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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
THEIR M~AJORITIES
CONTINUE TO GROW
senator Martin Wins by t5.0oO-Swan.
sons Vote Larger Than That
of Both Opponents.

RICHMOND, VA, Aug. 23.-It ap.
pears that in the Democratic State
primary, held yesterday. United States
Senator Martin. who a opposed in
his candidacy for reelection by Cover.
nor Montague, carried every congress.
siolal district, winning by Il majority
of about 1a,000. Congressman Swan.
o WAS nominated for governor by Il
plurality even greater than the above
figure, getting more woes than 10th
OF his opponcnts-Judge Main and
Lieutenant Governor Willard--put to-
sethcr.
The total vote in the primary was
unexpectedly small. probably not cx-
cccdjng 81 .00n. The results Of the
primary, which by the way. was sonic
What of an experiment, involving
among other things the principle Of
choice of federal senators by direct
vote, are satisfactory ia all concerned.
M frauds or minor irregularities Ut
any kind are reported from any quar-
Ter o. o.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
MAY
A OVER "
Blanchard Doubts if jerks. Of Alabama,
Has Right to Interfere With
Passengers.
NV Associatrd Press.l

NEW ORLEANS. LA, Aug. %
Governor Blanchard and Governor
jerks Threaten To become engaged i'll
Il controversy over the quarantine rcS-
ulations Of Alabama. The trouble
grows ont Of complaint made by citi-
zcns of Louisiana. who had left Lon
isiaEa and were not permitted 10 pass
through Alabama unless they had
spent " days in detention.
In one case ii prominent cotton
man, who had business i'll Atlanta,
g there and transacted his bust
ness i'll a day. He started back TO
New Orleans, bit was intercepted In
Alabama and sem back 10 Atlanta on
the ground that he must he seven
days out of Louisiana before he could
pass through Alabama on his return.
Governor blanchard. in a letter ia
Governor jerks says he doubts
whether any State In the Union has !;
right to Interfere With Interstate pas.
sctgcr traffic and Expresses the hope
that the matter will he taken into the
federal courts for Il test.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
III Health and Heavy Losses Drove
Manufacturer to Despair.
tIiy Associated prcss.)

CHARLOTTE, n. C.. Ang. cav.
G.. Hardisun. of Wadcsboro. identified
with vaiiois manufacturing enterpris-
as in this State, committed suicide at
10 o'clock tonight by shooting himself
through the head, only half an hour
after reaching hcmc from Blowing
rock. where he had been on account
Of his health. Immediately ON reach
ing his home he went to his bedroom
and shot himself, dying almost in
%stantly.
The suicide is attributed to i'll
health, coupled with rccept heavy
lcsscs occnsicncd by the failure of
the independent Cotton Oil Company.
OF Darlington, $. C. Mr.. liardison was
owner nj one of the mills controlled
by this company. He was offered the
presidency of the concern shortly he
fore the suicide of President X. *.
Dargan, but declined it.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
MR.. MEYER L
ON RUSSIAN GEAR
American Ambassador and Emperor
Hold a Conference at Pcterhof,
Presumably on Peace Terms.
H!y Associnr,n rress.)

ST PETERSBURG, Aug. 23.-Mr.
Meyer, the American Ambassador. had
an aiiicncc with the Emperor at Pc.
t"rhof This afternoon. which lasted
three hours. Presumably the matter
nt peace was discussed n length. hut
II cannot he asccrtaiue,l al present re.
sartiinS villa, actually took place. rs
The embassy declines to give out any
statement.
II is known, however. that Il long
chbirSram has been sent 10 Wasllin.
ton giving the results of the confer
cncr
The Emperor attended the manocuv-
rcs In the morning and returned To
Pctcrhof just In time to receive Mr..
Meyer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
Mixson Says lie Demanded and
Received Rebates From all
Whiskey Dealers.
WAS ALSO OFFERED BRIDES
Declares That One Concern Named
$4,000 as Figure at Which His In.
fIuence Wa Observation-Disclosures Of.
tered $4,000 For the States Pat
ronage-May &c to Jail.
Nly Assoclatrd rrcss.l

COLUMBIA. S. c., Aug. 23.-Sensa-
tional evidence was given today by
If. NJ. MiNSon, who was commissioner
of the South Carolina d%ispcnsary be-
zero the Legislative Investigating com
riittcc in lS96. lie testified TINT he
demanded . per ccnt. rebates from
every whiskcy concern from which
he purchased liquor. During his Hcy.
ON months incumbcncy he said these
rebates amounted to $50. 900. which
was urnc over to the State treas
llrcr.
When asked what Inducements, If
any, had ever been offered him to buy
certain brands of whiskcy, the wit
ness said several houscs had offered
him brides to favor certain goods.
Baltimore Firm Offered $4,000.
Witness swore that S. j. Lannllun.
OF the firm of VIM. Lanahan & Sons, of
baltimore, had offered him 100000 for
Il portion of the diSpCnsury business
for his firm.
Nilsson testified: Sam Lanahnn
came To see me while | was in my
Office. The office was simply Il mrti-
toned room and he wanted to talk to
me So the clerks could not hear.
old him lie had better not talk then.
He said he could como later and when
| left the Office tllat evening he met
me and said that he hoped | would not
ashuu Inc aUuutt rItulnH i,Iru' Ill.
IIc figured up that II ! pushed his
goods it would he worth about $50, 900
to me. | declined and he asked me
if ! had any friends WHO would nc
ccpt. | told him no. He told me I
had better lay up something for my
old age. II was n strong temptations,
but refused IL. II told him: So
help me God, | will never buy from
yon"
Another Offer of $4,000.
MiNson also testified that Mnhalo-
witch Fletcher "a Co. of CINCINNATI,
had offered him $4,000 for lis Pot
rOnaSo, which he also refused to &c
ccpt.
Whef ciillcd upon to produce c0rres-
pondcncc with the firm of J.. w. KEEL
lyi Il Co., of CHATTANOOGA Tenn,
which lie has had as their representa-
tive in selling corn whislkoy to the dis
ncnsary, Nilsson admitted that the
luttcrS' were in the city md within
easy reach, but declined to-. give them
up. =.
After considering the. matter the
committee. decided that the letters
must he produced or Mixsnn be i'm
prisoncd for contempt. Witness ask
cd TO be given until tomorrow Mt
which time he would either produce
the letters or refuse to do so. saying
that lie wished to consult counsel. AT
ter he had promised not to dispose )f
or put the letters beyond the jurisdic-
ton of the committee. Mixson's re-
quest was granted. The committee adj
j%ourncd until tomorrow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
T WRECK OF
LOCAL FREIGHT
Colorcd Fireman Killed and Engineer
Bearden Badly Injured Near
Barksdalc, S. c..
(liy Associated Prcss.)

CHARLESTON. S. c.. Aug. GA
local freight OH the Grocnville and
l-aurcns railroad WIS wrecked today
near Barksdalr. four miles from Iau-
rcns. It is thought TINT the accident
occurred owing to an iron bar on the
track.
The colorcd fireman was killed and
Engineer J. l.. Rear,icn was badly in
jurcd. The engine and seven cars
were demolished.
There have been three wrecks near
his point within the past six months
and foul play is suspected.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
POLITICAL ASSASSINATION.
Situation in Russia's Baltic Provinces
Is Not Improving.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 23.-Thc
situation in the Baltic provinces is
not Improving. Several political muir
ders have been reported.
Official adviccs show that the diStur-
Dances IRE fostcrcd and directed by
II thoroughly organized Social rcvulu.
tionary committee. with headquarters
at Riga, the cmissarics of which defy
the best efforts of the police.
The intelligence department Of this
committee supplies ample warming Of
the movements Of troops. Four Of
The leaders We're arrested recently.
one of whCm IA a wonan The So
cial RcvolutiOnarics are very strong
mt Riga, ROYAL and Libau.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
Frederick A. Peckham Under Ares,
RN ASsncIuInI IlrnSs ---

SARATOGA. II. y. Aug. 23.-Frcd-
crici y. Pcckham. indicted for com
plicity in the department Of agricul-
turc cotton reports scandal. was ar
rested here today and arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
Charles NJ. Davidson. who ordered an
Adjournment, of examination until to.
morrow. In default of $4,000 bail
Pcckham was lodged in the Saratoga
county JUL at Ballston.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
Denied by S. j. Lanahan.

BALTIMORE. MD, Aug. 23.-Sam-
lel j.. Lanalan makes vigorous denial
of the Nilsson charge of attempted
bribery in the South Carolina dispen-
sary investigation, referring to which
said fought:
IF the witness is reported correct
ly. ! want to make an unqualified de-
NAL of the truth of the testimony.
Il know MiXson. lie niadc an eff
fort to connect himself with our
house, but we would not have him.
This act may account for his testi-
4ony. ] know OF nc other reason for
IT,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
Italians Have Spread Yellow Few
er to Outlying Suburbs Of
New Orleans.
NUMBER OF REAfHS DECREASE
Drops From Nine to Five in City Prop.
cr-onIy Ten New centcrs of infcc,
ton Found Observation-Disclosures of
Cases Under Treatment Grows
Smaller Daily.


NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 23-FcvcI
report To & y. m:
New cases. 81.
Total to date. 1856.
Deaths. ,.
Total. 2l5.
New foci. 10.
Total. 3J3.
Under treatment, 352.
The yellow fever situation apparent
~ improved in New Orleans today
while the scunrrr is reported 10 ic
gaining renewed cI"rry in Louisiana
outside of this city.
To-day tire number OF yellow fever
deaths tGll To five from nine yesterday,
while only ten new disease ccnters
were reported today MS against twenty
one yesterday.
Number Under Treatment Smaller.
There were fonr fewer new casps
reported to-day than ON yesterday. Til.
number III cases nndcr treatment IN
New Orleans gradually grows fewer
in spite of the large number OF n.,y
cases reported zach day.
Surgeon White. Chairman Janvis +.
Of the citizens committees: DIR. Brvcj \
Warner. in charge of the ward super /.
tcndcnts. and President Suuchon. az
the State hoard Of health, went ,
Baton Rouge today for Il confercn =,
with Governor blanchard, The "a
,rac n,aha -, a.. ------.. So, ~
erior. WHO desired III iinow nj Rirsas'
hand the exact tatus of all depart
ments of the work. Since the begin
ming Of The yellow fever the governor
has been unable tn put foot in New
Orleans. Quarantine has pcnned him
up in Baton Rouge and lie has been
compelled TO coniinc himself To tclc-
graphic and telephone communication.
To Reduce Number Disease Centers.
II is hoped soon to reduce the num-
her OF disease ccnters. There has
been 10 attempt at reduction since tho
first announcement of the fever Il
month ago. Ordinarily il would he AS
Sumcd that n center would become cN
iinct in twenty days, The Length umc
within which The Stcgomyia mosquito
should furnish fresh cases in any
n~cighhorhocd which has been Infected.
In order 10 take 10 chances. health
officers will not cancel any disease cell
rcrs. until thirty days have elapsed.
inspectors tpday discovered three
cases in IN Italian settlement beyond
the outskirts or the city.
a freshly infected spot i'm ST. Der
nara parish WIS duIlDuiCtN tpidN. ~
is at Terrc AK Iiooufs. the parish
seat. Health Oniccr McrauN found
five genuine eases anG three that were
suspicious. The own and its vicinity
were invaded by I~talians after the
fever appeared ut Now Orleans.
Looks Bad Outside City.
DR.. Brady returned from his q
of inspection ON BAYOU Pidgcen H.
Ibcrvillc parish. whore 4 large group
of suspicious cases were reported. b's
he says there were no suspicious
cases there. Hanson City report"
line asses
Willswood plantation i'm Jefferson
parish, reports two more cases.
One additional case was reported
/ from Saiu! Rose and another nj Il
point near Thai town IN st. Charles
parish. Lake Providence has develop
ed five more cases of yellow fever,
pronounced SO by DR.. Kranss. OF the
marine hospital service. Mississippi
City reports three new cases.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
Swift 6 Co.'s Office eurned.
u'y Associated rrcss.l

BEAUMONT, TENAS, Aug. Is
Tho two STORY warehouse and office of
Swift X Co, was totally destroyed by
fire of unknown origin today. Loss,
$40 900. covered By insurance.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24

THE WEATHER..
Partly cloudy Thurs.
day; showers in central
and southeast portions;
friday, showers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-An unconflrmed report from
Panama said that General Reyes had proclaimed
had imprisoned the Supreme Court, and that
there had been sharp fighting in Bogota- -
The North German Lloyd steamer Bremen prohe
her shaft when two days out from New-1ork
and was towed into Halifax; all on board were
reported well. - One hundred and hfteen
ont of 1000 qualified voters have registered at
Odessa The Russian imperial yachl
anchored off the port Of Wiborg; the car IN,
spected the new battleship Slava and received
Prince John obolensky, GoTeTnor at Seracss
has lodged protest against the government
action in the case Of the cable company. -
Turkey has yielded the first step IN Iesaiu t ~
rights of American citizens In that county
DOMESTIC-The United States Attorney
Generals Office refused the offer OF u. W;
Beavers, charged WIN coInpH et, IL 1iobt sem
frauds to confess and thus OBTAIN q lls ~ ott
+ence - Robert l. Kidd. one OF Roosevelt
Tsough Riders was killed, and his employer, q
Tinman Bird was severely injured ~ an o.
4ornohile accident near HightstoWn. n. j. -
state officials in Chicago took actlon iowa. la
soo1,arinp land worth 100000 said 10 nave
49, 1nIexyf1IIlv occupied by a steel company
r-T-vy-Stocks were weak. - Justice Cay
nor In a letter to John Brooks LeaVltt oecLI3 i
TO allow his name to be used IN ILe may 10y a?
contest: his decision is not belleVed 70 oe maj
So----N1 ThoToas H McManus defeated George w
1plunIxitt in the fight for leadership IN the aoIh
Hjc+ric+ The Citizens Union asked Bot
-,,oa President Iittleton Of Brooklyn 10 be IN
readiness to accept poesloIe fusion ti
for Mayor The insurance inEeStlgauoh
~oy,,17oiffee decided on measures for the further
r1rohing of the mysterious 100000 sent to Al
e. Nv the New-York Life; Mr.. Morton issued
! q statement giving the facts so far asceTtained
REGARDING the Equitable's so-ca1eq turner
loans and the S6S5,oO0 fund kept in the Mer-
eaTtile Trust Company. ~ Borough Presf-
f5ert Ahearn revoked the order permitting the
ope1ing of 42d-st- for a connection with the
; ssfeInvvsv tunnel - A can Of gasolene ex-
ploding at the Grand Central Station caused
banjo. - Joseph Girard. suspected or the
murder of Augusta Pfeiffer. was not captured
T-EE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest 10
degrees: lowest g.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
RECIPROCITY IN PRACTICE.

The efficacy Of our reciprocity treaty with
Cuba Is shown more clearly with every fresh
roTnpiIation Of Cuban import and export sta
sistics Recent dispatches from Havana sum
Marie the islands foreign trade for the hsca1
wear 1eo4'O5-the fiscal year In Cuba extending
as ours does, from July l to June 80 The
RIiss,ZaIdo convention went into effect in Jan
uary. 1904 so that the fiscal year from July l.
1900 10 June 80, 1905, offers the first full test
of its qualities as trade stimulant This test
meets. and more than meets. the most san
euine expectations Of the advocates Of recproc-
fly. It disposes Of the charges uttered so per
sistent1y in and out Of Congress, when the con-
vention was under consideration. that we were
making a worthless trade investment, surren-
dering everything and getting nothing. After
an eighteen months trial it is apparent that
ave are making substantial gains in the Cuban
market. and that if the treaty remains in force
for the next ten years We shall practically close
that market to the European rivals who up to
two or three years ago were supplying two
Thirds of The volume of Cuba's imports.
C,,ha,s imports in 1904'05 amounted in value
60 SS2 a51 600 The share Of the United States
On this total was S3T. 601, 0o0-or AS per cent
=, 5ooa,O4 our total was S2S,OOO,OOO and in
1l.a2-'02. SCI. 761, $685. In one year we have made
! cain of 100000. in two years gain OF
R16 100000 Cuba is now enjoying exceptional
prosperity and the lsIano CONSUMING power Is
rapidly expanding. Imports have Increased
about S20,0O0.000 in the last TWO years But
,,.acticalIv ell this increase has been due 10
80. ,,,I,,chases from the United States. In
1o04-'05 for instance. trade with Europe was
practically stationary. Germany's gain being
enIy $4,000. SPANS only $4,000 and Great
Britain,s only $4,000. We furnish now 44-5
-,er cent of Cuba's imports. At our present
ratio of progress we shall soon be furnishing oo
or rs per cent
1t was argued by the opponents OF RECIPROCITY
that Cuba, with her two great export sUapieS
s-,oav ann tobacco. enjoying preferential treat
,oent I'm our market, would monopolze the
advantage Of any trade compact 1t is true
that our concession OF 20 per cent on CUBAN
products has led 10 increased explorations 10
Ills country. Cuba exported in l9o4-oo goods
valued at s99 10000. OF which we took all out
x1A5oaooo But the fact that the trainers OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20

the reciprocity treaty had to race was uiat
there exists here an almost unlimited nafheI
for sugar and tobacco and that CUBAN sugar
and tobacco would come here In enormous guam
titles whether duties were lowered or not. oh
the other hand, a market for American goods
in Cuba had to be against well estap-
lished and active foreign compeuuon- Inc
substantial advantage given US by the reel
procity treaty is shown by the surprising gains
we have made in the last two yearS-Saihs
greater than those made by Cuba IN our mar
ket. In 1902'O3 before reciprocity, we bought
from Cuba goods valued at So, 942. 100 and sold
her goods valued at S21, 761,63S. Our imports
were three times as great as our exports. Now
we are buying products valued at $o4'o'o,-
600 and selling products valued at S5|0ol'ooo.
Cuba's sales to us have increased 30 per cent.
Our sales TO Cuba have increased 80 per cent.
Our imports are now only little more than
twice as great as our exports. we nave every
reason to be satisfied with this showing. Inc
reciprocity treaty with Cuba was based on
sound provisions Its success illustrates the con-
ditions under which compacts OF TINS sort can
be concluded with national profit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
SUBWAY VENTILATION.

With the return to town of thousands of
abSentees this month the patronage of the sub
way has perceptibly increased, and the atmoS-
phere there has consequently become more
offensive than it was in July and August An
occasional revival Of summer warmth adds an
extra element of discomfort, but. regardless of
the temperature. a compound OF vile odors must
be encountered daily. which will be mitigated
in only a slight degree when winter effects
an automatic exchange of air.
1t has been intimated that the nuisance has
diverted traffic to the elevated roads. For a
short period this may have been true. Whether
such effect, if 1t has been produced at all,
will last into the later autumn or winter can
best be told by comparing statistics for Novem-
Der and December this year with data for the
corresponding months in 1904 There are how
ever, good reasons why such a diversion of
patronage could not we'll he expected to con
tinue The elevated roads were taxed nearly
to their utmost capacity last winter. in spite
of the opening of the subway Besides trans
pOrtation is accomplished more quickly by the
underground route than by the elevated lines
In spite Of its faults. the subway has come to
stay, and it is sure to be literally used Even
now, before the population of the city has
reached its normal autumn proportions, it is
hard TO secure seat during rush hours What
will the situation be q month hence?
foF us idch Oh preparation TOT the nauSeat-
ing and suffocating conditions which were pre-
scented last spring and early in the summer the
Interborough Company had plausible if not
valid, excuse In degree If not in kind the
trouble was without precedent in London or
Paris, which had had some experience with
underground electric railways But that excuse
will not serve in the future. The Iessees of
the subway now know precisely what they must
expect. What is more, the efforts made thus far
to secure relief have been extremely unsatis-
factory, not to say childish Something vastly
better is demanded for next spring and if the
Rapid Transit Commission fails to exert itself
to secure the adoption of adequate means to
purify the air in the tunnel that body will incur
a share of the Odium of which the Iuterborough
Company has this year had almost a monop-
oily. The people of New-York City cannot be
made to believe that engineering science is I'M
able to solve the problems of subway ventila-
tlon and it is now perfectly obvious that no
plan is worth consideration which does not pro-
vide for the complete withdrawal OF the air at
frequent intervals by mechanical means.
One proposition which has met with popular
favor is to erect partitions between the tracks,
so that the cars will act as pistons in a cylin-
der. That plan might work as its advocates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
TIE RRoOKLYN LIBRARK SITE.

The question of site for the new Central
Library Building of Brooklyn will presently, we
assume, come up for final determination. 1t is
to be settled by a commission Of three men
namely the Mayor, the Controller and the Com
missioner of Parks for Brooklyn. Those gentle
men ought to be so well endowed with Judgment
and taste TO make the correctness of their
choice matter of course. ButSince one conspfcu-
ously unfit site for the building has been publicly
proposed, and its selection has been authorized
in the discretion of these gentlemen-by an act
Of the legislature it may be worth while to re
hearse a few of the convincing reasons why
that site should not be chosen and why the
Mayor and his associates would be entitled 70
public applause for rejecting it and placing the
building elsewhere.
The site in question is the little triangular bit
of park land adjoining the FIatbush-ave en-
trance to Prospect Park. facing on FIatbush-
ave. and Eastern Parkway and living at the
foot of the Mount Prospect Reservoir The
American Scenic and Historic Preservation So
ciety has well pointed out that the retention Of
this bit Of land in its present condition is essen
tal TO the appearance of the park entrance and
its general setting. To cover it with big
building. nearly hundred feet high. would
violate the whole landscape scheme of the
Plaza throw the approach to the park out OF
balance diminish the impressiveness of the
Memorial Arch and destroy the charm Of what
lis now one of the crowning distinctions of
prospect Park" This condemnation of the
scheme from the point Of view Of the park Is
none too strong, but equally strong is the obiec-
ton from the point Of view of the proposed
building. The building is to cover about eighty
thousand square feet, and the land in question
comprises only ninety-six thousand souare feet
Ihere would thus not be enough open ground
ieft TO give the building proper setting. The
Dulidlng would nave wretchedly cramped ap-
the reservoir at one side and tba ortdirn, 30
trolley car tracks on Flatbush-ave on the other
1t would probably have to be made an a1vt
ward or irregular shape to fit the area and no
cause of the Lay of the land" yyouId he -.
story higher at one end than at the Other -
would, in brief, inevitably and always look l-e
a misfit, hopelessly imparing the appearance
OF what Is now q singularly noble park entrance.