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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
COL. FAIRFAX DEAD.
Remained q Typical Southerner
throughout Life.

RICHMOND, Va, March 23.-Col. John
Walter Fairfax. eighty years old. died
yesterday at his home. Leesylvania,
Prince William county. Va. He was a
well-known veteran of the civil war. hav-
ing held the rank of colonel in the con-
federate army.
ing officer on the staff of Gen. Long
street. Owing to his dash and gallantry
Col. Fairfax has been characterized in
history as "Longstreet's fighting aid
Few persons in Virginia embodied more
uniquely the characteristics of the old
time southerner than did Col. Fairfax.
Typically a creation of the social condi-
lions that prevailed Virginia three
quarters of a century ago. his tempera-
ment had never changed through transit
ton to the new order Of southern life that
followed the abolition of slavery.
In 1S41. while q student at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. his father died. leav-
ing him one of the largest fortunes of that
period. In 1850 he acquired the historic
country seat of President James Monroe
near Aide. Va. and during his residence
there entertained many Of the most dis
tinguished persons of the ante-bellum
period Col. Fairfax also owned an estate
known as Bellgrove. near Leesburg. Va.
IN auultlon 10 the monroe homestead. tne
old home of the Lee family. on the Poto-
mac. Leesylvania. This latter is famed as
the birthplace of the revolutionary hero
Light Horse Harry" Lee.
Col. John Walter Fairfax was the son OF
Capt. Henry Fairfax of Dumfr!es. Va
through marriage with Elizabeth Lindsay
His father served in the war of 1872, with
the rank of captain, on the staff of Col
Renno. in the 18th Virginia Regiment.
Henry Fairfax. his oldest son and one
of the bestknown men In Virginia. lives
At the old Monroe estate, near Aide, in
ioudoun county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
NEW TYPE CRUISERS.
Displacement of 10000 Tons-Carry
Six 90 Guns.

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
LONDON, March 23.-The designs for
the six new fast protected cruisers that
are included in the British naval esti-
mates are already prepared. and as soon
as parliament sanctions the necessary ex-
penditures. tenders will be invited from
private firms for the building of these YES
sells. They are each to be of about
10000 tons, against the 1900 tons of the
armored cruisers of the invincible class.
The primary armament will consist of
six 92-inch guns, all mounted SO that
their fire may be concentrated on either
broadside These vessels are intended for
the protection of commercial fleets in time
of war and are to be larger apd swifter
than anything of this nature that Eng
land has hitherto possessed. Each will
cost the best part of So,WO,OOO to con-
struct. Two are to be built in the gov
eminent dockyards at Pembroke Dock
and Sheerness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
Taft Delegation Bolts.

DURHAM. n. c.. March 23.-The Dur
hame republican convention Saturday re-
suited In a row. In the midse Of the excite
ment the Taft delegation bolted. Repre-
sentative Blackburn spoke to the conven-
ton and warned it that the republican
party must accept the responsibility for
the stringency of the times. II favor
Cannon said he. because / can crafty
my state pride and place in power a man
in whom the business interests of our
country have confidence
Blackburn's speech was the signal for
the bolt When he finished John c. An
gier called out, "All republicans who favor
Taft follow me" Many men followed him.
Both conventions named delegations. The
Cannonites are regular and captured the
county by safe majority. Blackburn
wired congratulations to Speaker Cannon
this afternoon. The state convention must
settle the division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
NEW sIAMESE TWINS.
Doctors Are Examining Them With
the X-Rays.
Special Cablegram to The Star.


LONDON. March pa Brighton wom-
an has given birth to twin girls. who are
united at the hips by what is believed to
be an indissoluble bond of flesh and bone
DR.. James Rooth. who is attending the
case, states that each child has distinct
individuality. for one has been noticed
TO be crying while her sister was sound
asleep. The babies are Joined in such
a way that they are almost back TO back
and they have to sleep on their sides with
faces turned from each other.
1t is believed that any attempt to sep
arate them would lead to the death of
one or both, but to ascertain exactly
whether this is so the children are to be
photogra phed under the X-rays in order
TO reveal the nature OF the connection.
At present the children are very healthy
and lively. Their mother is poor. and the
strange twins have been adopted by a
childless woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
GEN. FIRMIN SAILS.
Haitian Refugees at Last Quit the
Island.

Gen. Antenor F'irmin, the leader of
the recent insurrection in Haiti, and the
other revolutionists who have been refu-
gees in the French consulate at Gonaives
for the past two months embarked Satur-
day on the French cruiser d'Estrees,
which proceeded for st. Thomas.
The refugees in the legations at Port
au Prince continue to refuse to, give
pledges to the government that they will
return to their homes If released. and it
probably will be necessary to deport all
Of them under diplomatic protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
Heinze Pays $22, 900 in Fines.

HELENA. March 23.-The fine of $4,000
imposed upon F.. Augustus Heinze and his
two mine superintendent. Frank and Ire
ria. for contempt of court. was forwarded
to Washington Saturday, the last day
of extension allowed by Judge Hunt The
fines were imposed for violation of an
injunction in connection with litigation
over Butte Mines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
Portugal's King May Lose an Arm.

MADRID. March 23-It Is announced
that the King of Portugal, who was
wounded in the attack in which King
Carlos and the crown prince were killed.
will very likely suffer the loss OF his arm.
FL Mundo says that il learned on good
authority that the wound has not healed
and has recently become very much worse.
The attending physicians, says the paper.
declare that amputation is imperative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
DIR, DANIEL POPE DEAD
NOTABLE FIGURE IN SOUTH
CAROLINA HISTORY.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. March 23.-Dr. Jo-
seph Daniel Pope. aged Lightweight years,
dean of the law school of the University
of South Carolina. and one of the three
survivors of the signers of the ordinance
of secession, died at his home in this city
Saturday afternoon as the result of in
frmties of old age.
Although advanced in years, DR.. Pope
remained in harness to the very last,
beingu stricken with his fatal illness while
lecturing at the university on Thursday
last.
Prominent Confederate.
Dr. Pope's death removes notable fig
ure in the recent history of South Car
DINA. During the civil war he was chief
of the revenue department and superin-
tendent Of the currency under the Confed-
crate government. He was a writer lee
turer and publicist. and had been one of
South Cardinals foremost citizens for a
generation.
Dr. Pope was born in Beaufort county.
practicing law in the town of Beaufort,
afterward removing to Columbia. where
he continued the practice of his profess
sion until he founded the law school at
the university a quarter of a century ago.
remaining the head Of that department
until his death.
He graduated from the University OF
Georgia in 1871. afterward reading law
under the late James l.. Petgru, one of
this states most noted lawyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23

Deputy United States Marshal II. c.
Reese while raiding an Illicit distillery in
Chatham county, n. c., Saturday. was
shot by blockaders and perhaps fatally
wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23

The death of Joaquin E. Medina. the
first president of Salvador. has just been
announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
Written or Oral Statements.

Also from publishing or otherwise cir
culating. whether in writing or orally,
any statement or notice of any kind or
character whatsoever. calling attention to
the compliments customers. or of deal
ers or tradesmen. or the public. to any
boycott against the comp lainant. its bust
ness or its product, or that the same are,
or WERE. or have been declared to be
unfair or that it should not be pur-
chased or dealt in or handled by any
dealer. tradesman or other person whom.
soever. or by the public. or any represen-
tation or statement of like effect Or i'm
port, for the purpose of, or tending to.
any injury to or interference with the
compliments business. or with the free
and unrestricted sale Of it's product, or OF
coercing or inducing any dealer person.
firm. or corporation, or the public. not to
purchase, use, buy, trade in. deal In. or
have in possession stoves. ranges, heat
ing apparatus. or other product of the
comp lainant. and from threatening or in
timidating any person or persons whom.
soever from buying. selling, or otherwise
dealing In the complainant's product.
either directly. or through orders. direc-
lions or suggestions to committees, asso-
Citations, officers. agents or others"
HARRY NJ. CLABAUGH.
"Chief Justice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23

A remarkable card game is now going
on in Des Moines Iowa. 1t is a game of
cribbage for a million points between Col.
j. c. Lopez and Milo Ward on one side.
and Dr. w. n. Heaton and Samuel
Neidig on the other. They are all promi-
nent business men and cribbage enthusi-
asts The game began seven years ago on
the suggestion of Col. Lopez. The players
have met either Monday or Saturday of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23

each week. Mr.: Ward acting as secretary
and scorekeeper. Up to date four series
of 10000 points each have been played.
AMI the fifth is now under way. Lopez
and Ward won the first four series. The
score on the fifth is now 6O.234 to 10000
in favor of Lopez and Ward. The total
scores are: Lopez and Ward. 46O,234:
Heaton and Neidig. 455.2 34. They play
each week from 7:3O to II. with a half
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
Electric Line Fares.

If a bill introduced in the house this
week by Mr. Metzerott is passed electric
railway companies running out Of Wash
ington may not charge more than cents
for each five miles they carry a passen-
ger in the adjoining counties of Maryland.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-02
Watson Tells Why He Fabors G1eenback,

[ profoundly regret to see that Mr.. Bryan
is disposed to sidestep the money question.
He cannot succeed in doing so. 1t is the
burning question of the hour and cannot be
put aside The single gold standard violates
the Constitution and gives too much power
to the few who control the gold The nation
al banking system has brought the country
to the verge of ruin and must be fought to
the death. If Mr.. Bryan refuses to grappls
with the enemies Of the public wealth leader
ship Of the Jeffersonian Democrats will slip
out of his hands. THOMAS E., WATSON
New York World.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-02
WATSON AND FINANCE.

If the Chancellor Oxenstiern lived In eur
day, he would probably change his famous
admonltlon to something like this: Behold,
my son, with how little knowledge history is
writ" Mr.. Thomas E. Watson, in commu-
nication addressed to the Post, and printed on
Wednesday, delivered himself Of this specimen
Of misinformation:
The first issue OF treasury notes, under Mr..
Llncoln's administration, was $50000,000, and
these greenbacks were full legal tender be-
tween man and man. These notes did not de-
preciate, but circulated on equality with coin,
for the simple reason that every citizen
could do as much with paper dollar as he
could with coin dollar"
Did Mr.. Watson, who pleads guilty to the
charge of being a lawyer, ever read the acts
creating the first issue Of treasury notes ~
Possibly not, and if he did, he has forgot it's
terms and its import The dates of those
statutes were July IL and August 5, 1861.
They were not "greenbacks," and were never
so classed in the financial nomenclature Of
our Government until Mr. Tom Watson thus
distinguished them, 50 far as our poor infor-
nation advises us. And it is proper to add
that they were not made full legal tender
until the act Of March IL, 1862, was approved
Beides, they were $6O,OOO,OOO and not $780,
900, 600
But that is not all. This very issue Mr..
Watson extols so fatteringly, was, in express
terms of the law creating it, redeemabe in
coin on demand of the holder and there was
dollar in coin behind every dollar of them
and that is what made them as valuable
before they got to be full legal tender as they
were after the law made them So They were
boarded just like gold, and by midsummer Of
1862 they were as hard to get as gold, while
the sure-enough greenback that Mr.. Watson
confounds them with, grew on blackberry
briers, to be had for the picking, so to speak.
1t is manifest that Mr. Watson has never
Continued on Page Thirteen.)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-02


Watson, of Georgia, who was the Popuist
candidate for Vice-President on the Bryan
ticket in 1896, would advocate greenback
money at White House luncheon to be held
next Monday, he said:
Il won't comment on that until [ see it
over Mr.. Watson's own signature. That
paper may have copied the interview from
The World
The World had printed no such interview,
but telegraphed Mr.. Watson a request to make
his position clear, and also to outline the
arguments he will make to the President
Here is the answer wired by the noted
Populist:
Thomson, Ca, Dec. g.
To the Editor of The World:
Your telegram received I cannot under
stand why Mr.. Bryan should receive in
credulously the statement that I would advise
the President to issue greenbacks. Mr.. Bryan
knows perfectly we'll that I am and always
have been a greenbacker. In other words,
| have always contended that the Constitution
of the United States vested in the Govern
ment the right to create money.
In his messages of 1915 and 1916 Presi-
dent Madison took the same position that [
NOW take. LII Gen. jackson S famous 11gnt on
the national bank he took the same position
which [ now take. When President Lincoln
issued greenbacks during the war he also took
the position that the Government had the
right to create national currency out Of any
material that it saw fit to select The Su.
preme Court of the United States, in the cele>
brated case Of Juillard against Grenman,
distinctly decided that the Constitution gave
to Congress the right to create money and
Of any material that it saw fit to select.
This decision, known as the illegal Tender
Decision" made in 1884, but prior to
that time the same principle had been decided
by the great New England Judge Story who
delivered the opinion of the majority Of the
Supreme Court. The case is reported in
"Second Mason, pages l to s.
Former Issues of Greenbacks.
The acts of 1862 and 1868, which author
lied an issue of $450,0O0,OOO of greenbacks
have never been repealed. 1t is true that in
1866 Congress provided that these greenback
notes might be retired to the extent Of $1O
100000 per month for six months and then
at the rate of 100000 per month
In the exercise Of the discretion thus given
the Secretary began to destroy the green
backs. Before he was stopped by act of Con-
gross he had burned $44,000,000 Of these
notes But there was so much indignation on
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-02


ton Of their money that in February, 1868,
Congress suspended the act which gave the
Secretary the discretion to destroy the green
backs.
When the panic of 1873 came on there was
clamor Tor more money, just as there is now.
In response to that popular demand the Gov
ement reissued $40, 100000 Of the notes which
had been cancelled under the discretionary
act Of 1866. In 1875 Congress provided
again that the greenback notes might be re-
duced to the sum Of $300,000,0O0. Again the
Secretary of the Treasury began to destroy
the greenbacks. Once more however, the
people cried out against this contraction of
the currency, and in 1873 Gen. Grant used
his great influence to put stop to it. By
the act of May 81, 1878, the Secretary Of the
Treasury was required to reissue the green
backs as fast as they were redeemed and can
celed. In other words, the process Of con-
traction was checked.
At the time this was done the outstanding
amount Of the greenbacks was $346, 681 900
III round numbers. At this sum they have
stood ever since. My contention is that the
Government should now do precisely what
the Government did under similar circum-
stances in 1878.
Advice to Mr.. Bryan
[ am astonished that Mr. Bryan should ex-
press any surprise when he reads my position
is that which squares so absolutely with the
historic Democratic position. Let him study
Jackson s farewell address. Let him study
the speeches of Thomas III. Benton. Let him
peruse the messages Of Mr. Madison. Let
him master the financial letters of Thomas
Jefferson. Let him grasp the splendid train
of reasoning In which John c.. Calhoun argues
In favor Of governmental currency and he will
then be better able to recognize what 10
genuine Jeffersonian Democracy when he
sees it.
The national banks are given the use Of
the two hundred and fifty millions Of the
public funds. This is wrong. They are
given bonds for which they do not pay and
for whose issue there is no good reason. This
is wrong. The present Administration has
followed the example of President Cleveland
and President Mckinley rather than the
precedent Of 1873. To the establishment Of
the radicals Mr.. Bryan has not challenged
the right Of the national bankers to perpetu-
ate their undemocratic system, but has sug-
gested governmental guaranty in their be-
half which would perpetuate the system which
Jefferson, Benton and Jackson so bitterly an
tagonized. <sAsa
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-08-26
Whitworth College.

The announcement of this spien-
did and historic institution of
learning will be seen elsewhere in
our columns.
That President Cooper has secur-
ed a faculty that will compare
with any of our schools, will be seen
by noting the personnel as publish
ed today. In fact, President Coop
er has proven to the people here
who know him best that he employs
only the best trained and most SUI
perior talent for his college. This
being fact, it is the part of wis
dom and discretion for parents to
patronize their home institution.
1t should be a matter of pride that
our State contains such institutions
as Whitworth College, supported
and upheld by its people.
There is every evidence that DIR.
Cooper has strengthened the conf
dence of the people in Whitworth
and by his wise management placed
it on solid basis, intellectually
and financially. That he will keep
it up to its high standard of today
and advance it with every progress
sive wave in the educational cam
paign that has just begun for the
younger generations, goes without
saying, provided the people whom
he serves will stand Loyalty by with
their support, morally and finan-
cially.
1t is our candid opinion that
Whitworth College is a safe and
thorough school for the young
women of our State. It's environ
ment is delightful; it is a pride to
Brookhaven; it is safe, in every
sense of the word.
There is little doubt that Whit
worth will open with larger num-
Der of students this fall than ever
before in its history.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-08-26
Magnolia, Aug. 25, 1908.

1t will rest the minds of those
who have been and are so vigorous
ly engaged in the political cam
paigns in our State, to read the
address, in another column of this
issue, emanating from the late con-
ference for education held at Ok
ford. A campaign for education
should be rife in the minds of our
citizens. We can't "elect" an ed
ucated citizenship; but we can put
all our influence and all means
possible forward to make our boys
and girls greater and better in in
tellect, in heart, and in the practi-
cal things of life than we are.
Men rise on stepping stones of
their dead selves to higher things. !"
Each generation should be an i'm
provement on the one proceeding.
Read Mississippi's Educational
Needs, Z and you will, doubtless,
be not only inspired to go forward
in educational matters, but you
will be surprised at statements con-
tanned therein.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-08-26

gro in the city, District Attorney
Hatch said:
I regard the lynching of Donni-
gan as the most atrocious crime of
this entire outbreak. His only
offense was that he married white
woman, and that happened more
than 30 years ago. He had reared
a family, and his sons have been
good citizens. They have married
women of their own color
The murderous and indiscrimin-
ate negrophobia that blazed out at
Springfield has been echoed in all
the cities contiguous. 1t is this
manifestation in common that casts
the deepest reflection upon the fu-
ture. A dispatch from Evansville,
Indiana, announced the arrival of
several negroes fleeing from Spring
field, who said they would never re-
turn. But they had not been in
their refuge twenty-four hours be-
fore one Of their race was stabbed
to death IN pure WantonneSS; by
sympathizers with the Springfield
mob. Two murders, two assaults
on white men and several minor
disturbances, says Chicago pa
per, marked the feeling of unrest
which stirred the colored people of
Chicago yesterday as the result of
the riots in Springfield. Here
follows half column account of
the fights, the shooting and stab
bing, that fiared up on the occasion
of casual meetings between persons
of the two races. Never has the
problem looked more hopeless than
under the light Of this awful,
wretched fray in the capital of Illi-
nois. Vicksburg Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-08-26
THE CONGRESSION-
AL PRIMARIES.
ADAM BYRD RENOMINATED IN THE
FIFTH DISTRICT.
R. h. Henry and ". A. Collier Lead in
the Eighth Hill and Sisson Run
Over in the Fourth.

Complete returns have not been
received from the Congressional
primaries held in the Fourth Con-
gressional District Monday and the
Fifth and Eighth on yesterday; but
enough is known to fairly indicate
the result.
In the Fourth the race was be-
tween w. S. Hill, present incum-
bent, T. U. Sisson and Oscar Bled-
soc. The vote returned gives Sis
son plurality of 396 in the dis
trict, Hill being second.
In the Fifth District incomplete
returns give Congressman Adam
Byrd two to one over Currie, and
assure his election.
In John Sharke Williams Dis
.trict (the Eighth) the second race
will be run over by R. H. Henry,
of Kinds, and w. A. Collier, of
Warren. Up to this morning the
incomplete returns from that Dis
trict gave R. H. Henry 1904; Pat
Henry 1914; George 1882; Collier
1886; Thames 1850; Hallam 284.
A surprisingly light vote was
polled in all of the districts.
Next Saturday Shelton, Webb,
Simmons and Dickson will try con
cIusions in this, the Seventh Dis
trict.