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Oliver la command rf the third division cf the column, cop cf carrta? The veterana of Ijncampment No. J. of the Union Vet erm Leg, or at a jreviou meeting. de "ci led to rl' In carriages, instead of appearing la the column on foot, and they headed the liird division. After them cam van bearing schoolgirls with flower.

Mch they were to scatter on sU Ci' rs' ravo. i The nre deiurtinrt.wh'';h ves to have brought up tne end of the column, did not ai pear. in arranirlrig the parade It was taktn for that the fire force agree to. turn but aa Chief liarrett i not conferred with, the department dd not participate. The column moved aa follows: South In Meridian street to Monument Place.

'thence to the eastward three quarter around tha Circle West Market street, thence on tha east side of Illinois to Washington street, thence on tha north aid of Washington atreet to New Jersey atreet. i Tha column then countermarched In Washington street to Meridian atreet, whre It dis tanded and went to Crown 11111. Cientral Harrison, who occupied carriage with Judjra Hadly, tha iir. XL V. Hunter and Irvin Jtobbina, waa cordially received all along the.

line of march by hla neighbors and frinda. Thare waa frequent af plause'for him along tha Una cf march. AT CH0W2T HILL. Address of tha Day Hade by Judge John V. Hadley.

As soon aa th bodies participating In parade could reach Crown III 11, tha column waa reformed at tha aaat en rnnee. Tha school girls did not take thatr plca In Una, but atood. at the' rlht of it. ready to march to tha aoi dlera grave. When tha parada atartad.

at tha cematary. tha band bKn playln a dead march, and tha achool lrl, bearing flowera, moved to tha head of the line, preceding tba chief marahal and hla Tha Una moved alowly ta tha plat con talnlna; tha aoldlar fravea where, at tha order, tha military bodlae and other or iranlwitlona paxUclpaUng" in tha parade, wlthl tha eceptlon of tha achool anrla and the BChooi vaieu. ormei in a noi low Tha Cadeta; slacked arm a and awaited outalde thalaiuara. Tha bugler atepped out and aounded "aaeetnbly." Tha offlcafa took tbetr ra 'Mcttri a'tatJona aad "prepared to carry out tha rituallatlo aervlca of tha Grand I Army of thai IlepuWlc for Memorial day. i fomrnandar Mrlirlda ordered "Atten flonl" and tha band etruck up tha hymn ki After the playlnr of tba Jjymn, prayer waa offered by tha chap Jain, tha Her.

IC Huntar, a.nd. Adjutant IT, Downaf read tha general or. der from batlonal (Irand Army hendquar. tera on tha ohaarvanca of Memorial day. following It by tha reading af ireaideot Unciln i Uettyaburg addreaa.

Judgrt IlAdley'g Addreggr "Commander McPrlda then read tba fliualliitlo addraa and Introduced Judge John lladley. chief Justice), of tha In Burrema CourC Judge lladley apnke aa followat i f'Comrartea, gentlemen: Tha txit tJrt of patriotism, of rraj love of .1 country ta found la tha degrea and aln cerlty of tha reaped and honor beetowed upon tha publlo defender. It may ba urthae added that the dafenalva power nation la only aafaly mttoaurad by tha strength of tha devotion and active support of tha maaeAs. of thoee who Incur the hardships and jH tlls of baitla for tha rubllo protection. llertHo patrlntlam.

Ilka labor, demanda Ita ompnatton; It acta not from tha spirit of adventura, nor from plaaaura, nor fof houses. nor landa, gold, but demands Its recompense) 1n thai arthra, slncera and genorou approval rf the people; Tfe soldier who fights his country a battles, who aufters hunger and thirst, who tolls through the long, exhausting march, who sleeps upon sticks and stones, who faces the terrors death and wounds 'upon the. battlertold, away from the possible succor of friends, deserves and' expects a I JUDOfi JOHN HAD LET. something more than empty words of )rl and hla SIS per month. However well ona may lova hla country, however proud ha may be of her Institutions, how ever JeaJvuia of hee good name, few there, are.

who will give Kip tha ease and com forts of home tint I riands enoottnter tha prtvattona snd peril of war without feeing an unfaJtertng trust that, having dona hla duty aa a soldier, whether Itv lng or dead, ha ahail receive tha grata ful remomhranca and ganeroua, unbidden pUudlta of those whom ha acrxed. It never, ba forgotten that tha puouc a uppreciativa favor sutd not tha 'prvmrui of bountiea and pensions that inuuce our young man ,1 put thair country'a uniform. ''War la often a necesatty, and aoldlerg ar urgt ntly needed. Condition grlsa try civil when States can neither be mada nor saved with.iu it The war of 61 saved us aa a nation, and encircled American rltiaenahlp with whatever ta Inspiring and annobyng In t. term.

In ei there waa no power under tha aun to save us from disunion but grlin xisaged war. Tha fighting battalions of ItussU molded tha great Uer man amptra, and the thundering war shipa of Japan in a Chlneee harbor eai 14 that' llttla kingdom from oheourity to a prominent place tmonr natlana. "War la Ood'a power, eocerclsed. In de lauit oi aooouata tiutsu erfort. to cor rect national wrong and oromota na ttonal Hghteouanees.

Before the war of 'W thU fair land waa dominated by jrtnuu. huiiituih oiaiea, on section scheming tha other for political trati lats Come In and see unai we J. Offer to. for Tblt $1S0 line Laclude the very latest fads In rough straws with fancy bands, fine Eng. IjJj rput tws; andlatuilas.

You can't rt better roods tat $2 elsewhere. Our Dollar Shirts re new rtylea aiJi colors. Try one. QHSURYHAT CO i .0.. i Honors Paid XHE EsDIAAPOLIS 2sEWSt WEDNESDAY, itAY 30, 1900.

THE OL DIERS' GRAVE ''i i wo I sjfef SCENE 'IN ClRO WN, HILL Cf METERY. i AT mastery. Intriguing In the halls of legislatures, subverting tha freedom of tba ballot, invading with Improper tnfluenoas tha sancttty of tba courts, neglecting all tha elements of prosperity and a octal happinsaat Tor elghty flva years good men In both sections had vainly endeavored to correct tha jtibllo abuses and re store peace and publlo trankiutllity between the eectlona. but on went the country, madly and blindly. losing the respebt of other nations, losing tba publlo credit and confidence In the stability of republican government, until the war came along, and.

aa a sort of furious phllanthrophy, lashed tha pub lic thought and conscience into eobomess and opened a hew epoch In American history. War a. Maker of "Tha emergency of! war baa arisen since. 1n1, and raay again arise. Aa aald by Jefferson: The tree of loyalty must be refreshed, from time to time, with tha blood of patriots and tyrants, Good men all over the civil world preach' peace, and th rreat powers recently discussed, at The Hague.

International arbitration and disarmament, but they all continue the construction of warships and arsenals, land more ships and larger guna are. now ander construction than at any other tlipe In the history of the world. 'V4r Is not always an unmixed evlL Oreatj moral reforms follow In the path of armlea. Tha choicest blessings' of Ufa have been fought for. War makes free men.

strong men; lasy peaca makes slaves! and The blood, and braln.and brawn of men are enfeebled by the) 'cankers of a calm world and long peaceT Bald a distinguished statesman: Tha ekigencles of war are tha whips and spurs to thought and energy, that develop a measure of power and enterprise not otherwise 7 Our CItU Strlf. War of the rebelHon wsa a great war; It was a great national opportunity. It entered every family In tha It touched tha heart, the brain and alnews of every cltlsen." and set In motion tha forces that have carried ua to a station among the nations of tha earth not then dreamed of. It was the graataat 'war In ancient or modern times. In numbers and results.

Its exploHs jwero brer a territory fcOO.OOJ quire" milet la extent aa largo as the. whole German empire and' Spain and Portugal combined. Ita marching columns reach acmes tba continent. "The armies of and Saul ware Incomparable. Hannibal subjugated 6pairu crossed the hone, climbed tha Alpa and Appennlnee: ana sent the Raman eaglea screaming baxk Into tha Imperial city with one sUtVenth part of the number of men commanded by General Oruvt Alexander rased Thebes.

entombed republicanism In Greece and con Cuered all of Asia with one half tha number of men that General Lea led Into lennsylvanla i "In lTl. In the root glsrantlo' achievement of Europe and the tjtat laf ail time, of Germany tnarchM Into FTance and in eighty days destroyed forever tha French, throne with men; leas number than that with which tha Confederacy stood against tha Union In every year of the war after "61. "There were 1 battles. In which tha Vnlon lot.t. In killed, wounded and miss lnar exceeding one hundred, and en4 gs laments of aotha aortl between tha Federal and Confederate There wora aeventy thre t'uion gtiiieraaa and other Union kilted on tha field of battle.

the Union sal the loss cf lite waa and on theiVConfed'erate side about making ithfo awful aggregate of SOOkQU) dad tuore thin twice aa many men dead aa were the battle of Sedan, three aid one half times as many as the combined forces of VTel Bngton and Napoleon a the battle of Waterloo, an army of the dead that numbers mors than all the male Inhabitants now In tha State of lndkvna. ovr the age Of twentv ou Tears, i i "Yet. wtth aU Its awful carrsago. an ua woes and wastevof. treasure, tu a national sanae tba war was worth to na ail that It cost.

Secession la dead; slavery is dead; State aoveretgnty is dead, and popular government 1 haa had Its supreme and final teat From petty warring State there haa coma al coloetcal na tion of freeman that in prokreaa. la in vention. tn prosieritr i and xcatarlal wealth stands first i among the nations of tha earth. Wa now sit In arbitration on the rights of other nation. Wa aend our.

civil enjrineera to perform dUScult taaka In South send stee brldaeai to span tha treat Kusalaa rfrers on the other aide of tha globe, and wa send tha works of our hdodlcraft tsto im Til jJm A of a of aa or In a 0 every nook and corner of the world, not because tbey ars tha cheapest out Because they are tha beat i'Th War witlt SpaiiL Ttti spirit and mental activity born the flvll war mada tha me(i and the ships that. In. a quarter day, destroyed the sea power of haughty nation at Manila and Santiago, and Sent, our bey yelling and fighting tip the (embattled slopes of San Juan hill under the pealing notea of the band. 'There'll Be a iiol Time In tha Old Town To It waa desperate war by men of the same blood, not fof oonquestior spoils, but. aa both sides then believed.

In vindication constitutional rights. It was In truth unconscious regeneration through salf Infllcted chastisement. The good and the evil, the heroisms, tha atrocities, tha tendernesses, i the forgtvenewes, the lonely agonlps, dropped by Che great. struggle into tba century and tne re publlo. tha poisons and tha sweets that have ripened Into the purple frultaga of oiur marvelous arosperlty.

And. oomradea, we ahould congratulate ourselvss that wa were ablet to bear spme part In the 'great contest; that we had that ODDortunlty and strength to ren der to o4ir country a mora valuable aerv lca thin will coma to the log of any other generation of "men. Ogr young men may now fight for national honor, they hare most valiantly dpna. Our forefathers fought for national (independence, but vra fought for national Ufa. Tha Ufa of tha Soldier.

"It was by no means a calamity that wa ware soldier. It la true there were ttmoa In the field when tha cldude hung low and hoavy, but the aun wtuld come again with glorious radiance, all night In tha rain or anow, picket in tha storm and when Marching atanntng the met cury marked twenty four degrees below zero, marching with sixty pounds' bur den over thlrty slx miles in a single wadtng rivers waist d4p and) half covered with floating lea lit December, laying all day long tn gopher holea upon the skirmish line, baked by tha aun and. pelted by the rain, charging by tha double quick, against murderous batterlea the enemy 'a Intrenchmenta. I prostrate with wounds upon the battle field, frantic for water, were ail Incident of our servico that brought many pains. Dut when wa look back now and a ound up tha whole military term.

we sea sunshine aa well aa shadow. The bad weather did not laat long; our turn jfor picket did not coma often; the marches wera generally reasonable: tha rations wera usually good; tha battles wera soon over, and tha balance of tha time wa wera a contented, merry set "Onca In tha field and away jfrom tenderness and sympathy, cured! of homesickness and our bodies toughened to the march and our beds on tba ground, there waa then mora laughter, unre trainable, pleasure giving laughter, and ntore hours of real happiness in the army than la found In some other walks oft Ufa. Tha health giving! eae with which wa march ed our fifteen to eighteen miles a day light harness ithat wa sooa adjusted to ourselves, the many Jokes and eongs and clever repartee enjoyed by! the way, tha fascinating adventures of foraging, tha friendly struggles for tha level spots at thai btvouao tor our blanjketa. the rally for rails, the rhythmical crackle of our camp fires, tha jocund simmer of tha ooSee. the appetising odr of tha sixaUng.

squirming, doubling etce of bacon on the end of the ramrod tha keen relish with which we ate our Subetantlal euppr. tha afterrsupper pipe, tjhe hearty, rounded, ringing chorus that we sent up and away on tha night winds, jthe recital of stories and tender memories of home, absolutely no i care, no headadhe. no reproaching conscience, i and a night of peaceful, restful aleep upon ouf spread under the ethereal blue, made up measure of happiness not well maintained by all of us since our discharge. SaVaxd of Well DoUig. "Beaidea.

comradea. tha acme, of human happiness, that supremeat point of human ecatacy that comes to the soldier after tha victorious battle andj duty well performed. ceer known ror felt oat side the army. While the amok of tha battle ta aflU tn tha noetrUs and tha burnt powder of tbo confiict still blackened bands and face, to slnarto hoar that rou have uone upon tha teal for a something heroes for country and humanity Is worth ail It coert. and not one of yott would rue tha bargain.

Soma hsure empty sleevea. some of us are maimed, soma bava scars and achea and pains, ail of its. no doubt, are cut short la our allotted days; but to have It go down to our posterity, cspratentious though It be, that lived worthy of timet, is bctt iisaa lecgh cf Uays cmbltMrol bj ti emory ooneclouanass of duty shunned. And we have not been without other reward. Incidents now and then coma to vex us.

Thoughtless speech said paragraph sometimes give Us pain; but, above it Ul tha fact remalna that the great, warm, pa trlotlo heart of the raaseea la with tt and gives grateful remembrance. "Our achievements have been written In verse and recorded in many volumes of history. The painter" brush and sculptor's chisel have given ua at hold upon many generations to coma. As a mark of publlo favor, wa have soldiers' cemeteries that bloasom aa and monuments that kiss tha sky. Wa are referred by law In public employment ava hospitals for our sick and homes for i our orphans and for our disabled that rival In elegance and beauty tha palace grounds of a king.

We have A. R. posts and cam pa and relief corps, reunions and camp fires liberally patronized by tha people; and above all and better than all. every three monthe thirty millions of dollars from the publlo treasury fall like refreshing rain upon the Union soldiers throughout tha country, their widows and orphans mora pensions paid to tha old army of the Union than Is paid by all tha other nations of tha world combined. i The Graves of the Dead.

"Comrades, wa bava come here with our friends to spend an hour In the silent presence of our dead. It la here that we again feel the touch, of the. elbow; that we again see through, these dimmed yea the whirlwind of battle, that swept our comradea from the ranks. And here, under the flag they made trlamphant, we give greeting to their immortal souls. Tbu have sent up to them music and praise.

You have plucked the first flowers of spring, the first because the purest and brightest. Tou have blended them Into wreaths and bououeta, and crystallised about them your warmest affections; and thus beautified and sanctified, you will, by the bands of these Innocent children, tenderly bestow them upon their graves. These ceracaonlea axe most fitting' the, honorable service they rendered, the honorable death they died. "The Duke of Monmouth put on a crown and said he was a king. James the Second took off both the crown and hla head, and for a quarter of a century bis faithful friends went about England currying the right hand in a allng.

saying the hand waa too sacred for common service. Jt had grasped the hand of Monmouth. It is I not in sable garments, not In modes of mourning, that we most honor our patriotic dead, but It la in lacing Old Glory over tha school houses; Is In leading to this and Uke assemblages of the people these little bright eyed boy a and glrla. and by the serried ranks; these banners, this music, these forma and ceremonies, to write upon their young. impressionable hearts.

"My Country. 'Tls of Thee'; it Is In hurrying tthe hospital, to the camp and field, tn rtlme of war. with ready hand and open purse, to relieve the suffering of the soldier, as was most refreshingly seen during the Spanish war; It la, while exercising political right, to remember, thoee who remembered the country In the time of her great peril; At Is by commending the vigil that recently enabled the women of Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, to find In an abandoned graveyard. In a' lonely spot, tn the north part of this country, the grave of John Morrow, who en Us ted In the Continental army from Pennsylvania In December. 1774.

and served to 1T7S aa a man forgotten, unknown: but he had worn hla country's uniform, and these patriotic women caused hla remains; to be dug up from among the invading briers and bramble, and be deposited In yonder square reserved aa a final resting place for those who. have atood in the country's defense. It la by such acta of special regard for wearers of the blue that you 4o most honor the dead and recompense the living. It 1 la nurturing patriotism, that broadt unsec tlonal. national patriotism, that uncompromisingly resolves, that thla government of the people.

'for the people and by the people, ah a 11 Inot pariah from the earth. Immediately after the oration the band played The Star I fepengied Banner. Flowera were scattered on the monument to the "enkcowu Vdead." William W. Poet. cfScer of the day.

waa in charge. bile this waa being done the band played Tenting on the. Old Camp Ground." Aa irrpressive ceremony was the decoration of the soldier graves by the school girls and the planting; of flags by tho High School Cadet a wreath orJ bouquet of flowers waa tenderly laid at Soldiers the bead of each soldier a grave, and a cadet tfcen, placed a flag at the gtave. After this had been done the chaplain pronounced. the ritual address, to which all the comradea responded.

The lines fell back a little, and ai, aa order from an officer I the infantrymen began to load their rifles. Tha orders. "Make ready." "Fire." came In culck succession, and there waa a rattle of musketry and a cloud of smoke that rose slowly in tho damp atmosphere. Three volleys ware fired. The chaplain pronounced the benediction.

Trumpeter Powell stepped out and sonnded "Taps," and the Memorial day was ended, i AT GBEENULWU" CEKtETEBT. Graves of Union and Confederate Soldiers Decorated. The ceremonies at Grecnlawa Cemetery were held thla morning. In charge of a committee composed of E. C.

Danders, A. J. Buchanan, D. W. Blcknell, 8.

D. Shannon, X. B. Austin, W. IL Calvert and N.

i F. iTaylor, of various O. A. R. prate.

Many persona assisted the members of the committee In locating un marked grave, and each grave waa marked with a small flag and afterward decorted. between forty and fifty were added to the list of those Identified. The record of the cemetery is said to have been destroyed by Are many years ago, and scores of unmarked graves bava only been located within tba last taw A plat of ground In the western part of the cemetery In which are buried many conieaerate eoiaiera waa not for gotten, and tha graves were marked with the same care aa tnose of tne Union sol diers. The Confederates died in Camp rton while prisoners during tba civil war, and were buried in the ground now occvpled by the Vandalta yard, in tha seventies the graves were opened and the remains were reburled tn a new part of tha cemetery. One veteran who assisted tn the removal said the soldier" wera burled "two deep" the first tlrae Soldier of the Be rolntlon.

One grave that received roach atten tion was that of Judge John Hanna, veteran of the revolutionary who died in 1S3S. The grave la marked by three cedar trees which: have grown together. Nothing la known of Judge Ilan na'a war record except that, he fought with the colonial troops and served throughout tha war for impendence. In the cemetery are burled two or three veterana of uie war of 1812. One of them was Capt John Eakle.

a naval officer and another grave is supposed to be that of David Buchanan, who waa burled In 1K3 at the age of sixty three. The third grave oouia not ee locatea. The commute or arrangements was assisted by the John F. Huckle Camp. Nol J3S.

Bona of Veterana The grave of Capt vtuiiam i. reward, of the One hundrea ana uiiy iourtn Kegtment of In dlana otunteera. wno a lea in iSSU was selected and the ceremonies were held there. The ritualistic exercises of the G. A and the 8.

of V. were carried out and a volley was fired over the grave by the camp, the members of which were In uniiorm.1 Captain Edwards son waa a member of the nnng squad. The absence of one old man was notea ana commented on bv. many iWno visited the eeratttrr. Every Memorial day for the last thirty years the eld mam.

decrepit and, almost blind, visited the place and attended to the decoration of the graves of two sons, both of whom were soldiers tn tha civil war. He was never known to take part In tha ceremonies, put insteaa aat on a tone near tea near of the graves, and. with bowed bead, remained throua hout the day. An expression heard this morn ing was, "lie must have Joined his aooa Other Cemeteries. The same committee that decorated Greenlaw i cemetery visited the Holy Cross cemetery after the parade, this ftcmooD.

Street cars were, ran fmm Meridian aid Georyia streets, and many persona attended the ceremonies. An other committee 'runted Mt Jackson Cemetery, this morning, and performed the same duty. J. E. Haskell delivered an address and muslo was furnished by Mt Jackson achool children.

Other committees visited the cemeteries at MlUenrville, the one east of Irvlngton, SJia iu ui umii win unui ine city. A party i orann Army: men went ta the'grav of Cot. A. D. Streirht.

at hi old homestead In East Washington aad covered, itwlih I I CHILD REf I. AT LIHulEIIT i SPACES ABOUT THE SHAFT. Patient Wait Uttle Augusta Schlndler Lyman Xrieg Tribute to Hla Grandfather. 'i The exercise at the Soldiers and Sail ors Monument, this morning, were intended as a lesson In patriotism, to the children of the public achool. and were more brief and simpler than heretofore, tho children, sot being called upon to sing.

Long before the children began to arrree. a Uttle Imaid In av plctureequ Mexican sat, seated herself on a large Cat atone on the south approach to the Monument, waiting for the exercises to begin. The Quaint little figure attracted much attention from tha members of the Union Veteran ILegion, aa they unfurled their banners and placed them about the Monument. She bore In her hand a mass of flowers, which, aba said, she had oome to place some where, as she always did like the soldiers. Her.

name Is Augusta Schlndler, of the Holy Cross school, and he gave the Information that aba would be eight year old next Saturday. A few. minutes later the little damsel gave Henry Adams great help in arranging flowera about the edges of the (rasa plot at plasee marked by flags. 1 Arrival of thm Children. At I o'tJocJ, looking northward from the monument.

"Meridian street was filled with, marching fcoye and girls. The first to arrive were the Indianapolis High School children, headed by the H. 8. cadets. These carried 1 many flower, which, as thav marched around the aide.

walk, circling the monument, they threw into tne grass i plots, the plot in whlcB Is the statue et orton receiving the greater amount of their offerings. Meanwhile the Vories College Band, twenty pieces, arrived and stationing themselves at the south entrance, played the lively strain of the "Mardt Graa Parade" march, which they followed with "We'll Bally Round the Flag, Boys" and other patriotic airs, I The next to arrive were the, Manual Training High! School children. Tbey quite filled Meridian street, up from the south; These children also encircled the' monument and showered meases of flowers into the green spaces. Following these, In quick succession, came other school' children from within a distance of a mile or more from the monument. These were the pupils of grade schools bios.

1, 4. (, i. t. 10, 11. It, 14.

23. 24, li and 40. The pupils of school No. 7 and of other schools held. Memorial day exercises at their achool building.

1 The soene made by the marching pu pils, as they formed about the Monu ment, was beautiful and Inspiring. About .5,000 children visited the monument. A Grandson' Tribute. ''A. Bttle ahleld.

made of white and red flowers, placed fn the grass plot near the walk, on tba left side of the south ap proach to the monument, attracted much TIIJJ FIRST CIRL AT MENT. THE UiiNU: attention. It bore a card, with the Inscription printed In red. Ink. in a boyish 1 DTMAN KRIEO, 740 South East atreet.

"Dove, to i grandpa, He waa a oldler. and bore the shield of (Righteousness.) The boy a grandfather was killed In the battle of Murf reesboro. and is buried at that place, At Butler College. Decoration day waa observed at Butler College, to day. At ID o'clock the students assembled In the chapel; where the national hymns were sung; and speeches made by members of the faculty.

President Butler read hla "Reminiscences ef the War." Recitation were dismissed after 11 o'clock. VETERANS OP THE OKAY. Thousands Attend the Reunion i at Louisville. DOUISVILDE. May 2ft jAU throughout the early part of the morning the rain came down In torrents, and the prospect for the comfortable opening of the reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, which waa scheduled for noon, waa not By 191 o'clock.

however, the fain bad ceased, the gun came out, and, there waa every promise of a fine day. All through the night special tratna laden with delegates to the reunion kept arriving, and by morning It was eetlmajt ed that at least 10.000 veterana had lar I rived since Tuesday evening, and as all trains wis morning were packed to suffocation, the estimate of the reunion committee that the number of strangers within the gates of Louisville was in the neighborhood of 60,000, was not far from accurate, i Major General Poynt. commanding the Kentucky division of the Confederate Veterana. called the meeting to order abortly after 12 o'clock. After the doxol ogy had.

been sung by the assembly, which packed the great hall to the doors, the Rav. J. William. Jones, chan laln in ehief. a short prayer, and then General Peynt Introduced Mayor Weaver, ef Louisville, who welcomed the visiters to the city.

Then came a series ef short welcoming addrcasea. Tba last I lilin Da. sT i. II ll VV states 5Al, Jl 1 tcarket, ai 1K the market, and riio Star Storo as aa acted, aa Buch low orlcea diandlso are rare this season The contractors aro still crying1 for more room, so we nave cnt prices again in many departments, Third Floor Uttratlca i Kew dress styles, Ita I So kind, a US and orraadle lawaa ta all the DODBlar Tit apeaar color. 1THc grade, a yd .1 2 lf9tt and 'lawns, la lavender, luul blae and pink stripes, with rieor da Lis patterna the lie Pp trade, a rard Us PDV r'nirTftafna la the new satin at rt pea Hid CiiiJ all the newest checks, fja 'plaids and stripe.

8tfo kind, a yard. Ua lion Yltsh Goods tltvt Tasse oa the Ttrst Tloor, Sreea Ooeds TJspartmeat. 128 Ft 10: Wi' 60 Inches via, extra Ui nne quality, a Batista sstv ess sa Silssss 15 tJ2" UM shade, 90 laches wide. Wo kind, a yard tVV 100 pieces of silk and satin ribbon. Noa.

8J and 3, all colors, bo and te kinds, a yard THB iBere ire few of tbe thonunls 8 jr offerel. XADIES' SHIRT WAISTS. dozen Kinds. saia MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. 1,800 choJcMarment.

well mada and perfect nttinjjr tseemem in nan weir real raiue. UMBRELLAS, SUver mounted, a lor ....1 NAPKINS Good size, nlcel fringed, eaca Sc SCOTCH LAWNS on sale at. Rcliuildirig Sclo i a. on the best Irlnfls of ner I Great Basirntnt Rebuilding Zit sif? dlscoant oo all lampa re Jr frlgerators. and baby cal.

These lines take up too much room that the contractors are tttHnt. heace this eoormoaa redaction rigut at the beglnalBg of the season, aleely varnished iiii tripod, put up la made. chests, well 4balla 11: v. 11: worth 73 balls, worth "fl.a).. balls.

worth H.S3....... ('pl Pus SO feet Competition 6tUUv4 bws3 guaranteed)), com with couplhngs, reel and noicle, i worth ai.00, ail complete, and ovea, guaranteed. worth 5.0Cw sale Jf price Baatl Extra weUht rooi nt. terns, kind, a ti yasd Cotton warp, newest and beat de algaa, three very big special at, a uo ana Utn, Tekt We have bought the entire stock of hats from the Ialton Hat CXx, which roes oa aale Saturday morning. The tc was sold to as at about 0c oa the dollar, and will be sold accordingly.

IVin'i ba foolish aad buy a bat before Saturday. Wa have the largest and 1 flaest stock ef 4 TRAVELING BAGS and SUIT CASES 75c to $25 IX TTTB BTAI. geaey for F. Sehmlckl Co.s Fine Bag sad Suit Case. L.

E. Morrison Co. 1 Bee Hive Trank Pactary, 30 W5t Vshtniton Street. (QRBAT extra special terrains in iha lot, Wo and 880 35c 1 tnow window. At about great barffain 50cJ.

25c t9c for OurLadiesShoeSe i 59c lc per yard 25c for Wash ntton St. page In human history. Kentucky, therefore, would have none of It. Governors might proclaim neutrality; legislatures might enact It, but no edicts or statute could chain down tha unconquerable spirit of Kentucky's sons. Guided by Convictions.

"It the one army or the other they wentj aa their convictions guided them. And Wherever they fought, whether for the union of all the States or for the Independence of the Southern States; whether they followed the flag of this great re pubUa or the fiery cross of battle Licit represented the aspirations of tha Southern people for separate nationality an 1 constitutional freedom, under whetevtr banner or leaders they were marnhalel. Kentucky's sons wrote their nobis record on history's most luminous "Heaven bless, protect' and guide jCV n. tuckvi May harmony and Christian lowsnlp rule in all her councils a peaeei Joy and plenty abide forever lr all her homea." Genisral Gordon's speech war reclvp with I great applause at frequent later vale. 1 As the general resumed hla seat.

General jBoynts. tn a neat introdurtor speech, brought forward the Rev. 11. Palmar, of New Orleant, who deUvert i tba ahnuar address. At the conclusion of the address of T'r.

Palmer, the tneetlng adjourned lor tt day, 4kfter appointing commltteea cn cr oentiaxs and resolution, which are to report to morrow morning. i A Noise that Aimoys. Philadelphia Press. fSol vou'va trot a lltfla tnativ Maryfr" said the lady to her former sr ant. "It roust be a great pleasure youj "Twould be a greater one, ma'em, It didn't cry so much.

Me husband atandj the noise of it "Trtr, bad! What doeg your fcuslc do. Maryr' i "lies a bdliermaker. To Care a Cold la One Day take tazativ Bremo Quinine drareist refund the money II it fall B. WJ Orova sicnature oa each x. receni yearsaseTelorll a rwLu iZJZZ i reoogriiged i as a standard enr itii tt fresh fruits, pie; i aaant to take.

WRIGHT. Medici Officer of the a swac ujemi IOC! WHITE DIMITIES on 4.., 50 50c WHITE ORGANDIES on sale SILKS. 27 Inches wide, 50o quautjy Closing Out $1.50 'SHOES All One lot damaged Sc lining for. Ladles' line nosier, onyi fast black, with white feet and fancy tops, 40c values, in tjns sale 6 and 8 West welcoming addreee of the day waa delivered by Oen. Bins on Bolivar TJuckner, who spoke for the Confederates of Kentucky.

(After a few melodies br members of! the Confederate Olee CoL Dennett II. Young, of this city, present ed the building to the veterana In an eloquent srpeech. fleneral Gordon Speaks. the glee club had rendered sev aral selections Oen. John B.

Gordon, commander ef, the United. Confederate Veterans, arose to respond to tha address of Colonel Young. Oen'eral Oordon waa raoelved with enthusiastic cbeera. He accepted (he building from the committee and extend ed the thanks of the veterana to the city of Louisville. 1 He closed as follows: "During the stupendous confiict between the American tate Kentucky'e most famous families and all iclaasee of her people were represented In both the Union and Confederate armlea.

In her marveloua fecundity; be had previously given birth to both Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln. These two great sonsboth within a few month 1 and mile of each other, nurtured on the boeera of thla common were destined in Ood'a mystert ous providence to find homes In different sections, to grow up tinder different tn stltutioas to become the representative of conflicting civilisation and the re spectlve preeidenta of contending repub llca. This one waa to die at last disfranchised by the Government which he had long and faithfully served, and for whose flag be had shed hla blopd on Mexican soli. The other waa to meet his death by aa assassin's bullet. In llie manner Kentucky' counsel ore were divided, some for the i Union, some for the The "counselors ably strove to keep her aloef from the Impending conflict; to render her passive 1 and neutral; but there was no such word la Kentucky's lexicon.

Neutrality never had been and never will be Kentucky's role. It could not be the policy of auch a people; for neutrality la nowhere en attribute of progress nor of God's economy. Neutrality haa no place in masterful 'minds nor In heroic hearts. Neutrality haa never yet developed a great character nor characterized a great people, nor written on sparkling J1 of ciramie4arice during clofj relationship pn ti'iny auctions Abbey's Effervescent Salt Ttfir a wee In both conn tries Abbeya Salt is list vTEucusia. LiuuuBuon.

imrmra rmd BidneV and Lirer'troubk ft uVna taeita extracted from tho juice, of invigorating and refresU in action. C. CABLE, Brookly N. I have too or frre Mueati b. ing Abbeya Effervescent.

Salt now regn larly with great benefit. 1 think it ia the fiaest liver aad intestinal in nr orator in shall preacriba tag. AH Druggist, 23c, 50c. tM of ly tbe rtDCrfT Health, London. Eng say adeocate keeping the system co blood pure, sad I know of no I cool ihuf 1 kk'.

C.I, t. 1 I I clean the tongue and toouth and i and 1.00 rer bottle. atronir and.