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- *jmJ5 MACON TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY MORHIHG, SEPTEMBER 13, 1894. THE MACON TELEGRAPH. PUBLISHED EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR AND WEEKLY. Office 569 Mulberry Street. Mir York UlUro im K, (•illr-nlli Mrrrt. TUB DAILY TKLEGKAl'H—Delivered by carrlrra In the city, cr mailed, postage frrr, <0 cent* a month; 31.35 for three month!; UM for aU montha; 61 lot one i roar; every day except Sunday. *4. THE TIU.WEEKLY TELEGRAPH—Mon. dayi, Wednesdays and Friday!, or Tuei- day* Thuradaya and Satutdaya Three month!, 11: alx montha 32; one year, li. fHB SUNDAY TKLliORAPH-Dy mall, one year, 32. SUBSCRIPTIONS—Payable In advance. Remit by poalal order, check or reel!* , lered letter. Currency by mall at rlak of aender. COMMUNICATIONS—All communication! should be addreteed, and all ordera cbecka, draft!, eta. made payable to THU TELEGRAPH, MoCOD, Oa. ANY SUBSCRIBER to the Dully ffelegraph will confer a great favor on Oil! unite by Informlux u! If the Tel egraph falla to arrive y ltb first mall train leaving tho city after 4 o'clock a. m. each day. ; ' - APPOINTMENTS, Hon, Charles I,. Bartlett, Hon. Wash- Ington Dessau and Hon. DuPont Guerry will address Ihe people of Upson court- t) at Yslesvltlo ent September 1.1. lion. Charles I,. Bartlett tvlll speak at Fnyotleville en tbo-17th, at McDon ough on the 18th and at Round Oak on the both. Further appointment* will tie announced a* they are made. MAI. BACON'S APPOINTMENTS. Cuthbcrt, On.. September IS. Ilaxley, On., September 17. Butler, On., Sept. 18. Fayetteville, On., Sdptombcr II). Trenton, On., September 20. Duwsmivllle, On., September 22. Montlcello, Oa., September 24. MU. ATKINSON'S SPEECH. Tho Atlanta' ConNtltutlon take* the Telegraph to task tiecauiie of certain comments lnndoby it on Me. Atkinson's OrcunvHIo apctvh. "Tito principle which (Mr. Atkinson ln.v* down,” It eny», “I* tho true Democratic principle, nnd the method which he was auiunilu-, aioned by liht party to advocate Is Just aa truly Democratic." To nil this we. •ay amen. Tho principle laid down by Mr. Atktasaa, a* we mild in our com' men'* ou hla speoch, Is Noundly, thor oughly Democratic. Wo know of nt. man who Im* Mated this principle more, forcibly or with greater prooltlon. The melhod which ho !s commissioned by 111* party to advocate, however, ts not free coinage «t 111 to 1 or any other ra tio tea* than that fixed by tho markets. In fact, in that commission, which hi tho platform, nothing I* aald about ra tio, and nothing t» Insisted upon except parity. When Mr. Atkinson assumed to devise n method, to suggest n ratio less than that of Uio mnrkel*, therefore, ho stepped off. ihe platform and was •peaking n* mi Individual, not a repre- srillative of the party. Tho Telegraph commended hi* exposition of tho Dent- noratlo principle; It criticised the melh od for which he wax individually re sponsible, nnJ which we regard ns nt variaure with tlmt principle. We ttm belli an a friend and a Democrat. The CmistllulU.h, in the rournu of Its remarks, asks the Telegraph certain tpiestlous, n* follows: ••How does th» editor of tha Telegraph happen to know, for Instance, that the reopening of ; our mtnta bo kilver at the present rati., would fall t» maintain, the partly of the coined dollars? ltow docs he know that gnVl would go to a pre mium and 1st’ ckpelMf from the oountry? Aa a natter of e.mrse, ho doesn't knntv anything nbcul It, In fact, life, statement he makca In the same breath that the ex. pulelnn of gold wouM result tn a money famine M tin adtulaalon that gold would not <?) go to a premium. It Is a well-known fact that the average level of prices, as well aa Ihe volume of business, impends un the available supply of standard money In circulation. If Ihe free .olnago of sil ver failed to result In • rise In pricee- a and thire >iuld b« no flue If there were a icarctty of money-at would be because silver w.ouKt. hive the •ome purchasing power us gold. In that oaae there could be no prentum on gold. Ilow, then, would It profit the owner of gold to took It up nr nnd it abroad? The demand for money - ta equal.to the combined deonnd for alt other exchangeable article*- It* scarcity causes a Nil In prices sod a shrinkage In wilues. "We ask the editor of the Telegraph, therefore; tn explain to hla reader* how an event which created a deficiency tn Ihe currency could ralae prices eufltclcnlly to •end gold to a premium. Aa a nutter of tact, Ihe editor of the Telegraph cannot explain It. Hie statement knocks aU Me objections net and dl«> a hole deep etu.uvh to bury them li." Tho Telegraph tuny osk lu reply, how does the cdUott uf the Constitution know that the rropcumg of our mints to stiver at Ihe present rat’o would not result lu a premium mi gold? ' The as-' sumption tlmt It would not Is Just as vl- oleni-tn our optuion tar more so—than Ihe nutiuipUou that It' 'vouldi 'It Is more violent for the reason Hut expe rience shows that in the countries where the mints are now open to silver •t the present ratio there la n premium on geld of about 00 per cent, lu not one of thi-m are both gold mid silver money In olreulatkiu. We have t»eu no good reason advanced why their ex- tiertenee would not be ours. It is said that wo are more iiuuv.-rra* and vvalmicr than they, that our trade ts larger, that we need more money, hut these seem to us only reasons why tho price of silver will rise somewhat shore Its present level, and not reasons why It will advance to tho level It held wtun all ilhs world used silver aa.money and all tho mints were open to tt. , A scarcity of currency in Uio United States would not be the same thing as a scarcity of silver In the world, and the value of our silv- r money would, iu our opinion, quickly aud finally settle down to the basis of the world's Value of Oliver bullion. If that basis were different from tho coinage basis, then only silver money would circulate and we would bo deprived of the use of gold. This would bo true whether cur rency were scarce or not, lu the long run, because when a currency la sound nnd stable men must give In actual value as much as thejvrecelvc when they exchange mOney for other tilings, nnd the exchange vntue of bur sliver money would be fixed by the world's price for silver bullion. We again appeal to the experience of silver using countries to show that tills Is true. There Is free coinage of silver •n Mexico, for Instance, but though currency Is extremely scarce in that country the silver dollar Is worth only Its bullion value. The American sliver dollar Is In Mexico Itself worth two Mexican dollars, weighing more than twice ns much. Hint currency Is segreo Is shown by the fact that the Mexican - government cannot borrow money nt home nnd therefore; borrows In London, though In doing so It loses the difference, when paying Interest, be tween gold and sliver—that is to sny, In effect pays double interest The scarcity of currency caused by the expulsion of gold would not necos- snrily mean nn advance in the value of a'lver to tho present coinage ratio. The prlco of silver, as related to the price of Solti, depends on the relative demand for the two metals In tho whole world, not merely In the United Btato«. This Is true of the price of every commodity lu universal use. To expeot tlmt the relative values of the two, fixed at a time when tho demand for both metals as money was universal, will be same when the United Bbltcs ulouc among commercial nations makes silver a standard money seems to us unreason able. The fact that silver money could not bo used In settling foreign balances would Itself make ndrer less desirable than gold, which, of course, means less Valuable than gold. It Is ontircly pos sible that In tho agonlos of a money panic the price of sllvor might rlso to u level with gold, hut fids could be only for a brief time, until the luw of supply and demand became fully operative. In the height of tho pnDlo last year soino men were willing for a time to pay 100 per cent, for tho use of money, but tlmt wri bccauso a temporary scarcity threuteued them with destruction. They could not pay such a rato for more thafi a few days and they were willing to pay It only because of extraordinary circumstances. Bo In tho case of silver, an extraordinary scarcity 'of money might for a time give un abnormal value to it. Tho Constitution Is mast concerned, however, by whnt tt considers an at tack muilc by the Telegraph on Mr. At kinson. It says: "But the most serious objection wo hsvo to the Telearaph's urt'A-t in of Mr. At kinson's speech Is that tt is In the na ture of an sttsek on tho Democratic <an- dl-lsto for governor. It furnishes new ar guments nnd opportunities to those who sra actlvvsly engaged In on effort to weaken, cripplo tut-l llnully destroy the Democratic organisation in this ante. It Is u slip In the face by a newspaper from which Mr. Atkinson and the party leaders would naturally expect sympathy and support." The party organisation will not bo hurt by the expression of aa lieucst tl'.f- farunca of oplnluu with the candidate for governor. Audi Injury to the or- gunhaitlon Is Inflicted not by tho ex pression of differences of opinion with tho cuudhlnto but by attacks upon his character In attempts to show that ho Is unworthy of tlitj support of self-re- speotlug aud honest iucil That this Is true Is shown by the fact tb.it the op position press does not find ammunition lu tile columns of tlto Telegraph, bat Contents Itself with reprinting ns prom inently us possible the editorials of our esteemed routempomry In which our cuudulato was vilified and ridiculed. A REPUBLICAN ADMISSION. Thu Chicago lutcr Oceau thinks tlio Detuocratto party hits been forced to adopt Us tariff policy by four elements, os follows; “L Southern planters who dreaded the existence of Northern nitnufaclurerm sx force* working against cheap labor tn all port* of tho Union. Tho abolition of sla very nnd tho 'increasing purpow' of civ ilisation have enlightened many of these, and nre cedtghtnlng more. "2. Allen resutent* at th« Urge cities, w ho, wllng as agents tor Ihe Importation of foreign goods, hravq contributed largely to DemccmUo campaign fund*. "J. Ury-os-dust college professors and rural doctrimUrek who hav* fossilised In the antl-iuc erred of tho classical school of political ci-onctny- Great trust* that foresaw In protec tion a development of rivals in their trade, awl that gave Immensely to tha cam paign fund* These, with the sugar trust st their hold, have managed to seem enough protection u> be-teOt thonselvea aa monopolists, but not enough to Induce large capitalist! to risk n control with thro The Inter Ocean Is never intention ally funny when It discusses the tariff aud this explanation of bow the senti ment In favor of lower taxation be comes so strong It uutdo In dead earn est. NsTenhetess ,t l* tunny. Take the fourth paragraph, for Instance. The Idea that tho trusts, and especially ihe sugar trust, have been working hard aud spending thousands of dollars to reduce the protection which created them te quite enough to make anybody but the densest protectionist laugh. But however laughable the exphuta tlun may he, it Ipts a certain ralae, in (h.\t it contain* the admission' that the protection enjoyed by the trusts tuts been reduced. That Is the point vf im portance. The people will know what to think of tho suggestion that the trusts brought about the reduction llit-uis"! ve- ■ ,. f ' t THE EASTERN WAR. Tlie news from the eastern war is very meagre aud very often misleading, but It begins to seem certain that, all tlie advantage so for rests with the Jap anese, They have outgeneraled und out fought tlie enemy. They had the ad vantage of being ready at the start and httVe used It for all It was worth. The situation seems to tie that the Japanese fleet has cut off Chinese ucceas to.Corea by sea and the army, by seizing the mountain passes at tlie uorthern end .of tlie peninsula, linvc shut off access by land. Consequently the Chinese army nlready in Corea Is in u practically helpless posltlou-unabie to coftc witu the more numerous and better cqu-ppivl Japanese army In thu field und without supplies except such as can be seized In a country already too poor to sup port Its rcs.dcnt population., lu situa tion seems nearly desperate. The new treaty between Japan and Coren, reported In yesterday's tele grams, was probably <vitorted from the Core.au king, who •* u prisoner of the Japanese, but it will help tbe cause of the latter nevertheless. It least serves the purpose db notifying the outside world that Jupun will respect the Rule- pendeuce of. the ‘‘Hermit Kingdom," uud Ihi A will.reduce tho chances of for eign Interference. The only chance for the Chinese to re trieve their fortunes, apparently, Is for them to tlglriji great naval battle and wlu It. They could thou relieve nud reinforce their army in Corea. They have a flue licet, but have seemed afraid to use 1L " THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Additional Reasons Why It Should he Turned Over to the Board of Educa tion. To the Editor of tlie Telegraph: 1 have noted with considerable interest tho eommuu.eut.ons lu your paper touching thu turning over of tile Public Library to the bouvd of ediicatiuu, amt also your very well-timed editorial In today's Issue upon such u slop. A correspondent some time ago called attentiou to the large number of North ern amt Western states wherem slate and county aid was given to maintain public libraries ou the ground that they were valuable adjuucts to tha public school system. Tho advantages of a public library made free to. the child ren of the publ.c schools nnd to thu public nt targe- ure too obvious lo need argtunont. There Is a feature lu connection with such X step that ts worthy of considera tion If tho board of public education should sec the.r way clear to take charge of tlie library nnd make it free (o the public. It would not only ho of Incalculable benefit to our'Jmys anil girls, but It would bo a Vnst benefit to our entire community. In -stlilitlou to thu necessary expense of living, there nre very few t-n<l.vhliiats or families who feel able to pay four dollars a year for mentlicrsHIp ut die library, nud yet not a man, woman or child is there but what wotdd deplore the closing up of the Public Library ns a great calamity nntl a rctlcctiou upon a city of 21,000 itihab.-t rats nnd a county of Ho,000 In habitants. If Ihe Fulillo Library were free, it would make Its splendid collection of books available to tlie whole communi ty nnd would add largely to tho pleas ure and improvement of our people. It would he nn additional inducement for non-residents to locate In our midst, be come citizens with us that their child ren might enjoy tlie advantages of our unexcelled system of public schools and the qpporUffiiUvs givep. by tho lHirury for deeper und broader cultiva tion. There Is nuotlier Idea also to ho men tioned In tills connection. Probably It a poll vveru taken of all tax payers of the county, It would be found that from one-third to cue-half nt least have no children to educate in tho public schools. Tnko the case of a uutn whose family are all adults, the case of those who bnve never married aud havo no children. These ure taxed to support the system of public schools, so that one man having no children to ediMite In tho public schools pay taxes suffi- clent to educate several children of his neighbor who pays no taxes. Now, each of these, the miiu who has child ren to educate and uo taxes to pay. aud the man who pays taxes aud has uo children to educate, would both equally SdJ a Hi" ."h.iiitage* of a free liiu.uy. hut It would be doing some slight In justice to the tax payer who derives uo present direct benefit from tho pub lic schools to penult him In common with his uelghbor to enjoy the advan tages of n free public library controlled by the board of public education. So It appears that It would be a decided advantage to the children of the poor aud to the tax payer. 1 think, therefore, Mr. Editor, that every interest of this community would he promoted by the library's being turned over to the board of piddle edu cation to bo.operutod by them for Ihe beosflf of the people. Tax Payer. Beptemls'r 12. OAIMPAION OK CONDEMNATION. To tlie Editor of the Telegraph: Mon- texutna- Is a great town when the day's work Is done for the hoys to gather un der the shade of the trees and discuss the events of the day. This evening the theme of discussion was tho edito rial lu Monday's Constitution wherem It makes effort to widen the breach in the Democratic ranks by deelariug that a "campaign of condemnation" has al ready beguu in the South against tlto principles of the Chicago platform and that this campaign of condemnation is the wort of those who were controlled by n power which hml a crumb of pat ronage to bestow or a promise to be guile. This is a (Instantly attack upon Mr. Cleveland, and all our speakers who do uot repudiate our own Demo cratic administration. Such talk Is wel come to Watsou unit nines and nil those engaged tn the work or nistnto- gmt.ug the Democratic party and de stroying the homogenlty of our people. AU .air orators and speaker* in Geor gia stand upon the Chleago platform— all accept It as the creed of the party, while there ts a difference as to the best met It-*1* of tftualning the same re- salt. Bat the Oouitltut.cn tvouhl have us believe that such men as Judge Tur ner and Secretary Smith have formed some sort of coalition and are making "fresh attacks upon the rights of the people." In discussing these differences of opinion among men In our own ranks ltow tinl.ke ihe Ccnstitptiuu is MaJ. l:..- - • ii-inui r <j( tr- otitig tle-m. In Ills i -n .-cl; and in- el ejn- ut *j" ""ii a! l-'"i>vi.j, lie i-liow-d tlie mag nitude of these great problems and how D'-ne- i it-, h-'ti. st and true, diil'i ,vd in then views of tie- list ni.iinMs of-so lution. and yet all were Inspired alike liy honesty of purpose to subserve tho best interests of their party and coun try. nnd tills being trueihe counseled idir noonln to pnltlvatr. n*ut.li*lt , f our people to cultivate a'spirit of for bearance one with another and put away all tendene.es to hypercriticlsm. He pleaded for a spirit of mutual for bearance and brotherly love as Decen nary to the success of our great party und the final triumph of Its principles. He begged the people not to fall out about details. All through his great speeches runs this longing for harmony and forbearance. It was this spirit, this appreciative sense of the need of n cultivation of good will and kindly feeling among the people that Impelled a refusal of a challenge to n Joint de bate from Gurranl, coming ns it did on the heels of a campaign between Ocn. Evans nnd Atkinson which hud been heated nnd which had engendered I .It tern ness. To allay passion and not arouse It vvns his motive; to unify the people, not estrange them vvns bis ob ject. The advancement of the party's interests was a loftier ambition than to advertise It's own merits for office. And If tlie Constitution conld lie guided by Bacon's noble example its great lal- ents would be used no more to divide the people nnd then; would lie no more stieh editorials ns "a campaign of con demnation" which appeared In Mon day's Issue. J. c. Montezuma, Sept. 12.1804. "TROtTBLERS IN I8RAEL"-<JHURCH SCHOOLS. To the Editor of th'e Telegraph: A late erttclc In the Telegraph, upon the subject of "Ctiorch Schools, signed "GeonriA Methodist,"- has treked 'Tray, Blanche end Sweetheart," In the Wesleyan Advo cate. There mhy be many like myself- who have no knowledge of the real name of the writer, but It la sufficient to know that the “hit dogs" are yelping, to make th'V subject Interesting to hundreds oi Methodists who are tired of this ministe rial campaign ett the duty of every Metro-, diet to tax his property tt> support Emo ry College—end then require him to send his son to this "school of the prophets." (and no where else,) to be educated. It reminds one of the Romish propaganda; and history always repeats Itself under similar conditions nnd environment!. The Wesleyan, true to IU calling, gives but one side of any subject; therefore It Is positive relief to find a place where a protest may appear. "Georgia Metho. dlst," like many other sorU of Mctho- dlst*. la doubtless happy to feel that freedom of the press Is oftentimes as val uable to religious, a* well ts to civil lib erty. Your correspondent has no desire to enter the discussion about "church schools," for "Georgia Methodist" needs no defense In existing controversy—but permission Is asked to notice Bishop Hay- good’s running fire on evangelists, which subject appears to be tv red-rag to hla excellency's ready pen. In nearly every Issue of his organ, the Wesleyan Advo cate. His "fad” la Emory College—and hla pet version—evangellsu, whom he dubs "TroUblers In Israel." He belabors the hater without ceasing. The Metho- dlftn of the state are undergoing what might well be termed a "bombardment" from tbe btehop's columblad, while the rattle of small arms Is heard continu ously from Ills followers In pew and pul pit. He turns one way—to shout, "Sup port Emory College." "the School of the Prophets" and he turns the other to cry put, "Down With the Troublere in Israel." “No education, worth a. nlckle ouUlde u! this i-tvirch achooir—In one breath; end “Drive These Guerillas Out of Your Pul pits!!" la heard In another! Between pushing In the pupils, on one side and pushing out the evangelists on the other side, the bishop is a very active man. Hla voice, (like the turtle's) Is heard 1n "the land." whenever a Metho dist preacher, teklng counsel with his love fur souls, dares to enter a town when In vited. and preach the gospel without due regard for this "SchaaKfor the Prophets" -"Troublere In Israsl"-he calls them tr- regulars. All this was very hard to un derstand. until a champion of tha bishop explained the mooted question In my hear ing. Says he: "The bishop Is right. The stationed preasher or the circuit rider de serves all that money for himself and the assessments of the church. I knew a pastor who put his machine (!) In order, Invited an evangelist to push a revival, and in the wind-up. the pastor got ts and the evangeltit got *1.200 for two weeks' l-rcachlng. I don't blame the blahop. I would stop 'em. too. No business coming In and getting money." In answer to a bland Inquiry ne,contin ued: "Yee; the paator got hla salary- ell the same—but that evangelist had tro more right to that II,KO than I had. We want things done decently and In order. Bishop Is right—squelch 'em—I s»y. And the "Troublere In Israel" are being "squelched." Bravo old John Weslev would hardly rccognlM our headlights In Methodism If he should come to Georgia now. If he should catch a glimpse of certain overgrown ecclesiastical doctor! In our ministry, he would cry out, w here am I at?" We have apparently forsaken the saving of souls, and gone Into the bu tineas of "serving Ubler." Plain Methodist. DISCOVERIES IN A CAVE. Two SkeltoniVound In Virginia Forty Feet' Under Ground. , Richmond, Sept. 11.—A Brletol.Term., special to the Dispatch s.lys: "Charles Rector and ». bf>y named Morris. In ex- plorttMt a cave netr Seven Mils Ford, Vs., chlrty mllnt e.iat of this place, dis covered (wo akeletans forty feet below tho surface. The cave had long been known, but n» ora; had ewer ventured tb explore It because of Its grea t depth. The Morris hoy was let down by o rope. When ahe find was reported a party of citizens went to the cave to Investigate further. In all ten skeletons wer^ tak en out and wpie lodged to be Ihe bones of men. wtimen and children. One skel eton wae found In a sitting po*ture,wlth the eltuM reclining on .the arms, which were folded across -the knees. Tha* far there ht but ora* way to account tbr the charnel bouse. Old citizens sit that many yeans ago there was an Im kept near tnila cave by a nun named Allen, and occasionally people who stopped there had mystartouily dl&appeaiod and were never heard of again. The suspi cion Is that they were killed In tbe Inn, rubbed of their valuables and then con signed to the cave. Soma of tbr ekfr tons dtocovered were partially burled under stance, and many ot the bones were broken. Wtvcther these stones were scales which fell from overhead or were placed there by a foul hand cuhl not he pccitlvely d tttrafinsd. YELLOW FEVER INVESTIGATION. Dr. Gulteras Reports One Case nt the Cape Charles Quarantine. Washington, 6ept. If.—Dr. John Gul teras, the yellow fever expert, who wan sent by Surgeon-General Wj-man of the marine hospital service to Investi gate the alleged cases of yellow fever on the British steamer Tyzak. from Ha vana. now st quarantine off Cape Charles, reports ax follows: "One of rite «mc* at quarantine Is yellow fever; the other two are not. Every fnctRty Ms given me for examlnAtioa of the pi. tk'DtSL Wilson is slowly recovering from a severe attack of yellow fever. The cMet engineer. Mr. Poole, has a wry severe bronchitis stack, and possi bly typhoid fever. Hie steward of the ship has a slight attack of cphermal fever." Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report ABSOLUTELY PURE For sale at wholesale by 3. JAQU E3 & TINSLEY and A. B. SMALL THE /STROLLER. "Listen for a crash," aald n man lust night aj he chused himself along at a lively gait toward Bridge Row. following the fire department ax K dis appeared out ‘the end of Mulberry s.reei speeding oa to the call from East Macon tout wuo turned In about » o’clock. “Wthi'i do you mean?” 'the' Stfoller naked, not knowing whole the man wtaa talking about. "Way, I mean ttra-t there ere ninety- nine chances out of a hifnUred '-hit the fire department Is now wrecked In the giliUco on Bridge Row, as there Is not sufficient light there to warn, the boys of (ranger.'' And -a quicker pace wns struck up at the prospect of so gre'at a calumHy. The mangled corpses ot a doxen firemen trad 'Jhelr fd'iJ.vrol fcoreex passed In horrible review .'before the sharpened vision of the chronicler of events and the groans of the dy ing were almost audible. WUiut tt all this were true?. But, by some hook or crook, the horses escaped these deadlufis In the dark and passed over safely; how they did U. though, while going tit their highest speed will (always be u nHatier of wonder to Chief Jones und Wls men. and amxnvuw escape that will oof bring them pleasant drdauns. To use plain, unadulterated English language, .the exdavutlone on 1 Bridge Row preparatory to the work Of beau tifying (this public thoroughfare (an altogether laudable erttenprtae), and for other purposes, .were very poorly set forth to human sight last night. Thr,re were only ta feiw danger I ignis In tat •tree; nnd -these did not at *11 serveUe purpose for .which tt Is 'to be presumed they were Intended. Thtit the depart- men did not meet with serious disaster, ■therefore, before resiling the scene of the fire In East Macon Is a thing that Chief Jones Is hugging himself for •todtay. Perhaps nothing else so brightens tfte office life of a truhmmuster us v> have nice, olean engines served promptly to trains. The 'traveling public, too Ap prove a neat, new-looking train oom plete on the front «nd with an engine brigrtt and shiny from wheels to •whilst;*. In Uhls cwnncc.ion Mr. J. H. Cl. Mount, roundhouse foreman of the Georgia railroad, who mas been six years In the service of -thiaii company, enjoys (the dMfindfion of serving to his trains ac clean, real.-looking engines os shuttle in and out of Maoon Union de pot. "Hello! Is that 65?” "Yep.” " Well, this Is Freeman, with A. A. Oullen.”' "All Tight, Billie, what can we do Cor you?" . . _ "I wank .you fo tell me when the Gypsy leaves for Hawkinsville." "Great Scott! Bltlle: We are not agents for the Ocmulgee steamboat Una; we're running a newspaper. Sorry we emv't give you 'five desired lnfor- mrtfc'D, however. But If you want to know utVykhlng about -the war In China, affairs lh Europe, nival, the governor of North Gtrolltva said to the governor of South OaroUna. or anyth ng but steamboat informal:)**, we wall enter- italn you (Or the remainder of the nigh*. Thinking about taking n 'trip to Hawktneville, Bltlle?” "Nope. Just got a telegram ffom a man tn HawklnavlUe saying: 'Send goods by first steamer to Hawklnsvllle, and I thought perhaps you could tell me when the Gypsy-would **», do ™- The reporter bad Just turneU from ithe -phone when Capt. Miller of the Gypsy walked Into ;6he sanotum. and Mr. FrSeman'* query wna *», M “' but even he could not ten, bat he as sured the reporter that it wouW be a very short While befors the Gypsy -would be making regular trips between Macon and Brunswick, and Itid't Ml- oon would get A rote slmliar to th'at of Augusta oral Columbus, which Is about 33 1-3 fern than she now pays the railroads. THE SUPREME COURT. Should the Number Of the Judges of the Court Be Increased—Facts and Fig ures In -Regard Ther&o. Greult Interest ts being -taken by the lawyers in the passage of the amend ment for che Increase of supreme court Judges. It is freely guessed that such increase would diminish litigation, be cause greater care could be batten in the eiUabllXhment of principles, a knowledge a! whJeh twin decrease the great number of appeals. A circular now being distributed pre sents one case as follows: At the October eleotloa the people will vote on u proposed amendment of the conSNtutlon Increasing Ithe number of supreme court judges from Three to five. Is «hls a good lihtmg for the people as a whole? What nre the facts? by bliem Wt 4hls question be decided. The peo ple will vote rlghlt If they know the AuJts. The more 'work .there Is to be done, the -more -workmen there should be to <lo It. The more cases there nre So be decided, the more Judges there should 'be to decide them. Theltwo grojit onuses of litigation utre population and property. The fattawlng will show * comparison between dhe causes end sources xtt lWgallon' in. ihe supreme court at the time of Its creation and three existing now: In 1846—Number of counties and su perior court*, 93. Number of city courts, none. Total courts from which oases went direct to supreme court, 93. Number of Judicial circuits, 11. Popula tion, excluding slaves (who could not Stthgate). 459,669. Georgia citizens who could Btlgute—only whites. In 1694—Number of counties and su perior courts, 137. Increase, 47 per cent. Number of ckj' cures, 17. T >'..U eou.-..- Xrom miMh oases go direct 40 supreme court, 161. hwrcuBe, 6 per cent. Num ber of JudMal circuits, 23. Increase, 109 per cent. ItopuTatlon, estimated 2,000,000 (ta 1S90 It was 1.S37.000). Georgia citi zens who couM litigate, all, bdth white aral black. Increase In population sources of litigation. 335 per cent. Figures showing die assessed value of property In 1845 are oat at hand, but the following comparisons between 1556 aral 1694 will aid In showtug bow ntucl* larger nee the property sources of Mtlguitlon now than then. In 1656—Property returned for taxa tion, excluding slaves, 3271,538,322. In 1993—Property returned for taxa tion, excluding slaves, 3452,644,907. In crease, 67 percent. tA comparison of the first and nine tieth volumes of Georgia reports will show a great Increase In amount nnd wiriety of work to be done by tne same number of Judges. For distance: First Georgia—Nmriber of cues. 93. Criminal oases. 8. Damage suttx, 3. Nimeenth Georgia—Number of coses. 147. Increase. 5S per cerrt. Criminal cases, 33. Damage suits, 37. Increase, 1.133 per cent. So. while the ninetieth Georgia ti'as 63 per cent, more cases, yet the kind of cmes, criminal and damage, which require most time end labor tn reading and digesting records Iras increased by a vastly greater per cent. The following Shows the number of cases decided In the last seven years by the supreme courts, of tlhe states ■ known us 'the ,Bot>Jheai:ern states—a group selected because of bhe similarity <o Georgia in social add com.-nere. il conditions und tn kinds ot lltigatfon: West Virginia, 710; Virginia. 1.036; South Carotlnu. 1,242; North Carolina, 2,199. 'Average by each oourt in these four States, 1,132.. ” , Georgia, 3,050, Which M about 210 per cent, more than tihe average ot the other four fl..’J*s. By tie vastly greater amount of work thus imposed upon euoh Georgia Judge is shown from the foot that the West Virginia supreme oourt comprises four Judges; Virginia, five Judges; North Carolina, five Judges. Therefore, .the average number of cases decided by ertoii supreme court Judge la these States, omfoting fractions, Is us follows: West Virgins, 177: VlrglnKt. 107; North Carolina, 434; Sauth Carolina, 447. Average for euch Judge In these four states, 317. . ■ Georgia, 1,016. Average for each Geor gia- Judge, 1.016. which is 323 per cent, more than avenge for each Judge In •the other four rtdteb. Two successive legislatures 'have, by large 'majorities, voted in favor of In creasing the supreme court from three :to flue Judges. They did this after full Investigation of uU the facts. Tine last legislature vd*d u'lmoot usVanwnou'ily ^The InoroasAl expenses Is. only 36.000 a year. This meatman Increase of taxa tion amouhLlng' to one cen't la three years for. each citizen- in- the state. In Ojher words, 3; would oost a man worth 31,000 one postage stamp once In three y Inline decrease In litigation conse quent on better considered and more carefully prepared d-lclslons the tax payers Will save a 'hundred times as •much, probably, ns She salaries of the •two adUXlonal Jddges iwould oost. bPJiJIAL ItOTxCEi., TO THE VOTERS OF BIBB COUNTY. ■From solicitation of my friends I here by announce. myself as a candltlaie for tax receiver, t-ubjecr to the Democra'tlo primary September 27. I come before you soliciting your support on these grounds: I was wounded In the head while In my duties aa a Confederate soldier, which partially pnralzyed my right side, disabling me so that I ant not able to work sufficient to make a stepper.:. To exert myself tn any way affects my nerves so 'theft It prostrates me at once. My wife la affitoted also; she has not been able to go to the table at all In five years some time next month. I now refer you to the foli'aw- lng gentlemen to verify my statement: George R. 'Barker. 'Leonard McManus, Ed Ellis. A. J. Davis. H. C. Parke, Syl vester Chambliss, city police, Joseph StoGee, T. A. Clay, James W. D. Wor- cham, county physiol.in, II. B. Caioway, superintendent bf Rolf Home. Youui respectfully, THOS. W. AMASON. ANNOUNCEMENT. I beg itb announce mj'oeff as tt candi date for rc-elcotlon to the office of receiver ot tax returns, subject to tb; Democratic primary, Thursday, Sep tember 27, and respectfully ask Whl support of the people bf this county, . R. J. ANDERSON. FOB CLERK SUPERIOR COURT. I aim a candidate for re-etemion to tha office of clerk of the superior court and eameGifiy desire the support of nil Democrats at 'the primary oa Septem ber 27th. ROBERT A. NI3BET. FOR SHERIFF OF BIBB COUNTY. E. MACK DAVIS. Subject to the Democratic nomlna- tfon, September 27. 189L_ ; ' -, FOR SHERIFF. I am a candidate for re-election to the office ot sheriff of B'. ab county und earnestly solicit the support of all Dem ocrats h't the primary on September 27. G. S. WESTCOTT. WANTED TO LOAN MONEY To everybody: So to 3100; 6 per cent. Interest; easy payments; also a death benefit for old and young not exceed ing 31,000; coat 31. Send stamp for par ticulars. Agents wanted. Mutual Ben eficial Association. Richmond. Vu. JOSIAH HYLAND. Jr.. President (Second Auditor of Virginia.) Agent. BIDS FOR FAIR PRIVILEGES. The Dixie Intcrsate Fair Company will receive at tbelr office at Macon, Gj.. sealed , bids for all the privileges at their great Exposition, to be held in Macon. Gd., commencing October 23d and closing November 8th, 1894.. AU bids will be opened ou September 20th. 1531. The company reserves the right to refuse'any or all bids.' Tills Is the only exposition to be held In Geor gia this year. Large attendance as sured, nnd grand opportunity for priv ilege people. A. C. KNAPP, Secretary, , Macon, Ga. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The uptown ticket office of the I con and Northern railroad has lx moved to J. W. Burke & era’s be •lore. Mr. E. W. Burke has been polrated'agent. Local und through ti eta, also Pullman tickets, can be p abased from him. Local and throe tickets will also be sold at depot heretofore. E. T. HORN, General Mamgii TAX NOTICE. The third installment of the city lax Is now due, and tn compliance with the charter should be paid by Septem ber 15. when the books will be closed and executions Issued for the balance. The city requires the money nnd tax payers are notified to pay and savo costs, as executions win be Issued in compllknce with the charter. A. R. TINSLEY, Tread. MONEY TO LOAn. Seven per cent. Leans negotiated oa Improved city property and farms. SOUTHERN LOAN AND TRUST COM. LOANS ON KLAL ESTATE. Loans made on choice real estate and farming lands In Georgls. Interest 7 per cent. Payable in two. three or firs years. No delay. Commissions very reasonable. SECURITY LOAN AND ABSTRACT COMPANY. 420 Second Street. Macon. Gi. Cheap Money to Lend On Improved city and farm properly In Bibb and Jones counties in , „i. ul ranging from 33)0 ud at 7 per cent, sim ple Interest: time from two ta five yean. Promptness and accommodation & ane. clotty. L. J ANDERSON Sc CO, No. 318 Second Street. Macon. Ui. flPlUM anl Whiskey HabLj eatpun. iwukolrtr. tk-ul.n lent fit Lit. n.M.wr«)i,!.r.Y. >;.iT oSkrt.iw.'htuuSuu oi. aumm!