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vOL. XV17. MANNING, S. C... WEDNESDAY, M-AY 17,% 1899. N.3

TILE REUNION.Soldiers of the South Gathered to

Charleston's Loving Arms.

THEY HAD A GRAND TIME.

Thirty Thousand Strangers WithinHer Gates Last Week But All

Were at Home in the

Cradle of Seces-

sion.

Almost the first official act of theninth annual reuniou of the UnitedConfederate Veterans was an attemptby Gen. Stephen D. Lee of Mississippito secure an indorsement of PresidentMcKinley's suggestion made in his re-

cent Atlanta speech that the care of thegraves of Confederate dead should beundertaken by the Federal government.Action on the resolution. however, was

frustrated by a motion to refer it to

the committee on resolutions in spiteof a rather general sentiment to put itthrough with enthusiasm. The motionto refer originated with Dr. J. WilliamJones of Virginia.The business sessions of the reunion

was called to order Wednesday morn-

ing by Gen. C. I. Walker, commandingthe South Carolina division, in thehandsome auditorium erected for theoccasion by the city of Dharleston. Itsenormous floor space was erowded andthousands were unable to gain admit-tance to the building. When Gen.John B. Gordon, the commander-in-chief, appeared upon the stage he was

greeted with thunders of applause.The band struck up Dixie, and the vet-

erans cheered and cheered again. Incalling the assemblage to order Gen.Walker spoke of Charleston's invita-

tion to the veterans to meet at thebirthplace of secession, and said thegavel he was using was that withwhich in 1890 had been used to call to

order the secession convention. Thechairs used by the officers Wednesdayand the table of the presiding officerwere the same as used on that memo-

rable occasion.When Gen. Gordon was escorted to

the front of the stage his appearancewas the signal for a storm of applause.Cheers and shrill yells for the com-

mander-in-chief mingled with the3rash of the band, and hats, handker-chiefs and fle.gs were waved frantically.When order was finally secured the oldConfederate chieftain was presented byGen. Walker, and delivered an eloquentaddress. He spoke with all the vigor,

eloquence and grace which has won fortau - --tional reputation as an orator.Gen. Gordou Qaid:'Governor, Gentlemer of the Com-

mittee, My Fellow Countrymen ofSouth Carolina: The flood of emotionswhich stirs the sensibilities of theseveterans today is their loving answer

to your gracious greeting. These emo-

tions will speak to you in language farmore impressive and eloquent than any

words that I could utter. The ringingshouts from these thousands of Confed-erate throats are veritable echoes ofbhe inspiring resolutions of welcomeunanimously adopted by your generalassembly. While those resolutionshave cheered and thrilled every south-er soldier's heart, they were not need-ed to tell us of the reception that await-ed us in South Carolina. Her_ wholehistory and that of her commercial cap-ital were the promise and guarantee ofthis magnificent reality. 1-or more

than two hundred years, made memora-ble by heroic struggles in war and bril-liant achievement1 in peace, the namesof South Carolina and of Char!c.etoahave been the synonyms of hospita:1ty,f chivalry, and of valor."Whiat else could be ex; ected of a

people in whose veins are commingledthe blood of the proud English Cava-liers? the blood of those devoted andresolute men, y o protested against theimmoralities and grinding exactions ofthe Stuarts; the blood of the stalwartD)issenters and of the heroie Highlan-ders of Scotland and of the sturdy dem-caratic Presbyterians of Ireland; theblood of those defenders of freedom

who came to your shores from themountain battlements, of Switzerlandand lastly, but no less pure and sacred,the blood of -the high..souled Hugenotsof France, whose martyrs, by a gloriousfidelity, even unto death, have madesweeter and richer the record of humandevotion to conscience and liberty."No resolutions, I repeat, by which

this great commonwealth extends its

"loving welcome" were needed to as-

sure these remnants of the south's im-

mortal armies that the 'freedom of theState' was theirs. and that every heartwithin her borders was a soldier'sshrine. We had but to remember thatSouth Carolina was the nursery of he-roes, as well as of statesmen and of pa.triots-that no one State, except thatshe be endowed with at. almost boundless aluence of greatness, could in one

century have given to the cause of lib-erty and the republic such a splendidgalaxy as South Carolina presents in

her Rutledge, her Sumter, her Moul-trie, her Middleton, and her Marion:i her Butler, her Pin ekney, and herPickens; in her Mcpuffie and her Cal-houn; in her Hamilton, her Hayne. andhr beloved Hampton..

"If we turn from this incomplete ar-

rayof hsr noble sons to the conteinpla'tionof the scars upon her bosom re-

eived in her battles for American free-domat Cowpens, at Camden. and Char-leston; at Eutaw Springs. Fort Moul-rie and King's Mountain, while her"Swamp F'or," with his ragged brigade,oasted their rations of sweet ptatoesn her forests at night, and by theirsudden sallies, now from the mountainsnd now from the marshes, amazed andbewildered the British invaders; if we

dd to this autrey of her past the ree-

~rdof her princely liberality in the do-niationof her so'il to the general govern-ment,we shall gain a still better con-

eption of the lofty characteristics anduchallened patriotism of her people."To me, personally, .whose associa-tionswith 'South Carolinians throughheCivil war and the stiul morc gaihngperiodof reconstruction and rehabili

ttion, gave a clearerinsigit into theirmotives and future aims, at is a proudprivilege vouchsafed to me today to

standin your presence as the represen-tativesof these battle-bruised veterans

ndtel -hseol how full-v we re-

cognize thir worth and how gratefullywe a-knowledge our indebtedness tothei.

- 3hould esteem it a still higher hon-oi to stand here today as the herald ofboth Lhe host and guests in proclaiminga message of good will to all our coun-

trymen and to send the fraternal greet-ing of this people, of all Confederates.and of their children to all patriots ofall sections: to unite with our Americanbrethren of every State in ascribing tothe guiding hand of God the unparal-leled victories of American arms in thelate war on land and sea; and lastly bythe memory of the fathers, whose spiritslive in their sons, to pledge the south'sunfailing support to every worthy causefor strengthening the bonds of Ameri-ean unity and thus accelerating the on-

ward march of the republic in its be-nign mission to humanity."

After the applause had subsidedGen. Gordon led Mrs. Stonewall Jack-son to the front of the stage, and shewas enthusiastically applauded.As he presented Mrs. Jackson and

in the first lull, Gen. Gordon said: "Iwill shake her hands for you all, andin an instant he added, "uo, I will domore than that; I am going to hug herfor you,- and with that did what hesaid he was going to do, which miet thehearty approval of the vast throng.

It was at this stage Gen. Lee pre-sented his resolution. It was decidedwithout further discussion that the res-

olution be referred to the committee on

resolutions.Gen. Gordon presented Miss Kate

Currie, of Dallas, Tex., Miss LauraLawendon, of New Orleans, Mrs. KirbySmith and other ladies whose husbandsor fathers were Confederate leaders.lb response to the repeated demands ofthe audience he also presented Mrs.Gordon, who was greeted with an out-burst of applause. The session thenadjourned.

VETERANS ON PARADE.The parade of the veterans occurred

Wednesday afternoon, and theymarched through a dense crowd ofcheering people. Led by Gens Gordonand Wade Hampton, a long line of thegrizzled men who had followed theseleaders and the other captains of theConfederate armies through four yearsof hardship and battle, marched stur-dily under the blazing southern sun tothe inspiring strains of "Dixie," of the"Bonnie Blue Flag" and the irrelevantbut irrepressible, "There will be a hottime in the old town tonight." At intervals along the line the fluttering ofa war-worn and shot-torn battle flagcalled forth cheers, while many headswere bared as the frayed emblems of a

dead cause gleamed over some organiza-tion whose name is a household wordto the South. Here and there a campappeared in the grey jeansuniform, blackslouch hats and carrying muskets of theold patter-, and all the war parapher-nalia of the "sixty-one."Here again Hampton and Gordon

were cheerred vociferously at everystep and rode almost the entire routewith bared heads. The absence ofGen. Wheeler in the line was a sourceof considerable disappointment. Hereached the city early Wednesday, butdid not participate in the parade.

GEN. HA31PTON LED THE 31EN.

Including the kindred organizationsand distinguished guests and commit-tees there were probably 5,000 personsin the line, probably 3,000 of themveterans. The parade was led by Gen.C. I. Walker and staff, followed by theescort composed of the local militarycompanies, cadets and the naval re-serves. Then came Gen. Gordon andhis staff followed by a long line of car-riages containing the sponsors andmaids of honor of the various camps.The veterans were led by Gen. WadeHampton, at the head of the Army ofNorthern Virginia, and preceded by 21battle flags with their escorts. Thearmy of Tennessee followed, led byGen. Stephen D. Lee and was followedby the camps representing the trans-Mississippi army in command of Gen.Cabeli. T'he Sons of Confederate Y~et-erans brought up the rear.The State divisions were in command

of the following officers: South Caro-lina, Gen. C. L WValker; Virginia, Gen.Brander; West Virginia, GeneralWhite: Maryland, Gen. ripp; Mis-sissipi, Gen. Campbell; Florida, Gen.Law; Alabama, Gen. Ferguson; Geor-gia, Gen. Evans; Louiaiana, Gen. Tun-nard; Texas, Gen. Polley: Arkansas,Gen. Horner: Indian Territory, Gen.

Coleman; Missouri, Gen. M1eCollough;Oklahoma, Gen. Caster; North Caro-lina, Gen. DeRossett; Tennessee, Gen.George W. Guder.The parade was dismissed at the au-

ditorium, where the memorial day ex-ercises were held. That being SouthCarolina memorial day the occasion wasone of double signifi,:ance. The cere-monies were very impressive and theauditorium was again filled to its ca-

pacity.The memorial address was delivered

by Adjt. Gen. Moorman, who spoke elo-quently of the hero dead of the Southand paid high tribute to its women..Chaplain Jones, in his opening

prayer. made indirect allusion to theLee resolutions by expressing the hopethat the women of the south wouldkeep up the noble work of caring forthe graves of the Southern dead andthat no one would take from them thatsacred privilege.As a matter of course South Carolina

figured prominently in the deliberationsof the Sons of Veterans. For two yearsthe commander in-chief has been a

South Carolinian, Mr. Robert A. Smyth,of Charleston, who has built up the or-der wonderfully and whose administra-tion has been so acceptable. In addi-tion South Carolina has the largestnumber of camps in the federation, afact due largely to the efforts of theState commander. M. L. Bonham. ofAnderson. Of the 140 camps enrolled50 are in this State and miost of themwere fully represented.Beautiful badges were almost as numn-

erous as the lovely women and the Sonsin every way displayed their enthusiasmand interest in the work.When a Negro brass band struck up

Dixie in the convention hall before theexercises began the delegates rose,stood on the chairs and yelled only asSouthorn men can yell, the cheeringbeing led by R1. C. Lee, Jr., son of WV.H. F. Lee. and Gen. M. L. Bonham,who were on the platform. Dixie wasfollowed by " Maryland, My Maryland,"which did not decrease the cheering. uThe evening prayer by Rev. John

Lae, of Edgefield, invoked the bless-ings of the God of Lee, Jackson andDavis. The prayer was beautiful in-Uwrngand 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

of Thousands of

Spectators.The Veterans of the sixties marched

through the streets of Charleston Wed-nesday afternoon, triumphantin peace,under the same colors they defendedwith their lives when old Fort Sumterboomed and swept the sea with shot andshell. And the parade was indeed thefeature of the Reunion, for no speecheshowever patriotic, can stir and thrill as

does the proud step of the soldier andthe throbbing, moving line of men, andthe beat of the drum corps and the bu-gle's blast.As division after division, and com-

pany after company, passed in reviewhats were waved with patriotic frenzyan, cheers came froni the thousandswho had patiently awaited for the lineto pass. Youth and old age, in one

conglomerated mass, mingled theirshouts and did not fail to applaud iheappearance of even the most humbleprivate in the ranks. Gen. Gordonshared the applause with his standardbearers and the white haired drummerreceived a hero's fame.The parade was one of the longest

ever given by the Veterans since theybegan holding their Reunions. Fre-quently it has been the case that theweather has interrupted the parade, buta more auspicious day than Wednesdaycould not have been possible. Thecolumn formed at Meeting and Broadstreets, and moved forward at 4.25o'clock. Gen. Gordon sat erect upon a

magnificent horsc, and was accompani-ed by his full staff mounted. On everyside he was accorded enthusiastic ova-

tions, and his time and attention we;ewholly consumed in acknowledging theshouting and applause; so it was forbrave old Hampton, and so it was forStephen D Lee and Gen. Cabell and allof the glorious heroes.From beginning to end the parade

was an interesting spectacle to thosewho witnessed it. Old soldiers, wornand weary by weight of years, manyburdened by poverty, held their headserect Wednesday, and followed theirleaders as they did more than ;hirtyyears ago. A blind drummer kept stepto his tattoo, playing the same drumhe carried through the war. An agedVeteran sounded sweet and soft his oldbrass bugle, whose notes had urged hiscomrades years ago into battle and, hesays, he never learned to sound retreat.Magnificent beyond expression was themoving, waving column, as the agedand infirm and maimed hobbled overthe Belgian blocks, waving their hatsto the crowd, and cheering the names

of Gordon and Hampton and Lee andCabell in particular.The crowd was almost exhausted

from cheering when the tattered andtorn battle flags appeared, and therewas a moment's silence-the calm be-fore the storm-theu a mighty shoutwent up from many thousand throats.The color bearers waived theii flags andlifted their hats in reverence to thebanners which they had followed allbut to death.- Gen Wade Hampton wasthe centre of all, and he was compelledto carry his hat in his hand, as it wasimpossible to lift it to the thousands ofladies who waved their handkerchiefsand clapped their hands, and so as oneafter the other of the generals were re-cognized cheer after cheer went upfrom the great throng, which linedMeeting street and Marion square andthe entire line of march. almost to thevery doors of the Auditorium. Thescene was one to be seen only once in alifetime and the old Confederate grayuniforms together with the generalmake-up opened up a tender picture tothe young as well as ttie old.How many were in the line of parade

it would be difficult to say, but therewere thousands, estimated all the wayfrom three to five thousand and the

length of the line was fully a mile ormore.

MOBLIZING. TUE VETERANs.It took considerable engineering to

get the line into good shape.Under the orders promulgated the

various States mobilized their Veteransas follows:First South Carolina iDivison-Right

resting on St Michael's alley. facingwest.Second Virginia Division-Right

resting on Water street, facing west.Third North Carolina Division-

Right resting half-way between Wa-ter street and the Battery, facing west.Fourth Maryland Division-On the

Battery, right resting on Meeting streetfacing south.Fifth Kentucky Division-On the

Battery, right resting on Churh street,facing south.Sixth West Virginia Division-On

the Battery. right resting corner Southand East Battery, facing east.Army Tennessee Department-On

Broad, west of Meeting, with its rightresting on Broad, and facing northFirst Mississippi Division-Right

resting on Postoffice lane.Second Florida Division - -Right rest-

ing on King street.Third Alabama Division-Right rest-

ing on Orange street.Fourth Georgia Division-Right rest-

ing on Logan street.Fifth Louisiana Division-Right rest

ing opposite Trapman street.Sixth Tennessee Division-Right

resting on Rutledge avenue.TransMisissippi Department-On

Broad street, east of Meeting, on northside, facing south, its right resting atMeeting.First Texas Division-Right resting

near Meeting street.Second Arkansas Division-Right

resting near Meeting street.Third Missouri Division-Right rest-

ing half way between Church and Statestreets.Fourth Indian Territory Division-

Right resting on State street,Fifth Oklahoma Division-On East

Bay, right resting on Broad street, fac-ing east.Sixth Pacific Division-'-On East-Bay

itoleft of Oklahoma divisIon.

United Sons of Confederate Veteranson south side of Broad street, rightresting on East Bay, and facing north.Divisions forming in the following or-der: South Carolina, Mississippi, Flor-ida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Ten-nessee, Kentucky.As to the carriage loads of sponsors

and guests they passed down East Bayto Broad, west, up Broad to Rutledge,and thence down to the Battery, meet-ing Gen. Gordon at the corner of Meet-ing street and the Battery.

Before the general march up Meetingstreet the Army of Tennessee depart-ment moved down Meeting street andhalted on the left of Broad street, fac-ing inwards.The line of march was not actually

formed until after the commands hadpassed St. Michael's Church, where GenCabell was in waiting for the main lineof the procession.At the head of the line to keep every

thing straight were a platoon of policeofficers, under command of Chief Boyleincluding Lieuts McManus and Dann,and Sargts. Whaley and McCaffery.

TIlE SOLDIERS IN LINE.

Gen. C. I. Walker rode at the headof the column, escorted by his staff andmarshals selected for the occasionn.

All of the officers were arrayed inConfederate uniforms and wore sashesappropriate to the work they hnd beenassigned to.

Following Gen Walker came theFour.h Regiment Band at the head ofthe 4th brigade and escort.The 4th brigade and their oscort were

under command of Major Muckenfuss.First came the corps of S C M A

cadets, who nide a splendid show. TheWest Pointers of the South, as they are

called, kept a splendid line and march-ed with splendid precision.Then came the corps of Porter Acad-

emy cadets, under Major Dwight. Thecorps made a fine sh->w.Then followed the Orangeburg Colle-

giate Institute. Col C J Owens com-

manding. This is a compaiatively new

military school, which is doing superiorwork.The Charleston commands followed

in this order:The Washington Light Infantry,

Capt Cogswell commanding.German Fusiliers, Capt Schachte,

commanding.Irish Volunteers, Capt Carney, com-

manding.Palmetto Guard, Capt Nichols com-

manding.South Carolina Naval Reserves, Capt

C L DuBos commanding.German Artillery, Capt F W Wagen-

er commanding.The home companies all wore their

striking uniforms; the shakos of sever-al of the commands makine a strikingappearance.Just ahead of the line of carriages

came Gen Gordon, commanding theVeterans, accompanied by his staff, allof whom were mounted. and who were;Gen Geo W Mtorman, of New Or-

leans, La. adjutant general and chief ofstaff.GenWm H Jackson, of Tennessee,

chief of artillery.Aides: Col Hugh McCollum, of

Georgia; Col V Y Cook, of Arkansas;Capt E H Sparkman. of Charleston, S.C.Then came the line of carriages bear-

ing the distinguished guests, sponsorsand maids.In the first carriage were: Mrs J B

Gordon, Mrs Andrew Simonds, MissGordon and Miss Roman.Then followed Gen Stephen D Lee

and his military staff, who were: BrigGen F T Sykes, Col H C Myers, ColLake, Col Howard. Col Middlebrook,Col Wyley; Col Nesbett, Col BaxterSmith, Col Garrett, Col McMurray, RE Lee, Jr, Gen Hemmingway.Ahead of the executive carriage was.

Messrs W J Storen and T S Sinkler. Inthe executive carriage were Lieut Gov-ernor MeSweeney, Speaker Gary; May-or Smyth and Aldermrn Lapham.At the head of the Army of Northern

Virginia came

GEN. WADE HAMPTON,

the distinctive hero of the parade. Hewas escorted by Major Barker; CaptWelles, Mr Lowndes and Col Lomax,who were members of his war staff. GenHampton rode "Prince," and made asplendid appearance as he rode up thelines, 'with his hand on his hat, bowingto the cheering crowd.The Army of Northern Virginia had

very many Veterans in line. At thehead of the column were the two divis-ions of this State; commanded by GenCoward and Gen Carwile.

SOUTH CAROLINA CAMPs.

Some idea of the number of camps inline from this State may be had when itis noted that all of the following, fromthe 1st brigade, had representatives inthe line of march:Charleston regiment, Major George

L Buist.Camps: Sumter, Commandant, F G

Latham: Palmetto Guard, commandant,G L Bulst, Thos M Wagner, command-ant, S P Smith; A Burnet Rhett com-nmandant, S C Gilbert; Major John Jen-

king, commandant, J Jenkins; EdwardManigault. commandant, H W Lofton;Washington Artillery, commandant, LSherfesse.York Regiment-Camps: Catawba,

commandant, Cad Jones;:'Micah Jen-kins, commandant, J F Hart; Fort Mill,commandant, L N Culp.Viorence Regiment-Camps: Pee-

Dee, commandant, R B Hepburn;Hampton, commandant, M L Munn;Timonsville, commandant, d F Cul-pepper.Fairfield Regiment-Camps: Rion;

commandant, J ID Hanison; Raines,commandant, R H Jennings: Brattan;commandant, WA J Keller; Private 1HEfford, commandant, WV W Smith.Richland Regiment, Col U R Brooks

-C~ mps: 11am pton, commandant, DCardwell; A C Haskell: commandant,D Robin; Ed T Bookter, commandantT C Whitworthi.Unassigned Camps-Stephen Elliott,

commandant, R W Minns; Dick Ander-son, commandant, J D Griffin; J DGraham. commandant, J .L-Nelson; JasConner, commandant, .J J Wescoat: CJ Walker, commandant, A WV Weath-erly; Eutaw, commandant. J 0 Bre-land; .J B Kershaw, commandant. .J CCoit; Jack Hendricks, commandant, IM Hough; Winnie Davis, commandant,W I Hanna; Horry, commandant, B LBeatty; Harry Benbow, commandant,DW Brailsford; Marion, commandant,ISA Durham; Harllee, commandant. AITPardee: Richard Kirkland, command-

ant., C C Haile; Hanging Rock, com-

mandant, J V Welsh; Pressley, com-

mandant, D EGordon; Ilennegan, com-

mandant, J H Hudson; Arthur Mani.gault, commandant, J H1 Read; Darling-ton, commandant. .J L Coker; Walk-er. c)mmandant J W Reed; Dixie,commandant. W G A Paton; MaxcyGregg, comimiandant. J A Laten; E JDennis, commandant. E J Dennis:Gen E Capers. commandant, the RevD 1 Bruher.And so it was all along the line with

each of the States. and it would do no

special good to enumerate the camps. Itwould be a pleasure to have collated theVeterans in the line, but that was notpossible, and to give the mere names ofthe camps would be useless.

STATE ORGANIZATIONS.The various State organizations were

represented, and were in cfmmand ofthe following officers:

First South Carolina: Gen C I Walk-er.

Second Virginia: Gen Bratton.North Carolina Division: G-n De

Rossett.Maryland Division: Gen Tripp.Kentucky Division: Gen Poyntz.West Vi:ginia Division: Gen White.Army of Tennessee: Gen Lee com-

manding.Mississippi: Gen Campbell.Flerina: Gen E MeLaw.ALbama: Gen Fred Ferguson.Georgia: Get, Evans.Louisiana: Gen. Tunnard.Tennessee: Gen George W Gordon,

acting.Trans-Mississippi, Gen Cabell com-

manding. Gen Cabell was accompani-ed by Gen Wall, of Galveston.Gen Polly commanding Texas divis-

ion; Gen J D Fields, commandingbrigade and adjutant general, with MrJ M1 Connelley.

Texas, Gen Polly.Arkansas, Gen John J Hornor.Missouri, Gen MeCullogh.Oklahoma, Gen Casier.Indian Territory, Gen Coleman.The Georgia camps were largely re-

presented and were under command ofGen C A Evans, who was accompaniedby his staff.

Col John A Miller, adjutant generaland chief of staff; Col J 0 Waddell,quartermaster general; Col C M Wheat-ly, assistant inspector general; LieutCol Wm Crumly, assistant adjutantgeneral; Col W A Wright, aide, and a

large deiegation from the camps of theState.

SONS OF VETERANS.The Sons of Veterans were under

command nf Gen. Robert A. Smyth,accompanied by his staff, who were

mounted, and his special aides, whowere: L. D. T. Qaimby, Atlanta, in-spector general; Francis H. Weston,Columbia, aide; James A. Hoyt, Jr.,assistant adjutant general; Daniel Rav-enel, adjutant general. Aides A. T.Smythe, Jr., E. L. Wells, Jr., L. C.-Smythe, Jr.The South Carolina Division was un-

der command of Gen. Bonham, and hewas accompanied by his staff.The other States were in command of

the following officers: Louisiana, Gen.W. H. McLellan; Mississippi, Gen.George B. Myers; North Carolina, Dr.Charles A. Bland; Georgia, F. H. Col-quitt; Florida, Gen. J. R. Matthews,acting; Virginia, Gen. W. A. Jacobs;Texas, H. B. Kirk, acting.

Just behind the camps came the Vet-erans bearing the sacred battle flags ofthe "Lost Cause," with a special escort.The Washington Artillery carried its

old gun. The company was under thecommand of Capt R J Morris, of Char-leston. The old company was prond.ofits gun, which is said to be tne first ofits kind in the country.

FAMOUS FLAGs IN LINE.

The gun was used in firing the salut3,on Marion square, while the graves ofthe dead heroes were being decoratedin Magnolia Cemetery.At the head of the column of color

bearers rode Gen Mcrady, accompaniedby Mr P T Hayne and Capt Rutledge.The Irish Volunteers and the RichlandVolunteers furnished the escort for thesacred relic of the 1st South Carolinavolunteer infrantry, (Gregg's ) Thecolors were carried by Mr. Spellmnan andMessrs. McCrady and Kelley. Therewere seven of the survivors of the gal-lant regiment in line when Marionsquare was crossed.Then came the colors of Hart's Bat-

tery, which were carried by Mr. LouisSherfesse, who had the honor of carry-ing the colors all through the war.Then came Capt Bird, with the flag

which was firstunfurled over Fort Sum-ter, of which an account has just ap-peared in The New and Courier.Next in the line of the colors of the

regiments came those of the Sth SouthCarolina volunteer infantry, Col Hien-negan, of Kershaw's brigade.Then the colors of Col Stringfellow's

69th North Carolina regiment.Following these came the colors of

Capt Backman's Battery, of which anaccount was printed a day or two ago.Capt Bost of the 46th North Caro-

lina regiment, at Appomattox, saved asingle star from the hat tie flag of hisregiment. This tattered star is thecentre of the flag of the 46th NorthCarolina regiment, which was carried inthe parade Wedensday.The flag of the 10th South Carolina

volunteer infantiy, Col Walkers regi-ment, was Wednesday carried by A AMyers, of that distinguished regiment.The flag that at one time floated over

the headquarters of Gen Ker.shaw wascarried in the parade by D Ri Flenniken,of Camp Hampton, of Columbia.R C Cleary had the privilege of car-

rying the flag of the 7th South Carolinainfantry, which belonged to K{ershaw'sbrigade.WV B Lamb, of the 3d South Caino-

lina, carried the flag of that regiment.WV N Whitaker had the honor of bear-

ing the battle flag of the 25th NorthCarolina regiment.The independent flag of Charlotte

was in line, but it is not to be called astrictly battle flag.Une of the flagzs of the line was that

of the Beaufort district, which wascarried by WV N Barnes,. This flagwas at one time in the H-ampton Leg-

WV F Fdwards, of Covington. Ga,had the honor of carrying the much-scarred battle flag of the 42d Georgiaregiment.The 53d North Carolina regimental

flag was carried by Gl P Loyd.The 33d Virginia, which was the

original "Stonewall" Jackson regiment

LContinued on Fourth Page.]

A COMPARISON.

Figures of the Santiago Cam-

paign and of the Civil War.

HEAVY LOSS OF OFFICERS.

Forty-three Officers Killed at Fort

Wagner. At Fair Oaks Long-street Lost Sixty-one Offi-

cers Killed.The American loss of officers in the

several battles with the Spanish forcesbefore Santiago, Cuba, on the 1st, 2d and3d of July last, as officially reported byGen. Shafter, amounted to twenty-threekilled and eighty wounded. A numberof the latter were mortally woundedand subsequently died. All but a fewof these killed and wounded officerswere of the regular army. The ArmyRegister for 1899, just out, shows thatof the total. eighteen of the killed out-right arid six wno died of their woundsbelonged to seventeen different infan-try and cavalry regiments of the per-manent establishment.There is a popular impression that

the losses in officers were very severe,which is correct, but it is a mistake tosuppose they were unprecedented, or

even extraordinary, -in the annals of our

military, campaigns. Some of the lossessustained by both Union and Confeder-ate commands during the civil warmake these casualties at Santigo lookrather moderate, when the time con-samed in the battles and the numbersengaged are considered. Gen. Shafter'sforce in these Cuban battles was ap-proximately 17,500 men, the greaterpart of whom were regulars. ButShafter's troops were not armed withthe best modern breech-loading maga-zine rifles, whereas their Spanish foewas equipped with the famous Mauserrifles, held now by most experts to bethe best arm in existence. Out of thisfact has grown another erroneous im-pression, viz, that the battles of nowa-

days are very much more destructivethan those of even forty years ago, be-cause of the superiority of the latermodels of firearms. But, nevertheless,it is very doubtful if the Americans atSantiago would have been successfulmuch sooner than they were, or lostfewer men, had they been armed withprecisely the same kind of rifles as theSpaniards. The latter were coveredwith earthworks, while our men foughtin the open.During our civil war the Union and

Confederate troops were on even termsso far as arms were concerned. Therreat bulk of both armies were equippedwith Enfield and Springfield rifled mus-kets, muzzle loaders, with the exceptionof a short while at the beginning. Therewas but little, if any, difference in theeffectiveness of these two models, al-though one was American and the otherEnglish.In the memorable assault made by

the Union forces on Fort Wagner, Mor-ris Island, S. C., on the 18th of July,1863, ten regiments of volunteer infan-try were engaged. It took place attwilight, and was all over inside of onehour, although a part of the assaultingcolumn effected a lodgment in one ofthe bastions, but the men were ultimate-ly captured, after holding out aboutthree hours. The loss in killed,wounded and missing was 11515, whichincluded 381 missing, some of whomwere doubtless killed and wounded.Shafter's losses in the three days' fight-ing at Santiago were 1,595. The Spanish defences at Santiago appear to havebeen about as strong as those of theConfederates at Wagner; therefore, thecomparison is a fair one in every say,except that 'the numbers engaged atWagner and the time consumed werefar less than at Santiago. The fort wasdefended by from 1,000 to 1,500 men,and assaulted by 5,000 or 6,000. Outof the ten volunteer regiments engaged28 officers were killed outright and 75wounded. Of the latter 15 were mor-tally wounded and subsequently died,among them Gen. George C. Strong,the magnificent soldier who commandedthe assaulting column. A single regi-ment of New Hampshire troops, the7th, lost 11 officers killed (or died ofwounds) in this charge, and 7 wounded.The 62d Ohio lost 8 officers killed (ordied of wounds) and 7 others wounded.The 54th Massachusetts (colored) lostits colonel, Robert G. Shaw, and 2captains killed, and 11 officers wounded.All this destruction was wrought main-ly by the muzzle-loading Enfield rifles,but at very short range. The Confed-erate loss was only 181 killed andwounded.The number of Confederates actually

engaged in the terrible assault uponthe U~nion intrenchments at Franklin,Tenn, on November 30, 1864, did notmuch exceed Shafter's force at Santiagoalthough Hood's entire force at handwas much greater. Their losses werefearful, particularly in officers. No de-taile~d official report of them is on filein the public archives, if any was evermade, but there are sufficient incom-plete returns printed to give a fairly de-finite idea of their extent. In fieldofficers alone it is known they lost up-ward of 20 killed and 35 wounded, sev-eral of the latter afterward dying.Among these were 11 general officersand 21 colonels. Of line officers, someof the regiments were actually sweptbare. Loring's division lost 28 officerskilled outright and 81 wounded. Thisdivision numbered less than one-fifthof Shafter's force at Santiago. Thebridgade of the present Senator fromM1issouri, Francis M. Cockrell, wentinto the battle of Franklin with 614men and S2 offiers; of these he lost 19officers killed and 31 wounded, and 277enlisted men killed and wounded.Senator Cockrell himself lived to tellthe tale: but he evidently found theatmosph-re much hotter that eveningat Franklin than it has ever been sincein the Senate. Walthall's divisionlost 28 officers killed and 59 wound.But although the Confederates suffereifar greater losses than the Union troopsin this battle, the losses were not byany means all on one side, as at FortWagner. In the five brigades of the23d corps engaged 19 officers were killedand 40 wounded.In the bloody assault delivered by

Burnside at Fredericksburg the Unionlosses were very heavy, as the Confed-erata mainly fought behind fortifiedlies a the Spaniards did at Santiago.

All told ths Union army lost 124 offi-cers killed and 654 officers wounded.Of these the single division of Han-cock, which charged the stone wall andembanked roadway on the high groundback of the town, lost 34 officers killedand 126 wounded, or more than one-

fifth of the army's total loss in officers.One of Hancock's brigades, composedof six regiments, alone lost 17 officerskilled and 47 wounded. Humphreys'sdivison of eight regiments lost 12 offi-cers killed and 51 wounded. Hancockcarried into action at Fredericksburg4,484 men and officers, all volunteers,less than one-third the force Shaftersent againt the Spaniards at Santiago.

In his attack upon the Union forti-fied lines at Fair Oaks Longstreet'sConfederate division lost 61 officerskilled and 209 wounded. A consider-able nunber of the wounded subse-quently died.The foregoing citations and compari-

sons deal only with assaults on fortifiedlines of earthworks, similar to thosewhich confronted the Americans atSantiago. But the losses in the openfield fighting during the civil war were

equally destructive in many instances.In fact, the American civil war was

about the most destructive of humanlife of all the wars of history, probablyaccient, of which there is no definiterecord as well as modern. The per-centage of loss in battle in our civilwar was greater than in any other war ofwhich history gives anything like relia-ble figures.At Shiloh the Union division of Mo-

Clernand lost 18 offiers killed and 69wounded; that of Hurlburt 18 officerskilled 70 wounded, and that of Sher-man 16 killed and 6 wounded. Total,52 killed, 191 wounded. These threedivisions carried into action about 20,-000 men, not much exceeding Shafter'sarmy. None of the Confederate officialreports of Shiloh gives separate figuresshowing the losses of officers, but theywere equal to the Union losses no doubt,as they were cn the offensive through-out the first day's battle. Shiloh wasa two days' battle.

Gen. Ewell's Confederate divison ofless than 5,000 men and officers lost atAntietam in one day's battle 24 officerskilled and 110 wounded. The fivebrigades of Drayton, Walker, Cobb,Kershaw and Wofford, numbering per-haps as many men as Shafter had atSantiago, lost at Antietam 57 officerskilled and 160 wounded. These are allthe official figures of the Confederatecommanders. On the Union side Sedg-wiak's division lost 23 officers killedand80 wounded; Richardson's division 19officers killed, among them Richard-son himself, and 46 wounded, an&French's division, 21 officers killed and60 wounded. Total in the three divi-sions, 63 killed, 186 wounded. Therewas a large percentage of- wounded of-ficers who subsequently died of theirwounds. These three divisions approxi-mated in strength to that of Gen. Shaf-ter's army at Santiago. Dana's brigadelost 10 officers killed and 42 wounded.At the battle of Stone's River, or

Murfreesboro, the four Union divisionsof Sheridan, Palmer, Wood and Jeff 0.Davis carried into action 19.135 men.

They lost 52 officers killed and 221wounded. The other Union divzsonslost about in the same proportion. Onthe Confederate side Cheatham's divi-sion of 5,544 men lost 22 officers killedand 120 wounded. Withers's divisionof 8,574 men lost 32 officers killed and162 wounded. In this bloody battlethe entire Confederate loss of officerswas 109 killed and 667 wounded. Thetotal Union loss in officers was 100killed and 405 wounded.At Gettysburg the Uaion 1st corps

(of approximately 10,000 men,) in thebattle of the 1st of July, mainly foughtindependent of other commands, al-though two divisions of the 11th corpsparticipated for a short while after noon,lost 5,500 men. Of these, 42 officerswere killed and 262 wounded. Its firstdivision, under Wadeworth, lost 19 of-ficers killed and 93 wounded. TheIron Brigade of this division lost 13 of-fiers killed and 54 wounded. Theheaviest regimental loss on the Unionside in officers during the whole waro.curred here. The 24th Michigan, ofthe Iron Brigade, lost 8 officers killedand 13 wounded, several of whom after.ward died. Gibbon's divison of Han-cock's corps lost 25 officers killed and105 wounded; Humphreys's division ofSickles's corps had 28 officers killed and140 wounded. In his independent bat-tle of thePeach Orchard and vicinity,on the 2d1, Sickles lost out of the 3d-corps of 12,000 men, 50 officers killedand 251 wounded. There are very fewdefinite returns of Confederate losses ofofficers at Gettysburg, but they wereprobably much heavier than those ofthe Federals. The official report ofRodes'9 division of 9,000 men, approxi-mately, shows that he lost 30 officerskilled and 137 wounded. Besides,there were 29 officers missing, some ofwhom are known to have been killedand wounded. Daniel's brigade lost 15officers killed and 48 wonnded; Iver-son's brigade, 12 killed and 33 wound-ed; Hays's Louisiana brigade, 8 killedandi 22 wounded. The 26th North Car-olina volunteers lost ovcr 20 officerskilled and wounded and over 600 en-listed men, the heaviest regimentalloss of the entire war.It is unnecessary to carry these com-

parisons further. There has been nodesign to select isolated cases to makea bloody showing. Other battles showeven more extraordinary losses thanthose cited. Leslie J. Perry.

Shot Him Dead.Postmaster George A. McLaughty

at Jamestown, Onio, lies dead from athoughtless piece of pleasantry. Hewas killed by a most intimate friend.The postmaster Wednesday night, witha boy f.-iend, was putting a "tick tack"on the window at the home of Mr. Ginn.Mr. Ginn, hearing the noise and think-ing to frighten the boys, fired a shotthrough the window, killing McLaugh-ty instantly.

A Ship Wrecked.The British ship Loch Sloy was

wrecked on Kangaroo island, on April26. Five passengers and twenty-fiveof the crew were drowned. Four per-sons escaped from the wreck, but they~re still wandering in the bush.

A Big Price.A seat on the stock exchange in New

York was sold Thursday for $40,000,the highest sum ever paid. That sum

VERY ENCOURAGINGGen. Otis Makes Report That

Gives Satisfaction.

THE END IS NEAR AT HAND.

Inhabitants of Macebebe Coun-

ty Hail American Gun-

beats Joyously. Re.

turning Troops.Gen. Otis has cabled the war depart-

ment concerning the situation in thePhilippines. He says that it is veryencouraging. The tone of the dis-patch leads the officials here to believethat the end of the Filipino insurrec-tion is near at hand.

Following is the text of the dispatchfrom Gen. Otis:

Manila, May 11.Adjutant General, Washington.

Situation as follows: Succeeded inpassing army gunboats to Calumpit foruse in Rio Grand; railway connectionwith that point secured this week;passage of gunboats through Macabebecountry hailed with joyful demonstra-tions by inhabitants. * * * * Incountry passed over by troops tempora-ry civil administration inaugurated andprotection to inhabitants againt in-surgent abuses given as far as possible.Signs of insurgent disintegration dailymanifested. Obstacles which naturalfeatures of country present can beovercome Otis.In reply to a cable to Adjutant Gen-

eral Corbin Wednesday night regard-ing return of volunteers, Gen. Otis ca-bled Thursday morning:

Manila, May 11.Adjutant General, Washington.

Volunteer organizations first to re-turn now at Negros and 45 milesfrom Manila at front. Expected thattransports now arriving will take re-

turning volunteers. Volunteers un-derstand they will begin to leave forthe United States the latter part ofmonth; know importance of their pres-ence here at this time and accept sacri-fiee which United States interests makeimperative. Hancock now enteringharbor. Transports returning thisweek carry sick and wounded men.Pennsylvania and St. Paul not neededlongerin southern waters, they havebeen retained, hence dispatch; trans-ports Nelson and Cleveland broughtfreight; returi without cargo. Otis.The Hancock which Gen. Otis re-

ports entering the harbor sailed fromSan Francisco April 18th, carrying the.Twenty-first infantry and- Light bat-tery , First artillery; 39 officers and1,451 enlisted men, CoL Jacob Kline,Twenty-first infantry, commanding.A later dispatch from Gen. Otis

says:Manila, May 11.

Adiutant General, Washington.Health condition troops arrivel on

transport Hancock excellent; twodeath. en route, Private D. E. Jonesand Elmer H. Chevalier, Cos. Land E,Twenty-first infantry, April 24th and26th. Otis.

DEWEY COKING HOME.

Rear Admiral1Watson Ordrdto Take

His Place at Manila.

The navy department has selected asuccessor to Admiral Dewey to com-mand the Asiatic station. Orders wereissued Monday detaching Rear Admi-ral Watson from command of the MareIsland navy yard and ordering to reportto Admiral Dewey at Manila to relievethat officer when he feels that he canbe spared there. Rear Admiral Kempff,at present on waiting orders, has beenordered to succeed Admiral Watoon incommand ef the Mare Island navyyard.

It was stated at the department Mon-day that Admiral Dewey will comefrom Manila direct to New York whenhe returns to the United States. How-ever, it was added, the admiral will notstart until the commission, of which heis a member, has completed the work ithas undertaken, at least so far as it re-lates to the restoration of peace on theislands.The reason for bringing the flagship

Olympia to New York instead of hav-ing her come to San Francisco whereshe was built is said to be primarilybecause Admiral Dewey desires tomake the passage on his own flagship,but also for the reason that the MareIsland navy yard threatens to be overwhelmed with repair work as soon asthe numerous vessels of Dewey's fleetbegins to return to the United States.The Olympia is in need of a thoroughoverhauling, having been away fromher home station longer than any of thevessels in the Asiatic fleet, and render-ed more than the usual amount of hardservice during her absence.

He Will Settle.The Columbia Record says: "There

have been rumors current for severalweeks to the effect that Colonel Nealwas prepared to settle with the State onaccount of what he acknowledges he isdue. But not until last night were thereports confirmed. Chairman Cun-ningham says the board has been as-sured by Colonel Neal's attorneys thatthe shortage would be made good beforethe board meets again and before theinvestigating committee assemblesagain. This will be June 13. Mr.Julius E. Boggs and Mr. George E..Prince, who are Colonel Neal's attor-neys, are in the city in attendance uponthe supreme court. The details of thearrangement for the settlement havenot been made public."

They Will Appeal.Immigration Commissioner North

has refused to permit the landing often Filipinos who arrived at San Fran-cisco a few days ago on the steamerCity of Peking. The natives are undercontract to exhibit at a New York di nemuseum. Commissioner North takesthe position that because of agreementto place themselves on exhibition theyare contract laborers and are not en-titled to land in this country. On theother hand, the Filipinos claim theyare actors, not laborers, They willprobably appeal their case to Washing-tn.