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8 Per Cent Guaranteed I Dividend* paid MmLannnally. Stock *«cnr*d . by deed* to Improved real eetate In more than double the amount, depoeited with l nlon Savin re Bank and Trn»t Co GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macon. <Ja„ 4GI Third Street. ESTABLISHED 1884. PREPARING JR WAR, There is Unusual Activity Around Army of the East Headquarters. SOUTHETN FOBTIfimiS Will be Looked After By Gen. Mer ritt New Artillery Companies to be Enlisted. New York, Feb. 23.—Major General Mer ritt, commander of the d« parrmeai of the east, It avi a today for the imrpect;on of de fense* on the Atlantic coast souin of New York. His route, it is understood, is to Include Atlanta, New Orhans, Mobile, Pensacola and Savanah, those cities being visited in the order named. Through one <>f hts aides the general announced that his trip was his regular annual inspection. New York, Feb. 23. -The World stays: Major General Merritt, In comma,nd of the eastern department of the United States army, Will start on a tour of inspection of, Houthere fortifications before the end of the week. It was his original indention to leave Governor’s Island today for New Or leans, but at midnight it was generally understood that he would not Ibe able to .start for a day or two. This sudden move ment on the part of General Merritt, fol lowing so closely upon the recent order of General Miles relative to Che absolute ne cessity of completing the new works ot defense at the fortifications throughout the country, has created quite a sensation in army circles. Ostensibly he is simply go ing on his annual tour of in spec Lou, but at the island, Fort. Wadsworth and Fort 'Hamilton, it Is understood that 'his mis sion is of far greater importance than a •regulation visit to the stations under his command. it is believed that work on the ordtance for southern fortifications has not been gain gon with sufficient lapidity to satis fy either General Miles of General Mer ritt. At the new works at Ft. Hamilton, of the four new guns, only three are now In position. Fort Wadsworth has fared more fortunately. Another di velopment which has direct bearing on General Merritt's departure is th, artillery bill which yesterday passed the senate. This bill provides for main taining two more artillery regiments. It is the intention of General Merritt to have one of these quartered at Sandy Hook. The other will, In all probability be distribu ted among the various posts along the Atlantic coast. When General Miles sent word to Gen eral Merritt relative to the necessity of gettingall available ordnance ready for im mediate use, he especially referred to the work under way at Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth. General Merritt’s intention was to first visit New Orleans and inspect Fort Phillips and Fort Jackson. Other forts that General Merritt will visit are at Mobile. Charleston. Galveston. Savannah, Pensacola and Key West. Said an officer at Governor's Island last n night: “The passing of the artillery hill will change the entire state of affairs at Sandy Hook. Just now the only thing we can use men down there for is to keep sand from dogging the machinery of the guns. With now regiments, however,- all will be as It should be. One of the regime ti ts will he stationed at the Hook. That is already practically settled. I am quite convinced that the work on the quarters of officers and men will he pused forward with all possible speed. Just now we have far too many offices for our men. but under the new appropriation this evil will be rem edied,” FRESH COMPLICATIONS May be found Before the Investigation is Finished. •New York. Feb. 23.—A dispatch to the Tribune from Havana says: The outlook in Cuba does not grow more promising. The exact statement is that government officials were never so much disturbed as today. Local developments justify a se rious view. General Blanco and iris asso ciates are said to talk ot the probability of fresh complications. The statement that divers have penetra ted the forward part of the Maine and found nothing in .the magazines there to indicate an explosion, seems to be verified. 'Attention is also given to the testimony regarding the vibration under water before the Maipe went to pieces. The evidence as to this fact is emphatic. How far it justifies <he belief that the explosion came from underneath the ship, experts may be left to determine. The point Iras not been reached when a deffinite opinion can be formed regarding submarine mines. Out side evidence has been brought 'forward re garding the construction of such a system, but it has ont been sifted. Spain officials are surprised at the firmness with which the Washington administration declined to admit them to share iu the investigation. SITUATION MORE GRAVE. Gen. Lee Warns Americans to Leaver Havana at Once. New York. Feb. 23.—A dispatch to the World from Havana says: The situation in Havana is more grave than a week ago. Although the officers of the naval board of Inquiry preserve an impenetrable reserve, it is learned that some of the best naval experts now believe that the explosion was the result of treachery. They do not be lieve that the Spanish officials were part of the conspiracy. From the evidence now in their possession they believe the Span ish government. General Blanco and ail his military subordinates, are guiltless alike of knowledge or participation in the crime. It is believed to have been set off by a fanatic. General Lee informally ad vised Americans not necessarily detained here to leave for home at once. Many families will sail by the Olivett tomor row. This is an Indication that those on the ground realize the possibility of trouble arising suddenly a»d their inability to protect the women ad children if an out break occurs. WILL NOT SELL. The Suggestion Will Not be Considered by Spain. New York. Feb. 23. —-A dispatch to the Herald from Madrid says: As the question of the purchase of Cuba is again being pushed in Washington, it may be o' use to state, on the highest authority, that Spain ■will never, no matter wnat government is an power, consider any such suggestion or comprimise in Cuba beyond the broad measure of autonomy drafted by the Lib eral Government. This is the absolute ir revocable decision. People who suggest anything else are only wasting time and grousing unfounded hopes. WANT RECRUITS. Much Activity Displayed by the Regular Troops. Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 23. —There has been much activity at Fort Thomas in Ken tucky for some days. While all the troops were under special discipline with extra drilling, Col. Cochran, commandant, and other officers refused to be interviewed. Today troops were supplied with 150 I rounds of each. Battery B, of the Ohio ' National Guard, under Capt. Herman, to- I day advertised for recruits. W \R VESSELS ON THE MOVE WAR VESSELS MOVE. The Texas and Nashville Left New Orleans Today. Galveston, Tex., Feb. 23. —The battleship Texas and the gunboat Nashville sailed from Galveston this afternoon. The Texas goes to rejoin Admiral Sicard’s fleet and the Nashville to Key West for orders. I It is reported that theNashviUe wold be sent to Havana to replace the Maine, but if Capt. Maynard has any such orders he has given no hint of it here. The big ten inch gun, the first of the ordnance for Gal veston fortifications, is coming through the state today and will reach Galveston tonight. GOING TO HAVANA. Wrecking Tugs to Assist in Raising the Bat tleship Maine. Now York, Feb. 23. —There is unusual activity about the Merritt-Chapman wrecking station at Stapleton today. Stores are being taken aboard of the big wreck ing tug I. J. Merritt and the barge Hag gerty. Both are going to (Savannah to aid in raising the Maine. The Merritt is the biggest wrecking tug in this country. It is expected that the vessel will get under way late this afternoon. The Staten Island wreckers will be in charge of Captain Frederick Sharp, an expert diver, and it is likely that Captain Winfield Stokes will also go along. Captain Chittenden, expert diver, and the man who has charge of blowing up all wrecks that cannot be saved, may possibly go to Havana. “HOUSE KITES.” Inventor in New York Uses Them to Take Temperature. New York, Feb. 23.—Several small houses are frequently seen floating in the sky above Bayonne, N. J. William A. Ed dy, an inventor of all kinds of structures for navigating the air, is trying his new house ktintes on such occasions. These kites are to be used to carry ther mometers for testing the tempertures. The lower story is devoted to thermcme- ’ ters and the upper story to photographing purposes. Mr. Eddy has been guided largely by his study of western cyclones. To assure that his houses would be blown sky high, he left holes in the first floor to give the air free passage. The kites consist of a frame work of light spruce sticks covered wiith paper, and are about three feet square. The most successful (form had a side yard. The house reached a height of eight hundred set t and remained aloft for an hour with great steadiness. Air rushed through it from the cellar and escaped from beneath the eaves. The air .accumulates in the apex of the roof until a condensed air chamber is formed. In one case the roof was joined at the apex with rubber bands, which permitted the air to escape when the pressure was too great. INCREASED EXCITEMENT Was Manifested at the Zola Trial in Paris Today. Paris, Feb. 23. —'There is increased ex citement today in the precincts of the Palace, .where M. Zola and M. Perreux have been on trial since February 7th. M. Laborie, counsel for M. Zola, resumed his argument for the defense. He will proba- I'ally finish by 4 o’clock p. tn., when M. Clemenceau, counsel for M. Perreux, will fellow. The case will then be submitted to the jury. ZOLA GUILTY. Verdict of the Jury Convicts Him on Every Count. Paris, Feb. 23. —Zola has been found guilty on all counts. MARBLEHEAD SAILS. She Will Join the North Atlantic Squadron at Dry Tortugas. New Orleans, Feb. 23.—The United States cruiser Marblehead weighed anchor at 10:15 today ar?d sailed for Key West, where she will join the .North Atlantic squadron at Dry Tortugas. The Marble head took aboard here a small quantity o-f coal. MORGAN RESOLUTION. Washington. Feb. 23.—Mr. Allen offered the Morgan Cuban belligerency resolution as an amendment to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. Hale gave no tice of a point of order abainst the amend ment. Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, opposing the Allen amendment said we had no right to make a declaration of this sort in this way. If this resolution is made part of the bill Spain would have a right to consider it a declaration of war. He contended that theconditions now were much different than when the senate passed the resolution last May. The tem per of the people of both nations was then much different than now. Mr. Morgan said that, the declarations heretofore were for peace. Referring to the Maine disaster and the investigations now going on he said it would uot be right to force the question now. If the senator from Ne braska wanted to vote for a declaration of war let him bring it in and ■State the grounds. He (Morgan) would vote for such resolution. Morgan said he would not vote for a declaration of war against Spain in disguise. He wanted the chal lenge made and picked up in an honorable way. GORDON WELL. The Report of His Serious Illness Proves to be Untrue. The announcement of the serious ilness of General John B. Gordon, which was contained in the morning papers, caused universal comment and regret in this city this morning. It seems, however, rhat the Associated Press correspondent who sent out the dis patch does not know the general, and •probably mistook some other sick man for him. The following telegram was received this I morning from Mr. Harry B. Burns: Detroit, Mich., Feb. 23.—General Gordon | left here last night for Chicago. He is all I right. This was dispatched to me from the agent at Port Huron, Mich. H. Burns. MAY LEAVE TODAY. New York, Feb. 23.—The coaling of the Spanish cruiser Viscaya was resumed early this morning, and if this work can be finished in time she may sail for Havana this evening. The cruiser’s flag is at half mast today again, in honor of the memory of the Maine's dead. THE MACON NEWS. ACCIDENT THEORY DIMING. As the Investigation Pro gresses Certainty of De sign is More Evident. SILENT IN WASHINGTON. The Officials There Are Not Inclined To Discuss the Matter—Are Awaiting Official Reports. Washington, Feb. 23. —There is a total Lack of official news respecting the Maine disaster in both state and navy depart ments up to noon today, no telegrams hav ing come in over night and none dis patched. A reminder of the distaster, however, reached the navy department in the shape of a water soaked and brine fla vored package enclosing the medical jour nal of the Maine. While there remains an expectancy among the naval officers when ever tnere is tne least expectation of news from Havana, the department apears to have settled pretty well down in its old. routine. There is no longer much disposi tion of theorizing as to the cause of the disaster. Probably this is from a lack of evidence to base a theory upon, or because the ingenuity of experts in devising an hypothesis has been exhausted. No order has yet gone out to the big double tur retted monitor, Terror, so the situation remains as yesterday, when Secretary Long said she was being held for orders at 'Norfolk. In regard to the statement coming from Key West, that the naval officers had been warned by Admiral •Sicard, at the instance of the navy depart ment, not to discuss the Maine disaster in public and with newspaper men, it is said by naval officers that this is only the usual course for regulations especially prohibiting such discussions as are calcu lated to affect improperly the conclusion of the court of inquiry and also, perhaps, to cause interposition of obstacles to the in vestigation. Consul General Lee, in course of a friendly talk in Havana with Americans, may have expressed a view that there are at present places more desirable, as re sorts for persons who have no particular business there, than Havana, but the state department authorizes the announcement that it has not yet been advised that he has either officially or sem’i-offieially de livered himself of any expression on the subject. It .is also said at the 'department that no message has been conveyed to the owners of American vessels at New Or leans or elsewhere that it would not be safe for them to visit Cuba. The battleship Texas and the gunboat Nashville will leave Galveston, today for Key West, where they will join the other vessels of Admiral Sicard’s squadron at that point. No order for this movement was sent by the navy department, as it is stated that it is in accordance with orders given several weeks ago by which the two ships were directed to remain at Galveston from 'the 17th to the 23rd instant to par ticipate in the Mardi Gras celebration there, and return to Key West on the lat ter date. This was before the Maine dis aster, so the present movement is said to have no possible significance of the re cent occurrence. The two ships will now resume their part in the squadron evolu tions according to the original program, unless detached. The Nashville had been thought of in the determination to send another ship to Havana when the pres ent excitement has calmed, choice lying between the Nashville and the Montgom ery. No determination, however, has as yet been reached on that point. ACCIDENT THEORY Is Gradually Disappearing as the Investiga tion Progresses. Washington, Feb. 23. —The Evening Star has received the following from its staff correspondent in Cuba: Havana, Feb. 23, via Key West. —The inquiry into the Maine disaster is progres sing along definite lines. The result so far may be summed up in the statement that the probabilities that it was an acci dent seem to decrease with the progress of the investigation. The Most intense anxiety is shown by the Spanish officials here who are in constant communication with Madrid. They realize that the rela mueh in danger of a rupture as now, This is the general feeling. The commercial classes here are hopeful of American in tervention on peaceful lines but what they base their hopes on is unknown. (Signed) PEPPER. MICHAEL’S MANAGER TALKS. Did Not Want Him to Leave the Wheel for the Horse. St. Louis, Feb. 23.—George McLeish, manager of Jimmy Michael, the ‘‘Welsh Rarebit,” who is said to have quit tlhe wheel to take a position with Phil Dwyer, the famous turfman, as jockey, is here with James C. Kennedy, who had charge of the six day bicycle race in New York. In an interview Mr. Leish says: “I was afraid Michael was going to make such a break as he has made, and I advis ed him not to do so. I showed him last week where his earnings on the cinder path would fott up 320,000 sure, but even that did not seem to satisfy him. He ap peared daft on the subject of being a jock ey. Well, i think he has made a great mistake. Perhaps he has not, but time will tell.” Mr. Kennedy said: “I expected him to do just tvhat he has done. I spent two or three hours arguing that point with him in a hotel in Chicago last week. During a visit to New York city Michael met Phil Dwyer, the famous turfman. Dwyer dwelt upon the success scored by Tod Sloane in England and pic tured Michael just as successful if he would only quit the cinder path for the race track. He was in jest I think, but Michael believes he was in earnest. Dwyer offered Michael a salary of SIO,OOO a year and picking, and figured where the little fellow could clear nearly $50,000 on his season’s work. That proposition, bona fide or not, turned Michael’s head, and ever since his arrival in Chicago two week’s ago he has been talking of going east and ac cepting Dwyer’s offer.” LYING IN STATE. The Remains of Miss Francis E. Willard Have Arrived in Chicago. Chicago. Feb. 22. —The remains of Miss Francis E. Willard, president of the World’s Women's Christian Temperance Union, arrived at Chicago from New York today, and were conveyed to Willard Hall, the W. C. T. U. Temple, where they lay in state. Thousands of people passed through the beautiful hall to take a last look at the great temperance leader. The body wil be conveyed to Evanston, Miss Willard's former home, this evening, and interment will take place at Rose Hill cemetery tomorrow, MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23 1898. ALWAYS READY COL. WILEY SMS The Macon Military Are In Splendid Condition at This Time. THREE HONORED SOLDIERS Are Ready to Answer the Bugle Call to Fall in For Active Service at Any lime. ‘‘The Second regiment of the Georgia Volunteers is always ready for war,” was the way Col. C. M. Wiley, in command of that regiment, answered the question this morning as to what condition his command is in, in the event of the United States de claring war against Spain. ‘‘The Macon military was never in bet ter condition,” he said. "We have now about 300 rank and file. “No, there have been no enlistments on account of the probability of war, but we are adding good men all the time, and you may say that in the event of our services being in demand we will be ready at a mo ment’s notice.” There has been no unusual excitement, nor have the Macon military done any un necessary talking, but they are ready, and the four companies are well disciplined and in magnificent condition. The officers of all the companies say they could depend upon their companies to a man, and all of them say with Col. Wiley, “We are ready all the time. That is what we are here for.” It may be safely stated that at no time in the military history of the city have the volunteer forces been in better condition. Their equipments are good, and the mili tary spirit and discipline is splendid. Os course if there was a very strong probability of war a number of additons would be made to the present forces, but at present the officers do not anticipate war. Consequently no special effort is being made to get nten to join the dif ferent companies. Only the best men are wanted, and only men who go in with a determination to do all the work demand ed of them will be admitted as enlisted men. MORE PAVING. Cherry Street Merchants Want it Extended to Seventh Street. An effort, is to be made by a number of the merchants doing business on lower Cherry street to have the pavement of that street extended from Fourth to Seventh street. ♦ This will call for three blocks more of the pavement. A petition to this effect was offered to council last night, aud was referred to the committee on streets, but what report will be made upon it by the committee cannot be foretold. It is probable, however, that it will be granted, as a great deal of business is done by wholesalers in that part of town. A SUPPER Given by the Firm of Burden, Smith & Co., to Their Employes. Messrs, Burden, Smith & Co., of the 'Empire Store gave their employees a sup last night at the Volunteer Case which was ■a most thoroughly enjoyable affair and signified the great good will that exists between employers and employed in that store. The supper was the result of a promise made to the employers that if the gross salese for the month amounted to a certain amount they would give them a supper. The menu consisted of oyesters and birds, with chocolate as a beverage and was thoroughly enjoyed by about thirty of the employes of the store. A FIREBRAND. Will Be the Report of the Condition of the Reconcentrados. Washington, D. C., Feb. 22. —The ex pectation that the 'Cuban correspondence will be sent to congress shortly has caused some anxiety and suppressed excitement today, that would not otherwise exist. If the full correspondence is sent in giving the real condition of the starving reconcentrados, and making public the confidential communications of Gen. Lee and other consular officers in Cuba, the action may be a firebrand that will set congress aflame. Several senators and representatives are prepared to follow the reading of the cor respondence with resolutions for recogni tion ‘of belligerency. Some declare out right for war. STONE TALKS. Denies That He Seeks Presidential Honors— A Few Shots at McKinley. San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 22.—William J. Stone, of Missouri, arrived here yesterday en route to Mexico. When asked about the recently published statement that he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, he denied it most emphatically. He said he was opposed to Bryan’s plan of amalgamating all the sil ver sprees into a virtually new party. He favors maintaining the integrity of the Democratic party. Os the possibility of war, he said: “If Spain should land troops at New York and begin shooting the dome off the capitol, maybe McKinley would offer some armed resistance, but until then he will do nothing contrary to the wishes of Mar cus Aurelius Hanna and J. Pierpont Mor gan. GOLD IN MISSOURI. Taking Out Quantities of Ore Said to be Gold-Bearing. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 22.—G01d has been discovered in Cole county jn paying quantities, it is said. The possessors of the mine are four brothers, John, Paul, George and Frank Kaiser. It is located on their farm, which is about nine miles from this city. Yesterday John Kaiser, the oldest of the boys, said that a shaft had been sunk, and that they had struck a gold vein. A St. Louis essayist says the substance is un doubtedly gold. He said: “We intend to do all the work ourselves, and will have first-class machinery at work crushing and smelting our ore in a very short time." “ New York, COTTON FUTURES New York, Feb. 23.—Cotten futures opened firm, sales 14,500 bales, March 602, April 608. May 612, June 615, July 619, August 62£, September 618, October and November 617, December 619, HIS ASSAILANTS. Officers Arrest the Men Who Held Up John Grace Sunday Night. One of the negroes who assaulted Mr. John Grace a few nights ago and robbed him of $53, was arrested last night by Officers Plunket and Dumas. The evidence against him is almost complete. His name is William Whitney. He was arrested a: Hamp Hall's place, and on his neck are the marks of Mr. Grace’s fingers, where he grappled -with him in the des perate struggle on Sunday night. It will be difficult to identify the negro positively, but a sufficient amount of cir cumstantial evidence will be forthcoming to convict him. It is probable that another negro arrest ed at the same time by the officer was the other assailant of Mr. Grace. His name is James Arner, and he is known to have been concerned in a hold up during the epidemic of highway robberies about six or eight weeks ago. Arner held up a man in South Macon, and robbed him. Whitney is an Atlanta negro, and claims that he was not in the city at the time the robbery of Grace was committed. He says that he can prove an alibi. A pistol was found on him when he was arrested, and it is known that the man who was foremost in the hold up of Grace was armed with a pistol, and another negro is ready to swear that Whitney offered to trade this pistol with him on the day the robbery was committed. This would, of course, knock the alibi into a cocked hat. It is probable that in the arrest of these two negroes the officers have got hold of two of the worst of the hold-up fiends. DROPPED DEAD. Sudden End of a Well Known Railroad Em ploye Last Night. Aleck Owens, a man about 55 years of age, who has been in the employ of the railroad here for the last twenty years, and who was crippled in that service many years ago, dropped dead in the street yes terday evening. For a long time he has-been in charge of the Central railroad crossing at the foot of Cherry street, and had just left his post when he fell. Ten minutes before Owens was found dead he turned a switch for a passing train and when another engine came by he was not at his ipost. The engineer call ed for him, and one of the men standing by iwent to his shack to look for him and found him lying on his face on the floor. He .was then dead. The coroner was at the place within an hour after the body was found and sum moned a jury. The verdict was that the deceased came to his death from causes unknown to the jury. -Mr. Owens had two sisters living. One loves In East Macon. She is the mother of Sanitary Inspector Charley Jordan. The other, Mrs. B. Brown, lives in South Ma con. 'Owens lived at the Reeves house on Fourth street. The -funeral will take place this after noon at 3:30 o’clock from Jones Chapel in South Macon. BIG MELON CROP. Indications Are That Georgia Will Double the Yield. Indications point to a very big melon crop in Georgia this year. The entire crop of Georgia and Florida in 1897 was about 3,000 car loads. The largest produced was that of 1890, when 9,000 cars were loaded and shipped, causing a loss to every grower in the melon belt. It may be safely predicted that not less than from 6,000 to 7,000 cars will be grown this year. A careful estimate of the crop in the country leads to the belief that at least 1,200 cars will be shipped from four or five counties in South Georgia, that in 1897 produced but 600. Parties in Albany who sell seed to grow ers here experienced an almost unprece dented demand for their stock since Jan uary Ist, and your correspondent has seen letters from fertilizer dealers in this state and in Florida asserting that the demand for melon fertilizer this year was more than three times as great as it was in 1897. Several Dougherty county growers, who have been among the largest in the state, have cut their acreage down below a fourth of what it has heretofore been, be lieving that the markets will be glutted early in the season. THOMAS W. LOYLESS, JR. Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. Loyless Died Last Night. Thomas W. Loyless, the 18-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Loyless. died last night .shortly before midnight at the home of his parents at 'Breezy Hill, about four miles from the city. The child had not been ill long, and death was hardly expected, even by the physician, but least of all by the parents, on whom the bereavement falls with ter rible suddenness, and is a shock that is only appreciated by those who have seen the sunbeam of a home pass away, when it seemed the brightest, leav ing behind the terrible shadow of sorrow that even long years, stretching even into a lifetime, cannot dispel. Formal expressions of sympathy seem out of place on such occasions. The hack neyed phrases sound unreal, but among the friends of the parents of the child who passed away last night the measure of sympathy is very great. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at >ll o’clock from St. Joseph’s Catholic church, and the last resting place has been prepared in Rose Hill cemetery. The following gentlemen will act as pallbearers: R. L. McKenney, John T. Boifeuillet, Gray Goodwyn and Marion Harris. BIG MELON COMBINE. Cantaloupe Interests of Colorado Under One Management. Rocky Ford, Col., Feb. 22. —A meeting of the Rocky Ford, Col., Melon Growers’ Association was held here this week in conjunction with the Dent County, the Colorado Cantaloupe Growers’ Association of Ordway county, and Olney County Growers' Association to combine the en tire interests of the state under one man agement, to be known as the Arkansas Valley Melon Growers’ Association of Col orado. The Rocky Ford Association controls 520 growers, and others 270 growers, making a total of 790. They have under cultivation 8,000 acres, and a combined capital of $200,000. Ex-Senator George W. Sivink is president. The output of the new association will be about 16,000 car loads, or upwards of 6,000,000 crates, The season for market ing the eanietoupes will open about Au gust 15, and last about forty-five days. Nat Wetzel, president of the Western Game and Poultry Company, St. Louis, brought about the organization, and will control the sale of its output, establishing agencies in Chicago, Cincinnati, Boston, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Pitts burg, New York, Baltimore, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Omaha, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Washington and a number of other cities. You can talk to 10,000 every day through the columni of The Neva. WILL AGAIN ENJOIN THEM. Mr. T. D. Tinsley Has Notified the County Commission ers to That Effect. MORE CASES REPORTED Out in the Negro Settlement Near Riverside—There Are Two and Several Suspects. The smallpox situation looks a little more serious today. Two new cases were reported to the Board of Health this morn ing, and there are several suspicious eases in the same district. One of the new cases is a negro named Warren Card, on Green street, and the other is a negro on Jones street. On Jones street there are a number of cases that will in all probability develop into small pox before he day is out. All cf the cases that are reported as smallpox will be moved to the pest house or house of detention, as it might more properly be called. By this evening some eight or ten of the negroes will be at the park. The Board of Health seems to be fully aroused as to the gnavity*of the situation, and the physicians of the city seem to ■think that it calls for the most prompt and vigorous action if an epidemic is to be avoided. They say almost to a man that the public, for safety's sake, should be kept fully informed, and that the policy followed by the News from the outstart has been the best for the city. The county authorities have at last se lected a place for their pest house, and to day are engaged in doing what they might have done two or three days ago. The house will be. built as fast as a force of men can do the work. The county has now two cases to take care of, another case be reported to them yesterday evening, that of Sol Turner, a negro living in Pleasant Hill, on the river side. He will be moved to the pest house as soon as it is com pleted. Turner was formerly employed by Dr. McHatton as a butler. The county pest house is located out be tween the Dillon farm, east of the Belle vue road, and it is considered a most ex cellent location. It is well removed from any dwelling, and is easily accessible. Shortly after noon the chairman of the beard cf county commissioners, Mr. G. M. Davis, was notified that, an injunction would be placed on the building of the jest house on the site selected. Mr. T. I). Tins ley, who owns a quantity of land in that vicinity, will secure an injunction of the commissioners persist in building the house near his property. Mr. Davis, when seen by a News re porter, said: “What can we do? We have selected a place that is a quarter of a mile away from any dwelling, and which is as much isolated as any place we could se lect in Bibb county, and even now we are enjoined. The public should see that it is net our fault, and that we are doing the best we possibly can. but if the citizens of the county interfere with us by injunction after injunction, we are helpless. “Mr. Tinsley’s property, it is true, • is close to the place we have selected, but it is wild land, and he has no house on the property. I cannot see "how he will be in jured in any way. We -will go ahead, and will build until the injunction is actually put upon us. We hauled the lumber there today, and would have commenced work with the carpenters tomorrow morning, and we will do so if we are not enjoined before that time.” Speaking of the smallpox today, a prom inent physician said that he thought that all the doctors in the city could materially assist in the stamping out of the disease if they would vaccinate free. If each doc tor in the city would vaccinate free, say 200 people, every one in the city would be quickly inoculated, and he pointed out that the only way to prevent the spread and to stamp out the disease was by in oculation and isolation. SONS OF VETERANS, Mr. W. D. Davies Has Been Appointed Commander in Georgia. Mr. W. W. Davies, commander of the John B. Gordon camp Sons of Confederate veterans, has been appointed major gener al in command of the division of Georgia by Robert A. Smith, commander in chief. The order was received in Atlanta yes terday and the members of the camp here feci highly honored to have their Com mander placed at the head of the state. Mr. Davies was an organizer of the John B. Gordon camp, and has been the main spring of it since that time. Recently he has been very active in or ganizing the camps of Sons of Veterans in all parts of the state preparatory to the coming reunion of veterans, .when it is ex pected the sons will make the best appear ance of any other previous reunion. Mr. Davies is fitted for the position he has been placed iin charge of, and having been the son of a prominent veteran, the honor is said to be well bestowed. The order making the appointment is as follows: “Headquarters United Sons of Confeder ate Veterans, Charleston, S. C., February 16, 1898—Special Order No. 12 —Upon re commendation of Lieutenant General T. Leigh Thompson, commanding the army of Tennessee department, and in accord ance with section 7, article 4, of the Con stitution, Mr. W. W. Davies, of Atlanta, Ga., is hereby appointed major general in command of the division of Georgia, United Sons Confederate Veterans. He will im mediately proceed with the appointment of his staff and the organization of his division, and use every effort to form new camps throughout the same. This order supercedes and renders null and void spe cial order No. 1, July 21, 1897, on account of the resignation of tffe comrade tbe” n ap pointed. By order of "Rcbei-t a. Smyth, * ‘•Commander-in-chief. “Official: Daniel Ravenel, Adjutant Gen eral.” MURDER AND SUICIDE. A Negro Brute Was Infatuated With a White Girl. Oakland, Cal., Feb. 23.—Henry Williams, a negro, aged 25 years, has shot and killed Miss Ethel Gray, a white girl at her resi dence, 662 East Sixteenth street, and killed himself. The girl was 22 years of age. 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