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LEADERS AGREE UPON TICKET Brother of the Present Mayor of New York Will Get Nomination. n» HMED *or the Conduct of the War and Loss of Life Among the Soldiers. Syra'UK-, N. Y., Sept. 29—Before many to the state Democratic conven tion were on this morning the leaders I ~ere about the corridors and at 8:30 c lock it was announced from Croker's 1 a.lquarters that the New York and Kings county delegations had united on Augustus Van Wyek, of Brooklyn, a broth- ' er of MayoY Van Wyek, of New York, for governor and the mayor would be with drawn. At, 7 o'clock ex-Senator Hill left the room and went to a brief conference. Shortly ufierward, Elliott Danforth, who 1 ; candidate . catne along and had a chat with John B. Siati-blield, who is also a candidate. Senator MiCarren said: "We are going to nominal' Judge Van Wyek, and we will have 290 votes on the first ballot. Only 226 vnir.' are necessary for choice.” Tlie ticket, as agreed, upon by the leaders is as follows: Governor Augustus Van Wyek, of Kings county. Lieutenant governor. Elliott Danforth, of Chvnnango. Secretary of state. George W. Batting, of Niagara. . Comptroller, Edwin S. Atwater, of Duchess. State treasurer, E. B. Norris, of Wayne. Slate engineer and surveyor of Marine, Schenectady, Renuisaler. Attorney general. Thomas F. Conway, of Clinton. When the convention met soon after noon. l'r< derlck Scraub was elected per manent chairman and escorted, to 'the Chair. He made an address in which he scored the Republican state administra tion. He charged the national government with being criminally negligent of the troops in 'the Spanish war And said: “everywhere Ihe Democrats were in the van. Dewey. Sehloy. Hobson. Lee, Wheeler, the ’Democratic heroes, all have written ■hieli their names in the American temple of fame.” The report of the committee on resolu tions was read'then as follows: "The Dem ocratic party of the state of New York congratulates the country upon the suc ei '.jful termination of the war undertaken. Not for conquest or aggrandisement, but In the interest of humanity, liberty and clvilizat ion. "IWe glory In 'the patriotic devotion and valor of our brave soldiers ami sailors who have honored the American people and .heightened the lustre of our national fame. "The si and.tlons abuse by the president of the power of appointment in scattering tip army commissions among inexperi enced and incompi tent civilians as re wards to personal favorites almost to the exclusion of experienced officers in the si t vice, is largely accountable for the fear ful suffering and appalling loss of life among our •gallant soldiers that brought di. trace upon the administration and a sense liame to the nation. A Democratic congre.- will, if chosi nby the peoffle, rigidly investigate the conduct of he war ai.il expos. and punish all who n be re sponsible for the unnecessary deaths, pri vations and sufferings of our soldiers." Nominations were then in order and Haven, of Syracuse, nominated Mayor James K. McGuire, of Syracuse, for gov ernor. Judge S. S. Taylor, of Chenangi^pre sented the name of John B. Stanchfield for th’ same place. Willi n !•'. Mackie, of Erie, next al’ Bounced Judge Robert C. Titus and An drew McLain, of Kings was recognized to present the name of Augustus Van Wyek. The voe for governor as announced, was Ain Wyek. .‘>so: Titus. 4,1: McGuir'i . 21; Stanchfield. 38. H6BSO PiMON AS T.O THE COLON. Is Pitted Against that ot All the Other Expert Wreckers. Washington. Sept. 29.—Assistant Secre tary Vilen, who has been directly in charge of the arrangements made with the wreck ing companies for th< raising of such of the Spanish warships sunk or stranded in the battle of July 3, as can be removed, said today, referring to Constructor Hob son's work on the Teresa, that the navy department had given the young construc <o- ill ihe assistance which i: was possible to ex:end in the prosecution of the work. Moreover, it is now proposed to give him further aid in the effort to raise the Colon, the finest ship of the Spanish squadron. Whatever credit is earned by Hobson by reason of the Teresa, would, in the opin ion of Vilen, be largely exceeded if tile at tempt to raise the Colon is successful. In this ship the young constructor has pledg ed his professional reputation against the u:\ n::t.ous opinion of the expert wreckers, ■who examined the ship. Yet the navy de partment unhesitatingly supports Hobson’s judgment as indicated by the fact yester day taat it shipped from New York $20,000 ‘worth of specially manufactured rubber air bags to be used in lifting the Colon. GOOD REPORTS Sent bv the Two Generals at Santiago to the Depart ment. Washington, Sept. 29 —Semi-official let ters have been received from Generals Daw ton and Wood at the war department. These letters give some account of the condition which exists and what these of ficers are doing in the province of San tiago. They say they are getting along as well as can be expected. The Cubans are being treated well and those willing to work are given employment. The more intelligent are being selected for positions In the government service which it is fitted to occupy. "The letters encourage the officials of the department to believe the problem of the government of the island of Cuba will work itself out with care and patience on the part of the American peo ple. I THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST CO.. O. A. Coleman, General Manager, 356 Second Street. We offer the following money for this weeek: 522,750 to loan on good farm prop erty: >19,475 for city loans. Our rates will satisfy you that we are headquarters. No delay. Call and see us. ESTABLISHED 1884 AGUINALDO’S PROCLAMATION To the Nations of the World Will Probably Be Issued Soon. INAUGURATION OF REPUBLIC Os the Philippines Will Take Place Tomorrow and the* Dictator Will Review His Army. New York, Sept. 29.—A dispatch to the Herald from Manila says: I “At Malolos tomorrow Aguinaldo will , formally inaugurate the republic of the "Invitations are extended to the prin i cipal army officers and newspaper corres : pondents here. A thousand natives will I attend. The “dictator” will review his ! army and will probably issue proclama tions to the nations of the world, setting forth the intentions of his government.” The transport Arizona, having on board I the navy recruits and an immense lot of mail arrived today. This is the first home mail in several months. ANOTHER CONFERENCE Os the Commissioners Was Held in London Today. Paris, Sept. 29—The United States peace commission held, another conference this morning after which, accompanied by the United States ambassador. General Porter, they drove to the foreign office where 'the commissioners met and breakfasted with the Spanish commissioners. prohibitionTll OVER PROVINCE Os Quebec is the Issue in To day’s Election There. Quebec, Sept. 29. —One of the most in teresting elections ever held in Canada took place today. In every election district electors will be chosen to vote upon the prohibition, manufacture and sale of intoxicants. Never before has the question of pro hibition been left to the people of so large a territory. The Liberal government, now in power, has given to the people this op portunity for expressing themselves upon ti great question, but no pledges are made by the government as to what course will be followed in case the people vote for pro hibition. IRISH JASPER GREENS Were Entertained Last Night by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The Irish Jasper Greens, of Savannah, were royally entertained last night by the Ancient Order of Hibernians at their hall on Mulberry street. The hall was 'beautifully decorated with colors of the Savannah company and the Hibernians did everything in their power to entertain them. Many speeches were made by members of both organizations. Refreshments .were served and the*Greens thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The company had to leave at 11:30 o'clock, as their passes were good only until 12 o’clock. On leaving they gave three rousing cheers for the (Hibernians. The entertainment was a great success and was enjoyed by everybody present. WAS ACCIDENT. Negro Was Released by the Coroner's Jury. Frank Smith, who shot and killed Sid ’ Jones yesterday out at Bellevue, was ex- I ontratod by the coroner’s jury. The boys were struggl ng for possession of the gun when it went off killing Jones. Smith was arrested but as soon as the coroner’s jury rendered a verdict he was , released. The two boys had been good friends and Smith seems to regret the killing very much. HEALTH CERTIFICATES. Clerk Smith is Kept Busy Signing Certifi cates. City Clerk Smith is kept very busy these days writing out health certificates for peo ple who go from here to Florida or Texas. The quarantine are verv strict and it is necessary for everybody to have a certificate in order to get to any point in Southern Florida. Even the conductors and news butchers , have to be supplied with them. The yel low fever scare has gotten the peoule in T exas and Florida scared up and everybody has to present a health certificate before they a:-e allowed to enter these states. ROYALTYSTOOD ’ROUND THE BED Os the Dying Queen of Den mark Early this Morning. Copenhagen, Sept. 29 —The queen of Denmark died at 5:30 tris morning, peace fully. i At her bedside were the king of Den t the king and queen of Greece, the prin cess of Wales and the duke and duchess of Cumberland, the crown prince and crown princess of Denmark and all other members of the royal family. SEWERS REPAIRED. Plases that Were Broken bv the Recent , Rains. The streets and sewers which were badly 5 damaged by the rain a few weeks ago have i been repaired and are in very good condi- > • tion. Chairman Ellas, of the Board of Pub- > • lie Works, has kept a large force of hands » ' at work and has repaired all of the dam s aged places. ? The street forces will endeavor to finish ? Cherry street by tomorrow night. No oth -1 er streets will be worked on until after the 1 carnival, as it is thought that the street force will be unable to finish before that time. THE MACON ffEWS. MACON LAWS USEDJT SAGOA Captain Marion Harris is Now th 9 King of the Dis trict. mm Minim control He is Making the Ordinances of this City and the Laws of the State of Georgia Apply. A Utter received from Captain Marion Harris, of the Third regiment, now at San tiago, and dated from Sague de Tanamo, in the province of Santiago, states that he is now the military king of a territory sev enty-five miles wide by two hundred and twenty-five long. He is in complete con trol of the civil and military affairs and hai a hard and difficult task in his hands. Captain Harris says that he 13 applying the laws of the state of Georgia to the outlying districts of Sagua and the ordi ances of the city of Macon to the town. This will be interesting news to the peo ple of the city and the result of course adopted by Captain Harris will 'be watched with interest. COLLEGE STATISTICS. Something About the Showing on University Books. Athens, Sept. 29—From the record book in the office of the University register the following Interesting statistics are gath ered: Os the one hundred and eighty-six stu dents enrolled to date there are 59 Meth odists; 57 Baptists; 31 'Presbyterians; 19 Episcopalians; 3 Catholics; 3 Christians; if Hebrews; 2 'Lutherans and 1 'Unitarian. There are 119 members of the church and 67 non-members. There are forty-seven students whose fathers are college graduates, while the fathers of the remaining number are not graduates of any college. The avocations of the parents of the dif ferent students are divided as follows: Farmers 66 merchants 34; layers 27; phy sicians 10; bankers 5; bookkeepers 5; me chanics 4; manufacturers 1; judges 1; dentists 2; insurance agents 4; teachers 4; real estate dealers 2; drummers 2; police 1; civil engineer 1; preachers 2; cotton men 4; hardware 1; capitalist 1; contrac tors 2; editors 2; gas company men 2; mail agent 1. The religious statistics are especially gratifying as they show that fully 65 per cent of the young men attending 'college are church members. e As usual the farmers’ sons are largely in the majority. FOREST FIRES ARE RAGING. People and Animals Terror- Stricken, Flee for Their Lives. Idaho Springs, Col., Sept 29.—The forest fires are burning on rhe west side of the divide and are beyound control and the people are said to be fleeing for their lives. How many, if any, have perished, cannot be known as there is no way of getting direct information at this time. A light breeze gives the mighty sea of fire a new impetus and onward :t goes, burning everything before it, with no chance of saving live stock or property. Cattle are known to be perishing, and bear, deer and other wild animals are running i to the east Bide of the divide. The damage will be tremendous. The ! timber losses will amount to more than a money consideration. These forests cover the headwaters of the mountain streams i where the snow remains for many months, i From such source the streams have been i kept carrying a volume of water sufficient to irrigate most of the lands of the state •west of the divide. With the disappear ance of the timber the flow of the streams will be lessened. There seems to be a settled opinion among the ranchers that forest fires were started by the Ute Indians, with malicious intent. They say forcible ejection of the Indians and the return to the reservation more than a year ago because of their slaughter of game made them bitter against the whites. FOR BAYARD’S FUNERAL. Arrangements Have Not Yet Been Made- Telegram of Condolence. Dedham, Sept. 29. —The funeral arrange ments of Thomas F. Bayard, who died yes terday, are not yet complete. The body 'will be brought to his old home in Dela- I jare. President McKinley today sent the fol- I lowing tiegram of condolence to the widow | of ex-Secretary Bayard. "Washington—Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, j Wilmington, Del.—With sincere sorrow I learn of the death of your husband and beg to express to you my heartfelt sympathy. Bayard’s high attainments and sterling qualities endeared hi mto all who knew him, while his distinguished service tq his country adds his name to the roll ot illus trious Americana. “(Signed.) William McKinley.” SECRETARY HAY Will Take the Oath of His Office Tomor row. Washington. Sept. 29. —Acting Secretary Adee called upen Secretary of State Hay at his residence today to ascertain h.’s wishes with regard to the time he shouli assume charge of the department of state. Mr. Hay said that he did not wish to en ter upon the duties today, but would take ihe oath iomorrow. ROAD DELEGATES. To Attend Omaha Convention Appointed by Governor. Atlanta, Sept 29.—The governor ap pointed the following delegates from the state at large to represent Georgia at the National Road Parliament at Omaha on October Sth: S. W. McCalla, of Atlanta, W. F. Eve, of Augusta; H. M. Mclntoeh, of Albany, and Bert Cook, of Hamilton j Delegates from various counties are named. MACON NEWS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29 1898. CHEAPER SHOES NEVERJOFFERED Eighty Thogsand Dollars Worth Will Be Offered bv Ross, Sims and Co. SALE BEGINS SATURDAY Promptly at Eight O’clock and from that Time On Everything Goes at Half Price. Eighty-five thousand dollars’ worth of shoes will be thrown on the market in Macon commencing Saturday morning at 8 o’clock. Ross Sims & Company made a settlement with the insurance adjusters this morning hence the announcement of the greatest shoe sale that has ever been offered to the people of M-acon. There are shoes in that store sufficient to fit every man, woman and child in the city who may want shoeing. The shoes are of all sizes and of all makes of all styles and of every description. It is unnecessary to tell the people of .Macon that Ross Sims has a good stock of shoes, everyone knows that. The whole people of the state of Georgia know it and they will eagerly grasp the opportunity ! that is now offered them to buy shoes. Just think of it. Eighty thousand dol- I lars’ worth of shoes. There are some of them slightly damaged and some of them not damaged at all but they all go at fire sale prices. 'Captain Sims said this morning that he had determined to clear off all the old stock and ’to put in new things from floor to ceiling and from story to story of his three-story ‘building on the corner of Third street and Bargain lane. It is no mere catch to say that this Im mense stock of shoes will be sold at half price. This is literally true and will be carried out to the letter. There will be no regard for the style, the quality or the condition. Everything goes, and goes at half price. iNow what does 'this mean. It means that high and low, rich and poor can shoe themselves for the coming winter at half the price that it cost them to do so last winter. Those who know the style of shoes that Ross iSims has kept in the past and the reputation that he has all over the state for good shoes will realize what a half price sale of stock at that store means. Attention is especially called to the fine stock. That is to say the fine shoes that Ross Sims has kept for the best trade In the city. All of this goes at half price without reservation. The counters will be lined with shoes. There will be shoes everywhere and plenty of clerks to attend to the demanif of the customers. Such bargains in shoes will be tremend ous. They will startle the whole shoe trade of the country but Mr. Sims says’ that while he is selling he is determined to give the public and his patrons the ad vantage of what, he has to offer. As an old shoe man he says that it is the biggest thing for the buyer that he has ever seen in the state of eGorgia and he knows that the rush will ibe something tremendous but "he Is ready for it and will not attempt to change a figure on his former prices. The shoes must go. They are looked upon as damaged stock and the very satisfactory settlement that he has made with the in surance people makes it possible for him to sell them at the cut. The sale will continue until the whole stock is sold out but those who want bar gains would be wise to come early and often. It is especially fortunate that this oppor tunity comes at this time.. It is he be ginning of winter. The school children want shoes and there are plenty of school shoes in this stock. The boys and the girls will want shoes and they will want more than a pair each. Two pairs can be bought for the price of one at this sale. The men will want shoes. Some men will want good shoes and most of them will want several pairs during the winter. Some men want the finest shoes that are made. They can find them at Ross Sims’. Some men want the medium grade and they can find them here. The brogan shoe and the boot are there and they are all at half price. The ladies too want shoes for the win ter. They will want slippers for the Carnival ball and they will want house shoes, walk ing shoes and the finest softest and most stylish shoe. ( All of these can be found at Ross Sims’ and they are to 'be sold at half price. While it is true that this wonderful sale will of course stagnate all the other shoe business in Macon it is a godsend to the people generally. The people of Macon who have to buy shoes for large families this winter will have just that much more money to spend at the Carnival in giving their families amusement. The people of the state generally will take advantage otf every cheap rate or ex cursion that may be offered to come to Macon and buy shoes at Ross Sims’ sale which commences on next Saturday morn ing at 8 o’clock. It will be a red-letter day in Macon. HEAVY G. A. R. BUSINESS. Detailed Statement of the Number of Peo ple Carried to Cincinnati. General Manager Rawn, of the Baltimore and Ohio South Western Railway, has pre pared a detailed statement of the number of people carried into Cincinnati on the occasion of the 23d annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic September 3d to l?th inclusive. According to the train records 37,997 people were transport ed, the largest number being on Septem ber sth, when the total reached 8,332, •According to these statistics the Balti more and Ohio South Western carried about 30 per cent of the travel. CAMPAIGN IS NEARIJ_CLDSED The Great Fight in the Elev enth District is Centre of All Interest. i VICTORY Will![ COMPLETE I Opinion of the Leaders is that There Will Be a Big Vote Out When it is All Counted, Only half a dozen days remain of the state campaign and those will be busy ones for the Democrats, The Constitution says: The breaking up of the populist party and the disintegration of its ticket has had an immediate effect .upon the voting population that the Democratic state ex ecutive committee wants to counteract. Many men ieel that Colonel Candler's election is so certain that it will be unec essary to vote, and, especially in the coun try districts, the committee has found a condition of good natured apathy that ■they want to arouse into real enthusiasm. That Colonel Candler will be elected is certain, but the committee wants to give him the 100,000 majority that has all along been the signal flown at the mast head of his campaign, and thus advertise to the world that the attempt of professional poliicians and for-office-only politicians to , drag Georgia into the same mire from | which North Carolina is now struggling to [rise, has received its death blow. (From now on to election day the whole •state will be ablaze with Democracy. The very threat of fusion has enlivened one congressional and a number of senatorial districts, but the office-seeking populist who endorses free silver with one hand and vote for a gold stadard with the other have not dared to foist their infamous scheme upon a majority of the counties. It is their game to enter upon their cam paign of curruption gradually. But the scheme has been so well advertised that Georgia, from end to end, is well ac quainted with it, and the advertisement has done more to help the Democrats than their own strong platform or the powerful speeches of Colonel Candler and his as sociates on the stump. The net results will be to bring hack to the Democratic party two-thirds of the populists and to create in Georgia a new party composed of rene gade Democrats like Wilkinson, the con gressional candidate in the eleventh, of populists to whom office means more than principle and a few white and a good many negro republicans. On the surface this ill-assorted combin ation does not appear at all threatening, but with the fate of North Carolina in view the Democracy of Georgia is determined to act promptly and to scotch the snake before it grows any bigger. A story is told in the newspaper dis patches from Santiago that, when the Spanish guerillas and sharpshooters were firing into the ambulance trains along the trail from the tops of palms and mango trees, an order was Issued to the men of the Ninth cavalry by their colonel to fire at every man seen in a tree. One of the troopers was a little doubtful about what the order meant, for he had not seen any thing of the inhuman tactics of the ene my. He approached the comamnding officer of the Ninth and said: “Colonel, how are we going to know what a man is doing up a tree if we see him there?” “Can you shoot?” asked the Colonel. “I shore can,” replied the trooper. “Then bring the man down first and and ask him afterwards what he was do ing up the tree,” was the prompt re sponse. It is this view of the situation as re gards present political conditions in Geor gia that the Democratic state executive pommittee takes. Every member believes that it is best to draw the line promtly and sharply between those who stand for ■a clean, honest and economical adminis tration by the tax payers, and those Who, having nothing to lose thereby, want to get hold of office for personal profit or pollti eal advancement. If Georgia puts her foot hard down on the head of the reptile now it is not likely to crawl into public notice again and this is why the Democratic committee wants to roll up a tremendous majority on Oc tober 5. With such a rebuke no good citi zen will ever be likely to be deceived a second time —and Georgia will be removed from the threat of sinking to the level of North Carolina. And the verdict will en courage the honest voters of that state to continue their fight against their present desperate political thraldom. AT POLICE STATION. Only Four Cases or the Docket this Morn ing. The court at the police station this morning was very small only three attests being made yesterday. Two of the cases were dismissed and two were fined. The cases were all against negroes. The two fined were negro women and they had been fighting. They said in the court that they were only playing but the judge thought otherwise. AN APPEAL FOR AID. A Widow on Elm Street is in Destitute Cir cumstances. Tq the Good People of Macon: I am a widow with three children, the oldest being only five years of age. I am without money or anything to eat. I am also in need of clothes. I am willing to work and earnest ly ask that the good people of Macon assist me in getting employment. I have tried to secure employment and failed co find anything to do, and ask aid until I can find work. Trusting to be aided by the Christian people of Macon, I am, Respectfully, Annie Byrd. Address 908, Elm street. BOUND OVER TO CITY COURT. Abraham Chafarman, Charged With Steal ing a Ring. Abraham Chafarman, who hails from Roumania, and who formerly lived in Ma con, was arrested yesterday afternoon on the charge of larceny by Bailiff Ticknor. Chafarman lived in Macon about a year ago and at the time he boarded with Mr. H. Kessler. •While Chafarman was at the house a ring belonging to Kessler disappeared and no trace of it could be found. A short while after that Chafarman left for Ger many, but he left his clothes here. During his absence Kessler's house was robbed and Chafarman’s clothes were stolen. The negro who broke into the house was cap tured and in Chafarman’s clothes the ring ■which Kessler missed was found. Chafar man returned to the city yesterday and was immediately arrested. He was tried in Judge Andrews’ court this morning and was bound over to the city court under a S2OO bond. WANTED! Ten men as salesmen. Must be men of experience. Apply at Ross, Sims & Co. GOV. ATKINSON WILLJNSPECT • The First Regiment Tomor row Afternoon at Four O’clock. MEN WILL DE PAID Tomorrow or Saturday and Will Be Allowed to Go - All Are Anx ious to Get Out. Governor Atkinson and staff are expected down tomorrow to review the First Georgia before it is mustered out. The regiment will apear in full dress if the governor comes, and will no doubt make an excel lent showing. Cam.p Price will .be deserted Sunday, at least that is now the prediction of the of ficers. , .'-matter is expected to arrive here tomorrow and he will at once begin paying off the men. As soon as the men are paid off they will be allowed to go home on a thirty days' furlough and at the end of that time they will have to re turn. If the government does not need ‘their services at the end of the thirty days tnfy will be mustered out and will ■be free from the army for good. Everybody is looking forward to the coming of the paymaster. The men are all anxious to go home for thirty days. A News reporter asked over a hundred pri vates yesterday if they desired to remain in the service. Some wanted to be muster ed out while others expressed a desire to remain. Colonel 'Lawton returned from Atlanta yeserday and was in charge of the dress parade and review yesterday afternoon. The drill yesterday was far better than any that has yet been put up by the regiment since being in Macon. A large crowd was ■down to witness the drill. It was almost dark before 'the parade was finished. The dust on Walnut street is terrible, and many people say it should be sprinkled as long as the troops are here. So many people drive over the street every after noon that it is almost impossible to see ar breathe when passing the street. The private who killed Pate accidentally, is still confined in the guard house. He will be tried i na few days on the charge of carelessness. One of the officers said yeserday that nothing could be done with ■him for murder, but that he had been very careless and had disobeyed orders to put a loaded cartridge in a gun and it seems that 'Bryant violated this order. There have been very few desertions from the First Georgia. Private Sullivan, who left the regiment soon after it reached Chickamauga, has never been heard from. He left camp during the night and the details which were sent out to. hunt for him were never able to locate him. Corporal Blankenship, who was cut Mon day, is resting well and it is thought that he will be able to appear in the police court Saturday to testify against the negro, who is being held. The men are all given passes until 12 o’clock at night. All of the 'Macon boys are glad to have the oportunity of visiting the home people and are out until late every night, The men say that they like the camp grounds very much, but they say that the mosquitos are terrible. They say that they come down in smarms and most carry a man off. The health of the camp is very good, only a few of the men being in the hospital The boys are all looking forward to the time when they will be mustered out. Dress parade and retreat will be held this afternoon. ARMY LEAGUE WILL HAVE FLOAT. In the Great Procession on Carnival’s Patriotic Day, Mrs. Governor Atkinson and Mrs. Loulie M. Gordon, of Atlanta, have notified the Carnival Association that the Army and Navy League of Georgia will enter a float in the parade on Patriotic Day. They will personally supervise the building of the float, which will be one of the most mag nificent ever seen In the South. This fea ture was only determined upon a few days ago, but the ladies are in earnest and will have the float ready in time. A magnificent state flag has been ordered made by Governor Atkinson to represent Georgia in the Living Flag erercises. It will be one of the prettiest flags ever seep here. Governor W. D. Bloxham, of Florida, sent a flag to President Waxelbaum yes terday. The flag is larger than others which have been sent and fs very pretty. The executive committee of the Macon Carnival Association held an impertaait meeting yesterday afternoon and the large attendance of the members shows the in terest that is taken in the affairs of the association. A large number of matters of importance were attended to by the committee, among other things the question of changing the day for holding the Venetian revel came up and it was decided that the best day for the revel would be Thursday. The revel will commence immediately after the fire works are over and will be continued up to the morning hours. The committee on the revel will meet at the Chamber of commerce this afternoon at 4 o’clock and will then draw up the plans for the rev-i. The whole of Cherry street will be roped off while the fireworks are going on and tbe street will be thoroughly cleaned. No one will be admitted inside the ropes ex cept the people who are masked and in cos tume. The street will be thoroughly policed and no disorderly conduct will be allowed while the utmost license will be allowed' these who wish to have plenty of fun and at the same enjoy themselves. The ball committee will be ready to make a detailed report of the preparations for the ball at the next meeting of the executive committee. It may be said now, ! however, that the balls will both of them ■ be the most elaborate that have ever been ■ given in Macon and perhave nothing finer has ever been given in this line in the state of Georgia. The change of the day of the Venitian revel was made in order that there might be no interference with the ball. The advance man of Payne’s fireworks is here today and will at once commence the direction of the preparations for the big I display of the Battle of Manilla. It will j be necesasry to dig a large lake in the park ■ and the question now is whether the lake Ils to be put inside the baseball park or inside the mile track. V Fire Sale! Fire Sale! One week ago we were damaged by fire. The insurance com panies, with • their usual liberalty, came forward and paid liberally. We have some shoes that are wet, but three=fourths of our stock is without a scratch. We are going to cut prices in half or less than Boston cost. We will open at 8 o’clock Saturday morning. Come early. Never such an opportunity before. fi 1 £!• M • £) Fl dll. Sims A Co., Boots and Shoes.. Boys’ Tailored Suits. Any first-class store may offer you the new fabrics made into suits. But where else do you see the flower of style so deftly plucked from the nettle of miscellaneous mediocrity ? Many makers submit us their productions, bnt only right sorts are chosen from the best for display here. Come and see assembled all that is original, jaunty and serviceable for the happy-hearted youngsters. A great variety of new patterns in me dium-weight Cheviots, Cassimeres and Worsted—brown, blue, gray and green checks, overplaids and mixtures. The styles are Reefer, Blouse, Sailor and Double-breastr fl. Natty suits and well built— s3.so, $4, $5, $6 and $7.50. ffloneu on Hand. l * PM GKO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Aswciation Macon, Ga„ 461 Third Street. ’ PRICE THREE CENTS