The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-17
CONSPICUOUS HONESTY

ritv and honor Of Gen. Robert +.
Lee. and if not as a matter OF his
torical import. at least nsan incident
of that momentouS civil strife which
brings so fully to light the character
of the great chieftain of the Lost
Cause. the story therein narrated
ought to be generally known. Mr..
Gaines states that at the urgent re-
quest OF the military authorities the
Confederate Congress appropriated
$4,000 in gold for the purchase oi
mules in Mexico. The Immediate eN-
igencies of the ease required that
$4,000 be- placed in the hands "i
each of eight trustworthy men VINO
should be dispatched separately to
Mexico. Before these men had start
ed. however. the surrender occurred,
leaving them in possession oil the
funds. and the question arose as to
what disposition should he made OF
the funds. Of the money approprl-
ated. $1,000 had been entrusted tot
Major Johnson. of Alexandria. Va.
and he and Mr.. Gaines, the narrator
of the incident. Observation-Disclosures
cussion as To what disposition ought
to be made of the money, finally con-
suited Gen. Lee. who promptly adj
vised that under the laws OF war
this fund came under the head OF
captured or abandoned property.
and as such belonged To the United
States Government and should be-
turned over accordingly. This
course was promptly followed. 1t
needs no comment To bring ont the
lofty patriotism OF Gen. Lee in con-
nection with this incident. and Major
johnson and Mr.. Gaines are desery-
ing of equal praise for the fidelity
they displayed in seeking TO make
proper disposition OF this trust fund.
In the South it throws no new light
upon the character OF the men con-
cerned. but there are many III the
United States who do not know Gen.
Lee and his associates of those days
as we OF the South do. and it is such
traits of character as this incident
discloses that have helped TO accord
to the officers Of the Confederacy the
high place they universally occupy III
the history OF this country.
MR.. ROYALL KNOCKED OUT.
The following special to the Wash
ington Post, dated at Richmond. APP
pears to have knocked Mr. Royal
out of the box. as the Committee :
report not only vindicates Senator
Martin before the legislative caucus.
bat also i'm connection with the cleo
ton of delegates and senator's to the
Virginia Legislature:
Some much interest has been
aroused by the revival OF the old
charges that Senator Thomas >.
Martin. now candidate for re-elec-
ton. was elected to the United
States Senate by the improper use OF
money that the report OF the special
legislative committee. which twelve
wears agoinvestigated those charges,
has been resurrected and printed
in part. The committee. con
sisting of Messrs. Mushback,
Green. Tredway. Nicol, Downing
Cooke and Boykin, submitted the
following:
THAT certain practices and
acts were proven connected with the
election Of November I, 1893. which
YOUR committee does not commend.
but such practices and acts were
without the assent or appreciation
of any candidate for the United
States Senate. and not different
from those resOrted to III former
campaigns.
- That this evidence fails to
show that any improper methods
were used by any candidates for the
United States Senate to influence the
vote of members OF the general as
sembly at the caucus held December
Z. 1893. in the hall of the house OF
delegates.
"3-That the said evidence fails to
show that any candidate for the
nomination OfUnited States Senator,
before the said caucus held i'll the
hall of the house of delegates, De
cember Z, 1893, was guilty OF using
any improper methods or means III
securing delegates or senator's in ms
or their interest ut the election held
Oh the 18th day of November, 1898.
A prOiessed religious sect, calling
themselves "Holy Jumpers and the
Burning Bush" have invaded North
Carolina, and have behaved so badly
that their head man and his wife
have been arrested 1t is said they
gave nightly exhibitions on the
streets, yelling and jumping in their
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