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OHM AREAS
TO BEJXPLCRED
General Merriam Gives His
Full Plans for the Re
search in Alaska.
PARTIES ASSIGNED ROUTES,
To Government Parties Converging
in the Interior Difficult Routes
Are Chosen.
"Washington, March 26.—Brigadier Gen
eral Merriam, commanding the department
of the Columbia, gives a complete outline
of his plans for Alaskan explorations dur
ing the coming summer.
It will be recalled that Congress recent
ly appropriated $200,000 for the purposes
of sending relief expeditions into the Yu
kon Valley, and also for the thorough ex
ploration of sections of interior Alaska,
as yet but little known. The secretary of
war entrusted the management of the re
lief expeditions and the conduct of the ex
plorations to General Merriam, who now’
commands the Ame.icaa army upon the
Pacific coast.
I’o lions of General Mafiam * letter of
public interest are a follows:
Headquarters Department of the Colum
bia, Vancouver Barracks, Washington,
March 12, 1898. Three parties are
now provided for to conduct the
Alaskan explorations. One goes over the
Dalton trail to Belle Isle, to explore south
ward tj the head of the head of the Tana
na, and down Copper river. Another par
ty goes from Circle City, Alaska, via the
of Birch 'reek, crossing the Tana about
the be a. 1 of Bates’ Rapids, then to the
head of Sushitna river and down to Cook’s
Inlet. Another party will subdiv’de and
go to Prince William's Sound and Cook s
Inlet, and will trv from there to go over
the same routes indicated above, proceed
ing northward to the Yukon, investigating
also a middle route along the dlv’de, be
tween the Copper ami the Sushitna rivers.
Each of the parties will consist of officers,
soldiers and Indians as guides and inter
preter*.
In regard to the routes chosen by the
government parties, Mr. Wells says:
“Some of the most difficult portions of
Alaska are down on the bill of fare f-'.
the exploring parties. The two which un
dertake the work from Cook’s Inlet and
Prince William’s Sound will have the most
difficult jobs, and I doubt very mucn as
to whether they will succeed in one sum
jncr. No one has ever been over the
routes. Large sections of the territory to
be traversed are unknown. It is a region
•where primeval nature upheaved an apex
to the continent.
‘‘For hundreds of miles there is a tan
gled network of gigantic mountains. My
own explorations in IS9O-91 toward the
(headwaters of the Tanana and the Su
shitna, revealed far-reaching ranges of
alps, rising aparently one upon another
and burying their crests in the clouds. The
rich mineral belt of Alaska pierces this
region.
“Few’ persons comprehend the vast area
of unexplored Alaska. The government
parties, with the comprehensive routes laid
out by General Merriam, will be unable
at present to cover one half of the unex- j
plored area. A complete exploration would
require from three to five years, depend
ing upon the obstacles encountered.
“The first reports of the exploring par
tiese cannot be made public inside of two
years, with the best dilligence. The re
sults achieved will undoubtedly be of the
greatest value. No one should think for
a moment that Alaska will be over run
with people from one end to the other
during the present year.
“It is going to require many years to
thoroughly explore and open up that coun
try. Those of us who have devoted years
to the work know something of difficult
nature of the problems presented. The
areas already known are sufficiently large,
however, to give ample scope to the in
vestigations of gold miners for several
years to come.”
GONE TO SAVANNAH.
The Baltimore Ball Team Left Macon Last
Night.
• The Orioles and the Mercer team played
again yesterday afternoon, and the Balti
more sluggers won out to rhe tune of 22
to 2. Half of the Mercer team was made
up of the Baltimore team, but that did
not help matters.
The team left last night for Savannah,
where they will stay four days, and will
play indoor baseball benefifits there. They
will then go to Charleston and Richmond.
Manager Hanlon is highly pleased with the
practice here this season.
HON. WALTER B. HILL
Will Lecture at the Y. M. C. A. Tomorrow
Afternoon.
Hon. Walter B. Hill will lecture at the
Y. M. C. A. tomorrow afternoon on “Im
providence,” as one of the four great evils
of the day.
This is the last of the series of lectures
on the four great evils of the day that
have been delivered at the Y. M. C. A.,
and a large crowd, knowing Mr. Hill’s rep
utation as an entertaining and instructive
talker, will hear him.
WITH FRANCE.
It is Probable That Great Britain May Be
come Involved.
•London, March 26.—The crisis in the re
lations between Great Britain and France
continues to be acute. The British gov
ernment has prepared for all contingen
cies, even going so far as to place the best
chips available from the channel squadron,
and reserve vessels, in position, forming
a complete squadron off the French coast,
precisely as though a blockade was con
templated. Great Britain is no way sat
isfied with France’s explanation that the
mobilization of the French northern fleet
is an ordinary spring maneuver.
POPULISTS TO MEET
At an Early Date to Select Another Guber
national Candidate.
Atlanta, March 26.—The Populists of
I Georgia seem to be playing a waiting game
j and there will hardly be any official ac
j tion to fill the vacancy on the state ticket
i for two or three weeks. In the meantime,
| active Campaign work is being conducted
at the office of the People's Party Paper.
It Is likely there will be a meeting of the
I executive committee in April, when the
I ticket will likely be completed.
In view of the fact that Mr. Watson's
I nomination for governor naturally excites
i great interest among the people of the
■ state, inquiries were made from well in
formed sources as to what move was likely
to be made next. As the records of the
I state executive committee, as well as those
i of the party organization in the state, are
in the keeping of Mr. Austin Holcomb, of
the People’s Party Paper, the official or
gan of the party in the stale, and practi
cally in the union, the duties of state
chairman naturally devolve upon him dur
ing the interregnum between campaigns.
As assistant to State Chairman John D.
Cunningham during the campaign of 1896,
at the close of that campaign, Mr. Hol
comb took charge of the records, and the
organization, and has since conducted the
work of the executive committee.
His woik in organizing and bringing to a
successful issue the anti-fusion move
ment in this state, which resulted in the
Nashville conference of 1897, has brought
him in close touch-with the leaders of the
party in all Georgia counties.
As to the policy of the party, Mr. Hol
comb is absolutely nou-commitaal. It is
believed, however, that a conference of the
leaders of the party will be called at an
early day, looking to a revision of the con
vention's work in accordance with the de
sires of the rank and file of the party.
Mr. Holcomb said in answer to ques
tions:
“We have several methods by which we
can reach the reach the representatives of
the People’s Party in every militia dis
trict in Georgia within ten days, and se
cure from them an expression of the wish
es of the Populists of their districts. The
action of the executive committee in such
a contingency as this will be governed by
these expressions. We have no machine
to make or unmake candidates, or to foist
upon our people office seekers whom they
do not want.
“It is probable’that a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee will be called some
time in April.”
QUARANTINE AGAIN.
Southern Convention Io be Held in Atlanta
April 12.
Atlanta, Ga., March 2G. —The south
ern quarantine convention which ha-.- been
called for Atlanta on April 12th promises
to be successful in point of attendance, j
and in the work outlined for the conven
tion.
Mayor Collier, chairman of the arrange
ment committee, has sent out a great
many invitations to officials of the health
and quarantine, departments of the south
ern states, and a number of responses have
been received indicating that the conven
tion will be well attended.
Surgeon General Weyman, of the United
States marine hospital service, has stated i
that he will attend the convention and
other well known officials 'will be here.
The committee on arrangements has been
at work, and the convention will be made
an interesting and instructive one.
The principal object of the convention
is to formulate rules for the enforcement
of the quarantine regulations, and the con
duct of handling the epidemic of conta
gious diseases. Other questions will be
considered, principally among them that
of national quarantine. Health officers
from all the states interested are expected
to be present, and many interesting papers
will be read.
REPUDIATED
Was the Deed of Emma Spreckles to Her
Father.
I
San Francisco, March 26. —The Belglc, ,
from Honolulu, brings the following ad- j
vice, dated as late as March 15:
Mrs. Thomas Watson (formerly Emma j
Spreckles) has taken the first step to re
cover the property in this city and in the I
islands, amounting to more than SI,OOO,- j
000, which she deeded back to her father at I
the time she married. Her attorneys have |
notified all occupants of the property in
dispute to vacate at "once. Mrs. Watson
admits that she deeded the property over
to her father, but insists that the deed is
invalid, becaus it does not bear the sig
nature of her husband.
WAR CLAUSE.
Indicates Hostilities With Spain Are Now
Certain.
New York, March 26. —An ominous sign
that strained relations between the United
States and Spain will result in war is fur
nished by English ship owners, who have
cabled their agents here that all charters
must contain the “war clause.” This
clause, which was posted in the Maritime
Exchange yesterday, is as follows:
“It is understood steamers are to be em
ployed in strictly neutral trades; not to
carry contraband cargo or trade with ports
declared under blockade; also in the event
of war being declared by or against Great
Britain by maritime power, this charter
is to 'be null and void at the end of the
then current voyage.”
LARGE WOMEN.
Large women in Kentucky have no priv
iliges not accorded to smaller and more
active women in the matter of boarding
trains. A case was recently decided by j
the supreme court of that state in which a
large woman had been injured by a train I
starting before she got her seat. She re
covered a verdict against the company in
the lower court, but the supreme court, set
the verdict aside, saying that railroads are
not required to hold their trains until the
large people get seated, when they could I
have obtained a seat by getting to the |
train, earlier. The court intimates, how
ever. that in the case of an invalid the ,
train should not be started before the pas
senger is in a seat, if the conductor or the
trainmen know the invalid is being put on
the train.
In Indiana an engineer neglected to blow
the whisrlf as he approached a crossing.
Some distance beyond the crossing the
I train killed a child. The court
held that the statute requiring the en
gineer to blow his whistle is intended to
warn persons and animals approaching a
; crossing and even if the parents of the
i child had 'had time to rescue the child, if
i the whistle had been blown, the com
: pany was not liable for the child’s death,
j It was also held that railroads are re
quired to fence only against live stock
and not against children.
CA-STOHTA..
MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26 1898.
DR. BACHMAN’S WORK.
He Has Done Good at the Tattnall Square
Presbyterian Church.
Editor News:
“Be cartful to entertain strangers, for
thereby you may entertain angels una
wares.” Dr. Bachman, though not an
angel., is a man whose presence and his
teachings will be a blessing to whoever
receives him; undoubtedly he is such to
the congregation of Tattnall Square Pres
byterian church. His calm, clear, truth
ful, convincing expositions of the great
plan of salvation through the Lord Jesus
Christ, should and does secure for him an
exalted place in the estimation of all who
hear him. His labors in this city have
been a blessing to many, even to being the
instrument in God's hands for the saving
of their souls. Many will date their being
born again, and being brought into the
Kingdom by his quiet, faithful delineation
of the truth and their duty; as he discuss
ed yesterday of the willingness of the true
convert to be put to work for the Master,
the duty of obedience, and the bless
ings that are obtained or that
comes to the believer therefrom, the
necessity of conquering pride that often
prevents the public acknownedgment of
conviction, and brings ruin to the soul.
Numbers made sign s of awakened con
science, at least, and the harvest of good
fruit from his seed sowing will be great.
A Church Member.
O xj. x
Theses-
sinffis .X'W- z z ict ’^is ci
I have been afflicted with rheumatism
for fourteeen years and nothing seemed to
give me any relief. I was able to be
around al Ithe time, but constantly suf
fering. I had 'tried everything I could hear
of and was at last told to try Chamber
lain’s Pain Balm, which I did, and was
immediately relieved and in a short time
cured. I am happy to say that it has not
since returned. —Josh. Edgar, Germantown,
Cal. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons,
druggists.
fess.:
Mi®®
The sympathetic tenderness of a lov
ing husband is everything to an expec
tant mother, especially during her first
ordeal. George Layton, Esq., a -promi
nent druggist of Dayton, 0., gives the
following case:
A customer of mine, whose wife has used
four bottles of ■' Mother’s Friend ” before con
finement, says, after seeing the effects of the
remedy, that if she had to go through the ordeal
again, and there were but four bottles on the
market, and the cost was SIOO per bottle, she
would have them.
“ Mother’s Friend ” is a scientifically
compounded liniment which affords cer
tain relief in the various ailments pre
ceding childbirth, and assures proper
elasticity to the cords and muscles in
volved in the final ordeal.
“Mother’s Friend” is sold by drug
gists, or expressed, on receipt of one
dollar.
Valuable book, Before Baby is
Born,” mailed free on application.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta, Ga.
We fire Book-Sellers
Lp to date and a trifle
beyond. Always were—
always will be.
When you wish the latest call on yours
truly.
If we haven’t it you need look no fur
ther.
We make a specialty of “having it.”
BURR EEOWN,
The Book-Seller.
An Opportunity
Os a Life Time.
I have for sale a fruit farm of fifty
three acres, with nine thousand bearing
trees and vines, all varieties of fruit, new
six-room house, inside the city limits of
Americus. If going to plant fruit trees or
vines buy of me and you will get tres true
to name raised in South Georgia. Advice
furnished regarding adaptability of your
soil.
J. HENRY FREEMAN,
Architect and Builder.
464 Second Street, Macon, Ga.
a « is a non-poisonou?
4 *’ remedy for Gonorrhoea.
vK E Gleet. Spermatorrhoea,
in 1 to sdays. A, bites, unnatural dis
Guaranteed 'Q charges, or any infiamma
jjwj not w stricture. lion, irritation or ulcera
Prevents contagion. tion of mucous mem
IffeVHEEmsUriEV’CAtCe. branes. Non-astringent
Sold by lirujrgists.
t- o « sent in plain wrapper
bV express, nrepaid, so
Eg SI.OO, or 3 bottles, $2.75.
az Circular sent on request
am’s Kidney Pills t
> equal in diseases of the J 1
aLd Urinary Organs. Have j
ected your Kidneys? Have T
worked your nervous
caused trouble with your\
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der? Have you a flabby ap- >
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F under the eyes ? Too frequent de- ( i
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■ X Pills will impart new life to the dis-1'
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I T mail 50 cents per box. »
I Williams Mfg. Co., Props., Cleveland. O. T
For Sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons,
Wholesale Agents.
D. A. KEATING.
General Undertaker and Embslmei,
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Caskets, cases, coflins and bum.;
robes; hears* axd carriages furnisher
1 to all funerals in and out of the city.
Undertaker’s telephone <67, Rem
dence telephone 46H. >22 Malbem
*trc«t. Manor. G«
SIO.OO FREE!
If you’ve just taken a bad cough, cold
or lagrippe. Do you suffer from continual
constipation? Have you a disordered liver?
Do you suffer from heart + ,üble? Do you
have a languid, lazy feeling and headache
occasionally?
Get from any drug store a bottle of
<4| j ’
Lamar's Lemon Laxative,
Take it according to directions, and
you will find relief, threby saving even
more than ten dollars by restoring your
health.
One sample bottle free at any drug
store.
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STYLES FOR SPRING
During this week Messrs. Burdick &
Company will display the most up-to-date
line of imported suitings, ’vestings, etc.,
for spring that will be seen in Macon this
season. Their cutting and tailoring facili
ties are very superior and their customers
will find it an easy matter to obtain re
sults that are very pleasing.
Geo. P. Burdick & Go.,
Importing Tailors.
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T muiiuiu»iumuiiumumumm:*iumtiiiiMjimm:uiu::iui:2
Horse Stiosing.
New and Improved Methods,
Guarantee! to
Stop Forging.
Scalping Knee and Shin Hitting. Prevents
Contraction, corns and all ailments caused
by improper shoing. Diseases of the leg
and foot a specialty.
PROF. C. H. MESSLER,
620 Fourth Street.
Carried off highest honors of his class.
Boston 1895. Philadelphia 1896.
S. S. Pll'Kitt
Latest styles and best makes of
Buggies, Wagons
and Carriages . . .
New stock of Baby Car
riages ; the celebrated
Cleveland Bicycle SSO to
$100; Crescent Bicycles,
better than ever before,
S2O to SSO.
Sheriffs’ Sale.
Will be sold before the court house door
in thecity of Macon during the legal hours
of sale on the first Tuesday in April next:
lot of land in East Macon fronting 50
feet on an alley and running back 110 feet
to Mrs. Reese’s lot on other side by lot of
Blackshear and on the other side by an al
ley. Levied on as the property of East
Macon Lodge No. 3368 of Odd Fellows, to
satisfy a fi fa issued from justice’s court
564 district, in favor of Henry Griggs vs.
said lodge.
G. S. WESTCOTT. Sheriff.
GEORGIA, 8188 COUNTY—Under and
by virtue of an order granted by the court
of ordinary of said county at the April
term, 1897, for the purpose of the payment
of debts aod distribution, will be sold on
the first Tuesday in April, 1898, before the
court houes door in said county, during
the legal hours of sale, to the highest bid
der, the following property, to wit:That
lot or parcel of land situate, lying and be
ing in said county, and in the city of Ma
con, said lot being distinguished in the
plan of said city as lot number 8 (8), ac
cording to a map of the Bond estate, made
by A. E. Boardman. Said map being re
corded in the office of the clerk of Bibb
superior court. Said lot being that prop
erty conveyed to J. T. Rogers by Mrs.
Mary E. Black, May 15, 1889, and recorded
in the clerk’s office, book A. H., folios
Terms cash.
J. A. BROOKS, Guardian for Frank and
Annett Rodgers.
a. b. hinkle, Physician anil Surgeon.
Office 370 Second Street.
Office Phone, 917, two carts Residence Phone, 917. four calls.
Does general practice. I tender my services to the people of M icon and vi
cinity. Disease of the Eye, Ear. Nose, Throat and Lungs specialties. All chronic dis
eases of the above, such as sore eyes, granulated lids, deafness, running at the ears
ringing in the ears, catarrh, sore throat, h oarseness, coughs, consumption etc will
be treated at my office for $5 per month cash.
Eye glasses and spectacles fitted accurately and furnished. Prices very reasona
ble. I will examine school children’s eyes for glasses free from 3 to 5 p m on Sat
urdays. .
Office consultation and treatment for the poor absolutely free from 8 to 9 eve-rv
morning. Visits in the city for cash, day, $1; night, $2. Office hours- S to 10 a m
12 to 1 p. m., and 3. to 6 p. m.
;
On the Fence
Which divides your garden and chicken runs
depends the success of both.
This is a good time to repair breaks or put up
new fencing.
Heavy wire lor hogs and other animals and
lighter weights for chickens. Barbed wire for field
fencing. We can quote better prices than any other
house.
The Greatest Success of the Year—
TRADING STAMPS
Wait a few days before making your spring purchase.
We will give you a list of the leading merchants of Macon
who give TRADING STAMPS. One stamp with
every ten cents’ worth—CASH.
For one book of stamps take your choice of
MAHOGANY TABLES, SOUP SET,
MAHOGANY ROCKERS, SILVER TEA SET,
MORRIS CHAIRS, SILVER FISH SET,
OAK DESK, SILVER BERRY SET,
ONYX TABLES, ROGERS KNIVES,
OPERA GLASSES, ROGERS FORKS,
CLOCKS, MANDOLIN,
TEA SETS GUITAR,
SILVER PITCHERS, JARDINIERES,
JAPANESE VASES. BANQUET LAMPS.
FREE AGAIN MONDAY.
On account of the inclement weather last Mon
day we will again give to every lady that calls at our
store a package of Sweet Peas. Also to every one
that has a cow, horse or stock of any kind we will
give a sample package of our stock powder.
Streyer Seed Comp’y.
466 Poplar Street.
THIS MATTER
OF JEWELRY
Is much a matter of taste. No matter
what your tastes are, w’e can suit you, be
cause we’ve got the stock to select from,
and the prices are right.
GEO. T. BEELAND, Jeweler, Triangular Block.
take Periodical Tickets. Agjfl
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experts on fashion have bet-., '•usily at work
three months the coming bring styles
in dress. Therefore, if you wist? to know
WHAT TO WEAR THIS SPRING
you will find it in the Spring Number of the
ByZAR. A description will accompany each
fashion, giving practical suggestions on
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hints on the proper thing in livery, maid
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