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Tho weather.

There vi q storm central yesterday over FLORIDA
showing considerable force and attended by high
winds and heavy rains, South OF Jacksonville the
wires were down. The storm will most likely move
10 the east northeast on account OF an area of high
pressure which covers the country from tho central
States to the middle Atlantic coast.
The temperature fell yesterday In all distriots in the
Atlantic and Gulf States. Frost was reported in ILL
nois. Iowa. Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio. the Dis
trict OF Columbia, and New York.
In this city the day was fair and cool; light frost
occurred in the morning, the earliest on record; low
eat ofhclal temperature 45s. the coIdest Sept. 81 since
1875. when IL was also 4be; on Sept 81, 1871, u
touched 4Oe; tho highest for the day was b9e; aver
age humidity 81 per cent; wind northwest. average
velocity 10 miles an hour; barometer. corrected to
read 20 sea level. at & A. NJ. 30.ly. 8 =. N. 80. go.
The thermometer AZ the United states Weather Blu
renn rrpinteredt the temperAiure Yesterday As follows:
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LIEUT.. HILL sTABs HIMSELF.
Bitten by . Rabid Dog. He becomes Morbid
Attempts Suicide on n Train.

WASHINGTON. Sept. o1.-First Lieut.. Roland
G.. Hin. Twentieth Infantry, United States Army.
attempted suicide at about 8 o'clock this morn
ing by S~tahbing himself or cutting his throat
and then leEpinR from n train between Williams
port and S%unbury, Pa. Lieut.. Hill was stationed
in Washington on duty relating to the military
Information division OF the War Department.
About two months ago he was bitten by a rabid
dog, and it is supposed that the fear OF hydro
phobia preyed on his mind and caused him to
attempt his life. Early last month he obtained
leave of absence. and WAS returning TO Wash.
ington from Buffalo when he made the attempt
on his life. This afternoon a telegram was re-
ceived at the War Department saying that
Lieut.. Hill. still alive, was in a hospital at VIII
Transport.
The first news OF the occurrence came to the
War Department to-day in q report from the
Pullman sleeping car officials here. According
to tho report Lieut.. Hill had acted suspiciously
on the train and the porter OF his car watched
him closely. AT about 3 O'Clock the porter went
TO the toilet room and found pool Of blood and
q knife on the floor. Lieut.. Hills berth was
empty. No report was made until after tho
train reached Washington. Adj Gen. Brock
Immediately sent Lieut.. Whitney to recover the
body. and he started for Har isburg on the first
train available.
Lieut.. Hill was appointed to the army from
Iowa His wife is in Columbus. o.
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M'KINL EY DIFF % "A HOLIDAY.
He started with His Party for North Adams
Last Night.

WARRINGTON. Sept. 2l.-President Mckinley
left Washington on the Pennsylvania Railroad
at 8 o'clock tonight for North Adams, Mass.
where he will be the guest for a week or ten
days of W. g.. Plunkett. He was accompanied
By Mrs. Mckinley. At~torney.Gcneral and Mrs.
McEenna, Miss Kenna, Secretary and Mrs. Al
ger, Miss Mabel Mckinley. his niece; George b.
Cortelyou, acting secretary TO the President,
and J. Walter Blandford. private secretary to
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. n: II. Kohlsaat Of Chi.
caRo. who dined at the White House tonight.
accompanied the President to the station. where
Secretary Wilson was also on hand to see the
Just as the train started the President came
to the broad rear platform OF the end car and
bowed right and left to the crowd inside and
outside OF the station railing. His appearance
was greeted with handclapping.
The train consisted OF four coaches. The prt-
yate car OF President Thomson Of the Pcnnsyl-
vanla road Was occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kinley. There will be no prolonged stop on tho
way, and the train Is scheduled o reach North
Adams at 0 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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UGH TERs DISSATISFIED
Ask for the Removal OF Trustees OF the Loco
motive Builders Estate.

= ~ INV W Us - A<Soo"
motive Builders Estate.
Mary J.. westerfeld and Flora z. Rogers,
daughters OF the late Jason Rogers. tho in
ventor. and organizer OF the Rogers Locomotive
and Machine Works OF Paterson, have brought
an action in the Supreme Court, in which they
charge two OF tho trustees OF their fathers
estate with misapplying S2l3.iSO Of the estate,
and ask that restitution be made and that tho
executors be removed and a receiver be ap-
POINTED.
Rogers. who lived In Morrisania. his place be-
ing called "Eltona.' died on Aug. 20. 1868. A
widow, Mary Ann Rogers; a son. Thomas Roy
ers. and the two daughters survived him. The
daughter. Mary. is the wife OF William Wester-
field. The will, which was executed on Nov. %.
1863, named the tostator's brothers. Jacob s.
Rogers, Columbus b. Rogers. and Thomas Rog-
ers. and his son. Thomas Rogers. as executors.
He gave his widow his household effects. tho
use OF his residence. and 81. 900 a year. Two
trusts were created for his daughters. and tho
rest OF his estate was left TO his three
children in equal shares. most OF 1t
also In trust, with remainder over to
their children. Tho brother. Columbus b.
Rogers. and tho son. Thomas Rogers. were the
only executors who qualified. They settled
their accounts as executors and were discharged
in 1873. but until 1886 they continued to act "a
trustees Of tho trust estates. Columbus b.
Rogers resigned IN $3.50 ma William Camldwell
was appointed IN his place. The son, Thomas
Rogers, and William Caldwell rendered an ac-
counting OF these trusts in 1898, showing that
they had on hand Sl29, 953 Of the trust fund OF
Mrs. Westcrieid and SLAB s36 Of the fund of
Flora +. Rogers.
The daughters say that tho trustees have not
had on hand all they claimed to have on the ac-
| couniings and that there IL n deficit Of S2l3.4sO
IN all the funds in their care. Aside from the
remaining funds in their possession. the
daughters say that the trustees have eleven
tracts ofland from 1884 to l36th streets. and also
land in other sections OF Morrisania. Under the
power given by the will. these trustees ~latterly
appointed William Shill ,ber. Jr.. q trustee, but
the daughters say that Mr.. Shillaber 10 power
expressed his Willingness TO resign.
They ask that Messrs. Cauldw we'll and Rogers
be removed and that Mr.. Shillaber be permitted
to resign. and that the estate be taken in charge
by the Court. They say that none of tho trustee,
10 under bond.
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AMERICAN FEDERATION BOYCOTT.
Il Reaches the Armours and the WorthinEteu
Pump Company.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2l.-The Executive Coun-
ell OF the American Federation OF Labor to-
night, upon tho application OF tho interested
unions of Kansas City, placed upon the I've
don't patronize :" list the Armour Packing Com
pany OF Kansas City. 1t was agreed also TO re-
gard the Armour Packing Company OF Chicago
In the same light as the Kansas City company.
and to use the influence of the Federation with
the international, national, State, central, and
local afiliated unions ito demonstrate to the
Armour people the adyisability OF recognizing
the union and their right 10 organize"
The Worthington Pump Company OF Brooklyn
and Elizabeth, whose casting dressers have been
on strike against a reduction Of wages. was also
placed on tn unfair list.
| Workers OF America is here endeayOring 10 ar
range with the Executive Council for the hold
ing OF a convention Of the miners OF West Ntr'
Rinia with the object Of settling the difficulties
In that State upon the basis adopted by the Co
lumbus convention.
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The OLD Names for Postal stations.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2l.--The Post Office De-
partment has decided to change the d~esigna-
lions of the stations OF the New York and
Brooklyn Post Offices. doing away with tho
present system Of lettering and restoring the
old names. Tho system of lettering has been
in vogue in all cities. but recently tho
department concluded 10 return to names. and
a few days ago an order was issued abOlishing
the lettered stations in Boston and restoring
Inc names OF Cambridge, Dorchester, and others.
An additional reason for making this change in
Greater New York IL found in the fact that
brooklyn has a large number OF lettered sta
tiona Is well a. New York.
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4. 7. =. ELEVATOR INQUEST.
DID tho Victims Disobey Orders In McddIfno
with the '.PawIed, Elevator
Broadway and 18th street.
Broadway and c nal Street.
Broadway, near Chambers Street.

with tho 'PawIed" Elevators
Coroner Hocber and a jury began an inquest
yesterday in tho case of Nicholas Nelson and
Isaac Bachrach, who were killed on Sept. 10 by
the falling Of one OF the passenger elevators in
the American Tract Society building, at Nassau
and Spruce streets.
The jury was composed Of electrical and build.
ing experts. A number OF witnesses were called,
who described in detail the circumstances Of tho
accident. Henry Landau, the janitor Of the
Tract Society building, said that elevator 8 got
''~pawlcd" on the night OF Sept. 10 and would
not move.
IL went into the main hall. he continued,
land found Nelson, the engineer, attempting
to make the car move. He told me he could not
do so, and l told him to go to the twenty-second
story and examine the governor. l then went
outside the building. and a moment later I
heard "A terrific crash. l ran back and found
that the elevator had crashed down into tho
bottom of the shaft from the nineteenth story.
and that the engineer and Bachrach, the eleva-
Frank Casey. the night Waterman O tho
building, said that he had advised Nelson not
to NEEDLE with the %..pawled" elevator. but
John II. Mclean. "A reporter, described how he
had been on the car about fifteen minutes Boz
fore the accident.
II went on the car" said Mr.. Mclean. "in-
tending to go to the tenth floor. We had not
gone twenty feet. however. before the elevator
came to a sudden standstill and almost threw
me on my knees. The car was pawlci and all
the efforts OF the elevator boy failed to move It."
Mr.. Mclean added that, after n delay Of If
teen minutes. he managed TO crawl into car 5,
which was run up alongside car q. and escape.
The next witness. Henry Sullivan. engineer
for the Crane Elevator Company, testified that
he supervised the work of putting in the eleva-
tors in the Tract building and was in charge Of
them yet.
u gave Nelson instructions" he continued.
never to touch the elevators. ! also told the
night Waterman that, whenever any OF the cars
was out OF order. he should run another in it0
place and not tamper with the machinery"
"Then, il Nelson had not acted contrary 70
your orders. no accident would have occurred I"
asked the Coroner.
IF Nelson had waited until the morning one
OF the men from the o is Company, which put
in the safety clutches. would have fixed the mat
ter all right" replied the witness.
Adam Schaller. n day elevator man In the
building. testified that when he turned over car
q to Isaac Bachrach on the night Of the accident
1t was II perfect order.
James Reynolds. chief engineer of the Crane
Company, said that he came on from Chicago to
superintend the putting in Of the machinery
and remained until the elevators began to carry
passengers. The witness said he had examined
the machinery IA few days before the accident
and had found everything satisfactory >.
An adjournment was taken until to-day -
| lO:3O o'clock.
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other Appointnents Announced from the
white House.

Other appointments Announced from the
white House.
WASHINGTON. Sept 2l.-The President to-day
made the f%ollowin appointments:
William X. Herzog OF Illinois. to DO Consul at
Zittau. Germany.
Francis H.. Wilson. TO be Postmaster OF Brook
lyn. y. Y.
mai revenue for the district OF Maryland.
Albert VI. Lee and Frederick w. Collins, TO be
Attorney and Marshal of tho United states for
the Southern district OF Mississippi. respect.
lively.
Francis Fl. Wilson was born In Oneida county,
and il in his ffty.ihird year. He " as graduated
from Yale College In 1867, and for the follow
ing four years WAS a school teacher in Roches.
ter. n. Y. lie came to New York In 1872, and
For some, time he was attached to the law
Office OF the Hon. Enoch l.. Fancher. In 1854
he moved TO Brooklyn AM became active in Re
publican politics. He Is serving his second
term in Congress as the representative OF the
Third district, one OF the banner Republican
his seat in Congress 10 accept the Postmaster
He was ono OF the founders of the Union
League Club and served as It's President for sew
eral years. Mr.. Wilson has all along been OPP
posed to the political tactics OF Jacob Worth
and Sheriff Battling and has sided with the
Woodruff Willis-Atterbury side in the present
fractional contest.
Mr.. Wilson owes his appointment largely to
Walter b. Atterbury, the Twenty-thirl ward
leader. Several months ago President MCkln-
ley offered Mr.. Atterbury the Postmastership
but he declined it and suggested the choice OF
Mr.. Wilson, who was entirely acceptable to
Senator Platt-
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OSCAR HAMMERSTEIS,S ARREST.
ArraiEned for selling Liquor In Olympia in
violation or tho Theatrical Law.


Oscar Hammerstein was not at all pcrturbed
when arrested yesterday for alleged violation Of
tho theatrical law in his Olympia Music Hall.
Police Inspector Brooks obtained the warrant
for his arrest from Magistrate Mott ir the York
Vile Court on testimony of Special Detectives
Douglass and Cohen OF his staff, who had taken
notes during the performance OF the Cat and
the Cherub" Mt the Olympia Monday night.
the alleged violation Of tho law which prohibits
the giving OF a dramntic performance under. a
music hall license. The other charge was for
selling liquor within II building where n dra-
matte performance was going on.
Mr.. Hammor-tcin accompanied the Inspector
House. lie said he had no fear Of the outcome
OF the case. and felt certain that no would not
be convicted on trial. He said there were others
in the city that were AS much guilty OF breaking
tho theatrical law as he WAS.
lawyer House asked the Magistrate to post
pone the examination until next Tuesday. The
Magistrate consented, and. when something was
said about bail, Magistrate Mott replied that
there was no necessity OF furnishing bail,
81 guess he will not run away, and II he
should / don't know but what II would DO a good
thing and save a lot of fuss" he added with .
smile. -.
Hanmerstein. on quitting court. said he would
continue giving the performance OF the "a
and the Chernbm a. the olympia ana would
Inspector Brooks said it was apparently a clear
violation OF the law that Mr.; Hammerstein
should produce in his music hall a performance
like the Cat and the Cherub," 1t Is clearly a
dramatic performance AZ contemplated by the
law, no said. and not such AS could be produced
under u license granted for a music hall. The
charge in reference to selling liquors is n part OF
the other charge. MT. Hammerstein has a
license TO sell in his music hall. but not to sell
during a dramatic performance.
A summons charging Weber & Fields with
the same offence was served on Manager seller
yesterday afternoon. 1t was obtained by Do
tective Welsh. one of Capt. .Shcehan's ward
men, at Jefferson Market Police Court. II IL
said that q similar summons Will be served on
Roster s. Balls manager to-day.
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ChlIdr.s KILLED by Falls rrou. Heights.

Samuel Horowitz, 8 years old. of 3O4 Cherry
street, fell from the fourth-story fire escape Of
his home. yesterday. and fractured his skull.
He was taken to Gouverneur Hospital. where he
died a short time after admission. His mother
was absent looking for work when the accident
took place.
Israel Ochs, the 2-year-old son Of BENJAMIN
Ochs. OF 232 Chrystie street. fell from a window
OF his home In the third story, yesterday, sus-
tanning n fractured skull. He was removed to
Bellevue Hospital, where he died.
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Army ORDERS.
Leaves or Abseacs and AssIEnnents or Omceru
to Regiments.

WASHINGTON. Sept. ~2l.-These army orders
have been issued:
Leave for one month 10 granted First Lieut.. Henry
@. Lyons. Twenty. fourth Infantry. Leave for fifteen
days is granted Second Lieut.. Thomas W. DArrah,
Ninth Infantry.
The following transfers are made in tho Sixth Cav.
airy: Capt. Henry ". Kendall, from Troop 4 to Troop
N: Capt Henry II. Kin Ssbury, from Troop NJ TO Troop A.
The following transfers are male In the Eighteenth
Infantry: Capt. Charles Mcclure. from Company II to
Company I; Capt. Charles L, Steele, from Company I
TO Company II Capt. Steele will proceed to Join Ills
company.
The followinR assignments of officers to regi-
ments are announced:
Capt. Charles 6. Morton. TO thr Sixth Infantry.
Company X: Capt. BoRardus Eldrdge. to the -Four,
teenth Infantry, Company H; First Lieut.. Jules O..
Ord. TO the Sixth Infantry. Company II; First Lieut.
Albert u. Nlskcrn, to the 81 cond Infantry. Company
=: First Lieut.. Truman o. Murphy. To ihs Tenth In.
fantry, Company T.; Additional Second Lieut.. Harold
d. Fiske. Fourteenth Infantry, to a vacancy OF Second
Lieutenant Eighteenth Infantry; Company q; ADD.
tiOnal second Lieut.. Arthur q. Con lin. Twenty nrst
Infantry. to a vacancy OF Second Lieutenant TWEEN.
tiath Infantry. Company X; Addition Il Second Lieut..
John II. Hughes, Seventeenth Infan' ry. to n VACANCY
OF second Lieutenant Fourth Infantry. Company n
Additional Second Lieut.. George W Helms. twenty.
second Infantry. to q vacancy of Second Lieutenant
Nineteenth Infantry, Company A. Lieuta. F.ke
Conklin. Hughes. and Helms will Join their companies
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WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR WEDNEsDAT.
For Nep England and eastern Nsv York. JdtrI
FARMER: southrestsrlv WtHdS.
For eastern Pennsylvania. generally fairi wArmsrl
variable winds, becoming southerly.
For New Jersey. fair, probably followed by showers
wednesday afternoon on the coast: warmer; variable
winds.
For Maryland and Delaware fair. except showers
on the coast; warmer; variable winds.
For the District of Columbia. threatening weather.
warmer, variable winds
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Accidental. KILLED by Co.

Mary Morrison, a colored servant In the ON
ploy of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Jacobson of $50 West
Fifty.fourth street, was found in her room UNI
conscious from gas asphyXiation yesterday
morning. The gas in a small stove WAS turned
on, The girl WAS removed 10 Roosevelt Hos
pitRl, where she died last night, Mrs. jacobson
accident. The girl had only recently come here
from Virginia and was not familiar with the
use OF gas.
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Commissions Hopper Died or H~yaroDhos,a.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.-Andrew Patton Hop
pee. a citizen OF the United States and Commits
sioner OF Customs at New Chwang. China, died
there on July 81 Of hydrophobia. caused by the
bite OF a dog on Dec. II last. In reporting his
death to the State Department, Vice.Consul
Bandinel says Mr.. Patton's last place of resi-
dence in the United States was Bellevue, ALE
gheny county, Pa.
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ENGLAND BUYING HORSES.

She Gets I.sOo In Argentina for Her African
Campaigning.
WARRINGTON, Sept 2l.-A report to the State
Department from the United States Minister at
Buenos Ayres says that agents OF the British
War Office have purchased 400 horses in Ar
Rentina for use by the British Army in Africa,
II Ia believed that these horses are better able
to stand the trying African climate than any
others.
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Two Killed In = Freight Wreck.

MCRAE, Ga. Sept. 2l.-Two freight trains on
the Georgia and Alabama Railroad cOllided
about half a mile from Helena early this morn
ing. An engineer and a fireman were killed.
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The GLOWING assignments of officers to regi
ments are announced:


WARRINGTON. Sept. 21.-The gunboat Will
mington was finally accepted from her builders
by the Navy Dcpartm mt to-day. The gunboat
Annapolis received her preliminary acceptance.
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had a vArlcooele Of eight years. standing. which gave
me much pain and discomfort. as well as destroying
my powers, and that he cured me without pain. cut.
ting. or a days confinement. I make this statement
for the good OF humanity. and In order that others
who have been qua"ked and humbugged may know
where a safe and certain cure is TO be found, and a.
but small expense.
(signedJ ROBERT w. REED.
InnN NNrnuAInuAnna IL
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made A MAN
OF ME-"
CHICAGO. Dec. Qa. 1898.

This is 10 certify land I mako
this statement voluntarily and
gladly that one year ago was
y physical and mental wreck,
and had lost all hope Of ever
getting cured. Hearing OF tho
celebrated specialist, DR.. II. II.
Kane. OF 1875 West saith ST.. New
York. l applied to him, and he
has perfectly cured me and
restored my power and man.
hood TO a perfect condition. /
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free. sealed and without MARKS.

DR.. II II. KAne's remarkable Clinical Lectures on the
Positive aud Lasting Cure Of vARICOCELE. sTRIC.
TURE, H~YDRoCELE, ISFLAMED BLADDER and EN-.
LARGED PROSTATE CLAM, ami LOST POWERS.
WITHOUT PAIN, CUTTING, OR CONFINEMENT.
Consultation free.
HOurs, lo'l2 A. NJ, % and rs 7. NJ. sunday. SO.
d.. II. u. KANE, 1875 West saith st.. Now Yosk o1.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-04-15

naA6S 3ne there, also, to work on the
same puilding. They will probably be-
gone until August.
DIS NAnEs EENDERsoN-hnd he IS the
only man IN town that sells Eli Skreens"
that viii ut any window or door. Apv
lady can put them up Give him call.
Ice CREAM Sherbet and Soda Water,
can be had at Mosher's candy and confec,
tionefy store. The ice cream pa,lor has
been nicely arranged aud can serve the
public pleasantly. All orders filled for
parties and entertainments promptly. Call
and see Mosher aud he will please and
courteously serve you.
fhe University Extension Centre will
meet on Friday Afternoon at three thirty
o'clock at Prof. Stewards home, on Ken
nesaw Avenue. Also on the following
FRIDAY evening at seven forty. five. The
lesson beeins book 2nd---The Greek PEI
riod-through lesson 7th-The Games.
= Who's HENDERSON HE is the only
Contractor and Builder and Lun Der dealer
IN the city oil Marietta that has a wife and
tve children to support from his business.
This amt no joke Let him have your
trade
Florence Bros. & Co, tell you in col,
umn advertisement on another page what
they can do tor you in supplying your
wants. Their stock is very large aud the
prices they are giving are astonishingly
low, You will miss bargains il you miss
reading their advertisement and calling on
them. They are a live. enterprising firm,
composed of active business young. men
that have bull. up fine business by pluck
aud energy. Call and see them.
HIS NAMES HENDERSON. He's an ad.
vertisement in this paper, read it and see
what he has to offer you
Atlanta prices on job printing, are our
prices. We don't want cert more thar
you can get printing at any first class
printing establishment "a Atlanta Re.
member this. please. and than il you carry
printing elsewhere, then you are more
anxious to sustain FOREIGN establishment
than you are home ones. We are here t.
build up the town and spend our none.
here. Atlanta and other towns spend Z,
money here, but Draw it away.
Ex-senator Dan Vorheess, o
Indiana, died last Saturday.
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A. S. Clay, Secretary, Ladies Memorial
Association, Marietta, Ga. Dear Madames:
Your happy and very highly appreciated
invitation of the 9th inst. received.
hasten TO reply. Humbly, though with a
heart full OF love for the old Lost Cause
and of pride fer your Association and
your holy undertaking, l gladly accept
and pledge you my best effort on that ac>
casion. Your humble servant
ED. w. Frey.