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THE TWICE-A-TTEZni TELEGEAPK
TUE8DAY, MAY 21, 18C7-
GORDON HONORED WITH
GREAT POMP AND PARADE
Life Lone: Friend Tells of
His Career in War and
Peace
Many Thousands
Witness the Scenes
ATLANTA. Ca.. May 25.—Thousands
Of Georgia's citizen.", with added hun
dreds from other sections of the South,
gathered todav at the unveiling cere
monies of the splendid equestrian
statue to the memory or General John
Gord-.n. Almo-t within the shadow
Of the State capitol great crowds gath- j
ered to hear the orations and see the
jnonument unveiled. In the parade
'Which preceded the ceremonies, a long
Jlne of soldiery and civic organizations
inarched through the principal down
town streets, watched by thousands of
■pectators. The oration of General
Clement A. Evans, the life long friend
end war companion of the dead chief
tain. was heard with tha greatest in
terest and as two daughters of General
Gordon pulled the cord and revealed
the statue the strains of "Dizie” ra-g
eut and the words -cf the song by the
multitude mingled with the o:d "Rebel
yell,” from throats of veterans who
fought under Gordon and Lee.
A frature of the day was the pres
ence of Mrs. Gordon, widow of tb I
Confederate commander, and his two
daughter. Mrs. Kurtor. Smith, of At
lanta, and Mrs. Bl'b.o.u Brown, of Ver
mont. who unveiled tho monument, and
Major Hugh A. Gordon, a son of Gen
eral Gordon, and several other rela
tives.
The ceremonies were presided over
by Governor Joseph M. Terrell, who
Introduced the speakers and accepted
the monument for the State of Georgia.
Capt. Nat E. Harris delivered the mon
ument In a thrilling speech.
Program of tho Exercises.
Program for the unveiling cere-
moniej wag as follows:
Invocation.
Music.
History of the Gordon monument as
sociation by Captain Wm. L. Calhoun.
Oration. General Clement A- Evans.
Unveiling by Mrs. Frances Gordon
Smith, of Atlanta. G.x., and Mrs. Caro
line Lewis Gordon Brown, of Vermont,
daughters of General Gordon.
Music. "Dixie” by band.
Dedication poem, by Chas. W. Hub-
ner.
Music, "Sunny South,” by chorus.
Delivery of statue to State by Cap
tain Nathaniel Harris.
Acceptance for State. Governor J. M.
Terrell.
Introduction of Sculptor Borglum.
Benediction.
After tho invocation tho history of
the Gordon Monument Association
was read. Then General Clement A.
Evans was Introduced. Gen. Evans ad
dress will he found in another column.
Fol’owing the address of Gen. Evans.
Mrs. Rrown and Mrs. 'Smith pulled the
cords which freed the monument of its
covering and the cheers of the crowd
broke forth. When silence had been
restored in parr, the address of presen
ts tlon was delivered by Captain N. E.
Harris, of the monument commission,
and the nddreas of acceptance by Gov.
Terrel! followed. A poem by Major
Chav W. Huhr.fr and the introduction
of Sculotor Solon H. ’Rorglum. of Nor
walk. Conn., who designed tho monu
ment. preceded the benediction, which
dosed the exercises.
The parade preceding the unveiling
waa one of the finest semi-mllltnry
dlsplavs of recent years in Atlanta.
The first dlvl'ion. of which there were
* : x was commanded by Brie. Ren. TV.
S. Fdgerly. TT. g. A., cornmand'ng the
Department of tho Gulf. A battalion
of fh<> ]7th infantry, stationed at Fort
McPherson and two regiments of Geor
gia State troo-ps tha fifth and the sec
ond made up this division. Other or
ganizations of unattached military
companies, various camps of Confeder
ate veterans. Daughters of the Con
federacy. Sons of Confederate veter
ans and numerous civic organizations
completed the long Itn*.
Descrtotion of Monument.
The eouestrlan statue of General
John H. Gordon, en ®t In copper bronze,
ehleh was unveiled today, stands on a
end pedestral of Georgia granite at
b northwest corner of the capital
!>unds. Rising 25 feet from the base
the pedestral to the ton of the h-ad.
Occupies a commanding position
(("Overlooking ths business part of the
dty some distance away. The figure
of General Gordon la represented seat
ed on Ms favorite mare. Ms head ba-ed
mnd left hand holding the reins over
the horse’* neck while the right hangs
• t. his efdv The pedes*al raises the
figure of the horse and rider about ten
feot above the gran!’* con*nx which
surrounds It. The name ''Gordon” in
raised letters is Placed on tho front of
the pedestal. On either side will ap
pear a bronze baa relief, one reure-
eewtlng Go-don at the battle of Soott-
eylvanla when ■hef'-re his division he
Insisted on General L»* going to the
rear: the otVr bea-s fleai rf .* tvDica! of
tha thren phases of Gordon's 1'fe typl-
fving the soldier, the statesman and
tha patriot.
The s'atue is the work of Seulutor
Solon H. Bor*lum. of Norwalk. Conn.
The plan of erecting a mnnueme-it
to General Gordon or'ginated with
Camp Tlve And“rs’n. Confederate vet
erans and deve’oned into the Gordon
monument a-soc'afion. Ten thousand
<wisr« we* r , "'i b'- p-iv*te suhscrln-
tlon. the remaining fifteen thousand be
ing anpropriated by the Georgia Leg
islature.
that burn” befit this occasion—
thoughts that breathe the life of vig
orous patriotism into the mould, the
manner, the form, the substance and
the activities of my countryman;
words that burn to ashes all the enmi
ties of war. and consume t.-.e partisan
Pandora box itself with all its con
tents of sectional ills: words and
thoughts that so kindle the pure fires
of true fellowship In the hearts of all
«mall arms poured down from the ^
.faming crest above, as they loo’.ted to- i American people that our country In
ward .he right of the line, they saw t its constitutional form, in its domes-
•udder.ly dash out Into the forefront. \ tic and foreign policies and in the
in full view cf both armies, an officer : united purposes cf Jts people shall he-
wearing a colonel's stars upon his ooi- I come itself cue best monument that
lar, riding upon a coal black horse, and | can be built to 'Liberty Enl'ghtenlng
moving straight into the tine of the the Wolrd." I, therefore, covet eam-
enemy's fiercest fire. estly at this hour the eloquence of
An Incident of Gen. Gordon’s Bravery, j.many present who would give a force-
" 7r. one hand he carried the flag of j ful utterance of the living, breathing
the Sixth Alabama ar.d in the other j thoughts of this multitude cf pa: pie
his gleaming sword was held aloft, and i
something like these words sounded
out from the din and roar of the
belching guns and screaming shot and
shell:
" 'Soldiers of Alabama! Up yonder
is the enemy; follow me.' and they fol
lowed him, too, those brave Alabama
boys, through storm of shell and win
nowing grape, in sulphur, smoke and
blood ar.d death, until tbelr bayonets
almost touched the black lips of tho
guns on that cannon-girdled height.’
"Friends and comrades, that was tho
man whose statue we unveil today,
and the lead which Gordon took at
Malvern Hill, on that bloody after
noon. was kept of right in the legions
of Northern Virginia, until tho shad
ows of final surrender fell on the rem
nants of the grandest army this world
ever produced. In the gloomy tragedy
at Appomattox.
"I have rejoiced to take part in this
hlstorv making ceremony today.
Stato Has Recognized Duty.
"It is matetr for genuine congratula
tion that the State has recognized her
duty to this splendid son whoso
achievements and successes will al
ways-be the boast of her peoplo when
her record is compared with that of
her sister States.
"I tender thanks to the members of
tho Memorial Association who first
conceived and put into operation tho
design to erect this monument to Gen.
Gordon. I thank the people. North
and South, who have contributed to
the fund, for the men of the North
have Joined friendly hands with tho
South In aid of this patriotic work.
No better evidence of the fact that we
are in reality a united people could be
given than this exhibition of generosi
ty on the part of those who were
lately our foes.
"I thank, too, the loyal hearted rep
resentative from Bibb who introduced
the bill to make this monument a
State concern, and tho members In
both houses, who came to his help and
honored themselves and Georgia by
honoring her warrior son.
"To the gifted artist, too. who labor
ed so long and patiently in the labra-
tory to put Into bronze the ideal of the
man whose lifo ho has studied and
whose brilliant career he so much ad
mires. the thanks of the State will
always be due.
"All praise to the men whose gifts
and votes and labor made certain this
striking memorial on these capitol
grounds, to the peerless leader of
Georgia’s soldiers In war, and of her
cltlzenB In the time of peace!”
But I speak by the command of the
monument commission becaure of my
war intimacy with Gem Gordon which
I am willing to confess, although all
soldiers know that an intimacy with
'him in battle required an honcrable
but uncomfortable Intimacy with the
fighting men of the Union Army.
Gordon entered with ardor Into the
Confederate war as the captain of a
company In the Sixth Alabama regi
ment of Infantry and h.’s regiment wns
qu'ckly hurried into a Virginia cam
paign of warm fighting where it gained
the credit of kindling the first flame
of his fame and fanning it by Its cour
age into a brightness which attracted
the admiration of the army. But as I
must selecte. only a few of many en
gagements in wh'ch the military quali
ties of Gordon were illustrated I will
Introduce trim to you at once In the
u-idst of the fierce battle of Seven
Fires a* colonel commending his reg
iment in Rhodes’ brigade.
In this early and blcodv fight ho ap
pears in his true character as a Con
federate off’cer who possessed and
showed that daring courage which
commanders must have in order to In
crease or to match the valor of their
men. His regiment became separated
from Rhodes’ brigade in the course cf
!.
march back to Gettysburg. On arrival i reply. "My corps has fought to a caused by the presence of admiring
during the morning'of the first day at i frazzle.” Lee received this answer posterity. Gaze on these veterans who
a critical moment when a Confederate ! and in sadness went at once to Grant gave their manhood's early prime in
division was struggling bravely to hold I to close the battle by surrender. I willing service to save your country’s
the ground against the Union corps, i will relate an Incident occurring after highest ideals. You will receive .their
the tired brigade was hurled by Gor- . this interview to iilu-trate the un- gratitude with their blessings and you
don promptly into the battle and joined ! quenchabie spirit of Lee’s little army, will cherish their memory among your
their commander in a charge which ! now reduded to 8,000 infantry, Gordon choicest jewels.
broke the Union line into a confusion i wrote truly in his "Reminiscences” j My Comrades: Your living presence
that subjected them to destructive fire I that his corps was fighting furiou-'.y here is a ground of public gratitude,
as they retreated through Gettysburg j in nearly every direction when the
and beyond its hills. Gordon’s military I final note of Lee reached him. The pa-
promptitude was never mare eonspic- I per told the brief story of the truce
uousiy displayed nor mare needed than and directed firing to cease. Obeying
when this charge was trade. Onpor- I Lee’s orders. Gordon hurried a message
tunlty in battle admits of no delay in I to Gen. Ord. which brought Sheridan
action. Its clock strike? the high noon I riding to him In tho front of an e*ccrt ed_ but you still banquet richly on t:e
of success and before the vibrations
cease the deed of the moment must be
done. On this great morning cf Con
federate victory Gordon rode superbly
ATLANTA MEN HAVE
ATLANTA, May
known Atlantans a
Co.—Several well
v rejoicing in tho
around, among and ever near .his he
ro'c brigade, and his bearing was in
every inch the Incarnate spirit of
chivalry.
I will not describe the magnificent
three days’ battle of Gettysburg, al
though its many grandeurs yet pass
/Ivldly across my memory: but I admit
gome reasons why history should not
class it as a Confederate defeat except
on the lone technical ground that Lee
withdrew across the Potomac. On the
first day of July the Union Army was
defeated and gave up the city to be
occupied by the confederates. • During
the next two days. July 2 and 3. Lee
chara-d the Union breastworks re
peatedly with success without a coun
tercharge by Meade’s main line. On
the fourth day the Confederate Army
wa'ted in line of battle inviting attack
and it was declined. On several days
following this inaction Lee withdrew
It's army slowly within ea-y reach of
Meade, and when it was across the
Potomac it wrs attacked, and victory
was wan by the Confederates. With
out being coun'ed with the fall of
Vicksburg on the 4th cf July, this bat
tle would not have impressed either
Europe nor our country as being de
cisive of the war.
The Fourth cf July, our national in
dependence day, was kept after the
Your comrades are moving out of view
but you do not “tread a.ons a banquet
hall deserted whose lights are fled, fact that they have fortunes In right
T?°”. you ln a big gold mine cp in Cherokee
i County which is now iu-nlng out te-
b.vouac. ...e march. t;.„ „attle is e..i- tween $15,000 and $20,S00 a month of
with a white flag borne by an orderly, i affections and honors givsn yru in the , ^ t* known as
Lee’s note was shown and Sheridan house of your fathers. The memory of 1 tIle crelrtiton Mining rnmnanv is bv
1 ^ ^‘San^cherSfi"^ \ “sclent
was dene., and ’he voice cf batt’e was _- « j gM £^£ «
the historic ground. Sud- ; exalted to be lavished cn the herV.c taken outof it before
; or f d ° n ., writes) a roll of *£tory you made In the Confederate I r ‘ Tt %££££ as tl
r tO t.o left was heard •• . _ . . ( mine .and was first n-ort-n
th~ battle a3 my regiment and the i * hr ee fill’s* battle of Gettysburg with-
Thirty-e'ghth Georgia were separated either a battle or a barbecue. Lee
from their brixaf’e in the battle of ; kept it w th the desire that Meade
Gainesville near Richmond. In both
Instances all the'e regiments d'sMn-
gui"hed themseH-es by an independent
action which illustrated the gsheral
intelligence and national mil'tary qual
ities of the S-uthern volnn-eers. In
his report of the Seven Pines battle
Gordon says: “In my judgment, his
tory does not record one instance of
greater couratre than was exhibited by
my entire regiment” Gen. Rhodes . .
mentioned tho regiment in most com- j campaigns was anotier notable feature
Dl’rrontary terms, and a'ter stating the ^* 3 military career. He kept himself
appal’ing leases, ho added "Among in-ormed by personal search as well as
t'he ’ivln.g where bravery and coolness ! SC 2P‘? ** ls . where*bouts of the
entitFs them to distinction, I mention i ^ oe - Twice on h s invitation we wenl
would charge, and Meade kept it hop'
ing the Confederates wcula go peace
ably .a-.v-'y and let Washington enjov
constitutional domestic tranquility. It
was, indeed an appropriate day for
the Union amv to have come across
to hear the Dec'aration of Independ
ence read, the Constitution construed
aright and to "ertle all difficulties on
tho basis of tiles-? two documents.
Gordon’s enterprising activity in all
the Fra^iklin
r~ino ar.d was first worked by the
Franklin family fifty years ago. Even
with primitive methods they accumu-
la;ed a small fortune from it, some
thing like $50,000. Now a chlorina
tion plant has been added to the
hushed while Gordon and Sheridan
together on the
denly (as Go
musketry far
■wh'ch started Sheridan to his feet, ex- | Governor of Georgia! Your pres-
claiming, "What does that mean?" erce fcc’-e 's both personal and of-
and he offered Gordon a rtaff officer ficial. Personal because of the we'l-
to inquire- into the cause of the alarm: ‘ known e teem in which vou hold the
It was my division of the old veteran Confederate soldier: an.? official bp-
brigades of Virginia. Louisiana and cause you represent tne State of Gear- . ro ,,. - . ,. . a
Georgia Welch was unconsciously Sia. You have held this high disiinc- ; ^ che y ’ eId has
brenk'ng tbe terms of surrend-r by • tion for four years, but I will be bold ; almost doubled.
gallantly capturing ■“ —*■--->
number of prisoner
body of dismounted cava ry. Mv com- ° — ~ . . . .
mand advancing from the woods into i ceive th’s monument into the custody i S arl j , o?’ of j < L‘ ai:v ’ fir ™ °*. Brown &
on op’en field saw the enemv not far i t * le State. i Randolph, and W. C. _La.ime
away hurrying into position' to make T:ie moment is at bond when the j n„- ! T5r etary . , ere ,
or receive the'attack, for they were 0 f ! daughters of General Gordon, attend- nearly S-.pOO.COO wor.h of ore in sight
course also ignorant of the surrender. !
My orders were In the words to "at- •
tark wherever you meet t';e enemy”;** niay s^nd In the presence of all the resources of the various shafts rno
and to do this pronerh* there reouired i Hise, my comrades! Rl*e my y,c J d . 4 , of the , ore ]? 5 ‘° * p ?!* t0 P
a quick chnnee of front, but the d'vi*- ! countrvmen! And with cur national an<3 ** cos.s less than $o to pet it out.
erms of stirrond-r bv • ior i^ur ye^rs. out i win oe doia f . ' ■ .— : : r* : .
ring a battery with a. to say that you do not regard any : to ^_ cc f r f ln?r3tat ements of A
anem and driving off a ' honors paid you by the people as being ” s interested In the mine, or
oted cavalry. Mr c?m- neater than this you have now. tore- 3 .L
Atlan-
Holllns
the
there is now
for thev w^rp of fliers ot uenprai v^oruon. atxenci” , *. * * *■ ’
of the surrender. ! ed by tbe Governor shall re>ase tho eV t ^ « 05S b ^
the w.-»rds to "at- • s t?tue from Its ve!l?nsr In order that M0.000 worth before exhausting the
” — I * i . . . . . , « A roemiroAC tT. ft ,*n Mi r li a (f f, ’ I * la A
Tho
as If they were on parade. And then,
at a single word. Kaigier’s sharp
shooters sprang forward at double
quick, followed by ths divf'Jop In ’ine
cf battle w’th so much intrepidity that
within a few minutes those uncon-
orered men bore me with them to
their final victory.
The scenes at tbe c.amns of the army
when my corrmard po.aed them ofmr
the surre"der were slnau’-ar Indeed.
Arms were stacked: the batt’e fiavs
drooled ever the guns: and the tired
soldiers lav In groms on the sToirod
Batch of Current
Gate City News
president It is capitalized at SSOO.-
000.' of which half is in I preferred and
half ln common stock.
The interested Atlantans are elated
over the outlook. Mr. Randolph ex
hibited to a number of friends a bar
of gold weighing 100 ounces and worth
$2,000.
"TVe are taking out eight to ten of
these every month.” he said, "and are
going to put in machinery that will
even increase that output.”
The mine Is located In Cherokeo
County about eight miles southeast of
Ball Ground, and fifteen miles north
ed. John B. Gordon.”
The fight was followed quickly by
the battles around Richmond under
together alcne in uniform within the
enemy’s lines to find where successful
attack might he made. Fr:m the top
Gen. 0. A. Evans’ Speech
Ool. N. E. Harris’ Speech
ATLANTA. May 25.—In delivering
the monument to the State of Geor
gia tn behalf pf monument com
mission. Col N. E. Harris, of Macon,
spoke elonuently in rart as follows:
"Mr. Chairman. Comrades. Ladies and
Gentlemen:
"A grizzled old warrior from tho
army of Lee once told me this inci
dent:
" ‘At Malvern HITT, McClellan massed
his Infantry and artillery on the
oblong crest of that historic elevation.
" ’One hundred thousand grim
vtsaged union soldiers stood up In bat
tle array and looked down from this
helcht.
" ’The Confederate forces, less than
one-third In number were ordered to
attack and capture the hill, and like
fretted beagles unleashed for the
quartw. they leaped forward to the
assault.
" 'The incline stretched for nearly
half a mile towards the tap. and along
this slone the Federal guns, more than
one hundsed In number concentrated
their fire and rlayed with incessant
dls-harzes of grane. canister and
skropnel on the Confederate bat:!=>
lines, sending many a brave boy fr m
'be charging columns to Ms last long
sleep
" "When probably half way ur the
Incline the troops wavered. reele I
staggered, and then took refuge ln
sorrn timber near by.
1 ’While they lav thus sbelterlr.
ATLANTA. May 25.—Tho following
Is the full text of the address of Gen.
Clement A. Evans at the unveiling of
the Gordon monument hero today:
There are rare features which make
this a memorably distinguished event:
the peoplo of many States are here
united in one patriotic seniime.nt: the
Stato of Georgia Is present officially
in all civic departments: the United
States Army and the State militia are
represented: students of schools and
colleges are .interested participants:
veterans of many battles are here at
the front with the revived fervors of
their old military spirit, cherishing the
memories of .t'Aeir past chivalrlc lives
and receiving the loving homage of
posterity: last and best of all those
elements which give grace to the
grandeur of any patrlot'c pageant is
the presence of the gentle women who
have made the richest offerings to the
heroes and herosm of the South. And
over all the constituents of a free and
enlightened country behold unfurled
the battle banner of the Confederate
soldier, the flag -of Georgld. with its
motto—wisdom. Justice and modera
tion—and the star-spangled banner of
our Revolutionary Fathers and of our
united country.
This assemblage impressively asserts
the claim that a State and the Un’ted
States have vested rights in the fame
acauired by their Illustrious citizens
and with the right they have the duty
to secure and transmit that fame so
as to train the people and their pos
terity in the spirit of oatrotfsm. Such
Is the right with Its related duty which
ha* been left to Georgia, the South
ar.d our country in the rich, radiant
fame of John B. Gordon.
Ths State is not a corporation with-
aut a soul. It has a body of adminis
trative machinery, but its soul is the
sovereign spirit of the people, and it
was this soul which directed the statue
of Gen. Gordon to be built.
A monument admonishes the mi«d
the aggressive leadership of Lee. which ; ^ Ma r sanuttan mountain. In compan-
hroke the grasp cf the Union Army i ionship with Maj. Jed Hotcnkiss. the
from the Confederate Capital. In the > abIe and gallant chief engineer of tho
reports of these engagements you will j c '? rp ?'. we saw ® xnc t position of
note the Just cpd gen»rous mention of j Sher dan's armies and Gordon proposed
Gordon. Rhodes said of him: "He | an attack which was skillful in plan
was distinguished for all that a soldier : aad bravely aggressive in execution,
can admire.” Thus using words that ! Thls aggressive trait was consnicuous-
would make an epitaph which the * y a P aprfiri t in the series of battles of
bravest soldier might crave when he the Wilderness, where he o:mmanded
wa? dying on the battle field. a division, and thus on and on through
The success'ul battles of L?e and a11 daily fights from the 5th to the
Jackson in JSB? excelled the Federal |’12th of May. under the eve and with
forces from Virginia and by opening ; the perfect ccnfidenc.e of Lee. he was
ATLANTA, May 25.—Fifty thousand
rounds of ammunition wepe puffed
through gun barrels at Piedmont Park
this afternoon, while thousands of par-
Thc Fefieml^werVnery^^/rCt ! G e 3£ r !t2£ fjfs’t of" cTnton" thfco'unty‘sUo.’
Vr '^ ore eT ’-'** ritr cheer from ! On the one side under command of
, 0 T-n’-'n braves, were r-a'l- Colonel Clifford L. Anderson of the
t. 3711 'IT 7 ^^"derate brio-ar^s f»pth infantry there were engaged the
wl L h rations from G—r>t’ s ahnnd-nt secord field battery of Atlanta, the
,~ s ’V r ," store*. n*zv->rs p-i aoi. light ortillerv from the Univorsl’y ca-
d , h vr - T0 mirc’i-g with .t^e dets. the fifth regiment infantrv. the
so r> era In rrv. Lee r-de s’owtv to- j raach’ne gun battery and tho Marist
ward iS">(Imi!’r t < , rs saving to h's sol- ' Co’ ege endrts.
diers. “^o„ hare done all that .brays • Tbe opoo’<n'g army under commons
men could do. Go h.-me. my sons and ! of Co'orel Walter A. Harris, of the
steody stsnduo ?s well a.? in the daring i Twelfth of May.” That famous indc-
c'aarge. Throughout the day of dread- < scrlbable battle of the 12th of May
ful carnage the scales of battle fell which eouirolscd the fate of Lee’r
nd rose and oftener balanced evenly.
Confederate defense against the cour
ageous onsets of the Union Army was
dauntless: and the onsets of. the Con
federates were ns daring as anv ever
army with the destinv of the Confeder
acy lasted during a day of hard, close-
together fighting between two ramies
of brave men. All the Confederate
States were representeed there and
made. Sometimes they were repelled j equal honor? were won by every regl-
and sometimes they drove the foe. but 1 ment. Grant had heavily massed hi.a
in all its features’ there was never a i d'visions and pushed them with irre-
fleht fiercer than this In which both i sistible force against an exposed angle
armies displayed the true American ! on th ® Confederate'dine where, by ac-
courage. The bravery to stand steadv cident. artil'ery changes had been
and repel a resolute attack is a Yrgh ; made which left the salient nearly de-
qualitv of cool valor because it t* wit 5 *- J voM of B uns - 1 was made aware at
out the excitement of the ohward 1 previous nightfall of the need of soe-
movement. Tn receiving a charge sol
dlers see their comrades shot to in
stant death or fall in the line, gas^ng
for the final breath. Imagine the Sixth
Alabama In I'ne of its brigade receiv-
cial vigilance and therefore posted with
extra caution a few chosen picket*
near tbe breastworks of the salient
occupied bv Johnson’s Confederate di
vision. and after passing' the. word
maye rf G"ns as you have S e C ?nd infantry. Macon, was composed ; ,„ T .
been soldiers. Garden v> s 0 n >>«-«»- of four troops of cavalry under Lieut.- ! ATLANTA. May 2o.— It
peek In open fle’d making a ♦Prll'i-’g Col. A. Gordon Cassels. the second r?g-
you were
to hear the representatives of those big
speech to a creat bodv of Vidiera.’ h’s^ ffi-enr infant^.- the “university “cadets corporations who come here aaltajc
dear ”Mce rlnmng Mke a s’l-er tnim. ! and the Gordon InrUtute Cadets from * : ' out ha ^ d tl ™ es a r d heavy ^P ? T ,se ' ! ’
ing and repelling a charge. Observe I down the line of the brigade for every
the regiment instructed by it? colonel ! man to sleep I remained awake with
to cling to the ground with gun to;® few of mv staff, and on walking notv
shou’der until the word “fire" «ha!l ■ and then along the line was gratified
ring from his Uos along the 11”??. Then j h v seeing the deerr refreshing sleep of
see and bear the deadlv volleys, the ! brave soldier? on tbe precipitous edge
fallen enemy, the rea"»‘e1 charge un- of batt’e. Th“ s'xht w»s wonderful!
til the brave and baffled f?e retreat Sleep folding itself tenderlv ar-'und
perns* the field: and after that a hatt’e
duel until the sun ga.- slnk*ng down.
It was near th*s hour that th e last of
the five minnie. balls which bad
wounded Gordon on this bpndv dav
sprang from some rifle toward Ms con
spicuous figure, and went singing Its
shrill, mysterious note until reaching
Mm it crashed through his face, fei'ed
Mm to th? ground ar>d. passing on. lo f t
tho'e brave men in arms as it does
around the form of a child in a crad’e!
The rude awakening came at earlle-t
dawn, and the morning mists veiled
the light of breaking dav. Tbe Con
federates along their lines were star
tled to their feet :bv the sudden cannon
rear, the strident rush of thousands to
the’r breastworks, tbe rifle vol’evs.’ the
clash of o-nfllet in the trenches, and
him to bleed uncon-clous on the field, then tbe huddling of the first as*anlt-
After inont'b* of healing a. dimnled dent
remained where the ball bad gashed
the handsome face of the brave war
ing divisions ln common confusion
with tbe brave defenders. The four
pickets nl?ced near the salient came
vet wMIe he uttered bis pra'se* of the
(a-pCoderate armle*. his unshaken faith
in Confederate motive*. h„t counse’ing
peace and good citizenship a s he’ng
now tbe highest du*y Th« Confedc-.
-mv was then breathing out It* life.
Thp ]a„t drens of its Mood wnro d-tp-
nlng from Its vein*- Its snirit drifted
away. leaving, a rich 'nherttance of
virtue* fop the u«e of the who’© coun
try. It* ea*afa’one wa* the hr-ad bo
som of its d°fon<Jers, On it* grav cas
ket was snread the battle flag its he
roes h°d born through four veers of
war and it* body was burled to rl*e-
”o more. Amt no man -knows the place
of its grave.
We will greet Gordon next a* a citi
zen of Georgia .preparing to pprve Ms
native State and all the oauntrv among
the foremost in peace as he' had be*n
among the bravest in,war. One inci
dent will show his high resolve to en
dure rri*fortune. with his people and
share their struxMos whatever they
might become. Within nhout a month
after tbe return to Georgia he sent me
a message to meet him for a confer
ence. For a ful! day we -discussed the
three ter trig conditions which foreboded
the coming of' ills upon tbe South more
harassing than those -of war, and we
agreed to stand bv our peonle for we* 1.
or woe. I will s’ate In genm-ai ter—*
that our sense of duty coincided with
the nosit'-n taken bv nil the Southern
neon’e. That tbe State* must be hon
orably restored to the Uni-’n: pacifica
tion throughout the country must be
horipraMv and promptly secured:
frferd':hip between Northern and
Southern peonle must be regained and
nut on a patrl'tic basis so that tbe
fires of sect'orjai hates -amu'd he ex
tinguished; tke Union will be regordofi
as Indissoluble: the true story of the
war must be transmitted tn posterity,
and t h n rise of the South from it* im
poverishments must not he r°ore**“d.
I call the country to witness th? fidel
ity with wh’ch Gord'n carried nut
these high resolves dur'ng hi* I He.
Thev were the burden of his addr***
everywhere. He was active among tbe
aMe men of the South in overthrowing
Barnesville ^ ust as taxation times comes along.
It was an interesting show and one
of tbe best sham bat’les witnessed ln 1 ^° U w re ,'
Atlanta in year*. The proceeds from Comptroller General tv A.
the ?ale of admission tickets are to be Wright during a lull in the rush of
dm-cted towards the expenses of tbe ewporatJon « of wh!ch wlU
F'fth regiment on Us trip to the 50 ™ b0
Jamestown Exposition on Georgia Day.
Decoration Day.
ATLANTA. Mav 25.—The 10.000
graves of-Union so'diers in the na tion
al cemetery at Marietta, will be abund
antly decorated with flowers on May
30, National Decoration Day. by tbe O.
M. Mitchell Post. Grand Army of the
Republic from Atlanta. Tn accordance
with long established custom prelimi
nary services will -be held In Atlanta.
To hear the railroad and other cor
poration representatives to'k. Captain
Wright said, one would think condi
tions now are worse than during the.
panic Of 1893. The story cf the iti-1
crease cost of operating expenses, la
bor and materials is to-’d to taxing of
ficials and to courts whiph are to’pass
on proposed rate reduction*.
"Why there is one rjilroad svstpnv
which operates in this State.” the
comptroller general went on. “which
nary services wit! -be hem In Atlanta. ’—’ . . i. - onn
this vea r the Central Ccngregational 1 P™ t0st s against a valuation of SloiMO
; to $10,000 nor mile which is compelled
church ?t ET.is street -and Carnegie . * ,„„„ .J „„„
Way. Rev. A. P. 'Sherrill, D. -D., will
preach the sermon.
to return its property in one State at
$40,000 per mfe and in another at S50.-
000. nor !? there any great difference -
Thomjjs P. Stooks to Bo investigated, j J" tbe ,? f the prOPrrUeS in theso
ATLANTA. Mav 23.—It has b?en de- i
cided bv the Atlanta, board cf water- The oomutro, er general has . tartled.
commissioners to hold the investigation
of tbe charges against Commissioner
Thomas F. S’ooks. to the effect that '
seme of the corporat’ops already with-;
his demands for increase* in “tax re-'
turns, and there are some surprise* to
he has received con. missions on nur- | J 10 0aI ’ 0d ‘ ° n
ehas-s of coal bv the department from ' rnad , cf ' TT1 ° q1 }' r for a return eoual ,o
the Rovlard Coal Co., of Ragland. Ala.. I near !?, flve tlir,es wb at it in. and
ngxt Thursday and Friday. President i «r a * company he ba* as'ed to
Walter T. 'Rr’wn. of tbat cnmhsnv. ( tr eh e itS r“tum. Ho .m* pot y*t t* <-
en up the big railroad svMems. it being
his purnose first to ge’ all of their re- ■
turns in hand, when h? will compare.-
Walter T. 'Br-wn. of tbat comn*nv.
who is considered Jarge'v resnon*ih’e
for the charges has w-ttten that he
can come here at that time.
Ou-oi-«~! anc j Presbyterian Case,
ATLANTA. May 23.—Argument In
the famous Cumberland Presbyterian
church case from Fulton Superior
court, w'll occupy the *unrema court
all-dav Monday, and w'll m-obablv run
into Tuesday. Tbe argument as al
ready em-ped unon will occupy eight
hours which Is eouivalent to two davs
sessions of the Supreme court, unless
it sit* in the afternoon, which It
mav do.
When tbe Cumberland P-e*bvterIans
united with tbe genera! P-esbvterian
church, following a conference and
rlor and made a scar which graced his h 1 ” with a lean an instant before
cheek throughout his life. He wore it
ever after as a. Jewe' mqre priceless
than the d'amo-«d on the sword hilt of
anv gallant knight.
After seven month* of d'sahiTitv
caus<-d bv these wounds. Gordon w»«
to ccns’der the virtue and acts of the ! commissioned br'godi«~-geroral .-vud
noble life It is designed to represent. ' assigned to the brigade which Gen.
and I sugrert that ell true monuments Lawton bad gallantly commanded until
must have been formed first in the b» also was wounded at Shar» T hnvg.
mind of the people who bu-'ld them amj . This brigade had^ireadv become dis-
thev will illustrate the noM.e character i tinguished bv service under Lawton,
of the bulledrs as we’! as the virtues j Early and Jackson, and as mv r*xi-
of the man whom thev honor. Tbe ment was part of. It. I am nrenared to
image of this spl»ndid enuestrian ! sav that the brigade and Gordon were
•*tatp? was first wrnrht unon the m«n- ) Mchly worthy -of earh op-er. Mv own
t.al tablet of the Confederafe soldier, j acquaintance with Gen. Gordon bpran
Tt w-s also farmed unon the mind of j the first dav of h>* arrival and wkbin
tbe State by the thought of the people. ' a few days it progressed into c’mo.an-
The idea broadened over all the 5-iouth ionshin in the battles near FrederlcV-*-
tbe first vollev. scarce’y giving me
time to mount and nut mv bj-’gade into
tbe metae. M»an+i-n<> Go-don wag on
the field forming bis division to charge
the m-**s. All other brigades of Lee’*
j imperilled armv ware In nv-tkn. and
' mv own brigade was ordered into the
general line. It was at th=t moment
when the brigades of Go-*/-n- s
mand stood In l'ne of battle, ready,
expectant and eager to make tb‘e
charge when Lee rode through their
ranks having a sublime exnro-glon on
h's ,nob> f«ce and in M* martial m*en
which flash-d tbe thrilling truth nnop
all the so’diers that it was -the he—ic
agreement entered into shout a year
tbe unwise policies of reCon*trucMoh. i exo. cer’ain mem-berg, a minority, of
He bad tbe b«*rt and help of the Con- ! the one . Cumberland Presbyterian
federate F Mfl'e rs because of bi3 un- I Church in Atlanta refu-ed to sanction
them and make some effort at
z *,'/-.n at the sam* time materially-
raising them. AM of the -Mg corn'rh-
tions straight through the list can look
out for materia! increases this year,
pud if they are not prepared to accent
them they may as well prepare to ar
bitrate.
“I am ying to take one mc-e shat
at them.” fbo c nr-.r;oll(. T s'-’S.
“and then if I don’t rot result* it wilt
be un to the Legislature to take bold
of the master.”
Tbe other d*y a representative of one
of the largest gas coronar.'*s in tbe
State Ca’led OP the Comptroller g-me-xl
and subm’tted the co™?*?”’? return’s.
Tbe to*e! we* ip-lde tbe million mark.
“A. fair y«!u*i*or> of vmir n-'n'-tv
W.-uld ■ be -t? SOO.tFO.” fbs compfro'ler
w-ve-in*- fidelity, end be won the go-'d
will of the Uni-sn veterans by hi* broad
ard gene-ous Patriotism. H’s com
rades mode Mm dommander-in-rh'ef
cf the United Confederate Veterans bv
their universal acc’amat’on f*om year ! church property along with them- into
.. - - gene~al told him. He was almost stag-
tno union, and protested against the "
majority taking over the church prop- j * y! ,u sav exnew«s ar- so
■ . „ _ 1 much heavier and labor <-e-t* *«« —-
To prevent the majority of the mem- j
bers of the Atlanta church tak’ng the c ' ' n
have
-t=e o-i
returned
and I shall not hesitate to sav that a
sentiment spread over all the Union
th*t Gordon’s illustrative life deserve*
r.ot only a monument In hronze -but
even a greater memorial than anv ma
terial structure can express. During
bis life the universal conception was
to vear a* Ion*- as he lived. His native
State mad* bjm Gove-po r two te-ms
tw'oe it* Penater, a”d be fUlsd tb**?
n-s'tions w<tb a statesman’s ab’IJtv.
\,’t*b V)is mavlcal. magnetic oratory be
thri”?d the tbmi«aud* who bpord him
speak more th*n a thousand tfm“* in
a* many n*«ces th-*-nxhout the Union.
the union, the minority secured an In-
junctlen in Fulten Superior court, and
af’er an extended hearing the court
decided in favor of the minority mem
bership. denying the right of the ma
jority to take tbe church property
away from the purposes to which. it
had been devoted. An appeal was of
He persisted in livl”*' in this g-ohd course taken to the Supreme court and
end n**ful career, either
ica.1 vlsrnr h”d shatter
rh b’s nbys-
?nd be
c’-arge to rectory or to d“ath. O. glo
rious army of the South! Gl-rrien*
lmfier of brave mpn! Noh'e alike*
burg .and Cbancel!or*vil!e. Tn the mWst j Eonni’v noble! Tf de*tlnv b°d nl—ady
of these hattle* In the -rrlpg of 1*83 j p-edetermlned that this twe’fth o* v-iv
tbe retaking of Marge’s He’ghts wa* zTtou’d he the time and thq “Rlood
a.**'gned to E'rlv and Farly ordered Angle” the place of the fioal o ,r er-
purnose of Ms great *ou! to lead tbat; loved mor« and more until ha denart-d
th’* life in the -perfect na->ee of ».!*
of v Jcj t 1 '*?
of i‘s w’ue. fhe ,,-,veii|ug of vopder
monuwert wilt k’-T a gr-at so*d’or
Gordon’s brigade to win the glory e”d
Gordon assigned m* reHment to take
the right and give direction to the line
veiled, but now the drapery will drop j of charge. The dange.rous movement
themselves for a time from tho awful ... .. , , .. .
obowers of grape and canister and i that "thoughts that breathe and words
from a finished work of prt which wiH
stand forever in nubile view to speak
w!*h tbe tongue of eloquence, truth and
authority.
It ha* been told bv history that en
tbe ar’d sands of ancient Egypt there
strod a statu* which utt»**d a e’enr.
m-'odiou* sound when sunrise gave the
mornlrg light that cheer* th* world.
The vibrant ma.ferlal rec**ved with
-apture the vibratloog w'-ich jvuired
forth in warm, luminous wav** from
•he sou! of the s’’n. Bvoanathv betyean
the statue a n d the ?-"■>’ orb produced
those stirring •vmnbcn'** of whig-
ag*» hn-e beardln creation, song and
story. Nature, art and man had oo-n-
blned material. sVill and susceptibility
to svn-nathy in the creating.of the o'd
Fga—tlan mvsterv. And now w* have
"noth»r trnrb fram its *ugge*t'on—
that tb* spirit -cf our n»n-,'e and ty*
re*—o'.efve m-utiment e^d th* ehhnMe
ebn-geter of th* man it ra"res“ut* are
a'! In symnafheltc unity The eloqu***
• tatne will never be dumh. It will
never utter an u"certa!n nor a mi*-
’sad'ng gaund. Everv on* w^o w’ll
d-sw rear this snot shall n*-ca|,-e tt*
meaning. If be -be not blind In he~rt.
and wi'I bear its parsuastve voice,
par.h y-mnnehetlc snirit will feel the
un’lft of an cunohl’ng s*nt-'ment and
-hculd l*t hfms*lf be m-’-ed to noh'e
action* bv t 1 -* 'ai'torv n* which this
mvr-tnt w'll rewtvt Mm.
I find my fe*t. therefore established
fir-u-ly her* on steady gr-und- rnr
form my heart my h*ad a-e p.'l in a
xg-T * ^ * V, ^
k*n<***t mnr-it-k* of this augu r t as-
semb’v wM> I I know full w*'!
b*g»n wibb *t*ady s*en In -ine of bat
tie under Early’s eye in open field. A
serious obstruction wag ereoun*«red
and th? usual movements were m«de to
pass. Then came the charge nt au’ck-
st*n to double oulck w'th the enthn-
s'~sm of the r ebel yell. I* was my first
ride in battle with Gordon *nd I felt
an exhl'araticn wh'c-a I did not try
to restrain. fhe brave hrigade a«-
c»”d?d the hill and sweat the field
*vh»n gn officer came to Gordon from
Farly with a word of caution. Tb*
•-Id exnerlencpd r*n*ral h»d sp^n the
brle-ad* manonver'ng to mss the o v -
structlon, mistook !** meaning and
knowing th* hazard of the eharg* had
*-*nt the officer with th* me«-»age
"Mv comnltments to G*n. Enrlv.” r»-
nllrd Gordon, "and t*'l him *h» h*'">>ts
have been alread** taken.” tMie b*'—-d*
'earr*d from t*>'s fight thar enthusi
asm In the m'dgt of r*glng battle •*•**
a ebarseterir’ic Of K-»’r com»n«ndev
Fnthus'a*m |« a vn’upbT a munition at
war. Bv ft th* rtran*”’ of * reg!m»nt
Is often doub'ed ard w'thout It no offi
cer c«n snccessfullv command. Tt w*s
a batt'afie’d character'*nc of tho
vonng Boutbernars. producing their
c’erlor wt*;oon th*'r startling, r'ng'ng
v*ll. their disposition to fight out*'de
*f breastworks and caus*d many vic-
to-les over supe’-lor rumb*ra.
I will ru-t offer an in*'ance in the
baft’e of Gettvs v urr to ’Vw Go-don’s
r—omotltnde in b"-*t1*. After winning
the battle of Ch’nnel’orsvllle L““
ma-rhed into Pern^v'mn'a and the
nnexr>“cfed battT* of G*t*v«-hurg r-t
-n. G'-rdon’s c’-m-nl had h=*n dls-
nafehed to t v e Bnaquefiarna. where or
ders nrrtidfl him to make a forced
throw cf the Confadrraev the anneal of
this scene of only flve mmut*? *w*nt
the decree from the reo*rds of logical
fate and permitted victory to be von
by subfipie sacrificial courage r a*h or
F-an by th* st*rn behest of phvpica!
force. Gordon r*ad the mirno-o o f Leo
at a r'»rc*. In a mo—ont he kv*w
—hat -hould be S--"e. "Wth h’s intul-
t-'v* discernment of the r’ght f>r*ion In
that supreme crisis h* rode to the s’de
of the. great o-mmp-nder end in man
ner voice and actual command re-
m.ans’ratpd again*t the sacrifice with
the historical words. T". L°e. you
mu-t go to the rear” which w*re re
routed and rolled along the I'n** oi
the armv. “mo the gr- 1 Gert. L*e to
•he r*ar!” Men and off'cers w»-q all
in*nlred by an irr“=i*tih’e cnthn.* ! .a*m
and in n mom*nt thev moved bv Gor
don’s -rdcr* into th* swirling vortex
of battle c.rd re’torefi th* broken lino.
No t—n can have a •higher comn'i-
ment than this that he h*.d the ad—
ration and co-fidence of Lea. The
g-egt commander of th“ C-?nfed°rate
pr-nv knew t’’e m-e m”tarv rna‘aj
y-hen he saw It *hta e nr hoard it ring,
u* w-s im—esa’d bv Go-don'-* aggre*-
p|v*nes*. his an'-arnri*lng sublt his
tody— *nt T*J- r-'-nniag p fi—ht. h's g«n-
eral rrom-tltud*. his nu'c’-”ne*s in tak-
uuon thi3 argument will be had on
Mr-nday.
In additlen to the foregoing it Is an
nounced that the Brun-wlck circuit in
the supreme court \-Ill not be called
before Tuesday. This is the March
term, 1907. docket. The remainder of
into our -memory, vram enn-’oe fa e»n- I next week’s cal] wit! include noth'ng
set the unobstructed praA*-—? fafing kevond the Hrunsw'ck, Atlanta ar.d
o n th**« ean’tof a-v-u-ds wi’j Tight ur> Stone Mountain circuits. There will be
M* hp-f* p ooa—r*d /-** and array with no se*=ion of the Sunremo court on
re-Hnrce b*s m-rti-l form. He will b*. Thursday, Friday and Saturday cf next
gin at o-ce to sneak to the nre**nt ! week, on account of the meeting_*>f the
Georgia Bar Association at Tvbee.
which will be attended by the- hv=-v)-
bers both of the Supreme court and ths
Court of Appeals.
ll’*t flouhje wh-f ran'
and m-ke It *1.800 eno?”
"xvhv tbat would prac’Scally ruin
us ” remarked the man.
“T don’t efxnctlv'understand kaw *m’j'
r*«ks that out ’-’’eri vou have a'ready
n”ed u” a good sur-h’s” *a'id fbn
comotro*i*r general. 1*
paw pa-rtng about *20 000 au"ua]l” f-n.
ta—o* Gtatg^ paaaf* and C.l’v. Voif
COlltd fiae-'Jv affo--* fa na’- a,a„hTpj that "
sum wi’hout materially affecting your
St’rulus.”
The eofratret'e— general ioft*— a*aq
that -b* wm’’d t*sl*t on the 'd-T|bl*
va-'u-tlon. Thi*' ’s giv»n as only a
pam—’e ca*s. mb»re w’ll bo aty*r (a- -
rr<"«? do-nand“d -on i—not’cel’y fbe
*amu sca’c. The oom-rt-nVor p-a—»—,1
n-ano*es fb*c •’■par *a t-V» *h a nn'nn,
<>af arc m“da to ’’aar’s ft'saal and
f-T 1 ' out from them s. ba»»« unan
whirh to ar-'ye at "nuallzatian of
the cornoraffon t.ax vn'ue*;
Con*rocl3 For 173fi Cars.
ATLANTA. May 25:^-The Atlanta.
Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad r.a.
has just awarded contracts for 1 TH)
fre'ght cars to be dslivered next fall.
OHIO REPUBLICANS .
INSISTED FOR TAFT
rtd with an elonue-rm fbat no men
rbou’d try to maJst. T’*o wl’l
p“e and bear him r* '-t -*bau ar-fv* at
t>n hpod of eon**cut*v* centur!®?
whi*h fol’n-w th® ever retiring year*
of t v e j-r“*ont. All n*or'p wbg im. In
r«--»*-r before 'tb** 7—0—77——t w’ll b*
told th* same old truth Wb'oh, *U nm
•have revered- that ‘ate manhood wi’I
p’wavs -ot th* rob’e ra-f wbengver
th* mo—“t oonvie*'"-* command. j This ! s s’id to be one of t 1 ? largert I That the Republican State centra!
Mrs. Gordon: I b*~ yntrr -a-misr'nn car ord°rs ever given in the South. - j commi.tee should, at the earliest pos-
to *ay that v~ur -ir«-*nc* <mffus*s fb*s I Of this number the contract for 910 sihle morrsut. provide some nWh.od by
wi*v, en lyp-ao-ib.natbo*. i coal cars and 30 caboose* was awarded ; which the Republicans cf Ohio- can
Tour confed*-af* v,rother* v—t how j to the Sou*'h Atlan*'c Car and Marti- demonstrate to the rest of the country
AHF n K, Ohio. May ?d.—"Resolved,
e’nwajv you followed vou* IPus*Tiaus
pnfl f-v, *,$y.
0”-?at 7 V B-or! 1*017 TT-apo hB-anv-
A jri?ar*-
tx*^» *0^1 ’n^gafriP T>wra»rjf?a-pr*o
(Iffspn TTe-ffTpn T* *" | q
hit f'l"
ffifi’-Bc; Train fl r -xgr
!na’’i’”>’ to that we and you
m*'*’ ra*s to h^iv>.
TTTns-^»o of y«n
en** «-**«* fM* rccas'nn -nd y’“dd»n Love For Fam'Iy Betrayed Garner.
fb„ r>—r*a p -a‘« m*-. Tb*t r *v=* ar. ATLANTA. Ga. Mav 2~—Tnpnsd
ugUffefi to *do—- y*u eb*-o and --"-t t through affection f*r hi* wlf? and SO”,
from *>! xV ha.v* hn-n-od fbam. Tb*|r j te’ls the Story of the rqnture of R. F.
o’d h*-- f s b**om* voung a — 'n w 1 -"? ; Garner, wan’ed in New Orleans for
facturing Co., of Waycross. and the whom they favor for President.” was
balanr* of the order went to the car ■ the concluding paragraph of -resolu-
irarufscturlng trimr. known as the ; tions adopted by the Summit County
American Car and Foundry Co., of St , Republican execu.ive committee which
L*uls. Th's includes 500 box cars and met here this afternoon.
300 flats. Tbe mice named in the con- j There was little opnos'tion to the
true’: was not given. ! adoption of the resolution. Senator
The c3-s wIT b e del'vered about the pick was not pre*ent he having left .
time of th* road’s completion into At- . f Cr Chicago last evening. The poliey
lanta and Birmingham. j of President Roosevelt wa* praised .
and W. H. Taft was declared to
the best representative of Rcoseve'tlan
policies and entitled to still. higher
honors.
»dv3Pt-.yo 0 f a f t i rn jn the tide of I •— P - .. — - ■ . . - , „... ,
a and hi* dar'ng cc-rage jn ex- j you smtie upon fb*m. pud tb-— b wi*h : the embezzlemmit of $40 n,iO -rtm the
-g a rnrratl I omit poor** of | rr-Htnd* fo- t'-» tir-t-*= t“uder
de+ectlves knew then the chase was
* of ■ the Southern Pacific Railroad, which ! ended. The house was surrounded and
Gm-don’s haftle? in which his mlliiarv i mi!’- loving kindn*** and vnnr faithful
.abi'it'c* were dtpn’.T-*d to give thg j watotj-pa-o. o’**r tb*i- boiaor and the
total of all eulogies bv stating i memorably h’storv of t v *'r coura—*.
tbat he had the entire confidence of
Rnb.rt F Lee.
We will r*xt se* Le* pud Go-don
♦oy*ther at tbp haftl* of Apnamattox.
av’,*7’ the fateful mm uiny hour* nt
uoma’tox w?r* wrist t-ward roan,
L®* sent an officer to Gordon to in
quire how he fared, and received th*
Jfv e>n : "Vnjif r»''f*^ ~n ra
h-i’^ f~c*m
you
th<» vrtij
r»r gr****^ a r v on pt® ^-
was effected bv Pinkerton men at Car- J the next day Garner was taken,
tersvihe yesterday afternoon. } One of the Pinkdrton men adm'tted
For more than two months the Pink- j that he had engaged in conversation
erton d*tec‘ives have be?n laying with Garner at Rom? ard had talked
arourd the borne of Mrs. Garner and j about the hitter’s flight without r?? g-
ber cM’d. feeling sure that sooner or j nizing him. It is stated in dispatche*
iater th°ir e-*me would cros* their I from Cartarsvllle that he will await
path. Thursday night the men cn 1 requ’sitton. Dr. J. R. Garner, of At-
-pa'-otfi thn'fi vaup i guard beard a stranra voice on the ! !?nta, a 'rother cf Garner has gone to
own Confederate *o’p;» rs r c«e tb-' r ; plaza of Mrs. Garner’s home ard heard : Cartersvllle to confer with him regard*
wrinkled faces flushing with pride 1 It address the child as * my son.” The i lug the case.