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folk INDEPENDEN , f If ftLL THINGS. Subscription Price, $1.00 Per Year in Advance. i r ' 1 . Three Cents the Copy. . .S COLUMBUS, & v HLTRSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1907. NO. 39. VOL XII, 11 1. m ran THE PRESIDENT WRITES OF LE One Hundredth Anniversary of Great Leader's Birth Fittingly Celebrated WHOLE SOUTH OBSERVES principal Exercises Held in ,16 Memorial Chapiel of Washington and Lee University, Over Which General Lee Was So Long the Genins. Lexington, Va., Special. The 100th anniversary of the natal of the South 's great chief tian, Robert E. Xe, was observed by appropriate ex ercises Saturday, at Washington and l,ee University, which bears his name, -over which he was so long the guid ing genius, and where he now lies Juried. The principal evercises were held in Lee Memorial Chapel, where an address on his life was delivered by Charles Francis Adams, of Mas sachusetts. The large auditorium vas packed with an audience until no more could be admitted. The ex ercises were opened by the singing of .a. favorite hymn of General Lee by the University student choir. Pray er was offered by Rev. G. B. Strick ler, of Richmond, rector of the Uni versity. Dr. George Denny intro duced the distinguished speaker of the occasion and in concluding his re marks Conferred upon Mr. Adams in the name of the University the de gree of LL. D. , President Denny's Address. resident Denny in introducing Mb. Charles Francis Adams declared that it ySu4dbe impossible to picture inVimagination a more appropriate sporvii which to celebrate the cen tennial of the birth of Robert E. Lee than on the campus of the Washington aid Lee University. He Hit in in Governor of Jamaica Insults Benefactors referred to General Lee as the greatest man who has ever adorned the presidency of an institutin of learning, not merely within Virginia, not merely within the South, but I dare also to say within tH limits of the American Republic." He de clared that the Confederate general's work at the head of the institution will some day "rest like a capital upon the solid shaft of his civic and military renown." The life and services of Robert E. Lee, he said, is the institution's largest asset, its? richest tradition, and its noblest memory. The president referred to the fact that all sectional strife and sectional hate had ended and that students are now in attendance at the university from every section of the -country and declared that it was a genuine pleasure to welcome a great citizen of Massachusetts, a gallant soldier and officer in the Union army, who bore himself as bravely in bat tle and laid down his sword as free from stain as did any son of Vir ginia in that fierce ordeal through which "God remolded and cast anew the nation." "The coming of a man, distin guished in the services of his coun try," he said, "from the capital of New England, in midwinter, a thousand miles to the tomb of Ro bert E. Lee, in order to strew fresh flowers upon his grave, is a sure evi dence that Virginia is loyal to the national flag." President Denny then conferred upon Mr. Adams the degree of Doc tor of Laws and presented him to the audience as "a son of Washington and Lee, and therefore, a son of Vir- The speaker was received with great applause and for over an hour held his audience's closest attention. Mr. Adams at the start captivated the great audience when he said: "I would have done as Lee did, though it may be deemed traitorous to say so." Celebrated at Richmond. Richmond, Va., Special. Cere monies were held here in honor of the birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee. The day is a State holiday, and the State and city , offices, the banks, and many places of business were closed accordingly. The ceremonies began at noon with a memorial service at St. Paul's Episcopal church, the church Gen. Lee attended during his residence in Richmond. Bishop Ran dolph delivered an address and Rev. James Powers Smith, chaplain on the staff of General Stonewall Jackson; Rev. J. William Jones, a biographer of Lees; Bishop Gibson, and Rev. Mr. Forsyth took part in the service. Capt. Robert E. Lee, of West Point, Va., and family; Miss Mary Custis Lee, Mrs. W. H. F. Lee, of Fairfax county, Virginia; Col. Robert E. Lee, of Fairfax; Dr. G. Boiling Lee and other members of the Lee family. In the afternoon there was a pa rade of the local military Confederate veterans and Daughters of the Con federacy, the last named in carriages, to the Lee monument, where wreaths were placed on the memorial. Later there was a presentation by the Daughters of the Confederacy to the Virginia Historical Society of an oil portrait of the Confederate chieftian by Mrs. Andrews, daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Charles Minnigerode. Mrs. Andrews was present. At 7 o'clock the Men's Club of Richmond held a meeting at the Second Baptist church, which was addressed by Dr. Thomas Nelson Page, the author; Ed ward Valentine, the sculptor of the Lee recumbent statue at Lexington, and others. Appropriate Celebration at Jacksonville.! n r- 1 ; h M aptitude for arms and command I . campaigns put him in the fore i .t rank of the captains of all time Exercises at National Capital in Ball 1 J; ms signal valor and address in . t.u I war are no more remartdWo Boom of New Wiuard w. -"" spirit fk which he tu7 ',o h Under Auspices of United Con- work Q peace e federate and Southern Societies of er. The circumstances were such that the District of Columbia Every most men, even of high character, Mention of Lee's Name Greeted jj cative or depress- i- --upiuiwo, um vjenerai Lee s With Applause. heroic temper Washington, Special. With elab- great suul cast down. He stood that jrate exercises and in tne presence oj. me strains or distimruished audience, the 108th ll f " through the c i.i 4.u ? nQ Rn B J w j-auure, ana therefore inniversary of the birth of Gen Ro- Qut of whafc seemed jjj Wre bert E. Lee, the soldier patriot ot to build the wonderful and mio-htv the Confederacy, was commemorated triumph of our national life, in which here under the auspices of the Unit- a nis countrymen, North and South 5d Confederate and Southern Socie- share. Immediately after the close of ties of the District of Columbia. The hostilities he announced with a clear immense ball room of the New Wil- sightedness which at that time few ard Hotel, wnere tne meeting was indeed of any section rossessefl that ,1J AUA nverflnwrff ' 'hfi H.. J 4- ,1 ' I O iciu, woo iincu w u.iuv..... - tue mieicsia or Ilie oOUthern Staff HOW TO GET TENANT FARMftS Professor I. N. Ingram Suggests Se curing Immigrants as They Land at New York. Charlotte News. Much country industry is now at a AMERICANS ORDERED AWAY standstill for lack of labor, and is likely to remain stationary until 1m- Sovernor of Jamaica Grows Insolent migration relief is provided. I have in Declining the Aid of the United 1 been in Charlotte for a month, and in States for His Stricken People. Kingston, Jamacia, By Cable. Rear Admiral Davis' mission of mer- daily contact with farmers from every part of Mecklenburg county, and am informed that one-.hird of the till able land in each township is unoccu- ey to striken Kingston came to an .d for wflnt q tjnant and more & rrririrr;. Governor weekly vacated. From . adjaeent Swettenham's objection to the pres- counties Rowan, Stanly, Iredell, Ca- ence of American sailors engaged m barrus and Union, 1 learn tne conai- H 1. X li i etrootc I ,. -i i , 1 1- a fiiirJ n nvprflnwiiiff. The , ;. " o f I, i."""1 lUK OJ- " tions are similar, universal scarcity Unlted"-Stat'es Marine Band'stirred TSTSh ' ttaT TL ESSS ?I "SSJSJ" of labor prevails throughout the the audience with ''Dixie" and other ed States; -that the wosnpvitv nf liL.- -aZTLa !ZZwtv tral and Piedmont regions of North M i 1 1 J A 1 i. I . a L -J "J I ICtVCL LU kilty UUUllLai uvnmpvii..j southern melodies. Almost every sc..l(h would nge fflU with the we ti him t re.einbark all parties Carolina. Operatives demands in rv,At,Ai, Uq noma T oo wnc crrPm.- I e X" H. - , I a c J , 1 1 country and that which had been landed. new cotton mills and labor wants on ate duty ot me citizens appeared too Admiral Davis was greatly shocked ilroad im rovements and exten- F -"- i uiiu paiiiuu aiiu paiu a. i-uimm w f V O oil nilIll 11 iniitd 1 11 h.inn- zflPiv-- I y-. ' ' 1 1 . - mention of the name Lee was greet sd with applause. Although unable to attend, President Roosevelt sent a letter in which he extolled the vir tues of the Confederacy's great gen His that all should unite in honest effort fWmnr Sw. t.enhftm. informhm S10ns nave absoroea many country ii-, , . m , r il ' . I i 1 -r ! r ' a m ll.ln to cr iterate tne ettefts ot war and I u v,. TTn tori ifotpc hattta. I toners, immierration to rcxas, wo- eral, in war as well as in peace. nisrestore the blessings of peace; that ships Missouri and Indiana and the homa, Arkansas and Indian Territory auggesuou iut m tbey should remain m the country, gunboat Yankton would sail at once. have also diverted considerable vural versary be celebrated by the estab- strJve- for harmony and ood feeline " Tn hm lt Press -Admiral nave.also flivertea cons a u lishment of a permanent Lee emorial anH devntfi thf;r .hilituM to th in- n (h, ; ..mi population. Many Carolina iarms . j i i uayio atixu mat, liuuiuian; vuuiunauvu , ... . . . at some great representative educa- lerests .of their people and the heal- Lith Governor Swettenham's request therefore remain uncultivated tho uirniu lusiiiutiun ui. tu, um, iuCt (ng o1 ll8sentions. To every one who was the onlv course consistent with coming summer Wltn instant iaOr. rmnliPr! tr Viim fViic txrao iVia aAvlna 111. . .i: ? iL - TT;fJ Co qc. i ttti j. .i- u u inf C? ) rTlin nvorilCflC n-ovn nrocu ort rVfr I I .1,1 , . ... I . v ' " J DO iUC vvv-v, ,,iviv,v v,.v, ae n-ove A thnno-h nhso nTfi v with- T"V.r -P.ifnr. Koton iho mvprnnr I . , bv Hon. Hilarv A. Herbert, former Kf "D i A . -p ... , I, - r.., i.- uuBxv- 1 was asked ' i ii i "-i-uocu an uiicio kil ann rne aamirai ut; trail wnu iuc i- i ..... , . Secretary ot the avy, and were op- eUniary aid, and all positions of emol- rival of the American war vessels, 11 armers don l00K aIter tnveir ened with prayer by Rev. Koland Cot- ument) although many such, at a high when the governor objected to the own interests no one else will. It be- .uxi . x,., i.u.1 - salary, were offered him. He declin- firing of a salute in his honor, on hooves rural property holders, whose EpiSCOpal Church, Who was followed ,1 frt hm!,d M,nnff tVmt ha I A TUof 1, nifins miorfit L - - 1- r.i.,-v x bv Rev. Wm. T. Thompson. D. D.. " .T. , ;r I, " . " T. 1 ;.ift, 7, X 1 " Ul:ms are iUlt5.' -u,g with the reading of selections from bread while engaged in some useful quake. He also declared there was the Bible, after which the surpliced 7Arl T, cffltftmpnf k.fcyn rt AmArinnn that choir of the Church of the Epiphany the offer of the jresidency of Wash- his government was fully able to pre rendered Ihe souls ot the Right- mgton College aVlittle institution in Serve order, tend the wounded and - . . . j I LAiuatuu, i ijl g ii-iia. inv.il uau givnn I aUVJCUJ. lilt; V-nairman XierDen tnen aeilereu f flf r1pcf fmmrlntinr. bnwn ns Arlmirol rinvia wrnfP a vpt-17 o-Pntlfi a brief address, after which he read iherty j, Academy. Washington manly letter explaining to the govern- lhe port of New York and divert to an extract irom the Liiie or 1 nomas lj A,aA vV.; nAav -.ifv. no r.- vv DOi omo T fii in .. s.t , ..i.... "uuirui ui" ttvauiuj " i ii"Tv 111 oiuTO vi""- w m tne J oi'tn Laroiina coiion ueias a hundred ares of stock that had apparent disregard to his wishes, to rjroDortion of the 1,200,00 immigrants i ? ' i ,1 . ni i p 17' I l i ii. . j . 1 j. f f ' ' 7 ... w oeen given nim oy tne otate oi vir- wmcn tne governor sent an msoieni annually arrivino- on our shores cinia, which he had accepted only on and insulting reply. condition that he miht with them Rear Admiral Davis told the As adjacent counties to assemble at their county seats, discuss their grievances, consider conditions and futures, and form conclusions as to what action is necessary for the relief and restora tion of suspended agriculture. A com mitte should be appointed to go to ginia. Jacksonville, Special. The centen ary of General Robert E. Lee's birth was appropriately celebrated here. veterans, bons of Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy as sembled around the Confederate mon ument in Heming square and marched to the First Baptist church, where the exercises took place. Former Governor Francis P. Fleming presid ed, and William J. Bryan, a young attorney, was orator of the day. Gov. Swanson Delivers Principal Ad Lee's Birthday Anniversary Celebrat ed in Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., Special. The 100th anniversary of the birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee was appropriately cel ebrated here. Large representations of the local Confederate organizations gathered Saturday in the Hall of Representatives at the State capitol and heard an address by Hamilton Douglass, of Atlanta. Appropriate music was rendered and the local Daughters of the Confederacy con ferred crosses of honor upon 16 Con federate veterans. Raleigh, N. C, Special. The 100th anniversary of General Lee's birth day was generally celebrated through out North Carolina. Nearly every town and city of any importance had an appropriate programme, and the people turned out in large numbers to do honor to the occasion. Roth branches of the State legislature ad journed for the day and it was gen- eiauy oDserved as a holiday. a-si r r r -t . TI 1 1 . .1 1. f 1 O0,uuu xsegrues xmauisea iriebiucm; a Action in Brownsville Affair. Baton Rouge, La., Special. Speak ing for the 50,000 negroes who com pose its membership, the Grand Council of the National Industrial Association of America, in convention here, adpoted a resolution endorsing President Roosevelt's action in dis missing the negro soldiers at Brownsville. Agree to Reduce Rates. T-h 1 i n . rticnmond, Special. The Adams and Southern Express Companies have agreed with the Corporation Commission to reduce rates in Vir from 5 to 25 per cent, and even more in some cases, provided the United States Express Company will come into the arrangement. Prominent Georgia Planter Suicides. Cartersville, Ga., Special. I. 0. ivIcDaniel, a prominent planter, 63" years old, committed suicide at his home near Atloona, in Barlow county by shooting himseff. He is thought to have been demented, as no other cause is known for his . self-destruction. He was a brother of former Governor Henry D. McDaniel, of Georgia, was highly educated and well thought of in his community. He is survived by one son, Ralph Mc Daniel, of Birmingham. Some think financial reverses responsible for his suicide. H. Benton," written by Theodore Roosevelt, in which he referred to the Confederate leader as the "Very greatest of all the captains that the English speaking people have brought forth," and that the world had never seen better soldiers than those who followed him. The reading of the president's let ter . was assigned to Mrs. Raplh Walsh, president of the District of Columbia division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. The President's Letter. The White House, Washington, Jan. 16, To the Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, chair man; Chief Justice Seth Shepherd, General Marcus J. Wr right, Judge Charles B. Howry, Mr. William A. Gordon, Mr. Thomas Nelson Page, President Edwin Aldeman, Mr. Joseph Wilmer, and others of the committee of arangement for the celebration of the hundredth anni versary of the birth of General Robert E. Lee: Gentlemen: I regret that it is not in my power to be with you at your celebration. I join with you in hon oring the life and career of that great soldier and high-minded citi zen whose fame is now a matter of pride to all our countrymen. Terrible as the destruction of the civil war was, it was awful that such a con flict should occur between brothers, it is yet a matter ot gratitude on the part of all Americans that this, alone among the contests of like magnitude, should have left both sides as a price less heritage the memory of the mighty men and the glorious deeds that the iron days brought forth. The courage and steadfast endurance the lofty fealty to the right as it was given to each man to see the right, whether he wore the Gray or whether he wore the Blue, now make the memories of the valiant feats, alike of those who served under Grant and those who served under Lee, prec ious to all good Americans. General Lee has left us the memory, not mere ly of his extraordinary skill as a gen eral, his dauntless courage and high leadership in campaign and battle, but also of that serene greatness of soul characteristic of those who most readily recognize the obligation of civic duty. Once the war was over he instantly undertook- the tack of healing and binding up the wounds of his countrymen, in the true spirit of those who feel malice toward none and charity toward all; in that spir it which from the throes of the civil war brought forth the real and indis- The Northern and Western rail roads direct the flood of European immigration arriving at New York out over the territory along their trunk endow some educational institution, sociated Press that he deeply regret To the institution which Washington ted the attitude of the governor. He helped to foand in such spirit, Lee, was still convinced that the governor i;nes to develot) their resources, en in the same fine spirit, gave his ser- was unequal to the task of relieving jarge their industries, and increase vices. He accepted the position of the distress that this was evident thPtr ohinnino- traffic No Southern LpreskUsnt a salary of $1,500 a year from the fact that the American distribution; and no railwayaction is m.oruer, as lie siaieu, mai lie uugui i ucm uoaptroi naa lenuwi iuuy sick i taken for Such benefit. If the OOUth- do some good to the youth ot the and wounded and others were con- ern pontrv wants immieration to in South. He applied himself to his stantly arriving, having been unable creaHf? their labor thev will have to new work with the same singleness j to gain admission to the government employ their own agents to stay at ot mind which he had showed in lead- nospnai. the port of New York and attend to ii . n t ii tt: : I rpi i. i. 1 i i 3 j I . . ing tne army oi iNonuern Virginia. xue ivim nuinuer oi Known aeaa s011thern immigration interests. All the time by word and 'rleed he is about 4oU, and it is believed there was striving for the restoration of are at least 150 persons who have real peace, of real harmony, never not been accounted for, The rural voters in all counties in North Carolina, which have vacant farms, should instruct their legisla- uttering a word of bitterness nor al- Food is coming into the city from J tive representatives on the necessity lowing a word or bitterness uttered me country aisincts, Dut a iamine is in his presence to go unchecked. From greatly feared. the close of the war to the time of The filthy conditions of the camps his death all his great powers were on the parade grounds and race devoted to the two objects; to the course, where thousands of persons reconciliation of all his countrymen are huddled under improvised tents, with one another, and to fitting the roofed over and sheltered with palm youth of the South for the duties of leaves, causes grave apprehension of a lofty and broad minded citizenship, an outbreak of typhoid fever. Such is the career that you gather At present there is a most urgent to honor; and I hope that you will need for tents for several thousand take advantage of the one-hundredth , persons, but the government is not Inter-Oceanic Canals Report. Washington, Special Chairman Millard of the Senate' committee on inter-oceanic canals made public the report of the inter-oceanic canal com mission on the borings at the Gatum dam site, vhich were furnished in response to a request from the com mittee. The report includes a cabled statement from Chief Engineer Oi . 1 i oievens m wnicn ne says that 127 holes have been bored at the Gatum site and all shows that the lock walls will rest on firm and suit able soft rock. soluable Union of todaj It was em- ii A a a. ii - . mentiy ntting that this great man. this war-worn veteran of a mighty struggle, who, at its close, simply and quietly undertook his duty as a plain, everyday citizen, bent only upon helping his people in the paths of peace and tranquility, should turn his attention toward educational work; toward bringing up in fit fashion the younger generation, the sons of those who had proved their faith by their endeavor in the heroic days. There is no need to dwell on Gen eral Lee's record as a soldier. The son of Light Horse Harry Lee, of the Revolution, he came naturally by anniversary of General Lee's birth by appealing to all our people, in every section of this country, to commen- orate his life and deeds by the es tablishment at some great represen tative educational institution of the South of a permanent memorial, that will service the youth of the coming years, as he, in the closing years of his life, served those who so sorely needed what he so freely gave. Sincerely yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Following brief remarks by Sena tor Berry, of Arkansas, and Justice David Brewer, of the United States Supreme Court, Representative Jno, Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, spoke. The annual ceremony of present ing, crosses of honor to Confederate veterans of distinguished military record then occurred, the exerciser being brought to a close with a bene diction by the Rt. Rev. Henry Y Satterlee, bishop of Washington. Fatally Injured by Switch Engine. Jesup, Ga., Special. Judge O. F. Littlefield, a prominent attorney, was run down by a switch engine here and probably fatally injured. While he was awaiting the passage of a freight train which blocked a crossing the yard engine ran into him, inflict ing serious internal injuries and mangling his left leg, necessitating amputation. Judge Littlefield is the local legal representative of the At lantic Coast Line and the Southern Railways. o ' wis SYSTEM. nTor?Q what's the use of your tell- , irl to be sure and wake you at 6 o'clock? She does it every no- and vou never get up. "Joihn,' I don't want you to inter , t, mv wav of running the house. I know just what I am do- When that girl cans me v supplied with these and is not mak ing endeavors to obtain them. .Eain is now threatening and if it Should come it will involve untold suffering on the homeless thousands. To Gather No More Supplies. New York, Special. The gathering of supplies here for the Kingston earthquake sufferers by the New i ork-Kmgston relief committee will be discontinued at once, for the time being at least, and in view of the re fusal on the part of Governor Swet tenham, of Jamaica, to accept aid from American war vessels, it is quite pfbbable thatthe supplies now on the way fo Kingston on the steam ers Allegheny and Prinz Joachin will never reach that port. Both steam ers have been ordered to call at Port Antonio and there await further instructions. of State appropriation .for the em ployment of an energetic and compe tent immigration drummer to go to Europe, enlist and direct select any suitable immigration to Southern ter ritory, to occupy its untenentanted farms, and cultivate its deserted fields. A Southern port should be splecVad for the reception and distribution of such immigration, that -no part of the labor force may be diverted by Northern competition. Charleston or Wilmington would be appropriate seaports through which we could re ceive European immigration. When those directly interested in labor, de mands take suitable and necessary action the industrial necessities and agricultural problems of the time will be solved and relieved. South Carolina has blazed the labor way for the Old NortLi State. We can safely and profitably follow her example. Negro Killed by Officer . .Ludowici, Ga., Special. William McDuffie, a negro, arrested here for disorderly conduct, attacked Deputy Marshal Delk and a citizen deputiz ed by the officer. McDuffie secured the revolver of one of the men and struck him down. He then ran, ex changing shots with his pursuers and slightly wounding a citizen named Gordon. A shot struck McDuffie in the head and killed him. Odell Mills Fail. Concord, N. C, Special. The sia cotton mills owned by the Odell Man ufacturing Co., were on Monday plac. ed in the hands of Caesar Cone, of Greensboro, as receiver. These mills comprise the Odell Mills Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and the Buffalo Thread Mills, located at this placet. For some time past the mills have not been making the profits necessary tu conducting a successful business, and on account of the stringency of the money market they were forced to the wall. The mills operate 240,000 cpindles and 800 looms. The capital stock is $597,500. Liabilities, $600, 000, with assetts amounting to more than $1,200,000. Jail Delivery at Americus. Americus, Ga., Special Americus had a wholesale jail delivery, when eight negro prisoners sawed theii way to liberty and escaped. Evident ly a key was provided by which they unlocked the door guarding the rows of steel cages. Three other prisoners in the same cells declined to leave, and these gave the alarm two hours after the eight criminals had depart ed through a barred window, cutting the steel bars. Two of the escaping orisoners were under long sentences ine vvneu mat &" i r , - . o'clock I know efce's up." 3nieago . for felonies while six were in for mis- demeanors. TriDune. Tar Heel Brevities. At Buckhead, a few miles west of Fayetteville, Henderson Edwards, after striking his wife on the head with a bludgeon stuck a knife into his throat repeatedly deliberately wounding himself mortally and dy ing after hours of suffering. There was trouble between his wife and himself and he said that he "waa tired of all it." Farmers and others in . Mecklen burg county are circulating a peti tion to the legislature to have a tax put upon all dogs, this tax to go to the school fund.