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THE MACON NEWS.
ESTABLISHED 1 884-.
NEWS PRINTING COMPANY,
PUBLISHERS.
R. L. McKENNEY, Business Mngr.
TOM W. LOYLESS, Editor.
THE EVENING NEWS will be delivered
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week. 10 cents. THE NEWS will be for
sale on trains. Correspondence on live
subjects solicited. Real name of writer
should accompany same. Subscriptions
payable in advance. Failure to receive
paper should be reported to the business
office. Address all communications to
THE NEWS.
Offices: 412 Cherry Street
Weather Indications.
For Macon an 1 vicinity—-Rain tonght
..nd Sunday, brisk easterly winds becom
ing southerly and increasing.
How to Make Money.
Within ’he next ten days a quarter of
i m”lfon of dollars will be put into cir
culation in Macon. This money will buy a.
■million dollars’ worth of Macon merchants
•goods. In fact the business opportunity
offered now at the opening of the holiday
i-eason was never as good as it is this year.
Xf ver have the merchants had so splendid
■a chance to get a fair share, each one, of
the business that is going around.
The merchant who has been steadily
advertising will get the first and the big
gest sbar< of this .business. He will get
the cream of it of course for the.readers
of The News have becomed accustomed to
his ’ ome and In their minds t K e adver
; sing merchant is classed as t'-e only
merchant in bis mind.
The wide-a-wake merchants—large and
mall—should at this time talk to the read
> r. of The Nt ws in home and in camp.
The soldiers will get. their money next
v• < k and an The Nt ws is more widely
r* id than any other newspaper, its adver
tisers will naturally get the biggest share
of the business.
The News is today a bigger, better -and
more widely read newspaper than ever be
loie in its history. There are few homes
in the citv that do not eagerly read The
Neu ■ daily and an advertisement properly
displayed is as muc b read as the best
•news feature in the paper.
It vou want first whack at the quarter
of a million dollars to be spent with the
Macon merchants within the next two or
■three wi t Us, you will g< t into the adver
ti itig columns of The News.
livery negro who .knows how to vote
• hould be allowed to do so. But the one
who doesn't know one ballot from another
has no more right to vote than a dog or a
horse.
An End to This Sort of Thing.
We publish a communication from a car
pent* r elsewhere in today’s News, which
-eems to call for same comment. We know
nothing us the ease in question further
than what is stated in 'the communication,
but we do know that there is a disposition
■on the part of a 'few extremists to “make
it. hot" for tho.e who voted againet them
in 1 aursday’s election.
Thus is a mean spirit and an unwise
policy, and we hope it will be frowned
upon by both sides to the recent issue.
The question of sale or no sale, or as we
construed it, license or no license, 1 has
been settled at the polls, and every qual
!:< d voter of 'this community had a right
to vole as he pleased on that question. The
workman on a 'building had as much right
to vote against prohibition as the contrac
tor 'had to vote for it, and vice versa.
it is unAmerican and it is dangerous for
one io "hold it in” for the other on account
•of his vote. Whoever does so should bear
in mind that he is ushig a two-edged
sword, and one that can cut as deep one
way as another —if not a little -deeper.
We have no patience with a man who is
so narrow-minded that he canncit concede
the right, of 'his neighbor to vote as he
pleases; who would even go so far as to
deprive another of a means of livelihood
because he vottd his convictions, or who
would rtfuse to trade with a man just be
cause they happened to differ on a certain
issue.
We had hoped to see an end do this feel
ing with the final settlement of the issue
at the polls, but it seems that a few can
not rid themselves of it. Fortunately this
sort of thing has not been practiced, to any
considerable extent, even during the cam
paign, and it is to be hoped that there will
be no more of it. Now that the issue has
been settled, let us, in the name of all
that is right and fair, put aside this feel
ing and try to live together in peace and
uarniony with our neighbors. Whoever
refuses to do so is not a good citizen, nor a
good man.
We thought those Cubans were nfter
‘‘touching" Uncle Sam. Now that he has
run Spain out of the island, they demand
that their independence be recognized, and
that this government lend them $20,000.-
000.
Give Them the Philippines,
Bishop Turner is very much in earnest
in his desire to have the negro race move
back to Africa and colonized there. He
•will ask Congress to appropriate $100,000,-
Oop to carry out this scheme.
Why send them to Liberia? If we must
take the ‘Philippines why not turn these
islands over to American negroes, and let
them form a government of their own.
under the protection of this country.
Very little race distinction is made in
the Philippines, and there are enough
able, intelligent negroes in this country
to conduct a stable government in rhe
islands. This, it seems to us, would, in
a large measure, solve both the negro
problem and the Philippine problem at
the same time. <•
The cotton rate to New York from Au
gusta is 28 cents; from iMacon to New
York cents. iWhy is this? Perhaps
some of those legislators who voted for the
Southern Railway yesterday can answer.
Record of the War.
Following the practical conclusion of
peace terms at Paris. the New York Jour
nal prints the following Interesting statis
tic* placing ‘n contract the cc?c< of the
Spanish-American war to the two conn
j tries:
| WHAT THE UNITED STATES LOSES.
Maine $ 2.500.000
Cost of war 200.000.000
Indemnity 20,000.000
Total $222,500,000
WHAT SPAIN LOSES.
Cuba $ 300.000.000
Philippiues 450,000.000
I Porto Rico 150,000,000
I Cost of war 125.000.000
i Loss of commerce 20,000.000
' Thirty ships lost 30,000,00*1
Total $1,075,000,000
i Lives lost by the United States—About
233 men killed and about 1,324 wounded.
I About 2,000 men died in camp. These fig
ures do not include the 266 sailors lost on
the Maine or the men who have died of
fever afer being mustered out.
Lives lost by Spain—About 2,500 killed
and 3,000 wounded.
Spain had the satisfaction of blowing up
the Maine and killing 266 Afher’ean sail
ors. It has cost her:
Twenty-one warships.
Two armies defeated and captured.
Cuba, 41,655 square miles and 800,000 in
habitants.
Porto Rico, 3,670 square miles and 800,-
000 population.
The Sulu Islands, 950 square miles and
75,000 inhabitants.
The Philippines, 11 1.326 square miles
and 8,000,000 inhabitants.
Stray islands in other groups.
A year ago Spain governed over 10,000.-
000 people outside of her own limits. Now
she governs less than 200,000.
According to a Western contemporary,
the worst is realized. Whenever the Hon.
Lemuel Eli Quigg assembles -after March
4 next the House of Representatives will
be missing.
Senator Murphy concluded to retire
from politics. The Memphis Commercial-
Appeal think's that it Is quite a co-inci
dence that the people of New York hit
upon the same conclusion.
The Washington Post, which is on the
scene of action, declares that the Congres- '
sional Record is now putting in a color
press and making preparations for the
Depew comic supplement.
The gubernatorial contest dis still on in
New York. It is a fight between Platt and
Roosevelt as to who shall be governor.
Yesterday’s vote in the House of Repre
sentatives shows why the Southern Rail
way keeps a hired lobbyist in Atlanta.
Representative Hall made the railroads
sho.w their hands yesterday—and their
tools.
Ballot reform is the issue that will soon
attract most attention in Georgia.
The Filipinos say Spain can sell them,
but can’t deliver the goods.
The News gees into more homes in Ma
con than any other'paper.
Quit talking prohibition and go to work
for Macon.
The Savannah Press is also after the tax
dodger;
WITH THE EXCHANGES.
As we are asked to pay $20,000,000 to ad
mit 10,000.000 black, brown and yellow
people into the Republic, Bishop Turner,
of the African Methodist church, considers
it an opportune time to renew his propo
sition of a federal appropriation of SIOO,-
000.000 to transfer our black population to
Africa. —Springfield R e p u b 1 i c a n.
We are to pay Spain $20,000,000 for the
Philippine Islands: Within ten years we
will be ready to pay $20,000,000 to anybody
to take them off our hands. —.Ra'leigh (N.
C) Observer.
Russia is about to build twenty-three
torpedo boat destroyers. Evidently the
czar wishes to make ti respectable showing
when his scheme for general disarmament
goes into effect. —New York Press.
Mr. Roosevelt is paying one of the queer
penalties of fame. He is having his pic
ture used in about 103 advertisements.—St.
Paul Globe.
The policy of William McKinley seems
to be to find out what the people want and
go ahead and annex it.—Kansas City Star.
Mr. Depew is -confident that the hour
and the spotless man have both arrived.—
Washington Fost.
The colonel of the iseventy-first New
York regiment has at last resigned. He
should have resigned at. Santiago when he
held his troops in a hollow and all allowed
the negro regulars to march over them in
going to the charge.—Savannah Press.
The negro soldiers in Macon continue to
do tne-ir devilment. Saturday night a
crowd of them pulled a street car conduc
tor off his car and otherwise maltreated
him. A regiment of Macon citizens with a
thousand rifles ought to put a stop to these
infernal brutes. —Cordele Hornet.
CAUGHT FROM THE WIRES.
The present export and import trade of
the Philippines is practically in the hands
of foreigners.
Two negro desparadoes, who had es
caped from the Coweta county. Ga.. jail,
attacked arresting officers at Turin. One
was killed, the other fataly wounded. The
The coroner exonerated the officers.
Senator Hale of Maine will oppose th
peace treaty. He is opposed to the ac
quisition of the Philippines.
The question as to what the United
States wil do with the Chinest in the Phil
ippines is becoming important.
Gen Fitzhugh Lee is under orders to
hurry troops to Havana.
Congressman Lester, of Georgia, would
rather give Spain $50,000,000 to keep the
Philippines than to pay $20,000,000 for
them.
Gen. Garcia, of the Cuban commission,
has had a long talk with the president.
Great activity has been developed in
all lines of ‘Southern industries.
MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3 1898.
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.
One hundred and forty-five couples have
be?n -married in tMerriwether county since
the Ist of January.
F our Mormon elders have been preach
tng mormonism in Merriwether county for
some time past.
Hon. Hewlett Hall of Newnan, is to
marry Miss Mary Johnson, of Hamilton, at
an early date.
A whole family of negroes were poisone-d
in Columbus several days ago by eating
greens purchased from a peddler.
A new railroad to run via Jackson and
Barnesville to connect with >the Macon and
Birmingham is now being talked of.
Polk Miller, the humorist, and John
Roach Straton. the lecturer, have formed
a combination and will make a tour of
the country.
Dr. James C. Green, a prominent citizen
of Marietta, died a few days ago.
■Mr. R. A. Tice, of Thomaston, killed two
hogs this week that netted him 465 pounds
of meat each.
The South Georgia Methodist Conference
will meet at Hawkinsville next Wednes
day.
Miss Nannie Lee Hill, of Newnan, and
Mr. ( olquitt Carter, of Atlanta, were mar
ried in Newnan 'last week.
Whitfield county -went "dry” by a large
majority at the election held there Thurs
day.
Henry Sawyer, an old negro of Madison,
was run over and killed by a train <on the
Georgia railroad several days ago.
The papers are new discussing tfhe negro
problem, afld many ways to solve it is set
forth. Let the negro alone and he will
work out the problem himself.—(Madison
Advertiser.
Next Monday congress meets, and our
valued comtemporary, the Congressional
Record, will be added to our exchange list.
•—Madison Advedtiser.
An Augusta mian is editing a paper at
Manila.
The free pass bi'll of Mr. Hall, of Bibb,
is attracting attention. Mr. Hall 5s trying
to prohibit the issue of passes to mem
bers of the legislature.—Rc<me Argus.
The Sandersville Tieraid trepc.nts snow at
that place on Monday night.
Members of the First Georgia Regiment
have been asked to enlist in the Thirty
first Michigan.
The A. P. A. party is very active in Cor
dele. .
Calhoun county has gone against the
sale of liquor by 22 majority.
The loss from the Culloden fire was
about $15,000.
The Eastman Journal has been sold to
M. L. Burch and E. T. Gentry.
ALL SORTS.
The Empress Dowager of China, who has
taken charge of things recently, has large
feet —that is, 'her feet are of the natural
size. The Manchu race, from which she
comes, do not compress the feet of their
girl babies as the mothers in Southern
China do, but allow them to grow with the
rest of the body.
‘‘l fell over the rail," said the sailor,
‘‘and the shark came along and grabbed
me by the leg.” ‘‘And what did you do?"
‘‘l let him have the leg. (I never dispute
with a shark.”-
There are only three structures in the
world 500 feet in height.
Elderly Passenger—‘‘Here, miss, take
this seat.” Stout Young Woman—‘‘Oh, I
could not think of depriving an old —I
mean I could not think of depriving you.”
‘‘Go ahead and take it and don’t argue. I
knew you fat girls always has lame feet.”
The in'genuiiy of the counterfeiters now
appears to be chiefly devoted to the turn
ing cut of 'bogus copper and nickel coins,
rather than those of larger denominations.
According to the report of the United
States treasurer for the last fiscal year, no
less than 69,265’pieces of this 'character
were detected last year, and they circula
ted chiefly in Boston, New A’ork and Phil
adelphia.
‘‘l saw you talking to Snaggs awhile
ago.” “Yes. we were discussing the finan
cial question.” “What position did Snaggs
take.” “That of a borrower.”
Paul Du Chaillu, who is visiting in Bos
ton, said the other day: “I don’t know
why I am always called the African trav
eler. I spent three times as many years
exploring the land of the midnight sun.”
Despite the expectation that the Brad
ley-Martins were going to open their house
in New York (this winter and make things
lively in a social way. it is now announced
that they have decided to live abroad per
manently and that their New York house
will be sold and its contents shipped to
England.
PEOPLE’S FORUM.
A Workingmah’s Complaint.
Editor News: You have always been a
friend to the working man, and I ask you
to publish this statement from one of
them. I am an honest, hardworking car
penter. and those who know me will tell
you that I am sober and industrious. I
have considered myself a free man until
now. but it now looks like a man cannot
vote as he pleases in this country.
I have been working for Mr. B. -W.
James, the contractor, on the Lamar
building on Cherry street. On Wednesday
•Mr. James came to me and asked how 1
was going to vote. I told him I was goinj
to vote against prohibition. He said Jesus
Christ and the Devil were running and I
was going to vote for the Devil.
On the following day I voted as I
thought best. I went as usual that day :o
work and the foreman told me he didn’t
need me. Yesterday I went again, aid
then Mr. James said I had voted the wet
ticket, and that he could not. give ne
work and never expected to again. He j
RoYal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum Baking powders are the greatest
menacen to health of the present day.
ROYAL SAKIN a I>QwOCW CO., NEW TOOK.
also discharged Mr. John Funderburk and
four or five negro workmen who voted
against prohibition.
I ask is this right, is it justice? And
where will this sort of thing end? Suppose
the antis apply the same rule to Mr. James
and others, what will be the result?
Yours truly, T. J. Hawkins,
East Macon.
Defeated Themselves.
Editor Macon News:
Dear Sir —It has gone forth in the pub
lic prints that the prohibitionists were
defeated by a majority of nearly two to
one. It seems from the returns that the
prohibitionists were not defeated by the
antis, but slaughtered in the house of
their friends. Let us notice the figures.
The total registered vote was 5.516. Os
this number there were certainly 3,000
prohibitionists. The reason I am so cer
tain I saw 3,000 stand up in one body and
pledge to vote for prohibition. There were
many others who were not present, in the
county. The men looked to be truthful
and reliable. Os the remaining number
of 2.816, which are counted to the antis,
is claimed that 720 were illegally regis
tered, which would leave about 2,100 legal
votes. It seems by these figures that thi
antis polled their full strength, while the
prohibitionists only polled 1.343, not quite
one-half of their strength. Os the register
ed voters. t b ere were 2,200 colored. Os
these about 400 voted fbr prohibition,
leaving 1,800 to the wet. This makes the
white anti-prohibition vote only 921 and
the white prohibition vote 943. Os -the
white prohibition vote there were at least
600 foreigners, leaving 321 American
white men who voted for anti-prohibition.
It will be seen by the above statement
♦hat the prohibitionists are net beaten
at all, but a plain case where (the 1,343
wore themselves out whippin’ ’em.
J NO. 11. CURRY.
Congratulates Macon.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 2,
Editor News: I see you have downed the
extremists in great shape. I congratulate
you on the manly and dignified stand you
took and that neither ridicule or abuse
caused you to lost temper.
I read most of your editorials and ap
proved them.
'Macon has the opportunity now to ac
complish what Atlanta only accomplished
after the loss of hundreds of thousands of
dollars and enduring the farce of prohi
bition for two years.
I would advise you, however, to keep up
your fight for high license and proper re
strictions. It is better than prohibition.
A Friend.
AMUSEMENTS.
Academy of Music.
Monday, December 5.
The Record Breaker:
HOYT’S
“A Texas Steer.”
60 Laughs in Every Yell.
60 Yells in Every Howl.
30 Howls in a Texas Steer.
Katm Putnam specially engaged as
“Bossy.”
Will H. Bray. “The M ivsf-t to I*a
hc;j
Herbert E. Scars as “Maverk < Grand
er. ”
The Original Bison City Quartette.
And an all star company from Hoyt’s
Madison Square Theatre, New York.
Academy of Music.
Tuesday Night, De'cember 6 th.
Geo. H. Broadhurt’s Anglo-American
Success,
“WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES.”
New in its twenty-cesond successful
week at the Strand Theater, London.
The Star Comedy Cast —Geo. G. Boniface,
Jr.. Gerald Griffin, Frank Currier. J. W.
Cope, F. 11. Robert, Lewis H. Newcomb,
Francis Drake. Mabel Montgomery, Helen
Bell, Mrs. E. A. Eberle, Florence, Rcbirson,
Ada Craven.
Fri. Sat Mon Tues.
Academy of Music.
Wednesday, Dec. 7.
The Smilfi & Bice Comedians,
Presenting the Great, Gigantic. Maston
dic Margartherian Comedy Hit.
‘mu Friend from India.”
It will laugh your troubles away.
By H. A. DuSoucheft.
Two hundred nights in New York to
Jacked bouses and has since tickled the
risibles of multitudes of people in every
large city in the world. It is a great side
cracking. jaw-tiring laugh.
Positively no free list. Regular Prices.
Latest stylo Tune,
Attractive Designs,
Original Ideas.
We invite you to call and see us 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 Printing co,
412-414 Cherry Street. Telephone 205.
FINANCIAL.
You Don’t Have to
Wait for your money when you get loans
from us. We have it always on hand.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Lean Ataociation,
Macon, Gs., 461 Third Street.
E. Y. MALLARY, B. N. JELKS,
President. Vice-President
J. J. COBB, Cashier.
Commercial and Savings Bank,
MACON, GA.
General Banking Business Transacted.
$5.00 wil rent a box in our safety de
posit vault, an absolutely safe plan in
which to deposit jewelry, silverware and
securities of all kinds.
UNION SAVINGS BANK
AND TRUST COMPAN Y
MACON, GEORGIA.
Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent
J. W. Cabaniss, President; S. S. Dunlay,
Vice-President; C. M. Orr, Cashier.
Capital, $200,000. Surplus, $30,000.
Interest paid on deposits. Deposit your
savings and they will be increased by in
terest compounded semi-annually.
TH a EXCHANGE BANK
of Macon, Ga.
Capital $500,000
Surplus 150,000
J. W. Cabaniss, President.
S. S. Dunlap, Vice-President.
C. M. Orr, Cashier.
Libetal to its customers, accommodating
to the public, and prudent in its manage
ment, this bank solicits deposits and other
business in its line.
DIRECTORS.
J. W. Cabaniss, W. R. Rogers, R. E. j
Park, H. J. Lamar, N. B. Corbin, S. S.
Dunlap, L. W. Hunt, Sam Meyer, W. A.
Doody, J. H. Williams, A. D. Schofield.
ESTABLISHED 1868.
EL. PLANT. CSLAB. D. HUR'S ’
Cash!®?.
I. C» PLANT’S SON,
BANKER,
MACON, GA.
A general banking business trsnsazte«
and all consistent cartes lei cheerfully ex
tended to patrons. Certifloatz® ®f dspoat
Issued bearing interest.
FIRST NATIONAL, BANK
of MACON, GA.
The accounts »f banks, corporatiaas
firm* and Individuals received upon th« ,
most favorable terms coaadstent with cost j
sarvatlve banking. A sh&ro cf your htw
Incss respectfully salloited.
H. PLANT,
President
George H. Plant, Vice-President
W. W. Wrigley, Cashier.
We will have at our disposal during
■
November $75,000 to loan on Georgia farms
or city property. We are offering money at
low rates.
|
THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST CO.,
I
O. A. Coleman, General Manager,
356 Second Street.
I
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
Real Estate Loans
We have large quantities of money sub
ject to sight draft for loans on city, farm ;
or suburban property.
Straight interest loans.
Annual payment loans.
Monthly payment loans.
Security Loan and Rhslract Co.
370 §econd St., Phone 82.
T. B. WEST,
Secretary and Attorney.
Money.
Leans negotiated on improved city prop- '
erty, on farms, at lowest market rates,
business of fifteen years standing. Facili
ties unsurpassed.
HOWARD M. SMITH
Second St., Macon, Ga.
MJLCELL A NEOUS.
Rbte
js
Men’s Top Coats.
The road to style leads right through
our shop. From here a man can start out
correctly appareled. Our methods of meas
uring, fitting and furnishing are pains
taking and the goods are of extra good
value.
Look at the line of Covert Cloths, Black
Cheviots, Black Unfinished Worsteds and
Oxford Vecunas. We make up very hand
| some top coata from these at very moder
ate prices.
GEO. P. BURDICK & CO.,
Importing Tailors.
Macon’s Only
Picture Frame Store.
1 That is what we are. We guarantee you
that we can show you four times the as
sortment and. four times the amount of
stock shown by any other firm in Macon.
And Our
Frames Are Made
i Not thrown together. Call and see ns.
W. Lamar Williams,
422 Second St.
I
We have received
the
English Lawn
-
Grass Seed
for winter lawns.
■ R. J. Lamar a sons
j 416 Second Street, next
to Old Curiosity Shop.
C. A. Harris. V/. J. Hopper.
[Renames'Coal co
Phone 122.
Red Ash, Jellico
Always on hand.
I We meet all competition and
take Periodical Tickets.
D. A. KEATING.
MJ
Genoral Undertaker and Embalmer.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Caskets, cases, coffins and burial robes;
hearse and carriages furnished to all
funerals in and out of the city.
telephone 463. 322 Mulberry street, Macon,
Go.
jnacon screen Co.
Manufacturers of the best adjustable
wire window screens and screen doors.
Your patronage respectfully solicited. Es
timates furnished free of charge. J. D.
Newbanks, manager, 215 Cottea avenue,
Macon. Go.
Henry Stevens, Sons &
Company.
H. STEVENS’ SONS CO., Macon. Ga.,
Manufacturers of sewer and railroad cul
vert pipe, fittings, fire brick, clay, etc.
Wall tubing that will last forever.
Macon Refrigerators.
MUCKE’S Improved Dry Air Refriger
ators. he best refrigerators made. Manu
factured right here in ?.lacon, any size and
of any material desired. It has qualities
which no other refrigerator on the market
possesses. Come and see them at the fac
tory on New street.
For Whooping Cough
use CHENEY’S EX
PECTORANT.