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.! ' . v 1?7 T7 I i : II I ii i f 1 1 r ill ill 'j us- 1 "VOL. XXXIX No BEUH OF U. G. V. Opening Sessions Indicate flu spicioofCattaig Veterans Cordially Greeted on Be half of the City and State Officers of the Organization Read Their Reports JPine Progress Shown by Statement of Adjutant General Mickle- Formal Address of Commander-in-Chief Lee Orator of the Reunion Was Judjre James B. Gannet of Jefferson City. New Orleans, April 25. Today in the heart of a city which has borne the brunt of battle, and worn the weeds of mourning for its sake, the confederacy was revived again by those who cher ish it for everything that it was Intend ed to be, and who will love it until they die, for what it means to them and to the south. The tales ot the heroism, the sacrifice, the agony and the glory of the great days were told again to those who never weary of the story, and who cheered and wept by turns, as the bright or sombre side of the pic ture turned to view. ' No re-union was ever held under fair er auspices, and none ever showed . greater promise of success. The weather was perfect, the arrangements of the temporary buildings erected for the re-union were unsurpassed, and the details pf the vast work of hand ling the great throng of visitors were carried out with precision and care. .The first session of tne day saw the re-union formally launched upon its career, General S. D. Lee, the commander-in-chief, Adjutant General Mickle, and other officers of the organ ization presented their reports and General Lee delivered his formal ad dress. There were other speeches, al most without number. The veterans were welcomed by Governor Blanch ard for the state, and Mayor Behrman for the city, for the veterans of Louisi ana, the Sons of Veterans, of Louisi ana, by the citizens or New Orleans and by members of the various affiliat ed societies. There were songs by young women and reverent prayers by ministers oi the gospel. The afternoon was given over to the memory of the confederate dead and oHHroccoc Trtnllinc tVfpir valor, natriot ism and memory were cheered again and again. The convention was called to order by General Albert Estopinal, commander-in-chief of the Louisiana divi sion of the United Confederate Veter ans. After an eloquent invocation had been delivered by Chaplain General Jones, of the organization, the anthem "Immortals" composed by T. C. De Leon, of Mobile was sung. An address of welcome to the visit ing veterans was then made by Gen eral Estopinal and a solo "A Confeder ate Toast in Song," composed by Miss Given, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, was sung oy Miss Carrie Nick. Governor Blanchard was .given a most enthusiastic welcome when he stepped to the front of the platform to speak for the people of the state of Louisiana. He in the most cordial manner, bade the visitors welcome to the state, and after a song by Alfred Meister, Mayor Behrman greefed the veterans in behalf of the city of New Orleans. Charles Paine Fenner, of New Or leans, delivered a brief address of wel come in behalf of the local Sons of Veterans. Mrs. W. J. Behrman, president of the Federated Southern Memorial Associa tion, spoke a few words of welcome, and then J. B. Sinnott, first vice presi dent of the citizens executive com mittee of New Orleans, spoke briefly, welcoming the veterans in behalf of the people of Louisiana and he then delivered to General S. D. Lee, as commander-in-chief of the confederate vet erans, the hall erected for their use during the reunion. General Lee, was then formally pre sented by General Estopinal and was greeted with round after round of cheers. A chorus arranged, by Mrs. T. A. Burke, was then sung and General Lee, after accepting the auditorium in be half of the veterans, delivered his for mal address as commander-in-chief. The afternoon session of the re-union, was devoted to the glory of the confed erate dead, the exercises being of a memorial character. General W. L. Cabell, commander of the trans-Missis- WIT FWDFIL FflfJS 38. sippi department, presided in the ab sence of General S. D. Lee. After the session had been opened by a prayer by Rev. A. Gordon Bakewell, chaplain general of the Louisiana division, a mixed choir of twenty voices, sang" in a beautiful manner "Nearer My God to Thee." The first address was by Rev. DeLa Morriniere, of New Orleans, who spoke at considerable length and with much eloquence of Robert E. Liee, and Jeffer son Davis. His address was received with ex ceeding warmth and many times he was compelled to halt in his remarks to allow the applause to die away. When he had concluded the choir sang "Jesus Lover of My Soul" and General Cabell then introduced Rev. W. inV Alpvnndpr. of New Orleans, who spoke at length of the constitutlonaf side of the right of the states to secede. He claimed it was the undoubted privi lege of the states to leave the union prior to 1861. "It is not right now," he said, "be cause the war has settled the fact." Mr. Alexander closed his address with an eloquent tribute to the women of the south. The memorial service proper were ended by benediction pronounced by Chaplain General Jones. General Cabell then introduced Lieu tenant Governor J. Y. Sanders, of Lou isiana, who in behalf of the Sons of Veterans addressed the delegates. J. H. Whyte, a handsome and enthu siastic young confederate, then read to the convention the names of a com mittee selected by General Cabell to make reply to the greeting of the Sons of Veterans. The presiding officer, then in a few words, introduced as the orator of the reunion, Judge James B. Gantt, of Jefferson City, Mo., the major general commanding the Missouri di vision of the Confederate Veterans, who spoke. At the conclusion of Judge Gantt's address an adjournment was taken un til 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. REPORT OF ADJUTANT GENERAL MICKLE. Headquarters TJ. C. V. New Orleans, April 23, 1906. General Stephen D. Lee, General Com manding, United Confederate Veter ans, Columbus, Miss. General: I have the honor to pre sent for your information my report as adjutant general for the year ending December 31, 1905, and it is a source of sincere pleasure to me that I am able to make the most satisfactory showing that has ever been known in this office since the organization of our federation. When I took charge of this office in January, 1906, I found that there were 569 camps sadly in arrears, which had not contributed anything towards the support of the federation for a great length of time. This condition of af fairs was brought-about by the reluct ance of my beloved predecessor to make demand on these camps for the amounts due by them, he not wishing to appear as "dunning", them. I did not shaie this vitv.v, teel'ng that the debts were just and should be paid, just as the obligations of a private in dividual. I at once made claim on the delinquents for several amounts, and this was followed by others if no re sponse was received. By persistence in this course, I am proud to be able to report that I succeeded in placing in good standing 157 camps. The remain ing 4f2 I fear are lost beyond recovery, and I have prepared a resolution to be submitted to the New Odeans conven- tion, looking to dropping the i from the roster if tbey do not make settlement within a reasonable time. This course is but just to the camps who keep their dues paid, for out of these payments matter is printed and postage paid to send it to the delinquents, aggregating several hundreds of dollars each year. During the twelve months, charters have been issued to twenty-five new camps, distributed as follows: South Carolina, 2; North Carolina, 4; West Virginia, 2; Louisiana, 1; Florida 1; Alabama, 2; Mississippi, 7; Georgia, 3; Texas, 4; Arkansas, 1; pklahoma, 3; Pacific 1. This is a mos encourag ing showing, when it is recalled that the war ended over forty years ago and those who. were in the confederate armies are scattered far and wide over the United States often not sufficient locating in a giveji area in adequate numbers to organize a camp. I am proud to be able to report that the camps have paid with as much promptness as in former years, and In great numbers. Every camp in the northwest division and in the Florida division last year settled their dues in full; but this year, the former stands alone. The proud position that the northwest division occupies in this re gard is due in great measure to the unwearying zeal and continuous efforts of Major General Paul A. Fusz, the commander. In many instances the dues of camps were accompanied by letters full of words of the most en couraging and affectionate nature. The officers, too, deserve commen dation for the alacrity with which they have made settlement of their dues, often remitting in excess of what was claimed. A touching incident comes from St. Louis, where a private who had not been approached for any contribution, heard Indirectly that donations were accepted at headquarters, and asked that he might be permitted to remit his share, and senr his check for $30.00. This goes to show that the "spirit of the sixties" still live; and that the j Major General Joseph Wheeler is he characteristics which made the confed- j whose death our confederate associates erate soldier the best fighting machine j have been called upon to mourn, the world has ever seen, are present to- I All of which' is respectfully - sub day in many of the survivors of our mitted. armies. , WM. E. MICKLE, It Is gratifying to be able to state J Adj't-Gen. and Chief of Staff. WILMINGTON N. E Members of the House Unite in Euiosy and Tribute STRONG PLEA FOR 3IORE 3IONEY Mr. Lever Would Have Larger Agri cultural Appropriations and Less for the Army, and Navy A Tonghtful Speech on the Literature of the Farm Contributed by Mr. pawson. Washington, April 25. The ears of the farmer must have burned roday because of the eulogies and tributes to his untiring energy, his devotion and his patriotism, which were paid him by members of the house during the consideration of the agricultural ap propriation bill. Next to the achievements of the American farmer, the American hen came in for unstinted praise for her industry, and her usefulness, her cham. pion being Mr. Dawson, of Iowa, who contributed a thoughtful speech on the literature of the farm. The President's message " recom mending an appropriation of $300,000 for the Mare Island navy yard way read and referred to the committed on appropriations. Without reaching an agreement as to ,the limit of general debate on the agricultural bill, it went over until tomorrow, the features of the bill not being touched upon. Mr. Xever, of South Carolina, class ed the farmer as the great conserva tive force in American politics. ' He said the government expenditure per capita of agricultural population for the republic of France amounts to 52 cents; for Austria 69 cents; Hungary 90 cents, and for the United States, which owes more to its agriculture than any of , these nations, the ex penditure is 16 cents. The per capita tax for agricultural purposes for the United States is about seven cents. Mr. Lever made a strong plea for larger agricultural appropriations and less for the army and navy. Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee, came for ward as a defender of free seeds. He arraigned the millionaire grower of seeds, being responsible for the failure of the bill under consideration to carry an appropriation for free seeds. He said that there was a good deal of dairy money in the bill, the chairman of the committee on agriculture, Mr. Wadsworth, being a large dairy farm- I pr. Riif hft said "onion sed mnnp.v" I and "lettuce money" was remarkable by its absence. He said there was a trust" in everything the farmer uses except free seeds, and he called on congress to give the honest yeomanry of the country free seeds. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, delivered a two-hour speech on ship subsidies, saying that not a keel had been laid in an American shipyard for an Amer ican ocean going ship in the past IS months. "Suppose we had a war," said Mr. Grosvenor, "or suppose we had no war, but England and France had, what would become of the commerce of the United States?" he asked. "It would absolutely be placed at the mercy of these two countries, for 90 per cent, of commerce of the United States is carried in foreign bottoms. No nation ran attain to commercial supremacy unless its commerce is car ried in its own bottoms and under its own flag." The house adjourned until tomor row. CliARKTON MALE INSTITUTE Large Crowd Attends Commencemen Exercises Address by Dr. J. M Wells. (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Clarkton, N. C, April 24. The com mencement exereises of the Clarkton Male Institute took place today. There was a large crowd present The liter ary address was delivered by Rev J. M. Wells, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Wilming ton, The address was fine and showed great ability. Dr. Wells has few equals as an orator. After the address the audience gathered around the table, which was laden with delicious viands and enjoyed an elegant dinner which had been prepared by the ladies of the community. There was a large crowd present and everyone enjoyed the oc casion very much. The medal will be awarded tonight. This is one ot the leading prepara tory schools in the state and enjoys a wide and growing patronage. Hon. Henry Lilly Cook, of Fayecte ville, one of "the democratic candidates for congress, was present. There was a game of base ball here this afternoon between Clarkton and Bladen Springs teams, which resulted in a victory for Clarkton, the score being 9 to 4. that but few of our leading men have been called from us during the year, making a striking contrast to the large number reported for the year 1904- C, APRIL 27, 1906. F!EI1B OUT FOOD Rations for 349.440 Distribu ted Yesterday BELIEF FOB SUFFERERS Pitiful Stories Are Heard From All Sides The Refugee Camp in the Presidio is the Most Thoroughly Systematized. Many Tons of Fresh Fruit' Distribu ted Yesterday Precaution Taken, in the Distribution of Clothing, to Pre vent Fraud Cattle Being- Rushed to the City. San Francisco, April 24. An idea of the task which confronts the food committee may be gained from the fact that throughout the city rations for 349,440 persons were distributed yesterday. This is an average esti mate, based on reports from a few of the food depots. At one point yester day provisions were given out to 672 persons a,n hour, for ten hours. This station is neither one of the largest nor one of the smallest, and so its re ports were used as a basis to strike an average. All flour that was recovered in sacks is exchanged at bakeries, pound for pound, for bread. Almost all the bak eries in the burned region have open ed and are selling bread at five cents a loaf. There is no danger of a meat farnme. . Kepresentatives of the Western Company, in South San Francisco, re ported to the relief committee this 'morning: that there are now in the yards 1,500 cattle, 3,000 sheep and 500 hogs. More than 200 cattle are killed and dressed daily, and sheep and hogs are put under the knife as fast as they arrive. The full quota of em ployees is at work. The Southern Pacific ordered all cat tle cars to be rushed to San Francisco, with precedence over passenger trains. Wholesale grabbing of supplies by some, while others are in want, has caused the military authorities to or der a new system in the distribution of food. Beginning- tomorrow kitchens and mess rooms will be established where meats will be supplied to all who apply but no food will be given out to be carried away. In the distribution of clothing pre cautions against fraud will be taken by squads detailed to visit tents, or each shelter, to list the occupants and tabulate their wants. Orders will be given out entitling the holders who need clothing, bedding or other stores to them. Pitiful stories of suffering from ex posure, ignorance and helplessness are flooding the relief committee from all sides. Of the great refugee camps, that in the Presido, which " is under government control, seems most thor oughly systematized, arid that in Gol den Gate park, most disorganized, though it is rapidly assuming- a habita ble basis. Many tons of fresh fruit were dis tributed free yesterday and today. Bunches of bananas and boxes of oranges were given unsparingly to the people who flocked from the tents along the beach a d about Fort Ma son. San Francisco, A: r ,25. An earth quake shock this a ernoon toppled over several tottering walls, and crack ed chimneys left standing by the severe shock of last Wednesday and the fire that followed, and killed one woman in her home. Tne shock was not as severe, but the partly wrecked condi tion of walls and chimneys resulted in the upsetting of some masonry. Tha shock was barely perceptible in Oak land and vicinity, and was not felt far from San Francisco according to reports received tonight. Today's quake caused slight excite ment of short duration among many persons who have been wrought to a high state of excitement by the awful happenings of the last week, but quiet j This was a day of optimistic reports from all sides. "Conditions improving." was the happy expression from those who have charge of caring for their less fortun ate . fellow townsmen during ths last few days. In fact, now that the most important duty will hereafter be performed by the United Stages army, that of dis tributing the food and supplies which have been given lavishly, the citizens j ot jan jpTancisco nave rurnea ineir at- i tention to details .of the reconstruc-1 tion of their business ! There was resumption of business to j heard by the house committee on ac an astonishing extent today, consld-Hcultu re today Governor Robert B. ering conditions, throughout the res, idential quarter. Retail stores were Instructed to re-open and the municipal government has established a scale of prices for the most important coinraod- ities which is even below that exist- ing under normal conditions. , Warn- Ing was given retailers that any ef- . " . . . v j",. , fort on their part to charge exorbitant prices would result in summary action by the authorities. Street cars were promised for to- morrow, and electric lights will be turned on tomorrow evening. Th2 work of building and improving chirc- neys Is proceeding rapidly, but it will be sometime before it is safe to al'ow fires. . Mayor Scbmitz today took a arm stand against "Citizens Protective Committees" organized in many sec tions of the city by men who under took to regulate the affairs of their neighborhood. Many complaints have been made against these Tfcraunittees" Responsible citizens bare been stop ped and made to explain why they were abroad after dark, ad even shots have been fired at persons who had a right to go anywhere they pleased at any hour. It was one of these go called "vigilance committees that is to be held responsible for the death of Major Tilden, who was shot while performing relief work. The mayor today gave instructions that the members of these "commit tees" - were to be disarmed wherever found by the city police, and if any resistance was offered were to ba treated as looters, which means that they are to be shot without ceremony. The water supply is still a serious problem. It was decided today that still further restrictions should he put on the use of water now available. Hereafter until the water .system has been repaired there is to be put one water faucet for each block throughout the city. The state militia has not been with drawn, notwithstanding the requests from the mayor and from the citizens executive committee. Governor Pardee has not met with the executive com mittee or with the heads of the mili tary and civil authorities ar Fort Ma son. He has sent word in explanation of his absence that he had been ad vised too late to reach the meetings. There Is nothing but praise for the work of the United States army, the navy and the police. They have act ed with reason at all times Marines are used in a large region for patrol duty and they have main tained the best of order without one instance of conflict with, anybody. Everywhere sanitary conditions are satisfactory. Probably there has been less sickness at the Presido than any of the other camps and this may bo attributed to the fact that the people there have been sheltered, fed and directed by army officers. The president's proclamation? issued today, has had a cheering effect. Th local finance committee and the Red Cross are acting together and the woxk of relief is conducted In a systematic manner. A force of expert account ants has been engaged, an auditing and supervising committee appointed and every dollar will be accounted for. The San Francisco labor council on behalf of its 106 affiliated unions has announced that wages will remain the same as before the fire. A. C. L. TRESTLE BURNED Caused Delay to Several Trains Des perate Character Taken. (Special to The Messenger.) Goldsboro, N. C, April 25. The high sheriffs of Jones and Duplin counties met in this city today by appointment and were the guests, of Sheriff Stevens. Sheriff Taylor, of Jones, came here to bring a prisoner in the person of Ned Thigpen, who was wanted in Duplin county by Sheriff Middleton. It seems that Thigpen has been giving the au thorities of Duplin right much trouoie by blockading and retailing whiskey. His field of operation was in the lower part of the county around Chinquapin. It is claimed that he had been doing quite an extensive business along the public roads and in places where his numerous patrons knew where to find him. The officers have been on his trail for some time, but he had man aged to elude their vigilance in every instance. He had taken refuge in Jones county, where he thought he was safe, and ventured to be more bold in his coming and -going. His arrest and confinement in jail will it is thought put a stop to the wholesale violations of the prohibition law in Duplin coun ty. Sheriff Middleton decided to leave his prisoner in jail here, with Sheriff Stevens, because the jail in Kenansville is not considered so very safe and be cause the prisoner is known to be a desperate character. A woods fire destroyed a portion of the trestle over the low "grounds ad joining Neuse river this morning, and trains were delayed in both directions for five or six hours. The train 41 bound for Wilmington, which arrived here at 7 o'clock this morning, stood on the side track here until 12 o'clock to day. This was the only passenger that was delayed, but there were several falrrVio T f c V rrVi that a f!ri j duri tne nl ht set fire to the J ss in te sw and thc fire. FOR FOREST PRESERVES Governor Glenn Addressed House Committee on the Appalachian Proposition. A large and . Washington, April 25. enthusiastic delegation representing ' fourteen states in New England and the eouth, favoring the combined proposition to create two large forest reserves, one in the White Mountains a"d the other in the Appalachians was ' 7:, J t tT; pichfaA resVrve. dustries. he said, depended upon the conservation of the water powers of the south. Other speakers were Representative rattrs?n; of South Carolina and Ma- SmJth, of South Carolina, repre- sentlng the southern cotton manufac- turles. j j Beautiful women can have the best things in the world, for there is none so inhuman as to refuse anything to a pretty woman. Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea makes beautiful women, 23 cents. R. R. Bellamy. Sl.UO PER YEAR, riAVY TEAM OjFEATS GUOUU- Defeat Seemed Certain for Mid shipnen In the last inning ALL RUNS 3LVDE IX FIRST ISStSG Game .Was Loosely Played but Excit ing A. and M. Prove Easy for uni versity oC VirginiaScores of III Leajrue Games. 1 played but exciting game today the midshipmen defeated the base ball team of the University of North Caroli na by a score of 7 to G. All the mid shipmen's runs were made in the first inning, and in the last, defeat for them looked very probable. The score U. H E Naval Acad 7 0 00000007 5 6 Car!ina 00 02 2 100 1 J G 3 Charlottesville. Va., April 23. Pitch er McCathran. of North Carolina Agri cultural and Mechanical college, of Raleigh, N. C, who shut out Universi ty of North Carolina, was easy for Vir ginia today, the home team winning handily. The score r h p irginla 12 s 4 A. & M 0 o 5 Batteries: Moses and Woodson; Mc Cathran and Thompson. NATIONAL. At Boston. 3; Brooklyn. 2. At .New York. 9; Phiadelphia, 7. At Cincinnati. S; St. Louis. 5. At Chicago, 3: Pittsburg, 4. AMERICAN. At Washington, 7; New York, 2. At Philadelphia, 5; Boston, 0. At St. Louis, 4; Chicago, 2. At Detroit, 2; Cleveland 2; (game called Sth Inning, darkness). SOUTH ATLANTIC. Savannah, April 225. The score: R. IL E. Macon 0 (j 1 Savannah 2 G 2 Augusta, April 25. The score: R. H. E. Charleston 2 7 3 Augusta 5 2 1 Jacksonvile, April 25. The score: R. II. E. Jacksonville G 12 3 Columbia 4 5 2 SOUTHERN. At Atlanta, 1; Nashville, 6. At Birmingham, 5; Montgomery, 4. At Shreveport, 4; Memphis, 1. At New Orleans, 5; Little Rock, 3. A tCambridge, Mass., Harvard, 4; Bates, 0. At Princeton, 4; Wesleyan, 3. At West Point, 7; New York Univer sity, 3. At New Haven, Yale 11;: Fordham 5. At Richmond, Richmond state, 16; Richmond college, 8. R. H. E. George Washington 12 17 5 University of Georgia. 11 14 i Fool and Ills Money Soon Parted. A little Sunday school boy, among others, was required to drop a penny in the contribution box for foreign missions, and repeat, as he did so, a verse of scripture; so Johnny com plied by dropping in his penny and quoting: "A fool and- his money soon parted," chapter and verse not given But the man who buys lots in Caro lina Place at these low prices and o these easy terms parts with his money widely and can give the best reason and authority for so doing. Let us hear from you today. Free carriages to the property. apr22 4t Senate Considering: the Indian Appro priation BIIL Washington, April 25. The senate again spent most of the day discussing the various provisions of the Indian ap propriation bill, but did not conclude the, consideration of that measure. Senator Tillman made an effort to have a day fixed for a vote on the rail road rate bill, but was again unsuccess ful. Senator Sponer gave notice ct a speech for tomorrow on that bill and Mr. Clark, of Arkansas, for a speech on Friday on the same question. The senate adjourned until tomor row. FIoiida Sponge Production Being: De- pietecu Washington, April 25. That the Florida sponge production is being de pleted very rapidly, with the Inevita ble result that the -rican sponge supply will soon be gone, was testified to by Dr. Huge M. Smith, of the United States fish commission today before a i special sub-committee of the house ; committee on merchant marine and He favored pending bills to : prevent aliens from taking sponges In 1 American waters and to prohibit the j use of driving apparatus in sponge gathering. m , , . An vnusoal Agreement. ' ... . . Advice is a commodity usually ped- died by your lawyer and given away by your mother-in-law, but they ara both now freely advising the purchase of lots In Carolina Place which Is being rapidly improved by The American Suburban Corporation. Hare 'yon bought? And if not? ? ? ? ?