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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 444444 - *4 b 1-4 P 4 444 F 444444444444 J COOL NIGHTS | f ® PEASANT DAYS 4 | «» « » * l# In the fall of the year when the long summer •* T has tired nature out INDIAN SPRING is . the most delightful health resort in the South. X THE T T. 4 Under its new management, is pronounced by « » e » all the patrons of the hotel this year as equal * » e ’ in every respect to the best hotels. * * You can find rest, health, comfort and pleasure ** 4 at the WIGWAM J* i T. C. PARKER, Proprietor. “ C. E. Hooper, Manager "» 4 «» 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