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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-26
The Raising of the Flag.

Over the turrets of every public
school building in Atlanta the 1lag OF
the nation ripples in beautiful folds TO
the breeze. reminding the fifteen thou
sand children who are gathered IN us
shadow that one Of the most important
lessons which they can learn is the les
son of patriotism.
With appropriate exercises in when
the spirit of the hour found eloquent
expression the Formally of raising the
flag was observed on the grounds OF
every public school building in Atlanta
Friday at noon. and such enthusiasm
as wcllcd MP from the hearts of the pub
lie school children OF both sexes and
races is not often witnessed in Atlanta.
In each case the exercises attendant
upon the raising of the flag consisted OF
the rendition of national airs and the oe-
livery of feryid apOstrOphes to the Sa-
cred emblem Of liberty. For this pur-
pose the best talent among the public
school children was selected, and there
was nothing to mar the symmetry and
beauty of the exercises. In addition
to the public school children themselves
there were also hundreds of others
present to witness the impressive spec
tacle of the raising Of the flag.
Every citizen of Atlanta who has the
welfare Of the community al heart must
commend the display Of patriotism eX-
hib;ted Friday in the raising OF the
flag over the public school buildings.
There is no better place in when 10 I'M
part the lessons Of patriotism than IN
tho schoOlroOm which is TIE truest nuf-
serv Of the citizen. Along with the
elementary principles Of instruction
there should here be taught the lesson
of fidelity tar he flag of the nation; and
if the seeds Of patriotism are thus soWn
in the minds Of the youth of the coun-
try. there will be no occasion TO despair
Of the republic. Too deeply will its
strength be rooted in the allegiance of
loyal hearts for its security ever to be
threatened either by foes from within
or bv enemies from without.
There is something peculiarly Oppor-
tune in the fact that this long-deferred
exhibition of patriotism has material
lied lust at this time when fresh glory
has been impaired TO the folds Of the
flag by the recent achievements Of our
soldiers and scamen. and when the splr-
it of Americanism has been given such
gallant illustration. both in camp and
in conflict. When the air is so full of
the aroma of brave deeds and noble sac
rifces there will be no difficulty in i'm
pressing upon the minds OF the public
school children of the country the les
son of patriotism which abidos in the
folds of the flag.
Long may the beautiful ensign Of the
nation which floats over the public
school buildings Of Atlanta inspire the
hearts of her embryo citizens to lives Of
usefulness and of patriotism.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-26
The American Navy.

AS the result of the recent war "ltn
Spain. our navy has already commenced
TO experience the forces OF develop
ment which are destined within the next
few years to make it one of the most
powerful aggregations of destructive
war machinery on the globe. When
the vessels which are now under CON
struction are finished, our navy Will III
clude eleven battleships, tWenty-lour
cruisers. fifteen gunboats, sixteen torpe-
do boats and torpedo boat destroyers ana
five coast defense vessels. If the Ma
ria Teresa and the Cristobal Colon are
both recovered We will have thirteen
battleships. We may not be so 1oICu-
nate as to recover the CrlstoDal Coioh'
but we are sure of the Maria Teresa
OF course the rough inventory Whlch
we have above given is only nucleus
around which the future American navy
will be built. We have no reason 10
be ashamed Of the proves when inns
nucleus has achieved: but within the
next few years we will be in condition
TO DISPUTE with Great Britain for the
empire of the seas.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-26
He Was q REGULAR.

From The Chicago Timcs-Herald
Blair a regular, said to be Of the Seven
tecnth was shot through the groin at Ell
Caney, July LIST. Two wounded men of the
Seventy -tirst New York fell beside him in
worse shape than he. They could not move.
He could a little.
Spanish sharpshootcr on their right
had the range of them as they lay there,
their comrades having pushed on Although
down. the three men were his target.
.'Spg,r" and one of the bullets cut lock
of hair from Blair'S forehead.
Spit" again. and one of the New York
nrs WINGED as his shoulder was cut.
Blair for time could not locate the
fellow. but finally discovered him 300 yards
distant UP tree. He was incautiouS and
displaved himself in taking aim. Blair had
his gun beside him, and with one shoI
brought hm down.
Then wounded in the groin as he was, ne
crawled 900 feet to his enemy to get ms
canteen of water and 900 feet back, not
tourhinr it himself, and poured 1t down tine
throats of the two New Workers.
We died holding the drink to the llpS or
one of them. His only remark as TO MIS-
Jou "i, IN y regular You fellows have homes.
one of the New Workers survived 70 re
+nrn home and tell the story OF TINS nero
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victory for American trade? And yet
we see some OF our esteemed contem-
poraries boasting over the remarkable
increase in our export trade. AS lot
us, our thoughts and sympathes are
with rhue whose tired and pauper-paid
hands have produced the goods which
have been sent abroad at such an awful
sacrifice to the best interests of the re-
public.
If the gentlemen of the gold party de-
sire to kill the silver question utterly
and bury it beyond the hope of redemp-
ton. let them place the prosperity or
the country where it was before silver
was demonetized; let them devise
method for giving the people prosperity
prices for their products and prosperity
wages for their labor; let them restore
real estate to its old values, and make IL
profitable for property owners to bulid
more houses; let them, in short, pro-
vide means for putting sufficient sup
ply of money in circulation to enable
those who have somewhat to sell TO
secure their fair snare.
Until they do this. let them be pre-
pared to meet the silver question at every
crossing and at every corner. Ana II
they persist in saying that the present
conditions are the prosperity the people
have been longing for, they will find 1t
a much more important question in 1901
than it was in 1896, when a majority OF
a million of the white voters of the re-
public Endorsed and approved the de-
mand for the restoration of silver to
our financial system as standard money.
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promptly met by counter claims, but
that despite the fact that he has been
unable to prefer any counter claims
against the United States, he still re-
fuses to come to any terms of settle
ment Professor Angel seems to be OF
the opinion that if the sultan is ever
brought to terms. it must he accom-
plished by dispatching battleships to the
Dardanelles, thus intimidatinS him IN
to submission. He says that the shrewd-
ness of the sultan is such that ne Will
never yield any point until he finds him
self obliged to do so. He says tnat
the sultan is perfectly well aware of the
fact that he cannot successfully oppose
the power of combined Europe, but that
he knows that the equilibrium which
exists between the states of Europe is
50 delicately adjusted that they cannot
proceed in concert against him, and that
such knowledge, more than the abso-
luteism which is born of his religious
power, explains the defiant manner IN
which he has dealt with Europe. But
while he has thus played with Europe,
Professor Angel states that the United
States is not troubled with the neceSSl-
ty of maintaining any equilibrium, and
that what she ought to do is to dispatch
one or two battleships to the neghbor-
hood of COnstantinople with instruc-
tons to rattle the windows of that cap
ital. He believes that this plan of pro-
cedure will likely enough bring the
sultan to terms.
If the claims which the United States
holds against Turkey cannot be collect
ed in any other way, then the advice OF
Professor Angel ought to be adopted.
If We intend to live mp to the prestige
which we have gained in the late war
with Spain, we must not allow the sui
tan to brOWbeat us.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-26

Professor J. b. Angel, who has just
returned from COnstantinOple, whore
he has ably represented this government
for the past twelve months, to resume
the presidency of The Mich gan uniVer-
sitv. states that one brief year Of resi-
dence in the capital of the Turks has
more than satisfied him. lie states
that the Turks are not without some
good traits. bat that he found them less
attractive to him than the vices Of the
Americans.
With respect to the sultan, Professor
Angel ayers that he found him to be
possessed of great shreWdness, though
utterly devoid of sociability. lie says
that while in COnstantinople he endeay-
Ored to cultivate the friendship of the
sultan but that each overture on his
part was met with resistance. Unable
to make any progress in this direction,
he says that he finally abandoned the
effort in despair. and proceeded to pack
his trunk With respect to the gov
eminent. he AYERS that this is but an
other synonym for the sultan, who is
also the fountan-head Of religious af-
fairs and the high priest Of the Moham-
modan religion in the empire.
Questioned in regard to the attitude
of the Turks toward the United States
since the recent unpleaSantnesS with
Spain. Professor Angel observes in the
interview from which we quote, that
the Turks entertain the best OF good
will toward the United States. He says
that they were both surprised and de-
lighted with the result of the wa; sur
nrised because they little suspected the
proves of the Americans, and delight
ed because they heartily detested the
Standards lie says that the Turks
have never liked the SpaniaTds since
tho time when the latter drove the MOOrs
ont of Granada in the fifteenth century.
With respect to the status OF affairs
in Turkey at the present time Profess
sor Angel states that signs OF prosperity
are to be witnessed on every hand, and
that the army, which is Differed by
Germans. is in splendid condition and
eouipment. He does not speak so we'll
for the navy. He says that the navy
is made I'D of Anticipated boats Of rude
mechanism, and that the entire layout
could be easily destroyed by any one of
our modern battleships.
Professor Angel is not disposed to
entertain much hope of the poaccable
collection of the claims made upon Tur-
key for the injury of property belonging
to Americans during the Armenian mas
sacres He says that similar claims
have been made upon Turkey by the
European powers which the sultan has
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number of available helpmeets from
whom she is permitted to choose. She
cannot go outside Of the reigning house
holds OF Europe nor outside of the
Protestant religion; and consequently
her freedom of action in the matter is
painfully embarrassed. She is denied
the privilege which the humblest girl in
her kingdom enjoys. or the royal
young bachelors to whom the queen
must restrict her matrimonial Glances
there are only ten who would be ac-
ceptable 10 her parliament; and, if ru-
NOR correctly reports the facts in the
case, none of them would be specially
acceptable to her. These are Prince Ber-
nard of Sake Weimar; Prince Harold,
of Denmark; Prince Nicholas, Of Greece;
Prince Alexander. of Teck; Prince Max,
of Baden; Prince Alfred, of Saxe-CO-
burg-Gotha: Prince Eugene, of Sweden;
Prince Frederick, of Prussia; Prince
Bernard. of Schaumburg-L ippe, and the
duke of Abruzzi> Either of these royal
young bachelors, who are not apt to
inherit crowns of their own, would be
only too glad of the opportunity to re-
leve the solitude of Queen Wilhelm
ina.
But let us briefly review some OF the
considerations which are calculated to
render Queen Wilhelmina's offer of mar
riage specially attractive. In the first
place she receives from the government
100000 annually. In the next place,
her throne is securely established, and
she reigns over one of the thriftiest lit
tie empires on the globe. OF course
her home territory is smaH but inchld-
ing her colonies, which are well man
aged, her scepter extends over 100000
600 subjects. She is handsome, both in
form and features, and is endowed with
rare amiability of disposition. Every
thing taken into account, she is regard
ed as decidedly the best catch which
has entered the matrimonial market in
Europe since Queen Victoria assembled
England's throne. OF course, the man
whom she chooses to be her husband
will not become king of Holland by vir-
tue of that selection, but he will be
looked upon as the second most impor-
tant individuality in the kingdom, and
he will share the queens income. This
is enough to claim any of the royal
young bachelors whom We have named.
But the queen may settle matters by
choosing not to marry at all, since she
is denied the privilege of going beyond
the number of fortune hunters men
toned in the foregoing list to marry
the man whom she may chance to really
love. We cannot resist the inclination
to sympathize with Queen Wilhelmina.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-26
The DreVfnS Case.

Recent developments in the Droyfus
case have led the public to believe that
the unfortunate prisoner, who is now in
exile on Devils island, just off the coast
of French Guiana may soon be
given another trial; but such are the
preliminary steps which must first be
taken in the matter that several weeks
Will yet elapse before the question of
granting another trial will be decided,
and even then it is more than likely
that the unfortunate prisoner will be
denied the boon which he seeks.
What the French government has
agreed to do thus far is merely to sub
nit the Dreyfus case to examining com
missioners and this may, or may not,
result in the granting of another trial.
These examining commissioners will in
vestigate simply the documents in the
case, and since the documents are vol
luminous they will probably occupy
weeks in reviewing them. AS the re-
suit of the labor spent in reviewing the
documents, they may decide to recon-
mend that another trial be not granted,
and. of course, that will end the matter.
But even if they decide to recommend
that another trial be granted, it is not
beyond the pale of things probable that
the French government Ray refuse to
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-26
The Mistake of MI. Blake, of Texas.

The Galveston News, attracted by the
well conceived, strong. able, timely
Labor Day speech delivered in Dallas
on the 5th instant by Hon. J. W. Blake,
does him the honor Of making it the
subject Of an editorial article. In the
course Of its comments The News makes
some extracts from the speech, and these
carry with them the unmistakable notes
Of oIOquence and oarnestnesS. Thcy
impressed us deeply, SO much so that
we sought and found the complete re-
port of Mr. Blake's strong speech.
In reading it, the impression made
became deeper, and finally grew into
familiarity, for we found ourselves once
more as Of old. in the presence Of
Henry ". Grady. The extracts which
attracted our attention in The Galveston
News are taken almost bodily from the
decentralization" speech delivered by Mr.
Grady before the societies Of the Uni
versity Of Virginia on June %, 1889.
1t is a pity that Mr.. Blake fell into
the mistake of appropriating, without
Acknowledgement, the eloquent words
Of Henry Grady. If the rest of the La
Dor Day speech was not appropriated
from some other source, il shows that
Mr. Blake is capable of making fine
address on his own accOunt-that he was
under no necessity Of making this sur
prising raid on the ideas and language
OF Mr. Grady.
Mr.. Blake, having occasion to refer to
the power OF speculative capital when
used to corner the necessaries Of life
turns to Mr.. Grady's eloquent eXcoria-
ton Of the illegitmate use Of money,
puts in the name Of Letter and the
transformation is complete. When he
desires to protest against paternalism
he again filchcs from Mr.. Grady. The
fact that few verbal alterations are
made here and there does not alter mat
ters. The changes do not improve Mr..
Grady's text nor do they give Mr. Blake
tho right to use it without due acknOWl-
edgment
We regret to have to refer to the
matter. but this spoliatiOn Of Mr.
Grady's speeches have already attracted
the attention of many of his admirers
who have his speeches in book form,
and the exposure was sure to come. I'm
der all the circumstances it is best
that it should be made in the columns
over which Mr.. Grady presided: for
here it can be tempered with that large
tolerance and Astounding charity which
were the keynotes Of Mr.. Grady's
character.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Blake's
mistake which is serious enough to
throw a shadow over all his future eff
forts Will be warning to those who
are sometimes TEMPTED TO aDproDriate
other mems thoughts and words. If the
thoughts and words are of any moment
the appropriation is sure to attract at
tention This means exposure, and ex
posture means the contempt Of the pub
lie. It seems heavy penalty to pay
but, in truth there is no crime more
contemntih1o than the purloining Of
other peoples thoughts and words. To
filching il adds imnoSture.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-26
Hollands Queen in Cupid's Market

Ouonn WilheImina of Holland seems
tn he soreIv trOubIod over the matri-
moni3I problem which she finds herself
called upon TO solve With the cere-
monies incident to her recent corona
ton at length happily concluded, she
must now address herself to the impor-
tant task of selecting from the number
of royal young bachelors in Europe
some agreeable partner for life.
What renders the situation in which
she is placed decidedly unique is that
the offer Of marriage must come from
her and not from the man upon whom
her affections are bestowed This is
the law of Holland governing such cases
of roval cOurtship. but not the law of
Holland alone. Shortly after Queen
Victoria ascoudcd the throne of England
in 1898 she was confronted with exact
Iv tho same nredicamant which now con
fronts Ouoon Wilholmina but she felt
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-26
War Investigation To Be Thorough

From The Chicago Times-HeraId.
Among those who have been o'lcreu INV
who have accepted place on tIc |o''
mission to inquire into the cohouc' %
the ouartermaster. commiSsary ana iie"-
lea, dopartments during the war is cap
tain Evan Howan. so long identified with
The Atlanta Constitution, ana a man VINO
possesses the confidence of the entire
south.
In ACCEPTING appointment on the com
mission Of inquiry Captain Howell states
that he is convinced the president oe-
sires a thorough Investigation OF these
army departments, without reference TO
whom it might involve.
The presence of Captain Howell upon
such board Of inquiry is sufficient
guaranty that no official against whom
charges Of incompetency, dishonesty or
neglect of duty may be established Wall
be shielded or "whitewashed."
Hie appointment is evidence that the
president desires Il non-partisan inquiry
for Captain Howell was one of the
stanchest supporters of William j. Bryan
in the democratic national conNcntloh'
in his newspaper and at the polls.
In the south, where he lives and is
known by the great majority of the peo-
pie. his bare unsupported word Is as
good as any mans bond.
Certainly. if the president desired that
any facts concerning the alleged mis-
Ynanagement of the army departments
should be concealed or any official white
washed" he would not have appointed
honest. sturdy Evan Howell as one of
the board of inquiry.
The fact is that the president is most
anxious for a detailed inquiry into the
conduct of these departments, first for
the purpose of fixing Individual RESPONSE
bilitV i'm all cases of mismauagement that
may be discovered. and in the second
place of taking action necessary to guard
against repetition of it In the future.
He is selecting the right sort of men to
make the inquiry and honestly and fear
lessly report their finding.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-26
A Bill of Particulars.

Co,,,,ontipw on tho avnrossiOne of
o,,i,,ia,, ~rono,,tl,, p,odo Inv tho national
ll,,1,,9t.4,a,.,a, oe 49,, drnoora4io mar
~, 49,. ri1,,or o,,ne+inn. rho Chicago
TSS..,,,,,e 1,l,[,t r,,,,1,a, Aha fo1,ovinc. rof-
r,,,,aa - no ,,1ftc, oe rr--o Consti+ution.
C'a,N i'o"'. ",,l Ni,'M' ~ ,1' cra,,,
,I,},'1o,s r ,,o 5a,,oc,ati,. n,4ionaI
committee in The New York Herald,
writes from Atlanta that "evcnts have
fully justified the democratic position ON
the currency question, and if there was
reason TO give utlef'hce 10 lhe aee''Ia-
l'o' mice 'l Ni'''"S"' 'h%Ie IS '!le iiio.4
''o ,t,. l,, .,'l.',,,, ~ :, l,,I,-
necessary to saw tbat AIR. Howell does
not stop to tell Us the events he alludes
to as having 'JustiIed' the free silver
'ulne. Many OF us-nay, the majority
o1 tile t [a pe0i',l,'''Nt sonle'o"
hno en- nno, vida v v,'i5, WIS W. sh"E
have TO ask for a bin Of norrfcuIars
which we are afraid, will not be readily
framed.
Would il be polite for one traveller to
seize another by the ear, and remark,
Friend. yonder is mountain there
is a hill. here is a plain." when they
are going through country where all
these objects are in plain view? AS
the events referred to in the foregoing
were all in plain view of all the ne0Dlo
it was not deemed necessary to single
them ont for observation and descrtn-
ti0n. but as orr Chicago friond frankly
calls for \ bin Of p9rticuIars we re-
spond with the alacritv thar ehonId he
characteristic of those who arc called an
In Give reasons for The faith that is In
+hom This hin of narticuIars ie moi
ONLY readily but cheorfuIIv framed
In the first place. then. LET orr Chica-
60 friend comD9re the condition Of af-
fairs now with that which existed nrior
to 1873. Or prior TO 1S93-we give a
wide field for cOmn1ris0n ia Gamer in
and tell us whether the pe0D]e are as
prosperous now ms tbov we're thon or
0ne-half as PROSPEROUS; whether trade ia
as brisk: whether the railroads are as
PROSPEROUS; whether prices are as high.
whether wages are as good. whether
there nra as many poop1e in nroftahIa
emplovment. whether orr industries
arc as nrosnorous
We might pausa hero for what we
have said covers the whole ground. hut
a bill of particulars is asked for, Touch-
ing our own section of the country. we
will say that 5-ceut cotton seems TO be
again with us. Is that a hopofuI sign?
Since the whole line and volume Of
southern EXCHANGES are based on the
amount of money received for our cot
ton. do present prices with the threat
that they will 60 lower. Give us such
assurance as the farmers had when sill
yer was a part of our standard money?
The Constitution said the other dav that
the country is in thn nrosanco of bnt-
ter times; that there was nrosnect of
DrOsDer0us wear Certainly. bnt+er
times as comnarad with thoeo of tho
mast few wears hut hard and draadfr1
times az comnarnd with thoso of thn
voors of roo1 nroenoritv, n~osnorous
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grant another trial Thus the matter
stands. Dreyfus may be given another
opportunity to vindcate his innocence
and then again he may not.
Such has been the clamor of popular
excitement over the matter in France
that the government must necessarily
proceed with great caution, and if an
other trial is granted to the unfortunate
prisoner. it must be conducted in the
light of publicity and not behind closed
dOOrc