Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-05-03
VOL. XVI.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

mally opened this morning by
Gen. Fred. S. Ferguson, OF the
First Alabama Bridgade, IN VIM
ME Davis Wigwam at 9 o'clock.
There were fully 10000 in the
building and many who could not
cain access to the immense hall.
Gov. T. G.. Jones, Of Alabama,
made a brief but eloquent wei
coming address in behalf OF the
State. and was followed by hon;
David J. Fox, Mayor, on behalf
of Birmingham. Gen. John b.
Gordon, Commmder-in- Chief, on
behalf of the United Confederate
Veterans. responded in an able
and eloquent manner.
There were over five hundred
camps represented at the roll
call.
A subscription toward the Chi
cago Confederate monument was
taken up, and 81, 500 was handed
in in a very few minutes. Routine
business then followed.
The local military gave an eX-
hibition battalion drill IN the
afternoon. witnessed by thous-
ands.
Tomorrow, Decoration Day,
will be observed in a gorgeously
appropriate manner. Inc corner
stone of a Confederate monument
to be erected by Camp Clayton,
Sons of Veterans, will be LAID,
and Gen. Stephen D. Lee, OF
Mississippi. will make the ad-
dress. The graves will then be
decorated in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Reso1red. That the thanks OF
Confederate Veterans here be
rendered to the Congress Of the
United States for establishing the
Chickamagua and Chattanooga
National Military Park, where
historic fighting on both sides Is
being impartially preserved, anc
that the Governors and Legisla
lures of the Southern States, ano
especially our Senators and Re
Dresentatives in Congress, are
requested to actively cooperate
with the Secretary Of War ano
the National Commission acting
under him in furthering the work
of establishing the Natlona
Park.
There is an estimated attend
ance on the great Confederate
reunion now being held here o.
$4,000 persons to-day and at leas
5000 more are expected to-mor
row. The streets have beer
crowded all day by the surgins
mass of veterans, their families
and friends. who stayed in anC
out of the great Wigwam ant
from one headquarters to an
other, greeted old comrades ant
proudly recounted their deeds o
valor in the glorious past, Which
brightens in retrospect as III
rusty gray uniforms and batti
torn flags lose their lustre. Ih'
opening session of the reunion
began at the Winnie Davis Wig
wan built for this occasion, at
O'Clock this morning. Ten Thou
sand vosces joined in the choru
that greeted the South with stir
ring strains of (''DiXie, . whlc-
followed the opening salute Of
cannon. Then Major Genera
Fred S, Ferguson called tn
meeting to order and extended t
all soldiers welcome
A FIGHT WITH U. S. MARSHALs
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Th
following telegram, which wa
received at the White House te
dav. was obtained from Privat
Secretary Thurber this evening
It was from Gov. Rickarts, Q
Montana, and was addressed t
the President of the Unite
States:
The dispatch is dated Helena
Montana, and reads as follows
Information reaches me by VIII
that band of Coxeyites feein
the State with a stolen train
we're overtaken at Billings b
Deputy U. S. Marshals, wh
were trying to serve a writ en-
anating from the United State
Court. A fight ensued. On
deputy marshal was wounded an
the leader of the Coxeyite
wounded, The deputy marsha
were overpowered by the Coke.
ties and driven off with revolver
and other weapons. The nc
then surrounded the deputie
and now hold in few oner
The train is with thempri houl
run of Fort Keogh, Impossib
for State militia to overtal
them. AS Governor of Monta1
I hereby request you to hay
Federal troops at Fort Keogh
intercept and take in custod.
arrest and hold the Coxeyite
subject to orders of the Unite
States Courts issuing writs r
ferred to. IF Coxeyites pass F'o
Keogh before orders can emana
from you for their apprehensio
7 request that Federal troops
ordered to overtake theI
Promptness required.
ESignedl G. E. r. RIcKARTs
Governor,
Reports have been fecelV'
at police Headquarters fro