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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22

cd 10 the city yes
terday to- spend the
parents. DR.. and
Mrs. Carter Per
kins. on Thlrty.sec-
ond street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22
Uncle Sam Wants Tahiti Island

tIfE Associate! srcSS)
SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 2l.-rhe
steamer Mariposa, which arrived
from Tahiti yesterday, brought the
news that rumor is current
throughout Tahiti that the United
States government has offered
France 100000 for the island.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22

Mrs. Charles
Moss and VI i ) j
Florence Stewart
will leave today for
Richmond. where
hey will spend the
n O | ] d ay3 ~ ! I u
friends.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22

Mr.. Tribblc Gate.
wood has returned
from the Universit:,
College of Medicine.
Richmond. 10 spend
Christmas with his
parents, on Fiiiicth
street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. j.
d. Hay returned
y tcrd ay from
Philadelphia, where
they have been Wis
iting relatives.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22

Miss Elizabeth
Edwards viii re-
turn home today
rom the lIarmviilc
institute. TO spend
he holidays with
relatives hero.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22

Mrs. II. d. Vel
lines will leave to-
day for Washington
20 spend the Holt.
days with her
father.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22

Colonel and Mrs.
Marquis Jones will
spend the holidays
with their daugh'
ter, Mrs. John Low
Is Bouldin, in Glou.
cester county.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22

Mrs. o. ID. Batch.
clor will spend
c h ri S t m rs ia
Lynchburg with her
parents, Colonel
and Mrs. James w.
Watts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22

Miss Clara Smith
will arrive in the
city today from the
Granville Institute.
20 spend the holi-
lays With her pa
.'ents in The East
End.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22
Continued on Page SIX

Just received lot of SmlthGeld hams
for Xmas, at JUDKINS'. 2l3 Twenty.
fifth street. l2.22.2t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-22

Miss Annie Perkins. who is attend
ing school at blackstone return
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
FAMILY PERiSHES.
Man, His Wife, Two Children and
Servant Lose Their Lives in
Burning Home.

New York, Jan. 16.-William I.
Mason, a lawyer, and his family, con-
sisting of wife and two children, Ellen,
four years old. and Marion, six months.
with a servant, Annie Wells, lost their
lives in a fire which partially destroyed
the brown stone dwelling occupied by
them at No. 1873 West One. Hundred and
Thirtieth street early Sunday morning.
Although neighbors say they heard cries
of murder" and burglars" the police
found nothing. to indicate that the fire
was not accidental. The whole family
appears to have been suffocated. The
bodies of the father and youngest child
were untouched by the flames, and those
of the others were probably burned after
they had died. A policeman and a
neighbor who heard the cries attempted
to get into the house by breaking win
dows of the parlor floor, but were driven
back by the smoke. The flremen were
unable to enter until after the lower part
of the house and the halls had been
burned out The charred bodies of Mrs.
Mason, the servant and four-year-old
child were found in closet under the
roof scuttle, through which they are sup
posed to have been attempting to escape
The bodies of Mr.. Mason and the younger
child were in a bedroom.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
KILLED WIFE AND BABES.
Murderous Deed Of Chicago Man
Makes Desperate Effort to
Commit Suicide.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-John Miller 25
years of age, a waiter employed in a
restaurant, killed his wife and two
children at his home, SO Lewis street,
early Wednesday. After shooting the M.
he cut their throats with a razor. Then
he cut his own throat and shot himself
In the breast. He may die. His wife's
upraidings. following his drunken and
spendthrift ways, led to the tragedy.
Miller returned home after midnight,
his money all gone, and much the worse
for liquor. When his wife scolded him
he drew a revolver from his pocket and
began shooting. His wife fell at his
feet with two bullets in her body. :. Mil
Ter, thoroughly aroused, then dashed
past her PROSTATE form into the room
where his two little children had been
sleeping. They were wide awake and
were rubbing their eyes to learn what
all the noise was about, when their
father leaped upon them and shot them,
one after the other. -
To make sure his work of death had
been successful, Miller secured razor
from a bureau drawer and deliberately
cut the throats of his wife and chill
dren, and then hacked their bodies.
Then, standing where he could survey
his murderous handiwork, he cut his
own throat He did not die quick
enough to suit him and he pressed the
pistol to his breast and sent its re-
naming load into his bosom. A mo-
ment later neighbors burst down the
door Of his rooms. Miller regained
consciousness after being taken to the
hospital, but sullenly declined to say
a word in explanation of the tragedy.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
CHOSEN FOR SENATE.
Action Of Indiana Legislator Insures
Election of Beveridge and
Hemenway.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 12.-Only 40
minutes "cre required Ivy the republi-
can joint caucus Wednesday night to
organize ard nominate two candidates
for the United States senate-Senator
Albert j. Bsveridge to succeed himself,
and Congressman James A. Hemen-
way, of BoCnville, to fill the unexpired
term of Charles w. Fairbanks, vice
president-elect. Senator Beveridge and
Congressman Hemenway will be elect
ed January II.
Sacramento, CAL, Jan. 12.-Frank P.
Flint (rep), of Los Angeles, was elect
ed United States senator to succeed
Thomas r. Bard on the first ballot
taken by the legislature in joint. ses-
sion Wednesday.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 13.-At the
caucus of the democratic members of
the state legislature. United States
Senator Francis M. Cockrell was NOM
mated to succeed himself. ~,
Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 13.-Former
Gov. Morgan G. Bulkeley has, been
chosen as the nominee OF the republicans
OF the Connecticut general assembly for
United States senator, to succeed Joseph
R. Hawley, who will retire from public
life on account of i'll health.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
facing disgrace
HE Chooses Death
INDIANA LODGE OFFICIAL UN-
ABLE TO ADJUST SHORTAGE
IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
Kills Man Who Persisted in Uncover
ing His Irregularities, and Then
Takes His Own Life-Tragedy Oc-
ours in Barber Shop.

Veedersburg, Ind, Jan. 16.-John
Brant, of the Veedersburg News, and
Charles Eckburg, barber, were found
dead Sunday afternoon in barber shop
where they had gone to balance the books
of the odd fellows lodge, in which both
held official positions. At late hour
they had not appeared and citizens began
an investigation which resulted in their
finding Brant in a BARRIERS chair, shot
through the head; and Eckburg lying, on
another chair, shot through the temple.
A revolver was found in cuspidore near
Eckburg's body. On Eckburg's body
were found three letters. One was ad-
dressed to the public and was dated jan
uary /. In it Eckburg declared his in
tention of killing himself because of his
financial troubles. He admitted that he
could not adjust the shortage. The sec-
ond letter was written to Harry Wertz,
the dead mans best frand. In it he said
that he had determined to take his life,
and that he would take Brant with
him." To Wertz he admitted his trou-
bles and asked WertZ to settle up his af-
fairs and do the best he could for his
family. The third letter was addressed
to his wife and was not made public. The
coroner's verdict charges that Eckburg
shot and killed Brant and later killed
himself. Eckburg was financial secre-
tary of the local odd fellows lodge for
several years. About January l an au-
diting committee, composed of Brant,
John Labaw and Charles Pugh. was ap-
pointed to audit the books, and in this
Brant took the initiative. He has since
been persistent in trying to discover the
alleged irregularities.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
OUTLOOK is BRIGHT.
Weekly Review Shows Trade Condi-
tions Continue to Be Quite
Satisfactory

New York, Jan. 14.-R G. Dun & Go. S
Weekly Review of Trade says: '!':Erratic
weather produces irregularfty in retail
distribution of merchandise at. many
points, and southern business is quiet
because of the depression in cotton, but
the general outlook is considered very
bright. Manuf acturers report that,con-
fidence is warranted, by. the number Of
new orders, while deliveries on old con-
tracts are Of satisfactory volume: The
best news comes from the iron and steel
industry, while footwear factories are
condition nndi n and activity Is assured among @
cotton spinners as soon s:,the raw ma:
terial market becomes settled. -,
Failures this week numbered s24 in
the United Sta ates, against 324 last year,
and % in Canada, compared with "a a
year ago.: "a
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

The position of assistant chemist in
. New Jersey chemical manufacturing
establishment is filed by membefof
the class OF 'O4, Of Wellesley.
Mrs. E. Weatherred's speciality II
representing her native state, Oregon,
at expositions. Having performed
this service at the PanAmerican and
St. Louis fairs, she will now give her
time next year to the Lewis and Clark
An odd mission for woman has
Just been undertaken by Miss Gwen
dolyn S. Hamilton. She has gone to
Kingston, Jamaica, at the behest OF
the new British Cotton Growing asso-
citation to report on the possibilities
for cotton growing in the West Indies.
She is only "a, but has written consid-
erably on scientific topics.
Mrs. H. E. Root has not many COM
petitors in her line, namely, bill post
er. AS the manager Of an opera house
in a Wyoming town she employs sew
eral bill posters, and when circum-
stances few years ago left her minus
her help, she started in to do the work
herself, until she could teach new
set. of helpers the secret of pasting
Autographs on billboards.
In recent address relative to the
progress of the woman movement an
Ohio clergyman said: There are over
100000 professional women in the
United States. There are 1000 law
yers, 1000 journalists, 5000 clergymen,
1000 physicians. 5000 government Of
flcials, $4,000 merchants and 328,0O0
tetachers and college professors. And
women are gaining on men in almost
all the occupations, save, strange to
say, those of domestic servants. laun-
derers, milliners and saloonkeepers'
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
NEW SHERIFF CONVICTED.
Enters His Own Jail at Detroit as Pris-
oner for Defrauding State T.,
While Coroner.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. lex Coroner
John T. Hoffman,, one of the most
prominent politicians of Detroit and
Wayne county, who was elected sheriff
in November and since January l has
been vainly endeavoring to secure pos
session of the Jail and sheriff's offices,
was locked up in the Jail as prisoner
Saturday night, jury in the recorders
court having found him guilty of col
lecting fraudulent fees from the state
for holding inQuests Motions to grant
stay of proceedings and to admit the
Murphy.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
SUED FOR A MILLION,
Enormous Damage Suits Brought by
Illinois Farmers Agains.
Drainage Canal.

Princeton, ILL.,, Jan. 13.-Suits were
commenced hero in the circuit court of
Bureau county against the Chicago
drainage canal trustees for damages in
the amount of $685., 700. Other suits for
$145, 500 were brought to-day in Putnam
county. The plaintiffs are s. land
owners who claim their property along
the Illinois river has been inundated and
damaged by reason Of the large quantity
of water turned into the Illinois river by
reason of the construction of the drain
age canal In the suits brought the
property lies between Depue and Henry.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
IN CONGRESS-.
A Brief Resume of Proceedings in
the Senate and House Of
Representatives.

Washington, Jan. IAN amendment
to the army appropriation bill providing
that retired officers above the grade of
major should not receive the full pay of
their grade when assigned to duty with
the militia of the several states brought
on a discussion in the house Wednes-
day of the appointment of Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles as inspector general Of
the state of Massachusetts. Several
members declared that the amendment
was directed especially at Gen. Miles,
but Mr.. Hull, who introduced it, insisted
that he had no such thought in mind.
The amendment was adopted.
The attention of the senate was d.
vided between the statehood question
and governmental regulation of rail-
roads. All amendments to the statehood
bill, except that relating to liquor traffic
in Indian territory. were agreed to.
Washington, Jan. 13.-The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was on Thursday read at length in the
senate, and there was considerable dis
cussion of the civil service question and
the provision for an investigation Of
foreign trade conditions by the depart
ment of commerce. The bill for the en-
couragement of the mercant marine was
reported.
The house of representatives devoted
it's entire session to discussion of the i'm
peachment charges against Judge
Charles Swayne, of the Northern district
of Florida.
Washington, Jan. 14.-Upon conven-
ing Friday the house of representatives
nonconcurred in the senate amendments
to the Philippine government bill, and
sent the bill to conference. Further con
sideration was given to the impeach-
ment charges against Judge Charles
Swayne.
The senate passed the legislative, eX-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill.
and also a number of private pension
bills.
Washington, Jan. 16-In the senate
Saturday there was some discussion of a
bill permitting American women who
have married foreigners to retain citi-
zenship in the United States, but it did
not reach vote. Among other bills
passed was one protecting the great seal
of the United States against counterfeit
ing.
Pension legislation at the rate OF pass
age Of 459 bills in 108 minutes was in
dulged in by the house, the result being
the smashing of all previous records OF
the house as to legislative nimbleness.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
MIGHT HAVE SAVED IT.
A Lot of Trouble from Too Much
Starchy Food.

A little boy of eight years whose
parents did not feed him on the right
kind of food, was always nervous and
suffered from a weak condition of the
stomach and bowels. Finally he was
taken down with appendicitis and after
the operation. the doctor, knowing that
his intestinal digestion was very weak,
put him on; Grapefruit twice day.
. He rapidly recovered and about two
months thereafter, his Father states,
"He has grown. to be strong, muscular,
and sleeps 'soundly, weighs 62 pounds;
and his, whole system is in a fine
condition of Health" Name given by
Postum. Co.; Battle Creek, Mich.
tits :plainsthat if he had been put on
Grape-Nuts at,:an earlier period in his
life and kept from the use Of foods
that t;he could not digest, he never
would E.have had appendicitis. That
disease is caused by undigested food
decaying in the stomach and bowels,
causing irritation and making for the
growth of all kinds of microbes, set
ting UP diseased condition which is
the active: cause Of appendicitis, and
this is more marked with people who
do not properly digest white bread.
Grape Nuts is made Of the selected
parts of wheat and barley and by the
peculiar processes of the cooking at the
factory, all of tie starch is turned into
sugar ready for immediate digestion
and the more perfect nourishment OF
all parts of the body, particularly the
brain and nerve centres.
Read the little book, ''Tho Road to
Wellville," found in each pkg.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

All European monarchs have so
much work of purely businesslike
character to get through constantly
that it is the proper performance to
adopt, for a time. at all events, purely
business methods and to regard them
selves just as the heads of great COM
mercial houses. King Edward has at
each Of the royal palaces what is moth
ing more or less than a simple Office,
devoid of all the luxurious appoint
ments that one might reasonably ex-
pect to find in the private apartment
of the ruling head of the British EN-.
pire.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

The explosive force of lightning act
ing on dead wood is not, as rule. so
great as when living trees are struck.
though Sir William Harris shows that
1.-The lower masts of ships of the line,
three feet in diameter and 10 feet
long, bound with hoops of iron half an
inch thick and five inches wide, the
whole weighing about eighteen tons,
have been in many instances torn
asunder and the hoops of iron scat
tered about the decks
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

Walnuts are the second most i'm.
portant article of export from Gren.
oble, France The harvest of 1903
was above the average and produced
about $4,000 bales of 100 Kilograms
each (6,172,SS0 pounds) of unshelled
nuts and 10000 to $4,000 cases, of 25
kilograms each 0,652,70O to 1.92S,150
pounds) of shelled nuts or walnut kerr
nels. A very large part of this crop
found it's way to the United States.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

The Berlin police authorities have
ordered that the following rules. con-
tanning instructions to the public as
TO how to act in case of fire. shall be
displayed in illuminated letters be-
tween the acts, on the drop curtains
Of the Berlin theaters: 1. Leave the
theater quietly. 2. Proceed to the
nearest exit. 3. Do not scream and
do not push. 4. Do not stop at the
cloakroom as you 60 out. 5. Do not
stand about near the exits. 6. Obey all
the orders of the theater attendants.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
Four Lives Lost.

Piggott, Ark, Jan. 12::-Four persons
were killed in a rear-end collision be-
tween freight train and a switch en-
gine on til, Cotton Belt raiiroad>. at
this place at noon Wednesday. The
four who were killed were passengers
and were riding in the caboose on the
freight train. The caboose was set ON
fire and the bodies of the victims were
burned To 4 crisp.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
Feud. Causes Three Dea tbs.

Whitesburg, KY, Jan: 16. AT Hol-
man, this count ty, the feud factions, led
respectively by w. Roarck and Henry
Holcomb, met, and those two and Joseph
Holcomb were killed and Buford Roarck
probably mortally wounded. The trou-
BILE originated in the murder of one of
the Roarcks years ago, the Holcombs
being suspected. The two factions have
been armed and ready for meeting for
several weeks.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

There were 567 strikes in France in
1903 against 512 in 1902. In 416 cases
in 1903 the strikers were organized.
Ten unions were organized during
strike. and three were dissolved in
consequence of strikes. The strikers
we're successful in 122 cases. involv-
ing 1886 men; 222 strikes were set
tied by adjustment. involving 89.736
men; 223 strikes, involving 20,S89
men, failed; 10 strikes lasted more
than 100 dayS
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

The total issue of the commemora.
tive series of postage stamps for the
Louisiana Purchase exposition reach
cd only 2S7,99O, 200. as compared with
a total for the Worlds Columbian ex-
position at Chicago of 4,233, 100.
The issue was even less than of the
special stamps for the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo, which was 324.-
10000. The total issue of special
stamps for the Omaha exposition, cov-
ering the two-year period, was -o2,-
532,44O.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

The official emigration statistics in
dicate a still further increase in the
numebr of emigrants who embarked
at the port of Havre during 1903.
There were 81 .463 whose destination
was the United States. against 44,920
in 1902. and 1922 who went to Cen
trail and South America, making to-
tai of 52,6S5 emigrants, an increase Of
6.o23 over the number in 1902, Of 49,
GAO over the number in 1901, of 20,468
over the number in 1900.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

The construction of municipal tele-
phone system in Hull, Eng, has
brought about speedy reduction in
rates. At a recent meeting of the cor
poration telephone committee it was
announced that the charge for unlim-
tied service over an exclusive line
would be s24.33 per annum to private
houses and $30.G5 to business prem.
ises. This reduction has been fol-
lowed by a large increase in the num-
her Of Subscribers
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
Stolen Jewels Unearthed

New York, Jan. 13.-Detectives, after
eight months search, found jewels
valued at 100000 stolen from theswife
of Bishop Potter. The gems were found
in vacant lot in this city, hidden be-
meath a rock. and William Coleman,
well-known to the police, was arrested
as the thief.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

The more important causes of death
during the past year in the island of
Cuba have been tuberculosis, diseases
of the circulatory system, enteritis
(under two years), bronchitis and
pneumonia. tetanus. meningitis and
malaria. Not a single case of yellow
fever has developed on the island dur
ing the past year or two preceding
years, nor, with single exception has
there been any smallpox.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

The average consumption Of wheat
in France for all purposes, including
sowing, is estimated at 349,000,00O
bushels. Taking the estimate of the
minister of agriculture, there appears
to be deficit of over 52,00O,O00 BUSH
els, but as the reserve stocks are esti-
mated at 56,750,000 bushels it is prob
able that France will not have to i'm.
port large quantities of foreign wheat
to supply the home demand.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

The record price of 1900 was paid
the other day at the auction sale in
New York Of Bishop John F. Hurst's
fine collection of Americana for a first
edition Of the Mohawk Prayer Book,
which ranks next to John Eliots In
dian Bible as the rarest and most val
uable of all the works written for the
instruction of the North American In
dians. The book was bought on Or
and was written by Lawrence Claesse,
Interpreter to the Rev. William An
drews.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
LAWYER and Editor Dead.

Marshall, Ill.,, Jan. 12.-Silas S. White
head, for As years prominent lawyer,
died Wednesday. In 1854 he established
the Evansville Und.) Enquirer, now the
Courier. Later he established the East
eru Illinoisan at Marshall.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
Deed Of Disappointed Mother:

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Brooding over the
fact that her x-weeks-old child was
not boy. Mrs Benjamin Libman ended
her own life by inhaling gas, also caus-
ing the death of an older daughter,
Frieda at her home, No. 666 North Oak
ley avenue, Friday. The baby, Annie,
and a two-year-old boy, Solomon, were
found half suffocated in an adjoining
room
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20

Brazilian ants make little gardens In
the; treatcps and SOW them with pine
apple and other seeds. The gardens
are found of an sizes. some contain
ing a single sprout and others dense
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
Disastrous Wreck.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, Jan. 13.-Santa Fe
passenger train No. 4, the California
limited, collided head on with freight
train early Thursday, 30 miles south of
Ration, N. M. Three men were killed and
two fatally wounded.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
Has RESIGNED,

Washington, Jan. 16.-William VII
liams, commissioner Of immigration,
has rendered and the president has ac-
cepted his resignation Of that Office, to
take effect February 10 next.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
BURGLARS Take County Funds.

Toledo. O., Jan. 14.-Safe robbers
wrecked the safe in the office of the coun-
ty treasurer at Wauseon, o., early Fri
day morning and secured 5000 of the
county funds. The safe was blown to
pieces by dynamite.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
Takes Office for Third Time

Little Rock. Ark, Jan. Gov.
Jefferson Davis was inaugurated
Wednesday with simple ceremonies for
his third term.
The Worthington advance., 1905-01-20
JEST AND JOLLITY.

Softleigh-I say, doctah. do you-aw
think have the bwain fevah?
Doctor-No. indeed; but you have tho
fever, all right.