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8 Per Cent Guaranteedl Dividends paid wni-annnally. Rtock eecnred by deeds to improved real eetate In more tnan double the amount, deposited with I nion Ravings Bank and Trust Co GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable* Building and Loan Association, Macon. O*.. 401 Third Street. STABLISHED 1884, SHOTS FIRED ONLYJN_SALUTE Arrival of a Spanish Cruiser at Havana Was the Chief EEvent of the Day. WAR PREPARATIONS Are Going Forward With Much Haste as Possible-—President Anticipates War. The wild reports current in the city this morning to the effect that war had been declared or that a Spanish war ship had been find ti[>oii by an American vessel, or vice versa is positively « :thout foundation. The lat< x.t a.nd most reliable information is given by the Associated Press ri ports in The News: Havana, March s—The5 —The Spanish first class cruiser Almirantc Oquendo arrived In Havana harbor this morning from Spain. She received a hearty welcome from tlie ferry beats and tugs on hoard of which were the civil and militar authorities and ■the different societies which have been waiting for the warship's arrival. The docks were, crowded with sightseers Rockets were sent up and Hags and other decorations displayed on the vessels in port and tiie public buildings and palaces. The Almirante Oquendo made a fine ap pearance as she returned the salute from Foil Cabanas and then saluted the fort and admiral. Captain Joaquin Lasaga is in command of the Oquendo. The papers here say the newly arrived vessel is of the .same class as the Vizcaya. The same ceremonies were observed on the arrival of the Almirante Oquendo as were followed out when the Vizcaya reach ed this port from New York. Fitz Hugh Lee, Jr., son of Consul Gen eral Lee', is among the passengers who ar rived today on the Olivette steamship The 1 i y*h t house tender Mangrove is ex pected a-t any time with the naval court of inquiry. The .smoke stacks of the Maine have been removed ami the divers hope to recover some bodies today. WAR PREPARATIONS. President Thinks it is Well to Be Prepared for Emergency. New York.* March 5—A special to the Herald from Washington says: Fully realizing the Importance of pre parations for the emergency, the president has directed the navy department to open negotiations looking to the purchase abroad of warships. This fact is now for the first time made public. It. probably would not have trans pired at this juncture but for excitement can "ad by the statement that Spain had purchased or is negotiating “or the war ships being built for Brazil and other ships under construction. The correspondent obtained the admis sion that while the president doesn’t an ticipate war he recognizes there is a pos sibility of hostilities growing out. of the Cuban problem and the Maine disaster and proposes to be prepared. Eight nun of war are practically com pleted In foreign ship yards have been offered to the United States. The presi dent has given consideration to the ad visability of placing an option. The navy department has been carefully watching the construction of the ships abroad through the eyes of naval attaches .in London. 'Paris, St. Petersburg, Berlin, Vienna and Rome. INCREASED SUPPLIES Os Ammunition and Guns Sent to the Pacific Slope. San Francisco. March s.—lncreased sup plies of ammunition for high power guns have been ordered by the war department from the Benicia Arsenal to the 1 forts at Presidio and Lime Point. Today twenty tons of powder and a large supply of projectiles will be placed aboard the barges at Benicia and towed to the ■Presidio wharf. The supply of munitions at the arsenal, which will be almost exhausted by this shipment, will be replenished by a train load of ammunition from the east. The veteran officers at Presidio are con fident 'that the works at Fort Point and Fort Baker are now strong enough to suc cessfully resist any fleet that Spain could send to the Pacific. SHIPPING SEAMEN As Rapidly as Possible On All the War Ships. Valejo, Cal., March s.—'Admiral Kirk land has received telegraphic orders to in struct Captain Louis Kempff of the receiv ing ship Independence, to sign all able bodied seamon that can possibly pass. The shipment of boys which has been going on for months will continue. The Charleston, Yorktown and Philadelphia are the best ships here, but little work is being done on them at present. Admiral Kirkland says be can prepare the vesesls for sea within six weeks. Five hundred men are employed in the construction department and orders have been received for the employment of an additional number. DLEEGATES ELECTED. Meeting of the Mulberry Street Church Ep worth League. At the business meeting of the Mulberry Street Methodist Church Epworth League held last night in the annex, delegates for the conference which meets here in April, were elected. They are as follows: W. W. Pinson, J. L. Gerdine, W. G. Solomon, C. E. Homan, O. A. Park, L. W. Branch, Miss Nanette Carter. Miss Lula Johnson and Miss Kate Martin. Delegates from the other leagues in the city will be elected at an early date. THE BOSTON IDEALS TONIGHT. If you like fine music don't miss it. WILL INSTALL DUBLIN LODGE Elks Travel to the City On the Oconee This Afternoon. RECEPTION AWJITS THEM, They Will Make Dublin Howl This Evening When They Torture Their New Members and Brothers. Twenty-five members of the Macon Lodge of Elks will leave this afternoon at 3:15 o'clock for Dublin, where they go to Install a lodge of .Elks at that place. The party will be headed by Past Exalted Ruler S. R. Wiley. A lodge was organized in Dublin some time ago with about thirty members, but some d< lay has been experienced, in getting the paraphernalia for the installation of the lodge, but now all arrangements have been made. The Mac-on Elks will be entertained loyally while in Dublin, any they are ex pecting a big time. After the Installation takes plate a social Session be held at which, time it is probable that speeches v, ill be made by the local members of the Elks and some of the visitors will reply. Past Exalted Ruler S. R. Wiley will be the in-tailing officer, and will be assisted bj' the members of the Macon lodge. The party will spend the night in Dub lin and return to Macon tomorrow morn ing. The Dublin lodge will attend the social circus which the Elks will pull oil here on the 12th, In a body, and will occupy a conspicuous place in the procession. Secretary Wright has received a large number of letters from Elks all over the state, and many from those outside of the state, who say that they will attend the circus if possible. Mr. Dan Holt, has charge of the program for the concert, and when it is completed it will be one of the best that has ever been seen under a tent in Macon. The program will be made up nea’tly alto gether with local talent. Probable That a Station Will Be Established in Florida. Washington, March s.—The proposed transfer of Dry Tortugas, which is qow regared as the most important quarantine station off the southern coast, to the war depart menit, would necessitate the imme diate selection of another location for a •station off the coast of Florida. The quarantine season against ports af fected with yellow fever and o-ther infec tious diseases begins April 1. If the war department decides to re sume control over Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson there is no time to be lost by Marine Hospital officials in finding an other station. Already some correspondence has been had with officials in service on the Flor ida coast and several of the Florida keys have been suggested as suitable places to which the station might be transferred. Among them Fleming Key-—which Sur geon Murray at one time considered su perior to Dry Tortugas as a location for a quarantine station. —Mullet Key, where the state of Florida now maintains a sta tion and Bahia-Honda which is east of Key West. Owing to the admirable location of Dry Tortugas. which is directly in the track of all vessels bound to the United States from the West Indies. South and Central America and the perfect character of the quarantine station, it will be given up as with the great regret by the Marine Hos pital if the war war department insists taking possession. Yellow fever patients are not treated at Tortugas station, but at Bird Key, six miles away. Those who were injured in the Maine explosion, who were in the hos pital at Havana, were detained at this sta tion before being taken to Key West. The t ime advantages claimed for Dry Tortu gas as a point for quarantine 'arc claimed for it as a stragetic point for the fleet operating against Cuba. It was used in the civil war as the base of operations against the Confederate states. Old Fort Jefferson is located on Gordon Key. Gordon Key consists of ten acres. On It are Tortugas harbor light, having a range of thirty-one miles and a quarantine sta tion. The anchorage to the nothwest of Gordon Keys has a usable area of one by one and a half miles, with seven to eleven fathoms of water and excellent holding grounds. Into this anchorage are three channels, and Surgeon Murray says that with a little care any vessel in the word can get in without a pilot. HEARST’S GUESTS Bound Lor Cuba Touched at Charleston This Morning. Charleston, S. C., March s.—lA party consisting of Senators Money, Gallinger, Thurston, and Representatives Smith, of Michigan, and Cumming, of New York, with several ladies and their families, ar rived this morning on ‘the Flagler yacht, Anita. They are en route to Cuba to make a personal Investigation of the condition on the island. They go as the guests of AV. R. Hearst, of New York, The Journal party leave tonight or tomorrow. SUMMER UNIFORMS For Police and Fire Departments Will Be Furnished by Pettibone. Major O. T. Kenan, recently appointed Southern agent for the Pettibone Manu facturing Company, has secured the con tract from the city to furnish uniforms for both the police and fire departments. He is nbw measuring the men for .the uni forms. They will be the handsomest that the departmens have yet had. 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, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. rc-r sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons* drug •tor*. SPRING GOODS arriving every day; no let down in our stock, but you can expect the newest and best of everything to be found here, as the season advances. Holmes Grocery Company. THE MACON NEWS. SENATOR BACON TO INTRODUCE Aon. William Jennings Bryan When He Speaks Here Next Wednesday. ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE For the Reception of the Great Lead er When He Comes Here—Ad ditional Names for Committee. ENTHUSIASM ON THE 'INCREASE— Everything is ready for the coming of Hon. William Jennings“ Bryan, who speaks in Macon on next Wednesday night, and will speak, from the the present indica tions, to the largest gathering ever brought together to hear a political speech in Ma con. The Young Men's Democratic Club of .Bibb county has waked up from its period of rest and will from now on be found well to the front in everything that will tend to forward the interests of the Democratic party in Georgia, even if it becomes nec essary for them to take up arms and go to Cuba or to Spain. The first and the greatest work before them is the giving of a fitting reception to William Jennings Bryan, who is the head and the front of the Democratic party in this country, and whose coming to Macon will od the party much good. Mr. Bryan will be met in Atlanta on his way here by a delegation appointed by the Young Men’s Democratic Club and 'by r them he wiil be escorted to the city. Ar rived here he will be received by the com mittee whose names were published in The News yesterday. * A number of names were inadvertantly left from the list. Those added to the list are as folows: James H. Blount, Sr., George A. Smith, W. H. Schatzman, R. F. Burden, Thamas R. Ayer, D. Q. Abbott, W. M. Rogers, Lew Kilbourne, C. T. Massenberg, R. J. Ander son, C. C. (Kit) Anderson, Jere Hollis, Tom Henderson, W. Lee Ellis, A. W. Lane, J. H. McGehee, J. S. McGhee and W. L. Henry. On the arrival in Maccn Mr. Bryan will be escorted to the Hotel Lanier where an informal reception will be tendered to him. Much of the rest of the program de pends upon the time of Mr. Bryan’s arrival hero, which has not yet been definitely decided upon. It is hoped, however, itlfat Mr. Bryan will get here at 11 o’clock on the Southern road in which event it will be possible to make the reception more elaborate. The executive committee of the Young Men’s Democratic Club met yesterday af ternoon and discussed the details -of this reception. The citizens of Macon have re sponded liberally to a request for sub scriptions sufficient to pay the expenses of the proper reception and entertainment of the speaker of the day. Never did a soliciting committee have a more pleasant reception, for everyone re alizes that the coming of Mr. Bryan will draw more people to Macon than anything else that has taken place here In many a year. The big tent will be put up on Monday and the extra seats will then be put up. It is thought that the tent will accommo date about 5,000 • people, and ample room will be reserved for the ladies who may wish to hear Mr. Bryan, and for this pur pose a very large number of seats have al ready been applied for. Senator ©aeon has been asked to intro duce Mr. Bryan, and will probably accept if he can possibly spare the time from his official duties. . IF YOU LIKE GUITAR MUSIC You will be delighted with the Boston Ideals tonight. GOOD WORK GOES ON. The Hospital Fund Has Bien Increased By Another Hundred Dollars. The Hospital fund was materially in creased by the donation of $lO6 this morn ing. The good work is going on, and within the next week the full amount of $3,500 should be in hand. The total amount subscribed to date is $1,309, which is made up as follows: Joseph Dannenberg $ 500 J. M. Johnson 100 W. M. Johnson 100 S. R. Jaques 100 R. H. Plant 100 Acme Brewing Company 50 A. & N. M. Block 50 Rev. A. M. Williams 5 Mrs. Laura Whitehurst 5 Burden, Smith & Co 100 Talbott & Palmer 100 Cash 50 Isaac Hardeman 25 W. H. Ross 50 T. D. Tinsley 50* Cash (lady friend) 6 * Total 'to datesl,39l Let the good work go on. * a PRESIDENT WAXELBAUM Returned From New York —Carnival Associ ation Will Meet. President E. A. Waxelbaum, of the Ma con Carniav lAssoeiation, returned this morning from Boston and New York, where he has been for the past few weeks. President Waxelbaum says that he has many valuable ideas gathered while in New York. A meeting of the executive committee of the association will be called next week, when the report of the com mittee which went to New Orlans will be received, and other matters of importance transacted. Mr. Waxelbaum has secured one feature taht is ahead of anything ever brought to the South. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR New hats, $1.25, $1.50. Phillips.' WORK FOR CUBANS King’s Daughters Are at Work for the Suf ferers. New York. March 5. —The Central Coun cil of King’s Daughters will next week begin the branch relief work of cutting and sewing garments for the Cuban suf ferers. thousands of whom, Miss Barton has declared in her letters, are in rags. LODGE Os SORROW. Mexico City. March 5.-—The lodge of sor row held by the Masons last night in hon or of the Masons who perished on the Maine explosion, was numerously- attend ed. The hall was draped in black, <nd speeches were made expressive of sympa thy for the United States. HATS FROM PHILLIPS. Right price. Right style. MACON NEWS SATURDAY MARCH 5 1898. THE CONVENTION ATJVILRICUS Executive Committee Has Sent Out a Very Impor- B tant Circular; • PROGRAM PREPARED, Delegates to the Convention Can Be Given Free Entertainment by the Hospitable People. The state executive committee of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of Georgia has sent out a circular telling of the state convention to be held in Ameri cus March 17th, and closing March 20th. In this circular attention is called to the great importance of the convention, and the associations in the various cities are urged to do,their utmost to make the occa sion a success. Secretary S. Walters McGill, who signs the circular with Chairman J. Frank Beck, anticipates that the convention will be one of 'the largest and most successful ever held in Georgia, and he looks forward ti it with great, expectations. Each association in the state will send a deleggation. Both city and college asso ciations are entitled to unlimited delega tion, and" the secretary urges the associa tes to 'Send as many delegates as possible. The instructions are that the delegates be furnished with the proper credentials. The association of Americus has agreed ■to furnish free entertainment to all 'the delegates, and the names of all delegates will be sent to Lee M. Hansford, of that city, not later than March 15th. Special excursion tickets will be sold to ■Americus from all points in the state at the rate of one-third fare on the certificate plan. In order for the delegates to secure the reduced rates it will be necessary for them to obtain a purchase. certificate at the time they get their ticket. The program to be rendered at the con vention is an unusually brilliant one. The program has not been completed, but the following are some of the men who will addrtss the gathtring: H. P. Andersen, of Asheville, N. C., field secretary of the internati-o ’ committee, known ° the Ira uc. Cumberland Presbyterian, ... ~. c of his splendid addresses. H. E. Roseyear, state secretary of Ken tucky. Dr. A. A. Marshall, of Atlanta. Rev. A. J. .Smith, of Savannah, will have charge of the Bible study and quiet hour. Rev. R. R. White, of Macon. W. K. Matthews, of New York, college secretary of the international committee, who has been so helpful to the college work of the South. Prominen t men of in the as socat ion's work. It is requested by the executive commit tee that Sunday, March 13th, be observed ■as a day of special 'prayer for this con vention. If it is impossible for any asso ciation to observe that day, it is requested that the nearest day to it be used. The executive committee says the asso ciation officers and members can help in making the convention a memorable oc casion by observing the four following re quests: Choosing the best men for delegates, who will arrange to ‘be present at the opening and remain till the close of the convention. “Providing said delegate with a clear understanding concerning their part in planning the policy for the new’ year in Georgia, and in providing for the annual budget. “Seeing, that they are preprel to take part in the of topics, giving re ports and the devotional exercses. “Prayer for and expecting the abiding presence of the spirit of God at every ses sionsion, ruling over all deliberations and guiding all our thoughts.” HATS FROM PHILLIPS. Right price. Right style. ♦ THREE LINES LONG Wil! Be the Petition for Executive Clemency for Mrs. Nobles. The petition which will be presented to the governor for executive clemency for Mrs. Nobles will be about three lines long, and in the application there will be no argument or reasons why pardon should be granted. The argument for Mrs. Nobles will be made before the pardoning board, and will not be in writing. It is a question among many whether or not the governor or the pardoning board has the power to pass the sanity of Mrs. Nobles, and the majority of opinions is that they cannot, the pardoning power of the governor lay in the fact that he see reasonable evidence to doubt the guilt of the party accused, or that there were cer tain phases of the crime which the courts could not consider. If it be the case that the governor can not pass upon the sanity of Mrs. Nobles she will no doubt be left in the position of her going to the penitentiary or being bung. The courts have already said, that they thought that Mrs. Nobles was not in sane, and that she had no legal right to appeal to the courts on that ground. This is the point which has always been con tended. and always ruled against her. If a petition were submitted to the gov ernor by citizens of the state it would not bo for the governor to send the woman to the asylum, but to commute her sentence, to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. They could not ask that she be sent to the asylum, for .this would be a question upon which the governor cannot decide. The Discovery Yet. W. P. Repine, editor Tiskilwa “Chief,” says: “We won’t keep house without Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption, souths and colds. Experimented with many others, but never got the true reme dy until we used Dr. King’s New Discov ery. No other remedy can take its place in our home, as in it we have a certain and <ure cure for coughs, colds, whooping’ cough, etc.” It is idle to experiment with other remedies, even if they are urged on you as jus: as good as Dr. King’s New Dis- ' covery. They are not as good, because this remedy Las a record of cures and besides is gun'antecd. It never fails to satisfy. Trial i onics free at H. J. Lamar & Son’s drug store. Piles, files, t-ues: Dr Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment win euro Blind. Bleeding, and Itching Piles wl. n all other Ointments have failed. It •L-nrbs the tumors, allays the itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant re lief. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment la prepared only for Piles and Itching of the private parts, and nothing else. Every box la warranted. Sc’d by druggists, or rent by mail on receipt of price, 50c. and SI.GO per box. WHiUAMS M’F’G. CO., Prop’a., e ‘ Cleveland, O. COm HEALTH BOARD ACTIVE Organized This Morning and Will Conduct a Most De termined Campaign. DR, HOLT GIVES HIS MS. The Board Will Adopt Them and No Trouble or Expense Will Be Spared in the Fight. The recently appointed county Board of Health met this morning in the grand jury room at the court house. Os the twenty-one members elected nineteen were present as follows-: Howard District —Dr. Ousley, C. I. Mc- Elroy, R. E. Bowman. Hazzard District—Dr. Powers, -N. A. Powers, T. A. Clay. Warrior District —Dr. Redding, and Don Parker. Rutland District —Dr. Heard, J. B. Wil lis, F. M. Barfield. ’ Godfrey ,District —Dr. Scovin, William Bedingfield, J. T. Bailey. East Macon —Dr. Carroll, C. C. Balcom. Vineville —Dr. W. F- Holt, Washington Dessau, T. R. Ayer. Mr. R. E. Bowman of the Howard dis trict, was elected temporary chairman and S. C. Eavies, clerk of county commission ers, .temporary secretary. Mr. Washington Dessau briefly explain ed the object of the meeting and for the selection of the county Board of Health, which is as follows: This body is to be organized merely as advisory to the county commissioners of Bibb county, and at their instance and re* quest. It is to have no authority beyond that which may be given it by the county board of commissioners. The idea in having the representatives upon the board of each militia district is for the purpose of enabling the board to be more extensively advised of the health conditions, as to smallpox, in each dis trict. The members from each district to act in emergency eases, and when, con sultation with the other members of the board cannot be had upon matters of general importance the whole board will act as a body. Permanent organization was then effect ed as follows: Chairman, Dr. W. F. Holt, of- Vine ville. Secretary, S. -C. Davis. Dr. Holt then read the. following com munication: Dr. Holt’s Opinion. Mr. Chairman: While I am ready and willing to serve as one of the Board of Health for the Vineville district, and will cheerfully assist and eo-ciperate wth your 'honorable body in endeavoring to eradicate smallpox from our community, yet as my 'views as to the methods and means to be employed are so fixed and pronounced, I •think it.is but right to the county commi-s --sioiiers and just to myself that I should briefly outline the <plan proposed. If after hearing and carefully considering it your beard are unwilling to adopt the plan herein suggested, then I shall respectfully request that I be relieved from serving on the Board of Health and another be ap pointed in ray stead. Tiis true the plan I shall propose will require an expenditure of money, as there is no cheap method of dealing with and stamping out smallpox. I am convinced that it will prove economi cal in the end. I am reliably informed that the city council of Atlanta spent in that city SIO,OOO in vaccination alone. That it cost Griffin $3,500 -to thoroughly and successfully eradeoate smallpox from that city. Up to date Macon has spent $5,000, and the smallpox is still with us. The county commissioners, -I am glad to state, have in this threatened epidemic acted promptly and in such a maner as to de serve the thanks of the whole 'community, and I am convinced will continue to do all in their power to stamp ou smallpox from the county. Now as to the details. I would earnestly recommend that your county physician be instructed and em powered to employ as many assistants as may be necessary and to make at once— without delay, a thorough and complete house to house inspection, going over the same territory previously traversed by him and vaccinating every man, woman and child in the district, keeping a careful re cord of the number of every age and sex, and repeating the visit over the same ter ritory after rhe lapse of -ten days, in order that he may determine who in the com munity are unprotected. By this means you will have accomplished two very im portant and desirable results. You will net only have immuned the entire district through vaccination, but will have ac complished what can be done in'*no other ’ way, and in my judgment the most im portant, you will have ascertained whether there are any concealed smallpox cases in existence in that locality, as it is well known to your board that a case of small pox was discovered a few days ago on Third avenue in Vineville that had been concealed for several days. House of detention. Should a case of small-pox be reiported or discovered, require your county physician to visit it immediately and pro-mpily re move it to the pest house and have the other inmates who have beejt exposed to it, removed to -a house or camp of detention which has been prepared and selected by your body for the purpose. In that camp .or house of detention the inmat-s of the house where the smallp. x existed are to be kept and guarded for at least two weeks. As soon as the smallpox patient has been removed to the pest house or smallpox hospital, and the other inmates to the detention camp, let it be the duty of a competent and reliable, man—if you" please, under the direction of the county physician, to repair at once to the infected house, take a careful written inventory of the contents of the infected house and at once destroy or burn all the bedding, blankets, carpets, etc., then to carefully and thoroughly diisnfeet the room .or rooms with Formaldehyde, which is now regarded as the very best disinfectant and germ destroyer known to the medical pro fession and used and endorsed by the United States government. An excellent apparatus for the purpose can be purchas ed at a cost of SIOO. After this disinfection of the apartments has been accomplished, the apartments should be closed for twelve or twenty-four hours, and at the expiration of that time -the windows and doors should thrown open and persons can then occupy the premesis without danger of contracting smallpox. This may seem a costly means of coping ■with smallpox, but experience and records have taught us that we fight against a mighty foe, and to be peony wise at this important juncture la to trifle with the lives and interest cf our community. Respectfully submited for consideration I to the ecynty commissioners, Wm. F. Holt, M. D. The following resolution was offered by Dr. Heard and adopted: Resolved, That realizing that sndallpox Is in our midst, it is the sense of this on fourth page,) WADE HAMPTON ISJNVITED To Be the Orator in Maccn Upon Next Memo rial Day. DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY Will Ask Him to Come—Action Tak en at Meeting Held This • Morning. The idea of building a National Univer sity is gaining interest among prominent and intellectual men and women all over the coumtry. The plan of erecting a National Univer sity at Washington was conceived by our first president * who bequeathed to the government for that purpose property valued -at $25,000 which legacy would now amount to $1,000,0(10 were this debt with -accrued inttu.J, paid. Having been so long unattended to there is no legal claim on the government for any portion of this amount. The patriotic women of America, with the indorsement of the National University committee have organized the George -Washington Memo rial Association for. auxiliary, though inde pendent work, in promoting the interests of the university of the United Stales. They seek to keep alive In the national heart those noble instincts of love and patriotism which must be the glory of any country whose men and deeds have con tributed to the national honor. Their purpose is to erect by popular subscription cf $250,000 the first educa tional building of the university that shall be known as the George Washington Me morial, and' shall sd-amd as a just and living tribute to his interest in this greafc cause. Thus begun, the growing interest in matters educational as a lever-, our pub lic men cannot longer disregard the fact that this is a case wherein “A public trust is a public duty.” The National University will not inter fere with the vast number of so-called universities now in existence bu£ will be the crown and glorious finish to our 'now unfinished system of education. As the shaft of marble erected to Washington’s memory remained so long without the cap-stone—so our system of education has stood doing duty well and bravely—but without -the crowning glory that will come only with the erection and operation of a true university. Among the distinguished men who are now advocating the National University may be mentioned ex-Governor -Hoyt, Chief Justice Fuller, Andrew B. White, Dr. Gilman, of Johns Hopkins, Dr. Sey mour, of Cornell, Dr. Andrews, of Brown, Dr. Jordan, of Deland Stanford and hun dreds of other leading thinkers and scien tists. The Georgia organization of the George Washington Memorial Association is composed of the following ladies: Mrs. Isaac S. Boyd, vice chairman for Georgia; Mrs. Joseph Thompson, vice chairman executive board; Miss Alice Baxter," state .secretary; Mrs. Lindsay Johnson, state treasurer; Mrs. James Jackson, chairman fifth district, Atlanta; Mrs. Walter Damar, sixth district, Macon; Mrs. J. A. Rounsaville, seventh district, Rome; Mrs. Billips Phinizy, eighth dis trict, Athens; Mrs. John Aiken, city chair man, Cartersville. Mr. and Mrs. Clewell, of Salem, N. C., spent a few days in Macon this week, the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Morris and Mr. and Mrs. James H. Blount. Mr. Clewell is president of the college at Salem, and he and his wife are making a tour of several states, visiting their former pupils and the parents of those young ladies now at Salem, and also forming the graduates into an Alumnae Association. Thursday night Mr. and Mrs. Blount gave a tea in honor of Mr. -and Mrs. Clewell, at which were present the -Macon ladles who have been pupils at Salem. Miss Fannie Blount is attending school there now. The Daughters of the Confederacy met this morning and transacted some impor tant business. It was unanimously agreed to invite -General Wade Hampton to make the memorial address in Macon on the 2Gth of April. Mrs. T. O. Chestney, secre tary of -the Sidney Lanier Chapter, will write the letter of invitation and will en tertain General Hampton at her home if he comes. The music for the occasion will be arranged by Miss Mattie Woodruff. The Macon Artist’s Club is the latest literary club formed here, and will un doubtedly be a means of pleasure and In struction to its members. Miss Mason is president, Miss Rogers, vice president, Miss Boone, secretary; and Miss Davis, treasurer. The club will meet twice a month, on Monday afternoon, and the first subject studied will be Art in America. cens’us’Tnu MERATO RS Wil! Finish Their Work About the First of April, The work of taking the school census of Bibb county is going on as rapidly as pos sible, and Superintendent Abbott says he thinks it will be the first of April before they will complete their work-. The taking of the census is no small job, and means much hard work for the enumerators. No idea of what the results will be can be had until the work is fin- ; ished and the reports made. GRAND MASTER MACHINIST Will Address .the Organized Labor of Macon at Hebernian Hiil. Grand Master .Machinist James O’Con nell, of the International Association will deliver a lecture to the organized labor of Macon tonight at the Hibernian hall. "While in the city Mr. O’Connell will be i the guest of the local njuehinists, who will : entertain him ip royal style. A cordial invitation has been extended to all work ing men to hear him. His speech will be to suggest solutions to practical questions that confront the working men of today. WANTED A capable man to take j charge of truck garden at Idle-Hour Farm. One who • understands his business and! will attend to it. Will get | comfortable home and good salary. None but an experi enced gardener need apply. R. H. PLANT. LISTEN TO THE MANDOLIN Music of Boston Ideals tonight. Just Received SWELL Consisting of PRI NG Derbies & Alpines. H A P ES in 311 colors - lIEW Four-in-Hands, lOBBY Imperials JECKWEAR and Puffs What Would You Think _ m an who had a hun= Don t i dred pumpkins to carry a mile and had only a sack an( j an ox move them Thoughts w ith who would put a or rock in one end of the A sack and a pumpkin in Penny; the other? You would s hey know that Are He DM Hot TfiJnJt Just Turn Did you ever think Them why it was that you On would pay your cash The down for Shoes where Shoe credit prices prevailed? Question It was because g You DM Hot Thlnlc Save ~ . You y v Many \ t I / Pennies. I X. Think J X iW Os a i ’Y Ladies’ Shoe ‘ 1 Like FOR Plant’s . jpoy Ladies, we think we can give zu you a Shoe as good as any Shoe $2.50. at any price. E, B. HARRIS & CO —THE “Shoe Brokers’ The Only One of Our Kind on Earth. We ve Moved A good lot of those extra odd suits—the price is what did it—if we have your size it’s like finding money on the sidewalk. Some Winter Suits—some Spring Suits— they are from last spring, but just’as good as if they were built today—as long as they last. GL PR!PF r “ I V-z iZL CHEAP MONEY. per cent and 7 per cent oney now ready for loans on Macon residence and 'Si business property. 8 per cent, money for farm loans. Over $5,000,000 successfully ' negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans made -i can be paid off at any time. We are head- •.9 quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man., 856 Second street, Macon, Ga. PRICE TWO CENTS