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4 THE MACON NEWS. ESTABLISHED 1834. NEWS PRINTING COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. R. L. McKENNEY, Business Mngr. TOM W. LOYLESS, Editor. THE EVENING NEWS will be delivered by carrier or mall, per year, $5.00; per week, 10 cent*. THE NEWS will be for •ale on trains. Correspondence en live subjects eolicited. Real name <rf writer should accompany same. Subscriptions payable in advance. Failure to receive paper should be reported to the business •Iflce. Address all oemmunloatlons to THE NEWS. Offices: 412 Cherry Street Welcome to McKinley. Macon has the honor of entertaining to* Way, for the finst time, a president of the •United States; and although his may in 'hie city will be unavoidably brief, the welcome extended him ir none the less li early and sincere. But while Macon Is proud to receive nnd honor the President of the United estates, she is even more proud to honor William McKinley, the man and patriot— the 'true American, who has done more by one speech to obliterate the sectional feel ing that has so long cursed this great country than any man living or dead. 'Politics may and does still divide us, bur. •underlying it all, is that -broad spirit of Americani«m which makes us members of one great family with common interests and kindred feelings. As such we can all recognize in the man who is our guest to day the highest type of this 'true Ameri- i nanism, and for that we can honor him as he drserves. Indeed, to those of us who differ with him politically, it is as a man, rather than 1 vuj the (President, that we would 'prefer 'to ihonor him; for whatever of his official acts e may have objected to, candor compels 'lhe admission that there is nothing In hh personal record that, does not command our sincerest admiration. Whether we view him as the high-minded Christian gentle- ' fmin, the devoted husband, the loving son, ! the honest,'upright citizen or as the purest • ind most dignified politician of his party, ' •we find in him the model citizen; while ; "whatever to (Southerners is objectionable ' In his public record can be accounted for i‘Y the obligations which his party has hrnposed upon him and the exigencies of (politico—to say nothing of the fact that it! is from q,'partisan standpoint that we have r-jewed those acts. i P"it while honoring 'McKinley the Pres ident and McKinley the man, the sincere welcome accorded him by the people of Macon today is given a deeper meaning by reason of his recent noble tribute to the valor of the men who once defended our homes and contended for what we be lieved to bo our rights. As one who took up arms against them, and thereby proved himself as much a hero as ’they, he has a right that no man . dare question to pay tribute to t'heir deeds. 1 As the head of that party and that govern ment. which overcame them, he has the ' right to ex'tend the olive branch of peace. 'And the South accepts it, feeling that it could not 1 be offered by purer hands or ' that the sentiments accompanying it could not emanate from a nobler heart —senti- ments which in themselves prove the ' greatness of the man who uttered them. ■Macon deeply regrets the shortness of the President's stay, for she was ambitious to give full expression to her feelings on ••this occasion, but during the f-w hours j that he is here he cannot fail to be im- ' pressed with the sincerity of her wel come Other cities have Joie more, but n<awh v"e has he found a people whose j n°ar!s u'vc respond 3 ’, mare sincerely to th <ee : nbb l of brotherly inv? whle* hav 0 cld iterated forovc r the sec- ’ tional lines which too long divided people of one blood. Nowhere has he found more patriotic, loyal Americans; a citizenship •whose ances'tors helped to make American j “history and from among whom future statesmen and soldiers are yet to come. And these people are glad that their chil Iren and grand children have had this ; opportunity to look unon the perfect type of citizen, soldier and statesman —as per sonified in William McKinley. the man who could rise superior to political envi ronments and prejudice in a supreme ef for to crush out the last vestige of sec- ' tional animosity. A Poston critic does not like the peace treatv “because it does not acknowledge God." Perhaps this omission was in de ference to the feelings of the Spaniards. Hanson For the Cabinet. There is talk again of the appointment of Major J. F. Hanson, of 'Macon, to a j place in 'McKinley's cabinet. The resigna tion of Secretary of Interior Bli*se leaves I a very important portfolio, and there is good reason to believe that the President would prefer to give it to a Southern man. I As is well known. Mr. McKinley and 'Major Hanson are strong personal friends: the former has never had a more ardent ad mirer or warmer supporter than Major Hanson, whose friendship is worth some- 1 thing because it has been utterly unsel fish. It is even doubted if Major Hanson would accept a cabinet appointment, hence his ardent support of McKinley is without political significance, ■*. ■■ But to a publid that can view the situation impartially from * a political standpoint.—because it is a Democratic public—the appointment of Major Hanson to a cabinet place would seem to be the happiest that could be made. \1 though disagreeing with him in his political views. \the people of Georgia re cognize in Major Hanson the ablest mem ber of his party in the South, and cer tainly the only man in Georgia around whom teh Republican party can hope to build up a following. He is not only a man of superlative ability, but he is a man of character and force; indeed, he would rank with any man who has ever served the nation in the capacity of cabinet officer, bar none. The fact that his Democratic neighbors can speak thus, and speak truthfully, of Major Hanson, does not imply any love for the political principles which he advocates, but is a just tribute to the man himself in spite of his politics—just as we can honor President McKinley without accept ing his doctrines. w y Things Left Undone. After a session of fifty days the Georgia - Legislature ban adjourned without dis posing of the two most important matters before it —ballot reform and the tax ' problem. Almost every member had so many’ • things of a minor nature to put through I that matters of a general nature, though iof more importance than all the others . combined, had to be ignored almost en tirely. It is true a commission was sent I to Tennessee to investigate the workings ! of the ballot system in vogue in that state, i which is virtually the Australian system, • but beyond revolving the report of this ■ committee the Legislature did nothing. It | is also true that a commission to investi gate and suggest the best plan for tax re form has been authorized, but this is bare ly more than an acknowledgement of the I need for reform. So far as these two most Important problems are concerned, they are as far from a solution as ever; and yet both could and should have been disposed of during the first two weeks of the session. For the only correct solution of both prob lems have already been suggested time and again by men as competent to speak as the committees that have reported and are yet to report on the subjects. The whole trouble lies in the fact thAt every member goes to Atlanta with some little special hobby of his own—a bill to do this or undo that, and so on, and he has no mind nor heart for anything else ; until be has brought his own matter to | the attention of the Legislature. A desire to please some exacting constituent or an , ambition to make a new law all his Jwn causes almost every legislator to trot for ward at each session with one or more ■ special bills, al! of which have to be acted upon, regardless of how many matters of j vital public importance have to be put I . aside from day to day. And if the Legis- I lature met twice as often as it does, there would be Just as many of these bills at each session. Every member would be bent on making a little history. It is a great pity that a special session of the Legislature cannot be called to set tle the ballot and tax reform problems, and do nothing else. This is about our only chance to have the more important matters attended to. That deficit in Georgia’s finances may turn out to be a surplus after all. But that is no reason why the tax dodger should not be made to toe the mark. Went to the Wrons Place. The members of the Alabama Legisla ture. who went to Atlanta last week as the special ghests of the Georgia Legisla- j ture, complain that they were unable to find their hosts during their stay in At lanta, hence they expressed their disap pointment in certain resolutions which do not speak well for Georgia hospitality. The trouble seems to be due entirely to the fact that the Alabarria solons went to the wrong place in search of the Georgia Legislature. In their innocence they marched to the state house, hoping to there receive the welcome which they missed at* the depot. They found the state house de serted, with a card on the door of the House of Representatives—“ Will be back tomorrow at ten." The Alabamians have themselves to blame for their failure to meet their hosts on this occasion. The mistake was made . in not hieing to the Kimball House lobby immediately upon their arrival. There they would Lave found the Georgia Legis lature in informal session; as Is the cus tom of that body on circus days and other state occasions. Senator Turpie. of Indiana, says he has never seen an opponent of the project for cutting a canal through the Isthmus of j Panaiha, and does not believe that one ex- • ists; but he denounces the Morgan Canal ' bill and also the Maritime Canal Com pany. which he calls a bankrupt and worthless corporation, whose present ob ject is not to cut a waterway across the isthmus, but a channel between the United States treasury and its own empty coffers. Senator Bacon paid the President a graceful.compliment by coming all the way from Washington to be present at his re- ' ception n his home town. As showing our supreme indifference to ; the Spanish estimate of Americans, how j would do to send ex-Governor Hogg as : our next minister to Madrid. (When the President visits Atlanta next time it will not be necessary for him to ! inquire from a negro porter the way to the Kimball House. He will know the way. : 'Mayor Harrison has a large contract on ! his hands in trying to ostracise Chicago thieves. He is likely to be considered ex- ' elusive. Czar Reed’s opposition to expansion may be due to the fact that he fears possible ; trouble with the member from Guam. ■Mrs. Lease is an ardent supporter of the President's expansion policy. Truly poli tics makes strange bed-fellows. Southern weather is very much like the smart baby. When you want it to be nice, j it just won't. Tom Platt is said to be a joker. Prob ably in the sense that he always takes the ' I trick. » When last heard from Secretary of State Phil Cook was’still sorry he spoke. - ; ; Georgia's Hospitality. ’ Atlanta Constitution. AVith the close of the present day Presi dent McKinley will have concluded his ! Georgia trip. The Constitution is glad to be able to congratulate the entire state upon the magnificent reception which it has given to the nation's chief magistrate. Savan nah fully eqUkled the city of Atlanta in the manner of its reception; throwing into it* unique features which are peculiar to that city, and which so well illustrate the , high character and noble hospitality of its ' citizenry. Today the president will be received in i the city of Macon, where the military demonstration will surpass anything of the kind in any other city of the south. As to the nature of the president's recep tion there, the best idea can be gained from an editorial expression from the Ma con Evening News, which under the head of “A Broad Guage People” says: “In no city in the south are traditions of the lost cause held more sacred than in Macon. In no southern city did the people respond more promptly in defense of the southland and none fought more valiantly than the boys who marched away from Macon. “But nowhere is the spirit of brotherly i love, which within the past few years has i obliterated sectional lines, taken deeper i root than in Macon. Nowhere are the people more liberal in their views, and I more devoted to their reunited country. MACON NEWS MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19 1898. RoVal 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. “It has been left to our city to pay the president, of the United States the most graceful compliment yet paid him by any city. With two hundred Confederate sur vivors to greet him upon his arrival Ma con will furnish one of the most inspiring scenes attendant upon President McKin ley's trip through the south. “Foilowing, as it does, President Mc- Kinley's recent speech in Atlanta it prov.es that the people of the south are willing to meet their brothers of the north more than half way in the effort to forever ob literate sectional lines.” Every word uttered by the News is true. The people of Macon are broad, magnani mous, able to represent Georgia fitly when it becomes their province to do so. and fully alive to every question. President ' McKinley will find, while within the limits of our Central City, neither prejudice nor i narrov ness, nor any unpleasant feature to mar the harmony of his visit. Later in the day the president Will be received in Augusta, where Mrs. McKinley will be honored by having a cavalcade of sweet southern ladies ride as guards to her carriage. With this parting picture of beauty the president and his estimable i wife will carry with them out oC-the state [ of Georgia a. charming remembrance of ' who and. what we are. j Atlanta feels a pardonable pride in I having led in the way for this visitation, j and recognizes fully and without stint the j noble assistance which has been given her by her sister cities which have helped to illumine the way through which the pres- [ tdent rode. Ladies, be sure to see the great bargains ' .in Beifeld ladies’ jacket at Newman- Mil- ' Ifoiery Co. STATE NEWS AND VIEWS. Kajor W. E. Wooten, recently of the j First Georgia, has been elected colonel of I the Fourth Georgia Regiment to succeed Major J. O. Varnadoe, who has resigned. When President McKinley reached out with a generous and tender sentiment about the dead heroes of the Southern Confederacy for the great heart cf the Southern people, he found it, and it warmed u? to him as it perhaps never before to one who came from the north with words of peace, confidence an 1 per fect reconciliation. —Albany Herald. The soldiers at Columbus have received their pay for November; The legislature adjourns with a promise to the pepole that the state tax rate will be about a dolar a thousand less ntxt year chan it has been this. What a pity next year is not election year! Wounldn’t this promise be a vote winner, though?—-Ogle thorpe Echo. The Carnival edition of the Macan Eve ning News was a beautiful one. It reflects credit upon all parties concerned. The Macon News is a spicy and up-to-date pa per. The New York Sun it trying to make it appear that only free silver men are op posed to expansion. The Sun is wrong this time. —Savannah Press. President McKinley’s visit to the Tus keegee Normal Institute will go far to recompense the colored brother for the president's failure to mention the race troubles in his recent messuage to congress. —Savannah Press. According to Congressman Din gley the war tax will remain in force another.year. Well, we suj»pose we must be thankful for ; small mercies; but perhaps our friend Dingley will want the time extended when the year rools round. If he does, we will set Florida's great daily—the Times- Union —on to him. If Mr. Dingley saw things as other people do he would not be apt to consider the existence of the war tax a very flattering compliment to his tariff bill. —Indian River Advocate. The Citizen is in receipt of the Diamond Jubilee Carnival edition of the Macon ; Evening News. It is one of the best we have ever seen. Its shape, make-up, print and illustrations make it a valuable sou venir of the Central City and one that we will preserve. Messrs. McKenney and Loy less. the News' owners, deserve the fullest • recognition from all Macon for this work, ’ ! and we doubt not they receive it. —North Georgia Citizen. Dewey did more expanding in one fore noon than congress could in ten years.— North Georgia Citizen. Mrs. Lease is not at all pleased witn Colonel Bryan's declaration against im perialism. Os late she has become one of > the most radical of all imperialists. In a speech the other day in Philadelphia, re ferring to the question of holding the Philippines as well as Porto Rico and Guam, she said: “The oppose expansion—the freeing of mankind —must be knaves, fools or bigots. Why, we are nearer to Cuba today than we were to Kansas or Nebraska fifty years ago.” Mrs. Lease is supposed to receive $l5O to S2OO a lecture for talking like that. Her opposition will probably give strength to ! the anti-expansion movement. —Savannah I Morning News. a CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Ths Kind You Have Always Bought s ?;Xe e of A Fancy and Parisian muf flers. Come and see the finest line of ladies' ' jackets, the Belfield brand. Newman's I Millinery Co. Only Five Days More Before Christmas. The opportunity of the season for making Sensible Christmas Presents is before you. Don’t squander your money on useless things. Give your fridnds something that will do them good. Below we quote you prices on sensible stuff that will surely be a great saving to you. Dont’ miss the chance. Read every item in this ad. Every Evening Until Nine O’clock For the balance of this week we will keep our store open for the con venience of our friends and the public generally. Sensible Christmas Stuff. Woolen Dress Goods. 30(k remnants o’ black and colored woolen dress goods- on our cerwere counter in lengths suitable for ladies’ -wasists and skirts. The jrice is only half, in some cases less, In addition t® this great remnant sale we have cut the price on 50 pieces of our fine 75c. and SI.OO stylish piece goods to 50 and 75c. per yard. On 25 pieces of our finest Poplins, Bengalines, 'Covert suitings. Venetians, etc., we have cut the prices from $1.50 anti $2.00 to only SI.OO a yard. Also cut the prices on 20 pieces of 36-in. heavy Berkley woolen suitings in Black and Navy only, from 25 to 18c. yard. 10 pieces 34-in. wool Cheviots cut from 20' to 12%c. yard. 10 pieces fancy two tone 25c. suitings cut from 25 to 15c. 8 pieces- 44-. n. 50c.. wool damasse cut to -25e.. yard. 10 pieces 50c. 38-in. Boucles cut to 35c. a. yard. 15 pieces children’s sackings at New York cost. 25 pieces 38-in. and 40in. all wool fancy plaids cut from 60 to 39c. yard. Christmas Art Goods. 10 dozen Renaissance table squares, tidies, scarfs, pillow shams, etc. Just right for Christmas presents. See them. Brainerd & Armstrong wash silks, three skeins for 10c. Knitting silk, all colors, a spool sc. New Belgian silk and Velour pillow covers just in. New Japanese silk lambrequins, with fringe, $2 each. New Japanese four-fold screens, gold embroidery, $3.50 each. New silk fringes, various colors, 10c. and 15c. yard. New ball fringe, various colors, sc. yard. New silk finished crochet cotton, sc. ball. Pin cushions, all sizes and shapes. Down pillows, all sizes. Hand-painted novelties Tn dainty minia tures, darning cases, needle books, veil cases, embroiderj r silk holders, match scratchers, etc., for Christmas presents. See them. New lounge covers fringe all round $3.50 and $4 each. * 20 pieces new Portiers, $2.50 to $lO per pair. • 20 pieces new 50-in. Reps, Brocatelles and Tapestries with fringes to match for pillow and table covers. New Silkalenes, new art, linens, new Bul garian cretonne, pointed velours, etc. New Linen and Battenburg braids, embroidery cotton, Battenburg pat terns, art squares, etc. 10 dozen Renaissance tidies, pillow shams, scarfs, table covers, etc. 33 1-3 per cent less than regular price. Kid Gloves. We are agents for Centermere & Trefausse kid gloves, best made. Every pair guaranteed when we take your meas ure. Big line ladies, gents, boys and children's fleece lined kid gloves and mittens for Christmas. Silks. Silks. SILKS SILKS What’s nicer for your mother, wife or sis ter than a handsome silk dress pat tern? In stylish black silks we can give you. Elegant Armures at 85c, sl, $1.25, $1.50 per pair. .Handsome Pean de Soires at 85c, sl, $1.25, $1.50 and $2 per yard. I Beautiful Duchess elegant sheen sl, $1.25, $1.50 and $2. yard. Stunning Bengalines with heavy cords $1.75 and $2.50 yard. I Also many novelties in street and evening silks. 10 pieces fancy Jacquard, silks cut from $1 to 50c. yard. f 200 remnants of stylish fine silks on our center counter, only half price. • Don’t miss our Christmas silk sale. -a -L/L. - &/ 'J\4f a/ W 'CJF /a jfc " JT"ir . 9 l 9*V?V"9MMfll^^' 7 Christmas Handkerchiefs. All sorts of handkerchiefs now read}' for Christmas. Gents white hemstitched 5c to $1 each. Gent’s colored borders 10 to> 50c each. Gent’s white hemstitched sMk 25c to $1 each. Colored handkerchiefs in red’ and blue .for the soldiers. Ladies white hemstitched handkerchiefs 5 to 75c each. Ladies’ all linen hand embroidered 15c to to $1.50 each. Ladies’ unlaundried embroidered all linen 10 to 25c each. Ladies -plain thread Cambric hand em broidered initials 25c- each. Ladies shear handsciched centers for lace edges 35 to 50c each. Ladies white hemstitched silk 25 to 50c each. Children’s -hemstitched colored borders 50c dozen. Children’s plain hemstitched, white, 5c each and up. 'Children’s white each. . Ladies embroidered hemstitched mourning handkerchiefs 5 to 35c eavii. Ladies embroidered mourning 25 to 75c each. Buy your Christmas handkerchiefs here. Blankets and Comfortables. Nice warm Christmas preser.es these: 20 pairs fine all-woll $5 and $6.50 blankets cut to $4 pair. 25 pairs fine $7.50 and $8.50 blankets cut to $6.50 and. $7 pair. All pure cotton comfortables, full size, $1 to $3 each. Elegant Eiderdown comforts, satine cover ings, $4 to $8.50 each. Handsome Eiderdown comforts, silk cov erings, slo' each. Plain and embroider crib- blankets for the • new baby.. Cloaks and Suits. All our chiSdren’s reefers at cost and less. All our ladles velvet capes and jackts at cost. 150 ladies’ medium weight capes $1.50 to $4, half price. 150 all-wool black and fancy separate skirts, $2.50 to $3.50 each. Black cheviot top skirts, new flounce $1 to $7 each. Ladies’ suits in fine cheviots, beautifully tailored, $8 to s2's. Fur collarettes for Christmas $2 to $25 • each. 50 ladies’ fine Jackets, latest styles at cost. 25 children’s goetehens 2,3, 4 years, 25c on $. Underskirts. Ladies’ mohair underskirts $1 to $4 sach. Ladies satine underskirts, full flounce $1 to $3. Ladies’ nearsilk underskirts, $3.50 each. Ladies’ black and colored moreen under skirts $2 to $4 each. Ladies’ silk underskirts $7.50 to sls each. All tailor suits and jackets altered without extra charge. Trunks and Bags. Finest line plain and wall trunks Tn the city. -Carriage and steamer trunks a specialty. Elegant line ladies and. gent’s bags and gents’ suit cases. Don’t buy un til you see our line. Smyrna Bugs. Our entire line fine all-wool Symrna rugs at cost for cash. ‘ Closing them out. Come quick. Ready Made Aprons. For Xmas presents. Saves time, trouble and money, 25, 35, 75c. each. Furnishings For the Soldiers. Gents' mixed socke, per pair Alic. Gents white shirts, each only 49c. Gents' club ties and bows, each only 25 cents. Gents" Ascots, latest swell style*, 50, 75c. and Cl each. Gents' collars 10c.; cuffs 15c. per pair. Genus handkerchiefs 5, 10, 15 and 25c. each. Gents’ fleece-lined vests and pants to match, 57) c_ Gents’ heavy canton flannel drawers 50c. pair. Gents' all -wool vests and pants-, each SI.OO. Gents’ night shirts, full size, each only 50 cents. Gents’ suspenders 15 to 50e. pair. Gents’ waol socks 25 and 35c. oair. Gents’ heavy black and tan socks only 10c. pair Soldier handkerchiefs in red and blue, fast colors, *oc. each. Christmas Stockings. Ladies' extra seamless hose 19c., three pairs for 35c.. Ladies’ extra fine seamless silk finish 15c., seven pains for sl. Ladies’ fine 35c. Hermsdorf hose four pairs ferr sl. Ladies’ indestructible black hose, silk finish, 50c pair. Children’s extra seamless fast black hose 10c., three pairs for 25c. Children’s extra heavy ribbei.: hose 15c. pair. Children’s extra fine ribbed hose 25 to 35c. pair. Christmas Umbrellas. Elegant black ,and colored silk umbrel las, beautifully mounted handles, for Christmas presents, $3 to $6 each. One hundred children’s fast black school umbrellas ssoc. each. Twa hundred ladies $1.25 twilled silk umbrellas, Congo handles, 98 Gents each. Specials. 20 yards best 36,-inch sea island for 70 cents. Good canton flannel, full width, 3 cents yard. 36-inch heavy 1214 cents * s-ilesiaa yard, only 8- 1-3 cents. 36-inch silk finished 1214 cents fine per calines, yard only 8 1-3 cents. Best 5 cent skirt lining cambrics, yard 3% cents. Good all linen skirt cents yard. 18 yards best 36-inch 10 cents Mason ville bleaching for sl. Best Riverside check Homespun, only 4% cents yard. 25 yards best apron ginghams for sl. 20 yards good .8 cents drilling for draw ers for ?1. Coatee’ spool cotton, 4 spools for 15 cents. Best nickled safety pins, 3 papers for 10 cents. Extra heavy canton flannel, 8 and 10 cents. 10 yards good 10-4 sheeting for sl. Best 10-4. pepperill sheets, eajh only 45 cents. Remnants table damask, half price. 50 white $1 spreads, only 75 cents each. Good 614 outings, only 5 cents yard. Goods 8 cents outings, only 614 cents yard. Our Queen toilet soap, 3. cakes in box, 10 cents. 25 pieces best 10 cent fast black duck for 614 cents yard. 20 pieces best 10 cents flannelettes, fast colors, 8 cents yard. 25 pieces best 10 cent flannelettes, fast colors, 8 cents yard. 25 boxes’Fairy toilet soap, 2 cakes for 5 cents. 10 yards best 8 cents dress ginghams, 45 cents. Hygienic Tar Soap. Excellent for the scalp and for genera’, use. Best tar soap made, 15c cake or two for 25c.