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"Edgefeld. s. c., July IS. 1874.

"Edgefield. s. c., July IS, 1874.
II was with Gen. Johnston
when he arranged the terms of~surreii-
der with Sherman. Gems. Hampton and
Wheeler being away at the time. l COM
mandcd the cavalry of Jonnston's army
and accompanied him with an escort
To the last interview with Sherman. and
on our return to camp he told me that
he had had no confidence in the success
of our cause for two years"
AS stated, if this General could have
held Atlanta forever" he likewise
would have held Richmond forever"
In this connection / will, in defense
OF Gen. Lee, make known an historical
fact of singular interest and of which
I have but recently been apprised: it is
true the matter was limited about at the
date of the occurrence, but / now. for
the first time, receive the information
from the highest authority.
About the 26th of April, 1874, met,
i'm Mobile, the Hon. c. NJ. Conrad. of
Louisiana. We were each en- route IL
New Orleans and in the freedom Of
friendly conversation we discussed
without restraint the subject of the late
war Gen. Johnston's book was re-
ferred to, when Mr.. Conrad remarked
volunteer aid on the staff of Gen.
Johnston at the time of his retreat from
Yorktown, had informed him. during
the war, that Gen. Johnston said to
him (Mr. McFarIandD, on the retreat
from Yorktown. that he (Johnston) ex-
pected or intended to give up Rich
mond. Mr.. Mcfarland expostulated and
protested; finally expressed to the Com
handing General the hope that he
would change his mind. / at once OBJ
served to Mr.. Conrad that this fact was
truly an important link in the history
of that period. and, if no objection ex-
listed upon his part, | might on some
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Wheeler, to accomplish this important
object
! am therefore reluctant to believe
that Gen. Johnston possessed any more
definite idea of defending Atlanta than
ne had of defending Dalton, or any 9TH
er position from that point to Atlanta.
He brings forward the presence Of his
family in this city, as evidence Of his
intention to make a stand, and affirms
that the intrenchments thrown up. to-
gether with the moving forward OF
heavy artillery, support his testimony.
Unfortunately. in view Of his history
in the past, the evidence is not conclu-
sive. He threw up various lines of works
during his campaign, and successfully
abandoned them; moreover. whatever
heavy artillery had been ordered to the
front could, If the necessity had arisen,
have been placed upon cars, and been
removed to the rear. In regard TO the
first plea, am unable to discover why
his family could not retreat as well as
the army.
Johnston Intended to Abandon Atlanta.
\ General who. at New Hope Church,
Informed his corps commanders that
he considered Macon, 100 miles beyond
Atlanta, the point to fall back upon,
would hardly have resisted the tempta-
ton to carry out his suggestion, when
to retreat was. with him, if not fixed
principle, certainly an inyeterate habit
Aside from any other evidence, the
from Gen. NJ. c. Butler. now United
States Senator. is sufficient to prove that
Gen. Johnston had no hope or idea of
holding Atlanta.
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veterate-He Would Have Given Up
Atlanta and Fallen Back to Macon.
JOhnston's Mfsstatements.
After Gen. Johnston's abandonment
of the mountains of Georgia, his incon-
sistency in maintaining that Atlanta
was a position too strong to be carried
by assault" must indeed strike with
surprise not only military men, but
civilians of intelligence. From the ear
Hest periods of history mountain last
nesses have proved, by actual test, the
most secure strongholds to every people
determined upon obstinate resistance
Gen. Lee asserted shortly before the
close of the war that he could continue
the struggle 20 years longer, If HOSTILE
ties were transferred To the mountain
regions of the Confederacy. Numerous
instances are adducible to attest the
fact that prolongation of war is oft
times to be attributed to such prOtec-
ton from Nature. To cite an example
from a neighboring island, how long, I
venture to inquire, would the Cubans
have held out against the Spanish Gov
eminent If their territory had been de-
void of mountains. and had stretched
forth to the sea in one vast plain like
the country from Atlanta?
But when the Confederate command
er, with 10000 available men, surren-
dered the Thermopyle of the South
hardly reasonable to suppose that he
would have made a final stand upon
the plains of Georgia.
According to the following extract
from an official telegram, even Gen.
Sherman was in doubt as to whether
OF not Johnston would fight for Allan
ia:
Headquarters Military Division of
the Mississippi, i'm the Field, at San
House, Peach Tree Road. five miles n.
T.. of Buckhead, Ga, July Is, 1864.
1T is hard TO. realize that
Johnston will give up Atlanta without
n fight. but it may be SO. Let us de-
velop the truth.
wv. 7. Sherman, Major-General Com
handing"
One Of JOhnstOn's Plans.
My predecessor had evidently another
scheme in reserve. Gen. Forrest was
required, with 5000 cavalry in Tonnes
see, to destroy Sherman's communica-
tons with Nashville-at least, in so far
a. to hinder Sherman from receiving
sufficient supplies for the maintenance
or his army. Gen. Wheelers cavalry
force numbered over 10000, and was
composed of as brave men as those
under the command of Forrest. If this
force, with the exception of small
detachment to protect the tanks of the
army. was unable TO break the Federal
line of communications. / cannot con-
cefve in what manner Gen. Forrest was
expected to accomplish this object with
OILY 5000 men-especially when Sher-
man had large force of cavalry at
tached to his own army, as well as
another large body of this arm in Ten
nessee: had erected block houses at
every important bridge and culvert, and
had stationed infantry at fixed points
along the entire line between Nashville
and Atlanta, forming. it might be said.
chain of sentinels. The Federals had
q. their disposal locomotives of great
power. and sufficient number of cars
to move. within few hours, a corps
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Personal Experiences the United States and the Confederate
States Armies
By Lieut.. zen. J. B. HOOD, c. S. A.

Of infantry to any one threatened point.
Their vast resources enabled them also
to rebuild the railroad almost as fast
as Forrest could have destroyed it. Gen.
Johnston therefore errs in the SUPPOSE
ton that 5000 cavalry, under these cir
cumstances, could have SO effectually
destroyed Sherman's communications as
to compel him to retreat. The impos-
sibility of the success of this plan, how
ever, will be clearly established when l
give an account of the inability, during
the siege of Atlanta, of Forests Cav
airy. together with about 5000 under
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Danville. April 7, 1865.
"Lieut.-Gen. j. B. Hood:
"A Court of Inquiry cannot be con-
vened in your case at present. You will
proceed to Texas as heretofore ordered.
IS. Cooper, A. /. G.
Had I been granted a Court Of In
quiry at that date 1 would have pro-
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THE QUARREL BETWEEN JOHN
STON. AND HOOD.

NJ
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WAR ON LIQUOR AND TOBACCO.

The Kansas Anti-Iiquor Society haS
adopted a new plan TO fight the liquor
traffic. 1t is distributing free TO all who
write and inclose & stamp a recipe for
the cure of the liquor habit IL can be
given secretly in coffee or food. Also
one for the tobacco habit that can be
given secretly. The only request they
make is that you do not sell the recipes,
but give free copies to your friends.
Their address is Room 81, Gray Bldg.
Kansas City, Mo.
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Monument 90 Wirx.

Ed. Hamlin Post, of Wellman, Iowa,
has passed strong resolutions denounc-
ing the proposition to erect a monu-
ment to the inhuman Wirz.
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duced stronger testimony than / have
given, even at this late period, in re-
lation to the points I'm controversy be-
tween Gen. Johnston and myself.
This attempt To summons me before
Court Martial was his final effort.
during the war, to asperse the charac-
ter Of brother officer who had always
been true to duty. but whose unpar-
donable crime was having been. APP
pointed 10 supersede him in the conn
mand of the Army of Tennessee.
Notwithstanding the manifold diff
culties and trials which beset me at the
period / was ordered to relieve Gen.
Johnston, and which. because of un-
broken silence on my part have been
the occasion of much injustice mani
tested I'm my regard. 1 formed no in
tention, till the appearance OF Gen.
Sherman's Memoirs. to enter fully into
the details of the siege of Atlanta. the
campaign to the Alabama line, and that
which followed into Tennessee.
(To be continued.)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-07
BLAME LOCATED BY JURY
Inquest on the Victims of the Acct
dent at Lake Manawa,
Near Omaha.

Omaha, July Sowing to the fact that
Manawa lake. where six persons were
drowned on the night of July 4 by the col
ing, is part of the old bed of the Mis-
souri, river, there is an uncertainty as to
whether 1t is in the state of Iowa or Ne
braska. To prevent any miscarriage OF
justice through mistake in jurisdiction
the corOners of both PottOwOttamie coun-
ty, Iowa, and Sarpy county, Nebraska to-
day held inqueSts in the case. The Iowa
jury this afternoon returned a verdict
placing the blame for the accident upon
the Manawa Amusement company and
the Omaha and Council Bluffs Stree.
Railway company.
The verdict says the management did
not have a sufficient force OF attendants
the handle the crowd, nor any expert
swimmers to aid drowning people. The
street railway company is said to own
the grounds and buildings which are
leased to the amusement company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-07
JUDSON HARMON
MAKES ADDRESS
Former Attorney General At
tends Meeting of Alabama
Bar Association.

Admission, Ala, July 6-The twenty
ninth annual meeting of the Alabama Bar
association began here today with large
attendance. Several interesting papers
We're read at the two sessions held today
The principal address tonight was made
by Judson Harmon of Cincinnati on In
dependence of the Judiciary" He said in
part:
1t has been claimed that the choice of
Judges by popular vote tends to impair
dneir Independence, but l do not think so
Inc electors have no means, opportuni-
~ nor ueslfe TO interfere with the action
OF the judges they select They can only
re1use TO re-elect when displeased, and,
barring some rare instances, such refus-
ais nave usually been just when not due
TO mere political causes
When the electors however act
through political organizations in ehoos-
ing Judges there is some peril, especially
Wnen InOse organizations are allowed to
Iall under the control of few men or a
single man whose purposes generally are
or soon become, selfish or corrupt These
men really choose the judges as well as
other public officials and naturally come
10 regard them all alike as subject to or
ders.
Il trust that-the era of bosses has
passed away. But, even so, [ hope the
tne Will come when judges will be elected
without the intervention of parties, be-
cause cases must frequently come be-
lore them from which it is impossible to
eliminate political considerations, and the
effect of these, while it may not be en-
urely escaped, must certainly be less
Wheh the Judges are not nominated as
party candidates. When, with terms long
enough to enable the people to form a just
opinion of the men who administer Justice
IN their name, we shall always weaken
confidence in our judiciary to have Judges
taxing part in political assemblies or dis
cussions on public question, on which the
parties are or may soon be in conflict
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LORD DOUGLAS" IS
WANTED FOR BIGAMY

New Orleans. July 6.-Telegrams
from New Iberia. La, say that a war
rant for the arrest of John c. Caven-
dish, also known as Lord Douglas. -
has been sent to the chief of police of
an eastern city, the name of which is
withheld. Cavendish, who is alleged to
be bigamist, married Miss Josephine
Hood of New Iberia last December.
and although the state department at
Washington has searched for them
through the consular offices and the
governors of Texas. Virginia and Norm
Carolina have offered rewards for the
capture of Cavendish. neither Caven-
dish nor his wife has been found.
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SURGEON TESTIFIES
FOR ROJESTVENSKY

Cronstadt. July 6.-At the court-mar-
tial trial of Admiral Rojestvensky for
the surrender of the Bedovi in the bat
tie of the Sea of Japan. the surgeon
Of the BedOvi testified today that Adj
miral Rojestvensky, owing TO his
wounds, was partly out of his head.
irresponsible and incapable of passing
orders to surrender. Lieutenant Vo-
rom testified relative to the white flag
incident, saying he was ordered by
Captain De ColOngue chief of Admiral
RoJestvensky's staff, TO procure a
sheet to be used in case of appearance
of a japanese ship. but that when he
came on deck with the sheet CAPTAIN
Calamatieffff Indignantly threw it into
the sea-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-07
WISCONSIN SECRETARY
OF STATE is ACQUITTED

Madison, Wis. July 6.-Walter L.
HOuser, secretary of state of Wiscon-
sin, was acquitted in the Dane county
municipal court tonight of the criminal
charge of having attempted to bride
ZeenO M. Host, state commissioner of
insurance, on June Is, 1903, by taking
a prepared decision in the Brunkhorst-
Equitable insurance case from Robert
LuscOmbe to the commissioners and
telling him, as alleged in the> COM
plant. that the Equitable society would
contribute $1,000 TO the LaFollette cam
paign funds if such a decision were
rendered. 1t took the jury four hours
to reach the verdict
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-07
MAYOR LOSES HIS OFFICE.

Terre Haute. Ind, July 6.-Judge w
D. Robinson of the Indiana appellate
court, sitting today as special judge in
the petition of Mayor Edwin Bidamin
to restrain Frank M. Buckingham
from assuming the office of mayor
dissolved the temporary restraining Or
der and held that the action of the city
council in ousting Mayor Bidamin was
legal and that Bidamin had no claim on
the office. Buckingham, who was
comptroller, became mayor on the i'm
parchment and removal of Bidamin.
Pending the ruling on the legality of
the councils action. the city has been
without an official head and all munic-
ipal business has been tied up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-07
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
GIVEN FIRST CHANCE

London, July 6.-The British nation
has been given the refusal of the ia
nous collection of are objects formerly
owned by the late Oscar Hanauer. The
government has until July 16 to decide
whether the, splendid assemblage of art
objects shall be kept in London in
tact or scattered over the world.
The Duven Brothers, purchasers of
the Berlin collection at a reported
price of $1,25O000, say that the report
published in America that J. p. Nor
gan had been given first option in the
selections and ]. E. Widener of Phil
adelphia the second is absolutely I'M
founded
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AWARDED $f4,f75,ooo.

London, July 6.-Under the award of
the arbitratOrs, of whom Viscount st.
Aldemyn (best known as Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach) was one, in the case of
the TanjOng Pagan Dock company of
Singapore, the Straits Settlement
government must pay the company
$14,175,000 for the acquisition of the
company's docks and shipyards at
Singapore and Penang. The transfer
was arranged in December, 1904. and
although the imperial government was
not actually a party to the transac-
ton, it is believed the admiralty in
tends to carry out developments max
ing Singapore an important naval base
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MEETS DEATH ON RAIL
Andrew 0verlade Run Down by
Train Near Springville-
Resident of Provo.

Provo, July 6-Andred Over!ade of the
FIRST ward met violent death yesterday
d. & r. G. railway about three miles
east of Springville. The exact manner of
receiving the injury will probably never
De known, as Mr.. Overlade was uncon-
on the west bound train and brought to
Springville about IL o'clock last night,
where the unfortunate man died soon
after, without regaining consciousness.
and later in the night the remains were
brought to Provo by o. II. Berk and son.
Mr.. Overlade had been working in some
wax mines near Thistle and took the train
for home yesterday forenoon, stopping at
Castillo to inquire about some work. He
decided not to wait at Castillo, but TO
walk to Springville. and take train there
for Provo, and it was while he was walk
ing along the track towards Springville,
he was hurt. He was found near curve
by the side of the track and the SUPPOSE
ton is that he was struck by the COW
catcher and thrown from the track. He
was not mutilated nor badly bruised.
Mr.. OVerlade was born i'm Salt Lake
City March 5. 1855, and lived for a long
time in Ephraim and later in Emery
county. moving to Provo with his family
about three years ago. He was an honor
able. industrious and intelligent citizen,
and great sympathy is felt for his family,
wife and nine children in their sad
bereavement
Funeral services will be held al the
First ward meeting house Sunday at II 80
O'Clock. The remains can be viewed at
the residence 500 East Fourth South street
between $3.50 and II o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
John W. Freshwater has been sentenced
to eighteen months in the state prison by
Judge Booth.
Carl Badger. private secretary to Sena-
tor Smoot, is here for few days for rest
after his hard work in Washington.
Articles of Incorporation of the Wild
wood Resort company have been filed
with the county clerk. The object of the
association is to operate pleasure resort
at the mouth of the north fork Provo can
yon, where the company owns $50 acres
of land
1t has been reported from Alpine that
Leon, the S-year-Old son of Davis j.
Strong. was thrown from a horse yester-
day, striking his head on a rock, and
that he has since remained in an uncon-
SciOuS condition
William Mott, young man of Alpine, is
reported to have died yesterday from
pneumonia He leaves a wife and chill
dren.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-07
CHILD WAS FOUND ASLEEP
Became Lost While on a Camping
Trip With Her Par
entS

Coalville. July 6.-Mr. and Mrs Eli Rob.
insOn with a party of friends went fish
ing on what is known as the south fork
of Chalk creek on the Fourth of July.
Mr.. Robinson, accompanied by his 6-year-
old daughter, left camp to catch some fish
for dinner. The little girl in the mean
time was picking wild flowers. After
having been away from camp about two
hours Mr.. Robinson returned thinking
that the girl had preceded him. The en-
tire party Immediately began searching
for her. Word was sent to Coalville and
about fifty men and boys arrived at south
fork at l o'clock in the morning to aid
in the search. After tramping over the
hills and dragging the stream for nearly
eleven hours she was found about five
miles below camp fast asleep. In her en-
deavor to find camp she had crossed the
swift running stream three times, and
had travelled nearly ten miles.
The funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. John Booth of Brigham City,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilde
of this place, were held from the stake
tabernacle yesterday at o'clock. The
lady died at Brigham City of heart fail
ure. was 50 years old and leaves three
children. The funeral was one of the larg-
est ever held in Coalville.
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HUNTINGTON NEWS NOTES..

Huntington July 5.-The glorious old
Fourth of July passed off in Huntington
in fine style. with firing of cannon at
daybreak, hosting of Old Glory, ETC., then
at 9 a. m. a procession was formed rep
resenting Uncle Sam. The Goddess of
Liberty, Columbia, George and Mary
Washington and young man and woman
on horseback representing the several
states of the Union. After marching
through the principal streets led by the
Huntington brass band, the people gath
cred in the meeting house and listened to
splendid programme. In the afternoon
there was a dance for the children, foot,
marble. sack and horse races, then the
days festivities ended with a dance in
the seminary hall.
During the last two months we have
had the greatest variety of weather we
have ever had during the same time of
year. Early in May warm weather came
and with it very high water that did a
great deal of damage. washing away d
great deal of bottom lands and destroy
ing roads. cold spell came and the
water went down. and some thought we
had had our nigh water, but it again be-
came warm and the water rose higher
than ever. and did a lot more damage
Then another cold spell and low water,
then warm again and more high water
that is not all gone yet. During May and
June we had several quite heavy frostS
that did considerable damage to tender
garden plants. but ii seems that the fruit
is not damaged in the least, as all kinds
of fruit trees are bearing very heavy
Last winter the people of Huntington
voted to bond the school district for Sl2 900
to build a new school house. the bonds
were issued and sold to the state at 5
per cent interest The trustees advertised
for bids. but all the bids they received
were considered by the trustees too high
and at an informal meeting held by a
large number of taxpayers the trustees
decided to reject al bids and build the
house by days labor and job work, but
when the trustees got ready to go to
work question of changing the location
of the house came up and it may be a
long time before work will commence.
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BRITISH CLAIMS SETTLED.

Pekin, July 6.-Mr. Carnegie the
British charge d'affaires, here has final
ly settled the British claims growing
out of the anti-foreign riot at Nam
chang, province of Kiangsi, in Feb
ruary of this year. China pays $4,000
indemnity for the killing of the child
of H. c. bingham, British mission
airy. and $500 for the British mission
property destroyed, and agrees to pun
ish the guilty persons, who are to be
designated by the British legation, and
to reward those who protected the mis-
SiOnaripS