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ESTABLISHED 1884.
EUROPE IS
JUGGLING
Tremendous Effort Being Made
to Induce Spain to Accede
to Demands of U. S.
LEE WILL LEAVE
Havana at 5 O’Clock This
Afternoon by Permission
of the Government.
OPINION IN WASHINGTON
Is That His Plan for an Armistice in
Cuba Does Not Cut Much Figure
as it Takes Two to a Bargain.
New York, April 9. A dispatch to the
World from Madrid says:
The ambassadors of live European pow
ers, France, Russia, Italy, Germany and
Austria, have diplomatically informed the
guvermmnt of Spain that war with the
United States can only be avoided Dy
Spain yielding.
Tip ambassadors of Europe have advis
ed extreme concessions to the United
States. They app< aled to Spain’s pride,
her noble self-sacrifice and self-interest.
They meant that she must abandon Cuba.
The ,uupass..dors of Uie same powers
called upon President McKinley in Wash
ington in the interest of peace as a mat
ter of form, there was (possibly no expec
tation, no hope, that the United States
would recth de one inch Horn its vital de
mand that Spain must give up Cuba.
Hut tile powers may have felt that as
they weie about to use co ercion in Ma
drid, it would in' diplomatic to make a de
monstration in Washington. There is
reason to believ that the powers made ex
traordinary propositions to Spain.
They said in effect that if she should
make such concessions to the United States
as they believed necessary, the powers of
Europe would guarantee her against war.
external and internal. The powers would
delegate to one of their own number. Aus
tria. whose throne is so closely allied to
that of Spain by ties of blood, the dut>y of
defending Spain against any internal foe
that might arise, as a menace to the dy
nasty as a result of yielding to the de
mands of tiie United States
In plain English this means that Aus
trian troops would be sen! to Spain, if nec
esesary, to maintain order and suppress
civil war.
I'he Austrian troops would have behind
til. in the allied fori es. moral and physical,
of Europe. The papal nuncio is believed
to be m sympathy with this program.
’ AFTMiS i ICE PLAN
, Is Not Thought to Promise a Change of
Situation.
Washington. April 9. It is learned at
one of tile embassies that the Spanish
government tday has under earnest con
sideration the issuance of a proclamation
declaring an armistice in Cuba.
This decree lias not been signed so far
as is known here, nor does the informa
tion indicate that a tinal determination
that it shall he issued been reached as yet.
The measure, however, is being strongly
Impressed upon the consideration oi
Spain by some of the continental Euro
pean powers, which have acquainted their
embassies with the fact.
It is hoped by the powers urging this
move that by the means of this concession
w.\r might be averted, although It is real
ized that the United States may not re
gard the concession as adequate to meei
the case.
Tin' Spanish government, it is said, holds
to Fhe position ft: i. it will yield every
thing to avert war save two things, th.
independece of I'ulia ..nd American inter
vention. It insists ti at if either of these
latter move: Is insisted upon by the Ufiited
States as a sine qua non and carried into
effect, it will i. gar-1 them as overt acts
as placing the United States In the atti
tude of takin- tiie first and aggressive
step toward war.
It is b ausi < > a’s refusal to yhrid
either to Intervention or the independence
proposition that the armistice proposal is
not r-'fcarihd ,n .-s-uiin, a change in the
present outlook.
IN WASHINGTON.
How Some of the Sena'ors Look on the Sug
g'sted Plan.
Wash'ag: ui. April 9>—There were not
many sorer oo:. - alters at the White House
today.
Asd is:: S< eret.iry Day was more
prompt in mak.cz ti e informal daily call
than yesterday and b'fore 9 o’clock he.
reached I. Alite IK.use and talked over
the situation and the national policy.
Th. ir.it rvi-w. ■ .v. \r. occupied scarce
ly five minute s and Secretary Day imme
diately took up his duties at the state de
part ni< nt.
There were reports that the Queen Re
gent would sign a decree declaring an
armistice in Cuba and that this would be
followed by Cuban independence lajer. but
in no official quarters here so far as deili
gent inquiry could learn had any confirm
atory information been received.
Senators Cullom, of Ilinois. and Bur
rows. of Michigan. were the first of the
senatorial contingent to talk with the
president. The latter just prior to the
White House call had been to the state
department where he talked with Day. He
said that he had heard rumors of the
queen’s intention to make a final effort -to
avert war. but was not aware that any
dispatch on the subject had bean received
from Spain in the past twenty-four hours.
Two to h Bnrgain.
He suggestede that armistice could he
effective only with the aaoent of both par
ties to it and that in-his opinion such ac
tion by the Queen Regent at this time
would not change the situation..
Burrows said if. however, that if a com
plete armistice actually proclaimed to a
cover period of say thirty, sixty or ninety
days contemplating the cessation of hos
tilities, it might present a new and impor
tant phase of the situation confronting the
country.
“For,” he suggested. “It would mean
jhe recognition of the belligerency of the
Cubans, an official admission of the exist
ence of war and It would have to be borne
in mind that the object of our intervention
i- procuring peace. Now are we justified
in going into war under the circumstances
when one of the parties offers to lay down
arms and as to the bona fide intention of
| such di < ree are we to question the good
I faith of the country of the country and ask
i if it means what it says.
"It might have a material bearing in the
I present crisis and ft might not.”
Nothing Official Yet.
Inquiry in army official circles show’s
that tin situation still remains unchanged.
Nothing has been received recently from
Woodford on tiie subject of the proposed
armistice, or any subject. Even were an
armistice proclaimed by'Spain there is au
thority for that statement it would not
change the purpose- of the administration
to force matters to an immediate issue.
An armistice at this time, it is said,
would not result in the postponement of
the contemplates] action even for a day.
Senators and representatives who called
on the president stated that there was no
reason to expect that hostilities could be
averted and that their business at the
White House related entirely to the con
templated action of congress on receipt of
the president's message on Monday.
1 w<> Kesolutions.
The indications it is said now are that
the resolution authorizing the independ
ence of the island, but such action is de
sired by the majority in each house it will
In made the subject of a separate resolu
tion to be introduced later.
This ivnclii! ion has been arrived at. it
is said, in deference to the wishes of the
presidi nt.
.Senator Pritchard, of North Carolina,
saw the prt idi-n-t,, subsequently ho said lie
favorci an armed Intervention first and
tiie com iih ration of the subject of a recog
nition of i-udepi nd< neo later.
He suggested that an armistice in his
opinion would not alter our case at all. He
thought that this country in the light re
cent < vents should proceedto intervention
immediately.
Elkins, of West Virginia, and Represen
tative f’-.innon. of Illinois, Oliver, of lowa,
Pierce, of Missouri, Lovering, of Massa
chusetts, Paris, of Indiana, and others
wore closeted with the president.
AT FIVE O’CLOCK
General Lee Will Leve Havana With Cor
respondents.
Havana, April 9, 10 a. m.—All is quiet.
Lee expects to -call on Captain General
Blanco this morning and say good bye.
■Walter Barker, United States consul at
Sagua La Grande, has arrived here. Alex
ander Brice, United States consul at Ma
tanzas, is supposed to have left that place
o:i a schooner.
The American newspaper correspondents
(with Lee are ready to leave here on the
Fern at about. 5 o’clock this afternoon.
Alexander Gollan, the British consul
here is ready to take charge of American
interests. A diplomat here told a cores
respondent that he did not believe there
would be war bewteen the United States
and 'Spain.
DuPONT POWDER.
Government Gives Out a Fifteen Million Dol
lar Contract.
Wilmington. Del.. Aoril 9.---The Dupont
Di Nemours Powder Co., it is understood,
has received from the United States gov
ernment a contract for furnishing'sls,ooo,-
000 worth of powder, and the mills are be
ing rushed to turn out. the material.
'Most of the powder manufactured at the
mills at present is red. and 'being more
difficult to ignite than the black powder,
there are fewer explosions, and It can be
produced more rapidly by machinery.
COMMITTEE PLANS.
Will Change Tnem to Suit tlje Recommenda
tion of President.
Washington. April 9. —There was no
meeting of the committee-on foreign re
lations today, the committee- having ad
journed after the last meeting uutil Mon
day next.
Several members were at the capitoT,
however, and casually dropped into the
oommittee room, where the Cuban situa
tion was the uppermost topic.
There no longer -appears a doubt that
the committee will change its verdict on
the method of the recognition of Cuban
independence so as to Include the present
government of the insurgents and to prac
tically make a declartion of one for inter
vention If the president represents the ne
cessity for thus limiting the official action
of the coutnry.
SOMETHING QUEER
About the Cancelling of the Charter of the
Steamer Jamaica.
Kingston. Jamaica, April 9. —The char
ter of the Atlas line steamer Adula, which
was engaged to take the American citizens
from Baraeon Man«illo aaC other places
in Cuba, was cancelled today under in
structions from the state department in
Washington, through Lee at Havana.
QUEEN REGENT
All Arrangements for Her Return to Iler Na
tive Land.
London. April 9.—The Vienna corres
pondent of the daily Telegraph says: How
seriously the siuation is understood here is
shown 'by the fact that court circles al
ready Relieved that the queen regent,
Christiana, would soon return to her na
tive land. Suitable preparations are al
ready making at the palace of her brother,
the Arch Duke Luigen.
HORRIBLE DEATH.
Negro Woman Burned to Death in the Woods
Near Macon.
Jennie Tuft, a negro woman 24 years
cf age. died in horrible agony this morn
ing at her home on the place of Mr. Bob
Lundy’s plantation some distance from
Macon in Jones county. She was burned
to death.
Yesterday afternoon the woman was
gathering up wood in a field which had
been fired for rhe purpose of burning over
new ground. Her clothing caught fire.
Her father, who was at work in the field,
ma le an effort to put out the flames and
burned his hands and arms terribly. He
may lose the use of his hands.
The woman screamed and ran through
the field. The wind fanned the flames and
all her clothing was burned off. At last
she fell, unconscious, and was carried to
the house where she died this morning.
Undertaker Clay sent out the coffin this
afternoon. Those who saw the terrible af
fair say that it was the most horrible
scene imaginable. Nothing could be done
for the unfortunate woman and her fright
and agony were something terrible to see.
Plastico is the best
wall coating known. It
not only makes the
walls pretty but disin
fects them.
T. C. Burke.
You ean talk to 10,000 every day thrauab
Ua cslumn* Th*
THE MACON NEWS.
VULTURES ARE
HOVERING OVER
•
Shawneetown Wreck, Where
Homeless Need Food
and Provisions.
BODIES NOT RECOVERED.
At Least Three Weeks Will Elapse
Before the Survivors Can
Help-Themselves.
Shawnetown, 111., April 9.—The river
has fallen four inches and plenty of food
for present needs has come, but the situ
ation remains unchanged. It is believed
that there are 100 dead injthe city, but not
a 'body has been recovered, nor is any ef
fort being made to recover. Everybody
is dazed.
Dead animals float about the city and
guards with guns stand over piles of
wreckage on the south levee. The south
levee is intact, and makese tiie city a
huge walled-ni lake of 2,000 acres, from
which only a narrow levee and two story
houses stand dry.
One hundred and fifty houses are ut
terly destroyed. The estimate of property
lost in actual cash value will not exceed
$300,000.
The exact manner of the breaking of the
levee was told this morning for the first,
time. Always during high water geysers
appeared in the city. Water bubbld up in
spots, sonitimes a half mile from the
levees. These geysers shifted suddenly.
Sunday afternoon Mayor Carney, one-leg,
rowed around the city outside the levee in
specting it. When he came to the north
levee the man inside called out: “I lost
rny geyser. Henry King took it.” Car
ney went over and found that the geyser,
large as a bucket, that had been bubbling
inside the leevee about sixty feet, had
shifted several yeards. He watched it
and then approved the list of levee guards
for the night and started home, stopping
enroute to .get candy for his wife.
Rev. Father Fred Dueckmaa and Mike
Golden were watching the geyser. Sudden
ly it shot up a stream of water as high
as a barrel.
The priest started for his church and
warn the town. Golden called him back,
saying there was no danger. The two men
then stood by the geyser until it shot up
a stream twenty foot in the air. The
ipiiest then ran to the church and began
to ring the ibell. Half the people were out
walking and laughed at the priest’s fears.
He called them to run for their lives, but
they would not.
A party of young people, consisting of
Sallie .'Sanks, John Zackmeyer, Phillip
Burris. Mail Long, Max Moyer, Mabel
Edwards, Lizzie iLowe, William Howels.
Emma Walter, Cleo Hite, Lake Knott and
Blanche Parsons stood on the levee look
ing at the geyser. Suddenly there was a
toar as of a cannon, and a huge funnel ap
peared under their feet.
The ground began to sink. The ran
wildly over the levee as it sank and melt
ed into the flood, and all escaped but so
narrowly that Sallie Sanks was ’ falling
back into the crevasse, when Zachmeyer
jerked her to solid ground.
Still the bell rang and the city did not
yet realize the situation.
'Masor Carney, going home with his
candy, thought the boll meant fire. He
saw men and horses going in that direc
tion and then saw the water. He ran
home. A negro stood in front of the house
and Carney offered him $lO to carry in
valid Mrs. Carney to the levee. The $lO
offered at once scared the negro, who at
once divined trouble and fled. ‘
The committee dreads excursionists and
asks that they stay away.
Sheriff Galloway, prostrated by the loss
of his entire family, arose from bed to
day, rischarged the attending doctors and
mingled with the crowd.
Admired by everybody. The “Thistle”
Gard: n Bros, “The Bicycle Men.”
SMALL ARMS
Bought to Resist American Invasion of
Spain.
M ashington. April 9—. Spain has contrac
ted with Vickors’ Sons & Maxim, of Lon
don. for 200,000 stands of small arms,
which are to 'be 'promptly delivered, to
gether with large quantities of ammuni
tion for these weapons. It is believed that
these small arms are to equip the Spanish
people in ease the United States should at
tempt to invade Sapin.
Yellow and white shoes at Mix Shoe Co.
WANTS A DIRK.
Thinks it Would be More Useful at Key West
Than a Watch.
the following letter has been received
from Key West:
Gentlemen: Enclosed find 100 wrappers
Xs I do not want a will you kindly
send me a dirk knife lute the enclosed cut?
1 like your soap very much and intend to
use jt nere. I use an average of 100 cakes
a month. Yours very truly, James L.
Burgert.
On another page of the letter is a draw
ing of a most murderous looking knife,
fashioned after a Spanish machebte. Mr.
Jim Met aw, of the company, has been out
all morning looking for a weapon which
will suit the taste of his customer at Key
West. The -dirk will of course be sent, as
the company is bound to do what it can
for a customer who uses 100 cakes of soap
a mouth. Mr. McCaw thought a good gun
might be more protection, but as the gen
tleman wants a sword he wil get it.
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD.
Meeting Will be Held Tomorrow—The Pub
lic Invited.
The Macon Lodge. No. 13. of Universal
Brotherhood of Amerfea, will hold their
regular weekly meeting tomorrow night
at their boll on Cotton avenue. The Ma
con society have many times before de
lighted the public by furnishing music of
an unusually fine order and by their in
teresting and instructive lectures, and
have thereby won the thanks and appre
ciation pf those whp have attended, but
tomorrow night it is prpsed to eclipse all
former efforts,
Besides the usual short, pithy addresses,
a program vocal and instrumebtal music
has been arranged. Messrs. Monroe and
John Ogden have kindly tendered their
services and will tend the aid of their fine
voices to add ta the enjoyment of the oc
casion. Card’s orchestra under the direc
tion of Professor Henry Card, will accom
pany them in their vocal selections, and, in
■addition will perform a number of musi
"••rl gems from the pens of some of the
world's most renowned composer's.
The nubile is cordially invited to be
present. The meeting will commence
promptly at 8:15 p. Ul., April IQth,
MACON NEWS SATURDAY APRIL 1898. 9
MACON THIRD
BH NECK
Postoffice is the Surest Way
of Indicating the Impor
tance of Any City.
PRESIDENTIAL DIETS
Still to be Handed Out, and Which
Are Interfered With by the
War Scare Now.
The surest test of the business done in
and the population of a city is the rating
of its postoffice.
Under this 'Macon is the third largest
city in the state beyond a doubt. Os course
this is a fact that has been known ail
along by those who cared to*make any
investigation of the matter, but it is more
than ever gratifying to find that it is also
the opinion of Uncle Sam.
Once a year— every July, the postoffiees
are rerated, according as they make their
reports for the business of the previous
year. Next July a rerating of the Macon
postoffice will be made, and there is every
reason to believe that the showing will be
very excellent and will be a considerable
increase over that of last year.
There is another feature to this post
office business in Georgoa, and it is one
in which a very large number of people are
interested. Especially is this true in view
of the fact that the war will occupy the at
tention of the chief executive for some
time to come, and as a consequence a
number of would-be postmasters and
would-be-assistants and others who might
profit by a change, are anxious to see the
war furore at an end.
It is not generally known how tnatiy
postoffices there are in the state that are
in the gift of the president. There are
forty-nine of these, and of that number
there are thirteen yet to be filled.
- Some of these are fat offices, for in
stance, Macon and Savannah, to which lat
ter an appointment was made but the ap
pointment was never confirmed.
The president has been in office more
than a year, yet he has not distributed the
offices in Georgia that are in his gift, and
the candidates have been waiting all this
weary while.
It is interesting to look over the offices
in the state that are in the gift of the
president, but the most interesting feat
ure of it is that which affects the impor
tance of the town as a business centre.
Here is the list arranged according to the
size of the city;
s3,7oo—Atlanta.
s3,Boo—'Savan nah.
$3,100 —Macon, Augusta.
$2,700 —Columbus.
$2,400 —Athens, 'Brunswick, Rome.
$2,300 —'Americus. •
$2,000 —Albany. Marietta.
$2,100 —Thomasville.
.sl,Boo—Dalton, Gainesville, Griffin, Way
cross.
$1.700 —Cordele, Fitzgerald, Milledge
ville, Valdosta.
$1,600 Bainbridge. Cartersville, La-
Grange, Newnan.
sl,soo—Barnesville, Cuthbert, Dawson,
Elberton, Hawkinsville, Talbotton,
$1.400 —Fort Valley, Madison, Quitman,
Washington, West Point.
$1.300 —Carrollton, Cedartown, Coving
ton, Dublin, Tifton.
$1,200 —Sandersville, Waynesboro.
sl.lO0 —Darien, Eastman, Eatonton, For
syth, Jackson.
sl,ooo—Sparta, Statesboro.
The only Bicycle with an unlimited
guarantee. The "Thistle, ’” Garden Bros.
CHANGE OF BASE.
Mrs. E. J. Williams is Now. Located in Busi
ness Over the Razar.
Mrs. E. J. Williams announces to her
patrons that she has moved her place of
business to rooms over the Bazar, where
she will be glad to see all of her old pat
rons.
Truly regal in its beauty! The “Thistle”
Bicycle. Garden Bros. .
A FAST TRIP.
City of Macon Made the Fastest Time Ever
Made on the Ocmulgee.
. The City of Macon reached the city yes
terday afternoon ahead of schedule time,
making the fastest run frim Brunswick to
Macon that lias «vcr been mc.de, and that
with a heavy cargo. The rip was made
in four ayjd a half days.
The boat will probably not leave for the
return trip to Brunswick before Monday
morning.
ALFRED BASS DEAD.
And the Marquis of Exeter as Result of Bi
cycling Accident.
London, April 9. —Alfred flaman Bass,
the member of parliament from West Staf
fordshire, is dead. He was director of Bass
& Co., brewers. The Marquis of Exeter,
(Brownlow Henry George Cecil,) died yes
terday as the result of a bicycling acci
dent.
MOSES AND GARRETT ARSIGNED.
San Francisco, April 9.—Captain Moses
and Captain Garrett left today for the Nor
folk navy yard. 'Moses will take charge of
theTMayflower and GaYrett will have tetri-'
porary charge of the receiving ship at the
Norfolk navy yard.
PURPOSE OF VISIT.
Paris. April 9.—lt is officially announc
ed that the visit of the ambassadors at
Washington to McKinley was primarily
for the purpose"6f-giving the president an
opportunity of notifying Europe of s he
necessity of she intervention of the UmTeu
States In Cuba.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York. April 9.—Futures opened
quiet and steady. Salese 2,900. May 595.
June 595, July 601, August-603, Octobei
601, November 602, December 603.
TOPEKA SAILS.
Weymouth, April 9.—The cruiser Topeka
(formerly Diogenese) and rhe tonpedo bo«(t
Somers, sailed this morning for the United
States.
Bucklin** Arnica Salve
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains
corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive
ly eures piles, or no pay required. It is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 95 cents per box.
For sale by H. J. B ’ dr Ug
«tar»
There are others and others, but we have
• got the goods. Mix Shoe ■Co.
CHAPMAN WILL ACCEPT.
' He and Lynwood Bright to Race for the
Chart pionship.
Arthur Chapmau, mile champion bicy
cle rider of Bibb county, will accept the
challenge of Lynwood Bright to race a
mile for the championship of the state.
Chapman has refused all former chal
lenges made by Bright, as he has not had
time to go in training for a race, and says
he will not have time to train for tnis
race, but there are many who believe that
Chapman can run away from Bright with
out going into training.
■When Chapman won the championship
of Bibb county he ran away from all the
other contestants with perfect ease, and
Bright was in the crowd.
Several times since that race Chapman’s
admirer's have tried to arrange a matcn,
could never get the other side to put up a
purse.
No date has yet been selected for the
match and it will probably not be run
until later in the season when the new
track is built.
Spanish Cruelty For Men Ouly.
This is the last day of the museum. Be
sure to see it. 608 Cherry street, Julian’s
Building.
OLD VETS
May be Allowed to Fight Spain, Even if They
Do Draw Pensions.
Washington, April 9.—The old soldiers
are greatly stirred up ov‘— the fact that
if they shall enlist to fight for their coun
try in the threatened war with Spain, they
will probably lose their pensions.
Pension Commissioner Evans says they
must prove physical soundness to join the
army, and as this department is supposed
to provide only for such men as are dis
abled in one way or other, why, it looks
to me that the mere fact of their enlisting
would prove them not entitled to pensions,
and 1 would have them cut off.
“However,” continued Evans, laughing,
“if we have war, 1 gueses that we’tl fix
it so that the veterans may not lose their
little quarterly stipend.'-
MARGARET MATHER.
Short History of the Talented Actress Who
Died Thursday Night.
The curtain tang Jot. n on Thursday
up..a the last act in the life of Margaret
M. ior the beautiful and talemted actress
v. ho a few weeks ago delighted a large
auuictiee at. the Academy of Music in
"C,. mb.ill.te.”
MLs Mather was playin with her com
pany in Charleston, W. V. At the close
of the domestic scene in the fourth act of
“Cymbeline” she collapsed and was car
ried from the stage in an unconscious con
dition and did not regain consciousness.
She lived unconscious from 11 o’clock
night before last until yesterday’ at 5
o’clock, when she died of convulsions.
The death of Miss Mather is peculiarly
sad, coming as it did when she was just
reaching the topmost heights of her fame.
In the midst of her greatest glory she
made her last appearance.
Miss Mather in “Cymbeline” proved very
popular here. She was an artist of un
doubted merit and her style of acting was
attractive and pleasing. The audiences at
tending her plays at the Grand were
loud in their praises of her work. Despite
the tact that-she was vety ill while here,
she did some of the best work she had
ever done. When Miss Mather arrived in
Macon to fill her engagement she was suf
fering with an acute attack of la grippe.
She- grew worse while here and several
times during the play she had to retire
from the stage while her understudy filled
her place. The audiences never knew that
Mis.-: J.lather was ill, and so well did the
understudy fill the place of the leading
lady, the people did not know that it was
not Miss Mather on the stage.
After leaving Macon Miss Mather’s
health declined, but she continued to play.
Her last appearance on the night of her
collapse was a credit to any actress. She
did her part well through the entire four
acts of the play, and no one could tell the
intense strain she was undergoing until
she fell unconscious upon the stage.
Margaret Mather.' as he wias known on
the stage, was Margaret Finlayson, and
she was born in 1862. Her father, John
Finlayson, is still living in Detroit. Mar
garet passed her childhood among squalid
surroundings, not in any way tending to
divert her attention toward the stage.
After she left home, a half-grown girl, she
engaged as dishwasher in the Russell
house. Having a chance some time later
to join a barn-storming troupe, she avail
ed herself of it, with the result that in
1880, while in New York, she attracted
the attention of Manager James Hill, who
persuaded her to take a course in a train
ing school. After two years of study on
the part of Juliet, sh# made her debut in
that character at McVicker’s theatre,
Chicago, in 1882.
Miss Mather had been twice married.
Her first husband was Emil Haberkorn,
an orchestra leader. She was divorced
from him and shortly after she married
Gustav Pabst, the Milwaukee brewer. This
venture, too, was a failure and resulted in
another divorce.
Her latest venture was a magnificent
production of "Cymbeline," under the
management of Bertie Whitney, of De
troit.
See the “Thistle” in Garden’s window.
ROADS GRANT LOW RATES.
Delegates May Travel Cheaply to Conver
tions.
Excursion rates have been announced
byt the commissioner of the Southeastern
Passenger Association for delegates and
members attending the following meetings
and conventions:
Alabama State Prohibition Association,
Montgomery, April 12-13; Alabama State
Dental Association, Montgomery, April
12-16; Knights of Honor of Georgia, Ma
con. April 13-H5; A. M. E. Church, district
conference, Savannah, April 13-18’; Ala
bama Fire Underwriters* Association, Mo
bile, -April 14-16; Woman’s Foreign Mis
sionary Society, North Georgia Confer
ence, Forsyth, April 20-28; Independent
Order B’nai Brith, District Grand Lodge
No. 7. Vicksburg, April 24-26; Alabama
Sunday School Conference. M. E. Church,
South, Prattville, April 25-27; Alabama
Commercial and Industrial Association,
Birmingham, April 27-28; Alabama Feder
ation of Women’s Clubs, Selma, May 2-4;
Knights of Pythias, Grand Lodge of Ala
bama, Montgomery, May 3-5; Knights of
Pythias, Grand Lodge of Tennessee, Nash
ville, May 9-12; Knights of St. John,
twentieth annual convention, Detroit,
June 28 to July 1.
- Rheftinatrttn Cured.
My wife has used Chamberlain’s Pain
Balm for rheumatism with great relief,
and I can recommend it as a splendid lini
ment for rheumatism and other household
use for which we have found it valuable.
W. J. Cuyler, Red Creek. N y,
Mr. Cuyler is one of, Utt- leading mer
chants of this village, and one of the most
prominent men in this vicinity.—W. G.
Phippm. ejnor Red Creek Herald. For
sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons, druggists.
Burke Bros. Vici Kid Bais for men at
Mix Shoe Co. Best wearing stock in Amer
ica.
’ The run-easy and stay-right wheel. The
“Thistle.” Carden Bros.
BUSINESS
OF LEAGUE
Sessions This Morning and
Throughout the Day Given
Largely to Routine Work,
FOR TOMORROW
Appoinment of Those Who
Will Fill the Various Pul
pits of the City.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Will Come This Afternoon on the
Report of the Electional Com
mittee—Dr. Monck.
The beautiful prayer service held out at
Crump’s park this .morning in the gray
mists of the early morning, was a fitting
opening to the session of the conference
today.
A't 5:45 o’clock the cars commenced
running to the park, and a large- crowd
went out to take part.
The service was ht Id in the pavijlion at
the park, land as the April sun rose over
the trees and cast its golden rays over 'the
dew wet world, it was no brighter than the
upturned faces of those who knelt there
and swelled the chorus that the birds had
commenced.
The prayer service was led by Miss
Daisy Davis, of Atlanta.
The services at the tent at 9:50 o’clock
were commenced with a seng service Jed
by Prof. Charlie Tillman, followed by a
devotional service led by Mr. Lott Warren,
•of Americus.
COMMITTEES REPORT.
The following report of tne finance com
mittee was made:
First, We realize that in order -to carry
on the work in the stale the officers must
have money. There is not a League in the
state who cannot pay tax. We recommend
that when a League cannot pay tax that
they notify the state, secretary. This re
commendation was adopted.
Second, The state secretary needs $250.
The president needs *s2s, and each up needs
$lO, and editor of Wesleyan-Christian Ad
vocate needs $25. Adopted.
Third, That the conference be made self
sustaining. Not to tax district Leagues.
Some opposition on the grounds that state
conference was infringing on -district
Leagues’ authority. Motion was made to
adopt the whole report without debate,
but was lost. A substitute motion was
made.
Fourth, That the junior League be re
quired to pay half as much as senior
Leagues. Referred to committee on con
stitution and by-laws.
Fifth, That Leagues pay their tax early
in the year, and at least thirty days before
conference. A motion was made that
those who did not pay their state taxes
be not entertained at the conference. The
motion was not recognized. The motion
to refund money paid out by officers was
carried.
The report of the committee on Orphan's
Home was read, and showed much of the
good work done by the homes. It showed
that mare room was needed.
Resolved, That the Epworth League
hoar the cry of orphans and help them.
Resolved, That Epworth League of South
Georgia build a hall at southern confer
ence orphan’s home at Macon. Same re
commendations was made of North Geor
gia conference. The report was adopted
without debate. Dr. Mumford invited del
egates to visit the Orphan’s home located
at Macon.
The report of First Vice President Mc-
Ghee was made and showed that he has
discharged his duties with credit to the
League.
The reports of other special committees
was postponed until this afternoon.
Report of committee of condition of
Leagues was read. This report Showed
that the League was permanent, and that
it was growing rapidly. The report op
posed the division of the League into two
conferences. The renort was adopted.
TWO GOOD ADDRESSES.
Two splendid addresses were made by
Messrs. A. H. Kemp, of Macon, and Mr.
O. A. Park, of Macon.
Mr. Kemp spoke on “The Leaguer and
ms Bible.” It was one of the most de
lightful discourses that has been heard
during the conference. Mr. Kemp pointed
out bhe needs of the study of the Bible in
the Epworth League.
Mr. Park spoke on “The Devotional
Meetings.” Mr. Park’s address showed
deep thought and a thorough knowledge
of the subject which he discussed. .Mr.
Park was loudly applauded.
Before commencing her address an
“Annointment for Service,” Miss Emma
Tucker introduced Mrs. M. C. Whitmore,
president of the Doors of Hope of America.
Mrs. Whitmore made a short address to
the conference, and asked that when she
appeared before the conference again, that
prayers might go up that she might im
press some one with the Holy Ghost.
The report of the committee on public j
worship was deferred until this after- i
noon.
CHURCHES TOMORROW.
The pulpits of the different churches of I
the city will be filled as follows tomorrow; i
Mulberry
First Street Church—Mrs. Whitmore
Vineviile—Rev. J. E. Wray,
Vinevilie Baptist—Rev. O. F. Cojfc,
Centenary—Rev. V A. Morgan.
East Macon—Rev. J. F. Davis.
Gtace—Ticv. R. L, Wiggins.
Macon —Rev. H. R, Davies. ”
First Baptist—Rev j. Cq,; fr .
Tattnall Square BapfisH—Dr S \
Steele.
First. Presbyterian—Dr. AV. F. Quillian.
1 nttnall Square Presbyterian—T C i
Betterton at night.
Nff provision has been made for Mul
berry. «
THE STATE OFFICERS.
The electoral college met last night and
though they will not give out anything
util this afternoon, following are the of
ficers selected:
President, J. L. Gerdine.
First vice president, Miss Emma Tucker.
Seacond vice president, Miss Saussy of
Savannah.
The secretary and treasurer will be
agreed upon this afternoon..
The next annual meetin of the confer
ence will be held at Savannah or Augusta.
* {Continued oa third page.)
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