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OME.AR MONEY. • H P«r c*nt. and 7 par eaalL an ay a«« r< ndy for loan* on Macon residence and buxines* property 8 per cent, money for farm loans. Over U 000,000 successfully I negotiated In Georgia alone. Loans mad* can be paid off at any time. We are head quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man., K* Second street. Macaw. Ga. ESTABLISHED 1884 HM IS SAFE Believed Thai lhe Department Has Received News Io That Effect. MM BE CORNERED If the Spanish Fleet Has En tered the Gulf of Mexico We’ve Got ’Em. SCIILTY IS NOW OFF CUBA But the Department Will Not Give Out Any Information on Any War Subject at All. Washington, May is There has been no meeting yet between the hostile fleets in the neighborhood of Cuba. That was all that could be loomed this morning at the navy department. If the navy department is aware of 'the location of the Spanish squadron it Is carefully concealing the fact. By this time, suposing that Schley had gone southward, he should be somewhere off the coast of Cuba, and it may be he has Joined .forces with Sampson. •Naval officers are hoping the Spanish squadron really passed through the straits of Yucatan into the Gulf of Mexico, for in that case there is reasonable expecta tion that 'by combined action on the part of Sampson and Schley, one starting at the .windward passage and the Florida straits, and the either passing around to the south iff .Cuba and coming into the Yucatan straits, the Spaniard's would be effectively snared. The safety of the Oregon is now felt to be well nigh a .ared, mid there is reason to believe that the department has infor mation today that she Joined Sampson's fleet, though no official information on this poln li'.is been made. It Is believed the Oregon left Bahia. •Brazil, on the night of the 10th or morning of the llth. Tlie same average speed on the way made around Cape [Horn would place her in the windward passage today. If this lulii'f is well founded'the depart m< nt will .be relived of a great load of ap prehension, and it will be able to proceed at once to the prosecution of the campaign that is very desirable, but was impossible of execution so long as the Oregon is at etake. CONFIRMED It is Stated at the Department That Oregon is Safe. Washington, May IS—Secretary 'Long this afternoon -aid: "it r.in be said positively and officially that th. Oregon is safe, but it cannot bo properly made known where she is.” AFTER THIRTY YEARS. The Shops at the Alleghany Arsenal Are at Work Again. Pittsburg 'May 18.—After an idleness of thirty rears th. -hops at the \Hegheny arsenal have started up with a larg< force manuiaetuiing leather poods for the vol unteti- oi the i-ifth and Ninth Pennsylva nia volume, rs. which passed through Pitts mug today i.n route to Chlcamauga. CHICKAMAUGA. Troops of the Volunteer Forc es That Went Into Camp Today. After remaining in the cars overnight the following volunteer infantry regiments which arrived yesterday went into camp a't Chickamauga this morning: The Third Pennslyvania. Colonel Robt. Ralston, The One Hunderd and Sixtieth Indana infantry. Colonel George Gundesi; Oen Hundredth and Fifty-eighth. Colonel H. B. Smith; Second Ohio. CUonel J. A. Kuert, and First West Virginia. Colonel D. B. Spitman, and light battery A of the (ML-ouri voluifteer artillery. Colonel F. M. Rumbolt, arrived this morning. There about 15.000 volunteers encamped in the paik. A number of regiments were not able to obtain transportation to the paik on account of the great rush, and re mained in the city. AT TAMPA. Tampa. May IS.—lakeland, thirty miles north of lure, has been selected for-a eamp for toe volunteers ordered to Florida. There is room for thirty thousand. The of ficial count Sunday showed 9.600 soldiers and 400 officers of regulars here and 1.500 volunteers. TO lEST ELECTION LAW. Frankfort, Kv., May IS. —Attorneys, in struct. d by the state campaign committee, will file a suit testing the validity of the election law. An effort will be made to have the decision rendered by the court of appeals prior to the November e-lection. THE COLUMBIA ARRIVES. Breakwater, Delaware, May 18. —The cruiser Columbia arived here at 12:10 p. m. _ , DESTINATION IS UNKNOWN. Nothing Has Been Heard of the Svanish Eleet Since Leaving Caracas. MAY BE AT PORTO RICO. But No Confirmation of a Rumor to That Effect Has Been Re ceived at Hayti. Port au Prince, May 18—Nothing is known here of the report from Porto Plata .San (Domingo, to the effect that the Span ish Cape Verde squadron has arrived at Porto Hico. The latest news which reached Port au Prince concerning the Spanish warships simply confirmed the report that they left Curaeaa, Dutch West Indies, on Sunday afternoon last for an unknown destina tion. CAPTAIN EVANS, Os South Carolina, Will Be an Inspector General. Washington, May IS. —The president to day sent the following nominations to the senate: Inspector general with rank of major, John G. Evans, of South Carolina, assistant adjutannt general with rank of captain, Harry S. New, off Indiana, and (Beverly A. Reed, of Texas. * KANSAS TORNADO Swept Over a Past of the State and Nearly Destroyed a Town. Kingsman, Kan., May 12. —A destructive tornado swept over the western part o this county Jastt night. The town of Cun ningham was almost swept off the earth. Two livery barns, a part of the Wichita and the Western depot, and a part of the business and residence portion of the town were demolished. There were only five houses left standing. OFFICIAL NEWS FROM SANJUAN The Dauntless Came in This Morning With the De tailed Account. Key West, May 18. —The Dauntless, the dispatch (boat of the Associated Press ar rived this morning and brought the first detailed account of the bombardment of Bar. Juan, Porto Rico by a portion of the fleet under 'Sampson on May -12th. The (American warships sustained only trivial injury and lost but one man killed After the engagement the north end of Moro Castle was in ruins. Cabras Island fort was silenced and the Sau Carlos bat tery was damaged. No shots were aimed at the city and it is not known whether any damage was done there. The Spaniards claim that the school house was struck and the master and .pupils were killed, but this is not thought likely, as the bombardment took place early in the morning. DEFICIENCY BILL Was Sent in This Morning, and Will Re lieve the Pressure. Washington. May 18—The urgent de ficiency bill carrying $8,348,802, mostly for pensions, was agreed on by the (House committee on appropriations today and was immediately reported to the House. The bill carries $8,070,872 for the pay ment of pensions and other items in small amounts including the expenses of the Unied States courts and clerical force and the printing for the war and navy depart ments. TO PHILIPPINES The Tenth Will Go as One of the Volunteer Regiments. Washington, May 18—General Miles said the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment of vol unteers will be ordered to San Francisco for the Philippines expedition. PRESBYTERIANS The General Assembly Com menced This Morning at New Orleans. New Orleans, May IS—The General As sembly of the Southern Presbyterian church will convene tomorrow in the First Preuyterian church this city. The exer cises will be opened with a sermon by Rev. D. Goetchius, of Rome. Ga. Tomorrow evening a big reception will be given at the Young Men's Christian Association building by the ladies of all Presbyterian churches in the city. AMBULANCE WAGONS. South Bend, Ind., May 18.—The Stude baker Brothers have shipped seventeen cars of ambulance wagons to Mobile, Ala., for the government. COTTON FUTURES. New York, -May IS.—Futures are quiet and firm. Sales 10.100. June 6.29, July 6.35 Migust 6.40, September 6.24. October and November 6.25, January 6.29, February 6.30, March 6.32. NEW HAMPSHIRES. New York, May IS. —The first regiment of New (Hampshire volunteers. 1.156 strong, passed through today en route co Chica mauga. CHARLESTON SAILS. Vilajo, Cal., 'May 18.—The cruiser Charleston sailed from Mare Island 'today. THK MACON NEWS. LAUNCHING OF THE ALABAMA Another Big Ship is Ready to Join Sampson in His Work of WHIPPIIG THE SPANIARDS. Full Account of the Vessel—Her Arms, Equipments and Dimen sions—Launched Today. Philadelphia, Maj’ 18—The battleship Alabama was successfully launched at Cramps’ ship yeard at 12:50 o’clock today. The Alabama is the first to be launched of the three new battleships of her type, the other two being the Illinois and Wis consin. She presents a marked divergence of design from the first three, the Oregon. Indiana and Massachusetts. Thes differences involve both the ar rangements of battery and disposition of armor as well as a considerable increase with size and displacement. In the Alabama type the water line ar mor is carried clear forward. The protec tive deck instead of being submerged, as in the former ships, is raised to the level of the top belt by slopes on each side, the same as in protected cruisers. The main battery of the (Alabama type consists of four 13-inch guns in turrets and fourteen 6-inch rapid firing guns of which ten are mounted on the gun deck, eight in the broadside between the turrets and two firing straight ahead forward of the fore turret on the gun deck. Four are mounted in a small redoubt on the case mate deck, two for each side. The broadside 6-inch guns instead of •being mounted in projecting sponsons are mounted in the recess ports in order to secure an extensive train forward and abaft of the beam. The general dimensions of the Alabama class are as follows: Length over all 371 feet, breadth 72 feet, free board forward 20 feet; free board abaft after turret 13 feet 3 inches; draught 23 feet 6 inches; displacement '‘1,520 tons. The’guaranteed sped is 16 knots and the estimated horse power is 10,000. The sec ond battery consists of seventeen 6- pounder rapid fire guns, six 1-pounder rapid fire guns and four gatlings., THE OREGON SAFE And is Probably Now a Part of Sampson’s Squadron. Washington, May 18 —The Oregon is be lieved to be safe and is probably now a part ot Sampson’s squadron. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT. It is Said That the American Landing Party Was Repulsed. London. May IS—According to a special from Havana there has been an engage ment off port Caibarien, province of Santa Clara, and the American landing part)’ has been repulsed. DAMAGE SUITS. A Number of Them Filed in the Court This Morning. A number of damage suits were- filed in the city court yesterday afternoon and this morning. W. S. Sharpe, the ex-bridge keeper of the city’ on the East Macon bridge sues for damages sustained by him as the result of injuries received in a fall resulting from the breaking of the rotten steps to the house provided by the city for the bridge keeper to live in. He wants $2,000. Frank Binion enters suit against the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad in the sum of SIO,OOO for damages received by him while working as a train hand on tho road. Messrs. J. J. Waxelbaum & Co. sue the Central railroad for the value of a horse killed by the road and which they say was worth sllsO. Ben Renfroe sues the Southern railway’ for SSOO damages received by him while moving some iron rails from a car on the ro 'One of the rails foil on his foot. SPAIN’S NEW CABINETFORMED. Names Will be Submitted to the Queen Regent This Afternoon. Madrid, May IS —The new Spanish cabi net is formed as follows: President of council of ministers. Senor Praxedes Sagasta. 'Minister of foreign affairs. Senor Leon y Castillo. Minister of war, Lieutenant General Correa. Minister of marine. Senor Aunon. Minister of the colonies, Senor Romero Giron. Minister of finance. Senor Lopez Puig cerver. Minister of interior Senor F. R. Capde pon. Justice. Senor C. Greizard. Public instruction, Senor Gamazo. Sagasta will submit the names of the new ministers to the Queen Regent during the day and the cabinet wil be sworn in this evening. The Premier will act as foreign minister pending the arrival of Castillo. SECOND SECRETARY Aker Wants an Assistant- Nice, Fat Job for Someone. Washington, ‘May 18 —Secretary Alger has st nt to congress the draft of a bill to create in time of war a second assistant, secretary of war with a salary of $4,000. The secretary urges the importance in this exigency of immediate action. macon News Wednesday may is 1898. AURA ALGER TO CHASER. PIKE Brilliant Wedding in Wash ington Brought Out All Society. PRESIDENT WAS THEBE The Daughter of the Secretary of War Was Married This Morning to a Chicagoan. Washington, Maj’ 18—Under a canopy of white and pink orchids and with vines in terlaced with rosettes and loops of pink ribbon, all radiating from softly shaded electric lights, Frances Aura Alger, the youngest daughter of the secretary of war, and Charles Burrell Pike, of Chicago, were married at noon todaj’ at the residence of Secretary Alger. President and Mrs. McKinley were near the wedding party during the ceremony, as were Vice President and Mrs. Hobart. The company was a most distinguished one and reflected in a brilliant sense the official wealth of the capital. The presence of so many officers of the army’ and navy’ in full dress uniforms sug gested the momentous events in which the nation is now most interested. Among the guests were ex-Secretary and Mrs. Sherman, Secretary Day, Secretary and Mrs. Long, Secretary’ and Mrs. and Miss Bliss, Attorney General and Miss Griggs, Miss Long, ex-postmaster General and Mrs. Gary, the 'Misses Gary, Postmas ter General and Mrs. Smith. Secretary and Miss Wilson, British (Ambassador and Miss ■Paunceforte, French ambassador, German ambassador, Justice and 'Mrs. Brown, Sen ator Hale, Senator (Hanna, Representative and Mrs. Hitt, Justice and Misses Mc- Kenna, General and Miss Miles, and many others. The bride’s wedding dress was heavy white satin, style Marie Antoinette and elaborately trimmed with pearls and point lace. ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE. Shanghai Papers and Public Opinions Favor Such an Arrangement. Shanghai, May’ 18 —The newspapers and public opinion is strongly in favor of an angle-American alliance, as proposed in the speech of Chamberlain, secretary of stale for the colonies, made at Birming ham. MISSIONARY CONFERENCE At Warsaw Was More Largely Attended Tnis Morning. Warsaw, Ind., May IS—<At the mission ary conference of the Presbyterian General Assembly today lhe audiences were larger than those of yesterday. A devotional program was conducted by Rev. Oscar Roberts, of Battang, Africa. A stirring address upon the awakening of a greater spirit of liberty’ among church workers was delivered by’ Rev. John Lee. The arrivals were very’ heavy’ today and it is believed that most of the missionaries and visitors will have arrived tonight. WOULD HAVE HAD A HOT TIME. Meeting of the Workingmen Last Night Broken Up By Fire. The workingmen’s meeting called for at the court house last night failed to ma terialize. It was broken up by the fire. Just at the time that the crowd was gathering the alarm was turned in and the fire looked so serious that it was impossible to hold the meeting together. After the fire was safely out some of the leaders gathered tut it was decided to postpone the meeting to some date in the near future. Had the meeting come together the evi dence is that there would have been a lively time. More than one element was represented and some of them came with the determination to make it very warm for those who were out for the purpose of endorsing Mr. Craig. In fact there was no little politics mixed up in the meeting and there was just enough to put the other side on their metal and lhe determination was to en dorse Mr. "Craig. This would have been the result of the meeting had it not ‘been for the fire. It is evident that a majority of the peo ple who were there were in favor of Mr. Craig. It was hard to say who the other element would have put forward. Mr. Joe James says that he was not after the nomination and it is thought that the strength of the opposition would have been thrown to Mr. Kendrick. But those among the working menawho ought to know something about the work ingman's vote say that Mr. Craig is by far the strongest man in the ranks and they say’ that the dissention is brought about by the effort on the part of other candi dates to either have an endorsement of themselves by the workingmen or to pr vent the endorsement of Mr. Craig because they are aware of Mr. Craig's strength and are afraid of him. Meanwhile the statement made by the •friends of Mr. Craig and of others of the friends of workingmen's aspirants for the nomination that they would run theit can didate without regard to the Democratic primary has stirred up no small amount of talk and will have the effect of bring ing out opposition. The claim is made by the element of the workingmen that the executive committee is playing a game of freeze-out and that they will show the strength of the work ingmen's vote in this county by running their candidate in without regard to the primary or the candidates who are nomi nated in that primary. They object to the assessment of SSO on the candidate for the legislature claiming that it is entirely too high. In wall papering or tinting do not fail to let me estimate on any work in my line. Will surprise you with goodg goods at lowest prices. F. R. Pomeroy. EACH MOMENT MW BE LAST End of the Glorious Life is Coming Peacefully in the Home at Hawarden. m n his n'E Is Holding His Hand as the Last Few Sands of Life Pass Through the Glass—Beautiful End. Hawarden, May 18, 1:20 p. m.—The tem porary improvement of Gladstone’s con dition is not continued. He is prostrate and unconscious. During tho crisis at 4 o’clock this morn ing Gladstone’s breathing was 36 to the minute and the members of his family’ were summoned. Rev. Stephen Gladstone read the prayers and hymns, including Gladstone’s favorite, “Rock of Ages." When this was concluded Gladstone was heard to murmur, “Our Father.” The weather is beautiful and the win dow of Gladstone’s room is open. Mrs. Gladstone does not leave the 'bedside where she sits holding Gladstone’s hand. Although extremely distressed, she is bearing up with considerable fortitude. Gladstone may expire any moment, though he may’ live for twenty-four hours. Any’ attempts to administer food seem to bore him. His attendants keep his lips moist with spirits and water at intervals. He will probably’ die peacefully during his slumber. GRACE CHURCH REVIVAL. The Preacher is Doing a Great Work and Draws Big Crowds. The reMilts of the children’s meeting at 'Grace church yesterday afternoon was six accessions to the church. It is interest ing and helpful to hear the children tell in their own sweet and unaffected way’ how Jesus comes into their hearts and blesses them in their lives. One little girl said: “That as she was sitting in the Sun school ohe day hearing about Jesus, he seemed to come into her heart and just sit down and stay there, and he worried her heart so with love for him.” This is a rich experinence. Mr. Leitch said that there was a meeting held in New Orleans once for two weeks, and the result of the meet ing <w as one accession to the church, a lit tle girl. EveryLvdv said it was a failure. But this little girl became the mother of the great'Bishop Kavanaugh, of the (Methodist (Church, South, who became a power for good in the land. (Last night at Grace church, after a beautiful rendering of the song, “Sowing the Tares,” by Mr. Fred Marshall, w'ho addS so much to the interest of the servi ces now being conducted, by his beautiful and eeaselesg singing, for he (never seems to tire, Mr. Leitch preached one of his most effective sermons, from Romans, 8-9, “If any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of this.” ‘‘A man may have the spirit of Jesus without having the spirit of Christ,” said Mr. Leitch. “Thou shalt call his name Je sus, for he shall save his people from their sins.” Jesus means Joshua or Saviour, and Christ means annointed of God. There are and always have been believers and saints in the 'church. A believer is one who is baptized in the name of Jesui, and a saint is one who is annointed of God. A C'hrist-man, if you please. Have the spirit of Christ, who went about doing good. Have the spirit of goodness. There is a great deal of difference, too, between conviction and conversion. Conviction will make you want to quit serving sata.n, Conversion is an evidence in your life that you have quit your sins. One who has the spirit of Christ has light and purity and power. God gives every man or woman who has the spirit of Christ the power to do whatever God would have them do. Jesus after the water baptism was baptized with the pow er of love. Oh, for a baptism of the power of love tonight!” With many illustrations Mr. Leitch ap plied the many’ strong points in his strong sermon last night, and the power of the Holy’ Ghost fell upon the preacher and people greatly, so that a memorable ser vice was had. Indeed such a meeting as was held at Grace church last night is sel dom witnessed anywhere. There were tears and conversions and shouts, and it looked like the ePnticostal days of the apostles had returned. Mr. Leitch will preach every afternoon this week at 4 o’clock and at night at 8 o'clock. runsToTvice And Not for Grand Chancellor As Was Stated Yes terdav. The election of officers for the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias will take place tomorrow morning. It seems that the Macon delegation does not propose to offer the name of Mr. Mil ton Smith 'for the office of Grand Chan cellor. The statement to this effect, they say was a mistake. There was some talk of doing so, but the idea was abandoned sometime ago on account of certain condi tions surrounding the situation. It is more than probable, however, that the name of Mr. Smith will be offered for the position of vice chancellor and that he will be elected to this place tomorrow morning. It is practically certain that the place will be given to Mr. Smith 1Y he wants it, but bis friends say that tie is not hunting office, but ‘tha’ he will accept if it is of fered him. Telephone messages from Augusta this morning are to the effect that the Macon delegation are having a royal time. INFANT’S DEATH. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Patello Died Last Night. The infant daughter of 'Mr. and L. H. Patillo died last night after an illness of something over two days. The little one was only five months old. The sympathy of the friends of the parents in their bereavement is very great indeed. The funeral will take place in the family burying ground at Maysville, Ga., this af ternoon. HOPELESS TASK FORJOLONELS Governor’s Idea of Reorganiz ing the Georgia Troops is Not Practical. OFFICERS RETAINTHEIR RANK In All the Companies, no Matter What Rank They at Present Hold —Circular Will Go Out. The commander of tho Georgia troops thinks that the state militia, which has been depleted by the system adopted in securing the volunteers from this state to the United States army, eaai be built up again, but the colonels of the regiments under him differ With the governor, and say that the volunteer regiments of Geor gia are furnished. This is the opinion of Colonel C. M. Wiley, and ho says that it was the pre vailin' ■ . , u among those who were present at tint meeting held yesterday in Atlanta for the purpose of discussing the situation and formulating plans under Which the militia can be built up. But the colonels of the Georgia regiment, and more especially so old a soldier as 'Col. Wiley are going 'to ’follow the well (known army rule, and will do what they are told first, and then if they want to ■do so they can kick afterwards. So that the commander-in-chief of the army and navy’ c.if ‘the State of Georgia can rest as sured (that his wishes will be carried out. The governor Wishes to have the differ ent regiments of the State built up again at once to a st'ate of efficiency. Os course the colonels of the regiments cannot guar antee any r condition o's efficiency or of full strength, but they’ wil do their best in this direction. Coioni 1 Wiley is now awaiting the written orders cf the governor before he does anything. It is thought bhat these orders will be received within the next few days, and then the plans will be car ried out to the letter so far as is possible. The orders vil'l go out to the officers who may be b ft'of the different compa nies in the regiment to send in to the ad jutant a. role of the men who are left be hind who are enlisted and did not go out. as volunteers. 'A 'meeting of the officers and non-commissioned officers will then be called and arrangements (Will be made for the recruiting of the companies and for their control. At the meeting yestefday it was decided that, all officers cf 'the Georgia militia who •went out as volunteers and who may now hold the rank of private of non-commis sioned officers or o‘s officers in the Georgia vilunteers, wiil retain their rank in the Georgia militia, and when they return will take their positions with their companies. These men of course 'know, then, that no new officers will be appointed, but that the different comy'anies will have to be commanded as iwe'il as the colonels can make the arrangements. Tlie. (Macon Guards and the Floyd Rifles have each a lit utenan't here, but the Hus sars and the Volunteers dad not leave an officer 'behind them. The command of the ccm'p'anies will in all probability be given to members of the staff wiio may be resi dents here, and i's there are not. enough o’s the staff 'then the ranking non commis sioned officer will havecharge O's the n-oni panies. Bui the trouble is that it will be almost ''impossible to get. enlisted men. There might he, as Colonel Wihy says, a brigade formed as a 'homeguard, but 'the men who would form ‘a. homeguard will not go in as enlisted men. Then there will boa great difficulty in getting the men out 'to any’ drills, as they have lost heart in all things imilHary. Colonel iWiley says, (however, that he will do i iis best when the orders are re ceived, but he evidently (thin.-k that it will Ibe a hopeless task to 'try to do anything in the way of getting the regiment into any’ kind o’s condition. NARROW ESCAPE FOR WHOLE BLOCK. Fire Last Night in the Demp sey Block Was Well Handled. ■A disastrous fire in the very heart of town was narrowly averted last night when the alarm was turned in from box 12 on Cherry street shortly after 8 o'clock. ■By that time smoke was coming from the building in the Dempsey block next to the alley on Cherry street. Within * few minutes the volume of smoke x'td in creased rapidly and it rolled in dense vol umes from the ventilators next to the roof of the building. It was seen that the fire departin' nt had no light task ahead of it if the building and those adjacent were to 'be saved. The rear end of the building -was the first to show any fire. It was very difficult indeed for the department to get the streams on to the building and the chief at once on seeing the nature of the fire turned in the general alarm. Almost while the prediction was being made on every side that the building and others near to it could not be saved the depaitment by some most excellent work had the fire under control. But the stock in the building was almost an entire loss. That is what >Mr. George C. Schall, the manager for the Rochester Shoe Company, says this morning. The amount of water poured upon the building from the roof penetrated the whole of the two floors where the immense stock of shoes was stored. The stock is, however, fully covered by insurance. The total amount of the in surance on the stock was $14,000, which it is thought will cover the amount of the loss after those shoes which have been slightly damaged have been sold. Mr. Simon Josephson left town yester day afternoon at 4 o’clock for Augusta to attend the meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. He was notified of the fire last night and returned to the city this morning. The cause of the fire is unknown nor has any good theory been advanced. The em ployes of the store had just left and when Mr. Schall closed the doors after going over the building there was no evidence of any fire. When the department reached the store the fire was said to be climbing up the elevator shaft. The damage to the building will not amount to more that $1,500 or $2,000. It Is the property of Mr. T. C. Dempsey. Mr. Josephson will open up again as soon as he can get the stock replenished and the building is repaired. WHOOPING COUGH. I had a little boy who was nearly dead from an attack of whooping cough. My neighbora recomended Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. I did not think any mefli cine would help him, but after giving him a few doses of that reanedy I noticed an improvement and one bottle cured him en tirely. It is the best cough medicine I ever had in the house.—J. L. 'Moore, South Burgettstown, Pa. For sale by H. J. La mar & Sons, druggists. DESSAU BADE THEM WELCOME 4 School Commissioners of the State Are in Session Here Todav. IKTEHKTIK MW Is Being Carried Ont—Tomorrow the Visitors Go Through the Schools. Eighty of the school commissioners of the state are in session today in the city court room and a most interesting opening of what will be a most successful conven tion took place this morning. The opening session was called to order by State School iCoimnissioner Glenn. The addreSs of welcome in behalf of the city of Macon and of the Board of Educa tion of Bibb county was delivered by Mr. Washington iDessau, who in his usual happy manner welcomed the commission ers to Macon and extended to them the freedom of the city. Tite response was made by State School Commissioner Glenn, who took occasion to put in a strong plea for the introduction of more practical work in all the schools. His address was earnest and eloquent and was received with great favor by the audi ence. me following program was gone through this morning, and during the day the reg ular program will be carried out: 9 o’clock.—Address of welcome by the mayor of Macon. Address of welcome from the representatives of the county board of education. 9:30 o’clock.—Annual address by the president. 10 o’clock.—“ What Steps can be Taken for the Erection of Modern School Houses in Country School Districts?” Paper by Hon. John ,A. Saye. 11 o’clock. —“What per cent, of the School Fund should the County Board Appropriate for Building Purposes?” Pa per by Hon. J. E. Houseal. 12 o’clock —"How Can we Best Dispose of County Line Schools?” “How Shall the Teachers of such Schools be Paid?" Paper by Hon. R. M. EMcCaslan. (Discussion.) 1 o’clock. —“How Can we Secure greater Uniformity in the Reports oi Teachers and in the Preservation of County School Re cords?” Paper by Hon. O. D. Gorman. 3 o’clock.—“'What Should the County Commissioner do Upon the Occasion of his Visit to a School?” Paper by Hon. W. C. Wright. 3:30 o’clock.—“ How Can we. Secure the 'Monthly Payment of Teachers?” Paper by- Hon. W. (R. Power. 4o’cloek.—“(Best Methods of Securing the Co-operation of Parents in the Support of the Schools.” Paper by Hon. J. D. Gwaltney. (Discussion.) Music by the High School orchestra. 8 o’clock.—“ The Necessity for Consoli dation of County Schools.” and “The Best Method of Grading County Schools.” Pa per by Hon. R. J. Guinn. 8:30 o’clock.—“ The County as a School Unit, and the Advantage of Local Taxa tion to Supplement the School Fund.” Pa per by Hon. 1). Q. Abbott. !) o’clck.—“Should the School Money of Each County be .Apportioned to Each Sub school District -Wording to School Popula tion?” Taper by Hon. M. L. Duggan. ELUS-TINLEY, Anolher Wedding and Camp Northern Fin nishes the Groom. Sergeant J. C. Ellis, of the Macon Guards was yesterday married to Miss Genie Tin ley. Like the several other weddings of a like kind, this one was a complete surprise to the friends of the young couple. Sergeant Ellis came down yesterday from the camp and the ceremony was per formed yesterday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Lee, the pastor of Jones chapel. The bride is the daughter of a prosper ous farmer of the Rutland district and has many friends throughout the county. Ser geant. Ellis has been chief clerk to the master mechanic of the Southern railway and is a young man universally esteemed and respected. WILL NOT DIVIDE. Diocesan Convention in Session Today in Savannah. A large number of Macon delegates havo gone to Savannah where they will attend the .diocesan convention of the Episcopal church of Georgia. At the last convention a resolution was introduce.d providing for the division of the 'Georgia dio.-esc into two, making two bishopricks of it. It i- not thought, how ever, that this wil! be done at this con vention as it seems to be too radical a change to suit the majority of the conven tion. Pomeroy is still headquarters for best, and cheapest work in wall paper or dec orative materials. 150 Cotton avenue. Good Metal Rings True. A good tailor forgets how to do poor work. An expert designer can’t help showing ability, even in inexpensive garments. That’s why these Suits for Men at $7.50, $8.50, SIO.OO and $12.00 have such a smart and elegant air. There’s a style and cost-more-than-that look about them that many a S4O custom tailored Suit lacks Assortments at above prices are abundant. Not an undesirable suit in the lot—all are nobby and serviceable. nioneu on Hana. Loans on real estate. Easy monthly payments. GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macon. (M„ 4«I Third Street. PRICE THREE CENTS ALL CABLES TO BE CUT ■ Blanco Will be Left Complele ; ly Without Information From the Outside. BLOCKADERS Are Becoming More Strict Than Ever, and the Island Is to Be Cut Off. HKllffi! «0 NEWS From the Outside World Will Reach Blanco from Now on—Cables All Belong to England. Washington, May IS.—The complete iso lation of Blanco from lhe outside world is now looked upon by the leading military and naval authorities as the essential to be executed at the earliest possible mo ment. The pressing need of this has be come more evident within the last few days, since Blanco is known to have been in constant cable communication with the 'admiral of the Spanish squadron, and also with Madrid. He has thus been an inter mediary between the government and the admiral, informing them of his own needs and advising them on matters of policy. The authorities here feel the need of bringing this communication to an end and official inquiry has developed the fact that there will be little difficulty in isolat ing 'Bianco, if thenecessary steps are taken and energetically pushed. Havana's com munication with the outside world is car ried on by five distict cable lines. Two of these running to the United States, and. are, of course, closed against General Blanco. The remaining three cable exits from Havana are byway of Santiago, on the South coast of Cuba. Havana is con nected by two land lines iwith Santiago. The actual departure Os the cables from Cuba occurs at Santiago, two of the lines running thence to Jamaica and one to Hayti. When a message has once left Cuba by one of the three lines still open it has no less than six different cable routes it can adept after leaving Jamaica or Hayti. The authorities have with much labor figured out all these various means by which Blanco can keep up communication They are satisfied that the three cables running to Santiago are the routes from whi'ch all these various routes spring, and if this trippie root is cut the entire sys tem of eommnunication between Cuba and the outside world will at once end. San tiago Is not strongly fortified, and it is be lieved there will be little danger attend ing the cutting of the three cables at that point. The right to cut these cables is not doubted by the authorities here, al though most of them are 'British cables. When the cable at Santiago will be cut is not disclosed, but there is trong pressure towards having the work done imediately, for until it is done General Blanco main tains communication and is thus enabled to embarrass the operations of our milita ry and naval forces. Bucklin’s Aruiea Salve The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive ly cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by H. J. Lamar * #•»*' drug stars. A CORRECTION. A few day.; ago a notice appeared in The News to the effect that the revenue stamp clerk would “necessarily have to vacate" on aeount of the incoming colored deputy collector, whose office is entirely distinct from that of the stamp clerk. An effort was made to correct the above, but resulted in giving a wrong impression, as the stamp clerk said nothing concern ing her resignation, only that her duties have nothing to do with those of the dep uty collector, and that she has her own private office.