The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-26

Despite the splendid efforts of a corps
of energetic, painstaking officials and
thousands of carpenters, masons, ce'
mentwalk builders and landscape gar
deners, the jamestown centennial
exposition will be opened today un,
ready. Many of the magnificent struc'
lures that are to house domestic and
foreign commercial exhibits and shelter
the achievements of the industrial arts
are incomplete. The grounds and
buildings at the exposition are about
so per cent. finished. No exposition
ever before has presented such per
manent appearance and this in a great
measure is responsible for the delay.
Several of the most important buildings
are built solidly of brick, cement and
iron, and these are intended to remain
on the grounds as a nucleus of a great
park. Regardless of the permanency
of the work, however, the exterior of
most of the buildings will be ready
when the exposition is formally opened
today. Twenty-Five states of the union
will trace their history from their earl
lest days to the present and the exhib-
its will be sheltered by appropriate
buildings. The state buildings have
been grouped along the historic shore
of Hampton Roads and they command
an excellent view of the navies of the
world. 1t is this great naval display
that will prove the browning glory of
the exposition. Nothing like it has
ever before been attempted. There
have been gatherings of fleets before,
but not on such a tremendous scale as
will be accomplished here. In fact,
there are few harbors in the world that
could accommodate so large an assem-
blage of warships The fact that the
exposition is so accessible from Wash
ington has resulted in large number
of acceptances by diplomatic represen-
tatives than ever has been in connec-
ton with exposition ceremonies.
In a letter addressed to Honore
Jaxon of Chicago chairman of the
Cook county Meyer Haywood confer
ence," made public at Washington
Tuesday, President Roosevelt replied to
the criticism of his recent letter in
which he referred to Meyer and Hay
wood, officials of the western federation
of miners, charged with implication in
the murder of former Gov. Steunenberg
of Idaho, as undesirable citizens
The president says he regrets any body
Of men should so far forget their duty
to their country as to, by formation of
and in other ways, endeavor
to influence justice and coerce court or
jury; that they, not he, are trying to
influence justice, and he condemns what |
he calls their fragrant improperly in
he matter. He says that he indicated !
no opinion as to their guilt of the
murder, but that it was
, simple absurdity to suppose that be-
cause man is on trial he is free from
criticism as to his manner of life. He |
says he might as well be accused of try
ng to influence the suits against Har-
imam, some of whose friends have also
him. He says that Meyer
md Haywood stand as representatives
If those who habitually appear as gull
" of Indictment to or apology for
)loodshed and violence. He added that
lie was profoundly Indifferent to the
of him for his criticisms
If the undesirable types of citizens, re-
,ardless of the power of either labor or
.apital.
A gift of 100000 for the establish
nent of fund for rudimentary schools
or southern negroes was announced at
Tuesday. The giver is
Mss Annie T. Jeanes, Quakeress of
hat city. Booker 7. Washington, head
# Tuskegee institute, and Hollis Burke
'rissell, president of the Hampton nor
nal and industrial institute, are named
S trustees of the fund, but neither of
he institutes they represent will share
n the gift. The income of 100000
S to be used for the sole purpose of
ssisting in the southern United States,
community, country and rural schools
or the great class of negroes to whom
he small rural and community schools
re alone available.
President Charles S. Mellen of the
Jew York, New Haven & Hartford
,ailroad company Monday gave out the
statement in regard to the
eported employment of John II. Stew
ms. former chief engineer of the Pan
ma canal, to do certain work for the