The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

The ClunSn1dn."

The youngater fenced, smiled and gays
Shut up, s You can't fool me; III Il !his
sR to N s Sainvs { KICK h dor and VIM
It's appeal 10 the terror Of tho negro and
rs profound secrecy, if linked with wise
leadership and nerciless daring At I. the
The young man avoided the Issue and
took his old commander for a ride For-
rect persisted in his questions about the
changing the subject. On reaching O
dense woods in d secluded valley outside
the city, Morton suddenly turned on his
former leader, and said: IA OK
General, hold up your right handl"
Forrest did as he was ordered, and the
Youth, trembling with excitement and his
lstered tho preliminary oath of the order.
Dissolution OF the Klan. All
That night the General was made FULL I
Pledged clans.nan and was soon elected
Grand Wizard of the Empire.
forrest was so eated over the success
Of his mission he remained over a day 10 I.
help young Morton with his girl who.
was Insulating over the .eventful issue
Of life, She fairy worshipped the daring
that Morton was the man of all men for
her she gave her consent. a beautiful
welded life Of twcntySseven Years follow
ed Three sons and one daughter blessed
their union. and all three of these boys
ea,jed forward to defend the flag the
morning Mckinley called for volunteers in
1898.
The order OF dissolution of the Khan as
issued by General Forrest was in every
way characteristic Of the man. When the
white race had redeemed six Southern
States from negro rule in 1870, the Grand
Wizard knew that his mission was ac-
complished and issued at once his order
to disband. The execution OF this command
by young Morton, the Cyclops. OF tho
Nashville Den, also OF the staff of the
Grand Wizard, Is typical OF what occurred
throughout the South
The Burial Ceremony.
Thirty-ilve picked men. mounted, armed
and in full Ku-kl,lx regalla for both
horses and men, We're selected for the
bs a sase d tS sSdy parnSS s
Capitol was still In charge OF 5000 recon-
structlon militia and 200 metropolitan Pos
lice. who had sworn to take every Ku--
ia show himself abroad. iF3.
On the night appointed, the squadron
Of thirty-iiye white and scarlet horsemen
upon the city. The streets were soon
crowded with people watching the strange
procession o. ghost-like figures On the,
whistles and darted here and there in
great excitement. but made no move to 4
stop the dare devil paraders.s On they
a thousand soldiers burned brightly, and
no; a hand was lifted against them
Rode Through Police.
They turned south into High Street
and ladies began to wave their handker-
and cheer from the sidewalks: The scala
wag police received these shouts with Sup
pressed o;lths. At last thy began to sum-
clansmen. The citizens laughed ut Il them IN.
On reaching Broad Street, young Nor
ton, who rode ut the head of the squadron.
street ve With tho EVIDENT ntsnton Of
TurRnEs to MARI n E Brown sae g: aHsrst
cansman who rode by his side, Morton
said. 5T g5S
Turn into Vine. Street. he quickly an
sTeNTed aiE rSt bon
out change Of gait!'' was N1ortons or 4
der. IS s
The Negroes Durnfounded.
dumbfounded at the insolenee l !, Of title the
raiders, opened their lines and the horse
men zen rode slowly through without a word
They passed. a large frame building
used asa carpet-bag militia armory. IT.
was full Of negroes Morton halted hts
dress parade rode up to the door and
knocked. The, negroes rushed to the
doors and windows, and when they saw
+ IN the bright moonlight the grim sfigureS,f
they forgot the police and the 5000 SOL
dlers guarding Nashville. They made a
unanimous break for the rear, and went
out through every opening without knoWl-
edge of any, obstruction. Many of them
wore window sash home for collars.
Dissolution of the Klan.
The clansmen silently wheeled again
Into double column and drove toward their
4 old rendezvous They had oyerthrown
the carpet-bag Negro regime and restored
lcviliza ton. Their last act was a warm
ing. A handful Of their men boldly 4
slapped the face Of the hostile authorl-E
ties, before the new administration en-.
tered upon Its work, and dared them
lift a hand again. 4s8
Outside the city they entered the shad--
ows OF q forest Down It's dim cathedral
their way to their appointed place. For
the last time the Chaplain led In pray
er. the men dlsrobed. drew from each
horse his white mantle. opened grave
and solemnly buried their regalla, sprlnk-s
ling the folds with the ashes Of the copy 3
.oftheir burned ritual. In this weird .cere-5
mony thus ended the most remarkahe0
revolution of history.