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8 Per Cent Guarantocdi Dtviuer.ds pair! «>nil Minnafly. Block swnred by derd« to improved real estate tn more than double the amount. (lew ted with t idon Havings Bank and Trad Co GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, MACOfi. (In.. 4AI Tlnrtt EfiTARI.ISHF.D 1 RR4 Hotik in senate Bill- FOR WAR. Galleries Burst Into Applause When Demand Was Made to Wipe the Spanish fiom Off the Face of the Western Hemisphere. MMSjm, He Wants a Glorious War That Will Earn the Respect of Nations for Our Flag, MANY RESOLUTIONS Introduced, and All Had the Same Spirit, Demanding Cuba’s In dependence Without Delay. Washington, March 29-—The senart? was again crowded today. When Mason, of fllinois, entered, the people in the galleries recogniz'd him - and applauded vigorously. Frye introduced a resolution reciting the conditions in Cuba and directing the pres ident on his discretion, to take steps to drive the naval and military forces from the island. . Rawlins, of Utah. Introduced a resolu tion recognizing the independence of Cuba and declaring war against Spain. Senator Foraker offered in (he senate a resolution for Cuban Independ.nice. Foraker spoke on the delays caused by the De Lome and Maine incidents but de clared that, the Cuban question would come up whatever was done witii tiie Maine. The Foraker and Frye resolutions went to the setiate committee on foreign rela tions. The Rawlins resolution also went to the foreign relations eommil.ree. Masos followed the introduction of the resolutions with a vigorous speech. He described vividly the disaster to the Maine. tile said that if the victims had been senators or sons of senators we would not have beep forty days declaring war. Yet the lives of all Vnniiean citizens wire sacred alike under our law and equally entitled to consideration. Mason said the catastrophe would be replied to vigorously. He could not. speak for others, but for himself he was for war. This d. elai ation brought out a vigorous outburst of-applause from tiie galleries. 'Mason declared that there could be no peace as long as a European nation owns Bird butt hers slaves on this hemisphere. He said it was not accessary for the Maine court to fix the responsibility. The law did that. He opposed any proposition looking to an indemnity, as he would op pose making a diplomatic incident of tin catastrophe. He opposed any kind of au tonomy or any plan to assist Spain, but his demand was that the Spanish Hag be driven from the Western hemisphere. ■"Let us awake." said Mason, in conclu sion, “to a glorious war as did our fath ers a war that shall insure the honor and Silver Republicans of both houses SIGSBEE IN SAVANNAH. Says General Lee is a Fearless Man and Does Not Think of Danger. Savannah. 'March —Captain <\ l>. Sigsbee. of the ill-fated battleship Maine passed through Savannah yesterday at noon on his way to Washington. 11, was 'seel. ~t the Plant system depot by a rep resentative of the .Morning News and ask ed about the situation in Havana. , "You will understand, under the cir cumstances," he said "that 1 cannot talk about the loss of my ship, nor about the situation from a imlitical stan.H>oint. 1 may say. however, tai. the feeling in Ha vana is not so unpleasant as some think. The Spaniards treat the Americans fhere with much courtesy, as a rule. It has been so with out people, ami. t am informed, with the correspondents and others who are there. ’General Lee is a most fearless man, and is not worried nt all about the reports of dangers around him. He lives alone and sleeps alone, and does not ap pear to be worried about any personal harm." SIGSBEE AT HOME. He Says He is Ready to Go to Service Again at Once. Washington. March 29. —Captain Sigsbee of the wrecked Maine, arrived this morn ing fiam Havana at 7:45 o'clock, accom panied by Postmaster Ray. Chief Engin eer'Howell, Naval Cadet Holden and Dr. Heneberger. The captain was immediately driven to bis home. The captain's neighbors on both sides of the square en which he lives had profusely decorated the residence with flags and bunting. The captain went to the navy depart ment to report his arrival, and in course of conversation said that he had not yet received any assignment to duty. He was ready, however, as soon as he couhl get his wardrobe replenished to go anywhere. E& MANGROVE AND BACHE Have Arrived at Key West, the Former With Guns of the Maine. Key West, March 29. —The Mangrove has arrived from Havana, bringing the guns and the wreckage of the Maine. The Bache has arrived from Havana. r TROOPS COULD BE LANDED And Spain Driven Out of Cuba in Three Weeks. . Jacksonville, Fla., March 29—Congress man ,Unos J. Cummings, of New York, Who has- been on a trip to Cuba, left here List night for Washington. He is in favor ! of speedy action by the government. Said ! he: "Now is the time to act. I favor a plan i of taking Matanzas am! making that port I the base of operations in Cuba. We could I land 10,000 troops there, place them under command of Lee and in three weeks could I tak< Havana and run the Spaniads off the i island." , "I conferred with Blanco and Congosto when I was In Cuba," he said, "and 1 will ty that Congosto is the brains of the au tonomist administration. "It has been said that Congosto is a spy for Weyler. but I am not of that opinion. I knew Dr. Congosto when he lived in Philadt Iphia. 1 think that he is hardly in favor of the autonomist form of govern | ment, as it is in operation now, however, i Tiie Cuban elections will be held on the ■ same day as Spanish (lections —April 24 — j and the belief is growing that the would | be autonomist government is of the same sort that Spaniards offered tiie Cubans at the end of the ten years' war by Martinez Campos, then captain general of the is land.” POPE IS FRIENDLY With Spain, and Indicates His Hope For Her Success. New York, March 29.—A dispatch to the World from Madrid says: The pope has again made official de monstrations friendly to Spain indicating a desire for her success in Cuba. There i« a calmer feeling in political and finan cial quarters. QUIET AT MADRID. There is a General Feeling That There Will be No War. (Madrid, March 29. Complete tranquility prevail* here and in the provinces. Pub lic’opinion has been qulted by the belief that the difficulties between Spain and the United States will be adjusted in a sat -1 is factory manner. The newspapers place 'great stress upon the conference bewteen Woodford and Sa g.asta, which is to take place at 4 o’clock this afternoon, expressing the belief that it wil have important pacific results. The Spanish newspapers also say that the government of Spain has decided to do everything possible to avoid war, if the honor ami diguiyt of Spain is not affect ; cd. STARS AND STRIPES , Have Been Hoisted at Berlin Over the New Cruiser. Berlin, March 29. —Lieutenant John T. Knapp, United States Navy, of the cruiser San Francisco, today hoisted the stars and stripes over the torpedo boat purchased for the United States at Sehiehau ship yards on Monday. She was renamed the "Somers.” AUTONOMIST GAIN Was the Result of the Elections on the island of Cuba. Havana. .March 29.—The elections seem to have passed off without any incident. Os the thirty’ deputies to the Spanish cor tes twenty have been allotted to the au tonomists and ten to the union. In three cases plans were upset resulting in a net gain of one to the autonomists and giving them a total of twenty-one. MANY INJURED By the Explosion in Powder Works Near Nashville. Nashville, March 29.—An ex-plosion oc curred ar the Sycamore Powder Mills, twenty-five mi las from this city, today, by which several persons were severely in jured. The shock was plainly felt in this city. RiSE IN STOCKS In Madrid Brought by the Action of Con gress. Madrid, March 29 The news that con gress has not immediately discussed tiie Maine report thus giving time for Eu ropean diplomacy to work and prevent a conflict has caused a rise in stocks. POPULIST’S TOO. Washington. March 29. —The Populists I and Silver Republicans og both houses ' held a conference today and it resulted’in j resolutions being presented by Allen, in i the senate, and Bell, in the house, declar i ing for Cuban independence. ZOLA COMING HERE. New ork. March 29. —Zola has agreed to ■ ieome to the United States to give a se ries of fifteen lectures. ’ SPANISH FOURS UP. London. March 29. —Spanish 4s on the stock exchange opened strong at 52%, an advance of two points over yesterday. EDITOR PARALYZED. Griffin. Ga.. March 29.—(Mr. J. P. Saw tell. managing editor of the Morning Call, 1 was stricken with paralysis this afternoon I while driving out in the country with Col ' one! W. E. H. Searcy. Messrs. Searcy and paw tell were on their way to the home of Mr. W. V. Maddox when the latter was taken ill. He was carried to Mr. IMad j dox’s house, but was later brought to rhe I city and is now at his own home. At this writing he is resting easily and is con scious, though he cannot speak. Mr. Saw- I tell is a veteran newspaper man. and as such is known throughout the state. BOUGHT THE WINTHROP. Finest Steel Tug on the Coast Bought by United States. | Philadelphia, March 29.—The steam tag ; Winthrop of the Staples Coal Company, has been sold to the United States. The Winthrop is one of the finest gted tugs on the coast. THE MACON NEWS. SPANISH REPORT On the Destruction of the Maine Differs Ra dically From Ours. Washington, D. C.. March 29.—The report of the Spanish board of in i quiry on the Maine disaster contains de | clarations made by ocular witnesses and I experts. From these statements it clearly ’ deduces and proves the absence of all those attendant, circumstances which are invariaMy present on occasions of the ex plosion of a torpedo. The evidence of witnesses comparatively i close to the Maine at the moment of the disaster, is to the effect that only one ex plosion occurred; that no column of water was thrown into the air, that no shock to the side of the nearest vessel was felt, nor on land was any vibration noticed, and that no dead fish were found. The evidence of the senior pilot of the harbor that there is abundance of fish in the harbor and this is corroborated by other witnesses. The assistant engineer of works states that after explosion made during the excavation of‘the works in the harbor, lie always found dead fish. The divers were unable to examine the bottom of the Maine, which was buried ia the mud, but a careful examination of the sides of the vessel, the rents and breaks in which all point outward, shows that without a doubt that the’ explosion was from the outside. A minute examination of the bottom of the harbor beneath the vessel shows ab solutely no sign of the action of a torpedo and the fiscal (judge advocate) of the com mission can find no precedent for the ex plosion of the storage magazines of a ves sel by a torpedo. The report makes it clear that owing to the special nature of the proceedings fol lowed and the absolute respect shown for the extra-territorialidad of the Maine, the commission has been prevented from mak ing an examination of the inside of the vessel as would determine even the hy pothesis of the internal origin of the ac cident. This is to be attributed to tiie regrettable refusal to permit the necessity of co-operation of the Spanish commission both with the commander and crew of the 'Maine and the different’American officials commissioned to investigate the cause of the accident, and later on with those em ployed in salvage work. The report finishes by stating that the examination of the inside and outside of the Maine, as soon as sirch examination may be possible, as also of the bottom where the vessel rests, will prove that, supposing the remains of the wreck not to be totally or partially altered in the process of extraction, the explosion was ■.r.iauubtedly due to some interior cause. BACON FOR DEFENSES. Urges Congress to Have Savannah Taken Care Os. Washington, March 29.—The resolution which Senator Bacon introduced in the senate ’this morning is designated to facil itate the work of coast defenses at Savan nah. The law provides that there shall be no money spent- on fortifications until a clear title to the land is secured, afid the ■con sent of the legislature is obtained. Sena tor Bacon’s resolution provides for the suspension of this law clause where the consent of the owner has been secured. This is purely an emergency matter to enable the war department to go ahead with certain plans for fortifications when the legislature is not in session. The- res olution has been referred to the senate military committee. DERVISHES DEFEATED. Anglo-Egyptian Forces Attack and Capture Shendy on the Nile. Cairo, March 29—The Egyptian gun boats and the anglo-Egypiian troops at tacked Shendy on Saturday and destroyed the forts and captured quantities of grain cattle, ammunition and liberated over 600 slaves. Tiie dervishes lost 160 men. No casualties on the anglo-Egyptian side. TO PURCHASE HOME. Committee Working to Secure Building for a Reformatory. Atlanta, (March 29.—The enthusiasm dis played at the close of the semi-centennial of the First (Methodist church upon the proposition to purchase the old Confederate Veterans' home for a reformatory’ should argue much for the success of the idea. .Mr. Hass, chairman of the committee ap pointed at the Orphans’ Home conference to look into the matter, will return to the city this afternoon, and a meeting of the committee will be called tomorrow’. 'Mr. Geonge Muse, a prominent member of that committee, was seen yesterday in regard to the work. His idea is for those jwho proposed to aid the scheme at the last meeting of the semi-centennial to meet with the committee already appoint ed and co-operate with it. Mr. R. A. Hemphill favors this plan, and it will probably be carried out. Nothing can be done in forwarding the work until the committee meets. SECRET WIRES. Placed in the War Department for War Pur • poses. Washington. March 29.—The war depart ment has had seven additional wires strung into the office occupied by Secreta ry Alger and his confidential aids. The extra wires lead from the headquarters and offices of some of she newly created geographical departments, and places the generals commanding them in direct and instant touch with -Generals Alger and Miles. The telegraph instruments have been moved to a room where they caVinot be heard from the corridors, because from now on they will carry many secret orders, and the fate of thousands of men may depend on their secrecy. END OF TIME Believed to Be Foreshadowed in a Fall of Sulphur. Livingston, Ky., (March , 29.—There is considerable excitement here over it rain ing of snowing sulphur or something that looks exactly like it. and at Big Hill, a few miles east of here, it is reported one half an inch deep. It is firmly believed by some to be a token of the end of time. Some think if was caused by a valcano. RUSSIAN FLAG Will Float Alongside That of China at Ports of Arthur and Ta Lien. St. Petersburg. March 29.—An official messenger publishes a circular telegraph ; ed by Count Muraviff, the Russian minis ter of foreign affairs, to representative Russians abroad. It says: By virtue of the convention signed at Pekin on March 27th, Port Arthur and Port Ta Lien Wan and the territories ad jacent have been ceded to Russia in usu i fruct by China. You are requested to notify- the foregoing to the government where you are to be ac credited, adding that the above mention ed ports and territories will be immedi ately occupied by Russian troops £nd that the Russian flag jwill be hoisted by the I side of the Chinese flag. MACON NEWS TUESDAY MARCH 29 1898. BACON DEFINES WITH, He Says That the United States Should Stand Firm for Relief of Cuba. WANK PEACE WITH HONOR But Not Peace at Any Price—Was the First to Suggest to President That He Take Course Adopted, Washington. March 29, —The president and his advisors were strongly inclined against testing the sentiment of congress today by sending to that body the relief message, which has already been pre pared. They are afraid that in the present tem per of Congress they will not bo able to control that body as they should like to do. They know chat there ire many mem bers of both houses who will refuse to ap prove the appropriation of this money un less there is some sort cf a guarantee thaa it is only the. first step in a well defined policy for bringing the war in Cuba to a speedy end. President McKinley feared that a mes sage to*iay accompanied by anything giv ing an idea of a definite policy will cause Congress to force the administration's hand. The president wants to hear further from Spain. There has been a great deal of telegraphing back and forth between Washington and Madrid, but so far 'as the outside world is able to learn there has been no definite agreement of policy to be pursued on the broader question of Cuba. The air has been full of rumors. The talk of autonomy is at the base of most of these, though the possibility of purchase is still strongly talked by many people who ought to know what is going on. Senator Bacon was one of the first men in high place to urge upon , the president that he transmit the report of the Maine board without accompanying it with any indemnity demand—indeed, he was per haps the first. , The senator hopes for peace, but be lieves that there should be no backdown in our position in bbhalf of Cuba. Today he said: "The president’s policy with regard to the Maine report was dictated by wisdom. He did exactly the proper thing sim ply laying the report before the Spanish government and giving them an oppor tunity to make some reply concerning it. He has done, toward Spain just what we should expect Spain to do if the Vizcaya were blown up in New York harbor. “When a reply’ is received from Spain it will be /irae enough for us to say' whether we shall make' any demand upon her or not. “As to the solution of the complications over the Cuban question, while I am anx ious for peace, I want to accomplish ex actly the same results as those who are urging war. I want Cuba to have her in dependence, I want the war to be stopped and I want the lives of those people who are starving to death to be saved; but I want to see these ends accomplished through peaceful agencies if possible. “Whether this can be done I don't know; but is possible it ought to be done that way. “We should make a persistent and hon est effort toward a peaceful accomplish ment of these ends and only go to war when we find that we cannot accomplish them without war. I am in favo» of peace if it is possible with honor and with the accomplishment of what we owe to Cuba and humanity. I am only in favor of war if it is unavoidable and necessary to the accomplishment of these ends.” A conversation between Senator Bacon and a fellow senator illustrates this posi tion. The other senator was a western man and was talking loudly for war. “Yes,” said Senator Bacon, “it is all well enough for you to talk of war. You live in a state a thousand miles beyond the range of the biggest gun that Spain has, there is net an industry’ in your state that would not be stimulated by war. and the demand Mid the price of every product of your state would be increased by war. On the other hand, I live in a state that is on the picket line. Every industry we have would be paralyzed by war. “The demand and the price of every pro duct would be greatly’ lessened. It’is bad enough for our people io have to sell cot ton at's cents a pound, but it would be a heap worse if they’ had to sell it at 3 cents. “My people are willing to make all these sacrifices in a war that is necessary and unavoidable; but I, as a senator, do not propose to bring war on them unless it is necessary. Os course if war becomes in evitable all differences of opinion would be swept away and we would stand to gether. But I for one do not want war if It can be honorably avoided.” In discussing the proposition for further delay in the settlement of the Questions now facing the government, Senator Bacon said: “If Spain should ask for further delay for the purpose of negotiating with this government for settlement of all these differences, then we ought to insist on immediate action.” THE NEXT SENATE. A Guess as to its Complexion and Personnel Indulged In. The complexion of the next state senate can almost be determined r.ow from the drift of things in the forty-four districts of the state, says the Atlanta Commercial. The indications point to the following: First, Henry G. Wright; Second, Wil liam Clifton: Third. E. L. Walker; Fourth Burrel Atkinson; Fifth, R. G. Hickerson; Sixth. W. G. West: Seventh. C. M. Hitch; Eighth, J. D. Palmer; Ninth, Judge J. O. Perry: Tenth. Ed L. V.’right; Eleventh, ■Clarence Wilson; Twelfth, J. R. Stapleton; Thirteenth, W. A. Dodson; Fourteenth. Mark ‘Hedge; Fifteenth. E. K. Wilson: Eighteenth. J. H. Polhill; Nineteenth, R. E. Davidson: Twentieth, William Raw lings: Twenty-first, J. W. Lindsey; Twen ty-second, John F. Re-lJing; Twenty-third Hugh Nelson: Twenty-fourth. J. F. C. Me- Lester; Twenty-fifth. J. F. Parker: Twen ty-sixth, Sim Blalock; Twenty-seventh, B. F. -Thrasher; Twenty-eighth. S. T. Wingfield: Thirtieth. Dav.;J Meadows; Thirty-first. P. Perkins; Thirty-second, C. - Oakes; Thirty-third.-J. K. Thompson; Thirty-fourth, W. M. Morrison; T. J. Rip ley or Dr. H. M. Smith; Thirty-fifth John Awtrey; Thirty-sixth. Warner Hill; Thir ty-seventh, D. T. McCutchen: Fortieth. J. G. Green; Forty-first, John Wetzel: Forty second, W. H. Ennis; Forty-third, Rex Ramsey; Forty-fourth, R. A. Bacon. The Sixteenth. Seventeenth, Twenty ninth, Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth are Populist districts. Hon. W. A. Dodson, of Sumpter, will probably be elected preident. RIFLES AT BALLAST POINT. San Francisco. March 29. —A large quan tity of ammunition and riflfles are at Bal last Posnt, STATE RACING MEET. League of American Wheelmen Will be Held in Macon. The state racing meet of the League of American Wheelmen will be held in Ma con again this summer, and the new track which the Macon Bioycle Club will build, will be used. The state race meet of the League was held here last year, and some of the finest riding that Macon lovers of the sport have seen yet was exhibited. The local wheel men will make it a great event, and Ma con riders will do their part of the prize winning as they did last year. OUTLOOK VERY SLIM. For the Fruit Crop Unless Rain Comes at an Early Date. The fruit outlook is dismal unless there is plenty of rain in this part of the coun try in the near future. One of the most reliable of the frit men of the state return ed yesterday from a trip through South west Georgia, and he says that the trees are suffering badly. “It will be too late in another week,” he said. “The present dry spell is doing as much damage as a big frost, and in some sections 1 am confident that the crop is already gone. It is a critical time for tiie tree*. They must have rain and plen ty of it. “I am very much afraid of the outlook,” he went on to say, “though I don’t want 'to pose as a croaker. It has been a most remarkable season throughout and the trees are very forward. Now if we have a heavy rain and cold weather to follow, 'the fruit crop is doomed for this year. I cannot allow you to use the name of my section, because I do not want to discour age my-people who have a great deal tied up in fruit, but 1 tell you I look upon my crop as gone now and will be most agree ably surprised if I prove a false phophet.” The authority here given is as good as any in the state, and his information may be looked upon as beyond question. CARNIVAL COMMITTEE, Will Probably Hold a Meeting on Friday to Discuss Matters of Interest. A meeting of the executive committee of the (Macon Carnival Association will be held on Friday’ afternoon, when the re ports of a number of sub-committees will be considered and acted upon. jSome of the sub-committees have been very active' and their reports will be of particular in terest as outlining the general plan of the carnival. The report of the committee that went to New Orleans for the purpose of getting information from the >Mardi Gras there will, of course, be the most interest ing and important matter before the com mittee. This committee has done a great deal of work since its return from New Orleans, and they have the mystic feautre, as well, as Macon day planned out. The commit’tee having in charge "the great flo ral parade has also outlined its work and will make an interesting report. It is the intention of this committee to make this feature of the carnival the bigest thing of the kind that has ever been seen in the South. ,A circular letter has been prepared to send out all those who may take part in the parade. The meeting of the com mittee on Friday will be the most impor tant that lias yet been held. IMPORTANT DECISION. Affecting the Stockholders of the Bibb Build ing a( d Loin Company. o Judge Felton decided a case in the su perior court yesterday that will be of in terest to a large number of people in Bibb county. The long pending case of the Bibb Building and Loan Company which has been in the court for a long time, came up for a final adjudication. It was contended by the non-borrowing stockholders of the company that the pay ments for loans made by the borrowing stockholders should not go as credits on theif stock, , while the borrowing stock holders wanted this to be the case. Judge Felton decided that these pay ments should go as credits on the stock. This was the main point in the case and practically winds up the affairs of the company ready to take it out of court. The Bibb Building and Loan Association went into the hands of a receiver some years ago and its affairs have dragged all this 'time. It will now be wound up and taken out cf the courts permanently. CLEAN VAUDEVILLE. Putzel Has Now the Best Performance of its Kind Ever Seen in Macon. Mr. M. G. Putzel has secured a new manager for his vaudeville, and as a re sult he has now one of the cleanest and the best vaudeville performance that has ever beer, brought to the South. Mr. Charles McShane, the new manager, eame direct from New York to Macon. He was a member of the original Georgia (Minstrel Company, and has a good rep utation with the profession. He brought down for the opeping of the performances this week some of the best vaudeville artists in the metropolis, and the result is that the show is excellent and is well worth seeing. It will afford three hours of genuine amusement. Some of the features are exceptionally good and dqual to the (best on this line to be found with the higher class attractions. (Mr. Putzel is to be congratulated on the great improvement in his entertainment. Among the people on the program for this week’s- entertainment are: Mademoi selle Bernice, whose reputation preceded her to Macon. She is a charming comedi enne. Miller and May will still continue to be prime favorites with the public and they are deservedly so. Miss Jennie Rob bey and (Miss Thixy Derrill are both of llhem perfect in their line, and are des ’tined to create a sensation among the patrons of the house. Altogether in its way the vaudeville en tertainment is excellent and is deserving of the good houses that it is drawing. ABOUT BRANN. Waat the Press Have to Say of the Noted Texan. Os a recent lecture delivered by W. C. Brann, of the Iconoclast, at Jackson, Miss., the Clarion-Ledger says: ■ “For nearly an- hour ‘and a half he spoke—wit, satire, brilliant metaphor and striking comparisons falling from his lips in smoothly flowing sentences that com pletely enraptured his hearers. His com mand of language is wonderful—there is never a halt or break from beginning to end.—and he talks so rapidly that it would be difficult for an expert shorthand report er to accurately follow him. To give a synopsis of his lecture that would do jus tice to it or to him, would be impossible. He must be heard to be fully appreciated. ‘ Mr. Brann vas introduced to the au dience by Hon. J. Alcorn Glover, of Coaho ma county, in most complimentary terms, as ‘a gentleman who has more fame and reputation than any other man in the country, and one whose vocabulary knows na bounds.’ ” BROWNSON IN CONFERENCE. Rome, March 29. —Commander Brownson conferred this morning with Minister of Marine, relative to the purchase of the ships now building in Italy. LEE FEARS OUTBREAK Anli-Amencan Feeling is Inleose and Weeklies May al iiny Moment Precipitate Riot GREAT UNEASINESS Administration Fears the Sit uation in Havana Equally With Danger of Intense IMPATIENCE OF COSfiRESS. Trouble May be Precipitated at Any Moment as a Result of Either Help for Lee Close at Hand. New York, March 29 —A special to th, Herald from Washington says: “Havana is quiet but there is danger of her being disturbed by another outbreak such as occurred in the Cuban city just before the Maine came to anchor. Lee has cabled the state deparUnent that ■the situation is critical. There is danger of i’urtlier riots growing out of the intense anti-American feeling among the Weylerltes. In the light of General Lee’s dispatch 'the administration authorities are as much concerned by the situation i» Havana as they are over the fear that congress will attempt to force the hand of the president. It is now regarded as the danger point of the situation. Captain- Sampson is in direct communi cation with Lee and at the slightest sign of trouble a message from the consul gen eral to the naval officer will result in tiie arrival of a man of war at Havana within four hours. NOT CONFIRMED. Blanco Says That There is <No Danger at Havana. Washington, March 29.—The state de partment gives no official confirmation of the reports of official advices from <Ha ’vana that states that riots headed by the Weyler element are apprehended. It 'appears, hswever, that Blanco has sent a communication to Washington In which he says that he believes demonstra tions may be precipitated at any moment by an element made up of certain Amer icans. There is . a strong anit-Spanish tendency at Havana new. Blanco says he does net fear any disturbances and riots coming fro mthe 'Cuban people. The sug gestion that the Weyler element is threat ening the riots is emphatically repudiated by Blanco. Blanco (dearly and unequiv ocally declares that the presence of ■American correspondents in Cuba make the situation, in his view, more critical. BICYCLE CLUB Wtll Meet Tonight to Perfect Plans for New Race Track. A meeting of the Macon Bicycle Club will be held at Percy Griffeth’s on Cotten avenue tonight for tha purpose of coming to a final decision on the building of a new race track. The club has decided to brook no further delay, and will commence work next, week on the new track, though they will not decide on the location until tonight. So far Senator Baron has not beeo heard from in reference to the letter that the club wrote to him asking that he let th< n proceed building the track on the land :lat they had selected on his property, it tiie letter is not received by tonight, the club will decide on some other place or agree to buy the land* that Senator. Bacon has refused to let them have. • The club has in view tiie park on Tatt nall square, and if they fail to get tl, land on Senator Baton’s pl-at:', and cr.n get permission from council, they will build out there. RALLY AT GRACE CHURCH. Epworth Leaguers Were There to Hear the Interesting Talks. A big rally of the Union Epwoith Leagues was held at Grace chuTeh last night, and was largely at', nd. d by the members of the different Leaguers of the city. Mr. James J. Cobb presided at :he meeting. Interesting talks were made- by J. W. Weston, James J. Cobb, W. Js. Ki and R. F. Burden. The principle thoug-it which was given prominence in the speac,,- es was whether or not the Epwoi :h League paid. Was it profitable to the church. The coming conference was alio discussed and the duty of each Leaguer was clearly outlined. You can talk to 10,000 every day through th* eolumna of The New* A PRICELESS ORGAN ' Is the Eye, and Yet Some People Are Neg lectful of It. More precious than gold is the windows of the soul (the eye.) Its delicacy and finished perfection is beyond description, yet notwitstanding that fact the eye is subjected to more use and abuse than is any other organ of the body, for it being at rest only when closed in sleep. If your vision is impaired it is well for you to bear in mind that a suitable pair of glasses will not only lead you from darkness to light, but will, in a great many cases, ef fect an entire cure of your eye trouble. But on the other hand glasses selected by yourself or fitted to your eyes by anyone to whom the science of optics is a sealed book, will, in time, prove a great curse to your eyes. Mr. Friedman, the optical spe cialist, has been in Macon over a year, and while in this city has fitted glasses ip hundreds of persons, but- has yet to find anyone who is not perfectly delighted with his work. AH of his patients recommend him in the highest terms. Office 314 Sec ond street, Macon, Ga. Subscribers must pay up and not allow small balances to run over from week to week. The carriers have been in siructed to accept no part payment from anyone after April Ist. W IIA t In P re P arin S for SPRING SEA IS 11 U I SON, 1898, can only be judged by an inspection of our stock. Wfl It is thoroughly complete and abundant, with crisp and pleas ing novelties in Have jneifs and Boy’s n Suits, Hats and Fumlsfeinjß, HOlie. At Proper Prices. We have used our best efforts to please you, and are ready to serve your wants. zb /O pu b7 u ha 11-_. Valuable Bulldino lots on Easu Terms On April ist, at 12 o’clock, at the property, I will sell at publicoi t ciy di that portion of block 29, ironting on Third street, and bounded by Hazel and Ash streets, aijd running back to an alley, ♦ 1 his property, subdivided into building lots, will be sold on rhe lollowing terms : Ore-fifth cash ; balance in 20 montly payments, with straight interest at 8 per cent. Railroad men and employes in the railroad shops are especially in vited to examine the property. Convenient to their business, in a goed and healthy location, near the public schools, it will make them de sirable homes. In putting this property on the market now, I only expect to real ize prices in keeping with the times. Information cheerfully furnished by B A. WISE, 358 Second Street. 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 for your inspec tion. To see them is to wear them. Tue price? Only $3.00 BENSON & HOUSER, The Up-to-date Clothiers. MITCHELL - HOUSE, THOMASVILLE, GA. MRS. A. H. HALE, of Watch Hill House, R. 1., Prop’tress Open from January to April. Miles cf bicycle paths; Country Club golf links: Gentlemen’s Driving X <iOcH tion; fine drives end good delivery. To Sportsmen and Others: I have leaped the game preserve of ray plantation? in Thomas county with ’the ■Ziu-h- i; House. Thomasville, to Mrs. A. R. Hale. The grounds are “po«t< d,” ar i the hum ng brivelcge being reserved for the guests of. the Mitchel! House only ’I parties 'vishrng to shoot on these lands will please appl / to Mrs. A. R He e lessee. T. C. MITCHELL. Dunlap Hats They are the top notch of Hat style. We are exclusive agents for them in Macon. That’s a privilege of distinct and proved value. Many men will don no other kind of Hat. They know the comfort and service of a “Dunlap.” The Clothier who prints insinuations against Dunlap Hats simply insults the intelligence of his read ers. The SI.OO more you pay for a Dunlap is money wisely spent. The variety of spring shapes and shades is now complete. Z OH EAR’MONEY. 8% per cent. and 1 p * r e« nt •eady for loans on Maeon re.ldenco and business property. 8 per cent money”" farm loans. Over $5,000 000 aucceCfullv negotiated In Georgia alone. Loans mad ' can be paid off at any tlnr-e. We are her 1- quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man $56 Second street, Macao Ga. PRICE TWO CENTS