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ESTABLISHED i 884. Easter Bargains Start Today There’s a care by the few for the new things for Easter, however unseasonable the weather for change of rai ment. But the hundreds of us are practical and plan the principle buying and the wearing to suit the tem perature. That view of it starts us in the real Easter bargain business today with more perfect readiness than in any past season. It’s pleasant to ask you to come. 4 The Easter decorations are in the windows and all over * the store. There’s nothing lacking to make the shop w piug pleasant fe - The celebrated New York mills Bleach ing, the yard, 8 Cents | I The oh! reliable I ' Wain siltta Bleach ing, the yard, 8 Cents I The ’adies’ favorite | Bleaching, Alpine | Rose, the yard, 8 Cents i Soft finish Lonsdale j Bleaching, 20 cards | for I ' SI.GO Diamond Hill Cam bric, full yard wide, the yard, 5 Cents Best quality Apron Check Gingham, 2x2 and 4x4, brown, blue, green, only 6*4 Cents i I LEAGUERS COME HI WEEK ( The State Conference Opens Next Thnrsday Morning Under the Tent. THE FIRST DELEGATES To Arrive Will be From Columbus Everything is in Readiness For Them, * . Next week the good people of Macon j will have their hands full entertaining the delegates to the state conference of the l Epworth League. It will be a notable oc- L casion for Macon, and will bring many vis- * itors here who have never seen the Cen tray City before. It will be an occasion ’ upon which Macon hospitality will be • r brought to the front. ; The delegates will commence arriving ; here on Wednesday afternoon, the first party coining from Columbus in a special car. and by noon Thursday ail of the del egates will be here. The first floor of the old Wolff & Happ building will be used for reception quar ters. and every delegate will be carried there and registered as soon as he reaches the city. At this headquarters there will be a large number of young men who have vol unteered to act as escorts for the dele gates. and show them to the homes which have been assigned them. Homes have been provided for about 900 delegates, and there will be as many more visitors in the city, whom it is supposed have already made arrangements for entertainment. All 1 if the hotels have agreed to give special ‘ ' ates for the occasion, and several hun dred visitors can be entertained at the dif ferent hostelries of the city. The delegates will come from all por tions of the state, and will represent every 1 branch of trade and profession. Lawyers, ' doctors, merchants, bankers and all of the various men who go to make up the popu- A lation of the world. Many of the dele- ■ gates will be ladies, and the show that H Macon makes on the occasion will be her ■L aided all over the state. || All of the committees of the local league K have been hard at work, and now every- w thing is in ship shape. The first meet ing in the big tent will be held tomorrow Br afternoon, when there will be a union rally THE MACON NEWS. IgSL„ mumsilks. BM Mb. I « For Waists— 25, 80, 40, 50, 65, 75, 85c, SI, $1 25, $1.50, A great variety of Priestly’s Novelties just I •KI .75. 25c received. For skirts as well as full suits. ■ For Petticoat—3s, 50, 65, 75, 85, sl. to Medium materials in guaranteed blacks for i « For Dresses—7s, 85c. $1 and up to $2.50. 33.00 skirts | Not another such a congregation in this city as you’ll Yd. Large line of mourning materials including | find at this store. | bordered veilings. i | Bargains in COttOH DIESS StUTfS. in MlPt WjUStS. j Daintily prettv creations, woven c . XTT . , ~ r , a beauties, printed beauties and filmy beauties that Q "'• " lrt u “ lbtS are . tae ta ’ ot the town. | I2 C look as though the makers had laid them over teuch exquisite shapes, such material, ! h 7C bens of flowers and let the sun coax them through. 1 . n ,. j oi • m I | # 6 £ 0 PpntO I°°° dozen Shirt Waists in all the sash- i i 8c IOC !214c I =SC 20C 2sC 4OC Uul|lu. ionable summer materials. Same as | u u u } we’ve been selling at 59c. bargains in WO DISSS RialßllalS f^ ns in | For summer comfort, cool as an iceberg, pure Separate Skirts sl.2s to SB.OO i 5c and dainty as the lilies of the field. Jeweled Belts 7sc to $2.50 B Up Organdies, Dimities, Leather Belts loc to $1 5 1 to Batiste, Dotted Swiss, rans 2sc to $2.50 I SI.OO Linons, Piques, Parasols soc tO $5 00 g Lawns, Nainsooks. Pocketbooks loc to $1 75 | BARKER MILLS Bleach- 20 YARDS Best Check PERCALES For this East- DRESS GINGHAMS—2B6O MADRAS CLOTH—Spe- : CHEVIOTS— Ad ideal ma- fi ing for this Easter Bar- Hnmesoun Anro> Checks er Bargain Sale We out ‘ yards lovely plaid styleS ' Cial Bar E ain secured for [ terial for negligee shirts gain Sale. Eighteen yards Homespun Aproa Checks er Bargain bode. \»e p „ Just the thing for ear j y this Easter Sale; % goods, j and boys’ waists. Fast I for and Dress Styles, for out a well assorted line at ’ spring wear. Only Only ! colors. Only " r SIOO $1.005 Cents *5 Cents 6% Cents ! 8 Cppts I of all the Epworth Leagues of the city. Every leaguer in the city is requested to be present od this occasion. The work of rais ing the tent was finished yesterday after noon. and today the workmen have been i busy putting in the seats and building the platform. I There will be hundreds of people in Ma-’ j con who come for no other reason than to ! take advantage of the cheap rates that the i railroads have offered, and these will come ; here to trade with the merchants. Monday morning every merchant in the , I city will be asked to commence his deco- j rations for the conference, and when the delegates commence to arrive they will • i see Macon gaily decorated in their honor. ’ I The colors of the league are gold and white, and everywhere these colors will 1 , predominate. The local league badges have all been i prepared, as has the badge for the state . I league. Every citizen of Macon is re quested to consider himself a committee to assist in making the stay of the dele gates in the city as delightful as possible. No better place for the holding of the sunrise prayer meetings than Crump's park could have been selected, and Man- j ager Winters has made every preparation for the handling of the crowds. These ! • meetings will be under the supervision of Miss Emma Tucker, who has had vast ex perience in this line. She led the sunrise I prayer meetings at the conference in At- J ianta last spring. There has never been a gathering of re- ■ ligious clans in the south before where so i 1 many celebrated churchmen have been , put down on the program for lectures, i Some of the greatest orators in the south ! will be here, and men who have won rep- I citations all over the union for their elo- ’ quenoe and deep thinking. ; The music will be furnished by a choir j | selected from the different churches of the 1 city, and will contain about 200 voices. | The conference will last from Thursday ■ until Sunday, closing Sunday night. Following is the program: THURSDAY. APRIL 7. Opening exercises. Looking backward. 7:30 p. m. —Song service, conducted by Charles D. Tillman. Atlanta. Ga. 8:30 p. m.—Devotional exercises conduc- I ted by Rev. Earnest W. Bigham, Madison, ‘ Ga. i 8:10 p. m.—Address of welcome in behalf I j of the city of Macon, by Hon. S. B. Price, • Mayor. 8:15 p. m.—Response by Professor J. L. McGhee, first vice president, Valdosta, Ga. 8:20 p. m.—Address of welcome in be half of the Macon Union of Leagues, by L. W, Branch, president, Macon, Ga. 8:25 p. m. —Response by Major R. J. Guinn, Atlanta. Go. I 8:30 p. m.—Song. 8:35 p. m.—Address, "Education and I Character, by Lawson B. Evans, super- I intendent public schools. Augusta, Ga. | 9:20 p. m.—Announcements. Song. Ben j ediction. FRIDAY, APRIL 8. Looking about us. I 6:00 a. m.—Sunrise prayer meeting at ; Crump's Park, conducted by Miss Emma Tucker, LaGrange, Ga. 9:30 a. m.—'Song service, conducted by ‘ Charles D. Tillman, Atlanta, Ga. MACON NEWS FRIDAY APRIL 2 1898. HaßErdashEru in Great Varlßty. i Easter Bargains in the Glowing store. There are many things we have failed to mention in this ad which we have In steak and want you to see. Blake known your wants when visiting us, which should he frequenti 9:40 a. m.—Devotional exercises, conduc ted by Mr. C. L. Bass. Clarkesville, Ga. 9:50 a. m.—Reports of president, secre tary and treasurer. I 10:10 a. m. —-Song. 10:15 a. m.—Announcements of commit tees. 10:20 a. m.—District organization, by , Rev. H. R. Davies, secretary of LaGrange i District, LaGrange, Ga. j 10:35 a. m. —Song. i 10:40 a. m. —‘Discussion of District Or- 1 ganiza-tion and Work, led by the following i district secretaries: Professor D. C. Pea i cock, North Atlanta District: Rev. O. F. Cook. 'Savannah District, Savannah; T. P. ' Bell, ‘South Atlanta District, Atlanta; W. B. King, North Macon District, ’Macon; J. B. Gordon, Rome District, Rome; T. J. i Manson, South Macon District, ‘Macon, and Rev. M. F. eßals, Waycross District, Jesup. 11:10 a. m.—Song. 11:15 a. m.—‘Address, "The Success and Aims of the Epworth League,” >y Rev. S. ’ A. Steele, D. D., General Secretary Ep worth League, Nashville, Tenn. 12:00 noon—Announcements, song, ben ediction. AFTERNOON SESSION. The literary department. ’ Looking forward. 2:30 p. m. —Song service, conducted by Charles D. Tillman. Atlanta, Ga. 2:45 p. m. —Devotional exercises, by Mr. J. C. Wardlaw, Waynesboro, Ga. 2:56 p. m.—Report and Discussion of De i parcment, by Mrs. J. B. Bussey, third vice ; president, Cuthbert, Ga. 3:05 p. m. —Report of ’the edi-tor of the 1 Wesleyan Advocate Epworth. League col -1 umn, by Mrs. J. L. Dillon, Augusta. Ga. ; 3:15 p. m. —Song. 3:20 p. m.—Sugestions to the Literary I Department, by Miss Mary Culler White, Hawkinsville, Ga. 3:35 p. m.—Discussion of the Literary Department, led by Mr. R. P. Stephens, Smithville, Ga. 4:00 p. m. —Song. 4:05 p. 'm.—(Address, "Reading Good I Books,” by Professor W. R. Webb, Bell- I buckle, Tenn. 4:4£ p. m. —-Business session. Announce - : meats. Benediction. EVENING SESSION. Looking Abroad. 7:30 p. m. —Song service, conducted by Charles D. .Tillman, Atlanta, Ga. S:00 p. m. —Devotional service, conducted by Rev. M. J. Cofer, Chairman League Board North Georgia Conference, Carroll ton, Ga. 8:25 p. m. —Address, "The World for I Christ,” by Rev. Alonzo Monk, D. D., Chattanooga, Tenn. SATURDAY, APRIL 9. i Looking Inward. 6:00 a. m.—Sunrise prayer meeting at i Crump’s Park, led by Miss Daisy Davies, i Atlanta, Ga. 9:30 a. m.—Song service, conducted by Charles D. Tillman. Atlanta. Ga. 9:40 a. m. —Devotional exercises, conduc ted by Mr. Lot Warren, Americus, Ga. I 9:50 a. m.—Report of committee on fi- i nance. 10:00 a. m.—Discussion. 10:05 a. m. —Report of special commit tee. Discussions. 10:20 a. m.—Song. 10:25 a. m. —Report of the committee on the state ®f the leagues. 10:35 a. m. —Report of committees on i devotional meetings of the leagues. 10:45 a. m.—Song. 10:50 a. m. —‘Report of First Vice Presi dent, Professor J. L. McGhee, Valdosta, Ga. 11:00 a. m.‘—Address, “The Leaguer and His Bible,” by Mr. A. H. Kemp, Macon, Ga. ■ 11:10. a. m. —Address, “Diversity in i Devotional Meetings,” by Mr. O. A. Park, j Macon, Ga. I 11:20 a. m. —Discussion of work of de- I votional department. j 11:45 a. nr. —Address, Anointment *for ! Service,” by Miss Emma Tucker, La- I Grange, Ga. 12:25 p. m. —Report of the committee on public worship. 12:30 p. m. —Announcements. Benedic tion. AFTERNOON SESSION. Looking Ahead. 2:30 p. m.—Song service conducted by I Charles D. Tillman, Atlanta. Ga. i 2:40 p. m. —Devotional exercises conduc- i ted by Dr. Lee Henry, Augusta, Ga. 1 2:50 p. m. —Junior Work, by Miss Kate Green, Buena Vista, Ga. 3:05 p. m. —Discussion of above subject, I led by Mrs. J. L. Dillon, Aaugusta. Ga.; Mrs. R. M. Merchant, Atlanta, and Miss Maide-e Smith, LaGrange, Ga. ! 3:20 p. m. —Song. • 3:25 p. m. —Address, “The Duty of the I Epworth League in Creating Public Sen [ fiment,” by Rev. J. E. Wray, Valdosta, Ga. 3:45 p. m.—Report of Electoral commit ( tee. ! 3:55 p. m. —Unfinished business. Bene- diction. I Charity and Help .Department. EVENING SESSION. j Looking Around Us. 7:30 p. m. —Song service, conduced by Charles D. Tillman. Atlanta. Ga. 7:45 p. m.—Devotional exercises conduc ted by Mr. D. E. Luther, Atlanta, Ga. 8:00 p. m.—Report of the committee on charity and help work. 8:10 p. m. —Discussion, of Work In Cities,” by Mrs. G. W. Matthews, Macon, Ga. 8:20 p. m.—Discussion, "Methods of Work in Towns and Rural Districts,” by Rev. T. C. Betterson, Monticello, Ga. 8:30 p. m. —Song. 9:20 p. m. — 8:30 p. m.—Address. , "Keeping House in the .Annex,” by Miss Daisy Davies, second vice president, At ; lanta. Ga. 905 p. m.—Song. 9:lo.—Discussion of Department off Char ity and Help. 9:20 p. m.—Unfinished business. An nouncements. Adjournment. SUNDAY, APRIL 10. 11:00 a. m.—Services in the various fl Real Live store. Day and night the work goes on—getting readv, keep ing ready, and still the stocks look topsy-turvey before the day is two-thirds gone. All well and good. The store is for you. Nothing too good to be looked at. The interest is intense this spring. Home people and visitors are here every day in throngs. Merchandise of all sorts was never so easy to buy. Maybe prices are too low to be healthy. Mayby weel all be happier when conditions lead to higher values But the fact remains that dollars never had such buying power as now. And that nowhere else do they buy as much as here churces of the city by visiting ministers. 3:00 p. m.—Song service, conducted by Charles D. Tillman, Atlanta, Ga. 3:15 p. m.—Devotional services, eonduc ted by Hon W. B. Hill, Macon, Ga. 3:30 p. m.—-Address, “The Extermina tion Os the Liquor Traffic,” by Rev. Sam P. Jones, Cartersville, Ga. 7:30 p. m.—Song service, conducted by Charles D. Tillman, Atlanta, Ga. 7:45 p. m.—Devotional exercises. 7:50 p. m.—Address, “Consecration,” by 'Mrs. <M. C. Whi'tmore, New York. 8:30 p. m. —Dove Feast, conducted by W. F. Quillian, Atlanta, Ga. INVASION OF CANADA. Russians and French Feared in British Columbia. Victoria, 8., C., April 2. —British -Col umbians read the warlike news from the far east with much interest. It is gener ally conceded that if serious trouble arose between France and Russia on the one side, and Great Britain on the other, the most important points of attack would be the Canadian cities of the Pacific coast, because it is byway of these cities that British troops and suppliets could most quickly reach the north Pacific from the motherland. Esquinmalt, the fortification ! of which has been in progress for several j years, is now a, stronghold of very great importance, armed with disappearing guns that could sweep the straits, and protect Victoria from any attack except by a very strong squadron, stronger than either j France or Russia, could spare for the pur i pose. Vancouver is not defended by forts as Victoria is, and in the event of trouble would have to be protected by warships. The possibility of attack is always before the people on the Pacific. APPEAL TO THE QUEEN. Premier Sir Wilfred Laurier Asks to In crease the Canadian House of Lords. Ottawa, Ont., April I.—As the British house of lords may be increased at the pleasure of the cabinet to overcome a hos tile majority, so the premier of Canada, Sir Wilfred Laurier, is‘casting about to secure an increase in the Canadian senate in order that the Tories there may be placed in a minority. Under certain circumstances six sena tors-at-large may be created, but only by permission of her majesty, Queen Victoria, acting at the request of the genernor gen eral of - This has only once been asked, t has never been granted. In 1875 Alexander McKenzie, who was, like Sir Wilfred Lau rier, a Liberal premier, desired to pass a railroad bill over the heads of the Tory majority in the senate, but the queen re- 1 ■ fused his request for more senators. Now Sir Wilfred wishes to do likewise, in order to bonus the proposed Yukon railroad, 150 miles long, with 4,000,000 acres of gold bearing land. The Yukon debate is being ‘ delayed, it is said, for this purpose. I There are now two vacancies in the sen ! ate, so Sir Wilfred may possibly have an . increased force of eight. It is' doubtful, : however, if even with these he could pass ' • the bill. PRICE TWO -■-> yards extra fine and heavy Sea Is land for SI.OO *'.ll——ii I ■■■ mui i Utica Hemmed Pil | low Slips, 45x40%, I j only so Cents - i r _|_ ! Utica Hemmed I Sheets, full size, s °iily | 49 Cents [Ticking guaranteed to hold feathers only io Cents 5 cases Check Mus lin, 8c quality, Eas ter bargain, only 5 Cents —rrr» i» ■■■■ . H Fine Zephyrs, about 25 pieces left, have been 15c; for this occasion only 8 Cents AMERICAN BANKERS. Annual Convention Will Be Held In Denver. At a recent meeting of the executive ; committee of the American Bankers’ As sociation it was decided to hold the next annual convention at Denver, Col., as near the first of September as will be found convenient. The association is the largest organization of its kind in the world. It. numbers among its members 3,100 of tho largest banks and bankers in the United States. Its power is enormous and far reaching. The capital alone of its mem bers aggregates five billions of dollars. Among the other importantfeatures of the association is the protective department. ! By the use of its numerous channels this association -has cajxtured and convicted I notorious" professional 'criminals In the last ’ two years the sum total of whose sen ! tences amounts to over two hundred years. Many others are in prison now awaiting trial. Only one member of the associa tion in that time ha.s been burglarized; notwithstanding the fact that since Aug. ; Ist, 1897, thirty-two banks not members of 1 the association have been attacked by burglars and robbers, with a known loss of $151,922. In twelve instances no money was secured, but much damage was caused by explosions. The conventions of this as- 1 sociation are always watched with a great ! deal of interest, as the great financial i questions of the day are ably discussed. The discussion of nearly all the broad and ' equitable finneial questions before congress , in the last twenty years have been inaugu- • rated at some one of the conventions. You can talk to 10,000 every day through the column* of The N»o TRADE WITH CANADA. How It Might Be Increased to a Vast Extent. Montreal, Que., April I.—The fact re cently pointed out by a Boston merchant in “The Manufacturer” shat the trade of New England with Canada almost equal ed the entire trade with the Mediterra , nean, vastly exceeded the trade with Ger many and France or the South American . states, shows the enormous importance of • free and friendly intercourse between the two countries, says the Montreal Witness | editorially. “But,” conintues the Witness, “if, in spite of hostile tariffs and other artificial i restrictions to the natural flow and ex pansion of commerce, the business with Canada has been able to reach such large dimensions, how much greater, more profl- • table and in every way advantageous it would be to New England were those re- • strictions removed and trode allowed to j flow m natural channels. American re- strictionists are fighting against nature, geography, and common-sense, and must eventually be beaten. It is curiously how persistently nations strangle themselves.” The half a cent a word column of The News is the cheapest advertising medium tn Georgia.