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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
Alexander Still VERY IN.

NEW YORK. July 13.-Jamcs W.
Alexander, former president of tho
Equitable Life Assurance Society, con
times very i'll. He is undergoing
treatment in secluded place in Long
Island, and it was said today that he
is in such condition that all know
ledge of the recent developments in
tho society have cen kept from him.
According to statements made. Mr.
Alexander does not yet know that
Paul Morton Is IT the head OF the
Equitable. Neither has he been In
formed of the Ryan purchase and the
installation of Messrs. Cleveland,
OiBrien aud Westinghouse MS trustees.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
Spoke in Peoples Church.

ST. PAUL, MINI, July 13.-Thomas
w. Lawson gave talk to n largo
audience at the PEOPLES church to-
light.
MIR. Lawson declared that should
his so-callcd remedy, which he did not
make public, be put into effect, there
would be a great financial revolutioa;
there would he TO mere stock inaa-
ton; the money stolen from the people
by the System" would be returned
to the people; and, because railroads
and industrial corporations would
have only 20 earn their percentage
OH the true value of their investments,
tho cost of living would be reduced
aud weyc earners would be able 70
enjoy greater luXurics and to lay by
a greater portion of their earnings.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
STANDARDS ARE
GROWING BETTER
Heroes of Our Great-Grcat.Gr Grand
fathers Would be Socially
Ostracised Today.
tBy Associated Press

FRONTENAC, n. y. July 13-At the
annual convention of the New York
State Bankers Association here TO.
day. II. X. Flynn. president of the
National Live Stock Bank, of Chicago,
and former Attorney General James
M. Beck, of New York, delivered adj
dresses. Mr. Flynn advocated govern.
ment supervision of organized COM
binations.
Mr.. Bcck's subject was "Moncypho.
bia." He said i'll part:
No charge Is more false than that
we are Il money loving people. No
people OF any time or cline ever
cared less for money when earned
than we. Prodigaliiy of eXpdcniturc
rather than a narrow desire to hoard
unnecessary wealth is the distinguish
ing characteristics of the average
American.
Motive for Wark.
IF he has n strong ullrDosc and
earnest desire to amass wealth. ii Is
III most cases because money Is the
necessary motive for further coiistruc-
tive work. 10 achieve rather than
to acquire is his ambition.
THAT industrialism has not degrad.
ed the moral nature of man can only
be determined by comparing the
ideals of human character as set forth
in the literature of other periods than
ours. Thus the great hero of our
colonial ancestors WIS the pleasure
loving gallants of Fielding. Smollet
and COngreve, whose chief exploits
and pursuits were III the drawing
room. the duelling field or the card
table. Honest industry as an ideal
of life never seemed,to have occurred
to our grcat-great- grandfathers Tom
Jones was their hero. who. If in the
flesh today. would be socially ostra
cized by respectable society"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
BROKE "RLINk's" TEETH.
Plate Cutting Into Roof of His MoutI,
Put Him Out.
(By AssocIated ~ ess.)

PROVIDENCE. II. l.. July 49,
Peter Sullivan. of Fall River. was
given the decision over Blink McClos-
key, of Philadelphia. III the eighth
round of scheduled fifteen round
bout before .he Rhode Island Attn
ietic club ut Thornton tonight.
\ A stiff uppercut to the jaw broke the
false teeth plate in McCloskey's mouth
and drove sharp piece of the plate
into the roof of the mouth. McCloskey
was unable to go into the ring when
time was called for the eighth round.
Up to that time the bout had been
uncertain.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
Lieut.. WlIey's Successor to be Named
Monday Night.

Lieut.. WlIey's Successor to be Named
Monday Night.
Captain G. W. Fitchctt, commanding
the Newport News Light Infantry, has
been notified by the adjutant general
of the acceptance Of the resignation
of First Lieutenant John Wiley. The
company will meet Monday night to
elect to elect new lieutenant.
On account of the trouble many of
the members of both Of the local com
pancs arc having in getting off from
their work in order to go into camp
with the regiment next month. Captain
Fitchctt addressed letter on the sub.
jcct to General Manager w. A. Post
of the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Company.
The following reply was received
yesterday:
Newport News. Va, July 10.
Capt. G. W. Fitchett. Commanding
Co. 6. list Infantry, Newport
News, Va:
Dear Sir: have your letter OF
tho 18th instant: stating that the New.
port News Light Infantry will be re
quircd to go into Camp of Instruction
for one week. beginning August G
1905, and with reference to your in
curry as to the members of your com
pany who are employed in the yard
being absent for that time. I beg tc
say that. while the absence from duty
for week Of so many men, who be
long to your company, and employed
in the yard, might result in very ser
ious interference with the work for
this company, yet recognize the i'm
portance of having your command fully
represented at the Camp of Instruc
ton, and therefore | am arranging to
issue instructions to the various de
partments in the. yard that no man
shall be deprived of his position with
this company OIL account Of his alb
sence with your company while 1t il
in Camp of Instruction during the weei
Of August 9th 10 13th, inclusive.
wv. A. POST, General Manager
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
Professional Golf Tournament.
tBy Associated Jpress.)

NEW YORK. July 13,-For the first
time in the history of golf in the Uni
ted States u professional tournament
was begun today on a public links.
Seventy-two of the best known pro-
fcssional golfers east of the A,les-
henies started in this tournament over
the Van Cour!landt Park links. ana
fifty of these turned in cards for a
double journey of the entire course.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
GRENADIERS SAID
TO HAVE MUTINlED
Disquicting Rumors Reach ST. Peters.
burg From Both Moscow
and Warsaw.
tBy Asscclntcd Press,

ST. PETERSBURG. July 1916: 40
y. m.-RumOrs are current in this city
that four Grcnadicr regiments at Mos
cow have mutinicd and that ut War
saw yesterday certain chiefs refused
to give the command To their men
to fire on people who were making Il
demonstration. Not the slightest con.
hrmation, however. is obtalnahlc Of
these rumors.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
Baron Rosen Presented.

OYSTER BAY. l.. l.. July 13.-
ami Russian peace plcnipotcntinry,
was presented to President Roosevelt
at Saeamorc HILL The presentation
occupied only a few minutes. No for
mai exchanges between the President
and the ambassador were made.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
Americans Down Frenchmcn.
(I3y Associated Prcss..

LONDON. July .-Holcombc Ward
and William j Cloiliicr. the Amcri-
cans, placed two points to their credit
in the preliminary contests for the
Dwight f. Davis tennis trophy in the
singles, today, defeating both the
Frcnchmcn, Gcrmot and Decugis, with
the utmost ease.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, FRIDAY JULY IA 1905

his return Superintendent Whitner
asked for twenty-four hours in which
to consider ii. This time was given
him and when 1t expired without de-
cision from him the attendants left
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
Bail on Habaes Corpus Proceedings.
(By Associated Press.l

TAMPA, FLA. July 13.-After a
habacs corpus hearing lasting five days
Circuit Judge Wall today admitted
Samuel and Hopkins Wilder, charged
with the assassination of Oscar Irnn-
men, near Plant City. on June -. to
bail iii the sum of $4,000 each, which
was promptly given.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
ALL STREAMS ARE
BADLY SWOLLEN
Heavy Rains Send Greeks and Rivers
Out of Their Bounds-Much
Damage Done.
tBy Associated Press.l

ROANOKE, VA July 13.-Thc
heavy rains during thc past ten days
have caused the mountain streams TO
rise very high, in some Instances
higher than since the frcshcts of 1878.
Reports today show that great damage
was done last night. The lowlands
have been swept clean and many
bridges were carried away. At Rad
ford a new iron bridge being built
across New River for the Norfolk e
Western railway, was badly damaged
and two spans of false work were
swept away. a big force of men. in
Guiding railway officials. worked ali
night TO save the structure.
The river N that point rose nine
teen feet and traffic was delayed eight
hours.
Peek Creek on Rampage.
At Pulaski. Peek Crock is higher
than for years and great damage has
been done to roads and streets.
AT Wythcville the precipitation in
twelve hours was three inches and
Reed river is higher than it has been
in thirty years.
At Irving. Goose creek is sweeping
everything clcnn.
At Roanoke the rainfall for the past
twelve days has been 7.SS inches,
while tho average monthly rainfall for
.his section is but three inches.
Roanoke river rose fast after mid
night and families living i'll Pcdco
bottoms were endangered and fled to
the hills. The trains have been
greatly delayed by washouts, but to-
night traffic is better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03
The whey Goal. company.

The Wiley Coal company.
The Marceline Coal company.
Mr.. DeYlin also owns a number or
large yards in Kansas City. He is
stockhoIder in twenty-five banks, his
bank stock it is estimated. amounting
probably to one million dollars.
Another property owned by Mr. Deviin
is the Toluca, Marquette and Northern
railway, a coal carrying line forty-two
miles long, which connects with the
larger roads in Illinois.
Chas. s. Gleed, general manager at
Kansas City of the Missouri ana Kan
sas Telephone company. is perhaps as
familiar with the affairs of the Devlln
properties as any one man. Mr. Gleed
is not Mr.. Devlins attorney, but is
one of the attorneys of the Central
National bank and as a director or
the Atchison, Topeka & santa F'e rail-
way he has had opportunity to be
close observer of much of Mr.. Devl1n's
business. To the Associated Press Mr..
Gleed stated today that SO far as can
be ascertained by haSty appralsements
the value of the Devlin estate is be-
tween six and seven millions of dol
lars.
Mr.. Gleed said 'This property con-
sists in round figures of a million dol
lars worth of clear real estate, a quar-
ter of a million dollars paid-up value
of life insurance, 100000 of bank
stock, and the remainder in stocks
and bonds of twenty-six mining, mer-
camille and railway companies, wholly
or largely under his control. Against
this property is an indebtedness OF
from two and one-half million dollars
to four million dollars, principally all
due to fourteen banks.
! 1.-THE Indebtedness is secured by the
stocks and bonds of the twenty-slx
mining, mercantile and railway COM
panies. The debts probably are all
known. The value of the stocks and
bonds put up as collateral is not
known. If they are as valuable as
seems likely and if they are wisely
managed all debts will be paid. If
their value is small or if it greatly
depreciates by mismanagement then
| the creditors will lose accordingly. No
formal inventory of either debts or
assets has been found
! zone of the banks controlled by Mr..
Devlin was the First National of To-
peka. Up to about the time of Mr..
Devlin's illness the bank had loaned
Mr.. Deylin's companies about $780,
| 900, for which there was much col
| lateral. After Mr.. Devlin fell i'll drafts
came in from the various companies
and were paid by the bank, so that
the Devlin Indebtedness ran up to
about one million dollars. This Grip
pied the bank, and this morning it did
, not open. 1t was hoped that the
parties most deeply interested would
advance money to the consolidated
properties so that the Devlin paper in
! bank saved, but cooperation could not
be secured. 1 do not see why any
other Topeka or Kansas City banks
should be disturbed. The Central in
| Topeka and presumably the other
banks there fortified themselves for
the run which they are having to-
day"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03
sketch of Mr., Deyiin.

Charles j. Devlin is a native of st.
Louis. He is of Irish parentage and
was born about SIS years ago. In early
life his parents moved to La Sale coun
ty, ILL.,. and after attending school for
awhile, he entered the offices OF the
Union Coal company while still a boy.
His work was so efficient that after
few years his employers placed block
and this was his start in business.
Mr.. Devlin's energy and success in the
coal business attracted the attention of
a millionaire coal operator by the name
suit that $4,000 acres of coal lands in
LaSalle and Bureau counties, Illinois,
were purchased early in the eighties,
and the Spring Valley Coal company
was Incorporated with Mr.. Devlin in
charge. This great property gave Mr..
Devlin an opportunity to show what he
could do. and the company was greatly
successful.
of the Santa Fe, persuaded Mr.. Devlin
to come to Kansas and assume the
management of the Santa FEES coal
properties. He continued to keep his Il
linois properties, however, and has con-
tinually enlarged them. When the
Santa Fe was reorganized the coal OPP
Grating department was abolished. Mr..
Devlin then organized the Mount Car
mel Coal company, and leased the Santa
Fe's mines. Through it he has large
coal holdings, in southeastern Kansas.
Indian Territory, and in Usage county.
One popularity about Mr.. DevIin is
that he has never had any serious labor
troubles. He has a reputation for be-
ing extremely fair with his men, and
there has never been a serious strike in
his properties.
Besides his vast interests in Illinois
and in the Mount Carmel company, he
also operates in the MarceIine field in
Missouri. He is one of the largest coal
operators in the entire west
Mr.. Devlin was very successful in his
coal business, and several years ago he
began to buy into Topeka banks. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03

first became a stakeholder in the Gem
trail National, at length securing
controlling interest in It. Three or four
years ago he secured from the Letters
in Chicago the greater part of the stock
of the First National bank. He has also
secured small interests in both the Mer-
chant National and the Bank of To-
peka.
The First National bank deal carried
with it the National hotel property. the
corner of which is occupied by the
bank Then Mr.. Devlin put up the
four-story building adjoining the Cen
trail National. He also purchased the
fve-story building just north of Ma
tional hotel, which was merged with the
hotel. Another purchase was the City
Real Estate building. Other local real
estate owned by Mr.. Devlin was the
property on the southeast corner of
Eighth and Jackson, the southwest cor
ner of Ninth and Kansas avenue, where
his office was located; the vacant south
west corner of Tenth and Jackson
streets, two lots of which were recently
sold to the state for the new printing
plant, the Devlin home at Thirteenth
and Topeka avenue, and farm out on
the BurlingaIne road, for which he paid
$21, 600
All of this property was turned over
to the First National bank today. with
the exception of the National hotel pro-
perty, which was already owned by the
bank itself
Paid Out Over 100000.
Something over 100000 was paid out
| to depositors by the Central National
this morning and a portion of the after
noon. Harry F. Guthrie, paying teller,
stated this noon that the amount was
about 100000. At two o'clock money
was still being paid out but the bank
| officials stated that they didn't know
what the amount represented except
that it was in excess of 100000. The
bank sas over $4,000 cash in hand.
President Sims Not Here.
| President William Sims of the First
National bank could not be seen, be-
cause he is out of the city, spending the
summer on his farm. He has not been
! in Topeka for several days, although
he comes here about once a week. ac-
cording to information given out at his
| city home on Quincy street While he
has been noninaly the executive head
| of the institution he has been for two
years in feeble health and has devoted
little or no time to the affairs of the
bank.
| Chicago Offices Locked.
| Chicago, July S.-The whole trouble
involving Mr.. Devlin's affairs and
those of the First National bank OF
Topeka came as a result of an attack
| of apopIexy two weeks ago which rem
dered Mr.. Devlin incapable of trans
acting business. Had he remained in
his accustomed state of health, say
Chicago bankers who are interested. in
the First National, he would have
been able to prevent trouble.
At Mr.. Devlin's Chicago head
quarters no person was present to
speak for him. The offices were
locked. At the Corn Exchange bank
here it was said today that the First
National bank of Topeka carried COM
paratively a small account with the
Corn Exchange bank, and beyond re-
gret for the failure there was no par
ticular interest felt in the affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03
Cbicapo Live Stock Market.

Chicago, July s.-CATTLE-Receip to-
day Il, 600 head. Market 10G15c higher.
Good to prime steers. $525G6.25; poor to
medium, So. 75d5.o0: stockers and feeders,
50 4Od4 40; cows, s.. 50d4.50 heifers, s.. 50G
AIS: Gamers, 81. 4062.30 bulls, 81. 25@4. 90;
calves, $S5OQ6.25; Texas fed steers, 5000
40.
HOGS-Receipts today, 10000 head; esti-
mated Wednesday, q, 600 head. Market 10c
higher Mixed and butchers, $5.35G5 so;
good to choice heavy, IS; Sos: 621a; rough
heavy 81. SOd5. 40; light, $5.3545. 6212; bulk of
sales, IS. 5215 d5.671z.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Sheep and lambs Ice lower. Good to choice
wethers IS O0N5.5 fair to choice mixed,
81 25G475: western sheep, 81 15d5. 40; native
lambs, including springs, $55od8.60; west
ern lambs, So. G6S5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03
Stockholders in Bank.
value of Estate. Said to BE $4,000, GOO.

VaIue Oh Estate SAID 10 be $O,OCO,OOO
Kansas City, July &c. j. Dev1in
was generally credited as being one
of the wealthiest men in Kansas He
was at the head of twenty-six different
companies, coaI mining enterprises
and mercantile establishments, and
for many years has been one of the
most active : business men in the
southwest.
On Friday last it was stated that
the cause of Mr.. Devlin's illness was
the result of overwork. 1t had been
decided to form a corporation to
cover all of his properties worth in
the aggregate, it was stated. about
seven millions of dollars. This action
was deemed necessary, it was an
nounced, because of Mr.. Devlin's ina
and on Saturday last a corporation to
be known as the Devlin Mining, Mer-
camille and Manufacturing company
was organized at Kansas City by Mr..
Devlin's business associates.
The capital stock of the company
| was placed at one million, divided into
10000 shares of 500 each. AS soon
as the corporation papers were drawn
up a special train was hired and the
documents were hurried to Jefferson
| City, where they were hastily filed
with the secretary of state.
! Yesterday conference of Chi
cago. Kansas City and Topeka
bankers interested in Mr.. Devlin' IS
af1d1rS was nelQ at kansas city.
The conference lasted several hours and
at its close late last night it was an
nounced that the question of raising a
large sum of money needed by the hold
ing company to keep the Devlin proper
| ties going was discussed.
Mr.. Devlin's wealth is largely in coal
mining properties in southern Kansas,
in the vicinity of Marceline, Missouri,
and in Illinois. These properties include
/ the following:
| Mount Carmel coal mines.
Toluca coal mines.
| The Marquette Third Vein mines.
| The Devlin Coal company.
The Devlin-Miller Coal company.
The Crawford County Mining COM
pany.
The Pittsburg and Midway Coal COM
pany.
The Kansas city Coal & Coke COM
| The Southwestern Fuel company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03

Kansas City, Mo-, July S.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today, 5000 head, including 5000 head
of southerns Market 10015c higher. Ma
tive steers, s425d5.s5; southern steers, 500
OATS; southern cows, 2;25Q3.75; native
feeders, 81 7504 So: bulls, s.. 25d375: calves.
So. 00d5 Is; western fed steers, $4.00Q5.25;
western fed cows, $3.25G4.50
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head Mar
ket higher. Pigs and lights, s5.15a5. 90;
49,; heavy, $53505.40; packers, S5.S5Q5.45;
pigs and lights, $5.30G5.45.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1000 head.
Market steady. Muttons, $4.25q5 so; lambs,
SIS. 75d7.25; range wethers, $475Q5.50; fed
ewes, $425@465..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03
New york Produce Market.

New York, July 3.-BUTTER-Market
barely steady. Street price: Extra cream
cry, 2e15G2o7zc. Official prices: Creamery,
common to extra, 17d2012c. state dairy.
common to extra, 15d2Oc; renovated, COM
common to extra, 14Q16c: western imita-
ton creamery, common to extra, 16G19c.
EGGS-Market firm. State of Pennsyl-
vania and near by, fancy selected white, q
G22c; state of Pennsylvania, choice, 19lz@
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03
St. Louis Live Stock.

st. Louis, Mo- July 3.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today, 5000 head, including 600 head
of Texans. Market higher: Beet steers
COWS and heifers, 81. 0Od5.00; Texas steers,
81. 5O64.75; Texas cows and heifers, $4,000
HOGS-Receipts today, 1900 head. Mar
ket higher. Pigs and lights. 81 15q5.25;
packers 81 25G5.55; heavies, $5.45G5.65.
Market steady. Natives, S4.00Q5.oO; lambs,
IS 50657.7Q.
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Now York Niopey.

New York, July 3.-MONEY-Money on
call steady, 2AG3A per cent, closing bid
3k and offered at 212 per cent; time loans
steady; 60 and go days, per cent; six
months. 315G3A per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 31zG4
per cent: sterling exchange firm, with ac-
tuaI business in bankers bills at A.S7Q
S7OS for demand and at $.S5E@4. $3.50 for 50
day bills: posted rates, $4.S6 and 81. COM
mercial bills, $4.S5d4S 51s.
SILVER-Bar silver, 5Sszc; Mexican doll
BONDS bonds steady.