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A GREAT MlLlfn Is Arranged By Committee FoS Brumby Day” In Atlanta? OTHER STATES ARE INVITED Affair Promises to Be Grandest Ever Witnessed In the Southern States. The biggest military demonstration that has ever occnrred in Atlanta or in the state of Georgia will be given in honor of Admiral Dewey and Lieu tenant Brumby October 25th. The general reception committee at its session in Atlanta Tuesday morning, recognizing the importance of the mil itary feature of the celebration, appro priated the sum of §5,000 to meet the expenses which will be incurred from this source. Unless the indications fail, and there is no reason to believe they will, the militia of Georgia will be backed up in the parade by troops from Alabama, i Tennessee, South Carolina, North Car- I olina and possibly Florida. Telegrams j were hurried off Tuesday by the mili- j tary committee to the adjutants general of each ot the states named asking, them to wire an invitation at the committee’s expense to each company commander in their jurisdiction, t'o take part in the big military parade in honor.of Dewey and Brumby. At the lowest estimate made by any member of the military committee there will be in Atlanta over 3,000 visiting troops and the number may go up upon the receipt of replies from the different states to 6,000. Acting Adjutant General Phil Byrd, at the meeting of the general commit tee, was tendered the position of mar shal of the day on the occasion of the parade. The selection was regarded by the committee as a wise one on ac- count of tlie familiarity of the acting general with the military organization “ of +he state. Immediately after the adjournment of the general committee a meeting of the military committee was called and in the short session a great deal toward making the parade the distinct feature of the Dewey celebration was accomplished. Colonel J. Van Holt Nash was ap pointed a committee of one to prooeed at once securing quarters for the troops on the basis of 2,000 or 2,500 visiting soldiers. Neighboring States Invited. The remarkably cheap rate of one cent a mile which has been offered for certain days by the railroads entering Atlanta will be extended over military and Dewey day, which under the pres ent arrangements have been made the same. The lew rates it is believed will be a special induccement to the troops of the neighboring states that have been invited to take part in the cele bration. There was scarcely a command in the south that did not make an effort *o go to New York and join in the first ovation to the hero admiral, and the hundreds who failed to take advantage of the opportunity will be presented with the same chance in Atlanta. The telegrams to the adjutants general of the different states were sent shortly after noon Tuesday. The committee realizes that the time left iji whioh to prepare for the big demonstration is short and those' troops that come from a distance will be compelled to decide at onoe. In spite of this the military committee is confident that each of the states in vited will make a good showing and that the demonstration will be the finest of the kind ever formed in the city. Provision For the Troojis. Out of the appropriation of $5,000 ■which has been made by the general committee, will come the expense of caring for the troops, who, while in the city, it is understood, will be the guests of Atlanta. Notices were sent by telegraph to each company oom mander in the state notifying him that his men will be fed and provided with a place by the committee and that all the troops are expected to bring is the RETURNED TO JAIL. Their Attorneys Seek New Trial—Prison ers Tell Story of Bad Treatment. A Savannah, Ga., dispatch says: John and Edward Delegal, the two Mclntosh county negroes who were convicted of the murder of Joseph Townsend and sentenced to life terms in the penitentiary, were returned to the Chatham ccuuty jail Tuesday. Their return to Chatham county jail was the result of habeas corpus proceedings v?hich had to be instituted by their attorneys before they oould be taken from the penitentiary camps. The Delegals tell a story of terrible suffering at the convict camp in Brooks county. TERT EXPENSIVE SPORT. Efforts to Knee Cost the Sew York Yacht Club Many Ducats. The New York Yacht club, which has the management of the cup races, is one of the principal financial suffer ers by the failures. Officers say that each attempt to race cost the club $3,000. This includes the club steam -1 o half dozen tugs and the in peases. It will be seen _ has thus far expended attempts to pull off one dressMH^^^n| ets fui u>.e at night.. 4 The tr .ops will be fed fr&a*J ; al commissary which is to lishod at some convenient poinW troop headquarters. No regulafflHr for meals w ill bo fixed, any man uniform can obtain his meals time he appears at commissary. Railway People Mantling. JH Railway officials are getting togey y all the engines and cars they cau jj into service to handle the great From every station the agents report that the people are talking about “go ing to Atlanta to see Dewey and .Brumby.” The estimates of the visitors to be expected run from 40,000 up. No one would be greatly surprised to see 100,- 000 people in the Gate City during the two days of Dewey’s visit. Now that it is certain that the ad miral will visit no other city in the south, the estimates are hardly limited at all. As Atlanta extended the first invitation from the south, the admiral could not refuse, but he plans to re turn direct to Washington. RAIN WAS NO OBSTACLE. Kentuckians Turn Out In Force To Greet Bryan ami 15 is Party. William J. Bryau and his party spent Tuesday night in Stanford, Ky., after another day of hard campaigning in central Kentucky. The start was made from Louisville at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning. A heavy storm prevailed and continued throughout the day. Frankfort, the capital city, was reached at 8 o’clock. Despite the rain and the early hour a large crowd assembled in the opera house to'hear Mr. Bryan, who urged the election of the regular Democratic state ticket. The lengthy speech of the day was that delivered at Lexing ton, in Chautauqua hall, before, per haps, the largest gathering of enthu siastic followers met during the day’s trip. UPHOLD FLAG DEFENDERS. President Makes Plea for Men In Philip pines In His Racine Speech. The train bearing the presidential party from the north slipped into Chi cago at 2:40 o’clock Tuesday afternoon ami left for Michigan points and the east immediately. In the course of his speech at Kacine, Wis., Tuesday morning, the president said: “Our thoughts, our prayers go to the brave men in the distant islands of the sea, who are upholding the flag of our country in honor. And while they are doing that we will uphold them. All hostilities will cease in the Philippines when those who com menced them will stop, and they will not cease until our flag, representing liberty, humanity and civilization, shall float triumphantly in every un disputed aud acknowledged sover eignty of the republic of the United States.” (Applause.) SEVENTY THOUSAND MEN Will Soon Bo With General Otis and Ready For Action. A Washington dispatch says: The cojnbiued military and naval forces of the United States in the Philippines, when all the troops and ships now under orders reach there will aggre gate more than 70,000 men and forty five. war veksels. The last of these forces will arrive in Manila early in December. This statement shows the strength in detail of the military and naval forces assigned to duty in the Philip pines:. Army—Combatant?, 63,872; non combatants, 1,500. Navy—Ships, 45; blue-jackets, 4,997; marines, 1,184. Affiliated Orders Increased.^ The executive council of the Ameri can Federation of Labor met in Wash ington Tuesday. The secretary’s re port shows a marvelous increase in the number of organizations formed and affiliated. It was decided to urge on congress legislation for an eight-hour day and the restriction of immigration. ENGLISH PARLIAMENT OPENED. Kxtfflordlimry Sewlon trt Consider the South African Situation. The British parliament opened at London Tuesday in extraordinary ses sion to consider the South African war situation. In the speech from the throne, Her Majesty, the Queen, said among other things: “The state of affairs in South Africa has made it expedient that my govern ment should be enabled to strengthen the military forces of this country by calling out of the reserves. For this purpose the provisions of the law ren dering it necessary that parliament should be called together.” COTTON CROP ESTIMATE Made By Member# of the Savannah Ex chance and Unofficially Posted. Forty-five members of the Savannah cotton exchange have estimated the cotton crop. The estimate was con solidated and averaged,and the average was found to be 10,264,103 bales. The highest estimate was 11,111,000 bales and the lowest 9,135,000 bales. The estimate while unofficial was posted , on the board. WWT KOLB TOWNS. ■t’ American Troops Leave H Front and Are Returning ‘jßp Manila special says: General Bphwnn’s expedition having aeoom- Bished its object, the troops are all to their former positions, abandoning the towns taken. General Schwan is on route from Perez Das Marinas to Imua with the infantry, while the arriil ery and cav alry and all mule teams are retracing their route from Malabon to Bacoor, with signal corps removing the wires. General Trias, with the organized bodies of insurgents, retreated to Silang and Indtuiang, at the base of the mountain. The movement of United States troops was a tine display of American and energy, while the %?i!ipinos accepted what General Ale jedrino terrhs our “peculiar method of warfare.” The whole country is an immense swamp and the Filipinos never ex pected that the Americans could or would attempt to invade it during the wet season. Moreover, the line of march furnished a succession of sur prises, the advancing troops being generally attacked from unexpected points. In Cavite province the scene of the hottest fights and their greatest suc cess over the Spaniards, the Filipinos might have been expected to make a resolute stand, if anywhere, but after their whippings at Cavite, Viejo and Novaleta, their tactics consisted chiefly in a continuous exhibition of their agility and their transformation from warriors to Amigos. WILL “HANDS OFF.” Tills Government VPIII Take No Interest In Tninsvaal War. The following official statement was issued by the state department at Washington, Thursday: “The president has received a large number of petitions signed by many oitizens of distinction, requestin' him to tender the mediation of the United States to settle the differences existing between the government of Great Bri tain and that of the Transvaal. “He has received some of them de siring him to make common cause with Great Britain to redress tho wrongs alleged to have been suffered by the Uitlanders and especially by American oitizens in the Transvaal, and others wishing him to assist the Boers against alleged aggression. It is understood that the president does not think it expedient to take action in any of these directions. As to taking sides with either party to the dispute, it is not to be thought of. “As to mediation, the president has received no intimation from either of the countries interested that the medi ation of the United States would be acoepted, and in the absence of such intimation from both parties, there is nothing in the rules of international usage to justify an offer of mediation in the present circumstances. It is understood that the president hopes and desires that hostilities may be avoided; but if unfortunately they should come to pass, the efforts of this government will be directed—as they are at present—to seeing that neither our national interest nor those of our citizens shall suffer unnecessrry in jury.” GERMANS AMBUSHED. Members of An Expedition In Africa Kill ed B.r Natives. The steamer Niger, which ai rived at Liverpool Thursday from southwest Africa, brings news of the massacre of Lieutenant Guise, German commis sioner at Rio del Ray, and also of Herr Leemeyer, a German trader, together with a hundred native soldiers and carriers, constituting an expedition formed by Lieutenant Guise to quell disturbances near the Cross river, whioh forms the bouridary between British and German territory there. A native chief was taken as a guide, but he led the expedition into ambush. ENGLISH FORCES ADYANCE. They Go Forward to Seize Advantageon# and Defensive High Ground. A dispatch of Thursday from Mafe king says that Colonel Baden-Powell has just sent a strong British force from Mafeking toward the border, with field guns and ambulances, pre sumably with a view to occupying ad vantageous defensive high ground. ROAST FROM OUTZ. Carolina Dtapen.ary Scandal Given a Freh Impetus. A Columbia special says: D. A. Ouzts, until recently bookeeper of the commissioner of the state dispensary, has issued a signed statement, pre facing his promised book of revela tions, second series, which is to tell of details of the dispensary scandal. In the signed statement repeated reference is made to the alleged irreg ularities, and Mr. Ouzts declares he knows a great deal about the dispen sary situation which he will make pub lic. He declares the board is controll ed by a gang, and not in the interest of the people. SF.YEN MEN DROWNED. Steamer Whitecloud Sink# When Ninety Miles From Hong Kong. The steamer Olympia brings news of the loss of the steamer Whitecloud, a paddle steamer, which was proceed ing from Hong Kong to Manila under an American charter. The vessel foundered when aboat ninety miles from Hong Kong, and seven mn were drowned. The crew had just time enough to get away from the steamer when she foundered. MSf HOLD ISLANDS President Goes On Bicord In Speech at Minneapolis. MORS OUTSPOKEN AS TO POLICY iMinncftota Voluntoerg Froiu the* Philip pines Are Reviewed and Given i\ Banquet. President McKinley and party ar rived in Minneapolis at 11 o’clock Thursday morning. An immense crowd assembled ot the Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul railroad to greet them. Meanwhile tho train bearing borne the Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers from the Philippines arrived. The regiment formed in line at the head of Nicolet avenue. Carriages bearing President McKinley and his cabiuot drew up and took their positions at the head of tho column. The procession moved shortly after 1 o’clock to tho exposition grounds. Here the principal events of the day took place. Within the building, where the Republican convention of 1892 nominated Benjamin Harrison for president of the United States, un der the chairmanship of William Mc- Kinley, was spread a feast for the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers. At the conclusion of the banquet Presi dent McKinley spoke in part as fol lows: “The century now drawing to a close has been the most memorable in the world’s progress and history. The march of mankind in moral and intel lectual advancement bat been onward and upward. “lii the last year we have added to the territory of the United States the Hawaiian islands, one of the gems of the Pacific ooean, containing 6,724 square miles, Porto Rico, containing itig 3,600 square miles, Guam, oon taing 50 square miles, and the Philip pine arohipelago, embracing approx imately 143,000 square miles. This large acquisition is about one sixth the size of the original thirteen states; it is larger than the combined area of New Jersey, Delaware, Mary land, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and the District of Columbia. It exceeds in area all the New Eng land states; it is almost as large as Washington and Oregon oombiuo'd, and than Ohio, Indiana and Illinois united. Three times larger than New York and three and one-half times larger than the state of Ohio. “The treaty of peaoe with Spain which gave us the Philippines, Porto Rico and Guam mot with some oppo sition in the senate, but wa ratified by that body by more than a two thirds vote, while in the house the appropriation of §20,000,000 was made with little or no opposition. As in the case of the Louisiana purchase and Alaska, the opponents of the treaty were in the minority and the star of hope to an oppressed people was not extinguished. “Tho future of these new posses sions is in the keeping of oongress and congress is the servant of the people. That they will be retained under the benign sovereignty of the United States, I do not permit myself to doubt. That they will prove a rich and invaluablo heritage I feel assured. That congress will provide for them a government which will bring them blessings which will promote their material interests as well as advance their people in the path of civilization and intelligence I confidently believe They will not be governed as vassals or serfs or slaves—they will bo given a government, of liberty, regulated by law, honest administered without, op pressing or exacting taxation without tyranny, justice without bribe; educa tion without distinction, of social con ditions, freedom of religious worship and protection in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” WAR FORMALLY DECLARED. Advices from Johannesburg, South Africa, state that President Kruger has formally declared war against England. The formal declaration oocurrod at 10 o’clock Friday morning. MOB WAS OUTWITTED. Two Prisoner# In Valdosta, Ga., Jail Were Kemovetl In Time. Sunday night the county jail at Val dota was for the second time the scene of a mob who were after the two pris oners who murdered Henry Viokers, some three weeks ago. The citizens of Valdosta, were in some way notified of the coming of the mob, and the two prisoners—Jim Goddin and Wash Powell—were put on the train and sent to Way cross. The mob was about fonr hundred strong. The jailor assured them that the two prisoners had been taken away to Waycross, but a thorough search was made before the men went away. Harrison Seeing the sights. Advices from Berlin, Germany, state that General Benjamin Harrison and Mrs. Harrison are now visiting Am sterdam, Defit and The Hague. Dur ing their trip they will dine with King Leopold of Belgium at Brussels. Colored ( haplaiu Commissioned. Adjutant General Byrd of Georgiu ha 6 issued a commission to Rev. Jacob J. Durham, of Savannah, as chaplain of the First battalion in fantry, Georgia Volunteers, colored. FOR DEWEY Admiral and Brumby Will Make Visit to Atlanta October 24. LATEST OFFICIAL INFORMATION flatter In Brumby’s Hands—-Lieu tenant Caldwell Will Accom pany Them South. A Washington special says: Admiral Dewey will visit, Atlanta, Ga., the 24th instant. Such is his present in tention, unless some unforeseen de mand upon his presence here should he made in the meantime. The admiral arrived in Washington Monday evening, acoompauied by Lieutenant Brumby. The hour of his arrival was not generally known, hence there was but little demonstra tion over him as he walked briskly out of the Pennsylvania railroad depot and proceeded to his npartments in the Everett flat, on H street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. His apartments are modest,, but comfortably furnished, but there is no uttempt. at display or extravagance in tho interior decorations. The Av orett is a small apartment house, near the Metropolitan club, of which he is a member. Admiral Schiey also has apartments ia the same house. The admiral declined to receive visitors Monday night, but made an exception for two or three personal friends. Soon after the) admiral he was informed that a delegation repre senting tho city of Atlautu dosired to confer with him relative to fixing a date for his visit to that city. He made an appointment to meet the del egation Tuesday at 11 o’clock. The delegation was composed of Thomas Egleston, Joseph T. Ornie and Harvey Johnson. Messrs. Egleston and Orme were schoolmates with Lieutenant Brumby,consequently they encountered bnt, little difficulty in ar ranging the interview with the admiral through his trusted flag lientenant. Wednesday evening the delegation entertained Lieutenants Brumby and Caldwell at dinner in the Bhoreham hotel. PRESIDENT'S DECLARATIONS. He Is Unequivocally For the Gold Standard and Retention of the Philippines. President McKinley made the first of a series of addresses in lowa in the town of lowa Falls. In that speech lie said: “Since I was last in the state we have added some new territory. “It is no longer a question of ex pansion with us; we have expanded. If there is any question at all, it is a question of contraction; and who is going to contract? “I believe, rny fellow' oitizens, that this territory that came to us is the providence of God. We did not seek it. It is ours with all the responsibil ities that belong to it, and as a great, strong, brave nation we mean to carry our education and our civilization there. lam not one Of those who would take a ln"rel from the brow of the American soldier or a jewel from the crown of American achievement." At Ackley, the next stop, the presi dent spoke us follows; “I recall in this presence my former visit to this people, now, I believe, five yenrs ago. I congratulate you upon the improved condition of the country. When I was here last we were in a condition of business de pression. Times were hard, fear had overcome courage. Now all is changed. We have general prosperity, good crops and fair prices, steady employ ment and good wages, aud we are a happy and contented people. ‘‘We are importing few products from abroad than we have done in many years,and we are sending more of Amer ican products abroad than we ever sent before. “We are on a gold basis and we mean to stay there.” (Generul ory of good.) COLUMBIA SCORED KIRBT. llreMe at I.a*t Favors Yaclita and Ini tlal Bun I# Made. A New York dispatch says: The cup which the old schooner America won so commaudingly against all comers over the course around the Isle of Wight in 1851 and brought back across the seas will probably remain here an other year, a defiance to the world. In a glorious breeze, over a wind ward and leeward' course of thirty miles, the Columbia scored against the Shamrock Monday in the first race of the 1899 series for the trophy. She bounded across the finish line fully a mile and a half ahead of the chal lenger. GREENE SAYS “GOODllY.” The English Agent nt Pretoria Bid# K rnjf*r Farewell. A Pretoria dispatch says: Thursday afternoon Conyngbarn Greene sa ; d goodby to President Kruger and his officials in liis private capacity. He and his staff then left by two special trains. Martial law was proclaimed, and British residents without permits must cave the Transvaal within eight days. ICm%Gcl Moore Mill Pon BIAS Ail rOtiJ Pearson, \vi 1 *b and z^th "Hwiil t Nebraskan Making SpeecWs .for Kentucky Voters ADVISES ELECTION OF 89E3EL TICKET Enthusiastic Crowds Oro.t the, Campaign ers Everywhere Orations Given Bryan. The first day’s trip of th£ Bryau Goebel party through Kentucky com menced at Cairo, 111., the first, speech of the day being made at Bardwell, Ivy., in the presence of a good-natured and good-sized crowd. The special train reached the Kentucky town at 8U!0 o’clock Monday morning. In his opening address Mr. Bryan demonstrated his purpose to support the Democratic ticket headed by Wil liam Goebel for governor. He heid that, the question of whether the next president of the United States was a Democrat depouded largely upon whether Kentucky was Demncratio this fall. He held that any Demo crat who stands for the Chicago plat form is better than a Republican. In the presenco of the enemy it was not a time to air personal grievances. The real question was one as to prin ciples between .the parties. In national matters he assailed :he attitude of President McKinley as re lated to the Philippine islands, assert ing that the president’s declaration that congress would care for the islands was u subversion of the decla ration of independence and the first to be openly mado by a president of the United States. The declaration of the president suggested the use of the word parlia ment instead of congress and recalled the colonial days and policy of King George. The islands did not and could not belong to us simply because we had paid a decaying monarchy for them. The silver question and the Chicago platform ab a whole form the vital questions to be solved in the coming political contest of 1900. At Fulton there was a good orowd. Mr. Bryan said: “You ean do some pretty good yell ing here, but I want to tell you if you elect Mr. Goebel governor and Joe Blackburn senator, there will he more veiling in Nelmiska, than there is here. They say a nmn does not want another to do better than himself, hut I am not selfish when I say I want yon to give Mr. Goebel a larger majority than yon did me is 1896. While I appreciate the splendid vote of 1896, I believo onr party is stronger tliau it was then and there are always sixteen reasons to one why it should be so.” The largest crowd of the day was met at Mayfield, and tho greeting to the visiting party was the warmest. Mr. Bryan and Mr. Goebel were the speakers, the former delivering the most elaborate speech of the day. EXCITEMENT IN IURNKSVILU, ISVtfi’oes Bting Or-lmctl Out of Oxford Knitting Id Ilia. At 10 o’clock Monday night the Barnesville, Ga., police reported to Mayor Kennedy that forty to fifty ne groes were assembled near the square, with rifles and clubs, evidently prepar ing for a midnight attack. The mayor at once ordered out the Bkrnesville Blues and in less than an hour the city was under military rule and every vestige of a mob had disappeared. The cause of the mobilization of negroes is supposed to he the outcome of the Htrike which occurred at the Oxford knitting mills last week. The white operatives refused t- work with negroes. The matter was adjusted, hut not until every negro had left the mill. Numerous notices liavje been posted by unknown parties warning negroes not to return to their occupa tions. This is supposed to have aroased the negroes. Newell Will Sign Protocol. A special from The Hague says: Stanford Newell, United States minis ter to the Netherlands, will sign the protocol embodying the agreements reached by the representatives of the powers participating in the recent peace conference. “IMPOSSIBLE TO DISCUSS.” England*# Reply to Prpldmt Paul Kru ger*# Ultimatum. Following is the text of the British reply to the Boer ultimatum sent by Chamberlain to Milner, high minister, at 10:45 p. m., October 10, 1899: “Her majesty’s government has re ceived with regret the peremptory de mands of the South African republic, conveyed in your telegram of October 9th. Yon will inform the government of the South African republic in reply that the conditions demanded by the government of the South African re public are such as her majesty’s gov ernment deem it impossible to di euM." , WINNIE DAYIS MONUMENT Will IVe Unv.lled In Richmond, Virginia, November 9th. Arrangements for the unveiling of the monument to Winnie Davis, in* Hollywood eemetery, Richmond, Va November 9th, were perfected at V meeting of the local chapter of t Confederacy Saturday. The nuveL' j * occurs during the meeting of tbj/V 11 ed Daughters of the j-qj.