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OHE.AP MONEY. - •H P*r eent. and T per eent. eney w«w ready for loans on Maooa resident* and bualnee* property, 8 per cent, money for farm loans. Over >5,000.000 aucceasfully negotiated In Georgia alone. Loans road* can be paid off at any time. We are bead quarter*. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man., lf<C Second street, Macon, Ga. ESTABLISHED 1884 FOOTE WAS FIRST TARGET FOR SPANISH Land Battery at Matanzas Fired Three Times at Torpedo Boat. NEVER TOUCHED HER. The Three Shots Went Wide of the Mark —The Cincinnati Was Ea ger to Resent It. Key West, Anril 25. The United States torpedo bout Foote, Lieutenant Rogers, has the honor of being the target for t'hc first shot tir.-d by the Spaniards at the American flag during the war just begun. The firing occurred ‘between and r. o'clock on Saturday afternoon while the torpedo boat was taking soundings in the harbor at 'Matanzas. She was within two or three hundred yards of the whore. Sud denly the Spanish masked battery on the east side of ti>e harbor, and not "Very far distant from the Foote, fired three liots at tile torpedo boat. They all went wide of their mark and tin' Foote returned l< is urely to the f’lncinnati and reported flic result of her soundings and then .announc ed that she had been fired upon. The t’in clnnatl was anxious to steam instantly and reduce the Spanish batteries, but she was not permitted to do so. No captures are reported by the fleet off Matanzas. It is alleged that two Spanish gunboats were «een in shore, but the report could not lie verified. <z JOUNCED By Four Spaniards Was Their Allegiance to Spain New York. April 25.- Four Spaniards took out their first naturalization papers In the clerk's office of the district court yesterday. renouncing all Laity to the King of Spain tnul swearing .allegiance to the United States. Before the 'beginning of the trouble between this country and Spain, many Spatniard.s visited the Feder al building to declare their intentions of becoming citizens of the United States, but In the last two or three months there have been no applications for papers by Spaniards until today. STILL AT CAPE VERDE. Spanish Fleet Has Made No Move Towards Cuba. St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, April 25. —The S|>ani:'ii fleet is still here. COWBOY REGIMENT And “Teddy" Roosevelt Will Be Lieutenan Colonel. Washington. Xpril 25. —The president has decided to appoint Theo. Roosevelt; the present assistant secretary of the navy, lieutenant colonel of volunteers, to serve in a regiment of cowboys and moun ted rlllement to be raised by Roosevelt and Dr. Wood, the president's family physi cian. who Is now in the .medical depart ment of the regular army. Dr. Wood will be colonel of the regiment. SPANIARDS MET IN LONDON. They Denounce Meeting of Socialists at Talalgar Square. London. April 25. \n exciting meeting of Spaniards took place in London litis afternoon. It was called to protest against the Socialist laborers ineelin... at Trafalgar Square yesterdliy. at which atrocities com milled by Spain in ( u'ba were vigorously denounced. Several English and Irish speakers supportiki S.; ain at today's meet ing. one of th.m saving: “If Vme-ri. in aggression is not defeated in the ease of Cuba Jamaica will next be coveted." There is a general rise of a half penny in the price of loaf bread today. BLOWN UP Will Be Havana by Spaniards If They Shall Be Forced From Cuba. New York, April 25. —X>r. Gonzalo Aros tegui, who, with his wife and five children, arrived 'here from Havana on the steam ship Zoe yesterday, said last night: “The Spanish will never leave the city of Ha vana standing, if they shall be compelled to evacuate Cuba. The entire city is un dermined. and there has been no effort to conceal this fact in the Cuban capital. The placing of the explosives ihas been done during the past few weeks, and tthe Span ish openly assert that if Havana shall be taken by the United States, they need only to touch a button, and the City will be blown from the face of the earth." THREE IRONCLADS Said to Have Been Purchased by Spanish Government. Madrid, April 25.—Tt Is believed that Spain has succeeded i*n purchasing three Ironclads in Austria and Italy. \dmiral ißernejo, minister of marine, may take charge of the fleet at Cadiz. RECEPTIONS RESUMED. President McKinley is Standing the Strain .Very Well. Washington. April 25. —The president was up early and had a Hearty breakfast. His two guests, Webb C. Hays and Gen eral Hastings, who held the colonelcy of the regiment in which McKinley served, ■were with him and talked freely over the situation. While appreciative of the full significance of the existence of war, the president does not give any unusual out ward indication of his feelings and talks with marked calmness and cheerfulness and bears up remarkably well against the physical strain towthich he is subjected For the first time in about three weeks the public receptions have been resumed. Those new Oxford Ties” just in'call and Ke them. Mix Shoe Co. MAY BE DELAY. In Senate Committee Over War Declara tion. Washington, 'April 25, 1:30 p. m.—lt is ><atefl by a member of the senate com mittee on foreign relations that no agree ment on the form of war declaration has b< < n r< ached, and there is liable to be considerable delay. AN AMENDMENT Has Been Made to the Naval Bill Appropri ating More Money. Washington, .April 25.—An amendment has been adopted to the naval bill appropri ating >8,830,000 to enable the secretary of the navy to enlist men during the existing war. The naval appropriation bill has passed the senate. Senator Hawley called up the army re organization bill. Washington, April 25.—The senate has passed the army reorganization bill. The senate is considering the war de claration behind closed doors. AT CHICAMAUGA. Troops Continue to Arrive at the Park Every Day. Chattanooga. T. nn„ April 25. —It is quite probable that nearly or quite 15,000 troops in service twill be encamped at Chickamau ga by Wednesday or Thursday. It is es timated that tihe passage of the army bill providing for the increase of the standing army to 68,000 men, mill result tn at least 50,000 11 oops being concentrated here. Captain McArthur, of Washington, who has been appointed assistant quarter mas ter under Colonel Ix'e, has arrived and es tablished 'headquarters at Battlefield sta tion. The Tenth cavalry (colored,) from Forts Assinaboin and Keogh, Mont., 450 men, iin command of Colonel Guy V. Henry, arriv ed today. Trains were sent out to the park to day without much delay. This is tlie third regiment of colored cavalry to arrive fit Chickamauga. the”siTOatidn At Havana—A Correspondent Gives a Detailed State ment ot Condition. POOR FORTIFICATIONS, But People are Determined —Enough Food and Coal to Last Awhile. New York. April 25.—The World pub lishes a highly interesting and important special dispatch from Sylvester Scovel, giving a detailed statement as to condition f di tenses at Havana. The correspondent says men were work ing night and day to add to the fortifica tions. Old time cannon are being put in and it is said United (States fleet would not lie in danger at <BOO yards range instead of 3,000, at which distance Sampson proposes to fight. It is not true that four new Krupp guns have been mounted on Moro castle. The guns, however, are on the way. There are Dourly drills in all .the baltteries, but no tiring on account of scarcity of ammuni tion. There are about 15, 000 troops in Havana able to defend the land batteries. At present the following Spanish war ships are in Havana harbor: Alfonso XII., second class cruiser. Will not be able to sail for a month on account of tubes for boiler or condenser having be. n stolen. Cannot be replaced here. Legaspi, a transport. Very slow and carries only two small guns. Nmvaa Espana, second class gunboat. Came out of the floating dock four days ago. Pilipinas. torpedo gunboat. Machinery uselegs. Ruined by Spanish engineers on fust trip from shops in England. Magellanes, gunboat. Machinery still repairing. Machinists working on her wait ing for parts that cannot be made in Ha vana. Infanta Isabel, second claass cruiser. Work of repairing her machinery progres sing slowly. Infanta Isabel, second class cruiser, er. Under repairs. Antonio Lopez, fourth class gunboat. Only serviceable craft in the harbor. Been doing patrol duty along the coast. Scovel reports great enthusiasm in Ha vana and says: "Don't mviks mistake of thinking they won't fight.” Fifteen-year old boys are enlisting. There are about 80, 000 tons of coal on the wharves, besides three other cargoes now discharging. The Steamer Marie Christine has arrived from Mexico with meal, coffee, rice and beans as gift from Spaniards in Mexico. There is no telling when the actual in vasion of Cuba will take place, but it is evident that General Blanco is saving his ammunition for the fatal day. CANARY ISLANDS. Demonstration Among the Inhabitants May Cause Trouble. Ixmdon, April 25.—Mail news just re ceived here from the Canary Islands says ■that u-p to April 12 3,000 Spanish troops had arrived there and 2,000 more were ex pected that day. The Spanish officers were billeted at various houses, including three English hotels at sas Palmas, which were Obliged to hois,; Spanish flags when the troops marched through the town. After the troops had passes! the English hotels low ered the Spanish flags, but they were im mediately ordered to rehoist them. It was rumored at the Grand Canary that the Stars and Stripes over the United States consulate had been torn down by the ratbble and trampled upon. It was added that when United States Consular Agent Thomas Miller, who is a British subject, wanted to send a cable message to Washington announcing the arrival of the troops his messaage was stopped and he was informed tby the military authori ties that if t.he incident had occurred in war time he would have been shot. According to an account of a banquet held at Las Palmas and published in a Spanish paper, one of the speakers de clared that if the Americans landed on Grand Canary Island the streets of the town would be barricaded with the bodies of foreigners. The militia of the Canary Islands has been mobilized and fifty officers were then coming from Spain to drill these troops. The excitement in the islands is described as being so intense that the inhabitants were panic stricken when a foreign war ship unexpectedly entered the harbor. Sue was saluted by the forts and the peo ple thought a bombardment of the place had been commenced. No war vessels of Spain had arrived at the Grand Canary up to April 12. SECURITIES. London, April 25—American securities steady, Spanish 4s advanced %. Paris, April 25—Spanish 4s. advanced 1 1-16. BOYS' FINE STRAW HATS. Nobby styles 50c. to 11.50. Phillips. THE MACON NEWS. ASKS CONGRESS TO DECLARE WAR House Acted in Just One Min ute and Forty Seconds After Receiving PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. McKinley Asked for Immediate Ac tion and Congress Didnt Keep Him Waiting. Washington, April 25—The resolution de claring war against Spain passed the house in Just one minute and forty seconds. Following is the bill reported by the house committee on foreign relations: "A bill declaring that war exists be tween tihe United States and the Kingdom of Spain. Be it enacted, etc. 1. That war be and the same hereby de clared to exist and that it has existed since the 21st day of April. A. iD., 1898, in cluding the said day between the United States and 'the Kingdom of Spain. 2. The president of the United States ibe and he is hereby is directed and empower ed to use the entire land and naval force of the United States, and to call into actual service the United States militia of the several states to siuc'h an extent as may be necessary to carry this -act Into effect. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Asking for a Declaration of War, Was Sent in Today. Washington, April 25 —The president, to day sent to congress the following message recommending a declaration of war against Spain: "To the Senate and House or Represen tatives of the United States of America: I transmit to congress for consideration and approval appropriate copies of corres pondence recently had with representa tives of Spain in the United States and the government of Spain, showing the ac tion taken under joint resolution approved April 20, 1898, for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, de manding the government of Spain to re linquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw the land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters and directing the president of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect. “Upon communicating to the Spanish minister in Washington the demand which became the duty of the executive to ad dress to the government of Spain, in obe dience to said resolution, the minister asked for his passports and withdrew. “The United States minister at Madrid was in turn notified by the Spanish min ister for’ foreign affairs that the with drawal of the Spanish representatives from the United States had terminated diplomatic relations between the two countries and all official communications between the respective representatives ceased therewith". I recommend to your special attention the note addressed to the United Stites minister a Madrid by the Spanish minister for foreign affairs on the 21st instant, whereby the foregoing noti fication was conveyed. It will be per ceived therefrom that .the government of Spain, having cognizance of the joint res olution of the United States congress and in view of the things which the president was theteby required tnd authorized to do, responds by treating the demands of this government as measures of hostility, fol lowing at that instant immediate and com plete severance of relations by its action, which by us, agrees nations, accompanies an existent state of war between the sov ereign powers. The position of Spain be ing thus made known and the demands of the United States being denied with a com plete rupture of intercourse by the act of Spain, I have been constrained, in the ex ercise of the power and authority confer red upon my by the joint resolution afore said, to proclaim under date of April 22, 1898, a blockade of certain ports on the north coast of Cuba, lying between Car denas and Bahia Honda and of port Cien fuegos on the south coast of Cuba, and further in the exercise of my constitu tional powers and using the authority conferred upon me by act of congress, ap proved April 22, 1898, to issue by procla mation. dated April 23, 1898, calling for volunteers in order to carry into effect said resolution of April 20, 1898. Copies of these proclamations are hereto appended. “In view of the measure so taken and with a view to the adoption of such other measures as may be necessary to enable me to carry out the expressed will of the congress of United States premises. \I will recommend to your honorable body the adoption of a joint resolution declaring that a state of war exists between the United States of America and he kingdom of Spain, and I urge speedy action thereon to end the definition of national status of the United States as a belligerent power may be made known and the assertion of all its rights and the maintenance of all its duties in the conduct of public war may be assured. "william McKinley, "Executive Mansion. Washington, April 2th, 1898.” We have no Alfonso toes, but have Bos ton, New York and best of all. Macon toes. Call.and see them. Mix Shoe Co. NO FURTHER” BLOCKADE Notice Has Been Issued, and Mav Not Be At All. Washington, April 25.—From the fact that the state department has not been called upon so far to prepare any procla , mation giving notice of the blockade of either Porto Rico or the Phillipines it may be set down as a fact that the naval forces are not yet ready to move in that direction. It is the usual practice, as shown in rhe ■proclamation relative to the blockade of Cuban ports, to give due notice to for eign powers by the proclamation of the intention to blockade, and although it is not absolutely necessary to follow this course, it is believed the state department ’• ill observe the usual rules. It is entirely within the province of an admiral com manding. however, if in his opinion an emergency exists sufficient to justify It to establish a blockade first and then give notice, and in the case of the Phillipines it is just possible such a course may be foHowed in order that the Spanish naval force now at Manilla may not be given opportuifity to escape capture at the 'hands of the Asiatic squadron. - OUR >1.50 STRAW HATS. Beauties for your wear. Clem Phillips. MACON NEWS MONDAY APRIL 25 1898. JUDGE DM GETS SHERMAN'S JOB. Canton Man Will Succeed the Aged Ohioan As SECRETARY OF STATE. The Latter’s Resignation is in and the Former Decides to Accept. Washington, April 25.—Another resigna tion from the cabinet occurred today, when the venerable Secretary of State, John Sherman, handed his resignation to the president at a special cabinet meeting at 10 a. m. The resignation takes effect at noon to day, and with Sherman retires from pub lic life after a service of over forty years, embracing the house of representatives. United States senate, secretaryship of the treasury, and secretaryship of state. h'he reason of this resignation is on ac count of the secretary’s healtih, which is now impaired as the result of years of de votion to public service and the arduos la bors of a life time, added to the age of the venerable secretary, being now within a few days of 75 years of age. It is probable that the next secretary of state will be Win. R. Day, the present first secretary of state. Day has been urged to take the office by the president, but per sonally he is more inclined to return to Canton to practice law there, though it is believed that he will yield to the presi dent’s wishes. Later in the day it was stated that Day would accept. WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT. Spanish Newspapers Filled With Rumors of Our Movements. Madrid, April 25. —The Spanish newspa pers are filled with rumors of mutual cap tures, movements of United States war ships and patriotic utterances. DENNIS SHAW CASE. Young Negro Will Get Seventeen Hundred Dollars. Dennis Shaw was put off a Southern Railway train near Jackson some time ago and sued the road aind was given a verdict in the United States court for $1,700, will get his money if he has not al ready got it. Dennis will be one of the rich young ne groes oif the community. The road did not want to pay the damagese awarded by the jury and carried the case to hhe circuit court of appeals. .'A few days ago the de cision of that court in the case was handed down .and Dennis Shaw was given tthe verdict. This ends the fight so far as the road is concerned and they will have to pay up. Shaw was represented by Mr. Richard Jordan. CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION. Nothing Will Be Done Until Outcome of the War is Decided. Phesident Waxelbaus, of the Macon Car nival Association, says that for the pres ent nothing 9. all will be done towards preparing for the next carnival and dia mond jubilee that will take place in Ma con. as he will await the outcome of 'the war. The carnival management realizes the fact that if the war assumes the serious turn that it may 'before it is ended, that it would be folly to 'try and have the cel ebration. PICNIC ISLAND May be Selected as a Camp for Troops at Tampa. Tampa, Fla., April 25. —Major Pope, Quartermaster of the United States Army, has arrived here. He has not yet decided where to locate troops. It is generally pre sumed that Picnic Island, near Port Tam pa, will be selected, on account of its close proximity to the landing of boats from Havana. Two detachments of the Tampa naval militia have been stationed at Sanibel Island, Key West, Egmont Key and Tortugas. The Fifth and 'Sixth In fantry from Atlanta and Cincinnati will soon be here. PICNIC WEEK. Board of Education Decides that the Children Can Have a Week Off. The Board of Education met on Satur day afternoon for the purpose of discuss ing the question of a week's holiday in May for the purpose of allowing the pupils an opportunity to attend the various pic nics of tihe Sunday schools of the city. The board decided to make the week commencing next Monday a holiday and •they ask that the picnics of the Sunday schools be held in that week i f pos sible, as after that time no leave of ab sence will be granted to the children for that purpose. A Hint From Klondike. Joseph Ladue, the famous traper and miner, and the present owner of Dawson City, and for many years the agent ot the Alaska Commercial Company, gives a hint to persons going to Alaska, and pays great compliment to a well known article. He writes: “I have always used the Royal Baking Powder in Alaska and Northwest Territo ry, as no other gave equal satisfaction in that harsh climate. I also found that my customers insisted on having that brand.” DAY WILL ACCEPT. Canton, April 25 —Judge Bay will accept Sherman’s vacancy. SPANISH FLEET WILL SAIL. London, April 25—A special from Cape Verde says the Spanish fleet sailed today. IT'S A GOOD THING. Our $1.50 straw hats. Clem Phillips. FROM A DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR. I have found Cheney’s Expectorant su perior to anything I have ever tried for colds and bronchial trouble. Send me by first mail six bottles of your mod excellent medicine. PROF. J. H. RICHARDSON, Sweetwater, Tenn. STILL htJPES FOR MEDIATION Queen Regent Thinks Foreign Powers Will Yet Inter vene for Peace. THAT ULTIMATUM Point is Raised that Its Underlining Leaves United States Unpledg ed at to Cuban Independence, Madrid, April 25. —It Is announced in Paris that the queen regent still hopes for a peaceful foreign intervention. The point has also been raised relative to the non-delivery of the untimatum of the United States. The view now taken is that its non-de livery leaves the United States unpledged in regard to reservations made with refer ence to the 'Cuban independence, thus it is pointed out that while 'hre pride is grati fied Spain has lost the diplomatic point. THE BIG MAIN. Work of Laying It Through Vineville Rapid ly Progressing. The work of laying the big main from the new waterworks through Vineville in to the city is going on very rapidly and a large force of hands is at work. They are now within a half mile of the Vineville branch. The mains are the largest that have been seen in Macon and the work as it is being carried on is interesting. When this is completed Macon’s supply, will be large enough to accommodate her for many years to come. SUPERIOR COURT. No Session of the Regular Term Will be Held This'Week. No session of the superior court will be held this week and the grand jury has also adjourned over until next Monday when the court will recommence its session. At that time the civil docket will be taken up and will be continued for perhaps an other four weeks before the criminal docket will be opened. Altogether, however, the list of cases, both civil and criminal, is very much smaller than usual and in fact the court has less business both civil and criminal before it than has been known for a long time. The committees appointed to investigate the different offices will be at work during this week. SANG AMERICA At the Morning Service at Christ Church Yesterday. A notable incident in the services at Christ church yesterday morning was the singing of “America” by the choir as a recessional after the service. There was a large congregation pres ent and the incident was pleasant and im pressive. COL. wiley is IN CONFERENCE. With the Governor Today As To the Volunteers from the State Troops. Col. C. M. Wiley is in Atlanta today in attendance on the meeting of the com manders of the state troops who were call ed in session by the governor. Colonel Wiley is ithe senior commander of the state in point of service and of age. A great pressure has been brought to bear on him to keep him from going to the front in the event that the troops should be compelled to go without the opportu nity of rindividual volunteering. Colonel Wiley has positively refused to any of these propositions coming from his friends all over the city and has said that it is his intention to lead his regiment if his regi ment goes, 4101 he will not be one of those who will volunteer the services of his regi ment without consulting the wishes of the individuals. He does not think that the bill that has just passed means the commander has the right to offer the services of his men and that the officers of a company cannot offer the services of their company as a whole until they have the censent of every man in the company. There is no safer man in the military of the state than Colonel Wiley of the Second regiment and his advice- will be of value to the governor at this time. It would be hard to say what percentage of the military of Macon will volunteer their services on the first call but it is safe to say that -there are a very large number who will not go to the front at this time. The Hull bill is not looked upon with favor and the military are opposed to being sent out to service in the field without their officers. Under the condi tions of the bill as -they now exist it is safe to say that not ten per cent of the military of Macon will offer their ser vices. . When the possibility of the state troops being sent out -was discussed the military acted with a most commendable spirit and had they been called out as military under their own officers they would have gone almost to a man but they will not go as the matter now stands. WILL NOTIFY GOVERNORS. Washington, April 25 —This afternoon the war department will notify the gov ernors the quota of troops expected from each state and -the point of assemblage. WILL REPORT FAVORABEY. Washington, April 25—The senate mili tary committee has decided to report fa vorably the reoganization army bill. Rheumatism Cured. My wife has used Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatism w’ith 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 the leading mer chants of this village, and one of the most prominent men in this vicinity.—W. G. Phippin, editor Red Creek Herald. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons, druggists. COTTON FUTURES. New York, April 25—Futures opened steady. Sales 6,500. May 615, June 620, July 622, August 626, September 627, Octo ber 627, November 631, December 633, Jan uary 634. RIGHT FROM SCENEJIF WAR Mr. Harry Burns Arrived this Morning From Key West. TALKS OF SITUATION At the Seat of War—Tells of the Capture of Prizes-Inter esting Interview. Mr. Harry Burns, the well known rail road passenger man, and former citizen of Macon, arrived in the city 'this morning dircet from Key West, which place he left Saturday. Mr. Burns is full of interesting news from the seat of war, where he has been located for several weeks past. While at Key West he had access to many of the newspaper di patch boats, and he is, there fore, aok to : i-,e .i highly interesting per sonal account of what is going on in Key West and vicinity. He was interviewed by a News man 'this morning and said. “At midnight of Wednesday, April 20th, the fleet off Key West, consisting of the following ships left Key West to blockade the Islands of Cuba. 'BATTLESHIPS. New York, Hag ship, Admiral Samson, commander; lowa, Indiana, Massachusetts. MONITORS. Terror, Amphriitite. ARMORED CRUISERS. Nashville, Helena, Detroit, Castinc, Cincinnati, Annapolis. TORPEDO BOATS. Cushing, Winslow, Porter, Dupont. Dispatch boats to the number of four accompanied 'the fleet. The following newspaper boats followed the fleet: Anita, New York Journal; Kana paha, New York Sun; Titan, New York , Herald; Echo, New York World, Daunt less, Associated Press and Jacksonville Times-Union and Citizen. On the morning of the 22nd, about 9 a. m., United steamship Nashville was sight ed towing first prize at 11 a. m. She an chored off Fort Taylor. The prize was found to be the schooner rigged steamer Buena Ventura loaded with lumber and meat from Pascagula, Miss., bound for Rotterdam. The crew was transferred to the United States steamship Dolphin, and assisted in coaling ships from the Mallory Line steam er Lampasses. On the morning of April 22nd the United States steamship Helena towed into Key West harbor the Spanish steamer Pedro captured by the battleship New York on the south side of the Island of Cuba. The Pedro gave the New York a forty mile stern chase, the Pedro being a 16 knot vessel and the New York being an 18 knot vessel made the chase an exciting one. I Prize crews are now in charge of the Buena Ventura and Pedro and safely an chored in Key West harbor awaiting the action of the prize commissioner, Mr. Pat terson, of that city, who received his ap -1 pointm-ent April 21st, midnight. The Cuban residents of Key West on the morning of the 21st instant quit their work and flocked to the water front, shout ing Viva La Cuba, La Americano Viva, as they thought the American navy had captured a Spanish man of war. Venable 'Brothers, of Atlanta, have the contract for building the new .fort at Key West, and have great trouble to obtain help. They pay 12cents an hour, work ing eleven hours double shifts. Sam Ven able returned to Atlanta this morning. Three 12 and three 10-i-nch guns are be ing mounted on the new battery under the > instructions of the government officer.-.. Captain Forsyth, commandant- of the navy yard at Key West, is rushing the construction of coal sheds, new machine and blacksmith shops and foundry, new air compresses and the construction of 50,000 gallon per day condenser, for use of fleet, fresh water being a scarce article upon the island, there having been no rain for nearly three months. The season for rigid quarantine set in two weeks ago. Dr. Gidding's yellow, fever experts are located at Key West and with • assistance of Port Surgeon at that point, allow no violation of quarantine regula tions. These gentlemen, under the strict orders from Dr. Porter, will do their full duty regardless of consequences. ' Many citizens of Key West have sent i their families to places of safety. The i English consul, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Den ham., editor of the Kry West Herald, s< n? • their wives to Jacksonville yesterday. OLD GUARD Will be Organized at the Vol unteer’s Armory Tomor row Night. The old Guard of Macon will be reor , ganized tomorrow night at the Volunteers armory. The call bringing together the old war members of the Volunteers and the vete rans of the city has gone out and the meeting will be held tomorrow night at the Volunteers armory. Tho call is signed by Messrs. B. C. Smith, Granville Conner, D. B. Woodruff and W. W. Wrigley, who were all members of 'the Volunteers during the war of the sixties. It is their intention to form a home guard that will command the respect of the public generally and thait will be a terror to all those who may have any idea that wheifcWe soldiers leave Macon, if they ever 10, so they will have things to •themselves in this community. The meeting tomorrow night will be largely attended and it will be a notable gathering of old soldiers whose services are of great value to the state and its peo ple. Our men’s Vici Hals at ?3.50 to $5 are the best in the city. Call and see them. Mix Shoe Co. TO GALENA - Judge Emory Speer L«>ft on Special Car Yes terday. Judge Emory Speer left yesterday on the Southern Railway on a special train for Galena, 111., where he will deliver the address on Grant’s birthday, Wednesday. This is the first itime that a Southern soldier has been asked to speak on a like occasion in a Northern city and the event is of some importance in the history of the country. Judge Speer will return on. Friday or Saturday next. DON’T YOU DO IT. Don’t buy your straw hat until you see the ones at this store, Phillips, MR. HORACE POWERS. Funeral Took Place Yesterday Afternoon at Rose Hill. The funeral of Mr. Horace Powers took I place yesterday afternoon from the resi dence of his sister on High street. Mr Powers -died very suddenly on Saturday and his death was a great shock to his large circle of friends in Ctis city. He was one of rhe most unassuming and gentle ' of men. but his friends were very loyal to ) him and he to them. The interment took place at Rose Hill I cemetery where his father. Mr. Virgil | Powers is buried. The pallbearers were Messrs, c w Smith, Azel Freeman, J. A. Edwards. Sol Hoge. Floyd Ross and George B. Jewett. The services were real by Rev J I White. MARRIAGE AT LORRAINE. Two Young People Joined in Holy Wedlock Yesterday. Yesterday at the home of Mrs. M R O Neil, in Ixiraine, iMiss Annie Steward and Mr. Herbert Barclay were joined in the holy 'bonds of mattrimony in the pres ence of a number of friends and relatives. The marriage of the two young people •was not a surprise to their large circle of friends, for it was known that they were to he married. The congratulations of itlieir many friends were extend,’,] to them. SEMI CENTENNIAL. Meeting of the Hodors Here Next Year Will Ek Big Event. The doctors of Georgia will celebrate their semi-centennial in Macon next year, and President Williams says that it will be the biggest thing ever known in tihe an nals of the association. 'Big preparations will be in ide by the medical profession in Macon and the citi zens generally for the reception of the doc tors. The physicians who have been in attend ance 'on the meeting at Cumberland, re turned on Saturtidy evening. They say that the meeting was a complete success. MEMORIAL DAY Colonel R. E. Park Will De liver Address at Cem etery Tomorrow. MILITARY ON THEIR PARADE. The Usual Ceremonies Will be Ob- served at Rose Hill Recitation by Rev. H. 0. Judd. Memorial day celebration will commence tomorrow afternoon ait 3 o’clcock when the Macon companies of the Second regi ment under command of Col. C. JI. Wiley will march to Rose Hill cemetery and there take their usual rant in the exer cises of the day. These exercises with the exce-ption of the volley firing over the graves of the heroes of the South will be held at the place which has been prepared by the sexton for that purpose at the gates to Rose Hill and which forms as good an amphitheatre as could be found. The Memorial address will be deli veered by Col. R. E. Park on the invitation of the Daughters of the Confederacy and ladies of the Memorial Association. Another feature of the celebration will be the recitation of a poem writtea by The poem is entitled a “Tribute the the The poem is entitled a tribute to the vet- Veterans” and is said to be one of the most beautiful contributions to this class of lit erature that has ever been composed. The program in full is as follows: Prayer—Rev. W. W. Pinson. Song—Ladies Quartet. Poem by Miss Fannie Andrews, recited by Rev. H. O. Judd. Address—Col. R. E. Park. Song—Ladies Quartet. Benediction—Rev. W. W. Pinson. Doxology—-By the audience. In addition to this a number of selec tions will be rendered by Card’s Second Regiment Band, which will march at the head of the troops. On the return to the city the companies will fire volleys over the Confederate monument as usual. Mrs. Austin will play the accompani ments for the singing on a piano loaned by Captain Anderson. Why spill milK aim Then Cry Over It. That is Just what you do when you go for your glasses to anyone to whom the science of optemetry 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 thaX they are suitable and. are not injuring the eyes. The eye wil 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 Street. Not Too Early to Say “Straw Hats.” The summer stock is as full and complete as it will ever be. The variety of straws and the assortment of shapes and styles will make choos ing hard and troublesome. Prices are low. Our plan is to sell immense quan tities at small profits. That’s the winning mod ern way. Whatever price or • whatever kind of straw hat you may need is here. We’ve antici pated every possible want. 8 Per Cent Guaranteed 1 nivirt.-nds paid semi-annually. Stock secured by deeds to improved reel estate in more than double the amount, deposited with Union Savings Bank and Trust Co. GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macua. Ga„ 461 Third Street. PRICE THREE CENTS GEN EVANS IS READY TO GO The Battle-Scarred Patriot Says He is at the Service of His Country. IN MACON TODAY. He Says He Thinks the Administra tion Has Taken the Wrong In cident as Casus Belli. General Clement A. Evans passed through the city this morning en route to Thomasville, where he goes to deliver the memorial address tomorrow afternoon be fore the ladies memorial association of that city. While in the city General Evans was seen by a News reported and asked if he thought he would go to the front. He said 'he would go the minute they would let him, and that ho was always ready to serve the Union as he was ready to serve the Confederacy. ’ “I do not know whether Phey will want me or not.” said General Evans, “but I will volunteer my services to go in any capacity that they might want me. I do not believe, however, tihat the people of this country are anxious for a war on t'he grounds that it has been declared. What they wanted was war on the ground that she United States battleship Maine was blown up. if not by the Spanish govern ment, by their agents and in their harbor while accepting their protection in time of peace between the two nations. I think that the administration has taken tho wrong issue in declaring war, and I be lieve that is the general sentiment. I must say I do not see any cause for war under the cause which it has been declar ed. But whether wrong or right, it is still my country.” General Evans says that he feels that he is physically able to go to the war, and that he would love to be in battle again in defense of his country's honor. He said that he has already notified the proper au thorities that he is ready to go. There is no man in Georgia who would, not follow General Evans. He has been tried in times of need, and has never been, •found wanting. Many an old veteran would go to the war if need be, with him to command them, and he may be called on by the state to go as an officer of the Georgia troops. General Evans said that he thought that it was a mistake to ask the organized I militia of the state to leave their com mands and enlist in the United States army and that he had no idea that they would do it. He said that if the Georgia • troops could go under the present comman ders, they would be much better troops and serve to much better advantage under the men tihat they knew than under the United States officers from West Point. Hon. Fleming dußibnon was also a prominent guest in the city today. He was en route to 'Cuthbert, where he delivers the memorial address tomorrow afternoon. Mr. du'Bignon said that he did not under stand all the undercurrent in the present administration’s action in reference to the Spanish-American affair, and therefore, could not express am opinion. Come and see our new line of pictures— one with every $3 oash sale. Mix Shoe Co. SPELLING BEE For Benefit of Hospital Auxi liary at the Academy on Wednesday Night. On Wednesday night a Spelling Bee will be held at tihe Academy of Music that is sure to attract no little attention and a good audience. •The class selected for the evening is a good one, but they have a hard task mas ter in Rev. F. F. Reese, of Christ church. The entertainment is for the benefit of the hospital auxiliary. The price of ad minssion will be 50 cents and the amuse ment will far surpass any entertainment given in the bouse this season. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bibb Real Estate and Improvement Company will be held at their office, 456 Second street, on Wednesday, April 27th, 1898, at 12 m.