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Money to Lend.
If you want to borow money on farm
business or residence property on the most
favorable terms «ee th. Georgia Loan and
Tiust Company.
O. V COLEMAN, Gen Man..
856 Second Street. Macon, Os.
ESTABLISHED 1884
PEACE REIGNS
AT WHITE HOUSE
President Sounding Public
Opinion as to Strength of
Army to Be Retained.
BOARD OF NAVAL OFFICERS
Will Be Created at Once to Cut
Down the Navy to Its Requis
ite Strength.
Washington, lugust I.', I'i .si lent M.-
Kinley I- canvassing public sentiment ns
to -the needs of military organization in
tine of |i. n< < no! has consulted a number
of visitors <- lo lii.v much army they
thiol, should be k< pt up after the treaty
of pea. e is executed
No .010-In-ion has lx . n r< ached it
is receiving considerable .1 Mention.
Gov. rnor Shaw, of lowa, and <1 few
prominent visitors were at. the White
Moure today !Me was presented by Secre
tary of Agriculture Wilson, who drove over
with him from the department The gov
ernor hi' just reached here from a trip of
to f'hiekamauga am! Jackson
vilh and also a visit to Fernandina.
Tin governor asked also how long It
would In before disbandment now that the
peace proto.-oi was a closed document, hut
the Ipri siltent himself had not a fixed opin
ion on this point.
Acting Seereitary Allen of the navy was
with the president part of the 'morning
going over important matters incident to
the close of th. war including the question
of rhe reorganization of the present navy
and its ii diM'tlon to what is actually
mded It was decided to create the board
of five naval ofllcers to ipass upon the
matiier Secretary Xlh n and the board
would be appoint, d iminedi.attly and it
will convene probably before the close of
this week, its function will be determined
what vessels now In the navy should be
retained, which of them should have the
government charters dlscon.tititled or their
use by the government otherwise dis
pensed with and what changes to make in
th., vessels kept, etc.
I his hoard woll consist as now planned
of .three officers of all around naval abil
ity, one engineer and one constructor.
SITUATION UNCHANGED
German Cruiser Reports that There No De
velopments at Manila.
Honk Kong, \ugust 15 The German
ftist-olass .mis, r Kaiserin Augusta arriv
ed today, having left Manila on Saturday
Him reports the situation there unchanged
but the officers extremely reticent.
SAMPSON COMING
NORTH WITH SCHLEY
Flic Two Naval Heroes Are
Headed Toward Home
from Cuba.
Washington, \ugu.-t 15.--Sampson, with
four big battleships and two ' armored
icru.i 4 s of his fleet is now on his way
north. having sailed at in o’clock yester
day morning from Santiago. Admiral
Schley on rile Brooklyn accompanied the
fleet.
Naval orders made puldie today give the
Brooklyn as starting on the 11th from
Playa to the south coast of Cuba, this how
ever. was prior to the orders issued on the
suspension of hostilities, when the Brook
lyn was included with the other ships or
dered north.
The naval authorities expect the fleet at
Thompkinsville the latter part of the week.
THEY LIKE HAY.
London Papers Generally Regret tl at He
Has Been C Bled Home.
iLondon. August 15.—The afternoon pa
pers without exception express regret at
the probable return of Ambassador Hay to
the li.iu.l States to succeed Secretary Day
and hope he will see his way dear to decline
the apointment to the state department,
as it would be "a pity to interrupt he am
bassador in a career promising great re
sults for the future of the two nations."
BICYCLE RACES
TOMORROW AT PARK
Will Be For Benefit of Sol
diers Relief Association.
Th. 1.i.-yele ra< < s at the park tomorrow
afternoon will be very exciting Several
out of town riders have entered the con
test and it is expected that some rapid
riding will be done.
The races will .begin promptly at 3
o’clock The admission will be 15 cents
for children and 25 cents for adults.
The prineqsil feature of the meet will
be the race for teh championship of Bibb
county, in which a number of the local
riders will enter. A beautiful gold medal
has been offered to the winner of this race
by Mr Louis Stevens.
Cars will lie run to the park every fif
teen minutes The races will be for the
. benefit of the Soldier's Relief Association.
THIRD SECTION
Os Protocol Was Quoted Wrong as Cabled
from Madrid.
"adnngton. August 15.--Owing to an
error in the transmission of article HI, the
full text of the peace protocol as cabled
from Madrid, has not been given with ac
curacy. The full text of this articles is as
* follows:
Article in. The United States will oc
cupy and hold city, bay and harbor of Ma
nila. pending the conclusion of the treaty,
which shall determine the control, disposi
tion and government of the Piobppines.
JOE AND TEDDY
REACHMONTAUK
Gallant General Wheeler is in
Good Condition and 1 ed
dv Roosveldt Also.
ROUGH RIDERS ARE HOME,
Roosveldt Says that He Has Never
Had a Pain or an Ache Since
He Left New York.
New York, August 15—The Rough
Rider- arc home. With 'Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt and “Fighting Joe" Wheeler
they reached /Montauk Point today.
As soon as the Miami was sighted Quar
antine Physician Dr. Magruder, put off to
her in his tug and went aboard.
Colonel Roosevelt met him at rhe rail
w'itli a hearty handshake. Hr assured
Magruder, that both he and his command
w. re in first-class condition.
"I never felt better in my life,” he said,
and I have not had an ache or pain since
I went away.
"'Here's General Wheeler too, and his
son. Lieutenant Wheler. There does not
look as if much is the matter with them.”
General Wheler will pass the doctors
without any trouble. Always gaunt and
grizzled, be is thinner than ever, but there
is fire in his eye and a spring in his step
which show the deadly eolentura has not
been aible to quench his spirits.
h’.ios. veil and the doctor walked up and
down for a while and the commander of
the Rough Riders talked about the trip.
"We aiue up without a single mishap.”
•aid he, '’marly all of my men are well,
flit re has not ben a bad case among the
men and many of those who left Santiago
In bad shape are now well on the road to
heid th.
'General Wheeler her* has been ill as
you see.” He added, drawing his arm af
fectionately through that of the old gen
.Tal's, "but everybody knows bow he
fought. It is a lucky thing for the Span
iards he was a bit under the weather.”
GOT THE NEWS
AT SAN JUAN
General Miles May Return
Home But His Forces
Will All Remain.
Ponce, August 15. —General Miles noti
fied Governor General Machias at San Juan
of the signing of the protocol, and today
received an acknowledgment of the receipt
of the notification.
Machias also sent Captain Mickler, un
der a flag of truce, to communicate the in
telligence to the Spanish commander at
Aibonito.
General Mides says that Aibonito would
have been hts within a few days had not
the protocol been signed.
General Willson was moving to turn the
enemies’ right flank. General Miles threat
ened the front and General Brooke was
pushing into the rear.
General Henry was within fifteen miles
of Arecibo. and General Schwan had
reached Maaguez.
General Miles is personally uncertain as
to whether he will remain here during the
negotiations for peace, but the four army
columns will remain here until the nego
tiations are completed.
QUICK TRIP MADE
BY CITY OF MACON
Went from Macon to Bruns
wick in Four Davs.
The City of Macon has broken ail re
cords in time on the Ocmulgee river. The
boat left Macon Wednesday morning at 7
o'clock and arrived in Brunswick yester
day at 10 o'clock.
The distance down the river is 325 miles
and there are nearly two hundred stops to
be made.
On the trip down the boat took on a
large cargo of naval stores and landed
them at Brunswick.
The steamer will leave Brunswick to
morrow at 12 o’clock and will probably
make this city by Saturday.
NAVAL REVIEW"
CONSIDERED.
The Ships Mav Go Up the
River and Fire a Salute at
Grants’ Tomb.
Washington. August 15.--The navy de
partment is considering the project of a
nival review in the New York harbor next
Saturday when the battleships and cruis
ers under Sampson arrive.
Efforts will be made to induce the de
partment to have a review of the ships and
a land review of the sailors.
It is probable that the final decision will
be to have the war vessels go up the river
to Grant’s tomb at Riverside and there fire
a salute.
JOHNSON WILL CASE.
A Decree Will Be Presented and Signed To
morrow Morning. 1
A decree will be reached iu the Johnson
will ease in the superior court tomorrow
morning.
This case has been pending in the courts
for a long time and is an extremely tedi
ous and lengthy. Judge Felton was this
morning in consultation with the counsel
in the cose and it decided to prepare
the decree this evening and present it
for the signature of the court tomorrow.
TO HUNTSVILLE.
Troops Ordered from Newport News to Ala
bama.
W asbingtcn, August 15.--Orders were is
sued at the war department today for the
Third Kentucky. Fifth Illinois and 160th
Indiana regiments of volunteers, which had
gathered at Newport News under orders
to proceed to join General Miles at Porto
Rico, to proceed to Huntsville, Ala.
THE MACON ~^?EWS.
MURDER AND
MUTILATION.
Bodv of a Prominent Man
Found Near His Home at
Wartrace, Tenn.
CUT NEARLY IN TWO
And Otherwise Maltreated—Neigh
bor is Suspected of the Crime
and Has Skipped the Town.
Atlanta, Ga., August 15.--A special to
the Journal from 'Wartrace, Tenn., says:
I. Rawlings, a prominent business man
of Millersburg, was found murdered this
morning on the road near his home. The
body was riddled with bullets and shock
ingly mutilated.
The body was mutilated and cut almost
in two. It was found by John Pruette,
who says that he heard pistol shots 1n thal
vicinity several hours before.
Rawlings was recently married to a
young woman, the belle of the neighbor
hood. It is thought that Rawlings wac
murdered by tramps, but the suspicion
rests on Win Faulks, Rawlings’ neighbor,
who is a cousin of his wife.
Faulks called at Rawlings’ home a short
time after Rawlings left and on being told
of his departure, started in the same direc
tion.
Faulks recently purchased a revolver end
cartridges at Bell Buckle, Tenn. He was
not present at the funeral and is said to
have left town.
LEE IN WASHINGTON.
He is Conferring With the Officials as to
Administration in Cuba.
Washington, August 15.--Major General
Lee was at the war department early to
day. He had a loug talk with Adjutant
General Corbin before the secretary arriv
ed, and they entered the secretary's roo-m
and the discussion proceeded at considera
ble length. It was devoted mainly to con
ditions in Cuba. General Lee is hero for
the purpose of discussing the administra
tion of Cuba, and he will no doubt be on
the commission appointed under the proto
col. The views of Secretary Alger and Mc-
Kinley were made known to him and he
will tender such advice as his residence in
Cuba enables him to give.
FIRST GEORGIA
IN GOOD HEALTH.
Regiment Generally in Good
Condition—Review of
the Troops.
Chattanooga, Tenn., August 15.—The
First Georgia bears the record today for
health. A 'Constitution man called at Col.
Lawton’s headquarters today and inquired
how many sick he had at the division hos
pital and was told that there were cftily
four, a condition which has resulted from
the strict and systematic care Oodonel
iLawton has observed in attending to the
proper sanitary regulations of hie camp.
His work is not quixotic and periodical,
but is intelligent and constant. The camp
is not clean one day and dirty the next
day. Garbage is not removed and buried
one day and left to reek on the bare
ground the next, but the camp is cleaned
daily. The garbage is removed and buried
every twenty-four hours and there are no
noisome odors and foul stenches arising
from the vicinity of his camp. His men
are willing and anxious to help him keep
up this record. Governor Atkinson and
staff have notified Colonel Lawton that
they will be present on Wednesday next
when General Breckinridge will review th#
great army now before it is separated.
This event promises to be one of great
interest all over the country. The rail
roads have given rates and people are
ooming from every section of t'he Union.
Notices have been received of excursions
from every bordering state and many are
coming from the larger cities of those
states having troops here. The news of the
coming of Governor Atkinson has had a
stimulating effect among the men and the
boys will brush up and do all within their
power to make the governor feel proud of
his troops. The governor will be royally
entertained at the eamp.
Colonel Lawton will hold some kind of
exercises, but has not definitely decided
upon the program.
The camp of the regiment was a very
quiet place today. The majority of the men
spent their time writing letters. Early
in the morning Colonel Lawion gave six
men in each of the compa. iec a pass to
Cbattanocg.i and over seve ity-Hve of the
men came to the city, many going to
Lookout Mountain for an airing.
Major Kenan, field court officer, was
busy during the early morning horn’s. Just
twenty men were before him on the charge
of absence without leave, the same being
due to the usual pay day festivities. Each
man was fined $5 and given ten days in the
guard house.
Six recruits will arrive tomorrow. These
men, it appears, are to be mustered in just
in time to be mustered out of the service.
Colcnel Lawton has not yet received per
miss ion to send a guard after the eleven
pr. enters at Macon, but hopes to start
L t utenant and Adjutant White some rime
tomorrow. The adjutant has received a
th-oe days leave of absence.
The regimental band left camp toe the
city early in the day to give a conoert at
East Lake park this afternoon, whfedi was
attended by thousand* of people troca the
city and surrounding section.
presidenTdowman.
President of Emory Preached
Twice at Mulberry Church
Yesterday.
Rev. C. E. Dowman. D. D., president of
Emory College, preached two strong ser
mons at Mulberry Street Methodist church
yesterday morning and night, to good con
gregations, being larger at night than in
the morning, on account of the very favor
able impression made on his audience at
I the morning service. _ i
MACON NEWS MONDAY AUGUST 15 1898.
LI HUNG CHANG
MADE AN ISSUE.
British Government Will De
mand the Dismissal of the
Chinese Statesman.
MAY SEIZE PORT OF PEKIN.
And Hold It Until the Demand is
Promptly Complied With—Re
port Lacks Confirmation.
London, August 15.--The foreign office,
it is reported, here today though the re
port yet lacks confirmation, intends to de
; mand that the Chinese government dis
i miss Li Hung Chang from power on the
i ground that he is responsible for the recent
; anti-British attitude at Tsung Li Yamen.
The foreign office, it is also stated, has
had under special consideration the ques
tion of seizing the Taku forts on the Gulf
of Pekin at the mouth of the Pekin liver
and the city of Tien Tsin, a port of Pekin,
in the event of China refusing to comply
with this demand, holding all until com
pliance is assure!.
DANCE AT OCMULGEE.
Big Crowds Will Go Out to Attend .Concert
Tonight.
The dance at Ocmulgee Park tonight
promises to be a great success. A large
number of dancing tickets have been sold
and it is expected that many more -will be
purchased Tonight at the pavilion.
The general impression has been that no
one would be allowed to enter the pant un
less tney had tickets. Everybody is invited
to attend but no one will be allowed to
dan A e unless they have ti tints.
The young ladies wish to state that the
tickets have been sold with discretion and
that they have not been sold to everybody.
The tickets for dancing will be sold for
50 cents and the refreshments can be had
for 10 cents.
It is requested that all of the people who
intend coming out tonight to do so as early
as possible as the ladies wish to make the
evening as pleasant as possible for those
who attend.
The cars will run until 12 o’clock. The
dance is to be given for the benefit of the
sick and wounded soldiers at McPharson
barracks.
It is requested that all the ladies who
have donated refreshments to have them
sent either to the houme of Mrs. Gibian cn
on College street, or to Miss Siesel’s on
•First street.
The ladies Who have consented to preside
at the refreshment tables are expected to
be at the park by 8 o'clock.
VOTING FOR - KING
Os the Carnival Will Be Verv
Brisk this Week—Work
of Advertising.
Carnival polities will absorb the atten
tion of the town from now on. The idea
of opening up the selection of a carnival
king to a popular vote at the rate of 5
cents a vote, which originated in the fer
tile financial brain of Mr. Ellis Talbott,
chairman of the committee having charge
, of this most important feature of the car
nival. The voting has started off with six
candidates in the field, but “there are
others. Messrs. Winship Cabaniss, Pren
' ties Huff, C. H. Hall, Jr., Lee Happ, Fel
ton Hatcher and Nat iWinship are the en
tries up to date. Cabaniss leads with, a
' hundred votes. The fight is going to be a
warm one and it is predicted that the king
will be elected by over 50,000 votes, while
' i it is not improbable that in the whole con
i ; te*t 200,000 votes will be oast. This is not
1 I at ail Improbable. Within the next few
' ! days some names will go into the list that
1 I will be a surprise and will set some of the
I oandidatets now in on the hustle for boodle
■ ' for votes. It will cost the king of the oar
' nival and his friends SSOO to get the place
of honor, and he may consider himself very
lucky if he gets it at that figure.
The advertising committee of the oarnl
-1 val has placed an order for 10,000 of the
most elaborate one sheet lithographs ad
-1 vertislng the carnivaJ that have ever been
' used in the South. The lithograph will be
! he a big advertisement of Macon ae well
' as of the carnival. It elaborately Illus
trates the gaity of the big event and oon
-1 X-ains among other things, a correct birds
' eye view of Macon. These lithographs will
,be put out by September Ist. This oom
mlttee has also made arrangements to have
all the envelopes used by the merchants <4
the city printed on the front with a good
advertisement of the carnival. This will
be done without any expense to the aier
j ehanta and information as to where the
printing will be done can be secured from
: Mr. J. R. Kennedy, of the Advertising
' Committee. Other plans have been made
'; by this committee. In fact the whoi»
I groundwork for the advertising has bsea
laid and during the month of September
; the whole world will ring of the • great
Macon Diamond Jubilee Carnival. The ad
i rertising of this carnival will be the most
, thorough and the most elaborate that has
ever been attempted by the city of Macon.
LAWN PARTY
At Mount de Sales for the Benefit of the
Academy.
The lawn party which will be given by
the Catholic sisters at Mount de Sales
Academy Thursday night promises to be
a great success. An invitation is extended
to the public, Protestant and Catholic.
The party is to be given for the benefit
of the Academy, as the building is in need
of repairs and the slaters wish to have the
building in good shape before the opening
of the next session.
The afternoon will be devoted entirely
- to the children, and those in charge of rhe
' entertainment propose to make the young
: folks have a pleasant time. A peanut hunt
i will be arranged on the lawn i nthe rear
,of the academy. A candy three will also
be arranged and it will be placed on the
front lawn. No admission will be charged.
The refreshments will be the only thing
to which any price will be attached.
In the evening a promenade concert will
jbe given for the entertainment of the
. j grown people.
i COTTON FUTURES.
I lork. August 15.--Futures opened
. ' steady at decline. August 571, September
I <3, October 75, November 78, December 79,
January 83, February 84, March 90, April
4 92, May 97.
INDICTMENT
AGAINST TAYLOR
■ Ihe Wife Murderer Will Prob-
ably Be Put on Trial
Next Monday.
GRAND JURY IN SESSION,
! Organized by Judge Felton and In
structed to Look Into All Mat
ters Requiring Attention.
The superior court met this morning,
Judge W. H Felton presiding.
The grand jury was organized with Ma
jor W. H. Ross as foreman, and with the
following members:
W. H. Mansfield, Geo. B. Jewett, R. A.
Johnson, Morris Harris, Ben T. Ray, T, J.
Ware. F. A. Cobwin, H. L. Baa-field, C. M.
Newberry, Sr.. J. H. B. Wilder, C. A. Job
son, T. E. Artope, C. C. Anderson, H. C.
| Tindall, Sidney C. Brown, H. T. Powell, J.
B. Willis, E. R. Sanford, Win. H. Ross, O.
j P. Willingham. J. E. EUis. <N. A. Powers.
Judge Felton charged the grand jury
i saying that they had been called especially
to investigate the case of Taylor, now in
Bibb county jail, charged with the murder
of his wife in the Warrior district about
four weeks ago.
The judge said that while this was the
special object for the calling together of
the grand jury, there were other matters
to receive their attention, and especially
those cases now in jail charged with va
rious crimes. The grand jury would be
, able to take these cases up and relieve the
jail.
The grand jury at once went into session
and commenced work with Solicitor Gen
eral Ellis.
Before adjourning at noon the grand jury
had found a true bill for murder against
Taylor.
It is stated today that the criminal dock
et will be called in the superior court
on Monday next, and that Taylor’s will be
the first case heard.
So far Taylor has not definitely decided
on counsel. Mr. Hope Polhill is not yet
certain that he will undertake the case
I and so stated to the court this morning.
He will be ready at 10 o’clock .tomorrow
morning to say whether he will defend or
not. In the event he declines to undertake
the case counsel will be appointed by the
i court tomorrow.
It is understood that the plea in Taylor’s
case wild be insanity, in which event he will
first be placed on trial on that issue, and
, should the jury then find that he was not
insane at the time of the commission of
the crime, he will be tried on the charge of
murder.
; MAJOR WOOTEN
SPEAKS OF FIRST.
Boys Are All Right, But La
dies Should Send TMings
Direct to Them.
Major W. E. Wooten, of the First bat
talion of the First Georgia Regiment, wm
i In the city last night and was asked about
I the condition of the boys of the regiment,
i I He said:
“The boys are all getting along well
. enough and we have nothing to complain
i I of. Only the sick ones in the hospital are
' the ones who suffer. They are in need now
: a few things which the government does
i not supply and which the Relief Associa
tions have been sending, but I think ths
association should send their t'hrngs direct
to the regimental hospital instead of to
i the general hospital, and then the Georgia
i boys could receive the benefit of them.
; “As it is now they only get a small por
» tion of the things sent. Other regiments
■ have people at home who send them ths
; | necessary things and I think the Georgia
' people should send their things direct to
; the Georgia boys.
■ “The majority of the sickness is caused
» by the eatibles sent to the camp by the
j home folks, and I would advise the people
» ' to send nothing to the boys which is not
abeolutcly necessary for them to have. Ths
rich food gem rally makes them sick as
they are not accustomed to it.
“ “The health of the eamp is excellent
and only a few of our men are sick. We
i j have one of the best drilled and best dis
• will march to Karahar htrahtrahtram ff
I ciplined regiments in the service. We will
march to Knoxville, Tenn., in a few days
and it will be a splendid thing for the
regiment. The men are all used to the
I long marches and this one will not hurt
them.’’
i He was asked about the men who were
■ arrested here Friday for leaving the camp
1 I without permission.
i | “I have no idea that they were trying to
j desert, but they will be severely punished
' anyway. There has been a tendency in
i j the men to want to go home when they got
; , paid off, but the colonel made the rule
i | soon after we reached Chickamauga that
i only two privates from each company
would be allowed to leave the company
' each day and that only two officers could
. leave the regiment at the same time. From
what I can understand these men applied
' for passes and were refused them, and they
' decided to come anyhow. They were out
for a good time and would have returned
in a few days, but the colonel intends to
punish them.’’
The major came down to Macon law
night with his wife, who was
1 on her way to her home in Al
bany. The major returned to ChickamAugsa
this morning at 2:05 over the Southern.
The major is a very popular man with his
men and he has many friends in Macon
who are always glad to see him.
THINKII'KINLEY
SUED FOR PEACE.
Report on the Philippines Has
Given Spaniards Heart
and They Are Active.
Hong Kong. August 15 —Belated mail
information from Manila was received to
day. It is to the effect that there has been
renewed activity on the part of the Span
iards of late due to the belief that the
American resources have been exhausted
and that McKinley is suing for peace.
According to the same authority the in
surgents throughout the island are re
ported as having signified their intention
of combining with Aguinaljq against
k Spain. .
ASPHALT MEN
STILLHGHIING
They Will Go Before Council
Again Tomorrow Night
With an Effort To
HAVE BRICK RECONSIDERED.
The Biggest Move Yet to Be Made
and Some Interesting Develop
ments Are Probable.
The fight between the asphalt and the
brick men is not over yet, notwithstanding
the award that has been made for the pav
ing of Third street with brick.
Mr. Horne, representing the Alcatraz
Asphalt people, says that an effort will be
; made tomorrow night before council to get
j the matter reconsidered and to secure the
! contract for asphalt.
The < :.i be a strong one and will
■be an interesting development.
In this connection Mr. Horne has fur
nished the following clipping from the
Louisville Times, bearing date of August
12th.
"The Board of Works is preparing for
another big asphalt letting. Everything
will be in readiness as soon as the ordi
nances are passed, and the advertisements
inserted for the benefit of the contractors.
It is proposed to construct Chestnut street
from where the vitrified block ends in the
neighborhood of Thirtieth on down to
Western Park, and in addition to let the
contracts for several blocks on East Broad
way at the same time. This letting will
involve the expenditure of a considerable
amount, and many contractors will com
pete.
“It is probable that the board in future,
when advertising for bids for original and
reconstruction street work, will ask for
bids on asphalt exclusively, or for bide on
both asphalt and block, the difference in
the price, material considered, to influence
the decision on the award.
“The Board of Works believes that the
asphalt streets are the cheapest and beat
when they can be laid at low prices.
When it is remembered that vitrified
block cost sls per square, according to re
cent bids, which were low, it is seen that
the difference in the asphalt square and
the block square ranges from $2 to $3. The
Board of Works and the city engineer. It ie
said, have reached the conclusion that as
phalt is far superior to brick for street
paving, and that the city could well af
ford to pay $2 or $3 difference for asphalt
streets when properly laid. If only asphalt
bids are asked by the board the blocks and
brick contractors would have to content
themselves with alley and sidewalk con
tracts, though, of course, in some localities
it might be found that block was preferable
as a paving material.
“The advantages claimed for asphalt
paving is that it makes a durable street,
and at the same time reduces the noise of
traffic to the minimum. When properly
laid with a concrete base and binder it
' will last for years, and should it become
worn in places these worn spots could be
repaired at slight cost. This kind of a
street, is is said, will stand the heaviest
traffic without wearing out so soon as the
brick or block street.
“The Board of Works has no desire to
discriminate against the brick or block
contractors, but as long as the asphalt
companies put prices down low it is pro
posed to build as many asphalt streets as
the appropriation will allow.
“One or two of the streets in Chicago,
over which the very heaviest traffic passes,
are now being paved with asphalt. It is
claimed that it will stand the wear and
tear better than either block or granite,
built properly. These streets are rolled
with a ten ton roller.”
BROTHERHOOD LEAGUE
Will Make a Strong Effort to Relieve Suffer
ing from the War.
‘Circulars are being distributed in the
' city which are issued by the war relief
corps of the International Brotherhood
League, a theosophical organization.
This league was founded April 29, 1897,
1 by Katherine A Tingley.
Mr. Iverson L.Harris, of Macon, is one
1 of the trustees. The other members of the
board of trustees are located in various
parts of rhe United States. This organizx
! run proposes to bring its whole strength
1 to bear in relieving the suffering incident
to the Cuban war, and the members of the
league have been constituted by the pres
ident a war relief corps.
Certain members in different parts of
the Union are authorized to receive sub
scriptions on behalf of the war relief corps.
Among the three in the Southern states
so authorized are Messrs. Walter Hanson
‘ and Ross White, of Macon.
knoxviLlTcTmp
NOT SATISFACTORY.
And General McKee is Look
ing for Another Location
in East Tennessee,
Chickamauga, August 15—It is probable
i that the third division of the First corps
ordered from Chickamauga to Lexington,
; Ky . will get away on Thursday of this
I week.
i Brigadier General Sanger in command of
the brigade, is now at Lexington making
I the necessary arrangements.
i It is not known when the Second divis
ion of the First corps will get away as the
■amping ground selected at Knoxville does
not seem to be satisfactory and General
McKee is Joking for another further up in
East Tennessee
The suggee zons of the past few daye as
to the crowded and inadequate hospitals
at Camp Thomas are bearing fruit. An im
provement can be noticed In all and the
patients are now receiving much better
I attention.
GONE TO NEW YORK.
Messrs. Huthnance and Rountree Left Yes
terday.
Messrs. Huthnance & Rountree left yes
terday morning for New York, where they
will purchase their fall stock of goods.
They will be gone about two weeks.
The firm of Huthnance & Rountree 1b one
of the most reliable business houses In the
j city and both members of the firm are
j popular men.
I They will purchase an excellent line of
; fall goods and at their fall opening will
[ahow sqnje pretty things to the public.
This Way, Please.
,-|IL_ II _-L I !■■■ _
AA. c can o.i .y repeat that ours is the place where you
can invest your money now to best advantage. The
bargains offered through our Mid-Summer Clearing
Sale ot Stylish Suits, Hats, Underwear, etc., are of
phenomenal sort, and those who will grasp the op
portunity while they may will secure
I alues beyond the ability of conception.
Now is yonr time—-your splendid chance—to pay
due respect to your pocketbook.
J /) *
Your Watch
Needs Cto i tning /
fhat’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.
BEELRND, Th %S£X B >„c k .
| It s All
|A t the Wigwam |
Everything you need for a pleasant vacation J*
bfa —health, rest, pleasure, perfect table and X
4® service, large, airy rooms, low rates, bathing, X
T bowling, bicycling, riding, tennis, billiards, X
y music. All under perfect management. 4*
y Write today for reservation of room, as we X
T are about filled up. 4»
i T. O. PARKER, Proprietor. T
X O. E. Hooper, Manager. T
Crump’s Park Bulletin
Tonight~‘‘Pygmalion and Galatea.”
This One Will
Surprise Yon.
It makes no difference how many sales
yon have attended, or what the attractions
were —this one will surprise you.
We are getting rid of all summer goods
—they’re scheduled to go right away.
We could pack ’em up in camphor and
get full prices next season—but that pro-
cess is too slow. We are bent on selling
all Serge and Crash Suits, Underwear,
Neckwear, Negligee Shirts and the like
now while the bloom of newness is on
them and the time to wear them is at
hand.
The reductions are greater than you’ve
ever know.
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moneu on Hann.
Eo*ae on real oet&to. Eeey rooetfcir n«r
j meate. ■» ,
j GEO. A. SMITH Gen. Man.
Equitable BuiWlng and Loan Association,
, M»ooa. Ga.. Ttlrd Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS