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HONOR OF WIRZ ENRAGES G.A.R, Daughters of Confederacy Attacked in Bitterest Criticism. WRANGLE GROWS ACUTE Wording of Inscription on AndsrsonviUe Monument Cause of Fresh Outbreak of Denunciatory Comment. “When the accursed soul of Captain Wirz floated into the corridors of hell the devil recognized that his only pos sible competitor was there.” With these gentle and brotherly words, says a Washington dispatch, Corporal James Tanner greeted the announcement of the inscriptions that the Georgia division, Daughters of the Confederacy, has selected for the monument erected forty-three years af ter the surrender at Appomattox to the memory of Major Henry Wirz, Confed erate States of America, just outside the gates of Andc-rsonville. The comment of Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, president of the G. A. R. wo- man’s relief corps, on the action of her sisters in the south, was hardly less bitter and vengeful. She said: “In my opinion the erection of the monument to Wirz is the crowning in famy of an organization of women which does more to keep alive the fires of sectionalism than anything else in the world.” Corporal James Tanner, past com mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, was asked his opinion of the Wirz monument, and the inscrip tions that have been placed thereon by the United Daughters of the Con fed •eracy. “In the first place,” said Mr. Tar ner, “there is not an atom of truth in existence, and never has been, of the story of Wirz being offered immunity hy the federal government if he would implicate Jeff Davis.” The inscription in question follows: “In memory of Major Henry Wirz, C. S. A., born in Zurich, Switzerland, tried by illegal courtmartial under false charges of excessive cruelty to fed eral prisoners, sentenced and judicially murdered at Washington, D. C., Novem ber 10, 1865. “That the United States government, not Major Wirz, is chargeable with the suffering at Andersonville, there is abundant proof furnished by friend and foe. Let the fact that he chose an ignominious death rather than bear false witness against President Davis, speak for his high qualities of honor, fortitude and self-sacrifice.” Captain William V. Dawson of the Union Veterans’ Alliance said that while he did not care to discuss the Wirz monument affair he had no doubt the Grand Army posts and the patriotic women would be heard from in angry protest against the proposed inscrip ■tions on the monument. “The site of the Andersonville pris on pen,” he added, “is now owned by. the Woman’s Relief Corps to the Grand’ Army of the Republic, and the propos ed monument will certainly not be al lowed on that reservation, if such an act was contemplated. Colonel John McElroy, past senior vice commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, and an ex-prls oner of war, who was an inmate at various times of seven prisons, includ ing Richmond and Andersonville, says. “The proposed inscription on the monument of Captain Henry Va- is glaringly false in every sense, and is strongly contradicted by documentary evidence. I have personal knowledge of the greater portion of the history of Andersonville, as I was in the rs squad that entered the prison, which was February 24, 1864, and I remained there until the prisoners were run out of the stockade to avoid Snerman. WITHDRAWALS SWAMPED BANK. Kational of America, at New York, PKced in Hands of Receiver. Comptroller of the Currency William B. Ridgely Sunday ordered the Na tional Bank of North America at New York closed for liquidation, and ap pointed Charles Hanna, national bank examiner, as receiver. The failure and persistent withdraw als, the result, according to President Havemeyer, of insistent rumors set afloat respecting the banks condition. PRESIDENT ANGERED At Charg. That He is Using Peonage la Aid of Taft-Stinging Puj..^ R *ply is Coming. A Washington special says: Pres ident Roosevelt feels very keenly the charges recently made against the ad ministration of the use of federal pa tronage to secure delegates to the next republican national convention pledged to the nomination of Secretary Taft. This feeling has been strongly em phasized and a vigorous sentiment of autagonism aroused by the action of the senate recently in holding up ex ecutive appointments for confirmation. Accordingly the president called the members of his cabinet together Ihursday morning and discussed with them the subject of making a public reply to these charges. All the mem bers of the cabinet were present ex cept Secretary Cortelyou. Several of the cabinet officers had engagements to appear before congressional com mittees on various subjects of pend ing legislation, and were compelled to cancel them when the urgent sum mons from the white house were re ceived. The president instructed all the members of his cabinet to prepare as soon as possible a full list of the recent appointments in his department with the facts in each case. The time which the order covered was left indefinite, and several members were in doubt as to whether all recess ap pointments since the adjournment of the last congress were meant or sim ply those made since January 1. At any rate the records are being looked up, and when the facts ar placed in the hands of the president he will issue a public statement It will will issue a public statement. It will not be addressed to congress. It will be recalled that among the first appointments held up were those of postmasters at Toccoa and Conyers, Ga., to succeed the Incumbents, who are women. The new appointments were referred to the postoflice cabinet and pigeon-holed. Next the senate or dered an investigation in the Pensa- cola, Fla., postoffice affair. It ap pears that In this case a postmaster has been illegally holding office for a year after being rejected by the senate for incompetency. Next the senate rejected certain ap pointments on the ground that they are made for political effect and in the in terest of Secretary Taft. Finally, a New Hampshire appointment was made without consultation with the senators from that state, and a man was se lected whom they opposed. The president has indignantly de nied making use of the executive ap pointive power for political purposes, and In each Instance has asked for specifications and premised those in terested a square deal. In Georgia the announcement was made that the changes ordered were for incompetency on the part of the incumbents. For several days it has been reported that the president In tended to retaliate against the senate for thus blocking practically all ap pointments sent in. Just how this was to be done is not apparent The veiled insinuation contained in the letter of Governor Hughes to the republican club is said to have been particularly exasperating to President Roosevelt and to have determined him upon the present course. CASH PAID THE GOVERNMENT. New York Banks Return Installment of Ten Millions to Treasury. New York banks paid over to the government Thursday the first install ment of the $10,000,000 public depos its that Secretary Cortelyou called on them to surrender in order to strength en the treasury’s working balanee. The banks of the city now hold $72,027,000 of public deposits. $41,000,000 of which was placed with them during the Oc tober disturbance. SHORTAGE OF HUNDRED MILLIONS Is Faced By United States Treasury Say* Chairmen Towney. The urgent deficiency appropriation bill occupied the attention Ol the house Thursday to exclusion of a:l dtber business. A surprise was sprung when Chair man Tawney of the appropriations com mittee warned the members that the country was confronted with the cer tainty of a $100,000,000 deficit; unless the estimates for the next fiscal year ghould be cut down materially. ANTIS BLUFF GIRARDPROHIS Bomb Exploded in Front of Homes oi Prchi Leader and Ministers. IN RESENT OF ARRESTS Use of Dynamite Token as a Warning in Booze Agitation- No Damage Was Attempted. Feeling between the members of the Law and Order league at Girard, Ala., and persons opposed to the prohibi tion laws, reached its height Friday night when dynamite bombs were ex ploded In front of the residences of G. T. Gifford, president of the league, and two Girard ministers active In the league. No damage, however, was done to persons or property. The explosion followed the arrest of six men, three whites and three ne groes for violating the prohibition laws. The Law and Order league swore out eleven warrants on Informa tion secured by a detective in the em ploy of the league. The detective says he got so close to the whisky vendors that one of them offered to take him into the business as a partner. So much feeling was engendered against the Law and Order league that the officers were moved to Issue \ a statement, in which they told that the resentment against the organiza tion Is unwarranted. “We are prepared to protect any and every man who has been in our em ploy,” says the statement, "we want It known that we assume all responsi bility. “These violations have been in a sneaky form, and yet the violators seem to be surprised when we get a secret man to catch them.” Officers of the league express the opinion that the dynamite explosions were effected to intimidate them. Friends of the antl-prohlbltionists de clare that mischievous young men men caused the explosions. MAKE STOCKHOLDERS RESPONSIBLE Is Purport of Petition Filed in Cue of Neal Bank at Atlanta. Upon the petition of R. C. Bosche, a depositor of the Neal Bank, before Judge Ellis at Atlanta Friday morning, a temporary restraining order was granted to keep E. H. Thornton, W. F. Manry, H. G. Caldwell, Arthur C. Kee ly and Mi's. L. N. Pittman from sell ing or transferring any property they may possess until further instructions from the court. The Central Bank and Trust Corpora tion, the receiver of the Neal Bank, were likewise enjoined from transfer ring or disposing of collateral they hold or may liokl as security for loans made by the Neal bank. The petitioner claims that he de posited $l,OOO in the bank, and desires to join in the demurrers, special and general, filed by other Ittervenors. He alleges that the stockholders are re sponsible for the bank’s indebtedness. FLORIDA TRUCK GARDENS DAMAGED Cold Wave Struck Many Points Along the Gulf Coast. The coldest weather experienced in Pensacola since December, 1906, was that of Friday, when the temperature went as low as 28 degrees. The cold wave has struck many points along the gulf coast. Much damage has been done to early crops and gar dens. THIEVING CASHIER MAKES FIGHT. William Walker Will Resist Extradition from Mexico to United States. According to dispatches, William F. Walker, the absconding cashier of the New Britain, Conn., Savings Bank, will fight extradition proceedings in Mexico and will not return to the United States until every means of defense in Mexico has been exhausted. EMPLOYEES MUST NOT DRINK. Baltimore and Ohio Railway Issues Strin gent Order Against Booze. It is officially announced that here after employees of the Baltimore and Ohio railway having anything to do with the direction or running of trains will not be permitted to use intoxi cants at any time, either while on or off duty and every effort to prevent using beverages will be employed. A woman would rather break a $3 bill than a 10-cent dish. QUESTION OF SLAVERY Brought Up in Senate During Discussion of Criminal Code Bill—A Jab at Secretary Taft. Greatly to the surprise of everyone, the subject of slavery was introduced in the senate Monday during consider ation of the penal code bill. Secretary Taft was directly charged with hav ing a knowledge of slavery in the Philippines. The debate was pertinent to the sections of the bill revisiug the criminal code of the United States, which provides penalties for dealing in slaves. The old laws against the slave trade have been retained in the code by the committee, reporting it with a change, by which the word “persons” is sub stituted for the words "negroes mulat fcoes and colored persons.” Mr. Hale declared that slavery being a thing of the past all reference to it should be taken out of the code. Mr. Heyburn, in charge of the bill, contended for the retention of the pro vision saying that there are forms of slavery other than those Unit wero abolished by the civil war. He cited coolie slavery, and slavery for immoral purposes, wuich he said exists in this country, and said the prohibitionj would apply to such practices. He said that he had heard It charged that slav ery of the old-fashioned kind still ex ists iu one of the islands of the Philip- pine group. Mr. Hale said he was glad the sen ator from Idaho had in his researches found so good a reason for continuing this prohibition against slavery. He declared, however, that he had never supposed slavery existed In the island after American occupation. “I am surprised,” asserted Mr. Till man, "to hear any senator on the re publican side disclaim knowledge of what buß been notorious since* we took possession of the Philippine islands and known to exist there.” Mr. Tillman said he was still more surprised that “tlie party which had gathered so much glory from the de struction of slavery in this country,” and which has absolute control of our foreign affairs, had done nothing to put an end to slave trade in tue Philip pines “Why don’t the men,” he said, “who are responsible for the Philip pine government enforce tile law?” Senator Stone called attention to an agreement made by General John C. Bates with the sultan of Sulu for con tinuing slavery and polygamy. “We have even gone further,” Mr. Tillman said, “and have given saia ries to the sultan and his dattos.” Mr. Hale here again said that If these monstrous conditions exist in the Philippines and receive the sanction of this government or of the senate the fact had certainly not been appre ciated by him. Mr. Hale then asked that the para graphs relating to slavery be passed over in order that full information might be received and Senator Hey burn agreed. ROCKEFELLER DISCHARGES DAGOES ! Places of Italians to Ee Filled by Ameri can Unemployed. To aid the large number of unem ployed of Tarrytown, N. Y., who have j appealed to him for help, John D. Rockefeller sent word from Augusta, I Ga., to the superintendent of his es late at Poeantico Hills to lay off all of the foreigners, and give employ ment to needy residents. In addition, Mr. Rockefeller has given permission to those In want to go to his woods and cut wood to warm their homes. COUNTERFEIT CERTIFICATES. Passing of Bogus Clearing House Money Gets Negroes Into Trouble. Charley Walker, colored, was bound over to the superior court at Rome, Ga., Monday morning on bond of $2,- 000 for passing counterfeit clearing house certificates. Will Collier, col ored, will be tried for the same of fense. He is held under SI,OOO bond. GREATEST AUTOCRAT EXTANT. Power of Speaker Cannon Attacked in the House by Missouri Congress nan An attack of the power of the speak er was made in the house of repre sentative Friday by Mr. Shackelford of Mlssturi during the consideration of the urgency deficiency appropria tion bill. He said Speaker Cannon was the ablest, boldest champion of autocracy this age has produced, and declared that the speaker exercised “a greated despotism than exists iri any monarchy in Europe.” LABOR UNIONS GIVEN A BLOW Through Important Decision ol United States Supreme Court. L. AND N. WINS CASE Railway Companies Have Right to charge Employees for LeUnging to Labor Organizations. A Washington special says: Tb consUtutionality of the act of congres* of June 1, 1908, prohibiting railroad companies engaged in interstate com merce from discriminating against members of labor organizations in th matter of employment, was called into question by the case of William Adair against the United States, which was deckled by the supremo court of the United States Monday favorable io Adair. The opinion was by Justice Harlan, and held the law to be repugnant to the constitution. The court held that Adair, as master mechanic of the Louis ville afnd Nashville Railroad company, had a right to discharge an employee becauso he was a member of a labor organization, just as it was the em ployee’s right to quit such employment because of hi a membership In such or ganization;' The case came to the supreme court on a writ of error from the United States district court for the eastern district of Kentucky. Adair Is the mas ter mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, and he was proceeded against on the chnrge of threatening to discharge from the employ of the company a locomotive engineer named Coppage, because the latter was a member of a labor union. The act of 1898, which was one of the results of the great Chicago strike, was invoked for Coppage’s protection, and the district court flood Adair SIOO. The constitutionality of the act was stren uously attacked In the district court by the railroad attorney, and when the decision was announced they promptly brought the case to the supreme court, with the result that the decision or the lower court was reversed. In his decision Justice Ilarlan hold It was Adair’s right to serve Ills employer as best he could, so long as he did nothing forbidden by law as contrary to the public welfare. Supreme Court Justice Holmes also expressed the opinion that the law should be construed as intended. He thought that the right to make oon tracts had been stretched to the limit by the court's decision In this case. That congress had a right to so legis late as to encourage labor organiza tions was another suggestion of Justice Holmes. "While,” said Justlco Harlan in bis opinion, "the rights of liberty and prop erty guaranteed by the constitution to the United States against deprivation without due process of law la subject to such reasonable restraint as common good or the general welfare may re quire, It Is not within the functions of government—at least In the abs; nee of contract between the parties—to com pel any person In the course of his business and against his will to accept or retain the personal services of an other or to compel any person against his will to perform personal services for another. "The right of a person to sell hi* labor, upon such terms as he deems proper, Is in Its essence the same as the right of the purchaser of labor to prescribe conditions upon which he will accept such labor from the person offering to sell It. So the light of an employee to quite the service of tho employer, for whatever reason, is the same as the right of the employer, for whatever reason, to dispense with the services of such employee. In all such particulars, tho employer and the em ployee have equality of rights and any legislation that disturbs that equality Is an arbitrary interference with the liberty of contract which no govern ment can legally justify In a free land.” CASE RESTS WITH ROObEVELT. Hancock Courtmartial Matter to Be Passed Upon by President. The case of Major Hancock, coast ar tillery corps, station! and at Fort Baran cas, Fla., has been received at the war department for action of the pres ident. Hancock was tried by court martial at Atlanta, Ga., on charges of alleged violation of a pledge to ab stain front the use of intoxicating li quor.