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A ‘ I THE AVEEKLVZ CONSTITUTION: A^ W3 _ J S > '\ '■- H#NNJISP m,,ss ™""' \W f BSI tx / r/ fr-'in a conspiracy AND HIGH WINDS the wrecked b> I /// Ra UJ I JS ra fcSiEg MW— SESfflggf O |w’wlratiW.Mf ® 111 El M kxv.°. a ='?' JwSlO) 111 ■ w®P ft ill 1 ftfi fl® Ohio Re ,h —°_" d ‘- t -’ - ve ß\ b® S rS'/li® '/ embers of Waco at noon today and the and lloat was »■ * * “*• z '~ =^Z-'*'-i -.. V V—— f <—— /t / J ht \ lr .It is that eight people are known entire night w CC*if I 1 vSrL X '~— ' *" the city limits, and clreds of fonl RDM f W r-i- (y va ] up( j at several thousand dol- *‘.' s^. I .‘~ t j | j 1 ll |^ r y*~ **■ . nas been destroyed or Injured. The . VOL. XXXIII. NO. 18. %!ome Views of the parade in Atlanta <£ast Thursday ~ ~ . 'shape of a waterspout and Calve - ’ , IXIU „„ n. all colored, were At ~ <■—. - rrr<i _ « " . -" ■ -—1 —.. „■■ Z-- _ ' nircil yards of the 1 p- \~r t "" '" ■'■ ■ || — ll ■■■■■■■■ ■■■■.. wore washed Into ■ * x - - ' . —————— ~ | , ——* ../ ' W.-~ ■ ' - . .- >- - . - f 3 n\; - ... • T rW'; ■ • ’ 'X\■’/:. .";■■■.• • ; \ ■ ■•>'■. . ■ ?w *. a’ ■ gaaaaßfflwafflwi ='S t >W WWtw ..... , f ■ I I i S t ■ ,xx i r ■ t "”’ t SBBfe— _3Bß_ll_ I eAHoufe'~P~«uw~coKpk"' l ~ 1Af "- Y At<l> THfe > II If! MEMORY OF DEAD HEROES Memorial Day Was Beautifully Observed in Atlanta and Other Cities—Bronze Cross of Honor Presented Dy Daughters of the Confederacy. % 9 • erally observt 1 in Atlanta. The weather »>< tl th > ci.u <1 be deslrr I and the • a wealth nf wll.lw>< ►! bl»-■ .nt and culti rktrj b!-> tn *u seldom seen tn the hands nf fair girls and little children doing honor to the departed heroes of th- Every *1« a? of the very Interesting programme w carried •ut with spirit, ..nd p ».i«!nc effect. The ceremonies a., th- statehouse, th. grand parade and the , d—orat.on .f Hie graves wer- most Im ; r-«-ive ,;-.j witnessed by .arge crowds. The p-rsentat! t. of the t»roi>z- «-ross of ’ honor to f.ree hundred confederate vet erans by t! • Ihirttern of the Confed-j « racy in the hall of th- hous* of r-pre- > f-ntatlves w.f a nd;Me nature *'f tn-’ uav. Governor A I- n D. Can-Iler. a- ora- | •-r this oyeas; > iral Captain W. D. | Hills, as -rat r of th- n.etn.-riat *-x*-r- * e at the c* • ry. delivered masterly T‘. parad. »,'■ ; let.*! I. XVhcn Its s*.i p-" • v mount*.! h-ad c altered around the l-n. of B*..'Mr— street tat- M.r -tta. I ■ i- l and p >-i«4 "D x. hundreds of h* *. The nftl. r-gintent. v.splendent . new anlforms < .nesting of natty blue! bl >;a. d h.te . k pints, looked the . r a . .tnit: .;■•! it is. Tne Governor's | II •liar: 1 the Atlanta Aril! •ry ; pr- -»’■•. a dashing pictur* . The At’.’ ta P ’ r* - impr.ots.sl the s;<*--- t .»‘ • • - S 1 Wei’ made ..nd w• .J dri led 1.- ■ fm« ■ Two patr >. wagons 1 >a.|.-4 1 w A; i.I -■* -ms and lilt - girls ini v ;. their r>-ar. The nr.- lad dies. .1 their mtgntii*-* nt n-w drum c made a tine appearance, : W. , . , • 1! '.••• . -■ I t, breasts. Tt.. uniformed societies, the i hKb .* I. •ys. a small l> v nggrega- , t- - .1 ; ■ t mselves the b-wer Ca- dets a- Ji ■ c line of prominent citl- ! . : *--•«. including the mayor j n f.: -s. camsdetel the proves-| Bi ' t • b !y upon whi-h a I eyes ven- I ( ~ z a cou z<?==> V. '\ \ & .9 \ -ft COf,a ■ a j -A >»< \ i' xAC/’’? A MBP SZ\V' ~ MO w ’“ « ‘A? /7\ -IHTA \l \ frf.Tew. Aj. 1, A Z?\ S"‘ / A TTt hp\ 0 44 x -’’ (?1 A NOMiNATtp >1 Z/ V k --7- * e '/7 \ \ ,( x ■■ - , •: ~ >»:'? : V L 1 '' fe m r M f ■'Z 'Z -1' /L. i|s ■' z ' 5 ; A'# WL >z -" ; A' ■' kfr . / JOHN 'Az*— >;. i TOMLINSOX yZ • Snap Shots at Statesmen Participating in Alabama Convention 4 ' t.-red were the in. n who wore th* gray. t.’-li' 1 brass, no fas. ~n«l bailors to dis- th«ni as th* y p iss-.1. and they n*.d..| n nr. “Ix t not him who putteth I '•n :h- armor like him who tak.-ta ■ it off." Those dim eyes had «!• imed with th- wild light «f nattl. . th**?* meek t :roat» had utl-red tin fl. rce battle cry of th- southland; thos.- lab. .r-c.t doused ■ l ands had press.-d the musket bu'rt wh i . the bayonet felt the .if.- blood warm its ; I ni<-r.-11. ss st—l. |t is an unimaginative I ' and an unpatriotic mind that did n-'t | g w a th t. I. . inspiration at th- s’giit . Os thus.- gray loads. ~n . | |. it should, i•«. ai.-I—y« s. th- humbie. worn civilian d:< : of m..ny <>f tt>. y. t-r i.i« f H |; n ,._ Th.-r.- j w ..s a dig;i.;j til* r- in which • .•nn u;. .o' ' . pathos an.l th- h-ndc w-i- str.ing.-ix | ’ l»;--:ided. Ti>---. m.-n w-rc Tt in actor.-- in | a w-.r d-«-j> i.-h Th- personi •. »f th. ..iv - Wi- w ; h a passing . but what it i st -M f; pi ,-iist .r .- m.-m.>r:. s w worth I a Htetim- of grat.-fu! p:ais<-. They had | g«n<-. had n. had. morally. . .n.i.i.-r.-d Th-y had f. light tin- go si light, th.— had X no faith of th... r. voltit...nary fa thers. and a crown of glory should l.<-' . up for them t!i:s g !de .-f th. New All along the line of march th- obi vets . w»-r< gr—t.s. wilii l>. art j <-h.-.-rs and it »i infn-.pi. ntlv tin- old .. 0.-l y U was to b» h.ard a.H.v.- the shouts of the |.<-op|.- ' standing on th- -id.-walks The re<-.-|»liou I i.-.| th.- |..||ow-is ..f th- stars and ■ I.iih w. - i-.ittaous ati.i g.-nerous, ami . .11 tit- ol.i >|<!|.-rs s. • n>< d ally.- to th. fact that th<-v w.-rr .-onttn.-morallng the [ vrtloroiis .1. .sis of tin ir comrades who had 1 gon.- | H fore. - last grave of those In whose m< mo- ; ry Memorial !»ay was tnaiigurat.-d had n gartanded le*fore sunset and the im- i ’ mens, crowd to-k its leave for the city ' after th- r« formed column had mov.sl out of the gate. The Day at Athens. Athens. G t.. A| rtl Ji—<S|e- i.-ih)—The Mem.-rial <!ay -xer.-’s. - in \tl.«-ti.s tt'av w. re th- in. -t I -a-i iful in r—nt y ears. ! cs|H<-itiiy that p.rtlon when- "crosses of > . ht.-v r" were iv* r<-1 to tw > bundl ed | mid lifty-three old y.-. r.-tn-. that |e atiti- ■ ful custom having been first sUg-z-ste.l i by an Atin ns .ady, Mrs. Mexan i-r S Er- I win. a .laughter < f the late General How ell Cobb. The ex.-rcises nt the opera house w. re witnessed by over twelve httmlr-l iir-pple. Th- • o -tilt :: pra-. -r v.as .tt.-f- .I i-. I’r. ■l..‘tn XV. 11. <lt. followed i«V s.eu;s by the i Lin y <' >iv> institute chorus. Tia n ante th*- ori'lon ol the tl.-y. Judge A! --rt I. Xlltelie 1 jntrd't. •.1 tn -tn a? • ’ pi-, atiai.. n.ann-i th*- orator, lli’n So-t --1 1 \V,-P.-11'. who <i.-l!v. red on.-..if the ent ta . ■ ever b I * tn k. sparkling and original, and full of ; wipdom. At Columbus. Ga. t’oltimbus. Ga.. April 2t>. .Special. >— Th*- m.-m-rial observance in Columbus to day wa en<- of the most b.-.-iutiful cv«-r held In a city noted for its tender thoughtfulness forth.- conf.-derate death l‘ra< tieally the entir.- citv turned out this aft rnoon to the exercises at the opera l-.-use and to Linwood cemetery, where til. floral decorations on the soldiers’ ! graves w»-r«- on an unusually elaborate scab- Th- day was v< ry generally ol>- j -. rv*-I as a holiday, all the leading stores | closing this afternoon. Tit. opera house was filled to overflow ing at tit*-beautiful exercises arranged this afiertiooit by the Lad!* s’ Memorial A- it- ■ inti.nt. Th- orator of the day was Mr. 1 1. u.-fan I. Knight, of Th- Atlanta Con- i stitutlon. who delivered what is generally i -aid to I*. 'H > of th.- most . plemlid | memorial .addresses .-ver trade In I'oluni- | : mi- The list of m* tnorial day orators I aas in. ludeil in.my aide and distinguished ' southerners, and tit. popular compliment f.ai<! to today oration i : . therefore, all tin- more to b.- nppr<-<-iated. At Savannah, Ga. S ivan: all. G.a . April 2*:. ySpeclal.) Me morial J>ay was celebrated with great enthusiasm. H- td*-d by tin- military <-s- | eort, th- Republican Biu-s and Lawt n t’adets, the parade marched to tile ,-on- ’ fed.-rate monument in th- park ext-- t- | alon. wh-.e the usual military -x-reises • w-re held. There were in the paratie- over | • -.Ki v.-t-r.ins, 175 Cli dren of th- Confed- ; i eracy and 75 Sons of Vet.-rnns. After the exercises at -he monument many ' went to Laurel Grove, where a wreath i was pla.-f-l ..a .-a.-h confed-. rate grave. ’ To t ght it the Guards' hall tin- Memo rl I' -w i - .: I. I > large audience .y C,l ne[ A. R. Lawton, alt • prat—-*1 tin- achievements ..f t ■ t;h>- . ■ ■ .• ■ .: ■ 11. tn<] the ci. tart pr*-- t:ge of Savannah. He wa* f »lb>w-d ■ v Hon. S. I’-. Ad tn-. Who I • ■ . ;: name -f th.- Daughters of th- t.'on- f. .-. racy, tin- cross of hon.c- to 1-0 c dl l'. .1, rate veterans. At Griffin, Ga. Griffin. Ga., April Jl.—tSpecial.)—Today tit- citizens of Griffin ami visitors assem bled with hearts attumd to the oe.-aston : i the nn * pNDAV, .A PHIL 30, 1900. to testify by beautiful tribute th.dr devo tion to th- memory of our fallen heroes. The principal . x<-••efs.-s wer- conducted at the < Cy nijil ■ ta -.iter ai. I the entire pro grtinime wa; b au'lfn' ami tmprcssl-< Hon. .hili n i . XVI i.inomn, i f l-'msyt'i, delivered the oratloi , ’* At Macon C . . , * i i. - till-, making He la t .*>n< that will 1 last I ui't in th- tn.-moi y o’’ the Macon pe >- I pie. Nearly every business house In the • < ity closed at noon, while all of the i schools were given holiday. Th.- .-xt ii |se> <!i.l not rnmence until about Halo o'clock, wh. ti lln- military cont ■ panles, three In numb, r, top. th.-r with the I confederate veteran.-, 1 -ma d ic line at the ! courthouse and marched t<> the c-metery. The parade was a very pretty one. It i was in command of Colon*-! Hiiy unlen, of j the Second Georgia rei'iment. The parade j marched to tin- cemetery, wh*-re fully ; in.uiHi people were gathered to hear the I address d-liv.-red by Hon. John . Aiken. 'of <'ariersi ilh . The addi .-ss o. Mt . Aiken ! was one of the tin. st ever deli-., red here i on a ,-lmilar occasion, and it wa greatly j enjoy. .! by the immense throng. i The l- ia>es of th*- th-ml h> io.-s som<. L’.'oo in nuniber. w*-re dee..rated with llow.-rs. | and a small < onfederat. flag was placed ; on each gr tve. The v-terans v ere pre- I sente.i with the cross. of honor. These were procured by the Hangh’ei.- of the ‘ Confe.n racy. This organization also fur- I ni-hed the veterans w th lunch. At Rome, Ga. Rom-, Ga . April tS: tl.i— M“fi >- . r’al day was tiftlngly . .*r\ -d In re today i in the nr< sen-e <»f an enormous >-|- >w<i. Mr Albert Host. r. of M i.lis.m. mmle the i addr -ss anti It yy.ts on. . f the most b.-au- I tlful *ver d.livetel in ths city. One of th*- st 'rring i-i • nts <-f th.- day yvas -he 1 tn irehing ■ ; I.o*o .-•■hod . ar If ti tin I th’er i tic -oration () f the- mft tier gtaves. At Augusta. Ga". Aligns’t. Ga . April tS,-" •';«!.> Me tnorial lay v.as ol s-rvo j In Ai'gii-ta by tin- nni'inil meeting of th-, confederate ■survivors, dress.-.1 l,v Hon Joseph 11. I Cumming nt tie >l.. an.l the celebration l.v th* I atli.-s' M tn..rial Ass-.'ail.-n in th.- .iftetmoon at th? "s Idler-' ■t -tloti" in the metci'y. Rev. Hun: •' i’tvidsm was . the -.ralor ml yy is ii>t■ <»lii- *-> by the -on <t. ral W. H. T. W »lk< • wh . wt • i. )u t'te ’ightinn :.r ar.d At'ant i. There was a tine military *• . mb- ■■ the Tti -d G orgia regiment -'- r *'* 1 >*•■-! 'l'h .mas- >n. th*- acad-my c o ts an.j the I Sac: . .1 Heart e ulct«. At Mobile. Ala. Mobile. Ala.. April I’io thousand people ga tln r< <1 in Mt*Uli*diac .n< ’* ry th s . vening despite th*- threatening weather. paving tribute to the memory of the con federate dead who rest In that place. The 1 weather during the morning had been all that coiflil ho expected, but early in the afternoon I'.eavv clouds gathered anil while the ceremonies were going on the rain descended in torrents. AU the local i . and ilie < .nteilerate veterans were pre; ent anti decorat -d the graves of the d -* ti * - i'raycr -.y 1* 4 . v Rev Gardiner «'. Tucker, of this city. I After the ceremonies there hnd been ’ 1 completed the soldiers and veterans ' marched to the plot of the federal sol diers buried in the same cemetery, where , , t xercises were held, which w i re shorti n- ■ id by the rain. Rev. Mr. Tucker led in 1 i pray er ami spoke In part as follows: * "When the mayor of Chit ago paid the I beautiful, worthy tribute to the confe'i- ' irate soldiers buried there; when, during i the late war. General Coppinger and his staff assisted In the ,ceri-m*mies here on Memorial Hay. it was but a beginning of 1 l the end of all sectional feeling. The ■ north and the south arc now cemented to- 1 | g. liter by the blood which flowed at El ’ Caney and San Juan. This act of ours ; ■ tod ix is one of lov.- and courti sv. In meni ;or v of those dead men They died tor 1 their country and their flag, and so did ■' , those who sleep over yonder In the other . ' Plot. "1 tnaki* no apologv for the south. Ae i cording to the .-x.-eiition a it was un- I ilerstood at that tlin-. both sides wire ■ rignt. The question was left to the ar bitrament of the sword ami it was de cided against us.'' At Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Alt.. April IN. Memorial Day was fittingly celebrated here today i by- Camp Hardee I'nited Confederate Veterans. Exercises were held at tin ■ first Methodist church, where a beautiful address was d.-livercd by Rev. J. I‘. Mc- ;F« rrln. The veterans then marched to J t the cemetery, where the graxes of de- I parti.l veterans Were streyvn yvtth flowers. The local camps of the Daughters ot Confederacy ami Sons of Conf.'ik rate 1 Veterans assisted in the exercises. At Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery, Ala , April M- morlal Day was observed here Imlay by the Li llies’ Memorial Association, the local mil- . itary an<l citizens generally. The proees , sion moved at I o'clock and consisted nf a squadron of police, marsha and aids, tw infantry- companies, artillery ami squ iilron of cavalry. An interesting pro gramme tvas carried out at the cemetery. 1 Mr L. A. Sh iy -r, of the law department ; of tin- interstate commerce commission, ■ was th- 1 orator of tin? day. The soldiers ■ paid th** honors to the dead confedt ates. ( The tl iv yva> perfect and the attendance was large. SfIMFORD GIVE?! HOMWIOH Alabama Democrats Had Harmonious Convention—Named Candidates, Adopted a Platform and Went Home. Hon. W. J. Bryan Was Indorsed. Mcntg* tterv. Ala.. April 2C—<Sp?-cial.)— ■ The demo, ratlc state convention lias ad i journed sii.o die after nominating the next | governor anil his cabinet, indorsing Mr. i Bryan ami the Chicago platform, indors ing Senator Morgan and his Nicaraguan canal plan, select hlg a new state < xecutive committee ami electing delegates ar. I ' electors to the national convention nt Kansas City. It will go down in history * as perhaps the most harmonious state I convention ever h.-1.l in Alabama. There ; yvas I<-ss trailing and tratli. king in votes , and influence than in any of the conven , tions held in recent years. Then- yvere no combinations to .Irf.-at I the strongest man, notwithstanding th.-n ' w:*.s an average of four or live candid:-.’.es for eat h otMee. The favorites all wot*, anil it was the evident policy of the as- i ■ setnbly, lepresentlny the democrats of the state, to give the nomination to the man ( who came to the convention with more ' votrs than tiny of his opponents. The convention nu t Wednesday-at noon , in the n w auditorium on North Perry street. The latiacfty of the building is ampl for a much larger convention an t th.-re w- ;-- comforiaule scats for all of the d«-leg ites and visit rs. i Thi convention v.as called to order by 1 Hon. R. J. Lowe, of J. fferson. chairman |nf the sta'e . xecutive committt« <-, who ; in a few yvi-11 . h .s.-n senteni ■< op. neu tile , meeting for buslm ss. lie r.-ferred to the fact of the recent factional tight in the party, saying the v.av. s of dis. ord had run high for a while, but that th • execu tive <ommi”ee was not n qiunslble tor • th.? breaches of dis-ipline that hail oc curred. He felk-it ltd the j.arty on the harmony tiiat now reigned in its ranks, congratulated th.- state on its resources ami patriotism an 1 the convention on be ing th-- most harmonious in the recent history <>f the state. Ji nt. W. P. Pinckard, of Birmingham, the temporary chairman of the conven tion, was introi’tiee Iby Mr. Loyce. Alter expressing his gratitude in an appropriate speei h. Mr. Pinckard assumed th. duties ■ PRICE: FIVE CENTS. ■1 nf bls position. During the remarks an enthusiastic n ember menticned the name i nf John T. Morgan ami the chairman pro posed threi chi ers for him. which were : cordially accorded. The delegates were then enrolled, which r« tuireil perhaps an hour of the conv* nti -n’s time, the report of the committee on credentials to the off- -t that both the contesting delegations i from Mobile lie seated an i allowed half ' each of the voting strength of the county, was adopted. Aft, r a r. cess of an hour the convention reass. mbl. i at ":30 o'clock and the com mittee on p. rinam-nt organizati<n, whi n ha 11 u appoint..; at the morning ses sion. re lartcil. r* commending Hon. Frank S. Whit- , of Birmingham, th.- chairman of Senator Morgan's slate campaign c«m --i mittee, for permanent chairman anil Hon. I it. E. Nell, of Dallas, the se tary d the Morgan < mmitt -. for permanent sec retary. They were accordingly unani mously elect, d. Captain White, who Is an accomplished , sneaker, deliver.-.! a handsome sp.-evh of j m-eeyitai.e*-. <'halt man White apointed a strong com.aitt.-e rm platform ami reso lutions. headed by Hon. John B. Knox, of Anniston. Balloting Begins. Colonel S imford cam, t** th- convention w ith I’H votes ins'.rtt. ted for him. s against seventy-six for Mr. Wa of I Hale, speaker of the house; sixte-elght for Mr. St.ililr.4s. i ongre-sma :t f; .’n, : ■ ilistrct. and "f:y-n t..- for Gen- rd Char.. ■ M. Shelly, of Birmingham, former ■ >n grossman from the fourth V tbama ■ tri. t. One hundred and tw. ,i:y votes f the 5C4 in the convention w. re un?ns;-u i- The flrst ba!! >t was is follows: SamforJ 21fl. Stalling, lc"’». Waler - Sm-llv '!» S.-cond ballot Stimfor I St I'liaas j lO’* = . Waller t.'.U. Shelly ?7. At the close of the second ballot, wh'. h was taken about h:;>’ o'clock p. m.. a m■>- ; t!.»n to adjourn was made bv an < -i-> nent j of Colonel Samford. This wis t - t-st i vote. The Samfonl men wanted to y.-matu I and nominate their favor;: -. The f: ends