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1 THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, JANUARY 19. 188G.--TWELVE PAGES. WORK OF THE BLAZE. MACON VISITED DY COLD AND HEAT AT THE SAME TIME. A ni>H In 51,11 No. 1 T, "' t Do, ‘ ” ot do Mach Damage—Two Horne. ill Hast Macou Totally De»troyeJ-A Few Smaller Fire.. A brief notice of tbe fire at Mill No. 1, of the Bibb Manufacturing Company, appear- ril in yesterday’s issue of the Teleobai'H. The fire was in the dye house. Its origin is not known, bnt it is supposed, that the drying room was made too hot, causing Spontaneous combustion. When the alarm was sounded, llioso who heard it thought that the flames in the Ral ston Hall block had broken out afresh. Doubtless supposing that bnt little assist ance would be required to extinguish them. ... r y [j.\y responded to the alarm. Eire Company No. 6 being nearest to tbe mid was first to arrive and throw water. Soon after, Mr. Oscar Redlicli, assisted by a colored man named John Jlaund, arrived with No 2’s reel. Hook and Ladder then appeared, and shortly after No. 4, with en- binder the direction of Mr. W. T. Long, snnerintendent of the mill, the firemen did effective service. The flames were kopt in side the building by keeping the doom and windows closed. At an opening sufficient for the purpose, several streams were turn ed into the drying room, and kept flowing until the fire was extinguished. The few that were present made a hard and gallant fight. Several times it seemed impossible to save the building, but the efforts to do si were redoubled, and notwithstanding the cold weather, the ice and tho frozen mud, at 5:30 o'clock the ^Tlnfloss was not large, probably not ex ceeding $1,200. The floors of the drying room were destroyed, together with a quantity of cotton and yams. Some drying machinery was also destroyed. Only a few days will be required to re pair the building. ,,. . This account of the fire would be mcom plete without the mention of the invaluable services of Mr. ltedlioh anil John Mannd. After drawing No. 2's reel from the engine house on Cotton avenue up and down tho bills to tho mill in East Macon, they both went to work to bo of whatever other ser vice possible. Mr. ltedlioh worked nntilhe was saturated with the freezing water from head to feet. He was then forced by other tinmen to retire and seek a place to dry himself. Mr. Redlich has long been noted ns one the most vigilant firemen of the city, but fiiis last servica of bis places him for faith fulness at the head of the department. No. C also deserves high praise. Her members worked willingly and well, and showed that they knew how to do their whole duty. It is proper to add, that the other fire men and, indeed, nil who nssisted to extin guish the fire, deserve credit for their in valusble work. AN EAST MACON BLAZE. Two Dwellings Across the Hirer Destroyed by Fire Last Night. At 7 o’clock last night, the alarm, of fire was sounded from the city hall. It was discovered soon afterwards that it was located in East Mncon. The illumina- ion was quick and brilliant, and soon at- rooted a large crowd to that portion of the fitv. The fire was discovered under the dwell ing of Mr. Ben Jones, on Cutter's Hill, in a lot of dried pine and oak wood, that had been stacked under the house during the mmmer. The discovery was made by •ome parties passing tho house about G;30 I’clock. In a brief time, there was a gener- d alarm, to which tho department prompt ly responded. At lliu lime the firo broke out, Mr. .Tones as at his father's store conversing with ome gentlemen. He hurried home, and 'oiind the dames leaping through the floor. )»ing to the distance of the houso from he water supply, and tho difficulty the iremen experienced in obtaining afl ow, it vas soon evident that the building could lot be saved. All hands went immediate- to work then, to remove the furniture, l‘ ires tllere w “ s “ quantity in the house. The flames gained rapid headway, and ere soon communicated to the adjoining welling, ocoupied by Mr. Z. B. Wade, o? “ **-. ream °f water could be obtained, otb dwellings were completely enveloped, hey burned rapidly, n high wind facilitat 'd the work, and within an hour after the scovery were completely destroyed. . . Wanner occupied the dwelling u Ml ; " “do *, and it was with iliffi- Jty that it was saved from destruction, lie task wag only accomplished by the ml work of the crowd, who kept tho roof id sides saturated with water, supplied » neighboring well in buckets, had tho department succeeded better in icirefforts to procure water, it is doubtful nether much good could have been ae- niplished. Both houses were quickly 'eloped and as quickly burned. No. 0 as prevented at the beginning from doing lective work owing to the water in the »e having frozen. After much trouble ine was mid from the plug in front of engine heme, and with the aisistoncc „■ * 8 steamer a stream was turned on nanus. It came too late, and extin- ish.d only tho burning skeletons. 1 he two dwellings were new ones, having IJ been occupied since last July. Mr. *\~«» and was insured for . * 11 ^ Ibe Southern mutual of Athens, Presented by Mr. J. M. Boardman. Mr. M*“''jelbngcost *1.800 aud was insured Il.bK) in the Westchester of New York, [.resentea by Mr. Henry Home. Mr. is had furniture and valuables which ho ed at fully *2,000 in his honse, on which „*?,**• an insurance of *800 in the Sonth- • 31 at "“l'. Of this amount *300 was on I ano which was not in tho honse at the of the fire. Mr. Wade's fnroitnre, Was valued by him at *700. On this , iSJh bhr rrill & Hodges carried a policy i « ’n Writtcn °nly « few dayB ago. * sniall portion, comparatively, of Mr. I? \K°<><ls and furniture was saved. All r. '\adc« household effects were re- i<t and saved in a damaged condition, tth regard to the origin of the fire, it ',:° “* l be general opinion that it waa L The suspicions giving rise to u-i nomerous, bnt none tangi- 1 'letomtoe°L“ 0Uhii, ‘ ‘ rne ’ nmkiBt Ralston hall burned. lisutroos Contlagration which the Flre- "•"»«« Unable to Conqner. rhi!« o'clock yesterday morning afire, Jh had t u origin in the rear of W. B. 1 ba'and restaurant, entirely de- H »« block, comer of Iblfl.'Wssts. H.m'l'xo PS’*®* officers Frank Tharp k were standing on the side- !£L“S?* 0f D ' J - »*«'« store, on the <md Third streets, directly tnve^HsU. The, were engage* rising from the rear of Chapman’s, officer Tharp exclaimed: “That looks like a fire?" Both officers fixed their eyes on the spot where the puff of smoke had b* j seen aud in n few minutes they beheld a white cloud slowly rise and float off across Third street. Convinced that tho building was on fire, they ran down Third street to the alley which runs through the block between Cherry and Poplar streets. Hurrying up m tbe rear of Chapman's, they found the heck yard full of smoko. Further investi gation developed that the building was on fire in the second story. The situation of the fire indicated that it had originated either in the kitchen attach ed to Chapman’s, or in the room in the second story occupied bv the .estauram waiters. The officers at once took steps to give tho alarm. Officer Tharp notified the station bouse keeper at the city hall, while officer Wood knocked on the doom and A BOUSED TUB INMATES of tho rooms over the ndjaccut stores. A general alarm was sounded at the city hall. This was soon followed by alarms from the court, house and the several engine houses. Twenty minutes after tho alarms were sounded, the firemen began to arrive at the scene of the fire. Startled citizens from all parts of tbe city tumbled out of their warm beds, and by 3 o'clock an immense crowd had collected. It is probable that at no time in the pre vious history of the city that a fire was fought with more determination nnd under greater disadvantages. The weather was in tensely cold. The fire-plugs were frozen, and much valuable time was lost before the water could be induced to flow freely. All the fire companies were present. Tho en gines of Numbers 1, 4 and 0 were brought out, and did effective service. Men, white and black, worked with the desperation of heroes. Staid citizens,whose dignified con duct upon all ordinary occasions entities them to justly deserved respect, stood in freezing water or fast hardening mud and struggled with the flames as they did when hoys. Yonng men put forth efforts nimost superhuman, and poys worked with the strength of men. All efforts, however, were unavailing to ataythe progress of the flames. The fatal delay caused by frozen plugs and the early hour gave the fire a headway which could not be stopped. Almost before the heroic efforts to snlxlne them were well begun, the flames spread over the doomed block, from Goodwyn .t Small's drug store on Cherry street to Elkan’s dry goods store on Third street. • A USELESS STBUOOLE. The wind was from the northwest. This served to aid tho firemen in their efforts to save the adjacent stores. The burning block, too, was separated from the stores next to it by dead walls, and it is probable that these had more to do with preventing the spreading of the flames than anything else. Notwithstanding that it was soon discov ered that the block was doomed, tho efforts to save it were not relaxed until the front walls tumbled down. Tho alarms were kept up until 4 o’clock, and but few failed to receive notice by the clanging of the bells that a great conflagration was in prog ress. While the fire was at its height, a rumor spread through the crowd that a man had perished in the flames. It was said that A. A. Barfield, of Jones county, was Bleeping in a room over Chapman's when the fire be gan, and that he hod been unable to escape. This rumor caused the firemen to redouble their efforts, but it was discovered, after awhile, that the rumor was false, and a feeling of relief at onoe took the plaee of the sickening dread which had pervaded the crowd. At 0o’clock the block waa amass of blackened ruins. Ralston IIoll, for many years the city’s only theatre, and seven stores, together with a number of office rooms, had been licked up by the flamea, and nothing was left to be done bnt to de luge the smouldering embers in order to prevent the accidental firing of the build ings. TBE LOSERS. Efforts to save the goods from the stores in tho block resulted in preserving the S cater portion of them, although in badly maged condition. Tho figures, therefore, which are here given are necessarily inaccu rate. Had all the goods been destroyed the figures would still ne inaccurate, because the losers w to unable to tell just what was tbe value of their stocks and just what was their insurance, Nevertheless it is believed that tbe figures are not far wrong, and that they are as accurate os those generally ob tained under similar circumstances. Ralston Hall block, owned by the chil dren of George R. Turpin, valued at *32,- 000; insured for *18,000, Rogers, Worsham A Co., wholesale grocers, stock valued at (12,000; insured for *7,500. Home A Phillips, haberdashers, stock valued at *2,600; insured for *2,100. J. Tborncr, dealer in dry goods and liquors, stock valued at (5,000; insured for *4,000. Felix Corput A Co., dealers in fish and fruit, atock valued at *1,500; no insurance. This firm also had two car-loads of fruit consigned to them, one of cocoanuta and one of bananas, both of which were de stroyed, there being no insurance. W. 1). Chapman, dealer in liquors and restaurant keeper, stock valued at *2,500; insured for *2,500. Sam Baer, dealer in retail groceries, stock valued at *3,500, insured for *’>,(100. Lee Brown, tailor, occnpied room in sec ond story, stock valued at (tM>, no insur ance, E. C. Grannies, justice of the peace, oc cupied room iu second story, books and papers valued at *1,000, no insurance. H. McKervey, shoe-maker, occupied room in second story, stock valued at (000, in sured for $300. Total value of building and stocks, *71,- 900. Total insurance, (37,400. To tbe foregoing must bo added the nnm- K iknown, done to the stock of M. dealer in dry goods, by .water. El- kan values his stock at *8,000. INCIDENTS DUIUXO THE DAT. Throughout yesterday, a large crowd sur rounded the burned block and watched a detachment of firemen throw water on the smoking timbers. Notwithstanding the in tense heat, the cold weather caused the water at different points in the ruins to freeze. Icicles in profusion hung from the walls and timbers, and outside in the streets wss s thick costing of ice. At 12:30 o'clock, cosls dropped into the cellar of Rogers, Worsham A Co.'a atore and ignited the heavy groceries stored there. A thick Mack smooke enveloped the ruins, and the fire soon became so unmanageable that it was found necessary to sound an alarm and again call out the firemen. After a long struggle, the flames were subdued, and toe cold and weary firemen once more retired to their homes. The police deserve much credit for their faithfulness in guarding too property of the sufferers by toe fire. They discharged their duty well, and gained many words of commendation. few months ago. One Sunday, a police officer discovered smoke issuing from the Cherry street entrance to the hnll, and run ning up the steps, found a fire in a room about in tho position at which the fire was discovered yesterday morning. The room contained a quantity of imflammahle waste matter, and had not the offlter discovered the smoke in time, the block would doubt less have been destroyed. It was never known how the fire originated. Capt. W. L. Johnson said yesterday that in 183G a large wooden building occupying tbe site of lialstou Hnll was destroyed' by fire at a similar hour in the morning and during similar weather. An old citizen said yesterday that he re membered three fires which occurred upon the site of the ball. The owners of tho burned block have not yet determined when they will rebuild. The new quarters of tho homeless mer chants will be published to-morrow. ARCTIC VIEWa IN MACON. The Fun of the Nkaters—The Ocmulgco In its Garb of White. Mncon borrowed a sceno from tho north yesterday. Under the rounded shadow of one of those wonderful mounds on the east side of the river, and just beyond the high em bankment of tbe Central railroad, is a large pond. It was not overlooked by tho bliz zard and its surface yesterday wus white and hard. Those of our people who were so fortunate as to have a pair of ice skates on hand and who knew how to nse them, were not slow in finding the pond. By noon the carnival was at its zenith, and a sceno was pre sented rarely if ever seen in Georgia. A dozen or more gentlemen sped over the frozen pond, which covered an acre, and their cheeks glowed from the henlhfnl exercise. The scene was lent an additional charm by the prcsenco of a lady who gracefully glided over the surface with the swiftness of a bird. It was not long be fore the skating pond was scarred with the steel knife-blade skates, bnt the air was too crisp aud bracing and the exercise too in- vigornting to stop, and all day long the skaters enjoyed themselves. The small boy was there, but at a dis advantage. He had no skates. Ho could only slide with his shoes, but his efforts worn rewarded only with numerous falls. A few boys utilized chairs for sledges, and in this way sought to use tho frozen pond. The river presented yesterday a much prettier sight than on the day before. Tho muddy, sluggish stream was frozen from bank to bank, nnd had the appearance of hnving passed through a snow-storm. Its surfaco was oue solid white sheet. The water had been whipped into foam in tumbling over the Bhoals up the stream. The sun beamed upon it mildly bnt suf ficiently bright to make it glisten like myriads of crystals. Viewing the river from one of the Indian mounds, it appeared a white streak winding its serpentine way throngh the woods until it looked liko a white milestone in the dis tance. Fully a thousand people lined the river banks in the afternoon. The day thawed ont info pleasantness nbout noon, nnd brought out the ladies and school children. Hundreds of them had never seen such n sight, add hundreds of them will probably never Bee it again. The mercury registered twenty degrees yesterday morning, and during tbe day went up to thirty, only falling again as night came on. CoL Ira Jennings, who carries tho mail between Mncon and Knoxville in Crawford county, says only once before did he ever experience such cold weather in Macon. In the winter of 1834-5 he waa driving the stage between Macon nnd Knoxville, going ovor the same road he now travels with the mail. In the year mentioned, the headquarters for his stage line were at the old Floyd House, All west of Mulberry street was a howling wilderness, and where Itnnkin A Co’s, drug store now stands was a large pond of water. This was frozen over and thousands of frogs, lUzntdn and fish were frozen. Yesterday when be passed over Tobesof- koe creek the dam of McElninrray’s mill was frozen and tbe water, with its fringe of mammoth icicles, presented a beautiful sight. The indications ore’ now that in n few days the extreme cold will disappear and the Sunny South will assert its rights, SHOT IN THE BACK. A Drunken Negro In a Hack Shoots the Driver. About fifteen minutes nfter 11 o'clock last night Dan Clark, a negro hncktnnn, was stopped at L. Vannucki's saloon, on Mul berry street, by a negro named John Clowers, and requested to tako him to his home near the cemetery. Clark tookClowera in his hack and start ed off. Clowers wns drunk. After riding n short distance, Clo von be gan to feel a little larger than General Jack- son and the army felt in Florida. He pulled out a pistol nnd began to shoot at wbateverobjecthe saw in toe street. Clark remonstrated, nud told Clowers that if he would persist in using his pistol he must get out of his hack. Clowers resented Clark's remonstrance, and said: •TU shoot yon, you miserable puppy!" He then aimed his pistol at Clark and fired twice. One bull entered Clark's buck betweon the shoulders, and tbe other, strangely enongh, lodged in his shoe. Either from fnght or with the intent to earn his fare, Chirk drove Clowers home. . “What are you going to do about my shooting yon?" asked Clowers as he got out of tbe hack. "I'm going do nothing,” Clark replied, whipping up his horse and driving away. He drove straight to the city hall, where he reported the shooting to the police. Lieut. Wylie sent three officers to arrest Glowers, but, owing to the lateness of the hour, it could not be learned whether or not they succeeded. Clark’s wounds were not dangerous. Clow- era's pistol was a poor one, and the ball did not penetrate far. Important Itsllronil Conference. Yonterdar afternoon, an important conference waa held at Brown'a Hotel by the aulhorltle* of the Covlnston and Macon and Savannah, Dublin and Western railroads. Colonel L. F. Urination, aa president, represent ed the Covlnston and Macon railroad, and Colonel John M. Stubbs, of Dublin, and Mr. A. D. Under- nian, of Pblladelnbla, repreaenlad the Savannah, Dublin and Wealern railroad. Tbs object of the conference waa to make a com- blr.stion whereby the two roads might be mutually beneatted in erecting depots and ahope in this city. Another matter also discussed, was a plan to perfect connecttona between the two roads. No positive X ement waa reached, but it la altogether pro ba ths! ona will be In the near future. The Covington and Macon baa selected a route Into the city, and la ready m begin the construction of ton line, it delays doing eo a short while In order to eoneider the proposition of the Savannah. Florida and Dublin. Prevtooa to the cooftrance, the geatlemeo men tion aud several city officials, walked over the grounds proposed to be used for depots and shops, and CarefnUy examined Into all details. The authorities of both roads positively declare I that tho lines will be completed before the end of the present year. Catarrh and Dronehltu Carol. A clergyman, vftar yean of Buffering from that loathsome disease. Catarrh, ari l vainly trying Cl medy. i.t last found a yr. *.. rlptjoll wh cured Slid sst. 1 him fr TELEGRAPH BY PLAY. Suggested by tho Keccnt Durotog of Ral ston Halt. Clang! clang! rings out the big bell nt the city hall. Tinkle! tinkle! echoes back the hose reel. But what care I for clang-clang or tinkle- tinkle! My couch is soit and warm, and the gentle hand of sweet sleep is caressing my eyelids. Tho wind that rashes up the stairs into the hallway, ns if hiding from some midnight assassin on the street, tellB me that all outside is cold and freezing. The hells ring ont their alarm, the wind whistles mournfully, and I bless the caress ing hand that closes my eyes. Tinkle! Tinkled Bat it is not the tinkle, tinkle of the hose-reel bell. I feel my eyes open just a bit, nnd what a beautiful sight breaks upon my vision. I am one of a vast audience in the theatre. Iu the paiicrre of faces I see so many familiar features that I am dazed, bewildered. What doeH it mean? I seo people who have slept under tho hallowed sod of Roso Hill for these twenty yenrs. Over yonder sits a man with his bride. I knew him well, and I confess to having coveted his handsome face and figure nnd— his fair yonng bride; bnt only yesterday I saw him, his form bending, his once raven locks, now frosted, and beside him stood his son, the counterpart of the father when I saw him at the theatre with his bride. And yet to-night I see him seated ugain in tbe parquet, and there is no frost upon his hair. Here aits n child laughing joyously, and yesterday I saw her with wrinkled faco. And hero nnd there I seo people I knew so well, aud yet those people have lived twenty, thirty, forty and even fifty years, cither in tho flesh or tho grave. What means it! Tinkle! Tinkle! It is the stage bell that rings and the buzz of conversation ceases as the enrtain rolls up. A shout of admiration goes up from the parquet, from the dress circlo and from tho gallery. Tho curtain reveals a tableaux lit up to brilliancy by the red fire. A miniature stage is suspended from tho p'rders, the red fire leaping up and lapping it ns if with a thousand forked tongnes. i The effect is grand. But, look! the rod fire melts into vivid flame. Tho sceno is one of fierce burning firo, and so bright the eyes wonld be blinded bnt for the little stage that bangs like the gypsy's pot over the burning fagots. The admiration of tho au dience now gives way to bewilderment. I think I see in each face turned to the grand sceno a trace of fear. Every voice is hushed and naught is heard save tho roaring of toe flames as they boil and scctho on tho stage. The music begins, but the roar of the fire is heard above it. The hanging stage trem bles and tbe towering form of Forest, dressed ns Othello, steps forth from the background of flame. He seems to melt away before the hot toach of tho over-leaping flames and pretty Mary Anderson, ns Juliet, appears as a beautiful vision. Booth stalks solemnly forth with the haggard air of tho wolancholy Dane, but vanishes ns little Mary Marsh, in white torleton dress, trips lightly forward to be swallowed by a greedy flame. Junius Bru tus Booth, ns tho hanchback King, strides upon the little stage, but vanishes while Mrs. Scott Siddons reads. Billy Barton, with bis merry quips, next appears, bnt the audience does not smile ns of yore. McCready rises from Forests' exit, and ho, too, qaickly goes away as Charlotte Cash- man and Macbeth ventures to the front. Joe Jefferson comes next with the patri archal beard of Rip Van Winkle. In rapid snocasslon the lessor lights appear to pass ont of sight. Their faces and voices are familiar, but the andienco is not demon strative. Where is tho applause that greeted Forest's appearance? where is the peals of laughter that always followed the lines of John E. Owens, John T, Raymond, and Robson and Crane? The scene changes. The eager flames that lit up tho stage are hungry. They leap over the loot-lights and run nimble-footea around the gallery rail. Down into tbe par quet, np into the gallery and back into the pit they scamper, as if on a frolic. And yet the nnaienco does not move. The sen of faceB is unmoved by even so much as dis turbed fonturcs. The brilliant fire bnms fast and with sharpened tooth eats away the gilt and tinsel nnd gnaws into the fres coed ceiling above. Tne light is white in its intena’ty, and yet the people remain in their seats. Tho fire burns with a savageness that is awful. The flames dart among the undaunted men end women and ao completely envelopes them that I shut my eyes. Back from the stage I hear a faint tinkle tinklo, and fmy eyes open again. There aro flames every where, but tho faces, now ghastly in the strong light, ore there still. There is no noise savo tho roar of the destroying ele ment. I feel sick and faint and tum once more to the stage. The flames are now leaping to the proscenium. It winds about the halyards. Surely the end is near. The halyards are burnt in twain. Tinkle, tinkle! The curtain is loosened and down, down, down it rolls. A crash, a shrink, a hurst of flame, and old Ralston Hall is no more! Tinkle 1 Tinkle 1 This timo it is the tinkle tinkle of the hose reel bell. Tbe boys have fooght too fight; the fire is ont and they are returning to their engine houses. My eyes ore open wide now. The dream wns true. The curtain has mine down for the last time. The boards on which stood the most brilliant stars in the galaxy of artists aro reduced to ashes. The auditorinm that once held the beauty and chivalry of our city in smiles nnd tears is no more. Only a crumbling ruin. A bare wall now marks the spot where in days agone we sought to drive away dull care and drop the mask which disguised our aches and griefs. Ralston Hall, farewell. Mysterious Affair. At 9:30 o'clock, last night, a tall, lino looking white man went into Benner's restaurant and in quired fora physician. Tho man was bleeding profusely from several terrible gashes on tbe left side of bis bead. He could not give his name, and hla account of bow he received his Injuries waa very confused, lie was directed where to And a pbvsleian and be left ostensibly in search of one. A short time afterwards, tbe man was found wan* derlugup and down tbepavement in front of the Lanier House. He wae taken into tbe office, where be Hid that be bad been shot In in alley anil that his assailant had escaped. Ho Mid. Immediately after telling tbe first story, that somebody had knocked him down. Ae nobody knew him, it wai thought advisable to send him to the elation house. Accordingly n police officer wh summoned, and the man waa placed in hie care. At the station house the man’s name vu discov ered to be ThouiH. It WH also discovered that ha wh Injured on Fourth street. No other Infurme- lion could bo obtained. The ewe will be fully investigated to-day. MOST PERFECT MADE The United States Government Places Dr. Price’s at tlio head of tho entire list. (Soo National Hoard or Health Bulletin—Supplement .Vo. e, page 33, Washington, D. C.I The Canadian Government Places Dr. Price’s at tho head of tho entire list. iSfco report to tho Commissioneu or Inland Revetuie Department,Ottawa<scat of gore*«v incut), Canada, April 3rd, 1883.) It is tho purest and strongest. Free from Ammonia, free from Lime, free from Alum, and is recommended for general family use by the Heads of tho Great Universi ties and Public Food Analysts. Persons doubting tho truthfulness of this can wrltoanyof tho Chemists named: Prof. R. OGDEN UOKKMUS, M. D_ L. L. D„ Bellevue Medical College, New York. Prof. II. C. WHITE, State Chemist, University Georgia, Athens, On. Prof. R. C. KEDZ1E, Late Pre-hlent State Board of Health, Lansing, Midi. Prof. 1L M. SCHEFFER, Analytical Chemist. SL Louis. Mo. Prof. CHARLES E. DWIGHT, Analytical Chemist, Wheeling, W. Va. Prof. JAMES F. BABCOCK, State Assayer, Boston, Mass. Dr. ELIAS H. BARTLEY. B. S., Chemist to the Dep’t of Health, Brooklyn, N. Y. Prof. CURTIS C. HOWARD, M. Sc., Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio. Prof. M. DELFONTAINE, Analytical Chemist, Chicago, III. Prof. R. S. G. PATON, I-nto Chemist Health Department, Chicago, 111. Prof. JOHN M. ORDWAY, Mass. Institute of Technology, Boston. Prof. B. A. W1TTHAUS, A. M., M. D., University of Buffalo, N. Y. Prof. A. II. SABIN, Stnto Chemist, Burlington, Vt. Prof. JOHN BOIILANDEH, Jr., A. M., M. D., Prof. Chemistry and Toxicology, College Medicine anil Surgery, Cincinnati, O. Profs. AUSTEN & WILBER, I , rofs.Cheinlstry,RiitgersCollcgo,NewBninswlck,N..I. Prol. GEORGE E. BARKER, l*rof. Chemistry University of Pennsylvania, Phila delphia, Pa. , Prof. PETER COLLIER, Chief Chemist for tlio United States Department of Agri culture, Washington, D. C. Profs. KEYS it RICE, Profs. 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