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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
WILL SEE ABOUT THE SEWER.
City Council Completes the Investiga-
ton at Last.

The council sewer committee Is pre-
pairing to actively revive the investiga-
ton of the charges of misconstruction
of the Fifth ward sewer. e. Montgom-
ery. chairman of the committee, has
been in consultation With Mayor Green
and City Engineer John Rodgers. The
investigation has been tagging some
what due to the sickness of F. G. Dren-
ming, city attorney. w. C. Ralston,
assistant city attorney. has returned
after an Illness of several weeks dura-
ton, but Mr.. Dreaming is not able to
come to his Office at the city hall.
There is some talk of having John
Rodgers, the new city engineer. make
a resurvey of a portion of the sewer
in order to determine some of the dis
puted points which is deferring the
committees report.
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New York Money NTarleef

New York, April 9.-MONEY-Prime
mercantile paper, 6461z per cent.
. Sterling exchange, heavy with actual
business in bankers bills at "a Sc. 400D45 FOR
demand and at 4,s1. 92g4S2 for 20 day bills:
posted rates, $4.S31aa4. SO and $4.e8GD4 S61k;
commercial bills S4,S14z. fE.s9 10
Bar silver. 654c; Mexican dollars, Soc
Government bonds, steady; railroad
bonds, heavy. srs i b
Money on call easy. 1szQ2H; ruling rate,
4. Time loans dull and heavy u days, s1s;
80 days 1905 per cent; six months, Ter
cent -
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HE "sLIDEs FOR LITE"
This Fact Helped John Horterman to
Dodge Fine in Police Court.

John Horterman, a tramp arrested by
officer PARCELS Saturday, explained to
Judge Urmy that his occupation was
sliding for life" When pressed to ex-
plain, he exhibited a suit of gaudy red
tights which he wore for undertaking,
and a small pulley with strap attach
ed. His system, he said, was to exhibit
in the town he visited by stretching
wire from the highest point, the stee-
pie of a church or something of the
kind, and slide down it, hanging by his
neck to the strap.
In looking over his effects the court
found several cards bearing the legend,
please help a poor dumb boy" He
explained that the slide for life" bust
ness had been rather slack, and that
he did a little deaf-mute stunt as
side line He was fined $40 for vagran-
CIV. but Monday the police turned him
out and told him to slide for life"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

Wall St., New York. April 9.-STOCKS-
The small opening dealings in stocks IN
th. mixed price changes were small out
side of few prominent favoritas. Cam
adian Pacific. rose 21zc. Baltimore ARD
Ohio IL and American Smelling and Ere
first preferred point.
the advance which set in few minutes
after business got under way and the
ground lost, on this was made up again.
The principal features were Smelling.
which improved 31z, Canadian Pacific 3
and Union Pacific, Southern Pacific. st.
Paul. Great Northern preferred, Northern
Pacific. Reading Louisville and Nashville.
Colorado and Southern, Kansas and
Texas, Mexican Central. United States
Steel. Amalgamated Copper, Lead and
Republic Steel preferred to ~
The operators succeeded in checking the
decline by bidding UP Smelling Although
that stock SCARED So to 1 3s7s, the rest
of the list remained languid and derived
little benefit from the movement. Bust
ness became almost nominal.
A fresh demonstration of strength after
a slight reaction conferred in new stocks,
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Kansas Citv Prodnce Marked.

Kansas City. Mo, April Lax. ss--WH3EAzTI. T..
September, '7Sl2c: Cash: No. 2 hard, 715s
@75c; No. 8, 67q7S19c; No. red, 75c; No
CORN-Unchanged: May, 4oAc; July,
415sc;. September, 421sc; Cash: No z
white, 41c; No. g., 4oq40Hc. 40
OATS-Unchanged No: white, 42@
421kc; No 2 mixed, 41A@41a4c.
RYE-Market steady 6eQ63c.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
s14. 5OG1500;. choice prairie, $10.759u.8. ooa
29c; packing, 1Sc.
EGGS-Market firm. 15c-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IS cars.
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on this subject for three years, who had
pictures of dreadful horrors haunting
him by day and night, could not be
human to retain the calmness of his
reason. Gentlemen, place yourselves in
horrors he went through, and do JUS
tice to Harry Thaw."
1t was 1890 o'clock and Delmas an
nounced that it would be impossible for
him to conclude by the usual recess
time, as he had expected to do, and
asked that a recess be taken until
o'clock. The recess was ordered
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IA; Kansas City, April g.
Open High Low Close Yes
Kansas City Live Stock.

Receipts 1900, including 400 southerns.
Market steady to. shade lower Native
southern COWS. 50 Ood4.25; native cows and
b Reiders a1eGak Ss and fes g sG
rs; western fed steers, $425G5.75; west
ern fed cows. ssO0G4 90
Buzz s. 45ds,5oo heayy. 81. 4oas ~; cR
ers. Sc. 4ee16.5o; pigs and light. IS 75Q6. 5219.
SHEEP-Reecipts 10000. Market strong.
range wethers. s5.7597.oo; fed ewes, 5000
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Na,v yorl- ProIuce Marked

New York, April 9.ABUTTER-Market
steady. western factory, common to hrsts.
tr s 2Sa27c; firsts, 29924c:
CHEESE, Market Arm state full cream ear
cv lie: October best. 1401411e;' good to
prime, 1sQ131zc; winter made, average
best 121kc.
NC, official prices, 1791714c; seconds, 100
161zc.
pressed. quiet; western. chickens, 91k 41cc
tllrkeys 100I14c; fowls, 10Q141.c.
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Passenger Train Ditched.

Winnemuca. New, April 9.-Passen-
ger train No. 4, eastbound, ran into a
on the Southern Pacific railway twenty
miles west of Lovelock, colliding with
several freight cars on the sidetrack,
and was ditched. Engineer F. c. Hamp-
ton was killed. The fireman's legs were
cut off A number of passengers were
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Market Gossip
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO w. sixth st. Phone 4S6.1

Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat I'D
higher: corn unchanged.
Second cable: Wheat unchanged: corn
unchanged.
Kansas City. car lots today: Wheat 1913.
corn IA, oats zs
Northwest car lots today: Minneapolis
Wheat 291 : last year 161 Duluth-Wheat
Closing cables: Wheat unchanged; corn
I'D higher.
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Chicngo 1.-Two. stock Marlet.

: Chicago, > April .9.-CATTLE-Receip
1000 Market steady. Beeves, "a. 15@6.65;
cows. s.. so@Eoo; heifers, s2.75q6. 80; calves,
S5;25Q7.e5; good to prime steers. $3.50
and feeders, 81. Sed5. 90.
HOGS-Reeeipt 1900. Market strong
to shade higher Light, Sc. 40Q6. IS; mixed,
Sc, 45@6, 65; heavy. Sc 30as. S.; rough. 5000
6.45: pigs, $5.90Q6. 55: good to choice heavy,
$6.55@6.65; bulk, $6.55G6. SPY.
SHEEP-Tseceipts, 1900. Market strong
Native, S4,50@S.50; western. 50@6. SO;
yearlings, $6.60Q7. 80; lambs, $6.50qS. 40;
western, $650QS.50
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Born in Ouetec I'm 1888.

Olpe, Kan, April 9.-Leo A. La
moreaux is dead at his home here Mr.
Lamoreaux was a French Canadian
and was born in Quebec in 1888. He
had lived in Lyon county % years. He
had been twice married and leaves a
wife and three grown children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
CHICAGO Produce Market.

ea SV.oa Daisies, 1sGi4e; twins. 1SGi4c
Young Americas 131zG15c-
POULTRY-A live, steady; Turkeys,
he: chickens and springs, 131zc.
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery. p
@291Ac; dairy, 20Q27c.
included, 15c. - =,
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Sugar and CofYee Marked

New York. April 9.-SUGAR-Raw, firm:
fair refining, 3Bc; centrifugal, IS test
37sc; molasses sugar. 27sc; refined firm:
crushed, $40; powdered, $3.50; granulated.
+. COFFEE Market steady. No. Rio,
&c; No 4, Santos, SC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

the average 1eveIrecovering only to about
the best prices of the first hour. Distliiers
securities rose ~, Reading "a, Great
Northern preferreds2, and some others 1.
Bonds were heavy.
The rise in the market was pursued for
only brief interval, but Northern Pa
cific got up PA and Great Northern pre-
ferred 3 points. Heavy selling OF South
ern Railway and the Fries weakened the
market and prices reacted very sharply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

Galveston, Tex. April 9.-COTTON-
Market steady. 10 1-316c
New York, April 9-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet; middling uplands, S1l 90; mid
ding gulf, $11.25. No sales.
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National Board of Trade, Kansas City.
IFu, nished by J.sE. Gail. Commissions.
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office no w. Sixth street. Phone 1856
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FURNISHED by the City Hay Market 1ia
Quincy street.1 =
,PRAIRIE-Baled. $11Oo91z.oo; loose. 81
ALFALFA-Loose. s14oo.
Topeka Hide Market.
'D.'lces paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston ouotations.l
Topeka. Kan, April g.
NO. 1 HORSE ~ EnsSsS "A
no. ] TALLOW. =
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kansas CITY Live Stock Sales Today

1.-THE following sales were made today at
tee S5oGe ya a. knnsa E City Mo- ana
by Clay, Robinson & Co.. live stock COM
mission merchants, with offices at all
Kansas City, April g.
CATTLE-Receipts today 2000 head.
Market steady to weak.
HOGS-Receipts today 600 head. Mar
ket steady to strong. Bulk of sales, S. 4oQ
$50; top, $6521.
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head.
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Range of Prices on Stocks.
FURNISHED by j. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Onlce 1lV w. sixth street. Phone 4S6.l
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TUCKER ARRESTED.

Continued from Page one.)
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IFurnisheI by ]. E.. Gall. Commissions
Grains, Provisions Cotton and Stocks
Office no w. Sixth street Phone ASST
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BUTTER. EGGS. PouIrRY.

FURNISHED by Topeka Packing Co, ia
JIG West Laurent st.1
POULTRY-Broiers lbs, 15c; hens
&c lb.; coarse young roosters, SC; spring
chickens, &c; old BOOSTERS, 4c; live turkeys,
12c; ducks, SC; geese, &c.
EGGS-Fresh country, lac.
BUTTER-Fresh country, 19Q24c. -
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SELL GOES FREE.

! CONTINUED from Page one.l
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FURNISHED, By Charles WoIff Packing q
Yards close at noon Saturdays.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

Total ........ 81, 469, 900
The above is the estimate that the
company itself places on its real and
personal property.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-30
suLLivANls Rash ACT.
Shoots and Kills lis Wife and Terml-
mates QXn Existence.

mates oTn Existence.
Dallas. May 30-Tim Sullivan of
Fort Worth shot and killed his young
wife, tc whom he had recently been
welded. and then ended his own ex.
istence. The double tragedy took place
at 131 Cabell street Tuesday afternoon.
Sullivan, who was saloonist, came
over, and went to the number indieat
ed. the residence OF Mrs. ]. w. Nc
Whittier, where his wife was residing
Said Mrs. McWhirter:
Tim Sullivan runs a saloon In Fort
Worth Last fall he and Allie Carter
were married. and have lived since in
Fort Worth He was about fifty years
old and she was about nineteen Be.
fore then she lived in Dallas I have
known her since she was a very small
child Monday morning she came to
my house and told me she had left
Sullivan because she couldn't get along
with him: that he was tool cd for her
This afternoon Sullivan came to
the screen door. and | asked him In.
Alice was at the table there. eating
some cream cheese. Sullivan sat down
In a rocker Just few feet from her
was busy further back In the room
In a few minutes heard some shots
but they were not very loud. and I
thought at first it was a toy pistol.
Then | saw her get up and reel over
backward. and saw the pistol in his
hand inquired II he was going to
shoot me. and he said no. | went out
OF the room into another, andright fol
lowing me he came out and drank
some or something, then went back
into the room and the pistol was fired
again
Il ran back into the room and he
was sitting down with his elbow rest
ing on the machine there, and his chin
In his hand In second after | saw
him topple over
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-30
The POLL TAX REPEATING
CI.AJISE

One OF the wisest and the best proyis-
ions enacted BY the trainers Of the Con-
stitution of 1903 was the enactment OF
the poll tax qualification as requisite
TO voting at any election held in the
State. In this enactment ii is provided
that the Legislature elected in 1908
shall have authority to repeal or modify
the same. :
io class Of individuals, fortunately
limited II number, the payment Of the
poll tax as a requisite to citizenship is
odious, but notwithstanding all the dis.
credit and all the efforts directed to its
anaullnent, with the people who favor
honest elections this provision has
grown into the fullest appreciation Of
lis merits.
Already. as IN the past, the silent MUIR
naasrs Of discomfort are being heard from
The class who have controlled the cleo
irons through frauds and whose power
for evil under the poll tax system IS
limited.
e viii not be surprising If this class
should not attempt to have this law re-
psaled Or 50 modified that it shall be
virtually imperative and ineffective
against their political exploits in the
future, and therefore il devolves on the
people who stand for honest elections
and good government to be ON guard
Indeed, there should be exacted from
every candidate Tor the General Assem-
bls throughout the State declaration
n lais intent on this question, the I'M
poFtanee of which II IS not possible to
estimate
No man should be elected to the Gen
eraI Assembly who will not pledge him
sell - stand hy the poll tax IS il IS
Nof only i L producer OF revenue
tof tlls use 81 TIE public schools. but i
i s. greatest safeguard against fraud.
asad apefates 10 HE del1inasnt 81 IL venal
politleians eonfrol u III government b.
defeating the WI u ~ people,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-30

works." demanded Heney of Blanch.
ard
Well. not recently" said Blaneh-
ard
How long ago?"
Well | paid it to Maestretti"
oh, you did. and when?"
Well, it was about a year and a
half ago; just after the fire Frank
Maestretti was at that time president
OF the board of public works He was
later relieved by the mayor"
And did yon,' demanded Mr.. He
ney. go to the mayor ard complain oil
this holdup?''
tried to see him.. replied Blanch-
ard. ! went to his office half a dozen
times. but ! never could find him.
Maestretti was the only man that
ever held me up.
Dbl you make any effort to lay this
matter before the grand jury and have
Maestretti punished for his crime?"
asked Heney.
Attorney Barrett sprang to his feet.
We object to that question" he cried
Maestretti is member of this pros
ecutiOn. and -
Heney jumped to his feet. his face
red with. anger. That's false. Mr..
Barrett he shouted, and you know
It.
It's not false, and when you say it
IS. you are falsifying, retorted Barrett
hotly
MIR. Barrett said Judge Dunn, IF
you Interrupt counsel again like that
[ will send you to Jail.
Barrett started to protest that he
had a right to BIT heard in his clients
interest. but Judge Dunno cut him
short with court order to be seated
Then Judge Dunno turned to Mr..
Campbell and said:
Mr. Campbell. If you are going to
conduct this case. / want you to do IT
alone. The court will not suffer any
further interference by other coun-
sci. | make the same ruling with re.
gard to the prosecution One attor-
ney must speak for each side.'
Former Judge Fairall of the defense
resented the courts remarks, and
demanded to know whether any Inn
putation was meant against himself.
Judge Dunno replied:
| have made ruling. Mr. Fairall."
Then except to the remarks of the
court as being improper" Fasrall re-
joined
We challenge this juror said He
ney,' with great show OF spirit, aon
the ground that the facts themselves
show that he is not in the proper
frame of mind to do equal justice be.
tween the prosecution and the city.
He concealed crime, the crime OF ex-
tortion committed by public official
He made no effort to lay 1t before
the grand jury. He is not fit
The defense resisted the challenge,
and this provoked Judge Dunno to re-
mark. He Is man personally in.
terested in the city administration
The challenge is allowed.
Blanchard stood aside
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-30
{NIGHTSOF THE THROTTLE
Brotherhood Of Locomotive E.
e;neers In Session.

Dallas, May 30.-Natlonai Union Ga
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
gineers and Grand International Auxili-
airy is in session here with over 500
delegates and leaders in attendance.
Rev J. L. Albritton invoked the divine
blessing, after which Mayor Smith de-
iivered the address of welcome on be.
half of the city and President Lehman
for the Commercial club. Grand Chef
Willis of Winnipeg. Manitoba, respond
ed. He spoke of the orders growth,
declaring it on sound basis, with a
membership of 10000.
At the request of the delegates Sen
ator Cnlberson delivered an address.
in which he paid high tribute to the
brotherhood, declaring 1t had ever act
ed fair to capital.
T A BURGESS of Louisville, who is
the assistant grand chief, who next
spoke. said he would admit Texas was
the second best state. Kentucky being
first
Mrs w A. Murdoch of Chicago,
president Of the Grand international
Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers. expressed her
appreciation of the welcome extended.
Referring 10 Mayor Smiths remark
that Dallas had gone one better than
hanging the latchstring on the out
side and taken the door off the hinges.
she said--lGoking oay at the rain
Eyes. and taken the roof off too" The
order of engineers has many good
es; 1t has elevated the Individual
members by placing before them high
er ideals than they would otherwise
have The auxiliary was indebted to
the late Grand Chief P. NJ Arthur, woh
showed the women how to organize
and what to work for, and as a result
of the good start the auxiliary had new.
er experienced a failure.
Abiding to Senator Culhersons re-
mark that he wanted the engineers to
have more time SO they could read and
post themselves about government
problems. Mrs. Murdoch said the en-
gineers are too tired and sleepy WIN
they get home to study anything; that
when the women begin to read to them
they fell fast asleep before the article
is finished Sometimes the women
have to go so far as to tell them how
to vote.
AT the end Of her speech Mrs. Muir.
dock was presented with an arm bou-
quet of carnations. the emblem of the
order, by Mrs. Downs of Parson. Kan
The engineers quartette entertained
the meeting with two songs. Mr. Nc
Vomas. the second bass. was absent
but the other three, w D. Lewis. sec
ond tenor; Ernest nackett, first ten.
or, and A L. Thomas. first bass. sung
without him.
Mr. Lewis, WHO Is an engineer ON
the Katy. running between Denison
and Hillsboro, has wonderful voice
While he was singing. Tell Mother
I'll Be There" about all the handker-
chiefs In the house were in use wip-
ing away the tears
w E. Futch, president Of the In
surance department, said thot since
1887 over SIT ,000, 600 had been paid out
in benefits. Abaut six months ago an
accident insurance feature had been
added and about s1.000.0OO paid out
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-30
SHERIFFs SALE.

No. o,734-In the First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
5. Herold & Son VS.. Green Frazier
By virtue of writ of feri facias, tc
me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish
Louisiana, have seized and will offer
for sale at public auction for cash ac-
cordlng to law, at the principal front
door of the court house of Caddo Par
ISL, in the City of Shreveport, La, dur
ing the legal hours for sales on
SATURDAY, JUNE "a, 1907,
Lot seven % of the Foster & Long
subdivision of the City of Shreveport,
La, together with all buildings and inn
5provements thereon.
Said property seized as belonging to
the defendant and to be sold to satisfy
the debt specified in the said writ in the
sum of thirty-six dollars and thirty-fou
cents with s per cent interest from Oc-
stober l, 1901, less credits of Sd. 50 paid
June 10, 1903. and Se.oo paid June 1,
1905 forty-two dollars and sixty-seven
cents with 8 per cent interest from
March 8, 1903, and 10 per cent additional
on principal and interest as attorney
fees. One hundred dollars with 8 per
cent per annum interest from March 8,
1903, and 10 per cent in addition on
principal and interest as attorneys fees,
and all cost of suit.
]. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff Of Caddo Parish.
Caucasian, May 10 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-30
INACCURACIES AND MISREPRE
SENTATIONS OF HISTORI-
CAL FACTS.

Either through mendacity or woeful
ignorance. chroniclers of so-called facts,
write of the South, its traditions and its
memories with a disregard Of truth
which is amazing.
There have been published so many
fragrant inaccuracies and misrepresenta-
tons BY correspondents and authors and
historians % of the North, purporting
to relate incidents and facts concerning
the South, particularly during the Civil
War, that it would be impossible to blot
out these falsehoods IN lifetime. and
unfortunately many OF these are given
credence by publication in newspapers,
periodicals and magazines owned and
controlled BY Southern men.
One of these recent and fragrant mis-
representations appeared in the Pica-
yune of Sunday, May a6, and emanated
from Dexter Marshall, under the title of
Living Generals of the Civil War,
which is copyrighted. Now, seriously,
how ridiculous is this copyright of an
objectionable, an inexcusable misrepre-
sentafion Of an individual, pretending to
write history
Referring to Stonewall Jackson, this
copyrighted author declares that on July
is. 1863, General Jackson was defeated
at Canton by General Cyrus Busbey, an
innpossibility, since Stonewall Jackson
died on May 10, 1868, of wounds re-
ceived while reconnoitering at Chancel-
louisville, Va, being shot by mistake by
Confederates.
In giving explanation to this remark
able ignorance of would-be chronicfer
Of historical facts, the Picayune says:
As to the matter in question, it was
purchased and printed as literature
which is licensed TO disregard facts and
10 creals charactefs.-and incidents al
will. but to vioiate the honored grave Of
one Of the greatest generals in the
world in CIDER to give some favorite the
glory of having defeated him in an i'm
possible battle. and that in the lifetime
OF men who fought with and under the
great Stonewall and participated in his
grand victories. is an outrage even on
the extreme license that is allowed the
poet and the ron1ancer Z
And yet, this explanation is unsatis-
factory and is aggravating, since no
license should be tolerated in any mat
ter, poetical or prose. which distorts
facts historical or are inaccurate or
false.
+ IS the duty OF Southern men and of
the Southern press to check all mac
curacies affecting their section, and
therefore no publisher, be it newspaper,
periodical or magazine, should enter
tain for publicity any matter which re-
fleets on tff South and is not in keeping
with the records Of facts as they are
and therefore can not be controverted
even By falsehood OF the misstaten1ent
Of any penny liner.