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Af < ! f W ’ W/M 7 vt „ A <- - I /fflv/i 7 i / / 'fw w ; LU I ¥ - ] HKa,apa fe'WioStJr W*W c/'H . —ir» rm»— — -ni— , ii ——” ltn ra— -^ T ——y*: '-u*^ ORGANDIE GOWN, WITH FISHU CORSAGE, FROM HARPER’S BAZAR A pretty and becoming dress, which may be carried out in any of the light trans parent fabrics, has a picturesque little cor sage. the full front of which is almost con cealed by a graceful fichu, frilled at the edge and draped over the shoulders a la Marie Antoinette. The frill, beaded and bordered by lace insertion, diminishes in Avidth towards the waist line, where the material is slightly shirred in the back, and encircled by a biack velvet ribbon belt. Bands of velvet, strapping the bod ice, caught at the ends by little butterfly bows, attach the fichu in a very effective way. The sleeves, gathered in to'a band of insertion, fit the arm the entire length, wrinkling slightly. At the wrist is a ruf fle, bordered also with insertion. The mus- 1 lin, ornamented with insertion and rows ■ of velvet ribbon, forms a most becoming ■ collar. The flounced skirt, which in various forms and effects appears in great num bers this season, is ornamented with a touch of the popular lattice-work at the travel, unless one can be absolutely con tent with the rather negative sort of pleasure to be derived from the sight of sunny skies and limpid lakes. To visit the haunts of Virgil and of Tasso must be rather a bore when \ irgil and Tasso are but names. Mrs. McLaren brings into her book descriptions of the beauties of na ture in the lands she has visited, and she aa rites of the palaces of historic and poetic interest, while scattered here and there in the book are touches of originality and personal anecdote that give the added charm of sprightliness to the whole. Be fore the book came from the publishers a great many copies had been ordered by Mrs. McLaren’s friends in New York and in Georgia, but she has refused to sell any until the two hundred copies given by her to the Macon hospital have been sold. These are being readily sold at $1 per • copy and will mean a good sum for the hospital. The party who went out to the Outing Club yesterday afternoon were well enter tained by Mr. and Mrs. Scott at a barbe cue. Thursday, while che ladies were in charge of the soda fount at Lamar s, a phonograph was taken showing the fair young salesAvomen at their post of honor. A wonderfully attractive picture is the re sult, as is natural when the camera had ’ ( as subjects the following ladies: Mrs. Wai-, ter Douglas Lamar. Mrs. Lee Jordan, .Miss : Edith Stetson, Mres Carolle English, Miss ■ Carrie Harris, Miss Annie Crutchfield, ; Mies Cleveland Smith and Miss Martha ; Johnston. These ladies had proven their ; business talent by the large number of sales they had made. By their efforts and I through the generosity of the owners of | the fount, over 190 was added to the hospi tal treasury. The ladles feel grateful to the public > generally for the generous patronage re ! ceived and e pecially wish to thank Bur j den, Smifth & Co., who. during the day 1 sent over SSO to add to the receipts of the soda fount. • • • Miss Eleanor Bosher, of Richmond, Va., will visit Mrs. Lee Jordan immediately ‘ after Lent and a number of delightful en • tertainments will be given in her honor. , The Cherokee Club will give a german j to her, and Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Marsh i Johnston both entertain in her honor the week following Easter. • • • Mrs. Clifford Williams, whose talent as a compoeer and as a charming vocalist is so well known, has composed a song re- I cently which promises to be immensely popular. The title is ‘‘The Twentieth Cen- side, the lace bands reaching from the Avaist to the hem, counteracting the ten dency of the flounce to diminish the height of the wearer. The fulness at the top of the skirt is shirred into a small space. The width of the skirt at the foot is four yards and three-quarters. The gown may be mounted oA’er silk or over one of the colored lawns, which are now so beauti fully tinted, and very crisp and delicate. I hese dainty wash fabrics can be made quite separate from any drop skirt, thus affording the means of using more than one color combination, as the bodice may also be worn over a separate lining. The 1 sleeves may be lined or not, as preferred. I The Avaist is fastened under the fichu at | the left side. The proper cut of the cos j tume can be obtained from the cut pat | terns furnished by Harper’s Bazar, where it appears. Approximate quantity of material for medium size—10% yards of muslin 32 inches wide: 16 yards of insertion; 3% yards of ribbon velvet. “i ' ' 1 ■ cury Girl! The air is the most fascinat ing of xs altzes, and the title page is adorned with a sketch of “The Girl” by Miss Eugenia Silver Cobb. ♦ * * The following invitations are being re ceived: Mr. and Mrs. Henley Varner Napier request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Annie Foster, to Mr.. William Annesley Edwards, Wednesday evening, April the Thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninty-eight at six o’clock. Christ Church, Macon, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards will have apart • ments at the Concord in Washington, D. ■ C.. and will be at home there after April , 15 th. 1 Drop m next Tuesday and Wednesday, our opening I days, and you will be con vinced that we are up to date on Easter hats and bonnets. Miss Jane Hendrix, Successor to Rees & Hendrix MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH aS 1898. IT HJS CAUSED II SENSATION Dr. Moore Repels the Charge of Professional Neg ligence. DEPORTED THE CASE Os SmaHpox as Soon as He Cou ! d So Diagnose It—A Mere Tech nicality Involved. The charge brought by the chairman of the Board of Health against Dr. K. P. Moore, for violating section 66 of the city health regulations, has caused a sort of wild sensation in medical and official cir cles. A slight inaccuracy, It seems, crept into The News’ report of the case yesterday, but this inaccuracy seems io be excusa ble under the circumstances. It was made to appear that Dr. 'Moore was charged with failure to report a case of smallpox, whereas the exact charge is violation of section 66, which requires that all conta gious and infections diseases be reported. Dr. Moore claims, and it seems to be ad mitted, that he did report the case as smallpox the very minute that he was able to diagnese it as such, which was on Fri day. <He was first called in on Monday, and, as is always the case, so he states, it was impossible to say whether it was smallpox or chickenpox before that time — though he believed it would turn out to be chickenpox. Dr. Moore says all intel ligent physicians agree that the differen tial diagnosis of smallpox and chickenpox is extremely difficult in the first stages. So that the Board of Health charge would seem to resolve itself into a charge of failure to report a case of chickenpox, this being Dr. Moore’s first diagnosis of the case. Dr. ‘Moore, however, defends himself very justly, it would seem, on this ground by saying it had never been here tofore customary to report eases of chick enpox. He admits that section 66 might be so stretched as to cover chickenpox, ■but he says it had not been the custom to report such cases, hence his failure to do so in this instance. Thus the charge would appear to be a mere technical one; for it is admitted that Dr. Moore reported the case as smallpox as soon as he discovered it to be such. He not only did that, but he insisted on the patient being sent to the pest house, and, in fact, acted with as much care as was possible under the circumstnces. He is very much surprised, therefore, that any charge should be brought against him. The case was not heard by the recorder this morning, but will probably come up next Monday. In justice to Dr. Moore, The News takes pleasure in publishing the following card which gives his side of the case, though it expressly disclaims any intention, as sug gested by him, on the part of its reporter to do him an injury. On the contrary, the case was reported just as the reporter re ceived it from official sources, with the exception that the specific charge—which, after all, was a natural mistake —was mis construed by the reporter. DR. MOORE’S CARD. Dr. Moore’s card is as follows: Macon, Ga., March 26. 189 S. Editor Evening News, Dear Sir: In your issue of yesterday under the glaring head lines of *‘Doctors on Trial. They conceal cases of smallpox and will have to an swer,” you have done me so gross an in justice, I must ask that you be as ready to make the proper correction. I cannot understand why your reporter should seek to injure one of its old subscribers and long friends, by such an absolute perver sion of the facts, and such gross misrepre sentations. 1 am reported as ‘‘concealing smallpox.” I yield to no man in Macon a higher con ception of the importance of promptly re porting every case of smallpox, or any other contagious or infectious disease menacing the health of our city, and I think the Board cf Health, and my pro fessional brethren will bear me out in this assertion. I am also reported as contending that the case in question ‘‘was not smallpox.” This is as untrue and does me as gross injustice as the first charge. As a matter of fact, as soon as the diagnosis of small pox was made, I promptly reported the case, and it was taken charge of by the city authorities at my request, and the patient went to the pest house upon my advice, although he was amply able to pay me good fees for my’ services, and to hire a guard. I advised him because I felt it would be a safeguard to the other mem bers of his family and the immediate com munity. I am further reported as saying that ‘‘chicken pox is not an infectious disease.” This is as untrue as the other two chargee, I have never in my life made any such claim. The cause of my summons, as I have it from the chairman of the Board of Health, was that I did not report the case as one of chicken pox, which was the first diag nosis in the case. And my* only reason for asking a continuance in the case, was, not to carry* it to a higher court, or for time to secure counsel,” as reported in your paper, but simply that I might talk wi*h some of my professional brethren, as to whether or not it had been customary to report cases of chicken pox. as I had never understood, this to be required of the pro fession. I have talked with several of the older and most active members of the pro fession. who have told me that they had never reported this disease, and did not know that it was required. Every intelli gent physician will testify- that in the be ginning, it would be next to impossible to make the differential diagnosis between chicken pox and smallpox. That there has been quite a good deal of chicken pox in Maccn tor nearly or quite a year, no one will deny, and I am by no means the first man who has made an early diagnosis of chicken pox. which afterwards turned out to be smallpox. Now. Mr. Editor, if you are as anxious to do justice as your reporter was to do injustice. I ask that y-ou give this com munication as prominent a place as that of the report of yesterday. Respectfully. K. P. Moore. COMMANDERS NOTIFIED To State What Troops Caq be First Moved When Orders Received. Washington. March 26 —The military commanders of the various geographical departments cf the regular army have been instructed to notify the war depart ment what troops in their various com mands would be first moved when the or ders for their movement are issued. This is a part of the plans for transfer of troops to the seaboard. General Miles was seen today. He will give no details con cerning the proposed movement of troops, but says the a my is ready whenever trouble may come. A highly interesting piece of news comes m today from an official of the navy department. I: bears upon appointments that have been determined upon in case war comes. It seems that the announcement of Sampson’s becoming a commodore is pre mature, as Rear Admiral Sicard does not go on the retired list for six months. But Sampson is to go clear to the front if trouble comes. Under the law the presi de nt has the power in case of war to name an admiral to have command of the entire navy. No such power exists in time of peace, but with the declaration of hostili ties he can elevate to that place any man who has attained rank. It has been determined that Sampson is to be the man. He is the ranking captain and is so well thought of that he is to be taken over the heads of commodore and rear admirals. This same program con templates placing the North Atlantic spuadron, which he now commands, under the command of ‘‘Fighting Bob” Evans. The new flying squadron is not to be at tached to the North Atlantic squadron as now. but under Schley is to continue a flying squadron in fact as well as name. These three men, Sampson, Evans and Schley, are regarded the best men of our navy. ARE WELL PLEASED. What Savannah Insurance Men Think of the Convention. The Savannah Morning News says: The local insurance men who attended the con vention of underwriters at Macon, return ed yesaerday, and feel elated over the outlook of the organization. The commit tee selected to represent the Savannah ■agents were Messrs. W. L. Wilson, John ’D. Carswell and Robert M. Hull. The delegates joined in heartily w’hen it came ot discussing where the convention should be held next year and succeeded in having Savananh selected. At that time it Is predicetd tlhat the organization will be stronger and more good can therefore be accomplished. The purpose of thus associating them selves is for mutual objecst. There is no antagonism whatever between ithe agents and it is considered they” can benefifit one another at the convention the same as or ganization and discussion of mutual ob jects benefits men in other walkc. The intention is to expand the membership by the time the next annual meeting is held, by which it is hoped all the leading places where agencies are esttablished in Geirgia, will be numbered among the present members. Ha rket Report. By Talbott & Palmer. Judge Emory Speer arrived from Savan nah this morning. The Easter bazar of Christ church will be held in the chapel on Wednesday next. NEW YORK FUTURES. The following are the ruling quotations on the Exchange today: —January 5.93, March 79, April 76, May 82, June 84. July 5.84, August 89, September 87, October 86, November 87, December 90. Closing—January 5.96, March 81, April 81, May 85, June 87, July 5.89, August 92, March 91, April 90, November 91, Decem ber 94. COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS. 1895-6 1896-7 1897-8 Galveston 3,669 1,971 3,032 New Orleans .. .. 8,493 3,176 Mobile 378 216 . ’ ’ ’ Savannah 2.350 702 949 Charleston 271 51 Wilmington 290 57 Norfolk 904 171 '393 New York 1,443 .... 723 B oston 954 305 1.528 Philadelphia 3,580 106 113 West Point 248 .... Total all ports. .23,030 91,54 14,000 LIVERPOOL COTTON. The following were the ruling quota tions on the Exchange today: Tone dull, sales 6,000, middlings 3 5-16. Opening—March and April 17, May and June 17, June and July 17, July and Au gust 18-17, August and September 17, Oc tober and November 17-16, December and January 17. Closing—February and March 16-17, March and April 16-17, April and May 16-17, May and June 16-17, June and July 17, July and August 17, August and Sep tember 16-17, September and October 16, October and November 16, November and December 16, December and January 16. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Wheat—Opening: May 1.04, July 82%. Closing: May 1.04, July 83%. Corn—Opening: May 28%, July 29%. Closing: May 28%, July 30. Oats —Opening: May 25%, July 22%. Closing: May 25%, July 23. Oats —Opening: May 9.40, July 9.47. Closing: May 9.35, July 9.42. Lard —Opening: May 4.95, July 4.97. Closing: May 4.90, July 4.97. Sides—Opening: May $4.90, July 5.00. Closing: May 4.92, May 5.00. RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO. V heat—Estimated tomorrow, 105. Corn—Estimated tomorrow, 130. Oats—Estimated tomorrow, 175. Hogs—Today 15,000, estimated tomorrow 29,000. A DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT Will be the Evening With Harry Edwards and Macon Dramatists. The entertainment at the Academy of Music April 15 is under the auspices of the Macon Post of the Travellers’ Protective Association, will be a most delightful event, and Mr. Harry Stillwell Edwards and other talented Maconites will ap pear on the program. Mr. Monroe Ogden and Miss Ida Mangham will participate in a little sketch entitled ■‘A Morning Call.” The program, which is now being arranged by Mr. Azell Free man, will be finished in a few days. Subscribers must pay up and not allow small balances to run ove? from week to week. The carriers have been in structed to accept no part payment from anyone after April Ist. GOOD OPERA PERFORMANCES Wang for Matinee and Night at the Academy of Music Today. THERE IS ffl BETTER, Could Not Get the Real White Ele phant and the Reasons Why it Could Not be Used. By special permission of D. W. Truss & Co., sole owners of “Wang” will for the last time this season with the usual dis regard of expense and with the energy that has characterized their former effort present to our people tonight “Wang.” the most phenomenally successful of all comic operas, which numbers in all fifty peo ple. and carries not only its own special orchestra, but all of the gorgeous specta cular scenery needed for the presentation of the piece upon a scale fully as bewilder ingly beautiful as if intended for a New York audience. It was originally intended this season a genuine live white elephant should be brought from Siam for use in “Wang.” There are two reasons why the plan was abandoned. In the opera the regent ap pears on the stage on the elephant’s back. In Siam the sacred white elephant is never used in this manner and as “Wang,” al though a burlesque, endeavors as far as possible to accurately represent Siamese life, the incongruity could not be permit ted. Then again, while “Wang” is the best backed opera in America, a genuine white elephant costs $50,000. One of the novel facts elicited by the investigation of the management was that ordinary black elephants may be bought in some parts of Siam for sl2. a fact which takes away some of the astounding character of circus advertisements. As a matter of fact, the mechanical elephant used in “Wang ’ is so real that to this day half New York believes it was borrowed from Central park. There will be no advance in prices. TOURIST TRAVEL Has Been Exceptionally Good in Florida This Season. A member of the conference committee of the Southern Passenger Association, who returned yesterday from the meeting at St. Augustine, said that Florida is sim ply overflnowing with winter tourists. The state has been making a good thing out of the visitors, as all the hotels and boarding houses have been doing a good business. The passenger man said his line has been making its receipts in the passenger department show fine figures. The season has been at least 25 to 30 per cent ahead of last. This means a big thing for the roads that have bandied the tourists, as the expenses of operation of the handsome tourist trains remain about the same, whether or not many passengers are car ried. It is said that this season -will take pre cedence over any of late years. Last sea son there was the presidential election to keep things unsettled and business men from knowing whether things were going to turn so that they could afford trips to Florida for themselves and their families. This year there has been nothing to inter fere. The season of 1895-96 was a poor one on account of so many of the Northern people going no farther south than At lanta, where the exposition was being held. The year before there was some thing else, and them came the World’s Fair in ’93 to make the season unprofita ble. The orange trees were killed several years ago in the upper part of the penin sula. This caused the tourist business to fall off, as the oranges have always been one of the greatest attractions for'the tour ists. The trees are putting out their shoots now all over the state, and they are yielding large supplies of the yellow fruit as far up as Ocala. When the entire state has reasserted its superiority and claim to palm when it comes to the orange culture, it will be a still greater place of winter resort. This passenger official says that the present season is better than that of last year on account, too, of the tourists re maining in Florida longer. The movement north is strong, but there are more people in the sate than there were this time last year. Last season at a corresponding time the touists were leaving faster. The trains on both the Plant system and the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad go back north crowded every day. and this will continue for some three weeks, the move ment grew.ng stronger for the n :xt ten days. The Ea«t always supplies the greatest number of tourists that go to Florida. The rule has not been deviated from this sea son. The West furnishes a good number but those from that section are far behind those from the East. Both the East and the West have sent down more tourists than last season. MISS WARD’S OPENING Will Take Place on Tuesday and Wednesday of Next Week. One of the attractive Spring and Sum mer millinery openings to take place next week will be that of Miss Ward on Cotton avenue. Miss Ward's opening will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, and she promises to show an unusually beautiful stock of millinery—lovely hats for grown folk and for children, and flowers and ribbons of the latest fashion. Miss Ward has selected her own stock with her usual discretion and taste, and it will undoubtedly be to any one’s advan tage to visit her store before buying else where. The hats seem prettier than ever, and Miss Ward is showing some of the pret tiest. Have your magazine! rebeund by The Wewi' bindery. THE J. Maas & ft., Proprietors. ■ ■ i. Announce their GPAJVP SPRING OPENING OF MILLINERY TUESDA Y. rnRRCH as in Wa will Exhibit IMPORTED HUTS and BONNETS And also the crea« tions of our own Trimmers Everybody Cordially Invited To attend OUR OPENING 5