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- -?', . ,;.; ^^V""';';'"":'": ' ;> 54' ; 'V *'':'W^^ .^ ..- ^ '* ' ' ' ^ ' Si " - ' VOL LIII WINNSBOBO. S, C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 17, 1899. NO. 41 . 8# ? ' ' ------- - . ~ ' --?*VTT ntT/.ATTT> I O T\m THE REUNION. Soldiers of the South Gathered to Charleston's Loving Arms. THLY HAU AUKAi\y lime. Thirty Thousand Strangers Within Her Last Week But All were at Home in the Cradle of Secession. Almost the first official act of the nir<fh -annnal reunion of the United Confederate Veterans was an attempt by Gen. Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi to secure an indorsement of President McKinley's suggestion made in his recent Atlanta speech that the care of the graves of Confederate dead should be undertaken by the Federal government. Action on the resolution, however, was frustrated by a motion to refer it to the committee on resolutions in spite of a rather general sentiment to put it through with enthusiasm. The motion to refer originated with Dr. J. "William Jones of Virginia. The business sessions of the reunion was called to order Wednesday morning by Gen. C. I. "Walker, commanding '1 - 0?^ tT^oiAn in tli<? cut* OOUUl U<UViiua uiiwvx, handsome auditorium erected for the * occasion by the city of Charleston. Its enormous floor space was crowded and thousands were unable to gain admittance to the building. When Gen. John B. Gordon, the commander-inchief, appeared upon the stage he was greeted with thunders of applause. The band struck up Dixie, and the veterans cheered and cheered again. In calling the assemblage to order Gen. Walker spoke of Charleston's invita,T X Of taon to tne veterans w wcu au ***? birthplace of secession, and said the gavel he was using was that with which in 1860 had been nsed to call to order the secession convention. The nhai-rs nspd bv tha officers Wednesday and the table of the presiding officer were the same as used on that memorable occasion. When G-en. Gordon was escorted to the front of the stage his appearance was the signal for a storm of applanse. Cheers and shrill yells for the commander-in-chief mingled with the crash of the band, and hats, handkerchiefs and flags were waved frantically. When order was finally secured the old > Confederate chieftain was presented by Gen. Walker, and delivered an eloquent address. He spoke with all the vigor, eloquence and grace which has won for Kim ? naiinnal refutation as an orator. of the Coin S&fV^ aiittee, My Fellow Countrymen of p;: South Carolina: The flood of emotions ' . which stirs the sensibilities. of these veterans- 'today is their loving answer > _ to your gracious greeting. These emo$$?< tions will speak to you in language far W more impressive and eloquent than any words that I could utter. The ringing shouts from these thousands of Confederate throats are veritable echoes of the inspiring resolutions of welcome ?onnntdd hv vonr general Utiauuuuuu^ auvf ~J J _ . assembly. While those resolutions , . have cheered and thrilled every southern soldier's heart, they were not needed to tell us of the reception that awaited us in South Carolina. Her whole history and that of her commercial capital were the promise and guarantee of this magnificent reality. For more than two hundred years, made memora1 1 1 ~ ^ 1 Tr* o r? or>^ Kril. Die oy neroic <?uu liant achievementf in peace, the names of South Carolina and of Charleotoa have been the synonyms of hospitality, of chivalry, and of valor. "What else could be expected of a people in whose veins are commingled 1 the blood of the proud English Cavaliers? the blood of those devoted and resolute men, who protested against the <. immoralities and grinding exactions of the Stuarts: the blood of the stalwart ? ? ? ?- ? i Dissenters ana 01 me neroiu jmgm?uders of Scotland and of the sturdy democratic Presbyterians of Ireland; the blood of those defenders of freedom who came to your shores from the mountain battlements, of Switzerland and lastly, but no less j<nre and sacred, the blood of -the high-souled Hugenots of France, whose martyrs, by a glorious Pt-li ma(5e UUKULVj c v cu uukv sweeter and richer the record of human devotion to conscience and liberty. "No resolutions, I repeat, by which this great commonwealth extends its r~ "loving welcome'" were needed to assure these remnants of the south's immortal armies that the 'freedom of the State' was theirs, and that every heart within her borders was a soldier's shrine. "We had bat to remember that South Carolina was the nursery of heroes, as well as of statesmen and of ra triots?that no one State, except that she be endowed with an almost bound less affluence of greatness, could in one century have given to the cause of liberty and the republic such a splendid galaxy as South Carolina presents in her Rutledge, her Sumter, her Moultrie, her Middleton, and her Marion; Id her Butler, her Pinckney, and her Pickens; in her McDuffie and her Calhoun; in her Hamilton, her Hayne, and her beloved Hampton. "If we turn from this incomplete ar ray of her neble sons to the contemplation of the scars upon her bosom received in her battles for American freedom at Cowpens, at Camden, and Charleston; at Eutaw Springs, Fort Moultrie and King's Mountain, while her ''Swamp Fox/' with his ragged brigade, roasted their rations of sweet potatoes in her forests at night, and by their sudden sallies, now from the mountains and now from the marshes, amazed and bewildered the British invaders; if we add to this survey of her past the record of her princely liberality in the donation of her soil to the general government, we shall gain a still better conception of the lofty characteristics and unchallenged patriotism of her people. "" " ?i "10 me, personally, wuysc aoowi.?tions with South Carolinians through the Civil war ana the still more galling period of reconstruction and rehabilitation, gave a clearer insight into their motives and future aims, it is a proud privilege vouchsafed to me today to stand in your presence as the representatives of these battle-bmised veterans and tell this people how fully we re ! cognize their worth and how gratefully we acknowledge our indebtedness to them. "I should esteem it a still higher hon01 to stand here today as the herald of both ihe host and guests in proclaiming a message of good will to all our coun f ]-*?? "ProfOTTIQ] crrp^t IlljuivU auu i>v gvuu vuv ing of this people, of all Confederates, and of their children to all patriots of all sections; to unite with our American brethren of every State in ascribing to the guiding hand of God the unparalleled victories of American arms in the late war on land and sea; and lastly by the memory of the fathers, whose spirits live in their sons, to pledge the south's unfailing support to every worthy cause for strengthening the bonds of American unity and thus accelerating the onward march of the republic in its benien mission to humanity." After the applause had subsided Gen. Gordon led Mrs. Stonewall Jackson to the front of the stage, and she was enthusiastically applauded. As he presented Mrs. Jackson and in the first lull, Gen. Gordon said: "I will shake her hands for ycu all, and in an instant he added, "no. I will do more than that; I am going t:o. hu^ her for yon,"' and with that did what he * - ' "? 1 *1 . .x i.1. ! fiaicL lie was going to ao, wni<;n met tue hearty approval of the vast throng. It was at this stage Gen. Lee presented his resolution. It was decided without further discussion that the resolution be referred to thecommittee on resolutions. Gen. Gordon presented Miss Kate Currie, of Dallas, Tex., Miss Laura Laweudon, of New Orleans, Mrs. Kirby Smith and other ladies whose husbands or fathers were Confederate leaders. In response to the repeated demands of the' audience lie also presented Mrs. Gordon, who was greeted with an outburst of applause. The session then adjourned. VETERANS ON* PARADE. The parade of the veterans occurred Wednesday afternoon, and they marched through a dense crowd of cheering people. Led by Gens Gordon and Wade Hampton, a long line of the - 1.1 ?* - - L-J X>_ll J grizzleQ men vuo nau. mnuncu wen leaders and the other captains of the Confederate arir es through four years of hardship &uu. battle, marched sturdily under the blazing southern sun to the inspiring strains of "Dixie," of the "Bonnie Blue Flag" and the irrelevant but irrepressible, "There will be a hot time in the old town tonight." At in tervals along the line the fluttering of a war-worn and shot-torn battle flag called forth cheers, while many heads were bared as the frayed emblems of a dead cause gleamed over some organization whose name is a household word to the South. Mere aua tnere a camp appeared iu the grey jeans uniform, black slouch hats and carrying muskets of the old patters, and all the war paraphernalia of the "sixty-one." Here again Hampton a.nd Gordon i wwwp-^liet'iUJd vociferously at every j step and rode almost the entire route with bared heads. The absence of I fcon WhoulAr in tlift line was a source of considerable disappointment. He reached the city early Wednesday, but did cot participate in the parade. GEN. HAMPTON LED TEE MEN. Including the kindred organizations and distinguished guests and committees there were probably 5,000 persons in the line, probably 3,000 of them veterans. The parade was led by Gren. T TJ7?KTT til A \J. JL? T * auu o uc?xj-? ivaav vi vv? ^ v?v escort composed of the local militar'companies, cadets and the naval reserves. Then came Gen. Gordon and his staff followed by a long line of carriages containing the sponsors and maids of honor of the various camps. The veterans were led by Gen. Wade Hampton, at the head of the Army of Northern Virginia, and preceded by 21 battle flags with their escorts. The army of Tenoessee followed, led by Gen. Stephen D. Lee and was followed j by the camps representing the transMississippi army in command of Gen. Cabell. The Sons of Confederate Yet-, erans brought up the rear. The State divisions were in command of the following officers: South Carolina, Gen. C. I. "Walker; Virginia, Gen. Grander; West Virginia, General White: Maryland, Gen. Iripp; Mississippi, Gen. Campbell: Florida, Gen. Law; Alabama, Gen. Ferguson; Georgia, Gen. Evans; Louisiana, Gen. Tun? -i-v 11 A _1 ? nard; Texas, bren. Jfoiiey; ^.rsausaa, Gen. Horner; Indian Territory, Gen. Coleman; Missouri, Gen. McCollough; Oklahoma, Gen. Caster; North Carolina, Gen. DeRossett; Tennessee, Gen. George W. Guder. The parade was dismissed at the auditorium, where the memorial day exercises were held. That being South Carolina memorial day the occasion was one of double significance. The ceremonies were very impressive and the auditorium was again filled to its capacity. '1-33 xne memorial aaaresa was ucmcicu by Adjt. Gen. Moorman, who spoke eloquently of the hero dead of the South and paid high tribute to its women. Chaplain Jones, in his opening ollncinn fn tllfi CI, iliaug xuuii ww -w Lee resolutions by expressing the hope that the women of the south would keep up the noble work of caring for the graves of the Southern dead and that no one would take from them that sacred privilege. As a matter of course South Carolina figured prominently in the deliberations of the Sons of Veterans. For two years the commander in-chief has been a South Carolinian, Mr. Robert A. Smyth, oi Charleston, who has built up the order wonderfully and whose administration has been so acceptable. In addi *--? C? ? ..I, Vioc f Via 1aror<ssf LIU LI OUUl/ii. v^iuiiua uas wuv number of camps in the federation, a fact due largely to the efforts of the State commander, M. L. Bonham. of Anderson. Of the 110 camps enrolled 50 are in this State and most of them were fully represented. Beautiful badges were almost as numerous as the lovely women and the Sons in every way displayed their enthusiasm and interest in the work. When a Xegro brass band struck up Dixie in the convention hall before the exercises began the delegates rose, stood on the chairs and yelled only as Southorn men can yell, the cheering being led by K. C. Lee, Jr., son of W. H. F. Lee, and Gren. >1. L. Bonham, who were on the platform. Dixie was followed by ''Maryland, My Maryland," which did not decrease the cheering. 0 The evening prayer by Rev. John Lake, of Edgefield, invoked the blessings of the God of Lee, Jackson and Davis. The prayer was beautiful in wording and sentiment. THE OLD VETERANS They Marched Once More Under Their Old Flags. THE MEMORIAL EXERCISES. Officers and Men Were Cheered to the Echo by the Tens v of Thousands of Spectators. The Veterans of the sixties marched through the streets of Charleston Wednesday afternoon, triumphant in peace, under the same colors they defended with their lives when old Fort Sumter boomed and swept the sea with shot and shell. And the parade was indeed the O . P . 1 T> ___ J} ieature 01 me .Reunion, iur uu speeuues however patriotic, can stir and thriil as does the proud step of the soldier and the throbbing, moving line of men, and tbsbeat of the drum corps and the bugle's blast. As division after division, and coml _ pany alter company, passea in review hats were waved with patriotic frenzy and cheers came from the thousands who had patiently awaited for the line to pass. Youth and old age, in one conglomerated mass, mingled their shouts-and did not fail to applaud the appearance of even the most humble private in the ranks. Gen. G-ordon shared the applause.with his standard bearers and the white haired drummer received a hero's fame. The parade was one of the longest ever given by the Veterans since they began holding their Reunions. Frequently it has been the case that the weather has interrupted the parade, but a more auspicious day than Wednesday could not have been possible. The column formed at Meeting and Broad streets,, and moved forward at 4.25 o'clock. Gen. Gordon sat erect upon a magnificent horse, and was accompanied Ktt hie ftill tafaff mrmiifced. On everv side lie was accorded enthusiastic ovations, and his time and attention we/e wholly consumed in acknowledging the shouting and applause; so it was for brave old Hampton, and so it was for Stephen D Lee and Gen. Cabell and all of the glorious heroes. From beginning to end the parade was an interesting spectacle to those who witnessed it. Old soldiers, worn o?/5 TTTQcrTT wuior}it. nf vp.ftrs. manv tmvi nwM uj J , ? burdened by poverty, held their heads erect "Wednesday, ?and followed their leaders as they did more than thirty years ago. A blind drummer kept step to his tattoo, playing the same drum he carried through the war. An aged Veteran sounded sweet and soft his old brass bugle, whoofrnotes had urged ^is= cu-LtmOvu jUiuuj,uxiituumtfuand, "xi.? says, he never learned to sound retreat. Avni?aeoiAr? mot f/hA ^MilgUXllUCUb UCJ uuu &JJLVU n*?w ?v moving, waving column, as the aged and infinja and maimed hobbled over .the Belgian blocks, waving their hats to the crowd, and cheering the names of Gordon and Hampton and Lee and Cabell in particular. The crowd was almost exhausted from cheering when the tattered and torn battle flags appeared, and .there was a moment's silence?the calm before the storm?theu a mighty shout went up from many thousand throats. The color bearers waived then fiags and lifted their hats in reverence to the banners which they had followed all but to death. Gen Wade Hampton was the centre of all, and he was compelled to carry his hat in his hand, as it was impossible to lift it to the thousands of ladies who waved their handkerchiefs and clapped their hands, and so as one after the other of the generals were recognized cheer after cheer went up from the great throng, which lined Meeting street and Marion square and the entire line of march, almost to the very doors of the Auditorium. The scene was one to be seen only once in a lifetime and the old Confederate gray uniforms together with the general make-up opened up a tender picture to the young as well as the old. How many were in the line of parade it would be difficult to say, but there were thousands, estimated all the way from three to five thousand and the length of the line was fully a mile or more. MOBLIZING THE VETERANS. It took considerable engineering to get the line into good shape. Under the orders promulgated the various States mobilized their Veterans as follows: First South Carolina Divison?Right resting on St Michael's alley, facing west. Second Virginia Division?jtugnt resting on Water street, facing west. Third North Carolina Division? Right resting half-way between "Water street and the Battery, facing west. Fourth Maryland Division?Oo the Battery, right resting on Meeting street facing south. Fifth Kentucky Division?On the Battery, right resting on Churh street, facing south. Sixth West Virginia Division?On the Battery, right resting corner South and East Battery, facing east. Army Tennessee Department?On Broad, west of Meeting, with its right resting on Broad, and facing north. First Mississippi Division?Right resting en Postoffice lane. Second Florida Division ?Right resting on King street. Third Alabama Division?Right resting on Orange street. Fourth Georgia Division?Right resting on Logan street. Fifth Louisiana Division?Right rest o n efroof. lllg UppUSitC JUCk^/JU-LCfcU. Sixth Tennessee Division?Right resting on Rutledge avenue. Trans-Mississippi Department?On Broad street, east of Meeting, on north side, facing south, its right resting at Meeting. First Texas Division?Right resting near Meeting street. Second Arkansas Division?Right nan* Mccfirifr cfTP^f i JLL^rCbi. Third Missouri Division?Right resting half way between Church and State streets. Fourth Indian Territory Division? Right resting on State street, Fifth Oklahoma .Division?On East Bay, right resting on Broad street, facing east. Sixth Pacific Division?On EastBay to Oklahoma United Sons of Confederate Veterans on south side of Broad street, rieht resting on East Bay, and facing north. Divisions forming in the following or- ) der: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florid iin^omo fi-oArcn'fl Louisiana. *lio?\ja.LUaj v t Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky. As to the carriage loads of sponsors and guests they passed down East Bay to Broad, west, up Broad to Rutledge, and thence down to the Battery, meeting Gen. Gordon at the corner of Meeting street and the Battery. Before the general march up Meeting street the Army of Tennessee department moved down Meeting street and halted on the left of Broad street, facing inwards. The line of march was not actually formed until after the commands had passed St. Michael's Church, where G-en Cabell was in waiting for the main line of the procession. A ^ i. "L _ T J _ ? i.V>. l'AAr\ A.T7&TX7 -AC me ueau 01 me nuc m nvi; thing straight were a platoon of police officers, under command of Chief Boyle including Lieuts McManus and Dunn, and Sargt3. Whaley and McCaffery. THE SOLDIERS IX LINE. Gen. C. I. Walker rode at the head of the column, escorted by his staff aijd marshals selected for the occasionn. All of the officers were arrayed in ~ " - ? j _? ?i. Uontederate umiorms ana wore sasuw appropriate to the work they had been assigned to. Following Gen "Walker came the Fourth Regiment Band at the head of the 4th brigade and escort. The 4th brigade and their escort were under command of Major Muckenfuss. First came the corps of S JC M A cadets, whc made a splendid show. The West Pointers of the South, as they are called, kept a splendid line and marched with splendid precision. Tkar, Mma +Jio nnrna nf Pnrfcer Acad JLUOlX VALUV WUW VV* vm ? W ? ? ? ? emy cadets, under Major Dwight. The corps made a fine slnw. Then followed the Orangeburg Collegiate Institute, Col C J Owens commanding. This is a comparatively new military school, which is doing superior work. The Charleston commands followed in this order: The Washington Light Infantry, Capt Cogswell commanding. Gennau Fusiliers, Capt Schachte, I aat>Imon/^irirr vvaiLUQiuuiug. Irish Volunteers, Capt Carney, commanding. Palmetto Guard, Capt Nichols com-1 manding. South Carolina Naval Reserves, Capt C L Du7>os commanding. German Artillery, Capt F W Wagener commanding. The home companies all wore their striking uniforms; the shafcos of sever- | al of the commanda^aajqg^^jjj^yHB Just ahead of the line of 'carrfflJM* cgpae Gen Gordon^ ^ominanding the ; \i^terans, accompanied" by his staff, all ofywhom were mounted, and who were; Gen Geo W Moorman, of New Orleans, La. adjutant general and chief of staff. Gen Wm H Jackson, of Tennessee, chief of artillery. Aides: Col Hugh McCollum, of Georgia; Col V Y Cook, of Arkansas; Capt E E Sparkman. of Charleston, S. C. Then came the line of carriages bear ing the distinguished guests, sponsors and maids. In the first carriage were: Mrs J B Gordon, Mrs Andrew Simonds, Miss Gordon and Miss Roman. Then followed Gen Stephen D Lee and his military staff, who were: Brig Gen F T Sykes, Col H C Myers, Col Lake, Col Howard. Col Middlebrook, Col Wyley; Col Nesbett, Col Baxter Smith, Col Garrett, Col McMurray, R E Lee, Jr, Gen Hemmingway. Aheadjaf th^e executive carriage was Messrs \V J btoren ana T s 3inKier. 111 the executive carriage were Lieut Governor MeSweeney, Speaker Gary; May or cmytn aQa Aiaermru -Liapnam. At the head of the Army of Northern Virginia came GEN. WADE HAMPTON*, the distinctive heio of the parade. He was escorted by Major Barker; Capt Welles, Mr Lowndes and Col iomax, who were members of his war staff. Gen Hampton rode "Prince," and made a splendid appearance as he rode np the lines, with his hand on his hat, bowing to the cheering crowd. The Army of Northern Virginia had very many Veterans in line. At the head of the column were the two divisions of this State; commanded by Gen Coward and Gen Carwile. SOUTH CAEOLINA CAMPS. Some idea of the number of camps in line from this State may be had when it is noted that all of the following, from the 1st brigade, had representatives in the line of march: Charleston regiment, Major George L Buist. Camps: Sumter, Commandant, F G Latham; Palmetto Guard, commandant, G L Buist, Thos M Wagner, commandant, S P Smith; A Burnet Khett commandant, S C Gilbert; Major John Jenking, commandant, J Jenkins; Edward Manigault, commandant, H W.Lofton; Washington Artillery, commandant, L Sherfesse. York Regiment?Camps: Catawba, flo/1 Tnn/ic* _Tnn_ UUiuiuauuauuj wuvuj wukins, commandant, J F Hart; Fort Mill, commandant, L N Culp. Florence Regiment?Camps: PeeDee, commandant, R B Hepburn; Hampton, commandant, M L Munn; Timmonsville, commandant, J F Culpepper. Fairfield Regiment?Camps: Rion; commandant, J D Hanison; Raines, commandant, R H Jennings; Brattan; commandant, W J Keller; Private H Efford, commandant, W W Smith. Richland Regiment, Col U R Brooks n TT._r_i.-_ ' r> Voiups: xiauupi/uii, cumiu^uunuu, Cardwell; A C Haskell; commandant, D Robin; Ed T Bookter, commandant T C Whitworth. Unassigned Camps?Stephen Elliott, j commandant, R W Minns; Dick Anderson, commandant, J D Griffin; J D Graham, commandant, J J Nelson; Jas . Conner, commandant, J J Wescoat: C j J Walker, commandant, A W Weatn- j erly; Eutaw, commandant. J 0 Bre- | land; J B Kershaw, commandant, J C \ Coit; Jack Hendricks, commandant, liM Hough; "Winnie Davis, commandant,i W IHanna; Horry, commandant, B l|; Beatty; Harry Benbow, commandanti D W Brailsfora; Marion, commandanti, S A Durham: Harllee, commandant ifT Pardee: Richard Kirkland, commandf | ant, C C Haije; Hanging Rock, com mandant, J F Welsh; Pressley, com mandant, D E Gordon; Hennegan, com mandant. J H Hudson; Arthur Mani gault, commandant. J H Read; Darling ton, commandant, J L Coker; "Walk er, commandant J W Reed; Dixie commancaht, W G A Paton: Maxcj Gregg; commandant, J A La ten; E j Dennis, commandant, E J Dennis /-I Vi: 1% J . _ i A T? ixen Xi uspcrs, commanaanc. mc xte^ I) M Brpher. Ands?it \7as all along the line wifcl each of tie States, and it would do nc special )?ood toenuuerate the camps. Ii would be'a pleasure to have collated th< Veteranfcin the line, but that was nol possible.-andtogive the mere names oi the camps would be useless. STATE ORGANIZATIONS. The vsiousState organizations wen represented, and were in command oi the following officers: Jjirst qoutiiUaroiina: Gen t L \\ aiker. r ^ Second Virginia: Gen Bratton. North! Carolina Division: Gen D( Rossett. Maryland Division: Gen Tripp. Kentacky Division: Gen Poyntz. West A^:ginia Division: Gen "White. Armv Tennessee: Gen Lee com manding.! Mississopi: Gen Campbell. Fiorina; Gen E McLaw. Alabamr.Gen Fred Fergusou. Georgia: i-en Evans. Louisiana1 Gen. Tunnard. Tennessee Gen George W Gordon, acting. ! Trans-Misissippr, Gen Cabell com manding. J-en Cabell was accompanr ed by Gen Fall, of Galveston. Gen Poty commanding Texas division; Gen 7 D Fields, commanding brigade aij adjutant general, with Mi J M Cona&ev. Texas, fen Polly. Arkansj^ Gen John J Hornor. Missou^Gen McCallogh. OklahoB, Gen Casier. Indian ferritory, Gen Coleman. The Ge$gia camps were largely representeacd were under command oi Gen C A'ivans, who was accompanied by Ms stai Col Jolt A Miller, adjutant general and chief of staff; Col J 0 "VVaddell, quartermafcer general; Col C M "Wheatly, assistat inspector general; Lieut Col Wm Jnimly, assistant adjutant general; QW A Wright, aide, and a large deiegtion from the camps of the State. S<?S OF VETERANS. The Sop of Veterans were undei command f G-en. Robert Ar-uTnyth, I accompanie his stall, who were mounted, nd his special aides, whc were: I*p. T. Qaitnby, Atlanta, inSmythe,. L. Wells, .Jr., L. C Smythe, Jr.. ** The South Carolina Division was un der command of Gen. Bonham, and h was accompanied by his staff. The other States were in command o the following officers: Louisiana, Gen W. H. McLellan; Mississippi,- Gen George B. Myers; North Carolina, Dr Charles A- Bland: Georgia, F. H. Col quitt; Fl^da, Gen. J. II. Matthews acting; Virginia, Gen. W. A. Jacobs Texas, H.B. Kirk, acting. Just belind the camps came the Yet erans beanng the sacred battle flags o the ''LostCause," witha specialcscort The Washington Artillery carried it old gun. The company was under th< command if Capt R J Morris, of Char leston. Tie old company was proud o its gun, wlich is said to be tne first o its kind inthe country. FAIOUS FLAGS IX LINE. The gucwas ussd in firing the salute oil Marioi square, while the graves o the dead leroes were being decoratec in Magnola Cemetery. At the :ead of the column of coloj bearers rod Gen MeCrady, accompaniec by Mr P 1 Hayne and Capt Rudedge The Irish Tolun ieers and the Richlanc Volunteen furnished the escort for th< sacred rei; of the 1st South Carolins T'?*lnr.*-AA* (CZ-r0crcr?c ^ ?\I1UU0CCI IUXIO.UUJ) V-JJ - J colors wer< carried by Mr. Spellman anc Messrs. JijcCrady and Kelley. There were seven of the survivors of the gallant reginent in line when Marior square wasbrossed. Then cafce the colors of Hart's Battery, whicli were carried by Mr. Louis Sherfesse, iho had the honor of carry mg the colOs all tnrougn tne war. Then cane Capt Bird, with the flaj which was frst unfurled over Fort Sumter, of whici an account has just appeared in Tie New and Courier. Nex* in tie line of the colors of the regiments ame those of the 8th Soutl: Carolina vdunteer infantry, Col Hen negai, of Eershaw's brigade. Then thecolors of Col Stringfellow's 69th.North Carolina regiment. Following these came the colors oi Cap! Backnan's Battery, of which ar acconnt wasprinted a day or two ago. Cfcpt Bost of the 46th North Carolina regimeit, at Appomattox, saved s sinfle star torn the ba.tle flag of his regiment. This tattered star is the centre of tie flag of the 46th North Carolina regiment, which was carried in the parade Vedensday. The flag d the 10th South Carolina inianttv. Col Walker's reei V UJLUUWW V 7 ? - - ment, was Wednesday carried by A A Myers, of thit distinguished regiment. The flag ttat at one time floated ovei the-headquarters of Gen Kershaw was carried in-the parade by D11 Flenniken, of Camp Hampton, of Columbia. Jl C Cleary had the privilege of carrying the flag of the 7th South Carolina - - ? u.i j infantry, wuuuu uciuugeu cu ivcisuan c brigade. "W" B Lamb, of the 3d South 0a)olina, carried the flag of that regiment. W N Whitaker had the honor of bearing the battle flag of the 25th North ,Carolina regiment. The independent flag of Charlotte ,Vas in line, but it is not to be called a Strictly battle flag. Une of the flags of the line was that of the Beaufort district, which was carried by W N Barnes. This flag was at one time in the Hampton Legion. W F Edvrards, of Uovmgton, ua, had the honor of carrying the muchscarred battle flag of the 42d Georgia regiment. The 53d North Carolina regimental Bag was carried by G P Loyd. The 33d Virginia, whicli was the original "Stonewall" Jackson regiment [Continued on Fourth Page.] : A COMPARISON. ; ( < - Figures of the Santiago Cam- j paign and of the Civil War. i r i r ( HFAVY LOSS OF OFFICERS, c ; J c i Forty-three Officers Kilfed at Fort c ) c t Wagner. At Fair Oaks Long- 4 i street Lost Sixty-one Offi- ? f cers Killed. f The American loss of officers in the j ; several battles with the Spanish forces P before Santiago, Cuba, on the 1st, 2d and c 3d of July last, as officially reported by - Gen. Shafter, amounted to twenty-three killed and eighty wounded. A number ? of the latter were mortally wounded 4 ; and subsequently died. All but a few * of these killed and wounded officers ^ were of the regular army. The Army * Register for 1S99, just out, shows that ^ of the total, eighteen of the killed out right and six wno died of their wounds ^ belonged to seventeen different infan- * try and cavalry regiments of the per- " manent establishment. There is a popular impression that c the losses in officers were very severe, T which is correct, but it is a mistake to ? ( suppose they were unprecedented, or fc even extraordinary, in theannals of our military, campaigns. Some of the losses ( . sustained by both Union and Confeder- ? ate commands during the civil war i make these casualties at Santigo ?ook * ; rather moderate, when the time con- a : sumed in the battles and the numbers ^ engaged are considered. Gen. Shafter's C force in these Cuban battles was ap- a proximately 17,500 men, the greater r part of whom were regulars. But s Shafter's troops were not armed with ' the best modert breech-loading maga- a . zine rifles, whereas their Spanish foe c ! was equipped with the famous Mauser a . rifles, held now by most experts to be the best arm in existence. Out of this ], fact has grown another erroneous im- i pression, viz, tnat tae Datties 01 nowa- j days are very much more destructive fc than those of even forty years ago, be- I cause of the superiority of the later models of firearms. Bat, nevertheless, g it is very doubtful if the Americans at fc Santiago would have been successful t much sooner than they were, or lost c fewer men, had they been armed with v : precisely the same kind of rifles as the 8 ; Spaniards. The latter were covercd 0 ' TTTVI iln AH r mnn ^ati <TV? _ TT11JLX uai lUITViaOj IT 11X11/ UU1 UI^U xvuguv g ' in the open. j During onr civil war the Union and 1 Confederate troops were on even terms s BPp^P^^ms were con^rned. The ^ naWaaiidRli^hoth armies were equipped i* with BnfielaVnd Springfield rifiedmua- v kets, muzzle loaders, Tritkthe- exception^ of a short while at the beginning. Thfere t was but little, if any, difference in the j e effectiveness of"these two models, al though one was American and the other ] RnorlioK , In the memorable assault made by j ' .tHe Union forces on Fort Wagner, Mor- ' ' ris Island, S. C., on the 18th of July, i 1S63, ten regiments of volunteer infan- ] 'I try were engaged. It took place at t ' twilight, and was all over inside of one ? firm*. olflimnrVi ?> -nort of flip MSillllt.inff < MVtAA, ? V- C> I C ^ column effected a lodgment in on? of 1 the bastions, but the men were ultimate' ly captured, after holding out about 3 three hours. The loss in killed, 3 wounded and missing was 1,515, which I included 3S1 missing, some of whom 1 - were doubtless killed and wounded. Shafter's losses in the three days' fight- / ing at Santiago were 1,595. The Span j. ieh defences at Santiago appear to have j been about as strong as those of the t \ Confederates at Wagner; theiefore, the . I comparison is a fair one in every ./ay, J except that the numbers engaged at T Wflonor and tlift time MTisnmed w?r? i far less than at Santiago. The fort was ? defended by from 1,000 to 1,500 men, j I and assaulted by 5,000 or 6,000. Oat ^ ; of the ten volunteer regiments engaged j. I 28 officers were killed outright and 75 s wounded. Of the latter 15 were mor [ taiiy wounaea ana suosequenuy aiea, t > among them Gen. George C. Strong, ' the magnificent soldier who commanded ^ , the assaulting column. A single regi- c ment of New Hampshire troops, the j . 7th, lost 11 officers killed (or died of g j wounds) in this charge, and 7 wounded, i . The 62d Ohio lost 8 officers killed (or t died of wounds) and 7 others wounded. 0 r The 54th Massachusetts (colored) lost c ! its colonel, Robert G. Shaw, and 2 . captains killed, and 11 officers wounded. ^ All this destruction was wrought main- Q ly by the muzzle-loading Enfield rifles, but at very short range. The (Jonfed- ? erate loss was only 181 killed and j wounded. _ The number of Qopfederates actually j. engaged in the temble assault upon t the Union intreochments at Franklin, Tenn, on November 30, 1864, did not a much exceed Shafter's force at Santiago 0 although Hood's entire force at hand g was much greater. Their losses were e fearful, particularly in officers. Node- a tailed official report of them is on file Q in the public archives, if any was ever j. made, but there are sufficient incom- "j: plete returns printed to give a fairly de- j, finite idea of their extent. In field tv 1 i _ T iL 1 _ omcers aione n is Known cuey lost upward of 20 killed and 35 wounded, sev- ^ eral of the latter afterward dying. Among these were 11 general officers a i and 21 colonels. Of line officers, some ? of the regiments were actually swept bare. Loring's division lost 28 officers . killed outright and 84 wounded. This , division numbered less than one-fifth i of Shafter's force at Santiago. The a bridgade of the present Senator from t Missouri, Francis M. Cockrell, went v into the battle of Franklin with 614 1 men and 82 officers; of these he lost 19 a officers killed and 31 wounded, and 277 o enlisted men killed and wounded. ]y Senator Cockrell himself lived to tell ii ' ~ AnfltT flin i ?1 , LLLU tctiC. UUU Alt G Y 1UUUU vuv llj atmosph-re much hotter that evening t; at Franklin than it has ever been since in the Senate. "Walthall's division ; lost 28 officers killed and 59 wound. But although the Confederates suffered far greater losses than the Union troops ^ in this battle, the losses were not by auy means all on one side, as at Fort 0 Wagner. In the five brigades of the 81 23d corps engaged 19 officers were killed 1 and 40 wounded. In the bloody assault delivered by Burnside at Fredericksburg the Union , losses were very heavy, as the Confed- 5 1 erates mainly fought behind fortified tl lines, as the Spaniards did at Santiago, if i ill told tlis Union army lost 124 olli- 1 ;ers killed and 654 officers "wounded. 3f these the single division of Han;ock, which charged the stone wall and jmbaaked roadway on the high ground C )ack of the town, lost 34 officers killed md 126 wounded, or more than one-? *.r. IIILL 01 lilie miliy S bUM?x 'USS xu vuibcis. 3ne of Hancock's brigades, composed )f six regiments, alone lost 17 officers 1 ailed and 47 wounded. Humphreys's iivison of eight regiments lost 12 offi:ers killed and 51 wounded. Hancock I :arried into action at Fredericksburg l-,484 men and officers, all volunteers, ess than one-third the force Shafter lent againt the Spaniards at Santiago. In his attack upon the Union fortiierl 1?np<a at. "Pair Oaks Lnnffstrpet'a **" " """ " "* " ?O Confederate division lost 61 officers cilled and 209 wounded. A considerable nu oiber of the wounded subse- " inently died. I The foregoing citations and compari- e ions deal only with assaults on fortified p ines of earthworks, similar to those t] phich confronted the Americans at ^ Santiago. But the losses in the open :-1 J C-Vi.: J TTTrt* TI Leiu uguuug uunug iuc wiu n? nut qually destructive in many instances, fi in fact, the American civil war was ,bout the most destructive of human j ife of all the wars of history, probably .ccient, of which there is no definite _ ecord, as well as modern. The per-' ? :entage of loss in battle in our civil ^ rar was greater than in any other war of _ rhich history gives anything like relia- ? >le figures. ^ At Shiloh the Union division of Mc- ? )lernand losfc 18 offiers killed and 69 rounded; that of Hurl hurt 18 officers p" :illed 70 wounded, and that of Sher- si nan 16 killed and 6 wounded. Total, S >2 killed, 191 wounded. These three n li visions carried into action about 20,- f< ?00 men, not much exceeding Shafter's o' .rmy. None of the Confederate official eports of Shiloh gives separate figures ? howing the losses of officers, but they u rere equal to the Union losses no doubt, b a +Viatt rtrafa fn tVio n-ffonci'po thrftTHrll 10 fl VLV VU VUV V^vuw* I V V *-Q ? rat the first day's battle. Shiloh was i , two days' battle. Gren. E well's Confederate divison of tr ess than 5,000 men and officers lost at fi Lntietam in one day's battle 24 officers ti dlled and 110 wonnded. The five ti irigades of Drayton, Walker, Cobb, d Cershaw and Wofford, numbering per- tl iona o<j roor?TT mow oq Rliafter at I H Santiago, lost at Aatietam 57 officers ei :illed and 160 wounded. These are all fi he official ligures of tlie Confederate ii ommanders. On the Union side Sedg- h rick's division lost 23 officers killed and w 10 wounded; Richardson's division 19 F fficers killed, among them Richard- 1< on ~ himself, and 46 wounded, ani h bench's division, 21 officers killed and P 10 wounded. Total in the three divi- fi ious, 63 killed, 186 wounded. There aa a large percentage of wpunded of- P fcers\who d| rounds; 'j'hese three? !er!nP8??PWP8lgo. Dana's brigade 1 ost 10 Offices killed and 42 wouaded. ^ * A. triii. T?: .a.i< Wit: uatiuc UJ. UWUC a ui 5durfree9boro, the four Union divisions s )f Sheridan, Palmer; Wood and Jeff C. Davis carried into action 19,135 men. 1 rhey lost 52 officers killed and 221 wounded. The other Union divisons t .ost about in the same proportion. On <3 ;he Confederate side Cheatham's divi- a sion of 5,544 men lost 22 officers killed 1 md 120 wounded. Withers's division 2 )f 8,574 men lost 32 officers killed and L62 wounded. In this bloody battle ;he entire Confederate loss of officers vas 109 killed and 667 wounded. The _ otal Union loss in officers was 100 * tilled and 405 wounded. A.t Gettysburg the Uaion 1st corps of approximately 10,000 men,) in the ? Tnltr ? ;<SLtie ui cuc aoo ui ouiji uiaiuij xuu^uv g ndependent of other commands, al- n hough two divisions ef the llch corps if >articipated for a short while after noon, r. ost 5,500 men. Of these, 42 officers X rere killed and 262 wounded. Its first t< Livision, under Wadeworth, lost 19 of- tl icers killed and 93 wounded. The b ion Brigade of this division lost 13 of- a icers killed and 54 wounded. The o leaviest regimental loss on the Union ci ide in officers during the whole war y iccurred here. The 24th Michigan, of he Iron Brigade, lost 8 officers killed d ,nd 13 wounded, several of whom after- ft ?ard died. Gibbon's divison of Han- h ock's corps lost zo omcers tailed ana e1 .05 wounded; Humphreys's division of gj >ickles's corps had 28 officers killed and ij .40 wounded. In his independent bat- h. le of the Peach Orchard and vicinity, lj m the 2d, Sickles lost out of the 3d is orps of 12,000 men, 50 officers killed ,nd 251 wounded. There are very few 0 iefinite returns of Confederate losses of ii fficers at Gettysburg, but they were si irobably much heavier than those of 1> J." gUgiOiJ. VMiVAW4 AV?/V/*V V*. H, lodes's division of 9,000 men, approxi- b' aately, shows that he lost 30 officers L :illed and 137 wounded. Besides, w here were 29 officers missing, some of tl rhom are known to have been killed b< Tid wounded. Daniel's brigade lost 15 T fficers killed and 48 wonnded; Iver- o1 on's brigade, 12 killed and 33 wound- h, J XT 'o T s\r* ct<\ rl /s Q ?y. U? llAJD B jUUUUAaua Ui-Agaviv; w aiiivu f f nd 22 wounded. The 26th North Car- e< lina volunteers lost over 20 officers s? :illed and wounded and over 600 enisted men, the heaviest regimental ass of the entire war. It is unnecessary to carry these com- ^ iarisons further. There lias been no w .esign to select isolated cases to make w bloody showing. Other battles show * ven more extraordinary losses than ^ hose cited. Leslie J. Perry. r< n Shot Him Dead. V* Postmaster George A. McLaughty t} t Jamestown, Onio, lies dead from a -ir houghtless piece of pleasantry. He a$ ras killed by a most intimate friend. J !he postmaster Wednesday night, with p boy friend, was putting a "tick tack" n< n the window at the homo of Mr. Ginn. tl Ir. Ginn, hearing the noise and think- ai ag to frighten the boys, fired a shot n< lirough the window, killing McLaugh7 instantly. A Ship "Wrecked. b; TV,rt eViirt T.rtrtVl SIaTT W5 Q jlu^ JLfiAVlCU cujiy xjvvu ??w'recked on Kangaroo island, oh April 6. Five passengers and twenty-five _ f the crew were drowned. Four per3ns escaped from the wreck, but they re still wandering in the bush. ^ A Bis Price. ^ A seat on the stock exchange in New ot rork was sold Thursday for $40,000, ai ae highest sum ever paid. That sum pi i now bid for a seat to VMI JDJNUUl'KAttlfllj Sen. Otis Makes Report That Gives Satisfaction. rHE END IS NEAR AT HAND. inhabitants of Macebebe Coun* ty Hail American Gun1" beats Joyously. Returning Troops. Gen. Otis has cabled the war departlent concerning the situation in the Philippines. He says that it is very ncouraging. The tone of the disatch leads the officials here to believe bat the end of the Filipino insurrecion is near at hand. Following is the text of the dispatch rom Gen. Otis: Manila, May 11. idjutant General, Washington. Situation as follows: Succeeded in assing army gunboats to Calumpit for se in Bio Grand; railway connection ith that point secured this week; rtr,<-?vwyvf mini\Aafd I^VAYirrYl Moagc vi guuuvavo viuvu&w mmvwmtvw Duntry hailed with joyful demonstraons by inhabitants. * * * * In Duntry passed over by troops tempora7 civil administration inaugurated and rotection to inhabitants against inlrgent abuses given aa*?ar as possible. igns of insurgent disintegration daily ~ manifested. Obstacles which natural matures of country present can be vercome Otis. In reply to a cable to Adjutant Genral Corbin Wednesday night regardlg return of volunteers, Gen. Otis caled Thursday morning: Manila, May 11. adjutant General, Washington. Volunteer organizations first to relrn noir at Negros and 45 miles rom Manila at front Expected that ansports now arriving will take rexrning volunteers. Volunteers unerstand they will begin to leave for ie United States the latter part of lonth; know importance of their presace here at this time and acoept sacri- ~ -/N ce which United States interests make nperative. Hancock now entering arbor. . Transports returning this v i eek carry sick and wounded men. Pennsylvania and St Panl net needed . mgerin southern waters, they have een retained, hence dispatch; trans- 7^ orts Nelson and Cleveland brought reightjretom without cargo. Otis. The Hancock which Gen. Otis ? .?-i? orts entering the harbor sailed. from ,451 enlisted men, CoL Jacob ^ Kline, Venty-first infantry ^commanding. A later dispatch, from Gen. Otis ays: Manila, May 11. ? Idiutant General, Washington. Health condition troops arrive 1 on ransport Hancock excellent; two eath^i en route, Private D. E. Jones nd Elmer H. Chevalier, Cos. Land E, Venty-first infantry, April 24th and ; 6th. Otis. ; vir BEW1Y COUHS BOIO. ! tear Admiral Watson Ordered to Take . M His Place &t Manila. The navy department ha? selecte4 * . accessor to Admiral Dewey tocomland the Asiatic station. Order* were isned Monday detaching Bear Admi il Watson from eommand of the Blare '. ' aland navy yard and ordering to report > Admiral Dewey at Manila to relieye lat officer when he feels that he eaa e spared there. Hear Admiral Kempff, t present on waiting orders, hat been rdered to succeed Admiral "Wat?on in Dmmand of the Mare Island navy ard. -?t| It was stated at the department Monay that Admiral Dewey will come :om Manila direct to New York when e returns to the United States. How- - ^ rer, it was added, the admiral will not art until the commission, of whieh he i a member, has completed the work it as undertaken, at least so far as it rentes to the restoration of peace on the ilands. . The reason for bringing the flagship lympia to New York instead of havig her come to San Francisco where le was built is said to be primarily ecause Admiral Dewey desires to take the passage on his own flagship, at also for the reason that the Maze sland navy yard threatens to be over helmed with repair work as soon as le numerous vessels of Dewey's fleet egina to return to the United States, he Olympia is in need of a thorough ' yerhauiing, having been away from er home station longei than xay of the ;ssels in the Asiatic fleet, and render-, 1 more than the usual amount of hard irvice during her absence. TTn Wfll SUftU II WVKWWl The Columbia Eecord says: 'There a ve been rumors current for several eeks to the effect that Colonel Neal as prepared to settle with the State on -i jcount of what he acknowledges he is ae. But not until last night were the ? sports confirmed. Chairman Cuningham says the board has been asired by Colonel Neal's attorneys^ that j le shortage would be made good before le board meets again and before the. ivestigating committee assembles jain. This will be June 13. Mr. alius E. Boggs and Mr George B. s rince, who are Colonel Neal's attor2ys, arc in the city inafctendanceupon te supreme court. The details of the rangement for the settlement have )t been made public." ,iiu,j, | They Will AppeaL Immigration Commissioner North is refused to permit the landing of n Filipinos who arrived at San Fran- vij sco a tew days ago on the steamer fA Lty of Peking. The natives are under J| mtraet to exhibit at a New York di ne .. ] useum. Commissioner North takes ' }<* te position that because of agreement . 'I place themselves on exhibition they 4 e contract laborers and are not -en- I tied to land in this country. On tie her hand, the Filipinos elaim they ?te actors, not laborers, They will obably appeal their case tc Washing* ^