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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
W. c. Kelly Refuses 10 Appear
With Negro Actors.
oI ,pUrE OVER "srAR" ROOM
The Impersonator of Judge Brown AS.
serts His independence and Leaves
Victoria rhea>er-Negro Actors Tell
Their Side of Story.

Walter C Kelly, formerly OF New.
port News and now II of the vaude.
vile stars Of the United States, has
created somewhat of Il stir among the
Vaudevillians of New York by drawing
the color line. Mr.. Kelly did not tackle
small game when he started coon
hunting" hut took ON the biggest in
the business and refused positively to
appear on the same stage with vii.
liams and Walker.
Williams and Walker are not only
the most celebrated actors OF their
color in the world. but are among the
highest priced performers in the bust.
ness and always appear as head
liners for any bill which contains
their names. They have been in the
business for 4 number of years and
have appeared III every first class
vaudeville thcater in the cities Of the
country.
The act which Kelly Toes is an i'm
~personauGn OF scenes taken from the
ponce court of this city, presided over
by Judge Brown and observed by him
during his residence here. The follow
ing ccoun of the difficulty is taken
from the New York Morning Tcle.
graph:
w. C. Kelly. who was booked to an.
pear at the Victoria theater this week.
created something OF n sensation on
the stage of that house yesterday af-
tcrnooif by refusing to appear on the
same stage with Williams G. Walker.
who are the headliners in the bill.
William ~Hammcrstein was hurriedly
and appeared L he greatly
surprised at Keily's action. Kelly said
lie was a Southerner and would not
appear on the same Stage with ne.
eroes.
MI. Hammerstcin drew his attention
To the fact that he had known las1
week that Williams & Walker were 10
he on the bill and that he had then
made nc objection.
Kelly had nothing to say to this:
nor did he tell Mr.. Hammerstein. AS
is said to have told others. hat he
objected because the negroes were oc-
cupying what is known as the '.star''
dressing room.
MI. Hammerstein hurriedly substi.
tuted Toledo & Price for the ~recalci.
trant monoiceist and the performances
went on without n hitch.
George Walker merely laughed
mmeii ne was told OF the incident.
.Ihe man is foolish he said. after n
moments thought. The day is mast
FOR thai sort of thing. Both white men
anu black have Il right to earn n living
III whatever manner they find most
consenial, providing they injure no
one else by so doing. We do not OBJ.
rude ourselves on white performers.
and they need have nothing to do with
us II that is their desire. But II
vaudeville performers are going to
draw the color line, either they or we
VIII have to give up work, for there
is hardly a vaudeville show in which
coiored performers do not APPEAR
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
German Tar Was Held.

Roscoe ~Jchansan, a sailor on tia
German steamship Caledonia, which
loaded bunker coal al this port yestcr.
day, was arrested by the local polico
at the request of Captain Mcutzell, OF
the Caledonia, who claims the sailor
mutined during the vessels run III
the coast frcm New Orleans. The 10.
cal police conld do nothing in the case,
excei, hold the sailor until the Gale.
donia was ready 10 sail last nignei
when he was returned 10 the weasel.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16

THEATRICAL

THE Child Stealers,' which was
presented at the matinee performance
yesterday afternoon by the Arnold
Stock Company, pleased a large audi.
ence and the house last night was
larger than on the opening night.
Midnight in Chinatown proved to be
n cry entertaining bill and it was
played we'll with stage settings for all
the acts. New specialties we're intro
duced between the acts.
This afternoon that old ~favorite,
East Lynne will be played for the
benefit of ladies and children. The
curtain rises at $40 o'clock, allowing
school children the opportunity to
reach the theater before the rise OF
tho curtain.
Tonight the company presents Gun.
der the Lions Paw" with new stage
settings and n change of specialties.
The advance sale for today's perform.
ances are larger than the company has
yet had.
A $50 diamond ring will be given
away Saturday night to the young
lady receiving the largest number OF
votes. a reserved seat ticket pur.
chased daily before T. u. III. counts for
me vote.
The company also plays a matinee
on Friday afternoon and on tomorrow
night gives Lady Windemere's Fan
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
Congregations of First Presbyter.
Ian Church Meets.
SIX OEAc0Ns ARE ELECTED
Delegates to General Baptist Associa.
ton Conference Leave for charIotts.
Vile roday-DeIegates to Methodist
Conference Return From DanviIie.

The congregation of the First Pres.
byterian church held it's annual meet.
ing in the Sunday school room of the
church building on Thirty-second
street last night at 8 o'clock, disposing
OF the years routine business. rhe
meeting was presided over by Rev. L.
Il. Wexford, pastor of the church. and
Il large number of the members of the
congregation vas present.
The principal business Of the meet
ing was the election of six deacons of
the church. which was one of the most
spirited elections ever held by the
congregation. There were about four.
teen candidates and it was necessary
TO take foul ballots before the success
fni candidates could lie decided upon.
On the first ballot u number of the
candidates failed of n majority. as did
others on tho second and third ballot.
The following were finally elected:
Messrs. NJ. C. McNair, A. Shankland,
Charles White, e. ]. Patton, J. Z. G.
Keller and T. NJ. Benson.
Mr.. w. l.. S. Vaughn was elected
secretary Of the congregation for the
ensuing year and several other routine
matters We're disposed of. An order
was issued authorizing the building
committee to pay for the heating appa-
ratus recently installed in the church.
The meeting adjourned shortly after
10 o'clock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
HEALTHY PLANTS
ueanire the Most Careful Attention q.
Well as Good Soil.

Did yon ever see a rosebush which,
despite the most benencent environment
Or so!l-of sunslline-and OF atmosphere.
seemed never 10 achieve Il healthy
growth.
ton OF manure will not help n plant
mat has n canker eating out It's heart.
You must destroy the cause before you
con remove the effect.
You cahuot cure Dandrutf ana Paid.
ness by rubbing on hair lotions, and
rubbing in vaselIne. etc.
You must look 10 the cause OF the
troubie--it's n germ at the roots O;
u hair which causes It to fan out.
Newbro's Herplcide dest. oys tho germ,
anu healthy hair is the sure result.
sold ny leading druggists. Send 10c. II,
gtamns for sample to The Herplclde Co..
Detroit. Mich
SrEARNS' DRUG STORE ANr
HANGER & GuLICK, SPECIAL.
AGENTS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
carIotta Risks Her Life.

"Carlctta." who has been termed
the most perfectly developed woman
in America. will be seer here i'll her
death defying plunge through space
on a bicycle text Monday and Tues
day nights with Tuesday matinee.
"Carlotta" does a l%oop.the-loop act
that is absolutely unique. Starting
down an inclined plane neal the grid.
iron, she plunges at a terrific speed into
a loop twenty feet in diameter. The
variation >of IN inch would mean In
stant death, showing what risks s9mo
performers take TO earn high salarles
and "Carlotta" is one OF the best paid
artists in the business.
Supporting "Carlotta" is an exec.
lent vaudeville company presentin..
the following acts: Dida, the creation
of woman out of nothing, n feature of
H~ammerstein's roof garden in New
York; the royal band of Rome brought
to this country by Miss Helen Gould;
Alexander, the phenomenal soprano,
originally brought before the public
by Mr.. Wells scme four years ago;
Will Dcckery. black face comedian;
the Chadwick trio, comedy entertain
ers, and la Belle. comedy juggler.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
Arrived Yesterday.

Steamer Caledonia (Geg), Mcutzcll,
New Orlcans-C. II. Arnal.
Steamer Bayport, Jensen, Boston
White Oak Coal Company.
Steamer Gloucester, Diaer, Ba!ti.
n'oro-Merchants & Miners Transpor.
taticn Company.
tSoamer Princess Anne. Tapley
New York--Old Dominion Steamship
Company.
Bhrges-Tugs Coyineton with Potts
vile, Providence; John Scully w:.r
tw.s Thompson, Providence; Sctlly
Providence; Baden, Boston, lin tow OF
ihiylGrt).
Cleared Yesterday.
Stoamers-Soestdyk Dtch.). Metz
Rotterdam; Bound Brook (Ger.). Han
sen, Port Antonia.
Sailed Yesterday.
Steamers: Caledonia Ger. Men;
cell, Hamburg; Bound Brook Ger
Hansen, Port Antonio; Gloucester
Dizer, Boston; Monroe. Hulphers
New York.
Schooner Thomas W. Lawson, Grow
ley, Boston land not previously).
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
TEXAS IN PORT.
Flagship Of Coast Defense Squadron
Arrived Yesterday.

The b%attlcship Texas, flagship ci
the ccass defense squadron, of whici
Rear Admiral Dickens is commander
arrived in port yesterday morning
from New York and is now anchored
in the harbor just below the shipyaGd.
The Texas will remain here until the
first week in December when she will
sail with the remaining ships of the
coast defense squadron for the winter
cruise off the coasts of North Caro-
lima. South Carolina and Georgia.
The monitors Nevada and Florida
attached TO the squadron, are also in
pert.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
SECOND ANNUAL BALL.
Enjoyable Affair by 1. o. S. 3. Given a
Casino Last Niqht.

Enjoyable Affair by l. o. S. 3. Given at
Casino Last Night.
The second annual bali OF the indie.
pendent Order Sons of Abraham wa
gwen at the Casino last night. A
large number were present, nearly all
OF whom were en- masque. although a
number of spectators were present.
only those in costume participated
in the grand march, the enscmble pre.
senting a pretty picture. Soldiers of
Inherent countries, tr%oubadours, min.
strels. fairies and grotesque costumes
OF different countries were mingled
and n spirit of revelry prevailed.
Two prizes had been offered. one for
the best, ladies costume and one for
the best gehtleman's. Miss Jeanette
Gadol, representing a fairy. won the
iady's prize. n handsome bracelet. and
Jake Fish, representing a Russian Cos.
SOCK, won the gentleman's prize, a
handsome watch fob.
The committee in charge of the ball
was composed of j. l.. b. Hornstein. r
kass and j. Kohn. Smidt's orchestra
furnished the music.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
New Century Club.

The New Century Club will hold n
meeting at the Huntington school, cor.
ner Washington avenue and Thirty
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
Calendar for This Day.
VIII Remian Here.

Rev. e. T. Wexford. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, stated yes.
terday that he has declined a call to
a large Presbyterian church in Ten
nessce.
Mr.. Wexford stated that he prefer
rcd TO remain with the First Prcsby-
terrain church in this city. Since as.
Stunning the p%astorate of the First
Presbyterian church in this city, Mi.
Wexford hes declined n number OF
calls to large churches in much large.
cities.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
DELEGATES to Baptist Association.

SRcv. a. A. Butler, pastor of the Cal.
vary Baptist church; Rev. b. r.. San.
ford. pastor of the Orville Baptist
church; Rev. X. G. Hubbard, pastor of
the Second Baptist church. and Mr..
ltufus Powell, delegate from the New
port News Baptist church, will leave
on the 1910 train this morning for
charlottesville. where they will attend
me General Baptist Association Con-
ference OF Virginia, which convenes
i'll that city tonight at 1880 O'Clock.
Rev. j. w. Porter, d. d., pastor of
the Newport News Baptist church.
who Is conducting meetings in West
virginia, will attend the conference.
Ii is expected that all of the dele
gates from this city will return home
Saturday night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
Felony Charged.

Willie Jackson, the negro who was
arrested last Saturday fer larceny, is
now being held for trial OH a feloay
charge. 1t is alleged that Jackson re
iieyed James White, a white man who
was arrested Saturday for being
drunk, of sf5 and a watch, in he
police station Saturday night.
Jackson will be tried by Justice
Brown in the police court this morn
ing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
GIVE BIRTHDAY PARTY.
AID Society Of North End Christian
Church to Celebrate Tonioht.

tOtltAtIks
inc Ladies' Aid Society of the
North End Christian church will give
a birthday party at the church, corner
Huntington avenue and ~Forty-seventl
street. tonight from 1880 TO 10 o'clock.
The following program will be render
C during the evening:
Music by the choir.
Invocation by the pastor.
recitation and dialogue by men,
bers of the Junior E%ndeavor.
Music.
Lecture: Combination and Coop
eratlon'' by the Rev. p. s. Sailor. OF
Norfolk.
Solo, by F. S. Wood, of Norfolk.
Refreshments.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16
Back From Conference.

Judge j. Il. l}arham, Rev. l.. S.
Judge j. II. Barham. Rev. l.. C.
Shearer, pastor of the Grace Metho-
DIST church, and Rev. w. b. Beau
chanp. pastor OF the Trinity Methodist
c%hurch. returned TO this city yesterday
from Danville. where they have be,r
attending the Methodist Stae Confer.
encc for several days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-16

fifth street. tomorrow afternoon at .
O'Clock. Miss Mamie Blair, of Rich.
mond, will deliver an address ,upon
~"Italian Painting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-04
BRADLEY ABOIlSHES 1T.
No Longer a NotariaI Fee for Swearing
to Statement.

The 25 cent notarial fee which the
notary at the First National bank has
been accustomed to charge for services
in connection with the filing out of
the affidavits of deposit made by the
depositors will no longer be charged.
This action is taken at the Sugges-
ton of Receiver Bradley. In explana-
ton he said: Though we did not re-
quire the depositors to have the pa
pers sworn to here in the bank and
their action was taken at their own
inclination, there was feeling that
it was a sort of holdup. There was
nothing wrong in making the charge
and the charge was legally right in
every respect, yet there was a moral
aspect about it that seemed to place
it not exactly right, and so I gave in
structions to have the charge diseon-
tinued."
]. H. Harkless. one of the attorneys
for the receivers said in an interview
in Kansas City this morning: The
receivers have reduced expenses in
every possible manner. They have cut
down the annual expense of operating
the Devlin properties one-fourth mil
lion dollars. They have ceased to
operate the railroad connecting the
Mount Carmel mines with the Santa
Fe and have ordered a. suspension of
construction work on a railroad being
built by Mr.. Devlin in Illinois. In re-
ducing the expenses the receivers have
visited the coal miles and have spent
| weeks in becoming acquainted with
the DeVlin properties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-04
NO REST FOR WILSON.
Secretary Will Spend Vacation Period
in Investigating Charges.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Secretary Will
son has determined not to take his an
nual vacation during the investigation
he is conducting in the agricultural de-
partment He intended leaving Wash
ington August l to accompany Chief
Forester Clifford Pinchot on a tour of
the western forest reserves. The work
will now be left to Mr.. Pinchot.
If any person has any reason to suS-
pect the integrity of any of my en-
ployes, now is the time for him to
speak," said the secretary today. Il
am in the inspecting business now and
want to get at the bottom of any ru-
mors or facts that may be brought to
the department. The weather bureau
and the bureau of animal industry have
the charges against these bureaus as a
basis for investigation and have found
the charges were without foundation" >"
Mrs. Hyde, wife of the former chief
of the bureau of statistics, who is now
in Europe visited the department to-
day in an effort to collect the salary
due her husband. She was told that
the bureau was under investigation by
the department of justice and the
amount due her husband would have
to be withheld until this investigation
had been made. No word has been re-
ceived from Mr.. Hyde since his cable
gram to Secretary Wilson, saying he
would return from Europe as soon as
possible. Mrs. Hyde has le%rned that
her husband is suffering with new car
buneles. He had trouble of this kind
when he left the United States. 1t is
not known here whether or not the re-
turn of the ailment will delay his re-
t1Irr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-04
STOOD SIX TO SIX.
Jury Again Fails to Agree in Land
Fraud Cases.

Portland Ore, Aug. 4.-For a Sec
ond time, after celebrating over forty
hours, the jury in the United States
district court today reported to Judge
Dehaven that they were unable to
reach an agreement in the case of the
United States against Congressman
Williamson, DIR. Gesner and former
United States Commissioner Marion o.
Biggs, charged with conspiracy to
suborn perjury, in connection with the
securing Illegally of part of the public
domain and was discharged.
At the previous trial the jury was
discharged after deliberations which
lasted almost two days.
During the trial, which was con-
cluded today the case was even more
bitterly contested than during the first
time and the failure of the jury to ar
rive at a verdict is a keen disap-
pointment to the prosecution, which
believed that it had made out a much
stronger case than in the former trial.
The jury stood six to six The case
will be tried for the third time on
August %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-04
BOND IS NO GOOD.
Southwestern Banker Says That State
Isn't Protected.

The Southwestern Banker thinks
that the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty company of Baltimore will
not have to pay its bond of $250,000
to the state.
The theory upon which the article is
written is that the bond guarantees
collections alone and not deposits,
and that it's terms expired six months
before the bank was placed in the
hands of receivers. Nothing special is
mentioned concerning the Scranton
company bond
The statement in the Banker is as
follows:
Regarding the connection of the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
with the failure of the First National
bank of Topeka an official of the COM
''In the matter of the surety bonds
upon the First National bank of To-
peka, we have authoritative informal
| ton that the treasurer's bond, gUaran-
| teeing faithful performance of duties
and safety of state funds, to the
amount of 100000, was written by the
! Title Guarantee and Trust company OF
Scranton, Pa. The United States
Fidelity and Guaranty company of
| Baltimore had issued upon the bank a
/ bond of $3.50 geo guaranteeing collec-
/ tions of the state treasurer, but not the
usual depository bond indemnifying
against loss by failure of the institu-
ton. This bond, we learn, expired
January 20, 1905, and it certainly ap-
pears as if the latter company can not
| be subject to any loss-both on ac-
count of the terms of the bond, which
guarantees collections alone and not
! deposits and the fact that the bond
expired about six months before the
bank was placed in the receivers
hands. If the surety company should
be called upon to pay any part of the
| bond which it wrote guaranteeing col
lections it could not in any aspect of
the case. ultimately lose more than a
small sum, for the reason that the re-
port of the United States comptroller
of the currency for the year 1904
] states that national banks upon liqui-
dation, pay depositors 1911 per cent,
this company subrogating to the rights
! of the states as a depositor."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-04
NOT AFTER MONEY.
Witte's Visit to Wall Street Was One
of Curiosity.

New York. Aug. 4-Gregory WiIenlzy. the
financial agent of the Russian govern
ment, said today:
The statement in the papers to the eff
feet that Mr.. Witte is sounding Ameri-
can financiers with a view to the placing
OF new Russian loan in the United
states, is wholly without foundation Mr.
Whites visit to Wall street yesterday was
one of curiosity simply. 1t is quite true
that he had interviews with some leading
hnanciers and 10 doubt he will have in
terviews with many more But aIl these
are personal friends and acquaintt tnces of
Mr.. Witte, who knew him during his term
of ofice as Russian minister of finance
and the calls were purely social and had
no relation whatever to a Russian loan
Naturally, as Mr.. Witte has long made a
study OF economic questions. it gives him
great pleasure to discuss with the men of
AFFAIRS of this country these important
questions. with a view to learning the
methods adopted by the United states. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-04
HELD ON SUSPICION.
Stephen Delic Suspected of Santa Fe
Wreck at Emporia.

Pueblo. Colo, Aug 4.-Stephen
Delic, a Servian. was arrested here by
the police and is being held pending
an investigation. He is suspected of
completely in the wrecking of Santa F'e
train No. II one mile east of Emporia,
Kas., on May last, when six per-
sons were injured three being fatally
hurt.
A section man answering Delic's de-
scription, who was employed at En-
poria, disappeared after the wreck, as
did also some bars and tools which
We're later found in pool of water
near the accident. 1t is thought that
the missing section hand was en-
gagged by the wreckers to pull up the
fishplates and spikes in the track,
which caused the wreck.
Delic recently arrived in Pueblo, and
information received today from the
Kansas authorities led the local Off
GERS to locate and arrest him.
H. H. Germain, chief special agent
of the Santa Fe, left this morning for
Pueblo, presumably to give the mat
ter his attention and assist the Colo
rado officers in ascertaining whether
or not the man now under custody is
the one who wrecked the Santa Fe
train at Emporia last May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-04
TOPEKA CLUB HOUSE.
Contract Awarded to f. NJ. Spencer
for $4,000.

The building committee of the To-
peka club let the contract for their
new home to F. NJ. Spencer this morn
ing. The building is to be located on
the lots at the corner of Sixth and
Topeka avenues recently purchased by
the club.
The building proper will be three
stories high and built Of buff brick and
will include living quarters for those
of the members who desire to make
their home at the club. The quarters
when completed will be the most mod
ern that the architects can design
The contract price for the building
either the heating or lighting. It is
expected that the building will cost
about $25, 900 when completed. The
contractor has agreed to have the
building ready for occupancy by the
first of December and he hopes to
have it completed even before that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-04
EVANS is VERY LOW.
Well known Contractor at Hospital
Unable to Move.

George H. Evans who was formerly
one of the best known contractors in
the city as well as the state and who
built some Of the largest public build
ings in the state including the state
house, the Osawatonie asylum and the
Shawnee county court house, is confined
to one of the private wards at Keith's
hospital with 1ocomotor ataxia. Evans
is unable to move himself and will prob
ably have to spend the remaining days
of his life on his back in bed.
At one time Evans was one of the
heaviest tax payers in the city, paying
out annually in the neighborhood Of
81, 200 in taxes. But with the panic OF
1893 his entire savings were swept away
and he was left penniless. The local
G. A. r. posts in the city are now TAX
ing care of Evans in his declining years
and are trying to make his life as COM
Portable as possible. Evans was one
of the youngest soldiers to enlist, being
"A years of age when he started to serve
in the union army. He is now 56
wears old