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THE GDORGIA LOAN AND TRUST CO., O. A. Coleman. General Manager, 356 Second Street. We offer the following money for this weeek: R 2.750 to loan on good farm prop erty; 119.475 for city loans. Our nates will satisfy you that, we are headquarters. No delay. Cail and see us. STABLISHED 1884 NOT SUICIDE, BUT MURDER Picquard Says That He Has No Intention of Killing Himself. WILL BE TRIED FOR FORGERY Created An Intense Sensation this Morning in Court- Phase of Dreyfus Case. I*arls, Sept. 21.—The papers here tny that minister for war, General Chanoine, han examine'! the documents in the Drey fus ease and has ordered the prosecution of Colonel Picquard on the charge of forgery and using forged documents. The trial of Piquard and Ijoblios laweys on the charge of revealing the documents concerning the national defense was to have begun today. The public prosecutor, however, asked for an adjournment on the ground that the prosecution of Piquart had been ordered by the minister of war, Ijoblois, who was counsel Cor Zola dur ing the Liter’s famous trial, indignantly op[>owd the adjournment, which he Baid was an atempt to hand over Piquart into the clutches of the military authorities. iPlcquard then road and made a statement which caused a sensation. He said: “This is, perhaps, the last time I shall npeak in public. I shall stop perhaj>s in the military prison Cheriche Midi. There fore I wish to declare that if 1 find there the strangling cord of Le 'Mercier Piquart of the razor of Colonel Henry, it will he murder, for I have no Idea of committing suicide.” The 'audience was intensely moved and shouted: "Vivo Piquart.” The Judge, how ever, after a short deliberation, decided to indefinitely adjourn the case and Picquard was led away between policemen. M’INTYRE SICK. Chaplain of the Oregon is Down With 'Ner vous Prostration. Denver, Sept. 21—Chaplain Mclntyre, of the battleship Oregon, has been stricken with nervous prostration and his physi cians say he may be confined to his bed for eorne time. It is probable that the court martial or dered next week for the trial of Mclntyre on the charge of having unfairly criticised the action of Admiral Sampson and Cap tain Evans at Santiago will he obliged to postpone its proceedjngs for several weeks. REPATRIATION - COMMENCED. Soldiers of SpainSAre Leaving for Their Homes Across the Water. San Juan, Sept. 21—The repriation of the Spanish soldiers began today. Four hun dred men of whom 200 are sick ami 200 belonged to the engineer corps sailed for Havana on board the French steamer Chateulafite. Eight hundred infantry belonging to Asturias battalion ail tomorrow on the San Francisco. There was no demonstration by the I Spanish people. Some of lite Spanish Held pieces are already on board th<‘ San Fran- I cisco, but a question arisen in the com- I mission concerning the disposition of some I of the guns and it is not settled when this i dispatch was filed. The captain general gave notice to .he Spanish troops to retire from Abonito. Baranquitas. Barros. Hun acao. Guamiria and Cayey. Our troops will o, • tpy these towns as soon as they are evacuated. REPUBLICAN RALLY. Waycross is Looking Forward to Big Speak ing Soon- Waycross. Ga., Sept. 21—It is under stood that a big speaking will be held in Waycross in the near future. It will be !n charge of the fusionists and either the opera house or court house will be used for the occasion. The speakers will be Major J. F. Hanson, of Macon, a well known Republican politician: Col. J. M. Wilkinson, of Valdosta, the Republican- Populist fusion - candidate for congress from the eleventh district; Hon. Ren milt kin. of Jesup, editor of the Jesup Sentinel and fusion candidate on the state Populist ticket for commissioner or agriculture. dastard’deed OF A COMRADE. Storv of a Klondike Murder Told for First Time bv a Witness. Washington, Sept. 21—George Bowman, of Bridgeport, Conn., was murdered last •winter during terrible snow storm by a companion named Johnson, of Springfield. Mass. He was almost in sight of the Gol den meeca when his strength failed and he sank down in the soft snow. Johnson, who was the leader of the party, went back to him and with an oath blew out the unfortuniate man’s brains with a revolver. This Is the terrible story told for the first time by J. C. Sachs, who has just re turned from Alaska. His partner, E. T. Galhoun, of Yonkers. N. Y.. witnessed the deed. He nearly lost his life by a bullet from Johnson’s revolver. Nothing was ever heard of Johnson and It is presumed he perished in the snow storm while trying to escape. RIGID QUARANTINE Has Been Put on by Texas Against New or leansTFreight. New Orleans. Sept. 21 —News reached the Southerin Pacific today that as the re sult of the announcement of four cases of yellow fever here. Texas has slapped on an absolutely rigid quarantine against all freight from New Orleans. Both the South ern and Texas Pacific roads are tfius tied up. No details. • CONVICTS ARE i IN POSSESSION Cayenne, the Capital of French Guinea is Scene of Dangerous Outbreak. ’ 4,000 DESPERADOES In the Main Prison Will Probably Be Released Before Help Can Be Scored. London, Sept. 21.—A special dispatch from Paris says the deputy representing French Guinea in the chamber has receiv ed a dispatch announcing that mutiny has taken place among the convicts at Cay enne, the capital of French Guinea. The mutineers overpowered and murder ed the guards then stormed the military storehouse and seized the arms and ammu nition there. They are, now, according to the dispatch, beseiging the principal prison. It is feared that they will succeed in freeing the 4,000 convicts confined in the building. Reinforcements have been telegraphed for to the island of Martinique, but it is said that they did not arrive in time to suppress the mutiny. Devil’s Island, where Albert Dreyfus, a former captain of French artillery, is con fined under sentence for ‘having sold the secrets of the war department to a foreign government, is but a short distance from Cayenne and it is possible the revolt of the convicts may be the death knell of the prisoner whose condemnation has so stirred up the French nation, as his guards are under strict orders to kill him if any at tempt Is made to release him or if there be a possibility of escaping. alger 7 s”review Os the Troops at Knoxville Took Place this Morning. Knoxville, Sept. 2il—Secretary of War Alger, Surgeon General Sternberg and party, arrived this morning from Lexing ton and were met by the reception com mittee of citizens. The party proceeded at once to Camp Poland, where the Second division of the first corps commanded by Brigadier Gen eral 'McKee, passed in review before Gen eral Alger. Seven regiments, the First Georgia, Thirty-first Michigan, Second and Sixth Ohio. First West Virginia. Third ‘North Carolina and Sixth Virginia, two of the latter colored took pant in the review. The secretary and party after reviewing the division, inspected the camps and hos pitals. After lunch in the city the party was driven to points of interest about the city. They leave this afternoon for Chattanooga and Camp Thomas. DOUBLE CRIME Os a Negro in Tennessee Arouses la Whole County. Knoxville, Tenn.. Sept. 21. —A special to the Sentinel from Mountain City, Teen., gives information of a double crime of a negro desperado, John Williams. He fatally stabbed Sherman Dunn, white, aged 20. The attack was made without He then ran into the 'hills and criminally assault d a white woman. She is in a critical condition. Thomas Potter, a whitt man, was attrac- f ted by the woman’s cries and atempted to . arrest Williams. This he succeeded in do- ■ ing after a fierce struggle. There is considerable excitement in Johnson county over the affair. CERVERA r SPAIN. Tne Admiral is Greeted ZWith Cheers by Ithe Populace. Santander. Sept. 21 —The anchor Line steamer City of Rome, chartered by Ad miral Cervera to transport to Spain the Spanish sailors captured at the battle at Santiago, arrived here today from Ports mouth. N. H. Captain Eulate. the former commander of the Vizcaya and the other Spanish naval officers landed and were mistaken for the party of which Cervera was a mem ber. The latter, however, is still on board the City of Rome, but a crowd of people followed the officers and cheered for Cer vera. Eulate refused to make any statement for publication. KENNEDY INDICTED. Grand Jury Today Returned Verdict of Mur der in First Degree. New York. Sept. 21—The grand jury to day returned an indictment of murder in the first degree against Dr. Samuel Ken nedy. accused of the murder of Emeline C. Reynolds, better known as “Dolly Rey nolds in the Grand hotel on August 16. SHORT MEETING. Os the City Council Was Held Last Night. Eleven members of the council were at the meeting last night. Nothing of any importance was done and • the session was very short. The Macon Cycle Club petitioned the council for the use of the park on Thanksgiving day as they will hold a a big bicycle meet here at that time. The club had to call off the races which had been arranged to be held during the Carnival. The petition was re ferred to the committee on streets. A communication from City Attorney Wimberly was read stating that the four suits, which had been brought against the city at the present session of the city court had been won by the city. The communi cation was filed in the clerk's office. The Maloney Directory Company asked the city to buy fifteen copies of their di rectories. The petiton was referred to the committee on finance. It was decided by council that College street between Washington avenue should be paved with shell concrete. The report . of the committee on streets recommended that Oak street be paved with shell eon- I crete between First and Second and that all streets which would cause Second street to be damaged by water to also be paved. The report was adopted. The committee also reported favorably on the petition of L. M. Erwin to protect Christian church from one of the large sewers. THE MACON NEWS. AWFUL DETAILS Os EXPLOSION In the Great Grain Elevator Building at Toledo Last Night. NEARLY EVERY EMPLOYE In the Building at the Time Was Killed—Superintendent and Three Children, Toledo, 0., Sept. 21 —The dust explosion in the great elevator of the Union Eeleva tor and Transportation Company last night resulted in the death of most of the em ployes in the structure and a money loss exceeding half a million dollars. There were 450,000 bushels of wheat, corn and oats in the store and the entire force was at work shipping an order of 80,000 bushels of oats by rail at the time of the disaster. The explosion was heard all over the city and resembled the distant firing of heavy artillery. The roof of the structure was thrown a hundred feet into the air and fell a mass of wreckage. The sides of the building were thrown outward leaving the huge grain bins standing without covering. Every part of the wreck was instantly a mass of flames and the conflagration was seen miles away. The list of casualties is as follows: Grace Parks, aged 19, daughter of Su perintendent W. J. Parks; John Carr, a shoveler; Fred Garrett, a shoveler. Everett Smith, a machinist; an unknown Polish shoveler; another shoveler unknown. The following are missing and are be lieved to have been burned inside the building: Frank Van Hobson, a grain inspector; Samuel Alexander, a weigher; Harold Parks, aged 6, son of Superintendent Parks; Charles Keefer, an engineer. The injured are Hamilton Parks, .aged 10, son of Superintendent Parks, fatally burned: John Smith, a shoveler, will rob ably die; Barney Welsh, a shoveler, fa tally hurt; Fred Pargellis, may recover; William J. Parks, superintendent, burned all over, fatally injured; W. C. Jordan, yardmaster of the Ohio Central railroad, badly injured. Superintendent Parks had his three chil dren with him in the building. He was in his office at the time of the catastrophe. He was blown through the window arid was found twenty feet away frightfully burned and his clothing torn off. His daughter, Grace, was seated at her fath er's desk and she was blown through the door, her clothing aflame. She rose and ran a short distance when she fell and rolled down a twenty-foot embankment onto a Lakeshore train. When picked up her clothing was all burned off except her shoes, and she died soon after. BAPTIST MISSIONS NEED FUNDS. Dr. R, J. Willingham Secre tary of Gergia Missions Talks. Rev. Dr. R. J. Willyigham, secretary tor the Baptist Foreign Mission Board, spent last Sunday in Macon. Speaking of the work of the Foreign Mis sion 'Board. Mr. Willingham said the work being carried on in Brazil is wonderfully prosperous, and that last year 253 converts were baptised at the Baptist mission sta tions. Os China he said sixty converts have been baptized this year in the South China mission, and the North China mission has more than doubled, its membership within the past year. Dr. Willingham said that Southern Bap tists should have 500 missionaries at work in China, because the people there are anx ious to receive the gospel and to leairn the language and customs of the American peo ple. He said that w’here a few years ago Americans were spit upon and reviled, they are now invited into the houses of the peo ple and they are encouraged in every way. In Japan, Africa and Italy, said the min ister, the work is moving along smoothly, but with no very large results. Dr. Willingham made a statement at the close of his talk in 'which he insisted that the brethren should combat the idea that the Foreign Board is out of debt. ‘‘lt was out of .debt at the convention last May, but many of the brethren have not since been active in raising missionary money. The running expenses of the board are S3OO a day. or $9,000 a month. In the last four months the board has received less than fifteen thousand dollars, when it ought to have received forty thou sand dollars. Last year at this time the amount of money was ten thousand dollars more than it is for the same period of this year. • Dr. Willingham urged the brethren to keep the subject of missions before their people and to send in as much money as possible at an early date. BACK FROM KLONDIKE. Brunswick Man Says that He is Glad to See Georgia. Brunswick. Ga., Sept. 21 —Romaine Mc- Collough, Brunswickian. returned from the Klondike yesterday, ■ where he went early last spring. During his absence McCullough traveled 14,000 miles, went over the Chilcoot Pass, and experienced all the hardships and pleasures that go to make up travel in that frozen country. He says that all of the claims that are worth anything have been staked off. and that there are but few of these. The number of people there is far in excess of the capacity of the coun try, and the majority are either leaving or trying to leave as rapidly as possible. Mc- Cullough received a warm welcome from his many friends here and says he is glad to get back to Georgia again. FARRAGUT’S SPEED She Has Nearly Made the Running Called for by Contract. - —" San Francisco. Sept. 21 —The new tor pedo boat destroyer Farragut, has almost demonstrated that she can make the speed of 30 knots an hour required by the gov ernment. She made one mile in one min ute and fifty-nine and a quarter seconds and several miles in a fraction over two minutes. A slight accident, caused by something getting between the propeller and the hull will necessitate some delay before an ot afiial trial will be made. MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21 1898. FUNERAL TRAIN FORJICHMOND Will Leave Narragansett To morrow With Remains of Miss Davis, swims oi comDEßffl Will Raise a Monument—Movement Has Been Started in Richmond —Circular Issued. Richmond, Va., Sept. 21.—The remains of Miss Winnie Davis will leave Narragan sett Pier tomorrow morning and will reach the city early Friday morning. Immediately upon the arrival of the body it will be escorted to St. Paul’s church, where her father worshipped and was con firmed. It will be placed in the lecture room and will remain there under a guard of honor until 3:<80 o’clock p. m., when the funeral will take place, the interment be ing in Hollywood, in the Davis section. Colonel Archer Anderson was requested to make the funeral arrangements, but at a conference this afternoon of the Jefferson Davis Monument Association and members of the R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Vete rans, of which Miss Winnie Davis was a member, it was decided to place the de tails of the funeral in the hands of the camps. These have not yet been perfected. The active pallbearers will be members of th camp. Delegations are expected to at tend the funeral from all parts of the South. The -selection of honorary pallbearers is now being made by the veterans’ commit tee, and so far these names have been chosen: ‘Major General Joseph Wheeler, U. S. A.; Burton N. Harrison, Clarence Carey, A. A. Meginnis .General Archer Anderson, Wil liam O. Skelton and Taylor Ellyson. At a meeting of the Richmond Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, held today, the following was adapted: ‘The Richmond chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, have a a mee.iag at Lee Camp hall September 20, 1898 resolved to inaugurate a movement to erect a monu ment over the grave of Winnie Davis, “The Daughter of the Confederacy,” feeling sure that this work will meet with the sympa thy of all overs of the South -Daughters of the Confederacy, veterans’ associations, and many others over the whole country. The said chapter requests that all who wish to join them in this work of love will send in their names at once, and it is the intention of the chapter to have the mon ument commenced January, 1899. The chapter will attend the funeral in a body. The following order has been issued by Miss Kate Cabell Currie, president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy: General Order No. I.—The president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, with a sorrow too tender and deep for words to express, announces the death of Miss Winnie Davis, the much-loved “Daughters of the Confederacy.” The love and devotion ever bestowed upon her by the entire Souhtland was but a just tribute to her glorious womanhood. As daughter, sister, friend, she was true to every duty and we can proudly take her as a fitting model for all to imitate and re vere. The entire South is bowed in grief and every daughter of the confederacy extends to the heart-broken mother their sincer est sympathy and love. The president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy directs that each di vision and every chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, as soon as possible, take suitable action expressive of their sorrow, and as a token of sympathy to the grief-stricken mother and sister, would suggest that each Daughter of the Confederacy wear for thirty days a badge of mourning, and that each chap* ? hold memorial services and that a page in the book of records be set aside as a memorial on which shall be inscribed the resolutions to the memory of the “Daughter of the Confederacy.” Mrs. Katie Cabell Currie, President. Mrs. John P. Hickman, Sec. U. D. C. LIVELY SCRAP Beiween the City Plumbing Inspector and a Plumber. The city hall- was the scene of a lively scrap yesterday afternoon between Mr. John Daly, the plumbing inspector and Mr. W. P. Bennett, a plumber. There has been some hard feeling between the two men for some time and yesterday afternoon Bennett called at the office of the inspec tor and attempted to whip him. Mr. Daly’s son interfered, however, but Bennett got a little the best of it. Cases were made against both parties and they were tried before the recorder this morn ing. ' “41 Bennett was fined $25 but the sentence was suspended, and the case against Daly was dismissed. None of the parties were injured in the scrap. WIFE SAYS~SHE SPOKE FALSELY. Mrs. Burns Says ithat Her Husband’s Storv is All True. Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 21—The Morning Call today contains a copy of an affidavit from Mrs. Burns, wife of the man who shot and killed Engineer Heslep, at Sterling, in which she refutes all past statements made by her. In the affadavit she swears that Burns’ statement of the shooting is correct, and that the state ments she has made contrary to this were untrue, and due to fear on account of be ing among strangers. LUCK OF A GEORGIAN. Bob Gantt Wins in the Race for the Legisla ture. Spartanburg, S. C„ Sept. 21.—The friends of Mr. Robert J. Gantt ate congratulating him ®n his success in the legislative raee. Mr. Gantt, “though only a resident here for two years, entered the canvass against five of the strongest men in the county, making all the more notable the splendid • victory which he won. He is a native of Elbert county, Georgia, a graduate of the State University of Georgia and will be the | youngest member of the next South Caro lina legislature. Everybody is delighted with his suc ce*» and they predict lor M \ Gantt a bril liant career. COL. CORBETT'S FUNERAL TODAV An Old and Honored Citizen of Macon Died Shortly After Midnight. SHORT SKETCH Os BIS LIFE, Came to Macon from South Carolina —He Had Many Friends All Over the State. Colonel E. C. Corbett, one of the old est and most prominent citizens of Macon, died at his residence on Washington ave nue this morning at 12:15 o’clock after a long illness. The announcement of Colonel Corbett's death will be read with sorrow by the whole community as his friends are num bered by the hundreds. He had been in ill health for the past four years and about three weeks ago he was taken critically ill. When death came last night he was surrounded by his family. The funeral service will be held this af ternoon from the First Baptist church. Rev. J. L| White will conduct the services. The interment will be at Riverside ceme tery. The following gentlemen acted as pall bearere: C. B. Willingham, E. Y. Mallory, W. A. Davis, S. G. Bouis, R. H. Brown, Sol Hoge. Colonel Corbett was born in Buford, S. C., December 16, 1822, and in 1845 he mov ed to Savannah where he lived for a num ber of years. When the war broke out he was among the first to volunteer, and or ganizing a regiment of his own, he placed it at the disposal of the Confederate gov ernment. His regiment was ordered to the front in the early sixties© and no regiment did better service. He first moved to Macon in 1877, and since then has proven himself a valuable citizen. During his residence here he has engaged in the stable and hotel business. Colonel Corbett leaves a wife and six children to mourn his loss. They are Mrs. Anna Horne, Mrs. W. W. Brown, Mrs. W. H. Wooten, Lieutenant W. P. Corbett, Cor poral M. L. Corbett and Mrs. J. A. Thomas. •Lieutenant Walter Corbett, wiho is at Camp Poland with the 'First Georgia regiment, was notified of ‘his father’s death this morning, but it was found that it would ■be impossible for him to arrive here in time for the funeral. SCHWANN IN THOMASVILLE. Spent the Day Looking Over the Sites There. Thomasville, Ga., Sept. 21—General Schwan, in command of a military board, spent the afternoon in the city with the object of selecting a site for the encamp ment of 5,000 to 10,000 troops. Mayor Cul pepper and other leading citizens took charge of the board and showed them the available places. General Schwan was much pleased with La Cubana, a mile north of the city, and expressed the opin ion that this was the most desirable place he has yet seen for a camp. Thomasville’s chances for securing a camp seem very bright. 'GERMAN WILL BE GIVEN At Ocmulgee Park Tonight by Young Men of the City. The yo-ung men of the city will give a german at Ocmulgee Park tonight. The dance promises to be a very swell affair. Card’s band has been engaged for the oc casion and will furnish the music. The engagement lists are at the store of Harry Jones, on Second street. The cars will run to the the park until a late hour. The dance is given by the young men com plimentary to their young lady friends. COBB-LOWE ' MARRIAGE Will Take PI ace Tomorrow at Weslevan College. The marriage of Miss Eugenia S. Cobb and Mr. W. B. Lowe, Jr., of Atlanta, is to be solemnized tomorrow at high noon. It will be a home wedding of quiet beauty and elegance, at which will be present only the near relatives of the bride and groom. The ceremony will be performed in one of the parlors of Wesleyan College, with which institution Mrs. J. B. Cobb, the bride’s mother, is prominently connected, and where she and her daughter make their home. Dr. Young G. Allen, a lifelong friend of the family, will officiate. The bride will have no attendants ex cept her sister, Miss Mary Cobb, who will act as maid of honor. The bridal couple will leave tomorrow afternoon on their wedding journey North. The marriage interests many friends of the young people, especially those in At lanta and Macon. Miss Cobb is the fair representative of a prominent name in Georgia and has a great number of friends throughout the state. She is a lovely young woman of charm and culture. Mr. Lowe, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. ■William B. Lowe, belongs to one of the most prominent families in Atlanta; his father is a successful capitalist; his moth er is a social leader who has recently been chosen president of the General Federa tion of Women’s clubs. Mr. Lowe is bright and popular and has traveled extensively. He Is now success fully engaged in the lumber business. The wedding will be largely attended A>y some of Atlanta’s most prominent society peo ple who are relatives of the bride and groom. . Among those who will be present are: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Steele, Mr. J. W. Pope, Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding, Mr. and Mrs. James English. Jr., Mr. H. L. English, Mr. and Mrs. Ed McCandless, Mrs. John Sla ton, Mrs. Dr. Jarnigan, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lowe, Mr. F. C. Frazier, Mrs. Wood ruff. Mr. A. J. Ryan, one of Atlanta’s most popular young men will act as best man. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lowe. Jr., will make their home this winter at the residence of the groom’s parents on Peachtree street, Atlanta. ■ FOREMAN INJURED. Brunswick. Ga., Sept. 21—W. J. Chackel ford, foreman of the Brunswick and West ern. was badly crushed about the face and head between two cars yesterday. He was coupling them at the time. His injuries are not necessarily fatal, though they are very painful. MERCER OPENED ODORS TODAY Under Brighter Auspices Than Ever Before in Historv of the College. PROFESSOR POLLOCK PLEASED He Says that the Prospect is Excel lent— Wiil Petition to Have Football this Year. Mercer opened this morning- with the brightest prospects ever known In the his tory of the college. Many young men from all parts of the South were in the chapel this morning when President Pollock (jailed the open ing exercises to order. Professor Pollock made a short talk in which he welcomed the new boys to the colege. The exam Pot Ans for the new scholars •began this ii,o. nifig and it will take some time to complete them. Students are ap plying tor admission to all classes. Many of the new boys attended the summer school, which was conducted throughout the summer, and it will not be necessary for them to stand the examinations. The law class will be unusually large this year as many of the new students will take the law course. The senior class will be one of tue largest ever known in the history of the school. The total enrollment will probably reach the three hundred mark in the next two weeks. It was impossible to find out the exact number of pupils in attendance at the college this morning, but it is said there were fully two hundred and forty. Many of the new students are very much disappointed because football will not be allowed at the college this year. Still they say that they will do as the faculty de cides, but that they are going to present a petition to the faculty to allow them to Play. Mercer will be represented at the inter collegiate oratorical contest which will be held in Atlanta in ‘October, and the boys feel confident that their man will win. Flannigan will probably be the one who will represent the college. He represented Mercer at the Georgia-Mercer debate in At lanta in April, in which Mercer came out victorious. [Professor Pollock is very much pleased with the prospects for the year and says that Mercer is becoming more widely known than ever. • The 'fraternity men have been doing some hard work for the past week and are still meeting all of the trains looking for •new men to spike. The rivalry between •the “frats” this year is greater than ever. The new men who come in seem at a loss to know the meaning of being so popular. As the boys will not be allowed to play football they will turn their attention to baseball for ’99. Manager Turner says that the team for '99 will be the best that Mercer has ever put m the field. GRAND LODGE OF ODDFELLOWS. Much Interest , Throughout the State in the Meeting in Boston. The Sovereign Granl Lodge of the Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellows is in session in Boston, Mass., this week, and the delib erations of the holy will be watched witi interest by the members of the order in Macon and throughout the state. There are many matters of interest and vital im portance that are to be discussed by the lodge during this session. Georgia’s grand lodge is represented by Hon. John B. Goodwin. This is the seventy-foui >h communica tion of th' overeign lodge, which is com posed of four elective and four appointed officers, nine past grand sires and 187 representatives from the grand lodges and grand encampments of the United States and Canada. A number of amendments to the consti tution proposed at the preceding annual communication, will come up for final ac tion. One is intended to increase the vote required to change or amend the unwritten secret work of the order to four-fifths of ail present. Another proposes to change the time for holding the sessions from annual to biennial. Several efforts have been ■made in the past to effect these changes, but every time the vote has been heavily against them. Another proposition in which considera ble interest is felt, relates to the qualifi cations of representatives. At the present they are required to be past grands in sub ordinate lodges and to have received the royal purple, which is the highest degree conferred by the subordinate encampments. To this it is proposed to add that they shall be members of a Rebekah lodge and of a Canton and to have received all the de grees of the order. As a three-fourths vote of all the members present is required to alter or amend the constitution, it is very doubful whether any of these proposed changes will be made. The chief interest in elections centers in that of deputy grand sire, as that is the stepping stone to the highest position in the order. There are three aspirants, the claims of whom have been well canvassed. They are A. C. Cable, of Cincinnati; J. Otis Humphrey, of Springfield, 111., and Robert E. Wright, of Allentown, Pa. (Detroit, Mich., stands a good showing of being selected as the next place of meeting of the sovereign grand lodge. The reports of the grand treasurer will show a balance on hand of $60,843. The grand secretary will show a mebership in all lodges of 839,608, in the encampments of 128,930 and in the Rebekah lodges <>f 298,263. There have been add'lions to membership in he year of 8,352. The Pa tria.vs Militant, or uniform'd brancn -:>f the order, has a membership of ll.tti, there n<iag regiments in thir teen b' wanes ISSUING HEALTH CERTIFICATES. Parties Going Into the Fever Districts Are Arming With Paper. The Board of Health has been issuing health certificates for the past two days to parties who are going into the infected dis tricts of Mississippi and Louisiana. The quarantine regulations are very strict, and to prevent any trouble travel ers are providing themselves with certifi cates to show that they are from the heal thiest city in the South. ATHENS KNITTING MILLS. Athens, Ga., eSpt. 21 —The Athens Knit ting Mills were placed in the hands of a receiver yesterday. James W. Camak was appointed receiver. Assets, $11,000; liabii . ities, $4,300. iwawr THE MS SUITS j any one might be proud of I ;I making, whether a custom tail » £/■,or or uot. There’s as much " 1 care and attention given to ea a H detail as in the finest and higL- * est price tailoring in the land, , i and there’s no Suit here that isn t vorthy of the guarantee of entire satisfaction. 4) 1() ()( ) seems to be the popular line, but higher or lower, the goods are right. The making’s light and the best value is given that the same amount of monej ever secured. Look at the line which is priced iu accordance with your purse— ss, SB, sio, sl2, sls, $lB, S2O, $25 That last price means that you’re getting everything that custom tailors give at double. BOYS’ SUITS MEN’S 'Such a collection we never had. Such a CIIDNIICHIM/T coleetion was never seen before in this section. Some specially for school wear. $1.50 to $3.50, GOODS Finer ones up to SSOO. Every fad and every fancy finds place here; every article of staple merit is sure ft—* H A 'l* tO b e here - Uest in all points of real n*Lai Cv 1 1/A. 1 goodness and priced at the lowest notch The „ f tovnv. in your hrn means "'”" y "" ““ ' Or - price— hat "° My «“ ”“ ke Negligee Shirts, White Shirts mn r\r\ x a Laundered and unlaundered. $3.00 to $4.00 Fancy and Black Sox. --and better than nine-tenths Medium and Uaow 'that are offered at the same figure. IVLCQllllll QHQ xICHVy NECKWEAR | Pure Linen Collars and Cuffs As fine as was ever brought together. Fine Suspenders, and moderately priced, too— rx rr -r-r 11 i7i Cun Holders. From 10c to $1.50 Handkerchiefs, —and not a style or color combi- , xf i . ni • . nation missing. Men’s Night SllirtS. 100 Pieces Soin Casfimeie r—' They are slightly soiled by water and ‘•x dirt. Actual value material, 25c. What t y could you secure better for the chil- y dren’s school dresses ? -- THE /CONTINUES only a few days pnCAT longer. Many choice things vJtxtiA. I you ladies need still to be found in SALE the stock—Laces in Vais and Tor- /AC 'T'MC chons, Solid and Fancy Ribbons, Ur Int Kid Gloves, P ; n and Fancy Rib- CHAPMAN bons, Lace Curtains and Portieres, CTACL Z Hosiery and Corsets. They njUSI DB * Vk/iv y SOld at OBCB. Take us an offer oji any article mentioned. Notice to Railroad Employes Bri* q- ch ck ’o our store We’ll cat 4 them with pleaou.c tor von a e bank ng h- u-s. | COOI NiGHTS ' it t PLEASANT DAYS- t 4 r . , In the fall of the year when the long summer has tired nature out INDIAN SPRING is the most delightful health re ort in the South. T t THE WIGWAM,J . ,4 Under its new management, is pronounced by 4 4 all the patrons of the hotel this year as equal 4 in every respect to the best hotels. 4 You can find rest, health, comfort and pleasure JT J at the WIGWAM J J T. C. PARKER, Proprietor. 4 J C. E. Hooper, Manager. J f®44444444*1-4444444444444444444444 For the Business Man. A Business Suit, of Course. Marvelous what a touch of style will do—or what the ' lack of it will do. Costs nothing to put in, if the tailor knows how. And it lifts the rig from the level of commonplace, so that even careless eyes notice it. You can pay SIO.OO for a Business Suit here— Mixed, Cassimere or Scotch Cheviot—and secure that elusive style touch. Or you can pay $15.00 for an All Wool Worsted in fancy effects; or twenty other prices for twenty other styles. Unusually large variety of Suits for young men, $7 50 up. money on Hand. Loans on real estate. Easy monthly pay ments. GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macon, G*„ 461 Third Street. PRICE THREE CENTS