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ESTABLISHED 1884. BE IS PREPARING THAT MESSAGE President Denies Himself to All Callers Except Those Who May be of Use. TALK min FINANCES It is More than Probable That the First Thing to be Taxed Will be Beer and Whiskey. Washington, April 2 —At 11 o’clock a cabinet officer said that there is no ohar.ga In the situation from that shown by yester day's developments and expected that events would move along the present lines until ihe president's message is sent to congress eaily in the coining week. The preparations of the momentous message was begun by Mr. McKinley at an early hour .his morning, after a long confer ence w.Ti his cabinet advisers and pub lic men on the lines that it should take In order that the position of America in this crisis may stand fourth in a clear, intelligent and justifiable way before the people of future generations. The advice proffered most urgently on the president has been the recognition of the independence of Cuba an. 3 interven tion at onWe to end the horror of the situa tion. This course has been urged espe cially by the senators and members of the lower house. The president has listened to these views but has not expressed his own so freely. MtsHiige Exclusively Appreciating the wish of congress that the message be transmitted to that body at the earliest practicable moment and the fact that the document, its grave signi ficance and its historical character re quires the utmost deliberation and consul tation with his official advisors, he* has determined to put aside all but the most important maters until the message has been put in shape for submission to the national legislature. With this end in vjew he denied him self to the long line of callers today, but saw quite a number of persons whose knowledge and experience might be of ser vice to him in the task. Throughout the day there were rumors of all kind in ,; r ulation, and there was much subdued excitement ' among those who formed the throng of visitors. Reports were even in circulation that a special session of the cabinet had been called during the early morning hours, Lut the falsity of the report was proven quick ly. At 1' o’clock there were no indications of a cau-net meeting, though it is intima ted ihat It might be decided to call the cabinet in session during the afternoon. Maine Left Out. A very prominent member of the house who saw the president today says that the president in his message will recommend action which will be perfectly satisfactory to the Republicans, and which, with pos sibly few exceptions, will rally them and the country to his support. He says that the diplomatic correspon ds n.-e will b- such that the Republican party and the country will be proud of, and - ’’.hci legal facts in the case are very ably handled by Attorney General Griggs. The message will probably not be sent in before Tuesday. The Maine affair, it is said, will not be touched upon. This is regarded as unfortunate by many pi eminent Republicans, who believe that if w- have war, the blowing up of the constitutes the strongest grounds. Some of them have appealed to the presi dent iv in ude ths* in his message. A sample of the expressions that are heard is the opinion of R. E. Hull, of lowa, one of las house leaders, who said: “J regard war as inevitable as the fu ture.” Tnlklnt; Finances. S,cr-u;»ry Gag? and Mr. Dingley, chair man of the house ways and means commit tee v. rt summoned by the president dur ing the forenoon, and were in conference wt;h .’tn on business that, while they would not discuss it, but left it to conjec ture can besafely said to have related to national finances, and to the measures needed to put the treasury on a war foot ing. as hostile operations will, if once be gun. require largely increased expendi tures and appropriations. It is thought that this phase of the question may figure to some extent in the president’s message, although the appropriation, bill in the reg ular order would go to the committee on appropriations, there is reason for the be lief that a war revenue measure has been under consideration, and it is not alto gether improbable that a bill of this char acter may be introduced. At the same time it is not made a part of the expected bill or resolution authoriz ing the president to intervene forcibly to put a stop to hostilities in Cuba. To Tax Beer, No definite plan or even outline of a plan to raise the war revenue, from in ternal revenue sources, has yet been form ulated. but it is the belief of the persons who have necessarily been consulted in the matter that legislation for additional tax on beer is almost certain, in the event of hostilities to be recommended to con gress. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. American Securities Took a Slump on War Scare. London. April 2. —Operators on the Stock Exchange today, believing that war is in evitable, endeavored to realize on the American securities as much as possible after the close of the market. These securities sagged lower, the deal ers aiming to get their books level with the call in Spanish 4s, with the result that Paris is selling heavily. EASTER EDITION. THE MACON NE WS HARBOR DEFENSE. Is Thought of More Importance Than An other War Vessel. Washington, April 2—The senate com mittee on naval affairs today discussed informally the naval appropriation bill and decided to recommend an amendment striking out the provision for one of the three battleships and substituting for it, three harhor defense vessels if the secre ( *Aty cf 'he navy should concur in the wis | dom of this course. i The opinion is generally expressed that | light vessels are built at no greater ex pense *han one battleship and they could be built in time for use in case of war with I Spain. While a battleship cannot be construct . ed quickly enough to meet the present emergen y the committee decided to let the ilou ■> provision concerning docks stand without a change. PREPARING FOR DEFENSE. Mayor of Savannah Will Inspect River Ap proaches. Savannah, April 2.—Captain Cassius E. Gillette, engineer officer in charge here, will make a trip down the Wilmiug’on river, the southeastern approach to the city by water, with Mayor P. W. Meldum, for i ’he purpose c-f deciding where to locate land ratteriefe for the defense of that en- Lanc*. '’here has ‘.’ecu some aorre v, < n sionontihe part of Savannahians on account of that appreach thiough Warsaw sound, Ab.icn is a- present wholly uuiromrec, and through small gunboats could come near enough to shell the city. Several cit izens who own property along the river and near the entrance to the sound, have made tenders to the government of sites free of charge for the purpose of establish ing batteries. Their construction is ex pected very shortly. FIRE AT LINCOLN. Lincoln, April 2.—Fire here last night destroyed three big business blocks. The loss is half million. GERMANY NOW Will Take a Hand Unless Spain Pays Up and Punishes the Insurgents. Berlin, April 2. —Germany proposes to i take prompt action to obtain an indemnity ! in the Cannamata case. I Tbe Spanish ambassador has been for mally notified by tMe German minister for foreign affairs that the warship Geier has been ordered to sail in the direction of Cuba to punish the insurgents, who. it is claimed, burned a German sugar refinery, and murdered four persons there, and to i collect indemnity unless Spain punches j the offenders promptly, and makes amena | tory compensation for the damage done i and the lives taken. JUNTA WILL DISPERSE And Five Thousand Cubans Will Go to the Island to Fight. New Yoork, April 2. —The Cuban junta was the scene of considerable activity last ni gfit. . The result of the conference was that it was definitely decide to disband the junta in tbe event of war between the United States and Spain. Estrada Palma will permanently reside at Washington, and the other Cubans con nected with the junta, except those that are actually needed, will return to Cuba tu take up arms. Five thousand Cubans in the United States would go to Cuba at the same time. BOATS IN ITALY Are Being Bargained for by America and Spain. Rome, April 2—The report that the Qa.l - armored cruiser, the Carlo and Al berto had been sold to Spain is untrue. Commander Brownson is negotiating for the Basscir which is being built for Mo rocco a: Orlando yards. Brownson is negotiating with tbe An saldo yards at Leghorn for two torpedo boats and at the Ordoro yards for torpedo boat destroyers. Spain is negotiating with the Ansalbo yards for the purchase of the armored , cruiser Garibaldi and the armored cruiser i Varede from Argenta. NOT AT PORTO RICO, Report That Spanish Vessels Have Arrived There is a Mistake. Madrid, April 2.—The statement cabled last night that rhe torpedo fleet of Spain had arrived at Porto Rico was taken from a newspaper. Investigation shows that the announcement Is erroneous. The flotilla arrived at Cape Divide Is lands and will proceed after coaling. As it hag- taken the Spaish flotilla nine days 'to make Divide Islands, it should take the flotilla about twenty-six days tiom now to reach Porto Rica, supposing the flotilla is able to coal and sTart again today, which is unlikely. REASON FOR ORDER. WAR—REASON FOR ORDER New York. April 2 —The recent army orders sending the Twenty-fifth infantry to the department of the gulf is the result of the discontinuance of rhe post at Fort Missoula, Mont. SAYS IT IS INEVITABLE. London, April 2—The afternoon papers deplore war between Spain and the United States, but declare it is inevitable unless a third nation succeds in patching up an eleventh hour peace. - Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! Mix Shoe Co. MACON NEWS SATURDAY APRIL 2 1898. RESOLUTION IS AGREED UPON Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Will Report Fav oring Independence. I in LINE WITH MESSAGE Committee Was Unanimous and the Report Will Go to Congress on Monday Without Fail. Washington, April 2. —The full senate committee on foreign relations has practi cally agreed to accept the recommenda tion of the subcommittee for a resolution recognizing the independence of Cuba and recommending an armed intervention if necessary to secure it. This conclusion was reached after a ses sion today that did not continue for more than one hour, and so far as can be learn ed, there was no division of opinion ex pressed as to the propriety of this course. Senators Gray, Daniel land Turpie were absent, but the opinion is expressed that none of them will make any opposition to Che resolution. The general lines of the Foraker resolu tion will 'be followed in the resolution re ported by the committee. After the committee had been sitting for a brief time Senator Davie called a car riage and made a hurried trip to ths Whitehouse for the purpose of comparing his views with those of the president on some points to be made The committee aiso had Admiral Irwin before them for some time today examin ing him as a torpedo expert on the Maine disaster, and also on the strength of the Spanish torpedo flotilla and the best course for this country to pursue in meeting it. SPRING CLOTHING. Importance of Close Investigation as to Ma terial and Price. Among the clothiers and gents’ fur nishers of Macon none stand more prom inently, or are deservedly more popular than Messrs Benson & Houser. Always up-to-date, the selection of spring clothing is calculated to attract and please the buyer. Messrs Benson & Houser are, above all things, honest with the public. They have just what they advertise, and have been and will continue to be careful to allow no misstatements to appear in their ad vertisements. They have paid particular attention to the selection of a spring stock this year, and have secured the very best, and noth ing but the best. Their stock and prices should be inves tigated. DIRECTOR’S MEETING Os Post “0" T. P. A. Was Held This Morning. A meeting of the directors of Post “D” T. P. A. was held at the Chamber of Com merce this morning, when the report that will be seat to the state convention at Savannah was read and approved. The report of Post “D” -will be a most excel lent one. Detail matters were discussed, and no decision was made as to what road the Macon delegation would go by, as a tele gram was received from the Atlanta post asking that the decision of the post here be postponed until they had communicated with them, as they had a scheme to pro pose. The tickets for the performance that ■will take place at the Academy of Music have been placed on sale, and are being pushed rapidly. This entertainment prom ises to be one of the most interesting af fairs that has taken place in Macon in some time. WHO WILL TAKE COMMAND. Admiral Walker Has Returned and the Gossip Renewed, V,’ashington, April 2 —Secretary Long has pushed the naval preparations ahead today as rapidly as possible. We saw the bureau chief frequently. . Admiral Walker arrived and reported in person to Long. The admiral has been at the head of the commission investigating the route of the proposed Nicarauguan canal. His return has renewed comment as to the possible choice for taking su preme comamnd of all the United States naval forces on the Atlantic. While he is on the retired list he is none the less sub ject to duty in cases of need and there is reason to believe that aside from duty the admiral would regard it a privilege to re new active service. The proposed assignment has not been given consideration by Secretary Long and if the matter is taken up there are several officers on the active list, notably Admiral "Bunce.” Foraker of the senate committee on for eign relations committee was at the navy department during the morning for the purpose, it is understood, of furthering the Investigation the committee is making into the cause, of the disaster To tfi? Maine. It is now understood that the senate Inquiry is going to be very sweeping in character and is to go considerably beyond the inquiry of the naval court of inquiry. ThaT court was restricted to seme extent by having to take testimony only of those w’.ifTng to appear be.fore them and was also restricted in other nut In reach ing the matter of cause the senate com mittee has considerably greater latitude and it is understood will look to sources of information quite outside of those reach ed by the naval court. WILL SHE BOD WHEN CORNERED Representatives in Congress Think it Possible that this Will 3e the Result. PBESIDENT MAI ASK TIME, He May Throw the whole Respon sibility on Congress or Dec : de to Take Some Himself, Washington, April 2.—Many members of congress believe that there is much hope of averting war and those wro do so base •their belief solely upon the theory that Spain, at the last minute, will yield.” 'Most of them, however, look upon was as a certainty, and are already discussing its probable’duration, cost, etc. The only thting that seems to be stabl lushed definitely regarding the president’s message to congress on Monday or Tues day unless Spain backs down, is* that the president will ask for further delay. Whether he will make a specific recom mendation or not seems yet undetermined. He has said within a few days to prom inent members of his party that when he sent the case to congress he would sahre with that body the responsibility for what ever course was decided upon. On the other hand there is an intimation that (the presdent may wish congress to assume the initiative. "If he puts the responsibility on con gress, said a prominent Republican rep resentative, it that body per haps.” HAS ASKED INTERVENTION. But European Powers Say That They Can not Do Anything. Berlin, April .2 —Tbe German ambas sador at Madrid, Herr Von Radowitz, re ports to the foreign officials that the Span ish royal family fears an outbreak unless the differences between the United States and Spain are soon settled. The Carlist movem.ent is assuming a more active form and the royal family fears especially the pronunciamento from Weyler and the military party. Everything is prepared in the royal castle for the flight of the boy king. Al phonso is to be taken to Sal Luear de Ba rameda, an Andalusian port where a yacht is kept ready for' sailing . The replies to the Queen’s letter asking for the intervention of the European pow ers have been wholly unsatisfactory. MRS. A. D. GATEWOOD A Well Known Resiaent of Americus Died This Morning, Mrs. A. D. Gatewood, of Americus, who was well known to a large number of peo ple in Macon, died yesterday afternoon at her home in Americus. Mrs. Gate wood was a sister of Mrs. Jas. Calloway, of this city, and before her mairiage was a Miss Furlow, of Americus. She was also a sister of Assistant State Treasurer Furlow. Mrs. Gatewoed was one of tbe best known residents of Southwest Georgia, and was universally beloved. Her nephews. Messrs. Merril and James Caloway, of this city, left for Americus this morning to attend the funeral. NO BALL. Announcement Made in Another Part of The News is a M ; stake. At a late hour the game of ball between Mercer and Milledgeville was called off, and the pages containing the notice of the game having gone to press, made this cor rection necessary. The team at Milledgeville found that it would be impossible for them to come over, and decided to wait until a later day. The Mercer team will mee.t the Wake Forrest team here next Saturday. NO EASTER OUTFIT Will be Complete Without Fashion's Latest Decrees in Belts and Buckles. And after an experience of years we can truthfully say say that art and skill have never combined to fashion such beautiful articles as are to be seen this year. We have been carried away by the array of gorgeousness shown us when buying our spring stock in New York a few weeks ago, or we may have been over-zealous to please the taste of our fastidious patrons, but the fact remains that we bought more largely and lavishly than ever before. Perhaps we bought too. many of these, beautiful things. At any rate, we are not going to take any chances. Instead, there fore, of holding them for fancy prices— prices in keeping with their elegance and which are asked for them elsewhere—we have decided to let them go at prices within the reach of the modest purse. It is no idle boast to say we lead in fashionable jewelry. Shirt waist sets, sterling silver, latest styles, only -50 cents as leader—our reputa tion for some years past. And it is that our goods are the handsomest, our prices the correct. Don’t leave your Easter Outfit incom plete, but come to us and get the things' that will set it off as fashion dictates. LAZARUS JEWELAY PALACE, Leading Jeweler, Macon, Ga. OFFERS A BIG REWARD: Farmer of Skipperton Wants to F:-.d an In cendiary. C. B. Skipper, of Skippertpn, was in tn? city this morning. sle confirms the report of the burning of h.s barn .a the Rutlanu district on Wednesday Mr. Skipper lost heavily by the fire, which was of in cendiary origin. Both cf his barns were burned a: the same time. He is confident that it wa& the work of incendiaries. The less was about JIJ.'OO. ’Mr. Skipper offers a reward of SIOO for information leading to the arrest of the parties. The loss on the barn included 500 bush els of corn, 2,000 bundles of fodder, 300 bushels of oats and ten head of hogs. The fire also burned three stacks of hay. Mr. Skipper had no insurance. The in suiance had jus: run out and had not been renewed. The best double key beard typewriters in the world. The Smith Premier. J. W. Shinnolse r. BIG SHAKE UP. Southern Telephone System Has Been Com pletely Reorganized. A complete reorganization of the South ern Bell Telephone Company has just been secretly made, and many ‘important changes among the officials nave come with the shakeup. Some of the most prominent officials of the company ha/e been promoted. District Superintendent John D. Easter lin remains in charge of Georgia and East ■Florida, with headquarters in Atlanta. • Assistant ‘Superintendent W. T. Gentry has been promoted to general superinten dent of construction, also with headquar ters in Atlanta. Assistant Dan C. Sims, recently with the Atlanta headquarters, has been pro moted to superintendent of the new (fourth) 'district, emoracing Alabama and all of Florida west of the Apalachicola river. ZOLA GOES FREE. Court Has Quashed the Sen tence Because of Error in Method Employed. Paris, April 2—The court of cessation has quashed the sentence of one year im prisonment and $3,000 fine imposed upon M. Emile Zola on February 23. The court has not ordered a trial before the other assize. The decision is based on the fact that the president of the courtmaxtial should have lodge-d the complaint against M. Zola instead the minister of war as it was the courtmartia’ that was assailed by the famous author and editor. When you want your feet covered call at Mix’s. NO INFORMATION Has Been Received by Navy Department as to Spanish Flotilla. Washington, April 2.—The navy depart ment up to 10 o’clock had no information concerning the arrival of the Spanis'i tor pedo flotilla at Porto Rico, as reported in a Madrid cable. Some doubt is expressed that ’t would make such fast time. It is said, however, that it will arrive soon without interfer ence, if it has not already done so, as no has been made to interrupt it, a course advocated by many naval officers. 155 largest railroad companies in the world use Smith Premier Typewriters. Fresh additions to our Easter neckwear. Nothing but the newest at Neel’s. SPANISH FC URS. London, April 2. —Spanish fours opened at 47%, a loss of three points. Americans showed some improvement. Smith Premier Typewriters. J. W. Shln holser. You Can’t Go Wrong. To make a selection of a new Spring Suit is quite easy when you have plenty of good styles to choose from. J NO. C. EADS & CO. is the place. More pat terns, more colors, more sizes, more variety, more economy more elegance, more progress than anywhere else. And we advertise to inform you. Nobby Suits at SIO.OO Nobby Suits at $12.00 ♦ Nobby Suits at $15.00 Cant’s distinguish them from $30.00 suits made to order. PRICE TwQCtMS • OF fill They Are Sent out By Market Operators in New York. FALSEHOOD IS THEIR FACE : Southern Capitalists Do Not Bite Readily—They Cause Excite ment Here. It appears that the newspapers are not the only sources from whence exagerateft , reports of the war situation come, as has been demonstrated in Macon for the past few days. This fact was especially noticeable yes terday and today, and the telephones at The News office was kept busy by those who wanted to find out if the reports that ' were flying thick and fast around the city , were with foundation. This fake information comes over the I syndicate wire? to the stock exchange, and i it is supposed that they are sent out by the operators in New York for the purpose of- influencing the market. Many of them bear falsehoods on their faces, as was in dicated by one several days ago. The re port came that at noon a flotilla of Span- I ish torpedo boats were nearing Key West for the purpose of bombbarding the city, j Who ever heard of a torpedo boat bom | barding a city. These same reports said i yesterday that Minister Woodford had ; wired this government that he would be I forced * leave Madrid at once, and that , General Lee had already left Havana. ■ These bulletins came thick and fast, and j at neon it appeared that war had been declared. They have caused no little excitement at the exchange among the business men there, and when the price of cotton went • up yesterday they could not understand how it was possible in the face of the statement that war had been declared, as the natural tendency would be for the market to fall. The general opinion is that j the declaration of war and the rising in ; the price was calculated to induce all i those who had cotton to close out at once, ; and the operators in New’ York would make a. good thing out of it. | Very few of the cotton men bit, and the i public is still depending on the Associated Press dispatches for the n ws of the real situation. | SOLDIERS TO FLORIDA. ; Twenty-fifth Colored Regiment Will Pa‘ss Through Macon. Information has been received in Macon I by the railroad people that the Twenty fifth regiment of infantry may be expected i to pass through soon on their #y to'Key 1 West, Fla. The information does not state at what time the regiment will leave 'Montana or on what date it will arrive at Key West. The department is notified that the negro regiment will come into this territorw and be established at Key West. The entire* regiment will come. The moving of the Twenty-fifth regiment from Montana to Florida was one of the most important actions of the war depart- I ment during the present crisis, since a. portion of the regiment will go to Dry- Tortugas, where they are near enough to Cuba to be landed in a few* hours. COTTON FUTURES. i New York. April 2 —Futures opened steady. Saks 5.200. May 591, June 592, July I 596, August 599, September and October 596, November 597, December 599, January 602, February 603. •’V' Manhatten shirts, the new spring patters at Neel’£.