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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 Andersonville
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 Andersonville.
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 Confed
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
by 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’ Allianoe Bald 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-pris
oner of war, who was mi inmate at
various times of seven prisons, includ
ing Richmond and Andersonville, says.
“The proposed inscription on the
monument of Captain Henry Wirz is
glaringly false ih every sense, and i 9
strongly contradicted by r documental y
evidence. 1 have personal knowledge
of the greater portion of the history
of Andersonville, as I was in the first
squad that entered the prison, which
was February 24, 1664, and I remained
there until the prisoners were run out
of the stockade to avoid bherman.
YEAR’S COTTON CROP SHY.
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Shortage o' Nearly Two Mii'.icfl Bales
Shown in Census Bureau Report.
The census bureau at Washington
Thursday issued a report showing that
the total amount of cotton in the
United States ginned from the growth
of 1907 to January 16 was 10,33.,60.
bales as compared with 12,1.6,199
bales for the same period last >eai
and 9,969,634 bales for the same period
In
are counted as half bales.
A woman would rather break a $3
bill than a 10-cent dish.
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PRESIDENT ANGERED
At Charge That He is Using P&lsonage In
Aid of Taft— Stinging Puowc
Reply 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
antagonism aroused by the action of
the senate recently in holding up v ex
ecutive appointments for confirmation.
Accordingly the president called the
members of his cabinet together
Thursday 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 arc
placed in the hands of the president he
will issue a public statement. It wiil
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 postoffice cabinet
and pigeon-holed. Next the senate or
dered an investigation in the Pensa
cola, Fia., postoffica 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 promised 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 th#
present course.
CASH PAID THE GOVERNMENT.
New York Bank 9 Return Installment of
Ten Millions to Treasury.
N«w 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- j
en the treasury’s working balanee. The
banks of the city now hold 372.027,000
of public deposits, 341,000,000 of which
was placed with them during the Oc
tober disturbance.
Great suffering is the lot of all women, who neglect the health of their wo
manly organs. No reason to do so, any more than to neglect a sore throat,
colic, or any other disease, that the right kind of medicine will .cure. Take
Wine of Cardui
for all your womanly ills. It can never do harm, and is certain to do good.
Mrs. Sallie H. Blair, of Johnson City, Tenn., writes: "l had suffered from womanly troubles for six
teen months, and had four doctors, but they could not help me, until I began to take Wine of Cardui.
Now 1 think lam about well.” At all reliable druggists, in SI.OO bottles. Try it.
ft Iml I La U«3 f» LLI I LK Aivice, describe your symptoms, stating age, and reply will be sent in plain sealed envelope.
AdJres§:._Lad'os Advisory Dent,, The Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn.
WESLEY MEMORIAL CHURCH
Soon to Be Under Constructioi in AtlanVa,
Says Building Committee.
Announcement was made through
the daily press last week that Wes
ley Memorial Church, the institutional
church of Georgia Methodism, will
soon be under construction. This an
nouncement comes from the buiiding
committee of the church, and will be
read with interest by the people of
Georgia. The great movement looking
to the erection of an institutional
church, a hospital and a dormitory for
girls was inaugurated in Atlanta on
June 16, 1907, by seven of the bishops
of the Methodist Episcoal Church,
South, who came at the invitation of
the executive committee of the Wes
ley Memorial Enterprises. On that
day more than $200,000 was subscribed
and since that time other subscrip
tions have been made from Atlanta,
other cities and from rural communi
ties of the state.
Wseley Memorial Hospital, which
was opened about two years ago, aud
which was a part of this undertaking,
is doing splendid work, and is favor
ably known throughout the state. It
has been enlarged since the beginning
of this movement by the addition of
an annex, and from time to time fur
ther additions will be made. The
dormitory for girls will be built at
a later date. This dormitory will fur
nish a comfortable home for girls who
cannot afford to pay the prices de
manded by the best cla-ss of boarding
houses. The church, on which work
will soon be begun, will be planned
and equipped in accordance with mod
ern ideas of institutional ehurcli
work.
The building of this church, dormi
tory and hospital is of interest to
the people of Georgia outside of At
lanta, because of the fact that the
work will be especially among those
who go to Atlanta from rural districts
and towns and cities of the state. The
church will be fitted with attractions
that will draw young peopto from
dangerous places of amusement; the
hospital is open to people of the en
tire state, and the dormitory wV.I care
for young women who go to Atlanta
from other places. Altogether the
movements is one whose influence will
be felt throughout all of Georgia.
The purpose of this movement is
explained in detail in a bodklet which
has been issued and which can be
secured upon request from the secre
tary of the executive committee of the
Wesley Memorial Enterprise, Candler
building, Atlanta.
The executive committee of the en
terprise is as follows: ‘R. J. Guinn,
chairman; T. K. Glenn, vice chairman;'
Forrest Adair, Asa G. Candler, E. V.
Carter, M. M. Davies, C. J. Haden, R.
A. Hemphill, J. G. Lester, R. F. Mad
dox, James L. Mayson, Dr. C. E. Mur
phy, J. A. McCord, H. Y. McCord, J.
N. McEachern, presiding elder of At
lanta district, and pastor Wesley Me
morial Church.
The building of this church will
mark a great step fordward in relig
ious and moral life, and the people
of Georgia will undoubtedly give their
loyal support to this church and its
institutions which are planned for
great helpfulness to the people, es
pecially the young people, and for car
iuv tor the sick.
RAILROADS WANT MORE TIME.
Seek to Stive Ofl Enforcement of the New
Nine-Hour Law.
Conferences of particular importance
to all the railroads of the country
were held in Washington by the operat
ing vice presidents of twelve or fifteen
great lines of American railways with
President Roosevelt, and subsequently
with the interstate commerce commis
sion.
The railroad officials presented a re
quest that an amendment giving more
time be recommended to congress to
the nine-hour act, “to promote the safe
ty of employees and travelers upon
railroads by limiting the hours of ser
vice of employees thereon.”
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 revising 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 tor the words “negroes mulat
toes and colored persons.” Mr. ilalu
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 tnat were
abolished by the civil war. He cited
coolie slavery, and slavery for immoral
purposes, which he said exists in this
country, and said the prohibition
would apply to such practices. He said
that he had heard it charged that slav
ery of the old-fashioned kind still ex
ists in one of the islands of the Philip
pine group.
Mr. Hale said he was glad the sen
ator from Icaho 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.
“1 am surprised,” asserted Mr. Till
man, “to hear any senator on the re
publican side disc aim knowledge of
what has been notorious since we took
possession of the Philippine Islands
and known to exist there.”
Mr. Tillman said he was still more
surprised that "tne 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 tae Philip
pines “Why don’t the men,” he said,
“who arfc'‘responsible for the Philip
pine government enforce the 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 sala
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 Be Filled by Ameri
can Unemployed.
To aid the large number of unem
ployed of Tarrytown, N. Y., who have
appealed to him for help, John D.
Rockefeller sent word from Augusta,
Ga., to the superintendent of his es
tate at Pocantico 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 32,-
000 for passing counterfeit clearing
house dgrtifleates. Will Collier, col
ored, will be tried for the same of
fense. He is held under |I,OQO bond
ANTIS BLUFF ,
GIRARD PROHIS
Bomb Exploded in Front of Home*
of Prohi Leader and Ministers.
IN RESENT OF ARRESTS
Dm of Dynamite Taken as a Warning ia
Booze Agitation- No Damage
Was Attempted.
Feeling between the members of the
Haw and Order league at Girard, Alac,
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 O.
T. Gifford, president of the leagues,
and two Girard ministers active ha
the league. No damage, however,
was done to persona or property.
The explosion followed the arrest of
six men, three whites and three ne
groes for violating the prohibition
daws. 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 say*
he got so close to the whisky vendor*
that one of them offered to take him
into the business as a partner.
So much feeling was engendered
against the Law and Order ieaga®
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 »
sneaky form, and yet the violator*
seem to be surprised when we get •
secret man to catch them.”
Officers of the league express tha
opinion that the dynamite explosion*
were effected to intimidate them.
Friends of the anti-prohibitionists de
clare that mischievous young men
men caused the explosions.
MAKE STOCKHOLDERS RESPONSIBLE
Is Purport of Petition Filed in Case of
Neal Bank at Atlanta.
Upon the petition of R. C. Bosche;
& depositor of the Neal Bank, befora
Judge Ellis at Atlanta Friday morning,
* temporary restraining order was
granted to keep E. H. Thornton, W. F.
Maury, H. C. Caldwell, Arthur C. Kee
ly and Mrs. L. N. Pittman from selF
ing or transferring any property they
may possess until further instruction*
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 hold as security for loan*
made by the Neal bank.
The petitioner claims that he de
posited 31,000 in the bank, and desire*
to join In the demurrers, special and
general, filed by other intervenors. Ha
alleges that the stockholders are re
sponsible for the bank’s indebtedneaa.
FLORIDA TRUCK GARDENS DAMAGED
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Cold Wave Struck Many Points Along the
Gulf Coast.
The coldest weather experienced ia
Pensacola since December, 1906, wa*
that of Friday, when the temperature
went as low as 28 degrees. The cold
wave has struck many points along
the gulf ooast. Much damage ha*
been done to early crops and gar
dens.
THIEVING CASHIER MAKES FIGHT.
William Walker Will Resiat Extraditiea
from Mexico to United States.
Aocording to dispatches, William W.
Walker, the absconding cashier of the
New Britain, Conn., Saving* Bank, will
fight extradition proceedings in Mexico
and will not return to th* United
Star. until every means of defense
In . .ico has been exhausted.
