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per cent. and 7 per eeat. oney
ready for loan* on Macon residence *.id
baslneea property. 8 per cent money for
farm loan*. Over fS.oOO.WO succ< W .Uy
negotiated In Georgia alone. Ixmnn r *de
can b« paid off at any tin-. We arc } . ad- j
quarter*. O. A Coo-man, Gen Ma ...
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ESTABLISHED 1884.
M
WEES
To Join the Powers io a
Naval Demonstration
Before Cuba.
SPAIN INXIOUS
To Get the Powers Into the
Fuss in Some Wav, But
So Far Fails.
GERMANY WHIG
But Austr'a is in the Lead L Get the
Powers Disc ssed Not Known
of in Washington.
Home. April 15. Pop. 10 Romano says it
undei. in.ls that the powers of Europe !
will in:. rs. n- 1" ■ veen the I’ni.- l State.- ■
ami Spain in favor of the latter, and adds ;
tha rfordinn t > the information gather- !
. d tin- iniin ■n ! mil will take the form of
a naval .1. nions: r ition in which all tile
pawwill take part. ,
GREAT BRITAIN
Will Take No Part in Great Naval Demon
stration.
Ixmdou, April 15 Tiie British foreign
off! -e do. not believe that the powers will
make a naval demons;ration.
An .tmba -odor' - opinion is that efforts
toward a naval ijemon.-tration could not
ai.aa : 1. fits at Britain having refus, I to'
join such a movement.
SENATORS INTERESTED.
In th;* Alleged Effort to !>-• Made by the
. ‘Powers.
I—
W:u hiuyjoii, Aptii 15 - Mu.-h interest is
expies, ed among the saumtors over the re
port of a prob.ilih reiie.v:.! <•- th concert
of European pow. rs in 111.- interest of
peace. >
The opinion of the senators most con
versant with Bit op.-an affairs is that ho
eomph :e coalition can be seemed on any
very-radi-al pros. . against the course of
the failed S:a es.
This is b.i cd on i--- b-1- f that Great
Btiiain will no: Join -i my repre .entation
that will manifest pr.'ju.lie ■ .lyainst the
full. I Stale-
AUSTRIA LEADS.
In the Effort of the Powers to Secure Naval
Demonstration.
London, April 15. -A dispatch from Rome
referring to the rumors of a proposition to
make an intervent iotjal naval demonstra
tion oil Cuba, .-ays that .Austria is taking
the lead in the matter, but Great Britain
and Germany are not. favorable to the
suggestion.
GIVES LiP ALL HOPE.
London. April 15 The Austrian am- ’
bassador admits that he hr>s given up hope
of Europe.
DROPPED HIM
Like a Hot Potato When th > British Consul
Spoke.
Havana. April 15. An American citizen,
Joaquin Belan; curt, was arr. sti.l yester
day.* charged with br.-fng correspondence
from the insiv cn: < aips. The British
consul .-eto iai !u re. who is in charge of
tile United Slates intersts. demanded his
release and lour he was granted his free
dom.
CABINET MEETING
Awal! n;' Ac’ion of Cm press No Informa
tion From Powers.
Washington. April 13. —The Cabinet
meeting was d.-voted to a general discus
sion es the Cuban situation, but without
anything of importance resulting.
The government has received n-o note
of preparation of any sort or. the part of
the powers and the members of the cabi
net do r.a: til t h that the effort obviously
being male by Spain to eon eentrate the
powers in her favor will result in their
agreeing on any particular line of action.
The present pos.tion of the administra
tion is -.hat e-f awaiting congressional ae»
tion without attempting to influence it or
postpone ale. >; in.
The president. can he slated, is not
likely to veto any resolution that congress
may adopt on the Cuban question.
The administration does not believe that
congress will pass a resolution for the rec
ognition of the lUdepen-lei’i-e of the insur
gents. but if it should a veto would be im
probable.
It is sand that the president might re
gard it as an encroeahment on the prerog
ative of the constitution clearly making it
the duty of the president to recognize the
independence of a nation. At the same
time the cabinet .has not discussed the
course to be pursued in case of congres
sional declaration for independence.
NAMES FOR TUGS.
The New Purchases Will Sail Under Other
Names.
Washington. April k3.—Secretary Long
has selected names for five of the steel
sea-going tugs recently purchased for ser
vice on the Pacific and gulf eoasts.. The
tugs C. G. Coyle and Penwood, pit reh;'. • d
at New Orleans and Mobile respectively,
will hereafter be known as Choctaw and
Powhattan. The tugs Fearless. Vigilant
and Active, purchased on the Pacific coast,
will retain their present names.
The half a cent a word column of The
News is the cheapest sAvertlsing medium
la Georgia.
ENTIRE ARMY
Order to Issue Todav Calling
on It to Assemble in
Florida.
Warhington, April 15—An order will be I
Lined late today ordering the entire
gular army to assemble on the eoast —
•los'ly in Florida.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
./ill be Granted to Government Employees
Who Are Enlisted.
Washington, April 15. —Postmaster Gen- I
ral Gary has issued the following:
It is ordered that in th ■ ev.nt of a call
:>on any of the regular military organiza
ona to enter the military service such
Hi rs. such offie. rs a , clerks, letter car
et-: of other employ, .e of the post office
epa::.me-nt, postoffic . or rail way mail
i vie , who are members of si:_-h organi
; e,ii and rnli.it-d m the mili ary or na
*l •• rvir-i will, upon appli ation, be
ranted (a- far a: possible v ithout se
i .on- impairment to the servi ej lea.es
f absence i . rut pay I'h.ir politic is
-ill h' mid up. t. a viitiug .heir return,
md ti ;> till. 4 duii. ■ their absence by
tn p iti. 11 po nt im (i : s.
L* - "i ib. < a.-, .md r iike conditions i
■ ill i- -a d■ i pestrna r-;. Such 1. ivc.s
in be extended i..,ai timi to iim- , bat t j
beyond the date of the comaiis-
ion.
LUjUIU ikt.J.
Another Sens.uiu.tai Scene in the House
This Morning.
Wa-I’.-ington, April 15—There was an
ti ttn i lively iq ne in the House today.
Bailey -aid that the speaker was respon
sible- for the late scene in the House.
Ho: words passed between Hall and
Ihilzt.ll, of Pennsylvania; who alleged that
liaib y was taking a daily airing and that
he had. as the papers stated, lost his head.
Bailey responded angrily that the gen
tli men when insulted and called liars
were charged with having lost their heads
if they resented it. 'He said he would in
finitely prefer,losing his head in resenting
in In-mlt thap his self-respect in submit
ting to one. ,
The Democrats applauded Bailey and the
R< oitbli .ins broke into cheers when tihe
-peaker yvlth a voice of trembling with
tipprer ul feeling declared that he re
fuse i to enter into a discussion of his
ionise with Bailey.
Bailey scored Reed severely and said he
was ready to rest his justification upon the
judgment of those who witnessed it.
-FLYING SQUADRON
Has Returned to Hampton Roads From Its
Practice Cruise.
Norfolk, April 15. —The Hying scyiadron
rounding the capes and will be in Hamp
ton Roads in one hour.
COL. R E. PARK •
Will Deliver the Address of Welcome to the
Medical Association.
The State Medical Association will meet
a: ('umberland island next week.
•t’oloncl K. E. Park has been invited to
make the address of welcome on this ocs
casion.
The program for the meeting has not yet
hi en completed but it will be interesting.
The convention will be largely attended.
TWELVE MILLION
Militia May be Called Out by
the President Says
Miles.
Washington. April 15 —Major General
Miles said tedav that considerable misap
prehension exists in regard to Hie raising
<.-f Hoops in the event of war.
“In Hie event of the passage of the res
olution reported by the senate foreign
committee," said Miles. "The president
will .have authority to call into the ser
vice militia to number twelve million.”
The third section of the resolution em
powers the president to use the entire
land and naval forces and call into service
the militia of Hie United States to such
extent as is necessary.
TO THE ISLAND.
Indications Are That the Island Will be In
vaded.
Atlanta. April 15.—The. United States
army is getting ready to invade the islands
of Cuba. This fa.-.t has been made evident
by an order issued at headquarters in this
city today directing that all of the aparejos
or pack-saddles in the department of the
; If be sent at once to St. Louis.
Dus order is believed to have great sig
nificance by the officers at headquarters
as indicating that the saddles will be
needed very soon.. There is a large sup
ply depot at St. Ixiuis, and it is believed
that the saddles are sent there to be re
paired auif placed in condition for use in
the Cuban hills and mountains.
The pack-saddle employed by the army
< capable of holding three hundred pounds
ami this weight is easily carried by the
mules. There are frequently as many as
one hundred mules in a train, and the
amount of amunition or supplies they car
ry is very large. They go through portions
of a country where wagons could not be
taken, and are now employed by the Span
ish very largely in Cuba.
The' number of aparejos in the depart
ment is not known here, but an order has
b en sent to all the posts to forward all
they have to St. Louis. If during the
progress of the war with Spain it becomes
ne- ssary to enter Cuba elsewhere than at
Havana, the mule trains will be relied on.
MILLION PESETAS
Is the Subscription With Which Queen Re
gent Heaos the List.
Madrid. April 15.—-Toe queen regent has
tended the national subscription with a
million pesetas, arousing great enthusi
► asm.
FIFTH TO TYBEE.
One Company Will Leave Atlanta for Savan
nah Tonight.
Atlanta. April 15. —Beneral Graham to
il ty ordered a company of infantry to Ty
bee. Company H. of the Fifth infantry
will leave for i.rvannah tonight.
OFFICIALLY IGNORANT.
Washington, April 15.—Chief Wilkie, of
[ the secret service, knows nothing of the
reported capture of the alleged layer of the
Spanish mines or torpedoes in Cuban wa
iters.
THE MACON NEWS.
W WILLVOTE
TOMORROW.
Debate on the Resolution Con
tinues and Will Last Into
Night Session.
RESOLUTION WILL PASS
As Recommended by the Committee
When it Does Come to a Vote-
Southern Senators Talk.
Washington, .April 15—The prospects
now are that there will be no-vote in the
Senate today - . There will he a night ses
sion, although an effort will be made to
secure adjourt mi nt at fi o’clock.
The g.illt-rii e of the seriate were crow
ded long before noon in anticipation of
sfieeclies on th' resolution.
t: .- c-iGii.sry morning business was Imd
i.-- ..nd Cullom spoke. Ho declared that
the hour for action was about to strii.
The black crimes of Spain in Cuba call
timid for venrean'■i'. He --til U it t e
V.US 1.1. . . I..JU.S :
murder ai d the iv n Ing'l’.ow should be
-t;i! k at I.n
After making an extended argument for
immediate action, Mr. Collum concluded
by saying:
"Thanks to the unwavering sense of jus
tice of the people of the United States, the
murderers and outlaws who now exerc-ised
a ‘brief ,shO'W of authority in Cuba will
become incominuniendo until justice shall
be satisfied, and the avenging army shall
write the verdict and the sentence of an
offended world, and if the people of this
country shall do nothing more in this cen
tury than drive barbarians into the Carri
bean, and wu as people shall earn the
praise of every lover of freedom and hu
manity the world over.
Berry, of Arkansas, was the next speak
er. He wanted to vote for the Turpie’s
resolution which recognized the freedom
of Cuba but would support the president.
Then with an impassioned outburst he
pledged the South to loyalty to the flag
while he would reserve judgment until the
record had been made up of the valor of
the Southren soldiers. He believed the
record to be imperishable in the history
of modern civilization and at the close,
some glorious day with Stars and Stripes
flying over the plains of desolated Cuba
the valor of the South would stand side by
side with the valor of their Northern com
rades. (Great applause from the galleries).
The conclusion of Berry’s speech
brought'Cockerell, of Missouri, to his feet
with a protest. He invoked the vice presi
dent to announce that the senate could not
be turned into a beer garden.
Daniel, of A’irginia, took the floor. The
first sentences of the famous orator were:
“We stand upon the edge of war. This na
tion is one with sword in hand and if the
word that now hesitates upon the lips-be
sroken and the command “forward” be
given, upon some proud day the Stars and
Stripes will be waving over Moro castle
and Cabanas prison.”
He said that up to now he had been for
peace, but that the time semed to have
gone by and he wanted to do everything
possible to support the president in the
mtds of Uie hour.
"I wish,” said Daniel, “to cast my voice
in my own good time, without pressure.
War will wait a day. Possess your-souls
in peace, gentlemen while the awful issue
of war or peace is decided. The men who
declare this war are not the men wbo
prosecute it in the field; they are not the
men who will sustain the glory of our
bullet-tattered standards before the en
emy.
Daniels was content neither with the
House resolution nor the Senate resolu
tion.
"Tn my judgment.” said he “Our first
step should be to write on the statute
books of this country a recognition of the
great Cuban republic which has won a
place among independent nations by its
own valiant sword.”
Senator Tillman took she floor and said
that there would be war wheneA-er the
resolution is adopted. But there is no rea
son for not saying candidly what we mean
to do.
Tillman said he would speak in a non
partisan way, adding that Populists, Re
publicans are we, but all Americans to
make Cuba free.
Tillman announced himself for the rec
ognition of the Cuban republic, and said if
only a general declaration of freedom was
to be- incorporated the president with the
United States troops on the island, could
establish any government he might see fit.
Under such circumstances who would con
stitute the returning board.
Tillman did not suspect the preaident,
but he had same very wicked partners,
who were not free from the suspicion of
being influenced by the Spanish bondhold
ers.
ESCARD ARRESED.
He is the Man Who Planted
the Mines Under Weyler.
Chicago. April 15.—The Times Herald
Prints a story charging A. Crandall, alias
Emanuel Escardo, who. acting under the
direction of Weyler. planted the mines in
the Havana harbor, has been arrested in
Chicago and taken East. The story could
not be confirmed.
FRUIT NOT DAMAGED.
A »_-ry Large Crop is Expccled by the Ex
perts.
The fruit crop seems to be safe. So far
•as known there was no serious damage to
it in any part of the state. Dr.. B. L.
Mclntosh, of the state agricultural depart
ment, said this morning:
"There was no serious damage to fruit
; in any part of the state as the result of
:he recent cold weather. In north Geor
gia it was nipped a little, but in almost
. every case there was plenty of it left on
trie trees to make a good crop.. The ten
der vegetables were killed in some places.
! bu' there is no serious damage to gardens.
The same reply was made of local fruit
i men to inquiries made of them..
HIS LAST SERMON.
Rev. Adams Has Closed the Meeting at the
Christian Church.
Evangelist Adams, who has been con
ducting the series of meetings at the
Christian church for the past few weeks,
preached his farewell sermon last night
to a large and appreciative congregation.
Mr. Adams has been doing a splendid work
at the Christian church and under his
: powerful sermons many have professed
: conversion. He leaves Macon with the
I best wishes of the people who have come
1 in contact with him.
MACON NEWS FRIDAY APRIL 15 1898.
(INSPECTION
OF MILITARY
Preparatory to Putting the
Second Regiment on
War Footing.
WILL GO TO CUBA
Is the Anticipation Now of the Ma
con Volunteer
and Floyd’s Tonight
An inspection of the Macon military will
be comenced tonight by Colonel C. M. Wi-
I ley.
Lieutenant Colonel E. D. Huguenin left
! this morning to inspect the Columbus
I companies of the second regiment, :fnd
will also inspect the companies at Amer
icus and at Perry. He will probably in
spect the company at Forsyth next week.
The Macon Volunteers and the .Floyd
Riflcse will be out tonight. On Monday
night the Macon Guards and the Macon
[ Hussars will parade for inspection,
i As already announced the purpose of
this inspection is to find in what particu
lar of equipment the Second regiment is
lacking under the order issued by the ad
jutant general of the state some time ago.
The enlistment rolls of the. compa
niese in M-acon have been running up
rapidly since the order for the enlistment
of men up to the full strength oT the com
pan iese was issued.
The IFloyd Rifles and the Macon Guards
: have had the largest accessions to their
ranks but all the coinpaniees report that
they have added a number of men. It is
probable that more active work of enlist
ment will be done next week.
The Second regiment is about two hun
dred men short of its full strength and it
is not thought by Colonel that there
will be any particular difficulty in se
curing this number in a very short time.
A remarkable feature of the corespon
dence of the Washington' newspaper men
is their intimate knowledge of the plans
of the naval and military department in
the event of war.
As a matter of fact, they don’t know
anything about it and tfiey are simply
guessing. Most of them • have made the
wrong guesses.
For instance, everyone of them state
that at the outstart Ulis is to be a naval
campaign entirely. They seem to think
that the troops will be called upon to do
nothing but to watch the coast or “stand
ready.”
■A military man who is very well known
in Macon and whose opinion is based upon
actual experience in such matters, says
that there was never a bigger mistake
made.
“Spain's torpedo flotilla has never left
the iCanariese,” he said, “nor is it at all
probable that it will do so. At the outset
Spain will act on the defensive.
“This country has decided to intervene,
and Spain will say go -ahead with your
intervening. Land your troops on Cuba
and invest the island.
“Now is that not natural. Spain under
stands very well that -she cannot prevent
this country from landing on the island
of Cuba, but after we have landed the
trouble begins. Spain has some 50,000
fairly good troops on the island. She oc
cupies on the island all the positions. She
is entrenched an fortified and knows the
island. The taking of 'Havana will be no
easy job, for the island has to be passed
through and the Spanish forces on the
ground and it is said acclimated and in
better shape to stand the fighting than we
and the trial* of our men will be very se
vere.
Then Spain understands that the rainy
season and the season of fever is coming
on and that it will be more than usually
hard on our men. They will fight to the
best of their ability every inch of the way
in Cuba. The victory there will eventual
ly lie with us some time through much loss
and tremendous expense.
“That to my mind is the inevitable. The
troops of this corrtnry may expect to go to
Cuba and unless I am very much mis
taken the Cuban campaign will be a hard
one.
GRAND CHIEF WILKINS
Will Deliver an Address to the Conductors
Tonight.
Grand Chief Wilkins, of the Order of
Railway Conductors, is in the city today
and will deliver aiyl address tonight to the
railway men of the city. The subject of
the address will be organitzatinon, and the
prominence of the speaker ensures a large
audience.
The address will be delivere at Odd
Fellows’ hall, South fdacon.
The special effort that has been made
throughout the state to push aaofowafow
throughout the state for some time past
push this subject indicates that the la
bor leaders are making a determined ef
fort to bring all the laboring classes into
| line.
i When Eugene Debs spoke here he said
that this effort would be made and in
talking to friends he pointed out that as
this was the first thing to be done before
co-operation could be secured among the
working people of the country he and those
who stood with him in his movement
would pay particular attention to it for
I sometime to come.
WHITMAN AND LANIER
Were the Subjects of Prof. Trigg s’ Lecture
Last Night.
The lecture at Wesleyan Female College
last night by Professor Triggs, of the
Chicago University on Walter Whitman
and Sidney Lanier was wc-ll attended, and
delighted the crowd that heard him. This
w-as Professor Triggs’ last lecture at Wes
leyan.
There was considerable interest in this
lecture as it touched on Sidney Lanier who
is dear to the hearts of every Macon citi
zen.
CENTRAL RAILROAD
Has Received Orders to Prepare for Remov
al of Troops to Tybee.
The Central railroad authorities at Ma
con have received orders to have equip
ment ready to be furnished at a moment’s
notice in case it is called for to transport
troops from McPherson barracks, Atlanta,
to Savannah.
Up to 3 o’clock no order had been given
for the removal of the troops, but it is an
nounced that they will be through here
i tonight, leaving Atlanta this evening.
New Home machines sold on easy terms
and as cheap as any first class machine
for cash. J. R. Burnett, 131 Cotton ave
nue.
PENITENTIARY
The State Prison Commission
Will Meet Next Tuesday
at Juliette.
BIG THING FOR THIS CITI
The Strong Probability is That This
Site Wil! be Selected -It Has
Many Advantages.
The state prison commission will meet
next Tuesday at a poinf near Macon and
will probably decide to locate the state
penitentiary there.
The property which they ga to inspect
is the Juliette mills property on the South
ern road about twenty-three miles above'
Mae-on.
The probability is that this site will be
selected as it offers .all the advantages
that the commission is looking for.
The water power at this point is of espe
cial value and the location of the place is.
just what the commissiort wants, in fact
the place fills all the requirements.
The selection of the Juliette mills site
will be a goad thing for Ma»on. one of the
best things that has happened for many
years. It will give the merchants of the
city a ch’ance to get in the supplies for
the penitentiary and in many other ways
will bo exceedingly beneficial.
The property is in the hands of Mr.
Henry Horne and he has been notified that
the commission will inspect the property
next Tuesday. From other sources he has
learned that the members of the commis
sion look with favor on the site.
The necessary amount of land including
the mill and the water power is offered at
$50,000 and is considered by good judges
to be Well worth the price asked.
The main part of the property is situated
on the other side of the river and the lo
cating of the penitentiary there will neces
sitate the building of a bridge across the
river. This the Southern railway has
agreed to do.
It is estimated that the central location
of the property will bring about a great
saving to the state in the cost of trans
portation of the prisoners, in fact esti
mates show that the cost of the property
will be saved to the state inside of a few
years if the penitentiary is placed at
Juliette.
There is a stone quarry on the property
and many other conveniences and neces
sary adjuncts to a first-class penitentiary.
There is also ample brick and pipe clay
which can be manufactured there for use
on the public roads.
The commission will arrive at Juliette
on next Tuesday, morning and will be met
there by the officials of the Southern rail
way and a number of other persons who
are interested in the movement.
As the bids are all in and closed there is
now no chance for interference and as this
property is by far the best that has been
offered there is little doubt as to the ac
tion of the commission.
MERCER VS. AUBURN.
The Two Teams Will Cross
Bats at‘the Ball Park To
morrow Afternoon.
The Auburn baseball team will reach
Macon this afternoon at 7 o’clock and be
escorted to the Brown House where they
will bd quartered during their stay in Ma
con, and tomorrow afternoon they will
meet the Mercer boys on the ball diamond
at the Central City park.
The coming of the Auburn team is
awaited with much interest by the Macon
ball cranks, as there are two Macon boys
on the team, Lowe at Second and MeGol
rick at third.
The game will be called tomorrow af
ternoon at 3:30 by Umpire O’Conneli, and
the two teams will line up as follows:
Mercer. Position. Auburn.
Jones".catcher.. .. Blankenship
AdespitcherGarrett
Mansfieldfirst basePettus
Harrissecond base Lowe
Stinsonthird baseMcGolrick
Massenbergshort step Stewart
Jones:left fieldFoy
Acre..’.center fieldßoyd
Copeland..- right field Smith
The Mercer boys are in excellent trim
for the fray, and will do their best to put
up a shut out game to the Alabama boys.
Garrett, who has showed up in magnificent
form .so far, will pitch the game, and says
he will endeavor to let the boys down
without a hit. Garrett is one of the stead
iest pitchers that ever played on the’Mer
cer team, and always knows what to do
with the ball when he gets in. He
watches the game an is always posted on
how many are out, etc. His base running
is also a feature, and he does his share of
the stick work.
The Auburn boys have many admirers'
in Macon from the fact that they always
brought good athletes to Macon to play
both baseball and football, and in the lat
ter game they have no equal in the South.
Mercer easily defeated the Auburn boys
last year, but they do not expect to have
such an easy walkover this year, though
they will do all they can to give them a
shut ou|. The’ visitors have strengthened
their team considerably since their game
with the Techs in which they were de
feaed.
It is said that Lowe on second is doing
some of the best work on th% team. In the
gamese her? last year on the Gresham
High School team Lowe gave great prom
ise of being one of the best college ball
players in this section, and it is said that
he has verified all these predictions. Mc-
Golrick, another Macon boy, is said to be
a strong man on the team, and the work
of these two boys will be watched with
interest.
Piles, Piles, t-iiegs
Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment win
ears Blind, Bleeding, and Itching Piles
when all other Ointments have failed. It
absorbs the tumors, allays the itching at
once, acts as a poultice, gives Instar* re
lief. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment
is prepared only for Piles and Itching of
the private parts, and nothing else. Every
box Is warranted. Sold by druggists, or
sent by mall on receipt of price, 50c. and
11.00 per box.
WILLIAMS M F'Q CO., Prop’s.,
Clavalaad. o.
COLORED TROOPS
PASS THROUGH
I
Eleven Carloads of Them
Were in Macon Early
This Morning.
EN ROUTE TO THE FRONT.
All of the Men Were in Good Con
dition and Say They Are Anx
ious for a Fight.
A •! eci.ii .train carrying Hie Tv ruty
fifth regiment of infantry of the United
States troops pus. ; J through Maroa
morning over the fkmtm rti i iiiw.iv for
Key West. The troops w< r. ... . ■wiia
the exception of the oiltoers, who
all white men.
l ite train nached Maron at c o' i k
from Atlanta and stay.it i;-i. out.- i
enough to change engine.-.
When the train of eleven cits il
at the r-.,o;:-:i depot a small cro.vu of
iai’u.M < ;... n. ; idlers were th. re io
meet them. Hao it been I ilown at .hat
hour the troops would pa-.; throu It there
would have been a trenv ndcu crowd th r .
The detachment was under the <■: tamacd
of Lieutenant Coloqel Daggett ,:■■■: con
sists of Company G, Captain \*> il Li u
tenants Cronin affd Muss. :.iui i i.nipany A.
Captain Sanbokn, LivUteminis Busti and
French.
The officers are among tire b-st in the
army and are iu good emitral of t.iai. ..
ored soldiers. Tire o 'deers were too busy*
while here to talk much, but all o; them
said that the. negroes were good soltiL .s
and that they were anxious to meet the
Spanish.’
The field equipment of the troops filled
several cars. All of the supplies for w
men were on board and the soldiers w> re
prepared to go into active fighting -• r
viee at once.
Mr. W. It. Allen, who has chance of •
train for the (Southern road-, was with ;
troops and will go as far as Jiiaini. lie <•:• -
peets them to reach Key West tomorrow
From Here the train went to Ev,-reti :".y,
from there to Jacksonville and from there
to Miami.
There the troops will take a st< amec.
• (Col. Daggett stated that the n:;> d ;..
had been quite pleasant and LLa men
had stood the flltigue of the long i ; . v. : y
well, although they were used to tit-, ii .w
and open exercise.
AT FIRST BAPTIST,
Meeting of Local U- ion of Baptist Young
People.
A largely atteneded meeting of th-. 1.-. al
Baptist Young People’s U;>;oa t a;
the First Baptist church hut nig:;:, nt
which time a committet was
nominate the delegates that will
the convention which meets ; : ' m h.
The committee wiil be r.e-l at>
the meeting whiqh will be held at he
church Sunday, afternoon, ■£■ :v<. r. ; i w -
est'ing talks were. made. io . •
people impressing upon them th.
a nee of the coming c-oitv, n ion.
PAVING FIGHT. . •
Asphalt Men Had a Lively Tin - Over the
Rids. '
The paving fight, or struggle for su
premacy is getting i: . . ;.t.a a,-.,.- i a. ■
eating and some int.-i .niit? .- tar>-
come out about lite l:i :... . -i.ro n< i
the other day at the. city . wdl. It ■ . ■
that the Southern i a l , <’s pai'.y of
Baltimore stole a male? i n n boyst
a quiet way the r< presen la liv. . : dis-
ferent com-pauies .that 1-0)1111.;;.!. ...1 sr. L
ing bids have been mu.- teri’-g nr ;/ ‘ ■■
and many and divers .hjice l>< ' : r -
adopted by one ami t’h< other 'o .. 1 . ■ >.<!
o-f the other fellow. On the . day
was thought that the Warren S peo
ple and the Neufchdte 1 natu:; 1 :
would bv the only bidders. In f.<■ ' tin- r.
resentatives of those -t>:n;>au:. ■ though
that they had the iusi.L- track*. Th»- la;
depending upon the superiority of th:- as
phalt irrespective of the price.
A representative of the Sc-uthern peo
ple, however, had been in r.-. 1 ty so: a.
week tinder an assumed r...nv- o -of
the hotels and had been a.-tuaHy meeting.
one of the men every .lay without :.he la -
ter having any suspicion of .lie fact th. !.
the Southern’s man to whom he I. id ale -
ter of introduction was in the city. At the
last moment the suspicion of the hi.M -s
who had been so confident was arouad
and the bid was lowered, bu; the Southeru
people were a little lower ■: iil T' -elc
men are very confident 'h;:‘. . ..:1: z
one if not more than ci; oft., • -.4
laid in their material and the fight is ...
on to ge t the property own; rs to asi .
one particular brand of aspmiti in pr .. -
cnee ;o the other.
CONCENTRAIIC';.
Was the Subject of Mr. t’lncen’s Seirccn
Last Night.
Using as a text Paul’s words. “This one
thing I do,” Mr. Pinson pi. . Cwt l i t
night at Mulberry ::tr€ec chore : con-
centration or religious purpose. lie hi
discussed the subject of sing;. lies;, of
thought and aim as uec* ary eondii im.
of success in purely human mini;-:. The
illustrations of this truth were taken from
the life of Palisy, the potter, and C-::
baldi. Palisy devoted his life ? irh in . use
eagerness to .the discovery 01 rhe seer •
for the enameling of pottery. !:;• migli'
have_ gene along comfortably in l. i - busi
ness as a pattein making ... its of the or
dinary kind and earning a fortune in bis
business, but he determined to conqu. r a
secret which he foresaw would be of su
preme importance in his art; and to t;
purpose he devoted his lime and hi- for
tune. In the prosecution of bis -n w orl-r
be reduced himself and his. family to v,anr
He tailed so hard and so self-deoyingiy
tnat it was said that his clothes u
his bones as they would harg v.y ... . ,
many sticks of wood: yet finaiij the d. vo
jion of life time was rewarded ■■ i h the
glory of a great discovery, .jo in - ....
of Garafealdi. He he’d before him-, if a
splendiu vision of Italian freedom. He
never lost that vision, not even when an
exile in this country he ma.de ca -
■ a living in New York, and finiliy as ' r
I result of a Mfe of devotion to a sing!;- alm
Ihe was rewarded with the triumph of
' marching through the cities cf his L 1
; land and cf being hailed as the deliverer
of his people. The subject wa- then ap
plied to the business affairs o' ’lh : ar I t
was shown that the plain dictates of com
mon sense require those who are in ear
nest and who really eare to succeed in the
religious life to use the same qualities of
: persistence and devotion which are the
1 necessary conditions cf su-'-c-ess in worldly
I affairs.
j sermon conc-luded with a strong ar l
i fno'-ing appeai for devotion an J co ten
. tration of purpose, with an eamc cT rirot- -t
i against all half-heartedness in the reli
gious life.
The prayer and song service tonigbr at
7:30 o’clock will be led by Hon. N. E. Har
ris, after which the regular preaching ser
vice will be conducted by Mr. Pinson. •
HOSPITAL PLAN
<o:’ the Gresham Memorial
is Now Nearly
Ready.
T'.e plans for t-he new Gresham Menw
' ■ *'■ are bung prepared and have
been aimost -completed.
'■ Den: y. who generously offered
1 . ri" the plans'free and to superintend
:he con.-trucuor. of the building on the
'.n e arms, has been at work for some
-11.? on 'he- ’ plans. They show a hand
some but not elaborate exterior all un
nec ssary expense being left out, but the
interior arrangements will be as perfect
as ::iey can be made.
\refilled Denny has been in conference
the physicians on the subject of the
interior arangeraents. Some difference of
opinion has come up, but these differences
oiiP. tea l to make the plans all the better.
Only --cine S6OO of the subscription to the
fund n-. eessary to pay off the mortgage
site remains to be raised.
The finance t om.nittee_of the hospital
draws attention to ,his fad and hopes that
■ e\ . > can “uascribe will do so at once
it; ■■ h;<: ti;c lis: m.,\ be closed up.
! ' ■ ” « >d' a r llet-tion 03 the city
’he t- tiLr >’ on! i have remained so
h ■ iinhmshul and as th.are many pco
»’•’ : nt'.-.-i ibe and hav. allowed
n’-’tor t> escape their attention the
iitiam-e commitiu' hopes now that there'
wHI be no fin th. r delay.
UNITED FLAGS.
h 't;< that the North and is Now
Together.
Item the ilag s aft above Irwin’; Geor
gia Music House is displayed a L’nlred
>< jus T'oih--Ji rate flag waving in
l nison. Thcs;’ fiag-; arc sewed togetaer—
itieitby carrying out the idea of a united
North ami South—, wo Hags as one today.
; it a lew years ago we-re- opposed-in the
most terrific eonfiiet known in the world’s
■tisti'iy. : lie sent i nr. 111. is nm.- i appropri
ate' <:n the eve of wl.u promises to be ;>
war with a fiu-igu foe. ami illustrates in
sentimtnt "I nited we stand, di-
Hig.h up the mast Is the flag of the
t'uban IL public.
BUSINESS INCREASING.
City of Macon Bound for This Por£ With a
Heavy Cargo.
The City of Macon is now on her way to
the home port, and has or. the heaviest
irgo of goods that she has yet carried,
and ha- bad to refuse some business along
'.lie way for lack of room to put it.
J liis will not be the only htavy cargo
that the boat will have, but she will carry
down a large cargo on her return trip, as
the Macon merchants are ’getting in theif
work down the river, which they have not
'.cried lie;ctofore.
The stock lor the new boats has not all
<■ < u raitr .i yet, but the committee will go
: ’ t’t ;; lew days to see tile business men
m the city ami solicit stock. It. is hop< d
■ '■at i’i< p. w boat will.be running by early
SHORT ON PENSIONS.*
liter,- Are 3,000 Applicants and Only 250
Provided Lor.
'a; i:i roll of pensioners of the
■ been paid. The number on t'r. l
lull ; 3, ss .mJ the amount they have
t'rotu tiie slate treasury is $i!)0,000.
'■( L.' irniti-.i- v. ho on the roll las 1 !
3 ; have di. J or move.! from' ii> > staie
■ aid aiiir ;n . hav< bi .11 filled .There
■ ■'>:< tm" iii< •’ applicants for invalid
penssim; Os the indigent roll of pen-
!o:i;-:- .ke i;: ■''.O more can be paid out.
of rl - fumL; on hand. For the.-.e 250
pi.ii tn-te ai- al. ut 3.001) applicants
who ■ tn. ot 1 • reached at all..
YONAH LODGE.
Meeting Will lu Held Tonight —New Mem
bers.
'.n interesting meeting of the Yonah
Reb K.ish Lodge will be her* at the 'III
!•’ Hows’ hall tonight, at which time twelve
n v members wiil be initiated, swelling
the it -moorsliip list to over one hundred.
Tiie lodge was instituted in Macon with
about forty charter members, and since
that lime has grown rapidly, until now it
erne of the largest Yonah Rebekah lodges
in the cotitnry.
The' lodge wili be visited tonight by Dr.
Cm ; tham 1.1 his capacity as deputy grand
master.
1 -sell needles for all kinds of sewing
machines. J. It. Burnett, 131 Cotton ave-
Why Split jnilK and
Then Cry Over It.
Tnat is just what you do when yon go for your glasses to anyone to whom the
sei.-n 3of ops • ro'r-try is a sealed book. Glasses are a blessing io - mankind when
prop.: l .y fitted. bur a great curse when not so. The fact that your glasses enable
you to s <? w. il and do not tire your eyes does not prove by any means that they are
suitable and ar* no! injuring the eyes. The eye wil adapt itself in time to anvglass.
Therefore you can per f ive that you are no t a competent judge as to whether or not
your eyes ar>- fitted right. Mr. Friedman, the optical specialist, has done thousands
cf doi’ai. th <rf work since he came to this city, but h<rs yet to find anyone who
is not perfectly atiriied with his work. The Macon Optical Parlors, No. 3f l Second
Street.
n ART I N’S
~ Mill Si®
iji rs Is World Famous
Ar. /Z > For lts exquisite weave,
' - £■&■; * ' ■< beautiful dye and non—
J glossing qualities. Your
< " J tailor would charge you
Hk&ff to ma^e a su it °f this
IgW cloth.
We can sell you a suit of
A & enu^ne English Serge
|fl Jvß" nc hly lined and made to
V ’• -5- | fit the moment you want it
W J? \ for
i. - -...-.... AHf• r'CKwxK f C;PC 00 ‘ Waste not,
«POO.bU Want not.”
(JayrrscJifel ts pi<?Kw«Kcle*l»3sortM.
8 Per Cent Guaranteed!
Dividends paid satnl-annnally. Stock secured
by deeds to improved real estate in more
tbxn double the amount, deposited with
Union Savings Bank and Trust Co.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon. Oa.. 4«I Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS
RAILROAD MEN
READYJFOR WAR
Federated Train Service Em
ployees Are Alive to
the Situation. .
CHIEF POWELL SENDS ORDERS
Instructs Members to Give the Roads
the Very Best Service Which
Haul Munitions of War.
Tfip federal, d railroad employes of
America stand r< ady to mass to the. sup
port of the federal government in case of
war with Spain. The railfoad men have
been kept In 4e.uch w th the developments
of the situation in their official journals
and by circulars sent out by th- executive
oh leers of the organizations.
The employes of the to ids which haul
troops and munitions of war have been
instructed to strive to better the service
of the roads and in every way facilitate
the handling of the business of the toads.
The emplayes are taking an active iuterest
in the question, and many crews have vol
unteered to man trains at ten minutes’
uoti e to carry 'troops and munitions of
war to the front regardless of everything.
Mr. W. V. Powell, of Peoria, Hl., grand
chief of the Order of Railroad 'Telegraph
ers. who is one of the most, active railroad
labor leaders of tin country, as well as
one of the most conservative, keeping
the members of his organization alive to
the situation and in referring to the pros
pective war with Spain, in a communica
tion to a Georgia lodge of his organiza
tion under date of : wo days ago he says:
‘•The railroad employes throughout the
country of all classes stand ready to rally
to the support of the government in this
prospective war, and no class of men will
do their duty more cheerfully and patriot
ically than the federated railroad train
service order of men of this country,
whether they- are at the front in actual
warfare or whether they continue at cheir
usual posts of duty handling the thousands
of trains which carry soldiers and muni
tions of war to the front.
“While deprecating the fact that war
with Spain seems necessary that humanity
may be protected and .the safety of the cit
izens of the United States guaranteed, I
believe that everything compatible with
honor and dee< ncy has been done by the
United States to bring about a peaceful
solution of the vexatious controversy, and
that the government's demands must now
be enforced, even if war ensues.
If war comes the nation’s honor and
needs are first to be considered. On roads
where troops, munitions of war, coal and
supplies are being traa&poi ted to the base
of operations, the very best possible ser
vice must be given 'by our members, it
will not be the policy of the Order.of Rail
road Telegraphers to take advantage of or '
embarrass any’road during the exelt’ng
times w hich are liable to come, so long as
our members arc treated with the consid
eration due them.”
Similar statements have been made by
other executive officers of the railroad ser
vice orders, ami the railroad men are tak
ing a wide interest in the present crisis.
It war comes it is safe to say that, no class
of men will rally to the front and aid the
government more quickly that the train
service men of the country, north, east,
south and west.
THE~N’UMBER 13.
The Bad Luck Theory Em
phatically Dis
proven.
When thirteen young ladies from ether
cities and states recognize t'nc superior
advantages of the Georgia Business Col
lege and enter in one week it means bad
luck neither to the college nor to the city.
Thirteeq is the exact number of new
names enrolled on the oollege register this
week, and it was preceded by eight cew
entries' the previous week.
New desks have been purchase ’ and
added to the college every month for the
past seven months.