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? Tte Daughter of the Confederacy Laid to Ri ; ________________ SHE WAS BURIED NE HER GREAT SIRE. S_?"'5-3?5? * _* R? v r - Striking and Solemn Fun al Procession--A Beautifi Scene. Richmond, Va , Sept. 23 -Va Ann Jefferson Davis, the "Daugl of the Confederacy." sleeps her sleep in the bosom of the land % leved so weli. Her remains arri fe fce.-e at 8.40 o'clock this morning. The casket was borne to the bet from the funeral car by the gen g men selected for active pal!bean and the guard of honor and the i eran escort followed in column fo _rs. There were fonr beaut / white horses attached to the beal each one being led by a colo H man The escort divided, a port preceding and others following hearse, wbile the pallbearers f guard of honor walked on either s of the vehicle. |g Up Seventh street to Franki thence to ?finth and to the door the lecture room of St Paul's chm toe procession slowly made its wa; Throughout the forenoon the cc mittee to receive and list flowers St. Paul's was kept busily engag< sad' the collection was simply supe Besides those forwarded to the 1? ture room many equally beauti wer? sent to the Jefferson hotel upon being deposited in the h ture room, the casket was surround by ?ora! tributes from Georgia, V gini?, South Carolina and oil States. At its head was a large b? tie flag of immortelles, received frc - Alexandria, which rested upon stand draped in black silk. To t left of casket was the furled flag f the Confederacy, and across its sal cover rested another flag of silk. . the foot was an exquisite design se by the Daughters of the Conf?d?ral of Charleston, S. C , with the shie of the Confederacy in flowers belo it. The stand supporting the cask rested upon the battle flag. Fro Charleston, S. C., came a palmet tree with the request that it be place at the head of the grave. Adj. Gen Holmes, of the Soul Carolina department of Confedera veterans, spent the entire forenoon i the basement of the church superii tending the opening bf the exquisii flowers from varions parts of Soul Carolina Among other handson flora! designs were two of speci note, one of immortelles, presente by the Little Kock chapter or th Arkansas Daughters, through Mn H. G. Hollenberg of Little Rocl The other a "Texas Star" of cami tions. and ferns, presented by Mn C Branch Stone, pr?sident of th Texas division of ? D. C. St Paul1 church, in which the fanerai service were conducted ai.d of which tb Eev Dr. Hartley Carmichael is th rector, was the church in which Mi Davis was confirmed, and was seate . when he received, on April 3, 1865 tfee message from Geo Lee whic necessitated the evacuation of Rich mond by the Confederate troops The funeral took place at 3 3 o'clock. The organ played the "Je; fersen Davis Funeral March" as th procession entered the church. Mrs Davis followed close behim the casket, leaning on the arm o Coi Archer Anderson She walket with bowed head and very feebly leaning heavily on her cane. Mrs Hayes and other relatives and nea friends followed, and immediately behind came about 300 veterans The flower and flag-covered caskei was placed on the pedestals in from of the chancel and Mrs. Davis anc ber party took seats. Soon the body of the church and galleries were fill ed. The galleries were the only portion of the church thrown open tc the public. Rev. Dr. Carmichael an? nounced the first hymn, "How Firm a Foundation," which was a favorite of Gen. Robert E Lee's After the hymn had been song, Rev. Dr. M. D H?ge read the psalm for the day and "Nearer My God to Thee" was sung Dr. Carmichael read the lesson "Art Thoa Weary ?" was then sang, and at its close the veterans moved out with the casket. Mrs Davis wa& prostrated and could not at once take ber place, but her daughter. Mr? Hayes, whispered words of comfort and besought her to be brave. It was several minutes, be? fore the grief-stricken mother could rise. The scene was deeply affect? ing, and those who witnessed it were greatly moved. Many an old sol? dier, dressed in the gray that means so much to him, wept freely as Le witnessed the grief of thc sged lady. The crowd about the church wheu tbs casket was taken out and placed in the hearse was of immeuse pro portions. As far as the eye could reach up Frankliu street that thor oogbfare was crowded, and Ninth street was jammed for a block above and below the church Perfect or? der was maintained, however, the marshal and the police handling the crowd with little friction. With the band playing the "Dead March in Saul" and the tolling of belis of many churches, the proc?s ! sion started towards Hollywood cem? etery, marching between the deuse lines of humanity the entire distance. The procession was nearly a mile in length, though the carriages were driven two abreast The streets were lined with people the entire dis tance and along the drive in the cem? etery leading to the grave, a distance of a half mile, and all about the grave itself were hundreds and thou? sands of people of all classes and conditions Co. B, Second regiment, under Capt Kussel, was detailed as a guard to the approaches to the Davis square and prevemtd the crowding of the drives and keep the crowd from en? tering the section A rope was stretched about the circle in which Mr. Davis is interred, and a detail of .police assisted the military in pre? venting the crowd from entering. The sun was just sinking behind the hill when the head of the procession came in sight along the road that winds in and out among the trees by the rivers bank. The military formed at the foot of the terrace overlooking the Davis circle, which in tnrn over looks the river and commands a view of the city. There was a scene just as the veterans turned to take the left hand drive that will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it The chief marshal and aides had paused in a road 50 yards from the grave and the same distance from the head of the procession. The long line of veterans, the hearse and the carriages moving along the woodland road, the military drawn np in rigid line, the picturesque group of mount? ed marshals in gray, the crowds on the hillsides and as close up to the circle as the guard would allow them to come, the open grave, the flower decked mounds in the square, the broad river moving restlessly, the green hills casting the long shadows of evening, their tops glistening with the gold of sunset, all these en? tered into a picture of rare beauty, and maoy a man and woman must have felt it fittingvthat the funeral lime of the fair Daughter of the Con federacy should be in an hour so peace? ful and beautiful, and that she should He down to sleep in a spot so lovely Tbe hearse was halted at the south? eastern entrance to the circle, the veterans being drawn up close on al! sides. The services at the grave were simple bat deeply impressive. After the casket had been placed on the supporters, the face section was re? moved for a moment and Mrs. Davis and her daughter, Mrs. Hayes, kissed the diseased. Mrs. Davis sat in an armed chair near the grave during the service and Mrs. Hayes by her side. The Centenary Method nt church choir sang, "Sleep Thy Last Sleep," the committal prayers i were read by Dr. Carmichael and then the vast and sorrowing crowd dis persed. Madrid. Sept. 23 -At the cabinet council to day upon the announcement by tbe mioister for the colonies, Senor Romero Girot, that the bank of Spain declined to make farther advances un? til November, without some goarmtee, which be was aoabie to give, the cab net instructed the ministers of the colonies and of finance to concert some operatioo to obtain the bank's asssit aoce, the government bavieg decided that any other means of raising money would be disadvantageous --mmm Madrid, Sept, 23-The Filipioo national assembly bas decided to re? quest the Americana, firsst. to recog? nise the independence of the island ; s seo nd, to se rabi ian a protectrate over their external affairs and to induce the powers to recognize their independ? ence ; third, to appoint a joint com? mission of Americans and Filipinos for the arrangeaient of details to "recipro? cate the Americana' service," Alger m Charleston. . Charlesron, S. C . Sept. 23 -Sec retary of War Alger has telegraphed Mayor Smythe, of Charleston, that his party will arrive here on an in? specting tour ou Monday. The party wil! come in from Savannah, spend the day in Charleston and go to Wash? ington that afternoon. Sites for camp locations will be shown Gen Alger and efforts will be made to have troops sent here for the winter Regarded as Pirates. Manila, Sept. 26 -When the Uni ted States auxiliary cruiser Mccul? loch captured the insurgent steamer Abbey, formerly the Pasig, sixty miles south of Manila, the Abbey, it is believed, had landed several thou sand rifles. An insurgent gunboat followed tbe American veesel into Cavite, and now the Americans con? template taking possession of the en tire insurgent fleet, because the vea sele are flying an unrecognized flag, and are liable to seizure as pirates by the war vessels of any nation American cruiser** have gone north where the steamer Filipinas is landing troops. Two steamers, which have just ar? rived here, brought many Spanish officials and refugees from the south? east of the island of Luzon They report that the insurgents are over running the country, destroying property and the hemp crops. Wisdom to-d'y means comfort to-morrow To prove it boy ?. "Wbite" and use it. TROOPS TO BE QUARTERED IN THE BIG CITIES FOR THE WINTER. Washington, D. C., Sept. 23.-The president has decided the camp ques tion for himself Disgusted with the abases which have arisen io the effort to care for the volunteer army daring the spring and summer months, he proposes to run no farther chances in winter. He has decided that the soldiers mast be oared for in the great cities of the anion, New York first The war department is now making arrange meets to carry oat the president's plan. The barracks for the regalar army are at present arranged on a basts of a force of about twenty-five thoasaod men. There is now an army, exclusive of fbose designated to be mastered oat, of 115.000 While a considerable portioo of this camber will go into winter quarters in Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines, aod one of the Ladrone Islands, there muse be provision made for those who will remain in America. These are the soldiers the President proposes to find homes for io the great cities of the country The quartermaster's department is looking for suitable quarters in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, San Fran? cisco, Chicago and other cities. The government does not intend to buv barrack quarte rs. bat to rent them. It has proceeded so far already as to have offers from the various cities named. Dedaot 20,000 for the Philippines, 50,000 for Coba and 12.000 fo Porto Rico, there will be 62,000 troops to be provided for: at home. The regular army barracks will accommodate 25, 000 The President has been in consulta? tion with General Miles in this mat? ter, and it is understood that the gener? al favors the plan. GARCIA RETURNS TO SANTIAGO DE CUBA. He Pays a Glowing Tribute to Our American Valor. Santiago de Coba, Sept. 23.-To the residents of Santiago yesterday was the most important day since the capi? tulation , as it was the occasion ef the first visit of Geo. Calixto Garcia to Santiago einoe he left there in a bad temper on July 17.-Nioe o'clock io the morning Gen. Wood, with a portioo of Geo Lawton's staff and several American officers, met Gen. Garcia outside the city limits and escorted him into the town. Garcia was accompa? nied by bis staff and his soo, Col. Cal? ixto Garcia, by many Cuban officers who have come to Santiago and by 200 Coban cavalry The streets through which the party passed were thronged with cheering people and it was esti? mated that 10.000 persons filled the plaza in front of the palace, where Gen. Garcia dismounted He was met at the door by Geo. Lawton, and an ioformal reception by the American officers was held in tbe audience room. At night aoother reception was tendered Geo. Garcia at the Sm Carios club, which was filled with promioent Cubaos, American officers and ladies. The plaza was brilliantly lighted and deco? rated with flags and music was furnish? ed by the band of the Fifth infantry. The Amerioans wore dress uniforms and Gen. Garcia and bis officers wore white uniforms aod high boots Io reply to a speech of weloome de? livered by Senor Trujillo, editor of The Porvenir, Gen. Garcia said : *'After ZQ years of desperate, deadly struggle, the Cuban people to-day cele? brate the success of their efforts It is a day for the remembrance of the names and deeds of those heroes who fought and died for the freedom of Cuba, from the years 1868 to 2878, and for the remembrance of the heroes who fought io the war of 1881, which was called the "Little war"-little because of its short duration-but great on ac? count of the principies defended and for the quality of the men who com? posed the army-and for the remem brance of those noble soldiers who fell to the struggle whioh began in 1895, over whose graves our latest tears have fallen. "People of Coba, we owe a great debt to those heroes for their efforts in behalf of Cuban independence, ef? forts which would have been useless no, uot. useless, for we would have tri? umphed-bat not specdly effective, if the Americas) people, that collossal republic, with its famous fighter*, j great ships and dauntless army, had I not6ent its own sons to shed their blood ? with ours I "A grand nation it must be, when ! sons of miliioraries, who bad nothing j to gain io Cuba but a soldier's glory, I ?hould come here to die side by side j with Cubans. To tbi?- great nation - to this noble country, which hap alway.: fought for the rights of liberty-we owe the achievement of our iodepeod encc and the con?nG>matioo of ourideals Our gratitude will long live for Amer j' " lea Geo. Garcia'^ speech, which was j delivered with coosidearbie expression. J aroused much enthusiasm among the I Cubaos prseot. Gen. Garcia will remain io Santiago ? for several days as the guest of she Cu ; baos of this city. DREYFUS NOT YET DESERTED. French Cabinet Decides in Favor of Revision. CRISIS IS FAST COMING. Paris, Sept. 26.-At a meeting of the cabinet this morning, all the minis? ters being present, a decision was taken in favor of a revision of the case of former Capt. Dreyfus and the docu? ments ia the case will be sent to the | court of cassation. The cabinet ordered the micister of j justice, M. Sarrien, to lay before the court of cassation the petition of Madame Dreyfus, wife of the prisoner of Devil's island, for a revision of her husband's case. The oourt, therefore, will decide the legal question as to whether the first case of Capt. Dreyfus was vitiated by the forgery committed by the iate Lieut. Col. Henry, who was a witness before the court martial, and confessed to the forgery. The ; minister of justice has announced thal j oe has had instructions that proceedings j are to be taken immediately against j any one attacking the army. The cabinet meeting was prolonged. The minister of agriculture, M. Viger, is reported to bave bitterly opposed a revision, and it is rumored that be will resign. He left the meeting before is ended, remarking to a newspaper man that he was completely voiceless. It is supposed that the instructions to prosecute any one attacking the ara>y were issued at the request of Geo Chanoine. The oity is excited and the bourse is in a disturbed condition. Conservative papers, however, counsel the people to remain calm. It is docbtful if the ac? tion of the cabinet itt popular among the masses, particularly the country people, who. it is poioted out, "still cling to the fetich of the honor of the army." The crowds of people outside the I ministry of the interior, where the cabinet oooncil was held, loudly cheer? ed the ministers and there were shouts of "Vive Brisson," and "Vive la re vision." BRISSON DID IT. Parts, Sept. 26.-It is understood that M. Brisson literally wrung consent froze the cabinet for a revision, after a remarkable display of eloquence and personal influence and the stormiest scenes. His strongest opponent was M. Sarrieo, the minister of justice, who expressed a desire to resign, and warned the ether ministers that they were assuming a terrible responsibility. M. Viger and Marojouls, respectively minister of agriculture and minister of commerce, supported M. Sarrieo. M. BrissoD tell into a violent pafsioo and declared tearfully that the minis ters ought to credit him with uoder standing all the difficulties and the best way of meeting them. Should they abandon him now by refusing a revis ion, it wouid be to face dishonor. As a final argument, he pointed out that it would be too grave a matter to face a cabinet crisis while the chamber was not io session. The dissenting minis? ters then reluctantly yielded M. Marujouis said : "It is not worth while to resign when it is known that we shall be overturned in a fortnight " Gen,. Chanoine, minister of war, re mained neutral. President Faure hastily returned to Paris this afternoon, but M. Brissoo went to Bois de Boulogne, probably to avoid presidential interference until the papers should have announced the decision in favor of a revision, M. Faure being still strongly against a revision. The Griminal chamber of the court of cassation, which will examine the dos? sier, consists of 15 judges and a presi? dent, who happens to be a Jew. TURNING ON THE LIGHT. London, Sept. 27.-The Daily News this morning commences the publication of a series of articles which it alleges explain the Dreyfus affair. To day's article concerna the resignation of M. Casimir Perier of the French presi? dency, which it describes as a strange, sad story. The article says : "The persons io (.he secret are the kaiser. Count Von Master, M. Cupuy, M. Hanotaur, Gen. Merciery, Gen. Boisdeffre, Col. Schartzkoppen, Couot Escerhazy and the lute Henri Saodherr besides toe French ministers, who had the dossier in their hands. "In December, 1394. a detailed re pori of the Dreyfus affair which Count Voo Munster sent by the usual courter to the Kaiser was intercepted and pho? tographed at the French frontier Yet j it reached the emperor without delay a j i few days later. This act became i known to the information bureau at j Berlin., and Germany ordered Count ! Von Munster to demacd his passports. I for thc offense was regarded as robbery j and an offense to the emperor on the ? principle of extra-territoriality When j Count Muostor made this demand at the I palace of the Elysee, Perier, over? whelmed with the suddenness of the revelation, wab beside himself. In an extraordinary scet,e he gave his word j of honor repudiating all connection with or knowledge of the affair, and sol? emnly promised to prevent a repetition j ot it. "Couot Von Munster was satisfied,! and tent a second report of this inter- j view. This document wae similarly ? intercepted and photographed, the nega? tive arriving at the French foreign of? fice within 48 hours. "Some days later, on January 12, 1895, Count Von Munster called at the palace and suddenly announced that Germany would mobilize her troops uoless satisfaction was given for this new insult. "A dramatic scene followed. Count Von Munster collapsed into fauteuil, a prey to violent feelings, reproaching M.. Casimir Perier with having dishon? ored him io the eyes of the empire <4M Casimir Perier was crushed, aod could not reply at first, but present ly said : 'Tell your emperor ? myeelf wifi give satisfaction. ? do not wast to sacrifice the oountry. [ will leave tbe presidency. ? pray his majesty to be satisfied. ' "Two days later M Casimir Perier resigned ,( CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. His Ashes Exhumed in Ha? bana Habana. Sept. 26.-At 9 o'clock this morning the official exhumation of the remains of Columbas took place in the presence of Gen. Blanco, Secretary Govin, tbe civil governor, the bishop and the dean of thc cathedral. The general public were ordered out of the cathedaal, acd no one was allowed in after this hour. The entrance to the cathedral was guarded by a foroe of the Orden Publico, which kept back the crowd which assembled in front of the edifice. Tbe remains of Columbus bad lain in their resting place since January 1796, when they were brought from Santo Domingo, that island having been ceeded to France by Spain. Since the date mentioned the re? mains had laid io an open niche in the wail of the presbytery of the cathedral, a yard and a half above tbe ground, between a pillar supporting the main arch and the choir. ?n 1892 there was placed in front of the niche a slab of doubtful artistic taste, representing in relief a bust bearing this inscription : "The arms and image of the great Columbus/' After the 400 anniversary of the discovery of the new world , by Colum? bas, the Spanish cortes included in the Cuban budget large sums for the pur? pose of erecting a fitting monument symbolizing tbe travels of the diicov erer, to be placed in the most conspic? uous place in Habana, and the con? struction of a mausoleum to hold his ashes. This mausoleum, the work of the Spanish sculptor Melida, was brought to Habana and placed on a base erected io the centre aisle of tbe cathedral, close to the main door. Tbe rxonument, the work of which was intrusted to the sculptor Susillo, bas not come, aod probably never will come to Habana. It was to have been paid for by an appropriation included in the budet of thc island, bat ciroam have overturned the plans made on the occasion of the celebration of the 400:h anniversary of the discovery of Amer? ica, and it ts probable that the monu ment and the mausoleum will be placed in Sp?in, where they will be looked upon as one of the treasares of the Spanish nation. The ashes were deposited in a zinc ? case, which was Dlaced in the sacris ty of the cathedral, and a permanent j guard was established to watch them. Public religions services were held shortly. The Amerioao evacuation commie sioo bas been officially notified that Manzanillo will be evacuated by Octo ber 6 Gen. Bianco bas authorized tbe free j entry of the Comal and other vessels bringing sopolies for the relief of the sufferers in Cuba The captain general has decided to remit the fine of $500 imposed upon the Clin to because she did not have a manifest, and has ordered the money to be refunded. The payment was made under protest and by direction of President McKinley. The Junta Patri?tica of Matanzas had a meeting there last night, at which it was decided to address a letter to President McKinley setting forth that "an immense majority of the people of this island adhere strictly to the government consti? tuted by the revolution, as being the only ideal of the Cuban people." Committees have been appointed for the purpose of securing signa- j tures to this document in every eily and village of Cuba Admiral Sampson bas leased a cha let about a mile distant from the Trocha hotel, where he and his household wi!! reside during their j stay here Robert P Portor had a conference j to day with the most prominent to bacco manufacturers in this city ; The manufacturers argued that the import duties on leaf tobacco ought j to be increased and that export du? ties should be lessened, 6o as to fa . vor the island's tobacco industry, : and Mr Porter answered by stating that a minimum tarif?' would be es tablished at Habana, as had been done at Santiago -- *mmm The government, through Quarter master General Lee, sells SOO horses and 200 mules at Camp Thomas, Ga., i on Sept. 26 It will be interesting to I watch the prices at which the dealers wi 1 i bay back the animais they sold j recently to tue government. Soldiers And Negroes Clash. Columbia, Sept. 26.-Two serious affrays occurred tc day between negroes and soldiers of the regiment. Tbe srst occured in tbe postof?ce block dis? pensary. Four or five soldiers enter? ed the place at about 11.30. A negro named Kennepy was at tbe counter buying whiskey when be and a soldier got in some dispute as to who bad placed money down for liquor. Tbe soldier jumped tbe negro, who, making a bluff and drawing a pistol, was jump? ed on by others soldiers preseot. The negro did his beet to retreat, bat io the meantime received two severe gashes over ne bead. When he got on the outside be picked up a rock and struck Private Alexander, of Greenville, io the face, causing quite a painful wound. A Greenville company was at rest near by awaiting a street oar, and sev? eral of its members rushed over to see the fight. A policeman finally rescued the negro aod took bim to tbe police station, A medical examination show? ed that he was not seriously b?rt. About 12.30 another row occured between a soldier and a negro. From the evidence it appears that Private Charles Luoday, of Company K, was standing against a telegraph pole, when Charles Waites brushed up against bim. Private Luoday told bim to "Watch cut where he was talking V} and Waites replied that be "would walk where he d-n pleased !" It was so evidently bis intention to insult and molest the soldier that the latter started at bim. Waites grabbed up bricks and threw them at tbe soldier, but they all fell short of their mark. Giber "oldiers, who were standing near by, rushed up, and bad it not been for Policeman Hammond and Geo. Watts short work would have been made of the negro. As it was Waites and the soldiers were take-, to the po? lice station, where the soldier was turn? ed over to the military authorities and the negro held. There seems to he some unacsounta antipathy amoogst the colored popula? tion to the soldiers of this particular regiment, bul it wii! all amount te nothing in the enc. The Cubans in Dire Distress. Washington, Sept. 26.-Senor Ri? vera, the Coban sub agent at Tampa, has been visiting Secretary Quesada of the Cuban delegation here for several days. He brings word of extreme dis? tress among the Cubans io and about Tampa. He says about 3,000 of them arc anxious to return to Cuba and be? gin work, hut that they are destitute aod unable to make tbe move. Secretary Quesada receives similar reports concerning the condition of Gen. Gomez's men. A telegram from Key West announces tbe arrival there of a commission from Gomez with a view to securiog assistance. The dis? patch stares that the army is literally starving to death ; that tbe pack mules have been killed and eaten until there is no further meat from this direction and that tbe people are well nigh despe? rate London, Sept 26 -A special to The Globe from Hong Kong, pub? lished thia afternoon,says it is learned from a trustworthy Filipino source that France has promised to recog? nize the Filipino republic,and it is add? ed that negotiations on the subject are proceeding at Manila where there were six French warships Fannie Davenport, the well known actress, died at her home in Rox bury, Mass., last night. Gen. Alger and party spent yester day in Savannah. He stated that the choice ot a port of embarkation lies between Savannah and Charleston The Spanish cabinet has instructed the peace commission to insist on the retention of all the Phillipines by Spain. 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