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8 Per Cent Guaranteed I Dividend* paid Mod-annually. Stock secured by deed* to Improved reef estate tn more than double the amount deposited with i Union Having* Hauk and TruM Co GEO. A. SMITH, Gea Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macon, «»., 461 Third Street. ESTABLISHED 1884. BALLOTING IN ■UNO. Contest Over Gorman’s Seat Will Be Long and Bitter, VERY FAR APART The Republicans are All Split Up and the Difficulty is to Get Together. Annapolis, Jan. 18.—The Maryland gen end atwombly began at 11:30 this morning to ballot for a United States senator to aucceed Arthur Gorman. whose term ex pires March. 1898. The opening of the fight found the Re publicans. who have a considerable ma jority in each house, divided among them selves, eleven of their number, all dele gates from Baltimore city, having per sistently refused to go Into caucus on the senatorial or any other question. The situation is further complicated by rumors that Wm. T. Malster, the newly elected Republican mayor of Baltimore, would enter the contest and that he ex pccted to win by means of a coalition be tween the eleven malcontents and the for ty- three Democrats in the house and sen ate. The first ballot was watched with inter est, but developed nothing. The senate cast about as follows: Judge Louis E. McComas 9. Congressman Isacc A. Barber 4, Thomas Parral 2, John V. L. Findlay 1, Governor Lloyd Lowndes 1, Ma jor Alex Shaw 1, A. P. Gorman, Demo crat, K, Judge Henry Page. Democrat, 1. Total 35. I 1., i-■ vat, JuR. McCimas 25, T. J. Shyrock 3. Alexander Shaw, 11, J. C. Mullken 1, J- V. L. Findlay 1. l«aac A. Barber, 2, Mil ton C. Turner 1. Thomas Pirran 4, A. P. •' 'nan 36. No other l>al- JiX was taken and c light will be resum ed on Lomorr iae Joint session. IN THE SENATE. The Teller Resolution Has Been Reported Favorably, Washington. Jan. 18 The senate com mittee on finance vot'd today to report the Teller resolution, declaring for the payment of national bonds in silver as uell an gobi. The vote stood 8 to 5. The resolution is practically the name as the Stanley Matthews resolution adopted some years ago. Mr. Gullager. of the committee on pub lic health and national qu.iiautine, today i<|M>rted favorably to the senate bill pro viding for the Investigation of the subject of leprosy and was placid on the calen dar. Mr. Vest, of Missouri, for finance com mittee, reported the Teller resolution, •which was adopted by that committee to day, and gave notice he would call it up at an early date. J'latt, of Connecticut, and 'Morrill, of Vermont, desired it to be understood that n report of the committee on finance, rela uve to the older resolution, was not unan imous. Daniel, of Virginia, secured the adop tion of a resolution directing the secretary of state to supply <he senate any informa tion the depaitment of st ile has respect ing the killin,- of Frank Bops, sailor of the United Sta’es Olympia by Japanese subjects in the harbor of N.iqasaki, Japan, in December, 181'7. and to inform the sen ate if any stops bad bun taken looking to reparation. The resolution present-d to the senate yeott.rday calling upon the secntaiy of ♦he treasury for ruisotis why tthe lb m <tf elevon million of in r< st due the Uirod f’tates from the Pacific railway bad been dropped from hl* -batement, which went over under objection. V’.as agreed 10. Allen. of Nebraska call' d up his t\ so lution calling for an Invest’cation by the pension committee as to the au’herity of the commissioner of pt t . lor - to pre nul . ate an order that no com v’ct.vion should be given to applicative.* fm In? re a.■?« pf pensions within twelve months after the 1m: application had been made. The res olution was agreed to. In accordance with no'iae previously given. Mr. H .1 e. of Maine, -ailed up the urgent deficiency bill. The bill, as it pass ed the house, carried $1,741,843, as it was reported to the senate, it carries $1,891,923 increase of $150,080. THE FIRST CONTEST Wa s Disposed of In the House This Morn ing. Washington. Jan. 18.—The first contest ed election case of the present congress was disposed of by the house today. Chairman Taylor of the committee on elections, No. 2. reported that Thomas F. Clark, who filed notice of contest against J case F. Stallings. representing the Sec ond Alabama district, had abandoned his contest and the committee therefore unan imously reported a resolution declaring Stallings entitled to a seat. The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce, has reported the anti scalping bill. There was but two dissent ing votes iu the committee. The house then resumed the considera tion of the army and appropriation bill. When the houseadjourned yesterday a point of order had been raised against ttte provisions of the bill, modifying the nuthod of computing mileage of army of ficers. The chair overruled the point of order. SHOT DOWN. Sensational Killing On the k. Street By a Prominent St. Louis Man. St. Louis. Jan. IS —Dr. Charles F. Sim mons. a reputed millionaire and president of the Simmons Patent Medicine Company, shot and killed Emil Davidson, bookkeeper for the St. Louis Trust Company at the corner of Cardinal avenue and Olive street today. Dr. Simmons, who is an elderly gray haired man, met Davidson on the street. The passers by heard angry words and the next instan-t Simmons drew a revolver and fired five times, each shot taking effect. Davidson dropped to the sidewalk and died without a ward. Simmons was at once placed under arrest. He told Captain ■Boyd that the man he shot had attacked his daughter and that in killing Davidson he avenged a wrong done his daughter. This is Dr. Simmons’ third deadly affray. Telephone. No. 343. The Bradstreet Com par . N». 47, MJ”X, 8. T., carpeuler A COMMITTEE. Will Meet Agent Paget to Secure an Adjust ment. Biddeford, Me., Jan. 18—The strike sit uation here is unchanged from yesterday. Pepperell. Laconia and York mills remain shut down and there is every indication of a long struggle. A committee of York operatives will call on Agent Paget today and endeavor to secure an adjustment of their grievances on account of the reduc tion. A COLLEGE RIOT. Students Crack Each Other's Heads tn Ar tistic Style. Franklin. Ind., Jan. 18.—A class fight whioh ended in a bloody riot, took place among the students of Franklin College, the Baptist jnsffitution of Indiana. The seniors and sophomores on the one hand and the Juniors and freshmen on the other, have been clashing for some time and the crisis came when the junior flag was seen floating over the college. The senior and sophomore crowd gained the roof of the building and tore down the banner, precipitating an exciting struggle. Later another '99 flag was run up over the court house. It was torn down and a scrimmage en sued in the court house. In the park one hundred students were taking part. Hoads were broken, faces cut and blood flowed freely. A gre at crowd witnessed the con flict. Officers finally quited the riot. Dur ing the struggle the $50,000 telescope was badly damaged. Further trouble is ex pected. L. A. W. RIVALS. A New Racing Association is Being Formed. New York, Jan. 18 —The Times today says the Track Association. In opposition to the National Cycle Track Association, is being formed throughout the country and already eight good tracks are ready to join. W. J. Morgan, of New York, edi zation would speedily excell that of its prospective National Cycle Drome at -Am brose park, said yesterday he was assured that the membership of the new organi zation would snerdily excel that of its rival. Morgan announced that few asso ciations would s<nd in a request to Albert Mott, chairman of the National Racing board for a circuit. He also intimated that an agent had signed a squad of well known foreign riders in the interests of the new association. BENNDMI. Representative of the Guaran tee Company Denies His Allegation. INSPECTOS DALY TALKS. They Say That Bennett Has Never Been Refused a Bond But Sim ply Failed to Pay Premium. The case of W. P. Bennett against the city of Macon will be called in the United States court tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. Bennett, in his petition, charges 'that the city and its plumbing inspector, 'Mr. John M, Daly, are endeavoring to drive him out of business in the city of Macon by refusing to sign a certificate which will enable him to make a bond for SI,OO, re quired by the city before he can ply his trade as a plumber. The petition tiled by Bonnett alleges that bond has been refused by every guarantee company in the city because Plumbing In spector Daly refused to give him his cer tiboate. He states that this certificate has been refused by Daly because of ill will and malice towards Bennett. But the city officials, the representative of the guarantee company and the inspec tor of plumbing tell a different tale, as will develop at the hearing tomorrow. Mr. R. g. Collins, the representative of the Fidelity Guarantee Comapny which Mr. Bennett names in his petition as re fusing to make the bond without Daly’s certificate, stated to a News’s repciter this morning that the Fidelity Guarantee Com pany of Baltimore, which he represents, is on Mr. Bonnett’s bond and has been for oyer fl year. "We executed bond for Mr. Bennett,” he said, “one or two years ago. These bonds are continuous aiuj of force for ten years, so long as the conditions on Mr. Bennett's part are complied with. On Jan uary Ist or 2d of this year I called on Mr. Bennett for the premium on his renewal for the year 1898. He put me off and I weal to him again with the same result. My bookkeeper, Mr. Green, went to him twice and was off. The amount of the premium was $lO and would have made 'Mr. Benett's bond good for the year 1898. This does not look as if we had declined to go on Mr. Bennett’s bond for any cause. Furthermore, my company does not re quire a certificate such a* Mr. Bennett speaks of and to clinch the whole matter, it is a fact that we are still on Bennett's bond and will continue on his bond until I notify ifie plerk to the contrary in writ ing, which I have net done. “I had notified Inspector Daly that I was still on Bennett’s bond, but that the pre* tjjtum was not paid. On Monday last Mr. Daly saw me and said that he hoped that I would be able to get the premium and to fix Mr. Bennett’s bond up. This does not look like malice upon Mr. Daly’s part “On Friday afternoon I saw Mr. Grace, who represented Mr. -Bennett. Mr. Grace had caljed at my office about the matter and I then told him that I would fix the thing up for Mr. Bennett, and that it would be all right , ‘‘Since then I have been ill and confined t» my house and was greatly surprised to see that a suit had been filed.” Plumbing Inspector Daly was seen by a News reporter and was asked to give his side of the affair. Mr. Daly confirmed what Mr. ■Collins bad said. He stated that at no ‘time had he prevented Benentt from doing his work and, on the contrary, would give his a per mit at any time he wanted one. He had given Bennett a permit, he said, on Jan uary 4th. and since that time Bennett had not applied to him for a permit to work. TO THE RESCUE, Topeka. Kan., Jan. 18.—George Heyde, of Lebanon, Smith county, Kan., has se cured a certificate of his citizenship in Kansas io enable him to go to Jerusalem for the purpose of rescuing David Yantis and family from the religious colony known as the Over comers. Heyde has re ceived news that Yantis is being held iq. virtual bondage, and that the Overeomers have deprived him of all his money. The half a cent a word column of The News is the cheapest advertising medium in Georgia. , THE MACON NEWS, AN EXAMPLE OF MONOPOLE, It is Impossible to Have Houses Lighted by Elec tricity in Macon. POWER IS INSUFFICIENT And Other Plants Than the Macon Gas Light and Water Company Can’t Be Patronized. Under present coditions it is impossible for any residence or business house in Macon to get electric lights. This fact has just come -to light when the Macon Gas Light and Water Company were applied to by a firm just commenc ing business for twenty-five incandescent lights. The officials were forced to tell them that they could not furnish the power, and stated that they already had more business than they could give the proper service to. These gentlemen who applied for the power for twenty-five lamps had gone to considerable expense to have their place of business wired. They at once went to a private electric power plant, where they were told that they could get the needed power were it not for the fact that there was a city law against them furnishing it. ‘This left the gentlemen in a pretty pre dicament. They could get it and they couldn't. They were forced then, to go to the extra expense of putting in gas fix tures. A News representative called at the office of the company where the story was verified. The officials there stated that it would be impossible to put in another light furnished with power from their plant. It was stated that there was already more strain upon the dynamos at the power house than should be. They further veri fied the fact that it was now impossible to put in lights with power from any plant save that of the Macon Gas Light and Water Company. When asked when this codit-ion of af fairs would be improved, it was stated that no definite answer could be given. The pjan of improving the plant has been under discussion for the past few years, but it has resulted in nothing further than the discussion. The city granted the Ma con Gas Lighit and Water Company a franchise and there can be no competi tion. Macon citizens have kicked so long that they have quit in disgust. Many applications have been received for lights, but the applicants are told that they will have to take gas or burn kero sene. NO VIOLENCE. Offered the Rates in the Lewiston Cotton Mills, Lewiston, Me., Jan. 18—Everything is quiet at the Lewiston cotton mills today and at Androscoggin the only mill where trouble exists a crowd gathered about the gates but no violence wos offered those who passed through into the mill. Small sections of the mill are running. MINERS IN SESSION. They Want an Advance of Ten Cents Per Ton. ■Chicago, Jan. 18. —The interstate joint convention of bituminous coal miners and operators assembled today prepared to do business in a methodical manner. The state delegations have been thoroughly or ganized and scale committees named. The miners made no attempt to conceal the fadt that what they want is an advance throughout the field of 10 cents per ton. The operators are far from agreeing with the operatives on this point, and say the recent advance is about what may be ex pected. The morning session was of only half an hour’s duration. During that time yes terday’s action in according the West Vir ginia delegation of miners a seat and a voice but no vote in the convention, was reconsidered and the miners from that state unanimously accorded full privile ges. A committee consisting of miners and operators from each state represented was then appointed to fix a scale of wages for 1898. The convention then took a recess until 12 o'clock, when the report from the scale committee is expected. INTERVENTIONS In the Case Against the Progress Loan Company Filed. Interventions by a number of people, stockholders in the Progress Loan and Improvement Company, were filed this morning in the United States court. The American National Bank, inter venes for ten shares. Mr. B. M. Davis for four shares, E. A. Waxelbaum two shares, Ad-ella Griffin and Sallie Lumsden for one share each. Ail the interventions were allowed by the court, courTmartial On Carter Was Resumed In the Twiggs Home In Augusta Today. Augusta, Ga., Jan. IS —The Carter court martial moved here from Savannah this morning to hear the testimony of Marion Twiggs, who is ill and confined to his house. The court martial was held in the rooms of the Twiggs home. The witness was assistant engineer of the improvement in Cumberland sound last year under Captain Carter. Twiggs tesumopy was regarding a mat tress built under order of Captain Carter. The -witness stated that the mattresses were not in accordance with the specifi cations. The court martial adjourned after a short session on account of the weak con dition of the witness. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Gainesville, Ga., Jan. 18. —Mr. Ernest Wood, son of Coroner Mariaon Wood, of Jackson county, is hourly expected to die at his home near Harmony Grove, from the effects of a bullet wound in the head. <He was accidentally shot Saturday night by a young friend name King, who was playing with a pistol at Wood’s house. The ball entered the temple and struck the optic nerve, destroying the sigflit and in flicting an ugly wound, which it is feared will prove fatal. MACON NEWS TUESDAY JANUARY 18 1898. BENNINGTON WAS ACQUITTED Jury Out for Nearly an Hour But Brought In the Verdict. IT WAS EXPECTED. The Result Was Almost a Foregone Conclusion —Devotion of the Old Mother. The Dennington case was continued and concluded in tne superior court this morn ing at 11:30 o’clock, the jury returning with a verdict of “not guilty.” As soon as court convened this morning Mr. R. C. Jordan continued his argument for the defense, it was a magnificent ef fort on behalf of his client and added only another laurel to the honors already won by this able young attorney. The charge delivered by Judge Felton was lengthy, but it was heard with the closest attention by the jury. Judge Fel ton pointed out the law affecting this par ticular case in a clear and emphatic man ner. He said that unless the jury had evidence before it to show that Denning ton had aided and incited Reid to kill Hal stead, he was not guilty. The law on this point was clear, he said. In a general way those who heard the judge's exposi tion of the law as applied to this case, felt that he had cleared away much of the useless matter surrounding it aud that the result of his charge would be an ac quittal. It was, however, an able and a most Impartial exposition of the case and one that conveyed information of undoubt ed benefit to the very large audience that heard it. At the conclusion of the charge the jury retired and another case was taken up. Robert Denn’ington, whose mother has sat with him all during the trial, remained in the courtroom with the best friend a man ever had beside him. Much sympathy has been expressed on all sides for Mrs. Dennington, who has so patiently sat through a trial, every step in which must have given the keenest an guish to the mother’s heart. She has shown no emotion calculated to effect a jury and it was more than evident that she was not there for effect, but to help her son in his trouble by her presence. Charles ‘Reid and his wife also remained in the court room until the verdict was received. When court resumed yesterday after noon at 3 o’clock argument was commenc ed by Hon. S. A. Reid in Dennington’s be half. Mr. iße'id made a strong and a pas sionate appeal for his client. He justified the killing of Halstead, Which he said was only what any man avenging nn insult to an unprotected woman would have done. He argued that the unavenged insult of anj’ man either white or black to a woman was an encouragement to lynch law, and he held that Reid had but one course in honor and propriety, and that was to quickly and promptly wipe away the stain of dishonor placed upon his name and upon the virtue of his wife. Reid, he said had done right and Dennington had only gone so far as any friend would have done. Dennington had been guilty of nothing but friendship, and he had been unjustly and severely punished. Mr. Reid was followed by Solicitor Gen eral Hodges, who made an -argument on the line that Reid had committed and out rageous murder, and that Dennington had clearly aided and abetted him because he had gone around with him to the tent and had not given any evidence that he had used any effort to persuade him not to do violence to Halstead. Mr. Hodges clear ly denied having any feeling in the case. He said that no one would rejoice more than he if the jury found Dennington not guilty, but he was now engaged in the performance of a duty which was beyond measure irksome and unpleasant tp him. Mr. Hodges closed bls argument at 5 o’clock and ‘Mr. Jordan commenced his closing speech for Dennington. He spoke for half an hour and court ad journed until 9 p’elflCk this mornipg. MENZA DAVIS, Put On Trial This Morning for the Killing of Frank Harrell, The case of Menzy A. Davis, charged with the murder of J. Frank Harell, was called in the superior court this morning. The case will be remembered as that in which Harrell was shot down while at the hmise of Annie Rigsby in the lower sec tion of the city. Harell, who was a white man, was dressed in woman's clothes at the time he was shot. He put on the woman’s dress and went to rhe door in answer to a knock. As soon as it was opened he was shot by some person standing outside the door. The -affair was shrouded in mystery for soipe days, but finally Davis and another negro were arested, but the other man was released from jail. It is thought, however, that the case against Davis is a strong one and that a conviction will be reached. Mr. S. A. Reid is defending Davis, and Solicitor Hodges is assisted by Mr. W. Bracken in the prosecution. The case will probably occupy the whole day tomorrow, as about thirty witnesses have beep summoned and a strpng fight will be made to save the negro's lite, MRS. REID’S TRIAL. The Acqu'ttal of Dennington Puts it Some Distance Off. It is not at all probable that the trial of Mrs. Reid for complicity with her hus band in the killing of Halstead will come off during this term. The counsel for Mrs. Reid say. however, that they will insist on a trial and that they will not be content to have the case nol pressed. The acquittal of Dennington puts a new light on Mrs. Reid’s case and it is almost certain that if she is put on trial verdict in her favor will be asked for. NEW ORDER. Appointment of All Post Office Clerks to Be Regulated. Washington, D. C., Jan. 18.—By an or der issued by Postmaster General Gary yesterday, every appointment made by the ■postmasters hereafter will be under the direct supervison of the- offieal at Wash ington. Heretofore postmasters have been given a lump sum for clerk hire. The new order provides that postmasters shall make no appointments to fill vacancies or original ones at clerks or other employes paid from the clerk hire allowances made the department without first submitting a nomination to the department for such appointment and receiving authority to make it. NOT OVER-AWED. z Tom Edison, Sr., Not Much Impressed With His Son's Inventions. New York. Jan. 18—Young Tom Edison has an idea that he ean harness the wave power of the ocean and transmit this power by wire to near-by cities on the coast. A series of floats, to be .'-crated in conjunction with a sunken pier some distance off shore, from the basis of his se*.t‘«ne. The floats would rise and fall with the tide and so generate the power. lt,,will cost $25,000,000 to determine the value of the invention, and Edison, Jr., is looking for a backer. Old Tom Edison says his son is doing very well for a beginner. At the same time he has told the boy that his new in candescent lamp and other alleged inven tions are rank plagarisms. NORDHAUS’ STAFF. Head of the Uniformed Catholic K'.ights of America Chooses His Aid. Vincennes, Ind., Jan. 18.-—General John W. Nordhaus, of this city, commander-in chief of the Uniform Rank, Catholic Knights of America, has appointed the following staff: Chief of Staff. J. W. Vol pert, Peru, Ind.; Adjutant General, Hon. Francis Murphy, Vincennes, Ind.; Judge Advocate General, Hen. George N. Hafer terpen, Hamilton, O.; Inspector General. John G. Walters, St. Ixni'is, Mo.; Chief Mustering Officer, J. J. O’Rouke, Philadel phia, Pa.; Chief Engineer, Joseph 'A. Wernert, Toledo, O.; Chief Signal Officer, John W. 'Mullen, Newport. Ky.; Quarter master General. Adam Beln. Sterling, 111. Each of the above will have the rank of Brigadier General. Aids-de-camp. F. A. Gross. Minneapolis, Minn., and Charles Solomon, Anderson, Ind., the rank of colonel. FLORIDA LANDS. A California Man Lays Claim to 30,000 Acres Worth $3,000,000. San Francisco, Jan. 18.—L. F. Clair, of this city, will make a fight for the Segui millions in (Florida, which are claimed by Antonio Segui, who asserts that he is a great grand-son of Father Segui, a Span ish missionary to Florida. The priest dis appeared at the beginning of the century, leaving 39,000 acres of land In that state, now worth $3,000,000. Clair traces his forefathers to the Seguis of Minorca and has a document showing that he is a di rect descendant of a brother of Father Segui. NEWWTERS Os the Chamber of Commerce Will Be Resrdy for Occu pancy Soon. FIRST COMMITTEE Named By President Rogers Was That on Transportation - A Use ful Publicatian for Macon. President R. 'M. Rogers, of the 'Chamber of Commerce has appointed Messrs. J. S. Jones, C. B. Adams, G. C. Johnson, I. B. English. 11. M. Wortham- E. A. Waxel baum, F. W. Hazlehurst as members of the transportation committee of the Cham ber of 'Commerce. The new quarters of the Chamber of Commerce will be ready for occupancy by February Ist. When this move has been made it is ex pected that the membership and interest will rapidly increase. The first issue of the new publication which will be as tjie official organ of the Macpn Chamber of Commerce and which will be published monthly, will ap pear early in the month of February. The subscription price of the publica tion, which has not been najped, will be $1 a year, bps 5,990 copies will be distribu ted every month by the Chamber of Com merce and by the merchants of Macon, who are m e brs pf the Chamber, and by the real estate men of the city. In a concise form this publication will contain necessa ry Information to prospectors about Macon and its resuorces and about the section surrounding ‘Macon. In addition to this it will contain a record of the work of the Chamber of (Commerce and a review of Macon’s commerce for the last week. >At the end of the year the bound volume of this periodical will be a valuable compen dium of information about Maepn. At th? last meeting of the board of di rectors of the Chamber of Commerce this publication was endorsed and the publish er was assured of the eo-operattori of the members of the Chamber of Commerce in the carrying out of an undertaking that fills a long felt want. WAS HIS MOTHER. Sensational Suit in Savannah Over Prop erty. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 18.—The petition of Florence Barclay Johnstone, formerly of Marietta, for a share in the estate of Mrs. C. G. Taliaferro, nee Mary Barclay, who he claims was his mother, came up for a hearing befpre Judge Fprrtll, in the court of ordinary yesterday. The suit Involves the division of about $40,000 left under Mrs. Taliaferro’s will, and there is a sep arate suit pending in the superior court for the division of about $200,000 left un der a trust deed. The argument was on the petition to have the will brought up for ropbate in solemn form, to which the attorneys for Mr. Taliaferro objected on for prgbate in solemn form, to which the wil| wpuld be eonteested were not stated. The decision of the court has been reserv ed. The ease is one in which much In terest has been taken on account of the prominence of the parties, and the claim by young Johnstone, who b? not yet of age, that Mrs. Taliaferro was his mother. Mr. Taliaferro is now living in Virginia with his three children, and is a member of the legislature in that state. FORTUNE AWAITS HIM. “Major" Gilmore, a Crippled Dwarf, in a Connecticut Poor House. Bridgeport, Conn., Jan. IS—Major Chas. H. Gilmore, a dwarf, who is in the poor house here, was notified yesterday that SIB,OOO awaits him at Madison, Wis. The major is 43 years old. He has a well developed head and neck set on a body not three feet tall. He was with several shows and came here last fall to go to Europe with the Barnum & Bailey show. He set up a boot-blacking chair near the depot, but one night he fell down stairs and broke his l*g. He was taken to the poor house. The money was left by Charles Brom ley, the uncle of the major’s father. SCHOOLS NEED MODE MONEY. Board of Education Is Doing Some Close Financiering to Keep Up. DOUBLE DAILY SESSIONS Have Been Suggested -Sixtv Per. cent of Rooms Can’t Take Another Scholar. The Board of Education of Bibb county has no easy time hi managing the finances entrusted to them so as to keep the schools up to the high standard they have attained. In fact, it is becoming a question with the Board how to make the money go around. Il has been found that 60 per cent of the school rooms of the city are filled to such an extent that not another child could be taken into them. It is a fact, however, that there ar. three vacant roms in the schools, but it uii; ..ike money to fit them up for use. Desks are to buy and every thing necessary to fit up the rooms, besides the additional money which would be needed to pay teachers. Every cent of the school fund for 1898 has been figured upon. No provision has been made for desks, addition of teachers, etc. There is a crisis at hand. Within the next sixty days the attend ance will increase 300 at the lowest esti mate. These figures are vouched for by Super intendent Abbott, after careful considera tion. Even if the money were tn hand to fix up the three vacant rooms it would be impossible to crowd 300 children into them. The schools cannot afford to turn children away, and there remains but one thing to do. Have double daily sessions. This plan is to have half the children at tend school in the morning and half in the „ afternoon. Though this plan has not been suggested as a probability at present, unless something is done in the way of providing more funds for the schools it will become a necessity, as this seems to be the best way out of the difficulty. The amount of work which now passes through the superintendent’s office is 50 per cent, more than it was ten years ago. The average yearly increase in attendance since 1887 has been 230. In the ten years the attendance has increased 2,300, which is nearly forty per cent of the total at tendance now. With the increase in at tendance other branches of work have de veloped and now the superintendent has all he can attend to. RENTING AGENTS Report That Business in Their Line is Now on Increase The renting agents of the city report that their business is decidedly better in the past few weeks. There are compara tively very few desirable residences in Macon vacant now. There is a steady demand for moderate priced residences. This, the renting agents think, is a fa vorable condition for a prosperous year. Though rents have fallen some, very good prices are obtained for most houses. FOR RECTORY FUND. An Entertainment Will Ge Given at Mrs. Schofield’s Tonight. At the residence of Mrs. Edwin Scho field tonight a delightful musioal enter tainment for the benefit of the Christ chourch rectory fund will be given. Some of the best talent in the city will take part ip the program, and the entertain ment will be of the highest order. No admission fee will be charged, but each guest 'A ill be requested to make a silver donation, giving whatever they feel inclined to. " WHERE Is PADEN His Wife is Still Looking for Him—Was Not Suicide. The mystery surrounding the disappear ance of Luke Baden from his home, 607 Walnut street Sunday, a week ago, as was published exclusively in The News, has not yet been solved, Paden’s wife is wild with grief and says she docs not know what to do. She be lieves that her husband has gone to New York where they once lived. She says he often spoke of going there, but always in a joking manner. Mrs. Paden has twins, 7 years old and has no other means of support than that which her husband furnished. She says they have ten children dead. She has in stituted a vigorous search ter her hus band, aud has described him to everyone she met, but no one could give her any information. Paden was given to drink occasionally, but his wife says he was not drinking at all the Sunday morning he left her. He seemed in good spirits, and there is no reason to believe that he has destroyed himself. INTERESTING LETTER. From W. W. Brown to Cabaniss, Calloway and Cabaniss. NEW YORK LIFE INCURANGE 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: 1 beg to acknowledge with great appre ciation your prompt settlement in full of the large claim I had against your com- for the accident sustained Decem ber, sth, 1896. The promptness with which Jou have paid my claim, and the courtesy and kind consideration extended to me by yourselves and qthcr 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. CIGARETTE SMOKING. New York, Jan. 18.—Ten-year-old Ran dall Smith, colored, who lived with his parents on Wallace street, Orange, N. J., died Wednesday night and a post mortem examination developed that his 4<-at4s was due to angina pectoris, brought on by ex cessive cigarette smoking. The child’s chest has almost fallen in as a result of the nicotine poisoning. Elegance of Workmanship, Perfection of Fit, Up=to=Date in Latest Style, Properly describes our Suits aud Overcoats now going, going, going at 331-3- Cash Discount. Underwear at » CASH DISCOUNT. Boys and Children’s Suits at way down deep cut prices. Buying Eyes Isn't an Easy Matter fC EX / Ex The best oeu,ists and opticians are not K__ magicians—they can’t restore sight to the I y blind. Don’t wait to consult un.il you can’t \ K see wel1 —it's I‘ttle things that count. A A Ty J”! tit Ml) little headache, a few spots, burning sen- /~y*T| \yA j I —FT 1 TVv. •s'l sasions—these are the warnings that are v\X\l 11 / \ ll t '« hl l I I to heeded. It is better to be too early 'Will/ v r P r vl / than to ° ,ate ’ examination of the XU \ lj TWi l ' l|| / eyes is free and painless. \®.w|/ T' lß an ' a Up’i ca l I’ 3l '! o ' 5 ' Hv 314 SECOND STREET, 1 The on iy exclusive optical store in the city. GUESS WHAT? Only one corrrect answer was received to our question, “Why is a bed post?” It was, of course, ‘‘To support a bed.” Here is Another: There was a man who had a son, and a widow with a daughter. The man married the daughter and "the son uiarrried the widow. What relation are their children to each other? What relation is the man to himself? What relation is the son to his father? 1 weuty-five soda tickets for the correct answer at THE 362 Second Street. Answers will be opened Tuesday. ■"jE.d'X Beautiful Weather Th is 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 EZD 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. PASS I N G OR 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 DELFT and Im perial Bonn China at your own price. BEELAND, the Jeweler Triangular Block. Vast Quantities Must Move at Onee. Immediately! Now I At once! They’ll move too. The January clearance rates show it. You take no risk—come today —bring an expert along. And then we say : If you 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. Hrs CHEAP MONKY. P®r cent, and 7 per cent money now Ft ftdy for loans on Mac >n residence and business property. 8 per cent, money tor farm loans. Over 35,000,000 successfu ly negotiated in Georgia aline. Loans made can be paid off at any time. We are head quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man., 356 Second street, Macon. Ga.' PRICE TWO CEMTS