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VOX, HI. PRE11 m I IREflTY OUR PEACE COMMISSIONERS AR¬ RIVE SAFELY AT HOME. SOME COMMENTS BY MEMBERS Party landed at New York and Started Immediately lor Washington. Judge Day in Canton. Judge William R. Day, Senator C. K. Davis, Senator George Gray, Sen¬ ator W. P. Frye and Whr^law Reid, the United States commissioners to arrange a peace treaty with Spain, reached New York Saturday on board the steamer St. Louis. Holding that the rule governing their diplomatic mission is still Darned in force, none of the gentlemen would speak at length regarding the work at Paris. They took the first train to Washington, carrying the treaty of peace with them. <T. Bassett Moore, secretary and consul of the commission, and Arthur W. Ferguson, translator, were with the commis sioners. Mr. Reid said he aud his fellow com missioners were very glad to get back, they could not discuss the treaty. “We are going to Washington by the first train we can get,” he said, “and shall report immediately to the presi¬ dent. It was understood among us that we should say nothing about our official business when we arrived. When the treaty was signed it became an official document, and it must be left for the senate of the United States and the president to decide what shall be done with it.” Mr. Reid would not discuss the pub¬ lio translation of what purported to be the text of the treaty, nor would be say anything about Montero IUor’ re¬ cent criticism of the examination. “As a newspaper man, I should like to talk,” he said, “but as I am a pub¬ lic official, I cannot.” Senator Gray, the only democrat ou the commission, was told of W. J. Bryan’s recently declared attitude on the question of expansion. • “Um," said the senator, “I am not on to Colonel Bryan’s curves yet.” The senator admitted that he had an opinion concerning the expansion question. doubt,” said he, “that “I have no there is sober, thoughtful opinion in this country against expansion—there must be. The treaty merely gives us control of the situation; we can do as we please. Wo can keep the Philip¬ pines or not, as may be determined iu the future. Senator Frye said: of session in “At the opening the Paris the Spaniards first wanted us to get out of the United States. That we refused to do. Then came a squabble about the Cuban debt. We were not inclined to pay that, and after a hard fight of days and days our opponents finally yielded to our claims and sign ed the treaty, which I have no doubt will be ratified by eongiess. Treaty Delivered to President. The commission arrived in Wash ington Saturday night and immediate¬ ly delivered the treaty to President McKinley. Judge Day In Canton. Judge Day and Mrs. Day left Wash ington Saturday night and reached their Canton home in time to take Christmas dinner with the family, They arrived at 10:15 o’clock Sunday morning over the Pennsylvania road. his Judge Day, when asked as to plans for the future, said he expects to remain in Canton and resume theprec tice of law in the firm of which he was a member before entering the cabinet of President McKinley. The work of the commission ended when the treaty was delivered to the president, Washington aud he does not expect to visit again in connection with any duties of that commission. While he talked freely on many matters connected with his work in Paris, Judge Day did not feei at lib¬ erty to give an interview in detail on the work of the commission. He said the talk of $100,000 compensation for the commissioners, or of any susa ap¬ proaching that amount, was ridiculous and preposterous. The president fixes the compensation of the commission¬ ers, and none of them, it is safe to say, accepted the duties as a speculation. A CHRISTMAS RIOT. Pitched Battle Between White* and Black* In Dallas, Tex. A special from Dallas, Texas, says: A crowd of several thousand whites and blacks, gathered by the burning of a saloon building, became involved in a race riot Christmas eve, and be¬ fore the battle was ended two persons bad been killed, five were seriously wounded and a dozen others slightly injured. fell dead In addition one man on the sidewalk during the fire and a woman was fatally injured iu jumping from a window of the burning build¬ yne County News. WILL RELEASE FIFTY REGIMENTS. Mustering Out Plaus Agreed Upon By President and Cabinet. A Washington special says: The secretary of war and adjutant general have not determined upon any of the regiments to be mustered out under the new order adopted by the presi¬ dent and cabinet Wednesday to dis¬ charge 50 volunteer regiments, now in the service, except that the volunteers now in Manila and ordered homo will head the list. Adjutant General Corbin stated Thursday morning that the work of mustering out would be very carefully considered, and that there would be a combing out of the regiments rather iiiau a general discharge of volunteers in certain camps. Those ordered to Cuba, Manila and Porto Rico would not have their orders changed, but would be sent to these places as soon as transportation could be had. The war department has already been overrun by requests for dis¬ charges and mustering out of certain regiments, but these have all been placed on file and will be taken up in order. One reason for the order to muster out such a large number of volunteers is that it will save the government $780,000 a month in pay alone. An¬ other reason is that by reducing the size of the army the military service will be composed of about 100,000 men with sufficient force necessary to furnish garrison for Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines aud the United States. General Corbin said that the Third Georgia would not be mustered out, but would most certainly go to Neu vitas as originally ordered as soon as transports could be furnished them. SWORD PRESENTED SCHLEY. The Blade, Scabbard and Belt Cost tlio Sum of S4.300. At Philadelphia Thursday Rear Ad¬ miral Schley was the recipient of a handsome and costly sword, scab¬ bard and belt, presented to him in be¬ half of the people of the city and oth¬ er citizens in Pennsylvania, New Jer¬ sey and Delaware, who contributed to a fund established for ■ the* purpose. There was a large and .enthusiastic audience present and speeches were made by Governor Hastings and May¬ or Warwick on behalf of the state and city. gift, The admiral in accepting the thanked the people and said: “Let me hope with you that in God’s providence it may never be drawn without reason, but if it ever should be so willed that it must be, it will never be sheathed except iu your greater honor.” The sword, scabbard and belt rep¬ resent a cost of $4,200. The blade is of fine Damascus steel, appropriately engraved, and the hilt is elaborately decorated with diamonds and other precious stones. BANQUET WINE SEIZED. New Ktiglaiid Society in Charleston Placed In Bad Plight. State Dispensary constables seized the fine stock of wines imported to Charleston, 8. C., for the annual ban qU et of the New England society, which was given Thursday night, When the stock was seized the Rev. Dr. Edder, president of the society, appealed to the constables to surren¬ der it, but his request was refused. The situation began to look serious. Senator McLaurin, wbo delivered an address at the banquet, was seen and asked to use his influence to get back the liquors. He sent a warm telegram to Governor Ellerbe and ad vised him to make the constable deliv er the goods. telegram A short while afterwards a from Columbia announced that the wines would be released. Sharp or ders were sent the constables, and the wines flowed as usual at the banquet, BIRD PREVENTS DISASTER, Ball Was Tied Across the Track Intended to Wreck Past Train. The northbound passenger train on the Internation and Great Northern railroad narrowly missed a serious wreck forty miles below Austin, Tex., through the intervention of a bird. Some miscreant had tied a rail se¬ curely across the track, Just a few miles before reaching the spot a bird, blinded by the headlight, flew agaiSst the glass, breaking it and extinguish¬ ing the light. This necessitated run¬ ning slowly to the next station. The train proceeding with greatly reduced speed struck the obstruction, tearing up the track and damaging the engine, but no one was injured. TO PROCEED TO CUBA. General Sanger, at Columbia, Ga., Get! Orders to Move at Once. Late Thursday afternoon General Sanger,division commander at Colum¬ bus, Ga., received orders from Wash¬ ington to proceed at once with his brigade staff and regiment to Charles¬ ton, S. C., where he would take the transport Manitoba and sail at once for Matanzas. The telegram caused more or less of a flurry in local army General Sanger at once con- and suited with officers of the division it was finally decided te take the Twelfth New York regiment, which is now located at Americas, JE8UP. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1898. FRYE DISCUSSES TREAT!. Senator Kxpre.se. Himself As to the Ke suit of Negotiations. Senator Frye talked to a Washington Star reporter Monday with respect to the conditions attending and resulting from the peace negotiations. With respect to the frequently re¬ peated statement in press dispatches that the sentiment of the powers, with the exception of England,was opposed to the United States and looked with disfavor upon the attitude of this gov esnment in dealing with Spain, Sena¬ tor Frye said: “I saw no evidence of such senti¬ ment existing ontside of France, and in France that sentiment appeared to bo confined to the press, which does not reflect the sentiment of the nation nor the people generally.” “Do you think there will be an ear¬ ly restoration of cordial relations be¬ tween Spain and the United States?” “I think that very soon after the ratification of the peace treaty, and the restoration of diplomatic relations there will be no difficulty about nego¬ tiating commercial treaties and a trea¬ ty for the release of prisoners, aud Bnch other matters directed toward the perfect restoration of friendly rela¬ tions between the two governments. I do not believe that the Spanish gov¬ ernment will be at all disposed to keep up an unfriendly feeling between the two governments. The making of treaties adapted to present conditions will be better than the restoration of old treaties, some features of which were obsolete. ” "What has been published with re¬ spect to the treaty of peace, seems to indicate, does it not, that this govern¬ ment is not committed by these nego¬ tiations with respect to the future dis¬ position of the territory over which Spanish sovereignty has been relin¬ quished?” strongly that this “It indicates very government is not committed in any way whatever with respect to the dis¬ position aud government of these islands. If we were Insane enough to do so, we might give them all back to Spain after the ratification of the treaty. If we were fools enough we might divide them up amongst the other foreign. powers. The whole matter is left, in the hands of congress. Congress can make any disposition of the islands it sees fit. The ratifica¬ tion of the treaty will not in any way curtail our privileges in this direc¬ tion.” DEWEY AT THE HEAD. Manila Hero I* Now Senior Rear Admiral ofOur Navy. Rear Admiral George Dewey, the hero of Manila, is now the senior rear admiral of the United States navy, which means that he is the head of the fighting forces of Uncle Sam on the sea. This change has come about owing to the retirement Christmas day of Rear Admiral Francis M. Bunco. Rear Admiral Bunco's service has ex¬ tended over a period of more than 46 years, in which time he has seen much active duty and won for himself an en¬ viable reputation. His war record is equal to that of any of the men now in the navy. He entered the novy as a cadet midshipman on May 28, 1852, and was promoted through the various grades until he reached that of rear admiral on February 6, 1898. He was mentioned in special orders and re¬ ceived the thanks of the navy depart¬ ment on several occasions for distin¬ guished service* rendered during the civil war. He was the first command¬ ant of the ill fated battleship Maine and also of the largest squadron of modern American warships ever as¬ sembled in times of peace. His last duty was the command of the navy yard at Brooklyn. Dewey’s services have Rear Admiral extended over a period of forty-four years. He entered the navy September 23, 1854, and was awarded the rank of rear admiral by a vote of congress May 11, 1898, for services rendered in the far east. If congresB makes him an admiral andTncreases his time of serv¬ ice ten years, he will, with the excep¬ tion of Admiral Porter, have served more time on the active list than any other officer. With the increased time his naval career will extend over a period of more than fifty-five years. PLOT DISCOVERED IN PARIS. Scheme of Military Officials Said to Have Been Unearthed By Police The Paris correspondent of The London Daily Chronicle says: “It is asserted that the French police have seized several bundles of letters, whose contents prove that a military plot is in thorough working order. ” The Paris correspondent of The Weekly Sun, of London, telegraphed bis paper on Sunday that he had knowledge of a military coup planned though for Wednesday, the 28th nit., he gave no details of the plot. The The Paris correspondent of Sunday Special, of London, hinted at similar knowledge, adding that the court of cessation would give judg¬ ment against Dreyfus on Thursday, yielding to the government’s plea of state necessity. THEY ALL SAY YOUNG LIEUTEN¬ ANT IS ACTING INDISCREETLY. TOO MUCH OSCULATION INDULGED Secretary Long Advises '‘Merrimac Hero” .khat He Is In Danger of Dosing His Reputation. ska Tie Atlanta Joarnal’s special cor¬ respondent at Washington wires his paper as follows: Satan fell from heaven no more rapidly than Lieutenant Hobson has fallen in the esteem of publio officials and his fellow officers here. Feeling toward the “hero of the Merrimac” has undergone a complete reversion since the kissing episode began. The resentment felt toward him among the southern contingent here is mingled with pity that such a glory as he won at Santiago should be smirched by his conduct on his tour west. Th« navy is in arms in protest of his belittling his deed, and nearly every officer here has denounced his action in terms of bitterness and re¬ sentment. To quote one is to quote all. They feel that the esprit decorps of the service has suffered more by bis recent conduct west than it has gained by his gallant sacrifice in the harbor of Santiago. “Up to the present time,” said a young lieutenant commander to me, “the heroes of the navy have kept in the background—there has been no vainglorious flaunting of their deeds before the public. “The modesty of our heroes have been our pride. The whole navy con¬ demned that first kiss up there in Long Island, He should never have permitted himself to be made cheap by a maudlin, idiotic girl. As to his tour and osculatory features in the west, They have lowered us in the eyes of the naval officers of the world.” No naval officer will ever be quoted in criticism of another officer. The esprit de corps prohibits it, but to get the estimation of Hobson one has only to enter the doors of the Army and Navy club. Not one officer palliates friend the offense. The most intimate he has in the service has no excuse to offer for him. The men who feel it most deeply, however, are the southern members of congress. “Ob, the pity of it!” is their cry, and “pity 'tis true.” I have talked to many democrats, but not one will say a word of criti cism for publication. They will tell . personal you privately that they feel a injury has been done them. There is hardly one who has not in some pub¬ lio utterance held the “Hero of the Merrimac” up as a typical southerner. They have placed him side by side with Wheeler and find their idol but clay is a disappointment they do not want to discuss. Speaker Reed’s remark when asked as to his opinion on the matter, said: “That young man should be sent out of the country. What he needs now most is a salt bath.” That was the speaker’s laconic way of saying he is too fresh. It is said here that after the Kansas City reception that Secretary Long wired him to act with more discretion; that he was imperiling his reputation. The secretary has been urged to recall him and administer a rebnke, but the secretary felt that this would be an exaggeration of the prerogative given him, and I am told, though Mr. Long will not discuss it, that he took the gentler conrse of appealing to his prides it is due His fellow officers say that to Long’s telegram that there was no repetition of the kissing scenes in Denver Tuesday night. His conduct is inexplicable to some, in light of past events. It has come to my knowledge, and I can vouch for the truth of it, that Hobson refused an offer of fifty thousand dollars to go on a limited lecturing tour, giving as his reason for so doing that to turn his deed into money would be to belittle it. It will be hard to strike a trial balance of his character, both sides of the ledger being carefully considered jmd added up. BOY KILLS TWO MEN. He protected Hi! Mother’! Property With a Shotgun. Thomas and William Brantley, brothers, were shot and instantly killed Saturday night at Enondale, Miss., a small town on the Mobile and Ohio road, by Eugene Dennis, an 18 year-old boy. accompanied by their The brothers, father, attempted to enter the store of Dennis, it is said, intending violence. Dennis’s mother seized the gun of elder Brantley and young opened fire on the Brantleys with above result. ■„ The trouble is said to have been caused by liquor. BRYAN WELCOMED HOME. Colonel Make, a Speech In Opposition to Expansion. Colonel W. J. Bryan returned to Lincoln, Neb., Friday afternoon and was tendered a reception at the Oliver theater in the evening by the Woman’s Bimetallic League. The house was crowded and Colonel Bryan received an ovation. He was introduced by Governor Holcomb, who formally welcomed him home aud complimented him for his patriotism in enlisting in the army. After thanking his neighbors for their cordial welcome and compliment¬ ing the members of regiment and Col¬ onel Yifquain, in whose charge he left them, he justified his resignation as follows: “I had five months of peace in the army, and resigned in order to take part iu a fight. I am as much inter¬ ested in the people of the United States as I am in the people of Cuba, and unless I am mistaken in judging, we are called upon to meet more im¬ portant problems in the United States just now than will confront our army in Cuba. “Some of these problems hostilities were un¬ be¬ der discussion before gan, others have been thrust upon us as a result of the war. Let me im¬ prove this, my first opportunity, reforms to as¬ sure you that my zeal for the advocated a few months ago has not in -the least abated, Vital questions cannot he killed or buried. The American people have not ac¬ cepted the gold standard as final. It has wrought more injustice in our country during the last twenty-five years than Spain has wrought in all colonies, and opposition to it will grow until the gold and silver coinage of the constitution is fully restored. The trusts which now flourish in de¬ fiance of law are not more merciless than Weyler was, and the new trust— the paper money trust, which is seek¬ ing to obtain control of all the paper money of the nation—iB a greater menace to the country’s welfare than any foreign foe, "There are, however, two new ques¬ tions which demand immediate atten¬ tion, because congress is asked to act upon them at once. The president recommends that the regular army be permanently increased to 100,000 men. This question must be met now or not at all.” Taking up the subject of imperial¬ ism, Mr. Bryan said that the president of lias misinterpreted the sentiment the people. They are opposed to giving the Philippines back to Spain, but they have not as yet declared in favor of embarking upon a colonial policy. So great a change, he said, could not be undertaken without more investigation and deliberation than the people had yet given to the subject. The principal part of Mr. Bryan’s speech was devoted to the Philippine question.___ TO SEIZE WAKE ISLAND. Will Be Used As a Cable Station To Con liect Philippine! With Hawaii. A Washington dispatch says: The government has determined to hoist the flag over an island far out in the Pacific ocean and orders have been sent out to the commander of the Ben¬ nington, Captain Taussig, to proceed at once to take possession in the name of the United States government, of Wake island, three miles long and ly¬ ing in latitude 19, north; longitude 166, east. It is distant about 2,000 miles from the Hawaiian island aud 1,300 miles east from Guam. It is al¬ most iu a direct line between these possessions of the United States and is admirably adapted for use as a sta¬ tion for a Pacific cable to connect the Philippines with Hawaii aud the United States. WEYLER ANXIOUS TO CONTROL. Sngasta’s Illness Has Brought a Halt to the Political Crisis. A Madrid special says: Senor Sa gasta’s illness has brought to a stand¬ still the political crisis and the nego¬ tiations for the reorganization of the liberal party. El Liberal publishes an interview with Weyler, in the course of which he is represented as declining to give any information regarding the crisis, but as insisting upon the for a strong government. Such a gov¬ ernment could not, be said, be drawn from a party led by Senor Silvela, General Weyler hinted that the coun tiy would run great risks unless power were placed in the hands of Sagasta-Weyler coalition goverpment. BOOKS NOT DESTROYED. Attorney for Standard Oil Co. Say* no Rec¬ ords Have Been Burned as Report ed. A Chicago dispatch says: According to Attorney Tolies, of the Standard Oil legal department, none of the books of the company which are wanted for examination under Ohio supreme court’s recent order have been destroyed. He says that only useless records or books have been burned. Owing to the non-appearance of high Standard Oil officials, whose tes¬ timony is wanted, no depositions were taken before Notary Mason Monday, and it is probable that the hearing will not be resumed for several days. NO. 25 BY AMERICAN EVACUATION COM MISSION AT HAVANA. PEOPLE ADVISED TO BE ORDERLY Artdrefig Sets Forth the Evacuation Agree¬ ment and Insists That Its Terms Be Strictly Carried Out. The American evacuation commis¬ sioners in Havana issued the follow¬ ing proclamation Tuesday to the in¬ habitants of the island of Cuba: “The undersigned commissioners, on the part of the United States, hav¬ ing been invested with power by the president to arrange for and execute the evacuation of Cuba and adjacent islands, and also taking over the pub¬ lic property of Spain, have entered in¬ to an agreement with the commission¬ ers on the part of Spain for the final ceremonies and jegulations to be ob¬ served and carried out on the first day of January, and thereafter until Span¬ ish troops shall have embarked for re¬ patriation and the same is published and for the guidance of the inhabitants others outside of the Santiago district. “The undersigned desire in this public manner to impress and enjoin upon all the people of the island the necessity for strict compliance with the terms of this agreement to the end that public order and due respect for the gravity of the occasion may pre¬ vail, and especially to admonish all classes of people to exercise self-re¬ straint and moderation and refrain from giving cause of offense or irrita¬ tion and from the exhibition of excite¬ ment, undue manifestation of feeling, or from doing any act calculated to produce irritation or bad feeling. “For nearly four months this com¬ mission and other officials of the United States have been under the protection of Spanish authority. They have extended tb us the most scrupu¬ lous courtesy and consideration, and not one unpleasant incident has marred our sojourn iu their midst, and now that our positions are soon to be re¬ versed and they are to become protection, our guests and entitled to our we must see to it that they enjoy the same immunity and consideration. Apart from the eminent propriety of such a course, the best interests of all classes—Cubans, Spaniards and Americans—will be thereby subserved. Offenders Will He Punished. “Acting under a sense of duty to the people and otir government, we give notice that any violation of the terms and provisions of this agreement will l>e resented and offenders brought promptly to justice. Representing all classes and interests, we shall lie gov¬ erned by the strictest impartiality with the sole purpose promoting the rehabilitation and pacification of Cuba. The preservation of peace, the security to persons and to property and the establishment and mainte¬ nance of government with just laws impartially administered are indispen¬ sable to the welfare and happiness of people. We, therefore, confidently invoke the aid and co-operation of the inhabitants in accomplishing these ends." VAULT DOORS WERE OPEN. MyiterioQR Bank Robbery In Rlrna, Ohio. 950,000 Was Mlftftinf?. There was a mysterious robbery at the American National bank in Lima, Ohio, Sunday night, the amount stolen being from $25,000 to $50,000. The janitor discovered the doors of the vault open Monday morning. The inner doors were opened by President Michael and Cashier Kalb, when it was found that all gold and paper money in the bank had been carried away, although the racks of silver money were untouched. REFERRED TO GRIGGS. Attorney General Will Decide Captain Oberlfn Carter's Fate. The president has again sent the papers in the case of Captain O. M. Carter, the army engineer convicted by courtmartial of embezzlement, to the attorney general for an opinion as to the regularity of the proceedings, indefi¬ thus postponing final action nitely. It. has been stated that the attorney general will not be able to give the matter his attention for some time. NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY Farknkei of IU Ninety-third Annual Din¬ ner In New York. Over four hundred sons of New England sat down Thursday night to the ninety-third annual dinner of the New England Society of New York, at the Waldorf-Astoria. presided and President Howland over his chair was the seal of the so¬ ciety, flanked on either side by the American and English flags, while on either side of the flags and at the head of the room were the coats of arms of the New England states. The guests included many men prominent in pub¬ life.