The Montgomery Advertiser, 1901-11-13

Montgomery will capitulate today to the Confederate Veterans of Alabama. The doors of the city will be thrown »»lde open and the city's hospitality will be extended to the survivors of the Lost Cause who are here In the Cradle of the Confederacy. The second reunion of the Confederate Veterans of Alabama will commence In this city at'noon when tho convention will be called to order at McDonald's Theatre by Major General George P. Harrison of Opelika. General Harrison arrived last night and established head headquarters - quarters headquarters at the Exchange Hotel. Every train last night brought large rumbers of Veterans. Up to 11 o'clock about 150 had registered at Camp Head Headquarters, - quarters, Headquarters, which are located in the office of Judge J. B. Fuller on South Court Street. The trains this morning will bring in large delegations. Several camps will send as many as fifty men to the Con Convention. - vention. Convention. The Sons of Veterans in their first annual State Convention, will meet at noon In the Circuit Court room. The session will be presided over by \Varwick» 11. Payne, of Scottsboro. Division Com Commander - mander Commander ot Alabama. Very few of the Sons had arrived last night but It Is expected that large dele delegations - gations delegations will reach Montgomery this morning. - Tonight the ladies of the Confederate Associations will tender a reception to the Veterans and the Sons of Veterans at the City Council Chamber. After Afterwards - wards Afterwards the members of Camp Holtxclaw, Sons of Confederate Veterans, will ten tender - der tender a ''smoker" to the visiting Sons at Clancey's Hotel. Major General Harrison held a con consultation - sultation consultation with the members of his staff last night. No orders were issued but the members of the staff talked over their plans for the Convention Which assembles today. . _ . An eng General Harrisons staff who bad arrived last night were Cot. Harrtf E Jones, Adjutant General, Mobile. Nicholas Stallworth. Assistant Adjutant General, Evergreen; J. B. Francis, Pay Paymaster - master Paymaster General. Birmingham; Rev. J. M. Mason, Chaplain General, Auburn; R. H. Adams, Decatur; D. M. Scott. Selma; R. H. Bellamy, hort Mitchell. T T Roche, Aide de Camp. Among the prominent Veterans who had registered at headquarters last night was Brig. Gen. J. H. Savage of Anniston. General Savage was attached to the l»th Alabama Iniantry. The headquarters is elegantly fitted up. Confederate colors and Confederate flags adorn the walls and the windows. Oc Occupying - cupying Occupying a conspicuous place on the wall is an old frying pan which Judge Bui Builer - ler Builer picked up from a trench just before the surrender at Appomattox <_ourt HAUTarge Confederate flag Is flung to the breeze in front of the building and a big banner with the words Confeder Confederate - ate Confederate Headquarters" ts stretched across the StThe information oo remittee are in charge at the headquarters and the vis visitors - itors visitors are escorted from the depot to headquarters where they register and rec eive badges. Commander » uller, vbiJ® issued a special request for all. the V<?t V<?terans - erans V<?terans to register as no one will bea<*' mitted to the reunion barbecue without having a badge. Sons of Veterans Veterans\V - \V Veterans\V H Payne of Scottsboro. Division Commander of Alabama Sons of Veter Veterans - ans Veterans and T. S. Frazer of Union Springs, Adjutant of Alabama Sons of \eterans arrived In Montgomery last night and are staying at Mabson's New Hotel. They were met at the Union Depot by eention Committee of Camp Holtxclawf and escorted to their quarters. The Sons of Veterans will meet prompt promptly - ly promptly at noon in the Circuit Court room. It Is thought the business will be transact transacted - ed transacted within three hours. The hall will be appropriately decorated In Confederate colors and with Confed Confederate - erate Confederate Hags and a large picture of Gen General - eral General Holtzclaw will hang over the presid presiding - ing presiding officers chair. Commander Tennent Lomax of Camp Holtzclaw, United Sons of Confederate Veterans, yesterday announced the names of the delegates from the local camp to the annual reunion as follows; Gover Governor - nor Governor VV. D. Jelks, Thomas M. Owen, J. H. Crossland. John C. Lawrence, D. S. Haus Hausman - man Hausman and D. W. Mclver. The Commander also named the fol following - lowing following Committee on Reception; H. H. Fitts. Chairman; TV. H. Taylor. H. B. Mav Robert Collins, C. A. Allrn. Jr., j "tin Elmore. W. A. May. William F, Herbert, D. S. Hausman. The Reception Committee will meet all trains and give attention to the visiting delegates. Mr. Fitts, as Chairman of this Committee, will have charge of the head headquarters - quarters headquarters of the Sons at il 1-2 South Court StThe following order has been Issued for Camp Holtxclaw* "The members of Camp Holtzclaw. Sons of Confederate Veterans, will assemble at the office of Captain J. B. Fuller, camp headquarters, at 9:30 o'clock Thurs Thursday - day Thursday morning:, to participate in parade of the Confederate Veterans. "By order of "Tennent Lomax. "Commandant. ' "D. S. Hausman. Adjutant."

made last night by Chairman Carmichael of the County Democratic and Executive Committee. Returna have been received from sixteen of the seventeen prclncts, the following majorities being on the face of the returns returnsFor - Allsboro, - For - Allsboro, returnsFor - Allsboro, 18; Cherokee. 61; Barton, 43; Leighton. 118; Sheffield. 77: Tuscum Tuscumbla. - bla. Tuscumbla. 289; Sprlngvalley. 32; Brick, *4. Against - Riverton, 12; Dickson. 4; Wheeler, 28; Campsmlth, 23; Prides, *4; Poplar Creek, 16; Rock Creek, 32. From these figures, which will not be materially changed by the result In the precincts yet to be heard from. Colbert's mnjorlty for the constitution Is 1.277. Chairman Carmichael's estimate last night was 1,000. 1 The negroes of this city are arranging to hold a mass meeting at which they propose drafting a letter to President Roosevelt asking him to set apart a reservation for them from government land where their full rights of cltiien cltiienship - ship cltiienship may be enjoyed, oialming that tha right of franchise has been taken from them In Alabaam. LOWNDES LOWNDESHaynevllls, - Haynevllls, LOWNDESHaynevllls, Nov. t2.-<Bpeclal.)-The beats heard from follow; Steep Creek, 16 for, 138 against; Plntlala. 3 for. 25<i against; Farmersvllle 16 for, 252 against, Mt. Willing 128 for. 44 against; Oordons Oordonsvllle - vllle Oordonsvllle 200 for. 38 against; White Hall, 88 for, 51 against jColllrene 320 for. 10 against Braggs 55 for. 100 against; Benton 300 for, 20 against; Churchhlll. 148 for, 23 against; Prnrle Hill 700 majority against; Windham 36 majority against. Four beats are yet to hear from. The vote will be very close. PIKE. Trpy. Nov. 12. - (Special.) - The election In this county passed off quietly. Noth Nothing - ing Nothing out of the usual occurred at any of voting places so far learned, except at one of the voting places In this city. At one of the boxes there was a negro marker named Kennon, who was charged by one of the white markers at the other box (only a few feet distant) with Inter Interfering - fering Interfering with a negro who was In the act of casting his ballot. Kennon was ar arrested - rested arrested and locked up about noon. All the voting places have been heard from, and the semi-official reports give a ma majority - jority majority of 339 for ratification In the county. ELMORE. Wetumpka, Nov. 12. - (Special.) - Re 12. - (Special.) - Returns - turns 12. - (Special.) - Returns from sixteen beats give about 700 majority for ratification. One of the two beats still to be heard from will give a good majority for the new constitution. Elmore county's majority In favor of ratification will be between 800 and 1,000. TALLADEGA. Talladega, Nov. 12. - (Special.) - Com 12. - (Special.) - Complete - plete 12. - (Special.) - Complete official and unofficial returns from Talladega County give a majority of 1,334 for the constitution. The constitu constitution - tion constitution carried twelve of the eighteen beats of the county by majorities aggregating 1,814 votes. The majorities In the six beats voting against, aggregate 480 votes. A full vote was polled In the county and the friends of white supremacy and good government won with hands down. bAldwim Bay Mlnitte, Nov. 12.-(Speclal)-Three precincts In Baldwin have not yet re reported, - ported, reported, but they cast a small number of votes and will not affect the final count. The county la still safe for the new constitution aa reported last night. SHIPBUILDING PLANT. One to Be Erected at Mobile - Dry Dock to Be Built at New Orleans. New York, Nov. 12.-The Times will ear tomorrow that the New York and South Southern - ern Southern capitalists who Incorporated the Oulf Coast Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com Company - pany Company in the State of Alabama, have form formulated - ulated formulated plans for the establishment of a large shipbuilding plant on the shores of Mobile Bay (Ala.) and a dry dock and ship repairing plant at New Orleans. In addition to the construction and maintenance of the Mobile and New Or Orleans - leans Orleans plants, the Gulf Coast Company has the power, under Its charter, to es establish - tablish establish and operate wharves for com commercial - mercial commercial purposes and to construct and operate furnace-, mills and manufacto manufactories. - ries. manufactories. to charter, buy and sell and operate ships; to ertabish. < quip and operate coal depits and coaling statlans, and to buy and sell coal and other minerals. The securing of a large portion *f the ship shiprepairing - repairing shiprepairing and docking business at New orli ans Is aimed at. and It Is pointed out that the construction of an Isthmian ca cacal - cal cacal Is reckoned upon as a probability. At the present time, the nearest ship shipbuilding - building shipbuilding or docking plant to the Gulf Is at Newport News.

Birmingham. Nov. U.-(Bpecial.^Not U.-(Bpecial.^Notwithstanding - withstanding U.-(Bpecial.^Notwithstanding the boaata of General Charles M. Shelley, chairman of the anti antiratification - ratification antiratification committee, there appears to be no doubt but that the claims of Con Congressman - gressman Congressman Oscar W. Underwood, chair chairman - man chairman of the State Democratic Campaign Committee for ratlftcatlon of the new constitution, that the new Instrument has been ratified by 27.500 majority, will be sustained to the very last if not in increased. - creased. increased. Congressman Underwood is a conservative leader. He refused Lorn the start to make any big boasts and he urged a strong campaign. He never gave out glowing accounts without some something - thing something to back up his Judgment. The re review - view review shows that the young and hand handsome - some handsome Democrat was a good leader and that i his predictions were pretty straight. Today General Charles M. Shelley was In the best of humor with a number of men in his office, men who were formerly Democrats, Republicans and Populltes and he told newspaper men that he felt sure that the State had gone against the constitution by no less than 25,000 ma majority. - jority. majority. He said at that hour he had re received - ceived received direct and indirect Information from thirty-nine oounties which had gone against ratification while eight others were inclined In the same direction. He laughed at the claims of the ratification cemmittee and said that when the official returns were reported on Saturday It wpuld be seen that his claims were not wild. Underwood's Claims. Congressman Underwood when seen said: VI estimated the majority last night at 27,600. Whll^ there have been some changes for and against the rati ratification - fication ratification in the majorities first reported, still I see no reason for changing the opinion and believe that when the full returns are in that this will be nearer the truth than any other. While several counties did not come up to expectations, the majorities that wars given against the new Instrument were not of a suf-' ficlent else to give alarm." The returns were received at head headquarters - quarters headquarters of both factions in Birmingham today slowly. In the afternoon the fol following - lowing following table was made, several counties icing subject to change: For ratification, claimed by Congress Congressnan - nan Congressnan Underwood - Baldwin, 200; Barbour. ,000; Bibb. 250; Bullock. 300; Calhoun. .000; Chambers, 3.000; Clarke, 1,000; Cle Cleiiirne. - iiirne. Cleiiirne. 150; Conecuh, 100; Crenshaw. 400; Dallas, 5,400; Elmore, 1,000; Escambia, 260; Jreene. 1,500; Hale, 3,000; Henry, 500; ^awrence, 1.000; Limestone, 1,800; Macon, 000; Madison. 3,600; Jefferson, 2,500; Ma Maengo, - engo, Maengo, 1,200; Monroe. 200; Montgomery. ,500; Perry, 2,500; Pickens, 600; Pike, 600; Randolph, 400; Russell, 1,500; Sumter, .000; Talladega. 1.200; Tuscaloosa, 200; .Vilcox. 3.000. - Total, 48,000. Against ratification, claimed by General -harlss M. Shelley - Autauga. 1.000; llount, 1.000; Butler. 1.000; Cherokee, 750; "hilton, 1.200; Clay. 800; Coosa, 700; Cull Cullnan. - nan. Cullnan. 500; Dale. 900; DeKalb. 1,500; Etowah 50; Fayette, 250; Franklin. 500; Geneva, 00- Jackson, 2.000; Lowndes. 1,600; Lamar. 00; Lauderdale, 1,000; Lee, 1,700; Marion, !50; Marshall, 1.500; Morgan, 1,500; St. Jlalr, 1,500; Shelby, 1,500; Tallapoosa, 000; Walker, 300. - Total, 25,000. General Charles M. Shelley also claims Choctaw, Washington, Coffee, by 100 *ach, Covington by 1,000 and Mobile and IVinston Counties. He is not conceded 5Ut two of these counties by the ratlfl ratlfl:atlon - :atlon ratlfl:atlon leaders. Colbert County is given o the ratification side. Even with the igures granted General Shelley It is not :o be seen where the anti-ratification side ias any hope of winning out at the final -ount. General Shelley contests the -laims in Bibb, Bullock. Cleburne. Cone Cone:uh. - :uh. Cone:uh. Escambia. Henry. Madison. Monroe ind Tuscaloosa Counties and avers that the majority of them have given ma majorities - jorities majorities against ratification. Definite news is not coming in rapidly and it will be a day or two yet before It can be stated positively what the ma majority - jority majority is. There are no doubts but that ratification has carried and It is some something - thing something between 20,000 and 30,000 majority.

Prisoner Gives Identity of Victim. A PARTIAL CONFESSION Denies That He Killed Good Goodman - man Goodman In Jeffersonville. Says That the Kan Died of AclcohoK ism - Bathbun to Be Taken to Little Bock For Inden Indenflcatlon. - flcatlon. Indenflcatlon. Louisville, Ky.. Nov. 12. - Newell C. Ralhbun. who, according to the police, confessed that he planned to defraud aa irturance company out of M.OsO by pre pretending - tending pretending that a corpae shipped to Little Rock. Ark., was his own dead body, to today - day today admitted, according to the authori authorities. - ties. authorities. that the man who accompanied him to the hotel In Jeffersonville, Ind., and waa found dead th3 neat day, wan Charles Goodman, who Is said iO have come from Evansville, Ind. The Arsoclatid Press said last night that on account of the disappearance of Goodman from the Salvation Army hotel in Louisville lest Wecne.day night with the announced Intention of going to In Indiana - diana Indiana with a newly-found friend, and his non-return, the police thought the dead man was Goodman. Not until today, however, would Rathbun admit that Goodman was the name of the man that accompanied him to the Jefferson villa hotel. Chief of Detectives Sullivan and Chief Applegate and Coroner Coots of Jeffer Jeffersonville, - sonville, Jeffersonville, Interviewed Raihbun today. Rathbun listened as one by one the clr clrcurastances - curastances clrcurastances which the police regard aa proofs of his guilt were laid before him by Chief Sullivan. According to the of officers. - ficers. officers. Rsthbun suddenly sprang up, and. walking hastily to a window, looked out for a few minutes. Then, turning I ke an animal at hay, he faced the crowd of men In the reom and asked In a shaking j voice: "What is the punishment for of offence# - fence# offence# of this kind In Indiana? Does the death penalty exist over there?" "Never mind about the penalty. Rath Rathbun," - bun," Rathbun," said Captain Sullivan; "what we are Interested in Is the name of the dead Resolved to "Fix" Goodman. For a moment. Rathbun looked at tha group of face# before him and then he said: "You are on the light track. Good Goodman - man Goodman la the name of the dead man. I met him in front of the Salvation Army, and determined to keep him drunk for several days and then 'fix him." Here he stopped and then said: "If I should make a confession, It would be printed in the papers and would turn peo people - ple people against ms." Hs then lapsed Into a sullen silence and would soy nothing else. When question questioned - ed questioned further, he denied having given Good Goodman - man Goodman laudanum. He refused to go back to Indiana without requisition papers. Colonel John D. Rodman, United States recruiting officer here, notified Chief Sul Sullivan - livan Sullivan today that no requisition will be necessary for the return of Rathbun to Jeffersonville. Ind. He says that Rath Rathbun - bun Rathbun is now a Government prisoner, charged with desertion, and as soon aa he can communicate with Washington, he will have the prisoner taken over. The Jeffersonville authorities will make claim for the custody of Rathbun on a charge of murder. Further effort# to secure a completa confession were unavailing and Rath Rathbun - bun Rathbun was taken back to Jail. Juat befora this, however, he made the following statement to Chief of Detective# Sul Sullivan: - livan: Sullivan: "1 admit everything except tha* I killed Goodman. 1 meant to kill him, and kept him drunk for the purpose, but he died of alcoholism and I waa not forc forced - ed forced to make way with him. My story about an accomplice named Blanchard waa fictitious. I acted alone and without a confederate." "Blanchard." was. according to the story Rathbun told yesterday, a corporal wham Rathbun got acquainted with a* Plattsburg. N. Y. 1 'j j

15 against; Bhady Grevs, i for, 115 against; Wolffs, 2 for. 87 against; Dan Danville. - ville. Danville. none for, 55 against; Eva, 3 for, 67 against; Prteevllle, 15 for. 71 against; Lawrence Cove, none for, 50 against; Apple Grove, none for, 56 against. LEE> Opelika. Nov. 12 -(Special.I - Full re returns - turns returns from yesterday's election are not yet In. Between 3.600 and 4.000 votes were polled and the majority against the constitution Is between 1.000 and 1.200. The opposition to the ratification In Lee County was composed almost entirely of negroes. They were well organised and turned out en masse and to a man voted against ratification and their votes were counted as cast. Not exceeding 250 white men .Including every white Repub Republican - lican Republican In the county, voted against It. In Opelika precinct, the headquarters of the antl-ratlflcatlonlsts, 85 white votes were mustered, Including the white Republi Republicans. - cans. Republicans. In most precincts, however, they polled less than half a dosen. In l<ee County it was emphatically a contest between the African and the white man and the majority against the ratification Is mostly a majority of negroes. MARENGO Demopolls, Nov. 12. - (Special.) - Com 12. - (Special.) - Complete - plete 12. - (Special.) - Complete returns from this county place the majority for the constitution at 1,430. JACK80N. Scottsboro, Nov. 12. - (Special. )-Thlrty )-Thlrtyone - one )-Thlrtyone of the thlrty-slx precincts have been heard from. They give a majority of 2,131 aaglnst the constitution. genevaT Geneva, Nov. 12. - (Special.) - Returns from all beats In the county show a total vote of 1,4*1. with 513 majority against ratification. Less than hull a vote was polled. Throe beats went for and fourteen against ratification. TUSCALOOSA Tuscaloosa. Nov. 12. - (Special.) - Tusca 12. - (Special.) - Tuscaloosa - loosa 12. - (Special.) - Tuscaloosa County will give at least 200 ma majority - jority majority for the new constitution accord according - ing according to the latest figures obtainable. COOSA. Goodwater, Nov. 12. - (BpeelaJ.) - Tt»e election yesterday In Coosa County re resulted - sulted resulted In a majority of about 475 against ratification. - _ CLARKE Grove Hill. Nov. 12 - (Special.) - All Precincts have been heard from. Only one. Saltworks, failed to hold an elec election. - tion. election. Unusual Interest was manifested in most of the beats. The vote stauds 1,459 for ratification and 437 against It. a clear majority of 1.022. TALLAPOOSA Dadeville, Nov. 12.-(Special.) - Com 12.-(Special.) - Complete - plete 12.-(Special.) - Complete returns from this county give a ma majority - jority majority of 1.427 against ratification. Only two beats In the county gave majorities for ratification. SUMTER Livingston, Nov. 12.-(Special.)-Sumter gives 2,000 majority for ratification; not 100 votes against It. GREENE Eutaw. Nov. 12. - Greene has given the new Constitution a majority of about 1,600. MARION MARIONGuin, - Guin, MARIONGuin, Nov. 12. - (Special.) - This box gives 15 majority for ratification. County goes against It by 250 to 300. CULLMAN Cullman. Nov. 12.-<Speclal.) - Out of seven beats heard from there are 357 for ratification and 660 against. There will be at least 500 majority against ratifica ratification - tion ratification with about half vote polled. Re Returns - turns Returns coming in very slow. WALKER WALKERJasper. - Jasper. WALKERJasper. Nov. 12. - (Special.) - The major majority - ity majority against the ratification of the new Constitution In Walker County will prob probably - ably probably reach 300 Up to 12 noon all but five precincts hod been heard from. It la es estimated - timated estimated that these will bring the major majority - ity majority up to near 300. In Jasper Beat the vote stood 287 for and 39 against ratifica ratification. - tion. ratification. There was not a single negro vote cast.

PANAMA IS SAFE Mr. Hunt Says It Can Withstand In Insurgent - surgent Insurgent Attack New York, Nov. 12. - Passengers arriv arriving - ing arriving tonight on the steamship Orixiba brings news that the city of Panama has not heen taken by the rebels. Among those who arrived was S. C. Hunt, agent of the Panama Railroad and Steamship Line at Panama. Mr. Hunt says every everything - thing everything was quiet when he left that city November 6. and adds: "The reports as to the danger of the city falling have been very much exag exaggerated. - gerated. exaggerated. The Iowa was at Panama when we left, and the Machias at Colon, with .suufflcient force to protect the foreign interests. The rebels have been careful and have not molested American prop property. - erty. property. General Alban will hold out. for he has 1,500 troops, well armed and equipped. They have plenty of guns and could get along without the two big ones shipped from this port last week. Trav Traveling - eling Traveling is comparatively safe, as all trains carry one troop car. These car° corrv the soldiers of the Colombian Govern Government. - ment. Government. The rebels have appeared at Cu Culobra - lobra Culobra and Empire, small towns near oy, but they have not molested the inhabit inhabitants. - ants. inhabitants. They have received some food and small supplies from their friends, but have not done any damageX Ospina in New York YorkNew - New YorkNew York. Nov. 12. - General Pedro Nel Ospina. Colombia's former Minister of War, is here as an exile, arriving on board the Atlas line steamship Alene. Two other Colombian leaders were ban banished - ished banished at the same time. Generals Saav Saavadra - adra Saavadra and Holguin. General Saavadra debarked at Port Llmon, Costa Rica, when the Alene left on her northward journey. General Os Ospina - pina Ospina and General Holguin came on to this port. Of his removal from office General Ospina said that he was asked to resign, but replied that he preferred to be removed, and he was removed - to prison - and kept there twenty-tw%? days, incommunicado, and then banished with neither decree or written notice of anv king- General Ospina thinks the war In Colombia will soon be at an end. Insu-gents. he said, are neither numerous n«r well organized, their chief forces be beIns - Ins beIns concentrated in the neighborhood of Panama All the rest he described as roving bands of bandits making their homes in mountain fastnesses, from which they issue to commit depredation. He thinks that the organized tor. e about Panama does not exceed Will men. Arguments Before Supreme Court Washington Nov. 12.-The United States Supreme Court today heard arguments in a number of eases consolidated as^ one which involves the constitutionally of the State law of Kentucky, giving the Railroad Commission ofUtatState nu nuthnritv - thnritv nuthnritv to fix rates in the State. l ne :ases were argued durine the last term af the Court but a reargument was or ordered - dered ordered by the Court.. The law has been passed upon by the United Statesi Clr -ult Court of Kentucky which held it un unconstitutional. - constitutional. unconstitutional. Prominent Man Assassinated Ardmore. I. Nov. 12.-Charles W. Hildebrand, aged 64. a prominent merri merrier - er merrier of the G. A. R., was found dead in rhe street last night. He had been shot twice, once through the heart. Dudley Slaughter, aged 26. son of Alderman Slaughter and E W. Lewij* were arrested today charged with the murder of Hilde Hildebrand- - brand brandFought - Fought brandFought Street Duel Duelaul'g - aul'g Duelaul'g Valiev. I. T.. Nov. 12. - At Hart, rtv miles east of here James White, a Icliasaw Indian and William Miller, a iminent man. engaged In a street duel. Her was shot dead and a bystander B seriously wounded.

against; Almond a for. 1M against; Ash Ashland - land Ashland 135 for, 2*7 against. This county will go against the constitution by 1.000 ma majority. - jority. majority. Ashland, Nov. 12. - (Special.) - Complete unofficial returns from Clay County show a majority of 1,082 against ratification. WASHINGTON. St. Stephens. Nov. 12. - (Special.) - St. Stephens precinct gave 119 for, 86 against ratification; Yellow Pine 12 for. 6 against; Frultdale, 4 for, 1* against; Dwight, 40 for, none against. Indications are for a small majority in favor of ratification. St. Stephens. Nov. 12. - (Special.) - One thousand votes were cast In this county. It will require the official count to de decide - cide decide which side has won. Sixty-five per cent of the whites voted for ratification and all the negroes against. LAUDERDALE LAUDERDALEFlorence. - Florence. LAUDERDALEFlorence. Nov. 12.-(8peclal.)-Returns from all the beats In Lauderdale Coun County - ty County give £22 majority against the ratifica ratification - tion ratification of the new constitution. LIMESTONE. Athens. Nov. 12.-(Speclal.)-The re returns - turns returns from this county show a clear majority or LOOK votes 111 favor of ratifi ratification. - cation. ratification. The white people stood shoulder to shoulder and voted for the measure. Very few white men In the county cast their vote with the negroes. The three largest beats In the county voted almost solidly for the measure, Insuring a strong white majority. The negroes accept the situation and are all apparently satisfied. The white people are rejoicing. HXNBY. Dothan. Nov. l*.-(Speclal.)-Twenty l*.-(Speclal.)-Twentyone - one l*.-(Speclal.)-Twentyone beats have been heard from, and the majority In the county Is 339 In favor of ratification. All the white people In this section are rejoicing over the news ST CLAIR. Ashvllle, Nov. 1*. - (Special.) - All pre precincts - cincts precincts heard from In St. Clair County. Those reported give ratification 3*3. against ratification 1,4M. The majority In St. Clair County against ratification 1,113. OHEROKES Centre. Nov. 12. - (Special.) - Cherokee gives M0 majority against ratification. ESCAMBIA Brewton, Nov.. 12. - (Special.) - Escam 12. - (Special.) - Escambia - bia 12. - (Special.) - Escambia will give a majority of from 250 to 300 for ratification. The people, especial especially - ly especially leading Democrats, rejoice at. the re result. - sult. result. ETOWAH. Gadsden. Nov. 12. - (Special.) - All beats have been heard from and there were 2,318 votes east, giving 868 majority against ratification. Only four beats were carried for ratification. Great apathy was shown by the white men while every negro voted. BUTLER Greenville, Nov. 12. - (Special.) - The re returns - turns returns are all In from the country heats and the majority against Cons'ltutlon Is only *00. Instead of 750 as reported last ] night. The vote In the county was not full, there being only 2,700 votes cast. The above returns are of course unof unofficial, - ficial, unofficial, but were taken from the returning officers as they came In and are practi practically - cally practically correct. The news of the great victory given by The Advertiser this morning caused great rejoicing In this city. There were com comparatively - paratively comparatively but few white voters against ratification In this beat; but there was much apathy In the county among the white voters and In many localities they refrained from voting. DALE. Ozark, Nov. 12 - (Special.) - Full returns from the various beats In the county give a total vote of 965 against ratification. The negro vote was heavg, and there Is about this number of negro voters In the coun countj£ - tj£ countj£ The election so far as can be heard frbm passed off quietly.

************** TODAY'S PROGRAM VENTION. OP CON CONConvene - Convene CONConvene at 12 o'clock noon at McDonald'* Theatre. Call to order by General George F. Harrison. Major General Com Commanding - manding Commanding Alabama Division. Song. "Lead Kindly Light." Invocation by Rev. J. M. Mason o Auburn. Song. "Nearer, My God To Thee. Song by Veterans. Transaction ot Business. Bong. "America." Adjournment subject to Convention. 7:3*bTm. - Reception at City Coun Council - cil Council Chamber by ladles of the Confederate Associations. SONS OF CONFEDERATES. Convene at 12 o'clock at County Court House. * L Convention called to order by the late Commander. Thns. M. Owen. Esq., of Camp Holtzclaw. Montgomery. 2. Invocation by Division Chaplain. Rev. Eugene Crawford, Eu Eu5. - 5. Eu5. Reading orders concerning Re Reunion - union Reunion by the Division Adju Adjutant. - tant. Adjutant. T. Sydney Fraser. Esq., Union Springs. t Appointment of Committee on Credentials. 5 Report of Committee on Creden Credentials. - tials. Credentials. and Convention de declared - clared declared organised. 6. Address of Welcome by Hon. Tenner t Lomax, Commander Camp Holtzclaw. 7. Response by Warwick H. Payne, Division Commander, after which he will take the chair and assume charge of the Convention. 8. Motions and resolutions. 9. New business. 7:30 p. m.-Reception In City Coun Council - cil Council Chamber by ladles of Con Confederate - federate Confederate Associations. Smoker at Clancey's Hotel. ******* * * * # * eclaratlon of war on May 1, 1861 neces necesary - ary necesary to qualify its army for the field, 'he Confederate States commissioned he officers of the army and the navy nd the orders from the Secretary of Var at Richmond controlled all opera operaions - ions operaions In the field. The flag under which .oniax Balne, Rodes and Pelham fell ras a Confederate flag. Finally, these Id men who will assemug here tomor tomorow - ow tomorow are In fact as well as In name, Con Conederate - ederate Conederate Veterans. "Let history have its own. The war f 1861-65 was a war between the Con Conederate - ederate Conederate States and the United States. CROSSES OF HONOR HONORrwenty-two - rwenty-two HONORrwenty-two Veterans Will Receive the Bronze Badges Tonight. At the reception to Veterans by the la lalies - lies lalies of the Confederate orders tonight In he Council Chamber, the Confederate of honor will be bestowed upon a lumber of Veterans by the Cradle of the Confederacy Chapter. The following will receive the bronse Smith, Brewton, Ala.; R. E. Fan Fannin. - nin. Fannin. Montgomery, Ala.: L. R. Blland, Ma Ma-on. - -on. Ma-on. Miss.; Colors Robert £ Farris, Montgomery, Ala.; WXKnert -1*. Collins, Montgomery, Ala.; J. L» Mattlson, Mont Montgomery, - gomery, Montgomery, Ala.; James A. McAlpine, Boli Boliree, - ree, Boliree, Ala.'; J. M. Moorhead. Bollgefi* Ala.; A. B 8peed. Bollgee, Ala.; J. McKee lould. Bolide, Ala.; G. A. Hornady. Mil Milstead, - stead, Milstead, Ala.; W. C. Jackson. Montgom Montgomery. - ery. Montgomery. Ala.; Daniel McLeod,-. Miss.; Charles T. Pollard. Montgomery. Ala.; William F. Sale, Searcy. Ark.; J. H. Smith. Brookville, Miss.; J. S. Stanley. Deerbrook. Mias.; Captain W. P. Snow Snowien. - ien. Snowien. Deerbrook. Miss ; C. C. Acker. Clif Cliftonvllle. - tonvllle. Cliftonvllle. Miss.; J. M. Caruthers. New Newtjerne. - tjerne. Newtjerne. Ala.: J. E. Dowling. Brookville, Miss.: J. W. Denoree, Deerbrook. Miss. The presentation of the crosses will be am interesting ceremony.