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VETERANS GATHER IN MEMPHIS Eleventh Annual Reunion of Battle-Scarred Heroes of the Lost Cause. PLATT AMENDMENT ACCEPTED Gordon, Wheeler and Lee, as Central Figures, Accorded Demonstra tions —Sons of Veterans Also Meet. Fully twenty-five hundred members of the United Confederate Veterans, survivors of the great armies that bat tled for the cause of the south during the war of secession and representing 1,331 camps of the organization, met in confederate hall at Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday morning for their eleventh annual reunion. Although the convention, in point of oratory, enthusiasm and all other respects was a most brilliant success, the weather put a damper on the one feature of the reunion which the good people of Memphis had arranged with especial care and pride for the enter tainment of their many guests. This was the great floral parade, which, owing to the threatening clouds and muddy streets in the outskirts of the city, was postponed until Wednesday. Before the meeting of the conven tion in confederate hall the Ladies’ Memorial Association signalized the first day of the reunion by holding in Calvary church a memorial meeting for Jefferson Davis. The exercises comprised the rendering of several hymns and of Rossini s anthem, “In flammatus.” by the Calvary choir, and a memorial address by Bishop Thomas F. Gailor. The church was filled to the utmost by listeners to the beauti ful service. The exercises of the day were al most entirely confined to the welcom ing addresses delivered by the repre sentatives of the people of Memphis and of the state of Tennessee and from members of different organiza tions affiliated with the United Confed erate Veterans. The only actual business performed was the completion of the permanent organization and the appointment of the committees on resolutions and credentials. Convention Opened. Although the hour for calling the convention of the United Confederate Veterans to order was 10 a. m., accord ing to the programme, it was twenty minutes later than that time w r hen General George W. Gordon, of Mem phis, rapped his desk with a gaval made of wood taken from a tree which shaded the favorite seat of Jefferson Davis at Beauvoir, Miss. “You will please rise, comrades,” he said, “while our chaplain in chief ■delivers the invocation.” The Rev. J. William Jones, of Rich mond, Va., then advanced to the front of the rostrum, and while the veterans stood bareheaded, appealed to the throne of grace. At the conclusion of the prayer General Gordon introduced Governor McMillan, of Tennessee, who welcom ed the delegates in behalf of the state. Governor McMillan gave a most hearty welcome to the visitors of the city and his address was received with every manifestation of approval. Mayor Williams, of the city of Mem phis, was next introduced by General Gordon to extend to the visitors the welcome of the city of Memphis. The greetings of the Memphis vet erans and executive committee of the citizens of Memphis were extended by former United States Senator T. B. Turley. Senator Turley opened his address by declaring his pleasure at the duty that had devolved on him of extend ing the greetings of the citizens of Memphis. Among these citizens, he said, were many who during the war had placed their sympathy and re sources against the cause of the con federacy. To these citizens of Mem phis who had opposed the south dur ing the war much of the success of the reunion was due. His announce ment of the part taken in the work by the federal sympathizers was greet ed with repeated cheers. Chairman Gordon then in a happy little speech admirably delivered brought forward Hon. Timothy E. Cooper, of Mississippi, who extended a welcome to the Daughters of the Confederacy, the Confederate South ern Memorial Association and to the representatives of the Jefferson Davis Monument Association. General Gordon then made a touch ing address, turning the hall over to the veterans for their use during the reunion and turning it over to General ■John B. Gordon, of Georgia, the grand commander of the United Confederate Veterans, as ther representative. The mention of the name of Gen eral J. ij. Gordon was greeted with cheer after cheer as the tall form of the grand commander was seen ad vancing from the rear of the platform. AN EARLY CANDIDATE. Senator Fairbanks, of ludiana, An nounces for the Presidency. Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, was formally announced Tuesday as a can- | didate for president before the repub lican national convention of 1904. Har- : ry S. New, republican national com- , mitteeman from Indiana, says his state will stand behind Mr. Fairbanks in his race for the honor. General Gordon, in a graceful speech, accepted the hall in behalf of the Lnited Confederate Veterans. At the conclusion of General Gor don s address, General S. D. Lee pre sented an oaken gavel whose head was made from the wood of the steamer Star of the West, at which was fired the first shot of the war as it attempt ed to carry relief to Fort Sumter, the handle being made from a tree grown on the estate of Beauvoir. General George W. Gordon then pre sented a gavel made of wood taken from a tree growing at Appomattox. In a neat address General John B. Gordon accepted both gavels. He then presented, in a few happy words. Colo nel Bennett H. Young, of Louisville, the orator of the day. While Colonel Young was in the midst of his address the form of Gen eral Fitzhugh Lee was seen as the general plowed his way through the crowd on his way to the platform. He was greeted with warm cheers as he stepped upon the platform. General Gordon stepped forward, grasped his hand warmly, and turning round to the delegates said: “Comrades, I have only to mention the name of Lee.” The cheers redoubled in force and volume, and General Lee was com pelled repeatedly to bow his acknowl edgment of the hearty greeting of the old comrades. Colonel Young’s oration was receiv ed with hearty cheers as he resumed his seat. Commander John B. Gordon then gave way to General George W. Gor don, who introduced Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Gailor, of Memphis, who delivered an address of welcome to the veterans, and of greeting from the local branch of the Sons of Veterans. Bishop Gailor, who is a forceful and pleasing speaker, took exceptions to the term “rebellion,” as applied to the war between the states, and spoke earnestly in favor of educating the children of the south so that they would clearly comprehend the sacri fices and patriotism of their fathers. He made a strong plea for that justice to the motives actuating the south during the war which, he asserted, has been denied to them by certain histo rians. The children of the south, he declared, must never be made to be lieve that their fathers had done any thing but what they believed in their inmost hearts to be right. During the address of Bishop Gailor General Joseph Wheeler had quietly entered the hall. As soon as General Gordon espied him, he rapped vigo rously for order, and said with a smile: “Although I was a member of the infantry of the confederate army, I am not ashamed of the cavalry,” and then grasping the hand of General Wheeler, he said simply: “Comrades, Joseph Wheeler.” While the two famous leaders stood hand in hand the cheers that had greeted General Wheeler on his first appearance were intensified tenfold. There w r ere loud calls for a speech from General Wheeler, but he bowed his thanks and shook his head with a smile. The delegates were insistent, however, and the general was compell ed to express his thanks for the wel come accorded him. He paid an elo quent tribute to the valor of the men of the south. There were loud calls for Fit.zhugh Lee, and that general, who was introduced by General Gor don as a modest youth who had grown into a modest man, delivered a short speech filled with pithy drives at the modesty of the infantry in which Gen eral Gordon served. General William Bate, of Tennessee, was introduced and spoae briefly, ex tolling the cause for which the con federates fought and the valor which they had shown in its behalf. At the conclusion of his address the regular business of the convention was taken up by the call of the roll of states for membership on the various committees. Sons of Veterans Meet. The sixth annual reunion of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans was called to order in the auditorium at 10:45 by Bishop Thomas F. Gailor. Prayer w r as offered by Rev. Dr. George Patterson. The attendance of delegates to the opening session was curtailed, owing to the fact that during the morning an erroneous report became circulated that the Sons of Veterans would as semble with the veterans in confeder ate hall. The morning session was brief, com paratively few being present, and was devoted to addresses of welcome. The afternoon session w r as attended by about 400 delegates and the conven tion proceeded to the business before the organization. OBJECTS TO THE INTEREST. Chinese Plenipotentiaries Express Willingness to Pay Indemnity. A dspatch of Tuesday from Pekin states that the Chinese plenipotentia ries have informed the mi; isters of the powers that the court has notified them of a willingness to pay indem nity to the amount of 430,000,000 taels, but the court objects to 4 per cent in terest. THE WEEKLY NEWS, CARTERSVILLE, GA. A ROYAL WELCOME EXTENDED Cuban Convention Approves Terms Offered By United States By Narrow Margin of One Vote, A special from Havana says: The Platt amendment was accepted by the Cuban constitutional convention Tues day by a vote of 15 to 14. The actual vote was on accepting the majority report of the committee on relations, which embodied the amendment with explanations of certain clauses. The radicals made a hard fight at the last moment and Senors Portuon do, Gomez and Tamayo bitterly ar raigned the conservatives. Senor Ta mayo was particularly vindictive and declared that everybody who voted in favor of the Platt amendment w r as a traitor to his country. The conven tion compelled him to retract this statement. On several occasions per sonal encounters seemed imminent. Senor Gomez spoke for more than an hour, and his speech undoubtedly won over Senors Castro, Robau and Man duley. He appealed to the patriotism of delegates and rehearsed the long fight for independence, denouncing as perjurers all who favored the Platt amendment on the ground that they had sworn to draw up a constitution for an independent republic. Several conservatives rose and asked Senor Gomez to retract, but he absolutely refused. The following delegates voted against the majority report: Gomez, Gener, Portuondo, Laeret, Manduley, Cisneros, Ferrer, Fortun, Robau, E. Tamayo, Silva, Castro, Za yas and Aleman. Senors Riva and Bravo were absent. The convention will continue its sessions, which will be devoted to drawing up the election law. La Discussion, In an extra Tuesday evening, axclaims: “Now will come Immediate inde pendence.” Havana merchants were not sur prised by the'decision of the supreme court of the United States in the insu lar cases. 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C—Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) Union Pacific Bonds Listed. The governors of the New York stock exchange Tuesday listed the $100,000,000 first lien convertible 4 per cent gold bonds of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. • EASY ON THE SHORTS. People Caught in Northern Pacific Squeeze are Shown Leniency. Kuhn, Loeb & Cos., of New York, will settle with the Northern Pacific shorts in London at 150, the same fig ure at which an adjustment was af fected on this side. Otto Kuhn, speak ing in behalf of the firm, said to a representative of the Associated Press: “We have by cable directed our London agents and the brokers there who represented us to settle with all persons who are short on Northern Pacific, and honestly unable to deliver the stock, at 150.” ALABAMA FARMS FLOODED. High Waters of Tennessee River Does Great Damage to Crops. The Tennessee river has flooded thousands of acres of land in the Ten nessee valley. 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