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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-05
ALLEGED BOAT THU YES
YORK COUNTY, NEGROES cHARG.
ED WITH GRAND LARCENY.
Mr. Forrest Hewitt Identifies Canoe
as the One Stolen From His Club
Last Summer.

Sailing boldly into port like pirates
OF old, In a handsome canoe. which. II
is alleged, was stolen from this city
several months ago, James G. Borum
anu John Slaughter, young negro men,
claiming York county as their homo,
were arrested yesterday afternoon by
officer Padgett, OH the complaint of
Mr. Forrest V. Hewitt
According to Mr.. Hewitt's story. he
and several other young men in North
Emil purchased n handsome canoe last
summer and fitted 1t out with new
sails and rigging at an expense of
$225 The boat was kept anchored
near the shore above the ship
yard Toward the close of last sum.
mcr the boat was taken from j. her
mornings by unknown parties.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Hewitt
was sitting in the Chesapeake & Ohio
Coal Agency Company's Office on
West avenue. near Twenty.third
street, looking out on the river. He
saw a canoe closely resembling the
one stolen from his club last summer
sail Into mort and tie up at the Old
Dominion pavilion at the foot of
Twenty-third street. Mr.. Hewitt hur.
ried to the pier and identified the
canoe as tho one owned by the North
End club and then went ont In search
OF policeman Officer Padgctt was
at the Chesapeake e Ohio depot and
he accompanied Mr.Hewitt to the pier.
where they found the canoe with two
negroes aboard. The men were placed
under arrest and taken to the police
station.
~ the station tho negroes said they
had owned the canoe for about z years,
having purchased her from two negro
men named Andrew and Moore, in
York county. They claimed that the
boat has been employed in the oyster
trade In York river and had never been
to This city before yesterday
MIR. Hewitt and the other .nwners of
the canoe will appear n.''the police
court this morning TO testify in the
case.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-05

thing was done TO protect tho market
1t couldSnot be q success. I, 7l& $ps$j
Mr. Sears. In referring to the hand.
ling OF fresh meats by grocers, created
considerable amusement in 1.-The hall
by declaring thati"the grocers killed
more people every year than all the
doctors IN Newport News"
counciImen Take a Hand. M.
MIR. Wilkins spoke at some length
against the ordinance and Mr.. Brown
replied, unfolding the stand taken by
the men who have rented stalls in the
market.
Then Mr.. Ketchum moved that the
ordinance be laid upon the table until
Friday night and that the body adj
)ourn to meet Friday night. The
motion was adopted by vote OF to
=: Ayes-kctchum, Llvczey, Llcwcl-
tyn. Morgan, Washburn, Via and VIII.
kinS: nays-Brown. Christie, Harris.
Davis. kellum and Marshall.
Frame Addition.
An ordinance from the building.
grounds and lights committee, grant.
ing permit to a. G.. Tollier to erect
frame, iron covered addition to a
frame house at the corner of Washing
ton avenue and Twentyffth street,
was adopted
An ordinance instructing the city
engineer to notify the owners OF the
old Gordon building. at the corner of
Twcnty-fourth street and Washington
avenue. TO put the building In safe
condition. was adopted. The measure
authorizes the engineer TO have the
building repaired at the expense of the
owner I'm case IL is not put in a safe
condition in reasonable time
Plans for improvements.
Plans for the proposed repairs and
improvements to the CITY hall prc.
pared by Engineer Pcarse, were submit
ted with an ordinance approving them.
AS the hour was late 1t was decided
TO lay tho matter on the table, to be
taken up at the adjourned session Fri.
day night
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-05
WARRANTS WERE DISMISSED.
Justice Brown Released Pretty Mrs
, Evans and Her Cousin.

Quite a crowd gathered In the police
court yesterday morning to hear the
trial OF the cases of Mrs. Virginia
Evans and a. o. Evans, who were al,
rested Monday night. The warrant
against tho man was sworn out by
Charles Evans, husband of the pretty
woman in the case. The woman was
arrested as the result
After hearing tho evidence Justice
Brown dismissed the case, saying that
although the circumstances were sns.
picious, the evidence was not strong
enough for a convictions.
The husband said that Mrs. Evans
seemed to love A. 0. Evans better
than she did him. The woman dc.
clared that she and a. o. Evans were
only good friends.
Officer Shelton found the pair In
Mrs. Evans room at BIZ Thirty-sccund
street when they were arrested
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-05
VICTIM OF: HEART fAIAURE
THOMAS DEvJNE DIES SUDDENLY
IN SALOON.
Was Employed at tho shipyard and
is Said to Have Been Mason and
an Odd Fellow.

Thomas Dcvinc. IL macliinist en-.
ploycd at the shipyartl. died from heart
failure in a. IT, Swannic's saloon, cor
ncr OF Huntington avenue and Thirty
NTH street, shortly after s o'clock last
night.
Dcvinc walked into the saloon about
100 o'clock and took several drinks
with friends. A few minutes later tho
proprietor of the place noticed that
the man was Ill and tccphoncd to DR..
w. r. BIakcslcc.
The doctor made an examination and
applied rcstorativcs, but it was too
late. The patients condition rapidly
grew worse and he expired In twenty
minutes after The doctor arrived.
The body was taken charge of by
Undertaken j. II. Caffcc. Tho dc.
ceased was a Mason and an Odd Eel.
low and 1t is understood that the local
lodges of these orders will arrange
for the funeral
Dcvine was about fifty years old and
widowcr. II Is understood that he
has several children living at Plain.
field. n. d., where he lived before com,
Ing here. Flo is said to have been n
heavy drlnkcr and aid been drunk since
Saturday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-05
Alleged Dlsgraceful Treatment Of
Corpse to be Discussed
BY the Council.
CHARGE MADE BY ODD FELLOWS
Report Of Committee Which Witness.
ed Exhuming of Body Supposed to
Have Been That of Capt. svensen
Brought to Attention of Council By
Mr.. Livczey.
Mr.. Livezey,

The alleged disgraccfuI manner in
which corpse. supposed tn have been
that Of Captain Carl Svcnccn. was han.
died by the city authorities several
weeks ago will be discussed at an all
journed session OF the common council
Friday night and IL is very likely that
an investigation into the matter will
be ordered
Nicc-Prcsidcnt w. IL. I.ivczcy last
night called the attention OF the com.
Gil to the charges made by the commit.
tee OF Odd Fellows which witnessed
the exh'lming Of The corpse. After the
meeting Mr.. I.ivczey stated shat he
would bring The subject up AT the adj
journcd meeting and move that an IN
vestisatioI be made.
The body which is. said to have been
buried in an improper manner was :ii.
covered floating near Finch'S pier sew
eral weeks ago. A coroncr's inquest
was held, but the jury made no at
tempt to say who the drowned man
was or how he happened to be drown.
ell The corpse had bcen In the water
for long time and was in a terrible
condition.
After tho inquest. however. u ring
which had been found on one of tic
fingers gave II clue TO tho identity of
the drowned man. The initials &c
81 were engraved in the ring and il
was found that the body answered tho
description OF Captain Carl Svenson, OF
the barge CASTOR, who started ashore
from his vessel during storm several
months ago and was not seen again :.
The body was turned over TO the
oversecr or the poor and inferred in
the notter's field.
That night the members OF Silver
Link lodge. !. q. O. T.. learned that
corpse supposed to he that OF Cap.
tain Svcnson had been discovered and
buried. The following morning. a com
mittec Of three, with Undertaken ]. ii.
Caffec. had the body cxhuned and
SNSh SHii Slidh uutldi at tITceHlaWll
cemetery.
The report of the committee uron
the condition III which the body wai
found was published in full IN the Daily
Press. According to the signed slate
men. OF the committee the corpse was
Inferred In poorly made box. six In
ches toe short and three inches too
narrow. and was covered by less shan
ten inches Of dirt. The body was GOV.
cred with scaweed and even the rope
with which it had been hauled ont Gl
the water had not been removed
c. c. Cunningham. Il negro under
takcr. is said TO have buried the body
for the oversecr of the poor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-05
Geo. M. Richter & Co,
1908 WASHINGTON AVE.
Open T Or +
Business j
3. q. CAIN,
1921, 5lsl St. Bell Phone 1884

We Wish TO announce I'd The
Newport Nows public. that we
are prepared to do their work
with tho greatest despatch IN
tho Manufacture OF and 70.
pair of vebIclos;1 All kinds and
slzea! In coming t6S.is you
ave timo.and have the benefit
OF our many years of expert.
ence tho best materials and
nlost'skiiled workmanship, and
these coupled with tho lat
est machinery enables us to
glye our full guarantee on 2sii
contracts large or small.
Estimatos cheerfillIy fnr.
nished.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-05

Repairing, artistic painting. rubber
tires, hoeoWsgone, patrol wagons, bug.
s'ea, drays, vehicles Of all. kinds, eizes
or description.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-05
Mr.. Reynolds Not a candida,e

Several days ago It was erroneous.
~ announced that Mr.. II. w. Reynolds
would he a candidate for constable in
tho fall election. MFR. Reynolds says
ne has never entertained an idea of
running for Office.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-05
Sent to Grand Jury.

Justice Brown yesterday sent the
case of Eddie Pettiway to the grant
lmry. Pcltiway Is the negro who shot
fhomas Benton on crowded street
car several months ago. -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-05

Those forty.two piece dinner sets al
Gash'a arc selling for only s5.87 a set
Gave you seen thetnf s.7.ff
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
Jailed for Election Frauds.

Denver, Jan. 17.-Yesterday there
were added three more to the list OF
persons serving terms In the city and
county jail for the violation Of the
election laws on November Sth last,
and by SO doing bringing themselves
into contempt of the Supreme Court.
Two others were given light fines and
one other was dismissed without fine
or sentence.
Following are the cases acted on:
Ward 0, Precinct /: Guy w. Wheeler,
election Judge, six months; c. b.
Rueve, election judge. three months;
George w. Hubbard, election consta-
BILE, one month.
Ward 4, Precinct 5: James Rowan,
election Judge, S25 fine; Charles B.
Mumford, election judge, s25 fine;
Eugene z. Cummings, Democratic
committeeman and police officer, dis
charged.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
Children May Ride to School.

Denver. Jan. 1G.-A News special
from Longmont. Colorado, says: A
great deal of agitation has been dis
played among the farmers here of late
in favor of the passage of new school
law which will make possible the cen
tralization of rural schools and the
transportation of pupils to such schools
in the same manner as has been done
in Ohio and several eastern states.
This matter was first agitated in the
Farmers Institute two years ago, but
they were too late to get bill before
the Legislature. This year such bill
has been framed and will be- intro
duced by Representative ]. b. Thomp-
SON. The law already provides for
uniting contiguous districts, but makes
no prov ision for conveyance of pupils.
Several districts in this vicinity, it is
thought. will take advantage of such
law II it is passed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
GAUGE AND CURE
OF RHgUMArissa.

ehown BY numerous cures made BY
Dodd's Kidney Pills They cure the
Kidneys and the rheumatism cures
ttseif-Remartssis case Of Maggie
e. peekeu-
Eagle River. Wis. Ian. l6.-tspe-
eialb alb-That rheumatism In caused by
disord.rci kidncys is proved by the
cures Do<a'A Kidney Piiia arc maxim.
In cvcry state In tho Union. ThoJ
cure the Kidneys and tho Rheumatism
cures Itself a cure that has caused
deep !nter-s, In this ncishborhood IL
that Of Maggie T. pcckcrt. In speak
ins of II she says:
Il had kidney troubic and rhcuma.
usm and was no lame { could not walk.
could not Hiecp for ! aehcd all over.
] was In terrible stato and nrmiy
believe that II ! had nos used Dodd's
Kidney Pills would be dead. I took
nine boIcn of them and they havo
done mo more good than nii the other
medicines ! ever took. Now my aches
are all gone. can cat and sleep and
] am feeling good. want all tho
world to know that Dodd's Kidney
Pills cured no."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
Popejoy Gains . Point.

Colorado Springs. Colo. Jan. H.
Leslie W. Popejoy, local contractor.
who has brought suit to recover one.
half the value Of the entire Strntton
estate, gained n point In the District
Court this afternoon. when Judge l..
W. Cunningham overruled every OBJ
lection raised by the estates attor-
neys, including n motion to dismiss the
case, and ordered the estate to file ah
answer within five days.
Popejoy sues for one.ha1 tho es
tate. which he claims to be worth
$4,000, 900, upon an alleged verbal
contract entered into PEARS $50 be.
tween himself and the late w. 8. STRAIT,
ton. The case was compromised sew.
eral years before Stratton's death, a
considerable sum OF money being paid
Popejoy at the time.
In his amended complaint. Oh file In
the District Court. Popejoy claims
that the late W. s. Stratton entered
into collusion with his (Popejoy'si at
torney, J. Maurice Finn, In order TO
force a compromise upon misrepresen.
tations: that his witnesses were bribed
and that the compromise was made
without a true understanding OF the
case by himself. -....
Popejoy's claim, when first fled with
the executors, was not allowed by
them, this action being confirmed by
the County Court. 1t is now In the
District Court upon appeal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
Calls the Squirrel . Criminal

! wish To take away for all time The
character OF the squirrel He is =
thief and = murderer, Admired by
ignorant city people and By journalists
he deyotes his life To eating the eggs
and killing the young Of harmless and
useful birds which. II permitted TO live
and increase. would protect tho for
ests from harmful insects iiy KILLING
these birds the squirrel takes rank ms
. forest destroyer. Moreover. the red
squirrel is not the only sinner. In my
opinion the gray Is AiInosas. IL not quite.
rs bad.
have killed many squirrels caught
In the act of eating esss or young
birds ANY bird that selects nesting
place which is aisc adapted to the uso
of squirrels is almost certain To bs
elected. When . forest has been de-
stroyei by fires. ium,srmen. or in-
sects. II Is almost impossible for nat
ural refof-stlng to take place II SOUR
reLs are abundant IN an adjoining
tract. because they cat the seeds. fift,
seeds per head each dsY would be n
low estimate. Yet even this would
make 1890 In year And seeds afs
not IN. only thing. In winter tho
ground is often stripped Of buds by
squirrels. The trees attacked arc .on-
orally situated at the border OF y dense
forest and would. II left alone. yield
the greatest ss.d crop A single sauif-
rel thus destroys In one day thons ands
of seeds IN the germ. In Montana
have seen tn. srays rob birds nests.
Josef Brunnsr In Country Lilo 10
America.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
SUGAR FACTORY
At FORT MORGAN is ASSURED
Contracts Signed for Its Construction
viii Have 700 Tons Capacity
and Cost About 100000.

Denver. Jan. l5.-A dispatch from
Fou MoEsan. Colorado. last night.
says: Contracts were signed to-day
between &. 3. Morey. Charles Boett'
cher and the ofiieers OF the Fort Nor
gan Improvement Association for the
construction of a beet sugar factory
at Fort Morgan of 100 tons daily sa-
paei,y. A site for the factory and
lands will be bought by October 1.
1905. and the factory will be- ready for
the crop Of 1906. The cost Of the fac
tory will be about 100000,
The Morgan County Construction
Company il financing the scheme and
the new factory will be one Of the nm
est ever built. The Hayemeyers of tho
sugar ITlst ar. the principal owners
Of the construction company. The Inn
proyemeht association In composed OF
Fort Morgan merchants. and all farm
eTs Of the irrigation district In this
county. The sugar trust offered To
build factory her. providing a sum
cient acreage OF bS.ts-5. .5ov-~as
pledged. These pledges were secured
by the Improvement association. which
In turn pledged III. bcets to the sugar
trust.
The beet contracts run for a period
Of three years. beginning with 1906
For the first year III. growers will re-
eeivc N.15 per ton for their product.
and o. pcr ton for the second and third
years. John Schocpi. has been ap'
pointed feid superintendent for this
district and will supcrih,.nd the plant
ine and harvesting al the crop and al
wise with the growers On all matters
pertainin. to sugar beet culture.
The officers Of tn. Fort Morgan I'm
proyomcnt Association are: Prcsidcnt
I W. u. Chat~orthy: secretary. H. n,
Handy: treasurer. Dr. ". u. OTIS.
The sugar trust has mad" n nattcr'
ins offer to II. a. Chase for his go
acre farm ON which to build III. fac
tory. Mr.. Chase In conSiderin. III. OF
Ter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
Cliffs Fall Into the Sea.

London, Jan. 15.-England has not
quite the same coast line as it had a
week ago. for several landslides have
occurred between Dover and st. Mar,
garet's bay.
The largest of these. indeed the
largest, it is said, which has occurred
on the southwest coast for more than
half a century. took place at st. Mar
garet's Bay Monday, when an enor.
nous slice OF the cliff. estimated by
the coast guard at about 100000 TONS
fell into the sea.
Every day this week there have been
further falls of several thousand tons.
at a time, and numerous ominous
cracks are appearing on the top of the
cliffs. widening almost every hour.
They involve n mass of chalk esti-
mated at more than 100000 tons. The
South Foreland lighthouse stands just
eighty yards from the edge of the cliff
where one fall took place. and great
anxiety is felt over its safety.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
Panama Dignity.

Panama, Jan. misrepresentation
of all political parties here have asked
American Minister Barrett to with
draw the suggestion he made to the
Washington government that the func-
tions of governor of the canal zone
and minister to Panama. be combined
in the person of the goyeEnor,.of the
canal zone. 1t is argued by the me-
moralists that the dignity of Panama
as an independent nation requires a
separate legation. The American min
was made in the interests of both Pan
anna and the United States and that
he cannot Withdraw It. He said that
he will report the request to his gov
ernment, without prejudice to the at
titude of Panama.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
warship. May Be Repaired.

Toxic. Jan. ia naval ofiicer who
has returned here from Port Arthur.
discussing the condition OF the fort
rcss. says:
"The conditions Of the warships and
the town was much better than had
hoped for. Evidently there was much
fortifying Mt Port Arthur after the
siege commenced. The works on 203-
Meter hill were not permanent and the
trenches there were similar to those
used by the Beers during the South
African war. 1t seems that the Rus.
slams had no general electrical scheme
or movable engines or dynamos for
searchlights.
Russian naval officers say that II
Is impossible yet to ascertain whether
the japanese fire or the opening OF
sea.cocks sank the ships in the har.
Dor. The hospitals are fairly well
kept and are still used for wounded
and for prisoners.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
oauah.er.. Death XIII. Mother.

Denver. Jan. ia Fort Collins
dispatch last night says: A telegram
was received here to-day from Council
Bluffs. stating that Mrs. Alice Learn
ard, formerly of Fort Collins. died
there this morning. Last Monday Mr..
and Mrs. Learnard, who lived at Trim
idad, where Mr.. Learnard Is joint
ticket agent for the Santa Fe. Rio
Grande and Colorado and Southern
roads, were notified that their only
daughter. Mrs. Ina Apted. was critic
ally Ill and might not recover. They
started from Trinidad at once. hoping
to see the stricken woman before she
passed away. They were too late.
however, as Mrs. Apted died Tuesday.
three hours before they reached her
bedside. The shock was too great for
Mrs. Learnard. and she survived her
daughter but three days. The Learn
ards for many years were residents OF
Fort Collins. Mr.. Learnard being sta.
ton agent there for ten years.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
Great Awakening Predicted.

That the golden age of religious en-
thusiasm and activity In about Ia
sweep over this country and that an
uncquaicd spiritual revival In tn bc cx-
pcricnced. In tho prediction made by
Rev. DIR. Newell Dwight Hiilis. In y
sermon nj Plymouth Church. brooklyn.
Society has passed through tho crn
Of criticism and analysis and In now
becoming creative" he said. I'VE have
been In hothousc condition for
twcny years. We have analysed tho
Bible and doHmntixcd the IIibic. and
have had hcresy trials that were more
dangerous than Chicago fires. and We
have asked questions and answered
them. We have passed from the old
thought that tho world was created In
six days TO the new thought that God
is making n new world every moment
At length we understand that God Is
not fnr on. that he In not to interrupt
our laws with miracles. but that he is,
close TO man and In living with hims
all the time. All this is the result or
science. We arc Mt the beginning Of
one Of the greatest church,soinG
epochs In all history
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
Contest by Joint Committee.

Denver, Jan. 1.-THE Republican
this morning says: At a joint caucus
of Republican House and Senate mem
bers last evening it was decided to
hear the contest of Peabody against
Adams for the" "gubernatorial seat
through a committee from the two
branches of the Legislature. this com
nittee's proceedings to be in the pos.
session of the members every mornin.
through printed reports. Attorneys and
political representatives for Alva hd
ans, the contestee. announced on hear
ing the decision of the caucus, that h,'
would not accept this.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
ADVERTISING COLORADO.
Three Lecturers VIII Soon Take the
Field In Different Sections.

Denver. Jan. is.-Thrcc lecturers
are to start out within the next twenty
days preachin. the gospel OF Colorado.
and will make n thorough campaign OF
the country before the season Of sum
mcr travel begins.
Al n meeting held recently the Colo
rado Real Estate Association In
siructed the directors to make con-
tracts for lectures. Yesterday they
closed three contracts. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert MeciurE. who have travelled for
three years In the interest Of the cx-
change. are to 70 out again. They will
travel only In the larger cities. where
they already are well known. They
open on February LIST nt Kansas City
and the next stop will be Mt Omaha.
They will continue on East for the
next four or nve months. Mr.. and
Mrs. McC!urg have made signal sue
cess with this work. m they reach n
class Of persons who usually are pretty
hard TO draw into lecture room. At
Washington last year Thomas Walsh
took charge of their lecture and spent
had the president. Admiral Dewey.
General ChafYec and hundreds OF other
distinguished men and women there to
hear OF the giories OF Colorado.
Walter q. Brandcnburg will start
about the same time and will take In
Nebraska and Iowa and later other
middle states. He is being booked by
Page Winslow. who has had large ex-
periencc In that sort Of work. He has
rewritten his lecture and has new
slides, all devoted to Colorado.
George w. Irwin. q Colorado plat
form man. formerly n teacher In Cone
Jos county. Is to travel In Wisconsin.
Illinois and Missouri. He has devoted
much time to scientific agriculture
and VIII talk specially on irrigation
and kindred subjects.
Mr.. Brandenburg carries letters
from the Epworth League and will
make a special appeal to the Lcaguers
to come here for the great convention.
Later he will do the same sort OF work
among the Grand Army men.
All the lecturers will have advance
agents and carry fine lanterns.