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THE MACON NEWS.
ESTABLISHED 1 884-.
NEWS PRINTING COMPANY,
PUBLISHERS.
R L. MCKENNEY. Business Mngr.
TOM W. LOYLESS, Editor.
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Macon and the Troops.
Macon has been un for tun Me during the
last, four weeks in catching the .tail-ends
of storms which have swept other parrs of
the country. Ordinarily the November
«nd December weather is exceedingly
pleasant. That the troops encamped here
have been subjected to these unusual
climatic rigors is a most regrettable cir
cumstance. IBut their discomfort will not
be for long. They will find the winter an
agreeable one, and a welcome change from
the protracted cold of the northern win
ders. The snow that fell last night was
nhe second or third precipitation of that
kind during the la&t three years. The sol
diers will, however, see the heliotropes
blooming during the Christmas tide and
they will soon find every possible compen
sation for their present annoyances.
They have, despite the inclemency of
the weather. much to be thankful for.
They have been subjected to no zymotic
diseases. They have had plenty of pure
■water to drink. Those who have needed
hospital attention have had comfortable
buildings provided for them. They have
not lacked in supplies. If they remain
here two months longer they will be con
gratulating 'themselves on their experi
ences.
'rhe truth of the matter is that all the
camps in Georgia hove made a health rec
ord that cannot fail io redound 'to the
prestige of the state for salutrious cli
matic conditions. There have been no re
ports of disease from Savannah, Augusta,
Americus, Columbus, Griffin, Atlanta oi
any of the places where troops have been
in issed for any considerable period. The
wisdom of dividing a great body of troops
into small camps has been fully demon
strated, but Georgia's peculiar excellence
as a tenting ground has been shown in
many ways. Whether the soldiers have
had to face the summer suns or the No
vember winds, they have had no real suf
fering io endure.
Macon, of course, is the best of all the
military locations, for the reason that she
enjoys not only all the climatic and sani
tary advantages of other Georgia cities,
but also in that she has such a large num
ber of railroads, spacious yards and capi- %
tai camping sites. Thus as a point of
mobilization she may well claim to be as
desirable as any other city in the United
Slates. The soldiers came, here because
it was a place to which they should have
been sent.
It is gratifying, of course, to the people
of Macon themselves that, notwithstand
ing the great numbers of men assembled
here, there have been so few breaches of
Che peace.
Reducing Expenses.
If the Legislature shall abolish the Geo
logical department and cut the military
fund from $22.500't0 $2,500, the people will
profoundly deplore the economic necessity
which compelled this sacrifice. The Geo
logical department has been of great ser
vice to the state, it has had much to do
with bringing capital into the state and in
accelerating progress along all lines of in
dustry and development.
And so with the military fund. It is a
great pity, after fifteen years of hard work,
in raising the military forces of Georgia
to their present high standard of efficien
cy. that there should now come disorgan
ization. Without state support, it can
hardly be expected that the young men
who constitute the military arm will
maintain their present organizations, ex
•cept as mere social clubs, and we may well
imagine a condition which would be la
mentable indeed in case the governor had
no troops to call out in the interest of the
public peace. The state might lose far
more than the whole appropriation In a
• day.
The people AoOzo. nl MtissafothloxM.i
But the people have to bear in mind the
v.ishorn of Governor Candler's suggestion
i hat the first requisite to a state's pros
perity is that it should pay its debts. To
that consideration all possible sacrifices
must be made, for no cloud must "rest upon
the state's financial integrity.
Our New Possessions.
It is reported from Washington that
President McKinley has determined to
make a personal inspection of Cuba and
Porto Rico. No president of the United
States has ever gone beyond the borders
of the United States during his term of
office. The idea has prevailed that he was
inhibited from so doing, but the later view
is that he can do so if may choose. Thd
rule, however, doee not exact V apply, in
the present case for both Porto Rico and
Cuba will be und>.r a United States pro
tectorate and will be in a certain sense
United States territory after Januaryl. It
uould be well, probably, for the President
I to make the visit as it would tend to en
hance the loyalty of both the Porto Ricans
and Cubans. It would also enable him to
form more accurate ideas as to what
■ should be done to bring about a better
state of affairs In both islands.
It would, of course, be a journey not
lacking in dramatic features, and a fine
opportunity would be afforded a great his
torical painter. The moment the president
shall set bis foot on the soil of our new
acquisitions the event will be made most
memorable in American history.
As a matter of fact it would seem to be
incumbent that at some time the people
of all our new possessions, including Ha
waii an dthe Philippines, should have the
opportunity to see the head of the great
Republic which has undertaken to admin
ister their affairs and to give them a new
government. This may never be found
practicable, but if a President should ever
conclude to make a journey round the
world to present himself to the strange
peoples whose loyalty to the American flag
must be stimulated, there could be little
question of his right to do so, provided the
general public service be not injured by
his prolonged absence.
The average American citizen would find
these journeys somewhat distasteful be
cause of their necessarily more or less
sepctacular aspect, but if the policy of Im
perialism is to obtain, we shall have
possibly to consent to such demonstrations
of our “regal” sweep and might. Mr.
Watterson, who is an expansionist, asserts
.that Manila in these days is not so far
away from New York as was Washington
from San Francisco in the days of ’49, but
this is true only in a certain, sense. San
Francisco being within the limits of the
continent and reached by railroads, grows
nearer every day, while Manila will al
ways be on the other side of the earth,
both geographically and politically, and it
will require a century or more to bring the
Filipinos into full homogeneity with the
great American mass.
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.
Mr. A. W. S. Mozo died at Eastman sev
eral days ago. He as well known through
out the state.
Mr. Duncan Daniel, a well known citi
zen of Dodge county, was stricken with
paralysis Friday.
A petition for prohibition election in
Terrell county has been presented to the
ordinary and an election ordered Decem
ber 15th. A temperance wave seems to
have struck Georgia.—Telfair Enterprise.
Mr. Exum E. Phillips, one of the oldest
and wealthiest citizens of Pulaski county,
died suddenly at his home seven miles
from Hawkinsville a few days ago. He
leaves an estate said to be worth $75,000. :
The mechanics of Fitzgerald have re-
I
| cently formed a local lodge -of the Knights
1 of Labor, with a membership of twenty-
I five.
A Lowndes county farmer has made
SBOO,OOO from a 20-acre grass patch. No
doubt many a Georgia farmer has lost
more money than this on a larger cotton
field.
The telegraph line between Bainbridge
and Arlington, along the Georgia Pine
railway, was completed last Saturday.
When it comes to getting practical ben
: efits for his constituents your Uncle Lon
Livingston is hard to beat. Vide the Fed-*
1 eral prison for Atlanta.—Calhoun ‘Courier.
The hisses heard by Lee when he left
I Havana will be turned to cheers when he
lands there again.—Thomasville Times-
Enterprise.
The New York preacher who stated that
‘Cuba’s greatest need was “soap, soldiers
and sermons," probably didn’t miss it far.
—Americus Herald.
The Macon Evening News is one of the
most attractive daily papers in Georgia
I since it was enlarged and improved. Tom
i Loyless knows a thing or two about the
I newspaper business. —Ringgold New South.
The entire Third Kentucky regiment at
i Columbus was arrested at its camp for
I non-compliance with orders to be in line
for inspection by General Wiley.
j Hon. A. O. Bacon is one of the ablest
. and best equipped men in the United
States senate, and he deserves to stay
there. He is recognized as one of the
leaders on the Democratic side of that
body and his presence a matter of na
tional as well as state importance. As a
I skilled parliamentarian and' an accom-
I plished and fearless debater, he easily
holds his own in the discussions, and he
never fails to stand for the best interests
|of the people. It is but flue the able and
faithful senator that Georgia should re
elect him to the position he worthily fills.
—'Jonesboro News.
Dr. J. W. Lee has opened the prohibi
' tion campaign in Terrell county and will
remain there until the election.
Dr. A. M. Brown and Miss Maude Mur
phey were married at Blackshear, Ga.,
' yesterday.
Private J. F. Fountain, of company D.
Third Georgia regiment, died in Savannah
i Thursday. His remains were shipped to
his home in Seville.
It is thought that at the annual meet
ing of the stockholders and directors of
the Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad
I Company in January, arrangements will
be made for a through train service be
; tween Tennille and Hawkinsville in con
j nection with the Oconee and Western,
which was recently bought, it is thought.
I by the Central.
Hobson has made $12,000 with hi* pen
since sinking the “Merrimac” and has
honor and glory to burn.—Ringgold New
' South.
Speaking of the recent lynching at Mon
ticello. the Savannah Morning News says:
The lynching of Jake Glover at Monti
cello on Thursday night was a particularly
; atrocious proceeding. Not only was there
no evidence to show that he was connected
; with the crime of which he had been
charged, but he had actually been acquit
ted of that crime before a court of compe
tent jurisdiction. Thus the lynchers not
MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER io 1898-
only committed a crime, but in doing so
they expressed their contempt for the ma
jesty of the law and the machinery of jus
tice.
Jeff Hicks, the Macon county negro wife
murderer, has been convicted and sen
tenced to hang December 20.
The Legislature cut down the common
school fund $400,000, but the football train
ing university never got touched. —North
Georgia Citizen.
Georgia evidently believes in expansion,
as she is making ready to reach out for a
small slice of Tennessee and North Caro
lina. —Columbus Enquirer-Suan.
Once upon a time the citizens of Colquitt
county went to Thomasville for their tod
dy. Now Thomasville will have to go to
Colquitt to quench her thirst; turn about
is fair play.—Waycross Herald.
Maybe President McKinley will relent
after all and tell us what he thinks about
the Philippines.—Atlanta Journal.
Two men had a fight about Rev. J. W.
Lee yesterday in Moultrie. Ga.
At Vienna, Mack Holland, a colored
cook, was shot and instantly killed by an
other negro for stepping on his toes.
The new mill which the Forsyth Manu
facturing Company is building at Forsyth,
Ga., is nearing completion and will soon
be ready for business. It will contain
<5.000 spindles. This will give the Forsyth
mills 12,000 spindles on hosiery yarns,
warps and plied yarns.
Quite a number of hogs were killed in
Barnesville during the past week. Dr. W.
A. Wright killed two which netted him
750 pounds. Mr. A. J. Mills also killed
one, 13 months old. which weighed 380
pounds net. From it he obtained twenty
gallons cf lard, keeping the joints.—Bar
nesville Gazette.
The ladies of Barnesville have organized
a library. They will have a building of
their own in a few days.
Mr. Hardy (Bryant, aged 67, died at his
home near Gainesville several days ago.
She Valdosta Journal is a new daily pa
per being issued in that city. It is a four
page, three column paper and is a newsy
sheet.
■Abe Small, ■who was to have been hang
ed in Savannah yesterday was respited by
Governor Candler until January 13.
Soldiers in Athens have a hard time.
They can't buy any Christmas cheer at
the dispensarj- without a written permit.
—Savannah Press.
The wiregrass seems to be partial for
prohibition. North Georgia is more du
bious about it. —Savannah Press.
CAUGHT FROM THE WIRES.
The American Coal Company has in
creased its dividend rate Va per cent, mak
ing the annual dividend rate now 5 per
cent.
Negotiations are pending for ‘the sale of
the controlling interest in the Consolidat
ed Gas Company of Baltimore, to a syn
dicate of New York capitalists. Seventy
-1 five dollars a share is the price said to
I have been offered for a majority of the
! stock. There are 110,000 shares of stock
1 at par value of sllO, representing a total
■ valuation of $11,000,000, though the mar
ket value based upon the price today is
around $66, or a total of 17,260,000.
The electric railroad deal, by which all
■the surface roads in Baltimore are to be
consolidated under a traction syndicate is
‘ about ‘to be consummated. It is said the
consolidated company will otter $.85 a
share for the stock of the Baltimore City
Passenger railway Company. The par
value of the stock is $25, and on this a
dividend of 10 per cent is paid. Including
the new issue the capital stock amounts
to $3,500,000.
I
Mayer Harrison of Chicago will make a
determined fight against the 50 year fran
chise of street railways.
! The controller of the currency has or
[ dered an assessment of 100 per cent on
j stockholders of the defunct First National
■ bank of Emporia, Kansas.
I Typewriting will be taught in the night
schools in New York city.
A. L. Manly, the negro newspaper edi
tor. who was forced to leave Wilmington,
N. C., on account of the publication of an
editorial reflecting upon the white women
of the south, and who has since resided in
Asbury Park, will resume the publication
of his paper, the Record, in New York.
. PEOPLE'S FORUM.
POSTSCRIPT.
Mr. Editor: I thank you for so kindly
publishing my letter of Thursday. It re
joices my heart to know that you have
opened o column to be known as the
! “Peoples’ Forum.” This is right, for the
people ought to be accorded* a hearing on
matters of public interest.* I trust that
this “Forum" will never be closed, and I
regret that it did not occur to me to sug
gest this ro our city papers before our re
cent prohibition election, for no one knows
what amount of corruption might have
been prevented. I send you this note by
way of postscript to my communication
cf yesterday (Thursday).
As you know, negroes having just
reached the age of 21 have no taxes to
pay this year, and as a citizen only has
to swear to having paid last year’s taxes
in order to register, .a negro just 22 years
old ccul'd likewise vote without charge.
I assured you that the liquor traffic found
and registered in the lower city district
238 21-year-old negroes ‘out of a total
number of 615. I did not tell you thar
they were also enabled to find a great
numebr who had just reached the age of
i 22. To make a long matter short, Mr.
Editor, this traffic registered 713 negroes
of these classes out of a total registration
of only 2,174. If the liquor traffic did not
do this and are not responsible for this
fraud, who is? Did negroes of these ap
propriate ages just simply gravitate to
ward the registration books and afterward
decide to vote for the saloon?
I understand. Mr. Editor, that the grand
jury found nearly 160 true bills against
gambiers. A gambler, you know, is a
twin brother to the saloon keeper. Now,
if liquor is "under good control” why all
this lawlessness?
I am informed that there is a law in the
city code which demands that the city
shall cancel the license of any 1 saloon
keeper who violates certain laws against
morality and decency. Now many of our
salqon keepers have been found guilty of
such violations and true bills have just
been round against others of them. Why
is it. Mr. Editor, that our city officials
fail to carry out their own laws? Can
you not answer this? The records of our
RoYal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum bakinw powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
■oval aww «jwoe« new york.
courts will show the guilty parties and the
law ought to be enforced. If the law
holds that selling to minors, keeping open
on Sunday, etc., makes a citizen an im
moral man, then 'there are a number of
immoral men still keep ing saloons in the
city of Macon, under protection of our
city authorities.
Is it a fact that liquor is “UNDER
GOOD CONTROL?” Was not Mr. Guerry
correct when he said that more properly
sneaking the liquor traffic was “IN GOOD
CONTROL?” CITIZEN.
A TEXAS WONDER.
Hall’* Great Discovery.
One small bottle of Hall’s Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder trou
bles, removes gravel, cures diebetls, semi
nal emisisons, weak and lame backs, rheu
matism and all irregularities of the kid
neys and bladder in both men and women.
Regulates bladder troubles In children. If
not sold by your druggist will be sent by
I mail on receipt of sl. One small bottle is
j two months’ treatment and will cure any
case above mentioned.
E. W. HALL,
Sole Manufacturer.
P. O. Box 211, Wace, Texas.
Sold by H. J. Lamar & Son, Macon, Ga.
READ THIS.
Covington, Ga., July 23, 1898.
This is to certify that I have used Dr.
Hall’s Wonderful Discovery for Rheuma
tism, Kiddney and Bladder Trouble*?, and
will say it is far superior to any thing I
have ever used for the above complaints.
Very respectfully,
H. I. HORTON, Ex-Marshal.
A five draw oak new American Sewing
Machine, Monday for S2O cash. John R.
Burnett, 131 Co ton avenue.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Notice Os Election.
Notice is hereby given that on Tues
-1 day, December 13, 1898, an election will
’ be held in the city of Macon for' four al
i dermen, one from each ward, at precincts
and with rhe managers named below. The
polls will be opened at 8 o’clock and closed
at
PRECINCTS.
First Ward —Courthouse.
Second Ward —Findlay’s foundry.
Third Ward-City Hall.
Fourth Ward—Dumas’ -store.
MANAGERS.
First Ward—C. A. Ells, F. A. Sc-hone
man, G. L. Reeves.
Second Ward —N. L. Brunner, L. W.
Hollingsworth, W. L. Johnson.
Third Ward —E. O’Connell, George R.
Barker, W. B. Chap'man-.
Fourth Ward —John Hartz, S. J. Kent,
George A. Dure.
S. B. Price, Mayor.
Cilj Th Ntlitt.
Tax payers are notified that the fourth
installment of the city tax is now due.
Pay and save tax execution. -
A. R. TINSLEY, Treasurer.
I
i Dec. 1, 1898.
i For Alderman.
I
Election December 13,1898.
First Ward —John C. \’an Syckel. 1
Second Ward —Thus. F. Sheridan.
Third Ward —Mallory H. Taylor.
Fourth Ward —John T. Moore,
Academy of Music.
Monday Dec 12.
j First and only Engagement in Macon cf
■ I David Belasco's Great International Suc-
‘ COSS,
THE HEART OF MARYLAND,
A play of great merit. A marvel in
' stage craft.
Under the personal direction of the au
, thor, presented by David Belasco’s Com
pany. With the original scenery and ac
cessories. The novel and realistic Belfry
scene. Strong situations. Exciting cli
maxes. 300 nights in New York. 80 nights
' j in Chicago, 72 nights in Boston, 50 nights
jin Philadelphia. 100 nights in Adelphi
I Theatre. London, England. Prices sl, 75,
;50 and 25 cents. Seat sale.
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the requirements of every oress-maker, pro
fessional or amateur. A valuable feature is its
CUT PAPER PATTERNS
Each issue contains, among its rich variety of
fashions, two gowns, for which cut paper patterns
are furnished. If you wish to wear the latest
UTILITY SKIRTS, WASH SKIRTS, SHIRT
WAISTS, TAILOR-MADE GOWNS
or if you are seeking new designs, you villfnd
what you want in the pages of the BAZAR, at
25c. PER PATTERN
WAIST, SLEEVE, or SKIRT - COMPLETE GOWX, 75r.
and if you will send us the number of the pattern
' you wish, and enclose the amount, we will send
to you. If you are not familiar with the
BAZA R, we will send you as a special offer a
TRIAL SUB. FOUR WEEKS
upon receipt of ‘he money.
10 Cents a Copy - Snb., $4 00 per year
Addren HARPER a BROTHERS, PnblUhera, X. T. City
FINANCIAL.
You Don’t Have to
Wait for your money when you get loans
from us. We hare it always on hand.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building' and Loin Awociation,
Mm on, Gau, 401 Tblrd Btr««t.
B. Y. MALLARY, B. N. JELKS,
Preaident. Vice-President
J. J. COBB, Cashier.
Commercial and Savings Bank.
MACON, GA.
General Banking Business Transacted. I
$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 COMPANY
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® 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.
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.
«, M. PLANT. CHAS. D. HURT
Cashier.
I. C. PLANT’S SON,
BANKER,
MACON, GA.
A general banking business traneaete*
tnd all consistent eortesies cheerfully ex
tended to patrons. Certificates as dapast:
Issued bearing Interest.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of MACON, GA.
The accounts at banks, eorparatlaas
Srms and individuals received upon th<
most favorable terms consistent with eaa
sarvativa banking. A share as your has 1
inass respectfully solicited.
> B. H. PLANT.
Prasiirat
George H. Plant, Vice-President.
W. W. Wrigley, Cashier.
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We will have at our disposal during
November $75,000 to loan on Georgia farms
or city property. We are offering money at i
low rates.
! THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST CO., !
O. A. Coleman, General Manager,
35? Second Street.
*
! >
HEADQUARTERS
, —-FOR
Real Estate Loansj
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 Rbstract Co.
*370 Second St., Phone 82.
T. B. WEST,
Secretary and Attorney.
I
I Money.
Loans 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.
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MILCELLANEOUS.
W 1 p
Men’s Top Coats.
The road to rtyle 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 <nd
Oxford Vecunas. We make up very hand
some top coats from these at very moder -
. ate prices.
I GEO. P. BURDICK & GO.,
Importing Tailors.
Hacon’s Only
Picture Frame store.
That is what we are. We guarantee you
that we can show you four times the as
sortment and four timeii the amount of
stock shown by any other firm in Macon.
And Our
Frames Are Made
Not thrown together. Call and see us.
W. Lamar Williams,
422 Second St.
We have received
the
English Lawn
Grass Seed
i • •
I for winter lawns.
H. J. Lamar & Sons
416 Second Street, next
to Old Curiosity Shop.
C. A. Harris. W. J. Hopper.
mecnanics’CoalGo
Phone 122.
1 Red Ash, Jellico
Always on band.
We .meet all competition and
take Periodical Tickets.
D. A. KEATING,
Genoral Undertaker and Embalmer.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Caskets, cases, coffins and burial robes;
I hearse and carriages furnished to all
. funerals in and out of the city.
telephone 468. 322 Mulberry street, Macon
a*.
Hiacon 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 Cotte a avenue,
Micot, Ga.
Henry Stevens, Sons &
Company.
H. STEVEXS* SOXS 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
ators. he best refrigerators made. Manu
factured right here in Macon, any size and
of any material desired. It has qualities
which no other refrigerator on the market
; possesses. Come and see them at the sac
! tory on New street.
For Whooping Cough
use CHENEY’S EX
PECTORANT.