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THE COIXRAJNfT AMEI liCAiT. V()L* XIX. raising stirs AND STRIPES Interesting Exercises at the West School Building. PRESENTED BY MR- MARSHALL presses by Jude Akin and Mayor Ford-Programme by the Children. Interesting exercises were held a t the west public school buildmg on Monday afternoon, it being the "casio.. of raising the Umted States flag the new steel flag which was presented to the schwl by Mr.Thos. F. Marshall, of Pittsburg, Pa. The pole has been erected on the public school grounds, just to he left of the entrance,and in front 0 { the building, and being on top of the hill, makes it a most favor able and conspicuous location. Seats were arranged for the chil dren and guests in front of the building and an interesting pro gramme had been arranged, which, however, was partly interrupted by the rain which came up during the address of Col. Ford. . The pole, which was manufact jj-d in Pennsylvania and shipped to Cartersville ready to be erected, was presented to the schools by Judge John W. Akin, in behalf of Mr."'Marshall, in a most interesting and entertaining address. JUDGE AKIN’S ADDRESS. He spoke extemporaneously,and we can only give a synopsis of his remarks. He said that he met Mr. ; Marshall on the train last fall and was greatly impressed with his in telligence, common sense, Amer icanism and the extent of his in formation derived from travel. Mr. Marshall is a large steel manufacturer of Pittsburg, Pa., who served the Russian govern -1 ment ten years as manager of some of the largest steel and iron plants for the manufacture of artillery, much of which was used in the Crimean war. To show the extent of his travels and knowledge of the world, Judge Akin said that Mr. Marshall had been in almost every country of the world, had seen the American flag in almost every port and had learned to love his country more by comparing it with others. Mr. Marshall is an intense American and a great be liever in the future possibilities of this country,particularly the south. While a republican iu principle and belief, and an old time ardent aboli tionist, Mr, Marshall looks beyond state lines and loves his whole country. He expects to see the south the greatest part of the un ion and believes that in fifty years Georgia will surpass Pennsylvania, jf her natural resources are proper ly developed. At Judge Akin’s invitation, Mr. Marshall visited him last fall and made two addresses, one to the sixth grade and the other to the >gh school. In his remarks to jhe sixth grade, Mr. Marshall said e intended to present the steel ag pole. Mr. Marshall wasgreat dll P r essed, said Judge Akin, "■th the fact that the stars and stripes floats over the public school 0 Cartersville and that Carters '' was the first town in Georgia 0 put the national flag over her ?, u lic schools. This made Mr. Marshall feel still more kindly to •tsru our schools. Judge Akin concluded with a Personal tribute to Mr. Marshall’s aracter, showing how he had fln , leved .reputation and wealth t ... ac fluired information and in ■ 'genee, in spite of early disad n ages and the lack of youthful , ! cation; and referred to the two P mcipal tenets in Mr. Marshall’s Creed: the di gnity of labor ‘ ore grandeur and giorv of tl.e American republic. .1 tla S I ole was accepted on , 1 part °i the city and the public Who 0 5 Mas ' Cr F ‘ M - F ° rd < Sfc address was as follows: mayor ford’s address. Dntr rma n: In behalf of the r ' C .^°°l s a nd the citizens of cemtr 'fl 6 ’ 1 be? to formally ac l n fla / P ° le ’ the S lft of Mr. lis 11 ■°f p ytsburg. Pa., which 1 ll so fittingly and eloquently I ei ti US thrcu & h °nr fellow I j ’ Jud S e Akin. I fen sa:d nun always have area- I shall ; hat ‘ievco. Mr. Mar i' s 1 n ntter and absolute strau- ger to us, and could have been ac tuated only by the purest, noblest, most generous and patriotic mo tives in making this donation. Sir, in view of these facts, and the dis interested regard manifested to ward us places us under the most profound obligation, and I desire to return to him our most sincere Thanks, and to assure him of our full appreciation of the useful gift and the sentiments that actuated it. Sir, this flag pole, aside from all other considerations is unique and wonderful in construction, being cylindrical in form,is comparatively light, yet strong as the rock of ages and absolutely endestruetable except by the slow process of corro sion. \V ith ordinary care this flag pole will stand a monument to the memory of the noble, generous do nor through the coming years and generations unborn. I desire to relate a little incident remotely connected with this affair. About four years ago the president of the public schools—and they have never had but one president— he might now be called the father of the public schools of Carters ville —suggested the raising of our country’s flag over the public school buildings of this city, and the Board of Education agreed to the suggestion, and but for that suggestion, this event, this occas ion today, would never have dccur red. Now who can foresee the events that may not occur along down the stream of time the result of that suggestion. It is a truth — we can not see the end from the beginning. It is alwags pleasant to look upon so many bright happy young faces, full of life and hope. Wheth er you realize it or not my young friends, you are the hope of the state and the nation, and I believe a well founded hope. I am satis fied that you will come upon the stage of action better equipped for the life work of men and women tnan any generation that has pre ceded you, but remember that you must be good or you can never be truly great. I will close by thank ing the audience for good attention. The rain coming up just at this time, the exercises were concluded in the building. As secietary of the school board, Mr. Joe M. Moon read the follow ing resolutions: Resolved, That this Board of Education accept with grateful ap preciation the gift by Mr. Thomas F. Marshall, of Pittsburg, Pa., of a steel flag pole, which he has so kindly donated to the public schools of this city. Resolved second, That our thanks are hereby tendered to Mr. Mar shall for this gift, and that the glorious flag of our forever reuni ted country be raised upon that flag pole with appropriate cere monies on Monday next at 1:30 p. m. Resolved third, That a copy of these resolutions duly certified by the secretary be forwarded to Mr. Marshall. The same being first spread on our permanent records. He was followed by Master John McEwen, who read the following resolutions: Whereas, Mr. Thomas F. Mar shall of Pittsburg, Pa., while vis iting our west side public school, in November, 1899, delighted us by an inspiring and patriotic talk, wherein he expressed his gratifica tion at seeing the flag of our coun try floating over our building, and Whereas, Mr. Marshall, in view of the fact that, as he had learned, ours were the first public schools of the state to raise the flag, did then promise to prese: t, and in fulfillment of that promise, has presented our school with a beauti ful steel flag staff; therefore, Be it resolved, By the sixth grade, now assembled, that we re turn hearty thanks to Mr. Mar shall, both for his cheering words and appropriate gift, and that we re quest him to further honor us by sending us a painting or other por trait of himself, to hang from the wall of our school room and to keep before our eyes and before the eyes and in the memory of those who shall come aftei us, the face of one who has shown for the public schools of Cartersville such a disinterested and generous friend ship. Be it resolved for this, That upon the adoption of these resolu tions, each member of the grade shall affix his signature thereto, and the paper forwarded forthwith Thomas F. Marshall, Pitts burg, Pa. Adopted and signed at the west school, Cartersville, Ga,, this the 9th day of April, 1900. These resolutions were signed CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. APRIL 12, 19(H). ILL HONOR THE VETERANS. Daughters of the Confederacy Will Bestow the Cross of Honor ONTHOSEWHOWORETHEGRAY An Interesting Proceeding Which Public is Invited to Witness—Will Occur on June 3d. At a meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy some time ago a matter was proposed and found ready sanction that means much in honoring those who wore the gray in the civil war. It was decided that each veteran should wear at the hands of the Daughters a cross of honor espe cially designed as a badge of ser vice and of valor. These crosses, which are neat and appropriate, have been gotten ready for distri bution among those entitled to them- The Cartersville Chapter of the Daughters will soon he in possession of those intended for the members of P. M. B. Young Camp and the giving of them out the ladies design making an occasiqn of great interest. The distribution will be public and it is expected a large crowd will gather t<> witness the proceedings. Orators will be chosen and some stirring and im pressive speeches will be made, i'he exercises will probably occur at the tabernacle. The day chosen for the event is June 3d, which is Jefferson Davis’ birthday. The veterans who fought in the war be tween the states are rapidly thin ning out in numbers. This thought ful loving testimonial to their ser vice for the cause they thought was right will doubtless be mctiior able for its impressiveness and in terest. bv all of the sixth grade, to whom Mr. Marshall was speaking when he promised to present the pole to the school. This closed the exercises, the recitations and songs which had been prepared for the occasion be ing omitted on account of the rain. ' THE FIREMEN, ~~ * Thy Are Preparing to Attend the Gadsden Tournament. Cartersville’s firemen are plan ning to attend the annual tourna ment of the Georgia and Alabama Volunteer Firemen’s Association, to come off in Gadsden, Ala., on the 16th andijthdays of May. The association is composed of the fire departments of Dalton, Marietta, Cartersville,Gadsden and Anniston. Mr. John T. Norris, of this c'.ty,is president of the associ - t on. The tournament this year promises to be one of the most in teresting of any that has been had. Recently President Norris of the association and Chief J. W. Stan ford, of the department, went be fore the city council and asked for some help to defray the expenses of the racing team to Gadsden and that bo ly readily donated SIOO fo the purpose. An entertainmen w.ll be given soon to raise the rest of the money needed. The boys have gone to work with enthusiasm to get up a first class team. A meeting of the depart ment was held at the opera housr Monday night, at which plans aid matters pertaining to the trip were discussed. POPUUirrSTATE TICKET. M iddle-of-the-Road Using Name Candidate for Defeat. Atlanta, Ga., April 10—The middle-of-the-road populists of Georgia today nominated the follow ing ticket: Governor —J. H. Traylor, of Troup county. Secretary of State —Dr. L. L. Clements, of Milton. Attorney-General—F. H. Saffold, Emanuel. State Treasurer—J. W. Park, of Meriwether. Commissioner of Agriculture — W. R. Flint. Prison Commissioners —J. T. Dickey, of Upson, and S. G. Mc- Candless, of Butts. Eight delegates at-large to the Cincinnati convention were elected and instructed for Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia, for president, and Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, for vice-president. The platform appeals for prohi bition and direct legislation by means of the initiative and refer endum. SPREAD DEATH AND DESTRUCTION Between Thirty and Forty Lives Lost in Texas. AN IMMENSE DAM BREAKS, The Ri.Birf;Goiorao A i padySwol len Far Beyond !* s Capacity and Dam Suddenly Gives Way. Austin, Tex., April 7. —This city is tonight in pitch darkness with a raging river one mile wide and swollen far beyond its natural banks, roaring and surging through all the lower portions of the town, having spread destruction and death in its wake. In addition to the vast loss to property interests, it is cal culated that between thirty and forty lives have been sacrificed and the reports coming in from the tributary country tonight do not tend to improve matters. The flood is not unlike the disastrous Johnstown flood some years ago, in that a raging river, already swol len far beyond its capacity, bore too heavily upon an immense dam spanning the river here, breaking it and letting loose a reservoir of water thirty miles long, half a mile wide sixty feet deep, to aid in carrying destruction down the val ley of the Colorado river. The great dam in the Colorado river gave way at noon today from the enormous pressure of water and debris and with a roar and crash swept the valleys below the city, wrecking the immense light aud power plant and drowning eight workmen, Following is a list of the known dead, including those drowned in the power house: Frank Pincet, Frank Kinney, Walter Flower, Walter Johnson, Alfred Johnson, Frank Fitzgerald. Walter Blossnian, Joseph Newman, Dick Morris, (colored); John Proes, Charles Burchard; and six negroes. Last Wednesday night it began to rain very hard at this place, the storm extending north of here along the watersheds of the Colo rado river. The precipitation con tinued until morning, the downfall nggregating six inches. All this vast quantity of water along the watersheds of the Colorado river rapidly swelled the current until at 8 o’clock this morning the riyer, which had been rising steadily since last evening, was a raging torrent, having risen forty feet within ten hours. After daylight this morning it be came evident that the situation was serious. The river began to rise so rapidly that it was evident that the immense dam and all the power house and contents, costing one and one-half million dollars, were in imminent danger. To add to the terror of the situation small frame houses, trees and debris of every description in varying quan tities began decending the river and piling up against the upper way of the dam. This weight was augmented every moment until by 1 o o’clock there was a mass of debris lodged against the dam which threatened the safety of the struct ure. In addition, millions of gal lons of water, muddy from its long journey,was whirling and plunging o the sixty foot fall and it was ev i lent that no wall could withstand the immense pressure. The crisis came shortly after 11 o’clock, when suddenly with a re port like the roar of the cannon the great wedge, 25 feet high, five hun dred feet wide and about eighty feet thick, rolled out of the center section of the dam, down the face of the sixty foot depth into the riv er below. This left a yawning gap in the very middle of the dam through which the debris and wa ter fiercely poured while the flood already raging, was threatening everything in its path, this sudden breaking of the dam, but serving to add to the horror of the catas trophe. The released water poured’into the power house, catching eight employes at work there, drowning all of them instantly. The break ing of the dam caused wild excite ment in the city. The telegraph companies at once wired to places below to look out for the great wave and runners were dispatched on horses to notify those living in the valleys below the city. The telegraphic messages served as a timely warning to many, but the rush waters outstripped the horse- Bakiisg Powder. Absolutely Pure Makes light, flaky, delicious hot biscuits, rolls, muffins and crusts. Makes hot bread wholesome. These are qualities peculiar to it alone. I have found the Royal Baking Powder superior to all others. —C. Gorju, late Chef, Delmonico’s* HOYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 100 WILLIAM ST.. NEW YORK. men and many houses weie picked up and swept away before the oc cupants could get together their valuables. Within a short t’me all the val leys to the south and west of Aus tin were filled to overflowing with water, and the southern part of the city tributary to the river was in undated. Large crowds collected on the river banks and several per sons were swept into the river when the dam broke, but all were sav-ed by boatmen. A crowd of white people.number ing 30, living just below the dam in tents, were seen at their habita tions just befoie the dam broke, and have not been accounted for since. It is generally believed that all of them were swept away. One man, attempting to cress the roadway leading to the bridge across the river just as the big wave rolled dow-n, was caught and he and his horse and buggy went down with the torrent and were heard of no more. ; A family of six negroes, living in the valley of the city are known to have drowned. It is es timated that more than 100 houses have been destroyed and the loss will be great, in point of the light and power plant costing one and a half millions dollars. The breaking of the dam e lgulf ed the old water company’s plant below the city and it is tonight ly ing fifteen feet under water, while the city is in darkness and without water. Reports from points below here are to the effect that the flood had been most disastrous and the breaking of the dam has occasioned many thousands of dollars worth of loss to property. The surface of the river throughout the day lias been dotted by small houses or fragments of houses and drowned animals along with trees and debris, all bear testimony to the ravages of the flood in the mountainous re gion above Austin. In addition to the losses here, the International and Great North ern railroad both entering the city, have suffered' severely, the first named having a serious w’reck by reason of the floods this morning. The south-bound cannon ball train from St. Louis, on the Inter national and Gr at Northern, due at a. m., was wr> eked at McNeil, nine miles from here, as a result of a washout. The mgine and cars plunged into a culvert, demolish ing the engine, the mail, baggage car, two day coaches and one sleeper. The cars left the track and rolled over on their sides in four feet of water, but fortunately no lives were lost nor any of the passengers badlv hurt This is at tributable to the fact that there were not many on the train and it was ruuning slowly at the time owing to bad track The mail clerk, Ora! Davis, of San Antonio, was seriously bruised and engineer P. F. May nham, of Antonio, and fireman C. M. Stanley were slight ly injured. The Austin and North western road operated no trains to day, due to the fact that five of their bridges were washed away duri g the night. Waco, April 7. —Reports of loss of life and damage caused by floods continue to pour in from all direc tions and indications point to a re petition of the disasters of last year. The loss of life to a great extent has already surpassed that of previous years. All streams in cluding the Brazos and Colorado rivers are overflowing the lowlands and rising very rapidly. The crops, of cotton and corn are nearly com>- pletely submerged and will have to be replanted. A VERY OLD LADY. Mrs. Francis Dobbs Dies in This City at Age 94. Mrs. Francis Dobbs died at the home of her granddaughter, Miss. Anna Dobbs, on Church street, on Tuesday. Mis. Dobbs had reached the ad vanced age of 94 years and on July sth next would have been 95 had she lived. She has long been known as a person of remarkable vitality, scarcely knowing what an ailment was until about a year ago she began to show the feeble stage that comes of old age, and gradual ly grew weaker to the end. She was the wife of Mr. Asa Dobbs, who moved from Elbert to Cobb and then to this county, about 60 years ago. Mr. Dobbs died about 40 ago. She had only two children, Wil liam anu Julia M. Dobbs, both of whom are dead, the latter died a few years ago. A number of hear grandchildren survive her. They are: John H. Dobbs and Mrs. T. A. Haney, children of Mr. Wil liam Dobbs, W. G., J. M., C. CL Dobbs; Mis. Todd, Rockmart; Miss Anna and Mr. John A. Dobbs. For a number of years Dobbs has lived with her grand children here, and her presence has ever been a comfort to them. She was kind and indulgeut al ways and a counselor wise and loving. She was a member of the Baptist church for many long years. Her funeral occurred yesterday from the home, the services being conducted by Rev. W. R. Bran ham, CONSUMPTIOrn : CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Beet Couah Syrup. Tastes Good. Use lu time. Sold by druggists. P ISO’S CURE FOR NO. 37. i 2 SCTS