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We will have at our disposal during ! November $75,000 to loan on Georgia farms I or city property. We are offering money at I low rates. THE GEORG-TA LOAN AND TRUST CO.. I O. A. Coleman. General Manager, 356 Second Street. ESTABLISHED 1884 SPANIARDS WILL ' NDUNSWER ’Till the Last—Putting Off Re ply as Long as Possible— Monday Last Day. OFFER OTHER CONDITIONS. Want the United States to Pay More for Philippines or to Take Phil ippines and no More. Uy Associated Press. Paris, Nov. 25. -It is now known that Kj>ain will exhaust the time limit, which < >. on Monday, before replying to the American offer regarding the Philippine islands. In the meantime the Spaniards I ar. anv.i-sing the entire fieldand are ex- I hausting every resource to postpone the ■ Inevitable. As cabled on Wednesday that ! th< > could not accept the American ulti- j rniiurn final without asking if It were • so that it applied to the time limit. Now, ■ the Spaniards aparently doubt the fixed- j ne- of the amount which the Americans I have offered tor the Philippines and today i they sent a communication to the Ameri can comlsisonera asking If the latter would acc. pt the counter proposal by which Spain would cede the Philippines I for $100.001),000. Spain imagines that the Americans might be able to lop off the great island, Mindanao, from the Phil ippines and pay Spain $50,000,000 for what ■would remain, instead of the $20,000,000 now offered for the entire archipelago. Spain will barn in response to such In quiries that the Americana employ the word ultimatum to signifly the ultimate conditions. However. Spain may seek to increase her money advantage for the ces sion of the Phllipppines she will finally be com pel led to know that the United States’ offer means $20,000,000, no more or no less, ami that the whole archipelago must pass to the United States for that «um. Spain before giving up or turning away -will also pro|H)se some alternative bargain for the ('anilines or the Canary islands to lie held in possession by teh United States in addition tn the Philippines on condi tion that Spain be permitted to retain sovereignty in the Philippines. In other words Spain will cede certain territory in the Carolines and the Canaries ami the control of the Philippines to be ruled by the United States under Spanish sover eignty. ami as a further Inducement, will propose that the United States pay Spain no money on account of the Philippine inlands. RECOVERING Bodies of People Burned in San Francisco Fire. By Associated Preus. San Francisco, Nov. 25. —So far as is now known the victims of the Baldwin Hotel number live: J. L. White, Lewis Meyers, .1. M. Lelghthead, Tate Prior,.!. J. (Carter. The bodies of Lelghthead and prior have been recovered. Undoubtedly other bodies are yet to be found. Manager Lake, of the burned hotel, says that many guests have not called on him since the fire for their mail or to in quire about their personal effects, and it is believed that there were some persons occupying rooms not registered in the of fice. There are rumors of incediarism in con nection with the fire, the crime being at tributed to a discharged employe, who it is said made threats to burn the place. Two tires were discovered in the hotel and its annex Friday night last week, but both were extinguished without doing any the blaze .is that its resulted from the ♦carelessness of the cooks and waiters,who -are alleged to have indulged in a revel in the kitchen the night before the building burned. The fire wardens are investigat ing them at ter. Charles (McCarthy, a traveller for an eastern whisky firm may have also perished in the fire. He went, tt.o the hotel Tuesday night and has not tbecn seen since by his friends. LAVIGNE ANO TRACEY Will Meet in a Twenty Round Contest To night. By Associated Press. San Francisco, JU>v. 25—George Lavigne, the umfefeoted lightweight champion of the world, and Torn Tracy, the champion ■welter weight Australian, will meet at Woodward’s pavilian tonight in a twenty- Toutnl contest. Sporting men throughout tne country are interested In this event, its both fighters are top-notchers in their •class. Ixivigne is the only world’s eham pion who, during his career as a fighter, never met defeat. Tracy has fought the ibest men in the country and has the repu tation of being the cleverest and most l Hefty boxer in the business. MAY DISMISS THEM. The I'ultan Dissatisfied With Action of Min isters. Bv Ass vciated Press. Coneta ntinople. Nov 25. —Several Turk ish minis:have submitted to the sultan memorials pointing out the disturbed state of the emp An '* ,h<? reforms considered considered necessary. The sultan is irri tated at this Attijude on the part of his ministers and it is exserted that he will dismiss several' of them. TEN PER CENT TAX APPROVED. Bv Associated Fr.'ss. New York. Nov. 25. A dispatch to the Herald from Buenos Ayres. Argentina, eays: “The chamber of d eputifts has approved the law re-establishing the fax of 10 per cent on the premium o's foreign insurance companies. The .Argentine and Chilean commissioners will take next week to dis cuss Qie Puna-Atacama boundary dispute. The incident between an Argentine official and Walker Martinez, Winner Chilean minister, has been closed satisfactorily. OREGON AND IOWA ARRIVE. By Associate*! Press. New York. Nov. 25. —'A special to the Herald from Montevideo. Uruguay, says: The United States battleships Oregon and lowa and the collier Celtic have ar rived here to recoal and take on board supplies of provisions. ARMS CAPTURED. By Associated Press. Madrid. Nov. 25. —A quantity of arms destined for the Carlists have been seized in a house at Bilboa. MAY BUY PHILIPPINES. Believed in Washington that the Purchase Will Be Made. I By Associated Press. i New York. Nov. 25. —Special from Washington says: "There is reason to be lieve that the administration is willing to purchase from Spain not only the Phil li pines and the Ualan islands but all the Carolfnes and Peiew group. BLANCO WILL LEAVE. His Resignation as Captain General Has Been Accepted. By Associated Press. Havana. Nov. 25.—The United States transport Florida arrived in front of Moro ' aetle today, took a pil« on board and proceeded to Mariano beach. General Greene and staff went to Mariano early in order to superintend the landing of the American troops there. Marshall Blanco. whos<‘ resignation as captain general has been accepted, sails for Spain Sunday. He will be succeeded by General Castel lanos, the division commander. ORDERED TO WASHINGTON. General Butler Called to the Capital by the President. By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 25. —In army orders which were published today the announee- I ment wan made that under the instruc ■ tions of the president Major General Mat | thew C. Butler, of the Cuban evacuation I commission. is to report in person to • rttary of war for temporary duty at I Washington and upon completion he will : return to Havana. It is supposed that the I prisident and Secretary Alger wish to | consult with Butler concerning the prog i row of the work of the evacuation com i mission . ABNER TAYLOR SENTENCED. Will Be Hanged Friday Decs 16, Unless the Governor Interferes. Abner Taylor, the man who killed his wife in th< Warrior district in July last, aas rest i: if nc( d to be hanged on Decem ber 10, by Judge Felton, this morning. The c; .- was carried to the superior court son ' ae ago and the decision af firming tl edict of the lower cou\t was handed d< Wednesday. The ex< on will be private. THE ’ANISFT - COMMISSION Receiv Instructions from th( abinet in Madrid. By Associated Press. Madrid, Nov. 2>. —After visiting the queen regent today in order to condole her majesty for the lass of her husband, King Alfonso XII, who died November 25, 1885. the minister met in council. They were oetipied exclusively with the peace question. Eventually the ministers unan- Senor Montero Rios, the president of the Spanish comm Lion, drawn up by foreign and consul ministers, which will be tele to Paris tonight. While the cabinet min isters were most reserved regarding the instructions sent the Spanish commission ers it is believed that the Philippine ques tion will be settled next Monday. Premier Sagasta, was asked if Monday’s session would see the close of the Spanish confer euce and the signature of a treaty of peace, replied. “Who knows? Maybe fresh incidents will arise or further consulta tions or exchange of views may be neces sary.” DR. CHEATHAM HIGHLY HONORED. Has Been Appointed Agent at Macon for American Phar maceutical Society. Dr. T. A. Cheatham received a letter this morning from Mr. Charles Caspar!, secretary of the American Pharmaceutical Society, notifying him of his appointment as agent of the society at Macon, to suc ceed the late Dr. John Ingalls. Dr. Ingalls was at one time president •of the American Pharmaceutical Society, and stood high in that organization. Dr. Cheat’ham’s appointment was entirely un solicited, and is all the more a compliment to him as a man and a druggist. He takes it as an additional compliment ia that he is appointed to succeed such a man as Dr. Ingalls. quietTTannFston. Negro Soldiers Have Been Quieted—Several Killed. By Associated Press. Anniston. Ala., Nov. 25.—The city has quieted down after last night’s rioting and it is believed that the full extent of the shooting has been learned. Two negro soldiers were’killed and three wounded, end six or eight wjiite enlisted men more or les seriously hurt. Two members of the white provost guard.who were raising last night, reported for duty today. The dead are: Private Ed Caperton. Third Alabama: a member of the satjie regiment unidentified. The wounded are: Wiliam Bo ie. Third Alabama, shot through ody. will die. The name ;he other wounded ne groes will n be known until tonight as the coruman< r of their regiment has not made up his st. Among the whites wounded were: Pri vate Gildba' Co. B. Second Arkansas, shot in the h id and stabbed in the back, dangerously urt; Sergeant Frank Dod son. Third ennessee. shot in the arm; Private Wilt Bisson, Fourth Kentucky, shot in the s' raider It is report d that several members of the Fourth K itueky and the-Fourth Wis consin are we .nded, but this could ato be confirmed at -eadquarters. General I ink. commanding Camp Shipp, has ir '.luted an investigation. ELKS TOTNTERTAIN GENERAL WILSON. Most Elaborate Entertainment Yet, to Be Offered to the Corps Commander. The Mason Lodge of Elks ar? arranging for an entertainment in honor of General Wi!<son and staff. General Wilson has been numerously entertained since his arrival ia Macon, but the Elks propose to eclipse all farmer entertainments The da’" of the Elks’ «n --teriaimnei t hat not yet been fix'd, on* it will probably take place sodieti’nn? within the next ten days. i THE MACON NEWS. 'CRISWELL AND SHAW Make a Bold Attempt to Es cape from the Peni tentiary CAMP AT CRAMER. The Noted Train Wreckers Almost Gained Their Liberty—Prompt Action Prevented It. Special to The News. Kramer, Ga., Nov. 25. —Three oonviots, C. H. Bartrain, Warren Criswell and Tom I Shaw, made a bold effort to escape from the penitentiary camp at this place last night, and but for the prompt alarm given by two other convicts, Frank Evans and I Frank Hopkins, they would have suc ceeded nicely. The building here is a large frame structure with iron bar Vindows. The bars are held in place by auger holes the size of the bars in each side of the window I casing and are very strong and substan- I tial. But the three desperate convicts hit i upon a plan by which they thought they could gain their liberty. Some one of them secured an inch and a half auger and Criswell was to do the work. Last night before “rapping down” time and while Shaw was playing a fiddle for all he was worth, Bartrain was trying to hold the at tention of the other convicts of the cell he occupied by delivering a lecture on ag nosticism. Criswell claimed he was not feeling well and retred to his bunk, which is situated right by the rear window, and while the racket caused by Shaw and Bar 'train were raging, he was laying in his hunk boring out the facing opposite one of the bars, which when completed left one end of the &ar loose, and all that remain ed to be done was to take the bar out and slide out of the window to freedom. But. alas, for boith men and mice, the best laid plans some times “gang a glee.” So while. Criswell was .boring his hole for freedom Frank Hopkins heard the auger cutting and smelt a mice. He wrote a note to Frank Evans, who occupied a cell with Tom Allen just across the corridor from them that there was some crooked work going on in their cell and to notify the officials. Evans at once sent a trusty for Mr. Scott Glenn, the yard boss. He re sponded at qnce, and upon investigation, found things in a very alarming state. (He sent for Captain Crabb, who is in charge of the camp, and upon his arrival he at once removed the bunks and found where Criswell had done his .work, as before stated. He at once acknowledged the corn and implicated Shaw and Bartrain as his accomplices. It was lucky that the scheme was ex posed just as it was as in .ten .minutes ■more they would have been out. Shaw and Criswell are well known in Macon. They were sent here about a year ago .for life. They wrecked a Southern railroad passenger train at Stone Creek, causing the death of several people. Bartnain has been here about six months ■and is serving a fifteen year sentence for burglary. He was up from Waycross. They are perhaps three of the most des perate white convicts in the state peni tentiary. BRICE AT THE HEAD Os a Railroad Syndicate in the Celestial I Kingdom. By Associated Press. Newport, R. 1., Nov. 25.—Ex-Senator Brice, who is at his summer residence here, says that the american syndicate re ferred to in a Peking dispatch as negotiat ing with the Honk Kong and’ Shanghai banks and Jardine, Mathiezon & Co., bankers, for the construction of the Han kow and Canton railroad, is What is known as the Brice syndicate. He says a large force of Americans has already arrived in Shanghai and its engi neers are making surveys and collecting all the material necessary for constructing the raod. Work will start as soon as the preliminaries are arranged. MUST COME ACROSS. San Domingo Must Pay the Claim at Once - Also Peru. o „ By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 25. —A dispatch to the Herald from Washington says: Pressure is being applied to San Domin go by the United Statese to secure pay ment of the Azama bridge award. This award was made two months ago in favor of Nathaniel McKay, of this city. It amounted to a little more than SBO,OOO, one-fourth of which was to be paid at once S.nd the other in three equal installments of $20,000 ea,eh. The second payment is due next month. The first payment has neyer been satisfied and the administration has recently given some consideration to the propriety of dis patching a man-of-war to Sando Mingo to collect the award. A communication has been received from the minister for for eign affairs of San Domingo, indicating that his government would soon settle the first payment, and it is expected delay will be asked with reference to the second installment. It is not intended by this government to wait upon San Domingo any length of time. Should the necessity arise, which, however, is not anticipated, no doubt exists that the authorities will send a man-of-war to San Domingo to hasten the payment. The state department ’has been informed by the Amepicaa minister to Peru that one house of the Peruvian congress has passed a bill appropriating the amount of the award to the f.rmous McCord claim, and there is little doubt that similar action will be taken by the other house. Upon, its approval by the president a check will be sent to the state department, which will band it to the claimant. TORPEDO BOAT DAVIS Makes Her Trial Trip —A Knot Above Re quirement. Portland. Ore., Nov. 25.—The torpedo i boat Davis, constructed at the Wolff & Sewicker iron works of this city, has been given her official trial trip on the Colum bia river. Not only did she Davis make ' he official trip of two hours successfully, ) but she made as average speed of 23*4 knots per hour, a full knot tn excess of the requirements. Lieutenant Command er F. I. Drake, president of the naval board, sent the folowing dispatch to Sec retary of the Navy Lang: ••John D Long. Secretary of the Navy, Washington •. “The Davis is teh first torpedo boat on the Pacific coast to make one knot more than contract speed. Revolutions aver aged 382. No undue friction of engines or excessive vibration of hull. Two hours consecutive run; no turn. “Prake.”- MACON NEW? FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 1898. (CUBANS EXPECT ANNEXATION. Thev Believe this Will Be the Inevitable Outcome of the War. TEMPORARY INDEPENDENCE Is What They Desire, However, Just for the Principle of the Thing. By .Associated Press. New York, Nov. 25.—‘A dispatch to the .Herald from Havanna says: Domingo Mendez Capote,late vice presi dent of the Cuban republic and now presi dent of the executive commission, has ex pressed his belief that the future of Cuba will inevitably be annexation to the Uni ted States. This, he said, was the natural outcome of recent events, but he denied that the Cuban leaders have that aspira tion. The independence, which has so long animated the Cuban people, is to be tem porarily satisfied. They wish for a short period at least to see their own flag wav ing over “free Cuba.” They recognize that annexation would come, and that shortly, and by the unan imous voice of the Cuban people them selvse.but they desire to see the cause for which they had fought crowned with the success it deserved. “The provisional government has been dissolved,” he said in reply to a question, “ and the sole Cuban authority now ex isting is the general assembly of the army. That army has elected my col leagues and myself to carry on the gen eral business during the adjournment and principaly to take measures preparatory to disbanding the army. . “We are now engaged in examining the records and issuing commissions and cer tificates to the officers and men, many of whom were without these. When the commission, which has gone to the Uni ted States returns, which I expect will be in about twenty days’ time, the assembly will be called together again for a final disposal of the matter. “The object of this commission is two fold. The first and most important will be an endeavor to raise a sum to pay off our troops either wholly or in part. I may say that the United States govern ment will be asked to facilitate us in rais ing this sum. We will endeavor to ob tain sufficient to pay the army in full. If that is impossible we would distribute the sum obtained prorata and give a note for the balance. • “The second object Is a political one, about which the only statement I can make is that it is to obtain an expression on the plans of the United States govern ment with a view to hearty co-operation in carrying them out; also to put before the government the views of the Cuban leaders. “I may state emphatically that the com mission has not been authorized to accede to any scheme of annexation or anything save our complete independence. The de sire for independence has never been stronger among the Cuban people than at present. Our feeling In this respect is un shaken and the country, I believe, is with us. If a general vote were taken today I believe 95 per cent, of the people of Cu ba would vote for independence.” RUSSIA WILL OCCUPY MANCHURIA. 50,000 Troops Will Be Sent to the Island —England’s Protest Unheeded. By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 25.—A special to the World from London says: The Russian garrisons in China are to be largely increased next spring, according to advices from Odessa, based upon au thoritative military information. The military establishment at Port Ar thur, the strongly fortified post at the en trance to the gulf of PechiM, which China has virtually ceded to Russia, will be raised to 50,000 troops of ‘all arms. Here is to be one 'terminus of the Trans-Sibe rian railway, Where inhere will be an open port the year around. The force to be sent to Taliewan may be inferred from the fact that barrack room is to be provided there for 15,000 men. This is the point on the Liaotong peninsu la of Manchuria not far from Port Arthur, which Great Britain insisted must not fall into foreign hands. The dispute over it threatened at one time to lead to war, as it is a vital point for British trade throughout Manchuria. Such movements of troops will amount to a virtual occupation by Russia of Man churia. The territory east of Liaotong will be cut off from China proper t>y a Russian military troeha, so to speak, run ning from Siberia to the yellow sea- NO MORE GAMBLING Will Be Allowed in Santiago, Under a Pen alty of SI,OOO. By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 25.—A dispatch to the Herald from Santiago says: General Wood has issued an order pro hibiting gambling in any form in San tiago. with a penalty of SI,OOO for thff in fraction of the law. Up to the present time baccarat and roulette and card games of every kind have been played publicly in the clubs and saloons and in the camps. The San Carlos dub was the resort#of Cubans and Americans, who spent their evenings there gambling at the baccarat tables. Among the Cubans were seen American officers and betting was carried on everywhere.' Under the Spanish regime gambling was a national institution and as fascination of the play caused considerable embarrass- 1 ment to American soldiers. General Wool took this action: The Cubans heard the order with astonishment and protested, but a strict observance of it has been en forced. Now is the time to plant your lawn in ! grass that is green all winter. We have I this grass now ih stock. H. J. Lamar & Sons. A Sure Sign of Croup. Hoarseness in a child that is subject to j croup is a sure indication of the approach : of that disease. If Chamberlain’s Couch • Remedy is given as soon as the child be- ' comes hoarse, or even after the croupy I cough has appeared, it will prevent the 1 attack. Many mothers-- who have croupy > ebharen always keep this remedy at hand and find that it saves them much trouble and worry. It can always be depended upon and is pleasant to take.. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons, druggists. • SOLDIERS’ CAMPS Are Mow Well Arranged for the Winter- Short Notes. The two brigades of the First army corps that are stationed here have now ar ranged their camps and are well ffxed for the winter. There are many minor things that are yet to be fixed, however, such as building mess halls, shede and the like. This can be done in a few days, and as soon as that is arranged the camp will be complete. Capt. Hardee, who has been in charge of the camps for the past month, has been relieved from duty and will re turn to his command, which is Company Fof the Third Engineers. He will be at the provost guard hotuse until his com pany is relieved from duty. The provost guard will be strengthen ed today by a company from tb* Second Ohio regiment and from now on about 150 men will be on duty all during the dav. The guard house has been arranged in the same manner as the barracks at an army post. All of the men who are on guard sleep there and the cooking is done in the building, so that the men can get their meals at the regular time. Cots have been placed on all of the floors and the men are more comfortable than if they were in camp. The division hospital, which is located in the Wolff & Happ building, is begin ning to fill up. Forty patients are now’ under treatment. Several of them are suffering with pneu monia and others with fever. Major Hegg, the surgeon in charge, says that none of them are seriously ill, and that they will all recover. The hos-* pital is one of the best in the country. It is located in a healthy part of the city and is large and roomy. The four upper stories are used as wards, while * the ground floor is used for offices and a dining hall. In the basement the drugs are stored. The kitchen is also located in the basement.. The Second Ohio regiment is no longer troubled with mud. The company streets have been graded and the water runs off instead of standing. Camp Fornace is npw one of the most popular places in the city and is visited every afternoon by large crowds of people. It is said that over 5,000 people visited the camp yester day. Camp Haskell, the place where the col ored troops are camped, is one of the best locations for a camp around the city. The colored soldiers did not have many visit ors yesterday nor were many of them seen in the city. The provost guard did not make many arrests last night and the total number of arrests during the day was about twenty. It was reported yesterday afternoon that a woman had been shot near Camp Has kell. but it was found out afterwards that she became frightened at a gunshot and ran into a banbed w’ire fence. The Sixth Virginia regiment is still under arrest. It is not known what will be done with the regiment as none of the officers will talk. The guns which were taken away from them last Sunday have not been returned and are stored away in the city. Con. Bates stated a few days ago that the regiment would not be given their guns until the men had learned how to use them, and from all indications it looks as if it will be a long time before they get them back. Tent stoves will be given to the troops this week and the lumber for flooring ; - e tents has already been issued. Captain Hargraves and Lieutenant I owell, the negro officers who killed the negro soldier at Knoxville, are under ar- Jjst at their camp. Major Rodman is in hu Case and it is very Proba- ble that both men will be court-martialed they were arrested in Knoxville by the civil authorities but were turned oyer to the army officials. As soon as all the evi dence is secured a court martial will prob bably be summoned and the men will be tried, It seems that they killed the negro in defense. The officers are in the camp of the Tenth Immunes. as the members of the company to which the dead soldier belonged have said they will make it cam 111 f ° r the < ’ fficers ls thcy stay in the Soldier Notes in Camp and City. Ispector General J. P. Sanger is in the city today. General Bates will move his headquar ters into camp this week. Major C. M. Drake, chief surgeon of General Gordon’s staff, arrived in the city this morning. There are many officers in the city who were in the battle of Santiago. Some of them are still suffering from wounds re ceived. All of the colored regiments have the regimental canteens. Only beer is sold tp the soldiers. Besides beer tobacco, cigars, cigarttes and other articles are sold. Major Varnadoe is the only Georgian who is serving pn General Bates’ staff. He was in Porto Rico with the general and was in several of the skirmishes him self. The officers in command here have re ceived no orders in regard to moving. General (Bates says he has seen nothing in regard to moving except what appeared in th newspapers. Regimental bakeries will be established at the camps at an early date. This will be a great saving to the government and the bread will no doubt be much better than now purchased. Two stripes on the arm of a soldier in dicates that he is a corporal. Three a sergeant. Soldiers with the red cross on their arms indicates that they belong to the hospital corps. Soldiers with white stripes belong to the infantry. Those with yellow’ to the cav alry. 1 hose with red to the artillery. Those with green to the hospital corps. Those w’ith white to the Engineers. Several shots were fired by the provost guard near Camp Haskell last night, but it was reported that nobody was hit. It is claimed, however, that one of the bul lets hit Clark’s store and w’ent through it. The negroes w'ho were employed to as sist in laying off the camps have all been paid off. Over three hundred negroes were employed by Captain Smoke and Captain Hardee several weeks ago and they have been constantly at work since that time. General Bates was in the Porto Rico campaign. He was in several battles, but came out without a scratch. He says that he has been exceedingly lucky. He has gone through twp wars without ascratch. The Second Ohio regiment has a football team that wants' to play the Macon team a game. It is probable that the game can be arranged at an early date, One of the provost guards fired at a man from one of the Vlneville cars last night. The man w’as on the car without a pass when the sergeant attempted to arrest him he jumped off the car and ran. The srgeant was in charge of another prisoner at the time and could not leave the car. He fired at the fleeing man three times, but none of the shots took effect. WILL ENTERTAIN. — Dr. McHatton's Friends Will Dine With Him December 1, Dr. McHatton will entertain his friends at dinner on December 1 in honor of Gens. Wilson, Bates and Gordon. Many friends of the doctor will be present and the oc i casion will no doubt be enjoyed. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING. A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held tomorrow (Satur day), November 2£th, at 4 o’clock p. m , ;to receive report of the committee on | the proposed banquet to General Wilson i and officers, and to consider matters af i feeling Macon business. R. M. BOGERS, President. George Ketchum, secretary. WILL INVITE THE RESIDENT An Important Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Will Be Held. TOMORROW AFTERNOON For that Purpose—May Review the Troops at Macon on or About December 1 6th. An important meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held tomorrow af ternoon for the purpose of extending an invitation to President 'McKinley and cabinet to visit Macon next month. As is well known the president and his cabinet are to attend the Atlanta peace L jubilee and it is quite probable that he will desire to come to Macon, to review the*troops now in camp here. It is pivbable that the Chamber of Commerce will authorize President Rogers to appoint a committee of twenty promi nent citizens to convey this intention to the president and cabinet, either in per son or otherwise It is Considered quite certain that Macon will have the honor of entertaining the president next month. AT GOVERNMENT BUILDING. Happenings of the Day in the United States Court. Nothing of importance happened at the Government building this morning. Zel ma Harris, the negro charged with • ob structing the mail was dismissed. -Mail Carrier Brown charged Harris with inten tionaly running into his buggy causing him to be delayed for several hours. Har ris claimed that the colision was entirely accidental and he was dismissed. Mr. Collins, the weather man, is getting his office in shape to send out the weather reports. He- says that he wil be re-ady by December 1. Judge Speer will open the fall session of the United States court on December 2. The docket is unusualy heavy for this term and i-t will take some time to dispose of it. -Many of the eases which were as signed for hearing on December 2 will have to be reassigned. The grand and tra verse jury has been summoned and every thing will be in readiness when court opens next Friday. DR. WHARTON Will Discuss Prohbiition at Various Places During Next Few Davs. Dr. H. M. Wharton, the able Baptist di vine, who has been heard in Macon on several occasions,, is booked to deliver several prohibitions lectures in the city during the next few days. He will speak at the tent tonight, and tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock to ladies at the same place. On Sunday morning at 11 o’clock he will speak in -South Macon, and at the tent at 3 o’clock and 7:30 p. m. BOSTON BLOOMERS Failed to Show Up Yesterday —Soldiers Dis appointed. The Boston Bioom-er aggregation of fe male baseball players failed to show up yesterday as advertised, and the soldier team which was to play them was very much disappointed. Many people had intended going to the game, but the young women failed to put in an ap-pearanee. The game had been well advertised, but it seems that the team stranded before reaching here. AT POLICE STATION. Eight Thanksgiving Offenders Were Fined this Morning. Eight Thanksgiving offenders were brought before Judge Freeman this morn ing charged with' the numerous offenses that are common to police headquarters. John Schenken -was the first man triedi He plead guilty to being drunk and disor derly and was fined $5. Bob Clarke was also charged with being drunk, hut his case was continued until tomorrow. Will McPherson was wested yesterday on the charge of vagrancy and was fined $lO this morning, He said that he was looking for wprk, and he thought that he ought not to be made to pay a fine when he was innocent. Judge Freeman said that if he did not put up $lO in a few hours time that he would be sent to work without having to look far it. George Washington was also fined $lO for the same offense. Henry Griffin was fined $2.50 for being drunk, but the sen tence was suspended. The other cases were of no importance and were dismiss- CARNiVAL ASSOCIATION Will Hold a Meeting this Afternoon to Elect Officers. The Macon Carnival Association will hold a meeting this afternoon for the pur pose of electing officers for the ensuing 'years. The meeting will be held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Besides the regular elections of officers other business ■ of importance will 'be transacted. President Waxelbaum says that he 'is not a candidate for re-election. So far there have been no announcements tor the va rious offices and it us not known who will be elected.. The meeting this afternoon will be the last meeting held this year and the presi dent requests that all of the membera be present. GRAND JURY COMMITTEE Made an Inspection of the City Schools To day. The grand jury committee appointed to inspect the schools of the county an inspection of the city schools this morning. The committee was shown the different schools by Superintendent Abbott. The in spection occupied all of the morning and it is thought that the committee was well pleased with the manner in which the schools were conducted. The contry schools under Professor Kil patrick, were inspected Wednesday. The report of the committee will be announced later on. Fire Sale!! *SHOES + Hu Immense Trade Is me Best Compliment flrtu House Can Have. Ever since our FIRE SALE an nouncement we have been kept ex ceedingly busy. In order to appear genteel your SHOES must be right. 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