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GREAT WELCOME FOR DEWEY A MO/NSTEH MILITA'Ry PARADE I/N AT- L A/NT A, GA., IS AKHA/NGED. Troops From Other States Are Invited To Be On Hand and Take Part. The biggest military demonstration that has ever occurred in Atlanta or in the state of Georgia will he 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, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Car- olina and poRsibly Florida. Telegrams were hurried off Tuesday by the mili¬ tary committee to the adjutants general of each ot the states named asking them to wire an invitation at the committee ... , expense to . each , company s commander in their jurisdiction to 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 bo in Atlanta over 3,000 visiting troops and the number may the “*»*“*? different states p oe ^Pt°t to 5,000 replies from 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 oocasion of the parade. The selection was regarded by the committee as a wise one on ac- count of the familiarity of the acting general with the military organization of Jhe state...... Immediately after the adjournment of the general committee a meeting of the military committee was called and in he short session a great deal towau making the parade the distinct feature o the Dewey celebration was accomp ished. Colonel J. Van Holt JSash was ap* pointed pointed a a committee committee of of one one to to nrooeecl proceed troops t cops on on th^blsfa the basm of ol 2 2,UUU 000 or^ or A5UU 500 visiung soldiers. i eighboiine States invited. The remarkably cheap rate of one cent a mile winch 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 low rates it is believed will he a special induccement to the troops of the neighboring states that have been invited to take part iu the cele- bration. There was scarcely a command in the south that did not m»ke an effort to 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. telegrams to the adjutants general file different states were sent shortly S32S.VTKJ troorjs that come from a distance will be compelled to decide at once. In *!>«»»' *“■ th0 ““'"S'“ 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 Troops. 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 him com¬ mander in the state notifying that his men will be fed and provided with a place by the committee and that all the troopr are expected to bring is the DELEOALS AOA1N IN JAIL. Proceeding Was Necessary In Order to Hove For New Trial. A Savannah, Ga., dispatch says: John and Edward Delegal, the two McIntosh county negroes who were convicted of the murder of Joseph Townsend and sentenced to life terms in the penitentiary, were Tuesday. returned to the Chatham county jail Their return to Chatham county jail was the result of habeas corpus proceedings whioh had to be instituted by their attorneys before they could be token from the penitentiary camps. The Delegals tell a story of terrible suffering at the convict camp in Brooks county. ________ YACHT RACES COSTLY. The Frequent Flukes Drew Heavily On the Club’s Treasury. 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 ohib steam¬ boat, the half dozen tugs and the in- cidental expenses, It will be seen that the club has thus far expended $21,000 in the attempts to pull off one race. regulation campaign dress and blank¬ ets for use at night. The troops will be fed from a gener¬ al commissary which is to be eatab- lishod at some convenient point to the troop headquarters. No regular hour for meats will be fixed, any mau with uniform can obtain his meals any time he appears at commissary. Railway People Hustling. Railway officials are getting together all the engines and cars they cau press into service to handle the great crowds. From every station the agents report that the people are talking about “go¬ ing to Atlanta to see Dewey and Brumby.” be The estimates of the visitors to expected run from 40,000 up. No one would be greatly surprised to see 100,- 000 people in the GnteCity during the two days of Dewey’s visit. Now that it is certain that the ad¬ miral will visit no other city in the sou ^ b( the estimates are hardly limited at a]1 As Atlanta extended the first invitation from the south, the admiral cou j d not refuse, but he plans to re- turn f ii rec t to Washington, ENTHUSIAST! OVFiR BRYAN. Kentuckians Greet Nebraskan and Party With flatly Ovations. , William J. Bryan and his party i ; spent Tuesday night iu 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 thioughout the day. Frankfort, the capital city, wttR reached at 8 o’clock. Despite the rain and the early hour a large crowd assembled ill 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 Loxing- ton, in Chautauqua hall, before, per- haps, the largest gathering of enthu- giastic followers met during the clay’s trip. . pp 1 ^ AY c R v e FO R SOLDIERS. ._ _ p res j,j en t Declares Our Flag Defend- ers Should Be Upheld. ib ' J “faring bearing the presidential I eago^at “S 0 ai 2-40 ° o’clock cloc ^ Tuesday ine8U “J r afternoon and left for Michigan points and the j j mme diatelv In the course of bis speech at Racine, Wis., Tuesday ^ morning> tbe esident 8gid; | ><Our ’thoughts ’ our prayers goto the brave me]1 in distant islands o{ tbe sea> ’ who are upholding tbe flag of om . cou u try in honor. And while they are doiii« that we will uphold them All hostilities will cease in the Philippines when those who com- me nced them will stop and they will no t cease until our and’ flag representing jj bertv humanity civilization shall float triumphantly in every un- d j S p U ted and acknowledged sover- eignty of the republic of the United ’ •. (Applause ) ___________ uFlNFO»CF-nFNTS FOR OTIS __ ; General Will Soon Have Seventy : Thousand Fighters On Hand. . w ■?.. ? h / ' TLo f , . . . . ‘ ,, T . .. , , • p , • r- “r «-?’»■»“ — *» 4 «”*r- v I va f Jesse s. ... . ie f j s ° e ^ } . , M r . , . , m T h “ 1“ m«”t' ,hoT strength . detal1 . , of , ,, tbe m l \ tar ? ^ forces asal S Ded , to dllty 1Q tbe Phlllp ‘ P mes - Army—Combatants, 63,872; non- oombatants, 1,500. Navy—Ships, 45; blue-jackets, 4,997; marines, 1,184. Growth of Affiliated Orders. 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. BRITISH PARLIAMENT Opened at London to Consider the Transvaal 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: affairs in South Africa “The state of 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 tbe law ren- dering it necessary that parliament should be called together.’’ QUESSING AT CROP. flembcrs of Savannah Cotton Ex¬ change Hake Unofficial Estimate. Forty-five members of the Savannah cotton exchange have estimated the cotton crop. The estimate was con¬ solidated andaveraged.andthe average was found to he 10,264,'93 bales. The highest estimate was 11,111,000 bales and the lowest 9,185,000 bales. The estimate while unofficial was posted on the board. VICTORIA GALLS FOR Army to Be Placed Ori Gi- gantic War Footing. LOOKS BAD FOR KRUGER British Is Determined to Pot a Quick Stop to the War In the Transvaal. In the English house of commons at London, Wednesday, the first lord of the treasury and government leader, Ar- thnr ,T. Balfour, brought in the fol- , lowing message from „ the queen: “The state of affairs in south Africa having constituted, in the opinion of her majesty, a case of great emergency within the meaning of the act oi par- Lament, her majesty deems it proper to provide additional means for mili- tary service. She has, therefore, thought it right to communicate to the house thau her majesty is, by proem- mation, about to order the embodi- meat of the militia, and to coll out the militia reserve force, or such part thereof as her majesty may think uec- ess-ary for permanent service. ” The calling out of the militia and the militia reserves has occasioned widespread wonderment. Old stories 0 f preparations against continental combinations are revived. It is freely rumored that the government is de- termiued to demonstrate to Europe that the British army is not a negative quantity Jail The will be for 35,000 reserves and f or an added appropriation for war purposes of £10,000,000 sterling, The house agreed to consider the royal message on Thursday. A motion by Mr. Balfour appropri- a ting the entire special session for government business was carried by 279 TO t es against 48. The debate on the address iu reply to the speech from the throne was then resumed. Philip James Stan- hope, liberal member for Burnley, moved an amendment strongly dis- approving the conduct of the negotia- tions with the Transvaal. He attacked the policy of the secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Chamberlain, and demanded that the latter should clear himself of the charge of complicity m the ,, Jameson roLi raid. Tbe amendment was seconded by Samuel Thomas Evans, liberal her for the middle division of Glamor- gnushire. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, lib- el ' al member for West Monmouthshire, and former official leader of the liber- al P ark y. following several minor speeches fot aud against the govern- ment, said it was the duty of the party to support the government in main- taining the integrity of the dominions of the queen, but that they had a right to speak of the policy of the government in an altogether different tone - He criticised Mr. Chamber- Iain’s policy. At the conclusion of his speech the house adjourned. EDITOR S A ____• id R. Members o{ tbe Two Georgia Press . • T k . , sh .* ‘ A ... feature of . the , . of opening exercises kbe Georgia State l air at Atlanta was The two organizations held a joint meeting Wednesday morning m room 1M °* H ' Cabaniss and Walter Coleman were present at the meeting and explained that there was no business to he tran- sacted, but that the meeting had been called for the purpose of visiting the £a£r - The members of both organizations went out to the grounds at noon and dined with Sheriff Calloway on Geor- gia barbecue. After a hearty indul- gence of this luscious produot the edi- tors took in the Midway. They went through every show in the enclosure and enjoyed the exhibitions im¬ mensely. At 3 o’clock they went iu a body to the auditorium and participated in the opening exercises. PRESIDENT OF F. C. & PI J. Skelton Williams Elected to Suc¬ ceed H. R. Duval, Resigned. At the annual meeting of the Flori¬ da Central and Peninsula Railroad company Thursday, J. Skelton Wil¬ liams, president of the Seaboard Air Line, was elected president to succeed H. R. Dnval, resigned. No other business of importance was transacted. President W’illiams announced that his system had concluded arrange¬ ments for the operation of through vestibule trains between New York aud Tampa. SAVANNAH OETS DEWEY. Admiral Will Visit Forest City In the Near Future. A Washington dispatch says: Admi¬ ral Dewey has accepted for himself and Lieutenant Brumby the invitation from Savannah, Ga., to visit that city, the time aud date to be fixed later on, most probably iu December. The committee from Savannah called at the Everett on Admiral Dewey Wednesday The admiral readily accepted the committee’s invitation, but .said it would be impossible to go anywhere other than Atlanta at this time. CANDLER’S MOVE FOR REFORMS will Be Emphasized in Message to Legislature. A PURE BALLOT WANTED Georgia’s Governor Will Also Advise the Equalizing and Lightening of the Burdens of Taxation. In his forthcoming message to the Georgia legislature Governor Candler will recommend such an amendment to the constitution as will restrict the ballot to the , virtue and intelligence of the state. The governor will point out the evils that have grown up as ^ regnH fjf traffi<J m ballot> and wl11 la down self-evident ... J as a proposition that the man who would sell his ballot is not entitled to it. TUe corrupt i n g influence upon the bod J P ohtIC of tb ® purchase and sale , of votes and the evils growing out of such a system are pointed out in strong laugauge in the draft of his message. The steps taken by sister states to- wards restriction of the ballot are re- ferred to, and while there is no sug- gostion of any particular plan for se- curing the desired end, the governor’s idea that the mass of the ignorant lie- gro vote should be eliminated is made clear. He is decidedly specific, however, in his declaration that the distinction should not be of race color, and that it should not be based on a property qualification that would eliminate a man for lack of this world’s goods, Virtue and intelligence—good citizen- ship—that should be the test. It is understood that several bills looking to such an amendment to the consti- tution have been prepared by members of the legislature, and this franchise matter promises to become one of the most interesting before the general as- sembly. Tax Commission Upheld. Governor Candler naturally devotes considerable space iu his message to the necessity for lightening the bur- dens of taxation wherever it is possi- hie, and for economy in the expendi- tirre nf oi iite the pnnnin’a people s mnnar money, rnu„f that ww WQa one of the chief planks on which he made his campaign, and his whole re- cord has borne out his professions m this regard. He will tell of the work of the tax commission, whose report will be presented during the early days of the legislature’s session, and will commend the whole subject to the careful consideration of the state’s lawmakers, With regard to the public schools of the state, Governor Candler will urge that they should be more closely re- striated to the elementary branches, as is contemplated by the constitution and in the acts establishing the public school system. He thinks there has been too much of a teudency toward higher branches; aud this, he thinks, is a perversion of the intent of the P ublic sMuxfl system, and one that does grave injustice to the people who are really meant to be benefited by the pu bli 0 schools. Crime and mob violence will be t^ssx^si^si than half million ‘r, t more a dollars for me ting out justice to the negroes alone. He points out the injustice of charging the acts of the criminal class against the race, and tells of the many leading negroes who are as law-abiding as whites, and who join them in condemnation not only of mob vio- lence, but of the terrible crimes that have incited such violeuee. At the suggestion of very many me- chanics and artisans throughout the g t a t, e> Governor Candler will recom- mend t]j e establishment of a bureau of labor statistics as a part of the ag¬ ricultural department. Most of the states of the union have such depart¬ ments, and the statistics they gather have proven of great value in many ways. WILL VISIT MACON. Central City’s Committee Made Olad By Admiral Dewey. A Washington dispatch says: Ad¬ miral Dewey received a call Thursday from a delegation from Macon, Ga., headed by Representative Bartlett and President Smith, of the Macon cham¬ ber of commerce, who presented au invitation to him to visit Macon. Ad¬ miral Dewey expressed his thanks and said that while he regretted that he could not make the visit at the time of his trip to Atlanta, yet he expected to go south during the winter or early spring, and at that time he would visit Macon and Savan¬ nah. Ate Poisoned Cheese. A dispatch from Warsaw, Ind.,says: The family of J. F. Rttss were poison¬ ed by eating cheese. Eight of the family are seriously ill, three oannot live and Mr. Russ died soon after eat- ! • ing the cheese. j McKinley Qt Youngstown. President MoKinley’s special train arrived at Youngstown, O.,Wednesday j evening, and the executive delivered last speech of his tour. IN BUCKEYE STATE Democratic Campaign Is Begun By Hon. W. J. Bryan and His Party. A special from Greenville, O., says: William J. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan and the newspaper men who accompanied the party throughout Kentucky,cross¬ ed the river from Covington Wednes¬ day night -and boarded the special train provided for the three days’ tour in Ohio. The train was run to Dayton during the night, where the privnte car of John R. McLean was attaohed, and at Greenville, Darke county, Thursday Mr. Bryan delivered his first address in Ohio. Thera was an immense crowd present. The decorations were numerous and tasteful aud the entliu- siasm pronounced. The visiting party was escorted to the courthouse square by n mounted body, largely composed o£ the farmers of the county. Dr. L. C. Anderson presided and introduced John R. McLean, th« Democratic candidate for governor. Mr. McLean introduced Mr. Bryan the unchallenged leader of the dem- oor.tic masses. Mr. Bryan to avoid the criap morning air, put on a skull cap> w ki c k provoked good naturod laughter, in response to which he said: “My hair is not as much protection ns ik ufled to be - 7 0U on 8 bk not to complain g if I am getting * s * a little bald, , In x 95 tbey eaid I wft too young to be president. Then I had to depend upon the constitution to protect me. How I can depend upon my baldness, “The Chicago platform, to which you gave such loyal support in 1896, is 8 till the platform of the Democratic party and the platform of the Ohio Democracy again endorses that plat- f orm . I believe the planks of platform are stronger today than when they were written.” Mr. B ryan then entered into an elaborate defense of the income tax and predicted a popular indorsement of the proposition. He cited the ef- forts of the government to raise a rev- enne to conduct the Spanish war be- oause of the decision court against the income tax. He said the money question was still unsettled and the tight would be continued. He treated the matter of trusts in praci- cally the same manner as ized his Kentucky utterances. LONDON IN SUSPENSE. -- ExcltedOverAbsencsofNewsFrom the Seat of War. Wednesday was one of the most ex- citing days at the war office in London since the crowd attended there to learn the result of the relief expedi- F tion .. to . Gordon r, q at i.-rr Kaartoum. i. The news that the Fifth Lancers had been engaged brought many ladies and other friends of the regiment to inquire for news. The gravest intelligence seems to be the report of the capture of a train with officers at Elandslaagto, because it was understood that the cross-country line was regularly pa¬ trolled. As- j correspondents are allowed at the front, it is impossible to gain deli- nite information, but it is known that General Sir George Stewart White has been making some extensive moves of the troops iu that neighborhood, and developments are hourly expected. It is rumored that Commandant Jou- bert’s northern column, with twelve guns, is now at Dannhauser. Although the Boers have shown eon- sidrrable activity in Natal, there is nothing to indicate that they are yet prepared for a serious combined at- tack, and the general belief here is *“ *• - TRUE BILLS RETURNED By Fulton County Grand Jury Against the Pickerts. The Fulton county grand jury at At¬ lanta., Ga., Thursday, returned bills of indictment against A. F. Pickert and his son, Vincent F. Pickert. A. F. Piokert is charged with receiving stol¬ en goods and his son is accused of burglary. Will Etberedge, the negro burglar who made a sensational statement to the detectives in regard to tbe alleged crooked operations of A. F. Piokert, Sam Wilkes and Detective* Hewitt and Wooten were examined by the grand jury and it was the evidence of these witnesses that the true bill* were returned RECEIVER ASKED FOR. Building and Loan Stockholders /Take Some Serious Charges. Four stockholders of the Southern Home Building and Loan Association, at At!ante,Ga., through their attorneys, filed a petition in the superior court of Fulton county Wednesday after¬ noon asking that a receiver be ap¬ pointed. The association is alleged to be in¬ solvent, and it is charged that a large amount will be paid out in withdraw¬ als unless the association is taken charge of by the court to proteot stockholders who have not given no¬ tice of withdrawal. LAWTON DRIVINO FILIPINOS. One American Killed In Engagement and Fifteen Rebels Captured. A special received Thursday from Manila stated that General Young’s advance guard of General Lawton’s column left Cabiao Wednesday morn¬ ing and entered San Isidro at half past 1 o’clock, The American loss was one killed and three wounded. One Span- ' a ^ alld fift *en msurrectos were cap¬ tured. 5^4 STATE FAIR GATES OPENED Parade and Sptechjs Were Features of First Day. WAS A SUCCESSFUL START Exposition of State’s Resources Better Than Ever Before. The Georgia Sta'e Fair was opened in Atlanta Wednesday with all the splendor of procession, eloquence of speech and animation of interested spectators that could have been wished for, aud the events of the day were such as will long be remembered by thousands who witnessed the parade, listened to the speeches and viewed the countless interesting exhibits which make the Georgia State Fair of 1899 the biggest and the best in the history of the state. The advance guard of the visiting contingent In gan to pour into the city Monday and kept coming all day Tues¬ day, and on Wednesday—hours before the parade—the business streets were crowded with strangers, attracted to Atlanta by the fair, and Expofition park was througed with a heteroge¬ neous mass of moving humanity that, swarmed through the buildings, in¬ vaded the Midway and otherwise put in the time before the exercises as their inclination* prompted. Everyw here the crowd went,whether it was to inspect the interesting ex¬ hibits in the manufacturers’ building or to gaze on the queer sights ou the Midway, the unanimous verdict was that Atlanta in providing Georgia with tbe sUte fftirbad accomplished a task the completed , results of which would be J* The k day the at the * outh grounds for ; ye “ rP brought Cl " ne ; was toa ™ oineP . fattln ?°] the osebytheforma auAitorixxm, where * cere a ' cr owd gathered to 1 is ten to the bnlbant j *P ee « b e 8 of £ haneellor V al- ter J Th b Hill bl and military Hon - and J. Pope Brown parade * g civic which , ushered . into existence the fair was complete and brilliant. Long be- fore the hour of 2 o’clock, '"hen the parade was scheduled to start, White- balland Pe a ehtreestreetsfromMitoh- ell to Fourteenth street w ere thronged surging humanity, Tbe for "'‘ al opening of the gales ^ . Ihe hundreds sold ers and already the in civic the orga.. grounds. za- tions made a magnificent showing and the tae narade P ala(i « was was in ln ever* everyway wav a a bier big s ess ' UNIQUE PROPOSAL. Filipino Leader Offers to Overthrow Insurrection For Cash. A Manila dispatch says: General Otis has received messages purporting to come fr ? m the general, Pio del Pilar, offering to sell out his army and to Oliver Aguinaldo into the hands of the Americans. Although he is not satisfied that his offer is authentic, it is not improbable. The policy of General Otis is firmly set against buy- ing any surrenders. Pio del Pilar offers, foi the sum of $50,000 to refrain from attacking Ma- nila; for $250,000 he offers to surren- <J er bis army after a sham battle, both s '^ . es fi r i n 8 i Dto the air, and for the 8Um o£ $500,000 he says he will pro¬ oure the overthrow of the insurrection and the capture of Aguinaldo, and the other leaders. In the course of the communication he refers to Aguinaldo in contemptu¬ ous terms, indicating that strained re¬ lations exist between them. Reports are being received from the districts occupied by the enemy that the Fili¬ pinos believe that Pio del Pilar has an audacious plan to break through tbe American lines into Manila and seize General Otis and the arohbishop. Possibly these rumors were started with the idea of helping him to make a deal with the Americans. It is iia- necessary to say that the Americans would welcome an attaok of that sort. There has been much speculation of late regarding the whereabouts of Pio del Pilar. The recent attack at La Loma is credited to him. It is believed that he is now in the vicinity of San Mateo valley with a force of from 1,800 to 3,000 men. FOOLED THE HOB. Prisoners Were Removed From Jail at Opportune Tim®. Sunday night the county jail at Val- dota was fer the second time the scene of a mob who were after the two pris¬ oners who murdered Henry Vickers, 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. hundred The mob was about four strong. The jailer assured them that the two prisoners had been taken away to Waycross, but a thorough search was made before the men went away. PROni NENT OEOROIAN DEAD, Judge Henderson Passes Away‘at the Age of Seventy-Two. Judge J. T. Henderson, who was for twelve years commissioner of ag¬ riculture for Georgia, and for many years a prominent figure in the state, died at the home of his son-in-law in Atlanta Monday morning after a long illness. He was seventy-two years of age, and had been in feeble health for sev¬ eral years.