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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. • -- - . 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. 1 •_ 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 ’4 • F* f ’ ■' <. ' V 9t- r ■ I 1 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. -■'Si < Saturday’s Bargains... 5