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4 Communicated) SAM P, JONES IS ANSWERED. A Prominent Atlanta Business Man Gives His View of Prohibition Theory. BASED ON EXPERIENCE What Captain J. W. English Has to Say of the Workings of Prohi bition Law in Atlanta. Ca.pt. J. W. English, one of Atlanta's most prominent and progressive citizens, tells how prohibition worked in the capi tal city. The Rev. Sam Jones has come to 'Macon to advocate the prohibition of the liquor traffic in Bibb county and tho city of Ma con. Some years ago Mr. Jones advocated the prohibition of the liquor traffic in the city of Atlanta, and as a result of the agi tation by him and others the people of that city voted to prohibit the traffic in liquor. One of the most prominent hack ers of the prohibition cause, and one of the largest contributors to the prohibition campaign fund, was Capt. J. W. English, pre«id< nt of the Fourth National Bank of Atlanta, and a member of the •police board. Captain English is one of Atlanta s most prominent men. In the era that has wit ness.si the wonderful development of the capital city—in every progressive move ment he has been a recognized leader. iHls loyally to Atlanta, his devotion to her welfare has never been nor can be ques tioned. Mr. Jones helped to bring about the prohibition of the liquor traffic in Atlanta. He advocated a theory, and Captain Eng lish, as the sworn officer of the law —a member of the police board—was charged ■with the duty of enforcing the prohibition enactment. <No one can doubt hie loyalty .to the cause, for he had furnished ample evidence on that score. What he has to say, therefore, in reference to the prohibi tion of the liquor traffic in Atlanta —the results obtained and the maintenance of the traffic under a license system and po lice supervision, merits the thoughtful consideration of every business man, every igood citizen of Macon. "I have been,” said iCaptain English, “a resident of Atlanta since the 14th of May, 1865. Since 1876 I have been connected one way or another with the city govern ment. 1 have had abundant opportunity to study all the questions involved in the prohibition of the liquor traffic in At lanta. and the sale of liquor under a license system and police supervision. As a result I declare as my candid judgment, and without fear of successful contradic tion, that prohibition of the liquor traffic will not do for any city of 5,000 inhabi tants and upwards. "When the prohibition contest was .brought on in Atlanta I favored the pro hibition of the traffic, and cheerfully gave my time and means, and exercised my best influence in favor of the cause. I in curred a serious illness as a result of my active participation in the contest. IWe tried prohibition two years—that was enough. The conditions'that Obtained in Atlanta under the prohibition regime led to a reaction of our most conservative and thoughtful people, as soon as a change could be made. •■Prohibition did not prohibit—the Jug trade supplanted the licensed saloon and Intemperance and crime .were' rife. Now • the traffic is under absolute control. The police department costs the city $.140,000 annually. The saloons contribute $90,000 of this amount. Under prohibition the city was afflicted with blind tiger whisky—in every alley of the city negroes and whites peddled the vilest stuff from canteens at 15 to 25 cents a drink, the express cars .brought in loads of jugs each day from adjacent towns, while the taxpayers of Atlanta were burdened with all the ex pense of an unlicensed and unregulated traffic. "We tried to enforce the law, but it was utterly impossible, as it always .will be, to enforce any law to prevent the illicit sale of liquor, that the people do not sus tain. Today under a license system and police supervision the traffic is kept .with in limits; and there is less intemperance and less disorder than obtained it Atlanta during the prohibition era. •If I was put on my oath as an official charged with the task of framing a law bearing upon the liquor traffic, I would adopt our system. Prohibition of the liquor traffic in a city will always fail. All such laws are of no value in their practical operation. “I would favor prohibition if It was pre sented in the form of a national law. But to attempt to enforce it in a city or state .with adjacent cities and states allowing its sale, only results in creating conditions that do not lessen the traffic, and puts all the burdens it creates upon the tax-payers at large. ‘ I love Atlanta, and I stand ready to do all I can in her behalf—all that I can for her upbuilding, and the promotion of peace and protection for the people. If I thought prohibition of the liquor traffic would be a benefit to Atlanta I would favor it. If prohibition carries in Macon it will work great injury to the city. I want Atlanta to prosper, but not on the ruin of sister cities. Let the business men of Macon stand together and settle the question on the same line as Atlanta has. and when they have learned the real value of such a system they will never relinquish it.” CONSOLIDATED Vote in the County Gives Bart lett Nearly a Thousand Votes. The result of the election in Bibb coun ty yesterday for congressman shows the following returns on the consolidation of the vote, which took place at noon today in the ordinary's office: Court House 525 City Hall”".120 Findlay’s F0undry.....119 East Macon Godfrey 43 Rutland 8 Warrior" 7 Howard jg Hazzard 5 Total (Communicated.) “SO ENGLISH, YOU KNOW.” His Statements Annihilated by Public Re cords in Atlanta. To Captain J. W. English, of Atlanta. Dear Sir: You are the second Atlanta comer who hae injected his foot into the Macon local option cam paign, and you have indeed put your foot into it deeper than the other man. The first of the Atlanta anti-prohi bition contingent was ex-Mayor Col Her, who was in 'both the former campaigns a bitter was deemed necessary by our friends, the enemy, to bring in an advocate of different kidney, and hence they have produced in you one who furnishe« the “awful exam ple” of a converted prohibitionist. Yes, Captain, you are a confessed “back slider.” In the language of the good old hymn which deals with cases of this kind, you feel "an aching void” which prohibi tion could not fill. We greatly fear that the suspicion which attaches in the minds of our Hebrew friends to the converted Christian Jew, and in the minds of good Catholics to the ex-priest who takes the rostrum to denounce his former friends, will inevitably becloud your utterances. But, nevertheless, you have the right to change what you are pleased to call your mind. You have no right, however, to utter statements in an interview that are in gross and notorious contradiction to the public records that exist in your own city. In other words, the back-slider has the in dividual right to leave the good cause to which he was once attached, but he has no right to vilify and misrepresent the cause itself. You made, for Instance, the astonishing incredible, and we say, respectfully, ut terly erroneous statement that under pro hibition in Atlanta “intemperance and crime were rife, by which you evidently mean to imply that they 'were more prev alent than under license. 'Now Captain, you cannot say that the municipal records in Atlanta are falsely kept., and before we cite these records, which contradict and annihilate your statement, we wish to call your attention to this remarkable fact. Arrests for drunkenness are more carefully and thor oughly made when prohibition prevails than when license prevails. The reason of this is easy to see. Under license we ex pect to see drunken men in the streets. They are the natural product of saloons. They are what the saloons are for; and, therefore, the police do not deal 'with the cases of drunkenness except where the drunken man is disorderly or boisterous, or so extremely drunk as to require police control; but under prohibition drunken ness is not expected; it is looked upon as an abnormal fact; and the result is that cases even of slight intoxication will lead to arrests. In the light of these facts we wonder what will be th effect upon the mind of Captain English and of Bibb county peo ple when they read the following figures gathered from the judicial records in the city of Atlanta during 1887 (prohibition) and 1889 (license.) ARRESTS FOR DRUNKENNESS. 1887. 1889 January6l 182 February 76 203 March 69 200 April 72 209 May 74 215 June7l 220 Julyßs 243 Augustß2 ! 261 September9l 218 Octoberl93 341 November 92 241 'Totals966 2,536 'Captain English, we beg to tell you that the institutions which the mothers of Ma con dread and against which their prayers are going up to God by day and by night from every fireside in this city, are not the “•blind tigers’” nor the alleys in which you say “negroes and whites peddled the vilest stuff from canteens at 15 to 25 cents a drink.” These are the blind tigers which in order to find them a man has to hunt up. The mothers of Macon want to get rid of the saloons, which hunt their boys up. As to the “jug trade,” there is a citizen now of Atlanta and formerly of 'Macon, whose word with the people of this city has far more weight, we say it with due respect, than yours, for he lived here most of his life. We refer to the Hon. Thos. J. Simmons, chief justice of the supreme court of Georgia, who in his charge to the grand Jury of Bartow county said on this very subject: “Men may still continue to buy whisky and drink it in spite of your prohibition *law. They will no doubt send to Atlanta and get it by the Jugful, but it is BETTER THAT IT SHOULD COME ONLY BY THE JIUGFULL THAN BY THE BARREL AND HOGSHEAD. The evil influence of barrooms arid barroom associations are also avoided. When men buy whisky by the jugful and carry it to their homes and drink it in the presence of their wives and children, they are not so likely to drink to excess, nor do they so frequently commit crime while under its influence when away from the evil influence that always follow and surround retail liquor shops.” We cannot afford to quarrel with a man who says he is in favor of national prohi tion. But we can give you our experience with a fellow citizen of Macon on that line. Quite a number of years ago a petition was presented to this gentleman asking for prohibition in one of our county dis tricts. He declined, but said that if he had a chance to vote for it in all the ru ral districts he would do so. Afterwards an election came on between Mr. W. R. Phillips and J. W. Burke for county com missioner, in which the Issue was as to whether prohibition should prevail in all the country districts. He then changed his tactics and said that it would not do any good to have the country dry unless the city was also. Afterwards a petition was presented to him for a local option election, which would apply to the whole county. He declined to sign it upon the ground that it would do no good for Bibb county to go dry unless the whole state was the same way. Afterwards Mr. C. fiV. Howard, an esteemed and intelligent citi zen of the county, ran for the legislature in Bibb and stated that he would support the anti-barroom bill, which would give prohibition to the whole state. Our friend was asked to support Mr. Howard, but said he had changed hie mind, and that it would do no good for Georgia to go dry unless we had national prohibition. He was afterwards asked whether he would vote lor national prohibition when there was a candidate in that issue. He said that he had again changed his mind, and that we would first have to get it out of Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as America. Dear Captain English, is that the kind of a prohibitionist you are? Me hope not. We trust that some sweet day we shall have the pleasure of voting with you for national prohibition. Will the saloon feta who are now using your interview do the same? No. they will curse you for a M natic and a fool. To be concluded in the morning paper. Publication Committee k - 4 Anti-Saloon League. MACON'S IDEAL CAMP GROUNDS Combination of Material Ad vantages and Pictures que Environment. LAND MARKS OF OTHER DAYS Sanitary Conditions, Transportation Facilities, Abundant Water and All Good Things; The regiments of the First Army Corps, Gen. James H. Wilson, commanding, which’ will soon be emcamped in the outskirts of Macon, have afforded perfectly ideal sites. The soldiers, on their arrival, will find, as their officers have already found, con ditions which not only meet all sanitary requirements but which reduce the labor of camp life to the minimum, while at the same time investing them with a most picturesque and historic environment. The Huff place of 400 or more acres covers the space between the Vineville and Bellevue car lines, a distance of less than three quarters of a mile. The ground is very slightly rolling and Is practically cleared except where stand here and there clumps of trees which act as wind breaks. Upon The land itself rises the famous laboratory, built at such great cost by tho •Confederate government. It rises splen didly against the blue sky in all its origi nal architectural beauty, a monument to the honesty of the Confederate engi neers who built it to last for all time, but nevertheless a melancholy evidence of love’s labor lost. Further toward the city and upon, the edge of the property of St. Stanislaus college grass grown and weath er-masted mounds still command the out lying fields where the white tents of the , new-come soldiers will soon gleam in the sun—'the silent but eloquent reminders of another day when they stood as redoubts, •bristling with cannon to defend the beau tiful city against the armies of Stoneman and Wilson. Strange contrast. It is another of those spectacles, not infrequent since troops began to march through Georgia to fight the Spaniard, that indicate so strikingly the wondrous changes which thirty-three years have wrought to bring about the re-united? States. And yonder, three-quarters of a mile away, toward the banks of the tatvny Oc mulgee, and upon the commanding pla teau of the Ocmulgee Land Company’s property, and rising clear and bold out of the glorious pine-forests where the winds sing their chants the livelong years, is the other camp ground. Across the river are the enfilading hills—those red old hills of Georgia of which the poets have sung. And it was right over yonder near the park pavilion, where, thirty-three years ago, Gen. James H. Wilson himself established his headquarters when with 18,000 men he “came down the pike” to face Gen. Howell Cobb and his shattered Confederate legions. What must be his reflections now! But the soldier cannot be content with the mere beauties of nature or historical reminiscence. They do not go far toward satisfying the demands of physical com fort. It is not the aesthetic but the mate rial benefits which the warrior craves. These have been provided for. The main requirement of a camp is water and plenty of it. At the Ocmulgee camp, the new plant of the water company is within a few hundred yards of the site, and the river itself at the base of the plateau. In addition the Macon and Indian Spring street railway electric line runs along the camp boundary while within pistol shot, sweeps the great Southern railroad. Thus there are transportation facilities in abun dance, thorough drainage and water with out limit. And so it is with the Huff place, for not only is It crossed by the Bellevue and Vineville street railways, but through it passes the grand main line of the Central of Georgia, while the mains of the water company will within a day or two, and before the soldiers shall have arrived, be in working order, affording the camp all necessary water. In both instances there is ample drill ground. It is hardly possible that any of the various military camps in the United States will have made a better showing for the health and comfort and conveni ence of the troops when the records shall be made up. They will not be afflicted ■with either epidemic or endemic diseases. Such sickness as many occur will be quickly amenable to treatment. Both sites are at high points. There are no marshes or bottoms to breed malaria. There will be no cruel weather. The heliotropes will be blooming at Christmas. Those soldiers who have been in the Northern hospitals will get well rapidly, as they breathe the aromatic atmosphere. If it should rain, the ground will dry instantly. There will be just frost enough to make the -air bracing. Such is the record of the region and General Wilson and his men are to fecili tate upon having their lines to fall in so pleasant a place. SUPERIOR COURT. Confirmation of Sale of Hardin Johnson Es tate Set for Tomorrow. In the superior court today the whole morning was taken up in the hearing of the case of- Elbert Choice against R. P. Murray, for specific performance of con tract. The case of Holley Robinson against the same parties was called at 12:30 o’clock. The confirmation of the sale of the property of the Harden Johnston estate has been set for 9 o'clock tomorrow morn ing as a special order. The report of the sale of all the nroperty subject to the ap proval of Judge Felton has been filed. INTERESTING PAPERS Will Be Reid in Washington at Architect’s . Convention. By Associated Press. New York. Nov. 9—Never since the or ganization of the Society of 'Naval Archi tects and Marine Engineers have the pro ceedings of its annual conventions attract ed the attention, which attaches to its present meeting, which opened in this city today. The reason Is found in the fact that the society will discuss impartially and with out prejudice many important facts in naval architecture brought to light in the recent war. Among the papers to be read during the three-days’ sessions are the fallowing: “Torpedo Boat Destroyers for Sea Ser vice, with Special Reference to the Con ditions that Prevail on the Pacific Coast,” by G. W. Dickie, manager of the Union Iron Works. San Francisco. “•Bilge Keels and Rolling Experiments U. S. S. Oregon," by Assistant Naval Constructor Lawrence Spear, 'U. S. N., Seattle, Wash. “Portable Pneumatic Riveters in Ship building,” by W. I. Babcock, manager Chicago Shipbuilding Company. Chicago. “Designs of the New Vessel for the United States Navy,” by Chief Construc tor Philip Hlchborn. IT. S. N. “Stability of a Battleship Under Dam aged Conditions.” by Professor Cecil H. Peabody, Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology. MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9 189 b. Notes Taken J On the Run. The Elks held their meeting fast night. Several new members were initiated. The attendance upon the tent meetings grows larger every night. The Mercer students are hard at work, and .Professor Pollock says that the school was never in better condition. ‘Many army officers are now in the city. An ohd citizen speaking of the matter yesterday said that it reminded him of the time when General Wilson was here dur irig the civil war. Music Lessons —Plano and violin in struction at reasonable prices. Miss Nellie Reynolds, 252 Washington avenue. The citizens of East Macon will present a petition to the mayor and council at the •first of the year requesting that a new bridge be jut over the river. The cotton receipts contineu to grow shorter every day. All of the fleecy staple will be gathered in a few days and the country roads will be vacant until Christ mas. The merchants of the city are receiving new goods for next year's trade. They say that they are inclined to think that business will be good next year. Household goods at half price. The Do mingos stock 'has been moved to 412 Sec ond street, next to Powers Curiosity shop. All goods at half price or less. The condition of Mr. Cullen Bonner, who was injured a few days ago by falling from a bicycle is greatly improved. He will be out in a few days. The provost guard will probably have headquarters at the police station after to day- ’ x i The haberdashers of the city are getting in a good su<pply of red and black for the game Saturday. College street, which has 'been tern up at St. Paul’s church for so long a time, is now in good shape. Drs. W. R. Holmes and Mason, dentists, 556 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try 4 bottle of Holmes’ Mouth Wash for pr« serving teeth, purifying the breath, bleed ing gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore throat, 4tc. For sale by all druggists. The Pansy Circle will meet Saturday af ternoon at 3 o’clock. The water main which is being run through Vineville will be a great conven ience to the residents. Several have al-, rady put in their application to have the mains tapped. For rent, large unfurnished room in private residence in best part of city, one block from court house. An opportunity. Apply 568 Mulberry. There are twenty-five people in Charles Fl. Blaney’s “A Hired Girl” carapany, which appears at the Academy of Music on tomorrow night. Among them are Thomas Ryan, Happy Fannie Fields, Ed wina, Annie and Chas. dockers, Camp bell and Beard and numerous other ar tists. Judge Speer issued an order Tuesday ordering the sale of the property of the Progress Loan Company In the city of Perry as recommended by Receiver iMer ril Callaway. The furniture belonging to the head quarters of the First army corps is being moved into the rooms at the Hotel Lanier. Work on the new roof of the market Will commence next week. The number of fires in the past 'two months has been something unusual. The fire department has had more runs in the past two months than ever before in the length of time. Work on the water mains to the new camp sites selected for the First division army corps is progressing rapidly. They Will be finished by tomorrow. The Third Georgia regiment will prob ably pass through here Sunday en route to Savannah. 'Cotton avenue is being rapidly paved. The damage caused by the heavy rains during the summer was very great and it was found necessary to repave nearly the whole street from New to Spring. A man by the name of Drew fell from the Bellevue car last night about two miles from the city. He was bruised a little but was not badly hurt. John Stevens, the negro who killed young Kershaw in June, will be again about the ‘first of December. He will be represented by Hon. John R. Cooper. ißibb county jail will be almost vacant at th*e end of this session of the superior court. ’Mr. E. E. Cheatham, of Savannah, is in the city. Miss Julia Huguenin left this morning for Athens, where she will spend some time. Mr. William Burnell, of Sparta, is at the Brown House. . Mr. R. W. Parker, of .Madison, is in the city today. Prof. Gentry’s dog and pony show left the city after the performance last night. The show while here drew large crowds and it must 'be said that it was up to date in every respect. The cotton receipts today have been larger than in some time. The farmers are bringing the cotton in as fast as they can get it picked out. Col. W. G. Wood, of the Twenty-second Louisiana regiment, now stationed at Sa vannah, passed through the city this, morning en route to New Orleans. Robert Fears, of Jasper county, was bound over to the United States court this morning by Commissioner Erwin on the charge of working in an illicit distillery. His bond was fixed at SIOO. Mr. C. E. Chambless filed an interven tion against the Central railroad this morning claiming that he was pushed from the Central train by one of the rail road employes and that he was injured for life. FAIR REPRESENTATION At the Polls Asked for and Granted to the Prohibitionists. A committee from the" prohibition cam paign committee met at noon today in the ordinary’s office and formally made the request for a fair representation on both sides in the management at the polls for the election to,be held on December 1. All of the justices who were present agreed that there should be a fair repre sentation and - some of them offered the names of clerks, who were accepted by the prohibition side. Other names will be submitted by the prohibitionists, and the S6.me course will be adopted with regard to the antis. C A.STORIA. Bears the *““* Y ° U HaVG AiWa ’ rS MUSTER OUT Os the First Regiment Will Take Place Next Week. The First Georgia regiment will in all probability be mustered out of service next Tuesday or prabably before. The work of examining the men has been completed and several of the soldiers will have to remain in the hospital at Fort McPherson until they are well enough to leave the army without having any claim upon the government. « The mustering officers are busy check ing up the equipments of the campany to day. Many articles that have been issued to the soldiers have been found missing and the officers will be made to pay for all of the articles that are lost. They are re sponsible for all of the equipments issued to the company and in case any of it Is missing they are made to pay for it. The officers in turn will collect from the men who were in charge of the articles. Some of the officers will have to pay out as much as SSO for articles that have been misplaced. The number of men who wish to be transferred to the Second Georgia con tinues to grow smalled and it is thought that not over fifty men will want to go. Reports from Atlanta are to the effect that that there are not over fifty men in that regiment who will remain with it and it is said that the government will order all of the men discharged. The men say that they have enough of the army life and intend to get out as soon as possible. Nothing of importance happened in the camp yesterday and today. The men in the hospital have nearly all recovered and only a few are now under treatment. IN MINSTRELSY. Minstrel Billie West Revives a Popular Na tional Institution. It is peculiarly appropriate that this season, which is saturated with the patri otism aroused by the war with Spain, should see a revival of piinstrelsy started by the revolutionary formation of William H. West’s big minstrel jubilee, which is to appear here on Saturday night. Minstrelsy is the only form of drama that is of American origin, and the negro melodies that were once its sole attrac tion, are the only truly national music of 'this country. Now that the North and South are more firmly than ever before united by the Spanish-American war, it is pleasant to recall that “Dixie,” the stir ring battle song of the Southern Confeder acy, was composed by a Northern min strel, Dan Emmett, one of the immortal four forming the first negro minstrel f/of' I R company ever organized. Minstrelsy, as has been said, is essentially an American national institution, and as such ’Mr. West'firmly believes that his first individ ual effort to raise the standard is most happily omened. Minstrelsy brought an •entirely new form of the drama upon the stage; it made public an absolutely native and national music; and it developed the genuine American negro’s own invention, the banjo. With such a record, insepara bly connected with American life, its death would have been a national loss, •and Mr. West deserves the gratitude of all Americans for having started its re vival upon a broader and more artistic scale than ever before. SATURDAY’S GAME Will Be the Best Ever Seen in Macon. In. the football contest of Saturday af ternoon North Carolina has an old score to settle, and is determined to see that her affairs do not suffer. In ’96 Georgia met her representatives on the gridiron in' At lanta and when the cloud of the battle had cleared away Georgia was the victor and North Carolina went home in tears and the victors were singing loud their songs and 24 to 16 was the melody. This year North Carolina is codling South with no other purpose than to wipe out the old score and reduce Georgia to the second class. But the Georgia boys have a tale of woe. In 1895 North Carolina beat them two games, and now they claim they must win 'Saturday in order to even up things. Thus it is seen that the game will be very •warmly contested. It is said that the practice of the Geor gia team this .week is the finest of the sea son. Each afternoon thirty men oppose the Varsity, which gives them good, hard practice. All Macon is looking forward to the contest, and everybody,, young and old lad and lassie, will be on hand. This is undoubtedly the biggest football game ever seen in Macon and is well worth the time any lover of the manly, athletic sport. •North Carolina leaves Macon Sunday to play the Auburn, Ala., football team at Auburn on Monday. REGISTERING SLOW. City Voters Are Taking Their Time Abou Registering. Very few voters have registered for the city election today, and the .total regis tration for the past week is very small. Th epeople seem to take no interest in the election at all and th registrars are hav ing an easy time. At noon today only twenty voters had registered and the total registration for the past week is only 400. The election will be held on the 15th of December and the voters have just a month in which to register. e ROUMANIA ARRIVES Bringing Back the Third Illinois from Porto Rico. By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 9.—The United States transport Roumania, which sailed from Arroyo and Ponce, Porto Rico on Novem ber 3d, arrived today. All are well on board. She brought the Third Illinois. IS EUROPE THREATENED? A Question Snjrffested by the Bubon ic Plague In Vienna. The terror in Vienna which has follow ed the outbreak of bubonic plague there and the deaths of five persons in addition to that of Herr Barisch, who first contract ed the disease from the careless handling of germs under cultivation in Professor Nothnagle’s bacteriological laboratory, is not without foundation in the possibili ties of the disease, aside from the effective ness in a highly civilized community of modern methods of isolation and antisep tic treatment. For the bubonic plague, which still devastates India and other ori ental countries, is the same disease which for centuries periodically devastated Eu rope, appearing in England as late as 1665 and only retiring from the continent with in the century. The earliest historical rec ord of what is believed to have been the bubonic plague carries it back to 767 B. C. In 446 A. D. it invaded England, hard ly leaving enough living to bury the dead, according to old records; and in the four teenth century the whole world was swept by the worst devastation that has ever afflicted mankind, the black death, which in its main features resembled the modern bubonic plague, and in spite of certain differences, is believed to have been the same disease. In Europe 23,000,000 per sons died of it between 1347 and 1350, and in Asia 25,000,000 Its last visitation in England, the “great plague” of London, in 1665, carried off 68,500 persons. In the seventeenth century a gradual lessening of the area in which the plague was preva lent began, with lessening frequency, too, in'its outbreaks. In the eighteenth cen tury it continued to retire, and in the first third of this century it was confined in Europe to European Turkey, ceasing alto gether in 1841, with the exception of an outbreak in Ciscaucasian Russia in 1879, which was regarded as having the chief characteristics of the plague, but only affected a limited area. Observations of the long intervals be tween previous visitations have, however, led some authorities to believe in the pos sibility of a recurrence of the disease in epidemic form in Europe. In general it is held that civilized conditions and the modern methods of care for public health prevent such a possibility. The bubonic plague is a contagious fe ver, chiefly characterized by swellings, usually confined to the glands of the groin, armpits and neck, but in violent cases occurring all over the body, which after death are often of a dark color, thus giving the disease its title of black plague in some of its epidemics. In some cases it begins with swellings, followed by a mild fever, with possible recovery inside of two weeks. In its most violent form it is fol lowed by death within a few hours, pre ceded by a vomit of blood and without the occurrence of the characteristic swellings. Os its origin, methods of transmission and cure little is known. It is believed to arise in closely crowded communities living in a moist, heated atmosphere in a condition of filth In sporadic cases it is not believed to be transmissible. In its epidemic form it follows close association with the already infected, breathing the air affected by their effluvia, and handling their clothing. The disease is known to have been carried by rats, an epidemic among them having been followed by the plague among men. This is said to have been the case in the recent epidemic of the bubonic plague in India.—New York Sun. WJiat American Simplicity Stands For. Baron Pierre de Coubertin writes an ar ticle for The Century on “Building Up a World’s Fair In France.” Baron Cou bertin says: Not long since I read in a French news paper that the Emperor William, while studying in detail the conductor the Span ish American war, had been particularly impressed by the excellence of the citizen soldiery of the United States and by tho efficient aid which they rendered the reg ular troops. This, however, was no sur prise to me, for I have long been of the opinion that even in the art of war tho thousand and one complications with which the old world is saddled are in no wise indispensable, and that, although it may not be possible to improvise soldiers, there should be little difficulty in making good soldiers out of free citizens. In short, we see that though Europe, through all phases of national existence, has re mained complicated, America has retained its original simplicity, which indeed is the chief characteristic of transatlantic civi lization and gives it just that plasticity, that possibility of progress, that rapidity of realization, which make it a civilization superior in many points to ours. Hoynl Economy. Do you not feel a sort of personal loss in the death of the dear old queen of Den mark? Think how as the dowerless wife of a poor young officer she made and mended for her six children, and then aft er years accomplished perhaps the hardest task of all in making them happy and homely at “mother’s” as kings and wives of kings! An Englishman once told me this story: As ho was watching the magnificent pageant of the entrance of the Prince of Wales into London with his bride some one standing near said, “Just think, the decorations of the city alone cost £12,000I” It so happened that the remark was made to the uncle of the new princess. “That must seem odd to Alexandra,” said he. “The most she has ever had for her dress allowance has been £75. ” —Katharine de Forest in Harper's Bazar. A Reinurkftble Rnnawny. A very remarkable runaway happened In Chattooga county a few days ago. Cap tain C. C. Ham, a traveling salesman, went to Lafayette and hired a double team to make a country trip, taking a compan ion along with him When five miles out the horses became frightened and ran away, driving the pole of the buggy en tirely through an oak tree 15 inches in dia meter. No damage was done to the bug gy, horses or men. The only thing hurt was the tree. The story was told by the drummer, but later on a reliable farmer vouched for its verity, as he had seen the runaway and cut the pole out of the tree. —Savannah News MARRIED. At the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. George Barfield, in the Rutland dis trict, November 9th, 1898, by Rev. J. W. Weston, Mr. W. K. Kinman, of Savannah, Ga., and Miss Mamie Barfield, of Bibb county. Come and see our 75c counter of ladies’ Oxford ties. Sizes 1 to 3%. Mix Shoe Co. HiNDIPO W VITAL,TY T Made a i Well Man THE A of Me. GREAT L7RENCH REMEDY produces the above result in 30 days. Cures Nervous Debility, Impoltncy, Varicocele, Failing Memory. Stops all drains and losses caused by errors of youth. It wards off In sanity and Consumption. Young Men regain Man hood and Old Men recover Youthful Vigor. It gives vigor and size to shrunken organs, and fits’ a man for business or marriage. Easily carried in the vest pocket. Price CH PTC 6 Boxes $2.50 by mail, in plain pack-QU (j I u.aee. with written guarantee. PR, JEAN 0 HARRA, Pari* . THE star ciotruncj co. Men’s All Wool Suits A first-rate busi ness suit is here for $7-50- It is proven to be all ■wool by absolute test. The color is right and will stay right. The garments are sewed with silk and no $lO or sl2 is better made. It has taken hard thinking and plan ning to make such a suit in fall weight and keep the price so little. It is a suit to judge this clothing store by. Our finer grades at $lO, sl2 and sls are equally as cheap con sidering the quality. Three Overcoats For three degrees of weather we have three de grees of overcoats —light, me dium and heavy. Light for the early autumn, good for next spring. Medium for the particular, careful-of-his health man, who finds the light not heavy enough and the heavy too heavy. Heavy for the cold, bracing weather when warmth and comfort are the considerations. All the correct cloths correctly fashioned in all the three kinds. $5 to $lB. Our Small Boys’ Corner is growing more at tractive every day. It isn’t the furniture, oh, no. Not the paint, nor the frills of any kind It’s the new clothes. It’s the furnishings more than anything else and the w T ay we sell them. Suits, $1.50 to 5 Dave Wachtel, Mgr. SHißw 1 rad’EEsffi "GF 1 1 & Cheerful Grate Fire On a cold evening is one of the comforts of life worth enjoying. When it is made from our high grade free burning flontevallo, Jellico, Alabama, Anthracite. Our COOKING COAL is the acme of high grade quality. THE EMPIRE Coal and Ice Co Phone 136. Yard Cherry and Sixth Sts. Academy of Music. Wm. H. West’s (Formerly Primrose & West.) minstrel JuDiiee! Saturday matinee and evening, Novem ber 12, including Carroll Johnson, R. J. Jose, Tom Lewis and fifty others. Famed for years past as minstrel celebrities. Wm. iH. 'West's Spectacular Feature, “Remember the Maine.” Is nicely settled in his new store, 454 Third Street And intends to make busi ness hum. Our machiuery is oiled with Low Prices The best lubricant we have ever found to keep the wheels turning. We study Your Comforts, Your pocketbook, too. For instance— This Pretty mn nn Couch, ip f.UU Three upholsterings, ve lour, corduroy and English tapestry. Full size, spring edge. Come quick, as this will be A Mover Like all our other goods when you see them and hear the prices. | jpl HALF CENT fl WORD Miscellaneous. SIOO,OO to loan, on Macon real estate. Low rate of interest, monthly pay ments. J. Pearce Anderson, 365 Sec ond street. LAMP chimneys 2 for sc’ all kinds of tin ware at half price and Jess at 412 Second street, next to Powers, Curi osity Shop. The Domingos stock. THE Domingos stock has been moved to 412 Sesond street. Lamp cmimneys, lamp burners and all kinds of house hold goods at half price and less. WANTED—Position by experienced sten ographer and typewriter in or out of city. X, this office. ‘WANTED—<A position as bookkeeper, double or single entry, will devote all time to this or assist in other busi ness. Sober, industrious, quick and 'accurate in figures, have a good edu cation, single and twenty-two years of age. Address iHustler, care News/ FOR SALE—Horse, buggy and harness. 'Horse perfectly sound and gentle; any lady can drive same. Sold for no fault. Apply to Matt Daly, College street. NEW lot fancy Feathers at Newman Mili nery Co. STOVES and ranges repaired; second hand stoves and ranges bought and sold and heaters put up by P. E. Rus sell, headquarters at Findlay Iron Works. FOR SALE —Vacant lot opposite No. 4 engine house. Particulars, H. M. Grannis, Orlando, Florida. WANTED —First class work, either man or woman; also house girl. Mrs Paul Hearn, Rogers avenue, Vineville. FANCY FEATHERS, worth 50c at 25c. Newman Milinery Co. WANTED —Reliable colored man in this ‘locality to prepare for permanent tra veling position; moderate salary to Start. J. H. Cross, 356 Dearborn st., Chicago. WANTED —Two or three nicely furnished rooms for light housekeeping good location. State location, price, etc. Ad dress F. C., care News. 75c and 50c Fancy Feathers at 35c and 25c. Newman Milinery Co. WANTED —An energetic man or lady in this and adjoining counties to travel for manufacturing house and appoint agents; also one for local work. Sal ary $75 per month and expenses. Ad dress with reference and previous oc cupation, Century, 3943 Market st., Phila, Pa. M. C. BALKCOM’S hardware store opens at six and closes at 6:45 every day except Saturday, When we close at nine. SIXTY DOZEN Fancy Feathers at 25 c -35c. Newman iMillinery Co. AGENTS WANTED—For war in Cuba by Benor Quesada, Cuban representative at Washington. Endorsed by Cuban patriots. Ib tremendous demand. A bonanza for agents. Only $1.50. Big book .big commissions. Everybody wants the only endorsed, reliable book. Outfits sent free. Credit given. Freight paid. Drop all rtaeh and make S3OO a month with War tn Cuba. Address today, THE NATIONAL BOOK CON CERN, X52-ISC Dearborn atnset, Chi cage. in. WANTED —Situation for settled lady in family. Long experience. Moderate salary. Very best references. Apply NOW is the time to have your lace cur tains laundered. Mrs. Ryder, near Crump’s park, does the very best work.. All curtains laundered at only 25 cento per window. LARGEST variety of Fancy Feathers in the city. Newman Milinery Co. STENOGRAPHER —Wanted position by a young man; thoroughly qualified; three years’ office experience; not particular as 'to work; ample refer ences. Address “Stenographer,” care Evening News. HAVE opened up a feed stable next door w my veterianry and horse shoeing establishment; patronage of my friends! respectfully solicited. A. Dolan, Pop lar street. TAKE notice of 558 Mulberry street, Migrath’s portrait copying and picture framing house. First class work also dealer in pictures, picture frames, easles, etc., etc. Jewelry, breast and scarf pins, ear and finger rings, studs, cuff and collar buttons, etc. Writing paper, tablets, envelopes, ink, etc., etc. Office and store 558 Mulberry" opposite Hotel Lanier. Dr. J. w* Migrath, proprietor- WE can match any color in fancy Feathers Newman Millinery Co. W. A. GOODYEAR, carriage, buggy and wagon shop. Horsechoeing, fine paint scales a specialty. 403-4a5 Polar street. CLOSING OUT SALE—Just think of a nice headstone for $6, and other jobs low in proportion. A word to the wise is sufficient. Central City Marble vV or ks. HORSESHOEING and repair work If you need your buggy and wagon’ re- £ Orse ? r mule shod <*« on me at 624 Fourth street C. H. Messier, btalde/ 0 hors€6hoer and carriage LADIES to do plain sewing at home. $1.50 per day; four months’ work guaran teed, send stamped addressed envel ope for full particulars. Utopian Sup ply Co., Philadelphia, Pa.