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I THE G 808 GT A WAX AND TRUST CO.. ! O. A. Coleman, General Manager, 356 Second Street. ' I Wn offer the following money for this | weeek: 822,750 to loan on good farm prop- I erty; 119.475 for city loans. Our rates will I satisfy you that we are headquarters. No delay. Call and see us. ESTABLISHED 1884 HAVANA VERY UNHEALTHY Dr. Bruner’s Report Shows Long Long List of Deaths from Various Causes, YELLOW FEVER VIRULENT Notwithstanding the Statement that the City is Free from the Disease. By Awoclated Press. New York, Oct. 21. —‘A di* patch to the Hcral I from Havana jy*- The ,igr< < im-nt between the two com missions sis to the date of the evacuation | again se<-m* probable. The American ultimatum la January, j ami this dare will be finally accepted by | the Spaniards. Dr. Brunner h is just forward**! to Wash- I ington a <orn]>lcte report, of the mortality at. Havana from January I to October 13. I Hix figures are enough to strike terror to the hearts of tinge contemplating visiting ; the city. Hunger ha cans,*! no deaths thus far in i October, but f< vers are Mill on tho in- j crease. Ju spite of the fact that Havana is con- 1 widened pra<-tiic,]]y free from yellow fever i this year, eighteen died of that disease I during July, twenty in August, twenty- i three In September and eevent.cn in the | first thirteen days of October. The increase of typhoid fever is startling, I as is shown by the following death list: Fifty-seven in June, eighty-seven in I July, 127 in August, 136 in S. pientbtr .and ! slxty-nine in the first thirteen days of Oc- > tober, tut increase of 200 per cent over any preceding month. The fever is generally caused from lack I of food, and might be written “.starvation.” It has caused 2.408 deaths. Those who have heard that the Havana climate is good for (tuberculosis will be in * errs ted to learn that 2,213 died from that disease this year. JACK FROST’S INNING. Yellow Fever in Mississjpi Receives Death Blow. By Associated Press. Jackson, Oct. 2»1. There was a decided drop in the temperature last night, the freezing point only being missed by six de grees. It is now probable that within two or three days the quarantine will be raised and refugees allowed to return hour 1 . 'Pho fever record for yesterday was very small, only eight, new cases and two deaths being officially reported in tin entire state. Jackson had no new cases today, but there ■was one death. \V. J. Crisler. Many refu gees are anxious to return, and the board os receiving applications for permission to do 80. SOLDIER SHOT On the Streets of Montgomery and Money Stolen. By Associated Press. Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 21. About 3 o'clock 'this morning Calvin Mct'ou, set- I geant major of the Third \latbama regi ment, was found dead on Jackson street. : He had been shot, the hall entering the left' ear. The pockets wore cut out. and his money gone. TRAFALGAR Being Commemorated With Unusual Enthusiasm in London. Bv \ssockited Press London. taken today in the ivlebration of the anni- ■ vensary of Hie battle of Trafalgar, fought on October 21. 1805, when the British fleet, under Nelson, gained a brilliant victory over the fleets of France and Spain. The cause of the increased outburst of patriotism is the dispute with France over the Fashoda question. which in some quar- J ter is looked upon as a matter that may possibly bring about a war between these > two countries. The city is lavishly decor- j ated. BARATIER’S REPORT From Fashoda is in Hands of the Govern ment. Bv Associated Press. Paris. Oct. 21. —Captain Barratier. of Ma jor Marchandee’s expedition. on his arri val at. Cairo with the report for the French government, said the mission had not lost • an officer or a soldier. The reiKirt only g<w« as far as the begin ning of September. and says the supplies are abundant The reason of the omission of the men tion of the arrival of General Ketchener i at Fashoda is said to be the fact that the , report of March was not ready when Bar rat.ier left Fashoda. It is believed in cer tain quarters that Captain Barratur is the ; bearer of a report which the French au thorities are not willing to trust upon the British telegraph lines. FLOODS CAUSE HAVOC. Estimated Loss in Austria is About Two Mil lion Dollars. By Associate! Press. Fitinie. Austria, Oct. 21.—Great havoc ■has been caused by the floods in the low lying quarters of this city. Barge numbers of animals perished. The damage is two million florins. CUBAN QUESTION Will Not Be Decided Today by the Peace LCcmm sston. Bv Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 21.—The United States and Spanish peace commissions held separate i sessions this morning, and when the joint session opens this afternoon it is believed the Cuban question will not be decided to day, but will be taken up again at the joint session Monday. Auction sale 9 to 12 A. m., 2:30 to 5:30 p. m. Balance of Domingo’s stock. ■ ..... . . PEARY ICE BOUND. The Artic Explorer is Probably Tied Up in the Frozen Seas. ; By Associated Press ’ 1 ’ | New York, Ort. 21.—A dispatch to the Herald from St. Johns, N. F., ways: Captain Wm. Bartlett, a brother of ths captain of the Windward. Peary’s vessel, has returned from Turnavlck. bringing re ports that seem to show that the explorer will not be able to get out of the frozen mss before springtime. He says that the indications along the Labrador coast fore shadow an early and severe fall. He never saw the ice form more rapidly than about bis vessel on the night of the 10th. The Windward intended to go into She r-ard Asborne Fiord to land the Peary party. Lieutenant Peary thought it pro bable that the vestas! might be frozen there an<l h-.ive to remain all winter. This con tingency was provided for by carrying eighte-n months’ provisions, so no fear is felt for their safety should the vessel not n-tur nt.his fall. Whalers are frequent ly nipped and frozen all •winter. The Windward went hundreds of miles further than the whalers go. Captain Bart lett thinks that the Windward may get clear. She is a slow ship and may be steaming, or if out of coal probably sail ing southward. Walter B. Grieve, agent of the Hope, has no expectation of Peary getting back this year. He is fitting up the hope, to start for I th ercocue next spring. TO THE PHILIPPINES. A Number of Officers and Men Put Under Orders. By Associated Press. San Francis, o. Oct. 31. —General Mer riam has ordi rid the following officers and men’to proceed to the Philippines on the transport Indiana, which will sail in about I a week: Colonel Fred Funston, Majors Frank H. i Whitman ami Widmer Metcalf; Surgeon I John A .Rafter. Assistant Surgeon Henry I). Smith, Adjutant Charles Walker, Quar- I termaster Walter O. Hull, Chaplain John G. Schlir ni.in, regimental non-commi»- I sioned staff and band and companies C, ' D, E, G, H, L, M, Twentieth Kansas vol i iinteer infantry and six privates of the ! hospital corps, making a total of thirty : one officer.' and 750 enlisted men. AMERICANCATHOLICS Pone Has Given Orders that All Attacks Must Cease. By Associated Press. New York, Oct. 21 —A dispatch to the World from Rome says: The Pope has given orders, the Popolo Remano announces, that all attacks on American Catholics shall cease and all complaints against the doctrines of Father Heicker shall be withdrawn. The Anti-Vatican organ, the Italio, de sirous of exaggerating the Heicker inci dent, says that the Clvita Catholics is iihnut to pulflisb an attack on American ism and adds that the campaign against Americans is being carried on in Rome by powerful underground influence which the Tope, though personally well disposed towards Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Ireland, is unable to Aesist. PRESIDENT M’KINLEY. Made Two Speeches this Morning in In diana. By Associated Press. Noblesville. Ind., Oct. 21. —President Mc- Kinley'today before breakfas addressed two itnense audiences. The meetings were at Logansport and Kokomo. At the latter place the scene was 't.he most inspiring of the entire tour. In spite , of tho dampness and cold wind, the crowd was enormous. i Hundreds of school children were in at j tendance, each provided with a flag and all gave lusty cheers for the president. In his speech the president said: "We commenced the war with Spain not for gain or greed or new possessions, we commenced it. for freedom and to relieve our neighbors of oppression, and having accomplished that we must assume all the responsibilities justly belonging to th'.at war. whatever they may be. and I am sure the people of this country, without regard to party, setting aside all differences and distinctions, will remain together until we shall finally settle the terms of peace.” GOV. BUSHNELL Left Knoxville for Home this Morning - Roy ally Entertained. Bv Uwoeiated Press. Knoxville. Tenn.. Oct. 21. —Governor Bushnell, of Ohio, and party. Who have been inspecting the Ohio regiments at Camp J’oland. left for home today. The > governor was royally entertained and ex pressed himself as highly pleased with the conditions at the camp. TEACH SPANISH. Should Be Taught as Young Men Are Wanted in Cuba. ! By Associated Press. AVashington. Oct. 21. —A high official in the state department calls attention to the necessity of finding a suitable corps of bright young men well versed in the Span ish language, to assist in the execution of the colonial policy which has been imposed on the nation as a result of the war. He points to the difficulties encountered by the American officials, naval and mil itary. who went to the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico in dealing with the inhab itants of these islands. dashes might easily arise and serious disagreements would be expected to follow from a fail ure on the part of the government’s agents to learn the feelings of the people whose affairs they were to administer. This condition was encountered at Ca vite early in the United States military tKX'upation and the relations between the military and the insurgents might have been more satisfactory had the Americans K'.m well a -quainted with the Spanish 1 manners and customs. The official suggested that rhe time was ripe for some leading educational institu tions to provide special courses ttrat would furnish the government with trained agents in case of need, as well as develop a class of enterprising commercial agents, who would be of value in developing colo nial trade. EPWORTH LEA.GUERS Meet’ at the Vineville Methodist Church To night. The Union meeting of the Epworth League of the city will be held tonight at the Vineville Methodist church. The main ■object of the meeting will be to receive reports of all of the different leaugues. An excellent program has been arranged and the occasion will no doubt be en- 1- ... . .i -X. THE MACON “ IXE WS. * .'SOLDIER LOVER WASFAITHLESS Cuban Girl Followed Her Sweetheart from Cuba to Kansas. Mil TO THE OTO GIRL And Was About to Be Married—The Shock Drove Her Insane and the Man Drowned Himself. By Associated Pres?. Deiadwood, S. D., Oct. 21. —Albert Martin, a rancher living near the Cheyenne river, in Zlebeck county, enlisted as a volunteer at the opening of the war and fought at the ibatle of El Caney. After the 'battle he met Ramona Perez, the daughter of an officer of Garcia’s com mand, and they became sweethearts. Soon after he was attacked by fever and sent home on sick leave. He was engaged be fore hi« departure for the war to the daughter of a neighboring ranchman and I arranged io be married while home on hie leave of absence. Meanwhile the Cuban girl had learned of his Illness and that he had gone home! and she resolved to follow and nurse him. Dressing in her brother’s clothes, she crossed to Jamaica and secreted herself on a fruit steamer bound for New Orleans. Reaching there she tramped and .beat her way to her lover. When she reached there she learned of her iover’s aproachiug mar riage and the shock drove her insane. At the same tinje the .American learned of her lover’s flirtation andbroke off the engagement. Martin began drinking heav ily and disappeared. A few days ago his ■body was found floating in the Cheyenne river. Whether he fell In while intoxi cated or committed suicide is a matter of conjecture. i ' RUBBER SHOES. Boston Concern Has Been Absorbed by United States Company. By Associated. Press. Boston, Oct. 21—The Globe says: It is reported that the Boston Rubber Shoe Company has been absorbed by the United States Rubber Company and that Mr. Converse, its president, will become a director in the new corporation. The purchase price is said to be $1,000,- 000 cash and $123,600 in preferred stock paying 8 per cent, for the dividend and $3,499,700 common, a total of $8,623,800. UNKNOWN DEAD. None of the Russian Colony Know the Suicide. By Associated Press. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 21.—A number of Rus sians have visited the morgue and viewed the remains of the mysterous man who committed suicide when detected in the act ’ of robbing the .public library building of the valuable coin collection deposited here. Not a single link that would aid the po- 1 lice in unraveling the mystery was secur ed. None of the Russians had ever seen the face before. The police have photographed the face and sent hundreds of copies all over the country. It was discovered today that a bit of paper was lodged in the throat of the corpse. It was extracted and found to have originally been a bit of common glazed writing paper, with several sen tences written thereon 'in ink. The mois ture from the mouth, however, had caused the ink to run the letters together so that even a microscope could not detect any thing. The police have not despaired of solving ■ the mystery yet, and to this end have de tectives busy going around the city show ing the picture of the corpse to hotel keep ers, hoping in this way to learn his Iden tity. RUIZ MUST DIE. For the Murder of a Little Child in New Msxico- By Associated Press. i Alburqurque, N. I M., Oct. 21.- —Tn the dis trict court Jose P. Ruiz has (been convicted ■ lof murxler in the first degree. The date of his execution has not yet been set. Last. November Ruiz, while much intox icated fired two shots .into a group of chil dren. killing six year old Patricio O. Ban non and wounding Arturo Garcia. . KANSAS PIONEER. At One Time a Formidable Opponent of John J. Ingalls for Senatorship. By Associated Press. Atchison, Kan., Oct. 21. —'John iM. Price, a pioneer and prominent politician, is ! dead of Bright's diesase. He was at one ; time a formidable opponent of John J. Ingalls for the United States senatorship. ' Mr. Price was born in Madison county, I Ky., in 1853. SNOW IN MISSOURI. Weather Conditions There Break IAII "Previ ! O J ous Records. s ’ » By Associated Press. St. Louis. Mo., Oct. 21.—The weather . conditions that prevail now break all tne- ■ teorological records for this section, snow » never before having fallen so early in the ? season, according to the weather officer. s For a short time-in the past twenty-four j hours snow came down in great flakes, but melted upon reaching the ground. 3 The earliest previous date on which . snow appeared here was November 25th. I ’ CANNED GOODS . J _ To the Value of Nearly Half a Million from California. By Associated Press. San Francisco. Oct. 21.—The British steamer Waterloo, which will sail today for _ London, has on board one of the biggest cargoes of salmon and fruit that has left this port for many months. She will take away 59,695 cases of salmon and 34.430 1 cases of canned fruit. The cargo is val -1 ued at $351,000. 1 Comfortable chaits for the * ladies at Domingos’ auction sale. MACON NEWS FRIDAY OCTOBER 21 1898. DEPEW TALKS Railroads Throughout Country He Says, Are Overloaded With Business. WESTERN WAEAT FARMERS Are Trying to Make Price of Wheat Go Up, Now that They Can Afford to Hold It. By Associated Tress. New York, Oct. 21 —Chauncey M. Depew discussing the railroad outlook says: “Peculiar conditions prevail in railroad maters just now. There is a large amount of traffic and in many instances railroad companies cannot get cars enough to car ry the freight that is offered. And yet some of these overcrowded roads are cut ting rates and making contracts ahead at figures below the rate schedule. “For instance one railroad will make a low contract for the carrying of a certain quantity of freight, thirty, or even ninety days from date. In this way that road threatens to take away business which the managers of other roads think they will need when the time comes. The other roads, consequently look about them and endeavor to fortify themselves for the fu ture by making similar cut rate contracts. This fight for future business naturally affects present conditions and causes a demoralized scramble for all the freight business in sight. “The situation In the West is this: The high price of wheat reached during the great Leiter deal found a vast amount of wheat In the bins of the farmers and the farmers got the full benefit of the good prices. A large amount of cash thus pass ed into the hands of the farmers enabling them to pay off their mortgages, buy nexj household goods and agricultural imple ments and make needed improvements on their farms. Being in easy circumstances they have been able to hold on to the present supply of wheat in the vain hope of getting as good prices as they got dur ing the Leiter deal. But they are liable to meet with disappointment. The coming crop of wheat is a phenomenally large one and it will force the wheat the farmers have been holding back upon the market very soon. The price to be paid will de pend largely on the extent of foreign de mand.” COURT MARTIALS APPROVED. General Merriam Puts His Signature to a Number of Them. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Oct. 21.—General Mer riam has approved the following eourt martiala sentences: First Seregant William C. Prull, com pany M, First New York regiment, to be reduced to ranks and to forfeit fifteen days pay for disobedience of orders and using abusive language. Private Harry J. Duetschbein, company B, same regiment, to be confined at hard labor, under charge of post guard at Hon olulu for one month and to forfeit $lO for disobedience of order’s and using ob scene language. Private John Albert, company A, same regiment, to be confined at hard labor un der charge of a post guard at Honolulu for thirty days for disobedience of orders. CAVALRY BRIGADE Will Be Organized Out of the South Caroli na Troops. By Associated Press. Huntsville, Oct. 21—General Wheeler has issued an order directing Brigadier General Hall to organize the First divis ion of the Fourth corps and await the ar rival of Major General Chaffee. The senior officer of the Second, Sixth and Tenth Carolina are directed to organ ize and command a new cavalry brigade of those regiments until the permanent officer is assigned. SILVER’S EMBLEM Bv Decision of Supreme Court Goes to Anti-Teller Fac tion. By Associated Press. Denver, Oct. 21. —'Regarding the decision of the supreme court awarding the name and emblem of the silver Republican par ty to the broad, or anti-Teller faction of that party. Senator Teller £ays: ”1 am disapointed at the ruling of the court, which I consider indefensible. It makes the emblem an agency of fraud on the voter instead of protection, as inten ded by the statute. The silver Republicans will vote the fusion ticket, which will 'be filed by petition. It will take more than a decision of a majority of the court to dis courage the true friends of silver. Our enemies may have the emblem, but we will have the votes and the fusion ticket will be elected by a great majority. The commission to fill vacancies on the silver Republican ticket will meet tonight, and it is understood that a fusion will be effected, Henry Wolcott, brother of Sena tor Wolcott, being made a candidate of both parties for governor. LUXURIOUS TRAINS. First One Will Start Soon on the Run from Chicago to California. By Associated Press. Kansas City, Oct. 21. —The Atchison, To peka and Sante Fe railroad will resume its faet passenger service between Chicago Kansas City and California points on No vember 2d. Magnificently appointed cars have been built especially for this service and the trains will be of the finest and fastest in the trans-continental service. The trains will run solid between Chicago and Los Angeles and be to six palatial cars, vestibuled and electric lighted with 5,000 candle power. They will consist of din ing ear. buffet and smoking car, containing a barber shop and smoking and reading room, observation car and three double drawing room Pullmans, the berths of ■which will be lighted with electric lights. The-Initial train will leave Chicago on Wednesday, November 2, at 8 p. m, reach ing Las Angeles at 1:50 p. m., the third day following. The total time consumed will be sixty six hours, or six hours shorter than ever made by a regular train over this district. The schedule to and from Kansas City to the Pacific coast will be fifty-two hours. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. Outline of the Meetings to Be Held During the Convention. The Christian Endeavours of the city are busy preparing tor the state conven tion, which is to be held here on the 28th, 29th and 30th. Tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o’clock there will be a rehearsal of Junior Rally ex ercises at the Presbyterian church. It is intended to make this feature of the pro gram one of the most enteresrtng that will be rendered at the convention. Two meetings of the Macon Union will be held next week for the purpose of choir practice. 'Professor S. P. Spriegle will be in charge of the singing at the convention, and it is to be said that no better man could have been selected for the place. All preparations for the conventions will be made at the meeting next week. The coming convention will no doubt be the largest ever held in the state. The program is one of the best ever known In the history of the conventions. The best speakers, local and foreign. wiM be pres ent and will address the convention. It 'te expected that over five hundred del egates will be in.attendance when the con vention opens. The Macon people will do all in their power to entertain the dele gates and all who come are assured a good time. * < The sessions of the convention will be held in the First Presbyterian church. The children from the Sunday schools of the Christian church, the Tattnall Square Presbyterian and First Presbyterian churches who are to take part in the Ju nior Exercises during the Christian En deavor convention, are requested to meet in the lecture room of the First Presbyte rian church tomorrow (Saturday) after noon at 3:30 sharp. A large attendance is desired by the leaders in charge. MAY BE LYNCHING. Desperado is Being: Hunted bv a Posse of Negroes. Bv Associated Press. Selma, Ala., Oct. 21. —Yesterday on a plantation at 'Brown's Station, near Selma, Sam Didlage and Jim Perkins, two negro farm h'ands, got into a dispute. Perkins pulled a pistol and shot Didlake through the temple, killing him instantly. Another negro attempted to arrest Per kins, when the latter levelel his pistol at ■him, and -went into the swamp defying ar rest. Ten negroes organized a posse and are scouring the country. If captured the des perado will be lynched. TWO THOUSAND Miners Strike in Pennsylvania for Chicago Agreement. By Associated Preae. Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 21.—Two thousand coal miners of the Fourth and Fifth Poole at Monongahela river, struck today for the enforcement of the Chicago agreement. The strikers are preparing for a long seige and are establishing camps near the mine® to prevent non-union miners from working. RHODE ISLAND’S FLAG Was Received from the Governor of that State by Mr. Waxelbaum Today. President E. A. Waxelbaum, of the Ma con Carnival Association, this morning re ceived by express from the governor of Rhode Island a very handsome flag of that state which was intended to be used dur ing the Carnival. The flag is made of the finest and heavi est white silk edged with gold fringe. The blue anchor with the scroll “Hope” and the thirteen stars for the original states make a particularly handsome ornamen tation. The staff is pointed with a silver spear and has golden cords and tassels. While the flag comes a little late for the Carnival the sending of it <is frllv predated by the association and the p. o-' pie generally. NO PARTISANS In Politics Will be Allowed by Civil Service Com mission, By Associated Presa. Washington, Oct. 21—The civil service commission has issued a circular which is being sent to members of the boards of examiners throughout the country on “The Political Activity of Federal Officers and Employes.” The circular says: “The commission be lieves the best interests service will be promoted by non-participation of all members of Its boards of examiners in political conventions or in the work of political committees. While attendance on a political convention as delegate is not a violation of the rules the commis sion holds that, all partisan activity. If sufficient to impair their usefulness as representative of the civil service commis sion will be sufficient cause for remaval.” AT INDIANAPOLIS President Mcßinley Spoke to an Immense Crowd. By Associated Prese. Indianapolis, Oct. 21 —The president was in the city for two hours today. His visit brought to the city an immense crowd of strangers and the city turned out to give him a welcome. The public schools sus pended for the forenoon. The president spoke to an immense throng from the stand on Capitol square to which he was escorted by an imposing parade. In the course of his remarks he said: “Fellow Citizens we are here today be cause of the love for the old flag. It never went down In defeat. It never was raised in dishonor. It means more at this hour than it ever meant in all our history. It floats today where it never floated before. (Great applause.) “The war has been successful in match less victories on land and sea. Our army and navy are entitled to every honor a generous nation can bestow.” The president departed in a drizzling rain for Cincinnati. SIGNIFICANT Order Issued About Repairs to British Naw. By Associated Press. London, Oct. 21 —A dispatch to the Ex change Telegraph Company from Ports mouth says the British admiralty has is sue dorders that no dock yard repairs are to be commenced upon ships belonging to the reserve squadrons unless they can be completed within forty-eight hours. PASSED MACON DURING NIGHT The Investigating Commission Paid Its Respects to Gen, Penington in Atlanta. FORT M'PHERSON INSPECTED Will Leave There Tonight and Will Spend Some Days in Anniston, After Which Will Divide. By Associated Press Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 21 —The war investi gating commission arrived over the Southern railroad today after calling upon General Pennington in command of the department of the gulf and proceeded to Fort. Mi rhersov. The only work to be done here is in connection with the hospital at the post. This is one of the largest military hospi tals in the country, and contained at one time during the past summer almost a thousand patients from Tampa and other camps. The commission has received but one complaint concerning the conduct of the hospital and it is not anticipated that much time will be found necessary here. Only a few witnesses are to examined and it is expected the work will be completed today in time to enable the commission to proceed to Anniston tonight. One or two days will be spent at. An niston after which the commission will proceed to Huntsville and Chattanooga. After finishing the work at Chattanooga, at which place the conduct of Camp Thomas is to be thoroughly inquired into the commission will be divided, a portion of them proceeding to Washington via Knoxville and Camp Meade and others going to Lexington, Cincinnati and De troit. There will probably be four mem bers in each of these parties. NEW BOAT A CERTAINTY. Four Shares Stock Taken Yesterday —Boot Will Be Built Soon. The new boat to ply between here and Brunswick is a certainty. President Smith, of the Navigation Company, 'said this morning that the new boat would be built. It was the Intention of the company to have had the 'boat under construetio'i bv this time but the accident to the City of Macon interfered with the plans. this time, but the. accident to the. City of Macon, however, and it is hoped that they will be able 'to raise her. If the boat Is raised she will be put in the dry dock at Brunswick and thoroughly overhauled. As soon as it is put in shape it will come to Macon under her own steam. In the meantime the contract for the new 'boat will be let and work will begin on it. It will be the same size of the City of Ma con and will be made stronger. The com pany 'hopes to have the new boat on the river in about three months. NEGRO CENTENARIAN. Charles Heath, an Aged Preacher, Died in New York.! By Associated Press. New York. Obt. 21—Rev. Charles Heath, colored, is dead at his home in this city, aged 101 years. The first notable, event in his life was in 1799 when his mother carried him to the funeral of George Washington, so that he could always say that he attended the burial of the first president of his country. He could remember the old Randolph mansion on Malvern hill, where General Lafayette made his headquarters. One day when the great general had ridden up to the bouse and dismounted, he called Heath to hold his horse, while he went in side. He watched the animal for nearly half an hour and for his trouble Lafayette gave him same money. Heath also remembered President James Monroe and won the distinction of driving his horse in Williamsburg on several oc casions. Later on in his life Heath was the guardian of the children of Senator Boley, of Virginia. He had many masters as a slave and could tell of ail the hard ships of slave life and the work that the negroes were forced to do. When the war broke out he went with a regiment from the North. He after ward served as a messenger for the gov ernment. At the close of the war he studied at Petersburg, Va., for the min istry and joined the American Methodist Episcopal church. EXPLOSION At the Palmer Manufacturing Company Causes Excite ment. Considerable excitement was creared yes terday afternoon at the Palm r Manufac ‘t ring Company, about hr?’ miles out of the city, on account of an explosion in the oil house. It was though for a time that the main building would be burned, but the flames were extinguished before any material damage was done. About 5 o’clock Mr. Huger, the manager, went into the oil house to draw some gaso line from one of the tanks. It seems that Mr. Isam, the night watchman, was stand ing near and walked into ..he door of the house and lit his lantern. The gasoline ignited from this and caused a terrible ex plosion, injuring Mr. Huger very badly and burning the house up entirely. It was thought at one time that the flames would reach the main building, but •the factory force worked hard and extin guished the flames. ELKS MEET TUESDAY. Will Take in Several New Members—Appli cations Will Be Read. The Elks will hold their regular meet ing Tuesday night. About fifteen new men will be initiated into the order and about fifty applications for membership will be read. The Elks are increasing in membership every day and at present their member ship fb about 250. They have the finest club rooms in the state and are still add ing to them. Ladies, you can’t afford to miss the auction sale at Do mingo’s. THE ABC Os true economy is in buying GOOD Clothes. When in need, of a GOOD and STYLISH Suit, we can serve you proper. The strongest argument in favor of the Suits and Overcoats we sell is the fact that we guarantee them to be of satisfactory workmanship, perfect in fit and true representatives, of latest style. V e also guarantee our prices to be just what they ouglit to be or your money refunded. Our line of Nobby Fall neckwear, Underwear and up to date Hats are also deserving of well merit ed recognition. Large assortments to select from. Prices right. — -■ -■ --- - •- • - " _ . -i... ■■■■■■!» M DON’T H Don’t Buy a Fall Suit [Don’t buy a new Hat. Don’t buy a Scarf. Don’t buy a Shirt Don’t buy \ our Winter Underwear. In _ fact, don’t buy anything for your | self or boy until you have seen I the choice stock carried by | P. D. TODD 8 CD., g ", I IT’S YOUR FAULT j IF YOU FAIL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE Os this Grand Special Sale of Men and Boys’ • HIGH-GRADE CLOTHING. It Will Be Your Loss if you fail to get our prices. We can sell better t nn xsr ~r Ju JCH-JLJ-M j for less money, than any house iu Macon; and. at this sale we are going to sell them for less < than any other house can buy them. Wc call special attention to our Suits at $6.50, $7.50, -| $8.50, and SIOOO. . I - (jl —' - - j The Great Clothiers. School Shoes, Dress Shoes. SERVICEABLE AND WORKING SHOES. i NEW STOCK, NEW STYLES, PERFECT FITTERS. OUR SHOES ARE FIRST CLASS, OUR PRICES LOW. WE WANT YOUR TRADE. Strong Shoe Co., 368 Second St.. STUART WATSON, Bidder for your hade by offering lowest puces. ■ Overcoats. I Newness is the chief charm of our displays of 9 Autumn and Winter Overcoats. Vast quanti- 9 ties in the aggregate come and go almost daily, 9 but many lots of exclusive styles are not large. 96 This gives an individuality to garments bought H here that is much desired by ultra dressers. H High-class Overcoats from the leading makers, 9 thorcuglily complete iu details of finish and fit, 9 and moderately priced, are among our special 9 showings. Fabrics are right, linings, sewing and 9 style have to pass our rigid inspection. They 9 satisfy good taste and all kinds of incomes. < ch&Sadhdd I -—A _ - ffloneuon Hafia. Loans on real estate. Easy monthly psy ments. GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macon, Ga., 461 Third Street. PRICE THREE CENTS