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We will have at our dlspoeal during
November $75,000 to loan on Georgia farms
or city property. We are offering money at
low rate*.
THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST CO.,
O. A. Coleman. General Manager,
356 Second Street.
ESTABLISHED 1884
JOE CALLAWAY COMMITS
SUICIDEJNATLANTA.
Popular Young Macon Man Ends His Life With a Pistol in
the Kimball House,
BULLET IN BRAIN
i.nd a Pistol Grasped in His
Right Hand Tell the
Tale.
WAS DESPONDENT,
And Had Probably Been Disappoint
ed in Business Affairs A Most
Deplorable Tragedy.
Atlanta. Ga., 3 p. in.—(Special—<Mr. Joe
'l' (’.illaw.-i . of Macon, committed suicide
in a room at the Kimball House this af
t.-ruoon by siwoting himself in the head
with a oistol.
A chamber maid entered the room wilt,
u pass key shortly before 3 o'clock nnd
found Mr. Callaway lying on lhe floor with
ii jdstol grasped in the right had. A bul
let wound in the head indicated the cause
«,f death. Tim body wan not thin cold,
allowing that the deed had not been long
committed. Kt range to say. no one heard
the shot.
.Mr Callaway, It is understood, was here
tto arrange for the opening of a branch of
Jacob's Pharmacy in "Macon. It Is bus
jxx’ted by his friends that he failed in his
plans and becoming despondent killed
himself.
'Mr Callaway was one of the .most ]«>]>-
ttlar of Macon’s younger men. .He had
been engaged in business in this city for
H long time and was well thought of by
l yeryone, For years ho was with the late
Artuand L. Hutts in the coal business
The .lee. as, d leaves u lovable wife and
one lime daughter. His married life had
Peet) a most happy one, and everything
go.. io indicate that business troubles
must have caused the rash deed.
\ younger brother of Mr. Callaway com
mitted suicide in tills city about fourteen
y< ars ngo. . / !
LATEST HORROR
OF THE SEA.
Steamer Portland Lost With
All on Board—Havoc All
Along the Coast.
By Xssoclated Press.
Jtaston, Nov. From reports by wire
to the Mail and Messenger to me \ssoeia
ted Press from New England points up to
10 o’cks k it is difficult to estimate the
•total loss of life ami damage to shipping
along the coast, as a result of the ti.eent
storm.
The list of disasters seem to grow every
hour and from dispatches thus far received
it appears that in addition to the loss of
the steamer Portland, at least thirty
sehonens have been wrecked at different
Vein:- from Easipart. Mass., to New Ha
ven, Conn., eighty-six schooners have been
driven ashore and fourteen barges loaded
or .imply are aground. This list does not
include thirty vessels either wholly or par
tttally wrecked in Boston harbor. nor half
a dozen more craft which are reported as
an i.■using, including the steamer Portland,
tior th.' big Wilson line freighter. Ohio,
•which s ashore on Spectacle Island, n this
Marina. the steamer John J. Hill, which is .
.(shore : the Merchants’ ami Miners’
Transportation steamer Fairfax, ashore on
Sow and Pigs Ledge. off Cuttyhunk: the
smal steamer George A. Chaffee, founder
ed a Rockport. .Mass. When these vessels
are adde the aggregate list exceeds one
hundred and seventy.
\ late special to the Herald from North
Truro, says the steamer Portland, plying
between Boston and Fortland. was totally
vvris ked al 10 o’clock Sunday morning off
Highland bight and the crew and passen
ger* p-rished within a short distance of
the kind. A large quanitty of wreckage.
Including trunks ami other materials, came
ashore tit dark last night. Thirty-four
bodies have been recovered from the surf
by the life-saving crew at High Head sta
tion. One is the body of a woman.
The news of the disaster was brought to
the Herald through the agency of a special
train as communiaction to Boston by wire
Cram points to Cape Cod is impossible. on
account of the hav c wrought by the storm.
TRANSFERRED TO MACON.
Headquarters of the Second Division, First ’
Corps.
IP Associated Press.
Knoxville. Tenn.. Nov. 29.—The bead- I
quarters of the old Second division first j
• •orps. which has been here since August
27 will be broken up tomorrow and trans
fem-,1 to Macon. Ga. Only two regiments i
now remain here. The Thirty-first Mich- ;
igan and Sixth Ohio are under orders to be j
ready for departure to Cuba. Owing to ,
conflict of orders the Fourth Tennessee ;
did not get away till late last night for j
Savannah Major David Hemphill, chief
.quartermaster of the division, has been I
relieved from duty.
I
Hear Maj. Hanson and
others discuss the business
side of the prohibition issue
at the Academy of Music to-1
flight, 8 p. m.
GOVERNMENT PRINTERS.
Extraordinary Amount of Work Done by
Them this Year.
By Associated Pruxs.
Washington, Nov. 29—(A. M. Johnson,
director of the bureau of engraving and
printing in his annual report shows that
during the year there were. 92.079,478
sheets of stamps and government securi
ties printed and delivered at a cost of
$1,570,59!*. This sum, however, includes
$12,590 increase of stock. $30,000 paid for
machinery and $6,416 paid to outside em
ploye.,. Deducting these extra amounts
the cos. per thousand sheet this year was
47 cents less than last, making a total
saving of $43,700. The average number of
sheets handled by t ach employe was 57,290
which is the best record ever made by this
bureau and increase of 56 per cent over
the year 1893. A Femarkable record was
made by the bureau in supplying adhesive
stamps to the internal revenue bureau. In
seventeen days after the passage of the act
the bureau had delivered 185,390,925
stamps. This work wa* done in addition
to and in connection with the new bond
issue and in addition to supplying increas
ed demands for United States notes, silver
certificates and treasury notes as well as
to issue a. new series of postage stamps
for the Omaha trans-Mississippi exposi
tion. The director recommends that the
appropriations for printing postage stamps
be made direct to the bureau and settle
the point, that the government and not
private establishments shall do this work.
MEETING POSTPONED.
Carnival Association Did Not Have a Quo
rum.
The mectinr of the Macon Carnival As
sociation v h was to have been held
yesterday all, rnoon was indefinitely post
poned on ount of the weather. The pur
pose oft! meeting was to elect officers.
The pre- nt officers have endeavored to
ge, a meeting together on several occa
sions to elect the officers for the coming
year but. ft seems that the members are
just now too busy with other matters.
LIBRARY DIRECTORS
Will Hold Their Regular Monthly Meeting
Thvrsday Night.
The> regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors of the Public Library
will be held Thursday night. The regular
routine business will be transacted and in
addition to that it is probable that plans
for a library .benefit w'lll be dlseuessed.
AT POLICE STATION.
Another Dull Session at the Police Barracks
Today.
Judge 'Freeman said this morning that
the court did not pay expenses today and
that the policemen -must be having a day
off. The number of cases was unusually
small and the tines ranged from $2.50 to
$5.00.
Ixvuis Hall and Julian Nero were fined
$2.60 for figmtlng. Annie Lord wga fined
$5.00 for disorderly conduct. Oscar Tracy
was fined $2.50 for fighting. Florence
Park was given the Rime fine for being
drunk, thus Howard, who was held as a
suspect, was discharged and Joe Castlin
was lauinxl over to the city court on the
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
His bond was fixed at SIOO.
STEEL RAIL PRICES.
fiy Associated Press.
Kew York. Nov. 20 —'While no official
admission that steel rail manufacturers
had agreed to raise prices can be obtained
it is not denied chat there is an under
standing by which Hit h dyadic- of about $2
a ton will he arranged.
i Rails last week were quoted at sls ami
the ruling price is now between $lB and
sfo. Wn< interest was responsible for
the advance is «pt made public and no in
formation on the eablpft is given at the
office of the Feders' Steel, Aiarnegie. Cam
bria and Lackawanna Companion. Tue q{j
vanee comes at ;i season when railroads
aro making contracts for bed equipment
for next summer.
CENTRAL’S REGULAR DIVIDEND.
By Associated Press.
Savannah. Ga.. Nov. 29—-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Plant
system held today. President Plant not
being present. F. Q. "Brown, of Boston, a
newly elected director, presided. The
net earnings were $185,415. The annual di
vidend of two per cent was earned and will
be declared at the next meeting of the
board of directors.
SENATOR HAWLEY’S LUCK.
By Associated Press.
Hartford. Conn., Nov. 29—The Canton
Republican Club some time ago issued a
pamphlet announcing the candidacy for
the United States senate of W. F. Simonds
of that town, ex-congressman and ex
patent commissioner. The club has now
sent out a circular to the members of the
legislature announcing that Mr Simonds
has retired in favor of General Hawley.
Hear Maj. Hanson and
others discuss the business
side of the prohibition issue
at the Academy of Music to
night, 8 p. m.
P. T. BARNUM’S WIDOW.
i Ry Associated Press.
I Bridgeport. Conn. Nov. 29.—1 tis stated
that the widow < d P. T. Barnum is about
j to marry a Frenc « nobleman in Paris. The
I great showman’s .. dow took for her sec
i ond husband Demetrius Calliss Bey. who
died in Septerrtber. 1596, in Constantinople
after a wedded life of a year. Madam Cal
lias has been in Paris for more than two
years.
HER BODY CREMATED.
By. Associated Press.
St Paul. Nov. 29.—The body of Mabel
Davidson, the famous skater, who died in
this city a few days ago from consumption
resulting from a heavy cold contra'trd I
I while on a professional tour of England, j
j has been cremated at Woodland cemetery |
' and the ashes will be placed in the grave
' with her mother.
Business men’s meeting at
the Academy of Music to
, night at 8 p. m.
THE MACON NEWS.
INCREASE OF
REGULAR ARMY
Seventv-five Thousand to
Constitute the Regular
Establishment.
fill Os OISHIIOTIW
More Pay for Enlisted Men Recom
mended—3o,ooo to Be Mus
tered Out at Once.
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 29 —A special to the
Herald from Washington says: One of the
first results of the determination of the
peace negotiations at Paris will be orders
for mustering out of as many as 30,000
men of the volunteer army. The orders
thus far covered about 85,000 men but not
more than 35,000 have actually been mus
tered out.
The present army consists of about 130,-
000 men exclusive of all ordered mustered
out, 52,000 of whom are regulars. The
forces contemplated for the islands are:
For the Philippines 20.000.
For Porto Rico, about 7,000.
For Cuba not more than 30,000.
This is on the basis of 75,000 men for
the regular establishment—which is the
number now reckoned on by competent
military forecasters here—will leave 20,000
men for frontier and station work in this
country. Secretary Alger recommends
100,000 men. There are now 30,000 volun
teers who are entirely useless in view of
the technical cessation of hostilities. Or
ders for the mustering out of these will be
issued without delay, which will leave
100,000 in the army.
It was recalled by army officers that the
regular army of 25,000 men had never
been up to its limit of enlisted strength
and that the army of 62.000 men under the
Hull bill lacked 10,000 of complete enlist
ment.
Secretary Alger refused to say whether
he would ask for more pay for enlisted
men but it is asserted unhesitatingly that
it will be impossible to secure the enlist
ment of 75.000 men unless there be a
greater pay than sl3 a month for each
man.
An increase of pay for privates in the
service will be one of the almost certain
developments of legislation for army re
organization, the measure being based
upon the dangerous climates to be endured
in the new possessions.
: CUBAN COMMISSION
On the Way to Washington to See the Presi
dent.
By Associated Press.
New York, 'Nov. 29.—A1l of the mem
bers of the Cuban commission except Gen
eral Calixlo Garcia, will start today for
Washington. General Garcia is in bed
suffering from foyer and it is npt thought
that he will be able so go. Colonel Tqr
riente and Martin Puey are also ii}. They,
however, will be able to go to Washing
ton. Colonel (Manuel Sanguily will proba
bly act as president of the commission He
is well known in Cuba as an orator and a
veteran of the ten.-years war,
Cubans do not favor the idea of the com
mission proceeding to Washington without
General Garcia. They argue that it will
lost niudh of its prestige and significance
by his absence.
In talking about the commissions plans
for Washington, General Jose Gomez said:
“We will call at the Whitehouse on
Wednesday afternoon. We do not know if
President.,McKinley will receive us. but we
are assured that the seucetary of state will
do so. General Garcias' illness is yTry
unfortunate, for we must get through our
wprji and return at onqe to Cuba to re
port to the gssemb^y.’ ,
MAKINGUP““
THE TREATY.
Secretaries of American and
Spanish Peace Commis
sions Perfecting Doc
ument.
By Associated Press.
Paris, Noy. 29 —The secretaries of the
IHwe commission*, Messrs. Moore and
Ojeda., began the joint task of formulating
the articles of the peace treaty qt 3 o’clock
this afternoon as directed by their res
pective commiossions at yesterday's OP4).
ferenee. This work will be easy and rapid,
as to relinquishment and cession* referred
to in the protocol the terme of which docu
ment can be transferred bodily to tin*
treaty.
Secretaries Moore and Ojeda will em
body the tentative articles for discussion
on Wednesday. The subjects are religious
freedom in the Caroline islands; a naval
station for the United State* in the same
group; cable landing rights at other
points within Spain's jurisdiction; the re
lease of insurrectionist prisoners and the
revival of treaties broken by the war.
Will prohibition injure or
benefit Macon from a busi
ness standpoint? Come out
and hear the question dis
cussed at the Academy of
Music tonight.
SUPERIOR COURT,
1
Several Cases Were Disposed of this Morn
ing.
Several criminal eases were disposed of
iu_the superior court this morning. They
were mainly for burglary and gambling.
P. W. Powell, who claimed to be a Baptist
preacher, was sentenced to twelve months
on the chaingang for assault and battery.
Ed Cleveland was given twelve months on
the chaingang for burglary. George Hay
lin. Annie Hudson. Will Lucas, Will Ly
ons, Frank Bell and Henry Benett, all
colored, pleaded guilty to the charge of
gambling and were sentenced to pay a fine
of SIOO.
Mr. John R. Cooper, attorney for John
Stevens, filed a motion for a new trial in
the case of Stevens. In his motion Mr.
i Cooner claims that the court erred in the
i charge to the jury and that the jury found
i a verdict contrary to the law. Mr. Cooper
says that he has good grounds for a new
triaL and that in case he does nod get the
new* trial here he will carry the case to
the supreme court.
Come to the Academy of
Music tonight.
MACON NEWS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29 1898.
PANAMA CANAL
' BEINUOOMED
i French Director Takes a Very
Rosy View of the Future
Prosoects.
DOESN'T WANT TO SELL OUT
Eighteen Miles Out of the Forty-Six
Completed—Difficulties Suc
cumb to Engineering Science.
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 29—M. Hutin, director
general of the new Panama Canal Com
pany, has come over from Paris to see
what this government thinks about the
water route between the Atlantic and the
Pacific. He protests thax there is no in
tention on the part of the French com
pany to sell the canal and says that it has
only one purpose in view and that is to
cut the big ditch at once.
When asked if the published reports
that his company wanted to sell out to the
government were true, M. Hutin said:
“Absolutely no. Selling out is the last
thing we should think of. We want to cut
the canal and we are ready to do it; what
is more, we are doing it. We have kept
1.500 to 3.000 men constantly employed in
digging the canal and a force of 3,000 is
now at work on the ditch.
“What has been accomplished? Much.
We have actually dug eighteen miles of
the total forty-eix. Os these vessels are
now navigating twelve miles on the At
lantic and six miles on the Pacific side.
The canals' depth is twenty-eight feet
though in some places it has made bars
that would have to be removed and can
be removed easily. Our company, which
is the successor by purchase of the De
Lesseps Company ha* in assets, reckoning
as such the machinery and accomplished
work at least $75,000,000. These assets
have been appraised at $95,000,000. We
have gone far enough to learn that the
Panama canal is entirely practicable and
is the shortest, cheapest and best water
route between the two oceans.
“There were formerly thought to 'be two
insuperable obstacles —the Chagres river
and the Culebra cut. Both of these dif
ficulties have disappeared before engineer
ing science. The Chagres river can be
readily mastered and -the cut through the
Culebra mountain which was once thought
impracticable because of the sliding earth
that filled the ditch as fast as It could be
dug has turned out to be a comparatively
simple problem. It has been four, that
there is a rock substratum through which
the canal may be cut so that it cannot be
distributed by sliding earth. -An inter
national technical commission has recent
ly examined the route of our canal and
will, I think, pronounce it entirely feasi
ble. On the commission is General IL L.
Abbott and a corps of engineers who had
experience in digging the great Manches
ter and Kiel canals. General Abbott has
given his views on several articles in the
periodicals. He calls attention tq these
two facts: The Panama canal would be
forty-six miles long ,and- the 'Nicaragua
canal would be 176 miles, the 'Panama
would cost $100,000,060 while -the Nicara
guan would cost $133,000,000,
“I may add to these facts given by Gen
eral 'Abbott the important one that the
Panama canal can be completed in less
than the tirpe it would take t<? cut the
waterway across Nicaragua."
When asaked about his object in going
to Washington. M. Hutin said: “We want
to know just what interest the United.
States will take in the canal. We are not
trying to get the government to buy us
out but it is natural that the United States
being most deeply affected by the canal
will feel a keen interest in it and it is
equally natural that we should want to
learn Just what foe extent of (hat iuteres-t
may be.”
■M. Hutin will go tp Washington in a
few days.
Business men's meeting at
the Academy of Music to
night at 8 p. m.
UNION PACIFIC.
Decree of Foreclosure Demanded by Mort
gage Holders.
By Associated Pres*.
St. Paul. Nov. 29—The Union Trust
Company of New York has made applica
tion before Judge Sanborn in the United
States court for a decree of mortgage
foreclosure in the ecse against the Union
Pacific Company and the receivers. Attor
neys in so-e case will be given another
hearing the part qf fojs typek at which
certain matters of form will probably be
settled and the decree granted.
Th.< pgge involves $1,500,000 and title to
the lands granted t» the JJnion Pacific so
Nebraska, Colorado, Utah and other West
ern states. 'The mortgage was given In
1873 and :nadc for twenty years, so
it was renewed. Default was m4.de so fop
payment of the interest and the foreclos
ure proceedings were instituted. The in
terest for two yegrs js npw due aud un
paid.
Come to the Academy of
Masic tonight.
SETTLED BY PRAYER.
New Method of Adjusting the Difficulties of
Legatees.
By Associated Press.
Youngstown, 0., Nov. 29—The important
will ease of Hoffmeister vs. Goucher In
which Hillary Hoffmeister began suit to
set aside the will of Jonas Hoffmelstar has
come to an abrupt end and a settlement
was reached out of court in a peculiar
manner. The case involved $25,000 in cash
and a considerable amount of city and
county real estate.
When the lawyers assembled to try the
case they were astonished to learn that the
litigants met last Friday at a prayer
meeting and came to an amicable settle
ment of the case within the walls of the
sacred edifice.
RAILROAD EXTENSION.
By Associated Pres*.
Burlington. Vt., Nov. 29—The Free Press
says Dr. Seward Webb has just returned
from Canada Lake where it Is generally
believed that he has about completed ne
gotiations for the lease for ninety-nine
years of that part of the Grand Trunk
railway system between Massina and
•Howick and running arrangements with
the Canada-Atlantic to Alburgh Springs.
Come out to the Academy
of Music tonight and hear
the prohibition issue discuss
ed by business men.
"THE SPIRIT
OPJMIiy."
Judge Speer ICannot Appoint
a Deputy of a State Court
Receiver.
REFERS TO FEDERII Ul,
Ruling Which Will Be of Considera
ble Consequence to Officers of
the State Courts.
Quite an interesting incident took place
in the United State* court" this morning
on the motion of Dessau, Bartlett & Ellis,
J. L. Andersen, and Steed, Ryals & Stone,
to appoint Mr. V. A. .Menard receiver of
the United States court in the Steinheimer
bankruptcy ea*e. Mr. Menard had been
appointed receiver by Judge Felton, and
the litigation had been moved into the
Unitedt Sates court under the provisions
of the bankrupt act.
Counsel, in moving for the appointment
of -Mr. Menard, called attention to his effi
ciency and his familiarity with the* ease.
Judge Speer stated that he had only a
casual acquaintance with IMr. Menard and
asked what was his occupation. He was
informed that he was a deputy sheriff o£
the superior court. The judge then in
quired, “Does he purpose to continue his
duties as deputy sheriff?” Mr. Dessau then
replied that the superior court would be
in vacation after this week and that -the
property would be sold in ten days and
the money paid over to -a trustee. No re
ply was made as to whether Mr. Menard
purposed to remain a deputy sheriff of
Bibb county, and Judge Speer assumed
that he did so intend and remarked.
“The only difficulty I have about the
appointment is this -act of congress, which
I believe has been in force since May,
1896.”
Judge Speer read from the amendment
to the appropriation bill of that year,
■ which provided in substance that no mar
shal, bailiff, deputy marshal, crier, janitor
or other officer of the United States court
• should be apointed a receiver. “It is time,”
the judge continued/ “that this refers to
officers of the United States court, but I
. do not see why the same motive which
prompted this enactment Should not make
it also applicable to officers of the state
court holding similar positions. If there
was reason for the law that a deputy mar
shal Should not be a receiver, I do not
see wbv a deputy sheriff should be a re
ceiver.”
Mr. Steed stated he did not have the
statute in mind when he made the sug
gestion. it was only to saye fees.
Mr. Anderson then said that the proba
ble motive underlying the statute was that
#>n r-’Acrr of the United 'State® court should
not be withdrawn from his duties as such
in order to discharge the duties of a re
ceiver.
Judge • •-er replied;
“1 should be very happy indeed to ap
point Mr. Mneard but for the principles of
the act of congress, I do not very well
bow I e>n appo'n* him when congress for
bids me to appoint similar officers belong
ing to this aourt. It is true that I cannot
divine the motives which influeneed con
gress and it may be, as counsel say, that
it was purposed that officers of this court
should J-vote all of their time to the du
ties of the particular offices they fill, but
If that is to be regarded as true, the spirit
of comity which exists between this court
and the superior court would dictate that
this court should not take any action
which would withdraw the officers of the
state court from the performs nee of their
similar duties. I cannot appoint iMr. Me
nard r&edivCT.”
Every citizen who is con
cerned tn the business wel
fare of Macon is invited to be
at the Academy of Music to
night.
STUCK IN THE MUD.
Great Battleship Wisconsin in an Awkward
By Associated Press.
tSan Francisco, Nov. 29.—The battleship
Wisconsin is stuck fast in the mud of the
bay off the Union Iron Works. The Chan
nel in which the Wisconsin took her first
dip had been well dredged. Across this
the vessel shot and went into the mud. It
was impossible for the tugs to reach her
so the iron works men attached a new ten
inch hawser to the bull and by, means of
the machinery at the yard sought to pull
it frqui if* sticky bed. Tremendous power
was applied but the Topes snapped. The
company has now decided to use dredges
and construct a channel around the Wis
consin and out to deep water, The vessel
can then be floated easily.
The business men of Ma
con will consider and discuss
the prohibition issue at the
Academy of Music tonight, 8
p. m.
TO STUDY DISEASES.
I 1
Dr. Rosseau Ordered to Proceed to Wash
ington.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco. Nov. 29. —Dr. Rossneau.
who was quarantine officer at the port of
Ban Francise©, hae been detached from
duty here and is to proceed to Washington
in a few days. .
He will be attached as bacteriologist in
the hygenic department of the Marine hos
pital service and hopes to proceed to Cuba
and Porto Rico to study the diseases prev
alent in those Islands.
His successor will be Mr. S. D. Brooks,
now stationed at Port Townsend as federal
quarantine officer. Dr. Brooks was vent
to China last year to study the bubonic
fever plague when it raged in Hong Kong
and his knowneldge will be of infinite
value io h>m in Cuba.
MUSIC AT WESLEYAN,
Recitals Will Be Commenced Next Friday
Night.
■" , l" ■ •
The first of a series of recitals to be
givea by the faculty of the Wesleyan Fe
male college of music, will be held in the
college Chapel on Friday evening, Decem
ber 2, at 8 o’clock.
Miss Loudon will be the pianist, Mrs.
Williams the vocalist and Miss Parkinson
the violinist. This will be the first ap
pearance of Miss Parkeneon as a soloist.
All lovers of music are cordially invited
to be present.
WEATHER CLERK
1 ISJJELAYED.
t Macon Will Receive No Re
ports from the Local Man
Until Dec. 15.
, WILE DUE TO PLATFORM.
• Treasury Department Appealed to
in Order that the Work May
Be Hastened.
s The weather bureau at Macon will not
; be in shape for some tme yet. Mr. Collins,
, the observer, says that it will be the 15th
, of December before any reports are sent
J out from this office.
The observation platform has not been
i built, -and it will .be impossible to issue re
l ports until it has been fitted up. The
, postoffiee building, on which the platform
is to be constructed, is of such a peculiar
shape that it will take some time to ar
range the platform. Mr. Collins has writ
■ ten to Washington in reagard to the mat
ter, but says that he has heard nothing
from.it. It was thought at,one time that
the postoffice building would not be used
for the weather bureau, but the weather
authorities at Washington have reeom
menrer its use as the matter of building
.the latform is with the treasury depart
ment.
Mr. Collins called on Senator Bacon this
morning and requested him to urge the
treasury department to rush the order for
the platform for the observations. All ot
the instruments for the office have arrived
•but there is no place to put them. Mr.
ICollins says that if the platform is in
shape by the 16th that he will be ready to
give out reports.
AT THE CAMPS.
Too Much Rain for the Soldiers—To Be Paid
Off Before Christmas.
The troops in camp have been having a
wet time -for the past few days and very
few men from the camps have been seen
in the city. All drills have been dis
pensed with until the weather becomes
moderated as the officers consider it use
less to drill the men in the mud.
The ordinance officers of each rigiment
have been kept busy this week issuing out
the new guns to the men. The work will
probably be completed by tomorrow, how
ever, and the old guns will be packed up
and returned to the arsenals.
The negro troops have been giving the
officers very little trouble recently and
very few arrests have been made by the
provost guard.
General Bates will probably move his
headquarters into mup this week as his
baggage has arrived, -All of the officers
of his staff are now in the city and the
general is anxious to get Into camp.
Very few men are on the sick list and
the health of the troops is gradually im
proving. The men will be paid off again
tn about ten days and it is thought that
the provost guard will be kept busy for a
while. Over $15,000 will be paid to the
troops in caffip here and if they are not
ordered from here before Christmas nearly
all ot it will be spent in the citv. Th*
presence of the troops has- already been a
great help to IM aeon and evidepees of pros
perity are Keen on all The hotels
have come in for thetr share of the trade
and on several occasions they have had to
turn away guests.
The street ear companies have also done
an excelent business and it is estimated
that each line hauls fully 1,000 soldiers
per day. No moving orders have been re
ceived recently and it is thought by this
that the troops will remain here for some
time yet.
The signal corps has both the camps
connected by telepone and a line also
runs to both the corps and division head
quarters. The men have also put floors 1q
their tents and the camps are now iq good,
condition.
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Every citizen who is con
cerned in the business wel
fare of Macon is invited to be
lat the Academy of Music to
night.
INVITATION TO M’KINLEY
To Be Signed Tomorrow by the Chamber of
Commerce Committoe.
The committee on invitation and recep
tion ot President McKinley are requer v »d
to meet at the Chamber of Commerce to
morrow at 10 o’clock to prepare and sign
the invitation in behalf of the city of Ma
con. The committee is composed of the
following named gentlemen:
R. M. Rogers, chairman; Hon. A- O-
Bacon, C. L. Bartlett, Judge Emory Speer,
Hon. S. B. Price. S. R. Jaques, I. B. Eng
lish, T. J. Carling, J. H.‘ Hertz, Hou. W.
H. Felton, J. F. Hanson, Edgar Wilson,
J. W. -Cabaniss, Robert Plant William H.
Ross, T. D. Tinsley, A. Block, S. S. Dun
lap, W. A. Doody, William Checkley Shaw,
J. Marsh Jqhnston, George A. Smith, Wil
liam McEwen Johnston, Henry Horne, R.
F. Burden, Ellis M. Talbott. W. W. Brown,
W. W. Winters, J. E. Neel, G. C. Mat
thews, George A. Macdonald, iN. B. Cor
bin, Charlton Adams, Henry Wortham, T.
E. Artope, E. A. Maxelbaum, Asel Free
man, Clem Phillips, W. T. Morgan, J.
Dannenberg, Ed, Huthnance, Harry Still
well Edwards, Morris Harris, Sam Mayer,
Washington Dessau, A. L. Miller, Wallace'
E. McCaw, Robert Nisbet, George Plant,
Tom Loyless, W. A, Redding, S, Joseph
son. Claud Estes, Eugene Harris, J. 8.
Jones, W. R. Cox, and Merrill Callaway.
The business of Ma
con will consider and discuss
the prohibition issue at the
Academy of Music tonignt, 8
p. iu.
ELKS MEET TONIGHT.
The Lodge of Sorrow Program Will Be Dis
leussed.
The regular meeting of the Elks will be
held at the hall tonight.
, Several new members will be put
through “East Tennessee” and many other
names will be considered. The arrange
ments for the Lodge of Sorrow, which is
to be held Sunday afternoon at the Acad
emy of Music will a tee be discussed.
Come out to the Academy
of Music tonight and hear
the prohibition issue discuss
ed by business men.
SEE HERE!
How about your
Winter Suit and Overcoat.
Have you purchased it yet?
W e have a lively trade this season in Men’s Suits
and Overcoats at SIO, sl2 and sls.
\\ hy shouldn’t we, when we are showing the swellest
of goods at the most reasonable price.
Perfect in Fit, Perfect in Art. ' * ' *
We take Periodical Tickets.
Rubber Boots!
All Sizes,
Only $2.50
A saving to you of SI.OO on every
pair.
The very thing to keep your feet dry :
this kind of weather.
Corner Third Street and Bargain Lane.
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3 Trains Daily.
Finest Trains in Ohio. A
Fastest Trains in'Ohio. “
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Everybody will be there this summer. For
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Winter Shoes
For Men, Women and Children. All of the latest
styles to select from.
See our specials for men for $3 50; good as some
5.00 Shoes sold elsewhere.
Rubber Boots for this kind of weather.
CHILDREN’S SHOES
The most complete line ever brought to Macon just
received. See them before purchasing elsewhere.
Strong Shoe Company
STUART WATSON,
Bidder for your ttade by offering lowest pi ices.
368 Second Street.
Here Are Some
Warm Friends..
For the School Boys. We
carried over a few Cape
Overcoats, age 3 to 10, that
we are selling for
One-Half Price
You Don’t Have to
Wait for your money w-ben you get loans
from us. We have it always on hand.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon, G»„ 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS