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“DUAL OFFICES.”
Two weeks ago we published in The
Georgia Record our own opinion
about the matter of holding two em
ployments at one time by County At
torney Rosser and County Physician
Bizzell. We expressed the opinion
that these positions were not county
offices, and the attorney physician
■ were not county officers. Os course
! our article in The Georgia Record
was read carefully by these gentlemen
and by the city attorney. They all read
I The Georgia Record. The city attor
ney had before that given his opinion
adversely to the holdings of the
lawyer and doctor who were at the
same time members of the city’s board
of education and board of health. The
opinion or decision of city attorney
seemed to have * deterrent effect on
the elect-county physician, and he
was about to cast away a good employ
ment of the county. On reading our
opinion in The Georgia Record, ! he
became reassured, and the city attor
ney became convinced of his own
error. On last Wednesday before the
county commissioners’ meeting Dr.
Bizzell was required to decide whether
he would hold his employment or give
it up at once. Consulting the city at
torney again he decided there was noth
ing in the way, so he informed the
commissioners he would hold on to a
good thing while he had it.
The Journal of Wednesday gave re-
port of the. master, in which a para
graph appears as follows:
“Dr. Bizzell was given an hour in
which to confer with the city attorney
and report to the board at the expira
tion of that time. Dr. Bizzell returned
later and announced to the beard that
he would accept the office of county
physician, and the vexatious question
was thus settled and Dr. Bizzell
will serve as county physician for the
year 1900.” Os course he will, and
why should he not? Why did they
not just say that they had observed
and adopted the opinion published in
The Georgia Record, and the city at
torney had reversed his previous hasty
expression of opinion, and the county
physician was willing to hold on to
his employment, not office, and all is
happy and serene?
STAFF OFFICERS.
Official orders have been issued by
Brigadier General A. J. West of North
Georgia Brigade of the United Con
federate Veterans, through Adjutant
General Frank T. Ryan, making ap
pointments of Major F. Lee Hudgins
and Captain O. P. LeVert as staff offi
cers. Majer Hudgins is to have rank
as major and assistant adjutant gen
eral in DeKalb county. Captain Le-
Vert is to have rank as captain and
aide-de-camp in Fulton county. We
think these appointments are appro
priate, and we congratulate and salute
Major Hudgins and Captain LeVert as
staff officers. Their appointments
were made on Jan. 10th, and com
missionswill be issued accordingly by
Major General Moorman, the Adju
tant General and Chief of Staff, at
New Orleans,of the United Confeder
ate Veterans.
A TEST IN SPELLING.
We present the following collection
of words as samples fora spelling con
test, How many persons, who may
read them here, can orally spell all the
words, on having them “given out” by
some one as usual in a “spelling bee?”
Owing to the peculiar concatenation
of circumstances related, there seems
to have been an extraordinary con
glomeration of coincidences:
“It is an agreeable business to be-
hold the unparalleled embarrassment
of an harassed peddler ganging the
symmetry of a peeled pear, which a
sybil had stabbed with a poniard, un
heeding the innuendoes of the lilies
of a carnelian hue.”
COUNTY POLICE.
The county commissioners pro
ceeded on last Wednesday to appoint
their squad of “Inspectors of Roads
and Bridges,” otherwise to be called
“County Police.” They have been
fully warned as to the illegality of
this matter, and it should not be a
surprise to them if the people take it
up, and as soon as possible reverse
their proceedings. We have given
out the full exposition of the errors
and illegality of such action, and we
cannot do mora now. The day of
reckoning will come, and final judg
ment will be rendered. We shall then
see what we shall see. Keep it in
your memory.
A GEORGIA MAJOR.
A few days ago a letter came to our
office, in which was a notice that we
had been appointed as a staff officer,
on the staff of Brigadier General A. J,
West. We take this appointment as a
special compliment, coming to us as it
has without solicitation and no inti
mation of it before the appointment
was made. This, indeed, is a position
which we are'proud of,as a major in the
grand organization of United Confed
erate Veterans.
We feel that to have been a young
soldier in the army of the Confederate
States was one of the highest privileges
and honors of life. We are glad that
we were in the army of patriotic sol
diers who served under General J. E.
Johnston and J. B. Hood, and we
shall never cease to have reverence for
the sentiment of our Confederate
cause, and love for the dear old sol
diers and comrades with whom we
served.
The following is the notice of our
appointment:
Headquarters, j
North Georgia Brigade, U.C.V. >
Atlanta, Jan. 29th, 1900. 1
Judge Robert L. Rodgers, City:
Sir—l am instructed to inform you
that General A. J. West, commanding
this brigade, has appointed you a mem
ber of his staff, with th<j rank of major
and assistant adjutant general, and
asks that you notify him whether you
accept or not. If you do accept, please
, apply to Major George Moorman, ad
jutant general and chief of staff, at
New Orleans, for your commission, as
I have notified him of your appoint
ment. In order to procure such it
will be necessary for you to furnish
your name, rank, and date of appoint
ment. January 10th, 1900.
Yours, &c., Frank T. Ryan,
By order Adjutant General.
A. J. West,
Gen’l Commanding.
Hog Killing Time in Georgia.
The following impressive and season
able poem was furnishbd to The Geor
gia Record by “Private” Joe Cobb,
of Wheeler’s Cavalry, Camp A., who
is a dear lover of hog and hominy.
Our brother Cobb is a good lawyer,
but he says he will never “go back
on” his raising on Georgia pig and
corn muffins:
Oh! how it makes a fellow feel,
To hear a hog in winter squeal;
And Oh! What splendid visions rise,
Os smoking stews and backbone pies.
When o’er the heart this music steals.
It every heart-ache quickly heals,
And Fancy claps her joyous wings,
And sweetly sings of chitterlings.
Or if she wish a softer lay,
She hovers in the sausage tray,
And poureth forth her wondrous song,
Os linked up sweet-meats, soft and long.
If worried with a guttural tone,
She lights upon a spinal bone
And soothes her empty spirit’s pains,
With soft and sweet back-biting strains.
Where e'er she takes her rapid flight,
What glowing visions of delight,
And Oh! whnt splendid visions shine,
While fancy warbles “tender-line.”
Let others praise, when heard afar,
The dulcet flute, the soft guitar,
But give to me, in woe or weal,
The dying hog’s poetic squeal.
LAWTON’S BODY ARRIVES.
Funeral Train Bearing Remains of Dead
General Reaches Washington.
The train bearing the remains of
General Henry W. Lawton completed
its trip across the continent at 9:30
Thursday morning, when it rolled
through banks of mist into the Penn
sylvania railroad station at Washing
ton. Adjutant General Corbin met the
party at the depot, and troop H,Third
cavalry, from Fort Meyer, acted as es
cort to the Church of the Covenant,
where General Lawton’s remains were
to rest until the funeral at Arlington
cemetery Friday.
CAN BUILD;
NO CONTROL
Under New Canal Treaty America
Cannot Fortify the Channel.
MUST ALWAYS REMAIN NEUTRAL
i
Text of the Agreement Between
Secretary Hay and British Am
bassador, Lord Pauncefote.
The following is the most important
provisions of the new treaty negoti
ated in relation to the construction of
the Nicaraguan canaf:
“The United States of America and
her majesty, the queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
empress of India, being desirous of
facilitating the construction of a ship
canal to connect the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans, and to that end remove
any objection which may arise out of
the convention of April 19, 1850, com
monly called the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, to the construction of such ca
nal under the auspices of the United
States, without impairing the ‘general
principle’ of neutralization establish
ed in article VIII of that convention,
have for that purpose appointed as
their plenipotentiaries:
“The president of the United States
John Hay, secretary of state of the
United States; her majesty, the queen
of Great Britian and Ireland,empress of
India; the Rt. Hon. Lord Pauncefote,
G. O. 8., G. C. M. G., her majesty’s
ambassador extraordinary and plenipo
tentiary to the United States.
“Who having communicated to each
other their full views, which were
found to be in due and proper form,
have agreed upon the following ar
ticles:
Article 1. It is agreed that the canal
may be constructed under the auspices
of the government of the United
States, either directly at its own cost
or by gift or loan of money to indivi
duals or corporations, or through sub
scription to or purchases of stocks, or
shades, and that subject to the provis
ions of the present convention, the
said government shall have and enjoy
all the rights incident to snch con
struction, as well as the exclusive
right of providing for the regulation
and management of (the canal.
Article 2. The (high contracting
parties, desiring to preserve and
maintain the “gendral principle” of
neutralization established in article 4
of the Clayton-Bulwer convention,
adopted as the basis’of such neutrali
zation, the following rules, substan
tially as embodied in the convention
between Great Britain and certain
colonial and certain and other powers
signed at Constantinople, October 29,
1888, for the free navigation of the
Suez maritime canal, that is to say:
1. The canal shall be free and open
in time of war as well as in time of
peace to the vessels of commerce, and
of war of all nations on terms of equity
so that there shall be no discrimina
tion against any nation or its citizens
or subjects in respect of the condi
tions or charges of traffic or other
wise.
2. The canal shall never be block
aded, nor shall any right of war be ex
ercised, nor any act of hostility be
committed within it.
7. No fortifications shall be erected
commanding the canal or waters adja
cent, the United States, however,
shall be at to maintain such
military police along the canal as may
be necessary to protect it against law
lessness and disorders.
Article 4. The present conventihn
shall be ratified by the president of
the United States by and with the ad
vice and consent of the senate thereof,
and by her Britannic majesty; and the
ratification shall be exchanged at Wash
ington or at London within six months
from the date thereof, or earlier if
possible.
In faith whereof the respective plen
ipotentiaries have signed this conven
tion and thereunto affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington, A.
D., February 5, 1900.
John Hay,
Paunoefotb.
The president’s letter of transmittal
to the senate was as follows:
“To the Senate: I transmit herewith
with a view to receiving advice and
consent of the senate to its ratifica
tion, a convention this day signed by
the respective plenipotentiaries of the
United States and Great Britain to
facilitate the construction of a ship
canal to connect the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans, and to remove any objec
tion which might arise out of the con
vention of April 9, 1850, commonly
called the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, to
the construction of such canal under
the auspices of the government of the
United States.
“William McKinley.
“Executive Mansion, Washington, D.
C., February 5, 1900.
IGNORED WHEELER.
That Is Why Little General Is
Coming Back,
THE TRUTH IS AT LAST LEAKING OUT.
Was in Moat of the Battles and Took Con
spicuous Part, But Otis Never
Mentioned His Name,
A letter received, at Washington
from a prominent officer who served
under General Wheeler in the Philip
pines throws some light on “Fighting
Joe’s” sudden decision to return home
and sever his connection with the
military branch of the government.
The writer, who is thoroughly re
liable, confirms the reports received
in Washington and the opinion so
frequently expressed that Genera) Otis
has been successful in his efforts in
depriving General Wheeler of any
glory whatever in the military opera
tions in the Philippines.
The officer in question not only
charges that General Otis systemati
cally endeavored to keep General
Wheeler in the background, but
through the red robin scheme pre
vented any reports of the operations
of General Wheeler’s command from
entering the states. The letter of the
officer in part is as follows, his name
being withheld for prudential rea
sons:
Letters are being received from the
United States asking why General
Otis has never mentioned General
Wheeler in his reports.
A letter from San Francisco address
ed to an officer here in the Philip
pines says:
“I have watched the reports from
Manila, as I thought such a fine officer
as General Wheeler would be in the
thick of the fight but for some unac
countable reason his name is not men
tioned. lam very much interested in
him, as I read of him in Cuba in the
magazines.”
Other letters of the same tenor have
been received. One letter says:
“A statement has been made that
‘No matter what General Wheeler did
in the Philippines his name would nev
er be mentioned.’ ”
We believe this has been proven to
be literally true.
It is known that General Wheeler
has constantly studied the location of
the enemy’s troops and has repeatedly
solicited authority to attack them, but
every such application has been re
fused. Notwithstanding this, Gener
al Wheeler has been in a number of
engagements, but his service has been
entirely ignored or the credit given to
others.
On September 9th
had a fight with a force of insurgents,
infantry and artillery, commanded by
the Filipido general, Tomas Mascardo.
This fight was at Santa Rita.
General Otis cabled an account of
the fight to Washington, but the pub
lished report does not mention Gen.
Wheeler, but does mention other offi
cers who were not in the fight in such
away as to convey the impression that
the credit was due to them.
On September 16th General Wheeler
had another fight at Santa Rita, but
no mention whatever was made of it.
On September 28th he commanded
the troops which charged over the
enemy’s breastworks at Porac and
pushed through and beyond the town
before any other troops were in the
town, killing and capturing insur
gents, together with guns and other
property.' This fight was reported to
Washington, but General Wheeler’s
name was not mentioned, and here
again officers who were not in the
fight and who at the time were miles
away from it are mentioned.
On October 14th General Wheeler’s
troops had quite a warm fight at An
geles with the insurgent brigades of
General Hizon and Colonel Queri, un
der General Conception, and portions
of brigades under General Mascardo
and General Akino. The insurgent
force was about 3,500 strong. The
fight lasted for three hours with a
free use of artillery and small arms on
both sides. We lost six wounded.
General Wheeler rode his horse along
the firing line during the action, go
ing from post to post re-enforcing the
points where the enemy appeared to
be strongest, but General Otis’ dis
patch does not mention his name.
On October 16th, General "Wheeler
was in another fight with a still strong
er force of insurgents under the same
insurgent commanders. General
Wheeler again rode the firing line
during all the action. Our loss was
one killed and nine wounded. Here
again no mention was made of General
Wheeler, and yet the insurgent force
engaged in these two fights was far
greater than in most of the fights in
the Philippines.
General Wheeler also engaged in
nine other fights or skirmishes at An
geles as well as many others later on,
and in no instance was his name ever
mentioned in connection therewith.
AGREEMENT
DRAWN UP
Looking to a Settlement of the
Troubles In Kentucky.
A CONFERENCE AT LOUISVILLE
Republicans and Democrats Get
Together and Work For
Peace and Harmony.
A special from Louisville says:
Shortly after midnight Monday night,
the Republican and Democratic con
ferees, in session at the Galt house,
came to an agreement. A itenographer
was summoned and a document was
drawn up for the signatures of the
participants in the conference.
If the agreement drawn up at the
conference is accepted and carried out,
the strife which has rent Kentucky
from end to end for the past few weeks
will be ended.
Drawing up and signing the agree
ment was slow work, and it was after
2 o’clock Tuesday morning when the
conferees separated.
The Democrats gained nearly every
point they contended for, and the
Republican representatives, Lieuten
ant Governor John Marshall, General
Dan Lindsey and Attorney David
Farligh. gave assurances that the
agreement would be accepted by Gov
ernor Taylor.
'lhe argument provided that in or
der to leave no question as to the title
of 'William Goebel and J. C. W. Beck
ham to the offices of governor and
lieutenant governor, respectively, the
general assembly shall pass a resolu
tion in joint assembly validating the
acts on that subject since the legisla
ture has been prevented by troops
from holding its regular session at
Frankfort.
As soon as the legislature should do
this Beckham’s title to the office of
governor was not to be questioned.
The Democrats grant immunity to
Governor Taylor and his associates
from prosecution for treason, usurpa
tion of office, or contempt of court for
what has been done since the shooting
of Goebel. These matters are to be
held in abeyance for a week.
According to the terms of the agree
ment the Republican legislature was
to be withdrawn from London imme
diately, and no filibustering or other
attempts of this character were to be
resorted to by the Republicans to ob
struct the carrying of this agreement
in the legislature.
The Democrats suggested that in
view of the great crowds expected in
Fi ankfort during the Goebel funeral
ceremonies the soldiers should be
withdrawn. The Republicans asked
that an adequate guard be left to pro
tect Governor Taylor and his associ
ates.
It was finally agreed to leave to
General Dan Lindsey, one of the Re
publican conferees, the deeftion as to
how many troops should be left to
prevent a clash as a result of the Goe
bel funeral, other troops to be with
drawn at once from Frankfort.
It was agreed that the board of
election commissioners sitting as a
contest board should be allowed to
meet at Frankfort without molesta
tion, the Democrats agreeing that no
summary action be taken on these
contests and that nothing be done
without due hearing of evidence and
argument.
TO CHANGE GOEBEL LAW.
The Republicans asked that some
provision for a repeal or modification
of the Goebel election law be included
in the agreement. The Democrats,
agreed that to two leading Republi
cans and two lead ng Democrats
should be left the matter of suggesting
changes in the Goebel law believed to
be wise.
The acceptance of the agreement by
the principals was the only element of
uncertainty remaining in the situation
when the conference ended.
It is probable that the Republican
policy was materially influenced by
the following telegram:
“Washington, D. C., Feb. 4.
Hon. W. 8. Taylor: The unani
mous sentiment here is that you
are wrong in preventing the legis
lature from meeting, and that you
should submit the disputed ques
tion to the civil courts. Federal
assistance cannot be given you on
your requisition so long as the
legislature is in session or can be
convened. There is no doubt but
it can be convened if you will
permit. The Democrats intend
that if any violence occurs, you
shall be the aggressor. You will
by forcible resistance alienate all
who formerly sympathized with
your case. No assistance. An
swer. W. J. Deßoe.”