The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-19

votedly attached to each other.
A sketch of Senator Quay says his
Second son was major in the regular
army" which is an error. Andrew q.
Curtin Quay graduated at West Point
in 1888. with M. c. Butler, Jr., stephen
H. Elliott, Samuel G. Jones, John B.
Bellinger and John Micah Jenkins-an
known to Morning News readers. He
served as lieutenant of cavalry on the
frontier and later was promoted cap
tain in the quartermaster's depart
ment, and as such resigned in August,
1899 He served, however, for short
time during the Spanish-American
War, as major of volunteers only.
Pearson's Magazine for June re-
produces, in a reduced size, some of
Thos Nast's Civil War cartoons One
of these represents Gen. Lee in the act
of handing his sword to Gen. Grant on
the battlefield at Appomattox. But the
surrender took place in the Mclean
house and Gen. Lee never unsheathed
his sword or handed 1t to Gen. Grant.
am surprised that so intelligent
writer as Albert Bigelow Paine should
edit these reproductions and not point
out this surrender scene as mere
fancy sketch, improperly located ana
incorrectly represented.
The wife of Capt Earle Darcy
Pearce of the Coast Artillery at Fort
Washington, Maryland, has been very
i'll with typhoid fever, but is now re-
covering She was Miss Jennie Gray,
daughter of Editor James r. Gray of
the Atlanta journal, and her marriage
occurred only a few weeks ago.
The War Department having refused
to close the gates at Fort Mcpherson,
near Atlanta, on Sundays during the
baseball games, Rev. DR.. A. r. Heder-
by very justly declares: 1T is a sad
commentary on the morals of our So
called Christian country when army Of
fees representing a Christian govern
ment do not hesitate to violate both the
letter and spirit of the law of the Sab
bath by encouraging the men to play
baseball on the Sabbath. This is not
only a violation of the divine law, but
the laws of the state of Georgia for
bid the game on the Sabbath. But
the laws of Georgia do not operate on
military reservations, and so the At
lanta people must grin and bear" the
dissertation, The sudden rheu-
matte cure of Mrs. Leopold of Savan-
nah is not remarkable. After years
of careful investigation of such cases,
and of faith cures and similar cases.
/ published several articles on the sub
iect that were highly Endorsed by emil
nent physicians and clergymen. Hun
dreds of cases are now on record where
eyesiaht and hearing and the use of
limbs have been restored without any
faith or prayers or manipulations. Ma
ture acted suddenly.
Here is a bad mix up" apparently,
that needs Strengthening out. The first
five graduates of the class at West
Point Military Academy are called ~
Associated Press telegram in the
Morning News of Wednesday
gives the following as the first
FIVE graduates: l. 9. K. Pettis,
North Carolina; 2, w. D. A. Anderson,
Virginia; 3, from Colorado; 4, H. H.
Robert, Mississippi; 5. ]. ]. Kingman,
Tennessee; 6, r. P. Howell, Jr., North
tive is Albert C. Wimberly, Jefferson
WILLIE" The register of 1902 gives this
class standing: Pettis of Mississippi,
Anderson of Virginia, Ward of Colo
RADIO, Howell of North Carolina, King
man of Tennessee. McNair of Mime
sofa. But the Register of 1908, the
last issued, gives these changes: Pet
It's, Ward, Kingman, Howell Anderson,
II. II. Robert OF Mississippi, who was
No. II the year before. Anderson drops
from 2 TO s, but in graduating recov-
ers his lost ground. Ward drops one
number, and Howell goes from 4 to s,
thereby losing his .. In 1902 Wimber-
ly Of Georgia stood No As, but in 1908
he had dropped to No. So. Now, here
IL the mix up: The Atlanta Journal
Of Wednesday says: Joseph Atkins.
son OF Ed. c. Atkins. viii gradu-
ate from the West Point Military
Academy Wednesday with high hon
ors. " Mir. Atkins viii graduate
with second honOrs." Then follows
notice 70 his great popularity
"unnsually bright mind" and a splen-
did assignment IN the army. Well. the
Register ~ 1899 puts Joseph A. Atkins
Of Georgia as No. Is and that OF 1909
W. 30. n. N he jumped from that
low position 20 no. IN graduating,
he IL simply the worries wonder.
u seems THAI ! was correct IN my