Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-09
RICHMOND is INVADED.
Big Crowds Witness the Je'1e' 80
Davis Cornerstone Lay

,,;chmond. Va, July 2.-Neyer peloie
in her history, not even upon 'ne -
sion of the unwilling of the Lee 'ho-u
meat in 1890, has Richmond seen ~. ~
= crowd as that which mas assei,.o
hare today To witness the laying OF l.ie
cornerstone of the monument 70 ne
memory of jefferson DAVIS. IL - -
last and greatest day of the slX1n anI W..
reunion of the United Conled n.,,,,nt to
Grams association which has brought 70
Richmond altogether about l2.ooo se.-
nr,ns besides thousands OF other vlsi =! :.
Todav's exercises have added oO,OUo 'fs-
itors and young soldiers to the N"e'
throng.
Men Sleep on Capitol Grounds.
Last night history repeated itself III
the scene which the capitol nan preseI.,
ed A small army of grlzziea iheii, -
jackets of gray, slept upon tne in
sward around the old statehouse W..
coats for pillows and the grassy lawn 1cr
their beds. A few thousand spent 'n0
night on the capitol grounds. 49,
The CITY is very gaily decorated. Here
and there on the streets faded ana ial.
tered battle flags, relics OF their lG ha
cause float like gaunt skeletons IN !ne
air, attracting constantly and;nd a the Sarsne
The Rouss Memorial Hall ASSOCIATION
met this morning and a committee was
Amounted to obtain a charter for organ!-
cation. Gen. johnson of Alabama, Gen:
Briggs of Kentucky, DR.. league OF
South Carolina. Gen. Jackson of Zen
nessee were appointed a committee 10
visit New York and confer with MI.
Rouss and show him the great oppose
ton in the South to locating the pro
posed battle abbey in Washington; In
an interview Mrs. Davis expressed decd
ed opposition to locating the battle abbey
in Washington and said it would be
just as appropriate to erect the mohu-
ment to Davis in Boston.
Few Union Flags Seen.
The veteran cavalry held a meeting
this morning to take steps toward erect
ing monument to Gen. J. q. b. Stew
art. Col. William III. Hempstreet OF
Brooklyn made a speech in which ne
spoke kindly of the treatment he had
received by veterans and said he thought
they were all true to the American flag.
But, he added, he was disappointed to
find SO few flags of the Union used by
civilians in decorating their houses.
Lieut. George p. Hall of Hanover
county, Va, replied to Col. Hempstreet
by saying the Southern people do not
wear their patriotism on their coats but
in their hearts; the South was as true
as any section to the Union and it the
President should call for troops to OPP
pose a foreign foe the South would be
the first section to respond.
The convention was opened at ~
o'clock with prayer by the Rev. DR.. }.
?. Smith of Stonewall Jackson's staff.
The session was very short one. Gen.
Gordon made brief address praising
Rickmond's hospitality. A memorial
was submitted asking that the name of
the United Confederate Veterans assoc
citation be changed to Confederate Sur
vivors' association. A request that the
memorial be sent to all camps in the
association was adopted.
Brigade that Kicked Up Row.
An invitation was extended from the
Philadelphia brigade to attend the re-
union of blue and gray at Washington
September Is, when a monument to the
brigade will be unveiled at Antietam.
Gen. Gordon said the invitation would
be sent to the various camps for ac-
ton. The Rev. J. William Jones was
opposed to this on the ground that this
was the brigade that kicked up the row
in Richmond about marching behind the
Confederate flag.
Gen Gordon replied: CDR. Jones be-
longs to church that believes in con-
Version. Our friends have long since
repented their action"
ayes, but they should bring forth
fruits meet for repentance" responded
Mr. Jones. A paper from Louisiana in
reference to the monument to Southern
women was referred to the monument
committee and Gen. Gordon said would
stop there.
A petition from Fredericksburg in refer
ence to a national park at the battlefield,
near that place, was approved. After
resolutions of thanks to Richmond and
Gen. Gordon the convention adjourned.