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% ' 7,. rGEH CO Grim Reaper Takes gk Idolized Hero of C. y man, Orator and * . PASSED AWAY AT III % ^ His Illness was Sudden ai Duration--Close of Gr< Serene?Short Epi in War and in General John B. Gordon died at , Saturday night at his plantation ' home, eight miles from Miami, Flori- j da. All the memters of his family were present when the end came to the illustrious soldier. The last moments were apparently without pain, ard General ' Goraou passed away as peacefully a9 if he j were sinking into a refreshing sleep, j The >death struggle began at 7 | a'?1<v<Ir At that hrmr? nttATirtine ! physicians, announced that death was I ealy a matter of a few hours. An examination showed that tne sufferer's kidneys were failing to perform their functions, and that uraensfcc poison had set in. *Yom that hoar General Gordon gradually became weaker and weaker, until death fixed his seal on the beloved soldier. General Gordon was taken with a * violent chill about 3 o'clock Wednos- j day afternoon, Jan. 6, which continued for half an hour or more. Two physicians were summoned from Miami by telephone. The chill was followed by a high fever and when the physicians reach- j ed his bedsdde, the general's tempera- I tare was 105. An examination show- j ed that he was suffering from acute j indigestion, followed by congestion of I the stomach and liver. His condition ! was rendered more alarming by per-1 sistent hiccoughs, which began Thursday, exhausting -still further his strength. He also suffered greatly from pains caused by the strained condition of the stomach owing to nis advanced age and previous ill health. On Friday his stretngth gradually ? increased and he took some interest in his surroundings. The secretions of the kidneys, however, were not satisfactory, and on Friday evening they J were much below normal. Saturday the distinguished patient's strength began to gradually ebb away : and it soon became apparent that death was inevitable. 1 Brief Sketch of His Life. Lieutenant General John Brown Gordon was born in Upson county, Georgia, July 6, 1832, of Scotch ances j try, his grandfather being one of sevea brothers who immigrated from Scetland previous to the revolutionary war, in which they all took part in behalf of the colonies. The- grandfather made his home in Wilkes county, M North Carolina, whence Rev. Zachariah H. Gordon, the father of Gener-tl Gordon, removed to Georgia. Young Gordon was graduated in 1852 from the Georgia state University, and a ' few months later was admitted to the i d practice of law. Early in 1861 he en- { listed with the volunteer confederate j soldierly. His Military Record. Began as captain "Raccoon Roughs." ; Sixth Alabama Infantry, being pro, moted scon after to major. Lieutenant Colonel oixtii Alai>ama Infantry?December 20, 1861. Colonel Sixth Alabama infantry? i April 28, 1862. < ;? Brigadier General C. S. A.?Novem ber 1, 1862. Major General C. S. A.?May 14,; 1864. Lieutenant General, commanding, Second Army Corps?January 31, 1865.! Lieutenant General, commanding i , left wing Lee's Army at Appomat- i tox?April 9, 1865. Principal battles in which General ; Gordon took part were: Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Sharps-! . burg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,! Wilderness. Spottsyivania, Monocacy, j i Fisber's Hill, Cedar Creek, Fort Sted- j man and Appomattox. He was wounded five times at! . Sharpsburg, once at Fort Stedman ' and in other battles. His Services in Peace. Candidate for governor against Ru-1 r fas B. Bullock in 1868, at the age ol 36L Was elected but counted out. in 1872 was elected to the United States senate over Alexander H.; Stephensi and Benjamin H. Hill. ^ In 1878 was re elected to the United ' States senate without opposition. i "VOTE FOR RATIFICATION." i i Is Request of Mobile Citizens to the Alabama Senators. A well attended special meeting of the Mobile, Ala., commercial club, was held in the club rooms Saturday night for the special purpose of considering i the Panama canal question, nftw pond- j ing In the United States senate. Resolutions were passed urging the j Alabama senators to vote ror ratifica- j tion. I v - ; ' v. from Earth's Labors onfederacy, StatesBeloved Civilian. S HOME IN FLORIDA id of Comparatively Brief ^at Life was Calm and tome of His Career Time of Peace. , Resigned in 1879 to take up tht [ building of the Georgia Pacific Railroad. " In 1886 was elected governor or Georgia over Hon. A. O. Bacon, i In 1888 was re-elected governor without opposition. ! In 1S90 wa3 elected again to the i United States senate, and was the j only Georgian ever elected Three times I to that body. j Retired voluntarily at the expiration | of his term in 1897. } Since 1897 he shared with PresiI dent McKinley the glorious work of finally uniting the sections by his | masterful lectures, and the preparation of his patriotic reminiscences. Universally Loved. Probably no character in public life i was more universally loved than Genj oral Gordon. Possessing every trait i of character that appeals to the conj fidence and esteem of his fellows, General Gordon has not only mSuntained the enviable position in the j hearts of his people, but as time j passed on increased his friends and made more secure his position in the hearts of the public. ! After his brilliant campaign during the civil war, at which time he dem| onstrated his nobleness of character, as well as his courageous manhood, he struck the keynote to his future conduct, by advising his overpowered soldiers to return home, obey the laws of the Union, and aid m upbuilding those very things which thoy had all but succeeded in destroying. Returning to his stricken home, under these conditions, General Gordon began the greatest work of his life, in aiding to stanch the flow of blood and erecting on their former site the homes cf the south. His Course in Peace. Laying aside his sword, with an ever abiding faith in the future of right and justice. General Gordon sought to win the hearts of his people not by violence, of course, but by the earnest pleading of his eloquent voice. No man ever more cordially received, ' or more earnestly given the support of his people, than John B. Gordon. Magnetic, eloquent, with his martial bearing, he found no difficulty in holding his audiences, or in converting them to his plan of thought. Everywhere, during those troublesome times of reconstruction, General Gordon was hailed as one of the greatest men of his day. He wielded an influence for good that cannot be exaggerated nor overestimated in after years. Though he was one of the most energetic and enthusiastic supporters of the southern cause, after the surrender he became one cf the most zeal ous of the builders of the New South. His counsel was sought on all occasions, and was always found to be good. His judgment was .unerring, bis energy without limit. Chief of the Confederates. General Gordon has always occupied a conspicuous position in the organized ranks of the United Confederate Veterans-. At the several reunions, since he became commander-in-chief, he was the most picturesque character of the Confederate cause. He had repeatedly been elected commander-in-chief, though time and again, influenced by his increasing age and ill health, and by the ever growing demand made upon his time, suggested that some other veteran more active than himself, be elected commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans; each time his suggestion has fallen upon deaf ears, and it is conceded by every one. that so long as Gordon lived, Confederate veterans- would have no other leader than himself. Stricken While in Fine Health. General Gordon arrived at his country home on Biscayne bay, 8 miles above Miami, on Monday before Christmas, to spend the holiday season with his family. He enjoyed the rest from the requirements of an extensive lecture tour, from which he had just returned. 2ION CITY FOR TEXAS. / "Elijah" 'Dowie Decides to Build in the Lone Star State. A San Antonio dispatcn says: John Alexander Dowie and party has returned from his trip of inspection along the Texas coast. He said that he would locate a new Zion City and farm in Texas, but would not give out any details. Dowie has not abandoned his Aus- J tralian trip, V > GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED.' Change in Official Ranks of United Confederate Veterans as Result of Death of General Gordon. Headquarter; United Confederate Veterans, Mow Orleans, La.r January 10, 1904. General order No. 1. Paragraph 1: In compliance with l section two, article third, of the bylaws of the United Confederate Veterans' orginization I hereby assume command of the federation. Second. The staff of the late commnader-in-cfcief is nereby continued as staff of the present commanding general, and will bo obeyed and respected accordingly. STEPHEN D. LEE. General Order No. 2. Paragraph 1. Death, who strikes with equal hand at the door of the cottage and the palace gate, has been busy at his appointed worn. He has this time invaded the precincts of the federation of the United Confederate Veterans, carrying off its chief executive, the noble, gallant, chivalrous and patriotic John B. Gordon. ' Yes, the most honored and beloved of all our comrades is no more. He has passed over the river and now rests with his comrades on the other side. No announcement could cause more poignant sorrow to the survivors of the confederate armies than the brief statement that General John B. Gordon is dead. Skillful in command, with ability second only to the immortal Lee; brave in action beyond comj pare, shirking no responsibility and I fearing no danger in battle, he was an ideal soldier, in civil life ever looking to the welfare of the people of the state of which he was chief executive and whom ne represented in the senate of the United States, constantly laboring for the conditions of those with whom he was associated, he was a model citizen. As the commanderiL chief of the United Confederate Veterans organization from its birth to his death, he ever threw his powerful influence to the betterment of the affairs of his old army associates, or those dependent upon them. Full of love for all, pure in mind, heart and behavior, a consistent iollower of his Maker, he was possibly the greatest representative of the old courtly southern gentleman, and his place cannot be filled. Second. His military career is an open book, known and read of all men ,and<no words or the commanding general can add aught to it. Third. Each camp of this federation will at once take such action as it- rtpfunc hest calculated to exDress its esteem, affection and mourning for the memory of the distinguished dead. By command 01 STEPHEN D. LEE, General Commanding. WILLIAM E. M1CKLE, Adjutant General and Cnief of Staff. Special Order 1. First. Major General Clement A. Evans, commanding the Georgia division of the United Confederate Veterans, is hereby directed to assume command of the army of Tennessee, department United Confederate Veterans, as provided in section 3, Article third, of the by-laws of the United Confederate Veterans organization. He will be obeyed and reaper ted accordingly. Second. Lieutenant General Evans will instruct the ranking brigadier general of the Georgia division. United Confederate Veterans, to assume command of that division, or recommend to these headquarters! a suitable officer for that position as he acems best calculated to promote the objects of the federation. By command of STEPHEN D. LEE, General Commanding. WILLIAM E. MICKLE, Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. I aef Dappo Talf? th* Oafh Nearly 500 Boers sailed for Durban, Natal, Saturday. These are the last of the irreconciliables who were imprisoned at Ahmadnagar. Lately they were induced by General Delarey to take the oath of allegiance. SLAYDEN AS PEACE MAKER. Texas Representative Seeks Intervention in the Far Eastern Trouble. Representative Slayden, democrat, of Texas, introduced a resolution in the house Friday requiring the president to tender the good offices or me diation of the United States' to Russia and Japan. A reference of the mat ter to The Hague is also suggested. He Looted Bank of Large Sum. The latest revelations of the defalcations in the Bank cf Highland. Kans., by Cashier J. E. Marcelle, shew an aggregate loss of over $160,000. FIGHT ON BUCHANAN. Many Senators Deny His Right to Minister to Panama.. In an executive session of the senate Friday, the nomination of W. I. Buchanan, to be minister to Panama, was discussed for more than two hours?, the debate being confined a'most entirely to the constitutional right of the president to appoint a minister to the new republic withoui the co-operation of the senate. ; v C v,>u-. REYES IN A HUFF' I Colombia's Envoy Makes a Threat But is lenored. I i BEGINS HOME JOURNEY Declared to Secretary Hay that He Would Make Public Their Corresponderce if Matter Was Not Sent to Senate. A Washington special says: General Rafael Reyes in his late note to the state department, threatened to publish the correspondence Detween k ? n /vl 9 J 1 . J a. . ^ i. * ? lumat-u aiiu tuy slitie aeparc.uem u the department did not see fit to send it to the senate or make it public. The department ignored the threat. General Reyes, the Colombian envoy who has been in Washington in connection with the Panama matter for about a month, left the city at midnight. Monday night for New York, preparatory to his .departure for Colombia in*a few days. The departure of General Reyes does not constitute the breaking off of diplomatic relations with the United States, but merely the suspension of the negotiations which have been going on with the state department, having in view the reintegration of Panama as a part of the United States of Colombia. Whether they will be resumed hereafter is not known. Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge, remains in Washington to attend to legation business other than Panama matters. Advices which have reached Washington from Colomoia show that there is still considerable excitement there over the attitude the United States has taken in <ne Panama matter. General Reyes made a farewell call on Secretary Hay Monday morning. He endeavored to show General Reyes the futility of Colombia's ef J.UI ls regiiiu re.ua.iua. uui icqoiuo the matter as still open to further eforts toward a peaceful adjustment. Morgan Loses Buchanan Fight. The senate in executive session Monday laid on the table the motion to reconsider the confirmation of the nomination of W. I. Buchanan, to be minister to Panama. The vote was 38 to 16, divided on party lines, with the exception of Senator McCreary, demo* crat, of Kentucky, who voted with the republicans'. By this action Mr. Buchanan now has full powers to act for this government in all diplomatic exchanges between the United States and the new republic. The motion to reconsider the confirmation was made before the holidays by Senator Morgan, thus withholding for three weeks Mr. Buchanan's commission as minister. In the meantime Mr. Buchanan had arrived on the isthmus, where he occupied the position of a private citizen, except for a special commission to act as the personal representative of the president in gathering information regarding existing condi tons there. Senator Morgan took the floor when the senate went into executive session j Wednesday. He made a general protest against the confirmation of Mr. Buchanan as minister, on the ground that the position to which the president had made the appointment was not in existence at the time the appointment was made, and could not be created without the co-operation of the senate. Senator Spconer answered for the republicans. He cited numerous authorities and precedents in support of the president's action. Senator Allison also spoke briefly in support of the administration, while Senators Bacon and Culberson favored the democratic contention. The motion to lay Mr. Morgan's motion on the table was made by Mr. Lodge. In open senate Mr. Morgan introduced a concurrent resolution calling upon the president to proceed, under the terms of the Spooner act, to construct an isthmus canal*by the Costa Rica and Nicaragua route. The resolution went over under the rule. CHAPLAN REFERS TO GORDON. Senators Perceptibly Moved by Invocation of Rev. Hale. A Washington special says: Rev. TTV1 TV 9 rrl T7W-^rr>t t T-T o onnnfA uu ?i w? u jufwvci- nuig, LiLs? ocixaic chaplain, made a tender allusion to General John B. Gordon in the prayer ; before the senate Monday morning. He said: t "Our Father, Thou art pleased to call from us from day to day our best loved ones, those who have been leaders of their people in days of peril and hardship. Teach us to be resigned to Thy will and that we are but Thy children after all." DESPERADO SHOT DOWN. One of the Notorious Armour Brothers Victim of Posse's Guns. After a desperate battle with a posse of officers, Tom Armour, the slayer of Reuben L. Littie, of Morris, Ala., was shot and instantly killed in a farm house near Boaz. Ala.. Monday afternoon. Harrison Armour, a brother of the dead man, who also took part in the fighting, escaped. A PROCLAMATION Issued by Governor Terrell, of Georgia, cn the Ceath cf General Gordon?A Touching Eulogy. Governor Terrell of Georgia, issued ihe following proclamation on th2 deaili of General Gordon: State of Georgia, Executive Department. Atlanta, January 11, 1904. It has pleased Almighty God to take from the scenes of this earJTl the intrenid soldier, loftv natriot. Christian statesman, fervid orator and unblemished civilian, Gen. John B. Gordon. The less sustained by his temporal end is sorely felt in every heme in Georgia and the south; and his passage effects every home in America, for he was a commanding ideai of chivalry and patriotism that challenged the admiration of the entire country. On the field of battle ne was Georgia's White Plumed Knight, shedding upon all the varying ranks* held by him, from captain to lieutenant general, each of which he won with the bright lance of Merit, a lustre thCt will endure with the memory of heroism. The spiritual prototype of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, his end, which would have been untimely in any hour, floods the south with a thousand sacred and tearful memories. In the dark and gloomy days of Reconstruction he was as staunch as I patriotism is true, and as unfaltering as duty is sublime.As United States senator, then governor, and again United States senator, he discharged his civic relations with signal ability, fidelty and patriotism. His spiritual promotion creates a vacuum in the ranks of this earth, while his eternal departure- has cast upon the state a cloud of sorrow that will not dispel. A most remarkable career has been wrapped in the drapery of death. The glittering lance has fallen from the grasp of the valiant knight; the immortal soul has returned to the bosom of its Maker; the magnetic figure now awaits the halo of the grave. Our Gordon is no more. Therefore, in view of the great sorrow that hangs heavily upon the people, and as a nark of respect to the revered memory of Georgia's noble Ion, it is requested that the people in nf + ian and Mwna r?f I LUO TU11UUO VI uuu vv ?f mwt v* state assemble between 10 o'clock a. m. and 11 o'clock m. of Thursday, the 14th day of January, the hours set apart for the funeral service, for the purpose of paying tribute to their dead hero; and to this end, tne mayors of the different cities and towns, and commanders of tne respective camps of Confederate veterans are appointed committees in charge of these memorial ceremonies. It is further Ordered: That a guard of honor from the Fifth regiment of the Georgia State Troops be stationed around his remains a3 they lie in state, the offices of the capitol be closed during the day set apart for his funeral, and the state flyjs be displayed at half mast for ten days. Given under my hand, and the seal of the executive department, at the capitol, in the city of Atlanta, on this, the eleventh day of January, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Four. J. M. TERRELL, Governor. PEOPLE OF MIAMI SORROW. The Remains of General Gordon Lay in State in Florida Town. The body of General John B. Gordon was removed from nis late residence at Biscayne to Miami at an early hour Monday morning, accompanied by a detachment of state guards. On arrival the body was placed in the Presbyterian church, where it lay in state, guarded by Company L, State Guards. Hundreds of visitors, anxious to gain a last glimpse of the dead hero, entered the church silently and gazed upon the calm face, their eyes eloquent with sorrow. Evidences of popular grief were visible on all sides. Georgia herself could not show more clearly her poignant grief for her own Gordon than does Florida for the loss of the knightly chevalier whose name is enshrined in the hearts of all southerners and is loved and revered by all Americans. I LOCKED GATES ARE REVEALED. More Damaging Evidence Brought Out { Anent Theatre Holocaust It was made public at Chicago Monday that two iron gates, the existence of which has not been known to the public, and which were removed from the Iroquois theatre after the fire, played a deadly part in the destruction of life in the ill-fated play house. Eighty-Four Horses Cremated. Eighty-four horses were burned to death early Monday in a fire which destroyed the stable of People Bros., in West Philadelphia. Loss $30,000; partly insured. 1 *. M'GLASHIN SUCCEEDS EVANS As Commander of Georgia Division of United Confederate Veterans. General F. A. McGlashin. cf Savannah, has been appointed" to succeed General Clement A. Evans as commander of the Georgia division of the United Confederate Veterans. General McGlashin served in the western army, and both as a soldier and as a citizen he has made a splendid reputation. FiFTY-TWO OROWN* Steamer Clallam, of Seattle- f Vlctorai Fleet, Sinks. - - J LIFE BOATS SWAMPED: ! Vessel Whelmed by Terrific Seas and $ Battered to Her Doom?Frantic Efforts to Save Life Proved Utterly Futile. ' A special from Seattle, Wasn., says: ,.J| The steamer Clallam, of the Seattle- . Victoria fleet, went down early Satur- . J-gj day morning midway between Smith -,:4 island and Dungeness, in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Fifty-two persons . ^ were drowned. The ves.'|9l was a regular passenger packet and was not yet a year old. When she was launched at Tacoma last April the Jottle of ^ champagne wa9 not broken, but feH and slid down along the side of the gj$ vessel.-, Old seamen predicted that ""Ig disaster would overtake the veseel within a year, and it was said at the ' -||h time it would be a difficult matter tt> CJg secure a crew to man the vessel' -tjjH Women and Children Perish. Every woman and child ^aboard the ^ Clallam perished, within three miles JS of shore, and at a time when it ap peared that the boat would be saved. Every effort was made to save the arc* men and children in the lifeboats. , :'5 They were placed on the first boat {{ to leave the ship, which "captain Law- ; rence, a Yukon pilot, volunteered to -djja command, and which was manned b2 - Jiffl deck hands). The frail craft went down within sight of the Clallam tod. j a second lifeboat was filled with men passengers and in command of Sec ond Officer Clarin, was prooahly loat rjjfi a few minutes later. Aboard the Clal- ,l. lam watchers saw waves sweep pas; sengers from their hold on the seats _ -i and hurl them into the water. Though. ;?aB the life boat was righted later, a dillgent search has failed to find trace of -Jfl her. More passengers and' member* ^?|| ! of the crew were lost when a third life boat was swamped in an attempt I to launch. I Three passengers who has fastened' | life preservers about them were pick- :Ja| ed up by the steamer Rehata. They ^ had died from exposure. The Clallam left Port Townjtend '^|? for Victoria Friday noon, facing a ter- 'J'vJm rifle southern gale. .||8 Within sight of her destination a < |9 huge sea overwhelmed the little ^|jM steamer, smashing in her headlights, :M flooding her hold with water, extinguishing the fires beneath her boilers and placing her at tne, mercy of --j|B i-a howling gale. r-JiB All this happened Friday afternoon. ^ The culmination of the tragedy was '. ;:|?| postponed for several agonizing hours. Bravely the officers and crew of the helpless hulk worked to save the c|aj boat and the eighty souls aboard her, /;'Ja but in vain. Staunch as she was, the Clallam could not stand the terrific > onslaught of the seas that raced in '||i mountain high from the ocean, and ,||g Just before darkness Legan to fall it .<:%? was decided to make an attempt co la save the passengers at least by the |j boats. After the three boats had swamped the crew and the few paseen- :;*m gers who had volunteered to remain -/M aboard devoted themselves to the task of trying to save themselves. ^ V V"'4f In spite of their efforts, the water gained on them and they were about to resign tbemseles to their rate when the Richard Holyoae, one cf the sfat tugs which had been sent to the ree- ; cue from Port Townsend, hove in '.$? sight. * The tug made fair progress and it ; ?|j seemed for a time that the Clallam, ' with the remainder of J.he crew and .xl passengers, would be saved. But Qxe ."J hulk of the Clallam began to give way ' * before the terrific assaults of the $ waves. Shortly after midnight Friday night .?r|| the Clallam went on beam end and began to sink rapidly. In less than an ^ hour she settled and the tow lines were cut. A few minutes later the Clallam lurched and disappeared be- *$ neath the waves. The crews of the two tugs saved the lives of nearly all wno remained BRYAN RETURNS FROM ORIENT. '|f Nebraskan Arrives at New York, But ; ^ Says Nothing for Publication. The White Star steamer Celtic, on *.'hich William J. Bryan was a passen- :: ger, arrived at New York Saturday. The steamer was met at Quarantine "ij by a committee of prominent demo- 1 crats. The reception committee was head- * *'J ed by Former United States Senator - Charles A. Towne, Melville G. PaJIIs- -? ** ter, Justice Samuel Seabury and Henry George, Jr. Mr. Bryan said he never felt better, but declined to talk specifically for publication. MINE DISASTER IN MEXICO. |j Powder House Wrecked by Dynamite A.. l/MI I -l'j ana i wemy men i\inea. At the Los Laureles mines, near the r, y&m little hamlet of La Yesca .west of Guadalajara, Mexico, a large number of boxes of dynamite exploded, killing twenty men and injuring forty others. Complete details are lacking, but it is rumored that the disaster was tne result of the explosion of a dynamite