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. STABLISHED 1 884.
BBSS IT UMS B
ffl LEES WITBDBAWAL
The Request Has Seen Taken
Back and is How Called
Only a Suggestion.
IN WASHINGTON
Party Lines Have Been Re
moved and All Stand Be
hind the President,
' CONSUL LEE TALKS.
He Says That His Duty is to Protect
American Interests Prepar
ing for War.
Washington, March 7.—-Spain has •with
drawn in r request for the withdrawal of
General Leo, and it is now believed that
the incident is practically closed.
The withdrawal came a.lay in tjie shape
of an official communication from Minis
ter Wood fold.
It Is now stated that the request was
never put in the shape of a demand, but
that it was merely a sugg.etion on the
part of Spain, and wlu n she found htat it
would not be pb r.santly received by this
country eflie promptly receded.
It la learned that the Spanish objection
to Consul General I ce is iia.se.l largely on
his sympathy for the Cubans. and some ut
terances which have found their way into
print.
It is also understood that the Spa iiaid
also take exceptions to the friendly rela
tions and companionship existing 'between
Lee and the correspondents of pap rs
which have been unduly favorable to
Spain, •
11 is believed that De Lame carried to
Spain papers and inform.il ion calculated
to make the Spanish governmsnt request
the recall of Lee.
It is learned that the intimatjpn tlia.
Spain is dissatisfied with L- ■■ and might
ask she president to recall him came to the
secretary of state last Satuiday through a
cold, gram from Woodford and in response
to the president's refusal to consider L e’s
recall the Madrid authorities -i:milled
their asquicsience and this fact w ■; duly
cabled to the secretary, of .■•.tate. Then tor.
it ..pp.ars that tie status if th..' >• n
ibefore the incident.
Tile correopon.len 'O, as un h s; -.ad here,
did not show that Spain had made a de
mand for Lee’s recall or that the Madrid
government had gone" so tar as to request
his recall.
The e.\; ; nt of its disple.isuri is express
ed in the intimation simply Uiai his pres
ence in Havana is not agreeable to them.
The" complaint against f. tiding relief
supplies to Havana in war vessels was
made through the Spanish charge d' .Units,
but when the mater was fully ixplain d tie
freely expressed s.uisfa :i.m with the ar
rangement and intimated that lie would
withdraw the protest.
FIFTY MILLIONS
. Cannon Introduced a Bill Calling for That
Amount for War.
Washington. Mar. h 7--Chairman Can
non, of the appropriations committee, to
day introduced a bill entitled ’a bill mak
ing appropriations for the national de
fense.” It is as follows: “that there is
hereby appropriated cut of any money In
teh treasury not otherwise appropriated
for the national d»f<nse,and for each and
every purpose connected therewith to be
expended at the discretion of the president
and to remain available until June 30,
1899., fifty million dollars.”
It was referred to the committee on ap
propriations.
Cannon had an interview with the presi
dent this morning and at the conclusion
went to the eapltol and ailed a special
meeting of-the appropriation committee.
After the meeting Cannon introduced the
national defense bill- in the l House.
The appropriation committee meets to
morrow. The bill was the outcome of the
conference held at the White House this
morning at which Cannon, Long. Allison,
and Grosvenor were present.
The situation is considered so grave that
it Is seemed imperative that an immense
appropriation of this character will be
made at once to prepare for the national
defense.
This bill will be pressed in the House
at once. This can be stated on the highest
authority.
IN WASHINGTON.
Livingston Says Everyone Must Stand by the
President.
Washington. March 7. —The sentiment at
the capital today has been unanimous in
support of the action of the president in
decling the recall of Lee. The immense
gravity of the situation seemed to pro
foundly impress the members. who stood
about the lobbies before the house met.
Without regard io party all united in
commending the president's firm stand,
and a unanimous desire expressed in sup
port of any imeausre he may deem necessa
ry to maintain the American contention.
Representative Livingston, of Georgia,
a minority member of the appropriation
committee, and Dobing, a minority mem
ber of the naval affairs committee, both
declared that they would vote for anything
the president asks.
"Congress ought to be solidly behind the
president, now,” said Livingston. “This is
no time for criticism or bickering of any
Kind. In the face of impending foreign
war party lines should be forgoten. We are
Americans first, partlzans afterwards.”
it can r e stat- ! on the highest authority
t.na; the attitude of Speaker Reed ‘and
some other Republican leaders who have
sough: to keep down the “jingo”’ spirit In
the li 'ii* has been misunderstood 'by the
public. Their purpose in delaying action
on the bill creating two additional regi
ments of artillery was to prevent any un
due alarm.
While not generally known, it is never
thi )•-s true that the Republican leaders
of the house have given the administration
assurances that .any emergency action
which is deemed necessary to uphold the
dignity of the country will be promtly rat
ified.
DEMOCRATS
Say That They Will Support Any Measure in
This Emergency.
Washington, March 7—Chairman Hull,
of the committee on military in the House
has approved the passage under suspension
of rules of the party bill creating two ad
dition;;! regiments of artilery.
The debate on the bill developed noth
ing exciting, but there was a great out
burst of enthusiasm when Mr. Hay, Dem
ocrat, of Virginia, declared he stood ready
to vote for any measure to prepare for the
emergency which confronted the country
Cox. of Tennessee, sqoke against the bill
which passed without division.
ORDERS WITHDRAWN
And the Fern Will Not Go With the Relief
Supplies.
Key West, March 7—Orders were re
eeivi i at noon today withdrawing the in
structions given to send the Fern to Cuba
with supplies and reiterating the original
order naming the cruisers Nashville and
Montgomery as the vessels to carry out
that mission.
There is some excitement in naval, cir
cles here over the sudden change on the
program as no explanation of the matter
was obtainable.
CONSUL LEE TALKS.
“Shall Continue to Do My Duty vnd Guard
American Interests.’’
Havana, March 7 —Lee, consul general,
ou being questioned today regarding
Spain's demand for a recall said:
“I shall continue to do my duty which
is to guard American interests.”
My son came to visit me during a vaca
tion granted him by the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad. He will return when hte
•. acatton is over, next week. Mrs. Lee is
lot ill nor is she nervous.”
"I have not written her anything to
alarm her. I have lad no need to do so.”
Coast survey steamer, Bache, on her re
turn from Key West, will take the Ferns
place here near 'the wreck of the Maine,
as quarters for the officers.
The Fern is to go north io take on
board supplies for the reconcentradoes.
T: cynically the Fenn is a war vessel be
cause she mounts one gun, a 6-pounder
w.bi. h is used for saluting.
Only surmises are made as to how long
the United States court of inquiry into the
loss of the Maine will remain here.
EXPLANATIONS
As to Why Spain Made the Request and Why
She Withdrew it.
Washington, March 7.—Not since the
disaster to the Maine has the president re
ceived so large a number of early callers
of prominece as this morning.
'Senators Allison and Hale were among
tiie first to arrive and were immediately
shown into the cabinet room. They were
soon joined by Secretary Long and Repre
sentatives Dingley , Grosvenor and Can
non. The conference lasted an hour.
MORE TROOPS
Have Arrived at Havana and There is Much
Rejoicing.
Havana, March 7.—The warship Alfonso
XIII has arrived. -As she moved to an
chorage the tugs shot out from the piers
with bands aboard and rocket batteries
and the people on shbro shouted a wel
come to the new regiments which Spain
pours into the western world. On the tugs
the bands were playing patriotic airs and
the soldiers replied with a mighty cheer
as the ship crept by the cruisers Viscaya
and Oquendo.
SPANISH CHEEK.
People at Havana Think the War Would Not
Be Serious.
Now York. March 7. —‘A‘dispatch to the
Tribune from Havana says that the arri
val of the Spanish warship Almirante
Oquendo, while the population was still
rejoicing over the coming of the Vizcaya,
has given the Spaniards an exaggerated
notion of Spain’s naval power. The ten
dency is to cause a feeling that war with
the United States would not be so serious
to Spain. The idea seems rediculous in the
United States, yet the existence of this
belief among the large element of the pop
ulation of Havana sltouldn’s ignored.
Taese Spanish warships encourage the
idea that the result of the Maine inquiry
is a subject of indifference to the Spanish
government.
Not many days will be needed for the
board to conclude the investigation. Ths
wrecking companies are making progress
in clearing away the superstructure. The
navy department divers have extended ex
amination to the plates of the hull, which
the found twisted as from an outside ex
plosion.
Everything previously learned regarding
the forward magazine being intact and the
existence of a large quantity of unexploded
ammunition has been confirmed and
strengthened.
SPRING GOODS
arr.’.ing 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 beet time to advertise Is all the
tim *' - A:
THE MACON NEWS.
POINT LORNA.
Guns Wdl Be Mounted and Defences Pre
pared.
Sandiego, Cal.. March 7. —Lieutenant
Humphrey commanding battery Dot the
Thirl Artillery, stationed at this place,
has received orders to send a company of
artilery at once to- Point Loma at once and
■to mount the three rifles recently deliver
ed there for the defense of this harbor.
STOCKS IN NEW YORK.
General Trouble is Feared All Over the Con-
' tinent.
New York, March 7 —The traders sold
flocks today not only on the complications
between the United States and Spain but
on the apprehensions of trouble between
England, France, Russia and Japan and
a general embroilment of all the powers.
The scene on 'the floor, was exciting, but
while the trading was eager it lacked any
suggestion of a panic.
The markets in London suffered as
acutely from the war cloud in the far east
as from the Cuban question. There were
enormous selling orders in the market at
the opening on account of the new Cuban
complication and the losses ranged from
two raiints to more than five.
LONDON MARKET
Was in a State of Semi-Panic Over the War
News.
London, March 7 —A state of semi-panic
prevailed on the stock exchange through
out the morning owing to the Cuban
crisis and the fear of war with Russia in
the far east. Later operators became
calmer, although the effect of the scare is
•still serious.
AMMUNITION
Carried by the Mallory Steamer for Use of
War Ships.
Key West, March 7 —The Mallory steam
er, Alamo, arrived this morning from New-
York with a cargo of ammunition for the .
United States fleet, the greater part of
which is intended for the cruiser Cincin
nati. The Montgomery will take the am
munition to the Cincinnati.
t
HE WIRED “NO”.
London, March 7 —The manager of the
Vulcan ship building works in Stettin,
Germany, being asked by telegraph if that
firm sold three cruisers to the Spanish
government, wired “No.”
WHEAT AFFECTED.
Chicago, March 7 —Wheat at the open
ing was plainly affected by the war scare
and showed some weakness. The opening
prices were 14@%, cent under Saturday’s
closing.
BUYING AMMUNITION.
London, March 7 —Two separate commis
sions of Spanish officers arrived in Lon
don last week to purchase ammunition.
LEASED PORT ARTHUR.
Russia Takes the Two Ports for Ninety-Nine
Years.
Berlin, March 7.—The Tageblat today
publishes a dispatch from ePkin saying
that China has agreed to lease Port. Ar
thur and Talien Wan to Russia for ninety
nine years.
NO BLIND TIGERS
Tried to Take Advantage of the New Law
as to Prosecution of Cases-
It was thought by many that the decis
ion of the supreme court of how cases of
blind tigers should be prosecuted, would
throw down the gap to these institutions,
and that they would be in full blast 3n the
cities of the state yesterday. There were
none in Macon, and the police kept strict
watch to see that 'there were none.
Though the supreme court decided that
cases of this nature could not be prose
cuted in the recorder’s court, the police
will still keep on the alert for them, and
in case they see the law violated will
make report as before.
ADD ELKS
BARKER HAS RESIGNED.
He Thinks That the Government Has Not
Acted Right.
New York, March 7.—The World’s Ha
vana correspondent sends word that Wal
ter B. Barker, United States consul at
Sagua, le Grande, has resigned. It is al
leged in Spanish quarters that Consul
Barker’s resignation is on account of the
friction with Lee over the improper dis
tribution of American charity, but the
World's correspondent declares that Bar
ker is the warm friend of Lee. According
to the correspondent Consul Barker feels
■the American government’s inactivity re
garding Cuban affairs, has ignored all the
consular reports and that the consuls are
to all intents and purposes useless.
TORPEDO BOATS.
Two of Them Will Be Ready for Spain on
Saturday.
Glasgow, March 7.—The crews to man
the Spanish torpedo boats Osado and An
des, being completed by the Thompsons for
Spain, arrived today.
It is expected chat the boats will be
completed Friday or Saturday, when they
go to Ferrol. Spain, where they will take
on board their armaments. The Osado and
Andez are .going to Cuba.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Will Hold a Special Meeting to Select Music
Teacher.
A Special called meeting of the Board
of Education will bo held tonight for the
purpose of electing a music teacher to
succeed Miss Moore, who resigned the po
sition.
There are a number of applicants for
the place which Miss Moore resigned be
cause the resolution enforcing vaccination
was revived.
RAILROADS WON.
Washington, March 7. —Justice Harlan
has rendered an opinion in the Nebraska
maximum freight rate case. He held the
Nebraska law to be contrary to rhe 14th
amendment in authorizing the taking of
property without due process of law, hence
the railroads won.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ,
Southern Railway, February 27th.
A slight change was made Sunday, Feb
ruary 27th in the arrival and departure
of two of the trains between Macon and
Atlanta. Train No. 10 formerly arriving
at 7:10 a. m. now arrives at 7:05 p. m.,
and train No. 7 leaves at 7:05 p. m. in
stead of 7:10 p. m. All ocher schedules
remain as before.
MACON NEWS MONDAY MARCH 7 1898.
HARD AT WORK
IN PREPARATION
Work on the Tent and the
Seats for the Bryan
Speaking.
SENATOR BACON’S ANSWER
Has Not Yet Been Received But It
is Looked for This Afternoon
Time of Arrival Not Selected.
The executive committee of the Young
Men’s Democratic Club is hard at work
preparing for tne coming of William Jen
nings Bryan. •
As yet the exact details have not been
fully arranged, 'but by tomorrow morning
everything will have been concluded and
only the finishing touches to the prepara
tions will remain.
Mr. Bryan speaks at Rome tomorrow
night, but the exact time of his arrival in
Maeoa will not he known until tomorrow.
It is probable, however, that he will be
here at 11 o’clock in the morning if be
comes on the regular train. If he travels
by a special he will be here inthe after
noon some time, and the exact hour will
be announced tomorrow.
The delegation to meet Mr. Bryan in At
lanta and conduct him to .Macon has slot
been announced, -but it is more than prob
able that a number of Macon people will
go to Atlanta and possibly to Rome to
night,, and they will accompany 'Mr. Bryan
from the Hill City to Macon.
■The work of erecting the big tent will
commence either this afternoon or tomor
row, and the seats have already been or
dered fer the space usually occupied by the
ring.
Nothing has as yet been heard from Sen
ator Bacon in response to the request that
he be present and that he deliver the
speech introducing Mr. Bryan. Senator
Bacop wiU, however, accept if it is possi
ble for him to leave Washington at this
critical time. An answer will in all prob
ability be received from Senator Bacon
this afternon.
The committee wishes it understood that
there will be ample seating room provided
for the ladies who may wish to hear Mr.
Bryan and that everything will ibe done to
avoid any discomfort to them.
Mr. Bryan will be given a reception
worthy of Macon and of the prominence of
the guest her people will honor.
FOR NEW
Macon Business Men Are Helping the Mercer
Boys.
The fund which the' Mercer boys are
raising with which to buy new uniforms
and better equipments for the coming sea
son is growing, and so far the business
men have responded liberally to the calls
made upon them to aid the team.
An order for the new uniforms will be
given in a few days, and will be the colors
of the college, orange and black. The
team is going in this year to win, and their
sole ambition is to beat Athens.
“GAMBLING”
Was the Subject of Judge Ross' Talk at the
Y. M.C.A. -
Judge Jahn P. Ross spoke at the Young
Men’s Christian Association yesterday af
ternoon, and delivered the first of a series
of talks that will be delivered there dur
ing March on the four great evils of the
day.
The subject of Judge Ross’ talk yester
day afternpon was "Gambling,” and those
who heard him say that it was one of the
best talks that they have ever heard.
Judge Ross is always an interesting speak
er, and his subject yesterday afforded him
an excellent opportunity to interest and
benefit those who him.
CAKE WALK.
This Will Be a Grand Event in Colored Social
Circles Tonight.
Tonight at the negro Presbyterian
church a grand cake walk will take place,
and the church will hardly hold the im
mense crowd that will assemble to see the
sight.
There will be five couples to contest for
the cake, and they have been practicing
fancy steps for the occasion all the week,-
and when they appear on the floor tonight,
dressed in their swellest clothes, they will
be greeted with much enthusiasm.
A large number of white people will wit
ness the sight.
THE ORIOLES
Will Reach Macon for Their Spring Practice
March 14.
Manager Hanlon, accompanied by the
strongest team of ball tossers that he has
yet gathered about him, will reach Macon
on the fourth of this month for their
spring practice games at Central City
park.
While in the city the team will be quar
tered at the Brown House and will have
two practices a day, and several benefit
games will be played between members of
the team.
Two of the old favorites of the Orioles
will not be with the team this year.
Doyle, one of the finest first basemen in
the country, has been traded to Washington
as has Reitz, the veteran second baseman.
and Amole, one of the new pitchers signbd
the latter part of last season. In the place
of these three players Baltimore has sign
ed Demonteville, Mac James and McCann,
of the Washington team.
Among the experiments that Ned Hanlon
is making this year with new men are
Hughes and Kitson, both pitchers.
A Narrow Escape.
Thankful words written Jjv Mrs. Ada
E. Hart, of Groton. S. D. "Was taken with
a bad cold which settled on my lungs:
couga set in and finally terminated in
consumption. Four doctors, gave me up.
saying I could only live a short time. F
gave myself up to my savior, delerinineit
if I could not stay with my friends on
earth I would meet jny absent ones above.
'My husband was advised to get Dr. King’s
New Discovery for consumption, coughs
and colds. I gave it a trial, taking in all
eight bottles. It has cured me, and. thank
God, I am now a healthy woman.” Trial
bottles free at H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug
store. Regular size, 50c and sl. Guaran
teed or price refunded.
FROM A PROMINENT LAWYER.
I have used Chenev’s Expectorant' in
my family for years and pronounce it the
best remedy I have ever used for croup.
If given according to directions it cannot
fail to prevent or cure. I always keep it
in the house. Walter E. Moore, Webster.
N. C.
Advertise in The News and reach the
THAT BIG GUN.
Reported That It Might Come Through Ma
con But It Went
It was thought by many people in Ma
con that the big gun for Fort Pickens in
Florida, which reached Atlanta Saturday
night at 12 o’clock, weuid pass through
Macon, but it will not. The big gun left
Atlanta last night at 12:05 for Pensacola
byway of Montgomery.
A News representative saw the big gun
Atlanta, and all day long there were
crowds of curious people viewing it at the
Mitchell street crossing.
The gun was a ten-inch bore breech
loading rifle thirty-four feet long and was
billed to Major F. A. Manhan, Pensacola,
Fla. It will be used in the coast defense.
The car left Atlanta this morning at 12:05
o'clock and will reach Pensacoltf in the
course of the next few days.
Those who have felt inclined to talk war
were considerably more comfortable while
gazing on the fire-belching monster and it
proved quite a stimulant to courage. A
call for volunteers made by the side of the
ear containing the big gun would have
brought forth hundreds of willing men.
WAXELBAUM WAITING
For More Definite War News Before He Calls
a Meeting.
President Waxelbaum, of the Macon
Carnivai Association has decided not to
: call a meeting of the executive committee
of the carnival until there is some-thing
more definite as to 'the probability of war.
President Waxelbaum takes the position
that in case of war the carnival would not
take place, and consequently any contracts
that might be made now for entertain
ments, would be an expense which no one
would be able 'to bear unless the carnival
did take place.
A meeting of the executive committee
will be called and the report of those gen
tlemen who went 'to New Orleans in the
in the interest of the carnival will be sub
mitted, and arrangements made for the
grand jubilee when it can be known as to
whether the carnival will 'be held.
DOUBLE BENEFIT.
Fine Musical Performance for the Hospital
and the Temple Guild.
Music lovers should not .forget the per
formance of the Karger Concert Company,
which is one of the leading musical organ
izations now touring the country.
This "will be the last musical perform
ance of the season, and as a large share of
the receipts will be given for the benefit
of the Temple Guild building fund, and
‘the Hospital Association, a large audience
should be present.
One of the special features of the enter
tainment -will be the singing of Mr. S. P.
Vernon, a native of this city.
A BAD CROSSING.
Complaint Being Maae of the Railroad Cros
sing on Ash Street.
Much complaint is made of the condition
■c'f the railroad crossing at Ash street. It
is in a bad eoidition, and the citizens who
have to cross their in vehicles are anxious
to have it remedied at once.
The recent rains washed the passageway
across there so bad that but one buggy
can pass at a time, and it is so rough that
it has to be crossed with the utmost care
to avoid accident to animal and vehicle.
BOXES FOR SALE
At Harry Jones’ for the Great Society Circus
on Saturday.
Seats for the Elks circus went on sale
some time ago, but the 'boxes went on sale
this morning. The boxes were at Harry
Jones’ and will be sold at $4 each. The
boxes will accommodate from four to six
people.
As the rush for scats to the circus is go
ing to be very great, those who contem
plate going and who want the boxes should
speak for them at once.
All Macon is going to turn out for the
circus, which will be the biggest thing
ever seen in the state.
Boxes will be reserved on telegram or
letter from outside towns, and already a
number have been spoken for by the chap
erones and their friends.
A GAME WITH TECH.
Mercer Trying to Arrange a-Date For April
First.
Since the Cadeis at Milledgeville can
celled their engagement with the Mercer
team to pfay a game of baseball April 1,
the Mercer boys have 'been looking about
for some one with whom to play a game,
and have made arrangements with the
Techs of Atlanta for a game of ball on
that date.
The Techs always have a good team, but
so far have nsver been able, to beat the
Mercer boys, chough the games are always
interesting.
PAVING TAX.
Property Will Be Levied On if it is Not Paid
by March 10.
ThC- tax for the paving of Fourth street
is due, and Treasurer Tinsley has advertis
ed that unless the tax is paid by the 10th
property will be levied upon to satisfy the
claims of the city.
The property owners ;ire to pay one
third of the .amount expended for the pav
ing of the streets, the street car compa
ny one-third and the city one-third.
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.
For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug
store.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Two Inspectors Are Here to Go Over th”
Office.
General C. W. Pavey, of Mount Vernon,
111., and Major Leigh Chalmers, of Wash
ington, D. C., are in the city.
They belong to the department of justice
at Washington and are here for the pur
pose of going over the offices of the dis
trict attorney clerk a«id marshall for the
district.
This is their first visit here for that pur
pose and they found their work here ex
pedited by the excellent condition of the
book.
The Sure La Grippe Cure.
There is no use suffering from this
dreadful malady if you will only get the
right cure. You are having pain all through
your body, your liver is out of order, have
no appetite, no life or ambbition, have a
bad cold —in fact, are 4<ed up. Electric
bitters is the only remedy that will give
you prompt and sure relief. They act di
rectly on your liver, stomach and kid
neys. tone up the whole system and make
you feel like a new being. They are guar
anteed to cure or prive refunded. For sale
at H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug store. Only
50c per bottle.
You can talk to 10,000 every day through
the coliuaaa of The Neva
THOU SHALT DO
NJ MURDER
Strong; Sermon at Christ
Church Last Night By
Rev. F. F. Reese.
TOUCHED ON INCHING,
The Crime of Killing and Subject of
Death Too Lightly Spoken of in
the Home and Elsewhere,'
At Christ church last-night Rev. F. F.
Becse preached an impressive and able
sermon on the sixth commandment, "Thou
shait do no murder.”
In the course of his sermon Mr. Reese
dwelt at length upon the subject of lynch
ing, which he characterized as murder.
He said m one sympathized more than
he did with the outraged feelings of the
people, but that the laws must control and
punish crime no matter how heinous,
•and that hr trouble is with the laws and
their (iifere.- -mnt.
Mr. Reese took the position that human
life is held toe lightly by most people,
who talk of killing before children in their
homes, and, in fact, in all places, as if a
human life and the destroying of the body
made in the imttge of God is a thing of lit
tle importance. The tendency, he said,
was far too much towards such very light
handling of a most awful subject, when
men speak of the death of a man, or of a
hundred men, as though it mattered little.
The murder of the soul," Mr. Reese said,
was even a greater crime than the murder
of the body. He spoke of the influence of
the strong over the weak and the gradual
weaning away of the soul from the things
that are pure to those things that kill.
These influences, he said, were many,
especially in the cities and men should
watch themselves in all their walks of life
so as to elevate rather than debase the
mind of those with whom they are thrown
in contact.
Mr. Reese referred to 'the sweat shops of
the cities and the factories where even lit
tle children were dwarfed mentally and
physically by the grinding oppression of
their employers and who rented at a
high price a few feet of impure air from
conscienceless landlords.
He pictured most graphically the hor
rors of these things and the inference from
wh'at he said was that the conditions under
which these people worked and lived laid
the employers and landlords open to the
charge of murder or almost its equivalent.
He said that the’ ladfes of wealth went
to parties and out into the laughter and
gaity of the world, wearing handsome
clothing the very thread in which had been
steeped in the tears of dispairing humanity
and almost, he might say, with its blood.
The congregation ,at Christ church last
night was one of the largest that has been
seen at that church. At a night service,
showing the increasing popularity of this
series of sermons by Mr. Reese. He was
■especially eloquent last night and many of
the members of the were
visibly affected.
The eloquence of Mr. Reese is of the
practical, human nature order of oratory
that appeal's to the hearers not because of
the beauty of the rhetoric or the rounding
of his sentences, though he is one of the
■most scholarly preachers in Macon, but be
cause of the common sense and practical
plainness of what he has to say.
DR. BACHMAN
Had a Large Congregalion at the First
Presbyterian Church.
The opening sei vice yesterday at the
First Presbyterian church under Dr. Na
than. Bachman, the evangelist, were very
encourageing. He spoke to a large con
gregation in the morning, 'and the gatner
iug in the evening was very gratifying in
deed.
■Dr. Bachman spoke in the morning of
■God’s dealings with his people for their
own blessing. In the evening he plead
very earnestly for the removal of all that
could in any way prevent the free commu
nion o's the soul with its God, and of ail
■which stands in the way of a blessing at
his hands.
. He very truly said that Gad’s spiritual
blessings to men were as surely to be had
by supplying the conditions as are mate
rial blessings.
He said that as it is true that the mo
’ meat man obeys the laws of electricity, the
subtle fluid becomes his servant; so it is
a great truth that ths laws of spiritual
communion with his God he becomes the
man’s servant, and a blessing is com
manded.
Simple in his manner, with a loving
smile playing somewhere about his face,
and yet deeply in earnest in the work to
. which he has given his life, Dr. Bachman
impresses one as a man who, to use the
pnrase of one of our city pastors, “Kcows
his Lord.”
The meeting will continue this week
daily at 4 and 8 ;p. m.
The ladies of the church have provided a
lunch in the lecture room to be served
from 7 to 8 o’clock for rhe benefit ‘of all
who find it inconvenient to go home to
supper before the meeting.
KRANICH & BACH PIANOS.
Macon People Who Know the Merits of This
[.lnstrument.
The following Maconites, namely, Miss
Leila Aultman, T. B. Blackshear, B. F.
Burke, Miss May Bonner, W. V.’. Brown,
A. C. Baldwin, A. J. Battle, C. L. Brun
ner, J. J. Blanton, George P. Burdick, W,
D. Carswell, George T. Cornell, Miss M.
Darraugh, Elliott Estes, W. B. Foster, J.
D. Hudgins, B. Huff, Miss K. Holland, J.
S. Hightower, J. 0. Hill, J. K. E. Henry,
Miss C. Hollis, S. M. Hilliard. Miss E. Jar
ratt, N. B. Johnson, Mrs. Annie Johnson,-
Mrs. M. A. King, F. M. Kennedy, Mrs.
Isabel Lyons, Jeff Lane, Robert Lyons, B.
F. Massey, M. J. Morris, Mrs. S. R. Neth
erten, J. W. Nisbet, Miss Ida Peyton, J. S.
Rogers, C. F. Reeves, M. R. Rogers, S. M.
Subers, H. T. Smith, C. A. Stewart, F.
Sprintz, J. S. Stewart, Miss Emma Smith,
R. H. Smalling, Mrs. C. P. Toney, Miss
Annie Traey, L. M. Villepigue, B. F. Wil
: der, Legare Walker, Mrs. J, E. Wilkt, F.
A. Watson, Joe. E. Wells, Jr., E. M. Wil
let, J. A. Reid, J. L. Henry, Ben C. Smith,
treasurer S. S. & F., E. A. Bain, Mrs. Jas.
Warren, A. Atkinson, H. M. Willet, A. F.
Sherwood, J. H. ( Hertz, postmaster, Chas.
Wachtel, L. Piecard, Progress Club, Aca
demy of Music, Hon. N. E. Harris, Louis
Merkel,, John Lane, general manager G. S.
& F., M. E. Aultry, S. T. Adamson, Mrs.
Homer M. Austin, have used and are using
the Kranich & Bach piano, sold a-t 129 Cot
ton avenue.
Investigate the merits of these instru
ments before purchasing.
Remember, for any kind of old sewing
machine that is out of order land won’t
work, trade it off for a New Home and get
a good price for it.
J. R. Burnett, 131 Cotton avenue.
THE PROGRAM
Y. M. C. A. Convention to Be Held I
Mext Week.
The program fc>r the annual convention
of the Young Men's "Christian Association
which will be held in Americus. March
17th-20ih has been completed and” has on it
som«4 of the most noted Young Men’s
■Christian Association workers in the coun- |
try. . - .
The program as as follows:
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
2:30-2:45 —Opening exercises.
2:40-I:oo—“Quiet flour,” conducted by
Rev. A. J. Smith. Savannah.
(Doors closed during the “Juiet Hour.") I
4:00-4:30 —“Redeeming the Time.” Con- I
conducted by Henry E. Rose- .
year, Stat^ Secretary of Kentucky.
5:00 —“Reception to delegates.
THURSDAY >ES ENING.
7:00-7:30 —Song service.
7:30-8:00 —Organization. Words of Wel
come. Response.
8:00-8:30—Address “Our Greatest Need."
Dr. A. A. Marshall, Atlanta.
8:30-9:00 —Address, “The Intent and Ex
tent of the Association,” Hans I’. Ander
sen, New York City.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
9:00-9:15—Prayer Service.
9:15-9:30 —Appointment of Committees.
9:30-10:30—Introductions. 'Features o’
the Year’s Work. Conducted by State Sec
retary.
BIBLE STUDY SESSION.
10:30-11:00—Address, “Intellectual Study
of Bible,” R. R. White, Macon.
11:00-11:30 —Address, “Bible Study for
Personal Work,” A. A. Marshall. Atlanta.
11:30-12:00 —Address, “Bible Study for
Personal Growth,” A. J. Smith. Savannah.
FFRIDAY AFTERNOON.
2:00-2:15—Piaise Service.
2:15-3:2s—Topic, Spirit." The Aim o's
the Religious Work, presented by D. E.
Luther, Atlanta.
Discussion.
3:25-3:ss—Topic. “Mind.” The Aim of
the Educational Work, presented by M. L.
Britain, Atlanta.
Discussion.
3:55-4:3o—Topic, “Body.” The Aim of
the Physical Work. Presented by Mr. J. C.
Blake, Savannah.
Discussion.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
7:30-7:3o—Song Service.
7:30-8:00 —Report of the State Executive
Committee. Mr. J. Frank Beck, chairman.'
Report of Treasurer State Executive
Committee, Mr. J. Woods White, Atlanta.
8:00 —'Address, “The Making of a Man,”
Rev. Robert R. White, Macon.
SATURDAY FORENOON.
9:00-9:15 —Prayer Service.
9:1-5 —9:45 —-Topic, ““Privilege of Service.”
9:45-10-30 —Topic, “Getting Workers and
Getting to Work,” L. E. Buell. State Sec
retary, Alabama and Mississippi.
10:30-11700 —Business Session.
11:00-12:00—Prayer and Pledges for Our
United Work,” Hans P. Andersen. Inter
national Secretary.
SATURDAY AFTERNOO-N.
2:00-2:15 —-Promise Meeting.
2:15-3:00 —Topic, “Possibilities of Work
Among Young Men in Small Towns,” Hans
P. Andersen.
3:00-5:30 —Section Conferences.
I. For City and Town Delegates.
Topic—Association Records, W. A. 'Wag
goner, Atlanta.
Topic—Developing Financial Constitu
ency, C. I. Stacy, 'Macon.
Topic—“ Need of Well Organized Boys'
Work, A. A. Jameson.
Topic—Social Life in the Association, C.
I’. Younts, Athens.
11. For College Delegates.
Conducted by W. K. 'Matthews, College
Secretary International Committee, New
York iCty.
7:45-B:3o—Question Drawer.
_SUNDAY FORENOON.
9:3o—Fellowship Meeting, conducted by
iD. E. Luther, Atlanta.
11:00—Attendance at Regular Church
Services. ■ Addresses by Visiting Delegates.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. '
3:oo—Meeting for Women.
3:oo—Meeting for Boys.
3:00 —Meeting for Men. '
Address by Ira Landrith, Nashville.
SUNDAY EVENING.
7:3o—Union Mass Meeting.
Address, “The Young Man of the Times,
and ’the Young Man for the Times,” Ira
Landrith, Nashville.
8:00 —Y. M. C. A. Work in Georgia.
9:00—-Farewell Address.
Macon will send a large delegation down
to the convention, some from the city as
sociation and some from out at Mercer.
Some of the most promient association men
in Macon are in the program, and will take
conspicuous part in -all of the exercises.
Reduced railroad rates have been grant
ed and the atendance at 'Americus will be
larger than it was at Macon.
-Secretary Stacy of the association here is
busybusy getting the delegates together.
They will go -down in a body.
A WEST POINT CADETSHIP
Was Won in New York By a Brother of Dr.
Apfel of This Place.
The result of the competitive examina
tion of lads from the Ninth congressional
dftrtric-t of New York for the appointment
to a cadetship in the military academy at
West Point, which was held in Grammar
School No. 34, on Broome street on Feb
ruary 19th, Was made known yesterday.
There were several candidates for the
place.
Charles L. Apfel, of No. 171 Rivington
street, who received 92 per cent., was cho
sen as delegate, and Frank Brennan, of
No. 2, Pike street, whp received 90 per
cenk., will go to West Point as alternate
for the final examination.
The successful candidate is a brother to
Dr. M. 51. Apfel, of Macon, and the honor
is a great one, for the examinations in
New York are very strict and hundreds
compete.
Savings
on
Spring Suits
Overcrowded counter space pushes out a lot of
Spring Suits brought over from last season. They’ll
hunt new owners in a hurry when the news of the
reduction spreads. A day should do it at such prices
as we tell of
Suits that were marked $lO, $12.50, sls
Now $5.00, $6.25, $7.50
Suits that were marked $lB, S2O, $25
Now $9.00, SIO.OO, $12.50
CHEAP MONEY.
per cent. Mn(s 7 P* r c,nt - oney now
ready for loans on Macon residence and
business property. 8 per cent money for
farm loans. Over 15,000,000 successfully
negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans made
can be paid off at any time. We are bead
quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man.,
356 Second street Macon, Ga.
PRICE TWO CENTS
CHILD LABOR
' TO HIS THEME
As One of the Results of
United Labor Which
He Said
DROVE THE HIM 18 DES
While the Children Pined Away in
the Factories Dwarfed in Mind
and in Body.
Mr. James O’Connell, of the Interna
tional Association of Machinists, spoke to
a good audience made up of the represen
tatives of the labor element of the city at
the Hibernian Hall on Saturday night.
He was introduced by Mr. W. W. Elf,
of the Central Shops.
Mr. O'donnell, who is on a tour of the
South in the interest of united labor, de
voted his speech mainly to that point.
He followed closely on the line of Mr.
Eugene Debs, who advocated union of la
bor as a prime means towards the general
end which he sought—co-operation.
Mr. O’Connell was more direct upon the
necessity tor union of labor as a means to
the great end which they hope for, namely,
the improvement of the conditions of labor
and the putting of united labor in a con
dition of strength powerful enough to cope
with united capital.
Mr. O'Connell was especially
in speaking of child labor in the facto
ries. He referred especially' to what he
had seen in Augusta and pointed out that
the same evil exists here. The fathers, he
said, were out of work —the heads of the
families are seeking employment while the
little onese, pale and thin from work and
look out hopelessly at the blue sky and to
where the fields are green.
The children grow up stunted in body
and in mind, he said, while the father's
beg from door to door.
These things, he said, were the result of
combined, capital pitted against disunited
labor and they will, he said, go on from
bad to worse so long as labor remains un
combined. He urged the men representing
united labor in Macon to work for the Bet
terment of the condition of their fellows
by bringing them all together under the
banner of united labor.
AT THE ACADEMY.
A Night Off—Louis James in Two Perform
ances.
Augustin -Daly’s comedy, “A Night Off.”
which will be presented at the Academy of
Music on the night of March 7th, is .the
most successful comedy that has been pro
duced at Mr. Daly’s theater in New York.
Th incidents, situations and dialogue are
perfectly natural, yet withal they happen
in such a ludicrous way that you are sim
ply convulsed with laughter from the be
ginning to the end.
Nothing of the horse plaF order is ever
presented at Mr. Daly’s theater, clean cut
situations and dialogues are adopted to
amuse in all cases, which is responsible
for the great success of all of Mr. Daly’s
plays.
MR. LOUIS JAMES. *
Louis James’ new play, “A Cavalier of
France,” which will be presented to the
theater-goers of this city for the first time
on tomorrow night, is the work of Mr. E-p
--py Williams, who has reason to be proud
of the play his success has attained this
year at the hands of Mr. James.
It first saw the light in a northern city
last September, and since that time it has
been given in all -the'principal cities, north
and south on this side of the Mississippi.
Negociations are now pending for its pro
duction in the east, and it is probable that
New York, Boston and Philadelphia will
soon crowd their theaters to see it. The
romantic drama seems to have taken a
strong hold upon theater-goers just now,
and “A Cavalier of France,” from all re
ports, is quite as interesting as any of the
similar plays which have been given re
cently.
The company is first-class, and compri
ses besides Mr. James such well known
names as Messrs. Bary Johnstone, Collin
Kemper, W. A. Lincoln, Frank W. Peters,
Noj-man H. Hackett, Gilbert Gardner and
the Misses Mary Emerson, Loretto Weils,
and Aphie James.
At the matinee tomorrow "Julius Cae
sar” will be given.
THOUGHT TO BE A GRAVE;
An Excavation Was Found on Fourth Street
Saturday.
While repairing some flooring in the
produce warehouse of the Parker Railway
News Company Saturday afternoon the
workmen came -across an excavation which
it is thought was a grave. The -place had
caved very much like old graves do, and
■the sides were perfectly firm.
Where the Union depot now stands there
was once an old pond, and near it was a
small cemetery, and it is thought that this
is one of the graves. The workmen did
not examine into the contents of the grave.