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8 Pot Cent Olridiud* pfcirt MmLutnr.klly. Mock Moarcd by to improved real MUM la mor* thwn double the amount dnpoaltod with Union Havings Bank and Trant Oo i GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Maron, 461 Third Street. ESTABLISHED 1884. STRIKERS! The Mos! Complete Shot Oom in the History of New England Mills, industrial war. Has Commenced and May Develop Into More Seri ous Proportions. •ALL OVER MASSACHUSETS. The Reductiou of Wages Has Brought A Strike Ten Thosand People Out of Employment. S'< w B<dford. .M i s.. Jan. 17. -A shu, down, the ino.-'l complete in the history of a cotion mills at Neu Bedford began this morning. Not a spindle «."■ turning nor a loom in motion In the factories <:f the cloth cor porations an hour after the usual time for beginning the work. Between forty ami fifty operatives went to the Bristol mill- and lw<niy-flve or thirty into the Whitman, but aside from th, no mill mad ■ m.l show of running and these too toxin shut down. Nine eormir t: ioim, operating eighteen mills, in which upwards of 11,000 hands are employed, ar, involvdc in a strike. The cun down ia uniform all over the city, 10 per tent. The total pay roll of these corporations is »• timatid at $70,000 weekly. CONSERVATIVES. Will Perhaps Prevent All the People from Going Out Boston.’M iss., j in. 17.—Two thousand or more Fkilbd operatives employed in about seventy of tlie chief cotton mills of the New England ■♦laics, will today come un der the sweeping order of the new wage scale, which entails a reduction of 10 per cent or more. This riiluetlon will bring on in New Bedford. Mass.. labor strikes which may' prove the beginning of an industrial battle greater in extent ami more disastrous in effort tli.tn In any of the previous history' of cotton manufacturing in the United States. Tlie battle against corporations un doubtedly would have been fought every where had not the voice of men and wo men ill prepared at this time of year to go Into idleness, been heeded by conserva tives. As it Is. a groat majority of the persons employed in the nine corporations in New Bedford and one corporation each in two Maine cities, will take upon themselves the task of a forcible resistance to the re duction. In New Bedford the nine corporations represent*twenty-two mills with over 770.- 000 spindles or 21.000 looms, giving means of livelihood to ten thousand people. The strikers will bo directed by the la bor union leaders, and ’.s being taken by the Mule Spinors’ Union national execu tive committer, which has sanctioned the strike of tlie opposition and promised fi nancial aid. AT BERFORD. Bedford, Jan. 17. Every department of the I’epeprcll tnd Lathonla and the de partments of the York mills in Saco, with tlie exception of the carding and mule' spinning rooms shut down today’ as a re sult of the decision of the openadlves to resist the 10 per cent reduction In wages, which was to go Into effect today. At the York mills In Saco, the weavers remained out and were followed by the lashing and ring spinners. The cut at th, se mills is said to average 12 per cent. There are 1.500 operatives and 51,204 spindles. AT LEWISTON". Lewiston. Ale.. Jan. 17. The operatives of all the mills here except those of An droscogin. went to work as usual today order a reduction of 10 to per cent. At Androseogin mill only seven out of 400 went to work. The reduction went into effect at the mills of the Continent. Andoscogin. Hill Barber and Bates corporations and the Izcw iston Bleachery ami dye w orks. The total weekly pay roll of these com panies is $4.1.000. About 5.750 operatives are employed and the number of spindles aggregate 27'J.000. bloodjwunds Chased a Negro Through the Street of Macon. Persons on Cherry street yesterday af ternoon about 3 o’clock were presented with the unusual sight of a pack of blood hounds in full cry going down the street. The dogs were spotted with mud and had the appearance of having run all day. A few hours later several men on horses reached the city and stated that they were after a negro who had committed murder at a turpentine < ill in the lower part of the state. They started on the chase at 42 o’clock Saturday night and ■had followed th- ’-ail to Macon. The negro had evidently had tenw one to assist him. as he came some of the distance on horse back. At last •counts he had not been captured. EARNING OF G. AND A. President Williams Has Prepared an Advance Statement, r President John Skelton Williams, of the Georgia and Alabama Railway Company, has prepared an advance statement of the earnings of the property in 1897. The com pany's earnings for the fourth week in December. 1897, are the largest ever re ported for any week in the company’s his tory, and the approximate earnings for the month of December. 1897, are the largest thus far reported for any month, being $5,855 ahead of the approximated earning for November. 1897. The earn ings for the first six months of the cur rent fiscal year and for the calendar year, 1897, (December approximated.) have been as follows: Average mileage, 1897. 458; 1896, 356; 1895, 274. July 1 to December 31, 1897. $625,653; 1896, $522,830; 1895. $279,820. Average mileage, 1897, 454; 1896, 329; 1895, 287. January 1 to December 31. 1897, sl,- 122,295; 1896, $866,061; 1895, $495,746. “TRAMP” BERRY. Died at Paducah This Morning With a Wad in His Pocket. Cincinnati. O„ Jan. 17. —A Paducah. Ky., special to the Times Star says that James E. Berry, the so-called millionaire tramp, died today from the effects of a fall three weeks ago. He owned considerable property but it fell much below a million dollars. He had five hundred dollars in cash on his person when he died. “ALL QUIET.” Was What General Lee Wired the Depart ment This Morning. Washington, Jan. 17. —The state depart ment and Senor De Lome, Spanish min ister, both express the opinion that the trouble at Havana has blown over. No advices under today’s date have been received by either department up to 11:30 o’clock. The state department after 9 o’clock re ceived a dispatch from Consul General Lee, saying simply: “All quiet.” CALL FOR CAUCUS For Nomination of a Senator From Ten nessee. Nashville, Jan. 17—A call issued late last night for a caucus of the Democratic members of the legislature to be held to night to consider the nomination of a can didate for the United States senatorship. The friends of Si nator Turney and Con gressman McMillan favor early action but the friends of Governor Taylor want, an adjournment for several days in 'view of the fact that Governor Taylor did not an nounce his candidacy until last Saturday evening, ami they wish to thoroughly pre pare for the contest. The leg! latiire met in extra session at noon and Governor Taylor’s message was read. BUTTERWORTH DEAD. The Comm : 3sioner of Patents Breathed His Last at Thomasville Yesterday. Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 17—Hou. Ben Butterworth, who has been ill at the Piney Woods hotel, this city, for some weeks, died at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The end came peacefully and in his dy ing hour he was surrounded by his wife ami children. Mr. Butterworth came to Thomasville several weeks ago to recuperate from an attack of pneumonia. He improved very rapidly until two weeksago, when he was stricken with uremic convulsions, since which time he has been hovering between life and death. The remains were sent to Washington today. AN EXPLOSION. In a Colliery in Prussian Sile sia is Thought to Have Cost THIRTY FIVE LIVES. Seven Out of Fifteen Brought to the Surface Have Died—Others Thought to Have Perished. Berlin, Jan. 17.' —A dispatch from Glei witiz, Prussian Selesia, a ter rific colliery disaster at Zaborero. The Koenigen Luiz colliery caught fire yester day and of fifteen jnen brought to surface seven died. It is feared that twenty-five others, whose escape was cut off have perished. LOUD TURNED LOOSE. Has Gone West After After a Party of Col onist. Savannah, Jan. 17 —Charles D. Loud has emerged from his trouble, and was yester day released from jail, where he was con fined on charges of cheating and swindling and of embezzlement. It seems that Mr. R. M. Nixon, of Au gusta, a brother-in-law of Loud, made bond for the appearance of Loud at the February term of the city court. In the embezzlement case, it seems an adjust ment was made by turning over rhe deeds to the property in Montgomery county, which was in question. it is understood all matters are adjust ed. and the “colonel” left last night for St. Paul, where he goes to bring a. party of colonists'to Dooly county. It is said he has sold 5,000 acres of land there. It was the impression that Loud would get matters .straightened up satisfactory to those who had complaints against him. CONSUL DROWNED. William Ashby and Several Others Lost from a Boat at Colon. Washington. Jan. 17 —Consul General Gugdoon at Panama, cabled the state de partment today announcing the drowning of William W. Ashby. United States con sul at Colon. Ashby was appointed to office only a few months ago and had been well known in this city and Virginia as a newspaper man, connected w.to Norfolk. Va., newspapers. A GOOD NIGHT. Was Spent By Mr. Lane, a Would-be Su icide- Washington, Jan. 17. —Mrs. Lucile Lane, daughter of ex-Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, who shot herself on Saturday night, passed a very comfortable night and geemed to be improving this morning. No operation was performed as yet to locate the bullet and ascertain the course it took. CONFIRMED. Colon, Colombia, via Galveston, Texas, Jan. 17 —A boating party -consisting of United States Consul W. W. Ashby. Dr. Hafeman, German consul. Master Me chanic Mott and four others, are supposed to have been drowned. The body of the boatman has already been recovered. COTTON FUTURES. New York. Jan. 17 —Cotton futures open ed steady. Sales 5.500 bales. January and February 570, March 575, April 578 May 581, June 585, July 588, August 591. Sep tember 590, October 591, November 593. THE MACON NEWS. MARK HANNA IS SWORN IN The Galleries and Floor Were Crowded But Not to See Him. WALCOTT ON BIMETAUSM. Chairman of the Commission Made A Speech in the Senate This Morning on its Work. Washington, Jan. 17.—Tn anticipation of an interesting session of the senate today all the galleries were well filled some time before the senate convened. Mrs. Wolcott, wife of Senator Wolcott, chairman of the bimetallic commission, who was to deliver"a speech upon the work of the commission, was in the diplomatic gallery with a party of friends. Many la dies from various foreign legations were also in the diplomatic gallery. Mr. Mark Hanna, who has just been elected senat6r from Ohio, made his first appearance on the floor since his election. He was cordially greeted by his colleagues on both sides of the chamber. Chaplain Milburn, in his Invocation, made touching references to the death of (Major Butterworth, commissioner of pa tents, and to that of Mr. Logan Carlisle, son of the late secretary of the treasury. Foraker presented the credentials of Mr. Hanna for the remainder of Mr. Sher man’s term of six years, ending March 4, 1899. 'A'As there was no objection to the administration of the oath of office Mr. ■Foraker escorted Mr. Hanna to the vice president’s desk and the oath was admin istered. Among, the motions presented were the remonstrance of five hundred and twelve Roman Catholic societies of the United States, representing more than 50,000 members, offered by Murphey, of North Carolina, against the enactment of the pending immigration bill. Mr. Harris, of Kansas, presented a res olution. for which he requested immediate consideration, asking the secretary of the treasury why, since 1882, he had omitted from his statement on item of something more than $11,000,000 interest to the United States from the Pacific railroads. Objection was made by Thurston, of Nebraska, and the resolution went over until 'tomorrow. At 12:50 Mr. Wolcott, of Colorado, chair man of the bimetallic commission, was »ecognized for a speech upon the work of the commission. By this time the gal leries and floor were crowded. Wolcott was In fine voice, and spoke with only oc casional references to his manuscript, which he had before him. He was accord ed the cloest attention by his auditors, among whom were many members of the house. FOR CHRIST CHURCH. A Benefit Musical at Mrs. Edwin Schofields Tomorrow Night. A delightful musical entertainment for the benefit of Christ church rectory fund will be given at the residence of Mrs. Ed win Schofield tomorrow evening. A most interesting program has been arranged. No admission will be charged but each guest is reguested to make a silver dona tion of some character. BOUND OVER. The Negro Outler, Accused of Highway Robbery. Eulus Outler, the negro who was ar rested a few nights ago by Deputy Sheriff A mason on the charge of highway rob bery, was given a hearing before Justice Thomas this morning and bound over under SSOO bond, in default of which he was committed to jail. Outler is accused of having made an old .negro man drunk on Fourth street and taking a pair of shoes and $1.25 in money from him. When the case come up it was devel oped that he had figured in several more holdups and was identified. HIS FATHER DEAD. Dr. Barron Received Sad News This Morn ing. Dr. Benjamin Barron received news this morning of the death of his father in Jones county. The end came some time during last night. Dr. Barron left for his father’s home as soon as he heard of his death. Under taker Keating sent a handsome casket down in which the remains will be in terred. DR. HALL AT MERCER. He Delivered a Most Interesting Lecture at the University Yesherday Afternoon. The lecture at Mercer University yes” i terday afternoon by Dr. Hall was largely attended by the students and visitors. Those who have heard Dr. Hall before were delighted to learn that he would lec ture at Mercer and when the hour arrived for him to commence his lecture the chapel was crowded. Dr. Hall's lecture dealt a great deal with tlm belief of Bob Ingersol. and he scored that personage right and left. Tonight this brillistat orator will de liver his lecture. “The Evolution of a Girl." at Wesleyan Female College. FRUIT TREES SAVED. The Cold Wave Came in Time to Prevent Their Budding and Being Killed Later, The cold wave that prevails just now came just in time to save the fruit crop for this year. The fruit growers were be coming alarmed at the long continued warm spell, and it was so warm that a few more days the trees would have begun to . bicorn, and later on when the cold weather did come they would have been killed. The cold prevails generally throughout the state, and there is no danger now that any of the crop will be injured in this way. Flies, files, files i Dr. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment will cure Blind, Bleeding, and Itching Piles when all other Ointments have failed- It absorbs the tumors, allays the itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant re lief. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment Is prepared only for Piles and Itching of the private parts, and nothing else. Every I box is warranted. Sold by druggists, or sent by mail on receipt cf price, 50c. and SI.OO per box. WILLIAMS M’F’G. CO.. Prop’s., Cleveland, O. You can talk to 10.000 every day through the columns of The News. MACON NEWS MONDAY JANUARY 17 1898. BENNETT SUES CITY 0[ MACON Asks the United States Court to Grant an Injunction in His Favor. CHARGES MALICE, ILL-WILL Against Inspector Daly, Who, He Says Wants to Drive Him Out Business In Macon. W. P. Bennett, the well known plumber, has filed suit in the United States court against the mayor and council of the city of Macon to restrain them from requiring a bond of SI,OOO from him before carrying on his trade in this city. The petition for an injunction was filed by Anderson, Anderson & Grace, as coun sel for Bennett. The petition asks for a temporary in junction in order that Bennett may carry on his business as a plumber without giv ing bond, until such time as a hearing on the petition for a permanent injunction can be had, but Judge Speed declined to grant the temporary injunction and set a hearing for January 19th—Wednesday—at 10 o’clock. In his petition Bennett sets for that the' Board of Health of the city of Macon has established a rule requiring all plumbers to give a guarantee company bond for SIO,OOO before they can carry on their trade in Macon. 'He has, he says, hereto fore been able to give this bond, but this year the guarantee company required a certificate from John M. Daly, the city in spector of plumbing before they would give the bond. Daly, 'Bennett says, has refused to sign the certificate, not because the petitioner is disqualified as a plumber, but because of ill will and malice 'towards Bennett on the part of the inspector, who, Bennett charges, is trying to drive 'him out of Ma con and prevent him from following his legitimate trade. Bennett says that he has applied to the chairman of the Board of Health for his signature to a certificate, but that he, too, has refused to sign it. Bennett, in substantiation of his charge of ill will and malice on the. part of Daly, says that he is a member of the National Association of Master Plumbers and also a member of the (Southern League of Mas ter Plumbers, and that every piece of work done by him in Macon has been in spected and approved by Daly as Inspec tor. He has not been notified, he says, that any of his work was at fault, and that there is no reason why he should not be granted the certificate which will ena ble him to give bond and to prosecute his work. The papers in the ease were served on the mayor 'this afternoon. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Goes Into Effect on the Southern on Jan uary 16. On and after Sunday, January 16th train No. 13 will leave Macon at 3:05 a. m., ar riving in Atlanta at 5:20 a. m. Other northbound trains will remain as hereto fore. Southbound train which has been arriving at 8:10 a. m. will be stopped at Macon instead of going through as for merly at 8:30 a. m. Local train No. 16 will leave for the south at 10:50 a. m., ar riving Brunswick 7:50 p. m. Train No. -0 will arrive from Atlanta at 7:10 p. m. in stead of 7.00 p. m. Other trails remain unchanged. RANDALL CLIFTON, Tray. Pass." Agent. TARIFF ASSOCIATION. Os the Southeastern District Will Meet in Atlanta Tonight, A meeting of the Southern Tariff Asso ciation will be held it Atlanta tonight to consider several matters of importance to southern lines. At htis meeting rates for the state con ference of the Epworth League which will be held in Macon in May will be arranged. These rates will be some lower than those which were granted last year to Atlanta, and will insure one of the largest crowds that ever came to Macon on similar occa sions. COSIO IS FREE. Father of Evangelina Has Arrived in New York. New York, Jan. 17. —Among the passen gers who arrived on board the Ward Line steamer Saratoga, from Havana, was Au gustin Cossio, father of Angelina Cossio y Cisneros. Cossio was released by General Blanco on Sunday, January 9th. FOUR BODIES. Father Thought to Have Killed His Family and Committed Suicide. New York, Jan. 17. —A case of what ap pears to be a triple murder and suicide of the murderer was discovered today when the bodi§3 of John Matthews, his wife and two children, a boy of ten years and a girl of twelve years, were found dead in the Metrhews' home on Columbus avenue. It is suposed that Matthews murdered his wife and children and committed sui cide by shooting. Matthews was thirty-five years of age and his wife thirty. PROMINENT CITIZENS. From Atlanta Will Pass Through the City Tonight En Route to Tampa. A party of prominet citizens from At lanta wRI pass through the eity tonight en route t Tampa. Fla., where they go to attend the National Fish Congress which will be’in session there this week. These gentlemen go upon the invitation of the management of the congress. Mayor Price has been invited to appoint a comrpittee of Macon gentlemen to go down algo, b)it ! owing to pressing business he has not . been able to give the matter his attention. The party from Atlanta will be headed i by Mayor Collier himself. WILL HAVE RIFLE RANGE. Golumbus. Go.. Jan. 17—-The Columbus i military will shortly begin the erection of a rifle range on the south commons. In order to encourage the military of the city, the state has donated SSO to be used in the eonstruotkin of the range. The Columbus soldier boys hope to greatly im prove their markmansship. TO THE VOLUNTEERS. Rev. F. F. Reese Preached a Most Interest ing Sermon to the Soldiers. Rev. F. F. Reese, pastor of Christ church, and also chaplain of the Macon Volunteers, preached a most interesting sermon to the handsome company morn ing. For several years it has been the custom of Rev Reese to preach a sermon to the Volunteers. He has been chaplain if the company for years. Besides the company there was a large congregation present yesterday. “IHE LOVE OF GOD.” Hon. N. E. Harris Made an EloquentAd- On this Subject Yesterday. Hon. N. E. Harris was the speaker on the. program for the afternoon meeting of the Young Men’s Christian (Association yesterday. His subject was “The Love of God.” Everyone who had heard Mr. Har ris before knew what to expect, and none of them were disappointed. His talk .was to the point, and he was given the closest attention, which testified that everyone was interested. BASEBALL AT MERCER. The Team is Now Working Hard—Schedule Arranged. The students at Mercer are devoting their spare time now to the selection of a baseball team to represent the university next season on the diamond. Interest in the national sport has never been so intense at 'Mercer as it is now, and the prospects for a good team were never so bright. The schedule for seven or eight games has been arranged, the first will be played ■ at Milledgeville with the cadets on the 3rd of April. The following Saturday Wake . Forest College will come 'to Macon. Chas. J Harris has returned from Thomasville and is devoting his time to selecting a team. LEAVES FOR KLONDIKE, . Frank Harris Telegraphs that He Will Leave On January 26 for the Gold Fields. Mr. Frank Harris, who left Macon sev eral months ago and .went to Washington State from whence-it was his intention to go to the Klondike gold fields, telegraph ed to relatives in Macon that he and Hor ace ißowdre would leave Tulalip on Jan uary 26th with a large party bound for the gold fields. Since he left Mr. Harris has been in the employ of the government, and is- at the head of the party which Wil eave for the Klondike. HALFIILION. Terible Fire Broke Out in Chi cago at 6 O’clock This Morning. MUCH TOTAL LOSS, Eight Firms are Involved and All Will Be Heavy Losers—Broke Out on Market and Quincy. Chicago, Jan. 17. —Eight firms, with stocks agregating almost half million dol lars sustained heavy losses by a fire that broke out at 6 o’clock this morning in a building at the northwest corner of Mar ket anci Quincy streets. They are L. C. Waekmuth & Co., cloth ing, loss mostly by water; Adaips Bros., flry goods, lost complete; Taylor & Par rptte, wholesale dealers in hats, loss by water; Worcester Corset Company, loss complete; Fred Kaufman & Co., tailors, loss epipplete; Sniijiner Rros., dealers in wpplen goods, loss complete; Nickerson & Co., dry goods, loss complete; Clute, Coon & Co., collars and cuffs, damaged by fire and water. MACON’FpaVING. Is Being Inspected By a Com mittee from Savannah. ■A committee from Savannah’s city coun cil composed of Messrs. T. J. Davis, J. W. Smith, F. H. Upper and Harry Willink, came up to Macon Saturday to inspect the paving on Fourth street. The committee was apolnted by the council of Savannah espjecially to come to Macon and inspect the paving on Fourth street. As soon as they arrived in the city they were taken in charge by Mr. William Lee Ellis, chairman of the public works committee and given all the information they desired concerning the granite cubes laid on Fourth street. In expressing themselves on the paving question, these gentlemen stated that they were of the opinion that the paving was the same as the belgian block, but were very agreeably surprised, and will recom mend the paving to the Savannah council most highly. INTERESTING LETTER. From W. W.. Brown to Cabaniss, Calloway and Cabaniss. NEW YORK LIFE INCURANCE CO. * John A. McCall, President. Departments of Georgia, Florida and East Tennessee. R. H. Plant, Manager, H. M. Willet, Cashier. Macon, Ga., 13th January, 1898. Messrs. Cabaniss, Callaway & Cabaniss, Agents Travellers’ Insurance Company, Macon, Ga. Gentlemen: I beg to acknowledge with great appre ciation your prompt settlement in full of the large claim I had against your com pany for the accident sustained Decem ber. sth. 1896. The promptness with which you have paid my claim, and the courtesy and kind consideration extended to me by yourselves and other officers of your com pany is gratifying in the extreme, and is worthy of and can but inspire the generous patronage on the part of the public. I certainly commend it to all needing acci dent insurance (and who doesn’t?) as prompt, liberal, reliable and responsible. A person insured in your company is cer tainly insured, which means everything. Very Respectfully, Wm. W. Brown. Local agents, Cabaniss, Callaway & Cab aniss, 461 Third street. ’Phone 360. Geo. E. Hatcher, solicitor. Bueklin’s Arnica Salve 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 positive ly cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug •tore. _ DENNINGTON. Outlook is That He Will be Cleared by the Jury evidencTis in, Defense Has Only Offered the Statement of Their Cuent For Their Side. THE WIDOW A WITNESS. On the Stand This Morning—All the Evidence Seems to be in Favor Dennington’s Acquittal. The case against ißobert Dennington, charged with complicity in the murder of D. W. Halstead was called at 9:30 o’clock this morning in the superior court room before Judge Felton. Dennington was in court • accompanied by his mother and his counsel, Messrs. R. C. Jordan and S. R. Reid. Charles Reid and his wife sat upon the prisoners bench just outside the court room and a number of printers and news paper men occupied seats in the audi ence. The court room was comfortably filled with spectators. Dennington was arraigned by Solicitor General Hodges, who conducts the case for the prosecution alone. In reply to the indictment and the usual question, “what say you’ Dennington, re plied distinctly. “Not guilty.” From this point the case was taken up by his counsel. Briefly a review of the case for which Dennington is being tried is as fallows: Killing of Halstead. The killing of L. W. Halstead in the cir cus tent last April is very fresh in the mind of the public. The killing itself aroused interest all over the state and was followed fast by events that kept the in terest alive, Mrs. Reid attended the afternoon per formance at the circus in which Halstead was teimporarilly employed as a ticket seller, Mrs. Reid charged that during the performance Halstead made advances to her and after the performance, as she was going out she claimed that he made further insulting proposals to her. Mrs. Reid at once went to look for her husband and found him at the Telegraph office with Dennington. She was crying. Redd was enraged. He at once made his plans to avenge the insult to his wife. That night Just before the performance commenced Reid, his wife and Dennington entered the tent. They had gone ‘but a few steps inside the door when they met Hallstead coming towards them. Mrs. Reid pointed him out saying; “That’s the man,” Reid at once stepped forward and fired point blank at Halstead who fell with a groan and died in a few minutes. He was shot in the heart, the shot tear ing a big hole in the body. A few 'hours afterwards the coroner’s jury met and found a verdict of “justi fiable homicide." The grand jury later found bills against Reid, his wife and Dennington, All were arrested. Mrs. Reid, who was in a delicate condition and has since be come a mother, was released on bond. Bond was refused in the oases of Reid and Dennington. Reid was tried at the last term of court and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. The Case Opened. In court this morning Dennington ap peared pale from his long confinement, but is in good spirits and hopeful of an acquittal. The securing of a Jury progressed more rapidly than had been anticipated from the nature of the case. At 10 o’clock eight Jurors had been se cured and at 10:25 the whole jury was made up as follows: Ernest Vinson, Clark Hicks, W. A. Barbee, W. G. Mid&lebrooks, George W. Craven, S. G. Petty, J. R. Courtney, R. L. Strozier, bee Hicks, C. E. Jordan, C. C. Holt, Charles Martin. Nineteen witnesses were sworn on both sides for the prosecution and the defense. Solicitor General Hodges opened the case with his statement of what he ex pected to show. Tom Forrest was the first witness. He had attended the circus and told the jury the story of the killing of L. W. Halstead by Reid. When he was asked if he saw Dennington there on that night he said that he could not swear that Dennington was there, but that some man came In with Reid and his wife. He was cross examined by Mr. R. C. Jordan for the defense. Not much was brought out in either direct or cross ex amination. Sol Mack, a policeman, was next called. He was present and described the scene of the killing. He had seen DenningV n with Reid, but had not heard him -„„ thing. any ’ J. L Hollifield, of fne Macon Telegraph, HS * a,<s that on the ni *ht of tne kil.ing he had seen Dennington in the reporter’s room of the Macon Telegraph with a double barrelled shot gun in his hand. Dennington was drunk at the time. In conversation Dennington had stated that he was going hunting. Mr. Hollifield had tried to persuade Dennington to leave the gun in the office, but he said that it was Charlie Reid’s gun and that Charlie knew where there was plenty of good game, that they were going for game and that he would hear from them. Denning ton had drawn a pistol from ihis pocket and had shown it to the witness saying that if the gun did not get the game the pistol would get it. About ten minutes afterwards the witness heard of the kill- I ing of Halstead. Tn a Good Humor. On cross examination Mr. Hollifield said that the conversation was so light that he had paid no attention to it nor attached any importance to it. Dennington was in a good humor. He was surprised to see Dennington with a gun or a pistol ■>= Den nington was not accustomed _o carrying a gun and had repeatedly refused to carry a pistol. W. T. Anderson, foreman of the Tele graph, had seen Reid and his wife at about 5 o’clock on the day of the killing. Mrs. Reid met him and asked if he knew where her husband was. Two hours afterwards he saw Reid in the composing room with a shot gun in his hand. After Reid left the composing room he saw’ Reid and Den nington together. Reid said to Dennington “I wish the d—d street car would come along,” and then again he said, “I’ll bet SIOO on the face,” but the witness did not know what ( aSed tpf uo panupnoQ) Elegance of Workmanship, Perfection of Fit, Up=to=Date in Latest Style, Properly describes our Suits and Overcoats now going, going, going at 331-3- Cash Discount. Underwear at 331-3- Cash Discount. Boys and Children’s Suits at way down deep cut prices. YisiortestTiHchook From School Journal. 1 i li,ndell>hia y has b< ?en found that of about 1,500 pupils of the two highest grammei giades whose eyes have been tested, nearly half of those examined have W IS I On ’ fl( n several cases children who were instructed to wear glasses have shown the benefit of using these in improved proficiency in their studies. In instances pupils were retarded, unconsciously to themselves, by not being able to distinguish anything written upon the blackboard. One boy, whose hesi ta»“y in reading could not be accounted for, was found to be afflicted with a diffi culty tnat made one word appear as two. Have your children's eyes examined by E. FRIEDMAN, the Eyesight Specialist. ile has all modern appliances for examining and testing the eyes. Examination and consultation of children s eyes free if ac companied by their parents. Offico 314 Second street, Macon, Ga. G. BERND 66 00., Anp I ppHpipQ In STYLE QUALITY AND PRICE. When in Need of l ine Harness, Saddles, Robes, Blankets, Whips, etc., call and see us. Riding and Huntng Leggings in all styles.D TRUNK REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. LOOK, LOOK! The Best and Purest. M. O’HARA, COTTON AVENUE. Beautiful Weather This is for planting. We will sell you Seed and Plant Your Garden At a nominal price. English Peas, Beans, and Other Stock arrived yesterday. Now is the time to plant. STREYER SEI ELD CO 466 Poplar Street. Phone 617. Practical Plumbers. Sanitary Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Steam, Hot Water and Hot Air Heating. Special Attention to Repair Work. 617 Poplar Street, Macon, Ga. the: PASSING OF TH E HOLI DAYS Has tended to lessen the volume of busi ness at our store, but we are doing some business at the old stand yet. We have a few pieces left of the DEDFT and Im perial Bonn China at your own price. BEELAND, the Jeweler Triangular Block. Vast Quantities Must Move at Onee. Immediately! Now! At once! They’ll move too. The January clearance rates show it. Von take no risk—come today —bring an expert along. And then we say If yon are not thoroughly satisfied, why, bring back your purchase. The saving on Suits and Overcoats is unusual—phenomenal. Hundreds and hundreds are to go—piled as high as the prices are easy to pay ! We want you to see ’em. OHKAR MONEY, •H Pjr eent. and T per cent money sow ready for loans oa Macon residence aad business property. 8 per cent money for farm loans. Over 15,000,000 successfully negotiated In Georgia alone. Doans made can be paid off at any time. We are head quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man., 356 Second street. Macon, Ga. PRICE TWO CENTS