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HE ACCEPTS
HIS NOMINATION
Hon. Charles L. Bartlett Has
Written a Letter to the!
Committee
ON IROUBLESOME TIMES
When Letter Was Written-ls Op
posed to Territorial Expension
and Political Enlargement.
Hun. C. L Bartlett, of Bibb, who has
been nuuuuiiaud for congress by the
Democrats of the {sixth district, has ad
dressed the following letter of acceptance
to the notification committee, Messrs. B.
I’. Bailey, J. it. Van Buren, E. M. Owen;
‘'Gentlemen 1 am in receipt of your let
ter of the 20th ultimo hi which you inform
inc that 1 have been unanimously renom
inated by the Democratic convention in
the Sixth congrt .-sioiiel district of Georgia,
held at Gnllin on June 17th, as a candidate
for representative in the Fifty-sixth con
gress.
■ 1 beg to assure you, and through you
tb< people of the Sixth district, that 1 am
deeply grateful at this exhibition of their
confidence ami esteem and shall endeavor
to merit their approval by pursuing a
course in congress in keeping with the
fundimental principles of the Democratic
party, and by favoring such measures as
will, in my judgment, redound to the good
of my people ami of the whole country.
“We are ujhiu troublesome times; the
country is now engaged in war with Spain,
inaugurated and begun lor the purpose of
freeing an oppressed, persecuted and de
fenseless people in the island of Cuba, at
our door, from outrage and wrong, starva
tion and murder and destruction, and to
punish the treachery of a perfidious nation
that destroyed our battleship, Maine, and
murdered our sailors, while our Hag floated
over them, who were upon a friendly visit,
by invitation and in their harbor; and to
drive from this continent the Spaniards,
who have for years devastated the island
of Cuba and carried on such a miserable
government, and such cruelty as to make
their proximity to us unendurable. These
causes were just, and to punish them for
their insult to the American people and
their murder of our sailors.
“Out of the war new issues have sprung,
and will arise, 1 fear, in their settlement,
the great Questions at issue between the
Republican and Democratic parties, as
embodied in the Chicago platform of '96,
may for a while be lost sight of, and that
we may be invited to embark upon new
and untried schemes of territorial aggran
dizement and acquisition of territory far
■beyond our limits and necessities, requir
ing a large standing army and an immense
navy, but the American people will event
ually consider these questions and settle
them right. For myself, f believe that the
doctrine and policy that this government
should pursue, as laid down by Washing
ton in his farewell address that —
'The great rule of conduct for us in re
gard to foreign nations is, in extending
our commercial relations, to have with
them as little political connection as pos
sible. So far as we have already formed
engagements, let them be fulfilled with
perfect good faith. Here let us stop.
'Why forego, the advantages of so pop
ular a situation? Why quit our owu to
stand upon foreign ground? Why, by in
terweaving our destiny with that of any
part of Europe, entangle our peace and
prosperity in the toils of European ambi
tion, rivalship, interest, honor, or ca
price?”
Anil ‘by Thomas Jefferson—
'Peace, commerce and honest friendship
with all nations, outangling alliances with
none"—
should be upheld, and 1 believe they will
‘be eventually; and that the two parties.
Republican and Democratic, will, when
the noise and smoke of the present war
have died away, again be marshaled to
meet each other upon the issues created
by the doctrines as embodied in the two
platforms at Chicago and St. Ixniis in 1896,
when that battle is renewed between them,
1 shall be found in the future, as 1 have
in the past, standing with my people; ad
vocating the great doctrines as embraced
in the Chicago platform of 1896,, and en
deavoring by my vote, as long as 1 remain
in congress, to do everything in my judg
ment for the preservation of the liberty
ot the independence, both personal and
financial, of the people of this country,
and the preservation of the government to
our children and the coming generations;
and the upholding of the principles that
the Democratic party have maintained
since its organization, and especially those
as announced in the Chicago platform of
1896, which I regard as the greatest of
them all.
1 accept the nomination, so unanimously
tendered by my people, and pledge them
all my ability, all my energy, and all the
power that in me lies to serve them faith
fully. honestly and as efficiently as I may
have the power to do. Again assuring you
of my high esteemed and personal regard,
1 remain very truly your friend,
C. L. Bartlett.
CA.JSTOHTA.
Bears the Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought
GEORGIA INCOME BONDS.
Will There Be A Dividend on the First Pre
fered Incomes.
There has been a good deal of specula
tion in this market among those who are
Interested in the lirst incomes of the Cen
tral of Georgia Railway during tne last
two or three weeks, says the Savannah
Morning News.
Many holders of the bonds have sold
them under the impression that the road
had decided not to pay a dividend this
j ear. Where they got that impression is
not generally known. It is founded proba
bly upon the belief that the road has de
vidtsl to put out all of its surplus earn
lugs la the extensive improvements which
it has been making, not only in die Ocean
Steamship wharf, but also in its roadbed
between Macon and Atlanta. These im
proiements have been very extensive and
have greatly increased the value of its
property. They will enable it to reduce
operating expenses.
The New York Commercial, in its issue
of August 17. in a leading article in its
financial column, discusses the subject at
considerable length. It says that although
the road has earned enough above its fixed
charges to pay five per cent, on the first
incomes it will not pay more than 2%
per cent., for the reason that it has spent
so much in making permanent improve
ments. The Commrecial says: “The sub
ject seems to be that, while a full 5 per
cent has been earned upon the first pref
erence income bonds during the fiscal year
that has just ended, it has been consider
ed unwise to pay the full amount and that
the holders will consequently have to con
tent themselves with the payment of 24
per cent. This, however, is accomplished
by very gratifying accounts of the prog
ress the road has made during the last
year or so and of the prospects which
open before it for the present fiscal year.”
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the XTr / ' « “"**
Signature of
Notes Taken
On the Run.
Miss Pauline Brooks, who has been vis
iting Mrs. R. G. fatone, returned yesterday
to her home in Boston.
Miss Nellie Massey has returned to her
in Marshallville.
Mrs. D. E. Goodman has returned from
Americus.
Mrs. Guerry, of Americus, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. D. E. Goodman.
Mrs. Glenn, wife of Mr. E. T. B. Glenn,
traveling auditor of the Central
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. McDuffie,
left Tuesday morning to visit friends and
relatives in North Carolina.
Music Lessons —Plano and violin in
struction at reasonable prices. Miss Nellie
Reynolds, 252 Washington avenue.
A large number of Macon sportmen are
ehooting doves at Wadley today.
A good meeting of the Carnival com
mittees and the business men of the city
was held yesterday afternoon.
The Macon News has moved into its
new building and is now located on Cherry
street in one, of the most compact news
paper offices in the state.
Hon. W. T. Lane, of Americus, with his
family’, is visiting his brother, represen
tative-elect Lane, at bis home in Vine
vilie. Mr. W. I. Lane is also a represen
tative-elect from Sumter county.
Drs. W. R. Holmes and Mason, dentists,
556 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try
a bottle of Holmes’ Mouth Wash for pre
serving teeth, purifying the breath, bleed
ing gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore throat,
etc. For sale by all druggists.
Mr. Thomas E. Billings, an old-time
Macon boy, but now of the Government
printing office in Washington, D. C., is in
town shaking hands with his many friends
who are always glad to see him and to
know that he is doing well in his adopted
■borne.
Mr. H. B. Fleming, of Talbotton, is a
guest of the Hotel Lanier.
Congressman W. G. Brantley, of Bruns
wick, is at the Brown house.
Mr. 11. F. Temple, of Chattanooga,
Tenn., is stopping at the Hotel Lanier.
Mr. W. R. Hewlett, a prominent railroad
man of Savannah, is a guest of the Brown
house.
Dr. W. L. Smith, dentist, 353 Second
street, over Beeland’s jewelry store, office
telephone 452.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Rues, of Atlanta,
are at the Lauier.
Mr. R. E. Allison, a prominent citizen of
Americus, is at the Brown house.
Mr. W. S. Wilson, of Albany, is at the
Brown house.
Mr. J. A. Hess, of Atlanta ,is a guest of
the Hotel Lanier.
—The American Dental Parlors, Drs.
5 oung and Lanier offer one hundred dol
lars to any dentist in Macon who will
make a better gold crown, regard less of,
cost, than the one they make for ($4.00)
four dollars.
Mr. F. M. Stewart, of Clinton, is stop
ping at the Brown ‘house.
Mr. J. H. McCoy, of Talbotton, is in the
city today.
Mr. Edward Racine, the popular clerk at
the' Hotel Lanier, will leave tonight for
his home at Hillsdale, Mich., where he
goes to the bedside of his brother, who is
very ill and is not expected to live.
—We wil give any dentist one hundred
dollars that will make and put on a gold
crown that is superior to the crown we
charge four dollars for. We make as good
gold crown for $4.00 as is made on earth
at any price. Young & Lanier.
Mr. C. 11. Robson, a prominent citizen of
Sandersville, is a gue«st of the Brown
house.
'Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shingler, of Ash
burn, spent yesterday in the city.
—The American Dental Parlors are, as
ev ryone knows, the leaders in high class
dentistry and low prices. To say that we
have since the first of last October done
more crown and bridge work than all the
dentists in the city combined is no exag
geration. Hundreds of cases to refer to in
Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Frink have returned
from a trip to Butler, Reynolds and Miona,
Springs. Miss Jennie Payne, a charming
young lady of Butler, accompanied them
home and will spend some time in Macon.
Miss Katie Griggs has returned after
spending several weeks in Eatonton.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kahn and daughter,
of Dallas, Texas, who hasbeen visiting
relatives in Savannah and Augusta, have
returned to the city on their way home.
They are the guests of Mrs. V. Kahn.
Considerable excitement was caused this
afternoon about three o'clock by one of the
founts at Taylor’s drug store exploding.
It seems that the fount was charged too
heavy and in handling it it exploded. Jud
Henderson, the negro porter at the store,
was burned about the face. No other
damage was done.
GAMBLERS
WERE FINED
And the Judge Said it Must
.Be a Paying Business
in Macon.
In the superior court this morning Char
lie Jackson was found guilty’ and sentenc
ed to ten years for burglary.
Find land Howard was given five years
I for entering and stealing from a railroad
‘ car.
| Oliver Whitehurst was found guilty of
assault with intent to rape and will serve
fifteen years in the penitentiary.
Marion Thomas, the negro who robbed
the house of Mr. Walter Grace, in Vine
! ville several weeks ago, was sentenced to
i ten years in the penitentiary by’ Judge Fel
ton.
Thomas plead guilty to the charge of
burglary on the advice of his attorney,
Mr. Glawson. The judge gave him a lec
ture and said he would make the sentence
as light as possible owing to the extreme
youthulness of the negro.
The other negroes were charged with the
robbery but they have not yet been tried.
J. H. Williams, the negro who was arres
ted some time ago was tried in the supe
rior court yesterday afternoon. Williams
was charged with robbing a sleeping car on
the night of May 9th.
The ease brought out many new points
I and was very interesting. Williams was
represented by Colonel M. G. Bay-ne and
Solicitor General Ellis represented the
state.
The defendant did not introduce any wit
nesses. The jury brought in a verdict of
guilty, and Williams was sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary.
Colonel Bayne says that he will make
application for a new trial.
Mr. H. T. McDowell plead guilty to the
charge of keeping a gaming cable and was
fined S2OO by the judge. The judge gave
him a severe lecture and said that the next
time he came up before him that he would
triple the fine.
George Johnson plead guilty to the
charge of gaming and was fined S4O.
Mose Brown was fined S4O for the same
offense.
The judge remarked that of the gambling
men were flush and that gambling must
be a paying business. Every man who was
j fined yesterday paid the fine at once.
PORTER BOUND
OVER J COURT
The Young Man Will Have to
Answer to a Very Se
rious Charge.
BEAT UP JUDGE CANNON.
Gives a Statement of His Side of the
Case—Fined by the Recorder
and Sent to Supreme Court.
A sensaitonal fight—if fight It could be
called, occurred on Mulberry street, the
‘fighting ground of Macon, yesterday af
ternoon at 5 o’clock.
The participants in the affair were Clint
Porter, a young man nineteen years
of age, “Judge” W. F. Cannon,
better known as Frank Cannon, a
prominent resident of Toomsboro, and for
merly a merchant and aiderman of Macon.
Cannon is old enough to be Porter’s fa
ther, and perhaps, grandfather. He has
only one arm, the other having been left
on a battlefield during the civil war.
Judge Cannon was talking to Mr. Ed
Adams, opposite Benner’s saloon. He was
squatting down, country fashion, holding a
heavy crooked hickory stick under his one
arm.
Porter approached him and snatch
ing the stick away, struck the old
man a heavy blow over the head. Two
more blows followed in quick succession
and the old man fell on the sidew’alk
groaning and more than half stunned.
So quickly was the assault made that
bystanders had no time to interfere. Por
ter struck again at Dr. T. A. Cheatham,
who was approaching him, but failed to
hit him and throwing the stick away
walked quickly off and later was found by
the police over a saloon in Wall street al
ley.
Judge Cannon was carried to his room
over Benner’s restaurant and was given
medical attention. It is not thought that
he is seriously hunt, but his age and the
fact that he has only lately risen from a
sick bed may retard his recovery if it does
not cause a dangerous turn.
The cause of the difficulty brought out
another sensation. It seems that young
artharantngi otfegroana htrahtrar rohara
Porter, who is well known and well con
nected in the city, was with Judge Cannon
down in the city during Tuesday
night and yesterda morning. The
game broke up late and at Judge Cannon’s
invitation Porter accompanied him to his
room to sleep out the rest of the night.
Cannon says that he awoke in the morn
ing to see Porter quickly leaving the room.
Half an hour later he got up and after put
ting on his clothes, he noticed that some
papers and his spectacles were lying on
the floor. He examined his roll of money
and finding that $25 was missing, he at
once came to the conclusion that he had
been robbed by Porter. He went to his
place of business —the Cotton Exchange, on
Fourth street, where Porter is employed
and accused him of stealing the money.
Porter indignantly denied the accusation
and used some epithets to strengthen the
denial. Cannon then had a warrant taken
out in Judge Balkcom’s court charging
Porter with the theft, and the young man
was taken before the court. He still denied
the charge.
In some way the matter was settled and
it is said that Porter’s mother promised to
pay the money, but this Mrs. Porter after
wards refused to do. Immediately after
wards Porter went to look for Cannon and
on finding him committed the assault.
Mr. Porter was seen by a News reporter
this morning. He said:
“Cannon and I left the club room to
gether about 4:30 a. m. I was on my way
home and he was going to his room at
Benner’s. As we passed Benner’s he in
vited me to come in and have a drink with
him. I told him that I did not care to
drink, but finding that I did not have my
keys in my pocket decided that I would
wait there until time to go to breakfast
as I did not want to wake up my folks at
home at that hour in the morning.
“I walked into Benner’s and sat down
at the table and fell asleep and at 5
o’clock I awoke, walked over to the bar
counter and asked for a bottle of beer.
Cannon was standing at the counter and
I asked him if he would join me in a
drink. He said:
“ ‘I don’t care if I do.’
“He took a gin cocktail and I took a
bottle of beer, and he said:
“ ‘I am going up to my room and lie
down and rest but I can’t go to sleep as I
am a countryman and cannot sleep in the
day.’ ”
“He asked me what was I going to do. I
told him that I was going to wait there
until time to go to breakfast. He then
said:
“ 'I have two beds in my room. Why not
come up and lie down and sleep an hour
or two’ ”
“I told him that I was afraid that I
would oversleep myself. He said ‘there is
no danger of that for I am a countryman
and cannot sleep in the day and will wake
you at any time you say.’
“I told him that I would accept his
proposition if he would be sure and get
me up in time to get to work. We then
went up to the room and as I was un
dressing, he asked what time I wanted
to get up, I told him by 7 o'clock anyway,
and he said:
“ ‘All right, I will have you up at the
point of the hour.’ ”
"I fell asleep and after awhile woke up.
Not having a watch I did not know what
time it was. I dressed hurriedly, went
down stairs and saw that it was 6:15.
“I went to my breakfast, then went to
the office where I was employed. About
five minutes to 8 Cannon approched me at
the office and told me that he did not want
to expose me but if I would give him back
the money that I took from him he would
let it drop.
“I told him that if he did not get out of
my office I would forget myself and
hurt him that I had respect for his age I
and his infirmity in the loss of one arm.
“I ran him away twice. Leaving my
office he went up town and was telling it
around the streets that I had robbed him
of $25. I was telephoned ‘by a friend that
he was telling this around the streets and i
I went out to look for him. When I found
him he was in Judge Balkcom’s office
taking out a warrant for me for larceny
from the house. I approached him and
told him that if he did not stop talking
about me I would not have any respect for
the loss of his arm and his age. He did
not resent what I said to him. Later in the
day he found his money, went to my
mother’s house, apologized to her for alt
the actions he had taken in this matter
and afterwards came into the office of
Colonel Preston, my attorney, and wrote .
a letter to him which he has in his posses
sion now. He said that he was sorry that i
he had accused me of this deed and would
nol pros the case.
"M hen he left the office I stayed talk
ing to my attorney and he advised me not
to have a difficulty with Cannon. I prom
ised him that I would not if I could pos
sibly help it. I went down stairs and see
ing Cannon in front of Benner’s bar I was
so indignant at the charge brought against
me. that I lost control of myself. I stopped
as he was talking to Mr. Adams, jerked
the stick out of his hand and trailed him
over the head with it. I did not walk up !
behind him..”
Porter was tried in the police court this
morning and was bound over to the su
perior court under a S2OO bond. Porter was
represented by Colonel Preston, while
Judge Nottingham conducted the prosecu
tion. Colonel Preston made a splendid
MACON NEWS THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25 xB 9 B
defense but the evidence was very much
against him . Judge Freeman bound Por
ter over on the charge of assault with in
tent to murder. The bond was given im
mediately and Porter was allowed to go.
CARNIVAL KING.
Voting is Becoming Lively With Ellis Talbot
in the Lead.
The voting for the king of the carnival
is bginning to climb up and the votes are
coming in rapidly.
A large number of votes have been sent
in and the public is becoming interested,
in the race.
A News reported visited the polling
places yesterday afternoon and found that
the candidates stood as follows:
Ellis Talbott 533
i Printice Huff 551
I Monroe Ogden 100
| Winship Cabaniss jqq
Ross White '
ON THE SAND?
AT ST. SIMON’S.
Military Are Making Things
Verv Gay for the Guests.
St. Simon Island, Ga., August 25. —“The
last is always best,” yet if this were not
true, the past week would still be voted
the gala division of ‘the season.
And what has made it so? Soldiers, sol
diers, soldiers. Whether they have passed
before our eyes in gay review, at dress pa
rade, guard mount, or been at our sides
in the dear deligths of the dance, the re
sult is the same. They have filled our
hearts as their gay accoutrements have
dazzled our eyes and unfit them for seeing
other things.
Even the surf, glorious as the late un
usunally high tides have rendered it, is
neglected save by those too old or young
to discriminate.
•Last week we had a dance , as usual,
every night in the week, but on Thursday
evening Major Taylor, of Texas, compli
mented his friends with a supper, and
later a dance, to which all the guests of
the hotel were invited. The whole lower
floor was thrown open to the dancers. All
the furniture was removed and the regi
ment band furnished the music. Saturday
seventy-five guests arrived from Atlanta
just in time to enjoy the military dance
given that evening. Again the music was
furnished by the regimental band, which
was grouped on a corner of the verandah
just outside the main hall room.
The ladies were busy all the afternoon
decorating the apartments in appropriate
■ style. The ball room was especially ad
mired, being decked in greens, flags, etc.
, The representative flag of the Second
I North Carolina regiment were given spe
cial prominence.
The coming Saturday night will be a rep
etition, and all we want now is more pret
ty girls.
At present the girls have to divide each
dance with several partners and this is a
hard thing to have to do when you are en
gaged with your best or any other good
dancer.
Can’t Macon force a bevy of her girls,
famed for beauty, into active service. All
are assured a good time and many trophies
to carry home for future reflection. The
railroads have recognized the needs and
have put on an extra rate for the occasion.
Down at the camp many things are hap
pening. Throngs of visitors arrive each
day from all over the state to visit it and
learn more precisely what it means to have
Uncle. Sam for a task master with a sal
ary’ of $lB a month.
The colonel has won all hearts by re
lieving the boys from the noonday drill. No
■ more popular commanding officer could be
found than Colonel Burgwin. The entire
regiment worship him, and justly, for one
more courteous or efficient does not exist.
This alone accounts for his popularity.
However, others whisper about that the
colonel’s better half, fascinating Mrs.
Burg win, is another and better excuse for
her husband’s popularity.
Speaking of the camp in this way has
made the writer feel that a few notes from
the Second North Carolina regiment would
be interesting to their friends in Macon,
consequently tomorrow an attempt will be
made to further monopolize space in the
columns of the best newspaper In the state.
DIED IN MOBILE.
Mr. J. A. Connelly Will Be Buried at River
side this Afternoon.
The funeral of Mr. J. A. Connelly, of
Atlanta, who died at the hospital in Mo
bile yesterday after two weeks illness,
will take place at Riverside cemetery this
noon after the arrival of the train from
Montgomery.
Mr. Connelly was In the employment of
Mr. Grant Wilkins and was an expert civil
engineer well known in different parts of
the state.
He formerly lived in Savannah. He was
on a business trip when he was taken ill
at Mobile and was carried from the train
to the hospital. He leaves a wife and two
children.
Mr. Connelly’ was a man of about 35
years of age. He was a brother-in-law of
Mr. James T. Redding and Mrs. Walter
Ross, of Macon.
The pallbearers will be Messrs. Mitchell
Lightfoot, Will Redding, Wick Jackson,
Howell Williams, Frank Scott and Walter
Ross.
Dr. Pinson, of Mulberry street church,
wITT conduct the services.
castotixa.
Bears the Kind You Have Always Bouuht
GOOD RECRUITING
Was Done By Captain Bell While He Was
in Macon.
Captian P. G. R. Bell has returned to his
command at Knoxville, Tenn. Captain
Bell was detailed from his regiment to re
cruit as the regiment was somewhat short.
He remained here about six weeks and in
that time he secured 128 recruits. He had
147 to be examined but only 128 passed.
Other officers were also detailed from i
the regiment but they were not as suc
cessful as Captain Bell. He was assisted I
in his work by Corporal Irwin Morgan. He ■
left the city for Camp Roland, Knoxville, I
Tenn., Tuesday morning.
FOR RENT.
DWELLINGS.
110 Park Place, 6 rooms and kitchen.
758 Second st., 8 rooms and kitchen.
459 New st., 8 rooms and kitchen.
457 New st., 5 rooms and kitchen.
136 Cole st., 5 rooms and kitchen.
1363 Oglethorpe st., 9 rooms and kitchen,
with stables.
417 Forsyth st., 6 rooms and kitchen.
664 Plum st., 7 rooms and kitchen.
765 Spring st., 4 rooms and kitchen.
317 College st., 10 rooms and kitchen.
763 Cherry st., 6 rooms and kitchen.
915 Walnut st., 10 rooms and kitchen.
917 Walnut st., 9 rooms and kitchen.
12 room house on Cnerry street suitable
for boarding, one block from business
portion of city.
Dr. Shorter’s residence on Orange street
BARTLETT GOES
TO WASHINGTON
On Business of Great Impor
tance to the City of Ma
con and Her People.
MORE SOLDIERS FOR MACON,
Letter from the Assistant Adjutant
General—Will Work for Those
Who Want to Leave Army.
Congressman Charles L. Bartlett leaves
for Washington tonight on business of the
greatest importance to Macon and to the
Macon soldiers who want to be mustered
out.
Congressman Bartlett takes the position
that at this time when the services of the
men are not absolutely necessary there
being plenty of men to fill the needs of
the government, those who volunteered for
the war, leaving good homes and good po
sitions and who now want to be mustered
out, should be allowed to do so.
He is in receipt, he says, of a large num
ber of letters asking for his assistance to
have these mustered out who may wish to
go, but whose officers and some comrades
in arms do not want to go.
Congressman Bartlett will make a
strong plea on this line for the Georgia
soldiers who wish to leave the service and
whose families are anxious. ‘Some of them
suffering even in their absence —for their
return.
Congressman Bartlett has been at work
to secure more soldiers for Macon and he
is very sanguine of success. After the
Third regiment of immunes was moved
away he at once went to work on the de
partment. He has had some assurances
of success, though as he says, he has a
somewhat difficult task ahead of him.
Yesterday Mr. Bartlett received the fol
lowing letter from the assistant adjutant
general:
“In answer to your communication of
the!7th instant the secretary of war de
sires me to express to you the thanks of
the department for the free tender of a
site at or near the city of Macon, Georgia,
for the encampment of soldiers and to say
that the same will receive the careful con
sideration of the department.”
A MOTHER IN ISRAEL
Has Gone to Rest—Death of
Mrs. B. W. Collier, of
Indian Springs.
Indian Spring, Ga., August 24 —At 11:20
o’clock yesterday morning Mrs. B. W.
Collier breathed her last after an illness
of several weeks. Mrs. Collier was the
aged mother of the widely known Collier
family of Indian Spring. She was in many
respects one of the most remarkable wo
men in the state; remarkable not alone
for longevity, but for her mentality, her
largeness of heart, her energy and great
humanity. Even in the evening of life her
interest in life never abated, and while
longing for the rest that was so soon to
come she never failed to show the liveliest
concern in all that was going on about
her and in her friends and family.
Mrs. Collier was as noted for her hos
pitality as the resort which is so indis
solubly connected with the name of Col
lier is noted for its healthfulness. It was
her lot and her pleasure to cater to the
wants and contribute to the comforts of
visitors to the famous Indian Spring for
many years, and during her husband’s pro
prietorship of the historic old Mclntosh
House she became known to nearly all
the prominent people of Georgia and sur
rounding states, many of whom were her
personal friends and all of whom, at one
time or another, had cause to love and
honor her.
Mother Collier was lovefl by every In
habitant of Indian Spring, and by every
visitor who happened to be brought within
the sunshine of her presence. Her moth
erly disposition exerted itself at all times
for the happiness of others, and it can be
truly said that “all who knew her loved
her. To see her now in death is but to be
•impressed with he beauty, even at such a
sad hour, of a life well spent. She has
simply fallen asleep to enjoy a well earned
rest with the beloved companion of her
life, who preceded her to the grave a few
years ago.
Mrs. Collier leaves seven children as her
legacy to the world, in addition
to the happiness she has created
in in it. They are all worthy of such
a mother, and it was a beautiful, though
sad sight to see them gathered at her bed
side in her last hours. She talked with
them of the future and told them goodbye
forever as she would ‘have told them good
night.
The surviving children are Dr. Collier,
of Griffin; Judge Collier, of New Mexico;
Mr. Bryan Collier, Mr. George Collier, Mr.
Whit Collier, Mr. Paul Collier, Mrs. Smith
and Miss Carrie Collier, each one of Is
well known through the state.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at 4:30 o’clock. The interment will
be in the family burying round at Indian
Spring.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Will Move Their Quarters on the First of
October,
The Chamber of Commerce will be
moved on October Ist from the present
building to the building across the street,
formerly ocupied by George F. Wing.
The building which is now in use has
been rented to the Southern Phosphate
Works and it will move in on October Ist.
The committee appointed to select a new
place were undecided for some time, but
they finally agreed on the building named.
CASTOXI.XA.
Bears the j? The Kind You Have Always Bought
B tr
Elegant 10 room dwelling of Capt. Park’s
on College street.
Paschal house, 6 rooms and kitchen third
door on Cleveland avenue, Vineville.
Irvine house, 6 rooms and kitchen, third
door from car line on Rogers avenue.
STORES.
414 and 415 Third street.
417 Cherry.
419 Cherry.
421 Cherry.
125 Cotton avenue.
469 Cotton avenue.
465 Cotton avenue.
421 Mulberry-
259 Second.
• 357 and 359 Second, will rent portion or all.
1 l' Wolff & Happ building, half or all, will ar
| range suitable for tenants.
I Stables near Cox & Chappell’s.
H. HORNE,
315 Third Street.
HALF CENT fl WORD
ADVERTISEMENTS of Wants, for Sale
For Rent, I-oat, Found, Etc., are inserted
in THIS COLUMN at Half Cent a Word
each insertion. No Advertisement taken
for less than 15 cents.
Miscellaneous.
FOUND—Last night a large red and white
cow. Owner can find whereabouts of
the cow by applying at the News office
and paying for this ad.
BARGAINS—HaIf value. Fine invest
ments. Lot Fort Hill, East Macon,
thirty dollars. Lot near Mercer Uni
versity, fifty dollars. Six lots near
Mercer University, one thousand dol
lars. Leaving the city cause of saeri
tlce. William Rodgers, 451 Poplar st
HOME seekers take notice—l have only
three choice homes for rent. Speak
promptly if you want to live in Vine
ville. C. B. Ellis or G. W. Ellis, Em
pire store.
YOUNG lady wants position as stenog
rapher. Will assist in office work also.
Address Stenographer, News office.
WANTED—Nice looking mulatto girl to
clean up house. Apply at News office.
INTELLIGENT young lady desires light
work as stenographer. Not an expert.
Small compensation. Address “Hope,”
this office.
STRAYED from 243 Jeff Davis street,
South Macon, two heifer calves, colors
Jersey and red. A liberal reward for
their recovery. H. A. Morgan.
FOR RENT October 1. House on Oak
street, near Second. Apply M. O'Hara.
FOR RENT—3I7 College street, Dr. Ma
son’s, 364 Orange street, Dr. Shorter's,
Third story 412 Cherry street. Store
of Anderson & Son, Triangular block.
Store 259 Second street. Officers above
263 Second street and part of 263 Sec
ond. Apply to R. E. Park, Macon, Ga.
WANTED—White butcher and meat cut
ter to butcher and sell meats, make
sausage, &c. Single man preferred.
State salary expected. Apply with
reference, stating experience. Lock
Box 43, Ashburn, Ga.
FOR RENT —The offices over the Macou
Savings Bank; possession Oct. 1. Ap
ply at Macon Savings Bank.
FOR RENT —My mother’s residence, 406
Orange street, furnished or unfurnish
ed. One of the most desirable homes
on the Hill. Nine rooms, all modern
conveniences. Apply to Augustin D.
Daly, Exchange Bank building.
NOW is the time to have your lace cur
tains laundered. Mrs. Ryder, near
Crump’s park, does the very best work.
All curtains laundered at only 25 cents
per window.
W. A. GOODYEAR, carriage, buggy and
wagon shop. Horse shoeing, fine paint
ing. Repairing of scales a specialty
455. 455 Poplar street.
GET our price® on iron or steel fence. The
latest and most up-to-date patterns.
A postal card will get our illustrated
catalogue.. Central City Marble and
Granite Works.
Hurrah for Dewey. Have his or any other
picture you want framed or enlarged
first class, but mighty cheap. Do you
want a beautiful hall, dining room or
parlor picture? I have ’em. Also breast,
scarf or hair pins, rings, cuff and col
lar buttons. If so remember Migrath's,
558 Mulberry street, opposite Hotel
Lanier.
AGENTS WANTED —For war in Cuba by
Senor Quesada, Cuban representative
at Washington. Endorsed by Cuban
patriots. In tremendous demand. A
bonanza for agents. Only $1.50. Big
book ,big commissions. Everybody
wants the only endorsed, reliable book
Outfits sent free. Credit given. Freight
paid. Drop all rtash and make S3OO
a month with War in Cuba. Address
today, THE NATIONAL BOOK CON
CERN, $52-356 Dearborn strjet, Chi
cag*. 111.
The Merchants, isincss Men
•0* and Citizens Genoraßy of
• Macon Endorse ~,c . . . . •
JNNIVERSARY IK CARNIVAL EDITION
OF
THE MACON NEWS.
IT WILL BE A BIG THING FOR MACON.
Thousands of these handsome publications will be
scattered all over the country. They will be in de=
mand in every home in Macon, and, unlike the or=
dinary special editihns of newspapers, will be kept
as valuable for reference purposes. THE ANNI=
VERSARY EDITION OF THE MACON NEWS will
be the most perfect publication of the kind ever put
out by any newspaper in this state. The reading
matter will be carefully compiled, giving a vast
fund of statistical information that has never been
published. In addition to the reading matter the
edition will contain a large number of new views
of Macon and the different points of interest in and
around the city.
No piercnant or Business man can afford not tn De
representEtl in tills Putilication.
It should be a directory to every business house in
the city and should reflect the every day commer=
cial life of Macon.
Remember that The News can now be found in it’s old
home on Cherry street, the most convenient and
the handsomest afternoon newspaper building in
the state.
Josephson's - Enterprise.
Our buyer off to New York—left Saturday—going to
buy an immense Fall and Winter Stock. In the meantime
we will have to make room for them, and the way to do it
is to cut the life out of rices. From now on we will offer
our entire stock of UP TO DATE DRY GOODS
cheapei than the raw material cost. Only a few days left
to buy these wonderful bargains. We gave away a DRESS
FOR NOTHING last week and from now on we will
sell all our summer goods so cheap that you yourself will
say that it is merely a trifle that you pay us for them.
The following bargains are for Friday and Saturday:
Bargains that Catch the Eye
25 yards 7c yard wide Sea 16 yds yd-wide Fruit of
no^ S^an j SI.OO Loom Bleaching for SI.OO
■ L Bi y e a a r chLg C for yard ...si l OO 10 y,ls Check Nainsook.. 39c
10 yds Crash Toweling..39c 1 - 00 Laundered Shirts
10 yds 7c Chailie for 2sc for men at, 49c
Boys Suits. Boys' Suits.
We have 500 Boys’ Suits, cheap, medium and finest
material, whice we are going to close out at a great sacrifice.
No reasonable ofler refused. We need the room, your boys
need the clothes—bring us the cash and buy two suits for
what you will pay for one at other stores.
See These. See These.
10 yds good Bed Ticking 49c 20c Ladies’ Hose and
50c Sumniei Corsets for Men’s Socks for loc
200
15e and 20c Dress Goods. .lOc ' * c * Waists.. 39c
$1.50 Twilled Silk Gloria 40 inch 15c Figured Or-
Umbrellas 98c gaudy 7c
Our Entire Slock EmDroineries Half Price.
Your Little 5c Ladies 1 Muslin Underwear.
Buys from us 10c and Good bargains advertise
12%c Figured Dimities themselves; that’s the reason
Organdies, Lappets, we sell so much of our La-
Lawns, etc. dies’ Underwear.
7 hings You are Liable to Forget.
See our bargains in these : White Kid Belts, Leather
and Jeweled Belts, Black and White Vai Lace, Fancy Rib
bons, Hosiery, Fans, Shirt Waist Sets and Fancy Parasols.
Josephson’s Enterprise
Phone 249. 553 Cherry Street.