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COHDEMMTORY
RESOLUTIONS
Fruit Growers Take It Out in
a General Cussing Out
of the Roads.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
To Conduct the Fight for the Grow
ers Should the Central Refuse
to Allow the Other Cars.
T h* meeting of *he Georgia Krull Grow
crs-.vs Merday wa? one of the warmest ever
held.
Then* were forty or fifty of Georgia’s
mo-. rroinin. nt fruit growers present. The
nif-'.ng wa- 'ailed to ord-r by Mr. Dudley
Hughe.', of Danville.
The o.t of the meting was to pro
test against thw position taken by the Cen
tral of Georgia railroad and the Armour
Refrigerating Company in regar 1 to the
handling of this esason’s fruit crop.
The proceedings of the morning session
were giv» n ■ > yesterday’s News. Several
promin' at railroad men were present and
were compelled to listen to the hot words
of some of the speakers.
The convention adjourned at 1 o'clock
for dinner, \fter dinner the convention
was again calhd to order and the following
re-elutions were adopted:
Whereas: The Central railroad has en
tered into an exclusive contract with the
Armour ('ar Line, and propose to force
the routing of our fruit shipments, and,
Whereas, After repeated and persistent
effort we have been unable to get the au
thorities of the Central railroad to meet
us and discuss the vital questions at issue,
be it
Resolved, That a standing committee of
Ihree be appointed and given plenary
powers to act for the Georgia Fruit Grow
ers on all questions of transportation. We
appeal to every fruit grower of the state
not to allow themselves to be influenced
by the misrepresentations of the employes
of any railroad or refrigerating companies
as to their legal and moral right to use
any refrigerator cur they may desire, and
Io route their shipments over any line
lhey deem best. We understand that rep
resentations are made as to the inability
of any other company except the Armour
line to furnish the growers with cars or
ice. \fter careful investigation we find
that at least the California Fruit Trans
portation Company is fully prepared to
furnish you both cars and ice upon your
•direct order. Should the Central or any
other railway refuse to handle any cars
you may select or route your shipment as
you direct, we urge thgt you at once notify
said committee, who with your backing,
will institute the proper legal proceedings
necessary to defeat this monstrous and
illegal effort to extort thousands of dollars
of yoour money, by defeating competition.
So tar as freight rates are concerned
wy regret to say that we have been unable
to get a hearing before the rate commit
tee of the Southeastern Freight Associa
tion before the 12th of July, and that in
our opinion the railroads are fully deter
mined to enforce the present exorbitatn
rates, regardless of whether the fruit' in
dustry of Georgia is crushed or not. We
recommend that said transportation com
mittee prepare and submit to the railtoads
interested a written argument setting
forth the grounds of our request for a re
duction of freight rates, and that said ar
gument be also given to the press.
Resolved, That Dudley M. 'Hughes, John
11.I I . Dennis and John M. Stubbs be appoint
ed a committee to select and employ a
competent, reliable man of recognized abil
ity and standing, whose duty it shall be
represent the interests of Georgia fruit
growers at the general offices of the Amer
ican Fruit Growers’ Union. at Chicago,
111. during the present shipping season.
We hereby pledge ourselves to pay to the
American Fruit Growers' I’nion the sum
of $2 on each and every ear of fruit we
may sell at shipping point or handled
otherwise than through the union, said
payments to be made weekly.
Several speeches were made after the
resolutions were adopted and Col. Stubbs
declared that he would never allow the
Armour Refrigerating Company to handle
a car of fruit from this state after this
season.
Mr. Hatcher read a letter from a firm
of fruit brokers in Baltimore stating that
the Georgia men were being pulled for
too much in the way of freight rates. The
letter also stated that the Georgians ppid
more for freight from Georgia to Boston
than the Bostonians did from Boston to
Sicily.
Before the convention adjourned it was
rumored that the Central would allow any
refrigerator car to be shipped to any point
on the line, if the applicant would pay the
mileage allowed by the railroad commis
sion on the empty cars.
Before adjourning the convention re
turned thanks to Mr. T. C. Parker for his
kindness in allowing them the use of the
hotel parlors. The meeting was then ad
journed.
HUNT-EVANS.
Mr. Charlie Hunt Finds a Bride Up in Dela
ware.
News was receved in Macon today of
the marriage of Mr. Charlie Hunt, who
formerly lived here with his father. Mr.
Thomas Hunt, to Miss May Evans, of
Alexander. Virginia.
Mr. Hunt is now agent of the Armour
Packing Company in Dele ware, and has
h S . nC . alqUarters at the town of Laurel in
I at state. He has been connected with the
companj for the last three years, and is
now oo ed upon as one of their most
trusted employes.
His htidt is a member of a prominent
Delaware family, and is a youQg lady of
many charms and accomplishments
Mr. Hunt’s many friends in Macon wish
him and his bride all sorts of good for
tune in the future.
Notes Taken
On the Run.
Miss Ida Gertrude Nelson, one of Ma
con’.* fair daughters, is visiting relatives
in Savannah.
M - Fannie Bayne is visiting Captain
md Mr?. R. E. Park at Holton.
Dr. A. 3. Moore —I can do your dental
work for less money than any dentist in
Georgia. 121 Washington avenue, Macon,
Ga.
Editor IL nry Mclntosh, of the Albany
Herald. Is visiting fr’en Is at the Stubble
field house.
Music Lessons —'Piano and violin in
struction at reasonable prices. Miss Nellie
Reynolds, 252 Washington avenue.
<’aj t. John J. Griffin, general Southern
agent of the Mexican National railroad, is
in the city today.
Drs. W. R. Holmes and Mason, dentists.
556 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try
a bottle of Holmes’ Mouth Wash for pre
serving teeth, purifying th** breath, bleed
ing gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore throat,
etc. For sale by all druggists.
Mrs. John C. Holmes, with her children
and Miss Carrie Holmes, are spending the
summer at Indian Spring.
»
Mis« Mary Alfriend, of Sparta, is visit
ing Miss Wright at her home on Magnolia
street.
Dr. W. L. Smith, dentist, 353 Second
street, over Beeland’s jewelry store, office
telephone 452.
‘Mr. J. B. Bussey, private secretary to
Senator Bacon, stopped in Macon yester
day. Mr. Bussey came to Georgia to at
tend the funeral of his brother.
Dr. Charles Lanier Tooie, dentist. Of
fice corner Second and Popiar streets.
The Soldiers Relief Association will nreet
at the Public Library this afternoon at 5:30
o’clock.
Mr. B. A. Cooper, proprietor of the
Cooper House in OepHka, Ala., spent a few’
hours in the city this morning.
'Mr. John H. Twiggs, of Augusta, is at
the Brown House.
Mr. IM. ('. Carmicheal, of Milledgeville,
is stopping at the Brown.
Colonel Ed L. Wight, of Albany, is reg
istered at the Brown House.
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Congressman James Griggs, of Dawson,
passed through the city today.
Commissioner of Agriculture-elect Hon.
O. B. Stevens, passed through the city
today.
Mrs. James 'A. Young and Mrs. L. M.
Blitch, of Valdosta, are at the Brown.
Mr. John P. Campbell, of Athens, is reg
istered at the* Brown House.
■Mr. F. A. Sanders and wife, of Atlanta,
are stopping at the Brown House.
Mr. A. C. Langston, of Atlanta, is at the
Brown House.
The Board of Health met last night.
Only the regular routine business was
taken up.
Mr. J. E. Chambliss, a prominent mer
chant of Brent, Ga., is in the city, stop
ping at the Park Hotel.
Mr. J. L. Raymond, of Brunswick, is at
the Hotel Lanier.
P. B. Griffith, of Eatonton, is registered
at the Lanier.
Mr. Paul Leonard, of Vienna, is in the
city, stopping at the Lanier.
'Mr. T. W. Griff-in, of Oxford, is at the
Lanier.
Mr. G. W. Holloway, of Atlanta, is reg
istered at the Lanier.
A new Domestic, new White and new
Household machines, dirt cheap lor cash.
New Home Office. 131 Cotton avenue.
“EQUALITY PLAN”
For the Sale of Sugar is Repudiated by St.
Louis Grocers.
St. Louis, June 24. — The Republic says 1
Judson Lounsberry, of New York, repre
senting the American Sugar Refininfi Com
pany, is in the city endeavoring to settle 1
a bitter fight that is raging among the
wholesale grocers in St. Louis on the su
gar question. With him also arrived Sec
retary Jones, of the Illinois wholesale gro- 1
cers. who rendered what assistance he
could in the matter and re-turned :o his I
home in Peoria.
Several years ago the sugar trust, under ;
the conrol of the Havemeyers, established
what is known as the “equality plan’’ for
the scale of sugar by jobbers.
The Missouri Wholesale Grocers' Asso
ciation was formed on account of the ad op
tion of the equality plan. Two weeks ago
the St. Louis jobbers, with a few excep
tions renounced all allegiance to the equal- i
ity plan and the fight began.
President Sheppe: of the state assofia
tion held a meeting and tried to bring
about a reconciliation, without effect, and
he then sent for Mr. Lounsberry and Mr.
Jones to help him straiihtsn out the tan
gle.
NAME APPROVED.
War Department Has Recorded the Name of
Camp PYice.
The following letter has been received
from Col. P. H. Ray. of the Third regi
ment of United States Volunteers and was
forwarded by him to Mayor Price:
Col. P. H. Ray, Macon. Ga.
I have the honor to inform you that
your action in naming the camp of your
regiment near Macon, G., Camp Price in i
honor of the mayor of Macon is approved
by the secretary of war. Very respectfully, I
(Signed) H. V. S. Heistand,
Acting Adjutant General.
This establishes a record that will be
entered at Washington and will have the
effect of changing the name of Central
City park so far as the department is con
cerned. »
Lanier.
MACON NEWSJFRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 1898.
GREAT CHORUS
ON TH£F OURTH
Large Number of Children
Were Enrolled this Morn
ing at Mulberry.
ASSEMBLE AT ACADEMI
Teachers are Determined that the
Celebration Shall be a Great
Success.
More than one hun Ired children were
enrolled thi<s morning at Mulberry Annex
for the grand Fourth of July chorus, and
all day long children have been flocking
to the library to be enrolled by Mrs. Bar
brey.
At the meeting this morning the chil
dren were told exactly what was expected
of them on the Fourth. The arrangements
are «o simple that it is impossible to make
a mistake.
The children will assemble at the Acad
emy of Music at 2 o’clock on the afternoon
of the 4th. The girls will wear white
dresses with such red. white and blue
trimmings as they may desire. The boys
will wear their best suits and will carry
American or Cuban flags. These flags can
be bought at Powers’ for 5 cents each.
The procession will be formed et the
Academy with Card’s band and a military
escort and headed by Captain Lawrence
and his Cadets will march to the park,
where they will sing America and Dixie.
The principals of the schools have work
ed faithfully in getting together this
chorus, and the success of 'it, which even
at this tary day is so gratifying, re due
to their energy and zeal.
Gents, don’t overlook our
offer of $5.00 and $6 00 shoes
at $2.85. - Fire sale.
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The Yon murder ease has been set for
trial in the superior court for next Tues
day. It was postponed yesterday to allow
of the trial of other cases that had prece
dence of it on thedocket.
TIM NOLAN WAS
BADLY BEATEN.
Bob Homies, of South Macon,
Avenged Insult to His
Wife.
Tim Nolan, well known to amajonty of
the people of Macon, was badly beaten up
in South Macon about noon today by Bob
Holmes, a young man living in that su
burb.
Holmes claimed that Nolan had insulted
his wife and when he met him at Daly's
store he prcceede to administer a thrash
ing that will be remembered for a long
time.
It was reported in th? city that Nolan
had been killed but an investigation by
The News proved that this was incorrect,
and that while Holmes, who is a powerful
man, had not spared the punishment, there
is no danger of a fatal termination.
Nolan was taken to the hosoitil, but
there was no room for him there and he
was taken to a doctor.
H? received a terrible gash over the right
eye and the back of his head is terribly
bru’sed.
TOOK NO STAND.
Christ Church Vestrv Not Positive as to Di
vision of Diocese.
A meeting of the members of Christ
church was held last night for the purpose
of taking up the question of the division
of the Episcopal diocese of Georgia into
two parts.
After some discussion the vestrymen de
cided not to pledge the church to any par
ticular action but to leave the matter open
so as to allow the church to be guided by
the convention that meets some time in
October to decide the question.
0-A.STOH.ZA..
Bears the Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature / / Vrt jf '
of '
6. 7. 8. 9.
JUEH S WHITE CHNVfIS BBL
A few pairs left of these sizes to be sold at
75 Cents.
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. .
We have these sizes to sell in MEN’S GRAY
CANVAS BAL.
5i.25
These are right for hot weather.
CLISBY & McKAY.
Mollie’s Resignation.
“Yes,’* declared Mollie Crenshaw, “I
have made np my mind to go to war if my.
husband must go. I shall be a nurse. It
will lie no worse for me than for him, and
I would much rather endure the hardships
of ramp life than suffer the anxiety that I
would not be able to escape if he were at
the front and I were left at home.”
As the sweet little woman finished
speaking there came a blood curdling yell
from the direction of the kitchen, and
Mrs. Cranshaw turned pale. What if those
awful Spaniards had—
But just then the cook tore madly
through the dining room, yelling:
“Oh, murder, murder! I’m killed!”
Mollie Cranshaw tcx)k one look at the
half severed thumb which the cook was
waving at her and then there was a thud.
When the doctor succeeded in getting the
lady restored to consciousness, she feebly
asked:
“Where am I? What has happened:”
“The cook nearly cut off one of her
thumbs with the butcher knife,” said her
husband, “and you fainted.”
“Alfred,” said Mollie Cranshaw after
ward, “you will not think I don’t love
you just as dearly as I ever did if I tell
you that"l guess I shall not go as a nurse
after all, will you?”—Cleveland Ijeader.
A Kwirg Around tbe Theatrical Circle.
“The Girl From Paris” and her friend,
“The French Maid,” having been “In
Gay New York” for some time, decided
to take a trip to “Monte Carlo,” accom
panied by a few well known friends, “The
Man From Mexico,” “Miss Frances of
Yale,” “Miss Manhattan,” “The Belle of
New York” and “Tess of the D’Urber
villes” completing th'e l p-arty. They took
passage on “The White Squadron, ” and all
hoped to get a look at “The Man-o’-war’s
Man,” which was lying in the harbor.
‘•Robin Hood,” who went to see them off,
was telling them the surprising news of it
being “The Wedding Day” of “The First
Gentleman of Europe,” who had won
“The Heart of Maryland,” who, they all
knew, he hud met “One Summer’s Day”
“In Old Kentucky.” “My Friend From
India,” heeontinued, isquite an old friend
of “The Bride Elect,” and is going to be
best man. .“The Little Minister,” of
“East Lynne,” is going to officiate, and I
believe the marriage is to take place in
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” The old folks were
opposed to the marriage; but, you know,
“Love Finds the Way,” and now they are
going to take “A Trip to Chinatown” on
“The White Heather,” and then I believe
they are going to see “A Bit of Old Cnel
sea.”—New York Telegram.
Bicycles of Bronze.
Romanium is a metal much discussed
at present among bicycle makers. This
new meta! is a bronze composition, the in
vention of a foreigner, Dr. Roman, from
whom it has its name. It is gold colored,
about as heavy as steel and is twice as
strong as ordinary bronze. In toughness
and strength it is equal to east steel and is
noncorrosive. Dr. Roman’s ambition was
to perfect a metal for bicycle manufacture
which would stand salt water, be imper
vious to rust, be capable of jointing with
out brazing, w hich would rcipiire neither
enamel nor polish, and at the same time be
the strongest metal for the purpose. This
is what romanium is said to be.-—Phila
delphia Record.
Six Strong Words,
“You may fire when ready, Gridley.’’
That phrase of Admiral Dewey’s as the
Olympia, steaming slowly, was getting
the range of her guns on the Spanish
fleet, is Likely to be long quoted and wide
ly remembered. Surely it breathes cool
ness, care, confidence in the face of an
enormous and pressing responsibility.
Compare it with the thunder it instantly
wakened, the tremendous forces it let
loose, the terrible destruction that follow
ed, and you will find it the most typical
Americanism of the quarter century.
Mark, too, its politeness as well as its
touch of con radeshTp.— Criterion.
Germany’s Debt.
Germany’s debt in 1877 was 16,000,000
narks. In 1887 it had increased to nearly
500,000,000 marks. It is now 2,141,000,-
000 marks, and is still going up with a
steadiness which bears strong testimony
to the financial resources of the frugal fa
therland. It will soon be able to point
with pride to a national debt of the high
est class, scientifically adjusted to the ca
pacity of the people to bear it, like a pack
saddle to the back Os 4n Andorra mule,
just a shade easier to st<Kid up under than
to lie down under.
AN ENTERPRISING DRUGGIST.
There are few men more wide awake and
enterprising than H. J. Lamar & Sons,
who spare no pains to secure the best of
everything in their lines for their many
customers. They now have the valuable
agency for Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Consumption. Coughs and Colds. This is
the wonderful remedy that is producing
such a furor all over the country by its
many startling cures. It absolutelv cures
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, and all
affection of the Throat, Chest nd Lung*.
Call at above drug store, and get a trial
bottle free, or a regular size for 50 cents
and SI.OO. Guaranteed to cure or price re
fundede.
Beare the Kind You Have Always Bought
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MACON’S LEADING STORE
oO pieces 36-in 10c Shirting Percales just in, yard 0u!y..6%C
Linen Crash for skirts just in, only half price, yardd...
Bc, 10c, 15c
12 yards 36 inch soft finished^)% Bleaching for 50c
10 pieces 20c White Piquet Welts, a yard only lsc
Crispene Suitings, the swell thing for skirts 3sc
Fine Pilow Cases, 36x45 inches, ready for use, each 10c
50 pieces 50c and 75c Fancy Sash Ribbons, a yard 0n1y..25c
10 pieses fine sheer India Lawn, a yard only lOC
5 gross white Toilet Soap, Olive Oil and Almond
Cream, 3 large cakes in a box. Box for loc
See our plain or ventilated Corsets, long or short sOc
25 dozen Ladies’ Lisle Hose, Hermsdorf dye, Rem- •
brandt rib, 35c value, a pair only 25c
All 75c Shirt Waists now only so<
All SI.OO Shirt Waists now only 75c
See those 10c 40 inch Batistes we are closing at....< 5c 1
12 yards fiie6% Lawn, 5 colorings for sOc
On our 10c counter you’ll find Dimities, Lappets,
Lawns, Batistes, etc., which were reduced from 20c
and 25c yard to 10c
brin your PBiiofllcal Tickets
Huthnonce I Rountree
New Attractions
FOR
Saturday and all Next WeeK.
Rebate Check. ,
To every customer who brings
this rebate check, a cash discount
of 6 par cent, be allowed.
HUTCHNANCE & ROUNTREE.
Shirt Waist Silks.
We have on hand over 100 pieces of Fancy
Silk, from 4to 10 yards. These Silks were 85c.,
SI.OO and $1.25 the yard. Not an undesirable
pattern in the lot. You can take your choice
now for 55c the yard.
Summer Corsets.
On sale this month. Warner Bros, celebrated Summer Corsets, all sizes,
only soc each.
New Arrival of Colored Dimities, Lawns and
Organdies.
W e opened and placed on sale yesterday over one hundred pieces
New Colored Wash Materials, Lawns, Dimities and Organdies, same
goods sold earlier in season for Bc, ioc, 15c, and 20c. Yours while they
last sc, Bc, and 10c a yard,
White Grenadine.
This is the prettiest White Fabric ever sold, and just the thing for
now. Makes the coolest and prettiest dress or waist, 10c, 15c and 20c
a yard. Comes in stripes and small checks. Come and see it.
New Laces, New Ribbcns, flew Fans
Odds and Ends.
20 yards Baker Bleaching, Saturday and Monday, for $1.00; 26
yards 8c Sea Island for $1.00; 10 yards fast colored lawn, 9 to 10 o’clock
Saturday and Monday, for 25c; 3 pairs Ladies’ plain or drop stitch fast
black hose, for 50c; Ladies’ real Lisle Hose, 25c pair; Ladies’’tape
trimmed vests 3 for 25c; Palm leaf fans ic each; Torchon lace 2%
inches wide, 10c a yard; 30 inch finisher White Lawn, 5c yard; 8c
grade chech Nainsook, 5c yard; White Dimity, worth i2%c yard, for
8c ; Betet Shirting prints 4c yard.
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