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ESTABLISHED 1884
NOTHING SPECIAL
BEFORE CABINET
Glittering Generalities Were
Discussed —No News
from the Front.
PEACE COMMISSIONERS
Were Not Discussed as Was Expect
ed Mustering Out of Troops
Present Many Difficulties.
Washington. Xog 19. The members of
the .abinct. <x- • •pt Secretaries Day and
Long. who an out of the < ity.w. re prompt
to r.a.-h tb< white hour, today for the
regular session Up to the time they met
then wa. very little to disturb the quiet
routine there.
Ar' hbishop Ireland was one of the no
able visitors He had a conference with
the t>i'.-HP nt. He preserved his usual re
tn-, n.. as to ins mission. It is under
stood that he is empowered to make repre
sentations to th. administration looking to
the pi election of interests of the church
of Rome in our ne.v territorial accessions,
particularly at Porto Rico.
'l'he caibinet session today was brief. Tin
disbandment of the army and the naval
review at New York were the main jK.ints
of discussion.
As to the former Secretary Alger stated
that the details were being worked out
and considerable difficulty is being ex
perienced in selecting regiments to be put
on the mustering out list. but. he expected
matters to be in shape for issuance in a
few days Contrary to expectation the se
lection of tin- personnel <>f the peace corn
lion to meet at Paris was not taken up.
There w.i no dispatch from the front laid
before the cabinet.
SPANISH PRISONERS.
Over Two Thousand of Them Left Today
On the Cahadonza.
Washington. Aug. 19.—The war depart
ment received the following information
of the departure of the Spanish prisoners
of war:
Santiago, \ug 19 Corbin, Washington
Th<«Cabadonza salhd this morning with
2.148 men, 109 officers. II women. 15 ehil
dren Two others load, d will probably sail
■this afternoon. (Signed) Shafter.
MORALES DEAD.
The Revolutionary Leader Was Captured
While Dying In a Cave.
Washington. Aug. 19. United States
l.Ministcr Hunter of Guatamala, cables the
'■‘ate department that Gen Morales, the
leader of the revolution was captured in
a eave Wednesday and died on the way to
prison at San Sabastian.
WHEELER TAKES COMMAND
Os Camp Wickoff Disposition of the
Sick.
New Voik, \ugust 19 General Wheeler
today assumed eommaiid of Camp Wikoff,
Montauk Point.
The h.alth inspector of the camp board
ed today the trau.-ports Mobile and Co
in. niche, which arrived last night.
The .Mobile has on board detachments
of the Sevan I Massachusetts volunteers
and the Twenty second regiment of the
regular army.
NO MORE MEN
Are Wanted at Santiago, Say Shafter and
Lawton.
Washington, \ugust 19 -General Shafter
has Informed the war department that af
ter consulting with Lawton it was con
cluded that it was not necessary to send
any more troops to Santiago for the pre
servative of peace and good order. This
statement is made with the understanding
that the present military force will shortly
be reinforced by the arrival of the Fifth
infantry and the Twenty-third Kansas
volunteers
MANILA SURRENDER
Does Not Me in the Capitulation of Whole
Island, Says Spain.
Madrid, \ugust 19 I'he government has
resolved to insist that the capitulation of
Manila after signing the protocol shall
have ti,i effect in the peace negotiations
unfavorable to Spain, in any event the
government holds that the capitulation
having been signed by the commander of
the town does not entail the surrender of
the whole of the Philippines.
HOSPITAL TRAIN
Passed Through this Afternoon at One
O'clock.
Another hospital train passed through
the city this afternoon at 1 30 o’clock. The
train consisted of nine coaches and had
about 100 sick men on board.
The men were all from the general hos
pital at Tampa and were being carried to
'!.< hospital at N.w Port. Ky None of the
men were seriously sick and were suffer
ing only with fever.
The train was in charge of Major Rich
ards. one of the surgeons.
BEER TRUST”
Is Again Thought To Be Operating At
Louisville.
Louisville, Uigust 19 —The story of the
combine of breweries has been received
here. It Is said that Henry Rubens, of
Chicago, representing an eastern syndicate
which has gained control of the Chicago
and St. Louis breweries, has been in the
city and secured options on all except two
here Local representatives are thought
to be in New York now.
TICKY BEEF
Discovered At Louisville Bv the Federal
Inspector.
Louisville. Ky Aug. 19. —Milk and beef
will he barred off of Louisville tables in
a short time if cattle diseases shall con
tinue. Ti kv cattle have been discovered
here, and Dr. Gaddis, the Federal in
spector at N ishville. It is feared that
Texas fever will follow. The tlcky cat
tle were shipped here from the eastern
part of the state. Anthrax has been here
tor some time.
FIVE CHILDREN
CAUGHT-BY WAVE
Heroic Effort of a Woman to
Save the Little Ones, of
No Avail.
SWEPT INTO OHIO RIVER.
An Immense Wall of Water Twenty
Feet High Swept People
from the Porch,
Pittsburg, Aug 19.—'A cloudburst up the
■saw mill run this morning caused a tidal
gered tl.'W
liv. s of a dozen persons. Five children
ire mi-sing and it is supposed have been
drowned.
The missing children together with
ome older persons were standing on the
porch of a brick tenement house on vio
let alley in th,. rtar o f Main street near
West 'Carson. This porch overhung the
run when a great wave twenty feet high
came down. The porch was carried away,
and the people went with it.
■ Mr. Loftus made a heroic effort to save
the children but to no purpose.
A man and woman were carried into
the Ohio river but were saved by sand
diggers. The woman had excited the ad
miration of all who saw the cata.- I >phe
by her efforts. She was almost over
whelmed a number of times, but each tfane
boiirht off the debris and came to the sur
face.
WIREGRASS HOPEFUL.
they Have a Very Fair Idea of Beating Ma
con Tomorrow.
Th. game of baseball between the rep
tesentatlves of Wiregrass Georgia and the
.Maron team which takes place tomorrow
at Central City park is going to bring out
a large attendance of fans and a good
game is expected.
The Macon team thinks that it will have
■ i walkover, but some of the baseball wise
icres from down the country say that this
is a mistake.
Ihe Wiregrass boys they say know a
thing or two about baseball themselves
and that they will at least make It inter
esting for the Macon team which, by the
■•.ay, is practically made up of the .Mercer
t< am for last year.
REVIEW OF SHIPS
Will Take Place on Saturdav
Sampson’s Proposed
Movements.
kN ashington, August 19—Final orders to
day were sent to Sampson relative to the
naval parade at New York.
On Saturday the ships will proceed to
anchorage at Tompkinsville and there
await the arrival of .Mayor Van Wyck and
a delegation of citizens who are to bo
aboard the flagship and deliver an address
to Sampson and the men of his command.
The ceremony will occur .before 10
o'clock as the orders contemplate to start
up the North river at that hour.
The salute at the tomb of Grant will be
a national salute of twenty-one guns.
Sampson will probably come to Wash
ington in the early part of next week, but
no orders have been issued concerning his
movements.
It is understood that he will continue
to command the North Atlantic fleet while
serving as a member of the military fun
mission at Havana.
It is more likely the commisssioners will
proceed together on a warship, probably
the 'Dolphin. In that event the Dolphin
would be the admiral's flagship tempora
rily.
THREE NEGROES BOUND OVER
By Recorder Freeman This Morning—All
All Are Troublesome Characters.
Three negroeswere bound over to the
city court this morning by Judge Free
man. The negroes were charged with
shooting and stealing.
John Ivey was bound over for shooting
a pistol at another. Nancy Reese was
given the usual sentence for stealing
goods from a freight oar. Jake Gates, a
small ginger-cake colored negro was bound
over for sealing a coat.
These negroes have been up before the
recorder often, but he thinks that they
won't trouble him again in some time.
NEW FEATURE OF
HESLEP KILLING.
Railroad Men and Masons Are
Tryingto Clear His Name
From Reproach.
There is a sensational feature to this
killing of Engineer Heslep which is now
for the first time beginning to show up.
and it is liable to get some one in serious
trouble before the matter gets out of the
courts.
R seems that stories are being freely
circulated that a man who had a grudge
of his own against Heslep concocted a
plan to put Burns in a bad humor against
the man he afterward killed, and even
went so far as to tell Burns of Heslep’s
being at his home and giving Burns a
pistol to go to the house with. This fea
ture of the ease is being fully investigated,
and if the rumors Drove true, it may yet
be proven that whatever Heslep’s connec
tion with Mrs. Burns was, he was after all
made the victim of another man's personal
■ll will. The railroad people are wrought
up over the killing of Heslep. and in ad
dition to that. Masons and other secret or
ders are at work and determined to clear
up the mystery surrounding Heslep’s
a charge is not true. Burn's friends are
shooting. Thev will clear his memory of
the damaging charge of despoiling a man's
-fTv; become convinced that such
U «s , UK ‘° placing the utmost
confidence in the story he gave out on the
night of the tragedy, and say thev will
seee that he gets justice.
The statement made by Burns at the
..me o. the killing was in effect that he
accidentally found Heslep and Mrs
Bums on his bed in a eomnromtsing posi
tion and became so crazed at the sie-ht he
shot him. Witnesses who saw He-lep
running immediately after the first , h ot
was fired corroborate Mrs. Burns's testi-
in so far as their statements go.
THE MACON NEWS.
AWFUL DISGRACE
ON AMERICANS.
The First and Fifth Immunes
Committed Horrible Out
rages at Santiago.
COL RAY'S REGIMENT THERE
And Will Behave In a Different
Manner—General Wood Com
pliments Yancy Carter.
A special cablegram to the Constitution
is as folows:
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 18—Col. Pat
rick Henry Ray’s regiment of Third Uni
ter States Volunteers came to anchor in
the harbor this morning and during the
afternoon the work of disembarkation be
gan.
The first company to form on land was
that of Capt. Yancey Carter, which he
immediately put in motion for the place
where it passed in review before General
Wood, who warmly complimented Captain
Carter on the appearance of his men.
Capt. Edward Wilson’s company was
not allowed to take a rest, but was imme
dlatly inarched out to Siboney, where its
duty will be to protect the citizens against
the ravages of Cuban outlaws.
The whole regiment is in excellent con
dition, having suffered no casualty' on the
trip.
Eight Spanish troopships are here to
convey 15.000 troops to Spain. The Span
ish prisoners are a pi table looking lot of
men and their ranks are being decimated
by disease.
The outrages which have been commit
ted in Santiago by the Second and Fifth
volunteer regiments surpass description.
The two regiments appeared to be without
control or discipline and broke ranks
shortly after reaching the city, going
through from house to house, committing
robbery, rape, arson and murder. The
frightened Spanish and Cuban women fled
in terror before these infuriated flends,
who ran them down, committing unmen
tionable crimes.
General Wood is highly indignant over
the disgrace which has been placed on
American arms. Os all the atrocities which
have been charged to the Spanish troops
during their occupation of the island none
could have exceeded the terrible 'brutali
ties which have been committed by these
two regiments.
'Col. Ray says that his men will show
a different record, because they are better
men and they are under perfect discipline.
IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE
On the Ocmulgee River —Congress May
Make An Appropriation.
Mr. George A. Smith received a telegram
from Capt. Hathaway this morning that
the City of Macon left Brunswick last
night with the largest cargo ever brought
up the river by' the boat.
It is expected that the boat will reach
the city Tuesday night or Wednesday
morning. The boat has on board two tons
of shot, six hundred sacks of salt and num
erous other articles for the Macon mer
chants.
Mr. smith received a letter this morning
from Capt Cassius Gillette of Savannah
stating that congress would probably ap
propriate a sufficient amount at its next
session to clear the river of shoals and
snags.
petition Tor"
BANKRUPTCY
Was Filed In Commissioner
Erwin’s Office Yes
terday Afternoon.
A petition for voluntary bankruptcy was
filed in Commissioner Erwin’s office yes
terday afternoon by Judge Allen Fort for
John H. Rogers, of Americus.
Rogers was a prominent dry goods mer
chant and in his petition he states that he
owes debts and is unable to pay them and
prays to become a voluntary bankrupt un
der the new act.
His liabilities will amount to many
thousand dollars and his assets are very
small. His only personal property is a
cemetery lot and that is valued at a very
small amount.
The amount owed the secured creditors
is very small while the amount owed to
unsecured creditors will go into the thou
sands.
Rogers was a one time a prominent
dry goods merchant of Americus and for
awhile had a flourishing busines. But he
met with reverses and thought it best t<J
file a bankruptcy petition.
The referee, who is Mr. Shelby Myriek.
has made no decision in the case as the
papers have not yet been sent to him. The
papers will be forwarded to him tomorrow
and his decision will be given out in a few
days.
WHAT SAVANNAH SAYS.
Hopes Savannah People Will Help Make
the Jubilee a Success,
From the Savannah Morning News.
The Morning News acknowledges the re
ceipts of its credentials as an honored
guest of the Macon Carnival Association
at its diamond jubilee in October. Mr. E
A. tVaxelbaum is president of the asso
ciation and Mr. M. P. Callaway, secretary,
backed up by a board of directors made
up of some of the leading citizens of Ma
con. Savannah and Macon have always
been close together in business and pu
lie affairs, and it is to be hoped that our
people will show their old time fellowship
by helping make the jubilee a success.
MRS. EVELYN KELL SPALDING
Died Yesterday at Her Home Near Sun
nyside-
Griffin. Aug. 19—Mrs Evelyn Kell
Spalding, widow of Col. Charles Spalding,
and sister of Captain John Mclntosh Kell
died at 11 o'clo k at her residence near
Sunny Side. Her funeral services will be
held in Darien, Ga.. and her remains in
terred by the side of her husband in the
beautiful cemetery near that city and
given to the city by Col. Spalding, the
consecration services for the same being
held by the late Bishop Beckwith and the
citizens of Darien. The land was a por
t’.on of the estate of his inheritance from
hi* father, Hon. Thomas Spalding, for
whom this county is named.
MACON NEWS FRIDAY AUGUST 19 1898.
THIRD GEORGIA
SLATED TO GO
Will Be Mustered Out in Turn
With Others of the
Second Call.
ORDERS WERE ISSUER TODAY
For Mustering Out of a Number of
Regiments, or What is Equiva
lent, Their Return Home-
Washington, Aug. 19.—Orders were
given today for the return to their state
rendezvous of the following named vol
unteer regiments: First Illinois cavalry
and first Maine infantry now at Chicka
mauga, and the Second New York now at
Fernandina.
The First Illinois is ordered to Spring
field, 111., the First Maine to Augusta. Me.,
and the Second New York to Troy, N. Y.
These regiments were mustered into ser
vice at the outbreak of the war and their
return is accepted as conclusive evidence
that they were ‘to be mustered out.
The movements of these regiments will
begin as soon as the necessary transpor
tation is provided.
Another regiment ordered to reurn to its
recruiting rendezvous is the First Ver
mont infantry now at Chickamauga. Sim
ilar orders will be issued from day to day
to other volunteer regiments selected for
mustering out.
No official information on this subject
is obtainable from the war department in
advance of the issue of orders.
It is said, however, that the Third
Georgia infantry, the Third Alabama in
fantry and the First Maryland infantry
are already selected for mustering out.
BREECH SCREW
For Modern Guns Purchased By the United
States.
Washington, D. C., August 19—The navy
department has secured the right from
Vicker Sons & Maxim, the great gunmak
ers of Europe, to manufacture a breech
screw invented by a Swede named Welin
and other breech mechanism pertaining to
modern guns of three to eight inches. The
screw purchased is shorter than that now
used on our guns. The department paid
$200,000 for the right to use the patents.
GRAND JURY
HAS ADJOURNED.
Finished It’s Work Yesterday
Afternoon—Cases For
Next Week.
The grand jury adjourned yesterday af
ternoon after being in session for two days.
The jury W'orked hard and brought in a
number of true bills, must of which were
■for minor offenses.
Being a special grand jury the jury
made no general presentments and were
discharged in prompt order with the
thanks of the court when they had com
pleted the business before 'them. When
the jury organized Monday Col. William
‘H. Ross was chosen foreman, but he had
leave the city yesterday and Col. R. E.
Park was chosen foreman. The principal
case investigated by the grand jury was
that against Abner Taylor, charged with
the murder of his wife. A true bill was
found and he will be tried next Monday.
Taylor was not able to employ counsel,
and Judge Felton appointed Messrs. Du
pont Guerry, George S. Jones and Charles
<H. Hall, Jr., to defend him. It is under
stood that a plea of insanity will be of
fered in behalf of the defense.
Following are the cases set for trial on
Monday of next week.
Abner Taylor charged with murder.
J. H. Williams, burglary.
Charlie Jackson, burglary.
Eugene McWhorter, burglary.
Clem McWhorter, intent to murder.
John Ware and Sam Jones.
Frank Battle, larceny after trust.
Tuesday—Fenland Howard, burglary.
Isaac Marshall, intent to murder.
Farn Johnson, intent to murder.
Oliver Whitehurst, attempt to rape.
SOLDIER’S RELIEF ASSOCIATION
Meets At Library This Afternoon—Mrs.
Park Unable to Be Present.
The Soldier’s Relief Association will
hold its regular meeting In the parlors of
the Public Library this afternoon. Mrs.
Winsbip will preside in the absence of
Mrs. Taylor, who is out of the city.
Mrs. R. E. Park, vice president of the
•Army and Navy League will not meet
with the association this afternoon as it
will be impossible for her to get into the
city.
It was announced this week that Mrs.
Park would meet with the association and
that important -business would be trans
acted,
Mrs. Park will be present at the next
meeting however. The meeting this after
non will be called to order promptly at
5:30 o’clock.
AT CHICAMAUGA.
Col. Nisbet Says Macon Men Are Gener
erally In Good Condition.
Col. R. A. Nisbet returned this morning
from Chickamauga where he went to at
tend the big review and to visit his sons
who are with the First regiment.
He says that the regiment generally is
in good condition and that only about half
a dozen men are in the regimental hos
pital.
The Macon boys do not appear to be
generally anxious to move from Chick
amauga where they have a good camp and
are fairly comfortable.
LEAVING CAMP THOMAS.
Vermont Infantry Left Today and Others
Will Follow Quickly.
Chickdsauga, Aug. ly.The First Ver
mont infantry left today for Fart Ethan
Allen.
The First Illinois cavalry and the First
Maine infantry are now making prepara- ,
tions to return to their state capitals.
Gen. McKee’s second division, first ’
corps, and Gen. Sanger’s third division, I
first corps, will proceed to Knoxville and '
Lexington early next week according to i
present orders.
INVESTIGATION
OF MING
Was Started Yesterday At
a Meeting of the Prop
erty Owners.
MB. HOfINE MAKES CHARGES.
He Will Invite a Committee to Go
to Savannah—They, In Turn,
Will Invite Others.
The meeting of property owners within
the paving district of Macon called for
yesterday evening by Mi. Henry .Horne,
resulted in the develpomeiit of some mat
ters of interest to those present and to the
■public generally.
About fifty people were present repre
senting fairly well the interests in the
paving district.
Mr. Horne made a lengthy statement to
the property owners in which he outlined
his efforts to secure the adoption of as
phalt paving in ’Macon. He was in no
sense of the word sensational in his state
ment but simply went into the matter as
a business proposition. What interested
the tax payers however, was hisoffer to re
duce the bid of the asphalt company from
$2.18 cents a square yard to $1.93. This
he said he was able to do because he had
authorized the company to strip the pro
posed of all commissions which
he was to have received as a result of se
curing the contract and for the further
reason that the company now that the war
is ovejr was able to secure cheaper coast
wise fates for their material from Cali
fornia.
'He’intimated in his statement that in
addition to his commissions there were
others which might be stripped and now
the public is asking what paving would
really cost if all contracts were stripped
of all commissions.
iMr Horne offered to pay the expenses
of a committee to go to Savannah to in
spect the asphalt paving that has been
done here by the company he represents.
If, he said, this committee decided against
asphalt then in view of the fact that from
seveny-five to ninety per cent of the prop
erty owners wanted asphalt he thought
that in the paving of other streets the
contracts should be re-advertised so as to
give the brick and stone people an oppor
tunity to go under his contract of $1.93 or
the contract should 'be awarded at that
figure or otherwise the property owners
would be forced to pay twenty-five cents
a square yard at least more for paving
than it could be done for and then not get
the material they wanted. This means a
saving or a loss to the property owners of
something like $12,000.
■Mayor Price was present at the meeting.
\\ hen Mr. iHorne had completed his state
ment he asked permission to say a few
words. He produced a large number of
postal cards on which a canvass of the
property owners had been made in order
to find out what material they wanted.
The cards showed a wide diversity of opin
ion on the subject. The mayor said that
in view of the conflicting views of prop
erty owners and the known unreliability
of petitions council had proceeded to adopt
the material which they thought best.
“For myself,” said Mayor 'Price, “I am
prepared to give the people what they
want. We will give them asphalt on Mul
berry street”
Mr. Horne asked if they would grant it
also on Cotton avanue and Second street,
■but on this the mayor declined to commit
himself.
Mr. Horne pointed out that the postal
card canvass had been made prior to t fir
time blds were asked for on asphalt and
that the people at that time had no idea
what asphalt would cost.
Mayor Price said that he did not believe
that a good asphalt could be laid for $1.93
a square yard and produced newspaper
clippings from New Orleans newspapers
showing that the company which Mr.
(Horne represents had failed to get the
contract there where they bld $2.64 a
square yard.
Mr. Horne said that in that contract the
cost of making combinations and of the
payment of commisions some of which
went to the city officers had been figured
in the pointed out that asphalt paving
under the closest specifications was -being
done in Washington, D. C., for $1.54 a
square yard and at Baltimore, Md , for
sil.€”. a square yard.
The outcome of the meeting will be that
the committee will fee appointed today to
visit Savannah under the proposition
made by Mr. Horne. What will follow it
would be hard to say, but the probability
is that some asphalt will be laid if the
committe reports favorably on the work
of the company as it is hard to see how
council can continue to pay $2.08 for brick
and $2.54 for stone when the work can be
done well for $1.93.
Mr. Horne said this morning:
“I will request a representative of The
News and the Telegraph and the following
citizens to visit Savannah to Inspect our
pavements there: H. T. Powell, G. M,
Davis. B. L. Jones and Claude Estes. The
committee on investigation will request
Messrs. I. Hardeman, Dupont Guerry and
C. B. Willingham to accompany them. If
either of them cannot serve they will ap
point some one else.
“Bear in mind this fight is not commit’
ting property owners to any class of ma
terial but to see that what they do want
is given them at the lowest possible price.
“I regard Mayor Price’s statement as to
his ipostal unfair since they were sent him
before the public had any idea as to what
asphalt would cost and what guarantee
would be made and since they have had
the Information, their present petition is
the one that should command respect and
attention.
"The price of the material has nothing
to do with the quality when the specifica
tions are compared with guarantee made
and bond given for compliance the mayor
and council have no right to question our
work, their duty ends when we comply
with their specifications and the respon
sibility of good work rests with the city
engineer, who is competent to see the work
is faithfully carried on.
“Conditions that exist in different cities
control the price and asphalt paving in the
West is being done today at a cost of $1.35
per square yard on account of nearest of
cities getting such low price to the as
phalt deposits, freight rates making the
difference.
“Baltimore and Washington the last
contracts were made at $1.53 and $1 65 per
square yard."
“The asphalt trust is dead and the
Alcatraz Company did the deed and the
public should foster and encourage their ’
efforts to give them the best asphalt pave- ;
meats at the least possible cost.” "
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AB TAYLOR HAS
GOOD DIGM.
I
He Created An Opportunity
For Sensation By Saving
He Swallowed Glass.
HOT BELIEVED IT THE Jill
That He Did Anything of the Kind
—Slept Well Last Night and
Eat a Hearty Breakfast.
Some excitement was caused at the
jail last night when Abner .Taylor, the
wife murderer, announced that he had
swallowed pulverized glass with suicidal
intent.
Di Johnson was called in at once and
began working on Taylor, but as he did
not seem to be very sick the doctor held
up awhile to await results. Nothing fur
ther developed and as Taylor got better
the doctor went home.
There is no proof of the fact that Tay
lor swallowed glass except his own state
ment, and no one saw him do it. The
lamp chimney was broken but that does
not show that Taylor swallowed any por
tion of it.
Jailer Stephan says, however, that Tay
lor seems determined to commit suicide.
He says that he took five capsules of qui
nine last week thinking that it was mor
phine and that he has tried to bribe the
trusties to buy him poison.
Nobody at the jail seems to think that
Taylor swallowed glass as he slept soundly
last night and eat heartily this morning
and a man who had taken glass would be
sure to be in pain.
•He has been placed In a cell to himself
and is not allowed the freedom of the cor
ridor. He seems to take this solitary con
finement to heart and was in a very
gloomy mood this morning. The jailer
thinks that he will have trouble with
Taylor if he is sentenced to be hung. He
thinks that Taylor will attempt to commit
suicide. Taylor has been a great deal of
trouble lately and has been attempting to
play crazy.
It is understood that he will be tried on
a writ of lunacy and many people think
that he is trying to feign madness.
Taylor is a weak specimen of humanity.
Physically and mentally he Is apparently
a weakling but there is not the slightest
evidence of lunacy about him (He is evi
dently a morose creature, full of low. cun
ning and utterly unable to appreciate the
morality of the offense he has committed.
That he would commit suicide, however,
if given an opportunity there can be no
doubt. He has before him the example of
his brother who died by his own hand in
the lonely swamp while surrounded by a
posse seeking to arrest him for a murder
as cowardly as was that of Ab Taylor’s
when he slew his wife.
Ab Taylor himself attempted suicide
rather than submit to capture and it is a
certainty that if he had been armed with
a pistol he would have succeeded on that
morning when he stabbed himself in Ben
Williamson’s orchard.
There is every reason to suppose that
Taylor will commit suicide if given a
chance and Jailer Stephan will have to
keep a close watch on him if he Is to save
him for the gallows.
SECOND GEORGIA
To Come Through On It's Way From Tamra
to Huntsville, Ala,
The Second Georgia regiment wilt pass
through Macon some time tonight.
They will take the trains at lEverett
City at about 5 o’clock when the Southern
will take charge of them.
The run from Everett City to (Macon will
without mishap take five or six hours
which will put the regiment here between
10 and 11 o’clock.
The regiment was ordered from Tampa
yesterday and is en route to Huntsville,
Ala.
Os course it is not probable that the
trains will remain here long but they will
stop long enough to give the boys a re
ception. True they have seen no active
service but they have done good work and
have had a pretty hot and hard time of it
at Tampa.
So far as is known the regiment is st
present in good condition.
WILL NOT HAVE FIRE WORKS.
Library Decides Not to Give A Display
During the Carnival.
The board of directors of the public li
brary had a meeting last night, but noth
ing definite was done. The committees
were not ready to make their reports.
The fireworks committee decided that it
would be out of place to have fireworks
here during the carnival, as the carnival
association intends having them.
The other committee will make their re
ports at the next meeting of the directors
which will be the first Thursday in next
month.
IN MEMORIAM
Os the Death of Mrs. Carr—Written By
a Friend.
At the residence of her mother, Mrs.
Martha A. Shinholser, in the city of Ma
con, on the 15th instant Mrs. Ida •V. Carr
departed this life.
Death is always terrible; but never
more unwelcome a visitor Is this King of
Terrors, than when he enters the home,
and bears away, in his Icy embrace the
young and beautiful wife and mother
leaving behind the motherless child, whose
tender years makes his loss irreparable,
and the grief-stricken husband to take up
the burden of life, companionless—deso
late.
To these distressing features, of so sad
a pictu-e, was added In ‘his case, the
heart-broken mother and sister of the de
ceased whose devotion and tender mlnts
trations were untiring and unceasing,
during the long, weary, painful and anx
ious five months of careful nursing, watch
ing and -.ng for the final end. the cer
tainty of '.hose coming, with slow, but
steady n 1 sure approach, was ever before
them.
May . 3 his infinite mercy, deal ten-
derly with these, and speak, as only He
can speak. “Peace, be still,” when in the
agony of aching, breaking hearts, they will
Oh. for ’.e touch of a vanquished
hand,
‘The sound of a voice that is still!”
The spotless white of the beautiful cas
k- in which the storm-tossed heart Is
.or-, at res:. is fitly emblematic of the
o.irity of that heart. No gentler, sweeter
';l..t ever breathed the breath of mortal
life. No braver, nobler life e’er lived, to
make happy those around Her's was a
life of s veete.-t sacrifice to duty. The
writer knows where of he speaks.
A Friend.
This Way, Please.
W». can only repeat that ours is the place where you
can 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, and those who will grasp the op
portunity while they may will secure
I ci lues beyond the ability of conception.
Now is your time—your -plendid 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 lull of dust. Bring it here aud we’ll fix
it so it will run right, for only $2.00, with one year
guarantee.
BEELRND, ,h nTX Block.
Mercer University,
MACON, GEORGIA.
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‘ I” ldn K Utt e a literature, Gn-k kuwnagv and
nature, English langmtg- and lib ra lure, modern languages, nhathematice
and asnonoiny, natural history, physics atui chemistry, history nud philloe-
W la "'“ studente finish the college year at a cost |I6O
lot an expenses. I’Vr catalogue or fn rther in forma-, ion address
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. ABNOLD, Manager.
518 Fourth Street, Phone 20
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4 Under its new management, is pronounced by X
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Crump’s Park Bulletin
Tonight==“THE PLAYER.”
Is There a
Little Feeling
of Disappointment ....
. . . when you visit ’round town stores that sell
Clothing ? Are their offerings in harmony with
their announcements? Do their performances jus
tify their promise ? Os course, you’ve been misled,
subjected to chagrin, and had your credulity taxed
to the utmost. These are the customsand conditions
that emphasize the singularity aud distinctiveness
of our store. We uever overstate facts. Every claim
we make is fully weighed and measured—no exag
geration or deceit. Remember all the foregoing,
when we say that prices for high-quality Clothing
range lower here now than you or we have ever be
fore known.
It’s a OleariDg-out Sale of all Summer Goods.
moneu on Hand.
T.obrm on real Ba«y axmhk- dm
menu.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Maoon. G<\„ Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS