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Money to Lend. if yon want to bo row money on farm business or residence property on the most 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