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CAMPS ABE NAMED 111
HOM Os DEAD HEROES
All of the Soldiars are Now in Camp on the Two Sites,
Siring-Macon Between Six and Seven
Thousand Men,
TAR HELL NEGROES
Arrived this Morning and Are
at Work Pitching Their
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Tents, p
BEST OF DISCIPLINE ;
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Prevails Everywhere, and the Regi
ments are Now Well Satisfied
With Their Location Sev
enth Immtines in Camp.
The two -oldirr c.inps at the Huff place '
an,l ,1 Octnulgr-i Parak have be, named.
The camp at the Huff place 'bears the
iiarn, of (’amp U.i-kell, in honor of Lieu- ,
tenant Colonel Haskell, of the Seventh
inf.miry, who fell in the battle of El Ca
rn y eome months ago. The camp at Oc
mulgee Park is cabled Camp Fornace, in
Honor of Captain Fornace, of the Thir- 1
teenth Infantry, who was killed in the
charge al San Juan.
The camp* were named several days ago
and will hereafter be known by the above
num-. Two more appropriate names
could not have been secured, as the men
for whom the ciwnps were named were '
among the most gallant afficers in the
rmrvie, and they fell doing their duty.
General Hat, - stated to a representative 1
of '('lie la,-t night that the matter of I
the Sixth Virginia had not been fully in
vestigated. He said that the regiment was
etill under arrest and would be kept there I
until they learned how to behave. He said 1
that the leader- of them would be given a •
hearing and if they are guilty of inciting 1
the other soldier* they would be court '
rnartialid. He said that the men would ’
not tbe given their guns until they learned 1
how to use them. From all indications 'it i
looks as itn it will 'be a long time.
General Hates says that he does not
know when he will move bis ’headquarters 1
1o the camps. He say* the reports to the
effect that his baggage has arrived are
untrue and that he haw been telegraphing
nil over the country for it and has been
unable to locate it. His camp will be
loniewh, re between Camp Fornace and
Camp Haskell. The general Pays that so
muc htalk about the negro troops is use
less. He said that the people ought to
be satisfied now.since Ihoy saw what was
done Saturday nbglit. The engineer regi
ment WHS call, d out to the Sixth Virginia
end they wire qiilted down nt once.
The soldiers are all satisfied with the
camps now. The camp of the Second Ohio
1s somewhat muddy, but since the streets
have been graded the mud is not so bad.
The provost guard Iras had very little to
do in the pot few days and only a few
drunken soldiers have been arrested.
There are about twenty arrests each" day.
but as soon as the soldiers learn that the
guard moans business, they will 'behave
nnd very few arrest* will have to be made.
General Rates said last uigh't that the pro
vost guard would keep order in the city ,
nnd that the citizens need not be uneasy.
The Seventh Immunes are now well
fixed in their camps and the streets will
be graded today. The Third North Caro
lina came in this morning and will be in
camp at. Camp Haskell. All of the offi
cers of this regiment, are negroes, and it is
an interesting sight to watch them drill
their men. All of them seem to 'be up
to-date. however, and seem to know their 1
business. Rates says that the
Lieutenant Colonel is an excellent officer
nnd that lie maintains the best of disci
pline. -t
All of the troops Io be stationed here
have arrived and the total number of
troops now in the city will amount to '
nlxuit 7.000. There are six regiments. The
Third Engineers, the Second Ohio, the
Tenth Immunes, the Seventh Immunes,
the Sixtii Virginia and the Third North
Carolina. Os these four are colored regi- •
ments and they are all very orderly with
the exception of the Virginia regiment,
which attempted to revolt last Saturday j
night. . ,
\ll of the soldiers have money and are
spending it freely. The merchants are
getting their share and the presence of 'the
troops has alreadt been a great help to the
city. ,
The Krag-.lorgenson rifles are being is-,
sued to the troops of the FirSt army corps.
The rifles came in several days ago ‘and
, yesterday afternoon officers commen
ced issuing them out. The negro troops
already have the Krag-Jorgensen guns
and only th. Third North Carolina and
the Third engineers will have to be sup
plied. It is probable that the work will ,
be completed today. All of the Springfield
rifles will lie turned in and returned to
'the war department or to the Rock Island
arsenal. (
The Krag-Jorgenson is a great improve
ment on tlie other rifles and is mucheasier ,
to handle than the Springfield.
A large number of army wagons were
in the city this morning from the eamp of
the Tenth Immunes and the Sixth Vir
ginia Vetting supplies for the troops. The
line of wagons was over two blocks long ,
and it took all, the morning to load them
up.
The provost guard will be armed with
the Krag-Jorgenson rifle in a few days
and they will then be better equipped than
ever. The provost guard is not allowed to
have bayoilets on their, guns as the au
thorities think that they migh‘ injure
some citizen or soldier when there was no
need of it.
As stated ;n The News yesterday there
will be no court-martial held here as
stated in another paper. Gen. Wilson has
stated that Col. Kurt, who was slated for
a court martial by another paper.has done
nothing to be court-martialed for. Gen.
Rates refused to discuss the matter and
the officers in the city say that they know
nothing of the affair.
WAS WITH GOMEZ.
Captain Roemer Talks Interestingly About
Cuban Army.
Capt. T. R. Roemer, in command of Co.
B of the Seventh Immunes. is making his
second visit to Macon.
Last night at the Hotel Lanier Capt.
Roemer, who is a magnificent specimen of
physical manhood, gave an Interesting ac
count of his first visit to Macon. when in
the >ear 1886 he came here as a memberof |
the Zouaves, who acted as a body guard I
for Jefferson Davis. He was then, he said,
struck with the beauty of the town and
the hospitality of its people and he is glad ‘
to be here again.
Capt. Roemer has had a» eventful mil
itary career. Prior to the outbreak of
the Spanish-American war he was a ma
jor in the Cuban army under Gomez, and
gives an Interesting account of the strug
gle of the Cuban army during that time.
•‘I was with Gomez,” he said, "for
something over a jVar. It was, of course,
a most interesting experience and one that
1 as a soldier was glad to have.
"The' climate of Cuba is heavenly. Out
side of the cities it Is a paradise. In the
cities where unsanitary conditions neces
sarily prevail it is simply horrible and
sickness is prevalent everywhere.
"Gomez could probably call on s,ooomen
at any time, but they were never together
and the general himself had seldom more
than 500 men under him. His body guard
constituted that number. I found the Cu
bans good soldiers, but of course it was
hard to tell anything about them as they
were always running, that being the policy
of Gomez. In fact It was necessary. .It
was impossible to put up a stand up fight
as we were not sufficiently well supplied’
with ammunition. .
“We got our ammunition from the cities
where cartridges were used by the Span
ish soldiers as a medium of exchange, or
rather the cartridges were used as money.
A cartridge was worth 10 cents, and the
people of the cities generally took them
from the Spanish soldiers at that price.
Our secret agents went through the cities
collecting up these cartridges, which they
redeemed at half price. The Chinamen
were great collectors for us and active as
our agents. They were looked upon by
the Spaniards as harmless and were al
lowed to pass the lines with the wash, but
if the sentries had examined some of these
bundles they would have found often sev
eral thousand cartridges stowed away in
them.
"The Cuban soldiers were, of course,
poorly fed and even more poorly'clothed.
I, as a major, wore a shirt an J a pair of
pants, no shoes or socks, so you may
judge what the dress of a private was.
Often i. consisted of a pleasant smile.
Gomez had no use for a general who
would fire more than two volleys. He
could not afford th‘e luxury of more. Henc<>
you may understnd the necesity for keep
ing in the rear all the time. >
“The Seventh Immunes is,' I think, a
good organization. The regiment is well
disciplined and takes pride in its organi
zation. All the officers from the captains
up are white. The others are colored, but
make fairly good officers. The ■captains
all mess together and the colonel, lieut.-
colonel and two majors have their separ
ate mess. We have had no trouble at all
with our men nor are we at all likely to
have any. The people of Macon may de
pend uppn that.”
GOING TO THE THIRD.
Five Men of Second Georgia Pass Through
this Morning,
I’ive men of the Second Georgia passed
through the city 'this morning on their
way to Savannah to join the Third Georgia
which will leave for Cuba in a few days.
I he men were in charge of Sergeant ,Lam
din. All of -t'he tmen were sergeants and
will have to go into the ranks on their
arrival in Savannah.
The men have not yet been mustered out
butt were 'transferred 'to the Third several
days ago. AH of them are big men and
will be a great help to Company M, the
company to which they are assigned. Cap
tain Garrard is in command of the. com
pany. The men said they (wanted 'to get
an opportunity to go to Cuba and that
They thought that 'the Third Georgia was
the best regiment t'hat-they could get Into.
They wore no't backward in expressing
their opinion of the negro troops and said
that Macon only needed the Second Geor
gia here to keep them straight.
Soldier Notes in Camp nnd City.
A corporal of the Third Engineers was
the center of attraction on the streets this
morning. He appeared in white duck
t rousers.
iA number of army twagons from the
negro regiments came into t*r city this
morning after supplies.
The Third North Carolina will be
camped at Camp Haskell. •
The division hospital is now completed.
Five patients are being treated there and
the physicians say that they will re
cover.
The provost guard only made ton arrests
last night. This shows that the. troops are
on good behavior.
The troops suffered last n'igtht from cold.
Sbme of the tents have no floors and the
tenit stoves have not been issued to all of
the men.*
The quartermaster has bought a large
amount bf lumber, which will be issued to
the regiments for 'tent flooring.
The Third Georgia regiment is campeel
about flour miles out from Savannah and
will remain there until they board the
transports for Cuba.
The Seventh Immunes have shown
themselves to be very orderly since their
arrival. They have caused no trouble and
their officers are well pleased with their
conduct.
A large crowd of people will no doubt
visit th< army camps tomorrow. The Third
Engineers and the Second Ohio regitmerfts
have extended a cordial invitation to all
of the citizens to visit the camps.
AT POLICE STATION.
Very Few Cases Before the Recorder this
Morning.
The docket at the police station this
morning was up io its usual standard, but
no cases of importance were brought up.
Judge Freeman completed his work in
about twenty minutes and adjourned the
court until Friday.
J. B. Daniel, a soldier who frightened
the young ladies of Wesleyan College yes
terday by going into the college yard when
drunk, was fined $2.50.
J. r. Harden was also fined $2.50.
Jim Jackson, an" old man sixty years of
age up on the charge of being drunk. He
was arrested yesterday afternoon In Wil
lingham’s lumber ward.(When arrested he
had on a white ribbon. Judge Freeman
was light on the old gentleman and only
fined him $2.50.
Austin Jackson was fined $2.50 for get
ting drunk.
John Schenk was up for disorderly con
duct, but his case was continued, until,
Friday.
At the close of the session Judge Free
man remarked that there were a good
many plain drunks this morning. He said
■ that the offenders did not like the extra
I $2.50 which was imposed for drunk and
. disorderly and that when they succeeded
in loading up they must remain quiet.
Wool gloves. .
Hany L. Jones Co.
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THANKSGIVING.
How the Day Will Be Spent
in the City Tomorrow.
In accordance with the proclamation Is
sued to the people of the United States
several weeks ago Macon will observe to
morrow as a holiday. The day is s known
as Thanksgiving Day.
All of the public buildings in the city
will be closed, the banks and business
houses will not be open and in fact the
day will be observed as a day of rest.
The post office will close at 11:30. There
will be one mail delivery at 7 o’clock in
the morning and the general delivery win
dow will be open from 10:30 to 11:30, but
after that time the building will be closed.
The Public Library wil not open its
doors at all and all of the banks in the
city will be closed to business. The stores
of the city will probably keep open until
12 o'clock, but after that time very f.v
will be found open.
Services will be held in the churches
and all of the choirs have arranged special
programs.
At the Park.
The Boston Bloomers‘Female Base Ball
club will play a game of base ball with a
nine from Camp Fornance tomorrow.
This game -will no doubt be
very interesting and will be at
tended by a large crowd of people.
It is the first apearance of the team in this
city. The soldier team has been practic
ing every day this week and they will
no doubt have a walkover with the Bloom
er Girls.
At Mercer.
The students of Mercer will celebrate
Thanksgiving in a very appropriate man
ner. A short service wil probably 'be held
in the chapel tomorrow morning and in
the afternoon the junior class football
team wall meet a team picked from the
school. The game will be played on the
college campus.
School Holiday.
The school children will be given a holi
day tomorrow and no exercises will be
held. All of the country schools will al
so he out and the children will have no
lessons to learn for tomorow.
The schbol children have not had a holi
day since the Carnival and the young
people have been looking forward to to
morrow with great pleasure.
Fully one hundred of 'Macon’s sportsmen
will leave the city tomorrow' and will try
their luck in the fields. Very few’ birds
have been seen in- the city this season, but
it is thought that many will be brought
back tomorrow night.
Many will go to Atlanta tomorrow to
witness the football game between Athens
and Auburn. The fact that North Caro
lina defeated both teams has caused them
to put forth their best efforts and the
game in Atlanta tomorrow will be the best
ever seen in that city.
PRESBYTERIAN THANKSGIVING
Services Will Be Held Tomorrow at Tattnall
Square.
There will be union Thanksgiving ser
vice tomorrow at 11 a. m., in Tattnall
Square Presbyterian churchh, all the
churches uniting and the sermon will be
preached by. Rev. R. R. White.
A committee will be at the church by
9 a. in.. to receive offerings for the poor.
Clothing, provisions, fruits, etc., will be
acceptable.
During the service the thank offerings
will be for educating orphan children.
The public cordially invited to worship.
TWO MOONSHINERS
Tried Before Commissioner Erwin this Morn
ing.
’George Clarke and Tom Kinyard of Jas
per county were tried on t'he charge of
illicit distilling before Commissioner Er
win this morning. The .men were arrested
yesterday by Deputy Marshals White and
Thomas.
George Clarke was found guilty, but was
allowed to go on his own bond. Tom Kin
yard was bound over to the United States
court under a bond of S3OO. 'Kinyard is
an old hand at the business and the offi
cers have been after him for some time.
JEWS AND THE THEATRE.
They Are the Best Patrons the Play Houses
Have.
It is a conceded fact that if the Hebrew
race were to withdraw their patronage
from the stage over half the theatres in
this -country would close, and nearly all
the first-class attractions would tbe with
out managers. One manager of Hebrew
persuasion alone produces 50 per cent, of
all the good attractions 'presented upon
the American stage, while it is claimed
that over 80 per cent, of all the reputable
theatrical companies traveling on this
continent, and 67 of the most prominent
theatres, besides innumerable lesser ones
are either owned or controled by des
cendants of Judah. A prominent manager
recently made the conservative estimate
that from his closest observation nearly
60 per cent, of the regular theater goers
of Chicago were Hebrews,while New York
claims even a larger percentage, and yet,
strange to say, the jiumber of Hebrew ac
tors in legitimate drama are very few.
It is true 'there are a great many Hebrews
in comedy, vaudeville and opera, but in
side the sacred portals of the classic or
Shakespearian drama few Hebrews are
found. There is one, however, who has
reached almost the apex of dramatic art,
, and who is an artist of consummate abil
ity. and that is Lewis Morrison, a gen
tleman who is proud of his race and one
whose reputation and abilities endear him
to not only his own people, but to all of
those who make his acquaintance. Mr.
Morrison is a gentleman of commanding
presence, "a face cast in a heroic mold”
and a general contour that is Chester
fieldian. He carries his fifty-three sum
mers with the same bearing that he did
when as captain in the Thirteenth Con
necticut during the civil war, he carried
victory with thg famous forlorn hope at
Port Hudson. Mr. Morrison is this sea
son touring the country tor the last time
as "Mephisto" in his magnificent presen
tation of.“ Faust,” and will be seen here.
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DR. H. M. WHARTON
Will Commence a Series of Meetings at the
Tent Next Friday.
The prohibitionists only held one meet
ing last night. That was conducted at the
prehioition tent by Mr. A. A. Murphey and
the colored evangelist. Rev. E. R. Carter.
The crowd was not as large as the night
before, owing to the cold weather. Mr.
Murphey only spoke for a short while. He
was followed by Carter, who made a long
talk.
•At the tont tonight the college students
of the city will be addressed by Hon. Du
pont Guerry. Sam W. Small and others.
Dr. Roberts has refused to allow the Wes
leyan girls to 'be present at the meeting
tonight, as he thought it best not to bring
the young ladies out. Many others will be
in attendance, however, and the meeting
wili be one of the best that the protribi
tionists have yet held.
•Rev. Dr. Wharton will come to the city
Friday and will begin a series of lectures
He has been expected here for some time
and all of the prohibitionists are rejoicing
over the fact that he is coming. Dr. Whar
ton is known all over the country, and,he
> will no doubt draw large crowds to the
tent when he speaks.
Just one week from today and Macon
will be in a stir. The election comes off
on that day and both sides are putting in
their best work during the last few days.
All kinds of talk can now be heard on the
streets. Everybody is discussing the com
ing election, which will be the warmest
that has ever been held in Macon.
THANKSGIVING
INJANIIAGO,
Menu Prepared bv the Third
Regiment of Imnunes
from Georgia
SIB nil IS SIIWARD
And Has Prepared an Erticing Bill
of Fare—Healthlof Absent
Friends,
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The Third regiment Unitod Stat.s Vol
unteers 'will have an elegan dinner to
morrow at the Hotel Sagua in Cuba.
The menu was made out ay Captain
Sidney Wiley, of Company 1, who was
appointed steward for -the occision.
The menu -is well prepared aad shows
(vhat th< soldiers have to eat ii Cuba. The
menu, which was sent to The 'Jews -by the
steward, is carefully prepared and has a
few delicacies that are unkiown to the
citizens of Macon,
All of the Immunes are looting forward
to the great dinner tomorrow says Cap
tain Wiley in 'his letter. The soldiers have
not been accustomed to gettiig ex
cellent meals and they will make, good of
the opportunity tomorrow, ant will drink
to the health of absent frienls in goat’s
milk and cocoanut milk.
Following is the menu wlich will be
served at the Hote de Sagua:
Imported Ox Tail Scup. •
Fresh Fish— Kind unknown.
Wood Rat, cooked a la American as
Possum and Sweet Potatoes.
Parrots, cooked a la Quail on Toast.
(French Style.)
Boiled Chicken, (which wamfered into the
camp foolishly.)
Pine Apples, 'Oranges and Bananas, ■with
Goat’s Milk.
Coffee and Cigarettes—Large Quantities.
Tooth Picks.
CAB fruits taken from tie table are
charged extra.)
The -immune regiment will no doubt en
joy t'he above menu. The regiment is
scattered throughout the island, bu't the
menu has been sent to the juartymaster
sergeant of each company aid he has in
structions to have it prepared.
All the officers will join -with the men
at the table and Thanksgiving in Cuba
will be -celebrated in style.
TIMELY NOTICE.
You will want oysters on half shell
Fine 'Mobile plants, Norfolk oysters or
oysters to stuff the turkey. We will have
-them and also furnish the fresh fish, the
turkey just from the farm, celery, cran
berries, etc. Ql-arke & Daniel.
MANY REGISTERED TODAY.
CitylVoters at the Registration Office in
Large Numbers.
The -city voters were at the registration
office in large numbers this morning;
Their attention was called to -the fact that
the books -would only be Open three more
days after today and over a hundred have
registered up to 3 o’clock.
The total registered up to 3 o’clock today
is 745. When the -books closed Monday
only 623 had registered. The books will
close on next Wednesday and after that
time nobody can register and those who
havenot registered will not have an oppor
tunity Ito vote. The election twill be for
four aidermen, whose 'terms expire in Jan
uary. The election will be held on the
loth of December.
J. W. RENFRO WOUNDED.
Was Shot in the Arm by a Negro at Hazel
hurst.
J. R. Renfro, a man well known in Ma
con, was sno in the arm last night by a
negro at Hazlehurst. Renfro was in charge
of the commissary at Mcßae’s turpentine
still and was at the commissary when the
shcot’ng was done.
It is not known low t'he siu.’ng came
about. Renfro’s arm was brikea by the
shot.
MACON VOLUNTEERS.
Reception to the War Members by Home
Guard.
The Macon Volnteers will hold a meet
ing tonight for the purpose of reorganiz
ing the company.
The meeting will be held at 7:30 o’clock
and afterwards the home -members of the
company will tender a reception to the
war members.
'AU of the war members of the company
are especially requested to attend this
meeting and the reception.
As the reception was hastily 'arranged, -it
was not possible to send out formal invi
tations, -but the affair is expected to be
particularly enjoyable.
STRUNG UP
And Riddled With Bullets In
the Town of Monticello.
Monticello, Ga., Nov. 23.—About a quar
ter of a mile south of Monticello, at the
end Os a cotton rope and -suspended from a
large Mulberry tree, hangs the • lifeless
body of Ed Merriwether, the negro who
murdered young Joe Pope last Saturday
night.
Early this morning -people from the
country came teeming Into town until the
streets were thronged. They were frenzied
from the first, but after the funeral pro
cession of young Pope -passed through the
town the hitherto well destrained rage be
gan to assert itself in menaces and threats
that proved not idle.
About 3:30 this afternoon a determined
set approached Sheriff Wilburn and his
deputy, Campbell, and demanded the jail
keys. They were -met with a peremtory
refusal, but would not take this for satis
faction. The officers were caught and
thrown to the ground and the keys were
taken from their pockets.
Sheriff Wilburn positively refused to re
veal the cage combination and though
threatened, held 'his secret. There was,
however, someone in the crowd who by
service as bailiff, knew the combination.
Merriwether was taken quietly from the
jail and ledabo ut 300 yards beyond the
scene of his crime and swung up. His
body was perforated with bullets.
Before his death he implicated three
■other negroes. Two of these are under ar
rest. Every effort is being made to save
them.
Arriving Daily.
Fancy rockers, bed room
suits in golden oak and ma
hogany. Parlor and library
furniture in all the newest
colors and designs. Prices
to suit you. The Wood-
Peavy Furniture Company.
Now is the time to plant your lawn In
grass that is green all winter. We have
this grass now in stock. H. J Lamar &
Sons- . - „
Notes Taken
On the - Runi
The Macon Volunteers will hold a meet
ing at their armory tonight for the pur
pose of reorganizing the company.
Miss Alpb Watts of Forsyth is visiting
Miss Georgia Monroe on Boundary street.
Judge Bolling Whitfield of Brunswick is
in the city today.
The Teutonians will give a dance tomor
row night at their ball on Mulberry street.
It will no doubt be a delightful affair and
w'rtl be attended by a large number of
people. Card’s orchestra will furnish mu
sic for the occasion.
About twentf men of the Twelfth New
York, regiment passed through the city
yesterday afternoon en route to Americus,
where their regiment is camped.
The tents of the First Georgia are still
standing. They will be taken down in a
few days and shipped back to Washington.
Mr. A. A. Murphey Barnesville was in
the .city last night.
Music Lessens —Piano and violin in
struction at reasonable prices. Miss Nellie
Reynolds, 252 Washington avenue.
The entertainment committee of the
1 Progress Club will inaugurate, “Ladies’
Evening” on tomorrow with progessive
whist.
Drs. W. R. Holmes and Mason, dentists,
' 556 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try
i a bottle of Holmes’ Mouth Wash tor pre
serving teeth, purifying the breath, bleed
ing gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore throat,
I etc. For sale by all druggists.
; The friends of Mr. W. B. Birch, who was
' injured some two weeks ago will be glad
to kuow that he is improving. He is still
. confined to bis bed and will be for some
’ two weeks yet. His friends are congrat
ulating him upon What proved to be a
3 very narrow escape from being killed..
Mr. E. L. Burdick, wholesale grocer,
has closed his doors. Poor collections
and the low price of cotton is the cause.
3
The members of the First Baptist
church and the Mulberry Street Methodist
church have united to hold a union
3 thanksgiving service at the First Baptist
church tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.
! An excellent program has been arranged.
A large number "of rooters will accom
’ pany the Macon football team to Jackson
ville tonight to witness the game tomor
-3 row afternoon.
'Mr. Arthur Warde of the “A Bachelor's
3 Honeymoon” is in tile city.
s
r Mr. G. K. Gailey of Conyers is in the
city today.
I Mr. IT. C. 'Hunt of Augusta is at the
x Brown house.
Weather report for Macon: Continued
cold tonight and Thursday. Freezing
temperature tonight.
1
r Mr. Alex of Dublin is in the
3 city 'today.
e
Notice.
Rev. Sam Small will speak
at the big tent tonight espe
i ci ally to the Masons, Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias
and other secret orders.
1 Members of these orders are
t especially requested to be
; present at this-meeting.
r (Communicated.)
. EVEN MOSES
t
; Was Opposed to the Laws
i Regulating How Men
Shall Eat or Drink,
In all the eyes of men Moses stands out
. in clear relief as the most prominent
figure.
A scholar, a statesman, the chosen of
God to deliver the word to his chosen peo
ple. Moses was a student of human na
-1 ture and an impartial judge of all limita
tions to which men might properly be
' subjected. A careful perusal of the Old
! Testament will show that he was always
as the annointed of 'God, an advocate of
temperance in 'all things, but never sought
! to prohibit a rational exercise of human
desire for anything that was proner.
Moses, if he did not frame the law, 'n
spired it, which prescribed the things that
his people might eat and drink..
> This is clearly set forth in the four
teenth chapter of Deuteronomy. The twen
ty-third verse of the foregoing chanter
summarizes (he subject of the chapter and
reads as folows: “and thou shalt eat be
fore the Lord they God, in the place which
He should choose to place His name there,
■ that tithe of thy corn, OF THY WINE,
! and of thine oil, and the firsil’.ngs of thy
! herds and of thy flocks, that thou mayest
learn to fear the Lord, thy God, always.”
In the centuries that have followed this
1 menage to the chosen people, men have
sought to prove themselves wiser than
God and of Moses, His chosen servant.
Moses preached temperance in the use of
all things that men might partake of, and
wine, the strong drink, was not prohib
ited, specifically mentioned and allowed.
If the use of wine was an unmixed evil
—the strong drink of the Orientals —it
would seem that Moses, who was a wise
lawgiver, would have prohibited its use.
> The extreme modern partisans of tem
perance are like all the extremists who
have preceded them. They are never gov
erned by the lessons of human experience
or of the Holy Writ. Wiser than Moses,
wiser than all the men who have studied
, mankind in all the years that have passed
L they contend for a theory whose funda
mental basis has been, proved fallacious in
’ all’ ages.
, And on the first day of December, in
the year Os our Lord, 1898, the attempt to
, control human appetite by law,or. to prop- ,
' erly regulate its indulgence in the light
. of practical experience is to be decided in
Macon and Bibb county.
, If Macon is not disposed to take a back
track, if the progressive spirit that was
, enunciated in the jubilee carnival, and in
the other forcible agencies that make for
j Macon’s advancement shall avail, then
s there can be no doubt of the result—Pro-
I hibition will not prevail. Macon and sti
. burbs, with a population of 60,000 people*
must increase up to the standard of pro
j press ive cities of the nineteenth century.
, Blue law discipline in this enlightened
and liberal age must not be allowed to
step in and relegate a city, pulsating with
L the new. life and hope of a broader and
more, progressive day, to the rule of a
country crossroads settlement.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Only Two Cases Wer,e Disposed of this
Morning,
Only two cases were disposed of in the
superior court this morning. Homer
Franklin was given three years in the
chaingang for robbery. George Wilson
was given five years for the same offense.
Several other cases will be disposed of
this afternoon.
Notice.
Rev. Sam Small will speak
' at the big tent tonight espe
’ cially to the Masons, Odd
Fellows Knights of Pythias
and other secret orders.
Members of these orders are
especially requested to be
present at this meeting.
•
We Take we SET We Take
Periodical Periodical
Tickets. 1"H El PACE Tickets.
For Stullsh Garments.
Our Suits and Overcoats
this season are noted for their beauty.
They are absolutely worn by the swell
dressers. Perfect in fit, style, material
and workmanship. •
FOR THE SOLDIERS
We Take we HAVE ANYTHING We Take
Periodical THEY WANT in GLOVES, Periodical
Tickets. UNDERWEAR, ETC. Tickets.
The most complete line of Travelers’ Outfits
in this city. Then we can fill ’em • with the
Best Clothing; and Underwear
At prices to please.
THE UP TO DATE CLOTHIERS,
BENSON& HOUSER
Trading Stamps.
IP. D. TODD <Bc CO. I
The New Clothing Store.
We Are Moving
Along all the time. Won’t you come along,
too? Come and see those Trowsers. The
handsomest you ever dreamed of. They’ll
dignify that old coat and Vest beyond descrip
tion. All sorts and plenty of them.
You’ll hardly believe that the rest of your
Furnishings are as good as those Undersuits
At 98c 1
P. D. TODD CO.,
HRLF GENT fl WORD
ADVERTISEMENTS of Wants, for Sa e I
For Rent, Lost, Found, Etc., are inserted '
in THIS COLUMN at Half Cent a Word
each insertion. No Advertisement taken
for less than IS cents.
Miscellaneous.
OFFICE man of experience wants em
ployment, all or part of time. Best j
city reference given and terms reason
able. All business strictly confiden
tial. Address “Citizen,” care News
office.
THANKSGIVING'turkeyft, fine, fat birds.
677 Poplar . J. F. Wrigley, manager,
Phone 194.
THANKSGIVI NG Turkeys—’Phone your
order Wednesday morning if you
want a fat one reserved. Flournoy.
3-POUNID cans tomatoes, three for 25c?
2-pound cans, four for 25c. Flournoy.
HAVE your turkey roasted for Thanks
giving dinner at W. C. Knobloch, 523
Cotton avenue. *
TURKEY, celery and cranberries. Flour
noy.
CRANBERRIES—Firm, sound berries,
just in. J. F. Wrigley, manager, 677
Poplar, Phone 194.
SEND your turkey toAv7~o7 _ kn<>bloch’3
anil have it baked for Thanksgiving.
SAVE time and trouble by having your
turkey baked at W. C. Knobloch’s for
Tnanksgiving. Delivered hot.
FISH and oysters for Thanksgiving din
- nep. J. F. Wrigley, manager, 677 Pop
lar’, Phone 194.
NUTS, raisins, prunes, apricots, evapo
rated apples, pot'ted cherries , etc.
Flournoy.
LAIDEiS earn SB.OO per week working at
home; no can*vassing. Enclose self
addressed stamped envelope. Stand
ard Novelty Co., 101 Beekman st.,New
York city.
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 cents
per window.
BUY the best Thanksgiving turkey you
ever had at Tampa Fish and Ice Co.
Phone 233.
PLUM pudding. Flournoy.
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. Jewelrjr, 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
■CELERY, tender and crisp. Place orders
early. J. F. Wrigley, 677 Poplar
street, Phone 194.
W. A. GOODYEAR, carriage, buggy and
wagon shop. Horsechoeing, fine paint
ing. repairing of scales a specialty.
453-455 Polar street.
Latest Style Type,
Attractive Designs,
Original Ideas.
♦ •
We invite you to call and see its when
you want up-to-date printing of all kinds.
We make a specialty of high grade
commercial printing. Everything in our
office is the latest and the best.
News Piintinn Co,
412-414 Cherry Street. Telephone 205.
Fo'* Croup use CHE
NEY’S EXPECTOR
ANT.
Star
Clothing
Co. I
Dave Wachtel, Mgr. I
Skip Derseti
This oon, drop in i
a moment and look at our
Fall Overcoats. It’ll be
as good as pie, and not
cost a cent.
We keep our Suits,
Hats and Furnishings up
I to our Overcoat standard.
But, do you know, it’s
very hard work.
Mackintoshes
Put a man in com
fortable defiance of rain
and sleet-—comfortable if
it fits.
Ours are like our Over
coats— they fit and are of K
the’ richt shape. Right 1
stuff, too. |
$4.98 to slOl
Best News
Os All
Our Boys’ Fall Cloth
ing is up to our hopes and
that’s pretty high. Ready
now. It’s time for Fall
Overcoats and Reefers
anyway. And there’s no
harm in knowing where
you may see the very best
and most suitable Boys’
Suits. Children’s corner
is popular now-a-days.
What wont a bright and
cheerful lot of fixings do?
Especially when the Hats,
etc., are so handy close by.
ROFF
SIMS
&CO.
• ;
Fire
Sale
OF
SHOES
BBMSSKEaE
nrauMUHnaomag
■m
Several weeks ago
our Manufacturing
Department caught
FIRE, but happily
was quickly extin
guished by Macon’s
excellent fire de
partment.
An Immense quan
tity of water was
used and damaged
our stock so far as
profit was concern
ed, although the
I wearing qualities of
scarcely a single
| pair of Shoes was
affected.
We Cut
The Prices
In Half
Our stock repre-
I
sents the finest se
lection of
j High
Grade
Shoes
Every last, width,
toe and quality can
be found among
them. Many Shoes
for one half price.
Macon, Ga.
420 Third Street and.
i Bargain Lane.