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ESTABLISHED 1884.
AT LAST!
Durrant, the Double Murderer
of California, is
Dead,
HIGEDJODAY,
Wonderful Nerve of the Man
During His Last Hours
on Earth,
"I AM INNOCENT,"
Were His Last Words—He Died
Without a Tremor Scenes of
the Last Day and Night,
Ran Quinton, Cal., Jan. 7. —Theodore
Durrant was executed at 10:30 this morn
ing in the state penitentiary.
He ,a-'ended the scaffold calmly, follow
-1 ii<' Father Lagan, wlio administered to
his spiritual welfare, be having been bap
tised In the Catholic faith early in the
day.
He made a brief speech in quiet t.»«cs,
asserting his innoernse and forgiving those
who had persecuted him, mentioning espe
cially the press of Ran Francisco. His last
words were:
“1 am innocent.”
Ilis death appeared painless. e
After the drop Durrant did not struggle.
In fifteen minutes he was cut down, t'be
nrek being broken by the fall.
WONDERFUL NERVE
Exhibited By Durrani After a Good Sleep
Last Night.
San .Quinten Prison, Jan. 7 —The morn
ing of Theodore Durrant's last day broke
with a cloudless sky.
The prisoner retired at midnight and at
1 o'clock was sound asleep. He rested
quietly all night, not disturbing the death
•watch in any way.
At t» a. m. he awoke and bidding the
guards “Good morning," dressed himself
in a meat suit of black provided for the
execution.
No collar or necktie were provided as
they would have to be removed when the
noose was .placed around his neck.
Murrain noticed the 1 omission n.nd at his
request. Captain Edgar ordered the missing
articles of attire sent up to him.
Durr nit also remarked that the socks
sent him were a little tight in color and
the obliging captain provided a pair of a
darker shade.
"You never saw a cooler .man." said
Captain Edgar. He is calmer than you
or I. not the least bit nervous. No danger
that he will weaken. He has nerve and is
determined to die bravely.”
During the act of dressing .Durrant
was much less nervous than his guards,
whom he surprised when his breakfast
was brought in by eating heartily and
with evident relish of a steak, toast and
fruit.
After discussing the last meal. Durrant
read a chapter ftom the Bible and then re
ceived a visit from Captain Edgar, to
whom he expressed the desire to deliver a
short address from the scaffold.
Shortly after Mrs. Durrant called at the
prison and was admitted to the death
chamber for a last Interview with tier son.
The meeting was an affectionate one,
•and both strove to maintain their compo
sure.
Rev. Edward Davis, who had publicly
announced his intentou to accompany
(Durrant upon the scaffold was not ad
mitted to the prison this morning by War
den Hale.
Rev. Father Lagan was sent for and the
priest at once responded and made the
necessary arrangements fir the introduc
tion of Durrant into the Catholic faith at
9:30 a. m. "Warden Hale visited the death
chamber for the purpose of reading the
death warrant to the condemned man,
wholistened to the well known contents
of that document with respectful attention
and no outward sign of fear.
When it was final! decided that Durrant
should accept the Catholic faith his pa
rents met Father Lagan in the warden's
office and accompanied him to the death
chamber where the prisoner was given
extreme unction and .the Catholic service
performed.
Durrant evidenced the most lively in
terest in the service. He then conversed
with his parents for a few minutes and
shortly after 10 o’clock bade them fare
well for the last time and prepared for
the march to the scaffold.
AT THE SCAFFOLD.
Scenes Just Be f ore the Final Execution of
the Law.
Ran Quintan Frison, Jan. 7.—-On the ar
rival of the first train from San Francisco
an open space in front of the prison gate j
was rapidly filled with people, including
many of those who held invitations To the
execution, as well as others attracted by
cariosity.
Among the throng were many physicians
and several officials of various counties.
Dr. Wm. Lawler, the prison surgeon,
selected the following physicians to as
sist him at the scaffold: I)r. John Jones.
San Francisco: Dr. G. Wyckham. San
Rafael; Dr. J. F. Morse, San Francisco,
and Dr. Williams, San Francisco,
DURRANT’S LAST HOURS.
His Parents Waited and Watched Without
the Prison Wall.
San Quinten ITison. Jan. 7 —With eyes j
riveted on Washington, figuratively speak- I
ing. the father and mother of Theodore
Durrant spent the night in a little inn :
outside the prison walls while their son I
made a desperate effort to so calm his
nerves that he might spend it in sleep the j
most of his remaining hours.
Hoping against hope, demanding mira
cles from the slight difference in time be
tween Washington and California, expect
ing some phenomenonal action on the
part of the Justices of the supreme court
pf the United States when they should
t take their scots at neon on the day set !
j for execution of the criminal of the con-
I tury.
The unhappy parents spent the night
j alternately climbing the heights of san
j guine hope and then plunged into the
j deepest abysses of despair.
With the consciousness that it would
indeed be an unexpected happening which
I would again clog the wheels of retribu
tive justice the prison officials also were
anxiously awaiting a wire from Washing
| ton.
Every other avenue of escape and delay
was effectualiy closed. AH awaited with
nervous anticipation the final appeal of
Attorney Boardman. the counsel for Dur
rant before the United States justices for
a writ of prohibition of habeas corpus.
The prisoner's every breath was fol
lowed hy six watchful eyes never for a
moment withdrawn. The vigilance of the
deathwatch increased with the passage of
every day and hour, always fearful of an
attempt at suicide in the case of con
demned pOrisoner, they have been trebly
cautious in their espionage since Durrant
was committed to their keeping.
| His training in the medical college,
where bis favorite study was anatomy,
has so qualified him for facility in self
destruction that his prison guardians are
apprehensive of his slightest move.
Durrant’s guards had no precise and ab
solute knowledge of how he might commit
suicide. The most innocent looking pen
cil was not allowed to get near his face
lest with his knowledge of anatomy he
might jab it through his eye into his
brain.
The guards were ready for poisoned
leaves," in fact, for everything and when
yesterday the number of watchers was
increased from two to three, Durrant
would indeed have had difficulty in mak
ing the slightest move which could not be
promptly stopped.
But Durrant apparently had no thought
of suicide. He passed his waking hours in
prayer and when last night the prison
physician remarked reassuringly that he
would come to him in the morning pre
pared to give him stimulants his signifi
cant smile and easy measured tone told,
if he had not said the word, that he would
scorn such support or comfort.
When asked if he felt at all unnerved,
Durrant held his arm at full length and
triumphantly demonstrated that it had no
treroef, then with an air which wis im
pressive even if grandiloquent he said:
“If I have to die, I will tlie like a Dur
rant that is all. I belong to a raee which
can meet even death without flinching.
“Will Durrant. die a Raman Catholic,”
was the latest speculation of a small
group without the prison walls this morn
ing.”
“{ may ray a Catholic, I think T shall
send for Father Lagan." remarked Dur
rant unconcernedly. “It is not that. I care
for creeds but for faith—faith that sus
tained me in my awful position.”
“I am,” he continued “extraordinarily
happy—so much at peace that I do not
care to go over any old ground. The long,
long story which has been told so many
times. The case is ended and I am satis
fied everything has been done for me that
could be done by my lawyers. I would
he weak and childish to say at this time
that T have not had a fair trial, if T should
make such a plea the public would reply:
"That is what they all say.”
“My only sorrow is for those T leave be
hind. God has me in his keeping and he
makes no mistakes."
STORY OF THtf CRIME
For Which Durrant Paid the Death Penalty
Today.
William Henry Theodore Durrant, who
was hanged at the state prison at San
Quentin today gave his life iu exchange
for the lives of two young women, who
wore members of the church to which he
belonged.
His crimes were peculiar in their atroc
ity. He was regarded as a modei young
man, of industrious habits, who was try
ing to work his way through a medical
college. The only characteristic that
seemed marked in his nature was his piety.
He had been a prominent member of
Emanuel Baptist church for several years,
and for a year previous to his arrest had
been assistant superintendent of the Sun
day school. In this capacity he made the
acquaintance of Blanche Lamont and Min
nie Williams.
Blanche Lamont disappeared April 3d,
1895. Many members of Emanuel church
assisted in the search for the missing girl,
and among others Theodore Durrant, who
had often acted as her escort.
He seemed greatly distressed on account
of Miss Lamont’s disappearance. Ten
days passed, when a discovery was made
which led not only to the finding of her
body, but of that of another young wo
man, who was also missing.
The ladies of Emanuel church were en
gaged in decorating the edifice preparatory
to the celebration of the Easter Sundey
services, when the mangled body of Min
nie Williams was found, almost naked, in
the library. A number of ugly knife
wounds and some rags that had been
forced down the woman’s throat, told as
the struggle she had made. From some of
the young woman’s friends it had been
learned that she had been seen the even
ing before her disappearance with Dur
rant, and the police decided to arrest him.
The police associated the finding of
Miss Williams’ body with the disappear
ance of Miss Lamont, and a search was at
once begun in the church for her body.
Men worked all night tearing up floors and
breaking down partitions. A broken door
knob and a turned bolt excited the suspi
cions of the searchers and the door leading
to the belfry of the church was broken
down. At the third landing, lying in the
corner of the darkened beifry, the naked
body of the murdered girl was found. No
knife had been used to commit the crime,
but the imprint of five fingers on her
throat revealed the manner in which the
young woman had met her death.
The post mortem examination showed
that murder was not the only crime that
had been committed.
The trial, which began on July 22 and
lasted until November 1, was one of the
most celebrated in criminal jurisprudence.
Nearly 1,200 talesmen were examined be
fore a jury was secured, and six weeks
passed before the taking of testimony was
begun. The evidence throughout was cir
cumstantial. but. when taken together,
formed a chain so strong as to admit of
no reasonable doubt, in the minds of the
jury, who. after twenty minutes, delibera
tion. found Durrant guilty.
He was first sentenced to be hanged
February 21, 1896. His attorneys made a
strong fight for his life, but the state su
preme eourt affirmed the verdict, and he
was sentenced to be hanged June 1!. 1897.
The case was then taken to the supreme
court of the United States, which, last
! Monday, settled Durrant's fate by sustain
ing the decision of the United States cir
cuit court of California, denying the writ
of habeas corpus. Attorney-General Fitz
gerald immediately telegraphed from
Washington to have Durrant executed at
once without waiting for the mandate of
the court. He was brought before Judge
Bahrs. of the superior court, Wednesday
morning and resentenced to be hanged No
vember 12.
Durrant was never tried for the murder
of Miss Williams, hut the evidence of his
ggilt was as conclusive as in ihe Lament
case. When arrested her purse was found
in his overcoat pocket. The theory of the
prosecution was that Durrant murdered
1 Miss Williams to conceal the murder of
Miss Lamont. The two women were ac
quaintances. and Durrant suspected that
Miss Williams believed she knew some
i thing about the disappearance of Miss La
! mont.
DENIED IT.
Washington. Jan. 7. —The supreme court
! denied the writ of habeas corpus in the
Durrant ease today.
In announeeing the decision of the court
the chief justice said simply: “In the
matter of the application for a writ of
habeas corpus in the case of Theodore
Durrant petition to file an application for
a writ is denied upon the unanimous
opinion of the court.” The justices being
in a consultation for thirty-five minutes.
THE MACON NEWS.
TOM CYRUS
STRANGLED.
The Noose Knot Slipped From
Behind His Ears as
He Fell.
FIVE OTHERS USED
Today in Different Parts of the
Country—A Hanging at
Bainbridge.
Atlanta, Jan. 7. —Tom Cyrus, colored,
was privately executed in the county jail
yard here today for the murder of his mis
tress, Annie Johnson.
Only the relatives and friends of the
condemned man and a few newspaper re
porters witnessed the execution.
The drop fell at 11:40.
The noose slipped from behind Cyrus’
ears and death resulted from strangula
tion. He was pronounced dead sixteen
minutes after the trap fell.
The crime for which Tom Cyrus, colored,
was hanged today was the murder of Ans
nie Johnson, a negro woman, who was
employed at the home of Governor Atkin
son as a domestic.
The murder, was committed on the night
of June 2 in a little cottage on Bell street
in this city.
Cyrus was infatuated with the woman,
who had been his mistress for some time.
On the evening of June 2 he went to An
nie Johnson’s home and found another ne
gro man iu her room. Cyrus asked for an
explanation, and, failing to receive a sat
isfactory answer, coolly drew his pistol
and shot her. She lingered until next day.
THREE IN LOUISIANA.
One Had Killed Nine Men and One
Woman.
New Orleans, La., Jan. 7 —Three negro
murderers died on tlie scaffold at Hahin
ville, a small town in St. Charles parish
today.
' Louis (Richards, Alias Pierre, alias Cre
ole, by the later name, being notorious,
was one of tlie trio, together with George
Washington and Foxie Morris also negroes
were sentenced to death for murdering
and robbing a Jewish peddler named
Louis Zeigler, which occurred during last
June on the Eaton ton plantation near
Hahinville,
The Creole confessed, implicating the
other two. The Creole also confessed that
since 1884 he has murdered at least nine
men, and one colored woman on various
summer plantations, his victims
being principally Italians who made their
living by peddling among the plantation
negroes.
A close investigation revealed his con
fession entirely correct and cleared nu
merous murder cases.
HANGED.
John O’Neill Paid the Penalty of Murdering
a Woman.
Greenfield, Mass., Jan. 7. —John O’Neill,
Jr., was hanged ill the Franklin county
jail today for the murder of Mrs. Hattie
E. McCloud, in Buckland, on January S
of last year.
O’Neill protested innocence to the last.
Mrs. McCloud was found dead on the
highway upon which she had been walking
from tlie village to her father’s house,
where she resided.
There were indications that she had
been strangled to death. O'Neill, who was
28 years of age, and of bad reputation,
was arrested for the crime.
He had in his possession a sum of money
corresponding in amount to the sum Mrs.
McCloud was known to have had when
killed, and this proved a strong link in
the chain of circumstantial evidence that
led to O’Neill’s conviction by the jury.
CONFESSED.
Negro Told of Crime for V/hich He Was
Hung.
Bainbridge, Ga., Jan. 7.—Simon Hopkins,
colored, was hanged here at 11:30 today.
He made a confession to the effect that he
inveigled a friend named Harris into a
swamp and killed him.
WILL ADJOURN.
The City Court Until the Beginning of Next
March.
After the hearing of some motions be
fore Judge Ross the city court will ad
journ until the March term.
The last term of the city court was a
very busy one for Judge Ross and he will
take a well earned rest from the regular
term, though as a mater otf fact the work
of the city eourt goes on all the time.
MARY PETTIS.
The Little Girl Who Was Shot at Jefferson
ville Has Recovered,
Mary Pottis, the little girl who was ac
cidentally shot during the fight at the ball
at the residence of Califf, in Jeffersonville
some time ago, has recovered sufficiently
to be about.
It was at first thought the girl’s inju
ries would prove fatal, but she has rapid
ly improved until now nothing is feared.
RICH HAUL.
Made by Burglars in a Chicago House Last
Night.
Chicago, Jan. 7. —Burglars entered the
residence of W. W. Jacobs at No. 12. Wa
verly Plac-e last evening and carried away
mining stock valued at about #IO.OOO, be
sides a colection of rare coins, musical in
struments. rare hooks, jewelry, silverware
and clothing. The burglary took place
while seven or eight persons were in the
house.
A LIONESS
Gave Birth to a Cub at Central City Park
Today.
A lioness named Lizzie, in the menage
rie of the Harris Nickel Plated Show, now
in winter quarters at the park, gave birth i
to a cub this morning.
This is not the first offspring of the ;
lioness. Two of her cubs were killed by
another lioness during the summer.
HAID CUTTING.
Hair cutting cheap. I will cut children’s
hair for 20 cents instead of 25 cents as
charged elsewhere. A. L. Glaseo, the bar
ber, under Massenburg’s Drug Store.
MACON NEWS FRIDAY JANUARY 7 1898.
CIVIL SERVICE
OPERATION.
Attorney General Recommeds
That Deputy Marshals
be Excepted.
AH[l ATTORNEYS TOO,
Cockrell Wants All These Things
Referred to the President
Himself.
Washington, Jan. 7.—At the opening of
the senate today the reply of the attor
ney general to the senate resolution call
ing upon members of the cabinet to inform
the senate what, if any, changes should
he made in the civil service law was read.
The attorney general receommended that
attorneys employed by the department of
justice and deputy United States marshals
ought to be excepted from the operation
of the law.
Cockerell, of Missouri, said that these
recommendations ought to be made to the
president of the United States, he had full
power to act regarding them. He gave no
tice that he would move to refer all replies
of the cabinet offieers to the senate resolu
tion to the president himself.
Hoar, of Massaehusett&s, said that the
trouble with all these communications
arose from an illadvised action of the sen
ate itself.
A SECRET MEETING.
Distillers in Conference at Louisville, Ken
tucky.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 7.—A meeting of
the distillers interested in the reported
whisky combine was held here this morn
ing. but the place and time were kept a
secret. 'All who attended refused to say
anything eif what was done. Only those
directly interested were admitted.
Thomas IH. Sherly, the leading spirit of
the effort to combine, denied to a 'Post
representative that he was 'present. Oth
ers were equally as uncommunicative.
About fifteen were in attendance.
WORK OF A CLIQUE.
The Plan to Legalize Boxing Contests in
Indiana’s Capital.
Indianapolis, Jan. 7. —It leaked out to
day that the ordinace introduced in the
common council of this city last night to
license and legalize boxing contests, was
the work of a clique of sports, in whose
number was Hamer Selby, “Kid McCoy’s
brother, and, possibly, the Kid himself.
Mayor Taggart approved of the ordi
nance, saying that it the council passed it
he would sign it.
The ordinace provides that parties to a
boxing contest must secure a license cost
ing $25, that the contest must not last
over ten three minute rounds, and that the
gloves used must weigh at least five
ounces.
FOR HANNA.
There Seemed to be No
Chance of Senator’s
Chair.
Columbus, Jan, 7. —The situation so far
as the votes are concerned remains un
changed.
The air of Kurtz and Democratic man
agers in their headquarters at the Great
Southern Hotel gives color to the story
that a sensational move of some kind may
be expected to offset the Republican state
mass meeting here next Monday.
The Kurtz party hope to agree by to
morrow night, as reported, upon a man for
senator, but the indications are for a dead
lock, for a short time at least.
The latest phase of the case is that two
silver Republicans of Cincinnati will, as
claimed, vote for Hanna, provided they
cannot get their silver Republican choice
elected senator. In that; event Hanna
would still need some votes,
CLOSED UP.
The Brothers Wilder Who Kept a Barroom
on Cotton Avenue.
The bar on Cotton avenue kept by L.
C. & Z. D. Wilder was this morning closed
by the sheriff on a mortgage foreclosure
by Messrs. A. and JL M. Block for $608.59.
Another mortgage-was filed in favor of
Estes & Jones, this morning for $l5O.
STOCKHOLDERS
Os the Southwestern Railway
Will Meet Here on Febru
• ary 10,
The annual meeting of- the stockholders
of the Southwestern railway will be held
in Macon on February 10.
At that time many important matters
will come up for consideration, and the
report of the president will be read. The
road will transport the holders of stock to
Macon and return to their homes free of
charge. At present there are no indica
tions of any special matters to come up.
The showing of the road as will be made
in the president’s report will be a most
excellent one. and it is shown that this is
one of the best paying divisions of the
Central.
KILLED FOUR.
An Explosion in Glasgow This
Morning Did Great
Damage,
Glasgow, Jan. 7. —During the fire today
at Hatriek’s Chemical Works there was an
explosion which killed four firemen and
injured a number of ocher people. The
damage is estimated at £20,000 pounds.
THREE MILLION.
Detroit. Mich., Jan. 7.—A special to the
News from Niles, Michigan, says that Mrs.
Katie Ammon, of Vandalia township, .
Cass county, and two miner heirs, over
whom she has been appointed guardian,
have fallen heir to a $3,000,000 estate by
the death of an aged uncle, Silas A. Tra
bos, of Jackson, Miss., a planter.
Have your magazine* rebound by The
News’ bindery.
IMPORTANT MEETING
Os the Executive Committee of Carnival
Association.
The meeting of the executive committee
of the Carnival Association to be held this
afternoon at 4 o'clock will be of more than
ordinary interest, as it is the first meeting
of the committee for the year and active
work will commence.
The members of the committee are Ellis
j M. Talbott. G. C. Matthews, Henry Horne,
Tom W. Loyless, T._ J. Carling, R. M.
Rogers, N. M. Block, J. Russell Kennedy,
A. R. Freeman, H. S. Edwards, John T.
Boifeuillett, Roland Elils, S. R. Wiley, D.
W. Hill. L. J. Lillianthal.
At the meeting this afternoon the out
line of plans for the carnival next October
will be made and the machinery will be
started in earnest.
Mr. E. A. Wavelbaum, the president of
the association, will present to the com
mittee a number of new plans for the com
mittee to take up and consider. It is, how
ever, thought wise to keep the movements
o fthe association quiet until all the plans
have matured.
One thing, however, is settled. The car
nival is to be the biggest thing Macon has
ever held.
RECEPTION
Will Be Given at the Volunteers Armory by
the Cadet Sodality.
The St. Joseph’s Cadets will give a re
ception at the Volunteers’ armory on Mon
day, Januaiy 17.
The following are the committees in
charge:
Committee on Invitation —W. A. McKen
na, W. F. Wippler, S. E. McKenna, H.
MclCervey, Sr.
Committee on Arrangements—L. A.
O’Connell, W. H. Crimmius, Wm. J, Raf
ferty, Frank Huthnance.
Committee on Refreshments —N. G. Ge
winner, L. R. Waggenstein, Wm. Reid.
The affair, which is called the Cadet So
dality reception, will commence at 9
o’clock p. m. with a grand march. Re
freshments will be served up to 12 o’clock.
JAIL ANNEX.
Nust be Completed by the First Day of
March.
The contract for ithe new addition to the
jail to be used for lunatics before they
are sent to iMilledgeville, was today for
warded to Messrs. Will L. Landrum &
Co., of Mayfield, Ky., who have been
awarded the com tract.
The building must be completed by
March 1 and will be entered separate from
the jail building.
It will be situated in the front jail
yard.
CLEVELAND’S PICTURES
Were Plastered Over State House Windows
at Columbus.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 7, —-Parties, presum
ably Ropublic-ans, who do not approve of
Governor ißushnell’s anti-'H-ann-a course,
plastered the windows of all offices in the
state house that are held by anti-Hanna
Republicans with large lithographic pic
tures of Grover Cleveland.
Governor Bushnell’s office. Attorney
General Monnett’s office. Librarian Gal
breath’s office and Railway Commissioner
Kayler’s office were found with Cleveland’s
pictures all over the windows.
IN TORTURE.
Two Stowaways Traveled in a Cold Storage
Compartment.
San Francisco. Jan. 7. —-Andrew Jacob
son and -Henry Christensen, sailors, from
Seattle, had a tough experience as stow
aways, on the Umatilla, which arrived
here yesterday. At Port Townsend they
were sealed up in one of the cold storage
compartments of the steamer, and for at
least sixty hours suffered terrible tortures
from hunger, thirst and cold. When they
released it was believed that one of them
had gone mad.
CLEAN THEM OUT.
Indianapolis Minister Wants Thieves and
Rogues Off Church Rolls.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 7. —Rev. F. O.
Ballard, pastor of the Memorial Presbyte
rian church, created a sensation here yes
terday, when he declared before a meeting
of ministers that it was high time that
that all rogues and thieves, cheats and
willful debtors were cleaned out and
stricken from the church rolls.
HIGHWAYMEN.
Held Up Mr. N. H. Styles on
Oak Street Last Night at
7 O’Clock. "
A. 11. Styles, a railroad man and an em
ploye of the Plant System in Florida, who
is in Macon on a visit to his family and
friends, was held up last night at 7 o’clock
on the corner of Second and Oak streets.
Mr. Styles had $4.75 in his pocket and a
gold watch, which the highwaymen refused
to take, explaining at the time that they
didn’t want that kind of truck; it was
money they w r ere after.
Mr. Styles was on his way home and was
suspecting nothing when he was confront
ed by two men, one of them holding an
ugly looking pistol unpleasantly close to
Mr. Styles’ head.
They both called for hands up, and Mr.
Styles very promptly and very sensibly
complied without any hesitation.
The highwaymen, whom he thinks were
negroes, searched his pockets from behind
and took all the money but left the watch.
They then notified Styles to go along and
to go quickly. To this request he also
complied very quietly, making the best of
a bad job.
It is evident to the police now that there
is a regularly organized gang of highway
men. They are operating systematically,
but the police think they have a very sat
isfactory clue and that they will make
some arrests before long,
THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER
Will be Discussed by Dr. White Next Sun
day.
Will be discussed by Dr. White at che
First Baptist church Sunday morning. The
subject will be “Hindrances to Proper
Sabbath Observance,” and the two hin
drances especially discussed will -be “The
.Sunday Newspaper and Late Saturday
Night Closing.” Merchants and clerks are
certainly interested in the second part of
the subject,
LINCOLN’S DAUGHTER
Will Operate a Sheep Ranch With Her
Husband.
Ottumwa, la., Jen. 7.—Warren Beck
weth, the Mount Pleasant athlete,
caused a sensation by eloping with the
daughter of Robert T. Lincoln, of Chicago,
has gone -to the Indian Teritory, where he
will investigate the subject of sheep raia
ing, with a view to moving there with his
bride. Beckwith stated that Mr, Lincoln
was behind the scheme.
Advertise In The News and reach the
people.
STREET CAR MEN
TOORGANIZE,
The Organizer of the Amal
gamated Order of
Street Car Men.
IS EXPECTED IN MACON,
He is Now in Atlanta and Will Visit
this City Next Week—The Men
Are Willing.
It is probable that an effort will be
made next week to organize the street car
men of Macon under the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street Car Men.
The national organizer of the order is
expected to be in Macon next week for the
purpose of looking into the situation, and
it is extremely probable that an organiza
tion will be perfected while he is here.
It is understood that the street car men
of the city are perfectly willing to form
into a union under the association, but so
fa. u..;- 1., not had an opportunity nor
have tney been able to find the time for
all the employes to meet at one time,
which Is a necessity at the first meeting.
This difficulty can be avoided, however,
by a meeting held at some time between
12 o’clock midnight and 6 o’clock in the
morning.
While the men are now satisfied with the
settlement made after the threatened re
duction in their pay during the fall and
there is no dissension now between the
management and the men, the presence of
the national organizer in the state offers
an opportunity that they, together with
the union laborers In the city, think
should not be missed.
The perfecting of a local branch of
association will simplify matters very
much in the future and the men feel that
they are given an opportunity for self
protection in the future that they would be
unwise no to take advantage of.
The national organizer of the associa
tion is now in Atlanta, where he is looking
into the condition of the employes of the
street car company.
The fact that he intended to visit Macon
has been kept very quiet.
CHEATING AND SWINDLING.
Frank Rivers Carried Back to Baxter on that
Charge This Morning.
Frank Rivers, the white man who was
arrested in Macon day -before yesterady
on the charge of cheating and swindling,
which was preferred toy a firm in Baxter,
Oa., was carried back there -this morni-ng
by tihe sheriff.
Rivers protests that he is innocent of
the charge brought against him. He is
charged with having mortgaged property
-that was not his own.
MOVED TO MACON.
Mr. W. L. Parker, of the Pullman Car Co.,
Will Make His Home Here.
Mr. W. L. Parker, one of the most pop
ular employes of the Pullman Palace Car
Com-pay, has moved to-is family -to Macon
and will make this bis headquarters. He
will reside on Magnolia' street.
Mr. Nowell, also of the Pullman Palace
Oar Company, will move his family to
Macon and will live on Oak street.
NO MORPHINE.
None Was Ever Found In a Cravat that Was
the Property of Tom Allen.
The statement that morphine was found
in a cravat that had been sent to Tom
Allen is erroneous. No one but the jail
officials are allowed to examine the arti
cles that are sent to Allen, and they
that they have never seen a cravat sent j
to him with anything in it,
Allen says be cannot imagine where the
report originated, if it had any origin. No
one who -would be in a -position to know
such a thing were it so, have heard any
thing of it except from the outside.
IS NOT A TRUST.
The Organization of all the Phosphate Men
of the South.
The organization of the Southern Fer
tilizer Association recently he'd at At
lanta. Ga., has occasioned considerable
talk, especially in view of the fact that
the general understanding is that the as
sociation is in the nature of a trust, while
in fact it is only a protective association.
The -leading fertilizer companies of the
South, which control in the aggregate
40,000,000 tons of fertilizer, were repre
sented at the meeting.
The proceedings of the meeting were
not given out for publication, -which fact
has accounted for the general under
standing of the matter held by those who
are not memetoers of the association.
Mr. W. A. Clark, of Columbia, S. C„
was made president of -the association;
Mr. A. JX Adair, of Atlanta, vice presi
dent and Mr, H. M. Tucker, of Charles
ton, secretary and treasurer.
In speaking about the association -today,
a prominent phosphate man said most
emphatically that the association was not
organized to control the fertilizer output
or to interfere in the slightest in the
; management of the business affairs of -the
various companies, which are members of
it. He said that the association was sim
ply and entirely an association to protect
the credit of its members. He said that
the fertilizer companies needed such an
organization among them and it was
therefore organized.
The association was formed for- this pur
pose alone and that it had no control
whatever over the tonrtage or price of fer
tilizers nor did have anything to do
with the methods and manner of manu
facture,
i Aside from i-ts protective features, the
association would tend to raise or dignify
the commercial paper and thus give the
phosphate industry a greater prestige In
the business world.
whoseTpants.
Tom Mcßride Was Selling
Them at Three Pair for
a Dollar.
Tom Mcßride, a negro, was arrested yes- ’
terday by Det&etlve Patterson and Is be
ing held at the police barracks pending
some information.
Was OUDd with nine pairs of pants
in his possession and was selling them at
thiree pairs for sl.
The pants are stamped Hayfield Woolen
Mills on the trade mark of a sheep.
The police would like to find the owner.
The best time to advertise is all the .
time. |
- —— illz:
$20.00 Suits and Overcoats,
Down to $13.34.
SIB.OO Suits and Overcoats,
Down to $12.00.
sls OO Suits and Overcoats,
Down to SIO.OO.
SIB.OO Suits and Overcoats,
Down to SB.OO.
SIO.OO Suits and Overcoats,
Down to $6.67.
UNDERWEAR Cash Discount.
That is a large sum of money,
but your eyesight is worth more
than that sum.
A J AAA /* Preserve that valuable organ by
111 fiS a Iliiil using E. Friedman’s Diamond
V/liv vVI v vl# ect as human mechanism can
* ’ J make them.
E. FRIEDMAN,
Scientific and Practical Optician.
Office 314 Second Street, Macon,
Georgia.
Assignee’s Davidson’S Jewelry Store
n ] 505 Fourth Street.
•a t tOulu iiai goods sold at cost. Goods must be
sold within thirty days.
We H ave Moved!
Our office and sales room to two doors from the express
office on Fourth street, wlieie we are better prepaied than
ever to serve those ueeding
Building Haterial of Every Kind.
Macon Sash, Door & Lumber Co.
COAL Montevallo,
Jeilico,
COAL
Anthracite,
Prices the Lowest
COAL hurt CO
. T Yard Phone 150.
OL/xjlIJ Office Phone 128.
A Happy
New Year
TO ONE AND ALL.
I. G. MIDDLEBMKS,
Phone 223. Volunteer’s Armory.
Don’t Overlook
Collars, Neckwear,
Shirts, Hats, Underwear.
Their importance demands the exact and thorough
attention we devote to their purchase and sale.
We buy ’em right.
We sell ’em right.
Our manner of dealing in Furnishing Goods is judi
cial in its fairness and intelligence. We do not over
price novelties. That method will never find favor
with us. Square, honest, golden-rule ways dominate
this department. Exclusive haberdashers are under
sold by 30 per cent. Os course they are.
8 Par Cant Gua ranteed I
•eml-annna Iv. Stock secured
de t d, .T° ‘jpprovod re J estate In mote
than doable the amount deposited with
Union Savings Bank and Trust Co.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon, Ga., 461 Third Street.
PRICE TWO CENTS