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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
COUNTRY FAXED BY
DAKOTA CONFESSION
Not Word of Truth Said to Be in
Story About Suicides Al
legged Crime.
CRy Associated Prcss.,

ST. PAUL MINI. Sept. Ii.-Telc-
Scarlcs. of North Dakota, and from
Coroner j. ID. Windcl, of Ward county,
North Dakota. tend To show that the
story sent from Minola. n. d.. about
the suicide and confession of murder
Of Charles lIerzig were fabrications
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
Insane Man at oyster say,

MlNEOLA. H. l.. Sept 1i.-Isaac
Schamus. who was arrested ut Oyster
bay Tuesday after having made efforts
10 see the President in order to pre-.
sent to him plan for handling the
anthracite coal output. today was dc.
clared insane.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
Big Mills Arc Sold.
tBy Associatcd Press.

WATERFORD. S. c., Sept 1.-THE
Cnllcton Mills were sold at auction to.
day under order of the United States
District Court for $53,G5O to John +.
Lucas, president of the Coilcton Bank
ing Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
l. YNCHBURG CHURCH
TO CHANGE CHOIR
Catholics Will No Longer Hear Men
and Women Sing
Together.
Especial to tho Daily Prcss.)

V'7T"'rH Z" tITU JdIIy TTUss.J
LfNCHBuRG. VA, Sept. 1i.-The
Holy Cross Catholic church. by orders
from Bishop Van de Vyver. has
abolished its old choir. which was
composed of male and female voices
and lady organist.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
PERMANENT sALARIED PosITIoNs

for men Of business getting ability. We need at once
hundreds oil men who present high grade prpposi.
tons and produce. results Previous Experience not
essential. Choice OF desirable location. Excellent
{, Offices many Executive. Clerical and Technical
positions and good opportunities for men having
stating position desired. ''
HAPCOODS Nnc.), Brain Brokers
1901 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15

MERCHANTS BAGGAGE TRANS.
FER Co, J. S. Daily, snperinten-
dent. Office M. G. M. r. Co. Bell
phones 20 and 2l8. 5.23-tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15

STOLEN-TIIE LADY THIEF WHO
stole the white parasol from the
New York Confectionery will return
same at once or he prosecuted. The
police are OH her trail II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
TRANSFER COMPANIES.

OLD DOMINION BAGGAGE TRANS
FER CO., N. F. Ketchum. Manager.
Office. G. & o. Station. Phones: Bell
Nos. 401 and 1876; Citizens, No. IL.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-ON STEAMER ENDEAVOR
Thursday night, Or between pier and
pavilion, Pine Beach lady's open
lace gold watch; "Lucic" engraved
ON back. Leave at Daily Press an,.
receive reward 9l5-3t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
EDUCATIONAL.
HAMPTON COLLEGE

HAMPTON COLLEGE
Classical School For Girls and Young
Ladies',
Classical course unsurpassed. I'M
usual advantages In Art and Music.
Session begins September %. Until
September 10 address
MISS FITCHETT. =
1872 Duke Street. Norfolk, Virginia.
7-1-3W
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED.

woman Charges Him With Causing
Her Daughter to Leave Home.
tBy Associated i'rrss.)
CHICAGO. Sept. li.-Duke NJ. Far
son. millionaire broker and head If
the Metropolitan Holiness church,
was arrested today OH warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Katherine K Schafcr,
charging him with having caused her
l6-year-oId daughter, Hazel Schafcr,
To quit her home.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
Yesterdays GAMES.
Boston. 4; Athletics, 3.

Gibson aud Armbrustcr; Bender,
Henley and Schrcck Time. 2:lo. I'm
pires. Hurst AMI Mccarthy. Attend
ance. 5000
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15

WANTED-TO LEASE By THE
year, comfortable house with mod
crn convcnicnccs. No children; no
objection to East End Address !
II. HARRIS, Box Gl5, Newport News,
VA. 9.1l.tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
Detroit, 6; Cleveland, o,

DETROIT. MICH. Sept. li.-Dono-
van was in splendid form to-day, shut.
ting out Cleveland.
Score: r II j.,
Detroit .20ui 00OOX-G 3 q
Cleveland ...... % 0O00O0O0--O y o
Donovan and Warner; Moore. West
and Clark. Time, LIS. Umpire. Mr.
O'l-onghlin. Attendance, 40.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
WANTED.

~. >,.r,,,, -.-|-~----------
WANTED-ROOM AND BOARD, IN
or near Hampton, for gentleman and
wilc for a few weeks Private fam
NY preferred. Must he reasonable.
State terms and full particulars.
Address IL. y. L., care Daily Press.
9-Ii-Gt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
UNDERTAKERS

w. E. ROUSE, FOR GOOD SERVICE.
and fine hacks. 23i-236 Twenty fifth
street. Phones, 81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
COAL. AND WOOD.

MUNDY & CONARD, ANTHRACITE.
red ash and splint coat, oak and
pine wood. Citizens phone, 1923;
Bell 'pone. 125. 1-8.tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
SPECIAL.
price,
On Wire screens. Doors and Ice
Cream Freezers.

The Csc size Screen, 1898 inches. $50
The CSC size Screen. 24x33 inches. ego
The SIC size Screen. 24x3s inchss. .2eo
The 4Oc size Screen. SOx3s inches. $50
A good Door. suitable for Kitchen.
75c complete.
A good Door. suitable lor front,
$1.O5 complete.
2 qL. Blizzard Freezer $3.50
3 at. Blizzard Freezer .s1eo
( qt Blizzard Freezer ......... $3.50
6 at. Blizzard Freezer .S27o
8 at. Blizzard Freezer ........ 1886
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15

hltrock ana Mcfarland: Howell and
Sugdcn. Time. l;I3. Umplres, Con.
nor and Connolly. Attendance, DIG.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15

j. II. CAFFEE & SON. 33rd st. and
Huntington Ave. Both phones No. /;
residence. Bell phone, Al.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
Chicago. 3; ST. Louis, 2.

CHICAGO, Sept. Chicago de-
feated St Louis today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15

WANTED-AGENTS FOR COM
plctc Observation-Disclosures war book;
good salary. samples free. Address
CLIQUE CO, I23 Chestnut street
Philadelphia. gll.at
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15

Adams and Ilcydon, IIoeg. Mcclure
and klcinow Time. 2:o5 Attendance,
800. Umpire. Sheridan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15

Manitoba GOOD HORSE. a y.
ABBlT'r & BRO. 9.I3.5t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15

WANTED-FLAT OF THREE OR
four rooms. Possession October l..
Address {. H., care Daily Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
STATE RESTS At ELK RIVER.
Line Of Defense in Box Car Case
Arouses Curiosity.

Elk River, Mimi, April IL. - JUST
before court adjourned last night theI
state rested IN the Crawford murder
trial. Palmer was brought up tromI
Minneapolis and will be the first witt
ness put on the stand by the defensc|
to-day. John Heine. landlord of theI
little hotel at Rogers siding, wnere|
Crawford and Palmer were arrested,
was on the stand yesterday a%fternOOnl
Those who have closely followed the|
states case are wondering what ell
fcctive line of defense possibly can bel
set up and are a~nXiOusly awaiting the
opening of court to-day. The trial isl
costing Sherburne county about $3.50 n
dav. Yesterday afternoon Judge Did
dings ordered a special venire of 100
men to report Wednesday morning foyI
the Palmer trial.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
MARTIN MEEkER, FORMER BANK
Err AND PIONEER OF FARM.
iNGTON. MINI.
MISSING FOR OVER A YEAR
SUCCESSFULLY ELUDED ALL EFF
FORTS OF DETECTIVES TO
FIND HIM.

Cleveland. April 12.-The body of a
g~ray-haired man, much emaciated, was
found early yesterday between Two
piles of lumber in the yards of the
Georgian Bay Lumber company. in
stones levee along the river. Appar-
emily he bad crawled between the
piles for shelter and had died there
some time Sunday night.
Papers found in the dead mans
pocket indicated that he was Martin
Meeker of Pennington, Mimi, and
that he had been an agent or travelling
man. A memoranda gave the names
OF G. N. Meeker, Greensboro, KY. and
Merrill Meeker, Pennington. Mimi, as
his SON There was no money in the
mans pockets and the condition of his
body indicates that he was in a starv-
ing condition when death anne.
Deputy Coroner Kepke decided that
chronic disease and exposure We're
the cause Of his death. The body is at
h county morgue.
Leaves Large Estate.
Pennington, Mimi, April 12.-Sev-
ering his business relations with IA
large Touring company of New Prague,
as head of their Cleveland office; ceas-
ing all correspondence with his friends
and relatives in this village, and elud-
ing all efforts of detectives to find him
in an effort to determine what DISPOSE
ton should be made of considerable
property which he owned, Martin
Meeker, formerly banker and pioneer
h,,SiDncs man pf TO ryptpu tnn oni Ia.
kota county, had not been heard from
for more than a year. until yesterday,
when his son. Nj. Z. Meeker. received
the following telegram from Cleveland,
Ohio:
Your father, Martin Meeker, at
county norgue. Telegraph what to
do. County Coroner"
Why Martin Meeker deliberately re-
nounced his old home and friends al
ways has remained a mystery here
Friend Of every one he met, highly re-
spected and trusted as a man of bust
ness, he apparently had no reason for
severing all ties hat held him here.
Quits Work and Disappears.
On Feb. 5. 1904, MIR. Meeker sent a !
letter to his firm, asserting that he
was not feeling well, and desired that
he be relieved of his position. Three
days later he disappeared. His ac-
counts with his employers showed a
balance in his favor.
Mr.. Meeker's wife died four years
ago, and he then went on the road for
the New Prague mill. He formerly
owned an elevator at Castle Rock,
Mimi.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
Resume Of the neW$.
List Of Casualties.

The Italian Catholic Church of Our
Lady Of Help of Christians vas de-
stroyed by fire at P%ittsburg. Loss,
$50, 900.
Frank Byers, a junior law student in
the University of Michigan from Har-
Ian, Iowa. was drowned while canoe
ing on the Huron river.
In a collision between a street car
and an engine at Louisville, Sister
Margaret Anthony was killed and Sis
ter Mary Leander and Miss Mary Nc
Gill were injured.
Fire at Pressure Isle, Me-, burned
two blocks, three connected buildings
occupied as stores, and a residence.
The loss is estimated at $780, 600, with
insurance amounting to s2S,S5O.
While taking a 1ashlight photograph
at Omaha, Albert Butler was instant
ly killed and William Coffee, w. j.
Murray and M. Levey were badly in
jured by an explosion of powder.
A prairie fire which swept across the
recently ceded portion of the Rosebud
agency, where hundreds Of homestead
ers recently located, destroyed the
homes and barns of many settlers.
Four men were killed and Freight
Engineer Reed fatally injured in a
head-on collision at Badham. S. c.
Freight Engineer Reeds watch was
thirty minutes slow and this was the
cause of the wreck.
Perry Wilson, an aged inmate of the
Crawford county Qowa) poorfarm, was
burned to death in a fire which de-
stroyed the public building. The old
man went back into the public build
ing to get his personal property and
a caught by the flames.
Fire at Corsicana, Tex, destroyed
the main building of the L. o. 0. F.
widows and orphans home. together
with all it's contents. The loss is
500, 900, with SIS, 900 insurance. Three
little girls jumped from the window of
the second story, one OF whom is in a
critical condition.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14

Second Big Gift From Rockefeller
Within a Week,

Vt\ub7 Il "CCNs
Boston, April IL. - John d. Rookie
Teller has given a second 500, 900 to
the American Baptist Missionary
Union. This makes S20O,0 0O that the
Standard Oil magnate has contributed
to missionary work in n week.
The fact that Mr.. Rockefeller has
made a second gift was announced at
the meeting of the executive commit
tee at the office of the missionary
union in fremont Temple yesterday by
Charles w. Perkins, the treasurer.
who explained that it was a solicited
contribution.
"Mr. Rockefeller made his annual
gift of 100000 for the current ex-
pense of the union" said Mr.. Perkins.
He has made that gift for the last fiji
teen years. His second gift of $780, 900
Immediately followed. This is for the
building fund. 1t will be used to build
missionary schools in China, Burmah,
Japan and in other places where the
American Baptist Missionary union
does it's work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
WOMAN WAS A TRAITOR.
Lived at Tsarskoe Selo and Was Pre-
pared to Stay DoWager Empress.

St. Petersburg, April Zone OF the
women recently arrested with a num-
Der of other persons on suspicion OF
being concerned in the revolutionary
conspiracy inhabited a villa at Tsars-
koe Selo, and there lived a luxurious
life. keeping several carriages and
horses. A quantity of explosives
were found in her house. Among them
was a bomb, which. according to doc
uments discovered by the police, was
to be thrown at the dowager empress
when she went TO the hospital, which
she frequently visits. The bomb was
to be thrown from a carriage.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
FRENCH All SULTAN.
Moorish Government Troops Saved
From AnnihiIation by French.

Paris, April IA dispatch to the
Temps from Algiers, says it is report
ed there that a bloody encounter took
place between the troops Of the sultan
OF Morocco and the rebels supporting
the p%retender. The latter planned TAX
ing the strategic town of Oujda and
the sultan's forces were driven back
and a serious rot was threatened
when Lieut.. Morgin, commanding the
French frontier forces in that vicinity,
opened fire with a battery of artillery,
checking the rebel advance and per-
hitting the sultan's forces to retire in
order.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
Domestic.

Capt. Charles J. Magill one of the
largest vessel owner on the Great
Lakes, is dead at the home Of his
daughter III Chicago.
A general strike against the Car
riage and Wagon Builders association
began last week. More than 100 plants
which have adopted the open shop
rule are affected.
Jacob H. Schiff, E. H. Hartman and
Col. Dudley Evans, all of New York,
are to be three of the directors of the
new consolidated Wells-Fargo Nevada
National bank. it is reported.
The anti-loan shark bill, prohibiting
the assignment of wages unless it is
consented to in writing by the wage
earner's wife, was passed by the upper
house of the Illinois legislature.
Under the law of the last congress
creating the Office of chief engineer of
the Indian irrigation service, the Sec
rotary of the interior has designated
Inspector w. H. Code for the position.
The Cunard Steamship company, in
a report, shows that no dividend will
be paid this year. The shrinkage in
receipts is due to the rate war initi-
ated by other lines and the fact that
the general trade was not good.
Patrick J. Healy, president of the
pioneer music firm of Lyon & Healy,
died in Chicago of pneumonia. Mr..
Healy was IS years old and had been
engaged in the manufacture and sale
of musical instruments in Chicago since
1864.
Little Lean Shanks will be the name
of Rev. DR.. Shanks' son. The name is
given in honor of DR.. Little Of the Gar
rett Biblical school, Evanston, ILL.,, and
DR.. Lean. presiding elder of the Mil
waukee district of the Methodist Epis-
copal church.
Thirty pieces Of silver, dating for
centuries back, have been found by
Nicholas Goetzinger of Templeton,
Iowa, while digging fence post holes.
Some of the coins were minted by the
electors of Prussia; others were from
Hungary. Flanders and Bavaria.
~
President Moore of the National
Good Roads association has secured a
promise from Secretary Wilson to be a
member Of a party which will travel
from Chicago to Portland and diffuse
good roads literature on the way. The
party will leave Chicago on May /.
The Phoenix National bank OF New
York will be operated by interests
which have been affiliated by J. p.
Morgan & Co. F. E. Marshall, the vice
president of the National Bank of
Commerce of st. Louis. will In all
probability become president OF the
bank
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
AIR LINE TO PORT ARTHUR.
Canadian N~orthern's Proposed e.
tension Would Favor Duluth. '

Duluth. April 12.-News has reached
Duluth through a reliable channel thai
the Canadian Northern road now has
under consideration the extension OF
the Port Arthur, Duluth & Western
road ia Ely. The southern terminus
of the road is now forty miles from
Ely. If the extension is made, it will
provide almost an air line between DuI
lnth and Port Arthur. 1t is now SOD
miles by rail between Duluth and TIL
Canadian head of the lakes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
FRIEND OF LINCOLN DIES.
Joseph r. Brown, Veteran Capital Of
fetal, Succumbs.

Indianapolis, April II. - Joseph K.
Brown. former president of the Metro
politan police board of Washington,
died yesterday aged eighty-five years.
He was appointed to that position by
President Lincoln, an intimate friend
of his. He was atterward president
of the board of aldermen of Washing
ton and was also clerk in the house OF
representatives. He saw Lincoln as
s%assinated and assisted in carrying the
wounded president from the theater.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
RETURNS TO CHICAGO.
President Harper Will Resum His
Work at the University.

Chicago April Il. = President Will
lam r. Harper of the University OF Chi
cago. arrived from New York yester-
day and went direct to his home. He
was accompanied by specialists m
who have been treating him.
He was met by a few members OF the
faculty and his immediate family, but
at DR.. Harper's request there was no
demonstration. The president plans
to return to his labors as soon as pos
sible and will continue the same pro-
gram Of work as he did prior TO his ILL
ness.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
PAYS DEATH
Martin Ebeit E~lect.ocuted for Murder
Of His Younu Wife.

Ossining. N. T., April 12.-Martin
Ebelt, VINO murdered his young wife at
Mount Vernon, paid the penalty for his
crime in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison. Ebelt strangled his wife
to death July "a. 1903. The young
woman was nineteen years old and
Ebelt twenty-one. Jealousy was the
motive.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
Riot in Madrid.

Madrid, April II. - A somewha
serious collision between workme
and police occurred yesterday on TIL
Gale San Bernardino. The policH
charged the workmen several timd|
and numbers Of the latter were il
jured
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
PRESIDENT AFTER WOLVES.
Hunt Begins Early in the Day arc
Three Wolves Are Ragged.

Frederick, Okla, April II. - Presi-
dent Roosevelt's wolf hunt began early
yesterday morning at Camp Roosevelt,
eighteen miles southeast of here. A
pack of forty dogs. under direction of
John Alternately, a celebrated wolf
killer, chased the game. Three wolves
were killed before dinner, the presi-
lent being always at the head OF the
procession of riders. The hunt was
resumed at l p. m. with the party OF
riders reduced to ten. Gov. Thomas b.
Ferguson will he here tomorrow to
greet the president. 1t is expected
thai President Roosevelt and Gov.
Ferguson will attend a banquet given
by the business men of Frederick to-
morrow night.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14

The scientific theory that petro-
leum Is derived from old fossils looks
like an unkind and wholly uncalled.
for reelection upon Mr.. Rockefeller's
personal appearance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14

The United States circuit court has
ruled that fancy socks must pay duty
ae embroidery, If the embroidery
takes the shape of clocks" would
the court require the hose to be en-.
tered as timepieces!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14

II President Roosevelt would solve
the servant girl problem for them the
women Of the country would be will
ing to chance 1t on race suicide.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
CROWD AERIAL FERRY.

More Than $4,000 Persons Use Duluth
New Bridge in One Day.
Duluth, April 12.-Tnirty.two thou
sand five hundred and ninety persons
we're carried on the Duluth ship canal
aerial ferry bridge Sunday. AS the day
was pleasant, Duluth people turned
aut to enjoy the novelty OF a ride on
the ferry.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14

a Chicago man after having had a
d~isagreeable experience with q lady
Who was able to wipe up the floor
With him advises men to avoid marry
M girls who are heavier than them
nS1ves.s He ought In ali fairness to
have 4 royalty from the producers Of
1cntlrfat eOncoctions.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
MATHESON
Archbishop of Rupertsland Invested
With INSIGNIA Of Office.

Winnipeg, Man, April II. The in
stallation of Most Rev. Samuel p.
Matheson as archbishop and metropol-
itan OF Rupertsland too place yester-
day morning in the little old cathedral
church of st. John. The ceremony
was a quiet one. The functions Of the
installation were performed by canons
of the chapter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14
IMMIGRANTS 60 TO RANGES.

Number Of New Settlers Passing
Through Duluth Increases.
Duluth April 12.-One hundred and
fifty immigrants passed through this
city yesterday on their way to the iron
range and points West. A much
greater number Ut immigrants has
passed through Duluth this spring
than ever before in the same space of
time. Many of them will find employ
ment in the iron mines OF st. louis
county.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14

A Berlin professor claims to have
discovered a serum that will cure hay
fever. And a host of sufferers may be
expected to remark next August that
they "h0be ids drue."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14

Can the Pennsylvania Judge who
husband is master in his own house"
sustain the decision of the court at
home!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14

Why should the Congress of Moth.
erhood propose to start q newspaper
tc spread their gospel? Isn't every
newspaper in the country in favor OF
babies and lots Of them? Why
crowd?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-04-14

Mr.. Grover Cleveland celebrated the
completion Of his s~ixty-eighth year by
starting OF on a hunting trip. The
jackrabbits agree with DR.. Osler that
a man ought to retire before reaching
that age.