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Money to Lend. If yon want to borow money on farm business or residence property on the most favorable terms see the Georgia Loan and Trust Company, O. A.'nOLBMAN, Gen Man., ______ 356 Second Street, Macon, Ga. ESTABLISHED 1884 OUR FLAG FLOATS IN COBA NOW Force of American Marines Landed This Morning on Shore of Guantanamo. ARMY OF INVASION Will Soon Follow and the Great Struggle on Land Will Soon Be in Sight. Kingston, Jamaica, Juno 11—News was received here today to the effect that a font of American marines' has landed on theh whores of Guantanamo bay, and that the stars and stripes are now afloat from u Spanish flag staff. YELLOW Jack. There are Two New Cases at McHenry but no Deaths, McHenry,'Mi s., June 11 There are two new <•;»■ cm of yellow f■•ver today. u \'o deaths A gentleman and his wife attempted to leave last night. Dr. Ilarabon, the state health officer in charge, Imedlately disinfected himself, changed his clothing and went in search of tlie fugitives and promptly returned them to tMcllenry. The re is no sign whatever of a panic, ami the greatest confidence is expressed in the ability of .I he board to confine the fe ver to McHenry. SOLDIER SUICIDE. Killed Himself Ih'sJMorning at Fort Mc- Pherson. Atlanta, Ga., June 11. D. ißullarl, dis charged from Company F. Fifth Infantry, for disability, kileid himseit at Kort Mc- Pherson today. His home is unkitow. ... TEMERARIO ORDERED AWAY. 1 he Government of Paraguay Says She Must Leave Their Port. Buonos Aw <s, Juno 11. The govern ment of Paraguay, upon the representa tions of the United States consul at 'Mon teveido, has notified the commander of the Spanish torpedo boat Temeraio. how at ' Asunction, (hat he must disarm that v< s- j sei if he desires to remain in port. The Spanish commander refused to do | so and thereupon ho was informed that the ■ Temerarlo must have Asuneuon as soon | as the repairs on her machinery are com pleted. which must be quickly done. THE COTTON CROP. The Condition in Georgia and South Caro- ! lina. The weather conditions in Georgia havo not. materially changed during the past week or two, and crops over most of the state are needing rain. Got ton lias suffered least from the drought and is making steady though not rapid improvement. It has been thoroughly worked, and in some sections is blooming and taking on squares. Corn is suffering in some sec tions and needing rain generally. Gardens and grass are failing rapidly and in many localities water is growing scarce. Wheat hat vest is over in most sections and the crop is unusually large and godo. All crops are well worked and would be very much hem tiled by' good saoking rains. The continued absence of a general, heavy rain in South Carolina, will soon entail suffering in that state. Small streams are dried up In Barnwell, and all | stnams ire getting very low; wells arc failing and in many instances have been sunk from ten to fifteen feet deeper to get water. The drought has in places existed for from thirty to forty days with a high temperature -prevailing, and generally bright sunshine and dessieating winds. Cotton has generally received its second plowing, and is chopped to stands, except in the extreme western counties. In many localities cotton is in tine condition. Fields are .lean and well cultivated. Cotton is ' putting on squares in the southeastern counties. On the same date in 1597. squares were general over the eastern half of the state. SHAM’BATTLE - AT CHICKAMAUGA Grant’s Battle Problem Was Put Into Practice Today and Proved a Success. Chickamauga. June 11.---The event to day at Chickamauga was the execution of General Grant’s battle problem. In this problem were a number of new and diffi cult maneuvers and it was watched with grea (interest by thousands of officers and men. maneuvers were all well carried out according to Grant’s excellently conceived plan, and the fact was demonstrated that many sham battles will be useful in actual conflict. The battle began at 7 o’clock and was concluded before noon. There were two columns in the formation. The first con sisting of the First Vermont, the Third Tennessee and the Eighth New York regi ments. were commanded by Colonel Clark, of Vermont, and formed along the Vine yard road The second column, consisting of the Fourteenth New York, Second Nebraska and First Missouri, under command of Colonel Chas. Bills, of Nebraska, formed on thb road and up to till the two columns met. when the struggle began in earnest. When this was finished General Grant threw the two columns together to ward off the suposed attack from some diiee tion which he was not supposed to have knowledge of in advance. 31.00 NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. value. Clem Philips. FIGHTING FOR MANILA TODAY Great Battle Between Spanish Forces and the Insur gents Going On. DEtmomiiusiciiE Governor of Philippines Notified by Insurgents that He Must With draw Price on Aquinaldos. New York, June 11.—A special cable gram from Hong Kong says a battle for the posse-sion. of Manila is in progress to day between the Spanish forces ami those of Ag'tinaldo. Admiral Dewey has promised to pre vent a massacre should the insurgents cap ture the city. The Spanish governor has been notified that unless he withdraws the price put upon the head of the insurgent leader, Aguinaldo, he will get no quarter. Other wise the rules of civil warfare will be ad hered to. As the result of this price being placed on his head three atempts have been made to take Aguinaldo’s life. DuBIGNON ON CANDLER. The Victory Nainrally a Pleasing One to Him. Hon. Fleming G. dußignon, chairman of the state Democratic executive committee, passed through Macon yesterday. "i.Nalurally,” said he, "I am greatly pleased with Colonel Candler’s victory, and especially with the fact that It was so overwhelming, as to demonstrate beyond a question of doubt that he was the choice of the vast majority of the pary. He will have probaldy three votes in the conven tion to . very one for the combined opposi tion. The result exceeded even the hopes of his most sanguine friends. They all regarded him as a sure winner, but thought that in some sections the opposi tion would make a better showing than it did. I had predicted that he would carry ninety-five counties, but he will have the votes of a greater number than that. “It is much better for the party that it is so, and that there will be no deadlock in the convention, and a resulting bitter struggle with I! the evil results flowing therefrom. Then convention at Atlanta on June 29, will merely confirm the action of the voters on last Monday. “Colonel Candler will .be governor of Oforgia, because the mass of the Demo ci atL? nnfrty want him to be so. That is the only idea that Monday’s election conveys. All that is to be done now is to forget the campaign and stand united for the ticket that will soon be officially' placed in the field.” Mr. dußignon said that Colonel Candler was naturally quite exuberant over his success. He had been the target for attack from two opposing candidates, had been unable to speak to -but a comparatively few of the people, and It was a source of unlimited gratification to him that his re cord of the past had been indorsed by the conferring of another great political honor upon him. Bucklin’s Arnica Salve The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive ly cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by H. J. Lamar A drug PRINCESS LOUISE MAY BE FORGER Is Accused of Having Issued Noles With Signature of Crown Princess. London, June 11. —A special from Vienna says that the creitors of Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg, the wife of Prince Phillip, of Saxe-Coburg, who is accused of forging the signature of the crown princess, Ste phanie. to the extent of $2,000,000, are bringing action against her in an attempt to recover the money. The Vienna correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle telegraphs to his paper on M ty 10th as follows: ’’The Princess Louise, of Saxe-Coburg, was conveyed to a private asylum last night. The princess, who is a daughter of King Leopold, of Belgium, had clandes tinely passed a few weeks with Lieutenant Von Mattachich-Koglinch. her lover, at his castle near Agrami. In the meantime her debts grew to millions of florins and bills bearing the alleged forged signature of the Arch Duchess Stephanie came into circu lation.” t CLEARING SALE MEN’S 15c COLLARS. Six for 55c. Big bonanza. Phillips. RECRUITS ARRIVE SAFELY. San Francisco, June It.—The 605 re cruits for the Twenty-third and Sighteenth United States Infantry' regiment, who left Atlanta Saturday, arrived at Camp Mer ritt today. Al are uniformed and com pletely equipped. COTTON FUTURES. New York. June 11. —Futures closed steady. Sales 7.600 bales. July 649, Au gust 653, September 632, October 631, No vember 639. December 632, January 634, February 635, March 639. April 640. Pay your second install ment ol city tax by June 15, and save tax execution. Flies, files, mes > Dr Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment will eure Blind, Bleeding, and Itching Pile* when all other Ointments have failed. It absorbs the tumors, allays the Itching at once, aets as a poultice, gives Instart re lief. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment it prepared only for Piles and Itching of the private parts, and nothing else. Every box is warranted. Bold by druggists, or »ent by mall an receipt at price. We. ul 11. M per box. WILLI aMI M’r’G. CO.. Prop’a., ClUv •lead. O I have found Cheney's Expectorant su perior to anything 1 have ever tried for i colds and bronchial trouble. Send me by first mail six bo tiles of your mo-t excellent medicine. _ PRO JJL J - H - RICHARDSON. fWMC>»Ur ( Toaa, THE MACON NEW S. o • SAMPSON TELLS (HEROISM The Official Details of the Sinking of the Merrimac Told in Dispatch, BEGGED ton THE POSITIOH. Hobson Wanted to be the Man to Carry Out the Plan He Had Perfected, Washington, June 11—The navy depart ment today posted the following bulletin giving the detailed official report from Admiral Sampson upon the heroism of Lieutenant Hotbson and his men in sink ing the 'Merrimac in Santiago channel. United States Fagship New York, off Santiago, June 3—Permit me to call the special attention to (Assistant Naval Con structor Hobson. “As stated in aspecial telegram before coming here I decided to make the harbor entrance secure against the possibility of egress by the Spanish ships by obstructing the narrow part of the entrance by sink lug a collier at that point. “Upon calling upon Hobson for his pro fessional opinion as to a sure method of sinking a ship, he manifested the most lively interest in the 'problem. After sev eral day’s consideration he presented the solution which he considered would insure the immediate sinking of the ship when she reached the desired point in the chan nel. This plan was prepared for execution when we reached Santiago. The plan con templated a crew of only seven men and Hobson, who begged it might be entrusted to him. The anchor chains were arranged on deck for both anchors forward and aft, the plan including the anchoring ship al most automatically. As soon as I reached Santiago, and had the collier to work on, the details wer diligently prosecuted hop ing to complete them in one day as the noon and tide served best the first night after our arrival. “Notwithstanding every effort the hour cf 4 in the morning arrived and the prep aration was scarcely completed. “(After careful inspection of the final preparations I was forced to relinquish the plan for that day as dawn was breaking. “Hobson begged to be allowed to try it at all hazards. The next morning proved more propitious as a prompt start was made. Nothing has (been more gallantly executed. 'We waited impatiently after the firing by the (Spaniards had ceased. “When Hobson and his crew did not re appear from the harbor at 6 o’clock I fear ed that all had perished. The steam launch which had been sent in charge of Naval Cadet Powell to rescue them ap peared at this time coining out under a persistent fire from the batteries (but brought none of the crew. A careful inspection of the harbor from this ship showed that the vessel IMerrimac had been sunk in the channel. “This afternoon the chief of the staff of tCervera came out under a flag of truce with a letter form the admiral ting the bravery of the crew in an ut.f.sual manne?. I cannot myself too earnestly express my appreciation of the conduct of Hobson and his gallant crew. I venture to say that a more brave and daring thing has not been done since the Cushing blew up the Albemarle. “Referring to the inspiring letter which you addressed to the officers at the be ginning war I am sure you will offer a suitable professional reward to (Hobson and his companions. “I must admit that Commander Miller relinquished command with the greatest reluctance, believing he would retain the command, but he was, however, convinced that the attempt of anothehr person to carry out the multitude of details which had been prepared by Hobson might en danger its proper execution. I therefore take the liberty to relieve him for this reason only. There were hundreds of vol unteers who were- anxious to participate. There were 150 from the lowa, nearly as many from this ship and a large number from all the other ships ,of officers and men alike. (Signed.) W. T. Sampson.” PEACHES BY THE TRAIN LOAD. A Railroad Man's Estimate of the Peach Crop. Mr. M. H. Connolly, Florida agent of th» North Carolina and St. (Louis and the Louisville and Nashville railroads, was in the city today. (Mr. Connolly has just been through the Georgia peach belt. He reports the crop in magnificent condition. The growers are enthusiastic over the quality of the fruit this year and the size of the crop. The shipsments wil be between 2.000 and 2,500 carloads, it is estimated, and good prices are anticipated for the bulk of the fruit. From what Mr. Connolly says, the lovers of delicious peaches will have no grounds to complain this year of any scarcity in the supply. Speaking of the Florida orange crop, Mr. Connolly stated that the drought has probably cut it down one-third to one-half below what it was expected the cron would be. At one time the yield of the groves this year was estimated at between 750.000 and 1,000.000 boxes, but the long continued dry weather caused a great quantity of the fruit to drop, and it is now believed that the crop will be in the neighborhood of a half million boxes. Growers expect fancy prices, though, and are far from being dis heartened. CLEARING SALE MEN’S 15c COLLARS. Six for 55c. Big bonanza. -Phillips. MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY. Bodv of a Man Found Float ing In East River Today. New York, June 11. —The body of a man with his arms pinioned to his side by a rope, was found floating in East river at the foot of East Sixty-second street today. There were bruises on the head and the man may have been stunend by a blow and then thrown into the river. A rope was around the body from the shoulders down below the thighs. The police believe the murdered man is James S. Britz. Jr., of Poplar and Johnson street, Brooklyn. Britz was reported missing since June I. He was in the milk business and when he disappeared had S6OO in cash with him. CLEARING SALE MEN’S 15c COLLARS. Six for 55c. Big bonanza, Phillipa. | CON NEWS SATURDAY JUNE n 1898. SAY I WON IS DOING WELL British Consul at Santiaga Has Sent Dispatch to the World. IS WELL until FOR By the Spaniards—Good News for Everyone in This Country From Reliable Sources. New York, June 11. —The British consul at Santiago de Cuba has sent the folliwing dispatch via Halifax to the World: “Replying to your cablegram Lieutenant Hobson and his men are well. They are also well cared for by the authorities. I have myself just seen him; Ramsden, British consul.” RIDICULOUS Rumor of Claims Because Bowen Jumped the Waiters. Washington, June 11. —The state depart ment officials were a good deal amused at the report coming from Europe that a formal claim Against tUe 'United Stages government is to be (based upon the alleged attack by United States Consul Bowen, lately -Rationed at Barcelona, Spain, upon a couple of French waiters named Pang. The assault is reported to have been made by Mr. Bowen while he was acting under the belief that they were Spaniards attempting his life. The opinion here is that if the matter was as it was represented, it might he a proper case for a police magistrate. Such a proceeding, of course, would come to nothing in the absence of Mr. Bowen from Barcelona. MELON CROP. Prospect That It Will be the Largest Ever IKnown. From the reports so far received by the railroads from their numerous agents, it appears that the watermelon crop will be larger than anticipated. ‘‘.Everything points to the present crop being a record breaker,” said an official yesterday. “It will doubtless be the largest crop Georgia has yet produced.” SPECIAL RATE Os One Cent a Mile Granted by the Railroad to the Springs. President P. D. Pollock, of Mercer Uni versity, is president of the ‘Georgia Teach ers’ Association, and he is very anxious that there be a large attendance at Indian Spring on June 29th to July 2d, instead of at (Cumberland Island, as announced in the program recently distributed. The Wigwam, one of the finest hotels in the state, will give a rate of $1.50 a day. The railroad fare will be one and one third for the round trip on the certificate plan, that is to say, every teacher will pay full fare to the place of meeting and receive from the ticket agent a certificate to that effect. When the certificate is pre sented at the railroad office for returning a ticket will be sold for one-third fare. The accommodations are excellent, the sur roundings are delightful and the situation is in the central part of the state. The water of the. spring is healthful and invigorating. The place is an ideal one for a large gathering of teachers. CAUGHT A SPANIARD. New York, June 11.—A dispatch to the World .from 'Port Antonio, Jamaica, says: The United States auxiliary cruiseh St. Louis was off Morant Point yesterday. She reported that she had captured a Spanish merchantman just out of King ston. SAY SHIPS KEPT AT A DISTANCE. And the Spaniards Sav an At tempted Landing Was Repulsed. Madrid, June 11. —At noon an official dis patch received from Havana dated June 10, says: This morning eight of Sampson’s ships recomenced the Bombardment of Santiago. At the same time a number of boats towed by steamers approached and attempted to make a landing. The canonade lasted three hours. The Spaniards skillfully posted repulsed the attempted landing and the Americans drew off. No damage was done by the shells from the ships, which kept at a distance, evi dently afraid to venture within range of the guns of the forts. MANY FROM MACON Will Go to Brunswick tolAttend Meeting of Druggists. The State Board of Pharmacy will meet at Brunswick on Monday for the purpose of examining all applicants for admi s on to rhe associa'icn and for qualification for diplomas as pharma? sts. On the following day the State Pii'uia ceutical Associatio i w..l comencc -ts sessoion which will la=t for *.’»o days The lailroad hav? granted a specs! rate for those who go down tonight or tomor row night and as there are about nine young men going from Macon as applicants for admission before the woard, it is prob able that they will take advanage of the lower rate. The people of Brunswick are making preparations for the entertainment of the visitors. • $1.50 TO INDIAN SPRINGS And Return—Saturday-Monday Rate. Beginning Saturday, June 11. the South ern railway will sell round trip tickets from Macon to Indian Spring each Satur day for afternoon and evening trains good to return until the Monday following at rate of $1.50 round trip. RANDALL CLIFTON. Traveling Passenger Agent. Pay your second install ment of city taxes by June 15, and save tax execution, SANTIAGO IS OUITHMY A Cuban-American Savs That Troops Can be Camped There With Safetv. BtTTER THAIt IT TAMPA. The Landing of Men at Havana Would Mean Death of Twenty Thousand of Them. New York, June 11 —The Medical News in its issue of today will publish a discus sion of the advisability of a summer cam paign in Cuba .written by Dr. J. F. Lane, of Philadelphia, who is a Cuban-American in which he says in part: “The unpreparedness of the military branch of the government has become so apparent and from all accounts the neces sity of a much larger body of troops to invade the island so evident that I can can well understand the hesitation on the part of Washington authorities to land troops at this season of the year around Havana and Matanzas. In fact I am about convinced that unless Havana capitulates in the meantime from lack of food no troops will be landed in that province be fore October or November. “Around Santiago the conditions are dif ferent. The country all about is hilly and much more healthy and by utilizing the several thousand insurgents in the neighborhoods for the purpose of garrison ing the city after its capitulation the. American troops could be safely encamped all summer under decidedly more advan tageous conditions than at Chickamauga or Tampa. “From the point of the view of a Cuban, this pacific blockade, especially if kept up all summer, means the ’practical extermi nation of all the people in these three provinces Pinar del Rio, Havana and Matanzas—and as this war, we were told, was undertaken for the very purpose of saving these people why should Amer ican troops not be immediately landed on this island, even if they do run the risk of a high death rate from climatic condi tions, etc? * “On the other hand,- as American’s we are justified in reasoning this matter. We are certainly prepared for Spanish under taking. Our soldiers, mostly men who are only yesterday clerks and mill hands are not even supplied with one of 11 ■ most essential and vital things for a summer acmpaign in the tropics and that is suit able clothing. In such an undertaking, we know that climate does not influence mor tality as much as deficient preparations and lack of organization; therefore, let us take into consideration the l»ve-. of twenty thousand or thirty thousand lAmeriaen troops as against these unfortunates who perhaps already beyond any human aiff “This pacific blockade will certainly force Havana to capitulate long before Oc tober and by that time we shall have a thoroughly trained and properly equipped body of troops.” CLEARING SALE MEN’S 15c COLLARS. Six for 55c. Big bonanza. Phillips. EVERYTHING IS LOVELY THEY SAY. Reports of Friction Between Department Positive ly Denied, Washington, June 11.—The reports of friction between army headquarters and the various supply bureaus of the war de partment because of the congested condi tion of affairs at Tampa, are denied by the officers of the departments under whose direction these matters come. It is admitted by these officials that in shippinggreatquantities of subsistance and equipments to Tampa difficulties arose in their unloading, but on behalf of the com missaries branch it is stated authoritative ly that there has never been any controver sy with the higher officials regarding this matter and no delay in depositing at the points designated by the authorities all the supplies needed. On the contrary it is as serted and shown that there has been sent to the general mobilizing points in the South a great quantity of rations, vastly more than enough for all purposes needed up to this time. CANDIDATES FOR JUDGESHIP. The Next Primary Will ba Held on June the 23d. In two weeks Bibb county, in common with nearly all the other counties of the other counties of the state, will have an other primary election. At that time a chief justice and two associate justices of the supreme court will be chosen. There are four candidates before the people, Messrs. Gober, Fish. Lewis an 4 Simmons. The strongest fight throughout the state will be in behalf of Judge Gober. He has many strong friends in Macon and will stand an excellent show of car rying the county. It will be remembered he came w'ithin a few votes of being nom inated for the supreme court bench at the last state convention. TO THE WIGWAM Everyone With Sense and a Dollar and a Half is Go ing This Evening. The world and his wife is going to the Wigwam at Indian Spring tomorrow to spend Sunday and to get cool. The railroads have put on a rate of a dollar and a half for the Sunday roun'A trip rate to the spring and return. This is the best rate that has been made fo.’ this summer and it -will enable every one to go up. The Wigwam is particularly pleasant this season and those who have enjoyed the delights of the place and who have, spent any time there during the last week say that it is the coolest place in the state. It is safe to say that the hotel will be the mecca of all Maconites tomorrow. Pay your second install ment of city tax by June 15 and save tax execution. SI.OO NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. Wonderful value. Clem Philips. GROWERS WILL FORCE ISSUE They Are Full of Fight and Will Force Armour Peo ple and Central. TO FIGHT TO »MU, Tried Bluff and Threats but Failed to Make Any Impression Whatever, The committee representing the fruit growers of the state which has been in ses sion at the Brown House for the last three days, has adjourned, after having issued the circular, the outline of which was given in The News yesterday. The fight is on in earnest. The Armour refrigerating people are determined not to abate any point in their contract or to re duce the pri-e of the ears. They claim to have corn. r. J the ice any say that if they do not get their price they can ruin the growers and make the crop a failure, so far as any returns are concerned. But they have run up against the wrong crowd, and the growers are equally as de termined as they arc. The Continental Fruit Express Company say that it is nonsense for the Armour peo ple to talk about having the ice cornered, and say that they will be able to handle all the fruit that is given thorn, and that they will handle it to the full satisfaction of the growers. There have been several warm inter views between the representatives of the Armour people and the fruit growers’ com mittee within the last few days. The Ar mour people have tried everything. They have tried threats and they have tried bluffs, but they have failed to make any impression at any point. As it looks at present it looks as if the fruit growers were bound to win their fight. They are determined and as it will be a -week or ten days before the shipment of peaches begins, the Continental people will have ample time to get their cars to any point in the state. If the Central road refuses to haul the cars of the Continental people, then a man dimus will be taken out in the courts. It is more than probable that a test case will be pushed within the next four or five days. Colonel John M. Stubbs, of Dublin, went home this afternoon, but he will return on Monday. He is full of determination and says tnat the growers shall wi.i the fight this time, as it means the whole future of t K e ’easiness ana the very li*’? of the fruit growers. He says that the making of the peaches will be delayed on account of tho Inns' drought and that the shipping will not commence for the next ten days. SI.OO NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. Wonderful value. Clem Philips. FALSE REPORT About Dead Horse in the River Caused Un easiness. The statement has been made and has been repeated that there is a carcass in the river just above the pumping station. The statement was said to come from the very best authority, but The Evening News made the investigation and found that the carcass was on the river bank, but that it was fully a quarter of a mile below the pumping station. The filters are all in working order now and the water supply is excellent. NEW LAW FIRM C. C. Thomas of Waycross, Joins Mith Cap tain Marion Harris. :Mr. C. C. Thomas, of Waycross, has formed a partnership with Mr. Marion IHirris, and the firm will in future be known as Harris, Thomas & Glawson, Mr. Charles A. Glawson, who has been in Mr. Harris’ office for sime time, having also been made a member of the firm. Mr. Thomas, who is one of the finest young lawyers in the state, and was the representative in the last legislature from Ware county will have entire charge of the practice left behind by Mr. Harris during his absence at the front as captain of the regiment of immunes under Colonel P. H. Ray. Mr. Thomas will be welcomed to Macon as an addition to the bar of this circuit by the other lawyers of Macon and by the people generally. He is destined to be one of the most popular of the young set in Macon and adds to his ability as a lawyer the fact that he will be a great addition to social life in Macon. MIXED FLOUR Adulterated Goods Will Have to be So Marked. Several copies of the new bill imposing various war taxes were received by Macon wholesale merchants yesterday from Con gressman Bartlett . One of the features of the bill that is especially interesting to wholesale and re tail grocers, and to the consuming public, is that regarding adulterated, or, as it is called, mixed flour. Since the rapid rise in the price of wheat enormous quantities of greatly adulterated flour have been sold everywhere in the country. Corn flour and corn starch have been largely used as adulterants. It is safe to say that the proportion of flour sold containing one or the other of these articles has been larger than that containing only wheat. Com plaints have been very numerous, espe cially from bakers. The government, in placing a tax and other restrictions on this adulteration, will not only derive a con siderable revenue, but enable the public to know what it is buying. The tax will be a certain amount on each barrel, 4 cents being named originally, and an additional tax. it is said, on all dealers in the adulterated goods. In addition ail barrels, or other packages, containing adulterated flour must be plainly stamped “mixed flour.’’ The Macon grocery jobbers are well pleased with this provision of rhe new revenue measure. They prefer to have the goods they buy stamped so that neither they nor the customers will be deceived as to their exact character. One effect of the law will be, it is believed, an advance in the price of pure wheat flour unless the public shows a willingness to take the mixed goods at their lower prices. Pay your second install ment of city tax by June 15. and save tax execution. Fine Feathers make Fine Binis, An old saying, but true as gospel. Appearances count for more in this day and generation than ever they did in the past. Well-dressed people . get along better in life. They are better re ceived m business and society circles. Taste in ( ress is accepted by the world as a sign of intelli gence and culture. Our Business Is io Dress You Well at a Low Cost, To give you stylish, thoroughly good clothing at prices t lat comparison will show to Im? lower than the same a ties can be bought for anywhere else. Our Men’s and Boys Suits, great in quality, varied in assortment, run and beautiful in appearance, are ready for your in- Straw Hats and Negligee Shirts Galore. Wqß6 O Is the Lucky Number that Draws Bnck’s Piiioiu Sled Rana I hereby certify that the above number is the one deposited with me ueder seal, by Mr. Garden. J. W. CABANISS, President of the Exchange Bank. The peorson holding ticket bearing the above number will receive this handsome premium upon presentation of the ticket. The one who is fortunate to get this range will prize it not only on account of its money value, but also for its many superior features. It is an established fact that Buck’s Stoves and Ranges last the longest, cook the quickest and soon pay for themselves in the saving of fuel. Don’t forget that we are exclusive agents for Cole’s Natural Stone Water Filter. Don’t take any chances, but buy one of these wondertful filters. They attach to any Bibb faucet, and have a clarifying ca pacity of 15 gallons per hour. “Wisconsin Peerless Refrigerator Is another of our hobbies. We stake our reputation on this refrigerator and guar antee it to bo absolutely odorless and to keep everything without contamination. GARDEN, The Furniture Man. Crump’s Park Bulletin Edwin Soothers in “Christopher Car son,” Monday Night. Gather Your Rosebuds .... While you may, for procrastination may deprive yon of them. So with your eyes if they need help. Remca 'er that there is n o remedy like suitable glasses, when, fitted properly, ere yotir eye sight is too far gone. Mr. Friedman, the optical spe cialist, has been located with us for nearly two years and has fitted glasses to thou sands of persons in this city and the surrounding section, but has yet to find one among his patrons who is not perfectly satisfied with his work. His motto is, “Sat isfaction guaranteed or money refunded.” You can have your eyes accurately tested and examined with the latest appliances free. Offices 314 Second Street. A h K b K K l l I.L '.. h E .b ), L L h b LbUMTM. 1, Vs $ . . . IT’S COOL AT ... i i THE WIGWAM. J eJi* ’ J.' No trouble about the heat here, always a re -4* freshing breeze through the spacious verandas oy* and hall, lust the place to escape from the *** Ji r 4n, city’s heat for rest and recreation. And the 4* water of the famous Indian Spring quickly X drives the fever, malaria, and kindred diseases 4« from the system. Perfect table and service at The Wigwam, with low rates. For full infor- 4, mation see or write to 4- 4, T. C. PARKER, Proprietor, C. E. HOOPER, Manager. & 4* ...... et T'T T’T FT T T 4 T ti T T *f T fi t T -H t t H t t Tt This is the Pre-eminent Store. We don’t know as good a store for getting a Spring or Summer Suit that makes you think by its get-up that it’s tailor-made and by its price that it’s ready-made. We select every Suit carefully. The prices range from $7.50 to S2O. Fabrics that are never looked for or expected, save in high-class merchant tailoring work at stiff prices. Come in! We’re glad to show all these Suits; you’ll be courteously treated, rest assured, and you’ll see stunningly swell suits. F money on Hand. Loons on real estate. Easy monthly payments. GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Maoon. Ga.. *6l Third Street. PRICE THREE CENTS