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Money to Lend.
K you want to borow money on farm
business or residence property on the most
favorable terms g.-e the Georgia Loan and
Trust Company.
0 A COLEMAN. Gen Man.,
856 Second Street, .Macon, Qa.
ESTABLISHED 1884
HOW MANILA
WAS TAKEN
Five Killed and Forty-Fine
Wounded in the Assault
By Land Forces,
HOI RECEPTION
Given to Advancing Ameri
cans By the Entrenched
Spanish Forces.
GEORGIA RAISED THE FLAG.
Official Report of the Battle Has
Been Received and a Special to
the Journal Tells the Rest.
Washington, \ugust 17. -Dewey's offi
cial .innonri, .'merit of the bombardment
and sui rend, r of Manila has been received
and is ns follows:
' Manila Sugiist I.J Sc. rotary Navy,
Washington Manila surrendered today to
the \nierlean land and naval forces after
a combined attack The division squadron
shell* d the forts and entrenchments at
Malate, on the south side of the city,
driving back the enemy, our army advanc
ing from that side at the same time.
"Th. city surrendered about 5 o'clock,
the Xmeriean Hag being hoisted by Lieu
tenant 'Brumby. About 7.000 prisoners
weie taken. Idle squadron had no casual
ties and none of tin ves els were injured.
"On Xngiist 7th M.rritt and I formally
demanded the surrender of the city, which
th • Spanish governor general refused.
"(Signed I Dewey."
l.i. utei.ant Brumby i Dewey's tlag lieu
tenant.
Now that the surrender Is officially re
ported. it can bo stated that Manila is br
ine, held by virtue of military occupation
and surrender and not by virtue of Lite
protocol.
The difference Is said to amount to little
in practical results, yet as such it is, the
official- agree (hat the occupation is the
result of the combined military and naval
a .
According to Dewey, dispatch, the sur
render occurred at a o'clock p nt. Satur
day th. peace protocol was signed at 1:23
p. tn on Friday.
It is aid the difference in time between
Manila and Washington is such that rhe
surrender, reckoned on Washington time,
would tie about twelve hours ahead of the
time at Manila, of about 5 o’clock on Sat
urday morning.
In point of actual time, therefore, the
signing of the peace protocol preeeeded
(he actual surrender of Manila by a few
hours, but it is a well established rule of
milii \ law. ae. . pled the world over, that
a p< a. e armistice or cessation of hostilities
.Ims out become binding upon command
ing officers until they receive actual no
tice of it.
Thu rule is expressed in the ( United
States regulations governing armies in the
field a- follows.
Article 13'3. "Au armistice is binding
upon belligerents from the day of its
agreed coinmi-neement. but officers of the
army are responsible from the day only
when they receive official notice of its ex
istence."
Un, dr this rule Dewey and Merritt would
be hound by the armistice only from the
time notice of it reached them at Manila.
This could not have occurred on Saturday
prior to the bombardment, as the cable
was not working and no dispatch boat
could have gotten through with the notice
before Monday or Tuesday, in short it is
agreed in all official quarters that the
forcible taking of Manila was entirely reg
ular and the city and bay are now held
on the basis of military amt enforced tak
ing. rath, r than on the basis of mutual ar
rangement between the two countries.
This may become material when the
question arises as to the future of the Phil
ippines. lor it is likely to proceed from
an American standpoint that Manila was
taken by force of arms and is so occupied.
There has been no time to consider what
will be done with the 7.000 Spanish pris
oners taken, bu: the fact of the amicable
und. rstacdi-ig has been reached with Spain
as to the occupation of Manila will pro
bably opperate to lighten the condition of
these prisoners.
FIVE KILLED
And Forty-Fi ze Wounded in the Rush On
the Earthworks.
New York. Angus 17.- —A special from
Manila dated August 13th, to the Journal
' Fiv American soldiers were killed and
about lorry-live wounded in the capture of
Manila this afternoon.
"The stars ami stripes were raised over
th city at - 40 this afternoon. In the bay
Admiral Dewey thundered the national sa
lute.
"The combined naval arid land forces
were employ. .1 to capture the Spanish
stronghold.
"At 9 o’clock this morning the signal to
begin tiring was set on Dewey's tlag ship.
Ta. authorities of the city and consuls of
the foreign powers had been previously
notified of the intended bombardment.
"For two hours great shells were thrown
into the city. After the bombardment the
tr. Kips moved forward to attack the Span
iards intrenched. There had been no re
ply to Dewey's bombardment, but the land
forces me; with a hot reception. The on
ward rush of th. Americans was not to be
stayed. With a loss of live killed and over
two score wounded. they drove back the
Spaniards and captured the trenches.
"In a short time the white tlag was
hoisted by the Dons, and 7.000 soldiers and
a great quantity of ammunition were sur
rendered.
"The Spanish loss has not been ascer
tained. It is probably several times as
large as the American. The Spanish forces
numbered 3,000 men, but were well en
trenched.
"Nearly 10,000 Americans were engaged
in the assault, and their loss under the
circumstances is considered small.
The Colorado troops were the first to
storm the trenches and every man was a
hero.
AA’hen the white flag went up Augusti
jumped into a launch from the -German
cruiser Kaisern Augusta. The cruiser then
Jest with him on board for Hong Kong.
MUSTERING OUT
HAS COMMENCED
War Department Busy Pre
paring Order that Will
Send Troops Home.
A HUNDBED THOUSAND
Will Go Out Within the Next Thirty
Days Unless the Plans of the
Department are Changed,
Washington, August 17 —The work of
mustering out the troops has commenced
but the orders are not yet ready.
.At the war department it is admitted
that the First regiment of Vermont volun
t<. r.s atta hed to thw Third army corps
and imped at Chickamauga, Ga., had
b»< u ordered to proceed to Fort Ethan
Allen, Vermont. That -post is the nearest
one to the homes of the members of the
regiment and was selected with a view of
their mustering out soon after they ar
riv - tin re. Adjutant General Corbin said
that a similar course would be followed in
the .use of the other volunteer regiments
s. It eted for mustering out. They would,
he said, lie ordered to their state capitals
as soon as it could be done without danger
to the interests of the govervn.ment and
mustered out of the military service as
rapidly as possible.
Unit s- there is a decided change in the
pr. s. nt plans of the war department about
100,,0011 volunteers will be mustered out
within the nexit thirty days.
The proposed reduction of the army to
the extent of 100,000 men will still leave
a milibary force of about 116,000 men, reg
ulars and volunteers, available for all mil
itary purposes. It is believed to be the
purpose of the administration to maintain
an army of at least 100,000 men until all
the pending complications with Spain are
finally disposed of. .
BAR ASSOCIATION.
National Organization Went Into Session
at Saratoga Today.
Saratoga, August 17 —The American Bat
Association began its annual session to
day. There is a large attendance of dis
tinguished members of the bar from all
parts of the country.
President William Wirt Howe, of Louis
iana. made the annual address.
The address of welcome .was made by
Chief Judge Alton B. Parker, of the court
ol' appeals.
HOLOCAUST
lii a Workhouse in Russia-
Many Inmates Killed.
St. Petersburg, August 17—(At another
great fire last night, the second .in a week,
at Nijni .Novergood, about twenty-five
miles north of East (Moscow, the city work
house was d< stroyed, the inmates jumping
from the windows Many were killed and
many injured
I hirteen bodies burned to a crisp have
ilr.ady been found in the ruins. Many
of the inmates are stull unaccounted for.
NO MORE NAMES
Os the Contestants in Race For Carnival
King Will Be Published.
Votes for the carnival king are still
coming in slow. Duly two have been nomi
nated so far .ind they are Messrs. Winship
Cabini-s and Monroe Ogden.
No more names of those receiving votes
will be published until t'he contestant has
received one hundred votes. Nobody Vs
considered nominated until a hundred
votes have been cast for him. The carni
val committee decided at the last meeting
not to publish the names of persons unless
they bad secured a hundred votes. This
rule has been violated, but the committee
gave out this morning that no more names
would be published for the present.
“FIGHTING JOE”
IN COMMAND.
Os the Camp at Montauk Point
Until Shafter Arrives.
Washington, Aug. 17. —Gen Wheeler was
at the war department today and had an
interview with the secretary.
General Wheeler has received orders to
assume command of Camp AVikoft until
the arrival of Shafter.
Wheeler was told by the secretary of
war to purchase everything necessary for
the comfort of the men and spare nothing
hat would allieviate the siek and wounded.
\A heeler will leave tonight for New
York and go thence to Montauk Point.
ASSASSINATION
Os a Soldier of the Second Georgia At
tempted Last Night By a Negro-
Tampa. Aug. 17.—James Jackson, a ne
gro. was fatally wounded last night by
Robert Bagman of Co. C. of the Second
Georgia volunteers, whom he attempted to
assasinate.
Bagman's clothes were slashed by a
knife, but the skin was only scraped.
The officers of the Second Georgia think
that Jackson was hired to kill Bagman.
Bagifian received an anomymous letter to
cease his attentions to a voung ladv here
or he would be killed.
TO PAY TROOPS
At Porto Rico- Paymasters Are Ordered
to Leave Santiago
Washington. Aug. 17. —Orders were is
sued today directing the paymasters at
Santiago with sl..‘<>o,('whi to proceed to Por
to Rico to pay the troops.
Gen. Miles did not want these pay
masters and money to be sent to Porto
Rico from Santiago for fear they might
bring yellow feser. The surgeon general
does not believ there is any danger of in
fection.
FROM KEY WEST
All the Sick and Convalescent Soldiers
Will Be Taken at oi.ee.
Washington, Aug 17.—The surgeon gen
eral's office has decided to take all the
well and convalescent men away from Key-
West so that they will not be in danger of
an outbreak of yellow fever at that point.
THE MACON NEWS.
0 BSAiaiIOQJO XjRIqlJ
INTERNATIONAL
DISCOURTESY.
London Press Comments Ad
versely on the Action of
German Cruiser in
HELPING AUGUSTI TO ESCAPE
Say that It Came Dangerously Nigh
to Being a Serious Breach of
the Neutrality Laws,
London. August 17—The Pall Mall Ga
zette comments on "The extraordinary ac
tion of the Germans in assisting the flight
of Augusti from Manila”
In terms similar to those used by the
Times it sharply criticises the .proceeding
drawing attention to it in similarity to the
German action during the British .bom
bardment of Zanza>bar when the usurping
sultan sought refuge at the German con
sulate.
The Gazette says: “This Manila inci
dent is commonly nigh a flagrant breach
of neutrality and is certain to be regarded
as an international discourtesy if nothing
else.”
USED DYNAMITE.
Race Track Men in Chicago Thought to
Be Guilty of Terrible Crime.
Chicago, August 17—An attem.pt was
made last night to take .the lives of John
Hill. Jr., his wife and two children, by
exploding a heavy charge of dynamite
against Hill's residence in Belmont su
burb.
None of the family suffered injury al
though the frame and sash of a window
were blown with great 'force into the bed
room where Hill was sleeping.
The crime is believed -to have inspired
if not executed by race track men whom
Hill has conducted a crusade. Hill is a
well known Board of Trade operator.
AUGUSTI LEFT
AFTER SURRENDER.
1 he Spanish Captain General
of the Philippines Staved
to the Last.
Madrid, August 17. —lt is now stated
that Augusti left Manila after the surren
der. The government has received a re
port giving the details of the surrender,
But is not yet rejdv to p.iblish it. It is
asserted that Genera! Augusti on August 7
refused all demands to surrender.
RESINATIONS AVERE REFUSED.
Madrid, August 17.--The government has
decide to reject the resignaitons of the
governors general of Cuba, Porto Rico and
the 'Philippines. The cortes, it is asserted,
will reassemble on September 13 th.
DE LA WARR ACQUITTED,
But the Learned Judge Said He Was
Blameable and Made Him Pay Costs.
London, August 17. —ln the queen’s
bench division of the high court of justice
today Justice Wright acquitted Earl De La
Warr and Mr. Broadley of the charge of
contempt of court in the alleged attempt
to induce Hooley, the bankrupt promoter,
to falsify his evidence in the bankruptcy
court. The learned judge said, however,
that both were blamable and he mulcted
them in the costs.
BOTH COUNTRIES
EXPRESS THANKS
To France for Her Good Offi
ces in Promoting Ne
gotiations.
Paris, August 17 —lAt the cabinet council
this morning Minister of Foreign Affairs
Delcasse read dispatches from McKinley
and the Queen Regent of Spain thanking
the president and government of t'he
French republic for their good offices in
promoting the negotiations.
Mr. Delcasse added that the government
at Washington and .Madrid desiring to give
France proof of their high esteem and con
fidence had selected Paris as .the scene of
the negotiations for the final treaty of
peace.
KENNEDY ACCUSED
Os the Murder of Emil Reynolds in a
New York Hotel.
New York, August 17—The police are so
positive that in Dr. Kennedy, the dentist,
they have the murder of Emil Reynolds
found dead in a rom of the Grand Hotel
yesterday that Captain Price, of the West
Thirteenth street station made an affidavit
in the West Side .police court today charg
ing Kennedy with the homicide. He was
held without bail for examination on Fri
day.
SOLDIERS ARE
STILL CONFINED.
No Orders Concerning Them
Have Yet Been Received.
The fifteen soldiers who left Camp
Thomas last Friday are still confined in
the Hussars Armory. No orders have been
received from Chickamauga regarding the
men and nothing can be done with them
until the authorities are heard from.
The men seem to be taking rheir con
finement easy and like the change from
the station house very much.
At the Armory they 'have cots to sleep
on and books to read. A sentry is at the
door of the armory all the time and he
will allow nobody to enter.
Capt. Bell stated this morning that the
authorities would have to get leave of ab
sence for the detail which would take
some time.
A FARMER NOMINATED.
Perry. Ga. Aug. 17.—Mr. S. T Hurst,
a farmer, was yesterday nominated to fill
the unexpired term of Joseph Palmer, late
ordinary of Houston county.
MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY AUGUST i 7 1898.
GRAND REVIEW
ft! CHICKAMAUGA
Forty Thousand Troops Took
Five Hours to Pass the
Reviewing Stand.
LAST SPECTACLE OF WAR.
Fifty Thousand People Saw the Re
view of the Soldiers at Camp
Thomas by Gen Breckenridge.
Chickamapga, August 17—The review at
Caniip Thomas this morning was one of the
most striking pageants in recent years.
It was especially interesting on account
of the fact that it was the last review of
the big army of war.
Over forty thousand men in the most
gorgeous array marched in perfect order
with bands playing and colors flying, made
the occasion truly inspiring.
A crowd of nearly 50,000 people was an
enthusiastic witness.
General Breckinridge and staff and
guests reviewed the procession from the
stand on Snodgrass hill.
The cavalry came first, artillery next
and infantry last. Although the column
only .passed the reviewing stand once the
review occupied nearly five hours.
The first field day will be observed next
Saturday. An elaborate program of athletic
events has been arranged.
MARCHED TO THE STATION.
And Then the Third Georgia Marched
Back Again.
Griffin, Aug. 17. —Col. Candler changed
the usual routine duties of camp life
Tuesday afternoon and it was greatly en
joyed by the men as well as the citizens
of Griffin.
Instead of the usual company drills and
dress parade Colonel Candler marched his
entire regiment out to the experiment sta
tion,about three miles from Camp Northern
The sun was very warm and the men were
unused to marching,but not a single person
dropped out of the ranks or seemed to
feel the least fatigued from his march.
'After reaching the station the command
er of each of the twelve companies dis
missed thier men for a few minutes rest,
and soon they were scattered over the
many acres of beautiful lawns and re
clining under the shade of the immense
trees listening to the martial music of the
band.
On their return to camp they were
marched through Hill street, ami many
were the compliments heard oil all sides.
Col. Candler has instituted very rigid
rules for camp, and only five men from
each company are given passes every day.
This is not done as a punishment for the
men, but that they may more thoroughly
and rapidly familiarize themselves with
their duties.
DECREASE OE TAX VALUES.
A Large Falling Off in Glynn Due to the
City Assessors.
Brunswick, Aug. 17.--Glynn’s tax re
turns show a decrease from last year of
$300,039. This is due in a large measure
to the decrease in values placed by the
city assessors. There are 881 white polls
and 612 colored, 21 lawyers, 14 doctors, 4
dentists and 1 bank president. There are
71,685 acres of improved land in the coun
ty, valued at $421,709. The value of city
real estate is estimated at. $2,132,464.
There are 84,555 acres of wild land valued
at $99,282. The grand total of value is
$3,913,549.
CLEARED S9O.
Young Ladies Make S9O Out of Enter
tainment Monday Night.
The young ladies who gave the benefit
dance and festival at Oc-mulgee Park
Monday night made between SBO and S9O
and wish to express their appreciation to
those who attended the affair.
The occasion was a greater success than
any one expected and the crowd was de
lightfully entertained. The young ladies
sent a check yesterday for SSO to Mrs.
Nave, wife of the regimental chaplain at
Fort McPherson, for the hospital kitchen.
Mrs. .Nave will give the check to t'he sur
geon of the camp, who will buy the ne
cessary things for the sick soldiers. The
soldiers are in need of things which the
government does not furnish and the
check wheih was.sent will come in handy.
The remainder of the money will be
sent to Major Garrad, the surgeon of the
First Georgia 'Regiment for the convales
cent soldiers in the regimental hospital.
It is to be sent with the understanding
that the Macon boys get the benefit of it.
It is proposed to give another entertain
ment of the same kind at an early date.
The entertainment if given will be for the
same purpose as the last. The last one
was greatly enjoyed by the people who
attended and the coming one will be
greatly looked forward to.
FIFTH TO SANTIAGO.
Order to Go to Santiago In
stead of Coming Home.
Atlanta, Aug. 17. —The Fifth Infantry,
now at Tampa, and recently ordered home
to Fort McPherson, will probably go to
Santiago.
Gen. Pennington, commander of the de
partment of the Gulf today received orders
from the war department. Elaborate pre
parations were made here to receive the
Fifth.
SAM HAWKINS,
Os Huntington, Will Be Nominated by the
Republicans.
Nashville, Aug. 17. —The republican state
convention met today to nominate candi
date for governor and three candidates for
railroad commissioners, one from each
grand division of the state.
Hon. Henry R. Gibson was elected tem
porary chairman and Hon. Walter Brown
low permanent chairman. The conven
tion will nominate Hon. Samuel W. Haw
kins. of Huntington. for governor.
IN VESTIGATE TYPHOID
TO INVESTIGATE TYPHOID.
Commission Appointedlby Surgeon General
Sternberg.
Washington. Aug. 17.—Surgeon General
bternberg has decided to send out a sci
entific commission to investigate the
causes of typhoid fever in »army camps
and report upon a method to prevent such
occurences in the future.
The commission will consist of Major
Walter Reid. United ■States Army. Major
A ictor \ aughan, division surgeon of vol
unteers. Major Edward O. Shakespear,
brigade surgeon of United States volun
teers.
The latter made an investigation of chol
era for the government not long ago.
SICK. SOLDIERS
CAMETHROUGH
Train Load Passed Through
Macon Yesterdav After
noon From Tampa.
GEORGIA BOYS ON THE TRAIN,
Some of Them Were Terribly Sick
—Major Richards in Charge-
Going to McPherson,
A hospital train with 166 soldiers from
the hospitals at Tampa, Fla., passed
through Macon yesterday afternoon in
charge of Major Richards and a large de
tail of men from the hospital corps.
In one of the sleepers of the long train
were eleven men of the Second Georgia
volunteer regiment, nbw at Tampa. To
gether with the Georgians came eighteen
other volunteers, all of them from the
Fifth Maryland infantry.
Os the 160 men on the train, 140 of them
are down with typhoid and malarial fever,
and a few of the remaining are attacked
with dysentery. None of the patients were
in the Cuban campaign and none of them
are down with gunshot wounds.
The general character of the sickness on
the train is stated by Major Richards, who
gave the men the most careful attention
throughout the trip, to be exceedingly
light, although some of the fever patients
are very low and are not expected to live.
It was learned through reference to the
steward’s register that none of the Geor
gia boys are dangerously ill, and while
some of them have fever the majority of
the eases are very light.
In the last sleeping coach of the train
that came through yesterday were the fol
lowing Georgia boys from the Second regi
ment:
J. Clifton Elder, sergeant, Co. F. ty
phoid; Cole . Austin, private Co. A., ty
phoid; 'Malcolm Bardwell, private, Co. A.,
typhoid; 'Charles Matthews, private Co. E.,
fever; 'Benjamin Perry, private, Co. A.,
fever, John Welch, private, Co. E, fever:
Joseph L. Lyon, corporal. Co. C., fever
Jacob Robel, private, Co. L., fever; F. E.
Drask, private, Co. E., measles: Evans
Harmon, private, Co. K., malaria; John S.
Garlick, private, Co. E., malaria.
POSTPONED.
Library Association Decides Against Wal
den's Lecture.
Mr. Gilbert Walden, the famous elocu
tionist, will not give his recital at the
library Thursday night as announced. The
ladies of the Relief Association decided
yesterday that they had enough ja hand
for one time and cancelled the engage
ment.
Other arrangements had been made by
the ladies and it was impossible to have
them postponed and they could do nothing
else except cancel the engagement with
Mr. Walden.
MRS. WINSHIP IS IN CHARGE
Os Soldiers' Relief Association in Absence
of Mrs. Lamar.
The 'Soldiers’ Relief Association is in
splendid condition and dheir work is very
much appreciated by the soldiers. The as
sociation has never been in debt and up to
the present time have always had any
thing they asked for.
Mrs. W'inship is now in charge of the
association in the absence of IMrs. Walter
Lamar who has gone out of the c'ity. The
association will meet Friday afternoon
and take up some very important matters.
The meeting will be held at five o’clock
in the library parlors and a full attendance
of the members is urged.
SISTERS WILL GIVE
A LAWN PARTY
Tomorrow Afternoon for the
Benefit of the Academy
of Music.
The sisters of the Mt. de Sales academy
will nave a lawn party tomorrow after
noon for the benefit of the academy. The
academy building is in need of repairs and
the sisters have determined to have them
completed by the end of the next session.
The afternoon will be devoted to the en
tertainment ot the children an 1 an enter
tainment i.specialy for them has been ru
ranged. No admission will be ihtrged
for the affair, but only the refreshments
will have to be paid for. The can 1 ■ ’.te
will be filled with bags of can!.’- and ea< h
bag will be numbered and a number cor
responding to the number on the bags of
candy will be sold. In one of the bags will
be a gold ring and the child holding the
number of that bag will get the ring. The
bags will be of all sizes and will be sold
at a very cheap price. This affair will
be very interesting and exciting and is
sure to be enjoyed by the young folks.
A peanut hunt has also been arranged
and five cents will be charged to enter the
contest. The child finding the most pea
nuts' will also be given a prize and will
be allowed to keep all the peanuts found.
The afternoon promises to be a great treat
for the young folks and they will no doubt
njoy it.
The evening will be for the entertain
ment of grown people. Delicious refresh
ments will be served at a nominal price,
ice cream 10 cents and lemonade 5 cents.
The convent orchestra will furnish the
music for the evening and it is proposed
to make the occasion a promenade concert.
The sisters are expecting a large crowd to
be present and they have made prepara
tions to receive them.
MAY BE PRECEDENT.
Judge Speer Will Wait Before He Hears
the Commerce Case.
Judge Speer will probably not hear the
case of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion egainst the Ocean Steamship Com
pany and the Central Railroad and Bank
ing Company. An order was filed yester
day continuing it until a decision is made
in a case from t'he northern district erf
Georgia now in the Circuit court of ap
peals.
It was brought to the attention of Judge
Speer that e case involving practically
he same legal points and quesions of
fact had been broug'ht in the northern dis
trict by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission against t'he Clyde Steamship Com
pany, et al, judicially determined there
and carried up by an appeal. No material
advantage could accrue to cither party by
a decision in the case before Judge Speer,
so he decided to let it remain in statu quo.
Buckilu’s Arnica salve
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions. and posi
tively cures piles or no pay required. It is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25c per box. For
by H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug store.
LIVELY TIMES
ARE PROMISED.
Mr. Horne Has Called a Meet
ing of the Property Own
ers in Paving District.
WILLGIVEISOME INFORMATION
To the Property Owners, He Says,
that Will Result in Big Saving
to Them-Asks Support.
A meeting of the property owners in the
paving district of the ciy has been called
by Mr. Henry Horne for next Saturday af
ternoon at 4 o’clck..
The following circular letter has been
sent out by Mr. Henry Horne to the prop
erty owners:
Dear Sir: Deeming it to be to your in
erest, as you are interested in the paving
of Third. Mulberry and Second streets and
Cotton avenue and other streeets, to meet
me at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock, I respect
fully request your presence at this meet
ing, assuring you that facts will be sub
mitted to you that will be well worthy of
your immediate consideration. The sub
ject is one that the property owners of this
city are vitally interested in, and it cer
tainly will be to your interest to be pres
ent at this meeting. It is impossible to
outline in this notice to you the objects
and purposes of said meeting, but I as
sure you that it is of the utmost import
ance as it means the saving of many dol
lars to you.
Trusting that you will be present, I am.
Yours truly,
(Signed.) H. Horne.
This meeting is the commencement of
the climax of the fight for asphalt pave
ment that nas been waged for a long time.
It will be remembered that some time
ago the city council decided to call for
bids on asphalt and brick pavi.ig for the
streets, up to that time nothing but stone
having been considered in making the con
tracts.
When the bids were opened it 'was found
that the Chattanooga Brick Company had
the lowest bid for brick and the Alcatraz
Paving Company the lowest for asphalt.
Mr. Henry Horne, who is the representa
tive of the asphalt company in Macon, at
once made a test of popular sentiment
among the propery owners on Cherry and
Third streets on the subject of material.
The result was that 90 per cent, of the
property owners on those streets an
nounced themselves in favor of asphalt
and petitioned council to give them that
material as against either stone or brick.
When council showed a disposition to ig
nore the petition on the ground that peti
tions were too common and meant practi
cally nothing, the property owners again
signed a petition in which the extent of the
property owned by them was given in de
tail. But council had determined on brick
and the petition was given no considera
tion, or none that could be seen so far
as any action in reference to it was con
cerned.
Brick was ordered on Cherry street, not
withstanding the protest of Mr. Horne and
the property owners.
Mr. Horne, however, was not disheart
ened at this rebuff. 'He went to work on
Third street and on this street twenty
three out of twenty-six of the largest prop
erty owners signed a petition for asphalt.
The Alcatraz Company offered to pay the
expenses of a special committee to go to all
cities where their material is laid and to
discover if there was any complaint. This
offer was ignored.
Then another feature was thrown in. The
Warren Scharff Asphalt people, who had
spent a great deal of money in an effort to
induce council to adopt their material,
and who had been defeated in the bid
ding by the Alcatraz Company, opened a
fight on their victorious rivals and brought
serious charges against the Alcatraz people
in a lengthy communication to council.
These charges were denounced by Mr.
Horne, who asked a hearing before the
committee at which to disprove the
charges.
But no opportunity was afforded Mr.
Horne or his company to refute the
charges.
Still persisting and believing in the
strength of his petition, Mr. Horne went
to council and members of the committees
again and again urging the justice of giv
ing the iproper consideration to the wishes
of the property owners. 'But he was not
given any consideration and when a few
weeks ago the president of the Baltimore
company came to Macon for the express
purpose of going before the committee to
refute the charges brought by the-Warren-
Scharff people, he was not given any op
portunity and returned home very much
surprised and disgusted.
Still Mr. Horne hoped that the petition
of twenty-three out of bwenty-six property
owners on Third street would have weight
with council until a few weeks ago when
council decided to put brick on Third
street. Even in the face of the fact that
the asphalt people offered a long guaran
tee backed by a heavy bond and a contract
to keep the street in repair after the ex
piration of the guarantee for six cents a
square yard..
Noiw Mr. Horne says that having been
ignored by council and treated with con
tempt in common .with other property
owners he proposes to open things up and
make things lively. He is prepared with
a quantity of ammunition for the meeting
on Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Horne said this morning:
I only ask that the property owners
stand by me no matter what material they
want, the fight, if they will back me up,
will be followed by one that every prop
erty owner in the city will be Interested
in and I can assure you that the results
direct and indirect twill result in a saving
of over $60,000 to the citizens of Macon
more than enough to pave the balance of
the paving district.
“We intend to make a fifteen year guar
antee as to the durability of the pavement
and there can be no room to doubt its
durability.
“I don’t believe rhe property owners can
afford not to attend the meeting I have
called, it is not in my interest but in
theirs, and every one should be present.
I will not make a dollar by the move, but
if any one is to get the benefit it should
be the property owners who have to foot
the bills for paving and other expenses.”
CORBETT LEAVES TODAY
For San Francisco to Attend Funeral of
His Parents.
New York, Aug. 17.—George Considene
manager for Corbett said today:
"Corbett has made al! arrangements to
leave the city for San FranOsc-o. H<* will
be accompanied by his wife and brother
Thomas
McCov is m the city and an effort -vill
be made to have rhe march between C-r -
bett arid McCoy postponed until the early
part of October.
This Way. Please.
\\ e can only repeat that ours is the place where you
cau invest your money now to best advantage. The
bargains offered through our Mid-Summer Clearing
bale of Stylish Suits, Hats, Underwear, etc., are of
phenomenal sort, aud those who will grasp the op
portunity while they may will secure
I allies beyond the ability of conception.
Now is your time—your splendid chance—to pay
due respect to your pocketbook.
Your Watch
Needs Cleaning /
That’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.
BEELHND, The T SX Block .
Mercer University,
MACON, GEORGIA.
A high-grade institution. with goo d equipment and with an exoeMent fac
ulty Full ro'irse iti Latin language and literature, Greek taneuage and
literature, English language aud litem turn, modern languages, nxatbemattoe
mid astronomy, natural history, pbyel os and chemistry, history aud phlloe
ophy. the 'Bible, taw. Many students finish the college year at a cost of |l6O
ior aH expenses. Far catalogue or fti rtber information a<Mr««s
P. D. POLLOCK, President, Macon, Ga.
City Baggage Transfer Co
Prompt delivery of baggage to and from all depots.
Office next door Southern Express Co.
W. H ARNOLD, Manager.
518 Fourth Street. Phone 20
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Crump’s Park Bulletin
I
Tonight-“THE PLAYER.”
There Are Clothing
Sales A-plenty, Apirr ™
The}’ are different from ours. Go elsewhere, come
here, examine the respective offerings, then judge
clearly. The merits of ours must appeal to you.
Fresh goods, fashionable, nobby, beautiful, stylish
materials, perfect tailoring aud large varieties. And
then the prices are thoroughly bargain prices. Many
of them are reduced far below the level of original
cost. The principal attractions are Serge and Crash
Suits, Negligee Shirts, Underwear, Neckwear—any
thing, everything for warm weather wear.
money on Hand.
L<xwon read estate. Easy aXMXtpty pay
mente.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
It.Kwn. 1»fl.. 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS