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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
VETERANS TO COME TO ATLANTA
Eighth Reunion of Confederate Soldiers
To BE in the Gate CITY.

Nashville Tenn, June 23.-(Special)-The
eighth reunion of confederate veterans VIII
be held in Atlanta.
BY vote which caused the stone walls
of the immense auditorium TO re-echo. the
association of United Confederate Veterans
decided late this afternoon to give to Geor-
gia the next reunion. and the victory was
won after "A battle in the trenches with the
forces of Louisville and the allied powers
of Maryland. North Carolina and Tennes-
see
When the forces of the enemy capitulated
there came a scene seldom witnessed in
any assembly hall. With shout of victory
at the announce ment the old soldiers of
Georgia who were seated upon the platform
Jumped To the floor formed in line under
hale dozen bullet-pierced flags and
marched up the aisles to the fife tune of
Dixie and the rattle Of the Augusta
drum corps. General Clement \. Evans
stood over the speakers desk waving both
arms and emitting a series of rebel Sells
which sounded above the duh roar below.
The delegations from Florida and South
Carolina had surrounded COMMANDMENTS
thicf Gordon and were wringing his hands
in consratulation of the decision in favor
of Georgia and his own decision not 10
give up the leadership OF the association.
DIR. j. B. Hawthorne, who had joined
the Georgia ranks. Colonel \. J. West
Thomas r. II. Cobb, Colonel l.. =. Thomas
and other enthusiastic Georglans made up
"hothef chorus which continued to cheer
until the session adjourned.
The enthusiasm of the whole gathering
was spontaneous because the victory for
Atlanta was unexpected
folowing was the fun vote:
fur Atianta-Georgia. lGf; Alabama. 106
MISSISSIPPI. l2S; Louisiana. iiS: Florida
80; Virginia, 10; South Carolina 167: West
Virginia. ~ Texas 124; Arkansas. los Cal
Hernia 8 Total LOIS.
For Louisviile-Alabama. ); Tennessee.
lSf; Louisiana, L.: Florida 3: Virginia, So:
Kentucky, 10, Missouri. 125. Arkansas. Ii.
Indian Territory. q. Total 5A
For Baltimoro-Alabama. y; Virginia. &C.;
Maryland, j.; North Carolina &c; West
Virginia. lG, Illinois. .; District of Column
bia, IL, Arkansas. H. Total 176
The announcement of the result shook the
stone pillars of the hall and tonight the
Georgia delegation marched the streets TO
the music of a brass band playing Dixie"
IL has been night of rejoicing with the
Georgia men.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28

Stored away in an old iron box fun OF
interesting things once the property of the
late Dr. Richard Arnold. but now in pos
session of Hiss Margaret Cosens. of this
city. is a faded. yellow old letter bearing
the signature of Daniel Webster. in which
the distinguished statesman of Massaclsu-
setis expresses himself in no doubtful way
as believing that the question Of slavery
was not for congress to settle but for the
legislatures of the slave states. says The
Savannah News.
The letter WAS written to the late John
Bolton. "a prominent citizen of Savannah,
in the early years of the present century.
and was in reply TO q letter TO Mr.. Web
ster asking for an expression Of opinion
ON this question. So interes ting IS the let
ter in various senses. and particularly be-
cause Of it being SO clearly candid state
ment from Mr.. Webster long before the
excitement of civil strife had begun TO fire
the minds of citizens north and south the
text Of the letter is given in fun below. 1t
bears the date of Nay L. lS23, and writing
from New York. Mr.. Webster says:
My Dear Sir have received your let
ter of iast evening. requesting me 10 state
my opinion of the powers of congress on
the subject of slaves and slavery. and of the
existence of any wish or design Or the
part of northern men Ia interfere with the
security or regulation of that species Of
property
My sentiments on this subject my dear
sir. have been often publicly expressed but
] cam have no objection 10 repeat the ,iecla-
ration of them. il il be thought by YOU
that such declaration might. i'm tine small
est degree. aid the friend of union and the
constitution i'm the south in dispeiiins preju-
does which are So induStriously fostered
and IN quietlug aSltatious So unnecessarily
kept alive
Elm my opinion. the domestic slavery OF
the southern states is 4 subject within the
exclusive control Of the states themselves.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
Cuba Libre.

The following poem is from the pen of
George Parsons Lathrop. and WIS read
at a recent dinner in New York city:
The moon a mystery-hower of heaven
Bloomed large against the clouds
That wierdly DER the sky We're driven
Like phantoms wrapped in shrouds-
Wlile through the smothering forest crept
A pale brown bclteG line
OF living forms that onward swept.
Led by a thought divine
For these were Cuban war-men. stirred
BY no mad thirst for strife
But throbbng with the holy word
OF freedom, that gives life
With machete and with gun they swung
Death-still along the route;
Then on the Spanish cHmp they sprung
With wild. triumphant shout.
All through the balmy air flew death.
And death was on the ground.
For every heros farewell breath
Screamed a bullets wailing sound.
With more than human strength they
Till they won the long. fierce fight:
For the weapon strong whcrewiJh they
Was the strongest-inborn right
In the sea-green depth of the powered
The Spaniar,is sink away:
But alas for the patriot lives that fade
Ere the dawn of the full-orbed day.
ON the field of blood fun many a face
Lies mute upturned and white.
The swarthy hue Suffused with grace
Not born of the moonbeam's light.
For indeed from the brOws of the fallen
brave
\ light streams up TO the sky:
And earth salutes with its rays from the
grave
That splendor of night on high.
So the MOON "A mystery-hower serene.
Mid the of the universe
Drinks up strange dew and light from the
scene
of the SCATTERING battles curse.
But the day will rise when heaven and
earth
Shall glow from cloud to sea
With blended joy for a lands new BIRTH
And Cuba shall be frcei
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DHANIS'S PARTY ARE
REPORTED KILLED
Comes from Good Source That the
Entire Expedition Was kaSSaCred.
DHAHIS WAS A FAMOUS OFFICER
He Had a Brilliant Career and Made
Many Notable Achievements
in Africa.

BRUSSELS. June 2i.-The Reform says 1t
learns from a good source that the entire
Dhanis expedition to the headwaters of the
Nile including Baron Dhanis himself, have
been massacred.
Baron Dhanis last year enlisted COCO men
in the Congo Free State To take part In a
secret expedition. The British government
allowed "A number of its hussar troops to
join the expedition. but it officially denied
that an AnelO-B Belgian movement had been
concerted against the mahdists. The gen
cral impression, however. was that TINS
force was intended to act in conjunction
with the Anglo Egyptian expedition up the
Nile and take the mahdists between two
fires and eventually complete the recon
quest of the Soudan.
In August last Baron Dhanis was report
ed 10 have arrived at L.adO. north of the
territory of the Congo Free state. on the
White Nile and some 325 miles north of the
Victoria Nyanza. 1t was then understood
that the Dhanis expedition was pushing
on toward khartoum.
Early in December last it was reported
that the expedition had met with disaster
and that Baron Dhanis had been killed.
Later it was authoritatively stated that
there was no ground for the report and
that when last heard from the baron was
i'm Stanley Falls. COO miles from the nearest
dervish forces.
Baron Dhans was born in London in
March 1862. of a Belgian father and moth
or OF English extraction. lie was educated
in Scotland and Belgium and entered the
military schools At Brussels In 1851 In 1881
he became "a lieutenant in an infantry reg
imcnt ana later was entrusted with a mis-
sion to Zanzibar icy the International Afri-
can Association. He soon displayed Consid-
cradle ability ana was appointed by the
Belgian government to the command OF the
expedition 10 katanga. lie then defeated
Gcngouettc. one of the most aggressive Of
the slaVe-tradins Arabs defeated Sefu. the
son of Tippoo Tib. and Muuic Moharre
and captured Nyangwe and kassopgo
Oh mis- also inflicted "A crushing defeat up
IN Rumali2a with the result of completely
overthrow nc the Arab rule in the flanagan
Nika district
made "A baron by King Leopold. His APP
pointment to the command of the Anglo
Belgian secret expedition against the NAH
dists was the next chapter in the career
OF ,his officer.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
WILLIAMSON HANGED TWICE
Texas Murderer Gets Two Drops for
One Crime.

Houston Tex. June 25.-Jim williamson
a young man, was hanged today at Nhar-
ton for his completely in the murder 81
the Crocker family last May.
Williamsons nerve failed him at the
last and il was necessary 20 inject strych-
nine into him to enabl. him t. mount the
scaffold. He declared his father. also IN
dictcd for the crime. was innocent
Williamson was pronounced dead by the
attending physicians three minutes after
the drop fen but on being cur down was
found to be alive. He was hauled up and
again sent through the drOp and was al
lowed 10 hang twenty-five minutes.
The first drop was very hurried as the
condemned man nearly tainted when the
moose was adjusted.
The massacre OF CrOcker. his wife and
thirteen-ycar-old son grew out Of a fgud
over land. Mrs. CrDcker had previously
been indicted for killing a member of the
Williamson faction. but had not been tried.
on the eve Of the murder Crocler and his
family were surrounded by six men i'm a
ncghb0rinS house. Seeing escape for him
self WAS hopeless he sent his wife out on
tho prairie and put his boy between mat
trcSSeS. The murlercrs finally shot him
many times. found the boy and killed him
as he lay. then pursued the woman. a
winchester was placed 10 her head ana her
brains blown out
Another member % the gang is serving a
life term.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
Furonean Exnositinns

There were six great eNpositons in Eu-
rope last year, and according TO official
statistics. the number OF visitors attending
each exposition was as follows
Berlin exposition. 6.759o00: Budapest mil
lenium exposition. 3.5t0.0oo. Geneva. p %. e04:
Nuremberg, 2.W0.Ho. Dresden. a little over
Leroe".and Stuttgart slightly less than half
a million. II is a very curious fact saws
The Philadelphia Record. that the financial
results We're in inverse ratio to the num-
Ter of visitors. Stuttgart had the greatest
financial success. since the exposition there
showed net profit Of 10000 marks $50 00D;
in Dresden profit was also realized al
though somewhat smaller. All the other
eNpositions resulted in a deficit which at
Nuremberg amounted to 10 per cent and
in Berlin TO 45sper cent of the guarantee
fund In Geneva the entire go 600 francs
subscribed by the city and private indivId-
uals to cover a possible deficit was lost
while the total deficit foots Up 100000
francs Budapest also has a deficit. the
exact amount Of which is not known, how
ever.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
NEGRO LYNcHED IN MISSISSIPPI
Assassin Moses Swung Up by a hob
at Crystal Springs.

~
'fNSlai springs, Miss. June 25.-Iohn VI
M"s"s. a negro. who murdered old man
Strong near this place few days ago and
Who has been confined in me local ian
with strong guard since yesterday. tes;i-
hel 20 the killing this morning
Shortly afterwards the guard was over
powered 10y mob Of eoo or $50 men. mostly
farmers.
Moses was taken from the JAN and with
"a rope around bis neck. was dragged
through the streets TO "a tree near the rail-
road and hanged. lie was dead. or nearly
50. WHOM they reached the place of hang
Ing.
Two requests for troops to protect the
prisoner had been wired 10 jackson. Lut
owing 10 the absence of both The governor
AID lieutenant governor from the city.
the militia could not be moved until This
morning. when IL was too late.
After hanging Moses to "a tree. some Of
the mob made move 30 shoot him. The
leader declared il should not IL done, as
Justice had triumphcd ana that was All
they wanted
The mob then started on a search for
the negro preacher who had sworn that
the murderer had spent the day on which
MIR. Strong had been killed NJ his house
and that ne knew Moses was not TIE guilty
person. lie swore 10 a deliberate lie. and
the mob caught him and gave BIN san un-
merciful whipping Tor false swearing.
New York. June Ex-Governor Mclaurin
of Mississippi was interviewed today Just
as he was boarding the train at Jersey
city for his home The governor said he
did not bear of the lynchug at Crystal
Springs. Iie said that ne left the state in
charge of Lieutenant Governor Jones. and
although he might not be at the capital,
the lieutenant governor was certainly with
in the limits OF the state lie could not
understand the statement that the troops
were unable to be moved on account of the
absence of an executive head. and said
that as far as he was concerned he had no
N ma Ike
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28

of political equality with those who were
once our enemies.
I'm this great centennial exposition OF
Tennessee we have before us a magnificent
exhibition of the results of southern enter
prise and prosperity to gladden. the hearts
of our people and to crafty the pride Oh
the people of this great state. And today
the people of the south are as earnest IN
their attachment to our common govern
ment as those of any other part of the
union and would make as great sacri-
fees il need be, in defense of our govern
ment as could be made by any other part
of the American people Enjoying peace
and liberty today we can refer with pride
to the courage and heroism of our soldiers
I'm the late war, and to the gallantry and
skill of our officers. And when impartial
history comes to be written. we do not
doubt that ii will be seen that they were
never excellcd in the qualities of patient
endurance and manly courage by any 9th
err people"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
COURT DECIDES AGAINST WINTER
Case Involved the Judgeship of the
City Court of Montgomery.

Montgomery. Ala. June 4-(Spccial)-
The supreme court this morning affirmed
the decision of the lower cOart in the case
of Winter vs.. Sayre. involving the title
to the office of judge of the city court OF
M"ntgcn cry.
The Constitution provides that vacarcies
in the office of any of the Judges Of this
state shall be filled by the governor and
such appointee shall mold office FOR the
une Xpired term.
The contention Of Mr.. Winter was that
he was one of the Judges of this state
mentioned in the clause of the constitution,
and having been appointed To ill the I'M
oArhed term of Judge Arlington. he would
hold the Office until an election by the
ECl cral assembly which is 10 meet in Nc
Neub@r, 1895; that. being appointed % MI
this ureXpred term. the legislative act
Which operated fer the appointment or
election of Sayre by the last general as
scnbly. was unconstitutional
His second contention was that the title
that the legislative act providing for the
election of Sayre was too narrow 10 III
clude the election OF the act providing for
the filling of vacancies.
The court this morning held that neither
of these contentious was well founded;
that judges of the city court in this state
were not the judges referred L. in the
constitution ana their tenure If office IS
subject to and controlled by the Will al
the general assembly.
In short. the court holds that the city
courts are inferior courts of legislative orr
gin and while recognized by the constitu-
ton they may he DESTROYED or established
at the will of the general assembly.
The court disposes of the second con-
tcntion by saying that the section of the
act providing for the filling of vacancies
Is germane and subsidiary To the general
subject expressed in the title. and therefore
not subject to the objection Jhat the title
of the act is not broad enough 10 cover its
auxiliary.
Justices Head and Coleman disscnted from
tho oninipn
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28

When Is a man aged? The time-honored
limit fixed in many states by the limita-
ton of service on the bench or in other
p spOnsible positions. Is the age Of seventy.
BLt the traditional limit of three-score
years and ten has been judicially shorten
ed four years by the supreme court of
Georgia. In the language of the court.
while the term aged as applied to hui
man beings, is not for all purposes suscep-
tible of precise definition. and while it is
not practicable to fix arbitrarily period
of life at which the condition of being
aged may be said 10 have certainly begun,
IL is safe 20 hold that a man sixty-six
years old is entitled To exemption of his
property from levy and sale under that
clause of the constitution allowing this
right to every aged or infirm person.
This is true although the applicant may
be "a hale and hearty man. '-Ex.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
A SIMPLE CATARRH CURE.

l have spent nearly fifty years IN the
treatment of catarTh. and have effected
mcre cures than any specialist IN the
history of medicine. AZ l must soon retire
from active practice on account of old
age. | will, from this time on. send the
means of treatment and cure as used in my
practice FREE and postpaid. to every
reader of this paper who suffers from this
loathsome. dangerous and disgusting dis
ease This is a sincere offer which any
one is free to accept Address Professor
Lawrence Sc Warren street New York
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
EMORY COLLEGE, 0xfefd, Ga.

THE ~IXTIF.TH SESSION begins sept. Is, 1857.
THE LOCATION is On the Cieorsia railroad. forty
mi e. cas- OF Atlanta. and j ligh
and healthy. Saloons gambling
houses, etc, excluded by the
charter oil the town.
FULL COURSES are offered in Philosophy, Eng
li>h. Latin. Greek. German.
French. Pure Mathematics. En-
Rinecrins, PHYSICS. Chemistry,
Biology, History, Political Econ
omy, law and Theology.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. board. tuition and inciden-
ts.ls-less than $40 year.
For further infornation and CATALOGUES address
W. 4. GAMBLER. President,
Oxford. Georgia.
-, 90 .,-o ~, ca. 81.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
A Place for Commissioner Calhoun.

Washington. June 22.-W. J. Calhoun. Of
Danvile ILL.,. late the commissioner to
Cuba has been offered the Office of comp
trollcr Of the treasury 10 succeed r. Il. Bow
Ter of Cincinnati. He leaves tonight for his
home I'm Illinois and probably will accept
the appointment.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28

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cure themselves. He sends thc receipt
free aud an The reader need do is to send
his name and address. stating he IS not
writing out of curiosity but wishes TO give
the remedy "A trial to MIR. II. G. Olds. Box
1874 Kalamazoo. Mich. requesting the free
receipt as reported in the papers. 1t is
q generous offer. and all men ought 70 be
glad 10 have such an opportunity as this.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
WHO'S SRELLABERGER?

He's the wire fence man. OF Atlahta. Ia.
Existence for all purposes FREIGHT paid.
catalogue free. Write for IT.
X l.. iELLABEaGER.
&C Forsvrh street Atlanta. Ga.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28


sexual weakness such
as impotency. shrunken
organs, nervous deb.ii-
ty. lost manhood. night
emissions, premature
discharge and all other
lrnsults of sclf-abuse or
excuses. 1t cures any
case of the difficulty.
Nr. n. c. Odds, who
9,ured himself after
many years suffering.
wants to let other men
know about il. He Will
wherefore send the re-
ceipt giving the various
ingredients To be used
+ "A triiling expense can
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
The Veterans Reject Victoria.

A resolution commendatorv of the reign
of Queen Victoria was voted down, and
the resolution of praise for the Queens
Jubilee was defeated.
The principal reports were by the commit
tee on history and the memorial associa-
ton. The history committee. in substance,
II ported in favor of the plan now pursued
In inviting many writer's into the field or
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
MEN CURED Free
A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.

Thousands Of men will welcome the
news that "a most successful remedy
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
Letter from Webster.

June . tue thu sat 4. W 3m
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
Coutee on Resolutions.

Very T. the convention got in
working s' Colonel Carey Thornton
offered + ivinu authorizing the ap-
fsstutmfHt ecummltt..- un resolutions
TE.s comm i- chosen. and then IL
vls maee pmmittee on credentials
sFrr comihi. 8 composed of
Etrst 1.s Nv J.. I.rzsger. second dis
rr5ct- J. a. third district. J. Al
b Williams .55--rr.-- q. 4 Thorn
SONS nilA L. Peek. sixth dis
-lirt- W r. 4ser. seventh district.
81 T. Pam" 4 district. " y Car
tsr. ninth Y. ". Wilson; tenth
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28

The following poem is from the pen of
George Parsons LaJhrop. and WIS read
at a recent dinner in New York city:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-13

Perry Werden is batting 3lS in the big
league and Conner .3oS
indianapolis has taken six games out of
the last seven from Detroit, fine showing.
Mccarthy is going to play his old position
and will strengthen Indianapolis consider
ably on the trip for he is beginning to show
his d-time form both in the field and at
the bat He had little hard luck in his
hitting yesterday.
Charley Frank made his one hundredth
base hit last Friday, being the first Co
lumbus player to make century. Nc
Farland and MotZ are the Indianapolis MT
ters who are close to the mark, the former
having made ninety-four and the latter
ninety hits.
The little Indians will begin reproducing
the games al the Grand next Saturday,
when the Indianapolis opens at Milwaukee.
The Brewers will make it very hot for
all Corners just now in their fight to get
to the front and the Indianapolis games
there will be very exciting.
The Indianapolis team leaves this noon
for Kansas City where three games VIII
be played beginning tomorrow. Then the
team goes to Milwaukee and from there to
ST. Paul and Minneapolis. With Goar.
Phillips and Foreman in fine shape and
Brown to help out a good showing should
be made on the trip Deadly will be taken
along as an extra fielder.
Each team suffered little yesterday from
double plays In the third inning of the
first game Indianapolis had the bases filled
with only one out when Mccarthy drove
a hot liner to Delehanty which doubled
second game Hines was on 1lrst, with one
out when Steinfeldt gave MOtz little fly
and Hines was doubled only foot or so
from the base.