,
As scon as the meeting announced ready
for business Mr. M. G .Bayne moved the
appointment of a committee of five whoee
duty it should be to select a new executive
committee and report back to the meeting
Mr. S. A. Reid objected to the motion.
He said that this important duty should
not be delegated to a committee of five, but
that everyone ought to have a say in the
matter. Harmony was what was wanted,
he said and he offered as a substitute tha:
the old committee be re-elected.
Hon. J. H. Hall objected to the substi
tute. He said that it had been the un
broken rule of the Democratic party of the
county to appoint a commit-ee for the pur
pose of selecting a new executive commit
tee. He supported Mr. Bayne’s motioq with
the amendment that the executive commit
tee be made up of eight members from the
city at large one from each militia district
and one from the courrty at large.
Mr. Bayne explained that he had offered
his motion for rhe purpose of facilitating
maters.
Mr. Dupont Guerry then took the floor.
He objected, he said, to both motions.
He said the nominations for members
of the executive committee should be
thrown open to the meeting and that any
j one should have the opertunity to nominate
' and vote for whom he pleased. He said
( Continued on 4th page.)
TAYLOR TALKS
OF HIS CHIME
And How He Tried to Escape
from the Angrv.Mob of
Neighbors.
GREATLY FEARED LYNCHING.
He Was Coming Back to William
son's to Allow Him to Take
Him to Jail.
Mr. Ben Williamson. who made a state
ment to The News yesterday iu regard the
the matter of harbor Ab. Taylor, secured
permission for a News reporter to visit
I ayloi in the jail from Dr Worsham, the
physician who is attending Taylor in order
that the reporter might ask questions of
Taylor concerning himself.
Williamson claims that the people
around Lizella are treating him unfairly
about Ohe matter and that they are saying
things about him which are untrue.
The News reporter, accompanied by Dr.
Worsham, went to Taylor s cell and found
him lying down on his cot. The reporter
explained his mission and Taylor made t.he
following statement:
“Sunday evening after I had cut my
wife 1 went up the Columbus road toward
Lizella and just before I got to Lizella I
turned into the woods. I stayed in the
w'oods all night and until about 9 o'clock
the next morning when my brother Eli
came to wihere I was and told me that Ben
Williamson wanted to see me. I told him
to bring him there where I was and I
would see him.
tlliamson came to where I was and
told me that a mob was after me and that
if they caught me they were going to
lynch me and that I had better lie close.
He told me to go in the field in the back
of his house and that he would look after
me and would see that the mob would not
get me. I went to his field and stayed
there all day Monday and Williamson
brought me my meals. Monday evening
he told me that a reward would be offered
the next day and that he would carry me
into jail and give me the reward.
“I thought that he was talking very
smooth and I began to smell a rat at once.
He told me to go to Ohe branch back of
his bouse and hide there until the next
night and he would bring me into town.
I went to the place he told me to go and
I stayed there all night and the next
morning he brought me something to eat
and said that he would bring me to town
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AUGUST
..... Ist
Not only signals the
period of time known as midsummer, but is
distinctive for being the day that marks the
alliance between Eads and Neel.
Meanwhile at either store it is possible for
you to secure values that excite wonderment.
The prime object of retailing with us now is
recognized to be that of reducing the amount
of stock. We’re not seeking profit. Per contra,
we are not calculating upon a realization of cost.
But there exists a very potent reason for our
remarkably low prices, and it is clearly discern
ible to those who have sound wisdom and judg
ment.
Our goods at original prices always attract
ed attention because they are worthy from every
u standpoint. It is easy to understand that the
soon-to-be consolidation alone has influenced the
present sacrifices on our part, and that nothing
short of this could have done so.
l * * ■*
MACQjvga,
moneu on Hand.
Loans on real estate. Easy monthly pay
men ta.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macoo. Ga.. 461 Third Strset.
PRICE THREE CENTS
that night if I would stay there unt-11 then
and he would see that the mob would get
me. But I began to grow suspicious and
feared that the mob would find me and
lynch me, so left and went into the woods
and stayed during the day and at night I
would go to my mother's house to get
something to eat and then go back to the
woods. 1 thought that Williamson only
wanted to <hoid me until a reward was of
fered and then he would take me to jail
amd get the reward himself.”
He was asked if Williamson knew that
he was near bis house when he wes cap
tured. He said: “I don't think he did as
no one knew where I was except Ell.
“I was trying to get to Williamson's
barn when I was caught. I was going to
hide in the barn until Lhe next day and 1
was going to let Williamson take me to
town anyhow as 1 was afraid that the mob
would get me and lynch me.
“When 1 saw the crowd coming I gave
myself up as lost and 1 got out my knife
and determined that .1 would kill myself
before I would be lynched. Just as a raised
my knife to cut myself Mr. Holley saw me
and yelled to me to stop, but I kept on
and out myself three times before he got
there and would have kept on but Mr.
Hollej- grabbed me and took the knife
away.
"I begged the men not to lynch me amd
asked them to protect me. I was in con
stant fear of my life while they were
bringing me to town and it was a great
relief to get to the Jail I feel better this
evening and hope to be better tomorrow.”
He was asked what made him kill his
wife and he only said trouble.
CHEAP EXCURSION.
Macon to Tybee, $2.75 Round Trip, July
; 16th.
On July lt> the Central of Georgia Rail
way Company will run the largest excur
sion of the season. Macon to Tybee, only
$2.75 round trip, under auspices of Macon
Post I). T. P. A. Tickets good on all regu
lar trains returning up to and Including
train leaving Savannah 9:00 p. m. Mon
day.
Avoid the rush and telephone 305 or ap
ply at Union ticket office and make sleep
ing ear reservations.
J. G.'OARLISLE, T. P. A.
E. P. BONN DR, U. T. A.
LOAN COMPANIES.
Some Racy Evidence May be Looked for in
Justice Court.
Jim Levar was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by the Welch Loan Company,
charging him with cheating and swindling.
The loan company claims that Levar
collected money for them and never did
turn it In. They say tihat he has been doing
this for some time and that they had just
secured sufficient evidence to convict him.
Levar said that the company owed him
money and would not pay him. and that
the only way he could get his money was
by baking a part of that he collected. He
says that the loan company is trying to
persecute him.
He will be tried before Judge Balkoom
on Monday morning, when it is probable
that some extremely racy developments
on the business done by loan companies in
Macon will not be brought out.