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P-Rlfll 2 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.