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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1894.
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ritOTKOTINO DBI1TOIIS,
Tbo WnshliiKton Cliruaclo lias it very
sensible urttcla on tbo yropusltlon,
mmlo In conurveH and fnvored by cer
tain newspapera, tn nmJto void con
tracts to pay gold, piovlillnit that auult
contracts limy always lie antlaUcd l y
tlio tender ef "lawful money." As the
Chronicle imya, tills would be mi Inter
ference, anil mi luijiisbtlublc one, wltlt
men's Ulicrty. lheddes, such it law
would fail of Its purpose, If Unit pur
pose were to save the debtor from the
unjust exactions of the creditor.
Wo think It may lio stilted ns a gen
eral proposition that nearly every law
on tho statute books lintciuled to pro
tect the debtor and to restniln the cred
itor has had tho effee tof making the
debtor's caso a banter ouo. Tho man
who has money lo loud mu bo depended
upon to take enru of nlmseir. if tbu
luw makes tlio oollecHoa of debt 01111-
cult or costly, or toe reuse* tlio danger
that debt oannut lie collected nt nil, tho
■linn with money will do one of two
thing-*—ho will keep Ills money rather
than run tho All of lending It where
such laws prevail, or ho vllt lend tt
only nt sueh rates and uti such cua-
dtttoiiH ns will put tlio largest pusMldo
part of the danger.of loss and of the
Incrvascil c*s*t ou tlio innu to whom ho
louils It. Tlio law therefore which un-
dorlnkes to protect the Jelitor liy mak
ing tho creditor less sveuro only results
hi nmkiliig tbo cost of money to tho
debtor larger than tt nthenvtso would
bo. .
I Miring ma ny mmittis lt lints boon pos-
hlble to borrow money "ou call" In
Now York nt 1 per coat, per miuuro—
•a merely uouiltml rate, 'nils was tw-
euiiFO tbo nmu who parted vlth tils
muuoy under tbo uuucIII.uih of a mil
loan In Now York was absolutely cer
tain of getting tits money liacjt niul of
getting when bo naked for it. Much
conditions lire tlio most favorable pos-
sltit'i for tlio creditor, nnd oonsiNpiently
there were eompnrutlvol.v few men
wtio wanted to b-irrow money on such
terms. Tlio fact Itlustrntca tlio effect
of uinklug Iran* perfectly safe mid
quickly arniliiblo. The. ordinary l>us’-
noss of life, farming, ncrclmmlistng,
mauufncturhig, etc., cannot Is* dnuo bn
call loans, ltut tlio principle of rood-
mules that to mnko money cbenp tt
must first bo mode wife, I* not af
fected. Regard for,this principle liy
our legislators will mnko money cheap
In Gcorgln, and Unit feat cannot bo ac
complished by any net of tlio legisla
ture or of cougrcu wlilcb lias for Its
purpose to enable n debtor to escape
from a full, exact nnd prompt fulfill-
meut of ids onntrnct trttli bis creditor.
Tho Chronicle is doing good work
when It discourages all such' schemes
anil preaches tho doctrines of common
honesty.
TUB 1XCOM1-: tax.
Discussion bf the new tarltf bill has
turned upon two or thtvo features of
tt nlmislt lo'the exclusion bf the luronu'
lax which It Imposes, Yet, ns a matter
of fact, the Impraitiou of this tax marks
u wider departure from tlio policy which
lias heretofore obtained than any other
feature of the latv. During tho stress
of war, xvhen the government was rais
ing money in every possible way, an
income tax Vn levied, but It was abol
ished at the carilest passiMo moment,
j-'rom tbo begtmtug it may be said to
hpvo been the ivg.ey of the foden.1 guv-
cruinisit to tnx < qly mnsumpttoo and
not to tnx property, leaving the latter
as the sontvv rroin which statist nnd
mmtiei pa lilies may derive tlielr rove-
uui\ The general government's income
tins (Vine from taxes-on imporls nnd
from iutcrunl taxon »n liquors, teliaeeo,
•tc.. with slight nddltleus fivsn sales
of Inmi. /
Tlie tnx on Incomes Is really n tax on
produettvo property, nnd In Impeding
IL therefon\ tint government proposes
to share the source of Income hentot,
fore left cutlroly to the states and tho
municipalities. The change of policy
is a very marked one and may trail to
unexpected couKsiuenevs. if tho new
law y'.okls n largo ratonne, Is easily on-
fenc'd and doe* not excite too much op-
poiiittoa. It is Ukdy to become a perma
nent feature of our tnx system, thmigh
nov by die term* of the l*\v limited tu
Its applientim to tho five yeses ending
xv.lli llKb, if six It may become lii the
course of years the varying Item In tho
•nx lint, betog larger or smaller as the
necessities of the government require,
toe Other Items ro-matotrig nucha,,era
frara >edr to year. Of course. however
this aril! net come ah <ui until the t Jr , n ’
is reduced to n puroly nevetue Kt,:*,
freed of all features which now give
advantage to some persons /.ml excite
tie- d i - -.III. lit i.f i.lli, is.
Uto luootne tax to wdl Httod to sens
tilts purposo of coverjig deficiencies.
It to a thoroughly Just tax. The ex
ponses of the feitcral government hare
become so cuonnous that the burden
of them should not be imposed upon
consumers al6ue, but woulth should
iK-ar n part. It to coovenlqnt because
It can be changed, made higher or
lower, without seriously, affecting bus
iness, and this \* not truo of inrilt
taxes.
RJ{PlJDIA'/lN<; WJiAVJSU.
Wo si-o glad to see that the Demo
crats of tho ntoth congrc-ssl»n:il district
of Iowa nre repud In Lag the nomination
of Gen. Weaver. They are circulating
a paper, which many are Klgn-iug, glv-
Ing tho reasons why Democrats should
not support the Populist ctunUdute.
They say that (len. Weaver ts not a
Democrat; that the no-called Demo-
crate couventlon which Itulorsed his
nomtontjon repudiated both the na
tional and state platforms of tlio party
nnd adopted the Populist pfytform. It
was therefore » Poimllst convention,
naturally put forwnnl a Populist ns
Its candidate, and In doing these tilings
released Democrats from any obliga
tes! to bo bound by Its actions,
• It would be a great deal better for
the Democrats of the district to vote as
a small minority for a man standing
for Democratic prictplcs than for them
to help tiea. Weaver into congress, lie
will not represent them there, hut will
stand for all tho Populist schemes to
which <lielr party is apposed. To tho
full extent of h,s ability be will damage
tlio Democratic party and will lie
Ohio to inflict greater damage If be
can claim truthfully thnt Democrats
votetl for him. ,
Unfortunately wo hnvo mislaid yes
terday’s People's Party 1’npor, niul
therefore cannot glvo exactly the words
In which dir. Watson repudiates tho
Telegraph's assumption that lie re
gards a tariff ns high or low in the pro
portion that it produces revenue. Wo
certainly thought that nssiunpban Just
ified by Ills argument against tho nc-w
tariff law upon which we commented;
but wo havo no desire to insist upuu
tho point. The matter of Importance
to that newspaper discussion of the law
shall be such as Will glvo tho pcopto a
correct idea of wlmt tlio law is. Wo
do not bollovo the proper Idea of what
It to nan be conveyed by showing tlio
extent to which It will reduce tlio rov-
anucH. It does not mutter If tho show
ing to a truo one—tho figures given ab
solutely oorroet. A low tor.ff may
raise more revenue tbun a high otic.
BACON FOR SENATOR.
If tho voice of the stato press 're
flects the sentiments of tbe people,
lion. Jl. O. Bacon will practically buvo
no opposition la hds race for Ibe sen-,
ate.—SoudeniviUo Progress.
MaJ. A. O. lkicua of Bibb routily
made a uingu.tlccut, logical, concise and
clearly stated Democratic speech ut the
court house iu Blakely Mouduy after
noon. It was pronounced by all who
heard it to be one of tbe finest speeches
ever delivered before an Knrly comity
audience and routaiued mote informa
tion upon tile Issues bf tbu .toy. To
tdy the leant of It, the people tme Im
mensely pleased wllb it, 'und It was u
volu maker for Democracy. The able
stntesmnn d,d not umko n single refer
ence to his candidacy for the ijnitcl
Suites aooatc, but Ibe handsome in-
dorsenu-nt the puoplo of Knrly county
gave liim yesterday testified in fio nils-
taken terms ttiolr nppnv.ullon of Ills
gnat abilities and patriotic work tor
Ids party.—Knrly County News,
The rosolut.ons passctl by tho twen
ty-seventh district senatorial conven
tion indorsing MnJ. A. O. Bueou tor Ibe
Uieitisl states senate were extremely
esupllnu-ntai-y. They wero more Ilian
the ordinary resolutions ot indorse^
im-nl; 111, re was much fc-ling in them,
the addresses ot the delegates who sec
onded the motion to adopt the resolu
tions paid luiudsouie tributes to the
ability and dlsttnguisluM services' of
MnJ. Bataan. The, imnir.mlty with which
tlio coarea tiea passed tbe resoiuttoos
says umnlslnkably tlmt MaJ. llucoai is
wry strong .tr ibe , so vend counties
which mnko up this district.—Wultou
News.
Those uro great Democmtlo speeches
MnJ. ltocou is making In tho state. The
tnhJOr hits long deserrod the ltost Geor
gia tins, nnd we arc gtod to see ids
prospects tor becoming -senator so
bright IIo Is sound on all tbo issues,
ntul Usability would make him a credit
to that body e-Dawson News.
TUB STATE CAX1PAU1N.
Hie SIUMoertlls Chronlcle-Reooriter
supported (ML Evans loyally for the
DpmecraUc norataabon. lienee It speaks
by tbe card wbeu U enys: "The men
who supported Geu. l-lvnus In the tolo
earnest for the Democmtlo nomination
for governor nn> rock-ribbed Democrats
and’ \ytll oot desert tlielr party. Gen.’.
Evans Is doing everyth.ng In his power
for the achievement of a grand Demo
cratic victory this fall, nnd his friend*
and supporters ■oil follow hte hvul."
Tills Is tbo good news that comes
from -mill Ceorxln by way of the
Mouill-!- tlbscnoei "II every eoiu.ij
tu tho state Is as solid for straight Dem
ocracy as Cotipiltt Is. Populism will
stand no hand-on election day."
TheTelcRraph Joins heartily wltlt the
lairtBOflult News h> this luvltation:
•'A gre'at many men who have been
Popuhsts have decided ihul nothin:; Is
to be gaturel by keeping up strife in
the country, snd have emtaek lo the
old Democratic party, which lias stood
tlio stonn of years and bids fair to
carry us all safe Into tho harbor of
good government. Let them come.
There Is a warm welcome for them
all*
Dm Butler neralil can understand
plain English, as witness whit n has
to say about the state 1> -m-vratic plot-
form: "The Gvorgn Deni-sr.itk ptat-
fonu to good enough for all who Assira
good gorerement and d.sllko class |,-g-
tslatiou. It U Ui perfect a-.-eord with
the liattecal Densx-ratle ptolt nu of
ttsti"
WBATHER INDICATItjNS.
NVashinglon. Aug. a—For Georgia:
Rain: -wanner: easterly wln-l-. Incom
ing Mbulherty. T
. WATeON'S BOOK IS WONG.
Judge Cooley and Judge Allen Fort
Are Opposed tfi Government Owner
ship of Itadrojd*.
To the Editor of the Telegraph: Mr.
Watson and Judge Hines, in order to
strengthen and give some character lo
that very unwise and undemocratic
pinnk in tho People i party platform,
the government owner-.Up of nil the
rjU rosd* of the country, are tioldly as
serting that the 'eminent Ktatewman,
profound D-wyer and renowned Jurist,
the Hon. Tho/nas M. Cooley, late
chairman of our Interstate commerce
commission, to In favor of sues oivner-
eiiip.
D-mbilesi most, if not nil of th«r de-
lulled followers, believe this statement
and a':.hqh some bnportance tA k. Mr.
Watson, in tils campaign book of 1W2,
page tU, boldly make.*, the 'assertion
and he as boidly repeats u in hla cam
paign book (-author's edition) of 18»t.
Judge Hines, in -hla Griffin speech, de
livered June U, 1824, uic the following
language,'aa appears In the report nt
That speech printed in the People's
Pjir:y. Paper of June 23: "I kn-nv Judge
Cooley, who was (chairman of file tnter-
atafte railroad jconrmi.-slon,' who Is an
able lawyer awl a gofil tnan, though
he ts a Republican, after having exam
ined the question in all ot tu bearings
a« the head of your national railroad
commission, declared that the solution
of the problem lay tn the government
ownership of railroads.”
On Che imh of July last 1 wrote Judge
Cooley a tetter of Inquiry on this sub
ject and received from him the follow
ing prompt reply:
•'Ann-Arbor, Mich., July 21st, 1834.—
DuPont Ouerry, Esq.—Dear Blr: I hive
before me your letter informing me that
I am quoted tn Georgia us favoring
government ownership of railroads. 1
urn surprised by the aiuuement. I never
expressed, and never held an Opinion
to mat effect,. Very respectfully yours,
"Thomas M. Cooley."
Mr. Watson also says tn the same
campaign book of 1832, same page, that
"Hon. Allen, Fort, a member of the
commtoudon (Georgia railroads) to tike-
wise -In favor of government owner
ship” (of ralroods.)
I knew this able nnd distinguished
Georgia Democrat too well to believe
one word of this statement, but I nev
ertheless wrote him a like tetter In or
der to have a written dental from him
and promptly received the. following
reply:
- "Amerlcu.-r, Ca„ July 13. 1334.—Hen lie.
Pont Ouerry, Macon, Ga.—Dear sir: Yours
Inquiring If the statement In Mr. Wat
son's book (that of 1812) that 'I was In
fhvor ot the government ownership ot
riulroada Is oorreet’ has been received.
The statement ts not correct. I am not
In favor of the government ownership ot
railroads.
"I am a Democrat. As soon as my at
tention was called to this statement,
nearly two years | ago, I wrote him a
letter, saying'that he had quoted me In
correctly and that hla statement was un
founded.
"I will elate, however, that I regard the
question as one that In the nesr future
will become u leading Issue and will chal
lenge the attention of the beat natesment
of this cduntry. There will doubtless be
a more dangerous, effort than; baa yet been
attempted to establish this policy. I do
not see how II will over be accomplished
without practically changing (he form of
our government nnd all of Its best pur
poses. It Is rank paternalism, with oil
Its uttenJunt evil*, nnd. It seems to me,
would be ‘the beginning of the end:' would
finally mean empire nnd destruction. It
Is a wide deporturo from Democratic Ideas
of government sad from all the funda
mental principles upon wlitch. our faith
rests. The question deserves more than a
passing notice, and I am greatly mistakes
It we shall not hove to -meet It. in the
early future. In a more formidable and
dangerous shape than It has been yet pre
sented. 1 am glad to .correct thly state
ment In Watson's hook, which doea me
Injustice. Tour friend. -Allen Fort."
Mr. Watson, notwithstanding Judge
Fort's - correction made by totter to him
nearly two years ngo, has lypeated the
assertion In his campaign book (author's
edition) of Tint.
Now. 1 wish it understood that I do not
mean lo challenge these dlttlngulshed gen
tlemen, .Messrs. Watson and Hines, with
'dstlberate or Intentional falsehood, but
wish to present the truth to the public
so Ihht their bold and unsupported as
sertions In other matters, as.well as In
this, may be received with some degree
of eauUps. These gentlemen doubtless be-
Here ihe»- sUMOgnto. ns they do many
others which they make and which have,
porhnps. ns ltttlo foumltftlon. tor hallucina
tions as to facts frequently actompnny
ntierratlons of all kinds. ^
My mind now readily recnlln an appar
ently well authenticated cose that hears
n rtrain* analogy to ths caso of -these
gentlemen In more than one "particular,
thnt ot the renowned knight Don Quixote
Da In Mancha nnd his faithful squire.
Sancho I'ansa. You remember how the
world'. sutTered by thts knight's delay;
the grievances he Intended ,ta redress the
rongs to rectify, errors to amehd. abuses
to reform nnd debts to discharge," and
how many mlstnkes of fact he and Hancho
(after cntchtng tho contagion) inode, nnd
you will remember that a governorship
was promised In that case as well.aa in
this. I soy it good naturcdly, but It requires
no vivid Imagination to Und In the Re
publican nnd People's parlies of Georgia
fair representatives of Roslnsnte nnd
Dapple. Yours truly. DuPont Ouerry.
THE DIXIE INTERSTATE FAIR.
From tlio Uuli'n-Iteconlcr of MiHtdfio-
vllla. ,
Mncon la the exposition city of Geor
gia thin year, mnl the Dixie Imcretntc
Fair wit! bo the best ever belli in tho'
state.
To insure this success tbe sum of
$100,000 \ylll ba expended upon the ex-
position, wldcli amount easily doubles
the outlay iu nuy previous fair hold in
this state.
Preparations are being made for ouo
of the best and most attractive exposi
tions ever hold In nny of the Southern
states. Some nmgulliccnt attractions
have been 1 looked and many others nre
antler ooaaUerntlon. Unzxauback's
trained nu'.mals-a great wild West
»'*■>«, tile s'ltvr Minin' ef M'-nuu.i. the
greatest ballqou nscnnsiinusts In tho
world, and fin eastern caravan of gi
gantic proportions nre already ou too
list. I’resldeui Cleveland and a num
ber of other distinguished man are ex
pected to visit the fair.
The Agrleuitm-.il und Industrial Ex-
poMi'xi will bo the largest ever soon
In the Male. In all >.•'■!premiums
are offered, and the total amount of
money aggregates nearly $U',ooO-rfully
live times the aneunt that has here Wi
fe rv been offered In Macon.
Tbo Dlxio Interstate Fair to opcu to
the world. The* Dixie Interstate Fair
is to bo held in the Central City ot
Gtsirgln, niul no city In the South line
better fut ilities for the holding of a
successful fair. ,
The fair will open October Jit and
continue fifteen days.
BURKE WILL BE REPRESENTED.
At the Dixie Interstate Fair to Be Held
-In Macon This Fall.
Cot. William O. Wadley of Rogers,
who Is the general* manager of the
Dixie Interstate Fair, which wtil be
held tn Macon next tall from October
12 hi Note-iber *. proposes out Burke
county *t>*ll mike an exhibit that her
ckiseoa will not be astxuned^. and we
are ktod ot it. We are tired of going
to then* exposttlona ot Hancock. I tout-,
ton and other counties, and never see
or hear anything of Burke county. We
have got the banner county of the
state and wc propose Ohvt hereafter
the balance of the worJJ shall -hear of
ft. A great imany desirable people -will
be In gaant* tins fill, looking f.»r
bodies, .tail there to no reason why they
should not know that there is a coun
ty In Georgia caned Burke; nor why
tney should not know something of in*
nonural resource* and attractions. Col.
Wadley thinks tha'l with 8100, which he
propose* no raise by subscription, he
can pay all expenses of getting up a
very creditable exhibit, and In a short
wane a eomjwtein man will be sem
over tbe counrty to select such products
and articles the people desire to con
tribute tow-srds the county exhibit. No
freight will be charged for carrying
the exMtot to the fair or returning it,
M this will be arranged by evposltlon
company. Let every JOSS' Who feel* a
pride In his county begin io look up
some contribution to mis advertisement
of our county. Send to Co:. Wadley for
i premium list and when the solicitor
comes around oomribme something to
help pjy the expenses and slso some
product of our grand old county.—
Waynesboro True'Citizen.
A GENUINE STAMPEDE.
Candidate Hines* Utterances Against
Negroes Return to Torment Him.
From the Stahesboro Star.
From all outword appearances there
is a genuine stampede in tlie ranks of
the Populist party Iu this county.
There to a wild effort on to stem tbe
tide of our exposure of Hines' uogro-
batiug record arid Brat fiimous Wait-
field shop meeting. Some of the boys
viifa: to deny the whole thing! straight
out. btft others, who nre better poltll-
dans. »:iy this will not do: we must
polish the whole thing some way—sor
ter explain It, you know nnd twist'll
so as to mike R took decent If possible.
Several councils of war have been
held, nnd all day Sunday the boys were
oh a more trying to get up testlmo-
nlala to sorter explain that Hines was
only Joking when he said that n negro
was a brute nnd a negro woman a
strumpet. The colored people are In
open revolt of kbe Populist party, nnd
somcihlng has got to be done to sorter
fix thd things up so as lo make the col
ored people believe It was not ns bad
as the eighteen citizens of Hulloch
county have sworn It Is. Tbe best ele
ment: of the white Populists arc de
manding that the Whitfield shop mid
night mogul caucus lie cleared up, or
they will bolt, and the colored people
demand that Hines clear himself of the
charges ngalnst him nnd his negro-Unt-
ihn record, or they will bolt (and the
the most of 'them In this county know
It, and have done bolted). So you may
look out for a heavy coat of whitewash
In this week's Danner, as the Populists
are striving night and day, Sunday In
cluded. trying to work out of 'the hole
the -whole crowd have stumbled Into.
We shall see what we shall see.
NO SHOW FOR COUNTRYMEN.
They nre Frozen Out by the Town
Populists In McDuffie.
The People’s party of McDuffie coun
ty had a primary for representatives
lost week. Mr. J. H. Boyd, who lives
two miles from towu. was considered a
town clique candidate. The country
people, not being satisfied with tho
town candidate, named Mr S. C. McOa-
■toee as n candidate from the Dearlng
district, out In the country. In tlie
Dearlng district Mr: McCkihee received
109 votes, and Mr. Boyd 38. In all tlio
other districts Mr. Boyd leads by large
majorities. The total vote for Mr.
Boyd -was 476, nnd for Mr. McGnhee
127. So tlie cnndldtlile from the rural
district got left. This gives to the town
at Thomson the candidate for congress,
'the president of the State Alliance,
sheriff, ordinary, clerk of the superior
court, tax collector, treasurer, coroner,
nnd 'the cnndldntc for the legislature.
It ,-ippenrs that the '"rings" hold good
In both parties.—Gibson Record.
WHITTAKER FOR CONGRESS.
' The People's piny congressional con-;
ventton for this district met In Macon
on Tiwwfciy and nominated Col. W. S.
Whittaker of BarncsvIUe for congress.
This nomination to considered tho beat
thnt the Populists oould have made,
but Judge -Bartlett, the Democmtlo
nominee, will live no trouble tn defeat
ing Col. Whittaker.—Barnesvllle Home
Journal.
» W'E CERTAINLY WILL
From tho Atlantn Journal.
Tlie people of Mncon nre determined
to mnko their Dixie Interstate Fair a
gnuffi success this year, mid next year
they will turn tn nnd help the gront
Cotton States niul IntomnUonat Expo
sition.
VERY TRUE; VERY TRUE.
Tlio wise man of the Worth County
Local saynt
Tho farmers nre pulllnj? fodder thl*
week; the candidates are pulling the
wires; the senators Iu Washington are
pulling th<* people’s leg, while she mer
chant that advertises Is pulling in the
shekels.
A BRAINY YOUNO MAN.
H will be Congressman Bartleft of
the 8ixth district. He has succeeded
In carrying enough counties to Insure
his nomination. He is one of tire most
brllllnnk young men In Georgia.— Li-
thonid New Ena.
DIFFERENT IN GEOJlGrA.
Learned men tell us that In Latin
tho word “editor'’ means “to oat.'*
That may be so, butt In United States
It means to Scratch around like blazes
to gel something' to hat
QUITS THE A. P. A.
Says It is Only a Bob *o the Republican
Party Kite ia Missouri.
St. Louis, Aug. 21—CT. H. Garland, a
prominent merchant, has written a letter
.rounclng his withdrawal from Oie Amerl-
ivm Protective Association. He writes
that the order, which was organized to
keep religion out of politics, has been
so* manipulated that It is now aa adjunct
t» the RVpubPcan party. In St. l/ouis
there ar* thirty-three councils of local
lodges. The president of each of these
i* a Republican. Two, and probably
three of these presidents are city officials.
Nearly all of the Republican city officials
are members of the order.
At one time St. Louis had 21.000 mem
bers. but the order la rapidly declining
and today there are not more than 5.600
members In good standing In this city.
Tlie total state membership Is about O.OOOi
confined almost exclusively to tit. Louis
and Kansas City. It will be remembered
that the 31. Look and Kansas City dele-
agtions controlled ciafliMlt In the re
cent Republican state convention, and very
forcibly sat upon Coi. Keren's proposed
resolution denouncing the American Pro
tective Association. i
THE CATTLE HAD TEXAS FEVER.
Buffalo, N. Y.. Aug. 22.—A consign
ment of forty-eight beeves, suffering
from Texan or spleneUc fever, wus-re-
celved at the stock yards yesterday.
They cam* from Eftma City, Mo.
When one of the cars were opened two
carcasses were found inside. Postmor
tems showed the prcaence of the dis
ease. The entire consignment was
slaughtered and the carcasses sent to
the rendering work.
DEATH OF NUMA DU FOUR.
New Orleans. Aug. 22.—Numi Du four,
founder of the New Orleans Bee, on of
the- oldest newspapers In the South,
died at hte home In this city today,
sged 72 yeans.
Highest bf all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
Powder
Absolutely pure
For sale at wholesale by R. R. JAQU BS & TINSLEY and A. B. SMALT*
THE SOUTHERN SYSTEM.
The ReorgvwlzaJdon Completed the L/tet
of Foreclosures Yesterday. .
New York, Aug. 22.—C, H. Coster,
of $he Richmond Termina;
Reorganization Company, tod-ay bought
the. Oxford and Clarksville and Clarks-
vWie und North Carolina railroads,
thus completing the list of foreclosures
contemplated under the pkut of reor
ganisation. The whole system of
roads, which were included In the Rich
mond Terminal Reorganization Compa
ny, Is known as the Southern Railway
Company, and the work of reorg*ni-
satkm, which te now completed. Is con
sidered to be one of the most successful
In the blatory of railroad reorganiza
tion. The Southern railway embraces
1.500 miles of railroad and 1s one of the
largest syfitems 1n the country. .
In the scheme of reorganization, the
fo-lowing company* were Included:
•Richmond and West Point Terminal
Railroad and Warehouse Company;
Richmond and Danville; Richmond,
York River and Chea-apeake; South
Garoftna; Atl.infra and Charlotte Air
Line; Washington, Ohio and Western;
Northwestern of North* Carolina;
CkurUesvllle and South Cafoiina; Oxford
and Clarksville; Franklin and Pittsyl
vania; Western North Carolina; Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta; Atlantic,
Tennessee and Ohio; Columbus and
Greenville; Georgia Paclrlc; Danville
and Western; Baltimore; York River
and Chesapeake Steamboat Company;
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia;
Alabama Central; KnoxviMo and Ohio,
and Louisville * Southern. Samuel
Spencer, president of the. Southern
Railway Company, came to New York
today. *-
The chief discussion of the day oc
curred at a session of the executive
committee, presided over by Commis
sioner Stahlman, whioh took up the
entire afternoon. Representatives of
the Louisville and Nashville and Queen
and Crescent took up most of <he time
on the old trouble, which caused the
temporary Withdrawal las* spring of
the former road from the association,
which soemed for a time to be dis
rupted. Without action the committee
adjourned until tomorrow. The ses
sions will last two or three days. The
settlement of the rate question for the
ensuing year and the election of offi
cers being 'the most important matt ter
This evening reports of *he Southern
Railway and Plant System, Central
railroad of Georgia. Atlantic Coast
Line, Clyde and line and Ocean Steam
ship Company, and Old Dominion
Steamship Company and the Merchan ts
and Miners Tnansportoitlon Company
held a. conference on. the question of
rates An oranges *o the North and
East. The decision will be of Intel**,
as ‘the tariff on the favorite Florida
fruit has riot been formerly revised for
three or four years.
THE RATE MAKERS MiEET.
The ^Southern Railway and Steamship
Association at Coney IslAnvl.
Coney.Island. Aug. J2.—The Southern
Railway and Steamship Association was
called to order at 12:30 o’clock this af
ternoon In a meeting supplementary to
that)held here In July, when the ques
tions regarding rales pnd the continu
ance of the association for another year
wore dlsousaed. Gen. G. W. Thomas,
president of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis tbad of Nashville was
elected chairman.
Secretary W. L. MoGill of Atlanta re
ported that the tentative agreement to
restore rates until September 1, after
the cutting which prevailed from June
1 until the July meeting, had been
signed by all hut about a dozen roads,
which are apparently awaiting the out
come of the present sessibn.
As the meeting adjourned soon after
roll call uptil 10 o’clock tomorrow It is
evident that the session Is t\> Inst -two
or three days, of tht? forty or more
corporations represented In- the iwtsooU-
tlon all but eight were on hand at roll
call in the person of presidents or traf
fic offterrs, the Atlanta and West Point,
the IMobil*- and Ohio, tin* S-*.t!n :iol and
Roanoke and the South Carolina being
the most prominent roads not putting
In an appearance.
In all about 100 important officials
have thus far registered and more are
expected, including President Spencer
of the Southern railway. A meeting of
the executive committee was called for
thlfi afternoon. It hu.-ms probable ihat
the association will be continued for
another year. Indication* of harmony
prevail anti Col. K. B. Stahlnun will
evidently be continued as commissioner
ur!*--* i-im* opponent for the pl.t* u nrvl
saflary of 315,000 comes suddenly Into
view.
THE (HENNEPIN CANAL.
Princeton. 111., Aug. 22.—Work has
been begun here on the Illinois and
Mississippi canal, commonly known as
the Hennepin canal. Today 180 men
were put to work clearing the trees
and underbrush from the right of way,
and In less than three*<veeks more than
2.000 men will be at -work constructing
the ditches and In making ready for
the locks. The men are taken from the
ranks of the unemployed or this dis
trict and will be given steady employ
ment.
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
At New York— R.BH.E.
New York 4 02200000-8 IS 3
Chicago 0 00000104—5 7 3
Batteries—Meekln and Farrell; Hutchln.-
son and Schrtver.
At Boston— R.BH.E.
Boston. 0 00040220-a 3 1
Cincinnati 0 00102112— *i 9 0
Batteries—Nichols snd Gonzel; Fournier
and Murphy.
At Philadelphia— R.BH.E.
Philadelphia 001000200— 3 10 2
Baltimore 2 00000000—2 5 4
Batteries—Taylor. Clements and Buck-
ley; Inks and Clark.
Those.
.Pimples
Art tell-tale symptoms that your blood
ts riot riyhtr—fullof impurities, cousin0
a sluggish and unsifntly complexion.
A fere bottles of S.a. o. trill remove
all foreign ami impure matter, cleanse
the blood thoroughly, and give a clear
and rvsv complexion. It is most effect
ual, and entirely harmless.
73 Lawe! Street, Fhila., says:
f have had for years a humor is my blood
me dread to share, as small both or
paples would Le cut, thus causing shaving to
be a great annoyance.. A her taking three bottWs
ryra ®y W an dear and smooth as
lt .. - hou h1 be—appetite splendid,
4 . n ** n< * like running a
foot race all for the use of S.S.S. *
and ’Hn diseases mailed free.!
swiiFT Specific co^ Atlanta, cE/i
SEVERE THUNDfidt STOR'M.
Pensacola, Fla.. Aug. 22.—During a to-
vere thunder storm here thto afternoon
lightning struck a wharf under which
several workmen on a pile driver haj
taken refuge. A negro man was killed
and two or three others severely shock
ed. A dwelling house 'on West Hill w a
also badly shattered atnl a cow killed
on East Hill. The storm lasted mo ’
than nn hour, during which time tor
rents of rain fell. Tho weather to much
cooler tonight.
TO TEST THE DISPENSARY LAW
Columbia. 6. C.. Aug. 22.—The tutor’,
ney generals of the state and the cltv
of Aiken have agreed to take Judge Al
drlch'M decision and make a test case
of the dispensary law before the su
preme court, and he will probably <t,.
so In n day Ur two. The points hi t)-^
case have already been flted with the
clerk of the court and an early decision
to expected.
LPEEXACi NOTICE i.
MABEL LODGE NO. 255. F. & A. M
A rerular communication of Mah.-i
Lodge will ibe held thto evening "- *
street* at ° dd FelIow *' H “ll. Cherry
Mturibers of Macon Lodge Nb. 6 and
sojourning brethren are Invited to ot-
tend. T. J. CARLING, W. v
F. A. Cjfourh. Sooty.
E. C. GambrelL Chas. It. Nisbet
Gambrell & Nisbet,
ATTORNEYS' AT LAW.
« 235 Third Street,
Macon, Ga.
Collections a specialty.
F. R. JONES.
Attorney at Lxw,
818 Second Street, Macon. Ga.
Prompt personal attentojn given >c
collections.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Seven per vent. Loans negotiated on
Improved city property and farms.
SOUTHERN LOAN AND TRUST COM.
PANY OF GEOROIA.
858 Second street, Macon, Ga.
LOANS ON REAL ESTATE.
Loans made on choice real estate and
farming lands In Georgia. Interest 1
per cent. Payable in two, three or llv*
years. No delay. Commissions very
reasonable. ,
420 Second Street, Macon, Ga.
Cheap Money to Lend
On improved city and farm propertj
In Bibb and Jones counties In loam
ranging from 8530 up at 7 per cent tin.
pie Interest: tlmo from two to five years
Promptness and accommodation a sue
©laity. L J. ANDERSON & CO..
No. 318 Second Street. Macon. Ua.
HAV'HO
NOTICE.—SALE OF THE MACON
AND NORTHERN RAILROAD.
Under and by virtue of a Anal fie*
ere ©rendered on -the 30th day of July,
1394, by L'he United States circuit court
for the western division of the soutfteri
district of Georgia, In. the case of tin
Mercantile Trust Company of Ne«
York and other complainants rigaimii
the Macon and Northern Railroad Com
pany flmd other defendants, we wit
sell before the United States coun
house door in the city of Macon, Geon
pta, on the second day of October, I8i»4
between the legal hours of sale, all ol
the followling described property:
Firti:. The radlroad of Che said fie*
fendUnt, the tMucon and Northern Rail*
road Company, which extends from tn«
depot in the city of Macon, Georgia
tp Jls junction with the Northeaateri
railroad at Athene, Georgia, a dis»tene«
of uboutt one hundred and seven miles
together with oil its railways, ways
and right of way, side tracks, rurnout*
depot grounds, easements and othei
tends and uppumenances belonging t<
said railroad company, which are sd
out In said decree.
Second. All structures, depots, St.v
tlon and section houses, engine houses
car houses, machine shops find othei
buildings, with tools now in use an4
equipments now in hands of the receive*
Four passenger coaches, two combine
tlon mall, baggage and express can*
sixty box oars, twemty-two flat oirs
two caboose cars, three shanty cars
three passenger engines, one awitcl
and -two freight engines, together wkl
all other property, equipments sn4
franchisee belonging to said defendant
and which are fully sett forth In decrel
referred to. Also, all supplies anl
oCner property in the hands of the re*
ceiver of said company. Also fifteet
hundred shares ot the capkal stock ol
the Georgia Midland Railroad Comptu
ny if The par value of 3100 per shore.
Third. In 'the eale of sai'd property
no bid for a sum less than one mlllioi
and seventy thousand (31,070,000) doIUn
will be received, nor from any blfide*
who shall not place into Che hands ol
the special commissioners nt Che tirm
of making the bid the sura of 330.001
in money or certified Check, and from
time to time thereafter such rurthei
portions of the purchase price shall b*
paid In cash as the court may dlrecl
to meet expenses of the suit, etc. Thai
the bidder depositing said 330,000, «ne
whose bid is not the highest, shall havi
such deposit re-turned to him wlthou:
deduction. In rhe even the bid accepted
by ithe commissioners is not confirmee
by the count, such bidder tihall huv*
such deposit returned to him wlthoui
deduction unless said property is resol4
ai 'the expense of such bidder and bo
ottuee of his fault.
Fourth. The balance of the purchas<
price may be either paid In caah or U
the bonds and over-due coupons or saw
Macon and Northern Railroad Comps*
ny which are secured by the mortgugl
upon wfetah the "decree of foreclosur*
Wi based. Huoh bonds and coupons ba
ing received at such price and value u4
the purchaser would be entitled to r*
oeive as his prorata share in the dtetrk
button ot said fund.
'Fifth. The sale to be made subject
to all claims pending against sold con
pany or Which are filed three month!
thereafter, and all debts against th|
receiver, which claims or debts thi
court nriy decree to have priority ov*t
rhe mortgage foreclosed by said co
cree, the purchaser will be required t«
assume payment Qf same. The *aie «
be reported to the court for confirms
tlon. and when confirmed the ipe’a
commissioners will make tKle to th»
purchaser in accordance with sa.*!
cree. For further details of said *J*t
reference Is made to said de<W.
ALEXANDER PROUDFIT.
JAMES N. TALLEY.
Special Commissionrfi.
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