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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
OFFICIAL CIRCULAR ISSUED
General Gordon Gives Information
for Guidance of All Concerned.

In a general order, numbered eighteen,
and issued from the headquarters Of the
army of Tennessee department at CO.
lumbus. Miss, by Adjutant General and
Chief of staff +. II. Sykes. Lieutenant
General stephen d. Lee commanding that
department. announces his star Tor the
coming reunion.
A number of Atlanta veterans are On
the staff of General Lee and they VIII
be by his side during the parade
The following IS the general order:
General orders No. 9 from these head
quarters under date of lone l. lSyS an
nouncing the department. stafi IS hereby
modified TO read as follows;
Brigadier General l.. T. Sykes. of CO.
lumbus, Miss. adjutant general ana chiet
Colonel f. II. Lombard. OF New Or
leans, La. inspector general.
Colonel III. c. Myers, of Memphis. Ienn''
quartermaster general.
Colonel T.. l.. Russell. OF Moplle' A'a''
Colonel VI. l.. Calhoun. of Atlanta, Ga,
Judge advocate general So
Colonel W j. McMurray, OF NashVllle'
Tenn. surgeon general
Colonel II. Il. Sproles. OF VicKspurs'
Miss. chaplain general, ,,
Colonel l.. l.. Mlddebrook. CoNihSt oh'
Colonel r. NJ. Howard. Columbus. Ga,
aid de camp. ,,t
0OlOHtl l.. kobShiiNaSt
aid de camp. ,,,
Colonel George NJ. Helm. Greenville'
Miss aid de camp 81,
Colonel J. l.. Power, Jackson MISS
aid de camp "a,
Colonel S A. Jonas. Aberdeen. Miss
aid de camp. ,-,
Colonel Thomas Harrison. Columbus,
Miss, aid ne camp: o-,.
Colonel b. f. Eshleman. New Orleans,
La. aid de camp.
Colonel w. X. Garrett, Nashville, Tenn.
cid de camp. , ~
aid de camp.
Colonel w J. Crawford. Memphis,
Colonel John 7. Lesley. Tampa. Fla.
Colonel W. II. Milton. Mariana, Fla.
aid de camp. ,
Colonel Samuel l.. Robertson, Birming
ham. Ala, aid de camp.
Colonel Alfred NJ. O'Neal. Florence,
Ala aid de camp.
Colonel w. ID. Ellis. Sr., Atlanta, Ga,
aid az camp.
Colonel Charles S. Arnall, Atlanta. Ga.
aid de camp.
They will report by letter.
Department headquarters during the re-
union Nav 30th-June Sd. viii be estab-
lished at Louisville hotel.
Circular Is Issued.
. General John b. Gordon, commanding
the United Confederate Veterans. has is
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21

Ing as far as 700 miles TO have him do
the lob In addition to this the squire
writes that his marrying business IS
still growing and reaching out" He Is
going to make an effort this year 10 break
all records and II is his ambition TO mar
~ 365 couples during the year. or on an
average of one a day for the year. the
squire advertises i'm the daily papers that
ne is ready to tie the knot while you wait
and he also gives a guarantee that ms
service will be short. intelligent and very
binding and hard to break. which Is I'M
doubtedly true in South Carolina, Tor
that state grants no divorces. In writing
o. his business the squire's press agent
says: He furnishes each and every
couple with printed marriage certificate
nroperly witnessed. signed and sealed. He
is very popular and has quite a host OF
friends You cannot be treated better nor
married more legally anywhere. inc
squire is farmer and was born and
raised in South Carolina and Is thirty
wears of age. All those that love to take
a bridal trip will do well TO call on MIN.
He puts an end TO all your troubles ana
feels quite sure that you will be benented
and your trip romantic
The latter part of this statement IS
gfvea without any guarantee. especially
that part about ending all your troubles
However, as he IS Il man or such Woe
experience 1t is probable that he knows
best. and any one wishing TO take a bri-
dal tour should take his advice and cali
on him.
Don't forget the small price, the guar
antee and the romantic bridal trip.
mo squire faile, 20 say in his letter TO
The Constitution whether ne was mar
ried not.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
PUT-OFF TOWN.

Did you ever go 90 Put-On Town.
Where the houses are old and tumble
down.
And everything tarries and everything
drags.
With dirty streets and people in rassf
On the street OF Slow lives OLD Man Wait.
And his two little boys. named L;nser and
Late:
With unclean hands and tousied hair.
And a naughty little sister. named Don't
Care.
GRANDMOTHER Growl lives IN this town.
With her two little daughters. called Fret
and Frown:
And Old Man Lazy lives all alone
Around the corner on Street Postpone
Did you ever go to Put-on Town
To play with the little girls Fret and
Frown.
or go 10 the home OF Old Man Wait.
And whistle for his boys TO come 20 the
gate.
To play all day I'm larry street.
Leaving your errand for other feet!
To stop. or shirk. or linger or frown.
Is the nearest way TO this old town.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
TO CoURTMARTIAL ROWAN
Charged with Making Insulting Re
marks About Another Officer.

Knoxville. Tenn. May 17.-(SpeciaL "A
private letter received here from the
Philippines announces that charges have
been preferred against Lieutenant Colonel
Rowan. of the United States army, BIZ
Lieutenant L. l. Roach.
The charge is that Rowan made insult
ing remarks concerning Roach in TIE
presence of enlisted men. Rowan won
national fame by his daring display IN
penetrating the heart of Cuba before the
Spanish war begun and there comrnu-ii-
eating with General Garcia and other Gu
ban officers relative to conditions on the
island. He brought back much valuable
information. which was used to advan-
tage by the invading army He was thcn
a lieutenant and was promoted TO me
lieutenant colonel of the Sixth Immune
regiment. joining it at Savannah. which
went from Tennessee and Kentucky The
fact OF his national fame makes the
charge more interesting
Lieutenant Roach married a Knoxville
lady. who is now in this city He is rom
Missouri.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.

Iva Peterson. BrauIOrd. Fla-Dear Ju-
Nor ! am = little girl thirteen years old
! Ilke 10 read the Junior very much. 1
I've in the country. two miles from Bran
1UEj. our nearest town.
- guess aunt Susie is nfty-fiye years
ole
A. this Is my first letter TO the Junior.
! WIH close. with much love TO Aunt SUI
Sic and AL the cousins. Find inclOssed
. cents for Grady hospital.
Jasper Shields. Magnolia. AIa-Dear
Js-Li9r. ! Am a IlttIe boy thirteen years
Oh Ny para takes The Constitution
ana I love 10 read the chiidren's letters.
NTr- HenbbeTvaeee had a hog eleven
months ami twenty days old that weigh
81 - pounds ! am going 10 school j
think "ur school days are the happiesj
days In our lives. Please ind inclDSed
cents tor the Grady hospital ! shall be
proud 10 see this in print. Correspond
ents solicited Of my age
Fanny Bryan. Handle. Miss.-Dear Ju-
Nor I am a little girl eight years old.
] have been attending school nearly six
months i study writing. spelling. state
history and Arithmetic / have two
brothers and three sisters. Ny dear lit
tie pet Is little brother Garland. i like
tn read the Junior letters very much and
do wish I could write good letters Ike
Aunt Susie. ! send ! cent 10 the Grady
hospital
Josephine SIIlinE. Staunton. Va.-Dear
Junior: / am a Virginia girl. age thir-
teen I live on farm two miles from
stauntOn- Ny papa takes The Constitu-
,fou love to read the Junior page.
our school closed the 9Th Of April / am
very fond OF pets ! have two pretty 1T
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
ATKINSON VISITS TUSKEGFF
He Has Charge of Public Schools in
the Philippines

Tuskegee. Ala. Nav 17-(SpeciaIl- Nr
Frederick w Atkinson. recently appoint
ed to take charge of the public school
system in the Philippine islands. visited
the Tuskegee Normal and IndustriaI -
stitute Yesterday and today. ana -.
the time studying the methods a1,,,Idl 5eIIi
at this famous school for negroes ir /"
practical system of education sr,o,, d
fliplnoS, He expressed himself as 6ai,-,-
highly pleased with what he saw a. tbs n
kegee. %" 81 1 Is
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21

yours on the retina of human sympathy:
Tbera Tho beautvof holiness. of purity, of
that inward grace which passeth snow,
rests over it. softening and mcllowlnS rs
features just as the calm moonlight melts
those of a rough landscape into harmo-
NOUS loneliness. Ny sympathy j. Witn
the Beers Perhaps the suffcrings. ha-
treds and barbarities of their struggle all
will pass away, but the story of the Strug-
gle. the patriotism. the self denials the
hcroism and devotion will never be for
gotten. Now. dear cousins. let us have
Aunt Susie as our substitute and strive
with all our energy TO be as good as she is.
1t NAV be impossible, but why should we
not try? / guess Aunt Susie's age IS
about siXty-two | would he glad Of cor
reSpondence from either sex.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
Claim Inequalities in American Cot


Tba hos. croDs Of American cotton present
striking inequalities. which 10 TO this tlIs
seem to have escaped the attention OF tApei'
These differences extend ven 10 me seeoS IA
The same capsules; which may have good.
bad or Indifferent POLL. To make Judlclouz
selection 1t IS necessary 10 study one OS one
the silks on the crests." The failure 10 MAKE
,h,s careful study accounts for the inability '-
the trade to furnish sufficiently Uniform co.toH-
In order TO estimate the value or eaca Hbef
1poiD. its diameter. length. and resistant
must he determined The longer. the inner the
rnore silken and the more snarled the poll the
greater It's resistance The diameter IS meas
ured by the aid of a microscope 10 be II
good quality, il ought not 10 exceed tWshty %
twenty-one one-thousandths OF nliilliileler-
The resistance is determined ~ a NtiS lt,~s-i-
fous APPARATUS invented Dy NJ heilIi- u -
Colonial Garden. 1t ought 70 be between SIX
and nine grams. BY applying these lllethous'
the savants the Nogenr Garden nave sLe-
ceeded in obtaining the best seeds. which are
sent TO the colonies for propagation mere
is every reason to believe that cotton VIII soon
be,arnes n powerful element Of wealth for orr
colonies and that its culture will be placed IN
a flosrishing -ondition by the interposition O.
The total production Of Russian cotton M e
within a few years has hardly reached nag
of the total WELD Of the United states. The
output Of India does noi exceed o'OSo - -,
bales and that Of Japan IS hardly SOO'OOo
pounds. Within a few years. however. husStR
has been striving 10 create an important cotton
center in Turkestan. and she expects 20 SCI
cure raw material from that quarter n 81
ficient quantity 10 supply the nltis u -
,,,c+r1r7lis II is difficult at first glance TO ey
plain the success here: the climate Is severe
The extremes Of temporal ure marked. ran
g rare and the heat is intense But the ex-
trern, warmth of summer intensiheS the power
a. vegetation and irrigation takes the place nf
Pain. -,
Another speaker stated that while he
va, In Moscow he saw many wagons
loaded down with cotton from Tlrke-
stan. He thought that in the near future
the empire of the czars could supply tho
fun demand of the metropolis The Rus
SLAMS. he said. believe that within a few
wears they will begin exporting cotton
goods. The raising OF cotton has al
ready created great activity in all the
N cufa. country
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21

The ColOred work I'm Bicycle Berry Book
IS an immense aid to berry growers. 1t
shows the leading berries true to size.
shape and color. They were first care
fully painted by an experienced artist.
and then reproduced by photography ut
cost of over one thousand dollars. Aside
from the color work there are scores of
reproductions made directly from photo
graphs of berries. so that the reader
may have an accurate idea of them The
price is 80 cents, by mail; address the
publishers, Wilmer Atkinson Co., Phia-
dol
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
Full Ruby Jeweled Elgin Watches

have genuine ruby bearings-the.r ofher
points of superiority can lie told Inv any
Jeweler-ask him about the EIgin.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21

pRnTRu0lNG PILES, No Cure No Pay
Your druggist Will refund your money
II Pazo Ointment fails To cure you 50cts.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
COTTON IN AFRICA AND ASIA
INTERESTING INFORMATION IN
CONSULAR REPORTS.
cu.u Lot of Cotton Grown III -
soudan Sent to Paris A''i
Great Attention.
By Jos: Ohl.

r,or Nav 16-(Special)-Somo
,-.o,os,tnp facts about the production =.
80, ,n Africa and Asia are lhci"
-. cont IN the state department.
bv the United States coiisui
Hon. John c. Covert. ,.
Mr. Covert tells of the ARRIVAL III a,
of several small lots of cotton sio
IN. French Soudan which have serVeo :"
croatia much comment among French -
italists. especially among those ih'.lo a
I'm the colonies. AT a recent o.s.. q,
the National Agricultural e.code.
which the manufacturers u oountr,es.
not only of France, but or olhei Gu 49,
were represented. these samples OF e'
NAL cotton attracted much atteh'io"
An Explorers Views.
,rh. ,-,ncinaI sneaker was a French e&-
nlorar NJ. Dybowski. who has spent
great many years in Africa and Is con
sidered an authority on that COUNT;
spoke at length on cotton posslDlii0lSS AZ
Africa and Asia. Mr.. Covert translates
and condenses his remarks as foiIo"S-
The progress OF the production anu oi,, Won
ufacture OF cotton is calculated 10 ihsplIe 80
der century ago England was the oig n,pI,.
ket to which the world looked LOT 10 supf'o .;
In 1884 England received the hrst sil4p TN
seventy-one bales from the United States ~
quantity seemed enormous EIS4lsh - s+ -,
fcfals could believe that II cd4i4c a
new world and seized IL ON the sIouiid - -
false de laration of origin. To-Day CtcLe o., o.,
produces 10000. 600 to l2.OOO.OoO a.,
8 600 OOO 600 pounds In spite OF the I'm
pulse to manufacture given by IltcIIiieis ,I,-.
lection has not yet been reached me Vu I
of cotton necessary to receive a uniform ~ =
stu TO be produced. The Nogent CoioiaI -, 80,
den has undertaken to improve exlstihs piat-'
through scientific selection. TO the Gnu -
our colonies may be provided with better seS4-
we possess immense areas in Atfled N.1S.e
the cotton plant grows as luxurfantly as "iieat
in the most favored plains OF rance
enancipate ourselves from England. WE,CI
holds as IL were, an exclusive contFoi VI us
,extile il is only necessary for US 10 systf
Matte this branch of agriculture IN the odl,all.
Konro SENEGAL and the Upper OubahSl- no
climate is most favorable. thanks TO the sroils-
Nv marked alterations Of dry and wet seasOi -,
The cultivation should be modined. nor ~
the intro,iucti1n of American cotton. winch
thrives indifferently there. but by an lihpIo.-
ment Of existing local varieties. Our coihih.i
ciaI interests know what African cotto4L -
Thirty tons of II have already arrived mere IErIh
the sudan Fifty tons more are anout 20 Ds
Skinned II is coarse, but that IS because ~
was gathered by the natives from plants 0Vrt
a wear old. 1t should be planted yearly, Whlcl
can be done by the system OF rotation OF ciops.
~ deemed necessary. Cotton IS ike toin'it'e''.
these two plants may live several years my
the first years products are the only really
good
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21

General John b. Gordon. commanding
the United Confederate Veterans. has is
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-31
TO FILL VACANCIES.
Six Officers Under Consideration of the
President,

New York, May 31.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
President Mckinley and Secretary Root
are CONFRONTED With the problem of se-
!ectlng from half dozen equally deserv-
ing ofhcels two to fill vacancies in the
grades of ma jor general of volunteers
ana ofigadler general in the general SER
vice. In anticipation of the vacancy
which will be caused by the retirernant
OF Major General Merritt the president
has nominated Major General Otis who
holds volunteer rank, to be major gem
elal in the regular establishment. The
resignation of General Otis of his VOL
unteer commission will make a vacancy
in the grade of brigader general in the
regular army.
The presidents choice for the voluntee
officers will probably fall upon Brigadier
General r. p. Hughers, who comm a nds
the department of the Viscayas, onless
he should be selected for bIigadier gen.
eral in the regular services.
These six officers are under considela-
tion for the appointment of bliga der
general: Brigadier General F.. pa-
Wis, commanding the troops static seu L
Porto Rico; Major General j. c. ties,
comma nding the department of Soutnern
Luzon; Major General L. Lloyd Wheat
on, commanding the department OF
Northern Luzon; Brigadier General r.
P. Hughes, commanding the department
of the Viscayas; Brigadier General A. r.
Chaffee, recently relieved as chief of staff
in tn edivision of Cuba, and Brigadier
General Theodore Schwan, who is now
returning to the United States from the
Philippines.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-31

quarantine this numerously popula ted
district, it is the duty of the board Of
health to go further and quarantine or
isopat te the houses and persons who are
said to be infected.
I'VE shall also request the board Of
health to proceed vigorously with the
sanitation of the sQuarantined district.
The question of expense is a secondary
matter. If genuine bubonic plague exists
there, the city should stop at nothing to
stamp 1t out. A million dollars would be
a mere trifie to expend in doing this work
quickly and well.''
Chinese Consul Ho Vow takes the po-
sition that the municipal government of
San Francisco is found to furnish neces-
saries for the support of the quarantined
Chinese.
The federal authorities refused to issue
clean bills Of health to the steamers City
or Pek1nG and Australia which have sail
ed for the Orient and Honolulu. They
will have to undergo quarantine and fu-
migation on reaching Hawaii.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-31
/ NAVAL MATTERS.
ORDNANCE EXPERTS CONSIDER
ING INVENTION OF ARMoR
DEVICE.
Must Overcome Effect of Soft Steel
Capped Observation-Disclosures
Surgeons in Navy.

New York, May 31.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says: Consld-
GRAFTON is being given by naval ordnance
experts to the invention of some armor
device which will overcome the super
iority impaired to an armor piercing
proiectile by a soft steel cap.
AS the United States has led all other
nations in the adoption of the soft-nosed
cap, there is no crying need for haste
in providing American men-of-War with
additional protection. The authorities
understand, however, that the success Of
American experiments with the cap will
lead other nations to adopt the invention,
and it is therefore desirable that some
plan should be determined upon to over
come the superiority of the shell. Rear
Admiral Watson, upon his return to the
United States, will be ordered to COM
mand the Mare island navy yard.
Congress having placed assistant sur
geons in the navy on the same basis as
assistant surgeons of the army, no diff
Guilty will be experienced. Rear Admiral
Reypen believes in filling the sixteen va
cancies now existing in the medical corps
of the navy. Assistant surgeons will be
given the rank and pay of lieutenants of
Junior grades.
Secretary Long has received from Cap
tain B. II. McCalla a formal acceptance
of, the pardon granted him by the presi-
dent and he has been restored to the
place he occupied before ne was reduced.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-31
OBTAINED BY FRAUD.
United States Supreme Court Sets
Mexican Award Aside.

New York, May 31.--A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Consideration is being given by the
state department to the extent of the
liability of the United States for $24O. .6S3,
the amount of the award against Mex
leo disbursed to L'Abra Silver Mining
company.
AS result of the decision of the Unit
ed States supreme court that the award
was obtained by fraud and setting it
aside, Secretary Hay has returned to
Mexico 100000 which had not been dis
bursed A bill has been introduced in
the senate apprCpriating and authorix-
ing the raturn of $240,6S3 to the Mexican
government.
case identical with that of L'Abra
company row pending in the court of
claims. is that of Benjamin w. We'll, who
received Judgment of $479,S75: the Mex
ican government charges that this award
waA also obtained by fraud. The United
States, before holding up the disburse-
ments, turned $171, ,as9 over to We'll. The
remainder is in the treasury pending the
final decision.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-31
Monument SHATTERED.
A Bolt of Lightning Interrupts Mem
mortal Services at Byron.

Chicago, May 31.-A special to the
Chronicle from Byron, ILL.,. says: Mem
oral day exercises in Byron We're mar
red by a violent electric storm, which
wrecked the beautiful and costly sol
diers' monument, the first one erected in
Illinois after the close of the civil war
The storm forced the large crowds that
had gathered to retire to shelter. While
the speaker of the day was calling the
roll of dead there came a terrific rash,
accompanied by vivid flame. shaking
the ground like an earthquake. When
the storm subsided it was found that the
monument of white marble. standing in
the business center of town. had been
shattered by the bolt.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-31
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.
Queen Liloukalani Wants Restoration
of Crown Lands and Revenues,

San Francisco, May 31.-The Call
states that ex-Queen Lilioukalani has
decided to bring suit against the United
States government for the restoration of
the crown lands and revenues. Colonel
MacFarlane, her confidential adviser,
said in reference to the matter:
Il have advised the queen to consult
Joseph o. Carter. her private agent, be-
fore bringing sunt. A syndicate was
formed last winter which offered to en-
ploy the best attorneys In the United
States to press her claims and other pa
pers for her case have been prepared.
There is nothing to prevent her as
signing her claim to the crown lands to
whoever she may please, and the case
may be tried in foreign courts; but. in
any event, it Is likely that action will be
brought before the next session of con-
gress"