The One Hundred and
Seventy-Sixth Anniversary
of Washington's Birth
George Washington was born on
the banks of the Potomac, in West
moreland county, Virginia, on Febru
ary 22, 1732.
At the age of 16 he was a good sur
veyor and at 19 he was adjutant of
one of the Virginia militia districts,
with the rank of major.
At the age of 21 he was selected by
Gov. Dinwiddle of Virginia as a
"person of distinction," under orders
of tho British government, to de
mand an explanation of the French,
who were forming settlements in the
northwest and in the Mississippi valley.
At the age of 23 he was commis
sioned as colonel In the British army,
and from that time, when as a"soldler
of the king" he became distinguished
on tho field, until ho took leave of
Woodlawn Mansion, Westmoreland County, Virginia, One ®f Washington's
Earliest Homes. 'I
tils oflirers on November 23, 1753,
after having overthrown the royal
government, he was the most Impor
tant factor in the affairs of the new
country.
Ending an eventful and successful
military career, he retired to his
■home at Mount Vernon, Va., from
which place in 1784 ho wrote to La
fayette: "I have become a private
•citizen on the banks of the Potomac,
«nd under the shadow of my own vine
and fig tree, free from the bustle of
the camp, ... I am solacing myself
with those tranquil enjoyments of
which the soldier who is ever in pur
suit of fame, the statesman . . . and
the courtier . . . can have little con
ception."
At the time Washington wrote the
quoted words to Lafayette he had no
thought that he would be called as
the president of the republic, the liv
ing reality of which he had created.
But so, and on the 30th day of April,
1789, having been elected on the
■6th day of the same month, ho
took the oath of ofHce in New York
city, having journeyed to that place
from Mount Vernon in his private
•carriage.
Washington served hl3 country as
its first chief executive for a period
of eight years—two terms—and de
clined a third term. No other presi
dent since Washington has enjoyed
•that distinction.
The national government. In con-
Junction with the states, has under
taken to do honor to his memory by
making his birthday a national holi
day and by erecting monuments of
marble pointing skyward, but the
grandest and most expressive tribute
is embraced in the lettering: "First
In War, First In Peace, First In the
Hearts of His Countrymen," as
chiseled OM the statue which stands
Washington's Headquarters While Directing Survey of Washington City,
on the plaza at the east of the cap
ttol.
Washington was a very enthusias
tic Mr.son, and was identified with the
lodge In Alexandria, Va., which was
chartered in 1783 under the Pennsyl
vania jurisdiction, but in 1788 it
was rechartered as the Alexandiia-
Washington lodge. No. 22, and Wash
ington was named as worshipful mas
ter in the charter.
Christ church, Alexandria, Va, Ivy
*&U iT'js.a covered, was completed and
delivered over to the vestry on Feb
ruary 27, 1773, the construction hav
ing been begun January 1, 17C7. Col.
Washington was one of the first ves
trymen of the church, and on the
day that it was turned over by the
builders he purchased pew No. 5
for the sum of £36 10 shillings, agree
ing also to pay an annual rental of
£5 for the same.
The church was consecrated by
Bishop Claggett of Maryland on June
14, 1814. This ancient and historic
edifice is still used as a place of wor
ship. It Is kept open every week day,
and is annually visited by thousands.
A small admission fee Is charged for
tho purpose of defraying the expense
of keeping it open to the public. In
the rear of and on the south side is
an old burial ground, and some very
old tablets, antedating the construc
tion of the church, are still standing,
and are In a remarkable state of pres
ervation.
The square pew, with open door, on
the light of the pulpit and under the
balcony, is pew No. 5, which was oc
cupied by Col. Washington when at
tending services there until the date
of his death; he never changed hia
membership from the church. A sil
ver plate, bearing his autograph, la
on the top of the pew door. Orig
inally all the pews In the church were
built in a square form, but later, with
the exception of the Washington pew,
were changed to the present-day
style of construction.
On the east wall, under the bal
cony and to the right of the pulpit,
is a memorial tablet placed to ths
memory of Gen. Washington.
A similar tablet, placed to the mem
ory of Gen. Robert E Lee, occupies
similar space on the wall to the left
of the pulpit. Gen. Lee was a vestry
man of the church at the commence
ment of the civil war, and the pew
occupied by him Is across the aisle
from and a little to the rear of the
Washington pew. This pew Is Indi
cated by a silver plate showing his
autograph.
Washington received his commis
sion in 1755, as a colonel In the British
army, from Gen. Braddock, in the Car
lyle house, at Alaxandria, Va. This
house was erected in 1732 by John S.
Carlyle on the brow of. a hill, and its
base rests on an old fort built in 1615
by Capt. John Smith on one of the oc
casions when he came up the Poto
mac to trade with the Indians. Orig
inally the house was reached by a fine
flight of stone steps from a beautiful
lawn reaching to Fairfax street and
adorned by 16 Lombardy poplars ar
ranged In four parallel rows. Th»
poplars and lawn have long since dis
appeared, and long ranges of rooms
of the present Braddock house occupy
their site, and the house is only vis
ible to the public from the eastern or
rear side.
It was also in this house that the
unfortunate expedition against Fort
Duqucsne was arranged by Gen. Brad
dock and the governors of Maryland,
New York, North Carolina, Pennsyl
vania and Virginia, la
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, ipoß.
sen™ m
FILDpGES
AGAINST OHIO'S BOARD OF STATE
SCHOOL EXAMINERS.
SAYS THAT CLIQUES EXIST.
Claims that Bosses Control the Cliques
for Corrupt Purposes and that
Ladies Have Been Insulted
by Board's Members.
Columbus, O. The joint com
mittee for the investigation of
the charges made by Senator Meek
against the state board of school ex
aminers met Thursday and outlined
a plan of work. The investigation
will begin next Monday. The com
mittee decided to employ two attor
neys of opposite politics and M. A.
Daugherty, of Lancaster, was selected
as the democratic counsel. Senator
Meek handed the committee a list of
16 persons whom he desired to have
as witnesses for his side.
Senator Meek filed written^ charges
with the committee. The charges fol
low:
"I, the undersigned, make the fol
lowing charges against the members
of the board of state school examiners
and the state commissioner of com
mon schools of Ohio, to-wit:
"That cliques and organizations
have existed and do now exist in the
school system of the state of Ohio for
improper influence in the selection of
such school officials and for other
corrupt purposes; that such cliques
and organizations are under the do
minion of bosses, who control said
cliques for corrupt purposes.
"That school certificates have been
improperly and Irregularly issued by
the state board of school examiners
of Ohio; tiiat members of said boari
have trafficked in such certificates or
issued or promised to issue the sam«
on consideration of receiving employ
ment as lecturers before teachers' im
stitutes in said state, or on other im
proper grounds.
"That members of said board of
state school examiners of Ohio have
insulted lady applicants for state
school certificates in said state with
immoral and licentious proposals, and
while said lady applicants were being
examined by said board of state
school examiners for the purpose of
obtaining state school certificates in
said state."
ON A CHARGE OF PERJURY.
Ex-Gov. Voorhees, of New Jersey, Is
Indicted by New York Grand Jury.
New York City. lndictments al
leging perjury were returned Thurs
day against ex-Governor of New Jer
sey Foster M. Voorhees and Frank If.
Combes, following a grand jury in
quiry into the acts of these two men
while they were officials of the Bank
ers' Life insurance Co.
A special grand jury, which is In
vestigating a multitude of big finaiv
cial transactions, made an incursion
into the field of life insurance two
weeks ago and Thursday's findings
are the outcome. The Bankers' Life
Insurance Co. went out of business
some time ago and the allegations
have to do with acts committed prior
to 1905 anil while Voorhees was pres
ident and Combes the secretary of
the company.
In the indictments, which are simi
lar, one being returned against each,
it is charged that in 1904 the president
and secretary swore falsely in setting
forth in a report to the state insur
ance department that certain claimed
dividends were not due to policy
holders.
The company had headquarters in
this city, but the indicted men are
residents of New Jersey.
VIOLATION OF POSTAL LAWS
Is Alleged in a Suit Against an EX4
press Company, Brought by the
Government.
Cincinnati, O. Violation of the
postal laws by carrying first class
mail matter was charged against the
American Express Co. in a suit filed
in the United States district court
here Thursday by "District Attorney
McPherson.
This suit was the firrt gufi in a
campaign which the government pro
poses to wage against common car
riers for carrying first class mail mat
ter contrary to law.
In the information which Attorney
McPherson filed he alleges that the
American Express Co. on January G
carried a letter from Belton, Tex., to
Cincinnati. The letter was from Mrs.
Will Brown, of Belton, and in it she
ordered from a glove company 12
pairs of gloves and enclosed an ex
press money order for $2.47 in pay
ment. McPherson claims the letter
did not relate to the business of the
express company and that the en
velope did not bear a postage stamp
as required by law. The penalty for
violation of this provision of the fed
eral statutes is SIOO.
Congress.
Washington.—ln the house on the
13th an interesting speech on the
tariff was delivered by Champ Clark,
of Missouri. General debate on the
legislative appropriation bill was
closed. The senate discussed the law
governing the reserves of national
banks, also the criminal code bill.
Wallace Wants to be Governor.
Kansas City, Mo. Judge Will
iam H. Wallace, of the criminal
court of this city, who has been mak
ing a vigorous campaign for Sunday
observance, announces his candidacy
for the democratic nomination for
governor of Missouri. His platform
declares for"the state wide enforce
ment of the Sunday and liquor laws.*
He Helped Capture Wilkes Booth.
Chicago, 111. Col. Andrew Wen
dell, who was one of the band of
soldiers which captured J. Wilkes
Booth after the assassination of Pres
ident Lincoln, died here Thursday.
LINCOLN, THE EMANCIPATOR,
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH
WAS FITTINGLY OBSERVED.
Political Organizations in Many Cities
Honored the Memory of the
War President.
Grand Rapids, Mich.—The Lin
coin club banquet here last night
was a brilliant success. It was held in
the furniture exposition building and
more than 2,000 persons occupied
seats at the table. The hall was elab
orately decorated, and as a compli
ment to Ambassador Jusserand, of
France, French colors were mingled
with the American.
United States Senator William Al
den Smith was toastmaster. The
speakers were Ambassador Jusserand,
Congressman George Foss, Secretary
of War Taft, Gov. Guild, of Massachu
jsetts, and Director John Barrett, of
the bureau of American republics at
Washington.
Detroit, Mich. Melville E. In
galls, of Cincinnati, chairman of the
board of the Big Four railroad, made
the address of the evening at the
banquet last night of the Bankers'
Club of Detroit. Ex-Secretary of the
Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, who early
In the evening made an address in
Ypsllanti, 35 miles away, was hurried
Into the city in a special car and made
a brief talk to the bankers.
Pittsburg, Pa. With four Uni
ted States senators, as many con
gressmen and several hundred of the
most prominent business men of the
Pittsburg district in attendance, the
annual Lincoln birthday banquet of
the Pittsburg chamber of commerce
|was held at the Hotel Schenley here
ilast night. The dinner was very suc
cessful and the chief address was de
livered by Senator Knox, of Pennsyl
vania. The other speakers and guests
were: Senators Dolliver, Iowa;
Thomas H. Carter, Montana; Boies
Penrose, Pennsylvania, and Congress
man J. Sloat Fassett, of New York.
Three congressmen of this district,
James F. Burke, Dr. Barehfleld and
W. H. Graham, were also present.
Washington, D. C. The ninety
ninth anniversary of the birth of Ab
raham Lincoln was fittingly celebrated
here last night at the Church of Our
Father under the joint auspices of the
Grand Army cf the Republic and the
United States Historical society, as
sisted by the Women's Relief Corps.
Among the noted men who delivered
adddresses on the different phases of
the life of the martyred president
were Vice President Fairbanks, Speak
er Cannon, Secretary Wilson, Asso
ciate Justice Harlan, of the supreme
court of the United States, and oth
ers.
Hon. James Bryce, the British am
bassador to the United States, and
Justice Brewer, of the United States
supreme court, were among the speak
ers at the annual banquet of the Mil
itary Order of the Loyal Legion
which last night celebrated the anni
versary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coln.
New York City. Three demo
cratic ntminees for the governorship
of New York state in past campaigns
spoke last night at the Lincoln birth
day celebration held at the National
Democratic club. The three speak
ers were ex-Judge Ca<ly Herrick, John
B. Stanehfield and ex-Justice Augus
tus A. Van Wyck.
President's Roosevelt's last message
to congress was characterized as "the
address of a ruler, thoroughly im
bued with the feeling that the king
can do no wrong," by ex-Judge Her
rick.
STARCH MIXER EXPLODED.
Five Men Killed and a Property Los*
of SIOO,OOO at Providence, R. I,
Providence, R. I. Five persons
are believed to have been killed
by the explosion of a mixer in
the starch factory of C. S. Tanner
late Wednesday afternoon. Three oth
er persons were Injured. Their con
dition is not serious. The building
was badly wrecked by the explosion,
and fire following completed the work
of destruction. The dead:
Richard Gomes.
John Dautt.
Tony .
Mike
All these were workmen. Another
man, A. L. Chase, who was in a
chandlery store which occupied a cor
ner of the building, is missing and is
supposed to be buried in the ruins.
Three colored men who were pass
ing the building at the time were hit
by bricks and pieces of mortar and
also suffered from burns from quan
tities of hot starch, which was sprin
kled liberally about the neighborhood.
The cause of the explosion remains
to be determined. Mr. Tanner inti
mated that it may have been due to a
spark from defective electric light
wiring igniting the starch mixer pre
maturely. In the room when the ex
plosion occurred were the four work
men, Gomes, Dautt and two others
known only as Tony and Mike. It is
supposed that they were Instantly
killed and their bodies incinerated by
the fire.
The property loss is about SIOO,OOO.
Congress.
Washington.—ln the senate on the
12th Senator Rayner, of Maryland,
made a speech in opposition to the
Aldrich financial bill. The criminal
code bill was considered for two
hours. The house passed the Indian
appropriation bill and several
speeches on the tariff and the presi
dent's recent message were made.
Bank Burglars Stole $23,000.
Rich Hill, Ms. Securing about
$23,000 in cash after dynamiting and
wrecking the $9,000 building of the
Farmers and Merchants' bank in this
city five bandits terrorized the city
here early Wednesday morning and
escaped.
A Thousand Miners Strike.
Duquoin, 111. — Following a very
stormy meeting between the miners
and operators, 1,000 miners went on
strike here Wednesday. The trouble
originated over the price of powder
which the operators have been selling
to the miners.
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