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ESTABLISHED 1884
GEN. ZURLINDEN
AS DICTATOR
Narrow Margin Between His
Last Step and the Final
Extreme.
WAS WITHIN HIS POWER
•
But His Step in Prosecuting Colonel
Picquard at the Time is Con
sidered Very Significant.
Paris, Sept. 22. -The situation here is
generally admitted to be grave by both
the i.reaa and th<- people. The conflict Ih--
tween the civil and military authorities
has become acute. The sudden and tin
expected action of General Zu r linden, the
military governor of Paris, in prosecuting
Colonel Picquart on the charge of forgery
and using the forged documents assumes
a grave aspect on account of the cireuin
trUMices attending the intervention of mil
itary authorities in the civil court at
the present moment, when the political
atmosphere Is surcharges! with dangerous
electricity generated by the Dreyfus af
fair. The general, who had just quitted
the cabinet In defiance of civil authority,
tak.s, without consulting his successor or
the premier, an important step. In the
ordinary clretlrnst.inces a military go ver
nor Is empowered to act Independently, but
now the Dreyfus question he- become a
great national matter, every proceeding in
th.* affair has slate importance. General
Zurllnden Ignoring this obvious fact is
very significant. Ife comes forward as the
defender of the .army, the prosecutor of
ite supposed calumniators and the resolute
opponent o' a revision of the case. From
this to an appeal to the public In line w! h
the establish inent of a dictatorship there
Is no widt difference.
ALL HANDS “
WERE LOST.
The Schooner Funk, Wreck
ed on the Coast of Flin
der’s Island.
San Francisco. Sept. 22 \u-'ralian pa
pers received here on the. steamer Ala
niede reiK.rt the wreck of the schooner C.
Funk, on Flinders island on July 31
with ten of her crew, all of whom shipped
either here or In th. north. The drowned
are Oapuain ami Mrs. Newson and two
children, A. llannsen, chief mate, J.
Hluntp, second mate., Charles ttlsen, Peter
Neilson, f'harles Johnson and Peter An
ton. able seaman. The voss. I was driven
ashore by 'the gale and went to pieces In
the surf.
JACKSON DECLINES
To Accept the Position on Investigating
Commission.
'Nashville. Sept. 22.—Gen. VV. 11. Jackson
■today sent a, telegram to’ President Mc-
Kinley thanking him for the tender of a
position on the commission to investigate
the conduct of the war and expressing the
regret that pressing business compels him
to decline the honor.
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS
Met This Morning- Griggs Chosen las Pre
siding Officer.
Trenton. N. J., Sept. 22—The Republi
can slate convention to nominate a candi
date for governor was called to order in
Taylor’s opera house at noon today by
Chairman Franklin Murphy, of the state
committee.
Murphy introduced Attorney General
Griggs, as the choice of the committee, as
presiding officer of the convention. The
ehojee was ratified by the convention and
Mr. Griggs was given an ovation, after
which he addressed the convention.
GOING 10 FASHODA
General Marchand Will Be Reinforced by the
French Sharpshoolers.
Paris. Sept. 22 —The Journal says the
government lias decided upon the immedi
ate dispatch of a company of Senegalese
sharpshooters and a detachment of artil
lery to reinforce Major Marehand, the
French explorer, who is reported to have
occupied Fashoda on the Nile about four
hundred miles above Khartoum.
ONE NEW CASE
Os Yellow Fever Reported this
Morning from Jackson,
Miss.
Jackson. Sept. 22. —The board of health
officially announced this morning that one
case of yellow fever had appeared at the
detention camp -located at the old Mary
■Holmes college. about two miles northwest
of the city. The patient is a white woman
naimxl Clara Reese, who lived just across
the street from the building where the
rasn Kilgore died. She has been isolated
and was under close surveillance for forty
eight hours and the case is diagnosed as
a very mild one. The detention camp now
contains thirty people who have been ex
posed to the fever and is surrounded by six
guards. The cordon was doubled immedi
ately after rhe announcement of the case
and there is very little danger of spread.
FIVE DAYS
Is the Limit Set by Chili for Arbitration of
Boundary Dispute.
Ruenes Ayres. Sepit. 22—El Liempo says
Chile has given the Argentine-five days in
which to accept unrestricted arbitration of
the boundary dispute.
MERRITT DID NOT COME.
On the Steamer China as Was Expected —
Greene Has Arrived.
San Francisco, Sept. 22—The steamer
China, from Hong Kong and Nagazki is
just in harbor. The China Is supposed to
have Major General Merritt on board be
sides 150 soldiers from Manila returned on
account of sickness.
If there is fever on board the vessel will
be kept at quarantine all day.
The China showed a clean bill of health
and was not put in quarantine.
General Merritt did not come on the
China as we expected. but Brigadier Gen
eral Greene and staff were on board.
$3.00 fall derby. Phillips.
COL.W.J.BRYAN
IN WASHINGTON
His Presence There is Signifi
cant, but Not Even a
Hint Was Dropped.
ftS TO MUSTERING OUT
He Told the Adjutant General That
He Thought His Regiment
Wanted to Quit.
Washington, Sep. 22. —Colonel W. J
Bryan, of the Third Nebraska volunteers,
was at the war department today and oc
casioned some interest among the employes
as a returned Santiago hero. Colonel
Bryan was accompanied by Governor Hol
combe and Representative Starke, of Ne
braska. They went first to the adjutant
general’s office, where Bryan registered,
stating that he expected to return to his
command today.
In General Corbin’s office he shook
hands with the general and introduced the
gentlemei* accompanying him. The call
was formal and brief. The party was then
introduced to Acting Secretary Meiklejohn,
but remained, there only a few minutes,
returning to the adjutant general’s office.
Adjutant General Corbin inquired as to
the condition of the eamp at Jacksonville
and asked if the soldiers wanted to come
home. Bryan said he had not made a
poll but his judgment as to the sentiment
was that they did wish to be mustered out.
Colonel Bryan went from the adjutant
general’s office to the army headquarters
and called on General Miles. Neither the
acting s.'cretary of war nor to the adju
tant general did Governor Holcombe or
Colonel Bryan make and request as to the
mustering out of the Third Nebraska reg
iment or allude to the desires of Colonel
Bryan with reference to the subject.
JUSTIFIABLE.
Lieut. Col. Dudley Has Investigated Killing
of Prisoners on Harvard.
Washln.gon, Sept. 22. —Lieutenant Colo
nel Dudley, of the judge advocate gener
al's department, has returned to Washing
ton and is now engaged in the preparation
of the rejiort upon the conditions under
which the Spanish prisoners on the Har
vard were killed. It is believed that Col
onel Dudley has already colected sufficient
testimony to make clear the fact that the
firing on the Spaniards was a necessary
and justifiable action.
FOURTH MISSOURI
Present a Petition at the War Department
Asking to Get Out.
Washington, Sept. 22—Representative
Cochran, of Missouri, was at the war de
partment. .today with a very large petition
asking the mustering out of the Fourth
Missouri now at Camp Meade. This was a
petition from the soldiers and contained
the names of about U 5 per cent of the men
of ithe regiment.
WILL NOT GRANT
AN EXTENSION
Os the Tima for the Evacua
tion Cuba bv Spanish.
Washington. Setpt. 22 —It is stated that
the war department has received uo de
tailed report or any information from the
Cuban military commission regarding the
work of the commission at Havana.
In reply to a question as whether there
was any disposition to accede Jo the re
quest of the Spaniards for a postponement
of the evacuation of Cuba until some time
next spring the statement was made that
no delay would be considered; that the
evacuation must proceed with expedition
ami thai the troops of the United'States
ar* now being put in readiness for the oc
cupation of Cuba and will be seat there.
No definite date has been fixed for their
parture.
MEXICAN VETERANS
Elected Officers Today at Their Meeting in
Louisville.
Louisville. Sept. 22 —The National Mex
ican Veterans Association today elected
General E. H. Hobson, of Mecklenburg
county, president; O. L. Ogg, of Indiana,
vice president: Wilbur R. Smith, of Lex
ington, Ky., secretary and treasurer, and
Alex Williamson, of Lexington. K., cor
responding secretary.
COMPETENT OFFICERS
Will Be Sent to fill Places of Incompetents,
AlgerlSays.
Chattanooga. Sept. 22 —Secretary Alger
and party spent the day at Chickamauga
inspecting the camp and hospitals there.
Before leaving town the secretary sai<V
“If there are any commanding officers who
are now incompetent or who fail to put
the camps in first-class condition and keep
them that way I propose tihat they be-re
placed by men who are competent and who
will see that perfect sanitary conditions
are established and maintained.”
STREETSWEEPERS
ARE NOW USED.
The Citv Officials ZAre Highly
Pleased With the Work
Done.
The new street sweepers which were
purchased by the city are being used every
night on the paved streets. The streets
are covered with dirt and it will be some
time before it can be cleared off.
The sweepers are doing good work and
the city officials are highly pleased with
them. A terrible dust is raised wherever
the sweepers go along and 'or that reason
they do not begin work until a late hour.
The trash taken up by <he sweeper is
lumped into small piles and the city carts
take it up every morning.
Big sale winter underwear,
reduced prices. Phillips.
THE MACON NEWS.
WILL INSPECT
MACON SITES
General Schwann and Staff
of Fine Officers Will Be
Here Tomorrow.
omras FOR THE TROOPS
May Be Selected Here By the Com
mission-Mayor Price Has Ap
pointed a Committee.
Mayor Price has received a telegram
from General Schwann, announcing that
he with his commission of five army of
ficers would arrive in Macon at 7 o’clock
tomorrow morning for the purpose of in
specting camp sites in and around Macon
for winter quarters.
The mayor has appointed tsie following
committee, in compliance with the request
of General Schwann:
Messrs. T. D. Tinsley, T. J. Carling, L.
W. Hollingsworth, C. B. Willingham. Dr.
R. B. Barron, Henry Horne, and Hons. A.
O. Bacon and Charles L. Bartlett.
This committee wiki meet (the commis
sion at the Central depot and accompany
them to the different sites.
BAD WEATHER
At Huntsville Prevented the Review in Honor
of Alger.
Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 22.—General Cop
pinger’s review was again postponed on ac
count of the rain. It looks as though it
was too wet for the review in honor of Al
ger tomorrow. No deaths have been re
ported among the soldiers since Tuesday.
LOWE-COBB.
Pretty Ceremony at Noon Today at Wesley
an Female College. 2
Mr. W. B. Lowe, Jr., and Miss Eugenia
S. Cobb were married at noon today at the
Wesleyan Female College.
The ceremony was prformed by Rev.
Young J. * Allen, a life-long friend of the
family. It was witnessed by only the rela
tives of the bride and groom. Many rela
tives of -the groom came down from At
lanta this morning to attend the ceremony.
The ceremony took place in the parlor
of the college, which was beautifully deco
rated. There were no attendants at tihe
wedding. Miss 'Mary Cobb acted as maid
of honor and Mr. Gus Ryan, of Atlanta, as
best man.
A deiiightfu'l luncheon was served to the
guests immediately after the ceremony.
The bridal couple will leave .this after
noon over the Georgia railroad for New
York and other places in the 'North.
Among the prominent Atlanta people
present were: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Steele,
Mr. J. W. Pope, Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding’
Mr. and Mrs. James English, Jr., Mr. H.
L. English. Mr. and 'Mrs. Ed. McCandless,
Mrs. John Slaton. Mrs. Dr. Jarnigan, Mr.
and Mrs. .B. Lowe, Mr. F. C. Frezier,
Mrs. Woodruff.
I
STOLE FROM GOVERNMENT.
Jasper County Man Removes Brandy from a
Still.
W. A. Morgan, a white man from Jasper
county, was arrested by Deputy Marshal
Thomas on the charge of removing brandy
from a still without 'the government
license. He was brought into the city last
night and was given a hearing before Com
missioner Erwin this morning.
He was bound over ito .the United States
court under a SIOO bond. This practice has
been going on for some time and the rev
enue officers are determined to stop it.
SECOND IN ATLANTA.
Will Be Reviewed by the Governor and Gen
eral Pennington.
Atlanta, Sept. 22.—0n1y two sections of
■the train bearing the Second Georgia home
for muster out had reached Atlanta at 2
o clock. They will probably be reviewed
by the governor and General Pennington,
commander of the department of the gulf,
at Piedmont Park at 5 o’clock p. m.
EMPEROR IS
REPORTED DEAD.
Rumor That the Emperor of
China is Dead Circulated
at Shanghai.
Shanghai. Sept. 22.—A local rumor is
current here to the effect that the emperor
of China is dead. No detals are obtaina
ble. but it is said the gates of Pekin are
closed.
DIED AT PONCE.
A Number of Soldiers of the Line Reported
in Washington.
Washington. Sept. 22.—The adjutant gen
eral of the army received a cable message
from Major General Brooke, dated Ponce,
September 21st, announcing four deaths, as
follows:
Private E. H. Farrell, Company I, of the
Nineteenth Infantry, typhoid.
Private Ralph Polk, Company N, Fifth
Infantry, gastritis.
Corporal Bernard Bohn and Private Mor
ris. both of the Eleventh Illinois Infantry,
killed by lightning.
DESPERATE MAN.
Shot a Constable and Bystander and Was
Then Killed Himself.
Cumberland, Mr., Sept. 22.—Frank P.
Myers shot and instantly killed John Len
hart, a constable and Michael Kerns, a by
stander. at Garret, Md., yesterday, while
resisting -eviction from a house which was
the subject of a family dispute. He then
■barricaded the doors and windows, but he
was finally captured by the sheriff of the
county.
As he was being taken to jail some one
in the crowd shot the prisoner in the head
and he fell dead in. the sheriff's arms. The
possee is hunting the man who shot
Myers.
PHILADELPHIA NEXT.
Cincinnati, Sept. 22. —The supreme coun
cil of Scottish Rite Masons will meet at
Philadelphia next September.
MACON NEWS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22 1898.
OLD SOLDIERS
METYESTERDAY
Resolutions of Condolence
Were Passed at a Meet
ing Last Night.
CHIEFTAIN'S DAUGHTER
Deeply Deplored—Copies of the
Resolutions Will be Sent the
Bereaved Mother.
At a called meeting of Bibb County
Camp 484, Confederate Veterans, C. M.
Wiley presiding, Comrade R. E. Park of
fered the following resolutions in regard
to the sad and deeply lamented death of
Miss Winnie Davis, the beloved “.Daughter
of the South,” which were unanimously
adopted by rising vote, after some brief
but touching eulogies.
Resolved, That Bibb County Camp feels
a painful sense of loss and bereavement
at the deeply deplored death of the noble
"Daughter of the South,” Miss Varina
Ann Davis, the gracious and devoted
daughter of President and Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, to whom she was ever a comfort,
a delight and a support in their declining
years.
Resolved, That we regard her unselfish
devotion to and tender care of her illus
trious parents as an inspiration to every
lover of duty, and as an exhibition worthy
ot the highest heroism of the noblest days
of the greatest countries. They show what
an unspeakable comfort and solace she was
to the great Chieftain of the Confederate
States and his accomplished and bereaved
widow.
Resolved, That we offer to the desolate
mother and sister assurances of our tender
est sympathies and heartfelt prayers.
Resolved, That the mayor be requested
to toll the bells of the city during the fu
neral ceremonies in Richmond, and that
a special memorial service be held by our
B camp at some future day, commemorative
of the pure, unselfish and patriotic life of
Miss Winnie Davis.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions be forwarded to the stricken moher,
and be spread on a special page in our
minutes, and thalt Macon papers be reques
ted to publish same.
PALLBEARERS
AT FUNERAL
Which Will Take Place in
Richmond Tomorrow
Afternoon.
Richmond, Sept. 22—The funeral of Miss
Winnie Davis will take place at 3:30
o’cloak p. in., and be conducted by Rev.
Dr. Carmichael, Bishop Whittle, Bishop
Penick, Rev. Langdon R. Mason, Dr. Moses
D. Hoge and Dr. James P. Smith. The
entire body of the church will be reserved
for organizations, the public to be only in
tho galleries.
in concluding the ceremony at the grave,
the Centenary church choir will sing a
hymn. The churches of the city will toll
their bells during the passing of the pro
cession. Citizens are requested to display
flags at half-mast.
The active pallbearers are as follows:
From Lee Camp—T. P. Pollard, James
E. Phillips, D. S. Redford, W. L. Royall,
T. W. Sydnor and J. W. Pegram. From
the Sons of Veterans —Edwin P. Cocke and
W. R. Waldron.
Honorary pallbearers—Governor J. Hoge
Taylor. General John B. Gordon, General
Fitzhugh Lee, General Joseph Wheeler,
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, Colonel W. O.
Skelton. Mr. James Swan, General Dabney
H. Maury, Colonel William H. Palmer,
Judge George L. Christian, Mr. Virginius
Newton, Mr. Joseph Bryan, Mr. W. D.
Chesterman, Colonel Gordon McCabe,
Colonel Walter E. Granit. Colonel John
Purcell, General Charles J. Anderson. Dr.
James B. McCaw, Dr. George Ross, Major
V. Robert Stiles, Colonel Archer Anderson,
Mr. Burton M. Harrison, Colonel E. W.
Cutshaw, General Bradley T. Johnson. Mr.
Arthur M. Sedden, General David A. Wels
siger, Mr. E. B. Addison, Mr. J. H. Dooly,
Mr. Thomas Atkinson, • Mr. T. D. Wil
liams, Mr. J. N. Boyd, Mr. Leslie Spence,
Jr.
The following gentlemen are to act as
aids to the chief marshal:
Captain E. Peter Boscher, Mr. S. W.
Travers, Mr. S. H. Hawes, Judge George
L. Christian. Major A. W. Garber, Mr. H.
C. Chambliin, Mr. Greer H. Baughman,
Colonel G. Percy Hawes, Captain J.
Thompson Brown, Colonel P. P. Winston,
Judge E. G. Minor, Mr. John T. Hughes.
The committee will meet tomorrow to
make further arrangements. It is under
stood that the hearse will be drawn by
white horses, and each horse will be led
£y a veteran.
Notices are pouring in from (Confederate
camps in Virginia and other parts of the
South indicating a purpose to send dele
gates to the funeral, and the procession
promises to be a most imposing one. All
of the Confederate organizations in the
city have adopted resolutions of respect to
the memory of Miss Davis.
LITTLE GIRL DEAD.
Lois Evelyn Middlebrooks Died at Her Home
Last Night.
Little Lois Evelyn Middlebrooks, the 14-
months-old daughter of Mrs. W. G. Mid
dlebrooks died last night at 8 o’clock. The
little girl had been sick for some time with
pneumonia.
The funeral will take place from the
residence this afternon at 4 o’clock. The
services will be conducted by Rev. George
Mathews, pastor of the First Street Meth
odist church.
NOT MUCH DAMAGE
But Gocd Work Was Done bv the Fire De
partment.
Fire broke out in the top floor In Ross
Sims & Co’s, shoe store last night, and for
a while it looked as if there would be a
dangerous fire, but the quick work of the
fire department prevented it.
The fire started from a strive used by the
shomakers in the top sto-y. The alarm
was first sent in by telephone and the de
partment responded at once. The flame*
were quickly extinguished and not much
damage was done.
The greatest damage <one to the goods
was by water, as a great deal was thrown
on the blaze. The loss is fully covered by
insurance.
“Knox” fall hats, Phillips.
GRAND CONCLAVE
KNIGHTSTEMPLAR
Convenes in Pittsburg Next
Month With a Large
Attendance.
MACON TO BE REPRESENTED
The Meeting Will Be One of the
Largest that Has Been Held
in Many Years.
Probably the greatest gathering of high
rank Mason held in years will take place
October 11th at Pittsburg, when the trien
nial conclave of Knights Templar will
occur.
The president of the United States is to
honor the event with his presence, and
this will add thousands to the hundreds of
thousands who would under any circum
stances throng the streets of Pittsburg.
The parade is to be the finest spectacle of
the kind ever seen in this country. General
J. P. S. Gobin, grand marshal, has issued
his general orders and the general pro
gram of the parade and reception to Grand
Master Warren La Rue Thomas. In antic
ipation of the final signing of a treaty of
peace between Spain and the United Slates
this display of templar pomp and grandeur
is to be turned into a glorious celebration
of American victories, a congratulation to
the army and navy for the magnificent
•work accomplished, and an invocation for
the future success of the American arms.
With this idea in view, the parade, for
the first time in the history of templarism
in America, will be formed on military
lines. Many of the commanders and staff
officers in line will be veterans of recent
battles on sea and land, some of them the
most notable flgyres of the war.
The grandest electrical display in the
history of the world will be on view in
Pittsburg during the week. Some of the
special designs will be as follows:
Heroic sized revolving figure of St.
■George and heroic sized figure of ancient
Knights Templar, both on foot and on
horseback. Maltese crosses and heraldic
emblems of all kinds will also be shown.
One prominent building will show il
lumined portraits of Dewey, Hobson,
Schley, Wheeler, Roosevelt and other
heroes of the Spanish war, with their
names in electricity at the base of each
picture. On the roofs of the highest build
ings in Pittsburg will be placed powerful
searchlights, and in the streets will be lo
cated at regular intervals brilliantly illu
minated arches. There will be no dark
ness in either city throughout the week.
There will be 2,400 Incandescent and
forty arc lights used in Duquesne Garden
for illumination during the reception and
the banquet. For the latter function a
■large circular table will be set on a raised
platform in the center of the hall, at which
President McKinley and other notables,
the officers of the grand encampment,
Toastmaster Thomas J. Shirock, grand
commander, of Baltimore, and the speakers
will be seated. From this center the oth
er tables will radiate in the form of a sun
burst, so arranged that each guest will be
able to view the center table without
changing his position. One thousand invi
tations to this banquet will be sent out on
next 'Wednesday all over the country.
Boston will lead the grand parade by vir
tue of having the oldest charter.
The meeting is to be important in other
respects as well. Not only is the constitu
tion and digest to be revised, but it is ex
pected that the question of building a mag
nificent temple in Washington, as head
quarters for the grand encampment and
permanent resting place for the archives,
will be taken up and acted upon.
The greatest interest in taken in the
coming conclave by Ideal Knights, and it
is expected that about a hundred members
of this rank will attend from Macon, and
it is safe to say that no city will send a
more distinguished representation than
will this.
TWO GAMES
OF FOOTBALL.
Athens Will Meet Tech-Ma
con Will Meet Co
lumbus.
Macon will have the opportunity of wit
nesing some excellent football games this
season. Two games will be played here
early in the season between some of the
-best teams in the state. Macon and Co
lumbus will lock horns on the 13th and
the game will be for blood. The two cities
are great rivals and both teams will play
the best games of their lives.
The Macon team is in splendid shape and
the boys have been coming to practice reg
ularly. The lineup has not yet been selec
ted but it is probable that it will be made
out in a few days. Manager Virgin says
that Columbus won’t be in it when she
meets with his team. The team is com
posed of men who have played several sea
sons and who know the game very well.
Probably the biggest game which Macon
will witness and which will be the biggest
game ever played here, will be between
the University of Georgia and the Techs.
These teams are also great rivals and each
college has a very strong team. The Ath
ens boys have started their practice, and
under the directorship of Coach McCarty,
they will put a team in the that will
down anything in the South. Manager
Pomeroy, of the Athens team, has been
hard at work all the summer getting up
the team. He will probably play full back
this year. . •
The game Will be played here on the
15th of October and will be witnessed by a
large crowd.
HORSES AND MULES.
Government Has Ordered the Sale of the
Horses and Mules at Chickamauga.
The government authorities have ordered
the sale of all of the horses and mules at
Chicakamauga. The sale will be on next
Monday, the 26th.
The order snares that the money must
be paid in cash and that no checks will be
received. The sale will be contirraed until
all of the stock is old. The government
has many head of stock at Camp Thomas,
and it is expected that they can be bought
very cheap. It is expected that many far
mers will be on hand to bid on the stock.
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The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
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guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25c per box. For
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WILL BE HOME
ONJATURDAY
First Regiment Will Be Here
and Must Be Given Great
Welcome Home."
BLOCK'S GENEROUS DONATION
To the Reception Fund Makes a
Good Start—Everyone Should
Be Out at the Meeting.
The First Georgia regiment will leave
Knoxville some time tomorrow evening
and may be expected to reach Macon on
Saiturday, buit at what hour cannot be
stated at 'this 'time.
The following dispatch decides the mat
ter.
Knoxville, Sept. 22.—The date of the de
parture of the First Georgia is now fixed
for Friday, when the regiment will go to
Macon.
The attachment between the First Geor
gia and the Thirty-first Michiganders, with
whom they were brigaded, has been the
subject of much comment. The companies
of 'the Georgia regiment have entertained
the companies of the Georgia regiment
have entertained the companies of the
Michigan men in turn.
As a starter lor the meeting ’at the
Chamber of Commerce tonight to make ar
rangements for the reception of the regi
ment, Mr. Aleck Block, president of the
Acme Brewing Company has sent a
checque to The New® for the sum of one.
hundred dollars Ito be used as ’a part of
the general fund for the reception of the
soldiers.
The meeting tonight should be well at
tended. Every old member of the military
organizations of the Pity which are so
splendidly represented jn the First regi
ment at Knoxville should be there and as
there is so little time the matter should
be taken up with .a whoop. *
It will take any committee all day to
morrow to make arrangements for the re
ception and even then It will be close
shaving to get ready In time.
This must be one occasion when the
■work is taken up by everyone Interested
and every one is interested.
It is of course impossible to outline the
form which the reception will take but it
is the intention of those who have given,
the matter any thought to urge that the
regiment be given as universal a welcome
as possible, and there should be no hesita
tion in the subscription.
The splendid start given to the move
ment by Mr. Block has been augmented
by the offer of $25 from Mayor Price, who
says further that he will give as much as
any individual in the city.
One thing Is certain the people of Macon
cannot afford to stint this reception to the
First regiment. Thar are about, twelve
hundred men to be taken care of and they
must be well fed and well cared for as
soon as they arrive.
A meeting of the ladies interested will
be held this afternoon ait the Public Li
brary and an auxiliary by the ladies will 1
be organized.
But the meeting tonight is of the utmost
importance and the men of the city should
not depend upon what others may do but
should be present to lend encouragement
to the movement by their presence.
The following letter was received this
morning from Mr. Block:
Macon, Sept. 22, 1898.
Editor Evening News, City—©ear Sir: I
notice that the First Georgia regiment is
expected to be here next Saturday, land a
meeting will be held tonight at the Cham
ber of Commerce for the purpose of rais
ing funds to entertain them on their ar
rival. In order to "start the ball rolling”
I hand you herein our check for SIOO,
which I will thank you to turn over to the
entertainment committee to be used as
they think proper. Yours truly,
A. Block, President,
Acme Brewing Company
Captain Trippe, of the Tenth cavalry,
who has been detailed here by the govern
ment to arrange for the transportation of
Colonel Lawton’s men when they are
given their furloughs, said to a News re
porter this morning "That it was his im
pression that the regiment would arrive
here tomorrow. I received a telegram from
Colonel Lawton yesterday saying that he
would re? . here Friday morning, but I
see by .the ’•spers today that the regiment i
will not be here until Saturday. I do no-t
know anything about the new orders. I
am expecting them tomorrow morning un
less I receive further notice from Colonel
Lawton.”
Captain Trippe made an inspection of the
camp ait the park this morning and was
highly pleased with its location. When
told of its health record he seemed sur
prised and said that i.t was remarkable.
’Captain Trippe will be stationed here for
some time and he will probably wind up
the affairs of the First Georgia.
WILL SAVE
BURNS’ LIFE.
Affidavit Made by His Wife
Will Bring Him Clear.
The following is the sworn staitement of
Mrs. Florence Burns, taken before Justice
Williamson, of Emanuel county, as to the
killing of Engineer Heslep:
Georgia. Emanuel county—Personally
appeared before me Florence Burns, the
wife of W. S. Burns, who on oath says the
statement her husband made in regard to
the killing of George Heslep, is a true
statement. I further swear the statement
I made to the public at Sterling was not
true. I only made it through fear as I
was in a strange country.
Florence Bums,
Sworn to and subscribed to before me
this, the 16th day of September, 1398.
W. M. Wlßramson,
N. P. and J. P.
Witnesses: F. B Wrlliamson and T, M.
Murray.
This declaration was shown to at
the jail by a Brunswick Times reporter
and he simply remarked, “1 have felt con
fident all the .time that the truth would
come out sooner or later, just as I stated
at first.” It is 'thought that this will go
far toward clearing the man charged with
the killing. He has counsel. Hon. Thomas
E. Watson and Col. D. W. Krauss, two of
the best lawyers of the staite bar, and those
w-ho have believed in the innocence of the
prisoner and have interested themselves in
his behalf, feel confident of his acquittal.
FEVER IN MEXICO.
■Merida, Mexico, Sept. 22.—There have
been no more deaths from yellow fever
There are many cases of yellow fever in
the interior towns, but they are mainly
of an intermittent character, which at
first defied the experienced doctors.
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