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5- Per Cent uuaranteedl • .;;!<! nrroi -lunnajlv. Rtrx-k MMSretf : ’ improved real estate In more ;*’ rhe mount. rO'poßlted with t . >.< havings Hank and Tran Co <;EO. A SMITH, Gen. Man. : . table Building and Loan Association, Macon. 4«l Third Street. ESTABLISHED 1884. TBBlßDflimiMl GREETED CEBIT LEADER Megnificent Reception Tendered to Hon. William Jennigs Bryan last Hight \ GREAT SPEECH | Made by a Great Man to ar Immense Audience That Listened. HE IISP MUCH PLEASEI Most Satisfactory Speech and Mos' Pleasant Reception He Has Found in the South. William Jennings Bryan, the great lead er of Democracy, wan accorded a magnlfi cent iff'i i ption last night by the people o. Maeon, Bibb county and of Middle Geor gla. Illa r< e< ption was In keeping with hi. jxjbitlon as a leader of the party and In accord with the Democratic sentiment in Bibb. The town h.-fd been painfully quiet up to the time that Mr. Bryan arrived but th< whittle of his train was the signal for an outburst of mlhmi.i in that has only beet equalled byt the announcement of a na tional Democratic victory. All afternoon trains had brought it crowds of D< mocrais from the outlying towns and the railroads estimate that not hs : thajt two th.ou. ;wid people took ad vantage of the low rates offered. The 1 .oom of the cannon and the flare o the band added to the good old whoop pe eullar io the Georgia Democrat chuck fui of rial live enthusiasm waked the echoe: of the hills and stirred up a taousan. memories of bygone victories and of grea Ot"-;Hloiis in Bibb. But none of them wen of giiakr moment than that which wa cehbrated yesterday. Mr. Bryan’s visli to Macon is a red 1. tier day in the histor; of the town and it will go down into fu hire history ar th day on which th< pr.sid.nt visited Macon on bls great tou: of the South In advance of the nomina tlon that pre <d'd the greatest Democrat! victory of the century. From tin' mom.nl of Mr. Bryan’s ar rival unterrified Democracy had charge o the town. The man and the cause whicl he r.pre.ents wore uppermost in thi thoughts ol every resident of the city and of every visitor. The enthusiasm grew am, 11 th. re lias >. vor lingered any doubt in the minds of any peopl - as to the stand of th l people of this county on that partlculai plank of the Democratic platform whiel Mr. Bry.-.u more particularly represents 1 has vanished like the snow before a sum mer sun. 'the immense audience that faced' Mr Bryan in the tent last night was a surpris even to the most an tiine of those wlp had mad. preparations for his coming. It was a luarr.lflcent sight. The great ten was a living mass of people an hour be fore Mr. Bryan arrived on the platforn and when he began to speak every sea was taken and every foot of standing roon was occupied. It was a great sea of faces a great si a of humanity representing ever} trade anti profession. It Is estimated that not less than 6,00( people were Inside the' tent and severs thousand were unable to find places unde; the canvass. Tlie ladies were out in large number too. and even many of them were obligee to stand, owing to the Immense crush am the' impossibility of getting through t< where chairs had been placed for their ac commodation and where some of the mer would have given away; Mas-.es of People. It was a strictly Democratic gathering The rich man was shoulder to shoulder with the poor man. There was no distinc tion of pi r.sons. Mr. Bryan’s speech was heard with wrapt sc : tlon. He spoke for two hour: anil a half and throughout the whole tim< there was no disturbance. The best point: of the speech were applauded to the ech< but there was no waste of applause- ant' this fact more than any other demonstra ted the deep thought of his hearers. It was a brilliant argument, a powerfu' appeal for bi-metallism against the singl. gold standard. It was humorous? it was eloquent, and it was forceful in the ex treme. It was a scathing attack on the policy of the Republican administration in the matter of finance and it was a speech calculated to wipe away the thous and one catch-penny arguments of the geld men and of those who foolishly or carelessly advocate a policy that is foster cd by tlu plutocrats and which means ruin to the masses. It was not the speech of an extremist: it was an argument that clinched the point every time and left no loop-hole for es cape. There was no offense to the gold men who wi re, there, in the speech. Hi arraignment of the goldbug was good humored. but his attack upon the money power that wittingly and with malice aforethought sought t» uphold the gole standard and to wipe out silver in ordei that it might profit by the loss of the on< metal as against the gain of the other was severe in the extreme. It was not the speech of a demagogm because Mr. Bryan had behind his every proposition, sound, fair argument and fact* to bear out what he charged against th< capitalist and the officeholder. It is safe to say that Mr. Bryan did mor in his speech last night to solidify “the mass of opinion on the question of financ. than all the speeches that have been madi in Macon. It is safe to say that he sen: more people away convinced of the right eousness of the Democratic platform than have all the speakers who have defended that platform before the people of thi county. Arrival in Macon. Mr. Bryan arrived in Macon last nigh l at 7:05 o'clock. Hon. John T. Boifeuillet met the train at Flovilla, where Mr. Bryan ft as given an enthusiastic reception and the platform of the train spok -banking the people for their en . thusmsm. The reception committee me; the tram and Mr. Roland Ellis received Mr Bryan as he stepped from the rear platform of the train. He was at oner conducted to the four in-hand with white horses which was in waiting and with Mayor Price, Mr. Wash- I ington Dessau and Mr. Roland Ellis was driven to the Hotel Lanier-followed by the reception committc in carriages. As the procession turned into Mulberry street Vie Menard let the old cannon speak, and it roared out a welcome that shook | the hills. Colored fires were lighted along I the line of march and the brilliant illumi nations, the cheering of the crowds that i lined the streets and the booming of the -aunon proclaimed a sentiment that found an honest echo in every heart. Mr. Bryan left the carriage at the ladies j entrance to the hotel and was at once es corted to the parlors where a reception i was held lasting about a half hour. In that time, however, a very large number of the people took the opportunity to meet Mr. Bryan. He was graceful and pleasant to each as be was presented, and to most of the m bad something kindly to say in response to the earnest jvelcome and sin eero assurances that were offered. When supper was announced ready Mr. Hry-an went to the dining room where he took supper with Mayor Price and Col. James H. Blount, and immediately after ward the procession was again formed and proceeded to the tent headed by Card’s military band. From Bacon and Bartlett. At the tent Mr. Bryan was received with a tremendous burst cf applause in which the Mercer yell Was conspicuous. He stood in the front of the platform and bowed his acknowledgements and then gave way to Mr. Dessau, who read telegrams from Senator Bacon and Congressman Bartlett. Senator Bacon said: “I sincerely regret that official duties here prevent my being in Macon today, to assist in extending a royal welcome to Mr. Bryan. He is the foremost expounder of the vital truth that under existing con J ditions true bi-metallism is not only re quisite to material prosperity, ! - also essential to the preservation of the inde pendent manhood of the American peo ple.” “I regret my inability to be present to night. Extend to Mr. Bryan a cordial wel come for me, and assure him that Bibb "ounty and Georgia are still true to the principles of the Chicago platform of 1896, and will stand on it and follow him to vic tory in 1900.” Mr. Kilis’ Introduction. Mr. Ellis in behalf of the Young Men’s Democratic Club welcomed and introduced Mr. Bryan. His speech was eloquent and brief. Mr. Ellis said: Fellow Citizens, Ladies and Gentlemen: I come not to introduce a stranger. I come in behalf of my people to welcome my peo ple’s friend. In aland where a Democracy drinks in its faith with the Southern sun shine the great American Democrat needs no sponsor. He has come into his home. We welcome him to the heart ofa people who are Democratic by birth; a people, who keeping Democratic from patriotism and not from patronage guard as their sacred honor the old ark of the Democratic ■ovenant. freighted with the holy hopes of freemen. We welcome him to a great state, whose sons have always voted as their fathers fought, and whose citizens stand ing tonight in the gloom of a common sor row, as a nation mourns* for a nation’s sailor-dead, with conservatism and yet with courage, fix their steadfast eyes upon the flag of our common country, and with patriot ears listen for their country’s call. And whether the roll of sovereign states be read in field or forum, Georgia answers; ‘‘We are here.” We welcome a man who wants no ulogy. We greet the plain Democrat, who loves his country, and not his country’s -lasses; the man who declared to a listen ing and liberty-loving continent that great warning—now a Democratic command ment —“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you hall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” I present to you, my countrymen, the •nan whose honorable name stamped the ballot that In ’96 you laid upon the altar of a nation's welfare; I present to you the Hon. Wuiiam J. Bryan of America. Greeted With Applause. When -Mr. Bryan arose he was greeted vith the loudest applause and many of he spectators rose in their seats. He gracefully motioned to them to be seat d. As soon as the enthusiasm cooled down he commenced his speech in that clear voice that has been heard by millions of Democrats all over the union. He said that he was glad to meet so many of the people if Macon, and especially so because they were the friends of his friends Blount, Bacon and Bartlett. His only regret was hat he was not able to meet the two ab etn statesmen who were at Washington '.here they felt that their duties required their presence during the present critical time. When he came to Georgia he did lot feel that he was among strangers He tnew a large number of citizens here. He ■id not come to assist -the people who need nstruction, for there are those within the xirder of the state who are amply able to ustruct them. But the story of Democracy, io matter how old, is a pleasant one in the ar of every true Democrat, and every ime it was repeated he was always wili ng to listen. It is like the love story, it lever grows old. Principle of Democracy, He continued that Democracy meant more than one principal. It affords the ule for the solving of all public questions if the day. Its first principal is “Equal ights to all and special privileges to none.” rhe Democratic platform fits all oeca ions. He discussed it as applied to taxes. :Ie said that each citizen should pay tax ipon the same ratio as the benefit and pro oction that he received from the govem .nent. He said that now the taxes were inequally borne, even in local taxation, le favored the income tax, and said that he was still a young man and hoped that he would live to see the day when it would yet become a law. A man with an in • ome of SIOO,OOO does not eat a hundred times as much as a man yith an income M SI,OOO. He receives that much more lenefit from the common govern ment. The man with the big income has ns property in securities that oDen can not be taxed at all. There is an old s“- ng that the poor man Is hustling for food o put in his stomach; and that the rich man is hunting for a stomach for his food, -t is often the ease. He said that the money question must be settled now. that unce the last election the opponents of the h ”’ '" ,J '» »«•* ’heir tux an.age. The secretary of the treasurv .ad expressed it as his purpose to eonver’t government to the gold standard. Thcv J ?«L ane u ptea to dlvlde int ° two a.se*, silver for one and gold for the Hher. Justice to AH, Gold is the high dollar and is for the xmdholder. silver is the low dollar and is or the farmer and laborer. If thev were o get control of the three branches of ’overnment their first step would be to .emonetize silver, an d pay th( , labor< , r la liver collars and the bondholders In gold -. r.e Democrats favor the application of the qual financial system nearest to justice :o every man. They favor bi-metallism .ounded so as to give justice to all He de nounced the gold dollar m the most caustic ■eras and said that it was dishonest-the most dishonest dollar ever used bv the American government, and those who love THE MACON NF WS. it best love It because they know it is dis honest. Private John Allen tells a joke of a man in his state who was running for office. He wrote a petition asking his friends to sign it. In the petition he set forth his many excellent qualities, and among them was one that he was perfect ly honest. A large "number of people sign ed it, but there was one old fellow who was more cautions than the others, and when he.rr-ad the petition he said he would sign it if he was allowed to change one word, the place where i-t was said that the candidate was said to be perfectly honest, he wanted to make it "tolerably” honest. That Is the way of the Democrats, if they can't get’a dollar that is perfectly honest, they are willing to take one that is tolerably honest, so that it is not as dis honest as the one that is now in circula tion. Did any one ever hear a goldbug de scribe an honest dollar? He said it was sound money, and if he was asked what was sound money he said it was an honest dollar, and it was hard to get him out of this circle, and if you did get him oue of the circle he would fall back on the melt ing pot theory. T hey Call Name*. Mr. Bryan said that he never worried about the names that his opponents called him. He contented himself with the thought that if he was not what they call ed him, he was not obliged to be what they called him just because they said he was. And if he was a lunatic, as many of them say he is, he was relieved of all men tal responsibility, but the goldbugs claim ing to be sane cannot be relieved from the _ iniquities of the gold standard. The gold ’ dollar is the rising dollar, and Mr. Bryan said that since his Infancy he bad known when one end of the see-saw was up the other end was down, and as gold is the rising dollar, silver is the falling dollar. The definition of an honest dollar is that piece of money which has the same pur chasing power, yesterday, today and for ever. He agreed with the present presi dent that Mr. Cleveland had discriminated against silver, but that the present ad ministration was doing the very same thing that Mr. Cleveland had done. Cleve land had tried to make the gold dollar dear, and the present administration was doing the same thing. Stability, he said, was the test of hon esty in money. The gold dollar'is the bal loon dollar, a rising dollar. It is a good thing for those who are in the basket of the balloon. They see -all, and own all they see. The higher the balloon goes, the higher they go, until at last it is near ly out of sight altogether of those on earth. If the .Democrats want balloon dol lars they can do so by pushing the gold standard-on, and can make it so dear khat they will only see one dollar a week, they can push it further until where they see one dollar a week they will not see one but once a month. Wheat and Silver. Imagine two men on a prarie surrounded on every side by walls. There are within these walls two piles of wheat and one pile belongs to one man, the other -to his neighbor. Suppose one man gets up in the morning and reads in the paper that his neighbor’s wheat has burned. He will read the paragraph again and tell his wife about it. He knows the result. His wheat will go up in price, and remarks that ht’ is sorry to see the wheat burn, but he is glad that it is the other fellow’s. They are glad to see money go down, but they, want it to be the other fellows. Suppose fie set fire to his neighbors wheat. He would be arrested and carried to prison. Db'the men that are now destroying the silver money Value go to prison. No, it is different in money matters. We want a dollar that is alike equal to the farmer and the salaried man. We want a dollar so honest that the public officers salary could be paid with it at the ratio of the value of the goods. Mr. Bryan said that he had ,&, boil on his finger last fall, and that in a few d'ays he learned more about boils than he had learned during his whole life before. He said that the people had been suffering • ith a financial boil for the last twenty years. He said that the time had come for a surgical operation to be performed on the financial situation. During the last campaign the insurance companies wrote to their policy holders urging them not to vote for the free silver doctrine. They knew that the rising dollar was the one for them, and if it were pulled down by free coinage all dollars would be equal, and their vast profits would be cut down accordingly. But, said Mr. Bryan, we want something for our wives to live and be happy on while we are with them, and not after we are dead. Blaine’s Speech. Blaine, during a speech in '7B, said of the demonitization of silver and the estab lishment of the gold standard that it would have the effect to increase the values of the capitalist out of debt, the fixed investment and the salaried officers. The New York bondholders -were the ones who had the fixed investments and they were the ones who would be benefitted. The office holder is naturally in sym pathy with the gold dollar. A self-appointed committee of New York financiers outlined the currency system of today. Who gave them the authority to act for the people? Did the Creator ever intend that the financiers should think for all of us? If so he would have only given brains to the financiers, and backs to the masses—the farmers and the laborers. Did our forefathers say that all men were equal except financiers? If one man earns $1 by his brawn or muscle, and- another man ten dollars by his brawn or- muscle, ought not the man who earns the ten dollars be satisfied? They are not. The man who earns the ten dollars is always trying to make laws so as to get a part of the dollar that is earn ed by his less fontunate neighbor. They say that Mr. Carlisle has deserted us. He is not the only one who in the political history of the country has changed his views. But there are two kinds of con versions. Mr. Morgan said in a speech some time ago that the Bible spoke of two kinds. One was that of Saul of Tarsus, and the other of Aaron. Saul of Tarsus per secuted the Christians and was converted. The scales fell from his eyes, and he went about proclaiming to the people his con vertion and praising the name of the Lord. He answered all of the arguments he had made against the Christians. He was proud of his conversion, for it was an honest conversion. Aaron went out to preach the gospel but on the way he fell down to worship a golden calf, but he was alwa ys ashamed of that calf business. I ben ever you see a converted free sii verite he 1s always glad to speak of his conversion, but when you see a man con verted from the free silver idea you can not drag him up to a discussion of why he was converted with a team of steers. And Carlisle Too. The institution o£ the gold standard had been the most gigantic crime of the age. Every one knows the terrors of the plague, of famine and of war; but for twenty years, according to Mr. Carlisle, we have been suffering under a financial plague that has caused more misery than all of them. In 1878 Mr. Carlisle said this, and I believe that he told the truth. He has never answered that speech. I believe It o ;be the truth and so do millions of peo ple who rise from the defeat of 1896 and march on to a victory in 1900. a victory that Is as certain as the rising of tomor row s sun. (Great applause.) There are millions of people who would rather be m the humble walks of life than to hold Office and see the life of the nation crush ed out by this conspiracy. I want to appeal to the conservatism of those assembled here. Those who stand upon the platform of the Democratic party. Those people who love their country so well that they want to do everything for rhe country’s good. We have had bi metallism from 1792 to 1873, eighty-one (Continued on page 4.) MACON NEWS THURSDAY MARCH io 1898. “SPANISH HATE AMERICANS" And Make No Effort to Hide It, Says Col. Parker, Who Has Just Returned. INCIDENT IN HAVANA, Officers Grouped at a Hotel Said That Me Would Like to Have an . Order to Kill American Ladies. New York, March 10.—A special to the Evening World from Key West says: Among the passengers on the Olivette from Havana were Senator Proctor and Col. Parker. Admiral Sicard and Proctor were closeted for two hours. The object of the inter view was presumably to deliver messages from Commander Converse, of the Mont gomery. Col. Parker said: “The senator’s trip to -Cuba was merely to satisfy himself on the real merits of the 'Cuban question. It has no political significance. “The famine, stiffening and destitution among the reconcei itrados is indescribable. The alcalde of Matrtazas told me that 55,- 000 people died of starvation in that city during the last ye»ir; 5,600 died in Feb ruary. "We were just nbout to enter the hotel one day with our party, including several ladies. A group iof Spanish officers were standing at the door. As we passed one said in Spanish: “ ‘I should like to have an order to kill these people.’ “Americans dn Cuba are watched like criminals. The Standards hate us and do not hesitate to say w. “Every one >in Havana now knows that the Maine was 'bitown up. The Spaniards no longer deny it. They do not seem to -be very sad over.i.t, either. . “Are we goirig to have war? ‘Well, if we don’t I shall >je surprised.” Col. Parked said the American consuls are doing t’aeir best in the distribution of relief supplies, except Consul Magar, at Cienfuegps„ who, the colonel said, denied that there was much suffering, and he seemed to be in sympathy with the Span iards. AJ r \ , . ( SIGNIFICANT Question Asked in the House of Commons in ‘ England Today. London, March 10. —In the house of com mons today Hon. Hubert Valentine Dun combe, Conservative, will ask the parlia mentary secretary of the foreign office, whether, with a view to recognizing the idenbiy of all the English speaking peoples, her majesty’s government will consider the advisability of placing the service of the •British fleet at the disposal of the United States in the even of complications be tween the United States and and any for eign power. In addition Mr. 'Ronald Munro-Fergu son, Liberal, will question the government whether there is any truth in the reports that oommumications on the Cuban ques tion have been exchanged between Sir Ju lian Paunceforte and thg government o£ the United States. RAPID ENLISTMENT. Five Hundred Men Apply in Chicago in a Few Hours. Chicago, March 12.—The recruiting of ficer of the United States army in Chicago has received a telegram from the adjutant general at Washington as follows: “En list all desirable applicants fitted for the artillery ,and send them to Fort Sheridan.” Within a few hours 500 applied for en listment. ON THE PACIFIC, r V; Establishment of Able Bodied Seamen Being Pushed Rapidly. Vallejo, Cal., March 10.—Within -three days the working force of 'Mare Island has been increased -by 150, but is still below what the officers need. The enlistment of able bodied seamen is being pushed on the receiving ship. Large supplies of provisions are being laid in. Ammunition is being assembled to be taken to Honolulu by the Mohican, for use in case of emergency. It is understood that 'Admiral Kirkland has received orders -to place the Yorktown and Philadelphia in readiness for the sea. NINETY MILLIONS. Russia is Going to Build More War Ships at Once. St. Petersburg, March 10.—An imperial ukase just issued orders the disbursement of 90,000,000 roubles as extraordinary ex penditure for the construction of warships. It is added that no loan will be raised to provide the money. PHILANTHROPIST DEAD. London, March 10.—George Muller, the philanthropist, is dead."* ANITA TO HAVANA —MAINE 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, ANITA IN HAVANA. Havana, March 10. —The American yacht Anita, with the congressional party, has arrived. FROM A PROMINENT LAWYER. I have used Cheney’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 nr cure. I always keep it m house. M alter E. Moore, Webster, EN ROUTE TO FRANCE. Windsor, March 10. —Queen Victoria started for Portsmouth this afternoon en route to the south of France. $150,000 FIRE. Omaha, March 10.—Fire this morning destroyed the Deadwood and Delaware smelter, and considerable residence prop erty. The loss is $150,000. COUNTESS OF ELGIN. London. March 10. —Dowager Countess of Elgin, mother of the viceroy of India, is dead. She was the daughter of the first earl of Dunham. The beat time to advertiae la all the _ - PICKPOCKETS. Several People Were Robbed Last Night by ' Thieves of This Nature. There seems to be a hand of pickpockets following Mr. Bryan around the country to rob the peoule who go to hear him speak. Large crowds hear Mr. Bryan, whetever he speaks, and it is an easy mat ter ‘or the pickpo«kets to get in their ,i wortc Last night several visitors lost their pocketbooks, and Capt. R. E. Park was re lieved of two $5 gold pieces. The police have not been able to detect the thieves so far. WAS A MIS-STATEMENT. Mercer Boys Will Play Ball at Central City Park. The members of the Mercer University team say that the statement in yesterday afternoon’s Atlanta Journal to the’ effect that no ball games would be played by the Mercer team on the ball diamond at Central City Park because the pest -house had been built there was a mistake. All of -the games that the Mercer boys will play this season will be played on the dia mond at the Central City Park. They say that they fear no danger from the pest house, which is on the other side of the mile race track front the ball grounds. The game with the Tech’s has not yet been arranged. ASKS DIVORCE. Mrs Anthony Wants Release From H.er Hus band E. R. Anthony. In the superior court this morning a pe tition for divorce was filed by Mrs. Belle Anthony against her husband, E. R. An thony. • It, the petition, alleges that they were •married ou the 15th of ’November, 1893, and that in June, 1894, they were separate!, Mr. Anthony compelling his wife, thougn not by physical force, to leave his home. 'She returned to her home in Atlanta, aud has lived there ever since. She asks that she be.granted a divorce and that she be allowed to use her former name. Belle Williams. The petition further asks that the hus band be made to pay the costs and the at torney’s fees, and that he be made to make an allowance -for her. The value of his property is set forth in the petition at SIO,OOO. The papers in the case will be served this afternoon. COMPULSORY VACCINATION. Went Into Force This Morning, But the Peo ple Are Vaccinated. Compulsory vaccination will go into ef fect tomorrow, and the authorities say ' that the ordinance will be enforced strictly. But the fact of the * matter is that there .are very few people in Macon who have not been vaccinated. The -city has distributed something like 18,000 vaccine points, and it is estimated that between the board cf -education,- the druggists and the points previously distributed, and the people vac cinated, fully 31,000 points have been given out in Macon. This is in the city proper. The county commissioners have distributed thousands, of points, and in all probably 40,000 points have been givenout, and used Bibb county. Figuring this against the population, comparatively few people ramain unac counted for. In -addition to this a number of people had been vaccinated previously. A large number of people had had the smallpox. Consequently there are but few people 'in the county who have not been vaccinated, and the enforcement of the ordinance will, not give the police very much trouble. LOW RATES TO ELKS’ CIRCUS! From Central of Georgia Railway Local Sta tions. On account of Elks’ 'Circus at Macon March 12th, the Central of Georgia Rail way Company will sell round ■ trip tickets at one fare from all local stations within radius of fifty miles. Tickets on sale March 12th, limited March 13th. J. G. Carlisle, Trav. Pass. Agt. TO TAKE PART IN ELECTIONS. Warm Debate of Central Committee of Con servative in Havana. Havana, March 10 —The central commit tee of the conservative party, after a de bate which lasted until 3 o’clock this morning agreed to take part in the forth coming elections. The -attitude of the conservative, how ever, does not mean that they accept the autonomous form of government, or will contribute to its establishment. The conservatives will only accept the positions to which they may be elected so as -to watch the procsed-ings of autonom ists who are defending their, interests, and will enable them to protect in parliament against the new regime, CUBANS VICTORIOUS. Two Hundred and Ninety-three Spaniards Dead on the Field. New York, March 16.—The Cuban junta has received by messenger the official re port of Gen. Recio, who commanded the Cuban forces at the battle of Najassa on February 21-24. The details of the battle show that while the Cubans were* out numbered four to one for four days they held their position and caused the Span ish troops to retreat, leaving 293 dead on the field. The Spanish version said, that the fight resulted in a Spanish victory. INVADE BRAZIL Englishmen Are Trying to Raise an Insur rection. New York, March 10.—The Herald’s cor respondent at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, states that newspapers from the Amazonas give details of the invasion of the Brazilian territory on the Rio Branco river by En glishmen from British Guiana, whose pur pose it is to instigate a revolution. The Brazilian government will demand satis faction. FOR $25,000 Mrs. HoJge is Suing the Central (Railroad Today. In the city court this morning the case of Mrs. Lucy Ann Hodge against the Cen tral Railway of Georgia was called and is now on trial with the probability of last ing for two ore three days. Mrs. Hodge is suing for the amount of ‘ $25,000 damages which she says she re ceived as a consequence of the death of her husband, G. W. Hodge, who it will be remembered was killed at the Elm street crossing of the Central by a passenger | train on July 24th, 1897. A large number of witnesses have been ’ called and the ease will be a a long one. j Mrs. Hodge is represented by Messrs, i Guerry & Hall and the road by Messrs. I Steed & Wimberly. HOOSE TO HOUSE I INSPECTION The Board of Health Will Commence One at Once. OFFICIAL FIGURES REPORTED The Chief Sanitary Inspector Tells Us All He Knows About the Smallpox Situation. The Hoard of Health met last night for the purpose of receiving reports and tak ing action on the ordinance requiring compulsory vaccination. The board decided to ask the mayor to appoint temporary inspectors to make a house to house inspection of the city for the purpose of taking the names of those wn.o have been Vaccinated and who have not complied with the ordinance. In this way the vaccination of the whole town within a few days will bo assured. The a ; dih is determined and they find 1.i..; i.ae only way to have the or dinance carried Out is to have a house to house inspection. Every house and every, street and every alley in the city will be visited ! by these canvassers in ■ the same way a census is taken and no. resident of the city will be allowed to go without having answered the question as to their compliance with the ordinance. . The board last night also received the report of Chief Sanitary Inspector Jordan giving the exact situation up to date. For the benefit of the public and for the purpose of silencing the rumors that have been spread in the city as the result of a foolish effort on the part of the morning press to minimize everything and in that way earning the distrust of every one out side of the city, The News takes pleasure in publishing the official report: Total number of cases reported 38 Total number of deaths 1 Removed to the pest house 33 White males .* 1 Colored males 17 colored females 15 Cases reported but not removed 4 Discharged from the pest house as well. 5 Total number in pest house. 28 (White males 1, colored males 14, colored females 13.) Total number'to the detention h0u5e...50 Discharged from detention house 5 Removed to pest house with disease.... 5 Total now at detention house 40 (Three whites and thirty-seven colored.) As this is the official report and no cases have been reported this morning, this is the exact situation today. The -News has received the commenda tion of a vast number of people on account Os the faithfully true reports of the situa tion that have been published. It is of course nonsense to suppose that anyone is keepiirig away from Macon on account of smallpox. The immense crowds that came into the city on every train yester day and the country people who poured in gave evi'dence of thq fact that there is.no such thing as the most partial quarantine of the city. The fact that the city officials and the people themselves are taking such effect ive steps to stamp it out and the further assurance that the truth of the-situation !is to Ije found in The New's is the best assurance that people outside of the city can get of the situation. GRAND RALLY, Epworth Leagues Will Meet at First Street Tonight. A grand rally of the local Epworth Leagues will be held at the First Street Methodist church tonight. This will be the last rally before ths conference, which meets here in April. Several interesting speeches will be made by different leaguers of the city, and the session will be most interesting. GREAT MEETINGS. Work of Saving Souls Goes on at the Pres byterian Church. Dr. Bachman, the noted evangelist, is doing a great work at the First. Presbyte rian church, where revival services are being conducted now, The services wili be carped on . at the First Presbyterian church this week, and will then be carried to the Tattnall Square Presbyterian church. LOW RATES TO ELKS’ CIRCUS From Central of Georgia Railway Local Sta tions. On account of Elks’ Circus at Macon March 12th, the Central of Georgia Rail way Compahy will sell round trip tickets at one fare from all local stations within radius of fifty miles. Tickets on sale March 12th, limited March 13th. .1. G. Carlisle, Trav. Pass. Agt. UNDERWRITER SAILS. Charleston, S. C., March 10—The Under writer, with the derrick, Chief, left this morning for Havana. They have made all repairs. BACK TO Savannah New York, March 10—The court martial trying the charges against Captain Carter heard one witness today and then adjourn ed to meet Tuesday next in Savannah. POSTMASTER AT EAST POINT. Washington, March 10 —Mrs. Carrie M. Allen -was appointed postmaster at East Point, Ga.', today. ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL. • Rock Island, March 10.—Acting com mandant Mitchell of the Rock Island arse nal, has received orders to put the men on ten hours time and enlist the night shift immediately. This swells the forces in the shops here to 1,000. 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. ror sale by'H. J. Lamar & Sons' drug rtors. AT WATERTOWN TOO. atertown, Alass., starch 10.—Beginning this morning the machine shops at Water town arsenal will be operated 'eighteen nours a day. Hues, i*nes. flies: Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment win cure Blind, Bleeding, and Itching Piles when all other Ointments have failed. It absorbs the tumors, allays the itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives Instant re >ef. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment la prepared only for Piles and Itching of the private parts, and nothing else.* Every box is warranted. Sold by druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of price, 50c. and *I.OO per box. WILLIAMS M’F’G. CO., Prop’i., _ r Cleveland, O. Just Received \/\/ F I j Consisting of ppj | |\j q Derbies & Alpines. □HARES in all colors. hew Four-in-Hands, S. OBBV Imperials • 11 E C K W EAR 1,111 puffs El® Lots at Auction Ocmulgee Laud Improvement Company will sell vacant lots at public sale Tuesday, April 5,189 S, at Bibb county court bouse. These lets adjoin Pleasant Hill and Vineville, and aie on the* “Race Track,” which has been specially set aside for homes for the better class of the colored population, situated on a commanding view of the city and laid out in regular avenues and blocks. No better opportunity has ever been offered for such fine invest ment to make improvements for an income. To be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder. * Basy terms. Small cash payment; four deferred annual payments, with 6 per cent, interest. These lots arc in block A, B, C, I) and E on Poe street. Grant avenue, Lincoln avenue, Sheridan avenue, summer avenue and the Boulevard. See plat of lots for full information. On each lot the deferred payment of SIOO will devided in four annual payments of $25 each, with 6 per cent, inteiest. All Lal?,nee over must be paid in cash. Ocmulgee Land Improvement Co.. English’s “T” Ad. Tall, turbulent, tipsy Timoihy Tittle thwaite, the third tired, thirsty Thespian, “tie” tourist, trudgin-gly traveling through the thickly ‘thronged, tortuous thorough fare toward -Tunistown. Tautologically talking theoretical, theological theses to tedious, techy, testy Theodore Taylor, try ing to talk trade topics to taciturn, tru culent Thomas Trent, the tailor. Tarrying to the tavern to treat Thomas to teddy. Timothy toted traffic -trifles, trinkets to trade to tattling, tantalizing; (casing, tasty, trim Theresa Thigpen, ’’the Titian tressed” teacher. Trading to Theresa ■toys, tops', tins, tubs, trivets, testaments, thread, thimble, treacle, tobacco, tacks, tracts, tomatoes, turnips, tow, tape, tar, towels. Theresa trading to Timothy tooth some tarts, tansy tea, turpentine, tallow, trussed turkeys, turtles, terrapins, tad poles, -truffles, togs, tags, traps, trays,tripe, tapioca. This tedious tale to terminate; I tfhus thought the three travelers. This the thirtieth time that this terse truism. ’’English Paint stops leaks, yes it do,” has been seen by 113. It must -be so. IT IS SO. English Paint does stop leaks—“YES, IT DO. English Paint has one fault, viz: HARRY ENGLISH, Albany, Ga. THE ANSWER ’ To the Volunteer Rebus is: ’‘Choice cut flowers for sale. Fine cigars, candies, soda water, case for ladies and gentlemen. The Volunteer, 362 Second street. W. H. Park, S. K. Bassett.” Certainly will the Digestion be Dam- ’ I aged by poorly cooked food. The cooks are the best and the service unexcelled at THE VOLUNTEER, Call and see for yourself. Are You Reading Our Advertisements Every Day? I Perhaps you do not believe all you seein an adver tisement. If WE say it is so it must be so and when you see it in our ad it IS so. We’d rather close our store and quit business than misrepresent our meth ods. We don’t claim to be more honest than other people, but we do know our rules are not as flexible as some people’s. Now, let’s tell yon some bargains today: 200 Children’s Knee Pants. Suits carried over from last spring. They are worth all they were marked, but you can have any of them for just NE-H AT. K m — — A— —J CH EAR MONEY. Per eent. and 7 per cent, oner nn» ready for loans on Macon residence ini 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. Man., 556 Second street, Macon, Ga. PRICE TWO CENTS It won’t last forever, but on every roof that I paint I give a written guarantee that “if the above named roof leaks-or needs painting ‘at any time within ten years from, date I am to do the work needed without any expense to the owner of building. English Paint —English Guarantee —is good. My price is 50c a square of 100 feet. I have pleased every one of my custom ers—l can please you. Save your work for me. I will be in Macon as soon as I complete some work now' under way in Albany. I 'have contracted to paint the Alliance warehouse. This makes the fifth cotton warehouse in Albany that I have painted, viz: Muse & Co., one-half acre; Cook’s half acre; Hall’s half acre; Gan naway one acre, and Alliance one acre. I don’t want you to think that I refuse to paint small roofs. I paint all sizes. I once painted a roof for 25c and waited 60 days for my pay. I don’t paint shingle roofs, but I do paint gutters, valleys, etc. As I will very busy on my arrival in Macon you will please send your address on a postal to me in Albany and I will call and see you about your roof. I can fix it so that it won’t ieak and it wiil stay fixed.