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ESTABLISHED 1884 WORRIED H _ ILOILO, Government Does Not Like the Situation There, DEW MUCH 01 LUCK, , Lacks Like the - nsurgents May Make Ail Manner of Mischief. 3. > 'AwHa ted Washington, Oc. 28.—TTbere is « Kind al anxiety tn official circles here-over the nreni events at Hollo. Two <wffn ial 'lisptfitches har.e been ewived at the state and 'war departments, bat It Is impossible to gather from them ary accurate Jtnowl edge as to tfce condition there. It is not even possible to learn whether th*e insur gents or American forces have taken the place. This morning United States Consul i'ratt, at 'Singapore, cabled the state de pa rtment.* ‘•Hollo taken 24th. Spanish fiol to Hor .iOfcO.” t I liis threw the officials into deeper doubt than before. The American expel I diiion wnleh left Manila to go to Iloilo— -2.000. troops and th- warships Baltimore %. .aid ( alia®—would scarcely haw had time it is said, to have reached Iloilo by the 24th, so the Inference is that 'the insur gents are In possession. Color is lent to this belief by the fact that it wkis reported in one telgram that the Spanirds had re treated to a strongly fortified town on the island .of Mindanao. This does not agree with Consul Pratt’s statement that they lb d to Borneo. The north coast is a British possession, but it is believed that the eon mi is In error on this point, which might easily be the case in view of the d’stance from his post to Iloilo. The fact that the Spaniards have retreated at all is also construed as .in indication that the town has been abandoned to the insurgents, for it is believed Colonel Rios, the Spanish commander, would have cheerfully sur rendered to tlie American forces, with a view to securing safety for nis men and the ultimate return to Spain by the Amer ican government according io the terms o' the .treaty. Tiie officials at the war department still decline to make public General Otis’ tele gram of y< st< . day. but there is no doubt he is meeting with great difficulty Jn his * <ifoi: to secure the releast of the Spanish prisoners held by the Filipinos. It begins >•» to app. ,ir clearly that a eimeJderable ele ment among the Filipino leaders—prob ably the majority—are disposed to use these unfortunate prisoners as a basis for negotiations with the United States gov ernment, making their release conditional upon certain more or less important con cessions demanded by them. It is not yet a foregone conclusion that terms can *be arranged by private conferences in Ma nila to secure the release of these men. hut the United States government, being now pledged by treaty to free them, if !»• a "eful negotiations fall. General Otis has been instructed on this point, and the war department has confidence in his experience and sound judgment, and. be lli veing th;... from bis presence on the «■ ‘ene he is better capable of dealing with the situation, that officials here have con fined themselves to a statement of what must be done toward securing the pris oners, leaving it to General Otis to devise ways ;.nd means < f carrying cut the plans. Just before noon another dispatch came from Otis that at once confirms the fears of the officials at the war department as to what has taken place at Iloilo. It ap f p< ars that the American forces had ar rived too late on the scene and the insur g< nts added to the difficulty of the prob lems already presented by hoisting their flag over the city which they have been besieging for months. The news contain ed the following message: “Manila. Dee. 2’.—Aujutont General, Washington: Sent Colonel Potter on fast vessel to Iloilo on the 24th to communicate with the Spanish General Rios: latter evacuated on evening of 24th and Potter was thirtynine hours late: insurgents took possession city on 24th add Potter found Aguinaldo’s flag flying. Cannot now re port probable results. Will not hear from them for four days, as there is no cable communications. The Spanish forces have evacuated all stations in the southern islands except Zambaonga and Mindanao, by orders, they say, from Madrid. “(Signed Otis.” The evacuation by the Spaniards of all Philippine ports, although doubtless in spired bv the desire to secure their safety by concentration, undoubtedly has done much to complicate the problem already presented to the war department of ex tending the military jurisdiction of the United States over the islands. It will now be necessary to expedite the execution of the original plans and it may fully be ex pected within a week that important ‘ ivemts will have happemd in the Philip . jXmes. It is presumed Otis will demand * w| surrender of Iloilo and this demand i n 4 &l ouce raise the issue between iii- Ew: Lents and our government as to ’he \siou of the island. THE MACON NEWS. AUTO TRUCKS. Compt*ss®d Air Vehicles to Supercede Horses In New York. By A.iso-mtrd Press. New York, be-. The Herald -?y«: The New York Auto Truck Company, i with a capital of $1,000,000, has been in corporated. With this capital it is proposed ; to pir.ee auto trucks operated by compres sed air in the streets of the city. At present the oirly persons whose naaneis ar*- made public in connection with :hJ« scheme are James H. Hoadley and H.-my E. Knight. Mr. Hoadley is president of the com j pressed Air Power Company. Mr. Hoad- I ley ami Mr. Knight obtained their inter i <ests in compressed air moiors some years ago and William C. Whitney became in > terested in their company. Their motors have recently been adopted by the Metro politan Traction Company for use on the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth street I cross town line and will soon be in oper ! ation. Joseph Leiter recently acquired a controlling interest in the foreign rights i of the Hoadley-Knight patents In an in terview Mr. Leiter spoke guardedly of his ■ plans for placing auto motors in London 1 and other foreign cities, but said that it I was merely a matter of time when all great cities would be compelled to adopt some form or motor in plaoe of hotses. j Mr. Hoadley declined to state whether i the capitalists back of the New York Au to Truck Company were Air. Leiter and I Mr. Whitney, or tell who they were. He : said that rhe organization of the company is not yet. completed and that until it is. the names of the officers or directors will not be wade public. Os the plane of rhe company he also spoke guardedly. ' “We have built auto tracks,” said, ] “and used them at our works in Massa ' chusetts. We can haul a load of 8-tons twenty-five miles without replenishing the air. It is easi.tr for our trucks to move eight tons than for three hoises to haul ( six tons on an ordinary street. On weft as'phajJ horses are almost helpless and with the substituting of the asphalt ifm* paving streets one’s horses must go. From a sanitary stand point and in the matter of cleanliness it would make a great difference in the city if the 150,000 to 100.000 horses in its streets were done a'way with. Our trucks will take up less room and will move much faster than an ordinary team and they are under jsuch 1 Perfect control that there is 'less danger | to life and limb than horses. Electricity cannot be used for trucks designed to carry heavy loads, owin<g to | the weight of the storage battery that would be w<iuired. It. does well for itiabs and light delivery wagons, but trucking is another matter. If we had our tnucks i in the city when that last snow storm fell we .could have removed it in sevcniy-.rwo hours at the .outside. I An attempt is to be made to absorb the I pricipal trucking interests in the city anl to gradually replace horse drays wilt .-au j to trucks without,antagonizing the present j oV ners. The plan proposed is similar to that followed in organization trusts. Sep a? ale interests are to be purchased and truck drivers are to become motormen. If this plan does no: work there will be a 1 fight between the old methods and the 1 new. DEWEY’S GREAT NEED Navy Department Finds it Difficult to Give Him Aid. Bv Associated Pnese. New York. Dec.. 28 —A dispattch to the Tiibune from Washington says: The energy with which the navy de partment is strengxhening its forces on the 1 Pacific Ocean is further emphasized by its decision to send four hundred enlisted men as quickly as possible across the con tinent to San Francisco to be taken by the next mail steamer to Hong Kong. This action was taken in response to a requisi tion from Admiral Dewey to send him ! men to take charge of the captured cruis ers Don Juan de Austria. Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzon, the two latter vessels being 1 now in dock at Hong Kong while the first is being repaired at Cavite. In the battle of Manila the vessels above mentianed were sunk, their Spanish crews aggrega ted 531 officei* and men their comple ments being distributed as follows: Don Juan de Austria 28 officers. 179 men: Isla Le Cuba and Isla de Luzon, each .31 officers and 156 men. It is believed by Admiral Dewqj- that he can reduce these ' crews by nearly one half without destroy ing the efficiency of the vessels for the purpose of cruising and guard duty in the Philippine group. The personnel resources of the navy will be severely taxed in sending these men to * the Pacific just now on account of the statutory rmi tat ions on the number of men allowed in the service. The present peace establishment provides only 12.750 men but in the war under special tempo ; rary authority the total naval strength ;ros< to nearly 22.000. This figure will be i reduced this week to 19.000 but below this I it is considered unsafe to go and an ap ; peal will be made to congres as soon as j it reassembles to authorize the dspart j ment to retain in the service for a few i terms of three years of all of these men who enlisted for the war and who desire Ho remain for’the longer period. Several ) :housand applications from these short time men have already been received at the navy department and confidence ms ex- ■ pressed that no difficulty will be encoun ‘ tered in securing enough good men for the vessels which must necessarily be kept in commission if congress will give the re . quisite authority. The naval authorities expect to hear of ' the arrival of the Buffalo at Port Said to morrow with her 400 men destined for Dewey’s ship* to take the places of those whose terms of enlistment have long ago .expired and who are anxious to come home i to re-enlist on the Atlantic coast after a brief holiday. The Buffalo is to be coaled at Port Said and will not s op again until she reaches Hong Kong next month, i Reports received from Norfolk indicate that the Yosemke which will follow the Buffalo with 4(<o sailors and one hundred marines will get away within two weeks. M>-t of the marines will be landed at , Guam to held that, island until the army ' arranges to supply the garrison. MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28 1898. WiO SME Stability of the Government Not Endangered. PRESIDENT DRAPER’S VIEI Much Depends Upon the Standard of Education Adopted in the Public Schools. By Associated Preea. i SL JPaul, Dec. 28. —‘Put the schools on a business and pedagogical standard, train the children jnto life, not <oui of it, and then the public schools will make much for good citizenship.” this sentence may be summed up the I address delivered before the Minnesota Educational Association .by Dr. Andrew S. Draper, president of the University of II : litnois. Dr. Draper's subject was “The jiyblie schools an.i citizenship.’ “On the public school system,” Dr. Dra jier said, “depended tro a great extent the • security of oar citize'nship. The best pos- ■ sible qualities are necessary to the state : and to secure them the state has arranged this wonderful system of schools and i makes education compulsory. “The American people are able to gov ; ern themselves and the schools will do I their share in making good citizens if the 1 people will support them. The country is noi anarchistic and the great experiment j of a Democratic government is fas-t near- I ing the point where it may be said to be ' sucesscful. | “The country is not afraid of the man on i hrorseback,” he said, “or of his more pop ' ulara and mote powerful brother, the man on the bridge of a battleship. The Amer : lean people need not worry themse-lves j about the stability of the government. It j has a great problem before it just now, j 'the greatest it has ever had, but it does ' not. endanger its stability.” I TONS OF OPIUM. Largest Consignment TEver Entered In an American Port. ' By Associated Press. San Francisco,- Dec.' 28. —The steamer China, just arrived from the Orient, - car ried the largest co'neignment of opium ever entered at thi* port. Ther u were 660 eases of the drug, valued at $500,000. The total weight of the opium is 27,000 pounds and the duty on it amounts to $152,360 at $6 per pound. RAILROAD EXTENSION. Line From Fort Worth to Dallas tn Tex as. / By Associated Prtiss. I Walas, Texas, Dec. 28.—At a meeting of the .stockholders of the Dallas Termln.-.l and Union Depot Company, it was decide i to I apply to the secretary of state for permis sion to arm nd The company'.-: char - r in or i!«;i t e? tend the road to Fort Worth and ' to change the company’* name to tne Dal las, Ft. Worth and Gulf Railwiy Company. The stockholders also decided to cancel the 6 per cent bonds already au iioriz d, but of .which only SBO,OOO .vor h have been issued and issue in their suad SI,OOO 000 i worth o f 5 per cent bonds, rhe mcncy de : rived t.cm the sale of tn? bonds is to be ueed in building the lins from Dallas to Ft. Worth, thirty- two miles, to be known as the western division. ■WHAT CORBIN ’ C PLANNED. Shafter to Force Santiago Harbor With an Armv Transport. By Associated Press. New York. Dae. 28. —Tfie Tiijigs say*: The dispatch from Washington which brought to light one sent by Adjutant Gen eral Corbin to General Shafter soon after the battle of El Caney, setting furth a plan for entering the Santiago harbo:- with an army transport, is confirmed by General Shafter. The plan was to take a transport to do the work. The armor intended to shield j the vitals of this engine of destruction I from the effect of Spanish shells was to : be baled hay. General Shafter was instruc ' ted to secure a competent pilot, attach an i anchor to a tow line and if possible grap- ■ pie the torpedo cable and call for volun | teers from the army and then run into the j harbor, thu* making away for the navy. Genral Shaftr said last night: “Yes. the cablegrom was received by me on July 6th. and I took some steps to ward ca r rying it out. I instructed, my chief quartermaster to look over the list I of transports with a view of selecting a vessel suitable for the work. I also ar i ranged with a competent pilot, T. Fair cloth. undertake the job of steering the vessel through the channel, and even went so far as to settle upon the price to be i paid for his services. But before any oth er movement in the matter was decided upon 1 became convinced that rhe Span iards would surrender in a day or two, and I thought it unnecessary to make i what I regarded then as a very hazardous attempt to put a vessel through the chan nel. Had I not felt sure at the time that The Spanish.army would surrender within a day or two. I would .-vrta.nly have car ried out the scheme prepared by Adjutant General Corbin. SERIES £ DUELS Hungarian Seconds'fake up the Case of Principals. PISTOLS AHO SUOIOS USED Nobody Killed as Yet, But There are Four More Duels to be Fought. By Associated Press. Buda Pest. Dee. 2S.—The first cf six duels arranged between Honranski, member ot the lower house of diet, and his seconds, and the seconds of Baron Banffy, the Hun garian premier, growing out of a dispute, still unsettled between the two principals, took place today between Baron Fejervary, minister of the national defense, and Co-ont Karkolay, Pistole were used but the encounter was bloodless. Fejervary missel his opponent and the pistol of Karkolay missed fire. Hannffy's second. G.-jari. ana I Umansky's second, Szmore, fought a duel. Swords wet* med. In the first epcoimter S'/.niute was cut on the hea-i After th* wound v as bound up the du l was rehum el th! Szniore was again sever iy wound ed in the head. The second* then stopped ■ the fighting and a reconciliation followed. DRUG HOUSE DESTROYED. | 4 I A Traffic Fire This Morning in Al liance. 1 By Associated Press. Alliance, 0., Dec. 28 —A fire broke out i shortly after midnight causing a loss of SIOO,OOO. The blaze origin’aied in Patrthcs.’ shoe store. A fierce gale was blowing. The ; A't'vell block, occupied by the Cassidy Drug Chemical Company, caught fire, and ■ exploding drungfc and chenJ.icals threw burning flucids in all directions. During ' the fire several persons were injuied. Fire l man Robert 'Greene was overcome by the I smoke and heat and is in a serious condi tion. Fireman Webb and PoHoeman Os wald were also badly injured. A MISSOURI REGIMENT. Will Ibe Mustered Out Not Later Than February. By Associated Press. "Washington, Dec. 28 —Congressman Cochran, of Missouri, accompanied by Messrs. Dockery, Cowherd and Bodin, called on the president and secretary and the adjutant general this morning to re quest that the Fourth Missouri be includ ed in the 50,000 volunteers to be mustered out in the near future. The secretary of ■ war promised unconditionally the regiment should be included and expected to secure the release of the men not later man Feb ruary L American Troops Busy Deal ing With Disorderly Characters. By Associated Press. Havana, Dec. 28 —Patrols of American troops made thirty arrests for misdemean ors last night and turned the culprits over to the civil authorities. Two of the men arrested for the Vegas Bomba affair are Spanish marine*. They surrendered to the Spanish authorities. Fifty United States soldiers were»arrested for being in the city without leave. They wer sent to camps for punishment. A deoutation of Cuban resi dents called on General Brooks with the intention of bringing to notice certain matters which they would like done, and io press upon General Ludlow’s attention questions relating to the police and fire departments. schools, sanitation and street paving. The supply shin Comal has arrived here and she left 200 tons of rations at Matanzas and tlie remainder of the cargo at Sagua la Grande. Among the applicants for positions on the police force here .are Colonel Moulton, of the Second Illinois regiment and Mr. McCullough, formerly superintendent of police in New York city who will have charge of the organization of the police department and will discover many thieves and criminals. One appli cant offered indirectly the sum of 500 cen times for an appointment on the force. The Spanish transport Munchon sailed for Cadiz today with 2,400 Spanish troops on board. CZAR’S COUSIN. He Praises the Achievements of the Amer icans in the Philippines. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Dec. 28 —The Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovitch of Russia, first cousin of the Czar, is the guest of the Palace Hotel en route to St. Petersburg. The Prince has ben stationed in China during the year past engaged in naval duty. Al though not definitely announced there Is no doubt the Prince carries to the Czar full reports upon the conditions now existing in China with reference to the operations of the powers of the world. For several years Russia has maintained a powerful fleet in the orient and for nearly two years the Prince has been studying the situa tion. The Prince visited Manila. He speaks in the highest terms of the achievements of the American forces. GLANDERS IN THE CAVALRY. Horses of One of the Regiments in Savan nah Affected. Savannah. Ga.. Fee. 28 —A report has been made to General Douglass that glan- 1 ders had bteken out among the s*.ojk of the First Maine i far try. This is a serious malady among horses and mules, and it is the wish of the officer* of the corp* t’~a: it be confined to the stock now . 1 with it. if possible. General Douglass his issued an. order :ha: the stock be ke. apart from the ethers as much as possible, so that ther will be no spread of t’-e dis ease. The Seventh *had a great deal of troub* with this disease in J i?k«on ville. REAL ESTATE IN AMERICUS. Some Large Sales of Property in That Town. Americus Ga., Dec. 28—The brick ware house and storehouse of the Sumter County Alliance was *old this morning to the pres ent lessees, Oliver, 'Harper & Childers, for $6,000. this being the largest sale of real ity here in some time. The Windsor Hotel, costing $041,000, will be sold under fore closure of mortgage next Tuesday. ONLY 51 SUNDAYS. English Clergyman Holds that 1898 Was One Short. London. Dec. 28.—The Rev. Forbes Phil- F>ns. vicar of. Gorlesron. 'has decided that in 1898 there were only 51 Sundays, ec clesiastically speaking. He says the fact that Christmas falls the first day of the week take* away ins religious character, and he therefore advised his parishioners to stay at home and enjoy themselves with games and other amusements, as they would had Christmas fallen on any other day of the week. The clergyman based his action on the fact that the Church of England prayer book contains no provis ion of Sunday services when Christmas falls on that day. The announcement has created something of a sensation, simply because just now the whole country is very sensitive about everything relating to the State church. LEPROSY IN OHIO. Two Cases Have Been Discovered at New Lexington. Columbus. 0., Dec. 28.—Dr. Charles O. Picbst, secretary of the stare board of health, has investigated two reported cases of leprosy at New Lexington. Perry coun ty. He has found the cases to be fully developed leprosy. The lepers are Hattie Garry, aged 22, and her little sister, Han nah 12 years old. For a dozen years Mrs. Garry, a soldier's widow, has managed *to conceal from her neighbors her childrens’ affliction. Finally. forced by straitened circumstances, she told the story to tfye county authorities. The two girl's will be isolated in a cabin to be built among the bilks outside the town limits. In this cabin, which will be ■Ohio’s leper settlement, the mother will care for her daughters, while food and clothing will be furnished by the county. These cases are hereditary. The father of the girls contracted the disease in the south while a soldier in the civil war. Symptoms of leprosy did not develop until’ after the father’s death. For the last few years the girls have rarely left their mother's cottage, and then usually after dark. The elder girl, Hattie, has the disease in an advanced stage. NEBRASKA’S FIGHT Over a Senator to Fill Senator Alien’s Place. Lincoln, Dec. 28.—Although the session of rhe legislature will open within the next ten days, interest in the fight over the speakership and other remv.nerat l ive places has been overshadowed by the bat tle for the senatorship. The two hading candidates are D.» E. Thompson. Lincoln's richest man, an insurance and lighting company magnate, and Judge Hayward, the defeated candidate for governor. There are hall' a dozen other active candidates and about fifteen dark horses. Lincoln has two other candidates. Judge Field and Judge Lambertson, the latter an assistant secretary of the treasury under Harrison. State Senator Murphy, of Beatrice, ex- Congressman Hainer, of Aurora, ex-Con gresman Andrews, of Hastings, and ex- Lieutenant Governor Majors, of Peru, form the list of active aspirants. Shrewd politicians believe that Thomp son wil be senator or will name the man who will run. In either event a factional' fight is likely. No caucus will be held. In fact, Nebraska Republicans have gen erally fought shy of a senatorial caucus, and this means a long drawn out battle. Some of the Populists have suggested as a good way make Republican victory im possible in the state in future that they vote for seme unpopular Republican who can get seven votes from his own party, but there is little likelihood of that. There are no independent Republicans in the legislature, and there ik no possibility of any friend of silver being elected, but A'llen wil get every one of the sixty fusion votes is believed. COURTED BY MAIL. Young Laly of Carrolton Wins a Hus band. Carrollton, Ga., Dec. 28— Mis* Mary Russell, daughter of Mr. J. C. Russell, of this place, left for Jennings, La., today, where she goes to be married to Mr. A. E. Damon, of that 'town, whom she has never seen. The courtship was carried on through correspondence. BRICK MAKERS. In Session in Pittsburg to Form a National Association. By Associated Press. Pittsburg. Dec. 28. —A meeting of Jm pervious face brick manufacturers of the country is being held here today to form a national association for the mutual pro tection. Representatives from twenty-one plants are in attendance. Delegates denj r an intention to form a trust, the object being to maintain prices and to arrange better terms with pavers. PRICE FiVS CEF.TS CHEMICAL PLANT OESIfffIED. Enormous Loss by Fire at Enslev City. NO INSUBiKCE ON WORKS Two Men Lose Their Lives Trying to Save the Company’s Property. ' By Associated Press. I Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 28. —Between- 1 and 2 o’clock this morning the night j watchman of the Semet Solvay Company's i bi-product plant at Ensley City discovered j a fire raging in the oil house. An alarm ‘ was sounded, but the flames spread rap ! idly and soon the main building and chem ical works were burned. One hundred and twenty-five coke ovens escaped destruc tion, but the principal buildings of the Piant were destroyed, causing a loss of $2(10.000. There was no insurance. Otto Aust, one of the workmen, who i had gone up on a high trestle between the 1 coke ovens and the main plant to connect ! the water hose, lost his life. Clarence Rust, another employe, was badly burned. . The plant cost half a million dollars and began operation last summer. The own s ers reside in Syracuse, N. Y. TEN ON ONE WIRE. Apparatus to Have a Test With Baltimore aid Pittsburg. Baltimore. Dec. 28. —-‘Professor Henry T. Rowland, of Johns Hopkins University, will test his multiplex telegraph apparatus ■ this week, endeavoring to send four men l saees on one wire simultaneously to Pitts burg and to receive at the same time here i four messages from that city. The instrument may be called a printing telegraph instrument. It enables several* messages to be sent and received at the same time from the same or separate i points over the same wire; it renders “wire-tapping” an impossibility and is not affected by the weather. Sending instruments are fitted with key boards,’ like type writers. Their number ! is the same as that of the messages that it may be desirable to send simultaneously Eightis the regular number of messages that, the instrument is designed to handle . at once, but ten could be taken without inconvenience. Each keyboard must have an operator. At the receiving station the Rowland receiver performs Its work without human aid. The eight messages are automatic ally separated and distributed to six in struments. These print out the messages as fast as received. At present Dr. Rowland's instruments are fitted to print on ribbons or paper, such as those used in the familiar “tick er," but his perfected machine, will print the messages on sheets of paper of any di -Liable size or shape. Hitherto there never been a successful attempt to attain this result. The only attention necewary at the re- I ceiving station is to supply the instrument with paper and take away the printed sheets. It would seem as though the eight dispatches switched on to a single wire would produce hopeless confusion, but one of the devices of Professor Rowland’s in strument adjusts the words in such away that the separate letters of the respective messages cannot start on the main wire * out of regular turn. KEELY MOTOR’S FUTURE. T. B. Kinraid to Work a Year On the In vention Without Pay. Boston. Mass., Dec. 28 —Charles S. Hill, of this city, attorney for the widow of John W. Keely of motor fame and a friend of the inventor, says unhesitatingly that there is no reason to believe that Keely’s secret was left behind. He further says: “Mrs. Keely has deemed It wise to place all material and data In the hands of Mr. T. B. (Kinraid, of Jamiaca Plain. Mr. Kin raid, as is well known, enjoyed Mr. Keely’s confidence throughout the latter years of his life, and upon his deathbed it was Mr. Keely’s request that Mr. Kinraid should take upon himself the task of completing hi* work. “Mr. Kinraid ha® a large laboratory and a mechanical workshop. Tt is Mrs. Keely’s intention to have Mr. Kinraid give his en tire time toward the completion of a prac tical engine after her husband’s ideas, if such a machine Is possible. Until M'\ Kinraid shall have produced such a nr i •- ; tical engine capable of being patented and demonstrated its value before a disinter i ested committee, he will make no request I or demand upon the company for recon)- i pense. “If at the end of one year he is con vinced that there Is absolutely nothing that will lead to a practical machine, he will abandon his attempts. On the other hand, should it be found that there were clues enough to lead to the construction of such an engine, It would then be pushed rapidly | forward to the patenable stage, and at that 1 time a further agreement will be reached between the Keely estate and all other parties interested.” Mr. Kinraid, unlike Mr. Keely, will make no promises that any machine or engine will be completed at any given time or even that one will be completed at all. CHIEF JUSTICE SIMMONS. 11l With the Grip at His Residence In At lanta. A message was received from Atlanta this morning to the effect that Chief Jus ; tice Simmons of the Supreme court is se riously ill from an attack of the grip. | borne days ago the justice was taken sick at his home in Crawford county, but had apparently recovered. He has now been j seized by the prevailing malady.