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MEMORIAL DAY.
The Dead Heroes of the Sooth Covered
With Flowers.
HONORS PAID THEM MONDAY
The Most Imposing' Spectacles Ever
Witnessed in the State—The
Exercises.
Nearly 5.000 people Fathered about the
.-onfederate monument in Oakland ceme- |
teey in Atlanta Monday afternoon to here
once more. In burnlx eloquence, the story
of the south and of her struggles.
Memories which had be.-n asleep for
years up again under the mag.o
inspiration of the speaker. Mellowed, how
ever. by the flight of ttaie. these memories
revived no feelings of hatred or bitter
ness. and nothing wa- rem. inti-red stive
fondness for those brave heroes who
met the enemy in fatal conflict. and who
sealed their devotion to the south with ■
the last effusions of their blood. ,
Tears came into the eyes and rolled ,
down the cheeks of the old sobhers as ;
they remembered the closing scenes of the •
war at Appomattox.
The day was one that in not to be fore
gntten soon.
There was not the usual warmth of
April sunshine, but the weather seemed
to be in harmony with the oc-aslon. and
the sky to bo obscured by just enough
clouds to suggest a syn.pd® *’"* veil of sor
row.
The military pageant was one of the
most imposing ever seen in Atlanta.
Thousands of people thronged the line
of m.wh. and gazed in HUbdu-d silence
as the procession moved along the street.
At the cemetery nearly I*.OW people were
waiting for the orator, ttnly at>out half >
this numh*r. however, were aM» to get ,
within a convenient distance of the monu
ment.
The oration was dignified. eloquent and
Hnpramivr. There was scarcely any move
ment on the part of the vast audience
during the delivery of the F|.c*ch. except
in the oft-rvpeaicd manifestations of en
thusiasm with which the periods of the
orator were greeted.
After the speaking was over, th* graves
of the confederate soldiers »' re decorated.
Kach of them was provided with a wr.-ath |
of emblematic of the fragrance in
which his ru.-mory was enshrined. 1
At the Cemetery.
Th* egerv. .is at the «•» :.wt.-ry occurred '
at the base of th* <-onf.il.-r.it.. monument,
floats were r*s< rv’d for th* 1-ol s' Memor- 1
Assoc-ation an I tho confederate veter
ans Fa- mg the east a table was provided
for tbe speiker. and cha-rs arranged for
the chaplain and others port-cipattug in
th« exercises.
Th., hose of the monuew nt was decorated
with flowers. while each m.-mlw-r of tho
assavdation was provtd.il with a wreath or
bouqu. t.
Heated with the orator of the day. Hon.
T*upor\t Guerry. were Dr. T. I*. Clevctanu.
th* chaplain of th.. confederal* veterans;
Colonel a. J. V..st. Colonel W. U Cal
houn and Chief Marshal W. F. Slaton.
Colon. I Guerry was greeted with loud
cheers by the multitude which surrounded
the monument. His speech was a mag*
nificent exposition of the south’s attitude
during the late war. and the eulogy which i
b* pvl to the *on federate soldier was ,
tend, r ami I*.pitiful. In depth of re- J
rear h as well as in vigor of expression, !
the speeUt was a m-M of its kind.
OTHER SECTIONS OF THE STATE '
The Day al Valdosta.
VaMcsta. Gau. April ST.—< Special.)—
M--mortal day was celebrated here with ]
mor.- enthusiasm than at any time liefore .
in many years. The- decoration of the
joHi. rW graves was made at an early
hour this morning anu the floral offerings
wnr very many and handsome. Nearly
a thourc.tid people took part in the decora
tion. having the r»m*t«-ry almost a solid
bunk of wreaths ami flowers.
Tile oration of the day was made by Mr.
>’ 11. Rshards-n. of Atlanta, in the court
house square this •■veiling and probably
tw«. tho i-and people h-.r-l this address.
All of the nw-rchnnts •bc-i their stor.-s
and took i-irt m it. •x« rci.-.-s.
At Greensboro.
Greenesbom. April 27 —tSpeciuD—The ,
memorial ex. rc'ses I* I I here tod -_y under |
fne auspices of the Indies’ Memorial As:--
nation w. re unusually interesting. At !
o'clock tbe auditnrtum of th. Thomas j
Stecks Institute was crowded with r;t:»m !
to hear the formal ex. r.-:r»-s. among the i
number rath, n d being the Veterans an I t
the Greene Rilles, under 1.i.-u:< mint H. F.
Hurt and E. IV. Copeland.
The exercises w.-r»- intersp rs*d with
beautiful and appropriate songs, rendered j
by an excellent choir. The orator of tho *
occasion, Ju Ige William M. Weaver, was
Introduced in an appropr ate manner by
Captain Jam. » B. Park. Jr.
Athens’ Exercises.
Athens. Ga . April 27 -t^p*rial. I—Memor
ial day wa- ceiehratrd here on a scale
The lie-mts-rs of Cohb-flrlaney camp.
Vy>t<d Confederate Veterans, met at
efrlnck at the city hall, and after trans
act ng th«-ir business marrh.-d to the opera
«= — =. :r==
A mart’s life may
be saved in many
ways. A man may
commit suicide iu a
great many ways.
Shooting himself
through the head
is quicker, but it
is no more certa-n
than neglecting his
health. If a woman
saw Iter husband
with a pistol to his
head, she would
take prompt and
vigoro-is measures
to save him; but
.■w
t%e same woman might see her husband
on the down-grade to disense ami death
without seeing the seriousness of it. One
sixth of all the people who die. die of
c -usumption. Consumption tloesn tionie
al once. It *s iir-idtous. *1 he seeds
of it are seemingly insignificant. Most I
people «lo not know how it starts. Thou- ■_
bauds of people are on the road to con- .
sumption anti don't know it. When- I
ever there is loss of flesh paleness
wasting away !<<nk oct. Consumption |
easily finds a foot - hold in a weakened ,
ao’v. Iz'w vitalitv, impure or poor
blood, imperfect digestion, nervousness,
sieep’essness—all these tend to consump
tion. .
Taken in time. Dr. Pierre s Golden
Medical Discovery will prevent the de
velopment o‘ the disease. Taken accord
ing to directions, it will positively ar!
perfectly cme ninety-eight per cent, of
«i| cases of consumption, whether in-
Cipicnt or fuilv d—veiope'l. Consumption
is a disease of the blood. The •• (.olden
Molh al Discovery” is a <urv for all blood
V-ea—. no matter in what part or how
•’ey manifest tiiemselves.
if von want to know all about it, and
wi.it it has <lone for other people, semi
twentv-one ( 21 » one-rent stamps to cover
the cast of n’r.iltng only for a FREE COPY
of Dr. Pierce's great t«o# page work.
•• Common Sense Medical Adviser.”
Even- tamilv should have a copy of this
book for rradv reference. World’s Dispen
sary Medical .lisooation, Buffalo, N. Y.
house at 4 o'clock, where the exercises
were held.
The opera house was crowded with men,
women and children, who had gathered
to pay tribute to the memory of the con
federacy.
After singing “Amvrlca,” the audience
joined In prayer with Rev. W. R. Foote.
Then a choir of talented voices sang •’Lead
I Kindly Light.” The beautiful song, ”Tent
tng on the Old Camp Ground,” was sung
I by the audience, and then a song called
! “Decoration Day.”
The oration was delivered by Judge
Albert L. Mitchell, of tills city, himself a
: gallant confederate veteran who carries
i an empty sleeve to attest his valor and
I devotion.
Heavy Bain at Thomasville.
Thomasville. Qiu. April £7.—(Bpeelnl.)—
Memorial day was appropriately celebrated
here today. A quartet composed of Messrs.
Merrill and Carmen, and Menses. James
! Watt and T. J. Ball sang "Ttio Bugle
Call.” Rev. Robert Harris was the orator
of the day. ILs rpi-ech was cut short by
a heavy shower of rain, which stampeded
the crowd. The Thomasville Guards had
turned out In full uniform and they alone
were left to decorate the graves. This
they did nothwithstandlng the ruin, re
turning to the city and nfarcliing in un
broken ranks to their armory, being
drenched to the skin.
Much Disappointment.
Rrunsw.ck, Ga., Apr.l 27.—(Spec Lit) —
Memorial day was celebrated today with
out an oration. General Evans, the orator
being detained in Charleston by illness.
The reserves. Riflemen and veterans
niareh»-d to the ci metery. where tile ladies
decorated tho graves and a salute was tired.
Muth regret was expressed at Gemral
Evans’s enforced absence and the cause
wiii. li led thereto.
Macon’s Memorial.
Macon, Ga.. April 27.—(Special.)—Memorial
Day was elaborately and appropriately ob
rved in Macon. The banks, colb-ges and
public schools wire closed the entire uav
and business generally was suspended
during the hours of the exercises at Rose
Hill cemetery. There ivas a gre.it out
pouring of the penpio. and the hundreds of
soldiers’ grav.s were covered with a pro
fusion of tieautlful Howers. The cons, der
ate monument at the intersection of Mul
(H-rry and S*-c.ind streets ii.is decorated
with flags and flowers.
The Macon companies of the Second Geor
gia r.*i;nii* nt, uad.-r command of Colonel C.
M. Wiley, foenivd <..T riecond street, be
tween Mulberry and Cherry streets, and
mar.-h<-d In procession to the cemetery.
The following was the programme at the
conn l«ry;
up. lung prayer. Rev. R. R. White; song,
male quartet; ontl.on. Rev. I>r. Alonzo
Monk; benediction, rtev F. F. R- dec
oration <>f graves: salute of thru- rounds
tir.-d over the soldi, rs' grav. s b> the miii-
Aftcr the exercls.-s at the cem« tery the
regiment gave a dr ss parade on Secund
Street.
Where It Originated.
Columbus. Ga.. .April 27. tSpeeial.)—
Memorial day fnlllntr upon Sunday this
year, the exercises of the occasion oe
curred today. Hcr« In Columbus, where
the Ixxintlful custom originated, the <«■-
caskm was most Ally otiscrvisl, th.* noble
ladies of the memorial association having
arranged a most appro|»riate programme
of exercises, in which Governor Atkinson
an I staff participated. The graves of the
sol*l : < r d.-a I were d k.-d with the most
twiuliful ih.wrs of a hively southland,
planed then, by Dixie's fairest daughters,
and th.- tiwtnor vs of the gallant heroes
of ’6l had lull sway.
Savanna! Children in Line.
Savannah. Ga., April 27. A feature of the
Memorial Day exvr. is.-s here today was
the a| |H-aran<e in line of 1,3»J children of
tho city public schools, who marclivd ls
h.ii.l the Irish Jasp<-r Greens. Hie escort
to the confederate veterans. At the monu
ment th. y sang 'The t’nknown Ih-ad,” and
at the <-otielusi*»n of the exercises >ur
Dead,” written by Father Ryan. The ora
tion was delivered by Hon. Waller G.
Charlton, one of Savannah's ablest anil
most brilliant speakers. There were about
2UU veterans in line.
Americus Celebrates in Rain.
Amor eus. Ga.. April 27. fSp-clal I—De
spite the rain last night and v. ry tbr- aton
ing a-qs-ct of the w -ath. r this morning,
tho memorial vx. tcis.-s at <).ik Grow «•< m«--
tery w re I irg. ly attend.il and th- most
Impressive <n years. T's- oration of Judg.
J. I;. I’ilsburv wan a masterpi-of . t i
t-.ry, r< pi. tv with < io.pi. nv.- and pa'riotii
• ••ntlnu-nts - .v ;-.rd th.- s..uth< r-i <-aus. for
w:ii.' the sl> vpin-r iu r-s s about l.'tn ga>.
th.-ir lit. s. Ti e orator was iritro.iu.i d by
l>r W. I’. I’i’rt. hims.df .l v :<-nn of toe
rank.-, who well siist.-.it-.-d his repiHa.ti.ni
as a sjw-ak-r. t’atnp Sumter. <Vmt.<l.-ral.
V.-t. rans. Am«ri< u L'clr. infantry and
I. s' M- mortal As«<i-iali<in took part In
the ex. r. t-. s and t i<- ...» soldi, rs" graves
wen- pr ftr. lv stn-.vn with wreaths ami
l arlamis o! spring flow-, rs. Ml business
was siis.i -ad. .1 during the hours of the ex
ercise s.
Augusta’s Celebration.
Atigusta. Ga.. April 27.—(Hpeclal.)—
M'-mur-al day was .-el.-brat. <1 with more
t tn ordinary enthu .a.-in in Augusta tii
«in Tit. ro were only local speakers, but
the outiHjuring of the people was unusual
ly large. The day was ideal in tempera
ture. At noon t!:e > .rs d.ra’.- survivors
lu-Id th. ir annua! m« • ting tn Masonic hall
and I’n-s d< r.t Edge Eve delivered tho an
nual addn ss.
In th.- afternoon the exercises of the
I-idi.n' Memorial Association w. r<- held al
the cemetery. Captain J. Rice Smith was
the orator of th* day and made a sjwm-h.
11. was introduced by |;_ R. Hook, editor
of Trie Chronicle. The military battalion
and the confederate survivors had a dress
parade <m Brand street and escorted tho
memc.rial party to the soldiers’ section in
the cemetery.
Dawson's Memorial Exercises.
Daws.in, Ga., April 27. (Sp< « ia!.)—Memo
rial Day was ohservod with the usual
ceremonies. Tho graves of tho confederate
dead w.-r-» cnvor.il with beautiful flowers
by the ladies.
Mr. J. Howard Carpenter delivered tho
addr*ss and deviated from the irsual path
of most memorial orators. H* made a most
exccHcnt argument that tho southerners
di<i n-.t r<t« l. because th.-y were never the
subjects of congress.
CHILDREN OF THE SOUTH.
To Aid Disabled Soldiers and Build a
Monument to Jefferson Davis.
V. Stuart M i-by man's Letter in Phila
delphia Tim«-s.
Organization is tho ord*r of the
day and tbe fart Is shown not
only in t!w trades unions of the labor
ing m-n. Imt has even extended to the
rising gen.-ratlon, so that the coming young
Ans ri.-ans will find themselves l» longing
to som* body in which th.-y w.-ra initialed
before th.-y could talk. The ChlMn n of the
American It.-volult.-n lias Iw.-n in exist
ence now for n good many months, but the
la-.st addition to juvenile so.-i.ti.-s is of
such rec. nt date that no formal rules have
Is. ■< adopted.
The t’hildren of the Coni.iierm-y was first
started a f< w vv-. ks ago in Alexandria. Va.,
by som.* holies who la-long.il to the Daugh
ters of the <'onf.-d -nu y and thought to
enlist th-- aid of th.- little ones ill tbe work
which is going on in the south. The Id. t
is to secure the children between Infamy
and lift, n an-l k.-ep alive in their minds
th*- history of ’!» lost < atisv and of the
men who achieved fame in tho conflict. It
is also Instituted to help the <lisabl.il
soldiers and aid in tho Davis fund.
At the first meeting, which took place
about two weeks ago, at the house <>f a
lady in Alexandria, there wrre fifty chil
dren present, this being the initial chapter
of the organization. One of those whose
nanwl were enrolled was only a few
mor ths old. while others were os much as
fourten and fifteen. It is thought that
omeers will be selected from among the
Older children, who will thus be enabled
to run their own order, sublet to the su-
THE WTIFKTsV CO
pervision of the Daughters of the Confed
eracy, under whose auspices the society is
formed.
As the organization Is yet in its Infancy
there have been but very few rules formu
lated. But it is stated that one of the
primary obejets will be to raise money. A
cent a month is the fee which will be ex
acted and this fund will go to the aid of
the home In Richmond, where there are
so many old soldiers dependent on charity
for their support. A tax of a dollar a
year Is now levied on all of the members
of the Confederate Veteran camps, and the
amount thus secured goes a great way in
supporting tile sick warriors, but the addi
tljnal fund gathered by the children will
be the means of helping a great many
deriving men. If there is in each county
in each state in the south such a chapter,
and every chapter contributes about fifty
cents a month, that being the number of
children on Its rolls, the amount raised
would go to make up a large sum by the
end of a year.
But the aiding of the soldier is not the
only end hi view it is also proposed that
about half of tho money raised be. donated
to the monument to bo erected over the
grave of Jefferson Davis, in Hollywood
cemetery, at Richmond. As it is tho inten
tion of the south to erect such a monu
ment just as soon as sutli.-ieiit fundg are
on hand, the ladii-s think that in enlisting
the help of the children and gathering in
the pennies of the little ones, tin- memorial
can Is. sooner plu.nl mi the knoll where
now stands the uninark.-d grave.
Th., purpose of th.- society is not to be a
local on.-, but to grow till its ramifications
extend all over Dixie. There are hundreds
and thousands of children of t.-nder age
whose parents or uncles or grandfathers
wore the gray, and ail of them an* entitled
to join. The only requirement is that some
of their family must have fought for or
helped the south, rn cause in some way.
11 is exis t t«-d that within a year the or
der will have reached out from Virginia to
Ti-xus. and that where there are now but
fifty m.-mlirs, there will then be at least
&UU. All sin h details as badges, etc., will
probably Ih adopted at the next meeting.
If the children and grandchildren of the
men who became famous in the civil wai
were all to join, there would be a goodly
array of great names on the list. in the
la.'e family there are no small children.
• xt.pl lhos.- belonging to General 1-itzliugh
L<-e, recently appointed consul general to
Cuba, who ha.- three daughters and two
sons. One of the sons is to enter \\<st
I'oiiil in June and the other is now in busi
ness al Huntington, W. Va. The oldest
girl is a handsome young lady, tho sec
ond daughter, Annie, is at school, while
the joungrsl, Virginia, is yet but a baby.
Tile two sons of General W. H. 1‘- J<e«*
Robert E. lae and Bolling lai-—are both
grown young men, one of tnem a physician
in X. w York and the other a promising
lawyer al the national capital.
General Harry Heth has time grown chil
dren and one grandchild.
Gen. ral Stonewall Ja< kson left one daugh
ter, Virginia Jackson, afterwards Mrs.
Christian. Mrs. Christian is <i< a<l. lull
1. :i one . iuld, who is living al Charlotte,
" General Joseph E. Johnston left no chil
dren.
G- n. ral Arm lead, who met his death in
the lamous charge at Gettysburg, was a
W'akiw.r and lell a son. who died a lew
Weeks ago m Klide Island.
Geiaiai Jeb Stuart lell two children, a
duught. r. nara. -I \ irgiina, and a son called
tor ninisell. Young .I.l' Stuart is married
and living tn Ivahmoml. where he has a
.mall anyl.. ot lull. ones.
G. neral James lamj,street lias several
children. In two sons living in Washing
tt 11.
General A. I’. Hill lift a daughter, Mary
!.<<• Hill, who is now a resident of lx»uis
villc, Ky. - ,
Gviiei.d Beauregard had a family <>l sev
eral < hil.lrcti. all ot tin- sous being al pres
< ni in Imsin. ss in New Orleans.
General M illiam Mahon.- hit two sons
mid a daughter, who was recently married,
ami niak< - In r home in Petersburg. Va.
General Bas-1 Huke, ot Kentucky, who
married a sister of the famous raider,
Morgan. Ila. a daughter who is one of the
l-e.'-t la.lv violinists in the country. So great
is h.-r talent that he lias put it to finan
cial us.- by playing i.i concerts over tin
«ounlry ami her lame as a musician is
international.
G. ti.-ra John B. Iloml left six children,
th. r- I .-in;: thro.- s. of tv ms. The people
of N.-w < irh irs and ,-otne kind-heart.-d
gentl.-m. n rn s--d a large sum. which went
tor tin- siqqiort and .-dueation of the six
little orphans.
General .Marcus Wrigiit has several chil
dren. some ol th.-m grown and others but
vet in their teens.
G.-mral John it. Gordon, senator from
Georgia, has grown children, among them
a v. rv handsome daughter.
G. i . ral Morgan, of Alatuima, has a fam
ily of tlir..- daughters, all of them young
ladles.
Gem ral Morgan, the raider, left one daugh
ter. W'hos.- tiari. was also John Morgan, a
i i .-uliar on.- tor a eirl. Morgan married a
Bi t< l of A P. Hill.
General WilVam Payne Is the father of
two girl and about half a dozen leys, be-
si, > s.-v.-ral rai deliildn n in the next
gemration of the family.
G.-m ral Txonax has s.-veral children, one
of them a grown young lady.
Genera! l'i- k< tt. of Gettysburg fame, has
n son who i named for his father, and
tiiak< - Li- home in Washington.
.r-.) Bradley J'ili:i sot. of Baltimore, Is
tl.o fi-.th.-r of a grown son of the same
name.
Lag’? and Phenix Millfl Resume Work.
Colunfi us. C i.. April 27 (Special.) Th*
woolen department of the Eagle and Phenix
mills resumi <1 operations this morning and
the other departments will start up by
d<-.-rees until, w-thiri a short time, th* en
tire mills will be in opi-ration again.
As the mill officials anti, ijett. d, there
was not th.* least trouble experienced in
the matter of operatives in th.- woolen
department. Indeed. Superintendent Math
erson states that every man. woman and
child employed In this departnr. nt before
the strike was on hand promptly this
morning, and the original force of hands
is now at work. Two hundred and fifty
operatives ar.- • mploy.-d in the woolen de
partment. It Is thought that reopening
the mills practically settles the strike, ques
tion.
JMfIVER
i-ia ,1
SISK IOWHE
Positively cored by theso
Little Pills.
They »’■» rcHeve Distress from Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Too Hearty Hating. A per
fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi
ness, Bail Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue
P-jn in the Side, TORPID IJVER. They
Regt-late the Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
Smail p>:i. Small Do&Oe
Small Price.
Substitution
the fraud of the day.
See you get Carter’s
Ask for Carter’s,
Insist and demand
Carter’s Little Liver Pills.
ON, ATT. ANT A; GA., MONDAY, MAY 4, 1896.
PREPARING FOR WAR
Since ’7O France Has Been Improving
Its Arms of All Kinds.
A QUICK FIRING GUM DESIGNED
Germany, on That Account, Will Ask
for an Appropriation —The Exist
ing Troubles in South Africa.
Berlin. April The prospect of a colli
sion between the French senate and the
chu.nLyr of d. putlcs result! ig from
changes In the constitution placing no
control over the pow.-r of a single cham
ber is regarded in responsible government
quarters here as a matter ot gravest con
cern.
The mere resignation of a cabinet upon
a party question has long been considered
a matter of small moment, but tU- present
situation threatens to shake the stability
of the external relations of tho French re
public.
In an article comm nting upon this state
of affairs. The National Z.-ttung holds to
tho belief that henceforth th • rnian. ncy
of the iH.licy of Fnincc is Inqiossible to rely
upon and that sooner or later the Internal
troubles of the republic will be reflected
u|«»n the relations of France with foreign
powers.
The Vossische Zeitung . xpn sses fear tha.t
the constitution of France will not furnish
Pn-sident Faun- with adequate means to
i-.vcrt an ultimate confiict between the two
chamlx-rs, though he -,'yiy be abb- to hit
U|K>n temp irary ex|«-df nts to delay the
struggle, whh h is nearing the inevltabl.--,
and the interosted Eur.i|»-u:i powers ought
to exert their Influence to the .-nd of secur
ing a n*w- form of government for France.
For Military Supremacy.
The feeing of nt - iv-'iii . s inspiring these
and similar comments by the press is due
to the b.-li.f that the existence of the
senate restrains the dangerous Impulses
of the democratic chajtlier. Whatever po
litical stripe of government France has
had since ls7i), not on-.* of th.-m has .-eased
to prepare to take thb forefront in a con
flict for the r.-storation of her military su
premacy in Eiimt>e.
It has been learned by the German war
otliej that tin- Bourgeois ministry some
time li-fi.re its fall had d-eid.-.l to ask
the chambers for a credit of 470,<t0»,0H) francs
for the purpose of supplying tho army with
quick-firing guns of a pattern superior to
any that has yet tx-cn produc. <l. This,
how*v..*r. was not a surprise to tho war
office, which has already provided designs
for a new qui. k-tiring gun supposed to be
a great deal mor.- effective than the French
weapon. The invention has long l«i-n in
the posscssi.n of the war office and has
I kept a completn secret, tin- govern-
ment being reluctant to ord- r the con
struction of the guns, as a radical change
in tin- artillery .-.(tiipment of th.- army
would involve an outlay of 200,'YiO.nOO marks.
Strengthen Germany's Artillery.
Now that France is likely to obtaan a
new and formidable gun, it is imp ralive.
that the relchstug must be asked for th*
n.eissary credits to strengthen the artil
lery ..piiimu-nt of Germany. Confidence is
f. It in official cirel. s tha* the rciclistag Wil’
recognize the fact that the artillery arm
of tho military service urgently r. quires
the credit and that upon hearing tho min
isterial statement upon the subject may
als > grant a naval credit and so bring both
the military and naval strvic.s up to
date.
Great Britain and South Africa.
Tho officially ins .tr d pi. < speaking
freely on th* subjo t. ;S giving out an
accurate .-xpr.-ssi.-n of official and public
opinion as to the relations of Great Britain
In south Africa, which tin- papers declare
are not alone ."..mined to encroachments
upon th-- Transvaal, but upon the whole
Afrikander interests to which (c-rmany.
these journals assert. Is now inclined to
t. nd.-r her moral support and even diplo
matic nt. rvention.
Tile North Gorman Gazette argues that
tb . Ca|><- states ought to obtain as com
plete autonomy as Australia and the re
maining members of tin- British empire,
and with as full a measure of indeii-n
--denee. Nothing short of this, Tho Ga
xette u-his. will effectively prevent civil
■war.
Th.- Vossis.-he Zeitung blames Chamber
la n, tin- British colonial secretary, for
want of action in dealing with Fresid.-nt
Krug.r, of the Transvaal republic, for in
sulting the Boer a<lministration by accus
ing him of wholesale corruption and for
:> -ting throughout as though it wer,. an
absolute fact that south Africa is going
to pieces.
“It is an extremely serious matter,” the
paper continues, "to find tli.it tho words
’ra*“ war’ are current throughout the cape.
If a contli t takes place between England
and the Transvaal the British possessions
In south Yfri.-a will be at stake.”
Want Boers and Germans To Unite.
The Altdeutschu Biatt.r boldly contends
th.it the Germans and tin- Boers ou-.:lit to
hold together and force ba -k English in
vasion and forever make south Africa a
great field for German hnmignition, where
Germans could preserve their nationality
and give solid supi>ort to German doctrines,
theories and interests everywhere.
The Altdeutscho Blatter is less diplomatic
in its utterances than is Tho North Ger
man Gazette, lull Hie paper better ex
press s tho popular sentiment.
Apropos of the general German feeling In
regard to England, tho question, will the
emperor go to Cowes in the autumn as
he has prorsised to do? is being variously
discussed with the result that tho pre
ponderance of opinion is that ho will not
v sit England if the present tendency of
Hie Engl sh policy continues and that no
inducement that can be offered by family
connections is likely to persuau.i him to go.
In an article ui>on this subject tho insplr
»<l Magdeburg Gazette says: "The kaiser
will not visit England without fully con
sidering th'- political situation, and the
rapidity with Which charges are. being
mule therein mak.-s it hardly possible for
him to .lecido what he will do in the mat
ter several months ahead.”
Tbe Papal Succession.
Recurring to the policy of the dreibund
In regard to the sm-cession of the pai>:u-y.
the ot.j.i-t is-ing to s.-vure Hie el.-etion of
a t>op<- to succeed Tx'O Nil! who will be
favorable to the interests of the dreibund,
and I'-ss inelin.il to democracy, as well as
less friendly to l-'ranco than the present
]H>ntlff, it is stated that advices from high
Catholic sources divide the probable can
didates for Hie tiara into two groups. The
first of these following the present policy
of Leo XHI Includes Cardinals Svatnpa,
Frerrari and Sauti, and tin. s.i-ond with a
policy suppos.ii- to la- less politically biased
and therefore more favorable to Hie drei
bund, is headed by Cardinal Galimbi-rto.
This group includes Cardinals Vincenzo.
Sera.fino, Vatinutelll and the Brothers < ’ap
acelatro. The two tnilest members of the
sacred eollege. Cardinals Baroc.-hi and
Rampolla. are not considered, for various
reasons, ns being eligible. ’l’h<- question
of th.- papal succession is certainly stir
ring tin- s.-eret depth of diplomatic life.
Again an American Wins.
Dr. Von Stephan, minister of the im
perial jMistoffice, has charged tho Ain.-ri
<-;..ri sculptress. .Mrs. Cadwallader Gould,
with the modeling of two great allegorical
figures, representing respectively I’os-ts and
Telegraphs, to lie [.laved u|xm the [H.st
office building at Madgeburg. The German
su-ulptors. through The Vossische Zeitung
and other pens[>a-|>ers, have protested
against this award of the work.
Owing to recent Instructions from Wash
ington. th* American enrbassy will here
after enforce stricter regulations in regard
to passports, and persons making applica
tion for Uietn must give the most sat-
isfactory proofs of their Identity before
they can obtain them.
Prince von Hohenlohe. the imperial chan
cellor, is suffering from a prolonged l at
tack of insomnia, accompanied by failure
of appetite. It is now plain that the
chancellor's advanced age Is telling on
bun and this has renewed rumors of his
early retirement and speculation as to his
successor.
The emperor’s military cabinet will con
cur in opposing the proposal for reform
in the military code of criminal pro
cedure.
Net Ready To Open.
The Berlin industrial exhilrttion Is In a
state of chaos. The emperor insists upon
Its being o[M-iii-d on May Ist and prepa
rations for opening on that date are as
far as possible ix-ing rushed night and .lay.
The workmen are th.- masters of the sit
uation and l have raised a demand for in
creased wages in op.-n violation of their
contracts. Th.-y will not work except
when they please and it is impossible that
the preparations can be <i>rni|>lot<il before
June. A host of American visitors are ex
pected to be in attendance.
THE BRITISH GOLD STANDARD
It Oppresses All in the Name oj
“Sound Money.”
Is there no voice to pity, no arm to save
the old veteran and his children.’
If there is a class of men above all others
for whom we should cherish in our heart
of hearts a love sa.-r.il and profound, su
perior to all others, it is the old confederate
Boldier. and Atlanta should i>* th.- most
grateful to them of all cities. The old sol
diers of the illustrious Lee and Johnston
should bo as .b ar to our hearts as our
children are. No people know more of
their sufferings, hardships, privations, their
love and devotion to their cause; their he
roic bravery, so severely test.il on a hun
dred battle fields than we. Grand old he
roes. noble patriots! God rest in peace
tliu souls of those who have crossed over
Hie river, and protect and help those who
remain. We should divide our last crust
with them and count it an honor to help
them and their children in every way in
the hour of their setting sun.
The gold monometaliist is their enemy.
Tin. .-xtablislinient of Hie gold standard
has done and is doing tenfold more to
crush the old confederate than ever Grant
mid Sherman with their armies did. It
would be belter to have ten Shermans with
Incendiary torch to march thorugh the
south from th.- mountains to th* Bea. and
lay the country waste as lie did in 1564,
than to have on.- Sherman quarter perpetu
ally upon all th<- pooj.le his British army
and laws. The first was a temporary and in
significant infliction in comparison with tho
second. Wo wire recovering from the
blight of the former. W<- can never re
cover as long as tho blight of the avaricious
hand of the latter is upon us.
Under this system of finance, half and
one-third prices prevail for tho old con
federate's labor and products, and whole
prices in payment of his war debts and
taxes.
There is not a reputable political econo
mist In the world who will not say that to
contract the currency of a country makes
such currency .b arer, and more powerful
in purchasing and controlling the products
and labor of a country. And further, that
to close th* mints to the free coinage of
either of th* precious metals is contracting
the currency. To prohibit bv law the free
coinage of silver makes gold an expensive
commodity, enhancing its value double,
when the two hud previously been coined in
about equal sums.
Therefor - to allow free coinage to gold,
and tn prohibit by law free coinage to sil
ver. d0u1.1.-s the commodity of property
values twofold. Gold is th* only ni.-asure
of values now left to the people, and'this
GOLD MEASURE FOR
WHEAT 127 I’OI Nils.
oOLO .IfASuRt. (OR
V.HIAT A-S LbS.
77~. ly” I 15
UORTH <|’V IN Coin in 1R73 I WCSfH fl’-’IN CtLB 1894,
is a most elastic an.l constantly increasing
measure. Figure No. 1 represents its ca
pacity to measure the farmer’s wheat in
1873. when forty-live pounds tilled it. The
farmer made his contracts and assumed
his part of th* union war debt, and pay
ment was f<>l»e made in his produce accord
ing to this measure; but year by year as h*
harvested his <-r-.>t> an.l w.-nt forward with
his whiat to discharge his obligations he
found that it requir. d more and more of his
wheat to till the measure, until in 15.1.1 when
h.- marketed Ills wheat, lie was teq.iirod to
[>our in this growing measure. No. 2, 125
pound to fill it. or - > [lounds more than was
required in 1573. He is mystified at this
enormous exaction and increase of the
measure that he must till with his toil and
sweat, and h<> is told that he must b.-ar in
mind that this measure is “sound” and
that he is discharging his duty us a g.x.d
citizen to his country in paying his por
t-on of the war debt, pensions to union sol
diers, Interest on bonds, national, state,
county, city. etc., and even though he is
paying three times as much as the original
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish In-fore proper ef
forts gentleefforts pl easant efforts—
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to tiny actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative. Syrup of ]-'igs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
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who value good health. Its beneficial
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one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is then-fore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when you pur
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which is manufactured bythet alifornia
Fig Syrup t.'o. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system' is regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere. Syrup of
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contract, that he must not complain or ho
will be called a “calamity howler" and a
populist, ami then Wall street would start
a great laugh at his expense, and this re
proach would be taken up by all their sat
ellites and they could never survive this
great humiliation and disgrace.
Wall street gives the cue to a large fol
lowing who smeze when it takes snuff,
and laughs inordinately at anything called
a joke.
Figure No. 3 was th* gold measure in
JS73 for a bale of cotton weighing 5.12 pounds,
and one bale of this size or SleO in gold or
silver tilled it: and the confederate . oldier—
nine-tenths of them are farmers—went to
work honestly and faithfully- to bear his
part of the great burd.-n that was pla<-ed
upon him. While he had suffered defeat
in battle, his home burned, and perhaps
with only one arm or one leg. yet he and his
children went to work to make a living and
to pay their part of the union war debt,
union pensions, interest, etc., although ho
knew he would get no pension and tie was
paying the victor for <l. straying his ho[x-s.
He made up his mind : do this conscien
tiously, but each sure. • ling year as lie
marketed his cotton he w:-.s told to put in
C.OLD rtE-ASIUXV- •»»
IS9fl 1550 LbS.
arrow <* tarxr.-ftz _l Ilf
■' ■
, g >N aoio. yiOOL’ .N 1.010.
more and more, until in Ixt*l he was ma<l<-
to put in 1.550 pounds of cotton Ix-fore lie
could DU this gold measure that called for
JlO-.t. Wh.n It* speaks of the gt it v. r->.,g
• lone him by this measure of his labor, in
is told that any other measure by wh . li
he |«ii<l his debts and obligations to the
government would be in depre. iat*.l i<<*.<--y
<>r “Vi-cent silver dollar- " altltoiig. Hie
Mexican silver dollar, or uncoined silver
bullion, will buy even more of his labor
and products than it would in 1573. His ar
gument that he must plant thro-- times :
many acres, three times as much seed and
bestow three times as much of his toil to
fill this measure, go.-s for nothing. His la
bor. his produce, his silver dollar are all
unsound. Nothing is hottest, nothing :s
money, nothing is pure, holy and godlik*
save gold, and gold is exact.il. :• any and
every sacrifice, or the pound of flesh next
to the heart must >•<■ given.
But says the old confederate: "These war
obligat ons have <ioiibl<-d and tr. bled upon
m.-, and my part of th.- annual payment of
Sl.'n.iXiO <•»> <>f union pension- is <|otil,!. I a id
trebled also. My wife and children ar. in
rags and have none of th* luxuries of life,
while the stor.-hous.-s and fact..-j. - ar--
bursting with them. that j .-tits.-.l
from overproduction." he is told. "B it if I
could only sell my product ions for M.-xi -an
silver dollars as formerly." he answers.
“I could buy som* of these comforts after
having paid my share of war d.-l-ts an-l p*n
• sions. I do not begrudge tin- union vet.-ran
who is justly entitled thereto his pension,
but for us to pay him three [x-r. -ions in
place of one Is too oppressive, and a great
wrong practiced uixm th* vanquished.”
Th* only answer be hears >s "sound
money." “sound obligat uns.” "soun 1 p. n
sions and taxes."
J. W. GOLDSMITH.
Suggestions for Summer Trips.
Tin- Grand Trunk Railway Svsi.-in. con
necting with all lines at Chicago. Detroit
and Niagara Falls, presents Hie most .it
tnietive list of summer tours. Th ■ Mtis
koka >.ik.-• and Georgian Bay country, un
excelled for fishing and hunting. The
Thousand Islands. Rapids of the St Law
rence, Montreal, ijuel.ee and /.ilantk- i
coast tours a grand varict-' of en*ry
<Soi,d and cheap hotels. Writ* for par
ticulars to I>. S. Wagstaff, district Pas
senger agent, Detroit. Mich., or to
Davis, general passenger and ticket
agent, Montreal, I’. Q.
A Cherished Right.
From The Nashville Sun.
Free silver will not down. Th* people
want it. The people, after all. ar.- th*
government. Destroy the people, vvh. r--
Is the government? Suppress th. .r voi
the government trembles, totters, th. i
falls. The people will not down, nor v. i
free silver as long as the people an ! t!
constitution are left untramm- led. I’r< ■
coinage is an ancient right. It began in
England in Ifif-fi. Denied our indepen«l- n
and the right of free coinage upon Am > -
can soil, our revolutionary fath.-rs wh -I
England, and gave us free Am.-rsca and
free coinage. England knew then that
free coinage on American -il meant fr-
America in 1776. She knows fr-* coin:.--'*
now means free America in ISrt. Free
coinage was recognized and continued in
the confederation. it was recognized and
promulgated in our first law. framed by
Hamilton, of New A ork. approved I y l.'f
ferson and signed by I’r. sid.-nt Mashini
ton, of Virginia, all of whom lived in i.. a
silver-producing states, if you please.
It was upheld by- every president, from
■Washington down to Grant, as a cherisu.xi
right of the people and "reserved" by Hie
people to the people.
It was [.reserved when gold w.-nt out of
and silver remained in the < oun'.ry. an I
when silver went out and gold remained.
It remained with us. sujiplying the [x-ople
and business with g.xxt, honest money
until a "devil fish" came over here from
England and destroyed it. an.l when th*
peo[de and [.ress were ignorant of Hie
tempt and the members of congress, sav>-
a few "interest, d." were off guard. Silver
must and will be by the south and vest
restored to its anoa-nt right. '1’1:.- silver
craze will not
It. is the cry of theHnasses amidst wreck
and ruin for disenslavcment and pros[H-rity
once more. The issue is between free gold
only and continued distress in a land of
unfathomable [lossibilities. or free gold an-l
silver, with happiness spreading l:ke the
sunshine once more over our people.
Remarkable Skin Grafting.
Special to The Republic.
Topeka. Kans.. April 29.—T .p.-ka physi
cians have just been notified of a most re
markable case of "skin grafting.” in King
man county. Several w-.iks ago J. H.
Light was severely burned on the hands
and face in a prairie tire. I’hysicians de
spaired of his life, and as the only hope of
preserving it, the amputation of both arms
j was agreed upon. Dr. Buck persuaded
; th ■ family to prevent amputation and try
I skin grafting. The physician consumed
, two day:; in the preparati n of the invalid’s
' hands and face. Eight citizens agreed ta
I contribute to* grafts. Rev. He-n.lershat,
I fui . si - . ■ |'•■es of skin from his
a--. -i : I r 17 t, r ‘ . -1- . d tiv ■ r. < on
| tribute.! a total of mor. than 2<W grafts.
: in ail 537, which were placed on t--
I .-.I [.arts. R.-ports revived her* t xi.iy say
Mr. i.ight will s. n lx- <>ut. and that the
p '. c.-s of skin are knitting together
nicely.
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