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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08

inns and these burned iicrccly AID
''cnt the fire southwark into Tie
freight piers. These had hccn destroy
cd Ion .he most part in May, 1904,
aud had Just been rebuilt
Goes to Train Sheds.
! From The waiting room the flames
lcapcd 10 the train shed and so rand
was the spread there that engines
which were drawing out the cars there
Ia he ready for use in the morning
| had 10 nc hurried out. Seven aoachos
were left behind, but there had been
time enough to save about 30 others.
The two burning fcrryboats were
towcd out into the stream by tugs. The
, lionaticong sunk later.
Fire aid was quickly summoned from
Jersey City and New York, the forme.
city sending all available engines and
tho, iattcr despatched two fire boats.
with This extra fierce the IIobolicn
lircmcn were able to prevent tho fire
from spreading through lower Hobol;-
cn, while the fire boats held the flames
in check along the water front.
Fireproof Building Burns.
To The southwark the flames caught
the now cmirrant station II cost
100000 tn build and was supposed to
be fircproof, but was soon a mass of
fire, the interior burning rapidly
Only few persons were in it at the
lime of The outbreak and they were
hurried out,
George Robinson, Il IIohokcm fire
man had one Of his hands caught he.
meath Il falling blazing timber ana 50
badly crushed that he was taken 10 n
hospital That was The only accident
reported.
Thousands Of persons saw the fire
from the docks and buildings of Man.
haitian. Tho crowds became SD grcat
that ii was necessary To turn out the
police reserves.
An alarm was turned in To NIanhat
tan and Chief Croker ordered the fire
boats New Yorker ana Mcclellan to
the scene.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
DISAPPOINTMENT
AT PORTSMOUTH
Delay in Arrival of Japanese and Rus
sian Peace ENJOYS SpoiIs
Elaborate Program.
dv Assnrlntcd l'rcsa.)

PORTSMOUTH, n. IT,. Aug. -
There was great disappointment in
this city today over the delay in the
arrival of tho Russian AMI Japanese
peace cnvoyS. The news of the post-
loncmcnt of the functions had not
reached many Of the citizens of Ports.
mouth and its cnvirons
Consequently this section of Now
hampshire was nStir early, and by s
! O'Clock every electric line from tho
country was bringing many sightsccrs.
when the fact of the postponcment
became generally known there were
many expressions Of disappointment,
but upon the circulation OF rlmors of
the possible arrival nf The ships most
of the crowd decided To have holt
day any way.
Wireless Men Had Busy Day.
The operators in the wireless sta.
ion had very busy day trying 10
pick mp the Dolphin, which has the
Japanese cnvoys on hoard.
Tonight an answer To the numerous
calls was received, stating that al
dark the Dolphin was OF Cape Cod,
Scventy-iivc miles away She was
sieaming slowly and those on hoard
thought The cruiser would reach the
l'arhor about . O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
NJ. Wittc arrived in this city tonight
from Boston al 1l;l5 o'clock, coming
III ii special car attached to the regular
l'ar llarbor express. lie was enabled
to avoid crowd OF several hundred
people assembled ut the railroad sta
ton through the train stopping Mt a
crossing about Il quarter OF mile from
the depot. NJ. Wi,tc was taken to
ne Wentworth in an automobile.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
BLEW OFF HEAD OF
THE YOUNG BRIDE.
She Struck Gun With Broom and the
Weapon Was Discharged With
Fatal Effect.

RICHMOND, VA, Aug. Near
Marlhrooke. Rockbrdge county ycstci
day, Mrs. John Rudolph Lawson, n
bride Of three months ana only six.
teen years old was accidentally killed
by her husband
LAWSON had shot a snake, reloaded
his gun and returned to the house,
when his wife. thinking the weapon
nnloaded struck it with IL broom. 1t
was discharged, blowing the top of
her head off.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Yachts Leave Newport.

NEWPORT, II. l.. Aug. 1.-The
yachts Dolphin and Mayllowcr, with
their conveys, bearing the Russian
and Japanese commissioners to Ports
mouth, sailed from this harbor at s
n. M.
Shortly after The departure of the
ilcct the Dolphin picked mp the wire
less station and sent large number
of dispatches which arc to be cablcd
to Japan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
MORGAN AND PRESIDENT.
Important Conference Between Rail.
way Magnatc and Chief Executive.
NY Associated Press,

NY Associated l'rrSsp
OYSTER BAY. Aug. -. picrpun;
Morgan. OF New York, had II confer.
cncc today with President Roosevelt
iastihS an hour and Il half. The prcsi.
dent himself is authority Tor the state.
nicnt that ii related almost entirely
To the affairs Of the IIantow Railroad.
III China, controlling interest in
which is owned 10y J. T.. Morgan T. co.
ihcldcnthlly. ANA as relating in IA
measure Ia the railroad interests held
Ivy Americans III China. The pending
peace negotiations formed Il topic of
consideration by the President and Mr..
Morgan.
Mr.. Morgan came 10 Oyster bay I'M.
hcrhldcd. While his visited was by
appointment. nothing concerning il
was permitted 10 leak through. official
sources until after he had gone He
took lunch with the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Two Cases ar Son Ami.

HOUSTON, TEN. Aug. 7.-Statc
Health officer Tabor has been advised
"iiicialiy that there arc Two cases of
yellow FEVER AT Bon Ami La. The
telegram states also that one of the
suspects was dead. Tho two mon
were Italian refugees from New Or
leans ana demand has been made
from the Texas border for troops hut
me request has bccn declined by both
DR.. Tabor and the governor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08

hr"nshi by her against The Chicago
CITY hallway. WAS taken to The Joliet
pcniien'iary to begin an indctcrminate
sentence. Since her trial several
months ago Miss Hanson has been
confined in The Cook county jail hos
p'aL claiming 10 he still suncrins
from the effects nj Il paralytc stroke
resulting from her injuries.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
BOILER BURSTS
THREE ARE KILLED
CareIessness in Allowing Water to Get
Low Results in Explosion at
Sawmill.
lI.y Associntcd Press. }

KNOXVILLE. TENN. Aug. "A
telephone message from Del Rio, III
Cooke county, Tenn; tells of hcile.
explosion near that place this after
noon, in which three men were instant.
~ killed. another fatally injured and
seven others wounded.
The scene Of the fatality was il saw
mill owned by the r. ]. Salts Com
pany. Fifteen men were in the boil
or room when the explosion occur.
red, the majority being lumbcrmcn
who had been driven in by fierce
rain Storm
The dead are:
HERMAN TISTLER.
FRANK PLATE.
JOE TURNER.
Merritt Burgin was so badly injured
that he can live but few hours. Tur-
nor's manglcd body was blown ope
hundred and fifty yards.
Carclcssncss in allowing water to
get low in the boiler is supposed TO
have caused the accident.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
BIG STRIKE BEGINS.
American Bridge Co.'s Employees From
Maine to California Ordered Out.

U'y Associated Ircss.)
CLEVELAND, O.. Aug. THE
rain Dealer tomorrow will say:
Orders were issued Monday after.
noon from the headquarters of the In
ternational Association OF Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers by Secretary
>. j. McNarmcy for n strike against
the American Bridge Company from
Maine to California"
1t Is estimated thar letween $4,000
and 10000 bridge and structural iron
workers will quit work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Richmond Has Expanded.

RICHMOND, VA, Aug. by con
curing in tho action of The board of
aldermen tonight the council provided
Tor the acquisition of territory which
Will enlarge Richmond by 5000 acres
and add $4,000 to her population.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Embargo Placed on Bananas.

CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Amg. T.
the city hoard of health put rigid en-
barge on bananas. II also forbid tho
la'lndrying here of Pullman bedding
during the prevalence of the fever mt
Now Orleans.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Three Men Killed by Lightning.
(By Associated Press ,

NI'N -NSSUCiaIcH I'fCSS.) 7"
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Aug. 7,-Thrca
men were killed by lightning a, Boone,
n. c., today, and another had IN arm,
broken. The locality is remote ana
names have not been learned.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
TWO GO TO DEATH
VIA THE GALLONS
One Fratricide and the Other a Wife
Murderer-Both Claimed to be
Ready to Go.
(Iiv Ass,,ciair,l rrnss

WEST HELENA, ARK. Aug. T.
Tom Wilson, slayer of his brother. and
VIII Robertson. wife murderer. paid
the penalty Of their crimes on the
scaifold in this city today.
Botii men were negroes and both
met death with perfect composurc. dc.
caring that they were ready to go
hobcrtsons neck was broken. Wilson
died of strangulation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Dry Associatcd Press !

NEW YORK, Aug 1.-lnSidc %
three quarters of an hour tonight fire
swept AWAY the Delaware ,i.ackawan-
na ami Western railroad compai.y's
terminal in lluboken, seized two ferry
hnaiS ana for half an hour threatened
tho rest of the water front in tho Vi.
cinity, including the llamburu-Amcr,-
can and North German Lloyd steam
ship docks at which several big SHIPS;
were lying. Tho loss 10 property is
estimated at between 100000 and
S3oO,0od So far as known no live;
were lost. For over an hour huge
tongues of flames lcaped from the
wooden structures on the I.ackawannl
docks, lighting the New Jersey and
New York water fronts For n time
II threatened loss greater than that
of the big dock fire of several years
ago when The North German I.loy
piers were destroyed with II great loss
CT life.
Fire Ships Endanser Shipping.
Blazing fcrryhoats. cut from their
docks ioatcd in the river, wandering
fire ships which for time endangered
shipping.
The fire started on an old wooden
frrryhoai AMI swept by n0,ihcrly
breeze, communicated with the frrr;
house. spread To the main building of
the lackawanna and then 10 the
Dukes House, "A famous Hobokcn hos.
telry. The hotel was frame struc-
turc.
by this time the flames were spread
ing in all directions. utterly beyond ,n.
control of the few frs, fire fighters
who had responded to the first alarms.
Relieving the hotel The structure
of the Public Service Corporation.
the street car operating company Of
liohokcn, Jersey City ana nearby
places went down with the flames.
AT one O'Clock this morning the fire
was under control and the big steam
ship piers had been saved.
FrghtfulIy Rapid Work.
a remarkable feature of tho great
blaze was that inside of 20 minutes
after ID started IL had seized upon The
iackawannas terminal and swept rs
six hundred feet OF train sheds, doom
ing them.
The flames started from an unknown
cause on the old wooden boat lInpa,i-
cong, which had been tied up in the
open slip between the Hamburg docks
ana the Christopher street ferry slips.
The fire was discovered about II
o'clock. 1t was then lcapng from the
hoiler room below the main deck,
through the engine room and attack
ing tho wooden slperstricturc.
How Blaze Spread.
a Waterman on the ferry dock turn
ell III calls for the city department
and also for the I.ackawanna fire bri
Sade. Almost before the company'S
men could lay line OF hose and he
lore the city firemcn could reach the
scene. the flames had leapcd to the
ferry Office building between the piers
ana then to the brand new ferryboat
iinghamton, which was lying in Inc
northern slip of the Barclay street
line.
From there it lcapcd in n few sec
onds TO the high frame structure
above the waiting room and in five
minutes after the fire was seen The
entire buildings, covering many acres,
were burning.
Twenty minutes after the blaze was
iirst seen the high tower, which sur
mounts the building, crashed down al
abiaZc. Twenty minutes after Tic
alarm it looked as If the entire lower
part of IIoboken, including the Ham
burg piers would so.
There were four slips with high pill
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Salvation Lassie Begins Her senterce
lRy Assnclnind prnssl

G1y Associated Prcss)
CHICAGO, ILLS. Aug 7.-Inga
Hanson, the former Salvation Army
girl. convicted of perjury in connec-
ton with personal injury suit
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
THOMAS S. MARTIN.
Two Meetings Organized.

W. "SSsihJo oIUdIlIZCu.
This dispclled hope of joint de-
nate ami two meetings were organized.
Senator Martin spoke from Il plat.
form OH the lawn OF the Rocky Mount
hciel and Governor Montague on the
court green two points some distance
apart. Many people shifted from one
audience To the other and the admir-
crs of the two seemed to be about
evenly divided.
Much of Senator Martins speech
WAS devoted to his position whom the
primary plan was first proposed Mt
The Roanoke convention. He charged
That it was gotten up by cotcrie OF
cnnSprators to deprive him OF his seat
in the Senate.
Senator Martin repeated much that
nc had said in previous speeches in
different form and while caustic
was conservative.
Montaaue's Position on Primary.
His most impassioncd charge wa1
that his distinguished competitor had
never raised his voice in any conyen.
ton i'll favor Of primary plan. In.
dccd greater part Of his speech wal
an attack on Governor MOntague's rec.
ord oil the primary. ana it aboundel
in keen and sarcastic thrusts mt thu
governors comments on the "Colorless
Man" Senator Martin spoke for two
hours and received much applause.
Montague Made Vigirius Speech.
Governor Montague delivered n Wig.
orons speech, which was well received
lie devoted himself again to the rec.
crd of Senator Martin and while his
charges were not new, things were de.
ivcred in fresh and attractive form.
Lieutenant Governor Willard follow
cd the governor and defended himself
frcm the attacks upon his record on
the Jim Crow and employers liability
bills.
The Martin and Montague factions
each had brass bands today. Buttons
and badges were visible by thousands.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Wife Murderer i. Handed

CANTON, MISS, Aug. bob
Jones negro wife murderer was
hanged in the jail yard here today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
LACkAW ANNA TERMINAL
FOOD FOR FIERCE FLAMES
Nearly Half a Million Dollars Worth Of Dam
age Done in Three Quarters
of all Hour.
NEW FERRYBOAT BlNGHAMTOM IS BURNED

Blaze Started
Acres of Waiting Station of
the Railroad amoust iobok
teIy, Also Oesroyed-Bs Steamship Piers Where
Also Threatened he
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
RAIN BROKE UP THE BARBECUE
Rival Meetings Held and Speakers
About Evenly Divided tho Crowd
Martin Says Primary Movement
Was Gotten Up by coterie of Con.
spirators to Deprive Him of His Seat
Especial to tho Daily Press. /,

RICHMOND, VA, Aug. To the
amaZcnlent and disgust of vast crowd
there WAS no joint debate ut Rocky
Mount today, between Governor Mon
taSnc and Senator Martin.
To complete The dissatisfaction OF
those who had come many miles In the
hope Of hearing wordy hattie, a fu-
rlo'Is rain storm broke up the barbe-
cue that had hccn arranged in honor
of The senator.
AS had been expected the challenge
To Il joint debate came from Governor
Montague in the following brief tele-
gram presented to Senator Martin by
friends of the governor:
Governors Challenge.
lion Thomas S. Martin:
Dear Sir propose n joint discus
sion upon reversal OF the terms per-
tanning to the recent debate between
us ut King George. will be pleased
to have your reply
Very truly,
"a. j. MONTAGUE"
reply was quickly received from
Senator Martin. II was as follows:
"Messrs II. N. billiard and John L.
Lee:
"Gcntlcmcn:-Your note note EN-
closing copy of telegram from Cover
nor Montague, proposing debate here
today with the terms at King George
reversed has Just been handed me- +
am here to address the people at a
barbecue gotten mp by my friends as
compliment TO me ana they propose
to carry out the arrangements made
by them for the occasion weeks ago.
Yours truly,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08

THE DAILY PRESS
Is the only newspaper
In Newport News that
receives full Associated
Press Report.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-28
The press Of the State is rapidly al

The press OF the State is rapidly ar.
irving at the conclusion set forth by
this paper, that the Republican party
OF West Virginia can take care of
itself without any little coterie of its
members getting on anywhere and re-
solving that Its salvation depends on
them. This does not apply so much
to the little band of insurgents"
which met at White Sulphur Springs
as II does to some others who assume
they have the exclusive copyrighted
privilege in this MISUNDERSTANDING
State Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-28

A denial from Judge Goff that he is
a candidate for United States Sena.
tor against Mr.. Elkins is now due. The
White Sulphur rebellion has turned
the calcium on him again.-Parkers.
burg Sentinel.
1t is II opinion that the '-insur-
gents" would rather see a Democrat
succeed MIR. Eikfns than Judge Goff
or any other Republican, yet IL they
are sincere In favoring the eminent
jurist to that extent they are indorsed,
IL not by a large majority of the Re.
publicans of the State. by many thou
sands Of them. No denials are neces-
sary from Judge Gon. He said re-
Gently that he was not a candidate
for the S~enatorship. That was SUN.
cfent. He meant what he said. How.
ever, he has never yet disappointed
his party and friends, and as we said
yesterday, II the next Legislature
Should elect him to the S~enatorship.
he would mhesitatlngly accept it,
Notwithstanding he is thoroughly sat
isfied with his high judicial position.
He would accept IT the same as he
has accepted oil other things prof
fered by Ills party feeling it
his duty to do so. Judge Goff is a.
true Republican and always has been,
believing that his PARTY is bigger than
any man in it. Because of this be-
lief 1t is safe to say that he will al
ways serve his party no matter what
IL may call upon him to do.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-28

Robert w. Kennedy, OF Grafton,
was a visitor to our city to-day. BY
the way, we have heard Mr.. Kennedy
mentioned as a probable candidate
for the next Senatorial. nomination in
this district. But there are other Tay.
Tor county gentlemen who have been
mentioned in the same connection.
DR.. 7. F. Lanham is one of them and
B. F. Bailey another. Last but not
least comes DR.. Roger Warden. The
latter is being urged by many of his
friends to put himself in training for
the place. All the gentlemen are res
idents of Grafton. Taylor county is
entitled to the next Senatorship, and
therefore 1t will devolve upon 1t TO
say what one of the above
named gentlemen Marion and
Monongalia Republicans will have
10 support. With such material
to select from no mistake will be
made, no matter who the selection
may be, and feeling this way about it
the West Virginlan will not only be
pleased but delighted to support Tay.
Tor county's choice.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-28
IkNows MucA o. JIG WoRl5:

O. W.. Watson ofs. forging to- the
front as one Of the leading business
men and fihanciers Of the Country. AZ
the head OF the great Fairmont Coal
Company. he has accomplished won
ders. His employees live in houses
with all the modern improvements,
electric lights, bath tubs, etc, are
well treated, well paid and are con
tented and happy. Clarence Watson,
although a young man. knows much
of the world. of men and things, and
1t can truthtully be said that he first
solved the labor question. Men IL fair.
ly treated. and provisions made for
their comfort. will be loyal TO their
employer and will not dream even of
strike. Ten years ago this young
West Nfrgfnian vas hardly known
outside Of the little city of Fairmont.
During the past few months he con-
summated a deal in coal lands in
Kentucky of huge proportions and is
said to have cleaned up two million
dollars. His father was the pioneer
coal operator in West Virginia, and
the o inherited a bright intellect
together with a strong and striking
physique. Yesterday he was elected
a director in the Sunday Creek Coal
Company. the second largest coal
company in the world, having a CAPT.
tai of fifty millions, and the end is
not yet.-Parkersburg News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-28
ARRESTED FOR
HORSE STEALING
WETZEL COUNTY MAN NOW Lam
4euisHEs IN COUNTY JAIL TO
AWAIT ACTION or GRAND

zedie Headley, % years old. a ma
tive of smithfeld. swetzei county.
who has been working for Baker
Bros. at Warrington, for the past
three months as an oil well drilIer,
was brought to the county jail to
day charged with horse stealing.
1t is alleged that he stole a horse
from Eli Williams, near the head
waters of Buffalo creek. night before
last. {J}t
Headley was arrested by Deputy J..
D. Charlton at Ora Bakers house
about six o'clock this morning. When
he was brought out of the house
Headley broke away from the officer
and took out across country. The
deputy and a couple. OF other men
started in pursuit and chased Headley
over "cfayton's Point" down a steep
bluff, through the creek, and up on to
the railroad track, where he was cap
tured.-
Before Justice christy this morning
he was held in $500 for the grand
Jury,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-28

The mention of Judge Blizzard as a
candidate for United States Senator
does not occasion much of a furore.
The Judges trip to White Sulphur
put him out OF the Senatorial list.
Besides, the Judge does not rate very
high as a politician and has not since
last years gubernatorial campaign.
He vas one of the Teter leaders, and
made along with the other Teter lead
ers such a signal failure that he and
they have aver since been looked
upon as belonging to the amateur
class of politicians. The Judge is a
good lawyer, and has been a good Re
publican, and we hope that he is still
the latter, Notwithstanding he was In
bad company at White Sulphur, but
It remains for him to show that he
Knows something about the workings
of politics.