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4 GEORGIA WILL MAKEEXHIBIT. Commission to Trans-Missis sippi Exposition Meets Here Today. MANY PROMINENT MEN Are Here to Confer With Macon Citizen and the City Council. The commission appointed by Governor Atkinson to represent Georgia al the trans-Mississippi Exposition will meet at the Brown House this afternoon at 4 o’clock. The chief object of the meeting is to con fer with the representative business men of Macon relative to getting their assist ance in making an exhibit at the trans- Mississippi Exposition that will be a credit to the Empire Slate of the South. Tne following geniKttncu compose the copimissiou: Ex-Governor W. J. Nouthen, Atlanta; E. F. Blodgett, Atlanta; George C. Smith, president Atlanta and West Point railroad, Atlanta; J. S. B. Thompson, assistant gen eral superintendent Southern railway, At lanta; Thomas K. Scott, general manager Georgia lailroad, Atlanta; C. E. Harman, general passenger agent Western and Al lanUc lailroad, Atlanta; F. H. Richard son, Atlanta Journal, Atlanta; W. A. Hemphill, Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta; George Ketchum, Macon Telegraph, Ma con; W. A. Knowles, Rome Tribune, Rome; W. J. Kincaid, president Griffin cotton mills company, Griffin; Edwin Brobslon, Brunswick; I*. A. Stovall, Sa vannah Press, .Savannah; J. >F. DeLacy, Eastman, and 1). H. Dyer, Augusta. Ex- Governor Northen Is chairman of the commission, E. I l '. Blodgett is secre tary, mid G. C. Smith is treasurer. Nearly ail the members of this commis sion will be present this afternoon. The party from Atlanta eame down at 11 o'clock. At 12 o’clock a business session was held ut the Bru won House. At the meeting the reports of the dif ferent committees were made. From the railroads of the state the cwn ininsion received every assurance of theii support. The reports of all the committees were most encouarging. The next meeting will be held at Au gusta. Nearly all of the states of the Union have made appropriations to make ex hibits ut the exposition, which will rival the great World’s Fair at Chicago. The constitution of Georgia does not permit of appropriations being made for the purpose of making exhibits at fairs and expositions, consequently, the show that will be made at the exposition de pends entirely upon the liberality of the citizens of the state. For the purpose of getting up a fund the commission was appointed by Gov ernor .Atkinson. At the meeting this afternoon the mayor am! council will lie in session with the commission, and it. is safe to say that Macon will do her part towards making the exhibit what it should be. Piles, rile., t-nesi Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment will cure Blind, Bleeding, and Itching Piles when all other Ointments have failed. It absorbs the tumors, allays the Itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant re lief. Dr. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment Is prepared only for Files and Itching of the private parts, and nothing else. Every box is warranted. Sold by druggists, or •ent by mail on receipt of price, 50c. and |I.OO per box. WILLIAMS M’F’O. CO., Prop’s., Cleveland. O. PULLMAN A CAR TENDER. ’ He Earns SIOO a Month Inspecting Sleepers His Father Invented. Chicago, Jan. 26 —“Sanger Pullman, In spector of Dearborn Station. Chicago.” A leter addressed in that fashion would reach the son of a many times mill 1 nire, now working for a living. Young Mr. Pullman Is 5 feet 11 % inches in his stockings, and a face that testifies to care ful grooming. “Yes, I am working—working for a liv ing,” said Mr. Pullman. “I don't see any thing unusual in that Do you think a man should not work?” Mr. Pullman did not seem to be special ly busy. He goes down to work at 8:30 in the morning and he goes home at 4 p. m. in the afternoon unless he is behind with his reports. Then he remains as late as 5 o’clock. He has charge of all the Pullman sleeping ears that run out of Chicago. He keeps track of them. He knows what cars belong to his dis trict. and is getting so he can call them all be name. He sees tli'at they are kept in proper condition; that they are sup plied with all the requisites of a sleeping car. and that the porters and conductors are on duty. Young Pullman receives SIOO a month as inspector. CATTLE DYING IN SOUTH GEORGIA. Camilla. Ga., Jan. -26.—The third ship ment of three hundred head of cattle was made today by P. H. Wade & Son. and Wade. Warner & Co., of Nashville, Tenn., to the Indian Territory. They will strip 500 head Saturday. The above firm has made Camilla headquarters, and will load 6.000 al this point. They have just bought 1.500 head from.(Colonel A. T. Mclntyre, of Thomasville. The price paid was $7,500. Itucklin’g Arnica Salve The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever ■ores, tetter, chapped bands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive ly cures plies, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by 11. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug •tore. An Evening Entertainment Brings together the elegant gowns which adorn the charming wearers, who, in order to have their beautiful costumes complete, buy their EVENING SLIPPERS of Satin, French heel $3 00 Patent leather, French heel 3 00 Vici kid, patent tip, French heel 2 50 Red kid, French heel 2 00 White kid, French heel 2 OO Dongola, patent tip..... 2 00 Dongola, patent tip 1 50 Patent leather... 1 50 FROM CLISBY <B<, McKAY PHONE 29. KLONDIKE TIPS. E. Hazard Willis, of Cincinna ti now in the Yukon Tells What to Take There. Dawson, N. W. T., Nov. 30 —It may be well to give some exact information re garding the outfits which mca should bring with them in this country. No doubt there are thousands who are pre paring for the trip. In the first place, each man should pur chase, and bring through without fail, the following supplies, wihch will last ham for one year: Flour, 10 50-lb sacks; salt, 20 lbs; bacon, well cured, 150 lbs; ham, 50 lbs; coffee, 20 lbs; tea 15 lbs; sugar, 150 lbs; dried fruit, 200 lbs; rice, 100 lbs; butter, 100 lbs; lard 60 lbs; oatmeal and otehr cereals, 100 lbs; one case (24 cans) condensed milk, weight 60 lbs; two cases corned beef, weight 112 lbs; two cases roast beef, weight, 132 lbs; two cases beef tongue, weight, 134 lbs; two cases canned tomatoes, weight, 144 lbs; two cases can ned cabbage, weight, 128 lbs; two cases canned corn, weight, &0 lbs; 50 lbs split peas; 240 lbs candles; 10 gallons coal oil, in tin cases; two cases of can fruit; con densed vinegar, 1 quart; evaporated onions, 10 lbs; desiccated potatoes, 50 lbs; Ivory soap, 20 bars; pilot bread, 50 lbs; black beans, 100 lbs; 10 lbs baking powder, 2 lbs extract of beef; pepper, 1 lb; mus tard, 1 lb; matches in waterproof cans; string, etc. Total weight of provisions, 2785 pounds. These goods should be placed under double coverings, first in light cotton sacks and then In heavy oiled canvas sack§ to keep out water. Many a fine outfit has been spoiled because of neglect in this particular. If you cannot bring the pro visions, etc., mentioned in this list it will be far better and safer to stay at home, as the food supplies of the Yukon trading companies during the coming year, 1898, will not begin to be sufficient for the army of people in this section. In addition to the food it will be neces sary to bring a sheet-iron stove for cook ing and heating in a cabin, costing in Seattle $8; also heavy woolen underwear, a complete suit of gray mackintosh (wa ter-proof), 3 pairs crack-proof gum boots, 200 feet %-inch man 411a boat rope; small er sizes in rope, medicines, one tarpaulin for covering goods in boat, carpenter tools for boat building, gold pan, pick, shovel, whipsaw, cross-cut saw, 2-inch auger for raft building, 10 by 12 A tent, 2 rubber blankets, mosquito neting, 3 pounds pitch, 15 .pounds nails, 3 pounds oakum, 2 pul ley blocks for hoisting logs, 2 Yale locks and staples, 1 fur rope, wolf prefered, 9 by 9 feet; 3 pairs heavy double blankets, one fur cap, one pair wool boots with arctic overshoes, 3 ptirs heavy German socks, cooking outfit, including only gran ite-ware [ait's of best quality; Winchester 45-90 rifle, fishing tackle, 2 axes an a hatchet. Heavy leather shoes are an absurdity; three pairs of light hob-nailed shoes are sufficient. Moccasins, obtainable .in the country, must be worn during the winter. Ordinary overcoats are useless. Two or three heavy shirts give better protection. It is well to have a dozen extra canvas sacks in the outfit for use in replacing torn sacks. A bold of unbleached cotton cloth will be very useful. Folding can vas boats are occasionally of use, but are not etror.ig enough for traveling on the Yukon. The sectional wooden boats sold by Seattle .merchants are worse than use less, being positively dangerous. ~ Person’s outfitting for a year's sojourn 'in the Yukon country cannot afford to take the advice of Portland or Seattle mer chants concerning the supplies that are required. My observation has been .that these gentlemen know little or nothing about the matter, although 'they will offer profuse information, and even insist on putting up outfits according to their ideas. Those who trusted to these men and came into the Yukon recently, have not ceased to bewail their ill luck. It is better, per haps, to outfit in one’s own town, attend ing personally to the minutest details, and then ship the stuff to the Pacific Coast, Some articles, however, especially arctie woolens, cannot be purchased except at San Francisco, St. Paul or Puget Sound cities. , Having disposed of the question of out fits, let me offer one other bit of advice. Do not start out with the sole intention of reaching the Klondike. It is well enough to descend the Yukon and stop here for a few days or weeks, if you wish, 'but understand, the Klondike and all its trib utaries are staked from its source to its mouth, and there is no room for newcom ers except those prepared to purchase the mines. Your plan of op-- '.an must be along the prospecting 1 to. New streams may de velop the wealth of the Klondike. There are hundreds of streams, both rivers and creeks in Alaska and the British north western territory. , Americans can well afford to prospect in Alaska, where .immense quantities of gold exist and where mining regulations are much more favorable than in the Can adian territory. Since Canadians adopted the plan of allowing only one hundred feet to a placer claim, instead of five hundred feet, as formerly, and have de termined to rob the claim owners of 20 per cent of their gross profits, under the plea of exocaing royalty, many Americans mining here have become disgusted and have determined to try their luck in Uncle Sam's territory. CA.STOTTIA. Ths ho- ,4 . REDUCED PRICES. Benner’s Barbershop Makes a Big Cut— Baths Free. From this date prices at Benner’s bar ber shop will be as follows: Shampoo 15c Sea Foam Shampoo 15c Hair Cut , 15c Shave 15c Baths free to all regular customers. All white barbers and none but the best employed. Benner's Barber Shop. Jan. 22. 1898. KILLED IN CONGRESS. Washington, Jan. 26.—Statehood legis lation at this session was killed today by the house committee on territories, reject ing Arizona. New Mexico and Oklahoma bills by a vote of 8 to 3. Telephone. No. 343. The Bradstreet Com pan . Ne 47. Mi’’-xr. S. T.. carpet.ter CHIEF Mffi GOODJOWIIIG. Their Anuual Report to Coun cil Were Read and Dis cussed Last Night. CRIME ON DECREASE, As is Shown By Police Record Much Saved By the Fire Department- The reports made to city council last night by Chief of Police Boifeuillet and Chief of Fire Department L. M. Jones are most gratifying. Chief of Police Boifeuillet’s report show ed that the department had lived within its budget of $40,780 and has $479.35 to its credit. Os this amount $4,814.04 was ex pended for things that were not provided in the appropriation of the department. The total amount collected from fines im posed by the recorder was $4,980.44. Attention is called to the large beats that are patrolled by some of the men, and shows the necessity of extra men. Fifty miles of street, fifty miles of alleys are patrolled by the force. The report shows that crime is on the decrease. The number of barrooms has decreased from 100 to 56 since 1895. Fol lowing is the number of arrests made as to sex and color: White males, 1,102. White females 19. Colored males 1,917. Colored females 5,550. The report then cites the causes for ar rests. CHIEF JONES’ REPORT. One hundred and six alarms were res ponded to by the department during 1897. The valuation of property endangered was as follows: Buildings, $472,700. Contents, $173,000. Insurance on buildings, $428,600. Insurance oh contents, $158,000. Insurance paid on buildings, $14,095. Insurance paid on contents, $110,484. This does not include the fire at Central railroad shops, .as the officials would not give any information as to amount of property endangered or amount of loss. Repairs 'wore recommended for the building occupied by the hook and ladder company. Recommended that the fire hydrants be oiled and repaired. DEUGHTFTFUL John and Marion Manola Give Two Performances of Friend Fritz Today. •Marion .Manola and John Mason will again be seen tonight in that delightful pastoral play, “Friend Fritz.” At no time since John Mason and Marion Manola have been joint stars have they ever been in tinier form or better voice than the present season, and their present tour in “Friend Fritz” has been the most prosperous that they have ever enjoyed. Manager Askin, in selecting the company, was fortunate in being able to secure all of the 'members of the original organiza tion, with but one exception. The sceery and costumes for every act are all new this season, and never before was this pic turesque and elightful play so well equip ped as at the present season. Several new songs have been interpolated with all of •the popular gems having been retained. Madame Helena Mojeska, the great Pol ish actress, will be at the Academy of Music Saturday next. The admirers of this Celebrated artist will be delighted to hear that she is now in excellent health, and that her brilliant and varied artistic gifts have never been more in evidence than they are on the tour which she is now making. She will present Herman Sudermann’s master piece, “Magda,” the play which has aroused more interest and comment than any other recent dramatic production, and in which Mojeska, Duse and Bernhardt, the world’s three most distinguished ac tresses, have all made pronounced hits. It is the simple story of life in the hum ble home o's an old German retired officer, whose daughter, Magda, had gone out into the great world when only a young girl, in the face of bitter opposition from her father, and who returns a dozen years af ter, brilliant, accomplished, and with a great reputation as a prima donna, to seek a reeoncilliation and forgiveness from the stern parent. Magda’s career and her views of life are wholly opposed to the narrow conventional principles of her father, but parental affec tion finally triumphs over everything, and the old man’s expiring moment 'is marked by a caress extended to the offending girl. The situations in the play are highly dra matic and realistic, and Mojeska’s portray al of ‘“Magda” is one of the most powerful an dconvincing of all her interpretations. PRIMROSE AND WEST. The attraction at the Academy of Music Thursday will be Primrose & West’s big minstrel organization, new in every detail, both as to songs, jokes, etc., and in gen eral make-up. Os the new people engaged for the season, chief among them will be found the names of Ernest Tenney, Water bury Bros. & Tenney, Quaker City Quar tette. and Manuel Romaine, the sweet voiced tenor. George Wilson is still a feature of the program with his monologue specialty. ANGUSTA’S POSTOFFICE MUDDLE. It Is a Toss-Up Between Smythe and Stal lings for the Plum. Augusta., Ga., Jan. 26.—The local Re publicans are greatly excited over the post office appointment. As long as Jucfeon Lyons was in the race the party organiza tion was behind him, but now that he has withdrawn from the field and called upon them to endorse somebody else, they have split between Smythe and Stallings. From a party standpoint of party ser vice, Stallings ought to have it. He has been a Republican always, in evil and in good report, when it was not popular for a white man to be a Republican and to meet with negroes in their party meetings. Smythe is a store keeper, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and a northern man, but he has never been an active Republican politician. He comes more in the kid-glove lily white depart ment. and consequently is oposed by these who think the prize should go to the man who has fought the party's battles. Last night the local organization met and wrangled until past midnight, but did not endorse anybody. About 3 o’clock in the morning a faction claiming to be the majority indorsed Stallings and telegrams to this effect were sent to Washington. Counter telegrams were sent in the inter est of Smythe, and this afternoon a Smythe delegation left for Washington. Both Stal lings and Smythe confidently counted on the appoint me nt as soon as Lyons with drew his name, and it is a toss-up as to who will win. CASTOKIja.. The he- .. You can talk to 10,000 every day through the columns of The News, MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26 1898, What is Going On in Society. Mrs. Lewis Wood’s pretty home was un usually lovely yesterday afternoon when she gave a reception to her married friends. The drawing rooms were deco rated with palms and smilax and pink roses. Mrs. Wood wore a lovely gown of white mousselaine de soie over silk trim med with American Beauty ribbon, and was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Henry Racharson. of Atlanta, in white organdy, Mrs. Roland Eliis in pale yellow taffeta with trimmings of yellow chiffon, Mrs. M. J. Hatcher in yellow chiffon over silk and Parma violets, Mrs. George Harris in blue and white taffeta silk, Mrs. Jaques in white satin trimmed in rose velvet and rubies, Mrs. Walter Lamar in nile green brocade. Miss Hatcher in cream brocade and carnation velvet. Miss Cobb in pink d’esprit. Miss Wileox in white chiffon and violet ribbon and pearls, Miss Jean Con ner in white organdy and pink ribbons, Miss Green, of Washington, in white or gandy and lace over pink satin, Miss Mangham in white satin. Miss Carnes in white organdy with gold belt studded with jewels, Miss May Kennedy in white or gandy and blue ribbon and violets, Miss Wise in yellow organdy, Miss Chestney in white organdy and jewelled belt. Miss Martha Johnston in blue satin and pink primroses, and Miss Emily Williamson in pink organdy over silk. This morning at 11 o’clock at Mulberry Street Methodist church, Miss Mary Odes sa Roush was married to Mr. Robert Lee McKinney, Rev. Alonzo Monk officiating. The church was beautifully decorated with palms, and the wedding party entered the church to the strains of -the wedding inarch, played by the skilled fingers of Professor Gutteuberger. Miss Roush, look ing very lovely in an elegant traveling gown of dark blue cloth and carrying a superb bouquet of bride roses, entered with her maid of honor, Miss Mary Roush, who was charmingly pretty in a street dress of myrtle green cloth trimmed with purple velvet. Her flowers were La France roses. Mr. McKenney entered from the vestry room with his best man, Mr. Thomas W. Loyless, and joined the .bride at the altar. The ceremony was impressively performed by Dr. Monk, and Mr. and Mrs. M.K.nn.y left immediately for various points of in terest in Florida and a visit to Nassau.’ The bride is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roush, and is pos sessed of many rare charms of person and of character that have made 'her beloved by a large circle of friends. Mr. McKen ney counts h'is friends by his acquaint ances, and is greatly admired by all who know him both socially and in a business way. Mr. John Roush and 'Mr. William Roush were ushers. Many elegant 'presents were received by the couple, attesting the high esteem in which they are held, and the congratulations and good wishes of a host of friends followed Mr. and Mrs. McKen ney on their bridal trip. On their return they will be at home to their friends at 479 Grange street. ~ Miss Ethel Jones gave a card party yes terday at which the following girls were present: Lizzie Schofield, Jennie Wilcox, Ernie Cabaniss, Cora Burr, Raymond English, Rosa Davis, Edith Sewell, Fannie Tindall, Ida Willingham, Fannie Harris, Fannie 'Wins’hip, Ethel Redding, Evans Jeter, Nettie Lee Grace, Seppie Snowden. Mar geret Plant, iLeona Ripley, Lena Hender son, Roberta Patterson, Gussie Winn, Lula Hardeman. The first prize, a silver shoe buttoner, was won by Miss Rosalind Davis, and Miss Edith Sewell won the consolation prize, a box of candy. * * * Miss Ida Mangham gives a tea Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the residence of Mrs. McEwen Johnston. • » * Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stetson give a recep tion on February 3d, introducing into so ciety their daughter, Miss Edith Stetson. « » » Mrs. Anderson Rees® and Mrs. McEwen Johnston give a card party at 12 o’clock on next Thursday in honor of Miss Martha Ross .and Miss Ida Holt. Mrs. McEwen Johnston has issued invi tations to dinners on the first and eleventh of February. , » * • Miss Sadie Tarbutton and Miss Mattie Tai button, of Sandersville, are guests of Mrs. Roughton in Vineville. Free Pills. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly ef fective in the cure of constipation and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 25c. per box. Sold by H. J. Lamar & Sens, druggists. AND THEN SHE FAINTED. Girl Advertised for a Husband and a Negro Answered Her. Pensacola, Fla., Jan. 26.—A sensational report 'has been received from River Junc tion, the eastern terminus of the Louis ville and Nashville roda in this state. Some time since a very pretty and styl ish young woman in New York adver tised for a husband. The advertisement was answered by a 'man in Calhoun coun ty, this state, who has negro blood in his veins, but is nearly white. Photographs and letters were exchanged, and it was finally agreed that the young lady should come to River Junction, where the man would meet her and after marriage take her to his heme. Early this week the man went to River Junction to meet the train from New York, upon which the young lady was coming. ■Before leaving home he was so overjoyed that he told his mission. When he reached River Junction he found a committee of citizens awaiting him. They informed him that he must tell the young woman immediately upon her arrival that he had negro blood in his veins. At first he refused, but several drawn revolvers soon brought him to terms. An hour afterward the New York train arrived, and a very stylish young woman alighted. The man knew her at once, and with great hesitation informed her that he was partly a negro. She fainted on hearing the news and later repulsed him, although he earnestly pleaded with her. The young woman seemed to be greatly overcome, but she had money and at once purchased a return ticket to New York. You can talk to 10,000 every day through the columns of The News. CLOSING OUT. Farmers Are Tired of Holding Cetton for Better Prices. The farmers are getting tired of hold ing their cotton for better prices, especial ly as there is no indication at present that they will be better any time soon, and are closing out. The warehousese are being emptied rap idly now, and shipments are exceedingly heavy. In some instances the farmers are forced to close out their crop. Personals of the Day Miss Lucy Hurt, of Atlanta, and Miss Ethel Cane of Alabama, are the guests of Mrs. George Hurt Mr. M. P. Walch, of the Augusta Chroni cle, was a guest in the city yesterday. The half a cent a word column of The News is the cheapest advertising medium Ln Georgia. _ Notes Taken On the Run. Macon now has what she has long been wishing so ladies’ case where couples can go after the theatre for a dainty lunch. The Volunteer is one of the handsomest places of this nature in the state. After the theatre a large number of couples visit this place and are always sure to find something good to eat. The local freight men say that the fer tilizer movement so far shows a marked decrease over last year. The shipments to Southwest Georgia are especially light. The farmers are not buying much yet and the dealers are waiting to see what the demand is going to be. Mrs. Stallings, whose voice is missed so much from the First Baptist Church choir, says that she has not left the choir for good. Will English, a negro boy accused of stealing hides from R. L. Henry, was ar rested last night by special officers Plun kett and Dumas. Dr. Charles Lanier Toole, dentist. Of fice corner Second and Poplar streets. • Judge M. R. Freeman, who has been confined to his room for several days past, is rapidly covalescing and will be able to be out in a few days. Henry Chapman, the negro arrested yes terday as a suspect, is believed to be the negro who burglarized Brunner's drug store Monday night. A large percentage of the receipts to Modjeska will be donated to the Macon Post of T. P. A. The Macon post are mak ing arrangements to go to Savannah in April to attend the state convention. The case of Robinson against the Metro politan Life Insurance Company in the United States court went over this morning until March 21. The company was repre sented in court today by Mr. Alex Smith, of Atlanta. Will Green, a negro, was sentenced to three months in the chaingang for assault and battery by Judge Ross in the city court. Rube Lumas, of Butts county, was bound over by Commissioner Erwin this morning for illicit distilling. The fire department had a call to the corner of Fifth and Hazel streets at 3 o’clock. A negro house was on fire, but was soon extinguished. Dr. W. R. Holmes, dentist, 55G Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try a bottle of Holmes’ Mouth Wash for preserving teeth, purifying the breath, bleeding gums, ul cers, sore mouth, sore throat, etc. For sale by all druggists. An attempt was made to enter the store of Messrs. Henry J. Lamar Monday night. A glass in a window in the rear of the store was broken, but the window kept the thief out. Mr. Charley Brown had three fingers mashed oft' while coupling cars in the Southern railway yards yesterday. A. H. Blanch, the negro held for the murder of Zeke Winn, the Fourth street barber, was placed in jail yesterday. Dr. J. M. Mason, dentist. Office over Beeland’s jewelry store, Triangular Block. Telephone 452. The next rally in the interest of Mercer University will be held at the East Macon Baptist chrch, next Sunday afternooon. Mr. E. Y. Mallary and others will ad dress the meeting. Mr. J. B. Jemison has moved from the Vineville road to the city. He is now liv ing on College street. The meeting of the Macon Bicycle Club, which was to have been held last night was postponed on acount of the smallpox scare and the absence of some of the mem bers. CA.STOHIA.. A Joke on General Lee. Mrs. Cleveland enjoys a joke as much as her husband and has a good memory. One of her first remarks, after she knew that Ruth and Esther had a little broth er, was that the good news should straightway be telegraphed to General Fitz Hugh Lee. That gentleman, who is now our consul general at Havana, was in this country at the time, but his name did not appear among the list of persons who congratulated the ex-presh dent and Mrs. Cleveland upon the birth of their son. The reason was that four years previous General Lee had been royally laughed at all over the country for premature enthusiasm in the matter of such congratulations. The Democrat ic convention of Virginia was in ses sion, and its hundreds of delegates were engrossed in the electioneering contests and the platform discussions which usually absorb the attention of such a gathering. Somebody up in Massachusetts set in motion what is known in the newspaper profession as a “fake dispatch,’’ to the effect that a son had been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland. When this infor mation reached Virginia, General Lee did not stojj to verify it or wait for its publication in any responsible newspa per, but at once demanded the attention of the convention while he read a series of resolutions, which by rising vote were adopted and telegraphed to Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland at Buzzards Bay. He went so far as to designate the putative youngster as “Grover, Jr.,’’ and said many things in the course of an elo quent address which did nej; sound either wise or witty when found to be builded on a fake. General Lee was se verely ridiculed for his indiscretion, and he probably considered it the part of wisdom to refrain from entering the lists upon the'more recent occasion of felic itation. —Chicago Record. Huxley. Professor St. George Mivart, the emi nent English scientist, who is a Roman Catholic, pays this tribute to the late Professor Huxley jn The Nineteenth Century: “Though I attended his lec tures for years, never once did I befit him make use of his position as a teach er to inculcate or even hint at his owij theological views or to depreciate or asr sail w£at might be supposed to be the religion of his hearers. No ope could have behaved more loyally in that re* spect, and a proof that 1 thought so is that I subsequently sent my son to be bis pupil at South Kensington, where his experience confirmed what had pre viously been my own. As to science, 1 learned more from him in two years than I had acquired in any previous dec ade biological study.’’ You Can Alford to Patronize Home Industry When you get the best work and the low est prices by doing so. I ask no concession in my favor. I sim ply offer you the best work for the least money. A comparison is all I ask. W. H. Schatzman Builder and Repairer of Buggies, Wagons, Carriages Everything that can be done by any wheelright or blacksmith. Buggy and carriage painting a specialty. HALF CENT A WOBD. For Rent. HOUSE No. 1223, two-story, nine-room dwelling, water and gas; every con venience; corner Oglethorpe and Tatt nall streets, fronting Tattnall Square, for rent. Apply to M. Daly, 745 Col lege street. Miscellaneous. WANTED—To rent 4 or 5 rooms on first floor, close in. Apply to Home, care News. FOR SALE CHEAP —Lot of circus wagons. Appply Central City Park. FOR SALE—Grocery store, clean stock, finest location in the city. Good reasons for selling. XX. WANTED—Second hand bar fixtures as early as possible. J. C. J., care News. MULES —Just received three carloads of fine Kentucky mules, all grades and sizes. If you are thinking of buying come to see me. w ill give you a bar gain. Also one car of fine Kentucky horses for sale very cheap. George H. Dolvin, corner Poplar and Third streets. HANDSOME rockers, mahogany finish, upholstered with silk, beauties, from $8 to $lO. Call and se them. Jones Furniture Company. TWO young men who are willing to occu py same room can secure desirable board in private family at very rea sonable rate by addressing J., care News. Residence within three blocks of business section. Pleasant locality. sls BUYS a solid oak suit at the Jones’ Furniture Company. COAL, COAL—We take Periodical Tickets. ’Phone 245. Roush Coal Co. W. A. GOODYEAR, carriage, buggy and wagon shop. Horse shoeing, fine paint ing. Repairing of scales a specialty. 453, 455 Poplar street. WILL rent a nice home, nine rooms, beau tiful location, Poplar street. Call for information at Corbett House. MESSLER, the scientific horseshoer, in vites you to call and see him. 1 will save you money and give you good work. If you will bring your horse to me you will never regret it. I do work on scientific principles. Messier, the horseshoer, 653 Fourth street. FOR SALE CHEAP —Lot of circus wagons. Apply to 559 Second street. YOU are not a tenderfoot, of course, out then your horse may have tender feet and need shoes perfectly fitted. Take him to Dolan’s and get the best. 560 Poplar street. WILL rent six rooms furnished first floor, Corbett House, with or without meals. Mrs. R. C. Corbett, Prop. jUoi xvICEIVED —Three carloads of fine mules, all sizes and grades. Hicks & Co.. Waterman’s old stand. LOANS on farms or city property can be made by us cheaper now than ever be fore and more promptly. Security Loan and Abstract Company. DON’T forget that vve are still selling those FOR SALE—Grocery store, clean stock, finest location in the city. Good reasons for selling. XX. ANYBODY can get a crowd for one day, but there must be some reason why Dolan’s shop is always full of horses. It does not come by accident. A solid reason is at the back of It. The cus tomers know all about it, for there you get the best work done at reason able prices. Always prompt attention to customers at A. Dolan’s shop, 560 Poplar street. WANTED—First class chamber maid and cook. Apply to 374 Orange. OUR gen cobbler seat rocker at $2.25 is a peach. Jones Furniture Company. TO GARDENERS—Why do you buy cheap and unreliable seeds when strictly * first class and reliable ones cost no more? For years we have handled exclusively D. Landreth & Son’s relia ble and always fresh gardetl seeds, and at the close of each year It Is our established rule to destrby all seeds left over, and this year we have ob served this rule and guaranteed every seed sold by us as “Landreth’s” and grown by them during the year 1897. We have a complete stock, including corn onion sets, peas, beans and Irish potatoes, and invite your patronage. Lamar, Cheatham & Co. HELLO! 558 Mulberry street. Migrath’s Portrait Copying and Picture Framing House. Do you want a picture en larged or framed first-class but cheap, or a beautiful Klondike diamond, breast or scarf pin, ear or finger ring, stud or cuff button for a Christmas present? If so, remember Migrath’s, opposite Hotel Lanier, 558 Mulberry street. SPECIAL"'NOTICE. .Mabel Lodge No. 255, F. and A. M., will hold regular communication tomorow evening at 7:30 o’clock. Work in the E. A. 'Degree. 'Members of sister lodges and sojourning brethren are invited to attend. Washington iDessau, W. M. F. A. Coburn, Sec’ty. Academy of Music. SPECIAL. To-day at 2:30, Popular Price Matinee Pianola- -Plason and their Perfect Company in “FRIEND FRITZ” To night, Manola-Mason and their Perfect Company. Qnnnial Dill Performance will □pecia! Dill begin with Mr. and Mrs. Mason’s very suc cessful curtain raiser, “fl matter of money,” To be followed by the entire performance of “Friend Fritz.” Regular prices. Seats now on sale. PULLMAN CAR LINE e)) frfcw-lww wmjs {otrwiut gvi BETWEEN Cincinnati, Indianapolis, or Louisville and Chicago wd THE NORTHWEST. Pullman Buffet Sleepers on night trains. Parlor chairs and dining cars on day trains. The Monon trains make the fastest time between the Southern winter resorts and the summer resorts of the Northwest. W. H. McDOEL, V. P. & G. M. FRANK J. REED, G. P. A., Chicago, HL For further particulars address R. W. GLADING, Gen. Agt. Tbom«»va]«. G*. [the DAHNeSeRG Cd] Still Cleaning up oddsand ends of -j £ stock. Not much more time left q F. in which to secure these rare s’ bargains. Spring goods are on 5 the way and they will have the 1 » precedent shortly over every- H L thing. In the meantime here’s 1 some great values in the follow ing: B'O W 1 AROAINS ’ j H All our 35c. Plack Brocaded Mohair 25c 1 r All our 35c. Black all-Wool Serges 25c r. O r special brand 3Oc. Black Henrietta 25c r All our heavy Brocaded Serges 50c. r quality 35c h Allourßrocad d Armures, 6Oc. quality, sOc j r. All our Brocaded Velours worth 75c 60c 1 Autralian Skirting Cloth, 50c grade 39c 1 r. Extra lustre and weight black Sicilian 50c j r. 5 pieces 36-inch black Diagonal 15c r. 50-inch Camel’- Hair Skirting worth sl, Boc -1 10 pieces 46 inch black Serge, 45c. r grade 37% c J h 54-inch Alm Cloth, $1.50 goods SIOO -j L • ’J r i f Silks at a (treat EmDroidenes q | Sacriflc a find Laces... | f FOR $12.50. Every day brings ns i if- fresh invoices of these J It Black Silk Velour Dress, gO o<ls. We have no liesi- J t all the necessary linings tancy iu sa ying the line J L; coin pl e te, greatest bar- we s how far exceeds any- • j L- g a i u °f the times. thing ever seen in this J k- . . market. ’J % 111 P* eces Ronian Plaids, h ill most elaborate color £ designs and combina- HOW IS THIS ? J turns worth sl, for 6ac. 8. , _ • r i rr . 18 inch Embroidery, 30c fc IK P's«‘S figured Taffeta i. inch Euibroider /.. 3c } r. 1.1 bliss, special designs “ j in figures arid Chenile Between these widths -J f'. Stripes, for petticoats, everything to suit your -J t SI.OO goods, for 65c. purse. Zflh Southern R’yl Schedule in Effect Sunday, Jan. 16 1898. CENTRAL TIME READ~DOWN i I READ UP No. 7 No. 151 No. 9| No. 13 West | No] 14. No 8 No. 16 No. 10 710 pm 4 45pmI 8 30am | 3 05am!Lv ... Macon .. . | 1 05amj 8 10am 110 45am I 710 pm 9 45pm 7 45pmill 10am| 5 20am|Ar.. . Atlanta 110 55pm| 530 am 17 45am | 4 20pm 10 15am | 2 20pm| 5 30am|Lv.. Atlanta.. ..Ar|lo 40pm| 5 00a in: 5 00ani| 110 pm 750 am | 4 45pm| 7 37am|Lv... Rton... Lv| 7 20pm;12 llam;12 llamj 9 23am 1135 am | 5 54pm | 8 33am|Lv... Dal ten.. ..Lv| 7 20pm|12 HamjlS llam| 9 20am 1 OOpmj 7 20am| 9 50am|Ar. Cb.att’nooga Lvi 6 10pn:|10 OOpmflO OOpmj 8 00am | 14 30am| 4 50pm|Ar. Lexip.tton.. ..Lvj 1 055am] i 1 10 40pm j I 7 20amj 7 20pm| Ar. .Cm Jnnatti .Lvi 8 30am| .j | 8 00pm |... | 7 27am| 7 30pm|Ar. .Louisville. .Lv| 7 45am| | | 745 pm | | | 656am|Ar. ...St.Louis. Lv| 9 15pmj | | | | 7 50pm| 9 25am I Ar. .Anniston.. .Lv| 6 45pm' | I 8 10am ........ |.,.,,,..i10 00pm|ll 45amlAr. Birm’bam.. Lv 4 15pm! --’i 6 00am I | 7 40amI 9iopm|Ar.. .Memphis. ..Lvi 6 20amI I I 9 00pm | | 7 10am| 5 4"pm|Ar.. .Kan. City. ..Lv|lo 40am| I I 9 30pm 9 50pm| | 9 50pm| 1 15pm!Ar. Knoxville... Lv|2 25pmj 2 25pm| I 4 05am | N07i6!~N0.~14| Soil th 15| I JO 50am| 1 10am|Lv .. Macon.. .Ar 3 02am| 4 40pm| | ...,, 12 38pm| 2 25amiLv. .Cochran . Lv 145am' 3 19pm| | I |7 50pni| 7 25am|Ar. Brunswick ..Lv|9 10pmi 9 30amI I | | 9 30pm[ 8 40am|Ar. .Jacks’nville. Lvi 7 05pm| 8 15am! | | | | 6 15pm|Ar ..Tampa ....Lv| 7 30am| | | £ No. 7| No. 9|_Na_l3| Fast ~j~No.~14! No? B’| No." 10 1 50pm 12 lOam-ll 25pm|Lv.. .Danville. ..Lv| 6 05am! 6 20pm| 5 50am| I 6 23amjJ2 43pm |Ar. .New York. .Lv 12 15 nt| 4 30pm' | 3 00pm! 8 30pmI |Ar. . .Boston. . .Lv! j 5 OOpml’O 00am! __________ . Nos. 13 and 14, "Cincinnati and Florida Limited,” Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars and through vestibuled coaches between Cincinnati and Jacksonville and Tampa via Chattanooga, Atlanta and Evereett; Pullman sleeping care between St. Louis and Jacksonville via Louisville and Chattanooga; Pullman Palace sleeping cars between Kansas City, Mo., and Jacksonville, Fla., via Birmingham, Atlanta and Everett. Pullman Sleeping Cars between Atlanta and Brunswick. Berths may be reserved to be taken at Macon. Nos. 15 and 16, Express Trains between Atlanta and Brunswick. Nos. 9 and 10, Elegant Free Chair Cars between Atlanta and Macon. Pullman Sleeping Cars between Atlanta and Cincinnati. Connects in union depot, Atlanta, with “Washington and Southwestern Vestibuled Limited,” finest and fastest train to and from the East. Nos. 7 and 8, Fast Mail Trains between Macon and Atlanta, connecting in union depot, Atlanta, with “U. S. Fast Mail” trains to and from the East. No. 8 car ries Pullman Sleeping Car, Chattanooga to Atlanta. F. S. GANNON, V. P. and G. M. W. A. TURK, Gen. Pass Agt., DEVRIES DAVIES, T. A., Macon, Ga. S. H. HARDWICK, Asst. G. P. A., RANDALL CLIFTON, T. P. A., Macon. BURR BROWN. City Ticket Agent, 565 Mulberry Street, Macon. Ga The Callaway Coal Company Phone 334. MIfCHEIX ThoUsE THOMASVILLE, GA. MRS. A. H. HAFE, of Watch Hill House, R. 1., Prop’tress Open from January to April. Miles of bicycle paths; Country Club golf links; Gentlemen’s Driving Associa tion; fine drives, good delivery. To Sportsmen and Others: I have leased the game preserve of my plantations in Thomas county with the Mitchell House, Thomasville, to Mrs. A. R. Hale. The grounds are “posted,” and the hunting privelege being reserved for the guests of the Mitchell House only, all parties wishing to shoot on these lands will please apply to Mrs. A. R. Hale, lessee. T. C. MXTCHELL.