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8 Per Cent Guaranteed! Dividends p»id *ond-annn»l 5 < Rtock secured by ilwhl. to improved real estate in more than <t> nhle the Mniotwl <l*q*o«itod with Union Havings Hank and Trust Co GEO A SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Mm-oii, Gi., 401 rh.rti fttreet. ESTABLISHED 1884. NOTHING NEW THISJMG All Sorts of Sensational Re ports Are Flying Around Washington. IS WARIMMIIEIT? ' Seems to Be the Question- Report ed that Foreign Government has Been Warned on Subject, Washington, Feb. 21. -Several reports r am.- by teh graph to the .state anil navy departments today from Havana. AH of the naval cabinet telegram*, ho*v < vi-r, bo.e date of yesterday, wail ? ;hat from Gem ral Lee to the state depar in nt ..as probably nt late last night though mark* I received this morning. Nora- of the m< sswigi s throw any light on the cause of the Maine di. .i.-tir. and, in fact, the officers of the navy depart have about resigned themselves to the belief the? nothing diffitrile on this point can be know nfor several days to com ■. The reasons for this b. lief is that the opera.ions of th d vers tijMin the wreck are being confined at’ present to the re covery of the dead bodies still remaining in th.- wreck, and in the recovery of the valuables, neither of which can be neglec ted, while the other grant'd of the work, ramely the Invi etizatlon of the d sister, nay be more properlv left >o the conduct Os the court of inquiry. General Lee's dlspaitch is as follows. "Havana, Ft-iiru-try 21. Is'.>B. —Assistant Secretary of the State Department, Wash ington. There Is great need of divers to get t'he effects an ! bodies from the wreck. Two are now <in ployed, but twelve or fifteen could be n d. One hundred and fortw-threc'bodies have been burl'd. Very few were found -today, but over 100 are suppo-ed to be confined in the ship. The sailin'< now in t'he Span-isa hospitals num ber eleven. 1 visited them yesterday. Ail will recover exn-jit two. They are com fort able and well cared for. "(Signed.) Lee. Acting Secretary Day made the follow ing answer Immediately to be eabl-e-d: "Departmt nt-of State, Wai hlngton, Feb. 21. 18118. to Lee, Havana. 1 have called the attention of the navy department to your re.pt. I for divers. The same will be complied wiib. (Signrd.l Day.” The department I-. lirvi-s that -th.' scar city of divers complained of by Ge leral Lee has probably already been overcome by the arrival of the Ba-che with a force of divers from the North Atlantic squad ron at Tortugas and with the necessary apparatus. Capt. Lemley', judge adve.i:e general of the navy department, with Capt. Brad ford, chief of tihe iquipm.-n bureau, and Commodore Hlehborn. chief constructor, were in consultation for some time this morning with Secretary Long, repotting to him Hie plans they had formed for tlfe raising of the Maine. (’apt Lemley suggested some further changes in detail.-- of the contract, now be ing drawn with the wrecking companies, and It Is supposed that within a few .hours after congress shall have enacted and the president shall have signed tile necessary bill making the. appropriation for the work, and t'he eon tracts signed. Incoming mail at the navy department today brough t most in-terr st ing contribu tion to the n. v. s of the day in lhe shape of an excellent photograph of the wreck of the Maine as tihe now lies in Havana har bor. This was forwarded to the secretary of the navy by Lieut. Hued, lately at-ta.-lud to the Maine. It Is a view from the port side, and In general features resembles the last news paper cuts of the wreck. Secretary Ix?ng took it up to the white house and gaveit to the president, who was much interested in the details as shown In the photograph. The navy department has not yet deter mined definitely which of our war ships shall replace the Maine in Havana harbor, although it has determined that as a mat ter of policy another ship must be sent there. The choice lies between the Montgom ery, the cruiser now on her way from San Domingo to Key West, and the Nashville, a gunboat now at Galveston participating in the Mardi Gras festivities. It is said that the Nashville probably will be the vessel selected for the trip, as the Montgomery, just returning from a cruise In the Wist Indies, including two Cuban por s. and has had hard service be sides. being in patrol duty. DIVERS AT WORK. No Truth in the Report That Explosion Oc curred Today. Havana, Feb. 21.—Divers today contin ued the work oi trying to recover the bodies cf the victims of the disaster to the battleship Maine. There is no truth in the report that an explosion has occurred at the wreck cf the Maine as might have been inferred by the reports which reach ed Key West on Saturday. BOMB EXPLODED During a Dance That Was Heid Last Night in Havana- Havana. Fib. 21.—About midnight last night while the masquerade ball was in progress at the Irijoa theatre a bomb was explodeel on the second floor destroying the window blinds and wounding a man Pou and his father and two other persons. The explosion caused great consternation and many of the masqueraders abandoned rhe theatre. Others, however, continued dancing. CAREFUL DIPLOMATS Did Not I nform Their Respective Govern ments That War Was Inevitable. Washington. Feb. 21. —Inquiry at the leading foreign embassies and legations today fails tb confirm the rumors that i members of the diplomatic corps have ; reached the conclusion that a crisis ’n Spanish affairs is near at hand, and sev eral of the foreign representatives have notified their governments that war is in evitable. The rumors mentioned the French and British embassies as having advised their governments to this effect, but It can be stated positively that no such reports were made from these quarters. Os the other foreign establishments it is said by those in a position to speak intel ligently that while the progress of events undoubtedly has been communicated to the home governments, there is no knowledge of any reports being made that war is im minent. It is pointed out that diplomats are most guarded in their official reports in making conjectures on the future. INVESTIGATION Demanded by a Resolution Introduced by Senator Allen. Washington, Feb. 21—‘In the senate to day Allen, cf Nebraska, introduce 1 the follow! tig reaulistion: "Rewired, That the committee on naval affairs b-.- and is hereby direct 1 to make a thorough inquiry into the destruction of the tatthfhip Maine In the Havana har bor on the 15tb instant, and repo’t ‘o the I'?.* The it <oliitj<-n passed lmmr-diat?iy with out debate. SURVIVORS Os the Maine Are All Reported as Doing Well. Key W- st. Fla., Feb. 21. —The survivors at .he babtleship Maine, who are at the barracks and the marine hospital are do ing nicely day. The torpedo boat Erics son sailed this morning tor Tortugas, with the mail for the warships there. Admiral Sicard is negotiating with the Merritt Wrecking Company for the ser vice's of the tug Right Arm, which arrived here yesterday to tow the leaking vessel north. The Maine court of inquiry will probably be at Havana one week. AN OFFICER SHOT While Attempting to Catch Some Burglars in the Act. Findlay, 0., Feb. 21.—Officer William Holly, of the Findlay police force, was shot and killed last night while attempting to arrest two burglars at Stuartsville, a village five miles north of this city. Holly, in company with two other officers, went to Stuantville with the intention of sur prising the burglars in the act of robbing the postoffice. The officers, however, dis covered the two men in the act of entering the Nickel Plate Warehouse at the town named, end one of the men named Frank, alias "Red Carmen,” shot Holly in the - side. Carmen was arrested two hours later in North Findley. GREAT ACTIVITY Is Manifested by the Colonial Office Officials in London. London, Feb. 21.—Great activity is man ifested by the colonial office officials of th. West African department and among high military officers who are going out to Lagos Hinterland. The latter are inclined to discredit the news which reached ithe Vkassab Niger coas-t protectorate yester day to the effect that two French expedi tions were advancing towards Sokio, the capital of the sultanate of the name, which is within the ißrit'ish sphere of influence, but added that if the news should be con firmed it had best be followed by a de claration of war. The St. James Gazette this afternoon, commenting on the sub ject, says: "'lf the invasion of Sokio was decided from Paris it admits of but one interpre tation and the seriousness of the situation is increased when it is remembered that these invasions of British territory must have been plonned weeks before the pres ent ferment in Paris over Dreyfus. It would appear that the French cabinet fore seeing the revelations which should be caused by the trial of M. %ola, had deter mined to bring affairs in West Africa to a crisis to secure renewal of its populari ty.” MANY TELEGRAMS Are Being Sent to Fortifications Along the Seaboard. New York, Feb. 21.—The World says: Nearly 100 telegraphic dispatches have been sent during the past twenty-four hours from Governor's Island, the army headquarters of the department of the east, to various points of fortifications .“long the seaboard from Eastport, Me., to Galveston, Tex. All of these fortifications, in which guns and mortars have been mounted, are under the control of Gen. Wesley Merritt, commander of the depart ment of the east. Gen. Merritt spent very little cf the day at the Island, his staff at tending to the unusual amount of tele graphic correspondence. During his ab sence Col. Barber, adjutant general of the department of the east, was in charge. Col. Barber refused to discuss the reasons of the activity along the seaboard, except to say that everything now being done was merely the execution of the coast de fence program outlined several months ago. BOATS WITHDRAWN. Guard Over the Spanish Warship Viscaya, is Called Off. New York, Feb. 21.—Three boats having been on police patrol, and the United States marines acting as a guard over the Spanish warship Viscaya, at anchor off Tompkinsville, have been withdrawn. This was done at the request of Capt. Eulate, the commander. News is the cheapest advertising medium in Georgia, FRANCE DENIES IT. Car’s. Feb, 21. —The government has no news of the French having crossed the Niger into the Sokoto country and it is added that any such unauthorized move ment would be -disavowed by the govern ment. PASSED HOUSE RESOLUTION. Washington, Feb. 21. —The senate has passed the house resolution appropriating $200,000 for the recovery of the Maine, and it will now go to the president for his ap proval. Advertise in The News and reach the people. COTTON FUTURES. New York, Feb. 21.—Cotton futures opened steady, sales 6.100 bales. March and April 5.05, May 6.02, June 6.05. July 6.05, August 6.12, September 6.10, October 6.07. GARDNER RAND DEAD Troy, N. Y., Feb. 21.—Gardner Rand, owner and proprietor of Rand’s opera l ouse, in this city, died this morning. COURT MARTIAL ADJOURNED. Savannah. Ga., Feb. 21. —Theh Carter court martial adjourned at 1:30 o'clock j this afternoon to meet next Monday in I New York City. They will return to Sa vannah early in March. Panting for Pants. Thot’s what every man should do for those $1.75 all wool pauts 250 pairs to select from. Dannenberg’s. NOT EXPLAINING WHY We are selling gents* underwear at $1.50. Clem Phillips. Advertise in The News and reach the people. THE MACON NEWS. WELSH RAREBIT OFE THE TRACK. He Will be a Jockey and Train for Phil Dwyer’s Stables. wsniuiMiimi To the World of Bicycling Has Re tired to Take Up the Horse Instead. St. Louis, Feb. 21.—The Post Dispatch today announces the retirement o fJimmy Michael, the "Welsh Rarebit,” the great est rider the field of bicycling has ever known. The Post Dispatch has learned that Mi chaels trip to New York is for the sole purpose of entering the employment of Phil Wwyer as a jockey and riding his horses this season. Sometime ago the rumor was out that Dwyyer had offered Michael a handsome salary to quit bicycling for the race track, but the suggestion was laughed at at the time and the intention of Michael taking any such step was pronounced pediculous. PAVING MATERIAL. Mulberry Street Will Probably be Good Fight ing Ground. A contest is on between the paving ma- Iterial men over the work -to be done on Mulberry street when that street is reach ed Ln the course of the work to be done. It is conceded that 'the granite blocks are to be used on Third and Cherry streets which with -one block of Puplair, are the next streets to be paved. But the chances are that Mulberry street will be fighting ground for a different material. The asphalt men. have been active lately but -are working quietly. Not so with the William's’ wood block paving people, who have been using space liberally to educate the public mind. It is, of course, impos sible to say what will be the -effect of this education will be. The fact 'that 'the two court houses are on Mulberry, and that the judges of both courts seem in favor of more noiseless 'paving than -the Belgian or granite block, leads to the supposition that a change will be made. Some of the roperty owners on Mulberry fia-re very strongly in favor of the wood blocks, while others as strongly advocate asphalt. IN THE CABINET. Mr. Iverson Harris One of Mrs. Tingley’s Official Family. Mr. Iverson L. Harris has been selected as a member of the cabinet of Mrs. Kath erine Tingley, the newly re-elected head of. the Theosophical Society, now merged into the Universal Brotherhood. Mr. Harris attended the convention in Chicago last week as a delegate in compa ny with Messrs. Walter Hanson, E. D. Stowe and Grant Fuller. Mr. Harris has been one of the most ac tive Southern members of the Theosophi cal Society and is president of the Macon branch. The selection of Mr. Harris as a mem ber of the cabinet of the head of the order in the world probably means that an ac tive campaign will be commenced in the South. z z When the revival meetings were held some months ago, a crusade of the South ern states was proposed, ibut was postponed at the time at the request of Mrs. Tingley. The merging of the Theosophical Society into the Universal Brotherhood is a great victory for Mrs. Tingley, with whom the Brotherhood started. johTThngalls The Famous Ex-Senator is Looking Over Macon Today. The bold signature of John J. Ingalls, of Kansas adorned a page of the regis ter at the Hotel Lanier last night. The famous ex-sena'tar stopped over here on his way to Atlanta, where he is booked for a lecture 'tomorrow night. It is his first visit to Macon, and he is here today taking in the town and its surroundings. Mr. Ingalls has been thrown so much in contact with the reporter as an interviewer that he can most successfully turn the tables and interview the interviewer. He does not take much interest in poli ties at present, or roither he 'professes not to do so. He is chiefly seeking information about this part of the country and is much interested in the condition of the state of Georgia, which he says is further advanc than he had anticipated. He expressed himself as much surprised at the strides taken by Macon. He was evidently under the impression that Macon was a very much smaller place than it really is, hav ing gathered that impression from the cen sus ctf 1890, which gives to Macon a pou lation 22,000. On the subject of 'the Maine disaster Mr. Ingalls expressed himself most emphati cally to the effect that -he places no weight on the accident theory. He says that the evidence is to the effect that the Maine did not meet with an acci dent, but he is by no means a Avar enthusi ast. Mr. Ingalls will leave for Atlanta to night or tomorrow morning. RECORDER FREEMAN Was Back on the Bench in the Recorder's Court This Morning. Recorder Matt R. Freeman was back on •he bench at the recorder's court this morning after a long illness. He was wel comed by the city officials, and congratu lated on his recovery. The recorder had a long list of minor cases before him as a result of the Satur day night -temptations, but in the whole docket there was nothing of an import ant nature. The charges were in nearly I every case for a drunk, with more or less trimming. I The recorder got through the docket | with a promptness and dispatch that spoke I well for his improved condition physically. California Blankets. Hot weather price on ’em during this cold snap $3.50, $4.00. Dannenberg’s. MACON NEWS MONDAY FEBRUARY 21 1898. MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING About the Manner in Which Smallpox Has Been Handled. THE BOARD OF HEALTH Has Taken Charge of the Situation Completely, the Mayor has Turned it Over to Them. Work on the pest house at the park com menced in earnest this morning. Lt will be completed in a few days. And as soon as it is ready the patients under guard will be removed to the park. The cost of guards at the different houses where the smallpox has developed is now about S3O a day. Mayor Price stated to a News reporter this morning that he had turned the whole matter over to the Board of Health and that they would now take charge of the handling of the smallpox situation. He said that there had been too much delay and that the matter should not be delayed ■any longer. After all. he said, this is a matter for the Board of Health to attend to, and they should have the authority when it is se rious. Mayor Price intimated, though he did not say as much, that the situation was ■sufficiently serious now for the most ac tive steps to be taken. It is probable that the board of Health will take more active steps in the future for the isolation and prevention of the spread of oases of small pox. The people of the city are beginning to be uneasy and the long delay in pro viding a pest house has contributed to. this uneasiness. Yesterday again a considerable amount of excitement and advers'j commeo'. was caused m Vineville when it be am-, known that a woman who had been living in the house on Craft’s alley where -the ease de veloped last week, had been allowed ,-to stray away from the house. She was pur sued by thte guards and was put back again m the -house but not befo ea consid erable amount of damage might have be.-n done. There is also a great deal of compl.riat among the residents of the county who fay that they cannot find anyone to vaecing.e them when they want it done and as it is 'hard enough to get the negroes to cornel up voluntarily and be vaccinated it is a mat ter for the attention of the eommissio3?rs that any of them should have the excuse that they cannot find a doctor to do its The manner in hi ch the smallpox Jias been handled both by the city and jthe county has given rise to very touch ad verse ccmme-nt. It is clamed that th'* money consideration should not. er.ter 'ijilo it and that it is the duty of the otTiJkls to take the most active measures to pre vent the -spread of the disease. So far it is claimed that these steps have not been ta ken and that now that the disease is very generally spread through the city, Macon is in danger of an epidemic and that the amount of money that Macon’s merchants would lose if the epidemic should be de clared would be incalculable. Another case was reported to the Board olf Health yesterday. A negro woman liv ing on Jones street, better known among the negroes as graveyard alley, has t'he smallpox. The guards have been placed around her house. Jones street is on the hill neat the Riverside cemetery. RESERVOIRS At the Pumping Station Have Been Com pleted. The two monster reservoirs at the new pumping station have been finished, and now the work of building the pumping sta tion proper is going rapidly on. A large number of visitors went out tot the station yesterday afternoon to see what progress had been made in the new plant. T'he foundation for the house where the pumps and machinery will be located has been laid, and the wails are being rapidly built up. The two deep wells on the bank of the river from wh’eh the water will be drawn have been finished. They are both over a hundred feet deep, and the water that will be drawn from them will be as clear as any water in tha city. The work on all of the different parts of the new station is ibeing pushed as rap idly as possible, and it is hoped to have the plant ready early in the summer. ORDINARY SUSTAINED. Opinion of Ordinary Wiley Upheld Through All the Courts. In -the report outlining -the Nobles case from its incipiency up to the present time the statement has .been made that the de cision of Ordinary Wiley as to the insanity of Mrs. Nobles was reversed by the su preme court. This is not so. The case was brought before Judge Wiley, as ordi nary of Bibb county, to try Mrs. Nobles on a writ of lunacy. Ordinary Wiley decided ■that he had -no jurisdiction and a manda mus was issued by the superior court. On the hearing of the mandamus Judge Felton sustained tha decision of the ordinary, and the courts through which the case has been taken, did the same thing. INSIDE TRACK Is Necessary to Secure Finan cial Success For the Races. The Macon Cycle Club has not yet de cided definitely on a location for the- new track which they propose to build for rac ing purposes this coming season. It is probable, however, that the track will be put down at Central City park un less arrangements are made for the loca tion of the track over in North Macon. Wherever the track is located it will be opened, however, with a big meet, in which some of the men with national reputations will take part. Among them will be Bald. Cooper, Gardiner and Michael, if the lat ter is here this spring. Heretofore bicycle race meets have not been a financial success here, though Ma cop. can boast some good men on the wheel. This fact is however, to the need of a track, and it is more than prob able that when the new track has been built the attendance will be much better. It is a fact, however, that until an in side track is built and the races are given at night no very big attendance can be looked for. GENTS’ UNDERWEAR. During this cold spell $3 undersuits at $1,50. Don’t ask why. PbiHips. BREAD CRUMBS, NOT MORPHINE. Remarkable Faith Cure Ef fected at the Door of Hope. IS DOING GOOD WORK, This Noble Institution Gets Little Advertising But Moves on Steadily With Its Work. Since its establishment in Macon the Door of Hope has been the instrument of the salvation of several women, and there are many v,ho now thank the agency through which they were enabled to leave their old lives. One of the most remarkable cases that has been at the home since its establish ment was that of a young woman who ap pealed to the matron. lor aid several months ago. She went -to the home while the yellow fever epidemic was raging, and at first the matron was -afraid that she had the dis ease. A physician was consulted, and he at once pronounced her case as malarial ifever. She needed aid for 'the spiritual as ■well as the physical body, and she was at once taken into the home and given every comfort possible. She at once told the matron her history, and said that her home was in a neighbor ing -town, and confessed that she was a morphine fiend. She would take -enormous doses of the drug, and the habit had grown on her to such an extent that she would eat nothing, and lived off the drug. The matron, assisted by a physician, un dertook the cure of the unfortunate. The physician said that it would be fatal to stop 'the use of the morphine at once, so the dose was reduced daily, until less Ilian half the amount which she had formerly taken in a diay was given her. Finally she was given morphine with quinine mixed with it. Alter a few doses this way the morphine was left out altogether, and reg ular doses of quinine given her. A few days treatment with the quinine was fol lowed by bread pills, the patient all the while thinking that she was taking mor phine. After taking the bread pills for about a week she stated to the matron one night that she believed that she did not want any more morphine, and the pills were discontinued. From then on her appetite grew, and she improved rapidly in strength and flesh. A few days -ago She was taken violently ill one night, and it was feared that she was going to die. Her relatives were tele graphed, and the next morning her brother came up. He had not seen her for months and the family had given her up. He saw the condition of his sister, and her pitiable condition melted -him to tears. He for gave. She socn recovered, and in a week's time the brother returned to the cjty and took her home, where she is now happily living with her family. Another case of cure has also been per fected at the home. One of the last in mates taken in was a cigarette fiend. She said that she could not live without a cig arette, but she did, and is now tn much better health. She was given a match to put in her mouth, which soon took the place of the cigarette. One of the inmates of the home is to be married in a few weeks at her old home in a neighboring county. She has been at the home several months. Mrs. E. M. Wi-ttemiore, president of the Door of Hope Society, will visit Macon the latter part o-f March, and will stay until the first of April. During her stay here Mrs. Whittemore will deliver several lec tures on the work of 'the Doors of Hope all over the country She is the founder of the institution. There have been thirty-seven homes -established since the founding of the institution four years ago. The home at Macon was the thirtieth one. The officers of the institution -are among the most prominent people in New York. They are Mrs. E. M. Whittemore, presi dent and treasurer; Mrs. M. A. Mott, sec retary; and Mrs. W. Y. Mortimer, assist ant secretary. Advisory Board—Mrs. Cortland Field, Mrs. James Moses, and Mrs. George E. Weed. musicaLrecital By Miss Loudon and Others At Wesleyan College Tonight. The musical recital at Wesleyan Female college tonight will attract one cf the largest crowds that has filled the chapel there in some time. It will be the occasion of the recital by Miss Loudon’s Music class. On the program are some of the most excellent singers in the school, and Mrs. Clifford Williams, instructor in vocal mu sic in the college, will sing her new song, composed by herself, entitled "A Dream of Love.” The following in the program as has been arranged for the occasion: PART I. 6a) The Heart’s Spring Time., I Fr. v. Wickede (b) A Dream of Love Clifford E. Williams Mrs. Williams. There Never Will Be One But You.. .. Fancher Mrs. Ogden. (a) My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice.. .. Saint-Saens (b) Se Seran Rose —waltz song Mrs. Stallings. (a) Because I Love You, Dear.. ..Hawley fb) The Jewel of AsiaPhilp Mrs. McCaw. fa) I Envy the Bird Victor Herbert (b) Serenade Victor Herbert Mrs. Dunwoody. (a) Povero M-arinarMililotti (b> With Newer Strings My Mandolin Gounod Mrs. Schofield. Part 11. '“King Rene’s Daughter.” by Henry Smart. A cantata for chorus and solo, lolanthe, soprano, Soprano 11., Mrs. C. E. Williams. Marta, mezzo-soprano, Mrs. Lucile Brown. , Beatrice, contralto, Miss Maud Camp bell. Contralto 11., Miss Mary Cobb. Chorus of Vintagers, St. Cecilia class. Accompanist, Miss Aletha Collins. Director, Miss M. Jennette Loudon. Sketch of the Story, by Miss Iva Miller Blaydes. Overcoat Weath r. Special line out to suit it. Buy ’em for 50c on the dol lar, Dannenberg’s. NEW SYSTEM . FOR TELEPHONES Under It a Large Addition Will be Made to the Subscribers. CHARGE BY MESSAGES This Will Enable the Small User of the Instrument to Avoid Paying the Full Subscription Price. A new system is to be adopted by 'the 'telephone company in Macon in the near future. It is one that will add largely to the list of subscribers and will afford the facili ties of the telephone to many people who at present think that the telephone is be yond their reach. Under this system a subscriber will pay a minimum basing rate for the telephone •instrument in the residence or store, but of course it is applicable mainly to the reside; c. s. 'he exact basing rate has not yet been decided upon. It will, however, be very much below the present cosit. The charges will then be fixed according to the number of messages sent over that partic ular phone. The basing rate will include the use of the telephone and a certain number of mees sages. Then all messages over that, number will be charked for at so much the message. This plan will, of course, bring in a num ber of subscribers who do not find enough use for the telephone to pay the full sub scription price, but who can use it enough to enable them to pay for the reduced rate because of the accommodation it affords. Manager Weaver says that the system will be put into force but cannot say ex actly when. It will not be however* until the new switch board now under consider ation has been put in. He was asked whether the plan of includ ing the long distance telephone service on the basis oif a rate to include the local ser vice and a certain number of messages over the long distance wire would be in cluded, but on this point he was unable to speak except to say that he did not think that at present such a service would be put into use. THREE NIGHTS. The Academy to be Open With Three Strong Attractions. The Academy of Music will be open three nights this week, commencing Wednesday, but above ’all the coining of James A. Herne in “Shore Acres,”’ and Stuart Rob son in “The Juckline” is appreciated. “Courted Into Court” comes on Wednes day, followed by the two above on Thurs day and Saturday respectively. BOLD HOLD-UP, John Grace Robbed of Fifty- Three Dollars on His Way Horne. John Grace, an employe of the Central railroad, was held up last night almost within a stone’s throw of his house, on Pine street. He was robbed of $53, nearly the whole amount of his month’s pay, which he re ceived on Saturday. Grace had just come in on his train and was on his way to his home, where he has a young wife —he was married only a short time ago. The assault on Grace occurred on Third street, but as his house Is near to the cor ner of Third and Pine he could have been heard at his own house if he had made any outcry. But he was unable to call out. His assailants, three negroes, • jumped on him from a dark corner, and throttled him before he could make any noise. It was evident that the plans had been well laid, and that the men know Grace and where he' lived. They must have also known that he had the money with him, for it is not probable that they would have taken the chances that they did take unless they had some big booty in view as a cer tainty. Grace was very roughly handled, and his throat was very badly bruised. The as sault was so sudden that he was utterly unable to do anything, and he was so bad ly choked that he was only half conscious when his assailants ran away. The detective force is out on the case, and they think they have a clue which will lead to an arrest before night. DON’T ASK US THE REASON. Gent’s $3 undersuits $1.50. Phillips. TO NEW ORLEANS The Committee in Charge of the Mystic Has Gone. The committee having in charge the Ma con day and the mystic featureof the great carnival and diamond jubilee, left this morning for New Orleans. Those who went were Messrs. G. C. Matthews, of the Telegraph; T. J. Car ling, W. F. Denny, the architect and de signer, and Mr. Harry Stillwell Edwards, who has charge of the mystic feature, and who says that Macon will certainly have something original in the world of mystic carnival features. He has been hard at work on the gen eral plan and idea, which has been com pletely outlined, and on the trip to New Orleans it will be filled out. The carnival representatives will remain in New Orleans for two or perhaps three days, and on their return will submit a plan to the executive committee of the Carnival Association, which will be called to meet as seen as Mr. E. A. Waxelbaum returns from a trip to Boston and New York. The party travels in a special car, which they will occupy while they are in New Orleans. It will be a busy trip for the committee, and much hard work will have to be done, but they are all enthusiastic and deter mined to lose no opportunity to get points of value to Macon In the work of preparing for the carnival. MR. JOSIAH BRADFIELD. Mr. Bradfield was a warm advocate of Cheney's Expectorant. Before his death he wrote: ‘’When taken properly it is a positive cure for coughs, colds and laryn getis. I trust it will find its way into every home in our country.” Have your magazine* rebfind by The New«’ bindery. NOT SMALLPOX. Ths Two Cases Reported as Such on Satur day Afternoon. The report contained in the News Sat urday .'fternoon to the etiect that the two children if Mr. Burke, ou Third street, had the small pox, seemed to have been a misundiistanding all the way around. As s-.atid, the report was made to Su perintendent Abbott, of the public schools, by Dr. Gewinner. it was afternoon and Piofessor Abbott was Waiting for a car to go aome to dinner. Dr. Gewinner ap proach'd him as the car was coming sev eral b ocks away. When the report was made a News reporter was standing by and heard part of he conversation. Prof. Abbott seemed greatly excited and Dr. Gewwinner hurried ott. and the News rep resent: tiva did not have an opportunity to see either of them there. It was late in the day and an attempt was made to get Dr. Gewinner over the phone. It was stated at his home that he was out and would not be in until half past three o’clock. Prof. Abbott was then asked if Dr. Gew inuer had not reported a case of small pox to him, and he replied that he had, and that he saw no reason why it should be kept a secret, though the case had not been imported to the Board of Health. Professor Abbott was asked if he thougi t the children had been attending the Seth Macon school. He replied that he did not think that they had been there recently, but that he would investigate immmt diately. It was stated in he News that the Case had not ben repotted to the Board of Health. Professor Abbott left this morning for Chattanooga, but persons with whom he I spoke of the matter said that he was evi dently under the inipresison that the cases had been reported to him as small pox. It hrs since been stated by Dr. Gewinner that the cases he reported to Superin tendent Abbott were only mild cases of chicken pox, and the News takes pleasure in correcting the impression that it was smallpox. The following card was received this morning from Mr. Burke and is given space in the News with pleasure: To the Editor Evening News— Please correct the false statement pub lished in your paper of Saturday’s issue stating that there was two cases of small pox at my bouse, 1709 Third street. The children of our neighborhood have had a slight attack of chickenpox but none of them have been confined to bed with it. Some have been attending school regu larly. And as soon as our children took it we stopped them from school and called a physician who pronounced their cases chickenpox, of which through some cause was published smallpox in the Evening News. Os course we may sometime, like those more unfortunate than ourselves, have this dreaded disease, but we do not care to have it forced upon us before we take it. And I trust you will m'ake the proper cor rections in your paper and that you will in future be more careful. Yours truly, B. F. BURKE. WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY Will Be Quietly Celebrated in Macon To morrow. Washington’s birthday will be quietly celebrated in Macon tomorrow. The Volunteers will probably turn out, but there will not be any battalion drill or pdiade. If any of the other companies turn out it will simply be a company af fair. A number of bunting parties will take advantage of the fact that it is a bank holiday to take What may be the last hunt <f the season, but otherwise the birthday of the father of the country will not make much difference in business cir cles. The weather man does not hold forth anything very flattering for the day. Os course there will be no parades of the mil itary if the rain sets in. TO AMERICUS. Lynwood Bright Left Yesterday to Tackle Bosworth. Lynwood Bright left yesterday afternoon for Araeri us, and from now until Wednes day he will spend his time on the bicycle race track at that place, preparing him self for the race with Tom Bosworth, of Americus, which is to be run Wednesday. It will be remembered that the Ameri cus wheelmen sent out a challenge to any amateur wheelman in the state to meet Eos worth, some time ago, and offered as a prize a handsome diamond. The Macon Bicycle Club decided to accept the chal lenge, and appcir.t-d Bright to represent them. The race will be run on the half mile track at Americus, and will be witnessed by a tremendous crowd, as there is hardly a city in the state where more interest is taken in racing than in Americus. So far Bosworth has not been heard of in racing circles, but it is said that he is an exceedingly fast man, and the Ameri cus people think he is decide Uy the fastest in the state. The Macon wheelmen, how ever, do not. believe this. Bright holds the state championship for amateur quarter and half mile. The only thing being in his disfaaver is that he is not as good on a mile race as he is for a quarter or half. Several Macon wheelmen will go down tomorrow to, be present at the race, and Bright will net lack for encouragement. Hoiise!i»l<i Gvds. The ancient Greeks believed that the Penates avert the gods who attended to the welfare and prosperity of the family. They were worshipped as household gods in ev ery home. The household god of today is Dr. King's New Discovery. For consump tion, coughs, colds and for ali affections of Throat, Chest and Lungs it is invaluable. It has been tried for a quarter of a cen tury and is guaranteed to cure, or money returned. No household should bo with out this good angel. It is pleasant to take and a safe and sure remedy for old and young. Free trial bottles at H. J. Lamar & Son’s drug store. Regular size 50c. and SI.OO. Some Lots of Spring Neckwear w? say it advisedly: There . has never been such quick Arp ( jofip ' appreciation of a new season’s goods. Already the first shown of the new fine styles are gone. Others, and more in number, take their places this morning— spic and span from the manufacturer to wearer—to you. There are Techs, Four-in-hands, de Join villes, Ascots, Bows and Puffs—soc, 75c, SI.OO, $1.25. Materials? We have not space to catalogue all the silk and satin weaves and color combinations of the period. All are represented in our Neckwear. (CHEAP MONEV. 6H per cent, and 7 per cent, oney now ready for loans on Macon residence and business property. 8 per cent, money for ..farm loans. Over $5,000,000 successfully ♦negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans made lean be paid off at any time. We are head quarters. O. A. Coleman. Gen. Man.. S 356 Second street, Macon, Ga. ! PRICE TWO CENTS THAD MER LEASES WIGMAM The Hotel and Grounds Will be Greatly Improved For Next Season. MANY AMUSEMENTS And Attractions Will be Added to the Hotel and Grounds—Good News for Summer Resorters. Mr. Thad Parker has leased the Wig wam at Indian Spring, and this season will make it the great resort of Georgia. The contract for the lease of he hotel was closed on Saturday. Mr. Parker has had the matter under consideration tor his disfavor is that he is not as good on he had seen his way clear to make the Wigwam a thoroughly up to date resort. The fact that the hotel has passed under the management of Mr. Parker insures for it a big Macon patronage, and as Mr. Par ker’s ability as a host is well known all over the south, there can be no doubt that the coming season for Indian Spring will be the best that it has ever known since the days when It was the greatest resort in the state, away back yonder in the sev enties. Speaking of the hotel this morning, Mr. Parker said that the hotel building is in splendid condition, and that only very lit tle will have to be done to put it on a par with the best hotels of the country. But Mr. Parker will add 'to the hotel those things v filch have always been so much wanted at the Spring to insure a large at tendance. The hotel cannot go into compeiit'on with the other resorts without better bat ts and more general amusements for the guests. All these things will have Mr. Parker’s attention between now and the Lime of opening, which will be abo it April the Ist. It is probable that a swimming pool will be put in, and that the tennis and hand ball courts will be added. The 11/ery sta bles for the hotel will be improved, and a billiard and pool room will be among the attractions. A first-class orchestra has been engaged already, and Mr. Parker says that he has engaged all the necessary help. It is too soon for him to say who will be his chief clerk at the Wigwam for the summer, but the public would appreciate the genial presence of Charlie Hooper or Mr. Broder as the resident managers, as it will be impossible tor Mr. Parker to give his whole time to the management. The railroad schedules will be so ar ' ranged as to allow of the best opportuni ties for the people from Atlanta and from Macon to get to the hotel so as to reach 'there in time for supper in the evening, and to get back to business in the morn ing. The public may depend upon it that Mr. Parker will not lose any opportunity to make the hotel attractive, both to his homo people and the whole people of the south. MAY BE SERIOUS. Intimated That a Strike is Possible at the Central Shops. The reduction in the wages of a number of men employed in the blacksmiths’ de partment of the Central shops has been a matter much talked of for the last few days. This cut amounts to nearly 50 per cent, in a few instances, and on the descending side to not less than 25 per cent. The cut, however, does not apply to all the men in this department—only to a few, and has probably been put into force sim ply for the purpose of equalizing things in the department, as some of the men -were securing much higher wages than others. But the cut in wages will go into other departments at the shops, it is said, and the result may be serious. It is intimated that a strike may be the outcome, but employes deny this. MRS. DALY BURIED. Funeral Took Place Yesterday Afternoon From St. Joseph’s Church. The friends of Mrs. Mathew Daly, who died on Saturday at the residence of her husband, took place yesterday afternoon, fit 3 o’clock from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The interment was at Riverside Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs E. O’Con nell, H. McKervy, W. H. Schatzman, John J. Noone, J. R. Saunders and M. J. Red mond. 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