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THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST CO..
O. A. Coleman. General Manager,
356 Second Street.
Wo offer the following money for this
weeek: $22,750 to loan on good farm prop
erty; $15,475 for city loans. Our rales will
satisfy you that we are headquarters. No
delay. Call and see us.
ESTABLISHED 1884
RAIN WANTED ■ ,
TOOUENCHFIRES,
Frightful Devastation of For
ests and General Property
on the Western Slope.
HO RELIEF IS IN SIGHT
And It Is Feared that the Fires Will
Effectually Sweep the Whole
Section of Country.
Denver, Sept. 3b.—The weather man can
offer no hope for those on the western i
slope whose homes and crops are threaten
ed by forest fires.
There are no indicatlaons whatever of
rain and this si-cms to be the only element
able to stay the flames.
Throughout Eagle county high winds
have prevailed, giving fresh impetus to the
forest fires that are devasting the lumber
domain and In consequence new territory
Is being devoured.
Tin- blaze is rapidly extending along the
grand rx servi -of Girard Mountain west of
.1 bum c tak< lake, From the present Indi
cations it will sweep the country to Bear
mount iin at Minturn. Hack of Minturn to
Iliad'.- Willow and Two Elk creeks coun
try will be devastated.
From 1100 ier mountain the wind has
driven the fire to the edge of Gypsum
creek. The a ttiers of the upper Gypsum,
Gannon. t’ollins and others, are fighting
di perali ly io save their homes and stop
tin pi igi .uro- s it into the magnificent
forests of the West Brush. If it gets into
ilhls brush, the finest lx>dy of timber In
the -t.it.’, it will be gone. No loss of life
i.- reported but several have bust their
hornets and crops. All the game is leaving
the country e? raping the smoke and heat of
the blazing woods.
Tlio butlin’tit government reserve
bounded by the Grand river on the north,
Rearing Fork cn the ea.?t and Gunnison
on the west, is a mass of flanus.
The big White river government reserve,
starting in Garfield county and extending
ti.rough Routt and Rio Blanco is also on
fire.
l.cliahli ri'imrts show that the fires are
now : < arly three hundred miles In circum
fei'. nee, with Glenwood for a center, and
],■ •••ti< .illy every mountain range with
timber is ablaze.
T' only cessation of the Art chat is re
pot e| com. i from Cottonwood and Four
M b Greeks, vhcre the Hames have con
sumed everything that will burn.
(tn th south side of the Rio Grande
,r, ... ~u to mou, tiie railioad
anon report i steady blaze of fire plainly
vs bb' from the smaller valleys.
Many ranches are abandoned. There ap
j>< ir lo be no hope of a cessation of the
eonll a,; rat on except by a very heavy rain
or the demolition of the timber by t.he de
stroying element.
.1, S e.win. game commissioner, says that
then no doubt that I lie fires were caused
by the x areh .ssness of campers and people
generally during the season of exception
al dryness.
REBELLION GROWS
IN PHILIPPINES.
Newspapers Are Blaming this
Country for the Out
break.
Madrid. Sept. 30. A telegram received
here from General Rios, the Spanish gov
ernor of the VisAys island, who. it was re
ported recently, proclaimed himself gover
nor general of the Spanish dominions in
the Philippines. reports that the insurgent
expeditions have arrived at Vis-ays. The
rebellion is al o reported as spreading and
several of the provinces in the island of
Luzon have been invaded. Some of the of
ficers of the gendarmes were massacred.
The governor and officials at lloi’lo fled to
Manila.
ba Correspond, i ice blames the Ameri
cans for tolerating the new rising of the
insurgents and urges the government to
present a protest to the Paris commission.
GENERAL CHAFFEE
May Be Sent to Knoxville to Succeed Gener
al McKee.
Knoxville, Sept. 30. —It is currently re
ported that Major General A. R. Chaffee,
the hero of El Caney, will soon arrive and
tale command in place of General tMeKee.
It is stated that the Second Georgia and
another regiment will be sent here to fill
out the brigade.
There are now eight regiments at Camp
Poland, but the two :ngro organizations
have not been brigaded.
WANT RIFLES.
Sheriff in Troubled Wiping District Requisi
tioned the Governor.
St. Louis. Sept. 30. —The sheriff of Pana.
111., where there has been trouble between
the imported negroes and the union miners,
telegraphed Governor Tanarr early today
to send 300 rilles and to have the weapons
It; Fana at 7 a. m. Th? gove-i>r said the
request eould not be complied with.
Strange Adventures of Miss Brown.
Marii eo Saturday 3 p. m. Admission 25c
and 50c.
INSANITY PLEA
Will Be Offered in Defense of Private Sul
livan.
Knoxville. Tenn.. Sept. 30—Hon. S. G.
He.'kell, the leading criminal lawyer of
K < Tennessee, has been engaged as coun
sel to b fend Private A. W. Sullivan, who
kill. 1 Private Burns in the First Georgia
cam: e night of September 11th. The
case \ .11 be called today, but will be pass
’d. The defense will set up the plea of
insanity. Sullivan’s father was here a few
day : :ln j he has gone to Macon to
take <!•. . -..ions of parties who will testify
that young Sullivan has always been par
tu’lly demented. He is now in jali appar
ently a raving maniac.
Neckwear.
New comers in exclusive
shapes and patterns.
Harry L. Jones Co.
“EMPHATICALLY
NO," SAIDGORDON
When Asked if the Mantle of
Daughter of Conferacv
Could Go to Another.
TITLE DIED WITH MISS DAVIS
And Can Be Held by No Other Per
son--Commander-inChief of 11.
C. V. is Very Emphatic.
Reynolds, Ga., Sept. 30.—General John
B. Gordon, commander in cheif of the
United Confederate Veterans is at his plan
tation here resting and at intervals
pursuing literary work.
The general was shown the Associated
Press dispatch from Chicago in which Lucy
bee Hill claims to have had the title ■
“Daughter of the Confederacy” conferred
upon her by her Southern friends since the
death of Winnie Davis.
The general was asked if the title could
be thus transferred and replied, with great
emphasis:
“Emphatically no; Miss Winnie Davis
was the, only daughter of President Davis
born in the Confederate white house dur
ing the life of the confederacy.
“As Jeffersbn Davis was the only pres
ident of the Confederate government, no
daughter of any other official could truly
represent the Confederacy. For that rea
son it would not be appropriate to call the
daughter even of Robt. E. Lee the daughter
of tho Confederacy. To designate anyone
else as the Daughter of the Confederacy,
would not only be inappropriate and
meaningless, but would deprive the title
of all its value.
“In the very nature of the case no one
except 'Miss Winnie is entitled to ibe called
the Daughter of the Confederacy. That
title is unique and peculiarly her own and
can very properly be placed upon her
tomb. To designate anyone else by that
title would be almost sacrilage.
“As with Jefferson Davis passed the title
of president of the Confederacy, so with
iMlrs Winnie has passed the “Daughter of
the Confederacy.”
CHEWED HIS EAR.
How Prominent Citizens of Sparta Settle a
Difficulty.
Sparta, Ga.. Sept. 30. —Mr. Frank Martin
and Alex. Curry, two of the leading citi
zens of Sparta, had a terrible haud-tohamU
fl t . he- this morning over »i triflingr
matter. Curry's par was chewed entirely
off and 'he was otherwise bruised up to a
considerable extent. Curry has not been
arrested.
ONE BATTALION
Os the first Florida Will Be Retained at
Huntsville.
Huntsville, Ala., S -pt. 20.—The First
Florida infantry will be taken to Talla
hasse within two weeks and 'two of its
battalions will be mustered out. One bat
talion will be retained intact, but men in
the other battalions will be allowed to ex
change places with those in the one to be
retained if they so desire.
The boys of the regiment received this
news late yesterday afternoon and 'they
all went wild with joy. All duties were
suspended until Col. Lovell ordered them
to cease their demonstrations.
Gov. Fowler, of lowa, is here as the
guest of Brigadier General James Rush
Lincoln. Gov. Fowler has been visiting
among the various regiments.
Lieut. Martin L. Crimmins, of the Sixty
ninth New York, has been commissioned
a second lieutenant in the regular army
and assigned for duty with the Eighteenth
infantry in the Philippines. Lieut. Crim
mins will depart for Manila today.
About twenty trained nurses arrived
from Camp Poland at Knoxville yesterday
and were assigned to the various hospitals
at Camp Wheeler.
A very laughable play. “Strange Advent
ures of Miss Brown. Matinee Saturday 3
p. in. .Admission 25 and 50c.
NEW SECRETARY
WAS SWORN IN.
Took the Oath of Office Be
fore Justice Harlem this
Morning,
Washington. Sept. 30—Col. John Hay
was sworn into office as secretary of state
at 11 o’clock this morning. The ceremony
took place in the president’s room at the
White House and the oath was administer
ed by Justice Harlan, of the supreme
court. Colonel Hay immediately joined
his colleagues in the regular Friday cabi
net session.
EXTRADITION.
Documents so, Mrs. Guilford to Go Forward
I At Once.
London. Sept. 30—The officials of the
United States embassy only received yes
terday instructions with regard to the ex
tradition of the woman alleged to be
Nancy Guilford, the midwife at Bridge
port. Conn., who arrfred at Liverpool on
Tuesday. A warrant for provisional ar
rest of the woman until the arrival here
of the extradition documents is now in the
hands of the officials of Scotland yard.
Police Inspector Freest has charge of the
case, but thus for the woman has not been
arrested.
PLEASED EVERYONE.
Entertainment at Appleton Home Was Great
Success.
The benefit recital at the Appleton
Church Home last night* was a great suc
cess. A large crowd was present and the
occasion was thoroughly enjoyed.
Mr. Minter Wimberly made a great hit
with his dialect recitations and was en
cored frequently. The entire prografh was
very entertaining.
A nice sum was realized for the comple
tion of the new chapel.
Au excellent company—
“ Strange Adventures of Miss
Brown.” Matinee, 3p. m.
Saturday, admission 25c and
50c.
THE MACON -NEWS.
STATE FLAGS
STILLCOMING.
Governors of West Virginia
and Michigan Send in
Their Flags Todav
ARMY AND NAVY LEAGUE
Will Have a Float in the Patriotic
Procession—Big Crowds Com
ing from All Points.
•
President 'Waxelbaum received a letter
this morning from Governor Pingree, of
Michigan, stating that he had sent a flag
to represent Michigan in the Living Flag
exercises. He also received a letter from
Governor Atkinson, of West Virginia, con
taining a flag with the seal of West Virgi
nia on it. In his letter Governor Atkinson
states that he hopes the Carnival will be
a success and that he knows that it will
reflect credit on Macon. He states that
he wished it were possible for him to come,
but said that he is too busy to do so.
The Carnival officials are pleased to
know that Mrs. Governor Atkinson and
Mrs. Loulle M. Gordon will have a float
in the .parade on (Patriotic Day to repre
sent the Army and Navy League. The float
will be one of the prettiest ever seen in the
South and will do creit to the organiza
tion which it represents.
Mr. S. H. Hardwick, assistant general
lUtssenger agent of the Southern Railroad,
was in the city this morning and had a
long talk with President Waxelbaum about
the Carnival. He says that his road will
be fully prepared to handle the crowds that
come, and that it is probable that the road
will run special trains on all four of the
days. He said that everybody along his
line was coming and that he thought the
crowds here would be immense.
'Mr. N. S. Outland, of the Rutland dis
trict announces that he will have a float
in the parade to represent Georgia peaches.
He says that he does this to represent home
■industry.
The American National bank building
and the one formerly occupied by A. and N.
M. Block, have (been rented and will be
used as hotels. They will be fitted up
with beds and when the other hotels are
crowded they ■will be put into use. The
public comfort committee is still at work
and have secured many new names in the
last few days.
Preparations for the Floral parade are
going on rapidly. Many people have agreed
to enter their traps in the parade and all
of them will be beautifully decorated. The
woman’s committee is in charge of this
feature and it is said that over a hundred
traps will be in the parade.
HANM WANTS’
ALGER’S SCALP.
McKinlev’s Manager Wants
the Secretary Put Out.
Washington, September 30.—Senator
Mark Hanna is troubled over the republi
can prospects in the approaching Novem
ber election. He confided his troubles to
President McKinley today during a long
conference at the White House. When
Senator Hanna was anonunced the presi
dent had but a few minutes previously
indulged in a lengthy discussion of foreign
affaire with his new secretary, John Hay.
Senator Hanna soon chased out of the
presidential mind all thoughts of European
politics and brought him face to face with
the domestic political situation as viewed
by the republican congressional commit
tee. As has been stated, an alarm has
been sounded through the republican
camp to the effect that Democratic suc
cess in the congressional elections is
threatened unless the pending war scan
dals are quickly subdued. Certain mem
bers of the Republican congressional com
mit ttee are credited with urging Senator
Hanna to hurry on to Washington and
confess with the president in the interest
of relieving the grand old party from the
burden of Algerism.
This is said to have been the object of
the senators' long talk with the president
today. When the hour for luncheon ar
rived Senator Hanna bad but fairly started
to unfold his tale of woe, so he was in
vited to step to lunch and continue his
narrative at his leisure. The result of this
present the president does not see his way
clear to unload Secretary Alger.
SICK FROM PORTO RICO.
Will Be Brought Back at Once and Sent
Home on Furloughs.
Washington. Sept. 30. —The war depart
ment has posted the following:
“The president has given instructions
that all the sick at Porto Rico be sent
north as soon as they are able to travel
with safety, his purpose being to relieve
General Brooke of further care of the sick
and at the same time to enable the men
to receive the treatment obtainable in bet
ter appointed home hospitals. These men
will be furloughed in the cases of those
returning from Santiago.
About 700 will leave today on the Relief
and Missouri.'*
* MUSCULAR PREACHER
Os the Colored Persuasion Knocks Out a
Sinner.
Thomaston. Ga., September 30.—'Bob
Brown and Rev. J. L. Mathews, colored,
became involved in a dispute Saturday
last, just out of town, over a cow, and
Mathetws knocked Brown into a state of
insensibility, dislocating a shoulder and
otherwise disfiguring his antagonist.
Brown has a warrant out for Rev. Ma
thews, and the courts will decide their dif
ferences for tiem.
TURKS AND
ARMENIANS.
Met Yesterday and Many Ar
menians Killed.
Constantinople, Sept. 30. —Advices from
Van says that fighting has occurred at
Alashgorb between the Turks and a num
ber of Armenians from Russia. About fifty
Armenians were killed.
Matinee, opening of the
season, Saturday, 3 p. m.,
“Strange Adventures of Miss
Brown.” Admission 25c and
50c.
MACON NEWS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30 1898.
SHOE LEATHER
AN ATTRACTION
Biggest Sale of Shoes Ever
Opened in Macon Com
mences Tomorrow.
SURPRISES ill II STORE
For Those Who Want Good Things
for the Winter—Ross Sims’ Big
Fire Shoe Sale Tomorrow,
Shoes everywhere and on everyone’s
feet. No man, woman or child in the city
of Macon has any excuse for going unshod
for wearing indifferent shoes.
Tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock Ross
Sims will throw open the daars of his mag
nificent shoe emporium on teh corner of
Third street and Bargain Lane and will of
fer shoes at half price.
Now such things as half price sales have
been known before in Macon. Fire sales
have been advertised and all sorts of in
ducements have been held out to a be
nighted and deluded shoe-wearing public
to induce them to think that they are get
ting bargains in shoes.
Most of 'these sales have been conceived
in humor and carried on as a joke. Os
course the laugh was altogether on the
fellow that bought the shoes.
'But with the fire sale of the Ross Sims
stock which begins tomorrow morning
when the ccok crows at 8 o’clock it is dif
ferent. These shoes are cheap, dirt cheap.
They would be cheap at double the money.
They were offered at double the money a
few weeks ago and the 'buyers knew that
they were cheap. But the fire sale, ilt was
not a big fire, but a fire In shoe store Is a
pretty bad thing. It was the water that
did the damage, and some of the shoes,
■while they are most of them water proof
are supposed to have been damaged. The
insurance adjusters agreed with Mr. Sims
that his claim for damage was correct anil
when an insurance adjuster agrees to any
thing it is safe to wager a horse to a billy
goat that he is correct.
The insurance men paid Captain Sim*»
a nice, big, fat wad of money for the dam
age that had been done to his shoes and
now he is going to give the people of Ma
con an opportunity to find out whether the
shoes .were damaged or not.
Os course some of them were damaged,
but those have been given to the poor.
The rest of the whole stack which rep
resents an investment of SBO,OOO will be
sold at half price.
No shoe store in Macon has had as fine
a stock as that of ißoff Sims & Co. Their
custom has come from every place in. the
city and from every home in the country.
They have had in stock the finest shoes
that have been made in this country and
they have been able to buy the stock at
the cheapest figures. When, therefore this
shoe firm offers shoes at half price it
means a god deal to the buyer. It means
that shoes can be bought below their Bos
ton cost at wholesale and this particular
sale means that more and better shoes can
'be bought in Macon at lower figures than
they have ever been offered at here before.
There will be no regard for the style,
the quality or the condition. Everything
goes, and goes at half price.
Now 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 Sims 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. iAll 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 demand 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 Georgia and he knows that
the rush will be 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 th? 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 the 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 caji 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 tee
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 giviag
their families amusement.
CITY OF MACON
STRUCK_ SNAG,
Leak in the Steamboat Caused
Her to Founder on the
Up Trip.
ALL WILL DE SAVED
And the Damage Will Not Be ZSeri
ous -Merchants Say that They
Will Continue to Ship.
The steamer City of 'Macon which left
Brunswick Wednesday afternoon at 4
o’clock went down about twenty-five miles
out of the city on the same night.
No lives were lost and most of the cargo
was saved.
The news was received in the city yes
terday afternoon and the owners of the
boat were very uneasy until this morning
when the full particulars were learned.
There is about $3,000 insurance on the
cargo and this it is thought will cover the
loss.
A letter was received this morning from
Captain Hathaway, the captain of the boat
giving an account of the wreck. He says
that it is his opinion that the boat sprung
a leak. He says that water was discovered
in the 'bow of the boat and that the pumps
were put to working at once but the boat
went down in five minutes after the water
was discovered.
His letter states that he passed through
St. Simons sound all right and that rt’g?
boat had just entered an inlet known as
the one mile cut when the leak was dis
covered. He says that the boat is lying on
her port side and that she can be
raised. He has chartered a tug boat and
a lighter and is removing the cargo which
is only slightly damaged, ilt is thought
that all of it can be saved.
Captain Tupper, an experienced hand at
raising wrecks, says that he can raise the
boat in a few hours and have it all right
Several letters have been received from
Brunswick today arid there are many who
think that the boat struck a snag as the
tide was very low when bhe boat entered
the inlet. (President Smith, of the Naviga
tion Company, will leave for the scene of
the wreck tonight and will assist Captain
Hathaway in getting the boat raised. This
can probably be done in a few hours.
Several merchants who had goods on the
boat were seen this morning and they said
that the wreck was entirely accidental and
that they would continue to ship their
goods by the boat. President Smith says
that the captain was in no way to blame
and that it is his opinion that the boat
must have struck a snag. It was very
heavily loaded but it could have easily
carried another ton.
i.e 'hpat will probably be running In a
week’s time and in the meanwhile the
contract for the new boat will be let and
work on it will begin at once.
CHARLESTON DELEGATION
Celled on the President this Morning in
Washington.
iWashington, Sept 30.—Senator McLaurin,
of South Carolina, and a delegation from
that state called on the president today
to urge that a permanent army camp be
located at Columbia and an army hospital
established at Charleston.
It also asked that Charleston be made
the point of debarkation of the troops to
be dispatched to Cuba and Porto Rico.
The president listened very attentively
to the claims of the state and promised to
give them his consideration.
The president, in l acknowledging what
was addressed to him by the delegation,
took occasion to pay an eloquent tribute
to the devotion and patriotism of the sol
diers of the South, and said he had not
heard a murmur or complaint from that
section.
BACON IN LOWNDES.
He Spoke Against the Fusionists There Yes
terday.
Valdosta, Ga., Sept. 30 —Major J. F. Han
son, of (Macon, and Colonel‘Wilkinson, the
Republican candidate for congress, spoke
here yesterday in the opera house. About
300 people were present to hear them,
many Populists and Democrats being in
the audience. Major Hanson spoke for two
hours on the tariff, the money question,
the race question and our foreign posses
sions or territory to be acquired.
Today Congressman Brantley and Sen
ator .Bacon speak at Dupont, in Clinch
county, and at Naylor, in this county, in
the afternoon. The Democrats are sure to
carry the county by from 100 to 200 ma
jority.
AUGUSTA
HORSEFLESH
Will Be Represented on the
Macon Track During the
Carnival Races.
The Augusta Herald says:
"Augusta horseflesh will represented on
the Macon track during the races at that
place next month during the Carnival. The
races will be one at which some fine horses
racers and trotters, will show up. The
horses that will be on the turf from Au
gusta are the well known racere Ora Lee,
Lucy Belle, Lady Marsh and Highlander,
owned by Mr. H. Madden, of this city.
“Mr. A. B. Powers will send his running
horse and Mr. A. B. Hook will put Dark
night on the track. Dr. West, the owner
of Doctor Billy, will send that horse to
Macon and there may be others.
“All of these horses have made a record
on the turf and will no doubt come under
the wire first on the day of the races. All
of these horses are runners except Dark
night, who is a trotter.
The entries for the trotting races will
close on October Ist. There will, in all
probability, be a hundred and fifty horses,
outside of the runners. Already there are
a number of good horses at the Macon park
and the track is being put in good condi
tion —in fact, it has always been in good
shape and now is the best mile track in
the South and one of the best in the coun
try. When the entries close on the Ist
some idea of what sort of racing may be
expected can be formed.”
Attention, Ist Georgia!
We are showing the new
things in shirts, neckwear
and hats.
Harry L. Jones Co.
366 Second St.
GOVERNOR TALKS
OFCAMPAIGN
He Says that It Will Be a Tre
mendous Democratic Ma
jority in Georgia.
ABOUT FIRST REGIMENT
It Will Not See Any Further Service
—Governor Says Something
About His Own Future.
Governor Atkinson and staff arrived In
the city this morning at 10:50 over the
Southern. They were met at the train by
'Colonel Lawton and his staff. In the gov
ernor’s party are Colonel Oscar Brown,
of the Second Georgia; Lieutenant Colonel
Thomas, of Augusta; Captain Trippe of
the 10th United States cavalry, Lieutenant
Colonel Neil, of Fort Valley, iMrs. W. Y.
Atkinisou and Mrs. Loulie M. Gordon, of
Atlanta.
The governor and staff will review the
First Georgia at Camp Price this afternoon
at 4 o’clock. Speaking to a News reporter
this morning the governor said:
“The First and Second Georgia regiments
have received more favorable commente
than any regiments in the volun teer service.
They have been favorites wherever they
went and I am proud of them. They are
composed of the finest men ever gotten to
gether, and had they had the opportunity
to get into' battle I am sure that they
would have reflected credit on the state.”
He was asked if there was any probabil
ity of the regiment 'being held after they
returned from their leaves of absence.
“I think not,” he said, “unless there is
some hitch in the peace negotiations and
there is no probability of that. I think
they will 'be turned loose for good as soon
as they return.”
Speaking of the political out look the
governor said:
■“The Democrats are going to carry the
state by one of the largest majorities ever
known. The outlook for such a majority
was never better. I will speak at Mariet
ta tomorrow and possibly I may speak at
Valdosta on Tuesday. The fight in the
'Eleventh is going to (be hot, but I don’t
think that the Democrats will have any
trouble in winning.”
The governor was asked if he would re
sume the practice of law after he retired
from office.
“Yes,” he replied, “I will practice law
in both Newnan and Atlanta. Newnan Is
my home, but I will have an office at both
places.”
The governor has just recovered from a
severe attack of fever and is very weak,
but says that be will be »ble to do some
thing for ’h' Democratic party before the
election comes off.
The inspection will take place this after
noon at 4 o’clock and the party will re
turn to Atlanta tonight.
'Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Atkinson came
down with the intention of putting a float
in. the Carnival parade to represent the
Army Navy League of Georgia. Mrs.
Gordon says that the float will be one of
the prettiest ever seen in the Soutn and
that it will be a surprise to the people
who see it. The two ladies will witness the
parade this afternoon.
BE PATRIOTIC.
Can’t you spare 10c for a Carnival but
ton and help the cause. Clem Phillips.
HOW ORDERS
MAY BE USED.
Under the New System it Will
Be a Great Convenience.
Money c i ers may now he used for a
great variety of punposes at moderate
costs, and with absolute security.
Some suggestions are given below as to
the pracic'il use of these orders:
1. As a savings bank, at places where
banks are not in operation, when persons*
desire to temporarily deposit funds for safe
keeping. Orders may be drawn in their
favor, the amount of which will be re
funded on their demand, or this order
may be endorsed to another person, at any
time, and payment will be made to the en
dorsee, on presentation of the order. If
lost, duplicates will be issued without ad
ditional cost.
2. To pay bills of tradesmen, etc., as a
matter of convenience to persons who have
no bank account and are therefore unable
to draw checks.
3. In the settlement of accounts at small
expense, between persons who reside at
distant points, the farmer, for example,
who 'is indebed to another residing, say
ten miles distant, may obtain at the village
postoffice an order payable to the individ
ual to whom he is indebted, which the lat
ter will receive through the person who
procures and delivers the mail for the
neighborhood. The expense and time re
quired for a personal visit are avoided; the
cost is but a trifle; the payment may be
regarded as absolutely safe.
4. In cities for the payment of gas bills;
for settlement of dues to all kinds of or
ganizations, etc., a money order may be
ordinarily procured and sent to the payee,
without loss of time and at a cost less than
street car fare.
There are many additional advantages
which are offered to the public.
The postal savings bank question has
been before the public for some time and
this is considered to be the first step to
wards providing for such a system.
JUST WATCH THEM.
The imitators who will have the “crown”
scarf p’lis later. We have them now.
C'em Phillips.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS
Will Entertain the Soldiers at JCamp Price
Tonight.
The Christian Endeavorers of the city
will give an entertainment at Camp Price
tonight for the benefit of the soldiers. A
splendid program has been arranged and
no admission will be charged. The enter
tainment will begin at 8 p. m. The fol
lowing is the program: Music, Miss Her
rington; song, Mrs. Stallings; recitation,
Mrs. Berryman; music, Miss Link; song,
Mrs. Harry Jones; recitation; song; re
citation, Mr. L. P. Hillyer; song, Miss
Jones and 'Mr. Dunwody; song, Miss Ket
ner.
Undoubtedly one of the
best attractions of the season,
“Strange Adventures of Miss
Brown.” Matinee, 3 p. m.
Saturday, admission 25c and
50c.
Fire Sale!
Fire Sale!
One week ago we
were damaged by
fire. The insurance
coin 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.
M'.SinisA To.,
Boots and Shoes.
STRONG SHOE CO.
Our The feet are the burden bearers of the
I | body. They are toiling, overworked, sel-
numane dom complaining members whose labors
Endeavor are p° or '-y appreciated.
You cramp them, bind them, rub
them, bruise them, stifle them. You give them no chance
to kick and make them do your kicking.
This store is doing what it can for abused feet. It has
improved their conditions in thousands of cases; made
their work easier and helped them to do it better.
If feet could vote we could have any office we asked for.
STUART WATSON,
Bidderfor your tiade by offering lowest piices.
Interesting to Boys . . .
Brownie Suits in cunningest styles for the little fellows
of 3 to 8 years ; a fine variety, new colors, novel deco
rative effects. The Double breasted Suits for Boys of
7to 16 years. Beautiful Military Suits in sizes sto 10
years; staunch and dressy. Table after table showing
brightest novelties in the handsomest fabrics—manly
suits that offer such selection as parents will be de
lighted to choose from. Garments with a character
and betterness that mark them as different from those
in any other store. The workmanship is by the best
tailors and every seam is silk-sewed. There is smart
ness and cleverness in the finish, details of trimmings
and linings dictated by our own buyer, and only put in
the garments made specially for us.
ffloneu on Haun.
011 re- monthly p«y.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon, Ga.. 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS