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AWFUL DOOM AWAITS
SHAFTER'S WHOLE ARMY
If II Is Left at Santiago, Says Colonel Teddy Rooseveldt of
the Rough Riders, in a letter Io the General
on the Subject.
DIE LIKE SHEEP
When the Real Epidemic and
Not tiie Fake Article Sets
in as It Will.
PIIA 1(1 HE SENT NORTH
Where the Debilitated Army Can
Get a Chance to Recover from
the Effect of the Hardships
Undergone.
Copyright by Vsociated Preus.
S int lago, August I Summoned by Gen
eral Shafter, i meeting was held this
m lining m his pr<Bence of every comm Hid
ing officer un i medical officer of the Fifth
army corps
Shafter read a cable message from Al
ger ordering the recommendation of Sur
gion General Sternberg to move the army
into the interior to San Luis, where it is
healthier.
As a result of the conference Shafter
will Insist upon the immediate withdrawal
of the army north within two weeks.
As an explanation of the situation the
following letter from Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt commanding the First volunteer
cavalry, to Shafter, was handed by the lat
ter to tlie eorerspondent here of the Asso
ciated Press for publication:
‘‘.Major General Shafter -Sir: At the
meeting of the general and medical offi
cers called by you at the palace this morn
ing we were all. as you know, unanimous
in the view of what should be done with
the army To keep us here, in the opin
ion of every offic. r commanding a divls
ion or in igade, would simply involve the
destruction of thousands There is no
reason for not shipping practically the en
tire command north at once.
“Yellow fever cases are few in the cav
alry division 1 command, one of two bri
gades. and not one true case of yellow’ fe
ver has oecui red in this division except
among the men sent to the hospital at Si
bouey. where they have .contracted it: but
In this division there have been 1,500 eases
of malarial fever. Not a man has died
from It, lint the whole command is so
weakened and shattered as to be ripe for
dying like rotten shepp when the real ep
idemic strikes us. as it is bound to do if
we stay here at the height of the sickly
season.
“If we are kept here it will, in all human
possibility mean appalling disaster, for the
surgeons estimate that over half of the
army, if kept here during th. sickly season,
will die. This is not only terrible from a
standpoint of Individual lives, but it means
ruin from the standpoint of military effi
ciency of the Hower of the American army,
for the great bulk of the regulars are with
you. The sick list is large, though it af
fords but a faint index of the degilltation
of the army. It is ten per cent.
Active work for six weeks on the north
Maine coast for instance, or elsewhere,
where yellow fever germs cannot possibly
prop..vate, would make all as tit as fight
ing cocks and as able as we are eager to
take a hading part in the campaign
against Havana in the fall, even if we are
not allowed to try Porto Rico.
"We can be moved north, if moved at
once, with absolute safety to the country,
although, of course, it would have been in
finitely better if we had been moved north
or to IN>rto Rico two weeks ago.
“If there is any object in keeping us we
would face the yellow fever with as much
indifference as we faced the results. but
there is no object in it.
“The four immune regiments ord. red are
sufficient garrison for the city and sur
rounding towns, and there is absolutely
nothing for us to do and there has been
none since the city surrendered.
"It is possible to move into rhe interior.
"Every shifting of camp doubles the sick
rate in the present weakened condition,
and the interior is rather worse than the
coast, as we have found by actual recon
n-aisame. Our present camps are as heal
thy as camps at this end of the island can
be.
“I write only because I cannot see the
men who have fought bravely and endured
extreme hardships and dangers so uncom
plainingly go to destruction without striv
ing so far as lies in me to avert a doom
as fearful as it is unnecessary and unde
served.
"Yours respectfully,
"Theodore Roosevelt."
After Roosevelt had taken the initiative,
all the genrats united in an address to
Shafter. It reads:
"We are unanimous in the opinion that
this army should be taken out of Cuba at
once and sent to some northern point in
the United States.
"It can be done without danger to the
people of the United States. Yellow fever
is not epidemic at present, but the army is
disabled by malaria and in a condition to
be destroyed by an epidemic of yellow fe
ver, which is sure to come.
“The army is unable to move into the
interior. There are no facilities for such
a move. This army must be moved at once
or perish.
"As the army can be moved now, the
personal responsibility for preventing such
move will be responsible for the unneces-
: sary loss of many thousand of lives. Our
1 opinions are the result of careful personal
observation and they are also based on the
unanimous opinion of the medical officers
with the army who understand the situa-
■ tion absolutely.”
General Ames sent the following com-
I miinication to Washington:
Allen, Assistant Secretary of Navy: This
i army is incapable because of sickness from
marching anywhere except to the trans
ports. If it is ever to return to the United
States It must do so at once.”
MINER’S SIR I KF.
Which May or May Not Come Off What
Hanna's Man Says.
I Cleveland, 0.. Aug. I.—Manager Thomas
I Young, of the \1 A. Hanna Coal Company,
says: “Tile miners threaten a general
strike in the Pittsburg district. They say
that some operators are not paying the
rates. 1 think their threat of a strike is
merely a bluff to induce operators who are
paving tiie scale to bring their influence
on the offending operators.”
ROADS TO SHOW
BIG INCREASE.
What the Comptrollers Re
.turns Will Tell About
the Railroads.
Atlanta, August 4. —The tax returns of
the railroads in Georgia will show an in
crease this year over 1897 of $791,906.
Comptroller General AV right has received
the returns from all except a small lines
an estimating them at last year’s valua
tion, the increase will be more than three
quarters of a million.
About $25,000,000 of railroad property of
the Wsetern and Atlanlc, Georgia, South
western and Augusta and Savannah roads
is exempt by their charters, from an ad
valorem tax, these companiese being taxed
. uu th" ; r incomes.
This year's returns of other lines will
amount to $43,078,363, as compared to $42,-
2.86,457 for 1897. The returns for 1898 are
the highest which have been made since
the act of 1874 was passed.
The returns are made direct to the comp
troller general and not to the tax receiv
ers of the various counties through which
the roads pass. That officer is chargel
with the onerous task of calculating the
amounts due each county and city entitled
to a portion of the taxes.
The assessed value of the roals which
make returns, together with the istimatcd
value of the lines which are taxed on their
incomes, make the total valuation of the
railroad properties In Georgia $68,000,000.
While there is an increase in the rail
road returns, the majority of the returns
from the county tax receivers show a de
preciation in values.
WILL CONTEST.
Express Company Will Probably Make Fight
on the Tax.
The decision of the state railroad com
mission in reference to express companies
will probably be contested by the Southern
Express Company.
The commission has decided that tha ex
press companies must furnish the stamp
which the government says must be at
tached to each package before it is ship
ped. The construction placed by express
companies upon the revenue law as that
the sender of the package must pay for
the stamp and affix it. and they have been
, acting upon this construction. As there
| was doubt about the exact meaning of tha
i law the commission wall not bring suits
j against the Southern Express Company for
I not furnishing stamps heretofore.
, The express campany is given five days
j in which to decide what course it will pur
sue.
I
TRANSPORTS
AGROUND.
The Massachusetts and Rou
mania Stuck Fast Off
Porto Rico.
Fonce. August 3. —The transport Massa
chusetts. having on board troops A and C
of the New York cavalry, the Philadelphia
troops of the Sixth cavalry and the Eighth
infantry, is aground here.
The Romania, with four batteries of ar
tillery. is aground at Guanica.
The transport Washington, with the
Fourth Peusylvania regiment and the Sen-
I eca. with Colonel Quentos’ regiment, is
landing today at Guanica. The Eleventh
I and Nineteenth Infantry and troop B of
the Cavalry have been disembarked here.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Grand Encampment, Indianapolis, Ind. Au
gust 22-29. 1898.
Account of the above occasion the South-
I ern Railway Company will sell round trip
j tickets to Indianapolis at one fare. Half
I rate tickets on sale August 19rh, 20th and
21st with final limit August 31st. By de
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I on or before August 29th and payment of
i fee of 25 cents, an extension of the final
■ limit can be obtained to leave Indianapolis
ion September 10th. The quickest and the
i best route is to leave Macon via Southern
best route is to leave Macon via Southern
Railway at 2:05 a m... arriving Chatta
nooga 8:40, taking Q. and C. route, arriv-
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THE MACON _NEWS.
WAITING AGAIN
ON SPAIN'S REPLY
President Declined to Modify
the Demands Made bv
this Country.
EXCEPT ON MINOR POINTS,
The Peace Commission Will Meet in
France—Next Answer from
Spain Will Be Final.
Washington, August 4. —The government
is now waiting to hear again from Spain
and this time the expected answer will be
final.
Firmly, but courteously the president
declined the earnest appeal of the French
ambassador to modify the United States’
demands except in slight and compara
tively unimi»ortant respects.
There is no doubt that peace negotia
tions are progressing to the entire satis
faction of the president and members of
the cabinet.
A statement to that effect was made to
day by a high official of the administra
tion, who said that in a short time there
would be a complete cessation of hostili
ties.
The confernce yesterday afternoon at the
Whitehouse, at which the president, M.
Cambon and Secretary 'Day participated,
was devoted almost entirely to the discus
sion of details which are regarded by the
president as unimportant and hence the
requests of the French ambassador, for the
most part, were accorded.
One of these was that the commission
to be appointed to settle the terms of
peace shall meet out of the United States
and preferably in France. The president
sees no material objection to granting this
request and it is said to be practically set
tled that the conference will be held in
Paris.
The Madrid government, through M.
Gambon, propounded a number of questions
as to the time when Spain is to be expected
to evacuate Cuba_aud territory to be ceded
to the United States, and a-s to what pro
vision is to be made by the United States
to protect the interests of the Spanish sub
jects in these islands while the evacuation
is in progress.
Cambon was informed upon all of these
points presumably to his satisfaction.
There is one point which the Spanish,
judging from the communication to the
representative here, fall fully to compre
hend, and Day’s call upon the ambassador
last night was for the purpose of prin
cipally making perfectly clear this one
point, which was that the evacuation of
Cuba, Porto Rico and one of the JUadrones,
to be selected by the IJni'ted States, and the
permanent cessation to this government of
all these islands except Cuba, be made
condition precedent to all peace negotia
tions, and until these terms have been ful
ly complied with, would this government
consent to entertain any peace propositions
whatever.
After a conference at the Whitehouse
with Pay and Long the president had a
conference with Alger, Long and tne as
- slant secretary of the navy, A 1 en. at
which action was taken for the prompt
transportation of Shafter's army from
Cuba to Montauk Point, L. I. The confer
ence occupied a couple of hours and there
was an informal general presentation of
the needs of prompt action and the means
at hand to effect its transfer.
It was finally concluded that there were
sufficient vessels off the coast now for the
purpose.
When the meeting ended the officials
stated that the number of vessels there was
adequate for the removal of the troops
home and it accordingly would begin at
once.
Another point taken up in the day.was
the consideration of the expense rolls of
the war and a discussion of where re
trenchment could be immediately made.
Steps for the disbandment of the auxil
iary navy have already begun and other
actions in the interets of economy will fel
low.
DAY IS HOPEFUL.
He Now Says that He Thinks Peace Is at
Hand.
Washington, August 4. —The long con
ference between the president and Secreta
ry Day and Secretary Long, was held this
forenoon.
When Day joined the president the latter
had been conferring with the secretary of
the navy for three-quarters of an hour and
looked worn and fatigued as a consequence
of the night conference with the French
ambassador. They were together going
over the peace propositions and it was one
o'clock in the morning before the confer
ence ended.
Secretary Day has full confidence that
there will be little serious delay and bick
ering over the closing of the doors of
peace.
A fortnight ago he was not so confident,
being disposed to fear Spanish procrastina
tion and haggling over details. Today he
expressed the opinion that personally he
believed that there was no longer danger
on that score and said the policy seemed
to have been abandoned under stress of
circumstances.
This expression goes to confirm other in
dications that peace is near at hand.
WILL MOVE TO
ITS OLD HOME
Macon News Will Be Found
in the Building on Cher
ry Street.
WITHIN FIFTEEN DATS.
Many Improvements Will Be Made
and the Work of Moving Will
Be Quickly Done.
The News will move back to its old
home within the next ten or fifteen days.
The building on Cherry street formerly
occupied by the The News and afterwards
by the American National Bank, has been
leased and will in future be the home of
the Macon News.
Workmen are now at work preparing the
building for the occupancy of the paper
and the moving will be done as quickly as
possible after the necessary improvements
and interior furnishings have been com
pleted.
This will give The News one of the pret
tiest and best newspaper homes in the
state. The building was erected putiposely
for The News and was for years occupied
by this paper. It 'will afford ample accom
modation for the large newspaper and job
printing departments of the company and
the improvements planned out will greatly
add to the convenience of all departments.
It is recognized by the business men of
the city that the trend of business is
towards that part of the city and within
Sft ft I ft U
Lffly.il
The News Building.
a very short time all the stores at pres
ent unoccupied on that street will have
tenants and lower Cherry street will be
once more the Wall street of Macon.
While the work of moving a newspaper
is a difficult undertaking the News will
not allow anything to interfere with the
publication of the best afternoon newspaper
Macon has ever had, and when the busi
ness season opens up it will be better pre
pared than ever to please its natrons and
to conduct every branch of its business
so as to give even greater satisfaction than
it has in the past.
SPANIARDS ARE
ADVANCING.
Reports Reach Ponce that
Thev Are Moving Towards
Miles’ Armv.
Ponce, August 3, via Kingston, August
4 —The Spaniards are reported to be ad
vancing though it is not generally believ
ed:
In addition to the regular fortifications
at Aibonito on the road to San Juan it is
reported the enemy has mined the cliffs
preparatory to blockading the road if
obliged to retire.
San Martin, the Spanish commander
here, who evacuated this place, without
orders, is a prisoner at San Juan. He will
be tried for cowardice and probably will
be executed.
So far as is known, no forward move
ment will be made by the AmericaiV roops
until the arrival of more transports, which
are expected hourly,
There has been no fighting up to the
present so far as is known. The Spaniards
are expected to make the first stand at
Aibonito, thirty-five miles from here
where two or three thousand Spanish reg
ulars are believed to be intrenched.
At present the prospect is that there will
be no actual fighting for several days.
PRICE OF COAL ADVANCING
Southern Trade Has Not Vet Felt the Effect
of Higher Prices.
Notice has been served on the western
trade of a rise in the price of anthracite
or hard coal, with a prospect of still fur
ther advance in the cold weather that is
ahead. A Macon dealer said yesterday- that
the advance had no bearing on the cost of
coal in the South and he saw no prospect
of higher values being exacted from the
consumers in this territory. Hard coal is
stocking up in the east, from whence Sa
vannah receives its supply, and while tfaera
has been an abnormal demand tor the bi
tuminous variety there is no reason to ap
prehend any scarcity of the supply or any
higher prices than have prevailed up to
this time. The demand for hard coal for
domestic purposes is said to be on the in
crease here, owing to its -greater cleanli
ness and heating power.
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money refunded. Price 26c per box. For
sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug store.
Subscribers must pay up and not allow
small balances to run over from week to
week The carriers nave been In Mnicted
to ari-ept oo part payment from anyona
after Lrt,
MACON NEWS THURSDAY AUGUST 4 1898.
OFFICERS RESIGN
COMMISSIONS.
Tremendous Sensation I n
Garretson’s Brigade With
the Army at Ponce.
MM 8E COURT-MARTIALED.
The Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel and
One Major of a Massachusetts
Regiment Have Resigned.
Boston, .August 4—-A special cablegram
to the Journal from Ponce says:
A tremendous sensation has occurred in
the Sixth Massachusetts with Garretson’s
brigade.
The friction between the .line officers of
the regiment a.nd the officers of the bri
gade which has been growing ever since
the brigade left Cuba reached Its climax
on Monday when Colonel Woodward, Lieu
tenant Colonel S. Chaffin. Major Taylor,
Chaplain Dousseault and Captain Gordell,
of company “K” resigned their commis
sions.
The exact reason that prompted them to
take this action is not at present known.
The cause must have been serious indeed.
The matter has been fully reported to
General Miles and a rigid investigation
has been ordered. By military law to re
sign in the face of the enemy means a
com tmartial.
MACON MEN IN
THIRD IMMUNES.
Caotain Marion Harris Has
I
His Company Under Mag
nificent Discipline.
Company “A” commanded by Captain
Marion W. Harris, is the only Macon com
pany at Camp Price. The three commis
sioned officers are from Macon and so are
the majority of the men. A very strange
fact about company “A” is that three
commissioned officers are cousins.
The company is one of the best discip
lined companies in camp and it is decided
ly the best drilled. The men all take in
terest in everything they do and every
man in the company has the highest re
spect for their officers. The day on which
the company was paid off Captain Hariris
allowed sixty men to leave camp and not
a Juan was arrested lor being drunk nor
lor any other offense.
This is a remarkable record aird one of
..m. any officer should be proud. The
officers are among the 'best in camp and
are always glad to see their friends. Cap
tain Harris and Lieutenant Blount are
both sons of Confederate soldiers and Cap
tain Harris’ father was elected colonel of
one of the Georgia regiments on the very
spot where company “A” is now camped.
The company as a whole is a fine look
ing set of men and would do credit to any
regiment of regulars. The following is the
roster of the company:
Company A, Third United States Vol
untetra—ar.on Harris, Captui.
Sidney it. '-Wiley, first lieutena it.
James H. Blount, Jr., second lieutenant.
First sergeant, Pat H. Gambrell.
Quartermaster sergeant, C. EJ. Merimil
stein.
Second sergeant, Howell C. Harris.
Third sergeant, Henry Garden.
Fourth sergeant, Louis Simons.
Fifth sergeant, Robert Whitfield.
First corpora), Geo. W. Jane*.
Second corporal, John H, Sheffield-
Third corporal, C. E. Stapler.
Fourth corporal, John O. Frazier,
Fifth corporal, Samuel K. Dinkins,
Sixth corporal, W. G. Johnson
Seventh corporal, Andrew F. Jones.
Eighth corporal, Sim A. Parrish.
Musician —W. O. Teague.
Wagoner, W. W. Patterson.
Artificer, Nicholas Black.
Phrivates —Thomas Adams, David Amer
son, W. A. Anderson, J. D. Ashton, J. W.
Banks, B. D. Beckman, W. R. A. Butler,
R. P. (Burnett, A. E. Caldwell, O. Calaway,
C. B. Campbell, I. Chambers, Peter K. Cox,
J. A. Cherry, W. L. Cherry, J. p. Clgrk. D-
C. Caukle, J. G. Cornwell, J. O. Daveh|iort,
A. E. Davies, J. M Di’nn, J. J. Daly, W,
H- JUverett, <3. W- Folsum, L. L. Fulling
ton, A. F. Fountain, P. J. Gay,, C. E.
Grant, iD. F. Guyton, J. T. Howard, B. F.
Hodnett, Simon Jacobs, J. P. Jphnspp, p.
H. Jones, H. Lomerson, D. H. Lee, R.
McGhee, J. W. Mclntire, Lee McKay, J. R.
Mayo, R. L. Parks, W. A. Patterson, J. E.
Peavy, J. L. Pendley, A. J. Plate, C. F.
Roden, E. M. Rowland, Chas. Satter, W. D.
Sheffield, W. W. Sheffield, L. D. Schwarz,
W. 'D. Simmons, A. J. Sowell, W. D. Stan
cil, Chas, Thomas, Jas. Ward, B. F. W&l
--ler, J. H. Welch, A. A. Wjpuham, H. H,
Williams, Oscar Wright, J. H. Wright, S,
T, Thompson, William Steven, Jr.
Arthur J. Sourel, Company c,erk.
SERIOUS ILLNESS
OF FLOYD ROSS
Alarmed His Friends Very
Much—Seized Suddenly
at Bank.
Mr. Floyd E, Ross, the paying teller of
the Exchange Bank, was taken violently
ill at the bank yesterday afternoon and it
was thought for some time that he would
die.
He was sitting at his desk whep taken
and began at once to rave like a wild man.
The men in the bank did ail in their
power to aid him, hut he grew worse, and
it was necessary to call in a doctor- Drs.
Clark and Hall came in and began work
ing on Mr. Ross at once, and be was finally
revived.
He was carried to his house on Forsyth
street and was resting easily this morn
ing
FATHER POWELL
Will Preach Next Sunday at St. Joseph’s
Church.
Father Powell, the superintendent gen
eral of the Jesuits of the South, will
preach at St. Joseph’s Catholic church on
Sunday morning next at the 10 o'clock
mass.
Father Powell will be remembered as
having preached a most eloquent sermon
at St. Joseph’s on last Easter day to a
large congregation. He will be sure to
have an even greater number of hearers
oa Sunday next.
THIBO IS
PiCW IIP
Orders Io Leave Were Received
Ehls Afternoon at 2 O'clock
and Preparations Begun,
TENTS ARE DOWN
And the Packing Up Is Being
Done with the Utmost
Rapidity.
GOING BY THE CENTHM.
The Regiment Will Go Out Over a
Thousand Strong Fourteen
Sick Men Will Go to Fort
McPherson.
The Third regiment has received its
marching orders and will go out tonight.
The order<was received at 2 o’clock this
afternoon and was communicated by Col.
Ray to the officers of the regiment.
In a few minutes everything was on a
rush and the work of striking the tents
and packing up is now going on as quickly
as possible.
Every man in the canup is at work. The
orders, while expected, came somewhat
suddenly and will be a shock to some of
the families of the men who will go out
with the regiment to Santiago.
The regiment will go from here to Sa
vannah. The order to Colonel Ray, re
ceived this afternon. directs him to pro
ceed with his regiment at once to Savan
nah where he expects to find the trans
ports waiting for him.
The first orders received by Colonel Ray
directed him to hold himself in readiness
to proceed to Santiago. These orders are
to go to Savannah where the colonel ex
pects to find the transports.
The transportation will be arranged for
this afternnon but the time of departure
has not yet /been fixed. It is more than
probafcle, however, that they will go out
hy the 'Central sometime tonight. Just the
hour cannot be stated at this time.
The regiment will march out about a
thousand strong. There are fourteen sick
men in the hoe/pital. These will be sent
to Fort McPherson as they are not in a.
fit condition to travel at this time.
Everything is excitement and enthu
siasm at, the park. The white tents had
ail disappeared within a half hour after
the order was given out. The men are
enthusiastic and seem to be glad of. the
chance to move.
Colonel Ray expressed himself this af
ternoon to a News reporter as deeply
grateful for all kindness thttt had been
shown to himself and his regiment by the
people of Macon.
The boys will be given a rousing send
off when they leave tonight.
Rain prevented the regiment from going
upon the parade ground yesterday after
noon, but Colonel Ray gave orders to the
captains to take charge of their compa
nies and march them into the main build
ing.
The companies were drilled for an hour
in the manual of arms, and they showed
that they could handle the guns in great
shape.
Eight 'Companies were on the ground
floor and four were up stairs. This gave
plenty of room for the companies to do
drilling. A large crowd of people from the
city were down to watch the regimental
drill but were disappointed.
The camp is not so sloppy as people
think. It is on the sand and the water
soaks in the ground. The men all seem
to like the rain as it prevents the drills
and makes life easier to them.
Orders were received in camp yesterday
which will send Major Norman, the sur
geon, (q Santiago at once. Major Norman
is an expert with yellow feyer, and spent
three years in New Orejaus during the ep
idemics there. ■ Nq successor to Major
Norman has been appointed, but it is said
that pqe of the lieutenant surgeons will
be appointed in bis stead.
Lieutenant Blount has been transferred
from company B to company A, and Lieu
tenant Crenshaw from company A to com
pany B.
The negro deserter captured last week,
having escaped from Atlanta, was sent
back Tuesday. He was the most unruly
prisoner that has ever been in the camp.
The health of the camp is excellent. Only
six men were ip the hospital yesterday
and none Os them were very ill The
health Os the regiment goes to show that
Macon is an ideal camping spot, and it is
expected that several other regiments will
be camped here after this one leaves.
The officers are going to carry all the
table service and waiters to Santiago with
(hem. and say that they intend to have as
good things to eat there as anywhere.
No more furloughs are Issued and every
man has to be in his tent at 9 o’clock, un
less he has a pass signed by the captain or
the commanding officer of the company.
All the officers here have sent in orders
for the brown canvass uniforms and se/er
la of them have been received. The uni
forms are made of light brown canvass,
trimmed in blue, and the regulation but
tons are on the coat.
The shower baths are very much enjoyed
by the men. Every man is required to
bathe every two days, and if he does not do
so he is given a bath by the guard.
It is thought by many of the officers that
a sham battle will be given before the reg
iment departs. They all say it would be a
good idea as it would accustom the men to
firing.
When the canteen was first established
many kicks here heard from the men on
account of the poor quality of the
kept, but now the canteen is examined
daily by a board of officers and it is found
to be in good condition.
The paymaster is expected today, and as
soon as he arrives he will begin paying the
men for the month of July. All of the
company pay rolls have been made out
and the men are anxious for their money.
The guard house had a deserted appear
ance yesterday. Only a few men were
confined and the place did not look natu
ral.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York, August 4—Futures opened
dull. August 586, September 90. October
95. November 96, December 600, January
605, February 608, March 11, April 15, May
18.
VjJANTED AT ONCE,
SOO BIEN AND BOYS
To inspect the excellent bargains
ottered through our Midsummer Clothing Sale of Stylish
buits.
SIO.OO Suits now for $ 6.67
12.00 Suits now for 8.50
15-00 Suits now for 10.00
18.00 Suits now for 12.00
That s the rate our prices are cut. Pick of suit from our
entne stock. All garments of this season’s latest make.
Boys’ Knee Pants Suits at one-half of former prices.
J “ 25 and 50c
Your Watch
Needs Cleaning /
I hat’s what’s the matter with it. It can’t keep good
time while full of dust. Bring it here and we’ll fix
it so it will run right, for only $2.00, with one year
guarantee.
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X .Everything you need for a pleasant vacation
4» —health, rest, pleasure, perfect table and
4 s service, large, airy rooms, low rates, bathing,
4* bowling, bicycling, riding, tennis, billiards, <4*
T music. All under perfect management. 4*
jk Write today for reservation of room, as we <£
j* are about filled up. 4*
| T. C- PARKER, Proprietor y J
J C. E. Hooper, Manager. J
Crump’s Park Bulletin
Tonight -Chick & Peters— lnternational Stars
IDEAS,
PUR POSES,
PLANS.
Our heads are full of them. They’ll mature
and be made public before many days pass.
But the primary characteristic and the inmost
secret of our success will be the highest values
at the lowest prices. Mr. Eads is now in the
Eastern markets adding to recent purchases,
and when the new season opens you may ex
pect to find a stock here that has never been
equalled. We hold trade in the iron grasp of
popularity. Our methods command respect;
our sincerity compels confidence. Admiration,
encouragement and good will radiate from
the store.
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