The Macon telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 188?-1905, February 09, 1901, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MACON TELEGRAPH WEATHER INDICATION'S FOR (iEORC.IAl CLEARING IV WESTERN', RAIN IN EASTERN PORTION S ATI'III) A V. Si ND AY FAIR YN'D PROI1ARI.Y COLDER | FRESH NORTH WESTERLY WINDS. ESTABLISHED 1820. MACON, GA„ SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1001. I)A)U' 97.00 A YEAR BARTLETT OUT OF DANGER. RECOVERY IS NOW CERTAIN Dr. Hall Wires The Telegraph that Judge Bartlett is Resting Easy and, Barring Accidents, Will Soon Be All Right. Congressman Charles Tj. Bartlett is now out of dangc-r. Dr. Charles H. Kali, who has been at his bedside con stantly for tho past few* days, wired Tho Telegraph last night that Mr. Bartlett had passed a good day and was doing well. The following Is the telegrapm: “The Telegraph, Macon, Ga.: Judge Bartlett passed an excellent day. lie Is doing well In every respect, and, barring accidents, is out of danger. “C. H. HALL." The news of the Improved condition of Judge Bartlett will be received with great pleasure by his friends in Macon, the Sixth congressional district and the whole state. That Judge Bartlett is out of danger is considered a sure sign that he will entirely recover his health and no doubt he will be able to be out In a 'few days. The news of Mr. Bartlett’s Improved < "jiditinn wii.s Mi -t r- r. ivd l.y The Tel egraph yesterday afternoon at 1 o’clock and.a bulletin was immediately posted. It was read with great interest by hun dreds of Maconltes, who were anxious to learn of the congressman’s condition. It Is said that as soon as Judge Bart lett is able to travel he will come to Macon to recuperate. REFUGEE CAMPS IN THE TRANSVAAL There Are Said to be 60,000 In Them Now-=Ki(chener Reports Position of Troops~=Roberts’ Correspond’ ence Printed. PRETORIA, Feb. S.—The Boer ref ugee camps are now administered by civilians. The refugees now total ap proximately. 00,000 men. CAPETOWN, Feb. 8.—A Boer force pressing southward hat) been repulsed at Iteddersburg. The losses were in significant. Albert Cartwright, editor of tho South Afrlchn News, who was arrested yesterday, charged with criminal and seditious libel contained in a letter ac cusing Gen. Kitchener of aecrertly in structing his troops to take no prison ers, was formally arraigned in pollco court here this morning and remained in 2,000 pounds ball. LONDON, Feb. 8.—Lord Kitchener reports to the war office, under date of Pretoria, Feb. 7, as follows: “The British column destroyed sup plies at Petrusburg and brought 3,500 \ horses and cattle. "Dewet Is reported still north of SmithiDld, moving east. A detached force which crossed tho line at I’ompi Hiding !.-» moving on Phlllppolls. "Methuen reports from Llllifontein, eas: of Vryburg, that he scattered the enemy there and captured twelve wag ons and cattle. “French is near Ermelo." The appearance of bubonic plague at Capetown seems likely to add to tho difficulties of the South .African s.tua- tion. Today Sir Alfred Milner makes an other earnest appeal to employers to allow as many as possible to enroll In th*- colonial mom for,-• for defence. From Delagoa Bay it is reported that the British have occupied Eromilo and • ’.u olinu. £ ji ni'-r J:..er d"p >tn. The Boer? held up a Natal mail train near Vlakfontoin. The soldier* on guard ex hausted the cartridges and the Boera then robbed the passenger*, afterwards allowing the train to proceed. BLOEMFONTEIN, Feb. 2, Saturday. —An Influential burgher gives some details regarding the treatment of the peace envoys who went to Gen. Dew- ei’a laagar. It seems they were or dered with a cart until the mules ar rived. As the Boers were breaking laager In the expectation of a British attack one morning, Commandant Froneman came up und asked thorn why the had not inspanned. Morgen- daoi replied that they had been ordered to wait for mules, whereupon the Boer commandant immediately jambok Morgend, history of the war, although without throwing new light upon several in teresting disputed subjects, such as the Sonna affair. Commissioned officers, non-commissloncd officers and men are favorably im-nt ium-d, Including Lord Kltcheer, who Is referred to In warm terms. Sir Iledvers Buller comes In for criti cism. The first dispatch given undertakes to “give a concise account of uffnlra in this country (South Africa) on my arrival, January 20." It describes the forces as much scattered. Ho decided to leave Gen. Buller with a free hand in Natal, but otherwise to remain on the defensive until reinforced and until transport had been organized, lie found no transport corps existing. Tho colo nial forces lmd not been sufficiently used. Capo Colony was restless. Writing from Jncobsdal February 16, Lord Roberts says: “Gen. Buller. February 6. wired that ho had pierced the enemy’s lines, but that to give his artillery access to the Ladysmith plain would cost from 2,000 to 3,000 men. I replld that he must relieve Ladysmith, even at that cost. Buller telegraphed. February 0, that he was not strong enough to relieve Ladysmith without reinforcements, and regarded the operation In which he was engaged as Impracticable. I replied that my Instructions must hold.’* In the course of a sketch of the cap ture of Gen. Cronje, the occupation of Bloemfontein and the long wait there, ho wrott; "The enemy knew exactly how we w, r<‘ situated arid had accurate Infor mation "f the rendition of our suppID s, transpoit, artillery and lavalry horses; and they regained courage." The marches to Johannesburg and Pretoria were uneventful as described by Lord Roberts, his chief concern be ing to provision the army. "We wero practically living from hand to mouth," lie wrote, "and at times had not even one day’s rations to the good." He finds that no specific blame can (.’o!. Broadu nod in tl.e Sana WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—An ineffec tual effort was made In the senate to day to secure an agreement upon a time for a final vote upon the shipping bill. Vigorous protests were made by opponents of the measure against any such agreement,, even for a data In the Indefinite future. Mr. Pritchard of North Carolina spoke today in support of the shipping bill and then the naval nppropriatlor bill was considered the rest of the day the shipping biU being laid aside In formally. The naval bill had not been acted on when the senate adjourned. Mr Pettigrew offered a resolution calling up>m the secretary of war for opy of Gen. MacArthrur’p report as to the conditions in the Philippines and for other papers relating to the Philippines, and It was adopted. ComVderation of the shipping t>lll j was resumed. Mr. Frye then made an ; appeal to the se nate that a time be | fixed for a vote upon the pending mea- j ure. Mr. Jonet\ of Arkansan, raid he did not thing that, at this time, any agree ment could b? made for a vote. Mr. Ilale, of Maine, thought tho sen ate would be Indulgent with senators who desired to prepare speeches on the measure. Mr. Tillman, of South Carolina, ex pressed hls admiration for the "wis dom and diplomacy always exhibited by the senator from Maine," (Mr. Hale) and for the "placid way in which he has attempted to smooth the troubled waters hi-rt:." He inquir'd, however, hew senators could prepare speeches when they were now under full head of steam from 7 o’clock In the morning until 11 o’clock at night. Mr. Tillman said he had no great ob jections to a vote upon u bill provided he could bo absolved from any res ponsibility for permitting the passage of the measure, because, In his opinion, the more rope the Republicans wero given in drawing money from tho treasury, the sooner would they hang themselves. Mr. Chandler, of New Hampshire, thought the solution of the pending question was to be found in an extra sslon of congress. Mr. Money, of Mississippi, declared his wlllingm*.-** to accept io -m».*tih• Li Ii ty extra pfuvion called to pass ap propriation hills which might fail by reason of tho debts upon the shipping bill. "The extra s-* sal on will he your af fair," said he, "not ours. Wo can go fishing.” Mr. Pritchard, of North Carolina, ppoko In support of the measure, deal ing particularly with in connection with the advancement of southern in dustries and southern agriculture. It was, In bin opinion, tho most vital measure presented to congress in recent years, a* It proponed to build up an In dustry not only valuable In itself, but specially valuablo la advancing the in terests of tho entire country. He pro duced facts and figures to prove that the south was particularly Interested in the enactment of the pending menz- rEKIN. Feb. 8.—The foreign envoys met this morning to consider tho edict presented by the Chinese plenipotentiaries regarding the suspension of examinations for live years and also the punishment of officials guilty of not having sup press <1 outrages upon foreigners. They objected to signing tho edict, which mndo It see nit hat tho troubles wero entirely due to the acts of native Christians. It was satisfactory in other respect*. It was altered to meet the views of tho envoys, and was then returned to tho Chinese olcnlootentiarles. It Is reliably reported that more than 20,000 Mohammedans have reappeared In I’ekln during the last four weeks with the object of creating disturbances during the Chinese cclobratlons at New Year. The more widely known the demands <>C the foreign envoys are among the Ohi- thu more tho belief spreads that HAD DEALINGS WITH Recent Arrests in Manila Will Be Followed by Others. Widespread Conspiracy. the In? Idly d will I opinion Is gaining morals that po«sioly atfalnet the province the Carnegie Gets $130,000,000 THAT WILL HE Allot T THE PRICE PAID FOR HIS STEEL STOCK IIY THE MORGAN SYNDICATE. NEW YORK. Feb. 8.—Tho new de velopments In connection with the ne gotiation* touching the transfer of thi control of the Carnegie Steel Company to J. Plerpont Morgan and hls asso ciates today, were first that Mr. Car negie Is to receive 51,300 for each $1,000 share of hie stock; second that minor- in Insurgent Ity holders who desire to sell will • 1 11 “ MANILA, Feb. 8.—Since the arrest of Thodoro Carranza and D. M. Carman, charged with furnishing supplies to aid bus hoc rup- that elvc the those glv< i St rt before but the envoys hope tlmi . .. Ill be satisfactory. Therein enthusl.iMT) among the Americans, sol und civilians over the promotion of Chaffee. All tho foreign generals called to tender him congratulations, the Northern railways from Shen Hal Kwnn to New Chwang and 81m Min Ting, the purchase money to be deducted from the Indemnity. Such a transfer would violate the undertaking China gave England In October. 189$, never to alien ate Ruse railways to any other power. "Tho foreign envoys are hopeful that China will accept the note regarding pun ishments.’ will piny a largo o bo paid Mr. Car- the first public nn- wlth the n official WASHINGTON. Fob. 8.-8<mator Berry today Introduced a resolution In the #Mi nt© requesting tho president to Inform tllM Il.llr Wil'd !h minister tl China li the exerutl ho, by who Wilcox Admits The Letters ure. The naval bill was taken up nnd rend In full. All but two of the com mittee amendment* were agreed to. A committee amendment wan agreed to providing that the y»romoti*»n of of ficers of the navy and murine corps made on ncrount of war r-rvlceH shall not interfere with the regular promo tion of officers'. The firs: amendment of the commit tee which wan r< served related to tho Issuing of commix** ons to naval cadets and involved the length of tho course of study at the naval academy. The bousa provision which the >*-natc com post affair, a* the disaster wns mainly i ml t tee had stricken out was that ’he due to the failure of the patrol at Boee-' cadets who had completed the four manskop to warn their comrades that years' course at the academy should an* ambush was prepared." be commission' d at one*. Writing from Johannesburg Novern- j Mr. Ilale explained that the hour? her 15, ho said: "With tho occupation I provision would have created a "hump" of Komatlpoort and tho dispersal of In the list, stopping tho promotion of Louis Botha’s army, the organised re-1 the younger officers, slstance of the two republics may ho Mr. Cafftry, of Louisiana, Mr. Me- nald to have ceased," but "there still . Enery, of Louisiana, Mr. Butler, THEY AVER E WRITTEN 1.NDER A MISCONCEPTION', HOWEVER—IS LOYAL NOW. mains much In South Africa to do. The hatch includes a report of Gen aden-Powell that the newspaper cor* spondents gave him much trouble, ai ic enemy derived "a great deal of in- the head und face and j formation as to our circumstances In felt Inclined to shoot him. Gen. Dewet, coming up at the mo- | rnonr. said: "Why don’t you shoot him?" At this Froneman fired at the envoy, j who died of the wound. Mueller, another envoy, was Jam- boked. LONDON, Feb. 8.—Lord Roberts’ de tailed mailed dispatches, ranging from February 6 to November 15. 1900. were gazetted this evening. They fill 137 quarto pages and make up the official No Prize Fight, Says Madden THERE HAS NOT HEEN ONE SINCE St I.LIN AN WHIPPED KILUAIN, IIE SAYS. CINCINNATI, Feb. 8.—With the cx- •klng from the newspapers.' Gen. Buller mentions favorably Col. Steele, MaJ. Jarvis, Capt. Mackie and Lieut. Magee of Strathcona’s horse. BRUSSELS, Feb. 8.—In the cahmber <>f deputies today a petition Inviting Belgium to offer to arbitrate between Great Britain and the Transvaal was debated at some length. A number of deputies urged that the powers should pot Into praetloe a vague engagement and thus end a homicidal conlllct. prize fights by champions in recent years and that Jeffries, Ruhlln, Childs und Martin belong to a later school of scientific boxers and that none of them h id ever engaged In a prize fight. Madden Insisted that a a prize fighter John L. Sullivan was Kill the ebam- rd' n of th=- world. Madden said that rub-** v\ .-r b'-i: r .i.m - • d more ;i.v! more in tho interests of science and agalnttt Mugging. North Carolina, nnd Mr. Foraker, of Ohio, supported the house provision. Mr. Tillman supported the senate amendment, lie complained that too many of the naval officers now w« r»* “h"! ling dow n -ft I.** i :h i‘-h'»i«\ fi ,1- Icking and dancing, instead of doing duty at goo." After a brief executive session the senate, at 6 o’clock, adjourned. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—'The charges ngalnst Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii were heard today by, tho house com mittee on elections No. 1. Mr. Wilcox was present, accompanied by Repre sentative Robinson of Indiana, who ap peared us hls friend and counsel. Tho i pm ili ■ i>!).'..vi i f Mr. Wih ox lo I he charges contained In tho letters sub mitted wns presented. It states: That. In.* i Wlh ox) Is ii native Ha waiian, that he shared with the people, the native people, loyalty to the former queen, Lllluokalaul, and wns not In > v mp;i i hy with th* reigning pow'r im mediately succeeding her reign. • Thru after the annexation of Hawaii ho did n-'i mul.-ii liiii'i fully ili- Institutions eelings of the United mates, but nlj doubts were dispelled when tin* con- s ;:.tv- to th- p.-»pl- of Huvsnll a splendid system of organic law.;. That, In common with the people, ho at all times, with genuine patriotism, supported the United States and Its In stltutions; and Is now uml has been a loyal supporter of the constitution, laws and government of the United States. He admits that on January 31, 1899, and on March H, 1600, he wrote letters appearing in the petition. That said letters were of a personal and confi dential t Mrs. Nation Is on the Go House Passes Pension Bills A FLOOD OF THEM AYE RE ACTED l T FON AT THE SESSION A K* I I'.It DAY, WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—T probably the last day to be di privato pension legislation to Mr. Carnegie; third, that the f tho ncgotlntl plates the formation of a at Ion whose bond part In the price neglc, and, fourth nouncement In connee pending negotiations character consisting of a statement by I J-l. II. Gray, president of tho Federal Steel Company, confirming the news that J. Plerpont Morgan Is planning the acquisition of the properties of some of the largest Iron and steel com panies of this country. The statement by Judge Gary ap parently confirms tho general Impres sion that nil the Morgan companies are actively Interested In the transaction, and while nothing wo* said as to the American Steel and Wire Company, the fact that counsel for that company at tended conferences between President Gary and Mr. Morgan seems to leave little doubt that tho negotiations under way Include the Stool and Wife con solidation. Incidentally Interesting developments may occur at the annual meeting of that corporation on February 19. Tho Moore companies will probably bo dis posed to work In harmony with the Morgan interests. The Pennsylvania Steel Company may be Included ill the community of ownership plans. If nn now seems certain, Mr. Carnegie is to receive $1,500 for each $1,000 share of kin stock, the. transfers In hi* onto alone will be the equivalent of marly landing I $130,000,000, Inasmuch as the great steel and, if magnate’s holding;; at present amount I to $K6,000,000. If, ns seems probable, 1 the minority holders are to In* looked I after by Mr. Morgan's syndicate, the | llnaneing will Involve tho equivalent Of $210,000,000. No surprise was expressed In finan cial circles today when It became km wn that the financial plan contem plated cither the reorganization on a greatly enlarged capital hunt* of one of the existing steel companies or the hash* of an entirely new corporation to hold the controlling stork of the va rious component companies, nnd espe cially the stock acquired by the Car negie company, nil of such stock to constitute the collateral of tho new bonds which shall be Issued to Mr. Carnegie and to such other of tho pre.'ut Carnegie company stockhold ers as may %vl»h to sell out with him. It may bo stated on what Is prac tically official authority that the full details of the proposed scheme of financing the big transfer had not been completed up to n. late hour thin after noon, but the general outlines of Hie plan, It Is stated, do contemplsje cither tho Ituuo of bonds or a system of notes guaranteed In the manner already de scribed. It was proposed today that a plan of agreement might be agreed upon whereby Mr, Carnegie should receive a certain amount of cash, and the bal ance In notes of the underwriter com ing due at specified dates so that the transaction could ho spread over a. con siderable period of t!ifT*\ thus over coming the objection of a possible stringency In the money market. These notes were to he secured as collateral. The .‘' heme, however, did not meet with Mr. Carnegie's objection to part ing with personal control of the com pany until he had received full pay ment. Whatever the exact shape that Mm llnam-lal tran-arthim; might take there In little doubt whatever that It represents the termination of a battle jyal between modern financial giants. loping tending t t the Cannon company alone, but my business men in .Manila have en having relations with the* Insur gents. The secret service officers today brought from Pagsanjun three native*,' Cosine, Almento und Llanios, nu-mb-. s of Gen. Caille’ti insurgent committee In that district. Tho papers found on them %vt re so personally Incriminating that they wero led to divulge damng- . Ing Information concerning Carman and others not* arrested. Cosine a. - Carman's partner [. Llumos has be- dlaUtigulMhed by bio oratory II Pinos. learned that Fabella, an. ex-prcsldenle and ally of Cortnan in his Laguna de Bay dealing*, bus $\a,t-)j til Insurgent money deposited In the Spanish Filipino Bank n.t Manila. I >fl'i( • •• t miMsiI. -I I he i.i-'ii- v. Man • .'g'*r Oil has of the bank, who had ed Carm, ty wltho slderable No of denco wore re- maishal today. (Jen. Young, commander of North western Luzon, 1- to return to tho United States. Gen. Bell, the provost marshal of Manila, will succeed him. There had been considerable misun derstanding between the military and the ru*\v provincial nfi'leers at |t-*nguet, based partly on the belief of the sub ordinate military officers that Provin cial Secretary Scherer has been an in surgent sympathizer. ^Mutual under standings have been reached and Hie military at Bonguet have been ordered to co-operate l'ully with the civil au thorities. It l» expected that Fuballa withdrew $5,000 of the funds of Gen. Call Ion. In surgent, that had been deposited in the Spanish-Filipino bank aiul Invested it in two steamers and a tobacco eon-* corn. The pollco will seize tho prop erty. It is rumored attain in Cavite pro duce thpt Aguliiiil'b) has !»«•« in Inda NEW YORK, Feb. R.-Mnj.-G KSwell S. Oils said today of Cartn; reported a« having been arrested Manila for trading with tho Insurgent!* "At times bln services were Imllspv able to the army, but be was n»*\ In my employ us a secret scrv “I never had Carman arrested, but the quartermaster’* department had trouble with him. It seems be secured a sort of corner on tho market supplier* and transportation equipments. Ho controlled the riativo boats, lighters, and even Carabaos. If the army had to have a herd of these beasts of bur den, nobody seemed to be able to pro duce them hut Carman. Ho was also able lo find them oven If he had to go Into tho Interior for them. He was a great Mehemer und a man (If evident cunning." WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—In tho sen ate this afternoon Mr. Spooner offered tho following amendment to tho urmy. appropriation bill: "That all military, civil and Judicial powers necessary to govern the Philip pine Islands, acquired from Spain by the treaties concluded at Paris De cember 10, IS!tn, and at Washington No vember 7, 1900, shall, until otherwise provided by congress, be vested In such person and persons, and shall be exor cised in such manner as th<* president of the United Htatea shall direct for the establishment of civil government and for maintaining and protecting tho Inhabitants of said ini,unis In th** fn**> enjoyment of their liberty, property and religion; provided that all franchises granted under the authority hereof shall contain a reservation of th** right to alter, aim nd or repeal the sanie.’’ Me % rtlior’a Proelit mnf Ion. ;uppc friend thought would not betra; dence. He further stnt«« t tern were written by him t tire misconception of the i ernment of tho t pie of the Haw&tini onfi- of the « to the | That, Htab pier the la elected fair i ul frri of of gross. High Flfty-flrat co today, when against 197 i In th< hot l tho SHE MAKE** < ITY NND MOINES. Sh* * right A SPEECH bills, ided In the I vho subsc- * widows or >f the bill, limited to existed for dlupallfylng him. Three additional I« ttets wr Mr. Wilcox were submitted, made the same answer to tner letters were written'In SIM i rl»<* tho American course in i ipplnes. ents of the Ui England Will Make Answer POI NTER PROPOSU.N TO RE *U R- MITTEI) IN LIKE OF THE HAY- PA I NCEFOTE TREATY. LONDON. Feb. V -It has been learned Ah »d Pi MANILA, Dec. 27.—Tho following In he text 1 • I * ;.-n Mae \ | I u IS 1*101-1,1111.1- ion to the Filipinos; MANILA. I*. L. Dec. 20, 1900. (PROCLAMATION.) In the armed struggle against tho pro In the fro nt It II a turner proposal, or p tumount to so oposals, likely to hat their strict observance not only by combatant for«-« "II by non combatant**, natl , I'elding wItiiln o< cup! m as follows: filing win. In prop* bay. Th" ep< VI HE* LINE* He Would i AY It l<-11 < WAS H IN* D. H. McNI.PIN DEAD. NF.W YORK, Pst. A—David APPOINTMENT FOR WASHINGTON. K* b lay nominated A \ (.Kim*.INN. II \ It D WORDS FOR THE POINT. ! Put lier of Prtnrr ( liar Ira Hooted hy o Madrid Mob. ! MADRID. V-b. ^ Th. Count of idivfilually. guilty of with all th" "ii-Jing - it-n t '•rgo State* lieutenant, an* <’arolina. to ll'-ut.-nant to cutter service. 'Iimu •upl' I by United mml!!*-» for the filing men aad

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