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ESTABLISHED 1884.
W SCARE
IS AT All ENO,
I
Excitement Over Cuba Has
Entirely Subsided in
Washington.
THE MA RiOT
Described by an Eye Witness Who
Has Arrived at Tampa,
Florida.
Washington, Jan. 14. The Cuban scare
han subsided entirely today and little in
terest or .nxicty in manifested In it in of
ficial circles. President McKinley is un
usually free from callers, and even office
ni'ker- ar. not on hand in their usual
numbers. The first congrcssUmal caller
w.- Si tiato Sewell, of New Jersey, who
cain< a; t. K" o’clx !•;. Shortly* before 10:30
o'clock Repree* -ntutive Grosvenor, of Ohio,
and Senator Plait, of Connecticut, put in
appear,on but none of these visitors dis
cus <d foreign affairs with McKinley.
HAVNNA RiOT.
Eescribed by an Eye Witnes Who Arrives at
Tampa.
New York, Jan. 14. —A dispatch to the
World from Tampa, Fla., says:
•’Among the .passengers from Havana
was W. 1,. Fulton, cattle dealer. When the
riot started In Havana he was near the
first newspaper office attacked. He -ays
that the mob w is led by the officers of the
Spanish voluii <' rs. who had become en
raged over tlie autonomist articles in the
papi’ts. They attaeek the offices of La
1 tlsi uscion ■ and La I*ai>do de La Marina,
totally wrecking them. News of the riot,
reached Blanco, who sent officers from his
personal skiff to quiet the the mob? There
was a pl. Upon of regulars in charge of a
fipanleh <■>►)< n<d and as soon as he spoke
the mob reiogniz.d him and made a de
monstration against him. Words ensued
and some of the .volunteers slapped the
officer’s face. He was then seized and his
badge torn off .and trampled on the ground,
the crowd all the time crying, “Viva
K| iln." Tin coloiu I’s uniform vas torn
off. The crowd then procetdo to the of
fice of La Lmdia. seml-government organ,
smash, d Its presses and threw the type
into the street KI Re onci ntr.id'Os suffer
ed the same fate a few moments later.
This was oil done )>■ niise those papers
favored autonomy. About thiao minutes
before the Olivette. on which Fulton nail
ed. a passenger was brought aboard who
said that as he v. i baaing the pier lie
heard that an Xmerbtn woman had been
allot during the riot.
ENGLAND’S DAY IS PAST.
In So Ear as Her Iron and Steel Trade is
Concerned.
Pittsburg, I’a.. Jan. '4 The future of
Southern iron, with Birminvimm. Ala., a",
a center, appeals to Thomas Kiva Edison
in a light unprecedented. The pre it in
ventor says:
“The future of the iron and steel trade
belong.- to Ameriea. England has long
held the pretnit rship in this regard, but
her day is passing.
“Iler cheap materials .ar.' alm.'st at an
end. It (••sts more and more in Britain
for mine! al. and much of her ore is al
ready being imported.
' The Pittsburg iron m isters, bringing
their ores from the head of Lake Superior
and their fir I from the (’onncllsv lie dis
trict, are today vastly better off than the
English. '
“But nowhere in the world ire the con
ditions as favorable as in Alahima. Ore.
coal and limestone are al! together at
Birmingham.
“I look to see in my life time a deep
water canal to the Mabama river, and
that stream so improved with locks and
dams as to give Birmingham water com
munication with the Gulf of Mexico. When
that is done then Birmingham w-11 he an
unrivaled position to compete with the
markets of the world."
COLBETT TURNED DOWN.
Will Not Get His Seat in the United States
Senate.
Washington. Jan. 14 -The senate com
mittee on privileges and elections today
decided to male an adverse report upon
Hon. H. W. Corbett's claim to a seat in
the senate from Oregon. The vote was 4
to 3 and was east on partizan lines. Sen
ator Burrows. Republican, absent, was
counted, upon his authority, in opposition
to Corbett.
GOLD NOTES FOR INDIA.
Bill Providing for Their Issue Introduced
in Council.
Calcutta. Jan. 14.—Sir James Westland,
finance minister of the council, introduced
a bill today providing for the issue of cur
rency notes in India against gold. Mr.
\rthur. paid secretary of sent in London.
In behalf of the banks and Chambers of
Commerce, indorsed the measure.
FIGHT FOR BREAD.
New York Laundry men are
Out on a Strike.
New York. Jan. 14—Several hundred
Inundr? nie-n are on a strike in this city.
J.-. ob Batterman. proprietor of the Walk
er street laundry, put twenty Chinese to
work in his shops. The strikers sen a
commi**ee to protest to Tom Lee. “the
mayor of Chinatown,” and also sent a
number of girl strikers to ask the "unfair”
Chinese to stop work, but in vain. The
strikers having obtained permission from
the chief of police, bad a parade. More
than 1.000 men, women and girls marched
in the parade with a band of ten pieces.
Among the banners carried by the strik
ers was a red shirt six feet long and four
feet wide bearing the words "We are
fighting for Bread.” As the Chinese left
Batterman’s shop last night, about fifty
men. friends of the discharged ironers.
lay in wait for them In a door near by.
The Chinamen were taken unaware-- and
received severe punishment, being club
bed and knocked about promiscuously.
Most of them were cut about the head and
had their eye blackened. The police finally
rescued the Chinese and arrested two of
their assailants.
A DISABLED WARSHIP.
Parim, Jan. 14—The British steamer
Dunera, from Southampton on December
29, for Bombay, reports having seen a
German warship in a disabled condition.
FELL ON THE SAW
And His Body Was Almost Cut in Two
Pieces.
Cgrt r villc. Ga.. Jan. 14 —Hampton
Milner, son of C. A. Milner, happened to a
harrowing and perhaps fatal accident at
his father’s saw mil), near this place yes
terday. He was loading a large log on a
carriage, when he lost his footing and fell
over on n saw, which was ripping into bis I
body wh<n his dotes obstructed the teeth
:n l stopped it before in full motion. The I
ii, ■!- . v h plight fend backed the car
riage. but hie body was cut nearly in two.
Thre. physicians Have been with his sew
ing up his wounds, but there is Utile hope
that he will survive. He is twenty-one
years old.
FEAR TROUBLE.
Though Indians Say There Will be no Gen
eral Uprising.
Earlboro, Jan. 14 —Excitement is still
intense here over the recent burning at
the stake of two Seminole Indians and the
subsequent fear of an Indian uprising.
Here public sentiment favored the lynch
ers. At Wewoka, capital of the Seminole
nation, sympathy is all otheherr way, for
it Is believed that the lynchers tortured
and killed at least one innocent roan.
United States Commissioner Walter Jones,
holding court at Wewoka and the deputies
of the court are busy issuing subponaes
arid warrants in an endeavor to bring the
lynchers to justicse. An eye witness of
the hanging and burning of the Indians
has volunteered his testimony. It is prob
able that the leaders will be arrested by
the United States authorities. They can
only be tried on the charge of kidknapping
and taking the murderers by force from
the Seminole nation. The killing of the
Indians comes under Oklahoma jurisdic
tion. The Indians and certain white men
who have lived with them for years, state
that a general outbreak will not. occur,
but there i- great danger that the Indians
will avenge themselves by killing one by
one the leaders of the mob.
SURVETMADE
For the New Race Track
Which Will Be Built at
Crumps Park.
W BE BUILT AT ONCE
And if it is Found to Pay, a Cement
I rack Will be Built
Later.
A survey of the new race track that
will be built at (’rump’s Park was made
yesterday aftt t.noon, and the ground and
course of the track marked off with
slakes.
The track will bo around the large pond
where the boats from the chutes went in,
and the grand stand will be erected on
tlie hit h embankment on that side. The
track wilt bo so constructed that there
will be no danger of its washing. At first
it. will be built of dirt, but if it is seen
that, the track will pay it will be rebuilt
of cement.
Tlie outer edge will be several feet
higher than the inner circumference, and
the curves will be raised to an angle of
about 25 degrees. This will make it im
possible foil - slow races to be run on the
track, and will greatly aid the riders in
turning the curves.
Major Winters, of the Consolidated
Street Railway Company, has written to
headquarters at Boston asking permission
to build tlie track. He says he does not.
think they will refuse permission to have
the track built, and as soon as their an
swer is received tlie work will be pushed
to completion.
VERY FOOLISH
Was tlie Effort to Deny the
Facts as to That Mys
terious Package.
Postmaster Hertz docs not deny that he
received a mysterious package containing
$3,700. addressed to the Southern Express
Company in Atlanta.
A foolish attempt was made by the Tel
egraph this morning to throw doubt on the
facts given exclusively in The Nows, but
the facts as stated yesterday are facts and
are not denied by the postmaster or the
express company.
The postmaster and tlie express company
people are of course officially ignorant.
Postmaster Hertz said this morning:
“I am ignorant on all matters of this
kind affecting the postoffice. I receive a
gr.a: many packages containing all sorts
of things, and I had no reason to suppose
that that package contained money. It
might have been saw dust or counterfeit
money.”
Mr. Hertz, of course, neither denies nor
affirms the report.
The actual fact is however, that Post-
I master Hertz did receive a package ad
dressed to him, and, under a second cover
to the "Southern Express Company in At
lanta. He was ignorant of the contents of
the package and he ■ forwarded it as he
does in the case of many other packages.
When the package arrived in Atlanta it
was found to contain $3,700 in money, and
there was no indication as to where it
came from.
The express company detectives are at
work on the case.
In speaking of the matter this morning
Postmaster Hertz said:
It is very foolish for people to send
packages to the postmaster under cover
with the request that they be forwarded.
. The postmark on the outside tells where
’ the letter or package came from.’’
“But that particular package was not
i postmarked.” said The News man.
"Oh yes it was." quickly replied the
postmaster, and then seeing that he had
admitted something, he went on—“all let
ters have postmarks.”
But on that particular package the post
mark was not legible, it was blurred."
| urged the reporter, pushing his advantage.
“And then the postmaster repeated the
assertion that al! packages are postmarked
and retired, laughing, for he was very
busy indeed just ar that time.”
The fact is that the package was receiv
| cd. was forwarded and did contain $3,700
i that no one knows where it came from,
and :hc infomation contained in The News
is absolutely correct.
YALE’S REPLY RECEIVED.
Ithaca. N. Y.. Jan. 14—Tale’s reply dis
appointing of Cornell’s conditional ac
ceptance of Yale's challenge to row at
New London this year was received by
Captain Colson today.
TABRARINA DEAD.
Rome, Jan. 14—Senor Tabbarina. presi
dent of the counsel of the state, is dead.
THE MACON NEWS.
BUREAU IS
ASSURED FACT
Congressman Bartlett An
nounces the Good News
by Private Message.
GOOD THING FOR IO
And for All the Country Round
About- Bartlett and Bacon
Have Done Good Work.
The following telegram received this
morning by The News speaks for itself:
Washington. D, C„ Jan. 14—The bill
providing for establishing a weather bu
reau station at M-acon passed the House
and is now an assured fact.
C. L. Bartlett.
So Macon is 'to have a weather bureau
at last. It has been needed for some time
and the information as given by The News
exclusively *mie weeks ago as to the
Strang probability of the bill passing is
confirmed by the telebram which states
that the bureau is an assured fact.
The establishment of a weather bureau
here will have a most beneficial effect upon
the interests of the agricultural commu
nity within a radius of a hundred miles
of Macon.
The credit for the securing of the bu
reau is due entirely to Congressman Bart
lett and Senator Bacon, who have worked
jointly for the 'bureau and the result is
very gratifying to them and to their con
stituents.
FAILED
Have All Efforts at Autonomous Government
for Cuba.
Washington, Jan. 14.—1 t is said that in
timations have been received at the state
department that the Sagasta government
has been convinced that the only way to
save Cuba is to accept the good offices of
the United States.
Canovas repeatedly replied to President
Cleveland declining these good offices, and
Sagasta did the same last November. Now
prime minister has become completely dis
heartened over the failure of autonomy.
All efforts of Spain to bribe the subordi
nate of Gomez to surrender on the basis of
home rule have proved futile. ißlanca has
completely failed in his efforts to open up
communication with the patriots, and
Pando has likewise been defeated in the
field.
Secret 'negotiations with the state de
partment are now actually in progress.
SURE SPOT.
How a Texaj Cowboy Stood} Off Mexican
Policemen.
El Paso, Tex.. Jan. 14. —Seth Burrows,
an American from Sic-rra Blanca, was the
central figure in a blood fight across the
river in Juarez early Sunday morning.
Burrows, a big cowboy, was across the
river taking in the sights. In company with
Ignavio Chavez, Burrows visited Jack
Hall’s saloon and dance hall. Burrows
then killed Chavez, who had forced the
door to a room occupied by Burrows and a
woman. Chavez drew his pistol, when
Burrows shot him through the heart.
Burrows then started out through the
saloon to come to the American side. The
police opposed him and Burrows made a
running fight.
He fired eleven shots and ten took ef
fect. Burrows killed the first policeman
to oppose him, shot the horse from under
the sergeant of police and shot that offi
cer through the arm, through the shoulder
and through the head. The cowboy also
put several shots into Velare, a Mexican
boy who was assisting the sergeant.
After Burrows’ gun had been emptied
the police closed on him and he fell, shot
through the body and through the leg, dy
ing in the police station yesterday morn
ing. Before dying he stated that he was
alone in his fight, and would have made
the American side of the river had his am
munition held out.
The police sergeant will die. Several
Americans caught in Juarez have been ar
rested.
THE CARTER TRIAL.
Capt. Gillette Was the First Witness This
Morning.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 14 —Captain Cyrus
Gillette was the first witness in the Car
ter courtmartial this morning, he was on
the stand some time and testified as to
the work under his supervision and rela
tive to the method by which it was done
by the Atlantic Contracting Company. He
told of work on the Cumberland sound
being taken out of his jurisdiction. He
recited facts incident to his inspection «f
material for Cumberland Island work and
said it was not constructed tightly as It
should have been. Before he could reply
to a question from Judge Advocate Barr
as to the probable cost of the material in
spected. Carter's attorneys Interposed an
objection to the question and its levevancy
was argued for some time. The court re
tired to consider the question and decided
that it was revelant. The questioning of
Captain Gillette then proceeded.
CENSORSHIP
Newspaper Cable Dispatches Must be Sub
mitted to Spain First.
Havana, Jan. 14.—A decree has been
published prohibiting the publication in
the daily papers of cable dispatches with
out previous censorship and without a no
tice of twelve hours of their receipt.
In addition the postoffiee here will de
tain national and foreign newspapers not
having been previously censored.
Violators of the law warned that they
are under military jurisdiction.
APPOINTMENTS
Made by Mayor Price to the
Atlanta Convention,
Mayor Price this morning appointed
Messrs. T. J. Carling. S. S. Dunlap and C.
B. Willingham delegates to the convention
to be held in Atlanta on February 11th.
This delegation will represent the city
of Macon, and will be accompanied to At
lanta by Mayor Price himself as the chief
represen ra ti ve.
The object of the convention is to dis
cuss the oportunities and the methods for
bringing diversified industries and facto
ries to Georgia and to discuss the ques
tion of reduced taxes.
As Macon already exempts manufac
turing industries from taxation, this part
of the discussion will not greatly affect
her delegates, but that of manufacturing
industries and more of them is of vital
importance.
MACON NEWS FRIDAY JANUARY 14 1898.
MON JUMPS
ON EXPOSITIONS
He Says that Congress Has
Gone Exposition Mad
of Late.
WOULD-BE COMMISSIONERS,
He Says, Are Entirely Too Anxious
to Have the Glory of This Coun
try Represented.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The senate took
up the nomination of Attorney-General
McKenna to be a justice of the supreme
court immediately upon going into execu
tive session today, but action was post
poned to another date.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The house man
agers decided not to proceed with the con
sideration of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill today but will give a
day for the consideration of private bills.
This is doubtless done to avert the pos
sibility of precipitating a sensational Cu
ban debate during the consideration of the
appropriation bill. Inflammatory speeches
during the present critical state of affairs
in Havana would, conservative leaders be
lieve, be particularly unfortunate.
When the house adjourned last night an
amendment to the agricultural appropria
tion bill providing for the publication of
another edition of the “Horsebook” was
pending. Today friends of the amendment
compromised with the appropriations com
mittee by agreeing to a reduction of the
number to be printed from 150,000 to 75,-
000. The amendment was adopted and the
bill passed.
A resolution accepting the invitation of
the government of Norway to participate
in the International Fisheries Exposition
at Bergen from May to September, 1898,
was called up by Simpkins, Republican, of
Massachusetts.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropria
tions committee, said he thought that on
the exposition question congress was run
ning wild. We had domestic expositions
at Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans,
Cincinnati, Louisville Atlanta and Nash
ville, and now about to have one at Omaha.
Abroad we had participated in expositions
at Vienna, Paris, Berlin and Brussels.
The anxiety of would-be commissioners
to have the honor and glory of our coun
try represented at these foreign exposi
tions was agonizing. Now here came this
exposition at Bergen. Twenty thousand
dollars to be appropriated now in this res
olution passed, congress would be called
upon to foot a bill for a deficiency of $20,-
000.
Simpkins, Republican, of Massachusetts,
in reply called atention to the fact that
Norway was second in the world to no
country in fisheries, had accepted our in
vitations to participate at Philadelphia
and Chicago. The resolution was adopted.
IN IHE SENATE.
Several Resolutions Intfoduced by Members
Today.
Washington, Jan. 14. —After the trans
action of some routine business in the
senate today, Hoar, of Massachusetts, pre
sented the following resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution:
“That the following be proposed to the
legislatures of the several states as an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States: The term of office of pres
ident and of the Fifty-sixth congress shall
continue until the 30th day of April in the
year 1899 noon. Senators whose existing
terms would otherwise expire on the 4th
day of March, 1899, or thereafter, shall
continue in office until noon cf the 30th
day of April succeeding such expiration;
and the 30th day Os April, at noon, shall
thereafter be substituted for the 4th of
March as the commencement and termina
tion of the official term of president, vice
president, senators and representatives in
congress.”
The resolution was referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
Quay, of Pennsylvania, offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was referred to
the committee on Indian affairs:
“Resolved, That the secretary of the in
terior shall be and hereby is instructed to
investigate the facts attending the recent
alleged atrocities of the burning to death
of two Seminole Indians by a mob in Okla
homa Territory, and make report thereon
to congress; that $25,000, or so much there
of as may be necessary, is hereby appro
priated for investigation, apprehension and
punishment of the guilty persons.”
Lodge, of Massachusetts, offered a reso
lution, which was agreed to, calling upon
the secretary of agriculture to supply the
senate with information as to the amount
of sugar imported into the United States,
the amount of beet sugar produced in the
United States, with what sugar, imported
or domestic, beet sugar comes into com
petition, and what effect Hawaiian sugar
has or can have upon the beet sugar pro
duction in the United States.”
Tillman, of South Carolina, announced
that on account of the absence of his col
league, McLaurin, he would ask that eulo
gies upon the late Senator Joseph A. Earle,
which were to have been presented today,
be postponed until some later date. The
request was granted.
AT THE JAIL
Friends are Allowed to See
Charley Reid Today.
For the first time since he arrived here
Charlie Reid saw visitors at the jail to
day. A large number of friends went
down to see him and all remarked on his
healthy appearance, which was in marked
contrast with that which he looked wheu
he left Macon.
A News representative was given a
kindly greeting by Reid, and he talked
freely of his Life in the penitentiary at the
Durham Coal Mine. This camp where he
is confined is situated on Round Mountain.
He describes the scenery there as most
magnificent. He Jias recently been ap
pointed keeper of the commissary, and his
duties are not as heavy as they were when
he first went there. He is allowed all the
privileges of the camp, can go off in the
woods and look for chestnuts, and is not
put under as strict surveilliance as he was
until the keepers learned that he could be
trusted.
Reid said that he had been treated as
well as he could expect since he .has been
at the camp, and has the highest regard
for his keepers. He is not put in the stock
ade with the other prisoners, nor does he
have to wear chains.
Last Wednesday was Reid’s birthday. He
was thirty years of age. That was the
day he left the coal mines to come to Ma
con. By special permission of his keepers
he was not forced to wear his stripes to
Macon, and appears now in citizen’s
clotheg.
Mrs. Reid will spend tomorrow with her
husband again. The little child which
was born some months ago will be wjth
her.
DEATH AT BLAIRSVILLE.
Blairsville, Ga.. Jan. 14 —'Mrs. C. M.
Reid, an aged and highly respected lady
of our town, died yesterday. She leaves
a large family. Among her children is
Judge H. M. Reid, Atlanta city court;
Col. C. S, Reid, Palmetto, Ga.
A NEW FEATURE.
Streyer Seed Company Introduces a Novel
Idea for Private Gardens.
A matter of considerable interest to
those who have private vegetable gardens
will be the new feature introduced in the
seed business by the Streyer Seed Com
pany.
This popular seed house proposes to
plant, the gardens of its customers for a
nominal sum, and to that end has em
ployed a number of expert gardeners.
All who buy a certain amount of garden
seed from the Streyer Seed Company will
have their gardens planted for little ex
tra cost, and will have the satisfactiou of
knowing that the work is done right.
A new lot of seed of all kinds has just
been received. Those who intend to have
an early garden will see the Streyer Seed
Company at once.
A COMMITMENT TRIAL.
Dan Davis Will be Given a Hearing Before
Judge Gerdine.
Ben Davis, one of the negroes charged
with having had a part in the murder of
Zeke Wiun, the Fourth street barber, will
be given a preliminary hearing before
Judge Gerdine this afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The case will be a most interesting one,
as all of the evidence is circumstantial and
it will take some very fine work on the
part of the detectives to prove the men
guilty. Blanche will be given a hearing
before Judge McMillan some time next
week.
JURY DRUNK
Or. Stupid, and Therefore Unfit to Decide
Anything.
New York, Jan. 14 —An effort will be
made to save the life of Martin Thorn,
the eondeianed murderer of William Gul
densuppe. Novel grounds will be urged.
It is allged that the jury held high revels
after court, spending, according to the
official bills, $7lO for board, $239 for wine
and $lB6 for cigars. Thorn’s lawyer will
claim that the jury, after consuming so
much wine, must have been drunk and
unfit to hear testimony.
greatrevTval
Is Now Going on at Grace
Church on Oak
Street.
GENUINE ENTHUSIASM
Displayed on All Sides and the
Church is Crowded at Every
Service.
Never before since the orgnization of
Grace church on Oak street, a number of
years ago, when half the people who could
get into the church building were con
verted and joined the church, has there
been such a genuine revival of religion in
this church.
Last nig'ht Rev. J. L. Morrell preached
a strong sermon from Prov. 29: 1, “He
that being often reproved, hardeneth his
neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and
that Without remedy.” After the sermon
the .altar was twice filled with penitents
and there were a number of conversions
and accessions ‘to the church.
There were a great many bright testi
monies, and shouts of rejoicing. The
great need of the meeting is Christian
workers, as many souls are reaching out
for Jesus, and Christians of all denomina
tions are cordially invited to join in this
great work of grace. Mr. Morrell will con
duct a service this afternoon at 3 o’clock
for the Sunday school scholars and teach
ers, and will preach again at 7:30 o’clock
tonight. Services every morning al 9:30
o’clock, and at 7:30 at night.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
Will be Held in Macon Sometime in
March.
The United States civil service commis
sion has ordered that an examination be
held by its local board in this city in
March for the grades of clerk, and carrier
in the postoffice service. Only citizens of
the United States can be examined. The
age limitations for this examination are as
follows: Clerks, not under 18 years; car
riers, between 21 and 40 years.
Applications should be filed promptly in
order that time may remain for correction
if necessary.
The commission takes this opportunity
of stating that the examinations are open
to all reputable citizens of the United
States who may desire to enter the ser
vice, without regard to raee or to their po
litical or religious affiliations. All such
citizens are invited to apply. They shall
be examined, graded and certified with en
tire impartiality, and wholly without re
gard to any consideration save their effi
ciency, as shown by the grades they ob
tain in the examination.
For application blanks, full instructions
and information relative to the duties and
salaries of the different positions, apply to
H. Rudisill, secretary board of examiners
postoffice service. Postoffice address, Ma
con, Ga.
A PLEASANT PARTY
Was Enjoyed at the Residence of Judge C.
C. Balckom Last Night.
One of the most pleasant affairs of the
season in East Macon society was the
party at the residence of Judge C. C.
Balkcom’s last night. A large crowd of
the young people were present and the
evening was spent most pleasantly.
Some of the older people were present
and witnessed the fun. The judge himself
was in his glory as he delivered himself
unto the young America.
DIRECTORS
Os the Chamberof Commerce
Met This Afternoon.
The Chamber of Commerce directors
will meet at 4 o'clock this afternoon ta re
ceive the report of the special committee,
composed of George A. Smith, F. L. Mal
lary and J. C. Holmes, In regard to the
new quarters for the chamber and the em
ployment of a permanent secretary, who
can give his time to the work of the cham
ber, keeping the rooms ©pen at all hours
of the day.
It is understood that the committee will
report in favor of a progressive movement
on the part of the Chamber of Commerce
on all lines, recommending that rooms be
secured on (he ground floor, and as good
a secretary as the income of the chamber
be employed allows, and that the rooms
be handsomely furnished and kept open,
not only for the members of the chamber
in the city, but for the non-resident mem
bers that are contemplated under the new
constitution and by-laws.
The directors may also decide to give a
grand banquet as a starter for the Cham
ber of Commerce for the year.
BELL THIEVES
IN THE TOILS
Who Stole the Bell is a Ques
tion That Seems to Have
Been Answered.
TWO ARRESTS MABE
This Morning and Others are Likely
to Follow Within a Few Hours—
What Crooms Has to Say.
Robert Crooms, a well known young
white man, a tinner by trade, and Cupid
Sutten, a negro drayman, are in the bar
racks charged with being concerned in
the theft ot the big bell that formerly be
longed to the volunteer tire department.
Tile bell was taken away from the park
on December 27, last, on a forged order
which was presented to the park keeper
by the negro drayman, Sutten.
Crooms sold the bell to Mr. Jake Hirsch,
the well known junk dealer, who paid him
$27 io. It.
Hrrscii tola a News reporter this morn
ing that he had sold the bell at once to a
foundry, but declined to give the name of
the foundry to which the bell was sold.
The bell originally cost between SSOO and
S6OO, but probably its value had depre
ciated to about $250.
Crooms was arrested this morning by
Detective Patterson, who also got hold of
the drayman, Sutten. Crooms had given
Hirsch his receipt for the $27 purchase
money, and this receipt was secured by
the detective and also- a description of the
drayman who hauled the bell.
When seen at the city hall this morning
Crooms admitted all the facts as given
above as to his connection with the affair.
He states that he told Hirsch that he had
brought the bell from the park, but this
is denied by Hirsch, who says that Crooms
told him that the bell was bought by him
from another man.
Hirsch says that he was an entirely in
nocent party in the purchase. He had no
reason, he says, to suppose that the bell
was stolen and in its condition at the time
it was brought to him he paid full value
for it. Furthermore, he says that after the
purchase of the bell from Crooms he placed
it at the front door, where it remained for
a week, and was seen every day by the po
lice and by every one else. He says that
the bell was useless except for old brass
and that he was glad to get rid of it when
he sold it.
At any rate, the affair has now' got to
the point where it is more than ever inter
esting, anil the developments of the next
few days will be watched with interest.
WERE CIRCUS EMPLOYES.
The Vagrants Who Were Arrested Yesterday
and Today.
Eight arrests have been made by the
police in the past two days of characters
for vagrancy. All of them were white
men, and it turns out that they were em
ployese of the Wallace shows which dis
banded in (Florida some time ago and left
over a hundred men out of employment.
They all started to (their home in differ
ent parts of the country, and some of
■them stranded in Macon.
Four of them were sent to the gang yes
terday, while four more, giving their
names as Henry Mason, Frank .Murray,
Mark Woods and T. S. Miller, were arrest
ed this morning. They all had a pocket
full of matches and a few dimes.
NEEDS IMPROVING.
Nisbet Street Has No Sidewalk and the Res
idents There are Complaining.
The residents on Nisbet street are com
plaining of the condition of the thorough
fare. It is fast becoming one of the most
frequently used avenues in the city, and
the street is in a very bad condition. The
city authorities’ attention has been called
to this state of affairs several times be
fore.
There are pretentions of a sidewalk, and
those who have to pass that way are forced
to take the middle of the road. The street
is a continuation of Cherry, and is worthy
of improvement.
bailiffs
And Justices of the Peace Giv
en a Roast by Judge
Freeman Today.
Judge Freeman delivered himself on the
subject of the malpractice of some of the
justices and bailiffs of Macon this morning
when a case was brought to his notice.
Yesterday morning Laura Campbell, a
white woman, was carried before his honor
on the charge of disorderly conduct. She
pleaded that she had no money, and she
was given three hours to get out of town.
She did not go, and was brought up again
this morning. She had left the recorder’s
court yesterday and had a warrant sworn
out for Charley Van Haer for striking her.
When Van Haer was called as a witness
and asked what had become of the war
rant, he said that it had been withdrawn
by the woman.
“Who paid the costs?” asked Judge
Freeman.
“I did,” said Van Haer; “the woman
told me she had no money and I felt sorry
for her.”
Van Haer did not remember what justice
he had paid the money to by name.
“This is just a case where some more
of the malpractice of the justices and
bailiffs has been brought into play and be
neath my notice,” said Judge Freeman.
“If you want to you can let the matter
drop, but I would advise you to go before
the grand jury and have this man, whoever
he was, indicted. He cannot receive fees
when a warrant is not served, and you
have been imposed on as many others
have.”
Laura Campbell was sentenced to thirty
days in the gang, and when she car
ried back into the barracks she began a
wailing that has been kept up all the
morning.
Always First.
NEW YORK LIFE INCURANCE CO.
John A. McCall, President.
Departments of Georgia, Florida and East
Tennessee.
R. H. Plant, Manager.
H. M. Willet, Cashier.
Macon, Ga., 13th January, 1898.
Messrs. Cabaniss, Callaway & Cabaniss,
Agents Travellers’ Insurance Company,
Macon Ga.
Gentlemen;
I beg to acknowledge with great appre
ciation your prompt settlement in full of
the large claim I had against your com
pany for the accident sustained Decem
ber, sth. 1895. The promptness with which
you have paid my claim, and the courtesy
and kind consideration extended to me by
yourselves and other officers of your com
pany is gratifying in the extreme, and is
worthy of and can but inspire the generous
patronage on the part of the public. I
certainly commend it to all needing acci
dent insurance (and who doesn’t?) as
prompt, liberal, reliable and responsible.
A person insured in your company is cer
tainly insured, which means everything.
Very Respectfully.
Wm. W. Brown.
Local agents, Cabaniss, Callaway & Cab
aniss, 461 Third street. ’Phone 360. Geo.
E. Hatcher, solicitor.
Points of Great Merit!
CHAPTER 1. New and Stylish Suits and Over
coats at 33 1-3 per cent cash dis
count.
CHAPTER 2. Underwear at 25 per cent cash
discount.
CHAPTER 3. Boys and Children’s Suits at
nearly half price.
Vision TestHFScliook
From School Journal.
In Philadelphia it has been found that of about 1,500 pupils of the two highest
grammer grades whose eyes have been tested, nearly half of those examined have
defective vision. In several cases children who were instructed to wear glasses have
shown the benefit of using these in improved proficiency in their studies. In
some instances pupils were retarded, unconsciously to themselves, by not being
able to distinguish anything written upon the blackboard. One boy. whose hesi
tancy in reading could not be accounted for, was found to be afflicted with a diffi
culty that made one word appear as two.
Have your children's eyes examined by
E. FRIEDMAN, the Eyesight Specialist.
He has all modern appliances for examining and testing the eyes. Examination and
consultation of childrens eyes trie if accompanied by their parents. Office 314
Second street, Macon, Ga.
* FREE. *
Why is a Bed Post?
To the one who answers this conundrum cor
rectly will be presented a five pound box of
fine Candies at
The Volunteer.
Bring your guesses Tuesday to
362 Second Street.
Beautiful Weather
This is for planting. We will sell you Seed
and
Plant Your Garden
At a nominal price. English Peas, Beans,
and Other Stock arrived yesterday. Now
is the time to plant.
STREYER SEI EZD CO
466 Poplar Street.
Phone 617.
S. G. BOUIS <&, CO.
Practical Plumbers.
Sanitary Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Steam, Hot
Water and Hot Air Heating.
Special Attention to Repair Work.
617 Poplar Street, Macon, Ga.
Don't be Selfish
While buying a coat, blow yourself and put
one on the HOUSE. It needs it. I will
take pleasure in coating your house inside or
outside with up-to-date schemes of coloring at
moderate prices.
G. W. LINGO, st -
J MACON, GA.
CLOTHING
> — — For Men,
For Boys,
> —-- For Children.
’Vou may buy it here and now for about what the
bare material would cost at retail. And yet every
garment was made by high class and well paid
men tailors. Where do w r ages, trimmings and
linings figure? Where does the expense of store
keepirg come in? That’s not your lookout. If
you have time, try to equal our offerings elsewhere.
G. W.
OHEAP MONEY.
per cent, and 7 per cent, money now
ready for loans on Macon residence and
business property. 8 per cent, money for
farm loans. Over $5,000,000 successfully
negotiated in Georgia alone. Loans made
can be raid off at any time. We are head
quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man.,
356 Second street, Macon, Ga.
PRICE TWO CENTS