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ESTABLISHED 1884
GOOD FOR
SPANIARDS
Cowardly Course Taken by
Garcia's Men on Surren
dered Troops.
BADLYROUTED.
Attacked Spaniards Coming
Toward Santiago to
Surrender.
WERE DRIVEN TO THE HiILS
Caused Intense Excitement at San
tiago It Was a Cowardly
Attack.
New York. July 23 A dispatch to the
Herald from Santiago says:
Gnat excitement was caused in San
tiago on Thursday by a story brought in
by the Cubans that four thousand insur
gents composing Garcia's army were
rout.d in ,i fierce engagement with a de
tachment of Spanish troops bound to San
tiago to surrender.
Tlie battle took place several miles
north of this city Forty-one Cubans were
kill.d and many more were wounded. The
Spanish loss was smaller.
Nothing happening in this vicinity re
cently has taken the American officers
and troops so completely ’by surprise as
this story of the battle between the I übans
and the Spaniards.
It is not known whether Garcia was
aware of the number of the enemy he was
attackin'. M least five thousand Span
iards w.te in a body according to the re
port ami they drove Garcia’s men into
full retreat \ few hours after the battle
began when the Cuban general withdrew
his troops to the mountains.
He has resolved to move on Holguin if
th. \mcticans will not allow them *>
wr.ak th. ir vengeance on the Spaniards
in Santiago.
The Cubans proposed to storm some oth
er ImiMirtant place. It was* with this ob
ject that Garcia withdrew his troops from
the American lines and refused any longer
to act as an ally with Shafter. He de
cided on the capture of Holguin if possible
and there set up an Insurgent government,
making that place the Cuban headquarters
for the eastern department.
The Spaniards had been gathered from
the fortified towns in the vicinity and were
prime, ding to Santiago under the terms of
surrender They were seeking to carry
out in good faith the agreement made with
Shafter, but were not looking for a light
and were caught off their guard.
HOBSON MAY
COME TO GEORGIA.
His Mother is Now a Guest
at the Sweetwater Park
Hotel.
(Atlanta. July 23- The management of,
and guests at Sweetwater Park hotel were
honored yesterday with the arrival of Mrs.
Hobson, the mother of Lieutenant Hob
son. who distinguished himself by sinking
the Merrimac in the channel of Santiago
de Cuba.
Mrs Hobson came direct from her home
in Greensboro. \la.. to Lithia Springs, and
will likely remain there for the next two
months.
Lieutenant Hobson lift Santiago de Cuba
several days ago with orders for the gov
ernment at Washington. He arrievd yes
terday afternoon in New York and tele
graphed his mother to that effect. She has
asked him to get a furlough and spend a
few days with her at Lithia Springs, and
it is quite probable that if the war condi
tions are favorable he will do so.
PRESS CENSOR AT WORK.
There Has Been Too Much Criticism by the
Stay-rt-Homes in Spain.
(Copyright by Associated Press.)
New York, July 23 —A dispatch to the
World from Madrid says:
The government has ordered the censors
to prohibit the printing in any newspaper
of the declarations of generals or of offi
cials for the cause that several generals
including Weyler. Polavieja, Lachambre,
Lopez. Dominuez and Carlja have publicly
censured Cervera and Toral for not having
properly employed the forces under them,
both to prolong the resistance and inflict
heavier losses upon and cause greater em
barrasstncni to the en<my who was in
anything but an easy position near San
tiago.
LIEUT. HECTOR SWIFT
Os the Third Wisconsin Died of Yellow
Fever.
West Superior. Wls . July 23 —*A tele
gram from Charleston, S. C., announces
the death of Lieutenant Hector Swift, of
typhoid fever. Lieutenant Swift was sec
ond lieutenant of company 5. of the Third
Wisconsin volunteers.
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CORRESPONOENT
MADE JHE NEWS
Stated That Garcia’s Alleged
Letter Was Written by a
Newspaper Man.
NOT RECEIVED
In Washington—The Departments
Are Anxiously Awaiting Some
Definite News.
Santiago, July 23. —It trim; out that rhe
letter a’leged to have b-.. 1 addressed by
Garcia to Shafter, complaining of the
treatment accorded to the Cubans, and ad
vising Shafter of Garcia’s resignation, was
prepared by a newspaper correspondent
named Arms, who has been acting on the
staff of General Castillo. It is not clear
that Garcia ever saw the letter.
NO NEWS FROM SHAFTER.
Departments at Washington Anxiously
Await Something in Detail.
Washington, July 23. —It is stated posi
tively at the war department that the let
ter which Garcia is represented to have
addressed to Shafter announcing his with
drawal from further co-operatian with the
American troops has not reached the war
department.
Tlie officials are inclined to believe that
if the letter really exists, and of that they
have little doubt, it will reach Washing
ton only through the mails fro n Santiago.
So far no mail reports of any kind have
come from Shafter since his landing ’n
Cuba, to the great disappo.v. .ment at the
officials, v,bo art looking anxiously for a
detailed account of certain events in the
campaign that are only obscurely outlined
by Shafter.
It was hoped the St. Paul, which arrived
yesterday would bring a lot of mail, but
it did not dp so, probably for fear of yellow
fever.
The only word that has come from
Sha’ter ever night was the statement that
Duffield lif. Santiago for home yesterday,
and that Corbin’s son, who was reported to
be better, would leave for home as soon
as he could be transported safely. He and
Duffield are said to hive suffered the only
two pronounced cases of yellow lever in the
American army.
No word has reached the department
from any off.eial source relative to the re
ported attack by Garcia's Cubans upon a
body of Spanish soldier- who were inarch
ing into Santiago to sur.-and
In the absence of a report of this oc
currence, which if true may be fraught
with the gravest consequences and affect
immediately the attitude of the United
States government towards the Cubans.
There is a decided disposition to refuse to
discuss the matter at the war department.
IMPORTANT MEETING
Os the Chamber of Commerce Will be Held
Monday.
The Chamber of Commerce will hold a
special meeting on Monday afternoon next
for the purpose of receiving the report of
the committee appointed to investigate the
rates charged in Macon for water.
The report has been completed and will
be an interesting document though the
members decline to give out the contents
in advance.
WELL SATISFIED.
The Farmers of the Country Around Macon
Have Had Rain Enough.
The farmers in the country around Ma
con say that they have had enough rain
and are very well satisfied at present.
Mr. J. B, Willis, a prominent farmer
from Walden, was at the warehouse of
Mr. W A. Davis this morning and said to
a News reporter: “I have had too much
rain on my farm and so have the people
who live in my section. The rains have
hit the corn just right but too much has
fallen for the cotton.”
The crops are excellent in my section
and the people say that they will gather
the largest crop in many years. I think
that I will bring in a bale of cotton about
the 10th of August. My cotton is waist
high all over and is full of bolls. I am well
satisfied with my prospects and expect to
haul in more cotton this year than I have
ever done before.”
Several other prominent farmers made
similar statements and also say that while
the cotton crop will be late, it will not
affect the outcome of the cotton. All of
them seemed to be well pleased with the
present outlook
RUSSELL DENIES
That His State Has Been Behind in Fur
nishing T roops.
Washington. July 23 —Governor Russell,
of North Carolina, in a dispatch to the
Associated Press denies the accuracy state
ment by rhe war department that North
Carolina has been slow in offering volun
teers and has not raised its quota. He
adds: “Our three regiments were organ
ized promptly and large numbers have
been offered in excess of the quota.”
Y. M. C. A. TENT
At Camp Price Has Been Erected and is
Readv.
The Young Men’s Christian .Association
has fixed up a large tent at Camp Price
and will hold regular meetings there as
long as the regiment is stationed here.
The tent is a very large one and will
seat over 400 people. It is situated in the
park near the terminus of the car line.
Services will be held there tomorrow
afternoon and Lieutenant Williams, of the
immunes will deliver an address. The ser
vices will continue throughout next week
in charge of Dr. W. A Nelson and Rev,
Mr. Neighbor.
Mr. Smith, who has charge of the Young
Men’s Christian Association at the camp
says that things are progressing nicely.
The public is invited to attend all ser
vices.
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THE MACON NEWS.
m STRIKE
TOMORROW
Miles and His Invading Force
Will Cast Anchor in Porto
Rican Waters.
POINT Os DEBARKTION
Has Been Selected and a Landing
Will Be Made Without
Any Delay.
Washington, July 23.—Miles is now east
of Cape Haytien ami has passed Mole St.
Nicholas, beyond the reach of cable sta
tions for a day or two.
It is assumed that all is well with him
and the flag ship Yale, with the remainder
of the fleet will cast anchor tomorrow in
the waters of Porto Rico at a point selec
ted for embarkation.
Thus it may again happen that Sunday,
which has heretofore been so lucky a day
for Americans military and navy, will be
further distinguished as the day upon
which the Porto Rican campaign will be
initiated.
The navy is actively co-operating with
the army in making a sucess of Miles’ ex
pedition and he will use every effort to
land his troops.
OUT OF TAMPA
The Fiist Expedition for Porto Rico Goes
, This Evening.
Tampa, July 23. —The first Porto Rican
expedition from Port Tampa will sail be
fore night.
It is made up of the Eleventh and Nine
teenth infantry, /First and. Tenth Cavalry
and eight bi.teries of artillery.
CAVALRY GOES
By Way of Newport News to Join General
Miles
Washington, July 23 —Five troops of
cavalry at Camp Alger have been ordered
to proceed to Newport News for embark
ation for Porto Rico.
They leave, if practicable, with Haines’
brigade. The troops are all famous ones
in their selection the list including troops
A. and C. of the New York cavalry, the
Governor’s troops, Sheridan’s troops and
the Philadelphia city troops of Pennsyl
vania.
MONEY LOANED
TO SPANIARDS.
Cervera Visisted at His Prison
Home by Spanish Rep
resentative.
New York, July 23. —Emilio M. Castillo,
President of the Spanish Benevolent Socie
ty, of New York, visited Admiral Cerve
ra and the other Spanish prisoners at An
napolis on Tuesday. He had obtained per
mission from Secretary Long. He spent
the day with Admiral Cervera and Captain
Eulate, who told him that beyond a lack of
proper clothing, they had no hardships to
endure.
The main object of Castillo’s visit was
to offer Admiral Cervera a loan of what
ever funds he needed. This was accepted,
the admiral giving an order for the amount
on a New York banking firm, which is said
has received a •draft of $50,000 from the
Spanish government for the imprisoned of
ficers. This money is to be distributed be
tween them in a few days, Castillo says.
BANKS BOTHERED.
By the Lack of Stamps, Savs the Cashier of
the American National.
The lack of a sufficient number of rev
enue stamps is a constant source of annoy
ance to the banks of the city. Mr. L. P.
Hillyer, of the American National bank,
said this morning: “We are greatly wor
ried here on account of not having enough
revenue stamps.
“Our supply of them has run short and
as we are not allowed to use postage
stamps. I do not know what we will do.
We have money on deposit at the stamp
office in Atlanta with an order to forward
the stamps here as soon as they arrive,
but as yet we have heard nothing from
them.”
All the banks in the state are making
the same complaint and many of the prom
inent bankers say that the government
should not have allowed the law to go in
effect until they had a sufficient number
of stamps on hand.
BEACH HOTEL
At Galveston Was Burned to the Ground
This Morning.
Galveston. July 23.—Beach Hotel, loca
ted on the Gulf front, one of the leading
sumer and winter resorts in the South,
burned today. The loss was $200,000 and
the insurance was only partial.
DANCE AT OCMULGEE.
Thoroughly Enjoyed by a Large Party Last
Night.
A delightful dance was given at Oemul
gee Park last night and despite the threat
ening weather a large crowd was in at
tendance. The affair was very much en
joyed. Those present were:
Misses Emma Kahn. Henna Hertz, A iele
Gans. Regina Maas, Rosanna Fried. Helen
Thprner, Miriam Newnjan, Blanche Maca.
Flaro Russak, of Nc-w York. Stella Hertz
and Henriatra Gillespie. Messrs. Arbor
Hertz, Monroe Harris. Reuben Fried, Ju
lian Morris. Levi Wachtel, Gus Wachtel,
Will Nussbaum. Leonard Witman, Ber
tram Hirseh. Dave Wuruman. of Savan
nah. Julius Sanders and Mike Cohen.
Chareronea —Mr. and Mrs. Dive Whit
man, Mr. and Mrs. William Wo'ff. Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Hertz and Mr. and Mrs. Alt
mayer.
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gent’s and children’s shoes
going for less than you pay
for common shoes elsewhere.
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Co.
MACON NEWS SATURDAY JULY 2j 1898.
SAY CONTRACT
IS NOT LEGAL
Defeated Bidders for Trans
portation of Spanish
Troopswill Fight.
GIVES HELPS TO ENEMIES
Because Under the Law of the Cor
tez Half the Receipts Must
Go to the Government.
New York, July 23. —A lawyer has been
retained by the steamship companies who
were successful bidders for transporting
the captured Spanish prisoners of Santia
go to Spain, and will begah action to have
the contract made by the government with
the Cainpagnie Trans Atlantique Espano
la set aside on the ground that the bidder
is a licensed corporation of the nation with
whom we are at war with, and according
to a measure passed by the Spanish eortez,
one-half of the corporatoins doing busi
ness under the Spanish governme.it must
be surrendered to the government to help
defray the expenses of war.
By giving the contract to the Spanish
corporation the United Stites government
directb’ pays irto the Spanish treasury an
amount equal to half the contract stipu
lation, alto the government thereby re
leases f rom blockade all the enemie's ves
s <s la be used in the transportation from
neutral points, where they are now ’n
shelter.
BIG BARBECUE
Will be Given by the Soldiers' Relief Asso
ciation at Log Cabin.
The Soldiers Relief Association held its
regular meeting yesterday afternoon in
the parlors of the Public Library.
Mrs. J. F. Hanson was elected president
pro tem in absence of the president, Mrs.
Mablory Taylor, who has left the city for
the (present. Mrs. Hanson was chairman
of the executive committee and on being
elected president pro tem she resigned her
office as chaiman
office as chairman.
executive committee to succeed Mrs. Han
son.
The most important business before the
association was to perfect an arrangement
for a benefit of some kind which will draw
a crowd and put money into the coffers of
the associaton.
Several plans were introduced and dis
cussed but they proved unsatisfactory.
Finally some one suggested that the as
sociation give a grand barbecue and when
the motion was put it was carried unan
imously.
It was decided that the barbecue would
be given at the Log Cabin Club on the
evening of July 28th, beginning at 6
o'clock and continuing until 12.
'The club house will be thrown open to
the public and tables will be arranged on
laiwns and verandas. The barbecue will
commenced to be served at 6 o’clock.
Dancing will also be one of the features.
The music will be furnished by Card’s
band.
Tickets for the barbecue will be sold for
50 cents each.
A committee on arrangements was ap
pointed consisting of Mrs. Ross White,
(Mrs. Reeves, Miss Ida Mangham, Mr. Nat
Winship and Mr. Ellis Talbott. These
ladies and gentlemen will have charge of
the arrangements and will endeavor to
make the occasion one which shall be
greatly enjoyed by all.
START MADE
BY REGULARS.
Brooke and His Staff Left
Chicamauga this Morn
ing.
Chickamauga, July 23 —’General Brooke
and staff left today on a special train for
Newport News whence they they go to
Porto Rico.
'Major General Wade is now in command
of Camp Thomas. The reserve hospital
corps, reserve ambulance coups, signal
corps, troop H. of the Sixth United States
cavalry and a company of infantry also
left on special trains for Newport News.
SCORPION BITES
Were Found to be Too Popular in the
Army.
Siboney, Cuba. —(Correspondence by
Mail.) The soldiers in the various camps
are having trouble with the many insects.
Mosquitoes are bad .as is also a species of
red sand fly that bitts viciously.
But t'he men do not care for them so
much as they do for the sand scorpion, a
poisonous insect that flourishes here in
great numbers. The insect stings with its
tail, which it uses dexterously.
A number of the men have been bitten,
and some had ugly sores. Usually whisky
is given as an antidote for the poison, and
during the last few days an unusual num
ber of men appeared at the surgeon's
headquarters with little pricks in their
flesh, which they said were scorpion bites.
The doctors became suspicious and quit
giving whisky and the scor.pion Ibites-grew
less.
In speaking of the matter one of the sur
geonssaid; “I tell you. if we had not quit
giving whisky the whole army would have
•been bitten by scorpions.”
TEDDY MAY
BE EXECUTIVE.
Independent New York Repub
licans Favor His Nomina
tion for Governor.
New York, July 23—The independent
Republican organization of the Thirty
fourth assembly district has unanimously
adopted resolutions favoring the nomina
tion of Theodore Roosevelt for governor of i
New York.
Shoes at Half Price.
4.00 will buy a pair of
men’s 500 shoes and a pair
ladies’ 3.00 shoes at the Fire
Sale. Rochester Shoe Co.
FORCED TO HADL
DOWNJE FLAG
Three American Gunboats At
tack Forts on North Side
of Santiago.
SANK SPANISH BOAT JUAN,
Pounded the Forts for an Hour
Under Orders From Gen
eral Miles.
Key West, July 23—The United States
gunboats Topeka. Annapolis, 'Wasp and
Leyden silenced the Spanish fortifications
at Xl.pe Bay on the northern coast of San
tiago on Thursday and sank the Spanish
gunboat Juan which lay in the harbor.
Her crew escaped in small boats under a
heavy tire from the Leyden.
The four ships mentioned, which had en
tered under orders from Sampson, pounded
the forts for a hour when the Spanish flag
was hauled down. The Americans did not
lose a man.
PEACE OR WAR.
Havana is Not Decided Yet Which of the
Two is Wanted.
Key West, July '23.—The gunboat May
flower, which arrived here today, picked
up five Cubans last week, who had escaped
farom Havana on fishing boats. She
brought the men here and landed them
today.
The Cubans say that they fled from Ha
vana because of the privations and starva
tion prevailing there. They say the situa
tion is very grave in the Cuban capital.
Each day the food grows more scarce and
the conditions worse. They had for days
been unable to get anything to eat. The
Spaniards in the city are divided on the
question of peace or war. The surrender
of Santiago has created a deep impression
in all circles. Spaniards having property
are beginning to realize fully the hopeless
nature of the struggle, and cry for peace.
On the other hand a large party is cry
ing for war to the end.
GARNISHMENT
OF LABORERS.
Important Decision Passed
by the Supreme Court,
One of tfte most important decisions af
fe ’ ng practice in justice’s courts ever
rendered by the supreme court was decided
by that court on Juiy 19th. It undertook
to harmonize all the decisions upon the
question as to when a party has a right to
appeal and when he must bring certiorari
in order to review the decision of a justice
of the peace, and lays down a number of
rules to guide the ■practitioner ia these
courts—twenty in all. The case originated
in the justice court presided over by J. G.
Bloodworth.
Edmonson & Seay Bros., of LaGrange,
brought a suit, through their attorneys,
against Mr. J. E. Toole, a conductor em
ployed by the Atlanta Consolidated Street
railway. They had a summons of garnish
ment served on the company and Mr. Toole
filed a claim alleging that his wages as a
conductor were exempt on the ground that
he was a laborer within the meaining of the
law exempting laborers from garnishment.
Appreciating the fact that the law' on this
subject was ,n a very muddled condition,
Judge Lumpkin, when he made his decis
ion, rendered a typewritten opin'3 i of ten
pages in length which was betore the su
preme court. The court, after considering
the case, rendered a decision the headnote
of which is as follows:
Toole vs.Edmondson & Seay Bros. Be
fore Judge Lumpkin. Fulton Superior
Court. Headnote by Cobb, J. —This being
a case tried in a justice’s court, and there
being no contested issue of fact, the deter
mination of the case depending entirely
upon the question whether or not, conced
ing as true all the evidence introduced by
the claimant, his wages were exempt from
garnishment, a judgment rendered by a
tiorari, and it was error to dismiss a cer
tiora. i. and it was erro rtodismiss a cer
tiorari sued out by the losing par.v. Jud
ment reversed. Maddox & 7 ’1 for the
plaintiff in error. O. E. & M. C. Horcon.
contra. All the jusices co ic 1. ’’tig.
The effect of the decision in this case
wi’l be to stop creditori from ganisheeing
the wages of street car conductors, as the
ejvr it. effect decides that Judge Lumpkin
was right when he made his first decision
holding t> at Toole was a laborer and that
ta<* g:ni shment proceeding be lisinisscd.
SONS OF VETS
ELECT OFFICERS.
Hollins N. Randolph Again
Elected to the Com
mandery,
Atlanta, July 23 —At 10 o’clock yesterday
morning before the meeting of the general
convention the sons of the Georgia divis
ion met and transacted some important
business. All sous who are members of
this convention were eligible' to vote.
Present Commander Hollins N. Ran
dolph was re-elected to the commandery
for another year. His choice was unan
imous and. although Mr. Jones was nomi
nated, he withdrew .before the vote was
taken in favor o-f Mr. Randolph. Mr. Ran
dolph made a short talk in which he ex
pressed his desire to make Georgia the
banner state in Sons of Veterans work
and would lend his best efforts in that di
rection.
On motion a committee of three was
provided to draft a constitution and by
laws for the Georgia division and in a
short time this valuable paper will be pre
pared. Dublin, Ga., was chosen as the
place for the yearly reunion of the divis
ion and the time will be named by the
commander.
SAN JUAN FORTIFYING.
They Are Preparing to Resist Genera! Miles
Attack.
St. Thomas, July 23 —The Spaniards at
San Juan are making extensive prepara
tions to resist the anticipated attack upon
the part of the United States warships
which it is understood will be convoying
the army of invasion commanded by Miles.
There were no signs this morning of the
American warships or transports, but
news of them is expected shortly.
URQUHART SHOT
HIS BEST FRIEND
Two Boys Playing Soldier,
But Did Not Know the
Gun was Loaded.
VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY
Was that it Was Accidental -Fun
eral Services Will be Held
This Afternoon.
Thos. C. Peek, Jr., 15 year old son of Mr.
T. C Peek, of H. J. Lamar & Sons, was
shot and instantly killed by Julian Urqu
hart last night at the residence of the lat
ter on Washington avenue. The killing
was accidental.
Last night young Tom Beek and his
brother were invited to supper by the two
Urquhart boys.
When the Peek boys arrived at the house
the feu: bi pan .’.rilling like soldiers. No
one was at ;a< house except the two Ur
quhart boys, their little sister and the
cook. Their mother was in Atlanta on a
visit and their father, Mr. A. P. Urquhart,
is a prominent merchant in Cochran. The
family has resided in Macon for some time.
The tour boys were waiting for supper
last night when Julian Urquhart asked
Tom if he did not want to go up stairs
where they could get real guns, and drill.
They both went up stairs together.
They had not been upstairs long be
fore a shot was heard and Julian came to
the head of the stairs and said:
“Oh, heavens, I’ve shot somebody; bring
me a lamp quick.”
His brothel* asked him who he had kill
ed and he sail:
“I have killed my best friend. What
shall I do.”
The neighbors, alarmed by the shot and
the cries, came in. A lamp was carried up
stairs into the room where the body of the
Peek boy was found lying on the floor in
the middle of the room with halt of his
head gone.
Brains and pieces of skull were scattered
all over the room and the floor was cover
ed with blood. It was a terrible sight.
Julian Urquhart was almost crazed with
grief and was unconsolable. His brothehr
stated that Julian had told him that they
were in the room playing soldier and 'that
he had a gun and Tom a pistol. He said
that Tom had taken the cartridges out of
the pistol and that he did not think the
gun was loaded, as it was rusty and had
not been used since Christmas. He said
that he was giving the commands. Tom
had the pistol pointed at him and he had
the gun on Tom when he gave the com
mand to Are. The pistol snapped, but
when Julian pulled the trigger there was
a loud report and Tom fell to the floor
The lamp was put out by a clot of blood.
The accident" Is deeply regretted, as
both of the-boys. \Yere popular young men,
and the affair has cast a gloom over the
entire community.
Young Peek’s body was carried to his
home on College street about 11 o'clock
last night, after the coroner’s jury had
been summoned.
The jury decided to adjourn until 9
o’clock this morning.
The coroner’s jury rendered a verdict
that Peek came to his death by a gunshot
wound at the hands of Julian Urquhart
and the killing was accidental.
The funeral services will be held at the
residence of Mr. Thomas C. Peek, corner
Orange and Bond street this afternoon at
6 o’clock. The pallbearers will be Messrs.
J. B. Riley, H. C. Roberts, W. R. Rogers,
Jr., Mallory H. Taylor, Dr. T. A. Cheat
ham, C. T. King.
GERMAN EMPEROR
A COOK TOURIST.
He Goes to Egypt as a Per
sonally Conducted Trav
eler With Coupons.
Berlin, July 23. —The funniest incident
in modern European history is found in
the projected journey of Emperor William
of German to Jerusalem. The visit of the
German war lord to the land made sacred
by the Scriptures is commonplace enough,
but when it is announced ttoat the mail
listed emperor is to be “personlly con
ducted” by an agent of the Cook Tourist
Company the sense of humor asserts itself.
The German Court Chamberlain has been
in London for several days arranging with
the Cook agency for the safe conduct of
the German Emperor through Palentine.
William 11. will leave his dominions in
his own yacht, but as soon as he arrives
in Egypt the agent of the Cook Tourist
Company will take entire charge of the
imperial party* and conduct its tour. It is,
of course, unnecessary to add that His Ma
jesty will be liberally supplied with cou
pons for hotels, donkey ride* and all the
incidentals of a trip along the banks of
the Nile.
SPECIAL EXERCISES
Will be Held at Centenary Church on Sun
day.
There will likely be a full attendance at
tomorrow afternoon’s session of Centenary
Sunday school.
Instead of the usual exercises under the
direction of the superintendent or seme one
selected by him, the entire program for to
morrow has been arranged by a class of
young ladies, who will also conduct the
exercises. They have been preparing a
great deal during the week and have on
hand a specially attractive musical pro
gram.
The visitors’ class will be taught by Cap
tain E. Y. Mallary.
MEET ON MONDAY.
The New Executive Committee Will Perfect
Organization.
The new executive committee will meet
on Monday at noon for the punpose of ef
fecting a permanent organization.
At the meeting held immediately after
the election of the committee on Saturday
las: a temporary organization was per
fected vi*h Mr. B M. Davis as chairman
and T. W. Loyless, secretary.
So far as is known there will be no
change in this and these gentlemen will
be made the permanent officers of the
committee.
Bring us your feet and we
will fit them for just half
what vou pay elsewhere. Fire
Sale Rochester Shoe Co.
STILISH TROUSERS
Just now is the time that most every one needs
an extra pair of Trousers. Don’t be foolish and
pay high prices for Trousers when you can buy
them much cheaper from us. We can "fit the large,
small or tall man in these Trousers, consisting of
stripes, plaids, pinchecks and all the latest weaves.
Glance at these prices and you’ll be convinced:
Swell $2.50 Trousers now for $ 167
Swell 3.00 Trousers now for 200
Swell 3.50 Trousers now for 234
Swell 4.00 Trousers now for 2.67
Swell 5.00 Trousers now for 3.34
Swell 6.00 Trousers now for 4.00
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lAt the Wigwam |
Everything you need for a pleasant vacation
—health, rest, pleasure, perfect table and
service, large, airy rooms, low rates, bathing,
J bowling, bicycling, riding, tenuis, billiards,
T music. All under perfect management. 4*
4 Write today for reservation of room, as we 4
4 are about filled up. 4
J T. C. PARKER, Proprietor. 4
X C. E. Hooper, Manager.
25 Per Cent Off
sp We Can’t Make
z i s It Too Strong...
We Can’t Emphasize
The Fact Too Much... z i s
That we will turn our splendid stock of
-—CRASH SUITS
Into cash as rapidly as possible. HOW? Our prices
Will do It. We offer for your inspection a fine stock. If
you contemplate anything in the Clothing line yon can’t
afford to ignore this.
BENSON & HOUSER,
The Up-to-Date Clothiers, Macon, Ga
TUTT?
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REUNION
SALE.
No inducement suffices here to sell un
worthy goods. If poor people are too poor to buy
substantial Clothing theydl find out some day that
the inferior quality was very dear, and we do not
want them to say that they got a bad bargain at
our stores. No matter how low our prices we
keep up the standard of reliability. We invite
the customer’s confidence and endeavor to prove
ourselves deserving of it by showing that it is
never misplaced. We confess ourselves to be
human and with all safeguards sometimes make
mistakes. So do our customers —at least they say
so. We are preparing for the alliance, August
is not too far off. Are you profiting by the present
offerings?
(J? J
4*
i money on Hand.
1 Loans on real estate. Hasy monthly pay
ments.
GEO. A. SMITH, Geo. Man.
Equitabh Building and Loan Aaaociatfon,
Maoau. Oa.. *OI Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS