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8 P • u»ni Guaranteed I i1 »* nd-annually. Btocfc securM fy da Is ... improved real estate its >u<na than io . the on-‘Unt. drtxMite'd ntth Uni n 8 <•£» Bank and Trust Co. GE > A. SMITH, Gen Man. E-lu able Building and Loan Association, .Macon. Ga„ 401 I bird street. ESTABLISHED 1884. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRVAN The Great Champion of the People Will Speak in Macon Tonight to an Audience of Five Thousand Rock-Ribbed Democrats-Doctrines of the Chicago Platform Will be Expounded by Democracy’s Brilliant Leader. , Will Arrive in the City at 7 O’clock and Remain Until To-morrow. A GREAT OWTIOI ' Will Be Tendered the Next Presi dent of the United States— Bryan for 1900. Hon. William Jennings Bryan will ar rive in Macon tonight at 7 o'clock on the Southern road and the arrangements for, his reception have been completed. His coming will be the signal for an outburst of Democratic enthusiasm that has bcm awaiting a chance to turn itself lose since the year dawned and ushered in another campaign. (>n the arrival of the Southern train Mr. Bryan will be met by the reception com mittee and will be driven by to the Hotel Lanier, where ho will take supper. There will be no lime for anything like a recep tion at this time as the time for the open ing of the speecli is set at 8 o’clock. After supper Mr. Bryan will be driven to the lent which has been erected on tne corner of Poplar and First streets and there the speecli will be delivered. Mr. Bryan will lie introduce by Mr. Ro land Ellis, who has been Invited by the Young Men’; Democratic Club. It was at tii i hoped that Senator Bacon or failing him Congressman Bartlett would make the introductory speech, but neither of tlic.-e gentlemen felt that they could leave Wa hington at this time. Mr. Ellis will make a Utting representative of the club and none of the younger men are better equipped for the task. The utterances of this great leader of the nations brainiest men, will be listened to by tlit' rank and lile of the Democratic parly of the Central City and the sur rounding country. Bankers, merchants, lawyers, politicians, statesmen, and the classes that balance the social life of the nation —the laborers—will bo there, and lust, but by no means the least, the fair women of the proud Central City. None will appreciate more deeply the noble sen timents, none more quickly recognize the justice of iris utterances, for they have no personal interests to satisfy, and will judge from the standpoint of justice and purity. The coming of Mr. Bryan to Macon is under the 1 auspices of the Young Men’s Democratic Club, and is upon their invi tation extended him some days ago while he was in Alabama to deliver one of his speeches that he comes. 3he subject of his speech is not yet known, but it will touch upon the national issues which will be the foundation for the contest between the Republicans and the Democrats in 1900. Everywhere Mr. Bryan has appeared on this tour he has been greeted with the loudest plaudits, and thousands have' flocked to hear the silver tongued orator and deep thinking states man who dares to stand by his convictions. The committee which has taken in hand the entertainment of Mr. Bryan has ar ranged every detail for his visit to Macon, and to where will he be shown more of the true Southern hospitality than in Ma con. ... , ‘ " ««J ...... ..j !... Young Mans* Democratic Club.' ’ The officers and executive committee of the Young Men's Democratic Club are made up from the following young Demo crats of Bibb county, W. G. F. Price, president. S. R. \\ iley, vice president. S. A. Crump, secretary. Executive committee.—‘Roland Ellis, chairman; Winship Cabaniss, Dupont Guerry, Minier Wimberly. J. J. Noone. Azil Freeman and Robert Hodges. At a meeting of the committee a few days ago the following representative gen tlemen of the city were selected as a re ception committee, though every one in Macon feels himself a committee of one to receive him: Kecepiion Committee. Messrs. A. O. Bacon, C. 1.. Bartlett, S. B. Price, W. T. Morgan, T. J. Carling. Wash ington Dessau, Gray Goodwyn, J. H. Hall, S. A. Reid, J. R. Cooper, B. M. Ddvis, D. D. Craig, Joseph H. James, E. D. Hugue hin, N. E. Harris, Ben L. Jones, W. D. Notingham, C. E. Orr, Sol Hoge, Sam Mayer. S. Seisel, W. B. Sparks. G. Q. Mat thews, T. W. Loyless, J. R. Kenedy,' Rob ert A. Nisbet, John T. Boifeuillet, T. D. Tinsley, C. M. Wiley. R. H. Smith, Judge W. H. Felton. Judge John P. Ross, G. S. Westcott, V. A. Menard, L. B. Herrington, “They Shall Not Press Down Upon the Brow of Labor This Crown of Thorns—They Shall Not Crucify Mankind Upon a Cross of Gold.” I. B. English, Albert J Ones, Rott Sims, Sam Hunter, J. L. Anderson, Louis Burghard, T. C. Drew, Nick (Block, R. H. Brown, Theo. W. Ellis, W. A. Davis, Monroe Og den, John G. Jackson, L. B. Rhodes, Chas. Wachtel, Ed Weichsclbatrm, E. S. Curd, George B. Jewett, Mallory Taylor, A. L. Miler, C. A. Turner, C. C. Kibbeee, W. A. Redding, Dr. J. W. Goodwyn, A. B. Small, W. M. Gordon, A. E. Barnes, H. M. Wor tham, R. H. Plant, 8. S. Dunlap, J. J. Cobb, G. A. Macdonald, S. R. Jaques, t-Vb T. Holt, C. S. McElroy, Chas. W. Howard, ' 1 • Vy../ * ' WWW <O' % w • ■ fc \ •<s ..JMEte. 1 i '' -\ I / / X \• / / a . \ / J. J. Amason, G. M. Davfs, W. E. Jenkins, John L. Hardeman, Alex E. Harris. R. S. Collins, H<ry S. Jones. Robt. 51. White, M. P. Marcusson, Bascom Anthony, T. J. Ware, Sam Altmayer, Henry Jordan. Martin Toole. W. H. Smith. A. A. Subers, J. H. B. Wilder, Jerry Wil lis, J. T. Rittenbaker, James Raley, Dr. J. H. Head, A. X. Kendrick, R. B. Barros, Dr. C. H. Hall, W. R. Beauprie, B. C. Epperson, Lee J. 'Brown and George Ket chum. James H. Blount, Sr., George A. Smith, W. H. Schatzman, R. F. Burden, Thomas R. Ayer, D. Q. Abbott, W. M. Rogers, Lew Kilbourne, C. T. Massenburg, R. J. Anderson, C. C. (Kt) Anderson, Jere Hollis, Tom Henderson, W. Lee Ellis, A. W. Lane, J. H. McGehee, J. S. McGee and W. L. Henry. These gentlemen have looked after every detail of the reception of Mr. Bryan. The most rousing reception ever ttceord ed to a public man in Macon will be given THE MACON NEWS. Mr. Bryan when he appears under the big tent tonight. He will commence his speech at 8 o'clock. The large tent has been erected, and seats provided for about 5,000 people, but there will be nearly twice this number present, and standing room will be at a premium. There will be no difficulty, however, in getting in hearing distance, for Mr. Bryan has a powerful voice and his enunciations are so distinct that he can be heard at a great distance with per fect distinctness. He has spoken to large gatherhigs, both in halls and and in open air. and always makes himself heard. He will call upon the Democrats to stand to gether in the next fight, and with the call that he will make, to them there is no dan ger that there will be a division in the ranks of the party in Georgia. In the middle of the tent where the ring is usually situated, chairs and benches have been placed, and a large number of the seats will be reserved for the ladies who wish to hear the speech. Letters have been received from a large number or surrounding towns asking for particulars of the appearance of Mr. Bryan, and the indications are that not less than 1,000 visitors will be present. The coming of Mr. Bryan to Macon has aroused the feeling which made him the man of the hour in the Democratic party in 1900. On every side the Bryan senti ment is uppermost. “Bryan will be the next president seems MACON NEWS 2DNESDAY MARCH 9 1898. to be the foregone conclusion not only in Macon but throughout the country and the best judges of politics in this country have stated most positively that in their opinion nothing that the money power and the Republicans can do can stop the onward sweep of the tidal wave which will land this wonderful man in the presidential chair. Welcome to Macon. But the welcome extended to Mr. Bryan today is one that comes first from people of Macon and then from the Democratic party. He comes—the most distinguished man ; and commoner outside of the president of [ the United States as the guest of Macon, and this city, alwoys renowned for its hos pitality, proposes to outdo herself in the welcome to the man who is battling for principal and represents the honest prin cipal today of an overwhelming majority I of the eighty millions of people in this : country. The most intense interest has surround i ed the coming of Mr. Bryan to Macon. t It is his first visit to the city and no point iin the country gave him more loyal or earnest support than did Macon in his j great campaign against the plutocrats and I Republicanism. He has begun the fight for 1900 early.lt is probably the first time in the history of the country when the candiate for the I presidency has been In the field two years i and a half before the election, and the . fact that Mr. Bryan, the next president, has commenced his campaign now by the active touring of the ccunntry is due al together to the fact that he is the choice ci the people and the certain logical can didate, notwithstanding the efforts that are being made by Tammany, Dick Croker and a few others to control the Democrat ic party once more. Mr. Bryan is not making the touf for himself, but for the party. He would be the nominee if he never moved away from his home, but it is cause and -not indi vidual, and that cause he, in common with the Democrats of the United States, believes will be and is the only salvation of the Democratic party in the next elec tion. : Mr. Bryan will leave Macon tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock for Athens. After the speech tonight Mr. Bryan will ! be entertained at he home of Mr. W. B. : Sparks,- who will Invite Mr. Bryan to be ! his guest during his visit in Macon. It is regretted that Mr. Bryan’s visit to Macon is limited by time. Mercer Boys Will Attend. The Mercer students will atend tonight in a body and will sit together to help out i in the applause with the Mercer yell. The Mercer boys want more education on the : subject of free silver, but they say that they want the dollar of their daddies and that they will vote, as their fathers fought. A committee of seven students was ap pointed by the Mercer boys this morning to wait on Mr. Bryan after the speaking to night and to ask him to deliver a speech at Mercer if he could possibly spare the time to do so. It is possible that Mr. Bryan will do this as it is well known that he has extended the same courtesies- to other colleges, and the Mercer boys would consider it a very great hour if he would •be present at the college. Mr. Lingo, the well known painter, has executed a magnificent oil painting of Mr. Bryan whiclf will be hung in the tent to night and will be hereafter the property of the Young Men’s Democratic Club. Reception Committee to Meet. The reception committee will meet at the Hotel Lanier at 6 o’clock and form there will go to the Southern depot. The I train on which Mr. Bryan is to arrive is I due at 7 o’clock. From the depot Mr. Bryan will be driven ■ to the Hotel Lanier escorted by the recep tion committee and other prominent Dem ocrats. of the eity. • The speaking will commence at the tent at 8 o’clock. Seats will be reserved for the ladies only and they are especially invited to attend. This program may be-varied slightly if the invitation of Mr. W. B. Sparks to Mr. Bryan to be his guest is accepted in which case Mr. Bryan will be driven to Mr. Sparks’ residence from the depot. After the speaking Mr. Bryan will return to Mr. Sparks’ residence if he is the guest of the gentleman and there he will meet a number of the prominent people of the city in an informal way. Otherwise, arrangements will be made to entertain Mr. Bryan at the Hotel La nier after the sjieeeh is over. It is morg than probable that Mr. Bryan will accept the Invitation of Mr. Sparks in which case he will be mose royally en tertained. Mr. Bryan’s reception bn his arrival to night will be one of which Macon will be preud and the executive committee of the young men’s committee of the Democratic Club is anxious to see as large a turn out ! as possible at the depot and at the Hotel Lanier ofi the arrival of the train. It must be understood that there is nothing ex clusive about this reception and that it is the affair of the whole people of Macon. Mr. Bryan is the man of the people and ! he should have the recognition from the i people that bis prominence and the cause and the party which he represents de i serves. ’ ST. LOUIS OVERHAULED. 'New ptort News, March 9. —The spring I overhauling of the American liner St. i Louis has been completed, and she leaves ' for Neto- York today to resume her* place on the Southampton line. TOREADOR DEAD. Madrid, March 9. —The celebrated torea dor, Fra-x-uelo, is dead. Interest in his illness was so grftu that bulletins were displayed at the house where he expired, and the queen regent and high officials . made repeated calls. CHEAP MONEY. per c en ‘- < per cent on«y snr ready for loans on Macon resident** and business property. 8 per cent money for farm loans. Over >5,000.000 successfully negotiated In Georgia alone. Loans made can be paid off at any time. We are head- : quarters. O A. Coleman. Gen. Mau., >56 Second street, Macon. Ga. , PRICE TWO CE XiTS | It is a Democratic Jubilee Day In Macon and Middle Georgia. MANY VISfTORS Have Arrived in the City and Many More Are Coming on Each Train. Macon will be the Mecca of the .Demo crats of ‘Middle Georgia today. ’All the politicians are here from every county and the mass of the people came in this morning and are still coming in on every train and. by every kind of con veyance. The crowd will continue to come all day. and 'by night time the town will be full. The capacity of the tent will be fully test ed, but it is thought it will accommodate most of the people. The streets presented a lively scene this morning and the people who. have been talking rubbish about a quarantine on Ma con on account of the appearance of small ■pox, have been silenced. The country wagons filled every availa ble space, and the topic of conversation was Bryan and silver. » •* Never before has a political speech brought so many people to the city. They ■are here by the thousands, and it seems as if the country wagons would overflow the town. As many people are here today as would be brought by a Barnum & Bailey circus, and everyone a Democrat and a voter. The gold mon are wearing a somewhat minority smile, but they are cheerful and stand ready with the rest to extend a Ma con welcome -to the man who will go into the presidential chair without a bobble. A News reporter this morning commenc ed a canvass of the most prominent people of Macon engaged in every line of busi ness. The question “Who will be the next president was answered by everyone in the same way—Bryan.” Nothing can beat him, “said one of the best of the politicians and one of the most prominent merchants in the city who has all along been a bold man. I have never favored free silver, but I am a Democrat and I voted for Mr. Bryan in 1896 and I will vote for him again in 1900 for he will without doubt be the next nominee of the party.” d NEW BOATS FOR OCMULGEE. Macon Navigation Company Delighted With Success of First Venture. The Oity of Macon will reach the city this afternoon or early in the morning from her trip to Brunswick. This has been the most satisfactory trip that the boat has yet made, and so satis factory has it been that the Macon Navi gation company will build, more boats at once. The cargo that will be landed by the City of Macon tomorrow will be of a mis cellaneous nature, and will be the biggest that the boat has yet carried. It has on board nearly a hundred tons of freight, and has delivered and received a large amount of freight at stations between here and Brunswick. The boat will leave for her return trip to Brunswick Friday morning, and Messrs. Jacques & Tinsley will down about fifty tons of freight themselves. President George Smith, of the Naviga tion company, said to a News reporter this morning Chait a meeting of the Macon Nav igation company would be held some time next week, at which time the construction of new boats for immediate use will be discussed. Mr. Smith says that the plans of the company are to build two small boats to ply between Macon and the Altamaha river, where they will connect with a larg er boat, which will take their freight to Brunswick. This was the original plan of *<■ Navi gation company, but it was thought best to first make an experiment with one boat to -Brunswick, so that if it was seen that navigation was not feasible the extra ex pense of building so many boats would be saved. Mr. Smith says that the merchants of Macon are thoroughly enthused, and that there will be no trouble now in inducing them to take stock for the building of additional boats, and making river navi gation an important factor in the commer cial life of Macon. The two boats which it is proposed to build to run from Macon to the Altamaha river will be of about seventy-five tons ca pacity each, and the one which will con nect, with them at the junction of the Oc mulgee and the Altamaha will be about 200 tons. The exact date for the meeting next week has not yet been decided upon. , Eight-room house for rent, now occupied by Mrs. G. J. Blake, 221 Forsyth street. Possession May Ist. Apply to John C, Holmes.