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6 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\ and Bladder? Have youT the loins, side. back, groins 2> der? Have you a flabby ap- > A of the face, especially < F under the eyes ? Too frequent de- ( i i sire pass urine ? William's Kidney ■ X Pills will impart new life to the dis-1' ' F eased organs, tone up the system . ; I a and make a new man of you. By Y 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. \/ - ■ ' j Y', ■' • ■ 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. [a COLLEGE EDUCATION BY MAILI - Thorough instruction ~ = IxfeiSrA-TIM EI in book-keeping and g = business, shorthand,sci- = s vMU wfr ence, journalism, lan- 5 5 iCSTLJ guages, architecture, c s -I survej’ing,drawing;civ- E = mec banical, steam, s E electrical, hydraulic, s S municipal, sanitary, S 5 rai lroad and structural ~ 2 ’*! engineering. Expert in- s Btructors ’ Fifth year, s s Fees moderate. = g i'fOW Illustrated catalog free. = S II!L11Bla 11 fan I^fflMl 11 State subject in which s 5 jijirtLrZnMMnwu.interested. - NATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTE, fine.) 3 £ 145 Second National Bank Building, Washington, D. C. g 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 TH EL NEW YORK WORLD. Thrice-a-Week Edition. IS Pages a Week . . . ... 156 Papers a Year FOR ONE DOLLAR. Published every alternate day except Sun day. The Thrice-a-Week edition of the New York World is first among all weekly papers in size, frequency of publication and the freshness, accuracy and variety of its contents. It has all the merits of a great $6 daily at the price of adollar week ly. Its political news is prompt, complete, accurate and impartial, as all of its read ers will testify. It is against the monopo lies and for the people. It prints the news of all the world, hav ing special news correspondence from all points on the globe. 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