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DEMAND
IIN FRANCE
For an Immediate and Definite
Statement on the Fashoda
Question,
ENGLANDTREPARES
Everv Sea-Going Warship is
Ordered to Make Up Her
Full Complement.
CABINET MEETING CALLED
For Early Next Week and Some
thing Decisive Will Be Done-
Disloyal Irishman Arr sted
on Streets of London.
By Associated Press.
London, Oct 2 The British admiralty
has ordered every sen going warship to
have its crew made up to the full cota
plemvnt as ordered in the cast of mobili
zation.
The order of the British admiralty
parctlcally means the complete tilling off
prospectively of every ships company in
detail.
Four torpedo boat destroyers, which had
ulMHit fitted their war tube boliers, had
the orders countermanded and have been
Instruct, d to reduce their stores.
Officers on leave of absence or unem
ployed have been notifh d to hold them
selves in readiness for commission on re
serve ships if required.
The British cabinet has been summoned
to meet < arly next week for the purpose
of discussing the Fashoda question. It is
understood the government proposes to
take the steps necesa-ary to insist upon an
early and <l, finite stat, ment on the sub
ject from France.
Excitement over the Fashoda question
led an Irishman this morning to smash
w nil an umbr, lb. th, window of the office
of Punch on Fleet street, where was dis
played a cartoon depicting John Bull
threatening a French organ grinder, who
does not depart when ordered to/ do so.
The Irishman shouted "Vivo la France” -
ns he broke the window and was arrested.
When asked if he was a Frenchman, the
prisoner said, “No, I’m an Irishman. Had
1 been a Frenchman I would have blown
down the place."
FOURTH TENNESSEE
Highly Complinr nt?d by Surgeon General
Greenleaf.
By Associated Press.
Knoxville. Oct. 22.—General Greenleaf,
asisist.iii't surgeon general, is making a
thorough inspection of the camps here. He
pronounced the Fourth Tonniss'e the best
he had seen tn the entire army. He said
the regiment was one of the few volunteer
commands in condition for active service.
The summary courts are severely punish
ing soldiers absent without leave. Private
Basil R. Steed, of the First West Virginia,
was given six months in the penitentiary
ami a forfet of one month’s pay.
TO SELL GIBSON HOUSE
Bids for the Hotel Will Be Opened on No
vember Ist.
By Associated Tress.
Cincinnati, Oct. 22 —Since the Gibson
house of this city has been in the hands
of an assignee there has been protected
litigation to get control of the property.
An effort, to oust the assignee was over
ruled by the insolvency court which now
has issued an order to the assignee to
offer the hotel for sale.
Bids will be opined from prospective
purchasers on November 1 by Assignee
Cabell who will report the result to the
insolvency court.
CONDITIONS AT JACKSON.
Are M ore Cheerful Today on Account of the
Frost, ’
Bj' Associated Press.
Jackson. Miss., Get, 22 —Jackson has as
sumed a more cheerful aspect, with all
the quarantine restrictions removed, refu
gees returning home and the business men
preparing to throw open their closed
doors. »
Dr. Murray, president of Millsaps col
lege. announces that the institution will
open on November 3. There has been no
sickness in the college. There was a heavy
frost last night and the weather continues
cold.
Fifteen new cases and three deaths was
the official record for the entire state V
terday. No new cases have developed at
Jackson today.
PROOFREADER'S SUICIDE-
Found With His Throat Cut in the Ohio
River.
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati. Oct. 22- The body of a man
was taken from the Ohio river near Au
rora. Ind., last night, with his throat cut.
The two gashes made in the throat are
such that the coroner declares they could
not be self inflicted.
The body was identified as that of Law
rence Treu. a proof-reader of the Com
mercial Tribune, who quit his place Wed
nesday. His friends believe he su ; e>ded.
MR. MATT CULLEN DEAD.
No Arrangements for the Funeral Have Yet
Been ’Made.
Mr. Matt Cullen, brother of Mr. A. A.
Cullen, who died recently, died this after
noon at 1 o’clock at. the residence of his
sister on Oak street.
He had only been in the eity about three
months, having been in New great
er portion of his life. He had been sick
for some time and his death was not unex
pected.
He was forty years of age. No arrange
ments have been made for the funeral.
ON GRIDIRON
j OF OLD NASSAU
Princeton and Cornell Will
Meet for Great Struggle
this Afternoon.
i ODDS IN TIGERS' FAVOR
Somewhat, Though the Ithacans Are
in Good Shape—Will Be An
Even Game.
I By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 22. —Princeton and Cor
nell are ocfifduled to play football on the
h -toii ■ gridiron of old Ni.tssau thia after
noon, and ■there are those who claim that
the struggle will be in doubt until the last
whistl, of the referee. Certain it let that
; never before have these two colleges met
| Jn mi h a ■doubtful contst nor with so much
' confribm-ce of success.
The Tigens have -been quietly at work
perfecting their system and eveloping a
smooth running machine; they do not ex
pect to dash over the five yard lines with
ta~e and brilliancy and are fully aware
that they must smash and struggle for
every foot of advance. Their attention has
been given to ground gaining plays,
straight-ahead pushes and long twisting
punts. Now and then they will spring a
new formation or a quick Interfering jab
at. an end, but in general her game will
bo lacking in what is termed brilliancy and
full of useful plays.
Cornell has never been so far ahead In
football science at this time of the year.
Her one aim since her men were gathered
together for fall practice has been to de
feat. Princeton, and to that end and that
alone all of her enegies have been direc
ted.
The Tigers’ stronghold of plays has been
carefully studied and a defenseive system
worked up which the Ithacans claim is im
pregnable.. At any rate no team so far
has been able to do much damage to their
attack.
While her coach and captain are bewail
ing the crippled condition of the team, it
may be fair to state that no one or two
men can love a game by their absence. If
Cornell ; relying upon such a character
of play. ■ i beaten. It is jerhaps in this
partlcnl hat Princeton has the advant
age. for "o man is so valuable to the
Prineeto- am that his position can not
be filled by a good reliable hard working
substitute.
Cornell lias the lighter team, and should
it be. a rainy afternoon or wet grounds, the
advantage lies with Princeton. Heavier
men can plow through the mud with less
slipping and less likelihood of fumbles. On
the other hand Ithaca is heavy where she
neodv to l>e heavy—-at the guard and cen
lei while .the attacking parte are filled
with small, wiry men. quick as a flash at
starting and well versed in the science of
'the game.
MUST BE EXAMINED.
All Candidates for Commissions ‘as Army
Surgeons.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 22 —An order has been
| issued by the war department directing
I the surgeon general to convene the board
of medical officers to examine the assist
ant surgeons now in the service and the
candidates for appointments.
At the outset of the war and up to the
present time the appointments were made
by the surgeon general upon professional
i and such other indorsements as the can
didates have been able to present. This
I course was necessary because of the ur
gent necessities of the services and the
fact that medical officers were not avail
able for duty upon the boards.
SEVEN DEATHS
Have Occurred in Rav’s Regi
ment Since Going to
Cuba.
By Associated Press.
(Atlanta. Oct. 22.—First'Lieutenant Frank
; Crenshaw, oommarhling company A. of
Ray’s immunes. has returned from Cuba
on a furlough. He says the regiment has
only lost seven men by death and only four
; were dangerously ill when he left. These
four were suffering from malignant typhoid
fever.
Captain Yancey Carter was stricken with
yellow fever about the first week in Sep
tember and was very ill, but receovered.
Captain Jefferson Wilcox, of Nacoochee,
. was desperately ill, but recovered. Cap
tain Twiggs, of Augusta, also had yellow
fever, but recovered.
LIQUIFIED AIR.
Exploded and Experimenting Physician Bad
ly Hurt. "
> By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 22.—Professor Irving W.
Fay lectured on liquified air at the Brook
lyn polytechnic institute las* night and il
lustrated its great freezing power with
some experiments.
Professor Collins, of the d> pir’ment of
languages of the polytechnic and eight stu
dents were watching the experiments when
'cur or five ounces of r d phosphorus which
Professor Fay had frozen in the liquified
air and was stirring with a stick, exploded
1 with a deafening detonation and great
force.
Professor Fay’s face and eyes v. ere so
badly turned that it is probable te will
lose his eye sight.
L'ncdu Bcrroughs. a strident, was alec
bidly burned about the face.
QUARANTINE
At Nev Orleans Raised by
q nird of Health.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans. La.. Oct. 22 —The Louis
iana board < ' health today issued the fol
lowing proclamation:
Whereas, the weather bureau reports
that frost has occurred all over the state;
> and whereas, it is a fact accepted by
epidemotologists that no focis of fever can
' j be established in any place after frost has
shown, therefore:
t Be it ordained all quarantine restric
tions on traffic are hereby removed by the
Louisiana state board of health as far as
•j it is concerned. (Signed)
Edmond Souchon, President.
THE MACON -NE WS.
CONCESSION TO
EXPIRE SOON
———-
Nicaraugua Canal Grant to
American Company Goes
Out Next Year.
DECISION HAS LEAKED OUT
Though Commission Was Requested
to Keep it a Secret—Had to Be
Completed in Ten Years.
Corespondence of the Associated Frees.
Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. I.—The con
tention of the (American company regard
ing its canal concession from the govern
ment of Nicaragua Is sustained.
A commission consisting of Supreme
Judge Bonilla, ex-Supreme Judges Aguilar
and Solva, and Pedro Gonzales, a lawyer,
met here on September 19th, 'by order of
■President Zelayb, to give an opinion on
the question, “On what date does the con
cession to construct a canal across Nica
ragua expire?”
The concession, ratified by the Nicaragua
congress April 20. 1887. was granted by the
Nicaraguan government to the M’aritime
Canal 'Company of Nicaragua, chartered by
the United States government.
The commissioners were asked to keep
I their decision secret from everyone except
I President Zelaya and the cabinet ministers.
1 but it has leaked out. The commissoners
■ decided, it is said, that the contract ex
pires October 20, 1899.
This accords with an official act of Octo
ber 8, 1898, declaring that the ten years
within which the company* bound iteslf to
complete the canal (the Cardenas-'Menocal
concession,) began October 20, 1889. That
act was singned 'and agreed to officially by .
the Nicaraguan 'minister of public works |
i and by John (Hall, the agent in Nicaragua |
' of the Maritime Oanal Company 'in the i
presence of Mr. Minlzer, the United 'States
' minister to Centrad 'America, the document
being attested by official seal.
LYNCHED HIM.
Negro Fiend Met His Just Deserts at Tom
kinsville.
By Associated Press.
Tompkinsville, Ky., Oct. 22—News has
reached here of the lynching of 'Arch
Bauer, colored, who committed an assault
■on and attempted the murder of Annie
Morrison,, the oldest daughter of Henry
Morrison, a. prominent farmer of Cumber
land county.
The crime was committed at the Morri
son home yesterday afternoon at. about 3
o’clock.
SICK SOLDIERS
From Manila Arrived at San Francisco To
day.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Oct. 22 —The United
States transport stearj<r Rio de Janerio,
, arrived today from 'Manila via Hong
Kong. The vessel was sent to the quaran
tine station at Angel "Island.
The Rio brought 150 sick and wounded
soldiers from .Manila. On the voyage
home eight soldiers died.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Was the Theme at the Episcopal Convention
this Morning.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 22. —The bishops and
deputies of the Episcopal convention
united in joint session today to consider
the report from the joint committee on
Christian education.
The report gave in detail the work In
progress indirectly through the public
schools and directly through the church,
schools and colleges.
The public schools were referred to as
worthy institutions necessary to the social
system. The work in them could be ad
vanced, the report stated, by having the
teachers grounded in religious principles,
■thus making the public schools anl alley
to the church. Theh need of church col
leges in the north was pointed out, the
present ones being local, small and with
out resources. A tentative plan was sub
mitted for the joining of the .Episcopal
colleges in the academic conference on the
theory of the great English universities,
having detached colleges. Bishop Whip
ple, of Minnesota, spoke of the importance
of Christian training.
TWO MEN KILLED
By an Explrsion of Dynamite at -Oakland,
California. l
Bv Associated Press.
Oakland, Cal., Oct. 22.—One of the
houses of the Judson Dynamite works
blew up today. The explosion killed two
men.
PAPERS EXEMPT
From Internal Revenue Stamp Tax Accord
ing to Decision.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 22. —In response to nu
inerc as inquiries on the subje V, the com
missio.ei of internal revenue h?? held that '
j cersiß.-atry cf nomination aal all other ta- j
per* or i: sai'ments necivary to legally i
i carry out tie election law* of the United ;
S’.tt<s in the several stat.s, are. not sub- ,
je-t to the sump tax impo-.< d by tne new
war revenue law.
TOMORROW’S PROGRAM
For Gospel Temperance Meetings at Mul
berry Street Church.
Rev. Mr. Lee, the Irish evangelist, will
hold two Union meetings in the big tent
tomorrow. The first will be held at 3 i
p. m. At night the churches will unite on I
) this meeting. Large crowds are expected j
at both of these services.
The seating capacity of the tent will be '
increased by about 1,200 seats. Space will I
be allotted for all the colored people and
they are invited.
LEITER HOSPITAL
I
At Chattanooga Has Been Closed Up—Very
Few Patients.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Oct. 22 —The Leiter ■
hospital, the largest general hospital at .
Chickamauga during the summer, closed ■
today. Only.half a dozen patients re- I
mained in the hospital and these were re- i
moved to Sternberg hospital. There are
now about 100 patients at Sternberg hos
pital.
MACON NEWE SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 1898.
BANK CHECKS
NOTWE
Where They Are Given to the
Bank in the Shape of Re
ceipt for Money.
WHEN USED AS CURRENCY
They Are Subject to the Revenue
Tax, But Not When a Man
Draws Out His Money.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 22. —The commissioner
of internal revenue has materially modi
fied the previous ruling of his office as to
the taxability of receipts given to banke
in lieu of checks for money withdrawn
from deposit or otherwise.
In accordance with the opinion of the at
torney general, it is now “held that a re
ceipt given to a bank by a person to whom
the 'bank in indebted as a depositor or oth
erwise, or for whom it holds funds, is no
more subject to a stamp than a receipt
given for any other debt or demand.” The
•commissioner further says:
“The purpose of the law is to require
stamps upon checks which are commercial,
negotiable instruments. A check, however,
is not required to be of any particular
I form. If it is in a form sufficient to con
stitute an order for the payment of money
and assumes the character of a commercial
•negotiabue instrument then it is subject to
the tax. • '
“There is much banking done, especial
ly in savings banks, without the use of
checks at all; the depositor having 'a book
in which the banks denote the amounts de
posited on one side and the amounts drawn
, out on the other. Os course the depositor
i in such cases draws the money out of the
bank’, but he does it in such away as not
, to be subject to stamp duty, because he
does not give a check. So, if a person does
not give a Check he does not h'ave to pay
tax, and if he goes to the bank and the
bank pays him upon its dues to him and
he gives a receipt, such receipt does not re
quire a stamp; but if he issues his receipt
so that it will be good in the hands of an
other person to draw upon his deposit for
the amount of it, then it loses the charac
ter of a receipt and becomes a check and
subject to tax.”
PROMINENT MEN
Who Will Address the Christian Endeavor
Convention.
The program for the Christian Endeavor
Convention, which meets here On the 28th,
29th and 30th, has not yet been made out.
• A committee in Atlanta is busy at work
on it and they expect to have it completed
by Monday.
The speaker on the first day here will be
(Rev. W. P. Therkield, of Atlanta, who
will address the convention on the subject
of “Building of a Man.”
Among other prominent speakers will be
Rev. W. IF. McCauley, the first, vice presi
dent of the Christian Endeavor, Rev. A. J.
Smith, of Savannah; Rev. C. P. William
son, of Atlanta. These gentlemen are well
known on the lecture platform and they
will add greatly to the entertainment at
the convention.
Vice President Oliphant, of the State
Union, received the badges that are to be
given to the delegates on their arrival, to
be worn during the convention. The badges
are very handsome and have the words
“Christian .Endeavor” engraved on them.
The rehearsal of the Junior Rally exer
cises will be held this afternoon at 3:30
O’clock at the Presbyterian church. On
Tuesday and Thursday of next week meet
ings will be held at the Presbyterian
church for the purpose of organizing a
chorus and attending to any other business
that may come up before the convention.
All of the visiting delgates will be en
tertained by the Macon people and every
thing will be done to make their stay in
the city enjoyable.
The exercises of the convention will not
occupy much of their time, aznd they will
be given an opportunity of seeing the
sights in Macon. Every delegate will be
given a warm welcome and all of them will
find Macon’s hospitality on every side.
OFFICERS ELECTED
By the Pansy Circle this Morning for the
Coming Year.
The members of the Pansy Circle held a
meeting in the parlors of the Public Li
brary this morning and the officers who
■were nominated at the last meeting were
elected. The Circle decided to hold their
meetings every other Saturday instead of
every Saturday as they have been doing.
Nothing else of importance was done. Fol
lowing are the officers:
Miss Lizzie Horne, president
Miss Ella Reese, vice president.
Miss Annie Jemison, secretary.
Miss Lulu Hussey, treasurer.
MACON VS. ATLANTA.
♦
The Two Cities Will Meet on the Gridiron cn
November sth.
Macon will have another football game
at an early date. The crack team of At
lanta which held the Athens team down to
a close score, will line up against the
Macon boys on November sth. The At
; lanta team is one of the best in the state.
It is composed mainly of old college play
i ers and they put up a stiff article of foot-
I ball. The Macon team, however, is just
las good and the team will be greatly
j strengthened for the game. This is Ideal
weather for football and it is just the
season in which the crowds can enjoy an
exciting game.
WILSON-CLEVELAND.
The Great Aggregation Booked for Macon
Next Week.
'When it became generally known in the ;
; amusement world that George Wilson, the i
/ greatest American minstrel, and W. S. I
. Cleveland, the most brilliantly successful I
I of minstrel managers, had allied forces !
I after long years of bitter professional 1
! warfare from Bangor to Olympia and
from Tampa to Los Angeles, it was pro
phesied by the wise ones that the dual
show would mark the culmination of min
strelsy in the quality of performance and
tl e amount of receipts at the box office.
The sage predictions are being borne out
. in every detail. Cleveland & Wilson are
I losing big green bunches of money just
| because the theatres they play at are not ;
| large enough to hold the amusement- I
i lovers who* want to hear the great min- ■
strels of the country' playing in a sort of j
j family party on the same stage. Rival !
> minstrel managers are terrified at the j
situation. Cleveland & Wilson represent
union and strength as op. -Seed to separa- i
tion and Weakness.
GIVES PROMISE
OF BMCCESS
Lecture bv Mr, Geo. Wend
ling Before the Lyceum
Will be a Hit,
TWO HUNDRED MEMBERS
Have Already Been Enrolled and it
is Probable That This List
Will be Doubled.
The Macon Lyceum is with us to stay.
Four days ago an organization of eighteen
men was announced and today there is a
membership of 200. This is the minimum
upon which the committee proposed to be
gin. By Monday night the maximum
limit of 300 will be reached. Said an of
ficer of the Lyceum yesterday, “We can
not this year handle a larger membership
than 300. This number means an audi
ence of 600 and such an audience will not
admit even of the sale of outside tickets.
When the membership reaches 300 an an
nouncement will be made.”
In the meantime applications for mem
bership are rolling in by mail and tele
phone and everybody is getting ready for
the Lyceum’s initial lecture on Monday.
Members of the Lyceum will find tickets
to this event awaiting them at Harry
Jones’ on Second street, and the general
public will have an opportunity to buy of
the limited number that will be put upon
sale.
The lecture will be delivered in Wes
leyan Chapel tendered free of cost for the
purpose. The seating capacity of thr
chapcl is about 650; as the membership of
the Lyceum will call for more than four
hundred and fifty seats it has been de
cided to offer for sale only 100 extra tick
ets at 75 cents.
Everybody connected with the formation
of the Lyceum is jubilant today over its
remarkable success and its good luck in
securing Wendling for the opening night.
Eighteen hundred people heard him in
Atlanta and in Augusta both nights even
standing room was at a premium. Else
where in this issue will be found a critic
ism of one of Wendling’s lectures by John
Temple Graves.
One of the most agreeable incidents con
nected with the Lyceum’s organization
was the prompt action of 'Mercer. Presi
dent Pollock wrote at once to the secre
tary:
“Mercer University notes with great
pleasure that the leading citizens of Ma
con have organized a Lyceum, which
promises to give Macon a course of lec
tures from the best talent in the country.
This movement unquestionably means
much for the nigher intellectual life of
Macon. It means even more for Mercer
University. We have been bringing to the
city the best lecture talent we could af
ford for the past three years, in some in
stances at even a financial sacrifice. We
can now join with you in a lecture course
which we hope will be highly advantage-’
ous to the city and the college. In this
splendid work you have undertaken, you
will have the heartiest co-operation of our*
faculty and students. We should even be
glad to have you use our chapel, which
will seat something like 800 people, at any
time that you may desire It.”
On yesterday an order for forty annual
memberships was received from Professor
Mosely, of Mercer.
Wesleyan College from the first has in
dorsed the movement heartily and offers
strong support. Hr. Roberts said over the
wires this morning that the demand from
Wesleyan would also in all probability
cover forty memberships. St. Stanislaus
Is yet to come.
'By Monday night the Lyceum limit. 300,
will be reached.
TRMALCHARGE.
Twiggs Countv Man Charged
With Neglecting to Use
Revenue Stamps.
Mr. C. W. Small, of Twiggs county, ap
peared before Commissioner Erwin yes
terday afternoon and requested the com
missioner to swear out a warrant for H.
F. Griffin, of the same county for vio
lating the revenue law for putting rev
enue stamps on drafts and notes. Small
• claims that Griffin gave him a draft with
out attaching the revenue stamp and that
in so doing he wilfully violated the law.
The warrant was sw’orn out but it is
doubtful whether it will ever be served as
Commissioner Erwin thinks that that man
was not guilty of any intention of trying
to defraud the government. Griffin is a
prominent man in Twiggs county and is
a member of the legsilature.
It Is thought that the matter will be
dropped as there seems to be nothing in it
except Small’s claim. The friends of Mr.
Griffin say that he had no intention of
violating the law and that he was not
fully acquainted with the law or its con
struction on that point.
AT POLICE STATION.
Busy Session—Fourteen Cases Tried this
Morning.
The number of cases on the docket at
the police station this morning was unu
sually large, considering the small num
ber of arrests that have been made by the
police in the last few days. Fourteen canes
were booked and of these seven were fined
and seven were dismissd.
Joseph Walker was fined $lO for fighting
and disorderly.
Jesse Roberts was given a fine of $lO for
being drunk and disorderly.
Ben WhiW’was fined $2.50 for getting on
a plain drunk.
Wilson Rivers and Alonzo Smith, two
small negro boys, were fined $lO each for
fighting.
Ed Byrd was arrested as a suspect and
' held pntil tomorrow. He was arrested yes
terday on the suspicion that he was a car
thief. He had too many apples and chest
nuts in his possession and the officers grew
suspicious and locked him up.
The officers will investigate the case and
he will be given a hearing tomorrow
morning.
SCHOOLS IN GOOD SHAPE.
Pupils are Now at Work—No MoreJHolidays
Until Thanksgiving.
The public schools are now in good shape
shape and everything is running smoothly.
The interruption of the work during the
carnival has now been overcome and both
the teachers and pupils are hard at work.
A few people appeared at the office of
the board of education thia morning and
applied for admission cards for their chil
dren. The schools are all full at present,
but room is always made for new pupils ,
when they come in. ' 4 t
WILSON WILL BE
HERE W SOON
He Was in Lexington Yester
day and Mav be Here
Any Time Now.
TELEGRAM FROM BARTLETT
Confirms the Information Sent to
Senator Bacon and Published
in The News.
A telegram was received this morning
by Mr. T. D. Tinsley from Congressman
C. L. Bartlett stating that the war depart
ment says that the officer in command
and the board to locate the camp site at
Macon is on the way. ■
This confirms the information received
by Senator Bacon on Thursday r\nd pub
lished in The News.
The EMldiiii may come to Macon earlier
than was expected. Major James O. Var
nadoe, of the commissary department is
in the city today and he said that he ex
pected the soldiers to arrive here in about
two weeks.
General Wilson, the officer in command,
was in Lexington, Ky., yesterday and it
is thought that he will come here from
there. A telegram from the assistant
adjutant general, received in the city
yesterday stated that the selection of the
camp would be left to the discretion of
the commandipg officer and that the com
manding officer at Macon had been order
ed to proceed his troops here.
Major Varnadoe, who is a Georgian, will
be stationed here as chief commissary of
iFlrst division. He will remain here until
the troops arrive.
Major Varnadoe is an old Confederate
soldier and surrendered to the same gen
eral under whom he is now serving. He.
says that he has nothing to do with the
selection of the camp as that matter will
be left entirely to General Wilson. He
thinks, however, that Ocmulgee park
would be a good location. It is more than
probable that the regiments sent here
will be be camped there.
If General Wilson comes direct from
Lexington here he will probably reach
here tomorrow morning. He will select
the camp immediately upon his arrival
and as soon as they are selected the sol
diers will be sent here.
The city officials are anxious to know
where the camp is to be located so that
they can begin work in getting it in
shape.
General James H. Wilson will be in
command of the troops that are to come
here. He will be in charge of the First
army corps and with him will be Major
General Bates as commander of the First
division. Macon will have two brigades
of the First division and they will be
commanded by Brigadier Generals Comp
ton and McKee.
The troops are expected to coma here
about the Ist of November. Macon will
have five regiments camped here and all
told there will be about severe thousand
soldiers. The other Georgia towns will
■ get their share of troops also. Below Is a
roster of the officers in command of the
troops that will be sent to Georgia.
Assistant adjutant general, Lieutenant
Colonel George R. Cecil.
Inspector general, Lieutenant Colonel
Frank D. Baldwin, chief quartermaster,
Lieutenant 'Colonel J. M. Marshall; chief
commissary of subsistence, Lieutenant
Lieutenant Colonel J. J. Clague; judge
advocate, Lieutenant Colonel Lucian ,F.
Burpee; chief of ordnance, Lieutenant
Colonel John A. Kiess; chief signal of
ficer, Lieutenant Colonel George O.
Squier; chief engineer, Lieutenant Colonel
John Biddle; chief surgeon, Major J. M.
G. Woodbury; captain and assistant ad
jutant general, Captain Augustus P.
Gardener.
The staff officers of the First division
will be as follows:
Assistant adjutant general. Major Louis
I V. Caziarc; inspector general, Major John
G. Balland; chief quartermaster, Major
David Campbell; chief commissary of
subsistence, Major James O. Varnadoe;
engineer officer, Major William O. Skunk;
chief surgeon. Major James H. Hyssell;
chief ordnance officer. Major John B. Rod
man.
The assignments of general officers ?.t
other points in the state are as follows:
At Augusta—Major General W. M. Gra
ham, commanding Second corps; Major
General S. B. M. Young, First division;
Brigadier General Chambers McKibbin,
First brigade, and Brigadier General J. P.
G. Gobin, Third brigade. (The Second
brigade, under General A. Ames, will be
located at Summerville, S. C.)
At Athens —Brigadier General G. M.
Randall, commanding Third division of
Socnd corps; Brigadier General W. C.
Oates, First brigade; Brigadier General
W. C. Cole, Second brigade.
At Atlanta—Brigadier General S. Sny
der, First brigade, First division. First
corps.
At Columbus—. Major General W. Lud
low, commanding Second division of First
corps; Brigadier General J. A. Wiley, First
brigade.
At Americus—Brigadier General J. p.
Sanger, Second brigade, Second division,
First corps.
At Albany—Brigadier General J. N. An
drews, Third brigade, Second division,
First corps.
NATIVES ANGRY
Because of the Seizure of Ag
uinaldo’s Steamers.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct 22.—A dispatch to the
Herald from Manila says;
Rear Admiral Dewey's seizure of Agui
' naldo’s steamers has made the natives in
! dignant and their attitude is threatening,
j The Chinese and native thieves here are
legion and officers and civilians are fre
quently robbed.
The ailment among the American troops
is merely slight, being those common to
Europeans newly arrived in the tropics,
j The food is of good quality, but the vol
i unteers, accustomed to better, are com
plaining.
RUNAWAY MARRIAGE
In South Macon Yesterday Afternoon—Had
Been Lovers Some Time.
South Macon was the scene of a runa
way marriage yesterday afternoon. The
parties were Miss Irene Chapman and Mr.
.W. C. Simmons. The two young people
j had been lovers for some time and yester
day they decided to get married.
They went to the house of Mr. Thomas
Tames, in South Macon, where Dr. Seroven
tied the knot. The young peapie are well
known and have many friends in the city.
■ They will take up their residence in South
I Macon. _ . i
t fl DROP 1
You will discover this
N uHIIRS to a fact w^en y° u
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the leather.
Because you can almost
$ buy two pairs of Shoes
•7 To Buy Here for what you usually pay
‘ for oue pair. The Shoes
we offer at fire prices are without defect and fresh
£7? from the factories.
$7 There Are If you are thinking of buy-
1 None Better ing your wiuter supply of 3
Footwear you will find this
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Overcoats.
Newness is the chief charm of our displays of
Autumn and Winter Overcoats. Vast quanti
ties in the aggregate, come and go almost daily,
but many lots of exclusive styles are not large.
This gives an individuality to garments bought
here that is much desired by ultra dressers.
High-class Overcoats from the leading makers,
thoroughly complete in details of finish and fit,
and moderately priced, are among our special
showings. Fabrics are right, linings, sewing and
style have to pass our rigid inspection. They
satisfy good taste and all kinds of incomes.
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money on Hand.
Loans on real eetate. Easy monthly pay
ments.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon, Ga.. 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS