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CAPT. HODGES
WILL RESIGN
His Office as Solicitor Gener
al, and It is Said
That
DESSAU MM SUCCEED HIM
Information Received from Atlanta
Today Says That Governor Ex
pects Resignation at Once.
A FP< lai to The News from Atlanta re
c.iv. l lat< il.i afternoon says that the
gov. inor expects to receive the resignation
of Solicitoi (Moral Robert Hodges, if be
has not already ri reived it.
Tie d, [rat. h furtiier ray.-: that the gov
ernor ha not yet decided on Mr. Hodges’
successor.
Thin« ?• will be a surprise in Macon
a. it was <>d>eeied that Mr. Hodges would
retain the office until his term in the
ermy had expired, specially as there is
now u pc ll.ility that the services of the
voluniiii fotier may be dispensed with
considerably inside the time for which
they have given their services to the
count ry.
The in. - ige was received too late to
allow of an interview with Mr. Hodges,
who i in the city, it has. however, been
whispered in the inner circles for some
da., lh.it siiidi a slep might tie taken, and
Hint it Is entirely voluntary on Mr.
Hodges’ part.
• viral names are mentioned as the
, ..liable mi. , sor of Mr. Hodges, among
th. m ln ing that of Mr. Washington Des
sau. who i now in Atlanta, and it is
pracii. illv conceded Hiat Governor Atkin
son will appoint him.
IN FAVOR OF NEW BALE.
Recommendations from Various Sources for
Its Adoption.
From the Savannah Morning News.
There i movement among exporters
and *.aiii'liip lines, buyers and sellers,
and prodin . rs, which appears to be almost
mi mimoii in accepting and recommend
ing the alteration in the size of the gin
I to .1 measurement of 24 by 64 inches.
iim.ih Cation Exchange passed
lew weeks ago recommending
. proposed style of gin box
and n there have been received
num iimmunications favoring the
Change
Mr V \\ Wilson, agent for the Colum
bian St. mi hip line, which has had a
number of tcaiiiships at this port during
the last a i on, and who is also agent for
the '.Elder Dcpnister & Co’s eteamship
line from G.ihcston to Liverpool and con
tinental ports, ami general agent for the
[North German Lloyd Steamship Line, ply
ing between Galveston end Bremen, recent
ly uldri sse.l ,i letter to the Cotton Ex
change stating that, during the season of
dsns tin the Columbian Line will make a
lower rate of freight on all export cotton
that is [d iced in the standard square gin
24 by .4 inches. He further skated
•tluX the redueWon will be governed by the
manner in which the bales are compressed
•and the current export rale of freight pre
vailing at the tune of shipment.
The (’.it ton Exchange has also received
a circular letter from the Liverpool Cotton
Exchange in which it is stated ihat the
exchange barns with great satisfaction
that a movement is on foot throughout the
cotton growing states to adopt a uniform
sized bale, which will enable bales so be
compressed to a density of 38 to 40 pounds
against a density of 27 pounds in the pres
ent sized babe.
The Liverpool Colton Association ap
proves of this recommendation, as it is
strongly of the opinion that if the propo-
INSURE YOUR HEALTH
Drink Pure Water.
Cole’s Natural Stone
Water Filter
Makes the muddiest water clear as crystal. Clarifying
capacity T~> gallons per hour.
We have not been able to get these Filters fast enough
to supply the demand, but having just received another
large number we are again prepared to serve you.
Call and see one do the work.
GARDEH, The Ma". iture
City Baggage Transfer Co
Prompt delivery of baggage to and from all depots.
Office next door Southern Express Co.
W. H. ARNOLD, Manager.
518 Fourth St. Phone 20.
D<> You Wear 1,2 or 3?
Do you want $2.00, $2.50 or $3 00
SHOES FOR $1.00?
We have a few pairs of these small sizes in Black Kid
or Chocolate Kid in the best grade of goods which we offer
at .00 to close out the lot.
These are money savers for somebody.
. CLISBY M’KAY,
Phone 2D.
sal is adopted it will most effectually pre
serve the bales during the transportation
and enable them to be carried to their
destination in a comparatively sound con
dition. and not in the ragged state they
too frequently arrive at present.
Tha Liverpool Cotton Association also
urges the Savannah Cotton Exchange to
tee its influence in establishing renter care
in marking cotton bales. It is highly desi
rable that every shipper should put a dis
tinct stencil brand on each bale, for then,
should the class mark become illegible,
there would be no difficulty in identifying
the property. It would be a distinct ad
vantage, it is suggested, to have the bales
marked on both sides so that if one class
mark becomes obliterated by accidental
damage, the other might be made out.
WITH IMMUNES
AT CAMP PRICE.
Guard Room is Beginning to
Fill Up for Discipline’s
Sake.
Rain prevented a battalion drill at Camp
Price yesterday afternoon and the com
panies were turned over to their captains,
for company .frill
The companies showed up in fine form,
which shows that in the last two weeks
the officers have worked wonders with
them.
Yesterday broke the record for the num
ber of prisoners in the guard house. Ten
men has been the greatest number yet in
the guard house but yesterday eleven men
were confined there.
The deserter who was captured several
weeks ago by Policeman Mack is still in
the camp. iHe has a tent at the guard
house, and is closely watched.
The officers say that they do not know
what is to be done with him as nothing
has been heard from Tampa yet. He now
admits that he deserted from the Fifth
Maryland regiment and says that he is
anxious to get back to his command.
The officers" have all clubbed together
ami will have their meals cooked on the
ground. They have fixe • " one end of
the main bujlding for a . g hall and a
dub room. One of the outside buildings
will be used as a kitchen.
Lieutenant McCall, of company M. was
unanimously elected steward and he will
have to keep the officers supplied.
The officers are still expecting orders
to move every day. The regiment is in
fairly good shape now and if they were
sent to the front they would be all right.
The shower-baths are working all right
and the men use them frequently. They
are in the lower end of the ntain build
ing.
The officer of the day has more to do
than any one in camp. iHe has to make a
tour of inspection every hour of the whole
camp. He has to make out a complete re
port of all that has happened in camp
during the day to the colonel.
Colonel (Ray is very well pleased with
the manner in which the regiment has
shown up in the last few days. The com
panies show up better every day. Each
company prides itself on its drilling and
this makes the men try hardedr.
The camp is becoming more popular
each day. Great crowds of iMacon people
go down every day. The officers say that
as soon as they get their dining hall and
club room fixed, they will be ready to en
tertain their friends.
The band which came in from Fitzgerald
a few days ago is making splendid music,
considering the time they have had to
practice. As soon as they get in better
shape they will give a concert every after
noon. This will bring larger crowds than
ever to the camp.
The buglus for the bugle corps have ar
rived and will be given to them today or
tomorrow. Twenty-ifour men have been
appointed as buglers and if the men suc
ceed in learning to blow the regiment will
have the largest bugle corps than any
regiment in the service.
o a. is t o nx a. .
Bears the Y ° U HaVB Alwa Y s Bought
Ladies’ house slippers,
1.00, were 2.00 and 3.00.
Fire sale.
PAYNE'S REPORT
ON THE WATER
His Analysis Shows that Even
the Muddy Water Was
Good.
■DIO KOI WISE SICKNESS
But Says that the Filtering of the
Water Will Materially Im
prove It.
The following is the report of Stale
Chemist Payne on the water of the city as
submitted io him for analysis:
To the Board of Health:
I hate carefully examined the Maoon
hydrant water drawn from the tap at the
College Street Pharmacy during the recent
muddy condition of the city water supply.
The result of the chemical analysis was
as follows:
UNFILTERED WATER.
Total solids, grains per U. S. gallon
(of which 4.40 grain* are itj suspen
sion) 12.50
Chlorine, grains per U. S. gallon 21
Free ammonia, parts per million 005
Albuminoid ammonia, parts per mil
lion 075
Hardness, in degree* 2.00
After filtration the result was as follows:
Total solids, grains per U. S. gallon.. 6.10
Chlorine, grains per U. S. gallon 17
Free ammonia, parts per million 07
Albuminoid ammonia, parts per mil-
lion 01
Hardness, in degress 2.00
A sanitary analysis is Intended to show'
the fitess of a water for drinking purposes,
and usually consists of a determination of
the otal solids, chlorine, free ammonia and
■albuminoid ammonia.
The reason these fKirticular determina
tions are made is because they best indi
cate the probable drainage and sew'erage
in the water. The soldid matter in a drink
ing water depends more on its quality
than its quantity.
The sanitary congress, w'hich met in
Brussels some time ago, decided that even
thirty-five grains in a gallon should con
demn water as unwholesome. Spring wa
ter Usually contains much less, but w’ell
water often contains a larger quantity. As
chlorine exists in large quantities in the
liquid excretions of human beings and oth
er animals, the presence of only a small
quantity is a guarantee that the water is
free from such contamination.
Proximity to the sea and certain geo
graphieal formations may cause excess of
chlorine when no sewerage is present-. Free
■ammonia is formed from decomposing or
ganic matter, such as urine, etc., hence
the presence of any considerable quantity
indicates impregnation with sew'erage.
As zymotis dieases, such as typhoid fe
ver, etc., are well known to be conveyed
by drinking water, it is very important
that all such water should be free from
human or animal excreta. While excreta
from healthy persons finding their way in
■a drinking waiter have not been proven to
produce any troubles beyond diarroea, yet
persons who are well one day may be ill
the next —hence a water so impregnated
may be drank with impunity on one occa
sion and become a source of deadly infec
tion on another.
Albuminoid ammonia indicates contam
ination with organic matter of a vegetable
character, particularly if the chlorine is
small in amount. Such water may cause
diarrhoea. Water which has been stored
in reservoirs and has been permitted to
stagnate some time is inclined to develop
a decide amount of albuminoid ammonia
fronl the growth of microscopic plants
w'hich is likely to take place.
The analysis indicates the Macon water
supply is free from animal drainage as
both the chlorine and free ammonia are
very small in quantity. The amount of al
buminoid ammonia found indicates the
presence of some vegetable matter. The
unusual condition of the river and the lack
of filtration of the sample sent, of course,
•accounts for the "hiuddy condition of the
water.
The analysis indicates a water of good
Tharactw, which would be further im
proved by filtration, both by the oompex
introgenous matter present being readily
decomposed by fillration (as shown by the
analysis above where the albuminoid com
binations are changed into free ammonia,)
and bj’ the removal of suspended red clay.
Geo. F. Payne.
-~ S T Is It Wise?
To the Editor of the Evening News —
Your editorial in yesterday’s News is so
wise and timely that I cannot resist the
temptation to commend and emphasize it.
The writer’s experience in popular sub
scriptions and public enterprises warrants
his in saying that our merchants are not in
a position to respond to the call for an
amount sufficient to make the carnival a
success this fall. They have been called
upon frequently in the past, they have al
ways contributed generously to almost
everything, and they ought not to be call
ed upon, at this time, to contribute to a
fun-making fund. Our Macon boys, in all
probability, will soon be in Cuba and ine
vitably there must be casualties among
them, and when any of our happy homes
are turned into houses of mourning, there
will be no time, and there ought not to be
any disposition among those of ”.s who
have remained at home, to Indulge in a
carnival, as you have well suggested the
success of the American arms is inevitable,
and then when prosperity has returned it
w’ill be time enough to have a festival.
The great success of the celebration of the
Fourth cannot be taken as an earnest of
the success of the carnival this fall. The
success of the Fourth may be attributed
to the glorious news of victory that pre
ceded it, to the forming of a regiment of
United States volunteers in our midst, to
the flag presentation, and to the occasion
that furnished an opportunity for the en
gendering of a broader spirit of American
ism.
I fully agree with you that the gentle
men who are at the head of the Carnival ,
Association, if they be wise; will do w'ell :
to wait for a more favorable time to inau- I
gr.rate a season of festivities. Better give i
our loose change to the Soldiers’ Relief As- .
sociation. which, if it does not .now. will ■
soon need all the help it can get. to meet j
the urgent demands made upon it. I have .
heard many expressions, and the consen- ■
su of opinion seems to be that yau have t
struck the key note in your wise editorial.
-The leading spirit in last year’s sucessful ■
carnival, I am reliably informed, shares
your view*.
AVhen peace has been declared between
Spain and the United States, then will be
ample time for Macon's diamond jubilee,
and she can make the most of such a cele
bration then. Geo. A. Smith.
BOARD 0E EDUCATION. "
Will Hold Its Next Meeting on Next Monday
Night.
The Board of Education will meet Mon
day to clear up all the remaining business
of the year.
This will be the last meeting of the
board until the schools open again.
The annual report of Superintendent
Abbott and the reports of all commit-tees
will be received.
C? A S 3 T O R T .
B rs the Killd Yflll Ha,e Al * arS
MACON NEWS THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 7 1898.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
j Fourth of July Entertainment Was a Finan
cial Success.
The directors of the Macon Public Li
brary Association held an important meet
ing yesterday afternoon. They balanced
up the accounts of the Fourth of July cele
bration and found that they came out very
satisfactorily.
A good sum of money was realized by the
entertainment and it will help to pay off
some of the debts of the library.
The directors decided yesterday to insti
stute a series of entertainments from
which they could raise sufficient -funds to
aid the library.
They made plans yesterday to get tw'O
baseball teams to play an exhibition game
| of bail for the benefit of the library.
The directors were very much enthused
and decided that the library should soon
be on a paying basis.
Several musical entertainments w'ill be
i given soon for the benefit of the library and
the directors expect to receive handsome
sums from these entertainments.
They will hold another meeting next
Thursday and discuss plans for raising
money.
The library is in debt and the salary of
the librarian hasn’t been paid in some
time.
Notes Taken
On the Run.
Mr. M. M. Hopkins, of Savannah, is
stoping at the Brown House.
Miss Edith Stetson has returned from
Cumberland after a stay of three weeks.
Music and violin in
struction at reasonable prices. Miss Nellie
'Reynolds, 252 Washington avenue.
Mr. L. J. Coleman, of Atlanta, is stop
ping at the Park Hotel.
Mr. James E. Pottle, a prominent law
yer of Milledgeville, is stopping at the Ho
tel Lanier.
fMr. T. A. Whittaker, a promient citizen
of LaGrange is at the Lanier.
Dr. Charles Lamer 'Tome, dentist. Of
fice corner Second and Poplar streets.
Dr. William A. Chapman, assistant sur
geon of the Third regiment of United 1
States volunteers, is stopping at the Brown
House.
Drs. W. R. Holmes and 'Mason, dentists.
556 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try
a bottle of Holmes’ 'Mouth Wash for pre
serving teeth, purifying the breath, bleed
ing gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore throat,
etc. For sale by all druggists.
Mr. C. C. Smith, of Hawkinsville, is reg
istered at the Hotel Lanier.
‘Mr. Wallis 'Brumley, of Athens, 'is a
guest of the Brown House.
Mr. P. A. (Barker, of 'Atlanta, is at the
Brown House.
The city missionary for the First Street
Methodist church, 'Miss Louise Witman,
left yesterday for her home in Virginia,
where she will spend the sumer.
“Faust” at Crump’s park theater to
night. -
'Miss Effie Kilburn, of Royston, Ga., is
visiting relatives in the city.
'Dr. W. L. Smith, dentist, 353 Second
street, over Beeland’s jewelry store, office
telephone 452.
Messrs. H. iL. Manson and Clarence
Stockdell, 'two prominent insurance men
of Atlanta, are guests of the Brown House.
Mr. M. S. Harrison, of Savannah, is at
the Brown House.
'Mr. William Hawks, of Atlanta is stop
ping at the Lanier House.
Mr. B. G. Stahlman, of Atlanta, Is a
guest of the Park Hotel.
Mr. C. E. Gilbert, of Perry, is a guest of
the .Hotel Lanier.
Rev. J. W. Robertson and son, from
■Eastman, are stopping at the Brown
House.
There will be no performance at Crump’s
■Park tonight on account of the heavy
rain which fell this morning. The track
is in a bad condition and it will be im
possible to run cars on it tonight. The
benefit performance for the Soldiers’ Re
lief Association will not be given tomor
row night, as the managers of the show
were unable to get ready. The benefit per
formance will be given next week.
“Faust" will be the bill next Thursday
night.
ST. SIMON’S -
TOASTS SCHLEY.
The Destruction of Spanish
Fleet Means Success of
Their Season.
The season is on at St. Simons and the
people havinggottenover the fears of Span
ish guns are flocking to what has always
geen the favorite resort of the state.
The destruction of Ccrvera's fleet ensured
the success of the St. Simon’s season.
The Hotel St. Simon needs no introduc
tion to the peaople of the South. It is
firmly established as the best equipped
i and mo"t popular seaside resorts on the At-
Itaic coast south of Old Point Comfort.
The hotel is situated immediately on
the beach, w’herc from the broad verandas
and spacious parlors the bathers are in full
view. St. Simons beach, with its ten miles
of w’ave-pressed sand crystals, is without
j a superior on the Atlantic coast. It offers
unrivalled attractions for safe bathing [and
there are now ample facilities for sailing
and ■ fishing. The outlook from the ve
randa is a gem. The view is always beau
tiful. whether seen at dawn, in theh gol
den glory of the sunrise; in the evening
when the afterglow’ of the sunset is flushed
with tints as soft -as line the heart of a
sea shell; or at night, when bathed in the
pale splendor of the Southern moonlight.
I On St. Simons are many beautifu' and
i historic spots to interest the visitor The
I battle of the “Bloody Marsh,” one of the
most thrilling ever fought in Georgia, in
■ w'hich one thousand Spaniards lost their
j lives, occurred within a stone’s throw of
• where the Hotel St. Simon now stands. It
i was on this island that the famous actress,
; Fannie Kemble, spent her honeymoon be-
' fore doubts and jealousy came to render
I divorce a sequel to her misery and sub-
■ sequent adoption of a life on the stage.
The great oak is still pointed out—under
which her husband called, to the tuneful
notes of a huntsman’s horn, his pack of
more than a hundred deer hounds w'hen
starting out for a chase. It was here that
Roseberry, while a youth, made the pre
diction that his ambition would lead
him to accomplish three things:
the richest woman ia England, win
the English derby and become prime min
i ister of England.” All of which he has
1 doae.
No other resort in the South has more
■ attractive drives than St. Simons Island. •
| Its eight miles of smooth, bard, sea beach
; and twenty-five miles of excellent shell I
j roads, shaded by magnificent forests of
oaks, magnilias and pines, make it a par
adise for wheelmen.
Take your fishing tackle. The finest fish
ing on the Southern coast it at Long Is
land. near the north end of St. Simon.
Take your bathing suit. The most de-
■ lightful surf bathing on the Atlantic coast
is immediately in front of the Hotel St.
j Simon No dangerous undertow. Eadies
I and children can bathe alone with safety.
S. gallon
LONG DROUGHT
AT LAST BROKEN
But It is Feared that Many
Crops are Permanently
Injured.
WHAT CROP REPORT SMS
j About the Crops in this Section ol
the State—Report Seems to
be Encouraging.
The long drought is broken, but it is
feared that the crops have suffered so
severely that for many of them there is
no recovery.
The weekly crop report issudig yesterday
says of this district:
‘‘Over most of the southeastern counties
the weather during the week has been ex
ceedingly dry and very warm, much to the
■detriment of all growing crops except cot
ton, which is not yet suffering much. Su
gar cane is small and needs rain. In some
sections rice is looking well, while in oth
ers it is difficult to get the necessary water
on account of the low stage of the rivers.
Sweet potato slips are needing moisture
badly. Upland corn is suffering and the
yield will be greatly lessened by the dry
weather.
“Light showers have been of frequent oc
currence in most of the southern counties,
and as a result very few crops are suffer
ing. Cotton is doing very well as a rule,
but is generally small. Sugar cane and
rice have improved some, and the fruit
I outlook is fairly good. ,
“Over most of the southwestern counties
local showers have occurred, and served
to improve, most growing crops, though
there are still some sections needing rain,
and general rains would be beneficial.
Corn, cottqn, pinders and potatoes are do
i ing quite well and cotton is fruiting nicely.
Early planted peas and corn were badly
damaged, but the late plantings will be
good with a good season. Late corn looks
green and healthy, but much of the early
plantings are very badly fired. Watermel
ons are small, but plentiful.
“Partially distributed showers charac
terized the weather of the past week in the
western counties?, and as a consequence
■there are sections in which crops are suf
fering and others where everything has
improved and is doing well. Cotton looks
well generally. 'Bottom land corn and in
the fields where showers have fallen a
steady growth is reported. Late gardens
are doing well, but early ones very poor.
The peach crop will be large, but other
fruits are not promising. Watermelons are
scarce in many sections. ,
“In some of the northwestern counties
partially distributed showers have fallen,
but over most of the section the weather
has been dry and very warm. Cotton has
improved and is blooming some. Peaches
are ripening but are small. Corn is silk
ing and tasseling very low. but late corn is
doing well. Gardens have not recovered
from the effects of the dry weather. Irish
potatoes very poor. Sweet potatoes are
doing fairly well.
Ten thousand pair shoes
left for some lucky people.
Fire Sale.
WESLEYAN’S PRESIDENT
Returned to Atlanta Last Night —Declined
to Talk.
Dr. Roberts, the newly elected president
of Wesleyan College returned to Atlanta
yesterday evening. The Constitution of
today, speaking of the selection, says:
It Is u«ders>tood that the trustees of the
college approached iDr. Roberts on the sub
ject some two weeks ago, but at that time
he positively refused to even be named as
a possible successor of Dr. Hammand, and
was under the impression that his name
would not come up before the board.
At the meeting, however, he was elected
by an almost unanimous ballot, only one
dissenting vote being cast, and he was
urged by the members of the board of
trustees to accept.
* Dr. Roberts returned to the city last
night and when seen would not discuss
the matter beyond admitting that he had
been elected and had accepted.
His work at the college will not begin
until September, but it will be necessary
for him to be in Macon before that time
■to familiarize himself with the duties of
the office.
It is rumored that Rev. W. B. Stradley,
presiding elder of the North Atlanta dis
trict will succeed Dr. Roberts, and that
Rev. R. J. (Bigham, of Nashville, who has
been secretary of the Methodist churoh,
will succeed Dr. Stradley.
castotiia.
Bears the Kind You Have Always Bought
Gent’s J. and M. and other
standard 5.00 and 6.00 shoes,
3.50, 2.85 and 2.00. Fire
Sale.
HI
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| THs Place to Buy
IS AT THE
Assignmentsale
OF THE
DOMINGOS
STOCK
ONE DOLLAR THERE WILL BUY
| TWICE AS MUCH AS IT WILL ELSE-
I WHERE.
DON’T FAIL TO VISIT THIS EXCEP
TIONAL SALE OF CHINA, CROCKERY’
GLASSWARE. FANCY GOODS.. STOVES.
RANGES REFRIGERATORS ICE CREAM
FREEZERS. FRUIT JARS, JELLY
GLASSES, HAMMOCKS, FILTERS, ETC.
THE LARGEST AND MOST VARIED
STOCK IN THE CITY.
W. L. HENRY,
ASSIGNEE.
-X- Shirts Shirts Shirts -X-
SHIRT DAV AT THE STAR
|Shirt-Up! I
I’ HOW’S THAT FOR FREE COINAGE OF WORDS? NO HARM MEANT; JUST 5
• TO CATCH YOUR EYE. I •)
* THIS, HOWEVER, IS TO CATCH YOUR EAR; TO APPEAL TO YOUR
F' REASONING FACULTIES. LISTEN: _ 3
f Tomorrow and Friday
Are Shirt Days at The Star 3
y DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? WELL, LISTEN: 'j
IT MEANS THAT NOT IN THE HISTORY OF THE CLOTHING AND ’J
L-. FURNISHIG GOODS TRADE OF MACON, NOT EVEN SINCE THIS SACRIFICE J
F SALE WAS INAUGURATED , HAVE SHIRTS BEEN SOLD FOR THE PRICE 3)
WE’LL TAKE FOR THEM TOMORROW AND FRIDAY. t
The Great Sacrifice Sale
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» HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS NOW JUST ONE MONTH. DURING THAT TIME ’4
f(. • )1
THE EAGER BUYERS HAVE PAID MOST (ATTENTION TO OUR CLOTHING <4
L BARGAINS. THEY HAVE CARRIED OFF OUR CLOTHING AT AND BELOW "J
h- COST TO THE 'EXCLUSION OF SHIRTS. |
(THE RESULT IS WE FIND THAT THE STOCK OF NEW AND tFASH-
' IONABLE SUMMER CLOTIIIG IS BEING REDUCED OUT OF ALL PROIA tRTION 3j
> TO OUR SHIRT STOCK. 'fl
I: I'he Change in Business 3
F WHICH WE HAVE DECIDED UPON DEMANDS THAT THE STOCK BE RE- M
DUCED AS MUCH IN ONE DEPARTM ENT AS ANOTHER. SO WE NOW PRO- 'fl
I> POSE TO GIVE OUR ATTENTION TO SHIRTS. iNOT, OF COURSE, TO THE
> EXCLUSION OF CLOTHING, BECAUSE AVE HAVE INNUMERABLE CWOTHING
' BARGAINS LEFT, BUT WE PROPOSE TO APPLY THE KNIFE STILL DEEPER
T TO SHU RTS.
> WE FIND WE HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOZENS OF THEM STILL
» IN STOCK. .ALL KINDS, ALL SIZES. THESE (MUST IGO. IF WS MUST KNOCK
OFF A LITTLE MORE, OFF IT GOES. ANYTHING TO MOVE THEM. -fl
If you want Shirts at half the money others
L ask so. them, now is your time.
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£> COME AN'D BRING A FRIEND. TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR ABOUT IT. •<
W (WIVES, COMB AND REPLENISH YOUR HUSBANH’tSSTOCK OF SHIRTS 5
L AT (HALF WHAT HE WOULD PAY FOR THEM. YOU KNOW WHAT HE NEEDS;
LET US HELP YOU SURPRISE HIM. HE WILL TH.-XNK BOTH OF US.
[(' Just bear in mind that tomorrow and Friday
k are Shirt days at ,
| The Star Clothing Co.
i. 516 Cherry St. Dave Wachtel, Manager. -1
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‘ REMEMBER THE SHIRTS!” 3
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I
TRAIN LOADS
OF PEACHES GO
For the Last Two Nights the
Central Has Made Up
a Train.
Fruit is beginning to move rapidly. Last
night and the night before a train of re
frigerator cars was sent up from IMacon.
The train on Thursday night was made up
of seventeen cars of the Armour Refriger
ating line and last night fifteen cars of the
, same line went out of Macon on fast time
■ for the north.
The prices for the fruit are ranging well
and so far there has been every satisfac
tion on the part of those who are doing the
shipping.
; The fruit at present is coming principal
ly from Fort Valley and Marshallville dis
tricts, where the growers, as a rule, have
not joined the Fruit Growers’ Union or the
National Association, and so far it is of
course difficult to guage the work that
will be done by that organization. The
Fort Valley people say that they have had
good satisfaction from the commission
men whom they have patronized and that
’ they are not inclined to make the chauge.
But the majority of the grbwers in the
i state will ship through the Fruit Growers’
; Union, and while the California Express
Company has not yet commenced business
to any great extent, they say that they will
be able to supply the cars and the ice to
those who patronize their line.
If there is to be a fight on the Armour
People it has not developed yet and Mr.
Fleming, the popular agent of that line,
says that he thinks the whole matter will
be smoothed over without any difficulty
when the growers find that they are given
a orompt service and plenty of ice. The
California Express Company has been
short of ice so far, but they say that they
are not going to remain that way long, and
that they will have an amply supply on
hand in a very short time.
The Armour people, however, have plen
ty of it on hand now, and they are smil
ing. In fact, w'hile they do not say so, it
is intimated that they have a very neat
little corner on the ice market and that
they can get all they want on very short
notice.
Wthin a week or ten days the shipments
of fruit will be very heavy indeed, and it is
safe to say that fully fifty or seventy-five
I cars of peaches will pass through Macon
I every day.
The crop will be fully up to the expec
tations of the growers, and the rains with
in the last few days have done an immense
amount of good.
NEW STATION
Is Now Pumping Good Water Into the City
Mains.
The water from the new pumping sta
tion is now being pumped into the city.
This morning the water was rather muddy
as the water from the old reservoir was
being used.
The water from the river has been cut
off completely. -
The pipes of course have mud in them
and it will be three or four days before the
water will be entirely clear.
The capacity of the new pumping sta
tion is about 5 OOO.MO gallons per day.
The water will be as pure as ever in the
next few days and there will be plenty of
it.
Ladies’ house slippers,
SI.OO, were 2.00 and 3.00.
Fiie sale.
Newport of the South.
SEASON OF 1898.
Hotel St. Simon
St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Newly equipped. Rates SIO.OO per week. Sea bath
ing, Fishing, Boating, Lawn Tennis, Driving, Dancing,
Billiards and Pool. Two germans weekly. 25 mile bicycle
path. Excellent orchestra. Hotel lighted by electricity.
Table the best.
W. B. ISAACS, Le ssee.
MINSTREL NOVELTY.
Wilson and Cleveland Have
Combined for Next
Season,
The W. S. Cleveland’s and George Wil
son’s minstrel troops have combined and
when they their next visit to Macon
they will appear on the same night on
the same stage, and the holder of a single
ticket will be entitled to witness the
double performance.
The plan for the combination is a new
departure. Each company will retain its
organization and will have its own street
parade led by its own band and captained
by its organizer. On the stage the compa
nies will unite in a dual performance.
There will be two distinct stars —two dis
tinct companies.
This is said to be the biggest proposition
in minstrelsy the world has ever known
and is a gigantic undertaking.
Whether the limit of warrantable expen
diture is being passed in combining two
already complete organizations is a prob
lem to be solved by actual experience, the
public in any event will be the gainer.
Mr. Cleveland, who will be the manager
of tne combination, when questioned as to
the enormous expense of the combination,
said:
“Don’t give yourself any anxiety on that
score. Rest assured that we nave not
gone into this thing without counting the
cost and estimating the receipts. I have
had a large experience with big shows,
and don’t believe we are counting without
or host. When the people see Wilson’s
minstrels parade and Cleveland’s minstrels
parade, they will know that we have two
shows, and when we give the dual per
formance on the same stage they will be
more than ever convinced —convinced and
"astonished.”
To the suggestion that with such a stu
pendous minstrel show on the road some
one would have to suffer, Mr. Cleveland
significantly remarked:
"Yes, it will be the other fellows.”
Gent’s J. and M. and other
standard 5.00 and 6.00 shoes,
3.50, 2.85 and 2.00. Fire
Sale.
J HALF CENT fl WORD.
IAJDL of noy furniture and household goods
> 'for sale —carpets, furniture and one
email steel range; also one buggy and
harness and gentle mare. Oall at once,
417 Forsyth street.
TRY Salt-Rising bread at Woman’s Ex
change—for sale every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
FOR RENT—Nice six room house head of
Cherry street, 110 Nisbet Place. Will
1 rent for sl6 per month. Will rent
t three rooms if preferred. Apply News.
t FOR SALE —One first class gentle horse,
6 years old. J. S. Frink, 107 Fourth
! street.
s ORDER your wood from Ben Stewart &
Co. Pine $2.50 per cord. Oak $3.
r 1 WILL give music lessons for one year
5 free to the first two girls who will
get me six music pupils each. A grad-
L uate with honor and medal from the
I most conservatory south. Charges rea
sonable. Address or come to 229 Tatt
nall street, Macon.
TRY Salt-Rising bread at Woman's Ex
change—for sale every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
PATItONIZE while tabor? F wTwnltamF
is the only carriage shop in town that
employs white labor only. Patronize
him and get only first class work. 1
, make right prices.
NOW is the time to have your lace cur
tains laundered. Mrs. Ryder, near
j Crump's park, does the very best work.
AU curtains laundered at only 25 cents
per window.
* FOR RENT —Nice summer residence in the
> country, near car line. Largo house.
Good water. Plenty of fruit. Cheap.
Address P. Box 105.
L WANTED—For a family or four, board
; ! with, a private family, or three fur-
: j ntshed rooms close in, “Jiftubie for
j light housekeeping. Address A. 464
Plum street.
, ! Hurrtth for Dewey. Have his or any other
picture you want framed or enlarged
drst class, but mighty cheap. Do you
want a beautiful bail, dining room or
I parlor picture? I have 'em Also breast,
j scarf or hair pins, rings, cuff and col
lar buttons. If so remember Migrath’s,
558 Muiberry street, opposite Hotel
Lanier.
AGENTS WA NTED—For war IbCu tTaby
Senor Quesada, Cuban representative
at Washington. Endorsed by Cuban
patriots. In tremendous demand A
bonanza for agents. Only $1.50. Big
book ,big commissions. Everybody
wants the only endorsed, reliable book.
Outfits sent free. Credit given. Freight
paid. Drop all rtash and make $.300
• month with War In Cuba. Addreea
.today, THE NATIONAL BOOK CON
j CERN, $52-356 Dearborn street, Chl-
1 cage, 111.
SHIRT DAV AT THE STAR