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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19

One hundred years ago this morning,
Robert Edward Lee. the sreatest soldier
Of modern times. 4 noble Christian gem
tielnan, WIS born. and all over the South
to-day the anniversary will be observed
in one form and another
In this city. which Lee so; faithfully
defended for four weary years. the cele-
bration win probably be more elaborate
than anywhere else. and it is proper that
this should he so. The exercises viii con
sist of church services at historic St
Paul's, where the Confederate chieftain
was communicate in the war times;
military parade In the afternoon., and
various meetings In the evening the lead
Ing one OF which viii be The Joint Assem- ;
bling OF the Confederate Veterans. Sons
and Daughters. at Lee Camp Hall. on
Bsoad Street
These will DO the public demonstrations
that VIII be attended and taken part in
oy men and women of prominence. In
every homo In Richmond-indeed In every
nome In Virginia-the name OF Lee will
be mentioned and honored to-day. Moth
ers will tell their babes of the great man
whose name is upon every lip, and at
every family altar prayers Will 70 up to
him who heareth prayer that in the
Southiand the children of this day may
be inclined to emulate the example and
practice the virtues of the great and
good man who was the idol Of his people.
Members of Family Here.
Among the members of General Lees
Immediate family who viii be guests OF
honor to-day are Miss Mary Lee and
Mrs w. II. F. Lee, who reached the CITY
YESTERDAY. and are stopping at the JEFF
ierson; Captain II. f. Lee. Jr, wife and
Two daughters, OF West Point, VINO will
reach here by train from that place this
morning: Colonel r. T. Lee. Jr. of Fair
fax county. and DR.. G. Boiling Lee both
or whom reached the city last nirht
Colonel Lee is the guest of Cantai,
Joseph IL. Willard. and DR.. Lee is tba
guest of Captain Thomas n. Carter. of
East Franklin Street.
BISHOP Randolph. who will conduct
the services at st. Paul's Church To-
day and preach the sermon reacbaa
the city from Norfolk last evening and
IS the guest of the Rev. Landon r
Mason. -
Adjutant-General Charles ]. Ander-
son Will be the chief marshal to- day
ana VIII have command Sof the parade, |,
ne VIII be assisted by corps OF aids.
among them Captain Jeter Bosher. who
VI WI nave Immediate charge of the
members of the veterans camp In the
s
1t has been stated that Miss Mary
Lee would not be here to-day. but
would go to Lexington to participate
n the exercises there. This is mis-
AXE. Miss Lee is at the Jefferson and
WI attend the services at st. Pa,lls
ms ms morning and participate in me
'ther exercises of the day,
Program for Day.
me program for the formal exercises
n this city has been published here
ofore, but some changes have been
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19
Not a Sound Building.

mot sound building remains in th..
ehtre area OF Kingston. and less than a
dozen houses can be occupied The entire
business section Is wiped out The loss
cannot fall short of s5o00.Ooo. and prob-
ably will total double that amount.
Among the killed are Sir James Fer
sisson of kilcairn, Scotland: Major
Hardlnlan, of the West India Regiment.
Lieutenant Lamont. of tho same Ieri-
ment; A. Mcdowell Nathan. one OF Ia
1nhca's merchant princes: Solicitors Ber-
t.e l.. Verley and r. Horniball. and
Messrs. j. W. Middleton. Ainsley Nor
decal M 70. Twdtes. d. I. Molla, Edgar
y. Cordova and Charles Sherlock. all
merchants of Kingston; tho Cuban consul.
General Perez, and Drs. r. C. G,bb ana
Motta.
The whole of Jamaica felt the shock
put no serious damage WAS done beyond
a radius of twelve miles from Kingston.
some houses We're cracked at Spanish +
town, the Qualifications at Port RoyaI
were abandoned by tho artillerjnen ana
engineers, the western portion of the
town Is partly submerged, sixteen 90
men guns are displaced and the bar-
racks are IN dangerous and shaking
condition. -
tip-Park Camp. north of Kingston n
also destroyed, and about forty sick sol.
diers were burned to death before tt,av
could be removed from the hospital.
The Kings House, tho residcnce ~
the Governor, is badly injured, ana alI
It's former occupants are now living
under tents In Trafalgar Park. The
residence OF General Marshall Is totally
demolished. The death list is constantly
growing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19
II REFUGEES FROM
KINGSTON ARRIVE
Tell Horrible Story Of the De-
struction Of the
Town.

SANTIAGO, CUBA. January is--Ths
steamer Thomas Brookes has arrived hers
from Kingston with seventeen refugees.
They paint a horrible picture OF the ca
tastrophe. and confirm t6e reports OF ths
destruction OF tho principal buildings.
The, pilots, do not dare to enter tha har-
Dor, owing to the changes IN the channel,
The MachahS, <aiaa, taatarx, In which
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tended to them. out many expired before
morning.
The work of rcscuing the entombed
people was continued Tuesday and
Wedhesnay, and fully 400 corpses were
recovered, but many were burnt ~
ashes in the fire. Attempts at lootinr
were made by tho r,,bble, but the milf
tary guards stationed at tho principal
corners, succeeded in restoring order.
Efforts, as this dispatch Is filed. are
being made by the government to clear
the debris from the streets, but tha
iaporers are afraid of the ruins. and of
further shocks. and, corseouentlv slo,,
progress is being mado.
On Monday night fifteen distinct
shocks We're felt. but they did no dam
age. On Tuesday there were twenty
shocks, and on Wednesday there were
ten y ''St' = &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19
OHIO RIVER IN
RECORD FLOOD.
Water Higher Than 1t Has
Been for Twenty
Years.
IN DARKNESS AND WANT
People Are Living in the Second
stories-Famine Seems
Imminent.
N DARKNESS AND WANT

CINCINNATI, o., January 1S-With
second rise reported at the head
waters of the Ohio while the whole
valley was still in the grip of the
greatest food it has known for more
than twenty years, the outlook to-
night was gloomy. Every town along
the river is suffering from crippled
communications, limited fuel supplies
and shortage OF food. Thousands Of
families have beenNrendered homeless,
and many thousand men are idle be-
cause of the enforced shutting down
of factories. Prospects OF damage
likely to follow opening of the flood
gates Mt Portsmouth. O., caused almost
q panic there. The town Is suffering
also from the cutting Off the natural
gas supply.
a number of cities are in darkness to-
night because Of broken gas mains or
flooded light plants. The gas supply OF
Newport, KY, WAS cut off during the
day. Covington, Ky. tonight Is SINH
Iarly threatened. Service on railroads,
fractions and city electric lines was gem
orally crippled along tho full length OF
the river. In this city and suburbs seve-
raj car lines were put entirely out OF
business. In response to request from
the Mayor OF Manchester, O., Governor
Harris late to-day ordered out a COM
pany of militia to guard the property of
Manchester flood sufferers
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Fredericksburg.
Alexandria.

Exercises at Christ Church at noon
X will bo opened with tho singing of
Onward, Christian Soldiers" and will
close with benediction. An address
will be delivered by Rev. Or. w. Il.
Fisher, pastor of the First Baptist
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19
ALL v|RG|N|ANS
CELEBRA TE TODAY
One Hundredth Anniversary of
General Lee Will Be Fittingly
Observed in Many Cities,
Mr.. ADAMS AT LEXINGTON
Distinguished Bostonian, Grand
son and Great-Grandson of
d.: :1.,4
Mr.. ADAMS AT LEXINGTON

In almost every city in Virginia to-day
celebrations OF tho one hundredth ami
versary OF General Lees birthday will
occur. Most OF the exercises will take
place at noon, according to the general
plan arranged by the committee of vet
erans, headed by Rev. James Power
Smith, of this city, but in not few in
stances barquets will be held in the eve
ming at which appropriate addresses and
other exercises will take place.
Programs in a number of places are
as follows
Lexington.
II A. M.-Address by Charles
Francis Adams, Of Massachusetts,, in
tho University Chapel.
! 2. M.--Luncheon to the veterans
OF Lee-Jackson Camp and their
guests, by Camp Frank Paxton, Sons
or Confederates, in the University
gymnasium.
8 to SIP. Reception to veterans
and visitors by the ladies' Of the
Mary Custis Lee Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, In the
home of President and Mrs. George III.
Denny, the former homo of General
Robert f. Lee.
p. M.-Supper in the w. Fl. Reid
Hall, rendered by the university to \
tnoSe VINO We're Its students during
the administration of General Robert
=. Lee.
Fredericksburg. o.
The prosran at noon includes the
singing of the favorite hymns of Gem
eral Lee by a selected choir and the
audience, the reading of General Lees
farewell address by Rev. r. A. VIII
llams, pastor Of the Baptist Church,
and an address on the life and char
acter of General Lee, by Rev. DIR.
j. w. Rosebfo, president Of Fred
ericksburg College. The Confederate
veterans OF this city and section will
attend these services in q body, after
which they will go to the Exchange
Hotel and enjoy q banquet, during
which thero will be music by an or
chestra and short addresses by promi-
nent speakers,
Alexandria.
Exercises at Christ Church at noon
-1x,t1J bn,f wit In STU o;,, 80
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Situation at Pittsburg.

sPITTSBURG. PA, January 1S.-At 10
o'clock the water in the AIonongahela
River" reached a stage of twenty-one feet
nine inches, and Is now stationary. Re-
ports from up-rlver points are that tho
water Is falling. The crest of the flood
is expected to reach this city tomorrow
morning. when 1t is expected the high
water will recede rapidly. At the Spring.
dale dam conditions have improved on
account Of the water receding.
While the water Is still tearing away
the west side of tho river bank and
threatening great loss to property, no
serious damage is expected within tho
next twenty-four hours In the mean
time it is expected channel will have
been blown through the concrete. wall
Of the dam.
In up-river towns hundreds Of families
are living in upstairs rooms, and skins
are used in the streets, West Virginia
towns near Plttsbnrg report high water
and considerable damage,
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-24
PROPERTY LOSS HEAVY
hsay hts tt2xs trsaiS beva n ~
0as Iss,1ial oeasatSAe1.

Deaison. Texas. Aug 2.At 2
o clock yesterday evening this city
vas visited by the most violent stor m
In It's history Much damage 10 all
parts OF the city is result although
the Inhabitants with one exception,
fortunately escaped personal injury
Shortly before O'Clock two clouds
were observed approaching from OPP
posite directions. They met directly
over the city and with deafening
roar the storm broke II assumed the
proportions OF a tornado aud tras-
sled al a rapid rate along Main
street A oue-story brick building
at the foot of Main street was de-
molished but the occupants escaped
by rushing into the street. The roof
OF this building was blown about 800
yards and landed on the Hanna drug
store whore it did considerable dam
age. The windows OF the office OF
the Public Gazetteer were blown out
and the newspaper office was flood
ed. The plate glass fronts In more
than half of the business houses In
the city were demolished and at this
time II Is hard to estimate the dam
age to stocks that resulted. The fine
new front to the Eagle drug store
that had just been finished was
blown in. The Enterprise building,
the Palace, Leeper &. Halls hard
ware store, Baldrick & Swans shoe
house, the Sherman Shoe Manufac-
turing company's building aud the
Madden dry goods company lost
heavily in damaged goods. The rear
windows of the Jamison Grocery
company building were carried away
and the cornice work on the Epstein
building was blown into scroll.
Many roofs in the residence portion
of the city were badly damaged and
i, fences and trees were blown down
all over town while innumerable
| windows were broken
! The only person injured In tn,
storm was Ed Phillips, who wa
badly cut by falling glass about t.
. face and head. The people we,
thrown into terror at the approa
= of the threatening clouds but t
, | storm broke before any could {
. | cape. Hundreds rushed into Il
streets and pandemonium refgnt
while the tornado lasted. The win
was accompanied by tOrrentfs
rain which amounted almost to
cloudburst. The duration of tn
storm was only about three minute
! but that was long enough.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-24
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Obtaial sf nc Next Tun VI O(tsf
nse1sy nsraias xpienbr IS.

The city schools ~ill open Monday
morning. September ie Everything
Is now being gotten ready for ths
session OF iso7.os. Quite a number
OF vacancies have existed In the fac,
ulty during the summer months but
these have all been filled While
there will he quite number OF new
teachers. that is teachers who have
not before taught in our schools,
Yet they all come highly recommend
ed having taught successfully In
other graded schools. The outlook
for a big attendance and good work
was never brighter.
The first teachers meeting will
be held Friday morning. September
l3, at $50 O'Clock, In the superin-
tendents office Immediately after
this meeting the teachers will classi
fy all new pupils, and examine any
who failed of promotion at the end
of last session. Parents and guar
diaus OF children who have never
been in our schools before, should
see that their children are at the
High school building Friday morn
ing, September Is, at O'Clock, to
the end that proper classification
may be made and that the regular
hn Inf a t,rith
on Monday.
superintendent Acker announces
the following assignment of teachers
for the year 1907-oS:
High School: E. D. Criddle. A. B.,
principal. Latin; P. J. Herndon,
mathematics: II. o. Jones, A. b,
science, history; Miss Susie Pope, A
b, English.
intermediate Grades, Seventh
Sixth and Fifth. .)-F. L. Wilson,
arithmetic; Miss Kate Criddle, Ian
guage; Miss Mable Grizzard, spelling
Dow Tate, history; Miss Edna
Cooke. reading; Miss Ethel Allen
| geography
Primary Grades, (Fourth, Thirt
Second and First Miss Lula Sa
terfield, fourth grade; Belle Sy
nor, fourth grade Miss Juani
Ray. fourth grade; Miss Halle NJ
Pherson. third grade; Miss Ceci
May Smith, third grade: Miss Lii
Moore third grade Miss HIATT
Quaite. second grade; Miss Dalto
Cantrell, second grade; Miss Clar
Mincer, second grade; Miss Fanni
| Malone, first grade; Mrs. Mable Cra
ven. first grade: Miss May Smith
| first grade.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-24
BEANS KILL HORSES
Many Animals Dying as Result of
Eating Mesquite Beans.

Austin, Texas. Aug. 24-State
Land Agent Avery has just returned
from a trip through West Texas, and
reports that many horses are dying
out in that section of the state on
account of eating moulded mesquite
beans The beans ripen and fall from
the trees, and after they remain on
the ground for while they become
moulded. The horses eat them IN
that condition and it Kills them. The
fresh beans are very fattening for
horses. but they are fatal after they
become moulded. They do not hurt
cattle at all
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-24
Tfslety si TsN Assxs Stai,Ment
A<aasi T. s. 0ffkerS.

Tulsa, / T, Aug kt Mistaken
in the dark for hootlegger, Syivcs-
ter Morris. retired Methodist
minister and union soldier In the
uight was shot and killed by Deputy
United States Marshal c. T. Wilson
at the corner OF North Second and
Cincinnati avenue ar the old man
was driving home from his farm
north OF the city. Wilson and anoth-
er deputy were In that neigh borhood
looking for yiolators OF the law
when Morris drove up. The officers
claim they halted the old man In
the name of the government but he
is deaf and evidently misunderstood
the motive as they say he whipped
times the officers fired into the air
to warn him. then fired twice to
XIII, both balls taking effect, one
piercing the old man through the
heart. The shots were heard In the
neigh borhood and people rushed out
OF their houses to ascertain what
was up. The team reached home in
the meantime and the old man
eventually was found lying cold In
death in the wagon bed.
When the officer learned Of his
mistake he gave himself up to the
police. He was later given over to
the custody of the federal officers
and with United States Commission
er Hyams went to Muskogee to con-
suit with United States Marshal Joe
Bennett over the affair. Feeling is
strong over the affair and the shoot
ing has aroused great aversion to
the quick trigger work so common in
this locality and may result in re-
formation along this line.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-24
NEGRO DROPPED DEAD.
Worked All Day and Expired Sud
denly After Reaching Home.

Watt Watkins, a negro aged about
so years. dropped dead Friday af-
ternoon a few minutes past six
O'Clock while seated in chair on
the porch at his home in Freedman.
The sudden death OF Watkins Is at
tributed to heart failure. No one
had heard him complaining of being
sick. He had employment on the
Trinity and Brazos Valley as sec
ton hand and worked in the yards
here all day Friday He quit work at
O'Clock and went directly home.
He sat down in chair on the porch
forward on his face and expired
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-24

WOULD KILL MASHER
Illinois Judge Fines Youth After
Scathing Pronunciation

Danville. Ill. Aug. Elf you
had insulted my wife | would have
some work for the coroner, SAID
Judge Obadiah Phillips while on the
bench in the city court yesterday.
when Guy Farrow was arraigned,
accused of mashing in front of the
Aetna Hotel Tuesday evening.
Death is none too good for the
masher II was "a good thing Tor you
that il was none of my people YOU
were botheriuE. and that ! was not
about when you got into this trou-
bile
Judge Phillips then fined the de-
feudaut heavy amount.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-24
DEATH Is \ MY STERI
Robert Lampkin Found Dead IN
Front of Business House at
Shawnee

Robert Lampkin a negro about
twenty years old, who was raised in
Waxahachie, was found dead Satur-
day night about o'clock in front of
a small business establishment he
conducted in Shawnee, Okla. There
were a number of ugly wounds on
the body, and relatives of the deceas-
ed believe he was murdered. The
remains were shipped to Waxahachie
and inferred here Yesterday after.
noon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-24
A SPLENDID MEETING
IAs O1< Fehsvs sf tn, (ssaiy NJ Z
kesi ~. frt1sy.

| The Ellis County Odd Fello~s had
a vrsa, day yesterday at the meet.
.ng OF their county association.
| which convened ia Odd Fellows hall
a, Wsrahachie Each iodw. In the
county had quite a strong delegation
present aud there were quite num-
| ber OF Odd Fellows from outsid. the
county. among them being Past
Grand Masters II Hubbard of
Kaufman and J. r. Joiner Of Dali
las. and Grand Secretary ". II. Wal
ker, also OF Dalias. Dr. {. r. Lewis
OF Ennis. who is grand master-elcct
for next year. Vas also on hand.
and the association Was favored
with eloquent and stirring address
es from these brothers during the
day. The business OF the association
was transacted at the morning ses-
sion. Ennis was selected as the next
meeting place. the date to be fixed
By the officers OF the association. ".
f. Bradley was elected president j.
s. Hardy. secretary. and W. +. Nc
Call treasurer. all of Ennis. Sam
Cauthen OF Waxahachie. S. ]. Ber-
rier of Midlothian, and j. W. Hos
kins of Red Oak were elected vice
presidents in the order named.
The afternoon session was taken
up In hearing the contests for the
prizes for the best rendition of the
different charges. There were a
number of entries for each prize,
and the contests were very spirited
and interesting, the whole afternoon
being consumed in hearing them.
Past Grand Masters Hubbard and
Joiner and Grand Secretary Walker
were the judges and they announced
the following as the winners: For
| we'll of Waxahachie Lodge, for the
past grand's charge, ] p Calunch
of Maypearl lodge; for the unwritten
| work, j. w, Yancy OF Ovilla lodge
The reporter failed to get the name
) eof the winners for the wardens an
e the s. Supporters charges.
e At night Waxahaehie Degree sta
n put the entire work upon the flo
ne carving number of candida
s. through from start to finish. T
le work was very highly complimen
q by the grand officers present a
d by all the representatives from 8
/ ter lodges This degree staff EMO
| the reputation of being one of II
: very best in the state, and the wor
last night was fully up to the stano
ard A splendid lunch was served Il
1.-The banquet room of the hall iron
noon Yesterday to midnight las
night. every one being permitted &c
go and eat at leisure. The members
of WaXahachie Lodge wed with each
other in looking after the comfort
and pleasure of their guests, and at
! . O'Clock this morning the curtain
! fell upon the most 9nccessiul meet
| ing the association mas ever held,
and the visitors departed for their
homes with the praise Of WaNahach-
ie Odd Fellows on every lip.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-24
DETECTIVE HIRED TO KILL.
u. Thrice saved the Life of the in-
tended Victim.

New York. August IA detect
lye in the disguise Of q longshore-
man, who was expected. In e cruel
murder plot TO play the part Of the
villain thrice saved the life Of Fred
erick Hulk ot SO. 21 Hatfield place.
Port Richmond. staten Island, and
while his alleged would-he-sccom-
pllces were Vaitiur fo hear of hts
death hc had them placed under ar
rest
fu thr Richmond police aeadquar-
ters. George T Cafmie sa years old.
aud his sister Marion. .- years OLD.
also 8t Nn -f hatfield place. are
prisoner lbarseI uifr conspiracy
sith .ams 1fhgr ,a gi1ttinr fu
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-24
bUlLtT IN HIS EYE AGED CITIZEN kllLtDI
Stsaisfe nsa lastsaiN ksaet ~ A.
u1eatM Nei.

Stamford, Texas. Aug - Late
Thursday afternoon Glenn Taylor. a
young man - years old. was out 10
bis yard, prar'lclng shooting at a
mark with a pistol, He had quit
shooting, returned to the house, and
vas slt,ing on the door step when
the weapon was accidentally dis
charged. the bullet entering his eve.
and producing instant death The
body was buried at Rosebud