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» 10 LEM
The First Batallion of the
Third Engineers
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WHO GO TOMORROW
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Payments Yearned for—The Invest
igating Boards and Court Mar.
tial—Big Review.
► The Flrw-t battalion of Engineers will
leave tomorrow night for Cuba. The orders
came yesterday afternoon directing Gen
eral Rates to get the men in readiness a<«
early as <poetlble. The bat tall ion w'll go
from here to Miami, Fla., where they will
lake the transport. From Miami tnty will
go to Matar.zas, where th«-y will be sta
tioned.
The batta’ion will be in command of
Colonel Jadwin, as Major Walker, the com
mander, ia unable to go. The men will
strike tents tomorrow morning and will
have everything in readiness by tomorrow
ifrernoon when they leave. All of the ex
tra baggage and. equipment that are not
needed will be left behind and the men
will carry no more than is 'needed into
Cuba.
Ihe companies that make up the Third
battalion are: I, L, M and D, and the of
ficens will be in charge are as follows:
Captain L. H. 'Matt-air, of company I, Cap
tain C. W Sturtevant, of company L, Cap
tain J. H. Westerfield, of company (M, and
Captain E, C. Hand, of company D. First
lieutenants, W. K. Brice, .John W. Daniel,
Jr., Walter S. Brown and Elmer Zanbell;
'second lieutenants, Samuel Dibble, Jr.,
Wharton Griffin, st. C. B. Gwynn and G.
M. Holley.
Tho men seemt d well pleased with the
prospect of going to Cuba and say 'that
‘they had much rather be there than to be
staying in the camp here. They go as an
'advance guard of the First army corps and
will in all probability assist in arranging
♦ the camps for the troops that will follow
them.
. Rations and ammunition will ibe sup
plied tho .battalion today and when the
hour for departure comes .tomorrow every
thing will be in readiness. The men will
be given a rousing send off by the mem
bers of their regiment and by the citizens
and it is expected that a large crowd of
poeple will gather at the train to see them
off.
•A number of people .watched the drill at
the camps yesterday afternoon. The En
gineers drilled In the extended order or
.skirmish drill. It. was this kind of forma
tion that was used -by the Americans in
(the fighting around Santiago and it is said
jto ibe very effective. The bands of the two
(regiments will give concerts three times a
(week hereafter and large crowds of people
prill no doubt go ut to hear them.
General .Bates is waiting on the investi
gating boards and courtmartial that are
jnow in session to make their reports. So
;far no reports have come in but are daily
(expected and -will be made known as soon
,a spossible. The company kitchens have
(been built and every tent has been sup
plied with lumber for tent floors. The men
yhave not been given tent stoves, however,
;ind consequently they suffer a great deal
;from the cold, tin -the Ohio camp there
•are only one hundred stoves which is
pbout one-third of -the number needed.
The men are beginning ro think that the
paymaster is not coming. They have al
/.ways been paid oft between the Ist and
;lCth of each month and it is only two days
until the 10th and so far the paymaster
has not put in his appearance. No infor
mation has been received from him and
;the officers say that they do not know
;when to expect him. The provost guard
nre now' drilled every afternoon on Cherry
;ten and twenty and some of -them put up
•(good drills.
Another company of the Second Ohio
(regiment was put on -provost duty this
.morning. One of the companies of Engi
neers will have to go to Cuba with their
•battalion and had to be relieved of provost
duty to get in readiness.
General Wilson is expected -to return
Saturday and he will issue orders at once
,for the big review that is to take place
while President McKinley is in- the city.
CHURCH SLANDERED.
Rev. Wm. A. Steward, the Evangelist, Was
in Error.
To the Editor of The News: There ap
pealed in the columns of your paper yes
terday a statement made by one. Rev.
Steward, an evangelist, in which he states
that his meetings at the First Baptist
i church (colored) would net be held be- I
1 cause he wore a white ribbon on election
■ day, and because of his alliance with the
V prohibitionists. Rev. Steward is mistaken.
I o say the least. The pastor states that
when Rev. Steward proposed to hold his
meetings at our church that he told him
then and there that the possibility of
making the nettings a success was very
doubtful. Ti e hard weather and that as
sociated with the fact that it is an unu
sual time for revival meetings made suc
\ exceedingly doubtful. This statement
was made to Rev. Steward on election day
before any of the congregation knew of
his white ribbon or his proaibition lean
ings. Rev. Steward felt, however, that be
could succeed and was given an opportun
: y to try. The pastor announced from
the pulpit on Sunday evening that Rev.
Steward would preach on Monday night
and there was not a word of objection ut
tc*cd officially. Monday night was cold
and there were but very few out. Some of
the officers had spoken of the futility of
♦ renting extra expense for a week’s meet
ing, 'that so few attended, especially while
the church is burdened with a big debt.
This was told Rev. Steward by the pastor
as a good reason for discontinuing the
meeting -tha*- had already proved to be a
failure. The officers of the church that
spoke of this foolish expense wore a white
ribbon themselves, and were not only al
lied with the prohibitionists, as was Bro
ther’-Steward, but showed their fidelity to
that cause by their vote., Brother Stew
ard further stated that those who wore
the red ribbon seem to predominate. If
. this is true. Brother Steward is the only
* detective 'that has discovered it. We ad-
mit that tho rod ribbon brigade has many
sympathizers in our large congregation,
but ahait that sentiment rules the church
we flatly deny. We have been adlressed
time and again by able men and women
who wore the white ribbon, both white
and colored, and they will bear us testi
mony that we heard them gladly. We live
in this community and we recognize that
the interest of the negroes is identical
with that of the white*. An citizens of
this state our interests are one. We live
here and will risk our case tn the hands
of any jury that our moral standing is as
good as Brother Steward's. He must poll
us again before he tells the public our
position on this question.
First Baptist Church (Col.).
HOSPITAL BENEFIT.
Pulk Millet ind John Roach Straton to Ap
pear Tomorrow Night.
The joint entertainment to be given on ]
Monday night at the Academy of Music by
Mr. Polk Miller, of Virginia and Mr. John
Roach Sira ton of Georgia has aroused
much interest. A large house should greet
these entertainers. The entertainment is
for the benefit of the ladies’ auxiliary of
the Macon Hospital Association, for the
purpose of providing funds for equipping
the Gresham memorial building.
Polk Miller, tho representative of the
old ISouth, will open the entertainment by
picturing the days before the war with his
old-time banjo songs, side-splitting negro
storrics for which he is famous rhe world
over and sketches of the olden times. Mr.
Miller is the greatest artist 'in negro dia
lect in the world. He got his power to
picture the old time negro not from the
down eastern elocutionist, but direct from
the fountainhead—the negro himself —in
his “Iwyhood’s happy days down on the
farm.” Mr. Miller s an ideal southern
gentleman of the old school, courtly,
genial and affable, while his genius as
an entertainer has captivated audiences
in every state of the union. As Joel -Chan
dler Harris’ “Uncle Remus” says. “There
si a live nigger somewhere in -Polk Mil
ler’s banjo, and you exoect to see him
jump out and start to dancing when Mil
ler strikes a string.”
Following Mr. Miller John Roach Stra
ton, “prince of the platform,” the cham
pion college orator of the south, will de
liver one of his famous lectures. Mr.
Straton is wel known here and a rare
treat may be expected in his part of the
entertainment, as he is recognized as one
of the most brilliant orators and humorists
in the south. He will deliver his famous
lecture on “Day Dreams,” revised and rc
writen. A feature which will be highly
interesting at 'this time will be his re
marks on territorial expansin in his vi
sion of the .future of the republic. The
Herald-Journal says this lecture, “Day i
Dreams,” is equal to Gov. Bob Taylor’s ■
famus ‘Fiddle and the -Bow.’ ”
RECORDER’S COURT.
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Only a Small Number of Cases This
Morning.
The smallest number of cases that have
been booked at the policestation, in some
time was recorded this morning. Judge
Freeman had only to try two cases and he -
disposed of them in 'ten -minutes. They
were for fighting and vagrancy. Joe
James, a negro was up on the charge of '
fighting and disorderly conduct, and was
•fined $5. He paid the fine and was re
leased. Eugene Orr. a e-mail white boy. i
was arrested last night on the charge of
vagrancy. In the police court this -morn
ing he stated that he was from Tennesse ;
and told such a pitiful tale that Judge 1
Freeman allowed him to go.
MR. BRODER LEAVES.
Will Have Charge of the Johnson Hotel at
Washington, Ga.
Mr. J. J. Broder, who has been the chief
clerk at the Brown House, will leave in I
a few days to take charge of rhe Hotel
Johnson at Washington, Ga. Mr. Broder I
is one of the most popular hotel clerks
that has ever 'been in Macon and his
friends here will regret to see him leave.
The Johnson Hotel at -Washington is one j
of the best hotels in the state and the lo
cation is excellent. Mr. Broder wil leave :
about the loth to take charge.
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All the new styles here.
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MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 71898.
LIEUT. CLARK
HOME AGAIN
He Tells of His Experiences
With Col. Ray's Regi
ment—The Fever,
DieuteJßAnt, Alton A. Clarke, of the
Third Immunes, now in. Cuba, is in the.
city visiting his brother, D. M. A. Clarke.
Lieutenant Clarke left here as a corporal
and returned a lieutenant. He speaks in
terestiagly of Cuba, but say’s that he is
glad to get back to Macon. In speaking
to a News reporter this morning he said:
“Recently there -has been considerable
conversation on the subject of the treat
ment of the United States volunteers, both
by their officers and by the government.
It is possible that the miasmatic condition
of summer time in Cuba may bring on
defective memories; certainly that us the
easiest way .to account for some of the
stories that have been showered upon a
credulous and sympathizing audience.
Having worked as a private, I can appre
ciate 'the hardships that have been en
countered —for there have been many
hardships encountered. But the officers
in charge did. everything possible to re
lieve the unfortunate condition that inex
perience and lacking preparations had
brought on us. By inexperience I mean
the newness of the situation which in
volved war, for we have been at peace
so long we have been proceeding along
lines marked out by theory alone. There
was, of course, much unavoidable suffer
ing, but that is all over now, and the men
seem satisfied.
“We secure our water from the river.
For ordinary drinking -purposes we merely
boil it, but for hospital use it is both
•boiled and filtered. As to food, we find
but little ground for complaint. The
breakfast meals may be easily bettered
but dinner and. supper are certainly not
objectionable.
1 “At present the climate , while warm
during the day. is more than comfortably
cool at night,-blankets being requisite to
the enjoyment of slumber.
"It is true that much of the sickness
and many of the deaths in the army in
Cuba were -the result of personal careless
ness. Even now. despite their experience,
the men have not learned -to eschew eat
ables that are hurtful to them.' They buy
bad Cuban ice cream -and worse Cuban
cakes and do not stint themselves when it
comes -to the too rich fruit. The lemons
and oranges are good, but the men will
not restrict themselves to these.
“It is my -belief that there wil be some
recruiting done in Georgia for Colonel
Ray’s regiment. This will give those who
desire a-n opportunity >to see service on the
island. lam sure that many of those who
mustered out will' be glad of a chance to
return to the -service. This chance may
be offered if Colonel Ray decides to call
for more men.
“Referring to Colonel Ray, I wish to
state -that while he may be 'tactically se
vere, he treats every one -fairly and stops
at nothing when the best good of -the men
demands reforms within his power to in
stitute.”
Lieutenant Clarke was unfortunate
enough to contract the fever in Cuba and
he has never entirely recovered from the
depresing effects of the malaria which laid
hold of him during the early hardshiips
after his arrival in Cuba. In fact, Cap
tain Warren, finding Lieutenant Clarke's
health had not resumed its usual standard,
even after a iong convalescence, suggested
'that he get a sick leave, which he did.
He has a thirty days' furlough and will
remain in Macon a greater part of th. 1
time.
A REMARKABLE MAN.
Blind From Birrlt, lie Doesn’t Seem
’seed Kyes.
John Walther, who lives within two
miles of Clinton, Ind., has been blind
from birth. Until he reached manhood
John lived on the farm with his father
and it was not uncommon to scehhndriv
ing to the city with a load of corn, wheat
or other farm produce. A piece of ground
was given to him, and each year he would
plant and cultivate a big garden, which he
would market in Clinton and place the
proceeds to his credit in the bank. He
would buy horses, cattle and hogs. Even
when a boy he was regarded as a good
trader.
It is r w a common occurrence for John
to stop in the middle of tho road and trade
horses with some jockey, and it is said
that he is never worsted. He will go to
any part d his father's large farm unat
tended in search of a truant horse or cow,
ami his searches are usually successful.
How be manages to distinguish the stock
for which he is searching is a question
which puzzles everybody, and a mystery
which the blind man himself cannot or
docs not explain.
When he decides to come to town, he
goes to tho woods and with apparently as
little difficulty as a man blessed with two
go-xi ey. s selects his favorite horse from
perhaps a d'.»zen grazing in the pasture.
He has each season for years made a hand
ir. the harv .st field, and the farmers re
gard him as one of tho fastest and most
reliable w' eat “shockers” in the neigh
borhood. It vms three years ago during
harvest rh ,r + h t blind man’s brother be- j
came entangled in ’ he machinery of a bar- '
vester and snfFt sed a oroken arm. As '
px>n a- the ryehier: e< . m red John started
on a run rom tho i'eld 10 the barn and !
began a. • hing a tvam to a spring wagon !
Ho work-, ft rapidly, and when the men ;
bore tho injured man to *he house the
blind boy had the team hitched up, driven
out in the road and ready to start with his
brother to a doctor in thi-rity. He drovs
almost at br-' .kne: k speed, made the turns 1
of the streets after n whing the city and
brought his h ’.-e- to a standstill in front i
oi a doet :r s < »?. After assisting the
wounded hiv-th r up the stairway into the
office ha draw our his. watch, slid hisindei '
finger qr.i- k!y around the dial and with a
sigh remark.?ii: hoL past 10. I Was .
on’y l ? minutes driving to town.”
Xhere is no work on the farm that the
blind m?.n ermnot do. and during idle 1
times lie : m d repairs fences. He
can lay th • “warn;” f-.,r a rail fence as i
well as any n an. and prides himself on ‘
the rapid ar in which. Le gets along •
with’lm w--k. He 1 ".iit a plank feLce j
al mg th? grtwel r m:n front -.-f tbo VVal
thcr house. The lino is perfectly straight,
while the w< rkiuanship on the fence and
gates is not . xcvlh d by many ruca who
can see and who profess to bo carpenter*
News
THE TRUE STORY OF
BARGAIN LANE,
Or How , ,
SHOES FELL * *•*
Witha l)ull Thud
in MACON.
ONCE upon a time the people of Macon, wallowing in
fictitious values, and living high in air castles, paid
two prices for their shoes. But the tight times came and
it was the cost of the shoe that pinched. Still the cor
morant dealer was relentless and every time he sold a
man a pair of shoes he pulled his leg. Then one dealer,
a man named ROFF SIMS, established himself on the
corner of THIRD STREET and BARGAIN LANE. He
pulled the prices down to where none others could touch
him, and after the prices were lower than ever before, a
fire happened on that corner, and again prices went down
until men and women saw that this was the opportunity
of a life time. READ:
Men's patent calf hand sewed, regular price 6.00, now $4.75
Men s patent calf hand sewed, regular price 5.00, now 3.50
Men s patent call hand sewed, regular price 4.00, now 3.00
Few odd sizes, regular price 6.00, now 2.00
Men’s vici hand sewed shoes, regular price 6.00, now 4.00
Men s box calf hand sewed shoes, regular price 6.00, now 4.00
Men’s tan hand sewed shoes, regular price 6.00, now 4.00
Men s vici hand sewed shoes, regular price 4.50, now 3.50
Men’s box calf hand sewed shoes, regular price 4.50, now 3.00
Men’s box calf hand sewed shoes, regular price 3.50. now 2.50
Men s French calf hand sewed shoes, regular price 4.00, now 3.00
Men s rrench calf hand sewed shoes, regular price 3.50, now 2.50
Men’s Satin calf Bals and Congress, regular price 2.00, now 1.40
Ladies French Kid Shoes, regular price 5.00, now 3.50
Ladies' French Kid Shoes, regular price 4 00, now ; ... 2.50
Ladies’ French Kid Shoes, regular price 3.00, now 1.50
Ladies Party Slippers, in kid and patent leather all at fire prices.
Men's Xmas Slippers for 1.25, 1.50 and 1.80, worth double the price.
Ladies Felt and Satin Slippers, fur trimmed, regular price 1.75, now 1.25
Regular price 1.50, now 1.00
~ SOLDIERS
DON’T BE LED ASTRAY,
BUT MARCH DIRECT TO
Corner of THIRD STREET and BARGAIN LANE.
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Cold Weather
Brings Catarrh.
The Severity of this Dis
ease Increases Each
Winter»,
A 1 r
Though the disagreeable effects of Ca
tarrh are felt all the year cold
and unpleasant weather aggravates
the disease and it is during the winter
season that its severest form is felt.
Each succeeding year seems to in
tensify the disease, so that it gradually
fastens its hold upon the sufferer with
a grasp that becomes firmer each sea
son. e
Catarrh often appears as only a cold
at first, and is hardly noticed. But
gradually the cold returns, and it is
more difficult to cure, and stays longer
than formerly. These symptoms can
not be mistaken; they mark the first
appearance of a disease that will de
velop in severity and stubbornness,and ■
which it is impossible to cure with the ,
local treatment of sprays, washes, and
similar applications. Being a disease
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four years I had nasal catarrh,
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Catarrh.” v —— ®
B Sufferers from
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a start on the dis
ease before the cold
weather aggravates
it. Those who have
been relying upon
local treatment will
find winter weathen
is all that is needed®
to show that the
disease is still with
them. A course of
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