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The Abbeville Chronicle.
VOL. II.
Commander By
Old Veterans.
Agilfll Pledged by Resolution
Enthusiastically and Unan
imously Adopted—A
Great Day.
The second day of the reunion of
Confederate Veterans in Atlanta was
a notable one. Genoral John B. Gor
don, as commander-in-chief, and all
the other officers of tho association,
were unanimously re-olected; a roso
lution was enthusiastically adopted
renewing the allegiance of the soldiers
of the Confederacy to the government.
Tho resolution was as follows:
“Whereas, The United States of
America are at present engaged in a
war with Spain in the interest of hu
man liberty; and
Whereas, Our comrades and our
sons are members of that glorious
army and navy, the achievements of
which are now exciting the wonders of
mankind,
“Tlierefore, be it rosolved:
“That wo, the survivors of the
United Confederate Veterans, pledge
our loyalty, and the hearty co-opera
tion of thc organization in this crisis
of affairs, to stand ready at all times
with men and money, irrespective of
political affiliations, United to States support the
president of the as com
mander-in-chief of our army and navy
until an honorable peace lias been
conquered from the enemy. ” re-elected
In being unanimously
commander-in-chief General John B.
Gordon was given another proof of the
undying love for him in the hearts of
all his follow surviving Confederates.
All of the officers were re-elected
amid a scene of great enthusiasm, and
responses were made which showed
how deeply they were touched by the
continued evidence of affection offered
to them by the men they led to many
a gallant victory, and with whom of
they soirowed in many ail hour
adversity.
General Gordon had just offered a
resolution commending President Mo
Kinley’s action in taking from tho
ranks of the old Confederates generals
for the army in the war with Spain,
when Colonel Ellison, of Virginia,
mounted to the stand.
The Officers Elected.
Colonel Ellison said he knew of no
more propitious moment for tiie elec
tion of officers, and paying a glowing
tribute to each of the officers who have
so ab'y served the U. C.V. in tho past,
he placed in nomination tho follow
ing:
Gcneral John B. Gordon for com
mander-iu-chief.
General Stephen D. Lee for oom
mander of the department of Ten
nessee.
General W. L. Cabell for comman
der of the trans-Mississippi depart
ment.
General Wade Hampton for com
mander of the Army of Virginia.
Each namo was received with
applause by the convention.
There were no other nominations.
Tho question ,. put , and , unanimously . ,
was
passed acknowledging by a rising vote. the compliment
In
•which had been paid him, General
Gordon said:
“My comrades, no words of thanks
I could command would do justice to
the promptings of my own heart or to
your generosity. I do not deserve
this compliment-”
Vniees- Voices, ‘Wes les, you vnn do! do! You You do! do. Yon Yon
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“But by God’s help I shall end roy
days by keeping my face always in tho
direction your faces have been since
Sit tuat, 1, 1 i want want ' it it Understood^bv unaei stood oy Lerv every
man within the sound of my voice and
by the whole world as well that thero
beats no truer heart for this reunited
country, for the honor and glory of
the American republio, for the pros
perity and the freedom of this liberty
loving people beats in any breast than
in 1,1 “Again mine Mnnlnnsel thank^ou
Pledge I mv country
men, men and and pledge mvself myseit to to devote devote to to
your service, to the welfare of our
common country, to the enlightenment
aays oi my me.
General Lee was called for and he,
too, made a feeling response for the
honor which had been done him.
ABBEVILLE. GA.. THURSDAY, JULY 28. 1898.
DONS WERE ATTACKED WHILE ON
THE WAY TO SURRENDER.
BREACH of faith is rebukeq.
Though Amhuticadod the I'rlaonerR of
War Put Up a Stubborn and
Victorious Fight*
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Santiago via Port Ant-ouio, Ja
nunea, says:
Great excltemont was oansod in San
tingo today (Thursday) by a story
brought in by Cubans that 4,000 Cuban
^'g'f^j^fol- ti^g^^fgr^Vlepartinent 'tierce
of Cuba were routed in a en
gngement with a detachment of Span
isb troops bound for Santiago to sur
render. In this battle, which took
place at a point several miles to the
north of the city, forty-one Cubans
were killed, tbe Cubans say, and more
were wounded. The Spauish loss was
much smaller, it is said,
Nothing happening in this vicinity
recently has taken the American offi
cers aud troops so completely by sur
prise as this story of a battle between
Cubans and the Spaniards, Our
troops had come to look upon tho in
surgents as (afters rather than as fight
ers and they scarcely believed the re
ports that Garcia’s men had lain in
ambush and had opened the fight by
attacking the Spanish troops.
It is not known whether Geu. Garcia
was aware of the number of the enemy
he was attacking. If he thought he
had encountered a small force of Span
iards and could overpower them easily
it was a grave mistake, apparently.
There were at least 5,000 Spaniards in
the body, according to report, and they
drove Garcia’s men into full retreat a
few hours after the battle began.
When tho Cuban general withdrew
ids troops to the mountains he re
solved to move on Holguin, about 00
miles to the northwest of the city. If
tho Americans would not allow them
to wreak vengeance on the Spaniards
in Santiago, the Cubans proposed to
storm some other important place and
take possession of it on their own ae
CO unt. It was with this object in view
that General Garcia withdrew his
troops from the American lines and
refused longer to act as an ally of
General Rhafter. He decided to capt
ure Holguin if possible, and to there
set up an insurgent government, mnk
f n g that place the Cuban headquarters
for the eastern department,
It is not stated how far to tho north
wes t of Santiago General Garcia’s
army had proceeded on ibis mission
when the Spanish troops were enoonn
tered. They had been marching for
many hours, however, and must havo
been well on tlieir journey,
The Cubans and Spaniards met on tho
r0 ad between Santiago and Holguin.
The Spaniards, it is said, had been
gathered from tho fortified towns in
the vicinity and were proceeding to
Santiago under the terms of surren
der agreed ° to by J General Toral.
FETER IS MILT).
Out of Many Hundred Cases Only Four
Months Occur.
A dispatch received at Washington
Sunday night by Adjutant General
Corbin says that 39(5 new eases of
fever of all classes developed in Sliaf
tor’s camp. As only four deaths oc
curved from yellow fever out of the
hundreds of eases of fever known to
exist in tho camp, the war authorities
are more than over inclined to the be
lief that the cases of yellow fever are of
mild type.
Previous dispatches from General
Shatter and the medical officers of his
corps have indicated tho existence in
the camp of a very large number of
cases of malarial fever and dengue, the
Jatter bdn eculiai . to the Cuban
climate
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FEAR ^ OF SMALLPOX
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A Lomsv Tonisvine e ^lisnateh dispatch says. snvs- The The
board of health issued a pioc amotion
Saturday placing the whole of Jackson
county ^ and each of its inhabitants un
antin(J from t he outside
world. Tho board found that thero
JwnmAv 11 10 ° CaS ° 9 ° f
my.
BRITISH SHIP CAUGHT.
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Sho Was Taken as a r,l zo For Tryine .
to Jtun tho Blockade,
Tho British steamer, Regnlus, of
about 1,500 tons, was captured by the
United States auxiliary gunboat Hawk
nineteen miles from „ Sagua la , Grande, „ .
Prince of Santa Clara, and was
Ke ? West. She had landed
a cargo at . u„„„„ hagua i„ la rirandn ( r a and was a
baUed\er bv me^nhone andtoldVer
hlorkadp
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pj ng i„ n a ™ 0 v. o fl ielda e i d a was " as T)U P ut t aboard aboard with Wltb
MERRIMAC HERO ACCORDED AN
OVATION AT THE CAPITAL.
he is awarded a contract,
WlHJRalso the Colon and Marla Tcreua.
- * He Will Visit HI? Mother »t
Elthia Springs, Ga.
Lieutenant Hobson, after a busy
afternoon Friday in Washington, whero
ho was given such n reception as lias
not been accorded a popnlnr horo in
modern times, left again for New
York, ne is there to confer with a
wr6ck i n 8 company as to its ability to
sell| l men and machinery at once to
Santiago to raise the Maria Teresa and
the Cristobal Colon,
The wrecking oxpor s sent from Now
port Nows have reported adversely on
the Co on, claiming that it could not
be floated. Hobson says it can, and
visited Washington to urge the presi
dent to take his testimony rather than
others, ami to give the contract at
once to a company to raise the vessel,
He succeeded in convincing the presi
dent and Secretary Long that his judg
they authoiized him to go to New
“ d "* k0 l *™' '" th ll “ 00U '
Lienlcnnnt Hotaou propo,,. to p.j
Cuba. One is to his mother at Siveet
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f u the other is to Annapolis, where
- ie 8 oes to U lftnk <«voiafoi
” ,e ' ll RU1 o umjison.
J ho re f . bav ?, T *17
motlur alone ; he said, will mnke
mo ^ *9 ,he adnnral for
.
f,' ‘bank W ’i him f”' for t that ,®°. simple n ® ] !' but P®, thought- rso , ,°
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PRESIDENT THANKS VETERANS.
Sends Message to Gen. Gordon Regarding
Reunion Resolutions.
„ President McKinley is . truly , grate
, for t ie sen rimeutB of loyalty and
expressed by the message
£ om tbe confederate veterans sent by
Commanding General Gordon during
the reunion held in Atlanta aud has so
expressed himRelf in a letteT.
Tho letter which the president writes
to General Gordon is as follows:
Executive Mansion, Washington,
D. C., July 23. To Hon. John B.
Gordon, Conmmnder-in-Chief United
Confederate Veterans, Atlanta, Gn.—
Dear General Gordon: Your recent
telegram in behalf of the United Con
federate Veterans was very welcome
and I would havo written to you before
in acknowledgement, excepting for tho
unusual demands upon my timo.
The present wav has certainly served
sef . ul , . completely , . ,
ono '’ el 7 « purpose in
obliterating the sectional lines drawn
»» the last one. Ihe response to the
union s call to arms has been equally
spontaneous and patriotic ,n all parts
of ^ country. Veterans of the gray,
as well of the blue, nre now fighting
side by side, winning equal honor and
renown. Their brave deeds and tbe
Uliequaled triumphs of OllV army and
navy have received tho gratitude of
thc people of the Unitod States.
To have such a hearty coniinenda
tion from yourself and your colleagues
of the work of this administration in
the conduct of tho war and the pledge
of whatsoever support may be needed
to help in bringing it to a successful
completion, is indeed most gratifying,
and I thank you especially for the
frank and cordial expression of the
resolutions passed and forwarded to
me. With very kind regards, I am,
sincerely yours, McKinley.
William
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The resolutions adopted by the
United Confederate veterans, which
were telegraphed the president and
which wore responsible for his letter
0 f thanks, follow:
“Whereas, the United States of
America aro at present engaged in a
war with Spain in the interest of
human liberty, and,
“Whereas, our comrades and our
B0 H aie memoeis of oi tbat nai gi g orio us
and navy, the achievements of
which are now the wonder of mankind;
“Resolved, 1
“That we, the members
of tho United Confederate Veterans,
B ,ed « e <™r government the support of
t] ie organization in tins crisis of
affairs,' standing ready at all times
withmeu and money, irrespective of
political affiliation, to support the
p rosident of the United States as com
mander-in-chief of our army until an
honorable peace is conquered from the
enemv ”
Z,-’’ The passing . of ... the resolutions , was
° ne ° f tho “° st 8 >f thl "F B tha
tke convention of veterans did, and
wb [ b e appreciated bv all patriotic
citizens, who love to know Hiat the
federate veterans are as anxious to
fight for the stars and stripes
as tlie J were for tho stars and bars
thirty-eight years ago.
NEBRASKAN, WITH HIS SOLDIERS,
PASSES THROUGH ATLANTA.
were extended great ovation,
So Grant Was the Crush Thnt. a Polkft
Escort Was Found Necessary
to Clear tho Way.
William Jennings Bryan, colonel of
the Third Nebraska Volnnteor rogi
ment, and the last domocratio nomi
neo for president of tho United States,
was in Atlanta, Ga., for two hours
Thursday afternoon. Tho colonel was
on his way to Jacksonville, Fla., to
join General Lee’s troops. AVith him
were his offiosrs and 1,300 private
soldiers. He took dinner with his
staff at the Kimball, and so ? reat was
the crowd that surrounded him, eager
to grftSp hls h an ,l, it wm only with the
aid of a poHa0 eac01 . t that he was ena
bled Reaching to reach the the city dining at time room. when tho
a
Confederate Veterans’ reunion was on
aml tbe city crowded with tho old
heroes the Nebraskan was literally
overwhelmed and it was with difficulty
that he and his regimental staff man
register. Once there, it was lmpossi
Holon,o««iimiJcith»cjow,l.rmina
police officers were called in to make a
way for the military men to get to the
dnnng room. Bryan, followed by his
officers, forced his way up the steps
aimdst cries of ‘ speech, “speech
The much-made-of man was told it
was useless to try to eat without re
sponding to the cries for a speech,and
so he went forward te tho railing on
the parlor floor and in these words
addressed the crowd whom lie had left
below and those around the railings on
the. floors above. Mr. Bryan mid:
Ladies and Gentlemen: I cannot
tell you how glad l am that our route
to camp has led us through your city.
1 have been here before, but I wanted
our boys, if possible, to see this great
city of tbe south And I am glad that
they came at the time of your Confed
erate reunion as I wanted our boys to
see as many of tho Confederate voter
ans as possible.
“I liavo in my regiment many of
the sons of tho men who wore the
blue, and they are rejoicing that they
will he permitted to fight side by side
with the sons of those who wore the
gray and whoso bravery stood snoh a
test over thirty years ago. (Loud
cheers.) I only regret that we aro
unable to stay longer, that wo might
become better acquainted with you
and you might booomc hotter acquaint
ed with us.
“We nre proud of our boys.” (Hero
an old man interrupted, crying, “Yes,
and we are proud of you.”) We do
not mean that they ails bettor than
some other boys, but we do mean they
are going to do their duty, and they
be relied upon at ali times. ”
can
Colonel Bryan’s soldier boys were
given a hearty welcome into the city
of Atlanta. One of them said: “This
is tho first time we were ever in the
south, and I liopo to Irvo to see moro
of it. Tho hospitality displayed since
we crossed into tho southern line has
been beyond anything I had ever
dreamed of. Wo aro not inapprocia
tive, and thero is not ODfi among us, I
venture, who has not been moved by
thc cordial roception and the generos
ity of the southern pooplc.”
GEN. WEVLER AGAIN.
It Is Said That Ho Will Form New Span
IhIi Cabinet.
According to a special dispatch re
ceived at London from Madrid, Senor
Sagasta, the premier, has again offered
to resign, and has been counseled by
tho queen regent to adviHO with other
political leaders relative to his future
course.
It is also reported that General
Polavieja’s return to Madrid is closeiy
connected with a change in tho minis
try, and that General whieli Weylerwill form
a cabinet in General l’olavieja
will minister for war.
This combination, it is further as
serted, will support the dynasty, repeal
the suspension of constitutional rights,
and continue the war to the utmost
limits.
GARCIA IS DISGUSTED.
Tolls Shaftor Wlmt IIo Thinks of Action
of tlio Americana.
A Santiago special to The New York
Journal, dated July 20, says Goneral
Garcia has written a letter to General
Shatter declaring that he is disgusted
at his treatment at tho hands of tho
Americans and will therefore withdraw
his forces to tho hills.
Among the things of which General
Garcia complains is the failure of the
American commander to officially noti
fy him of the surrender of the Spanish
forces under Goneral Toral.
Another grievance is tho retention
of the Spanish civil authorities in tho
administration of their functions in
Santiago.
SOUTH CAROLINA METROPOLIS IS
SELECTED nt VETERANS.
old heroes parade in rain,
Orcat Demonstration ivs They Marched
Through Atlanta's 6trocts—Closing
Scenes of Reunion,
The next annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans trill be
held in Cliarlestoh, 8. 0.
By a vote of 1,054 to 870 at Friday’s
session of the convention of the U. 0.
V. in Atlanta, the ooutest between tho
South Carolina city and Louisville was
decidod in tho former’s favor.
The advantages of the two cities and
the warmth of tho welcomes they held
in store for the heroes who wore tho
f were , * )io t„ re d in glo wing terms
b ho e!o „* ont representatives which
tb(>y had at capture tlie veterans,
So deeply ' impressed {rom were Louisville the veter
ans , / th that
ihe entimen t was expressed that in
jp 00 they mnlh j „ nthvr thero
l)ft«Rht»T of tho (3onf«<leiwy.
RhnWI i 'on _ h 2 rnnvnntinn “ hnann
to a tu
*
, nsem-ted into the hall l,v
Alta.ta chapter of tto
t 22,SX-S M ..“3.5
sent their hatB into the air in rap
turon8 demonstrations of enthusiasm,
Genoral Gordon was specially felici
tiouB in presenting Miss Davis to tho
ve terans. Said he:
. , Let m0 ^ reflent you lhc dau gh
ter of p re n t Jefferson Davis, tho
dau hter ^ t)le oonfederaey and the
d h ter of ^, this organization. Oom
rftd beh d our daughter!’’
Immediately after ib e selection of
Charleston as the next meeting nlaoe,
Genoral 0 ahell, of the Trans-Missls
si j dopartnlon £ t, stated that as there
no UBlaew) t o ho bought before
thc oonvontion Saturday f he did not
thjuk there wftR an neo< S8ity for an .
oth „ r HesHion>
Thifl annonncoment wa8 roeeived
witb approvft ] ( and i» preparation for
windi np the ro , inion a „ um b w of
resolutions wore passed.
Atlanta was thanked upon tho mo
tion of the Washington City delega
bon for tho magnificent reception sho
hfl(] noc<)1 . Go<1 tbe veterans,
General Gordon was thanked for the
able, fair and impartial manner in
which ho presided over 8. tho sessions of
the body. General D. Lee, snd
the other officers were also accorded
thanks. Tho closing seeno was a
magnificent one.
Miirnhefl In tho I lain.
The parado of tho United Confod
nte Veterans’ association, which was
ono of tho grandest sights ever wit
nessed in Atlanta and which promised
to be one of the largest ever seen in
tho south, was interfered with by a
heavy downpour of rain Friday after
noon, which caused more than half of
tho participants to disperse and sock
shelter.
Though the rain fell in torrents and
the streets were small rivers, the, ma
jority of the grizzled old veterans
marched through It as they did in the
sixties and seemed to enjoy it. Thous
ands of Atlanta’s citizens and tons
of thousands of visitors watched
and cheered the mud-bespattered
heroes os they marched to the tune of
“Dixie” and slowly wiped tho watet
from their faces and wrung it ont of
their coats.
The sight was a remarkable ono and
one that will never lie forgotten by
those who were fortunate enough to
witness it. Here were hundreds of
old veterans, who have almost roached
tho limit allotted to eaohman as a life,
marching light-hearted through tho
streets of Atlanta behind generals and
commanders who led them in war, not
paying tho slightest attention to the
sheets of rain which beat against them
and remaining utterly regardless of
the consoquences of the exposure.
The first portion of the parado was a
grand success and here the veterans
were seen in all their glory. True, a
light rain fell from the time the pnrade
began to move,hut it was not sufficient
to interfere with tho movements of the
old soldiers. So it was that at tbe
given signal and at tho sound of
“Dixie” from tho Fifth regiment hand
tho parade moved off and started on its
triumphal, through peaceful, march
through Atlanta, which, on that same
day, thirty-four years ago, was being
defended by the men in gray.
In honor of these old men, who are
an honor to their southland, Atlanta’s
entire population, in addition to thou
sands of visitors, stood on tho streets
through which tho parade was to make
its way, and nothing daunted by the
rain, cheered lustily the old heroes as
they marched along.
The most remarkable tiling of the
parade and tiie most remarkable scone
which has probably been witnessed in
the city, was the review of the parade
by General John B. Gordon.
NO. 27.
CONVONS FINALLY ARRANGED TO
PRESIDENT’S SATISFACTION.
move was temporarily stopped
Warfthlps Accompanying tho Expodltlon
Are MuHHiicliusettH, Dixie, Gloucester,
Cincinnati, Annapolis, and Mnden.
A Washington special says: General
Milos, loading the military expedition
against Porto Rico, startod at 3 o’olock
Thursday afternoon from Sibonoy,
Cuba, for tho point on tie island of
Porto Rico, where it is tho intention
that the troops shall land. It is ex
peeted that, General Milos will wait at
® om0 appointed spot on the route for
the expeditmus from Tampa, Newport
News and New York to fall into hia
column.
Tho expeditions are already under
way, some of them with two or three
days’ sturt of Goneral Milas, and tho
delay should not lie very groat.
After all the difficulty about tho
uaval convoy, and the first conclusion
of the naval authorities that nono was
necessary, tho strength of that now
furnished iB surprising.
There is a battleship of tho first
class, tho Massachusetts; an effective
cruiser, the Cincinnati; a speedy and
well-armed gunboat, the Annapolis,
and four vessels of the auxiliary navy
which havo already proved by their
performance in Cuban waters that
they nre fully equal to tho ordinary
gunboat in offensive powor. These art.
the Gloucester, who distinguished her
self in tho destruction of Cervera’s
squadron-; tho Wasp, which has at
tained an enviable notoriety as a dis
turber of Spanish block houses; the
Dixie and the Leyden, which were for
n time tho sole representatives of the
United States power in Havana har
bor.
Whether the landing will he defer
red until the arrival of the entire
force or whether General Milos will
take the initiative and hoist the flag
himself on Porto Rican soil, iH left to
the discretion of that officer. It is
tho department's determination that
he shall not lack for troops or equip
ment, and this first expedition may he
followed by several others as fast as
the troops can he got ready until
word conies from the general that ho
needs no more.
I>o\v«»y Ib ft Diplomat.
Tlmt Admiral Dewey has tho situa
tion in the Philippines well in hand is
exhibited by his telegrams, the latest
of which was received Thursday, which
without boasting simply reports liko
tho others that have gono lioforo that
affairs are quiot and satisfactory. The
state department Iiub come to have
fully as great a sense of appreciation
of Dewey’s diplomatic abilities ns the
country has for his naval skill and
courage, and tho best evidence of this
is that it has not found it liecossary
up to this point to interfero in any
way eiihor to protect or to amend his
works.
Tho admiral’s announcement of tho
arrival of the second detachment of
United States troops at Cavito ban
given groat comfort to tho war de
partment, which was not altogether at
ease concerning the first small expe
dition lying between Hpaninrds and
thc insurgents and being unable to de
■pend very largely upon either, With
these added troops it will now bo pos
sible to demand tho surrender of Ma
nila, hut it iff gathered nt Washington
that it is our purpose to defer such a
movement until all tho United iStates
troops now alloat have arrived in Ma
nila bay. Wtttflon’8 Trip.
Secretary Long said Thursday night
that the preparations for dispatching
the Watson squadron for European
waters was going on uninterruptedly,
hut departure would uocossarily de
pend upon the arrival of tho war
ships at Porto Rico, the Massachusetts
and other ships being necessary for
conveying the troops to Porto Rieo.
This disposes of a report circulatad
that the expedition had been uhaudon
ed.
The report was most mischievous at
this time, as it indicated a purpose to
yield to the implied threats from Eu
ropean sources that a European coali
tion would result if the American ships
attacked the coast of Spain.
WILL RETAIN l'ORTO RICO.
United Staten "Will Make rosucnslou of tho
Inland Permanent.
The authoritative statement was
made at Washington Thursday that the
island of Porto Rico is to be liejd as a
permanent possession of this country
as the price of the war. The sub
joined practically official statement
was made to the Associated Press:
“Porto Rico will bo kept by tho
United States. That is settled and
has been the plan from the first. Once
taken, it will never ho returned. Tt
will pasR forever into the hands of the
Unitod States and there never has
been any other thought.