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\ Tas MOJttB jQWtMBL PBICE, $1.50 A YEAS, IN ADVANCE, Published Eyery'Thursday Morning. no.3. IIODG-ES, Editor and Publisher Perry, Thursday, September 19. Copies of this paper may be found on file at the office of our Washington cor respondent, E. G. Siggers, 918 F. Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. This country should be made extremely unhealthy for anarchists. -- - The court of inquiry decision may mak^ a presidentiat candidate of Admiral Schley. Two new bugs, destructive to cot ton, have been sent to the agricultu ral department from Clayton county. Mr. George B. Turpin, one of the most prominent citizens of Macon, Ga., is critically ill in New York city. ► 0-4 The Commoner and The Home Journal one year for $1.90 cash in advance. Regular price of both papers $2.50. Czolgosz, the assassin, has been indicted for murder and placed on trial in the County court of Buffalo. Judge Edward K. Emery presiding. He feigns insanity. ' By agreement the great strike of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begun in June last, is at an end. Reports say the steel corporation made no con cessions. The Dead President, and The Living. The general opinion is that Roose velt will be honest and just in the perform ance of his d a ties as presiden t, though less subject to the advice of republican leaders than his lamented predecessor. Editor Bryan will hereafter de vote special space in The Commoner to the editorial opinions of “coun try” editors on political subjects. We cordially approve the purpose, and believe the results will be good. The governor of New Jersey says there will be a law enacted that will prevent anarchist assemblages in that state, and throughout the Union there is a demand for legal authority to prevent the immigra tion of any anarchist. At the first meeting of the Schley court of inquiry, last Thursday, ob jection was made to Admiral Howis- son, it being charged that by his own words he had shown himself unfriendly to Schley in to matters to be considered by'that court. After hearing the evidenc, Howison was declared ineligible. Georgia people are not waiting for any particular candidate for gov ernor, nor for anything else political. They are not waiting at all, but de voting themselves wilh earnest ener gy to the management of their busi ness affairs. Next spring they will devote a fair share of their attention to politics and the selection of can didates. Hon. Chester Pearce of Houston, for four years a Representative of the county in the Georgia legislat ure, is a candidate for the position of Messenger of that body, to fill unexpired term of F. M. Durham, recently deceased. Mr. Pearce’s •qual-fications are undoubtedly most excellent, and we endorse his appli cation withon reserve. Senator Wellirgton of Maryland, - a republican, has been expelled by the Union League of Baltimore,, a republican organization, political and social, because of unseemly ex pressions concerning the shootuig of President McKinley. His expulsion from the TJ. S. Senate has been also suggested, but it is declared there can be no legal authority for such actiou. \ i— *■ • + ^ The assassin of President McKin ley declares that the speeches and writings of Emma Goldman, called the Queen of Anarchists in America, influenced him to adopt the creed, and then to assassinate the presi dent. The woman has been arrest ed, but so far avidence sufficient to bold her f6r trial has not been se cured, Doubtless the next congress will enact a law banishing and ex cluding anarchists from the United States. ' ■ ' v ; „v i; - - President McKinley is dead, and the whole world sorrows, except a comparatively few people of the class of the wretch who caused that death. When the shots were fired at about 4 o’clock Friday afternoon. Septem ber 6th, just and true people through out the world were electrified with horror and anger. Later favorable reports created and sustained hope, and when that hope was highest, Thursday evening last, an unfavorable bulletin was is sued. Directly after 11 o’clock Fri day morning the wires declared “the president is dead.” But that report was incorrect, and hope was revived somewhat. This hope, however, was unfounded, and at 2:15 Saturday morning, September 14th, the be loved president was dead. The history of the crime is famil iar to the people throughout the country. The private and official character of William McKinley, man and pres ident, has won plaudits throughout the world, andYven those who dif fered with him cannot withhold ex pression of highest esteem for his words and actions of truth and jus tice. Of the wretch who caused all this sorrow, and the fiendish creed that impelled him to murder, the world knows with abhorrence. That the one must be punished with the ut most vigor of the law, and the other banished from this free land, is im peratively demanded by all senti ments of truth and justice. This assassination recalls the fact that within 36 years two other pres idents have been assassinated. Within a theater in Washington City on April 14th, 1865, at 10 o’clock p. m., President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth; death ensued at 7:20 next morning, Booth escaped from the city, but several days later he was discovered in a country barn, shot and killed. On July 2nd, 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot by C. J. Guiteau, as the president was wait ing for a train at the Baltimore & Potomac depot in Washinton City. President Garfied so far recovered that he was carried to Long Branch, but there he grew worse, and on September 19 th,he died just 80 days after he was shot. Guiteau was tried convicted or murder and hung. Theodore Roosevelt is now presi- deet of the United States, succeed ing thereto by virtue of his election and service as vice president. The term of the office to which he thus succeeds will expire on ths 4th of March, 1905. There may be changes in the cab inet and other high appointive offices, but it is reported that all these have been|requesttd to continue in their respective offices at least until con- gressmeets next December. „ Yice President Roosevelt left Buf falo Wednesday under the convic tion that the full recovery of the president was assured. Friday an urgent telegram found him in the Adirondacks on a hunting expedi tion. -Hastening to Buffalo, he at tended the bedside of the dead pres ident, and at 3:35 p. m. Saturday he subscribed to the oath of office as president of the United States, at the home of Mr. Ansley Wilcox, in the presence of five members of the cabinet, and others. He declared that he would continue unbroken the policies of President McKinley. His first official act, after a confer ence with the cabinet officers, was the issuance of a proclamation ap pointing Thursday,* September 19th, when the burial of President Mc Kinley will take place, as a day of mourning and prayer, requesting the people to assemble for that purpose in their respective houses of worship. The body of the piesident was kept in Buffalo until Monday, when it was carried by special train to Washington, remaining in state there until removed to Canton, Ohio, where the funeral ceremony will be concluded Thursday. From all sections of the country, regardless of political affiliations, messages were received 1 expressing abhorrence of the dastardly deed, tender sympathy for the bereaved wife and relatives, deep regret that the country had suffered so great a loss, together with sentiments 'of highest esteem for the deceased as a true man and eminently worthy president. From all foreign coun tries messages of like import were received. The expressions concerning the new president show that he has the confidence of the people, generally. Can’t “Place” Them Now. “Word comes from all parts of the state that the people are waiting for Mr. Turner’s announcement.” The above is the opening sentence of an editorial in the Valdosta Times, having reference to the governorship of Georgia. There may be a considerable num ber of men in Georgia thus waiting, but an exceeding great majority are giving no thought at all to the sub ject. They are busy now, and have no desire to think of or discuss, poli tics. In our presence last Monday, a distinguished citizen of a neighbor ing county was accosted with the declaration: “I see your county is said to be for Brown.” “Yes,” said* the judge, “and you will also hear that it is for Guerry, that it is for Terrell, and I say that one claim is equally reliable as eith er of the others.” The people generally are not une- quivocably “for” either of the an nounced candidates, and will not permit themselves - to be bothered with the subject. They know that there is plenty of time and that the candidates can’t go ahead and take the office without going through the usual form. Therefore it would be well for the impatient candidates and their urg ent friends to do a little waiting on their own account. L The office won’t run away, and the people are likely to be in the neighborhood when campaigning time really comes. If you try to “place” them now, they may become displaced within the next six months. You Kaow What You Are Taking When you take Grove’s Taste less Chill Tonic because the for mula is plainly printed on every bottle x showing that it is pimply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, no pay. Price 50c A feeling almost of incredulity has been aroused by the dispatches announcing that the G, A. R. is de manding more pensions on account of the civil war. With a pension list constantly increasing on account of that war at the present day—thirty- six years after it was ended, and an annual expenditure for it of $140,- 000,000,more than one-fourth of the total revenue of the government— common decency might seem to de mand at least that no further de mands should be made on a patient people. But probably a universal cataclysm would not prevent the Grand Army of the Republic from demanding more pensions and de nouncing every official of the gc v ernment who insists upon an honest administration of the laws.—Wash ington Correspondence. A WORTHY SUCCESSOR. y “Something New Under the Sun.” All doctors have tri--d to cure Catarrh by the use of powders, acid gases, inhal ers and drugs in paste form. Their pow ders dry up the mucous membranes, causing them to crack open and bleed. The powerful no ds used in the inhalers have entirely eaten away the .iame mem branes that their makers have aimed to cure,while the pastes and ointments can not reach the disease. An old and expe rienced practitioner who has for many years made a close study and specialty of the treatment of Catarrh, has at last perfected a treatment which, when faith fully used, not only relieves once, but permanently cures Catarrh, by remov ing the cause, stopping the discharges and curing all inflammation. It is the only remedy known to science that ac tually reaches the afflicted parts. This wonderful remedy is known as “Snuf fles the Guaranteed Catarrh Cure” and is sold at the extremely low price of One Dollar, each package containing in ternal and external medicine sufficient for a full month’s treatment and every thing necessary to its perfect use. “Snuffles” is the only perfect Ca tarrh Cuips ever made and is now rec ognized as the only safe und positive cure for that annoying and disgusting disease. It cures all inflammation quick ly and permanently, and is also wonder fully quick to relieve Hay Fever or Cold in the Head. Catarrh when neglected often leads to CoNSUMPTioN-“Snuffles” will save yon if yon use it at once. It is no ordinary remedy, but a complete treatment which is positively guaranteed to cnre Catarrh in any form or stage df used according to the directions-which accompany each package. Don’t delay, but send for it at once, and write full particulars as to your condition, and yon will receive cial advice from the discoverer of wonderful remedy regarding your case without cost to you beyond the regular price of “Snaffles” the “Guaran teed Catarrh Cnre.” Sent prepaid to any .address in the United States or Canada on receipt of One Dollar. Address Dept. C478, Edwin B. Giles & Company, 2830 and 2332 Mar ket Streep Philadelphia. Subscribe for The Home Journal. 454 MULBERRY STREET, lv£acori, Greoxgia. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, TRUNKS, VALISES, NOTIONS, ETC. I take pleasure in announcing to my friends and former customers of Houston County that I am now in the large store, No. 454 Mulberry, Street, Macon, Ga., where I have just opened a large and complete stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Trunks, Valises, Notions, &c. Everything Fresh and New. No Old Stock. \ _ And I am prepared to jsell to my friends at rock bottom prices. "When visiting Macon come and see me, and I will save you money on anything in my line. ♦ Your old friend, Marx Zarks. P. S.—I have large back yard and stable in the rear of my store where my country friends can place their teams free of charge when in Macon. W. A. DAVIS. BEN. T. RAY. EDWIN 3. DAVIS. W. A. DAVIS & CO., COTTON FACTORS, 405 & 407 Poplar St. MACOH, GEOKGIA Unsurpassed facilities for handling cotton. Money advanced at lowest rates. Prompt attention to business is our motto. We charge only 50 cents per bale. The Best Sellers of cotton in the city. There is One BEST in Everything. IN TONICS IT IS THE ACME MALT TONIC, BREWED BY THE ACME BREWING COMPANY, MACON, GA. For sale by all druggists. If your druggist does not handle this health-giving tonic, write us for prices. Acme Brewing Company. R. L. CHEEK, ILvdCstcoan., O-a., WITH... BENSON & HOUSER, The Cp-to-Date Clothiers, Extends ajeordial invitation to his'friends ahd ac quaintances to come in and make themselves at home when visiting the city. We endorse the invitation. % BENSON & HOUSER, The Up-to-Date Clothiers. ■ m l „ / v wsu i