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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Ancient bridge supcrs,i,ion.

n primitive notion existed among Tho
Romans AMI other races flat Il bridge
was an oiicnsc and iniury To the river
god. us 1t saved people from being
drowned while fortling or swimming
across and robbed the deity of Il certain
number Of victims which were his due
For many centuries III Rome prOpitia-
tory offerings of human victims were
made every year to the Tibcr. Men
and women were drowned by being
bound and flung from the wooden Sub
liclan bridge, which. till nearly the end
of the republican period, WAS the one
and only bridge across the Tibcr in
Rome.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
ROCKEFELLER WINS,
Tarrytown SaIoonkeepcr Finally Gives
Up EiGht-Ycar Fight.
lSpcclnl 10 tho DailN urrsSl

NEW YORK, Sept. "RockcfcIlcr
always wins" sighed j. j. Mcln, of
North 'rarrytown to-day How can
you beat him? If he can't kick You
out, he will tire you ont. am going
away from here"
j. j. Mclin has lasted for eight years
III his little liquor saloon on the boull.
Diary Of the Rockefeller estate lie
has fought John ID. Rockefeller in the
courts and at the polls. He has beat
en- the billionnirc in elections. but he
has lost all appetite for fighting He
is lonesome.
Everything comes liuckcfcller's
way" explained Mclin. About year
ago my wife died. thought every.
thing of my wife, and when she died
was sad. could not stay around the
place; ii was so lonesome Then my
sister came here TO live with me and
about two months ago she died. |
have nothing left to aold me around
here"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
BEWARE OF BuBonlc PLAGUE

No other agent. has done so much 10
spread the bubonic plague as rats from
plague ridden countriC; and foreign
ports. In Manila, the authorities have
purchased large quantities of .5tearne.;'
Electric Rat and Roach Paste. and are
making a vigorous fight, determining,
To Kill every rat within the city limits.
lRihiS Paste is easy 10 use, ana is
grcedily, devoured by rats, reaches and
all rcrmin driving ;hom out of the
house To die. 3
The salcis rapidly increasing, ana IL
can be obtained almost everywhere.
II your dealer does not have it, 1t will
he sent express prepaid on receipt OF
the price by Stearns' Electric Paste
Co, Chicago. III. Small size 25c,s.
hotel size S1.O0.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Arrived Yesterday.

British steamship IIcstia, Furguson,
Glasgow via Baltimore.
British steamship Trojan, Thorliils.
sen, Baltimore.
Norwegian steamship lIoppolytc, Du.
mois. Danielson, Baltimore.
American steamship Windber, Dow
Boston.
Schooner Charles a. Campbell,
Pearce, Portsmouth,
Schooner Cora T. Grassy. Haskell,
Portsmouth,
Schooner Rodney Parker, Stevens,
New York.
Schooner George " Jordan, Holden,
New York
Schooner Benjamin C. Firth, Kccnc.
New York
Schooner T. c. Pcndlcton, IIutchin.
son. New York.
Schooner Emma +. Angel, Tripp.
Boston.
Schooner Dorothy Palmer, Harding,
Portland.
Schooner Sarah w. Lawrence, krc.
ger. Portland
Tug Covington with bargcs West
Point. Providence; Climtcnia, do.
Cleared Yesterday.
British steamship lfestia, Furguson,
Glasgow. via Norfolk
British steamship Trojan, Thorkils-
sen, Norfolk
Norwegian steamship Fortuna, Roy
ain. Por. Castircs. st. Lucia.
Sailed Yesterday.
Norwegian steamship Fortuna, Roy
ain. Port Castrics. st. Lucia.
Schooner Marcus l.. Urann, Blair,
Bangor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Twenty-Five Candidates for the
Local Football Team.
FIRST MEETING LAST MIGHT
Well Known Players Among Young
Men Who Offer for Positions-Or.
Loeb Elected Manager ard Soc Cur,
tbs Captain and Coach.

largely attended an enthusiastic
meeting OF the football players of the
city Was held at the P0calluntas hotel
last night. when arrangements were
made for the organization Of Il foot
ball team to represent Newport News
on the chcckcrbOard this season
There were twcntyninc candidates
most oil whom are we'll known as fast
players. and the Indications arc that Il
strong eleven will he picked from the
list.
After the meeting was called to or
der statement uf the purpose Of the
meeting was made by Joe Curtis after
which DIR. Louis Loeb was elected man
ascr and Joe Curtis captain and coach
OF he team.
The first practice of the squad will
he held OH the Casino Monday night
at T:l5 O'Clock, when the men will be
tried out" for positions. Captain
Curtis said last night that lie believed
good team could be made up from
the squad OF candidates that attended;
the meeting ami that Newport News
should have Il winning eleven OH the
checkcrboard.
There are about twenty candidates
for positions in the line and ten for
the back field. Among the old-tinr
players who are candidates arc c. w.
Gnlick, formerly on the University of
Ncrth Carolina eleven; Joe Curtis, OF
Dickinson College,; Forrest ami
Charles Sutton. There is also some
very promising material among the
other candidates.
Following is the personnel of tho
squad from which the eleven will he
drawn: G. w. Gulcl, Joe Curtis. For,
rest Sutton, Charles Sutton, Alcxan-
dria Wilkic. Charles l.ohmann Frank
Bashford, Hank Smith, w. Curtis, l..
Curtis. J. S. Moore, a. Sauncrwinc,
Robert Payne. William Maloncy, Junip
Davis, Eldridgc Bets, Henry llautz.
f. S. Fuery, Thomas McIomb, Ashton
Wray. w. a. lindsins. Frank Sears.
Eugene Lyon. NJ. Cochran. G. a. Thorn
as, Il. Edtlins. William Wilkes. Mark
Foley ana jeff Davis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Many Special.ics.

IL Is said that there arc many clever
spccialtics i'll "liappy lIooligan's Trip
Around The Verdi" which is the 1T
traction al the Academy of Music
Monday night for one performance
only.
Among the stars in the company are
Charles Johnson, Gus Bruno, Joe }.
Sullivan, Ada Henry, loo Pcttcngil.
Mile. NalcSca and Charles f. llanlcy.
The management promises IL gorge
Gus production of Happy Hooligan's
Trip Around the World" and this new
musical comedy will be seen in mag
nilicent display Of scenery and cos.
tunes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Unions Get Together on PROPOSE.
ton to Exposition Company.
TROUBLE MAY SOON BE SETTLED
w. J. Spencer, General Secretary of
Structural Building Trades CT Amer.
lea, Speaks Here Tonisht-Will Ad-
wise the Local Council.

w. j. Spencer, general secretary ANA
treasurer Of the Structural Buidin:.
Trades Of America, will deliver an al
dress to organized labor here at the
Central Labor Union hall tonight. Mr..
Spcnccr's object in coming here al this
time is to discuss the trouble between
the labor organizations of Tdcwatcr
Virginia and the jamestown ExpDsi.
ton Company with the local Building:
Trades Council
special meeting OF the building
Trades Council has been called for to.
night and Immediately after maxim.
his; address Mr.. Spencer will speak tu
the members of the council concerning
the purpose Of his visit.
Last night Mr. Spencer spoke ii
Norfolk and Thursday night he appear
cd before the building trades people ul
Richmond.
The special committees appointed by
the directors Of the jamestown EXPO
sitiun Company and the central labor
bodies in this city, Norfolk and Ports
mouth have been irving for months [,
reach some agreement cOncCrniu. III,
construction work to be done on tho
exposition grounds. When the com
mittccs last met IL proposition was sub
mittcd by the union representatives
hut il did not come from all Of Tho
was reached
Now an agreement suitable Ia all Of
the unions in Tidcwatcr has hccn pre-
pared and will he submitted To the OK
position directors in the near future.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Charters,

Charters.
British steamship, $4,000 quarters
oats, Newport Ncws, Norfolk. Dalti-
more Or Philadelphia, to Antwerp or
Rotterdam, Is I'd, berth terms, Noycnl-
bor.
British steamship, 10000 quarters
oats. Newport News. Norfolk, Balti
more or Philadelphia. to London. Rot
tcrdam or Antwerp, Is 9d. berth terms,
November.
Norwegian steamship of 1,ll9 tons
coal. Newport News to Barcelona,
private terms, October.
Arrived From Newport News.
British steamship Kanawlia, passed
Brow Head. September Il, eli route to
Liverpool.
Schooner Marie Palmer at Ports
mouth, il inst
Sailed for Newport News.
British steamship Rappahannock
from London, II inst.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Sons of Famous Sire.


The late Joseph Jefferson represent
ell the fourth generation of actors bear.
ing that famous name, and with the
kindly ambition of IL father, hal taken
Il conspicuous opportunity To Introduce
his sons ana heirs apparent to the
jefferson name. Joseph Jefferson aud
William W. Jefferson as the fifth link
In an artistic chain
The young men will appear here at
the Academy next Tuesday night,
September -.
The elder, Joseph Jefferson, will be
seen as Sir Lucius O''rrisscr. and the
younger, William w Jefferson rs Bob
Acres in The Rivals"
the public will see the only repro
scftation Of this famoas ola comedy
that has ever boon acna locally. The
supporting company includes Mcssrs.
john Jack. Arthur Stanford. Richard
l.N!c, Harry OIlin. the Misses Rosa
Rand ami others of the late Mr.. Jcncr-
sons famous comedy organization.
From The heavy advance sale, there
is 40 doubt now hut that large audi.
cncc will welcome the JcifGrsons.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Confederate Pensions increased.

Especial IL The Daily lrcssD
RALEIGH, n. G, Sept. l5.-'rhc
auditor has decided upon the ALLOW
ancc to the Confederate pensioners,
the annual appropriation having been
increased $4,000, making il new $275.-
900. There is an increase OF 200
pensioners
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
WOMAN BEATEN TO DEATH.
Husband Under Arrest Pending |
quiry Into Murder of Wife.

NEW YORK. Sept. l5.-AIrs. Mary
Horne. who lived with her husband ut
st. George, Staten island, yesterday
was beaten to death by ono of two
men who called at her home during
the afternoon and with whom she was
heard to be quarrcling. Her husband
WAS arrested
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Central abor Union

About eighty delegates attended the
regular meeting Of the Central Labor
Union last night. y very interesting,
session was held. hut there was ne
business Of public interest to be dis
posed of.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
THO Office Boy is commina.

The Ollicc Boy" Frank Dcshon';
successful musical comedy. will be Of
Icrcd al the Academy next Wcdncs-
day night.
The Office Boy is said TO be a
musical farce abonnding in funny stu
ations and provides with bright. smart
Dialogues, and plenty Of good songs.
1t is in two acts. and the production.
IL is claimed, is most prctcntious
one. MIR. Dcshon's supporting COM
pany numbers about sixty people and
includes some very well known artists.
AS tho Office hoy who by force OF
circumstances becomes jockey,
Frank Deshon, from all accounts. has
the best part that has come 10 him in
his very successful career. Mr.. DE.
shon is strong local favOrilc ami
will be warmly welcomed here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
For Trial Today.

The cases Of lunius Hatton an,
George Stoves, the negroes who are
alleged to belong 10 the "hip-pocket'
speak'casy gang, are sci for trial il
the police court today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Dumois arrived yesterday from Balti-
more to load Il full cargo of coal for
Port Antonio, jamaica,

The American steamship Windbcr
arrived yesterday from Boston to load
Il fun cargo of coal for that port.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Marine Notes
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The American steamship Colorado
was Heated out ol dry dock No. !. ut
The 9hipyard yesterday. The vessel
has been in the dock for several wccks
having repairs made OH her hull
The British steamship IIcstia ar
rived in por. yesterday from Bnlii-
mere with Il cargo Of imports. which
she discharged. Tho vessel will load
small caro- of experts after which
she will sail for Glasgow via Norfolk.
The Norwegian steamship Fortuna
a1llcd Yesterday for Pert Caatries. S..
Lucia with g cargo OF l,2i3 tons af
coz! an! go tons of bunker coal.
The Norwegian steamship liippolytc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16
Spring and Mountain k.-orts
On the Line Of thc T.; e q r.,

Summer excursion tickets with lib,
eral limits and stop-over privileges on
sale June /.
Low rate week and excursion tickets
Tor heads OF Mmilies and Sunday visi.
tors ,y,r,.f. ,-.ss ss. Gill
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-16

Special bargains. a. Jco & co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
ASKS MERCY FOR BOYS.
Judge of Atlanta's City Court Thinks

Judge of Atianta's City Court Thinks
Rawlings Boys Should Not Hang.
Atlanta, Dec. 16.-Judge Andy E
Calhoun, Of the city court of Atlanta,
appeared before the prison commission
and urged commuLation of sentence to
life imprisonment for the two Rawlings
boys, Milton and Jesse, who are SEN
fenced TO be hanged in January along
with their father for the murder of the
Garter children in Lowndes county.
This is the second request of the
kind which has come to the commits
sion, though the matter has not yet
been presented in formal shape.
Judge Calhoun stated that ne did
not know the Rawlings family or any
one of them, nor was he interested in
the case beyond reading the newspa-
per accounts Of it. From these, now
ever, he said ne was convinced that the
two boys wno are sentenced to be
hanged were simply the tools of their
father, who bent tnem to his will, and
he felt that while the old man Should
be hanged for the crime, under the cir
cumstances the boys should be let off
with life imprisonment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
HOW BIRDS SOAR.
The Kite Master of the Art OF
Soaring,

The Kite Master of the Art Cf
Soaring.
SIN the summer of 1872 | was visit
ing on the Warm Springs reservation
in eastern Oregon" says writer.
1.-THE residences of the government en-
ployees were in a deep valley between
table lands through which the water
courses had cut deep canyons. l climb
ed up on one of these tables, the edge
of which was in most places perpen-
dicular for ten, twenty and more feet,
and as / stood there in strong breeze
blowing against the face of the slope
q small hawk came gliding along eight
or ten feet above the edge and follow
ing the course of the edge, and he kept
| on until he was little more than a rod
away from me. He seemed to be max
ing no effort except little bylancing
and tr'ning in order to steer himself.
The explanation seemed to me very
simple. Just there at the edge there
was a strong, sharply ascending cur
rent which enabled him to use wind
and gravity against each other.
"In the autumn of that year | went
to Fuchau, China, and there i found
the city frequented by a species of
large bird which we call Il kite. 1t
seems to be half hawk, half buZzGrd,
in it's build and habits. Its flight is
heavy and awkward, its wings being
too big for it's pectoral muscles, and
their tips are not pointed like hawks 8,
but broad and square across. But it
| Is a master of the art of soaring.
| There are in Fuchau two hills which
lie square across the path of the after
| noon sea breeze. Here toward the
close of breezy autumn afternoon
| dozen or a score of these kites will
resort and have a genuine coasting
game.
"These hillsides are quite steep, ana
of course there results a strong, sharp
upward current at the top. The kites
come to the top and, starting from the
eddy in the lee of the top, glide out
| into the uprushing current, wings bal
ancing up and down and head and tail
turning and twisting till they are in
the heart of the upward current, and
then they turn broadside to it and are
borne upward and backward seventy
| Ave or a hundred feet. Then they de-
scend again into the eddy and again
steer themselves out into the uprushing
| current. Throughout it all there is very
little tapping of the wings. Chicago
News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
Guilty of Forgery.

Gadsden, Ala, Dec. 16-Sam w.
Crook, formerly an insurance agent in
this city, and prominently connected
with one of the Oldest families in Ala
bama was found guilty of forgery by a
jury in the city court There were six
indictments returned against him by
the grand jury covering as many diff
ferent offenses. The amount obtained
by him by these forgeries was over
$1,000 Crook was convicted in one
case, pleaded guilty in another and
the remaining four were mol pressed
by the solicitor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
A Holocaust Was Aver+ed

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. ia fire
In the woman's department of the coun.
ty Jail came near resulting in the death
of many prisoners, and the lives of
over one hundred prisoners were in
jeopardy for some time. Henrietta
Howard, charged with numbering her
husband, was SO seriously burned that
she is not expected to live. Eleven ne
gro women were pinned. in their cells
by fire on all sides, and were being
practically roasted alive wnen res
cued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
SchofieAd Again Arrested.

Macon, Ga, Dec. f6.-Hal Sclofield,
was acquitted of the charge of murder
ing Green King a negro. Evidence sub.
mitted by the defense that Scnofield
was insane and q moral pervert was
believed by the jury and the verdict of
acquittal discharged him from custo-
dy. But he was not turned loose. In
stead, he was rearrested by Sheriff
Robertson on warrant from Ordinary
Wiley and now he will be tried for lu-
macy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
Pleaded Guilty TO Theft.

Atlanta, Dec. 16.-In t1e criminal
branch of the superior court of Full
ton county, NJ. A. Black, the baggage
master who stole a trunk containing
jewelry and other property worth about
$1,400, plead guilty, and was sentenced
to II months, or to pay a fine of $3.50.
Dalzell Fitzgerald, a negro, who killed
a fellow servant at the Fairfax hotel,
was convicted of voluntary manslaugh.
ter and sentenced to serve four years
in tle penitentiary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
Rlotous Reports Are Enventinns

st. Petersburg, Dec. 16.-The official
telegraphy agency is authorized to
state that the reports published abroad
TO the effect that Irkutsk, Siberia. las
been in flames, that fighting has oc-
Cured between loyal and mutinous
troops at Harbin, Manchuria, that an
other mutiny has occurred at Vladi-
vostok, and that Kharkoff and Eliza
bethgrad are ablaze, are pure inven-
tions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
RUSSIANS HAD u. S. ARTILLERY.
Japanese Captured Piece In Stronghold
of Port Arthur.

Japanese Captured Piece In Stronghold
of Port Arthur.
San Francisco, Dec. 16.-The army
transport Thomas, just arrived from
the Orient, brought home piece of ar
tfllery which originally belonged to tle
United States, but which was found in
the possession of the Russian forces
at Port Arthur, when the Japanese cap
tured that stronghold
The government of Japan wlen they
discovered the ownership of the gun,
turned it over to United States Min
lister Griscom, who shipped it from
Nagasaki consigned to the arsenal at
Benicia. The field piece is stamped
inside the barrel "Watervliet arsenal,
1898, 829 pounds, No 209, J. w. J."
The military authorities here are
now wondering how this particular gun
got into the hands of the Russians
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
Bids Rejected on Reformatory

Atlanta, Dec. 16.-The prison com
mission opened and rejected all bids
for the erection of the proposed new
state reformatory building on the state
farm near Milledgeville. The plans as
prepared by Architect A. C. Bruce, call
ed for a two-story brick building on a
stone foundation, and the bids opened
by the prison commission were in ex-
cess of the amount appropriated by
the legislature, which is $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
Injured in Wrestling Match.

New York, Dec. 16-Tn looking for
an advantage to preliminary of their
wrestling match mere last night, Frank
Gotch, Americas champion, and Cnas
(Yankeel Rogers, clinched and went
down heavily together. Gotch fell
on Rogers right side, so severely
wrencning it tnat medical attention
was necessary. Rogers will not be able
to wrestle again for several months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
BARELY ESCAPED
MOB OF NEGROES
Assault Charged to Man And
Crowd Quickly Gathered.
SAVED BY ARRIVAL OF POLICE
At Time He Was Arrested Negro Was
Being Pursued by Three Hundred
Negroes Bent on Taking His Life.
Had Stabbed Negro Girl.

Atlanta, Dec. 16.-Cnarged with at.
tempting assault on a young negro
girl, VIII Holmes, a negro, narrowly
escaped being killed by members of his
own race. The prompt arrival of po-
licemen on the beat, and Of the arrival
Of the patrol wagon, was all that saved
him from being either killed by pistol
shot or lynched.
At the time that he was arrested by
Policemen Cooper and Belcner he was
being pusued by a mob of some 800
negroes, bent on taking his life.
Three or four shots had been fired
at MIN, and he mad been smashed over
the head with stick in the hands OF
one of his pursuers.
About o'clock Friday night an IL
year-old negro girl, Ida Belle Jones,
was coming away from a grocery store,
where she mad gone to make a pur-
chase.
On ner way home she was seized by
a negro man, believed to be Holmes. In
the scuffle she was stabbed in the back
of the neck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
carpenters Get Incre.ea j. p,v

New York, Dec 16.-After confer,
ence lasting over two months. the
Brotherhood of Carpenters made an
agreement with the Master Carpenters
association yesterday affecting $4,000
men, by which wages will be increased
from $3.50 to $3.50 a day on July 1.
The Brotherhood demanded an increase
of SO cents day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-17
Harner Held for Murder

Fitzgerald, Ca, Dec. 16.-Hery = r
per. a negro, was arraigned in jr ice
court at Irwinville for assault a-4d at
tempt to kill, James Walker, neal
Isaac. He was bound over to appear
at superior court in March, and was
placed under bond cf $4,000. He fur
nisked the required bond