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a 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 Hood's Pills cure liver tils, constipa tion, biliousness, headache, indigestion. Every Yellow Package b not GOLD DUST V Washing Powder; The immense popularity of Gold Dust Washing Powder has in duced unscrupulous manufac turers to put up inferior wash ing powder in yellow packages to deceive the purchasers. The care ful housekeeper knows from ex perience how good Gold Dust Washing Powder is, and sees that she gets the genuine. See , that the Twins are on each package. Made only by The N. K. Fairbank Company, Chicago, St. Louis, Hew York, Boston, Philadelphia. THE FOND IS INCREASING. 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.