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ESTABLISHED 1884
MERITT ON
_ Bill
He Savs that Dewey Has Not
Broken Down.
CLIMATE VERT HEALTHFUL
Germans Acted Queerly and Did
Not Gall Uper Him Till he Had
Won a Battle,
By Aswclated s*rea«.
New York, Dec. 17.—Generr.I Wesley
Mirritt, late commaiider ot the United
■Slates militaryf force.- in the Philippine
Islands, from which tpost he was called to
Paris to consult with the American Pea-ce
’CO’nmisßlcD, reached this city today from
Qweenstowa. With General Merritt was
his bride and her mother The general
resume command of the military depart
anent of the east, which position he held
when order'd to the far east
“4t has been some time since I left the
Philippine Islands,” said General Merritt,
'and. all 1 can day about the situation
’there when I left is told in the official re
port made to the government and peace
commission. '1 can soy., however, there is
no foundation for the report that Dewey
has broken down as the result of his won-
work at Manila on May Ist. He
iw’is in line physical condition when I left
him and had recovered from the strain es
•the naval fight. There is another thing 1
would like for the people to know. It is
that the climate of the Philippines is not
by any means as it is said to be. I met a
number of Europeans there who had been
in the country fourteen years, or more and
they seemed to thrive and had no com
plaint about the climate to make. The
mortality among the troops sent there to
preserve order is not as great as same
woiiid have people believe. The Germans
acted a litle queerly when 1 got there first.
They are kind of meddlesome in matters
which I think they should let alone. The
German officers there made me no official
call until Manila had fallen and their visit
was not what might be termde freindly.
There w’as no serious clash and I am glad
of it. The volunteers behaved nobly dur
ing the fight we bad. They are good sol
diers.”
IS BRIBERY A FELONY?
The Wisconsin Supreme Court Says That it
Is.
By Associated Press.
Milwaukee, AV>s., Dec. 17. —The state su
preme court at 'Madicon has decided that
Charles iPalachek, who was arrested on
August 10, 18117, on a charge of bribery,
preferred by [Alderman Elkert, of Milwau
kee. i nconnection with a garbage deal,
will have to stand trial. Palachek insti
tuted habeas corpus proceedings in the cir
cuit court on a. pleas that as he was a
member of the legislature at the time he
>as exempt from arrest and was dis
charged by Judge Johnson. This raised the
•question whether bribery constituted a fel
ony or not. The case was then appealed
by the district attorney to the supreme
c-ourt, which reverses the decision of Judge
Johnson.
CATTLEMEN ACQUITTED.
Jury Releases the Thirty-Two Men Charged
With Murder.
By Associated Press.
Chadron. Neb.. (Dec. 17. —The thirty-two
prominent cattlemen of South Dakoto who
■were indicted by a grand jury in Fall River
county, (South Dakota, for manslaughter,
have been tried at Hot Springs. The jury
returned a verdict of not guilty after de
liberating fifteen minutes. The case was
the outcome of the the muder of John
Wellman, a well known sheep man. of this
city, who was killed last September by a
band of cattlemen while moving his sheep
into South Dakota.
IS GOMEZ DEAD?
Report to that Effect in Madrid From Ha
vana.
By Associated Prese.
Madrid, Dec. 17. —The report has been
received here from Havana that General
Maximo Gomez is dead.
THE HUNTSVILLE CAMP.
By Associated Frees.
Huntsville, Ala., Dee. 17. —Private Theo
Schomberg, The alleged deserter of Troop
A. Second cavalry, was arrested and held
at Moulton, Ala. Deaths of Private Jas.
F. Smith. Company M, Fifth Infantry, of
pneumonia, and Private Albert Estile, of
Company E. Sixteenth Infantry, of Mala
ria, are announced.
ANOTHER SEA WRECK.
By .Associated Press.
Ixmdon. Dec. 17.—The Danish steamer,
Thingvalla, from New Y’ork for Christiana,
passed Dunnett Head today and signalled
That she had on board the crew of the
British steamer Govino, which foundered
at sea December 11th. The Govini, Cap
tain Dickinson, sailed from Leith Novem
ber 25th, for Baltimore.
FRENCH TRAITOR.
Special to The News.
Paris, Dec. 17.-^—The Tournol announces
a case of espionage discovered at N’imes,
the capital of the department of Gard,
on the search of a house of The father of
an ex-artilleryman named Tetrion, reveal
ed the fact that he was in possession of
compromising war office documents.
THE MACON NEWS.
A DRYGOODS HOUSE
Destroyed by F re and a Whole City Endan
gered.
By Associated Press.
Fresno, Col., Dec. 17—A fire in the
Poorman block, the lower floor of winch
h occupied by the extensive dry goods es
tablishment of Radin <fc Kemp, has caused
a loss of about $150,060. For a time the
business district of the city was threaten
ed with destruction.
THE RIGHTFUL HEIR.
A Witness to the Druce Claim For Portland
Duckedom.
« i t
By Associated Pres®.
Chicago, Dec. 17 —A special to the Times
Herald from Rock Island, 111., says: F.
W. Goulder, of this city, claims to be in
possession of evidence that will substan
tiate the claim of Mrs. Annie Hariet
Druce, of London, England, that her son
is the rightful duke of Portland. The trial
of this celebrated case will be held in the
house of lords next March. Goulder says
he has been offered ’£soo by Mrs. Druce
to -go to England and testify. She also
promised to reward him liberty if she is
victorious. Goulder says he was a nurse
in the London asylum in which the Druce
died and that Druce was registered as Dr.
Harper. "He also claims to have informa
tion: concerning Druce's domestic life.
A HARD JUDGE.
H*: Mulcts Omaha's Exposition Managers
for a Large Sum.'
By Associated Press.
'Omah’a, Dec. 17.—Judge C. R. Scott has
decided the celebrated exposition contempt
ease in the district court. The decision
was delivered in the characteristic custom
of that jurist. For two hours Judge Scott
lectured a number of Omaha’s prominent
men, concluding by assessment of fines,
.penalties and premiums in excess of $30,-
000 and for all time disbarring Carroll,
Montgomery, the general attorney of the
exposition committee. Those on trial
were President Wattles, Managers Rose
water, .Babcock, Reed, Durst, Lindsay and
Randall; Genearl Manager-Clarkson, Gen
eral Attorney Montgomery, Commandant
of the Guard Llewellyn and Inspector
Wadley. The case has been on trial for
thirty days and has attracted more atten
tion than anything of the kind ever
brought up in the state.
The case began in July, when the com
panies having oriental attractions at the
exposition began to quarrel as to who had
the exclusive right to give oriental exhi
bitions on the ground. Judge Scott finally
issued an order enjoining the exposition
company from in any way interfering with
the Streets of Cairo and at the same time
ordering the opposition company, the
Streets of All Nations, closed. It was
charged that, on the contrary, the exposi
tion company changed the situation
around and favored the All Nations con
cesion, while hampering the Cairo con
cern.
Judge Scott awards the Streets of Cairo
company $30,000 damages and orders the
exposition company to pay it at once.
Messrs. Montgomery. Wattles, Reed and
Wadley are found guilty of contempt and
finfd S2OO. ,
Judge Scott denounces Judges Slabaugh,
Powell and Faucett, his companions on
the bench, because they released last sum
mer the exposition officials whom Judge
Scott, orderd to jail for contempt.
The case will be appealed to the su
'preme court.
'.SOCIALIST AGITATORS.
They Make a Strong Impression upon the
Labor Congress.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Dec. 17—A forlorn hope was
never bolstered up by more matchless elo
quence than the socialists, among the dele
gates to the .American Federation of Labor
put forth in behalf of the .principles which
they believe offer a true relief from the
grinding industrial conditions, at this
morning’s session. The Federation op
posed committing itself to the indorsement
of any party and and has voted in each
annual convention to this effect. Demo
crats and Republicans have given theories
of government but the socialists not. Each
year when the convention meets they are
are on hand. They realize their work
would be in vain as far as practical defi
nite results are concerned, but they glory
in the agitation they cause and in fact they
make converts in secret. The entire morn
ing session was spent along these lines.
CHARGED WITH CHEATING.
Thomas Sherer Again Arrested—Placed in
JaH.
Thomas Sherer, who was tried about a
month ago in the police court on the
charge of handling green goods money,
and who was bound over to the United
States court on that charge, was at the
station house again this morning.
He was released by the government
authorities but Detective Clarke arrested
him again yesterday on the charge of
cheating and swindling. It will be re
membered that his ease created somewhat
of a sensation here when he was first tried
that he swindled many negroes in the
city out of their money. He was given a
hearing this morning by the recorder and
was bound over to the city court under a
two hundred dollar bond. He went back
to the jail in default of bail and will not
be tried until the next session of the supe
rior court. He is regarded as one of the
shrewdest criminals that has ever been in
this part of the country and the detectives
made a good haul when they arrested him.
PROF. ABBOTT’S SON
Seriously Injured by a Thrown Ball at Em
ory College.
Hunley Abbott, the son of Professor Ab
bott. of the Public Schools, met with a
painful accident in the gymnasium at Em
ory College this week. He was walking
across the rom and was struck in the back
by a large hand ball dnd was knocked to
the ground. His nose was broken by the
fall and he was otherwise bruised. He was
brought home this morning and will re
main here until he recovers. The accident
while not serious, is very painful, and his
many friends wish him a speedy recovery.
MACON NEWS SATURDAY DECEMBER i? 1898.
PEACEJEW
Commissioners Refuse to
Discuss it With Reporters
CDURETSY ID PRESIDENT
Judge Day Hints That the Treaty
May Not be Sent to Present
Senate.
By Associated Press.
Southampton, Dec. 17. —To interviewers
who beseiged the American commissioners
today 'before they sailed for New York on
board the American liner .St. Louis, the
commissioners said that they could not
discuss the terms of the treaty of peace
with Spain. Whitelaw Reid and Judge
Day were much interested in the interview
of the Manila correspondent of the Associ
ated Press with 'Dewey, but would not dis
cuss either that matter or the protest that
was made by Agoncillo. Judge Day said
the treaty of peace would probably be de
livered to President (McKinley on Decem
ber 24th, but he added: “14 is impossible
to say whether it will be presented to the
present senate or that which comes into
office in March next. This is a matter the
president will decide.”
RECORDER’S COURT.
Cases Adjucated by the Guardian of the
City Peace.
At the police station this morning Re
corder Freeman had the pleasure to try
ing seventeen cases. Surrency, the man
who was arrested last night by Detective
Clarke on the charge of robbing several
people at the depot ~ yesterday afternoon
was given a hearing. He managed to prove
an alibi, but was fined $2.50 for being
drunk. He was unable to pay his fine and
will have to spend several days in the bar
racks.
William Morgan, the negro man who
was arrested several nights ago and who
was dressed in woman’s clothes at the
time, was fined $.250 for disorderly con
duct. He will spend five days in the city
■prison for the want of $2.50.
The other cases were of minor import
ance and several of them were dismissed.
THECOLUNBUS SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Abbott Returns From His
Superintendent D. Q. Abbott, of the
public schools, returned yesterday from
Columbus where he had been in company
with other superintendents inspecting the
school system of that city. Superintendent
Abbott expressed himself as being well
pleased with the schools and said that he
had learned several things which he
thought could be used to advantage in the
schools here.
He said that the meetings were held for
criticism and discussion and that they al
ways proved useful to the visitors. He said
that the visiting superintendents were
shown many courtesies by the Board of
Education of Columbus and that they
thoroughly enjoyed their visit.
The office of the board has been moved
temporarily from the Library to the
Pythian Castle. Some improvements are
being made on rhe Library building and it
was necessary to move the office until
they could be made.
FINE MUSIC TOMORROW.
An Interesting Occasion at the Y. M.
C. A.
The Gospel meeting for men at the
Young Men’s Christian Association tomor
row at 3 o’clock promises to be of unusual
interest. During the service the splendid
male quartet of the Association will render
several selections that will add very much
to the attractiveness of the meeting, while
teh address of the occasion will be deliv
ered by Mr. F. G. Witherspoon, of New
York, a speaker of much force and power
who has often been heard in Macon, and
who on this occasion will give an address
especially suited to the needs of men.
All men are invited to hear him at 3
o’clock.
COLLECTIONS GOOD.
"Much Better Than Was Expected,” Says
Mr. J. W. ICabinlss.
(Mr. J. W. Cabaniss of the Exchange
Bank was seen by a News reporter this
•morning in regard to the colections this
fall. (Mr. Cabaniss said that he was well
•pleased with the outcome so far and that
he was surprised. “Yes,” said he, “the
collections were much better than I ex
pected and the farmers have done exceed
ingly well. Had it not been for the storm
all of them would have paid up their
notes, but the storm damaged the craps
to a great extent.
“Still, all the farmers have shown a dis
position to pay up and our collections have
been very good, and under the circumstan
ces, I do not think they could have been
better.”
Many of the prominetn merchants say
the same thing. They also say that the
trade is beginning to liven up some and
thht the presence of-the troops has been
a great help to the city.
What would make a nice Chrismas pres
ent for a lady? A Drop-head New Home
sewing machine. Who sells them? John
Burnett. Who says so? Everybody.
II SfflMß
The President Safely Reaches
The Coast Metropolis
Ml UVIEV OF TROOPS.
A Trip Down the River Today and
a Grand Banquet With Toeeches
Tonight.
- - •
By Associated Press.
Savannah, Dec. 17.—The presidential
party arrived in Savannah at 11 o’clock
this morning. The Savannah reception
committee boarded the president's train
at Guyton, thirty miles out of Savannah.
D. G. 'Purse, chairman of the committee,
presented to President McKinley the good
wishes of the citizens of Savannah. The
presidential party was welcomed by a
large crowd and driven direct to the re
viewing stand, under the escort of the
Georgia Hussars. The first division of the
seventh army corps, two regiments of the
second division and about three thousand
other troops, chiefly artilery, under the
command of Major General Keifer, passed
before the president. The program for
the day includes a trip by the presidential
party on the pilot boat J. H. Es-tSil down
the Savannah river, a reception and a
grand, banquet tonight, when the presi
dent and members of the cabinet will
speak.
ENLARGING OUR TRADE-
Wh it We May Do in Cuba land the Philip
pines.
In this week’s Manufacturers’ Recotd
are letters from special correspondents,
one in Berlin and one in Havana. of spe
cial importance for the Industrial interests
of the south and other parts of the coun
try. The letter from Berlin discusses the
prospects of American iron and steel in
the European market. The point is made
that, although the financial press of Ger
many -are apprehensive on the subject, the
Germans have not yet realized how in
tense American competition can become.
America’s l productive capacity is only
about two-thirds realized, and the scarci
ty of ocean freight room that has obstruct
ed exports from Alabama to some extent
cannot last long. Ocean prices, too, are
expected to become lower with the great
activity in all the ship building yards of
world. Furthermore, the correspondent
points ou’ iron prices are still rising in
Germany 'and England, whereas they are
shading off with us, and beyond all this,
again the supplies of the old world are
becoming exhausted in places, notably in
Spam,, the source of the cheapest an 1 nest
ores in Europe. The correspondent also
points to the position gradually be’ng as
sumed by the United States in internalijn
?• banking as one of the indications that
tiade is following pig iron. This C 3 re
spar dence deals with one of the basic ele
ments of industrial life in the south. Cor
respondence from Cuba suggests some of
the directions into which diversified indus
tries may go. It shows that of the 369
central factories grinding sugar before the
war 107 have been burned, and that re
pairs and rebuilding will reresent an out
lay of about $5,000,000, which opens a field
for American iron works, contractors for
machinery and construction engineers. It
is thought that the houses of these fac
tories which were formerly of timber
chiefly, will probably be replaced by steel
iron structures. Electric plants will also
have to be rebuilt, and many sugar houses
will be enlarged with the revival of trade.
The corespondent suggests that American
manufacturers should establish in Cuba
offices as branch houses and make careful
study of the situation, so as to sell their
machinery directly and avoid the mistakes
due to the former practice of sales on
comission. Manufacmturers should look
into this nrater closely, and while they are
watching the progress made by iron and
steel in European countries and the re
vival of commerce between the West In
dies and the United States, in which the
southern ports should largely share, they
should see'to it that close connection be
made between the buyers and sellers of
material for the restoration and develop
ment of Cuba. —Manufacturers’ Record.
DISTINGUISHED TENNESSEEAN.
Death of Col. John Overton of Nashville—
His Ancestry.
The death of Colonel John Overton at
his home near the city removes from the
community’ one of its most honored and
respected citizens, and leaves a gap in the
ranks which onl y’the slow process of time
can fill. Colonel Overton inherited aname
historic in this state and through sev
enty-eight years of active and industrious
effort left it bright with good deeds and
untarnished by a single unworthy act. He
led the life of the old time country gentle
man; he was a farmer and adorned that
ancient and honorable calling. Although
possessed of a fine estate and a large for
tune, still he was keenly interested in the ;
daily life which went on around Lim. and
for many years served as a justice of the
peace, because he thought it his duty—-a
duty he owed his neighbors, he would tell ,
his friends when they wuld inquire how .
he could take the time to perform the
drudgery of this work. His father .Judge
John Overton, was Andrew Jackson’s best '
friend, the only friend, we believe, with
whom the old hero never had a rupture,
and the death of Colonel Overton is almost
The last link in the chain which bound
Nashville’s most illustrious citizen to the
present. Col. Overton performed no feat
which lifted him to pre-eminence; he was
not an ambitious man, nor did he strive
for worldly honors; he preferred the quiet
life of his farm. But the influence of his
life, his high character, and his honorable
career, unadorned save by kindness to the
unfortunate and usefulness as a citizen in
war and peace, will long be felt in this
community and will be cherished and hon
ored 'by his fellow-citizens. —Nashville
American.
A ROTHSCHILD DEAD.
By Associated Press.
London, Dec. 17. —Baron Ferdon James
de Rothschilds, M. P., is dead.
MRS. LIVINGSTON MIMS.
Her Lecture to be Given a‘ the Acaci'eny of
Music Tonight.
Mrs. Livingston Mims, of Atlanta, who
will lecture in Macon next Monday even
ing at the Academy of Music, recently
lectured in Jacksonville. Fla.
The Florida Times Union and Citizen
said this of the lecture: “The Board of
Trade rooms were crowded even to stand
ing room last evening to listen to an ad
dress by Mrs. Livingston Alims on the
subject of ‘Christian Science.’ Is it Chris
tian? Is it Science?
“Mrs. Mims is the wife of one of At
lanta’s most prominent citizens, and is a
lady of rare culture and refinement.”
The Metropolis of Jacksonville, publish
ed -Mrs. Mims’ lecture in full. An author
ity on Christian Science said:
“It is almost needless to say that it was
a very wise, able, and forcible presentation
of certain phases of Christian Science.’’
Mrs. 'Mims was introduced to the audi
ence by Professor Davenport Kerrison,
director of the Conservatory of Music.
Macon will no doubt have a large audi
ence to listen to the presentation of her
subject by the talented lecturer.
HIGH SCHOOL WINS.
The Game Yesterday with the Boys of
Keen's School.
An exciting game of football was .played
yesterday afternoon on the Mercer campus
between the Gresham High School team
and the team from Professor Keen's school.
Both teams had good players and the game
was very close.
In the first half both sides scored a
touch down but the High school failed to
kick goal and at the end of the half the
score stood 5-4 in favor of Keen's school
and for a time it looked as if the High
School would be unable to score.
They -made a grand rally in the second
j half, however, and by the most vigorous
line bucking a.nd end running carried the
[ ball over for a touch down and Miller
i kicked the goal. The ream then lined up
I again and the High school kept up their
, line bucking and end runs. These were
stopped, however, by Keen's school and
j they secured the ball on downs. They
They then began to make steady gains
; through High school's line, but unluckily
i they lost the ball on a. fumble. High school
kicked and a Keen man got it but was
forced across the line by the High school,
making a safety and adding another two
to the High school's score.
At the end of the game the score stood
High school 11; Keen's School 5. It was
a. pretty game and passed off without an
accident.
LAMAR READY
FOR THE RUSH
The New Store on Cherry
Street is Open and is a
Beautv,
Lamar's new Cherry street store is the
busiest place in IMacon today. Already ii
begins to give evidence of what it will be
when the doors are opened on Monday
i morning.
The Christmas buyers are waiting, and
they are wise, for Lamar’s store, always
renowned as the grea bazaar for Christmas
presents, will this year surpass itself and
will offer opportunities for the buyer that
have never before been offered in Macon
or in the state.
The store itself is a sight worth seeing.
There is nothing like it in the state. It
is worthy of a city of three hundred thou
! sand people and the experience and taste
of the management is responsible for the
elegance and the convenience of every
i thing.
The store fixtures are very handsome,
and w-hile not too showy, are the very fin
est that money can buy. The whole stock
is new and the hand-some cut-glass bottles
in which the drugs that line the shelves
are kept, give a finish to the whole that
is very pleasing.
Special attention has been paid by the
buyers of the Christmas goods for the firm
to the selection of such things as are liable
to suit a demand with which the Lamar
people have become well acquainted in
years’ of experience in the sale of Christ
mas goods. The consequence is that the
store is full of suggestions and that is first
of all what people want about Christmas
! time.
Huyler's display of candy in beautiful
boxes would tempt anyone to an invest
ment in candy for Christmas, and it is
safe to say that there will be few of the
young ladies of Macon who will not find a
box of candy in their stockings as a gift
from Santa Clause or some other good fel
low.
The bronzes, bisque and majolica ware
in this stock is extraordinarily pretty and
the fact of the matter is that such a stock
has never been brought to the South be
fore. The selection of Christmas presents
this year is especially good, and, in fact,
it would be hard to mention anything in
the way of the nicer Christmas presents
tha cannot be found at Lamar’s this year.
The big opening will take place on Mon
day and the store will be packed with peo
ple for the next six days.
STEINHEIMER STOCK.
Transfer Cempleted to Mr. Ed Weichsel
baum and Whole Stock Sold.
The Steinheimer stock of whiskey, wines
and cigars has -been -purchased by Mr. Ed
Weichselbaum and an announcement in
another column of The News today tells of
the opportunity to the buyer for Christmas
wines and liquors.
The opportunity should not be missed,
and the chances are that this will be one
of the most popular places in the city for
several days t ocome.
The stock was one of the best in the city
and was bought at a low figure. This
means that There will be some good bar
gains going in good gods. j
PR g E FIVE CENTS
A
I MACONSOLDIER
Fought in the Trenches When
Manila Was Taken,
STOBf OF HiS ADYENTURES
How a British Ship Came to the
Support of Dewey—The Phil
ippines.
Ezekiel S. Pool, a Bibb county ooy, and
a painter by trade, enlisted as a private
in the regular army on May 16th, under
Lieutenant Yates, the recruiting officer at
the time.
From IMacon he iwent to Fort McPherson,
where he was held for about two weeks,
and was then sent to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia. After remaining there a short
time hLs regiment, the Eighteenth, was or
dered to San Francisco, where, on June 27,
it saiiled for 'Manila on board the Ohio,
General Merritt commanding the expedi
tion.
Mr. Poole was a member of Company A,
of the Eighteenth, and saw service enough
to entitle him to a pension. He has re
turned to IMacon and today recited some
cf his experiences to a News reporter. Ht
said that at Atlanta, Los Angeles. San
Francisco, and Honolulu the regiment was
shown great hospitality by the ladies of
the respective cities. The Ohio was a
small ship, but on the long journey from
the Golden Gate to Manila, carried 950 men
safely. Ther was only one death. Mr.
Poole says that the men were put to much
distress by the action of the officers, Who
seized the Red Cross supplies and sold
them to the soldiers at. advanced prices,
when the donors intended them for gra
tuitous distribution.
On the arrival of the regiment at "Ma
nila, July 29th, it was immediately piU in
action, and for thirty-six hours he stodtl.
in trenches up to his thighs in mud during
the attack made by General Greene upon
the city. As a consequence he fell ill and
was carried out of the ditch and laid upon
a stretcher. He lay in the hospital for a
long time suffering from typhoid fever,
I and on September 27th sailed for America
;on the Rio Janeiro. On bis arrival in San
I Francisco he was mustered out.
I When asked as to what he thought, of the
. Filipinos, he said that the soldiers liked
: the Spaniards far better than the natives.
[ who were a stunted people, afflicted with
scrofula and leprous. His answer was
identical w-ith the answer of other sol
diers who participated in the Philippine
campaign. They, like IMr. Poole, preferred
the Spaniards to the natives.
In referring to Admiral Dewey, -Mr.
Poole said that he was “one of the whitest
men on the face of the globe,” and that
every American out there loved him. Dur-,
ing the attack on Manila, a great British
warship, with four stacks, was anchored
far out in the bay, but when Dewey began
firing, the British took position In his rear,
evidently ready to protect him in cose any
of the other foreign men-of-war undertook
to intervene.
This act, Mr. Poole said, endeared the
Americans to the British soldiers and sail
ors, and when his hospital ship on the re
turn voyage arrived at 'Hong Kong, where
there was a British garrison, a "hot time”
ensued. The. British soldiers wanted to
swap uniforms with Uncle Sam’s boys, and
if it had been left to them a lasting inter
national alliance would have been formed
instanter.
Mr. Poole says that the natural wealth
of the Philippines is incalculable, but
that the city gf‘Manila shows some signs
of decay, though it was practically unin
jured by Dewey’s guns.
FOR MOORE’S PARDON.
The Soldier Who Embraced a Lady in Sa
vannah.
Savanrfah, Dec. 17. —(Special.)—Stren-
uous efforts are being made to get the
governor to pardon Private J. E. Moore,
of the Maine battery who .vas fined SSOO
or six months in the chaingang for hug
ging the wife of a prominent county offi
cial on the street. Judge Norwood, who
passed sentence, positively refuses to do
anything in the matter and threats have
been made that if the man’s fine was paid
he would be arrested on two other charges
in order to force him to spend the time on
the chaingang, where he is now. A peti
tion is being circulated, however, and it
has been signed by a number of promi
nent people, among them J. J. Dale, chair
man of the county commissioners. A
number of ladies havei nt erested them
selves in them ater, one of whom is Mrs.
Webb, president of the Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union, and it is said every
effort will be made to get Governor Cand
ler to pardon Moore and let him return to
his com and.
BREWER ESCAPES HEMP.
The Negra Desperade Died in the Jesup
Jail Yesterday.
Jesup, Ga., Dec. 17.—80 b Brewer died in
the Jesup jail yesterday from the effects of
the wound he received by the sheriff’s
posse that captured him last Sunday night.
Thus ends the career of the most noted
desperado in this section of Georgia. There
<was no disposition oh the part of the peo
ple to lynch him, as was published in some
sensational papers, bat they were content
to allow the law to take its course.
TWO FARMERS KILLED.
By Associated Press.
St. Louis, Dec. 17. —Fred Kehle and
Theo Lassing. wealthy and prominent far
mers .who lived a few miles from Name
ok, HL, have been run down and killed
by an Alton passenger train. They had
been to the village on business and were
returning home in a dog cart when they
were killed. w '