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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-22

John McQuade, who has been on an
extended furlough to Short Falls, n.
H., has returned home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-22

Melville A. Nichols, Co. A, 4th Me.
has been granted en- honorable dis
charge from the Home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-22

c. a. Fuller has returned from a bus
mess visit to Boston.
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Thousands Have Kidney y.
Trouble and Never Suspect \.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours !;
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Thomas J. Stafford returned yesterday
.fr.,m an extended furlough to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-22

| Alfred Esterbrook went on furlousn
to New York City yesterday
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NATIONAL HOME,

Officer of the day, Capt. J. ". Rich
rIS
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The city officials are getting a bit
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Annual

From these figures It y evident mat
the newspapers. daily and weekly, are
20 per cent of the total. The religious,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
|VIRGINIAS MINERAL AND TIMBER RESOURCES EN
Governor Swanson Took the Lead
and Drew Around Him
Strong Men.
RESPONSE OF RAILROADS
All Principal Lines Entered Into
Hearty Cooperation With
Other Interests.

One of the most beautiful and clab-
crate exhibits being shown at the
Jamestown Exposition is that OF the
Virginia Mineral and Timber Exhibit
Association. which gives to the visitor
ut once n comprehensive insight into
E the wonderful mineral and timber re-
sources of the State
Governor Swanson became Interest,"
ed in the great task of getting up a
suitable exhibit along this line. and
surrounded himself with many of the
ablest and wealthiest men in the State.
The railroad companies, the mine
owners aud the timber producers
Joined hands with the Governor. and
their liberal responses and earnest eff
forts have builded the splendid exhibit
which is now being shown. and which
Wonderful to look upon
The Virginia Mineral and Timber
Exhibit Association was organized at
Roanoke on November 81, 1906. for
the purpose of exploiting the re-
sources of Virginia and to show the
progressiveness of her mineral and
timber operations.
Governor Swanson. H. E. Johnson
president OF the Norfolk and Western:
"a. III. Reeder. general manager of
Stonega Coke and Coal Company; NJ.
Y. Richards. of the Southern Railway
Company. made earnest appeals to or
ganize an association. which was done,
with the following officers and COM
mittces:
Claude A. Swanson. president. Rich.
mond. Va; Rufus a. Ayers, vice.
president. Big Stone Gap Va: Bruce
G. Banks, secretary, Bland, Va. w.
w. Baker. treasurer, Halsboro. Va.
Honorary Vice observation-disclosures
r. Ryan. New York, n. Y. ID. b.
Wentz. Philadelphia. Pa; John w.
Eckman, Pulaski, Va: John b. New
ton. Bristol, Va; Robert j Camp. Suf-
folk, Va; Isaac T. Mann, BramwcI,
w. Va; s. D. Crenshaw, Richmond,
Va; II. X. McFIarg, Jr., Bristol. Va
Charles Catlett, Staunton, Va: John l..
Roper, Norfolk, Va. r. r. Williams,
Richmond, Va. William Foster Schuy-
ler Va.
4 Directors-Claude a. Swanson. Rich
mond Va: Rufus A. Ayers, Big Stone
Gap, Va: e. -. Doyle, Richmond, Va !;
w. j. PAYNE, Richmond, Va; NJ V.
Richards, Washington, D. c.; w. D.
Duke. Richmond, Va; f, II. Labaumc,
Roanoke. Va. w. W. Baker. Halls
boro, Va.
Governor Very Active.
Governor Swanson has devoted much
time and energy to make the exhibit
q success and great credit is due him
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killed and eaten. SaVages slain in battle
were also devoured, aud in six months
only sixty of the 400 people Smith had
left were alive. These would have died
in ten days.
But before the vessel with
Commissioners Gates and Somers
had reached tire mouth OF the
james the party met Lord De
la War;, with provisions and imple-
ments OF defense and agriculture, come
out to govern his colony So the party
was taken back to jamestown and Lord
De Ia War;, who would be called Lord
Delaware were he living to-day. ruled
wisely and well until forced by disease
to return to England In 1911. leaving the
government in the hands of Mr.. Percy.
Sir Thomas Dale came as Governor in
the succeeding May. bringing supplies and
men. But he suffered the colonists to
relapse into their former state of idleness.
and the day of starvation looked to be
near, when Sir Thomas Gates came, in
August. 16ll Sir Thomas was friend
of Lord Francis Bacon, and the philoso-
pher advised that martial law he d.
clared In Virginia. Sir Thomas thought
the suggestion good and put 1t into eff
feet. Gates assumed the reins and sent
Dale up into Henrlco with $50 men to
form new settlement
POCAIIONTAS WEEDS ItOLFE.
The colony was getting on its feet In
1912 the charter was supplanted by a
new one of broader powers for the COM
; pany and less power for the King. 1t
was also extended so as to include the
Bermudas. which was afterwards pur-
chased by 100 members OF the company.
| 1t was about this period that Captain
ArSall. while on n voyage on tho Poto-
mac, fell In with old Japazs-ws, to whom
| Powhatan had sent Pocahontas. JapazaWs
| however, ionged for a bright copper kettle
| on board Argall's vessel, and told the
| Englishman that IL he would give 1t to
| him he might take tho princess back tC
jamestown with him And Argall gave
| up tho kettle. PocahontaS was enticeC
aboard and then taken to Jamestown
! Pocahontas appears to have heen kindly
treated, and certain 1t is she was we'll
received at Jamestown Her spiritual
welfare appears to have been the objecr
Of assiduous attention. and she was con-
verified and baptized in the church which
the pioneers had erected shortly aftes
landing,
Nevertheless, there would probably have
been trouble with Powhatan over the kid
| mapping Of his daughter but for the In
terNention of Cupid. and vixen young Mr.
| Rolfe, respectable colonlst, wooed anc
won tho heart of the dusky prln-
SpS", ihtctHatiotlal complications were
Strengthened OUT and the father OF
the bride sent her uncle and two
brothers to attend the marriage In the
jamestown Church. The marriage not
only made a friend OF Powhntan, bu1
| tho Chickahominies became subjects
of King James, agreeing to pay him
| tribute and to furnish him fighting
men. The rest of the story of Poca.
hontas, of how she went to England
with her husband and children, ant
was received at court and showeret
with attentions; OF her death on thu
ovo OF her return to America, is toe
we'll known to bear repetition.
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for the energy and ability he has shown
~ the. matter
Secretary r. C. Banks Is well known
by the business interests of Virginia,
and had charge OF the Virginia mining
department at st. Louis, which attract
ed universal attention. and won the
first award He was also elected
president of the Mines and Metallurgy
Association of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition and had charge of the EN-
hibitors' Association at the close of the
fair. lie now has charge of the Nir-
ginia mineral and timber exhibit at
jamestown.
Mr.. d. s. Blair. who was formerly
connected with Tidcwater Railway, is
Mr.. Banks's first assistant, and is re-
garded as a most capable man for the
place.
The charmen of the various COM
mittees ard those composing the lat
tor have worked earnestly for the sue
cess OF the exhibit. which is one of the
handsomcst and most elaborate ever
shown in this country.
The association purchased a COM
panion building to the Mines and Met
allury Building, which cost them about
$4,000. and they have expended $780,
600 in decorations.
There are elegant reccption-rooms,
gentlcmens buffet. with all modern
conveniences; baggage -room, mail de-
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river in addition To bringing in corn
from the Chicknhor.iny. and he went
back. He was captured when he mad
Como some distance up the Chickahom-
my, and Opecilancanoush. king OF the
Pamukles, kept him prisoner for six
or seven weeks, sending him to villages
throughout Northern Virginia, iii order
that his friends might see white man.
Finally, Smith was taken to the Enl-
peror Powhatan, at Richmond. Smith
mad shown Opochancanough his pocket
compass and so played on the Curl
osity of the prince that he gave UP his
intention of having him put to death.
But old Powhatan refused to take an
interest in the things Smith tried to
show him. or to listen TO the tlihSs
Smith told him. The emperor, who
ruled over wide extent OF territory
ordered Smith put to death.
TIE STORY OF POCAlIONTAs.
There is not boy or girl III the
United States who does not know the
story of how Pocahontas, the daughter
of the emperor, begged her rather 70
spare the life of the white man; OF
how the grim old warrior refused 70
heed the prayers OF, his daughters OIL
how Smith was dragged out ana ms
head laid on the big smooth stone IN
the village square, while the eXccnt'oners
| beat out the brains OF the captive at
| nod from Powhatart of how the beautiful
Indian maiden, rushing forward, threw
| herself down by the side of the English
man. ana shielding his head with her
| body. declared she would have to be put
! TO death before he could be harmed. At
| this powhatan Is said to have relented,
and allowed Smith to so back to James.
! town The story has been questioned OF
K TOD Inv -
| self. His veracity as to other things IS
| established by circumstantlal evidence,
! and by archives of the London Company.
| The story Is not impossible. 1t Is not
| entirely improbable. In view OF
| the after history OF Pocahontas, WHO ne-
| came the guardian of the colony. anu
, appears to have been ..eld in great al
lection by the colon!sts, prior to her mar
ringe to Mr.. Rolfe.
! Smith encountered moro troubles When
he returned to Jamestown after his long
absence. A faction sought to have Smith
tried on some charge not stated by the
historian, but Smith laid hold of them
and had them held until they could be
sent back to England Tho Indians were
friendly and they came often to James
town, pocahontas with them frequently
Plenty Of com was coming in which was
bought at fair prices. Blue beads was
the favorite medium of exchange. Bl
the coonists were improyident and waste
full, Not only did Smith find 1t Impossible
10 mako them work, but they would no
take care of the supplies obtained from
the Indians. A few days after his return
from imprisonment the people IN charg'
Of tho supplies OF grain allowed the store
house to catch fire and burn up.
Just about this timo Christopher New
Z lrt arrived from England again Wit
| t,,,t hn .,ll
7 extend over six weeks, he about ate III
/ colonists out of house and home. New
c po.t was eng2sed in loading his vossc
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Where the Exhibit Is.

In the centre OF the large hail standa
the State mineral and timber exhibit.
occupying q space OF moro than three
thousand feet. The central trophy Is de-
signed In conformity with the balance NJ
the building, and is octagonal In shape.
sustained by eight massive solid bronze
pillars Of similar design to those sup
porting the girders overhead. .lis struc-
ture is crowned by canopy reaching to
a height Of almost thirty feet. There are
eight pedestals surrounding this strue-
ture. upon which stand massive bronze
urns containing flowers and palms, which
add srca. charm and beauty TO tho
structure.
The Office OF the secretary Is in tho
centre OF this structure. Surrounding this
Is arranged one OF tho most complete and
elaborate displays OF minerals and fine
timbcrs ever shown ut any exposition.
The resources OF The state have been
gathered with great care and profusion,
aud are exhibited in suitable pate-glass
cases. which are dustproof and the best
10 be obtained for this purpose.
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HARD TIME OF COLON

now had 1t brought ashore and placed
on the embankments, which were
strengthened Very materially.
HARD rI,lE: OF COLONISrs.
IT was hard time the colonists had.
They u-i 10 prepare the groaHt. FOR
corn-pianting, the season being far
advanced, since the Indians had told
them the grain should be put in the
ground when the hickory leaf was as
big as squirrels ear, and the trees
We're now in fun Leaf. The trees had
10 be felled, the ground broken, the
SHIPS reloaded, and guard maintained
night and day. The gentlemen" of the
party numbered SO, the "laborers'' Il.
II is easy to imagine Smith Tuning
over the indolent habits of the gentle
men, and his vain efforts to make them
work. Evidence of the unpopularity of
the adventurer Is found in the fact
that when Newport started to take
the ship back to England at the end
of six weeks the other colonists tried
hard TO get rid of Smith by urging him
| to embark also. They accused him OF
| trying TO nSurp the presidency OF the
council, probably owing To the fact
that he, being natural leader OF
men, had unconsciously taken a fore
most place in pushing the work of dis
covery, and preparing FOR Il permanent
! habitation in the forest. But Smith
| dehed his accusers, refused to go back
| TO England, and demanded a trial. AT
| this trial, the first in America, Smith
| appears to have conducted his own
| case. He did not plead elemental
| Americana" or "brainstorm," or the
| "unwritten law" but proved by wit
| nesses that Mingled had induced
! them to swear falsely, and the coun-
| Gil ordered that the president pay
| Smith zoo pounds, which was a very
| large sum of money in those days,
| in the world. Smith threw the money
into the common treasury.
! Within ten days after the departure
| of Newport scarce ten men among the
colonists We're able to stand. Probably
fever and aguc attacked them. Prob
ably they paid little attention to sani-
tation, since little was known of the
science, From the time OF the landing
of the party in May to September, fifty
OF the number We're buried, probably
in the old cemetery which is now one
OF tho principal sights shown the
tourist who visits jamestown
THOUGHT THERE MAS GOLD.
Smith loved 40 make long trips NJ
tile tributaries Of the James and, DO,
sides, as he became acquainted with tbs
| Indians, they were induced to bring
corn 70 the settlement and sell IT, He
met tho Chickahominies on one trip
!, and II was not long until they were
! bringing down all the corn needed
= When Smith came back from the Chick
: ahominies with supply of corn he wa!
bitterly blamed because he had no
$ round the head OF the river, The colo
nists were eager 10 earn something o
n the back country. They We're frml.
S convinced there was % sea close to tn
: westward or southwark, and the
= thought there Was plenty Of gold Il
n the country between Smith got YER
g angry " seems, when he was blame
4 for not having found tho source of til
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AND PROGRESS OF THE EXPOSITION MOVEMENT

The adoption OF Colonel Anderson's
resolution was followed by a proci;l-
nation by Governor Tyler. communi
eating tho resolves of the General As
sembIy to the authorities of the va
rious counties and cities of the State.
In the session of 1901-2. Colonel An
derson had been elevated TO the SEN
ate. and the memorable contest for
the honor of holding the proposed ex-
position came on between Richmond
and Norfolk. The latter won. and the
next step was tho introduction Of a
bill by the Norfolk members char
tcriog the jamestown Exposition Com
pany, Incorporated.
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country and its glorious history.
OF course, at the time Colonel Andcr-
son did not know that the affair would
assume such gigantic and gratifying
proportions, but it was not long be.
fore the idea was entered into heartily
by the Legislature, the press and the
people, and it gradually spread into
nearly every section of the country
laying strong hold as it went upon
the Federal authorities at Washing
ton. Two resolutions were offered, one
i'll tho Senate and the other in the
House. They We're both adopted.
On January 3lst Judge D.
Gardiner Tyler, of Charles City,
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with the yellow earth found near the set
tlement which was believed to be gold.
Smith opposed taking the time OF the
colonists to dig and carry earth, whlch
e was convinced was valuelcss. but the
patrons in London insisted that gold be
brought home, and Newport was bring
ing what looked to him TO be the precious
mctal---a shipload OF it.
s'rancis Nelson arrived soon after the
departure OF Newport, and brought con-
siderable supplies. When he started
homeward, Smith, accompanied by four
teen men in small barge, went with
them as far as the capes, and then began
a survey of Chesapeake Bay. Smith did
this work up as far as the Susquehannah,
leaving only the remote borders of that
river to remain for some years longer the
tabled dwelling place of a giant progeny.
He discovered the Patapsco and probably
entered the harbor of Baltimore. He then
went or up past what is now Mount Yer
non, on past Alexandria, past Washington
and to the falls of the Potomac. In adj
dition to this Smith went into the IN
terror for considerable distances at many
places. and met numbers of Indians 1t
was 4 remarkable journey, compelling
Bancroft to say of it, The expedition
was worthy Of the romantic age OF Amerl-
| can history"
| soillt!t was tbllt liIcC lIohAiAo, GNU va
| his return was elected president Of the
| Council. Newport returned about this
! time with orders not to return to EnglS2d
without some clue to the fate of the lost
colony on Roanoke Island, a lump of gold.
OF finding a passage to the South sea.
Smith compromised by loading the ship
| with tar, pitch, pine boards. sawed out
| by hand. and ashes. He went up to the
falls with Newport and party to visit
Powhatan, to whom the London Company
had sent costly gifts. Smith also sent
word homo by Newport to send out la'-
borcrs to do the work which would not
be done BY the gentlemen upon whom
| he had TO depend.
| ARRIVAL OF COLONISTs.
About this time. May %, 1909, the con-
troll of the colony passed from the king
to the London Company, and three COM
! nlSsoners We're sent out to do the gov
erning until the arrival of Lord DE la
War;. who had been appoined Governor
for life, So afraid We're the commissions
ers that one should he thought the SUI
perior of the other, that all three came
in one vessel, the Sea Venture, but II
was driven on the rocks at Bermuda, anc
seven OF the nine vessels sent out loadee
! With colonsts, arrived at Old Point he
fore the commissioners got IN. such
large party which was discovered pA
scouts from Jamestown, caused the COLO
nists to think they were about to be at
tackled by Spaniards.
The number OF arrivals was so, larg
and so, factlous that Smith sent 10 o
them. under West, to make settlement
at tho falls OF the James. and anothe
party under Martin to found settlement
in Nansemond. to tile south of the James
Martin stole n lot of corn from the In
dams, who attacked his party, kililn
several and forcing them to return t
jamestown,
Smith, With five men, went up to tn
falls few days after West had departe
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then member of the Senate,
presented resolution, i'll re-
Spouse to action taken by citizens of
the city of Williamsburg, calling for
Il celebration to be held at Jamestown
on May II, 1907 and requesting that
the President of the United States and
Congress have charge of the affair
The function contemplated in Judge
Tylers resolution was In no sense an
exposition, and it was to be an event
OF but a single day.
Meanwhile. Colonel Anderson. then
a delegate from the city of Richmond,
moved by the suggestions contained
in DR. Mitchcli's letter, had prepared
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Founding Of the Coony Out Of Which America Has Grown

and found him located on low, unwhoic-
some ground which was incapable OF be-
ing defended against attack. Smith MAD
about purchased from Powhatan the VII
large In which the emperor lived. when
mutny broke out among the colonists.
Smith seized the lingleaders, but was
overcome by the superior numbers of the
mutneers. However, Smith managed to
get 81 boat, in which he rowed out to
their vessel, on which were the provisions.
The sailors knew Smith and upheld him.
The Indians came to the vessel and Of
fered to help subdue the mutineers. Smith
spent nine days trying to convince West
and his party OF the absurdity OF their
'gildcd hopes oil the South Sea mines
but failing in this he started back to
Jamestown. AS soon as he weighed
anchor the savages attacked Vests party,
! Staying many. The rest threw them
| selves on the mercy of Smith. whose ship
! had run aground. He imprisoned six or
| seven of them and placed The rest in y
! fort, which he appears to have got from
| Powhatan, for Smith says he placated the
! savages.
But as soon as Smith started down
| the river West turned the prisoners loose
and returned to the former low location,
/ possibly on the right bank Of the James,
| descending
| Captain Smith did not longer try to
! do anything with the mutincers, and hav-
| ing got the vessel off the bar, started
back down the river. Broken down by
| tho continuous cxertions of the preceding
week, Smith was sleeping, when a bag Of
powder aboard exploded inflictng fear
ful wounds. Tho flesh was torn from
his body in many places by the force Of
the explosion, and his pain was so great
he jumped into the river, from which he
! was rescued by the sailors He was al
most a dead man when jamestown was
reached, but neither his sufierings nor
a sense OF gratitude for what he had ac-
complished for the colony prevented cer-
tain persons hiring an assassin to make
| way with him. But the heart OF the
wretch failed him, and Smith escaped
Smith found he would have to return
to England, not alone BECAUSE he was
unable to render tho struggling colony
further aid, but because Of the necessity
of having his injuries treated Radcliffe
and Archer. his deadly enemies, planned
to seize tho government. but he turned
it over to a Mr.. Percy. Smith never re-
turned to Virginia. a contemporary says
OF him:
in all his proceedings he made justice
his first guide, and experience his sec
ond"
CoLoNIsrs Trimmed OUT rapidly
Smith left 400 people at Jamestown
The hatvests were gathered, supplies sur
ficient for ten weeks We're IN the store
houses. the savages We're subdued and
willing to barter corn. But Radcliffe ant
a considerable portion of the Inhabitants
were refractory and mutlnous. Mr.. Perc!
had hard time trying to make then
work. and could not handle them as
Smith could. 1t was q blessing whel
, Radcliffe and twenty-eisht others were
killed by Indians.
Tho colonists ate zap their supplies ant
! took no steps to secure fresh. All do
! mestlo animals. even cats and dogs. We're
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tile appended paper. which committed
the Legislature to the view that an
elaborate exposition should be held
in one OF the cities of the State in
commemoration of the historic event.
Colonel Anderson had drawn the
paper several days before it was pre-
scented. and when on the morning of
February LIST, Judge Tylcr's was re-
ported to the House for concurrence,
the Richmond member offered his, and
it was passed by the lower branch and
reported to the Senate.
Both resolutions were unanimously
agreed to, and that of Colonel Ander-
son was the foundation for the great