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favoraiK terms see the Georgia Loan and
Tiust Company.
O. A. COLEMAN, Gen Man..
35€ Second Street. Macon. Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1884
SHAFTERS
OPINION.
Is Thai He is the Greatest
General This Country Has
Ever Seen,
ft FEW BOUQUETS.
He is Now on His Wav to
This Countrv as the
Conquering Hero.
SANTIAGO WAS STRONG.
Says He Could Have Taken It by
Force, but the Loss of Ameri
can Soldiers Would Have
Been Heavy.
N< w York, August 26 A dispatch to the
H'T.ild from Santiago says:
Prior to t mbarking on the steamer
.Vhxico, General Shafter consented to an
interview. He discussed in general terms
tin campaign just ended. Shafter said:
"I l.x.k upon the campaign just closed
as a successful one in the highest, degree,
not only with r. gat’d to lite military oper
ation.-, Out more especially with regard to
Hie great results achieved.
' Whin w< ,1, eided to attack Santiago
w< looked lor nothing more as an imiue
di.in fruit of victory than to capture the
city.
"I Tom a military point of view 1 per
haps took sieps which might not be deem
ed J.i-tilled umb i other circumstances, but
I kt:< w Un temper and capability of my
soldiers and the moral effect of our grad
ually cooping up the enemy within its own
lines.
’ .Vly engineers were very apprehensive
that the Spaniards might break through
ou my left and cut off Sihoney. This, from
a purely military standpoint might have
In eu truthfully correct, but personally 1
hud not lor a moment any fear on that
score. Our primary object was to drive
Cervera out and next take the town. We
had gradually driven the Spaniards back
ou lli<’ highlands circling the city and
slowly advancing day by day. The enemy
began losing spirit as soon as our guns
had been placed in position to cover the
town.
"When Cervera left, the situation was
changed. The town was at my mercy and
hud 1 given the order for a direct assault
it would have been taken within four
hours.
"1 believe with the forces then at my
command, reinforced as lhave been 1 was
in a position to take the city by force.
Hut 1 had taken a step of such character
what would have been the result? 1 esti
mate that our casualties would have been
about 3,000 men and the action 1 took had
more brilliant result without so heavy a
loss of valuable lives.
"The town Itself was admirably situ
ated for defence and the tight would have
been a long and bloody one. Every house
was a little fortress in itself. Had the
Spaniards toned by desperation, fought
the battle out in the streets our loss would
huv< been enormous.
"The personal reflections have been east
upon me because 1 did not keep ou the
lighting line. That was not the place for
a general in command of an army. It
must be remembered 1 was connected by
telephone with the officers al the front
and was better able to direct operations
from the position had taken.
"Save for two days when ill I was in di
rect command of this campaign which 1
consider unequal in American history for
it is really the first time the United States
had fought with a regular army.
rhe civil war was of volunteers, but
this campaign was fought and won by our
regular troops .1 did not notice the fact
at first, but there were only three volun
teer regiments engaged against the Span
iards.
"While the highest credit Is to be given
them ami they fought bravely and well,
there was a moral support of the regulars
to back it all. Our volunteers lacked that
unity, cohesion and individual support*
noticeable in our trained troops, but at the
same time no disparagement should be
made of the volunteer regiments in the
campaign. What they lacked otherwise
they made up for in enthusiasm and pa
triotic spirit. I desire io command no bet
ter army than one composed of the class
of volunteers under me in the Santiago
campaign.
GENERAL ERANK
MAKES APPEAL.
He Asks that the Men Face
the Situation Without
L Complaining.
Chickamauga, August 26.—The move
ment from Camp Thomas is progressing
slowly. If the present rate of progress is
maintained all the regiments cannot be
gotten away for several weeks.
General R. T. Frank, commanding the
First division of the Third corps, has is
sued an address to the men urging them
not to yield to the present depressing in
fluences or to waste time in complaining
, over the poor prospects of being given ac
tive service or mustered out.
He expresses confidence that the com
mand will soon do garrison duty, work
which he declares is honorable and of as
great importance as any yet done.
BERRESFORD'S
INSTRUCTIONS
Are Said to Be to Form An
glo-Japanese Alliance
and Defy Russia.
♦
LI HUNG CHANG'S DOWNFALL
Is a Part of the Work that He Has
Been Sent to Accomplish in
the Far East.
London, August 26—The correspondent
of the Paris Patrie informs his paper that
the special mission of Rear Admiral Lord
Beresford Jo China in the Interests of
British commerce includes ‘‘The conclusion
of an offensive and defensive alliance be
tween Breat Britain and Japan by the
term.- of which, in defiance of Russia,
Japan undertakes to invade Corea and
place the Japanese fleet at the disposal of
the British admiral."
Yccordlng to the same authority Lord
Beresford has been furnished with the
means necessary to cause the downfall of
Prime Li Hung Chang and Is also the
bearer of an autograph letter from Queen
Victoria to Empress Dowager, of China.
All this is regarded in London as utterly
improbable.
PRAIRIE AGROUND.
She Lies in an Easy Position and Will Float
Next Tide.
New York, Aug. 26.—The auxiliary
cruis. r Prairie is aground on the said
bar oil Amagansett, L. 1.
Sic li< s in an easy position about half
a mill from the mainland.
I >vi> tugs ar< at work endeavoring to
pull her oil. 'll is hoped to float the ves
sel al high water.
I lli’ I’laitii is manned by tile Massachu-
M'las naval reserves under Commander C.
J. Train.
Two hundred marine were landed here
today and went from Amagansett to Mon
tauk by train.
WHITELAW REID
Selected as Peace Commissioner aslWas An
t ticipated.
Washington, August 26. —Secretary Day,
ujkiii leaving the cabinet meeting this af
ternoon announced that Whitelaw Reid
had been selected as peace commissioner.
The commission so far made up being Sec
retary of State Day, Senators Davis and
Frye and Mr. Reid.
Tile fifth member has not been finally
settled on, but Justice White, of 'the
supreme court has a tender of the place
under consideration.
The cabinet today discussed the various
questions concerning l\>rto Rico, Cuba and
■the Philippines.
It was decided to admit butter and but
tei’ine to Porto Rico and Cuba when they
were stamped as such at 2 cents a pound.
This is a material reduction, the Spanish
rate having been 6 cents, while butterine
is not admitted.
HEALTH GOOD
Os the Seven Thousand Men Now at Knox
ville.
Knoxville, Tenn., August 26.---Cape Po
land is rapidly filling up with troops from
Chickamauga.
The Second Ohio, 158th Indiana and First
West Virginia have arrived.
All of the troops are unloading within
a short distance of the camps and not
■brought direct to the city.
The health of the seven thousand men
now here is excellent and those sick in the
hospital are improving owing to the change
of air and water.
General Roe, commanding the First bri
gade of the Second division of the Third
corps, will tender his resignation to the
Secretary of War at once, ■wishing to retire
to private life.
SOLDIERSCLASH
WITH INSURGENTS
One Man Killed bv the Filipi
nos at Manila.
New York. Aug. 26. —A special from
Manila to the New” York Journal says:
"There has been a serious clash at
Cavil e letween the United States soldiers
and insurgents; the riot resulting in the
killing of one soldier and the serious
wounding of another.
George C. Hudson, a member of tne
Utah battery got into a dispute with a na
tive shopkeeper. Fearing trouble he fired
his revolver in the air to attract the at*-
tent ion of some of his fellow soldiers, .v
great crowd of natives ran to the scene
tiring revolvers, killing Hudson and seri
ously wounding Corporal Anderson of the
same battery.
A detachment of the Fourth cavalry was
' call out and dispersed the Filipinos, who
continued to fire revolvers as they re
treated, without doing any more harm.
Admirai Dewey has transferred his fiag
to the Baltimore, the Olympia sailing for
Hong Kong to be docked . .
PARENTS TOO POOR
To Bury Private Henry J. Burton of First
Georgia Regiment.
Atlanta. August 26—Henry J. Burton, of
company G. of the First Georgia, died to
day at McPherson hospital.
The authorities wired his parents at
Fitzgerald as-to the disposition of the body
and the reply received was: "Bury in the
national cemetery." Inferring that the pa
rents had not enough money to pay the
expenses. Adjutant General Hall is ar
ranging witn the Atlanta Relief Associa
tion to have the body sent home.
COURT ADJOURNS
And Judge Felton Will Leave for Mount Airy
Tonight.
Superior court adjourned last night after
having been in session for four days in
which time a number of criminal cases
were disposed of.
Solicitor General Ellis secured convict
ions in nearly every case.
Judge Felton will leave tonight for
Mount Airy.
Crump s park, Damon and
Pythias tonight.
THE MACON NEWS.
3 ssajSuoq JO Ajwqri
DOCTOR WYMAN
EIENIES DANGER
From Spread of Yellow Jack
in This Country at the
Present Time.
TEXAS SUSPICIOUS CASE.
Four Cases Have Been Brought from
Havana and Are Quarantined
at Key West.
Washington, Aug. 26.—<Dr. Wyman,
surgeon general of the marine hospital
service, has received official information
tiiat a case of suspected yellow fever exists
at the artillery post at Fort Point, Texas.
There is a difference of opinion as to
whether the ease is yellow fever. The
marine hospital surgeon believing it is,
whili the Galveston health officer takes
the contrary view.
i'l.e strictest isolation of the case has
been forced until the true character of the
disease is disclosed.
A telegram from Dry Tortugas states
-hat the Vivina has just arrived there
from Havana with four suspicious cases of
yellow fever. The vessel has been quaran
t.ncd.
These isolated cases. Dr. Wyman says,
d"e easily handled, and he expresses no
f -ar of the disease spreading.
The utmost precautions are being taken
in all directions to prevent yellow fever
from getting a foothold i.i the United
States.
NEW BOULEVARD.
Is Being Opened to the New Pumping
Station.
The Macon Gas Light and Water Com
pany' is having a splendid boulevard
built from the junction of the line lead
ing to their new station with the Holton
road.
The. work on this driveway is in charge
of Capt. Jim Simpson, who says that his
instructions are to spare neither time,
trouble nor expense in the laying out and
preparation of the new road.
It will open up a new section and will
be one of the most delightful driveways
and bicycle roads around Macon.
Considerable difficulty has been ex
perienced in the making of the road, which
will be a mile and an e'ghtn about in
lengh.
RACE FOR KING
OF CARNIVAL
The Carnival Affairs Are Pro
gressing Most
factorily.
As was anticipated, the race for king of
the Carnival is already becoming interest
ing and the leading candidates, Messrs.
Prentiss Huff and Ellis Talbott with their
friends are running neck and neck.
This morning Mr. Talbott went ahead
but the friends of Mr. Huff say that he
will not be allowed to keep the lead.
It is intimated, how'ever, that there is a
dark horse in the background and that
before long he will come In with a rush
and make things interesting. His name,
which was given in confidence, insures a
lively time for his opponents.
It is possible, how’ever, that a too long
long lead taken by the others may deter
him. His friends say that the lead of a
thousand votes will make no difference to
him. He is a hard fighter and a most pop
ular man.
In a similar race in Dallas, Texas, some
time ago over 50,000 votes were cast in
this contest. It is not unlikely that the
Macon race will run up somewhere close
to those figures before the contest closes
which will be a few days before the open
ing of the Carnival.
President E. A. Waxelbaum, of the Car
nival Association, is expected to return to
Macon in a few days. While it is true
that in his absence everything has been
moving along very smoothly an impetus
will be given by his presence in the city.
Mr. Waxelbaum has done a great deal for
the 'Carnival and deserves much credit for
what he has done. But it is only fair to
say the chairman of all committees
and the officers of the association have
given practical proof of their public spirit
by the amount of labor and time that they
have given to the undertaking.
The real hard work on details will com
mence on September Ist when everything
will be taken out of the rough and trim
med down to the closest basis.
The time of the Carnival is only four
days and into that time a tremendous
amount of attraction is to be crowded.
Every hour of every day will offer some>
thing new and on each night the visitors
will be given such entertainment as has
not been offered in the state.
ANOTHER HOLMES.
Bycicie Trick Rider of Indiana is a Fugi
tive.
Anderson, Ind., Aug. 26.—Detectives
were here today for information regarding
Henry Chapman Schooley, now in state
prison for safe keeping until his trial at
Kingston, R. I. Because of fear of lynch
ing Gov. Dyer had Schooley removed from
Westerly, where the prisoner is alleged
to have confessed to an assault on Mary-
Flynn, aged 23, who was engaged to be
married to Edward Ward of New York.
Schooley had met Miss Flynn and sug
gested a walk on the ocean pier, where he
committed the assault, but the authorities
believe that he also choked the girl to
death and threw her body into tbe ocean,
where it was found floating.
Schooley is known to have half a dozen
wives, among them being former Miss
Nellie Clatterbaugh, who removed here
from Newcastle, Ind., and has just married
W. C. Schrode, a book agent. Other
Schooley brides are believed to be at In
dianapolis. Ind., Pittsfield. Mass.. New-
News, two in Western Pennsylvania and
one in Cleveland. All seem to have said
nothing, but got divorces.
Schooley was a trick bicycle rider and
has appeared in most of the large cities.
He claims San Francisco for his home.
The officers declare him to be as bad as
H. H. Holmes and say he will surely
hang. All his former wives are to be lo
cated if possible. Schooley is but 26 and
in prison wears a gaudy bicycle suit. His
mother-in-law and his former bride here
say they hope he will hang.
VICUNA PRESENTED.
Washington, August 26.—Senor Vicuna,
the new minister of Chili to this country,
was accompanied to the Whitehouse to
day by Secretary Day and was presented to
the president.
MACON NEWS FRIDAY AUGUST 26 1898.
TAXES WILL BE
HIGHERJIS YEAR
The County Commissioners
Meet Next Week to Fix
the Rate.
CHAIRMAN t. M, DAVIS
Gives His Views—Thinks That the
Rate Will be Raised Same as
State Rate.
The tax rate for next year has not yet
been made out by the county commission
ers, but the work will be commenced next
w’eek or in the earlier part of September.
The tax rate for the state has been rais
ed for next year, but it is not known yet
what the county commissioners will do. It
is thought, however, that the tax rate will
be made the same os the rate for the state.
Mr. G. M. Davis, the chairman of the
county commissioners, was seen yesterday
and he said, when asked about the tax
rate in Bibb county for the coming year:
‘‘We have not made our calculations yet
and I am not in a position to say what
will be done, but I think that the rate will
be higher this year than the rate of last
year. As you know he state tax has been
raised and I don’t see how we can keep
from raising the rate in the county.
‘‘There is no material difference in the
expenses of the county for this year. We
have made the expenses as low as possible,
but I think it will be necesasry to raise
the tax rate.”
He was asked if he knew what the rate
in the county would be and he replied:
“No, I do not know, but I think that it
will be the same as the state rate. We will
begin working on the rate at the next
meeting and can give out exactly
what the rate will be in the next few
days.”
The tax rate has caused considerable
talk in th city and throughout the county,
and the people are anxious to know’ the
amount of tax they will have to pay this
year. Many people think 'that the tax rate
in both state and county are entirely too
high and say that some action should be
■taken which will reduce the burden.
BOYS WERE HUNGRY
Before Thej Reached Knoxville from Camp
Thomas. *
When the First Georgia regiment ar
rived at Knoxville Col. A. R. Lawton sent
fifteen of the sick soldiers to 'hotel for
■the night. According to the Knoxville
Sentinel Col. Lawton's command tramp
ed into camp about dark ami “deposited”
themselves on top of a grass covered field.
The boys were tired out and hungry.
“They had not eaten a bit of govern
ment rations in twenty-four hours. The
boys dearly love traveling rations, hard
tack, etc. When they left Camp Thomas
•Gen. IMeKee thought on account of the
short distance they were to travel that
it would be unnecessary to provide them
with traveling rations, and arranged to
give them money instead. This was to be
expended by each man to suit the dictates
of his own palate. Somehow there was
a general misunderstanding, and the boys
received neither money nor rations. Some
of them had a few cents and purchased
food along the route, while many officers
of companies spent their money to pur
chase food for the men. They could not
keep it up long, however, and a number of
the men had been many hours without
anything to eat. When they reached
Knoxville they were about perished.
“Fortunately the good officers of the
Thirty-first Michigan had prepared coffee
for them and a little something to eat,
such as they could spare out of their own
rations. The men then bivouaced for the
night under shelter tents.
PUGILIST DIED
IN CONVULSIONS.
Fought Before Greenwood
Athletic Club Last Night
With Tommv Butler.
New York, August 26.--Alexander Scott,
the pugilist, died at the Norwegian hospi
tal this morning of uromeiac convulsions,
brought on by his exertions in the fight
with Tommy Butler at the Greenwood Ath
letic Club in Brooklyn last night.
He was a brakeman on the Long Island
nailroad. He leaves' a wife and two chil
dren. He made no preparation to meet
Butler last night, and it is declared by the
physicians at the Norwegian hospital that
Scott’s kidneys were in bad condition be
fore he entered the ring.
Excitement, heat and exertion brought
on a series of uraemic convulsions to which
he succumbed this morning. Butler and
his seconds are under arrest.
TORAL’S FAREWELL
To the Spanish Sailors Who Sailed on the
Transports.
Santiago, August 26.—The Spanish
transports S<an Francisco, San Augustine
and Colon left this afternoon for Spain
with 4,568 Spaniards including fifteen offi
cers and their families and four priests.
Eight men died on the w-ay to the ships
and their corpses were checked off as pas
sengers. General Toral, when bidding
adieu to the Spanish officers and men who
were leaving, said:
“Whatever may be the future of Cuba,
history will preserve the story of your he
roic and noble deeds in this country.”
General Shafter and his staff sailed this
afternoon on the Mexico. On arriving at
Montauk Point he will go to Washington
to meet the president.
CHILD SAVED
BY A MIRACLE.
Whole Train Ran Over Child’s
Body Without Hurting It.
Oakland, Cal., August 26.—-Geo. Lerri,
three and one half years old, was run
over by a Southern Pacific train on. the
narrow guage road this city. He escaped
without a scratch.
The train was moving down grade at a
speed of thirty miles an hour when the
little fellow stumbled and fell in front of
the pilot of the engine where the section
hands had been excavating.
The baby form just filled the excavation
and the entire train passed over him. He
was unconscious when picked up up but
soon recovered and is, apparently, as well
as ever. .
WATER POWER
IS A SURE TRING
Option Has Been Taken on a
Site a Short Distance
Up River.
DETERMIHES TO HAVE IT,
The Holders of the Option Are Re
liable and Are Amply Able
to Carry Out Plans.
The talk of water power for Macon has
in the opinion of many people, .become
flat, stale and unprofitable. So often has
it been given out that someone intended
to harness the Ocmulgee river at some
point above Macon that everyone has come
to regard the rumor or the statement as
something on the order of the cry of
“wolf.”
But, notwithstanding all that, it is a
fact that water power is one of the sure
things in the future of the city. And just
at this time the realization of what has so
far been an empty dream seems to have
become one of the strong probabilities.
Information was given out yesterday
that a leading manufacturing firm has for
some time had the option on some prop
erty a short distance up the river where
a splendid force of water can be secured
at a low cost.
The owner of the property being under
the impression that most probably the
parties having the option had decided to
allow the matter to go by, and having an
opportunity to dispose of the property for
other purposes approached the holders of
the option with a view to getting a re
lease. He was told that instead of having
decided against the investment they are
determined more than ever to carry it out
and that there was the strongest probabil
ity that his site would be selected.
The option holders have for some time
•been engaged in developing large interests
in other parts of the state and have not
had opportunity to turn their attention to
Macon, but they say that they propose to
have water power here and that will not
be long before it is commenced.
It is not possible at present to give the
names of these parties, but they are all
thoroughly reliable and when they under
take anything they usually carry it out.
They have ample means to do anything
they may propose for the development of
their business.
When the fact is taken into considera
tion that the Ocmulgee river offers to
Macon at her very doors an opportunity
for magnificent water power, it is a
strange thing indeed that some one has
not taken it up long ago as an investment.
Nothing would do so much towards bring
ing to this city the much talked of diver
sified industries. The power can be secured
at almost nominal cost and could be sup
plied to the manufacturers at a rate that
would be a strong inducement to them to
locate here.
TAYLOR WILL
NOT BE HANGED
On the Date Set for the Trial
—Application Made for
' New Trial.
Abner Taylor, .the wife murderer, con
demned to hang on Sepember 28, will not
•be executed- on that date.
.A motion for a new trial for Taylor was
made by his atorneys in the usual form
■and a hearing was set for September 25,
just three days before the hanging is set
to take place.
In the event of he application being re
fused, which is more than probable, the
case will be taken to the supreme court on
a bill of exception and the execution will
be stayed until the case is reviewed.
LAWSON BROWN ILL.
He Has Malarial Fever—His Wife at His
Bedside.
News was received in Macon yesterday
of the serious illness in the regimental
hospital at Chickamauga of Sergeant Law
son Brown.
He has malarial fever and Dr. I. L. Ger
rard, the regimental surgeon, wired yes
terday to his father, Captain R. H. Brown
and Colonel C. M. Wiley that the young
soldier was seriously ill.
Mrs. Brown left yesterday morning im
mediately on receipt of the information
for the bedside of her husband. His
friends here are much concerned about
him as he is one of the most popular
young men who left Macon at the out
break of the war.
BALTIMORE PLAYS
GOOD BALL
The Finish of the National
League Contest is In
tensely Exciting.
As the baseball season of the national
league draws to a close the race for the
pennant becomes more and more exciting.
Boston now heads the list, but is closely
followed by Cincinnati and Baltimore.
Cleveland headed the list for quite awhile
but she has now dropped from first to
fourth place and is likely to stay there
for the remainder of the season.
All the people of the South are inter
ested in the record of the Baltimore team,
as it is the only Southern city represented
in the league. Baltimore has been playing
winning ball for the past four weeks. The
team has played nine games and has w-on
them all. This is a remarkable record,
as the team has been up against the
strongest teams in the association and has
downed them all. The Baltimores are
only a few points behind the leaders and if
they keep up their winning streak they
will occupy first place in the next ten
days.
Baltimore won the pennant for three
seasons, '94, ’95 and ’96, but in ’97 the
honor was wrested from them by Boston.
This year, however, the Orioles seem de
termined to regain their lost laurels and
their work of the last few weeks has been
a surprise to their most ardent support
ers.
The team has about twenty more games
to play and stand an excellent chance of
winning a majority of them. The team
has been greatly strengthened in the last
few days and the indications now point
to Baltimore being on top at an early
date.
DDL. HARDEMAN
ON_ASPHALT.
He Visited Savannah on Bus
iness and Incidentally
Investigated Paving.
HE IS DELIGHTEO WITH IT.
Says That It is Infinitely Superior
to Brick or Stone Letter
from Savannah Officials.
Colonel Isaac Hardeman, who has just
returned from Savannah, is, like all people
who visit that town and pay any attention
to 'the pavement of tbe streets, enthusistic
on the subject of asphalt. To a News re
porter this morning Colonel Hardeman
said:
“I was asked last week to accompany a
committee to Savannah for the purpose of
inspecting the pavements there in the in
terests of the property owners, but I re
fused to go simply because my business
relations with Mr. Henry Horne, who is
making this effort to have asphalt laid,
are known to be very close.
“I went to Savannah on Monday night
strictly on business, not having any con
nection with the paving question, and in
fact, when I left Macon the matter was out
of my mind.
“While I was in Savannah, however, I
took the opportunity to look at a number
of the streest, still without any idea of us
ing my observations either for or against
any material. I saw a great many of the
streets and I was delighted. I happened to
mention the matter this morning to Mr.
Horne, and, while I have a genuine objec
tion to newspaper interviews, I am willing
to give my impression of Savannah’s pave
ment for the benefit of the property own
ers of the city.
“I will say first that after having seen
the pavement in Savannah it is my opinion
that if the whole of the business portion
of the city had been paved with asphalt it
would have been the best advertisement
for Macon that could possibly have been
secured. All other things being equal, I
infinitely prefer asphalt.
“I was struck by the apparent durability
•and cleanliness of the streets. I was struck
by the general contour and effect. I was
struck by the smoothness and the pleas
ure afforded in driving over the streets,
and I was struck, when I retrned to Macon
with the superiority of the streets of Sa
vannah over the sidewalks of Macon.
“I think that, all other things being
equal, the city council should give the
people of Macon asphalt , and especially
give it to them if they want it.
“In Savannah I talked to a number of
people land incidentally asked them their
opinion on the subject of asphalt paving.
They could have had no idea that I had
•any interest in the subject and I found
that they favored it unanimously and were
loud in their praise of the material as it
has been used on the streets of their town.
“As I .went over the streets of Savananii
I failed to find any roughness and 1 saw no
breaks. I saw what might have been
some cracks filled up, but they simply
looked like stains on the pavement.
“No, I do not condemn the city council
of Macon. I give tbe gentlemen credit for
being genuinely anxious to give the city
the most economical and at the same time
the best pavement. But I cannot see how
■they can refuse <M reopen these bids and
give Mr. Horne an opportunity to prove
the assertions and effers he has made or
forever afterward shut his mouth.
“I will say positively, after an in
vestigation of the subject, made in Sa
vannah purely for my own pleasure and
not with any idea of getting into the pub
lic print, that asphalt has advantages over
all other material and when it can be laid
for $1.93, or less, with a guarantee of five
years, i should be a very serious question
for council to consider whether they can
afford to refuse to lay the streets with that
material.”
This interview with Colonel Hardeman
will be read with interest by everyone in
terested in the subject of paving. His well
known honesty of purpose and sincerity
give force to his opinion.
In this connection the following letter
■is significant:
Savannah, Ga., July 28th, 1898.
Mr. A. (L. Shreve, General Superintent
Southern Asphalt Co., City.
Dear Sir: As your company has about
completed the Alcatraz pavement on Dray
ton street, about twentw-'three thousand
(23,000) yards, I am willing and pleased
to say that you have done a good job and
in my opinion it is the best asphalt pave
ment in the city. I take pleasure in testi
fying to the uniform courtesy of yourself
and all employes of the company during
the progress of the work and trust our
city may in the near future have the good
fortune to again have contracts with your
company.
Yours very truly,
(Signed.) T. J. iDavis,
Chairman Com. Streets and Lanes.
City Council.
FOR THIRD TIME
Governor of New Hampshire Asks Discharge
of Regiment.
Nassau, N. H., August 26 —Governor
Ramsdell today sent a message to Adju
tant General Corbin asking for the third
that the First New Hampshire regiment
be discharged from further duty. His ac
tion is prompted by the large amount of
sickness at Chickamauga.
ANTICIPATING -
GOOD BUSINESS
The Merchants Feel that Bet
ter Times Are at Hand
in Everv Line,
The Macon merchants are preparing for
an unusually good fall business.
While the eoxton outlook is somew'hate
discouraging, it is a fact that the general
crop has been good and that the formers
are in splendid condition.
The city, too, seems to have taken on a
livelier appearance even at this usually
dull lime, and, w'hile business now is not
brisk, the indications favor the anticipa
tion of a beter trade than has been known
for some years.
There will be a considerable amount of
moving around on October 1 and stores
that have lain unoccupied for a long time
have found tenants.
The real estate men say that the great
peach crop just over has given an impetus
to the demand for country property and
that the probabilty is that more wild land
will be put under cultivation this fall and
winter than has beeen known for the past
ten years.
Houses are renting rapidly, and while
rents have not advanced there is a good
demand and many good residences are
under contract to be erected.
We
Positively convince yon that the exceptional values
" e offer through our Mid-Summer Clearing Sale de
serve your earnest consideration. Certainly you
cannot be aware of this, unless you look over and
examine our line of bargains.
Here you will find stylish suits of substantial make at
l /3 Less than Regular Prices.
Big bargain drives iu Underwear, Hats, Neckwear,
etc. To reduce our stock is our main and sole
aim. Call, see, and be convinced.
Fozzz' IVafe/i
TV?eck 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.
BEELRND,
Mercer University,
MACON, GEORGIA.
A high-grade institution, with goo d equipment and with an excellent fac
ulty. Full course in Latin language and literature, Greek language and
literature, English language and literature, modern languages, mathematics
and astronomy, natural history, physi es and chemistry, history and philos
ophy, the Bible, law. Many students finish the college year at a cost of $l6O
for all expenses. For catalogue or further information address
P. D. POLLOCK, President, Macon, Ga.
City Baggage Transfer Co
Prompt delivery ff haggle to and from all depots.
Office next door Southern Express Co.
W. H. ARNOLD, Manager.
518 Fourth Street. Phone 20
f COOL NIGHTS |
| = PLEASANT DAYS -• t
4* In the fall of the year when the long summer
’J* has tired nature out INDIAN SPRING is
T the most delightful health resort in the South.
I THE WIGWAM,I
Under its new management, is pronounced by X
4* all the patrons of the hotel this year as equal 4®
4* in every respect to the best hotels.
You can find rest, health, comfort and pleasure T
J at the WIGWAM J
4* T. C. PARKER, Proprietor. J
J C. E. Hooper, Manager. J
Crump’s Park Bulletin
Tonight==“Damon and Pythias.”
There’s a
Big Difference 'b
Between the Clothier who thinks and acts and the
Clothier who lounges and vegetates —between the
merchant of originality and the merchant of routine.
The difference is of immense moment to the public.
The life and flavor of this store are inspiring. The
most casual visitor is convinced of our leadership.
Nothing shallow, or pinched, or illiberal about our
methods. Closing out Summer goods at ridiculous
prices.
$3.00 Crash Suits for $2.25
400 Crash Suits for 3.00
5.00 Crash Suits for 3.50
money on Hand.
Loans on real estate. Easy monthly p»y
menta
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Maeon, Oh.. 461 Third Street.
price Three cents