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GENTLE ROUST
. ONJNINCES
Ex-Mayor Horne Says that
He Can ,Prove Collusion
Between Brick People
IN OEFENSE Os ASPHALT,
Ex-Mavor Says that He Left Only an
Apparent Deficiency- No Nec
essity to Issue Bonds.
Mr. Henry Horne spoke to lhe properly
own, r» of Maoon at the Academy of Music
for over two Pours lasi night aud la the
course- of his remarks he brought out some
matter* that cannot fail 10 he of interest
to the people generally.
Ii was expected hy many of those who
went that the speech would be full of sen
aatlon and that It would lake the form of
an attack on the city administration. T..,is
was not, however, the ease. Mr. Horne
was conservative In what, be had to say
Principally he addressed himself to the
subject of asphalt paving and In detail
wont over the manner In which the paving
question had been nandk-d In Macon gen
erally
But Incidentally he paid some attention
to the uiy finances and on this subject his
audience second to be principally Inter
ested
This was brought up by tbt statement
oonung from Mr W. T Morgati, who had
been reported to Mr Horne as having said
that it would become Mr Home better to
explain his deficiency of $50,000 When he
went out Os office ,i- mayor than to he
making an attack upon the management of
the city's finances «t the present time.
The fact tha' Mr Morgan l* the chair
man of the finance committee of the city
council made this statement of his some
what significant is going to show the posi
tion takeu by tlio mayor and council to
wards Mr Horne.
Referring to this remark Mr Horne said
♦hat If three disinterested men in the city
of Macon could be found who would say
that the apparent deficiency in tjie'flnances
at the time h- went out of office was more
than $20,000 he, Mr. Horne, would give
$250 to the city hospital If Mr Morgan
would toand up and agree to pay a like
miiu If the deficiency could not be shown
to be more than that amount. Mr. Horne
Mid that his deficiency was only apparent
and that It was not necessary for the
council to Issue any deficiency bonds to
pay the amount of the deficiency which he
nod made arrangements to pay by install
ments and the payments could have been
made without In any way embarrassing
the eltj appropriation; As a matter of
fact, how, v, r, bond for $!>O,O0O had been
issued to pay off the deficiency which the
incoming administration claimed to be
due
Mr Horne thtn produced figures to show
that the present administration had re
ceived something like $65,000 more reserve
than h„ had during his administration and
he said that this increased income proper
ly handled with tht $1,20,000 paving bonds
would have pav-d th< whole of the paving
district of the city of Macon.
Referring to tho charge of collusion
made In his last speech to the property
owners, Mr. Horne said that he was pre
pared to prove that there had been collu
sion between the brick people in the mak
ing of the bid for paving the city of Macon
with brick He did not, however, charge
that there had been etiy collusion among
the city officials
Mr Horne distinctly disclaimed any In
tention of entering politics at any time in
the future, but in the conclusion of his
*p-*ech he did say emphatically that If "a
certain Individual In the city of Macon
should run for mayor at the next ejection
he would be in the race and would spend
the last dollar he had iu the election .”
Tills annouuc incut was received with
considerable applause
At the outstart of his speech, Mr. Horne
Hid that he had no selfish interests to
subserve in addressing the audience on tho
subject of asphalt paving. He said that
while It was a fact that he still represent
ed the Southorn Having Company of Bal
tUnore, he would not make a dollar by the
obtaining of a contract for asphalt paving
to the city of Macon. Ho disclaimed hav
ing any animosity toward any one la his
present course, being simply aunimated by
a desire to do what he thought was right
by the property owners of the city. While,
In the course ot his term as mayor and
•Inee that time be had been persecuted and
wronged, he said that he bore no anni
tnoeity towards any one on account of their
actions towards him.
He named Messrs Altmayer, Van. Hill,
Collins and Carling, who had been mem
bers of the council that served under* Mm
as mayor and who had been especially bit
*er in their opposition to him and any
thing that he might have attempted to do
nnd for whom he had before and since that
time done favors, not once, but many
times At tho same time there is not, said
Mr. Horne, a single member of the council
or any city official who served under him
who could say that he had done anything
that would be a blemish on his character
But. said Mr Horne, it Is time for Macon
to wake up It takes time to bring about
change* and when a community gets so
ridden that the better class cannot take
part in the affairs of the city it is time for
that better class to move away.
Mr Horne said that he is confronted to
day by a situation that found him with the
men for whom he had done most during
his term of mayor in a legitimate way
now giving him the cold shoulder or the
most lukewarm support.
ITIb object In calling tho meeting, he
Mid. was to put tho facts of the paving
situation before the people of Macon for it
le his intention to stand by the Southern
Paring Company to the last and if possi
ble to have their wrongs righted.
Vaeon said Vr Horne, is the only city
In the state that iu a matter involving an
expenditure of something like $400,000
would allow itself to be placed in the po
rtion where the people had no voice in the
expenditure of that money. But such is
the fact now Mr Horne said that he did
not believe that if the people of the city
had known that they were not l 0 have a
voice tn the question of the material to be
used on the streets of Macon they would
have voted for the Issue of the bonds, but
that the majority would have been larger
against the issue than it was for it
Mr Horne said that there was one
gentleman In the city who, while during
hie term as mayor, he had not been very
friendly with, he felt now should have his
Just dues before the people. It was Mr.
T J Carling, said Mr. Horne,, who was
Instrumental in saving the people of
Macon large sums of monev in the laying
of the paving on teh streets. Had it'not
been for Mr Carling Mr Horne said, that
the paving would have cost the people of
Maoon more money than it did. ‘By his
wisdom and foresight he had saved the
people of Macon $50,000 on the paving
Mr Horne sold that he had openly
brought charges of collusion against Mr
M. Harley, of the Chattanooga Paving
Company three weeks ago. but that no
notice had been taken of the charge by
Mr Lasley. nor had any notice been taken
by the city council.
It t» of course. Mr Price's privilege,
•e'd Mr. Horne, to run his administration
?? he thinks beet, but had I been mayor of
Maoor j- would not have ben half an hour
after those charges of collusion had been
made before I would have called the coun
i.tCLgetller !n a session and have
called either for the proving of those
charges or an apology from the man who
g>»4« them.
* * -f«
Mr Home the® weot over a detailed
aocounk of hi* first connection with the
paving matter when he made a contract
with W. M Lasley and to represent him
and his material In Macon. In this mat
ter Mr Home had associated himself with
Mr. Carling end he bad met Mr. Lasley
here when the matter was discussed Aft*-r
the first contract for granite cubes -was
let. Mr Lasley became uneasy and told
them that they were neglecting his inter
ests He became dictatorial and Mr. Car
ling bad told him that If he did not like
his way of running the thing he might
*akc his brick and go to a much warmer
place where the paving 1* said to be ex
clusively of good intentions.
Mr. Carling was, as a matter of fact la
favor of the use of Macon brick and had
induced Mr. Lasley to put in a brick kiln
for the purpose of making brick here. It
had been the intention of the' administra
tion, Mr. Horne said, to pave Fourth street
with Macon brick after it was found that
the Macon clay would make as good brick
as any clay In the United States. But for
some inexplicable reason this intentnion
was abandoned and the rock was adopted.
When it was proposed to call for bids on
asphalt, it was a question in the mind of
the city engineer whether there would be
enough competition and it was at Mr. Car
ling's suggestion that advertisements
were put out calling for vitrified brick
bids at the same time.
Mr Horne thtn detailed the manner
In which tho bids on the brick had been
pulled down by a sharp contest between
himself and Lasley But even at the pres
ent price eald, Mr Horne while Mr. Lasley
eayn that he la putting down the paving
as cheaply as it is possible for him to do
so, the actual cost of doing the work Is
not more than $1.55. Mr. Horne then went
over the details of the conduct of Mr
Una,Hey, the representative of the Warren
B’eharff people whom he denounced in round
terms but at the same time he disclaimed
any Intention or wish to connect Mr, Dun
can in an> way with the matter. He sail
that Mr Duncan would not have stooped
to the actions of Bradley.
Bradley had filed affidavits with the city
council In which he falsely charged the
Southern Asphalt Company with bad work
In order that he might have their bid
thrown out. The charges were false and
Mr Horne had brought Mr. Shreve, the
president of the Southern Paving Company
to Macon in ord< r that he might meet an 1
refute those charges and yet the i-ounml
committee had not given Mr. Shreve the
opportunity and had Ignored him com
pletely.
Mr Horne said that there had been ool
lUHton between the Coldale brick people
and the (havanooga people. The former
having come to Macon only in order that
ihey might uphold the Chattanooga brick
people’s prices.
Touching on the subject of cement rock,
Mr. Horne corrected the statement made
at, a previous meeting to the effect that
this work coat as much as asphalt, brick
or rock, but it is a fact, said Mr. Horne,
that contracts have been let for the paving
of sixty-seven thousand yards of street in
Macon with this material and there had
been no call for bids in spite of the fact
that a city ordinance says that ail con
tracts must be made after competitive
bids had been called for
In the conclusion of Ms remarks, Mr.
Horne said that he was ready to hold up
the hands of the mayor and council of
Macon so long as they did what was right
and honest, but that under the existing
conditions the town Is drying up and the
confidence of the people of the city w-ho
have any money is gone. They decline to
make any Investments and they will do
nothing that will help the town along.
City real estate is a drug on the market
and there is absolutely no sale for it and
here Mr. Horne cited the fact, that the
Johnson A Harris building which cost
$22,000, cannot now find a purchaser at
$12,500 .
Mr. Horne said that the arguments
against asphalt, made by the mayor were
childish. The fact that it was expensive
to keep clean was ridiculed and Mr. Horne
said that if Eome of the wastage now going
on is stopped there would be found no dif
ficulty in keeping tho asphalt In repair and
olean.
Mr. Horne urged those who were present
to do what they could for the city of Ma
con and to work together to place the city
where It might he the most perfectly gov
erned and the best In the union.
Discovered by u Woman.
Another great discovery has been made
and that, too, by a lady In this country.
"Disease fastened its clutches upon her
aud for seven years he withstood its se
verest tests, but her vital organs were
undermined and her death seemed Immi
nent. For three months she coughed in
cessantly and could not sleep. She finally
discovered away to recovery by purchas
ing of us a bottle of Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption, and was so much
relieved on taking the first dose that she
slept all night and with two bottles has
been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs.
Luther Lutz.” Thus writes Mr. W. C.
Hammtek & Co., of Shelby, N. C. Trial
bottles free at H. J. Lamar & Sons' drug
store. Regular size 60c and sl. Every
bottle guaranteed.
South Macon Dots
An Immense audience congregated at
Jones Chapel last night to listen to the
able and exceedingly interesting lecture
of the Hon. N. E. Harris, delivered to a
select delegation of Epworth Leaguers
from the seven leagues of the different
Methodist Methodist churches In and
around the city, as well as to the vast aud
ience of people who had assembled upon
the occasion of this, one of the union
meetings being held from time to time
with the various churches by the Epworth
Leaguers Union of Georgia.
The meeting was addressed by the Hon.
Xat Harris, Vice President Burden and
President Gerdine, after which short talks
on experienece were called for by Vice
President Burden, who officiated as leader
of the meeting
Mr. J. J. Cobb was the first to respond
to this call of the leading leaguers. He
gave a uice little talk, ending by making
sundry suggestions upon the proper meth
ods of conducting meetings of the leag
uers..
This was well received and seemtngly
hlgniy appreciated by the large and atten
tive congregation.
Miss Eula Davidson, of tne Centenary
League followed Mr. Cobb, delivering a
beautiful recitation upon the superlative
privileges and pleasures enjoyed by the
leaguers as well as the many important
duties enjoined upon each and every one of
them.
Mrs. J. H. L. Gerdine followed Miss Da
vidson,' addressing the audience in quite
a feeling and pathetic manner, in which
she made a powerful appeal to the mind,
and hearts of the people in behalf of the
poor, the afflicted and the distressed ones
in our land and country.
Colonel Harris delivered his lecture in
his well known happy style, filling it
throughout with powerfully eloquent, sub
lime appeals to his audience, declaring
therein in emphatic terms that there had
not been a revival of religion since the
dawn of the Christian ere that did not
come through, from or by faith and works
And therefore he predicated his remarks
upon faith and works alone, his theme
being ‘‘All in Christ.” During his lecture
he made many beautiful and apt illustra
tions. going to show that Ctin.v: is with us
on earth today and has been here sines
ale advent at Bethlehem Though a
stranger He is ever holdiug cut his hands
to us for help, as it were, from the people
o this lost, tiered, se'* c mdemned >vi
lying world of sinners.
At the closing of his lecture he read a
poem composed by himself while, faint
with weakness, he was prostrated on the j
brew of one of North Carolina's most lofty
meuntains. This was a perfect gem.
AVe trust that the minds of many re
ceived impressions form the foregoing dis
couresee during last night’s meeting which
shall not soon -be erased but result in the
bringing forth much fruit
The leaguers have entered into the cause
of Christ with commendable zeal and ac
tivity and we doubt not that thev will
find cur citizens generally ready cheer
fully 'o second their laudable efforts, thus
affording them every facility for ensuring
the utmost sucees to their enterprise.
oastohia.
Soars the umll# Kind You Haw Alware Bouetg
GOOD RACES IN
CARNIVAL WEEK
Circuit Has Been Formed and
It Is Probable that Meet
Will Take Place.
ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE
For the Holding of the Meeting in
Macon During the Four Days
of the Carnival.
It Is not at all Improbable that some
good racing will be seen in Macon during
the Carnival The matter has been talked
cf for some time and the promoters of a
racing circuit for the South and particu
larly for Georgia have been hard at work.
They have now about completed all |ieir
plana and the following account of a meet
ing held yesterday at Wayeroes will tell
something about it:
The South Georgia Racing Circuit was
organized here today, and the purses for
the fall races will amount to SIO,OOO. The
dates and places are as follows:
Macon, October 11th to 15th; Thomas
ville, October 25th to 30th; Waycross, No
vember Ist to sth; Valdosta, November Bth
to 11th.
The horses will be easily shipped from
place to place In the circuit. The 6tarter
at each place will be from the grand cir
cuit, and the circuit will be a member of
the American Racing Association. The
circuit will donate SSOO toward paying the
pro rata for each place on the cost of ship
ping the horses from the north to Macon
at the opening of the season. The entries
for Macon and Thomasville must be made
by the night of October Ist, and those for
■Waycross and Valdosta by night of Octo
ber 11th. The running entries close the
night previous to the trotting. The dis
tance between the places In the circuit la
small. From Macon to Thomasville, about
126 miles; from Thomasville to 'Valdosta,
about sixty miles; from Valdosta to Way
cross, fifty-eight miles. The purses here
will not be less than $3,000.
The races at each place will occur while
the annual fairs are in progress. The pe
riod at each place follows: Macon, four
days; Thomasville, three days; Waycross,
four days; Valdosta, three days.
As Waycross will have the final date,
the probability Is that the number of
horses that will be brought here will be
exceedingly large, as was the case last
fall
This matter will probably be taken up
by the executive committee of the Carnival
at its next meeting and while some of the
members have been opposed to races on
account of the expense involved, they will
probably be very willing that the races
should take place provided the association
Is not called upon for an appropriation for
that purpose. It is certain that the races
will bring a class aand a number of peo
ple here who do not care especially about
the other features of the program, but who
are valuable to Macon nevertheless.
Good horses can be brought here and a
good meeting is ensured.
STANDING NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS
Clubs. Played. Won. Lost. Pr. Ct.
Boston U7 75 42 641
Cincinnati 122 78 44 640
Baltimore 114 71 43 623
Cleveland 117 68 49 581
Chicago 120 66 64 550
New York 119 65 64 646
Pittsburg 123 61 62 496
Philadelphia 114 66 58 491
Louisville 121 51 70 421
Brooklyn 113 44 59 339
Washington 117 40 77 342
St Louis 120 S 3 87 290
FORD IS CHARGED
WITH EXTORTION,
Bailiff of Judge Balkcom’s
(Court on Trial in the
Citv Court.
J W. Ford, a well known ballll, is on
trial in the city court on the charge of ex
tortion. It la claimed that Ford has been
carrying on this game for several years
and that he has grown rich at the business.
The charge is that he will make an arrest
and if the person arrested pays ithe costs,
the ease will be dropped.
The charge against him now is that he
tried to collect the cost in a case of six
negro women when he had no right to do
so. They reported the matter to the grand
jury and Ford was indicted. The case was
called in the city court this morning and
the state has made out a strong case
agains. him. 'He is defended by Messrs.
Ayer & Preston, while Solicitor General
Ellis is conducting the prosecution.
Those who heard the evidence eay that
he will be found guilty.
The penalty for such an offense Is gen
erally disbarment from office or a sentence
to the peni ternary. Ford is a bailiff at
Judge Balkcom’s court.
COTTON INJURED,
Report of the Condition of the Staple Around
Macon.
Following is the report on cotton from
the counties around Macon:
Baidu . r,: Rains all week have proved
very detrimental to cotton, causing it to rot
badly; all low land crops damaged.
Butte: All crops badly damaged by rain;
cotton rotting and beginning to sprout
Carroll: Excessive rains most of week;
cotton opening and rotting badly; fodder
rained in many fields.
Clayton: Heavy rains last few days in
juring cotton; it continues to shed and rot
badly; very little fodder saved.
Colquitt: A wet week has been Injurious
to all crops.
Columbia: Rain nearly every day; cot
ton rotting and corn on low land very poor.
Crawford: Cotton rotting and boll
worms very bad.; cane doing” well.
iDouglass: Continued wet weather dam
aging all crops; cotton rotting as fast as
it opens
Emanuel: Cotton almost ruined in this
county by too much rain; it is rotting;
there is a good deal of rust.
Harris. Corn and cotton are rotting and
sprouting, good stand of turnips; cane and
potatoes doing fairly well.
Haralson: Rains continue to damage all
crops; corn sprouting and cotton rotting;
there is a good deal of rush
Laurens: Much cotton is sprouting and
rotting. boll worms on the increase; cane
doing well.
Macon: Cotton rotting very rapidly; and
there also many complaints of boll worms;
oorn rotting and sprouting in the fields;
cane and potatoes are- doing well.
Marion: Cotton continues to rot and
sprout in the boil; a good deal of fodder
ruined by the rains.
Monroe: Corn rotting in the fields; cot
ton badly damaged by rot and boll worm;
peas and potatoese running to vine.
Newton- Cotton and crops generally are
badly damaged by rains.
Putnam: Bottom corn almost entirely de
stroyed by heavy rains; hay in bottom*
ruined; cotton badly damaged by boll
worms, rot and rust
Richmond: Excessive rains ruining cot
ton and causing it to sprout and rot; com
also badly damaged. -
MAOON NEWS WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7 1896.
Uchaly: Cotton opening fast and much
damaged by rains.
Troup: Cotton sprouting ob It opens, and
the outlook 1» discouraging.
■Warren: All crops suffering, cotton
shedding and sprouting.
Williamscn: Excessive rains causing cot
ton to rot and drop.
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Notes Taken
On the Run.
Miss Maude Gilbert, of Albany, was In
the city for a short while yesterday.
Mrs. Viola McNiel, of Waycross, is visit
ing Mra. T E. Murphey on Forsyth
Street.
Mr. Robert Miller and Mr. Buck Draw
horn engaged in a scrap at Melton’s stable
yesterday afternoon. It is said that Draw
horn started at Miller with a knife and as
he did so Miller struck him over the head
with a spade. The blow was not a hard
One and Drawhorn was not badly hurt.
Music Lessons—Piano and violin in
struction at reasonable prices. Miss Nellie
Reynolds, 252 Wasnlngton avenue.
The nine months old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gardiner died yesterday at 908 Elm street.
Messrs. J. W. Walters, Jr., and Sidney I.
Greiger, of Albany, passed through the city
yesterday afternoon en route to Baraes
ville, where they will enter the Gordon In
stitute.
Mr. John Gewinner has returned from
(his vacation. While away he visited points
in North and South Carolina.
The first through train from Savannah
over the Central came in yesterday after
noon.
A dance will be given at Ocmulgee Park
tonight in honor of Miss Russack, of New
York, who is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wolff.
The family of Colonel N, E. Harris has
returned heme after spending the sum
mer in North Carolina.
Drs. W. R. Holmes and Mason, dentists,
$66 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try
a bottle oi Holmes’ Mouth Wash for pro
serving teeth, purifying the breath, bleed
ing gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore throat,
etc. For sole by all druggists.
Mr. D. O. Phelan, a prominent citizen of
Lawrenceville, Ky., is a guest of the Ho
tel Lanier.
Miss Leila May Sassnett Is visiting
friends in Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr. Hamilton Wilkins, of Augusta, Is at
the Lanier.
Mr. W. E. Lester, of Atlanta, is in the
city.
Mies Annie Whitfield, of Milledgeville,
who has been visiting Mrs. Charles Harris,
has returned home.
Mrs. N. C. Story has returned from
Americua.
Mr. Kelly Allen, of Knoxville, has accep
ted a position with 'Benson & Houser.
The city court Is still in session trying
cases of misdemeanors mostly made up of
gambling and other offenses of a like na
ture.
Mr. George W. Duncan at home again
after a delightful vacation.
The Carnival badges are expected to be
here tomorrow. They are a handsome de
sign and will be a big advertisement of
the Carnival.
John Ellis, Oscar Hayes and Bob Bo
llnger came home this morning from
Knoxville, Tenn., each singing the praises
of the ‘Hon. Charles Bartlett for securing
■their discharge from the secretary of war.
The Epworth League meeting at South
Macon Methodist church was a great suc
cess. A large crowd was in attendance
and the program w-as much enjoyed.
William G. Williamson of Jasper county
was tried before Commissioner Erwin this
morning on the charge of Illicit distilling.
The evidence against him was not very
strong and th man was discharged.
| Mrs. Dudley Williams is visiting rela
tlvse in Sparta.
Mr. P. G. 'Macdonald of Vienna, Is at the
Brown house.
Mr. A. J. Carr of Milledgeville is at the
Brown house.
Twenty-five men showed up at football
practice last night. The team will get
dow-n to work next week and will be ready
to meet Columbus when the time comes.
Mr. John D. Little of Columbus Is reg
istered at the Brown house.
J. K. Hines of Atlanta is a guest at the
Brown house.
Mr O. O. Hales of Forsyth is at the
Brown house,
Horsetiesh In Paris.
The use of horseflesh as an article of diet
Is increasingly popular In Paris. To such
an extent has the demand for this food
grown that last year no lose than 15,137
animals, including 957 donkeys, were
killed for human consumption, and it has
become necessary to take steps for provid
ing a special abattoir for the purpose.
Horsemeat is of course cheap and is prin
cipally purchased by the poor, and It is
said to be fairly nourishing, notwithstand
ing the fact that tbe animals from which
the flesh is obtained are ancient and worn
out hacks. In England, however, few peo
ple would eat horseflesh, knowing it Co be
horseflesh, even if it were given away.—
London Truth.
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SPOT COTTON.
Macon —Middlings 4%.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
Open—January 6.63, February 5.67,
March 5.70, May 5.77, September 5.40, Oc
tober 5.50, November 5.55, December 6.58.
Close—January 5.61-2, February 6.65-8,
March 5.69-70, April 5.72-3, May 5.75-e!
June 5.79-80, September 6.46-7, October
5.50-51, November 5.53-4, December 5.52.8.
COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
1896-9. 1597-8.
Galveston 6.158 5650
New Orleans 2,056 6,506
Mobile 186 182
Savannh 779 2466
Charleston 745 j 333
Wilmington 649
Norfolk 3i4
Totals at all Ports 16,099
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Tone quiet. Sales 12,000. Middlings,
3 9-32.
Open—March and April 3.08, April and
May 8.09, September 3.11, September and
October 3.09, October and November 3.07.
Close—January and February 3,06-7a,
February and March 3.075, March and
April 3.085, April and May 3.08-9, May and
June 3.09-10, June and July 3.10 b, Septem
ber 3.10-11, September and Ooctober 3.8-9 b,
October and November 3.07, November and
December 3.06-7, December and aJnuary
3.06 b. t
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
WHEAT—
Open—September 6314, May 62%, Decem
ber 60%.
Close—September 6174, May 62%, Decem
ber 6014.
OATS—
Open—September 19%, May 21%, De
cember 19%.
Close —September 19%, May 21%, Decem
ber 19%.
CORN—
Open—September 30%, May 33, Decem
ber 30%.
Close —September 30, May 32%. Decem
ber 30%.
LARD —
Open—September 4.75, October 4.72, De
cember 4.77.
Close—September 4.80, October 4.80, De
cember 4.87.
PORK—
Open—September ..... October 8.30, De
cember 8.37.
Close—September &.30, October 8.30, De
cember 8.40. 1
SIDES—
Open—September 6.05, October 5.00, De
cember 4.72.
Close—September 5.15, October 5.15, De
cember 4,67.
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO.
Wheat—Today, 260; estimated tomorrow,
200.
Corn —Today, 842; estimated tomorrow,
875.
Oats —Today, 448; estimated tomorrow,
800.
Hogs—Today, 29,000; estimated tomor
row, 27,000.
Life on a Transport.
You have no Idea of what a transport Is,
and especially one that is overcrowded. It
Is really a hell on earth, or rather on wa
ter! Thank heaven, tho weather has been
fine, and I have slept on deck every night,
not even going below when it rained. I
never felt better in my life and have come
to the conclusion that I can stand any
thing.
As I have not been at all seasick, I vol
unteered for the stable police, who have
to clean up below docks where tho horses
are. If you could put all tho terrible
smells in the world together, you would
get some idea of what It is. We can only
stand it for about half an hour at a time
and then have to take a spell on deck to
recovor. If we had a storm, I am afraid
it would go hard with some of tho lads, aa
a good many aro pretty seasick now.
The food is fierce, and we only have con
densed steam to drink, which is almost
hot, but still I seem to thrive upon it.
Every morn lug wo got up at 5 and form a
line in our birthday suits and have a great
hose played on us. Then sve havo break
fast, and after that comes target practice
at boxes over the stern. Wo were on fire
three times in two days and only had hard
tack and rotten coffee to oat and a little
lirty water to drink.—Harper's Weekly.
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HALF CENT fl WORD
ADVERTISEMENTS of Wants, for Sale
For Rent, Found, Etc., are inserted
in THIS COLUMN at Half Cent a Word
each Insertion. No Advertisement taken
for less than 15 ceuta.
Miscellaneous.
FOR RENT—Two nice rooms. Apply 122
Academy street.
FOR SALE —Bargains. Gentle family
horse, only SSO. Nice light buggy,
S2O. Six beautiful lots near Mercer
University, only nine hundred dollars.
William Rodgers, 451 Poplar street.
WANTED—You to examine my fine stock
of harness and saddles before buying
My expenses are smaller than anyone
else in Mac-on, my only help is my
boys, therefore I can sell you cheaper.
I will save you money. Repairing a
specialty. J. L. Gresham, 457 Poplar
street.
FOR SALE—I will sell before the court
house door on September 27th, if not
sooner sold at private sale, my 7 room
residence, 141 Park place; lot 70x210;
house newly painted; rooms plastered
and papered, hot and cold water, bath
bath and conveniences, two room ser
vants’ house and stable, 15 foot privite
alley. Terms cash or half cash, balance
one and two years. House convenient
ly located to both colleges and Gres-
bam High school. W. R. Ivey.
WANTED—A nice bull bitch, about six
months old. Will pay $5 or $lO for it.
Apply at 319 Oak street.
FOR SALE—My house at 570 College
Apply u> Mrs. Jeff Lane.
FOR SALE—Good as new buggy, only S2O.
Large family horse, only SSO. WTill
iam Rodgers, 451 Poplar street.
FOR RENT —A 5 room house 633 Peb
ble street, South Macon. P. H. "Ward.
TAKE notice of 658 Mulberry street,
Migrath’s portrait copying and picture
framing house. First class work; also
dealer in pictures, picture frame®,
easles, etc., etc. Jewelry, breafft and
scarf pins, oar and finger ringß, etude,
cuff and collar buttons, etc. Writing
paper, cablets, envelopes, ink, etc.,
etc. Office and store 568 Mulberry,
opposite Hotel Lanier. Dr. J. W.
Migrath, proprietor.
WANTED —Gdrl to label baking powder.
Linden Baking Powder Co., 621 Poplar
street.
P'OR SALE—Three small farms close In,
of 25, 60 and 100 scree respectively.
High and level, fine land for truck
and fruit farming. L. W. Hoi lings
•worth.
WANTED—A few young men to occupy
rooms with the best table board in the
dty at Stubblefield house.
FOR HE .N'T—The offices over the Macon
Savings Bank; possession Oct. 1. Ap
ply at Maoon Savings Bank.
FOR RENT—My mother's residence, 406
Orange street, furnished or unfurnish
ed. One of the most desirable homes
on the Hill. Nine rooms, ali modern
conveniences. Apply to Augustin D.
Daly, Exchange Bank building.
WANTED—Board with private family,
not a boarding house, but a nice pri
vate family in Macon for my wife and
two little girls, aged 4 and 8 years old,
refined and well behaved; also board
for myself part of the time. In an
swering this notice please be kind
enough to furnish reference and state
terms. 1 kindly refer you to Mr. Hurt,
cashier X. C. Plant’s Sons’ bank, and
to Mr. Joe Neel, of the firm of Eads.
Neel & 00., Macon, Ga. Address J.,
Postoffice box No. 235, Savannah, Ga.
VIAVI can be obtained from Mrs. J. B.
Stevens, 559 Oak street.
NOW U the time to have your lace cur
tains laundered. Mrs. Ryder, near
Crump’s park, does the very beet work.
All curtains laundered at only 25 cents
per window.
WANTED—To buy a good milch cow.
Must be at a bargain. Apply 559 Oak
street.
W. A. GOODYEAR, carnage, buggy and
wagon shop. Horse shoeing, fine paint
ing. Repairing of scales a specialty.
451. 466 Poplar street.
GET our prices on iron or steel fence. The
latest and most up-to-date patterna
A postal cord will get our Illustrated
catalogue.. Central City Marble and
Granite Works.
AGENTS WANTED —For war In Cuba by
Seaor Quesada, Cuban representative
at Washington. Endorsed by Cuban
patriots. In tremendous demand, A
bonanza for agents. Only J 1.50. Big
book ,blg commissions. Everybody
wants the only endorsed, reliable book.
Outfits sent free. Credit given. Freight
paid. Drop ali rtash and make J*oo
a month with War In Cuba. Address
today, THE NATIONAL, BOOK CON
CERN, *SS-556 Dearborn stioet. Chi
cago. IXI.
DOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN—A me
dium yellow cow, with short horns and
heifer calf about three weeks old.
Reward if returned to me at 522 Pop
lar street, J. T. Martin.
FOR RENT—Eight room house, Oak
street, near Second, October 1. All
conveniences. M. O’Hara.
FOR RENT —Store now occupied by C. T.
Garden. Possession October 1. Apply
Frank B. West, 356 Second street,
MACON AND BIRMINGHAM R. R. 00.
(Pine Monutain Route.)
Effective June 5> 1898.
4 15 pmj Macon Ar|lo 40 cm
4 20 pm Lv Sofkee Lvfl® 14 am
5 49 pm|Lv ....Colloden.... Lvj 9 09 am
5 57 pm Lv ...Yatesville... Lvj 8 67 am
627pmLv .. .Tbomaston... Dvj 828 am
7 07 pm Ar ...Woodbury... Dvj 7 48 am
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
7 25 pmlAr. Warm Springs, Lv| 7 29 am
6 03 pm Ar . ...Columtbus... Lvj 6 00 am
8 07 pm Ajp» Griffin Lvj 6 50 am
9 45 pm Ar Atlanta Dv[ 5 20 am
Souther.. raTdwayT
-4 20 amlpv .... Atlanta ....Ari 9 40 am
9 03 pcnjpv Griffin Lvj 9 52 am
526 pmiLv ... .Columbus.... Lv 9.0 am
6 49 pmjLv .Warm Springs. Lv 8 06 am
707 pmfLar.. ..Woodbury.. . Ar 7 48 am
7 27 pmfAr . .Harris City.. Lv 7 28 am
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA.
7 46 pmjAr ...Greenville... Lvj 7 10 am
6 20 pmiLv ....Columbus..,. Ar| 9 40 am
7 27 pmiLv ..Harris City.. Ari 7 28 am
8 20 pmfAr ....LaOrange.... lan 6 35 am
Close connection at Maoon and Sofkee
with the Georgia Southern and Florida
Central of Georgia for Savannah, Albany,
Southwest Georgia points and Montgom
ery, Ala., at Yatesville for Roberta and
points on tbe Atlanta and Florida di
vision of the Southern railway, at Harris
City My with Central of Gtorgia rallwoy,
for Greenville and Columbus, at Wood
bury with Southern railway for Oolum
hus and Griffin, at LaGmnge with th«
Atlanta and West Point railway.
JUI/JAN ft, LANE,
General Manager,
Macon, G*
M. J. CHANCEY,
General Passenger Agent.
# The Merchants, Business Men
•<§* and Citizens Generally of
* Macon Endorse the .... •
ANNIVERSARY AND CARNIVAL EDITION
OF
THE MACON NEWS.
IT WILL BE A BIG THING FOR MACON.
Thousands of these handsome publications will be
scattered all over the country. They will be in de
mand in every home in Macon, and, unlike the or
dinary special editions of newspapers, will be kept
as valuable for reference purposes. THE ANNI
VERSARY EDITION OF THE MACON NEWS will
be the most perfect publication of the kind ever put
out by any newspaper in this state. The reading
matter will be carefully compiled, giving a vast
fund of statistical information that has never been
published. In addition to the reading matter the
edition will contain a large number of new views
of Macon and the different points of interest in and
around the city.
No merchant or Business man can afford not to be
represented in this Publication.
It should be a directory to every business house in
the city and should reflect the every day commer
cial life of Macon.
Remember that The News can now be found in it’s old
home on Cherry street, the most convenient and
the handsomest afternoon newspaper building in
the state.
NO! NO!! NO!!!
of course you would not wear a last season’s hat—a rather
unfavorable credential.
By the way have you purchased your new Fall 1898 hat?
We think it opportune to call your attention to the fact
that we have hats, hats and hats, soft, stiff and semi-stiff.
Same embrace all the latest ideas from Stetson, Knox, Mil
ler and Dunlap.
OURS3SODERBYHAT
We guarantee as durable as any $5.00 hat in the market.
We have other good one at £3. #2.50, $2 and $1.50. Call
and let us hat you rightly and becomingly.
Your Watch
'Needs 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.
BEELfIND, The r£Sa r B ,^ k .
POPULAR SUMMER RESORT.
Dalton, Ga., Is now one the most popular summer resorts In the South—
alimate delightful, scenery superb, beautiful drives, good livery. Hotel Dalton la
tbe home of the resort seeker and the com mereial traveler. Elegantly built, eieotrio
bells, elevator, telephone, hot anl cold bathe oo every floor. Special rates to
families. Many come each summer from lower Georgia and Florida. Further In
formation given by
D. L. BETTOR, Proprietor Dalton, Ga.
Keep out of Reach of the Spanish Gun,
TAKE THE
C. H. & D. TO MICHIGAN.
3 Trains Daily.
Finest Trains in Ohio.
Fastest Trains in Ohio.
Michigan and the Great Lakes constantly growing in popularity.
Everybody will be there this summer. For information inquire
of your nearest ticket agent.
D. G. EDWARDS, Passenger Traffic Manager, Cincinnati, O.
HOT SPRINGS, North Carolina.
Mountain Parle Hotel and Baths—Modern Hotel Ideas In Every Department—Tahir
nod Servioe Unexcelled.
Swimming Pool, BowMng, Tennis, Golf, Pool and Billiards. Photographer’s dart
room, Riding, Driving, Tennis. Large Ball Room and Auditorium. Special reduoed
summer rates. • .
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BEARDEN’S Orchestra. T. D. Green, Manager.