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THE COURANT AMERICAN. VOL. XIX. THE SPEECH OF “BILL ARP” On the Occasion of the Delivering of the Crosses T 0 CONFEDERATE VETERANS- Jefferson Davis Likened to Na poleon, Being: Defeated and Imprisoned. I if a citizen of the planet Mars ffere to visit our earth and drop in upon us this morning he would V erv naturally inquire what we were doing and what all this cere mony was about. ; \Ve would reply: “Col. Mars, you are from a warlike planet ana can readily understand that we have gathered here to place the badges of honor upon our veteran heroes.' Some thirty-five years ago we had a four year’s war down here; a ter rible war, and we are just now re warding our surviving heroes with these insignia of their service and valor. Our women are doing this, the Daughters of the Confederacy.” Then the Col. would ask: “But why this long delay? Did you not whip the fight long years ago?” “No, we were overcome and over whelmed by numbers and forced to surrender.” When Frances the first lost the great battle of Favia he wrote a hurried letter to his mother, and, said: “All is lost save honor.” And so it was with us. We were overrun and plundered, but we preserved our honor and principles though charged with treason. Our chieftains were imprisoned or had to fly the country, but all is well that ends well, and we are at last free to hold up cur heads and de clare that our cause was just and to hold our annual reunions. No doubt Col. Mars would be amazed at ti e thrilling and pathetic story that we would relate for the people of that planet have for ages studied the arts of civilized war fare, and do honors to the heroes, whether they be the victors or the K vanquished. ■ But as Dr. Palmer said in his j ■ great speech at Louisville. His ■ tory has never failed to justify the ■ just. History probes to the bot ■tom of all events, boils down the ■caldron, winnows away the chaff ■and gets at the truth of everything. ■The maxim of all the great histor ■ianslike Xenophon, Guizot, Hume ■Buckley, Carlvsle and Froude is, ■let justice be done tho the heavens uall. The poet Herbert says God’s “ill grinds slow but sure, and Longfellow rendered it: Ine mills of Oou grind slowly,yet they grind exceeding small, 0 "ith patience He stands w iting wiili exactness He gr id ail.' 1 Dr, Palmer declared that our oiil war was not hastily fought, nor was it precipitated suddenly - any effervescence of human passion, Tor half a century it had , ee ” growing like a tumor on the 0 } politic until the time comes 1110 durst or be removed by a °°dy knife. These was an in congruity of thought and a couplet o interest between the north and e south, between the cavalier and ‘ e , L*uri'a l, le ween federalism 1,1 '!. ueil rocracy, between slavery reedomthat was irreconcilable. 0r mos t conservative stct;smeu t , t_ aS ebster and Clay stood in lnr - ea | * or a ( l uarter of a cen } and labored for peace and the LT ation tlle un ion without Redding of blood. s ejster "’ho immortalized him m his reply to Hayne in his trm a^C i recautec E the federal doc in hD i at he bac * maintained and liver V ast , an d greatest speech de the rick! Ca P on S P rin g s . admitted firm, 11 ° a state to withdraw him 1C un i° R ' That speech shut Own °, Ut fr ° tU Faneul Hall in his the in te ; where he had long been was C ° b ' s P eo Pie- That speech Puhii XC ! Uded from Fis orations death r- 111 six volumes after his whn r. Fxc inded not by his son Puhli ? m P lled his works,but by the tile sal erS f" dlo Sa^d ** injure a ner-, e ° tbe volumes and piove SumT," 3 ?' loss to *”>• Tht Kersiti r "^ of Brown’s Uui- Bic sch^fi Ud now of Chicago pub eiareH ° System ’ has recently de- Puwer that oration of B reat his last im VVebster w as right in the civil tterances > and that since which ti, War evtr y principle for Wht v le , south seceded and 8111 ba s been decided in its fa vor by the supreme court of the United States. As Dr. Palmer well said, the north did not dare to try Mr. Davis or anyone else for treason, for congress was privately assured by Chief Justice Chase and his as sociates that there was no treason in secession, and Mr. Davis could not be convicted. But this is enough on this line of thought. There is in the heavens a con stellation called the Southern Cross, a bright and beautiful constella tion named by Royer in 1679. It is declared in astronomy to be the most celebrated constellation in the southern heavens, and consists of four beautiful and brilliant stars, compressed in the shape of a cross. That cross is symbolic of the beau tiful badge that our southern maids and matrons are today offering to southern veterans. For 1900 years the cross has been the emblem of virtue or of valor or of both in all Christendom. Constantine declar ed he saw it in the southern heav ens, and said “by this sign we shall conquer.” Henry Ist and King Richard adopted it for the insignia of their banners during the crusades, and still later Na poleon Bonaparte in 1802 estab lished a legion of the cross which still* survives, and the descendants, of those soldiers who wore that cross are still honored and are still pensioned from the interest of funds that Napoleon set apart for his heroes. Napoleon was defeated and imprisoned, but the reward of valor still goes on. Our chieftain was imprisoned and is dead, but our women have not forgotten our heroes and hence they have gath ered here today to perpetuate their va'or and reassert the justice of the cause for which they fought. Deo Vindice is their motto. Mottos have always been written or stamp ed upon badges of merit or of honor. Originally these mottos were the war cry of the Knight, but later on in the centuries they consisted of any short expressive sentence as t iat of Chevalier Ba - ard, “without fear and without re proach,” ud I cannot conceive of a more fitting motto for a confed erate veteran than that which adorns these badges “Deo Vindice.” In Heraldry there are now but three classes of badges with mot t es. Those for states, kingdoms and governments, those for com munities and corporations and those ior persons or their families. These beautiful badges appropriately named the southern cross are of the third class, and, we trust, will be gratefully received from our confederate daughters and handed down as precious heirlooms to children and children’s children. Would that Winnie Davis, the peerless daughter of the confed eracy, were alive to approve of and smile upon these ceremonies all over this southern land. Our faith is that her disembodied spirit is smiling in heaven. NATIVE RISING- Trouble in a New Phase Breaks Out In Africa- Lo idon, June 16.—Rumor is rife that Lord Roberts is negotiat ing with Kruger and Botha through their wives regarding terms of sur render. Cape Town, June 16. —A native rising has occurred in Gambia col ony. Two British commissioners and six members of the police have been killed by Matidinagoes. London, June 16. —The only South African news of importance this morning is the telegram from Cape Town announcing that the ministerial deadlock is relieved. Sir John Gordon Springg hopes to have the ministry formed by Monday and it is believed Risieness will accept the portfolio. London, June 16 —A dispatch from Laing’s Nek says: Christian Botha’s next stand will be at Paardekop, but with a reduced force. The German am bulance captured by Buller has been sent to Durban whence it will be allowed to return to the Trans vaal via Delagoa bay. London, June 16. —The war of fice has received the following from Roberts: “Pretoria, June 16. —Rustenburg was occupied yesterday morning by Baden-Powell. The column starts from this place tomorrow to meet Baden-Powell and repair the telegraph between Pretoria and Rustenburg. Hunter is moving from Potchefstroon. His advance brigade expects to reach Johannes burg Tuesday.” T*T CURtS WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. ' KJ U Beat Cough Syrup. Taatet Good. Cse B in time. Sold by druggista. r gW T^nH , l M Ad U 1 W CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JUNE 21, 1900. A ROME BOY FELL IN SEWER. Little Hall Cheney Meets Singular and Horrible Death- HE WAS MISSED FOR HOURS, And Finally Found in River Near Mouth of Sewer in Which He Was Drowned, Rome, Ga., June 17. —One of the saddest accidents in the history of Rome occurred yesterday after noon. Hall, the eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin D. Cheney, was drowned in a large sewer and the body swept into the Oosta naula river, from where it was re covered by large dray nets this morning. The circumstances are particu larly heart-rending. Yesterday af ternoon at 2 o’clock the lad came down with his father to carry home a purchase for his mother. The last seen alive was at the Masonic temple corner, when his father gave him the umbrella and t-ld him to hurry home. Heavy rains fell between 2 and 3 o’clock flood ing the sewers to their capacity. An open sewer on the opposite of Fourth avenue from the Masonic temple sweeps down at a sharp in cline and empties its waters into the .Oostanaula. When Mr. Chenev went home at 7 o’clock he inquired for the boy. Mrs. Cheney thought the boy was with his father, so the l id was gone some five hours before he was aided by the police and many citizens. Absolutely no clew was obtained until near 11 o'clock last night, when Dr. Hamilton gave the first conception of the child’s terrible fate. While driving up town to make a professional visit to the country he saw an open sewer and thought strange of it at the time. He also saw Rufus Blake pick the umbrella out of the water. At 11 o’clock last night Dr. Hamilton returned to the city, and hearing of th ich Id’s disappearance, at once imparted the information to the distressed father. The um brella wrs secured and identified by Mr. Cheney as the one Hall had. Then began the long search for the body. It was established beyond question that the boy could g > through the sewer, and all night the se; r h continued. Early this morning the lifeless form was se cured about fifty feet from the mouth of the sewer. No tragedy has shocked R nne as has this one and the young parents are prostrated. It is pre sumed the lad was wadling in the water, lost his footing and was swept under before he could re cover. The “Deestrick Skule-’’ We have been requested to pub lish the names of the “skollars” that have been selected to take part in the ‘‘Old Deestrick Skule.” More will be selected when these are properly classed. A complete list will be published later. Mayor Ford. Judge Fite, Maj. C. H. Smith, Judge Milner. Judge Harris, Judge Akin, Capt. J. J Calhoun, Maj. Foute, Col Kirby Anderson, Dr. Buford Green, Dr. Calhoun, Dr. J. G. Green, Col. Vivion, Prof. Daves, Col. Albert Johnson, Dr. W. H. Felton, Col. Jere F'ield, Col. Albert Strickland, Capt. Hendricks, Maj. Crenshaw, Dr. Baker, Capt. Milner, Col. Pat terson, Jones Bros., Dr. R. B Har ris; Messrs. G. H. Aubrev, Gran ger, Sim Munford, M. F. Word, Wikle, Murphey, Conyers,Dobbins, Menkee,Crouch, Wofford, Vaughan, Anderson, Wm. Graham, Tom Lumpkin, Mank Young, Harris Hall, George Hall, A. B. Cunyus, Roberts, Gilreath, Galloway, Lara more Akerman, Norris, Adair, Milner, Joe Calhoun, John Cal houn, Godfrey, John Brown. Mesdames Marv F. Akin, Johnson, W. H. Felton. C. H. Smith, Tom Lumpkin, Clayton, G. H. Aubrey, A. O. Granger, Albert Strickland, Heyward, Posted, A. R. Hudgins, Edwards, Munford, Daves, Wol ford, Corley, Shelman, Vaughan, S. P. Young. Lochrane, Chas. Wal lace, W. R. Akerman, Green, Susie Wallace. Tumlin, Conyers, Milam, Milner, A. B. Cunyus, Brumby, Sam Jones, Godfrev, Bradley, Harris, Rogan.Ntel, Fite, Mank Young. Calhoun, Patton, Will Young, Morgan, C. M. Field, Anderson, Branham, Ford, Bealer, Joe Jones, Reneau Jones, Craig. Misses Lillian Green, Calhoun, Freenjan, Hall, Ford, Milner, Mun ford, Cobb, Fannie Young, Mary Lou Young, Heyward. Lucy Jones, Granger, Hudgins. Neel, ’ Wikle, Crouch, Anderson, Wallace, Mol lie Hogue, Augusta Hogue, Au brey, Lumpkin, Laura Roberts, Attawav, Hood, Neal, Graham. A rehearsal will be held at the opera house tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. CH NE' r FORT' CAPTURED. Bytl e Int n tonal Fl**et- Empress Oi •r> ne Fltfht- London, June 19. China declar ed war against the world when the Taku forts opened fire upon the in ternational fleet. The accounts of what took place are stiD unsatis factory, the best semi-official infor mation being the dispatch received at Berlin from Chee Foo, announc ing the Taku forts had been cap tured after a combined attack by the foreigu warships. Three men on the German ship litis were kiil ed and seven were wounded. The foreign settlements at Tien Tsin were being fired into by the Chin ese. Nothing had been heard from the German detachment sent to Pekin or the German legation there. The unofficial narratives coming by way of Shanghai vary widely and bear internal evidence of sup plementing the main facts with guess work. One dispatch says that the Yorktown participated in the bombardment. Another asserts that American marines formed part of the storming force of 2,000. An Associated Press dispatch from Chee Foo, dated yesterday, says: “The forts on both sides of Taku are now occupied. The Chinese opened fire unexpectedly. The casualties to the mixed foice were as follows: Killed, British, one; German, three; Russian, one; French, one. Wounded, British, four; German, seven; Russian, for ty-five: French, one. “Chinese torpedo boats were seized.” The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail, telegraphing yes terday, says: “The forts began firing in ob servance to orders from Pekin, convex ed in a personal edict of the empress dowager, by advice of ! Kank Yi (president of the ministry 'of war.) Several warships were struck by shells from the 12-inch guns of the forts. The heavy Rus sian losses weredue to the blowing up of the magazine at Mandshur. “Four hundred Chinese are re ported to have heen killed. The Chinee when retreating fell into the h mds of the Russian land force ” The Daily News has the follow ing from Chee Foo: “Two of the' forts were blown up. The thirty-two warships at Taku aggregated 201,000 tons and carried more than 300 guns.” A dispatch from Che Foo under today’s date says: "The forces of the combined fleets occupied the Taku forts yes terday r fter exploding a magazine. The British gunboat Algerine was damaged and two of her officers and four men were wounded. “Japan and Russia are reported to be landing a large force of troops. “All is quiet here.” ANNUALCONFERENCE- The Rome District Conference Con venes In Cedartown, Home Commercial. The annual Rome district con ference of the Methodist church, convenes in Cedartown on Sunday, July 29th, Dr. J. F. Mixon presid ing. Every pastoral charge in the bounds of the district will be rep resented by preachers and prom inent laymen. Homes will be provided for those who attend and the people of Ce dartown will give the visitors a mo 4 cordial welcome. The following are the names of the ministers of the different churches who will attend: Rome, First church, Rev: J. H. Eakes; Second church, Rev. W. T. Hamby; Third church, Rev. W. F. Colley; Howard avenue church. Rev. A. M. Pierce; North Rome, Rev. J. F. Davis; West Rome cir cuit, Rev. C. H. Hartman; Everett Spring, Rev. Mr. Chastain; Cave Spring, Rev. W. C. Fox; Silver Creek, Rev. C. C. Davis; Cedartow n, Revs. T. R. McCarty and J. M. Crow; Cartersville, Rev. W. R. Branham; Dallas, Revs. W. S. Gaines and E. G. Golden; Rock mart, Rev. W. A. Harris. Does Your Baking Powder Contain Alum ? Prof. Geo. F. Barker, M.D., University of Penn.: “All the constituents of alum remain (from alum baking powders) in the bread, and the alum itself is reproduced to all intents and purposes when the bread is dissolved by the gastric juice in the process of digestion. I re gard the use of alum as highly injurious.” Dr. Alonzo Clark: “A substance (alum) which can derange the stomach should not be tolerated in baking powder.” Prof. W. G. Tucker, New York State Chemist: “I believe it (alum) to be decidedly injurious when used as a constituent of food articles.” Prof. S. W. Johnson, Yale College: “I regard their ( alum and soluble alumina salts) introduction into baking powders as most dan gerous to health.” In view of such testimony as this, every care must be exercised by the housewife to exclude the over and over condemned cheap, alum baking powders from the food. Baking powders made from cream of tartar, which is highly refined grape acid,are promotive of health, and more efficient. No other kind should be used in leavening food. Royal Baking Powder is the highest example of a pure cream of tartar powder. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. BOERS ARE PLUCKY. Refuse to Surrender at Request of Lora Roberts. London, June 19. —Lord Roberts, according to a Boer dispatch from Machadodorp, sent a message to Commandant General Louis Botha on June 13 suggesting disarma ment and complimenting the brav ery of the burghers. It was sh >wn that the surrender would be with out dishonor to the burghers and would prevent much suffering. Gen. Botha asked for a six days’ armistice in order to confer and consider. Lord Roberts consented to five days. Finally Gen. Botha declined to accept the proposal and hostilities were renewed. The Boer commandoes are retir ing on Hiddelburg, followed by the British cavalry and artillery, occasional shells reaching the rear guards. The Boers are destroying the bridges and burning the veldt behind them, carrying off provis ions and cattle and leaving the country barren. Other advices from Machadodorp say the Boers have an abundance of arms and ammunition, with dy namite and oxen, and that they are preparing heavy wagon trains fora retreat to Lydenburg district. The chiefs, notwithstanding rumors to the contrary, are determined to make a stand. The Boers continue to work the Barbeton mines, says a dispatch from Lorenzo Marquez,and there t re eight carloads of bar gold, valued at $500,000,000, with Piesident Kruger. President Steyn, in his procla mation declaring the Free State still free and independent, says that the fact that the army is still in tne field renders Lord Roberts’ annexation contrary to internation al law. In a dispatch to the war office from Pretoria, dated yesterday, Lord Roberts says that Baden- Powell has just arrived there. 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They went over to Cedartown on the morning train and after spend ing a most delightlul day, return ed in the evening. Forcible Facts. One-sixth of the deaths from dis ease are due to consumption. Ninety-eight per cent, of all those who have used Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for “weak lungs,” haye been perfectly and permanently cured. Cornelius McCawley, of Leechburg, Arm strong Cos., Pa., had in all eighty one hemorrhages. He says. ‘‘My doctor did all he could for me but could not stop the hemorrhages, and all gave me up to die with con sumption.” What doctors could not do ‘‘Golden Medical Discov ery” did. It stopped the hemor rhages and cured their cause. This is one case out of thousands. In vestigate the facts. Free. Dr Pierce’s great work, The People’s Common Sense Med ical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay cost of mailing only. Send 21 one-eent stamps for paper covered book, or 31 stamps for cloth binding. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. 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