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Season of flood Cheer
of General iiejoicing
is Here,
MANY HAPPY PEOPLE.
Tii« Poor Will ils W«ll Provided For.
Man/ Morm Contritmtloas Mado
lo (ho Fand Yesterday—Other*
Mill Be Mado To-day,
Toftiy promises ito toe tlhe twsppltot*
merriest Christmas day Macon had
ever dean, For the 9x1st ten days the
streets have been oihre wHto happy-
f man, •women end cWldren buying
Christmas prtseou and Christmas
p todies, but yesterday flt seemed like
everybody in the city and for twenty
miles wound had decided to go shop-
pig, and dhop (they did.
iA>!1 day dang the crowds surged to
(Mid ifm along Che shtowaJk* and into
rhw stores, jostling wtfiier In n
good-humoned -way, and everybody
seamed happy—*o happy, in fact, Hurt
even the oroaJrer, wWo fhns been saying
the world was bankrupt and the peo-
p!« «ui>uld h kv'e no Christmas, was com*
petted to acknowledge that he was a
poor prophet, and tbit a very Wing be
tokened a joyous, merry Christmas.
Never before tn the -history of Marion,
and the old inhabitants will hear out
the Statement. Wave so many people
t»ecn seen Shopping on Christmas eve
and itiho week preceding Christmas ns
this year. For the present, hood times
Andfi-cent cotton are relegated to <Uhm
rear and the people have thrown a*.l
oxn and worry aside to Join In la gen-
oral und Joyous cHrttraftlon It Is Kite
to say that there will no*; ho one beftne
In iM'venn today Where there is ifdt
some evidence of Christonas. Even In
th» poorest, lowliest hovrt In the city
rhere will bo an abundance to cat and
v c imfora/liJo “ftre. Wttsdt mare could uny
|nv)|)i|o want to ask Ibr that* for every
inhabitant to be comfortable end hap*
py In thisJUme of rejoicing. It ie hoped
that the people of ©very city In the
land are ns well provided for us are
the poopf.e of Macon, bmt it Is hard to
believe that they me. The contribu
tions to tone poor prlN not he felt ‘by
those who have mud* them land yet
they will be the means of gladdening
th? hearts of aver 500 people.
Y**sterdny the contributions came in
so furt tlhxt many of thorn wore taken
wvthout the name of he donor. (Messrs.
MdKtey. Redmond, Brunner and Jordan
worked Wee bcaviNtt -fill d-iy preparing
the supplies to rood o-ut today mid
could not give attention to every con
tribution as It arrived, dannequently a
Ib.t could not be kept of all contribu
tions. Kven loot nlghlt when the erterk’s
office closed, und ttie tired Inspectors
•wore forced from exhaustion to suspend
work, asltrtbutlon* wore sent 1n.
Those who couOd -not got tibeTr contribu
tion* In the clerks office kist night can
rend them up early this-morning end
they wtU he duty acknowledged. The
sanltATy Inspectors will baane chUrge of
the distribution of the donations this
morning and by o o'eteek flthey will
hc.ve «very dly curt and Che tiro de
partment nvatgon inudrd wllh good
thin-4p *vnd start on .their rounds. They
f Asrri*already secured tho names oif
those who ure to receive tJhe benefit
of the fund, (imd oo-nsequenOy the work
of dlstribastoin wHl ho so cystomatlzed
tbjd Ifttte dlflfcvflty wJH be experienced
In the distribution.
UP so l-asfi mlgh Hhe oonrifbuttens were
ns follows.
lA f'!i>>lolnn. $».
I* OJ. Jon» v A tumunfl coiwtribution of
'Mrs. H. iB. Tmutimnn. sack of flour.
M. Ncwnwai, two boxes of markers.
(Mrs. 01. Nttnnn, tdfr (box of toys.
C. H. Hsll. Jr.. 12.
^Hftmnr Yoirnfc Ladle©’ Aid Soodety.
Mrs. Fink no, Uko quantity of toys
ami cloh thing.
.Mrs. Willlmm Taylor, flour and both*
boas.
Unknown* friend, bundle af cflot him**
J. F. llonson, iforiy Kicks or flour.
J. F. Lyon, eight ©fuckd of flour.
(Mayor Hon**, cnSh.
Kiwfneer 'Wilcox, cash.
J iDannenbsrg, 937.60.
■Mrs. A. It. JVhoiWJi, box tbisaultos
and bund-la cif ©1/wQflntj.
Oh I hi ten of Mrs. A. R. IWooIXoflk. 50
cents.
Mm. Tnhnbic, toy hooks and toys.
Arthur Wilson. $].
Mm. IV. T. Sh&nhcriner, bundle of
cMftOng,
G. L nrtgtvt, basket af shoes, caps
u ml afothing,
Cjuh, 15.
CmsOi. $3.
Ohttdren of Mr. $?)nuno<ve, toys.
• A. iM. iRodg^ns, four sacks flour.
AV. TO. (HU1 A. Oo., one bangs of flour.
S. A. Brown, box oranges.
Mra. Vdtvll Ftrwora, one sack of flour.
I J. P. (Low©, on» soak of flour.
J. 8. Milner. 91. \
I Cush. 95.
Mrs. Diuvnonbcng <ra\l Mm. I. Bfiock.
bats and clothing.
A. O. Uncon. nfty gaStona of syrup,
Ultonill lady, ivack.vsx* of cloihlng.
% (Mrs. It. A. Ware,*bund!© df clothing.
(MiSMti ddl>'?rt, two sacks of flour
and 1iwo packngvo of cofree.
Mrs. WMttr Nek*>n, ImmkUo of cloth-
tng mvl H.KwVC.
»ienr>* Btwmf Sons « Co., four sacks
of it'-Hir, on© Sldo of meat and one sack
of meal.
(UdbPew WUUng Workers. 9150.
Lady frhMid, toys and oiothea.
A lady. 50 ovuu.
Swift Sc Co., oas hotnv
I J. L. Mack. 50 ixivts.
1 S. Jo»v>h*on. two straw bate. *|
f lA. M. Soweil. sack uf twrnijw.
!' J. W. M.Kmth, 25 corns.
! IMlx & ttwratt, four tuilre ctf slioce.
Ouh, 50 cents.
E. ID. llugutvfln. sixteen saoka of
lUnir.
S. R. Joqucs & Tinsfey Co., tem oocka
meal, <o* bag ixantoes, one parkaxo
tea, rlco uiul sugor.
\V. <H. fc^chivt74iKirk, one barrel of gheil
o>> oat case flreernokers.
M. U. lltoooim 92.
Janice l'Atx, sack of sweet pomtoes.
C. M. WUey. barrel of flour.
W. U. Oparks, wngon load oavet po
tatoes.
Wn M. It. Bevtnour, 95.
Mm J. H. Ftw, Uxvt&e of clothing.
A. K. Marti, two sacks of flour, two
packages of ttffee.
HrjpDey iMyga, one jug of aymp.
01. J. T. Hudson, 91 and geddoS
Threw ia«!es, 75 cento.
Gev>rga T. Hams, two boxes of creek-
Holt A Barftrtd, ivo Kt»ka of flour
T. \V. Fiwiien, IL
I»ru*rA»:. WO boxes tee.
OOMMbt Jaqueu. 5 evots.
■Wr-rtns Otnteny No. l, bertel flour.
U. L. WIWuma, provMoos.
L. r. HScks. cnuiUmI.
TV><* atH>v«* ivnmtiut)fl(i«, togxher
■nirti who: -will l> * giv,*n tbu tn
wtU jrt\ «• «*ver>- n«H*dy aotnetfUnt
(Utd eauw them ta s^ervi a hapf>*"
itu jr.inaa.
OPEN ON XMAS.
The JfcKvoy i\> tvtil N* op^ff r.i.Uy
to .*'-' , '»:u.'i>jdvWe kil© buyers «g b^flilay
goods.
Judge Speer Hands Down an Impor
tant Decision That Upholds
the Glenn Tax Law.
A IIAHD FOUGHT CASE.
The Decision Lays at nest all Donbt As
to the Cosstltnllonslity of tho
Olsnn Law—Tho Wmy Opsnsil
for Other Cate*.
In ’the United States alrcult court
yesterday Judge Speer rendered one of
tho most important d icialona Which haa
<beeo given by Umt court In may years.
Tho moftter docidcd upon wan the inter
vening petition of W. A. Wrisfht, cccivp-
tHV>31cT-»oi»*ral of Ckfongia, In tho con
coil dated equity causes of Che Centra!
Railroad and Banking Cccncwtny of
GcbngVi vs. the Fawners Loan and
Trust Oxnpany af Now York et nJ. and
the Farmers’ Loan, and Trust Company
vs. 4he Central Railroad and Banking
Company af CtongSa at ai.
In affect, tho dwrUfow of the court up-
iKfds the Glenn bill, which authorized
ehe collection of taxes by counties and
towns upon railroad property, and la of
the gneaitm concern, not only to the
rxlirocVas rtf tho state, but to tho own
ers of land through which bhey run an
woJl. line case in point to the first teat
case made of 'tfto law, and cstabllrfhcfl
Its conuttiutionalUy, which •was dented
by tho dofonklantfl.
The CiS3 won ipresented <to the court
seme time ago In dhc tbnm of an Inter
vening petition- ai*l argument heard
sent? time ago an the part of Attorney*
General Ter ref I, for the utai'e, and Al-
c-xvi’Rdcr Proud fl i, Deissau & Hodges, It.
K. IHnes ami LanhT & (Andaman, for
the intervene!*, ami Lawton & Cun
ningham, for the Central railroad and
Its rooeivcm, although It was originally
■present©! by ex^tomoy-General Llttte
of Columbus, though it was iwver
punwd upon bl tho court uwder tils ad
ministration.
The counties Included In the petition
were Chatham, 'Effingham, Screven,
Buries, Jefferaon, WaafluiTxrton, Wilkin 1 -
son, Jones, Bibb and (Baldwin, and the
towns of Bavamniih, Temrille, Milkdge-
vlSIo and Maoon. The petition otamed
xh-t tho Central was due fho above-
mentioned eounttka ami towns taxes
for -the year 1331 in tho aggregate sum
dr about /915.000. Inter oat from
iDcoomlbsr 20. 1901, at ? per cent. The
e:at© ktw u-wAt which tho comptroller
proceeded to 'Che Glen nlax fjw of 1830-
00, which authorizes khe taxation of
railroad conguunies In every county and
tfi;vn through whldh they run.
Hi utnfiwer to .flhe Intierve-Mton t*hw Oeh-
Vrol railroad •reoetvnrs claimed that
their toad was -ndt lkiblo under the
abovo. daw for such taxes, because by
their ohartor the royd heawceii dlacon
und (Savivn-nali was exvmpt from taxa
tion, except one-half of one per cant af
AJhclr not earnings
Tho point on which the case milnly
Dtngcd was ihe foClowin; oeoion of the
charter creating tho Central Rdlroud
ami Banking Compjmy of Geotgla:
•Tho «Ud railroad and -the appurte-
naces of .the mnw shall nor. be subject
<o he 'tuxi-d hUhur than one-half of one
ptr contium of l:s income, and no mu*
fflclpail or othvr corporation tdiall have
power to (tax attock of said oamptuy, but
may tax any iproperky, reil or personal,
cf 'ihe said ocanpmy within tl» jur^>-
dtoion af «:id company, w3hn» tho ratio
of taxation of like property.’
After rahriawinx the argument present
ed by countf.4 on both sides. Judge
Kpeer said:
”lt Is Insist'd (by counsel for restpond-
ert s tlNM I’Jhis language <tf n?he eighteenth
rjjetton of 4ihe charter ,to .wit: ‘uNo •mu
nicipal or other coloration shili huve
power to tax (he stock of ©aid compa
ny,’ dentes Uio claim urged by the In-
tervxmor for the reason uhu.t the teun
‘stock’ Imports all of mho pi*operty of
Vhe cotnpjjny that U -noc.'srary and
proper (for the purpose of laying, cam-
looting anil sustaining their nupeoUve
loatta. Thm court Is awnrs Mrjit this
precis© conntruaLton has been giwn to
(ihs Bcctioa by JutAtoe Warner of the
supremo court of the ntuto In the case
of Ordinary v*. Central Railroad, 40
Go. p. 66, but ‘the concurrintr opinions
of a majority af the court kv thru; enso
wholly deny the effect of Judge War'
tier's Irvtvnprotatlon. I‘\)r Instance, Jus-
tlou M'oICay dednred. with regard <o
ths mume la nguage In she charter of ihe
Contrail railroad, ’The stato has ex-
pressly ranrved tho right to authorize
tmmlcftpnl or ottser corporations, whtoh
Includes counties, to <ax for local pur-
'P' the propeiLy «f miah comjvmy of
any character, within .tho locality,, at
the ©cum© lutes as 'taxes are aswcvyjed
upon tho (piV>pemy of n-.utural perons.’
The agfca of 1SS9-90, however, under
•which t(w» Comptroller to proceed
ing, Miiiprtcti the legislniticav cxercsnK
•th*A right by tho stato for the benefit
of snunicIpalfUn and corunttes.”
It la Inriiited that Uhls la a contract
bet wo© Otihc Ftuto and the company,
which forever exempts tho company
from a higher -tax than on<HhdVf of 1
per cervtum on its net Income, and that
they are entitled to this perpetual ex-
nmptaon frarn tax*'ion, no master what
may be the exigencies of the stnte or
eh© burdens of taxation upou her peo
ple. If this be so It Is certainly but
Just to "hold th© company to such part
of the contract cis is Yavorublc to the
publtb.
WhU tlb© (ftatn has rolinqulshod her
right of taxa-’.im over Che nxd, and its
nppurtcnancet, the company tui© ex
pressly agreed, on Its part, that a mu-
nlcipid or other corporation may tax
my -property, real or personal, of said
company, wit-hfn its jurlsdloHon, In the
ratio of taxation of like property,
Now, It Is urged that this provision
Ortly subjects to municipal taxation
sixth property us -the company mtay
have purchased In payment of debts,
and th»* like. avhKdi are not appurte-
n mr to ttie road, vusl (that this view is
strengthened by ui» inhtidtkm to tux
Iho Mt.H-k «»r the company, which 1: is
tBststcd todKttdea the road and its np-
purtenanots.
Hut X (this \e©w lw *>>rreot, what um
was there 6n* '3!m» provision ttioit a mu-
ntctpil or other corpMtrftion may tax
any property, real or permuial, of sold
(xortpanyT Ti\»' mm© iwts not octa-
qu ishol her power tv> tax any property
rho oonniaiy m*ty own, exoept the
i>'sd and its appurvnnnoos. Pn>perty
puroliaaed by tftie company m pitytnent
of t debt. rw*t eoare^ted wTJh the road.
»4vt ss-ir toppuptenant t»> the roail, t»e-
»iut atvsbUe by 'flho staleocher n*>'p-
erty, there oouKl have b*vn n«- doubt
»Nn>- 9*he power of <2u* er.tt»• to au-
risvlws municipal corporations also to
r»x it. -and fn that riew of She cam
tlio prorrisN>n In rite Charter now un-
d< r I'.-vnaldetMthm wculil hwe boon
furjnVjs.ijt*' aivt alt«xp'**lwr u*»b*ss.
It Is very evtvient this UtTiguaK©
Amended when jsssertvd in rhe
contract to nve*n tsvmrthlng. And I
think It quite ns ©Vidro*. th\r tt tk»e*
tn«nn that while th© st»fe may not tax
the roakl anvl Its «tnnxmei*ioce* more
Kin »\r>e-ihr»ef of l per cetrtum on Its m*
Incoraes.fJsa munlctpii cixpvallplli and
county carjxwi,«nB tbn»uvh whidh it
runs imy 4sx any of Its property, mil
or person tt. In the ratio ot taxation
imposed «>r. any .ither tike property,
that Is on uny other rvstl ,x* pttBOnal
property within t he city or COUOty and
subje.’e to nsxA>tt«m by It.
Trestlo* the chsrtsr as * contract and
admitting, for the purpose* of this rase,
that tho state nr<y, by such contract, re
linquish her power of taxation, it follows
under h fair and just construction of the
contract, that the state may tax a!1 prop
erty of the company, except the- road and
Its appurtenances, and may authorize the
counties, or other municipalities, througn
which the road runs to tax any and all
property of the road, including the road'
bed, which la real property, as well ns
any personal propety it may have. In any
such county in tho same ratio with other
real or personal property in the count);
that la, If other real or personal property
la taxed tt certain per cent, ad •valorem,
the property of this company is subject
to a like per cent, ad valorem, or if the
tax on other property be speclfilc, the like
M*ecme tax may be imposed on the prop
erty of the company.
But while I have no doubt of the power
of the legislature to authorize the coun
ties and other municipal corporations
through which tho road runs to Impose
such a tax, tne question arises in this
case-whet her that power has been exer
cise© as-to any part of the property of
the company not subject to a state tax.
And I am satisfied, after looking into the
< iv carefully, that th*: legislature )* is
not conferred any such authority on the
county of UIbb or any other county. The
county is only authorized to levy a per
cent, on the state tax. Now, as the state
is not authorized to levy a tax on the
road or Its appurtenances in Bibb county,
tod none such has been levied, there Is
no state tAX upon which the county can
asset's a per cent. If the legislature
should at any time confer the authority
upon the county to assess a tax upon the
property of the company within lta lim
its. it will be necessary to provide some
Hi'* !*- of urw-rslng ;in*l rnllw-tlng It ..t: r
than the present mode of levying a per
cent upon the state tax.
While tho intervenora only claimed in
their pelltlon taxes for the year 1851, the
ruling of tho court authorizes the levy
of all taxes that may be due the counties
and townn named In the petition since
tho date of tho case In point. The ag
gregate amount of taxes for the four
years, should the claimants Intervene,
would amount to more than 9100,000.
DR. STABLER,
Specialist,
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Vfi Cherry Street, Macon, Ga.
Now appliances for fitting glasses.
INTERESTING SERVICES.
Programme at St. Joseph'a Catholic
Church This (Morning.
This flowing excellent programme
Will be rendc*rod at St. Josepha Catho
lic ohurtih today:
Pim mafia at 6:30 a. m., at which
mass the faiUbful will receiVe (hody com
munion.
Muaj for the rtfliool children at 8:45
a. m.
Solttmn high «nuiso with deacon and
Bub-deacon M 10:30 a. an.; Very Rev.
Father J. Clayton, S. J., celebrant;‘Rev.
FolJher J. "Winkdroid, S. J., deacon-;
Rev. K. Ncflan, S. J., nUb-dniacon.
•Rev. Father J. Brigkin. S. J., presld'cr.it
bf <fft. Stanhslaue CoIlrg.\ will deliver
a lilecoureo on the "iNklUvifty of Oar
Blessed Lord.”
Six evjholaattes of the collate will nerve
the Itlglh mass.
••Wttagaan'* Festival Mase will bo ren
dered 'by St. Joe*'ip>h , « ©hair, accompa
nied by organ ami orchestra. J
Ohdlr—Sopranos: Mica M. Vannuci.
Mrs. T. P. .Dotf.uhwdMiss Moggie O’Con-
neil; ailtio*: 'Mla*u Lena HoUhnnocc. M.
Sanders. VHoJU Vamutcol, (Mrs. A Fuss;
ttvtors: Measre. »F. Huthnance, OIL Calla
ghan. J. Sundara; basaeo: O’Conn^H,
E. Hheridan, W. Crltnxmlns, Thos. Fat-
Ion.
Otrihcwtra—First Violins: 3»Lessrs.‘Mor
ris Harris and A. Wadhtel; O3cond vicln;
M. iH. ^nroes; craundobn, Mr. E. Cohon;
cornet, Prctfeeior W. C. Kaler: batfl,
•Mr. Bob •Silvers; organtot, Mi so K.
O’Coimal; director, Professor O. J.
Wetax.
Thw* lndlvi of th© Altar Society have
decoratxxl the church very *uetefully.
Ushera will seaft visitors.
A qOOD TIME.
Entendifnmerot nit the dbrlftbo Church
Last Night.
T.h« Chriflrmas entertainmerit at the
Christian Church last ni^vt was u great
euccesa, gftir <th« cfllclerit letideTShlp
of Mrs. Fred T. Loftin, the betuntlful
cantata, "A Visit tb Sanltui Cl'iua’
Home,” w«la reutderd tn such a man
ner as ito please ihe most fttolHIous.
Alt tho close of tho oantafa a basket
collection \\li» taken, tho recelp3 of
w-nlch wens no be used in giving the
poor of the church a pleasant Christ-
mow. Than Mr. Sanita Cktuo. in liis
usual rollick'mg memner, opened r 'hto
pick tind gave to cucli a memento of
the happy owning. All the charactera
wore woBl taken and those numb era
th.nt wore most pQeaakitg itwe 4ho duct
by Mrs. Robert Menard uMnd Miss Sal-
lie Curd, tli© Seo-Saw song by Miss
Anal© Laurlo Garfleld and -Master Ber
tie lleivln-gton and <lie mOo work of
M3ga *Mtaml Mliler. Th© dialogue p;trta
of (the children wore taleen in »a way
that did emllt to *tlhe careful training
In Mho work of chorus Mrs. Loftin has
shown herself a modi caBOMe leader
Cknd trainer and to her UMriQf efTortu
Is due ihe larger part of tho ivmkK'B
pleasure. Miss Orrl© May Herrington
presided nit tttfi piano wklh her usual
graceful skill. ThO beautiful und flt-
tlTtg deoaralttons which protooed «o
many ejopixwlons of approbation were
arranged by thK? 1 idles of «i1i© ohurcli
uirdn»r the UN\Alcrs<hlp of Mrs. Mertaidl.
PERONALS.
■>!•''Si Daisy Supers of BaKhbrIJ-ge .is
visiting her uncle, \Mr. B. M. Subcps*
on ‘Second street.
Mr. C. E. Wttlna, <ui old Macon
boy who has ;bean with P. Lorlllard A
Co. for about ft year, with headquar
ters at Meridian, Miss., Is in «th© city
visiting the home folks. Mr. Williams
is mooting with great siroccos lu his
new home.
Mrs. Dr. *W. O'Duniel and Mrs. W.
E. Oaiwwtfl of Twiggs coinvty passed
through the city yofitfirday en route
to MHlAlcrovtBe, w^here they go <o per-
nofly offer Christmas greOttogs to
their grand vlaagh tor, Jliai Olive
O'Daniel.
Dr. T. B. Perry, formerly of Mil*
leiVgevKhs but now of the United State*
Marine Honpltu ser\i\ , o ftikl command
ing tl» iwilottil Qttanrttai station
neir Fortreas Monroe, Va., pi^sivl
through the oily yesterday on his way
to Milledgcvlll© *to spend the tv Vida ys
with rtUGvce.
OJevor Jack Flynn, formerly of Ma
con and for ft Gong time lieutenant of
the taonous Qooithem Oodets, v was in
tho city yertarday* but will leave this
morning for -New Crkvins. This world
don’t hokl a cCeraw man than Jack
Flytvn. And hts MftWbn friends ore al-
vrfipi glad to see him. He la making
hla home In Grand Rapids, Mich.,
\ but Is -traveling for P. LorOtord.
Mr. Flynn c««ys he saw Messrs.
T-*tn ^nlih’iun and Bhort Stohle. both
formerly of -Macon.’butt now kxated In
Grand Rapids, a few days ago nnd
that they are both bo|^p7 WU prosper
ous.
CHEAP TIICKETS ON SALE
Via Snithern railway to West Palm
Beach, Florida, account opening Royal
Por.chna Hotel. Ticket* on ^ale Decem
ber 25 and 27th. with return limit ten
days ft>»m da.e of sale. Sis for th e
rounvt trip. Avail yourself of thW op-
portutUty to visit the East Cocutt.
Double daily trains. leave Macon at
Southern (E. T . V. it Gd depot at 7.30
p. tn. and 2.30 a. m.
Three Kegroes Attempt the Assasei*
nation of Hotorman Lee
Wiiliama.
THEY GOT THEIE HEADS CBACKED
Tbs ffsgroaa After Rid lag Boms Distance
Refused to t*ajr sad Shot at Wil
liams, Who Knocked Them
Off th* Platform,
Late yesrterday afternoon three
drunken negroes attempted to Odfilctate
Motortmftn Lee Williams, who is em
ployed by ike Metropolitan street
railway and runs on the Metropolitan
line.
It was about 6:30 o’clock In tfve af
ternoon and the coir, which hud left
Cherry street With a Carge number of
passengers, haJd almost reached BeflJe-
vue. Th© ipUAsengers by ones and twos
had loft •tsho car as their (homes were
reached, until the car was almost
empty. SaveraH negroes, who gave evi
dence of being -considerably the worse
for liquor, were on the platform. They
hay flailed ito pay their faxes, and the
-motorm.tn, who to also the conductor,
had xepeaedly instructed them to de
posit thClr fare In the box. The negroes
appeared to be wiling to do this, but
delayed dod-irg so for some ridiculous
reasons which only a drunken man
wouM ndvunlce. (Mr. WKltams, tlie
motorma, thought nothing of this,
however, and only urged .them to hur
ry up. TMb was white the car -was yet
near the business portion of the city,
blit after the oar hod almost gone the
enftSre distance, the passengers had one
by one left, the car, the motorman told
the negroes thait 'they would either
have to -pay their fares or get off and
walk. It was then -that they became
insolent and spoke to the irtotorman
in a -most insulting manner. They posi
tively refused to /pay -their way and
defied him to put them off, saying that
there were three of /them and only one
of him, and they guessed ”if anybody
got put off it would/ bq Mr. Motor-
man.”
Mr. WJlOfams Is nolt made of the kind
of stuff to endure this sort of treat
ment alt 'the (hands of drunken negroes.
He brought the car to a stop and com-
roandd -the three -negro men «to “get
off and not t»e Cong Uibout ft, either.”
Th'e negroes refused to move and one of
them at least <lrw‘a pistol and fired
at the motorman. The aim was bffld,
however, nnd Mr. •'Williams escaped
unhurt. Two other Cherts were fired by
the desperate negroes, and Mr. ■Will
iams seized the controller and began
hammering them over their heads af
ter first turning on the electricity and
suiting he car. Th© fas -two ghots were
fired after the ©nr bad been put in mo
tion and while Mr. Williams was ham
mering hto antagonists over -their
heads. The negroes were soon knicked
off and the ©or proaedded to the termi
nus and was brought ba*ck -to th city
by the plucky motorman. On arriving
In the efty -Mr. Wlttfoms recited what
(had o*oourred and askM to b© Tellevrid
flor the remainder of the night. An
other motoirmon was pult on as a sub
stitute, while M<r. WjHkums went to
h!k home unhurt and congmitulating
himself on -his narrow escape.
The "oontroKer” which Mr. WUHams
used tto such effect w-as almost covered
with blood from tho wounds inflicted
on 1he heads of the negroes; white' Mr.
Williams’ clotheo are pretty freely
sprinkled with the earn© gore. It is,
therefore, safe 'to tny that the negroes
dtd not escape unhurt. Mr. Williams
says -he does not know the negro**?,
but thinks Ifhcy am be easilv identified
by the'tr u-ounds -when ftPttTW.
PAULINE HAUL IN ”DORCA8.”
The Even of th Week lu Theatrical
Affairs. ^
Pauline Hall and her great oompany
presenting the new dperatlc comedy,
"Dorcas” oomes to th» Academy of
Music tomorrow evening. "Dorcas,”
which is In three acto, was written for
Miss Hall especially, In view to its
production, by that well known au
thor, Harry PauKon, writer of "Er-
m&nte, "Niobe,” etc. and he h-as taken
Btdvanta^eotf every opportunity' tho
display of Miss Halil’s tfrcoit aibllltles,
both musical and histrionic, as well as
to £how Ills own cleverness of composi
tion. This bright ft-nd tuneful work
is on© of «bhe fodturw of this year’fi
productions and It has mot with much
vu.^-'y t!-r Invention throughout the
country at iurge.
"Dorcas” is slid «to bo pnBmated nnd
sprlgh-tCy and AIM with more dall5ht-
ful music, tuncfiul anil lasting, that
ftvM a amrked charm of novelty to
its storj*. Miss Hftll owume* In "Dor-
cis”tihrceftlstlm-ct charactors. a pe<ldler
boy, a village beauty arid a grand
lady. Her support to at once most oa/-
paible and mrtlstlc, comprising as it
d(H»« «uCh atfirUng artists is Jeannette
Bt. Homy, Kate Davis, William Brod
erick, J. Aldrich Libbey, Charles H,
Bradshaw, Charles Meyer, etc.
OH. WHAT A COUGHI
Will you heed tlie warning—the «!*•
nal, perhaps, of the sure approach ot
that more terrible disease, cousumtlon?
Ask yourself If you enn afford, for the
•uke ot saving 50 cents, run the risk
and do nothing for ft. We know from
experience that Shiloh's Cure will cure
your cough. It never falls. This ex
plains why more than a million bottles
were sold the part j-ear. It relieves
croup and whooping cough at once.
Mothers, do not be without It. Fbc
lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh's
Porous Plasters. Sold by Ooodwyn A
Small Drug Compnny. corner Cherry
•(reet and Cotton avenue.
OPEN ON XIMAS.
The McEvoy Oo. wKl b© open today
to accommodate l-Abe buyers <rf holiday
goods.
Awarded
Highest Honors—World’s Pair.
DR'
CREAM
BAKING
penm
MOST PERFECT MAM.
\ pun Grape Creim of Tirtir Powda;
>ora Ammonia, Alum or any other addta
40 YEARS THE STANDARA
8 YOU If
HAVE ISO IDEA
O P the display we are making in Holiday goods. It far
excels all our previous efforts. If anything was
ever calculated to the merriment of a merry, merry
Christmas our stock of pretty Novelties is a sure prize
winner. .
Beautiful Neckwear, Embroidered Silk Suspenders,
Gloves, Silk Mufflers, Handkerchiefs, Walking Canes, Um
brellas and a number of other articles in newest designs
present here a tasty and extensive selection.
The time is limited. Embrace the first opportunity
to pick while choice is yours.
Chas. Wachtel,
515 Cherry Street, Macon, Ga.
Not Without a Comfortable Shoe.
You have been there, haven’t you ? Perhaps you are
there now. If so, why don’t you
BEGIN TO ENJOY LIFE ?
A well-attlng shoe makes all the d lfferonee In the world. Looks like K
shoe house thut has been la the business flfty-foUr years ought to knew how
to flt shoes by now, doesn’t it?
WELL, WE DO.
We have customers who have bee n trading with us for a Quarter of a
century. Why Is this? Because we sell them reliable shoes; tell them when
they are buying the right sort of goods. Because wo make the smallest profit
possible; they can alwtiys feel that t hey have been given the lowest price.
Because we are careful to flt them; d on't want to sell them a shoe that
won’t give them satisfaction. We will treat you the same way.
MIX & EVERETT CO.,
SHOE DEALERS FOR THE PEOPLE.
ESTABLISHED 1845. COTTON AVENUE, MACON, GA.
t
TV o are prepared to offer to the faring rs all kinds of tho purest and best ferti
lizers, Including complete guanos, acid ph osphalcs, German kainit, cotton seed
meal, pure animal bone, muriate of pota fib, etc. ,etc.
PLOWBOY’S BRAND GUANO.
This is probably the best and most favorably known brand complete fertilizer
sold in Georgia. Thousands of farmers c an attest Its excellent results on all crops.
BLACK‘ROCK DISSOLVED BONE.
For years this acid phosphate has analyzed above all other brands.
Mr. A. M. Rogers, who is connected w ith this company, has been in the ferti
lizer business for sixteen years and is gl vlng his personal attention in tho selec
tion and manipulation of all our fertilizers. Air. Rodgers was formerly of the
Arm of Messrs. Rodgers, Worsham & Co., and moo recently connected with tha
Farmert* Supply Company.
Wo cordially invito all farmers to call to see us or write for prices.
Agents wanted in different Bectlon s.
AMERICAN FERTILIZER COMPANY,
OFFICE UNDER EXCHANGE BANK, MACON, GEORGIA.
22® JENNEY ELECTRIC
MOTOR COMPANY,
'INDIANAPOLIS..
n399B£k
Manufacturers of—
“Constant Pressure” Power
Generators, Motors, and Dyna
mos for Incandescent Lighting
and Electro-Plating.
Contractors for—
Complete
Electric Light
and Power
Equipments.
We can run your Elevator, Machine Shop, Printing Press,
Laundry, or Ice Cream Freezer cheaper than you can do it by
steam; or we can furnish you Dynamos to light your Factory
or Store. Write us, or
, H. B. CAMPBELL,
14 E. Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Ga.
HALF PRICE
and LESS.
XMAS
GOODS
AT
BURKE’S
RECEIVER’S
SALE
HALF PRICE
and LESS.
FOR SALE.
Farm containing 41C acres, Monroe
county: four-horse farm open; SO acres In
fruit, principally peaches; a bargain; easy
terms.
Also farm containing 400 acres, fourteen
miles from Macon; price 910 per acre.
For particulars call at office of E. A.
Honre, 454 Cherry street.
AN...
ADVERTISEMENT
placed in the classified columns ot JAo
Telegraph Is sure to brine ^
RESULTS
GEORGIA, Bibb County.
Under and by virtue of the power ot
isalc contained in a deed to secure debt,
mad© and delivered to tlie undersigned
toy J. H. Owens, dated tlie 3d day of
January, 1S93, and recorded in the
clerk’s office of Bibb superior court la
book 69, folio 402, the undersigned will
Bell at public outcry for cash before
the courthouse door la Bibb county,*
Go., between the legal hours of sa:e
on th-e first Tuesday in January, 1895,
the following described real estate, as
the property of said J. H. Owens:
AU that tract or parcel of land lying
and being in said sttite nnd county,
situated In Ekist Macon, being a part
,of the on-e-linif acre of land deeded
‘Henry Minms by Mr*. Maria Jullea
on March 19, 1875; said lot fronts forty-
six (46) feet on an alley ami runs back
same width one hundred and five (105)
feet, and Is bounded south by said
altey, east by land of M. H. Cutter
north by land of J. W. Smith and west
by land of Ellzi M1ms.
The debt secured by said deed will
amount, under the terms of said deed
to the sum of 9225.52, on the day of
sale, which said amount, together with
the expenses of this proceeding, will be
pild out of tho proceeds of said sal
MERCHANTS’ AND MECHANICS’*
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOC1A-
TION, Kyats & Stone, Attorneys.
CITY MARSHAL’S SALE.
GEORGIA, Bibb County.
AV IM be sold before tho courthouse
door between the legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday In January the
following property, to-wit:
I'art of lot No. 4 in square No. 6.
bjunded on on*' side by tile property of
Dacy, on another side by property of
Guarraughty (self), on another side by
Fffth street ami on another side by
Walnut strvet. Levied on as the prop
erty of Miss Mary J. Guamughty," to
cover her pro rata share of the cost of
curbing 104 feet on Fifth street Cost
of curbing. 926 and costs.
C. H. HALL, JR., Marshal.
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