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iF Wc will have at our diapotwl during
I NovemMr $75,000 to loan on Georgia forma I
or city property. We are offering money at I
low rate*.
THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST CO.. I
O. A. Coleman, General Manager,
356 Second Street.
ES ABLISH D 1 884
STRUM EVIDENCE 0 •'
IMPENDING TROUBLE.
England is Preparing for War With France With Extraordinary
Activity and the Volunteer Forces Notified of Proba
ble Immediate Mobilization,
RUSSIAN SPY
Arrested this Morn ins; While
Attempting to Get Some
Information as to
Fortifications.
SQUADRON UNDER ORDERS.,
Seven Battleships and One Cruiser
Now at Davenport Signal Men
Called In—Other Battle
ships at Portsmouth.
By Associated Press.
Ixmdon, Oct. 31 There was an* unex
peetedly gloomy feeling this morning on
the stock exchange and the Paris bourse; :
both of these markets being influenced it |
is, inferred by the aggressive tone of some I
of the French papers.
Besides this, something extraordinary i
seems to have happened and looks ns I
though a crisis is approaching.
British naval preparations .ire certainly ,
being pushed with great activity.
The British emergency squadron is ;
guile ring at Devenport with nil possible I
spe, d. Seven battleships and one cruiser j
have been thus far d< signal, d to join this
squadron.
Th- officers ami sailors were hurriedly
recalled from I, av< of absence.
Sev, nil battleships and cruisers are at :
Portsmouth taking full crews- on Iroard i
and other w ir like preparations are being
made.
. A number of sailors now on duty with
the British channel squadron have been
ordered home for service.
A sensation wias caused by .the arrest
this morning of a supposed Russian at
n fort m ar Harwich. The man was already
under surveillance and went to a redoubt
where he tried to obtain .•■ami informati-.:.
from a sentry regarding the fortillixitions
He was promptly arrested and inquiries
are being tirade regarding his -antecedauts. ,
It is asserted today that the commanding
officers of the Ixmdon voluriiteer regiments
had received orders to prepare for imme
diate mobilization and It is asserted that
different artillery corps have bet n inform
ed as to forts on southern and eastern
coasts to which they have been allotted.
NAVY EQUIPMENT,
England Gives Lessons io the Mnnufactureis ,
of tiiis Country.
By Associated Press.
New York. Oct. til —A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says:
The latest improvements in the tnanu- i
faeture of ordnance may lie obi lined for i
future Am, ri an men of war. orders have i
in -' given to Command, r E. C. Pendleton, i
superintendent of the gun factory, to pro- j
e, < d to England to inspect the methods
pursued there in the cnnsj.ruet.ion of guns. !
mounts, torpedo tubes, etc.
Wire wound gurm have been so success- I
fully dev, loped for the English navy will i
be carefully examined by the visiting of- I
officer and as under water discharge I
tubes for torpedoes have been adopted for ’
the battleships Maine. Missouri and Ohio
he will learn the method of their manu
facture at the ordnance works of Arm- :
strong.
The department has purchased the right !
to use the method of manufa ture of un
der.'. r discharge tubes from the Arm
strongs and has also bought the right to
use the breech mechanism of guns built
by Vickers Sons & Maxim.
The six-inch rapid fire gun built by the
latter firm is one of the latest weapons of
that calibre constructed, a splendid record
having been made in firing trials watch
were held some time ago. In this gun the
powder or projectile are separated while
in the six-inch rapid fire guns of this I
navy, the shell and powder are combined I
by means o' a cartridge case.
A six-inch gun on plans somewhat simi- j
lar to those followed in the construction
of Vickers guns was recently built. The ■
tests of this weapon at the proving |
grounds have demonstrated its value and
all future six-inch guns will be construct
ed on the same lines. The new type is
45-ealibres in length and weighs eight
tons and is designed 4oi a muzzle velocity
of 3,000 feet per second.
It is the intention of (he ordnance bu- I
reau to equip no more protected or unpro- I
tectcd cruisers with torpedo tubes, the .
authorities being pretty well convinced ,
there is no necessity for them.
Water discharge tubes will be supplied
to armored cruisers and battleships.
Captain Charles O'Neil's recommenda
tion that a uniform calibre of small arms
be adopted for the use of the army, navy
and marine corps has attracted consider
able attention in army and navy circles.
It is expected that Secretary Long will in
dorse a bill providing for co-operation on
the part of the army and navy to obtain
a uniform a run The calibre of the Lee I
small arms in use in the' navy is .263. I
while that of the Krag-Jorgensen rifle 'Ys j
.30. The ramy is convinced that the Krag-
Jorgensen rifle is the best for its use while i
the' navy asserts that the Lee is superior.
It is not believed that any great objection
would be raised by the navy to increasing
the' calibre of its gun to .30 so that eart
tridges manufactured for 'he Lee gun ■
could be used for the Krag-Jorgeusen.
Ex-Mayor Collier’s
Blind Tigers
We accept issue laid down
by Mayor Collier iu his epis
- tie to Mayor Price published
in the morning paper.
Look out for an article in
tb<* morning Telegraph and
r< I the natural history ot
M ’or Collier’s and other
bliud tigers.
SCHOONER TOTAL LOSS.
Encountered a Hurricane and Drifted Into
Port.
By Associated Press.
Nassau, N. p.. Oct. 31—The schooner
Jennie F. Willey. Captain Bulger, which
. sailed from Jacksonville on September 21
for St. Pierre, M.irtiique. encountered a
hurricane on October 1, during which she
- was dismasted. Her deck was blown off
i and partly sunk, she drifted, however.
' She stranded on October 6 at 'Walker’s
I Bay. The v< ssel and cargo are a total
I loss. The crew succeeded in reaching the
• shore.
RUSHING THE WORK
Os Investigation of the Camp at Knoxville-
No Order to Get to Washington.
By Associated Press.
Knoxville, Oct. 31. —Tl-e members of the
investigating commission started early to
duy upon the investigation or the oim-p at
this place with the hope of completing the
entire work here so as to enable them to
start for Washington tonight.
They visited, the general hospital and
the Fourth Tennessee as a *body and sep
arated for work on other commands. Geu
; oral McCook took the Second Ohio and the
Third North Carolina; General Wilson
and Captain Howell rhe Sixth Ohio and
; the First West Virginia, and ex-Governor
Beaver and Woodbury the Thirty-first
Michigan and Sixth Virginia.
The work in most cases was dispatched
rapidly, as it was made evident from the
■ beginning that there would be compara-
I tlvely little to do, the camp being new
j and well located.
More time was spent at the hospital
than elesewhcre. There are 250 patients
here and many of them typhoid fever
eases in ail stages of development of con
val< seence, but it was claimed that the
fever was imported.
The commission manifested much inter-
I est in the report of an occurrence Satur
day. There were throe deaths on that date
among the colored patients of the North
Caiol.na regiment. Two of them were en
tirely unexpected by the surgeons in
charge, as the men were not considered
riously ill. They therefore seemed of the
opinion that these two h xl from fright at ■
so ing their companion exp.ee.
There is some complaint among the
old ■ rs of the absence of stoves and some
confessed to a desire to get home, but
otherwise they seemed quite well satisfied.
heldThl train.
Negro Regiment of Cavalry
Create Disturbance at
Knoxville.
' -■
By Associated Press.
Knoxville, Oct. 31.—Quite a disturbance
occurred at the railroad station here about
midnight.
A battalion o' the Tenth colored cav
| airy was passing through from the Phila
delphia jubilee to Huntsville, and at this
I point refused to allow the train to pro
j oeed under orders of the railroad aulhor
j itics.
The officers of the battalion left the
I train at Knoxville to get something to
i eat, with instruction to the men not to al
i low the train to leave the station until
i -their return. The railroad officials wah
-1 ted to remove the train before the officers
; returned and the soldiers would not per
mit it. It is alleged by the railroad au
i thorities that the officers went
up town and remained for an
I hour or more, leaving the train stand
ing on the main track. The railroad peo
ple became impatient and attempted to
the train, but some of the troops boarded
the engine and ordered the engineer not
■to start.
A railroad superintendent appealed to
General McCook of the war investigating
commission, but being a retired officer he
refused to interfere and referred them to
the commanding officer of the post.
Meantime, the officers returned and the
train moved off. The soldiers complained,
i to bystanders that the train was not prop-
I erly provided for their convenience and
this was the reason for the disturbance,
j This the railroad people deny.
I NEW CABINET.
•
For France Has Been Made
Up bv the Premier.
By Associated Press.
Pe,'s. Oct. 31. —The new cabinet has
been formed and includes the foil awing:
Lebrei. minister of justice.
Dupuy. ;-emier and minister of the in
terior.
Defieycinet. minister of war.
Loekeroy. minister of marine.
Del Casse, minister of foreign affairs,
leytral, minister of finance.
GOING TO SAVANNAH.
Maine Artillery is on Board the Transport
Mtssissipi.
By Associated Press.
Washington. Oct. 31.—The transport
Mississippi, with two batteries of the
First Maine artillery, has arrived in New
York from Augusta, Me. She will trans
port these batteries to Augusta, Ga., tak
ing the enginerr battalion now at Mon
tauk. These, will be left at Savannah and
the -Mississippi will take a detachment of
the Fifth cavalry to Porto Rico.
JOHN BLAIR GIBBS
Will Be Name of the Field Hospital at Lex
ington.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 31—By the direction of
the president, the general field hospital at
Camp Hamilton. Lexington, has been des
ignated the John Blair Gibbs hospital, in
honor of Assistant Surgeon Gibbs, who
i died on June 12th of wounds received, at
I the engagement at Guantanamo.
THE MACON ~NE WS.
[ENTIRE GROUP
OF PHILIPPINES
♦
American Commissioners Have
Presented Written Expres
sion of Their Purpose.
IN JOINT SESSION TODAY
Will Assume Only that Part of the
Debt Incurred in Making Im
provements on the Islands.
By Associated Pr4ss.
Par's, Oct. 31.—The American commte
sicners today presented the written ex- |
pression of the purpose of the United \
States to take the entire group of the
Philippine islands an 1 to assume such
portions of the Philippine debt as had
been spent for the benefit of the islands
or their inhabitants in public works im
provements and permanent betterments.
It also set forth that the United States
would not assume any part of the Phil
ippine debt which had been incurred by
Spain for the furtherance of military or
naval operations to quell the insurrections
of the natives.
The session was adjourned until Friday
in order to give the Spaniards time to
prepare a reply.
The session today lasted little over an
hour.
The president of the Spanish commis
sion, whose health was at one time so pre
carious as to threaten an indefinite ad
journment of the sessions of the commis
sions, had to an extent enabling
him to attend! today’s meeting.
ANOTHER YEAR
Yet to Kun Has the Nicarauga Canal Con
tract.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 31—-A dispatch to' ‘the
Herald from Washington says:
Government officials familiar with the
terms of the contract between the mari
time canal company -and the Nicaraguan
government do not agree with the view of
President Zelaya as announced in his mes
sage to the -Nicaraguan congress that the
contract for the construction of the canal
has already been forfeited.
The contract has anotiier year to run
according to the authorities here and the
understanding is that the contract just
rc-ade with the new company admits as
much that the new contract does hot take
effect until October next witlh the engage
ment with the Maritime Company expires.
Before the new agreement will be effec
tive it will be necessary to have it ratified
by the‘Nicaraguan congress as the Costa
Rican legislature. As the relations between
Costa Rica and Nicaraguan are mot fried
ly, it is probable that the new company
will have considerable trouble in finally
negotiating the new contract.
The question of the construction of the
Nicaraguan canal will be made a special
feature of the president’s annual message
to' congress. He will urge in the strongest
terms government aid in the construction
of the canal. To what extent the 'presi
dent will favor government control will
depend upon the terms of the new contract
which are not yet officially known here.
SPANISH TROOPS.
Blanco Says They Must Go to Spain for
Pay.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 31.—-A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says:
Two constructions are put upon the re
cent order of General (Blanco to the Span
ish troops in Cuba shall not be discharg
ed but shall first go to Spain and receive
their pay.
This cancels the previous order of Oc
tober 4, saying that such Spaniards as de
sired could remain in Cuba. Should the
troops choose 'to remain this latter order
to Spain, it would give the Spaniards a
pretext for asking a longer time for evac
uation which may be their desire.
On the other hand it is urged by a
high war department official that the
cause of this order lies in the inability of
Blanco to pay them and in the hope,
therefore, that they would desert and
thereby relieve the Spanish government of
further obligations. The Spanish regular
troops in Cuba are now much .scattered
and number about 80,775. In the province
of Pinar del Rio there are in all 10,450
men. In the province of Matanzas there
are 8,500 men.
In the province of Santa Clara there
are 23.205 men. of whom 12,550 men are in
the Spiritu division. In the trocha Jucaro
Moron there are 6,100 men. In the prov
ince of Puerto Principe there are 5,000.
In the province of Santiago originally
contained 13,525 in the Manzanillo divis
ion; 7,700 in the Holguin and 12,250 in
the Santiago division. Out of the total of
42.425 men in Santiago province about 24,-
000 men have been transported to Spain,
leaving about 18,424 now there.
These are regular Spanish troops on
whose tranportation the commission will
have to reckon. Besides these there were
over 80,000 volunteers and guerillas.
AFTER A DESERTER.
Brother of A. W. Sullivan Hunted for by a
Soldier.
A detail of twenty men from the First
Georgia regiment went out to Walden yes
terday to look for a man named Sullivan,
who deserted from the regiment while it
was stationed at Chickamauga, but the
expedition was unsuccessful as they could
find no trace of the man.
Sullivan is a brother to A. W. Sullivan,
who killed Private Burns while in camp
at Knoxville and was acquitted by the
Tennessee courts. It was learned a few
days ago that the deserter was around
Walden and the detail was sent there at
once, but no trace of the man could be
found. The detail returned this morning.
A. W. Sullivan, the man who killed
Burns, is in the city today and will report
for duty at the camp tonight.
FIRST GA
CARTER CASE
Opportunity Will Be Given by the President
for a Re-Hearing.
By Associated Press.
; Washington. Oct. 31. —It is expected
! that the case of Captain Carter, of the
engineer corps, wi’l he disposed of this
week. The papers are now with the pres
ident and received his careful considera
tion. The friends of Carter have petition
ed the president for a hearing to present
some statements as to the facts and law
in the case. This request has been grant
ed by the president and he will hear the
I case during the week.
MACON NEW? MONDAY OCTOBER 31 1898.
MASSES WANT
ANNEXATION
But Some of the Class of Cu
bans Want to Trv Inde
pendence.
WELCOMING AMERICANS
Who Arrive, as an Evidence of Early
Steps Towards Settlement by
People of this Country.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 31.—A dispatch to the
Tribune from Pinar'Del Rio, Cuba, eays:
Semi American officers came to this
town a few days ago to look up the site
for an American camp. No parade, was
made of their presence but their coming
was a grateful indication that something
is being done toward American military
occupation.
Lieutenant Rowan had previously been ■
here and conferred with General Velasco,
commanding the Spanish troops in the
district, and with the Cuban general, Lo
rents, whose headquarters are a short
distance out of town. The only Ameri
cans who have visited the place were two
or three tobacco buyers who come every
■season. Nothing in their presence gave a
hint of the new conditions. Tobacco
would continue to grow in Pinar del Rio,
whhether Spanish sovereignty wer3 in
force or not and buyers would continue to
come from the United States.
It is not likely that a large garrison
will be established here. Yet the pre
sumption is 'that the military control of
the western end of the island will be cen
tered at this point. There is is no other
place except that little part of Colombia,
on the south coast, fifteen or twenty miles
away. That is not adapted for a camp,
though supplies may be landed there and
carried overland by supply trains, as the
road is an excellent one, or they can be
sent by railroad from Havana.
There are two thousand Cuban soldiers
in this pa»t of the province and almost an
equal number of Spanish troops. Two
thirds of the insurgents are under Gen
eral Lorente, in small camps with a few
miles of Pinar. The remainder are en
camped at Puncte de Golfe, a dozen miles
away. They do not forage on the country.
Instead they send out small squads to col
lect food from the people in the villages
and where they have anything the Cu
bans and Spaniards both contribute. It is
an uncertain means of existence and can
not be continued indefinitely. The Cuban
generals have excellent control and- their
authority is icspected. No collisions have
occurred with the Spaniards and self
restraint is shown on both sides. Never
theless the tension is painful. The Cu
bans ®ay they will disband as soon as
the Spanish troops go.
General Velasco, the Spanish comman
der, does not know when that will toe.
Though it might not be 'possible for the
Spanish forces to depart for two or three
months, the presence of a small American
garrison in Pinar would relieve the strain
which must exist so long as the two
armed forces continue as at present. In
respect to the future there is a sharp
cleavage. The Spanish classes want imme
diate and even forcible annexation. The
■Cubans want to try the the experiment of
an independent government.
The town of Pinar itself is healthy and
is as free from malaria as any town in
Cuba is likely to be. In no part of the
island is less seen of the effects of three
and a half years of internal war. In the
zone of which Pinal del Rio is the center,
are 18.000 people. Most of them are en
gaged in cultivating the soil. Pinal del
Rio had the reconcentration in mild form.
While traces of it remain, the country
people as a whole were not exterminated.
Enough are left to till the lands. The ev
idence that they are doing it can be seen
for miles around. The prospects for ag
ricultural recuperation and expansion
when American control are established
are almost glowing.
All this is said with the full knowledge
that the tobacco crop this year will not
come up to what it was last year. The
uncertainty following the signing of the
protocol perhaps retarded this a little. The
inhabitants expected that the 'United
States would take immediate possession.
When that did not happen, they had a pe
riod of doubt and instead of putting in
their crops they “talked politics.” But the
chief drawback is the weather. The rainy
season has lasted later than usuctl and the
rains have been heavy enough to wash out
the young tobacco plants which had not
been taken from the hot beds. The smalt
tobacco farmer is dreading less he lose
the seeding entirely. This is not probable
though he may have to face a scant crop.
Means of subsistance sufficient for tho
support of the population are not wanting
in spite ot the tobacco shortage, food be
ing abundant.
This neighborhood will further have the
bei.vfit of the industrial development. The
Western Ra'lway, owned by an Fngli’h
company, is entering upon some ‘mpreve
tnei is ‘which were held back during ‘ft
insurretHon. The line from Havana to
Dinar i« to be* straightened and new
bridge building done. The line is to be
extended from Pinar into the hills to the
west. The managers of the company have
decided that it will pay to have the to
bacco raised there on account advantages
of railroad transportation instead of mule
freightage.
INSPECTOR" GENERAL
Sanger Arrived in the Cittf
Today to Insoect Camp
Site.
General Sanger, inspector general of the
United States army, arrived in the city
this morning on a special train and ac
companied Colonel Biddle to the camp site
selected for the troops that have been or
dered here.
He is on a general tour of inspection of
all the camp sites in the country. He will
probably leave Macon this afternoon and
inspect the camp in Atlanta.
He came here from Americus. He has
visited Columbus, Albany, Americus and
all of the proposed army camps where
troops have been ordered. He will make
a report of his inspections to the war de
partment at Washington.
EIGHT PER CENT
Dividend Will Be Declared on One of Bruns
wick’s Banks.
By Associated Press.
Washington. Oct. 31—The comptroller
of the currency has declared a dividend of
8 per cent, in favor of the creditors of the
Oglethorpe National Bank of Brunswick,
Ge.
WIFE SUSPECTS
SOME FOUL PLAY
Her Husband Left for the Yu
kon With a Well Equip
ped Expedition.
ANONYMUS LETTER
From Some of the Men Who Were
With His Say that He is Dead
—Wife Does Not Believe It.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Oot. 31 —The Cronicle says:
The family of Louis Scala, of this city,
who left Chicago on a quest for gold in
Alaska last May are convinced he was
murdered.
He was well provided with funds, pur
chased mining machinery and a steamer
in Seattle and enlisted eleven men in the
enterprise. Mrs. Scala says she has strong
reason to believe some one or more of the
party killed him, took his money and
equipment and started for the Yukon
river gold district and that by what she
regards as a remarkable co-incidence or
an act of providence, retribution overtook
the party on the trip north and nine of
the eleven men were drowned during the
storm.
Mrs. Scale declares that the peculiar
manner in which the news of his dehth
was sent home and conflicting stories as
to the manner in which he met his death,
coupled with many other suspicious cir
cumstances make her certain her husband
met with the foul play in the far north.
Mr, Scala, who far years has been a
building contractor, in Chicago as first in
tended to take a trip around the world
for his health but changed his plans and
decided to go to the Klondike to develop
a claim which he had purchased earier in
the year. Four days after leaving home
he wrote to his wife that he had nearly
$4,000 in cash with him and would buy an
outfit in Seattle and fit out an expedition
to go up the Yukon river to his claim.
On his arrival in Seattle iMr. Scala
bought the steamer Alpha and purchased
steam machinery for the purpose of facili
tating the work of digging gold. He form
ed a party of twelve men for the invasion
of the gold district.
The last letter Mrs. Scala received
her husband was written at St. Michael s,
August 3. In it Mr. Scala said he intended
to leave for the Yukon valley in a few
days and that he was well and strong. Two
days later an anonymous letter was mail
ed from the same place to 'Mrs. Scala
which imparted the information that her
husband was sick. Three days after the
receipt of this letter Mrs. 'Scala received
in the mail a slip of paper from St. i
Michael which simply read: “Your hus
band is dead.”
As in the former letter no signature was
attached and Mrs. Scala would not believe
her husband w’as dead. She wrote to those
of the party whose names she knew but
did not receive a reply. Still hoping against
hope she patiently waited for further par
ticulars firmly believing members of her
husband’s party would acquaint her with
the sad news and the circumstances at
tendant upon his death if he had died.
Week after week passed without any
word and Mrs. Scala made up her mind
that her husband was either alive or had
met with foul play.
Saturday she received another peculiar I
letter from the Alaskan region. It .pur
ported to be from one of the party but he
did not sign his name or give any address.
The letter confirmed the news of Mr.
Scala’s death but gave an entirely differ
ent explanation of the cause from the pre
vious note.
The writer said the party left St.
Michaels in the Alpha and were caught in
a violent storm on the Yukon river two
days later; that the steamer sprung a
leak and the party had to take to the small
boats. Within an hour after'the steamer
had been abandoned he said the small
boats capsized and all but two Os the party
including Scala, were drowned. The two
survivors the letter continued were finally
rescued and made their way to Rampart
City. Alaska. The letter was postmarked
from that city September 25 and was re
ceived by 'Mrs. Scala on Saturday.
Mrs. Scala, after showing the reporter
the different letters that she had received
from the unknown person regarding her
husband's death said:
“I am certain that some unscrupulous
members of the party murdered my hus
band for his money, his claim and the
mining outfit he had purchased. If he did
not meet with foul play why does not this
man. who wrote the letter sign his name
and give an address. He says he would
like me to send him enough money to get
back to the city but does not tell me
where to send it. He says Louis was
drowned in the Yukon river. The other
note which I got a month ago said he died
in St. Michaels and was preceded by a let
ter saying he was sick. It certainly looks
to me as if he had been murdered.”
MARIA TERESA
Saved bv Hobson is on Her
Way to Hampton Roads.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 31—'A dispatch to the
Herald from Caimanera says:
The former Spanish cruiser Maria Teres.,
sunk during the battle with Cervera’s
fleet and raised under the direction of
Lieutenant Hobson, sailed for Hampton
Roads last night. She was towed by the
Vulcan and the Merritt and convoyed to
Cape Maysi by the Cincinnati and the
Leondidas.
HELD IN QUARANTINE.
The City of Washington Not Allowed to
Dock.
By Associated Press.
New York. Oct. 31 —Among the passen
gers who arrived today on the steamer
City of Washington from Havana were
Major Spencer Crosby, of General Brooke’s
staff. Captain Frank Loorney, of the Sec
ond Immunes, and Thomas C. Leydon, a
newspaper correspondent.
The City of Washington was held in
quarantine. One of her firemen had been
taken sick at Havana with what seemed
to be yellow fever. The sick was sent to
the hospital in Havana.
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MERCER HOLDS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Moncrief Won in the Oratori
cal Debate in Atlanta on
Saturday Night.
ENTERTAINED St GOVERNOR.
John Roach Straton Spoke at the
Seception—Mercer Boys Took
Atlanta by Storm.
Mercer won the intercollegiate oratori
cal contest in Atlanta Saturday night. The
Columbia opera house was packed from
bottom to top and long before the speak
ing commenced the theatre was filled with
college yells.
Governor Allen D. Candler Saturday
evening tendered a reception, the first
■since h.* u. ~i curation, to the faculty and
student body of Mercer University at the
executive mansion. Governor Candler ih
an alumnus of Mercer and he always
■takes great interest in the welfare of the
institution.
(During the reception Mr. John Roach
Straton, in behalf of the faculty and stu
dents body of Mercer University, delivered
the following address of congratulation:
“It becomes my pleasant duty on this
occasion, in behalf of the faculty, and stu
dent body of 'Mercer University, to ex
press to you, as an honored son of our in
stitution, congratulations on the high
honors which you have recently attained,
< and assurances of our interest and cordial
esteem.
“The surest criterion for judging the
efficiency of any human institution is
found in what it accomplishes. Measuered
by this true standard, it is hardly neces
sary to say that the colleges of Georgia
are not found wanting. They have been
potent factors in shaping the lives and
destinies of thousands of young men who
have gone out from their classic halls and
academic shades to form the sterling cit
izenship of the commenwealth, or to illus
trate their alma maters in the high places
of the state and the council halls of the
nation. And in this splendid service to
civilization and native lan'S, we are proud
to be able to say that Mercer University
has borne a full and honorable part. She
has recruited the republic from her stur
dy loins, and has given to her country
men strong in intellect, and whose lofty
living has exemplified the highest ideals
of a pure and exalted citizenship. Well
may any institution feel a pride of achiev
ment which has given a Noah K. Davis ito
education, a Marshall J. Clarke to judi
cature, an R. B. Hubbard to diplomacy, a
Richard Malcom Johnson to literature,
and an H. D. McDaniel and a W. J. Nor
i then to statesmanship.
We feel sure, sir, that your name does
suffer by comparison even in that bril-
I liant galaxy, for when the roll is called
■ and the noble forms of Mercer’s sons pass
like the maj'stie figures of a splend d
dream, there is not found one among them
all more surely enshrined in the hearts of
his countrymen, or wearing brighter lau
rels, whether won in the hard business of
war or the nobler arts of peace, than Al
len D. Candler.
“Your people, sir, held you in the high
est esteem. They have an unbounded con
fidence in your integrity and in the abili
ty of your administration, and they feel
joy in honoring the warrior statesman who
has not one act behind him to warrant a
reproach. And, sir, believe me, none
watch with keener interest your attain
ments nor herald your success with great
er pleasure than the children of the old
institution wherein you were equipped in
mind and heart for success. In testimonial
of this interest and esteem, we wish to
add our congratulations to those of your
friends. Your alma mater, with the rich
blessing of her approving smile, comes to
lay her laurel upon your brow, and to
pronounce the benediction of a proud and
loving mother upon an honored son.”
Governor Candler responded in a short
and eloquent speech. He thanked MeTccr
warmly for her demonstration cf interest
and confidence. He spoke of admiring
'Dahlonega, the sturdy North Georgia col
lege located on the very spot where he
was born; of feeling a profound interest
in the State. University, the pioneer of
higher education in the South, one of
whose founders was a beloved relative of
his; of having great admiration for old
Emory, but Mercer he loved as his alma
mater.
HON. N. E. HARRIS
Spoke on the Prohibition Side in the Tent
Yesterday.
The meeting at the prohibition tent yes
terday afternoon was largely attended to
hear Hon. N. E. Harris speak on prohibi
tiion.
He made an excellent talk and paid the
mayor and council some nice compliments.
He made no attack on the city administra
tion whatever, but made a clean talk for
prohibition. Mi. Harris made some very
Strong points on the prohibition side and
was frequently interrupted by applause.
He spoke for thirty minutes.
In his address Mr. Harris said that he
and the mayor were the best of friends
■and would always remain so He said
that he would not attack anybody, but
that he would stick to the prohibition
rfentest «’:egethfr
COMMISSION AT LEXINGTON.
By Associated Press.
Lexington, Ky„ Oct. 31 —General Dodge,
Colonel Sexton, and Dr. Conner, of the
wiar investigating commission arrived here
from Chattanooga today. They called upon
Major General Wilson at corps headquar
ters, where a conference was held to map
out the work at Lexington. Ambulances
were summoned from Camp Hamilton and
the Commission started for the camp at 11
o'clock.
PECK PRESENTED..
By Associated Press.
Paris, Oct. 31 —United States Ambassa
dor General Horace Porter this morning
presented to Ferdinand Peck, the United
States commissioner to the Paris exposi
tion and the latter's colleagues to Presi
dent Faure.
Ex-Vayor Collier’s
Blind Tigers.
We accept issue laid down
by Mayor Collier in his epis
tle to Mayo r Price published
in the*morning paper.
Look out for an article in
the morning Telegraph and
read the natural history of
Mayor Collier’s and other
blind tigers.
FOR DIRECTORS
OF TRE LIBRARY
f
■ Election Will Be Held Tomor-
row for the Ensuing
Year.
MRS, BARBREY INTERVIEWED
B
! On the Work of the Library Associ
ation in Atlanta Last Week—
It Was Very Satisfactory.
Mrs. N. L. Barbrey returned last might
from Atlanta, where she has been attend
ing the State Librarians convention which
met there last week. She says that the
convention was a great success and that
all of the librarians were very enthusiastic
and thinks that the convention will tend
to put the libraries in Georgia on a better
footing than ever before.
Much important business was transacted
at the convention. A resolution was intro
duced and passed upon requesting that a
chair for the training of librarians be es
tablished at the State University. The
Library commission was instructed to pre
sent the resolution to the legislature which
is now in session and urge its passage.
IMrs. Barbrey says that there ’s only one
library in the state that is thoroughly
systemized and that is the library of
Emory college. She says that she w*ll en
deavor to get the Macon Library on the
same footing with tihe Emory Library and
Trt she will do so as early as possible.
One of the principal features of *he con- '
vet tion was the address of Mr. Iverson |
Harris, of Macon. His subject was “Muni- I
cipal Aid for Public Libraries.” It was
heartily approved of by all of the libra
rians and contained many things that will
prove of value to the librarians of the
state.
In speaking of the convention this morn-
■ ing Mrs. Barbrey said:
“The convention was a great success in
the point of effectiveness. As far as the
attendance was concerned, it was not as
great as the attendance at the convention
which was held in Macon. It was held in
■ the Library parlors and the public thought
that the meetings were private, hence the
small attendance.
“It made me feel proud to see that the
only one of the directors of the Macon Li
brary present was one of the most enthu
siastic members. His address was excellent
i and met with the hearty approval of the
convention. Too much cannot be said of
Miss Wallace, the Atlanta librarian. She
, was one of the shining lights of the con
vention and did much for the entertain
ment of the visiting librarians.
“The reception tendered us by the His
tory Club at the residence of Mrs. John K.
Ottley, was one of the most elegant affairs
; that I ever attended and it was enjoyed
by all of the members of the convention.
“My work for the coming year will be
; the classification of the Macon Library. I
do not feel much worried over the libray
here, as the state library is in the same
’ fix as the one here. In every way*, the con
vention was a great success and I think
’ will be of great benefit to the libraries
throughout the state.”
GENTRY’S SHOW
Will Exhibit on the English Lot Next Mcndav
1 and Tuesday.
Pofeissor Gentry’s famous dog and pony
■show, enlarged to exactly twice its for
mer size, will exhibit under canvass in
this city on the English lo<t Monday and
Tuesday, November 7th and Bth at 2:30
and 8 p. m. each day. ,
Professor Gentry’s show is the most en
tertaining exhibition that exhibits under
canvas, and the recent addition of near
' ly a hundred new acts and animals makes
’ it more enjoyable than ever. Pinto, the
tiny elephant, is the latest addition to the
company and his performance never fails
to please both old and young. He dis
plays his talents attired in full evening
dress and is said to be the best educated
elephant in the world. The prices of ad
m eon, children 16 rente atd a'ul.i 2.5
cents.
MR. JOHN ROBERTS.
An Old Citizen of Macon Died Last Night at
Home on Oak St.
■Mr. John Roberts died last night at his
home, 552 Oak street about 12 o’clock. He
was 65 years old and had lived in the city
: a greater part of his life.
The funeral services will be held to
morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock from the
residence on Oak street. The interment •
will be at Riverside cemetery.
Don’t forget sale property
estate of H. T. Johnson at
court house tomorrow.
The Crisp October Air
/ Increases interest in our
• Wjrc splendid stock of
Fall O vercoa ts
< -''Z (. \ Yes; it is a splendid gather-
(t J y c \ iug—unusual in its size and
® U_ A variety, unmatched in its
* * r elegance, and doubly unusual
© * n goodness of the gar-
' ments that are sold at the
| little price. These are thor-
I oughly stylish, well made
I Overcoats at
$7.50, at sl2, sls, $lB.
/1 vU The superiority of each is in
the neatness of finish—the
< LENOX A ,
excellence of workmanship.
ffloneu on Hann.
Loans on real estate. Easy monthly p»y
ments.
GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
Macon, On.. 4«l Third Street.
PRICE THREE CENTS ‘
THERE'S A HITCH,’
MAY BE FATAL
Troops Mav Not Come to Ma
con Unless More Land
is Secured.
BIDDLE RAISES OBJECTION,
Corbin Says that He Will Not Have
Then* on His Land—Looking
for More Land Today.
A slight hitch in the arrangements for
the location of the two brigades that
have beeen ordered to Macon is disturbing
the smoothness of the outlook.
It seems lh.it when General Swann was
hero and made his recommendations for
the selection of Macon as a site, he was
offered the land owned by Mr. N. B. Cor
bin as a part of the site. This land forms
the main part of the plateau on the top
of the hill between Ocmulgee Park lands
and Vineville.
But Mr. Corbin cannot allow the land
to be used for that purpose. It Is already
under lease until January, and a syndi
cate has an option on it for some time.
For these reasons Mr. Corbin says he can
not allow the land to be used for these
purposes and in any event he has an ob
jection to the location of the soldiers on
that land. He does not want the soldiers
so near to Vineville.
When Generals Compton and McKee
were informed of this they seemed to
I think the difficuly was not at all insur
perable and thought that there was plenty
iof room for the camps. When Colonel
Biddle came here last night, however, and
discovered the situation he said that this
plateau had been one of the main rea
sons why he had made recommendations
of the site. He said that he would not toe
atle to continue his recommendations un
less better and more land could toe ob
tained and approved.
He said that the plateau of level land
was of the utmost importance and that
cutting off that part of it meant that the
cite would toe entirely too cramped.
In this General Campton agrees with,
him today and says that the property own
ers must be made to understand that un
less the site can be approved the soldiers,
will not come to Macon.
General Compton and McKee and Colo
nel Biddle went out this morning to the
camp and every effort will be made to
■ have the matter straightened out .during
I the day.
■ It may toe put down as a settled fact,
however, that unless the generals can be
! given such land as they want, the troops
will not come here at all.
I Colonel Biddle has leturncd from Co
lumbus? and Americus. He says that at
the latter place there is ample room and
one of the finest sites he has ever Been in.
his life. It is probable that if Macon fails
to get the soldiers they will go to Ameri-
I cus.
PROMOTIONS.
Retirement of Miller and
Bunce Will Make
Openings,
By Associated Press.
New York. Oct. 31.—A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington, says:
Rear Admiral Miller will be placed ou
the retired list on November 22 and the
vacancy thus created in the grade of read
admiral will be filled by the promotion of
Commodore H. L. Howison, commandant
of the Boston navy yard. On account of
the promotion of Rear Admirals Sampson
and Schley, as additional officers of the
grade they held, no promotions could be
made at this time of the retirement o"
I Admirals Sicard and Matthews.
Captain H. F. Picking will become a
! commodore upon the retirement of Rear
Admiral Miller, and will therefore, have
to be relieved of his present duty in com
mand of the receiving ship Wabash. As
he has not been at sea since 1834 and will
not retire until 11102, he will probably be
■a candidate for a squadron command
when the reorganization is begun upon
the ratification of the treaty of peace with
Spain.
Rear Admiral Bunce’s retirement on
(December 25th will make Rear Admiral
Dewey the senior officer of the navy, and
if congress revives the grade of admiral,
as desired by Secretary Long, his oppoint
i ment to that rank will follow without any
further jumping.
Bargains to be had tomor
row at sale property estate
H. T. Johnson before court
i house.