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THE REUNION IS ! FORMALLY OPENED _._ Despite the Pouring Rain an ! Immense Audience Assem- j bles in Reunion Hall. ? i Louisville, Ky, May 30 ?Sur j rounded by waving banners bearing! the fiery cross of the Confederacy, ] listening to the cheers cf 3,GOO men who wore the grey, and confronted by the waving handkerchiefs of huu dreds of ladies, Gen Joba . Gordon, commander of the United Gonfeder ate veterans, today formally opened tbe tenth annual reunion of the order which, in point of attendance, is al ready the largest ever held All things conspired to make the occasion a success with the exception of tbe weather, which was about as disagreeable as it weil conid be A through the ea.ly hours of the morn iog the rain came down in sheets For an hear previous to the time set for the opening of the meeting the veterans and their friends mede their / way io a steady stream to the hall, and by 11 30 it was weli: filled A portion of the Georgia delegation, headed by a drum corpe, came march ing in, making the building ring with martial music and calling forth cheers from those assembled in the bail A veteran from Georgia waked tbe crowd to genuine enthusiasm when he came in carrying tbe old battle flag of the 3d Georgia infantry. Scarcely had he taken his seat when the band struck up '"Dixie," and then came the old rebel yell, and it came with a fire and vigor that never wa9 surpassed during the days of the war. On the platform beside Gen Poyntz were Gen S Buckner, the Rev J Wm Jones, the Hon J Reagan, the only sarviving member of the Cabinet of Jefferson Davis ; Gen W Cabe?i, Gen J West. Coi Thomas W Bul litt, Col R f? Yocng, the Rev Carter Jones, Dr M Palmer and others The mayor, whose speech was re ceived with much applause, was fol lowed by Col Thomas F Bullitt, who welcomed the visitors to Louisville in bebalf of the board of trade of this city The Rev Caiter Jones ex tended the welcome in behalf of the Commercial Club of this city. While be was in the midst cf bis address the A P. Hil! Gamp, of Petersburg, Va , came into tbe hali headed by a fife and drum corps, which created euch a noise that it wa9 impossible for Mr Jones to con tinse Oihf-r speeches were made by Coi Ati?is Cox, Chief of Justice Hszeirigg, Gen Buckner and Coiocei B?net H Young. At the conclusion of his address Col Ycung turned to Gen Gordon ard baoderf hire tbe keys of tbe building, which had been < reoted for the reunion Gef; Goidoc was visibly moved by the reception be met with and for sev eral minimes stood bowing his thanks Wb?o qaiet; was restored again he spike A; che ooDclu-?a of Gen Gordon's spicli-, wbicn was punctuated with applause, he stepped back to the from ot the potior? and said : ' }i-:?w. boys"?a yell of delight was the rer.i? "Now." went oo the gene - . ? ra!. * i tvant ail o: you who c*o sing to &io? "Aule Las? Syoe,? and those or c?bo can*: frir.g pretend that tbey can'." A: the conclusion, wnich was ro2red lustiiy by the "boys." Geo G?rden io troncad by D: Palmer, of New 0-!ci?L3, tbe orator o? tbe tiay ' r!:e cm;; elegi? o u? c:s oration Dr Paio;'-.- w?.? presented with a m^niS cent ?j? ict) o? ?iwcrs : m ? Diiisjfuor of ?he CooTedersey &: ~ the pu:nie bad g: of the Lviics' (\?? -.it rate- Memo ria! Association. .*:.? prt.^erjfa??Cn spe?.c, vy.-?s micio by Geo G^rciou A* 2.30 p. m the cc-nv?::ticn ad ?oured acri! IO o'clock tomorrow. Menage of Sympathy to Gen j E;; rapten Sent by ttte Con- i vection. Looisvfii*, May 31 ?Ail tbe offi cers of the United Confedeate vet j erario re*-i**cti-d thie afternoon I by acclamait on The ii3t is as fol J lows : Gen John IS Gordon, general com j maodiog Lieut Geo Wade Hampton, ArmyJ of Northern Virginia, department ! com m-in der Lieut Get! S \) L?e. commanding j Army of Tennessee d?partaient. Lieut Gen VV L Cabell, com- ! maudi?ig tra-io Mississippi depart j ment During a in tue? proceedings in ! the afteruoon Gen J J Horner of Aikans;^ came to the front of the speaker's stand, and, addressing Gen j Gordon, who was presiding, said : j "I move, Mr Chairman, that we now proceed to the election of officers for j the ensuing year.'' ,:?econd the motion" came from a dozen different directions at once. Without noticing the interruption, j Gen Horner went on : "And I fur- ! ther move that the elections be made j by acclamation. AH those in favor of tbe motion will signify W saying 'aye.'" There came a fierce choras ci ayes "Those contrary minded will signi fy it by saying 'no/ " said Gen Horner, There were no negative votes, however , and there was no need to announce the result The election came and was over so quickly that the mass of those in the hail hard ?y comprehended what had been done and foi an instant they sat eilent Then they broke into cheer ing which continued for some time It was decided that ihe selection of the place of the next reunion be made a special order for 11 o'clock tomorrow Although the morning's session was to be devoted entirely to matters of business and there W3? to be comparatively no features of interest, the crowd was fully as large as yes terday At 10 22 Gen Gordon rapped with his gavel and called for order A resolution was cfiered by Ger? S. D. Lse providing that a message of sympathy be sent to Gen Wade Hampton, who is ili. Col Packard of Louisiana intro duced a resoluiion providing for the erectioQ in Richmond, Va, of a mon ument to commemorate the sacrifices and loyalty of the women of the Con federacy during the war. Hon J H Reagau of Texas asked that the monument should be placed in some central part of the^Confed eracy. The matter was referred to a com mittee. Many reports were heard at the morning session The afternoon session opened with the reading of a statement from the Daughters of the Confederacy pre sented by Taylor Ellison of Rich mond, Va After tbe report was read sub scriptions were made for the Davis monument and it was announced that close to $5,500 had been raised for the monument fund. Further contri butions are expected tomorrow. Immediately following this an nonncement was made the motion of Gen. Horcer calling for the election of officers, which has already been described After the election of officers and the speech of Gen Cabell, tbe con vention adjourned until tomorrow morning The big reunion hall, bared of chairs and adorned with special dec orations, was given over tonight to the young men of Louisville, who were tbe hosts at a bail in honor of the sponsors and ma?d3 of honor. Mrs. Margaret Jefferson Davis Hayes, and her daughter, Miss Va r?na Jefferson Davis Hayes, the daughter and granddaughter of Jef- I ferson Davis, Arrived this morning and are tho guests of Col and Mrs Bennett Young Stormy Time Over Kindly Message to Gen Sickles. MEMPHIS CHOSEN FOR NEXT ?UNION. Louisville, June 1 ?The 10th an nual reuniou of the United Confed er^?e veterans adjourned sine die at 6 o'clock tonight The meeting of 1901 will bs be!d in Memphis Tnree cities were competitors for the honor of entertaining the veterans next year. The claims of Memphis were presented by Gen G W G?rden, who made an eicquent plea for the Tennessee city. The claims of Buf falo were presented by I Smith who made au excellent impression on tbe convention Dr Williams of Jack soaviile spoke for Jacksonville The final vote showed for Memphis 520 votes ; Jacksonville, 256 ; Buffalo, 26. A vote of thanks was extended for tbe kind invitation of Buff.*io. The iast session of the convention was confined entirely to the vote on the place for tbe next convention and was practically devoid "of incident ; but the latter part of the morning session was full of excitement. For upwards cf half an hour the conven tion wae in an uproar and iu a state j of great excitement and confusion The trouble arose a: the conclusion of the presentation of the report of the committee on resolutions A resolution had been incorporated in tbe report which had been presented by W EL Burgynn of Neri h Caroli na, to the effect that the convention of Confederate veterans recognized wi;h appreciation the !a::guage of Gen Daniel E Sickles, the orator at rao annual reunion of the Army of the. Potomac at Fredericksburff. in which he had mentioned most kindly the men of ihe Confederacy, and the resolution said the Confederates re c?praca?ed the feeling shown toward j them by the men of the Army cf the Potomac Gen Gordon put the question ou j ihe adoption of the report. There j was a chorus of "ayes," and when be called for the vote on the negative he said quickly : "The ayes have ? it " After he had announced the ! voie there came a lew cries of "no." j Gen Gordon: e.?id "I did not think there would be anv negative votes on such a question, but as there were some after I declared the vote, I will now resubrait it The author of the resolution took i the floor to speak in behalf of the j resolution and made a strong plea for [ its adoption. He said he had been \ present at tbe meeting at Fredeiicks burg and had heard the kindly senti ments expressed by the soldiers of the north, and he desired the paesago of the resolution merely as a matter of courtesy Col J H. Sheppard of j Richmond, Va, secured the floor and said : "I waut no coquetting with the Yankees who defeated us. For I God's sake don't accept anything from their hands. Don t accept any thing from Union soldiers Vote it down, comrade* : vote it down " Instantly there was a terrific up roar Dozens of delegates wero on their feet demanding recognition from the chair Rev. VV. E H?ii cf Mis sissippi secured the e-ye o? the chair- ; man He read again the resolution, j and strongly urged its adoption, say ins that the man who would voie : against it was not worthy the name of soidier Gen. 5. D Lee a!?o urgid the I adoption of the resolution As he concluded Col Sueppard | came to the front of the platform and ! cried, "Vote it down ! Vote it I down V He was met with mingled ! applause and cries cf "sit down." W L DeRossett of North Caro lina declared he was the only mem ber on the committee on resolutions who bad opposed the adoption of the resolution. He was against it for the reason that be thought 'they should not take sction until they had received official notice of the action taken by the Army of the Potomac To adopt it now he considered would be a humiliation of the Confederate association The uproar was now something tremendous, men by the dozen shout ing to attract the attention of the j chair, calling "vote," "question/' ? "no/7 "yes/' and "Gordon, Gordon." Besides this there were shouts from a great many who did nothing else Others added to the din by cheering the speech of some delegate close to them, whose remarks were inau idble to a?i but those within a few feet of him. Gen Gordon finally re - j stored order and in responso to the j cali for his opinion came to the front with a smile on bis face and said : ' trust the time will never come while I stand on southern ground or among the chivalrous men of the south when I will refuse to send a kind!y message to an enemy. I know I the sender of this message. On the heights of Gettysburg he stood gal lantly in front of my lines and it was j my bullets that sent him to the rear with a leg off For me. I am going to reciprocate the kindly message of tho northern soldier " i\Ti!d cheers greeted this declara lion The question was put and it was adopted with a roar of assent Gen Lyon of Kentucky moved that j tbe resolution be reconsidered and a motion to table came on the heels of i his original motion The motion to j table, which was then put, wa3 lost During tbe day the ladies commit tee having in charge the collection of funds for the building of the Davis monument in Richmond were very active and in addition to tbe pledges secured yesterday raised about $3,500 -ma -gr?? A Queea's Masterpiece of Needlework. Interesting is the story told in the June Ladies' Home Journal of tbe bringing to light of an apron em broidered by Mary, Queen of Scots, while in jail awaiting execution : "A Mr Meyers, an American costumer, who was in London on business, had an opportunity to buy a iot ancient embroidered garments Among those which be purchased was a dress known to have belonged to Mary, Qaeen of Scots. In ripping this to use the gold and silver threads with which it was wrought, an apron was discovered sewed between the out side and the lining, where it had beencarefullyji hidden by the unfor t?nate queen herself Subsequent search has since fully established the fact that the apron is the work of the fated queen It has been shown to experts in England, France and the United States, and ail agree in de claring the etitch used to be one called the "Lost Stitch," which has been searched for by embroiderers unavaiiingly for over 200 3rears. Under the microscope the work seems to be done in a series of French knots which produce infinites imal disks cf silk These disks lie side by side and very close together. There are hundreds of them to the square inch, all evenly iaid with the colors exquisitely blended. Around the edge of each petal, forming a line around every part of the design is a fine tracery of white, either a stitch of marvelous ingenuity or a microscopic cord couched on. The blossoms arc chiefly marigolds, jes samines, roses and morning glories. They are arranged with their leaves to form a running border design? flowing, yet disconnected " St. Louis, May 21 ?Public ioterest in the s:rike eituation confers for the time being in yesterday's order to tbe po'.ico commissioners on the sheriff ol St Louis county to s-rear in 1,000 special deputies and in their order of today ;;rderio? the sv.varing in of I 500 addifiouai men, making 2,500 in ali, ?or the purpose of preserving peace and order. ? nil t ? ? - "To say/' said Lord Salisbury, "that because we, therefore, bound ourselves never to annex any terri tory, is a most ridicuious misconstruc tion " Of course, it is To repu diate greed for territory dons not involve, in any case an unselfish desire to acquire a little territory from another people who have no j strong allies, and especially when it ! is their liberty and not our power, their welfare and not our gain, we are seeking to enhance ?News and Courier. "The Passion Play's" Earn ings. "One would expect that a relig io usi j imbued community, giving ; play because of a vow, would seek *v rnake the entraoce price as small as possible, in order ina* all might ceni'1 and learn,'*'writc-s Ida Shaper Hoxie, of "Tbe Passion pl^y This' Year/' i:; tho Jurte Ladies' Home Journal 'But the people Oberammergau, having learned the money vsiue o?" ! their production, seem nothing Join I to combine religion with business They charge, therefore, as much as ; the regu'ar German theatres?the prices this year varying from fifty j cen?9 to two dollars and fifty cents. The expenses incurred by the village in preparing for this year's presenta tion exceed seventy five thousand dollars Yet the people hope to realize something for themselves from their work One-third of what remains after the expenses are paid will be devoted to building a vault and chapel in the village buriai place Tho remaining two thirds will be divided among the players, among whom there will be at least one re presentative from each home in the village The dress rehearsal occured on May 20 The dates for thi.s year's performances arc : May 24, 27 ; June 4, 10,16, 17, 24, 29 ; July 1. 8, 15, 18, 22, 29; August 5. 8, 12. 15, 19, 25. 26 ; September 2. 8, 9, 16, 23, 30. Those familiar with the Roman Catholic calender will notice that, with four exceptions, the perform anees are given on Sundays and church holy days, thus keeping to the original religious character of the play " Marie?to^O , May 31.?Four men were killed, four others family injured and three crippled for iiio at Whipple, a short distance east of this city, at 5 o'clock this eveoing by a prematuro explosion of 50 quarts of nkro-gtyee rioc which was beio^ used in shooting an oil well on the Ke?lv fara. London, May 30.?At Epsom today, the race for the Derby stakes of 6 000 sovereigns was won by the Prince of Wales' Diamond Jubilee, at 6 to 4 Simon Dale wss seoood and Disguise 11, third Tim?, 2.42. eq^ai?ir?- the Derby record It is said ?1,000,000 chacged hand? by the ro.-uit. Washington, May 29 ?A few min utes before adjournment roi.* e^ooing the se?are added to tbc suc-dry civil appropriation bill an amendment cr.pro? priatiog ?5.000,000 for the Louisiana purchase exposition to be held in St Loui* in 1903, the condition being that $10.000,000 in addition be raised by tbe exposition authorities. The amctid ment was offered by Mr C^ckreli, of Missouri, and was adopted without debate and without division. "Considering that Mexico is on a siiver basis," says the Pittsburg Post, "it does not make a bad showing in the way of industrial progress In the past nine years the republic bas doubied its revenues, doubled its ex ports, doubled the number of its fac tories and multiplied by three its banking capital?aud the continuance of this great prosperity is now quite as pronounced as ever during the decade This is what Senor Casasus, a leader in the Mexicsn congress, told the New York lawyers tbe other day, when they entertained him at a banquet. To the stability of govern meet established by Pr^ident Diaz he attributes much of this remarkable industrial progress, but he also main tains that the selver monetary stand ard has been, through the rise of gold or fail of silver, a powerful stimulus to manufacturing aud the export trade " The uotabie prosper ity of the country may or may not be due to its silver standard. There is no room for dispute on one point, however. It is due in no way or degree to Republican tariff and other policies, which is very strange, when it is remembered that all the prosper ity of the older and more advanced states on this side of the Rio Grande is wholly attributable to such poli cies. What does this government make of the phenomenon ??News and Courier. DOES IT PAY TO BUY CHEAP? A cheap remoiiy for coughs und colds is all right, but you wnnt ?<..m??h?ng that will re litve and cure the more severe ard dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you do ? Go to a warmer and cere rega lar climate ? Yes, if possible : if not possible for jou, then in cither caso take the only rem edy that has --sen introduced in all civiuzed countries with success in severe throat aod lung troubles, "Bi?schce's German Syrup." It not ouly heals and stimulates the tis-ues to ii-.Hroy the germ disea-es, but allays inflam mation, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night's rest, and curts tho patient. Try one bottle. Recommende.' many years by ata drug gists in the world. Tor sale by A J China. For tnc first lime since the ?civii war rbe House last wiok passed a bill to pay Confederate ^soldiers for losses growiog out of thai war. The meas ure previde for the payment of Con federato soldiers who surrendered at Appomattox for ihe loss of horses and o?ber personal effects taken io violation of General Lee's capitulation to Gener al Grant. The amount in the original bill was fixid at ?200,000. but the bill sy oassed is indefinite. CUCAN RELIEF euros Colic. av Xcuralgia and Toothache in live minutes. Sour Stomacliand Summer-Complaints. Price- 25c. Sold by Hugb?oo Ligon Co. 1 ! m m ^$~^^^L^m For Infants and Children. Ii i!! Prometes Dlges?lcr^ker?ul-! ness and Rest.Contalns neither ?pin3n,MorpMiie nor >Hn?ial. Not Kjffic otic* Eeepz cfOIdBrS^iT'iVn.PJTOIEn MxJatnte * \ J?nc/nilc Sails- \ Anise Seed * Rpjxmdnt - Hi Ca/conet?tS duV * Clarified $i?rir - I?&dsnaten Fismsn j I Aperteci Hemedy for Constipa-1 ] tion, Sour S te-mach, Diarrhoea, i j j Worms ,Con*rjl5?ons , Fsverish asss and Loss of Sle?E ?icSirr?ie Signature cf NEW ?fOE . EXACT COPy Or wrappeb. THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY. Between the strong warranty yon get on And the contract you sign when yon buy any other kind. A warranty is of no value except it is in exact form as issued by the company, and, if changed in any way, the com pany is not bound by it, nor is it any protection to you. The Champion warranty is an evidence of the superiority of the machines, and is made strong and positive for your protection. The warranties given with other machines are carefully drawn for the protection of the manufacturer, and if you sign one, the chances are that you will have to settle for the ma chine even if it is not satisfactory. These warranties are a good thing for the machine company, but a poor thing for you. All warranties state that machines are durable, well made, and of good materials, and give you one .day's trial to deter mine ail this. What can yon tell about the durability of a, machine by using it one day ? But how about its work in the field ? This vou can tell at least something about, but there isn't one word about it in the warranty, only some directions about what you are to do when the machine doesn't work well. Isn't this singular? How about wasting grain between the binder deck and the elevator? About lack of power when compressing the bun dle ? How about the loss of power on the push bar Mower when cutting tough grass ? Just at the time you need the most power you have the least. In their advertising all makers claim to have a device for keeping the knife and pitman in line, but only the Champion has it, and others dare not put it in the warranty. You should insist on having these very important features included in the warranty. If you do, we may have on oppor tunity of selling you a Champion, for other machines are not capable of fulfilling any such broad warranty. campion Iteapers and mw im Thomas Makes, For Sale by o* ?- ? Sole Agents for Sumter. Sons, ?YW? easier terms and twtter value m the purchase of 81 the world ?..l?icus ''White ircwing Machine than ever b?i'ore offered. Write for our eleeant II- catalogue and detailed particulars. How ? we can save you roer?cy in the purchase ci" a high-grade sewing rnachiue and the' 'easy^tcr'r?g" or payment we can offer, either direct from factory or through car regular authorized agents. This is an oppor tunity you cannot afford to pass. Yea Know the ??White." you know its manufacturers. Therefore, a"<Tet.iil?..? description of the machine and ????MM?? il ? _ . m its construction is unnecessary. If you have an old machiue to exchange v.e can offer most iibcrai terms. Write to-day. Address in full. bite $tmm maw amm, a.) Cleveland, omo.