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THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST CO.. O. A. Coleman, General Manager, 356 Second Street. We offer the following money for this weeek: 812.750 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 nee us. ESTABLISHED 1884 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. 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