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CONFEDERATE F Were Given Over to The Troop That Fought 1 Two historic CoiUMlerate Hugs to be returned were captured in Maryland. Ono of those, tho slurs and lui rs ol' Cobb's Legion, of Georgia, will i>?- r< turned to that State, li was captured at Crampton's Pans, Maryland, by th< Fourth New Jersey Volunteers. Tor bert's Brigade, Slocum's Division or Frankly n'a Corps. The other is tin Confederate battle t?as of the Texas Brigade, which banner waa capture?.' .-nt Hhurp.HhurK. Md.. September 17 1802, by tho Ninth Pennsylvania No serves. Amung the most notable of the <'<>!> federate banners to be returned to tin States are the three following, willoi wr? presented to the War Department by Brig. Gen. A. Sblmmelfenning: Gurrlson flag "Secesslonville." Jumps Island, 8. C., defenBca of Char leston, captured February, 186.",. Garrison flag of the citadel, Charles tony S. captured February IS. . 8GT,. Garrison flag of "Fort Moultrie," Charlestown harbor, captured Febru ary 18. ISGfi. To Be Returned T? Virginia. Among the other notable captured battle-flags of tho Confederacy are vthe following to be returned to the State of Virginia: Colors of Thirtieth Virginia, captur , ed by Private George J. Sharpp, Com pany E, One Hundred and Ninety first Pennsylvania Volunteers. Battle- flag of Second Virginia In fantry. Stonewalls old brlaade. Early's Corps. Thirteen battles inscribed up on it Captured by the Thirty-seventh, Massae)-.unhusetts Volunteers, Third Brigade, First Division. Sixth Armfy Corps at the battlo of Winchester. September J9, 1864, Battle flag of the Fortieth Virginia Infantry. "Southern /Cross" captured by tho First Michigan Cavalry at Fal ling Waters. Md.. July 14.1863'. State flag of tho Fourteenth Virglnln Cavalry of 1864. Inscribed. "Cod armeth the-patriot," on on'e side, and on the nthor, Virginia State Arms. Captured by Prlvute J.? F. Adams. Company o, First Vir ginia Cavalry, on Novomber 12, 1804'. In un engage ment n?ar Nineveh. VU. Flag, Virginia, Inscribed. "Our cause In just, our rights w/t will maintain." nia State H'.ig. captured in the of Phllllpnt'. Vu.. Juno ?. 1861, Fourteen!,}' Regiment Ohio Vol ?rs. Ityrrrrlfed, "Pres??r',od hy the jT aith. Vo. Motto, "God pro .! tho fight." Battle flag of the First Virginia In iry. captured by tho Eighty-second Yoric Volunteers at Gettyaberg. Battle flag of the Third VUrglala lit. ?.ed at Gettysburg. Pu.. July a. 1803, Hug of tho Fourth Virginia en Muy 12, 18C4, In the if the Wilderness.. Battlo Tag captured August 16. 18Ct, Front Hoya!. Va., by Sergt. H. J. M,urry. Comnnnv B, Fourth New York .1 ry, and Private Frank Leslie, p&ny B, Bame regiment, from the Third Virginia Cavalry Baltic flag of the Sevetth Virginia Infantry, capturod by the Eighty-sec ond New York Volunteers ut Gettys burg. Buttlo flag ot the Eighth Virginia Volunteers. Battlo flag o? the Tenth Virginia Vol unteers, captured at Chancellorsville, Va., May 8, 1863. by tho Sixty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Flag, stars and bars of the Twelfth Virginia Volunteers, captured in caval ry enga?)?mont near Beverly! Ford, June/ 1863. by General Kilpatrick. United State* Army. ruptured at Gettysburg. Batik flag of tho Ninth Virginia In fantry, captured . or. July 3. 1863. at tba battle of Gettysburg, Pa., by Pri vate John E. Clopp, Company F. sev enty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers. Battle flog of the Ninth Vtrglnlo Infantry, capturod In battle at Sailor's Creek, April 6. 1865, by Corp. J. F. Benjamin. Third Division, Major General' Custor commanding. Battle flag of the Sixth Virginia In fantry, captjred July 30. 1864. by Corp. Franklin Hogan, Company A, Forty-fifth Pennsylvania Vllunteers. _ Battle flag of the Twelfth Virginia Infantry, captured tn battle at Sailor's Creek. April 6. 1865. by First Lieuten ant James H. Gibl-sn, Company <\ Sec ond New York tHarris' Light) Volun teer Cavalry, First Brigade. Third Division, General Custeral custer commanding. Battle flag ot the Sixth Infantry, .captured July 20. 1864, by Corp. Franklin Hogan, Company A, Forty fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Battle flag of the Twelfth Virginia Infantry, captured In battle at Sailor's Creek. April 6, 186B, by first Lieuten ant Jame? H. Gibben, Company C. Second New Yo^k (Harris' Light) Volunteer Cavalry, First Brigade, Third Division, General Custer com manding. Battle flag of the Firth Virginia Cavalry, captured at Aldie, Va., June 17, 1863. by the F'rat Massachusetts Cavalry. ' Hall!? flag of the Eighteenth Vir ginia Volunteers. A Confederate battle flag of Vir ginia, with no history. Battle flag of the Twenty-fifth Vir gin la Vol un teer*. Flag of the Fourteenth Virginia Regiment, captured by Sergt. H. A. Deiavle. Company I, Eleventh Penn sylvania Volunteers. Second Brigade. Third Divlaion. Fifth Army Corps, at tbs battle of Five Forks, Va., April Ratita nng o? th.., Thirty-second Bat talion, Virginia Cavalry, captured bi Prlv?te Edward Handford, Company H. Second United States Cavalry near Woodstock. Va,, October 9, 1864 .... Flag ?tara and bar? or the Eighteen ?he Virginia Infantry, capturen by LAGS RETURNED States Whence Came the Under These Banners Second Lieutenant c. K. Munt, Flfty ninih New York Volunteer?. (liken ul Nullor** ( reeks ?atil? Hug or the Eighteenth Vir ginia I II fa ii i ry. captured In battle at gaylor's Creek, Va.. April 6, IM;:.. I? First Sergeant ive? s. calking, Com pany M. Second New York (Harris' Light Cavalry), First Brigade. Third Cavalry Divinion. Uvt.-MuJ.-Gen. Ceo. \. L'UHter commanding. Hattie Hag of the Twenty-sixth Vlr l?iniu Infuntry, captured in battle al 3allor's Creek. April 6, 1866, by ? oran I). Evans, Company A, Third Indiana o'eran Cavalry, esvort to !*caJ luartera Third Cavalry Divinion. Gen .ral Custer commanding. Matu,, flag of the Twenty-fifth Hat tallon Virginia Infantry, captured in hatti , ut Sailor's Creek. April ?, 1K<;:., hy Private Frank Miller. Company M. Second New York (Harris' Light. Volunteer Cavalry, First Brigade, Third Cavalry Division. General Mus ter coiuuiundiiiK. f 3attle Mug ofy?ho Twenty-seventh Virginia Infantry, captured in hattie at Sailor's/Creek. April ti, 1865, by Prlvatrv^V. P. Holmes. Compuny A. Third /indiana Veteran Cavalry, escort to hcld(|uer(crs Third Cavalry 1)1 vialo/ Ovt.-MaJ.-Gen. George A. Cus ter (Himmsnding Cf] o is nt the Twenty-sixth Virginia Volunteers, captured September 19, 1K#4. near Winchester, Va., by Pat rick McEnroe, private Company O, SJjtth New York Cavalry, Second Brl B?1?", F?fSi Cavalry Division. r* Hattie flag of the Thirty-ninth Vir ginie. Infantry, captured of Sailor's Creek. April (i, 1866, hy Capt. .lohn H. Hughey Company L, Second Ohio Veteran Volunteers, First Brigade, Tlilrd Cavalry Division, General Cas ter commanding. Hattie flag of th,. Twenty-elgtli Vir ulilla Regiment, captured ut Gettys burg, Pa., July 2, 18t?a, hy Compuny G, Eighty Ohio Volunteers, First Bri gade, Third Divinion. Second Army Corps, by Sergt. Danie' Miller, Com pany (}, Eighth Ohio. Hattie Hag of the Fortieth Virginia Infuntry. captured In battle of Sailor's ('reek. April 6, 1866, by First Sergeant W. P. Morris, Company :*, First New York Lincoln Cavalry Volunteers, Third Brigade. Third Division, General Custer commanding. Flag taken from the Forty-second Virginia Infantry hy Corp. Charlea L. HiiHBell, Company H. Ninety-third New York Volunteers, Blrney's Division. Second Army Corps. May 12. 1864. Hattie Hag or the Forty-first Vir ginia Infantry. Wslslger's Brigade, 1 M.ilmne'.i Division. ? Hattie flag*or*the-FlfPr-3lxth Vir ginia Infantry. (No record given.) Battle flag nf the Fifty-sixth Virginia Infantry, captured May 12. 1864. hy C. W. Wilson, of Company ft. Fourth Excelsior Rcglmont, Birney's Division, Pccond army Corps. Battle Hag of the Sixty-seventh Vir ginia Infantry, captured hy Private B. H. Tillison, Nineteenth Massachus etts Volunteers. . . Lost In Tho Wilderness. Ballin Hag of thj Forty fourth Vir ginia Volunteers, rnptured nt the Diltr tie of the Wilderness. May 12, 1864 by Sergt. Albert March, Company li, Sixty-fourth New York Volunteers. First Division. Second Army Corps. Battle flag o' the Plfty-flfth Virginia Volunteers, captured Moy ?.. Kl. by Sergt. W. P Townsend, Company G. Twoirth In? jna Volunteers, Wrnoy's Division, Second Ai my Corps, Battle flag of the Forty-seventh Vir ginia Volunteers, captured hy tho Fiftieth Pennsylvania Veteran Volun teers, Second Brigade, Third Division. Ninth Army Corpa. Battle flag of tho Fiftieth Virginia regiment, captured at the Battle cf the Wilderness by Private John 1*. Opel. Company G. Seventh Indiana Volunteers. First Brigade, Fourth Di vision, Fifth Army Corps. Virginia State flag, captured June 3, 1864, by Corp. Terence Bigley, Com pany, D. Seventh New York Artillery. Forth Brigade First Division. Second Army Corps, at the BaU.le of the Wil derness. Flag, stars and bars of Flat Rock Rifles, Lrjnenburg county, Virginia. (No history given.) Virginia State colors. (No history given.) Virginia cavalry standard, taken in charge at the battle of Willlamaburg by Private Samuel Cosky. Company I, First Cavalry. (Written In red ink. "A. G. O.. 1862.'") Virginia State colors, captured at the battla of Sailor's Creek. April 6, 1866. ST Corp. Ernine C. Payne, Sec ond New York (Harris*) Veteran Cavalry. First Brigade, Third Cavalry Division, Major-General Custer com manding. Battle flag, Virginia State Colors, captured In battle at Farm's Croas Roads, April 5, by Henry C. Wasfel, Company A, First Pennsylvania Caval ry, First Brigade, Second Covolry Di vision. Brevet- Major-General Crook companding. Virginia State flag, captured Sep tember 19, 1864, near Winchester, Va., by Private George Reynolds, Company M. Ninth New Yorw Cavalry. Second Brigade. First Cavalry Division. Virginia State flag, presented by Lient. E. D. Wheeler, First Artillery. November. 1876. (No history given.) Battle Har, of the Forty-eighth Vir ginia Infantry, captured at the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864 by Lieut.-Col. Albert M. Edwards. Twen ..y-forth Michigan Volunteers. How Flag? Were Collect**, From 1862 to th? colse of the Civil War generals commanding the United States armies sent to the War De partment flags that bad been.captured Sy their troops In battle or received in surrender, lt ls also probable that , some flags of this description reached the department through utlu-r chan nel*, of the whi>i?- nu III (KT of MUK? t'mu captured und deposited '?'Mi were United Stat?-* ?i:.r.? originally cuptur- j fd hy the Confederate!! und recaptured from them, and .'?ll were Confederate Hags taken by United .States troops, making a total of TM* iii the custody of th?- department. In April 1**7. Adjt.-Gen. R. C. I 'nun addressed ,a letter to Secretary of War hlnlcott, suggesting the pro priety of returning all of the Hugs, i nion und t outed,-rate, to tin* Mate authorities. This proposition was ap proved hy President Cleveland. Or ders were issued directing t?mt let ters be sent to th?- (;??' > rnors of states i whose troops carried Hans deposited u> tin* War Department, proposing to! return them. These letters were writ-? ten, hut before any of the Hat?? were sent ?>f delivered President devland upon further consideration determin ed "thai the return of the flans in thu manner coutemplajed ls not uru thorlked by existing law nor Justified as an Executive act." The ord? rs <?f the d< partmcnl was at once revoked mid noni' of the flags were given up. Captured in War? hind. Among tin? 14 Han* already given up by the War Department ar?- the fol following cuptured lu Maryland: Stat?, colors of the Ninth Vermont Volunteers, Inscribed "Freedom and Unity," captured by Major-Oenoral Mill's division at Harper's f-Yrry on September If., 1N02, and sent in 1SKI to th?; Adjustant-Oeneral of Wrmont on application of ex-Senator Morrill by authority of Secretary it. T. Lin coln. Confederate battleflag captured at Rhurpsburg, Md., September t7, 1862, by the Sixty-first .sew York Volun teers by authority of Secretary Stan ton. Confederate fiug, stars and bars, o.' thc- Sixt?>ent;i Virginia Infantry, cap tured by the Fourth New Jersey Vol unteers at Crnmiiton Ptsn, Md. This flag ls supposed to have been loaned hut was never returned to the Wari Department. One of the most Inetrestlng of the battle lings to he return?*d Is 'United States flag of the Seventeenth Michi gan Infuntry. which wa? enpturd by tho Confederate:! at Spottsylvanln CouTthoujc. Th? regiment fought splendidly, bent suffered dreadfully. They entered tho Reid TAO tarong and that evening their commanding offi cer could only muster <!.> men in the ' entire hal talion. SAINTLY WOMAN PASSED AWAY j Mrs. Julia Burriss Died Monday Night At Her Home Near Shi loh After Long Illness (From Wodner ?lay's Daily.) >n the death of Mrs. Julia Burriss, wife of J. Lawrance Burriss. which oc curred at lier home nour Shiloh church Ht midnight last night. Anderson conn, tl lost a moat rc ma "ha nie woman. Mrs, Burriss had boen III for some time and her death was not altogeth er unexpected. Nevertheless a large circle of rrlends and hundreds of kim men were shocked this morning to hear of her demise. The deceased wus the daughter of William Kilev Burroughs and Matilda Carolina Watson, and was born Octo ber 28, 1847, being in her t?7tii year ut the time of her death. She had one sister who died in infancy. There were no brothers. In 1784 four brothers named Bur roughs moved to this district, cob ing from North Carolina, and the de ceased was th? grand daughter of one of these, the late Thomas Burroughs. The father of tho deceased was kill ed during battle and was buried on a battlefield at Gaines Mill, near rich mond. His death occurred-in June 18J2 Tho mother of the deceased diel in 1857, thu ; she woo left au orpnun In early childhood. ACtor the death o,' her parents. Mrs. Harriss made her homo with hor maternal grandmother. Mrs. Mary Watson, whore she cared for an af flicted aunt until her death. After the death of her grandmother, she made her home with her aunt, Mrs, Martha Watson. Mrs*. Burriss was a student at the Johnson Female Unlvevalty. Anderson, and was later graduated from the Duo West Female College, this In 1866. For several years she taught. She was thoroughly equipped and was Arm In discipline, and muny residents of An derson county today fully appreciate the fact that thu sainted woman did much to frame their characters and to give them higher Ideals and goals tn life. While s young lady Mrs. Burriss joined the Baptist church, and at the time of her death was a'member of the 8hlloh church. She was generous in her church and Us objects, a kind neighbor, given to hospitality and a most devout Christian. The funeral services were held at Mountain Creek church at 3 o'clock thia afternoon, being conducted by the Rev. O. L. Martin. She was burled next to the gravea of her mother and aunt. Tl c father of the deceased was a member.of Co. D, Orr's Rifles. He was a non-commissioned vofllcer, holding (ho position of sergeant at the time of his death. Her husband, Mr. Burriss. was also a gallant soldier In the war. S1FFS ALARM THE ( Ol KT Judge Refused Prisoner* Ball After Ile Baw Their Weapons, Londoa, May 26-Five suffragettes, who were arrested by the police dur ing a raid on a west end Hat on May tl were brought before a magis trate today. After seeing the exhibits he took such a serious view of the case that be refused all offers of ball. The exhibits seined in the Hat In cluded a new shrapnel grenade of ingenious manufacture, coils of a fuse and plain of houees with instructions ar. to rv (tching them and aa to usual movements of tice police In the viei llit y. HOME LIFE IN DiXIE DURING CIVIL WAR; ELOQUENT LECTURE BY MISS ISSIPPIAN AT TENT HEROES AT HOME AU the Bravery Not At Front Shown by Numerous Inci dents of Those Left Behind trni last night, willie notdalolahiol i Tiie gathering ut th? auditorium tent inst night, while not one of the largest cf the reunion, war. among tile best repaid, the lecture of Dr. S, A. Steel JIU ..Home Life in Dixie During tiie War," waB a splendid presenta tion of conditions "back home" during that eventful four years of the history of the Southland. His lecture de picts the life of those who stayed at home, and while not in thc limelight as were the toidlers at iii?.- trout, he showed that many of the persons l"ft at '.'onie deserved as great honors as did those lighting the battles ot Ihelr country. One who hears tIiis great lecture will go away with a different Idea of the causea of th grut tao!n.uiw.i8*ir!ti thc cerises of t'.ie greit r.trug;'.e which hus boen co vi.idly brought to mind in the coming together of the survivors here during the past few .1 _ .... rnu"_1--._?._. .... Kttf_ ".*y ?.? ? ?4 ?J gyconci taiicu ll l?l?J tv ci of the Great Misunderstanding," and he contended that if the people of the Soutli had undcrst'-jd thc people of the North as well as they did when the war was half over, or If the people of the North had known more of the people of thc South would never have been any war. One of the main caus es of the war was ignorance of the strength of tho opposing forces. The o| luton prevailed down South that thc war would last only Blxty days, and many young men enlisted in the South ern armies as If they were going on a jaunt, many of them carrying dress suits to wear at the victorious ball to he given at Richmond. The North was euually Ignorant -of the strength o? the South as President Lincoln show ed when he called for onlv 7B.000 troop "to quell tho rebellion." Anoth er great cause of tho war was the presence of the protervld orators who stirred up their audiences and appeal ed to their pr?judice?, asserting that "one Southerner could lick a dozen yankees with a cornstalk." J>r. Steel was a-farmer boy down In Mississippi? and while he drives) home some gruat truths of tho war. his lecture is mainly of'his personal ex periences during t!ie war. Hb home was near,<o same of the/great bailies and In tho midst of stirring scenes whir*' ltiil an lndcU.be! Impression on his young mind. Some of !:is earliest recolle t ons of the- war .centered nround a visit of thp' Methodist dru itt rider to lits father's borne, and lucir cou./quent argument ov?r th ? ap proaching conflict; His father con tended that ibo . North was stronger than the South and, had il ll tul ta ble re sources, from v/'olch <tn dr.!'.*.. while '' e minister took the posit'>.i that the| North would not'fight, and that the "war" would be ovet in sixty days. A touplftt of doggerel vr.'ch he quoted showed the prevailing idea "The cornstalk liddle and thc rusty gun. Wil make thc plauged yankees run." The picture drawn by tho speaker showing thc terror and the anxiety cf the people when the distant noise or tattle could bc heard, was cuite vivid, and convinced his auditors that all tb? heroism was tot need at tho front. Hack-of this was the ever pi osent dread that when the onion armies ap proached the negroes would ' risc and murder the whites;" "*Be it said to their credit," said tho speaker, "there was no need for thia fear, for no more loyal body of people ever lived than the Southern slave during the war." In conclusion. Dr. Steel drew a beav ttful picture of thc South. He said there was small wonder that the North fought ?o hard to keep thc South from seceding for When God created the world he made the best part down in Dixie. NEGRO HAD VERY NARROW ESCAPE; Dave Sherard Suffered Broken Thigh Bone Yesterday When He Fell OR Machinery (From Wednesday's Dally.) Dave Sherard, a negro employed on the construction . force now buddins the new Rlue i'd ge railway station, had a narrow escape from being killed yesterday. The negro was at work; on a ledge between the overhead bridge ?nd the railroad track when he slipped from the embankment and fell to the tracks below, striking a cement machine when he wont down. For a time it waa; feared that the ne gro was killed. He was picked up end carried under the'bridge and a physi cian summoned. An examination ab owed that he bad sustained a brok en bone in his thigh ?nd he was also badly bruised and ? nocked He was said to be out of danger laat aigbt and will recover. SAY? G. O.P. 18 A LITE Senator Borah Hectares Republican Party Will t ease Beek. ^ Detroit, May la.-According to Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, there ls proof OB every hand that tho Republican party ia coming back Into power. As one of the. speakers before the Mic lilgan Republican Welfare confer ence here today be declared the man who voted the third party ticket did so so as lo protect so us a protest and not a manifesta tion of purpose permanently to leave the party. , oooooooooooooo o TOWNV?LLE o oooooooooooooo Townvllle, May 26.-the last public entertainment to be given at Town ville for this reason will be Friday evening, beg m ni nr. at 8:30, when Miss min lap. the music teacher, will give her mush- recital. We have several times had selec tions given by her pupils at our en tertainments so we know whereof we speak when we say thal it will be lime well and enjoyably spent to at tend this recital especially Bincc Mis? Dunlap lias spent so much time and energy towards its success during the last several weeks. To a greut degree thc School Improvement Association efforts have boen crowned with suc cess throng!, the usslstance of Miss Dunlap. Besides the music proper there will be given a pontomlne, "The Holy City" and a short play "Reveries of a Bachelor", too, efforts have been made to secure some one to deliver ac address on "The Influence of Music" and it is quite probable that tbh! also will be a number on the piogram. The recital is free and for ye i. Ccme und tell others to come. Miss Annie. Fant who ls atending ?..(.hool at Kilburn Gap, Ga. ls at home ?or a short vacation. Mr. and Mis. Glenn Fagg of Dong Branch aro visiting the tatters father. Mr. Jcrr Shirley. Thc entertainment given at the schol house Tuesday evening for the benefit of tho school improvement as sociation was (tuite u BUCCOSS, and a neat sum of $11.40 waa realized. Mr. J. A. Burgess who has been ll ut Mr. home near Townvllle, wo are glad to note is nome bettor. Miss Carnes of Fair Play ?B visiting her friend. Miss Vergle Grant. I Mr. W. B. Hawkins. E. P. Earle, W. C. King, who attended tho Southern Baptist convention, Nashville, Tenn., have returned home. They report a I grand time and splendid meeting. Mr. Tom Simmons and two daugh ters of Earle Grove attended church at Townvlle Sunday. Mrs.. Olve Cole and threo children of Westminister spent last week with his mother. Mrs. B. N. Campbell. Quite a crowd from Townvllle at tended the Singing Convention at Double Springs Sunday. They had many singers und thc nlnging was grand. Mit Lizzie Bruce who has been I teaching school somewhere in the j lowor part of the State trna returned i home, for the cummer vacation. ATTENTION LAN BRR CM II. | Do not lut the delightful Reunion so absorb your thou: hts as bo make you forget the luncneon al fresco. Mrs.'J. D. McElroy has tn store for us at Sandy Springs this afternoon (Friday. Any one who h.Q vacant seat in her cor or one who haB not yet found a way to GO, please report to Mra. George E. Prince, 41f>L., aa soon as possible. STATUS PLATFORM Mr. Buller tine One of thc Candidato for Alderman (live* Views. - Editor Tho Intelligencer: Having decided to ontcr the race for Alderman from Ward Ono in the coming city primary. I desire to let tho voters know where I stand on the issues ot the approaching primary election. 1. I am in favor of a clean city, the moral tono of our town should bo the best of any city, and I favor putting good moral men in the vn rlouB places to bo lilied by tho incom ing city council. and uverthying should bo done that would promote should be done that would promote tho highett standard ot morals that It ia possible to attain. 2. White I nm In favor of an econo mical admtnisratlon, 1 am also tn '?iv or of a progressive administration. I am in favor of ONE MAN for a ONK MAN'S job, and I am oposed to any one Man':; position, being Oiled by more than one mau at the expense of the taxpayers. 3. I um in favor of a clean city, and to obtain this lt will be necessary to extend the sewer system, and thia should be done In preference to work of a less Important nature, and the whole city should be sewered as soon as practical. 3. I am in favor of Municipal Own ership for the ahbattoir, and the in spection of ali foods, and the city should continue to keep an inspector that will at all times safe guard the city and its citizens from using meats or other provisions that are unwhole some and dangerous to the health of, the people. 4. I am in favor of efficient Are and police departments, and both of these departments should bc maintained In keeping with, the city'* progresa. 6. Doubtless you all know the po sition I have taken on the franchise. I am BOW, and have always been op posed to a forty year franchise of any kind, and especially of water or light franchise; to any individual or corporation. I believe the Franchise granted to The Southern Public Util ities Company, was irregularly Ille gally passed by a majority of tho present City Council; and over the protest of the. minority members of said council. And if r am elected I shall favor having the. present Fran chise set asid<ror annulled. And then the future management of the water, and light questions should he left for the voters of the city to determine fer themselves. Aud In closing wilt pay that ? am in farer cf serer ??"WI wjr tu? ptH* ple, and for the people; and a square deal to all. B. W. BAI.LENT1NE. J. M. Blackman of Pendleton, route 2. spent part of yesterday in the city. COLUMBIA ELKS WILL i HEAD QELEG?T10NS TWO PULLMAN CAR?: CHAR TERED FOR TRIP HERE USE SPECIAL TRAIN Drum ?nd Bugle Corps From the Capitol City Lodge, 32 Strong W01 Feature Meeting AU parts of South Carolina will bo represented when tho Stale associa tion of Elks comes to Anderson on June 17 and 18 but the Columbia lodge will outrhine any lodge present, if they carry out all their plans. The Columbia delegation will come to An derson over 100 strong and they arc counting on the drum and bugle corps to show the other lodges a thing or two. The following from the Columbia State of yesterday tells of pome of the plans made by the Columbia crowd "With several hundred delegatoa and visitors In attendance the annual convention of the State association ot D. P. O. Elks will bo. held lu Ander son on June 17-18. The first sosslon will bc held at 10 a. m., June 17, while the convention will end with a meeting at midnight June 18. "Columbia lodge No. 1190, B. P. O. Elke, will be largely represented at the convention. Over fifty members of the Columbia lodge are expected to be present. The Columbia lodge is entitled tc 21 delegates and all these will bc ir their seats when the con vention is called to order. At the annual convention acid ?asi year in the city of Greenville, the Columbi'.* lodge had more members than any other lodge reprer ented at the convention. . Druin uud .'ingle Corps. "One of the most striking f?mures of thc 1914 convention will be the Elk'r. drum corps of Columbia under the leadership of A. J. Garing, a mem ber of Sousa's band and a musician of note, the Bills have been -practicing daily for weeks and the drum and bugle corps is even now prepared to make a satisfactory showing. When the trip to Andorson is made the members will be letter perfect, and tho convention will not suffer for lack of music. "Tho members of the drum corps are "Bugles-J .J. Marsball, Joe W. Donny, J. J. Hope. M. H. Burk lmlter. J. Brian Bell. JP. N. Erllch, J. D. Lawrence, J. Ki Abrams: "Drums-A. L. Bawls. E. K. Poat, f. Wald. P. D. Drew, J. A. Lylos. . T. Sloan, J. S. Sloan, C. D. Davlf. Li M.; Sample, lt. M. Griffin. E. lr. Fowler, A. A. Richardson. A. B. Legare, H. A. Simon. "Cornets-F. L. .Brown, J. W. Comstock, J. T. Harth. A. P. Brown, W. H. Caughroan. John L. Davis. Special Columbia Train. "In company with delegations of lodges below, Columbia tho Columbia Elks will make the trip to Anderson in a special train on the afternoon on Julne 16. S. H. McLean, chairman of transportation committee bf the lodge, ls now engaged In arranging ff\r thc* train. The Columbia Icd^s will charter two Pullman cars which will bc parked at Anderson and will be occupied by the members during tholr ttay there. Tho hotel accomo dations will be taxed and the Colum bia Billsi will take no chances in se curing Bleeping quarters. "Every Elk lodge in the State will bo represented at thc convention. Since the session of last year two new lodges have been instituted, that at Gaffney. No. 1806 and Spartan burg, No. 1310. It is said that both of these lodges will make a fight for tho nato convention of 1D15. Colum bia was in 'the fight lart year at Greenville to secure tho 1914 conven tion but withdrew In, favor of the "baby lodge" at Anderson's earnest re quest . Other Elk lodges . tn Sooth Carolina are: Columbia. Charleston, Greenville, Sumter, Florence. George-' town. Orangeburg and Newberry. A number of other South Carolina cities are anxious to secure lodges of the -ider. but, on account of constitu tional provisions for size, it ?3 prob able that ne dispensations can be granted in the near future. "George D. Levy of Sumter is the president of the State association and Charles J. Lynch of Columbia is first vice-president, P. S. Flynn of Sum^r is secretary. James L. Erwin of Columbia is a member of the execu tive committee." LEBANON SCHOOLS Closing Exercises Will Be Held Friday Evening. Tho commencement exercises of tho Lebanon high school will be May 29 ?l.and June 1, to which'the. public is cordially invited. Friday evening, May 29, 8:16 o'clock -Fan drill ;. a play "Down in Dixie.'. "Down in Dixie" la a war play In whim the subject is treated in a fair and unprejudiced manner. The hero is from the north, the heroine from the south. Both are splendid types of true-hearted Americans. The action of this play ls very rapid. The climax ir. very powerful, that of th? third act being one of the strongest ever, writ ten. Music by the Jolley Band. Sunday morning. -May 31. 11:16 o'ciock-Baccalaureate address by Dr". D. W. Daniels, Clemson College, S. C Dr. Daniels ls a fluent and forceful r.peaker. Special music. Monday morning. Jane 1, ll o'clock -Declamation contest for the Golden Rod Literary society medal Six young ladles have entered content. Monday evening 8:16-Graduating exercises. Valedictory. Fred Harrie; class l.lstorian Vera Harris; class prop* ot Ruth Wsbi. Ccsn=M*eemes)t address by ROT. B, V. Babb. Bealey, 8. C. The Ber. Mr. Babb la an able speaker. Awarding of medals and diplomas. Special music. In getting oat our program. We ha?? gone to Quite an Sxpanaaj An admis sion fee 10c will be charged to pupils of the Lebanon high school and all other children ' under the age of 12 years. All others will be charged HU admission fee of 20c. Children under the age of six years admitted free of charge, for Friday evenina only will these charges be made. All the above proceeds above the ex penses go to the Lebanon high school improvement association. 15,000 PERSONS SEE BUSKIN WIN Four Year Old Gelding Provea a Star Winner at Opening Day, Belmont Park Track New York. May 26.-Fifteen thou sand persons attend the opening of tho racing season at Belmont Hark. Long Island today, where the fea ture of tho card, the metropolitan handicap, one mile, was won by John Whalens four year old gelding. Bus kin, ridden by Falrbrother In 1:37 4-5, equalling the track record for this event established by Fashion Plate four years ago. After Ten Point had been scratched August Belmont added Stromboli as a running mate with Rockview, the pub lic favorite, and intercut in the event . was increased when H. P. Whitney's Borrow was posted as an additional candidate for th? race, which was worth $4.100 to the winner. Eleven horr.c -~<>re sent away well together, running V.eads apart for a sixteenth The Sight weirjhted Flglnny cut out the pace arid held the lead into the stretch. Falrbrother made his move on Buskin as the turn was made and from the laBt eight post the horre jut?t breezed, winning place from Rockview. The latter had no excuse as he was away well and chas ed thc place of the three year old Flginny all the way, but the weight, 127 pounds told on him. Borrow finished fourth and Flying Fairy fifth, with Rep?blica, Buckhorn, Stromboli, Ambrose. Gainer and Punch Bowl finishing in the order named. GRAPE JUICE FOR SACRAMENT I Southern Branch Has a Rather Dog Fall on Question- No Union For Years Kansas City. May 26.-The question of Gio ure of fermented and unfer mented, wine in the communion ser vice today provoked commissioners attending the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States (Southern) into ? lively dlscus ! sion. Advocates of unfermented wine I or grup? juico, apa rent ly wore vic torious. A second question whieh the church [asked the assembly ta answer was:' 'Is unfermented wine equally scrip tural with fermented wine?" The committee recommended that the general assembly give the sessions the right to choose between ferment ed wine and grape juice. After much discussion, tho part of *o committee's rsnort permitting tho sessions to choose the wine used, was adopted. When the general assembly decided lato last night to submit the propos ed basis of union between the South Jern Presbyterians and the United ('Presbyterian" Church of North Am ] erica to a referendum voto of tho Presbyteries, the final settlement of j the question was postponed at least two years. Fermer Cashier Arrested. I lr??? .-?O--. .,-...-? uti fi Henderson, Ky., leay 26.-Ingram Crockett, former cashier of the Plan ters State Baak here, was arrested after the discovery three months ago of a $50.000 shortage In his accounts, today was aentenced to from one to ten years on each of five counts for j Violation of the banking laws. Teddy To Take Stamp. f Washington, May 26.-"I shall be taking part in the campaign this y?ar." This was the promlae ot Colonel Roosevelt in a formal statement made at progressive headquarters tonight in the presence of most of the pro gressives in congress. The colonel announced that he had told Governor Johnson he Would go to California if necessary to help the progressive tick et and would do all else he could for the party, "I shall be taking my part ii the campaign this year. I have bena ask ed by Mr. Lewis and Mr. Pinchot to open the campaign in Pittsburgh June 30. which I am going ta do. I have written Governor Hiram Johnson that t my presence ts desired tn Califor nia I will go out there to fight for the ticket. It ls physically impossible to make more than a certain number of speeches and I want to dtstrihuto them over aa large aa extent of terri tory' aa possible." Powder Company May Move. fi Petersburg, May 26.-Although it has spent two million dollar? in the conduction of a dynamite pleat near here and Imported scores ot exerts, the Du Pont powder company bras de cided to abandon operations thia vear, ead possibly wit dhipos? of the plant. Officials of the company guy trade conditions throughout Uto United States prevent the carrying out ot their original plans. Poet Wheeler for Japan. Waablagton, May M.-President .Wilson today nominated PoU Wheel er to he Secretary o? the embassy at l?kyo. M?\ Whnlar ?u tnrnt?r\v an embas*ador to Home and'recently ordered home. John I*. Caldwell of Fort Scott, Scott, Kan., waa nominated for min ister to Persia.