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AFTER TWENTY-NINE YEARS
Captain Oglesby Joins His Brothers
at a Family Reunion.

Ouitman, Ga. December 29-'Speclai-'-
Messrs. j. w. and Il. w. Oglesby were
greatly delighted yesterday by the ar
rival Of their brother. Captain >. ogies-
by. of Camden. Miss. whom they hau no'
seen for twenty-nine years.
Captain Oglesby was captain IN 'he
Third Georgia regiment and acting colonei
of the regiment in the battle of Gettys-
burg. where he was wounded and cap
tured After his release he returned
home to Cobb county. Georgia. and soon
afterwards went to Mississippi. Some
years ago the brothers lost sight OF nm
and did not know whether he was alive
until now. Captain Oglesby. although Il
man of sixty-four. carries his years wei.
and looks to be a hale. hearty man OF III
ty. The fourth brother. Mr.. Joseph Ogles-
by moved to Texas two years ago and IS
the only one absent from the family re-
union. Physically the four are as fine
men car be met with anywhere, all
being over six feet high. Mr.. j. w.
Oglesby weighs go, Captain g. S. Ogles-
by 2i0, Mr. H.. w. Oglesby 100 and Mr..
J. Ogieslv about 115.
Captain Oglesby now finds his brothers
whom he left young single men-with
families of grown children who have
never seen him.
Mrs. Oglesby. the mother of the four.
died only three years ago at an ad-
vanced age. Captain Oglesby expects to
leave Tuesday for his home.
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The Man with His Hat in His Hand

Here's to the men behind the guns
Here's to the man ,.-ith the hoe.
Here's TO the man with a smiling face
Meeting pain and woe:
But here Wen pledge n nations health
To the mainstay of our land
A nations joy a nations hope
The man with his hat in his hand
Unconscious. lost to all. he stands
Before his countrys shrine
Upon whose slow descending folds
The lights of twilight shine;
While unto God a prayer ascends.
So humble, yet so grand
From out his soul that autumn dav
The man with his hat in his hand.
OH mountaineer. with tear-dimmed eva
Proudly you look today
Upon your son beneath that flag.
So soon to march away:
And though your heart with grief is filled
In homage mute you stand
The symbol of your countrymen
The man with his hat in his hand
oh! shrine for which men gave their life
Since first thy folds Were spread.
Whose stars and stripes like heavens arb
To victory oft have led:
Float proudly on in freedoms air.
Like heaven-sent magic wand,
Thy homage all the world will nav
With the man with his hat in his hand
r. b. DOW.
Demopolis. Ala. December 20. 1899.
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GIN MANUFACTURERS COMBINE
All the Companies in United States
Under One Management.

Birmingham. Ala. December SO.-The de-
tails of the consolidation of the leading
gin manufacturing companies in the Uni
ted States have practically been COM
pleted and within the next few days the
Continental Gin Works Will be organized,
with w. II. Nottingham. of this city, as
president. 1t will buy out the following
concerns: Northington-Munge Pratt Gin
Company of Birmingham; Smith * Sons
Gin and Machinery Company, of Birming-
ham; Daniel Pratt Gin and Machine Com
pany. OF Prattsville, Ala; Winship Ma
chine Company, of Atlanta; Munger Inn
proved Cotton Machinery Company, of
Dallas, Tex, end the Eagle Gin Company,
of BTdgewater, Mass. These are the larg-
est gin manufacturers of the United
States and control all the principal pat
ents on cotton gin machinery. Several
smaller corporations, ii is said. Will be
brought into the combination later. The
purpose of the combination is said to be
to control patents and stop ruinous COM
petition. Birmingham VIII be the head
quarters of the new company. which VIII
represent about Sl000O.ocO capital.
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THREW LAMP AT HER MOTHER.
Broken Glass Cut the Old Woman
and She Bled to Death.

brunswick. Ga. December 2S.-CSpecialD
Judee Conoley today bound over Sylvia
Wesley. "A negro woman. To answer 10
the charge of numbering her mother on
Christmas eve. The murder. according TO
the testimony ~ the witnesses. was cne
81 the most brutal on record and the
Kramer in which death was produced was
peculiarly unusual. The Wesley woman
left Town Sunday morning for her moth
er's country home To get hog for
Christmas. over which il seems there
had been some previous dispute as TO
ownership. In leaving the woman re-
marked 20 her husband that she was
going TO get that hog or somebody would
spend the next day I'm he'll, and she
did not care whether it was herself or
not. When going into the yard to kill
the hog her mother demonstrated with
the woman. and the daughter turned
from the doorsill. over which she was
passing. seized a lamp from nearby
table and hurled ~ al her aged mother.
The lamp struck the old woman fun be-
tween the eyes and was shattered. Pieces
OF broken glass were buried I'm the flesh
and oil blinded her sight and inflamed
her entire features. producing intense ag-
ony- The old mother ran into the d, ,Nt
room. and while blood WAS gushing from
"a severed artery she fell face downward
on the bed. Each moment added To her
helDlessness and while the daughter was
out at the hogpen Draining the hog, her
mother WAS slowly strangling from the
blood that flowed from the wounds her
daughter had inflicted. unable TO rise or
10 stay the awful current that was Inak
ing It's way through her eyes. nostrils
and ears and slowly producing the most
tortuous death from strangulation. The
inhuman daughter will he held and pros
ecuted with the utmost vigor by the
state.
The other case OF Sinclair Davis. who
tried to murder his wife on Christmas
Day. will be tried by Judge Conley as
soon as the wounded woman can appear
against her husband.
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TO MAKE KENTUCKY CERTAIN.
Hardin Declares Goebelism Is Not
Democracy.

Louisville. December 3l.-General T.
Wat Hardin. who was democratic Candi-
date for governor in 1896 and who sought
the nomination at the hands of the last
state convention. speaking of the Ken
lucky political situation. today said:
'I find great apprehension In the north
concerning the electoral vote OF TINS state
i'm the presidential election next year. II
seems to me "a matter of first Importance
SO to organize the democratic party that
Kentucky may b. taken out of the list "f
doubtful states. Two years ago the dem
ocratic party carried Kentucky Dy ma
iorirv OF TJ0D Because of bad leader
ship because of undcmOcratic measures,
because of actions which the party cannot
defend, but for which it is now proposed
TO make it responsible. we nave lost Ken
tuckv. If il is to be regained. we must
act now, act promptly aud act declslVeN ;
we must 50 act as To make clear that
Goebclism is not democracy.
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YOUNG MAN KILLED AT DANCE.
Tragedy Occurred at Gladstone, Ala,
Last Friday.

Huntsville, Ala. December 9.-(Special)
sensational killing occurred at an early
hour this morning at a dance at the
home of w. +. Taylor. near Gladstone,
when Leslie Carter. a prominent young
planter, was shot and instantly killed
by one of his companions The killing
occurred ON the front veranda of the
house. Details of the affair are not OBJ
tainabIe Sheriff FUlgham returned from
the scene uonight and reported that he
had arrested Berrie McLemore, consta-
BILE of the Med.con crossroads precinct.
but the man was released. the coroners
Jury reaching no conclusion. All evidence
heard by the coroner's jury was conflict
ing. Garter belonged to prominent and
wealthy family and hts relatives claim
that McI.emore is the guilty man and
will have him Jailed.
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CONSPIRACY Is SUGGESTED
Deroulede and Guerin, Now on Trial,
Are Sure of Conviction, but
Pardons Are Suggested.

Paris. December S0-There are persist
ent reports in nationalist circles that the
government has decided upon the arrest
ana prosecution of General MERCER before
n second high court Immediately. Ac-
cording TO these reports an important de-
hate respecting the conspiracy cases ana
the charge against General Mercier VIII
tak, place in the chamber Of deputies as
soon .s the session begins. and. II is said'
The premier n Waldeck- Rousseau, Will
reply TO his adversaries by announcing
the arrest of General Mercier and his
alraigumcnt before the hich court. The
nationalist organs insist that the govern
mont has dec:ded ON the plan. but they
suggest that IL may be changed. in view
cf its premature revelation.
General Altrcier al the present moment.
is a senatorial candidate in the Loire
lnferiecre. one Of his friends who was
interviewed or the subject. said the gen
cral has resolved not TO discuss the mat
ter. as he was determined not 10 give
the government "a weapon To Use against
him. He was convinced however, that
his arrest would sound the defeat OF the
government candidates IN he senatorial
elections while he himself was certain
of election.
II is expected that the trial before the
hii.l cour, viii be concluded the middle
~ next week. and Mm. Dcruulede and
Guerin VIII almost certainly Dee convicted,
although some of the other prisoners viii
probably be- acquitted. The Journal Dcs
DE Bates tonight says.
The nearer the trial draws TO a con-
clusion. the palmer tn emptiness of the
charges becomes. Agitation, demonStra-
lions and a Few slight oneuses have per-
haps occurred. bat there IL no evidence
shown of the concerted plot of crime
against the state. the repression of which
the public prosecutor demands
The Journal Des eD Ea.cs concludes
with expressing itself in favor OF the sim
pile solution al tn. unsatisfactory situa-
tion suggested IN The Figaro, namely,
that Waldeo k-Rousseau accord the con-
victed prisoners the benefit Of the Beren-
ger law. which parGous first offenders.
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MADAME BAZAINE is DYING.
Wife of the French Marshal at the
Point of Death.

City of Mexico. December 2e.-Madame
Bazaine is seriously i'll at n hospital i'm
the suburbs of the city. She was the
wife of the famous Marshal Bazaine. OF
France. and is the daughter of one of
the most aristocratic Mexican families,
and renowned for her beauty. Bazaine
fell desperately in love with her while
here in command of the French army.
during the war Of Intervention. Her life
has been as exciting as an army ro-
nance She followed her husband back
to France. was with MIN until he was
imprisoned on the charge of treason and
took part in aiding him TO make his es-
cape and remained with him until his
death in exile in Spain. One of her sons
died in Cuba. anotherS whereabouts is
unknown. Thus from the heights of So
cial splendor the widow of the French
marshal has fallen into state of great
mental depression and affiction. Her
sad case eXcbtes the sympathy Of the
highest society here, where she has in the
past played the part of a leader.
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BOTH DUELLISTS ARE KILLED.
Two Young Texans Use the Revolver
with Deadly Aim.

Dallas, Tex, December ga report
from Trenton. Tex. this evening says that
Il duel was fought there in which one or
the combatants was killed in the street
and the other died at his home two hours
after the combat. William Littrell and
Sydney Grady engaged in a fist hght
Friends separated the men, and eacn ieft
tho Mace warning the other to fix him
self Littrell and Gray returned IN a
short time each armed with pistol. As
soon as they were within close range each
began TO shoot. Littrell fell dead with a
bullet through the region OF the heart
Gray received bullet in the left iunS'
and had his right arm shattered.
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FORTUNE MAY AWAIT THEM.
Texas Lawyers Searching for Sisters
Who Lived Near Athens.

Athens. Ga. December 2S.-(SpeciaI)-
A request comes to Athens from a firm OF
Texas lawyers asking that information
be secured concerning the whereabouts
of Misses Kate ari Jane Sailors wb,,
lived in or near Athens in JS65 They
were either the sisters or nieces of ona
John n. Sailors. it Is bel; eved thai y
fortune awaits them in Texas if they
can be found.
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SHERIFF KILLED BY A NEGRO.
Negro Was Afterwards Slain by g
Deputy.

Tallahassee. Fla. December 8.-(Spe-
cial1-Hon. II. b. Simpkins. sheriff Of
Jefferson county. and prominent mid
die Florida politician. was shot and killed
by a negro desperate named VIII Cor
man this afternoon. German was given
life Imprisonment in the Georgia peni-
tentiary from Brooks county. Georgia.
three years ago. but escaped and has
been hanging around middle FLORIDA re-
Gently lie has shot at other officers who
tried to arrest him. Sheriff Simpkins To-
Gated him Yesterday ana went after him.
After German killed Simpkins, Simp-
lxins's deputy shot and killed German.
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NEGRO UPRISING SUPPRESSED.
White Citizens Stopped Trouble by
Arming Themselves.

Fort White. Fla, December 2S.-The
threatened uprising of negroes here over
the killing of Tom White. negro,
by the marshal of this place has been
averted by the citizens arming them
selves and making a show of force. Sew
eral shots were fired into residences by
unknown parties who are supposed to
have been negroes. Armed guards are
kept out to prevent incendiary fires.
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CONDEMNED MURDERER SHOT.
Floridian Under Sentence of Death
Escapes and Fights to the End.

Brolson. Fla. December 29.-W. b. Will
liams, the condemned murderer who es-
capped from Jail last June. was killed near
his home In this vicinity early this morn
ing Williams resisted desperately. He
shot Deputy Sheriff Walker in the side
and John Dean, another deputy. was shot
in the hand. Dean finally shot Williams
In the abdomen. iniiicting mortal wound.
Sheriff Sutton left at once for the scene,
and brought Wiliiams's S body here tonight.
1t is not thought Walkers wound Will
nrove fatal
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Monument to General Sanders.

Knoxville, Tenn, December T.-(Spe-
cial)-A movement has been inaugurated
i'm this city to erect monument here in
memory of General w. p. Sanders. Gem
eral Sanders was killed in battle on the
federal side during an engagement here
in the civil war. He was the only general
officer from Kentucky on the federal side
who was killed during the war. The fort
at this place was named for him aud the
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spot is still preserved as one OF the inost
historic in or about Knoxville. +. Eu~in
Elwe.l, the celebrated sculptor, arrived
here this afternoon to confer with Ioeai
committee relative to making a ueSiSn iDl
and executing the monument. 1t may be
an equestrian statue. 1t is the plan OF
the committee to memorialize congress tor
a large appropriation.
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Mason Is for the Beers.

Senator Mason received a hearty wei
come said he;
We want To look al this thing fairly
tonight and not Jet our Passions get the
.esEer - Us II England is really ia the
right. II she i really seeking the promo
lion - .-ivhizatiou over the world. Il
she really wants 10 bring enlightenment
and education 10 the children cf al lands.
then we should he WiJh her In the war
But II she Is se.fishly seeking the ac-
sluiremeut Of rich territory: II she is seek
ing to force her flag Of empire over a
free. Iihertv-lovinE people. then we must
sneak out without fear or favor
Senator Mason reviewed the history Of
ths. Dutch uenpe in South Africa ana
her relations sNith England In the course
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of this he referred to ..lilipution states
men. who are trying to nil the place OF
the great Gladstone. ana VINO are now
seeking TO belittie his memory by insinu-
atins that fear made ham direct the re-
tiremert of the British from the Trans
vaal at Majuba Hill.
Il think that We as onookers nave
right to saw" said Senator Mason. that
Ii in that matter Gladstone had a grain
OF discretion. the events OF the last SIX
weeks in South Africa have SHOWN thal
q was I'm accordance with SOUND staees-
manship.
1T may be said by some that the reso-
lutions you pass here tonight are lhe
work Of Irishmen. l want TO say that hoe
a battle for liberty has been fouSht IN
this continent that the Irishman has not
taken part I'm IL. l also want 10 tell them
that the sentiments oi these reso4u,lons
are not only the sentiments or tne lrlsh
in America. but they are the sentiments
Of almost all the peop.e in this country.
From every lover of liberty comes the
prayer that the republic may live.
They tell US that our sympathy WIN
the RoerS may interfere with poilucs
I'm England. III there are any politics IN
England that lnterfcres with Our um,y
they had better get out of the way. inc
same rule will apply 10 this country
also
1T has been said that we must sympa-
th!ze with England I'm this unhoiy cause
because she WAS our friend IN IN. span
ish war. Even so. We were lighting LOT
liberty. We were fighting to stop tne
murder of women and children III tuna
and for the fostering of a sister republic.
II England was kind enough 10 keep
her greedy hands OF during thai strussle.
does IL follow that We have soid our
birthright and that the eagle must not
raise his voice except i'm honor or lhe
ienr
'Public opinion is the conscience OF tne
reoni. Here is a way to- make q feli
all over the world. They made up ther
mind that they would insult the Dutch-
man IN south Africa make him brihS our
from him i'm the fight. They went out ioi
a nsh, and they got what they went
after
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Wanted.

travelling salesman In each southern state;
so 10 $50 per month and expenses: experience
not absolutely necessary. For particulars al
dress Penicks Tobacco Works, Penicks, Va
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tures also NaElepcrl- CuE"l WITHOUT pain
IL does not matter how many have failed
in your case. Consult DIR. Tucker. He
viii tell you honestly and free Of charge
lust wlat he can do for you He VIII
not take your money for nothing. Free
pamphlet to all Cures guaranteed
Don't xee., putting of. Write today
w !. TUCKER. NJ D..
Broad st. Atlanta. Ga.
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Has been located in
Atlanta for twenty
years engaged in the
treatment Or chronic
4 ilsea ses ~ both sex
es- The doctor treats
and positively cures
diseases OF the liver.
kidneys and digestive
organs. diseases OF
women. cancer. opI-
am and morphine
habit. plies. fistula.
rE-t1irc and stric-
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Among them was General p. Wat
Hardin, who opened headquarters
and launched his senatorial boom on
an anti-Goebel platform.

With Hardin came ex-Secretary of State
Hcadley, and several senators and rep
Icsentatives who are pronounced anti
GocEel men.
The anti-Goebel leaders Increased the
estimate of their strength in the TWO
houses tonight. They now claim to have
eight democrats i'm the senate and thirteen
i'm the house This would give the coaii-
tion a majority on joint ballot or would
control either house in separate sessions
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Opium, Morphine, Whisky

habits cured at home painlessly in short
time. Dr. Tucker, Broad street. Atlanta,
Ga.
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Piles and Fistula

Cure guaranteed; no failures. DR.. w. j.
Tucker. Atlanta. Ca
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P. WAT HARDIN FOR SENATE
HE WILL OPPOSE THE CHOICE
OF HIS PARTY.
Opposition to the Late Democratic
Candidate for Governor Claim
Majority in Both Houses

Frankfort, KY, December 31.-The anti
Goebcl democrats. through ex-Congress-
man w. c. Owens, engaged headquarters
today which will be opened tomorrow.
Senator Lindsay was conspicuous in the
anti-Goebel councils
Chairman Long, of the republican state
cf mpaign committee, has called meet
ing of the republican members OF Doth
houses for a joint conference tomorrow
morning. IL is expected that then re-
port will be received from the anti-Goe-
bel democrats regarding their attitude on
the organization of the two houses ana
the general policy for the session VIII De
talked over.
Tonght's trains brought large additions
to the crowd of political leaders ALREADY
here.
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Piles and FiStula

cure guaranteed; no failures. Dr. W. J.
Tucker. Atlanta. Ga.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
and records Of performances. BY indi-
vsAr.l. ~ Aacided

and records Of performances. BY indi-
viduals and BY groups,a shows decided
advantage. for cowsPofsa. d~i1tinctsdsify
type. According fsto tho obssrvatton l
made upon this herd It would appear
that, in the absence 1of. actual RECORDS.
which are the final testsof merits N,
every cow. the type Of afscowTs u g
much better indexs.of her ability :1or
economical production than 10 her
pedigree alone. SER '
Every dairyman should have water
running directly into his barn, q
have the faucets SO arranged that 1t
will require but little work when the
time comes for watering the lows. on
a good many farms the farm well IS
still the only source of water, and all
water for the stock has to be taken
from this well. This can a great
deal Of hard work, and, too often. the
stinting Of the cows. We have known
farmers that held to this system for
a lifetime. They were not financially
crippled. but seemed to never think
that any. other system Of watering
stock was possible. Even where the
old we'll is to be used. 1t costs but lit
tie to run q pipe from it to the barn,
with a good pump at the end.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
-AMoNo II BANKS.
rhr.. Chicago Concerns Consolidate

Three Chicago Concerns Consolidate-
New York Gets New Ono. v
The directors of tho Continental Ma
tional bank Of Chicago have voted
unanimously in favor Of increasing the
capital stock Of 100000. making It
$4,000. 900. Three Of Chicago's oldest
and largest banking institutions r to
be consolidated. The Corn Exchange
National, the American National and
the Northwestern National are to pool
issues and reorganize under the char;
ter Of the Corn Exchange, retaining its
title. President Ernest A. Hamill, of
the Corn Exchange bank, will be pres
ident Of the consolidated corporation.
The new Corn Exchange National bank
will have a capital stock of 81. 000. 900.
a surplus Of 100000 and undivided
profits Of $4,000 The Federal Ma
tional bank of New York city is the
proposed title Of an institution for
which the application has been approx
ed by Acting Comptroller Kane. The
proposed capital is $500, 900, and the
responsible applicant who has con
Quoted the correspondence is. Joseph T.
Hall. the real estate man at IS Mas.
sau street. The other four incorpora-
tors required by law are Walter D.
Johnson, broker: Charles A. O'Dono.
hue. merchant; Percy B. O'sullivan.
and Jason G. Moore. 1t is announced
that the United States %treasury's third
call for 5000, 900 from government de-.
positories will be the last. The remain
ing SO. 900, 900 needed for the retire.
ment Of the $25, oo0. 900 old 2 per cent
bonds. it is stated. will be made up
from the growing treasury surplus.
The three calls have been prorated
among the banks all over the coun.
try having government deposits, and
the eight depositaries in Philadelphia,
after responding to the last call, which
was payable July 16, contributed
something like $4,000 in all.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Doe. Electricity XIII Trees.


New Haven (Conn.) Special to Phil.
adelphia Inquirer: Indignant citizena
who desire to save the noble elms that
are the pride. Of New Haven have
threatened to bring suit against the
trolley car companies Of the city for
alleged damages to the trees. The as.
sertion is made that the trolley wires
charged with electricity are in some
streets held in place by connecting
wires fastened to the trees. and that
charges of electric fluid are sent into
the trees, which are thus killed. The
trolley companies have sought to stava
of damage suits by an offer to test
the scientific correctness of these as.
sertions. Permission has been obtained
from the department of public works
and police supervision assured for the
interesting experiment within the
week of charging the big tree in front
of City Hall with the full voltage Of
the trolley system. II the tree dies
a score of suits will be filed by prop.
erty owners, who have been compelled
to cut down trees. some Of them $50
years old since the trolley ran through
the avenues.