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The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-08

plants, representing about 100 diff
crent varieties. Many of these are
the product of the gov,rnments gar
-deners, artificial pollenation and cross
breeding valuable varieties, bringing
about most startling results. This
year the most successful of the de
partment's efforts is a magnificent yell
low flower fully ten inches in diane
ter. The petals are extremely heavy.
well shaped and all in all the bloom
is huge bail of molten gold. The
flower is not merely one for show;
florists who have seen it declare that
it is of much commercial value.
The Mrs. Roosevelt Chrysanthemum.
Secretary Wilson was so pleased
with this Seeding of 1905" that he
authorized it named Mrs. Roosevelt,
in honor of the first lady of the land.
But the departments experiments
along the line of chrysanthemum
crossing are not always success.
Last spring efforts We're made to
cross two varietiGs-Nlcrza and Lieu
tenant Colonel Du Croisset-the lar
gest of the white and yellow kinds
with the hope of producing a combina-
tion of value. When the flower of the
new plant unfolded itself it presented
an ugly mass of brown, red, yellow
and white, and of but ordinary size
1t had gone back. Other hybrids have
a tendency to go back to single petal
varieties and to distinctly different
color from the parents. And yet each
year the efforts of the government
gardeners are rewarded, even though
they produce one good specimen, by
obtaining a chrysanthemum of rare
beauty and shape.
Good Grating.
A plant at the Departments show
this year which attracted more than
usual attention was specimen about
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-08
One Minute Butler.

The instantaneous ice-cream maker
seems about to give way 10 an in
Simultaneous butter maker. This is n
churn capable of making butter in
sixty seconds. The machine is so
handy that it might very well be
placed on the tea table as an acces-
sorry TO the cups and teapot, and vet
not look out Of place. All that is
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
BACON SUCCEEDS
FRANCIS LOOMS
New Yorker to Follow Recently Re.
signed Assistant Secretary
of State.
Ny Asancintra rrcssl

OYSTER BAY. l.. l., Sept. i.-Roh-
crt I.acon, of New York has been au-
pointed assistant secretary OF state, in
succession To Francis b Loumis. re-
signed.
The appointment of Mr.. Bacon was
agreed upon almost Immediately after
Elihn Root had accepted the post of
secretary Of state. hut had not been
announced. Mr.. bacon for many years
been an important factor in the busi-
ness life Of New York city, having
been nntil within year or SO Il junior
partner i'll the banking house Of ]. r
Morgan 4 Co.
President Roosevelt, has known Mr.
Bacon for many years and came par
licularly INFO contact with Him nj the
time OF the settlement OF the anthra-
cite coal strike in the mining section
III Pennsylvania
Mr.. bacon will not take up the dlI-
ties of the Office probably before the
middle OF October.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
,.ARCANUM COMPROMISE.
Old Men to Pay Half of Assessments
Now; Half at Death.

PuT-lN-BAY, OHIO, Sept. 1.-The
following statement concerning the fin
al determination of the Royal Arcanum
convention, was authorized today by
Supreme Secretary Robson:
Tho laws were amended striking
ont option ID by very decided vote.
we also made option ID and c. ap.
phcablc to The present membership
only, and restricted new members 10
a selection between the regular rates
and option A.
AN amendment was adopted nrovid-
ing that members over G5 years of
age may pay only onc-half OF their as.
sessments and that the remainder may
he charged against their certificates,
deduction TO he made when the bone.
fits are paid"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
mo SPECTACULAR FEATURES
Only Few Government Officials Will
Be Present in Addition to the Rus
sian and Japanese Penipotentiaries
-Te Deum Exercises Will Follow the
Ceremony.
Ceremony
(By Associated Press,


PORTSMOUTH. n. H., Sept L.
The closing act of the peace confer.
ence promises TO be very tame
affair.
There will be no spectacular fca-
lures. Final arrangements have been
made for the signing of the Treaty
Of Portsmouth" ut 3 O'clock tomorrow
afternoon in the conference room of
the naval stores building
Resides the plcnipotcntiarics. only
Assistant Secretary Pcrcc. rcprescnt-
ing the President; Governor McLanc.
the mayor of Portsmouth, Admiral
Meade and Commander Winslow will
be present.
The ceremony vii ihe brief
After the signing the members of
The Russian mission will 20 to Christ
Episcopal church, Portsmouth where
t. denm service will nc held
The Russian orthodox bishop at New
York. accompanied by about twenty
priests and about seventy choristcrs.
arrived this evening on special
train.
NJ. Witte and The members of his
suite will leave for Now York al 9
o'clock Wednesday morning
Baron k0mura before going to Oys-
ter Bay will visit Harvard, his alma
mater.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
CITY THREATENED
BY GREAT VOLCANO
Two Hundred Square Feet of Rock
Fall Into Valley of San Luis,
Frightening the People.
(By Associated Press

MENlCO'CITY, MEXICO. Sept a.
Ncws from the province of Michoacan.
Mexico, says that great volcanic mp,
hcayal threatens the city and valley al
san Luis. The people are fleeing into
The interior.
The entire side of prccipicc on the
mountain called Ccrro Dolores, about
2o0 feet square, suddenly took an M.
ward movement and great masses of
rock, broken loose by the uphcaval,
leli INTO the valley with a laundering
noise.
For two months slight local earth.
tpiakes have hccn OF daily occurrence.
People who have arrived here re.
Gently from the disturbed district dc.
clare that tho prccipice continues per
ceptibly to rise and that portions of
the rock crnmblc and fall OF late
the stones have been hot and n vol
cano is believed to be in the process
OF formation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05

rs 4 lIOusokeepcr. is also under ar
rest. Tho mother told til cpolcc that
Dcnscr killed her baby, Gertrude. he
cause the child was. lin the way" and
that she helped to dispose of the
body.
According to the mother the child,
who was robust and attractive little
thing, with a profusiun OF light curly
hair and blnc eyes, was beaten 10
death by Dcnscr, because Dcnscr, who
has three children of his own. object
cd to her presence In the home.
Later the mother washed the body
to remove the blood stains, and. dress
ing 1t In petticoat, white dress white
cloak, held mt the waist with Il leather
belt, and patent leather shoes, carried
ii to the doorway where ii was found.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
CHILD VICTIM OF
MURDEROUS FIEND
Corpse of Babe Hidden in Dark
StairWay-Eegs Broken and
Features Mutilated.
(By Associated rress.)

NEW YORK. Sept. IA child mnr-
Get Of unusual cruelty came to iignl
VIII !: the bod o! three yrlr-e i'll
gin was found early friday in a
dark stairway in n west side trncmci /
iorse.
both legs had been broken at the
kaees. There were nine !,iai, wound,
In the face. evidently made by Il pen
knife and numerous other bruises.
The body was hidden under ncwspa-
per, where n janitor found II after
other persons in Qic building had
walked over the same stairs and found
them empty.
Eighteen families live in the tcne-
mont, but none remembered haYin,,
seer the girl before. The body was
well dressed.
Agnes Hyland % years old tonigh;
confessed that she was an accomplicc
In the murder of the child, which was
her daughter. Gustavc Denscr. n
plumber, with whom the woman livet!
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
MATCH CAUSED
DEATH OF FOUR
Match careIessIy Thrown in Bottom
of Gasoline Launch Causes a
Panic on Board.

DETROIT, MICH, Sept 4.-Panic-
stricken at the fash .; llames VIXEN IL
lighted Inatch was carclessly thrown
into some gasoline OH tie bottom OF
the launch Ben liur, late last night,
ut the st. Clair flats. number cf the
thirty passengers on the launch Jump
cd overheard. -Four Of them were
drowned
Their names are as follows:
AUGUST MOGG. of Cleveland.
II. j. WEISIGER. of Detroit.
MISS l'ESEER. of Detroit.
MISS NEWMAN, of Detroit.
The fire was quickly distinguished
and the LAUNCH was damaged but
little
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
Another Amherst County Row.

RICHMOND. VA, Sept 1.-Two
Amherst county Democratic commit.
tees and two chairmcn were elected
today ut Amherst courthouse and the
State committee will be asked at it's
meeting here Thursday night to dc.
eide which is which.
The date Of the meeting to elect n
new committee was hastily changed
from September is to today and when
The committee met there was large
array of proxies. all of whom were
Tor c. j. Campbell, the county Judge
removed by the legislature some years
ago for horsewhipping the agent of
the Anti-SalOon League
The members of the committee pres.
cnt in person voted for II. G.. JOyncr,
county treasurer The State commit.
tee must decide whether the votes OF
proxies are legal. Campbell Is an
enemy of Aubrey e. Strobe, recently
elected to tho senate over Bland Mas
sic, from Amherst and Nelson and
would, MS county chairman, have TO
pass on Massics contest against
Strobe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
E. BALDWlh'S REPORT
Professor of Constitutional and Inter.
national Law at Yale, Deals With
Problems Confronting Those in
Charge of States Penal Guests
Some Practical Suggestions Offered.
Ny Nssocintcn rress.l

BUDA PEST, HUNGARY, Sept. T.
AT today's session of the international
Prison Congress. Judge Simeon l..
Baldwin, of Connecticut. professor Of
constitutional and international law nj
Yale university. presented n report On
the question by What principles and
in what manner may convicts he Civ
en- work in the fields or other public
work in the open air."
In opening his report Judge Bald.
win asked whether society had not
pushed refinement too far in its no.
tons of the duty of society toward the
individual and whether tho rights of
the individual were not inferior 10
those Of the community. He held that
he who offended against the laws
should be treated as tho interests OF
society demand and that those charged
with the administration OF tho laws
should take such steps toward the cul.
pablo as would make good citizen Of
him.
Reparation, Not Punishment.
In the beginning of law he said, req.
aration by the criminal was Judged 10
be more important than punishment
and chnstiscmcnt was inflicted only
when the offender was unable to make
rcparation. Society, he held, had no
less rights today than at its origin
and even had more, for the world has
come to recognize that it is necessary
in the public interest TO regard a crime
first of all as wrong against the
community at large however severely
IL may affect one of the community
in particular.
Objections to Convict Labor.
The objections to the forced labor
OF convicts in the open mir, Judge
Baldwin stated to be as follows:
1t exposes the criminal to pub
lie humiliation;
Ut degradcs him in causing him
to fall into vile company;
at exposes him to the abuse anil
t''"ii'S VI 'HoSc WHO ulfccC his WORK;
1T facilitates escapes;
at makes an unjust competition
with tho labor of free citizens.
Taking up these objections in order,
Judge Baldwin declared that the Grim.
inRls conviction, hcing a notorious
| tact, had already caused him TO lose
public esteem and besides IL was easy
to prevent new occasions of shame to
the convict.
Without great expense the fields in
which the prisoners are employed
might be surrounded by walls to pro.
tcct them from the public gaze.
Mostly Unskillcd Labor.
Pointing out the fact that most con
victs como from class of persons un.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
SOLDIERS SHOOT INTO
FUNERAL PROCESSION
Another kishineff Outrage Results in Many
Deaths and Great Alarm Prevails in
the City-No Explanation of
Shooting is Offered.

klSlilNEFF. Sept. i.-Durng the
progress here to-day Of funeral pro
ccssion Of Jewish workmcn following
the body OF Il poor woman who ha'!
been killed by roilghs. shots were
suddenly heard and the procession was
charged by troops and the police.
Many of the wnrknlcn We're wounded
and fifty of them were arrested
Several are missing and are sup
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
FELL TO DEATH.
Theatereoers Get Thrill" Not Down
on Program.

(Tiy Associated PrcSS)
P1TTSBURG, Pm, Sept. I.-During
the performance Of Fighting rho
Flames" NJ the p,tsburg Exposition
this afternoon. Miss Jeanette Law
renee, 25 years old, vaudeville per-
former, was dashed to her death from
Il window thirty feet aobvc the stage
The accident was witnessed by about
200 spectators crowded in lite the
afro, but no panic cnSucd.
The scene in which Miss Lawrence
met her death is where iircmcn are
rcscuing inmates of IL supposedly burn
ing building. The women are taken
from the windows and carried to the
ground.
Miss Lawrence is said to have Jolt
cd John Hearan. the man who was
citccting the rescue, causing her 20
slip from between his feet, which were
wrapped about her body while he was
clinging to the life rope with his
hands. fIcaran was saved from death
only by the prompt action OF another
man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
More Than Twenty Lives ano
Property Valued at Half
Million Lost.
HOW LAKE SHIPPING SUFFERED
One of the Worst Gales in the s'story
Ct The s4-.'cn Carries r.ath and
Destructio ~ It's Wake Steamer
sevons Ro.ls IN 1w: on Sand
Island Rect.
(Dy Associated Press,

ASHLAND, WIS. Sept. i.-Mor..
than score of lives were lost ans,
property valued al half million dol
lar; WAS destroyed in Il fl!r:Jrs s,orr,
that swept over Lake Superior lrn,a
Friday night To Sunday night. accord.
ing to reports received up until TO,
night.
The gale WAS The most destructive
to lake shipping that has been cXpe-
rienced in many years.
Steamer Breaks in Two.
Besides the wreck al the steel
steamer Scvonn, which broke in Two
ON Sand Island reef. seven of the
crew. including the captain LOSING,
their lives. the barge Pretoria. of l,ar
City. carrying a crew Of ten men, sank.
hvc sailors drowning.
The schooner Olive Jeanette.
which carried crew OF sccvn men, is
also thought to be lost. The Olive
Jeahhcttc, II Is believed. went to the
bottom about ten miles from portag2
entry.
tiad Rough Maiden Voyage.
The new steel steamer Stockport
arrived Mt the 500 on her first trip with
her hatch covers so badly sprung that
water poured continually into the hold.
One OF tile crow was washed over
board.
The whalehack steamer Samuel
Mather also lost one of its crow over
board
me monetary loss i'll connection
with the wreck of the Scvona is $40
600. while that of the Pretoria is
@iou,uou
Sacrifice of the. Crew.
as sir as known tonight all persons
on the wrecked steamer Serona arc
SAFE except seven of the crew. who
remained on the broken ship to allow
seventeen others to escape III the only
two boats available for rescue. Those
VINO arc now thought to have persisted
are;
CApIAlN MDONAl.D.
FihST matte DARWIN.
Inc second mate, name unknown;
Two whceismen ana two sailors.
MISS Katie Spencer, oil Eric, Pa, IN
speaking OF ner experiences. said
Kun For Shelter.
WAS carly III the morning when
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
Fifty.Eight New Cases and Five
Deaths the Record for
Yesterday.
10 NEW DISEASE cENrERs
Arrest of Physician for Failure to Re.
port Gases Believed to Have Had In.
f'ucnce in Bringing Out the Larger
Report-Discourasing Reports From
Outside of New Orleans.


Wy associated i'ftS:;.)
NEW ORLEANS. Ia. Sept. 4.-Of-
ficia report To Il D. M:
New c;tScS, IS; total to date. 2.OS2
Deaths. .; total to date. POP.
New disease crntrrs, lG.
Cases under treatment. 32l.
Discharged. .lG9.
The increased number Of now cnscs
reported today is accounted for by The
Tact that several physicians whose
names had not appeared IN the list
very frequently heretofore were all
there today.
IN" arrest of nr. l,crgr on a charge
Oh ialiinS io report three cases is be.
licvcd To have had its effect on others
VINO were reporting only the severe
cases.
Only One Death Up Town.
vi me deaths today only ono was
uptown, and he was the only natiye
on the list.
DR.. Brady, tho medical inspector of
me state hoard, said today that many
country physicians are not reporting
mild cases Of yellow fever.
Among tho outside reports today are
| the following:
Patterson, nine cases and one death.
Lake Providence, three case. one
| death
Icrrc Bonnc parish, fifteen cases.
| st. Charles parish, ten cases.
| La l'lacc, st. John, seven new cases
since the last report.
Amelia, eight now cases.
Gulfpori five new cases.
mississippi City. two new cases.
| Nicksburg. Miss, two new cases.
How Dr. Berge Got in Trouble.
Further investigation of the case of
l)r l'erGc develops that the doctor was
to certain extent the victim Of his
own mistake II cost him fourteen
hours in prison cell Instead of tel
ephoning To 72S, DR.. Whites office. he
got connection with sos, the emergen
cy hospital, and reported the cases
there.
Medical Assistant Lanaux at the
hospital has made an official state
mcnt to that effect and there probably
VIII he no further proceedings against
DR.. Bergc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05

nns,'l To have been killed.
The officers declined to give any OK.
planaiion OF the cause of the occur.
renee and refused to allow syinpathiz.
orS with the wounded men tn accom-
lmny them To the hospitals
The Jewish hospital is surrounded
by soldiers and patrols are stationed
At central points in the town.
Great alarm prevails
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
Four New Cases at Pensacola.

PENSACOLA. FLA. Sept. 4.-Four
new cases Of yellow fever developer
here today. all being in the original
infected district with the exception
nl one, which was found on board the
United States drcdgc boat Caucus,
which reached here recently from New
YORK. The party on board that vessel
spent scevral nights III the district
now Infected after the dredge had
reached here. All of the patients have
the fever in Il mild form.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
FRANKLIN COUNTY
HAS BUSY SUNDAY
Man Fatally Shot in Feud QUARREL
Another Is Badly Wounded
From Ambush.
Especial 10. tho Daily Prcss.)

RICHMOND, VA. Sept 4, 1905.
AZ Allumine, Franklin county, Sunday,
William Ramsey was shot and fatally
wounded by his uncle. L. r. Ramsey
An Old feud was the cause.
In the same county Sam Stone was
badly wounded from ambush by Toad
fiollcy, who fled to escape arrest.
The wounded man is expected to re.
cover.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
No Fever FOUND in Memphis.

WASHINGTON y. c., Sept l.
Snrgcon General Wyman ,or the pub
lie health and marine hospital service,
has received n report from Passed
Assistant Surgeon G0ldbergcr, who
has been in Memphis for several days.
saying that he found no yellow fever
in that city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
Lewis and slemp at Rocky Mount,

ItONNl MOUNT, VIZ, Sept. a.
Judge l.. l.. Lewis and Congressman
Campbell Stomp spoke at Rocky
Mount today TO a crowd composed Of
Democrats and Republicans. Lewis
denounced the Democratic party anil
declared that his ticket would he
elected II there was no cheating.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
LABOR DAY.
Occasion Was Generally Celebrated
Throughout the tsate.

Throughout the tSate.
{l'y Associated Prcss.)
RICHMOND, VA, Sept. 4.-Labor
Day was celebrated here wit ha parade
OF trade organizations through the
city to West End park. where there
were games, speeches, .athletic con-
tests ami an alldny picnic.
Reports from all sections of tho
state Indicate that the day was more
generally observed than usual.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05
THE WEATHER.

Fair Tuesday. cooler
IN western and central
portions; Wednesday,
fair.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-05

THE DAILY PRESS
Is the only newspaper
in Newport News thar
receives full Associated
Press report.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
JoviAL SIR WALTER SCOTT.
lishtscme and Gay and q Fine Ole
Scottish Gentleman.


Every one may be said 10 know The
author Of "Waverley." but Georg.
Croal Of Edinburgh. who has been inter
viewed by the Dispatch Of that city
enjoys the distinction OF having talkeo
10 the man In the flesh and OF beinf
probably the sole survivor amoni
those who heard Sir Walter Scott de
clare himself the author Of Waiver
ley at public dinner in the assem-
bly, room in 1897.
The announcement did not come
quite as a surprise says Mr.. Croal
for IL had been hinted that Sir Wal
ter would reveal himself can re
call the suppressed interest Of IN,
gathering throughout the dinner
proper. II was in reply To the toasi
of his health that Sir Walter admitted
the soft Impeachment. I can remem
ber his closing words exactly. They
were: i am the sole and undivided
author OF "Waverley." Needless {,
say there was great enthusiasm. Tn,
company rose en- masse and thought
the roof would come on"
Scott Mr. Croal adds. was congrat
uiated all round IT was a gay night
and the utmost conviviality pre-
vailed
Asked whether he recollocted IN,
personality of Sir Walter Scott, Mr.
Croal replied that he did 80 vividly.
He was liehtsome and gay and
looked the real type of n fine old Scot
tish gentleman, chatting animatedly
with one OF the law lords sitting next
10 him. lie made first-clssS after
dinner speaker and. young though !
Was, carried away a last impression
OF his kindly social disposition"
In the course of the evening Sir
Walter complimented Charles Mac.
kay, the comedian. who was present,
upon his success In the role OF Bailie
Nicol Jarvie Mackay was ombar
iassed and Mr.. Croal distinctly re.
II embers him saying: who would
have thought ! would get such com.
phmont from the great unknown"
Not unknown now, Mr.. Bailie," jocu.
larly retorted Sir Walter