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If! MEMORY OF DEAD HEROES
Memorial Day Was Beautifully Observed in Atlanta and
Other Cities—Bronze Cross of Honor Presented
Dy Daughters of the Confederacy.
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erally observt 1 in Atlanta. The weather
»>< tl th > ci.u <1 be deslrr I and the
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a wealth nf wll.lw>< ►! bl»-■ .nt and culti
rktrj b!-> tn *u seldom seen tn the
hands nf fair girls and little children
doing honor to the departed heroes of th-
Every *1« a? of the very Interesting
programme w carried •ut with spirit,
..nd p ».i«!nc effect. The ceremonies a.,
th- statehouse, th. grand parade and the ,
d—orat.on .f Hie graves wer- most Im
; r-«-ive ,;-.j witnessed by .arge crowds.
The p-rsentat! t. of the t»roi>z- «-ross of ’
honor to f.ree hundred confederate vet
erans by t! • Ihirttern of the Confed-j
« racy in the hall of th- hous* of r-pre- >
f-ntatlves w.f a nd;Me nature *'f tn-’
uav. Governor A I- n D. Can-Iler. a- ora- |
•-r this oyeas; > iral Captain W. D. |
Hills, as -rat r of th- n.etn.-riat *-x*-r-
* e at the c* • ry. delivered masterly
T‘. parad. »,'■ ; let.*! I. XVhcn Its s*.i
p-" • v mount*.! h-ad c altered around the
l-n. of B*..'Mr— street tat- M.r -tta. I
■ i- l and p >-i«4 "D x. hundreds of
h* *. The nftl. r-gintent. v.splendent .
new anlforms < .nesting of natty blue!
bl >;a. d h.te . k pints, looked the
. r a . .tnit: .;■•! it is. Tne Governor's |
II •liar: 1 the Atlanta Aril! •ry ;
pr- -»’■•. a dashing pictur* . The
At’.’ ta P ’ r* - impr.ots.sl the s;<*---
t .»‘ • • - S 1 Wei’ made ..nd w• .J dri led
1.- ■ fm« ■ Two patr >. wagons 1 >a.|.-4 1
w A; i.I -■* -ms and lilt - girls ini
v ;. their r>-ar. The nr.- lad
dies. .1 their mtgntii*-* nt n-w
drum c made a tine appearance, :
W. , . , • 1! '.••• . -■ I t,
breasts. Tt.. uniformed societies, the i
hKb .* I. •ys. a small l> v nggrega- ,
t- - .1 ; ■ t mselves the b-wer Ca-
dets a- Ji ■ c line of prominent citl- !
. : *--•«. including the mayor j
n f.: -s. camsdetel the proves-|
Bi ' t • b !y upon whi-h a I eyes ven- I
( ~ z a cou z<?==>
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• Snap Shots at Statesmen Participating in Alabama Convention
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' t.-red were the in. n who wore th* gray.
t.’-li' 1 brass, no fas. ~n«l bailors to dis-
th«ni as th* y p iss-.1. and they
n*.d..| n nr. “Ix t not him who putteth I
'•n :h- armor like him who tak.-ta ■
it off." Those dim eyes had «!• imed with
th- wild light «f nattl. . th**?* meek
t :roat» had utl-red tin fl. rce battle cry
of th- southland; thos.- lab. .r-c.t doused ■
l ands had press.-d the musket bu'rt wh i
. the bayonet felt the .if.- blood warm its ;
I ni<-r.-11. ss st—l. |t is an unimaginative I
' and an unpatriotic mind that did n-'t |
g w a th t. I. . inspiration at th- s’giit
. Os thus.- gray loads. ~n . | |. it should, i•«.
ai.-I—y« s. th- humbie. worn civilian d:< :
of m..ny <>f tt>. y. t-r i.i« f H |; n ,._ Th.-r.- j
w ..s a dig;i.;j til* r- in which • .•nn u;. .o' '
. pathos an.l th- h-ndc w-i- str.ing.-ix |
’ l»;--:ided. Ti>---. m.-n w-rc Tt in actor.-- in
| a w-.r d-«-j> i.-h Th- personi •. »f th. ..iv -
Wi- w ; h a passing . but what it i
st -M f; pi ,-iist .r .- m.-m.>r:. s w worth I
a Htetim- of grat.-fu! p:ais<-. They had |
g«n<-. had n. had. morally. . .n.i.i.-r.-d
Th-y had f. light tin- go si light, th.— had
X no faith of th... r. voltit...nary fa
thers. and a crown of glory should l.<-'
. up for them t!i:s g !de .-f th. New
All along the line of march th- obi vets
. w»-r< gr—t.s. wilii l>. art j <-h.-.-rs and it »i
infn-.pi. ntlv tin- old .. 0.-l y U was to
b» h.ard a.H.v.- the shouts of the |.<-op|.-
' standing on th- -id.-walks The re<-.-|»liou
I i.-.| th.- |..||ow-is ..f th- stars and
■ I.iih w. - i-.ittaous ati.i g.-nerous, ami .
.11 tit- ol.i >|<!|.-rs s. • n>< d ally.- to th.
fact that th<-v w.-rr .-onttn.-morallng the [
vrtloroiis .1. .sis of tin ir comrades who had 1
gon.- | H fore.
- last grave of those In whose m< mo- ;
ry Memorial !»ay was tnaiigurat.-d had
n gartanded le*fore sunset and the im- i
’ mens, crowd to-k its leave for the city
' after th- r« formed column had mov.sl out
of the gate.
The Day at Athens.
Athens. G t.. A| rtl Ji—<S|e- i.-ih)—The
Mem.-rial <!ay -xer.-’s. - in \tl.«-ti.s tt'av
w. re th- in. -t I -a-i iful in r—nt y ears.
! cs|H<-itiiy that p.rtlon when- "crosses of >
. ht.-v r" were iv* r<-1 to tw > bundl ed
| mid lifty-three old y.-. r.-tn-. that |e atiti- ■
ful custom having been first sUg-z-ste.l
i by an Atin ns .ady, Mrs. Mexan i-r S Er-
I win. a .laughter < f the late General How
ell Cobb.
The ex.-rcises nt the opera house w. re
witnessed by over twelve httmlr-l iir-pple.
Th- • o -tilt :: pra-. -r v.as .tt.-f- .I i-. I’r.
■l..‘tn XV. 11. <lt. followed i«V s.eu;s by the
i Lin y <' >iv> institute chorus.
Tia n ante th*- ori'lon ol the tl.-y. Judge
A! --rt I. Xlltelie 1 jntrd't. •.1 tn -tn a? •
’ pi-, atiai.. n.ann-i th*- orator, lli’n So-t
--1 1 \V,-P.-11'. who <i.-l!v. red on.-..if the
ent ta . ■ ever b I
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tn k. sparkling and original, and full of
; wipdom.
At Columbus. Ga.
t’oltimbus. Ga.. April 2t>. .Special. >—
Th*- m.-m-rial observance in Columbus to
day wa en<- of the most b.-.-iutiful cv«-r
held In a city noted for its tender
thoughtfulness forth.- conf.-derate death
l‘ra< tieally the entir.- citv turned out this
aft rnoon to the exercises at the opera
l-.-use and to Linwood cemetery, where
til. floral decorations on the soldiers’
! graves w»-r«- on an unusually elaborate
scab- Th- day was v< ry generally ol>- j
-. rv*-I as a holiday, all the leading stores |
closing this afternoon.
Tit. opera house was filled to overflow
ing at tit*-beautiful exercises arranged this
afiertiooit by the Lad!* s’ Memorial A- it-
■ inti.nt. Th- orator of the day was Mr.
1 1. u.-fan I. Knight, of Th- Atlanta Con-
i stitutlon. who delivered what is generally i
-aid to I*. 'H > of th.- most . plemlid |
memorial .addresses .-ver trade In I'oluni- |
: mi- The list of m* tnorial day orators
I aas in. ludeil in.my aide and distinguished '
southerners, and tit. popular compliment
f.ai<! to today oration i : . therefore, all
tin- more to b.- nppr<-<-iated.
At Savannah, Ga.
S ivan: all. G.a . April 2*:. ySpeclal.) Me
morial J>ay was celebrated with great
enthusiasm. H- td*-d by tin- military <-s- |
eort, th- Republican Biu-s and Lawt n
t’adets, the parade marched to tile ,-on- ’
fed.-rate monument in th- park ext-- t- |
alon. wh-.e the usual military -x-reises
• w-re held. There were in the paratie- over |
• -.Ki v.-t-r.ins, 175 Cli dren of th- Confed- ;
i eracy and 75 Sons of Vet.-rnns. After
the exercises at -he monument many '
went to Laurel Grove, where a wreath i
was pla.-f-l ..a .-a.-h confed-. rate grave. ’
To t ght it the Guards' hall tin- Memo
rl I' -w i - .: I. I >
large audience .y C,l ne[ A. R. Lawton,
alt • prat—-*1 tin- achievements ..f t ■ t;h>-
. ■ ■ .• ■ .: ■ 11. tn<] the ci. tart
pr*-- t:ge of Savannah. He wa* f »lb>w-d
■ v Hon. S. I’-. Ad tn-. Who I • ■ .
;: name -f th.- Daughters of th- t.'on-
f. .-. racy, tin- cross of hon.c- to 1-0 c dl
l'. .1, rate veterans.
At Griffin, Ga.
Griffin. Ga., April Jl.—tSpecial.)—Today
tit- citizens of Griffin ami visitors assem
bled with hearts attumd to the oe.-aston :
i the
nn * pNDAV, .A PHIL 30, 1900.
to testify by beautiful tribute th.dr devo
tion to th- memory of our fallen heroes.
The principal . x<-••efs.-s wer- conducted at
the < Cy nijil ■ ta -.iter ai. I the entire pro
grtinime wa; b au'lfn' ami tmprcssl-<
Hon. .hili n i . XVI i.inomn, i f l-'msyt'i,
delivered the oratloi
, ’* At Macon C
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i i. - till-, making He la t .*>n< that will
1 last I ui't in th- tn.-moi y o’’ the Macon pe >-
I pie. Nearly every business house In the
• < ity closed at noon, while all of the
i schools were given holiday.
Th.- .-xt ii |se> <!i.l not rnmence until
about Halo o'clock, wh. ti lln- military cont
■ panles, three In numb, r, top. th.-r with the
I confederate veteran.-, 1 -ma d ic line at the
! courthouse and marched t<> the c-metery.
The parade was a very pretty one. It
i was in command of Colon*-! Hiiy unlen, of
j the Second Georgia rei'iment. The parade
j marched to tin- cemetery, wh*-re fully
; in.uiHi people were gathered to hear the
I address d-liv.-red by Hon. John . Aiken.
'of <'ariersi ilh . The addi .-ss o. Mt . Aiken
! was one of the tin. st ever deli-., red here
i on a ,-lmilar occasion, and it wa greatly
j enjoy. .! by the immense throng.
i The l- ia>es of th*- th-ml h> io.-s som<. L’.'oo
in nuniber. w*-re dee..rated with llow.-rs.
| and a small < onfederat. flag was placed
; on each gr tve. The v-terans v ere pre-
I sente.i with the cross. of honor. These
were procured by the Hangh’ei.- of the
‘ Confe.n racy. This organization also fur-
I ni-hed the veterans w th lunch.
At Rome, Ga.
Rom-, Ga . April tS: tl.i— M“fi >-
. r’al day was tiftlngly . .*r\ -d In re today
i in the nr< sen-e <»f an enormous >-|- >w<i.
Mr Albert Host. r. of M i.lis.m. mmle the
i addr -ss anti It yy.ts on. . f the most b.-au-
I tlful *ver d.livetel in ths city. One of
th*- st 'rring i-i • nts <-f th.- day yvas -he
1 tn irehing ■ ; I.o*o .-•■hod . ar If ti tin I th’er
i tic -oration () f the- mft tier gtaves.
At Augusta. Ga".
Aligns’t. Ga . April tS,-" •';«!.> Me
tnorial lay v.as ol s-rvo j In Ai'gii-ta by
tin- nni'inil meeting of th-, confederate
■survivors, dress.-.1 l,v Hon Joseph 11.
I Cumming nt tie >l.. an.l the celebration
l.v th* I atli.-s' M tn..rial Ass-.'ail.-n in
th.- .iftetmoon at th? "s Idler-' ■t -tloti" in
the metci'y. Rev. Hun: •' i’tvidsm was
. the -.ralor ml yy is ii>t■ <»lii- *-> by the -on
<t. ral W. H. T. W »lk< • wh . wt •
i. )u t'te ’ightinn :.r ar.d At'ant i.
There was a tine military *• . mb- ■■ the
Tti -d G orgia regiment -'- r *'* 1 >*•■-!
'l'h .mas- >n. th*- acad-my c o ts an.j the
I Sac: . .1 Heart e ulct«.
At Mobile. Ala.
Mobile. Ala.. April I’io thousand
people ga tln r< <1 in Mt*Uli*diac .n< ’* ry th s
. vening despite th*- threatening weather.
paving tribute to the memory of the con
federate dead who rest In that place. The
1 weather during the morning had been all
that coiflil ho expected, but early in the
afternoon I'.eavv clouds gathered anil
while the ceremonies were going on the
rain descended in torrents. AU the local
i . and ilie < .nteilerate veterans were
pre; ent anti decorat -d the graves of the
d -* ti * - i'raycr -.y 1* 4 . v Rev
Gardiner «'. Tucker, of this city.
I After the ceremonies there hnd been
’ 1 completed the soldiers and veterans
' marched to the plot of the federal sol
diers buried in the same cemetery, where
, , t xercises were held, which w i re shorti n-
■ id by the rain. Rev. Mr. Tucker led in 1
i pray er ami spoke In part as follows:
* "When the mayor of Chit ago paid the I
beautiful, worthy tribute to the confe'i- '
irate soldiers buried there; when, during
i the late war. General Coppinger and his
staff assisted In the ,ceri-m*mies here on
Memorial Hay. it was but a beginning of 1
l the end of all sectional feeling. The ■
north and the south arc now cemented to- 1
| g. liter by the blood which flowed at El ’
Caney and San Juan. This act of ours ;
■ tod ix is one of lov.- and courti sv. In meni
;or v of those dead men They died tor
1 their country and their flag, and so did ■'
, those who sleep over yonder In the other .
' Plot.
"1 tnaki* no apologv for the south. Ae
i cording to the .-x.-eiition a it was un-
I ilerstood at that tlin-. both sides wire
■ rignt. The question was left to the ar
bitrament of the sword ami it was de
cided against us.''
At Birmingham, Ala.
Birmingham, Alt.. April IN. Memorial
Day was fittingly celebrated here today
i by- Camp Hardee I'nited Confederate
Veterans. Exercises were held at tin
■ first Methodist church, where a beautiful
address was d.-livercd by Rev. J. I‘. Mc-
;F« rrln. The veterans then marched to J
t the cemetery, where the graxes of de- I
parti.l veterans Were streyvn yvtth flowers.
The local camps of the Daughters ot
Confederacy ami Sons of Conf.'ik rate 1
Veterans assisted in the exercises.
At Montgomery, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala , April M- morlal
Day was observed here Imlay by the Li
llies’ Memorial Association, the local mil- .
itary an<l citizens generally. The proees
, sion moved at I o'clock and consisted nf
a squadron of police, marsha and aids,
tw infantry- companies, artillery ami
squ iilron of cavalry. An interesting pro
gramme tvas carried out at the cemetery.
1 Mr L. A. Sh iy -r, of the law department
; of tin- interstate commerce commission, ■
was th- 1 orator of tin? day. The soldiers
■ paid th** honors to the dead confedt ates. (
The tl iv yva> perfect and the attendance
was large.
SfIMFORD GIVE?! HOMWIOH
Alabama Democrats Had Harmonious Convention—Named
Candidates, Adopted a Platform and Went Home.
Hon. W. J. Bryan Was Indorsed.
Mcntg* tterv. Ala.. April 2C—<Sp?-cial.)—
■ The demo, ratlc state convention lias ad
i journed sii.o die after nominating the next
| governor anil his cabinet, indorsing Mr.
i Bryan ami the Chicago platform, indors
ing Senator Morgan and his Nicaraguan
canal plan, select hlg a new state < xecutive
committee ami electing delegates ar. I
' electors to the national convention nt
Kansas City. It will go down in history
* as perhaps the most harmonious state
I convention ever h.-1.l in Alabama. There
; yvas I<-ss trailing and tratli. king in votes
, and influence than in any of the conven
, tions held in recent years.
Then- yvere no combinations to .Irf.-at
I the strongest man, notwithstanding th.-n
' w:*.s an average of four or live candid:-.’.es
for eat h otMee. The favorites all wot*,
anil it was the evident policy of the as- i
■ setnbly, lepresentlny the democrats of the
state, to give the nomination to the man
( who came to the convention with more
' votrs than tiny of his opponents.
The convention nu t Wednesday-at noon ,
in the n w auditorium on North Perry
street. The latiacfty of the building is
ampl for a much larger convention an t
th.-re w- ;-- comforiaule scats for all of
the d«-leg ites and visit rs.
i Thi convention v.as called to order by
1 Hon. R. J. Lowe, of J. fferson. chairman
|nf the sta'e . xecutive committt« <-, who
; in a few yvi-11 . h .s.-n senteni ■< op. neu tile ,
meeting for buslm ss. lie r.-ferred to the
fact of the recent factional tight in the
party, saying the v.av. s of dis. ord had
run high for a while, but that th • execu
tive <ommi”ee was not n qiunslble tor
• th.? breaches of dis-ipline that hail oc
curred. He felk-it ltd the j.arty on the
harmony tiiat now reigned in its ranks,
congratulated th.- state on its resources
ami patriotism an 1 the convention on be
ing th-- most harmonious in the recent
history <>f the state.
Ji nt. W. P. Pinckard, of Birmingham,
the temporary chairman of the conven
tion, was introi’tiee Iby Mr. Loyce. Alter
expressing his gratitude in an appropriate
speei h. Mr. Pinckard assumed th. duties ■
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
■1 nf bls position. During the remarks an
enthusiastic n ember menticned the name
i nf John T. Morgan ami the chairman pro
posed threi chi ers for him. which were
: cordially accorded. The delegates were
then enrolled, which r« tuireil perhaps an
hour of the conv* nti -n’s time, the report
of the committee on credentials to the
off- -t that both the contesting delegations
i from Mobile lie seated an i allowed half
' each of the voting strength of the county,
was adopted.
Aft, r a r. cess of an hour the convention
reass. mbl. i at ":30 o'clock and the com
mittee on p. rinam-nt organizati<n, whi n
ha 11 u appoint..; at the morning ses
sion. re lartcil. r* commending Hon. Frank
S. Whit- , of Birmingham, th.- chairman of
Senator Morgan's slate campaign c«m
--i mittee, for permanent chairman anil Hon.
I it. E. Nell, of Dallas, the se tary d the
Morgan < mmitt -. for permanent sec
retary. They were accordingly unani
mously elect, d.
Captain White, who Is an accomplished
, sneaker, deliver.-.! a handsome sp.-evh of
j m-eeyitai.e*-. <'halt man White apointed a
strong com.aitt.-e rm platform ami reso
lutions. headed by Hon. John B. Knox, of
Anniston.
Balloting Begins.
Colonel S imford cam, t** th- convention
w ith I’H votes ins'.rtt. ted for him. s
against seventy-six for Mr. Wa of
I Hale, speaker of the house; sixte-elght
for Mr. St.ililr.4s. i ongre-sma :t f; .’n, : ■
ilistrct. and "f:y-n t..- for Gen- rd Char.. ■
M. Shelly, of Birmingham, former ■ >n
grossman from the fourth V tbama ■
tri. t. One hundred and tw. ,i:y votes f
the 5C4 in the convention w. re un?ns;-u i-
The flrst ba!! >t was is follows: SamforJ
21fl. Stalling, lc"’». Waler - Sm-llv '!»
S.-cond ballot Stimfor I St I'liaas
j lO’* = . Waller t.'.U. Shelly ?7.
At the close of the second ballot, wh'. h
was taken about h:;>’ o'clock p. m.. a m■>-
; t!.»n to adjourn was made bv an < -i-> nent
j of Colonel Samford. This wis t - t-st
i vote. The Samfonl men wanted to y.-matu
I and nominate their favor;: -. The f: ends
