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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
WRITERS HIS FELLOW GUESTS
President sooscvelt Sends Cha7ac-
scristic Letter in Which He Pays
Fitting Tribute to The Humorist--
Author Tells How to Live to Be
Seventy and Yet Smoke Cigars.
~ Anrncinied prnanA

NEW YORK, Dec 5.-Mark Twain
was the guest Of honor tonight at Il
dinner at Dcmonico's given by Col,
George Harvey IN honor of the hu-
moriSt's scvcuticth birthday
The guests were confined closely
20 writer's of imaginative literature,
ana about 40 authors We're present.
nearly half OF them women Colonel
Harvey introduced Mark Twain, who
spoke Oh how 10 get to be seventy
and not mind 1t.
The Presidents letter said Of Mark
Twain: He is one OF the citizens
whom all Americans should delight
to honor, for lie has rendered Il
gr"a' and peculiar service to Amert
ca Iiay he live long and year by
year may h. add 10 the sum OF the
admirable work that he has done"
Guest of Honor Chcered.
When Mark Twain arose to speak
II" could not proceed for several
minutes on account OF the cheers
thnt were given IN greeting. Among
other things he said:
II have made 1t a rule never 10
@nokc more than enc cigar at a
-rinlcG: have nogother restriction rs
regards smoking. I do not know
jnst whom began to smoke. only
Know that II was in my fathers life
tii.Io, ard that was discreet. He
~
when was shade past eleven
Ger since then | have smoked pub
licly. AS an example to others, and
not that | care for moderation MY
soit, il has always been my rule
never TO smoke when asleep and
never to refrain when awake.
AS to Drinking
"A. for drinking, have no rulo
about that. When the others drink
] like 20 help; otherwise remain
dry, by habi. and preference. This
drynoss does not hurt me, but it
could easily hurt you, because you
arc different. You let ii alone.
II have never taken any exer.
else. except sleeping and resting, aud
never intend to take any. Exer-
else is loathsomc. And 1t cannot DO
OF any benefit when you are tired;
was always tired.
Morals an requirement.
81 have lived severely moral
life. But it would be Il mistake TO-.
other ,,npulc fra fry ,f,nt %, -. -,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
c. g. o. Man Badly Hurt.
Especial to the Dn!iy Pru.s

ISDrc!H1 20 lie Dn!Iy Frc's
STAUNTON. Va. Dec. 5.-Captain
William J. Tyler. yardmaster for TIC
Chesapeake x Ohio hero, was knock
cd down by the yard engine. which
ran over his left arm. cuttiag Il oI
Near the shoulder. The accidon. &c
cured about II O'Clock last night
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
Lamb Wants a Negro Exhibit.

WASHINGTON. u. G., Dec. g.
Representative Lamb introduced q
bill for the appropriation of S250,000
FOR the Nero Development and E>.
position company 70 be used In MAX
!nG an exhibit at the jamestown ex.
position, showing the progress OF
negroes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
Natural Bridge for a Park.

WASHIECTON. II. c.. Dec. g.
Representative Lamb introduced q
bill today providing for the purchase
OF Natural Bridge by the govern.
ment and the creation of national
parl; there, composed OF several
thousand acres.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
Senate Session Bret.
Gv As.r c.ut"A rresx.,

WARRINGTON. b. C.. Dec. 8
The Senate was in SESSION for nj
most three hours today and gave
practically all of its time to ligteu-
Ing to tho reading Of the Presidents
annual Message. There WAS Il large
atteMiancc of senators.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
.Workmen Hurled to Their Doom.

LONDON, Dec. 6.---Nincty feet Of
the roof of the Charlng Cross rail
road station collapsed today, carrying
with 1t forty workmen who were on
1t to the ground. Only two persons
were killed, many OF the others were
badly hurt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
Mann to Try Again.
Especial to tie Daily i'res

T-'f'VV1''T % NI1t IaITV FfGya.I
RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 5.-.Judea
William Hodges Mann. of Nottoway,
defeated In the recent primary for
the gubernatorial nomination deciar-
cd today that he will be candl.
date ngoIn. four years hence
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
Mary Rogers Fears to Die.
by Associated Pre-

10y isSOctEtcu t'TcSS.1
WINDSOR, VT, Dec. 5.-Mary
Rogers has broken down and Sheriff
Peck said today that it is certain
that she Will have 10 be carried to
the ;;allows Friday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
RAILROAD RATES DISCUSSED.
state Corporation Court Fails to De
eide Important Question,
dy Associated 1'ress.)

RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 5--Tbe
State Corporation Court convened
here today for the purpose of hear.
ing argument against the railroad
rote classification recently made BIZ
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
Three Women Meet Tragic pea.hs

kYLES FORT, TENN, Dec. o.
Miss Rosa Collins was killed here
by the accidental discharge of n
shot gun Monday. a Miss Gibson and
her mother were burned to death
here today. The mother tried TO
rescue her daughter, whose clothing
had caught on fire.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1905

the commission and after discussion
oi methods OF procedure. etc. al
journcd the whole matter until
March l3.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
Fitz Lee, Jr., Promoted.
,Specla! 10 the Daily PrcssN

tSpecia, TO the Daily Press)
WASHINGTON. u. c.. Dec. g.
Tho President today sent TO the
Senate for confirmation the name
OF First Lieutenant Fitzhugh Leo, Jr..
to be captain
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
Woodbury. Kane is Dead.

w 1'''''VV''fF'N 'OSs'''
NEW YORK, Dee. 5.-Woodou.y
Kane, widely known i'll social, Yacht
ing and clab circles, dicl su,.Gcnl>
here today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06

ufv Associated Preasl
NbW YORK Zee. Columbia
Students declared against the abolI.
don OF football ut naas meeting
today
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
scven Miners sufloca,ed.

CHARLESTON. ". VA, Dec. s.
AT Horton, on Cabin creek, in this
county. late yesterday seven coal
miners were suffocated. They were
working in drift mine when the
wooden stack OF the ventilating fur
mace caught fire and was consumed.
The men outside busted themselves
with trying to put out the fire, pay
ing no heed to those in the mine,
not supposlng them to be in danger.
But there was strong draft from
the burning stack directly into the
mouth of the mine, which caused
the miners deaths.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
ELEVsN LIVES LOST IN STORM
Steamship Lunenburg Gees Dovn
Of halfax-Seven Miners Suite.
Gated While Down in the Shaft
Frcm Smoke From Fire in Ven,
tilat'n3 Furn7cc.


HAVANA. Dec. 5.-A wild panic
on board the French steamer Ia
Champagne today resulted In the in
jury Uf six ana the possible drowning
OF from three 10 six persons. Th"
la Champagne arrived from French
and Spanish ports with $50 cabin
hnd 400 Storage passengers. loo
OF whom We're bound for Havana and
SEQ for Mexico.
The steamship had small cargo
md but little coal and after enchor-
Ing and dischareing the cabin pms.
scngcrs she begn coaling. At the
time she was slightly listed and the
crowd OF Spanish immigrants swarm.
ing 10 her side to watch the lighters
caused her to list more and take or
quantity OF water in her opci.
ports.
Lighter men cried out that the
ship was sinking and the frightened
immigrants struggled and fought tor
q chance 10 escape. Four hundred
men and women jumped To the light
ers and scores o. men into the water.
y few OF ll.ese swan ashore anu
others chung 10 small boats.
The ships officers finally cal,ne;l
the excited immigrants. Mearwhilc
tic ccal Forts had been closed and
the ship riShted herself after Bhe nal
taken on n few tons OF water.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06
Eleven Lost OF Halifax.

MEAT COVE. c. b.. Dec. g.
Eleven lives We're lost in the wreck
Of the steamer Luncnburg. near tho
Magdalcn Islands yesterday. When
the steamer struck there were seven
teen persons on board including n
crew OF 16 and Il. j. Leslie, OF Hall.
fax, one Of the firm owning the
steamer and q member of pnrlia-
ment. Leslie was among the dea!.
The accident occurred during a
violent storm, the danger OF a ter
rife sea being Increased BY blind.
ing SLOW. After the steamer struck
the storm abated sufficiently for
five OF those on board to row TO land
The others were drowned when they
tried TO come ashore in q smal! boat
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06

lContinNoA "a Poso FouCN
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
THE AMERICAN HAPPY FAMILY.

When Mr.. White attended that New
York dinner before his departure he
was seated beside H. H. Rogers and
told the Millionaire that he admired
America because the politicians, finan-
ciers, 1aboring classes, business men,
ministers-all dwelt amicably to-
gether.
H. H. laughed and told Mr.. White
the story of P. T. Barnum's happy
family" This family consisted Of a
lion, a tiger, a bear, wolf and a
lamb, all penned together in one cage.
Remarkable a visitor said to Mr..
Barnum. Remarkable, impressive,
instructive. And how long have these
animals dwelt together in this way?'
"'Seven MONTHS Barnum answered.;
but the lamb has occasionally to be
renewed"
The Cincinnati Enquirer, which tells
the story, considers it an instructive
commentary on Wall street and a cur
tain variety of business ethics.
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ruined by the failure of directors to
direct. There is, of course, another
side. The public doesn't know now
many times financial institutions have
been saved by perhaps but one man
raising a row in board Of trustees
and insisting on the officers doing
some things differently. There is
necessarily no publicity given to these
facts, but they exist. If they could be
published they would go far toward
showing that properly constituted
board of trustees is not, as Mr.. Schiff
declares, merely for the purpose of
complying with the forms of law. The
great difficulty in the Equitable was
that it had so many trustees who
were not in any proper way interested
in the business.
Other companies are in the same
predicament. They have on their
boards a lot of men who have been
brought in merely for advertising pur-
poses, and who know nothing or care
nothing about the conduct of the BUSH
ness. If this class of trustees could
be afforded an opportunity to make
the acquaintance of the inside Of Jail
when something goes wrong there
would be less of them hereafter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
CHOICE MISCELLANY
The Missing Chickens.

A banker in a western city bought
some chickens Of ranchman and told
the man to deliver them at his house.
When he went home at noon his wife
met him at the door and told him,
with great CONSERVATION, that the man
brought in the chickens as he had
promised, but instead of putting them
in the henhouse had left them on the
lawn, and they had all disappeared.
Forgetting his dinner, he started of
in no very amiable frame Of mind in
pursuit of the missing fowls. After
securing the neighboring alleys for
some time he came back triumphantly
driving the lost chicks.
When in a few days he met the Of
Tending ranchman he demanded Sc
verely: What did you mean by leav-
ing those chickens on my lawn the
other day? hunted the neighborhood
over for them and then could find only
eleven!"
"You did mighty WELL" was the mild
reply. II only left six."-Grace NJ.
Crawford in Harper's.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
Garfield Could Work.

President Arthur T. Hadley Of Yale
likes to tell his college boys and other
boys the following story about Lin
coin and Garfield: When Garfield was
a colonel he drove the Confederates
out Of part Of eastern Kentucky with
great CELEBRITY. President Lincoln heard
Of the result and said to q friend III
Washington, DO you know why Colo
mel Garfield was able to do at once
what all the other army commanders
have waited weeks and months with
out doing?"
II suppose" was the response, ''you
would say it was because he never
went to West Point" ~
mo" said Lincoln. HE would have
been a still better soldier had he gone
to West Point, but the reason that
made him do what no man from West
Point could do and do it promptly was
because when he went to college and
when he was in college he knew what
it meant to work for living
land Plain Dealer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS.

Jacob H. Schiff's admission that ne
was a dummy director in the Equit-
able, while it was not news at all,
shocked people just the same. They
did not expect a man of Mr.. Schiff's
weight in finance to come upon the
witness stand and confess that he was
content to be a director who did not
direct.
There can be no doubt about the
facts because Mr.. Schiff, who ought to
know, admits them. He says the Equit-
able was in the hands of it's execu-
tive officers, who could have stolen it
blind without the trustees finding out
anything about it. Evidently they
did ;ry and evidently they were dis
covered, not by any watchfulness on
the part of the trustees, nor by any
alertness upon the part of the insur-
ance commissioner but by an "unfor-
tunate quarrel among themselves
the safety of companies which have
large and snowy boards of directors
than any other man who has testified.
The question raised as regards trus-
tees in these Investigations is. of
what use are trustees anyway? When
asked by Mr.. Hughes this question,
Mr.. Schiff replied: Il believe thew are
of very little use"
Mr.. Schiff's idea is that the execu-
tive officers ask the advice of the
trustees only when they want it: that
is to say when they have up a ques-
ton upon which they would like to
divide the responsibility. If the exc
cutive officer wishes to do wrong to
conceal any transaction from the ii-
rectors, Mr.. Schiff believes he will
have no difficulty in doing so.
Mr.. Bigelow robbed a big national
bank in Milwaukee under the nose of
the directors. The Guaranty Loan
company fell apart in MINNEAPOLIS.
and the trustees came up and testified
that they knew nothing about if. IN
stances could be multiplied to show
how financial institutions have been
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ADJUSTMENTS
keyIor Grand

Another crowded house attended
Walla Walla's popular stock theater
and applauded to the echo the pro-
duction of Michael Strogoff," and
tonight being the last evening per-
Torrance of this sterling play an
other big house will certainly be on
rand. Mr.. Redmond reports the
largest Tuesday sale he has yet en-
joyed.
On Wednesday afternoon the usual
bargain day matinee will be given,
and as the price of admission is but
10 cents to the entire body Of the
house for adults as we'll as children,
another big matinee is expected.
Beginning Wednesday night Man
ager Redmond will present Joseph
Jeffersons own version of the
world renowned RIP Van Wrinkle" 1t
has been truly said that plays will
come and plays will go, but Rip goes
on forever" No better play mas ever
been presented than this beautiful ro-
nance of the Catskills
The title role is in the able hands
of Ed Redmond, and judging from the
flattering notices taken from daily
papers Of other cities, where the play
has been enjoyed, Walla Walla friends
of Mr.. Redmond have a pleasant sur
prise in store. A brisk demand for
seats is a good omen and foretells the
crowd that will be on hand to en-
joy a revival of this king ofp lays
Never has there been a drawing
that has created the interest centerei
in Mr. Redmond's latest idea, "the
baby buggy" Hundreds of numbered
coupons are being given out and
eagerly taken by patrons of the Red
mond company, and the fact that the
winner must come upon the stage and
wheel the prize across before the
eyes of the audience shrjl shrdluuu
eyes of a curious public-it takes
nerve to do this and it goes without
saying that packed house will be
on hand to applaud the winner
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
AMERICAN NAME TARNISHED.

In his address of welcome at the
one hundred and fifty-second OPEN
ing of Columbia university, President
Nicholas Murray Butler took occa-
sion to point out the forcible illus
trations now being afforded the rising
generation of the difference between
reputation and character. The Amer
lean people are receiving some painful
lessons in practical ethics, as Presi-
dent Butler says, and of late we have
been watching regulations melt away
like snow before the SUM-" President
Butler had in mind, of course, the
insurance scandals. There has, indeed
been matter brought to light to make
an honest man blush.
Hamilton w. Mabie, another Ameri-
can, whose patriotism and cleanliness
of thought none will deny even
though he may not rank as financier,
has just returned from Europe Cur
rent scandals in commercial life, he
says, are the talk of the hour in Eu-
rope, and it is a matter of shame to
any American to hear his countrymen
referred to as swindlers and snarpers.
Mr.. Mabie fears that our business
prospects and the respect in which
our financiers have heretofore been
neld have been changed. Today in
England, Germany and France, the
American, when finance is discussed.
must be prepared to meet the faint
smile and quiet sheer of contempt.
This is a penalty we have to pay for
the wrong doing Of the big men of the
American money world, who have
long abused confidence reposed
In them and managed their
trusts for their own profits rather
than for the benefit of the people
they represented.
1t will not do, however to take
too-hopeless view of this situation.
America has no monopoly Of crooked
ness in finance. 1t is true that it is
hard to recall a time when in foreign
affairs so many names of prominence
were besmirched as in the present New
York disclosures, but England has had
her Hooleys of recent date, and Ger
many her scandals, and as for France.
she is the last one entitled to set I'M
as critic.
Principally, however. the saving
feature is American public opinion
NO man can for a moment doubt that
the people of our country are right.
II men who have sat in high n1aces
must fall, if family names long hon.
ored must have the stain of thieverv
put upon them, if regulations long
considered the most honorable must
be punctured through and through
with graft and deceit it is better II
should all come at once. And it must
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
Dressmakinu.

Mrs. Hetty Green, the noted finan-
cier, was talking about the vicissi-
tudes of housekeeping.
Accidents occur in housekeeping"
she said, 'as distressing and horrible
as any in the world of finance.
"A woman of Bellows Falls gave a
party last year. Pie was served at
the party, apple pie, with the crust
very prettily ornamented.
The woman called the cook into
the dining ROOM
Mary she said this crust looks
very nice. How did you scallop it so
beautifully
With your false teeth mum. the
cook answered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS:
Copy Of change Of Advertisement
must be delivered to tho business Of
ice by tho hour Of 10 o'clock q. m. to
insure insertion in the issue Of even
lats.
NOT AN EDIFYING EXAMPLE.

NOT AN EDIFYING EXAMPLE.
PC. Holland, proprietor of the
Statesman, promptly paid the
fee of $22133 charged by an
alleged lawyer of this city for
one round trip as messenger
between his office and the court
nourse, but Mr. Hollands mod
crate bill of s2S.5O against the said
lawyer messenger for the publica-
ton in six issues of a legal notice
nineteen inches long is still unpaid.
No one who knows anything about
the usual cost of such publications
will assert that the charge made by
the Statesman was excessive. Nobody
can truthfully say that the charge
made by the lawyer for the nominal
service performed was not extortion-
ate. Yet it was paid, but the man who
got it shows no disposition to pay
an honest debt.
This alleged lawyer is man VINO
processes rare Christian. grace and
virtue, yet ne does not hesitate to
repudiate a financial obligation that
would be promptly acknowledged and
paid by any honorable person, re-
CARELESS of religious pretensions or
even by a heather Cninee. 1t is not
an edifying example Of business pro-
bity and integrity to be set before
the young men of this city by the
vanuted leader of the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
Rachel's Sister still Lives.

Comparatively few persons are aware
that the once great actress Of the Co
medic Franchise, Rachel, who died so
far back as 1853, has sister still liv-
ing In Paris. This sister, Mile. Lea Fe-
lix, was hurt in carriage accident re-
Gently, but Is now getting better. Mile.
Felix retired from the stage fifteen
years ago, her last appearance being
as Joan Of Arc In Barbler's drama at
the Porte st. Martin. She always re-
tanned her family name Of Felix. Mile.
Rachel, the great tragedienne, had four
sisters and one brother. All her sisters
were actresses, like herself, and had
considerable success in the profession.
Lea Felix is in all ability the only
one Of the sisters now living.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
GIVES HER LIFE.
Butte Mother Dies Of an Electrical
Schock.

BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 10.-While as
sisting in the rescue of her 13-year-
scious by an electrical shock, Mary
Jane Price, we'll known resident of
Butte, was electrocuted last night. The
boy was seriously burned, but is ex-
pected to recover
Samuel Price, husband of the dead
woman, suffered a severe shock while
dragging the boys body away from
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10

be noted that public opinion is not in
favor of sparing anyone, but clamors
rather for full exposition of all the
iniquity and the throwing out of the
grafters and thieves.
Fundamentally the consideration is
one of the honesty of the people, and
this permits of only one view. 1t may
be that the nigh places have been
filled, and the prizes grasped by men
unworthy to. have them, but the peo-
pie will force them out, and the bust
ness structure in our country will re-
main founded upon honesty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
Cost of Keeping Beautiful.

ITO identifying madame's visage,
three sittings a week during one
month, f12 $500; one months massage
Of throat, f12; one bath Of triple eff
fluvia for identifying the limbs, e.;
one bottle Of liquid white for the COM
plexion, 8s.; one months antiwrinkle
treatment, "a; one months ditto for
figure, f12; two more months Of same,
ZIG; second bath Of triple effluvia, f.;
third ditto, fS; two more months anti
wrinkle treatment, e." etc. Such are
the items in a bill for EGO los. sent in
to Baroness de x. by her masseuse.
OF this amount f32 had been paid al
ready, but the much massee lady re-
fused to settle the balance.-Paris Let
ter to London Telegraph.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10

DR.. Dowie, from Ell Paso, declares
that ne is not paralyzed. We are
very glad to hear this, but when you
consider the brand they sell in Texas
it is rather surprising.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10

John O'Donnell, an Irish member Of
parliament, has gone to Jail for three
months rather than pay $1,000 for
making an inf1ammatory speech. We
don't blame him for going to Jail. Few
inflammation speeches are worth
100 tons of coal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10

The insurance investigation wishes
Senator Depew to tell all he knows
May we. be permitted to express the
feeble hope that this does not include
the anecdotes?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10

Work on the Panama canal is again
at standstill. Laborers from Marti-
nique refuse to be vaccinated. The
scoundrels evidently prefer to get SICK
naturally.