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ESTABLISHED 1884 MfflOH IPNIHMS i Changes Made in South Geor gia Assignments. NORTH .iNIjJtHJTH MACON, Mr. Pinson Remains at Mulberry and Mr. Matthews ot First Street-Complete List. - Following are the app<Jnfor the South Georgia Methodifit conference: North Macon District—JA. M. Williams, presiding elder. Macon— Mulberry Street, W. W. Pinson; Vineville and Manchester, T. D. Ellis; East Macon. J. H. Mather; Gordon, F. M. C. Eads; Irwinton, S. A. Hearn; Jtffen onville, W. Langston; Al* •lemtown, E. E. ‘Rose; Washington, J. C. Griner; Sandersville, J. S. Jordan; Ten nille, T. H. Thomason; Riddleville, A. A' Ratcliffe; Davisboro and New Hope. C. A. Moore; Nor then, IL C. Jones; Arabi to be supplied; Hinton, R. E. Bailey; Louisville, T. N. Parley; Wadiey, J. W. Connors; •Wadi. > and Barrow, .1. M. Culler, assis tant editor of Wesleyan Christian Advo cate. South Macon District —J. D. McGehee, presiding elder Macon —First .Street. Geo. W, Matthews. Grace, C. W. Snow; Cente nary, J. A. Thomas; South Macon, T. I. Nea.se; Bibb. S. G. Meadows; Byron, G. T Roberts; Bonair, G. P. Reviere; Snow. Ji. M. .vliiscvn; Vienna and Unadilla, C. E. Crawley; Vienna circuit, E. M. Wright.; Hawkinsville, J. A. Harmon; Ft, Valley, F. M. Christian; Knoxville, R. L. Wig gins; Ht bron supplied by F. C. Gardiner; Marshallville, 11. R. Myers; Montezuma, c. H. Branch; Oglethorpe, B. E. Whitting on: Perry, W. Ellis. GEN. RIVERA Liberated by the Spaniards and Comes to America. By Associated Preee. New York, Dee. 12. —J. Ruiz Rivera, the Cuban general recently liberated by the Spanish government from Ceuta, was a passenger by rhe steamer La Champagne from Havre, which arrived today. Rivera heard at quarantine of the death of Garcia and was deeply grieved. Rivera, bad a strong regard for Garcia, but had not met him for sixteen years. FOUR KILLED. ' Five are now in a Brooklyn Apartment House. By- Associated Press. New York, Dec. 12 —The fire which des troyed the apartment house a: 134 Pros pect Place, Brooklyn, last night killed four persons—Joseph W. Noble:, his wife, his wife’fi mother, Mrs. Stothein and John Winne. The other missing persons have been a counted for. ANTI-SEMITES Making all Manner of Trouble in (Al giers. By Associated Press. Paris. Dt e. 12.—The prefect of Algiers, has suspended the mayor of Algiers for a month in account of a speech by the may or. who is a rabid anti-semite, attacking the government. The general minister of the interior increased the suspension to three months. This was intended as a wonting to Algerian Anti-Semites, whose recent violence and threats have been <aus ng a panic among the Jews of Al giers and demoralizing business. RAILROAD (MANAGER DEAD. fIE By Associated Press. New York. Dee. 12 —Christian F. Hagan, traffic manager of the Ward Steamship Line, a member of the Maritime and Pro duce exchanges and widely known in rail road and steamship circles and in Mexico And Cuba, is dead at his home in this city aged 42 years. AN OLD ’49ER By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 12 —Dr. Edward Hall, a J x.oted physician, is daad at hits home in this city aged 80 years. He was a Cali fornia gold hunter of 1849. LABOR FEDERATION. Opening of the Annual Convention in Kan sas City. By Associated Press. Kansas City’, Dec. 12. —The eighteenth annual session of the convention of the THE MACON NEWS. American Federation of Labor was called to order in St rope’.-* hall today. There were 150 delegate* from al! parts of the ■ country and two from a toss the water, t namely, WilLam Thorn • and William In skip. a London representing the British i Trade Union Congress. Delegate Inskip’s mission is to plea i for a closer alliance between he l ni:< 1 Stale.? and Great Brit ain among rn 1 ;jx •. as well as political ! lines. Tiie work mapped out for the open | ing day hiciud-e] committee report.’, s<aat -1 ing' an 1 rejection of contested delegates, ■ of whom th* re are several, and the annual address by President Gompere. President , Evans, of the Kansas City Commercial club, welcomed the delegates, President f Gornpers responding. ■ EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER. I Effort to Secure Basis of Arbitration in Building Trades. By Associated Kansas City, Dec. 12.—Theodore S. ! Jones, of Kansas City, president of the I National Building Trades council, called the second annual convention of that or- I ganization to order today at the labor ' headquarters. All pans of the country I were represented. The convention will be I in session about four days and one of the I most important question*; to be brought : up will be the establishment of a joint i board of arbitration composed of master builders and members of the building j trades council, whose office shall be the I settlement by' arbitration of all disputes and grievances between the employer and employe. There will be no attempt at consolidation with the American Federa tion of ‘Labor, according to a statement of j the general secretary and treasurer. Skein i bliss, of St. Louis. BASE BALL SHAKE-UP Changes to be Made in the New York Team—Day For Managers. By’ Associated Press. New York. Dec. 12—The Herald savs: John B. Day. owner of the New York Club at the height of its success has been secured as manager of the Giants for next year. Such was the announcement made yesterday by An&rew Freedman president of the New York club. Mr. Freedman said that Ainos Rusie and .Touett Meekin who for years have been considered the main strength of the team in this city and Wiliam (Kid) Gleason, second baseman are on the market to be sold or exchanged for other player*; equally. Mr. Freedman said last night: “The New York Club has secured a new manager who will have entire control of the team. We intend to invest the management of the playing end of the club in JoFm fL ' Day. We propose to make him a director .of the club and let him have entire charge, j I want to be relieved of the trouble rhar , arises from looking after the playing end ' of the club and shall do all I can to make Mr. Day’s management successful. He will have all the credit for any success that the team may attain and must be the responsible party for any other state of affairs. “We are satisfied that a number of play ers have been on the New York team too • long. They have never been desirous of doing more than holding their positions on account of drawing large salaries. We intend to get others who will play for the success of the team. The announcement is onw made that Rusie. Meekin and Gleason are on the market and will eitehr be sold ; or traded for other players equally storng. And there are othes-s. I “As regards the players of the team we have signed such as will surely represent i the club next year. We will have a strong j team and take radical measures so that J the club’s rights will be enforced. Players who do not like to work and are mere shirkers must look for places on other ■ teams. There were factions that spring up in the team las year—certain men did not support certain pitchers, certain players were delinquent in their wok and the pub lic had a good fair example of it all.” HOBSON IN A WRECK. I But it was Reported that he Was not In jured. Birmingham. Ala.. December 12.—(Spe cial.) —A report reached here today that a Southern railway train, between Akron and Greensboro, Ala., was wrecked and a i few people hurt. Among the passengers I aboard the train was Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hobson. The information that comes is meagre, but it is stated that Hobson was not hurt. I PURCHASE SUSPECTED. Ohiosns Return Hone After Vishinj’ Geor gia Gold Field* - . Chattanooga. Tenn., December 12. —(Spe- i cial.) —J. >W. Adams, of this city; F. G. Thompson, S J. M. Bloomer, T. B. Tibbitts i and W. J. McCullough:, of Toledo, 0., rep resenting the Consolidated Dahlongea, Ga., Gold Mining Company, recently organized, returned today from an inspection of the minese. The company has control of 100.000 acres of land right in the Dahlon ega region, and are preparing to go into the gold mining business by the chlorina tion process, on an extensive scale. They will put in a five hundred stamp mill at i once and employ five hundred hands. It 1 is stated that ample funds are behing the i company. It is expected to have the plan: ready for operation some time in the early part , of February. CASTELLANOS INJURED. By Associated Press. Havana, Dee. 12. —While Captain Gener al Castellanos was in his been room yes terday evening the roof fell in and woun -1 ded him on both shoulders, breast and face. His orderly was also wounded in the face. _ k _ MACON NEWS MONDAY DECEMBER 12 1898. p® ra Anti-Drevfu? Demonstration In the Streets, "SPIT UPON Picotlisr . ~ ♦ 4 Gen, ZuHinden’s Compliment to Cheers for the ‘ Valiant Com mander,” i - I ! By Associated Preee. Paris, Dec, 12.—Several thousand extra l police and repuhJican gittmls have been t distributed about this city to cope with i the anti-Piequart demonstration which is ; ; j expected in view of the reports that the 1 colonel is to be provisionally released to- i day. Millesvoye and the Compte de Ramel, : members of the Chamber of De-nuties, i headpd the anti-Tireyfous demonstration thia afternoon. They marched to the Cherche Midi prison, where Picquart is confined, but were stopped "by the police and begged to retire. Thereupon Milles- ‘ voye made a epeech in which he said he did not desire a conflict with “these brave j fellows,” painting to the policemen, add- ! ing they had achieved their object, being ' ‘ able to shout “Spit u.pa»n Picquart!” who j i could bear them from within at the win- j | dow* fol his prison. The crowd then i marched to the official residence of Gen- ! eral Zmrlrnden, military governor of Paris, j , cheering for the army and chantwg mo- I notonously “Spit iapon Picquari." This j broicjght forth renewed cheers from the ! demonstrators. The doors of Zurlinden’s residence were elfieed. but the crawd gath ered outside cheering for the armv and j MilSesvoye harraingued his followers, de- ! ; nwuncing the "ixi'famous monsters of the ! I court Cassation..’” ending with calling fcr ! * cheers for the* ’valiant Zurlsasden, who ■ i commands the jairmy.” THIRD DISAPPOINTED. ! ; ?(eg : ment Expected to be Ordered to the Transports. Savannah, Dec. 12. —The Third Georgia i regiment appears to have been forgotten i by the war ■department. The officers ©I ’ ! the regi merit are somewhat perplexed as i to just what is going- to be done with ■ i them. The (transports on which they were ■ ' to have gone ten or twelve days ago re- ! ' turned to Savannah today amd, it was sup- I : posed would take them to Nuevitas. But I orders have come from Woashing ton to- ; day for the Chester to take the Fourth Virginia and Forty-ninth lowa regiments ! to Havana. These' regiments belong to Lee’s corps. This makes the situation more puzzling than ever to the Georgians, who are anxious to move. The chances , | are now that they will remain here until | ' all of Lee’s corps has 'been landed in Cuba . The officers do not yet think there is any i ■ doubt about them going, hut they do not J understand the delay. CREW RESCUED. Dreadful Experience of an American Schooner. New York, Dec. 12. —Captain Cora mg and nine shipwrecked seamen of the American bark Glenida were passengers per steamer Orinoco, which arrived today from Ber muda. The Glenida sailed from New York : November 25 for Buenos Ayres with a general cargo. When two days out she j encountered a terrific hurricane from the ’ east to southeast. There were tremend ous seas in which a deck load of rosin broke adrift, which, owing to the heavy seas, carried away the fore rigging and foremast, which went by the board. Mean j while the vessel labored and strained heavily, causing her to spring a leak. On the 29th the British steamer Ivydene from | I New York for Rio Janeiro rescued all i hands and took the crew to Bermuda. IN CONGRESS Resolutions Against Extention of Territory —Government Zand the Privates. By Associated Press. • j Washington, Dee. 12.—1 n the ‘ Hoar and Hale presented reso- ■ . i lutions of citizens of their states remon- ; i strating against the extension of Ameri- j can sovereignty over the Philippines and ' against the acquisition of foreign territory i without the consent of the people of such territory. t The resolutions were referred to the > committee on foreign relations. Senator Pettigrew introduced a bill au- j thorizing A. A. Bartlett to raise the battle- I ship Maine and transport her to the United ; States. Mr. Hoar introduced the following reso- ! tion: “That the committee on military be in structed to inquire and report as soon as may be, whether some policy shall not be established by law by which soldiers of J i the regular army whose families or pa- I rents depending on them for support or , whose education or opportunities for bus- * ■ ’ iness wall be seriously interferred with by I longer continuation in the military service, j i and who enlisted for the war or under the I assurances that they would be held only i while war lasted, may be promptly dis charged and the places so far necessary filled by new recruits. OFFICERS FIGHT. Maj Fugua and Lieut. Col. Withrow Em broiled. , There came near being a bloody tragedy in the camp of the Tenth Immunes yester day. A difficulty, growing out of a court martial proceeding, caused Major Fugua Ito assault Lieutenant Colonel Witbrow, j Colonel Withrow was severely hure and | the guard was called. AT THE CAMPS The Seventh Becomes Com fortable Rapidly. ffSTEBPATS ORfSS PARADE Paymasters Hard at Work - -1 he Sol-! diersT are Making Local Trade Lively. Yesterday was a great day soldiers. Their camps were visited by thousands of people and the men seemed well pleased to have th visitors about. Th camp of the Seventh cavalry was the most popular visiting place and fully three thousand people were down there yesterday after noon when guard mounting was held. The sight was entirely new to the Ma- 1 con people and they pronounced it won- ' derful. All of the drills of the cavalry men are done on horse back and the horses behaved very well. Each company had a detail on guard and about 100 men composed the guard. The band of this regiment is also mounted and they made very good music. The camp of the Seventh cavalry is one of the prettiest in the country. All of the men are supplied with round tents and about ten men sleep in a tent. The sol diers of this regiment are better fixed than the volunteer troops. All of the men have mattresses and a good supply of blankets and each tent has a large stove. The tents are also floored and are kept as warm as the average hou.se. Each com- • pany street is laid off as smooth as a floor i and there is plenty room between ■ the ; tents. The camp is located in the center !of the race track and nearly all of the ground is occupied.. I . The kitchens are well arranged and the ■ cooks are kept busy all during the day preparing meals. The horses are well trained and are kept in the best of condi tion. It would be surprising to know the amount of grain and forage that it takes to feed the horses. The horses of each company are kept near the company street and every man is required to feed his own horse. Each man is required to curry his horse twice a -day and at a certain hour i they must be carried to water. All of the horses seem to be intelligent ; animals and it is said that in many in : stances they can understand the com -1 mands of the captain and will turn in the ; right direction without the troopers using j the reins. Ail of them seem to be per fectly gentle and the crowds and noise do not affect them in the least. At present, there is no ground large ' enough for the regimental drills and only 1 guard mounting is being held. It is I thought, however, that a suitable place will be found in a few days. A cavalry regiment requires a vast deal more ground for the drills than an infantry regiment and for this reason a tract 0? land large enough has been found. The men all seem pleased with the camp ground and say that it is a great deal bet ter than the place where they were sta tioned in Huntsville. The band of the Third Engineers gave a concert yesterday. Their band is improv ing very much and will soon be as good as any in the service. The negroes of the city made visits to the negro camps. It is a remarkable fact that the negroes have been so quiet recently. The negroes of the Sixth Virginia created a disturbance in front of the depot on Fourth Street Satur day afternoon but it amounted to noth ing. The provost guards were unable to handle the men and they had to be taken in charge by the policemen. Several of them were sent to the barracks but .were afterwards turned over to the provost marshal. The Third Engineers gave a dress pa rade yesterday afternoon. Although this is one of the youngest regiments in the ser vice the men put up excellent drills. Their officers are very competent and know their business well. The regular inspection, which was post poned last Sunday morning was held yes terday and the brigade commanders found everything in good shape. All of the equipments, blankets, knapsacks, etc., were inspected and were found to be in good condition. The paymasters worked all day yester day paying off the men and will probably finish up their work by tomorrow. Three regiments have been paid off and the other three will be paid off in the next two days. Those who have received their money have begun to spend it. Many of them are buying things to send home and the jewel ry stores have come in for their share of the trade lately. GRAND REVIEW TOMORROW Parade of All the Soldiers to be Held on Fourth Street For Gen. Wilson. General Bates has called for a review of the men of his division tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. All of the brigade command ers have been notified and will have the men in the city by 9 o’clock. The parade will be formed on Fourth street and Will pass in review either at the intersection of Third and Cherry streets or at the corner of Second and I Cherry. The review will be held for Gen eral Wilson and the men will be put in j- I shape for the presidential review which ' will be held next Monday. All of the troops now in the city will be | in the parade tomorrow and it will prob- * bably take two hours for them to pass the review stand. The streets are not wide ; enough for them to pass the review stand and it is probable they will pass in a col ! umn off platoons in close column. This ' formation is said to be an excellent one by several of the officers and they say that if can pass much quicker this way than in i a column of fours. It will take about two hours to form the line, and as long again for it to pass j in review. The cavalry regiment will he ' one of the most interesting sights of the I j day. The regiment will probably be over j two blocks in length. All of rhe men will j . be in full dress and they will' make flu | excellent show. < General BaNs will be in command of the . i division and General Gordon and General McKee wil be in command of the brigades. Each of the oicers will be accompanied by their staffs on horseback. The bands of each regiment wil be out and tomorrow promises to be a big military day for Ma con. As soon as the parade is over the regiments will be marched back to their I camp grounds and dismissed for the day. i COTTON STEAMER BURNED, f Ons Thousaid Bales on Boark—No Lives Lost. I By Associated Press. New Orleans, Dec. 12. —The -steamer | John 'Howard, a large, fine stern wheel ' freight and passenger carrier, was burned I during rhe night at. Columbia, La. She I was commanded by Captain J. W. Carlson, jNo Lives were 'lost. The boat had about I one thousand bale's of cotton on board. I She belonged to the Ouachita line and ran I between New Orleans and Ouachita river j points. HOBSON I CANNOT COMEi I i A Dispatch From Secretary Long—Admiral Dewey Needs Him. Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson, 'the hero of the Merrimac, cannot visit i Macon with the president. He ft sired mightily to come, but the hard necessities of war prevent him. Ur gent appeals were made to the depart ment, but this morning the soil’s w jag tele gram was received: R. M. Rogers, President of the Chamber ' of Commerce, Macon. Ga.,: In view of the postponement which has already been i granted to Mr. Hobson and the urgency of I Admiral Dewey’s request for his service, j 1 it is impracticable to grant further -delay. I JOHN D. LONG Secretary oi the Navy. ■ It may be mentioned in this co-mec Boi. however that there will be a multitude of ' very distinguished men in the president's party. The following dispatch was received , this morning from Lieutenant Hobson ' himself: J Greensboro, Ala., Dec. 12. —R. M. Rog j ers. President Chamber of Commerce: Re ! gret that I am unable to be with you. Imperative orders to sail at date first set. R. P. HOBSON. ; BRYAN’S RESIGNATION He Notifies the War Department and it will be Accepted. ■ By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 12. —All doubt re specting the intention of Colonel William J. Bryan was removed by the receipt at the war department toaday of a telegram from him stating he had mailed his resig- I i nation of his commission as colonel of I i volunteers and it was approved by the di- ' vision and corps commander. The war department, of course, cannot.# t upon the ' resignation until it comes formally to hand, but there can be no doubt of the : acceptance. It is supposed at the war de ' partment that Lieutenant Colonel Vif quain will succeed him in the colonelcy. JUDGE SPEER INVITED. Will go to Savannah as a Special Guest at the McKinley Banquet. —— • Judge Speer has been invited to attend as a special guest the banquet to be given I President Mcinley by the citizens of Sa- : vannah Saturday. He will leave the city • Saturday morning:. CHIEF JUSTICE SIMMONS Taken Very 111 at His Farm Saturday I Night. Chief Justice Simmons, who was visiting his farm in Crawford county Saturday, was taken ill very suddenly and. for a time his condition was thought to be serious. , It seemed to be nothing more than a se vere attack of indigestion. He recovered , sufficiently to return to his duties in At lanta Sunday night and is at work today. > PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS., I By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 12—The president sent j the following nominations to the senate: War—Regular army, cavalry arm: Cap tains to be majors: Charles A. Phatfield, \ J. B. Kerr, J. Dorst, George S. Anderson, | Assistant surgeons, ranks qf first lieu tenant: Clyde S. Ford, West Virginia; | James R. Church, District of Columbia; j E. A. Dean. Tennessee; F. M. C. Usher, of ■ Kentucky. I Treasury—Assistant surgeons Marine hospital service: J. W. Kerr. Ohio; Gus tave M. Corput, Georgia; Dana E. Robin son, Ohio. SHIP SCUTTLED. By Associated Press. Cleveland, 0., Dec. 12—While the steam er Aurora was towing the barge Aurania through a big field of ice near Bar Point I today, fire broke out in the Aurora and she had to be scuttled to prevent total des truction. She sank in about twenty feet feet of water loaded with wheat and the cargo is a total loss. , She is valued at $50,000. The fate of the crew is unknown. It is supposed they escaped on the ice. •-M'. fa FiV.- C x NTS MILEm How He Would Strengthen Our Military Forces. FBOITIEII IEEDIII6 TROOPS Tne Proportion of Soldiers to Pop ulation Favored by Him Na tive Troops for Colonies. By Associated Press. -U r Washington, Dee. 12.—General Miles ap peared .before the house commission on military affairs for a hearing relative to the proposed reorganization and increase of the army. Two bills for thia purpose are pending, one drawn by Miles and in troduced in the senate, as the Hawley bill, and another introduced in the house- by Chairman Hull, of the military committee. At the outset General Miles addressed himself to the general need of increasing the army without reference to either .bill. 'He said he had always favored the cs tablishedment of a fixed standard -for the army. The experience of last year, he said, had demonstrated our present mili tary establishment to bo inadequate to 1 maintain a position as a first-class power. I It is necessaary now to consider both our I military requirements at -home and those i in our new colonial dependencies abroad and rapidly increasing demands made by , sea coast fortifications. The latter, as far ! as completed, required some 185 batteries •of artillery, and when the entiiT increase of the coast defenses is completed 365 bat teries of artillery would be required. The entire fronttier has been stripped of troops during the 'late war and complaints are ■ coming in of lives, families and property I of those along the frontier being jeopard ized .by this condition. Il is not desirable, therefore, to withdraw our forces from the frontiers so as to leave them defenceless. These considerations, said General Miles, led him to recommend a standard of one j soldier for every one thousand of popu’la | tion at home, with native troops on X basis. of two native soldiers for every 1,000 of population. OEO RECORDER’S COURT. Largest Number of Ctjes on Docket tor a Yr* . • D Twenty-three cascv .e on the docket this morning when Judge Freeman called the court to order. He did not waste any ! time and began work at once. He dis posed of the cases rapidly and very few of the prisoners escaped without a fine. The main charges against the penitents up this morning were for drunk and dis orderly. The fines ranged from 50 cents to $25, many of which were paid. As the j judge left the court room he remarked • that the court had poid expenses that day for the first time in a month. The number of cases on the docket was one of the larg est of the year and it took the judge until 12 o'clock to finish up his work. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. •Will Probably be Given a Hollidev in Hon or of the President. The Board of Education will meeting tonight, at which time ’ ’ propably be decided to give*the pur J school children a holiday on Monday ne in honor of the president’s visit. It is suggested, and it is hoped the sug gestion will be carried out by each of the teachers, that each child carry a small United States flag, and that the children be massed on Coleman’s Hill at 11 o’clock or earlier, so that they may be viewed by j the president when he arrives at Judge j Felton’s residence where a lunch and in : formal reception is to be tendered. The flavs are inexpensive, and it is thought i the scene presented by the children would I be decidedly appropriate and inspiring. MORESOLDIERS TO COME Rumored Today that Two Regiments at Knoxville Would Come Here. It was rumored on the streets today that two regiments now at Knoxville, Tenn., would probably come here. No orders have been received here in re gard to the matter but.the officers say that it is very probable that the regiments will come here as it is very cold for the men in Knoxville. If the regiments come here they will probably be camped on rhe'site occupied by the First Georgia. GARCIA’S FUNERAL. By .associated Presj. Washington. Dec. 12. —The funeral of General Calixto Garcia, the distinguished Cuban warrior and leader and head of’the commission elected by the Cuban assembly to visit this country and who died yester day, will be held at 10 o’clock tomorrow from St. Patrick's church. Thomasville, Ga., Dec. 12.—Mrs. Colixto Garcia, wife of the Cuban General, will be unable to attend her husband's funeral to morrow. Her daughter, Mercedes, who is quite ill. is not so well today and Mrs. Garcia has decided to remain until her condition improves.