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CHEAP MONEY. *’4 tier cent. and t per cent eney now i ready to.- loann co Macon reridence and buaineas property. 8 per cent, money for / I farm loann. Over 15,000,000 nuecensfully : II negotiated in Georgia alone. Ix*ana made ii can be paid off at any time. We are head quarter*. O. A. Coleman. Gen. Man., K 6 Second street. Mr- on. G*. ESTABLISHED 1884. will m TMMIT Ming Will be Done Before That Time in Either Senate or Hoose, DONS DECLINED To Make Any Concession to This Country, But Will Trv to Dodge REPUBLICANS DETERMINED To Prtss the President Into Action Meeting of the Foreign Rela tions Committee and of Both Houses. Washington, March 31. There is little to disturb the quiet of the Whitehou.-c during tin- < arly morning. Callers wire late in arriving, and the president, a little fatigued from the numer ous conferences and exacting events oi' yesterday, had an opportunity for sonu rest before beginning the work of the day. it wa.. almost 10 o’clock when lie arose from the breakfast table and began to look over his mail. After the president had a onferenee will, .•Mie of the official staff it was said that no message would be sent to congress during the day in all probabili t y. The rapid lire of diplomatic communica tions between Washington and Madrid, however, make an unforeseen develap possibli at any moment. Grosvenor, of Ohio, was the first caller. Shortly afterwards Representative liutl.r. of I’ennslyvaiil.i, Hawley, of Texas, Slew art and Jenkins, of Wisconsin, Fletcher, of Minnesota, and Adams of Pennsylvania, called on pressing busim -s. Grossi nor said that lie thought that ■there was no change in the situation, bu; added: ’ All is in suspense.” At this time tile administration is sim ply waiting for definite responses from Madrid. Ni ~oti:itions are in progress, and all w ill depend on the*i ffect of these. Tin- administration desires to avoid any thing tending to precipitancy and undue haste in acting in the matter, so- trough: witli the gravest consequtn'oes: It is struggling for pi ace so far as national honor and dignity will permit. He hop J the Issue would come to a definite and i.i: ly adjustment. If it can be settled peaceably it will ’>■ ■gratifying and if a satisfactory conclusion cannot be reached within a day, the ad ministration will still hope for it to lie I’ffietiil bi fore‘the week closes. Meantime ho advised that in his opin ion there should be no rapid and excited talk. Cool Judgment should dictate aetian in tlie matter which involv. s national honor and which will either bring th country cut of the crisis peaceably with credit or plunge it into war. The president further expressed gratifi cation that the sentiment of eongr?»s fa vorid the giving of a little longer time to. the administration to act, and he cited thi necessity for waiting the final effect of the dispatches in process of communica tion between the two governments. Hopkins, of Illinois, bad an early inter view. He said the administration had in dicated its intention to act as speedily as possible, and he believes that those who were for Cuban intervention should war a proper time before acting in advance of the president. GIVE HIM ROPE. * < Committee Determined to See What Presi dent Will Do. Washington, March 31—The House com mittee on foreign affairs adjourned at noon without acting. There was a general exchange of views and it was decided as only fair to the ad ministration to give it the few days ask.u for to see if the demands of the presnder.t has made will be agreed to by Spain be fore taking any aggressive action. The Democrats of the committee at tempted to force immediate aetioi, but the Repiibl’c.-ns, standing by the agree ment of yesterday to wait until Monday, strictly set their faces against having their hands forced. They stated that if the present negotiations failed they would be willing to act on Monday. Clark. Democrat. of Missouri, moved that the committee on the Cuban question be relieved from farther consideration of hi sre solution recognizin gthe indepen dence of Cuba and all kindred resolutions. No vote was taken on this, the Republi cans occupying the time until the hour of adjournment in discussing the situation and arguing that the president, iu courte sy. should have the few additional days he asked before action is taken. Adams, who saw the president this morning, said that the negotiations would succeed fail before Monday. The com mittee adjourned until Monday. IN THE SENATE. Not Much Interest Because it Was Generally Understooo That Matter Goes Over. Washington. March 31 —While the gal leries in tjie senate were filled when the body convened there was ample room for all.’ The-fact that there was no prospect of the consideration of the Cuban question coupled with the understanding that the senate would take no further action until the first of next week probably served to detract front the general public’s interest. Frye, of Mtflne, who reported yesterday from the committee on foreign relations the resolution calling upon the president for the Cuban consular reports, requested that the - resolution lie on the table until the committee desires to call it up. Chandler, of New Hampshire, objected, and Frye moved that the resolution be re committed to the foreign relation’s com mittee. On that motion Allen, of Nebraska, de sired to be heard. He reviewed the record upon the Cuban question saying that he and former Senator Call, pf Florida, were the first members of the senate to take a strong stand in favor of the independence * Cuba ’ - GENERAL PLAN. T-hree Conditions Under Which Settlement May be Arrived At. Wc him-ton, Man-h 31.—‘McKinley’s as iuraae.x to congress with regards to the outlook for the setairment of the Cuban diiTiculty without war is based upon rep r- mentations made to him by Woodford. V.’ooh’orJ thinks that after today's meeting the government will, of its own ■: . > propir tian for the definite settlement of the Cuban question. This proposition covers three points: 1. That Spain shall send the reconcen trados b.i-k to their homes and supply them with the means of sustaining life until normal conditions are restored. 2. That there shall be an armistice be tween Spain and Cuba with the end in view of securing a settlement of difficul t.ll ■- and th< withdrawal of the Spanish forces from Cuba. 3. Jr. case of failure of the Cubans and Spaniards to come jo an understanding during the armistice, Spain is to submit the entire matter to Mr. McKinley as an arbitrator with the understanding that he decide in that event for the absolute inde pendence of Cuba. IN PERFECT ACCORD With the President is the Foreign Relations Committee. Washington. March 31— The senate eom niitui ui lonian relations met at It o’clock this morning and was in session about an hour. T i committee proceedings were in per il r-t h : niony it :> tiie president, one of the essential i i being that the freedom of Cuba must be acknowledged. Sigsbee will bi before the committee Mien it re-.t-. embics to give information eoiieeri.ing the testimony taken before the court of inquiry. The committee discussed at some length the acquisition of St. Thomas, but no ac tion wax taken. Considerable opposition developed to the proposition, it being asserted that the is lands could be of no possible use at .the pivSiid iime. as they could not be made available for a war with Spain. Some of the committee expressed the opinion that Sigsbee would be able to give information ami explanatory testimony which will tend to show that the Maine was destroyed by design. It is tiie desire of the administration not :•> put the mailer so harshly as to prick tiie national pride of the Spanish people, but at tin same time to put it plainly that there can be no doubt of one essential consideration. Having this assurance the committee is proceeding deliberately and with no de- Ire to press the question in the form of a i; olution to be brought in until it is nec ■ . eary ’to decide tb.it point which can be Jone in a few moments. Indeed, it is the ■\;iect;i i ion ::iat Hie president himself by Monday will indicate the action he would like to have congress to take in case of the failure of his diplomacy and the present inclination of the committee is to follow his leadership in this respect. This inclination is dut to the fact, how ver. that the committee in this event will be prepared for armed intervention to se me the freedom of the Cubans. The com mittfe is not counting confidently upon being called upon to make a declaration to this end. but it is preparing for it and it is stated that it will have facts in its possession If called upon to act. It is to this end that Sigsbee, Commander Brad ford and others are being summoned before iic committee. DEMANDS WEI-HAI-WAI. Great Britain is Determined to Have Her Share. Pekin, March 31 —Great Britain de mands the lease of Wei Hai Wei. This t.irti'fied port of the Shang Tung penin sula was captured by the Japanese during . he war with C?(ina and, has since been held by them pending the payment of a war indemnity. In order to readjust the balance power another demand of a na ture which has not yet, been disclosed is made by Great Britain. * FIVE MILLIONS Will be Spent for the Purchase of Island as Coaling Station. Washington, Mareh 31 —Senator Lodge has reported from the committee on for ign relations the bill directing the presi dent of the United_Statejs to purchase the Janish Wes India islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. Johns or’any of them for a naval and coaling station. The purchase is, to be made upon such terms as he may in his discretion deem advisable. Five million dallars will be ap propriated for the purchase. FIGHT IT OUT. Uncle Sam is Dusting Off His Uniform, Says Beach of Ohio. "Washington. March 31.—Representative Beach, of Ohio, has sent the following tel egram to President Palma, of the Cuban junta. “'Having maintained the war for three years by their bravery, resources and sac rifices unprecedented in history, will the ■Cubans accept a compromise Mien they can hear in the throat of their brutal en emy the death rattle? God forbid. Will a compromise give you back your son, will it unrape your daughter? will it revive the mother, who urged them on with her last breath which starvation allowed? Fight it but. I. ncle Sam is dusting off his uni form.” BLANCO’S DECREE Ending Recoi centradism Made Public This Morning. Havana. March' Sl.—Blanco has issued an important decree, dated March 30. and published this morning, in which he St reets the end of re co netntradis n in the veaccrn provinces, of Ptnar Del Rio, Ha vana. Matanzas and Santa Cla-e. SPAIN’S LITTLE DODGE. She Will Yield to the Reconcentrados and Do Them Good. Washington, March 31. —The Spanish le- ■ gation here late last night received a ca blegram from the governor general of Cuba, saying that the captain general re- ! ported the pacification of the eastern prov i inces so far advanced that it had been de cided to rescind the reconcentrado order m these provinces and allow all subjects of this d< -ree to return to their homes in the country. To aid in the re-establishing of the reconcentrados upon their farms, j the cablegram states, the government will grant them the protection of the Spanish military forces augmented by a local relief i committee to look after their immediate : needs. The cablegram was not made public un- ■ til more than an hour after midnight and no offiefal comment "upon its significance j could be secured. THE MACON NEWS. Minims Most Severe Shocks of Earth quake That Have Ever Been Experienced. PEOPLE WEREPANICSTRiCKEN Waters of San Francisco Bay Rose in a Tidal Wave Which Fortu nately Quickly Collapsed. San Francisco, March 31. —At midnight the city and northern part of the state were shaken by the most severe earth quakes ever experienced in California. At San Francisco the buildings swayed violently for ten seconds. At other places the vibration continued for from forty seconds to a minute. A tenement house on Clementina street collapsed, but no one was injured. Windows were broken, plastering fell, pictures’and ornaments were thrown to the iloors. Chimneys fell to the pavement, .but fortunately did not hit any of the panic stricken people who thronged the streets. All telegraphic communication was in terrupted for twenty minutes. At 'Mare Island the damage amounts to $25,000. The vessels at the navy yard are unin jured. The waters of San Francisco Bay rose two feet in a tidal wave, which im mediately fell. URGE NO SURRENDER. Cabinet and N r w?p3pers Opposed to Any Concessions. Madrid, March 31—At a conference yes terday between Sagasta, Gamazo and Sil vela, the premier unfolded the terms pro posed by Woodford, and the opposition leaders counselled their rejection. Sagasta replied that he personally was not disposed to accede to them and added that he would like to submit the question of the loss of the Maine, which had not been touched upon at the conference with Woodford to the European powers. The feeling at. Madrid is pessimistic. The newspapers are ignorant of the actual pro posals of the United States but are urging no surrender. MUCH MONEY Found in Possession of an Aged and Crip pled Man. Dayton, 0., March 31.—(Matthew "Hur ley, 80 years of age, minus his right leg and arm, was arrested here for safe keep ing. Yesterday lie gave his name and age and stated that he has a son seven miles frm Connersville, Ind. He said 'that he was an inmate for the Cleveland hospital for a while. Hurley has SBO in money and a certified check for SI,BOO on an Akron bank in his possession. He refused to say whither he came from or where he desired to go. JAS. L. WOLCOTT DEAD. Wilmington, March 31—Hon. James L. Wolcott, the former chancellor of Dela ware, died today a‘t Dover. He was 76 years of age and for years a leader in Democratic politics. SPANISH FOURS. London, Marini 31. —Spanish 4s opened lower at 52%, and further declined to 52%. but later rallied to 52%. The closing quotation yesterday was 53%. You can talk to 10,000 every day through i-h« ■•olumnE of The Now* O-o 0 -O— ()—()—()—()—()—()—()—()- I 1 War antt Easter T I almost here. Next Saturday’s NEWS will tell you all about 1 both : Work ou board a warship, how 1 high explosives are made, quick de- 1 sense of American seaports, scheme of T Sexis Nixon, who designed the In- diana type of battleship for defeuse of seaports with rifled howitzer and mor tar boats, how to enlist in the army, effectiveness of torpedos in modern JL warfare. This and much more attractive syndicate matter especially prepared T for THE NEWS’. T EASTER EDITION, c Together with timely hints for the o Spring girl of ’9B, who is now busy o with preparations for the festival, fine o confections bloom for beauty and o grace, dainty wraps • for early spring, o correct contour for spring hats, society 6 gossip, Paris fashions, feminine fan- c cies. i All this and much more of inter- c est iu Saturday’s NEWS. All the live merchants of Macon T will be there with their T I Easter Bargain News - Watch for it. Wait for it. It will be the bargain guide for Easter T week shoppers. I T -()—()—0—0—o—o—o—o—o 0-0-0—O—O—()-()—() I ' . MACON NEWS THURSDAY MARCH 31 1898. CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.. Charlie Gibson Arraigned Before Justice Balcom. Charlie Gibson was arraigned before Justice Balkcom yesterday afternoon on the charge of assault. There was nothing unusual in the charge or the crime, but when Gibson appeared there were many present who were frightened nearly out of their wits, because they thought he was dead several months ago. It will be remembered that Charles Gib son was the negro who was lynched near Stevens’ Pottery last summer for the as sault on Miss Chapman, and all of those wiio knew the Charley Gibson that was up before Judge Balkcom yesterday afternoon thought that he was the one, for he has been away from the city for some time. Gibson was charged with assaulting an old negro man named Richard Richmond. He was bound over to the city court. CANDLER IN IRWIN. His Friends Come Together in Large Num bers. Fitzgerald, Ga., March 31 —A Candler club of 312 bona fide members was organ ized here last night by electing the follow ing officers: President, George W. Smith; vice presi dents, Judge W. B. Moore, Van R. Bailey, M. Buice, George Whitman, Dr. J. L. Mil ler, Eli Nicholson, D. W. M. Whitley, Dr. C. A. Bucher. Charles L. Prescott. H. M. Gains, G. W. Mayde, Colonel D. B. Jay, F. G. Clark, Editor Samuel Fleming, Alex Swift, C.-C. Goodnow, V. P. Dillington, L. F. Johnson, Anderson Griffey. Henry Ly man, D. G. Paulk, F. D. Lee, D. B. Mull, H. Brunner and John Ledbetter. Secretary, J. G. Knapp. The club is composed of the leading business men and citizens of Fitzgerald and is a strong organization. The follow ing is the petition for membership: “Irwin County Candler Club, of Fitz gerald—We, the undersigned, pledge our support to the Hon. Allen D. Candler for governor of Georgia, and hereby declare ourselves for him first, last and always, and will be found working for him up and until the last vote is cast, June 6, 1898. We fully believe in him the people of the Empire State of the South will hav’e a governor that belongs to no clique or ring, who will ‘hew to the line, let the chips fall where the will.’ ” BLOCKADED By Snow Are Twelve Hundred Klondike Gold Seekers. Seattle, March 31.—Information brought in by the steamer Bertha confirms the .re port of the snow .blockade on Valdes Gla cier. Twelve hundred men, (bound for the Copper 'River gold fields, are stalled at Valdes, being unable to cross the glacier to the river. Four men attempted to cross the glacier in February, and have un doubtedly perished. iWrangeDis booming. Indians are selling lots that they have oc cupied for fifteen years from S6OO to $1,200 per lot, receiving nearly $40,000 up to date. The Bertha brought in gold bullion from the Apollo mine, on Uuga Island, amount ing to $75,000. EXACT AMOUNT Os Wes. B. Wilson’s Debt to State Fixed by Inspector Lester. Frankfort, Ky., March 31. —The report of Inspecter C. W. Lester, on the condition of the account of ex-Clerk Wes 18. Wilson, of Kenton county, states that Wilson made no report of payment, of delinquent taxes collected since May 1, 1897; no try-yearly report or payment of taxes on deeds, mort gages, seals, since June, 1597. The total amont shown due the state is $17,511.49. A small addition will be due from the Inde pendence office. Lester suggests that no suit be entered till the case now in court be decided. COTTON FUTURES. New York, March 31. —Futures opened steady at a decline. Sales 4,600. April 597, May 599, June 600, July 602, August 605, September 604. October 601, Novem ber 602, December 604, January 605. KIMS’ LIFE SAVED The Old Woman fill Go to the Penitentiary for Her Natural Life, THE Ifi ACTED This Morning, Recommending That Sentence be Commut ed to Life Imprisonment. HARRIS’ MAGNIFICENT FIGHT In Behalf of Mrs. Nobles Commands the Admiration of Those Who Haye Watched the Case. The senbenee of Mrs. Noblese has been commuted to life imprisonment. iThe board of pardons sent in its recom mendations to the governor at noon and he at once 'telegraphed to Jailer Stephan, tell ing him to refuse to turn the prisoner over to the deputy Sheriff oi Twiggs coun ty, wno came i nthis morning. Deputy 'Sheriff J. P. Califf, of Twiggs county, came in on the Macon and Dublin train at 10 o’clock this morning and at once went to the jail and asked for his prisoner. But the request was refused under orders of the governor, telephoned yesterday evening, and the sheriff, who ■already knew of this action, was not sur prised. When the sheriff of Twiggs made the demand for the prisoner, Jailer Stephan at once telephoned to the governor in At lanta and told him what had happened. The governor replied telling the jailor not to turn over the prisoner until he heard more from him, and that he would tele phone him later on more definitely. 'Shortly after noon the governor called up the jailor again and told him wot to turn over the prisoner at all, and to tell the deputy to go home. He said that he would send the papers in the ease down to the sheriff of Twiggs tonight, and also to the sheriff of Bibb. The jailors conversation with the gover nor over the telephone was very short, and later the most positive information was. received as to the action of the board. The course that the case has taken is really not -a. surprise as the people of this community had made up their minds that the final outcome of the case would be a ■commutation. The credit for a magnificent legal fight, which has just been won. is due to Mr. Marion Harris, of Macon, who has con ducted thfc ease in behalf of (Mrs. Nobles from the time that 'the Macon News secur ed his services in her behalf some tw® years ago. At that time it looked as Bf nothing could save the old woman, and! The News ‘took the stand that the hanging of a half-witted and ignorant old woman would be a disgrace to the state. Public sentiment was aroused and the sympathy of a large number of people was enlisted in behalf of the old woman. From that time until the present Mr. (Harris has made an uphill fight to save, the old woman’s life, and notwithstanding the fact that everything seemed to be. against him he kept it up to the 'bitter end, and even the last day before the gov ernor of the state. It i® probable that no more plucky legal fight in what seemed to be a forlorn hope and out of which no pecuniary benefit could accrue to the lawyer, has ever been made, and the credit of it belongs to Mr. Harris. Mrs. Nobles received the news this morning with great joy. That is to say with as much demonstration as she ever shows about anything. It is doubtfol if the old woman was ever demonstrative. But the relief of the situation is very ap parent. Several ladies spent the morning with her, and were with her at the tim ■ the telephone message was received from the governor. A telephone message to Sheriff West cott late yesterday afternoon from Gov ernor Atkinson has created almost a cer tainty that the pardoning board has de cided to save the old woman’s life. The instructions to the sheriff were that if the sheriff of Twiggs county came for the prisoner the sheriff of Bibb had the authority of the governor of the state to decline to give her up. Tomorrow was the day on which the old creature was to hang. The ‘sheriff came up this morning but he too had already been notified by the governor and the ac tion of the board was no surprise to him. Old Mrs. Nobles has collapsed during the last few days. For the first time she seemed to have lost hope. She has refused to see the reporters and other people who have wanted to see her and has spent most of her time in bed. Someone in pity told her of the message received by the sheriff last night and she cheered up perceptibly, but the strain has been very heavy on the woman and her days are numbered. When she heard that it was more than probable that she would not hang on Fri day, she seemed at first to think that someone was trying to deceive her but it gradually dawned upon her that she had indeed perhaps been saved from the awful doom and the relief was apparent as the thought came to her, and after apparently reasoning out for herself why the governor should have sent out such a message her face brightened and she heaved a great sigh as one who has cast a burden away and knows that rest is at hand. The general feeling here is one of relief. The public is very tired of the case. The old woman has so little of human nature in her and the killing was so atrocious, while so much has been said of the case, that the reading public wil gladly dismiss “old lady Nobles” and forget all about her in her future seclusion if the board has < determined to put her in the penitentiary for life. I have been afflicted with rheumatism for fourteeen years and nothing seemed to give me any relief. I was able to be around al Ithe time, but constantly suf- I sering. I had tried everything I could hear i of and was at last told to try Chamber- I lain’s Pain Balm, which I did, and was ; immediately relieved and in a short time : cured. I am happy to say that it has not since returned.—Josh. Edgar, Germantown. ! Cal. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons, i druggists. The half a cent a word column of The New* la the cheapeit advertising medium j l> Georgia. BONNER WAS ELECTED Ordinary of Jones County to Succefd Mr. Ross. The election for an ordinary to fill ihe place of the late Judge Roland T. Ross, was held in Jones county yesterday and resulted in the election of Mr. R. H. Bon ner. It was a closely contested election. Three candidates were in the field and for so ne time the issue • was in doubt. But the friends of Mr. Bonner rallied to him and made the fight very warm towards the end of the day. His most favorable opponent was dlr. S. L. Childs, whose friends had claimed that he would easily win the fight. Mr. (Bonner is, however, one of .he most popular men in Jones connty, and the verdict rendered at the polls yesterday was a ve’ry popular one. There was rejoicing among the m; ny Bonirnr men in Macon last night when the result became known. Mr. IBonner is the son of Captain .Bon ner, the well known cotton man of Ma con, and is a young man of sterling qual ities. His predecessor held the office of ordinary of Jones county for the last thir ty-five years, and the friends of Mr. Bon ner say that he can do the same thing if he desires to do so. The attachment of the people of Jones county for Judge Ross is a most remark able thing. The death of no man has'been so universally mourned, and when it came to a choice of his successor the people of the county thought that it would be next to impossible to find anyone to fill the place. A strong effort was made to get (Mr. Richard Johnson, .the supervisor of pensions to resign that, office and come down and take the office or ordinary. The peopb <i. . s county have a high regard for Mr. Jomiaon, and he could have been elected without any opposition, but after considering the mater for some time (Mr. Johnson decided not to enter the race, but to give 'the other boys a chance to get a lit tle of the political pie. It is a good office and will last longer, in all probability than that which Mr. Johnson now holds •and therefore his magnanimity will be all the more appreciated, especially as it is an acknowledged fact that he would have been elected had he made the race. Mr. Bonner has a great many friends in IMacon who are glad to learn of his suc cess and the result of the election gave very general satisfaction. Visitors from Jones county today say that Jones may be put down as certainly in the Candler column. They say that •there is no doubt that the one-eyed one will carry the day there, though Berner is his most formidable opponent. AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Rev. Adams Delights Large Audiences Every Night. The Rev. Mr. Adams continues to de light his hearers nightly at the Christian ' church. His eloqwent and forceful presen tation of the great truths of sacred writ has won him many admirers and deepened the spiritual life of all who have been so fortunate as to enjoy his ministrations. Services tonight and tomorrow night promptly at 8 o’clock. Mr. Adams has promised that the sermon tonight will be one of his best. Congregational singing led by a trained chorus. You will be wel come. LUMBER RATES. Western Roads Will Not Reduce Them as Was Threatened. The railroads of the west announce tbit there will be no lumber rate war up the.r way. That concerns the Southern lumbermen and the Southern railroads directly, be cause if lumber rates fall in the West, rates down here must drop to meet them. The Burlington-■threatened to reduce its rates on lumber from Chicago to westei n points. This created some alarm among its competitors, but the Rock Island ma as a counter threat that it would reduce the rates on packing house products if the Burlington monkeyed with the lumber tariff. This position taken by the Rock' Island is supposed to have influenced the Burlington to call dff its announcement about lumber. In addition, it is -aid that the roads suspected of secretly cutting the lumber rates, have stopped. This removed the aggravating cause and there will be no war over lumber. Rates on Southern lumber to Chicago bear a close relation to the rates from the northern pineries and when one falls the other must. NEW OFFICERS ELECTED. Governor Northen Made State Chairman of Y. M. C. A. Since the annual convention of *the Young Men’s Christian Association of Georgia, held at Americus 4 few days ago, new officers have been elected for the com ing year: The election was held in the of fice of the state executive committee in the Young Men’s Christian Association building, corner Pryor street and Auburij avenue, Atlanta, and tne following offi cers were elected: Ex-Governor W. J. Northen, chairman, (Atlanta. Mr. J. Frank Beck, vice chairman, At lanta. Major R. J. Guinn, -recording secretary, Atlanta. (Mr. W. C. Nuntmj cher, treasurer, At lanta. The other members of the committee are Messrs. O. A. Park, (Macon, George R. Lombar, Augusta; F. L. Mallory, Macon; (W. IM. Rowlans, Athens; Lott Warren, Americus; A. V. Wood, Brunswick; D. E. Euther, Atlanta; J. T. Bothwell, Augusta; ■C. H. Dorsett, Savannah; K. G. Matheson, Atlanta; J. H. Reynolds, Rome; W. Woods White, Atlanta. Mr. S. Waters -McGill was elected state secretary. The state committee has charge ■of the supervision/ and extension of the work in the state -and is proving itsself a valuable aid to the association already or ganized, In addition to giving valuable as sistance to points needing organization of definite Christian -work for young men. The state secretary leaves today for Ath ens, where canvass is to be made for the association at that? point. Mr. C. P. Younts, formerly of Atlanta, is secretary at Athens. I e BACK FROM ATLANTA. Col. Wiley Says the Knights There Are in Prosperous Condition. Col. C. M. Wiley returned this morning frpm Atlanta, where he y ’sterday inspect ed the commanderies of the Knights Templar of the city. He sa vs that he was most hospitably-entertained and that the Knights are in a most floui ishing condi tion in the capital city. This evening had been set for the in spection of the St. Omer Cor nmandery of Macon, but as no arrangements had been made and the eminent commamder has had a very hard week it is probabde that the inspection will be put off for an -week at least. t r VESUVIUS READY. 7 Washington, March 31.—-The 'work o' overhauling the dynamite w. it cruiser Ses’izius, eomj leting the woi k on her guns and fitting her up for anti ve service, is now almos t fin -bed and she wilj prob ably be ordered tg leave the V. Washington navy yarl within the next two d MEH MAR PREDICTS FROST Danger to the Truck Gardens and the Tender Shoots Threatens Tonight. PEACHES STILL SAFE Fru t Men Say There is no Danger to Them, But That it May Come Later, The veather man sent out a telegram this morning that made the fruit man tremble in his shoes. The forecast says very briefly: “There may be frost tonight.” This means much to the people of this section of country. Many of them have thought that the /summer heat of the last few weeks meant •that all danger was over, but the wiser ratn among them shook their heads and laughed at all the old woman s signs which were brought out to show that the danger was over, and even if tonight is passed in. safety the danger is not over by any ! means. I't will be two weeks fully yet be fore the fruit is safe and the blow has fallen even later in April than that. Easter conies the week after next and three years ago there was snow on the ground on Easter day. • The sudden change last night was re markable. People who had been wearing summer clothes, at 6 o’clock put on their overcoats at 9 o’clock. The wind blew piercingly during the night and tills morning early it looked dangerous for ten de~ vegetables. • If a frost cOmes tonight it wil destroy great quantities of garden truck, but the fruit men say that at this change they do not anticipate anything that, will hurt the peaches. WHAT ABOUT IT? What Has Become of the Sewer Arbitration Board. Os course it is no one’s business except those who were interested, out as the tax payers of Macon are interested to the tune of something like $70,000 a good deal of curiosity is exhibited as to the intentions of the board of arbitration appointed some time ago to adjust the differences between the city of Macon .and the sewer contrac tors. The appointment of -the board, was made at a meeting of council some time ago but since then nothing has been heard of the beard, it is true that ft may have been in session, but if it has, its sessions have been entirely secret. It is a fact that tne board has a great deal of hard work ahead ol it and that it will take fully two weeks to finish that work. When the sewers completed the contrac tor!; made- a claim upon the •city for S7O-,0t)0 more money which they claimed had been spent by them as a consequence of de mands made upon them by the city which had not been anticipated in the specifica tions. Into this claim also there entered the fight that tad taken place between the city engineer and the contractors who Claimed that the engineer was incompe tent and I hat he had delayed them nn oecessarily. ' Council has, however, not apparently placed much weight upon this claim for they have since that time twice elected Major Wilcox, the very competent city engineer to his office and he is now as carefully watching the interests of ihe city in the .matter of pawing as he did when the sewers were being pat in. STANDING ROOM ONLY. Will Hang on the Outer Wall at This Enter tainment. Mr. Azel Freeman, who is managing the entertainment, to be given at the Academy of Music on the 15th of April for the ben efit of Post “D” T. P. A.. He says that the entertainment will be the best that has ever been given in this town. He says that the 'play to be presented by Miss Ida. Mangham and Mr. Monroe Ogden is one of th§ brightest things on the stage and that it will make a tremendous hit when it is presented. The ‘tickets for the enter tainment are going rapidly and the drum mers say that the Academy wiM be filled to the doors with the tickets sMd before the doors open and that for the first time this season the standing room only will surely hang upon the outer wall. GREAT MAJORITY Os the Republicans Will Insist on Indeper dence cf Cuba. 'Washington, March 31. —Representative Joy, of the Republican conference which will today press the president for iijimcdi ate action, says a canvas of the Republi cans of the', house shows that 197 of 'ham will insist lapon the complete and absolute i nd. p. nde nee of Cuba. »•«-’ q, 1<- Boys’ Uotning. Boys’ Clothing here is all made to conform to the standard indicated in Your Money Back If You Want 1t.... That’s your sheet anchor. It holds good without question and without reservation. That guarantee will not pull well with poor clothing, because poorly made clothing wouldn’t stay sold. Catch the point? 8 Per Cent Guaranteed! ! Dividends paid wml-annn div. Stock »e.umd by needs to Improves real estate I” more |1 than double the amount. deposited with r Union Savings Bank and Trust Co GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Maa. suitable Building and Loan Association, Macon. Os.. 461 Third Street. PRICE7WOCE S TS BOARD OF DENTISTS. Busy Work in Examining Applicants for Li cense to Practice. The board of dental examinees ol Geor gia is in session in th' 1 hall of the house of representatives in Atlanta, examining applicants for I.cense to practice dt ntis try in this state. The board consists of Dr. Johu H. Coyle, chairman, Thomasville; Dr. H H. John son, Macon; Dr D. D. Atkins 'a, Biuns wick; Dr. B. H. Catching, Atlanta, and Dr. A. G. Bouton, (Savannah. "Under the law every ore, whether a graduate or not, must stand a., examina tion and procure a license before com mencing the practice of dentistry it Uiia state. About forty applicants have. pros uted ■then selves for license, being -iie largest class the board -nas over had before 'hem at any one time. The session w!’l last through today, closing pro ba bl; tonight. COLORED COMPANY Has Been Organ zed in East Macon and it Ready tor War. The East Macon colored company has been organized i.i order that tne; ma.' en ter in with the state troops. The roll of officers are as follews: Captain, S. A Elliott. First lieutenant, Lewis Brewington. Second lieutenant, Elliott W. Conner. Orderly sergent, Alex Johnson. Third sergent. Alfred Clowers. Fourth sergvu . Amos Tyson. Fifth sergent. Mansy Sharp. First corporal, Dan Johnson. Sencond sergent. Berry Clayton. Third corporal. W. H. Orange. Fourth corporal, Taylor 1 all. Quartermaster sergent, Geo.-ge Harris, Jr. Bugler, Arthur Elliott, Henry Edwards. SIDELIGHTS ON BRANN. Editor of the Iconoclast Will be Heard Here Next Week. Brann, of the Iconoclast, is now on ihe lecture platform, the demand for hi., pres ence there having overcome business and other reasons against seme. His readers in the United States, numbering half a million, are anxious to sec *mi hsar ’.he man whose writings they have folk red so closely. In literature Brann U eul generis. From the lecture plaiforin he talks to the elect. Speaking of •fain’ is a lecturer the Galveston News savs: “Apostle Brann, the inimitable idea ar chitect and language-manipulator, delight ed another large audi uce at Harmony Hall last night. His lecture was a veri table chef-d’oeuvre or oratory, ilumlaated by dazzling wit and sauced with sarcasm sharper than an adder’s sting. From' the opening sen* • nee to the last wo> d the air fence followed him with bieatbi-ia atten tion and would gladly has IB tent J to .’alm all night. His humor is as pure and re freshing as a mountain stream, and some of his poetic flights are grandly beautiful; but it is as a ‘roasting mill’ that hun/1 towers, like Saul, aoove hir brethren. He is a master of invective and his sar'asm is as blighting as the lightning's bolt. Ho simply twists the English language nto snakes of fire wnich he applies wicbout mercy -to frauds and fakea, humbugs and. hypocrites of every ctass an! coadhlon.” THE FLOYD RIFLES Will Hold an Important Meeting at ~i'eir Armory. The Floyd Rilles will hold an impor tant company meeting at their armory to morrow ntgbt. -They, have oeerr call 4 to appear and to br.i.g witi. ibt.n all of . equipments. The affairs ol ihe company are to be thoroughly overhauled. Captain Wjnship is determined that the Floyd •Rifles shall be second to none in th > vtate, and in the event of a call urw-n tae V‘> un teer forces of this state . tl.« Flcyd Rifles will be as speedily ready as any of "th m. WORK OF INCEND!ARIES. Barn Burned in Skipperton I att -Night, by I hem. Some gentlemen from Skipper own v cte ,in the city this morn'ng to r- if they could not procure bloodaouu.-i • with wh.cli •they wish to pursue parties whe are sup posed to have set fire to the barn of ‘fir. Skipperton. The barn was burned last night, with all its contents, consisting of a large amount of cotton seed, fodder, corn, oats, beside* some hogs. ■lt 13 believed that the fire was caused by someone who had a grudge agrins' Mr. Sklperton, and every effort possible wi l be made to catch the guilty paity Tua loss was over SI,OOO. Mr. Abe Lesser has just icturaed from New York, where he purchase! a I'~ge and elegant stock of dry goods, and a varied assortment of the >atest novelties. IMr. Lesser will show this beautiful “ne of spring and summer goods at h.s et .-e on Cherry street, and will sell at 1 is 'usual reasonable prices. Vitrified For streets and sidewa. rs. See sample walk around the Brown house. See our pri. es in Cent a Word column. Eight-room house for rent, now.occ ipiel by Mrs. G. J. B<ake, 221 Fora; th st.- rt. Possession May Ist. Apply to Jobi C. Holmes.