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— . . I ' . m HIM THE MAC MACON, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1895, r \ That Was the Key note of the Delegates to tfte Mem phis ConYention, SECRETARITCARIISLE SPORE. It Was Eccsived With a Thunder of Applause by the Thousands Who Heard It. HO FREE SILVER THERE. From the Opening Speech It W«i Evi dent That the Convention Wm on the Slilo Thftt Meant Dollar for Dollar in All Duel- non Transaction*. Qtamphtej 31-ay 23.—Umder a bauiner with the imscrlptioni “Bound currency Bind bettor banking Uadi l ties,” between 700 and 800 represeritalttvo men of the Southern states assembleid at the audi torium «tb'.s afternoon rtio express their oppaslUoa to the doctrfue of the free Hind unlimited eolinu-^e of silver and de claim la favor of the ooaatteuanoe of present mon^tairy condltj-'ans. It was essentially <n Withering of “solid men/' batnikera «ind Tuerchiamts, fanmers a*nd ma'imfaeturers, storekeeipers and mem bers of -xmofesstoiiB attlHod rwlto indus trial industries. It wus eiipecbjUy coin- 1 monited upon itaut the politieluns -were conspicuous for their absence. The delegates bcigam to assemble o't the auditorium sfijoiuly after 1 o’clock. There were few men of ntfitionul rep- utadlani 6d the columps that nkiirchcd up ttbe ®4sl« with mflltory tread, but those that were recognized came in for a hearty greeting.' Gen. .Thomas C. Gitchfargs of MCeshBlppr, who has parted -with life flowing board since tho ndjournmant of ©oJogreBs, was recogniz ed at first, but when the assemblage ktiow -him, d't madci the rattens ring. Others who came to for a. true South ern grecttl'ug as they appeared at the head of 'thoir state delogat Some, were , Coogressmen Kyle of MtssIssDppI, Clarke of Alabama-, Piaittersom of Ten* EKtsee, Lieut. 'Govorniar Alton! of Keur tucky, and Iieut. Govern tor Stuinnard of •Missouri. When Obtifleznea} Cmiwford of the .local committee of fifteen/ assumed ttw gavel at 2 p. m., there was 620 delegates on the floor and 1*500 spectators of both sexes 5fo the galleries. Tho few words of •welcome In behalf of the Bluff City were prettily and quickly spoken, mnd permanent angaml- z&t.on wus !then In order. The Alabama Coaugrq3sm'a»n, -Mr. Clarke; was rocotg- nitecd for the purpose of presenittog the name of “Little Giant” from Mississ ippi us chair mu ut, but he availed him self of a call to the plaibform 'to laid off (the oratoitoal fin works wit h a. speech that aroused all the emergetx> cpthusl- usm el hfe audum.ee. "We are not a forlorn band making a desperate and hopeless fight/' said -Mr. Clark, ">but we are here to give form and organization and voice to a deep-rooted and widely spread public opinion that is growing In volume, and whioh^ is destined to mould the finan cial "policy of this country. Wo have nothing to fear fii the flgnt that has been forced upon us.- The conservatism of tDe'Ameflhan people. Will hot ulk»w . Its monetary systems to bsS dragged >, down to the debased level of MexDco and China. The roar of the free Bll- ^ | verites la as the roar of a fire fed upon J chaff that soon burns Itself out and - leaves nothing but ashes and smoke. It is but the echo'of «he fiat moneyItes. Standing here as a Southern man, I say that I have firm confidence In tih« sound sense and integrity of tluui sec tion of the country in the cotton men and the industry that has made Mem phis one of the most important cotton markets'In it’he worM. We are not the blind followers or tools of any man or set of men, but we are led by a man who has, like up other man since Jack- son the confidence of the American people. (Applause). Why? Because the American people know that their presi dent Is honest (Cheers); Hihat he pos sesses mental and moral courage (ujor® cheers); that he Is not only a man, but a whole man; that he has a wisdom that nobody can •darken." Shouts and stamping followed the topeaker's retirement from the plat form. There was more of the same kind when the meftion. was put and Gen. Catchlngs declared selected as ti permanent chairman. On being escort ed to the chair, he gracefully ncknowl- edged the honor and continued: •\N T o convention has ever assembled Irv this region for a higher or nobler purpose. Not a man has come here to avance any personal end or to accom plish any selfluh purpose. We came here believing that the free and unlim ited coinage of silver would be disap pointing to Ha advocates and disastrous to all public and private interests. We are assembled for the purpose of giv ing expression to our fateh. AH kinds of charges have been made against us. We have been charged •with seeking the Interest of the money lenders. Let tis gi\«e the lie to tbne. We bnve been accused of being In league with Wail street. Let us give the lk- to that. ‘‘Let us go home determined to stand resolutely tor sound morte? through •the world, though the flc*h and the dovil be against jus. Our views are sanctified by the'approval of all the intelligent people, anri iifteHlgence of the country outside of political life. Let us stand by oiur colors Ofid fight as the American flights when he knows he Ima right on nifl ©Me. The great heart of the American people always responds lo the tru A at the -proper Ome, and R is Impossible *o believe that 67.u00.000 people, composing the grdaftest government. would deliber ately cut themselves loose from tbe civilization of the world and ally them- J selves with Mexico, China. Japan and people of that sort. •‘Speaking for myself, before this •great audience I say I stand for Gro ver Cleveland and John G. Carlisle. (Prolonged applause.) Why * should ttheae men desire to engraft upon the people a poHtay -which Is burdensome them when these people have given to them wltfi a free band every honor ■that has been conferred upon them?” The selection oB a committee on resolutions wa3 next in order, a* fol lows: John M&thernson of Kentucky, B. H. Richardson of Georgia, S. Cox of Florida, George M. Trenholni of Soudi Carolina, George Leighton of Missouri, Joslah Patterson of T ennes see, Richard H. Clark of Alabama, U. M. Rose of Arkansas, Leroy Percy of Mississippi, J. C. Morris of Louisiana, Rufus Hardy of Texas, Daniel Miller of Maryland, W. R. Ray of Virginia. There as no response when the states of West Virginia and North Carolina were called. Just as the committee had ■been completed the tall form of Secre tary Carlisle emerged from the stage. In an instant delegates and specta tors, women and men, .were on their feet and a mighty shout went up. It was succeeded by a yell dear >to South ern hearts, and then again, with a volley of cheers, with tho waving of hats and canes and other accompani ments. The ovation continued for sev eral moments and was roewed when the secretary-of the treasury was for mally presented. Silence bavins been with difficulty restored. (Mr. Cojlisle began his speech, the delivery of which oooupled precisely one and! a half hours. He spoke with unwon ted energy and mad© frequent references to Ills notes. Profound attention .was paid him, the audience beiilg anxious to grasp and follow, -the trend of his argu ments and the mass of figures with which it twas supported and there were few Interruptions of approval until to ward the close. Then, when with quivering forefinger Die declared that the hard earnings of th<» poor ought not to be sacrificed to the .avarice of the wealthy mine owners or the ambi tion of aspiring politicians, his hearers fairly went wild,and when in his pero ration he urged that there could be no prosperity or one section at the ex pense of the other, but that all must stand or fall together, It looked or a moment as though the enthusiastic auldence ould storm tho platform. . THE RESOLUTIONS-* Tho committee on resolutions wont In to session at the Gayoso hotel with Judgjj Ruse of Little Rookas chairman, and when the convention re-assembled at S:3 Olt wag presented with Ihe fol lowing plaform nnd resolutions: “The people of whe southern states who believe the maintenance of a sound and stable currency 'to be essential to the prosperity of the whole country and the welfare of the people of all divisions of life do Through thei'r representative** In convention assembled at Memphis on May 23, 1S95. make the following decla ration o-f their matured convictions: "1. Believing a platform .and certain standard of value necessary to the agricultural, commercial and Indus- •rival development and prosperity of our common country} we favor the maintenance of all our money whether gold- sliver or paper, on a parity to tho end that each dollar, whatever may be Its composition! shall have equal pur chasing and debt paying powers with every other dollar. ”3. 'Profiting by tho experience of Waskifogton, Jefferson and Hamilton and the -teachings of the great students of the monetary science, from the time When John Locke wrote, to the discus sion of the present day we accept the truth of the principle now universally recognteed and applied in tho eommer- cannot bo maintained where the ratio fixed by law far the fro© coinage of gold and silver does not correspond w*Qh the market Tatlo of the two metals and that wherever nnd whenever the legal coinage ratio varies from the market or commercial ratio to any ap preciable extent, the dollar, whether gold or silver, which thereby becomes more valuable as bulllpn than as money, will, go to a premium and retire from ett teulattdn. We saw this principle ojpphcd In our national experience when under the act of 1792, which fixed the coinage ratio at 15 to 1, gold retired from circulation -because at itha slight de- - cli-no In the price of silver fcn the open marfeet, Whereby the builHon in a gold dollar became worth a few'cento more Ub&n the bulHen in a stiver -dollar and was therefore sold as a commodity be cause It was worth more «e bullion than as money, and agato -under tue act ot 1894, -wtoBdh fixed -th« ratio ait ltf to , wne-n the silver coin retired for a like reason. We are, therefore, opposed to the free, unlimited and fcndeponklervt cortnag of su- vr at t'he ratio of 16 to 1 whom tine mar ket or commercial ratio is more t-nan thirty to on« and -the difference between Che bullion value of a gold and a sliver dollar la about 50 cents, on the ground that such aJotlan, Instead of restoring the bi-me<taiiiic etandaM would inevita bly rreuJIt hi silver momounota 1 li«m. “At -bills time there is no country in •the world which maintains the bi metallic standard, and neither is there any country where the free. OOlQfigO of stiver obtains which is not on a sil ver basis. EacE country, on account o Its inability to adopt independently any bimetallic standard must elect for ltaeKf iwhtch it prefers, the gold or the silver standard. We, Therefore, favor, In the absence of international co-. operation, the retention and mainten ance of the existing gold standard, because a chage from the gold to tho silver standard would have the effect to repudiate all pufbllc and private ob ligations to the extent of the difference between the bullion value of the gold and the silver dollar; because when ever such change should be seriously threatened it would cause an Imme diate attempt at a collection nnd liqui dation of all debts In anticipation of the Teeult It would produce; because niK'h transition from the gold to the silver basis would destroy public nnd private confidence and would involve th * country in erach panic, conifuslon ad distress that the products of agri culture and the wages of labor would be unremunorative, the business of commerce would become unprofitable and our people engaged In Industrial occupation would be Thrown out of em ployment; because there is not a pro gressive and enlightened country In the world which has not elected gold as the preferable standard; btaiia— gold standard countries retain sliver In their circulation on a parity with gold, whereias there Is no silver stand ard country which does or can utilize gold as money; because there Is not a sliver country on the globe where the wages of labor are sufficient to sustain the working classes in comfort and Independence, and, finally, because the high destiny of the United States demand for the use of the American people the money which experience has tAUght mankind to be the best suited for the promotion of commerce the* development of manufacture, the encouragement of labor and advance ment of civilization. “4—We would rejoice over the adop tion of real bl-m«*aHl»m, but In view of the continued fluctuations of tile price of sfh*er in the open market we milizf <ltoaA It 1b impossible for the rniref'Slates independently to adopt a W-metaWc standard; and w<f deem it unwise and hazardous to the best interests of the people tor thte coun try to attempt Ks establishmen't. We favor the policy of this country stand ing in the litti'tudt^bi’ readiness at ail times to oo-openate -wivh the onher l>owers In any effort they may Inau gurate looking to t'he adoption of 'lure bl*mauiljiam; but in the meantime and until successful co-operation Is Insured bo mtUntalr* bio late its existing stand ard of value. “5—We favor the retention as part of our money the silver now coined, and fn order Ko give a wider field for the use of sliver we favor the funding of al| money other than silver m\ silverd certificates below the denomination of ten dollar^ Into* higher- denominhitionH, so as to make our entire circulation below the denomination -of ten dollars, either silver or sliver certificates, and to This end the secretary of the treas ury should <bo authorized by law to coin from time to Tim© as -the people may require them silver dollars until demand of commerce for money below the denomination of ten dollars *8 A* all times satisfied. , realize that our motional bunking system was adopted during a time of war, and that U \» not adapted to existing conditions. We, therefore, favor such legislation as will secure to the people a system ot banking sur- ro ’ un< J eK J by sucili safeguards as will at nil times funrlsffi thorn a safe, eias- c “ r <'ency 10 , ;ne trana- action of their business. "7. We cannot too ‘highly cowmenu tbe upflaaviUn-ar courage ad) stury pa triotism of rvcoMont Cleveland in his efforts to protect -tho neutlona*. honor and to maintain the public credit during a Period <oif great financial distress and un der condition a Which ‘threw/toned dnpger to both-. Wo congratulaTS him and tno entire couovtry on 'the evidence of return ing prosperity.” These resolution's were real} with delib eration and were Intently followed by the convention mind each was applauded util tho reference to President Cleveland was reached. Then, there who a succes sion ot cheers amW a Mississippi doJe«ato yelled: “Read 1t agaJn.” T’he dMMM was compiled with and there was more ejjithuflSjusm. When the vote was Taken the resolu tions were adopted without oppoerVUonv. Not a bote Was heard in the negative. Then resolutions were passed giving hearty Indorsomcnit to tht work of the Reform Commit)teo on Sound Currency of New York, and also urging tno forma tion of sound money leagues and clubs throughout the South, and, after a fare well address from Congressman Patter son., the convention, at 9:40 p». m. ad- Jorned «ine dDe. SDCRETARP CARLISLESPEECH. Mr. President and GenltJemon of tho Convention: , I cxjngratulrttc myself upon my good fortune In having the opportunity to appear before this large assemblage- of southern business men, and I congratu late the people of t'he south upon their good fortune In being able to send here so many real representatives of their great industrial and commercial inter ests. It has frequently been my privi lege to address commercial and finan cial organizations la oilier parts of the country, Jbut nowhere have I mot a greater (number of earnest and intelli gent gentlemen than 1 see before me today. I am sure that nobbing less than a Cult appreclolton of tho "vast import ance of the questions to be considered could lifive secured the attendance of ho large a number of active biiwlii'-sa men upon this occasion, and the fact thiU they have voVuritarlly abandoned their usual avocaitk/hs participate In the proceedings of this convention, en courages mo to believe thait their ef forts in behalf of a sqund financial pol icy will not cease .when it has ad journed. ■Mr, President, I do <not think the im portance of the questions you are called to consider can be overestimated or tJbait the gravity of the situation can be overr-atated. The proposition to rev- oulflonlze our monetary system and thus destroy the credit of the govern ment and fhe people at home and abroad, violate the obligations of all contracts, unsettle all exchangeable values, reduce the wages of labor, ex pel capital from our' country, and se riously obstruct the trade of our people among themselves and ivi-th the people of other countries, Is one which chal lenges the Intelligence, patriotism nnd commercial honor of every man to whom Bt is addressed. No matter what may be the real purposes .and motives of (those who make the proposition' to legalize th£_free and unlimited coinage of silver art the ratio of 16 to 1, these are the consequences involved in their scheme, and, la my opinion, they dau- not be avoided if it should be adopted. In no part of tho country will the con sequences of such a policy prove more Injurious to the material interests of the people than in the undeveloped and progressive south. When tho great civil wer closed your Industrial system WW destroyed, your commercial rela tions were all broken up. your currency was worthless, your farms deva.«?tated, your mines were closed, your forests were untouched* your water power was USitaAs nnd yout* (railways were unsafe and inadequate, even for the limited service th^y hod to nerfonn, but your great natural resources were slill -unimpaired, and upon that founda tion you have constructed, and are still constructing, a system of dlverd- fled industries nnd interstate and In ternational commi-’rcv* whlcn, if not dlstunbed by unwise experiments In financial legislation, must attract to your section of (the country all the ac tive capital and skilled labor necessary to make it the most prosperous part of ithe continent. Your maignlrtcent deposits of coal «nd iron, your fertile soil, adapted to the growth of cotton, sugar and many other products which no other part of the country will yield your unrivalled facilttlen for the manu facture of iron and steel, cotton goods, lumber, oil, furniture and almost In numerable other articles which can be cheaply produced from the raw mate rials within your limits, constitute the elements of a marvelous growth and prosperity Which nothing can prevent if the people of the south will continue to exhibit in the future the same spirit of conservaMlnm and the same devotion to principle that have always charact erized them In the pant. The world has never witnessed a grander, exhibition of courage and fortllude than was pre sented here When a defeated and im poverished people, without money or credit, and almost destitute of the tool* and Ijnplement* necessary to 1he performance of manual labor, went uncomplainingly to work to re-establish their social order, renew their commer cial relations, and reconstruct their In dustrial system; and I am unwilling to belterye that the same people can now be so discouraged by a temporary buMnees depression, or so mov«d by appeals to their prejudices, that they will hastily resort V> new and hazard- oiis expertmon*t» with the currency In which all their transaction* must be conducted. I do nog charge that our fellow citi zens who propose to revolutionize our monetary system by a sudden ehajigo in the gg&mford of value really desire to see the business cf the country ruined or even Injured, or that they believe any injurious oonaequences would fol low the adoption of their oollcy, but. In my Judgment, the results would be most AMamroua to the roateriaf Inter- DUE REUNION. TIio Great, Enthusiastic Moetiug of Confederate Veterans at Houston, THE NEW CONSTITUTION. The Olrmlngham t-'ommtUee Has Keen Continued and the Committee on on History I* a Flxture-~l»Iany tteceptions to lponeor*. (Continued on page 2.) Houston, Tex., May 23.—The voutker ccmit.:in!ue.s ./iuctom<ea>t, apt! dark gray clouds lowering over Hie city and o ohtliy rotwine* pemulte tho atmos phere, but the joy find omthusinsm of dih*e TetemidM eomiMonies, ami when- Gen. Gbrdctfli allied ttio wniventlom to onlar at 10 a. in., hbo audJucxPhim wus agraln full to oYerfiotwifcg. The tneciUag -was much mica*© orderly today 'thani yester day, liowever, a.ml the iniskieflb of tho moethug wus conductod mere sat'fefucto- ruiJly. Oaj>ki‘in Gen. J. AVllllum Jodies invoiced dlvllcKi blesg'JOg on: the dcD.bera- t fens ot the mootin'#. ft was undeiNtoo<l thiait Airs. Chap- maip, tba dokishiter of Gi’jni. Leonidas Polk, ivas i*u the oudl'entce, cuud tho chu[Ermiiov asked <t%tt she oomo to tlic •tffige Cf she were presciuit. iSlie' d'.<l not raspond* hoivovietr, amd 4*t was an- nwowoetl thait she would be expected on the stove whenever she retched tho hall, ui slhiriflir Intyi^Uitlon was extend ed ithe daughter of Geni. ID. H. Hill and Mrs. J. D. Pea chill. Gen. S. D. Lee o>f ithe oemmlttee om cou^tdt.'ion, reportpkI that 1hey had unun- imously agreed ont a constitution. They have fully accepted the old con* sSJturtoa! fcainiulaitod ait J^eksem This occst'atutton oomtKnues in» force the oem- mlftee an» titol’ory which, the Birin'hr- bfam const>tuitIoini d'!e»oh r ed. Tlie prln^ cllpnl (aunendmeoit ds to define the duties of officers* unkl' (mislead of two dep^rt- jnciais end of the ’M'eutiqstasC; cud ttvnie-MisslssIppr, -thare shall be Ui.rt'e departments us follows: The Depa-rtin'^imt of the Army of Vlr- g'nt’a, composed of, tlie states of VCt- e nlia, IMuryland, Noafih amd South Car ol Id j. acd Kentucky; Depamtmen't of tho Army of Temmie!?see, coraposed of the fftsutel? cf G rorgAi, 'A Vabaann, Tonmesflee, Loulblunu and ^'lorkla; the tra.EU-4Milss!«‘l'pp^ depairlmcin-t conu>os- ed of all 'the oilier stuites anid itorrlto- ates west.ofthe ‘ fftteMteltpijil except IiOuIsMad. There wau d iwotvenKnit om foof to fix the saime memorial day. for all stages, but the mew cadst/ftaiWon provides thait each oamp may fix its ownt *Geu. M. J. Olalborne objected to Ihe pQ(Pt o/f the ocnusHtatOorpi eeparatjng Texas into five dlvlalonb, saylaig *.t was done for poKttaal purposes. Gen*. Low explained that tbe stole wus noj nr- raarged dllTerenitly (from other skotow. Ttuso sttb-dlrkJ Kmw were merely for tho safloe of codren'lenods in. a. slate so Idige ms Texas. There was but one major general (Gen. <Rctu>fior the state, the other faoccute beting mere brevetw. Gen. Cb.borDo rptnnwed his objecttoni, which was fallowed by a itiottom to (table. A vote was lakm and the 'motim wus tabled, defdaitnig the mt'tenj'pt to- muke but. one division' of Texas, The eon* stituttoni was •then, adopted oinid loud a.-pplause. The report of tho commi'tteo on creclentiwks iwau ihcb read In full. The commltteo on oradonMals then reported tha number of delegates as follows: Loulfllana, 176; Tennessee, 89; Florida, 36; Alabama, 191; Mississippi. 128; Texas, 654; South Carolina, 86; Indian Territory. 15; Missouri, 1S7; Kentucky, 67; Arkansas, 07; Washington. D, c., 11; Evansville, Ind., 2; Virginia, C4; North Carodlna, 21; Georgia, 76; Mary land, 2; Oklahoma, 2; West Virginia, 2; New York, 1—«;otal, 1,602. The report of the comhaltteo was then aJQbpted as rend. The Hpecdal order for 11 o’clock thfe morning was the report of tha .leffer- won Davla monument committee. Jt was noon, however, when the matter was reached. Chairman Cabell of the committee from the veterans, made a speech re porting progress and Introduced Chair man J. Taylor Ellyson of the Richmond committee whose report was embodied oa part of the veterans’ committee ropoiv. Col. Kllyson made a stirring ffpeech and said that President Davis’ birthday, June 3, It was the desire to make a collection for the monument from the whole country. The indica tions ore, ho said, •tihmrj the vchponses would tre generous, die thought tltero would be enough funds on hand by next opring to build the monument and It was expected to make, tho lay ing of Ohe corner wtotv an occasl(w of great tnagnlfi.’ence at which he hoped olL the -v-ctoranii would Ire presenv, fin seconding tlie motion to adopt •the report. Chaplain J. W. Jones mane an eloquent speech, saying that Jefferson Davl* noodetl no monument to iperpettiato hl« noma In th(* hearts of his countrymen but we owe It to our* selves. The man who bore the coun try's IIag in the battleftoid* of Mexico; who #a>& Cn the United States senate whv'n It was a body of gianjs; who was the peer of WeHNNtf. Clay nnd Calhoun needo no shaft to keop tls memory green'. "Wo owe this monument to our- cslves,” he safd, ”hecauio? Jefferson Davis was th/* embodiment of southern principle*. We thought vre were right and. wx» know It now. I am no rebel and I am not going to make a rcl»cl speech. I never made a rebel speech In my life; we were neva- rebel*. 1 will shout for old glory *« loud and an long as any man and I remember that tho *Sta*r Spangled Rannei’ was written by a southern man on southern noil. True (tlaere was a right smart between us and ’Old Glory* In the dark da<ys of the 60’«. That wa* before ’Old Glory' was bfkif waved for other pur poses than St frm Inteded for.” dfo paid a high tribute to Gen. Gor don. which was greeted -.vfch loud ap- plauao which continued for some time. Whon thp» knightly and chivalrous gen eral on the floor of the United otat«*s wmate pl<Hlg***i to iSie loyal a/distance of southern states to put down the, Chicago rebellion—he bu: voiced our sentiments. Dr* Jones proposed that tho roll be called by camps and that each camp would say how much it would raise for the monument. Before tilts was begun, there iwhs several i-pontaneous off(W. R. E. Leo Camp of Richmond, pledged $500 and J. R. Hubhanl Camp of Baltimore, only one month old came to tlve front with $t00. Gen. Gordon gave $100 and Gens. Leo and Stewart (put down $50 each. Tlw Charleston Camp stated that a movement wa«s now on foot In frhat city by which $1,000 would bo raised. The call of the volt was begun but was found to be too long, so she camps were requested »to send up the amount they would obligate themselves to give. The wholo amount when subsequently footed up was found to be $9,017. Durtntg tills Interval there wan a hurst of applause «.s several historic old (hat- tie flags uvere brought up. Tho first was tho Oobb Legion colors borne by Oapt. John C. IIlll of Augusta; the sec ond was «the flag of the Third Georgia regiment (borne by Mr. K. W. Bngby ePWHb ntyfih otdfi UTae urgRl olbe na The llngiwblch floated over Itort Bunvtcr all during tho war wns also presented. The Third Louisiana flag was the last of the Confederate flags. Each was greeted w&th loud) applnu»> and the cyfior-bcarers invited to seats on the stage. 'Am efluboraite rocqptJ'Jon' av.is icmctercd Mens W-kjw'jo ’IXtvfe ait Ihe Capitol Ho tel by 'Mms. 'M. dV. Jlfco bctwoicin 1 the houm of 11 \amd 12 oclodk. Gen . Roes and attu/f called olfictally on Gen*. Gor don nml staff cut die llutclu'inw House. A reception was temdoretl tho nteUimg gODJ'.iinla at tbo Light Gnund^ .vrinory from 12 Mill 2 o’clock 'today, amd a> re ception v>\\3 tondcnxkl Hie vf.«it2o(g lndloi wt the Capitol Hotel Omd HutohCflJfl House by t.lie ImkIIch a'etepMbni comm 11- tee of •Houston' fii^iu 10 to 12 o’clock. Gen. Gordon next displayed -the standard whlcftt waved in the decisive fight of BUfina Vista at tlie head of Jefferson Davis' column. Gen. Gordon paM tlie flag an eloquent tribute amid a round of Jrearty cheers. The selec- tlou of the place for the next reunion was the next and final business in order. General Peyton Wise of Vir ginia was Introduced, anvl In nn elo quent, speech, which was frequently in terrupted wdili /ufiplause, he nominated luchmond, Va. ( <is the place of the next reunion. He said file very spirits of tho dead 'bade the voteranH come and be present at the laying of nhe cor nerstone of (the Davis monument. Comrade Pickett seconded tiho ndni'iia- tion>. ‘.Major Theodore Barker, Major T. Grange Simons and Mr. J. Smyths presented Charleston’s claims. Gen. George H. I/UWBe from Florida second ed the nomination «xf Charleston. Gen. Joe fc?hel)by of Missouri introduced Mttyor Davis of Kairsas City claims, and Gon. Lee introduced Gen. O. A. Evans, wlio npake in behalf of Allamta. Judge Lawdner Calhoun soconded the nomination. It wtta arranged that the major-geacral ot oach division fVhould cast tho j'ote for the sttute, and m re cess of half an hour was taken, in order that delegates of tho neveral ntaite^ might arrange their voles. When the vote wus token tho result wna an fol lows: Richmond. 780; Charleston, 444; Ait- Fa<nto, 208; Kansas City, 40. Major Barker moved that the vote for Richmond be made unanimous. It was seconded by Gen. C. A. Evans ttoid carried amid applause. General Wise Expressed thanks in behalf of UIcbmond. The convention then adjourned unitil 10 o’clock tomorrow. From 11 ito 1 there will bo a p;Irado of oil tlio vet,ran,, and of tho Texas companies how In camp (here, which will t>o tho event of tho wook. The Vlrslwhi delegation are the h,np- piost peoplo In Houston tonight, and every three tithes three for the South nnd her cause concludes with “Here'S to the Old Homlnlon, drink It OoWn" No wonkier they nre hteppy, for they lin'vo achieved tho <md towari wltleli they struggled so long and so IWbovI- ously, and tonlgtut tho fact that ltl< h- nioml \vdll be the place of the next ro- urtlon will visit their tranquil dreams and trace n smllo upon their sleeping 1»P». Here sixty w four delegates, togetli- er wlrh their friends, eauno fourteen hundred miles ito be present on I ills occasion nnd work for THelnnond ns the place of the next reunion. They did not cotnn In vain, and, of courts, ure delighted wlttti their hi." ■■ ‘.s Another gratifying fact which devel oped today Is the fact (Mat nearly 110,000 was subiierlbcd to tho JefforeOQ Davis monument to bo erected at HtcS- mond, for which ,30,000 arc already 0 n hand, mid when the veterans go to Richmond next spring they wilt wit ness the laying of the cornoralone of tlie memorial to the Confederate presi dent. QTfyObA’NTIN'B IGNORED. Waohlnglon, .day 23.—Acting Hoere- tary Wyke of the treasury to-lily or dered lliat ail vessels from Infected ports entering the SIlleldKboro (Miss.) dtstrlot, whlelt^-oxtondH from Hay Hit Douls, .Mbs,, to'tiro mouth .of the Pn«- oatgouiot river, tiefc.ro they arc allow.-l to enter any port by tlio collector of customs, must produce a pratique signed by the marine hoppuAl olllcer M.f thp Ft Ttortugas or at tflilp Island, iho effect of tilts older Is to Ignore the Jltsslsdppl state quarantine nu- horHtes, The revolution in Ecuador has assumed no tlfre.Htng an nst>.- t thut hll<! navy derjarrinent tills otNer* ttoon cabled the oomiiNvudor of the tJ. H. H. Hanger to proofed with his vessel to Guayaquil, union Borcorgm). Pittsburg, Pe.nn., May 23.—'The Pres- byterjan general assembly entered up on its second week’s wsston tills rnorn- h^. First In Importadice nniontg the overtures and ittmwers of the commit tee was thog touching tho students alt Union Homlnary. Hocrvbtry Lnmore of tile commltuo read the aturwen. To the surprise of every one, the answer boycott big the Union students was adopted without .lotahs, and by a ris ing vote, thereby the assembly tat the opportunity of bearing a half dozea speeches prepared for delivery hi sum port of the resolution. FLORIDA'S BANKS. lie WVudilngton, May 23.—The eighteen national banks of Florida had on May 7 34,025,000 In loans and dlsonirits, $614,- 47* In lawful money reserve, $112,564 in gold, and $*4,024,000 In Individual depos it*. (The average reserve Is 23.3S per oent. The ten ' U. i I’d 11.1] banks of Mis sissippi had $1,560,000 In. loans an.l d| H - counta; $203,550 hi lawful 'money re serve, $24,478 In gold and $1,036,907 In Ir.HvHual deposits. The average re serve wax 40.21 per cent. CANDIDATE FOR GOVF7RNOR. Dexlngton, Ky., May 23.—A man close to IAeutonant-Govemor At. o. Alford says he will nmioun.-.,- hhnself a camll- date for goverrv.r as soon as he return, from lii- 0k,un! Sk.n. y Convention at Memphis, where lie Iras gone as a del- egaie from Lexington. lie is a sound money man. uud both Clay and Ha dtn are for fi-'.- stiver. Alford's friend, think llratt b>- wIM not only win the nomlnatta, but h» t. the only man who can poll the full Democratic strength. SIS III Tho Object of a New Association Which Was Formed Yesterday in Chicago, THE SECTION’S ADVANTAGES. They U'tlt Be DU|itay«<l la All Available Places and Every Inducement ’Will lie Offered to Immigrants— Prominent Attendant*. Chicago, May 23.—The Chicago •Southern Association Is icing formed <*t a meeting in progress at the Am ditorium hotel today. The m-'etlng Id the outgrowth of a oall i«?u<xl some time ago by a number of men Inters ested in Southern Iminigratloiu tiro Object of the proposed association, <ia stated in t)io call, being lo develop tho resources of the Sout h. The mem berg of the new os»oclu.tlon ’are .to be rail” road officials of Southern lines or lines lending from Chicago, laml owners in the South and members of companies doing (business in the South. Its Object torn It bo to Interest fc&pltallsta auii Immigrants to look (Southward, it is ■purposed that central Pofllces sliall bo maintained at Ohlcago, -where a com- pl te library concerning every state, railroad nnd ictfustry of the South shall bo established, also carefully compile doffiolal reports of tlio various counties of each state, cuts of every* thills 'pertaining to Southern lii'Iu.-try, Indus!rial •papers, magazines, $tc. Tlie meeting <\ras called *to order by C. L^ Stone, general passenger agent of tho Chicago and Eiatern Jlliu'ols Tllroad. Mr. Stone said the was open to suggestions from any one present. Rev. John Rusk, president of the Soolety for the Proventlou of Crime, made a speech, in which he painted tho advantages of the South' in glowing terms. Other speakers foL lowed. , Among tho prominent men present wore the following: C. C, Walton of tho Central road of Georgia, E. 13. Sabin, Florida Immigration Company] B. Hill, Northern puj*«enger agent ox the'Nashville, CuatjUUloogn and St. Louis railway J. J. Anders, general Western passenger agent of the South Carollha and Georeta; C. IS. GueUrig, roprcBlntlng the National Colonial Club;'H. J. Meagher of the Southern Colonization AsrocIa’Ion; C. V. At- more, general passenger agent I^ouIh- vllle nnd Naalivllle railroad; G. A. McDonald# trsuwal passenger agent of the Ceorala Southern and Florida; A. II. Ford, editor of the Homeeeekers' Journal. i FUNERAL OF M1W. MURPHY'., Relative* nnd Friends Attend (d fro rat All Over the State. Barnesvllle, May 23.—(Seclal)—The funeral services of Mrs. E. J. Mur phy aver*? held at the Methodist oifluroh this afternoon at 2 o’clock and were largely attended. Rev. H. J. Ellis, . pastor of the Methodist church here; Rev. J. B, Johnstone of Fort Valley., Rev. T. G. Scott of Brent mil Rev.', A. B. Pope ot Milner conducted the funeral, (which was an unusually Im pressive and solemn one. Large num bers of friends and relative* from other places w re present. The Inter ment took place in Greenwood ceme tery. | jfidge T. J. Biaeiniwne of zebuion, who |h the efficient ordinary of iik» county, spent today In Bnrnesvui*. He was clerk of the superior cour* of tills county for sixteen years anil la one of the most prominent and fcnflu- etlal men In this section. Df. B. J. Clark la In the city for at few days. Ife has a position .with Ap pleton & Co. ot New York and travels •Georgia. He formerly practiced medi cine Siere. Tax Collector T. J. Carreker is m the city today. He reports that ho hau a large number of tax II. fas, yet on hand, It being a difficult matter to col lect taxes for last year. Negroes are principally tho ones behind. Mf. O. H. King, a prominent Ma rietta g<*ntl?mnn, is In the city today.. The cold snap of yesterday and today has CAiw«nl uneavlnesg among some ort' account of the fruit crop. It Ik Irardly. piv>bable, hCpYever, that it will be cold enough tonight to do any damage, though ftren have felt very comfortable during the tlay. k. •MIhh Minnie Merritt, a teacher in the Georgia Female (Seminary a8 Gainesville, Is in the city. -Cap!, wr P. Becker returned last nighi from a business trip of a fcvfl days to Atlanta. Mies Kale Ford nr rived In the dty last Mlkh from Forsyth to visit rela tives. Mr, J. H. March man of the RocW Is In tho city today. MATHEWS IS DEAD. Result of u Ufiilw.ij Oolllrttori— (P buffer Dead. T>nikr- City. Fin., Muy 2.'!.—(Special,)— Su|>erv.U>r ,T. D. *MatlKivvH of the fJeor- g h Southerns and 'Florida raSlroid died 1. t'.-'t or (rtvt from I'injuries muhi ifintl wh!3« op h»*4 crank cor, when it colUdiJd xvlthl (h ]n.4T« mcer *t r:i ins a* ritpcwtod. HU n*- nriiriM were token t > Conlde, Go., thfji SDattnUi*? f- v r IrttMDfot. •Garlkftd. mmi of PcHtraugter W, H, Perry, dl«l today of t>vis*ot> oaneed from i woquid fnii^lted whi!.*, p>ayhi(| t*aHel>nll last Friday. DEATH OF JUDGE .HARDAWAY. fiMroimsir n, May 23 {Bpeei.d.)—Judga 14. D. H-.ml.awuy died a*t tvfe home bere this tticnrf'n# r> ofcLook. The newts of h : * death \V!M not n Hurprt^*. II'n coTnlU^<Hti of h.-aln’i waa ktunvrt by all. He w»im for nu»ny y<*arsu prom inent; niemitf-r ,,f th.* Uir und served wenr.il ‘Rm'jim ik Jud^e -of th:* <y?unty court. He \va;« or^ county tr»*asurer fleni nerved a> term ms ma.yor. He held other office* of hoivor a.ml trust. OFF FOR NEW YORK. Atl'iwtfl, M*Jiy 23 (SpecSal.) -Gorer** nor Aik (unm \vlll hove fi»r New York t^unorrenv to carry the nxsv l?wue of l*ci fls tiiere tor deb very. 'Phe tK*nds. $200,<XX), were bnight by tbe Colum bus Havtogs Bunk, to Ik* delivered ;n New York, and th*- gJV*s*nor will per? form the iu ; ^sk*u himself. 1 f ■i