GEN. GORDON SPEAKS
Great Feature of the Big Reunion of
Confederate Veterans.
CONVENTION FORMALLY OPENED
General Gordon, Who Was Twenty
Hours Late, Came in During the
Proceedings and Was Given a Great
O vat ron. l ""
The real opening of the big Confed
erate Veterans' reunion at Dallas, Tex
as, took place on Tuesday. The ever
I of the day was the, address of Gen.
Gordon. It was received with the great
. est enthusiasm by the hosts of old sol
diers present.
GENERAL GORDON'S SPEECH.
General Gordon's address was as f ol-
- lows: . . . '.y. ' :; '
Governor, Mr. Mayor, Gentlemen of
Committees and My Fellow Country
men of Texas: How shall I tell you
what we think of Texas, of her great-
still broader hospitality? I but poorly
express the thoughts of these veterans
when I say that whether we look at her
geographically, historically or sent!-
mentally, Texas is aDOut, tne Diggest
ww . J 9 A.
thing we ever saw. She can raise cattle
enough on her wild lands to furnish all
the canned beef for the armies of Uncle
Sam, John Bull and the German Em
pire, and still have fertile lands enough
Wt If nlATitntT-in. the fleecv stanle. to
make more bales of cotton than are
now produced by America and Egypt
combined: or, if planted in grain crops,
to feed every man, woman and child in
the Union. ,
With such a territory almost equal
to that of the " original thirteen States
which threw off the' yoke of bondage
and wrenched freedom from the great
est of empires this great Common-
'wealth holds today within its borders
a population devoted to those same im
perishable principles a population
which, if the occasion should come,
- would wage another seven years war in
defence of this inherited republic, its
flag, its laws and its regulated liber
ties. :'
In the few moments In which propri
ety permits me to speak, I dare not
trust myself to1 make more than the
briefest allusion to Texas history. I
cannot survey ef en the confines of that
vast field, made so rich and so inspir
ing by the great deeds of her martial
sons. Indulge me just long enough to
say that from her birth: through all
her costly experiences as a struggling
republic, and through subsequent wars,
the sons of Texas, whenever summoned
to the sacrificehave noured out their
' blood freely oh liberties' altars. From
Goliad and San Jacinto, from Buena
Vista and Scerro Cordo, from Chicka-
maugas mils and tne sniverea.rocKs 01
the Round Top at Gettysburg, from
the charge of her cowboys and rough
riders up the wire girdled, steeps of
Santiago, from every battlefield made
a
memorapie oy American vaior comes
the thrilling answer, of Texas to free
dom's call. No wonder b.e has inspired
her neighbors beyond the Rio Grande
with such .wholesome respect for her
powers. No wonder that the. Lone Star
is so dazzling to Mexican eyes. You
know that the Mexicans claim they
could stand up fairly well-against the
whole of the United States if it were
not for Texas.
uut not oniy is Texas great mston
cally and great In her geographical ex
panse, but she can do more in a small
space than any other country In the
world. As proof, I point you to little
pour out of the greasy throats of boU
mg, thundering ,ga8fers, oil eootfgh to
light every hamlet in the land, and at
the same time, if j government experi-
am A ... . ; i in a
all the mosquitoes from the Jersey
shore to the Mexican border. '
Again Texas has the biggest cities of
their size in -all the. universe. Shall I
illustrate by naming one? The. throb
bing heart of every veteran in this as
sembly has already answered with the
name of Dallasbeautiful Dallas, hold
ing now in her loving embrace v more
people from the- outside than she has
population inside. And who are those
men whom she so tenderly and so lov
ingly embraces ? sWhat this outpouring
of her people? Is. some lrince neory,
or some potentate of kingly lineage
pausing in her streets ? ' There afe no
Prince Henrys here no brothers, no
other kin of the great Kaiser. But there
are men here, who to your thought are.
greater than Princes, grander than po
tentates. Here are- men, of the purest
and most royal llneage-men in whose
reins runs the blood of the founders of
this mighty republic, whose " mission it
is to light up for "struggling humanity
the highway to freedom. Hore are the
veterans of ttiei: proraaest oc arnnes
hoary with age and ennobled ny sacri
fice, who by their own individual hero
ism in the bloodiest of wars,- by their
self-control and self-reliance through
the long crucifixion which followed,
have won the admiration of all' men
who honor manhood and love liberty, j
In a word, you, my fellow countrmen i
of Texas, believe, and you have a, right
"to believe, that every soldier who
bravely fought in the Confederate army j
and remained loyal to. its memories, as
well as loyal to the republic, Is a Prince
in hi3 own " right and by his own
achievement. You believe, and you hart
a right to believe, that every gray can
that ever sheltered' the head of a faith
ful Confederate private, is a nobler
crown than that worn by any poten
tate on earth. But I am trespassing and
Pinne with the airectine bw
. ertiHers to this great
State and glorious city. Our hate are. ott
to both, and so long as mo -
will, hold you in .loving emuio.. ,
- Reeves Pardoned. .
tto, mnd nv nable. Governor Gen
eral Wood issued an order pardoning
W H Reeves, wnu woo iui. ,
tenced to ten years, imprisonment and
to pay a fine of $35,516 for eomplkaty
i rt.nHan Tnatel frauds. Reeves
was liberated at once. General Wood
says he pardoned Reeves beauare he
was a witness pjt dmw.
Governor Odell at Charleston.
Charleston, S. C; Special. Wednes
day was New York Day at the exposi
tio'n. In , anticipation of the event a
large party of business men,' composed
of members from the Merchants' Asso
ciation of the New York chamber of
commerce and New - York cotton ex
change, accompanied by many ladies,
arrived this morning and Gov. - Odell
and staff arrived on a special train
Tuesday, afternoon.
Lajoie Taken Out of the Game
Baltimore, Special While the. second
half of the eighth Inning of Wednes
day's American League games was be
ing played here, Manager Mack, of the
Athletics. received a -telegram from
Philadelphia stating that the court had
issued a temporary injunction restrain
ing Lajoie from playing for fire days.
While Mr. Mack was not advised to
take Lajoie out of the game, he de
cided to do so pending a conference
With COIHlBtl.
To Settle By Arbitration.
Augusta, Ga., Special. It is be
lieved that the strike of cotton mill
operatives, which j was inaugurated
A. 1 t
wo weeKs ago, win oe settled in a
day or two. A conference between a
committee of the King Mill strikera
and the manufacturers has been ar
ranged. An arbitration board will bu
n t A K 9 . 11. J J S ' ill
appumit'u aua its uecisioa will oc
binding on both sides. As soon as the
differences of the King Mill are ar
ranged the lock-out in the other mills
will be declared off.
Memphis Entertains Schley. ,
Memphis, Tenn. Spfcial. Rear Ad
miral and Mrs. Schley will arrive In
Memphis from Washington, early
Sunday evening, and will be the
guests of the city until Wednesday
night. Preparations have been made
for public receptions, river excur
sions and other entertainments.
While here the admiral will be pre
sented with a magnificent silver ser
vice bought with contributions solicitH
d oy The Commercial Appeal
Port of Entry to Be Moved.
Washington, Special. The ways and
means' committee ordered a favorable
report on the bill of Representative Mc-
Call, of Massachusetts, to refund the
taxes upon .legacies for the use of re
ligious, literary, charitable or educa
tional institutions or fox the encour
agement of art, or for cocleties for the
prevention of cruelty to children. A bill
was favorably reported removing the
port of entry from Bdenton, N. C, to
Elizabeth City. : . ,
Paine Not Guilty.
Washington, Special. The: Navy De
partment has received the findings of
the court-martial, headed by Rear Ad
miral Cooper, which tried James A.
Paine, a blacksmith aboard the United
States steamer Cincinnati fo the kill
ing of Agnes Williamson, a water tend
er on the same vessel; while the Cin
cinnati was lying off Charleston, a few
weeks ago. The court found Paine not
guilty of the charge of manslaughter
and .he was acquitted. '
Congressman Cumtnlngs .
' Baltimore, Special. -It was learned
from a reliable source late 'Friday
that Congressman Amos J. Cummings
of New York, is critically ill, from
pneumonia, at the Church Home, in
this city. ' It is understood that his
recovery is extremely doubtful. N
The baseball season new draws near.
The bleachers soon will roar, - V
likewise that piping voice we'll hear";
"Hey! Mister, wot's de soorer'
What a Texas Cloud Did.
About dark a heavy cloud gathered
southwest of Jacksboro and seemed to
be rolling in the air. Just as it eot
over the 'air ? grounds It appeared to
dip and blew down the grandstand and
bounced to the oil mill, a quarter of
a mile away, and came down again,
lifting off the roof and tearing it into
shreds. Then it bounded about four
hundred yards', and- took off the top of
the T. N. Brown house and lifted a
house off its foundation near hv
Three hundred yards further it took
away the sheds and fence of a wagon
yard. It then seemed to rise and
burst in the air. No one was hurt
and the damage done; to property will
not amount to more than $1,000 to
$1,500. - There was a light shower of
rain, barely laying the dust Galves
ton Daily News.
THE PARADE OF THE VETERANS
Inspiring Scene; When Old Wearers
of the Gray Lined Up. ,
The great para'de of the Confederate
Veterans at Dallas, Texas,-on Thurs
day was an inspiring and ; Imposing
affair.
"It was as'fine.a parade as I ever
mlw at a reunion," said G.eneralGor
ilon and General Moorman ' echoed
this ' expression. . W: . ' :.', : ''. ' :v'
There was no business session nf
the association, a recess Tuesday
having been taken till Friday.
The parade is thus described:
. Dallas, Tex., Special. With their
blood stirring to the same old airs
which bade them do and die for their
cause two score years ago, the vet-,
eran remnant of - the x; Confederate
army represented at the Dallas re
union marched through the streets of
the city Thursday, the object of
wildly cheering throngs. The day was
a holiday in the city, all public build
ings being closed between the hours
when the parade was passing. Thou
sands of visitors, coming fori the
sole purpose of seeing the old sol
diors, were added to the multitude al
ready on the streets. That the weight
of years was on mostof them was
apparent , in furrowed cheeks and
snowy hair, in halting steps and
rounded shoulders ; but that the old
pride of achievement and duty well
done remained was also to be seen, in
the dogged persistence with which
they followed, the old flag and .threw
off their years to the . strains of
"Dixie." Many a veteran who In other
days exhibited a brilliance of execu-.
tion which added much to 'the suc
cess of the strategies of Confederate
leaders, was compelled to drop .out
of line before the march was oyer.
The line of march, covering the down
town district was a packed mass of
humanity. ' The crowd was far and
away, the largest that the city has
ever entertained. Windows were
bright with the faces of women and
girls with waving handkerchiefs and
flags and the sidewalks were almost
impassable by reason of the conges
tion. The decorations, by reason of
the splendid weather reqently, were
as bright as on the first day. All the
available police were kept busy try
ing to keep the crowd off the streets,
but with ill success. The throng was
far too large to admit of control by
any ordinary force. The spectators
were for the most part orderly and
many were forced Into the street by
pressure behind them . on the T side
walk. 4 ; s
AFTER THE BEEF TRUST.
Attorney General Knox Finds Cause
For Action.
Washington, Special. Attorney Gtn-
erai iuiox mursday made the follow
ing statement regarding the so-called
beef trust: -
"On April 4th, this Department di
rected W. A. Day, Esq., of Washington,
in nis capacity as special assistant to
the Attorney-General, to examine info
as far as practical, the public charges
rb the effect that a combination of the
large meat dealers of the United States
had been effected contrarv to tha nrn.
visions of the laws of the United States.
This preliminary examination resulted
in instructions to Mr. Day and Mr
uetnea, United States attornev at. Chi
cago, on April 7, to prosecute simulta
neously in Chicago and the ' East, a
more particular examination into i the
allegations and proofs alleged to exist
in support tnereor. ,
"From their reports I am satisfied
that sufficient evidence is in hand uoon
which. bills In equity for an Injunction
can oe rramed to restrain the combina
tion mentioned from further nroceed
ing under their agreements, which
clearly appear to be in restraint of in
ter-state trade. I have, .therefore, in
compliance with the. law. which pro
vides that 'It shall be the duty of the
several district attorneys of the United
States in tfceir respective districts,
uimer the direction of the Attorney
General, to Institute proceedings t in
equity to prevent and restrain viola
tions of this act; directed the district
attorney at Chicago to prepare a bill
for an injunction against corporations
and persons who are parties to the
combination mentioned, to be filed, in
the United States CS?cuIt Court for the
northern district of tilinois."
- Tornados in the West.
Joplin, Mo., Special. A tornado
struck this city at .4 ; 15 p. m. , Friday.
Four fatalities are reported and many
persons were -injured. Meagre reports
from Webb City and Carterville, indi
cate great damaged The 4 damage i in.
this city is estimated at $50,000.
Houses were blown away and the city
strewn with wreckage. Stores suf
fered heavily from broken plate glass.
The loss is placed at $200,000. The
worst fury of the storm was felt in
th$ suburbs west- of Joplin. ' ;
Two dead and five fatally injured
have been-reported.
It Is feared that the smair mining
camps at Central 1 City and Cave
Springs, four miles west of here, have
suffered much loss, as apparently they
were in the path of the storm.
Increase of Bonded Debt.
New York, Special Stockholders
of the United States, Steel Corpora
tion received Friday the , circular "let
ter of the corporation, setting forth
the exact terms under , which it is
proposed to retire " $20,000 of 4 per
cent, preferred stock, an, dissue $250,
000,000 of 5 per cent, bonds,' thereby
increasing the bonded debt from j
REUNION A HATTER OF HISTORY
Closing Scenes of Veterans' Gather
. " Ing at Dallar. .
r Dallas, Tex., Special. The last sees
sion of the United Confederate Vet
erans' reunion was called to order by
the commander-in-chief, Gen. John B.
Gordon, Chaplain Jones being absent,
Gen. ' Gordon led in prayer. A' " resolu
tion, bidding Gordon! "a loving fare
well" was adopted with cheers. Gen.
Gordon said in response: ; -
"My Comrades: I have been touched
many times and every year this old
Confederate heart grows more tender
and loving as the end approaches,
when -the end comes I want ' your
handsto bury me and. on my tomb I
would" have written; 'Here lies a Con-r
federate.' " '-J. (:-. ' ,
r A vote of thanks 'was given to Dal
las and the State of Texas for their
hospitality. Gen. Gordon, embraced the
opportunity to make; a plea for the
monument to Southhern women.'.
It was a day of parting, and the
question, "I wonder if we will meet
again," was heard from many lips and
many an aged head shook dubiously in
answer. Yet the day was not given
over to the sorrow of Dartine entirely.
Every effort was made by the commit
5 by the commit
tee in charge to offset the gloom which
It ..was known would come when good
byes were said. Bands played as they
y were saia. anas piayea as tney
ir had played before. "Dixie" and
"Bonnie Blue Flag" monopolized
never
the
the programme and cheers in the audi
torium where the convention was be
ing held.
To embrace the attractions for the
last day, a feast unique! in the history
of reunions was prepared. Sir buffalo,
brought from a ranch famous among
cattlemen the county over, were made
martyrs to the cause of a Southern
barbecue. Thursday six immense, pits
v. uaAa
coal produced under the dlrectron
an exnert in the barbecue business.
a- i ,
nlsht long the Immense carcases slow
ly roasted, and it, -wasj noon before the
exacting taste of the chief was satis-
fled. The carcasses had been roasting
for 36 hours and were done to a turn.
An immense crowd witnessed the cook
ing and now a watery lot of mouths
opened when the meat, fresh rom the
coals, was brought in.
All day the streets were crowded with
people going to the depots. Freight
trains were held on distant sidings
allow of the freest possible movement
31 me paoseageT iraiue. oy loiuiriiuw
1U. J. T J.
morning the greatest! i crowd! ever en
tertained in the history of 'Dallas will
have dwindled to a few thousands.
Little complaint was j heard. Many
had suffered some inconvenience and
discomfort, but it is believed to have
been no fault of the men in charge of
the reunion. An estimate of the num-
hor rvf trlRltnrs a Tim ft! nail v imnosslblf.
but the best hidgment : places the num-
i oc Ana nJU i rn ru)f a w
uci 3UV '?Z ,
average of 17,000 meals n day has been
served at the mess tables of Camp
Johnson and this was I slightly reduced
tndav nwinp tn thp. faint that manv
special guests were allowed to partake
Lit.i.
Of the buffale meat ; . ,
Mlssissrppians held a reception dur-
ing the day at the camp. Among' the
speakers were exGovernor Robert
Lowry. of Jackson: Gen. S. D. Lee,
Vir.kahnrff! ex-Cneressmari Patrick
Henry, of Brandon; Gen. B. Z. White,
of Meridian; Judge John Rogers, oi
Fort Smith, Ark., and Private John Al
len, of Tupelo. M
Gn. Gordon was called away and left
on a late tram ior nome. uen. Moor-
man, the adjutant general, however,
will remain for the final orders; the
t, wv,iv wm A.viitftnn ri
chief of-which will be, a resoluUon oi.
thanks to the people of Texas and '
uaiias, parucuiany. ueiore leavius
Gen. Gordon saia: "it was a maryeioug
spectacle to witness, forty years after
the war, the devotion manifested tc
these old Confederated, many thous-
anas -of wnom were iea ana iurnisnec
with sleeping .berths diiring the whole
time without one dollar's cost to them -
selves. The whole affair was a marven
der and generosity." '.i
The twelfth annual reunion of thi
unueu vxjuieueraie v ciaoia 'tlutr
lernoon passea law uisiory. xue uvuiu
of a cannot and the souding of "taps'
Vr rVio Vtii r1 Afs ond raTrirk' AlhftT Sid-
faey Johnston was no more. The last
delegations of . veterans i filea out ot tne
JU6 luc,lcu7 ;4
convention also aaiournea alter a snort
sesaion, devoted to the passage of ras
Prices of Stoves flay. Advance.
Southern Stove anufactu.
ers Association was held to discuss
conditions in the Southf The recent
sharp advances in-iron ta n wc
. , 7" ; t
wages being paid to : mblders were
discussed arid; it was; - agreed that
should -iron advance further an ad-
vance in the price of- stoves mm ta
made. However, no action' was taken
mAt- ...,- '1 . .
mcouufi. xumess conaiuons
were reported to be verv favorahio
throughout the South and th h
facturers present expressed the hope
that conditions - will remain such that
no advance in the price of stoves will
be necessary. 1 . -
, Young flan Drowned.
Macon, Ga., Special. J. H. Hough,
Jr.; Bon of the tnanager of the Man
chesteh Cotton Jiills was drowned in
the Ocmulgee Friday, evening while
trying to rescue a floating batteau. The
companions of Hugh were on the bank
and saw him go down. He gave no
warning. The body has not yet been
resoTercjd. ' .
THE SABBATH
iM lift.
internationaTTesson
COM
POR MAY
4.
SubJect:vTho Church at Am,
Act. xi., 1-30-Golden TCh 1,
l-Memory Verges, 2 V?4
19. "Which: were scatw , I
We-, now; turn back to S
trace m a new direction tS ? ?:
church..; ThauthoritiSK
ine. gospel nre Jondled by the fiJ
but it only made if Q. tol sA
s
v wsucu iiic nre, but it 0ni,
BDarks over the rvmAJ ini uaj
Was made .to , praise God Thath $ b
went everywhere nre . n? diaeSS
And't.hA'mnnnlai'no C T .r uecUtept-
j " ui -ueDanon- pvV
one hundred and twenty nSt
point a little south of Tvre 1 5
Ing the two cities of, 'LI' H'
"Cyprus." A: large klaiJ'l &
i-eiraneaii oea, sixty miles from tW 91
of Palestine. It was remarf-?uthe.o
ct , .. Lna it
oi raiesune. It was remarkahl.
richness of soil and the dissolul 'lS
xpnaDitants. It was the i
Barnabas, and one
b of thp fiWcei
labors. 'Antioch." a? 01 Itf
comes the new religious ceL nolV
the Jewonly: waalSS
- n
- Je -iewisn unnstians when twV
h 9
o r?f AS yet 5ae3r not knofD
- . "2,1? to reoeive th goS
s'of USii"S5: I
: Bome of those ottered abroad V T
0f the persecution. "Men of r5L ecat
' tThese were Greek-sDeakinff i??'
were Greek-SDeakin. W W
lived abroad. were lp00 . J. .
about mixing with the Gentiles SS5
.the Jew of Palestine. "Cene' a H
W northern Africa. "Spake
Greeks." The Gentile Greeks.
At
unto tf
zi. "nana of the Lord"
TV,- i .
the symbol of power. The
common one in the Old Testament J J
press the direct interposition of GodS
iffairs of the world. "With them" A
IK?.0. tne world. "With them." Q
tT::um ana evinced Hist
wvue conversion oi tneir hearers i
ot yf ThffltsTdea8 &J5
Ail i rnmmnm'Mt;
I ivn ov.uw xiuiu me
- at Antioch. : It was natural w
Remarkable occurrence a3 the conW
?f a Jarge -nuihber of Gentiles shool?
fhurch -orChnstiamty: not te dn,X
p--v. m pities, wnicn east
yoyca. . xucy seni iortn." T0 aid
f?PIe nd lo, give sanction and did
CtK
to 0ccurre5in alr u? a-q.VW
bas." He was neculiarlv 'fit
I . .' 1- TT - . ""-- Ml
worn, ne was a JLevite and a native il
n it t . r . ivi 1
uyprus. Aa lar as Antioch." Implm
hat there were churches on the way h
-23. 'en became."' The result is brie
ly recorded under three heads: 1. What Is
law tne grace of God. 2. What he felt-1
he was tflad 3. What he did-he exhorts
cnn an. ine grace of God." The favor,
.vjr uu yuwer oi jurist m tne conver
Bion oi tne tfentiles. "Was "triad." Heat
iSSUth ??rkJnd rejiced 3
the converts, were uncircumcud,
Ue saw nothing in the work of whidfc
I could disanDrove: it was genuine.
horted them." Entreated them. Wefirf
him exercising here the , peculiar gift fe
thich he was distinguished. The appel
io which he received from the aposfe
Cnap. 4i co) -dGscriDGs a particular trui
in,his style of preaching. He comfortei
End encouraged them. We owe every
thine to the DeoDle who 'encourace "
W. You owe very little to the man who me
of ly finds fault with you. "Purpose d
heart." The .heathen converts had
to endure1 for Christ's sake and to tie
weak there were manv tenmtations to n-
lapse. Barnabas exhorted them to mab
this their settled Dlan of life. "Cleave."
Adhere firmly, constantly, faithfully to tie
Jjora. - ! - - - .
24. "For." Here we see the reason w
rnabas was-s.o successful. "Goodxnaru.
PSlbQle,fof po(!2?faf2
toan to be saved and cleansed frommsaj'
0 that in the eyes of the Lord he willfe
good." Barnabas was deeply pious, ani
j exempiilied the grace of God by living
noiy me. -jj-uu of, etc." He uvea in w
ppim, was controlled by the Spirit, aw
endowed bv the nower of the Son
re' waa nlan fitll- nt faifK TTp (lA Vt
founded confidence in Jesus Christ
0,Qol nm knef
gere no chSLQCe Er failure. "M
, people." - There were many conversion
tna accessions to the church.
than a hundred miles from Antiochj
"11"? ??L?T
telem sought to kill Saul the bretn
lent him to Tarsus. Chap. 9:30. j
leek Saul." Barnabas was well acquainted
Wltll RaiiI nnrl luifl infrnnorl liim to tW
I phurch at Jerusalem (9: 27); and it
reB".eueBfce y flavc
doubt n9t m
assembled weekly,, upon the Lord's m
ifnr. th MTllDof ArtlloAinn4AAl fill
Sunday the sacred dayx at Antioch, and .
toos: place i of the day then first w-
is most nrobable that thi name was tf
1
given by Saul and Barnabal There n
necessty "to discuss this question forg
even tn0ugn u
j may nave , cornea it. .
27. "Trophets.. Thia was applied.
to tno? were engaged in
8 .d3a foretoli
future events ' as ' A 'rraV AiA here.
I JL?8' "bus." - We know nothing
1 this-prophet except what we learn gV
While under the influence of the BJJ
Spirit.! "Great dearth." "A ffi
ine." IL V. "All the world."
probably means here,-' the land of J
and adjacent countries; though 1 tpZt
years. A. D. 44. 45. Durine the reign
I rxt j. t a .. -m i ror( l"
1 vittuuiu3 xj. 01-041 xnere
wmmes m aineren parts 01 uv a
jajiciocn. ixote tnat "every pr
something. There evidently were
nurious people in the church at tnat
"Which dwelt in Judea." They eodgj
did not expect the famine would
to Antioch. .hM
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