The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11

has been issued from United Confederate Veterans headquarters:
 Headquarters United Confederate
 Veterans, New Orleans. La,
 January 10, 1904. General Order No. 1.
 Tn compliance with Section 2. Article 8. of the bylaws of the United Confeder- ate Veterans organization, l hereby as- sume command of the federation. "The staff of the late commander-in chief is hereby continued as the staff of the present commanding general, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
 STEPHEN D. LEE" General Order No. 2
 Death, who strikes with equal hand at the door of the cottage and the palace gate has been busy at his appointed work. He has this time invaded the pre- cincts of the federation of the United Confederate Veterans, carrying off its chief executive, the noble, gallant, chival- rous and patriotic John B. Gordon. ''Yes, the most honored and beloved of all our comrades is no more. He has passed over the river and now rests with his comrades on the other side No an nouncement could cause more poignant sorrow to the survivors of the Confeder- ate armies than the brief statement that Gen. John B. Gordon Is dead.
 Second Only to Lee.
 "skiliful in command, with ability sec- ond only to the immortal Lee. brave in ac- ton beyond comparison, shirking no re- sponsibility, and fearing no danger In bat tle he was an ideal soldier, in civil life ever looking to the welfare of the people of the state of which he was chief ex- ecutive and which he represented in the senate of the United States; constantly laboring for the improvement of the con- dition of those with whom he was as- sociated, he was & model citizen.
 "As the commander-in-chief of the United Confederate veteran organiza- ton from It's birth to his death, he ever threw his powerful influence to the bet torment of the affairs of his old army associates or those dependent on them. Full of love for all, pure in mind. heart and behavior, a consistent follower of his Maker, he was possibly the greatest rep resentative of the old courtly southern gentleman, and his place cannot De filled.
 Career an Open Book.
 His military career is an open book known and read of all men, and no words of the commanding general can add aught to 1t.
 .'Each camp of this federation will at once take such action as 1t deems best calculated to express it's esteem, affec- tion and mouring for the memory of the distinguished dead.
 By command of
 STEPHEN D. LEE
 General Commanding. WILLIAM E. MICKLE,
 "Adjutant General and Chief of Staff" Special Order.
 Major General Clement A. Evans, commanding the Georgia division of the United Confederate veterans. is hereby directed to assume command of the army of Tennessee, department of United Con federate veterans, as provided in section B. article of the bylaws of the United Confederate veterans organization. He will be obeyed and respected accordingly. "Iieutenant General Evans will in struct the ranking brigadier general of the Georgia division, United Confederate veterans to assume command of that division, or recommend to these head quarters a suitable officer for that posi- ton as he deems best calculated to pro- mote the objects of the federation. By command of
 STEPHEN D. LEE,
 General Commanding CIVILIAN F.. MICKLE,
 ''Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. ''