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WOOD GOES WEST
AFTER COWBOYS
Famous Indian Fighter Was in Atlanta
Last Week.
WILL COMMAND A REGIWIt'NT
Ke Will Have Two Troops of Rough
Riding’ Fighters.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT IS WITH HIM
The Ex-Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Will Assist in Command
of Regiment.
Dr. Leonard Wood, the world famous
Indian fighter who, with Theodore Roose
velt. will command the regiment of rough
riders, made up of Texas cowboys, tn the
eompaign with Cuba, passed through At
lanta Tuesday on bis way to San Antonio
to complete the organization of his men.
Theodore Roosevelt, who was the assist
ant secretary of the navy until he resigned
to fight tb< Spanish, was the man who
first propo. d to raise the regimen; of cow
boy;;, and after lie bad carried the work to
B. eO) . idera ble extent, the president tender
ed him the command, but Mr. Roosevelt
said he hod not sufficient military experi
ence and he .asked that Dr. Wood lie made
colonel of the regiment, and that he be
made second in command instead of first.
, art ment was made and the work
of organizing the regiment was begun.
Dr. Woo l is well known in \tlanta. hav
ing been stationed at Fort McPherson for
two years. Before he came to Atlanta ho
bail been stationed in Texas and it was
tie re that he gained such a hard • sp-Ti-ince
as an Indi n tighter. He < tint in Tuesday
,di rn"o ’ i.ii.l spent a few minutes in the
, ity luiiLii; around. He said that he would
have his full regiment ready in a few days
and th t m irly t : full ■ oinpli ment of men
had already volunteered. 11" went to New
Orleans from here, and will go from there
t i . it> Antonio, whi. ii will be bis headquar
ter- w i:'. too nu n are being gathered into
on. for. , As s.i.m as the Texas cowboys
ar.- ~re.in z J into . ompaiic s and : !,<• com
manders n.innd. the regiment will be sent
immediately to Cuba.
Tl; r. aim.nt will b. the most formid
able intalry regiment ever put into the
field. All of the. members of tile regim nt
will be men who have .'-pent y irs on the
jii.iiii.-. and who nre 11 . d to rough t iding
. nd .cl k nd.' of ha’.l .x !••!-.• !»<• -.
A nodal ot honor, awarded to him by
coi uns worn by c ■. I Wod. 'I its
was given him in t < ogn tion ot his many
acts of dat ng in tic wild we t. It was
Colom 1 Moo 1 who < aptured th, c< h brated
Indian chi. f (leronimo. who crossed the
.soutbwes' with ::: band of Apa. 'c and
left behind him a ttail m irk d with th.’
blood of worn, n uti l barb s. Hund;, ds of
improt'.’te.l settler.-, with their inmili. .
ware ruthl. ssly mut'd, red by the -Apache
chief, end It looked as if the entire south
west would lie overrun by the warlike
The Eighth Dnlted Stan - infantry was
th. only regiment in that sc.lion nd it was
ciiid’.i np . > lie th l ' oia. ava■ la ..'e pm
lions <ll.l not have officers rjnl-. Dt
... it that tint ■ bon and
. ~ ■ pt V. 1! fOutld
that the soldier.-- must go on the warpath. ,
Dr. V.’.d wns placed in t >” command of
the det t< linn nt and with tv small force of
hardest task ■ laid
-i crowd of men.
He took up the trail of the Indian chief I
and his bind, and for 2.4'10 miles he follow- ‘
( ,i i hough ill Hi' while he was facing
. ■ .loath from starvation and i
~ci.-. Through the rouglit 11 and wild
,.„i ’uiinU' on tills continent he went after ■
~.. imo anti his handful of men hung ,
th ■ ; Fit . trooi had .
‘crnt'inei'l u'lt <aptured the blood
thirsty i f and his I. uid ot m sins i
~ -.d.0 Mit .i IT. " ■' a: tilt ir |
> . • ; i-.ni ■ with i
, He had barely tlmi t) !
‘,'7'p, ~ 'in'pursai'it of another I
a;. , ... v. ... were murdering the I
I vestem T< xas. W ood follow ■d 1
■ til tat. ..nd limtlly drove |
, ,\|. xieo 'I. ..t 1., t I .st th m |
s-outu the Y.tqui river. They mvr :
Tb«. i.T.n dang.". '.us undertaking in which :
I■■ Wood di tinguished himself was ini
d. t in T. .xo . Dr. Wood eiptm'. d th- ehi. f |
;: . i . | tn ictit to a Calil irniu island. '
jl< W as imprison d there for a while, but
:b .I x , ■ np-d md r. ttirtied to his trade i
~f murd'-i Sit iluti sas an Indian I
nt- h.ivi ended. Dr. Wood lias been |
. I in (I: oriii.n ami ' i-'irgi.n. lie
Said Tm Wat glad to g t
ding cowboys Ixthind
Teddy’s Terrors Start Sou<h.
.... • May 5 < So. in 1 > A highly
it ■ i crowd of would-be fighters will
■.-'..it south byway of Atlanta tomorrow.
..j|. -bj. etive point beipg ban Antonio, j
i ney f-riu th- fust Washington installment
of th. rough rid-rs being re •rtiiled by
Colonel Mood ami Lieutenant Colonel
Roosevelt.
There are tbirty-om’ in the party, and
tod.iv toy formally < nbst-.l in th- service
the (’lilted Stale.-. p. f.ire they did so,
T-ddv H >os> velt gave them ... short talk,
imp;, -ing upon -,icb man in th- crowd
th- f.-i-t that if he didn't m-an business,
the tunc to say so was right then and
Sent Free to Men.
Ths- State Medical Institute Discovers i
a Remarkable Remedy for
Lost Vigor.
I
ARE SENDING FREE A TRIAL
PACKAGE TO ALL WHO WRITE.
.. .-A !< sos at ' ’ m irkal rem
. tributed I’" the S -' - M'
1. Uitiite. Ft. W. ■ a... Ind. It cured so
i , n ,,m who lad battled for yeais
• .; .j .. i> . . ‘al and physical sufteimg
I' l,'l- mann'i.id that the institute baa
d'd to distrlbut free trial packages
, .■,]! v) i( , wTi’e. It is a home treatment
~ nr ii who suffer with any form of
i . ; i i e-ultim; from out afui
■ ure lo ts of st rength and mem
.•. , . Icocele ot emaciation
. ’. . hovv cure ■ ... at homt
: <l has a peculiarly gran t'ul
c. t of warmth and .’■'••ins to ait <i.r-< t
r., d.sircd location, giving strength
- <1 ,io'-' iopme' t just where it is needed.
i,, ... , troublt • that come
[■.l*o ve: r- of tn ii- —oI Iho int. 11•' ai lum -
, ...i i : ..-- b< • n all absolute success in
i ll ea-'cs. A r-quest to the State Medical
- iti iso i'iist National bank building,
ne, Ft - ' xm ihat yon d .
. o f their free trial packages, will be
; . . ’ d< sirous of
i ss of men w • are
. .<) I.a’.e bom. IO lie treated and
~ ~ .. [ . willet si o <ee how
a to i, ■ cured of 11 xu tl weakness
w'l.i n the jii oi’Cr ti’medb's arc employed.
The Institute makes mi restrictions. Any
in m who write- will '"•• s. nt a it - s;l,n ."
;'•'. ..’.ref’illv s. d'd m.' I'i 'in pnekage.
; , !•• • f. r— ipient med have no fear ot
embat ment r publicity R< tders are
requested to v.rito without dfc.ay.
there. Ho impressed upon themi further
that they must be ready for every duty
that calls, whether it be garrison duty,
meeting the fever or the closest kind of
lighting.
“No matter what comes,” said he, "you
must not squeal.”
And judging by their looks, they are not
squealers.
in the crowd are fifteen Yale and Harvard
men, three mounted policemen from New
York, who were under Roosevelt when he
was on the police board; three men who
had served in the regular cavalry, three
southerners just back from cow-punching
In the west, and a dozen or more members
of the dead-swell clubs of New York. All
go in as troopers. All stand upon an equal
footing.
It was a part of Die original plan that
no men should be taken from the cast
until after the men ot the west had been
given a ehaitce, but these fellows were so
anxious to go, and brought such influence
to bear upon Wood and Roosevelt, that
a place is made for them. Among' them
a re:
HAMILTON FISH, JR., son of the dis
tinguished New Yorker.
TOWNSEND RI'RDEN. JR., of New
York, whose father has money to burn as
well as diamonds to lose.
(IVY ML'RCHIE, the well-known Harvard
coach.
IH'DbEY DEAN, the most famous quar
ter-back ever on the Harvard football
team.
’WALLER, the champion high juniper of
Yale.
STEVENS, the great polo player from
Colorado.
HI'LL, a h ading member of the Harvard
crew.
HOIJMSTER, the famous half-miler of
I larva rd.
HORACE DEVER.ETX, who was leader
In the Princeton team.
BASIL RICKETTS, son of the late Gen
eral Ricketts, of the army, who, after
graduating from Princeton, went out to
/,< 4’- - A
A
f
coi *
L f OHn J
JOPD J
1 ll.’ Will Command a Regiment of Rough
Riding ' tow 1 toys.
Colorado as a. miner, ami who comes be-
He played football with Wood m
S a I’ranviseo and wanted to light the
Spaniards with him in Cuba.
| I’,.lii'l\ AL GASSLTT. of Boston, grand-
: son of old Ciintmodiire Mad Jack Pei'i iv.il.
! ar.d whose father fought for his cotmlty
in the mivy.
COLVILLE, of Kansas, a typical west
enter who was going to go with Nunez,
but who liked Hus push bitter than any;
and several others islio have as yet their
lam*’ to attain.
Roosevelt Will In- id the party Wood is
out at San Antonio now. The regiment of
cavalry will contain 7Mi men. There have
: been over 'i.ooo applications for place in it.
Roosevelt will leave here tomorrow for
■ Fan Antoni > for the purpose of assuming
■ his duties as lieutenant colonel of the r<‘gi
, ment. Th- . lose of today's bu; iness pr.ac
i t’.ally severs his ofllcial connection with
I the n ivv department, although his v signa
i tion may not take effect until after the ap-
1 pointment an<l the ii’.ia I .lie;’ t ion of his sii*.’-
' ,’. : -or. Who this will be has not be u dis
i dosed.
McPherson is made a prison.
Ten Spanish Officers and Pen SF.luis
Are Now En Route.
I'..it M I'herson h.i ■ b. mi made
' for the Sp in ■ h oflim I'.- and sol
| de. ’ >K. . aptiv- be Sampson's fleet -nd
:1.,, sp , ~s !1 Ofti. Cl's ami soldiers and
i con-. .imini-Tiom d offie. rs taken Item the
Span • ■ D. .um r Argonauta, will be
i brought lo Fort M. Pl'.e' on at om ■
i -I ... order< direct ng the removal of the
: m ..n. - from Key to Atlanta was
I i-.-aed In S. . ret.irv Alg<r and I- ■ ..m. .1
' by a d-l i”hment of '•■ ’I" '
1,, i 1,,, ord. r is; tied by Stt-i u ■ Mg-r
; is the injunction that the pr.s ’ii-i.‘ I"i
tn it’ d well and humanely cared tor. They
i v.iil lx placid under a stri'-t and strong
I guard of soldiers, ami although piison-rs
I of Wthey will not be treat''.l as the
I < uh.ill ill: argents Im', e be. n trcate.l by the
* vcrunicn t.
Til.. 11, ,T will be held until they are
■ exit’, ii.ged f'T Atm r;..in oflie'i's and sol-
■ diers who may be taken prisoner, or until
: some other method is arranged tor their
I disposition
S| ,a.isli unicTs wiil b ■' iiov-lty ,n At
, lanta ami the pres, m - "f Us tm n u ill
bring about a new Interest in th.- tort sim o
’ it has bel li deserted by tlr regulars ol the
I'ilth r. gitnent. The d-i.iiis of th. or.i. r
: have not been made pttbl e arid tlm gu.nd
i at ilm fort know nothing of the pl in thiat
I has bc'-n arranged.
It w is said ini the fori Wednesday, h<iw
' cv. r. that th’e guard, though small at pr-t -
I <iit was thoroughly -apahb of detaining
all the Spaniards that the government
. would send ami the I’nited Slates .soldi-rs
’ who are detailed for thlis purp ’s, will not
I fail in the discharge of th- important duty
I tie el is to b- tissigm d th- men.
It .S believed at the fort that the twenty
I prisoners tlert are now c:i route u- but the
■ beginning of the -st iblishment of th- prison
I and the mi'll stated WediK-sday that flmy
ted 1 ty rs to folio ■' the fit
.a n IvaJs.
Th- civilians taken from the Spanish
sti’amer I'a’ium.i are not ,11* i t-d by the
ord. r <’f St rotary Alg-r y. sterd .y .and
they .irrt now dr-uined in K» y W< st mid
nr.•‘under the charge of the department of
| justice.
Prisoners of War Coming.
I In a few days many captive Castilians,
I Into if Spain, but more recently of Cuba,
I and skill more recently of K-y M. -t, will
I be behind the bars of the guardhouse at
; Fort Mi i’herson.
They will be brought here under a heavy
I guard from t'he Twenty-fifth infantry, eom-
Dort McPherson, in th- suburbs of Aiianta.
Among them will be some very distin
gtuisliid officers. Ono is a brother-in-law of
Captain G-imnal Weyler. 11. was ■ .ptm-d
mi the ship Argmiauta. with about nine
other officers commissioned and non-com
missioned.
The officers, it is said, will bo paroled.
■\ clo-o guard will lie kept over those
not under parol ami no opportunities w 11
be off’red them to attempt an --eape. If
si.ich is attempted th eonspiritors will be
immediately s. ot. .' is s.i .d .
'I ~• prison' i v. HI 1." to !>* Im'' l ' thev
1,,. nged for Am ri- in men .md
officers who may c-aptured by the Span-
The choice of the fort is thought to be
t-'i ido < i icmi’.int of its av ’il.ibiiity ami b. ■
n- in iid.iml Chy. The p'isoners Weie hot
vant.d al K V W- t b. . .ms- tin ■ would
t, too mm h of th- fortifications tie re
and iii ’.iiH g ith. r oth" r nlm matam to.;
w.iul"! be V.ilmible to the Spanish army .md
''■rim 'l■’•!•■ H i'< ■" f'"‘ ’be eintertainm nt of
1b..-,' at I’’” POM •-" l|] •' 111
Ion" is mily a small numbi r are item hi r. .
mil as the number increases more soldiers
pay,, to bo ■ iliom d there to K ■ p
w b •1'1)1 re ar.- now on Hi'' n n rv.iti"ii
; bum sixteen, who nave been left there
to care for the protperty.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 9, 1898.
; THE HfflBER OF BfU.ES IF THE COTTON CHOP SEASON OF 1897-98 >
$5,000 ,n for sh solution
; $ <>-.53,000 BEING SPECIALLY OFFERED FOR MONTHS OF MAY AND |
5 AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER TO CONSTITUTION SUBSCRIBERS! |
: $ IT IS, READ it ALL VERY CAREI I LLY AND BE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMSz-ws> ,
1 X FIRST To the subscriber or subscribers naming SECOND AWARD To the subscriber or subscribers THIRD AWARD To the subscriber namin K the 80COn( j
i the exact number or nearest to the exact / naming the fi rst next nearest we / •• • •■■; next nearest we will give it the esti-
X number of bales in the cotton crop of !B<>7- 9 H we will V will give if the estimate is received \ mate is received
! give if the estimate is received / During flarch, 1898 51,500 L During March, 1898 SJ,OOO X
! During Harch, 1898 T If During April, 1898 1,250 / If During April, 1898 75Q <
If During May or June, 1898 f ,500 \ If During May or June, 1898 1,000 \ If During May or June, 1898 gO j Z
If During July or August, 1898 1,000 < If During July or August, 1898 750 I If During July or August, 1898 250
SO, THAT THE MOST WE ARE LIABLE FOR HEREON IS $5,000 IN CASH—S
I jk : ; - W
WT/xmn ab F X’’ If the IX ICT llgims are not given durln K this contest, the money will be paid The point in to hit it exactly diil'ink Mny mid .I line, then yon luive ir. In alt three us Ihe cases submitted it la dis £
’ X IXOI E St LA -1 ALL > . ( , n „.‘ -Pt. Tin: l'.\ UT ligiires. Somebody will get the tlne tlv understood that, should more than om- Correct or equally correct estimate be (I|.| In the eont.-t the ammmt of the
it doe» J not come back to m l.v am means. prizes so earned will be divided equally among lbrreet answers the prizes are 011. r.-d m esal,. There ,s no "ndHsli.; word” V
A Those who solve the problem al the longest rang" will r ■ eiv<- proport.onately the highest prizes, ns you notice the Hgure, grow In tilts, no probability lor some one to know absolutely th- correct snswer. but tin. >s brain versus brain, skdl vers.,, skm, pencil
- t ~s t ‘ t., m ..an. t-vauso the muntsr -f reeled apt date, as the tbue advances, can be krnmne.r versus pem-ii, ligures versus iigures. Every .nan Is interested tn the cotton crop, th" amount oi the crop vanes the pnee and
X „Hb Zing shorter time and prob.biiities t. ilgnre u ? ainst the price of cotton in our territory is the barometer oi the people s prosperity.
-.ON SUCH A VITAL PROBLEM YOU OUGHT TO MAKE FIGURES*--
i nrt /-» 4- s . The estimate is to be mnde upon the total 1 States | THI K ivcn by Latham, Alex.-m. I-r X ’ ■<., of Xe w Y mk. ate h'-'n-mll vt• ••
T The Contest Closes s>ept. I CottonClopforlß97 . 9 « lhecroptha tha S aheadybeen 1 official, and we give anexact vopy from their latest edition of “Cotton Movement and I'luctuations asfollow.t <
A ' 1 Season Acres Planted. Balos In Crop. Season.
gathered and h now in the country as official figures of receipts will show it from September I, 1897, to S<'p- ISD2-D3
I temlxT I ISo<S lliis i< not the cron that is to be planted this spring, because the figmes llii-reon will not i sss-s»> I !>,3ti2,(»7 3 »i,035,2t>0 1 sit.t-tt I 1 it.lisl .000 ;•. s-i-iy y
•btainableimtil September., IS 9? . It is for the crop already in and marketed, official figures of which 1889-90 ‘ -
C c timatewe -.re L..’ d f.gures for each of the last ten crops. The 1891-92 20,7 I ~937 9.035.379 1890-97 .22,341,000 8,757,904 K
h • underwhichth last crop was grown tnd it probable output are element for you lo compute from Their h S ure 9 wdl be used In deciding th.s eonteat.
•'>’>‘l '■' • ! ttbl "> ’1" " tc< tnc-s of join present estimate'. j l,ri r Kstlmate of the Acr. Hgo for the drop of the Seusou of IHtIT-itX i. t.'1,.'(”0,000 Acre..
1 1. ■}
t «-• t , ir* a’ T" *c* t . I t • I r it t, rl7 <) ff • ■ re. I 1111 ‘1 r th— fir propo.-ii tto n uro a w:i ri I• d f. >rll • ” t.X Al I ' ’ 111 e upon 1 m t< 11 o: <■ - . f
FOLLOWING ARfa IHE CONDITIONS Or THE CONTEST. under tn., 'c. /.11l pc tion will b. nearest estimate, but I the
1 .1 i ,1■ t „ , xa-. truri" ton 'll’ on.i priz.i wmilu <um ■ 11 for t’x. .-• ■ ond i...if..-t estimate and th" t.i.'.i t>t /■ for in- .1 m 1 ■ ■•v
•Jk for the NwA it I ■ •■• ■■ ■ it.. • •> " •"« ' ~,,, ~ one div oil of the t Inn liown above and .some one should send 1 corivi estimate in some later d
W nr”'. 1 I’- '■ ' f. 1., |'|,.,11 nrevioiisly awu-'led to ionic one'who named the amount <‘orr<?ctly tn •. form r period. Third ! ■
I Ls ' ' nk '..v.-r-. -Xtinnte must be i.-.-omii ■ ( v. '• subscription to Th.. Weekh Gon ti ition. This must ■■■ •.<
;'.y hi •• Lotion 'i "P 1- t- a- .1 -i 11,. | IOW a n,i semi ,out estimate afterw no forgetting II or leaving it out by accident or others ot k M
Itix brings th- money t. ’ ■ pay > lot \ ’f ! . i,u^ r n ’ , h( . ri . will entitli one to end* an ■ limat< afterwards The estimate must -mne with th- subscription, 01 not a; all
'V 11 ' l ’" t ' r '••m , i ,1. ",,m 1" ■ .... .'>ur' ti". n' uni !-■: on- -in f.’t w n'.1,.’.. voitr e<t mi 0 both a.-> to tb- 11. • -of the figures as you iiit.iid.il th-m an.i th ■ r .ty ' .. ?
”■ 1 ” , J,. ‘,i ■, , 1 n.an oJ-‘.■ ■ tl" I'. <•• !>■■ v. .11 I- . t! .1 to ’.lr. of th.’ pi ; z.-fund t. .!■ - wba !i It may s-."ur- 1 piiz- for <• ’iina'.i /
V '■ J,.. .t■l .ni Hl"' I .1.. .ist -I send subscriptiomk and "nd 1 , rule 1 p- =on may receive 1 m wi’:> <..i.<i ..f tin- three propositions '■ irth- In mal ,
/' ■ ' ... ..p M t""t 1 tin '■ .' '.'’/"m ..'d ’o'"’' ' pt' '7 ■' ' i
-Ad dre s s all orders to THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga.
CUBAN CONGRESS
CALLED TO ORDER
Autonomist Government Delegates Con
vene To Begin Work.
BLANCO MAKES A SPEECH
Captain General Declares That Ameri
ca Has Caused the War.
: MAJRSHAL IS LOUDLY CHEERED
1 Queen Regent's Representative on Is
land Makes All Kinds of Charges
Against United States.
11 iv.nm. May I (D-laycl ) 'll.- -’ hrnn
. ..ngi'-ss el-'.-.cd umb r th- autonomist go'
eminent, was formally op-ned today wita
great ceremony.
I'resi'Jent General B’aneo < .tiled the body
to oribmaking 1 r ith't sens." ton.!
■ 1 nk' r-u 1 pleasure in ••■'■nig the tcpie-
s. s of this b land united mm far toe
p, )).).. |u ".I;. ."I the t.ei tlm' 11,e
L't Bed States ha.- tri. d to impede the re
. st iblishment of pe 1 ■ . Spain has fulnli 1
tier p: .itme-s of intro.lm in.; teterins »
Cuba and wa.- approiu ling 1 ' ■ ■ ; ■
an<l < ndißg ”t 11 • a.t i. < ,
S;ates though peaking tor pm. " am'
I .ni.nn tri. d 1’• iei>'- "» brin ”'
I ing Hum about. ('nlted States
1 )■’. dn . :JJ gmi .wnd be
I V,l ' tm-ateni;.;: tin- ii'.-o, of J
ambitions ami pions. Spam n.is n ,
p.>se of rem.win;; pe.' - ami wi-ma’l "tiy
! . ..millions. The autonomist form o. „•>'
I (. '![)„ • • t-sl: 1 l-.’-'lt’d .'in."*’ 11l i’
'• - British ■ ’■ n"■ md Sr>:u» ha -’ !
tl it it V.lll b" tim.l' mm-e ;tni h J
the nu mbers of this t
"Klgid . .tstorns and o l.er ’’it..'- w ’
abolished in ord-r t<> help tlie ij'-m e'
t, th- vl.om.s ot the "u<> sustaim.l
; .. ■ .' ' . ■ . ■>
(letl.s the 'h-lp' sent from Ameriea-sent
for'tite pnrpo- '' of incr. .i.-mg :1 “', ‘ I
<rseord« In short, nothing has b. . n 1.-tc
I of the people, if compatible with Hie
■ nutiona] honor.
I -on the petition of his hollnoss the pope
1 mid th* 1 b'uropeon powens h*»- ’ '-ii. les
su.'.pen'led In order ’.’treat f..r ;.ea. ; wmm
I . .mring i’ll this, the president of ’ m
' Ve'.ed ‘ States declared that tm .11110110-
m< ... form a gov. rnm< 1 t had ”>rm'd out
' 1„. a taillire, when parlmm. nt had not
! e V en assemb ■ 1 and tl patriots of th«
I Vnitc.l States were ex.-Ited by t le declat .1-
’ tion 'bat Spaniards caam'.i the Ma.ne m-
I lastrophe, forgetting the generous hosin-
.......
ll',. I'nit.'.l States is tEikin-; up arms to im-
I .. .leniina I I’m. B' : oro .-mb an out-
I r.. -.. Spanlar.ls and Cubans must uijite to
I nd the fa.therland and t lie re-onm.ia, mil
will be all th' more sm-rml in view’ ot tm.
a-tu.il .'ir.'umst.'.ncos In the <-a.-'. Im- do
, . . ■ Spain and of the autonomy of
: rubs all have Spanish bio.’.l in their veins
1 or were born on this soil.
Continuing, the <■"■ pt., in gen-tai --a't
“Ml the new laws must be put m tpree
I on'July 1 ’■ IT' I
... ... >i .viding for pubne : ■ -
I . "I'-it v and the maintenanee of the national
; honor of Spain, tl’.** onlv country vlii.-li
,1,1 prot.ct the .level.mm-nt of this . ..lony
i ii.d bring ..boat the form tion of a great
. , ‘ mtr". ;...1 to the old t'astilian nation
Straight from the Shoulder
Dr. W. J. Tucker has bu n located in At-
I lama nineteen years. lie lias tin largest
't In ' U '\ ou'tiii'ra”
stat, -. He treats his
patients to euro them,
X i ne"ior''no t hmm''l l e
I .--x i trema .ill chrome dis-
i mol write to
t: 11 i 111. <|. . riiiiii;: your
mp'oin- 11.• aHI t. Il’
V.j’/l ‘r I ci horn Uy and free
~r , aari: the nature of
vo ir trouble' mid whether mir.il.l" or not.
You will l.e under no obligati..ns whatever
i to p U | yourself tinder his treatment. It
| von di i'uh to be treated the doctor guar
antees that h : i' rm shall !.•■ within your
.111. . Kenieml* r, Dr. 'locker lias bmi
11-. iting liist sti'-li troubles as yours lor
! nruiv years. Don’t ]mt it off any longer.
•]', , tor can treat you at borne just as
well m though you W' io hi r - in person.
Pamphlet and M D
| 1C Broad Street, Atlanta, Go.
ami at the s ane time be the mediator in
the n.-w world between both continents.
When h< had finish'd reading his mes
sage. t'aptain General Blanco shouted,
“viva l.'si'iuri." which > h< • r was responded
to with considerable enthusiasm. The cap
tain general then declar-d the Cuban con
gress open and administered- the oath to
the deputies. He ask. d all of them it they
swore to always defend Spain and was
answered with a spontaneous “yes.”
At about 2:30 p. m. a th r<l salute ot
fifteen guns from the fortress annmuiee.l
the departure of the captain general from
the hull, while a. fourth salute of fifteen
guns innoun.'.d hi return to tie p.ala-".
At the p.alae" He' raptaln general, from
a. balcony, witnessed a march past of the
troops.
The captain g> net tl was .lieered all Jb
way to ami from ’m. mill .1’ eongt'ess ..ml
ttoni th" li.alcom ladies threw llow-rs
upon th. process am and liberated <IOV‘-H as
a sign of r-joicing.
The members of the <'ill. in cone,r< ss,
pr.'. ions to tiie lo'mal opening "f tbit
body, held a meeting for tile purpose of
organizat ion
Dr. Jose Qel t'm to pres .led. Thirty .d
. n .t.'pnti" ot whom ten ar. " oils, Mo
tives, presented to the -;<•< r. t.iry ol jlts
,. ... Govin, the i < ■ of ele.
t on
WILL WEAR GRAY UNIFORMS.
Veterans Want To March in the Fa
miliar Colors Again.
Atlanta will pr. s-nt a ph'tur. quo
seen." the third we. k in July wle n for
th'- first time sine. !x»;.. thou ands
m. n in tbo old confederate gray uniforms
will be seen mat-ehm'.' through the "it.'.'
Mikels. Al previous c 'jnioiis of ‘.in- » .tu
f. tl- r t?e veterans, til old s »ki>rs hav»* .it
tended in <itiz ms' .If" - - ami "niy now ami
ib.-n v. is th" J imiliar ;’ ay to lie s. en <.n
some imlivi.in.al or pu r ’’ly on the :n< ni-
b. i of oil" nr two . in . -
Fifty thoti.-and \"t'i ns and friends are
-xpeeled to be in Ail..eta .it the reunion
i. . . Jul md .J .’.d. While there
i ; ~, ~ , .... t 1 e j>art of the
Atlanta e.imnmttre in r■'.mr.l to the v.te
rans coming in uniform, the id alias taken
hold of tfie V. ’< ratis I :."inr ‘ives an.i they
are ordering uniforms from all over the
An Atlanta firm I made u;» • gray
jeans whit h is sold as low as s!.<■' a suit
and at $2.7."> quite a good suit can b" bought.
The gray slouch hats a match cost from
35 er nt.- p> 75 < ■ nts extr Ho it is possible
to get. a eompl. outli for »XIV or one of
better quality for J 3.10.
<me thing wh h start 1 this dea among
th- veterans w,i< th appearance u! a
eainj> from Aug’.ista .it X.isiiville last year
in a gray jeans uniform. Almost halt the
.. .. • t.irx Wadd. it
gets now refers to uni, »rms ami m con
cludes that the former ml.liers wiil show
up clad In th :r old be "Vt-.l gray lull of
stirring memori. s. The appevi■ an. .- of
thousand, of nnn Wear.ng the gray with
ba.lms bearing th." star:- and bars, will bo
a numor.iDie s< • ne.
IL .ii’ li been. < :, d by k somD At-
lantians that the war with Spain would
keep tlio V' t. rari '. from coming lure, but
th.- very reverse appears to be true.
The war is i. ally stimulating interest in
the Atlanta reunion and t promises to li
the largest ever held b\ long od.ls. Gen ral
John B. Gordon pr. .lilted this ten days
ago when th" war first became, assured,
f TtlK ia is no qucs'Kon about it now. Colonel
' V add. H's mail has grown heavy the last
few .lavs and It is really surprising to s-e
th." -xt. nt of the interest nia.nif. sted. Com
munities wh’i.'li have n.v r had a camp of
veterans will be represented. Apjillcatlons
for charters ar." coming in from ev.ry
whet... Colonel Waddell refers .ill t'h-se to
Ad.in Hit General George Mom man. at
N"W Orlean.m
I 'nifoi tiling is optional with the veterans.
They can < ome in uniforms er In etlvilian
dress as tla-y prefer, but there is a very
general move to come in uniform.
Atlanta is going to do the handsonio
tiling by Hie vi-'itors and they wiil find
hospitable l rea tinea t from tile moment they
: arrive until they depart. The finance com
mittee lias nut been thoroughly over the
city, bill the members av that th., ca.n
--i vacs will certainly , . ui'e all the finals
1 will, ii will be le i dcd.
“AH run down” from Weik. idi g effects
( ,f house cle ining and op ming of th. spring
season, indicates that you n< e.l a good
ton:.* and bl.xid piiiili’ r like Hood s blnsa
j parlll.i. Try it now.
If you v. .nt to get all the tu ws ami a.
bushel of fun thrown in, subscribe for The
Weekly Constitution and get a e.ipy of
“Governor Bob Taylor’s Tales” free. See
our offer In another column.
SARGE PLUNKETT
1 ’
Watching the Parade of Memorial Day
in AtlaGta.
i IMPRESSIONS OF THE OCCASION
i
i
A Sad Reminder of the Dark Days
of the War Between the
States.
For The Constitution.
i As I stood upon the corner a"d watched
j the pro. .. ; ion of Memorial Day. 1 forgot.
| my own. r.ii rows while rememb. ting the
br.iv.. l Onfed. iat< .i for whom the day in
' | celebrated.
They are mighty old ami feeble and their
steps are growing slow.
They can hardly bear a drum tap now, or
hear a bugle blow.
But the time has been w.i-n they were
strong Find frisky as -ould be —
Il wa.- .luring of th" sixties, wl.cn they
mi’ch'.l along with Lee.
S. , " co has e.itib upon them and caught
tbciii vv< ak and poor.
S .111. ' them i di: h. 11,1 tn !<oep tin' "wolf
■ out tie r door
Bi ,\.i ii. ir them grumble, nor
I m v-r b.'ia.l a knee
| j'or ■" p.r Hi v took in Dixie, while
mar. ~ng under Lee.
' Xo m itt. ■ what the changes, you can never
' these mon
who niai ' lD’*! in gr >y.
! But b. r.'-ath the “starry burner'' you will
find th ’in in-i( .ia triir*
' Wi. I the >l.l ’ y in- lo fold. 'l. their sons
will wear the “blue.'
1 Tiart v von years bivo past sineo the
guns lumbered a I'ort Sumter, yet It
S'l'ins but a short while to ..'d
folk ■ > short that the incidents of those
troublous days sees aS but yesterday.
Th..<. memorial o. .ns lend a hallowed
.sweetness to everything around them, and
■ It is to be b.iped that the interest in them
will never lessen with the time, nor forgot
, • hould b ■ thits, md ■ ’ ■ 'U "
occur ... mo that little children .anm.t be
imj.f. "<1 <"o foteiblv with the sacr.-'lness
of Iho occasion. They should be eneourngO'l
to take the liveliest interest in tiies' days,
for *.* them will be left the duty of perpet
uating and keeping the occasion.
Le: the -liiklren, sweet and lovely,
Bring that day the sweetest flowers.
And with handr. in loy. and kindness,
S.'ait"!' them in softest showers
Above the gtaves whore heroes sleep,
And thus perpetuate ami keep
A sacred day.
It will not be long it will seem mighty
sho," when it lias passed till the children
of todav will bo the men and women ot
our Imd Last Tuesday I watched a moth
er at I- r work who was a babe in the
cradle in 1SC»1. It did not seem long, as T
mused upon it. since this mo! her was a
babo, and yet she wis Ironing the dresses
I of In I- own little children. an<l before the
I line of march was taken up they were
there, looking prim and sweet as could be.
ami with flowers to scatter above tho
graves in Oakland
This Is as it should !•”, and 1 hope enthu
siasm may nev r gro w b-ss. 1 nil tv-.-i v< n
v<-,rs ago, as I stood over tlio
I ..f idle of this mother of today,
T little dreamed of what was to come,
and come so qui.kly. Sh- had
a. mother in those troublous days as swee .
as -inv now and Hie last lime 1 saw her
She was fixing up elotli.s to go into her
Husl.unvi’s im p’ k John was this hu-
l bands name, and h" was the lather <’■
th.- babe ill the cradle—the mother ot last
Tu-sHay. As I watched this mother ot
I Tu.s.la'.’ It brought up many m niories -
1 sweet men . rt.-s and sad memories .. sad
that I could but slied a tear as 1 watched
ami studi"<l. 1 could see li. r soldi, r father
as h“ waited lor his clothes to be packed.
I could see ills foot tilting the rocker to
keep the cradle moving up and down, up
md down, and it seem.'d so real in my
musings. Ami that war-time mother camo
l,ack to nt" as plain as If it had been
yost. r.i’iy. 1 eould see Iter movements as
Sho folded the garments. SO clean and
smooth, and packed them away in the
knapsack, livery garment caught a tear,
but she tried to keep her sorrow hid—
many times she turned away to keep John
from seeing the tears. I saw the parting—
I saw many sorrowful partings. Th-ir
hearts were ready to burst when the little
babe was lifted from the cradle to be
kissed goodby. Th babe thought It was
fun and Jump "d and crowed as all swe-t
babies do. and I doubt if she has ever
real zed how good am! brave a father
she lost when John was killed at Malvctn
Hill. Then-
Let th- mothers—while there's any—
Ami the sisters and the wives,
Os the noble southern heroes
Who for country gave their lives,
Magnify Memorial Day—
Teach the children in this way—
Make it sacred.
1 watched with special interest the oi l .
veterans in the procession. All their heads j
are tinged with gray. The youngest, among |
them are growing old. and their line i’. I
sb'irt' tiing fast. These old men look almost <
pitiful to <>ne who thinks of them as He y |
used to be. They are bent with, age and |
limping from intiiniities. but thirty-seven
years ago they stepped proudly to th"
tap of the drum, ami 1 doubt if there
will ever be again such physical maniioo.l
as was found in an early G*org:.i regi
ment of volunteers. They were its strong
of heart as they w-. t'- of limb— brave, true
and willing
Grand survivors of Hie conflict -
“Rebel" yet' ratis, old ami lam.'
Raise your le ads in pride of conseience,
For with the .lead y"U share th" fame
That, wa won through tribulation.
In a loved, but short-lived nation—
Bless this day.
Especially should the noble old confed
erate women lie ."nicnibered on these oc
casions. It was It. r part of the great trag
edy to suffer in solitude tli.-y had not the
prh i’ege to die. Tip y could not join tn
the songs of the camp nor the excitement
ol' the battles. They could only bo p ith nt.
patient, ami suffer, suffer. When the chil
dr. n were s.. I'. they nur.aeil them all
alone. When the cbildreii cried f’v lire id
it was for these women to bear their erb•>
without the hope of feeding them. Sick
children and an empty meal tub was tie
fate of many a. poor confederate mother
for more times than once, bm they wer.
as true as the Spartan women of old, ami
they should hold a. most affectionato nook
in the hearts of ..Il the coming generations.
What changes have the last thirty years
brought
What changes will tho next thirty years
bring.’
This cannot bo answered, but I feel in
my heart that—
When other thirty years liavo past, |
And all have gon. w > wot gra
Sweet little children, with tb.-ir flower:',
Will meet ami magnify this day
Tho south's warm heart is beating yet.
And never, never can forget
Who wore Hie gray.
SARGII I'LI’X’KI'.TT.
Major General Fitzhugh Leo.
From Tho Chicago Tlmes-H" raid.
Pr.sidont Me.Ki.riley could have .lorrn
no more appropriate way to show bis . p
pr'-ciation of the services rendered by .’on
sul General Fitzhugh Lee than Im did by
appointing' him tlio first major general of
volunteers in the pn.sent war.
The anpo'intment of General lx'<> Is not
only a re.eognitloti of his patriotic services
in a civil capacity, but is likewise a tribute
to his gallantry .ml ability as a. soldier,
liven more than this, it Is a graceful om
pliment to the loyalty and ' patriotism of
the southern’ states, which Fitzhugh Lee
once serv. I in tlm Held as galla.ntly as he
will now serve the nation.
While General Lee’s appointment will
please the people of the northern states
wl'.o yield to none in the admir;itio>:i they
feet forth.- courage ami diplomacy- he
exhibited at Havana under the most trying
conditions, It will thrill tho hearts ..f every
survivor of the army of northern Virginia
who followed his fortunes from 15..1 until
lie faced Meade a’ l'’arnivi>3e in 18C5. It is
th," crowning act of national reunion to put
the nephew of Robert K. Lee at the head
of the first volunteer army In our reunited I
country.
Deafness and Bead Noises relieved by using
“Common Sense" E:u Drums.
Three Miners Drop to Death.
Wilkesbarre. 1'... May •> The Halstead
mine of the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western Company at Duryea was Hie scene
of an accident this evening which c.u.st three
men their lives.
The names of the victims are:
J. HIM MONt’HAN.
STKI’HKN JI'INKLXS.
JOHN TITI’S.
The three men were repairing a shaft.
A rope broke and the men shot three bun
dled feet to the bottom of the shaft.
MANILA A GREAT
TRADING CENTER
Americai Consul at That Fort Sands io
Interesting Repart.
THE ISLANDS ARE DESCRIBED
1 Big Majority of the Trade. Is with tha
United States Direct.
BUSY COUNTRY AT ALL .TIMES
All Other Countries Combined Do t
Transact ns Much Business will).
Islands as United States.
■Washington, Viy 4—The under:.'
nt the state department Is that (.'■
Os.-ar !•’. 'Williams, our represent tlvo 1
.Manila, until tbo recent war beg in, i. 1 v
aboard tho flagship Olympia, in M i
harbor, having accompanied Comm i
I'civey from Hong Kong so that .ci •
may come from him to the state dej rt
ni'-nt as well as from Commodore D< ..ey
to the navy department.
A mail report from Consul V.
r*?.idled the stat ■ department r.'cctitly u
dor date of Manila, February’ 28th, l.i.- t. It
gives a. full description of the I'hllipp’no
islands, their resources, growth of Amer
ican trade, et* and will bo it: 'orpor . ".1
in the next volume Is nod by tho bureau
of si itistics of tii*‘ *tute rtmunL
Mr. XVilli. ni>‘s report says:
•‘Local and European authorities esttina**'i
the are;* of :he Philippine i. ’.'ir ds ,*Lt ' ■ ■ d
square mile. , and their population at L,-
OOHjy)G.
•’The island of Luzon, on which the - oe
of Man tuated, ''
' ' ■ : :
5,000,000 i fl
nearly, if not quite ;is large. 'There
s<-or« of other islands. An id /
of the populat
may !■»<■ formed when it is si.itfd thai
six Now Englund states and N* vz Y .
| Now Jer.’ ; o\'. Maryland and Delaware ha
| 10 per cent less art a, and population.”
Mr. Williams states that twenty-two *■■ in
sulates. representing’ tlio leading r* im -
rial countries of the world, are cst.ibi: I
at Manila. lie adds the surprising ■
ment:
• |’i)« ' olume of the export trade com’ g
und' i' my otlhial supervi ion equals t
iof my < nty-one consular colleagues cum
; bi nod.”
Hi- then shows In detail how tho trade of
i the PMlippiues with the United S' ‘ n
exceeds that <»f all other countries cm
blued, and is growing at ,i rem irkable rat".
As indicating the extent of this trade, h«
Today I have authenticated Invoices for
export io Hie Vnitcd States amounting to
Jills. (Ml"
He says exports to this country average
$1 tit'o a month. Th" i.port states t at
216JMD ’bale;, of hemp v.et. export. I dll’’ ;
the last three months. (M ib. - . 7M n ",
to the i nit d S alt s md ■ ' •
Britain and other eotinlri'"’ Mt 'A'i
shows from this that the L’nitcil St ■ i
64 per ''
Philipp i" ■. as against .: ■ for Gr
Britain and other eountri’: . I!" s lid .-t
year the increase of sliqmu'nts to tba
United States was 133,000 bal - an 1 the de
crease to Great Britain 2 ■"U bales. Jle
adds:
“tlf increased shipments ir .ni the Fbilfp
plnets. those to the Un t. <1 St ■ •• • ‘
per I’l'nt greater than to all oth. 1 . emtr.’ >
eombineil.”
In the item of sugar, whi h is ? cond in
I Importance, the shipments | i tin ’ ait H
. ■ we I . ! ' 1 '
points.
The population of M.iml i i > ompos.'.l
ItlO.t.'C’O natives. 61,Wh Cam. ■ . 1.100 Sp.iti'a'
and 250 Europ.'.tiis other tli.n Zinnia id
The town is made up ot low l. i l.iin:
the people are In constant di.;:
quakes, (ill. of these convulsions klllc.i :'.uo
people, and th" last one, in isxo, wr. d
most of the town. The .it >■ pr.".’ ’ is with
111 wills where the eov.t nm.nt I t" itittu
are ( t< d Ihe i id. nee and
portions are In tho suburb. The I'l-.ott is
the main business st fee f' anil is lilted wit'.
Europt an stores .”.1 bazaai - ’ lie lb • l io
is lined with (’hliiese shops. I'll, r.- >’. ix
dally pain rs. three a mint a . mi
ber of commerce and complete eh. :r.
light and telephone plants. The Mexican
dollar is In general use.
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