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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Only Thirty Per Cent of Louislans children Attend.

Only Thirty Per Cent of Louisiana
 Children Attend.
 Shreveport, La, Oct. 26.-Devotional exercises of the second days session of the American Sunday School Union were led by Rev. w. E. Carrell Of Dallas. Texas.
 H. F. Hitch of Pineville. La. su- perintendent of the Louisiana Sunday School told of Sunday School condi- tions in this State.
 According to population the per centage in Louisiana is the lowest in the district, only 30 per cent of the children benig in Sunday schools. It was explained that this was due to the fact that there are so many more Catholic sections in Louisiana than in other states.
 Other speakers during the session were: Rev. James Brunker. c. A. Fahlgrun, c. c. Anderson. G. I. How ell, Kansas; Rev. A. B. Norrell, Texas; c. W. Sharp, E. H. Jones. Missouri; W. I. Carver. Superintendent New Eng land district. Boston; w. A. Hollis. su- perintendent Central District, Cleve- land and Rev. J. K. Smith. Louist- ana.
 Missionary John Cassell, of Fort Scott. Kas.. the organizer of one thou sand Sunday Schools delivered a spe- cial address on Sunday school work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
ADOPTS DRASTIC METHODS.
Cabinet nj France Decides to Pc After
 Clergy.

Paris. Oct. 26-A drastic measure against the rebellious clergy. accord ing to well informed persons. has been decided upon by the cabinet which in tends to deal with them as foreign of ficials.
 It is understood that the govern nent declaration at the reassemblins s of parliament November 5, will con tain a proposition to extend to the clergy a law which declares that Frenchmen holding public office under a foreign government lose their French nationality and rights of citi- zenship if they refuse to resign.
 Should such parliamentary powers be obtained. these persons say, it is not the intention of the government to apply them unless the clergy assumes unen rebellion.
 Their simple refusal to form cultur- al associations will not be considered a sufficient motive for proceeding to inc extreme limits of the measure Ii is stated that the Sarrien cabinet had fully agreed upon hte proposal of the measure but the secret has been close ly guarded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
CORTELyOU TO RETIRE.
WiH Resign Chnirmanship When Secre .
 tary Shaw Retires.

Washington. Oct 26.-Postmastor- General Cortelyou will retire from the charmanship of the Republican Ma tional Committee before he becomes Secretary of the Treasury in success sion to Secretary Shaw.
 This statement was made today on excellent authority It has been gen eIally understood that Secretary Shaw would retire from the Treasury March 4, but an intimation was given today that he might sever his connection with the department earlier.
 Hary s. New, Vice-Chairman of the Republican National Committed. will. II Is expected, assume the duties of the chairman when Mir Cortelyou retires.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
Died q Hero.

Spartanburg. s. C., Oct. 26'-Newtor Tillotson, 56 years Of age ana Io twenty-two years in the employ of thn' southern Railway, was killed today by plunging in front of a fast passenger train to save the lives of an aged man and woman who were crossing ths track in a buggy and in which hs was successful Tillotson's act was cheered by a crowd of eye-witnesses unaware, for the moment, that hls heroism had cost him his life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
MORE FISHING TROUBLE.
Americnns Refuse to Abide By Agree
 ment of predecesscrs.

St Johns. N. F.. Oct. 26.-Ncw trou- hle has been injected into the flsher- les question because of the fact that the American fishermen who have inst arrived at Bay of Islands, refuse to he bound by the compact entered into by their countrymen who preced- ed them to New Foundland waters and the colonial fisher folk under the terms of which the Americans agresd not to use purse seines ana the colon = ials contracted not to fish at night
 Captain Anstruther. of the British cruiser Brilliant and A. B. Alexander. the United States government agent. who is on board the American naval tug Potomac. are endeavorng |" ar range another compromise between the discontented fishermen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
New Road For Birmingham.

Now Orleans, Oct. 26-Articles of in corporation were today drawn up for a new railroad to he known as the New Orleans and Mississippi Southern, It will run between Baton Rouge and Birmingham, with d spur from Waynes- boro, Miss. to Scranton. Miss. Names of the financial packers of thts road were not announced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
r,vn, Negro Organization.

New Orleans. Oct 26-It was learned tonight that before adjourning. the Knights or Pythias determined to fight through the courts, the organization recently formed by negroes in the State of Georgia, calling themselves the Su- preme Lodge, Knights of Pythias of North America, South America and Australia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
FORGE A WAR.
Suggestion of Louisiaaan to Get Rad of
 Bad Character.

Suggestion of IIouisiaaan to Get Rad of
 Bad Characters.
 Washington, Oct, 26.-Secretary Bonaparte has received letter from resident of Louisiana suggesting that the United States should force "all the toughs. bootleg desoeradoes and bad characters generally into war with some vicious ration.' in order that the undesirable elements might be killed off.
 Secretary Bonaparte. replying. said that as the correspondent did not give his plan in detail he was unable to give an opinion as to its merits, but he called attention to the fact that it had been the experience in war that the percentage of desirable citizens killed was larger than the per centage of bad characters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
PUGs SIGN ARTICLES.
Cans and Kid Hermann to Get To' Rether.

Chicago Oct. 26.-Artioles of agree ment for a finish fight between Joe Cans and Kid Herman of Chicago were signed here today. The terms are l3S pounds two hours before the fight. the winner to receive sixty-riVe per conf and the loser thirty-five per cent of the purse.
 Nolan. the manager of "Battlin Nelson met Cans a short time before the agreement between Cans and Her man. Cans insisted on 13s pounds at 8 o'clock and Nolan declared that the same weights must govern as at tho last fight in Goldfield. Cans turned his back on Nolan and commenced 10 talk with Herman's manager who "%' standing close by.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
Neither Team Scored.

Columbus. Miss... Oct. 26,-Mississip- D, A. & A. and the. University of Louis lana met on the ridiron today before matched that nc ther side was able to score Louisis has bunting was a feature and much of the playing was snectacular
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27

son City, who have registered have right to vote. An effort will be made to get the case before the Supreme Court before election day. The Diii asking that the old soldiers be enjoin- ed from voting was filed by the op- ponents of Congressman Brownlow uf the first district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
HAD FOUR HUSBANDS.
Three of Woman's Bread Winners
 Present At Trial.

New York, Oct. 26.-In the Tombs polioe court today. cook, who was Miss Augusta Pruning. before she admitted marrying four men. appear ed before Magistrate steinert. charg- ed with bigamy and was held in $500 bail for the grand jury after waiving examination. Of her four Husbands" three were in court.
 "I didn't know I was doing wrong by marrying these men. They were all so nice and sweet and loved them all. Besides, they worried me to mar ry them SD much" said the woman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
Strike Rreakers Arrive.

Richmond. Va, Oct 25.-The first h. stallment of strike breakers to take the place of striking machinlsts in the Southern Railway shops at Man hes ter. arrived this morning from Spencer N. C. These men were originally sent from Northern cities to Spencer and from the latter place sent here. More are expected later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
Cake Pricea Soarlnx.

Columbus. O.. Oct. 26.-The price of coke here today broke the record. local companies having closed a contract for 1907 at s3 a ton which dealers claim is the highest price ever konwn here. It Is an advance of seventy-tive cents and the statement Is made that the price of iron will approximately ad- vance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
PROTECT HIS HAND.
u.ury Declares thnt Gallagher Will
 He Indicted.

San Francisco. Oct 2S-The cour'H Of Acting Mayor Gallagher and th" Board of Supervisors In suspending District Attorney Langdon from of hce and appointing Abraham Ruef Act ing District Attorney In his place, fol- lowed by Ruefs removal of myself as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27

board of supervisors of the city and Abraham Ruef who last evening at tempted the removal of the dsitrict ae- torney. from preceding in the matter. The order issued today is made re- turnable before Judge Seawell on Frt- day. November :.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
Board of Supervisors stepped.

San Francisco, Oct. 2s.-At the re- quest of District Attorney W. H. Lang dron, Judge Seawell of Department 1, of the superior court. today issued an order temporarily restraining the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
Big Cotton Sale.

Gainesville. Fla. Oct. 26,-EiEht hundred and fifty bales of sea island cotton was sold here today, mostly to representatives of foreign spinners at an average price of twenty-five cents a pound
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
Old Soldiers Franchise.

Nashville, Tenn. Oct 26.-Judge A. J Tyler, sitting at Briston. Tenn, this morning decided that the old soldiers at the federal soldiers home at John
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
Methodist sunday School Workers.

Topeka. Kan. Oct. 26.--At the seventy-ninth annual meeting of the national Sunday School Union of the Methodist church today addresses were made by Rev. L. H. Dorchester. St. Louis and others.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27

WEATHER FORECAST. Washingtoa, Oct.. 20.-For Alabama Fair Saturday saa sunday; fresh south- west .iDds.
The National tribune., 1906-07-19

by us the remainder of the night, with
in gunshot of our lines. l could not
succeed in arousing the troops to action,
when one good division would have suf-
feed to do the work. One good divi-
sion, | reassert, could have routed that
portion of the enemy which was at
Spring Hill, have taken possession of
thus have made ii an easy matter to
Stewards Corps, Johnston's Division,
and Lees two divisions from Columbia
to have enveloped, routed and captured
Schofield's army that afternoon and the
ensuing day. Gen. Forrest gallantly
opposed the enemy further down to our
right to the full extent of his power;
beyond this effort nothing whatever was
done, although never was grander op-
portunity offered to utterly rout and
destroy the Federal army.
Had / dreamed one moment that
Cheatham would have failed to give
battle, or at least to take position across
the pike and force the enemy to assault
him, i would have ridden myself to the
front, and led the troops into action.
Although ii is right and nroper that "A
disaster to a portion of his line during
an engagement. should endeavor in per-
son to rally the troops, Ii is not expect
ed nor considered expedient that he
should inaugurate a battle by leading
division or brigade. Had / done SO
my opponents would have just cause for
the charge of recklessness. / would,
nevertheless, have risked my life in this
instance, had | conceived the possibility
of the disregard of my orders on the
part of this officer. Gen. Lee was in a
measure thwarted by the same want of
prompt action at Gettysburg. Whilst l
failed utterly to bring on battle at
The National tribune., 1906-07-19

His 6ee's) repeated attacks were
all repulsed by Gen. Cox, and at D. m.
Gen Schofield became satisfied that the
enemy would not attack on Duck River,
but was moving two corps directly on
Spring Hill. He then gave orders for
the withdrawal.
There was some delay at Ruther-
ford's Creek, as the bridge was made
quate for the emergency, but neverthe-
less the divisions. one after another. ar
rived at Spring Hill-the foremost OF
the three at II .. m. The enemys pick
cts fired into the column frequently, but
as they did not come upon the road the
National troops gave no response. The
enemy were so close to the road that
when column was not moving upon it
it was difficult for a single horseman TO
pass.
There was momentary expectation
that this great army would take a step
forward and press troops, artillery and
trains from the road in confusion and
rout: but still the movement went on
without interruption by the enemy.
Rarely has an army escaped so cas-
lily from peril SO threatening"
(To be continued.)
The National tribune., 1906-07-19

Brigade. of Cleburne's Division, with
instructions that the remaining corps
and divisions follow, and at the same
time keep well closed up during the
march.
Gen. Forrest had crossed the evening
previous and moved to the front and
right. l threw forward few skirmish-
ers, who advanced at as rapid a pace
as l supposed the troops could possibly
proceed.
During the march the Federal cav
airy appeared on the hills to our left;
not moment, however, was lost on
that account, as the army was march,
ing by the right flank and was prepared
to face at any instant in their direction.
No attention, therefore, was paid to the
enemy, save to throw out a few sharp
shooters in his front. ] well knew that
to stop and lose time in accommodating
would defeat my object, which was to
reach the enemy's rear and cut him off
from Nashville.
cupied in his front, since l could dis
tinctly hear the roar of Lees artillery
at Columbia, whilst feint was made to
cross the river.
Thus I led the main body of the
army to within about two miles and in
full view of the pike from Columbia to
Spring Hill and Franklin. 1 here halt
Gu p- ItqueSltu HcH
Cheatham, commanding the leading
corps, and Maj.-Gen. Cleburne to ad-
vance to the spot where, sitting upon
my horse, l had in sight the enemy's
wagons and men passing at double
quick along the Franklin pike. AS these
officers approached / spoke to Cheat
ham in the following words, which
quote almost verbatim, as they have
remained indelibly engraved upon my
memory ever since that fatal day:
General, do you see the enemy there
retreating rapidly to escape us?" He
answered in the affirmative. Co
continued with your corps, take pos
session of and hold that pike at or near
Spring Hill. Accept whatever comes,
and turn all those wagons over to our
side of the house" Then addressing Gle
burne / said: General. you have heard
the orders just given. You have one of
my best divisions. Go with Gen. Cheat
ham, assist lin in every way you can,
and do as he directs" Again, as d part
ing injunction to them, i added: Go
and do this at once. Stewart is near at
hand, and ] will have him double-quick
his men to the front"
They Immediately sent staff officers
to hurry the men forward, and moved
off with their troops at quick pace in
the direction of the enemy. / dispatch
ed several of my staff to the rear, with
orders to Stewart and Johnson to make
all possible haste. Meantime | rode to
one side, and looked on at Cleburne's
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
Refused.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please explain through the columns of
The National Tribune the meaning OF
the term refused" 1 often see it in
accounts of battles, viz, THE right
wing was refused or The refusal be-
gan at such point."-Richard II.
Camp, Port Allegany, Pa.
Refused means that portion of the
line which is bent back, usually to guard
against a flank attack. If a brigade
alone. for example. is standing in line
of battle 1t is likely that one regiment
will be thrown back on the right or left
flank to guard against an effort of the
enemy to turn that flank and make an
attack in the rear. If a corps is in line
it may be that a division or a brigade
will be similarly refused, and so on in
proportion to the strength of the COM
mand which is about to be engaged
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-07-19

upon Fort Sumtc. which heraded the opening of the
most desperate struggle of modern times.
To the writing of this history Mr.. Greeley brought
the ripe scholarship of mature years result OF the
study of popular questions from the standpoint of
editor speaker and member of Congress. He the
intellectual giant of his generation.
This edition is in two Volumes and securely
bound in heavy paper for preservation in library.
The original text is complete and unabridged, exc
act1y as in the higherprice edition. word for word.
The original Illustrations maps and plans of battle
fields are reproduced exactly.
There are 144 portraits Steel and 88 other Illus
trations including maps and plans of battlefelds.
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The National tribune., 1906-07-19

dispensable it should be sent by best
and quickest route to Newman to cut
off communications of enemy with
Kingston, and to protect there in ci-
pher, of which ! have not the ,key). I
have appealed to the people of Georgia
to defend their homes.
&c. T. Beauregard, General"
On the goth of November. Stewards
Corps having crossed the Tennessee and
bivouacked several miles beyond on the
Lawrenceburg road, orders were issued
that the entire army move a. an early
hour the next morning. Lees and
Stewards Corps marched upon the
Chisholm and the Lawrenceburg roads
and Cheatham's Corps upon the
Waynesboro road.
Early dawn of the 21st found the
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
At Columbia, Tenn.

Gen. Hoods rapid advance had been
made with the hope of cutting off Gen.
Schofieid from Columbia, and barely
failed in this object, as the National
troops gained the place by a night
march" Van Horne's Army of the
Cumberland, Vol. II, page 1S9.)
The enemy having formed line of
battle around Columbia. Lees Corps
filed into position with its right upon
the Mount Pleasant pike; Stewart's
formed on Lees right, his own right
flank extending to the Pulaski pike, and
Cheatham established his left on the
latter pike, with his right resting on
Duck River. Army headquarters We're
established at the residence of Mrs. War
field, about three miles south of CO.
lumbia.
The TWO armies lay opposite each
other during the 27th. The Federals
being intrenched, l determined not to
attack them in their breastworks. If 1
could possibly avoid it. but to permit
them to cross undisturbed to the north
bank of Duck River that night, as /
supposed they would do; to hasten prep
arations, and endeavor to place the
main body of the Confederate army al
Spring Hill, IL miles directly in the
enemy's rear, and about midway upon
the only pike leading to Franklin; TO
attack as the Federals retreated, and
put to rout and capture, If possible,
their army, which was the sole obstacle
between our forces and Nashville-in
truth. the only barrier to the success of
the campaign.
1 was confident that after SchofielG
had crossed the river and placed that
obstruction between our respective
armies he would feel in security, and
would remain in his position at least a
sufficient length of time to allow me to
throw pontoons across the river about
three miles above his left flank. and.
by. bold and rapid. march, together
with heavy demonstrations in his front,
gain his rear before he was fully ap-
prised of my object.
The situation presented an occasion
for one of those Interesting and beauti-
full moves upon the chessboard of war.
to perform which / had often desired
an opportunity. AS stated in letter to
Gen. Longstreet, / urgently appealed
for authority to turn the Federal left
at Round Top Mountain. l had beheld
with admiration the noble deeds and
grand results achieved by the immortal
Jackson in similar maneuyers; l had
seen his corps made equal to 10 times
its number by sudden attack on the
enemy's rear, and ! hoped in this in
stance to be able to profit by the teach
ing of my illustrious countryman. AS j
apprehended unnecessary and fatal de-
lay might be occasioned by the appear
ance of the enemy on the line of march
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
Beauregard Disappointed.

The writer of the above letter greatly
overestimated the number of troops
which he hoped to collect for the de-
fense of Georgia. He published STIR
ring appeal to the people of the State
to rally and drive back the enemy, but
he was not successful in obtaining even
One-half the number of men he antici-
pated, and a great portion of those who
responded TO his call were irregular
troops. The Hon. B. H. Hill, in an elo-
quent address, also urged the people to
action, but, as l have already stated,
the country at this period was we'll
nigh drained of all its resources.
Gen. Beauregard, as previously men
toned, left me on the 18th of Novem-
ber. On the 18th, the preliminaries to
the campaign being completed, the cav
airy was ordered to move forward. The
succeeding day Lees Corps marched TO
the front a distance of about 10 miles
on the Chisholm road, between the
Lawrenceburg and Waynesboro roads.
The same day l received the follow
ing dispatch from Gen. Beauregard:
West Point, goth, 10 a. m.
"Gen. ]. B. Hood: Push on active of
fensive Immediately. Col. Brent in
forms me first order for movement of
one of Jackson's Brigades to Wheeler
has been suspended by you. 1t is in
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
The Union Army's Danger.

Shortly after the war 1 met in New
Orleans Col. Fullerton, of the United
States Army. He was Schofield's Adju-
tant-General at the time of these events,
in connection with which he wrote me
the following:
New Orleans, La. Oct. 20, 1865.
ITO Gen. Hood.
General: The only body of United
States troops on the battlefield of Spring
Hill, Tenn, on the 29th of November,
1864, was the Second Division of the
Fourth Army Corps 1 think the divi-
sion was less than 1000 strong. There
were no other United States troops in
or about Spring Hill on that day but
100 or 200 cavalrymen and perhaps so
or 60 infantrymen (post troops). The
rest of Gen. Schofield's army was in the
vicinity of Columbia on the north side
of Duck River, and none of these troops
began to arrive at Spring Hill until after
8 p. m. / arrived in Spring Hill with
the Second Division of the Fourth Corps
and remained there till nearly daylight,
when | went to Franklin with the rear
of the army. 1 was at the time Lieu
tenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-
General of the Fourth Army Corps.
y. S. Fullerton, Brevet Brigadier-Gen-
eral, United States Volunteers"
Van Horne, in his History of the
Army of the Cumberland, informs us
that at 3 p. M, when the Confederate
army was already at Spring Hill. the
Federal commander became apprised of
our move in his rear, and thus describes
his retreat: