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8 Per Cent Guaranteed I
I 'Dividends paid semi-annually. Htock necnred
Il c improved real esrate in num
■ nan double the amount dnpotuted with
11 1 nion Savings Bank and Tnut Co
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Bui'ding and Loan Association,
Maron, G*., 4G! third Street.
ESTABLISHED 1884.
JUST TWO VOTES
SAVED MR. HANNA
The Boss Saved the Dav With
His Barrel After All
the Scuffle.
HIS HEELERS HEIT WILD.
Result of the Joint Ballot in the Ohio
Contest Was Sevenly-two to
Seventy.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 12 —• Although Joint
balloting for Senator did not begin till
noon today, tin- legislative halls wen
crowd, d early this morning with an over-
How crowd in and about the Statehouse.
The opposing headquarters pi < seined the
Fame anxious and bu.-y scene, the worker:!
on lw>th sides showed more plainly their
weariness than on former mornings. The
Hanna hustlers were- up all night on the
watch. Their opponents spent the entire
night in getting some members out of bed
and staying n< ar < th. rs.
Th. re were sev. ral collisions in the ho
tel.'- b. tw. < n opposing workers and watch
nun before daybreak, and their feeling
hid not abated any when they met again
in the Statehouse halls.
Several attempts were made to abduct
certain members during the night, -but
none were I- st in any of the alleged esca-
Th-r- seems to be less curiosity over the
joint ballot for Senator than over the well
advertised dramatic performance in con
nection with the charges of bribery, con
spiracy and other wrongs on lioth sid.s
again: t each other. And in the midst of all
tile cln .rings there were sighs for relief
fiom the wearing suspense over the action
of the doubtful date. in. n. It will lie two
weeks next Friday siince. Senator Hanna
arrived here, but most of his work, rs have
been here over two \v« eks, and some »t -his
opponents have been on ; 1. < pless vigil for
months. Even those who had everything
to gain and nothing to lose ■.. cm to dread
the further tension of a deadlock, and all
are r< ady for the curtain to drop.
Soon after -Uie Senate assembled tills
morning Senator Bank, of t’l- vil-nd. of
fer. <1 a resolution demanding an inv.stigt
•tioii into the charges that $1,750 had been
oft. red by alleged agents In the -lnlerws-1
of Senator llan-na for la. vote of Repre
sentative Oils. Tin- rt solution provided for
a coinniill, eof five, consisting of Senator
Burk, Robinson, Fink Girard and Ij ng.
Before a vote upon th. r. dilution could be
taken a m- age was rec.iv.d from the
House, stating that that body was r< ady to
vote ujkhi tile question of . lecling a United
S'.a'es Senator.
When t lie -House convened at to a tn.,
Representative Oii.. was promptly r a ag
nized on the question of privil-g He
made a long statement r. ■■ irdiug the Boice
bribery charg.s. fie aid it was du.- the
'House and himself to have a-n investiga
tion before proceeding any further in the
election of a United Slates Senator, and
offered a resolution accordingly.
<>n motion to silspi nd the rules for im
jn< I-ate .•on-i'b ralion of the ri-oluiion,
vote >'(<>.><l .ives, 5H Pay'?.
'tin mot an bi log declared loil there were
cheers ..n tin Republican side >f the Hou e
and in the galleri. s.
When :iie join: ■> slot! had been called
to order Senator Garfield presented the
name of Marcus A ll.inn.i in an < loqtien!
speech, and otliers seconded tile nomina
| inn
S.nator Burke, the only dissenting Re
publican Senator, presented the name of
Robert E. MeKis.-. n. Republican Mayor of
Cleveland, in a very forcible and inflam
mable speech that commanded the closest
attention. In one of his climaxes he said
James A. Garfield would have voted
for MeKisson if he wire alive and a Sena
tor kern today.
Representative Roberts, of Cleveland,
seconded the nomination of 'Hanna ami
Representative Hramley. of ('lev. land that
of McKisson.
The vote of the House was the -nine as
yesterday, with the exception of that of
Haz.li it. who voted ..lien for Wiley, and
Hiss, who voted then for Warner, today
voted with the other Democrats for Mc-
Kisson.
Gent ral Aquilla Wiley was the only
Democrat not voting, and he voted again
tor Congressman Lentz..
Lieuienant-Governor Jones announced,
the result of the joint ballet is Hanna. 73;
MeKisson. 70; Len z, 1; absent. 1. and de
clared Marcus H.i’in.i clscted for the
unexpired term ending March 4. 1899.
Owing to Che ehe< ring and noise the
chair allowed the joilihers to retire before
the less exciting ba,He: for the long term
begun.
The ballot for the long term proceeded
without much interruption. The total of
-the House votes: Hanna. 56; MiKisson,
51; Lentz, 1; absent, 1.
Senate: MeKisson, 19: Hanna 17. The
result of the long term wn’s the same as
the short term. General Wiley again voted
for Lentz Hanna received 73. McKlsson
to ve:es. an 1 bjie absentee
After Hauns was declared elected for the
long term pandemomium reigned supreme
In the hall of the House. The galleries
went wild, and Senators and Representa
tives participated in the demonstration.
On motion of Senator Alexander, unani
mously carried, a committee of five was
sent to escort Senator Hanna to the hall.
Senators Alexander ami Sullivan, and
R . < ■: a::ves Stuart. Leland and Bolin
were .i I 'i-'i::;.J as an escort committee,
- :i wh.le In'- were en rote to the Neil
house the row.is in the Statehouse and
c i.Sf te tn tulgi t ;n all sorts of demon
POSTPONED
The Meeting of the Carnival Association
Executive Committee.
The meeting of the executive committee
of the Carnival Association has been post
poned from Friday until Saturday after
noon, on account of the holding of a meet
tag >7 the executive euuiitiee of the diaui-
L»er o: Commerce on Monday at the same
time as was set for the carnival meeting.
A full attendance of the members of the
carnival committee is expected on Satur
day. as matters of the most vital import
ance are expected to come up.
SEMINOLE UPRISING.
Women and Children are fleeing tor Safe
ty-
Kansas City, Mo. Jan. 12.—A special to
the Times from Shawnee. O. T., says:
The trams on the Choctaw branch of the
’Frisco Railroad brought to this city every
woman and child from Earlsboro, a vil
lage of some 200 people, on the bordsrs of
the Seminole nation. The burning at ‘the
stake of McGeyser and Simpson, the Sem
inole half-breeds, has so enraged the Scm
inoles that they have banded together and
are riding over the country wild with rage
around Maud and Wewoka, killing the
stock. A party of about 200 savages and
aw 1 half breeds and other toughs rode into
the neighborhood eighteen miles southeast
of Earterboro and began shooting through
doors and windows of the bouse of a man
who h-> I n-c- ntly come in from Ohio. Ev
ery person in the house is reported killed.
People who came in on the train from
dEarb'.joro say that about 10 o'clock yes
teiday a regular pitched battle occurred,
and t iicre is a general uprising. Misst-n
--gers have been sent to the military sta
tion demanding aid and protection.
People at Maud have engaged wagons
to • ik<- the children and women out of
the country under armed horsemen. No
nami-e of the killed could be learned.
Th‘- train officials say there is serious
trouble and some whites have been
killh d, but the stories of people leaving
are probably exaggerated.
REV. J. L. JONES.
Died at His Home in South Macon Last
Night.
R< v. .J. L. Joni s. one of the best known
Coagn -•' ion-al pn achers in the state, died
at his home on Second street, in South
Ma< on last night, a' S:3O o’clock of pneu
monia.
Ri v. Jones had several charges in the
northern part of the state, but made his
home in 'Macon for the pa»t few years.
11. 1 avi a wife and four children He
w.:t €0 years of age, and was considered a
very able preacher.
He was the father of Mr. Charles Jones,
Mrs. Cidquitt, Paul Jones and Henry
Jones. The interment will take place to
morrow morning at 10 o’clock, at Rose
Hill Cemetery.
You can talk to 10,000 every day through
the columns of The News.
RECORDER’S COURT.
Only a Few Minor Cases Before His Honor,
Judge Freeman This Morning.
Lizzie Tharpe was the first violator of
the city code who was carried before his
honor, Judge Freeman, this morning. Liz
zie bad bc< n Indulging in a friendly bout
with a neighbor on Fourth street, in which
she got most too affectionate with a bat
tling Rick, and was arrested. She was re-
Icasid, as . he said she was not fighting.
Joseph Murphy, who was arrested by
Officers Dumas and Plunkett on the charge
of laiieny, was released, as the evidence
against him was not sufficient to convict.
R. J. .Miller, a white man, who thought
it was still Christmas and fired off his pis
tol in the city limits, was fined $5.
Thomas Russell, a white man, was lined
$2.50 for violating the license ordinance.
He old spectacles in East Macon without
a license.
W ill Allen, docketed for drunk, did not
appear, and his case was continued.
W. T. Etheride, charged with shooting
in the city, was dismissed.
The case against S. A. Bush, for violat
ing the license ordinance, was continued.
You can talk to 10.000 every day through
the columns of The News.
ORGANIZATION
Os Hie Party of Social Democracy Will
Take Place Tonight.
At Mori,an’s hall tonight at 8 o’clock,
steps will tie laken to organize a nucleus
of a party of Social Democracy.
’J be meeting will be addressed by Mr.
Eu!.p ne V. Debs, and as this is the last
lime ho will speak in Macon on this visit,
a good attendance may be expected.
The best time to advertise is all the
time.
ON REVISION
Os the Currency an Important
Meeting Was Held This
Morning.
Washington. Jan. 12 —The monetary
commision was given a hearing today by
the House committee on banking and cur
rency on the commission bill proposing a
comprehensive revision of the currency.
Ex-Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, Is
chairman of the commission and head of
the delegation, was present and with him
ex-Secretary of Treaty Fairchild, of New
York, J. W. Frie, of North Carolina, rep
resenting the gold Democratic sentiment
of the South, T. J. Bush, of Alabama, and
Judge R. S. Taylor, of Indiana, represent
ing the middle West.
Secretary Gage was also present accom
panied by the solicitor of the treasury.
The hearing attracted much interest as a
number of members of the House accom
panied by ladies being present.
Advertise in The New? and reach the
people.
PRACTICING.
The Mercer Baseball learn is Being Formed
- Players Contesting for Places.
Ball players at 'Mercer are now contest
ing for places on the college team. A
good practice was had yesterday afternoon,
and every afternoon from now on until the
season opens in Milledgeville, April 2. The
players will be selected with especial care
this season, and the batting average Will
have to be better than it was h»**- wr
for the team to win
i harl.e Harns.' who will captain the
team, is now in Thomasville, but will re
turn to Macon in a few days, and c«;u
mence picking the team.
Advertise in The News and reach the
people.
onTraid.
Marsha! Barnes and His Dep
uties on a Big Still
Hunt,
United States Marshal John M. Barnes
returned this morning from the Augusta
district, where he is engaged on a big raid
with his deputies.
He will return this evening. Marshal
Barnes says that there is lots of big gapae
In Richmond and the «• rr-mpdiug counties
so- augers. I'b.at section of his dis
trict has, he says, h en neglected for some
time and the moonshiners have had a very
peasant time of it. But the complaint
have been so numerous that Marshal
Barnes found it necessary to devote a con
sid-cable portion of his ti ne to the att»irs
r; .he ukh iikhitii
He will make a pretty clean sweep be
fore he gets through.
Svl.tetliiug to Know.
It may be worth something to know that
the very best medicine for restoring the
tired-out nervous system to a healthy
vigor is Electric Bitters. The medicine is
purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to
the nerve centers in the stomach, gently
stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and aids
i these organs tn throwing off the impurities
jin the blood. Electric Bitters improves
the appetite, aids digestion, and is pro
nounced by those who have tried it as the
very best blood purifier and nerve tonic.
Try it. Sold for 50c. or SI.OO per bottle at
H. J. Lamar A Sons’ Drug Store.
Telephone.
No. 843, The Bradstreet Com pan .
Na. 47, Ml p v, S. T.» carpeutcr.
THE MACON NEWS
FATAL STORM
IN MSAS,
Several Brick Buildings Were
Crushed Like Egg
Shells.
flffl IWlf lllffl
New School Building, Costing SIOO
- Was Leveled to the
Earth.
Van Buren, Ark., Jan. 12.—Death and
destruction ran on the waves of last
night’s storm at Fort Smith, and the dead
and wounded arc being dragged from the
ruins of the wrecked buildings and throngs
of people are searching for the dead, and
consternation and anguish and despair is
plainly read in the blanched faces of all.
It is thought that many more dead bodies
will be found, and the list of dead may
reach fifty or more. The greatest loss was
between Eighth street and the Catholic
church, and it is said that not a building
was left standing. Several brick buildings
at Ninth street and Garrison avenue were
crushed like egg shells, and as the second
search for the living progresses it is
thought there will be found a greater num
ber of dead. But little effort has been
made to search the ruins of the residence
portion of the city was in the storm’s
path. To add to the horrors of crashing
buildings, the roar of the storm and the
cries of the wounded, fire broke out in a
number of places and the department were
unable to cope with the new danger, and
it is known that one or more bodies were
cremated.
I he handsome high school building, just
finished, which cost SIOO,OOO, was leveled
to the ground, besides one or two fine
churches.
The storm came up suddenly from the
southwest, striking the city at 11:15 p. m.,
and in almost the twinkling of an eye a
large portion of the city was in ruins. Ev
ery physician in the city was summoned
and all are now busy at work dressing the
wounded and binding of broken limbs.
The dead were taken to more convenient
places and left with their living, the
searchers returning in quest of other
bodies.
The scene beggars description. After
leaving Fort Smith the storm traveled to
the southeast, and while reports are mea
gre from the country, several fires have
been seen burning along in its wake, and
the town of Alma, nine miles to the south
east, reports several houses blown down,
and it is thought that several people were
killed there.
Eighteen bodies had been brought to the
morgue at Forth . mith up to 10 a. m. The
dead are:
Ed. Farrell, Roy Farrell, Irene Farrell,
John Ball, Kiley, John M. Martin, Le-
fever boys, Joseph Kilo’s family, Mrs.
Will Lawson, Frank Richardson, George
Lover, Louis H. Engel, George Carter,
John Martin, Jr. Up to this hour four un
known bodies haye been recovered. The
above list is by no means complete, but it
covers the dead reported up to this hour.
Mrs. King’s home on Twelfth street is
wrecked. Mrs. Hendrix’s house on Thir
teenth street is destroyed and her family
nearly killed. William Werner’s home is
wrecked, but injuries to his family, if any,
are not known. The home of John Har
rington also suffered destruction. A shan
ty which stood on the triangle of Thir
teenth street, was swept away and the wo
man from there is reported dying from her
injuries. Her two cnildreh were also in
jured. The roof of Judge Porter’s house,
occupied by Marshal Stahl and family, was
lifted oft. Miss Lillie Stahl is seriously
injured but no one else hurt. Andrew
Dowd’s home is wrecked. The Baptist
church was completely deiholished and the
Brown street church steeple and front were
blown away. Mrs. Clark’s house was
blown down. The home of Mr. Chenoweth
was blown away. Among other residences
and buildings blown clown are: George
Martin’s home, 6n Thirteenth street, ba
kery on Fourteenth street, home of F. H.
Brown, tower of high school blown away
and Dr. Gates’ home completely flattened.
Both Dr. Gates’ arms were broken and his
wife probably fatally crushed. She js still
alive at the hopie of a neighbor. Gates’
house girl is supposed to he dead in the
ruins of the home and search is "being made
for her. The Breens building, a large brick
structure, was unroofed and the wife of
Luther Huntley, one of its occupants, bad
ly injured. Shortly after the storm passed
over the city the home of Joseph P. Mat
thews was seen to be burning, but no re
port has been received from there yet. On
the south side of Garrison avenue Mr.
Baird’s house was blown away and Krane’s
two-story building was wrecked. Will
O’Shea, who was sleeping ip Ct’Shea &
Hineh’s warehouse, ’had a na?ro'w' esc'ape
from fleatlr. the roof ot‘the building being
torti off’and thrown oh him. The wing of
William Crow’s house, on Eleyenth street,
was torn off anq the family capght in the
wreck, but Mrs. Orow crawled under the
debris and got the children out without
injury.
WILL PUSH IT.
The Application for Receiver
for Building and Loan As
sociation of Huntsville,
W application for receiver of the
Huntsville Building and Loan (Association,
which was filed by some of the Macon
stockholders some time ago, will be pushed
as rapidly as possible noss,
Mr. MariVU Harris, who represents the
Stockholders, is now engaged in
a replication which wip Ue filed’ at once.
Taking p; evidence before a United States
Soniigshmer will be commenced at once.
The ease will be first decided by Judge
Bruce, of the United States Court of Ala
bama. It will then be presented to Judge
Pardee and Judge McCormick, of the v->r
cuit Court of Appeals. New Orleans, for
final decision
DEMOLISHED.
Earthquake Wipes Out %
Whole Town on the Mo
lucias Islands.
The Hague, Jan. 12 —An official dispatch
from Batavia announces that the capitol
of Amboyna, one of the molucias islands,
has been completely demolished by earth
quake. Fifty persons were killed and 200
injured.
The half a cent a word column of The
News is the cheapest advertising medium
in Georgia. _
MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12 1898.
CHAMBER MAY
HAVE CHARTERS,
Election of Officers for the
Chamber of Commerce
to Serve Macon
FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
Mr. Morrison Rogers Re-elected
and a Strong Board of Direc
tors to Help Him.
The Macon Chamber of Commerce met
yesterday afternoon and elected officers
for the ensuing year.
The officers who will serve under a re
organized chamber, determined to do bet
ter work than ever, are as follows:
President— j R. M. Rogers.
First Vice-President —Frank Mallary.
Secon Vice-President—George A. Smith.
Treasurer —O. A. Coleman.
Directors —Henry Horne. S. R. Jaques,
iW. iB. Sparks, T. J. Carling, A. E. Chap
pell, N. M. Block, Frank Benson, John C.
Holmes and lAzel Freeeinan.
The board of directors will elect a sec
retary. The board met immediately after
the adjournment of the Chamber and de
cided to postpone the election of a secre
tary until after a meeting to be held on
next Monday. It may then be decided to
change the present location of the Cham
ber to the ground floor of a store on Cherry
street, and in that ease a secretary wHI
be elected who will remain prmancntly in
the rooms and give his whole time to the
work of the Chamber.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
called to order by 'Mr. Morrison Rogers,
who before proceeding to the election of
officers, road the annual address, as fol
lows:
'Macon, Ga., January 11, 1898.
To the 'Macon Chamber of Commerce:
Gentlemen —I herewith have the (honor
of submitting a very brief report of my
two years’ term of serv4.ee as ’the head of
your body. During that time I have tried
to do what I thought was my duty to you
as a commercial body, an to the city of
Macon at large. How well the work has
been done, or how imperfecbly the duties
devolving on this office have been perform
ed, I leave you to judge. I will say this,
however, that although a great deal has
been accomplished, more could have been
done to your benefit and to the good of the
city had all worked with a will, and that
determination the gravity of the situation
demanded. There remain, however,
grounds for congratulation in that your
body has in two years time accomplished
more on certain lines .than any similar
body I have heard of in the South. I am
telling you that which is simply a matter
of fact and can he substantiated. In thus
felicitating ourselves on what we have
done for our native city it is now I think
but ipropcr that we take in a small way
an incomplete review of the most import
ant schemes brought to a successful com
pltion during the last two terms. We have
in that time increased our membership
from 59 members to 104 members in good
standing. This body has been the means
of settling differences and harmonizing
what seemed at times confirmed antago
nistic Ideas in commercial bodies, rail
roads and manufacturing, and today I am
sure a good fraternal feeling between all
industries prevails. To that extent we
have never before known. This body, feel
ing that we were a side-tracked city, de
termined this should no longer be and
through your representative twice sent to
Washington, you proved to the Southern
Railway system that it would be to their
interest to put Macon on a partity with
any other Southern city. This they prompt
ly did by putting the headquarters of one
of their best paying divisions here in
charge of two of their ablest officers, as
supeniutendent and agent.
The merchants of Macon, to do business
expeditiously, are obliged to have quick
transfers from one system ’to the other.
Up to one year ago we had nothing of the
kind, and it took twenty-four hours to get
merchandise by rail from system to sys
tem. Your body went to work vigorously
and had built a system of double steel
tracks, connecting all railways, getting
transfers every fifteen minutes, and saving
the merchants yearly, in my judgment, not
less than $50,000. You have opened up
your river to navigation, the fruits of
which will be harvested at once and be
the greatest blessing to 'Macon of all her
enterprises.
Your body has been instrumental in get
ting three appropriations for the river
from Congress.which has done an imutense
amount of good, and they can get more by
the proper reucesentation before the river
and harbor committee. To this body alone
is due the credit of cur glorious carniyal,
which so brilliantly illustrated your fair
city last October, and will be the means
the coming fall of better advertising your
town than any other influences combined.
We have in contemplation the new hotel,
and the scheme is on which I trust and be
lieve will be carried through to completion
this year.
There is another thing which I make
bold to mention at this time, which this
body has had under advisement and I hope
to see crystalized this year J reser to the
manner in wh;ch we proceed to getting
manufactories from the East to locate
their plants in our midst. I heartily con
cur in and strongly reeammend to this
body an idea suggested to me some time
ago by one of our distinguished feJlow citi
zens and a member of this body, Mr. W. B.
Sparks. It is this:
We want and should hive manufactur
ers to bring thei< plants to Macon. W«»
offer them sufficient inducement to
come, and with that end tn view should
urge on our genera* council to take the
entire tit*, reserve, including the park, di
vide it up into tracts, give It to those that
will come (under certain restrictions) in
fee simple with a guarantee that they
shall be absolved from city tax for a term
of ten years. These lands are priutteally
worthless as they stanu ana when we think
for a momen’t bow much good they can
tto us were they devoted to the purpose
indicated, it is certainly great food mt
thought. Cur chamber is practically out of
under very favaralue auspices. I take this
occasma to thank my brother members
and colaborers for their grand assistance
during my term of office and 1 firmly be
lieve if we stand together in the future
the scope for development of the enter
prises of this fair city are simply incalcu
lable, respectfully submitted,
R. Al. ROGERS,
President.
The reiring president's report was re
ceived with applause.
About fifty members of the Chamber
were present, making it one of the best
meetings the Chamber has ever held.
Mr. 'Morrison Rogers was put in nomina
tion by Major J. F. Hanson, who spoke
earnestly, commending the work done for
the past year by Mr. Rogers.
Mr. Frank Mallary was nominated by
Mr. E. A. Waxelbaum, but withdrew his
name, and Mr. George A. Smith was nom
inated by Mr. Rountree. Mr. Smith also
declined the honor. Mr. Rogers was unan
imously re-elected.
The board of directors was selected by a
nominating committee, composed of
Messrs. Frank Hazlehurst, J. S. Jones and
E. A. Waxelbaum.
The question of delegates to the mone
tary convention at Indianapolis came up,
but on motion of Col. R. G. Park, who
spoke of it as “That Goldbug convention,”
and opposed the sending of any delegates
from Macon, the matter was passed and
no delegates will be sent from this city.
* anieation from the president of
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, asking
for the appointment of a delegate to at
tend a convention in Atlanta on February
11, for the purpose of fostering minor in
dustries and discussing the question of tax
reductions, -was read, and Messrs. J. F.
Hanson. S. R. Jaques and N. B. 'Corbin
were appointed delegates to the conven
tion.
The meeting was enthusiastic and off
ered great encouragement for the future
of the board. It may be put down as a fact
that the coming years will se more active
and effective work done by the board than
ever before in its history.
charleFreid.
Is Expectad to Reach Macon Tonight Den
ningtons Case Next Week.
Charlie Reid is expected to reach Macon
tonight from the Durham coal mines, near
•ChaittaniGOga, where he is serving his sen
tence imposed by the court. INO special
provision has been made at the jail for
Reid, and unless he requests to be placed
in a cell to himself, will be put in with
the rest of the prisoners.
Dennir.gton’s case,in which Charlie Reid
is to appear as a witness, will come up
next week with that of Mrs. IReid. It is
probable that ‘these cases will be called the
first ones.
AN ENDORSEMENT
Os the Performance of Rosabell Morrison
Booked for Tonight.
The following telegram received this
morning by Mr. (Henry Horne speaks for
itself, and is a strong endorsement of the
performance booked for the Academy to
night:
Jacksonville, Jan. 11.—Henry Horne,
manager Academy of Music: Rosabel Mor
rison, in Carmen, gives one of t:he finest
performances seen here. You can unhesi
tatingly endorse it.
Manager Burbrige, Park Opera House.
CARMEN TONIGHT.
With Rosabel Morrison in the Title Role a
Magnificent Production.
“Le Roi est mort; Vive la Roil” “The
King is dead; long live the King!” In
the present instance it should read 'the
“Queen,” as it records the dethronement
of poor Trilby in favor of her new and
formidable rival, Carmen, the efferves
cent, bewitching, beautiful Carmen, '(he
heroine for whom men would kill each
other.
In the entire realm of fiction there is no
more remarkable character than Carmen.
She possesses the interest, the magnetism,
the charm and the attractiveness that is
the chief power wielded by all beautiful
women who have been spoiled by atten
tion and adulation. Allied to these points
she is romantic and interesting. It is no
wonder, then, that poor, well-worn Trilby
had 4.0 abdicate in Carmen’s favor.
No play of recent years has attracted so
much favorable comment as this story of
the Spanish gypsy. Originally made fa
miliar through the medium of Bizet’s fa
mous opera of the same name, fits dramat
ic interest has been Intensified in the form
of a play.
In the forthcoming production of tha
play in this city, Miss Rosabel Morrison,
one of the most favorably known of the
younger stars, assumes the title part. She
is eminer.'tlj' fitted for the role, bring in
appearance the exact counterpart of Merri
mee’s heroine. She has received lavish
praise for her performance. Her support
ing company is headed by Edward El-mcr,
an actor ot wide experience. The produc
tion is mounted with great care. M's-s
Morrison’-s season thus far has. been one
of the extraordinary Recesses of the
year.
The pl«y will be at the Academy cf
Music Wednesday, January 12.
THE DAZZLER.
The Attraction That Will be Here Next Sat
urday.
The hill boards, window spaces and dead
walls announce the coming of Cosgrove &
Grant’s comedians in The Dazzler, at the
Academy at matinee and night perform
ances on Saturday, the 15th.
We are assured that the piece our the
ater-goers will witness this season bears
very little resemblance to last
Dazzler. The management appreciate the
necessity of keeping their farce company
right up to date, and during the summer
extensive alteratuius have been made, so
that it wii* appear like a new pieoe this
season.
New music, speciaHjca, songs and dances
have been introduced, and all old materia)
put aside. A number of new faces will be
seen in the company, ’lncluding Emile
Heusel, Agnes Evans, Bouldcn and Griffin,
Daisy Dwyer, Frank Mack and May Fisk,
while Ida Rogers, Will West, Lizzie San
ger, Ruby Marks, the Leslie sisters, and
Evelyn Murphy will be seen in their old
parts.
IS HE A FAKE?
Prominent Colored Divine
Denounces the Rev.
Kaigler.
For several Jays past a negro by the
name of Ratgler has been working among
the negroes of Macon and RiW> county as
the representative of an association that
proposes to secure pensions for all ex
slaves.
He has held meetings, and at each meet
ing takes up a collection for ’’the cause”
at the same time requiring all ex-slaves
who wish to receive peu.sKins to register,
provided tflea pay a certain tee for doing
A well-known colored Baptist divine
called at The News office today to have
Kaigler denounced as a fraud. He says
he proposes to speak about Kaigler in his
sermon tonight, and will worn his race to
beware of him. He says Kaigler is a rank
fake and is securing money under false
pretenses.
As all intelligent people know, there is
no definite movement on foot for pension
ing ex-slaves, nor is there the slightest
probability that such a thing will ever be
done.
The colored divine who seeks 'to warn
his race against Kaigler recalls verious
instances of how the colored people of Ma
con have been duped by sharp members
of tnetr race in a similar way. Once by
the alleged agent of the American Bible
Society, who was collecting money to have
the Bible printed in the African tongue.
Again, by a fellow who was organizing co
operative stores for colored people
•throughout the South. It is said this fel
low received more than $2,000 in Macon
before he skipped out. And there have
been many others, all with propositions
as ridiculous as that which Kaigler is
working so profitably.
SOME ONE STOLE
THE 010 BELL.
One of the Old Volunteer Fire
Department’s Bell Turns
up Missing.
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
May be Expected as the Police are
Hard on the Track of the Thief—
Sold to Junk Dealer.
The last of the big bells that at one time
turned in the alarms for the various vol
unteer fire departments of Macon has bet n
stolen.
This bell cost originally something like
S6OO, and the theif either made a very neat
speculation or not knowing the value of
the bell, sold it for a song to some dealer
im junk.
When the old volunteer fire department
was . there were four bells, which
were removed. Three of them have been
donated by 'the city to churches or to
schools, but the remaining bell lay around
with a lot of rubbish for a long time. It
was finally removed to the park, where it
was kept in the building occupied by the
fire department company, whilc'h was at
the park while the fairs and expositionns
were being held. There it has remained
for some time, and no one had any idea
that it was in danger of being stolen.
Some days ago, however, the bell was
found to be missing, and a search devel
oped the fact that it had been stolen.
Now the detectives and police force are
on the trail, and while they have no posi
tvie clue as to the person who stole it,
they have suceeded in locating the bell at
the warehouse of a prominent junk dealer,
who, it is said, bought the bell for $27.
It is very probable tihat some arrests will
be made soon and sensational develop
ments will he the outcome of the story of
the bell.
EPWORTH LEAGUERS.
An Important Meeting of the Local Execu
tive Committee Tomorrow Night.
The local executive committee of the
Epworth League will meet with the union
council tomorrow night at the annex of
the Mulberry Street Methodist church to
transact Important business.
On this occasion the members of the ex
ecutive committee will appoint their sub
members and they will he approved by the
union council. Several matters of great
interest to those who have charge of the
arrangements for the entertainment of the
state conference which meets here in 'May
will be discussed and arranged.
POSTPONED.
The Trial of A, H. Blanch Will Not Come up
for Some Days.
The case of A. H. Blanche, accused of
the murder of Zeke Winn, the Fourth
street barber, which was to have came up
for hearing before Justice 'MacMillan this
afternoon has beep postponed on account
of the absence of Colonel Cooper, who will
go to Atlanta this afternoon to appear in
the Allen case.
It is probable that some sensational
features will be brought out when the trial
does come up. and Colonel Cooper wears
a knowing look as if he has several cards
hid up his sleeve. Blanche is still con
fined in the police barracks, but will prob
ably be transferred to, jail today,
that’circus.
To be Given by the Elks With
the Harris Show.
It has been settled by the MaeO'U Elks
to have a circus for the 'benefit of the
Macon lodge.
A most interesting meeting last night
was held, at which time all of the details
of the affair were arranged, and a com
mittee appointed to take charge of the
affair. The committee was appointed as
follows: George A. Macdonald, Sid Wiley,
Frank B. Turpin, John A. Bryan and Ben
Smith,
Prentice Huff has been chosen for ring
master, and will be dressed in the regula
tion uniform. All of the paraphernalia of
the Harris Nickel Plated show, now in
winter quarters at the park, will be used
by t'he Elks. The program will be ar
ranged by one of the regular employes of
the show, and will consist of all "rhe acro
batic feats that are usually seen in a first
class circus. Mr. George Macdonald being
especially good, ou the trapeze, while as a
slack wire performer and contortionist
800. Smith has no superior. Sid Wiley
and Mr. Lon W. Hollingsworth have con
sented to risk the chances of convulsing
the crowd with laughter with their antics
as clowns of the most modern .pattern
Though all of the places an iqe pro
gram have not yet beep SRed every one
will be given a chame to show what they
can do.
The circus will be a great society event,
and will draw among the residents of Ma
con as well as any of the mammoth cir
cusses that have been here in the past
few years,
RECEIVER
For the Jewelry Store of J.
Davidson Appointed This
Morning.
Judge Felton yesterday evening appoint
ed Dr. M. M. Apfel temporary receiver
for the jewelrj- store of J. Davidson on the
application of Ilennegan, Bates & Co..
Watson, Newell & Co., Adolph Rosenthal,
William Link, William Verscheif and
Louis Kaufman & Co.
The petition for a receiver is somewhat
sensational. It alleges fraud on the part
of Davidson, charging that he is secreting
valuable diamonds which are a part of his
assets. It further charges that notwith
standing the fact that Davidson did a
good Christmas business in jewelry he has
not paid any money to anj r of his cred
itors.
The petitioners say that a note for
SI,SBO given to John Bruskli is fraudulent
and that it was given for the purimse of
defrauding the creditors as Bruskli was
preferred as a creditor when Davidson
made an assignment some weeks ago.
Judge Felton appointed M. M. Apfel,
who Is the assignee, as temporary receiver
and gives the petitioners the right to ex
amine the stock.
The case is set for a hearing on the
26th *
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.
Assignee’s Davlason’s: JEweifystofe
0 i 505 Fourth Street.
• i in All goods sold at cost. Goods must be
sold within thirty days.
Vision Tests in Schools.
From School Journal.
In Philadelphia it has been found (hat of about 1,500 pupils of the two highest
gi..miner grades whoa ■ eyes hav<- been tested, nearly half of those examined have
dciv.-.ive'Vision. In several cases children who were instructed to wear glasses have
suown the benefit of using these in improved proficiency in their studies. In
sonic instances pupils were retarded, unconsciously to themselves, by not being
aele to distinguish anything written upon the blackboard. One laiy, whose hesi
tancy m 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 free 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 lie presented a five pound box of
fine Candies at
The Volunteer.
Bring your guesses Tuesday to
3€32 Second Street.
Don’t be Selfish
While buying a coat, blow yourself and put
one on the HOUSE. It ueeds it. I will
take pleasure in coating your house inside or
outside with up-to-date schemes of coloring at
mod erate prices.
G. W. LINGO, ™ Cherru St.
_ MACON, GA.
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