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4 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 I | 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 K- -1 » 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. K- 3 £> 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 [• _. • A ‘ REMEMBER THE SHIRTS!” 3 £>’ 4 • I”-.-. k' J -a- Shirts Shirts Shirts -X- 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