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YOUNG ALLAN O’Otii. -
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An Ower True Tale of the Scottish Highlands.
By CORDON STABLES, M. D., R. N.
Author of “The Mystery of a Millionaire’s Grave,” “289K.t The Story of a Double
Life,” “From Pole to Pole,” Etc. i
Copyrighted, 1896, by Gordon Stables.
CHAPTER I.—a strange wild
LIGHT IT WAS.
**O, Mary, darling! O, ma chree! ma
chree! Is it true they have murdered poor
Allan O’Dell”
Flora McAlister, in an agony of grief,
had come rushing into the darksome lit
tle, highland post office, where her friend,
the shop-keeper’s daughter, sat knitting
besides the rough deal counter.
In from the bright sunshine of that
sweet summer’s day, sunshine that glad
dened everything, that glittered on the
wee round leaves of the silver-drooping
beech trees, that sparkled on every wave •
let of wide Loch Gorm, and cast a dreamy
glamour over the lofty mountain peaks
that stood like sentinels over the glen.
Flora was wringing her hands In bitter
anguish. Her bonnle yellow hair floated
unheeded over her shapely shoulders, and
there was a little more of her dress open
in front, than, at another time, she would
have considered consistent with the dig
nity and modesty of a Highland maiden.
This, however but showed a skin that
rivaled the silk in its softness, the ala
baster in Its purity of white.
Mary dropped the stocking she had been
knitting—her eyelashes were bedewed with
tears. She came round the counter, and
Flora flew into her arms, and sobbed like
a grief-stricken child.
"O, Flora, dear; is it yourself that has
come? Ay, Flora, It’s ower true. It’s
ower true. He was shot on the top o’ Kel
’ples Cliff. The pistol was found near him.
Oh! its ower, ovt-er true. But dlnna weep
sae sair, and dlnna tremble sae.”
”1 canna help it, Mary. Tell me, tell me
more.”
It’s no right of me to tell you, Flora.
But, oh, dear heart, the tussle they had
on the cliff-top must have been a terrible
one. The ground a too’ was trampled
and bloody. O, Flole, the very heather
wept blood. His life’s blood. But the ago
nies o’ death must ha’e gl’en him strength,
for Allan had fought the villain to the
vera cliff edge, and hurled him ower, and
doon, doon, doon the murderer fell to the
black deep waters of the loch. Thon
poor Allan, he had laid him down to dee!”
For a time there was nothing heard in
the humble shieling except Flora's bit
ter sobbing.
They were not sisters, those two girls,
hut they loved each other none the less
on that account. Perhaps—though a wilt-
Ipg one—Mary was not an accomplished
comforter, for every word she said seem
ed only to add to Flora's grief.
"Yes, Flole, and I thought of you, dear
lassie, when I heard o’ Allan’s awful
end. For Weel I ken he ave had a tender
look, and a smile for you; and dearly,
I know, you loved him.”
"a, dlnna apeak pte thu< ma chreg; dear
t Ttf’-rv, ,• ofi w f invert him ed?’ '
Flora McAlister lifted her sorrowful
fnc* for » moment from her friend's shoul
der and held her breath.
Adown the glen, borne along on the
light summer air, came the sound of
voices raised id song. A strange, wild
lilt it was, rising at one moment into a
loud and trembling wall of anguish, and
next dying In mournful cadence away.
It was the Highland Coronach—the la
ment for the dead.
The sad lilt ceased ere long, but hardly
had the last echoes been heard, faint and
far among the rocks, that frowned over
the loch beyond, before Mary's quick ear
caught another sound, that was still more
sad to listen to—the strains of the bag
pipes coming nearer and nearer to the
low-thatchea shieling that Mary called
her home—but so plaintive, so touching.
"Youth of ths darling heart, bright be thy
door,
As the bodlngs that light up thy bold
spirit now;
But the fate of McCrlmman is closing in
gloom,
Ana the breath of the gray wraith hath
passed o’er his brow.”
Both girls stood as still as If rooted to
the spot, but clinging to each other In
an agony of terror and expectation.
Nearer and nearer came the bearers of
a sad burden. Louder aud louder rises
the wall of the bagpipes.
The people of the glen had hurriedly
broken branches from the birch and the
pine tree, and formed thereof a litter. On
thia young Allan was tenderly laid, hIH
head—which fell back when they lifted
him like that of u dead bird—supported
on a pillow of soft green heather, his
plaid covering all.
One glance at the litter, borne shoulder
high by four sturdy Highlanders, one
look nt the shape beneath the tartan
plaid, and Flora fainted dead away.
Mary called her mother, and between
them they bore the poor girl into a back
room and placed her gently on the bed.
She seemed to recover her senses pres
ently, a flush stole over her cheeks, and
for Just a moment her blue eyes opened
wide. Then she appeared to sleep.
But in less than twenty minutes time
Flora was once more awake, aye, and
very wide awake this time She rose
slowly from the bed, and stood on the
floor. She gased bewilderedly around her
for a few seconds, then, gathering her
little shawl around her shoulders, made
•traight for the dour.
”O. Flora, ma chree, where to?"
She turned and ernlled.
"I've had a dream.” she said. "I’m go
ing down the glen.”
About half an hour after this, the sound
of rapidly advancing hoofs was heard
coming from the direction in which Flora
had disappeared, and In a short time,
swift us an arrow, the horseman dashed
past the shieling, and Mary had barely
lim» to see it wti* old Jonas Talbot, the
American, so-called, millionaire, ere he
had galloped round the bend of the lake,
and wae swallowed up In the pine wood.
• • • •
Had we called young Allan O'Dell, as he
stood among the green heather crook in
hand, on a beautiful morning in spring,
about two months previously, an ideal
Highlander, we should not, I think, have
been paying him a compliment that he
did not <leserve. Tall and lithe, broad and
square, as to shoulders, with finely chisel
ed, Icatures, dark moustache, and ayes of
deepest blue, he looked troth manly and
handsome. He was drwscd in his native
costume, with broad Frince Charlie bon
net and plaid. No stage Highlander, how
ever, was Allan—ln Velvet Jacket and tar
tan kii:. No. his pla'd, it is true, was
of his own clan tartan, hut iacket and
kill were ot the roughest gray tweed,
his stockings brown and ribbed. his spo
ran a badger's skin and head, and never
an ornament did he wear, with the ex
in Pt:,, ' n d as l th ’t tihu 1n hbf , slo, ‘k-
m2' •** wwFment'ofTrout and
salmon nits.
hUl *- C,S “’
» r 'VLi’l jhat still was green,
but bleak and w; parch,si with
enow toward their rugged summits.
Near him lay n red Irish setter that
presently the young laird stopped to ea
rvae.
There was a look of sadness in Allan's
face when in repos, that anon m‘uiht
change Into one that was haughty aimoat
pr'derul Yet no one could have talked
with him for many minutes without fits
covering hr was a man of culture and t
man es the workl »» well
"Coan . K wan." eatd Allan, as he pick-
a 7 .
UJcchln N cws.
* ed up a botanical case, and went down the
hillside towards the lake, with the swing-
l ing pace of the true mountaineer.
. But this spring morning was to be big
with the fate of the youthful Highland
bard—a laird, it is as well to state here,
, almost in name only, for although bis
. father had once owned all the land that
could be seen from the top of Ben Cairn,
the estate had dwindled down, had been
! sold or confiscated for debt, and now noth
ing remained to him except the shooting
and fishing in the gleh, one small farm
and the somewhat pretentious house in
which he and his widowed mother lived.
! far from the O’Del “mansion,” as
; it was still called in the glen, and after
running under a little Gothic bridge, emp
, tied itself into the lake, a short distance
off. The main road wound in and out
i alongside this lake, and the drive was con
sidered charmingly wild and beautiful.
, Tourists, In this season, passed along here
plentifully enough, but few strangers vis-
g,en ln spring, so that Allan
L O Dell, as he emerged from the wood, was
> somewhat surprised to see coming along
the road a small phaeton, In which a
young lady skt, driving, and beside her a
■ tall, rather weird-looking, white-haired
man.
The Irish setter expressed his surprise
in a defiant bark, and so sudden was his
■ appearance that the horse took fright,
swerved suddenly aside, and next moment
i the phaeton dashed against a tree, and re
solved itself into a heap of ruins.
i althou < h severely shaken,
i neither of the occupants were hurt—the
, lady had fainted—and Allan speedily se
cured and quieted the horse. He next hur
i *u. to rrl h ?, br 9 ok ’ and filing the outside
of his Highland bonnet, which he had hol
i lowed info a cup. with water, was speedily
kneeling beside the young lady and spring
ling her face with water. In a minute, or
less, she-had opened a pair of dark
!’^ 0 <n n J . e y^ 8 ’ the sparkling beauty of which
thrilled the sensitive young Scotchman to
'■ y ery HOuk He felt an embarrassment
he had never before experlencd.
.Are you better?” he murmured.
Yes, thanks, yes.”
, dear sir ” said her father, "we owe
you a thousand thanks.”
■ Z£ T nd 1 owe you a thousand apologies.”
No, no, no. I will not have It. That
horse I shall shoot. Nevermore shall my
daughter or I ride behind him.
He advanced, revolver in hand, towards
the animal as he spoke.
Allan sprang forward.
. "V’J? 0 ??’” he cried; "it really was no
faultwf his.”
Still holding the heavy six-shooter close
beneath the unconscious brute's ear
'Will you accept him, then?” he said,
with the very slightest of nasal Yankee
accents.
"Willingly, sir, willingly,”
The revolver was at once returned to the
gentleman’s pistol pocket.
“And now.” said Allan, “having been
the unwilling cause of your disaster. I
claim the right to carry yoii off.”
"Well,” said the yankee, "I admit you
are a giant, but have you a castle near
'here then, with a donjon keep tn it?”
fe . 1 bare, sir; ju«t a little way through
the woods, and both you and the young
lady—”
My daughter, sir.”
"Are my prisoners for the time being,
even should I have little to offer you, save
bread and water."
“We surrender unconditionally,” said
. the father, laughing.
The daughter smiled and bowed. Then
she bent down to smooth the beautiful
setter.
Two hours after this curious adventure
the strangers sat at luncheon with Allan
and his mother. But “strangers” is a
word I ought not in this case to use, for
all fait as if they had been acquainted
, with each other for many a long, long
year.
Let the truth be told at once, it was
love at first sight with poor Allan.
As he and Etheldene strolled together
that evening in the great old-fashioned
garden, he was Impelled to exclaim.
“I do not know how It is, Miss Talbot,
but you seem to have been part and par
cel of my life for ages. Surely you are a
witch, for I feel irresistibly drawn to
wards you.”
Etheldene looked at him for a moment
with her frank and beautiful face upturn
ed. then burst into a bright and silvery
laugh.
"You are very natural,” she said; "and
■ innocent, too, and I like you for that.
Continue to be so if we are to know each
other for some time. Englishmen are sel
dom natural. Do not be like them. And
do not flatter me.”
"But If I speak the truth, it will not be
flattery? ’
"Then do, pray, tell fibs. And." she
added, "do not make love to me. English
men all did. I do not want to hate you.
Besides ”
"Besides what?"
"Besides, I am destined to marry a
wealthy friend of my father's.”
"And you love him?”
Again the clear silvery laugh.
"O, no, not at all. I do not desire to.
Rut then I shall always be able to do as I
please, and go where I please—alone, if I
please."
"To me you are an enigma,” said Al-
"Am I?" she sighed, and smoothed the
dog with a riding whip which she carried.
"well, you are a bcwltchingly beautiful
enigma.
"Have a care, sir; you are bold,”
"I am a Highlander."
"O," she exclaimed, enthusiastically, ”4
love Scotland, hs grandeur of seenerv, its
beauty of forest and stream, its wa'rlike
history, and its romance. I could say with
your Immortal Scott—that is, if I were I
Scotch:
"Land of green heath and shaggy wood, :
Land of the mountain and the flood,
Land of my sires, what mortal hand
Can e’er unite the filial band,
That kn'ts me to thy rugged stand?"
’Ethel, dear, where on earth are you?”
“That is father's voice. Here, papa. Close
at hand, though you cannot see me."
CHAPTER 11.-” THAT CAUSED THE
VERY HEATHER TO WEEP 1
BLOOD."
Long before the sad shooting of Allan
' on the' Kelpie Cliff, a bond of friendship i
I and mutual union had sprung un between <
i the Talbots and O’Dells, that it seemed the
hand of Time itself- though edax rerum— !
j would never be strong enough to sever.
Mr. Talbot was In the happy—or unhappy
I —position of a man who has nothing to do. i
I and plenty of time to do it in. He possessed i
however, the gift of being able to do noth
| ing well He was quite enamored of Green
Caledonia In spring time. He had visited
! the Highlands before, but that was In au- !
! tumn, when the heather was all ‘n bloom.
; and when he had been kept so busy, tramp- !
. Ing after the grouse, that he had 'but little
i time to think of scenery, and found that
a good dinner in the evening produced laxy J
i contentment, with healthy sleep to follow. I
I Now It was all so different, and this !
eharming glen was so aiient, and so love- ■
ly with the green already on the birch ‘
1 trees, and the crimson buds on the tas- i
I They walked, and rode and rowed almost (
lhe trio ; not for Mrs. i
I <> Dell was not over strong. It may be '
I mmhl tnftt two company* ’liFr*** *
I » uii» Mr. was vt*rjr 1
i a! <l ne .? lth Et h/ldene. amid !
: birds might have told them were made for j
fc.<he«dene did not permit herself to fall I
in love. Well-bred and cultured Ameri
can girls, such as she, are in reality wo
men of the world at an age when our
Scotch or English girls are still content
to nurse their dolls.
I said In the last chapter that Allan
O’Dell himself was a man of the world.
But I must qualify that statement. He
was so in our insular sense of the word.
But his intercourse with this beautiful
girl had opened up before his mental
vision a world, of the very existence of
which he had hitherto been ignorant, and
his was now in reality a "dream of fair
women.”
Hitherto he had somehow associated, in
sufferable pride, bombast and semi-barba
rism with his American ideal. A yankee,
according to the preconceived idea of this
Scottish Briton, was an individual who
rode all his life on the hobby-horse "biz
ness,” who talked more or less with a
nasal drawl, and had no notion of chiv
alry and romance that did not center in
the "god-almighty dollar.” His eyes were
opened. Talbot could argue well and dis
passionately on any subject under the
sun. Though a strictly business man in
some senses of the word, and very rich —
although not a millionaire, as people gave
out—he was quite the reverse of being
purse proud. He possessed that rare gift,
too, called common sense. This, it was,
that had led him to accept the kind in
vitation of the O’Dells to stay with them
for six weeks at least. And he did so
heartily and unconditionally. Yet, it was
evident enough to him that the O’Dells
were not wealthy, albeit they belonged
to noble Scottish families, who had gain
ed their titles in the true Scottish ver
sus English fashion—by the sword, not
the yard stick; all honor to the latter,
nevertheless.
But Etheldene was in Allan’s eyes, a
lovely wonder. He thought he should nev
er tire studying her, despite the fact that
every time he did so he fell still more deep
ly in love. He had never before met a girl
who was so completely self-possessed, so
free from shyness—and to be shy really is
after all, to be awkward. Above all
things she was natural, with a natural
ness that we seldom see in girls of this
country beyond the age of seven. Ethel
dene was slender In form, petite rather, as
fair as a lily in face, and with eyes that
looked one through and through, but at
the same time that seemed to invite your
trust and confidence. Etheldene was high
ly cultured. Allan O’Dell believed she
was clever enough to do anything. I shall
only give one example, but It is highly
characteristic. She took a fancy to Al
lan’s stockings. Such strong, warm, rib
bed articles would suit her papa wonder
fully well, as he wore knicker-bockers.
Well, she borrowed a stocking. Would an
English girl have dared to make so strange
a request? She went to the village shop,
where her pretty unaffected talk and her
beauty so confused and dazzled the worthy
worsted vendor, that I’m sure he couldn’t
have told whether his boots or his bonnet
was uppermost. He recommended her to
buy “reeling worsted, instead of whln
gering, miss,” and blushed to the hair
because he had meant to say "wheeling,”
and "fingering.” But Etheldene bought
her worsted and carried away her pur
chase in triumph. Next she sought out
an old Highland woman, who taught her
the right way to knit and round in the heel
and toes, take in for ankle, and let out for
calf. This old dame was also bewitched
by Etheldene, and declared she was an
angel from heaven in human form. And
now in her walks with Allan she took that
great clumsy stocking with her, and it
really was curious to hear her talking
of Browning and other great poets, her
wondrous but quiet little recitations keep
ing time to the click-click of her knitting
needles. Is it any marvel that, Allan
O Dell Jay in the mosj.y woods at 1s t feet
•‘-’entranced, and for tfie most part silent?
One evening Etheldene sat knitting
thus, close by the silent stem of a tall
birch tree, with Allan lying close be
side her, as usual. The Irish setter was
near the two, and close adjoining was a
thicket of spruce. They had been listen
ing for some time to the sweet low lilt
of a blackbird which, no doubt, had Its
nest in the thicket, when suddenly, with
a startled cry, it flew over their heads.
Kooran sprang up with a warning bark.
‘Never mind the bird, Kooran,” said
Allan, holding him gently down.
At the same momept, from the lake
side, Mr. Talbot himself sauntered up to
wards them.
“What a heavenly evening,” he said. "I
say, Ethle, girl, wouldn’t Minton enjoy
a day or two in this lovely place?”
"Perhaps, but I doubt It.”
"Suppose, girl, we write him to
come ”
"Oh, papa,” cried Etheldene, laughing
merrily; “pray don't. You would drive
all the romance out of the glen. I sha'l
have quite enough of Minton after I mar
ry him.”
Irish setters have quick ears. Kooran,
though a prisoner, gave vent to a low
growl, and certainly none save he heard
the sound of retiring footsteps, going far
ther and farther away from the thicket
of spruce.
Minton had been there, and had over
heard Etheldene’s words. How he came
to be eaves-dropplng In that clump of
tree-; is not difficult to explain.
There is another woman in my play—
there generally is that other woman in
a love story—but she hardly comes on the
stage at all, but does her part behind it.
Name, Miss Malilda Slater; age, uncer
tain appearance, tall, Jean rather, and
not devoid of good looks, with eyes that
Art had lent lustre to, and cheeks like
roses, and lips like cherries. Art again’
Perhaps, but charity covers a multitude
of rouged cheeks and painted Ups. Ma
tilda was, or had been, In London, Ethel
dene’s bosom friend. O, she dearly loved
Etheldene, as will be seen. But she had
set her cap at Minton, and isn't every
thing fair in, love and war?
Now, Minton, although reputedly rich
was perhaps the meanest little man that
had ever been cast on our shores from
America. Devoid of soul, scant in intel
lect, with not one redeeming point in his
character, unless love for our beautiful
heroine may reckon as one; but this love
of his was selfish in the extreme
Etheldene’s letters to Matilda from
Scotland ought perhaps to have been con
sidered private. They were not, of course
; marked so, and they were like Ethel
dene herself—innocent and natural They
I were loud in the praises of the romantic
glen, the old mansion house, with its
beautiful grounds, and—yes, the truth
must be told, her Highland hero, as she
called Allan O'Dell. ’ e
When Minton paid a visit one even
ing to Miss Slater, he found her alone In
her boudoir, charmingly dressed, and lolt
j Ing with a letter in her hand in a rocking
i Minton could see—it was intended that
he should—that the letter was from Eth
eldene, and it was but natural that he
I should refer to it.
Oh, Matilda said, “I must not show i
I it all to you; but, really. Charles, vour
fiancee is a dear, loving girl, you ought
to be so happy. A little too romantic
j and impulsive, perhaps, but then-well,
she is such a child, you know. It will
! be all so different by and by.”
And Matilda had read enough of that
! letter to fire. Minton's blood with jeaL
ousy, and with wrath as well.
j “Curse him.” he cried, when’ he found
himself once more back In his cham
bers. Curse the Scottish lout. But i n
! see for myself.'
He rose from a sleepless couch next
day. looking haggard and worn. He
stuck his pistol in his hip pocket, in !
true bcuth Amer,can fashion, and swag- I
i gered off to St. Paneras.
He traveled to Edinburg in propria per- ‘
sona, but there he disguised himself as a :
I brown-beared sheep-farmer—Minton was t
mean enough for anything—and so made 1
his way to the glen.
It was his luck to be hiding In the
thicket on the particular evening re
ferred to above, though he had seen
enough before this to raise in his heart
a perfect frenxy of hate and jealousy
"Curse him and curse her.” he mut
tered to himself, as Etheldene’s silvery I
laugh rang In his ears. 'She'll have
j enough of me. will she? We'll see.”
He fingered his revolver nervously. Then •
replaced it and quletlj left the copse. He !
1 had gained a victory over self. 1
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1896.
But the next day, by the merest chance,
of course, he had caught from a distance
a glimpse of his Etheldene actually held
in the arms of that tall, confoundedly
handsome Highlander.
The truth is, that Etheldene had stum
bled and so hurt tyer foot, and that she
was pale and almost fainting with pain.
"I’ll do it now,” hissed Minton.
He made a few steps down the glen,
then seemed to relent. He turned sharp
round, and walked back to the inn.
He heard enough at the public house
to confirm his suspicions. Enough in
praise of Etheldene, who, nobody doubted,
would marry the young laird, and he was
almost a god in their eyes.
"What a happy thing it would be for
her,” all said. “No, Alla.. O’Dell was not
rich at present, but he had been lawing
for two years about the splendid estates
of Dunallan, and fortune had favored
him; he would soon be recognized as the
rightful heir.”
If, the landlord told Minton, a grave
stone could only have been found, prov
ing the marriage of an ancestor of the
other claimant, all would have gone dead
against poor Allan O’Dell.
"And,” asked the soi-disant sheep farm
er, “is this Mr. Allan O’Dell really likely
to fall into this landed fortune?”
“O. yes, sir," was the reply; "to pe
surely, to pe surely; there’s nobody else
at all, at all has a chance whatefer but
our dear young laird.”
******
The Kelpie’s cliff and its surroundings
was an eerisome place. About here the
dark deep loch took a bend into and up
through the pine forest, which grew with
in a few yards of the top of the steep
black rocks.
Like most young men who are deeply
in love Allan O’Dell was fond of lonely
walks, but on that bright and beautiful
summer’s morning, on which our story
opens, he had another reason for visiting
the Kelpie’s cliff—apart from any desire
to fan in his solitariness the hopeless
flame that Etheldene had kindled fn his
breast —for here, and here only, grew a
wild flower that Mr. Talbot had long de
sired to possess.
Allan had taken his setter with him,
but he was far away in the woods some
where, hunting on his own account.
The young laird was bending down near
to the edge of the precipice. He had just,
to his joy, found the flower he had come
to seek—when he heard a noise behind
him, and, on turning around found him
self confronted by a strange looking fig
ure, with brown beard, and in the dress
of a lowland farmer.
“I’ve - got the drop on ye,” he drawled,
covering Allan with his revolver. “But
if you’ve a six-shooter with ye, pull it
out, and I’ll give you a show.”
“You scoundrel,” cried Allan, “would
you kill an unarmed man. Here is my
purse if It be money you wish.”
“Nary a purse, and scoundrel yourself.
Ye stand twixt me and heaven, and I’m
going to remove you, see?”
“You are mad. You ”
Allan made a step forward to close with
the fellow, and at that moment the pistol
cracked—once—twice—and he fell.
Minton was bending over him, when,
with the energy of despair, poor Allan
sprang up, and then ensued the dreadful
struggle that, as Mary had graphically
described it, had caused the very heather
to weep blood, and ended in Minton being
hurled ovef the cliff into the deep dark
water beneath.
Not long after this terrible tussle. Koo
ran, the setter, had returned to the Kelpie
cliff ,and it was his mournful howling,
as he sat beside the bleeding body of his
master, tha,t had fifesi brought friends to
the spot where he l a i fallen.
(To be - . -d.)
MIHIE’FTA AXD XORTH GEORGIA.
Eugene C. Spalding Appointed a Co-
Receiver.
Atlanta, Ga., July I.—ln the United
States circuit court to-day, Judge New
man appointed Eugene C. Spalding of
this city, co-receiver of the Marietta and
North Georgia railroad property to act
with J. M. Glover, who has heretofore
been sole receiver of the property. Tjie
application for the appoinment of Mr.
Spalding was filed by Henry K. McHorg,
Thomas Carmichael and H. A. V. Post
on behalf of the Atlanta, Knoxville and
Northern Construction Company, the pur
chasing syndicate who wanted a receiver
representing their interests in the proper
ty, pending its final delivery to them. Un
der the terms of the order appointing Mr.
Spalding the right to employ counsel to
represent the receivers is vested solely in
him. The Atlanta, Knoxville and South
ern Construction Company bld in the
property at $956,000. It has paid $192,500
of the amount, and it was stated in court
that SIOO,OOO would be paid to-morrow.
The purchasers state that steps will be
taken at once for the reorganization of
the property, and that Oct. 1 it will be
fully reorganized and equipped under the
name of the Atlanta, Knoxville and
Northern Railway Company.
There is still about $650,000 to be paid
and the decree requires that the balance
shall be paid in installments of SIOO 000
every sixty days. Receiver Glover will
continue as manager of the property Mr
Spalding is general manager of the South
ern Iron Car Line.
ELIDED BY EDWARDS.
The Railroad Conunlsßion Fails to
Serve Its Subpoena.
Atlanta, Ga„ July I.—Secretary Massey
of the state railroad commission returned
from Macon to-day without having been
successful in his mission to serve a sub
poena upon Mr. Edwards of Edwards &
Parsons, w'ho are supposed to be possess
ed of information that the commission
would like to get at in regard to the own
ership of stock of the Georgia Southern
railway. The commission thought that
Mr. Edwards wuold be in Macon at the
reorganization of the Macon and Bir
mingham, but it appears that he was not
and, therefore, could not be subpoenaed’
The commission was so anxious to get
Mr. Edwards as a witness that while Mr.
Massey was in Macon looking for him,
another man was kept at the trains in
Atlanta on the lookout for him, if he
should pass through this city, aiter be
ing missed by Secretary Massey in Ma
i con. The commissioners saj- that they
are by no means through with the inves
tigation of the supposed ownership of
the stock of the Central and the Georgia
Southern by the Southern. They feel sure
that there is a big rat in the meal tub
somewhere, and declare that they will
find it out if it takes till Christmas to do
Lu
A C-t'BAM CAMP RAIDED.
The Plantation and Hospital Quar
ters Destroyed.
Havana, July I.—Col. Hernandez Velas- ’
qo. who is operating in the vicinity of
Arroyos Hills, in the Pinar del Rio pro
! vlnce, reports that he has destroyed a
- rebel camp, plantation and hospital quar
ters in that neighborhood.
It is reported that rebel bands under
! the leaders Zayas and Lacret have en-
I tered the Havana province. Yesterday,
■ the reports say the party, commanded by
■ Zayas, had an engagement near Melena,
with Col. Tort's column, and were defeat
ed, retreating In different directions. They
left eight of their number dead on the
field and carried away many wounded.
In response to Inquiries mades by United ;
States Consul General Lee as to the stat
: us of the case of Gen. Julio Sanguilly. an |
! appeal in whose favor is now pending, ;
Caps. Gen. Weyler stated that the mat
ter is now beyond his jurisdiction and
wholly in the hands of the supreme court j
1 in Madrid. 1
LEE’S LOYAL LEGIONS
Patriotism Runs Riot at Richmond’s
Reunion.
DIXIE AND YANKEE DOODLE.
Corporal Tanner Sets the Vets
Cheering.
Eleven-year-old Jefferson Davis
Hayes Elected An Honorary Mem
ber of the Association and Pro
moted to a Lieutenant -Colonel on
His Staff by Gen. Gordon—A Satis
factory Showing Made in the Re
port of the Adjutant General—Mrs.
Davis and Mrs. Hayes Given An
Ovation.
a Confederate Auditorium,
Richmond, Va., July 1. —When
iii the sixth annual confederate
d; reunion convention opened at
fl 10:30 o’clock this morning the
= auditorium was only thinly
isy ,.?q
filled. Gen. Gordon, the commander,
called the body to order.
The sergeant-at-arms had numerous
assistants and as arriving delegates came
thronging in they were seated without
much trouble. There were over 2,000 dele
gates present and the hall continued to
fill rapidly.
The committee on credentials reported
that 850 camps were represented, by dele
gates from the states and territories as
follows: Louisiana, 164; Maryland, 18;
Carolina, 194; Georgia, 127; West Virginia,
2; Florida, 46; Alabama, 297; Mississippi,
99; Texas, 449; Oklahoma, 2; Missouri, 188;
Tennessee, 96; Arkansas, 55; Kentucky,
84; Indian Territory, 14; Montana, 2; Cali
fornia, 6; District of Columbia, 12. To
tal, 2,045.
When the reading of the report was
concluded, a West Virginia delegate ask
ed leave to have the report so amended
that all the camps from his state might
be represented. This being agreed to, it
was decided that all camps reporting
during* the convention should be entitled
iu 11 pri Cation, provided the camp dues
are'first paid.
Gen. Stephen D. Lee offered a resolu
tion endorsing the movement inaugurated
by R. E. Lee camp No. 10, looking to gen
eral organization of the sons of veterans
and pledging the support of the United
Confederate Veterans to the movement,
which was unanimously agreed to.
Gen. Kyd Douglas of Maryland offered
the following resolution: “The United
Confederate Veterans, assembled In an
nual session at Richmond, ever mindful
of their dead comrades wherever they
may be, and holding in grateful memory
all who do them honor, desire to express
to the city of Chicago their most grate
ful acknowledgement of the broad-minded
liberality of its people in the erection and
consecration of a lofty monument over
6,000 of our dead, who rest within its pro
tfection, and the boundless hospitality with
which it received all confederate soldiers
who attended (that dedication.
"Our thanks are given without stint to
every army veteran, soldier and citizen
in that city who participated ’in that
memorable scene. May the monument
there lifted up stand through the ages as
a perpetual reminder that its dedication
was the final triumphal scene of the great
war, commemorative alike of its heroic
dead, its honors and of reunited peace
and friendship between the north and
soutli.”
When this was read Gen. Stephen D.
Lee, in seconding the resolution, said
he was at Chicago, and, therefore, could
give personal testimony to the magnifi
cent hospitality of that great city.
Gen. W. H. Jackson of Nashville was
Introduced as "Old Red.” When he arose
to second the resolution, he, too, had been
to Chicago, and had nothing but praise
for that city, and her people.
Gen. W. L. Cabell of Texas in. second
ing the resolution, made an address that
aroused great enthusiasm. Gen. Cabell
did not go to Chicago, but the reports he
had received from his old comrades were
so favorable he could, on behalf of the
trans-Mississippl people, heartly endorse
all that had been said. He recognized the
fact that the war was ended. He was
glad to see the bitter feeling dying out,
but for one he would not take a lump of
gold as large as Texas, containing a dia
mond as big as Arkansas, for the part
he took in the war.
Gen. Douglas spoke eloquently to the
resolution, which was adopted by a ris
ing vote unanimously. This gave rise to
great cheering, and for a while the con
vention fairly went wild over the great
western city.
Next on the programme was the histor
ical address of Dr. Jabez L. M. Curry,
ex-minister to Spain. He was eloquently
introduced by Gen. Gordon, and was
warmly greeted by the veterans. The
address was one of the highest order
of literary merit and will be a valuable
contribution to American history. He dis
cussed slavery, nullification, secession and
the war in detail, in a most eloquent man
ner, and was most attentively listened to
by the now thronged hall of the conven
tion. He was evidently beared with
great interest and pleasure, and many of
the strong points he made in vindication
of the south’s course were loudly ap
plauded.
There were, during the delivery of the
early portion of the address, one or two
j unavoidable interruptions. One of them
! was the entry of the James B. Herbert
Confederate Camp of Maryland headed by
a splendid band playing *Maryland. My
Maryland.” The band marched boldly
through the length of the hall followed
by the camp up to the stand, away be
ing cleared for them, and the audience
was in the wildest uproar. Then just os
the band stopped playing "My Maryland”
a band upon the rear of the stand struck
up "Dixie,” and then there was a replti
tion of the wildest cheering and genuine
southern enthusiasm.
When Gen Gordon had succeeded in
: restoring order Dr. Curry resumed his
i most interesting address. Dr. Curry con
; eluded his address amid great applause,
i A resolution of thanks was unanlmous
! ly passed and 10,000 copies of the adress
1 were ordered printed for distribution.
Gen. Gordon then announced that the
I regular business of the convention was
j in order, and that the reports of the
’ committees would be heard.
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Gen. Stephen D. Lee then moved that
the reading of all reports, but the impor
tant one of the adjutant general’s be
dispensed with, which was adopted.
Adjt. Gen. Moorman’s report dealt in
detail with the work of the general or
ganization and the work done during the
year. It showed that great progress had
been made; that the number of camps
had been largely increased and the Uni
ted Veterans were now in a more flour
ishing condition than ever. It wound up
with numerous recommendations as to
the discipline work of the United Veterans
which, if carried out, will result in great
benefits to the general body. During the
morning there were numerous calls for
Gen. John C. Underwood of Chicago, and
in view of the valuable service he had
rendered in the great western city, Gen.
Stephen D. Lee moved that the constitu
tion of the United Veterans be so amend
ed by unanimous consent, that the “de
partment of the north” be restored. The
vote was put and there were several
noes.
One of the delegates made a speech
against the restoration of the department
of the north. The subject was finally dis
posed of by the chair ruling that the pro
ceedings were out of order, being contra
ry to the provision of the constitution for
the amendment of that instrument.
The calls for Gen. Underwood were
again renewed, and a committee was ap
pointed to conduct him to the stand. He
was presented in a very graceful speech
by Gen. Gordon and was referred to as a
man who had taken care of more confed
erate soldiers buried in the north than
any other man.
Gen. Underwood made a stirring patri
otic speech, in whiclrjie pictured the con
dition of the graves of the 6,000 confeder
ates buried in Chicago, several years ago,
and contrasted it with the beautiful spec
tacle which the plot of ground contain
ing those heroes presents to-day. He
referred to the fact that the first service
he did in the confederate army was in
Richmond, a city he came to as a boy to
defend, and where he cast his first vote.
Gen. Underwood gave a most interesting
account of his work in the preservation
of the confederate dead in Chicago, and
of the erection of the monument to their
memory there about a year ago.
Gen. Underwood is a native of Ken
tucky. His family were union people, and
he ran away from home to fight for the
south. He now lives in Chicago, and it
was due to his efforts that the monument
was reared in that city in memory of the
6,000 confederate dead buried there. Gen.
Underwood is a fine speaker and made a
beautiful address.
When Gen. Underwood had concluded,
Gen. Gordon, in a handsome speech, in
troduced Corpl. James Tanner, a maimed
union soldier, who was present. He said
he met him on one occasion coming to
Richmond, and he asked him if he was
not afraid to go there among the danger
ous Johnnies. Tanner said, “No; I’m not.
A man ought not to be afraid to visit
his own graveyard; I left two of my legs
in Virginia, and I think I have a right
to go back and see where they are bu
ried.” Corpl. Tanner came to the stand,
and Gen. Gordon then said: “Comrades,
you have put a ball through his legs in
the past, and now you will not put a ball
through his heart.”
The corporal was cheered to the echo,
and the band played “Yankee Doodle”
and “Dixie.” The scene in the convention
at this time was one of the most inspiring
and enthusiastic of the reunion, ,
Jfh* ocrp&i.iU mads-'a Speech' character-"'
istic of the man, and aroused the old
confederates to the utmost degree of ex
cited patriotic febllng. He began: "My
fellow veterans,” and this w’as a hit. He
related numerous anecdotes, beginning
with stories of Malvern Hill and coming
down to the present, all of which were
humorous and exceedingly touching. He
referred to the speech of Gen. Underwood
and the monument at Chicago, and said
that when he heard of the idea of erecting
a monument over the 6,000 men who rested
on the shore of Lake Michigan, he
thought it was the best thing they could
do and he was glad to say that he would
touch elbows with theci in so good a
cause. He then paid a most eloquent tri
bute to the women of the south—the now
wrinkled women—but who were still the
girls of the south.
Speaking of the reunited country, he
said he would like to see Gen. John B.
Gordon in the white house. (Great cheers
and prolonged applause.) And he believed
if he were there that it would not be long
before the last vestige of monarchical in
stitutions and government would be ban
ished from this hemisphere. He hoped
that in the near future we would see a
free and independent republic on the
beautiful island of Cuba. (Cheers.)
The conclusion of Corpl. Tanner’s speech
was beautiful, touching, sublime and in
tensely patriotic. His appeal to the
young people who are succeeding the vet
erans as the owners of the republic, was
extremely patriotic and well received by
the big audience, and when he concluded
the house rang again with cheers, and
the band played “Yankee Doodle” and
“Dixie.” This was the great event of the
day, and Corpl. Tanner will long be re
membered in every portion of the south.
Gen. Cabell of Texas then read the re
port of the Davis monument committee,
which included all that has been done
up to the present in the way of collect
ing funds, selecting a design and locating
a site in Monroe park in the city of Rich
mond for the monument. This was ap
proved, and the report was adopted.
The next scene was the introduction of
Mrs. Jefferson, Davis, by Gen. Peyton
Wise and Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. The
band played “Dixie,” and Mrs. Davis,
accompanied by ' her daughter, Mrs.
Hayes, and her son, who was
decorated with national and con
federate badges came to the
front of the stand. The convention
cheered, the ladies bowed to the right
and left, and the whole body arose and
waved hats, flags, and banners and yelled
until they were hoarse. Gen. Gordon made
a feeling speech, and wound up by pre
senting to the convention Jefferson Davis
Hayes, the 11-year-old grandson of the
President of the confederacy. (Cheers).
A delegate in the audience then pro
posed that the young boy be made a mem
ber of this body. The motion was put and
unanimously carried, and the boy was
duly installed as an honorary member of
the United Confederate Veterans. He was
then taken in the arms of a general, and
caried down on the floor, and cheered like
a conquering hero. After this Mrs. Hayes
and the boy (Mrs. Davis, who was indis
posed, having retired) held an informal
reception at the stand.
The convention took a recess of half an
hour at 2 o’clock, during which time near
ly all the veterans came to the front and
shook hands with the young newly made
confederate veteran bearing the name of
Jefferson Davis Hayes. Mrs. Haye®, the
oldest daughter of Jefferson Davis, re
sides with her husband in Colorado, and
they are now here attending the reunion
with Mrs. Davis.
Gen. Cabell of Texas announced that
the boy had already been elected a mem
ber of his camp, and that he now wore
its badge, and Gen. Gordon at once pro
moted the youth by making him colonel
on his staff as commander-in-chief of the
confederate veterans.
After the recess the veterans were
somewhat slow in getting into the audi
torium, and as soon as order was se
cured and the delegates seated the Bat
tle Abbey Memorial hall for the south
was taken up. The committee having
the matter in charge submitted their re
port. This was in effect the same as that
referred to in yesterday’s dispatches and
proposed In place of the present com
mittee, the appointment of a trustee
from each of the eighteen states and
territories represented In the convention
who shall constitute a board, which shah
be authorized and directed to obtain a
charter of incorporation for the memorial
hall association, and each member of
which shall be an incorporator. This
MONDAYS
AND
THURSDAYS
plan w’as adopted by the convention and
on motion the states named a trustee
each and the following were presented:
Gen. John B. Gordon was elected as an
ex-officio member of the board of trustees.
Alabama—George D. Judson.
Arkansas—Maj. WUliam P. Campbell.
Georgia—Gen. Clement A. Evans.
Florida—Maj. W. D. Chipley.
Indian Territory—Gen. G. M. Haley.
Kentucky—Gen. John B. Briggs.
Louisiana—Gen. J. A. Challeron.
Maryland—Gen. John Gill.
Mississippi—Col. J. R. Mclntosh.
North Carolina—Thomas S. Keenan.
Oklahoma—John O. Cassler.
South Carolina—Dr. B. M. Teague.
Tennessee—Gen. W. H. Jackson.
West Virginia—Col. R. W. White.
Missouri—E. A. Ashbury. 1 , ;
Texas—T. S. Ross.
Virginia—Col. John B. Carey.
When the state of Virginia was reached.
Gen. Peyton Wise from the stand pre
sented the name of Col. John B. Carey.
A delegate away down in the body of the
hall arose and in a stentorian voice, pro
posed the name of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee as
the trustee for Virginia. The mention of
the name of Fitzhugh Lee was greeted by
a loud and continued cheer, which showed
the popularity of the dashing cavalry
leader, now the consul general at Havana.
The Virginians were then called togeth
er to decide the matter. Gen. Wise ar
gued that while he honored no man mor®
than Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, that gentleman
was absent and could not attend to the
duties of a trustee. He therefore begged
the delegation to elect John B. Carey.
This w’as at length agreed to and Col.
Carey’s name completed the list of th®
battle abbey trustees.
The Texans submitted the name of L.
S. Ross for that of Gen. Cabell, who de
clined to serve further, he having served
on the committee for several years.
The question of electing the members ag
a whole was then put and the confeder
ate memorial hall, or battle abbey board,
was duly elected. This board has charg®
of all matters relative to the battle ab
bey and they shall, when properly Incor
porated, direct wffiere the building shall
be located, and whether the $100,060 pro
posal of Charles Broadw’ay Rouss, or hi®
later proposal of $500,000 with their re
spective conditions shall be adopted.
The final important matter which the
convention took up was the next plac®
for the annual reunion of the United Con
federate Veterans. R. H. Staute of Bal
timore made a strong appeal in behalf of
that city. He read letters from the mayor
of Baltimore and other prominent Mary
landers asking that the next annual re
union take place there, and that Balti
more would welcome and entertain them
handsomely.
Gen. Kyd Douglas followed in behalf of
Baltimore, and in addition to other claims
of the Monumental City said that it owned,
the best base ball team in the country
and could show them the best game. Gen.
Douglass, however, made a good address,
and was liberally applauded.
Gen, Joe Shelby of Missouri, represent
ing the delegation from that state, mad®
a neat speech withdrawing the name of
St. Louis in favor of the city of Nash
ville, Tenn.
Gen. W. H. Jackson of Nashville, better
known as “Barbed Wire Fence Jackson”
of the confederate army, seconded, as he
said, the nomination of his own city by
Gen. Shelby of Missouri, and in doing so
paid many agtf compliments tq
Gen. J. A. CHallerort of Lottixlana then
briefly stated that New Orleans would
not be a competitor for the next reunion.
Judge W. H. Avery of North Carolina
seconded the nomination of the city of
Nashville, as Tennesse was the daughter
of North Carolina.
Nominations then closed, and a call of
the states being ordered, it was soon dis
cerned that as between Baltimore and
Nashville, the latter city W’as decidedly
the most popular.
Gen. Douglas then, on the part of Bal
timore, In a new speech, withdrew the
city of Baltimore, and the 'selection of
Nashville as the next place of meeting
was made unanimous.
A resolution was then offered that the
next reunion be not later than May 15.
This was defeated, and the time of th®
next meeting was left to the committea
of arrangements, to be fixed hereafter.
Col. H. E. Dickinson of New York was
then introduced to read a letter from
Charles B. Rouss in regard to the battle
abbey, or memorial hall, of the south ,to
which Mr. Rouss has made conditional
contributions. The letter was an expla
nation of Mr. Rouss’ position in regard
to his contributions, and coincided in th®
views of Col. Dickinson that the memorial
hall should be a massive structure, which,
would do justice to the glorious deeds and
the history of the south.
The District of Columbia veterans, ac
companied by the High School Cadets,
marched into the Capitol square, and up
to the executive mansion, where they wer®
received by Gov. O’Farrall this afternoon
at 2 o’clock. Capt. Mark Thompson, com
mander of the veterans, introduced all
the members individually to his excellen
cy, including the cadets of the high school.
Gov. O’Farrall made a delicate, feeling
and patriotic address of a few moments’
duration to the boys, who were deeply im
pressed by it. The young gentlemen ar®
highly pleased with their trip, and ex
press themselves as delighted with th®
cordiality and hospitality with which they
have been received in the Virginia capi
tal, and with the thorough enjoyment of
having participated in a confederate re
union in company with such distinguished
union veterans as Corpl. Tanner and Maj.
R. H. Halleck. They will take part in
the big parade at the corner-stone laying
to-morrow, with the Virginia military,
who are arriving by every train to-night.
To-morrow will be the culmination of
this great southern occasion, and the at
tendance and turnout will be something
extraordinary.
The crowd has been increased to-day
by the arrival of numerous trains bring
ing in confederate camps and excursion
ists from all parts of this and adjoining
states. The main thoroughfares of th®
city are almost impassable and the street
car service, as largely as it has been in
creased, is totally inadequate to move th®
crowds. Every hotel, boarding house,
empty store and other possible places for
housing strangers is crowded greatly be
yond its capacity. Besides veterans and
citizens and excursionists there are sev
eral military organizations present in
the camp, among them the corps of ca
dets from the Virginia Military Institute,
the cadets from the Blacksburg Agricul
tural <nd Mechanical College, the High
School Cadets of Washington, and those
from other educational institutions. A
large number of trains are expected to
morrow bringing In crowds from Norfolk,
Portsmouth, Petersburg, Lynchburg,
Staunton, and intervening points, which
wUI swell the visiting throngs to such
an extent as was never witnessed on any
occasion in Richmond.
All the officers of the United Confeder
ate Veterans were re-elected this after
noon and the convention adjourned to
meet to-morrow. There will then be a.
brief session and probably adjournment
sine die will take place before midday.
The programme for to-morrow includes
a parade of all the visiting military, the
camps from all the states and other or
ganizations, and the laying of the corner
stone of the monument to Jefferson
Davis in Monroe park in this city.
To-night registered about 70,006 strang
ers in the city. There is no doubt what
ever that there was never before such a
crowd in Richmond and it surpasses by
far in numbers those who came. In to
witness the unveiling of the Lee monu
ment a few years ago.
To-morrow will probably witness th®
last turn out of the survivors of the
armies of the confederacy on the soil
of Virginia, where so many of their
comrades sleep their last sleep. There
will never be an occasion to bring them
, together again.