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Money to Lend. If you want to borow money on farm businesi or residence property on the most favorable terms see the Georgia Loan and Trust Company, O A. .COLEMAN. Gen Man. 35« Second Street, Macon, Oa. 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. If you see the shoes and the prices you are sure to buy. They are such bargains. Fire Sale Rochester Shoe Co. 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. Get yourself and wife a pair of shoes for what one pjir would cost vou else where Fire Sale Rochester Shoe Co. 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. Flegant line of ladies’, gent’s and children’s shoes going for less than you pay for common shoes elsewhere. Fire Sale, Rochester Shoe 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 | Z/’y A// | 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? 1 Jlllj 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