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CHEAP MONEV. per eent. and 7 per cent. oney new ready for loana on Macon redden, e and busineai property. 8 per cent, money for farm loana. Over tS.OOO.WXi successfully negotiated In Georgia alone. Loans mad* can be paid off at any time. We are head quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man., X 56 Second street, Macon G<- ESTABLISHED 1884.- WMETILKmOIM SPAIN SEMS BE SHIPS Desperate Effort Being Made by the Plutocratic Forces to Keep the Wai Cloud From Breaking, But It Gets More Threatening Every Minute, DEMOCRATS LEAD in the Great Fight for Cuba But Are Held in Check by the Majority in! the House. SPAIN PLAYS DOUBLE GAME While She Treats With Woodford and Sagasta Asks Questioes She Hurls Defiance at the Course. W;i hington, March 30 —When Mr. Bai ley, the Democratic leader of the Housi presents d the matter of the privilege res olution recognizing the independence o; Cuba, a perfect whirlwind of applaust vwept all over the House from the galle rie». ' J. Boutelle made a point of order agaius. It and .Mr. Hailey in epeaking to the pom order declared that he had no purpose t< raise any disorder in tip' House. He be lievcd that he had the right to make it. The greatest confusion and exeitemeu prevailed. Mr. Bailey said the House ha. the right to d< elde this question ami t, accept the responsibility. Mr. Bailey cited a precedent In th thirty-third congress when on a sipiila question the Republican-; all voted again the ruling of Speaker Crisp, holding the the Hawaiian resolution offered l»y Bon telle, while in order, must go to the com inittec and not be privileged for inuui dime consideration. The Democrats and galleries repeated., applauded him. Boutelle replied declarin, that tin circumstances were different . the precedent and that the ruling was tt rom ous. Hull, chairman of the military affair committee, who is at the head of the rad, cal Republicans arose to rally his follot. ers against the resolution and announce amid a storm of applause that he was wiii lug to go as far as any one in aid of th struggling patriots of Cuba, but wanted i done in an orderly way. He declared th.: ho sympathised with the proposition for . declaration of war . While this was going on the Republican were whispering in groups, the conserve tive leaders mingling among them am . urging them not to the Democrat to take teh initiative. While Terry. Democrat, of Arkansas was urging that the question of privileg. should be submitted to the House for . decision, the confusion became so gre-a •that Simpson. Populist, of Kansas, raise, the laugh when he made the point of orde. that: "The speaker’s reeo Been traders were ou of order.” Hopkins supported the point of orde: against the resolution. He claimed tha It was not a question of personal privileg or one that affected the House. It simpl;. called for an expression as to the patriot in Clba. The resolution should go to th committee. He w;vs not willing to be car ried off his feet to overturn the rules o the House. He hoped the Republican, would take the same view. The chairman made a long decision. 11 said that the question of war and inde pendeuee did not constitute a question o •privilege and would not, he thought a any time except in times of’great excite ment. The speaker sustained the point o. order and Bailey appealed. ACTION DISCUSSED. Republicans Say That Everything Will b< Settled tn a Few Days. Washington. March 30 —Ther has beet a great deal of discussion among the Re publicans since the Bailey resolution wa introduced and voted upon. Many of then hetve received assurances from the leader ■that there will be action in a short time. Speaker Reed’s statement is consider, e as forecasting the situation and Dinglei was quoted as saying that the whole ques tion will be setieled within a few days. The Republicans who attended the eon Terence last evening said the course of th< Republicans who attended the conference was consistent as they had determined tie action should come from the Republican siand in an orderly manner. GREAT EXCITEMENT Caused by the Report That Spain is Sending More Ships. Washington. March 30. —-The usual num ber of callers were at the state, war and navy departments today to interview th' officials respecting the developments in the Cuban situation, and for the transac tion of numerous items of business whic ih-ave been brought to the fore as the re sult of the preparations for war that ar. rapidly going on. At the navy department Secretary bong ■was unusually busy today seeing a large number of people and in conference with Jhe bureau chiefs. A matter that caused a great deal of excitement was the information from jVVoodford of the departure westward of .he Spanish fleet of three formidable ves sels. Naturally there is a disposition to criti cise the disposition of Spain in this partic ular in view of the many peace protesta tions that have been made by that coun try and such action is regarded as any thing but friendly. The public statement is made that the I’niicd States government is negotiatiug lor the a, qu-isition of St. Thomas Island liin tue West Indies, tor use as a coaling station. The Spanish fleet mailed from Carthege nia and according to the. minister’s dis patch, were headed westward. This, it is said, .« undoubtedly the most formidable array of vessels that has departed from Spain during the present Crists, and the ,»i i-sumption is that they are headed flor Havana, and will be first heard of at the Canaries. Tne licet is composed of two Second class armored cruisers, under the convoy of a formidable torpedo boat destroyer. The names of the cruisers are Infanta Maria Theresa and the Cristobal Colon. The former is built of steel and is 364 act over all. Her spend is put down as lightly -over twenty knots an hour. The •' oiou is 328 feet long, 6,840 tons of dis placement, and a speed of twenty knots, noth cruisers are heavily armored. The convoy of the vessels, the destroyer, is a formidable ship of her class, with about ioO tons displacement, and is capa ble of excellent service. SENATE VERY SEDATE. 3ut it is Evident That Something May be Expected at Tomorrow’s Session. Washington, March 30. —Again the gal eries of the senate were crowded to the .oors. Not an inch of space was left in any it the galleries, and the corridors were all .-•eked with disappointed hundreds. iDavls, chairman of the committee on oreign relations, asked that the eommit ee be permilted to sit during the sessions ■f the senate, and it was granted. Frye, of Maine, reported from the cotn uittee ou foreign relations the resolution hat the president be requested, if not in ompatible with public interest, to trans mit -to the senate all the consular corres pondence relating to the conduct of the ,a; in Cuba, the condition of the people nd other matters relating thereto. Frye asked that the resolution lie on the able until tomorrow. Hawley, of Connecticut, of 'the military ummittee, reported the joint resolution lovidlng that in ease of emergency, in .hlch the imediate erection of any fort or ortiilcation is,pin the opinion of the sec tary of war necessary and urgent, where lie legislature of the state is not in ses on, so much existing law as prohibits the .•ection of such fortification until the co ti nt -of t'ne legislature has been obtained, •• suspended so as to authorize the con . ruction of such temporary fort on 'the ' ii'tten consent of the owners of the land, i.iwlty asked for immediate consideration. ;ut Pasco, of Florida, desiring to examine -. it went over 'to the committee on for .gn relations. The concensus of opinion, however, in The feature of the meeting .was the dis •osition to wait a reasonable time on the president. WOODFORD’S CABLEGRAMS idicate That an Understanding May be Ar rived at Easily. Washington, March 30. —The president eeeived this morning a cablegram from Voodford, at Madrid in -which he confirms ne published report that he had an ex ended conference with Sagasta yesterday. No definite conclusion was reached, as ae minister desires to place the matter ndei; consideration before the queen re ent and other members of the ministry, he conference was adjourned until to lorrow, Thursday. Although Woodford does not give any etails of what transpired at the meeting, et the message is in a very hopeful tone and gives the president hope that a full settlement of the question at issue may ■e determined at tomorrow’s conference. The main question discussed is known to ave been a prompt cessation of hostili les on the island, the release of the eon en-tradoes with permission for them to eturn to their homes and to resume their ecupations without further molestation. The exact lines upon which Woodford is it work for a final settlement of the Cu ban question cannot be stated, as he has • reived a number of sugestions from this overnment as to what would be accep able to it. dministration circles is that it involves a ettlement up an indemnity basis of some ting less than $20,000,000. KING DEFIANCE. panish Troops in Cuba Destroying Every thing in Sight. Havana. March 30. —tfad dado dodora-la nun. commanded by Colonel Escario. in he district of Manzanillo, has destroyed luring the past three days ninty-four 'arms, a sugar cane mill, a coffee planta icn, some barracks and two hospitals, 'clone! Escarius' troops captured six in surgents. SPAIN KNOWS NOW r hat the Independence of Cuba is a Sine Qua Non. Washington. March 30 —The president id a senator today that Sagasta yester lay asked this government through diplo matic channels whether the independence f Cuba was necessary to the preservation 3f peace and he had been informed that it was. The president told the Michigan del-’ ■gallon that he did not expect congress to act precipitately and that he was expect . ng hourly important advices from Wood ford. COLUMBIA ARRIVES. Fort Monroe. Va., March 30—The Colum bia arrived this morning and joined the ■lying squadron. COTTON FUTURES. New York, March 30. —Futures opened quiet and firm. Salese 2,700, March and April 588, May and June 596 July 599, Au gust 601, September 600, October 597, No vember 598, December 600, January 601. ’HE MACON NEWS. READY AND WAITING. • Foreign Relations Committee Failed to Reach an Agreement. Washington, March 30—The senate com- , mittee on foreign relations failed to reach an agreement as its meeting today on any | of the Cuban resolutions before it, but re- • ferred the whole matter to a sub commit- i tee and then adjourned. The members of the foreign relations | committee who saw tlie president today assured the other members that the Cuban situation would come to a. head in a very few days or that congress would be in formed. The utmost limit placed upon the time when the matter will be settled one way or another is stated at one week, while others thought it might be within forty- I eight hours. The committee considered that it would j be unwise in view of the negotiations now ; to precipitate matters at this time. It was said that congress need not take j action to hurry the administration in view of what has been learned by the members. The senate passed a resolution on mo tion of Chairman Davis, of the foreign re lations committee allowing them to sit during the session of the senate. The com mittee will resume its session at 2 p. m. MERRITT’S BODY FOUND. Corpse of the Engineer of the Maine Identi fied by His Uniform. New York, March 30.—A dispatch from’ Key West to the Journal says that the Bachc brings the news from Havana of : the finding by an American diver of the I body of Enginerr Merritt. It was jammed I between a torpedo tube and the wreckage. I The body was identified by the uniform. “COMPROMISE WITH HELL.” One of McKinley’s Friends, Dr. C. A. L. Reed, Sends Message. Cincinnati, March 30.—'Dr. Charles A. L. Reed, a leading physician of this city, and who acquired great promience a few years ago as one of the originators of the Pen- American Medical Congress, today tele- | graphed the following to the President, with whom he is well acquainted: “American interests and American sen timent alike demand the withdrawal of the last fragment of the Spanish flag from the last foot of Cuban soil. Any demand less than this is a compromise with hell.” THEY MEAN BUSINESS. Southern Representatives Will Go to the Front. New York, March 30. —’Representative Broussard, of Louisiana, has tendered his resignation to take effect immediately on 'the declaration of war with Spain, says the 'Washington correspondent of the Her ald. Broussard left for Louisiana today. He expects to form a regiment which he will command in the event of war, which he says is sure to come. “I have decided to organize a regiment of my own,” he said. "I have «[K>ken and voted and will speak and vote for war, and am willing and anx ious to back up my words with the sword and musket. Representative Sulzer, of New York, has announced that he would raise a regiment in his district. Representatives Colborn and Berry, both of Kcntucy, express a de termination to go to the front. The lat ter was a colonel in the Confederate army and said: “•We would show them that the men who fought under the Blue and Gray, who stood face to face with American bullets, are not afraid of the Spaniards. BESEIGED. The President Being Urged to Take Action at Once. Washington, March 30 —The White House was besieged by callers today. Nearly the entire Michigan delegation called, their purpose being to urge the president to take immediate, vigorous ac tion to end the war in and secure the in dependence of Cuba. T 7 —()—()—u—O—()—()—()—()—0—0 -O— ()—()—()—()—()—()—()—(■)—()-()- I I I Wai and Easter ? J 2 7 / KRE almost here. Next Saturday’s 1 I NEWS will tell you all about I I both : Work ou board a warship, how 1 1 high explosives are made, quick de- 1 1 Tense of American seaports, scheme of 1 Sexis Nixon, who designed the In- i jL diana type of battleship for defense of X p seaports with rifled howitzer and mor- p tar boats, how to enlist in the army, X effectiveness of torpedos in modern J 7 warfare. 7 7 This and much more attractive 7 7 syndicate matter especially prepared 7 7 for THE NEWS’ f EASTER EDITION, f o Together with timely hints for the o o Spring girl of ’9B, who is now busy o o with preparations for the festival, fine o o confections bloom for beauty and o 7 grace, dainty wraps for early spring, o - • -i • i o correct contour tor spring hats, society o 7 gossip, Paris fashions, feminine fan- o o cies. 7 7 All this and much more of inter- o 7 est in Saturday’s NEWS. 7 7 All the live merchants of Macon 7 7 will be there with their 7 i ' 7 1 Easter Bargain News 7 Watch for it. Wait for it. It 7 7 will be the bargain guide for Easter 7 7 week shoppers. 7 I T rx —O—O—()—()—O—O—0—0—0—0 —°— O—O—O—O—o—o—O—O—o—o I • I MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 30 1898. MILITARY DAY AT IBIWI A Red Letter Event in the History of the Arte sian City. GOVERNOR AND HIS STAFF Reviewed the Troops —lnteresting Exercises Held at the Chatau qua Auditorium. Albany, March 30.—The tenth annual as sembly of the Georgia Chatauqua at this place is one of the greatest in tue bi st ary of the city, and this is gala wjek in the A'lesiau Cjiiy. Neve; in the history of A'ba.-y nas in terest in a public enterprise b?v’i so in ten-e, and the hospitality that ha< al ways characterized the little city, is the comment of the thousands that ane in at tendance on tfte chatauqua. A fair city, inhabited by chivalrous Southerners, who have not neglected to display their enter prise while they entertain. Yesterday was the red letter day of the chatauqua, an.l the crowds, that uttendt J were the largest, 'the day the brightest, the women ’the prettiest, and all nature seemed bent on the one idea or naking the day one long to be remembered by those who attended. It was military and gov ernor’s day, and as Georgia’s chief exec utive rode down the line of hundreds of brave soldiers and cheers of enthusiasm greeted him on every side, the scene was a most inspiring one. Every military company in the state had been invited to be present on this oc casion, and fifteen of them attended. At 10 o’clock when, the governor re viewed the troops it was estimated that 15,000 people were present. At 11 o’clock the governor delivered an address at the auditorium, which was greeted with muca enthusiasm. At 3 o’clock the band gave a military concert at the auditorium and at 6 o’clock the troops assembled for the ever impressive dress parade. The line was a splendid one, and the eyes of many an old veteran sparkled again with excite ment as he viewed them them and thought of the days of ’6l. The parade took place directly in front of the Guard’s armory on Broail street. Occupying a conspicuous, place in a handsomely decorated carriagb ovas the sponsor of the two Albany com panies, 'Miss Rosa Woolfolk, and the maids of honor, 'Miss Sybil Wool folk anti Miss Ruby "Wight. Mrs. E. F. Jackson was chaperone. They were attended by Mr. Adolph Sterne, Mr. E. R. Clarke and Mr. G. 'M. Guerry. , At the auditorium a't night Dr. George T’entecost lectured to a large audience of interested listeners. The Albany Guards were pronounced by ail the visiting military men to be the most hospitable of the hospitable. . They kept open house all day, and the most ele gant luncheons were spread. The auditorium in which the meetings of the chatauqua are held, would do credit to cities'many times larger than Albany, lit is one of the largest and handsomest buildings of the kind in the South; and was built through the energy and enter prise of the Albany people. Tonight Governor Bob Taylor, of Ten nessee will deliver a lecture in the audi torium. ■The session of the. chatauqua iwilj close next (Sunday, Rev. Waren A. Candler preaching the closing sermon. Dr. Thomas Dixon, the most popular or ator and lecturer in America, lectures to night at. Wesleyan on the “Dusk of the Centurv.” He will also give a prelude on “The Cuban Question.” Dixon gives a 50 minutes prelude on Cuba tonight. ON MONDAY. Annapolis Cadets Will Graduate Ahead of Time. Washington, March —Thirty-nine naval cadets will be graduated at the An napolis Naval Academy on Monday next, two months in advance of the usual time for completing the four years’ course, and twenty-four hours afterward they will be • on their way to join ships of the North I Atlantic fleet near Key West, the flying ; squadrou under Commodore Schley, and other ships now being placed in service. This unusual action on the part of the Naval Academy authorities has been taken, by" direction of Secretary Long, in order to provide additional officers for the large number of ships of all classes in commis sion and about to be attached as divisions, mosquito fleets and auxiliaries in the plans of the navy for preparing to meet any emergency it may be called on. to con front. There will be no ceremonious gradu ating exercises, large ball, or the gayety and activity which have marked grad uating days at .Annapolis since the insti tution was founded by George Bancroft in 1845. The board of visitors will not be present, no distinguished persons as is generally the case, and an entire absence of the cadets’ sweethearts, sisters, and families. The exercises are to be brief, as comports with the occasion of the navy’s sudden call for the services of the young sters. Not even the secretary of the navy is expected to be present and deliver the diplomas as has been always customary. CONCESSION FROM CHINA. Lands of Great Mineral Value Granted to British Capitalists. London, March 30. —The Chronicle says that it has reason to believe that a pri vate concession, presumably of very great vaiue, has-been made by the Chinese gov ernment to a syndicate of British capital ists, namely, an extensive area, said to be lU.oOO square’ miles, in the province of Shansi, which possesses great mineral wealth. dt adds that if the report is true it is obvious that Sir Claude Macdonald, the •British minister to China, with the ap proval of Lord Salisbury, must have sup ported the request for the concession. WITHOUT OWNER. Alledged Discovery of Iron Ore Lying Un claimed. Cleveland, March 30. —During the inves tigation by Attorney General .Monette and the taxation committees of the senate and house -of representatives here today the fact was brought out that there is no own ership to more than $3,000,000 of iron ore ion the docks here. This has led the 'at torney general to nTake the statement that the state would confiscate it. The inves tigation has made some astounding dis coveries so far in the way of big concerns avoiding taxation. PAY GOES ON. Chemical Bank Will Hold Their Places Open for Its National Guardsmen.; New York, "March 30. —Cashier Francis Halpin, of the Chemical National Bank said yesterday that those employees of the b'ank who belong to the National Guard would not lose anything so far as their places in the bank were concerned, In case they were called out to sejve their coun try. “Five of the Chemical Bank employees,” said Mr. Halpin, “belong to the National Guard, two belong to the Twenty-third Regiment and one to the Thirteenth and one to the Signal Corps ’in Brooklyn, and one to the Gatling Gun Company at Or ange, N. J. If they are called upon to serve the bank will continue ta pay their salaries to them and will keep their places for them in the bank. It is the banks (that would be the first to call for protec tion, and we think they should consider the men who protect them.” MORE WARSHIPS Leave Spain But Their Destination Seems to be Unknown. Washington, March 30 —The navy de partment has received a dispatch that sev eral Spanish warships have left Cartha gena, Spain. Their destination has not been learned. The news excited great interest at the navy department. They are the armored cruisers Infanta Maria, Theresa and Cris tobal, Colon, and the torpedo boat des troyer, Destructor. WOULD CAUSE A SPLIT. ’ Radical Republicans Arise Against Holding Caucus Now. Washington, March 30 —-General Gros venor, of Ohio, has expressed his willing ness to call a caucus of the Republican members to decide upon the action with' relation to the situation if one is desired, but some of the most radical of the Re publicans do not believe the caucus should be held yet as they are of the opinion that it would of necessity lead to an open di vision between the Republicans in congress and the president. _ “FIGHTING BOB” EVANS. Officer Who is to Command the Finest Ship * in the Navy. Washington, March 30. —Captain Robley D. Evans, who has been assigned to com- , mand the battleship lowa, the finest ship of the navy, once tendered his resignatiorf from the service and it was accepted by Gideon Welles, then secretary of the navy. Captain Evans is down on the naval reg ister as having been appointed from Utah, tout he was from Virginia. His present home is a little frame cottage just at the foot of the light house marking the en trance through Hampton Roads to Old Point. There his family have lived for years, while the man, who is kown by the sobriquet of "Fighting Bob,” was away on sea duty. In June, 1861, “Fighting Bob” was a midshipman at the naval academy. His sympathies were supposed to have been •with the South. He, with a number of other midshipmen, including Captain Yates Stirling, now on waiting orders, sent in their resignations to the navy department, but four weeks afterward relented and each wrote letters full of devotion to the Union, which brought about their restora tion to the navy. All fought through the four years. Captain Evans has a crippled knee as a result of the storming of Fort Fisher, which, however, does not inter fere with his activity. He is one of the youngest captains of the navy and a brother-in-law of Captain Taylor, of the Indiana. He never misses a prize fight if he can help it, and is an allround sportsman. For four years he was the eomiranion of Mr. Cleveland on his gun ning expeditions. UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED. • Washington, March SO —The sub com mittee oa naval affairs unanimously re commended favorable the report of the naval personal bill. The half a cent a word column of The News is the cheapest advertising medium 1A G««rgU. t ‘ WORKING HUM FOR JEW BOH Committee Commenced VVo p k This Morning on a Can vass of the City. INTO BLOCKS OF FIVE Division Maflwnd Com mittee Thinks There Will 6e No Difficulty in Raising Monty. Comencing this morning the Chamber of Commerce committee having in charge the matter of navigation of the Ocmulgee river will make a complete canvass of .he city and will disjiose of enough stuck of the Navigation Company to build another boat. • The business men are enthusiastic over the success of the first boat and the -tact that the City of Macon has now made three successful trips on schedule time has ■ P ■ disperse all doubt as io the possibility ot bringing the river as far as Macon into profitable use. The fact of the matter is that it would well pay the merchants of Macon to sub sidize a boat and pay it to carry the freight from Macon to the sea. This has ben conclusively demonstrated by the suc cess that has been achieved by the boat now running.. It has made the three trips and after the first trip it paid the expenses of run ning. This was with a limited capacity for freight and under circumstances that did not tend to bring in any great volume of business. But with each trip the busi ness of the boat has increased and the last manifesto shows that she has brought from Brunswick her full capacity. For the purposes of making a complete canvass of the business poi’tion of the city it has been divided into five blocks ■ and every business man will be seen. The stock is sold in shares of $25 each payable in $5 installments and there is., every rea son to suppose that the necessary amount will be forthcoming without any difficulty or delay. HOW A HERO LOOKED. General Lae on the Day of His Surren der. From “The Cicsing Scenes at Appomat tox Courthouse,” by General George A. iForsytb, U. S. A., in Harper s Magazine ■for April: "I took my first and last look at the great Confederate chieftain. - This was .what I saw: A finely formed man appa rently about 60 years of age, well above the average height, with a eloar, ruddy ■complexion—just then suffused by a deep •crimson flush that, rising from his neck, overspread his face, and even slightly tinged his broad forehead, which, bronzed where it had been exposed to the weather, was clear and beautifully white where it •has been shielded ’by his hat—deep, brown ■eyes, a firm but wellshaped Roman nose, abundant hair, silky gray beard and mous tache, neatly trimmed and not over long, ‘but which .nevertheless almost complete ly concealed his mouth. A splendid uni ■jform of confederate gray cloth that had •evidently seen but little service, which was closely buttoned about him and fitted him •to perfection. An exquisitely mounted sword, attached to a gold-embroidered ‘ ‘Russia leather belt, trailed loosely or, the flfloor at liis side, and in his right hand he-carried a broadbrimmed, soft gray feit hat, encircled by a golden eord, .while in his left he held a pair of bit :kskin gaunt lets. Booted and spirred, still vigorous and erect, he stood barehea'Si d, looking out of the open doorway, sadfaced and weary; a soldier and a gentleman, bear ing himself in defeat with an all uncon scious dignity that sat well upon him.”,, FORT MAY NOT RUN. His Lav/ Practice Has Grown So Larg-e That He Could Not Well Do So. Americus, Gai, March 30.—The congres sional race in the Third district has begun 'to warm up, and it is said there will be several candidates in the field. Several of our .town newspapers have stated tha*. Judge Allen Fort would be in the race, and your correspondent has made repeat ed effort to see Judge Fort and find cut from him upon what authority suck state ments have been published. Judge Fort has been out of town for the last two weeks on professional business, and it was not until his return yesterday that there was. an opportunity to learn the facts as to the probability of his enter ing the race. The genial judge in answer to the direct question as to whether he would enter the congressional contest, siad; “•I’ve, not yet made any formal an nouncement of my candidacy, and it is doubtful if I will do so. The continued ill ness of my family and the heavy pres sure of professional business has caused the undecided condition of affairs political with me.” With this, the judge went into a discus sion of matters less personal. Judge Fort ief last night to attend ‘Wilcox superior court. Sinee his retire ment from the railroad commission his law practice has 'grown so heavy that he is continually on the go, and should he make the race for congress, which a great many •friends are importuning him to do, Tie would just at this time do so at great per sonal sacrifice. DOING MUCH GOOD. Dr. Bachman's Sermons at Tattnall Square Presbpterian Church. Dr. Bachman’s last night but one at Dr. Morris’ church will be tonight at 8 o’clock, when he will discourse on “What Should Prevent Anxious Care on the Part of Christians,” and none who listen will go away dissatisfied. But one opinion pre vails regarding Dr. Bachman, and that is that he has no superior in the pulpit and few equals. , - Last night his theme was “The Con straining Love of Christ,” and though there was rain falling at the time of as sembling, a good attendance was present, and the service was greatly enjoyed. It almost appears that the unconverted who hear the doctor once, like Tom Mar shal, who fled from church for fear of be ing converted stay away for the same rea son, so that the good work being done while not apparent just now, except among those who have already professed faith, will in due time make its appearance. The last time Dr. Bachman will address a Macon audience on this occasion will be on Thursday, tomorrow night, at 8 o’clock. The subject will probably be announced tonight. Dixon gives aSO minutes prelude on Cuba tonight. OFFICERS ELECTED. Interesting Meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul. Ar. interesting meeting of the St. Vin cent De Paul Society of St. Joseph’s C.ith-* olic church was held last Sunday after noon and the annual election o£ officers took place as follows: President, T. C. Dempsey. Vice president. John Graham. Secretary, S. E. McKenna. Treasurer, M. Redmond. Sr. Governing board, N. G. Gewinner, chair mar; J. A. Newcomb. Cecil Morgan. Gus Daly and, C. D. Muldowny. Tiie report of all the officers were read and showed that the society was in a lieu -ishing condition. REV. THOMAS DIXON Will Deliver His Lecture in the Wesleyan Chapel. Rev. Thomas Dixon, of New York, will lecture in the Wesleyan chapel tonight for the benefit of Mercer University. This is not Mr. Dixon's first appearance in Ma con, and he is remembered here as one of the most, interesting talkers that has ever appeared here, and his splendid reputation is well won. Tne lecture will not commence until 8:40 o’clock so that all who want to at tend prayer .meeting will have plenty of time. MUCH NEEDED , Was the Rain That Fell Last Night Crops Benefittea. The light showers which fell last night and early this morning were badly needed, and the’ small amount of rain that fell will do lots of good. In the southwestern portion of the state the fall or rain was much heavier than it was around Macon. For the past several weeks farmers iu the lower counties have been forced to carry waiter to their houses from creeks several miles distant. ' Nearly all of the wells have gone dry, and the crops are suffering greatly. NEW OUTING CLUB Met at the Chamber of Commerce Yesterday Afternoon. The members of the new outing club met at the Chamber of Commerce yester day afternoon, organized and elected of ficers. Mr. Edgar S. Wilson was elected pjresi dent, 'Mr. Mallory Taylor vice president and Mr. T l . tR. Jones secretary. Th« new club has grounds out beyond Ocmulgee park. PRACTICE DAYS Os the Macon Gun Club Will be on Friday- Ready for Tournament. The Macon Gun Club will commence its practices at the park this week in prepa ration for the big tournament to come off her early next month. Fridays -will be the practice days for the club and the members are enthusiastic. These practices will be kept, up all through the season. The grounds will at once be put in shape in preparation for the tournament which will be one of the biggest ever given in the South and will command a larger at tendance of good amateur shots than any tournament that has ever been held here. SPRING CLEANING. Soard of Health Will Have the City as Clean as Possible. The Board of Health of Macon is pre paring to commence a spring cleaning that will leave the city in better sanitary con dition than it has ever been and it is safe io say that Macon will be the cleanest city in the state. The rules of the board will be enforced i more strictly than ever and the premises I of property’ owners will be carefully in- I speeted and disinfected throughout the summer months. Heretofore the board i has been somewhat lax in the enforcement ' of the rules but now the recorder will be given a few cases out of which he will make examples. EUGENE HOLMES. ——— I Recorder Freeman Holding Him for Further Investigation. Recorder Freeman had an interesting case up for hearing this morning when Eugene' Holmes was arraigned. Several months ago Holmes had a ne gro woman arrested for disorderly conduct, claiming that she had made trouble about a hack that she claimed, and for which he held a bill of sale, and showed every evi dence that the hack belonged to him. The woman .wa» sent to the chain gang for thirty days, and during the interim it was ; discovered that she was nop compus men tis, and was a well-to-do negro woman from Baldwin county. She had purchased a lot of land in East 'Macon 'Ol 8200. and while she was on the gang, it sterns that Holmes sold the prop erty and took the money. It bus been developed that he brought the woman to Macon by telling her that he was going to get a divorce from his wife and n-.arry her, and in this way he induced tier to make her property over to him so that he could get money to pro-r oute his divorce suit. Judge Fro man thinks that Holmes is a smooth in lividn.a! and is holding him lor further deveipoment. The Good Old Store Is aglow with more brightness and new ness, more novelty and freshness than you ever saw here before. The lame of our everyday doings Is spreading like news of a war victory. Men marvel at the price-wonders. Not a "style, not a color, not a pattern in the stock but appeals to good taste. Extra great bargains abound in all departments. This store has always been and always will be the “BEST STORE.” 8 Per Cent Guaranteed! Dividends paid svnit-annnallv. Stock secured by deeds to improved real estat tn more than double the amount, deposited with Union Savings Bank and Trust Co GEO. A. SMITH, Gen Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association. Macon. Ga.. 401 Third Street. PRICE TWO CENTS COOPER IS VERY CONEIDEUT He Will Appear Before the Pardon Board Tomorrow in Behalf of Fambles. OLD WOMAN TEPRIFED. She Realizes Her Position Fully and Has Taken to Her Bed-Deci sion of Board Tomorrow. Mr. John R. Cooper, attorney for Gus Fambles, who i- accused of being acces sory to the murder of obi man Noble-, re ceived a telegram this morning from Chairman Joo Turner, of the pardon ‘•oard. stating that he would hear Mr. Coo k er’s argument in Fambles’ behalf tomorrow. He thinks that the decision of the .card in both the case of Mrs. Nebles and Fam bles would be made up tomorrow. Colonel Cooper will leave for A lanta this afternoon, and says that he feels con fident. that the board will commute tho sentence of Mrs. Nobles and Fambles, oas of his principle reasons being that they would not have waited this long to de liver their decision bad they decided to let the law take its course. The date for the execution of Mrs. Nobles is day after tomorrow, and she is so frightened that she has gone to bed again, and is suffering from nervous at tacks. A News reporter called at thy jail this morning to see Mrs. Nobles, and she seems to be badly worried over the status of her case. The every day life of this old woman is interesting, and she is cunning tn her Ig norance. So cunning that she his b'arr d who to talk to and who not to. Bine the has been confined in the jail she has learn ed more, probably, than she has during all the rest of her life. With .oine assis tance, and much labor, sne has learned to cipher the alphabet, and can read a few simple sentences. She cannot read tiie Bible, but understands it, and enjoys hav ing it read to her. She says she does not know what parts of it she likes best, but tjiinks that ft is all mighty good. There are few needle women in Macon, who can excel! Mrs. Nobles, and some of her work is very artistic in originality nd absolute disregard of patterns. She em broiders, knits, and woes all kinds of fancy work. Most of her tim- is iak n up In doing'Gils kind of work for her friends. She is allowed perfect freedom ot the jail corridors, and occasionally is allowed to go in the yard for a walk and to sit on.* the front porch of the Jail. She never has letters written to her relatives. She does not know where any of them . • * now. They never visit her, and she says she thinks they have all forgotten her. She is constantly getting letters troui strrr .er, which she exhibits to her friends and asks them to read th'-m over to her. Some times the oil woman will sit for hours with her hands folded in her lap staring at the gallows wh. :h i.- dbactly in front of her cell. She knows v hat it Is, and it seems ta'have a subtle fascination for her. IMPORTANT MEETING Os Centra! City Lodge Will B f Held T '>n;t;ht at Castle Hall. Th ■ regular meeting of Central >' iy Lodge, Knights of Pythias, 'onig'.. will oe unusually interesting. Bus.loss 0. y.’at importance will be brought up i y a p em inent member and a large atteai ance is desired. The long ferm of the third rn < will be eonfeired during the meeting. The 'earn, is now in first-class wo:l- r.g order atd a most pleasant evening is assured all who attend. Members of the o Mr ledges are cordially invited to attend. RAGING SEASON Opens on Monday Night Next in Atlanta — Good Progra.fi. Atlanta, Ga., March 30.—The spring bicycle racing season opens next Monday n>ght in Atlanta and he initial meet promises to be a good one. Jay Eaton arrived in. the city yesterday .and says he is in fine form. He will ae in the races next week. Carroll Jack came in wi'h Eaton, and is here lo train and .-nter the races >rday. iA. C. Mertens, one of the best me: in. the country and last year’s five mile ofc m pion, will be here for the races. ■Bert Repine is also expected to be here Monday night and take part in the races. Huffstetter, of Ocala, Fla, will be here also. This rider has been doing some ■fine -work in Florida this winter, ant it is more than likely that he will be one of the winners at the coming meet. Charles McCarthy will be among t«e ifders at the meet, and he has been b:i‘- E.ng some of the best men in <the coutnry. this winter. Dixon gives a 50 minutes prelude on Cuba tonight.