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[LIGHT DAMAGE
from hurricane
ifT xiety Relieved By Re
stored Communication.
lALlTiES FEW ALONG COAST
orni Central About Hobile, Ala.,
an d Business Section Flooded
Few Deaths at New Orleans.
Wire communication was restored
1th the section swept by the gulf hur
[cane Friday, and the reports indicate
tot the destruction wrought to prop
Ly a nd life is far less than was ap
rehended.
The storm seems to have been cen
al .about Mobile, Ala., but, beyond
aoffing many business houses and
recking -several pleasure yachts; no
bmage was done. There wmre nu
Lrous 'reports of persons drowned,
L investigation proved that they
[ere untrue, Central Alabama was
b bed by the storm and cotton and
i
bra. were prostrated. The railroads
L) suffered severely.
Lay At New Orleans the storm passed
without doing any great damage
LcepJt pis below the city several and fatalities at the riv
mouth, where oc
irred. Rioe and orange farms on
e tower coast were badly injured.
1st above Quarantine a house was
■erturned with fifteen persons in it
id four women were drowned. Two
ilors also reported lost.
At Pensacola, Fla., the wind reach
a velocity of 70 miles an hour, and
e shipping in the bay suffered se
irely. The American steamship Ev
il went aground near the bar with a
rgo valued at $400,000 and is fast
ing to pieces, and four schooners
the bay sunk. The total loss is $70,-
10.
The center of the storm Friday was
few miles south of Memphis, Tenn.,
aving moved northward about 175
lies in 12 hours. It was attended by
eavy rains, over three inches having
illen at Memphis in 12 hours.
JOLIET WORKERS OUT.
ieconsider Their Action and Join
Ranks of the Strikers.
The center of interest in the steel
trike Friday shifted to the west,
'here Joliet finally swung into line
r ith the strikers and Milwaukee is ex
ected to follow suit. The news that
ame out of the west cheered the strik
ps throughout the districts in Pitts
lurg and vicinity as no other develop
ment |d. since the labor was was declar
In their enthusiasm they count
[pon bmorrow favorable action at Milwaukee
and, carrying their hopes
till further, say that they will yet win
Ihicago over. These successes, they
leclare with apparent confidence, will
lake them masters of the situation
Ind win the strike.
I The steel operators, on the other
land, say that the strikers are nearly
It the flood tide of uieir success and
(hen the ebb comes it can never be
lopped. They do not seem to be dis
lirbed by recent events and, with a
pnfidence es, talk equal the to that of the strik
of certainty of ultimate
taccess.
ROOD WORK BY CUPID.
My Teachers En Route to Manilla
Married at. Honolulu.
According to a cable dispatch of the
P American teachers who sailed on
Pe transport Thomas from San Fran
pco paching to Manila,, sixty of them on
Honolulu, were married. The
packers pany normal had universities been chosen of from the the
coun
ty and were strangers to each other,
pded pieir acquaintance and courtship ex
over a period of less than ten
ays.
I The captain of the Thomas refused
P Permit the weddings while at sea,
N the thirty couples, upon the ar
P'al of the transport at Honolulu,
paght out a clergyman and were mar
r'T A boat was chartered and the
Rty pairs made a tour of the bay.
COAL OIL IN TENNESSEE.
Heged Find of Prospector Arouses
Much Excitement.
Some little excitement has been oc
Noned by the reported finding of
[ al at Athens, Tenn. A prospec
r °-aims to have discovered the ex
P ence of coal oil and gas in several
laces. Samples of different strata
r e been analj'zed and pronounced
r 1 ^9 in a crude state, he says, is
plained . in a peculiar slate, inter
r* et ^ w lth black diamonds or prisms,
"hen broken, all the cavities are
Wed with oil.
S0SET LOSS TO CHARLESTON.
N.ennary •kind Tigers Profits Withheld Until
Shall Cease to Exist.
*Le directors of the SGuth Carolina
late dispensary at a meeting in Co
lurnbia 1. Wednesday afternoon passed
£'■ ' cty Solution of Charleston which takes whatever away profits from
liav - accrue from the operation of the
local dispensaries, ’ihis resolution
win continue in effect until the city au
°rities indicate that its illicit sale of
' Uor is »uppreseed, if not eradicated
details APPALLiNQ.
Number of Victims of Islander
Disaster Now Placed at
Seventy-Six Souls.
The streamer Queen arrived at Por{
Townsend, Wash., Monday from the
north, bringing details of the wreck
of the steamer Islander, which proves
to bo one cf the most appalling marine
disasters on the Pacific coast.
The steamer sailed from Skagway
August 14, and when nearing the
southwest end of Douglas island at
2 a. m. August 15, running at full
speed,, .struck a floating iceberg and in
less than twenty minutes went to the
bottom of the deep channel, carrying
men, women and .children to watery
graves.
The Islander had 108 passengers
and all were in bed when the vessel
struck. The shock was so severe that
many were thrown from their berths
and the wildest excitement prevailed.
Word was soon passed that the vessel
was doomed and a general scramble
for the lifeboats ensued, many jump
ing overboard and attempting to swim
for the shore, the distance being short.
In the scramble to get into the boats
many were hurled headlong into the
chilly water, which, according to pas
sengers arriving from the scene,
seemed alive with human beings. Be
fore all the passengers had left the
vessel gave a lunge and went down,
bow first. It is known that .sixty-seven
lives were lost. It will be some time
before their names can be definitely
learned, as the purser lost his pas
senger list.
Story of Survivors.
United States Consul Smith, of Vic
toria, who was a passenger on the
Queen from Juneau to Victoria, glean
ed the following story of the wreck
from among the forty survivors who
were passengers on the Queen:
“The Islander left Skagway for Vic
toria Wednesday evening with 108 pas
sengers and a crew of sixty-one men
on board and ten or twelve stowaways.
All went well until 3 o’clock Thursday
morning, when the south end of Doug
las island was reached. Then sudden
ly the steamer encountered an obstruc
tion, said to have been an iceberg, and
stopped with a jar which aroused
many of the sleeping passengers.
“Captain Foote was having break
fast and the pilot notified him of the
trouble. When the vessel struck, the
water rushed in forward in great vol
umes, and the pilot advised that the
vessel be run on the beach, not over
half a mile distant, at once." To this
the captain objected, saying the beach
was too abrupt. He thought there
was no immediate danger, but would
run a few miles farmer down, where
he knew there was a good landing.
“The captain assured several pas
sengers there was no immediate dan
ger, and that they could go back to
bed, and sent the first officer down to
examine. That officer reported there
was great danger, and urged that the
vessel be beached at once. The first
officer ordered the boats let down, but
this order was countermanded by the
captain who, however, finally realized
the seriousness of the situation and
allowed the first officer to get down
the boats.
“Meanwhile, the passengers, arous
ed to their peril, appeared on deck
and a rush was made to the purser,
who had been given much treasure for
safe keeping. Purser Bishop handed
all out except two bags of $10,000 each,
which were not claimed and which
went down with the vessel. The bow
of the steamer steadily sunk ani
twenty minutes later propeller and
rudder were high in the air and use
less, but the captain remained on thG
bridge until the last and finally jump
ed on a life raft. When the steamer
went under an explosion occurred. The
captain lost his hold on the raft and
went under.”
All the rescued speak in high terms
of the courage and assistance given by
Chief Engineer Brownlee and First
Officer Neurotsos, who saved several
lives.
Batteries Injured By Storm.
The war department has been in
formed that the damages to the bat
teries at Fort Morgan, below Mobile,
Ala., from the recent storm are very
extensive.
SCHLEY IN WASHINGTON.
Admiral Confers With With His Coun
sel In Regard to Coining Inquiry.
Admiral Schley arrived in Washing
ton with his wife Thursday night to
remain until the court of inquiry which
is to investigate the Santiago cam
paign completes its work, The inte
rim between now and the opening of
the sessions of the court, September
i2, will be devoted to the preparation
of his side of the case. Friday he had
his first consultation with his counsel,
Judge Jere Wilson, of Washington,
former Representative Raynor, cf Bal
timore, and Captain James Parker, of
New Jersey
LAST PAYMENTS MADE.
Government Is Now In Possession of
Naval Property at Charleston.
The government has taken posses
sion of the property of Charleston, S.
C., upon which the new naval station
at that place is to be constructed. Cap
tain Longnecker and Paymaster Skeld
ing have notified the department that
the last of the purchase money was
paid and the property was taken pos
session of on Wednesday.
Georgia-’.CulIings
Brief But Interesting Summary
ef Happenings in the Stats.
Fulton Shows Clg Increase.
An increase of $1,725,473 is shown
over the figures of last year by the tax
L niton county. The total
valuation of taxable property in the
county this year Is $52,373,885, while
last, year the total amounted to $50,-
648,412.
The valuation of property in the
city of Atlanta amounts to $47,908,-
535, as against $46,329,170 last year,
an increase of $1,587,S23. The country
property this year aggregates $4,465,-
350, as against $4,317,702 last year, an
increase of $147,648.
The total property owned in the
county by white people is $51,424,819,
as against $49,713,680 last year. The
aggregate of negro property owned
this year Is $949,010, as against $934,-
732. The city property owned by
whites amounts to $47,069,550, while
the city property owned by negroes
comes to $838,9S5. The country prop
erty owned by whites amounts to $4,-
355,260. while the negro country prop
erty aggregates only $110,090.
I he great increase in vaiues is very
gratifying to the county officials.
* * *
To Hold Big Campmeeting.
Arrangements are being made to
hold a big camp meeting at Lorain,
in Bibb county, next month. All the
ministers in Bibb, Crawford and Hous
ton counties, together with Bishop
Candler and Dr. Lovett, will be
ed to participate.
* * *
Governor Has No Favorites.
“All the candidates and all the pros
pective candidates are good men, and
I will be honored to lead any of them
into my office on October 25, 1903.”
Thus spoke Governor Candler of the
candidates now in the race for the
governorship.
Continuing the governor said: “I
have no favorites and am making no
promises. They have all started too
soon, however.”
The governor declined to discuss
the breach between Estill and Turner,
saying it was no affair of his, and that
both men were excellent gentlemen
and well qualified to fill the office of
governor.
* * *
Jury's Verdict Criticized.
The people of Harmony Grove and
vicinity are not at all satisfied with
the verdict of the jury in uie Gus Fel
lows case, recommending Fellows to
the mercy of the court. This recom
mendation to mercy not only saved
Fellows’ life, but reduced his sentence
to twenty years in the penitentiary,
the utmost limit of the law being im
posed. The people rail to see where
the jury found anything in the evi
dence to authorize them to recommend
Fellows to mercy, and in consequence
of that fact much dissatisfaction at
and criticism of the jury’s verdict
is heard on all sides.
* # *
Vale, Ruskin Commonwealth.
The Ruskin commonwealth of so
cialists, seven miles west of Waycross.
has about gone by the board. Only
three or four families now remain, the
others having departed for different
points north and west. The printing
outfit is advertised to be sold by the
sheriff on August 31, while the land
will go the same way on September 3.
This will wipe out the last vestige of
the colony which came down from
Tennessee two years ago next month.
Several families have located near
Valdosta, where they have hopes of
making a permanent settlement. The
printing outfit will be sold to satisfy
labor and other claims.
Haecker Is Live Stock Judge.
Professor A. L. Haecker. of Lincoln,
Nebraska, has been selected to judge
the exhibits of live stock and dairy
products at the Southern Interstate
fair at Atlanta this fall.
Professor Haecker is at present in
charge of the dairy and live stock de
partment at the Nebraska experiment
station, located at Lincoln, and is also
a professor in the university of that
He is said to be a man of con
experience in live stock mat
and will prove imminently accept
to all exhibitors.
There is a growing tendency on the
part of big fairs .0 employ professors
in agricultural colleges for judges in
stead of men who are engaged in the
business of breeding. As a general
rule, there are exhibitors who object
to having oreeders on the board of
Instructors in large institu
tions of learning have too much at
stake to do other than to make satis
factory decisions.
* *
Tax Rate Will Stand Pat,
Governor Candler gives an opinion
that the tax rate for next year would
probably be the same as the rate this
year, $5.21 on the thousand. Owing to
the large increase in property values,
shown by the returns made to Comj>.
General Wright, the impression
was that the tax rate would be re
duced.
But the appropriations made by the
legislature last year were exceedingly
large, and tho stats was required to
borrow two hundred thousand dollars
this year for the purpose of paying
the teachers.
In speaking of the matter, Governor
Candler said: “I do not know wheth
er or not we can lower the tax rata
The increase in the appropriations
amounted to $400,000, and we have
had to borrow $200,000, and I expect
we will be unable to make a reduction.
When all of the tax returns are in I
will meet wltn the comptroller gener
al, and we will fix the tax rate. This
win be done some time during the
month of August.”
It will probably take several weeks
to consolidate the returns.
*
Contingent Fund Dwindles.
Governor Candler states that the
contingent fund will not last through
the fiscal year and that after it has
been exhausted the treasury will be
devoid of means to meet the emergen
cy expenses of the state government.
Two months ago the printing fund
of $15,000 was exhausted. The con
tingent fund of $100,000 also, will not
last until the next general assembly
convenes. There remains m the treas
ury now only $2,536.58 of this fund.
The reason assigned for this deficit
is the inadequacy of the appropria
tions made by the general assembly
for the payment of obligations arising
under these two heads. The contin
gent fund is used for paying rewards
and meeting all other expenses of the
government for which there is no spe
cial appropriation.
One of the more important uses or
the contingent fund is the paying from
it of the expenses of military expedi
tions for any cause ordered by the gov
ernor Should the necessity of troops
in any part of the state arise, the gov
ernor would be powerless to act in the
ma tt er> with no money to pay for the
service. The officers in the various
departments at the capitol, under the
present deficit, will have to furnish
their own postage.
* * *
First B. and B. Train.
The first train over the Brunswick
and Birmingham railway was run last
Saturday, when a special left Bruns
wick at 8:30 a. m. for savannah with
several Brunswick and Birmingham of
ficials, a delegation from the Bruns
wick board of trade, the Glynn county
commissioners and the mayor and
city council.
The entire train went through to
Savannah, using the Seaboard Air Line
track from Thallmann, the new sta
tion at the crossing of the two roads.
The party were tendered a fine
luncheon at the DeSot-o in Savannah
by the Brunswick and Birmingham of
ficials. Regular trains will be in op
eration on and after August 25th.
* * *
Thompson Placed Under Bond.
Ex-Postmaster Thompson, of Staten
ville, who has been confined in jail at
Valdosta on a charge of embezzling
the postoffice funds, was given a com
mitment trial before United States
Commissioner Johnson. The commis
sioner bound the prisoner over to the
November term of the United States
court at Savannah in default of a $750
bond.
* * *
New Depot For Columbus.
Columbus is rejoicing over the fact
that work on her elegant new passen
ger station, which it is now said will
cost not less than $60,000 when com
pleted, is in progress. The job is to
be completed by December 15, but the
contractors hope, by rushing the work
to have the station completed before
that time.
* *
New Tech Buildings Completed.
The new buildings at the Georgia
School of Technology have been com
pleted and are now ready for occu
pation. Tho buildings add greatly to
the appearance of the school, and will
furnish a great deal more space for
class rooms and dormitories.
HIRED TO COMMIT ARSON.
Xegro Confesses That Merchant Paid
Him to Burn Store Building.
Last week a fire destroyed eleven
stores in Chipley, Fla., and Detective
Thomas Watts was put on the case. Lie
arrested Moses Brown, a negro, who
has confessed that he had set fire to
the store of former Sheriff C. G. Allen,
alter removing therefrom to Allen’s
barn the better part of the stock, val
ued at about $1,500.
Brown says there was $7,000 insur
ance on the place, and Allen gave him
a suit of colthes to set fire to it. A
search of the barn resulted in the find
ing of all the goods mentioned by
Brown. Allen is under arrest, and de
nies all knowledge of the matter.
FLAMES SET OFF DYNAMITE.
Roundhouse Totally W recked and Six
Men Instantly Killed.
The Mohawk and Malone round
house at Herkimer, N. Y., was de
stroyed by an explosion Monday night.
Watchman Gilbert and an engine ten
der named John Deck, assisted by res
idents of the vicinity and members of
the bridge building gang, attempted to
extinguish the flames. While they
were battling with the fire a large
quantity of dynamite stored in the
building exploded with terrific force,
killing Gilbert and Deck and four oth
its. The bodies of the four last men
tinned were so mangled as to be unroo
ognizable.
PACKING FIRM ROBBED.
Treasurer of Brandi Office of Swift –
^ 0 • Levants Mitli (ash.
11 became known in New York Satr
V r( l–/ night that the branch office of
Swift – Go., the Chicago packers, had
been robbed 01 a cons-iderable sum of
money by Its secretary and treasurer.
The loeaJ office Is incorporated as a
Now York corporation with a capital
of $100,000. Its secretary and treas
uror was -J^hn T. Haydea, 35 years old.
! Thou Shalt Not Covet * 59
rERFECT CONTENTMENT IS BORN IN THE KITCHEN. HEALTHFUL MEALS,
DAINTILY SERVED, MAKE “A HEART TO MEET ITS FATE."
Wiilt for Catalogue of I0G different combinations of the be t productions of the Twentieth
Century, and, for a modest outlay, mcko life ii'or.'.': lining.
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best made.” evenly and quickly.”
II. M. Price, Mobile, A'.a. Mrs. Ellen Tynes, Nashville.
“ Abundance of hot water always “In 30years housekeeping, never
furnished.” had a stove so pleasing.”
W. R. Bring nuRST, Clarksville.
“After year’s hard service, Rzv. J. B. Erwin, Nashville.
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Panning Orphan School, Nashville. J. T. Ahearn, Superintent
“Not one-half the fuel required Waterworks, Nashville.
as formerly.” “The National, the best range
Matron Vandbrhilt University. in use.”
“ Have I would C. J. Custer, Hickman, Ky.
never seen one
exchange it for.” “Takes less wood and less time.”
B. P, Stratton, Nashville. T. J. Dodp, Camden.
LEI US SEND YOU A BOOK OF LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
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Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Co
Time Tables—In Effect February 8(1, 1901.
Sutjact to CIb.–.n.g-© Witiicut l-Totico.
N O. 5 NO. 3 NO. 1 SOUTHBOUND NO. 2 NO. 4 no. e
p m ln20 a rn 1:42 p m Lv . .Cordele.. Ar p in 3:05 a 111 2 a m 8:20
7 11 2:10 “ 44 .. Arabi... *4 u 2:40 <« :53
8 i» 2 : 2 .'> “ a . Ashburn . i. u 2:25 ll 1 II -j :20
4t U 3:0;’) “ 44 ...Tilton... u u 1:48 t* ik at
r09 *• 3:43 “ 44 .. Sparks.. kt a in 12:67 44 u rc. :00
u : 10 “ 4:4.4 “ a Valdosta u “ 12:05 pm 11 44
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u :14 “ 5:47 “ 44 ...Jasper.. 44 “ 10:47 k4
:47 “ 6:20 “ “ ..White Springs.. “ “ 10:43 4 k 9
:20 “ 6:55 “ 44 . Lake City.... “ 44 9:50 (4
: 4(4 “ 8:19 “ “ Hampton.... “ 4k 8:28 44
...
:15 “ 9:40 “ 44 Palatka_____" it 7:00 44 6
Connects at Palatka with Florida East Coast Railway, J. T. – K. W., and Plant
System, and with St. Johns and Oekiawaba River steamers
NO. 6 NO. 4 NO. 2 NORTHBOUND NO. 1 NO. 3 NO 6
8:20 a m 2:16 a m CO m Lv.... Cordele....Ar pm 1 ;D7 a m 1:20 p m
8:41 “ 2:31 “ C5 44 ft ... Vienna . ft ‘| ho* “ 1:03 4 i *3
Cl :00 “ io 4* tt Pinehurst tt “ 12:40 k 4 c
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Cj : 11 “ 2:52 “ 44 t* Unadilla. tf “ 12:o4 12:3 (4 ti
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Cl :31 “ *4 ft Grovania.... ” “ 12:oz 44 iv
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o •no 11 8:49 ^ 44 ”.....Sofkee . tt am 11 :ou p ra ll:40 4.
11:00 “ 4:10 u Ar. Macon.....Lv “ 11 : “ 11:18 44 cj
7:25
1:00 a m 8:10 p m Ar.... Atlanta ... .Lv a m 8:00 pm 7:50 p m 11:0#
p in 12:37a m ” ..Chattanooga,. ” ” 3:50 ” 9:30 3:00
0 55 5:35 ” ” ...Nashville,... ” p m 10:55 a ra
6:52 a m 7:24 p m ” ....StLouis. .. ” 8:30 p m i0:l5
Trains 1 nnd 2. and trains 3 and 4 carry Pullman Bullet .Sleeping cars betweeq
St. Louis and Jacksonville, Fla. Trains 3 and 4 also carry local sleeper betwee»
Macon and Palatka. Trains 5 and 6 are shoo-fly trains.
Full information from tlie undersigned. C. S, Gen. Pass. Ga
D. G. HALL, T. P. A. B. KHOK Agt, Macon,
8 Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga.
HARRY BUNNS, F. P. WILLIAM A.. Jacksonville, Kla.
OH SUBLET SHAW, Vico-I’resltlent, Macon, Ga.
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MILLS * I I . Ik Cota
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Market. z Machinery.
COMPLETE 5AW MILL OUTFITS A SPECIALTY,
Letua have your orders for Mill Supplies or Shop Work.
MALLARY BROS. MACHINERY CO.
Mention this paper MACON GEORGIA.
Albany – Northern Railway.
To Take Effect 5 A. M. Monday, June 19, 1899.
Central Time Standard.
Between Albany and Cordele.
South Bound North Bound
First Class First Class
21 11 17 Stations. 18 12 | £2
Dally exempt •Sun- Sun- Daily
gund’y day Daily Dally (lay Exe’ iff
Mxd. only. I’as. Only iSund
Pas. Pas. Pas. !Mxd
A. M. A. M. • M. Arrive Leave P . M P.M.IP. M
9 30 9 40 CO 30 . Albany . 1 to 05| 4 00, 211 4 48
8 58 9 19 CC 10 .. Beloit . 1 to 26 4 5 17
8 40 9 04 50 . Philema 1 tc 41 j 4 cc 5 35
8 27 8 56 C3 49 . Oaklield L rc 49! 4 i 5 48
8 7 07 43 8 -16 C* 28 38 Warwick Kainef? 1 ic 59j, 4 o* 6 08
8 34 Ct . . ‘ 11; 5 06; 6 H2
7 15 8 15 10 Lv . Cordele Ar ‘ 30 5 25; 7 00
J. S. CREWS, Gen’l.