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, OHEAP MONEY. 9H per cent, and 7 per cent, -ioney now ■ ready for loans on Macon residence and Li business property. 8 per cent money for farm loans. Over >5,000,000 successfully negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans made can be paid off at any tltrt. We are head quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man., 358 Second street, Macon. Ga. ESTABLISHED 1884. MASKED MAN AHDMYSTERY.j Home of a Well Known Citi- zen of Thomasville Visi ted by a Stranger. MANY shotsTiere fired But no One Was Hurt and the' Sheriff Is Now After the Intruder With Dogs. Tbotirn-ville. Ga., Feb. 4—'Mr. Jim Vann and family had a rather strange experi ence I .st night betiveen 7 and 8 o'clock. They were sitting quietly and pleasantly paszing away the evening around their ■ fireside when some one, heavily masked, • entered the house from the rear and made i his appearance In the family room. Mr. John Vann inquired what he want ed. He said he wanted him. The masked man had a huge stick in one hand and a revolver in the other. Mr. Vann secured his gun and the war began. A number of shots were fired and the house was pierced by several bullets. Finally the strange man got out but the | firing to and fro kept up until he disap- i p.ar.d, Bh< riff Irons and his dogs were soon on i the scene and he and his neighbors made a dllllgent search for the intruder, but failed to capture hint. The whole affair Is shrouded In mys tery. Vann lives two miles from this city and i one of our best citizens. If he has an enemy In the world he does not know it. It Is not known whether the man was white or black. APPOINTMENTS. Blun Gets Savannah and Thomas Ray Val posta Postoffices. Washington, Feb. 4--The president sent the following nominations to the Senate 4 Os lay: Postmasters: Georgia, John O'Donnell, of Bainbridge. Henry Ilium, Jr., of Savannah. Thomas M. Ray, of Valdosta. MANY INJURED. A Train on the South Haven and Eastern Wrecked in Michigan. Lawrence, Mich., Feb. 4. Train No. 3 on the South Haven ami Eastern Na raw Guage railroad was wrecked here today and at hast half a dozen persona were injured. It was the first train through since Wed nesday noon ami left here at 'PIO a. m. A quarter of u mile from the station the snow plow jumped the track and was piled Into the locomotive, which drew the train train and two coaches. Gla eow, Feb. I - A mail train and freight were in collision today on the Glasgow and Southwestern Railway near frnon. The driver ami fir > a.'.a of l.ie freight train ami I've workm.'n wno *».' 0". njai.l the Trail train were killed Li al l ")i Jiii ty |•< rsons were in jure 1. sem ? of thiui fatally. GOOD REPORT. The National Building and Loan Association Makes Statement. Knoxville. Tenn., Feb. 4—The first re port of the Southern Building ami Loan Association since the recti vership, was made today. It shows over $150,000 cash oh hand ami a dividend of 10 per cent was dcclerade. The association was one of the largest in the country. A LITTLE SPAT Between Flemming, of Geor gia, and Powers, of Ver mont. Washington, Feb. 4—-In the House to day a bill passed to amend the act of Jan uary 31. 1805. granting rights of way through public domain for tramways, ca nals and reservoirs so as to grant those rights for cities and private corporations. \t present the rights of way are given only for milling and Irrigation purposes. Fleming. Democrat, of Georgia, asked a unanimous consent to set aside next Monday for the consideration of the bill repor.id by the Pacific railroad committee to grant adciftional powers to the president in the matter of the sale of the Kansas Pacific read. The sale is to take place ou February 17, he said, and it is important if atfything is to be done it should be done at once. Powers. Republican, of Vermont, chair man of the Pacific railroad committee, said the consideration bill would be a waste of time as it had already been dem onsiiated th.it ifie Senate would not pass a similar measure. "You are chairman of the committee that reported the bill." said Mr. Fleming* "Is it not meritorious enough to receive consideration "The bill is harmless.” replied Mr. Powers. "The president already has suf ficient* power." "But he distinctly asked for additional powers in his message,” retorted Mr. Fleming. Shattuck. Republican, of Ohio, then ob jected to Mr. Fleming's request. A conflict then occurred between the appropriations committee and the commit tee on claims. This was private day under the rules, but the appropriations committee desired to proceed with the fortifications. appropriation’s bill and con tested the right of way with the claims committee. The appropriations' commit tee was defeated on roll call, and the House proceeded to the consideration of private bills. manuverTng. The Japanese Eleet Will Soon Make a Trip to Chinese Waters. Yokahoma. Feb. 4.—The Japanese fleet is manoeuverlng prior to a cruise in Chi nese waters. The press is silent on the situation in China, and it is believed that the premier, the Marquis of Ito. is awaiting a settle ment of the German claim before commit ting Japan to any policy. The Russian squadron is without smoke less coal and the supply here is small. MONTGOMERY ARRIVES. Havana. Feb. 4 —The United States trujjer Montgomery, arrived at Matanzas. NECK BROKEN. James Allison was Hanged for the Murder' of Mrs. Orr. Berlin. Ont.. Feb. 4.—James Allison was | hanged here today lor the muder of Mrs. | Anthony Orr, near Galt, on August 9. Allison’s neck was broken by the fail and be died instantly. Alßeon. who was a lad of eighteen years, ■ employed on Mrs. Orr's farm, confessed to having killed Mrs. Orr with an axe while atending to his morning chores and hid ing the body temporarily in a corn patch until he should have an opportunity to carry it to a neighboring swamp. The motive for the murder advanced at the trbal was that of revenge for Mrs. Orr's refusal of his improp r attentions bti. this • Alli-jou in his confer.f.loti stoutly contradic ted. A FRENCH DUEL. A Deputy and an Editor Fight and the Lat ter is Wounded. Paris, Feb. 4. —A duel has been arrang ed between M. Alexander Miller, editor of La Petite Republique Francaise, and one of the Paris deputies, M. Hurt Laverton, deputy for St. Yriex, was fought with I swords today. The former was wounded i in the rigb tarm. The dispute grew out ■ of an altercation during the debate yes terday in the chamber. OIUWSEED. Senator Bacon Declares That i the Purchases Should Be Made From Growers. GEORGIA PLATsOGGESTEO, The Agricultural Appropriation Billi Brought On a Somewhat Warm Discussion in the Senate. Washingotn, Feb. 4. —While the senate had under consideration the agricultural appropriation bill yesterday Senator Bacon urged the importance of tue adoption of the plan suggested by the Georgia legis lature for tne purchase of seeds —that is, that the department make its purchase of seeds from individual growers when better seed can be obatined by doing so. The legislature adopt>l a joint resolu tion tearing upon this subject. As Senator Bacon pointed out, the idea is to cored a great evil that has grown up in the administration of the law. The orig inal intent of the law has been ■grea.ly abused by indiscriminate 'purchases of the seeds at wholesale from dealers, and appa ll ntly without any desire to secure qual ity. The senator illustrated by citing the great difference in cotton seed. Under the system that has prevailed in the depart ment the poorest seeds have been distri butee! —seeds that had absolutely no value. Much of the fault was due to the secretary of agriculture under the last administra tion, who was against the system of free seed distribution and used eyerp possi ble means of makirtfe it valueless. Senator Bacon said he did not seek to amenjl the bill under consideration, far the matter was-one which did not require legislation, but involved the proper ad ministration of the department. For that reason he called attention to it in this public way, feeling sure it would have the desired effect. Senators Platt, Hawley and Faulkner, arid others took part in the discussion, In dorsing what Senator Bacon had to say. SUSPENDED. Officer Mack and His Wife Fined $5 Each by the Mayor. Police circles are decidedly stirred up over the ease of Officer Mack and his wife and their fuss with E. E. Kahn, the groceryman, full details of which were given in The News yesterday. Last night Mack’s wife was arrested on a warrant sworn out by Kahn charging her with attempt to kill him and Officer Mack was at the same time placed under arrest on a peace warrant. In the recorder's court this morning Mack and his wife wer fined 55 each for fighting and Mack has been suspended from the force pending an investigation. The affair will be Investigated by the police commission and it is thought that Mack will be discharged. He was on duty at the time he went to Kahn and accused him of insulting his wife and brought on the fight which resulted in his receiving a beating fnm -id his wife’s effort to revenge that beating. BOUND OVER: Mrs. Smiley Tried to Kill Stripling for Killing Her Chickens, The two cases of the state against Mrs. E. T. Smiley, charged with carrying con cealed weapons and pointing a pistol at another, were heard in Justice Balkcem’s vuurt yesterdaj- afternoon, and Mrs. Smi ley was bound over to the city court under $l5O bond on both charges. which bond she promptly made and was released to ap pear in the city. The evidence against Mrs. Smiley as to an attempt to shoot another was not de nied. though the charge of concealed weapons was. The facts in the case as alleged by the prosecution, were publish ed in The News yesterday. Mrs. Smiley accused B. R. Stripling of killing two or three of her fine chickens. She is the wife of Yard Foreman Smiley, of the Southern Railway, and while her husband was on duty she decided to avenge the death of the chickens. She armed herself with a pistol, which she al leges was not concealed. and went in search of Striplin. When she found him. he was with some ether men. She told him to step put and she would settle the ’ifference with him- Stripling had no de sire to face an enraged woman with a pis tol, and he got out of hej wav soon 1 jii;’ had a warrant sworn out for her. The case will come up for a hearing in the city court in a few days. iDCKEY PATRICK DEAD, Saratoga. N. Y., Feb.—W. G. Patrick, jockey and starter, known on every track . in the United States and Canada, di d to | day of pneumonia. He was born at Mt. I Holly. N. J., thirty-six years ago. Bucklin’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, cr no pay required. It fa guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or j money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug •loro. THE MACON NEWS. IMMIGRATION BILL WILL PASS. Friends Will Push it Through at the Earliest Possible Opportunity. REPIIDLICAHPFOSITIOH is Organizing, However, and With the Minority They Hope to Defeat the Measure. Washington, Feb. 4. —Friends of the im migration bill are hopeful of securing its consideration early next week. At the same 'time doubt has arisen lately that it is expedient to press the question further during the present session of con gress. owing to the political antagonism it would arouse. The prevailing sentiment, however, is that the measure will be taken from the speaker’s table as soon as the military academy appropriation bill is out of the way, and that the bill will pass with a considerable majority after two or three days discussion. Representative Mahaney is organizing opposition on the Republican side of the chamber, and with this element will co operate most of the minority members. Chairman Danforth hopes to have the i ill passed as it came from the senate, with the single change of making the educa tional test include both reading and writ ing. Representative McCall, of Massachu setts. will offer an amendment embody ing this change. A substitute to the entire measure will be proposed by Representative Corliss, of Michigan, whose ‘‘birds of passage” feat ure was embodied in the immigration bill passed congress and was vetoed last year. The substitute will be general in char acter, however, and not specially directed against border immigration. THE SENATE TODAY. A Considerable Amount of General Business Was Transacted. Washington, Feb. 4—At the opening of the Senate today it was decided that when the Senate adjourned today it be until Monday. A bill providing for the erection of a public building at Beaumont, Texas, at a cost not to exceed SIOO,OOO was passed. Platt, of New York, offered a resolution which was referred to the committee on military affairs directing the secretary of war to return to the Seventh regiment of artillery (formerly the 113th N. Y. V. I.) the flags cf the regiment. A bill authorizing the construction of two bridges across the Choctawhatchle river, a navigable stream In Dale county, Ala., was pased. Mr. Lindsay then took the floor to sepak on the resolution of the Kentucky legisla ture asking him to resign. At 12:35 o’clock on motion of Mr. Davis, of Minnesota, chairman of the foreign re lations committee the Senate went into executive session, , JUVENILE THIEVES. Three Youths Were Arrested by the Detec tives This Morning. ■Charles Gilliardi, Tom Tubberville and Grover Tucker were arrested this morning by Detectives Ford and Rogers on the charge of larceny. All of these boys are under fifteen years of age, and are badly frightened at their arrest. . The boys are accused of stealing knives from the Fair Store and also from Dr. Mi grath, and say that the knives found in their possession, which were identified by Mr. Smith, the proprietor of the Fair Store, were traded to them by a son of Mr. Smith. The case will come up for a hearing this afternoon before Judge Balk com. Gilliardi is one of the boys that got into the trouble at Eatonton some time ago, it being alleged by the railway authorities that he and another bay tried to wreck a train. inyitedToaugusta High Compliment Paid to Miss Mary Lamar Patterson. The following correspondence will ex plain itself and will be read with interest by the lady’s many friends: Augusta. Ga., Jan. 31, ISOS. 'Miss Mary Lamar Patterson, Macon, Ga —- Madam: I have been instructed by the Federated Labor Union of this city to for ward you the following inclosed resolu tions, unanimously passed by that body. In this connection allow me to say, that such a reform has, iu every state. been inaugurated by labor organizations, hence your sounding the tocsin was a very agreeable surprise. There sea law in •about eighteen states prohibiting child la bor, If you desire any data on this sub ject. such as we are in possession of we will cheerfully impart. Thanking yen in the name of labor for the emancipation of children from the fac tory, and trusting you noble effort will fee crowned with success, I have the honor, Madam to subscribe myself, Your most obedient servant, Jerome Jones. President Augusta Fereral Labor tin ion. Augusta, Jan. 30, 1898. i Augusta Federal Union— Brothers: In order to fittingly show our appreciation of the noble stand taken by Miss Mary Lansir Patterson, of Macon, m behalf of a child labor law for the state I of Georgia, and also in the interest of the i upbuilding of organized labor movement ■ in the city of Augusta, be it, Resolved, That this body extend its heartfelt thanks to Miss Patterson, and that Miss Patterson be invited to make the leading address before the working peo ple of Augusta on Labor Day, the first Monday in September. 1898, at the celebra ■tion to ne given under the auspices of the Augusta Federal Union; and be it furthej* Received, That tins thank and the Augusta Herald for the editcrail published recently in regard io the noble efforts of Miss Paterson, and for i the .friendly attitude which that paper 1 assumed towards organized fator. and be : it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolu tions be forwarded to Miss Patterson at ■ Macon, together with the invitation ot be orator of the day at our Labor Day cele bration. Respectfully submitted, Roy Kemmiss. ANOTHER FROM KENTUCKY. Cheney’s Expectorant cured my nephew, a little 4-year-old boy. of a severe case of croup. No other medicine did him any good. Send me by express one dozen bot lleg. ' W. H. MILLEN, Adairsville, Ken. IWork on the anex to the jail will com mence in a few days, MACON NEWS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4 1898. CITY OF MACON STARTS HOME, Captain Miller Is Delighted With the Success of the First Trip. TO WjS BOATS. A Meeting to Be Held by the Navigation Company to De cide on Future Action. The City of Macon has begun her re turn voyage, and in the course of a few days the first boat, proving the feasibility of navigation between Macon and the sea, will be established. The boat left Brunswick yesterday with a lairly good load on board, and it is ex pected tnat tne return trip will be made in as good time as was the trip down. Commenting on the arrival of the boat the Brunswick Times says: ‘‘The steamer City of Macon is here and her first trip from siacon to 'the sea is a successful reality. "The new steamer was at the Mallory wharf yesterday morning, and attracted much attention. She came to Brunswick light, having discharged ail of her cargo at points along the river, where it was consigned. The trip was made without accident or delay, and, although the river was lower than it has been in some time, the steamer passed through the most dif ficult reaches without grounding. Many citizens went to the wharves yes terday to see the new boat. She is one of the neatest and completest of her kind, and makes fair time. A cargo of miscellaneous stuff was taken on board at the Mallory wharf yes terday. In the afternoon, the steamer went to the Southern wharves to take on 700 sacks of salt, which were brought over on the British steamer, St. Irene. She will return to the Mallory wharf this morning, and take a supply of wood for the return voyage, leaving at 5 o’clock. Captain Miller is quite enthusiastic over the success of the first trip, and says the experiment of river trade between Bruns wick and Macon will be proven perfectly feasible by his company. ‘Two new boats will be built at once,” said Captain Miller, ‘and then we will have one steamer per week to Brunswick.’ ” As soon as the boat reaches Macon a meeting of the directors of tne Macon Navigation Company will be held, and that time plans for the future conduct,of the line will ,be discussed. President Smith, of the Navigation Com pany, says that it is not the intention of the company to call on council to expend anything until it has been proven that navigation is perfectely feasible, and ho believes now that it is, and has been proven so. When the company asked the city for aid in building the boat the latter said that they did not feel that they could make an appropriation to help defray the expenses of building a boat, but if a beat should be built and proved a success that the city would make all improvements and buildings .in the way of wharfs, etc., that were needed. Notes Taken On the Run. Dr. Charles Lanier Toole, dentist. Of fice corner Second and Poplar streets. Solon. H. Bryan, manager for Joe Camp, "who lectures at Mercer tonight, is in the city. Dr. J. M. Mason, dentist. Office over Beeland’s Jewelry store, Triangular Block Telephone 452. Judge Felton was engaged this morning m setting cases for the week commenc ing February 14. The Epworth League of Mulberry street Methodist church will hold an interesting business meeting tonight. City Treasurer A. R. Tinsley leaves to day for Florida, where he will take a well earned vacation among the orange groves. The friends of Mr. Robert Hunter will be glad to know that he is recovering his strength and today was able to sit up for a short time. The fire department turned out to an early call this morning at 5:30, A house ou upper Walnut street was threatened, but no great damage was done, Richard Martir, was bound over to the city court this morning by Mayor Price on the charge, of larceny. He stole a watch from a negro named Perry. Rabbi Marcusson will deliver an inter esting lecture tinighc at'the Beth-Israel synagogue on the "Dreyfus Scandal.” A large audience will hear the rabbi. L>-‘-‘-is Randall, who assaulted Will John son, another negro employed on the pav ing work on Fourth street, on Monday last, has surrendered io the police. Mayor Tiice will appoint a dog catcher in a few days and people who own fag lesa canines would do well to tag them as a war wil be made ou stray dogs. Mr. C. C thomas, one of the most prppuuenc men in South Georgia, ami a Candidate for speaker pro tem pf the next house of representatives, is in the city. Mary Hunt was bpund oyer this morning by Mayor Price for stealing a dress from \\ . A. Doody's store. In the case good de tective wprk was done by officers Dumas and Plunkett. the compresses of the city have about suspended work. They get about one day’s work cut of each week now and the work is so irregular that it is a hard matter to keep experienced men there to do it. Three wedding parties passed through Macon yesterday from down the. South western road. They al; went through to Atlanta and from there will probably go to different points In the North. Marshal Thomas, the six-year-old son of Mr. H. J. Thomas died this tnpring and the sympathy of their many friends go out to the bereaved parents. The funeral will take place tomorow morning at 10 o’clock. Dr. M . R. Holmes, dentist, 556 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try a bottle of Holmes’ Mouth Wash for preserving teeth purifying the breath, bleeding gums, ul cers. sore meut'n. sore throat, etc. For sale by all druggists. Some interesting anouncements will be made at Grace phurch next Sunday morn ing. The membership of the ehurch has grown to such ?.n extent and the church is in such a properous condition that plans for further enlargements will be dor cussed. The Ladies’ Missfapary Society of the Tattnall Square P resbyterian church will give an entertainment tonight at he resi dence of Dr, S. L. Morris, on Huguenln Heights. It will commence at 8 o’clock sharp, W. Mills, a bridge builder of Cincin nati, took an unexpected cold bath this morning, when he fell into Echeconnee ereek, where he had gone to look over the work proposed by the county commission ers. He was slightly bruised about the head. A large party of laborers were carried down to Lumbed City yesterday by some gentlemen who are interested in getting out ties for the railroad. These gentlemen say that they wilt take all the hands they can get, and that there is no excuse for a negro being out o£ a job in that country. J. E. Babbitt, charged with cheating and swindling was bound over this morning at the recorder’s in the sum of S3OO. Babbitt is the man who claimed to rep resent a South Georgia firm in the pur chase of mules from J. R. Hicks & Co. There is every.reason to believe that Bab , biU is a crook, of the first water. A CHARTER Was Granted to the Georgia and Alabama Business College. Yesterday afternoon in the superior court a charter was granted to the Geor gia-Alabama Business College, of this city, incorporating that company with a capital of $30,000. Since its establishment in Macon the Georgia-Alabama Business College, under the management of Professor E. L. Mar tin, has been a pronounced success, and now will extend its field of usefulness into otheiOitles and states. Colleges will be established at different cities in Georgia and Alabama, and sever al other Southern cities. The institution is one of the most complete in the South, and its growth in the future, as it has beei in the past, will be phenomenal. CHILD’S DEATH. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hinkle, of Pneumonia. Anita, the six-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. ®. Hinkle, died at. the parents’ home this morning on Orange street of pneumonia. The little one has been sick with the drdad disease for some time, and the end was expected, though it was a great shock to the parents. The funeral will take place from the residence this afternoon 4 o'clock. The interment will take place at Rose Hill Cemetery. LETTERJIEF. Sidney Johnson Has Destroy ed Letters in the Macon Postoffice. BY thFThqusand. He was Arrested Yesterday by Post office Inspector Rosson on a Denny Letter. Sidney M. Johnson, a negro who has been a clerk in the Macon postoffice for the last seventeen years, was arrested by Post office Inspector ißosscn, and was’ given a hearing before Commissioner Erwin this morning on the charge of stealing letters from the mails. Johnson is a well known negro and was represented before the commissioner this morning by Colonel John R. Cooper. He did net plead guilty at any time nor was he given ia hearing last night as has been stated. Mr. Cooper asked for a postpone ment of the case until the 14th, which was granted, and Johnson was bound over in the sum of SBOO. He is now in jail. .The fact that letters were continually .Sissi ng from the mails has been known for some time and Inspector Rosson was detailed to come here and remain until he had located the guilty party. He has been here for three weeks and has occupied day after day a position in the cuddy hoie, entrance to which is af forded from the postmaster’s private roam. This closet, which is only to be reached by a ladder, has a spy hole through which the inspector can watch what the clerks are <\_.ng. On several occasions lately he has seen Johnson take packages from the -mail which he would rifle of their valuable .con tents, destroying the letters. Yesterday morning the inspector pre pared what is called a test letter address ed to the Newnan Old Corn Distillery, (Newnan, Ga. The letter contained a $5 bill and a silver dollar, both of which were marked for identification. MISS JENNIE BUTNER. Funeral Took Place This Morning from the Park Hotel. The funeral of )Miss Jennie Butner look place this morning from the Park Hotel. The pallbearers were Messrs. John, Wil liam, Sam and Harry McKay, Wiley Barnes and Tom Merritt. The impressive services were lead by (Rev. R, R. White, of theiFirst Presbyte rian church, of which Miss Butner was a devout member. Mr. White was assisted by Rev. W. McKay and Rev. BasjQjp An thony. WITH LAUDANUM L. L. Patton, of Savannah, Committed Suicide, Savannah. Feb. 4.--E. L. Patton, Jr., suicided last night by taking laudanum. He died this morning at 4 o’clock. He left a note io his parents, who live In Columbia, S. C,, defending the suicide and denying that it was a coward’s last resort. Twice he atempted tb kill himself be fore, once shooting himself in the head at Bristol, Tenn. His letters named those whom he wish ed to act as pallbearers and indicated the exact spot in Bonaventure cemetery where he wished to be interred. He was a member of the Volunteer Guards batallion and left a written request that the Guard’s quartette, which he ha<l organized, should sing at his grave. The deceased s.ood well. He was sten ographer io.r Tiedman & Bros., large wholesale merchants of this city. His af fairs were straight. He was twenty-six years of age. He has a brother in the United States navy, BRIDGE ROW FIRE. Part of the Old Wooden Build ings Gone. At 3:45 o’clock this afternoon the fire department was called out to an alarm from the corner of Fifth and Walnut streets. The fire Is located in the building next -to the store formerly occupied by Mose Green. The store is owned by Mr. Matt Daly. The second story was burned. It is fully covered by insurance in the Southern Mutual. LEG BROKEN. An Employee of the Acme Brewing Compa ny Met With an Accident, Mr. John A, Knox, residence 1059 Elm Street, was seriously hurt at the Acme Brewing Company, where he is employed, day before yesterday. Mr. Knox is employed in the ice works at the brewery, and while with some other workmen engaged in the discharge of his duties, some piping fell on him and broke his rigin leg. The injured man was car ried to his home and the broken member set. He is resting easy today. Mr. Knox is a brother to Miss Kate Knox, who has been confined with small pox. CANDLER CLUB MEETINGJONIGHT Work Will Start at Once for the Democratic Can didate. POPULlSTS’ campaign, They Will Hold Their State Con vention in Atlanta Next Month. The Candler Club meeting for the pur pose of organization is the talk of the town today. The meeting will be called to order at 8 o'clock tonight and the outlook new is that it will be largely attended. The list of the members of the club has grown steadily, and, as etated yesterday, among those who have signed the call aire the leading men of Macon, and are taken from every faction that has hitherto work ed upon opposing lines. The indications therefore are that Cand ler has a walk-over in Bibb. The prevailing sentiment is that the Candler boom has been worked up to a Pu ... • ;?h would now make it hopeless for any other eaudiadte to announce. If any of those who have been figuring on it were to announce now they would find that they have missed the opportuni ty. The campaign is going to be started ear ly on the part .of the Populists and there fore will be a long one. The papers have called their state convention to meet in Atlanta on March 16'th. The populists at that time will nominate a full state ticket and will announce -the platform on which they are to wage their fight in the next -campaign. They hav, departed from all political procedure in calling their convention at such an early date —'nearly three months sooner than any other state convention has ever been called before —and this fact has done more to at tract the attention of their opponents than anything else they could do. It means that the Democrats will also have to make early nominations and that the campaign is to be a long and lively one. This precipitate action on the part of the Pops will unquestionably force an ear ly Democratic state convention, because the Democrats are honestly desirous of making .good their promise of an old fashioned majority of a 100,000 votes, and they do not want any of their opponents to get a start on them. But while the Democrats seem to have already decided on most of the candidates that are to make up their state ticket, the Populists are hopelessly at sea. There is no question that nine out of every ten Populists in the state want Tom Watson to nun for gover nor, but the Hon. Tom is one of the mi nority and he is declining to run with a vigor which discourages bis most sanguine supporters. The latter got up a postal card vote in his interest a few weeks ago, but Mr. Watson has ordered it to be stop ped with a peremptory tone that is most significient of bis future intentions. It is pretty safe to say that even the present overwhelming sentiment of his party will not induce Mr. Watson to ac cede to their wish, and the Populists lead ers are reluctantly turning to look for an other gubernatorial candidate. They are not a very hopeful lot. When the execu tive committee met last December there was title enthusiasm manifested. Judge Hines, the last Populist candidate for governor says that he will not again accept the nomination, and he declined even to discuss the possibilities already suggested in the newspapers. He had heard the Hon. Walter B. Hill, -of Macon, spoken of and he spoke in mostc ompli mentary terms of Mr, Hill, but he declared it populistic dpctrine to let the convention nagie its own candidates. Other Third paryt leaders who were approached on th*’ , subject said prety much the same thing, and the consensus of opinion was that no body knew what was going to be done. honTJoTcamp. His Lecture at Mercer Univer sity Tonight. At Mercer University tonight, Hon, Joe Camp, the silver tongued orator from the hills of North Georgia, will deliver his famous lecture “Truth and Sham.” Mr. Camp will be greeted by one of the largest and most cultured audiences that has greeted a lecturer in Macon in some time. Mr. Camp’s praises have been sung wherever he has appeared, and he has been pronounced by some of the finest orators in the South, to be the best that they have ever heard. Mr. Camp's style Is peculiarly eloquent, and his humor is most laugh-provoking. Mr. Willie D. Upshaw -will introduce the speaker, who is his personal friend, Mr. Camp reached the city yesterday. The Wesleyan young ladies will attend the lecture tonight tn a body. The ad vance sale of tickets predicts one of the largest audiences that have been seen at tk»? ohapel in some time. A FINE SHOWING Made by the Commercial and Savings Bank. The News publishes elsewhere today a statement of the condition of the Com mercial and Savings Bank, of Macon, which is most gratifying to all who are interested in Macon's welfare. Considering the age of this bank, the statement is remarkable in many res pects. First in showing a surplus of $12,500; second in shewing undivided pro fits of $10,093.31 and third, in showing de posits to the amount of $140,867.18. Thp success of the Commercial and Sav ings Bank is a part of Mac-on’s business history. No financial institution in this city has ever shown a more rapid, and, at the same time, healthy and substantial growth. Its standing is forcibly indicated by the value of its stock on the market, it being quoted at $1.30. The Commercial and Savings Bank is in charge of men of large experience in the business and financial world. They are men who are thoroughly identified with the community, and are popytar with all classes. Attention dtrected to the statement publisher elsewhere in today’s News. DIAZ DENIES That is Coming to This Coun try in the Near Future. City of Mexico, Feb. 4. —There is no foundation for the report of the contem plated early visit by President Diaz to the United dates. This denial is made by h ; s authority. He has a warm feeling towards the United States, and a constant interest in its affairs, but has no present intention of going there. I Avoid the cold weather By buying one of our... SUITS AND OVERCOATS AT Z7 /I 2 PER CENT 3J 1 U CASH DISCOUNT AH Underwear at 25 per cent cash discount. Big assortment of Gloves. Best taundiy it Ton T : * s wa y our laundry is known by every- 1 T ona * n *°*n. The cleanest laundry, and ■ - k • ,he whitest linen, the most perfect domes- tic P o!is11 - ant * garments sent home as ./ J >£3 800,1 as when we received them, are all ''''-Lip synonymous. You can’t beat us for beau- ‘y or finish- •I**• ? u v _2-AjT—-A J • ' W ’Ln CRESCENT STEAM LAUNDRY. -yr R. E. Urquhart, Proprietor, 403 Cotton Sa JSi» f ilw*> ''' „ alMiHi Avenue. Phone 17. ONLY l~—w l|j| But Just See Them. JNo, 1-—Goodyear welt, coin toe, cottage box, smooth calx, heavy single sole. TJo. 2 McKay sewed. London toe, cottage box, satin cah % double sole. And shine them free. Clisby & McKay. Phone 29. REPORT OF THE GOJiDITION OF THE Commercial and Savings Bank, LOCATED AT MACON, GA. On the 27th Day of January, 1898. RESOURCES. Notes and bills dss- ccumedslsß,o74 31 Demand loans 4,230 00—162,304 31 , Safety deposit vaults and safe.. 5,450 00 j Furniture and fixtures 405 35 | Current expeneses 303 54 Interest paid depositors 1,156 59 Due from banks and bankerss 15,261 88 Cash on hand 28,473 87 —$ 43,840 75 I $213,460 54 | STATE OF GEORGIA, Bibb f’ounty, SS.: I J. J. Cobb, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowl edge and belief. j. j. COBB, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this second day of February, 1838. W. P. WHEELER, Notary Public Bibb County. Ga. Phone 617. S. G. BOUIS <&, CO. Practical Plumbers. Sanitary Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Steam, Hot Water and Hot Air Heating. Special Attention to Repair Work. 617 Poplar Street, Macon, Ga. Great Selling At Cost Bear in mind that these daily talks are simply a series of notices we owe it to you to give. Very unusual values are here —values that may never be matched again. This is merely the logic of business. Manufacturers cannot take our orders today at prices that are current here. Os course we will not sell at cost during the entire year. But from now on until we notify* you of a change our policy is money out of the store’s profits into your pockets. ■i 8 Per Cent Guaranteed! Dividends paid semi-annually. Htock secured by deeds to improved ,eai estate in more than aonbie the amount, deposited with Union Savings Bank and frost Co. GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macon, Ga., 461 Third Street. PRICE TWO CENTS LIABILITIES. | Capital stock paid ups 50,000 00 I Surplus fund 12,500 00 | Undivided profits 10,093 31 Dus banks and bank- ers $ 683 94 Deposits subject to check 92,297 00 ,F* Depostis not sub- ject to check 25,027 72 ■ Time certificates of deposit 22,856 47—5140,867 18 i $213,460 54