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We will have at out disposal during I . November 175,000 to loan on Georgia farms j or city property. We are offering money at low rates. I THE GEORGIA LOAN AND* TRUST CO.. I d. A. Coleman, General Manager, 356 Second Street- ESTABLISHED 1884 BRECKENRIDGE SCORESWEB Savs the Conduct of the Cam paign Would Have Been Different Under Miles, MEN WON THE VICTORY At San Juan Heights and Not the General, is What He Insinuated on the Island Today. Ry Associated Press. ■Washington. Nbv. IT.,—Gen. Breckln r. !g<- continued his testimony before the war Investigating commlenion today. His testimony 'halt with the campaign In (hil.a and the transportation of troojja to that island. It* had gone to Cuba a<s insj>ector gen eral, ariving at Tampa on June 5, he ob aerv.d casually the preparations for the dieembarkation of trooj>s and concluded th.rt they w« >•< quite inadequate. "I made no r, port whatever.” he said. ”si Gon. Miles was on the ground and could observe for himself.” He was asked hi- opinion of the result of the campaign. He said he thought it was consistent with the character of the rnen who conducted it. ”1 think It would have been different If Gen. M’les had been in command. It would have been more safely conducted. 1 think ho has more of the spark and gen du« of command than any man in the army and I am sure that if he had charge he would have been in the front rank.” Ex-Gov. Woodbury suggested that the batle of San Juan was fought and a vic tory won within eight days of the landing. Gen. Breckinridge said the victory was won "when Gen. Toral'e nerve gave out.” Whil% he considered th,* result marve lously commendable he did not fee] that Shafter is above criticism for his conduct of the. cami algn. He could not believe that the result was a miracle, but ascribed the outcome to the fact that the army was one which was capable of meeting all calls. “Mo matter 'how it was tangled up,” he t*ald, "It went to victory.” He had at the time quoted Lord Beresford when he said to th' 1 army upon a certain occasion. “I ■have ltd you Into a devil of a fix. and it is now your duty to tight like hell to get me out of It.” Gen. Breckinridge said the inspector general's office had been emasculated by an order requiring that the reports of su bordinates to that office be made to the adjutant general and said that when he discovered that this was so he wetft into the field. .as offering the only area in which he could be of real service/ He had in tended to say in effect : “There Is my desk in my office, do sis you phase with-it.” “G.n. Sanger was there; he. too. was from Michigan. | thought he could take control <.f the office if it was desired, but he did not remain.” Gen. Met <.ok asked Gen. Breckinridge if he had visited Gen. Shafter in his tent when the later was ill at Santiago, and Breckinridge rc.yliid that he had done so. “(Did he then offer the command of the army to you as has been reported in the press*” Breckinridge replied: ”1 very much pre fer not 'to answer that question. You should .ask Shafter. Such conversation as occurred between Shafter and myself on ithat ocaslon is not of a character to be Hpoken of lightly. You want to know -.what Gen. Shafter did, not what he may leave thought of doing. If Gen. Shafter does not report the conversation I ought not to do so.” “\s a matter of fact did he not turn the isuntmind over to yon?” suggested Gov. Beaver, to whifth Breckinridge responded: “iNo, he did not. and I do not think there is any impropriety in my saying that the could not have done so.” m er riam “talks He Savs That a Renewal of the War is Not at All Improbable. Bv Associated Press. San Francisco. Nov. 15—Major General Merriam is quoted as saying: “It -was no surprise to me to see the negotiations be tween rhe I'niteil States and Spain broken off If the 'work of the com mission proves fruitless i»i tm'ans a renewal of the i«ir. If Spain refuses to accede to our demands it w ill show that she has secured sub stantial hope of assistance or European intervention. Should Germany take a hand in this ma: ter England will follow esuit and then I look for France to out her finger in the<iie.” GRACE CHURCH CONFERENCE Was Held Yesterday Afternoon at the Brown House, The fourth quarterly conference of Grace church was held yesterday after noon i»t 4:3d o'clock at the Brown House. There sen present Presiding Elder F. M. Branch. Pas or Charles W. Snow, and Steward John W. Markham. Any of the damaged furniture left in our stock is offered at bait price to close, rhe Wood-Peavy Furniture Company, TWENTY DROWNED Ice on Russ an River Gave Way Beneath Passengers. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg. Nov. 15 —The frozen sur face of the' river Suehona at .Veil etas ting broke today while a number of people and vehicles were crossing. Twenty persons were drowned. Any of the damaged ■t.Yniture left in vur stock is offered at half price to close. *The Wood-Peavy Furniture Company. “HARP OF THE SENSE.” Professor DeMotte Will Lecture Tomorrrow Night. Prof. John B. DeMotte wil lecture before the Macon Lyceum tomorrow night at Wesleyan Chapel, taking for his subject ' The Harp of the Senses.” This will be the second lecture before the Lyceum, which has now fully com pleted its membership. The lecture is teaid to be one of the finest delivered on the lecture platform in the country, and ’will be a treat to the members of the or ganization. • MEN’S SUPER GLOVES. PQc, 11.00, 11.50, Philips. WILL NOTIFY . CAPE. DREYFUS That His Case is to Be Revis ed by the Court of Cessation. HE WILL PREPARE DEFENSE And Will Make Ready—Significant Move Made that is an Innova tion in the General Course, By Associated Press. Paris, Nov. 15—The court of cessation has informed Minister for the Colonies Guillain that is has decided that Dreyfus be informed by telegraph that a revision of the proceedings have commenced and he may prepare his defense. Ministry for the colonies has received a dispatch saying that Dreyfus is in good health. Th. decision of the court of ces sation to inform the prisoner of a revision of the proceedings an<f notifying bim to prepare his defense is very significant as hitherto it has been generally admitted that no innovation would be introduced in the Dreyfus proceedings. Questions will now be drafted and posted to Dreyfus, who will formulate replies. PRIEST AND BURGLAR Desperate Struggle in Which the Father Killed the Marauder. By Associated Press. New York. Nov. 15—Rev. Maurice Ro senthal, a J vish clergyman, was aroused from his s’rpp early today by hearing a stranger i: he house east of 116 th street. Arming himself with a pistol he went into the parlor where he was attacked by the intnid The two men fought des perately for a few moments, the burglar proving to be the stronger. At la-t the clergyman fired his pistol full in the face of the burglar who fell unconscious, the bullet having torn out ih-is left eye and entered the brain. The wounded man was taken to a hos pital where he recovered •sufficiently to reveal his name and address as William Farrell, of Philadelphia. He is about 2.1 years of age and of powerful build. The surgeons say he cannot recover. . eighTkilled In a Collision on the Grand Trunk Railroad Last Night. By Associated Press. Kingston, Ont., Nov. 15—The Grand Trunk Railway Exipress from Montreal for Toronto collided with a freight train near Murray Hill last night. Eigh.t persons were killed or fatally in jured. The dead are: John Brady, Belleville, engineer of ex press. William Macdonald, of Belleville, fire man of the express. The fireman of the freight train, name not known, and two passengers name un known. Three passengers, name unknown, were fatally injured. Twenty passengers, most of them being on the Pullman cars, were more or less seriously hurt. Nine or ten of the wounded are in the Beilleville hospital under treat ment. The accident occurred at a place called (Diamond Crossing about two miles from Trenton. The express, which was due at Trenton at 3:35 a. m. ran into an open switch and dashed into a freight train. MRS. LILLIAN STEVENS, Os Maine, Was Today Elected President of the W. C. T. U. By Associated Press. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 15 —Mrs. Lillian M. Stevens of Maine, was today elected president of the Woman’s Christain Tem perance Union receiving 317 of the 356 votes cast. Mrs. Lovell, of Pennsylvania, introduced a resolution deploring the great destruc tion of song birds for millinery and peti tioning congress to ipass a law prohibiting the use for millinery purposes of all use ful or singing birds. Carried. MRS. WOLFF’S HOUSE ROBBED. Was Broken Into Last Night and Severa Articles Stolen. | The residence of Mrs. I. W. Wolff, on Cherry street, was broken into last night and several articles were discovered miss ing. The house was entered during the night and the robbery was not discovered until this morning. The detectives were notified this morn ing and they went to work on the case at once. There is no clue to the robbers but the detectives hope to capture the. thief. START TODAY. Second Ohio Regiment Leaves Tod -v for Macon. By Associated Press. Knoxville, Tenn.. Nov. 15 —Capt. F. M. Bell, of the Second Ohio, charged . with failure to disperse a riot at Chickamauga of men holding disorderly meeting con cerning 'the muster out was found guilty and sentenced to be deprived of ,the com mand for thirty days and forfeit one-half of his pay of swe months. The Second Ohio in being loaded this morning. It will probably get away for Macon {his after nocsi. JEFFERSON HAS PNEUMONIA. * By Associated Press. York. Nov. 15—Joseph Jefferson s illness developed into a mild attack of pneumonia. The Best Plaster A piece of flannel dampened with Cham berlain's Pain Balm and bound on to the affected parts is superior to any piaster. When troubled with a pain in the chest or side, or a lame back, give It a trial. You are certain to be more than pleased Pain Balm is also a certain cure for rheu matism. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons, druggists. —— i ARRIVING DAILY. Fancyy rockers, bedroom suite In gold en oak and mahogany. Parlor and library 1 furniture in all the newest and colors and designs. Prices to suit you. The Wood- Peavy Furniture Company. THE MACON NEWS. IO XJVJ4H J REVOLUTION I INJALVADOR ■ One of the New United States of Central America in Turmoil. PEOPLE NOT ENTHUSIASTIC Over the New Amalgamation—Ad vices Are Scarce and Hard to Find Confirmation. By Associated Press. . New York, Nov. 15—A cable disjwtch re ceived in this city from Li'bertad, Nica ragua, states that a revolution has broken out in Salvador. It ie only a fortnight since Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua joined their des tinies and formed the United States of Central America. Merchants and com meieral men in this city who are familiar with affairs in Central America, however, were not surprised yesterday when inform ed that a revolution In Salvador was re ported to have broken ouit. While the federation of the three coun tries was approved and carried out by the presidents and commissioners appointed from each country to draw up a constitu tion, the people of Salvador have not been and in 1859 • prohibition' was re-adopted, ularly as it appears that financial burdens of maintaining the new state will fall most' heavily upon them, owing to their having a denser population than either of the other parties to the consolidation. Mr. Charles W. Wells, of Brown & Wells, who, besides conducting the finan cial affairs of San Domingo, are interest ed in a Honduras syndicate, which is en gaged under a concession from Honduras in building a railroad from the Gulf to the Pacific, told me yesterday that while the new federation would be of decided advantage to Nicaragua and Honduras there is a question as to its value to Sal vador. “The reported uprising at Li'bertad is probably for the purpose of upseltting the consolidation before it Is really in work ing order. Our agent in Honduras, who was here recently, informed us that a revolution Is Salvador was expected as a result of the consolidation. We have, how ever, had no advices that trouble had ac tually been begun.” N. Belet Perza, consul general in this city for the greater republic of Central America, which was formed some time ago by Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua for consular and diplomatic purposes, said yesterday that he had received no report of a revolution in Salvador. “I da not think .that there cam be any serious uprising or I should have been notified. The officers of the new govern ment have not. yet been elected and I do not see why the people of Salvador should start a revolution (before the new plan is given a trial. “I believe it would prove to be a local disturbance and easily put down.” FELL FROM MOVING TRAIN. Jay Adams of Washington, Found With Skull Caved In. By Associated Press. Spokane, Wash.,Nov. 15. —The dead body of Jay H. Adams, one of the prominent at torneys of the state, has been found near the 'Northern Pacific tracks in the v’cln i'ty of Hope, Idaho, with the skull caved in. 'Mr. Adams fell from the moving train and struck on the rocks 45 feet below the track. He was counsel for the Great Nor thern and Spokane Falls and Northern railway companies. The body was brought here for burial. BOARD OF EDUCATION Held Its Regular Session Last Night—Sev eral Teach a rs Elected. The Board of Education of Bibb county held its regular session last night and it was 11 o’clock before the session adjourn ed. The business transacted was of the reg ular routine order, the only new business coming up was the election of several new teachers caused by the vacancies made by the resignation of Miss Sullivan, teacher of the sixth class of the Alexander school. Miss Rosa Taylor was elected to fill the vancancy. Miss Grace Judd, who has been supernumerary, was elected to succeed Miss Taylor, and Miss Mary Smith was elected to fill Miss Judd’s place. Nothing else of importance was done. NOBBY OVERCOATS. “Broadway” Box. Phillips. 1 BIG RUSH At lhe Registration Place this Morning. Voters from all parts of the county filled the registration office at the court house this morning. A large crowd was at the doors when they were opened this morn ing and they have been there all during the day. The registration is going on fast and at j 12:30 today 5,640 voters had registered their names to vote in the coming pro hibition election, which will be held on December 1. ■ The registrar has been kept busy for the past two days. The total number of voters who have registered will only amount to half of rhe county vote. Both the prohibitionists and the- antis are hard at work, and the voters are com ing into the city every day to register it. said that money is being spent in a lively manner to secure voters to register and that people whose taxes are due are Induced to register and vote by the offer to pay up all back taxes. The registration books will close this af ternoon at 6 o’clock and nobody else can register after that time. The prohibitionists feel confident of vic tory and say that they will carry the 1 county by a large majority. ' The election is new only fifteen days off and when the first of December rolls around Macon will witness some of the busiest scenes ever seen in years. The outcome of the election will be watched ‘ with interest by people all over the state. Bueklin’a Arnica Salve 1 The best salve In the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers. sal» rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25c per box. For r sale by H. J. Lamar *• Rons' drug store. ! NOBBY OVERCOATS. “Broadway” Box. Phillips. MACON NEW? TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15 1898. GEORGIA MAN KILLED IN ERROR Shot by an Indiana Man Who Was Following Uo a Feud. JESSE BURTON IS DEAD, He Resembled the Man John Flora Was After With a Shot Gun — Slayer is in Jail fa V fl By Associated Press. Cincinnati, Nov. 15.—>A sped/ dispatch to the Enquirer from Mitchell, ad., says: Jesse Burton, aged 22, son of Emslie Burton, of Georgia, was shot by John Flora here in a case of mistaken identity. A feud existed between Flora and A. B. Jones of this place, and Flora mistook young Burton for Jones. Burton will die. Flora, after a quarrel with Jones, wait ed in hiding behind a house with a shot gun. Burton, who resembles Jones in stature and dress came in sight. Flora, mistaking him for Jones, fired. Flora is in jail. NAVAL VETERANS Will Be Organized from lhe Illinois Naval Reserves. By Associated Press. Chicago, Nov. 15. —-The members of the Illinois Ne.val Reserve, who took part in the war with Spain, either on batleships, auxiliaries of bloekaking fleets, including the tars of the second battalion from Mo line, Quincy and Alton, have taken steps to organize the Illinois Veteran Associa tion. A committee has been appointed to have tt incorporated. The committee will also urge 'the organization of similar associa tions in other states, with a view of unit ing them all in a national organization. At the same time the Illinois naval re serve will take steps to urge upon con gress the formation of a national naval reserve to be under Federal authority and liable to call by the president. An organization composed entirely of Jackies who served on the .Oregon in the battle of Santiago is being formed, and will be auxiliary to the naval veteran as sociation. , EVACUATION Os Cuba Will Be Arranged at Joint Session Tomorrow, By Associated Press. iNew York, Nov. 'ls.—A special to the Herald from Havana says: 'Gen. Parado has informed (Gen. Butler that the Spanish commission was ready to 1 give its answer to the American ultima tum presented at the joint session nearly three weeks ago. The result will ‘be a joint session at the Camara Insular on Wednes day morning at 9 o’clock. The Americans confidently hope that a full agreement on the date of evacuation will then be reached. Gen. Flutter called on Gen. Blanco today to intercede per- Bonaly in behalf of the insurgent Col. Bal lacao, who was captured with Gen. Ruis Rivera. Ballacao is in 'the Cabanas, not as Gen. Butler supposed, a prisoner of war, but held on the charge of manslaug ter. Gen. Blanco said the case was at present before the Madrid supreme court. >Dr. O’Reilly, who has been ordered to report in Washington, will leave for the North by Wednesday’s boat to Tampa. iDr. O’Reilly' will urge upon the administration the immediate necessity of estabishing an American hospital and the organization of a sanitary brigade for cleaning the city. A careful estimate has been made, show ing that the. surface of the city in the streets and yards may be cleaned and dis infected at a cost not exceeding $20,000.. (When it is considered that the expendi ture of this sum will mean the saving of ‘American lives it seems more than crimi nal that it has not already been done. (Beyond building temporary dock on the Mariano beach nothing has been done to make ready for the American troops. Con sidering the number of comissions and of-, ficials that have inspected and re-inpect ed the camp sites, dodged the yellow fever and fled at the appearance of the disease. Iwhat has been acomplisbed seems insig nificant. MEN’S SUPER GLOVES. 50c, SI.OO, $1.50. Philips. GEORGIANS IN CUBA. Major Harris Writes of Slnteresting Experi ences on the Island. A letter was received in the city yester day from Maj. Marion Harris of the Sec ond battallion, Third United States im munes, now in Cuba. Maj. Harris is at present stationed at < Sagua de Tanamo, Cuba, and is in com mand of the whole province. In his letter he states that he is doing well and is in 'the best of health. He says that the country is the most healthy in ♦Cuba and that all of the men like it. He makes mention of the fact that there are whole provinces in Cuba ruled by Geor gians altogether, and that Georgia laws are in vogue there. Every officer in the regiment, with the exception of Col. Ray and the officers of the company which was organised in Florida, comes from Georgia. The regiment at present is scattered throughout the island. The battalions are even split up. Some of the companies are at one place and some at another. Capt. Harris states that Maj. Wylly is at Bara eoa in command of twp companies at that place and Capt. Wilson at Guantanamo Each officer has supreme command over the province which he is stationed and Maj. Harris writes that he uses Georgia laws altogether in dealing out justice to Che pec pie. K. Maj. Harris states that he was appointed majdr by the president on October 1, and has ranked as major since that time. He says that he regretted very much to part with his company, which is composed of Macon boys. He said that he could not help shedding a few tears. BISHOP NELSON Will Hold a Missionary Service at St. Paul’s Tonight. Bishop Nelson, seconded by clerical and lay speakers from out of the city, is to be at St. Paul's tonight to hold a mission ary service at 8 o'clock, The bishop is always a welcome visitor to and he is sure,to have a large congregation tonight. O NOBBY OVERCOATS. “Broadway” Box. Phillips. CONVENTION IS I HARD_AT WORK ) Session of the State Christian Church Opened Last Night, PRESIDEIfT'S ADOHESS i Was Delivered This Morning—Many Delegates Came in This Morn ing to Attend the Meeting, The twentieth annual convention of the i Christian Church went into session last night at 7:30 o’clock. (About fifty delegates, ■ were -presen't from the different auxiliary’s i in the state. The main feautre of last night’s pro . gram were the exercises by the children : and the welcome address and response. The . session <?nened with Mrs. Eula L. Head in the chair. The first thing on the pro : gram were the exercises by the children, i who did their parts excellently. The ex* , ercises were very appropriate to the occa i sion. A collection was taken up by the lit tle girls and a nice sum was realized. The choir in charge of 'Prof. Speigle rendered some excellent selections, which were greatly enjoyed by the people .pres ent. After the choir had sung several I songs the welcome address was delivered by Mrs. H. B. Joiner, of Macon. She wel comed the visiting delegates to the ctiy in the name of the city and of the society , and assured them that they would ‘find Macon a pleasant place to tary in. She was responded to by Mrs. C. P. William ’ *on, of Atlanta, who thanked 'Mrs. Joiner for her warm welcome in 'behalf of the i visiting delegates. In her response she gave some valuable information to the convention and requested the visiting kis , ters to give all assistance possible to this i convention and to do all in their power to make the convention a success. After the addresses were concluded the roll was called and the delegates from the different cities responded in sort talks. The time of meeting was fixed for 9 o’clock every morning. Many more dele i gates are expected to arrive in the city during the day and by tomorrow fully 150 1 are expected to be here. The ladies of the .Christian Woman’s Board of Missions began the second ses sion of their missionary convention, now being held in the Christian church, a few minutes after 9 a. m., today, with a ser vice of song and prayer. After this appropriate season of wor ship the president Mrs. Eula Heade, of At lanta, delivered the annual president’s ad . dress in a pleasing manner. • The secretary of the state, Mrs. B. S. McOash, made her report, which proved to be full of encouragement, since there was a growth in all branches of the work. Miss Laura Elder, treasurer of the Christian Woman’s Board of Missions, and Mrs. F. J. 'Spratling, superintendent of children’s work, made encouraging reports , of the work in their care. . M'iss S. A. Patrick read a paper on “Foreign Missionary Work,’’ which was followed by reports from district mana gers. An excellent paper on “The Spirt ual Influence of the 'Christian Woman’s Board of Missions on the Home,” by Mrs. A. E. Seddon, was read by Mrs. Browning of Augusta. Miss Mattie Mitchell read a paper on “Echoes from the National Convention at Chattanooga,’’which was followed by short talks on the same subject from different delegates present. Mrs. E. B. Ead read an able paper on “Work among the boys and girls.” The session adjourned at 12 m.,. with benediction by 'Dr. A. G. Thomas. AT POLICE STATION. Heavy Docket this Morning—Many Were Fined. Judge Freeman was kept busy for some time this morning disposing of cases 'that were made Saturday, Sunday and Monday by the .policemen. Judge Freeman did not hold court yes terday on account of being engaged at the superior count and .for that reason the docket was rather heavy. The first case to come up iwas !th(Lt of Addie Odom for larceny. No evidence could be secured in the case and it was dis missed. E. J. Floyd was tried on ithe charge of being drunk and was fined $2.50. Jesse Hayes was tried for sleeping in a hack. The sentence was suspended. Tom White, a soldier, was turned over to the provost guard. George Paul was up on the charge of fighting and was dismissed. Shed Rivers was fined $5 for .being drunk and disorderly. He attemipted to clean out the street Saturday night and was run in by the police. Jene Williams was turned over to the provost guard. Albert Onton, one of the managers of the Harris Nickel Plate shows W’as fried on the charge of larceny after trust. The company charged him with trying to make off with some of the money belonging to 1 them. There was no evidence against the man and he was dismissed. .Norman Jones was fined $lO for jump ing on and off the trains. Link Butler was fined $5 for fighting. • Lena Wood was fined $lO for disorderly conduct and public indecency. Laura Seymour was fined $5 for disor derly conduct. A majority of teh fines were paid, but some few decided to stick it out in the po lice, station. “LADY URSULA” Is the Dandiest Neckwear Ever Fashioned for Women, “Lady Ursula” Is the reigning New York craze in neckwear for women. In troduced in New York by John Forsythe;* in Macon by Harry L. Jones Co. Without an exception the “Lady Ur sula” is the most dainty neckwear thathas ever been fashioned for women. While particularly designed for wearing with the tailor-made suits, it is exceedingly fetching when worn •with the ordinary house gown. An adjustable stock that commodates itself to every neck siae, ihen ' the encircling band that ends in an ela borate Ascot puff, the ends being artistic ealley hemmed. These apron ends are (about eight inche? is length and some nine inches ip width. The Lady Ursula eomes garbed in most exqui*ite colorings and patterns well worth a special visit. Exclusively with Harry L. Jones Co., Second street. MEN’S SUPER GLOVES. 50c, 11.00, $1.50. Philips. FRANCIS MURPHY COMESJO HELP I The Prohibition Cause Will Be Given Boost bv the Great Temperance Orator. SAM SMALL LAST NIGHT Took Up Liquor as a Worse Enemy and More Distinctive Than the Spaniards or Armenians. Francis Murphy, the famous temperance orator, was introduced for the first time to a Macon audience at the prohibition tent last night. He spoke very briefly in response to the introduction and received an enthusiastic reception from the large crowd which nearly filled the tent notwith standing unpleasant weather. Mr. Murphy said: “I am very, -lad and thankful to have the opportunitj to address the people of this city. . You have commenced a great war in Macon. I have just come from the war—l have just been mustered out of the Fifth Pennsylvania volunteers and I am in a position to say that 90 per cent of the sickness in the army of the United States is due to the direct cause of Intemperance and intoxicating liquor. They wanted a canteen in my regiment and an influential gentleman called on the colonel with the request for the establishment of a can teen. The request was refused. Our colonel said that he declined to make a school for intemperance out of his regi ment. He felt that he was responsible for them to the parents of the boys. The re sult of his action was that not a man suf fered in that regiment for the lack of al cohol. . “I say to you people of Macon that the first saloon for you to close is the saloon between your mouth and your ebin. If you but do that there will be no lifficulty in carrying this election. God give you strength to win the*victory.” Mr. Murphy spoke again this morning at the 'tent and drew a large crowd. Rev. Sam Jones was not the speaker of the evening yesterday. He was unable to attend but his place was taken by Rev. Sam Small, the chaplain of the Third regi ment of Engineers now camped at Ocmul gee park. In opening his addjess Mr. Small apolo gized for the absence of Mr. Jones and paid a high tribute to Mr. Francis Murphy. He said that he too was a chaplain in the army but that in accepting his com mission at the hands of the president he had not surrendered his citizenship. The scenes of military life were nothing new to him. He had not entered the army for glory. He had found that when as a boy he had followed J. W. Burke and other men of Macon over the Ocmulgee river in the sixties to repel the advance of General Stoneman. His sole purpose in seeking a commission as chaplain was to help the boys that might come within, the sphere of influence and caring for those who had been surrendered by the patriotic parents of the-country. Mr. Small then spoke of the influences of philanthropy that had urged this coun try to succor the 1,500,000 people Buffering under misrule of the Spaniards. But he said while we whooped and hollered and vowed vengeance against the Spaniards as an enemy to a million and a half of people we have stood by and seen 70,000,000 peo ple oppressed and mistreated, homes ruth lessly debauched, men and women mur dered and families driven to poverty and misery surpassing the comprehension of the reconcentradoes. He deified the newspapers of the country or of Macon to show greater misery in Cuba than had been brought about in Ma con as the direct result of the whisky curse. For every man or woman mal treated by the Spaniards he would produce a man or a woman in Macon assassinated debauched and outraged as the result of the whisky sale, and by the damnable licensed saloon of the city. We had cried out against the cruelty of the Turk in Armenia, but between the first of January and the last of December of this year more men had been assassinated and murdered in this country than had been tortured and killed by the Turk in Armenia. Mr. Small attacked the newspapers of Macon for their failure to take a stand on the whisky question. He said that if he wanted editors who would do no harm to nobody he would take the editors of Macon. He defied a’ny paper to produce one whisky seller who favored prohibition and appealed to his audience to tell him of one. A man in the centre of the tent rose and said that he knew of one but that he would not give his name. A negro from the lower ©art of the tent said that he knew of two buit also refused to tell the names. Mr. Small said that it was a miracle, but that it w*as the exception that went to prove the rule. Gamblers, he said, w’ere almost invaria bly against prohibition because w’hisky wae a necessary adjunct to the gambling room. The horse racing men are, he said, in variably opposed to prohibition and quoted the fact that a proposed Jockey Club in this state had gone to pieces because of had been refused the license to liquor. The promoters saying that-St would be im possible to run a successful race meeting unless whisky was sold on the grounds. Seven-eighths of the brewers of this country, said Mr. Small, are foreign-born and are demeaning their American citizen ship by debauching the free-born citizens of America. Three-fourths of the distillers of this country are foreign born and five-sixths of the retail liquor dealers of the country are also born of foreign parentage. He said that he had been told by a Dutchman that it was a shame that the Germans should come to this country and be denied the rights and the liberties that they had in the old country. He had been told by another Dutchman that a German could not get on in this country without his beer, another Dutchman in Cincinnati who %ad led the temperance forces in that city, had told him to say to any. German who told him such a fool tale that God Almighty made the Dutchman before the devil taught them how to make whisky. 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