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CHEAP MONEY.
6*4 P<*r cent, and 7 per cent, money now
ready for loan* on Macon residence and
> business property. S per cent money for
farm loans. Over $3.000.900 successfully
; negotiated In Georgia alone. I>oans made
! can be paid off at any tim ?. We are bead-
L quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man..
256 Second street. Macon. Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1884.
MONSTRATIONS
IN COLUMBUS,
Delegations Wait on Governor
Bushnell With Protests
and Call on Hanna.
DEMOCRATS 111 POWER,
The Combine Will Announce Name
of the Until Aft?r
Senatorial Causes are Held
Columbus. 0., Jan. 4.—Senator Burk, of
Cleveland, arrived today from Chicago and
competed the full attendance of senators
Burk voted with the Democrats, but took
h!*> scat on th. Republican side of the
chamber.
In the boos, all sorts of bills were intro
duced against corporations. These nieas
iirc.-t are regarded as due to Senator Han
na’s affairs being of varied interests. Also
a Hill was Introduced to repeal the law for
the new state house. This is regarded as
returning the compliment to the Columbus
people, who have expressed their pro, -st
to the com -of Governor Bushnell. While
the measure was being considered a dele
gation of 330 from Springfield. the home of ■
Governor Bushmil, marched into the state -
house wearing Hanna badges and carrying
bannei -. and called on Governor Bushnell.
In response to their protests Governor
Bushnell responded in a speech, in which
he said his Republicanism had never be
fore iic< n questioned and he reserved the
right to his individual opinions*and pref
erences.
The Springfield delegation afterward
called on Senator Hanna and then joined
in with the other visiting delegations that
are coming in today to protest against the
action of the Republicans combining with
the Democrats to defeat Banna.
The house adjourned at noon until to
morrow. There is much unfinished busi
ness, but the combine does not intend to
announce any of the standing committees
till after the joint senatorial caucuses to
morrow night.
IN THE SENATE.
Columbus, Jan. 4.—-The senate at noon
took a recess till 2:30 without announcing
any of its committees. Senator Burk se
cured all he wanted in the clerkship and
other patronage through the Democrats.
He was in conference with the Demo
crats during the noon recess. The pro
ceedings in both Imuses showed plainly
that everything possible was being done
by those who held the fort to beat Hanna.
Tin lines of yesterday were as distinctly
drawn as ever, showing the senate 19 to
17 against Hanna and the house 56 to 33
against him. leaving him three short of
enough votes on the joint ballot for elec
tion.
WOULD NOT BE WHIPPED.
Boy Fiend Brained His Father to S..ve Him
self.
Chattanooga, Jan. 4. —James Willington
was arrested yesterday at Dayton, Tenn.,
charged with the murder of his father.
Lewis Wellington. He says on tin night
of tile minder his father threatened to
whip him the next morning. After wail
ing until his father had gone lo sleep, the
hoy brained him with an axe. He then
placed a chain around the body, hitched a
iiorse to it. and dragged it into a secluded
place in the woods, and killed the hors*.
He does not seem to regard the matter se
riously.
CHINA’S TRADE.
Offers Great Advantages to the World's
Merchants.
Washington. Jan. 4.—United States Con
sul Covert, at Lyons. France, in his spe
cial report to the state department, shows
vividly the great advantages populous
China offers for trade extension to the
merchants of the world.
The consul says that while the great na
tions of the world are grasping for Chi
nese territory, it is probable that the most
desirable conquests may be achieved by
peaceful methods.
Civilized nations have equal interests in
opening the trade in China to the world
and the powers that attempt to accomplish
it by war and conquests do no more than
strengthen the Chinese wall.
ANOTHER COUNTESS.
Washington. Jan. 4.—Count von Goet
zen. military attache of the German em
bassy. was married at noon today to Mrs.
May Stanley Lay at the residence of the
bride.
The ceremony which made another
American countess, was first performed by
a justice < f the .peace in accordance with
the official custom of Germany, and later
by the Rev. Dr. Menzol, of the German
Lutheran ehuren.
A FORTUNE
For Consummating the Larg
est Contract on Record.
Cleveland. 0.. Jan. 4. —Warner. Stuart &
Co., of this city, have received an order for
over $20,000,000 worth of iron ore. It is to
be delivered to the Cardiff Iron Foundry
Company (limited,! at Cardiff. Wales. This
is probably the largest ore deal ever con
summated.
James W. Miller, of Pittsburg, the agent
in the matter, received a commission of
over $500,000. It is said that Warner.
Stuart A Go. are negotiating with the
cramps tor the construction of ocean
whalobaeks to carry the ore direct by wa
ter through the Welland Canal.
WORTHINGTON STONE.
Pollytown. Pa.. Jan. A—The marriage of
Rev. Dr. J. S. Stone, rector of St. James
Episcopal church, of Chicago, to Miss Car
oline Worthington, of this place, was sol
emnized a noon tiday it St. Paul's Ep Ts
copal church.
ENGLISH FLEET RETURNING.
Hong Kong, Jan. 4.—The British cruiser
Edgar has arrived and the British cruiser
Grafton has sailed northward. The bulk
of the British fleet is reported to be at
Chusan. near Nir.g Po.
BRUNSWICK PA’THI ANS.
Brunswick. Ga.. Jan. 4—Captain Tobias
Newman, of Oglethorpe Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias, is selected a team
compos'd of picked gin from the Knights
Naval Reserves and Riflemen to go to the
Omaha exposition and contest for the
$5,000 prize. The Oeletho-nes always here
tofore big prize winners, have lately been
greatly strengthened by recruits from the
best drilled men in the local militia.
REHEARSES THE
FINAL SCENE,
Durrant Has Been Informed of
all the Details of His
Execution.
HE MIKES REQUESTS
As to the Disposition of His Remains
After Death HaS Been
Pronounced.
San Quentin. Cal., Jan. 4. —Theodore
Durrant nas rehearsed the scene of his
own death. At his request he has been
told every ineid. nt that will make the
minutes of his last hours of life. From
the moment he awakes next Friday morn
ing until Warden F'a.e gives the signal to
.-prlng the galiow., trap, Theodore Durrant
knows what is <xpe< ed of him. A book
and several papers on religious subjects
were ret ived at the prison yesterday for
Durrant. Tiny were offerings from a wo
man who now desires an introduction. She
resides in Toronto, and was a resident of
San Francisco three years ago and has dis
played an interest in Durrant’s affairs
since bis arrest for the murder of Bianchi
Lamont. Deputy Warden Edgar Grath
mad? an inspection of the books and pa
pers and permitted Durrant to have them.
The authorities suspect some of Durrant’s
legal friends may attempt some play at
the very moment- of execution. Durrant
may invite fifty of the hundred people who
will be present, but Warden Dale will re
vise the list, and it is likely his attorneys
will be seen at the gallows. The con
demned man has made the following re
quests concerning his execution. “First,
that the rope used to hang him be de
stroyed immediately after death, so that
no person can secure a piece of it as a
memento; second, that none of the spec
tators be allowed to gaze on his features
after the execution; third, that.no autopsy
be held after death and no physician be al
lowed to examine his body: fourth, that
after he is pronounced dead his remains be
delivered to his parents as soon as possi
ble."
FIGHTING FOR TIME.
Durrant's Attorneys Use Every Effort to
Cause Delay.
San Francisco, Jan. 4 —The attorneys for
Durrant visited Governor Budd at the
home of his niece nn this city -and present
ed a petition praying for executive inter
ference in rhe Durrant case. The petition
stated that Durrant was vital witness in
a slander ~uit brought by his mother
against Smith, a juror in the murder trial,
wfao, it i: alleged, circulated slanderous
stories regarding Durrant’s family rela
tions. Governor Budd received the peti
tion and promised the attorneys for Dur
rant that he would read it and carefully
consider its contents before giving a de
cision. Attorney Deuprey still threatens
to spring >a sensation in the case. Gen.
Dickinson iwill today make another at
tempt to obtain a writ of habeas corpus
from the United States court. The father
of Durrant 'has received from Meridian,
Texas, -a document which purports to be
the originatl alleged confession of Jos.
Blanther 'to the murders of 'Blanche La
mont and Minnie Willkiras. It will he use!
in a final effort to secure a stay of execu
tion.
REVISEDTiST
Os the Dead and Injured from
Result of Fire at
London.
London, Omt., Jan. 4—The Union Jack
today floats alt ‘half mast over the city
hall, but is not needed to remind the citi
zens of the horror of last night.
The ciity hall presents the appearance of
a wreck and the streets in front are
crowded wiith curious and sorrowing citi
zens.
The list of dead numbers twenty-five,
but it is much feared that it is no’t com
plete.
Many of the injured are not expected to
recover. City Engineer Graydon states
that the cause cf The accident was the
breaking of a heavy beam. The beam
broke in the centre throwing the people
standing within the large space. in ( to one
mass. The engineer did not consider the
hall dangerous and says t&a-. the tremend
ous weight simply caused the beam Ito
snap.
An inquest was begun 'today but no evi
dence will be taken until after the fune
ral of the victims.
London, Jan. 4—No new victims were
found an the city hall ruins today. Fol
lowing is a revised list of the dead and
seriously Injured:
Dead—Benjamin Nash, carriage maker;
John Turner, carriage maker: John Bur
ridge, shoemaker; Frank Robinson, plas
terer: Crawford Beckel. contractor; Ed
ward Lupton, farmer; W. JL Dell, baker;
R. S, Leigh, plumber: Xhrah-.m Phillips.
Jour dealer; Stephen Williams, laborer:
W. C. Smith, gardener: 1.. \V, Burke, In
surance agent: John Fellows. James Har
ris, moulder; Wilson Carruthers, farmer:
W. J. Borland, wood worker; Noble Car
ruthers. son of “Noble Carruthers: Fred
Heaman. son of AV. Heaman; Oswald
Bruce, son of V,’. Bruce, shoemaker: Allen
Towe and John Burgess, laborers; Herman
Hilbert, peddler: James McLean.
Injured—Fred H. Fry. Louis Sternberg,
Frankie Freeland. William Gibson. Thus.
Hogg, Jr.. James Cutler. William Durnion,
Moses Miners, Alderman Charles Taylor.
Charles Garrett. Albert Joyce. William
Stone. Edward Marshall. William Cox.
Joseph Murray. J. G. McNaughton. John
Bartlett. D. Sweeney. William Ell wood,
Charles Kidner, Fred AVard. James Sus
sex. William Baker. Sidney Glendenning.
D. Schofield. James Dean. Johnston Mows
Mines. Albert Joyce. Michael Morkins, son
of James Mattinson, and EdWard Barrett.
LOADED FUEL.
i .mi!y Suffered Many Injuries from the
Explosion.
~ Charlotte. N. C., Jan. 4.—While the fam
i>y of Ed. Roseborough were seated around
t?e fireplace in their room on South Cu’-
lege street, in this city, a stick of wood
was thrown on to replenish the fire.
Almost instantly there was a terrific ex
plosion that shook the house like an earth
quake. A perfect broadside of bullets
ramed from the fireplace.
AA hen the smoke cleared away and the
extent of the damage was counted up it
was found that every one of the family of
five h d been seriously wounded.
Ron'.trough’s wife was shot in the neck
ami thigh, a 7-year-old child was badly
wounded in both shoulders, an older child
was badly wounded in both shoulders, a
younger one had his hand blown off and
was shot in the mouth.: the other child
was wounded in the eve, the bullet de
stroying the sight.
THE MACON NEWS.
100,000 TONS OF
GRAWBDRNED.
Disastrous Fire at Stockholm,
California, Resulted in
Heavy Loss.
FIREMEI’S GOOD WORK
Prevented the Flames Spreading
The Loss is Estimated at
Over $500,000
Stockton, Cal., Jan. 4. —At 12:30 this
morning lire was disccverd in warehouse
No. 5 oi the Farmers’ I nion and Milling
Company, and before the department could
respond the fiames were beyond control.
The Lie quickly spread to warehouse No.
6, and as scon as it was seen that neither
warehouse could be saved, the attention of
tne dtparinn nt was turned to saving the
warehouse of the Navigation and Improve
ment Company, which was separated front
No. 6 only by a lire wall, ana Eureka or
Crown Mills Company, which had only the
same protection from No. 5.
Streams were withdrawn from the Cen
tra! portion of the doomed structures and
work for ends begun with some effect, and
by continuous fighting against the iron
sides and roofs of the burning buildings,
which appeared to shut them off from the
fire, the men were successful.
The warehouses were well filled with
grain.
The. lowest estimate on the amount of
wheat destroyed is 100.000 tons, and many
put it higher. There was besides consid
erable barley and rye.
.Much of the grain was the property of
the 1 nion, but by far the largest portion
was held in storage by farmers.
Tiie loss is placed at more than $500,000,
although the territory covered by the fire
was not large.
The loss on the warehouses will be heavy
though both of the buildings and grain are
insured for a reasonably large share of
their value.
S6OjDOOTIRT.
Business Portion of Washington, Ga., Al
most Wiped Out.
Washington, Ga., Jan. 4.—One of the
most costly fires this city has had in years
occurred here yesterday morning.
At 4:30 yesterday morning the fire was
discovered in the store of Mr. R. 11. Woot
ten. He valued his stock at SIO,OOO, with
Insurance as follows: Atlanta Home,
$2,000; Phoenix of Brooklyn, $2,000; North
British and Mercantile, $2,000; Queen.
$2,000; Hamburg-Bremen, SI,OOO.
The tire then spread to A. Franklin’s
store and completely destroyed his stock,
valued at $9,000, with insurance as follows:
Georgia Home, $4,000; Home of New York,
$1,000; Norwich Union, $2,000.
The building occupied by Mr. Franklin
and Mr. AVcotten was owned by Mrs. Simp
son, valued at SIO,OOO, with insurance as
follows: Southern Mutual, $2,500; Georgia
Home, $2,000; Phoenix of Brooklyn. SI,OOO.
The fire then spread to the magnificent
King building, valued at $15,000, and com
pletely destroyed it. Insurance: Georgia
Home, $2,500; Southern Mutual, $2,500;
Queen, $2,000.
The lower story was occupied with stores
owned by Mr. AV. M. Hill and D. J. F.
Jones. Mr. Hill had a stock valued at
$9,000, with insurance as follows: Atlanta
Home, $2,500; Georgia Home. $2,000; Lon
don, Liverpool and Globe, $2,500; North
British and .Mercantile. SSOO.
Dr. Jones’ stock was valued at $5,000,
with insurance in Queen at $1,500; loss
SI,OOO above insurance. Part of the good:;
were saved.
ADMITTED TO RECORD.
Ketcham’s Will Has Finally Been Admitted
to be Recorded.
- Chicago, Jan. 4. —Judge Kohlsaat has ad
mitted the will of John B. Ketcham to
record. Lawyers heirs announced to the
record. The lawyers for the Ketcham
heirs announced today that they did not
desire to contest the question of the ad
mission of the will to probate at this time,
and simply asked for an appeal from the
former order of probate, the court admit
ting the instrument to record.
This was allowed and the matter will
cbme up again in the regular course of the
circuit court, where, before a jury, the en
tire question of the mental capacity of Mr.
Ketcham to make the will can be brought
up.
The matter of appointing an administra
tor to -care for the estate was discussed,
but the court continued this phase of the
case until January 10th.
“WON’I JOIN INSURGENTS.
Sanguilly's Wife Denies the Report That
He is Returning to Cuba.
New York, Jan. 4.—Mrs. Julio Sanguilly,
wife of the Cuban general who was yes
terday in Havana on board the steamer
Saratoga, said today that he husband was
not on his way to rejoin the insurgents in
Cuba, but was suffering from rheumatism
and on his way to Mexico with the hope of
finding relief there.
General Sangulljy was released from
Moro Castle on his promise not to return
to Cuba.
SURRENDERED.
Officials of the E. S. Dean Co.,
Give Themselves Up.
New York, Jan, 4. —James B. Kellogg,
one of the members of the defunct E. S.
Dean Company, surrendered himself today
to the police.
He was held in $1,600 bail for examina
tion on the charge of conspiracy to qe
fraud.
Kellogg is reported as tne founder of the.
Dean Cemyati?. Myron L. Bernard ami
Samuel Kellar, prcs’deift and manager oi
the firm, surrendered -yesterday.
MAsON V ILL BE MAYOR.
Brunswick, Jan. 4. —Mayor Owen John
son resigned yesterday, after a short but
successful administration c? the city’s af
fairs. He will he succeeded by ex-Mayor
E. H- Mason, who will be elected at the
next regular council meeting. This ar
rangement is presumed to be in accordance
with an understanding made at the time
Mason was unseated In the Crovart-Mason
contest, some months ago. Mason was
then declared Ineligible because his term
as alderman, to which he had previously
been elec trd for two years, had not ex
pired. The two years’ limit ended yester
day at 12 o'clock.
CITIZENS PROTEST.
Washington.- Jan. 4.—Congressman
Griggs has had the commission of Dr.
Hugh AVilson as postmaster at Sylvania
held up pending the arrival of a protest
from the citizens of that town. Many of
the Republicans are against his appoint
ment .and have wired Judge Griggs asking
that time be allowed them to file their ob
jections.
MACON NEWS TUESDAY JANUARY 4 1898.
WOLFF AND RAPP
BOILDING SOLD.
Brought Twenty-two Thousand
Dollars on the Block
This Morning.
Affl BELOI WLUE,
But as it Can Now be Bought at
Private Sale, a Syndicate is
Forming to Rebuy It.
The Wolff & Happ building was sold this
morning for $22,000.
It was bought in by Mr. J. Russack, of
New A’ork, who had a mortgage on the
building for $20,00:1.
The bidding was slow from the start.
Mr. Simon Josephson was the only bidder
against Mr. Russak, and he stuck to him
up to $20,700. but notwithstanding the be
lle* that he would make tne price go much
higher, he backed down.
The sale occupied a considerable time.
'Mr. Josephson made his raises by SSO at
a time after the $29,000 mark was reached.
Mr. Russak followed him up rapidly
with SIOO and S2OO bids.
The sale was made by Mr. AVashington
Dessau, as commissioner for the court.
Mr. Russak is one of the heirs of Mr.
Sam Russak, of New York, who advanced
a part of the money for the construction
of the building. He died some time ago.
Mr. Russak will, in all probability, sell
the building again and it is understood
th(it a syndicate is being formed for the
purpose of buying it.
Mr. Dessau stated during the sale that
the cost of the building first and last was
$56,000, more than double the price paid.
It is a valuable piece of property and it
is probable that it would have been pur
chased by Macon parties today had it not
been for the fact that it was deemed more
advisable to buy at private sale from Mr.
Russak, who, during the sale, offered to
take $15,000 cash for his share and wait
twelve months for the balance at 6 per
cent. He has something like $25,000 in
terest in the property all told.
PLAYED BRYAN.
But Maae Gold Speeches and Puzzled
Them.
San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 4. —Henry Long,
a commercial traveler from St. Louis,
played a huge joke on thousands of Texans
yesterday. Long, who bears a striking re
semblance to William J. Bryan, was in the
Pullman car of the train on which Bryan
was expected. Long walked out on the
platform and was introduced by the con
ductor as Mr. Bryan. Long then startled
the audience by making a sound money
speech, stating that his views had been
changed by his visit to Mexico.
This speech was repeated at several
places, to the amazement of a majority of
the hearers.
NATURE’S FREAK.
Missouri River Moved a Farm from One
County to Another.
Columbia, Mo., Jan. 4The latest freak
of the treacherous Missouri river is to re
move an entire farm of 80 acres from
Bcone county. The farm was owned by
Ed Murphy, of -Ashland, and was original
ly located near the town of Wilton. By a
change in the current of the river the land
was s,ut away and reformed in Cole county.
Murphy had 'to bring suit Ito get hiis land
away from another owner, who claimed it.
LUNATIC LOOSE.
Had a Pistol and Shot at
Supt. T. 0. Powell Last
Night.
Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 4. —-Considerable
excitement was created this morning when
it was learned that B. H. Osborn, a luna
tic sent to the asylum from Atlanta, had
attempted to kill Superintendent T. O.
Powell.
Last evening a masquerade ball was
given to the inmates of the asylum In the
amusement hall, and towards the close of
the evening Osborn asked permission to
go outside. Two of the attendants went
out with him.
Just as they reached the outside Osborn
jerked loose from the attendants and
drawing -a pistol fired and ran, passing
Superintendant Powell, who was on his
way to the main building, he shot at him
twice as he passed, one ball going through
his coat.
Dr. Powell’s many friends are congratu
lating him on escaping injury.
It is a mystery to the officers to account
for Osborn’s having the pistol. Search
was immediately set about to capture Os
burn, but nothing has been heard from
him at noon today.
GREAT MACHINE.
To Help Uncle Sam to Get Through His
Mail.
Chicago, Jan. 4 —A GUicago invention
for postmarking letters and cancelling
stamps will such be put oh trial by Post
master Gordon. Its success promises to
revolutionize c-ne important branch of the
postal service. It will stamp at the
rate of 24.C00 an hour, it U Claimed, mark
ing each. wi;.h the exact date, hour and
minute of passing through Pho ttnac&ine.
BEN BUTTERWORTH.
His Death is Momentarily Ex
pected at Thomasville.
Thomasville. Ga., Jan. 4 —Commissioner
Ben Butterworth is lying critic-ally lit ait
the Piney Woods Hotel this city. He was
attacked suddenly yesterday with uremic
convulsions, and has be>en hovering be
tween life and death since. His physicians
have little hope of his recovery.
Mr. Butterworth came here some three
weeks ago to recover from an attack of
pneumonia and was steadily improving, in
fact has been walking or driving almost
every day since he arrived until yesterday.
His death is now momentarily expected.
YOUNG LADA’ SHOT TO DEATH.
Huntsville. Ala.. Jan. 4—At Triana. Ala.
yesterday Miss Annie Hundley, a popular
young lady of Limestone county, was ac
cidentally shot by Edmund Toney. Toney
had a pistol in his overcoat pocket. It was
discharged accidentally and the bullet
lodged in Miss Hundley’s heart.
COMMISSIONERS
MAKE A CHANGE.
W. T. Watson Elected Super
intendant of Ross Home to
Succeed Calloway.
AWARD FOR THE ANNEX
To the Jail Was Given a Kentucky
Firm—Cannot Co-operate With
the Road Commissioners.
The county commissioners sprang a sur
prise this morning 'by making a change in
the election of a new superintendent of
Ross Home.
Mr. W. T. Watson, of the Rutland dis
trict, was clueltkl to succeed Mr. H. B.
Calloway, who has held the office for a
great many years.
The vote stoc J three to two. Messrs.
An aeon and McGhee and G. M. Davis
voting for W. T. Watson, of the Rutland
cteaict and he others for Mr. Calloway.
The only other changes was the election
of 'Messrs. Smith and Winshi.p as county
attorneys to succeed Major J. L. Harde
man.
The county officers elected this morning
wore:
Clerk, S. C. Davis.
Superintendent of Ross Home, W. T.
Watson.
Surgeon, J. I-I. D. Worsham.
Janitor, W. Flowers.
Attorneys, Smith and Winship.
The award for the building of the annex
to the jail was given to Messrs. Landrum
& Co., of Kentucky, who were the lowest
bidders with $870.00.
Mr. Algernon Blair, of Macon, was the
next bidder at $1,058.00, and S. T. Miller,
of Macon, bid $1,500.
These were the only three bids. Work
on the annex will commence at once.
A large amount of routine business was
before the commissioners.
The board of road commissioners sent a
committee before the county 'commission
ers asking their co-operation In paving
the county roads with rocks, but as the
appropriations had already been made it
was not found possible to do anything this
year.
The board adjourned at 2 o’clock.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Miss Susie Williams Thrown Fiom a Surry
and Painfully Hurt Yesterday.
Miss Susie Williams had a narrow es
cape from death yesterday afternoon by
being thrown from a surry with which
two fiery horses were running away.
Mrs. Walter Houser and Miss Williams
were delivering invitations to an at home
for Friday evening. They stopped in front
of a house on High street, and while the
driver had gone in ito deliver 'the invita
tions the horses became frightened and
ran.
Mrs. Houser sprang from t'he surry and
escaped injury. At the corner of Orange
street Miss Williams was thrown violently
from the buggy against the ground and
sustained paiimful bilk not serious injuri
ous. She was carried home ait once and
medical aid called In. She is resting easy
today.
WAS COSTLY
To Print the Pension Rolls Last Time—No
Frauds Were Discovered.
M .lit'tag ton, Jan. 4—Ex-Pension Com
missioner Murphy says that the publishing
of the pen-icn list would amount to little
more than a use lei i expenditure of many
thousands of de Cars. Jn 1883, in accord
ance with a, senate resolution, the list was
published. There were then on the rolls
about 208,000 names, and it .took five vol
umes, averaging over 700 pages each. No
pensions were dropped in consequence,
and the .printing of • he roll wag of no
value except to attorneys, who profited
largely by the information obtained and
o deluged ii ;e Pension Bureau with ap
plications for incrcas'cd rates,
HUNTING GOATS.
In the Mountains About
the Land of
Gold,
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 4. —D. J. McKinney,
the -‘Mayor of Skagaway,” tells Sow they
hunt goats up in the mountains surround
ing the golden Yukon.
A lot of fellows askeel me one day if I
wished to go on a goat hunt. Os course I
did.
We were soon climbing high up on the
mountains, away above the altitude that
I thought any living creature would live.
When the boys had iocated the proper
point, they selected a huge bowlder and
got me to help them tip it over. It took
the combined strength of three of us to get
the rock started. When it did get to go
ing the havoc it caused its way down to
the valley was fearful.
Then th? boys told Hie to get ready for
a surprise. It was only a short time until
wa saw emerging from the scrubby growth
below jjg three fine goats.
They came toward us, bounding from
crag to crag and apparentiv heedless of
the danger they were rumyilg into; They
came to within sUty yards of us and we
brought dawn all three,
I ;e & raeT then that the goat always tries
to get above rolling rocks, and that that
is a favorite way of hunting them,
CITY COUNCIL
Will Meet Tonight—Fifty-five
Liquor Licenses Will be
Asked For,
At the meeting of the city council to
night fifty-five petitions for barroom li
censes, as against fifty-eight las: year,
will be considered.
The mayor will not read his annual ad
dress and message at tonight's meeting,
ns was ex. ected, but it will be read., fui
the next meeting.
The other reports from different officials
will rot be read until next meeibig. The
only report to be read tonight will be that
of the Board of Health an outline of which
has been given In The New,.
According to the Board of Health report
there were SOI) births in Macon during the
year 1897, as against 452 deaths. The birth
rate increased while the death rate de
creased.
SPOT COTTON.
New York, Jan. 4. —Spot c-otton is quiet,
midlling uplands 5 15-16, Midland Gulf 6
3-16,
HELD UP IK
BROADDAYLIGHT.
Highway Robbers are Imitat
ing the Famous Jesse
James Now,
ROBBERY ST SEVEN UK
In Which Mr. Cram Ford Was Relieved
of His Overcoat and
Valuables.
The highway robbers have not ceased
their work, as was demonstrated by one of
the most daring hold ups of the many that
have taken place in Macon in the past few
weeks.
Mr. S. E. Cramford was held up yester
day afternoon in broad daylight and rob
bed of his overcoat, pocket book, contain
ing a small amount of money, and his
watch and chain. The hold up -was con
ducted by two negroes heavily armed. Two
other ;■. i. . n who were a short dis
tance behind iMr. Crawford when he was
robbed, said that they saw the two ne
groes, but had no idea of what they had
just done. The robbery occurred at the
Seven Bridges on the Houston road.
Mr. Cramford say st hat he was driv
ing leisurely along when two negroes
coming down the road halted him and
asked him for a match. He replied that he
did not have one. when one o“ them grasp
ed the bridle rein while the other aimed a
revolver at him and commanded him to
throw up his hands. After they had taken
all his valuables, including his overcoat,
they 'told him to drive on, and he left them
standing in the road. He came on to the
city, but has no idea where the men can
be found now. He says that he does not
know whether he would recognize them or
not.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Case of Harrell Against the Southern to be
Heard on 20.
In the United States court this morning
the ease of John IM. Harrell against the
Southern Railway, removed from Pulaski
superior court, was set for a hearing on
January 20.
Harrelll was traveling on 'the Southern
Railway and at Cochran two cars run to
gether so violently as to throw him against
a scat and break his shoulder. Harrell
claims SIO,OOO damages.
Judge Speer this morning ordered the
recasting of pleadings In ithe case of
Willis and Ellerbee against ithe Cumber
land Gap Building and Loan Association.
The pleadings will be recast on first Mon
day in January.
WHERE DO THEY GO?
Work of the Philadelphia Mint in Making
Coppers.
The mint of Philadelphia is almost con
stantly engaged in turning out cents made
of copper with a slight alloy of zinc and
tin. The state of Pennsylvania alone ab
sorbed 11,000,000 last year, and New York
9,000,000. There is as much curiosity about
the final fate of these cents as there is
about that of pins. Nobody is able to tell
where the pins go to, and it is impossible
to even surmise what has become of the
hundreds of millions of cents issued by the
mint since it began operations. It is rather
a profitable business for the government,
as it means the conversion of copper, cost
ing 10 cents a pound, into a form in which
it is worth a couple of dollars or more a
pound.—San Francisco Chronicle.
PREMATURE.
The Report That Henry Paul Had Killed His
Wife in Vineville.
A telephone message received at police
headquarters last night announced that
Henry Paul, a negro living in Vineville,
had killed his wife.
Detective Patterson went to the scene
at once and found that the report was an
error, as he saw both Paul and bis wife
in their house. They did not deny that
they had had some words, but she did not
make complaint and the matter was
dropped.
THE JANUARY SKIES.
No Planets Visible to the Eye, But the
Constellations Are Beauteous.
Certainly the most indifferent observer
of the stars cannot fail to admire the pan
orama of beauty that is 'presented to our
view on every clear evening. Alas, that
clear evenings are so few! Toward the
west Vega, Deneb, Attair and FomaJhaut
are still visible, but it is the eastern sky
that especially claims attention at this
time of year. Uapelta in Auriga, and Al
debaran aad the Pilades in ff*aurus, lead
the brilliant couterie -of constellations—
constellations whose names have come
down to us from a period so remote that
their origin is lost in antiquity. Seme of
them are referred to as well knownjn the
writings of Homer and in Job, that most
ancient books of the Bible.
Orion, the mighty hunter, with his two
dogs, Caals fMajor and Canis Minor, con
stitute the most brilliant group of constel
lations at present. Betelgeuse in the right
shoulder of Orion, Procyon in Canis Minor,
and Sirius in Canis Major, form a large
equilateral triangle of about twenty-five
degrees on a srde. Sirius is easily the
most brilliant star in all the heavens, and
is how known to be one of our nearest
neighbors, so the distance that separates
us from it is so vast that the swift-winged
messengers of light require more than
eight years to accomplish the journey. The
brilliancy of Sirius is especially noticeable
at this time, as no planet is present to pale
its splendor.
Jupiter, Saturn and Venus are still
morning planets, and Mercury will join
them after January 6th. So no planet is to
be found in the evening sky, but the far
off Neptune, whose presence of absence is
immaterial to ordinary observers, as he is
entirely beyond the reach of ths unaided
vision, and even in the field of .mail tele
scopes cannot be easily distinguished from
the fixed stars.
The earth passed her perhellion on the
last day es the year, and was then less
than ninety-one million miles from the
sun. For the next six months she will
continue to increase that distance.
There will be six eclipses in 1898, the
greatest number possible in one year,
equally divided between the sun and the
moon.
Only two will be visible in this vicinity,
a small partial eclipse of the moon Jan
uary 7. and a total lunar eclipse on D%.
cember 27.
Only a single spot has been seen on the
sun since the disapearauee of the large
ffroup. d Sacterthwalte.
The half a cent a word column of The
News is the cheapest advertising medium
in Georgia.
Ridl and N u ° l,oEß
Neg ected
Rare are our Opportunities.
Reductions
ON
Suits & Overcoats
At J/j off on former prices.
UNDERWEAR At 25% Cut Rates.
Children’s Suits on same basis.
That is a large sum of money,
but your eyesight is worth more
than that sum.
m 1 AAA Preserve that valuable organ by
C 5 S B-11 ill 1/1 using E. Friedman’s Diamond
f'l al| r F 111111 Crystal Glassts. They are as per-
U,/ JL OK* U V v feet as human mechanism can
E. FRIEDMAN,
Scientific and Practical Optician.
Office 314 Second Street, Macon,
Georgia.
A Happy
New Year
TO ONE AND ALL.
I. G. MIDDLEBROOKS,
Phone 223. Volunteer’s Armory.
The Volunteer.
WAIT! 1 !
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office on. Fourth street, where we are better prepared than
ever to serve those needing
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