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THE MACON NEWS. ESTABLISHED 1884. NEWS PRINTING COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. R. L. McKENNEY. Business Mntrr. TOM W. LOYLESS, Editor. THE EVENING NEWS will be delivered by carrier or mail, per year, >5.00; per week, 10 oenta. THE NEWS will be for •aj« on train*. Correspondence on live subjects solicited. Real name of writer should accompany same. Subscriptions payable la advance. Failure to receive paper should be reported to the business efflco. Address all communications to 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. * h T —■■ \/ II II £ 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.