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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
Democratic Committee Begins
Work Of Campaign.
OFFICE slIKERS CA LED UPON
MI Persons Who Propose to Be Can.
dda.cs Should Announce Them.
selves Without nclay-Prmary
Question Not Discussed.

THO first step toward warming M"
tue political situation was taken by
ahu city Democratic committee last
night, when brief meeting was held
ut the court house. The call was is.
sued particularly for the purpose of
making an effort TO haYc the voters
nay their poll taxes. but as this was
the first time the committee had met
since last fall, there were numerous
mat tors to be discussed
Chairman Allan D.. Jones presided
and all of the members were present
a resolution was adopted calling
upon all who propose to be candidates
Tor the Democratic nomination tor Of
iiccs to announce themselves without
delay, So that there may he no com.
rsaint In case the committee should
decide to hold an early primary.
The question of whether there shall
ne one or two primaries was not gone
into but it will have to he settled at
another meeting at an carly date. The
committeeman desire to wait until the
State committee takes action.
Tho chairman was instructed TO
have the registration hooks compared
with the books in the treasurer's Of
lice To ascertain how many people
this time. When this has been done
every effort will be made to bring out
the dclinQuents.
The committee will hc called to
meet again in the near future
Mr., Bernard in Field.
Mr.. Mark Bernard Yesterday an.
nnunccd that he would he a candi
date for commissioner of the revenue
against Mr. b. w. Crump. who offers
Tor reelection. MIR. w. p Ballard has
already announced his candidacy for
this Office and il is said that there
WI he at least one more in the field
before the primary
All Of the city officers who are Of
fering for reelection have opposition
now except Constable c. w. Muglcr
No one has entered the race against
Mr.. Musler as yet. but il is likely that
tnerc VIII he two or three to oppose
him. as there are always number of
candidates for this Office
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
STATE OF TEXAS ARRIVES.
Old Steamer at Yard to Be Converted
Into BARGE i

Into Barge.
The tug Richmond arrived hero yes
tcrday morning from Baltimore with
the steamship State IF Texas which
WAS recently purchased from The Mcr.
chants and Miners Transportation
Company. by the Scabpard T'ransrorta.
llon Company Immediately upon he.
arrival The tug towed The Steamship
tn the shipyard where she will he con.
Ncr,cd into ii coal carrying barge AMI
thus mnde available for tho cuaHtw,in
coal trade between this and norili-rn
ports.
Captain w. q. Melvin. lncal rcprt%cr-
ioIive of the SCaboar1 Company. was
in command of The state ur Texas ,l,ir.
ing The trip down Tic bay he having
gone Ia baltimore last Monday 10 pre-.
pare The ship fol tho Trip.
The State Of Texas was built in
1871 and was constructed for Jccnn
going passenger traffic between Bal,i-
more aud Philadelphia
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
RAN DOWN GIRL.
Now Millionaire Automobiist Must
Answer MansIaughtcr charsesR
lBy Associated iTTvcsD

Los ANGELES. CAL, March 30
barbce Hook, son of the late w. S.
Hook. president of the Los Angeles
fraction Company, and reputoI to he
Il millionaire, today was charged with
manslauShinr by coroner's Jury.
Which investigated the death OF Miss
Margaret Birthwisilc. who was run
down and fatally injured on Sunday
ny an automobile driven by Hook.
Miss Birthwistle was hurled % feet
and sustained a fractured skull and
other injuries. frCm which she died ON
tuesday After striking Miss Birth
wistlc, Hook lost control Of his ma.
chine. IT, was wrecked and four occu-
pants were thrown toNthc pavement
and injured
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
MISS WATSON IN EXTERN S.
Took Overdose OF Morphine to Re.
icve Intense Pain.
litN ASSOCiatc,i lIrrss. !

AUGUSTA. GA. March 3l.-Miss
Agnes Watson, daughter of Hon. Thorn
as b. Watson, is this morning in a
desperate condition as the result Of an
overdose of morphine accidentally
taken at the home of friend in
Athens, Ga, where she is visiting in
the absence of her father from the
State.
Suffering intense pain from the ex-
traction of tooth, She took three
doses of the drug and soon was in a
state of coma. Physicians who at
tended her say the dose was three
Times too great for safety. AT l
O'Clock this morning Miss Watson had
regained consciousness. but the physi-
clans say her chances for recovery
arc p0or.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
TRYING TO AVERT STRIKE.
Miners and Operators Arc Endcavor.
ing 10 Get Together.

tI'y hisociiitrd FrcssD
ALTOONA, PA. March :o.--Thc
miners who are members of lhc joint
scale committee. in The hope of avert
ING strike. to-day sent to The opera.
lors a resolution stating that Where
operators will present n scale work
VIII be continued after Ab:il 10.
The miners sca.a committee AL.
!ourned until next Tuesday. to meet
any operators who desire To submit
scale It. is believed the operators
VIII ond9avor to effect n settlement
ana avoid the threatened strike.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
Michigan Fits Cigarettes, Too.

"! .s"S'ICIFtt'T FTtSS.l
lansing, MICH. March :;n.-Thr
lover house of the legislature to-day.
IN committee Of he whole, adopted
bili prohibiting the sale and use of
cigarettes and cigarette material. The
Dlll is similar tn that acted upon i'm
the Indiana legislature.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
cath-lane

Mr. William Gath, Of this city. and
Miss Annie l. Lane. Of Louisa ouun-
y. were quietly married in Richmond,
last week. The brit'e and groom ale
az home to their friends at 1921 Hun
tington avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
FIT Y NJ. c. a.

Two games of Basketball will no
played al tho Young. Mems Christian
Z Association gymnasium tomorrow
night. The first conlost will be be-
Il tween the "IIoodoos" and ''F. r.. ""
|. teams. The second game will be played
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
Painting the MARYLAND.

y new coat OF paint is being put.
On The new armcrcl cruiser ilaryian,l
at ilel shipyard. Tho work on Tie
cruiser is being pushed forward rap,
my rev and II is reported Tia, he
shiryard will hc ready 10 urn the vcs
sci over TO the government in q few
weeks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
'Socidl-Persondl


The ladies who are to he IN charge
of the indoor fair To lc given AT The
new Elks' home on April 81. met YES.
tcrday afternoon at 3 O'Clock to or
ganizc and begin preparations for the
event. Mrs. S. H. Wcriheimer, dcsig-
mated by the lodge to act as chairman
Of the ladies'. presided. ami Mrs. Abe
| liorwitz WAS secretary pro ten. The
attendance was good and everyone
seemed To he enthusiastic over the
work in hand
Miss Clemence Cooke was elected
Secretary and she will assume her
duties next Thursday afternoon. when
The ladies' will meet again. At that
time The list OF subcommittee will
be completed
Following is a partial list of booths
and the charmcn of the sub,commit.
tees. in charge of each:
Japanese bOoth-Mrs. w. +. Greasy.
Country store-Mrs. G. Il. York.
Candy booth-Mrs. j. b. Stone.
Turkish booth-Mrs. NJ V. Tenant.
Art booth-Mrs. James Hughes.
Cake booth-Alrs. Abe Horwitz.
Gypsy tent-Aliss Lyle
Entertainment committce-Nlrs. w.
II. Aylctt. Mrs. ~. c. Peachy and Mrs.
j. G. Laiimcr.
Mrs. ID. $. Jones has been chosen
chairman of the decoration commit.
tee, which will lie named Tuesday
Miss Agnes Morccock. of vii.
liamsbur;;. is visiting her brother. MIR.
c'iloc MorctCck, ON Firty.sccond street.
Miss May Garnctt will leave next
week lcr New York to join her broth.
CT, Mr.. a. l.. Garnctt.
Miss Agnes l.ishtrcot has gone to
York county to spend mcnth with
relatives.
Mrs. Edward Grcenway. Of Martins
burg, Va. is visiting her brother, Mr..
He. smlthscn. ON Roanoke avenue.
Miss Ruth Wakefield is visiting
friends in Washington.
Hiss eta Foster has returned from
a visit 10 relatives in Dlmwiddic
county.
Miss Mayn:c IIorshy is in philaIcl.
Dhia visiting her sister.
Misses aura and Gertrude Powell
arr visiting Miss Alice Richardson. in
East End
Mrs. Frank Percy and children have
rc,'rncd from 'rpanc. where they were
The guests of relatives.
Miss Mcrlon, Of I.ymchburg. is Wis
ting her sister. Mrs, Leonard Wey.
mouth. on Chestnut avenue
Miss Charlotte Manning Of New.
BEN. \. c.. is, visiting her sister. Mrs
Harry Reed, Oh Twenty hfth street.
Miss Elizabeth Garrett is visiting
friends lin James City county.
Mrs. NJ. G. Mcpherson aud little
daughter Blanch, arc visiting friends
III Baltimore.
Mrs Herbert Graydon has gone 10
Aiccklcnhcrg tn spend Tic summer.
Miss Lulu Reynolds, of berkeley, Isl
visiting MIR and Mrs W. C. Harrison.
on Twenty-seventh streets
Mrs James White. of Dauville. III
the guest uf her sister Mrs. C. M. Tai
man, on Twcnty,nntil street
visiting the Misses Eidings. on rhir.
t?-secund street
Mis- 7 G Grims ard son Harry oi
Raleigh. n. G.. arc visiting Mrs. Grim !.
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ w. Harper,
ION 'rhirty-sccond street.
Miss Vivian CIarkson is visiting
friends in Alexandria.
Mrs. FLOYD Smith Is ill,at Ter home.
Ga7 1wrntyninth street.
Painting the Maryland.
y new coat OF paint is being put.
On The new armcrc1 cruiser hlaryhntl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31

by tho Eagles" and 1907 teams.
The basketball tournament is, rapid
~ drawing to close at the associa-
ton now and two games will probably
he played every Saturday night in or
der to end the tournament rs soon as
possible. a great deal of interest
has been taken in the sport by tho
people Of this city and the tournament
has been the most successful ever
held at the association.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
Fewer gallons: wears longer; Deyoo

Those forty.two piece diuDer sells at
.Lash's are selling for only S5.87 n. Het,
Have you seen them? 2-7-tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31

Fortyiwo piece dinner sets at
lash for only s6,s7 q set; crest
bargain. Call and look at them. 2.7.lf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31

Preparations for putting tho tennis
courts Of the Young Mems Christian
Association in a playing condition will
begin Monday. IL is probable that Il
tournament will be held this year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
Arrived Yesterday.

British steamship Uapland. Insvurs.
son, MchiIc. and sailed for Gibraltar.
American steamship State of Tex.
rs. Baltimore, in tcwHof tug Rich
ln.md.
Z Schooner Annie 3, Mitchell. Andcr.
sou. Boston.
Cleared Yesterday.
I Schooner Lewis II. Coward, lIaincs.
Ponce. Porto Rico.
Sailed Yesterday.
Schooner S. 2. Blackburn Harding.
Boston. Z
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
Mdfriine Notes

The schooner lewis IT, Gowar,
cleared yesterday for Ponce. p H..
with Lib tons Of ccat which will DC
delivered at The naval coaling station
M Ponce. This IS the first cargo of
coal to hr shipped frcm this port TO
Pence this year.
The British steamship Lord Ormon,
dc arrived at Bremen from this port
March ~. Tho vessel loalc,l Il cargo
at Savannah. Ga, fer Bremen aud
stopped at this port for bunker coal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31

Repairing, artistic painting. rubber
tires. hose wagons, patrol wagons. bug.
Gics. drays. vehicles OF all kinds, slzcs
or description.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
Calendar For This Day.

Sun Rises. . ....,,.,.. .5:52 a ~
Sun Sells. ~. .,...... .G:27 p. m.
High water. .c:23 Il. M: 6:5i p. IN
Lew water .o.uo IN; n:35 u. III.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-06
MORE TROUBLE AHEAD FOR PANAMA CANAL
When Congress Meets Those Who Have Differences Going
Air Them. The Preliminary Work Has Been Expensive

The Panama canal promises to
kick up more trouble at the meeting
of congress which convened Mon
day even than it has done before.
There hasn't been that harmony
among those most concerned about
the canal that there should be re-
Gently and much of the ill-feeling
has begun to crop out, says a Wash
ington dispatch. That question of
whether the canal shall be of the
sea level or the lock system type is
going to be one of the rubs.
Teddy Wanted More.
To build canal was not enough
for Mr.. Roosevelt. He wanted the
best canal that was possible to con-
struct. He wanted the best re-
suits, and that there might be no
question as to the ultimate securing
of the best results he wisely deter
mined not to leave the problem as
to the kind of canal to one or two
persons, so he determined to get the
aggregated engineering wisdom of
the world to work out solution for
him. Every friend of the canal and
every friend OF the president at
once admitted that this was another
of those sudden strokes of wisdom
for which he has become famous.
The world knows how he request
ed several of the governments OF
Europe to select their most eminent
engineer and send him to this coun-
try to consult the report as to the
feasibility of the canal, and whether
it should be "sea level, " low
lock" or high lock-" To cooper
ate with the distinguished foreign
ers several of the most eminent
skilled engineers of this country
were selected.
High Salaries Paid.
High salaries were paid to all and
large sums allowed for expenses,
and a most thorough and painstaking
examination of the subject was en-
tered upon. AS this commission OF
engineers was about to conclude its
labors a rumor went forth that the
majority had decided in favor of a
sea level canal, and Immediately on
the heels of that rumor came anoth-
err that the president was very an
orv because the commission had not
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-06
CHANGE INAUGURATION DAY
Committee Has Decided Upon Last
Thursday in April, and Will So
Report to Congress.

The last Thursday of April has
been decided upon by the national
committee on the proposed change OF
Inauguration day to recommend to
congress for future presidential inaug-
urations. 1t was decided that no &C
ton should be taken on proposing a
new date for the assembling of con-
cress.
The committee having the matter
under consideration consists OF fifteen
residents of Washington and the gov
errors of the states and territories.
Thirty-one of the governors expressed
themselves definitely regarding a pro-
posed change in date of Inauguration
dav. Two-thirds of these favored the
last Thursday in April and the re-
naming one-third we're divided in
their opinions between April 30 and
some date in May.
Among the governors who express
ed their views in writing were jerks
of Alabama, Broward of Florida,
Terrell of Georgia, Blanchard OF
Louisiana, Glenn of North Carolina,
Cox of Tennessee and Montague Of
Virginia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-06
DUBLIN FOLK WHIP NEGROES
Were Members Of the Black Hand
and Had Written Threatening
Letters to Officials.

Fl. c.. Christian, barber, and VIII
Rethea, a laborer, were severely whip
ped Wednesday night by citizens OF
Dublin and run from the county. The
negroes confessed to being members OF
the Black Hand Society, which had
sent threatening letters to Chief OF
Police J. L. Cowart. They also con-
fessed to having sent very insulting
and obscene letter to G. w. Williams,
member of the Legislature from
T,anrens county. This letter was sent
to Atlanta and was mailed there.
They implicated Will AnsleY and
Cisco Wilson, two negro BARRIERS.
Ansley is in jail, but Wilson made
his escape. 1t is not believed that
there will be any serious trouble. The
NEGROES have heretofore born good
regulations, and there is great sur
nrise that they should be guilty OF
oh Chief Cowart received two of the
letters. one after Christian had been
wbinned. In the letters all of the po-
Ice and Alderman Fl. M. Moore were
threatened.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-06
TURNED DOWN JUDGE sPEER.

Department at Washington Says Post
master at Savannah Did Right.
The treasury department at Wash
ington has again failed to agree with
Judge Emory Speer of the southern
district of Georgia with regard to one
of the public buildings of his district.
This time it is the federal building at
Savannah.
The custodian of the building, Post
master Henry Blum, Jr., has been in
formed by the department that his
action was proper in refusing to grant
the request of Judge Speer and turn
the electric current on for other rooms
than that required for the federal
court. Judge Speer made a vigorous
protest at the time, and carried his
complaint to Washington.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-06

decided in favor of lock system.
All this is very funny to the people.
The president is not an engineer,
makes no profession to engineering
knowledge or skill; he called to-
gether the most eminent men of that
class in the world, and now becomes
angry because those skilled men do
not agree with the unskilled presi-
dent.
Engineers Defense.
One of the engineers favOring the
sea level canal is reported to have
defended the position of himself and
his associates something after this
manner:
"We were called together to give
our views as to the system or kind
of canal that should be construct
ed. The canal cannot be built for a
day, but for all time. The lock ca
nal might do for the present and
could be constructed in a shorter
time than a sea level canal, but in
view of the fact that it is expected
the canal is to stand while the
world lasts and the seas navigate,
the length of time used in the work
is but of little moment compared
with greater utility and benefit to
the commerce of the world of the
sea level. "
Thus it is easily seen we are not
in sightof the end yet of this canal
problem; the engineers must make
their report to the commission, the
commission must pass upon it, and
then submit it to the president, who
in turn must pass on it and submit
it to congress, where ostensibly the
matter must finally be decided, but
who can tell? Congress may say
"sea level" and the longer time for
building, and the president may
stick to shorter time and lock sys-
tenn, for he is a pretty stubborn
man.
Trouble Is Ahead.
This is not all the trouble the ca
nal is to face when congress gets
together. A very large amount of
money has been expended and some
congressman seem to be unable to
see that anything has been accom-
plished to justify the large expen-
diture, and they will insist, so it is
said, on an explanation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-06
MONUMENT TO CAPT. WIRz.
Movement to Do Justice to the Memo
ny of the Brave Confederate Of
ficer at AndersonvilIe.

The press prints this afternoon a
letter from Union veteran in Louis
vile, KY, defending the character of
John Wirz, who was Confederate
commander at Andersonville. Our
correspondent, whose name we shall
not attempt to repeat here, was a
prisoner at Andersonville Hewas cap
tured at the battle of Chickamauga
and imprisoned in southwest Georgia,
where he was brought in daily contact
with Captain Wirz. The events of
that confinement were evidently inn
pressed upon the mind of the Union
prisoner. He recites the regulations
which were formulated for the govern
ment of the prisoners, tells of the
plots among the prisoners to escape,
and of the unfortunate killing of a
crippled Northern soldier, who was
driven to desperation by his own com
rades, and who really committed sui
eide by venturing beyond the dead
line. He gives the precautions which
were taken against surprise and the
methods employed to force the pris-
oners into subsection, that of throw
ing shells over the fort when hundreds
of men were trying to escape.
The witness denies that Captain
Wirz was cruel or inhuman. He re-
produces the charges and specifca-
tions copied from the courtmartial of
that officer at Washington. He takes
them up seriatum and, after printing
the facts of the case, pronounces them
all false.
Some time ago the existence of this
Union veteran in Louisville, KY. be-
came known to The Press. He read
in this paper an account of the effort
made by the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy to get up memorial to the
Confederate commander at Anderson
Vile on the field where he had been
so cruelty slandered. The inscriptions
on some of the monuments which are
being put up are serious reflections
upon the Confederate government and
upon Captain Wirz. Such inscriptions
should never have been permitted,
but since they have already been
carved upon the monuments it is only
just that the answer to these scurrilous
ISLANDERS should be erected in the form
of shaft to the man who was made
the viclim of northern vengeance just
after the war.-Savannah Press.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-06
AGRICULTURE IN ENGLAND.
Report of United States Consul Shows
Steady Decline. Only One-Tenth
of Land Occupied by Owners.

Report OF United States Consul Shows
Steady Decline. Only One-Tenth
of Land Occupied by Owners.
The agricultural returns from Eng
land for the year 1904 are now COM
plete, and they show some very inter
esting facts. The total land area of
Great Britain is $4,000, 55S acres, of
which As, los, 1866 are used for agricul-
ture and stock raising. According to
the report made by the department
of commerce and labor by Consul
Mahin at Nottingham, during the past
thirty years there has been a steady
decline in the arabic part of this land
and steady increase in the stock
raising part. The arabic land now
amounts to about Is, 100000 acres, the
pasture land to q, 900, 900. The acreage
devoted to small grain has declined,
the most notable decrease being
that of wheat, the yield of which in
1904 was only two-thirds of that of
1902, and 20 per cent. less than that of
1908.
Consul Mahin says that the agricul-
tural figures of 1904 are in no respect
encouraging. The receipts of live
stock increased over those of 1903,
while the import of dairy products ex-
ceeded by $155, 1000 in value those
of 1903, substantial increase, chiefly
in butter. But in this increase the
British colonies most largely figured.
An important feature of the grain i'm
port trade was the dropping of the
United States from first to fourth
place, the first place being taken by
India, closely followed by Russia and
Argentina. Australia went ahead OF
Canada.
The consul does not see how British
agriculture is to be restored to its
pristine greatness. He says that only
about one-tenth of the land under
crops and grass is occupied by its
owners. More than one-fifth of the
total holdings" in Great Britain are
between l and 5 acres in extent; slight
w more than one-half are between D
and so acres; one-third are between so
and 300 acres, and less than one
thirtieth exceeds 800 acres. The con-
sui holds that the very small proper
ton of owners to the total number OF
the tillers of the soil is generally be-
lieved to be one of the greatest draw
backs to the British agricultural in
dustry, and he further says that the
extension of the Irish land-purchase
scheme to the other parts OF the king
dom is urged by persons who have
ctudied the subject.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-06

''The man who beats Dick Russell
will be governor of Georgia." said
Col. William E. Simmons of Gwin-
nett county, one of the most prominent
and influential citizens of his section
of the state, while in Atlanta Tuesday.
Continuing on this line Col. Simmons
said:
"Dick Russell will carry every coun-
tv in the ninth congressional district,
which will give him approximately
fftv votes. And he will not stop