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. > '■ -__J! W CHEAP MONEV. •H per eent. and 7 per eent. oney new ready for loans on Macon residence and business property. 8 per cent, money for farm loans. Over $5,000,000 successfully negotiated In Georgia alone. Loan* made < can be paid off at any time. We are bead quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man., 858 Second street, Maceo, Ga. ESTABLISHED 1884. ENGLAND FLATLY HHS Ii JOIN THE POWERS. John Bull Flatly Says That It is None of His Business, but His Sympathies Are, It is Said, Evidently With This Country, CABLE FROM LEE. Says That He Cannot Get Americans Out of Havana Before Next Sunday. HOT SPEECHES IN SENATE. * I Everything There is for War to End the Spanish Butchery in Spain Cabinet Meeting. Ixuidon, April 5 The movement of the POvmis ot i , .ui op<- foi a joint offer of me diation bet wren the United States and Spain has It-riivul i severe probably .Hid fatal 1.1,1111 in the .telinite reiusal upon 'tiie part of the British government to par ticipate. ’I .ns project is distinctively of Spanish origin and was set on loot by two inllu eiii't'K <illul.il uiiii |»< i;sonui, tho loriihT re questing illie g.sid ollie, .- of lite chancellor to pt. vent war while (he Qtqen Regent all. tnpt. d persona Uy to influence Ute sov. r< ig n. ChniHiiunlratioiis are to the effect that Europi :tn mt, 1,. Is are till, a I .tied by wli.il S| lit, t. mis tile pl, let,. ton ol the Ulliled Si.it. .: to a right to inlet tele in these mat- . ters. i't.line and not' Xintiia was the ptiine rnov. t in the ni.dianon and by iitr counsel it will it;- ? sled Io l.lie Hu11..11 loiei; • Office tll.lt (lie power- 111111. 11l .1 ,iivte to the I'tlil.d Sl.li.eH Hid Spain Ottering to lUiili.it. hi the disputes between -tii.ise two count I leS. Gn.it Britain, however. definitely re fused to join in the movement, holding that the question did not concern her. \\hil< tl is not actually uiinotin. i<l tha. , Great titii.iih s> nip.i i his's with American Ihlei a. H ion lo end Ho w.U in t'lih.l sllcll nip it hy is a laei. <'oniuiuiiic 11ioiis looking lo mediation are still being iXeiiaiig.d between -tile con tiinii I a I powers, but they re< og.uiz, that Groat Britain s r.lusal io eo-opcrate will lob the iT.meuieii. o» much of its Wi ight. AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Cabinet Meeting Results in Nothing Un usual. Washlng'lon. April .> \ssistant Secre tary Hay was at (he While House by half past eight this morning and went over tile situation with the president. The latter had s.aietly risen and had not gone down lo breakfast, but as usual received Day in.mediately. At the conchi. ton of the visit Ikty stated there was no important developments in the situation. it is said that tin pr. sideiit's message is practically finish, d and that so tar as he knew th. re lias lie. n no change in the date fixed as expressed to congres sional callers for submitting the document to congress. The president had told senators and rep resentatives w Ito saw him yesterday -that he fully expected lo lay the message be fore congress tomorrow. Tims much is ab solut.li certain. The message will not go in before tomorrow and there is r. ason to belt, ve that it will be in the hands of congress before it adjourns on Wednesday. Day. ever since the Cuban situation n-iliid an acute stage has been constant early visitor and is always promptly ush ei.d nto lite president's ap irtnu nts. To day. however, he wi- about an hour earlier ‘than usual and this fact, taken together with the early arrival of some of the im portant members of-both houses, evidently at tiie wish ol Hie cxeetr've. gave credence to the report that some important phase of affairs bad been reached. Rvpr. sente.tive Adams, ot i’enn. ylvania. acting chairman of tiie house committee on foreign affairs, Grosvenor, of Ohio, and ex-Repres. .illative Thompson. of Ohio, both the president's personal friends, Al lison. of lowa, were all early in confer ence. most ot .hem coming separa-i. ly. Adams left with lite assurance that the message would go in tomorrow. This is tiie regular cabin* t day. Wilson and Sherman were the first members to arrive ami Long was among the late comers. There was no unusual expedition in getting tog. titer and while at the stroke of 11. the regular cabinet hour, most of the members were alr.ady in their seats there being r.o special summons and noth ing io indicate that the session was other than a routine meeting. During the meeting Secreatry had occasion to emerge from the cabin, t room several times for tiie reception and des patch of notes. In the course of one of these calls he said he thought the message would go in tomorrow. Griggs also found it n<". story to sum mon a stenographer hurriedly for a brief note during the session. IN THE SENATE All the Speeches. Decidedly of a Warlike Nature. Washington. April ii.—Turner. in the senaite made a vigorous speech for Cifban freedom. lie said the administration had not act ed as it should have done or it would have freed Cuba before this. He laid great stress on the destruction of the Maine, saying th.kt Spain is responsible. He would cheerfully vote for a declaration of war. Harris, of Kansas, followed Turner on the same line. He charged the destruc tion of the Maine to official treachery on the -part of Spain. Harris was applauded by the crowded galleries when he closed. Kenney, of Delaware,- said ills state ■was united in favor of Cuban independence and the people of Cuba deserved the sym pathy of the civilized world. Kenrrey paid the destruction of rhe Maine was the crime of the nineteenth century. War was h< 11, but it would be beter tnan heli ill Cuba, better than the hell ot February ii»th. No longer should go unavenged the blood shed m Hava's harbor Chandler, of New Hampshire followed Kenney. He said the United Stales ought ininu dial, ly to declare war against Spain and to maintain the war until the people ot Cuba were made free from Span ish starvation and cruelty. As France helped the Americans, he said, so the United States should the Cubans. Spain has lost all right to suppress the Cuban reh. Ilion by resorting to inhuman methods—continuous military murders by the deliberate and wholesale starvation ot non-combatant men, women and chil dren. i Spain having thus begun the war, the United States ought ought to accept the is sue Aiihoul Waiting .lor tiie enemy to con centrate tier tleet in American waters. "We have an army and navy equal to the emergency. For no juster cause .m«I with no beter motives did any nation ever take up arms.” Turpie said that it was the duty of the American congress to intervene for the ( ti'ban republic. Turpie said that it had cost us millions to shut off the supply of ammunition which would have enabled the Unban government to secure freedom. He said it was only the Moloch which would say, "Sui'icr little children to come unto me and we will starve you to death.” Turpie finished at 12:30 and the senate took up the appropriation bill. LEE ASKS FOR TIME. Says in Case of War Citizens Cannot Leave Before Sunday. Washington, April s.—The state depart ment has received a ’dispatch from Lee saying that in case of war he will not be aide to -get the American citizens out of t'uba before Sunday. A Republican member of the ‘foreign af fairs committee says the delay asked for hy bee to gel the Americans off the island ot Cuba, he umlerstauds, will not delay the transmission of the president's mes sage to congress, and a prominent Re publican O'l the house said litis afternoon tffat so far as the allministration is con cerned no delay is desir. d beyond today for the transmission of the message. "11 bee believes the safety of Americans at Havana will be imperilled, we must wait. We cannot be responsible foE a mas sacre. But if it is a fact 'that bee fears the possibility of such tilings, shows the kind of people we are dealing with.” Members o's the house have been inform ed today that vessels have been dispatched to Havana to take off General Lee and the consul ot'lleers as well as all Americans Who desire to leave the island. POPE HAS FAILED. McKinley Says Popular Prejudice Here is 100 Strong. London, April 5.—A special dispatch from Rome says that a telegram received at the Vatican from the United Slates an nounces the ilailure o's the Pope's interven tion. It says that McKinley showed him self extremely sensible, of the initiative taken by the Pontiff, but it is inn>os.sible to overcome the prejudice, even though unjust, entertained by a majority of the American people against the Vatican's in tervening in poliitieal affairs. HOUSE COMMITTEE Sigsbee Expresses liis Opinion—War Inev itable. Washington, 'April s.—The house com mittee on foreign affairs met this morning. Captain Sigsbee, Admiral lirwin and sev eral experts on explosive had been sum moned to give testimony on the blowing up of the Maine. Quigg, of New York., before he entered the committee room said that Spain should be held responsible tor 'the blowing up of the Maine. Sigsbee, in the course of the examination before ithe house committe on foreign af fairs, stated it to be his opinion that the Maine was blown up by a sub-marine mine located by the Spaish authorities. As to wheter it was fired by the Spanish au thorities er not he declined to express an opinion. The position in which the ship was placed, he said, was such that she could have been fired upon by both forts at the same time. The committee meets tonight to supply the text ot the report to be submitted to the house. The members of the commit tee now believe that war is inevitable un less Spain backs down. CONSUL WAS SPANIARD. Bath Consul and Vice Have Resigned at Carthegenia. London, April 5.—A special dispatch front Barcelona says that the United States consulate there is guarded by police and the United States consul and vice consul at Carthegena, both said to be Spaniards, have resigned. According to the United States directory, C. Molina is United States consul and Al berto Molina vice consul at Carthegena. ARCHBISHOP CALLS Rut Says He Only Wished to Pay His Rt spects to President, Washington, April s—Archbishop Ire land came to the state department a,t 12:20 o'clock. He had evidently arranged for the call beforehand, and was expected, for he was shown at once into Day's room. Te the reporters who asked his mission, '.rchbishop Ire kind was evasive and said he eame simply to pay his respects. Day said there had been no mediation j or intervention of other powers, material ! or moral. .SAVANNAH TAKES ACTION. Cotton Exchange Passes Resolution Asking That War be Averted. Savannah, Ga., April s—The cotton ex change has passed a resolution calling on the president and congress do all possible to avert war. Their action will be made known to the president by telegraph. THE MACON NEWS. NOTE FROM THE VATICAN Expected al Madrid Stating Pope's Plan of Mediation. Madrid, April 5.-12:30 a. m—The min ister of foreign affairs in an interview just obtained, said the Spanish goveriment is expecting the speedy arrival of a note from the Vatican in which the pope would indicate the plans upon which he proposed to terminate the present situation. - PROPOSED TERMS OF POPE Said to be Sucli as Can be Supported by Both Governments. Rome, April 5. —It is authoritatively said that fthe pope’s proposed terms are such as can he accepted by Spain and sup ported by the United States. The pope’s initiative is based wholly on the fact that Spain, when she asked for the good offices of the powers, also asked for the pope’s good offices. The inlerposition of the Pontiff has been thus far confined to efforts to bring about an armistice between Spain and the in surgents. • • iHELD HER RECEPTION. Mrs. Woodford Entertains at the Legation- Deadlock* Removed, Madrid, April 5. —It is apparent ‘that fur ther negotiations are progressing. The deadlock whidfo seemed to have been reached yesterday lias for a moment been removed, though armisiblstice has not been promised. The family of Second .Secretary of Uni ted States Legation, J. MacArthur, starts for Paris tonight. Mis. Woodford held her usual reception this afternoon. CHILLY BOW Received by Spanish Minister at a Royalty Reception. London, April s—Europeans—European diplomacy often Indicates an important political at titude by a social method. The entire di plomatic corps was at yesterday’s levee, but a significant interpreitatlon was pu't upon an incident which the uninitiated •-observer might regard as one of no conse quence. When Colonel Hay, the United Sta>tes ambassador, j>assed before the Duke of York and the other royolties, all of them advanced and cordially shook hands with him. The Spanish minister followed Col. Hay and was received with formal bows. ORTON DEAD The Tichborne Claimant Passed Away at London. T/ondon, April f> —Arthur Orton, the Tichborne claimant, died last week. Orton was the central figure in the greatest trial (next to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson) of the nineteenth century. He claimed to be Sir Roger Tichborne and heir to the immense estates of that family in England. He came from the Australian Archipelago to England to assert his pre tensions. Lady Tichborne, among many other distinguished people, recognized him as her long-lost son. The British Isles took sides on the famous case. Orton was on the stand nearly two weeks. He lost the ease, apd was sent to prison for per jury and conspiracy to defraud. He really was a butcher in Australia, and through some means became acquainted with the real Sir Roger, and at the latter’s death IHtssessed himself of family heirlooms. These proved of great aid to the impostor. AT SHAWNEETOWN. Succor Reing Carried to the People Confined in Their Houses. Cypress Junction, April s—lt5 —It was report ed by 10 o’clock that twelve bodies had been recovered at Shawneetown. Telegraphic communication to Shawnee town have not been re-established, and the rumor cannot be substantiated. It is said that some of them are badly ma ngled. The rescuers are having the greatest dill lenity in persuading the people to leave their flooded hpines. The buildings are without fire and the tenants are suffering with cold, yet when a rescue boat ap proaches the rescuers were turned away after leaving food. Three car loads of relief supplies Were at the waters edge today and the work of trans|x>rting them across miles of Back water bayou began promptly. Among the supplies were’five long boats, which were at once put into service in place of the rudely constructed log boats. Tho relief committee organized a wagon train to Shawneetown, and as fast as sup plies were received by boat they were* loaded into the wagons and taken ahead. Yesterday the supplies were taken to Shawneetown by boats. The heavy cur rent, however, near Shawneetown, to gether with the roughness of the water, madtf the trip dangerous. Consequently the water course was abandoned. The sun is shining, but a raw wind Is blowing. The rescuers found Mr. and Mrs. Rhineholt and daughter, Lucy, who were report, d missing yesterday. Two more, daughters of the Rhineholt family, how ever, perished. Up to noon no new names were added to the list of dead and missing. The gap is over 500 feet wide and is gradually widening. It is known that forty-five or fifty lost their lives, but no bodies have been recovered. The property loss is immense. MONTHLY MEETING Chamber of Commerce Will be Called to Order This Evening. The regular monthly ‘meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held this afternoon at the chamber headquarters on Cherry street. There are no special matters to come up further than the reading of a commu nication from the Baltimore chamber of commerce asking the chamber of com merce here to join with them in asking the president to pursue a pacific course in the present war crisis. Doubtless there will be some oposition to this step, but the sentiment of the cham ber is undoubtedly for peace if it can be obtained withodt discredit to this country. SMUGGLING Os Diamonds is Charged Against Dr. Beck, of Chicago. New York. April 5. -Diamonds belong ing to Dr. Carl Beck, of Chicago, and val ued ar $2,000, were seized today on 'the Cunard pier by Special Customs Agents, and Dr. Beck was ordered to present him self to Commissioner Shields today to an swer to the charge of smuggling. Dr. Beck failed to include the diamonds xn his list of dutiable articles. His actions excited the suspicions of the inspectors and he was searched. A LITTLE WORRIED. Washington. April s.—The senate for eign affairs committee met this morning. A number of the members are worried over the president’s message, but after dis cussing the matter fully it was decided to wait until tomorrow. MACON NEWS TUESDAY APRIL 5 1898. LOOK OUT NOW FOR COLD WWE The Weather Man Hangs Out Flag and Predicts Frost Tomorrow. PEAR CROP KILLER in This County, So an Orchardist Says, by Last Weeks’ Cold Snap—A Big Loss. A cold wave is predicted for tonight. The flag with tiie blue square in the centre hangs ominously oin at the erty hall and the telegram ln-ncatii it reads: "Colder tonight, may be frost tomorrow morning." it would be well to do everything possi ble to protect the vegetable and the fruit trees. Already the pear crop in this county has been ruined. 't'liis announcement will come as a sur prise to a great many people in the city but it is nevertheless a fact. Mr. T. J. Ware, w no has a large pear orchard, says .that out of six or seven hundred bushels promtseff on his trees last week be will iiot have more than two or three bushels. It seems that the cold wave ot last week did more damage than it was given credit for. At least it has killed the pears in tliis section. Mr. Ware says that' he has never seen so complete a kill on his or chard. It was a black frost. The city was protected by the houses and the smoke and tor various reasons but out m the country the orchards are dead. The peaches are still safe, however, and unless the frost tomorrow morning does the damage .the crop wll be very large. (,’onsiderluig the condition of the weather today the anhouneemt-n.t of a probable freeze tomorrow morning w.il come as a surprise but the experience of other years siioulil be a warning. There have been more sudden drops tn the temperature than are promised for tomorrow and there is an ominous rarity in the air today. The warning has been sent out all over the state and the frost fires will be burn ing all over the fruit belt tonight so as to save as much as possible. It is hoped, however, that the cold will not extend as far South as Macon and the district beliw but the old heads and good weather prophets shake their heads and say until the full mo onls over there is no safety and that the wisest thing that those -who want to be sure to save flowers and fruit and vegetables to do is to take them in out of the weather or to protect them by some other means. HORRORS OF WAR. How the Battlefield Looked Just After Sedan. Somewhat of the horrors of war may be learned from the following picture, drawn by Dr. Russell, I lie war correspondent of the London Tinies, on the battlefield of Sedan: “Let your readers fancy masses of col ored tags glued together with blood and brains and pinned into strange shapes by fragments of bones. Let them conceive men’s bodies without heads, legs without bodies, heaps of human enitrails attached to red and blue cloth, and disemitoweled corpses in uniform, bodies lying about in all attitudes, with .skulls •shattered, faces blown off, hip smashed, bones, flesh, and gay clothing all pounded together as if brayed in a mortar, extending for miles, not very thick in one place, but recurring perpetually for weary hours, and then they cannot with the most vivid imagination come up to the sickening reality of that butchery.” NAVAL RESERVES Are Getting Ready to Go to War on Short Notice. Brunswick, Ga., April s—Brunswick's5 —Brunswick's militia called for recruits yesterday and met ready response. The first recruit was Timothy McAllister' Moczkowski, a well known and patriotic naturalized citizen. After the recruiting station was establish ed the naval militia officers began an in spection of steam vessels suitable for mos quito fleet. Those listed for gunboat pur poses are the tugs Inca, Iris, Urbanus Dart, Angia and Nellie, steamers Hessie Passport, steamers Pope Catlin, Governor Safford, Egmont and Laurence will be used for auxiliary purposes’. The war feeling predominates all over the Eleventh congressional district. Yes terday the New York World corresi>ondent wired representative citizens in nine dif ferent counties to state local sentiment and their views. Every answer give evi dence that war feeling is running high. The people in all walks of life demand that President McKinley free Cuba imme diately for humanity sake and secure sat isfaction from Spain for the Maine disas ter. Ex-Congressman Henry G. Turner wired last night: "I would give the president all the .time he wishes to adjust our affairs with Spain without war.” NO DISTURBANCES YET, Rabid Press Not so Sure of "Licking the Greedy Americano." Havana, April s.—Great excitement pre vails here over the news that Spain has practically rejected all the demands of the United States. The war party is enthu siastic and declares no other course was consistent with the honor of Spain. No disturbances have occurred, nor have one Americans been molested,.but there is no tt-lling when a demonstration may occur. La Tueha prints a fierce editorial, say ing that the honor of Spain will he de fended, no matter how much blood may- be shed. •tn case of defeat,” La Tucha says, “Spain will only lose Cuba and Puerto Rico, but if the United States Is defeated, its national credit will receive a blow from which it will be hard to recover in many years. But triumph or not, Spain will fight •with glory. Her army and navy are formed of Spanish patriots, and not of greedy foreigners and adventurers like those of the United States. While tha Spanish soldier will fight for Spain, the American will fight for his salary.” This article has inflamed Spanish patri otism. The able-bodied men from 19 to 45 years have been called to arms to join the bat talions of volunteers. • FRENCH PALAVER. Madrid, April s—The French ambassa dor here, Paenotte, has bad a long con ference with the mlnteter of foreign affairs at Gullon. You can talk to 10,000 every flay through the colurau of The Neva. RECEPTION Will be Given Mrs. Wittemore by Ladies In terested in Door of Hope. The ladies who have interested them selves in the work of the Door of Hope, are making arrangements to give Mrs. Wittemore, president of the Doors or Hope of America a warm reception when she comes here this week. Mrs. Wittemore will deliver several lec tures while here on the work of the Door of Hope, and the plans of building an in dustrial school for the converts of the home will be discussed. This matter was taken up by the North Georgia Conference some time ago, but so far nothing definite has been done. ■Mrs. Whittemore will make visits to dif ferent parts of the sfate and present the needs of institutions of this kind. The Maeon Door of Hope has accom plished much good since its establishment over a year ago. A large number of wo men have taken refuge there, and many of them have completely reformed. CUBAN CIGARS That Were Made by the Cubans in Prison at Cabanas. Mr. Willie Rogers, at the Parker News Stand has received from a friend who is now in Havana several boxes of cigars that were made by prisoners in the pris on a.t Cabanas, Cuba, from whom he pur chased them. The cigars are made oif genuine Havana tobaeco and are highly prized by Mr. Rogers. While they are in prison those of the Cubans who are able to work are al lowed to make cigars, and sell them, and it is charged that the money is often taken from them by the Spaish guards. SALE OF LOTS Belonging to Ocmulgee Land Company at Court House Today. This was sales day of proper'tj’ at the court house and a number of pieces of good property were put up. There was not niu'cli activity among tlhe bidders however, and the most inlteresting matter was the kale of lots on the property of the Ocmul gee Band 'Company., These were put up at auction by Mr. Eon Hollingsworth, who made a most able auctioneer. The lots are situated on Pleasant Hill and are intended for the use of the upper tendorn among the colored population. The bidding could not be said to ho very lively. The lots were sold on the easiest of terms. A hundred dolars credit was {al lowed on each bid and all that the lot brought over that amount was to be paid in cash. • The lots, some seventy of them, were sold to Messrs. Geo. W. Duncan, Henry Horne and H. G. Cutter, for prices rang ing from slls to $135. A lolt on the corner of First and Mulber ry street was put up but was withdrawn, as there were no bidders. WANTS ADDRESSES Os Those Who Have Had Dealings With iAgent of Redpath Library. For personal reasons I desire Itho address of every lady or gentleman in this com munity who has bee'll approached during ti»e pas few weeks by Mr. Perry, repre senting tilie Globe Publishing Co., of New York, in the sale of the .Redpath Library of Universal Literature. I will consider It a kindness if all’such will furnish me with their address at once. Robert R. White, 322 New Street City. POLITICS IN GEORGIA. Comments of Editors and Candidates in the Field. Hon. 'R. -G. Dickerson, of Clinch county, has formally announced his candidacy for senator from the fifth district. Georgians- have one less candidate to de cide between at the June primary. Hon. Martin V. Calvin wil not allow his name to be further considered'in connection with the oilice of commissioner of agriculture. He Has accepted a busines softer. Congressman Brantley, it is- thought, will have no opposition for renominatiou for congress this year. • Colonel Robley Smith, of Crawford county, denies that he is a candidate for congress. IBaxley Banner: Atkinson’s letter to Col. Candler shows that Colonel Candler is not the only letter writer in this campaign. It reached the neighborhood of the Candler solar plexus. The people who thought Ber ner would not be a real factor in the race are now modifying their opinion a little. Berner is developing unexpected strength in many sections of the state. TOUR OF THE FESTIVAL Commences at Knoxville on May 2, Then to Macon. The most striking and interesting event of the month of May next will be the ini tial tour of the Southern May Musical Fes tival, under the management of J. S. At kinson Co., beginning at Knoxville on the second of May. The extensive forces of this organiza tion include an orchestra selected from among the must prominc nt members ot the Boston Symphony players and from the New York orchestras of Seidi and Dam rosch, under the able and talented conduc torship of Mr. Gustav Strube, of .Boston. These gentlemen form a picked orchestra ot a finish and brilliancy of playing seldom heard in the South and will contribute materially to the success of the tour in the symphonic selections they will play alone, as well as in the accompaniments they will play for the soloists. The latter to tire number of twenty in clude the following celebrated vocal ar tists: Misses Alice Verlet, Nannie Hands, Maud Pratt Chase, Grace Preston, Carrie Bridewell and Margaret McNulty. Mr. S. Kronberg, Harry Lucius Chase, U. S. Kerr, Lon A. Jackson, George Mitchell; also Mr. Felix Fox, solo pianist; Emanuel Fiedler, violinist; Theodore Gordon, Xaner Reiter, the greatest living French born player; Margaret McNulty, harpist, and others. The tour of the Southern May Musical Festival will extend over three weeks. This will place gefore the public in these cities an aggregation of talent never be fore assembled there, which promises a genuine triumph for the cause of the high er classical music in these cities, under the interpretation of the ablest modern artists of New York and Boston. Macon is evidently convinced of the merits of his attractive organization, as the sale of subscriptions already is very large, unpre cedented in the musical history of the South. FIRE IN DARIEN. Darien, Ga., April 5. —Yesterday evening a disastrous fire broke out in the lumber mills of the Hilton & Dodge Lumber Co., on Union Island. The two fine saw mills, two extensive dry kilns and an immense quantity of sawed lumber lumber were consumed. The plant was valued at sllO,- 000; insurance $40,000. The store of Mrs. J. E. Delorme was also 'burned; stock $5,000; insurance SI,BOO. Subscribers must pay up and not pillow small balances to run over from week to week. The carriers have been in strueted to accept no part payment from anyone after April IxL IT m RED HOT IH THE MEETING And There are Developments to Come That Will be Very Spicy. CUSS HOBBS WERE USED And Resolutions That Were Passed Were Significant of Serious Business to Follow. A meeting was held on Saturday after noon last in the office of Mr. Hugh V. Washington which in many respects was about as warm a gathering as lias been seen in Macon for some tiiue. Not only were those .who were present somewhat excited and heated in their expressions, but the room itself was not large eonough to comfortably accommodate those who were present. It was a meeting of the members of the Au.. 11 Lunul t.'oiiipauy whose proud pussi ;•lens 011 the util, til ls of tile city some four or five miles away were once destined to be t.he Eldorado of the south, as Mulberry Sillers would there were as many millions in it as there are miles in an ancieut ehees. . But Che American Investment Company is now in the hands of a receiver. It Iras gone bhe way of other companies that have held out the strangest inducements to the investor and in which the investor has placed his confidence and his money to his sorrow. The action placing the American Invest ment Company in the hands of a receiver was taken some time ago and at the time did not attract very much attention among t'ho-.a wl'O were onJhe outside and did not own stock, but it is said that it caused cold shivers of indignation to run down ■the vertebrae of a very large number of the stockholders who were on the inside so far as their stockholding was concern ed, but who were really not on the inside sufficiently to know anything of the in terior working of the concern. Used Cuss Words. Hence the meeting on Saturday after noon. It is stated that good church mem bers used strong cuss words at that meet ing and then apologized and were told by other church members that their language was excusable under the circumstances. Postal cards had been issued to all the stockholders of the company, but some of the stockholders were not there. A suf ficient number were, there, however, to lake action -and. the outcome of tiie meet ing will bo some very spicy developments unless all signs fail. A’ gentleman who speaks by the book says that the stockholders authorized Mr. Hugh V. Washington to take steps to pro tect the interests of the stockholders of ■the American Investment Company and to take them .promptly. They also told him to go ahead and investigate the management ot the affairs of the company and to bring the whole thing before another meeting of the stockholders at as early a date aS pos sible. It is said from another source that tho investigation has as a matter fact already been made and that the attorney now Iras some things in his inside pocket that would make an even warmer meet ing than that of Saturday last. It i s sa id that the next meeting will ' held in a larger room and that the ventilation will bo better as a matter of precaution. Object to Other Uosupa-nies. A goodly part of the indignation on Sat urday was caused by the fact that b’ae American Investment Company had been saddled with other companies which t eally had nothing at all to do with this om . The American Investment Company was «at one time t.he largest and the most im portant of these companies whose property was located out beyond -and around the Log Cabin Club, the prjde. and the boast of social Macon. Some five or six years ago the compa nies were formed and so rapid was the de velopment that the boom days of the west were as nothing to it. Then the financial crisis came and of course suburban prop erty became a drug on the market had it not been for this there could be no doubt that tho American •Investment Cornpmiy, ■the Bellevue Land Company and the North Macon Band Company would have panned out. better than anything along the banks of the Yukon river for the stockholders. It was a brilliant idea to take these lands that at one time were worth from ten to fifteen dollars an acre and trans form them in a few short months into property worth five hunderd and a thous and dollars an acre. Transformation Scene. It was a brilliant, conception- to trans form the waste slopes, the furrowed hill sides and the ragged, rugged roads into rolling lawns' parks and beautiful boule verads.' It was somethin,?’ new to that country place to hear the lumbering of the ox team change into the hum of the elec tric car and it took pluck and plenty of it to ‘throw thousands of dollars into the development of the'properties, and perhaps if some of the stockholders had realized the chances that they took they might have been little nervous. Fortunately for the management and un fortunately for themseive.'.. however, the stockholders did not realize until it was too late and the management was left with the bag to hold when the financial stringency came and the bottom fell out of everything. From .that good day to this the bottom has been out of .Bellevue .and the hopes of the stockholders have fallen until now they are away below par. It is asserted, however, that the only way out of it all is to separate the com panies which were 'all thrown into the hands of the receiver a few weeks ago by Captain Ross Sims and his brother, Mr. Charles Sims. The petition under which this action was tai . n was, as was assert ed at. the time in The News, i perfectly friendly suit and the Messrs, Sims simply took action in order to prevent unfriendly stockholders from throwing the companies into the hands of a receiver through the United States court. lied Hoc Itesoliitions But some of the stockholders did not like it and hence the action of the meet ing on Saturday. j. It is stated by those who were present at that meeting that the resolutions that were passed were red hot, and that they wer direct to the heart of the trouble, but just what that trouble is it is some what difficult to say just at this time though there is every probability that the matter will be very thoroughly aired in the courts in the near future and that when that Is done there will be sensation enough to satisfy the most sensational. It must be understood that the Amer ican Investment Company is not by any means a strictly local concern but its fame went far and wide as a good invest . ment and there were many people who placed a goodly part of their small posses sions in its keeping and for a time they found that their judgment had been Well rewarded and they induced others to take advantage of a good thing while It was go- ing, there are some of these mourners now in Atlanta and Savannah -and in many of the towns in neighboring states. Be that as it may the public is now wait ing with bated breath for the develop ments that are sure to come. A,GREAT EVENT. T. P. A s. Making Great Preparations for Entertainment. Tiie T. P. A.’s are making great prepa rations for their entertainment on the night of the 15th at the Academy of Mu, sic, the evening with Harry Edwards and Macon’s Draina'tie and Musical Artists. Tiie tickets for this delightful entertain ment have- been put on sale, and are going rapidly. The program, which was pub lished in The News some time ago. is a delightful one, and on it are some of the best entertainers in the state. The original headings of Mr. Harry Ed wards will be the principal attraction, though there are many other features of the program of no less note. CAPTAIN SATTERLEE. His Examination Successful and He Will be With the Artillery- News has been received in Maeon of Lieutenant if. Satterlee having success fully passed his examination at Governor’s island for a captaincy in the artillery. It was feared by Lieutenant Satterlee’s friends here,, and all over the state, that he would fail in his physical examination, but he has been on leave for about a year recuperating his .health in Columbia. S. C., ami at other points, ami his many friends will lie relieved' to learn of his success in passing through the severe examination. CONFIDENT OF CANDLER. Says He Will Have an Easy Majority Over Both Opponents, Hon. I*. G. Dußignon passed through Macon 'Sunday from Atlanta, where he spent several days last week looking after business* matters and incidentally confer ring with the party leaders, and also wllh his friend. Col. Candler. Mr. du'Bignon expresses the greatest confidence in Col. Candlers’ success. Chat ham, he says, is not the only county in the star in which 'Candler wil have a walk- He will tarry between inety and a hundren counties Mr. dußignon thinks, including many of th larger counties of the state, ami will have an easy majority over both Atkinson -and Berner. “In my position as chairman of the Democratic party of he state,” said Mr. dußignon, “1 do not feel that it would be proper-for me to criticise Col. Candler s opponents. It is well known, of course, that I favor Col. Candlers’ nomination. I have taken no active part in the campaign so far, other than to look in on Col. Candler in Atlanta occasionally and advise with him. He is handling his own campaign and is doing it suecesfully. 1 was sur prised in looking over his political cor respondence to see how many of the con servative business men of the state, in cluding a number from Chatham, who cr.liiiaily take n . interest i>. poliiirs, bad widen ( 01. Candler, a>=ur.ig him oi Gt. tr suport.” Mr. dußignon referred to Col. Candler's reply to Judge Atkinson as a very satis factory reply to the s4.rict.ures made upon him by Judge Atkiuson iu the latter’s re cent communication, criticising Col. Can dler for refusing to enter into a joint de bate. NEW RAILROAD. \ t Will Run From Albany to Valdosta, Seventy •’Five Miles. Secretary of State 'Clifton yesterday granted a Charter to the Valdosta and Al bany Railroad Company, which intends to build a railroad from the city of Albany to the city of Valdosta. The application for a charter states that the road will be seventy-five miles in length, and will pass through the counties of Lowndes, Brooks, Colquitt, Worth, Mi'ihcheil and 'Dugherty. ■ The incorporators ask for a capital stock of SIOO,OOO with the privilege of increas ing it to $1,00,000,000, as they may see fit. The incorporators are all citizens of Val dosta and are as follows: Thomas Craw ford, J. R. Dasher, T. F. Shaw, T. W. Shaw, E. VV. Lane, J. F. Lewis, J. M. Briggs, C. R. Ashley, E. P. Rose, J. A. ■Dasher, Jr. SPECIAL SESSION Os the Legislature May Have to be Called by Governor. 'Despite the many rumors to the effect that Governor Atkinson intends to call a special session of the legislature, he has taken no such step and does no anticipate the necessity of having to call the legisla ture together. Governor Atkinson will not be confront ed with the necessity for calling the legis lature together in special session unless, in case of .hostilities, 'the national govern ment fails to provide adequate defense for the coast of Georgia and it falls upon the state to make its own defenses. No further communication was received from the war department yesterday and no new orders were issued to the state naval reserve. In accordance with the in structions sent by Adjutant General Brown, the naval,reserves are recruiting to .the maximum limit and making ready for actual service. COTTON FUTURES. 'New Yorok, April 5. —Cotton future.-: opened quiet and steady. Salese 2,500. I May 597, June 600, July 604, August 606, i Septi ii ‘her and October 602, November Co 3, I December 605, January 607, February 609, j March 610. The best time to coverture 1» *ll the tlw» * Where Where ? Where 1 That the great majority of'men will buy new Spring Clothes is certain. The vital question is: WHERE ? The answer is as important to the buyer as it is to us. If the people “knew it all” they come to us at once. We have largest assortments, the correct styles, lowest prices. 8 Per Cent Guaranteed I P ! Tlrt 7’L l s P* I *. ’’•“’‘ •nnnaily. Stock secured by deeds to improved real estate 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.. 461 Third Street. PRICE TWO CENTS POPE OPPOSED ■ TO WAR AT ALL Says It Will Interfere Very Much With Business in This Country. HAVE NO JUST CAUSE ' For War He Says, And Thinks That the Humanitarian Idea Can be Carried Too Far Altogether, General Freight and Pa sen ger Agent A. Pope, of the Georgia ami Alabama railroad joins with 'the officials who say, "Let us have peace." Mr. Pope does not think this country has a just cause for war with Spain, and says he does not believe in the doctrine of humanitarianism being carried too far. Mi. Pope says the uncertainty as to just what the outcome of the present strained relations existing between this country and Spain is Injuring the traffic of the railroads to a considerable extent. He finds that freight intended for shipment to foreign ports is moving slowly, and this is ascribed to the existing trouble. Lum ber Is moving In but small quantities to Savannah for shipment to foreign coun tries. Ship owners do not care, says Mr. Pope, to have their vessels go out flying the American flag, when they might be inter cepted by the enemy’s cruisers before they could reach their destinations or get back to their home ports. War might be de clared while they were on the high seas, and the first intimation of it received by their captains might be the descent of a hostile vessel. The same difficulty roaches to a certain extent to vessels of other nationalities, there being no assurance that Spain and the United States will be the only nations plunged in'to the war, if it should come. Neutral nations’ vessels, when flying "their flags, Mr. Pope says, could be stopped and have demands for their papers made. These are matters that deter owners from having their vessels put to sea. War, Mr. Pope believes, would be the means of doss 4o the railroads. He admits that there would be a strong movement of hay, grain, provisions, clothing and all kinds of army supplies, but does not think it would be sufficient to offset the decrease •that would become evident In the amount of freight handled In the ordinary way in time of peace. Business would be stag nated, and shipments of goods would be Infrequent andin small quantities. When General Bragg's -army changed front after the battle of Shiloh to Chatta frone after the battle of Shiloh to Chatta nooga, Mr. Pope was with the road that Is now the Western Railway of Alabama. He was the Montgomery agent of the line, and managed the transportation of the army of 26,500 men. He is thus pretty familiar with the way movements of troops are conducted. Up says the rates charged the government for the transportation of Its troops in time'of peace, which are 3 cents a mile for each, even when in large numbers, would be lowered during hlstil itles, when -the quartermaster would ask for the short line rates, or those that would be granted the public If similar movements were contemplated over the lines by pri vate parties. Mr. Pope says it can now be seen that many people are husbanding their re sources in anticfixation of war. They are buying but little, and" many houses are now operating on a credit basis. HARD FOUGHT BATTLE Will be the Game of Ball Saturday After noon. The giame of ball at the park Saturday afternoon between Mercer and" the Wake Forrest team will be one of the hardest fought battles ever played between two college teams on the Macon diamond. Mercer will do her best to conquer the team which bested the University of Geor gia last season, 'and in all the games she plays this year will try afld win back the reputation that she. once had, of being the best college ball team in the South; The Wake Forrest team Is said to be even stronger than it was last season, but the Mercer boys think that they have gained in strength too, and the game will be fought to a finish. The Mercer boys feel that they have profited greatly by the games that they played with the Baltimore team, and have been strengtheuejng the weak points on the team. The sponsors for the two teams have not yet been chosen. Following Is -the Wake Forrest team: Reid, c; Edwards, p; Gogins, 2d b; Sam, A., Ist bg; Sam. 0., 3rd b; Corker, s.s; Hunuicirtt, If; Wiliams, cf; Rogster, rs; sub, Bagley. Bucklin's Arnica Salve The beat salve In the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped bauds, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive ly cures piles, or uu pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by H. J. Lamar A Seos’ drug * •tors.