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About The Morgan monitor. (Morgan, Ga.) 1896-???? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1899)
THE MORGAN MONIT VOL. IV. WO. 41. BOER BULLETS BRING BLOOD Kruger’s Forces Are Credited With the First Victory of the War. ARMORED TRAIN BLOWN UP. Report Has It That Fifteen En¬ glishmen Fell In the First Onslaught. The London Evening News of Fri- flay published the following dispatch from Cape Town: “An armored train has been de¬ stroyed south of Mafeking. Fifteen British troops were killed. The Boers shelled the wreckage after the train was derailed. ” Ansofficial dispatch received at the ■colonial office says: “The armored train was destroyed t-o near Mafeking Kraipan station while on its way with guns.” This disposes of the fear that many women and children were involved in in the It was reported in Cape Town, though as yet rumor was not confirm- ed, that a collision had taken place between trains bearing refugees, near Victoria West, Cape Colony, -J nine per- ST* kl “ - The Boer forces, with artillery ac- cording to a dispatch just received from. Standerton, broke camp at Sand- sprnit yesterday morning, moving in the direction of Natal. The war office fro S m re the’ e lntal commanding . dis P^ the h Capo forces ber 0 o M»fIinr ainau* "' gUna ** (t a< S 7V7“ ’] vetl Biffbt S *4 at Ki ASTpa,£ i'liiiViJitoTh. fc 'r , to,i“‘.nd tion cion l nith i - f M Mafeking T rri /i , Cgra ? is hlC interrupted . ? omraun ! ca at have Kraipan. Ibe women and children been sent to Cape Town. The guns referred to belonged to the col- ony. They are light and of old pat- tern. Wo have no details as to casu- alties.” Flr*t Gun Fired. The first act of the war was the swarming of the Boers acrooB the der of Natal and the occupation of Laings Nek. An advance in the diree- tion of New Castle is also reported, but is not fully confirmed. The Brit¬ ish field force in Natal under Generals White nnd Symons remains on tbe de- fensive. le n ? aln body of troops in Capa ..o ony is also stationary, but a strong oice bas moved out from Mafeking in .tsechuanaland toward the Transvaal bolder, taking guns and ambulance equipmont. This force consists chief- ly of rough riders and crack marks- men from Bnluwayo, and is stiffened with the Northumberland Fusileers, oi tlie ‘Fighting Fifth,” regarded by Kitchener as his best regiment. Tbe ■cavalry is commanded by Colonel Inden-Powell and the infantry by Colonel Plummer. These two officers vere the best on the British side dur- ing tho Matabele rebellion. .Tculjort Cautions Ills Troops. Advices from Pretoria state that Commandant General Joubert’s corn- mand is now at Voiksrust. Several Cape Colonists have been sworn in as Burghers. The town is quiet. Postal communication with the surrounding colonies has been suspended, but that between tbo Transvaal and the Orange Free State is maintained. Commandant Genera! Jonbert lias ■issued a circular from the chief laager in consequence of the report that some of the Burghers had misbehaved them¬ selves on their journey to the borders, plundering a number of stores. Such offenses, the commandant general savs, will be severely punished. “When we are ; unwillingly com¬ pelled to cross the boundary line of our country,” says General Joiiberi, “let it not be thought that we are a band of robbers, and with that in view, remain as far as possible from private dwellings and from places where no enemy is stationed. When food or forage for the cattle is needed, let certain officers acquire such goods ENGLAND IS DENOUNCED. jluBElang and Germans Condemn South , African Policy. A cable dispatch from London savs: The formation of a Britishflvsquad- ron has created considerable bewilder- incut. It is purely „ defensive measure and inspired by the bitter hostility to England displayed by the continental ree8< The Russian official organs are fore- most in their threats anrl to join the action against Great tain, though official' Germany pro claims itself neutral, the German press is second only to the Russian in its denunciation of England’s South Afri- esn policy. • WILL RUILR PULP MILL. Katsblisluncnt Will I!,, X.ocnt«>l In Bris¬ tol, Tonn., By Northern Men. The Columbia Paper company, of Philadelphia, bas bought ground in Bristol, Tenn., for a pulp mill and fill invest $350,000 in aplant. The mill fixty Hill employ 150 laborers aud" consume cords of poplar daily. Thomas Bonham, of Philadelphia, is president uf tbfi company and B. H. Egalp gen- ?ml manager. from the owner, and let a receipt be given with promise of recompense by the government,” Macrum Now British Agont. A special from Washington says: The state department was notified I’rid ay of the withdrawal from Pre¬ toria of Mr. Conyngham Greene, the British diplomatic agent to the South African republic, and the existence of a state of war between Great Britain and that republic. Mr. Macrtlm, the American consul at Pretoria, has ac¬ cordingly been instructed to under¬ take the care of the British interests in that section during the war. The notification came to the state department in the shape of a note from Mr. Tower, tho charge of the British embassy in Washington, The details of the transfer of the inter¬ ests in case of war has been previously arranged, so all that was necessary was the dispatch of a brief cablegram to Mr. Macrum at .Pretoria. This officer is the superior in rank L’tw, T ^ rep'esentat.ves ^ 7 ’V of f, tate * T V thf 1 entrnst \ 0ran a e d ?« to K Free 1Te - „ the directions. . . necessary « M° a ^ r - Gortlon ’, 1 * Lo succeeded at J°bannes- Mr. nlon as e??™ " St fe " nonths ag °’ haV, “ g r ° Slgnei1 " In the Orange Free State the United States is represented by Alfred Elliott, consular agent at Bloemfontein. He is Bn EngKshman, and therefore it is Macrum -^eHean agent. If he retits, Mr. will probably solect some f “* -> “'*■ — state £T department “ ” to issue ft proclama¬ «’• tion of neutrality, j DEWEY LAYS CORNER-STONE. _ Adm!ra a * • i ’ RetUr,1S r> ♦ Agam a * t0 «_»i Hl * Alma Hater at Northfield, Vermont. The little village of Northfield, Ver- moat, in the very heart of the Green Mountain State, and the home of Nor- wich university, at which Admiral Dewey us a cadet was grounded in the principles of military training, greeted tho famous naval officer Friday morn¬ ing. The occasion was the laying of the corner stone of Dewey hall, a building made possible by voluntary contribn- tions from prominent alumni of the university. The exercises began with an intro- ductory address by Commander Brown, president of the university, who intro- duced Colonel Henry O. Kent, of Lun- caster, N. H., senior member of the board of trustees of tho university,and a classmate of tlie admiral. Colonel i Kent delivered nn address of welcome. Commander Brown also welcomed Admiral Dewey. The admiral then stepped forward and laid the corner¬ stone. As he spread the mortar and the stone was lowered, he said: "I now declare this stone duly and truly laid and according to my wish.” After the admiral had completed the laying of tho cornerstone, Commander Brown introduced Cbanncey M. De- paw, United States senator-elect of New York, tbe orator of tbe day. At tbe conclusion of Mr. Depew’n address Admiral Dewey held a brief reception, after which he was escorted back to his train and left for Boston, where a public reception was given him * ENLISTED MEN SUMMONED. They Were Cnlleil to Testify Before Iloard of Inquiry. An Atlanta, Ga., dispatch says: The second session of the military court of inquiry was held at the capitol Friday night. the Atlanta Twenty-five members of battalion bad been summoned to ap¬ pear before tlie oourt to tell what they knew of tbe looting of the stores in North Carolina by the men of that command. MILL OPERATIVES STRIKE. Girls In Knitting Factory ItcfuRo to Work W,th f. The white female operatives of the Oxford knitting mills one of lie manufactories of Barnesville (la - « nterefl ! nto 6 8tnke becauBe °. f ,hft P lac ‘ n 6 of a ne B' - o matl at work <un ° n % t “ em * There has . been and , . considerable ., , . ib °, ver > be matte r> an<1 tb ® °? a ’ sensus of public opinion . is that , the f^tory operatives are in the right, Several prominent. citizens have been to express themselves as wholly m sympathy with the girl strikers and ijave sl g nl(le fl t ’ lelr intention to see them through the matter. RHODES RAD NARROW 8ECAPE. Boer SplrH Were Uncomfortably Near Him On a Train. According to the Kimberly corres- pondent of the London Daily Tele- gr ft ph> Cecil Rhodes had a narrow escape from capture while on his way to England. His train was delayed and ho passed tho Modder river three hours after the expiration of the ulti matum when the Boers were only live miles distant and some of their spies were actually on the piatform. . MORGAN, GA.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1899. MUST hold islands President Goes On P»ecord In Speech at Minneapolis, MORE OUTSPOKEN AS TO POLICY Minnesota Volunteers From the Philip¬ pine* Are Reviewed and Given a tXiff llanquet. President MoKinley nnd party ar¬ rived in Minneapolis at 11 o'clock Thursday morning. An immense crowd assembled at tbe Chicago, Mil¬ waukee and St. Paul railroad to greet them. Meanwhile ibe train bearing homo tbe Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers from the Philippines nri-ived. Tho regiment formed in line at the head of Nieolet avenue. Carriages bearing President McKinley and his cabinet drew tip and took their positions at the head of the column. Tbo procession moved shortly after 1 o’clock to the exposition grounds. Her* tbe principal events of the day took place. Within the building, where the Republican convention of 1892 nominated Benjamin Harrison for president of the United States, nn- der the chairmanship of William Mc¬ Kinley, was spread a feast for fhe Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers. At the conclusion of the banquet Presi¬ dent McKinley spoke in part as fol¬ lows: "The eontury now drawing to n dose has been the most memorable in the world’s progress and history. The march of mankind in moral nnd intel¬ lectual advancement has been onward aud upward. “In the last year we have added to the territory of the United States tho Hawaiian islands, one of the gems of the Pacific, ocean, containing 6,724 square miles, Porto Pico, containing ing 3,600 square miles, Guam, con- taing 50 square miles, and the Philip¬ pine archipelago, embracing approx¬ imately 143,000 square miles. This large acquisition is about one- sixth the size of the original thirteen states; it is larger than tbe combined area of New Jersey, Delaware, Mary land, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and the District of Columbia, It exceeds in area all tbo New Eng¬ land states; it is almost as larg e as Washington and Oregon combined, aud than Ohio, Indiana and Illinois nuit-ed. Three times larger than New York and three and one-balf times larger than the state of Ohio. “Tho treaty of peace with Spain which gave ns the Philippines, Porto Rico aud Guam met with some oppo¬ sition in the senate, but was ratified by that body by moro than a two- thirds vote, while in the house the appropriation of $20,000,000 was made with little or no opposition. As in the case of the Louisiana purchase and Alaska, tlie opponents of the treaty were in the minority nnd the star of hope to an oppressed people was not extinguished. “Tho future of these new posses¬ sions is in the keeping of congress and congress is tho servant of the people, That they will be retained under tbe benign sovereignty of the United States, I do not permit myself to doubt. That they will prove a rich and invaluable heritage I feel assured. That congress will provide for them a government which will bring them blessings whieh will promoto their material interests as well as advance their people in tbe path of civilization and intelligence I confidently believe. They will not be governed as vassals or serfs or slaves—they will bo given a government of liberty, regulated by law, honest administered without op¬ pressing or exacting taxation without tyranny, justice without bribe; educa¬ tion withont distinction of social con¬ ditions, freedom of religious worship and protection in life, liberty and tbo pursuit of happiness.” WAR FORMALLY DECLARED. Advices from Johannesburg, South Africa, state that President Kruger has formally declarod war against England. Tlio formal declaration occurred at 10 o’clock Friday morning. DECLARES FOR KRUGER. Orange Free (itnte Will Side Willi tlie Transvaal Republic. President Stern, of the Orange Free State, has issued a proclamation to the Free State burghers in which he says: “Onr sister republic is about to be attacked by an unscrupulous enemy who bas long looked for a pretext to innikiiate the Afrikanders. Oil" peo¬ ple arc bound to tlio Transvaal by ties ns well as by formal treaty.” Ore Lands Sold. The Virginia Coal, Iron and Rail¬ road company lias bought 50,000 acres of ore land in Craig nnd Allegheny comities, West Virginia, paying $500,- 000 for the property. Most of the ore dug in these mines will be used by the furnaces »t Middles bore, Ky. Assistant Postmaster Arrested. Assistant Postmaster T. L. iMetton at Glencoe, Ala., has been arrested on tho charge of cmbezzliug money order funds. It is not known the nature of the evidence against b : m. FIRST BLOOD SUED? Report That English Agent at Pretoria Was Victim. TRE REPORT LACKED C 0 NF 1 RATI 0 N Affairs In tho Transvaal Now at Most Critical Stage According; to Gate Advices. It -was rumored in London Wednes¬ day that Conyngham Greene, the Brit¬ ish diplomatic agent at Pretoria, had been assassinated there. The report, however, was Uncon¬ firmed and discredited at the colonial office. It was of doubtful origin and was considered extremely improbable, as it \s believed that in obedience to orders from the imperial government, Mr. Greene had aheady left Pretoria, A telegram from Pretoria, timed 7:30 Wednesday evening* says: 1° ‘ * °N nfericans^' Germans, more critic ltncZenr a u in errms Suedes? C Beb gians, Norwegians, ind Danes, Italians Dutchmen, Swiss Cape Afrikan- ders have gone to the border to fight er the Transvaal, although they are not Burghers, while many British res- ideuts also have taken the oath of nlle- glance. The hope is expressed by many that war will yet be averted.’’ ‘ Mil,,,!- _ n,ue„ i-roiianmUnn. A special from Cape Town says: Sir Alfred Milner, governor of Capo Col¬ ony, and British high commissioner in South Africa, lias issued a proela- matron declaring all persons abetting the enemy in a state of war with Great Britain to be guilty of high treason. Boers Well Equipped. The London Daily Mail publishes a report of an interview with J. B. Rob- insoc, the African millionaire, who declares that the Boers have plenty of food and ammunition, and are quite Unlikely to disperse. , ’to „ ...... beSne son . , “(hey bey mean nean to fiaht fight, believing hZveTwilder bLins ; h S e r p o^; ” General Ueneial Butler Butter begins Ms lus advance advance. litiri-ltcrs Called Home. The official Gazette published at Pretoria contains a proclamation call- ing upon the burgher? domiciled out- side thorepublic without permission of the government,to present themselves forthwith to their respective command- ants for service, failing which they will lie punished by fines varying from £100 to £500, or imprisonment and confiscation of property. SCllCRY MAY COME. Admiral Ib Anxious to Make a Visit to the South, A Washington dispatch says: Ad- miral Schley has not made his iuien- tions known to the navy department os to what he will do regarding the in¬ vitation to go to Georgia. It is thought at the department that, he will go to Atlanta, especially since the delay found necessary in fitting up his flagship, tbe Chicago. The date for sailing has been set for October 25th, hut at tlie department it is said that it will be in all likelihood a full mouth before tho Chicago is in readi- ness to sail. The admiral has been anxious to go to the south for some time, but this is tbe only ojiportunity he has had to do so. 0 LASER POUND GUILTY. Jury Kcturn# Verdict of Guilty—Prisoner Was Stoical. The Glaser murder case at Albany, Ga., closed earlier than was expected Tuesday afternoon as the defense in¬ troduced no witnesses. The jury remained out all night and at 10 o’clock Wednesday J morning ° an- nounced that it had prepared a verdict. There was a death-like silence over the courtroom when tbe verdict was read: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty." Glaser was in the courtroom and heard read the words which were to deprive him of his life. Ho turned slightly pale, but that was the only evidence of any emotions ho may have had. SOLDIERS ON THE RACK. Misconduct of Georgia Troops Hefore Court of Inquiry. An Atlanta, Ga., appointed dispatch says: The court of inquiry by the governor to investigate tho miscon¬ duct of tho Georgia troops in North Carolina, while enrorite home from tho Dewey celebration, began its la¬ bors Wednesday night. All the offi¬ cers who wero aboard the train at the time were examined. Tho hearing was held behind closed floors, but unless all signs fail, the issue was not entirely satisfactory. It is given out that all who are shown to have been concerned in tho depreda¬ tions will be dishonorably discharged. WINNIE DAVIS MONUMENT Will lie I nvell.U In Richmond, Virginia, November 9tli# Arrangements for the unveiling ol tho monument to Winnie Davis, in Hollywood cemetery, Richmond, Va., November 0th, were perfected at a meeting "of the local chapter of the Confederacy Saturday. The unveiling occurs during the meeting of tbe Unit¬ ed Daughters of the Confederacy. BOAT BURNED; LIVES ^ LOST Alleged Negligence of Captain Added to Fatalities. THE ALARM GIVEN TOO LATE Vessel Burned to Water's Edge and Only Those Who Jumped Overboard Were Saved. A Now York special says: The Bridgeport steamer Nutmeg State was burned in Long Island sound off Sands Point, L. I., at sunrise Satur- day morning and ton persons were bUnied t0 ' lea,h or clr<nvllalL Most of the Passengers who escaped suffered nothing more than shock from ™ only I he T steamer r ™° was run t to the t bench at the outbreak of the ilames and burned to the water's edge. The bodies of two victims of .lienstar rliJffaA „b 1 ,„ V o „i, il' , l( 1,fH 11 on the beach ’ mile -nst * f r j lazhlg ’ /\. )no uas ... nq the bony of a n ,, woman , about twenty-eight years old, and the oll ‘® r "fj 1 four years Ihe Nutmeg State, with over a him- dred persons on board, bound from Connetticutt towns to New York, was discovered on fire about lialf-past five, when she was within a few miles of Sands Point, L. I. The flames were in tho bow of fhe boat between the forward cabin a nd the donkey engine room. The fi ro was on tho main deck, an d seemed to be a small affair; so Captain 0. M. Brooks, not wishing to needlessly alarm the passengers, or- dered the crew to work ns quietly ns P opfilb o wlth buckets and ho... BW about twenty minutes the flames did l T 7 ' Suddenly they « burst into a furious blaze nmidship. "«Kg«g°>nan Samuel Jnynos was de- , R °hed from the fire lighters and sent t0 alarm the passengers nnd all tlie J nembers of th « °’’ cw who were-in the “'waul pait of the boat, lie ran ’'‘rough the passageways on the soy- era! decks, shouting to the passengers on tbe several decks, snouting to tue passengers and the sleeping crew. He remained amidships crying out warn- mgs until ho was forced by tho flames and stifling smoke to jump overboard. FATHER. AN1) SON ARRESTED On the Alleged Confession of a Negro liuv- eiar—Guilt is Denied, At Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, Vincent F. Pickert, son of A. F. Pickcrt, was arrested on a warrant charging . him with burglary. This was a sensational development of tho sensational arrest of A. F. Pickert, which occurred tbreo days before, and who was released uu- der it $2,000 bond. Immediately af- ter his arrest young Pickert was also released on a $2,000 bon'd. These two arrests of father and son, two men who have hitherto stood well in tho community, and who are well- to-do financially, is the result, the city detectives claim, of the discovery of one of the moat notorious and gigan¬ tic “fences” that has ever been known in Atlanta. The elder Pickert was a prominent jeweler in Atlanta for many years. His son is a lawyer by profession and a pawnbroker by trade. Upon the statement of a confessed Wil > Vtherulze co¬ " ne ‘ 1 m «‘o lower, hacked up by ovi- aence which the officers claim is strongly corroborative, it is expected to convict the two men, one of bur¬ glary and other of receiving stolen goods. The Pickerts deny their guilt. Their friends claim for them that the evi- f, *j‘sn , 6 " 00 a agamst lie made . . 1 kl,e up “ hv lH a nothing self-confessed . more thief and that there is absolutely notli- ln * to bfl0k lk and tbttt thore W,U never , b0 ‘ FRENCH MURDER BRITON. A Tr«frf*i1y In Vnrin May Cnu»t> Interna¬ tional Muddle. A dispatch to Tho New York Times from Paris says: “A great sensation has boon caused here by the murder of an Englishman named Derrick by French detectives at Dieppe. injured Derrick was so shocking¬ ly that nn unusual surgical operation had to be performed upon him, with the result that lie lied. “Tho British consul is attempting to bring the murderers of Derrick lo justice: English feeling is intensely excited about tho incident, which is likely to have important international consequences.” JONES IS ST. LOUIS. Chairman of National Democratic Com¬ mittee Take* Charge of AfTalrM. Chairman Jones, of the national Democratic committee, arrived in >Sf. Louis Sunday evening from New York and wont to the Planters’ hotel, where he will confer later with Vice Chairman Stone ajid other party leaders. Ho was met by Urey Woodson, member of the national committee from Kentucky, and the two spent some time bilking over the situitiou in the Blue Grass state, Robbers are foiled The y w eie Met By Volleys F rom Winchesters, TRAGEDY !N A TENNESSEE TOWN One Ilobber Killed; One Wounded and Captured, While a Third Deliber¬ ately Committed Suicide. A daring attempt was made Friday to Toh the Seviervillo bank, at Sevier- ville, Tenn. At noon the citizens of that mountain village, twenty-seven miles from Knoxville, were startled by the repeated crack of winchesters in the heart of the courthouse square. The masked men, armed with win- chest or s and braces of heavy Colts V'^oU, mor^ were as'’a'sijnj'tha^as firing into the open door came prise to the officers of the town, who had been previously war nod that an attempt would ho made to rob the VecortoX bnlldinVopporit. secreted them- ?'”*■ building, in a and the fire of the hold the bank Hit- laws was promptly answered by a fusi- lade from smoking Winchesters. 1 hurmcr, the lender of the robbers, 'bopped to the ground wounded to death. C'nl Derrick fell seriously wounded. The third man esoap: ? r ft anc ft . front of , fierce fire „ from , tho ran in pur- suing officers. He entered an open door of a l*arn, out of sheer despera- turn, and his place of refuge was quick- ly surrounded. Realizing that the odds were immensely against him, he stepped out in plain view of all, salutod tlie sheriff, arid crying “Good- by, boys,” placed his pistol to his head and blew out Ins brains. The officers could but admire the mountain desperado’s nerve, and cov¬ ering the bloody form w'ith grass and wheat sacks, until it could be ro¬ moved, they loft the place in silence. They were men of the mountains, fa- nious for the illicit diatilleria* tlie atrocious outrages of whitecapism, some were members of the whlteoap <,nier ’° r knkh,x u,a "’ nmi yet this ™ •»> »ncx U ccted finale to the trag- edy being enacted. They returned to the perturbed lit- tie village. Thurmer was in the agony of death throes. Oul Derrick was wounded twice in the right leg. Two of the three horses were dead in tho street. j The townspeople were wild with ex- citement, and there were threats of a lynching. fined. This fever was soon sub- Derrick was attended by a physician, who pronounced him not fatally injured. I or Thurmer there was never tho slightest hope. He was an ex-conviot whom Governor Bob Taylor had pa V doued. He was serving a life sen- to,ice for the murder of a Knoxville policeman. Gal Derrick was a des- perate mountain character, who had just returned from a carouse in tho west. Ile was married but was not living , , with .... his wife. William Derrick, the suicide, was thought to bo a respeeetable, peacable man. 1 Io was n Knoxville livery men llu< * driven married.^ to Seviervillo the desperadoes by were a man “attied Cruze, who is under arrest as nn accomplice. ARKANSAS TOWN BURNED. Fifty-Four ItusInesR Houses Ealil In Asliei I’.y Easing Flames. Do Qiioen, a flourishing town on tlie Pittsburg and Gulf railway, fifty mileu north of Texarkana, Ark., was wiped off the map by firo Sunday night. Fifty-four business houses, including banks and hotels, were con¬ sumed. Tho lire started in a small restaurant about 8 o’clock, and raged throughout tho entiro night. It burned everything in its path. Tho loss is estimated at between $350,000 to $100,000. The insurance will not ex¬ ceed $15,000. MACON WILL INVITE DEWEY. City Ib Anxious That the Admiral 1’ay Her n Visits The mayor and city council nnd all the commercial organizations of Ma- con, Ga., arc hard at work to got Ad- j mirul George Dewey to visit Macon when ho comes south. The city council took action Wed- I nesdny nnd a committee will he an- thorized to carry tho invitation to the admiral. Will Denounce England. A movement was started at Chicago Thursday by officers of the Holland Society to hold amass meeting in Cen- tral music hall to denounce the atti- j tudo of Great Britain in the impend- ing war against tho Boers. Charged With Treason. A London newspaper prints a rumor that tho government will prosecute certain Irish members of the house of commons on the charge of high trea¬ son in consequence of their pro Boer attitude. MISSOURI RANK HORDED. Illtfliwaympu Capture the Town Marshal Ah a Preliminary, A dispatch from Nevada, Mo., says burglars entered the Farmers' Bank at Schell City near there Thursday night, blew open tho safe and secured $3,000 in cash with which they escaped. Previous to the bank robbery tbo tow n watchman wus captured on the street by armed men and bound and gagged. The robbers left no clue. $1 PELT YEAR. BLUE AND GRAY GREET M’KINLEY Great Day of tlie Joint Rennioa at Evansville ind. THE CABINET MEMBERS SPEAL - p res i,j ent Commends Men of the North and South For Patriotism. Over a hundred thousand people , saw the ranks of the 'Veterans in gray niK ] the veterans in blue welcome p reBident McKinley and his cabinet to Evansville, Ind., Wednesday. A heavy rain was falling when the special train bearing the presidential party arrived, but despite this, civilians and heroes of the civil war were at the railroad station to tender the visitors a tremendous ovatioD. Tboy swarmed about the president and cabinet officers, cheering and extend¬ j n g their hands for a grasp of welcome, At tho same time a presidential salute 0 f twenty-one guns boomed from Camp Farragul, at the tri-state fair grounds. This was tho signal for whistles and bells throughout 8 the citv y toio in in Owing to the short stay of the pres- Meut, the party was at once escorted by | bo Cleveland Grays and reception comm ittee to the fair grounds, where President McKinley delivered an ad- ,j roRs . The line of march to tho fair grounds was through tho heart of tho city, and prom inent in the procession wore southern mon. The speaking at the fair grounds was heard by countless hundreds, and bp{ore tbe oratorB left the stand the K-.-1 , ,J,1nJiC11 the south’s loyally to tho union as strong as that oHlio president himself. p or Gcorein Colonel -noth Hemphill and were oom „ H mcn,ed on the stand by the president and cabinet members. Mayor W. M. Akin presided, ancl introduced 0. A. DeBrnUr, of Evans- ville, who welcomed the distinguished guests and veterans to tho city. Gov- enlor Mount followed with an address of welcome oil behalf of the state, and introduced President McKinley, who ( i e ]i vert »d a short speech. Tho presi- dent said* <<My fellow citizens: It gives me very great pleasure io participate with you mou of the mirth and men of the south in this glad reunion of hearts. Wo ar0 al ,. eu( j y unified. The peace wbicb Grant and Leo made at Appo- umttox haa 1)een kept not by law or restra int, but by love and fraternal r(lgar(b The union today rests not on forco wUich may fa ii_ but rests in the hearts of the people, a union that nev- er can bo geveredi “If I have been permitted in tho slightest degree to help in tho work of reconciliation and unification, I will esteem it the greatest honor of my life. When T made tlie call for troops to prosecute tho Spanish war, men from the north and south, without re¬ gard to political belief or religions creed, rallied to tlie standard of the union. The best men of the south came—the sons of old confederate soldiers. The best men of the north came—tho sons of old members of the Grand Army of the Republic. All came together in heart and hand to follow tho flag of their country wherever it might lead. Wo have been reconciled; more than reconciled, for our reconcil¬ iation has been baptized in the best blood of both sections of our beloved country. flag “If a northern soldier juit the up at Santiago, a southern soldier, the gallant Brumby, of Georgia, put it up over Manila, It rests with us to look to the future, putting the past behind us. And this government relies upon the patriotism of tho country, north and south, to stand by the purposes of tlie government nnd follow in the pathway of its destiny. “I am glad to meet and greet yon; we come together not as we came a third of a century ago, with arms in our hands, but with love for each other in our hearts.” At the conclusion of his speech, President McKinley announced that tho members of his cabinet wero pres- ent ami several would make short ad¬ dresses. Secretary of the Treasury Gage and Secretary of the Navy Long also spoke briefly. Tho presidential party was then es- corted back to tlio train, followed by a long line of veterans marching in army order, the blue and tho gray shoulder to shoulder. Just before President McKinley left Evansville he vas forced to comply with tho wishes of a large crowd of citizens gathered at the station nnd deliver a second address from the rear of the train. DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY. Tlie Georgia Division llolils Annual Con¬ vention at Athens. Tlie annual convention of the Geor¬ gia division of the Daughters of the Confederacy was called to order Wed¬ nesday morning in Scney-Stovall chapel, Athens, Ga., by tho president, Mrs. James A. Bounsavillc, of Rome. About sixty-five delegates were in attendance, and a great deal ot enthu¬ siasm prevailed.
