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ESTABLISHED 1884
PHILIPPINES
SEIZED
Proclamation ofOur Posses-;
sion Cabled to Manila.
HOME RULE TOR FIIIPIWS.
■fair Judiciary, freedom of Speech !
and the Press—Military Pro
tectorate,
I
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By As.wlaftes Press.
New Ycrk, Dec. 31.*—A vpeelaJ to the
•Herald from Washington
President McKinley's- -proeiam aidon set
ting forth the conditions under which tha
United 'States takes possession of the Phil
ippines hats been cabled to General Otis
for promulgation.
This was done several days ago and it
i- assumed that General Otis has already
published it and taken steps to give it the
widest possible circulation 'hrcushout the
islands. The proclamation is about two
words in length and was cabled
Manila at an expense of $1,900. It is
►deled on one issued by -General Shatter
Santiago, when this government took
Ksession of that -province, but has been
uplifted.
H<mie rule, under the supreme direction
t the United States government is by the
terms of the proclamation to be given to
the Filipinos in the fullest sense. Lt pro
mised that, they ehall be accorded a voice
in local government and that the Filipinos
shall be eligible to official positions. They
will be given a fair judiciary, freedom Os
Hpeeth and of the press.
The proclamantion shows that the mil
(*..iytry occupation of the islands i« not for
pur? Lose of making war on the inhabitants
nor lupon any party or faction among them
bus * a) protect them in their homes, in
the! ’employments and in their personal
end 11 religious rights. The manner of the
tre: ijtinent of property and the collection
. ndU| administration ol the ite-Venues in ac
cor(|if;nce with the open door policy set
for'lii in the treaty are tuliy and plainly
stalled. While the rule of conduct of the
vml itan officers will be in the line just
k - | »hOWS
thg.f :it is the purpose of the government
te adopt radical measures if. unfortunate
ly. the courts of the people should render
KiV.i measures inadequate to the mainten
ance of law and order. The instructions
accompanying the proclamation requires
General Otis to take immediate steps to
secure the disarmament of the insurgents
in order that peace may be established
and continued in the .islands,
MRS BOTKIN’S
LAWYERS
They will Make a Strong Ef
fort to Obtain a New Trial
For Her.
By Associated Prase*.
Inui Francisco, Ltec. 31. —Mrs. Botkins'
lawyers do not propose, to except , the final
) verdict of the jury finding her guilty of
murder of Mrs. Dunning without making
p a strong effort to obtain a new trial and
, aos.-:bly a reversal of the judgment. G.
Knight, a leading attorney for the de
“ *.T e. says: “Our first step will be to move
* kin |a new trial on the v\ay set for passing
' ut fit sentence or as soon thereafter as can
lower s Vard. if a new trial is denied we will
it moe i th*e supreme court and at that time
smoott the question of jurisdiction. This
closed! never had and can never get juris
turned t n u> tr y Mrs. Botkins. After her
", tl in the Branch county jail Mrs.
‘ t ns broke down completely and for
iike i* time gave vent to anguieh. sobbing
ganr < joecas ion ally shrieking. It is stated
please! t he first ballot stood ten for hanging
wo for life imprisonment. The sec
, ilat bt: ballot was eleven for hanging and
iiacb ufc>r life imprisonment. But one stood
u{ - .-;tggnd after much discussion the other
ra v;.t our to him.”
.1 POISON ING CASE UNSOLVED
of ■ ——
| P. ice Unable to Apprehend the Murderer
f. ; P* of Mrs. Adams.
By Associated Press.
New York. Dec. 31. —The pel fee are stilt
vigorously working to find out who sent
the poison to Harry Corn 16h and which
v .ustd the death of Mrs. Kate J. Adams
Wednesday last. Although three days have
elapsed since 'Mrs. Adame died, no arrests
have been made and Chief of Detectives
McCluskev said today that he had nothing
to divulge. There is an impression that
before the day is over the police will have
secured either a solution cf the mystery
or will have made an arrest that, will ebow
: n what direct ion their suspicions lie. So
far as the statements or actions of the po
lice are concerned, no one.at has
been connected with the crime nor has any
motive been adduced ’hat would justify an
attempt upon Cornish’s life. Regarding the
statement of a morning pap-tv that a far
mer member of -he Knickerbocker Club
was under suspicion, and that he would be
arrested today. McClusky said that Cor
r.tsh implicated no member, past or pres
ent. of the Knickerbocker Club. There is
so develpoments in the c-asc the captain
admitted, but he could uct kec-uss it at
V present. In answer to a question if he had
\ come to any conclusion whether a man or
l a woman wrote the address on the wrap
t per of the bottle, McClusky sakl very pos
litivfly thst li6 thought it W£« a man.
THE MACON NEWS.
PEACE BASIS
Navv to be Reduced on Ratifi
cation of the Treaty.
EIGHT TH00» DISCHARGES
Congress May However Agree to I
Adequately Man All the Ships
Now in Service.
i By Associated Press.
New York. Dec. 31. —cA dispatch to tha
Herald from Washington says: Orders
have b&en issued by Secretary Dong <2i
| reeling the discharge of a large number
of .men- who enMeted for one year from
the ships undergoing repair at various j
navy yards.
These orders are in line with the sec
| ret ary’ s Intensions to reduce the navy to a
I peaceful fooling as rapidly as possible,
i There are now 19,009 enlisted men on the
; rolls, every one of whom is needed to man
the ships which are in commission. It i 3
■evident to the authoritu se, however, that
the treaty of peace will be ratified and
- then imediate redaction to a peace foot
ing must be made. Besides the extraordi
nary appropriations maSe by congress
limited t'he use of the money until J-anu
j ary, 1899, and the expanses must be cut
j down to permit the navy to run on the
old scale of expedixures. Under orders is
sued by the department ft is said that at
least 8,000 men will be discharged. The
result will be to make a number of ves-
I «sels shorthanded, lt is proposed to ac-
i quaint congress with ttuis condition of the
service -and it is believed that authority
will be given in the forthcoming naval ap
propriation bill for 20,<#00 men and 2,509
boys as recommended by Secretary Dong.
Jt is proposed by the navy department
|to give the auxiliary yacht Scorpion a
much lighter battery than she now car
ries. lt was found during the reeeuf storm
she encountered off Tlattains and which
compelled her to return to Port Royal,
that the (battery was -too heavy for her. and
upon 'he iecommendtatksn of her command
ing officer it will be removed and lighter
guns given her.
SPANISH LEADERS,
Sagasta is Convalescent—Generals Hold an
Important Secret Conference.
Py Associated Press.
Madrid, Dec. 31—Senors Sagasta and
I Castellar are convalescent.
Fourteen steamers are now on the way
I to Havana to repatiate the Spanish troops
j remaining in Cuba.
The report of the meeting of a dozen
Spanish generals, for a purpose which has
' i not been divulged, has been confirmed by
* I of the cabinet who does not deny
\ the importance of the occurrence.
[CHINA COLLAPSING.
Such is the oDinion of a Japanese States
man.
By Associated Press.
Port Townsend, Wash,, Dec. 31 —The
steamship Yamaguchi Maru. from Yoko
hama, has arrived. Front files of late
Japanese papers the following is taken:
“Marquis Ito has expressed grave fears of
the future of the Chinese empire. He says
there is no man in China who can rescue
j her from impending collapse.
“Much excitement has been created in
; the orient over the secret treaty alleged
j to have been made between Russia and
i China.”
peaceTeigwT
IN HAVANA
Cuban Ardor Beginning to
Cool Off—Salve For
Soreness.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 31 —A disnatc-h to the
Tribune from Havana says:
The city is quiet and the news from
Washington that the administration ap
j proved of General Ludlow's letter to the
Junta Patriotica. and the text of the let
j ter itself has had a tranquilizing effect.
' The promise of a celebration at some fu
ture period in which the American au
| thorities would take part helped to recon
cile the Cubans to the decision and the ad
dress of the Junta counseling the people
to accept the situation and by their con
duct to show their ability to influence the
future of the island has had a marked in
fluence. The committee did not agree
upon this report until after an all night
discussion, but the redieals finally yielded.
At first in the insurgents camps outside
of the city much hot talk was indulged in
by the younger officers but they cooled off.
The Cuban commanders now declare that
there will be no trouble from insurgents
j trying to enter Havana and they seem
able to keep their promise. The feeling of
disappointment among the Cubans is un
deniable. but they are controlling them
selves better than was expected. The sug
i gestiou that the celebration should be held
in February on the fourth anniversary of
• f tc- beginning or :h< revolution, has 'been
accepted salve for present soreness and
. it will give an outlet for sentiments now
’ restrained.
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MACON NEWT SATURDAY DECEMBER 31 1898.
VANDERBILTS
In Possession of Great Coal
Roads in Pennsylvania.
HARMONf AND PROFIT
A Combination of Interests That
Will Allow Dictation as to
Prices.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dee. 31 —The Tribune cays:
It is believed that the recent heavy buying
of Reading securities foreshadows the per
fecting of an arrangement for the harmon
ious operation -of all the coal roads. It is
generally Understood that the Vanderbilts
have sectored u controlling interest in the
Delaware, Ladko. wanna and Western which
has Tong been a more or Sess disturbing
element in 'rise anthraci&e business and
that .a.t the asmual meeting of that road
in February :a complete cange in its man
agement an ii policy will be effected.
The New Jersey Central interests have
jail ak@ng been on-the best of terms with
! ibe Vandertijlts, both in the Da ck a wanna
board and in the conduct of their own
property and are believ-ed to be perfectly
willing to join in an active movement for
the Improvement of the anthracite situa
tion. The Vanderbilt interests are report
ed to ''ave been for some time the large
buyers of Ontario and Western and other
coal stocks as well as of Reading; and
their large holdings ~ra these roads will
give them a powerful influence in their
endeavor to effect a working agreement
which shall insure to the coal roads har
mony of interest and a larger profit than
has accrued to them under the old policy
of opera tiun.
H£ KILLED HIMSELF.
After Trying to Murder His Wife and
Daughter.
By Associated fPveas,
New York. Dec. 31 —Karl Kirdleberger,
of Jersey City, tried to murder his wife,
Christina, and stepdaughter, Mary Brodel,
today. After he had shot them both and
believed them fatally wounded, he put a
bullet in his right temple and died almost
instantly. His wife may recover. The
stepdaughter was not seriously hurt,
CUBAN ORPHANS
STARVING
Sad Condition of Affairs in
The Red Cross Hospital
at Corro.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 31. —G. W. Hyatt, the
Red Cross agent at. Havana, in response to
a request from the Central Cuban Relief
Committee for accurate information’as to
the conditions of the people under his ob
servation. recently wrote to the commit
tee and his report has induced the commit
tee to send all the supplies In its posses
sion. valued at about SIO,OOO, one-fifth of
which t\lr. Hyatt needs absolutely. Mr.
Hyatt's letters have also been sent to
Washington.
In a letter dated December 24th, at
Guanabacoa, Mr. Hyatt speaks of the hos
pital in Corro. established by Miss Barton
for orphan children.* He says he found a
number cf children there literally starving.
They ranged from 5 to 12 years of age. He
asked for food and some playthings, such
j as bats, balls, kites, etc., suggesting that
! it is inadvisable to gather children togeth
! er in any place and starve them «to death.
IDLE SPANISH [OFFICERS.
Eight Thoasand of Them Without Posts—
Correa to Resign.
| Bv Associated Press.
Madrid. Dec. 31. —La Riforma publishes
an interview with Lieutenant General
Correa, minister of war, who says he is
anxious to resign his portfolio as soon as
possible. General -Correa comments upon
the fact that 8,000 officers have returned
from the colonies and are now- without
posts. . . _, _
THIRTY TOWNS SUFFER.
An Explosion of Gas Deprives Them of Light
. and Fuel.
By Associated Press.
Red Key. Ind., Dec. 31.—An explosion of
j gas. followed by fire at !tae Ohio and India
■ na Pipe Li-ne Company's compressing sta
| tion caused a loss of SIOO,OOO. Engineer
Robinson was badly burned. Thirty towns
are deprived of natural gae.
ALL IN GOOD SHAPE.
Affairs of the Pestoffice Found to Be Bv
the Inspector.
-
Assistant Superincendant of the Railway
Mail Service Carr arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon. He came on a tour of
inspection and was busy all during the
( morning, looking into the affairs of the
Macon clerks. He found everything in
good shape and expressed himself as being
; well pleased with the condition of Things
in Macon. Superintendent Carr makes
J these trips about twice a year. He is the
assistant of Mr. Terrel, of Atlanta, who is
jsu tended for this district.
CABLEJRIGHTS
No One Company to Monopo- !
Lize Hawaiian Privileges
mm Os CAPITALISTS
The Hawaiians Want the Control of j
the Lines to Remain With the
United States.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec, 31.—A special to lire
Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Hay has practically decided
to disapprove the Scrysmer concession,
granting exclusive cable rights to land
t-abi-es in Hawaii for twenty years t<» the j
Pacific Cable Company of New York.
Secretary Hay stated lo his colleagues
in the cabinet meeting that the Hawaiian j
commissioners had sent him a fornsutl let
ter -declaring that, in their opinion, con
trol off the Hawaiian c<tble should remain
in the hands of the United States, even if j
not built by it, as the commission would
recommend that no ccmpany should have
a monopoly in the matter. Practically,
the entire cabinet coincided in this view
j and when the subject was dropped it was
! with the understanding that the secretary
should disapprove of the concession,
j The corporations are striving for per
mission to construct a cable between San
; Francisco, Guam, Wake Island and the
| Philippines. One is the Pacific Cable Co.
I -of New York, the other the Pacific Cable
Co. of 'New Jersey. The first owns the
j Scrysmer concession. Its capital stock is
; #10,000,000 and its chief stockholders are
;J. Pierpont (Morgan, J. S. Bowdoin, J.
Kennedy Tod, J. A. Scrysmer, H. Deroy
and Charles D. Wetmore. The other is
under control of Colonel S. S. S-paulding,
who lives in Hawaii. Associated with him
are Asa Hewitt, D. O. Mills, Gen. G. M.
| 'Dodge, Gen. Fred D. Grant, Gen. Wager
Swan, J. J. Hill., J. H. Brown and M. W.
Miller. *
Washington, Dec. 31. —Secretary of State
Hay today formally disapproved of the
concession made in July by the Hawaiian
government to the Pacific Cable Company
; for the exclusive rights of laying a cable
to Hawaii. It is understood the action is
| taken in no spirit of hostility to the Pa
i eific Cable Company, but the concession is
disapproved, first, on account of the formal
protest made by the Hawaiian commission
\ and, secondly, because it seemed beet to
leave to congress the free hand in the dis
position of the whole subject.
RAILROAD REORGAN'ZATION
Preliminary Steps to Change the Status of
the B. k 0 Railroad.
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, Dec. 31. —Preliminary steps
for the receivership of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad under the new plan of rfor
ganization was taken in the st.xtz supreme
J cenr: today.
J. M. Warrington and other attorneys
j fer the Mercantile Trust ‘Company of Now
| fork filed suit against the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern railroad fo’* SSO9JOI,
! due. on a loan made last October of $300,-
; OCO at < per cent interest. Through Judge
■Harman, as counsel for the railroad com-
I pany, judgment was at once confzssel.
Scon the necessary arrangements were
made for another suit to be brought in the
| United States court for a receiver to be
i appointed by that court. Attorneys for
i the trust company and railroad both at
| 'tempted to get the case into the United
! States courts Immediately after the decree
of judgment confessed was entered in the
state court, but Judge Thompson of the
j United States court could not give them
1 a hearing until late this afternoon, when
it is expected the 'proceedings will be com
pleted. ! A',
BLOODY FIGHT
ABOARD SHIP.
Half a Dozen of the Crew of a
Liner Shot and Stabbed.
By Associated Press.
Southampton, Dec. 31. —A shooting af
fray occurred on board the American line
steamer St. Paul, Captain Jamison, which
| let New- York (December 23 for this port,
and which arrived here yesterday. The or
igin of the disturbance is not know-n, but
five members of the crew- were shot and
one was stabbed. They are now- in the
hospital cn board the ship. The injuries
are not serious. No arrests were made.
BIGGEST COINAGE KNOWN.
San Francisco Mint Turned Out Over Ten
Million Dollars.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Dec. 31. —The coinage of
the San Francisco mint for December was
the lagest ever recorded for a single
month, amounting to $10,062,000.
BIG SMASH IN WOOLEN.
One of Ihe Largest Concerns in the Country
Goes to the Wall.
By Associated Press.
Boston, Dec. 31. —The Assabet Manufac
turing Company of this city, with the
woolen mill at Maynard made an assign
ment today. The concern is one of the
largest woolen manufacturing companies
in the country. The liabilities are over
$3,000,000.
DISASTERS I
Losses of Life and Property
During 1898.
LESS SUICIDE AND MURDER j
Fire Destroyed $133,000,000 of j |
Property —Less of Death From
Famine and Pestilence.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Dec. 31. —According to the sta
tistics compiled by the Tribune the loss
of life from various causes in this country
between January 1 and the morning of. j
December 31, 185*8, was 7,34*5. The casual
ties occurred as follows: Fires 1,670,
drcwnings 3,110, explosions 629, mines 580, i
falling buildings .etc., 599, cyclones and ;
storms 502, lightning 255.
The loss of life by railroad accidents of
various kinds was 3,590 in 1898 as com
pared with 2,764 in 1897.
Notwithstanding the war with Spain the
; loss of life upon the battlefield in 1898
' has been smaller than for several years
j past. The total, roughly estimated has
j been but about 65,000 as compared with
103,451 in 1897. -
The loss of life by epidemics and famine j
shows a gratifying decrease. Famine in
the province of Kansu, China, has swept '
away 10.000 victims. The plague in India j
has destroyed over 11,000 and in China j
about 2.000 persons. Exact statistics of
this kind are hard to procure, but the total
is probably less than 25,000 as compared
with 222,902 in 1897.
The list of mine disasters showo that
3,655 lives were lost upon the ocean and J
} 75 on inland waters, a total of 3,730 as
compared with 2,426 in 1897.
The total number of persons who have |
committed suicide in the United States j
during 1898 as reported by mail and tele- j
graph to the Tribune is 5,920 as compared
with 6,600 in 1897. Os this number 4,586 j
i were males and 1,634 females. Among
! professional men physicians head the list,
; 44 having taken their own lives as com
pared with 41 in 1897. During the year
j also 13 persons engaged in the banking
I business, 8 clergymen. 7 journalists, 6 at
! torneys, two actors and two artists have j
j committed suicide. The causes of suicide j
were as follows:
Despondency, 3,023; unknown, 1,500; in
| sanity, 438; liquor, 168; ill health, 288;
domestic infelicity, 197; disappointed love, i
' 996; business losses, 110.
In these case of suicide 2, 126 persons
' took poison, 2,037 shot themselves, 787
hanged themselves. 452 cut their throats,
354 drowned themselves, 58 jumped from
windows or house tops, 50 threw them
selves in front of railroad trains, 26 burn
ed themselves to death, 23 stabbed them
i selves, four starved themselves and three
blew- themselves up with dynamite.
The total number of murders committed
jin 1898 shows a gratifying decrease—a
phenomenon of ten witnessed in a war
year—being 7,840 as compared with 9.520
i in 1897, 10,652 in 1896, 10,500 in 1895. The
| causes of these murders may be roughly
classified as follows: Quarrels. 3,865; un
known. 2,675; jealousy, 205; liquor, 207;
by highwaymen, 222; infanticides, 248; re
sisting arrest, 147; highwaymen killed, 82;
i instantly, 89; self 'defense, 33; strikes, 22;
outrages, 5; riots, 25.
| The losses by fire in the United States
i in 1898 aggregate $133,139,467 as compared
with $129,001,737 in 1897, slll.in 1896 and
$131,578,205 in 1895. Those where the loss
! in each case was SII,OOO and upward
amount to $64,915,400 and the lessee by
smaller firms to $68,224,067.
NEW YEARS’
OBSERVANCE
i Monday Will be Observed bv
Banks and Public Insti
tutions.
Tomorrow will bring the New- Year, but
as it comes on Sunday, Monday will be ob
served. All of the banks and the public
i institutions will be closed and the postof
j fice will observe holiday hours. Every
i thing will take on new life tomorrow and
the merchants say that they feel sure that
trade will liven up to some extent. The
farmers from the country will begin to
[ come in for their yearly supplies next
week and things will assume a business
like air, after the holidays are over.
IT IS NOT TRUE
, That the. Walls of the Burke Building are
i | Unsafe.
, 1 The statement was published that the
1 walls of the T. C. Burke building, on
Third street, which was recently partially
[ destroyed by fire, are unsafe, and that a
part of the front wall fell yesterday.
These statemens are w’holl.v untrue and
’ do Mr. Burke a gross injustice. As a
I matter of fact, the city has had the walls
I examined by experts and they have been
I pronounced entirely safe and sound. This
I can be readily believed when it is stated
i that Mr. Burke, who is an expert himself,
I | intends to rebuild, using the front walls
j that are now standing. The lumber, iron
! and brick have already been ordered and
I the new building will go up at once. The
| former building was one of the handsom
i est in Macon and the new building will
j be almost an exact duplicate.
SAVED BY A BRITISHER.
; By Associated Press.
London, Dec. 31.—The British steamer
Duchess of Y<*rk. Captain Storm, which
. sailed from New Orleans December 13 and
’ from Hampton Roads December 21, for
Marseilles, arrived at Gibraltar, having on
board the crew of the American schooner
i Fanny Arthur, abandoned December 14, in
‘ latitude 37, longitude 65. after springing i
leak December 10:h. When she was aban
, doned the water was within nine -inches of
5 the Arthur’s deck. The Fannay Arthur
: left Turk's Island November IS for Phila
delphia. __
PRICE FIV g CENTS
GUILOTID
J FIEND.
Insanity Plea, Though Adroit
ly Presented, Failed Him.
A FRENCH "JACK THE RIPPER”
Murdertd Many Bov?. Women and
Girls—Attributed His Passion
to a Mad Dog’s Bite.
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By Associated Prees. 4
Paris, Dec. 31. —Joseph Vacher, a French
“Jack, the Ripper,” was guillotined at
Bourgh-on-Bresse, capital of the depart
ment of Ain, this morning.
He protested hi 6 inocence and simulated
insanity to the last. Vacher was 29 years
as age and was condemned at the October
assizes.
'Early in life he was known to have bru
! tally murdered four boys, six women and
j girls and an old widow. Most of the vie
tims were tending herds when Vacher
| came -behind them and cut their throats.
The crimes of Vacher surpassed in number
and atrocity those of the Whitechapel
murderer known as "Jack the Ripper.”
His homicidal manifestations broke out
in 1894. It was claimed that after his ar
rest*that as every action has an object and
! as his motive -was neither for theft or
! vengeance, his irresponsibility was estab
| lished. Physicians have regarded the case
j as interesting. It was shown that Vacher
was confined in an asylum and that while
i while doing military duty a love affair
caused him to attempt self-destruction by
! shooting. The victims of Vacher were
shepherds and shepherdesses, and his rage
was particularly directed against young,
girls. He first cut the throats of his vic
tims with a knife and afterward mutilated
them with a razor. He was arrested last
! year after the police had searched for him
a long time.
In defense Vacher pointed cut that wheu
I a youth he was bitten by a mad dog and
: that the village herbalist gave him some
medicine, after drinking whicl) he became
irritable and brutal, whereas he had pre
viously been quiet and inoffensive. It also
appears that from that time he developed
a passion for human blood. Referring tor
his crimes, Vacher is quoted as saying:
“My victims never suffered, for while I
throttled them with one hand I simply
took their lives with a sharp instrument
in the other. I am an anarchist. I am
opposed to society, no matter what form
of government it may be.”
GAS LEAK STOPPED.
The News’ Article Caused Prompt Action to
be Taken.
The article in yesterday’s News in re
! gard to the escaping gas on Cherry street
! near Wing’s store seems to have had es
! feet. Yesterday afternoon a force of
hands was sent to the place by the gas
| company and the leak was fixed.
It was a dangerous place and had it been
allowed to go unnoticed much longer there
I would probably have been an explosion,
i The odor of the gas was very unpleasant
i and was detrimental to the health of the
! people in the neighborhood.
ANOTHER HUNTING ACCIDENT
Waj. James A. Jones Loses an[A;m By the
Discharge of His Gun.
•Major James A. Jones, on old Confeder
ate veteran, aged 64 years, accidentally
j shot himself yesterday while hunting near
' Gray's Station, in Jones county. The load*
j of both barrels entered his left arm near
I the shoulder, shatering it so it will have
to be amputated.
NEW YEAR’S SERVICES.
At the First Baptist —“A Rollt Call of the
Dead.”
The services at the First Baptist church
| tomorrow morning and night will be ap
propriate to the New Year. At the mom*
j ing service Dr. White’s subject will be,
"Hope—the Golden. Link Between 1898 and
1899.” At night: "Yesterday, 1898-1899,
Tomorrow.” Also there will be a roll call
of the dead, and the meeting will close with
a consecration service. Special mus-ic will
, be conducted by Mr. E. O. Sellers. The
i public is cordially invited.
MACON’S FINE
THOROUGHFARES
Inquiries as to Our Streets
Coming From All Direc
tions.
City Engineer Wilcox reeeiveu a letter
several days ago from Mr.- L. P.. Gray, of
Providence, R. 1., inquiring fte to how the
pavement of the streets of the. city was
put down, and requested that the plans and
specifications be sent to him. Mr. Gray will
r be Temembered by the citizens of Macon
i | as the man who put down the sewerage
1 | system here several years ago.
’ He wishes to use the same system as was
i used here, in paving the streets of Provi
’ | R. I.
i j baptain Wilcox also received another le:-
l ter from City Engineer Barnett, of Athene,
- €-a., asking about the same thing. Tb s
f will go to snow that Macon’s paved streets
r are attracting attention all over the coun
try and that they are proving to be models
for other cities to copy from.