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CHEAP MONEY. ' •U P*r cent and ? per eent eney new ready for loans on Macon residence and bnsineaa property. 8 per cent, money for farm loans. Over to.OfW.OOO successfully negotiated In Georgia alone. Loans made can be paid off at any time. We are head quarter*. o. A. Coleman, Gen. Man., K< Second atreet Macon, On. ESTABLISHED 1884. HIE WILL NOT ACCEPT BEMmON USE It is. Stricken Out and the Rest of the Senate Resolution Concurred 'ln on Motion nf Dingley of Maine. BACK TO SENATE, Where Conference Will be Asked For and the House Given RESPONSIBILITY FOR-DELAY, I Statement Made on the Subject of the Bartlett-Brumm Incident in the House. Washington, April IR.--As the hands of the clock pointed to noon the speaker as cended the rostrum and with a Vesoundlng whack of the gavel, silenced the confusion on the floor and the conversation In the crowded galleries. The scene was impressive as the mem bers listened with bowed heads to the sol emn invocation of the chaplain. No sooner had the chaplain c<4ised, how ever, thaw the confusion was redoubled.. After the journal was read the clerk announced the passage In the senate of the house Cuban resolution with the senate amendment and the resolutions were read. At the conclusion both Dingley and Bai ley, the two leaders were on their feet. Dingley was recognized by the speaker and immediately moved concurn nee In the amendment with an amendment striking out the clause in the first resolution which recognized the independence of the exist ing republic. , The actual form of the motion, which was reduced to writing, is as follows: "I move to concur in 'he senate amend ment to the house joint resolutions with an amendment striking out of the first para graph the wot ds “are and' and also the words ’and that the government of the United States hereby recognizes the repub lic of ■Cuba as the true and lawful gov ernment of that Island.” So that the first paragraph o't the senate amendment will read, "First that the people of the island of Cuba of right ought to be free and 'in dependent.” Upon his motion Dingley then deman ded the previous question, which served to cut off amendment and debate. Bailey was still on his feet and asked if a motion to concur with the amendment precluded a motion to concur, and was in formed by the speaker that it would not If the motion was voted down. In a mo meut there was intense excitement. Johnson. Republican, of Indiana, and llromwtdl. Republican. of Ohio. wore on their feet demanding recognition. Th< former wanted to ask unanimous consent to address the House in antagonism to the motion, but was howled down, but when Bromwell, a moment later declared that he wished to offer a motion to concur the Democratic side sent up cheer upon cheer. The Republican side was omniously si lent. The speaker sternly commanded order and then informtd Bromwell that his motion would not be considered until that of Dingley had been disposed of. Balky, under cover of making parlia mentary inquiry, brought out clearly the fact that unless the motion of Mr. Dingle) was voted down the House could not hold on a motion to concur, of which Bromwell had given notice. Sulzer, Democrat. of New York, at tempted to interpose a point of order that Bromwell's motion took precedence over that of Dingley. He had a copy of the rules in his hand and was prepared to argue the question, but the speaker un ceremoniously declined to hear him. No division was asked on the motion sot the previous question, but upon the main question a chorus from both spies went up for the ayes and nays. The roll call was watched with intense Interest. The Di mo, cats started in ap plaud to every Republican who voted “nay,’ but the promised defection of twenty-live members on the Republican side did not materialize and it was appa rent tn tore, the end of the first roll call that they were defeated. Announcement of the vote was 179 to 156 and the decisive victory was loudl) applauded by the Republicans. Fourteen Republicans broke the party -lines and voted “no,” as follows: Brom well. Brown. Colson, Cooper, of Wisconsin; Dorr Johnson, of Indiana. Johnson, of North Dakota. Lorimer. Loud. Mahany. Mann. Sulloway, Warner and White, of Illinois. One Populist. Howard, of Alabama, voted aye with the Republi cans. There was a hot tilt between the speaker and Mr. Bailey after the vote, ending tn the latter denouncing the statement of the speaker "as absolutely false.” Mr. Sherman. Republican, of New' Yotk. selected as referee in the controversy be tween Bartlett, of Georgia, and Brumm, of Pennsylvania, over the sensational per sonal encounter last Wednesday, read J etatemeQv to which both subscribed. Sherman stated that the matter was ad justed satisfactorily to both gentlemen and both apologized. The House then quieted dawn and pro ceeded under the call of committees to the consideration of matters. SENATE’S COURSE. Resolutions Will be Returned at Four O'clock This Afternoon. Washington, April IS.—The Cuban res olution must now come before the senate and if a motion to concur in the amend ment made by the house is carried, the resolution will go directly to the president. If it is defeated a conference w ill be or dered. As soon as the decision of the house be came-known the senate chamber became a scene of many animated conferences. The leaders of the Democrats, Populists Mi Silver Republicans got together and immediately word was passed around to non-coneur in the house amendment and not to agree on a confrence, thus throwing the .responsibility for delay on the house. It was whispered that some Republican senators who originally voted to insert the Turpie amendment would no longer stand by it. The Republican senators, with the ex ception of Wilson, who voted originally to insert the Turpie amendment, went into a conference in Quay’s room this after noon to decide upon a line of action. The ten present were Baker, Chandler, Foraker, Gallinger, Mason, Nelson, Pen rose, Perkins, Quay, and Thurston. All decided to toil against concurrence. Each says the senate would be compelled to grant a conference if the house amend ment is not concurred in. Davis will move to concur. Ten sena tors will also vote against asking a con s-tern. which will throw that duty on the house. The senate considered unimportant bus iness. The Cuban resolution will not be return ed to them before 3 or 1 o'clock. WILL RETURN IT Without His Approval if the Senate Resolu tion Stands. Washington, April 18. —Attorney General Griggs, Lodge, Sherman and Day had a conference with the president this morn ing. The purpose of the meeting was not dis close.!, but it is believed that it had spe cial reference to the Cuban resolution. The members of the cabinet decline to discus:-- what will be the final action upon the report of the conference committee, or what course the president will pursue in the event the clause recognizing the inde pendence of the Cuban republic as it ap pears in t'he senate resolution is retained. Krom other and reliable sources it is learned that the president will return the resolution without his aproval. This it is said, be will be compelled to do inorder to maintain the prerogative which he holds clearly under the constitution. Up to this time nothing has been done In the way of formulating an ultimatum to Spa'in. • Earlists hi England Say the Spanish Dynasty is Doomed. London. April IS—Supporters in Eng land of I'on Carlos, the Spanish pretender headed by the Earl of As'hburnham are actively preparing for an emergency. Every detail has been arranged to seize a propitious moment for action. Local Carlists are convinced that the present Spanish dynasty is doomed and Spain will be forced to eboose between Republicanism and Don Carlos.- They add that the only chance of the present dy nasty is a successful war against the United States, the possibility of which is routed. BRIBE OFFERED \ Newspaper Publisher to Support Cuban Independence. Washington, April 18 —The personal tatement of a prominent newspaper pub lisher, owning two papers, that he had been offered $2,000,v00 in Cuban bonds if he would support the recognition of Cuban independence is having a great effect imong members. It is coupled with a statement of the offer, made by a man showing the author ity of the Cuban Junta. He told the mem bers that the offer was accompanied with i guarantee that a bank would pay 40 cents oil tin dollar when independence is recognized. INSURGENTS WON. More Fighting Reported From Pi'.ar del Rio Four Spaniards Killed. Havana, April IS —Further fighting has Spurred in Dinar del Rio. A force of in surgents. und-r Rizo, made an attack two .lays ago upon the Spanish fort at Atespu mrosa and hid rhe best c-f the fighting, • vt«n according to a Spanish aeount of tlie affair. The official report of the fight says the fort was small one garrisoned by volun teers who made “a heroic defense lasting three hours." In the meantime, however, it is oftieially admitted that the insurgents nt. red the town and plundered and burn fl the tobacco warehouse. The Spanish report adds that the fort lost 400 killed and nine men wounded. WEYLER’S EFFIGY Hung From a Telegraph Pole in Brooklyn Yesterday. New York. April IS—An effigy of Wey ler hung from a telegraph pole at Seventh .avenue and Seventh street. Brooklyn, all day Sunday. It was dressed in the regulation military ■ oat an l trousers and field boots. On bi east, in large -black letters, was: “Weyle.r. the butcher.” Crowds stood alxnit the effigy all day. GONE SOUTH. The Mosquito Fleet Left New York This Morning for the South. New York. April IS—The Mosquito fleet started South at 9 a. m. CRESPO KILLED hi Battle Last Friday With Hernandez, Leader of Rebel Forces. New York. April 18.—A special cable gram from Caracas, Venezuela to the Evening World says that President Crespo of Venezuela was killed in battle with Hernandes, the leader of the rebel forces last Friday. THE MACON NEWS. SPANISH NEWSPAPER Says That it is Rumored Action of Senate is to Gain Time. Madrid, April 18—The Liber this morn- I ing reproduced verbatim the United States senate’s Cuban resolution. Fomenting on the resolution it says it is not frightened by the reality though it dose not support the rumors in official circles, that the proceedings at Washing ton are a cloak to gain time for further I negotiations between the Pope and the powers. NO MORE SHIPS Will be Purchased by the United States in Foreign Countries. Washington. April 18.—It is stated at the navy department this afternoon that ef forts to secure the Chillian war vessel O’Higgins have been practically abandon ed and there was no longer any prospect that the United States desires or will be able to secure any more war ships either belonging to foreign nations or being built in foreign cities. AMERICUS READY TO FIGHT. Local Militia Company Meets the Issue With Full Ranks. Americus, Ca., April 18.—The prospect of a call to arms of the state troops arouses the greatest interest here. And while a very large majority of the people of this section oppose war, the young men will respond to the call when made. The Amt i leus Light Infantry has been largely recruited during the past ten days, and will go forward with well filled ranks. Major R. N. Holtzclaw, of the Second Reg iment. will inspect the Light Infantry on Monday night. Thee ompany now drills three times a week for the benefit of the recruits. Otbre companies will be organ ized in Americus and neighboning towns fi'in the event hostilities are declared. T'he negroes even have caught the war spirit, and will organize a company if their ser ices will be accepted. SENIOR COLONEL Os Georgia is in Macon and Wiley is the Man. While claiming everything on the earth and everything under the earth, Atlanta has laid claim to the distinction Os having not only the senior colonel of the malitia in the state, but the senior colonel in the United States, and finds that distinguished person in Colonel Candler, of the Fifth Georgia. As a matter- of fact Colonel Candler stands fifth on the roll of Georgia colonels of milit'ia, and consequently, can hardly be considered the senior of a large number of genuine colonels of malitia who were the stars when Colonel Candler was play ing soldier with a itin sword by his side. Macon has the distinction of having the senior colonel of the state. Colonel C. M. Wiley will outrank any colonel in Georgia, and when the time comes he will be the •first in the field with the 'Second regiment right behind him. 'But until the time does come he and his regiment are doing mighty little talking. CHEYENNES Have Gathered on Hie Banks of North Canadian and Uprising is Feared. Guthrie. O. K., April 18 —One thousand Cheyenne Indians 'have gathered on the banks of the North Canadian and are hold ing a holy dane'e. It Is feared that the Tndains, influenced ‘by the medicine men, will take advantage of the absence of the troops from the neighboring forts to start an uprising. Boys’ nobby straw hats. Phillips. WOMEN TOOK PART In the Disturbances at Valencia Yesterday — Troops Charged Mob. Valencia, April IS. —There were renewed disturbances here yesterday 'in which the women took part. Before order was re stored the gendarms were compelled to make two charges upon the mob. CHARLESTON’S ARMAMENT Has Been Completed—The’Monaduadock Takes Her Place. Mare Island. Cal., April 18—The last of the six-inch rapid fire guns -have been mounted on the Charleston, completing her armament. She will be sent to sea tomorrow giving place in the dry dock to Monadadock. Every day twenty to thirty recruits are sworn in. . EXCITEMENT At Barcelono When News of Senate’s Action Was Posted. Barcelona. April 18.—Although Sunday morning passed quietly here there was a demonstration last evening when the crowds which gathered in front of the newspaper offices read the latestannounce ments of the action taken by the senate in regard to Cuba. After it became known that the senate had adopted a resolution favoring the rec ognition of the present Cuban Insurgent government, there was a scene of the greatest excitement, and patriotic shouts were raised on all sides. When the students heard the news on leaving the theater they paraded the dif ferent streets, chering for Spain, and made, an attempt to reach the .American consu late. The authorities. however, had taken precautions and the mob was dispersed. Boys’ nobby straw hats. Phillips. WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW. Capt. Neville Notified Commodore Smith to That Effect. Commodore Smith has received intelli gence from Captain Miller, at Abbeville, that the City of Macon is in good shape with a big cargo, and that she will .possi bly reach Macon .tomorrow. This will be the fastest run that the City of Macon has made up stream and if the river con tinues good she will be able to make a schedule that will enable our merchants to make shipments out of Macon every other week. A part Os rhe space on the City of Macon has already been engaged for her next trip, which will be on Thurs day. SPAIN AFTER MONEY. London. April IS —Spain is attempting to raise a twenty million dollar loan here. Boys’ nobby straw hats. Phillips., MACON NEWS MONDAY APRIL 18 1898. VOLUNTEERS WILL PICNIC Arrangements Have Been Made to Take a Crowd to Warm Springs. REV. F.F. REESE TO THE FRONT As Chaplain of the Regiment—He Says He Will Certainly Go if They Are Ordered Out. The Maeon Volunteers will celebrate the anniversary of the company on next Sat urday by a picnic at Warm Springs. That is the present arrangement which, however, may be completely upset if the company is called out before that The. members of the company are not allowing any of the war talk to interfere with the arrangements for the picnic which is is as dear to the heart of the Ma con Volunteers as anything in connection with the company. The trip to Warm Springs will be taken not only by the members of the company, but as usual by a very large number ol the friends of the company, in-fact the Volunteers’ anniversary picnic is always one of the big social events of the year. The arrangements for the picnic have all been made and.the chaneqs are that if the boys do not go out before the day comes they will have the largest number to ac comapny them that has ever gone out of Maeon on a similar occasion. The Volunteers have decided to go into camp of their own this week and eonj,- mencing tonight or tomorrow' night the company will asemble in he evening and will camp out at some place near the city. An early morning parade will be held each morning which will take the place of the parade which has been ordered by the col-, onel to be here three nights in the week by every company In the Second regiment. The captain of the Volunteers thinks that this arangement will be much better for his men. In the event of the company being caled out and discipline being estab lished, the fact that they have been in camp and that they have had these early morning drills will, he thinks, be benefi cial and in any event no harm has been done. • The Volunteers are In good physical condition as a company and the men arb perhaps in as good shape to stand a cam paign as those of any comapny in the state. They will turn out almost to a man when the call which is now eonsideder in evitable shall come. Most of them are anxious to have a brush with the enemy in Cuba and it is not at all ufllikely that their desires will be fully gratified. Rev. F. F. Reese, the rector of Christ Church, is the chaplain of the Second regi ment and is now a member of Colonel Wiley’s staff. He says that when the call comes he is ready to go and that he con siders it as much his duty to do so as any other duty in connection with his work as a clergyman. It is not known how many chaplains there are in the Georgia Volunteers but it is probable that Mr. Reese will be the only one to go to the front. MULBERRY STREET CHURCH Special Services Wiil be Continued Daily at 3:30 and 7:30 P. M. On yesterday morning the Mulberry Street church Sunday school gave evidence of the interest awakened in the congrega tion by thespecial services now in pro gress by registering 447 persons in attend ance. It is the high water mark ol at tendance upon the school. The class, of lion. N. E. Harris numbered nearly 100, and is likely to 'increase largely from week to week. At the morning service the pastor preached on the text, "But thou endure hardness as , a good soldier of Jesus Christ;” dwelling upon the qualities of obedience, fidelity, devotion and courage, as essential in the Christian warfare. There was a service also* at 4 o’clock, intended especially for the young people. Many grown persons, however, were pres ent, and several came to the altar in re sponce to invitations for prayer. At the night service Dr. Pinson preached a profoundly interesting sermon on the text., “Choose ye this day whom ye will serve.” Without engaging in any doctri nal or theological discussion ofthe vexed problems of the human will, the preacher stressed with great emphasis the fact, as a truth of consciousness as well as of rev elation, that every man has afreedom of choice and by Virtue of that freedom has his own destiny in hand. This regal facul ty of the human will whieh is gardened within the inner throne of the human soul, gives to man the highest dignity among created intelligences; and at the same time places upon him an unspeaka ble measure of responsibility. At the Epworth League service held at 7 p. m., great interest was manifested in the services planned for the present week; and it Is manifest that the pastor will have the cordial and enthusiastic support of the Leaguers. SEA SHORE RESORT Proprietors Are Much Concerned at Pros pects of War. Proprietors of the different hotels at the sea shore resorts along the coast of Geor gia and Carolina, and in fact all of the Atlantic coast, are very much concerned as; to the outcome of the present differ ences between Spain and the United States. They recognize the fact that even though the hostilities do not commence right, or for that matter, at all, their business will be seriously impaired, as a large number of those who would otherwise go to the seashore will stay away out of fear of the Spanish projectiles and bombs. ’ While the proprietors of the seashore resorts look aghats at this state of af fairs, the proprietors of the inland re sorts are rubbing their hands with glee, for this means a rush of business to their hotels. SUNDAY WORK At Chicago Headquarters—Blue and Grey Ready to Move. Chicago, April 18—Army headquarters continued business all day yesterday, the first Sunday the department has worked in years. The blue and gray legion of 750 volun teers are ready,to march whenever the government may order them. COTTON FUTURES. New York, April IS—Futures opened quiet and firm. Sales 500. May 607, June 611. July 615, August 616, September 613, October 614. November 615, December 619, January 620. CITY OF MACON Is Expected to Reach the City Tomorrow Af ternoon,, The City ot Macon is expected to reach the city from Brunswick tomorrow after noon with the largest cargo that she has yet brought up from the port. So far the committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to solicit subscrip tions to the stock for the new boat hav£ not been oue to see the business men of ■ teh city, but they will commence this work in a few days, and it will not take long to get the amount of stock subscribed that is needed. A SPLENDID SERVICE. Mr. Claude Estes §poke at the Y. M. C. A. Yesterday. A large number of young men assembled at the Young Men's Christian Association hall yesterday afternoon to hear Mr. Claude Estes speak on the subject of “Men.” His address was a most interest ing one and he held his audience for near ly an hour with his interesting discussion of the different characteristics and descrip tions of the real men of the country. The music at the service yesterday was especially good, and was a very pleasant feature of the exercises. TO TYBEE. Venable Construction Company Rushing the fortifications. A representative of the Venable Con struction Company, of Atlanta, was in the city Saturday en route to Tybee Island, wher he goes to see the fortifications that his company has constructed there, and to turn them over to the government. The Venable’s pant of the contract was to build the concrete stands for the heavy guns, and the protecting walls for the troops. This work has been-in progress for the past several months, and was recently or dered hurried to completion by‘the govern ment. The representative of the company said that the fortifications at Key West would be turned over to the government some time In May. MEMORIAL DAY. It is Possible that It May be Opened With out Soldiers. The program for Memorial day has not yet been, macle out in full but will be com pleted this week. The Confederate vete rans will meet tonight and will take action on the matter. It is not at all improbable that (Memo rial day this year will be lacking in the usual military feature which has made the day chiefly imposing. The address of the day will be delivered by Ca.pt. R. E.’ Park and. the veterans will be out but without their commander, if the Second regiment is called out, for gal lant Colonel Wiley will have once again figuratively speaking, shouldered his mus ket and gone, to the front. The Memorial address will be delivered from the stand erected in the amphithea tre just outside the gates which has been ■the special care of the Sexton ftolaud B. Hall. “AMERICAN BOY.” School Children of Bibb Will Join the Move » ment. Superintendent Abbott, of the public schools, has received a letter from the “American Boy” fund, at Cincinnati, ask ing that the interest of the school children in Macon In assisting in raising the money with which it is proposed to build a bat tleshlp’by the school children of the coun try ito be called the “American Hoy.” The plan was suggested by William Ran kin Good, a pupil in 'the .public schools of Cincinnati some time ago, and very soon received the endorsement of Consul Gen eral Lee, Secretary of War Alger, and hun dreds of. other government officials, who say that they' think the plan a most ex cellent one by which the school children of the land can build a monument to their patriotism. Following is a copy of the circular letter that is being sent out to all of the sdhools in the country: “THE .AMERICAN BOY” FUND. Cincinnati, 0., April 12, 1898. To the Superintendent: Regarding a fund to build “The American Boy,” I would state that you may form a committee in your school, and then colect all voluntary contributions from all the. citizens and school children in your town who wish to see afloating monument placed upon the bosom of old ocean to commemorate the brave sailors of the ill-fated Maine. By building such a vessel the boys and girls of the Uniteci States would Show the world that not only are the men of our country patriotic, but that patriotism is “born 'in the flesh and bred in the bone” of every American youth. Our committee has met with much encouragement, and I think by patient labor we can prove to all foreign nations that the oncoming generation will be loyal and true to the flag, for which their grandfathers died. It is particularly impressed upon each boy or girl who contributes, that they should induce two others to do the same; each new contributor to carry out the same process with two others, and so on until every American boy or girl has learned of our project and been given an oppor tunity to avoid it. When your are organ ized and have thoroughly canvassed your city, send money by check or postal order, payable to W. Rankin Good, and the money will be deposited in. the Merchants’ National Bank, which is the custodian of the fund. Indorsements have been receiver! from Consul General Lee. Secretary of W,ar Alger, Senator Foraker, Governor Bush nell. Congressmen Bromwell, Shattuc, Grosvenor, Norton, Bland and the Cham ber of Commerce. No salaried officers are allowed, ex penses being limited to clerical work and incidentals. Ask your principal and teacher to co operate with you. Send the names of your committee when the work of collection is over. Hoping you may meet witli success, I am yours. Wm. Rankin Good. 841 Everett St., Cincinnati, O. Committee—W. Rankin Good. Edward A. Bolsinger, Harry J. Price, Louis F. Dunkman. References —Hon. John W. Heron, ex- United States District Attorney; Wm. McCalister, president of Chamber of Com merce; E. W. Coy, principal Hughes High School: Mr. King. Advisor, professor of Cree, Hughes High School. PAVING QUESTION, Representatives of the Southern ’Asphalt Company Are in the City. The representatives of the Southern As phalt Company are in the city' today and will be here until the meeting of the city council tomorrow night. •A number of very strong petitions will be presented to the city council from the property owners on Second. Cherry' and Third street at the meeting tomorrow asking that asphalt be used. It is probable that a struggle will come up between the brick men before the mat ter is settled. ENTERTAINMENT NEKE FRIDAY For the Benefit of the Ladies Auxilliary of the Y. M. C. A. AT WESLEYAN CHAPEL Will be One of the Best Ever Given Here—Minter Wimberly Will Act as Auctioneer. A most delightful entertainment will be given in the chapel at Wesleyan on next Friday night evening under the auspices of the Ladies’ Auxiliary’ of the Y. M. C. A. and for the benefit of that institution. It will, as already announced, take the form of an art display, the picutre®—fifty o's 'them—having been purchased in Chica go by the Ladies’ Auxiliary. All of them are works of art and will be exhibited on this dccasion, a number of young ladiese acting as “pointers.” At the same time a musical and literary entertainment will be given. Mr. Minter Wimberly has consented to be the aunctioneer, and the pictures will be sold by him to the highest bidder for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. Following is a list of the picturese: The Puritan Girl at Church. (Edwin Abbey.) Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice. (S. Begg.) w Girl Leaning Against Wall. (June Cov er.) (Robert Blum.) Dolly yladlson Saving the Declaration. (B. W. Clinadinst.) In an Old Fashioned Garden. (Maud Cowles.) Across the Dunes. (August Cover.) (Frank Fowler.) Ca>ssander in the Meadow. (A. B. Frost) Three Gibson Girls. (Charlese Dana Gibson.) A Voice That Was Beautiful. Charles Dana Gibson.) A't a Weddington Reception. (Charlese Dana Gibson.) He Saw Her For the First Time. (Charles Dana Gibson.) Tiie Original Gibson Girl. (Charles ■Dana Gibson.) More Tea. (Charles 'Dana Gibson.) The Miracle of May. (W. Hamilton Gibson. Ten of My- Little Tots. (Kate Greena way.) The Coming of Easter. (Anril Cover.) ((Will H. Lowe.) The Farandole. (Albert Lynch.) Washington at Valley Forge. (Howard Pyle.) The Werwolf. - (Howard Pyle.) Girl Coming From Church. (Frank O. Small.) Girls in Grape (Harbor. (October cover.) (W. T. Smedley. At the (Horse Show. (W. T.‘ Smedley. A Minister of the World. (W. T. Smed ley.) , So Pretty (Sitting in the Pew. (Alice ■Bar Stephens.) . The Woman in the Home, (Alice Bar ber Stephens.) The e.Pople of Our Village. CAlice Ste phens.) At a Musicale. (Alice Barber *Stephens) In a Metropolitan Choir. (Alice Barber (Sthephens.) Lafayette Entering Philadelphia. ’ (lAlice (Barber Stephens.) In the Whirl of Society. (Alice Barber Stephens.) At the Thanksgiving Table. Alice Bar ber Stephens.) Dickens at His Desk. (Alice Barber Stephens.) Old Nora Found Her There. (Alice Barber Stephen's.) The Woman in Religion. (Alice Barber Stephens.) The Woman in Business. (Alice Barber Stephens.) When John Wesley Preached. (Alice Barber Stephens.) The Dream Ship. (W. L. Taylor. ■While the Heart Beats Yopng. (W. L. Taylor.) Joseph and Mary on the Road. (W. L. Taylor.) Leisurely Lane. (First page of this is sue.) (W. L. Taylor.) The Mother at the Mill Stone. (W. L. Taylor.) Thanksgiving in the Colonies. (W. L. Taylor.) Where Town and Country Meet. (W. L. Taylor. A Presidential Reception (T. de Tiiul strup.) Kussuth Riding Up Broadway. (T. de Thulstrup.) Prince of Wales in a Hands'om Cab. (T. de Thujstrup.) General Grant Leading at Yokohama. (C. D. Weldon.) (Girl and Cupid. (A. B. Wenzell.) A Whistling Girl. (Irving R. Wiles.) MUSI CALE. Mandol’in and Guitar. Messrs. Gutten berger and Mansfield. Solo—-Miss Ketner. Recitation—Mr. Hillyer. Solo—Mrs. Curry. Solo-—Mr. Dunwoody. Recitation—Miss Rosa Taylor. Solo—Mrs. Findlay. Mandolin and Guitar —Messrs. Gutenbcr ger and Mansfield. Auction of pictures by Mr. Wimberly. WILL GROW CORN. While Young Men Are in the Front Old'Men Will Raise Corn. Americus, April 18.—The prospect of hostilities will result in an immense corn crop in this section of the state, at least. Already an unusually large crop has been planted and is growing finely, while an increased acreage will b* put in if war is declared. Several of the most extensive planters of Sumter and adjoining counties were in the city yesterday .and are greatly worried over the outlook. Many who have already planted cotton declare their in tention of plowing it up and planting corn if assured that was is to be declared soon,.while others are already at It upon .the idea that plenty of corn is better than a big cotton crop anyway. At all events, the outlook is promising for the largest crop of corn since 1861, with meat and provisions generally beside. FIRST PICNIC. Christ Chinch btinday School at Crump’s Park Tomorrow. The picnic season opens tomorrow when the Christ church Sunday school will go out to Crump’s park for the day. If the weather is fine there will be a large attendance bn the picnic as the Sun day school of the church is larger now than it ever has bin The Christ church picnic is always made a gala day among the members of the ccn gi.jitioa and tomorrow will be no excep tion. The weather man, however, does not hold out any very great hope for fair weather tomorrow. The children will leave on the cars for the park at 9:30 o’clock. MERCER STILL WINS. Auburn Team Was the Last Victim to Fall Before the Sluggers. There were many at the ball game Sat urday afternoon that did not think that Mercer would win after the first two in nings, when .he visitors had things their way apparently. By bunyhing their hits they succeeded in scoring three while Mercer only crossed the rubber once, but in the fourth Whitney’s men rallied and soon had the Auburn boys chasing all over the field after the ball. The last three innings of the game were dull and neither of the teams played with any apparent interest. Auburn had lost hope and Mercer was sure of victory, and when the last man steped up to thep when the last man for the visitors stepped up to the plate and sent a fly up which fell into the hands of one of the Mercer boys, the score stood 7 to 3 in favor of the wearers of the black and yellow. RETURNS TO MACON. Mr. S. G. Nottingham Will Have Charge of Brunner’s Drug Store. Mr. S. G. Nottingham, who left Macon several months ago for Savannah, has re turned to the city, and will in the future have charge of Brunner's drug store in South Maron. Mr. W. E. Brittain will go to Savannah to take Mr. Nottingham’s place, and Mr. Brunner will go to the Brown House Pharmacy to lake Mr. Brit tain’s jlace. The friends of Mr. Nottingham are glad to see him back. TWO RUNAWAYS. They Were on Their Wav to the Indian Ter ritory. Quite a crowd gathered at the depot yes terday afternoon when it was seen that an officer had taken two small boys in charge and had rang for the patrol wagon. They did not seem io be criminals and the cu rious crowd soon discovered that tin two diminutive pieces of humanity w. ,e run aways and that the parents of the boys had sent for thorn. The boys were Fred Adams and George Worsham and came to Maeon from hie Northern part of the slate. The father of ■Worsham came to Maeon and reejm s:. ,1 that the two boys be arrested and they were found by an officer at the depot yes 'terday. They .said -that the) were going to the Indian Terri lory, and when asked how much money they had they showed their pile, which amounted to SI.C>O. The boy. were taken in custody by Mr. Worsham and carried back 'to their homes, where a good dose of hic,kcry oil will be applied. MACON DELEGATES To State Sunday School Convention at Gainesville. Macon will be represented at the state conference of Methodist Sunday Schools which convenes at Gainesville today. (From Mulberry Messrs. O. A. Park ami R. L. McKenney ami Mrs. R. L. McKeneny will go as delegates to the conference. From Grace Mr. and Mi's. R. L. McKenney and Mr. G. A. Smith will go. Miss Ehilyt Taylor will go from the ViiievilleSunday school, and Mr. Moore go from the First Street church. DRUMMER’S DAY. Appointed to Take Charge of this Feature of the Carnival. “Drummers Day” will he perhaps? the biggest of all the days at the Macon car nival. To Mr. Roland Ellis this feature ils due as at the last meeting of the execu tive committee he introduced a resolution providing for this day. President Waxel bauni has appointed the following commit tee to look after the matter: Messrs. Ed A. Isaacs, chairman; L. H. Wood, Harry C. Kendall. D. Witman. G. C. Carmichael. John T. Coats. Julius Otto, R, L. Smith, S. Binswanger, A. G. Hills man, Clarence Weekes, George T. Brown. An effort will be made to bring at least a thousand drummers here on that day of the carnival and the association and the members of the Macon 'Post of the T. P. A. will keep open house. SERMON TO THE SOLDIERS Was Preached at the First Baptist Church Last Night. Rev. J. L. White preached an interest ing sermon yesterday morning to the mil itray boys of the city, using as his subject “Our Soldier Boys.” Dr. White spoke as if he thought that war was inevitable, and said the battleship Maine was blown up by special design of the- Spanish. He made a strong appeal that in their camp life the soldiers must remember that they go as the representatives of a great Christian nation, and not to make the his tory of their camp lives what has. charac terized many in the past. You can talk to 10,000 every d*y through h* coliimar of Ths N«>w« —Wftu Spill milK and Than Cnj Over it. That is just what you do when you go-fur your glasses to-anyone to whom the science of nptemetry is a sealed book. Glasses are a blessing to mankind when properly fitted, but a great curse when no t so. The fact that your glasses enable you to see well and do not tire your eyes does not prove by any means that they are suitable and are not injuring the eyes. The eye wi.l adapt itself in time to any glass. Therefore you can perceive that you are not a competent judge as to whether or not your eyes are fitted right. Mr. Friedman, the optical specialist, has done thousands of dollars worth of work since he came to this city, but has yet to find anyone who is not perfectly satisfied with his work. The Macon Optical .Parlors, No. 314 Second Strcpt. Men’s Tailored Suits. Go where you jnay and pay what you may, newhere will you find moregrceful styles than right here. And—quality minded—nowhere such values. There’s ample proof of all this in the special lots now selling so economically. Come and look to your heart’s content. You are not urged to buy. Just make yourself at home. Prices range from $7.50 up. Material and making guaranteed. 8 Per Cent Guaranteed I Dividends paid eonii-annually. Stock secured by deeds to improved real estate In more than double the amount, deposited with Union Savings Bank and Trust Co. GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. j Equitable Building and Loan Association, | Macon. Oa.. 461 Third Street. PRICE THREE CENTS 4.PRIL TERM OF THE COURT Grand Jury Went Into Session This Morning and Was Charged. CIVIL DOCKET TAKEN UP. The Usurers Will be Investigated by the Grand Jury and Will be Chased From the City. The April term of superior court com menced this morning. Judge Felton pre siding. The docket does not show as many cases as usual to be heard cither on the criminal or the civil side. The most important criminal case that is. at all likely to come up at this term is that against Harry Joiner, who is charged with the murder of Lawson Yon, the peddler. The grand jury will take up Joiner's case next Thursday. That is the day for which the witnesses have been summoned. The police and detectives wil not give out any of the latest discoveries made in this case, but it is intimated that the chains havb been wound pretty tightly against prisoner tnd that a true bill is almost a foregone conclusion. Joiner will be de i fended when the case comes to trial by Messrs. Lundy and Cooper. Ther was nothing sensational in the judge’s charge this morning, he simply went over the ground for the jury to fol low and drew.their attention to some of the matters that called for special atten tion at this time. The civil docket was taken up this morning. It was very short, some verdicts were given in divorce, cases and then the court adjourned until tomorrow. The grand jury is made up of the fol lowing gentleinen: Beu C. Smith, foreman; B. S. Goodyear, J. S. Jones. John R. Ellis, A. J. McAfee, J. E. Bailey. L. McManus, T. L. Sewell, V- S. Hill, H. C. Mix, C. C. Balkeom, G. S. Dunlap, Jr., J. W. Fileiler, M. J. Hatcher, C. IV. Howard, H. McKervey, C. E. Da mour, IV. J. Willis, J. Ila mien berg. L. E. Culver, VV. B. Ohapnian. Bailiff Dave Riley. Among the matters that will be closely investigated during this session of the grand jury will be that of the usurers who are doing business in the city and whose transactions have been aired of late on more than one occasion by The News. Since that time several persons have brought in further evidence that goes to show the enormity of the offense against the law of usury that these people are practicing. A case brought to iny atten tion the other day was of a negro shoe maker who had borrowed $2.50 from a loan concern in South Macon and who inside of three months paid $6.50 for the accom modation. A calculation shows that he was paying something like 900 per cent on the original loan. The method of these people who will deal with no one else but the most ignorant of the darkies is sharp enough, but they have over-reached them selves and the probability is that the pres ent grand jury, if it does its duty, will put a stop to their business transactions in the city of Macon. Boys’ nobby straw hats. Phillips. TO GALENA. Judge Emory Speer Leaves This Week to Speak on Grant's Birthday. Judge Emory Speer will leave this week for Galena, Hl., where he will'deliver tho » address on the occasion of the celegration of Grant’s birthday. This is probably the time that a Southrener has been invited to speak on a like occasion. That the ad dress will be polished and perfect goes without saying as the oratorical ability of the speaker is w'ell known to everyone. The people of Galena have a treat before them on the 27th. Bucklin’s Arnica Salvo 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 cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed td give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. lor sale by H. J. Lamar & Ben»* drug The naif a cent a word column of The News la the cheapest advertising medium In