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IT WILL CAUSE
GREAT REACTION
Prominent Cuban Thinks that
Explosion on the Maine
Will Seal
OUR FBIEIDSHIP WITH SPAIN
And Consequently He Says’that He
Regrets the Explosion for
a Double Reason.
Cleveland, Feb. 22. '-S< nor A. C. De
Arango, a prominent Cuban and nicmlaer
of the Junta, In speaking of the Maine ex
plosion, said:
“Il in needless for me to say that tile
Cuban* deplore that di raster, the horror or
which hat, sent a thrill to girdle the globe,
while irts ejrcuni •■dunces have called forth
the condolence of the civilized world. But
It may inter, t the -puflillc to know that we
also regret the oct urreiice ror a reason
quite separate from sympathy.
Tile event will doubtless result In bring
ing Spain and t'he United States into more
amicable relations. Already the concilia
tory rourtesy of the Havana authorities
and the Madrid administration has neu-
Dalizid the unfriendly ft . ling winch has
bo long prevailed in this country.
The Spanish ministry saw Its opportuni
ty to strike a soft spot in American hearts
and was not tardy Ln embracing It. While
this fact may not seriously militate against
the Cuban cause, we could wish for a dif
ferent condition.”
Touching upon the possibility of the Cu
bans having blown the Maine up, Senor de
Arango said:
“You may be very sure *nat It was not
the work of Cubans. All logical theory
must support tills statement. Why should
Cuba destroy her ifrionds when she could
demolish her enemies with equal ease. No,
Cubans would not want to decimate the
United iStaites navy; they would be willing
to double it If they could. In Its strength
lies Cuba’s safety and success, but for its
protecting power th< struggle could not be
prolonged a single day.”
COURTESIES
Extended By tbe Court of Inquiry to General
Blanco.
Havana, Feb. 22.—Consul General Lee
and the members of the United States
court of inquiry into the loss of Hie battle
ship Maine, ca 11..! this morning upon
Captain General Blanco nnd Admiral Man
terola.
When these ceremonies were ended the
court returned to the United States light
tender Mangrove, and resumed its session.
It is believed that a number of bodies
will be recovered from the forward hatch
of the Maine today. A majority of the
r< maim, are said to be those of firemen,
and many are said to have be. n mutilated
in the struggle for life, which Hie divers '
say must have been frightful.
it is announced that 1,600 regular Span
ish troops arrived at Santiago de Cuba on
Saturday.
The military commander o' the Guana
bfleo has ordered a suspension of public
festivities as a mark of respect to the
memory of the Maine’s d< ad. The prohi
bition will continue for three days.
SIGNED CONTRACT.
Merritt and Chapman Will Raise the Battle
ship Maine.
New York. Feb. 22. -The Merritt &
Chapman contract company have signed
eon tracts with the governor, jit to raise
the battleship Maine. Their most power
ful tug. Monarch, will be followed by other
tugs, and the work will be begun as soon
»s possible,
The dt'ails of the wrecking expedition
of the Maine have been completed. The
tug Right Arm will proceed at once from
Key West with three divers. The wreck
ers’ underyrlter and the mammoth tug
Monarch will follow with a total equip
ment of 100 men.
NOTHING HEARD
From Havana by the Navy or War Depart
ment This Morning.
Washington,• Feb. 22.—The most pot ni
sign that the first and most exciting stage
of the Maine disaster has been passed was
the fact that not a single cablegram was
received at the navy department relating
in ary manner to that event.
In fact the only telegram that has been
received since yesterday afternoon was cue
that came from Admiral Sioard at Key
West, asking whether certain pieces of
metal inter..led to effect repairs to the tor
pedo boat Porter had been shipped.
As this was a legal holiday very few
people were at the state or navy depart
ments.
Acting Secretary Pay spent some time
at his office, but he had little news to
communicate.
EUR WOMEN
The Populists of Indiana W.i t Elective Fran
chise Granted.
Indianapolis. Feb. 22. —Three hundred
Populists of both the "middle of the ’oad”
and "fusion” varieties met here today in
state convention.
I telegates from every Indiana district
were present. The new state committee
already named was claimed bv the fusion
ists.
The platform of the majority reaffirmed
faith in the principles in the Omaha and
St. Louis platforms, and pledges a renewal
of the fight until every principle therein
set forth shall be enacted into a law and
placed on record upon our statutes.”
The report says; “We denounce the in
difference of the present administration
towords the citizens of Cuba in their
Struggle for liberty, and we emphasize our
previous demand for the immediate recog
nition of the independence of Cuba.”
The report also favors the giving of tbe
elective franchise to women.
News is the cheapest advertising medium
ip Georgia.
THE ZOLA TRIAL.
Paris. Feb. 22.—The precincts and lob
bies es the Palace of Justice were deserted
today, the fourteenth of the trial of M.
Zola and Ptrreux for allegations which
ers’ underwriter and the mammoth tug
lished by the latter, against the conduct of
the Esterhazy courtmartial.
The court itself was thronged. M. La
borrie, counsel for M. Zola, resumed his
argument for the defense.
You can talk to 10,000 every day through
the columns of The Newa«
PENN-SYL-VA-NIA.
President McKinley Declined the Address
Before the College Today.
Philadelphia, I'.b. 22—President McKin
ley ate an early breakfast with the family
of Charles C. Harrison-this morning. He
did net leave the house until a few min
utes before 11 o'clock, when, in company
with Mr. Harrison, he was driven to the *
Academy of Music, where the Washington i
day commemorative exercises of tbe Uni- ‘
verslty of Pensylvania were held.
Over 2,000 students assembled on the I
university campus this morning at 9:30
o'clock and inarched four abreast to the
Academy of Music.
The route was so arranged that the pro
cession would pass Mr. Harrison’s hous?,
and tbe student* gave a cheering welcome
to the president and the chief magistrate,
when the head of tbe long column reach
ed the house, appeared at the door. Three
with bat'd head he smilingly bowed to the
hundreds of undergraduates in response to |
th< ir hearty college greeeting.
The column marched in classes and as
each class reached the house its.members
shouted the college cry of "Penn-syl-va
nia,” ” Penn-syl-va-nia,” ending with
“The President," “The President.”
The president's face lightened up and
betokened extreme pleasure. On reaching
the Academy the students marched inside
and took the seats reserved for them. Ad
mission to the Academy was by card, and
the audience was made up almost wholly
of those from the University, very little
room being left for others.
At the Academy the president was intro
duce <1 by Provost Charles C. in a
brief address. The president spoke for
about an hour and a half.
HARRISON
Spoke Before the Union League Club in Chi
cago.
Chicago, Feb. 22.—Ex-President Ben
jamin Harrison spoke today at the Audi
torium at the central meeting of the an
nual cob bration of the pnio League Club,
in honor of Washington.
AH the historic and civic societies of the
city were fully represented.
Among the distinguished guests of the
Union League Club present at the meeting
were Dr. John H. Finley, president of
Knox College; Gen. John M. Palmer, Maj.-
Gen. John R. Brooks, Former Governor
Richard J. Oglesby, and Charles Emory
Smith, of Philadelphia. Apollo clubs of
•100 voices furnished music for the pro
gram. Ex-President Harrison took for
his subject, “Objections of Wealth.” He
said:
IN A NUTSHELL.
What Was Done in the Two Houses This
Morning.
Washington, Feb. 22. —The bill to 'in
crease the artillery by two regiments
passed the senate by a vote 52 to 4.
The house today refused to adjourn over
Washington’s birthday, and took up the
sundry civil appropriation bills. The gen
eral debate Is to close at 5 p. in.
ANOTHER BOMB.
The Anarchist is Getting in His Work in
Paris.
Montpelier, France, Feb. 22. —A bomb
was exploded today at the residence of M.
Messin, the former president of the cham
ber of commerce.
Serious damage was done, but no loss of
life.
The police have discovered three similar
bombs in the vicinity of the headquarters
of the staff, and at the railroad depot.
Several anarchists have been here for
some days past.
CUTBERHAIR.
Dastardly Deed of a Sneak
Thief at National Hotel.
The meanest thief in Macon entered a
room at the National Hotel last night and
stole a quantity of ladies clothing, but not
satisfied with that, cut off the hair of a
pretty little girl who lay asleep in the
room. .
The owners of the clothing also slept in
the room but their anger on discovering
their loss could not be compared with that
of the mother of the child whose golden
looks were found upon the bureau.
Mrs. Drumneller is a boarder at the Na
tional Hotel on Fourth street, and last
night Miss Gladys Carroll, the daughter
of Mrs. Carroll, slept with them in their
room at the hotel. Mrs. Carroll is the
manager of the hotel.
\\ hen the ladies awoke this morning
they discovered that some one had entered
their room during the night and had stolen
a large quantity of valuable clothing, con
sisting of dresses and other wearing appa
rel.
But when little Miss Gladys awoke she
found that she had lost her hair.
The dastard had entered the room
during the night had shorn the child’s
beautiful head of hair and had placed the
tresses on the bureau conspicuously before
leaving the room.
The alarm was given and officers Small
wood and Moseley who are on that beat
took up the case. They were not long in
locating the clothing at the house
of Lula Stewart. in Dasher's alley,
off Fourth street. The woman says
the clothing was brought there by a white
man whose name she cannot or will not
give.
The officers are of the opinion that the
work was done by a white man and some
arrests may be made before the day is out.
If lie is arrested it will be well for him
never thereafter to come within arnfs
length of any of the friends of Miss Gladys,
who. however, seemed to have been par
tially consoled for her loss this mourning
when seen by a News reporter.
The dectective force is out on the track
of the supposed haircutter and the woman
Stewart was given sixty days by the re
corder for receiving stolen goods.
MAHDI GRAS.
New Orleans Feb. 22.- Bright and beau
tiful weather marked the celebration of
the Mardi Gras here today. Except that
the air was chilly it was typical carnival
weather.
There were the usual scenes on the
streets and the customary large numbs v of
promlscous maskers
The Rex parade was the feature of the
day.
The subject chosen was harvest time,
which was brilliantly illustrated in a se
ries of twenty moving cars.
SNOW IN ENGLAND
London, Feb. 22.—Snow continues falling
I :n the southern and western districts.
Many of the roads and railroads are block
aded. The snow plows are working tn
drifts from three to twelve feet deep.
Communication is uninterrupted.
-MR. JOSIAH BRADFIELD
Mr. Bradfield was a warm advocate of
Cheney's Expectorant. Before his death
he wrote: "When taken properly it is a
positive cure for cooughs, colds and laryn
getis. I trust it will find its way into
every home in our country.”
Have your magazine* rebeund by The
N*w* bindery, _
THE MACON NEWS.
URGE VETERANS
TOJME IN.
Circular Letter Received This
Morning from General
Clement Evans.
TO ASSIST THE SONS
Os Veterans to Organize is Part of
the Work of the Various Camps
Throughout the State.
Ordinary Wiley is in receipt of the fol
lowing circular from. General Evans, the
major general commanding the Georgia
division of the United Confederate Vete
rans:
Headquarters Georgia Division, U. C. V.,
Atlanta, Ufa.
To My Confederate Comrades in Georgia:
As major general commanding the Geor
gia division United 'Confederate Veterans,
I have the pleasure of spying to you that
all the arrangements for the convention
and reunion in July, this year, are pro
gressing with the energy characteristic of
the people of Atlanta, who extended to us
the cordial invitation to hold the annual
reunion in t'heir city.
1. In order to have our state very large
ly represented in the reunion, I now urge
you to enroll all Confederates in every
county, and where no camp has been form
ed in any county that our comrades meet
as early as possible and organize.
2. The commander or adjutant of every
camp will report to me without delay the
full roster of the officers of his camp.
3. Each camp will at once appoint a
committee of arrangements for the re
union and place itself In communication
with the reunion headquarters.
4. Each camp should adopt a banner or
flag, or pennant to be borne in the proces
sion, and appoint a color bearer to carry
■it.
5. Each camp should adopt also a badge,
indicating the name and location of the
camp, and especially showing the word
Georgia in large letters.
6. A second badge may be worn showing
the state and command of the wearer in
Confederate service.
7. Uniform in gray is advised. A com
xplete suit may be had at a cost not ex
ceeding two or three dollars, which should
be worn on the day of the parade, and
may be worn at all times. The major gen
eral commanding in Georgia and his staff
will wear the gray.
8. Each commander of a camp will ap
point a suitable officer to be commissioned
from these headquarters as assistant com
missary general for 1898. The name of the
officer thus chosen must be sent to me at
once.
9. All officers and comrades are special
ly charged to give attention and assistance
to the Sons of Confederate Soldiers, and to
the Daughters of the Confederacy in their
efforts to organize. Every facility will be
afforded here for these associations .to
manifest the patriotic esteem which they
feel for the valor of the Southern soldiery.
10. Our Georgia comrades arc all expect
ed to attend this reunion, which will prob
ably be the last held in Georgia; and to
unite fraternally and ferveintly’ in the cel
ebration of that comrad'ship which they
formed in war, and of that Confederate
cause to which they devoted their lives.
Clement A. Evans,
Maj. Gen. Commanding Georgia Division.
DIFFERENT WAYS
In Which the Explosion Might Have Been
Caused.
Covington, Ky., Feb. 21. Superstitious
residents of this city are much excited
over an incident of the funeral of Henry
Thoman. He died a few days ago.
All the way to the cemetery the hearse
driver noticed a beautiful white dove hov
ering over the hearse. When the cof
fin was taken from the hearse and lowered
in the grave the dove fluttered above it,
then when the coffin, touched the cold
earth below’ the surface, and the clods
sounded on the coffin lid, the dove perched
on the family monument, surveying the
scene. When the last spadeful of earth
had been placed upon the grave it flew
away and disappeared.
It is believed by some of the spectators
that the dove was the spirit of the dead
man’s departed wife, who promised, it is
said, if return to earth was possible, to
remain near her spouse until he died.
dKHonk
Is Stirring Up the Dancers in
Chattanooga.
A Chataneoga special published in to
day’s Atlanta Constitution, is of consid
erable interest in Macon. It is as follows:
Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 21. —Society
circles here are in a furore over a crusade
begun by Dr. Alonzo Monk, pastor of Cen
tenary Methodist church, against mtm
bers of his church participating in charity
balls. Last Friday night the annual -ball
of the Charity Circle was given, and it
was made a red letter event in society. The
president, vice president and secretary of
the circle are members of Dr. Monk’s
church, as well as three other members cf
and several patronesses of the circle. In
open meeting last Wednesday night Dr.
Monk denounced dancing emphatically,
and protested against any of his members
attending or participating in the charity
ball. Nevertheless several of his members
were at the ball. Dr. Monk today an
nounced that on next Sunday he will
preach a sermon on “After the Ball,” in
which he will pay his respects to dancing
in general and charity balls in particular.
Dr. Monk says further that he proposes
to visit each of his dancing members at
their homes and pray with them; if they
do not abstain from dancing thereafter he
hints that more rigid measure* will be
taken, as dancing is In direct violation of
Methodist discipline.
The episode has stirred the town, as
the most prominent society people of the
erty are concerned. The charity circle
was organized in 1593, and has given
masked bails, auction balls, charity balls,
operas, private theatricals and receptions,
and applied the proceeds to orphanages
and for the furtherance of other charitable
purposes.
Paes, t'nea. rues i
Dr. William?’ Indian Pile Ointment win
I cure P.lind. Bleeding, and Itching Piles
srhen all other Ointments have failed.. It
xbsorbe the tumors, allays the Itching at
once, acts as a poultice, gives instant re
'lef. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment
i is prepared oniy for Piles and Itching of
the private parts, and nothing else. Every
box is warranted. Sold by druggists, or
sent by mail on receipt of price, 50c. and
11.00 per box.
WILLIAMS M’F’G. CO., Prop’*.,
Cleyelaadt 0.
MACON NEWS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22 1898.
PEST HOUSE
QUICKLY BUILT
♦
Inside of Twelve Hours the
Whole Thing Was
Completed.
IT IS HOW OCCUPIED
By Smallpox Patients—Some Talk
of Moving the Horses and
the Circus Away.
The quickest thing on record was the
building of Macon’s pest house for the ac
commodation of smallpox patients.
It was commenced yesterday morning at
daylight, and completed last night before
dark.
The house has two large rooms thirty
feet square. It is substantially built, at
the lower end of the grand stand at Cen
tral City park.
• This morning the furniture was put in,
and this afternoon it is occupied by small
pox patients.
It is estimated that in all about forty
patients can be accommodated.
A cook tent was erected ‘this morning.
The smallpox situation at present shows
fourteen cases in the city proper and two
on the outside.
There was some talk yesterday to the
effect that as a result of the locating of
the pest house at the park, the race horses
now wintering there, about forty in num
ber, would be moved away, and that Har
ris’ Nickle Plate show, which is also there,
would pull up stakes.
But there seems to be no truth in the
report, and at any rate 'the house has
been built and is occupied.
It is pointed out that there is not the
slightest danger to any>of the people who
handle the horses at the park, unless they
see fit to go around the pest house, which
is not at all probable.
One thing, however, is very certain. The
mile track will be abandoned by bicyclists,
who will no longer, make tha t place an af
ternoon resort.
The county commissioners have not yet
decided upon their pest house.
DESPOTISM
Most Absolute on Earth is What Minister
Says of Salvation Army.
Kansas tlCly, Feb. 22. —,At the regular
weekly meeting of the Congregational min
isters General Widliam Booth, founder of
ithe Salvation Army, who is touring this
country, and Ms army was made the sub
ject of attack by Dr. James Dougherty, cf
the First Congregation'al church of Kan
sas City.
The-sentiment expressed by Mr. Dough
erty was later endorsed by the other min
isters present.
“Whatever the value of the work done
by the Salvation Army,” said Mr. Dough
erty, “it needs to be distinctly recognized
th'at 'it is the most absolute despotism on
earth.”
SIXTEEN BIRTHDAYS
In Sixty-Nine Years —He Was Born in Leap
Year.
Pana. 111., Feb. 22.—'Alexander W. Call,
an old citizen of this place, is dead. A
peculiarity conencted with his life was
that although he was 69 years of age, he
had seen only sixteen birthdays, having
been born on February 29th, 1826.
WHITE TO RETIRE.*
The California Senator Wil! Not Be a Candi
date Again.
Los Angeles. Cal., Feb. 22. —Senator
White has stated that he will not be a can
didate for re-election. He said:
I say this .with reluctance, for my duties
are congenial to me and I am well satis
fied with my situation in the senate. But
business considerations of a personal char
acter appear to make 'it essential that I
should waive my predellct'ions.
WESLEYAN.
President Hammond Starts
the Fund For a Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
The trustees of Wesleyan Female College
have decided to raise SIOO,OOO if possible
for “improvement and endowment.” Pres
ident John D. Hammond has just issued
tne following circular letter, a copy of
which is being mailed to each alumna:
“To the Alumnae of Wesleyan College—
The effort' is being made to enlarge the
Wesleyan Female College and we appeal
to the alumnae to co-operate. We wish to
raise in Macon and in Georgia SIOO,OOO for
“improvement and endowment.” Expen
ditures for repairs have already been made
amounting to $13,000 —a debt on which the
college is now paying interest. We wish
to appropriate the first money raised
to the payment of this debt; after this to
build a first-class house for recitation
rooms; then renovate and enlarge the
chapel, and beautify the grounds; and,
lastly, to increase the endowment and
thereby reduce the expense of tuition, etc.
The affiount asked for can easily be rais
ed by the help of all concerned. A simjll
contribution from each will do the w-oi<k.
If you cannot make a cash contribution,
please fill out erne or bath of the inclosed
notes, which are conditioned on the rais
ing of the whole amount.
“■Will you not also send us the name of
some friend who might be enlisted for the
college by a personal letter, and use your
influence to turn patronage this way? The
eause of higher Christian education for
women belongs to God and by furthering
it through your prayers and contributions
you arc- helping his kingdom.
“Faithfully yours, J. D. Hammqnd,"
In each letter is inclosed three blank
notes for the alumnae to fill out for the
amount of their subscription and sign.
The first installment of each subscription
shall be payable “thirty days after SIO,OOO
of bona fide subscriptions shall have been
made to the improvement and endowment
fund of Wesleyan.” The second install
ment shall be payable on the first day of
April, 1599, provided that at said time a
bona fide subscription to said fund to the
amount of $30,000 shall have been made
in Macon, Bibb county, Georgia, and a
bona fide subscription to said fund to the
amount of $70,000 shall have been made
i outside of said city and county.
’’’he third installment shall be payable
■ on the Ist day of April. 1900, and with the
I same provisions as is attached to the sec
end note." ,* . *
QUIET PATRIOTISM.
The Volunteers Will Celebrate the Birthday
of the Country's Father.
Macon’s patriotism was shown today in ’
the most quiet way imaginable, and the
Father of the Country would not have been
complimented to see how little attention
was paid to his birthday.
The Macon Volunteers, however, turned
out, and saved the city. Under command
of Captain Sam Hunter that gallant corps
is parading this afternoon, and when the
people of Macon hear the beat of the drum
they are reminded that it is at least their
duty to pay the respect of a thought to
■the man whose life and whose hatchet
played a prominent part in the history of
these United States.
The banks observed bank holiday, and
the clerks blessed the name of Washing
ton. The postoffice observed Sunday hours
after no<?n, and in some other ways the
memory of the great and good man was
honored.
The fact, too, that this happens to be
Shrove Tuesday added to the interest of
the day, and those people who thought of
it, very properly, had pancakes for dinner.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.
Order of Lenten Services and the Subjects
to be Considered.
Ash Wednesday, divine service, with the
celebration of the Lord's Supper, at 11
a. m.; evening prayer, 4:30 p. m..
On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings, prayer and lecture at 4:30
p. m.
On Wednesday and Friday mornings Lit
any service, and five minute reading at
7:30.
On Wednesday night, service and lecture
at 7:30.
Confirmation class will meet for instruc
tion on Wednesday at 3:30 p. m.
Subject of Wednesday night’s lecture,
“The Apostles Creed.”
Subjects of lectures on other days of the
week, “Prophecies and Miracles.”
BISHOP-DAVIS.
Marriage of a Well Known Member of the
Police Force Tomorrow.
At the residence of Mr. H. B. Ctflloway,
in Vineville tomorrow afternoon at 4
o clock, Mr. John ‘Davis, a well known
member of the 'police force, and Miss Wil
lie Bishop, will be married: Rev. J. G.
Harison will perform the ceremony.
The wedding will be quiet, only the
friends o£ the family having been invited.
Miss 'Bishop Is a ©harming young lady
of South Carolina, who has been visiting
her brother in Vineville for some time.
There is no better officer on the force
than John Davis, and Mis large circle of
friends wish him and his bride-elect a
happy voyage over the seas of married
life.
IS IT CURABLE?
A Question Often Asked by Those Afflicted
With Piles.
Is a strained joint curable? Is local in
flamation curable? Os course, if properly
'treated. So is piles.
People often become'afflicted with piles
■and ask some old “chronic” who has al
ways. persisted in the wrong 'treatment
and n-'turally he discourages them by tell
ing them t'hat 'their case is hopeless.
They in turn discourage others and thus
a disease that can in every ease be cured
by skillful handling is allowed
to sap the energy of thousands who might
free themselves from the 'trouble in a few
days.
Pyramid Pile Cure will cure the most
aggravated case of hemorrhoids in an as
tonishingly short time. It relieves the con
gested parts, reduces the tumors instantly,
no matter how large, allays the inflamma
tion and stops the aching or itching at
once.
Thousands who have resorted to expen
sive surgical treatment have been cured
by the Pyramid Pile Cure —in a number
of instances persons w’ho 'had spent months
in a hospital under a pile specialist.
It is a remedy that none need fear to
apply, even to the most aggravated, swol
len and inflamed hemorrhoidal tumors.
If you are afflicted with this stubborn
disease you can master 'it and master it
quickly.
This remedy is no longer an experiment
but a mediea'l certainty. It is manufac
tured by the Pyramid Drug Co., of Mar
shal, Mich.
Druggists sell it at 50 cents a box. It is
becoming the most popular pile cure this
country has ever known and druggists
everywhere are ordering it for their cus
tomers.
Something to Know,
It may be worth something to know that
the very best medicine for restoring the
tired-out nervous system to a healthy
vigor is Electric Bitters. The medicine is
purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to
the nerve centers in the stomach, gently
stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and aids
these organs in throwing off the impurities
in the blood. Electric Bitters improves
the appetite, aids digestion, and is pro
nounced by those who have tried it as the
very best blood purifier and nerve tonic.
Try it. Sold for 50c. or SI.OO per bottle at
H. J. Lamar A. Sons’ Drug Store.
LUMBERMEN
Were in Session in Macon
Yesterday—Effort to
Raise Prices.
The Lumbermen’s Association, recently
formed, was in session here yesterday, and
some important matters were under dis
cussion.
Among those who w’ere present were
Messrs. M. F. Amorous, of Pineopolis; H.
P. Smart and A. G. Smart, of Savannah;
J. W. Bivins,’Jos. E. Bivins, S. J. Hill, of
Cordele, and J. W. Oglesby, and D. C.
Bacon.
The question of rates on the different
lines of railroad has already been disposed
of, the recent .fight made by the lumber
men having resulted in a complete victory
for them.
* The gentlemen who were here yesterday
were very reticent about their proceed
ings, but from what could be gathered it
looks as if a most determined effort Is to
be made to organize as a combination, so
as to advance the prices on the output,
for which the lumbermen say they are not
receiving enough to pay for the handling,
even with reduced railroad rates.
It w’ill be remembered that some months
afo, before the fight on rate* was com
menced, the lumber men met in Macon,
and at that tune a trust generally
talked of, but tt was emphatically denied
by the lumber men.
It is understood that at that meeting the
members of an association then formed de
cided to make the question of railroad
rates the first matter to be fought for, and
after that had been decided, to talk about
the advance cf prices by a systematic and
iron bound combination. On this line they
do not say that any result can be looked
for as a result of yesterday’s meeting, but
that something on this line was done is a
fact.
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Mr. Francis Hoag Now in the
City Looking Over the
Ground.
ALL STOCK SUBSCRIBED
That is Wanted From the City—The
Question ol Railroad Rates is
Now Most Important.
Mr. Francis Hoag, the president of the
hardwod factory that proposes to locate in
Macon is in the city today and with Mr.
Henry Horne is going over the field w’ith
a view to seeing what can be done here on
the terms under which they propose to
come to Macon and operate.
The site for the factory has been select
ed and is a most excellent one for the
purpose.
All that the company asks is that the
people cl Mac-on take stock in the factory
to the amount of SIO,OOO, in which event
they will appoint a treasurer for the com
pany from the Macon stockholders and
w’iH pay him a substantial salary.
The machinery of the company, which is
now in successful operation at Florence,
S. C., will be moved to Macon.
The company represents an investment
of $75,000. Lt employs an average of forty
hands all 'the year round. During the six
■busy months over one hundred hands are
employed.
Mr. Hoag says that bis company is anx
ious to locate in Macon, but that they ex
pect something to be done for them here
in consideration of the great expense to
which (they will be put in 'the work cif
moving the plant.
The advantage of Macon as a river point
and the innitncnse supply of hard wood to
Ibe had near by is a great inducement to
the company to come here.
On the other hand the undoubted sta
bility of the company and the excellence of
their work form a strong inducement to
the investor not only ou account of the
propriety Os the investment but on ac
count of the •benefit to be derived by the
city at large.
Mr. Hoag is very favorably impressed
with Macon, and he says that there is
every probability that his factory will be
located 'here.
The first thing necessary, however, is to
■secure traes from the railroads that w-ill
enable Mr. Hoag to do business in compe
tition with the other firms of the north.
Os course the river rates are a great ad
vantage and the boat's on the Ocmulgee
'be used for the eastern points, but
(there are other points to be reached and
Mr. Hoag says that his company would not
think of coming to 'Macon until they have
(been assured on this point.
Mr. Horne says he does not think there
will be any difficulty in getting the rail
roads to make the rates and the effort to
get them will be made at once.
After the railroads rates have been fixed
‘the city will be asked to do its share as
an inducement to the company to come
here. The city will be asked to donate a
site and it is thought that there will not
be any objection made to this or at least
very little and •what little is made will be
overcome. •
Mr. Horne says that the matter of the
subscription to the stock has already been
arranged and that this part of the requi
sites to secure the coming of the company
to Macon had been disposed of.
The company will come here In May
or possibly before that time.
bicyclistTopinion
On the Subject of Pavements
—What He Saw on
Asphalt.
While the press of this city Is so inter
ested in the paving question, it might be
well for the people of Macon to note the
following from London:
Mr. George R. Sims, in the “Referee,”
regarding the condition of things on the
asphalted and wood paved streets of Lon
don, England, says: “The West End is
still “up," and on Tuesday and Wednesday
last the horses in the West End were
“down.” I have never seen the roads in
a more 'disgraceful condition, and the ac
cidents were appaling. It was impossible
in the afternoon on Tuesday for the unfor
tunate animals to get a foothold on the
greasy asphalt and 'the filthy wood.
“The blocks in the-side streets were con
tinuous throughout the day, and w u en the
pole of an omnibus went into the bad- of
a cab and impaled the unfortunate occu
pant, the policemen on duty were bound to
exculpate the driver. The moment the
traffic stopped suddenly there was a gen
eral collision; the horses couldn’t pull up
because their legs were sliding from under
them. For over two months now the traf
fic of the west has been disorganized by
the repair of the principal thoroughfares.
“To get to Pieeadily circus from the
northwest, one has had to take an in and
out course which puts the maze at Hamp
ton Court completely out of court, Hamp
ton or otherwise. On several occasions I
have been quite giddy from the way in
which my has turned round.
“It was bad enough when the reads w’ere
dry, but on Tuesday and Wednesday, when
they were black and m/alodorous butter, to
the terrors of tb p winding street were add
ed the hO’TorS* of the battlefield.
“I saw a dozen horses fall within the
space of half an hour.
“I saw an unfortunate lady cyclist,
whose machine skidded, flung under the
wheels of a brew’er’s dray.
“I saw terrified pedestrians, who en
deavored to cross the treacherous road,
slipping about in every direction, as
though London were paved with orange
peel, and at last my nerves broke down.
“After the horse in my hansom had
fallen twice, and a pair-horse cab had
hurled my cab on to the pavement, and
four injured people had been carried away
to the hospital. I got out and walked the
rest cf the way, bolding on by the lamp
posts and pillar boxes. There is no neces
sity to wait for the skating season. I won
der bow much longer the capital of the
British empire is going to endure a state
of affairs which would not be tolerated in
the smallest provincial city for a single
day.
“And yet American cities persist in
using greasy asphalt and filthy wood for
paving streets'.”
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