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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. FRIDAY, JTI.Y IS. 1H6. /,V THE BISHOP’S OFFICE; A LITTLE TALE OF HOW ONE REPORTER COT EVEN By EDWIN CAMP. T HE Right Reverend Henry Cod man Potter, bishop of New York and master laborer In the vine vsrd, has written to a London paper denying the seventeen simultaneous In terviews published In New York papers 'upon that eminent prelate’s recent re turn from a trip to Great Britain. In these seventen simultaneous state ments the bishop was quoted’ as elab orating on the text that no love was lost between England and the United S, n«rems that when these utterances reached dear old Lunnon, therewith came a sensation. British-ecclesiastics, humble and dignitary, became busy, and there was much ado. It-is even L iMlble that prayers were offered for the benefit of the freward bishop. And now. In defense, the bishop has averred he didn’t say It, the.charitable Inference being that seventeen New York papers simultaneously made thn Mme mistake. The bishop Is noted for j hi. Charity. But with that Incident b this story has nothlhg to do. It merely serves-as a "that reminds me” of what once happened In this city of Atlanta. A prelate, a trip to Great Britain, a nubile utterance, a newspaper report of it an upheaval In England, a denial of the utterance, a reporter In disgrace. In despair, and finally In triumph were Incidents of the tale one Is about to ■ relate. It is a story that newspaper men love to tell, so complete was the vengeance achieved. Most folks talk in haste-and repent tt leisure. That’s why you hear so many denials of newspaper reports. Except when it comes to having an editor or ex-edltor In a gubernatorial race, newspaper men are accurate, above the average degree of human certainty. They are trained to hear what people say and to transmit with Inexorable truth what they say to cold type. Of course, reporters make mis takes. If they were above making mis takes, they wouldn’t be mere J25 a week reporters, there being a constant and unsatisfied demand for geniuses In better paying-professions. But It-can be set down as a fact that a little more than half of the denials of newspaper interviews are denials of what were truthful reports. This much by way of j?enerallty ; Long enough ago to permit the re cital of facts—without use of names— an eminent prefete, whose sonorous voice is still occasionally heard in the South, went to England. Without ref erence to his personality or denomi nation, he will hereinafter be referred to as the Bishop. If he were not a bishop, he wad at least Important enough so to be styled. He put In a good two months across the water, being a man of catholic na ture and close observation. Shortly after he returned to his na tive heath he was called-upon to give a lecture In Atlanta-about hts trip. The eminent prelate was of sufficient Importance to be of public Interest, and a reporter for a paper here was assign ed to '’cover" the story. This reporter was then a youngster, being what la vulgarly known In newspaper parlance as a "cub.” The eminent prelate started off his lecture In tame fashion, but he soon warmed up.'! He had, had an 1 excellent dlnneraudwaa feellngjlne. There was before him a moifattentlvc and most eympathetlc audience. And the report er was not conspicuous. So the eminent prelate pretty soon ran amuck. With mordant sarcasm, he descrlbsd Englishmen and English women. He accused them of being dull, stupid, bigoted. Intolerant, circum scribed In an area of Intense provin cialism. There was much of Interest In hli arraignment and, aa the Bishop was a bishop, there' must have been much truth In It Meanwhile- the unobtrusive reporter was religiously- taking notes on what was being said. The story was the best the paper printed the next day. It waa dressed up tn great shape by the City editor. It was full of short paragraphs, bristling with wit; there was a little frame In which were Inclosed some of the Bishops pithy epigrams and from ths renter of the page beamed the rotund face of the Bishop, two columns wlds. The cub was told hs was getting along well and was promised a raise of 12.50 a week In his salary. It must have been a 'dull day in the world of news, for the press associa tions put the Bishop story on the wire •nd it was published In all the papers of the country. It even went across the water to Great Britain, where It received much space In the London papers. Now, In this trip the Bishop has been the guest of some very prominent peo ple in England, and hie caustic crlti- elim didn’t rest well. He was accused In papers ecclesiastical and temporal of awful discourtesy, of Irreparable gltsh, br**ch Vf etiquette. In short,- of un bishop-tike action. The Bishop’s mall for a few weeks thereafter was loaded with marked pa pers from Great Britain. So, he tat him down and wrote a let ter to The London Times, In which hi branded as falss the statements attrtb uted to him. "What’s the harm," he argued himself; “It- will appease the Engl and won t hurt anybody? Nobody here In the South or In Atlanta will know anything about It." The Times printed the denial, and the Bishop's social position In Great Britain waa restored. Howbelt, the world Is small. Down at Albany there wis a man who wore- mutton chop whiskers, cork helmet, _ was a member of loo Bishops denomination, and subscribed for The London Times. He was Englishman. He read the'Blshop'a denial as print ed In The Thunderer, and he waxed Indignant. The thing ought to be de nled In the Atlanta paper, too. , So he wrote a scorching letter to the editor of the Atlanta paper, demanding that the reporter, who had so grlev oualy misrepresented the ' Bishop b given condign punishment. He also asked that hla subscription be discon tinued. The editor-sent the letter to the city editor, .with a note that the matter b Investigated and the reporter dls charged. The city editor told the cub he might work the week out, But that after that he was not needed. The cub protested his accuracy In th* matter, but .to, no avail. The city editor had his orders, Only, he didn’t print any retraction. • ? • • • « . The reporter knew he had been ac curate and truthful. He also saw that hla career had been • blighted right ■ the etart. So he put hie wits to work. That day the reporter called at'the Bishop’s offloe. The prelate waa feel lng fine.- He had got himself out-of < pretty >mess, and everybody was satis fled,. he thought. And nobody ever read the London paper* , here, so no body knew anything about the way he squirmed out. He received the reporter In a.gra ciously patronising manner. "I’m al ways Interested In young men,” he said, with a benignant smile. “I’m not so old myself," he-smirked, as he added a cubit to his stature and sev eral .to his. chest expansion. The reporter said he had just come around for a chat. If It were not con suming too much of the -Bishop’s valu able time. He had been very much Interested In that lecture about the trip to Great Britain, he salt heard,ever so many flattei ments on It. "Really,” beamed the Bishop as his cordiality grew Into unctuousness. “I thought It was- pretty good myself.- It hit them off so nicely, don’t -you know.” ‘ . The reporter tried to keep hie voice from trembling as he asked; "Well, what did-you think of my-re port of It, Bishop?” "Moet excellent, my son,” he said. iThen came the climax. "I'll be frank with you, Bishop,” the reporter eald. "I came over to get you to help me. Tm Just beginning newspaper work nhd I want tn rise rapidly. The help, of such men as you Is invaluable to a young fellow llko me. Now, If you would Just write a note .to Mr, Blank, the editor, saying you liked my report of your lecture. It would advance me In hla opinion and would get me a raise of salary.” "The Bishop always strived to please —when It didn’t cost anything—and here was a chance to make a good friend for life. So he wrote a line little note to tho editor, saying he wished- to express hi* -.appreciation of ithe 'thorough, ac curate and intelligent report of Mr. Jones,, the most estimable young gen tleman who attended hie lecture on his trip to Great Britain. The reporter saw him teal - the - en velope, -and himself volunteered to drop It In the. box. He thanked the Bishop most profusely, and backed out of the office. When he got half a block away, he astounded the paaiers-by with a wild whoop. The city editor smiled as ha read the letter after "the chief had sent down to him. .Then he told the cub to disregard what he had said about quitting. The letter was sent to the man at Albany, along with the one of com plaint he had written to the editor. And so the Incident doled. If the Bishop ever heard of the du pllclty the cub practiced on him, he tas never eald anything about It. The cub has since gone Into politics, where tact and diplomacy receive great reward. CHUBBY CHARLEY NORTHEN; LANDMARK OF THE CAPITOL By JOHN C. REESE. Politicians come and go; guberna torial hattles are waged fiercely, won °r lost, then forgotten; presidencies of die senate agitate aaplrante end their Wends today; the tldo of political for tune hears this man to momentary suc- c «s, the undertow carries that man to •hllvlnn. But Charles S. Northen goes •ereneiv on aa the secretary of the Georgia senate. ... Usually the success of this or that m ‘n is susceptible of reasonable-anal- >*ls. but if you try to put your finger absolutely on any one epeclflo thing that Inshrea this rotund and Jovial young gentleman’s hold on the place, you ve g„t something that defies you. or curse, everybody likes him. He’d 5™!y have survived the vicissitudes « political existence and exigencies otherwise. Politic* Is kindly to hu- wantty for long periods, only to be- ooroe an Insatiate maelstrom finally to Charley Norther’s the man 7" iefies the maelstrom. Once a politician was asked why f-narley Northen had such a cinch on <»e senatorial secretaryship, and In- wnuattngiy the Inquisitor wanted to snow why somebody else couldn’t get “V Place. The answer came blunt ““ to the nolnt: any man who thinks he can railroad Northen Into obscurity is elth- *-inrun foql or don't know anything. 25 the cleverest, fellow that eVer In ,e favor ' a,| G I’d *ee my own brother most caloric corner of Hades hho'I'i ‘dpport him. If Charley even uiutrd h o wanted the place.” an.i,?'. man perhape -gave as accurate Bn, a * any of US wilt ever have. 2ft What’s the difference? He Is the ■wrttary Q f the senate, and Georgia f HARD LABOR ON THE GANG LAW NEEDED IN ATLANTA TO CURB SUICIDE WAVE" THOUGHT — IT WAS GOING'TO BE A PICNIC TRIP. INCIDENTS OF THE HIKE IMAGINED BY CAROONIST BREWERTON. TO THE STIRRING STRAINS OF DIXI E, SOLDIERS IN KHAKI START ON HIKE “Oh, lt’a hike, boy*, hike, An’ IF* up an’ march away, For the reveille’* a-callln’us at dowt Oh, we’ll break you rookies In When the band begin* to play, For we’ll hike to Chlckamauga In the mornln’" The' men - at the Seventeenth' were humming the rhyip* Saturday morning at they swung out of Fort McPherson tq the chert road and turned toward ths -city streets. They emphasised It with thumplqg heels on pacing' block or asphalt. It ratiled'lri gleo from the drjims toward the head of the column the clatter of the wagon tr/rin over the cobblestones echoed It. Tile boys were off to Chlckamauga after many delays, off for their 200-mlle "hike” to tho summer encampment. Through ■- the street* In the early ddWn marched the regulars/ khaki trousered,-blue-shlrted, swinging Jaunt lly under .18 pounds of Merrlam pack or haversaqk. Tho twelve companies of the Seventeenth, usually the center of cheering crowd, found themselves kl most without watchers on this occa sion. Slhopy Atlanta had Its blinds when the regiment passed through the city. Only tho early work ers—newsboys, milkmen,- butcher*— stopped to watch tho Seventeenth march past, march past. The rain drenched the regiment ns It turned Into Panchtree street, but no soldier minds a wetting. Water is better than dust. Sergeant Jones hummed tho lines as In, turned out Sntiirdiiy morning. It was the last thing he remembered from the night before, when with Corporal Smith and Private Brown he had been guying a squad of the rawer men. They Bad nibbed tn It well on the fellows who were attll new to the khaki, who looked upon the march to l 'lik-kain.-iiiga aa a picnic trip. before the dawn came the voice bugle. It waa. the reveille, calling tho men to turn out for the march. The shrill voice had a aong of Its own; "Oh, I can't gif’em up, I can't git 'em up, ' I'can’t git ’em up, 1 In the morning.” This was no dally turnout for early rol and drill, no dally grind of guard mount, drees parade, mesa calls. It was the day of .the great "hike,” the march Chlckamauga Park. Every man pulled his belt tight as he fell Into ranks, every man gave a closer hitch to haversack and wriggled hts toes Into all the comfort an army shoe could give. ’’’Tie the laat fall-ln on the old pa rade ground till October,” eald the tulde sergeant to the colors. “’Twill X no easy steppln’ over smooth turf for two weeks now. You want to get used to Georgia roads, with a hill In the middle an' a gully on the side. I’m thlnkln' 'twill take the starch out of some of these officer boya. Am I right, my bucko?” "Right you are,'! said the colors, "an* praise the Lord and the book of regu- atlohs, the officers will hlks with the rest of us. There'll be no forced march t this trip.” From a corner of the reservation came the rattle of wheels and chains. Occasionally the thud of an Iron hoof against smashing wood was borne across the parade ground and the voices of teamsters were uplifted In language forbidden In the book. The wagon train, nineteen strong, with four Georgia mules to ths wagon, was get- - r undsr way. he rattle of the drums ceased. As the brown lines ssttled Into "Atten tion,” the roll call began, quick, snap py, the names rattling from the ser- i reants’ throats like bullets from a Mou rn gun. There were no absentees, but the few luckless on** on the sick list. Even the guard house had given up Ita regular lodger*. When the regi ment marched away there would be left but a handful of men and a lonely officer or two to guard the reservation and cheer the ladles of the Seventeenth. There were not many on the hospital By DUDLEY GLASS. streets and on ovsr th* muddy roads It marched, officers and men more than 800 strong. At ths end of the march wqlts Chlckamauga, Ita dress parades, Its drills, Its dances for the officers at the mountain Inn, Its days of Isavq In a new town for the enlisted men. But there are 200 mllee of dusty road and sixteen days to go. There will be no regret when the march Is over. "But It’a easy pickin’ on a hike like this," laid Prlvnte Williams to the man on hla loft. “You ought to do a 20-mlle trick through Luzon, with the little brown men tnkln’ a shot at you every now an' then an' between ttmee. There's no restin' then. I know, for I’ve been- there.” It will be no forced march for the Seventeenth. Twelve miles and a half a day Is the average route laid out on the maps. Reveille will sound long be fore dawn, breakfast will be ovsr and ths march begun before sunrls*. By noon the regiment will be In camp again, to rest until the following njorn lng. Scouting or "reconnolssance” parties have been sent ahead, and these will mnrk out tho places for the bivouac. iiiuia uui mo innu-n im mu u ivuunt., convenient to water and to railroad points. Heavy baggngc, which cannot 1>* handled by wagon trains, will bo . shipped to points along the lino of "not opened J-march. - ' Every man carried sixteen pounde on his back, and sixteen pounds Is no light load for a long tramp on a July day. Haversack, two days’ field ra tions, eighty rounds of blnnk cartridges, blanket, poncho and hnlf tent make up the burden of each enlisted man. Two half tents are Joined together at the camp and shelter for two men provided. Tho men wore the regulation khnkl uniform, without tho blouse, a blue army shirt being substituted for this. Other uniforms and necessary equip ment wlll-be forwarded by train. The officers will not be Idle during the march. Maps of the country will bo drawn, the roads will bo carefully located, flag signals or. "wig-wags” wll Iced- along the way. ' m be practiced along the way. The regi ment will proceed exactly as though in ■* country In real warfare, e trips will be made by the regiment. At Cartersvllle a detour .will bo mado, through the valley of the Etowah and return, occupying two days. At Calhoun the regiment will leavo the main route and go to Red bud, a day’s march, Ringgold will be next reached, and then the march straight to Chlckamauga will be made. The men of tho Seventeenth will not feel the sixteen days' "hike.’’ They have been prepared for It by weekly marches through ths country surrounding At lanta, many of these covering more than the distances set for ths dally grind of the 200-mlle Journey. Ths men were all tn splendid spirits when they left the fort and eeemed to welcome the change of air. Fort McPherson will be practically deserted. The ladles of the officers’ families ar* leaving for mountain and seaside reaorta for, the aumlher, for there Is no provision made at Chlcka mauga for either "the colonel's lady or Judy O’Orady." Ths women watch ed the regiment march away In th* gray dawn aa many another woman haa watched the boya In blue or boys In tray—but there Were no heartaches on his morning. It was not real war— Just a picnic. For many miles the Seventeenth United States will follow the route of march over which Sherman and hie devastating hdrde trod mors than for ty years ago. By the same landmarks, over the same stream*, the soldiers of Uncta Sam will retract the stepe taken by those other soldiers of Uncle Bam In th* march to the eea.- But Instead of weeping women and Wounded men they will meet laughing boys and girls, who ask nothing better than to swing on tbs gate and welcome- the passing regiment. Instead of the desolate re gion of which Sherman boasted that "a crow would have tn carry his own ra- tlons,” they will find a smiling country side, bright with prosperity, awake with progress. * d what I* th* tuna the hand of the Seventeenth played as It marched out of ths reservation? What waa the quick-step which set the feet tapping In th* early morning, which brought cheers along the march from Southern farmer In the fields and Northern sol dier In the ranks? Not th* song of vseplng raid of long ago, not in'* "Marching Through Geor gia,” with Its shrill scream of the fife, Its Jarring rattle of th* drums. No, the air which cheered th* tired Ameri cans on their march waa the song of the old South then; the aong of the new South and the new North now. Juet "Dixie." By CLAUD NEALY. T HE epidemic of aulcldea and at tempts at suicide during the' past few month* has estab lished for the city of Atlanta n remark able record and has aroused consider able comment. This marked prevalence of the sui cidal mania has developed ths ques tion: * "Is there any remedy that can atop to any material degree the attempts at self-destruction?" In a discussion of the suicide record a few days ago at th* Grady hospital. In which Institution during the past few weeks numbers of efforts at self- murder have bean thwarted by medical science and skill, Dr. T. F. Brewster, the superintendent, expressed himself a* favoring ths enactment of a state law to penalise attempts at suicide. Dr. Brewster believes the application of this legal remedy would prove the means of greatly diminishing th* num ber of such attempts. His Idea Is to make an attempt at self-murder a crime Just the same as an attempt' by one person to murder another. He proposes that all per sons, men qnd women, who try to kill themselves and who fall should be sent to the chain gang and wear stripes, A good long term at hard la bor In the gang, Dr. Brewster believes, would forever destroy the suicide germ and cleanse the system of all deelre for an untimely cessation of Ilf*. "Many Attempts Mere Fakes." Dr.. Brewster declares that a consid erable percentage of the attempted sui cides are thoroughly Insincere and are prompted solely by a spirit of spiteful ness. Muny of the attempted sui cides are considered by the hospital officials as nothing more than a "bluff,” the patients swallowing a little lauda num or morphine to spite someone or arouse sympathy nnd peri of such acts should by all punished. If we had an antl-sulcld* law, It-would serve's* a club to strike fear tq the hearts of such people, at least, Snd would change the pleas of many people as to the value -if life. The Idea of a long term at hnnl labor In the chain gang would serve as a splendid tonic.” Women in Majority Here. The Grady hospital records reveal the fact that the great majority of at tempts] at suicide are made by wom en, mostly whit* women. These rec ords demonstrate aa a remarkable fact that an attempt at self-destruction by a negro man Is a rarity. It Is a de cidedly Infrequent occurrence when a negro man become* so despondent morose that he will endeavor to t hi* llfet This species of humanity seems thoroughly Imbued with the deelr.- to live Just as long as possible. Very few negro Women seek death at their o«n hands, but such Instances are morn numsroua than among th* masculine members of the race. According to the records, however. It hae become a common pastlmn among meirfbeni of th* white race to attempt to abbreviate their earthly ex istence. A big percentage of thesa nt- :a Involve unfortunate women who inly come to a realisation of th»ir deplorable condition with overwhelm ing force and who court death nnd the grave as a panacea for their terrible mental anguish and gloom. Love Affairs Figure Strong On the other hand, family figure largely In the suicides tempts, And then love plays too. During late months, the Or hoepltal has formed the temporary j shod* of a score or mor* of young I women, some of them girls not out of' their teens, who have sought death by various means because of eome mis- ' hap In an affair of the heart. Thn r«- I troubles , nnd at- i Its part,' arouse sympathy. An antl-sutclde law. It le believed, woflTB greatly de crease, If not entirely stop, this class of fakes. "Suicides and attempts at suicide are becoming decidedly too common," said Dr. Brewster, "and some remedy should he provld«d. If possible., Tho value of life In many Instances la, entirely too low. This question of suicides Is a serious problem, and I think- It Is high time that the law should take a hand, If a person reaches such a stage that he regards his Ilfs as valueless, ths law should establish a value for him. If an attempt at self-destruction Is mads and la not successful, then the offender should bn severely punished. "An attempt by any parson to de stroy his or her life Is a crime and I thlnl y hli ik It would be a splendid Idea If had a law making such an attempt _ chain gang offense. Many of these reported attempts at suicide, are merely exhibition* of spile work or efforts to ll> III. ... t i 111.- I... In ,n r. principally laudanum. As a result »f this desire on th* part of these young women to die, th* Orndy hospital phy sicians have had their hands full. It will be remembered that only about two weeks ago the hospital received four poison cases In one day, one i>n- llent, a negro womln,’ dying. The oth er patients, a trio of white womon, all recovered. ■ The fact that practically oil of the would-be suicide* recover gives rise to (he assertion that many of them really don’t want to die, but nro mere ly "bluffing.” Th* hospital physicians state that only In a few cases Is suf ficient poison swallowed to kill. ”The»* would-be suicide* generally make the mistake of taking to., little of the poison,” rcmnrkcd one physl-. clan. “If they really mean business they ought to Investigate nnd ascer tain Just what quantity to take.” FIRST ALL STEEL PASSENGER CAR BUILT FOR RAILROAD COMES. TO A TLANTA MONDA Y\ CHARLEY NORTHEN, For ten years a figure in the State Senate, nor any other state ever bad a more competent one. If a fellow ha* any capacity what- Continued on Page Eight, list. The colonel reined In his big horse snd watched the long line In khaki. Behind him were the regimental and battalion officers, their horse* pawing the fresh grass of the parade. The ad jutant galloped from center to flank and back again. There was a quick Inspection, a word or two to the com pany officers, a report to th* colonel, then the bugle sounded once more, the regiment broke Into columns of fours and guns went to the shoulders. From the reglmsntal band came a quick-step, rtlal, stirring. 'It put life and vigor > every man In the line. The Sev enteenth waa off «n Its long "Juke.” Out of the reservation swung th* Seventeenth. From the cool grass of the government grounds Into the city By HARRY AITCHI80N. Th* first all-sttel passenger car for a railroad ever made In the United States will arrive In Atlanta over the Southern railway Monday morning, the car for the past two weeks having been on exhibition at the convention of the Master Carbullders of the Country at Atlantic City. The car was taken to Washington Wednesday and equipped for active service. The new car is the first of three which are being made for the Southern road as an experiment. If there three prove successful, the entire rood will be equipped with the all-steel coaches •fid other roads with less courage for experiments will quickly follow suit The Pennsylvania officials bar* recent ly become interested In the move of the Southern, and they also have or dered an experimental car, which will soon be In actual service. If they prove practical, that road also will adopt them Immediately. The first steel car la considered a handsome affair by these railroad men who have seen it, and haa created a stir of Interest among ths officials of all roads. It Is over 74 feet In length, 88 feet Inside length, 9 feet 10 Inches wlds and 14 feet 2 Inches high. The entire car Is made of compressed steel, and what little wood Is used In th* Interior trimmings Is carefully coated with a fireproof substance which will make the car as fire-proof as Is possible under any conditions. Even the floor of the car is of steel. For several years the New York Central lines have been us ing steel covered cars, but th* Interior and many part* of the exterior are composed of wood The steel coated care have not been as great a success aa was hoped for, and many are In clined to think that the all-steel cars will b* even more of a dlsappolnment. Ths new steel care will possess many great advantages over the type In com mon use. In addition to being Impossi ble to set afire, It I* also Impossible for the ear lo telescope during a wreck, and It would be Impossible for the end* to be smashed In. fn a wreck similar to the one In which a picnic train (In ured In Atlanta a few weeks ago and one' life waa loet, th* splintering of wood and th* bulging of side* would have been prevented If steel bad been used Instead of wood. Such a thing aa being crushed beneath a seat would be almost an Impossibility. So; It th* st**l car* are adopted generally by th* railroads, as It aetms probable that they will be, the danger from frightful wreck* will be reduced to a minimum. Weight Only Disadvantage. The greatest disadvantage of the new car I* Its excessive weight, say railroad men who have been studying the mat ter. The new car wblch will be seen for the first time In Atlanta Monday will weigh about It per pent more than the ordinary day coaches which are to b* seen dally. It Is expected, however, that the Pressed Steel Car Company, who have the contract for the experi mental cars, can reduce the weight at least S per cent, thereby relieving that disadvantage. DRAWING MATERIAL At John L. Moore ft Sons' for draughts men, schools and colleges. 42 North Broad St., Prudsntlat building. ••• 40,000 COAL MINERS WILL RESUME WORK By Privet# Leeeed Wire. Harrieburg, Pa, July 14.—At a con ference between tbe operators nml President John Mitchell, it was decide,! that the 40,000 miners In the Central Pennsylvania bituminous district, who liavs been on strike since April 1, shall j resuifie work. The men get an advance In wages nnd an eight-hour day, but failed to get a closed nhop. TO PRESENT SILVER SERVICE TO NEW BATTLESHIPS ^Special to The Oeurglsn. New Orleans, La, July 14.—The handsome silver service that Is to be presented to the battleship Louisiana when eh* arrive* here hue been cun- (racted for with a New OrIoann firm. Arran*tm«nt* are In cour*<» of prepara- lion for a dual presentation, ilw prop osition being to hare the people of Tennessee to make their sift to tho - ' - - : l !• u hi, |. 1. tu cow* 4 here at the same time. J