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GEO. A SMITH, Gen. Man.
Il Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon, <»»., 4«l Third Street.
ESTABLISHED 1884.
RESPECTFULLY
DECLINED,
Spanish Authorities Asked to
Be Allowed to Assist
In Investigation
OF MAINE B’l DIVERS
But the "President Does Not See Any
Reason Why Thty Should
Interfere.
EXCITEMENT SUBSIDING.
Overworked Officials in the Department Had
a Breathing Spell Today For
the First Time.
Washington, Feb. 19.—Secretary I-ong
mid Assistant Secretory Day, of the state
department, had an Interview with the
president this morning which Lr ted nearly
an hour.
Day read a cablegram from Consul Gen
eral Lee at Havana transmitting the rc
qm st of the Spanish authorities in Cuba
-that the Spanish official.-; be pcrni'rttcd to
join with our own people in making tn
inv< Ktigat tun into th. cause of the disas
ter to the Maine.
The matter was discussed at consider
able li ngtli, and a conclusion was reached.
General Lee w ill bi notified dial while
thin government is willing io artord the
Spaiii.- li aul hori-tiis all rea. unable faeiliti.
for conducting an investigation, yet, it Is
thought best, that the fir: t inquiry shall
lie made by our own commissione:s.
The requeet of the Spanish authorities,
therefore, will be respectfully declined.
The request of the Spanish government
for permission io examine the wri ck of
the Ma.nr i < ached the state d- pai '.aien t
last night through the following aits. age
from Consul General Lee:
“Havana, Feb. 18.
"Assistant Secretary Day, Washington:
"Slgsbee begins tomorow with the divers
sent him from the United States to re
cover the bodies still left in the wreck
of the Maine, ns well as the personal ef
fects of the officers and men, and what
ever else can be obtained tii.it way.
“After that is completed -tlie Spanish
gevernmi nt would like to unite with ours
in having the bottom of the ship and the
harbor in lite vicinity jointly examined.
(Signed) “Lee.”
The folowing is the answer sent:
“Washington, Feb. 19.
“Consul General Lee, Havana:
“The government of the United States
has already begun tile invt ;■ t is-,tt i.m as to
the cause'- of tlie disvister t.» the Maine,
through the officers of the navy specially
appointed for that purpose, which will pro
ceed Indefinitely.
“This government will a fiord every fa
cility it can t.» the Spanish authorities in
whatever in ve. Ii e~i t ion liny may .••<-.■ lit to
make upon their part.
(Signed) “Day. Ass’t Secretory.”
Apparently the difficulty attending the
sending down of divers t,i the Maine was
relieved if not entirely removed.
The stati mtn-t made today by Sinar Du
bose. charge daffnirs of the Spanish le
gation. t hat a complete and harmonious
understanding between Cap!. Sigsbcc and
the authorities a.t Havana has been
reached on the matter of divers, and ih.it
the Spanish authorities viewed the Maine
as extra territorial, that is a part of the
sovereign -territory of the United States,
■the same ns the United States legation
situated in foreign territory.
With the Maine holding its rtatus as
extra territorial, all doubts as to the work
on the wreck are removed. Dubose seek
assured, however, that Capt. Slgsbee will
extend equal facilities to the Spanish
divers, so that the inspections may proceed
toget her.
As to what divers Capt. Sigsbec will em
ploy. the feeling among Spanish officials
here is that this will be wholly a matter
of discretion with Capt. Sigsbee, as the
one in charge of the piece of property,
having attributes on American soil, but at
the same time the feeling expressed that
this dicretiori will h ad to the choice of the
authorize.! divers of the navy department,
rather than those representing the news
papers.
If the result of the official inquiry
should develop the fact beyond peradven
ture that the ship’s magazine exploded
from fire or other cause within her hull,
it is believed a sentiment in congress will
be created against the expenditure of
millions in the construction of warships
that may blow up at any time.
It seems likely that a congressional in
vestigation will follow the report from the
board of inquiry, attributing the loss of
the Maine to the explosion of her maga
zine.
No resolution for this purpose has yet
been introduced in the lower house, how
ever. A prominent member of the house
naval committee said that he was abso
lutely amazed when he heard that the
Maine’s coal bunkers abutted the maga
zine with only a thin partition between.
COURT OF INQUIRY.
Telegram From Siccard Tells of Movement
at Key West.
Washington. Feb. 19.—The excitement of
'the last few days has mostly disappeared
at the navy department and this morning
the overworked officials, particualrly the
officers of the navigation bureau, who have
been ‘working night and day almost since
the Maine disaster to meet the inquiries of
anxious relatives of the victims, while
keeping up the current work of the office,
were able to turn their attention to less
pressing matters.
The first dispatch that came to hand
relative to the disaster was one from Ad
miral Sicard. dated Key West, last night,
speaking of the court of inquiry.
The Message is as follows:
Secretary of the ’Navy:—
The Baohe sailed from Key West for
Havana with divers and stores for the
Maine. The lowa comes to Key W- st on
the 19th, and the Sampson court of inquiry
on the Maine assembles on the arrival
here of the Marie.
The Massachusetts and the Indiana are
at Tortugas.
“The fifteen officers and forty-seven men
from the Maine have been distributed at
the Key West marine hospital and the
army barracks. More are due here ou the
19th by the -Mangrove. I shall hold all at.
Key West, pending the court of inquiry.
No one of the twenty-one apprentices that
we took from New York city for the
Maine was located on board the Maine at
•the time of the explosion, as no opportu
nity had offered to transit. them from the
Texas, where they still remain,' ’
VISCAYA
Has Not Yet Come to Permanent Anchor in
the Harbor.
New York, Fob. 19.—A dispatch from
Sandy Hook this morning says the Span
ish cruiser which arrived off the Hook
last evening cannot be seen from the shore
on ac< ount of the prevailing fog.
There is a light breeze from the north-
At 9:30 this morning the Viscaya still
lay a: anchor. The fog showed no signs of
lifting.
The police boat patrol left early and
went out to the vessel. Lieutenatn Aaron
Wood will take Lieutenant Dougherty’s
place in extending official courtesies to the
Viscava when she comes to a permanent
anchorage.
JAMES YOUNG
Will Close His Benefit Engagement at the
Academy Tonight,
Mr. Jernes Yeung is playing a benefit
i ngagrrr.ent at the Academy for -the St.
Joseph Cadets, but the Cadets did not take
as much interest in their benefit last night
as they should have done, judging from
the audience that greeted Mr. Young
when he presented David Garrick.
This afternoon the same bill will be re
peated, for a benefit matinee, and tonight
the young actor who essays Shakesperian
roles, and he has succeeded wonderfully,
will present Hamlet.
The role is a supreme test -to the aspir
ing star before almost any audience. When
an aotor proposes to fallow in the footsteps
of the great men who have gone before
him, and whose memory etill remains, or
who are still with us, he must have confi
dence in bis own ability’ and genius, or
he n:tf! have the most supreme impu
dence and self-conceit.
It remains to be seen whether Mr.
Young can ri'< to the occasion. He comes
with some very flattering press notices,
and some of the critics if Rochester. N.
Y., scri to nave found great possibilities
in Mr. Young.
Os course -the play of David Garrick does
:n-t afford opportunity for a “Hamlet,”
..-nil probably the St. Joseph Cadets are
saving their forces to give Mr. Young a big
reception tonight.
THREEMDRE“CASES
Were Reported This Morning,
Two of Them However
Were Not Official.
AT CENTRAL CITY PARK.
The City Will Build the Pest Rouse
Between the Race Track
And the River.
Today at noon two cases of smallpox
were reported to Superintendent Abbott,
of the Public schools by a physician who
had been attending the cases. They were
ti.-o reported to the Board of Health.
The eases are at the residence of Mr. B.
F. Burke, 1709 Third street, being two of
his children. The physician who reported
Hie case said that he though that the chil
dren had been attending the South Ma
con school, and 'that was the reason why
lie reported the case to Superintendent
\bbott.
Superintendent Abbott said that he did
not think tlie children had been attending
the school recently, but if they had it is
mare than probable that the school will .be
shut down for the present.
Another case was reported to the Board
of Health this morning. .A negro named
Warren Edwards, living on Green street
was found to have -the disease and guards
were immediately put around the house.
A committee from council and the Board
of Health met this morning in the mayor’s
office at the city hall to take up the ques
tion of a pest house.
Several locations were ta-kc-n under con
siderations and it was finally’ decided to
build the house a't Central City park, be
low the grand stand in the space between
the track and the river.
Work on the pest bouse commenced to
day. The lumber was hauled and the
building will be completed as quickly as
a large force of hands can da the work.
As scon as this is done the patients who
are unable to pay for guards will be
moved to the park.
The county commissioners have not yet
decided upon a location for their pest
bouse. They are still trying to find a
place and may decide on one this after
noon.
Lula Moore, 27 years of age. died of
smallpox yesterday’ afternoon. This is one
of the negro cases reported on Calhoun
street, originating in the house where the
first case of the woman named Johnson
was reported. Lula Moore was, the at
tending physician says, of a delicate con
stitution. and was unable 'to stand the
weakening effect of the disease.
The case so far reported in the city’
make the total come up lo thirteen, which
with the two children reported on Third
street, whose cases had not been reported
to the Board of Health up to 2:30, brings
the total up to fifteen.
STUART ROBSON.
In the Juckiins at the Academy "of Music
Next Week.
One o' the early important events of the
season will be the production of “The
Juckiins,” by Stuart Robson, the well
known comedian. This is a liberal drama
tization of Opie Head’s most successful
novel. “The Juckiins,” by Augustus
Thomas, is a pretty love story, vividly
realistic, occasionally running close to the
tragic. The principal character in the
dramatization is that if Lem Jueklin. a
charming specimen of the North Carolina
variety, who has a delightful propensity
to cock-fighting. This unique and quaint
par: is played by Mr. Robson when he
appears at the Academy next Saturday
night.
BRECKENRIDGE BURIED.
The Young Ensign Laid to Rest in His Ken
tucky Home.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 19. —The body of
the late Ensign J. C. Breckenr’dge, who
was drowned off the torpedo boat Cushing
near Havana, was buried here today.
Owing to the inclement weather a mili
tary oscort was declined, the services be
ing conducted by Rev. Ratcliffe, of Wash
ington, D. C.
JOHN O’NEIL DEAD.
st. Louis. Feb. 19.—Hon. John J. O N.'ll,
ex-member of congress from the old eighth
Missouri district, died here today after a
long illness.
You can talk to 10.000 every day through
the columns of The News.
THE MACON NEWS.
THEY CHASED
THEIR PATIENT
Negro With Smallpox, Run
ning Loose Out Near
Crump’s Park.
PEOPLE ARE INDIGNANT
And Want the County Commission
ers to Take Cognizance of It—
He Was Soon Captured.
The officials at the Ross Home had an
exciting chase after a smallpox patient
this morning.
Yesterday the negro, who has had toe
smallpox in Craft’s alley, in Vineville,
was removed to a teat at the Ross Home,
where he was kept completely isolated and
under guard.
But this morning the eyes of the guard
must have been heavy with sleep, for the
negro escaped from his tent, and headed
away across the country towards Crump’s
Bark.
Some of the other negtoes saw him, and
recognizing him, gave the alarm, and the
utmost excitement prevailed throughout
Vineville.
Mothers called their children in doors tas
a careful old mother hen calls her chicks
when a hawk is circling around.
The county officials were notified /and
they at once went after the man. He was
soon captured, and was brought back to
.he home and to his lent.
It is not known whether the man had
any opportunity to touch any’ one or to
mingle with any of the negroes, or with
any other people while he was out, but a
full investigation is being made, and if he
has talked or touched any one these cases,
too, will be isolated.
The people of Vineville who knew about
the affair are very much stirred up, and
a number of telephone messages were re
ceived by The News from indignant resi
dents who wanted the attention of the
county commissioners drawn, ito what is
evidently a very gross piece of careless
ness.
BIG STORM
Blew Over Nsw Orleans and Did Much
Damage.
New Grit ans, La., Feb. 19 —A severe
storm is raging, and the wind struck New
Orleans today. .
The gale was so heavy that in the city
sheds were knocked down, chimneys top
pled over, trees were uprooted and fences
were laid low.
One man was seriously injured by the
lightning.
The telegraph and telephone wires are
crippled in many quarters.
Forty thousand dollars is a rough esti
mate of the loss, e
BANKRUPTCY BILL
Was Considered By Congress This Morning
Under Special Order.
Washington, Feb. 19.—The house today
considered the bankruptcy bill under an
order for final vote at 4 o’clock, the bill to
be open to amendment today, and debate
limited to five minutes each.
PLACING STUDENTS.
Remarkable Success in This Line By Georgia
and Alabama Business College.
The work of placing students in good po
sitions seems to go steadily on at the
Georgia-Alabama Business College, that
institution having placed quite a numiber
this week.
MOBILE CARNIVAL.
Some Features of the Big Show That Com
mences on Monday.
Mobile, Feb. 19.—This year’s carnival in
Mobile on Monday and Tuesday inext has
many new and popular features and all
the old features greatly improved.
There will be five mystic displays by the
knights of revelry, 'the order of .myths, the
comis cowboys, the Krew of Cyreniaee
and the mardi gras pilgrims. Also a re
ception and parade of Felix 11, a civic and
military parade and an illuminated bicycle
parade.
The cruiser Detroit will turn out its
naval brigade and the officers of the
cruiser ad torpedo boats (Dupont and Por
ter, now here, will participate.
Felix Il's imperial band comes from St.
Louis in a special decorated car via the
Mobile and Ohio railroad. The city will
be illuminated on Monday night and the
fireworks display will take place.
DIXIE OIL CO.
Is Making an Active' Push for Business
Throughout the City.
Mr. W. M. Kendrick, representing the
Dixie Oil Company is in the city visiting
the local agency, which is in charge of
Mr. John Roush.
The Dixie Oil Company is in active com
petition with the Standard and the Con
sumers Oil Companies and has put down
theprice of oil to nearly one-half of the
price at which it has sold in the past.
The company has made arrangements to
put its delivery tank on the streets and
will make an active push for business.
hTe reduction in the price will be a boon
to the consumers.
MRS. MATT DALEY
Died This Morning at Her Home on College
Street.
Mrs» Matthew Daly died at her husband's
home on College street this morning at 10
o’clock of Bright’s disease.
Mrs. Daly was the wife of Mr. Matt
Daly, one of Macon's most prominent cit
izens. who has made Macon his home for
the past twenty or thirty years.
Mrs. Daly has three children, oil of
whom are married. They are Mrs. O’Hara.
M. O'Hara. Mrs. Ed Huthnanee and Mrs.
M. J. Redmond, Jr.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning at St. Joseph’s cemetery.
“SOUTH MACON DOTS.”
Miss Ela Avant has gone to Birming
ham, Ala., on a two week s visit to her
brother and sister, Mr. C. A. Avant and
Mrs. Freda Avant.
Mr. Robert Edwin Lee, grand nephew of
General R. E. Lee, is visiting C. W. Avant
of South Macon.
Mr. Lee, who has reiently reached his
majority, is a large real estate owner in
Birmingham. Ala. He is now prospecting
in South Macon with a view to prospect
ing in South Macon dirt. “Smith.”
MACON NEWS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19 1898.
PREPARING FOR
THELEAGUERS,
Entertainment Committee Will
Begin an Active Can
vass Next Week.
ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE
From the Pulpits by the Pastors To
morrow in All the Metho
dist Churches.
Tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock all of
the Methodist preachers of the city ,wiil
announce from their pulpits that the en
tertainment committee of the annual con
ference of the state Epworth League will
begin their active canvass for homes for
the leaguers who will attend the confer
ence here.
The work of the entertainment commit
tee wiil be exceedingly arduous, as homes
will have to be provided for at least one
thousand delegates, and there will be hun
dreds of visitors. The members of the en
tertainment committee will call on the
Methodist people of the city and ask their
aid in entertaining the league’ while here.
The hospitality that has so long charac
terized Macon will be displayed on this
occasion, and the local leaguers are anx
ious to make the best showing possible.
The entertainment of one thousand
guests means a great deal, and it is no
easy task for’any city. The memhers of the
entertainment committee will make a can
vass from house to house, but to save them
trouble it is requested that all of those
who have decided to take delegates to for
ward them their names at once.
Mr. W. iB. King is chairman of the en
tertainment committee, and those wishing
any information should address him.
The low railroad rates that have been
granted to Macon will assure a large at
tendance to the conference; and it is ex
pected that the number of delegates and
visitors will exceed two thousand. All of
the space in the hotels of the city will 'be
occupied, and it will be necessary to en
tertain many of the visitors as well as the
delegates.
GUARDING COAST.
Orders Have Been Issued to Protect Pacific
Coast Better.
Son Francisco, Feb. 19.—The Call says
it is deffinitely known that the department
at Washington has wired General Shaf
ter to use the utmost vigilenee in guarding
the guns of this lianbor.
The telegram from Washington to Gen
eral Shafter is elaborate and gives in
structions in detail regarding the desired
preparation.
In obedience to the orders the guards at
Fort Point, Lime Point and Porter and dy
namite batteries have been doubled.
The regular force of patrol guards has
been .increased.
MANGROVE ARRIVES
With a Number of the Wounded Seamen of
the Maine.
Key West, Feb. 19.—The light house
steamer, Mangrove, arrived here this
morning from Havana with the following
wounded from the Maine.
Edwin Matson, B. R. Wilber, J. C.
White, Daniel Cronin, John Coffee, J. H.
Bloomer, Alfred Hernis, J. A. Rowe, Chas.
Pitcher, and Wm. McGuire.
Out of the twenty-six in the hospital
five have died, eleven seriously wounded*
remain in Havana.
The Mangrove also brought two life
boats and other effects from the wreck.
SOME PARDONS
Granted by the President This Morning to
Convicts.
Washington. Feb. 19. —The president has
granted pardons in the following eases:
Marion Haldman of Arkansas, convicted
of larceny. The only result of the pardon
is the restoration to citizenchip. Jack
Wilkinson of the eastern district of Texas,
convicted in 1896 of assault with intent to
kill. The papers in the case show that the
prisoner can live only a short time.
This is the basis for the pardon in the
case of Joseph Alfred of the eastern dis
trict of Missouri, who is under sentence
for counterfeiting money.
ANOTHERSIOO.OO
Added to the Hospital Fund
By Mr. Plant This
Morning.
Another SIOO subscription has been added
to the list already published in The News.
This brings the amount now subscribed
up to S9OO, and by tomorrow the fund will
probably have reached SI,OOO. This will
leave only $2,500 to be raised for the pur
pose of paying off the mortgage.
The action of the directors in declining
to take advantage of the offer made by Mr.
Gresham and his sister to build a memorial
to their father until the mortgage on the
old building had been paid off, is approved
by every business man in Macon.
Naturally there is some hesitation
ameng these who cannot contribute large
amounts to come forward while the sub
scriptions are in three fi. *vres, but it may
be put down as a certainty that subscrip
tions will come in rapidly when the lower
stratum is reached.
During the time that the hospital has
been in operation over 600 cases have been
treated there, and a large number of op
erations, both major and minor, have been
performed.
No doubt many lives -ave been saved,
and muc* good has been done.
The list of subscribers as it now stands
is as follows:
J. Dannenberg SSOO
S. R. Jaques 100
J. M. Johnson 100
W. M. Johnson 100 ■
R. H. Plant 100
Piles, ±*iies. files:
Dr. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment win
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 Piles and Itching of
the private parts, and nothing else. Every
box Is warranted. Sold by druggists, or
sent by mall on receipt of price, 50e. and
tl.oo per box.
WILLIAMS M’F'G. CO., Prop’s.,
Cleveland, O.
The half a cent a word column of The
News is the cheapest advertising medium
in Georgia.
WHERE ARE THEY?
Two Yovng Men Leave Macon Without Set
tling Up.
Several wholesale merchants are anxious
to find the whereabouts of the two Gibson
young -uen, who uutil a few days ago ran
a grocery store in Macon. The grocery
was on Cotton avenue, and the young firm
seemed to be doing well, and until -e/ently
paid all obligations promptly.
For the past few weeks they have been
putting their creditors off, and have left
the city.
UNION RALLY,
Epworth Leaguers Held an Interesting Meet
ing in East Macon.
The union rally’ of the Epworth Leagues
of the city was held in East Macon Meth
odist church last night, and was largely’
attended by leaguers of the the city.
Cars were run to suit those who wanted
to attend from this side of the river, and
this assured a large atendance.
The addresses by Rev. W. W. Pinson.
Hon. Walter B. Hill, Mr. J. L. Gerdinc
and Mr. W. B. King were most interesting.
THAT CIRCUS
Will Have a Whole Menagerie on the Day of
the Show.
A meeting 0 fthe arrangement commit
tee of the Elks Social circus will hold a
meeting the early part of next week and
arrange the program for the circus which
takes place on March 12th.
Mr. George Macdonald, who is chairman
of this committee, says that the people of
Macon will be surprised when they ses
what gcod material there is here for a first
class circus. A full menagerie will be ex
hibited. This will be the special property
of the Elks, and handsome cages are being
built for the animals. Mr. R. G. Stone,
general freight and .passenger agent of
the Macon and Birmingham railroad has
charge of the menagerie.
Mr. Macdonald says that the acrobats
will be some of the best that can be pro
cured, and they are under the training of
Mr. Lon
PIANOSrPIANOSI
Not Shop Worn Instruments
Sent From Atlanta
But
ALL NEW ONES
And at Prices That Will Frighten
Competitors—Guttenberger
&. Co’s. Offer.
For the 'next two weeks we will sell a
beautiful new piano in Mahogany or e.bony
case for $l5O cash or $165 instalment plan,
$25 cash and $lO per month until paid for.
These pianos are brand new, and fully
warranted for six years, and are not a lot
of shop-worn instruments shipped to .Ma
con by an Atlanta ttouse, to force a sale
under the plea or going out of business,
but are fresh from the factory. Call at once
and secure a bargain.
F. A. GUTTENBERGER & CO.,
422 Second Street.
DISMISSED.
Mr. Miller Gorden Filed His Report as Re
ceiver of Capital Bank.
Mr. Miller Gordon has been relieved as
receiver for the Capital Bank and Messrs.
Washington Dessau, Isaac Hardeman and
Warren D. Nottingham have been appoint
ed commissioner to wind up the affairs of
the bank.
Mr. Gordon’s report of his transactions
as receiver up to the present time were
filed in the superior court and show that
the depositors will receive 55 per cent more
on their claims.
Since Mr. Gordon has been the receiver
somethiing like $60,000 has been disbursed.
The court allowed Mr. Gordon $1,300 for
his services.
The Capital bank failed in Macon in the
year 1891 and net eight or nine years ago,
as has been stated. Its failure was a conse
quence of the appointment of a receiver
for the Macon* Construction Company
which wrought blue ruin around Macon for
some .time.
The failure of this bank is the only
bank failure that has been recorded in Ma
con at any time through all the financial
panics of the nineties. The bank had trus
ed too heavily to the future of the Macon
Construction Company, and a large amount
of money had been loaned out on their
securities.
Mr. Miller Gordon was appointed receiv
er and from time to time he has made pay
ments to the depositors who when this last
five per cen't has been paid out will re
ceive 35 per cent of their deposits.
There are still some possible collections
to be made.
CORSET FITTING PARLORS.
A New Department at the Empire Store in
Charge of an Expert-
We wish to call special attention to our
corset-fitting parlors. Here ladies will find
all the standard domestic and imported
goods, in charge of an exper fitter, who
will take pleasure in assisting each lady
to select the corset best fitted to her_in
dividual needs.
We carry a full line of the world famous
French imported corsets, among which the
“La Vida” stands pre-eminent for beauty
of shape, durability and general excel
lence.
We have also the P. D. and “Her Maj
esty,” both imported corsets of proven
merit, as well as a very complete assort
ment of domestic goods. ,
Os the latter the new gored R. & G. W.
B. will be found a great improvement over
the corsets previously sent out by the
manufacturers of these goods. Ladies will
find Here a full line of the newest Empire
and Bicycle corsets. All lines are carried
in long and medium and short lengths,
and In various grades to suit all purses.
Your dressmaker will tell you that the
fit of your gown depends upon the proper
fit of the corset worn. No dress can ap
pear to advantage when worn over an ill
fitting corset. We have made it possible
for you to be as perfectly fitted in corsets
as in gloves, and we assure you that when
you have once worn a corset chosen to
suit your figure, and flted by the lady in
charge of our parlors, you will wonder
how you ever put up with the ill-fitting
and ill feeling corsets of the past. Your
figure will be improved, your gowns will
fit you as gowns should fit, and we feel
assured you will thank us for having add
ed what amounts practically to a new de
partment.
We cordially invite the ladies of da
con to inspect our stock of corsets. All
corsets fitted absolutely free of charge.
Burden Smith & Co,
SAM P, JONES
A CANDIDATE.
He Announces That He Will
Enter the Race for Gov
ernor of Georgia.
PLATFORM LATER,
The Famous Evangelist Makes a
Characteristic Announcement
of His Intention.
“WILL NOT BE‘HIND DOG’ ”
He Asks the Public to Await the Announce
ment of His Platform Plans, Rea
sons and Regrets.
Atlanta, Feb. 19. —The Atlanta Journal
today received the following notice from
Rev. Sam P. Jones:
“Cartersville, Ga., Feb. 19.
“I arrived home early this morning from
an extended tour, and after going hurried
ly through my mail, and seeing grea't
pressure on all sides, and consulting ray
self .and wife, I have, upon mature delib
eration, decided ito announce myself as a
candidate for governor of Georgia.
"With assurance that I will .not be the
‘hind dog’ in the race, I ask the. public to
await further announcement of my plat
form and pins, reasons and regrets.
(Signed) "Sam P. Jones.”
NAVAL VETERANS
Offer Their Services to Their Country and
Their Hag.
New York, Feb. 19. —The Monitor Asso
ciation of Naval Veterans of the port of
Brooklynhas adopted a series of resolu
tions on the subject of the Maine disaster
which after expressing sympathy with the
friends and relatives of the victims says:
“Resolved, That the same spirit Whifch
led us to the defense of our country in
1861 to 1866 is still alive in our breasts,
and if any wrong has been done, which
God forbid, but if such is the tact we
hereby offer our services to our beloved
country and its flag.”
TEMPER OF CONGRESS
On the Subject of the Appropriations for
More Warships.
Washington, Feb. 19. —While the disas.-
ter to the Maine has created a temper in
the house in favor of liberal appropria
tions for the navy and while it is undoubt
edly true that the house in its present
frame of mind would not hesitate to vote
for.two new battleships, one to replace the
Maine, this temper is predicated upon the
story that the Maine was blown up be in
ternal agencies .
PRISONERS RELEASED.
Eight Were Given Their Liberty as no True
Bills Were Returned.
The following prisoners were - released
from the county jail yesterday at the in
stance of the solicitor general, who said
■that he did not see sufficient evidence for
the grand jury to find indictments, and
the cases would be nol prossed: Arthur
Jaques, J. O. Wynn, Monroe Perkins,
Mose Hall, Henry Lowe, Albert Logan,
Lewis Bates, A. H. Blanch.
Blanch is the negro accused of the mur
der of Zeke Winn, the Fourth street bar
ber, and the action of the solicitor .general
sustains the decision of the justice court,
which first released him . Col. John R.
Cooper defended Blanch, and said that he
felt sure that no bill would be returned
■against the negro, as there was no direct
evidence against him.
THE POPULAR THING
Is For a Young Man to Attend Georgia and
Alabama Business College.
It’s now the popular thing for a boy to
attend the Georgia-Alabama Business Col
lege and qualify himself for a good (posi
tion, and the recent increase in local pa
tronage is something suprising.
LAST SCENEOF ALL.
Funeral of Mr. Willingham
Attended By An Immense
Number of People.
One of the most largely ats&nded funer
als ever held in Macon was that of Mr.
B. L. Willingham, which took place this
morning from his late residence on Orange
street.
It was impossible for more than a small
per centage of those who attended to be
in the house at the time of the reading of
the service, but all the morning and for
more than an hour before the services
commenced the citizens of Macon and the
friends of the dead man were passing be
fore the bier on which rested all that was
left of one of the best and the truest of
men.
The services of the Ba.ptist church were
read by J. L. White, the pastor of the First
Baptist .church, and the most exquisite
music was rendered by Mrs. Stallings of
the choir of the First Baptist church.
The services were most impressive. A
large number of people followed the re
mains to their last resting place in the
family burying ground in Rose Hill.
The pallbearers were the nine sons of the
deceased. All of them are magnificent
•specimens of manhood, as was their father.
To them, as to the wife and daughters
the sympathy of the whole community goes
out in their hour of bereavement.
The Coming Woman.
Who goes to the club while her husband
tends the baby, as well as the good old
fashioned woman who looks after her
home, will at times get run down in
health. They will be troubled with loss of
appetite, headaches, sleeplessness, fainting
or dizzy spells. The most wonderful rem
edy for these women is Electric Bitters.
Thousands of sufferers from lame back and
weak kidneys rise up and call it blessed.
It is the medicine for women. Female
complaints and nervous troubles of all
kinds are soon relieved by the use of Elec
tric Bitters. Delicate women should keep
this remedy on hand to build up the sys
tem. Only 50c. per bottle. For sale by H.
J. Lamar & Son.
You Can’t
Buy intelligent'y and with entire satisfaction
to yourself until you have seen our selection
of the Latest
SPRING DERBIES.
In all the popular shapes and colors. Our
line of
ALPINES
Are superb, from the cheapest quality to the
best grade. Satisfaction guaranteed.
“’LANDLORDS!
Do you know that we arc the only exclusive rental agents in Ma
con. No other departments. If you are not satisfied with your in
come give us a trial.
A. J. McAfee, Jr., & Co.
357 Third Street.
SOI LISTEN I
And we will talk
Bargains
PAP fftl On 100 P air Miss s P rin S
1 dll IjJi.UU Heel Button, worth
from $1.50 to $2.00.
PPP ICD 200 pairs Ladies’ Don
i <Jli Ipl.UO gola Buttons, c. s. and
tips, worth from $2
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POP RRP iO ° pairs Boy Shoes,
iUQ UuU. worth double.
Gentlemen’s Shoes
For $3.50
Cordovan Congress, Calf Bals,
Cordovan Bals, Calf Congress, Colt
skin Bals
This $3.50 line is the most pow
erful convincer of cut prices that we
have. Elegant and durable.
We sell the Sachs Shoe Co.’s $2
Shoe for Ladies in tan and black,
button and Lace. As good as you
can get elsewhere for $2.50.
E B. HARRIS & CO
the
“Shoe Brokers”
TheHalT ~ ’
Is Not Told.
Prudent buyers come here almost daily.
They know we cannot print half the news—they
know that lots of ‘‘very special goods” come and
go before we can even get a chance to print their
story. Today we show a line of nobby top coats,
bought from a maker who got frightened by the
persistent warm weather and slow business in con
sequence. They come in Kerseys, Meltons and
Coverts.
$7-50, $lO, sl2, sls.
CH EAR MONEY.
per cent, and 7 per cent, oney now
ready for loans on Macon residence and
business property. 8 per cent money for
farm loans. Over $5,000,000 successfully
negotiated In Georgia alone. Loans made
can be paid off at any time. We are bead
quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man.,
356 Second street. Macon, Ga.
PRICE TWO CENTS