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8 Per Cent Guaranteed I 1 DindMid* paid •eml-aniinally. fltoe* Moar«d by deedß to improved real eetat* in more i than donide the xmonnt dHtwAlted with Union Havings Bank and TntrtCo GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. i Equitable Building and Loan Association, ; Macon. <*.■».. 4<H Third 'tro-t. ESTABLISHED I BS4. WILL HEAR ON MONDAY • Whal the Finding of the Board of Inquiry Was, But Hot Before. MW NOV BE FINAL Admiral Sicard Intimates That the Report Has Not Found the True Cause. ’ll THE CABINET MEETING The Matter Was Discussed Blanco is Getting Uneasy and Wants More Ships in Cuban Waters. Key West, March 22. The United Stales court of inquiry has at last finished its la bor (. and submit** d its report to Hear Ad miral Sicard. lie has pointed out some alterations which he considers necessary, and the. report. will probably by taken to AV .Islington today by Lieutenant Comman der M irix. It is po.-.dble that .is arrival In Wash ington may be delayed to.’ several days longer, as Admiral Siearl said last night: “I could scare, iy ay that tne report will probably have tomorrow. The court has practically finished its work, but .some de tail.’ may engage its attentjion long enough to ep the report lu t e several days. 1 trust the navy department will have the <in-uments in a very short time.” The decision reached by the court is still a matter of surmise. tile has pointed out some conclusions of th. remark iiv Col. Sicard when he. said to the correspondent: ”The esse of th. Maine is most peculiar, perhaps the most peculiar which has ever occurred in the .history of the world.” Fi mu these general remarks it is to be inferred that the court’s findings do not d “finitely solve ihe mystery. This is’furth er borne out by tho admiral’s statement that .ven .lifter the report being sent to Washington were set at rest yesterday when Lieutenant i.Marix walked into the hotel and asked for Admiral Sicard. ■Behind Lieutenant Marix was an armed orderly, with a large dispatch bag slung ariose his shoulder, and in that bag was tire report of the Maine court of inquiry. BLANCO WILL RESIGN He Says Unless Spain Sends Fleet to Ha vana. New York, March 22.—A special dis patch front Havana says that Captain Gen eral Blaneo and Admiral iMartinoli have notified the Madrid governtm nt tnat they will resign if Ihe Spanish torpedo fleet is detained at the Canaries in obedience to tile demand of MeKiiiles. (’apt. Eul.ite, of the cruiser Viseaya. is also alleged to have sent a message to the Spanish admiralty similar in tenor. SPANISH NEWSPAPERS. What They Have to Say About the Situation in This Country. Madrid. March 22. "The Torres" pub lishes in 'full a report of the United States warships ami defensive preparations by the United States. Hl is reported that a Spanish warship has been selected to convey the torpedo flotilla which sailed from Carthagena tor ihe Ca nary Islands. It appears that the delay in the average torpedo boats are due to the fact that the Ariete, one of the Spanish torpedo boats, has sustained slight damage on the way from Cadiz to the •Canaries. The Spanish newspapers advocate a further strengthening of the naval squad ron iji Cuba,so as not to be eaught at a disadvantage in ease of a war. “The Heraldo" thinks that in view of the “ostentatious preparations" of the United States. Spain has full liberty to make similar preparations. "The Globo” insists that injury has been done to Spain by the United States squad ron remaining so close to the seat” of war. It gladly notes, however, that the verbal suggestions of Senor Polo A' Bernabe to Sherman have led to ihe withdrawal of a poriton of the squadron, thus demonstrat ing the cordiality existing between the two countries. ANOTHER BIG FIRE. Six Story Building in Ch-cago Destroyed— Narrow Escapes. Chicago. March 22. —The six-story build ing. US and 120 Monroe street, occupied by the 'Monroe Catering Co., and building as a traders club, were destroyed/by fire this morning. Four women employes of the Catering company, were in the top story asleep, and barely escaped with their lives. The firemen were burned and in -jurtd. Ijut none seriously. The loss is $90,000. APPOINTMENTS. Consuls at Distant Points and Two Post masters. Washington. March 22 —The president has sent in these nominations: State German Buelle, of New York, to be consul of Cardenas. Cuba: James C. McCook, of Pennsylvania, to be consul at Dawson City. Northwest territory. Postmasters: Florida —D. M. Kirby. Pa latka. Georgia—D. B. Rigdon, Statesboro. POLO'S DISPATCH. Madrid. March 22—The Spanish govern ment has received" a dispatch from the minister at Washington. Senor Polo, say ing that the report of the court of inquir ies as to the loss of the Maine holds that the explosion was of external origin. PUGILIST KILLED. He Was in a Bout Last Night and Died This Morning. Trenton. N. J., March 23—Henry Brown, a pugilist, who was one of the principals in the boxing bout with Jack Smith at the Palace club last night, died at the hospital this morning. A post mor tem will be held to ascertain the exact ttMtse of death. Smith is held without bail. Manager Sk- lly and Referee Austin are under SSOO bail. GLADSTONE RETURNING” The Old Man is Very Weak But Speaks in Clear Voice. Bourne, March 22. —Gladstone started for Hawarden today in the royal salon car riage. He walked firmly from the car riage to the train, but Was pale. The old statesman was greeted by frequent in quiries of “God bless you.” Ui»on enter ing the train Gladstone said in a clear voice: "God bless you all, and the land you love.” NO PEACE PRAYERS Would These Christians Make—They Want ed War. Rochester, N. ¥., March 22. —.At the reg ular weekly prayer meeting of the Corn -1 ill. 'M. E. church here, the pastor, Rev. T. T. Rowe, spoke on the present excited condition of the country, and said in the course of his remarks that peace should •be maintained. 'An old gray haired deacon ■ai l while, as a Christian, he desired peace, still the present complication could be settled by the sword alone. Sev eral others followed in the same strain. The pastor then asked for several short pi ayers for peace, 'but not ene would be given. CABINET MEETING. Official Announcement as to Wnat is Under stood About Report. Washington. March 22 —After the cabi net meeting today the following was given out from an official source: “It was well understood at the cabinet meeting that the report of the court of inquiry will probably be here on Thursday or Friday. That it is a very voluminous document; that probably it will not be given ‘to the public and press through congress before Monday; that the presi dent will require that much time for its proper consideration.” INTO DECAY Has Fallen the Shaker Colony—Four Hun dred Members Reduced to Sixty. Harrodsburg, Ky., March 22. —The Shaker village here has fallen into decay. Only sixty of the original 400 members are li ft. These maintain the old faih. They believe in celibacy, and in "a male and female God.” Auction sales of the prop erty are Cif frequent occurrence. Their old meeting house, where the entranced botlu rs and sisters used to lies and com mune avith "Mother Ann," the "female God,” has been turned into a gentle resi dence, and a ballroom is made of the old communion room. Time was when the Shakers were wealthy. They were' famous producers of stock and vegetables. Farmers came miles to trade with them. Their silks wire much sought after. Manual labor was the foundation stone of the colony. .When the young men went to war in the Confederate armies the decay began. There were few accessions, and today all the Shakers are old people. None Join any more, and in a few years the strange and unnatural settlement will 'be only a memory. POURED WINE. Burglars Feasted—Politeness Won Against Guns and Pistols. 'Chicago, March 22.—Miss 'Florence iMe- Doiwd poured wine for burglars yesterday, and smiled as she performed the task. She brought thun matches, and the bur glars smoked. Then the young woman said she liked music, and one of the burglars picked the banjo while the others danced. Then tho burglars vanished, leaving the valuables untouched. Miss McDowd was alone yesterday when the three burglars entered the house. She informed them that were no valuables in tb.e house, but that they could have all they wanted to eat, drink anil smoke. They enjoyed themselves to the full, and then politely thanked the hostess and de parted. HE’S A WRECK. . Had Legs Frozen in Alaska and is Crawling on Hands and Knees. San Francisco, *Cal., 'March 22.—A1l is not gold that glitters in the Klondike. George Gregson, of Los Angeles, has sent word here that Col. W. E. Fisher, who left here for the Klondike late last sum hner, is a physical wreck at 'Dyea, with both legs frozen. “It appears that he was over at Lake Linderman, where many people have been frozen to death, and where many others have had feet, ears and legs ruined by the intense eo|d. writes Gregson. "He had his legs frozen while on the summit, away up above Sheep Camp, and h'ad to crawl ou his hands and knees a part of the way in his desperate effort to get back to Dyea for proper succor. I saw him crawling around here at Dyea last night on his hands and knees, and it a most pitiable spectacle.” DEAD HORSES By Thousands Line the Alaska Trails—For tune Refused for Claim. Seattle, 'Wash., March 22.—Passengers via the steamer Ceotio report there is still a great deal,of Spinal meningitis at Skag away. It is said there are from 3.000 to 4.000 horses lying dead along the trails. There are from ten to fifty cases of scurvy at Dawson. The sum of $750,000 was offered in this city yesterday for three claims on Eldo rado ereck, in the Klondike district. They are Nos. 24. 25 and 26. owned by William Stanley & Son, of Seattle, and the Warden Bros., of New York state. The offer was made by Patrick Galvin for an English syndicate, of which he is a member. It was declined. “MUST WIPE OFF THE BLOT.” Said Evangelist Moody, Commenting on Af fairs in Cuba. New York. March 22.—Evangelist Moody in a sermon last night arraigned the Span iards for their cruelty. “Cuba is a land of human suffering and woe,” he said. "I wish every man and woman would read Senator Proctor’s great speech on the suffering in Cuba. It is the most awful story I have ever read. And a Christian country is to blame. A word from the Pope would be timely. It would stop the massacre and starvation which is a reproach to humanity. Proctor’s speech is the most horrible arraignment of Chris tianity I have ever read. We piust wipe off the blot,” IN NORTH CAROLINA. Atlanta. Ga., March 23—Governor At kinson has applied for a requisition of J. G. Mehegan. the president of the defunk bank of Abbeville, Ga., who has been lo cated in North Carolina. THE MACON NEWS. • - ALL™ ILDRE • Effort to Come to Terms on the Part of the Leaders Falls Through. IIMUIIOI IS MEAGRE As to What the Forces Are Doing, But the Insurgents Are Doing Considerable Damage. Havana, via Key West, March 22—It's known positively that negotiations be tween General Pandos’ delegates. Ramirez and Charvez and General Calixto Garcia and other prominent insurgents, in which the radical autonomists have made what are said to be final oilers for practical in dependence, have proved absolute fail ure. No particulars have been received.at the palace as to the place or particulars of the meting but that the negotiations have failed is shown by the resumption of hos tilities. . General Pando’s command is again moving eastward, carrying out the plans in province Puerto Principe and San Tiago de Cuba made prior to the general’s arrival at the city of Santiago de Cuba. The fact that General Maximo Gomez ,is inside Juacarro Mtfron Troeha and in Gen eral Pando’s rear makes the latter the subject of criticism upon the part of mili tary men in Havana, however, in view of ■the fact that the detail of movements of the Spaniards and insurgents are un known the judgment pased is liable to re vision on receipt of fuller information. The insurgents recently captured and destroyed Fort Oleso in the district of San Juan Martinez province Dinar Del Rio. Five of the Spanish garrison were killed and five wounded. BURGLAR SHOT. He Declined to be Escorted to the Police Barracks. Augusta, Ga., March 21 —Policeman Mike Kelly had a desperate tussle with a negro last night just after midnight, which end ed disastrously for the thief. He had been stealing carpenter’s tools from a residence in course of erection on Greene street, and Policeman Kelly, who was concealed in the shadow, nabbed- him as he emerged from the building with his booty on his back. The negro, who proved to be Charley Wil liams who had been out of jail only a week, refused to accompany the officer to the barracks, and said: “You will have to ill me first.” At the same time he struck a desperate blow at rhe officer with a car penter’s sepia re. Kelly threw up his club, and the saber like weapon of the negro only strijck him a glancing blow. The next moment the negro grappled with him, and the officer tripped and fell with one knee to the ground. Again the negro raised J:he steel quare above his head, but the blow never fell. The policeman thrust his pistol into the face of the negro Ss he stood above him and fired. The bullet plowed through the negro’s neck, and he was hauled to the hospital in an ambulance. Policeman Kelly has a scarred face and a torn coat. The negro’s injury may prove- fatal. WAR UPON HIGH HATS. A County Official of Upson Wants to See the Preacher. Thomaston, Ga., March 21 —The war up on high hats has taken new shape here in that it has been extended to church cir cles. In developing the movement, the Times says: “A prominent and honored officer of Upson county has raised an individual war on large and gaily bedecked hats that rest upon feminine heads while the fair crea tures ar? at church. These same hats of course are worn by the ladies while’ they are on the street, but the gen.tlcip.an does not care for that. It is in tho church that he dislikes to see them, and assigns as a reason that they prevent his seeing the preacher. Well, there are a great many who do not like to go to church unless they can see the preacher and this prob ably accounts for this distinguished offi cial attending religious services. so sel dom.” THREAD COMBINE. The American Companies Absorbs Many Plants.. New Haven. Conn., March 22 —The an nouncement was made by tho American Thread Company yesterday that it had purchased the important thread manufac turing companies of the States with the exception of the Coates combine. The transaction, it was stated, is fully settled. The American Thread Company wps re cently incorporated with a capital of $lB,- 000,000, The companies in the pew combine are the Glasgow Thread Company and the Glasgow Yarn Company, of Voluntown, Conn.; the AVarren Thread Company, of Boston: the'Rudy Thread Company, of Worcester; the England Thread Company, the Boas Thread Company, of Bridgeport; the National Thtead Company, of Mans field, CANNON SHOT Before Formal Declaration —Advantage With United States. ■Washington, Mareh 23—In the event of a break with Spain actual hostilities would probably precede a formal declaration of war. That has been the rule in nine out of ten wars that have occurred in the last 200 years. A shot is the customary notice served by nattops when they enter upon war. The navies would first be called in to action. Os battleships, coast defenders, cruisers and gunboats the United States can muster 30 and Spain 15. Os torpedo boats the United States has eight and ' Spain 27. Fleet yachts could quickly be transformed' into torpedo-boats by the United States, so that the advantage lies wholly’ with this country. BEST $3 HATS ON EARTH. You can’t excel us. Phillips. WAR INEVITABLE. Cripple Qreex. March 23—In an inter view; Hop. D. S. Sleeper, of the legisla ture. a personal friend of McKinley’s says: "1 consider war with Spain inevitable. The matre-r has germ so far that diplomacy catr ' not avert a combat. The struggle will probably be very short. Cuba wil be freed and the United States will be get the in demnity demanded and that will end the matter.” MACON NEWS TUESDAY MARCH 22 1898. WORK UNDER GOLDEN ROLE Something About the Re markable Colony Now Set tled at Commonwealth. * MOIE! IS FLIMM And Everything Works Out Under the Co operative Plan—Repre sentative is Here Today. The most interesting man in Macon to day is-Mr. A. H? Pease, of Commonwealth, Ga. Mr. Pease is a member of one of the most interesting colonics in the United States. It is situated at Commonwealth, Ga., some twelve miles from Columbus, and is called the Chri’iH.n Commonwealth. It is now made up o. ... people who have been living in the co.ony for a little over a year, and are well satisfied witli their lot. Tliey are very much in earnest, and iMr. Pease says that the col ony has been a complete success. The new colony has no- code of laws to govern its members. It s one law is, “‘Thoushalt love thy neighbor as thyself,” “and on thik hangs all the law and the prophets.” “We work,” he said, “six days •in the week, and in those six days we lead religious lives, ami on the seventh we rest from our labors.” The plan of the colony is very much on the same line as the proposed Debs colony, in which everything is co-operative. It is an effort to get a.way -frem ihe present com petitive system, and to install into man kind the general idea that God dwells in every human breast, and that between that God and selfishness ther’e is a constant struggle, in which selfishness must win under the present system of living 'be cause, under that system, selfishness is necessary to life. The Christian Commonwealth is made up of people hailing from different parts of the north and west.. Mr. Pease himself comes from Spokane, Wash., and drove through the country from that place to Lincoln, Neb.' In His Own Words. Told in nearly his own words, the history* of this little colony and its struggles and its faith is very interesting. , “I was,” he said, “ for many years of my life an infidel. I was a working man, a mechanic, and 1 always earned, good wages. I was able to keep my family of a wife and two daughters well, and to afford them some of the luxuries of life. “The social question had given me much food for thought, hs I have nd doubt it docs to every thinking man in this coun- ' •try. I had many a struggle with myself and with the others, I had joined in the hue and cry against the rich man an the millionaire. I had occasion to meet iTGuble, and away up in the Rocky Moun tains, living on a slope that overlooked a valley a hundred miles long and a ’hun dred miles wide, struggling in t"he agony of mental distress, I saw one day th? whole world, as it were, open beneath me. I saw all the cities teeming with wicked ness and reeking with wrong. I saw it all. I don’t know what it was, but prob ably it was the outcome of the physical condition into which m*y distress had thrown me. World All Wrong “Certainly all this great world was opened up to me, and I wondered . at it. Surely it was wrong, but with it all I spw that the workingman was no ’better than the millionaire. Each was working in the same direction, and *he working man as the sidepartner of the million aire, for without the workingman the millionaire would have no one to oppress. It was a novel thought, but it was, and it is, nevertheless true, that the workingman is cursing himself when he curses the rich .man, for he is no better and no worse. I Roth are struggling in a race for gold, and both are blinded by the yellow maze. “Rut it took me years to realize my per sonal responsibility in this matter. Four years was I coming to it, hut when I did see it, it came to me all at once.. “I realized the Christ was the funda mental man, and that his teachings and ’his sayings must all have been fundament al. or he was a fake and a failure. He I did not speak in riddles, and say one i thing, meaning another, but what he said He meant, and He said that His dis ciples must forsake all and follow him. and that in doing so they would in this world win a hundred fold what they had given up,. "And upon the principle of unselfishness this colony is working, and all over this country colonies are forming. It would surprise jrnu to’know the great spread of interest in the movement. It is growing upon the world like the swelling of a tidal wave, and it will sweep over the country as few have any idea of. At least, thqt is my firm belief. . % . ... • At the Colony. "At the colony we have managed to live and find enough to eat, and we are happy. 1 belic.ve a member of that colony would rather lie down in the road and die than return to the life under the old competi tive system again. "Yes, money is eliminated, and property is out of the question, so far as the indi vidual is concerned, There is a common treasury, and a common ownership in the land. We have about a thousand acres down there, and row about 300 acres of it are under cultivation. We spent nearly all we had to purchase the land, but we have managed to scrape along all right. ■ Me have now a saw mill and a good school ' —the best school, we think, in the state. | We have a printing office, and we turn out I our magazine. Every one works, man woman and child | do their share towards the common weal. ■ Wo-try to be bruttiers and sisters to«one ; another, and we try each to bear the oth ! ers' burdens. “I am very well aware that all this sounds very extraordinary,” said 'Mr. Pease, “but I assure you that the man who realizes his personal responsibility in this world, and who would be a Christian as Christ intended that he -should be, will not find that there is any difficulty in fol lowing along the lines of his eotlony. “We will succeed. It is uphill work, but the colony will grow, and our children be ing raised up outside of the competitive •system, and receiving a good broad edu cation, being raised to live unselfishly, are, i I am glad to say, finding even more j ‘ ure in the life than we do, who, perhaps, I have our struggles at H.Sles." ' Wftlkcd to Macon, Mr. Pease walked to Macon from Co- i lurafous or from the colony. When asked why he had no taken the train, he said | very simply that the colony treasury had I not much money in it, and that they would i not think of spending money on them- ' selves when the common cause needed ' help. Mr. Pease is one of the most intelligent and most pleasant men that it is the good fortune of a newspaper man io talk to. Ho ' is thoroughly in earnest, and lacks entire i ly all the sanctimoniousness that is found I in the ordinary religious crank of the day. • He talks plain, practical common sense, j and he seems to be perfectly satisfied with his choice of life. . . He talks well, and the thinking tn.in cannot but enjoy his conversation. While lu Macen Mr. Pease will talk to the labor unions, and will no doubt interest a large number of the laboring men. He says that i 3 good shoe-maker and a brick man are j badly wanted at the colony. • A community without laws, and yet ob i serving the great law of humanity. A peo i yle without money, and yet happy; a peo ■ pie living on the same plane without the I social bickerings: a people unselfishly j living honest, manly, pure home lives, living honest, manly, pure home lives, without seeing or sharing in any of he I misery that one sees in the every day walks of life. Such are the people who live at Com mon-wealth, Ga., and who make up the I most interesting colony that has ever set j tied Tn the Empire State. WONT GO TO ALBANY. ■" ■ ■' Macon Military Have Decided Not to Attend the Chataqua. None of the Macon military companies will attend the Chautauqua in Albany this year, though they appreciate the invita tion of the Albany companies asking them to be presnt on Military day. The reason for this decision on the part of the Macon companies is that the boys will all want to go to the encampment, and if they get off now to go 'to Albany they ea.non-t get off to go to Griffin. Great preparations <are being made for the en campment, and the Second regiment will make a splendid showing there this year. MR. DYE PROMOTED. He is Well Known in *Macon Railroad Cir cles. IMr. I. K. 'Dye, well known in Macon railroad circles, has been promoted to the -position o-f general traffic agent of the ’Little Kanawha railway, in North Caro lina. 'Mr. Dye has many friends in 'Macon who Have watched bis rise in the railroad world with in terest. He was in the rail road business here for some time. LETTER FROM TOM ALLEN. He Writes Jailer Stephen That He is Doinff Well. Jailer Stephens received a letter from Torn Allen this morning, in which Allen said he was doing as well as could be expected, and he spoke most highly of the men under whom he was working. (He asked about the prisoners in the jail, and sent his regards to all the men who had been his friends during.his stay in the jail. Allen is now in the planing mill at the Gress lumber camp, and has a compara tively e»sy time of it. He expressed the hope that he would meet all his friends again as a free man. THE FREE LUNCH Business Men Will Assemble at the Chamber of Commerce. Next Saturday is the date for holding the Bohemian smoker or Free Lunch at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Every business man in Macon who can possibly -avo his business will join in this social feature of the Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of these meetings is to create a more social feeling in the ranks of the business men of the city, and to unite them in the efforts to advance the interests of Macon. Delightful refreshments will he served from 12 to 2 o'clock, and short speeches will be made by different members of the chamber. BEST $3 HATS ON EARTH. You can’t excel us. Phillips. DR. BACHMAN. His Services at Tattnall Square All Very Successful. Dr. Bachman’s services at Tattnall Square Presbyterian church continues to be of the same solemnly earnest and im pressive nature that has characterized them and the man from the first, and are bound to produce permanent effect on all who participate thereby Rev. R. R \Vbtte aud Dr. Marpjs are no laggards in this wprk. The pastors too of churches, of other denominations which are not conducting similar meetings, are taking a deep interest and speaking words of commendation for the gifted and con secrated man whom the Lord has sent to revive his work among us. His fost night, Acts -Ith and 15th, "Neither is there salvation in any piker; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be sa.Ved,” was the basis of his discourse, in the course of which bv «aid tha-f fho history qf -the hu man race shpwed a oqusclouspess of sin and the m . J Os atonement and established conclu. iv< >, the paramount claim of the Chrt>it;in belief, and the folly of putting off a< -. pting it instantly on conviction, beau: ifully illustrating his with forcible examples,, ?T ”M \?.'HATAN” SHIRTS, WORTH $2. Going last. Gome quick. Phillips. ENTIRE SATISFACTION Given by the Ivers &. Pond Baby Grand Pianos. Messrs., F. X. Guttenberger & Co., Macon, Ga. Ik ar Sirs: The Ivers & Pond, baby grand piano you placed in our home re cently has given entire satisfaction in every respect, the tone being perfect, true and sweet. ’ Permit me to express to you my extreme admiration for your wonderful instrument. It corntines all of the qualities one ex pects ip a good instrument. Sincerely yours, R. L. McKenney. SI "MANHATAN” SHIRTS, WORTH |2. Going fast. Come quick. Philips. AT THE ACADEMY. The Best of All Popular Priced Compa nies. The Rice Comedy Company now per forming at the Academy is by far the best popular price attraction that has ever visited Macon, and the specialties rjone are well worth the price of admission Macon has had many attractions at reg ular prices that <IW not give as much sat isfaction ihi s company did last night. 1 he company is well worthy as patron age, am} no doubt tonight the play of “Fun on Lae Bristol’’ wtll be greeted by a large audrepce, as it deserves to be. There is no reason why this entertainment should not fie patronized by the regular theatre goers. THAT EVER POPULAR OPERA. On next Saturday, for matinee and night performance, we have the ever popular "Wang” that will be given at the Acad emy by a very large company, augmented by their own orchestra, and the opera will bo produced with complete scenery car ried by »he company. Ther will be no advance In prices. BEST $3 HATS ON E \RTH. You can’t excel us. Phillips. UNDERWRITERS OF GEORGIA Are Being Entertained Here Today by the Local In surance Men. 'CUE AT THE CABIN CLUB This Afternoon—Address of Wel come This Morning by Mr. Hen ry Horne—Fifty Delegates. The insurance men are the chief attrac tion in the city today. For the first time the insurance men of Georgia are meeting in convention for the purpose of organizing an association the object of which is mu tual protection and benefit. The 'attendance is remarkably good and about fifty of the representatives of the different insurance companies doing busi ness in Georgia are here the guests of the local fire insurance men. The cori.ni!'.; a on entertainment wh« tre to the front in the arrangements for today are Messrs. Merrill Calloway, Henry Horne, George Hurt, George R. Turpiu and J. J. Cobb. The visitors are to be entertained as royally as Macon knows how to do the thing. During the day the visitors will be driven over the city and this evening they will be given a barbecue at the Log Cabin Club. The visiting insurance men were called’ to order at the Hotel Lanier at noon and the address of welcome was delivered by Mr. Hery Horne, Mr. Horne said: Gentlemen: Connected with the business of fire underwriting there are many un pleasant features, but of these I- will not speak. The one pleasure fall to my lot to day—to welcome you in behalf of the un derwriters of our city as their guests to the most beautiful city of this country of ours in which bloom the most beautiful and fairest flowers of this earth. I am requested by the president of the Acme Brewing Company, an old under writer connected with me in my younger days, to extend to you the hospitality of that famous institution, and to assure you in advance, that no matter how freely you may imbibe you will have no unpleas ant effects, but will feel that which the underwriter often feels the want of, that he is really somebody in his sphere of usefulness. "The cluli doors of our city also swing witho’ut bars or bolts, with the words, ‘Welcome to you’ emblazoned on their panels. Our committee have also provided for your entertainment at the famous Log Cabin Club this afternoon, and we trust that every member in attendance on this convention will avail himself of the oppor tunity of accepting the hospitality of ' this famous social resort of our city, The doors of the Academy of Music qre also ofien to you. “I wish to add that our city is kn'need of just such material as makes up the underwriting forces of Georgia, and in a business way the Opportunities here are greater than any city I know of. If your lot is not now cast in places no't as profit able or as pleasant as your.heart could wish for, we would be glad" to welcome you, always as guests, forever as citizens, and to extend to you every facility Tor I making your residence here as profitable as could be desired, even should you come amongst us as competitors. “I need not say that abuses have crept I into our business, which I believe to be I within the power of the agents in Georgia I to correct. We should not hesitate to ns- ‘ sent the power that we certainly ean weild, and I trust’ that the deliberations oft this convention wil bo such as to he conducive, not Only to the interest of the underwriting fraternity as agents, but to the companies and insuring public as well. “With my best wishes and that of the association for your pleasures during your stay, and the success of this movement which you today inaugurate, we bid you a thousand times welcome.” At this session the object of the meet ing was informally dteeussed and this af ternoon matters will be gone into with greater length. The purpose of the calling of the con vention ancl of the organization of the fire insurance men of the state is that they may be in better condition to protect themselevs as agents. There is complaint all over the state that the companies do business in the state over the heads of the agents and that, this h as been on the increase for some time. At this convention an agreement will he entered Into which will cover this matter and will insure protection to the agents in the future, A business session of the insurance men ! will be held this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce commencing at 3:30 o’clock. .At 5 o’clock they will go out to the Log Cabin Club in special cars where they will be entertained at a barbecue. At the meeting this morning Mr. W. L. W ilson, of Savannah, was made temporary chairman and Mr. John D. Walker, of Sparta, temporary secretary. Permanent organization will .be perfected this after noon or tomorrow. Among those present are: Messrs. John D. Carroll, W. L. Wilsen and R. M. Hull, of Savannah, James W. Walker and R. E. Allen, of Augusta, J. B. Felder, W. C. Furjow and J. C. Hosey,' of Americus, J. At Boweif, F. W. Cole, J. M. Johnson and W. P. Patillo, of Atlanta, John D. Walker and Mrs. Walker, of Sparta, J. B. Kimball, of Columbus, R. H. Drake, of Griffin, and Mr. Killen, of Perry. MORE TROOPS Will Pass Through Macon Tonight En Route to St. Augustine. More troops will pass through Mac< H o _ night for the coast defenses. \ f iere W jn be about seventy in the - )3r[y> anJ they come from. Fort McJ^ erson> Atlanta . A of the LcOessary arrangements for the tranj. !^rtat{on of these troops have ■ made, and the Central railway will tarry them from Atlanta to Albany where they will be transferred to the Plant sys tem for St. Augustine, where they have been ordered. This is a company of infantry, and they will have no larger arms than the regular army rifle. The tj-ain will reach Macou about 9 o clock and will be a special provided specially for the transportation of the crowd of Macon people tvill go down to the train to see the scd-. diers, as many were -disappointed when the light artillery from Fort Riley, Kan passed through here a few days ago. 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. i For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sens’ drug ' stere. I o Whom It May Concern: e nave this day put on display iu our window one of the swcllest lines of j New and Nobby Spring Suits Consisting of Stripes, Plaids, Checks and all the latest weaves that were ever shown. It will be to yoni interest to inspect our line before you buy. fill Hie Sweiiesi Hats of '9B can De Found Here. There Are Hats, and Hats, but. the famous HA WES HA T IS always right. We guarantee that and back our judgment with our money. All the popu lar shapes and colors are here tor your inspec tion. To see them is to wear them. The price? Only $3.00 BENSON S HOOSER, 7he Up-to-date Clothiers. MITCHELL - HOUSE, THOMASVILLE, GA. MKS. A, H. HALE, of Watch Hill House, R. 1., Prop’tress Open from January to April. Miles of bicyete paths; Country Club golf links; Gentlemen’s Driving Associa tion; fine drives and good delivery. To Sportsmen and Others: xrw I J'i l . V r? eased tbp « ara{ ’ preserve of my plantations in Thomas county with the tTe"i m to A ’ T Hale ’ rounds are "pLtZI/’ aSd ? burning pnvelege being reserved for the guests of the Mitchell House onlv ail teaseT W ‘ Shiag t 0 Bhoot on thcse landa wi >i Please apply to Mrs. A. R. Hale, T. C. MITCHELL. LANDLORDS! Do you know that we are the only exclusive rental agents in Ma con. No other departments. If you are not satisfied with your in come give us a trial. A. J. McAfee, Jr., & Co. 357 Third Street. t REGENT Is the name, Is the price. They are for Gents Tan and Black. C. D. and E. E. B. HARRIS & CO., __ 188 SBOE BROKERS The Quickest WayZL- ■. To secure as good a Spring Suit as your are looking for is to come here. Os course we’ve got $5.00 and $7.50 Suits, but we’ve also got $15.00, SIB.OO, $20.00 and $25.00 ones. Every visitor is charmed with the beautiful styles, colors and the grace and fit of these 1898 garments. CHEAP MONEV. per eent. and T per eent oney sow 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 head quarters. O. A. Coleman. Gen. Man., 856 Second street, Macon, Ga. PRICE TWO CENTS