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The Morning Star. Oldtrt Dally Newtaper Id the SUU. Largest circulation of an Wilmington Paper. Suscripti6nTem ; One" year by . Maifc . . .'$5.00 . Six Months by Mailt; ;JZSQ Three Months by - Mai h ,1.25 VOL. LXXX-yQ. 48 . WILMINGTON, SATURDAY, MAY II 1907. WHOLE NUMBER 12,366 r OUTLINES. Off Newport. IL L. yesterday,, the new submarine boat Octopus beat aH diving record, going to the bottom in 20 feet d water In four minutes and completely submerging In 23 leo cndt; she acccmplieshd this ta a nasty sea and heavy fog, with the wind blowing 40 milet an boor; In coming to the surface the Octopus avoided a collision by diTlng under a tug with a tow of scows. The gov ernment crop report yesterday glTes 82 as the Winter wheat condition, with favorable weather for Improvement- --The banking houses at Nor folk and Portsmouth will most likely take some cf the bonds to be Issued to complete the Jamestown Ei posi tion. At Albany. New York, yester- . day. the Court of Appeals unanlmous v j decide that William Randolph Hearst has a right In the courts to attack the title of Geo. B. McClellan as Mayor of New York City. The Chicago Journal publishes a story that Charles H. Mojer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, cow on trial at Boise, Idaho, for assassination, served a term in the Illinois penitentiary for burglary; Meyer's friends deny the report. Bradstreet's reports that on account of bad weather In the cotton and wheat belts, cotton futures advanced 35 to 60 points during this week, cotton seed oil went up 1 cents a gallon, wheat and corn Increased In price, pork went up 75 points and lard S points. Mexico and Guate mala have satisfactorily settled their f GiCCreoctS sua uaager ut r u&s been averted. A son was oorn yes terday to the King and Queen of Spain and the populace greatly re joiced at the birthday of the baby Prince who will succeed to the throne If he lires. The Atlantic Coast Line depot at Newberry. Fla, was burned yesterday along with 14 bous- I es A horrible story comes from the South Sea Islands that the na- tiTs haTe been carrylngion cannibal- on a larpa scale. New York "-rets: Money on can. steady, 2 1-2 to 2. ruling rate. 3. closing bid; 2, o?ered at 1-2; spot cotton, steady, 11.90: flour, firmer but quiet: wheat, strong. No. 2 red. 93 1-4 elevator; corn steady. No. 2. 59 1-2 elevator; oats. vasy. mixed. 47;. turpentine and rcIc firm. The newspapers all over the country are printing Senator Foraker's picture That's about all he'll get ra connec tion with his fight against Taft for the Presidential nomination. - None ot our Jicanyta.ha-re ie;m- iy mentioned the price of radium. Wonder if it has "come down" within reach of editors during these prosper ous times- President Roosevelt, it Is said, de clares that he has not "had a dream since childhood " Ob. well, he'a bad something next door to it In Imagin ing that he bas done any big shakes in busting the trusts. An Ohio Republican paper says: It . will take a statesman with a long reach to get the nomination for Pres ident in 190S." Well. President Roose xelt is already trying to convince Re publicans that Secretary Taft has the reach of a giraffe. x News comes from Lorain, O., that the municipal authorities are going to pat women on the police force. Bet every married man In Lorain Is afraid his wife will get on the force, so she can arrest him on suspicion If he is caught down town late at night After the Democrats made ur clean sweep of Baltimore on Tuesday, the Baltimore American (Rep.) remarks: "Hope and work win victories." That's the clue Democrats have followed up for 47 years, and they are cutting their patching on the same line for 19)?. Says the Greenville (S. C), News: "Beautiful women, fine horses and i gcod music all features of Green- -tille's big wevk should satisfy all utes.w To throw out a dragnet like tiat Is calculated to catch all the men in this country. Charlotte Is stirred up over a letter received by Dr. E. CL Register, a prominent physician, threatening him with death -unless he leaves 13.500 In a bag at a certain place on a certain date. This is the "Black Hand" meth od, and the Charlotte Observer says the people are so Indignant that they freely talk of lynching If the black mailer and would-be assassin Is caught. Nacodoches. Tex., yesterday report er the enormous rainfall cf 5.50 Inches la twenty-four hours. Other heavy rainfalls la the Cotton Belt were as follows: New Orleans. La-. 30; Mel Tille. La,. 2.94; Donaldsontllle. Lai, 2-76; Opelousas. La 3.&4; SchrJeter, U.. 290; Amite. La. 210; Jennings, . I-a, 2.S2; Brenbam. Tex 1.74; Hous ton. Tex., 2.72; HunUrllle. Tex., 2.60. 'o 1 the other Cotton States the WcJ&er Bureau reports - light . rains 'isTiiiowers, LBMBERTON'S DAY Unveiling of Handsome Confede .rate Monument in Grand Old Robeson Yesterday. G0V.,GLENN THE ORATOR Seven Thousand People Attendee Exercises Appropriate and Befitting Gat Occasion Gen. Metta With Veterans. (Special Star Telegram.) Lumberton, N. C, May 10. Today was the greatest day In the history of our town. The unveiling of the Confeedrate monuemnt recently erect ed on the Court House square attract ed thousands of people from many miles around. The streets and public buildings were elaborately decorated In National colors, banners bearing In large letters the word "welcome" were hung across the street and caught the eye of every visitor. People be gan arriving last night, and by 10 o clock this morning It was with did culty that the crowds passed on the streets. At 10 o'clock Governor Glenn arriv ed jn a special train from Hamlet and and was met at the depot by Col. and Mrs. N. A. McLean, and escorted to their elegant home In North Lumber- ton. The parade started from the Waverly Hotel at 11 o'clock, the mar shals, one hundred In number, made a splendid appearance on their pranc ing horses, and their bright sashes flying In the breeze. Following came the speaker of the day. Governor Glenn, In a carriage with Col. N. A. McLean and Stephen Mclntyre, Esq. Next came the military companies of Lumber Bridge and Maxton. and af ter them followed nearly six hundred veterans, headed by Gen. J. J Metts. of Wilmington, each wearing his badge and walking with firm, proud step to the music of the bands furnished by the cadets of the North Carolina Mili tary Academy, of Red Springs, who marched In the rear; then the floats, beautiful evidence of the work and love of the good women of the county. Maxton led In this feature, and in the float was Miss Bonnie McBryde. who was given the honor of unveiling the monument, with a large number of young ladles attractively dressed. This was followed In succession by the floats .of.Jlod -Springs; , Fairmont- and Lumbertori; three floats. All these were beautifully arranged and elicited many expressions. of admiration. The parade stopped at the Court House, where Governor Glenn was es corted tohe stand In the Court House yard. Prayer was offered by Rev. H. G. Hill, after which "The Old North State" was sung by the chorus of young ladles In the floats. At 12 o'clock me monument was unveiled by Miss McBryde under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. This part of the Drogramme "was watched with closest attention. A military salute followed "The Conquered Banner" was beauti fully recited by Miss Katie Lee Jic Klnnon. of Maxton. Governor Glenn addressed the peo ple In his usual attractive manner. and made a most eloquent address. Crosses of Honor were conferred on the veterans by the Daughters. The delivery of custody and care of the monument to- the Board of County Commissioners of Robeson county was bv Gen. S. J. Cobb, of Lumber Bridge, and It was most fittingly done. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. C. H. Durham. At 4:30 o'clock the Daughters decorated the graves of the Confederate soldiers. The weather was all that could be desired. The crowd was estimated at about 7,000 people, with not a single unpleasant Incident. It was Indeed Lumberton's greatest dav. and one by which local history for many years to come win De recK- w . . r oned. INSPECTED DEPARTMENT. New Fire Committe on Ita Round Yesterday Afternoon. The newly appointed fire committee of the Board of Aldermen yesterday In company with Chief Schnlbben made a round of all Ue nre stauon ita insnect thev work ajid expressd themselves as highly pleaded witn tne conditions as they found them. Air. W. A. French, Jr., and Messrs. Rath ipn and Bolles are the-members- of the committee. Of course, Mr. Rath- Jen doesn't need anybody to snow mm around th .Wilmington Fire Depart ment, but he was along Just the same and has lest none of his old-time In terest In the boys. The inspection also included a trip about the harbor on the fire boat Atlantic On the Golf Links. There will be a ladles' handicap match on the links of the Cape Fear Golf Club this afternoon from 3 to o'clock, the prixe being one of the handsome Tiffany loving cups recent ly presented to the club by Mr. Doug lass Nash, of New York. The match for men for another of the handsome cuds was nlayed yesterday afternoon and tbe trophy was won by Mr. Geo. Rocntree, who made the rounds of nine holes each with 46.. . The cups offered by -the same 'generous donor for the tennis ; tournament will be played for.later. v - , DANCING. TONIGHT , At Lnmlna.- Last ' train ; leaves the beach t 11:15 P. M. , , I . Bargains in shoes at Rehera. IN THE FEDERAL C0URTNELS0N IS SENTENCED!TRAP SHOOT YESTERDAY Only Few Cact cf lrrt?ret on the Rgular Docket Heard Yesterday A. C. L. Suit to Be Heard This Morning. . Aside from the Nelson case which Is spoken of elsewhere in today's paper, there was very little doing in the Federal Ccurt yesterday, only a few trifling cases being disposed of. The civil suit of Wiley Harker Camp Company against C.'H. Smith on the Circuit Court docket was dis missed during the day, a compromise In the same having been effected. One of the cases on the District ; Court docket yesterday was that of P. ! H. Voss, alias P. H. Morse, the trav- Eighteen months at hard labor in elinp man for a liquor house who re- tjje Federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., cently came through the city and sold wa8 xhe judgment pronounced yester qulte extensively to Wilmington sa- j day morning by Judge Purnell in the loon keepers upon warehouse receipts, j TTnitPd StntPs District Court unon Ed- The defendant was called and failed j wanj . Nelson, the young railway yesterday and the cash bond depos- maI1 clerk of this cityf no SUbmttted Ited through Mr. Morris Bretzfelder j to tne charge of havingSrobbed a reg will be forfeited. Judgment was en-!istered pouch containing $10,000 in tered nisi sci fa and capias. ! currency consigned by: the Atlantic This morning the seventeen cases j National Bank, of Wilmington, to its instituted by the Interstate Commerce i correspondent, the Chemical National Commission against the Atlantic Coast Bank, of New York, in this city last Line cnarging a violation of the safe-: March. In view of his previous high ty appliance act of Congress will be character, his full and free confession called and argued on demurrer by the and hls restoration of the money, railroad attorneys. Special counsel ! judge Purnell intimated that he would from the Interstate Commerce Com-,,iV. tn lpt thp vniin? defendant off mission is here to represent the gov - ernmeni wun jjjsmci Attorney sKin ner and Assistant District Attorney J. A. Giles. Cases disposed of during the day were as follows: Mary Jane Titer, Robeson county, retailing; verdict guilty, CO days in jail. $100 fine and costs. Cagle Locklear, Robeson, retailing; 4 months in jail, $100 fine and costs. Edward A. Nelson, robbery of mall, pleaded guilty, 18 months at hard la bor 1n Atlanta prison under section 5476 - Peter Davis. Robeson, retailing; 60 days In jail, $100 fine and costs. Nelll Dcares, Robeson, retailing, 4 months in jail, $100 fine and costs. Mary Jane Oxendine, Robeson, re tailing; called and failed; judgment nisi sci fa and capias. P. H. Voss, alias P. H. Morse, New Hanover, called and failed; judgment nisi sci fa and capias. Mary Bell Oxendin?. Robeson, re tailing; on trial when court took a re- recc at 2 P. M. until 9:30 A. M. to day. WANT HIM TO REMAIN. Chamber of Commerce Will Endeavor v to Retain Mr. Merritt. A sepclal meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday morning at the rquest of the Commit tee on Harbor and Shipping. The meeting was for the purpose of pro testing against the contemplated transfer of Mr. R. C. Merritt from the United States Engineer's office in this city. The meeting was well attended by the most representative people of Wilmington and a Very strong resolu tion was unanimously adopted upon motion of Mr. H. W. Malloy, setting forth that Mr. Merritt has grown up with the work here, having been em ployed on the same for 22 years, and has a perfect working knowledge of the dam injured by the late storm which It is hoped to have repaired by Intelligent construction work, a de gree of efficiency in which cannot be attained by a man not acquainted with all the conditions. The resolution also protests against the removal of Mr. Merritt at this particular, time and asks that If any other appoint ment has been made, that it be re considered and Mr. Merritt retained on the work of the lower Cape Fear river from Wilmington to sea. Major Jos. E. Kuhn, In charge of this district of the Corps of Engineers, was In the city yesterday and the committee from the Chamber of Com merce at once made a personal call on him to present a copy of the reso lutions to him and to urge the reten tion of Mr. Merritt here. Aside from his abilities as an engineer Wilming ton would reluctantly give Mr.- Mer ritt up as a citizen. It is to.be hoped the Chamber of Commerce will be successful in its efforts to have him retained here. U. C. T. BEING ORGANIZED. Council of Favorite Traveling Men's Fraternity, In Wilmington. Mr. Louis N. Schlff, of Charlotte, Grand Secretary of -the United Com mercial Travelers of America, in the Carollnas, haa been In Wilmington the past several days, and has suc ceeded In Interesting 35 or 40 Wil mington knights" of the grip In his fra ternity, a council of which will be or ganized at The Orton this afternoon. This will make five councils of the order in this State, and the work Is still going on. The Wilmington coun cil will probably be called "The Cape Fear." and It will start off with a charter list of among the leading trav elling salesmen out of Wilmington. The charter list will be kept open a few days longer, in an effort to Inter est still a greater number of the trav eling men in the institution, which Is both social and fraternal. Mr. Thomas A. Darby Married.. Friends In this city will be- inter ested in the announcement of the .mar riage of Mr. Thomas " A. Darby and Miss Mattle Sheridan, which was so lemnized on ; Thursday, May 2nd; by Rev.. . Father " Devine, : at Weehawken. The announcement Jsjn.acopy .oL the New-York Press of March 3d, copies of which have been received . by friends In this cltyr - -- - - I YoUHg Wilmington Railway Mail Clerk Gets Eighteen Months in Federal Prison. FOR LARCENY OF MONEY Affecting Scene in United States Dis trict Court Yesterday Prisoner Will Be Taken Awag Early the Coming Week. s iwltk a fine but the law would not permit of this leniency in a case of so grave a nature, and the penalty as stated was imposed. Soon after court took a recess at 2 o'cldck in the afternoon, his bond having been dis charged upon his appearance in court, Nelson was taken to the county jail by. a deputy marshal and will be held there until the present term of court is completed and the marshal can find time to take the prisoner to begin his sentence. Bond for a prisoner's lib erty cannot be given after final judg ment is passed upon him without there is an appeal. Tljere was a large crowd in the small court room when the case was called, among those in the audience being Rev. N. M. Watson, pastor of Grace M. E. Church which the young defendant attended; Rev. W. A. Sny der, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church ,and others. The mother and young wife of the prisoner were seat ed in a room near the main hall. Nel son sat very close to his counsel, Mr. Marsden Bellamy, and seemed re signed to his fate, though many said that he -was totally unprepared for. a sentence - of Imprisonments ' Tbe, young man seemed "rather to cling to his counsel and after, the trial i when Mr. Bellamy, in. the most "eloquent-language, was making a. plea of mercy to the courts he wept. This was especially noticeable when Mr. Bellamy said that when the young man was taken" away he would leave "a train of deep sorrow behind." The government opened its case with the Introduction of Col. S.' T. Hooton, chief of inspectors ,at Balti more, Md., who told about the same story of the robbery and subsequent capture of the young man as was of ficially given out by him just after the arrest. His story of the visit to New York with Inspector W. J. Maxwell, of Wilmington, Del., was especially interesting. They were advised while in Washington by Postmaster Wallace that Nelson had gone to New York and was stopping at the Imperial Ho tel. They immediately ' proceeded there and took a room just across the hall from that occupied by Nel son so that they could watch his com ing and going. One morning as Nel son stepped out of his room they asked him to come across the hall and there he was put through a "sweating process." Nelson drew a package containing $1,170 fiom his overcoat pocket but said that repre sented, his savings from his salary for the year before; that he had saved nothing from his salary for the past year. The bank notes were carefully examined and sealing wax was found between two of them, indicating that they had been put up by an institu tion accustomed to handling money in large quantities. It was also found that some of the notes were of date 1906 when Nelson said they ahd been saved before that time. Col. Hooton then detailed the transaction on the Wilmington end of the investigation, the confession and the story of the recovery of the money. Inspector S. H. "Buck, of this dis trict, was next Introduced and told of securing a statement from Nelson different from the one he had given the other inspectors in. New York. He also secured- an admission from ; Nel son that he had found $800 in an en velope in the mall clerk's room in this city. He was-then, asked to ex plain, knowing that the -money had been stolen, why he had not. informed the officials. It was this straw that broke the camel's back,1 so to speak, and the full and free confession quick ly followed. Then the inspectors de tailed Nelson's confession of how the theft was actually " committed while Mr. Frank Powers, to whom he had transferred here, was sent to the mail box under the shed to get the drop letters, the pouch having been cut and the contents having, been thrown in a coal bin on account of its bulk. Inspector: Hooton stated ' that in view of the fact that the package had lain In the car for two; days-if the tod- bery had s '-been -discovered -earlier, Clerk Powers 'would ; undoubtedly - have been', arrested: v. As It? .-was he wasl onder surveillance, for., some days and had -taken'the part of -Nelson, stoutly (Continued .6iP pageV four.) Some Very Good Scores by Gun Cub Members Yesterday First of th Events for Peters' Trophy Other Notes. The Gun Club shoot yesterday aft ernoon was well attended and possibly the best scores of the season were made by the members who participat ed. BoushNee made 106 out of 125, and Penny scored 127 out of a possible 150 while Boushee's record was ,s!ightly betterd by Dr. Dreher and Dr. Bell amy with 107 out of 125. Holmes, also did good shooting with 65 out of a possible 75. In the first of the events for the Peters' cup there were Also some very good scores and this con test during the season promises to excite much interest. The , scores in Shot at. Broke . . 125 76 . . 50 20 .. 100 64 ..125 73 . . 125 106 . . 125 90 . . 150 127 . . 125 107 . . 75 52 ..75 47 . . 75 65 . . 25 11 .. 75 43 ..125 107 ..75 26 . . 50 . 21 ..25 20 Bennett Howell Perdew Wessell Boushee Penny . Bellamy Ahrens . Holmes . , Dreher Boylan Farrior The following are the results in the first contest for the Peters' trophy with the yard line from which the shooters were each handicapped: Yards. Shot At. Broke Bellamy Boylan 20 25 14 19 25 18 16 25 15 16 25 8 17 25 17 16 25 17 16 50 34 '16 25 20 18 25 15 18 25 20 Bennett Howell Boushee Truelove Ahrens Dreher Penny The rules of the contest were re cently published in thse columns and the events will continue each Friday afternoon until the close of the sea son. BOY FRACTURED SKUIX Sad peath of Young James H. Quin- linvan, Little Son of Mrs. Annie Quinlivan, on Second Street FTeil Wednesday. There is an element of tragedy in the death of young James H. Quinli van, twelve years old, and a son of Mrs. Anhie Qunlivan, which occurred last night at 10 o'clock at the family home in this city, No. 215 North Sec ond street. Master Quinlivan Wednes day afternoon was playing hide and seek with a number of his compan ions in the vicinity of Second and Ches-nut streets and on the hard gran olithic sidewalk nearly in front of Mr. B. G. Worth's residence, across from his home, he. fell heavily while run ning, fracturing the base of the skull. He was apparently not fatally injured at the time, though Drs. Burbank and Caldwell were hastily summoned, and he lingered until last night when he had a turn for the worse, death com ing finally to end his sufferings. He was a bright lad, and was well thought of by all his companions. He was attending the Catholic school in this city when the accident occurred, and especially with his school mates will the news of his death come with great sorrow. The lad was a son of the late Dan iel Quinlivan, so well and so favorably -remembered in Wilmington, and was 12 years and eight months of age at the time of his death. He is survived by his heart-broken mother and a num ber of sisters and brothers, who have the tenderest sympathy of many friends in the great bereavement they have suffered. None of the companions of the young boy were responsible for the accident which caused the death, but they are greatly distressed over the tragedy. The boy suffered great pain during the days he lived, and was conscious for only a part of the time. The funeral will be conducted at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from St. Thomas' Catholic Church by Rev. Fa ther C. Dennen, and the interment will be beside the grave of his late father in beau tifur Oakdale Cemetery. : Soldier Buried Here. The remains of the late Private Hamilton, who was killed at Fort Caswell while on a rampage with a gun there Wednesday, inflicting fatal wounds upon his wife and seriously Injuring Corporal Watson, were! brought up to the city yesterday morn ing and interred in the National cem etery. A number of his comrades ac companied the remains of the soldier. The remains of Mrs. Hamilton , will be brought up to the city for inter ment also in theNational cemetery today. . Visit Rehder's. Last day. ; Bargain" Week. Men's 50c Patent Seam: Draw ers, 39-cp ten yards 10cvleachlng, -lor '.75c; - teiceM.-ist8V-7e;4v'V.tenrcent Huckr Towels, 85c per:Mo2eisit' .DANCING TONIGHT' :v At ' Luminal -Last ' train v leaves rihe beach: at -lli 15- P.M.'.-' CONFEDERATE DHD Loving Tribute Paid in Beautiful Exercises Held Yesterday in Oakdale. ADDRESS BY REV. J. A. SMITH : v Large Audience Delighted With His Able Discourse Other Features r of the Observance Fitting and . Appropriate The Military. i Loving tribute was paid to the mem ory of the Confederate dead who are at rest in Oakdale Cemetery-in the l?-v of Memorial Day under the auspices of Cape Fear Chapter, United Daugh ters of the Confederacy, yesterday af' ternoon. The exercises were largely attended by the people of Wilmington, and all joined reverently In the spirit of the occasion. The address by Rev. J. A. Smith, himself a gallant Con federate and speaker of no mean abil ity, was highly befitting the occasion, eloquent and pleasing. He was heard with the greatest interest, and his re marks were frequently interrupted by applause. Mr. Junius Davis, of the Wilmington ' bar, was master of cere monies, and inade a most excellent presiding officer. Rev. Thos. P. Noe, rector , of the Church of the Good Shepherd, served most acceptably as chaplain, opening the exercises with an invocation, appropriate to the oc occasion, and concluding the services: with a benediction. Promptly -at' the appointed hour the procession of the eVterans, Sons- of Veterans, Daughters of the Confedera cy, Children's Chapter, U. D. C, and the four local military commands form ed a long procession at the beautiful lodge in Oakdale Cemeterynd under direction of Mr. Davis, chief marshal; , and his aides, it moved inperfect or der to the Confederate lot; where the military opened ranks allowing the Daughters and the Veterans to pass within the enclosure first, being seated near the improvised stand erected for the purpose of the exercises. The four military companies were as fol lows, all with full ranks: The Wil mington Light Infantry, in command! of Capt. Wm. F. Robertson; - the Wil mington Division, Naval Reserves, Lieut. John B. Peschau; the Boys' Bri gadeCapt. J J. LoaghlmVand the Jun ior Division, Boys' Brigade, Capt:- A L. Burriss. The various features of the programme as previously publish ed, were carried out exactly in' order, a. quartette composed of Messrs. rW. L. Williford, Green Fenley, W. G. W. Krafft, and A. S. Holden, having ren dered with splendid effect a number of vocal selections appropriate to the day. The monument was prettily deo- j orated with flowers and native moss,; while the stand from which the pro gramme was carried out was similar ly beautified. Following the invoca tion by Rev. Mr. Noe, the orator of the day, Rev. Mr. Smith, was present ed in highly complimentary terms by Mr. Davis, the chief marshal, and his excellent address followed as publish ed in full below. Mr. Smith was given a most attentive hearing, and his de livery was excellent. Following the address the reading of the roll of honored dead, was .ob served according to the beautiful cus tom and then followed the presenta tion of Crosses of Honor to the vet erans according to the list published in yesterday's papers. The veterans came forward as their names were called .and the emblems were pinned on the lapels! of their coats by the la dies of the Daughters of the Confed eracy. This with a selection by the quartette, concluded the exercises, arid after the benediction, impressively spo ken by Rev. Mr. Noe, each of the mill tary companies in turn fired a salute over the monument. Then taps were blown and the large crowd in atten dance took their departure. Before returning to the city the Boys' Bri gade repaired to the grave of their lamented friend and supporter,- the late Capt. William Rand Kenan and to the final resting place of their, for mer Comrade, R. P. Presson, arid, fired a salute in honor of each. Address of Mr. Smith., Rev. Mr. Smith was greeted .with the warmest applause when he, arose in response to the happy, presentation by Mr. Davis. He spoke as follows: The month of May has : become his toric and famous in the Southland. One of the .beautiful customs of ; pur people is to meet once a year to scat ter the flowers of Spring upon the -honored graves of our Confederate dead. Confederate Dead! The very expression, like a bugle blast," causes the Southern people of all classes and,, conditions to halt amid the 'active, busy scenes of life for the purpose of living for a few moments amid the sad but splendid experiences of . the past - The noble women of the- -South. and the patriots among the men -have consecrated this day to , the perpetua tion of the memories i of then grand; he roes who nearly a half century , ago gave up their lives In defense .of the liberties of their people.; '-The: whole earth," said Pericles, as he stood over . , the remains of his felloW.citizens.who had fallen InvtheVfir$tyear. of the '-y-Pei6penesian war,, "is a ' sepulchre of illusrious4me"and J?1applying the language of Perplles. to the South, we -can truthfully . say : that Xoar ;entire - Southland Is, the sepulchre . of brave arid .illustrious men, Who upheld "with. theirs life's blood the best traditions (Continued , on r page three. J ? ' ... . .. .-.'. ft '' :" ;' i ' '.-'.V ,' V . 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