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BATTLESHIPS
GOINGJ CHINA
Dewey Has Been Ordered to
Send Two Vessels There
at Once.
PROTECT AMERICAN INTEREST
Situation Does Not Show Any Imme
diate Danger but There is Great
Anxiety for the Future.
By AMwx'iatO'l Press.
Washington, Oct. 3. —Secretary Jx.ng,
advices received at the state depart
ment showing the existence of a threaten
ing condition in China, has ordered Admi
ral (Dewey to send two warships imme
diately from Manila to a joint near the
Chlrwee capital as possible for a war ship
Co approach.
The vessels selected are tire Baltimore
and Petrel. •
The Baltimore will not bo able to get
beyond Taku forts at the entrance to the
I’anghe river, upon which it js situated;
CrtJt the Petrel, being of smaller proportions
may bo able to rwh Tien Tsin, eighty
miles above the mouth and about the same
distance below Pekin.
Officials keenly regret that there Is not
now<>n the Asiatic a light draught gun boat
of the Helena class which could arcend the
river as far as the Chinese capital.
NO SERIOUS DANGER
But There is Considerable Anxiety at Pekin
tor Future.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 3. —The state depart
ment has received the following from Min
ister Conger, at Pekin.
“There is no serious danger, but consid
erable anxiety for the future. The for
eign fleets are assembled at Tein Tsin.
Some of the ministers are ordering marines
to Pekin for legation guards.
LOWERED REDORD.
George Fuller Has Down the Third
and Two Thirds of a Mile.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Oct. 3.—George Fuller, of
the Olympic Club Wheelmen, and a bevy of
pacemakers, has succeeded in reducing 'the'
roast wheeling record for one-third, one
halt and two-thirds of a mile, but failed to
dower the live miles record of .10:17%, held
by Sid B. Vincent. He made the one-third
of a mile in 34%; one-half in 53 4-5, two
ithlrds in 1:12 1-5, and the five mile's in
10:35 4-5.
CHAPLAIN’S SUICIDE.
Rev. Thaddeus Freeman, Chaplain of the
Baltimore, Took His Own Life.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Oct. 3.—Advices from
Japan bring the news of the death of Rev.
Thaddeus F. Freeman, chaplain of the
United States steamship Baltimore, at Na
gasaki. From all account* Freeman com
mitted suicide while in a state of mental
depression consequent upon failing health.
DAVID J. HILL GETS
A SECRETARYSHIP.
Well Known in New York Pol
itics and as International
Lawyer.
By Associated PressT
Washington. Oct. 3. The president has
appointed (Dr. .David J. Hill, of Rochester,
first assistant. secretary of state' to succeed
John Bassett Mcore. resigned.
■Dr. Hill is president of the Rochester
University. He is a scholarly gentleman
mud particularly known by his remarkable
knowledge of international iaw. He has
taken a prominent part in New York poli
tics and delivered many public addresses
during the recent campaigns.
He is now in Holland, but is expected to
return at once, having accepted the posi
tion tendered.
RALPH BUURKE DEAD.
Six Year Old Son of Mr. Eugene L. Burke
Died Yesterday.
Ralph Burke, the six-year-old son of Mr.
.Eugene 1,. Burke, died at the home of his
parents, 1709 Th ini street y. s terday after
u short illness with peumonia.
The little boy was exceeding bright and
was loved by all who knew him. His .pa
rents have the sympathy of the entire com
munity. No arrangements for the funeral
have yet Ixvn made.
MILLINERY OPENING.
Tins, ay and Wednesday, October 4th
and sth. J. A. Campbell, (Burke & Camp
bell.)
COLLISION AT SEA
But the Amount of Damage Done is Not
Known.
COLLISION AT SEA—
By Associated Press.
London. Oct. 3.—The British steamer
Htll Craig. Captain Gibson, from Fernan
dina, September 3, via Norfolk cn the 11th,
for Hamburg, has been in a*collision with
the Dutch steamer Deruyter, bound from
Cronstadt for Dordrecht. The collision oc
curred near Helvoitt. The Hill Craig pro
ceeded and the extent of the damage is as
ye: unknown, but the Deruyter is badly
damaged.
STILL AT LARGE.
By Associated Press.
Nashville. Oct. 3. —J. G. Hollingsworth,
who shot AV. E. Webb and his son, F. J.
IWebb, Jesse Higgins and James Vincent,
In Cannon county, on Saturday afternoon
is still at large.
Rev. Mr. Webb died three hours after re
ceiving his wound.
Subscribers must pay up and net allow
small balances to run Over from week to
week. The carriers have been 1* structed
ts accept no part pays Mat tram aayaas
Btttt AjffU Uk. _
(4*
LEE MW LEWE
LAST OF MONTH
) With the Seventh Army Corps
for the Island of
Cuba.
TOO MANY RELATIONS
• In Times of Peace Have Volunteers,
Says General —Wants Soldiers
With Him When He Goes.
By Associated Press.
N« w York, Oct. 3—General Fitzhugh Lee
interview in this city, said that the Sev
enth army corps, of which he Is com
mander, would probably go to Cuba about
the last of this month. "
He had fifteen regiments under his com
mand and the general health of the corps
was excellent. Only about two per cent
had been on the sick list since they had
been encamped at Jacksonville.
“We have excellent water,” he said. “It
comes from artesian wells, and pipes are
run throughout the camps, with a spigot
at the head of each company street.”
When asked whether Colonel William
Jennings 'Bryan’s regiment would be mus
tered out. General Lee said he did not
know. One Nebraska regiment would be
mustered out ami the choice had been left
to the governor of Nebraska.
"My corps is in fine condition and well
drilled,-” said General Lee. “You know
when there’s any fighting going on I like
the volunteers, but in time of peace they
have too many fathers and mothers and
brothers and sisters and cousins and aunts
whe want to get ’em out of the service.”
"De you expect to get to Cuba before
your corps.” he was asked.
"No,” was the answer. "J had too much
trouble staying there without soldiers
when I was there last.”
General Lee did not know that any
commander bad 'been suggested to take
command of all the troops in Cuba. He
was inclined to think that the Island would
ho divided into departments, with one
general in command of each department,
but, of course, one man might be put in
command of all He thought at least
70,000 (Spanish soldiers would be sent back
to Spain, but some would prefer to remain
because they had little to look for in
Spain. Many of them had not been paid
for nine months when he was last there.
General Lee will go to Washington to
appear as a witness before the investiga
ting commission.
DAUGTERS’ SHAME
Caused the Father to Commit
Suicide —He Was Deter
mined Not to Escape.
By Associated Press.
(Paris, Ky., Ort. 3.—T. C. Collins, the fa
ther of Miss Collins, the Kentucky free
thinker, who wds found ead in a Bristol
hotel with a male companion over a year
ago, drowned himself in a pond at Eliza
beth. four miles from Paris. He first loos
ened the tap on one wheel of his buggy,
then tied himself in the buggy and drove
into ten feet of water in the pond. He
was not quite dead when discovered, but
never regained consciousness.
It is believed that a recent escapade of a
younger daughter caused him to commit
suicide.
SMITH IS BETTER.
Wounded Commander of Soldier's Home is
Improving,
By Associated Press.
(Santa, Monica, Cal., Oct. S. —Governor
Smith, the wounded commander of the Sol
diers’ Home, is much improved. While he
is not entirely out of danger the physicians
believe he will recover providing complica
tions do not' arise.
GEORGIA EDITORS
Paid a Visit to Denver En Route to Salt
Lake.
By Associated Press.
Denver, Colo., Oct. 3.—A party of edi
tors from Georgia, about 100 in number,
spent 'two hours in this city on their way
to Salt Lake. On their return they will
stop several days in Denver.
KLONDIKE DUST
Came in With a Few Lucky Owners from
Alaska Last Night.
> By Associated Press.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 3.—The steam
schooner Discovery* arrived at midnight
•from Alaska with 10 passengers and about
>50,000 in gold dust.
The treasure was owned by a few men.
A Neilw'orth is credited >15.000, G. Mc-
Cord >IO,OOO. Dan McDonald, a brother of
Alex. McDonald, the mining king, is said
to have brought out >IO,OOO.
TEN NEWCASES
Os Yellow Fever at Jackson
Spreads Consternation. .
By Associated Press.
[ Jackson, Miss., Oct. 3. —The announce
ment of ten new eases of yellow fever at
Jackson on Sunday fell ominously upon
the fears of the remaining citizens in
Jackson. No additional cases were report
ed this morning but several are under in
vestigation, and before night the bulletin
board will undoubtedly announce many
of ; aetn as genuine yellow fever. In sev
eral port.ons of the city yellow flags,
marking the infected premises, may be
seen, adding to the feeling of uneasiness
that to a great extent prevails. There is
no panic, but more of the people are leav
ing for northern points and soon there will
be comparatively few white people here.
Several state officials have already gone
and more leave today and tomorrow, and,
with two or three exceptions, the state
house will be deserted.
Cyclone insurance provides
for damage to your building
(residence or mercantile),
. furniture, etc. Costs next to
nothing. See Curd & Walk
er, Phone 144.
Leave order at Powers’ to
! have your store decorated.
THE MACON NEWS.
MORE TROOPS
TO PORTO RICO
•
; Several Regiments Are Under
Orders to Go There on
Garrison Duty.
COMINI MM CAMP MEADE
( To New Camps in the South—After
Duty in West Indies Will
Be Furloughed.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 3—The war depart
ment has decided to send more troops to
Porto Rico.
Orders have 'been Issued directing the
Fifth regular cavalry now at Huntsville,
the Sixth United States volunteer infantry
now at Chickamauga Park, Ga., and the
Forty-seventh New York now at Fort
Adams, to proceed to such point in Porto
Rico as may be desired by the commanding
general of that island.
The Eighth United States volunteer In
fantry and two companies of Indiana col
ored volunteers now at Fort Thomas, Ky.,
will relieve the Sixth volunteer infantry
at Chickamauga.
All the troops at Camp Meade will soon
be ordered to points in the South. Some of
them may go to Cuba, but the majority
will for the present occupy the new camps
recently selected in Georgia and South
Carolina.
It is thought that the troops sent on gar
rison duty ta Cuba 'will not remain long,
but when they have seen service for a few
months they will return to this country.
The same is probably true as to Porto
Rico.
It is also intimated that when the troops
return the volunteers will be given sixty
days furlough and mustered out. By that
time congress will have had opportunity
to determine what is to be done with re
gard to garrisoning the new possessions.
This determination is no doubt due to
the pressure brought by members of con
gress for the mustering out of the volun
teers from their states and districts. The
responsibility for furnishing the troops for
garrison duty and for army duty generally
will 'be upon congress. The recommenda
tions of the president and the war depart
ment will have been made before the re
turn of the troops from either Cuba or
Porto Rico and the necessities of the cas?
are made known.
Although there has been some pressure
for the mustering out of volunteers since
the announcement was made that troops
cannot be spared, the demand continues
with sufficient persistence.
The war department say that a reorgan
ization of the army will be necessary and
some arrangement will have to be made
to secure a force for garrison service in
the islands and the states will not be sub
ject to the same difficulties experienced in
the case of volunteers.
Although the pressure for muster out of
entire regiments is not so great ithe de
mand for discharge of individuals has
overwhelmed the department.
DEAD AT MANILA.
General Wtis Sends in His Full List of Cas
ualties. •
I -
By Associated Press.
AV ashington, Ort. 3.—The following has
been received at the war department:
Manila, Oct. 3.—The deaths amqng the
troops in the Philippines in July, August
and September were four officers and eigh
ty-three enlisted men.
In August two officers and fifty enlisted,
men, of whom one officer and sixteen en
listed men were killed in action and seven
died of wounds.
The deaths for September were twenty
five enlisted men, of which seventeen were
killed in action and seven died of wounds,
four of typhoid fever.
The causees of the remaining deaths were
, accidents and. miscellaneous diseases.
(Signed.) Otis.
GEN’LIIERRITT
. NOW IN PARIS.
President Faure Will Receive
the American Commis
sioners Tomorrow.
By Associated Press.
Paris, Oct. 3.—Major General Merritt,
who commanded the American troops at
) Manila, arrived, here to day from Mar
seilles.
He repaired to the Grand hotel and de
clined to ibe interviewed, as he was suffer
ing from fatigue.
The general did not see the United States
peace commission before the opening of
the session.
The American commissioners held a
meeting this morning preparatory to the
second meeting with the Spanish commis
sion. which began at the commissioners’
rooms at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The
plan of work directed to be prepared by
the secretaries, has not been perfected, as
the secretary of the Spanish commission
did not arrive until today.
The American commissioners will be re
ceived by President Faure on Tuesday af
ternoon.
PUTZEL’S VAUDEVILLE
Opens for the Season Tonight With a Strong
Bill.
Putzel’s cosy temple of amusement
opens its doors tonight for the fall and
winter season with a strong array of high
class vaudeville talent, headed by Hew
lette and Howard, comedy sketch artists;
Sullivan and Pasqualena, travesty duo;
•Miss Gene Glenn, popular serio-comic. A
grand double bill will be presented. Three
very laughable comedies will also be pro
duced by an efficient east, arranged by
Mr. R. A. Hewlette, late amusement di
rector of the Howard Atheneum of Bos
ton, Mass., who has been secured by Mr.
Putzell as general amusement directorf.ob
Putzel as general amusement manager. A
grand time is in store for all.
UNDER REPAIRS.
City of Pekin Uneble to Get Off for Oriental
Point*.
1 By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Oct. 3 —The Pacific \mall.
steamer. City of Pekin, which started for
Oriental ports on Saturday morning, but
broke down off Lime Point just as she was
started under full speed, is anchored off
Mission Rock waiting until repairs can be
made.
MACON NEWS MONDAY OCTOBER 3 1898.
HURRICANE HAS
SPENTHS FURY
It is Dying Awav Today in
the Middle Atlantic
States,
AMPIE WARNING GIVE!
By the New System of West Indian
Service to People Along the
Coast on Saturday,
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 3.—A special weather
bulletin says the storm which on Sunday
broke in such fury over Florida, Georgia
and South. Carolina coasts, was detected
at it., inception on T) urtday morning by
mean? of the rec-ntly ei’abi «he West In
dian weather serv.rj.
Its approach was fully shown by the new
cordon of stations and during daylight on
Saturday warnings ot the coming storm
were completely distributed throughout the
regions covered by the storm on Sunday,
The storm, which has now moved west
of Central Georgia, is decreasing in energy
and losing the character of a hurricane.
It is probable that If it moves northward
at all it will be of such a mild character at
to create no further iamige.
Some damage might result from ths
heavy down pour of rain, however.
Special (observations will be taken in the
middle Atlantic states for the purpose of
giving timely warning in case the storm
should again give give a tendency of in
creasing to such propor:ions J as to be dan
gerous to shipping.
(Signed.) Willis F. Moore,
Chief Observer.
APPOINTMENTS
Made by the President Today to Various
Offices.
——— •
By Associated Press.
Washington, Ort. 3—The president has
made the following appointments:
Joseph E. Lee, of (Florida, collector of
Internal revenue for the district of Florida.
George H. Green, of Texas, United States
marshal for the northern district of Texas.
(Navy—Lieutenant Commander John E.
Pillsbury, to be commander. Lieutenant
Commander William H. Reeder, to be
commander. Passed assistant engineer,
Frank W. Bartlett, to be chief engineer.
Acting Gunner Males Joyce to be gunner
in the navy.
VOTERS TURN OUT
For the Election on Wednes
day and Help to Swell the
Vote for Candler.
The state election will be held on
Wednesday and while the registration in
the city and county is small it is hoped
that as large a vote as possible from those
who are registered will be polled.
The fact that there is practically no op
position to the Democratic ticket is re
sponsible for the small registration, but it
should be remembered that there is a fight
on in some of the districts and that it is
important that Bibb county should help
to swell the majority of Colonel Candler.
Carnival signs at Powers’.
TROLLEY WIRE FALLS,
Serious Accident Was Narrowly Averted this
Morning.
A great deal of excitement was caused
■this morning on Cotton avenue on account
of the trolley wire of the Consolidated
Street Railway falling to the ground. The
wire was charged with electricity and had
it struck anybody death would have been
Instantaneous.
Alderman Morgan narrowly escaped be
ing struck by the wire as it fell and so did
several others. The current was shut off
and the repair oar was sent (to the place
and the wire was soon put back in (posi
tion. It is not known what caused the
wire to fall, but it is thought that the
wind last night loosened some of the
stretchers. , (
A SAD DEATH.
Little Ella George Died of Diphtheria Yes
terday Morning in Washington.
The many Macon friends of Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. George, of .Washington, D. C., will
regret to hear of the death of their little
5-year-old daughter, Ella, whose unusually
sad death from diphtheria, occurred in
Washington yesterday.
This bright little one was the sunshine
of a happy home, and her taking away
leaves that home in gloom and saddens the
hearts of all who knew her. Her doll-like
beauty and sweet childish ways endeared
her to everyone, and gave promise of a
perfect womanhood. In their sad bereave
ment the heart-broken parents can only
take comfort in the thought that she has
gone to adorn a brighter realm.
J’fr. and (Mrs. George formerly lived in
Macon, Mrs. George being a daughter of
Mrs. Elizabeth A'bel, of this city. The
interment will be made in Washington.
MILLINERY OPENING.
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 4th
and sth. J. A. Campbell, (Burke & Camp
bell.)
Don’t Forget the Date,
Tuesday and Wednesday,
October 4th and 5th —our
millinery opening.
Miss Jane Hendiix.
CRITICALLY ILL.
Governor Taylor’s Condition is Considered
• IVery Serious.
By Associated Press.
Knoxville, Oct, 3. —Advices from Johnson
City today are to the effect that Governor
Taylor’s condition is critical. He has taken
no solid food for two weeks and suffers
constantly from nausea. The trouble is a
general breaking down.
For Sale Cheap.
Second hand elevator. Been
used about two years. Apply
to R. L. McKenney, News
office.
Flagsand bunting at Powers’.
REDUCTION IS
EOUALTO PRICE
Tables Compiled in Washing
ton Make a Striking and
Interesting Showing.
OUTPUT IS QIUMUM
As Against the Year 1872 —Price
Price of the Cotton ZCloth Has
Dropped With Price of Staple.
By Associated Press.
New York, October 3.—A special to the
Times from Washington says:
Tile phenomlnally low price of cotton
recently reported, said to be the lowest
point reached in many years, lends special
Interest to a series of tables just compiled
by the treasury bureau of statistics, show
ing the remarkable increase in cotton pro
duction and eo-ineldental fall in prices.
These tables show that the United States,
the chief cotton producer of the world, has
quadrupled her cotton production since
1872, and that t<he price of cotton in the
same 'period has fallen to about one-tourih
of that which prevailed in that year.
Jn 1872 the cotton crop of the United
States 13 ahown to have been 1,384,084,949
pounds, 'With an average price of 22.19
cents a pound; in 1898 the crop is reported
at 5,667,372,#61 pounds, with an everage
price of 6,23 cents a pound.
Thus the production of 1898 is more than
four times the amount of 1872 and the
average but a little over one-fourth that of
that year.
(When it is considered that the other por
tions of the world that grow cotton have
not at all reduced their production, mean
time it is apparent that the increased cot
ton supply of the world in the quarter of a
century under consideration has been very
great as far in advance of the increase of
the population or consuming power.
Twenty-five years ago the United States
produced 70 per cent of the cotton of the
world; today she produces 85 per cent,
of the world’s eotton.
This increase in the per centage has been
not because of a reduction of the cotton
produced in other parts of the world, but
simply on account of the Increase in our
own. The cotton supply of the other cot
ton producing sections of the world in
1872-3 iwas 1,667,000 bales and in 1797-8
1,666,000 bales. The average cotton pro
duction of other countries from 1872 to 1878
was 1,618,000 bales per annum, and from
1890 to 1897, was 1,924,000 'bales per annum,
showing that there also has been a slight
growth in eotton production in other parts
of the world, while our own production lias
been increa ied enormously.
•Not only has the price of eotton fallen at
■about the same rate that the production
has increased, but there has also 'been a
corresponding fall In the price of cloths
manufactured from cotton. The reports of
the bureau of statistics show that cotton
"printing cloths” were quoted at 7.88 cents
per yard in 1872, while reports just pub
lished show an average rate of 2.17 cents
per yard in 'the cotton ear 1893, for the
same grade of cloths, the fall in the price
of the manufactured article thus having, in
this case at least, nearly or quite kept pace
with the fall in the price of raw cotton, the
Increase in production of that article.
It is proper to add that the prices quoted
for the earlier ears are based upon the cur
rency valuese of that period and if reduced
to a gold basis would be slightly less. 'Cot
printing cloths, whose prices are given in
the table are of the quality manufactured
for use in printing calicos and accepted as
standard grade by which prices are con
stntly quoted.
Pr’ting
Year Cotton Average Cloths
ending crop price average
Aug 30 Lbs. Lb. Lb.
1872 1,384,084,494 22.19 7.88
1873 1,833,188,931 20.14 6.69
1874 1,940,648,352 10.95 5.57
1875 1,783,644,022 17.46 5.33
1876 2,157,948,182 12.98 4.10
1877 2,095,901,397 11.82 4.38
1878 2,260,285,666 11.22 3.44
1879 2,404,410,373 10.84 3.93
1880 ..2,771,797,156 11.51 4.51
1881 3,199,822,682 12.03 3.95
1882 2,588,240,050 11.56 3.76
1883 3,405,070,410 11.88 3.60
1884 2,757,544,422 10.88 3.36
1885 2,742,966,011 10.45 3.12
1886 3,1'82,305,689 9.28 3.34
1887 3,157,308,446 10.21 3.33
1888 3,439,172,391 10.03 3.81
1889 3,439,934,799 10.65 3.81
1890 3,367,366483 11.07 3.34
1891 4,316,043,983 8.60 2.95
1892 4,506,575,984 7.71 3.39
1893 3,352,653,458 8.56 3.30
1894 3,769,381,478 6.92 2.75
1595 5,036,964,409 7.44 2.86
1896 3,592,416,851 7.93 2.60
1897 4,397,177,704 7.74 2.47
1898 5,667,372,051 6.23 2.17
CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE.
Autumn Convention Will IBe Held in New
York this Week.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 3—The autumn conven
tion of the Christian and Missionary Al
liance, will be held in this city beginning
Friday. The Sunday services will be held
in Carnegie hall, and the week day meet
ings in the gospel tabernacle, corner of
Eighth avenue and Forty-fourth streets.
Among those who are expected to ad
dress the convention are the Rev. Dr.
James M. Gray, and the Rev. Dr. Chapp,
of Boston; Henry Varley, of London; Rev.
Dr. John Robertson, of Scotland; Robert
Speer, secretary of the Presbyterian board
of foreign missions; Luther D. Wishard,
of the same board; Rev. John Salmon, of
Toronto, Canada, and several missionaries
of the alliance, now in this country. Dur
ing the short history of the alliance over
three hundred missionaries have been sent
out to the foreign fields.
One of the features of the convention
will be the address by the Rev. D. W. Le
lacheur, the first missionary to go
though the heart of China into Thibet
where he established a mission in a mon
astery of over three thousand 'Buddhist
priests. He will speak of his experiences
in missionary work. He will probably be
assigned to the work in the Philippines,
which the alliance is about to commence
in Manila. The Rev. Mr. Lelacheur was
the first missionary to be sent out by the
alliance ten years ago. He was then di
rected to go to ’Manila, since there was no
Protestant church there. He was refused
admittance and was ordered from the is
land. He thereupon went to China and
started the work there. At present he is
in Washington, making arrangements to
go to Manila with a number of mission
aries.
Old fashions in dress may be revived,
but no old fashioned medicine can replace
'Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. For sale by H. J. Lamar &
Sons, druggist®.
STORM CAUSED
: ONE MATS DEATH
- Conductor Burke, of the Con
solidated. Shocked bv
a 1 ye Wire.
TERRIBLE SCENE LAST NIGHT
i Unfortunate Man Shrieked for Help
But No One Could Help Him—
Was Killed in Half Minute.
H. N. Burke, the conductor of street car
> No. 14 of the Consolidated, was electro
cuted by a live wire carelessly handled
t during the storm last night.
A few minutes after 10 o’clock 'Burke’s
car reached the point on Washington
I avenue where the 'Macon and Indian
i Spring line crosses the Consolidated
tracks.
The motorman on the car found that one
of the guaid wires had broken and that
one end was dangling in front of the car.
■ 'He Informed Burke, who got off his car
i and taking one end of the wire in his hand
i he wound it around a telegraph post. The
end which he took first had not crossed
i anj r other wire and consequently was not
charged with electricity.
[ The other end of the wire was some dis
i tance away and was first seen by the
i motorman, who did not care about hand
l ling it as he thought that probably it was
i charged. It was too dark for the men to
see where the wire crossed another anti
i Burke, although warned of the danger,
■ took hold of it with the intention of put
’ ting it away as he had done with the other
one.
Immediately after he grasped the wire
> the passengers on the car and the motor
men on both the Indian Spring car
Consolidated saw the fatal blue flare as
; the fluid came in contact with the flesh.
The unfortunate man had received the
■ full voltage of the street car power. Hie
grasped the wire with his other hand and
i screamed.
( It was a terrible scene. The wind almost
. drowned the frightful sound of the death
, cry and the man writhing in his agony
i took fantastic shapes in the light that cast
L long and curious shadows.
; The shrieks of the storm seemed to
• mock him as again and again he called for
help. The men on the cars shouted one to
t the other but were helpless. It was as
; much as a man’s life was worth to touch
the writhing 'body. The motormen on the
j other cars ran to him 'but they could do
, nothing.
, It takes longer to tell of the awful scene
t than it took to complete the tragedy.
, Burke was a dead man in less than half
, a minute, but those who saw him die say
that it seemed more like an hour. After
t a few screams and a vain struggle to get
i away from the wire that held him in its
i mysterious grasp he fell to the ground.
( He was undoubtedly dead at that time.
[ None of those who were around could
i do anything but stare at that now silent
, 'body until Manager Winters came up. He
. had been telephoned for and came ready
i for the emergency. But he was too late
> to render the assistance that was So nec
! essary a few minutes before. With his
i pliers he cut the wire above where it was
> grasped by the ghastly thing that lay
, staring and frightful in the wet and the
half light of the storm.
I An examination showed that ißurke was
stone dead. He had been dead for some
[ minutes and there was no hope.
The body was at once removed to Wood’s
i undertaking establishment.
1 According to the evidence to the coro
j ner’s jury this morning it seems that the
unfortunate man when he’grasped the wire
had one foot on the steel rail of the track
, which completing the circuit gave him the
s full force of the shock.
> The coroner’s jury met at 11 o’clock and
commenced the examination of witnesses.
The motorman on the car of which Burke
was conductor, was the principal witness.
His evidence was practically in accordance
with the evidence given above.
Mr. C. R. Pendleton, editor of the Macon
Telegraph, was a passenger on the car but
he was unable to testify to any material
facts in connection with the accident as It
was all over before he knew what had
happened.
Manager Winters was also a witness and
told of what he had done and seen after
he had been called to the place.
The verdict of the jury was that Burke
came to his death as the result of an elec
tric shock. iNo blame can be attached to
any one as the falling of the wire was en
tirely providential and the result of the
storm, which was at its worst at the time
of the accident.
IBurke came to Macon from Twiggs coun
ty some months ago. He was loked upon
as one of the best men on the line. He
was at all times courteous and pleasant
and had been very popular with the pat
rons of the line.
OUR MILLINERY OPENING
Will Take Place Tuesday and Wednesday
' Oct. 4th and sth.
About fifty beautiful, dainty and exclu
sive imported pattern hats will be on exhi
bition—also many original designs by our
own milliner. We have made more ex
tensive preparations this season than ever
before and every lady in Macon is most
cordially invited to attend our opening;
J. A. Campbell, (Burke & Campbell.)
BALTIMORE
GOES TO CHINA.
American Navy Will Be Well
Represented in Eastern
Waters.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 3.—A special to the Her
ald from Washington says:
Instructions have been sent by Secretary
Long to Rear Admiral Dewey, directing
blm to send the protected cruiser Balti
more at once to Tien Tain, China.
This action shows conclusively the con
cern felt by the administration at the ex
isting condition of affairs in the Celestial
Empire. It would seem to indicate that
more sensational information had been re
ceived from Minister Conger than the au
thorities have made public.
Cyclone Insurance.
Insure your property
against damage resulting
from wind storms. Rates
very low and benefits large.
Curd & Walker, Phone 144.
FIRE SALE _
SHOES
I
$85,000 Stock
At Half Price.
On account of the immense
rush at our store our ad man
has been unable to devote
much time to writing ads
and enumerate the many
bargains that we are offer
ing.
It Rains Today
and we must take care of
you—
Men’s Rubbers 35C P3ll
Ladies’ Rubbers 25C PSIT
Hisses’ Rubbers 15C PSiF
Children’s Rubbers IOC P3ll
This is no little lot. We
have 2,000 pair of each
kind. We still continue to
give you the reductions as
advertised in The News.
25 Clerks to Serve You.
This sale will continue
from day to day until the
entire stock is disposed of,
which must be within 30
days.
A dollar saved is a dollar earned. Increase your
earnings. Buy your clothes of THE NEW
CLOTHING STORE-
P. D. TODD CO.
nAM’T ( SCHOOL days have come. THE
Uv/ll 1 I VACATION KNOCKED OUT THE BOYS’
| CLOTHES. LEFT THEM LOOKING
VAI T SEEDY. EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT IN
YVV THAT FIX EXACTLY THE CHILLY
FALL WEATHER DEMANDS ACHANGE.
II A O J WHERE TO'MAKE THE CHANGE BEST
|||";\|\ I IS AN ALL-IMPORTANT QUESTION.
HERE, IS OUR ANSAVER—HUNDREDS ■
nCM OF MOTHERS’ ANSWER, AND YOUR ■
LJ 131’1 | ANSAVER, AFTER TRIAL. A SCHOOL
■ SUIT IS THE FIRST NEED, AND ONE g
OPI I Q I °F OUR $2.00 TRADE BOOMERS IS JUST
DLLLiiD * \ WHAT YOU WANT.
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 Avorkmanship 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.
inonßu on Hand..
Loans on real estate. Easy monthly mt
meat*.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association.
Macon, Ga.. 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS