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ESTABLISHED 1884.
DELOME TENDERS
HIS RESIGNATION.
Substance of Cable Sent to
United States Minister at
Madrid Yesterday.
SPAIN HAS ACCEPTED IT.
DeLome Has Turned Over His Pass
ports and is Now a Private
Citizen.
Washington, Feb. 10.— The slate depart
ment gave out for publication this morn
ing the substance of the cablegram sent
yesterday to General Woodford, our min
is ter at Madrid, In reference to the De
laini" letter. The statement is os follows:
There has appeared In public prints a
letter addressed by the Spanish to Mr. Ca
nalejas. This letter, the minister admits,
was written by him. It contains expres
sions concerning the president of the
United States of such character as to end
the minister’s usefulness as a representa
tive of his govt rnnient In this country.
Gen. Woodford was instructed, there
fore, to say at once to the minister of
state that the Immediate recall of Dupuy
De Dome Is expected by the president.
It is stated that up to this time that no
response han been received from the Span
ish government.
Up to 10 o’clock today Senor Dupuy De
borne had not received from his govern
ment an nnnuonceinent of the acceptance
of his resignation, but it is believed that
this will soon be given and that the min
ister's official connection with the gov
ernment. as Spanish representative to the
United States will come to a prompt ter
mination, without tlie necesisty of action
by th. government giving the minister his
passports.
Senor Delome now regards himself as
a private citizen, although, technically,
he is stil Spain’s representative.
Events in connection with the ministers’
letter has been transpiring rapidly within
the last few hours and all attending cir
cumstances develop. <1 today.
On Tuesday night the minister first re
ceived private information that a letter
was In the hands of the Cuban junta and
was about to be made public. His informa
lion was meagre, and not knowing ex
actly what was referred to, and delieving
the story was an exaggeration from Cuban
sources, he characterized the reports as
ridiculous. At no time, however, did in l
deny the authenticity of the letter.
Whi'ii Delome was fully acquainted
with the facts lie cabled the Spanish gov
ernment fully, stating that the letter was
about to lie published, and that, in his
judgment, the effect would be to end his
usefulness as the representative of Spain
at Washington.
This was Tuesday night, before the pub
lication had appeared. In effect 's was the
t •tider cf ills resignation, although touched
in t.:m- usual to diplomacy th r the use
fulness of a m i.i.iter was at an end
1 us continues to bo the ■ tab . up to rhe
present time, the offer of resignUi n bang
g-sure the authorities at Madrid
ACCEPTED.
DeLome’s Resignation Before the Spanish
Cabinet Today.
Madrid, Feb. 10. The meeting of the
Spanish cabinet held today, under the
presidency of the queen regent, Minister
for Foreign affairs. Senor e.uilen, read the
dispatch from Senor Dupoy De Lome, the
Spanish minister at Washington, saying
that the published letter to Sepor Canale
jas was written by him. and that Ms posi
tion, consequently, became untenable, and
begged the government to accept his res
ignation.
The cabinet decided to accept the res
ignation of Senor de Lome. and the min
isters subsequently decided to telegraph
to Senor de Ixrnae accepting his resigna
tion and entrusting the first secretary with
the conduct of the current affairs of the
legation.
NO SUCH LETTER
Received By Canalejas From DeLome Says
His Secretary.
Madrid. Feb. 10 —The news of the De
Lome incident wiaa received too late yes
terday evening to obtain opinions. The
government ascribe its authorship to
Cuban jingoes, the Washington state de
partment announcement that De Lome had
admitted the genuineness of the letter not
being received until early this morning.
Senor Canalejas is out of town, but his
secretary said that he had never received
any such letter from De Lome.
For some time past the authorities have
been taking extra precautions in guard
ing the residence of United States Minis
ter General L. Woodford, which is on the
outskirts of the city.
Sunday the guard was reinforced by
twenty-four men and the Heraldo says
that even this is not considered sufficient.
The additional precautions were adopt
ed. evidently, under the impression that
public order might be disturbed, and a
number of mounted civil guards were
posted in the vicinity, thereupon the
Heraldo asks whence the necessity for
these precautions, since Madrid has offer
ed absolutely not a singk fj’mptom justi
fying such measures.
BOOTH OPENED
The Senate With Prayer This Morning-
Navigation Laws.
Washington, Feb. 10.--General Wm.
Booth, of England. the founder of the Sal
vation Army, officiated as chaplain at the
opening of today’s session of the senate.
'He prayed that this country might move
forward in the march of Christianity so
that it might be an example to all other
nations of the earth,
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker, son-in-law and
daughter of General Booth, were in the
gallery during the prayer.
Frye, of Maine, reported favorably on
the committee on commerce the bill to
amend the laws relating to navigation. He
said that as the proposed hill related only
to Alaskan waters it was necesary that
prompt action should be taken. The bill
pased without a division.
Chandler, of New Hapshire, gave notice
that he would tomorrow call up the Cor
bett case imediately after the morning
business.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
considered.
STARTLING BARGAINS IN SHIRTS.
“Manhattans” sl. Forever sold at $1.50.
. _ Clem Phillips.
NINE CASES.
The Board of Health Gives
Out An Official State
ment.
One more case of smallpox was reported
to the board of health this morning, mak
ing a total of nine in the city.
Wesley Johnson, husband of Anna John
son.was found to have a slight case of va
rioloid. He is not seriously ill. His wife
was the first case of smallpox in the city.
Wesley Johnson left the house before the
board of health guard was put on the
house.
At the regular meeting of the board of
health held last night a resolution was
passed directing that the public be fully
informed of all the facts in relation to the
existence of smallpox in the city.
On January 25th a case of smallpox was
reported at 525 Calhoun street, the patient
being a negro woman named Anna John
son. in the afternoon of the same day
another case , that of Miss Knox, was re
ported at 166 Magnolia street. The board
of health at once placed a guard by day
and night at each of the houses named
and detailed Dr. W. H. Whipple, one of the
city physicians, to look after the patient.
The case on Magnolia stret was cared for
by Dr. M. A. Clark, the family physician,
who had reported the case.
On the 7th of February Dr. Clark report
ed to the board that the sister of Miss
Knox had taken the disease. Today Dr.
Whipple reported that five more cases
were at 526 Calhoun street, all negroes and
all confined in the house with Anna John
son, the first patient.
This, with the case which developed this
morning, makes a total of eight cases re
ported, two convalescent and the other
under treatment.
It. should be further stated that the
board has a guard at both houses where
the caes exist and none but the physicians
are allowed to enter or leave. The board
will take every posible precaution against
the spread of the disease, and as an evi
dence of one of heir efforts, the five new
cases on Calhoun street are patients con
fined in the house under guard.
To further their precautionary methods
the board resolved tonight to ask Mayor
Price to build a pest house that further
cases may be taken out of the city .
cjlleTOrder
The Convention to Promote
Georgia Industries Opened
This Morning.
81 GOVERNOR ATKINSON.
Its Object Is to Encourage Home
Industries and Further In Every
Way the Interprises of the
State.
Atlanta, Feb. 10 —The Commercial con
vention, composed of leading Georgians
from all over the Empire State was called
to order in the House of Representatives
of the state oapitol today by Governor At
kinson.
The motive of the convention is the en
couragement of manufacturing industries
in Georgia and to recommend home indus
try.
On opening the session today Governor
Atkinson made a briliant speech defend
ing home industry and asked the people
of this state to use all their power and in
fluence to build up and foster manufactur
ing industries. He said that agriculture in
Georgia was valueless as compared to
manufacturing.
KILLED FIVE
And Several Fatally Injured
In a Head End Collision.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 10 —A disastrous
head-end collision occurred on the Louis
ville and Nashville railroad today near
Kirkland, seventy miles south of here
killing outright Will User, the engineer,
on section 2 of No. 11 and his fireman, Ed
Davis and three white tramps.
Henry Davidson, the engineer of No. 74,
a fast freight northbound, was seriously
hurt and his fireman. Will Lee, was also
bodly injured.
'Charles Harrison, the front brakeman
on No. 74 had both legs cut off. and
Hughes, on section 2of No. 11, was hurt.
Both will die.
The cause of the accident was the fail
ure of Davis to wait at Kirkland and meet
No. 11. The cars and engines was de
molished.
CARTER TRIAL.
Morning Session Taken Up With Heavy
Evidence Regarding Speifications.
Savannah. Feb. 10.—The prosecution in
the trial by court martial of Capt. O. M.
Carter took up all the morning today in
hearing evidence in connection with spec
ifications 8, 9 and 10 of the charge second,
of making false and fraudulent claims
against the government in favor of the At
lantic Contracting Co. In 1895 Capt. Car
ter was given authority to have certain
work done in the garden training wall in
Savannah harbor. It is alleged that he ex
ceeded his authority and paid for the work
unauthorized, charging it up to repairs to
training walls. A large amount of docu
mentary evidence was introduced in con
nection to this information. Judge Advo
cate Barr took possession of a large num
ber of private memorandums of the ac
cused against his will, and introduced them
in evidence. They were not of startling
character.
TEMPERANCE ADDRESS
Delivered at Mulberry Street Methodist
Church Last Night.
Mr. W. T. Bundick, the famous temper
ance of Virginia, spoke last night at Mul
berry Street church to a large and attent
ive congregation, who were greatly’ de
lighted with his utterances. He is fluent
in speech, magnetic in manner and won the
attention and interest of his hearers.
While he speaks the truth plainly and
boldly, he speaks in the spirit of love —
not dealing with denunciations nor ex
citing antagonism. Such utterances as
his cannot fail to do good wherever they
are heard.
He speaks tonight at the East Macon
Baptist church.
His last address in the city will be de
lieverd tomorrow night at the First Bap
tist church, the subject being Belshazzer’s
Feast. As this is the last appearance of
Mr. Bundick in the city, it will be well
for all to hear him. He is considered by
many to be the ablest and most eloquent
temperance lecturer now on the platform.
NEVER. NG NEVER
Did we come so near giving away neck
wear. You should see Phillips.
THE MACON NEWS.
HOLOCAUST
AT PITTSBURG.
The Greatest Loss of Life and
Property Ever Known in
History of the Town.
FULL LIST OF KILLED
And Injured is Apalling—The Prop
erty Loss Was Very Heavy
Indeed.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 10.—The loss of life
and property by the fire at 138th and Poke
streets last night was the greatest in the
history of the city.
At least seventeen people were killed
and a score or more injured, and property
valued at one and a half million dollars
was destroyed.
The list of the dead, injured and missing
as far as is now known, ds as follows:
Dead:
LIEUT. OF POLICE JOHN A BARRY,
age 30.
John D. Wychetanaf htrautenantlieJgtrt
JOHN D. WYCHE, 35 years old, single.
WM. SCOTT, JR., age 20 years, son of
President Wm. Scott, of the Chatauqua
Lake Ice Company.
STANLEY SEITZ, aged 15 years.
GEORGE LEVELESS, 40 years old, mar
ried.
UNKNOWN, white, aged about 25 years.
MRS. MARY SIPE, aged 50 years.
MRS. SI'PE, mother of Mrs. Mary Sipe,
aged 70 years.
JOHN HANNA, bookkeeper and cashier
of the Chautauqua Lake Ice Company.
JOHN SCOTT, another son of president
Scott.
An unknown fireman.
STANLEY SIPE, aged 16 years.
LIEUT. JOS. JOHiNSO'N, No. 7. Engine
company.
FIREMAN, white, name unknown, aged
about 40 years.
WM. M. WALLENSTEIN, employed in
Rubensamen's Milk Depot.
Two unknown men.
Injured:
ROBERT ROSAMOND, aged 40 years,
lieutenant Engine Company No. 2, right
foot crushed. His leg was amputated be
low the knee at the Homeopathic Hospital.
Also bruised about tihe body.
OWEN K. FELDER, aged 18 years,
compound fra’cture of the right leg.
GEORGE DOUGLASS, 35 years, Bellevue
Union. It is thought that he received in
ternal injuries.
OWEN MULLHAN, married, 30 years of
age, lacerated scalp.
WILLIAM FLEMING, 32 years old, sin
gle, contusion of body and scalp wound.
JOS. HEADLEY, aged 55, bruised about
the body and head.
KIT WILSON, aged 36 years, Paducah,
Ky., received Injuries about the head, not
fatal. +
ROB'ERT DOBSON, 35 years old, badly
injured about the head and body.
CAPTAIN J. A. BROWN, superinten
dent of the bureau of building inspection,
right leg cut and briused.
PETER M'ALON, aged 29, slightly in
jured about the legs.
DAVE STUART, aged 52, badly cut by
falling bricks.
WILLIAM DI9MUKE, aged 35, badly cut
about tihe head and shoulders.
CHARLES WILSON, struck by falling
bricks, seriously hurt.
POLICE OFFICER ROGERS, cut, .bruis
ed and injured internally.
MRS. MARY DISMUKES, aged 32, cut
about the head and arms, and hurt inter
nally.
CHARLES SIMON, aged 20, traveling
salesman, of Cincinnati, badly cut on head
by brick.
GEORGE KING, engineer No. 7 Engine
Company, scalp wound and bruises.
JOHN HUNTER, stoker N. 7 Engine
Company, bruised and both ankles badly
sprained.
The missing are Nathaniel Green, ac
countant iDallmyer building, supposed to
be in the ruins. Thomas Lynch, iceman,
in the employ of the Chautauqua Lake Ice
Company, supposed to be in the ruins.
It is believed that at least ten more
(bodies are in the ruins which are still to
hot to be moved.
The proyerty loss will reach $1,500,000,
and may exceed that amount.
The estimated losses are:
Union Storage Co., $775,000; Hoesvillers
Storage Warehouse and contents, $600,000;
Chautauqua Lake Ice Co., $150,000; small
Pennsylvania avenue houses, $25,000; to
tal, $1,500,000.
The explosion was caused by the burst
ing of large takes filled with amonia, used
in the manufacture of ice.
IW. T. Burt, a prominent insurance man,
places the loss close to $2,000,000, but said
that there is not an insurance company
in either Pittsburg or 'Allegheny that does
not hold policies on the property destroy
ed.
The cause of the fire is not yet discov
ered.
'SATURDAY IS HAT DAY.
“Knox” and all the other spring styles
ready. Phillips.
BIG CONTRACT.
Work of Laying New Water Main to Com
mence.
The work of laying the new water main
from the pumping station through Vine
ville to the city will commence in a short
time.
Bids for doing the work of hauling and
distributing the piping have been called
for and must be in by February 14th
(Monday next).
The piping to be carried will weigh
about 15,000 tons. Each piece of pipe
weighs about 2,000 pounds.
Hence it will be seen that this part of
the work alone means a very considerable
expenditure.
The piping will be here soon and as soon
as it comes work will be pushed forward
with vigor.
The foundations for the new pumping
station Lave been about completed and the
new machinery may arrive at any time.
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.
Os the Assassination of Pres ident Barrios
Received at Washington.
Washington, Feb. 10.—Official confir
mation of the assinatton of President Bar
rios came today to the state depart naent
in the following cable from United Minis
ter Hunter, at Guatemaula city, dated yes
terday: “President Barrios was shot and
instantly killed last night at 8 o’clock
while walking with two military offi
cers near the palace. The assassin, while
attempting to escape, was immediately
killed by the president’s staff. Manuel
Estrada Cabrera, temporarily constitution
al successor, has been peaceably installed.
All quiet.
“KNOX HATS”
And all other spring styles ready Saturday,
day. _ Phillipa.
MACON NEWS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1898.
CANDLER MAKES
HO RETRACTION.
He Admits the Authorship of
the the Letter Published
In the Rome Tribune.
PASSED THROUGH MACON
’This Morning On His Way to Had
dock’s Station and Wires On
Subject to the Journal.
Atlanta, Feb. 10.—Hon. Allen D. Cand
ler wires the Journal from Haddock’s sta
tion this morning that he has no denial to
make as to the authorship for contents of
the letter written by him in which he
denounces the managers of the Atkinson
campaign.
He states that he has nothing to retract
and very briefly takes the responsibility
for the authorship and the effect of the
letter.
The letter has created a tremendous polit
ical sensation here and its effec<. is being
discussed on every side. Among the del
egates to the manufacturers’ convention
who represent every section of the state.
A POLITICAL PLAY.
Publication of Candler’s Letter a Trick
of the Opposition.
The News is in receipt of a copy of yes
terday’s Rome Tribune containing what
purports to be a copy of Colonel Candler’s
letter.
The publication in this morning’s Tele
graph (which paper is evidently working
to array opposition to Candler,) makes it
appear that the alleged letter was receiv
ed in 'Rome and was first made public
through the Tribune.
The fact is, the entire story was sent
outfrom Atlanta and appeared in the Rome
Tribune as an Atlanta special. The fact
that the editor of the Rome Tribune be
longs to the Atkinson ring, makes it ap
pear that the whole thing is a political
play on the part of thu Atkinson mana
gers, and it is now evident that the same
sort of methods are to be employed in the
present gubernatorial race as disgraced
the contest of four years ago.
It is considered very likely that the
Tribune’s publication, instead of being
called forth by the reception of such a let
ter in Rome, emanated directly from the
Atkinson headquarters in Atlanta, or else
was prepared in the Tribune office on in
formation received from that source.
ALLEN CANDLER
Passed Through Macon This Morning Ou
His Way to Haddock’s Station.
Hon. Allen D. Candler, secretary of state
and candidate for the governorship of
Georgia, passed through Macon this morn
ing on his way to Haddocks Station, where
he went to visit some relatives.
Mr. Candler passed through without any
one being aware of his presence in the
city. He came in on the Southern train
reaching Macon at 8:15 o’clock and left on
the Macon and Northern at 9 o’clock for
Haddocks.
It was not possible to get an expression
from him on the subject of the letter al
leged to have been written by him and
published in the Rome Tribune yesterday
morning.
“ MISS JERRY.”
“A Play On a White Sheet”
On Saturday at the
Academy.
On Saturday afternoon and night a great
treat is in store for the patrons of the
lyceum and the public generally.
The performance will be by Alexander
Block's 250 stereopticon pictures telling
the love story of “Miss Jerry,’ and illus
trated with photographic pictures of Real
scenes and Real people.
Alexander Black’s popular invention has
been called “A play on a white sheet,”
‘A love story in pictures,” etc. The in
ventor has called it a “Picture Play” or
‘Picture Story.” Whatever it may be
called, “Miss Jerry” has proved an in
vincible combination —'Story and pictures.
The story is fiction; the pictures are from
real people, and the scenes are real.
The features of the performance will
be:
Actual Out-'Door Scenes—Broadway,
City Hall Park, Cherry Hill, Madison
Square, Fifth Avenue Hotel, Washington
Square, Old Fifth Avenue and Central
Park.
Miss Jerry Interviews Chauncey M. De
pew—The heroine, representing the Daily
Dynamo, interviews the President of the
New York Central. Mr. Depew posed for
the pictures of this scene in his private
office at the Grand Central Station.
Miss Jerry and Sergeant Dunn —New
York’s official weather prophet is seen
talking to Miss Jerry on the roof of the
Equitable Building; Trinity Church, New
York Bay and “Liberty” mi sight. These
like tne former, are from actual photo
graphs.
Miss Jerry on the Brooklyn Bridge—
Supt. Martin, Chief Engineer of the great
bridge, talks to Miss Jerry near the
Brooklyn tower. Two striking pictures.
Miss Jerry and Juno —The keeper of the
Central Fark Zoo introduces Miss Jerry to
the famous elephant Juno, half a century
old, who is seen eating from the girl’s
hand.
The Dream of Fair Women.—The hero's
dream introduces a series of charming
portrait pictures to which the running
comments of the story are interestingly
fitted.
OFFICERS ELECTED
At the L. A. W. Association This’Morning
in St. Louis.
St. Louis, Feb. 10.—At the L. A. W.
meeting here today the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term.
First vice president, Thomas J. Keenan,
of Pennsylvania.
Second vice president, E. N. Hines,
Mich.
Treasurer, James C. Tattersail, of New
Jersey.
The count for president is still going on.
“KNOX HATS”
And all other spring styles ready Saturday.
'Phillips.
WILL NOT TALK
But the Attorneys In the
Case Have Something Up
Their Sleeve.
There sems to be something in the wind
in connection with the bill of S. S. Dun
lap and others against the Southern Rail
way.
The Constitution this morning says:
“A report became current yesterday that
another effort is to be made to wrest the
Atlanta and Florida and the Georgia Mid
land railroad as from the Southern Rail
way.
According to the report t new bill for a
receiver for these properties was being
prepared by Dessau. Bartlett & Ellis, of
Macon. Mr. Dessau was here yesterday
and being asked by a representative of the
Constitution if the report was correct, he
replied:
“I decline to say anything obut it.”
He was then asked if he would deny the
report if it were untrue, and he answer
ed:
“1 decline to show my hand. I don’t
think the public is interested in it, any
way.” *
“That may be true, but your petition
for a receiver in the original case stated
that the proceeding was in the public in
terest,” the newspaper man remarked.
“Mr. Dessau would neither admit nor
deny the correctness of the report.’
A News reporter this morning saw Mr.
Brunson, of the firm of Bacon, Miller &
Brunson. He would neither deny nor af
firm the rumor that some new move or
amendment is under consideration.
“So far as the Atlanta and Florida and
the Georgia Midland are concerned, he
said, those roads are already in this bill.
“Have you any other amendment to
file?”
“Not just now.”
“Have you one under consideration?”
But Mr. Brunson just then heard some
one caling him and bolted without ever
excusing himself and the reporter didn’t
blame him.
At any rate counsel in this bill have
something up their sleeve and that the
matter is not active in the courts does not
moan that they are idle in this collection
of evidence.
EDWARDSTALKS.
He Has Something to Say
On the Subject of the
Postoffice.
MW! HAS PROMISED
Four Timas to Give the Office to
Edwards and Locke Says Be
cafise thSy Went Four Times
He Got Mad.
Deveaux’s appointment brings it “up to
Macon.” Everything else that amounts to
anything is out of the way and the ques
tion is what is the president going to do?
According to the two factions in the
postoffice fight he has only two courses
open to him.
Either appoint Corbett and be false to
his friend, Major Hanson to whom he has
pledged his word that he would appoint
Harry Edwards.
Or appoint Harry Stillwell Edwards and
by so doing throw down the gauntlet to the
organized Republicans of the state and
tell them to go too.
Verily the president is in a horrible pre
dicament, and if he extricates himself
without making someone very, very mad,
he will be doing very, very clever work.
Mr. Edwards, speaking of the situation
said:
“I of course do not feel any uneasiness
about the matter. President McKinley has
promised to give me the postoffice and he
has done this not once, but four different
times. Once would have been enough.
“I cannot see how President 'McKinley
can afford to go back on his word. No, of
course I have no reason to think other
wise than that I will be appointed when
the time comes.”
To which Colonel Locke in b&half of
Mr. Corbett, who is in Washington, work
ing his way, makes reply on being told of
Mr. Edwards' apparent confidence.
“Wh}’ did the president make the prom
ise four times. Once would have been
enough. They must have been mighty
anxious to go back at him the second time
and probably thought that he might forgot
his first promise. When they went the
third time they evidently doubted Mr. Mc-
Kinley’s ability to keep his w’ord and be
cause they went the fourth time he prob
ably got mad and decided to appoint Mr.
Corbett postmaster at Macon.”
AUGUSTASbUTHERN
A New Road In Which Ma
con Men Are Inter
ested.
The Augusta Southwestern railroad has
been chartered with the following incor
porators :
James M. Jackson, C. W. Jackson, and
F. W. Seafield, of Richmond county; H.
B. Massey and J. A. McCrary, of Wash
ington county; James T. Wright, of Bibb
county; J. Pope Brown, P. H. Lovejoy, E.
J. Henry and S. W. Way. of Pulaski coun
ty; Lee B. Jones and Joseph B. Bivens, of
Dooly county; L. Q. Stubbs and William
Pritchett, of Laurens county.
It runs from Tennille to Cordele, about
100 miles, and passes through Washington,
Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox and Dooly coun
ties. It seems to be an extension of the
Augusta Southern railroad.
The capital stock is $1,000,000, of which
$400,000 Is non-cumulative preferred stock.
Mr. James T. Wright, one of the incor
porators, is the general manager of the
Macon and Dublin railroad. The proposed
line will cross the Macon and Dublin
somewhere about Cool Springs.
Mrs. K. Gritzner.
Ladies who are troubled with corns,
bunions and ingrowing nails—and there
are many of that sort—are advised to call
on Mrs. R. Gritzner, surgeon chiropodist
and pedicure, who understands her busi
ness beyond question, having followed
same for ten years. Her operations are not
onlv painless, but she bandies one’s feet
so gently that it is a pleasure and a com
fort to be treated by her. While we think
that our practitioners should qualify
themselves to doctor the as well as
other portions of he body, but as long as
they do not, the suffering are obliged to
patronize those who make foot diseases a
specialty. Ladies can be treated at their
homes. Charges very reasonable in all
cases. Call or address, Mrs. R. Gritzner,
718 Cherry street.
PRESIDENTS
FULL REPORT
On the Condition of the
Southwestern Railway
Was Read at
MEETING THIS MORNING
Same Board of Directors and Of
ficers Elected—Twenty Thous
and Shares of Stock.
The stockholders of the Southwestern
Railway met this morning in annual ses
sion and elected the following board of
directors:
B. A. Denmark, J. F. Minis, Savannah;
J. M. Johnston, W. R. Cox, R. H. Brown,
Macon; T. B. Gresham, Baltimore; R. T.
Wilson, New York; W. G. Raoul, Atlanta.
The number of shares represented in
person a.,1 : y proxy was 27,721.
President Denmark’s annual report is
as follows:
Office Southwestern Railroad Co.
Macon, Ga., February 10, 1898.
To the Stockholders of the Southwestern
Railroad Company:---Our report this year
is necesarily brief.
M e beg to refer to the accompanying re
port of the treasurer, which shows all the
items of receipts and disbursements during
the past year. The account has been ex
amined and reported correct by a commit
tee from your board.
In our last report we referred to the fact
that at that time we had failed to agree
and settle with one of the attorneys (Sen
ator Bacoon,) his fee for services to the
company in the litigation growing out of
the receivership of the Central Railroad
and Banking Company of Georgia. We
are happy to report now, however, that
that claim has recently been settled to rhe
satisfaction of both parties and upon sub
stantially the same terms that your board
offered. The details are shown in the
the treasure’’s account.
out last teported we state! that we
ihad purchased and then held ninety-five
State of Georgia 4% bonds of SI,OOO each.
In settling the claim of Senator Bacon
above referred to we disposed of eighteen
of said bonds, and since our last report
we have purchased three additional bonds
so that we now have on hand SBO,OOO in
State of Georgia bonds at a cost to
your company of $91,541.44, or at about
$114.42% per SIOO. These bonds are all
non-couipon and registered in the name of
your company, and the interest thereon is
payable January and July of each year to
company. These bonds are carried on
your books as an investment account. It
is the policy of your present board to in
crease this fund from year to year by in
vesting the income. We believe it to be
not only prudent, but of the highest im
portance that your company should have
a sinking fund. The reasons for this were
stated in our last report and were obvious.
During the past year we have been over
and inspected all your road except the
branches from Fort Valley to Perry. Cuth
bert to Fort Gains, and Albany to Colum
ibia. (From the inspection we were able
to give (we are not an expert.) we can see
no reason to complain against your lessee
as to the manner in which it has kept up
and cared for your property. From the
lessee’s report under date of June 30, 1897,
we find that 327 miles out of your main
line of 332.61 miles are laid with steel
rails as folows:
29.36 miles with 65 pound steel rails.
102.18 miles with 63 pound steel rails.
195.46 miles with 56 pound steel rails.
Leaving only 5.61 miles laid with iron
rails. fWe understand that these last few
miles, which now have iron upon them,
are being taken up as occasion requires.
All of tihe old stringers, so we are inform
ed by the vice president of the ‘Central of
Georgia Railway Company, have been
done away with. In adition to your main
line there, there are 51.72 miles of side
track, that is one mile of side track for
about every six and a half miles of main
line. These sidetracks are laid with rails
of various sizes, and, we understand, are
mostly steel rails. The officials of the
Central of Georgia Railway Company
claim that the physical condition of the
Southwestern railroad is better now than
it ever has been during its history. We
have no reason to doubt this statement.
We regret very much that our lessee,
the Central of Georgia Railway Company,
keeps no separate earnings of the South
western railroad. We have endeavored to
get from them an approximate statement
of the separate earnings of the Southwes
tern Railroad, but they tell us it would be
a difficult matter for them to even ap
proximate it. They say, however, that the
earnings of the Southwestern Railroad
have been satisfactory to the Central of
Georgia Railway Company, and from this
we take it that our company has earned
for its lessee a suff.icinet sum to pay all of
its operating expenses, including its im
provements, and enough or more to dis
charge the dividend of 5 per cent per an
num upon its capital stock.
Respectfully submitted,
B. A. Denmark, President.
Immediately after the stockholders’
meeting adjourned the board of directors
met and re-elected the old officers as fol
low:
President, B. A. Denmark, of Savannah.
Vice President, iW. G. Raoul, Atlanta.
Secretary and Treasurer, John M. Walk
er, Macon.
The attendance at the meeting, as usual
was not large, most of the stock being
represented by proxy as is customary at
all times and especially on occasions when
nothing of vefy great importance is to be
transacted and the proceedings are purely
formal as was the case this morning.
A goodly number of the stockholders,
however, took advantage of this free pas
sage granted by the railroads to the stock
holders an old custom again honored in
the observance today.
The affairs of the Southwestern are in
better shape than ever and the stock is
now quoted at 94, a good price consider
ing the depreciation of the stock some
short time ago.
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