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Over Monument to Captain Wirz at Andersonville, INSCRIPTION MAIN iSSUE G. A. R. Organizations Bitterly Attack Daghters of Confederacy in Vindic tive Comments—Wirz Also Denounced. —— “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 tér 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 Wo'r“rell 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. Tan ner, “there is not an atom of truth in existence, and never has beenr, 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 murdcred at Washington, D. C., Novem ber 10, 1865. . # S “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 jgnominious 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 patriotie 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 an 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 in every sense, and is stroangly contradicted by documentary evidence. I 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, 1864, and 1 remained there until the prisoners were run out of the stockade to avoid Sherman.” HUNDRED MILLIONS SHORTAGE Faced by United States Treasury, Says Chairman Tawney. The urgent deficiency appropriation bill occupied the attention of the house Thursday to exclusion of all other 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 should be cut down materially, USED WINE AT BANQUZLT Virginia Society in Atlanta Sets a Doubtful Precedent. At the banquet of the Virginia So ciety at Atlanta, in celebration of Gen. Lee's birthday, wine, which was bought and paid for by the society, was served. 1t is stated that the failure of Gov ernor Smith to attend the banquet at which he wis scheduled to be one of the speakers, was due to that sea: ture. PREACHER BIFFS-PROHIS. Would Have Churches and Saloons Work Hand in Hand for Better Control of Whiskey Euvil. The Model License League, & new or ganization, opened its first annual ses sion at Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, with a good attendance of delegates. pres ent from many parts of the United States. The object of the convention {s the adoption of a liquor license law and the inauguration of a campaign for its enactment by various legislatures and city governments. The law will have for its purpose the elimination of low saloons; the removal of the sa loon from politics by placing the pro prietors out of the reach of the bosses | and the restriction of the number of saloons to conform to a certain stand ard of population. The delegates in cluded legislators, brewers, distillers, statesand city officials and publicists. The morning session was devoted mainly to welcoming addresses and an eplanation of the proposed model law. At the afternoon session Rev. Wil liam J. Wasson of Riverhead, L. I, was introduced by President Gilmore. The Rev. Wasson began by saying that it ig high time for the church people who are not extremists to take a hand and settle the liquor question on a rational basis. He said that he be lieved this to be a step in the right direction, and he hoped ministers of the gospel of all denominations would be wise enough and foresighted enough to see the question in the same light. “The church can no longer afford to have its name exploited in the manner in which it is being used-by the pro hibitionists,” said the Rev. Wasson. “The church cannot acquiescer in the prohibitionist sentiment that a man cannot be a good Christian and handle or drink liquor. The church and the prohibitionists are as far apart as the poles.” The Rev. Wasson said that the ques. tion of drinking in moderation is one of individual conscience. He declared that the prohibitionists are puritanical, and that the puritan Is 2 “manufacturer and wholesale deal er in artificial sin.” “The prohibitionist believes in the fetish of the law,” said the Rev. Was: son. “If there is anything wrong any where, all that is needed, according to his belief, is a law against it. Intem perance can never be removed by the policeman’s club, or the sheriff’s war rant. I am opposed to the whole pro hibition philosophy, because I think it is an outrageous infringement of hu -man rights. i “The real question before the Ameri can people today is ‘What kinds of sa loons shall we have? Shall we have open, legitimate saloons or underground | dives and dens? ~ “I believe that the church and the li quor trade should stand shoulder to shoulder in this great fight. We need ‘ each other. There must be co-opera tion, without interference with the liberties and rights of American eciti - zens.” i ~ Frank H. Farris, a state senator from Missouri, spoke after the Rev. iWasson. He said that he is not a - manufacturer or a dealer, and there ~ fore should properly come in the cate - gory as a ‘‘consumer.” ~ He said that he is opposed constitu tionally to prohibition, because it is a prohibition is a sham, and that the onl deprivation of rights. He declared that prohibition is a sham, and that the only way prohibition could ever be pnt into eifect would be by the government of the United States. STATE ELECTION ON BCOZE Is Planned at Caucus of Democrats in North Carolina Legislature. The democratic caucus of the state legislature at Raleigh, Tuesday night, determined to entertain a bill provid ing for a state election in North Car olina on state prohibition. Stromg ef forts were made by prohibition leaders to get the caucus to agree to favor a bill for state prohibition by legislative enactment, but this failed. WHAT CONSTITUTES BOQZE? Test Case to Settle Question is Brought Under Pure Food Law. A test case to determine what con stitutes whiskey under the pure food law was instituted in court at Wash ington Wednesday by District Attor ney Baker. He has filed a bill against the James Clark Distilling company, and the United States marshal has geiz ed thirty-eight barrels of whiskey val ued at $4,000 and placed them in stor age to await final decision, It is alleged by the district attorney that the whiskey is misbranded in vio lation of the pure food and drugs act. FIVE DAGOES UNDER ARREST. Are Members of Black Hand, and Are Charged With Murder, Revealod by the confession of one of his five slayers, the body of Jos Tritido, & young Italian, was exhumed Sunday on a truck farm, near Bt, Charles, La., where it had been buried over a month. Four Italians are under | arrest charged with the murder, and l the police are in pursuit of a fifth, As Warning to Prohibitionists in Girard, Alabama, NO DAMAGE ATTEMPTED Foilowing Arrests, Dynamite Was Ex ploded in Front of Homes of Prohi League President and Ministers. 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 bombg were ex ploded in front of the residences of C. 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 ILaw 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. h “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 len®ue express the opinion that the dynamite explosions were effected to intimidate them. Friends of the anti-prohibitionists de clare that mischievous young men : men caused the explosions, MAKE STOCKHOLDERS LIABLE Is Purport of Petition Filed in Neal | Bank Case. 3 ~ 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, P, Manry, H. C. Caldwell, Arthur C. Kee ly and Mrs. 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 hold as security for loans made by the Neal bank. The petitioner claims that he de posited SI,OOO in the bank, and desires to join in the ‘demurrers, special and general, filed by other intervenors. He alleges that the stockholderg are re egponsible for the bank's indebtedness. FLORIDA TRUCK DAMAGED. Cold Wave Hits Many Points Along 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. ! WALKER FIGHTS EXTRADITION. Thieving Cashier Will Stay in Mexico ag Long as He Can. 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. DECLINES TO PAY INTEREST. State National Bank at New Orleans Due Louisiana SIO,OOO. Governor Blanchard of Louisiana an nounced Friday night that the State National bank of New Orleans has re fused to pay the state interest due on state money deposited with the bank during 1907. The amount due s a little over SIO,OOO, The bank’s refusal was based on the recent withdrawal of the state funds amounting to about $200,000 after di rectors of the bank had recommended that it go out of business, HANCOCK VERDICT WITHHELD. Fate of Major, Who Broke Pledge, Lies With General Davis. The military career of Major Wil ilam F. Hancock, coast artillery corps, courtmartialed in Atlanta on a charge of conduct unbecoming an tfficer, rests now with General J. M, K. Davis, om manding general of the department of the gulf and reviewing authority, and possibly with President Roosevelt, ROOSEVELT AROUSED Over Charge That He is Using Patron. age to Aid Taft—Will Score Sen ate Through Public Reply. A Washington special says: Pres ldent Roosevelt feels very keenly the chargeg 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, Thig feeling has been strongly em phasized and a vigorous sentiment of antagonism 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 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 engagemants to appear before congressional com mittees on 3arious 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 are placed in the hands of the president he will issue a public statement. It will will isswe 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 pigecn-holed. Next the senate or dered an investigation in the Pensa cola, Fla., postofice affair. it ap pears that in this case a postmaster has been illegally holding office for & 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 efféct 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 leeted 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 reportéd that the president in tended to rotaliate against the senate for thus blocking practically all ap peintmentg 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 sald to have been particularly exasperating to President Roosevelt l‘nd to have determined him upon the present courge, GOVERNMENT CASH REPAID. New York Banks Return First Instail ment of $10,000,000. 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. WETMORE HAS FINALLY LANDED, Re-Elected Senator in Rhode Island Legislature on 85th Ballot, Former United States Senator Geo, Peabody Wetmore was elected to the United States senate on the first ballot cast in both branchds of the Rhode Island general assembly at Providence Tuesday, The days’ voting was a continuation of the balloting, which occupied most of the time of the general assembly at the last gession, and which at the time of adjournment was still in deadlock. The first ballot Tuesday was the 85th in the contest. WILLIAMS' ELECTION RATIFIED By Mississippi Solons in Joint Session, New Senator Makes Speech, At a joint meecting of both branches of the Misslssippl state legislature at Jackgon the election of Hon. John Sharp Willlams as United States sen ator to succeed Senator Money was ratified, The new senator made an address of forty minutes touching on state and national lssues, Clashes Between Pelice and Unemployed in Chicago. MARCHERS WERE ROUTED Would-Be Paraders for a Time Defied i Authorities, Buv Gave Way When \ Their Leader Was Knocked ‘ Down and Arrested. 1 : b \ An attempt of the soclalists to bring about a “march of the unemployed” through the down-town streets of Chi cago Thursday, resulted in two sharp fights with the police, in which the would-be marchers were routed after a ‘number of men had been clubbed. Dr, Benjamin L. Reitman, the originator of the plan to march through the streets, and two of his followers were arrested. For several days Reitman, who ig a socialist, had been making announce ments of his idtention to hold a pa rade of “hoboes” and ‘“unemployed,” despite the warning given him by Chiet of Police Shipp that no march through the streets would be permit ted. Reitman, however, continued to ‘dofg the authoritles and Weadnesday ‘night thousandg of circulars were dis tributed through the downtown saloons and lodging house district calling on all the men out of work to assemble at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon on the lake frent. The chief of police early in the day reiterated his state ment that the march would not be permitted and directed that all the police force be held in reserve at the various stations, At o few minutes before 2 o’clock a crowd commenced to gather on Michi gan avenue in front of the Art Insti tute and in a few minutes a column which was really a series of bunches of four and five, and, headed by Relt ‘man, they started west on Adams | stroet. The marchers proper did not |number more than 200 at any time, but many hundreds of people followed them along the sidewalks and added to the confusion. After marching a block west on Adams street, Reitman countermarch ed to Michigan avenue, passed north to Madison street and then marched west two squares on Madison street, Here he encountered a strong squad of police, who, after a command to disband bad been disregarded, ordered his men to charge the marchers. The police came on o run and the column was Instantly Lroken up. Several men were knocked down and the police, not attempting to make arrests, used their clubs freely in quickening the foot steps of the fleeing “unemployed.” Followed closely by the offigers, the marchers darted into the crowd of shopperg along State street and seve ral women were pushed to the side walk during the confusion. Np ar rests were made and uobhody wag se riously injured, although the ' police dealt vigorous thumps with their clubs on the backs of the marchers. A number of the marchers, after gel ting away from the police, went south on State street, alming to form an other eolumn as they went. At State street and Jac¢kson boulevard they had formed the :semblance of another pa rade and, taking the middle of the street, they marched along, six abreast. Just before reaching Clark street they were met by another detachment of police. Another order to disperse met with no response, the marchers at tempting %o shoulder their way along. The police instantly charged, swing ing their clubs right and left. The marchers fled wildly, some run ning in the doorway of the Union League Club, while others gought safe ty in the postoffice building. Others turned south into Clark street, but were quickly captured and placea une der arrest. NEGROES LYNCH NEGRO, Colored Citizens of North Carolina Town Refuse to Be Buncoed. I A long distance telephone message trom Selma, N. C., reports the lynching 'lt Pine Level, Johnston county, of a strange negro at the hands of a negro mob. The strange negro, purporting to be advance agent of a “big show,” faked the negro residents into attendance on what turned out to be a one-man per formance by the strange darkey hime gels. His body was found at daylight on the Southern railroad tracks. BRYAN PLEADS FOR BECIKKHAM, Bpeaks to Kentucky Solons Urging the Support of Ex-Governor. The climax of W. J. Bryan's visit to Frankfort, Ky. was reached Tues day afternoon when he spoke to the democratic members of the legislature behind closed doors, advocating the election of former Governor Beckham as United Stateg senator. Mr, Dryan sald neither Beckham nor anybody else had tavited him to Frankfort, APAIN FLEET IS OFF AGAIN. Bob Evans, With His Sixtéen Battles ships, Leaves Rio Janeiro—Ac corded a Brilliant Send-Off.. i Amidst the booming of guns and:the cheers of thousands on the accompany ing pleasure crafts, the American war ships. sailed from Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday afternoon, bound for Pun- ; ta Arenas, on the Magellan straits. Ten' days will bring the flect almost midway on its 14,000-mile cruise to San' Fraf cisco, and the ships and the meén ‘car ried with them from Rio the Godspeed and good wishes of the whole Bra zilian nation. Not an uptoward inci dent had marked the visit of the Amer icans. They were feastéd ‘and feted, both officers and men, during their so journ, and half the population turned out from early in the morning to give them a fitting farewell: The quays, the public buildings and the hills were crowded with thousands watchipg the warships until they had disappeared through the mouth of the bay into the open sea. ; It was about 8 o'clock when the American fleet began to move, passing out in single and in inverse order ac cording to divisions, the Alabama Jead ing. Three divisions Qf the Brazilian navy followed, composed of three bat tleships, seven cruisers and §ix de stroyers. In addition many steamers circled about, having on board, thou sandg of spectartors from ;hore. Hun dreds of launcheg and small craft from the sporting clubg, all gaily decorated, were there also. N Thus sixteen battleships entered on the third stage of their voyage to the Pacific. In this run of 2,230 “knots, which will terminate February ‘l, aec cording to the schedule, at Punfa Are nas, the most southern port in the world, the shipg will traverse the haz ardous narrows at the eastern entrance to the Btraits of Magellan. : Since Ferdinand Magellan, the great Portuguese navigator, with a squadron of discovery ships, fitted out by Charles V., king of Spain, discovered in 1520 and passed through the strait ‘named after him, no greater attintion has been directed towards this famou | interocesnic waterway by ‘any oyen% l than by the coming passage of it by the fleet of American battleships, Ma: l gellan straits have a total length o; 340 miles and a width varying froms twenty miles to hardly two miles and a half. : In going through the‘}tnit, Admiral Evans’ fleet will have the best time of the year for the purpose, sile midsum mer of the southern hemigphere, There are few obstrugtions in Magel lan straits from rocks.and islaids. The strait lies entirely within Chilean ter ritory, but it is a free waterway, and is considered neutral territory, As compared to the Cape Horn route, the strait has an advantage of some what more than one hundred miles. Steam vessels seldom take the Cape Horn route, The passage of Magellan strait is in most respects comparatively safe for steam vessels, though there are a few | dangers, The main difficulty is that there is too grea. a depth of water, in places it reacheg over 3,000 feet, to per mit of anchorage. The strait is well lighted, however, by numerous light houses. : Steamships of the commerclal Mnes navigate the strait by might, but two parts they always pass in - daylight. These are the Narrows at the eastern part of the strait and Crooked beach. RECEIVER GOES TO CUBA ‘ ———— To Investigate Property on Which De funct Bank Made Loano._ Asa Candler, president of the Cen tral Bank ‘and Trust Corporation, re ceiver for the Neal Bank, left Atlanta Thursday for Cuba to examine the properties on which the Neal Bank loaned in the neighborhood of $l3O, 000, CANNON PREMIER AUTOCRAT, So Declared Missouri Representative in Discussion of Bill, An attack of the power of the speak er was made In the house of repre gentative Friday by Mr. Shackelford of Missturi during the consideration of the urgency deficiency appropria tion Dbill, He said Speaker Cannon was the ablest, boldest champion of antocracy this age has produced, and declared that the speaker exercised “a greated despotism than exdsts in any monarchy in Europe” ENORMOUS PENSION ROLL. The Appropriations Committee Recom mends Sum of $150,000,000. Representative Kelfer of Ohilo, chair mman of the gubcommittee on pensions of the house committee on appropria tion, has announced informally that that committee has agreed to recom mend a pension roll of $150,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 20, 1909, This will be about $7,000,000 in excess of the pension roll of the present year,