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ESTABLISHED 1884 HE WILL VISIT GRANDMOTHER Emperer William to Spend Julv in England. ALL SOM STIRRED. King of Spain Bequeathed a Great Fortune by an Unrecognized Uncle. DUKE’S DIGNITY UPSET. By Associated Prese. London, Dec. 3.—-There b-aa been a slut- •• r of expectation among Moiety people over the announcement that Emperor Wil liam of Germany 'has allowed the fact to be known that he will pay a visit to Eng land next summer. (Better relations be tween Grea; Britain and Germany, which havo been recently established, have ■‘ ponged out lo a great extent the “anti- Kaiser” feeling which existed in Great Briiain since the emperor’s notorious dis patch to President Kruger of th? Trans - > ial, congratulating him upon the suppres sion of the Jameson raid, and there is lit- i it* doubt. That he will receive a welcome rivaling that of his former visits. On his arrival lit re, which is timed for July next, ’he emperor, -who will remain until the middle of August, proposes to visit a few leading industrial centers, and may also < ross over ta Ireland. The imperial visit, • ouplod with the fact that the king and quoin of .Italy also harbor an dec of coni ng to England next year. hats opened a vi-taos brilliant society fuma ■ i'or the London season of 1599. '..■■■ording to an a.nnoan. tmer t made by hi-’.h authority, .■ marriage bc<.si ar- I het \ »:i i’rine G ■. gens Greece, ..nd hi-- ecu in. the ctoria, of Al’.i 1< . I.i ' i " is .. . .;• Gan the .1:•:;.. • ( : d a.. a . \.ll t.T of ’he p.'.\(. • in Crete. it.id a ’ ; ha windfall .-bane of a [ ■ o ■ ' •<» ' • . i .h: d to ■ ■.nt .. .n. i i n;’» n.c.i :..’.mo’t Soler, j ■. a : •'! i ’.a ‘ thou: h u.• tuowledgcd | .• V. h■> : • :i < r.. . ■ r ? j.. .urai ' ' itl VT. .’ • ' : . I if •• ■ Tc-;• . ■ and rcl- oppo rd bv.: h- queen re- j .11, .’1 the :.J : ■ ncx; frff : ev.n.mrt Jit j ." ■ : .';<■• .<if: ’■ .i - ::aw ,-n i. < 1 in fa- tor of the king. \ n< as; ”nr at PcrJmc.; A. England, a > cabled Sc y'Ej.'.g'a-k.’ig definite j ntorniation regarding the urr report j .'.".t the Xnoric.'.n squedre’. is to visit I • art-mouth. It receive: a wpl; yesterday ; n which the secretary said: •‘Have to say ••.hat the present date of :he leamatioa of ’bo European squadron is ; undecided. Win a this action is taken it will be made public. Thank ng you for your assurance of a hearty welcome to ht 1 nited Stales fleet, etc.” P< ople here deduce from this reply that he American squadron will be sent to ihi rope and Portsmouth visited. The dignity of the ’Juke of Orleans re ceived a rude shock in an incident ’which is just occurred. While traveling from Brussels to Vienna he engaged a saloon • c.rriage, which requires the payment of | weniy tickets, Belgian tariff, or twelve j tickets. German -tariff. The Duke selected , o ;>ay the German rates. Officials at | Brussels protested, but after a scene *n I th? platform, the train staiaed. In spite | of this a telegram was sent to the frontier ' a German official appeared in the carriage i and demanded the payment of the differ- ! <me. The Juke refused and the German ■ official eaid: “Very well: we will un- ’ o] le the carriage and shunt your high ess io a cold siding until you pay.” Th? duke paid. THAT- LUCKLESS CANAL. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 3.—lnformation has i kcn comunicated to the state department I »y Consul Hart that the house cf repre- • sc a tatives of Bogota, Colombia, has re- i j< ltd the petition of the Panama Canal I company to extend for six years the time ; lor v-ompleting the construction 'of the i < anal. The company still has six years ! in which to carry out the work. INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE. By Associated Prece. London, Dec. 2.A mariage has been ar- , . iiged between the eldest son of Sir Wm. | Vernon Harcourt, liberal leader of the ! House of Commons, and the daughter of ; the late Walter urns, of -New York. SPANIARDS SAFE AT HOME. By Associated Press. Valencia, Dec. 3—The Spanish transport San Francisco, arrived here from Cuba jwith 1,800 repatriated Spanish troops on board. 1 WATER PROOF COATS FOR MEN. \iat don’t smell f,ke rubber. Phillips. L v k THE MACON NEWS. CUBAN COMMISSION. 1 Garcia’s Call on the President Very Agree • able to Both Sides. By Associatfd Pres*. . , Washington, Dec. 3.—As a result of i Gen. Garcia s call at 'he white house yea i terday the general called a conference of the Cuban commiaion and Cuban repre | tentative at 11 o’clock today for the pur pose of considering Cuban affairs. Views were exchanged during th? meeting. Pres ident Garcia refuses *o discuss the call and bis associates maintain the same reticence except <t o declare that it was of an agreeable and satisfactory nature, the idea being conveyed by ‘them that it is ■likely to pave the way for a satisfactory understanding all around. Garcia is quite indisposed today as the rbsuit of a sever cold and Intends to keep in his hotel. He tended to return the call of Gen. Miles, which occurred last evening and marked a most cordial exchange between the two commanders, but Miles’ departure for Philadelphia defers Chis until next week. BRYAN HONORED. , Enthusiastically Received by the Alabama Legislature. -Montgomery, Ala.. Dec. 3.—C01. W. J. enroute to Savannah. reached here at 10:30 this morning and was met at the train by the speaker of the house and a commit tee of the legi-slature with a request -to stop -over. He consented on condition that he would not be caled on to make a. speech. He was escorted to the capitol, whre he received an enthu siastic greeting and had quite a reception in the- null of the house. He leaves to night for Savannah to rejoin his regiment. GERMANsbko FILLIPINOS i Encouragement Given the Insurgents. Latter Told That Former Have Only Friendly Feelings. By Associated Prese. Man.la. 'Decb. 3.—A Hong Kong newspa pei l aving asserted that the attitude of the Germam Imre was hostile To the in surgents, the Germans <;f Alanik; have cir culated a statment saying t’m; the Ger mans an thoroughly friendly towards the I'i i-: :. v ). I/: is uta.lt mam is ei-’iicd by the German consul and German business firms. 3ne nai’v a infer that th; Ge-r --nii;n.-: are favorable to tht i-Tdej.. ndciK fa. don. Advices from Capiz say the Spaniards ! eband.m! d that t:;>v:i anti inmigents. 1 with eight cannon, a lvancid v.pon it ?Co- ' ve.ma; r tn. Gapiz is .eh cam tai cf the I n.iYTvim-e of ;■? sname cn t' mi u;.i ' ol i aaay. It is mo. :ly bt-llt of wood, am; was d. tended by small for:. The i>cm iaJon is li.OGO. « SOLDIERS BROUGHT HOME. Transport Arrived with All the Well On Board. By Associated Ptpsb. New York. Dec. 3.—The United States i tian port Iltra, which left San Juan. Porto ' Rico, November 23, arrived today with all well on board. The Rita, brought the fol- - lowing passengers from San Juan: Major 11. C. Barthman, Captain E. J. i Olden, Forty-seventh Infantry. U. iS. V.: Captain L. I). Greene, U. S. A.; First ' Lieutenant W. X. Boog, Seventh Infantry. ’ U. S. V.; First Lieutenant J. W. Cox, as sistaint surgeon, Sixth Immuiifts, U. S. V.; First Lieutenant Geo. M. Whitson, Sixth , Imagines. V. S. V.; Mr. Davis, of the Pan- Arne?.can Express Co.; Mr. Reed, of Chi cago; Mr. Vanostro.ni and wife, of Wa<sh- ! ington; E. L. Martin, discharged sergeant of the Forty-seven-th Infantry. C. S. V. There were also on board the Rita sever al iliseaargeJ teamsters of the. quarter- ' master's department and a few soldiers en route to Washington to join batteries, having been detached from service in ‘ Porto Rico. A SNARLING SPANIARD. By Associated Press. Madrid, Dec. 3. —The Imparcial today, commenting on the statement that the United States intends to fully re-estab lish relations with ■Spain, asks if the Uni ted States “proposes to send a new ulti matum imposing friendship?” EMBEZZLER SURRENDERS. Chicago, Dec. 3—Thomas Beckwith, of Boston, walked into the Harrison street police station today and. asked to be ar rested. He confessed to the embezzlement of 515.000 from Niles & Co., of Boston. • His request was promptly complied with. 1 DIAMOND ROBBERY. By Asset iated Press. Chicago. Dec. 3 —Jewelry and diamonds 1 valued at $4,500 were stolen last night from the apartments of Mr. and Mrs. Max Blumen-hal in the Great Northern hotel. Door lock and the lock of the trunk were i picked. ■ ’ * WATCHING THE CONLISTS. By Associated Press. Madrid, Dec. 3 —Additional precautions ; have been -taken by the government against the Carlists provinces, notably Saragossa and Biscay. # PHI LEIPS’EXTRA DRY. ‘ - Umbrellas $1.50. Clem Phillips. | MACON NEW? SATURDAY DECEMBER 3 1898. MAIN TROUBLES Reasons for Delav in the Peace Treaty. SMALL TmiGS WORRY Spain Striving; to Obtain Exception al Advantages Over Other Na tions Friendly to Us, By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 3—While it is begin ning to be recognized here that the chances are against the conclusion of the work of the peace commissioners in Paris it is i time for the Americans to take the steamer 1 of the 10th for the home. The officials are I not discouraged at the outlook, knowing | the delay of the nrocqedings of the com ’ mission admits of reasonable explanation. On some points, for instance, there has been some difficulty in reaching an agree ment as to the disposition of public prop erty in the Philippines including war ma terial. guns and stores. It seems, however, likely now the commissioners will agree to adopt a plan for the disposition of these • claims based upon the peace treaty that i governed the case of Spanish property. It will not be necessary, it is hoped :o‘ send a joint evacuation commission to Manila as was Gone in the evacuation of Porto Rico, but simply to adoot a plan laid down by the Porto Rican commission. It is surmised .the American commis siou-ers have been much more concerned by Spanish overtures looking to the allow ance of exceptional advantages for Span ish commerce with Cuba and Porto Rico than -about other matters of negotiations which really seemed to be of larger impor tance. The explanation is that this reali zation on the i art of the comm:sstoilers, that* any agreement on tlm’r ..art ;> .;gh cc.le such special -advantages, might not only arouse opposition of the commercial Ciasses ol the L nltcd States, but bring upon ! United Sta.. ■: ,v< rn nen a s ries of ■ icmands from the great commercial na i..uns -u1 . e world with wr.: ■ h we tve for-fro of simi lar concessions under the operutiml of '.>11.11 is known as the most favored nation -Much feeling exhibited by the German press towards the United States govern ment is directly* traceable -to a denial by the state denrirtm-mt that • jus: such a claim os preferred by Germany be expected from the eperaaions cf the coun tC'.'vaihng duty clause of the sugar 'section Or trie 'Anff?rican tariff act, on the ground that cither nations will be peracitted to stud .sugar to the United States free of tills duty, and the state department al ways avoided wherever possible, any ac tion that might cause further ea&fiicts of this kind. MAYOU PRICE i'S Wearing a White Ribbon Today in Order to Make it Stop Raining, Mayor Price is wearing a white ribbon today. The irraj-or says that the ribbon wae pinned on him on the day of the elec tion and that as he predicted rain cbe fol lowing day he thdughi that he would keep it on io stay off the rain if possible. He says it seems as if the anti-men have overdone the election and that it has been terribly wet since. He intends wearing the ribbon until after t\e rain stops as he wants things to be dry during Christmas. ANOTHER STORM VICTIM. By Associated Prese. Liverpool, Dec. 3.—The British steamer. King Arthur, Captain Hendry, from De marara. arrived here today and reported that -he sigated the British steamer Lon donism November 29. latitude 45 north longitude, 16 west, on her beam ends on ihe starooard side with decks and hatchee submerged. Al Ithe boats wer,e gone ex cept one small boat and there was no sign of life aboard her. A strong nortwes gale , was blowing at rhe time and the vesesl was apparently fast settling by* the head. The Lon-donian sailed from Boston Novem ber 15th for London in command of Cap :ain Lee - . . 4 a i { SOUTH HALL, THESWINCLER, By Associated Press. ; tst.Paul.Dec.3. —JamesSouthal! whose St.’Paul, Dec. 3.—James Southall, whose dealings in fraudulent government time cheeks were said to have caused losses to firms and individua Is all over the coun try to The amount of 5750.G00, was today sentenccd to the state prison for ten years at hard labor. PHILLIPS EXTRA DRY. Umbrellas $1.50. Clem Phillips. BIG DEATH RATE Dr. Brunner’s Report as to Havana Conditions. (MT ACCOUNT FOR IT, Abortive and Ridiculous Attempts to Clean the City—Popular Indifference. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 3 —A special to the Tri bune from Washington says: Surgeon General Wyman of the the Ma rine hospital service has received a report from Dr. W. F. Brunner, the United States sanitary inspector a-t Havana covering the week ending November 24, which shows little or no improvement in the health conditions of that city in spite of the ef forts now being made to prepare it for -the American army of occupation. In the week there were 440 death-3, giving an annual death rate of 114.40 per 1.000 most of them being due to the filthy* condition of -the city* and the lack of good food. Yellow fever, enteric fever, malarial fever and pernicious fever are credited with causing respectively, 4, 32 and 9 deaths. Sixty-nine are attributed to enteritis, twenty-six to dysentery, one to starvation, nine to pneumonia and fifty-five to tuberculosis. Os the four cases of yellow fever two were among the Spanish troops in military hos pitals and the otheis among the civilian-s. Dr. Brunner .thinks there are less than sixty cases in the city. The. report con tinues : “I am at a loss to understand why the enormous death rate continues. The weath er conditions favor a decrease in the death rate, and, while the city is filthy and dirty in the extre me, I cannot see that the native population should be unusually affected by such condition of affairs. There are some few cases of malarial fever occurring among crews of vessels in the harbor but they are mild in their nature and y.eld to treatment. ?i*nce September 24 there must have been from fifteen to twenty American- schooners in this port. Nearly all of them discharged their car goes of lumber at Tallapiedra wharf or some other badly infected dock, but no known cases of yellovz fever have devel oped among the.men composing the crews, in fact, the largest death rate has occurred in the tuhv.vbs of the city, cccions well removed from they bay, those two known at the Ccrro and Vedado showing an ab normally high death rate. Seme attempts have been made to clean the city, but as Uhey were not made intel ligently they were not effective. Fire en gines have been used for flushing rhe sewers but as they merely pumped the wMer into me streets, allowing it to drain into sewers, little good was accom plished. The work could have been made effective by pumping into each one of the manholes or catch basins, beginning at the head of the sewer and pumping to the outlet. An abortive attempt has been made to sweep some cf the streets by means of withes tied -together. The meth ods were as ludricrous as they were fu tile. The excreta of hundreds of homeless people and hundreds of those who have •homes line the sidewalks of side streets and the indifference shown to these condi tions is remarkable, even when the char acter of the population is considered. It is to be hoped that the cit#" will be made mechanically clean before the American troops are allowed to enter.” * * AT MERCER UNIVERSITY. ” Prof. Mosleys Lecture Postponed—Phi Delia’s Debater —Personal. In consequnece of the announcement that Rev. Sam Small will lecture ■at the First baptist church Sunday afternoon of December 4th. Professor Moseley’s lecture which was to be delivered at Mercer chape-l Sunday, December 4th, will post poned until Sunday afternoon, December ilth, .and will be delivered at the First Baptist church instead of Mercer chapel. The Phi Delta Society* will elect a deba ter today to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. John W. Barnwell leaving college. Mr. L. E. Grant, who has been confined at his home in Atlanta for several days, is improving and expects to return to Mercer in a few days. JACK BELL Is Bound Over to Superior Court for Stealing a Cow. Jack Bell, the negro who was arrested several years ago for the murder of an old negro at Bolingbroke was arrested again this morning by Policeman Long and Davis on the charge of stealing a cow from Mr. Dave Ross, at Summerfield. The negro is reported as a mean charac ter and the people in the neighborhood of Summerfield are glad to be rid of him. He was given a hearing in the recorder’s court this morning and was bound over to the superior court under a S2OO bond. BANKS CALLED ON. By Associated Press. Washington. Dec. 3. —The comptroller made a cal today for the condition of na tional banks at the close of business on Del ember 1. DYING PUGILIST, Tom Lans’ng Cannot Recover From Root's Blows. ; By Associated Prese. Louisville, Dec. 3.—The condition of Tom Lansing, the pugilist, who was stricken with paralysis a few days ago, as a result of a blow from the glove of Jack Boot, in a fight in Chicago, is more serious today. It is feared softening of the brain has be gun. RECORDER'S COURT. i Several Cases Tried Before Judge Freeman this Morning. A large crowd was at the police station this morning when Judge Freeman called the court to order. Many of the spectators were witnesses in the Burkett case. Judge Freeman decided to call all of the other cases before he began with the Burkett case as he knew that it would take “up several hours. Merritt McClean was fined $5 for disor derly conduct. Sarah Williams was dis missed on the same charge? A. B. Davis was fined $5 for fighting and disorderly conduct. Moses Mills was dismissed on the charge of disorderly conduct. | urkett was subsequently fined $25 by , the recorder. N. Y. REGIMENT. By Associated Press. Athens, Dec. 3.—The 202 d New York leaves for Savannah tonight. ' “OPEN DOOR” TARIFF SCHEME Senator Chandler Explains the. Policy to Be. Policy Wilt Prevail Only Till We Get Our Money Back. By Associated Press. 'New York, Dec. 3. —Senator William E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, in an inter i view with a. Washington correspondent ot the Tribune, laad this to say about the i scope and meaning cf the “open uoar” ' tariff polity which may be put in opera ; tion temporarily in the Philippines: ‘‘There seems to be a general m'isun i d erst and i nig of the ‘open door’ policy of : ih(- admini-stration. The phrase in its i present application .Is -'scme'vUhat mislead ■ ing. I have heard it contended that if we i maugur.. „e this policy foreign nations who : are in closer proximity to die Philippines than the United States, will have a great advantage over us in the matter of trade. Now, -as a matte;* of fact, this policy ’.’.ill not contnue Zor any great length of tkfio. The president has r-J authority to pre scribe perman cat tariff laws for the Phil ippinese; that is a congressional function and must be exercised exclusively by con gress when the i.dands have reached tiheir normal peace oondliLions. The president, in the execution of his duties, ha-s only the right to demand that Spain evacuate tlhe islands and turn them over to the United States. Thea he sets up a military govern ment until such a time as congress may act. It rests wish congress to establish - permanent scheme of commercial relanun-s and tariff administration. “After Spain has left the islands the military branch of the government takes charge. Then comes .the ‘open noor’ pol icy. The tariff rates are prescribed by the military government, which <sh-a‘ll apply not only to European nations, but to the United States as well. No nation on,earth is given an advantage. The object is sole ly to raise enough revenue to pay off the $20,000,000 to Spain. That money will come from England, France, Germany, America, in fact, every nation, Jt can be seen, therefore, that foreign nations, on account of their convenient situation to the Phil ippines, will have no material advantage over the United States. We want to raise the $20,000,000 to pay Spain and instead of being to our disadvantage, it will be to our ■benefit if these nations can increase their -trade to ‘the Philippines for the time being, | thus increasing tbe customs receipts. “The ‘open door’ policy .will prevail only so long as it is necessary to raise the $20,- 000,000 which is agreed to pay Spain. After this money is raised then it win be time for congress to act. It wil enact such tariff legislartion as it deems proper. If it is decided to annex the Philippines, then customs duties will be prescribed which will not give any foreign nations an ad vantage over us in the matter of trade. , We will have free and unrestricted inter- I course with the islands, which foreign na j Cions will be obliged to pay duties on the products that they import. Hence, it can i be seen that the ‘open door’ policy is only i , a temporary measure and instead of being ; to our disadvantage will redound to our benefit. “If congress decides to grant ihe Filipi nos their independence, then they will i probably be obliged to pay us the $20,000,- j 000 which we are to give Spain. I find i that the main opposition to the annexation ; of tide Philippines comes from people who have all along been opposed ro the inde pendence of Cuba. They are disappointed in the fact that Cuba has been freed, and, in line with their views on this subject are opposed to the acquisition of the Philip pines by the Unted States. The cry of ‘imperialism’ is a misplaced one and is not only misunderstood but entirely unwar ranted.” Odorless Storm Coats. Phillips. WRICE £ VE CEM S u TO BUIHSLANDS Report Seems Authentic that Germany Wants Caroines.J ' SNII'S DM flftm ■ Arrerican Commissioners Place Cre dence in the Rumor—May Be Trouble, ' By Associated Press. j Faris, Dec. 3—There -will be no joint session of the peace commission today, j The Americans three hours meeting to day.- The report from Berlin that Germany is negotiating the purchase of the Caroline islands is confirmed from several quarters, although •Count Von 'Munster Ledenburg, the German ambassador here, informed the correspondent of the Associated Press that he knew nothing at all about the matter. The American commissioners are inclined to believe the report and looked upon it as explaining the reluctance of the Spaniards to give the Americans an an- I swcr with regard to the Caroline islands. as well as to the question of religious j überty there, and the latest developments I confirm the report that the Spaniards had i been 'ns.rutted not to yield these points i until they made a good bargain. I UNITED STATES COURT. Judge Ross Appointed Special Master in the Southern’s Case. In the United States court today Judge i Speer directed Will Martin, the receiver for the stock of E. Stienheimer. to sell j the stock and specified the way in which i i't should be sold. The order stated that i the minor articles were to be sold in lots ■ .3 .he highest bidder and that the larger propertv should be sold separately. The following cases were assigned for I hearing; i vs. Connecticut Indemnity As ‘ sociation, December 14. L.’fley & Haslib vs. Central railway, De cenibe. 15. me grand jury is still in session and i ’.he com t is waiting for that, body to ccm i PICiC its work before anything is done, i Judge Joan P. Bess was a. pointed spe- • il jii.i-.ter to rake testimony in the case cf -he Dunlap Company \ . he Southern I ia.'.w jy. r■? work of taking the testi i mony will occupy seme time. He was j even the option of taking the testimony either here or in .New York. PLENTY OF LIGHT. Nsw Plant Will Furnish it in a Short Timo Big Th'nn- For FZacTn. .il; 1 con and Indian Spring street I runway com-.ia-ny has b-. gun work cn the j nev. power house an ! electric Plant thet ! is to be bu.l: near where the present car . house :;. > | The Southern railway has been engaged i for some time putting in a side track and i the work is now almost complete. The ! electric .plapt that is to furnish the city I wi.n light will be at this place. The new building will be one of the largest of its kind in the country and will be- a valua ble addition to MaOon's already growing list of buildings. ; A large force of hands are now at work : on the site getting it .in shape for the brick to be laid. It is piobibl? that the building will be finished by the last of January. The plant will -be ccnvien'tly located to :he Southern railway and the management will experience no trouble in getting coal to the house. New machinery and dynamos will be put in 'to the building and when finished j in addition to being an excellent building i it will be one of the best equipped plants in the south. RACE FOR ALDERMAN Official Call Made Today—Probable Can didates for Ihe Place. j The official call for the aldermanic elec ; tion to take place December 13th, appears ! in The News with a list of judges today. Four aidermen are to be elected, one j from each of ithe wards. Owing to the change in the charter there is no longer any such thing as electing all from any one ward. : The prohibitionists have, as yet, made no sign as to their intentions. The pres ent members, whose terms expire are Messrs. Moore, Williams, Huthnance and 1 Taylor. Os these the three fir.?: named are from one word—the Fourth. Mr. Hut'h nance, is is understood, hss declined to run again, and as between 'Messrs. Moore and Williams of the Fourth, the latter will probably yield to the former if the former wishes to run, as is probably the case. It was reported this morning rhat Mr. John VanSyckle would be the candidate in the First Ward. Mr. Thomas Sheridan in the Second and Mr. Mallory H. Taylor, the present incumbent, in the Third. It is not probably, however, that the regular announcemnts will be made until next week. CHRISTMAS GIFT. There is Nothing: Like the Wood Peavy Company. The Wood-Peavy Furniture Company is as usual all ready for the Christmas trade. As usual thev have been always ready to meet the demand at the holiday season and this year are more so than ever. The buyers of Christmas pres ents should first pay a visit to 'this store and make a thorough inspection. In the way of Christmas presents there iis noth ing that can equal a neat and nice piece of furniture. i E bl