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EST/aBLISHED 1884
M SHARE
OF SOLBIERS
The First Corps Headquarters
• Have Been Assigned to
This City,
BRECKINRIDGE
In Command of the Corps,
and Will Probablv Bring
Seven Thousand.
GETTING GROUNDS BEAM
For the Encampment —Water Mains
Are Being Tapped —Will be a
Big Thing for Macon,
By Associated Press.
AVa-;hir.g‘on, Oct. 7 —A general order was
.issued today far the organization of the
new army corps and designating the vari
ous points where the troops will be sta
tioned.
The Third, Fifth and Sixth corps are
discontinued. The First, 'Second and
Fourth corps are reorganized.
They are to be commanded respectively
by Major Generals Breckinridge, Graham
and Wheeler. The headquarters of each
will be:
First corps, Macon. Ga.
■ Second corps, Augusta, Ga.
Fourth corps, Huntsville, Ala.
The full text of the order is as follows:
“By direction of the secretary of war
th? Third. Fifth and Sixth army corps are
die on tinned.
“The First. Second and Fourth army
corps will be reorganized and assigned to
camps below as specified:
First Army Corps. Major General Breck
inridge. V. S. V., commanding, with head
qu it;. at Macon, Ga.
Fir.-t division headquarters, Macon. Gau
Firs - Brigade, Atlanta —Thiry-first’ Mich
igan. Fourth Tennessee and Sixth. Ohio.
Si ond Brigade. Macon —Third United
States Volunteer Engineers, Second Ohio
and Sixth Virginia.
Third Brigade, Macon —Tenth United
States Volunteers and Seventh United
States volunteers.
Second Division, headquarters Colum
bus, Ga.
First Brigade. Columbus. Ga. —First
West Virginia. 160th Indiana and Third
Kentucky.
Second Brigade, Americue, Ga. —Eighth
Massachusetts. Twelfth New York, and
Third North Carolina.
Third Brigade, Albany. Ga.—Second Mis
souri. Third Mississippi and First Territo
rial United States A’olunteer Infantry.
St ond Army Corps. Major General W.
M. Graham commanding. Headquarters a:
Augusta. Ga.
First division headquarters, Augusta. Ga.
First Brigade. Augusta—Tenth Ohio,
First Maryland and Third Michigan.
Second Brigade. Summerville. S. C. —
Fourteenth Pennsylvania. Third Connecti
cut anr Ninth Ohio, (batallion.)
Third Brigade, August—Thirteenth
Pennsylvania and Fifteenth Minnesota.
Second Division. Headquarters Green
ville. S. C.
First Brigade. Greenville —Two Hundred
third New York. Second West Virginia and
Fourth New Jersey.
Second Brigade. Spartanburg—Fourth
Missouri. Fifth Massachusetts and Two
(Hundred and First New York.
Third Brigade, Columbia. S. •€. —First
Rhode Island. Second Tennessee and First
Delaware.
Third division headquarters Athens. Ga.
First Brigade. Athens —'Fifteenth Penn
sylvania. Third New Jersey and Two Hun
dred and second New York.
Second -Brigade, Athens—Third Georgia
and Twenty-second New York.
Fourth Army Corps. Major General
Wheeler commanding, headquarters at
Huntsville. Ala.
First division, headquarters at Hunts
ville.
First Brigade, Huntsville —Sixteenth
United States infantry and Sixty-ninth
New York
Second division headquarters, Anniston,
Ala—First Brigade, Anniston, Second
United States infantry, Fourth Kentucky
and Third Alabama.
Second Brigade, Anniston —Second Ar-
THE MACON NEWS.
kanras. Third Tennessee and Fourth Wjs
con-iD.
Cavalry Brigade, Huntsville. Ala.—Sec
ond United S at‘s cavalry. Sixth United
3'i‘es cavalry, and Tenth United States
cavalry.
New* In Macon.
The following telegram was received this
morning by Mayor Price and Mr. T. D.
Tinsley:
“ Adjutant General has ordered the corps
and division headquarters established at
Macon and three brigades, seven thousand
men located there. C. L. Bartlett.”
Mayor Fr ee Talks.
Mayer Price was seen by a News re
porter in regard to the coming of the
troops. He was delighted over the news
and gave out the following:
“I have just received a telegram from
Congressman Bartlett announcing that we
would get a large body of troops stationed
here. It is the best news that I have heard
of in some time and I am very’ much
pleased to know that we will get the camp.
We have already begun to prepare for
their coming. They will be camped on"the
lands-.of the Ocmulgee Land Company near
Ocmulgee park and the site is a most ex
cellent one.
“I feel sure that the people will be de
lighted to learn this news. We will have
at least seven thousand men stationed here
and will have the corps and division head
quarters. General Breckinridge will be in
: command. Water mains will be run into
, the camp and it is probable that we will
put electric lights on the camp ground. We
will fix the boys all right and you may
rest assured that they won’t regret coming
to Macon.”
The news was received In Macon with
I general expressions of great pleasure.
Central of Georgia Ry,
'Work on tapping the mains at Ocmulgee
park in preparation for the encampment
there has commenced and a large force cf
men is at work clearin? up the 'grounds.
The site selected is undoubtedly one cf
the very best in the South. Every man
with any experience who has seen the site
says that it cculd net be better and that
the troops themselves will be delighted
with it goes without saying.
The water supply will be ample and the
drainage is perfect. The view from the
top of the hills overlooking the whole of
the northeastern section of this and ad
joining counties is magnificent.
The Macon and Indian Spring Street ear
line is making preparations for carrying
the troops and the transportation facilities
will be all that is necessary.
ENGINEER KLINE
Died in Hospital in New York from an Oper
ation.
Efcy Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 7. —Chief Engineer W.
H. Kline, U. S. N., retired, is dead in th s
city. He had just submitted to an opera
tion for cancer of the tongue. He was born
in Baltimore on September 3, 1837. In 1861
he-entered -the navy on the war ship Wyo
ming and took part in the chase of the
Alabama.
■While off the coast of China the Wyo
ming was engaged by three Japanese men
of war and eleven sailors were killed. He
was promoted to chief engineer in IS7S and
retired on August 27, 1884. He was on the
Charleston during the Brazilian rebellion.
PROFESSOR MORSE.
The Old Steamer Wil! 3e.BrokSD Op at San
Francisco.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Oct. 7.- —The old steamer
Professor Morse, which assisted the Great
Eastern to lay the first cable across the
Atlantic, is lying at the Fulton Iron Works
and will probably be broken up.
She was purchased in New Orleans for
SIS,OOO and brought out here .for the Klon
dike, but the boom was over before she
arrived. Her boilers have been condemned
and it is not believed she is worth repair
ing.
SULLIVAiTrELEASED.
The Soldier Who Killed Burns
is Found Insane.’
I *
• Special to The News.
Knoxville, Tenn.. Oct. 7. —A. W. Sulli
van. the First Georgia private, who killed
a feijcw soldier on the night of Septem-
I her 11, was tried yesterday before the
I Knox county criminal court and declared
insane. The judge instructed the jury to
I return a verdict of not guilty, stating at
: the time that even though Sullivan had
j no been proven insane, the evidence show
' <d that he killed Burns in self-defense,the
■ latter having struck him in the face with
a board. The witnesses were Lieutenant
Joseph C. McCant. of Company A and pri
vates William Balkcom and Walter Todd
of Sullivan's company.
The deposition of Sullivan’s mother, and
the family physician and an uncle, to
gether with the testimony of the superin
tendent of rhe Tennessee inean asylum,
located here, proved Sullivan insane. Sul
livan's fattier left with him last night for
his heme in Macon.
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA
Will Move Its Headquarters in Name to Sa
vannah.
SPecit! to The News.
Americus, Oct. 7. —The headquarters of
the Georgia and Alabama Railway, in name
as well cs in fact, are to be removed from
Americus to Savannah. The railroad com
pany has given notice of intention to ap
ply to the secretary of state for an amend
ment to its charter changing its principal
office from this city to Savannah.
More than a year ago the general offices
were moved to Savannah, and Americus
remained the head office in name only by
virtue of the company’s charter locating
it here. 4 n
Mother, the boy wants one
of those school suits, SI.OO to
$5.00, at Dannenberg’s.
MACON NEWSrrGUAY OCTOBER ; 1898.
IT MW MUN
REVOLUTION
Strikes of Laborers in Paris
Are Becoming More and
More Dangerous.
EXPOSITION TAREATANED
Sixty Thousand Men Are Out and
Riots Are of Hourly Occurrence
—Charged by Troops.
By Associated Press.
Paris, ’ Oct. 7. —The strike of laborers
here has extended to nearly all the build
ing trades and it is feared the railroad
men will join in the movement.
The work on the exposition buildings
and the underground railroad hat com
pletely clos*i. About sixty thousand men
have gene out on strike and the situation
is causing consternation. The attitude of
the strikers is increasing in the aggressive
and fights between the strikers and the
so-called “black Jegs” are incessant, in
volving the intervention of tae police. The
troops and the mounted republican guards
have been obliged repeatedly to charge the
strikers.
The quarters in which the rioting has
taken place are patrolled by strong de
tachments of police and troops.
There are great apprehensions lest agi
tators turn the strike movement to politi
cal ends. The Temps declares the leaders
are"men aiming at a general strike, if not
revolution, and points out what a dread
ful thing it would be if the exposition of
1900 is compromised.
The lastest news this morning is that
the municipal council and contractors have
come to an agreement regarding the means
of the laborers and hopes are expressed
that the strike will end in a few days.
FORTUNE HUNTER.
Steam Schooner from St. Michael’s Had a
Narrow Escape.
By Associated Press.
Seattle. Oct. 7—The steamers Brixham
and Tillamock have arrived from St.
Michael’s with 150 passengers, about fifty
of whom were from Dawson.
On September 20 the Tillamook picked up
a small steam schooner Fortune Hunter
of San Francisco about fifty-five miles
south of St. Michaels.
The Fortune Hunter was water legged
and in a serious condition. Besides her
crew she had ten passengers aboard, mem
bers cf the Alaska and Bonanza LVlining
and Transportation Company, of Chicago.
The Fortune Hunter left St., Michaels
September 1G for Golovin Bay with a barge
in tow and was caught in a storm that re
cently swept along the coast. The barge
was beached and the schooner stood out
to sea. She became unmanageable and
was drifting south when picked up by the
Tillamock, which towed her to Golovin
Bay, where she was beached. An unsuc
cessful search was made for the barge. .
Sterling Martin, of Chicago, was left on
the barge when the Fortune Hunter aban
doned it. »
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SIGNIFICANT
Special Session of the Epis
copal Convention.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 7—A significant spe
cial session of the Episcopal triennial
council was held today when the house
bishops joined the house deputies in a
joint meeting to receive and do honor to
the deputation from the English church in
Canada.
The Canadian church has no affiliation
with that in the United States, but it is
from common stock the church of Eng
land. and this blending of the church
forces from both sides cf the border is re
regarded as in line with the recent Anglo-
American trend of events.
At teh last council a committee was ap
pointed to convey the greetings to the
church in Canada and this committee gave
a report in agreeable form presenting to
the gathering today a deputation repre
senting the first churchmen of the domin
ion. It is headed by his grace, the Right
Rev. Archbishop Lewis, 'Archbishop
and Judge Herbert McDonald, the latter
being a lay representative.'
Archbishop Lewis is head of the church
in Canada. Bishop Doane, of the
presiding officer of the house of bishops,
extended an eloquent welcome to them. He
said:
“The name of the common church is one
in England, in America, in Canada. As it
is impossible, he proceeded for the waters
of the St. Lawrence to create distinctions
between things ecclesiastical in the United
States and Canada, so too, it is impossible
for the waters of the Atlantic to create dis
tinctions between these of the two great
nations.”
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to $25 next week selling Carnival Editions
cf The News. The handsomest publication
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WHITE FINES
OF SURRENDER
Indian Uprising is at an End
in the Reservation in
Minnesota.
BACON AND MEH SAFE,
Returned This Morning Finding no
Difficulty in Getting Off on
the Beats,
By Associated Press.
M alker, Minn.. Pot. 7.—General Bacon
and his men arrived here this afternoon,
having no difficulty about the landing of
boats. w
He reports that at several points along
the lake white flames were seen indicating
a general surrender.
KILLED AND WOUNDED
List of Casualties in the Battle on Wednes
day Last.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Oct. 7.—The Tribune's staff
correspondent at Walker. Minn., en route
to the scene of the battle between Co. E
es the Third infantry, under command of
Gen. Bacon and the Pillager Indians on
Bear Island says:
“The steamer Flora has arrived here
bringing in the killed and wounded. The
following is a complete list of the killed
wounded in Wednesday's engagement:
“Killed—-Officers —'Major Milville Wil
kinson, Sergeant Wm. Butler. Privates —
Edward Lowe, John Olmstead.John Swall
enstocker, Alfred Zebell.
Wounded —E. E. Antonelle, shot in leg;
Sergeant Levy Ayres, -shot in neck; Rich
ard Boucher, shot through the shoulder;
Edward Brown, shot in face; John Daily,
shot in thigh; Charles Francis; Private
Godfrey, shot through shoulder; Charles
Jelzen, Albert Schuyler. Charles Turner,
shot through the shoulder; George Wicker,
shot in leg.
Wounded Civilians —Edward Norris, city
marshal of Walker; Joseph Oscar, pilot of
steamer Jennie; T. J. Saeehan, deputy
United States marshal; Tinker, Indian in
spector; Henry Walters, engineer of tug
Jennie.
Gen. 'Bacon is unhurt and all the news
paper correspondents have been accounted
for and are uninjured, though they were
at one time under the same heavy fire
which thinned the ranks of the troops.
Lieut. Col. Harbach says that Gen Bacon
will ceme into Walker from Bear Lsiand
today and a council will be held at 'Which
it will be decided what the next move in
the campaign shall be.
Gen. Bacon has sent word that the In
dians have scattered from his front and
taken refuge in the dense tangle of the
surrounding forest. Lieut. Col. Harbach
expects part of the reinforcements at least
will be landed on Bear Island at 6 o'clock
this morning.
Two hundred and seven men from the
“Fighting Third” infantry at Fort Snell
ing in command of Lieut. Col. Harbach,
arrived a* Walker at 6 o’clock last even
ing. coming bv a special from the post at
St. Paul. Each soldier carried his Krag-
Jorgenson and 100 rounds cf ammunition
and rations for five days, and an ample
reserve supply of 2.000 rounds of ammuni
tion was brought along. Another Gatling
grin was part of the equipment.
GENERAL BACON.
Career of Officer in Command of the En
trenched Forces.
By Associated Precs.
Chicago, Let 7 —General John M. Ba
ton. now entrenched in the In disi country,
■is in command of the military department
of the lakes and the Dakotas.
He was born in Kentucky in 1344. He
was appointed second lieutenant in the
Fourth Ksntucky volunteers cn Septemb.r
22, 1562. He was coUnel and aide de camp
to the commanding general from January
1, 1871, to February 8, 1884.
Since the war with Spain began Colonel
Bacon was promoted'tp be brigadier gen
eral. His headquarters are in St. Paul.
Lieutenant Colonel Abram Harbach, who
accompanies the reinforcements, was born
in Pittsburg, Pa., in 1841. He was ap
pointed sergeant in the First lowa regi
ment from the ranks in 1861. for gallant
and meritorious service at the battle of
Gettysburg. He was brevevted captain
and bis subsequent advancements have
been obtained through soldierly conduct.
WITHOUT NEWS.
Council at Washington Has no Information
from the Front.
By Associated Press.
Washington. Oct. 7.—When the council
convened at 11 o’clock the government had
received no further dispatches bearing on
the Indian uprising in Minnesota.
At the interior department at that hour
nothing had come from the scene of the
conflict since last night when Inspector
Tinker announced the arrival of 215 sol
diers at Walker.
The officials naturally showed disap
point as the time passed without the re
ceipt of a telegram from the front.
The department is puzzled to under
stand why Indian agent 'Sutherland has
not communicated, as both he and Inspec
tor Tinker have, been instructed to report
fully and frequently to The department.
The report that the Mile-Lac Indians
have started on the war path to join the
Pillagers is given little credence and the
interior department authorities insist in
the belief that the uprising is confined to
a small band on Bear Island.
Commissioner Jones said today that
there need be no alarm over the fate of
Gen. Bacon's command, as there are ample
facilities 03 the island in lumber, etc., for
the protection of the troops.
The authorities believe tne troops avail
able in the vicinity are sufficient to quell
die uprising, ss the fighting force on the
little island can scarcely number over 150 I
or tOO and they believe that there is little !
danger of reinforcements from the neigh- '
boring Indian bands.
ANXIOUS NIGHT
Was Spent by the People in the Town of
Walker.
By Associated Press.
Minneapolis. Mien., Oct. 7—The Jour
nal's Walker. Minn., special says:
“Watchers around the town last right
I report signal lights flashing back and forth
: on the opposite shore of the lake.
“Frequent large boats of Indians from
; other reservations reached the pillager
i camp during the night. The situation today
is one of nervous anticipation and with
! uncertainty everywhere.
I “The tug Flora left at 2 o'clock this
I morning to bring out General Bacon and
I his men and pending the return there will
probably be nothing done.
The indications are that toth sides will
rest today with a fair prospect of the re
sumption cf hostilities again tomorrow
unless the Indians surrender in the mean
time or make overtures for peace.
ON CASS LAKE.
I No Further Prot-’ctioi is Thought to Re
Te:°ssary. “
By Associated Press.
'Minneapolis. Oct. 7 —Governor Clough
i has received the following from Cass Lake:
! “'We have provided ourselves fairly well
with guns and have assurance from men
i familiar with the Cass-Lake Indians that
I the Indians are more scared for fear of the
! troops than the whites. We have sent
men out among the Indians today, and will
wire you if we require any more protec
tion.”
Another message there from citizens say
that protection is unnecessary.
YELLOW FEVER
Situation is Still Very Serious Through Mis
sissioi.
By Associated Press.
Jackson, Miss., Oct. 7. — Practically
I nothing new in the fever situation at
j Jackson today.
So far no new cases are reported, but
' rumors cf a suspicious sickness are rife
and it is very likely that a new batch of
cases will be officially announced tonight.
The weather cloudy and a shade cooler,
and this will tend to develop new cases.
Because of. fever in the orphan asylum
the move is cn foot to have the children
there sen-t to St. Louis to be cared for un
til cold weather comes.
Owing to the state and number of loeali
tiees Infected the board of health is having
some trouble finding immune physicians
to put in charge of the numerous suspi
cious cases still being reported from vari
. ous parts of the state.
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their work easier and helped them to do it better.
If feet could vote we could have any ofldce we asked for.
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PRICE THREE f iNTS
COMM'SSIOI/
ARE SPAHRIHG
Spaniards Claim Their Rights
and Equities in the Phil- '
ippines.
DM SIGNIFICANT CABLE
Negotiations Are On the Ve-ge of
Stopping—Are in Session this
Afternoon.
Paris, Oct. 7. —The American and Span
ish peace commissioners again confronted
each other this afternoon.
The American commissioners held a ses
sion this morning and were occupied with
recess they sought to perfect the United
States’ position in relation to the alterna
tive or contingent attitudes or proposi
tions of the Spaniards this afternoon.
Thus far the subject of the American pre
sentment was not disclosed.
It was its presentation at Monday's joint
session -which caused the Spaniards to ask
for or demand a recess from Monday till
Friday. Whatever was new or stronger
will possibly develop from the American
side, having resulted from the secret con
ferences with Merritt since Monday’s joint
session.
It is possible the Spaniards will enter
the session today fully appreciating the
position as vanquished, although they
strenously urge the existence of rights and
equities remaining to vanquished.
On this subject the Gaulois says that,
during the last 24 hours sensational and
alarming news is afloat regarding the ne
gotiations. It cites the English papens’alle
gations that Judge Day has cabled to
Washington saying that negotiations are
on the verge of stopping owing to Madrid
refusing to accent the United States’ atti
tude regarding the Philippine islands. The
Gaulois also makes the statement that
Day is authorized to suspend negotiations
if the Spaniards do not conform to the
American views and declares, however,
that w-hereas the Spaniards at the outset
were obdurate they are- now disposed to
modify their intentions owing to the firm
ness of the attitude of the United States
people, which it is claimed are now ex
cited to the point of insisting upon holding
the Philippines.
GOVERNOR TAYLOR
Is Improving and His Friends Hope for His
Recovery.
By Associated Press.
Nasaville, Tenn., Oct. 7. —The condition
of Gov. Taylor, who is very ill at Johnson
City, . were improved toJuy. Th
physicians have ordered absolute rest and
quiet and his friends are quite honeful of
his recovery.