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Me will have at our disposal during November 175.000 lo3n on Georgia fann< or city property. We are offering money at low rates. THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST CO O. A. Coleman, General Manager, 356 Second Street ESTABLISHED 1884 PROTEST IJF POWERS May Come, Say the Paris Pa pers, if America Demands Too Much, RUSSIA OBJECTS, It is Stated that Spain Will Refuse to Cede Philip pine Islands. RUMOR OF AN ULTIMATUM Is Positively Denied On the Con trary the Americans Will Con sider Every Step Carefully and Without Hurry. By Associated Press. . I'ariH. Nov. 4. The statement is printed here today with much prominence that at today's joint msslon of the peace commis sion the Americans will insist upon the .'omplete surrender of Spain’s sovereignty over th«» Philippine islands and that in the event of the Spanish commissioners refusing to agree Io this. Judge Pay, the president of the American commission, acting under instructions from Washing ton, will present an ultimatum to tho Spaniards. It. is further alleged that this seeming haste is due to a desire to settle the nego tiations before the elections in the United States take place. Reference is made to the all, gat ions in ■view of the fact that they may have also (been circulated in the United States. Hut there in no truth in the statements made, and no ultimatum is <• imtemplated and there is no probability of drastic measures being taken by tbe'Americans. The two commissioner. are now consider ing an open question and the Americans expect to patiently weigh all points in vdv <1 mu) carefully consider the argu ments <>f the Spaniards. The two commissions dret at 2 o’clock 111 in p. m. The Americans were aware before the session opened that tho Span iards would decline the propisals made on (Monday last. The •Gaulo.is says today that It has been Inform, d on absulutely reliable authority that Spain will refuse turtliscuss the un conditional surrender of the Philippine Is- IntKls. Spain, it Is further asserted, has made particular reservations concerning the retention of the Philippine Islands, and the Spanish minister of foreign affairs, Duke De Rio. had himself at the time of signing the peace protocol, stated that the island of Luzon should remain occupied by the American troops while the peace negotiations were iu progress, and that Spain would resume sovereignty over the Archipelago so soon as a more liberal form of government for the islands should be decided upon.” The Fronde says: ■ The claims of the United States on The Philippine Islands are looked upon -with disfavor at St. Petersburg. The pow ers might, in ease of the Americans prov ing too obstinate on this point, be provok ed to protest.” READY FOR FIGHT At Any Time if Spain [Wants Renewal of Hostilities. By Associated Press. Washington. Nov. I—The administra tion Is awaiting results from the peace commission with equanmity in realization that the government Is perfectly well pre pared for any turn the negotiations nray take. The navy is especially in a state of pre paredness should it come to a resumption of hostilities. It is far in advance of its condition at the outbreak of the war. One by one all of the splendid fighting machines of the North Atlantic squadron which have been brought north at the earliest moment were docked cleaned and thoroughly refitted at the New York and Norfolk navy yards. The ammunition supplies were replen ished and they are now with possibly one or two exceptions ready for instant ser vice at any quarter of the globe. Admiral Dewey has taken considerable precautions in the case of his own vessels having dispatched them one by one to the big dry docks at Hong Kong, where they have been placed in as good condition us possible. Stx'retary Long has prudently declined to part with the numerous fleet, of aux iliary vessels acquired by the govern ment just prior to and during the war. So far as the army is concerned, while the original force is nearly a quarter of a million men called into the service by the president has been largely diminished by the mustering out of many regiments and organizations, it is the opinion of expert military officers that the army as a whole Is really a more formidable weapon now than it was at any period during the war. In fact all branches of the’ military ser vice are provided by the experience of the •war and are now. as previously- stated in better shape than over before. SPAIN HAS REFUSED But No Formal Counter-Proposition Has, Been Made. By Associated Press. Paris. Nov. 4. The joint session of the peace commissions Listed two hours. The ; Spaniards refused the propositions made ■ by the Americans on Monday last, but the 1 negotiations were not broken off. While it is believed that no formal counter proposition was made, there was a discussion of the Philippine question out side of the lines of the American proposi tions. The commissioners then adjourned until Tuesday next. Chaplain Sam Small, 3d U. S. Volunteers, will speak at the big tent tonight at 7:30 o’clock. Everybody in vited. Will give history of liquor in Macon during civil war and as it is. today. I WIVES AND DAUGHTERS Os Officers at Manila Go Out on Transpcrt Newport. By Associated Press. San Franctaco.. Nov. 4.—The transport •city of Pueblo, will sail for .Manila tomor- I row. She will carry comj<aniee D. G. H. I I and K. of the First Tennessee; troop A, of ■ the Nevada cavalry; a detachment of re , cruita for the Twenty-third infantry, an 1 j attveral hospitals stewards, with two acting i surgeons. A number of civilians will go on the Newport. Including a number of ladies, | among them the wife and daughter of Bri gadier General Miller, and the daughter of Majqr General Anderson. APPOINTMENTS Lucas, of Florida, Got a Good Job this Morning. By Associated Prose. Washington, Nov. 4. —The president has appointed William H. Lucas collector of customs for the district of St. Johns, Fla,, and William H. Allaire, adjutant general, with rank of lieutenant colonel, of the militia of the District of Columbia. CARPENTER’S BRIGADE Will Probably Be Disembarked at Neu-' vitas. By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 4.—The quartermaa- I tor’s department of the army began ar rangements for the shipping of General Carpenter's brigade to Puerto Principe. The porta along the north coast of Cuba where the troops must be landed. Jbr this province are not good. It. is probable that Neu vitas will be selected as the lauding place, but the transports would not be able to get within ten miles of the port and the troops and supplies must all be landed with lighters. The troops arc to be at .Puerto iPrincipe by the 22d and it is nec essary to have the transports ready some days in advance of that date. The troops will embark from Savannah. QUIET AT WILMINGTON. It is Not Thought that IThere Will Be Any Trouble There. By Associated Press. Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 4 —Everything is quiet now. There is no reason 'to be lieve that there iwill be any trouble frohi now on. so far as any race conflict is con cerned. The situation here has lost all in terest. t The Republican county convention last night adjourned sine die, without, making any nominations for county of fices. Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 4. —The outlook at noon today is that the election on Tuesday will be a quiet affair and no serious dis turbances will take place at. the polls. The acquittal of Captain Kitchen and others charged with intimidating the reg istrar is cited by Democrats as evidence ■that the reports of intimidation were ex aggerated. STARVATION Stares Cubans in the Face, Writes a Lieutenant in that Army. By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 4 —The following let ter from 'Lieutenant Colonel Cabbomie, of the Cuban army, now in Havana, has been, received by Secretary Quesda, of the Cu ban delegation here -who has laid it be fore Secretary Alger. “Carbonne is the inventor of an explo sive known as carbonite. The Cuban army is dying of hunger. General Menocal took me to see the weak, itotitering and squalid soldiers, made so on account of want of food and the actual necessaries of life and I think these men were in such a state' by reason of obeying their chiefs, who desire first of all tto respect the orders of the American government. “The Cuban leaders in camp told me to tell you that they maintain a patient faith in American government and worthy President McKinley, but at the same time let it be understood that we are hungry. “We have in the towns and fields of Cuba all that is needed in the way of food, but we are forbidden to touch it by reason of the peace order. They do not get from Havana one-fourth of what they need and our soldiers are dying at the gates of the city for lack of food. “If by misfortune we are driven by the necessities of our army to get by force what we need so as not to die of hunger will the people of the United States con demn. or will the nations of the world, which do not know' what is happening, judge us ;ts unworthy the sympathy of the American people?” Secretary Algor said he would look Into the matter and 'telegraph the commission at Havana. NO ORDERS Have Been Issued to tfce Artillery to Go to Wilmington. By Yssociated Press. Washington, Nov. 4.—Adjutant General Corbin said today that no orders had been I issued to the batteries of artillery at Fort Caswell. N. C., to go to Wilmington or to stop there over election day. No one at ■the war department knows anything con cerning this report. MUSTERING OUT Work Was Commenced at Camp Roe this Morning. The men at Camp Roe spent last night very comfortably. Til? Heather was very pleasant and they did not suffer from the cold as usual. The work of examining the soldiers be fore they are mustered cut began this ; morning and the surgeons have been kept very busy. All of the men who are not in good ■ physical condition will be kept at a hospi tal until they get well. Several have al ready have been ordered to Fort McPher son. This is done to protect the govern ment from giving pentions to men who were discharged in an unhealthy state. AU of the guns, except those used by the r provost guard and other guards arounl the camp, have been cleaned up and turn ed in. Other equipments will be turned in as son as they are got in shape. Captain Clarke, the mustering out officer, is kept very busy, and has not hud time to come to the city since his work began. The provost guard still patrols the streets and will continue to do so until the regiment is mustered out. They are keeping the soldiers quiet, and all of the disorder 1 yrnen are sent to camp. Each private when paid off will receive between S3O and SSO. as nearly all of the men of the regiment will be allowed mile 'age money. The soldiers are not required to remain in camp unless they are on duty, and they can do as they please so j long as they keep order. They wiU be I mustered out by the 16th. _ . _ THE M ACON NE WS. I LIEUT, GOVERNOR JAMES BLOUNT. Young Macon Lawyer Holds Resoonsible Place in the Military Government. CUWSIDE 01 STRIKE For Higher Wages, But General Wood Will Not Pay Any Atten tion to Them. By Associated Press. Santiago, Nov. 4 —The Cubans who have been employed in cleaning and repariring the streets of Santiago have struck for higher wages, though they have been re ceiving a dollar a day or fifty cents and two rations—higher wages than have ever before been paid for similar work. In fact local employers of labor have been complaining of this rate, alleging ■that it was quite impossible for them to compete with the government on such terms. The Cuban laborers at the best are lazy and slipshod. They want an In crease of fifty cents a day. General Leonard (Wood absolutely re fuses to accede ito the demand and will adopt heroic measures if the strike is not promptly declared off. The trouble is that many of the strikers have rations enough on hand to last a month or more and they think they can coerce the United States authorities. General Wood says he will arrest every laborer able to work and under a vagran cy law which he will establish, compel •them to work thirty days for rations while confined in jail. He dislikes the ides, of importing labor, but believes that this must be the ultimate result. General Wood visited the yellow fever hospital to make an inspection. He found one. patient suffering from Bright’s dis ease but that there had not been a case of yellow fever under care for two months. He has severely censured Dr. Ducker, su perintendent of the hospital, for making an appeal for American relief stores and he will probably abolish the hospital alto gether at a Very early date. . Collector Donaldson, has returned from Gi'bara with $40,000 customs receipts at 'that place. He reports that there is con siderable smallpox in the neighborhood of Holguin, 'but no yellow fever. Colonel (Hood’s immune regiment is en camped at Gibara in a healthful locality waiting to occupy Holguin on November 10. General Demetrius Castillo, who is assisting in the work of organizing the military department in that district is busy enlisting men for Gendarmerie, ac cepting men only of good physique. Colonel Ray, who has returned from Guantanamo, says that the Cuban general, Perez, is about to grant indefinite fur loughs to his men to enable them to go to work, the reason apparently being that many are practically starving and would have gone to work anyhow. Lieutenant J. H. 'Blount, the judge advocate, is act ing as lieutenant governor. The transport iperlin 'has arrived from Ponce. Captain Chester, of the United States cruiser Cincinnati, after an examination of the wreck of 'the Reina Mercedes, is of the opinion that the vessel can be raised at small expense. She is an antiquated type but would be useful when repaired as .a school ship or for coast defense, though it would ibe necessary to lay out a large sum in refitting her. * The receipt of the Associated Press bul letin announcing the safe arrival of the United States transport Panama at Ha vana caused relief here as there bad been some uneasiness, although report that she had been lost was not credited. This de partment had been caused much annoy ance owing to the utterly unfounded dis patches forwarded on the subject for a day or itiwo to the United 'States more than fifty cables having been received asking for information. One report was that a schooner had passed some wreckage mark ed, ‘‘Panama’.’ (But there was nothing in this. Every schooner in Santiago harbor was visited and everywhere the same flat denial was made. The rumor circulated was a stupid hoax. PORTO RICANS Are Not Satisfied With Amer ican Rule So Far, By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 4—General ‘Roy Stone, who has just returned from Porto Rico, says: “The people of (Porto (Rico are not at all satisfied with American rule. There is a growing difference between the natives and the militia which is greatly to be re gretted. When the army of occupation first invaded the islands the natives re ceived the Americans so cordially that they expected to be treated as people of this country and not as a conquered province. The treament they have received from our hands has been just the opposite. This has produced a chill. . “What the Porto Ricans want is to be token in as a part of the United States. They do not expect to enter the Union as a state but as a people in training to be advanced to statehood. In addition to this they want free trade with the United States and there is reason that I can see why they should na.t have it. At pres ent they are forced to pay duty on all im ported Spanish goods. ’The military government of the island has been far from satisfactory. We have destroyed the Spanish military rule and have not replaced it with American forces ■thus destroying their safeguards to life and property. As a result of this from one hundred and fifty to two hundred of the finest plantations have been destroyed by fire. Just who is responsibel for this I can not say. . “The infantry there is of very little use in policing the island. We have cavalry. ! In addition there should foe a civil guard I composed of Porto Rican privates and ■ American officers. “There is a great deal of sickness j among our troops but it is due to the carelessness of the soldiers and not to the officers or heads of departments.” General Stone will advise the establish ment of an electric railroad system : throughout the islands. ELECTROCUTION Os Charles Nelson at Columbus, Ohio, this Morning. By Associated Press. Columbus. 0., Nov.' 4. —Charles Nelsor, colored, was electrocuted this morning in the penitentiary for the murder at Bow ling Green of James Zimmerman, a gro- ; ceryman, who refused to leni Ntlson MACON NEW! FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4 1898. LIVE WIRE WORK IN HONOLULU ■Soldier Electrocuted on the Street as Result of Touch ing a Dead Man. 11$ MTIIf Os TENNESSEE. And Well Known Among the News papers—Narrow Escape of An other Soldier. 'By Associated Press. Victoria, B. C., Nov. 4.—Honolulu ad vices tell of the electrocution of Thomas .Banman, of San Francisco, a member of Company I, New York engineers, and a native hackman; also a narrow escape from death of Private Gertz, of San Fran cisco, on the night of October 22d. Hanman and Gerts were in a carriage on their way to camp. The night was dark and stormy. In the heart of the city their journey was obstructed by a horse lying in the street, close to an old hack. Near by the body of a man wasseen. 'Alighting, Han man placed his hands on the body for the purpose of lifting it. He was struck down instantly by a current of about a thousand volts. Gerts placed his hands on Hanman and was huled to the ground. A passing fire man seized him by the shoes and pulled him away from the deadly current, thus saving his life. The electric current came from a live wire that had fallen to the street. (Hanman was a native of Tennessee, and a pressman by trade. He worked for sev eral yeans on the San Francisco papers. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the Third battalion, Second volunteer engi neers. NOT MUCH SICKNESS Among the Troops at Manila, Says Captain Hayes. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Nov. 4.—The transport St. Paul, from Manila, brought Dr. F. W. Haddell, of the volunteers and Major J. S. C. Kellogg, Major F. K. Kearner, Dr. Lottis Long, of the regulars and volunteers, W. H. Bond, John C. Buchanan, S. S. (Burke, W. H. Clarke, W. C. Clarke, J. S. Davis, 'Woodsen, S. David, J.-Hawkins, I. D. Hinton, L. iDurlim, A. Johnson, S. C. •Lane, W. A. Lane, F. W. Lynn, J. D. Bul liaus, J. ID. 'Ralferd, (N. M. Shadig and F. Tuttle. She also had on board four sail ors from, the Charleston under sentences for drunkenness and desertion. Captain (Hayes says that the stories of sickness at Manila are greatly exaggera ted. The majority of those on the sick list are not very bad and there is not any more of them than there was at Presidio when the troops were there. INSURANCE POLICIES. If Swapped Around Endangers Life of the Insured. (By Associated Press. Lincoln. iNelb., Nov. 4 —IA remarkable pe tition has been filed in the district court of Lancaster counity by Charles F. David and George K. Brown, who seek to have Re ceiver Hill, of the defunct Lincoln Savings Bank restrained from selling to the high est bidders insurance policies aggregating $15,000 on the lives of the Browns, 'pledged to secure a lien. (The novel claim is ad vanced that by thus disposing of the poli cies the lives of the plaintiffs are placed in jeopardy. The Brown ‘brothers met with reverses and were obliged to part with their life insurance as collateral for a lien. RELEASED FROM CEUTA. Cuban Prisoners Will Be Sent to their Home by the Government. By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 4.—Seventeen Cubans arrived here on the steamer Kaiser Wil helm, having been released from the Spanish prison at Ceuta recently. They were sent to this country at the expense of the United States government, and are the first batch of released political prisoners to arrive in New York. They will be re turned to Cuba at the expense of the United States. The names of the Cubans are: Beningo Benito Pasos, aged 23 years, a ■peasant, from Havana province; Alcibia des Adan, aged 21, trader; Pable Borreo, aged 33, engineer; Augustin De La Torrey Lopez, ager 57, land owner; Jose Manuel Junenez. aged 21, sugar planter; Ramon Gillet Fernandez, aged 22, trader; Prospe ro Sanchez, aged 22, confectioner; Aurele Garcia y Morell, aged 23, trader; Antonio Seelongo. aged 23, engineer: Levy Macha do. aged 22, chemist; Manuel Vanquez Santa, aged 30, carpenter; Pastor Borge, aged 40, cigar maker; Lescande Mendez Sirra, aged 24. trader; Ulpano Adan, aged 30, land owner; Jos Ascuy, aged 50, far mer. and Octavio Zeubizareta, aged 24, scholar. Sierra, although a Cuban by birth, is an American citizen. His father was one of the early patriots and died years ago on the field of battle in the fight against Spain. The young man was the only one of the party who could speak English and he undertook to interpret for his comrades. The men, while they were not dressed very well, appeared to be in the best of health, and their appearance was the cause of some remark among the immigran officials who contrasted their healthy condition af ter years in a Spanish prison to that, of our own troops when they returned after their short stay in Cuba. The men declare that they are going back to Cuba to begin life again. They were released from the Ceuta prison some weeks ago. Many of those who arrived today were in for life, while a i majority of them were serving a thirty ' yeans term. The lowest sentence which ■any of them had received was twelve j years. There were confined in the Ceuta ; | prison 417 men, all convicted of taking part in the war against Spain. NIRS. E. H ROSS DEAD. Funeral Will Be Held this Afternoon at 3 O'clock. Mrs. E. H. Ross died yesterday after noon at her home on Plum street. She j had been ill for some time and her death i i was not unexpected. j The funeral service will be held this ; aafternoon at 3 o’clock from the residence, j and the remains will be carried to tne j family burying grounds about seven miles I , from the city, for interment. Mrs. Ross was a good \voman and was t highly esteemed by all who knew her. She , leaves a devoted husband to mourn her i lo ® B ’ « 1 LON WILL RUN, Or Try to Run'Against Senator Bacon Two Years Hence. By Associated Press. Atlanta. Nov. 4—Hon. Lon Livingston announced today that he 'Would run for the United States senate two years hence against 'Bacon. NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED. Names Announced Last Night —Several La dies on the Board. The Library directors meit at the Library last night and counted the ballots which were cast in the election Tuesday. For the first time in the history of the Librhry several ladies are on the board of direc tors. The following were declared elected; Mr. Colby Smith, Prof. D. Q. Abbott, Judge J. P. Ross, Mr. A. R, Tinsley, Mr. Eugene Anderson, Dr. R. B. Barron, Mr. Grant P. Fuller, Mr. Ross White, Mr. I. L. Harris, Mrs. J. F. Hanson, Mrs. Isaac Block, (Mrs. W. D. Lamar, Mrs. Cullen Battle and Miss Florence ‘Bernd. It is probable that the newly elected di rectors will hold a meeting this week and will elect their own officers, as the new by-law, which gives the directors the au thority to elect their officers, goes into effect at once. ——— EDUCATIONAL POSSIBILITIES Shown by Professor Gentry’s Animal Fire Department. The educational possibilities of the brute creation have probably been reached by Professor Gentry, who is known all over the land as a wonderful trainer of dogs and ponies. (His latest effort, however, is said to be decidedly his best, 'and many new acts are added to his already excel lent show this year, such as the Gentry fire department, all of the members of which are dogs, ponies and monkeys. They rescue helpless animals from the buildings, operate the aparatus, and, in fact, do everything that a company could. The chief of the brigade is a large monkey and he issues the orders and directs the work with the precision of a veteran fire fighter. There are many other novel and interesting acts which will 'be seen this year for the first time. The exhibition will exhibit under canvass on the English lot Monday and Tuesday, November 7th and Sth at 2:30 and 8 p. m. E. L. PALMER DEAD. Remains Will Be Shipped to Pennsylvania for Interment. IMr. E. L. (Palmer, a well known citizen of Macon, died last night at the Edgerton Hohse about 9 o’clock. He was lalbout 40 yciars of age and had been in the city about five years. He administered the Keely cure here for some time and for a long time was the proprietor of the E'llis 'House. Consump tion was the cause of his ddath. (His remains will be shipped to his former home in Pennsylvania for ‘burial. DR. CHEATHAM Has Been Appointed Grand Treasurer of the Odd Fellows. Dr. T. A. Cheatham, of this city, was appointed treasurer of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows yesterday by Grand Master T. L. Grizzard, of Columbus. Dr. Cheatham, it will be remembered, was a candidate for the position some time ago, but tho appointment was given to Mr. Tyson, who was recently made grand Secretary. Dr. Cheatham has been an Odd Fellow for some time and has held sev ehal important offices. The appointment came as a surprise to Dr. Cheatham. He was not an applicant for the place and was greatly surprised yesterday when he re ceived the notification of his appointment. Ude will make an excellent officer and his many friends are congratulating him on his appointment. EDITOR ARRESTED. He Congratulated Palestine Upon the Arri val of August William. By Associated Press. Berlin, Nov. 4 —Herr Langen, editor of “Simplicissimus,”has been arrested owing to the publication in that periodical of a ipoem entitled "In the Holy Land.” Ironi cally congratulating Palestine upon re ceiving such august visitors as the Em peror and Empress of Germany. DELAYED DEPARTURE Os Fifth Cavalry from Huntsville for Sa vannah. By Associated Press. Huntsville, Nov. 4. —The Fifth Cavalry has delayed its departure, but is ready to leave for Savannah tomorrow. It was paid off today. It is now commanded by Lieu tenant Colonel Carr, promoted from the Sixth cavalry. Privates Slaver and McGowen, troop I, Seventh cavalry, are in jail for burglary. They robbed a store in the city last night •and were captured by the police. SOLDIERS’ BODIES Will Bo Moved from the Cemeteries in the Colonies. By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 4.—A dispatch to the Press from Washington says: The work of removing the bodies of all government soldiers buried in Cuba, Porto Rico and Manila will begin in a few weeks. The expense of the task will be en tirely by the government. It appears that notwithstanding strict orders and extraordinary precautions ta ken, many bodies occupy unknown graves before Santiago. In the cases where the names of the dead are unknown the bodies will be buried in the national cemetery, unless the states which the dead represen ted in the service demand them. Major General Francis V. Greene, who returned recently from Manila, say's Chat the first of the troops killed in battle, or who died in the hospitals, were buried in the Riman Catholic cemetery just outside the gates of Manila. This excoited the priests, who said the general had no right to bury persons not Catholic in consecra ted ground. “Then,” said the general, “I secured land and went to work to make a ceme tery t of my own. The cemetery joined the ' insurgent camp and Aguinaldo’s men eaid they would be infected with disease. I persisted in my plan. I was becoming somewhat wearied with complaints, ?o I filed notice that once and for all, that my cemetery would remain where it was.” Chaplain Sam Small, 3rd U. S. Volunteers, will speak at the big tent tonight at 7.30 o’clock. Everybody in vited. Will give history of liquor in Macon during civil war and as it is today. WEYLER STOLE fl PILE AT MANILA Evidence Has Just Been Un earthed to Show He Got Over a Million. WHILE OTHERS SUFFERED And Were Cast Into Prison for the Offence in Which it is Said Weyler in Person Assisted. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Nov. 4 —A special to the •Chronicle from Manila September, says: Direct evidence connecting General -Wey ley, of Cuban fame, with the wholesale looting of the Philippine treasury has been umtarthed at Bilibid prison. Maximiano Ro Sales and Julian Reyes, sent to prison as the scapeboats for the official thieve:', have been liberated by or der of Gtiiei.ti otis, 'but the deliverance came too late for the third prisoner, con victed of the same crime for he died at Bilibid eight days before . the American army entered. When Captain Moffett, superintendent of prisons, began investigations of the cases of the prisoners confined at Bilibid, Rosales and Reyes declared that they were unjustly suffering for the crime of others. They averred that IWeyler and his asso ciates looted the treasury of $1,300,000 in Mexican silver. Moffett made a report of the matter to General IMacarthur and examinations of the books of the treasury was ordered. The latter showed that during the Weyler regime several immense sums-of money had been withdrawn and there was an un satisfactory showing as to the disposition of it. Rosales, one of the cashiers of the treasury, goes so far as to declare that Weyler himself came to the treasury to aid in the crime as he alleges. AT POLICE STATION. Only Three Cases on Docket this Morning in Recorder’s Court. Three eases were all that were tried this morning before Judge Freeman. The judge was in a good humor and let the prison ers off with light fines. R. N. Stetson was the first man called. He was charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance last night. He plead guilty and said that he did not re member the occasion. The judge said that .a fine of $5 might make him think of the matter. He paid the fine and as he left the police station he said that he did not haw the slightest recollection of last night’s escapade. John Phillips was also tried for the same offense. He plead guilty and ex plained to the judge how he took too much. The judge said that the next time he wanted to get full to think of the $5 fine that was to come. He promisd to do so. He paid the fine. Carrie Reid, who reigns as a queen in her domains on Rusy Row, was arraigned this morning for disorderly conduct. She plead not guilty, but the judge decided otherwise and imposed a fine of $5, which she paid. The judge remarked that-the court was doing a poor business this week. He said he hoped it would continue as it makes his; work easier. VOTE FOrTaRTLETT. Congressional Election Takes Place on Tuesdav Next. The Democrats of Bibb county who are registered -should remember that Tuesday next is the day for the congressional elec tion and that on that day Bibb must take her proper place at the head of the list of counties in the 'Sixth congressional dis trict. *Lt is only right that the (Democrats of the county to a man should vote for Con-* gressman Bartlett. It is true that he has no opposition, but it is a proper compliment and the courtesy due him by the voters of the county to give him at least their vote. Congressman Bartlett has worked hard for this district and for Bibb county. The executive committee of the -county has sent to each voter a ticket and a slip giving information as to where and when to vote. The instructions are as follows: The city is divided into two districts —• the 564th, called the upper, and the 716th, called the lower city. The line dividing these two commences at the river on Fourth street, runs up Fourth to Cherry, up Cherry to Cotton, avenue, thence to Spring street, thence up Columbus street to Oglethorpe,, to College, thence down College to (Boundary. Those living on the north of this line iare in the Upper City, and those south on the Lower City dis trict. All citizens of the city of Macon must vote in the district where they have regis tered. All voters who live in the Lower City district must vote at the City Hall or Findlay’s foundry precinct by 3:30 p. m. (Bear in mind the Lower City voters can not vote at any other precinct after the above named hour. All voters who live in the Upper City district must vote at the court house or Second street precinct by 2:30 p. m., after that hour at the court house only, which closes at 5:30 p. m., city time. (All voters living outside of the Lower City district can vote at their precinct at the court house. All polls in the city and county open at 7 a. m. and close at 3 p. m., excepting the court house, which closes at 6 p. m., sun time. EX-CONFEDERATES Will Be Well Cared for in the State of •Texas. By Associated Press. Chicago, Nov. 4 —A special to the Tri bune from Dallas, Texas, says: The constitutional amendment voted on last Tuesday, authorizing the pensioning of ex-Confederate soldiers was carried, al though the full returns are not in. It pro vides for all ex-Confederate who settle! in Texas prior to 1880, pensions, but no one shall receive more than $8 per month, and the appropriations for pensions shall not exceed $250,000. Prohibition Tent. Hear the Hon. C. A. Turn er tonight on boycott and backbone, and Hon. N. E. Harris on the Collier letter. Rev: Sam Small may also speak. By Associated Press. Fire Sale of Shoes! Thousands of lucky people have profited by our Fire Sale. Smoke aud water ruiu the sale but not the wear. men's Patent calf Hand-Sewed db q aa Shoes ----- All our special lines of Ladies' Fine Shoes are suffer ing the same reduction. Here are the prices: Ladies’ $4.00 Shoes, $3 00 Ladies’ $3.50 Shoes, $2.25 Ladies’ $2.50 Shoes SI.BO Men’s Rubbers, 35c Ladies’ Rubbers, 25c Misses’ Rubbers, 15c Children’s Rubbers, 10c Men’s Shoes! We had prepared to show, more styles in men’s fine shoes this serson than any house in the South. The Fire Came ; we were obliged to reduce the prices. Men’s Calf, Cordovan, Vici, Hand-Sewed Shoes, made to sell for $6.00, now $4.00. Men’s Cali and Vici, Hand-Sewed Shoes, made to sell for $5.00, now $3.00. All uew goods ; latest styles; every size and width. ROFF SIMS & CO. For Men Only All the latest shapes and shades in Men’s Vici, 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, Bidderfor your hade by offering lowest pt ices. 368 Second Street. “For Your Leader’’ Some one necessarily leads the procession. Our leader ship in clothes for men and boys is acknowledged by the people, and tacitly admitted by united competition. Our plan is to go ahead; go ahead; go ahead all the time. We sell the best clothes now. We’ll sell the best -- clothes next year, and the year after, and so on, because we’re determined to stay at the top, and nowhere else. For example, see our beautiful new fall and winter Suits and overcoats at $lO, sl2, sls. You’ll not be dis appointed. money on Hand. Loans on real eetate. Easy monthly p»y menta. GEO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man. Equitable Building and Loan Association, Macon, Ga.. 461 Third Street. PRICE THREE CENTS