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THE MACON NEWS.
ESTABLISHED 1884.
NEWS PRINTING COMPANY,
PUBLISHERS.
R. L. McKENNEY. Business Mntrr.
TOM W. LOYLESS, Editor.
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THE NEWS.
Offices: 412 Cherry Street
Advertising Macon.
When The News undertook *a few months
ago the publication of an industri-al review’
of Macon, in the form of a Carnival Edi
tion, it promised the people of Macon the
best advertisement this city ever had.
That it fulfilled its promises to the let
ter has been well established, but further
evidence of tin fact Is coming to hand al
most every day. A letter received today
indicate® how The News’ Carnival Edition
has been received abroad. This letter is
from Mr. Jerome B. Pound, the founder of
The News, now publisher of the Chatta
nooga News. The fiact that Mr. Pound is
so well pleased with The News’ Carnival
Edition that he proposes to adopt the same
form for an edition of the Chattanooga
News 'is strong proof of its merits. Mr.
Pound’s It iter ie as follows:
Chattanooga. Tenn., Dec. 12.
Mr. Tom W. Loyless, ’Macon, Ga.
Dear Sir: A copy of your Diamond Jubi
lee Edition came into my hands a few days
ago. I looked over the same very care
fully, and am pleased to say it* is a most
creditable publication, and you and Mr.
McKinney are to be highly congratulated
upon your enterprise and energy. I also
thank you for your incidental mention of
myself in connection with the history of
The News. Will you kindly let me know
about how many copies of this edition
were printed, and about how much it cost
pt r thousand. I presume you hatl it got
t< u out at vour office, but 1 would like to
know its cost. I like it so well that I am
e considering getting up something of the
kind for our edition next Spring. I am
glad to see that The News has enlarged
to eight pages. Very truly.
J. B. Pound.
The News has received many other iet
t.rs of a complimentary nature, the ma
jority of them from people who desire to
locate here, having been attracted by The
News’ Carnival Edition. Among the num
ber is the following;
Atlanta. Ga.. Dec. 12.
Mr. R. L. McKenney, Macon. Ga.
Dear Sir: Your valued Diamond Jubilee
Carnival Edition, supplement to The Ma
con Nt ws. has just come before my notice
and I must say that I had no idea that
Macon is as large >a place as she Is.
Pardon the inquiry: but 1 am thinking
of establishing a business in ’Macon, and
would appreciate it. if you will give me
the desired information.
Kindly 'answer the following questions
for me. and also state any other informa
tion that you think proper. Awaiting your
prompt reply, I am. yours thankfully,
P. W. Miller.
Bryan's Resignation.
\s was to be expected, some of the little
fellows who are never happy unless mak
ing faces at William Jennings Bryan are
at it again, because he has resigned bls
cofninission in the army. Placed in a
similar position, they would have done
exactly as 'Bryan did. but they do not hes
itate to take advantage of his action as an
opportunity for throwing a little more
mud. .
The public, however, will not condemn
Bryan for tending his resignation when he
di. He had already done more than the
country could reasonably expect of him. A
man who had narrowly missed being com
mander in chief of both the army and
navy of the United States, and who is
destined to yet fill that exalted position,
had voluntarily accepted a commission as
colonel and had gone to the front to suffer
the hardships ami dangers of war when hi®
country seemed to need him. 'At great
personal sacrifice he remained faithful to
his trust until it had been positively es
tablished that his country no longer needed
him. He waited until the treaty of peace
hud been signed, and as there was no lon
ger an opportunity for active service, he
had every right to resign rather than do
police duty in a foreign country.
He has greater duties to nerform here
at home. Ht can be of greater service to
his country here. The war having been
ended by' a treaty of -peace, he returns to
perform his duties as a citizen. And it is
a partisan indeed who will refuse to honor
him for the sacrifices he has already made,
or do him justice now that he has seen
fit to return to civil life.
A Permanent Military Post.
If the proper steps are taken at once,
there is r.o rtason why Macon may not
become a permanent military post. Now
that the standing army is to be increased
to 100,000 trocps, nearly four times its for
mer size, it will naturally follow that per
manent military posts will be established
bi various points in the South. Macon has
peculiar advantages over many other
Southern cities that are aspiring to this
distinction, and it is believed that if her'
claims are properly urged she will be suc
cessful in her efforts. Her accessibility,
her healthfulness and the attractiveness
of her camo cites are all in her favor.
Especially is her health record a strong
point to be urged. It is a thing that has
already greatly impreseed the officers in
i command of the troops now stationed here,
and this, in connection with her many
I other advantages makes her chances of
. securing a permanent post seem peculiarly
bright
Even ehould she fail to secure a large
body of infantry, she has advantages which
all cavalrymen recognize. The members
of the Seventh cavalry now stationed here
are enthusiastic in their <praise of Macon
as a camp site, and say Central City park
' Is an ideal camp ground.
It is to be hoped the city council and
Chamber of Commerce will take active
steps to urge Macon's claims as a perma
nent military post.
Come to Macon.
Macon extend® a cordial invitation to
the people throughout her territory to visit
this city next Monday. The review of
General Wilson’s corps by 'President Mc
j Kinley will be a military pageant worth
; coming miles to see, and Macon Is the very
: best city in Georgia to see such a spectacle
to the best advantage.
It will probably be many years before
( so many troops will be gathered together
in Georgia again, and this may be the last
time that we of the present generation will
have an opportunity to witness such a
grand military display as will be seen in
Macon next Monday.
Today’s preliminary review gives an idea
of what ’Monday's pageant will be. and the
presence of President McKinley, General
Wheeler and others in Macon on that occa
sion will make it a day long to be remem
bered.
The Diamond Jubilee Edition of The
Macon News has reached this office and it
; is a beauty. It is the handsomest publica-
I tion of its kind ever gotten out in Georgia
| and its publishers should be proud of it.—
I Americus Herald.
j The Griffin News says that a newspaper
I that attempts to tell the truth, at all
i time®, would thrive better in an African
! desert than in this country.
j But bow do.es Glessner know?
The News is receiving many compli
ments on its enlargement to eight pages,
and the people of Macon are showing their
j appreciation of such a paper.
The troops encamped in Macon will be
i pleased with the. thorough description of
j today's parade in this issue of The News.
i It is a complete record.
j Wilson’s troops nuarching through the
| streets of Macon to the air of “Dixie” is
| conclusive proof of the fact that time
i works changes.
Let the flags and the bunting fly to the
■ breeze next Monday.
Decorate !
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS
Mr. Thomas I. Meek, who was one of
4 the bravest soldiers of Phillips’ Legion
I during the war between the states, died
I in Marietta. He was harnessing his horse
i when he fell and scon expired.
Mr. E. Simpson, of Albany, purchased
, at Americus the largest lot of cotton sold
, in that market this season. There were
I 1.700 bales in the lot, the average price
I paid being 5 cents per pound. It brought
, the net sum of $42,000.
There are now confined in the state
sanitarium 2,352 patients—STS white fe
i males, 970 white males, 359 colored fe
i males and 326 colored males.
A stock company is being organized at
Adairsville for the purpose of building
and equipping a telephone exchange, to
extend to the nearby towns and to connect
with the large orchards and extensive
plantations near the towns. Estimates
for fifty miles are being received by J. F.
Bowdoin and the matter will soon assume
definite shape.
The Spaniards do not like President Mc
| Kinley’s reference to the blowing up of
' the Maine.’ Some people would grumble
if they were going to be hung.—Augusta
I Chronicle.
» When it ccmes to resigning one or the
other General Wheeler will resign his
commission in the army and not his sear
in congress. He has gotten all of the hon
or that is to be had in a military line and
has given a quid pro quo in intelligent
and gallant service. The call of the pres
ent and the future,is upon the civilian.
The Macon News, one of our brightest
exchanges, has enlarged to an eight page
paper.—-Pike County Journal.
Oglethorpe Echo: Watch for a howl now
that a bill to restrict pensions to indigent
ex-Confederate soldiers is before the leg
i islature. with some prospect of becoming a
| law. He who ’hath is generally the most
persistent pension claimant.
j The legislature shied like a young colt
■ at the propositions to reduce the educa-
I tional and pension appropriations and put
1 a tax on dogs.—Macon County Citizen.
Governor Candler has called upon all
of his staff to assemble in Atlanta upon
, the occasion of rhe president’s visit io that
city. With all the Georgia colonels in
town, Atlanta will be full whether rhe
colonels are or not. —Savannah Journal.
Rural mail delivery is to be established
within a radius of ten miles of Rome, the
delivery to begin January Ist, 1899.
Brunswick Times: The Georgia Press is
almost unanimous in advocating biennial
sesions of the legislature. In this the
press displays more wisdom than the leg
islators. which is. as a matter of course,
saying very little for the members of the
Georgia press.
Dublin Courier: All legislation looking
to tax reform has been postponed* until
next session. This is a grave mistake
upon the part of our legislators, and will
cause a big decrease in the tax returns
next year.
Talbotton New Era: The tax returns
show only a dozen bicycles in Bibb'”county.
The tax dodger is’every where.
Jacksen Times: Many farmers whom we
have talked to during the week say they
will sow wheat if it takes them till Feb
ruary. They are determined to make all
efforts to live at home in the future.
The president will get a taste of Geor
| gia hospitality this week. This does not
MACON NEWS TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 131898.
necessarily mean a taste of artillery punch
in Savannah, but it may. President Ar
thur tested this seductive beverage on one
occasion since which no president has
tackled it. Beware. Me. —Thomasville
Times-Enterprise.
Miss Mary Burroughs is now society
editress of the Brunswick Advertiser.
Bainbridge ba® just installed a telephone
exchange and there is a deal of ‘'helloing’’
going on over there.
Thereis seme talk of contesting he re
cent election held in Augusta.
A large dam is being built across the
Cabttahocchee river at Columbus.
The pope says he will help us take care
of the Phillippines. Perhaps the pope is
not aware that Uncle Sam is not asking
any help to his log rolling.—Waycross
Herald.
Governor Candler has offered a reward
of SIOO for the capture of Tobe Chastain,
who is charged with the killing of Lee D.
Dotson, in Gilmer county.
A curious incident occurred last week
at Leesburg, in connection with the re
covery of Robert Frazier, the darky who
Was shot about two months ago by George
Hope, another darky. The pistol ball
passed into the side of Frazier and was
nsver extracted. Monday he felt bad, and
took a drink of whisky. That made him
feel worse, and on the advice of friends h°
took a small drink of kerosene. He had
scarcely swallowed it when lie felt some
thing break loose and fall in his right side
which caused him to cough violently,
when up came the pistol ball, and the doc
tors are speculating on the occurrence.
General Wheeler was educated at West
Point. He intended to be a professional
soldier. While only in his twenties he
rose to a lieutenant generalship in the
Confederate army, an army that the world
has seen no better. In spite of his gray
hairs ibis soldier and statesman offered
his services to his country when the Span
ish-American war came on. Although
second ?n command in the Santiago e.vn
paign he wor. most of the honors in that
exp'd:i :r>h. It is freely admitted th«‘ his
pres’ ice on the fl-'ng line, a point v. I ich
Shafter r..'ve r reached, gave the Americans
the victory. When all was confusior..
wh- n I rave boys in bhie bad s’oo'l fat
hours «•<.:! r.g for the comand to a Ivin?',
whi'h t ■ v*'r came from Shafter, anl when
they were le’ng shot down like sh-**';,
G. j r.cr al heeler gave the w:>"d hi;rs<lf
and the victory was won. No less noble
than in battle was this veteran in camp.
His public expresions have been most pa
triotic and his consideration of others su
perb.
Under one of the bills for the reorgani
zation of the army provision is fnade for
the appointment of one general and two
major generals. Under the other bill for
the reorganization of the army provision
is made for the appointment of one lieu
tenant general only. If the latter bill is
adopted, as to be that cythbfiocm
adopted, as seems likely, who but Wheeler
should be that lieutenant general? It is
an honor justly his. —Knoxville Eentinel.
Captain Sigsbee says that at the time
the Maine was blown up he was writing a
letter to his wife in which he struggled
to confess that he had carried in his pock
et a letter for ten months addressed to her
and from a friend of long standing. Be
ing a woman of sense. Mrs. Sigsbee. of
course, made no complaint when she heard
the confession. She thought the captain
had been sufficiently blown ,up for his er
ror, grievous though it was. —Mobile Reg
ister.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND.
Editor Constitution —The writer does not,
oppose public schools, but the levy of taxes
any year should be made with reasonable
and just regard for the condition of the
people of the state who bear the burden of
paying them. There seems to be no doubt
that the citizens of Georgia will have less
money the coming year (owing to the low
price that cotton has brought the past two
years) than for many years past. The fact
that a large crop at a low price brings less
than a small crop at a higher price, seems
to be lost sight, of by many of the people
and some of our lawmakers.
Education is a good thing—so, no doubt,
are home missions and foreign missions
but no sane man who expects to give to
these causes, will give so largely any one
year, that he will be crippled, or cannot
give at all the next year. It would seem
chat if the vast majorly of men, distin
guished or not distinguished, who have
built this nation to its present greatness,
never saw the inside of a public school —
that those who expect to get their whole
education in rhe public schools should be
willing to temporarily accommodate their
demands to the reduced financial condition
of those who are expected to pay for theii
schooling. Jn our great zeal let us not be
unjust or unreasonable.
With any temporary curtailment of the
school fund, how infinitely sueprior are
the advantages of rhe Georgia youth of
today, to what they were In the days of the
fathers of the republic! George Walton,
the signer of the declaration of indepen
dence, from Georgia, was self-taught, and
gleamed his lessons at night by the flare
of the lightwood fire. Yet, Georgia Wal
ton and thousands of other patriots of sim
ilara antecedanrs rebelled at unjust taxa
tion without their consent. The legisla
ture should see that no unjust taxes 'for
any cause, however good rhat cause,
should be placed on our pepole with their
(the legislature’s) consent.
Hugh V. Washington.
Macon, Ga.. December 8. 1898.
CASTOTLIA.
Bears the K ,nd Y° u Wane Always Bougtit
Sheriff’s Sale.
Will be sold before the court house door
in the city of ’Macon, during the legal
hours of sale on the First Tuesday in Jan
uary. 1899, the following property: Two
tracts of land lying in Vineville district.
Bibb county, and known as part of a tract
of land consisting of eleven acres of land,
sold by Henry J. Nically to J. M. Daly,
known as the resurvey and subdivision of
said land as lot No. 22. in block 2. (this
block being owned by Rosa Simmons.) and
also lot No. 21. in block 2 (this lot being
owned by Addie Thomas; each of said lots
having a frontage of 50 fee: on a street,
and running back an even width of 190
feet, as shown in plat of said eleven acre®,
now of record in clerk’s office. Bibb supe
rior court. Said two lots being bounded as
a whole on the north by lot of Alice White,
on east by a street, and on the west by
lot of E. .G Furgerson. Levied on as the
property of Rosa Simmons- and Addi*-
Thomas to satisfy a fl. fa issued from Bibb
superior court in favor of Equitable Build
ing and Loan Association vs. Rosa Sim
mons and Addie Thoma®.
Also, at the same time and place, that
RoVa*-.
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
«OV*L SAKINQ FOWDCR CO., NEW YORK.
Oarct'l of land in VineVllle, Bibb county,
back of Huguenin Heights. fronting south
on Columbus road 52 feet and running back
417 feet to land of Mrs. ‘V. A. -Napier;
bounded on west by Charles H. Flowers
and cn north and east by Mrs. by Mrs. V.
A. Napier. Levied on as the property of
A. IH. Gaston, to satisfy a ft. fa. issued
from Bibb super’or court in favor of Mrs.
Virginia A. Napier for use, etc., vs. A. H.
Gaston.
Also at the same time and place, one
acre of land in Walden, Bibb county, be
ing a portion of the northeast corner of
lot of land in the Rutland district. Bibb
county, bounded as follows: On the north
and east by land of C. W. Kilpatrick, and
on the south and weet by lands of W. J.
Willis, with all the improvements thereon.
Levied on as the property of John D. ‘Dun
bar -to satisfy a fi. fa. issude from Bibb
superior court in favor of Even T. Mathis,
executor of Thomas J. Harvey, Ms. John I).
Dunbar.
Also, at the same time and place, that
land in said county, known in the plan of
“Newberg,” recorded in book “A. J.” folio
706, clerk’s office, Bibb sueprior court, as
lots 5,6, 7 and 8, in block 1; lots I. 2, 3
and 4, in block 3; lots 2,3, 4, 5. 6,7 and 8,
in block 2; lot I of block 2. except a strip
eiglfit fee wide at the southeast corner of
said lot and running back 110 feet; all of
lot 0 in block 2, lying north of an east and
west line running 110 feet north of the
south line of said lot; also seven shares
of the capital stock of the Bibb Real Es
tate and Improvement Co., of the par
value of SSO each standing in the name oi
A. C. Knapp on the books of said company.
Levied on as the property of A. C. Knapp,
deceased, in the hands of AV. A. Stokes,
administrator, to be administered to satis
fy an execution issued from the city court
of Savannah in favor of said company
against W. A. Stokes, administrator.
G. S. WESTCOTT, Sheriff.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Brick and Uinta
500,000 vitrified sidewalk brick.
200.000 press brick.
500,000 feet old lumber.
C. C. STRATTON & CO.
Notice Os Election.
Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, December 13, 180 S, an election will
be held in the city of Macon for four ai
dermen, one from each ward, at precincts
and with the managers named below. The
polls will be opened at 8 o’clock and closed
»at oo’clock.
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. Schone
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. Chapman.
Fourth Ward —John Hartz, S. J. Kent,
George A. Dure.
S. B. Price, Mayor.
Cilj Th Nolice.
Tax payers are notified that the fourth
installment of the city tax is now due.
Fay and save tax execution.
A. R. TINSLEY, Treasurer.
Dec. 1, 1898.
For Aiderman.
Election December 13, 1898.
First Ward—John C. Van Syckel.
Second Ward —Thos, F. Sheridan.
Third Ward —Mallory H. Taylor.
Fourth Ward —John T. Moore,
Tailor Made
SUITS
at home.
$20.00 AND UP.
F. W. GOETTE,
153 Cotton Ave.
Academy of Music.
THURSDAY, DEC. 15.
DIRECTION OF JACOB BUTT
Marie Wainwright.
In the Big New York and London
Success.
SHULL WE FORGIVE HER.
Two fears at the Adelphi Theatre, Lon
don, England. Regular Prices*
__ FINANCIAL.
You Don’t Have to
Wait for your money when you get loan*
from us. We have it always on hand.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loin Auociation,
Macon, Ga. t 461 Third 9tro<t.
I ' *
B. Y. MALLARY, E. N. J ELKS,
Preaidant. Vice-Preaident.
J. J. 0088, 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 io
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.
THIS EXCHANGE BANK
of Macon, Ga.
Capital ~...5500,000
Surplus 150,000
J. W. Cabaniss, President.
S. S. Dunlap, Vice-President.
C. M. Orr, Cashier.
Libetal to its customers, accommodating
to the public, end 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 186 S.
ft. H. PLANT. CHAS. D. HUR3
Oaahlar.
I. C. PLANT’S SON,
BANKER,
MLAC’ON, GA.
A general banking business transact**
and all consistent cortesiea cheerfully ex
tended to patrons. Certificates el iepssi
issued bearing Interest.
FIRST NATIONAL. BANK
of MACON, GA.
The accounts of banks, corporations
firms and individuals received upon th
most favorable terms consistent with cob
servativo banking. A share of year has
laobo respectfully soHcltad.
ft. K. PLANT,
Presifieak
George H. Plant, Vlce-Presifieat.
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.,
O. A. Coleman, General Manager,
$56 Second Street.
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 ioans.
Security Loan and RDstract Go.
370 Second St., Phone 82.
T. B. WEST,
Secretary and Attorney.
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.
milcellaneo u s.
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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 Hne of Covert Cloths, Black
Cheviots, Black Unfinished Worsteds and
Oxford Vecunas. W’e make up very hand
-1 some top coats from these at very moder
ate prices.
GEO. P. BURDICK S CO.,
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 times 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
for winter lawns.
H. J. Lamars Sons
416 Second Street, next
to Old Curiosity Shop.
C. A. Harris. W, J. Hopper.
i mechanics’Coal co
Phone 122.
1 Red Ash, Jellico
Always on hand.
1 We meet all competition and
take Periodical Tickets.
I
D. A. KEATING.
I '
Genoral Undertaker and Embalmer.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
I Caskets, cases, coffins and burial robes;
hearse and carriages furnished to all
funerals in and out of the city.
telephone 468. 222 Mulberry street, Macon,
I
inacon 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. Ga.
I Henry Stevens, Sons &
Company.
11. 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 beet 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 fac
tory on New street.
For Whooping Cough
use CHENEY’S EX
PECTORANT.