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Money to Lend.
If you want to borow money on farm
business or residence property on the most
favorable terms see the Georgia Loan and
Tiust Company.
O. A. COLEMAN, Gen Man.,
35fi Second Street, Macon. Ga.
ESTABLISHED 1884
CORTES WILL
HOLD A CAUCUS
Conservative Members of the
Spanish Legislature
to Meet.
CABINET MEETS TONIGHT
And Will Probably Take Up the
Question of the Spanish Peace
Commission.
M-.lrld, August 29 The conservative
members of the oortes will meet on Bat
urdo ■ next to arrange a course of action I
during the coming session.
It Is understood that they will not sup
port the campaign against the government,
but will maintain the attitude which they
assumed during the last session.
re nor Robledo, however, as leader of t"hd I
dis ’.nt conservative* proposes to employ ;
every legitimate means to ensure a debate
uj>on ill questions of war or peace.
Tiu> attitude of the earlists and Repub- !
llcans is not announced, but they can be
<l< p. u led upon to violently oppose the ad
ministration.
If the French ambassador at Washing
ton, M Cambon forwards In time the list
of the American peace commissioners, the I
cabinet ministers at the meeting to be,
held hero tonight will deal with the Span
ish commission
The ministers declare that tho only in
structions scut to Cuban and Porto Rican
commissions were to obtain the best an.’,
most a Iv.iutageous terms possible for
Spain.
TO RAIN GOD
The Ashes of a Corpse Were Offered In Sac
rifice.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 29. —A growaomo
incident, Illustrating the barbarity of the |
Chinese, occurred recently near Peking. i
Horn. > no suggested that 'the spirit of an
old woman who haul recently died, was
responsible for the prevailing drought. A
mix' d crowd of men and women wont to
the grave of tho old woman and trampled
it under foot for a weeek, and still the
rain clouds did not return. Then, on the
advice of the prieetlhood, tho grave wm
opened amid terrible cere mon lee and the
body was taken ow and mutilated horri
bly. An altar was then built -to the rain
god anti the coi,>«o pu't on It for a aaori
flec rhe mhea were scattered to the wind.
GUI A WIDE SWATH. *
Car. ’r in San Francisco of Vicomtesse de
Henriot.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 29.—'The Vl
rointiwe xlTI' iiriot. whose attempt at sui
cide, by throwing herself from a two-
Htory window, is reported from Paris, Is
Identical with "'Vesta Hastings,” who cut
a wide swath here in April ami May, 1893.
Hhe was known as the mysterious woman
itr black She soon had a number of the
beet known men In town In her wake.
Fnallly tt was developed that instead of a
counters she was only the daughter of n
poor wood dealer, of Portland, Ore., named
R 11. Riley, her real name being Bonnie
Riley. It. was rei»ort<sl at one time that
John Bradbury, the young Ixw Angeles
millionaire, was to marry her.
RIG WASHOUT
rsy- v •
Last Night -Trains !Were Delayed Several
Hours.
A big washout occurred on the Central
road last night between here and Millen.
The train which w .us due here a.t 4:15 was
delayed four hours Train which leaves at
s In the morning was made up and left
at I 25 in place of the delayed train.
Tho delayed train arrived in the city
at about 8:30 ami .took the place of the
.regular train that leaves at 8 o'clock. The
washout was a very bad one and it took
several hours to repair it.. The trains are
running all right this morning.
g. COMPLAINED BITTERLY
Men of the New York Regiment Who Arrived
in that City Today. ft
New York. Agu 29. —A hospital train
arrived at Jersey City today over tbe
Pennsylvania railroad, carrying 40 sick
soldiers of the Fourteenth New York Vol
unteers on furlough from Camp Thomae.
Relatives and friends were waiting to re
ceive them. Men who were well enough
U> talk complained bitterly so the treat
ment they received at Camp Thomas.
white~housT
IS DESERTED.
While the Cat’s Awav All the
Kittens Have Gone
Home.
AV.i. hington, Aug. 29—The White House
was ilmost deserted today. The absence
of the president kept away the prominent
callers whose visits have marked the daily
routine of the president's life in the past
few v ■ eks and even the number of sight
seers that got through the public portions
of the mansion was less than usual.
The going away of the president has put
a quietus on the usual activity in Wash
ington and coincident with Mr. Mc-
Kinley's departure some members of the
cabinet, headed by Secretary Day, who is
now at home In Ohio, have taken leave of
absence for a short while. Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson, who left on Saturday
night for his home In lowa, left word to be
telegraphed of the home-coming of the
president and most of the other adminis
tration officials will return about the time
he does.
PHARMACISTS MEET.
National Association is Now in Session in
Baltimore.
Baltimore, August 29 —The forty-sixth
annual meeting of the American Pharma
ceutical Association began in this city this
morning and will continue during the
week.
About 200 delegatee from all parte of the
country are in attendance. The first gen
eral session was held thia afternoon and
an elaborate reception and musical enter
tainment will be tendered the delegates
and visitors at night.
MERRITT WILL
ACT ASJDVISER
He Is, However, Coming to
this Country for Purpose
of Getting Married.
MU II SHI 10 PARIS
To Help the Commission When It
Meets T4iere to Arrange Future
of the Philippines.
Washington, Aug. 29.—Up to this mo
ment no orders have been eent to Merritt
at Manila to leave his post.
It Is said, however, that the general
being tn command of the military forces
In tho Philippines is at liberty to leave
and go where he sees fit at his own dis
cretion.
It is suggested by some of the officials
here that the purpose of his visit to this
■ountry al the present moment Is to get
married.
It Is entirely possible, and in fact prob
able, that being In the United States and
well acquainted with the situation in the
Philippines General Merritt may be des
ignated to proceed to Paris an technical
adviser to the peace commission.
This Is presuming that the commission
will continue in session for several weeks
nt lease, otherwise It will not be possible
for Merritt to make the long trip from the
Philippines to San Francisco, thence to
New York by rail and then by boat to
Paris.
It is regarded as essential by the state
department that the American com
e loners have with them some person
thoroughly advised as to the military and
civil situation at Manila to asaivt In
reaching a sound conclusion.
It is the Intention of the president to
avail himself of Dewey’s service® in this
manner, but after cable consultation with
that officer It is believed to be better to
allow the admiral to remain at Manila
where the experience he has acquired will
be of great value in the days following
the decision of the peace commission as to
the future of the Philippines.
SICK AT SANTIAGO
General Lawton Sends in His Report Up to
Today.
Washington, August 29—The following
was received at war department:
Santiago, August 29—Adjutant General
Washington, August 28 —The total sick,
"•SO; total fever, 322; new cases fever 9;
returned to duty, 97; deaths 6. (Signed)
Lawton.
RUSHING THEM
AWAY HOME.
And to Other Camps From
Chickamauga, is the Or
der of the Day.
Chickamauga, Aug. 29. The work of mov
ing the first army corps from Chickamau
ga has been completed and the army offi
cials are now directing their attention to
the third corps.
No regiments of this latter corps will
leave today, but two, the Third Tennessee
ami the First Mississippi is expecebd to
leave for Anniston tomorrow. The others
will leave as rapidly as transportation can
be provided for hem.
The railroads are now in excellent shape
to do the hauling. The Sixth regiment U.
S. V. will remain here some time . The
Eighth New York is being mustered out
and will probably leave for home tomor
row.
The conditions at the hospitals are ra
pidly Improving. At least half of the sick
have been sent, away and .arrangements
are being made to send hundreds of others.
Tho surgeons and nurses are now able
to give attention to all here and « decided
change for thebetiter is noticeable.
CROKER’S LEADERSHIP
Is Said to Be Extending Over the Whole of
the State.
New York, Aug. 29. —Richard Croker Is
quietly becoming the Democratic leader in
the state of New York. 'Politicians in
Buffalo, Rochester, ami also in many ru
ral counties,, who used to run to David B.
Hill for advice, now make a quiet call on
Croker. He will dictate nominations in
distant districts, and if 'the next state
legislature shall be Democratic Ooker
will control it. Many have not realized it
because Croker does not do business with
a "brass baud.” Tammany men as
sert that Hill saw the drift of 'things, and
for that reason put himself on good terms
with Croker.
PROSPEROUS YEAR
For the Agriculturists of Manitoba Pro
vince.
Winnipeg. Han., Aug. 29. —The crop re
port published by the Provincial depart
ment of agriculture today shows the agri
cultural conditions of the country as high
ly satisfactory and that the winter will
In all likelihood close in one of the most
prosperous years ever enjoyed by the
farmers of Prairie Province. The total
production of cereals Is estimated at a
little less than 50.000.000 bushels. There
has as yet been no damage of note from
insect pests or from frost, and very little
by hall.
FOUR KILLED
IN THE ALPS
The Famous Electrical En
gineer and Three Mem
bers of His Family.
Berne. August 29—Dr. John Hopklnson,
the English electrical engineer, his son
and two daughters, were killed while as
cending Dent’s Devislvl Canyon of the
\ alias mountains, which are among the
highest in Europe and are exposed to furi
ous orrents and destructive avalanches.
x he party had gone on the perilous trip
without the assistance of a guide.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York. Aug. 29.—Cotton fixtures
opened quiet, Aug. 55, Sept. 51, Oct. 57,
Nov 59. Dec, 62. Jan. 66, Feb. 70, Mar. 74
April 78, May 83, June 86.
THE MACON NEWS.
BODIES WERE
MUTILATED
An Official Investigation of
the Conditions at Camp
Thomas.
WILL REVEAL GREAT SCANDAL
Terrible Account of the Unnecessary
Hardships and Privations Im
posed Upon the Men.
Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Ga. —
August 29—The horros of the Chickamau
ga hospitals grow. General Breckinridge
will probably insist upon a congressional
investigation, which will reveal one of the
greatest scandals in the history of the
army.
When an oflicial investigation shall have
been made of the causes leading up to the
sickness and death of so many soldiers of
the volunteer army at Chickamauga park It
will reveal a degree of negligence on the
part of officers and surgeons that is hardly
to be credited as having occurred In the
United States of America during the close
of the Nineteenth Century.
Without reference to the complaints of
the private soldiers who have been In the
camps and inmates of the division hos
pitals, facts have been revealed that ere
absolutely startling.
Men with raging fevers were sent to
these places and compelled In many cases
to He on the ground on blankets, while the
rain beat In through the poorly protected
tents.
There were few surgeons and fewer
nurses, and the poor fellow who became
sick was in the main left to his own care,
with an occasional visit from the surgeon.
There was little lee to be had, and ice
baths were of rare occurrence.
In one division hospital for several
weeks there were only two temperature
thermometers. The sick were allowed to
He In unprotected tents for hours until
physicians could have an opportunity to
examine them and decide whether they
ought to be admitted to hospitals or not,
an in some cases men with fever were
compelled to wait for twenty-four hours
after "giving up,” as they called it —and
they were always kept going as long as
they could 'before receiving attention.
The surgeons themselves state that their
supplies wree inadequate, the accommoda
tions Illy equipped, the nurses and attend
ants few and inexperienced, and. as one
surgeon said:
"It is a wonder that every fever patient
did not die.”
Tt is stated that the department did not
know of the situation for some time. Sur
geon General Sternberg’s order as to san
itation had been gre»s’r Ignored, and re
quisitions for medical supplies were sent
to his department with snail-like rapid
ity.
Men suffered and died for lack of med
icines and proper attention. The whole
system seems to have 'been totally wrong
and Inhuman .and, as a result, the people
of the country are simply appalled at the
revelations made, and when the whole
truth is known, in all the sickening de
tails, the public will wonder that the sol
diers at Chickamauga Park have been able
to escape as yell as they have.
George A. Echle, member of company
L, Ninth ePnnsylvania, says that his com
mand has been shamefully neglected; that
the sick have not been supplied with Ice,
but have been allowed to almost famish
In the hot sun. The men have received
wines, brandies, pillow cases and such
things from relatives and friends at home,
but they would gladly have given them all
for an adequate supply of ice.
The men of the command were thor
oughly disgusted with the revolting con
dition of the camp, and the officers are
blamed for much of the sickness In the
command.
About a week or two ago a private In
the Sixth Ohio, an estimable and reliable
man, wrenched his knee In town and split
the bone. He was picked up by a wagon
laden with hospital supplies in charge of
a surgeon. The latter knew the private
was In pain and badly crippled, yet he
never vouchsafed a word of Inquiry or of
fered to render him the least assistance.
The wagon was driven to its destination
in an open field. The injured man was or
dered out and left several miles away from
his camp in the open field, whence In great
suffering he found his way to his regiment.
It appears that some of the medical of
ficers in the "Interest of science of sur
gery” are cutting up bodies of soldiers,
or rather, holding summary autopsies
without the consent of the relatives of the
dead men, and over the protests of their
friends.
A few days ago the body of a soldier
who died of meningitis was taken In to
Chattanooga. When the body was un
covered It was found that the man’s skull
had been lifted and that his brain had
been taken out and replaced with a hand
ful of hay. His Intestines had also been
removed and the stomach filled with hay.
This autopsy was performed without the
consent of the man’s people.
TWO DEATHS
And a Number of Serious In
juries Resulted From the
Accident.
Birmingham, August 29—The total
deaths in last night’s accident on the
Louisville and Nashville road, on which a
train bearing six companies of the Sixty
ninth New York was wrecked, is two pri
vates, Peter Farley and Quartermaster
Sergeant Frank Glennan, both of company
G.
Sergeant J. J. Manning, of company E,
is suffering from a compound fracture of
the spine and is likely to die.
None of the others are thought to be
seriously hurt although about twenty-five
privates are at the hospital suffering from
bruises, shocks and other minor Injuries.
ANERICAN BUTTER
Is Pushing Its Way to the Top in Oid World
Markets.
Washington. Aug. 29. —American but
ter is pushing its way right up to the cop
of the markets of the old world. It now
commands the aighest price in England,
France and is being introduced in Ger
many and Russia by the agricultural de
partments.
American cheese will soon follow Amer
ican butter into the favor of our foreign
cousins.
"As soon as they get a chance to eat
our butter they will like R better than
their own,” said Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson this morning. "Ab soon as we
get butter on Its feet we will take up the
fight for cheeee."
MACON NEWS MONDAY AUGUST 29 1898.
SICK SOLDIERS
SLEEP ON FLOOR
Five Hundred of Them Have
No Cots in the Hospital
at Camp Wickoff.
NUMBER OF SICK REPORTED
Today Shows that the Troops Are in
Bad Shape—Typhoid Fever
Epidemic There.
•New York, Aug. 29. —Today’s arrivals at
Camp Wickoff included the first battalion
of the District of Columbia Volunteers,
one of the battalions of United States en
gineers attached to the fifth corps, troop
A, C, D, and Fof the second cavalry. The
men who operated the balloons at Santiago
and 95 men of the Thirty-third Michigan
Volunteers. There are 1,600 patients in
the general hospital at Camp Wickoff, one
hundred and fifteen of whom are down
with typhoid fever. This disease is on the
decrease. The deaths reported today are
those of William Hohl of battery F Second
artillery; Timothy Donovan of Troop F
Second artillery, from malarial fever, and
Fred Miller of Company A Twenty-first
regulars, of dysentery. There are 730 men
in 'the detention hospital. By tomorrow
the hospital will be enlarged to accommo
date 750 more. While the condition in tho
hospitals has been somewhat improved 500
eick soldiers are sleeping on the floor.
TORE HIS THROAT OPEN.
Horrible Suicide Committed By a Melan
choly Man.
Baltimore, Aug. 29.—Granit MoWllllams,
aged 38, undergoing treatment for throat
trouble, killed himself in a terrible man
ner this morning. He made a small hole
n hie throat with the scissors and tore it
■acrosH hi® windpipe with his fingers. He
Is said to be the son of a wealthy family
of Stockton, Cal.
TRANSPORT LINE
Will Soon Operate .to and from Cuba and
Puerto Rico.
Washington, Aug. 29. —Within a week,
probably Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn
will have a large Hue of transports run
ning from New York to Cuba and Porto
Rico regularly. The full number of ves
sels will not be ready for some time, but a
start is expected to be made by Saturday
week at least. Havana will not be In the
route at present, but as soon as that port
shall have been opened the war depart
ments line of transports will touch there.
The line will be utilized for transporting
supplies of the quartermaster’s commis
sary’s and. surgeon general’s departments,
as well as such other freights as may be
needed at the points occupied by the
United States force®. Mails will also be
carried. Transports will run on sche
dule time.
INSTRUCTIONS
ARE READY.
No Doubt Now About the
Course of this Country
in Cuba.
Washington, Aug. 29.—The instructions
to the Cuban and 'the Porto Rican military
commissions were drawn up and approved
by the president before he left Washing
ton and are now ready to be delivered to
the president of each before he leaves.
The Instructions will not be made pub
lic, but the general .terms are known to
be itihe same as the Instructions sent to
Shafter regarding the government of
Santiago and Merritt regarding the Phil
ippines. This means that the military
commission will take hold of Cuba and
Porto Rico the same as military govern
ment now controls that portion of Cuba
•urrendered to the United States.
There has never been any doubt that
the United States would take full control
of Porto Rico, but the instructions to the
Cuban military commission settles any
question regarding that island and that
means for the present at least that the
United States will assume the govern
ment and control of the remainder of the
Island, as has been the case in Santiago.
• GREAT DISTRESS
W
Among the Peasantry in Russia on Account
of Crop Failure.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 29.—Owing to the
failure of harvests in seven district® the
government is adopting measure® to re
relieve the sufferers.
Distress is becoming more acute every
day. The peasants are denuding their
cottages of thatches In order to feed the
stock.
In spite of all that was done cattle and
horse® are dying in great numbers.
Government official® are very slow get
ting relief measures into effect. The
peasants are exhausted for lack of food
and unless the promised euppHes are
speedily eent the suffering will be terrible.
LOVE IN PRISON
Two of Cervera’s Officers are
Said to Be Engaged in
this Country.
Washington, Aug. 29. —A letter received
in Washington announces the alleged en
gagement of two fair daughters of Mary
land to two of Admiral Cervena's officers.
The two officers who will take to Spain
with them American brides, the letter
eaid are Lieut. Enrique Lacievera and
Juan Cavanlllas. The first-named -would
make Miss Clara W. Duff of Baltimore his
bride, It was said, and that Lieut. Cavan
lllas had won the heart and promise of her
hand from Miss Mamie Hays of Annapolis,
whose hospitable home has entertained the
Spanish officer almost constantly since
their arrival.
WILL SAY GOOD BYE.
Hay Goes to Osborne this Afternoon to Eat
and Sleep,
London, Aug. 29.—C01. John Hay, the
retiring United States ambassador, went
to Osborne this afternoon. He will dine
and sleep there and bld farewell to Queen
Victoria, who starts for Setoland on Wed-
RIVER BRIDGE
IS IMPASSABLE
The Old Structure Has About
Gone to Pieces and
Engineer Has
PRONOUNCED IT UNSAFE.
People of East Macon Not in a Good
Humor, and Say They Are Sub
jected to Hardships.
East Macon is cut off from all communi
cation with the west side of the river.
Yesterday morning the city authorities
pronounced the river bridge unsafe for the
passage of vehicles and street cars and
later a notice was posted that pedestrians
would make the .trip over the river on the
bridge at their own risk.
This means 'that nature and the ele
ments have done for East Macon whalt
they have asked for many days.
For over a year it has been known htat
the oki bridge eould not last much longer.
Something over a year ago the city engi
neer made an examination and gave it as
his opinion that with ceratin repair* the
bridge would last for another year.
That limit has now been passed and his
prediction has proven true for yesterday
it was found 'that .the bridge was unsafe
and the notices were posted preventing the
street cars and vehicles from going over.
The street oars made arrangements to
transfer the passengers going over the
bridge on foot, but later when the notice
that passengers on foot would go over at
their own risk was posted hte business flor
the cars became mighty »llm, and while
some people took the risk and a certain
amount of traffic is still going on the
bridge could not be called a popular place
at present.
The fact of the matter is that It hits
beeen known for some time that tho
bridge was not reallly safe. The pepole of
East Macon have made many plans for a
new bridge, but the administration has
turned a deaf ear to their entreaties. Now,
however, they are bound to get it.
The water has been settling in the mid
dle of the bridge during all this rainy
spell and it has the effect of rotting the
timbers. The repairs that were put In
last year have given away and it is evi
dent that the west end of the bridge Is
resting on a very slight support.
It is probable htat temporary work can
be done to make the bridge passable for
people on foot, but until a new bridge has
been erected it Is not at all probable that
the street oars will run direct without
transfer at the bridge.
Those who have looked at the bridge to
day say that it is liable to give way at
any time.
Meanwhile the Spring street bridge la
the popular crossing place.
The merchants of East Macon are not
In good humor. They say that they have
given council notice again and again of
the condition of the bridge, and they are
now being subjected to a very serious in
terference with their business because of
the neglect of council .to attend 'to the
matter.
The outlook Is that unless something Is
done very promptly communication be
tween the east and the west sides of the
river at this point will be by ferry boat.
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH.
Officers Elected at the Regular Meeting in
Washington.
Washington, D. C., August 29 —The fifth
of the general meetings and the first of
the triennial sessions of the grand house
hold of Ruth of the grand United Order
of Odd Fellows In America has closed its
sessions here.
Almost every state in the unJon was
represented by a grand representative.
The following grand officers were elected
for the next three years:
Superintendant, Mrs. 'R. L. Barnes, of
Savannah, Ga.
Superintendent, J. W. Grant, of Nash
ville, Tenn.
Rector, 'Charles H. 'Brooks, of Paducah,
Ky.
Prelate, Mrs. Agnes Moody, of Chicago.
Treasurer, L. F. Forester, of Richmond,
Va.
The next place of meeting will be Wil
mington, N. C., August, 1900.
STARVATION.
Five Thousand of the People
in Havana Dying for
Food.
■Havana, Aug. 29.—Havana Is anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the Cuban com
mission, which Is expected to come next
Monday. The appearance in .the streets of
Havana of a correspondent with an escort
creates great excitement among the volun
teers of 'the city, but all demonstrations of
hatred on their part were suppressed by
the police. The press censor ship here ie
rigid In the extreme.
The people of Havana are divided on the
question of annexation. The majority of
those residing in the city are said to want
self-government for Cuba, but of course
the ultra-Spandards want nothing except
Spanish rule. Many Spanish are prepar
ng to leave for Spain.
JUSTICE WHITE
Has Not Yet Announced His Decision as to
the Commissionership.
Washington, A g. 29.—There ie still a
possibility of a change in the personnel of
the membership of the American peace
commission.
Up to this moment it is not definitely
and absolutely known whether Justice
White, will accept the appointment ten
dered him and efforts are being made by
the president to learn his intentions in the
matter.
Mr. McArthur, assistant secretary of the
American commission, is now In New
York, making arrangements for the sail
ing of the commission on the 17 ht of Sept.,
so very little time intervenes to make a
change in the body in the event Justice
White declines the place.
It is suggested that Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts is being considered to fill
the vacancy that will so result.
MUSTERED OUT.
List ot Troops Sent to Their Homes by Or
der Today.
Washington, Aug. 29.—The following
I troops have been ordered mustered out:
Ninth Massachusetts, Seventy-fourth Illi
nois, Fifth Illinois, Sixty-fifth New York,
Fifth Ohio, infantry; First Wisconsin,
Third United Statea Volunteer Cavalry,
Fourth Texas.
NICE SOUVENIR
FROM_SAN JUAN
Senator Bacon Presented With
a Monogram Plate From
New York’s Boat.
LETTER FROMENSIGNBRUIIBII
InZWhlch He Thanks Senator JBacon
for Kindness to His Family—
Sampson Deserves Credit.
Senator Bacon has Just received from
Ensign Brumby, now of the U. S. S. Dixie,
and formerly of the flagship New York, a
memento of the first naval battle in West
Indian waters.
It is the monogram plate from a boat
on the New York which was struck by a
shot from the Spanish forts in the battle
of San Juan. It will be remembered that
Sampson’s llag.-.alp was. In this action,
struck by a shell from the fort. One of
the ship’s boats was wrecked by the shot
and from this boat Ensign Brumby took
the monogram plate showing the letters
N. Y. entwined and forged In solid grass
about a fifth of an Inch thick, the whole
plate being about five inches square.
A cap badge ribbon with the words
“U. S. S. Dixie” Is twined through the
monogram, the whole th.«g making a
souvenir of which Senator Bacon is very
justly proud. He will have It mounted
and placed in a frame with the letter
from Ensign Brumby, which accompanied
it.
In this letter Ensign Brumby, who is a
nephew of Lieutenant Thomas Brumby,
the gallant flag lieutenant to Admiral
expresses his thanks to the senator
for kindness shown his family immediate
ly after the first battle of Manila. Know
ing how anxious the family would surely
be and being aware of the fact that the
Georgian was in the fight, Senator Bacon
went to the war department and as quick
ly as it could be done he found out that
Lieutenant Brumby was safe.
This fact he communicated by wire to
his family and it was In return for this
act of kindness that Ensign Brumby sent
the brass monogram which In future gen
erations will be regarded with the deepest
interest.
Following is Ensign Brumby’s letter to
Senator Bacon:
U. S. S. Dixie, Guantanamo, Cuba, Au
gust t4h, 1898.
Hon. iA. O. Bacon, Macon, Ga.
Dear Sir: I send you today under an
other cover, a monogram N. Y. that is a
souvenir of the first real fight of the war
in these waters.
At San Juan, Porto Rico, on the 12th of
May, a shell struck the New York, the
ship I was then in, and exploded
destroying a boat among other things and
I procured the letter there.
The ribbon is a regular cap ribbon of
this ship, probably the beat of the aux
iliary cruisers, and one we all hope will
prove herself worthy of her honored name,
should the same opportunity come to us
that 'Dewey and Sampson had.
'Will you do me the favor of accepting
these things as an Indication ot my high
est respect, and the gratitude that all of
our family feel for the telegram you sent
my father concerning the safety of my
uncle at the the battle of Manila.
With my sincerest admiration and res
pect, believe me. Very truly yours,
F. H. Brumby, Athens, Ga.
After the battle of San Juan, Senator
Bacon ascertained the safety of Ensign
Brumby and wired his parents at Athens
that he too was unhurt. In this way he
earned the gratitude of the parents anx
ious about two members of the family in
the navy In different parts of the world.
REVOLUTION
IN PAVING COST.
Public Anxiously Looking
Forward to Council’s Ac
tion Tomorrow Night.
Much interest is displayed in the prob
able outcome of the meeting of the city
council tomorrow night when the paving
Question will again come up
It is considered above all things prob
able that the paving bids will be reopened
and In view of the fact a very large
amount of money will be saved to the
property owners if these blds are reopened
it Is hard to see how Council can decline
to do so.
The fact of the matter is that asphalt
paving can be done for? 1.93 or less and
it Is stated most positively by those who
are In a position to know that the brick
paving which Is now costing 52.08 can be
done for s'l-75 If blds are reopened
EXTRA SESSION
Os Congress in October is Again Being Ru
mored,
Washington, Aug. 29.—1 tln rumored
again today that the president Is consider
ing the advisability of convening congress
In extra session about October 15 it <<,
represented that the settlement of affairs
relating to Cuba Hawaii and Porto Rico
will take so much time that it cannot be
concluded during the short session with
out neglect of other matters. Quite a
number of the members of congress favor
an extra session when the peace commis
sion shall have been settled on and sent
abroad,
FISHING FOR MONEY.
How a St. Louis Bank Was Systematical!,
Robbed-
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 29.—Chief Desmond
has probably through his
succeeed in discovering the person
guilty systematic robberies practiced on
one of the largest banks here recently.
The time lock had always been in working
order, but the canvas money sacks were
frequently found empty. The robberies
as now known, were made by a person en
tering the bookkeeper’s vault. By lying
fiat on the floor and throwing a hooked
wire under the bars a bag could be pulled
near enougn so that the thief could cut
open and appropriate the contents. The
name of the bank will not be published.
Bucklin’s Arnica Salve
The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles or no pay required. It 1«
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price Ssc per box. For
Mie by R J. Lamar A Bona’ drug store.
We Cm
Positively convince you that the exceptional values
we 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
% Less than Regular Prices.
Big bargain drives in Underwear, Hats, Neckwear,
etc., etc. To reduce our stock is our main and sole
aim. Call, see, and be convinced.
Your Watch
Needs Cleaning !
1 hat’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.
RRRLfIMFI The Jeweler,
LJLiuU|i|tU, Triangular Block.
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
-iterature, English language and literature, modern languages, mathematics
and astronomy, natural history, physi cs and chemistry, history and philos
ophy, the Bible, law. Many students finish the college year at a cost of sl6®
for all expenses. For catalogue or further information address
P. D. POLLOCK, President, Macon, Ga.
City Baggage Transfer Co
Prompt delivery of baggage to and from all depots.
Office next door Southern Express Co.
W. H. ARNOLD, Manager.
518 Fourth Street. Phone 20
7 .. . . /
| COOL NIGHTS I
Sp « •
t « PLEASANT DAYS— ::
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In the fall of the year when the long summer « »
J has tired nature out INDIAN SPRING is ••
the most delightful health resort in the South. *
$ THE WIGWAM,_==x !•
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Under its new management, is pronounced by «»
4* all the patrons of the hotel this year as equal * »
in every respect to the best hotels. j*
J You can find rest, health, comfort and pleasure * *
at the WIGWAM. . '
J T. C. PARKER, Proprietor. J’
J C. E. Hooper, Manager. * *
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Crump’s Park Bulletin
Tonight==“Woman vs. Woman.”
This Business Rests
On a Substantial Basis
Jt is not false, inflated or unreliable. Its advertising
is not fiction. With us labor has been the parent of
prosperity. The whole tendency of our enterprise is
salutary and beneficial. We hope it will continue;
we hope it will increase. Not the prosperity of law
less speculation and reckless sharpers; not the pros
perity of wild schemesand haphazard adventures; not
the prosperity that saprifices honesty and puts Mam
monr on the throne of Integrity; but the true pros
perity of earnest, hearty and hard work—the work
that lives and thrives by patience, endurance, steady
aims and steady steps. We profoundly trust that
such prosperity will multiply manifold. We know
it will.
4*
money on Hand.
Loans on real eatate. Easy monthly pay
ments.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Maoon, H»., 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS