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ESTABLISHED 1884
ENGLAND PBAUG
FIB IBM! STRUGGLE
Rush Orders Given for New Battleships, Cruisers and Torpedo
Boat destroyers, Which Will Be the Strongest
War Vessels Afloat,
SALISBURY
On the Fashoda Situation
Furnishes the Interest
of the Dav.
CAN BE NO DISCUSSION
Over the Possession of Fashoda,
Say the Nepspapers of London
lnterest in the Situation
Everywhere is Intense,*
By Associated Press.
|jon<lnn. Oct. 25- The English papers
art' full of particulars of naval news hut
the only fresh developments Is the order
received at Portsmouth to prepare all the
ships of the fleet and reserve for immedi
ate mobilization.
The eight additional warships there, in
consequence, commenced coaling today
and working parties were immediately
plain d on board the other reserve vessels, j
Although not connected with the war
preparations much attention has been at
tra< ted to the request received hy he
Clyde ship builders front the British ad
miralty for Pi nders for four new first
class battleships, a first-class cruiser and
twelve torpedo boat destroyers.
The distinguishing feature Is the in
creased armament, which it be lieved will
make the battleships, when ready for ser
vice, the most powerful vessels of their
class afloat. They will have a speed of 19
knots.
The cruiser will lie 11.100 ions and able
to ste am IN! kinds an hour. All Lite vesm Is
will mount exceptionally strong quick
firing guns.
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PREMEIR SALISBURY.
Ilis Addition Ito the Correspondence Com-
Bmented on hv the Press.
Uy Associated Press.
London, Oct. \ll interest today cen
tered lit the Marquis Salisbury's addition
to the Fashoda correspondence.
It is contained in a publication of the !
British blue book on that subject.
The conservative newspapers express I
themselves as being highly pleased with
his rejoinder to the French yellow book
on the same subject. They declare it
dispels the idea spread by the dispatch of
the French ambassador hero. Barton do
Oouroel, that the British premier is will
ing to negotiate the whole question, but
the 'Liberal and Radical organs still con
sider the Marquis of Salisbury's attitude
admits of negotiations promising a friend
ly arrangement.
The entire press, however, scouts the
Idea of the possession of Fashado cotuiug
within the sphere of discussion.
BRITISH WARSHIPS
Have Arrived at Halifax and Commander
Recalled.
Bv Associated Press.
Halifax. N. tv. Oct. 25 —The British war
ships. Pa las and Talbot, arrived today
from Bermuda.
’General laird William Seymour, com
mander of the troops in British North
lAnvorica. "ill return from Ottawa at i
once. His visit has been out short by the |
unusual activity in military and naval !
circles.
WAR RISKS.
Texas Cotton Buyers Notified How to Make
Shipments.
By (Associated Prose.
Balias. Texas. Oct. 25 Cotton buyers of
Dallas on foreign orders say that owing
to the threatened wat between England
and France, they have received cables
saying “All shipments from this date until
otherwise instructed must be made sub
ject to war risks."
LONDON STOCKS.
By Associated Press.
London, Oct. 52. 25 The stock market
opened very excited today on the war :
rumors.
Consols for account opened at LOT 7 * a !
loss of 3-16 from yesterday's closing and
Immediately dropped 7 S to 107.
American securities opened off a point
or more, but later shared in the rally.
IN DECEMBER
McKinlev Will Attend the
Peace Jubilee in Atlanta.
By Associated Frees.
Washington. Oct. 25—A committee of |
prominent citizens of Atlanta called at the i
White House today and invited the presi
dent to attend the peace jubilee to be held
in that city in the near future.
The date of the celebration has not been
definitely decided upon, the committee in
forming the president that the date would
depend on his convenience .
The president expressed his earnest de
sire to make the trip, but stated that it
was not likely that owing to he press of
public business he would be able to leave
Washington before December 15.
The committee then informed the presi
dent that the jubiJee would be fixed on
that date as it is greatly desired by the
people of Georgia that he should be pres
ent.
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PEACE JUBILEE
Is on at Philadelphia—Great Naval Review
Today.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. 25. —The great peace
Jubilee is now fairly on. The first of the
j three monster pageants, the naval review
on the J.) la-ware river. Is occurring today.
The city is crowded with people, and tho
weather i>: favorable. Nine naval vessels
are here.
CIVIL AUTHORITIES
Refuse to Deliver Up a Soldier to the Mili
tary.
By Associated Press.
Ban Francisco, Calf., Oct. 25—Judge
Conliu has refused to surrender to the
military authorities Private John Whitson,
of Hie Tennessee volunteers, charged with
assaulting a woman in her own house.
The judge said the guard house had no
terrors for such a man and proposed to
make an example of him. Whitson was
convicted.
HALL NOT ELECTED.
The Missionary Bishop Rice of Japan Goes
to Another.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 25.—Rev. George Cal
vin Hall, archdeacon of Wilmington. Del.,
nominated by the house of bishops of the
Episcopal council yesterday for missionary
bishop of Kyrot, Japan, failed of election
today by the deputies.
NARROW ESCAPE
Os the General in Command of the Island of
Porto ? Rico.
By Associated Press.
Santiago, Oot. 26. —Gen. Wood, acting
military commander here, and Major
Brooks had a narrow escape last evening
from a serious disaster.
They started down the ’bay on the way
to Mono Castle on a steam launch, which
seemingly had a hundred pounds of steam
registered, but she lost fifty pounds in the
first two minutes and a green engineer,
who was in charge of her, discovering that
there was little or no water in the boiler,
was about to fill it while it was almost
red hot.
Major Brooks, who saw the danger,
slopped, had the fire drawn and the launch
■towed back to the starting place. The en
gineer was discharged.
TEN MILLIONS
Is the Stock in the New
Union Tobacco Co.
By Vssociated Press.
Albany, N. V.. Oct. 26.—The Union To
bacco Company of America, capitalized at
$10,000,000, filed a certificate of incorpora
| tion today.
The company’s stock is composed of $2,-
| 000.000 preferred and $5,000,000 common
i stock .
GEORGE WILSON
And the Great Minstrel Combination Here
Tomorrow. I
George Wilson is coming. He will be
j here tomorrow. That announcement means
a night of joyous mirth and heart-uplift
ing fun to all those who have heard him
before and to all to whom the exquisite
experience is new. “Merry Waltz Me
Again” in all his glory with a ’brand new
company, the best of his remarkable ca
reer. which he has allied with a crack
organization recruited by that king of
minstrel managers, W. S. Cleveland.whose
name has insured crowded houses at a
minstrel show for a doz.en yeans and he
is still a young man. The minstrels made
money fighting each other, and they add
ed to the ga.vety of the nation, but they
determined that there is more fun and a
better entertainment possible with a show
made up of the two organizations playing
together, without, however, losing indi
viduality. They parade separately with
different bands, as of yore, but on the
i stage they join in rollicking rivalry that,
taken all together, makes up a minstrel
entertainment that marks the high water
mark of this truly American form of
amusement. George and William set an
. amazingly high mark for themselves, tout
I they have gone beyond it. In the great
company, which is an all-star organiza
tion. are E. M. Hall, John Queen, Charles
G. Weber, three minstrels of national
fame; Keno and Welch, grotesque acro
bats. and many others equally famous.
TO COLUMBUS.
Gen. Sanger Left to Locate
Southern Camps.
By Associated Press.
Lexington. Ky., Oct. 25.—Gen. Joseph
Sanger left today for Columbus and Am
ericas. Ga.. to locate the camps for the
division now at Camp Hamilton.
TO SANTIAGO.
Mrs. Sid Will Leave in a Few Days to Join
Her Husband.
Mrs. Sidney Wiley leaves this afternoon
for New York, where she will go on board
the transport, which leaves for Santiago
in a few days. She will be joined at Au
gusta by Mrs. Twiggs, wife of Captain
Twiggs, and at New York by the wives
of several of the officers.
The transport will leave on the 27th and
it will take about a week to make the
trip to Santiago. Mrs. Wiley has intended
going fbr some time, but his is her first
. opportunity.
THE MACON~ “NEWS.
BOYS’ LEAGUE.
Excellent Charitable Institution Established
at Denver.
By Associated Pres*.
©enver. Col., Oct. 25. —Incorporation pa
per* have been filed for the Brightside
I Educational Corporation, a charitable or
| ganization in connection with the Ameri
can "Boys' League, which proposes to es
tablish a town near Denver for the sup
prot and education of boys whose friendli
ness or poverty precludes their education
by other means. A tract of land has been
secured ten miles from this city and the
Brightside school for ’boys, which has
been conducted here for the past five years
is to be established there. ,
JAMES ORGOOD DEAD.
The Pioneer of Newspaper Power Presses in
Illinois.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 25—James Wentworth
Orgood is detad at his home in this city,
aged S 3 vears.
When a young man he worked on the
"Boston Transcript." Later he moved to
Columbus, 0., and published his books and
afterward to Vandalia, 111., where he set
up the first power press run in Illinois.
PENNINGTON’S REPORT
Recommends the Establishment of Perma
nent Quarters for Artillery.
By Associated Press.
Atlanta, Oct. 25 —The annual report of
Gen. Pepnington, commander of the de
partment of the gulf, recommends the
bulding of permanent quarters for artil
lery garrisons at Sullivan’s Island, S. C.,
Fort St. Philip, La., Hilton Head and
Lands End, Pont Royal, S. ,C.
The regulars taken from the department
at the outbreak of the war are recom
mended to be returned.
CEULAN PRISONERS
Have Been Sent to New York by the Ameri
can Consul.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 25. —‘A dispatch to the
World from Gibraltar says:
Sixteen released Cubans from Ceuta
have just been sent, to New York by the
American consul.
About two hundred and sixty remain at
Ceuta. Their condition is distressful.
IMore than 100 Cuban prisoners have died
since the commencement of the war.
CANAL BUILDING.
Survey of the Great Water Way Has Been
Run.
By Associated Preset.
New York, Oct. 25 —.Louis 'Wickman, of
the Atla3 Steamship Company, who ar
rived here on the fruit steamer Altai from
Greytown said that the survey of the pro
posed route of the Nicaragua canal in ac
cordance with the grant to the old Nica
raguan canal association which was trans
ferred to the Maritime Canal Company,
has been completed and that nearly all
the civil engineers were returning to their
homes.
Mr. WJckman was surprised to learn
that the commission appointed by Presi
dent Zelaya to render an opinion as to
date the concession’ to construct a canal
across Nicaragua expires had decided that
the grant held by the Maritime Canal
Company holds good until October 20,
1899.
“It remains to seen what action congress
will take in the matter when the report
of 'Admiral Walker’s commission and tho
Morgan bill come up,” said Mr. Wickman.
“There is some opposition to the United
States getting control of the old Nicara
guan canal grant at Managua and there it
is said that article “7" of the concession
prohibits government control by providing
that the present concession is transfer
able only to such company of execution as
shall be organized by the Nicaragua Canal
Association, and in no case to govern
ments or to foreign public powers. ”
Mr. Wickman has been in connection
with the purchase from the Nicaraguan
government by the Atlas 'Steamship Com
pany, of the former’s railroads, steam
boats, machine shops and machines and
about 440.Q00 acres' of land to be selected
from the national domain anywhere In
the republic. As a result of this dea’l,
which practically gives the Atlas full con
trol of the affairs in the Central American
republic the steamship company decided
to abandon tho old San Juan waterway
across the Nicaragua because at times the
bed of the river is dry and for what will
hereafter be known as the Carribbean and
Pacific Company, a railroad from Grey
town to Colorado junction has been built.
ORATORICAL CONTEST
Will Be Held in Atlanta On
Saturday Next.
The oratorical contest in which the lead
colleges of the state will participate will
take place on Saturday night in Atlanta
at the Columbia theater.
Mercer will send her best representa
tive, Mr. J. ’A. 'Moncrief. The subject of
Mr. Moncrief’s speech will be “The
South’s Contribution to the Republic."
The subject is a deep one, but Mr. Mon
crief is fully capable of handling It, and
the Mercer boys are confident that they
will win the contest.
The Central of Georgia railroad will
run a special train on .that day to Atlan
ta. The train will be known as the Mer
cer special, and will >be decorated in
orange and black, the colors of Mercer. On
the return trip it will leave Atlanta at
11:30 p. m.
The low rate of one fare for the round
trip has been granted and the whole stu
dent body of Mercer will go. Many citi
zens will also toe on the train and will at
tend the detoate. Saturday will be a big
day in Atlanta. The University of Geor
gia and Vanderbilt University will meet
on the gridiron, the inauguration of Gov.
Candler takes place and the oratorical
contest between the ooliesrra. Macon will
be well represented in Atlanta on that
day. All of the Mercer students will re
turn on the 11:30 train Saturday night.
LECTURE A SUCCESS.
Was Well Attended and Was Enjoved by the
Audience.
The lecture at the audfTtortum at Wes
leyan last night was attended by fully six
hundred people. It was one of the best
lectures ever delivered in Macon and the
audience was charmed. Mr. Wendling is
one of the greatest lecturers on the Ameri
can platform and his lecture last night
was thoroughly enjoyed.
The membership of the Lyceum has
greatly increased in the past few days and
It now numbers 280 members. Many new
names will be added to the list in the next
few days. The next lecture will be held
at ah early date. The regular schedule of
i lectures has not yet been set, but it will
be published as soon as it is made out.
Because we have too many—so doz.
$1.50 shirts at $l.O0 —Phillips.
MACON NEWS TUESDAY OCTOBER 25 1898.
TRAIN RAN WILD
ENGINEER DEAD
With Two Hundred Passen
gers on the Flving Cars
Behind Him.
CRUSHED BY WATER CRANE,
Train Had Gone Twenty Miles at
Terrific Speed Before the En
gineer’s Body Was Found.
By Associated Press.
Susequehana, Pa., Oct. 25—'When the
night express train east bound arrived at
this station at midnight. Engineer Henry
Kingsley was found dead in the cab, with
his head badly crushed.
After the train left Binghampton, twen
ty-three miles west of here the train men
and others noticed that the engineer fail
ed to give the usual signals at the cross
ings and at the small stations and that
the train was running at unusual speed.
Fireman Cowgill noticed that the whistle
was not blown for this station and going
forward into the cab found the dead en
gineer.
The train had run at a terrific speed for
twenty miles without an engineer.
There were 200 passengers on board. It
Is supposed the engineer was hit by a
water crane east of ißinghampton.
Kingsley was one of the most reliable
engineers on the Erie road.
ONE FARE TO ATLANTA
And Return, Via the Central of Georgia
Railway.
On October 27th and for morning trains
October 2Sth the ’Central of Georgia Rail
way Company will sell round trip tickets
Macon to Atlanta for one fare ($2.64) ac
count of inauguration ceremonies—final
limit October 30th.
J. G. CARLISLE, T. P. A.
FOOTBALL GAME
Between Universities of Geor
gia and Carolina in Macon.
On November 12 Macon will witness the
first Ibig football game ever played here.
Two teams, which are both aspirants for
the championship of the South, will meet
on the gridiron and will battle for the
honor of their respective colleges. The
two teams which are to meet here are the
'University of Georgia and the University
of North ’Carolina.
The teams are beyond a doubt the best
in the South and they have selected Macon
as the place to decide the championship
of the South. The Georgia team was never
better. The team has 'won three games
already this season and against strong
teams at that. It will meet Vanderbilt in
Atlanta Saturday and will no doubt come
out a winner.
As to the North Carolina team not much
is known. The team has won four games
this season and has not been scored
against while the Georgia team has. In
weight they are far ahead of the ’Varsity
boys. They have several old Princeton
men among them and they expect to give
Geogia a hard tussle. The Georgia boys,
while light, have been hard at work and
under two excellent coaches, Charles Mc-
Carthy, of Brow n, and “Cow” Nally, of
Georgia, they will be able to hold their
own and Macon will have the opportunity
of witnessing one of the greatest strug
gles that have ever taken place in the
South. All Macon will turn out to see the
game, and •will, of course, appear in red
and black, the colors of the university,
Two Os Macon’s young ladies will be se
lected as sponsors for the Georgia team
and the occasion will toe made a great
social event. The Georgia team will run
a special train here and with them will
come a large crowd of Athenians to cheer
them on to victory. All of the students of
the university will accompany the team
and will make the gridiron resound with
college yells and songs.
It is also understood that the “Tar
Heels" will also be accompanied toy a
large crowd. The week will be a gala one
for Macon and will no doubt toe enjoyed.
(Because we have too many—so doz.
$1.50 shirts at $l.O0 —Phillips.
ELKS MEET TONIGHT.
Many New Members Will Be Taken Through
Tennessee.!
The Elks will hold their regular meeting
tonight and mony new members will be
taken through “Tennessee.” The member
ship of this lodge is gradually increasing
and it will soon number four hundred
members.
The applications from about fifty promi
nent citizens for members will be con
sidered tonight. Many other applications
are on file that will have to be put off
until another meeting. The Elks is one of
the strongest organizations in the south
at present and their strength is gradually
increasing.
KINDERGARTEN
Work Outlined for the Ensu
ing Year.
There was a most gratifying attendance
at the meeting of the Free Kindergarten
Association held yesterday afternoon in
the parlor of the Public Library.
Mrs. Robert E. Park presided.
The report of the meeting was to out
line the association’s work for the ensuing
year.
It was resolved to have an eight month’s
term of the Kindergarten closing some
thing about the last of May.
Mother’s meetings came up for animated
discussion and it was unanimously re
solved to pay more attention in future to
this most important feature of the work.
During the year Mother’s meetings will
be held regularly on the first Saturday af
ternoon of each month.
The meeting for the first Saturday in
i November was put in charge of Mrs.
I Calder Willingham with Misses Massen
burg and Boone as assistants.
Owing to the absence of Miss Campbell,
there was no report of the progress of the
school.
Now that the association has regulary
put on -the harness of its winter work all
memibers are earnestly requested to either
send their dues to the treasurer. Mrs. E.
J. Willingham, or to have them in readi
ness for the association’s collector, Miss
Birdie Blackshear.
RAILROAD MEN
ARE_PUZZLED
Thev Do Not Know What to
Say About the Supreme
Court Decision.
TARIFF ASSOCIATION
Seems to Haue Been a Necessity to
the SuccessfuCOperation of the
Combinations.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Oct. 25. —The following are
opinions expressed by leading railroad of
ficials of this city on the decision of the
United States supreme court in the Joint
traffic association case, all being given
without knowledge of the text of the de
cision, except that it is against the joint
traffic association lines.
J. P. Tucker, chairman of the Central
freight association says:
“T have not seen the decision and can
not therefore say how it will affect the
Central freight association. The joint
traffic association saw fit to continue Its
existence after the supreme court had de
cided the trans-Missouri freight case, on
the ground that its agreement differed
from that of the western body. It may be
that the Central freight agreement differs
from that of the joint traffic association.”
Commissioner Donald of the Central
passenger association said:
“The decision is a sad blow for the rail
roads. It is to he regretted that the court
could not have had In view the results
which will follow such a decision and been
able to decide the case on the broad
grounds of equity. The result probably
will be to reduce all traffic organizations
of the country to a basis of very question
able value. I do not know what will be
come of the organization of which I am
chairman; that remains to be seen.”
Chairman Caldwell of the Western pas
senger association said:
“As I understand the decision it does
not affect ue in any way. Our organiza
tions were all dissolved at the time the su
preme court decided the trans-Missouri
freight case and reorganized to conform to
that decision. The revised agreements
were submitted to a committee of council
and approved by that commission. Our
agreements do not provide in any way for
the organization making, fixing or con
trolling rates. Each line makes its own
tariffs and each line may change its rates
without questioning the others. We have
no machinery for maintaining rates.”
Chairman Parker of the 'Western freight
association said:
“If the court simply reaffirms its posi
tion in the trans-Missouri freight asso
ciation case it is a disappointment to the
railroads. I imagine that our agreement
is very like that of the joint traffic asso
ciation. The scheme of the Eeastern
roads was very closely followed when we
organized the Western joint traffic bureau
but that was dissolved in 1896. Since then
we have only a show of agreement, hut it
has been decided along the same lines as
that on which the court has Just decided
to (be illegal.”
H. 'H. iCortright of the Western trunk
lines committee said: ' »
“■Before the Western men can say how
they are affected by this decision they
must see the full text of the judgment. It
may he adverse to the railways in some
•points and. favorable to them In others.”
Vice President Chappell of the Chicago
and Alton railroad said:
“The trans-Missouri freight case was
exactly similar to this one, in that the
main question was as to an independent
body in which rested the power to make
and control rates. Our present freight or
ganizations have no such feature. The
hoard of the Western freight association
makes no rates. It does try to enforce
rules and regulations, but not such as af
fect rates. A pooling law would help rail
roads, but It would not do all that Is ne
cessary. '
BOUND BY HONOR
May Be the Method Under Which Lines May
Work.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 25 —The Tribune says:
Railroad officials were unwilling to talk
for publication about the joint traffic de
cision, saying that they could not discuss
the matter with full understanding of all
its bearings until they had had an oppor
tunity to read the text of the supreme
court’s opinion and James 'C. Carter, who
Edmunds argued the cause of tho joint
traffic association before that tribu al,
also declined to say anything in advance
of a careful study of the opinion, a copy
of which he expects to receive within a
day or so.
It is generally thought, however, that
the dissolution of all the other existing
railway associations of the country as
well as the joint traffic association is in
evitable. The existence of these bodies
has not hlad the effect of putting a stop
to rate cutting and some railroad men are
inclined to think that the companies will
get along fairly well by instituting the
system of “a gentleman’s agr' ment” as
substitute for the associations. Others de
clare that it will be absolutely necessary
for the welfare of the railroads for con
gress to enact new legislation.
A. P. Walker, chairman of the board of
directors of the Atchison road said: “This
decision makes action by congress impera
tive as the railroad business cannot be
conducted in conformity with the anti
trust statute as construed by the supreme
court.”
President Fink, of the Norfolk and
Western said that he had fully expected
that the supreme court would decide
agtainst the railroads. "Nevertheless,” he
added, “I believe as I always have be
lieved, that rate agreements are not in
restraint of trade but on the contrary they
facilitate it. The railroads will now have
to shape their organizations to fit the
law.”
It is expected that the board of control
of the joint traffic association will meet
within a few days to take action in line
with the court’s decision, perhaps chang
ing the joint traffic agreement so greatly
as to make the association in the future
nothing more than a bureau of informa
tion.
ONE FARE TO ATLANTA
And Return, Via the Central of Georgia
Railway-
On October 27th and for morning trains
October 28th the Central of Georgia Rail- j
way Company will sell round trip tickets j
Macon to Atlanta for one fare f 52.64) ac
count of inauguration ceremonies—final
limit October 30th.
J. G. CARLISLE. T. P. A.
Because we have too many—so doz.
$1.50 shirts at sl.oo—Phillips. '
MERCER NOTES.
Professor Brantley’s Lecture—Law Class
Debate.
t Dr. J. J. Brantley, formerly a professor
at Mercer, lectured to the student body
Friday morning at the chapel, urging
thorn to profit by the excellent opportuni
ties afforded them at. Mreecr University.
Professor Brantley often lectures to the
students of Mercer and always receives a
hearty welcome.
At 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity gave a
delightful “spread.'
Games were indulged In and at a late
hour refreshments were served.
Among the young ladies present were:
Misses P&ma Hill. Nell Newman, Ruth
Clark, MatifteJ Pope, Jeanie Craig. Lena
Slappey, Viola Ross. Lula Stephens. Leona
Ripley. Annie Sanford. Maude Edge, Mary
Roush. Nell Sparks and Mary Hill.
Mercer Law Class debating society will
meets this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock to
discuss the question, “Resolved, That is
would be detrimental to the United States
to extend her territory beyond the Western
Hemisphere.”
The speakers in the affirmative are
Sheerhouse and Cook.
For the negative, Swearinger and Hun
ter.
Mercer has an exceedingly large law
class this year, numbering twenty-one.
NO COMPROMISE.
Prohibitionists Say it Must Be Straight Out
Fight.
The meeting at the tent last night was
largely attended. Dr. Lee preached or
lectured rathfr, on the logic of license.
He recalled facts that were before un
known to the public.
Mr. Lee said that he understood that the
liquor men wanted to compromise by
agreeing to a higher license. He ridiculed
the idea of a compromise and said the
prohibitionists were not going to compro
mise and that if they thought they were
he would never appear on the platform
again in Macon.
The petition for an election was pre
sented to Ordinary Wiley yesterday morn
ing and the call for the election appears
in The News today.
The prohibitionists say they will have
no trouble in carrying the county, but the
antis say that this talk is all imagina
tion. One of them in speaking of the
matter last night said that they would
carry the county without any trouble. He
said that Dr. Lee’s attack on the city
government was gaining votes for the
antis every day.
He said last night that he would attack
no man’s private character, but that he
would attack his public character. He said
that he had not given out one tenth of
what he knew but that he would fire his
sixteen-inch gun Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock. He stated that he was saying
now was ony the prelude; that he 'would
give the interlude Sunday afternoon nad
next week he would give the conclusion.
Tonight the negro ministers of the city
will be in charge of the meeting and a
choir composed of the colored people will
furnish the music. Dr. Lee will also ad
dress the meeting and he says that he will
explain to the colored people how the city
is run. The white people are earnestly re
quested to attend as special seats will be
reserved for them.
On Wednesday and Thursday night he
will preach the gospel. He says that he
wants to mix religion just a little with the
campaign and endeavor to save a few
souls if possible.
On Friday night Col. iN. E. Harris will
address the meeting. Next week addresses
will be made by iHon. Dupont Guerry,
Walter Hill and others.
The meeting tonight will no doubt be
largely attended by the colored people in
the city. The tent has been made larger
and will now comfortably seat four thous
and people.
Collections are taken up every night to
defray the expenses of the meeting. So far
about S2OO has been raised.
The meetings during the past few days
have been largely attended. The sermons
of Dr. (Lee are attracting attention all
over the city and it is expected that on
Sunday afternoon when he delivers his in
terlude standing room in the tent will be
at a premium.
BICYCLE SUIT.
Tax on Wheels is Decided to
Be Invalid.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Oct. 25.—Bicylists are inter
ested in the decision of the court in the
appeal of the city of Chicago against Or
rin C. Colline and 375 other appellees, in
which it finds the “Wheel Tax Fund” or
dinance in Chicago to be invalid.
The appellees filed a bill in the circuit
court of Cook county to enjoin the city
from enforcing the ordinance which pro
vided that all vehicles used upon the
streets of the city, Including those for pri
vate use or pleasure, should pay an annual
license fee.
The money collected from this source
was to constitute a political fund for street
Improvements to be known as the “wheel
tax fund.”
The lower court found in favor of the
wheelmen and issued the writ prayed for
and the supreme court affirms this find
ing in 'the following language:
“In this case there is no express power
given to council to impose this license fee
and no implied power arises which gives
the right. It has no power to levy a tax in
this manner. In no view of the case has
the city power to adopt 'his ordinance.”
ONE FARE TO ATLANTA
And Return, Via the Centra! of Georgia
Railway.
On October 27th and for morning trains
October 28th the -Central of Georgia Rail
way Company will sell round trip tickets
Macon to Atlanta for one fare ($2.64) ac
count of inauguration ceremonies—final
limit October 30th.
J. G. CARLISLE, T. P. A.
SUCCESSFUL SEA CLOWNS.
Acting Arctic Amphibious Marvels and the
Only Ones.
Among the mny performing wild crea
tures which wil be seen in Adam Fore
paugh and Sells Brothers’ combination of
America’s greatest menageries, circuses
and hippodromes at Macon on November
10, Capt. Woodward's school of perform
ing huge sea lions and mild-eyed seals
everywhere attract mirthful admiration as
the only exhibition of the kind, and one
abounding in the quaintest, queerest and
funniest illustrations of amphibious intel
ligence ever seen. A porpoise performing
a polka at a fashionable hop would not be
one whit more surprising than are many
of the martial, musical and mimic suc
cesses of these strange scholars, with only
tails and flippers to physicaly aid their sa
gacity. Their program includes a rarely
wonderful combination of salt water and
i ashore imitations and comicalities, which
are* so uniquely incredible and grotesque
as to evoke shouts of laughter and to at
once establish them as clown pets with
the children.
Because we have too many—so doz.
1 $1.50 shirts at sl.oo—Phillips.
VIOLENT SCENES OB
STREETS OF PARIS
Minister of War Has Resigned and His Action Was Received
Wiili Loud Cheering and Evidence of Approba
tion by tbc Chamber,
MACON’S TRADE.
Important Committee Will Make Its Report
Tomorrow Afternoon.
A special meeting of the 'Chamber of I
Commerce will be held tomorrow at 4
o’clock to receive and consider a report .
from the special committee appointed at
tho last regular meeting to devise a plan
to promote the trade of Macon.
The committee consists of George A.
Macdonald, chairman, W. A. Doody, It.
F. Burden, Joseph Black and H O Tin
dall.
The plan devised by the committee is
one that they aver will increase the trade
of Macon, and enlarge her trade territory.
Work on this line is another evidence in
favor of business men working in organ
ized form. The Chamber of Commerce is
making it-self felt in all the channels of
Macon's business life.
presentatTon
Os a Picture of Mr. T. J, Car
ling by the Pvthians.
The regular meeting of Oemulgee lodge
Knights of Pythias last night was espe
cially interesting and was largely at
tended.
The special feature of the meeting out
side of the regular work was the presen
tation to the lodge of a crayon portrait !
of Supreme 'Representative T. J. Carling.
Mr. Carling is the senior Supreme'Rep
resentative of the state and the picture
was presented to the lodge by the members
of Oemulgee lodge as a mark of the high
esteem in which Mr. Carling is held by
all Pythians, not only in this city, but
throughout the state.
The presentation speech was made by
Past Grand Chancellor \\. IJ. Sehatzman,
who, in his own happy way, represented
the sentiments of the lodge and of the
Pythians toward Mr. Carling.
Mr. Carling replied m a feeling manner,
giving thanks to the members of the lodge
and expressing his appreciation of the
compliment.
The occasion was made all the more j
pleasant by speeches from other im lnbers ,
of the lodge and from the Pythians gen
erally who were present. SpeecJ. s w *ro
made by Messrs. D. B. Woodruff, G. R.
Barker, Arthur Dasher, Minter Wimberly,
Dave Witman and W. J. Breland, all of
of whom testified to the high spirit of
esteem and affection that prompted the
presentation t/ the lodge of the portrait
of Supreme Rf ,resentative Carling.
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.
Will Be Here on November 14—Many Dele- I
gates Coming.
The annual convention of the Christian
church will tie held in Macon on the 14th,
of Novemiicr. The session will last four
days. The last meeting was held in San
dersville. 'About oue hundred and fifty i
delegates will be in attendance. Promi- j
nent visitors from other sections will also J
come.
Because we have too many—so doz. |
$1.50 shirts at $l.O0 —tPh'illips.
i_
For Men Only.
All the latest shapes and shades in Men’s Vipi, Willow
Calf Box, Calf, Patent Calf and Enamel, both canvas and
calf lined,
Only $3.50 a Pair
Also a full line of Ladies’ Fine Shoes at astonishingly low
prices, quality considered.
Strong Shoe Company
STUART WATSON,
Bidder for your trade by offering lowest prices.
368 Second Street.
The Crisp October Air
t Increases interest in our
splendid stock of
Fall Overcoats
Yes; it is a splendid gather
ing—unusual in its size and
variety, unmatched in its
elegance, and doubly unusual
in the goodness of the gar
ments that are sold at the
little price. These are thor
oughly stylish, well made
Overcoats at
$7.50, at sl2, sls, $lB.
The superiority of each is in
/ . the neatness of finish—the
( excellence of workmanship.
money on Hand.
Loans on real estate. Easy monthly pay
ments.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon. Os.. 461 Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS
FOREIGNPOLICY
Os the Administration Will
be Supported by Progres
sives and Republicans.
HARGED BY CEURASSIERS.
Mob Gathered Around the Palace
Where the Deputies Met and
Made Violent Anti-Semitic
Demonstrations.
By Associated Tress.
Paris. Oct. 25. Strong hodirs of pollcs
were stationed in the neighborhood of the
(Palais Bourbon and the Place de Laeo to
day to prevent the projected demonstra
tions at the opening of the chamber of
deputies. »
A meeting of progressives and republi
cans agreed not to support the govern
ment’s internal policy, but to uphold to
the fullest extent its foreign policy. There
was considerable disorder about the ap
proaches of the iPalais 'Bourbon -when the
deputies arrived, accompanied by a crowd
of spporters. The members of the league
of patriots who were crossing the Place
de la Concord shouted “vive l’armee,” and
the republican guards were obliged to
clear passages and a conflict, with the po
lice ensued. A band of anti-Semitics at
tacked and injured a commissary of police
with loaded sticks. The ringleader, M.
Guerin, president of the anti-Semitlo
league was arrested.
'When M. Dumont,the anti-Semitic lead
er, arrived there were similar disturb
ances, wilh cries of “down with the Jews”
and cheering for 'France.
A detachment of cuirassiers charged and
dispersed the mob and several arrests
were made.
The session of the chamber had no soon
er opened than M. de Roitledo made a vio
lent attack upon the minister of war, Gen.
Ohanoine, whereupon the latter arose and
explained the conditions under which he
accepted the portfolio. In so doing, he de
clared that he was of the same opinion as
his predecessors, evidently referring to the
question of (he re-opening of the Dreyfus
case, a remark which was greeted with
cheers and protests, the uproar lasting
five minutes.
When Chanoino was able to resume his
speech he asserted that he was the guar
dian of the honor of the army and con
cluded with, saying angrily: "I place In
your hands the trust 1 received and I ten
der my resignation in this tribune.”
The announcement was received with
loud 'cheering. Ohanoine then left the
chamber and the premier, M. Brieson, as
cended the tribune.