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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-05-26
A HANDSOME MEDAL.

Mr.. Albert Legg was the happy wear
er last Monday of the beautiful medal
which was won by the Marietta Hose
Reel Company, at Chattanooga, it
having been received by him for the
firemen on that day. 1t consists of a
bar with two pendants The bar has
engraved thereon the. words, 'Chatta-
nooga, May 4, Spring Festival" The
first pendant, which is attached by two
delicate gold chains to the bar, is a
representation of a fireman's cap. The
second pendant enclosing the first con-
sists of raised wreath in green gold,
rencircled with double nozzle connect
ing with coupling. In the center of
the second pendant is the design of
raised trumpet and hose reel. On the
reverse side are the words, "Won by
Marietta Reel Company No. ,, distance
200 yards, laying POO feet Of hose. Time
As seconds" The emblem is of pure
gold and is valued at 5000. The
medal has been presented by Marietta
Hose Reel Company No. , to the Hook
and Ladder Company for courtesies
heretofore extended by the latter to
fOrmar
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-05-26
THE DEATH ANGEL
OARKENS A HOME.
Mrs. H. Meinert Died Last
Saturday.
A GOOD AND TRUE WOMAN
Her Funeral Was Held Sunday After.
noon. Rev. j. HI. Patton Con.
Quoted the Services.

Death has again invaded happy
home in Marietta and took pure and
good wife and loving and devoted
mother. Mrs. Marion Meinert, wife of
our esteemed fellow citizen, Mr.. Henry
Meinert. The sad event took place on
last Saturday morning about 11:3O
O'Clock. The deceased had been sick
some four weeks, her lungs being in
volved. She was one of the most pa
tient, lOvable women in Marietta. She
had heart that sympathized with
suffering humanity, and there is no
one in Marietta who did more charita-
BILE work in visiting the poor and sick
and ministering unto their necessities
that did Mrs. Meinert. She was truly
disciple of Christ, and went about
doing good.
She was in the 34th year of her age at
the time of her death. She leaves a
husband and six children, of the num-
Der twin girls four weeks old. The
funeral services were conducted at
the family residence on last Sunday af-
ternoon at four O'Clock, Rev. ]. H. Pat
ton officiating There was large
number of our citizens present.
The casket was literally covered with
howers, some arranged in beautiful de-
signs, offerings of friends.
The interment took place in the
Episcopal cemetery. The pall-bear.
ers were Messrs. G. M Crosby, T. w
Glasses, VIZ. Maury, F, Settling, W
T. Mosher and A. B. Gilbert.
We tender our sincere sympathy t.
the bereaved husband, children and
relatives in this their sad hour of grief
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-05-26
A sTAMPEDED CROWD.

That was lively fishing party that
left Marietta last week in two horse
wagon and camped on the banks of the
Chattahoochee river, at Sullivan's
Island. Among the party were Messrs.
A. H. Legg, Ed. and Thee. Frey, Smith
Grogan, Johnson Jones, viii Morris,
Charley Northcutt, John Manning
Will J. Frey, Pole White, d. A. Sewell
E. N. Ellis, Dock Kemp, Mr.. Blackwell,
and one other. They had fine luck,
caught more fish than they could use
A laughable incident occurred one
morning about two O'Clock. All we're
stretched on the ground, side by side,
sleeping profoundly. Col Ed. Frey
was up to mischief and noiselessly slip
ped to the wagon and got the harness,
and with rafting chains he came down
the line, dragging the harness over the
sleeping forms of his companions and
hollered out: "WhOa Whoa Head
that mule =" Immediately there was n
stampede. The crowd jumped to their
feet and started through the woods
over logs and stumps to get out of the
way of the supposed frightened mule.
The joke was soon made manifest and
it was difficult matter to tell who en-
joyed the incident most, Col. Frey or
his victims.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-05-26
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Closing and Graduating Exercises

On Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock
at the school building the Primary
Grades will hold their closing exercises,
and on Thursday morning at the same
hour and place the closing exercises of
the Grammar Grades will take place
Admission free.
The annual exhibition of the High
School will occur Thursday night, May
rs, at O'Clock at the Court House.
Six young ladies will contest for the
gold medal offered by Mr.. G. NJ. Cros-
by, and six young men will also contest
for the gold medal offered by Mr.. L. E.
Moore
On Friday night at the Court House.
at O'Clock the graduating exercises
will take place. The Annual Testimo-
malls of Merit will be awarded the same
night, also the medals for the High
School contest. Music will be rem
dered by the Marietta Orchestra.
Professor Freyer will also favor us
with a selection.
An admission fee of % cents will be
charged each night. School children
will be charged 10 cents. This charge
is made to pay for $4,000 worth of
physical apparatus bought by the
Board of Education. Every parent
who has child in school should be in
terested in this apparatus as your child
will get the advantage of it. We
would appreciate very large attend
ance on both these occasions. We
hope to have the exercises reasonably
short on both nights.
s. Y. SANFORD, Supt
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-05-26
A SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT.

The entertainment given by the la
dies of the Methodist Parsonage Aid
Society on Friday night last at the
residence of w. S. n Neal, was a COM
plete success in every particular
There were about one hundred and
fifty people present. The musical pro-
gram was a very choice one and rem
dered by the best talent in the city /.
The Rotations were good and highly
enjoyed. The ladies in charge of the
entertainment Melted 5000. The So
liciting committee, who were untiring
in the efforts, were Mrs. J. +. McNa-
mara, Mrs. Charles 7. Stephens, Mrs.
John E. Motley, and Mrs. ID. A. War
lick. Mrs. w. n. Grist had charge of
the program, as follows: "Come where
the Lilies Bloom"-Chorus by Mrs.
Grist, Mrs. G. p Stephens, Miss Addie
McClatchey, Miss Lula Ward, Miss
Agnes Hardeman, Miss Jessie Granting,
and Messrs. l.. n. Trammell, Jr, Geo.
K. Nolan, ID. F.. McClatchey, Robert
Edwards and Clarence d. Galloway
Solo-Mrs. H. S. Owen. Recitation
Miss Pearl McClatchey. Solo-Mr.
Phillip Mccall, of Atlanta. Recita-
tiOn-Miss Nita Motley. Male Quar-
tette-Messrs. Trammell, Galloway,
McClatchey and Edwards. Solo-Mrs
w. N. Grist, guitar and mandolin ac
compartment by Mr. and Mrs. w. p.
Manning. Recitation-Miss Mary Liz
zie Anderson. Solo-Miss Cleta Quill
liam. Guitar and mandolin by Gallo
way and Trammell. Miss Lena Sess-
ions, with her usual skill, rendered pi-
anO accomplishments to the various
songs. During the evening refresh
ments were served by the committee.
Mr.. James w. Hardeman rendered
valuable assistance at the entertain
ment with his graphophone, realizing
a neat sum. He has Il very fine graphic
phone with over forty different pieces
of music The general expression was
that the entertainment was one of rare
enjoyment.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-05-26
LATEST WAR NEWS
BRIEFLY STATED.
Accurately Given Stripped of
Unnecessary Verbage.
NO NAVAL BATTLE YET.
Schley and Sampson are Trying to
Close In on the Spanish Fleet
Off Cuban Island.

No battle yet between Sampson
and the Spanish fleet, which is off
island of Cuba. Schley is after
them, too.
The Oregon has arrived safely
at Jupiter Inlet, Fla.
Troops are being sent to Phil
ippines.
The cruiser Charleston left San
Francisco last week for Manila.
loaded with powder and proiec-
tiles for Commodore Dewey's
fleet. No troops were carried.
General Merritt leaves at once
with troops for Philippines to
strengthen Dewey.
The bombardment of Cienfue-
goes caused the death of 300 Span
iards and several hundred wound
ed.
The Spanish government con-
graduates Admiral Cervera for
carrying his squadron into Santi-
ago de Cuba without encountering
the American fleet.
Ten thousand Spanish soldiers
are embarking at Barcelona for
the Philippines. The fleet at Ca
diz is prepared for an expedition
to Manila.
The new Spanish ministry is,
pledged to prosecute the war with
vigor until an honorable peace is
obtained.
The monitor Monterey has been
ordered to Manila to strengthen
Dewey's fleet.
A passenger train ran into
military train near Chickamauga,
killing one soldier, wounding
many others and killing all the
horses of the officers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-05-26
JUDGE GOBER.

Sometime since, Judge George Gober
was designated to preside in the Su-
preme Court in an important case in
which one of the other judges was dis
qualified. He did so and prepared the
opinion OF the court That opinion has
been noticed by the most eminent law
yers and professors of law throughout
the United States and has called forth
many compliments. A friend of The
News happened to see letter from
Professor Wigmore to Judge Gober
about that opinion. Professor Wig
more is one of the leading law profess
sors in the United States and this let
ter, entirely unsolicited, is high evil
dence of the high rank which Judge
Gober's opinion has taken in legal cir
Giles. The following is the letter en-
tire:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
CHICAGO, May s, 1898.
Judge Gober-Dear Sir l have oc-
casion as Professor of Evidence and
vi U.s. w pei use IOC OIily ali lllt CuTT0ilU
decisions, but also hundreds of CLASH
cal cases in those subjects l take the
liberty of complimenting you on the
forceful and pointed style of your opin-
ion in Cox vs.. Strickland, % S. E. 655.
Since Jessel died, and Doe and Ryan,
| do not remember reading an opinions
which | enjoyed so much. | do not re-
fer to the matter of the opinion merely.
which is excellent and needs often to
be repeated by our judges nowadays.
1t is the style which is so unusual.
The opinions of today are rarely more
than commonplace; and | only wish
you the advancement and success which
are worthy of such a style as yours.
Very truly yours,
JOHN H. WIGMoRE.
Judge Gober is not only splendid
lawyer but fine scholar. He took first
rank at the University of Georgia and
has been close student ever since.
He is one of the very ablest lawyers in
the state. He is candidate for the
democratic nomination to one of the
Supreme Court judgeships and his
chances are considered excellent. 1t is
believed by those who know him best
that he will make one Of the finest
Supreme Court justices that ever sat
on this the highest judicial tribunal of
Georgia.-Cartersville News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-05-26
INCREASED BUSINESS AT
MaHT ATftlIEVsG

Has caused the following additions to
their already excellent service: Two
Phones with Marietta Phone Co., one
Phone with Bell Phone CO., two more
delivery wagons and two extra clerks.
All Phones No l.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-05-26

FoUND-A lady's cape. The owner
can get same by calling at this office
and paying for this notice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-09

shoot beyond the town, as my troops
are within one and one-half miles of it
and you will be firing directly toward
us. SKATER.
Major General"
Admiral Sampson notified General
Shafter on the 18th that he proposed to
begin the bombardment next morning
with 13-inch shell. The Oregon, Mas
sachusetts and Indiana were promptly
on hand Oh the morning of the 18th,
prepared to fire, but a telegram from
General Shafter brought notice of a
truce, pending negotiations for the sur
render Of the city. On July u and Is
several notes were passed, General
Shafter advising the admiral of the
progress of the negotiations for u r
and Admiral Sampson express
ing his readiness to render any assis-
lance desired. In one of these notes,
on July IA, Admiral Sampson informed
General Shafter that he desired to be
represented in the negotiations for sur
render, as it was the result of combined
forces.
At noon on the 18th General Shafter
t~elegraphed to the admiral hat there
was apparently every prospect of an
evacuation, and at 2:30 o'clock on the
same day General Miles telegraphed
Admiral Sampson that the enemy had
surrendered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-09
ENORMOUS H YIELD.
This Years Crop Expected to Surpass
All Records.

Chicago, Aug. S.-According to reports
received by railway companies and
business men, the largest wheat crop
in the history of the United States will
be harvested within a fortnight. the
winter wheat yield. which aggregates
from 375, 900, 900 10 100000 900 bushels, wi |
be increased to the extent of nearly
$50, 600, 900 bushels from the spring
wheat region. The bumper crop or
1891 will be eclipsed his year by 100, 000,-
600 bushels, from present indications.
Reports at hand from members of the
National Association of Merchants and
Travellers, who are assembling here TO-
day to attend the fall meeting, afford
positive proof, it is asserted, that a new
era of prosperity is at hand throughout
the great west. Railroad officials who
have just come in from extended trips
throughout the spring wheat region and
c~orn-growing states make equally opti-
mistic reports. State crop reports re-
ceived today from Kansas and Missou-
ri and Michigan, says:
"A bumper crop is here. The Pear
son-Taft Land Credit company, which
holds $4,000 900 worth of farm mortgages
in the west. has but 81. 900 worth OF
property under foreclosure
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-09
TENNESSEE M CRIME.
Alleged That She Hired Two Negroes
to Kill Her Husband.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. Son the
night of July 80. ]. T. Orr, a prominent
hardware merchant of Clarendon,
Tenn, was murdered. being shot
through the window of his home. The
search for the guilty parties was un-
fruitful until Saturday, when the
sheriff learned of a statement being
made by a young woman that Mrs. Orr
knew something of the assassination.
1t was charged that she hired a negro
named Dennis Record to kill Mr.. Orr.
A negro named Manse Castle, how
ever, volunteered to do the work for
the same amount, so it was stated.
Record, Castle and Mrs. Orr were i'm
mediately placed under arrest 1t is
said that Castle confessed that he
killed Mr.. Orr and charged hat Mrs.
Orr had hired him to do the work.
Last night a great crowd gathered
in the public square and it looked for
a time as if there would be a lynching.
Judge Thomas made a speech and
made an urgent appeal to the crowd
not to moi the prisoners. He an
nounced he would at once adjourn
court at Lonoke and try the prisoners.
The crowd dispersed, and Mrs. Orr.
who had been kept in the court house
since her arrest, was conducted to the
Jail.
Orr's life was insured for 5000 in
the Knights of Pythias and Maccabees.
His wife is the beneficiary. Some con
sentative citizens believe that Mrs. Orr
is guiltless and that a trial will clear
her. There will be an examining trial
Tuesday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-09
BIG ELECTRIC ENTERPRISE.
One Hundred Thousand Horse Power
For Tacoma and Seattle.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Contracts were let
today which will result in supplying
the cities of Tacoma and Seattle with
electric light and power similar, if not
far in advance, of that now being fur
nished at Niagara. The Snoqualimie
Falls Power company has just closed
contracts for the completion of its
plant. This enterprise is undertaken by
Chicago parties. The project is per-
haps the most wonderful development
of hydraulic power yet undertaken in
this country
The falls is % miles from Seattle and
about the same distance from Tacoma,
in an air line, and has an unbroken
vertical fall of 270 feet, and is the only
waterfall of commercial utility west of
Spokane. The flow of the river is equal
to o 1000 horsepower at low water, and
the plan of the installation is sue that
at a small additional expense for dams
and reservoirs, the entire drainage from
the snow fields of the Snoqualimie
water sheds of 1000 square miles will
be available for over 100, 900 horsepower
when business of the adjacent cities
may demand. The power house is hewn
out of the solid rock beneath the crest
of the fall, where the immense water
wheels connect direct with generators,
from which the electricity is transmit
ted by wire to Seattle and Tacoma,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-09
CANADIAN BOUNDARY LINE.
To Be Accurately Defined and Marked
By the Commission.

New York, Aug. S.-Among the mat
tiers to be considered by the joint COM
mission appointed by the United States
and Great Britain, which is to meet in
Quebec on August 2S, says the Wash
ington correspondent of the Tribune,
are arrangements for the more COM
plete definition and marking of any
part of the boundary line between the
United states and Canada by and or
water where the Same is now so in
sufficiently marked as to be a subject
Of dispute.
A considerable part of the boundary
from the eastern end of Lake Ontario
to the western end of Rainy lake, on
the northern frontier of Minnesota, has
never been accurately defined or mark
ed and frequent controversies have
been the result, and especially in re-
cent years, since the country adjacent
to thI boundary has begun to be set
tied and developed. For example, cit
liens of the United States holding pat
ents therefrom for timber lands in
Northern Minnesota have been warned
against and prevented from cutting the
timber by the Canadian authorities,
who contended that said lands be-
longed to the Dominion government.
American miners and prospectors on
the shores and islands of the Rainy
Lake region have a their operations
interrupted and prevented on like
grounds and American fishermen in
Lake Erie have been arrested and their
vessels seized when, as they supposed
and contended, they were in American
waters
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-09
GENERAL POLAND DEAD.
Veteran Army Officer succumbs to
Typhoid Fever.

Washington, Aug. S.-The war de-
partment today received notification of
the death of Brigadier General Poland,
of typhoid fever, at AsheVille. He was
born at Princeton, Ind, Oct. IA, 1886,
and was graduated from West Point in
1861. and assigned to the Second infan-
try. He was promoted to first lieuten-
ant, July 6. 1861, captain, June q, 1862,
and rose to his present grade of colonel,
Seventeenth United States infantry,
Aug. /, 1891. He vas appointed briga-
der general of volunteers May II,
1898.
His first active service was in the
Manassas campaign of July, 1861, being
in the battle of Bull Run. The other
battles in which he participated were
the siege of Yorktown, Gaines Mill,
Malvern Hill, Manassas. Antietam,
Shepardstown, Fredericksburg, Chan
cellorsville and Gettysburg, and he was
engaged in the defense of the capital
against General Early's raid. For gal
liant and meritOrious service at the bat
ties of Antietam, S-hepardstown and
Fredericksburg he was lac ~brevet
major and was made brevet lieutenant
colonel at the battle of Chancellors-
vile.
At the outbreak of the present war he
was in command at Columbus barracks,
Ohio, and promptly offered his services,
and at the time OF his death was br1ga-
der general commanding the Second df-
vision, First army corps, at Chicka-
manga park, Ga.
General Poland was a very able and
Jealous officer and conscientious in the
discharge of every duty. His standing
in the army was of the highest. his
fellow officers considering him possessed
of a high order of ability and discretion,
specially adapting him to perform i'm
~ ~ I1.4iDc ~ ri M oo - aifxy nrn-
fessional zeal and good judgment.
General Poland came to Ashville sew
eral days ago with the hope of recov-
cry, but despite the efforts of the doc
tors, his disease was beyond control.
Mrs. Poland and their son and daugh-
ter were here when death came, and
they, with Lieutenant Wrenn, of Cen
eral Poland's staff, today accompanied
the remains to Westerly, R. l., where
intermeent will take place.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-09
STRIKE LEADER ABDUCTED.
Arrested On a Civil Action and
Carried OFF.

Oshkosh, Wis, Aug. S.-The striking
woodworkers here were deprived of a
leader over Sunday. Mr.. Thomas L.
Kidd, the recognized leader of the
strikers, vas arrested a second time
Saturday night and kept in custody
over Sunday, thereby preventing him
from attending the usual Sunday
labor meeting and advising the strik-
ers as to the next steps to be taken
by them. The arrest was made on a
civil action for damages brought by
the Paine Lumber company, in con-
nection with the strike and subsequent
riots. The strikers were led to suppose
hat Mr.. Kidd had left the city of his
own accord, and they did not know
he was under arrest. To prevent any
possible trouble, he was taken to a
neighboring city over Sunday. Strong
guards of special police were stationed
at the various mills today, but there
was no disturbance. This is the third
week of the strike, and with few ex-
ceptions the strikers ranks are still
unbroken.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-09
ONE SAD STORY OF THE WAR
WHAT IT HAS COST A SAILORS
WIFE.
Unable to Work and Too Proud to
Beg, She Went to the Poor House
When Her Husband Died.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Miss E. B. Holmes,
assistant superintendent of the bureau
of associated charities and acting su-
perintendent of the army and navy
league, has played the part of good
Samaritan in a drama of hardship and
patient suffering in which the closing
scene viii be the burial of one of Uncle
Sans sailors, whose death was due TO
his service to his country.
Last week a large Chicago business
house received word from the Mare Is
land hospital at "a Francisco that a
man-of-war's mar who had been en-
! pl0yed by the firm at the outbreak of
hostilities with Spain, had died from
the effects of the intense heat he a
suffered while serving in the engine
room of the Philadelphia. The messen-
ger requested hat his family be in
formed.
A search was begun by the manage
ment of the concern for III sailors rel
atiVes, as it was known he had a wife
and two children living in Chicago.
They We're not to be found, however,
and it was when the search had almost
been abandoned that it was learned the
widow a taken her two little chill
dren and had gone to the Dunning poor
house. She knew of the Army and
Navy league and it's willingness to as
sist persons in her position, but having
been once in comfortable circumstances
and being of a proud nature she chose
rather to take what the county offered
than to be dependent upon charitable
organizations. Her case was brought
to the attention of Miss Holmes and a
few minutes after the telephone mes
sage had been received at the office In
the Masonic Temple, she was on the
way to the county institution. There
she found a wan little woman, about
to become a mother. The sailors
widow, it was learned, had lone
G ard days work in her life, and her
appearance was entirely out of keep
ing with her surroundings. She re-
manned there no longer, however, but
was taken under the personal care of
Miss Holmes. She has a sister in San
Francisco who is caring for one of her
children and who is willing to give the
woman and her little ones a home.
The mother has no money to a her
way across the continent, however, and
would not ask aid of anybody. Under
an assumed name h preferred to suf-
fer in silence among the paupers at
Dunning. Wednesday she will be placed
aboard a Santa Fe train and will de-
part for the scene of her husbands
death and her future home.
The story of the dead husband is one
of devotion to his country. Reverses
of a few years ago had driven him
from a condition of comparative af-
fluence to the position of mai carrier.
Later prosperity returned and he Sb-
tanned a position in a leading wholesale
house of the city. Then came the war.
In his younger days and before his
marriage he had spent Is years in the
United States navy. A large part of
his travel a been in the Pacific and
he went TO Mare Island the day after
war was declared.