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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 1894
ONE HONEST OFFICIAL
Schmitlbcrger Knows tlio New York
Police Force and That la Bit
Opinion!
BYRNES 18 THE HONEST MAN
Com mUaf oners, Inspectors, Captain*,
lorgoanu, Ilo»a4*m»n am* l*fi-
vatu Arm Infferlnc From At
tack* of Bad Conaotoneo*.
New York, Dec. 31.—Thin wu tile
most memorable day of any In tbe
irttory of tho Loxow committee. Capt.
SchmUlbergcr <was the principal wit
ness, *md it lasted nearly all day, and
was full of aomUono. He put Into
#o many word# «iia coaeflustontt drawn
from his experience, that the police de
partment of New York 1* rotten to tho
cjtq. He mode one exception to this
general condemnation. He expressed,
the opinion that Superintendent Byrnes
1s an hon«rt man, and means to do
right when hs is permitted to do so.
One of the minor incidents of the
day previous to Capt. 6<ihmlttbergcr
fiMtuis the Stand was the discovery
tftiat bogus subpoenas have been sent
to people <who were not warivd by the
committee. Lawyer Golf al<*o stated
<&mt be had received scurrilous letters
respecting tha characters of private
individuals, to which ho Bad paid no
Attention.
Capt. Schmitlbcrger took the stand,
wftd all mfcer witnesses wtro then ex
cused. lfe sold he began bis career on
ilie police force as a pfltTohnan under
Ospt. Williams. He paid nothing for
bis appointment, but said ho knew that
political- pull was more effective in get
ting on tho force than merit, and that
the men who were appointed through
political Influence wore the worst men
on tbe force. He could not teM where
the money went to .for appointments,
but he could tell n» to promotion*. It
went to go-between*, one of whom he
named an Oharilo Grunt, ex-Cominla-
skmer iMoClave'o private secretary.
While In Capt. Willing' precinct the
disorderly house branch Of the business
was looked after by Dcteotlv-e Price,
who 1* now a captain. Schmlttberger
was asked: •
"Can you state why, under Special
Officer Price so many disorderly Houses
wen* allowed to run?”
"Because they paid for protection."
Mr. Goff then nam-d Tom Clould’s,
the Star Garter, tho KhShion, nnd other
famous Tenderiola pr.m«.
"These plarm," mild the captain,
were ihe resort of the criminals of
Hhe whole cUy, wl\o dims there to
meet women.”
WILLIAMS GOT THE MONEY.
4, Who wan the man to whom the pro
tection money went directly?”
"Capt. WfllAuns.*’ *
"Would It 1h» ponulblo for these places
to run openly without the toleration
or «h© captain7"
"No, ntri it would not.”
The wHtnrea said that if the ward mkn
gave th«* officer on post Instructions
not to interfere with Hlhcew houses the
officers would nrit Interfere with them.
‘’And if the oftlcr did interfere?"
M Hl would be changed immediately."
’"Djd you ever hear that the officer
on post wan instructed to co-operate
♦with tShVs keepers of these disorderly
pleoes?" •»
“I do not know uf any auoh ttpectal
inxtruotions Issued to officers; the offl-
cy.\rs are selrotod especially for the
j|x»tfl And know w)^t 1s expected of
"Those places .were to bo protected,
In other svords 7"
"Yes, sir; thaJt was so."
Tho .witness said with n smile that
bo bad been ovule roundsman by Com-
mUwtoner WtMDlar because ho btvd
found Wheeler's lost dog.
"Wtndt commissioner appointed you
ttiptmln?”’
"Commissioner Voorhls."
• "Did you piay anyth! nvT*
"Not. a cent. I made the highest per*
ornthge in the examination and I bud
live minutes* «tnlk -with the commis
si oners. I dDd not know I was tippolnt-
<*i until Che very sumo morning.'
“And you were appointed solely on
your merits?”
"Yes. sir; a&d I may my here. I be
lieve Oommlssloiner Voorhls |« a thor
oughly honomblo <mnn, and do not be
lieve »the stortea about him."
ScmWomtur confirmed ail that had
been teflj toy policemen, want men,
etc., as Co collfctloiMi from business
bourne, policy shops vtnd wambling
bourne for tho benefit of tbe omi thins,
inspectors and other tdgfc officials. He
personally paid oonshlenablo mim« to
Oipt. Wtrmwns. That avxt* no* the
usuaft custom. tout S^’tofnilttierger skid
know William** well. and be dfd not
see tho n*viS of «n feitcnmedLry be
tween them. Ho always paid in money
Add part of the simte meuwy was re*
nNC bt blackmail. He collected
about 1*00 per month from the pool
rooms and «tea policy shops. The pool
rooms pnM $200 per month each. The
liquor saloons he dfc! not touch. It
Wi understood that their money went
dfevafc to Tammany •Ho.11. tile dja Will-
turns within the nine mmvlhrs he ifra*
to' cocmPiaDrt of the Twvrty’-seventh pre-
rinct about $1,800, and Wild that It WAS
ithe custom ««f «wpt.iln* to pay tho tn-
Hpootors of tthalr districts.
HAD TROUBLE WITH LIQUOR,
j DEALERS.
Tbe captain he was litafimd be
cause of a row he had wtth liquor deal
er**. Supcrin/tendecH Byrnes* Instructed
tho captiUns to nuke no exota* armrts
for exposure.
'He told us to make arrewt* for seal
ing drink* ami not make faka nmets.
a nulla two arrests the first Sun
day. The prvwtdant Of tho kvxil liquor
dealers’ amviaMon toM the ofhceia who
tnad# arrests thu ho wouM have
U*om transferred."
"IVcre they transferred V*
"Yea *4r: they were imnaferred by
a’jvefckiot Inltki and I ««* »runr*ff mil
too. The kquor dmlera o»midan.v«l tliat
D nude tv»o many bona lido amst.n, and
fl yuu* UtuartVvrvd to the FtfQ* prectowt,
where there were Wy few aaAuons."
s tomr-Uxwver mnaitutl bin a short
M'.uo ki the (Flifllh precinct, when too was
ti .i* xfirrmal to the Ntotb. and shortly
id ‘rwanda to the TwitfAy-second pte-
Hhops paid $10 s month, and dlsotxicrly
hmw* from $10 to $60.
■*i1ad you aay apmal order rcasrtV-
fng «the protection of certain dlsoleriy
houaosr
"Yea, ahr. When I woo ata^MiAed t
taV.«\l upon CVmunlMaoner Mertm at
Kvea l-quarteiw. He mervUonM houses on
0'rtywvi<nth sUVst oud said 1 might
flat them sionc. When tbs whoois s*vv
Rjtdk be iMid to run 4he houses out. An-
cither rime he nm for true to come to
Ivtjalquarusrm. I had sent Officer Cangr
no toe house of a woman named bstke
fWosl at ^4 West Him flrtl *tnd. Tho
kkuxena had cnmpto:n«*d abxit the
b<>t. , 3e. When Oi»7 svmt to the door,
♦the woman cold Mm she was a friend «<f
<v mmisRloner Mnrtin and >1 would tv
%jfc .«r to see him before he did any*
>• h Tha offi^wr tnid n«\ an*l che next
day I got a as wage from headouarten*
f'\xn Mr. Martin. 1 want to see him.
and he asks! ms Odd 1 semi a man
around «o At die Weal’s. I said t did. as
9 had reoolvod a o-snptaint about the
h* lue. He Mid 1 should warn to* offi-
toer. 3 protested, hut tu» said I should
■Uo os 1 was told. 1 *eut Casey around
to apologize to the woman the following
day for raiding the house.
BETWEEN SHOBESSAN AND BYRNES
The capialq oald a man named Proc
tor wan'ted to open a gambling hotints.
Prootcw come to him with a letter from
OumjxMMioner feheehan. asking me to
give Pnxstor what he wanted. A man
called Maynard, a paymaster at ttse
aqueduct commission, woe to be Proo-
tor’s partner.
"Proctor was introduced to me as ft
reputable man by Commissioner Shee
han. Superintendent Ilyrnca had told
mq Jf i allowed Procnor to open he'd
‘break* me. Then Sheehan said If Proc
tor woe not allowed to play, John Daly
would not be allowed to Play.”
Did Sheehan know that Maynard,
prootbVa partner, way a gambler?"
"He must have known.”
"Did Sheehan say Daly’s was run
ning?" i
"Yes, sir: he did. I said fT was not,
and he raid a man was in there in
■th* night before."
gflbmmbglgef gqlri be was trans-
fcrr-Hl to the Tenderloin precinct In De
cember, 1833.
"That in regarded as the best pay
ing precinct?"
"That Is a mistaken idea. Its glory
is faded."
"What is the best paying prednet?"
"The Eleventh. I think."
Schmltitberger received a tip to keep
his hands off two keepora of disorderly
houses whom he commanded. One be
cause her house was frequented by a
commissioner and the other because
she had been of use to the potic* In
sottWng up the Gardener case, where
ana of tha agents of Che Society for
the Prevention of Crime was entrapped
and soot to prison. He acknowledged
that he had received tho $500 from th»
agent of the French steaimhip line,
but as a present, not an a bribe.
BchmiUberger said that he carried the
morv-y to Capt. Williams for Officer
Martin, for the latter's promotion.
Ho 'heard theut when money wns
asked for promotions it passed through
tho handa of Charley Grant And Capt.
Williams. When Schmlttberger had no
more to tell, he said: *T have told all
I know about the police department,
find have rn i«I»* si < I*-;in breast of every
thing. 1 f l*. th.it. for th«* H'ikof iny
welfare, and wife, I wub Justified in
coming forward and telling what I
knew," ^
The committee adjourned until next
Wednesday.
It did not like the idea of Christmas
week, but Mr. Goff was inexorable.
THE NEW ORLEANS BOO DEERS.
Burdeau Tell* of the Offer of the Two
Councilman. *
New Orleans, Dec. Bl.~The case of the
boodle councilman, Kane and Thriftily, on
trial in tho criminal court for offering to
accept a bribo of $1,000 from tho agent
of the French line of steamers for cer
tain wharf privileges, como up this morn
ing. A large crowd was in attendance.
The hearing was groatly retarded by the
frequent objections of tho defense. Chon.
K. Burdeau, who acted an Intermediary
between tho agent of toe French line
and the indicted councilman testified that
at a meeting with Kane and Thriftily
concerning too ordinance granting the
privileges wanted by the French lino,
that Thriftily said for $1,000 the bill would
bo passod. Thriftily said that witness
might seen Fornarls, tho agent of the
French line, and thht ordinance would
be passed for the 91,000, but that ho did
not want to bo known in this matter.
He did not oay whether Thriftily used
the pronoun *1" or "we;" he raid the
coum
Wi. took place between you and Mr.
Boriiailes?"
"I told him thathe could not get this
ordlnnnce through without paying $1,000.
Ha felt assured that if the company was
called upon to pay too money there would
be objections."
Kuno and Thrlfflly called again after,
the ordinance failed to pass and said
they were very sorry. Thriftily and Kane-
cnlled again later and asked him If he
thought thoro would be any trouble
about the ordinance before tho grand
Jury. They asked him to say nothing
about the ordlnanco and It would be re
introduced and passed without any com
pensation. Witness stated that after the
Bloomfield grand Jury began to Investi
gate the councilman cases Kano* nnd
Thriftily called and proposed that the or
dinance would bo passed without compen
sation provided that wo would koop our
mouths shut about tho transaction and
say nothing about it.
Burdeau was asked as to whose names
had been mentioned in the payment of
the $1,000.
He replied: "Kane, Thriftily, Desforgcs
nnd Cnulfield."
This was all mentioned In th« presence
of the four men named above.
He wna asked If this proposition to pass
tho ordinance for the $1,000 consideration
w»* made by any one ole© besides Kane
and Thriftily.
"Yes, air," replied Burdeau, "Caulfield
did.”
"Was any one present when he mado
tho proposition?”
"Yes, sir, Mr. Norris, tha clerk In the
office, was present.
Tho caso will probably go to the Jury
on Monday.
Going to move to Dnnncn-
borg’s old comer in January.
Shoes almost given away.
SnoE Brokers.
'THE TV.UUW>AT>8 NOT M.VBUJ.
Indiana pots, Ini., Dm. 21.—Tbo ru-
prwno oc«irt today rooderod n decision
of groat impomuco to alt tho railroads
onteruiK this city, it wua hold, on a
lout rnsi\ by the auprano ronrt. that
property ownoiw ikmuiKnl by tho con-
Riruoltoti of tho uulou station across
UUm..:h Kitvot rnmuo; isdUsvi du*refer
from tho oompony. Tho decision tvui
ainiinm Orttartae Dutar. who hold
that hflr |W*aiV had boon damaged
u> tho' extent of 1(30,000.
THE SPRINGES SUBSTITUTE
It Consists of Amendments Agreed On
By Democrats On tbe Banking
Committee.
HOW CAELTSLE’S BILL IB CHANGED
XeAuuimenii |Tor * Safety Fund For
Hattie*—Btato Bank* to Bo
Allowed to Issuo Cor-
tlfleato*.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Mr. springer
of Illinois, at a late bout this after
noon, laid before toe house a substi
tute for the pending currency bill. It
consists of tbe amendments which have
been agreed upon by the Democratic
members of the committee, ns was sug
gested by Secretary Carlisle, the au-
tiior of the bill that has been under
consideration all week, os well as cer
tain features of the Gariisle bill which
It has been advisable to retain. After
laying the subetimte before the house,
Mr. Springer briefly explained the Im
portant change* made la th * Carlisle
bill, and they -were as follows:
(1). Permitting the deposit of cur
rency certificates Issued under section
5193 of the revised statutes, to secure
circulation" as welt aa tliei deposit of
legal tender continually held to the
treasury, and the effeot of .depositing
certificates, is, therefore, the same pre
cisely as to require tho deposit of
notes.
((2). 8o amending the present law an
to permit state hanks to deposit legal
tender notes and procure the**- cur
rency certificates to the aamu manner
that national banks ore now permitted
to do.
(3) . Dispensing with the provision
which authorizes an assessment upon
the national banks to replenish the
oafety fund for the redemption of the
notes of failed banks, and In place of
this provision inserting one providing
that tho collection of the one-fourth
of one per .cent, tax for each half year
Bhall be resumed when the surety fund
h* Impaired and continued until the
safety fund is restored.
(4) . Authorizing the comptroller of
the currency, Instead of ‘ the (banks
themselves, tc designate the agencies
at which national bank notes snaU be
redeemed.
The effect of this will toe to secure the
redemption not only at the office of the
bank, but other places accessible to note-
holders.
t6.) Dispense with tho provision com
pelling existing national banks to with
draw their bonds not on deposit and take
out circulation under the system, and In
lieu of that provision and Insert one per.
mining the banks to withdraw their
bonds, if they see proper to do so, by de
positing lawful money aa now provided by
law, and then to take out circulation
under tho new system If they choose to
do so.
(C.) Providing that the notes of failed
national banks which are not redeemed
on demand at the office of tho treasurer
of the United States or an assistant treas
urer of the United States shall bear inter
est at tho rate of 6 per cent, per an
num from tho date of suspension of too
bank until thirty days after notice ha*
been given that funds are' oh Hand for
their redemption.
This imposes no obligation on the part
of the United States to use its own funds
for the redemption, as toe Samety fund
is In the hands o the treasurer and he
will redeem notes out of that fund.
It Is not necessary to repeat the re
pealing clause in section 7 ns reconstruct,
ed, becauso section 1 as propose*! to
be amended repeals all bond requirements
as to banks taking out circulation under
the proposed bill, nor is it necessary in
section 7 to set out how the notes of ex
isting banks shall be redeemed, alien law
ful money has been deposited, bemuse the
presont law provides for all of that.
In regard to tho provision making the
notes of failed banks boar interest. It is
absolutely necessary to require their pre
sentation at somo placo before they be.
gin to bear interest, otherwise it would
be impossible to frame a clause which
would not tnako talr’of Its notes bear In
terest from the date of suspension, even
though there might be unds on hand to
pay them. There ore ten sub-treasuries
In tho United States and there would bo
no difficulty In presenting tho notes if
the holder of them has any doubt about
their immediate redemption, and thus
make them boar interest.
THE TEN'XBS&BR PHOSPHATES-
BIG FIRE AT CLEVELAND.
Going to movo to Dnnnen-
berp’s old corner in January.
Slices almost given away.
Shok Brokers.
nrsnop Thompson dead.
Newburgh. N. Y., Dec. 21.—Bishop
Joseph E*'Thompson. M. D., D. D., of
tho African Methodist Episcopal
Zion hchurc, died at his residence here
this morning. In bis <*th >var lie wtts
bom to slavery at WTnchotiLcr, V*,,
Dec. 20, 1818, hurt fan away at the hkq
«vf U and made his drat home to Wall-
huraport. Pwm.. b\Jt afterward went
to Ouittda for grretor safety. Later ho
returned to*toe United Sutca. whore he
graduated la medicine and theology
and bseami prominent ns a preacher.
He was one of the founders of Living-
sum Collage. In mhabury, N. C.
GEN BOOTH'S"campaign.
Ran fnpdico» Doc. SL—Gctk WU-
ham B-wwiv, the head of the Salvation
Army, trtm finished his atfB$alg& In
Sun and left tor Los Angefra
this mor&i n>T. He w.U sp*\tk there on
Sunday «tul Monday and wilt then
como north atsnlu. He will lioid a
tiny's service at Ricrsim'iito on Docem-
ber 2(s sntl fnmi there wlU to Port-
had ami the Ncqvhrwx'ig.
Losses Will Run Into Hundreds of
Thousands.
Clovrtn-nd. O.. Dec. 22.—A $150,000
fin* threatened more serU.un loss in this
c4ty Cost nlfrht. The K. D. paper box
factory at 20 Waiter edreet whs de-
idroynl. Soon the Empire Hotel. ;t
(threc-story structure, opposite the fac
tory, caught Are and only ei part of
the bundling was left standing. The
wulls of »the box faotory fell, crushing
a fire engine into pieces. Four fire
men were scorched nnd hurt toy flying
bricks, but no one fie fatally Injured.
Several frame buildings were ignited,
but were saved by the bucket brigade.
Mil* t»f them were h:\dly huriuvl. The
loss on 'the K. D. box factory nnd
stock is $120,000, Insurance $"0,000; Em
pire hotel, $20,000, insurance $12,000;
Golden Egg Noodh Company, tenant
of the factory, $2,000.
Going to move to Dnnnen-
berg’s old comer in January.
Shoes almost given away.
SnoE Brokers.
Tlie'.r Hoported G:vit Value Not Coo-
firm wi Upon Otr«er Io^’esttgailon.
’Wushlugscya, Dec. 21.—ei«ml na
tion of the pliospfiiite depoe t* of Ten
nessee, nude by the geological survey
through Its agent, Dr. C. WJ Hayes,
has been o>mpdet«t.
The black ijiiiagiuue, according to
Dr. I to yes' report, Iras been known for
over a jrar and flur.ns Che last five
moutfis N-hvccu 30,000 awl 40,000 ouis
of high grade rock have been shipped
from Hickman county. 'More receuidy
white phosphate has been discovered
In Berry county very Bimlhir to some
of the I'Torlda rock.
These deposits were era mined and at
fin--" n'Ti- dirngdit to !»■ of conrf.<le:uW®
OTnrmerclal importance. TUtere are two
virlivlcs. a breccia (»r coutglomcraite f.ir-
lUMtiOQ of dint fmgiueuM and Oi bedded
d.-;,,ci:. ’J'lc truer Is from thirty r>
ttfty fct<t thick and covers an nre.i
at»ut throe mil.s long by a. mile brdud.
’The first behe< of great VRtoe of ttie
deposits Is not confirmed by the inves
tigation, bift th, plvfcfpluiite Is expected
in ptm out better In tlieso fleJds after
the work ltis progredsod further.
TIN tVOIlKBItS TDBBDLENT.
A Plucky G’.rl Operative Disperses a
Mob of Angry Women.
ESlwood, Pa., Dec. 21.—Sheriff Dou-
tbltt has bean ealted here to guard the
non-union employes of tho dnplato mill
which has been put in opisoflon. About
sixty men and women, are at work.
Susie Weaver, a Ifitilelmrg girl em
ployed in the mill, was jeered on her
way home by women sympathizers of
the former ernir.'oyes. falie diviv a 42-
calibre revolver, fired several shots In
the air and the women beat a hasty
retreat.
lit Is rumored thait ithrenrts have been
made to bum tbe hotel where the work
men are quartered and It Is closely
guarded.
WWNTaD A Raw TIU .vu
I'.rW, Dec. Jl.—Von Sotvicigvvk. the
former owilry cftV'.T kn «jie Crennan
army who wu srioeted five weeks ago.
ohArved W'hh «mn<wna«e, ww totlay cou-
vleuuict to five years' imnrtooniiieni tiy
dlhlllt Vbo tA'Iao-obcck. arh.1 was at
Uta*n:y on bail, surroralertsl himself to
the authorities tn order to obtain a imw
trial when ha etiouM have ronrtuded
tha prepsrahoa of bis Use of defense.
THE OHIO MINERS.
Massillon, Ohio, Doc. it.—Henry Mul-
Jcn, president of MsssBIoq Miners' Dis
trict organlintton, has Issued tli)» bul
letin: "We will call n district oOBWO-
Uoo very soon and arrange for future
action. Miners wtll do well to keep at
work until, our district meeting Is
hridj'
CALLED BACK
to heslth, «T«ry tired, ailing, nerroos wo
man. Tb<* medicine to bntur bar back it
Dr. PitrctHi Favorite FrracripUon. If sbek
wosk, ran-down, and overworked, that
build* her up; if she suffer* from any of tbe
distremtng derangements nnd dimssfi tbsi
Afflict her asx, it corrects sad cum.
Da. Pixncs: D—rStr-
Ny wife cannot sprak
too highly of your "ft-
voriu* rTrecniXtoa,** K
havtn* oomiqcteiy cured
her of e eenoua womb
trouble of tong osoding.
ebc took flvo bottles
altogether, end she ha
borne a larft, healthy
riiUd since. There has
been no return of the
Complaint.
She only wishes every
Mas. fUuoxxT poor, raftering woman
shouM know of tha In-
eetlmabb value your “ Favorite presertp-
t*on" would be to than, and thanks you.
recUemen. fre ia tbe bottom of bar heart, for
Uaa bcneAt *be ha* reoetred.
Yours venr truly,
EBWAMP F. F. BAKU ENT.
LEFT ALL TO THE PRINTERS.
Editor (McDonald's Farewell to His
Faithful Employes. *
Jackson, Miss., Deo. II.—JThe Mls-
sfsstppd Populte/t, a paper recently
started ihere to reform .the politics of
the state, is no more. Editor McDonald
Iiiih tiisipi.t-.-mvl. ilk* vanished l.i«t
ithgik, leaving 'the following note to tho
mnployes of the Populist: "I leave two
Uaumps, bucket and dipper, coa.1 pcuttle,
shoved, brown, wuah plan, coal oil can
and alboait 700 pounds -of-coal. Divide
scume among 1 you.”
. HELP FOR NEW FOUNDNALD.
St. Johns. N. F.. Dec. 22.—It is re
ported that the British government has
offored lasslstano? to the Impoverished
people of this colony. The stagnation
of business In New Foundlund Is com
plete, every labor employing firm on
khe‘coast being closed. The work of
realizing on the assets of Insolvent
■flrmr, begun ur.der the direction of the
trustees of the Commercial Bank, is
now beling carried on under 'the cfoarRe
offcho trustees, wlho are verifying the
statements in regard fo specie con
tained in vailuts. The government has
not yet indicated toe nature of tho pro
posed legislation. The Introduction of
a ’menmire bearing on this subject Is
expected on Monday. The Halifax
banks are preparing to resume busi
ness.
Going to movo to Dannen-
berg’s old comer in January.
Shoes almost given away.
Shoe Brokers.
SAFE BLOWN INTO ATOMS.
Mansfield. EI., Dec. 21.—The safe of
the FVtnmers’ and M&rdhnnts' State
Bank of this place was blown to atoms
11 -it night. Tlh'e huitsUrs enltered
■through the door In the near. They got
govern hundred dollars and valuable
papers are also missing.
HANGED FOR MURDER.
Knllspell. Moot.. Dec. 2i.—Calvin J.
Christie, alias Charles J. Black, suf
fered the death penalty at 10 o'clock
this morning for murder In April last
of Mrs. Lena. Cunningham..
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Washington. Dec. 21.—For Georgia:
Fair, warmer; south winds, becoming
variable.
Deserves Sympathy
An Accidental Wound Fol
lowed by Long Illness
Seven Surgical Operation*—
Good Health Restored by
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Choa. A. Stalker
West Walworth, N. Y.
No one who reads the experience of Mr.
Stalker can tall to sympathy* with Mm in
hla long Illness, or to rejoice with him that
by taking Rood's Sarsaparilla ho la now
restored to perfect health.
••a L nood & Co., Lowell, Mass.»
“ In March, 1*«, I Injured mjr right leg
with' an axe. The wound did not heal and
the bone became diseased. I was laid up
a year, and in April. 18>1» I was taken to
the hospital at KooneMer and remained
another year. During that lime I underwent
Soven turgid Operations
the last taking away the limb at the hip.
For six weeks after, the wound healed
slowly, while the pains in my groin were
almost unbearable. Then tho wound
ceased to heal, the surgeons gare me up as
a hopml**» com and I wan discharged from
tho Institution. A week after returning
home, I commenced to take Hood's Sarsa
parilla. After taking the first bottle the
Hood’s^ Cures
pains left my groin and hare not returned.
While taking tbe second bottle the wound
at the hip enUrely healed. The third bot
tle made me feel
As Well As Ever,
building up my system so that I could eat
without distress and gained 14 lbs. Hood's
Sarsaparilla regulated my bowels and has
cleaned my Mood, in fact 1 cannot tell all
it did lor me.” Caas. Jl. 8TAiJimB. V* est
Walworth. N. Y. Get HOUlVA
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Many Hearts Will Be Made Glad and
Joyfal on Next Tuesday
Morning.
WHAT WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?
Don't Let Anybody Walt Until the Last
Minute, but Let All Giro at Once—
Today Is the Best Time You
Can Find to Giro,
Everybody is becoming intisreelted In
tho Christmas day cluirlty fund. The
rich tiro Interested (bemuse they can
give to a good cause without missing
what they give, ttiho .well-fo-do are in
terested becauso they are able to help
same; those who Juat manage to live
well themselves are Interested because
they can appreciate more than any
other doss the amount of happtne63
ttat will be caused by the contribu
tions, and the poor are Interested be
cause they will receive the good things.
Ywtterday a large number of people
uoUfloa City'Clark Smith; that they
wanted to be counted In among the
contributors, and In a few instances he
was given a ' message like this; “Lot
me know wha t you will need and itviU
send it.” So with such assurances
there Is no longer anl doubt about the
poor being well cared for Christmas
day. Some people give money, others
provisions, Others dtottros, and still oth
ers toys for children, who are slighted
by' Santa Claus, Today aud Monday,
however, wtll be the big days, and by
tonight It is behoved that there will be
enough contributions for the Telegraph
to announce tomorrow morning a long
list thaif will! inspire othere. It Is not
believed that there Is a man or woman
In Macon who Is obla to contribute to
this fund who couldi enjoy the best
Christmas dinner ever served when he
or ftho were in full knowledge that
there were poor people with no dinner
who couM have at least had enough
to keep oft hunger hid they contributed
even a very small amount of something.
Lot everybody think of this before
Criutmne day, so that they may en
their dinner and enjoy the day with a
clear confluence.
The Telegraph ia informed by Mrs.
Thomaa, president of the King's Daugh
ters, thait there is now more actual
need in Macon than, ever before. Mrs.
Thomas la in a position to know the
condition, as the ehe daily visits them
In the tutereet of the King’s Daugh
ters, rellvelng all the distress and won't
ahe can with the limited means provid
ed by ithe King's Daughters: but she
of fen finite lit necessary to open her own
purse to relieve the iliotress.
Thoflo people who don't have time to
gu to the city hall and see Clerk Smith
can Bead him word or add tv S3 him a
postal enrd. His telephone Ifl 3(13. aud
they can ling him up also at any time
of day, or If the impulse should strike
them to contribute at night, his home
telephone lk 252, and he will get out of
bed at any hour to take a contribution.
Tho good work Is mow started itn earnest
and nvudt be .pushed to a sucessful com
pletion. Let all chip in and help it
along.
the atheneum. -
An Interesting Programme Waa Ren
dered Leat Evening.
The members of thia popular literary
soelaty met last evening at the residence
of Dr. K. P. Mooro.
After tho reading of the mlnutea the
presldont announced aa the opening piece
an instrumental solo by Miss Rosa Link,
“Don Juan," by Thatberg.
The first essay of the evening waa the
“RUo and Development of tha University"
by Profeesor .Metcalf.
Next Mlsa Anple May Mallary gave a
recitation. "The Toast."
After sn Intermission of ten minutes for
conversation Miss Annie Lowry recited
the "Lament of Queen Vaahtl."
The subject of thg. evening waa then
resumed and an era ay by Professor Town-
aend on "American Universities" was.
In the necessary absence of the profeesor,
read by hla wife.
The concluding essay on "Modern Col
leges for Women" was by Mlae Eiigenta
Blount.
A solo by Mr. Goode Price closed the
evening’s exercises. i
•THE MIKADO.”
The Rehearsals are Prograsa'.ng Very
Finely.
The rehearse Is of “The Mikado,”
which Is to bo presented by borne tal
ent under the direction of Mr. Baker
of Chicago tho first week in January,
aro progressing finely, and the Indlca-
t;ot» aro that tho opening night will
see ono of the largest audiences ever
»vn at aa amateur pertonnanee in
this city.
"Tire M:kado” is one of the prettiest
comio operas over presented, in this
c.tv, ami Mr. Rkiker aiy« ho has touml
talent enough hero to give a more orivl-
iruble performance then Maron has
ever had the pleasure of seeing pre
sented by pruftfcsiomla *xaUed.
■WE’LL ASTONISH YOU
Come to nee our pretty Stock of new
style rocker*, tables, mcrenartes and
bobkroflen and we’ll give you prieea
that will aetcnlah you. Payne A Wil
lingham.
SCHOOLS HAVE CLOSED.
Pleasant Scenes Witnessed Betweei
Teachers and Children at
the Closing Hour.
PRESENTS WERE EXCHANOEI).
Each Wished the Other » Merry Christ
mas, and the Bond* Were Closer
Drawn—Supt. Abbott fun**
Check* to tho Toaeher*.
Of all tfie school days In the year, per-
haps yesterday will long bo cherished In
the hearts >f both teachers and scholars
In the public schools of Macon as Ui«
happiest of them all.
It was the closing of the schools foi
the holidays—the Christmas holidays
which carry with them more meaning
than any other holidays of the year.
There were little outcroppings of that
unaccountable feeling of sympathetic Joy
fulness that draws teacher and pupil
closer together throughout the day and
a suppressed enthusiasm on tho part-oi
the children that was In a measure com
municated to the teachers. But ftt- last
the closing hour came and with It many.
surprises and much happiness. Teacher*
and pupils had remembered each other
with presents #f more or less value and
eveything was joy and confusion. It was
a great time and no pen will ever be
able to describe the scenes. Kisses, tears
of Joy, happy voices, smart sayings all
mingled toge-.her. Little hearts ran riot
with Joy and older ones felt warmer pul
sations thane ever before. But at last
was all, over and good-byes, with thou-
sands of wishes for a merry Christmas
were exchanged.
Superintendent Abbott, too, had inot fori*
gotten the teachers and as they calloJ
at his office in the afternoon laden wit’j
presents he presented them with checks
for their month’s salaries. Here again
was a merry scene as teaches and su
perintendent wished for each other a
merry Christmas and exchanged pleasant
ries. Superintendent Abbott is proud of
his teachers, and the teachers know they
have the best superintendent in the
world.
The schools will open on December 81,
when Christmas will all be over and each
will begin the unfinished work of the
year with renewed zeal and Interest.
"HOOP OF GOLD."
The Baflfhsr.n-McayUlo Company Scores
Another Hit.
The BafcLwln-Melvllie company was
greeted with a large audience fit the
Academy of Mus’.c last night and they
deserved It» for the "Hoop of Gold” wr»s
a success—n. decided success from an
artistic point of view.
The play is a* very prettily one and
furnished situations thait brought out
the full talent of that ewer popular fa
vorite, Pearl MeivClle, as well as tho
otheir members of the company, nil of
whom agreeably surprised those of
tilie audience who hud erpeeted to see
a second*dns8 performance because of
popular prices.
Alt tho mwtvnee this afternoon tho
“Iibtte Firebrand” will bo presented,
and those iwho see It w’U be glad they
did. At night "Michael Strogolf will
be given.
At the night performance Miss Alma
Hearn, one of the most charming little
soubrettes ever seen od the iMocon'
stage, will take a- part, and, as she Is
one of the devereot arristu on 1he stage,
something far above the ordinary may
bo expected.
Going to move to Dannen-
berg’s old corner in January.
Shoes almost given away.
Shof. Brokers.
THE SUN'S COTTON REVIEW.
New York. Deo. 2L—The Sun's cot
ton artlcl wfY say;
Cotton declined 7 to 8 poln’s
and closed steady. Sales, 171,-
200 bales. Liverpool declined l-32d on
the spot, and 1 to 11*2 points for future
delivery, icloslng easy; spot sales, 12.-
000. la MaivcRwter, yarns were in buy
ers’ favor; cloths quiet. Spot cotton
here Ls 1-16 of a cent lower. No sale«.
Middling uplands, 111-16; New Orleans
advanced six points on 1 March. Port re
ceipts, including various. 70,101, against
72,165 this day lost week and 49,6$3
Cast year. Total for the we*k, 256,758
against 342,127 last week, and 200,172
U&t year. Exports from the ports,
75,100. Houston receipts today, 14.817,
against 5,856 last year. New Orleans
receipts tomorrow were vstlmated nt
20,000 against 15,560 the same day la-at
week and 15.568 last year. New Orleans
declined 1-16 of a cent, and Memphis,
Savannah and Mobile w?re easy. New
Orleans sold 5,000. and Memphis 3.100.
It is said that a considerable lot of
cotton 1« being brought here at a low*.
Large receipts and some depre**slon in
Liverpool and Maneh«*t“r, as well as
at the South caused the .depression
here.
Going to move to Dannen-
berg’s old corner in January.
Shoes almost given away.
Shoe Brokers.
A3HINQER KEEPS AHEAD.
Philadelphia, Dec. 21.—In the aix day's
bVoyvfie me*, Ashlnger Mtt leadn by a
gorxl ‘margin, with Forster second ««1
Garmon fast. The ©core at 11 o'clock to
night was: Ashlnger, 1,165; FoitftCr,
J.125; Gannon, 1,000.