The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-20

'he'iloIy ol inc ucau Will De pre-
cious legacy and tho disabled will b
tho nations caro-.
"A nation which cares for it's dis
able d soldiers as wa have uIway
done will neIrr ia for defenders
Tho national cemeteries for thos,
who fell in battle are proof that th,
dead as well as tho living have on
love. What an army of fsilent scnti
nels we have, and with what lovinA
care thoir graves are kept.
"Every soldiers grave mado dur
ing our unfortunate civil war - ,
tribute to American valor. And
while, when those graves were made
we differed widely about tho future
OF this government, the differences
were long ago settled by the arbi-
tration of arms-and tho time has
now come in the evolution of scnti-
ment and feeling under tho Provi.
dence of God, when in the spirit of
fraternity we should share with YOU
in the care o! tho graves of tho Con-
crate soldiers.
"Ihe cordial feeling which now
| happily exist between the North an
South, prompts this gracious act,
and if it needed further justification,
1t is found i'll the gallant loyalty to
the Union and tho flag, so conspicu.
ously shown in the year just passed,
by tho sons and grandsons of these
heroic dead.
"What n glorious future awaits us
If nnitedly, s"ly and bravely we
face the new problems now pressing
upon us, determined to solve them
for right and humanity"
No sooner had President NIcKin-
ley concluded than there wore loud
cries for General Wheeler, and when
that little man got up, his head
scarcely higher than the speakers
desk, the audience once moro gave
vent to wild enthusiasm. General
Wheeler referred eulogistically to
the efforts of the president towards
preserving peace as long rs the coun-
try's honor would permit such efforts,
and of his masterful policy afterward.
General Wheeler paid tribute to
Admiral Dewey and added "The
army, in conjunction with the navy,
was ordered to attack and destroy
the Spanish forces in Santiago. In
four weeks that order was obeycd
and its purposes accomplished. The
proud Spanish nation stood suing for
peace from the nation which q month
before it had held up TO ridicule and
scorn."
Calls for Brigudirr General Young
brought that officer to his feet with
short speech regarding the condi.
tions Of tho army camps in tho South.
He said that no troops in the world
were better, moro regularly fed and
treated than were the troops IN South
Carolina and Georgia. General Law
ton was loudly cheered but refused
to make speech. Hesimply thanked,
on bohalf of his mon at Santiago,
the Legislature and people of Georgia
for their tritutalSaL, himsol Secre-
tary Alger refussV,h speak and the
Legislature dissolved.
The president held private re-
cepticn III tho senate and afterwards
public reception on tho steps of
the rotunda. There were hundreds
of Southerners crushing and jostling
each other in their anxietyTto shake
northern presidents hand. Many
had como from miles distant and
when at 2.1o p. m., the president
had left tho capitol there were hun
dreds bitterly disappointed because
they had not been able to make their
way through the Singing throng to
get seconds hold on his hands.
Tho days festivities included
unique parade, which was reviewed
by the president, and reception to-
night to the distinguished guests at
tho Capitol City club.
Central Luther League
TO be held at st. Philips church,