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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
EXCURSION BOAT
TURNED TURTLE"
indianapolis Picnic Party in Panic
Whea Sunshine" overcrowdcd
Turned on Its Side.
Uy Associated rress.)

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Aug. -,
rho HcuisiOn Steamboat Sunshine
sank this afternoon ut Broad Ripple
wrk. ten miles from the city. with $50
rasscnErrs on board, all of whom were
men except one. Il woman. who WAS
rescued r. Il launch. No one wa.
drowned, but several were injured i'm
the panic. The boat plies on the back
water of Eroad Ripple dam, on White
river, and was carrying Il picnic par
~ consisting of employees of the In
dianapolis stock yards.
The overwhelming Of the beat caused
it 10 turn over on it's side and the
supcrstructnrc broke from the hull.
The water is fourteen feet in the chan
mel, but the beat was near the bank
when the accident occurred and in but
seven feet Of water. The upper deck
remained above The water. Five per
sens were more or less injured
Person" in launches and canoes tool;
number OF passengers from The wat
cr. The greater number chung to the
upper deck, which was not submerged,
until taken ashore by boats.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
OFFICIALS DON'T AGREE.
Norfolk inspectors Say the Ocean
View Was Not Overcrowded.

Norfolk inspectors Say the Ocean
View Was Not Overcrowded
The Norfolk Landmark printed the
following in its issue Of Sunday:
I'D offset the complaint OF Collector
OF Customs Stuart, of Newport News,
to the bureau of commerce and labor
against the steamer Ocean View charg-
Ing violation ri the passenger limit
on the occasion uf the Hcptasnph
celebration n Ocean View few days
age, Captain Il. l.. Taplcy and Mr. T..
w Bray, local inspectors of steam YES
sells who were OH hand at the time
will report that their count did not
Show that the passenger list exceed
od the complement allowed her by law.
Ii is said that Captain Stuart has only
the evidence OF his colorcd deputy and
unless he can present stronger case.
the matter may be dropped
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
DOCK TRIAL OF
THE LOUISIANA
Big Battleship's Engines Will Be Put
in Motion To-day For :hc
First Time.

The first dock trial OF the hatlcship
Louisiana will begin 1T the siipyard
this morning at s O'Clock, when the
mammoth engines which turn the
ships propellerS will he set in motion
for the first time since they wer, in
stalled Oh the vessel. The trial will
continue until F"iday afternoon, when
the engines will be shut down ANA the
result OF the test made public.
The big warahip has been securely
fastened 10 shipyard pier Nc 3, hcsi'.o
the big electric crane, with large wire
hawscrs. which will steady her while
the trial is i'll progress and prevent her
frtm doing any damage To the pier.
During the four days Of the test the
ships engines. dynamos and auxiliary
engines Will be given thorough test.
The work on the warship will continue
throughout the days the trial is being
held.
+. The Louisiana will he given her sec
ond dock trial just before she leaves
the shipyard for her official trial trip.
That trial will last one day and will
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
DIED WITH CONCLUSIONS.

Mrs. Sarah kelun Was Stricken
While ut Church Sunday Night.
Mrs. w ri. Kcilum of -? Forty
fourth street. was stricken with con.
WILSON'S while attending services at
the Friends church. Huntington ave
nnc and Thirty-tifth street. Sunday
night, and died yesterday morning at
1:l5 o'clock. She was taken 10 her
home from the church ana was in
great agony until death brought relief
The funeral took place Yesterday
afternoon At i:39 O'clock. Tho services
heing conducted By Rev. Claude Rcann
The body will be shipped to Gloucester
for intcrmcnt
Mrs. kellnm was The wife &c Mr.. w.
II. kcllnm. She came here with her
husband from Gloucoatcr county about
eighteen months ago.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
MAYOR MAKES SUGGESTION.
Thinks Better Car Service Could be
Given North End Residents

Mayor Buxton Yesterday addressed
Il communications 10 General Managor
II. II. Carr, 'of the Newport News ami
Old Point Railway COMPANY. suggest
ing plan by which he believes better
street car service may he given the
residents oil North End
The mayor suggested that The com
pany, instead Of making the siipyard
bridge ut Fnrticth street and Washing
ton avenue. he terminal for its main
line ears, rim all Of the cars up 10
Folty-siNih street, down Fortysixih
To Huntington, down Huntington to
Thlrly-scvcnth street and west ON
Thirty-scventh street back 10 Wash
ington avenue, He believes that by
using this loOp the COMPANY will give
the people much more satisfactory
service and will pat itself 10 little
trouble
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
MIDDlEs FOR THE CHARLESTON.
Six Young Officers Assigned to the
New Cruiser,

Six Young Officers Assigned to the
New Cruiser.
by recent order of the navy de-
partmcnt six milshipmon have been
detached from the batticships of the
first and second divisions of the bat
tlcship squadron of the North Atlantic
hect and assigned to duty On the new
protected cruiser Charleston, which
will be turned over to tho navy depart
mcnt at Norfolk, August 81.
The following are the midshipmen
assigned TO her:
Midshipman y. 7. Church, detached
duty on Missouri, to Charleston.
Niidshipman t. l.. McShccly, de-
tachcd duty On Alabama, to Charles
ION.
Nlidahipman o. l.. Cox, detached
duty ON Illinois, to Charleston.
! Ndshipman a. Norris. detached
duty on Massachusetts, to Charleston
Mdshipnnn II. l.. Glover, detached
duty ON Kentucky, to Charleston.
Md5hipman l. ". lIaync, detached
duty on kcarsarec, to Charleston.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
ITCHING ECZEMA
And All Other Itching and ScaIy
Eruptions Cured by Cuticura.

The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema; the fripht,
full scaling, MS in psoriasis the loss of
hair and crusting of scalp, rs in
scaled head all demand n remedy of
almost supcrlIunian virtues to success.
fully cope with them. That Cuticura
Soap, Ointment, and Pills are such
stands proven beyond all doubt.
Cn,lcnra Soap ontB,cht. and I1s are soil thro,hout
u, world l"ter Ijrug Chem, Corp. Ijustn,, ..is
froIfietor. Or Send Tor +" How to Cure Er:ema"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Shot at Customer.

Willie Smith. a negro bartender en-.
ploycd in Grnhhs' saloon in Rockets,
was fined s. and costs in the police
conrt yesterday for shooting at
George Jefferson. another negro. The
latter was fined S. and costs for dis
orderly conduct II seems that tho
pair had snlabblc over the price of
a drink. Smith thought Jefferson
reached for weapon, so he picked mp
n revolver that lay OH the bar and
fired. The shot went wild.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Merchant Association Directors
Bar Labor Day Program.
c. L. U. TAKES HAND IN AFFAIR
Communication Asking That Action be
Rescinded Has Been Sent to Mcr-
,chants-outcome OF the Trouble
Awaited With interest by Public.

a clash between the Merchants AS.
ISOLATION and the Central Labor Union
may be result of the resolution re-
Gently adopted by the merchants for
the purpose of protecting thcmsclyc s
against what the executive committee
of the association may deem unprolit-
able advertising; schemes.
Tho resolution provides that the
members OF the association shall enter
into no advertising contract, except
With regular newspapers bill hoard
oWttrs and theatrical program pub
fishers, unless the proposition has
been considered and endorsed By the
board of directors
:If-At Il special meeting of The associa-
ton held last Monday night the rcso-
luton was adopted y few days later
the publishers of tho program for The
great Joint Labor Day celebration, To
bc held al Pine Beach on September l..
asked the hoard nj directors that their
pro@ram nc endorsed as proper ad.
vertising proposition. The board tic.
clincd To give the endorsement
The matter WAS reported To the Cen
trail Labor Union and now that body
has addressed Il communication To the
Merchants Association asking that
the action of the directors be rccindcd
in the Labor Day program before the
given recognition The association
al.
next meeting and the outcome will be
awaited with interest
number of merchants who arc
members Of the association had al
ready agreed tn take advertising space
the action OF The director; be ruscindcd
adoption of the resolution. The action
Of the directors makes il impossible
Tor member of the association tO~iin-
Vrltisc i'll tho program aud therefore
Will interfere E,atcrialiy with he plans
OF those in charge Of the publication
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Picnic at Buckroe.

TIC Sunday school OF tie Thiriicth
street Christian church will giyc IL,
annual picnic today. Tho pupils, old
ana young, and their friends will ~
to Enckrnc, taking the cars nj the cor
ncr OF rhirticth street ana Washing.
Ton avenue this afternoon nj $50
O'Clock
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
LIEUTENANT sylvanus G. Orr Dead.

u
WASHINGTON, y. c.. Aug q
The war department is informed OF
the death CT First Lieutenant Sylvanus
G. Orr, artillery corps, which occurred
nj Newman. Ga. August G.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
E.rrived Yesterday.

British steamship Olthia. IIors-
hursh. Glasgow. via Baltimore and
No;foik and cleared for Glasgow.
British steamship Lockwood, Butch
er, Mobile. ANA sailed Tor Cardiff
Schooner l.. II. Coward, Ilaincs,
Was:iinr;G:i, y. 9.
Tue Richmond Will barge Sterling,
Boston.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Lake. 70 Eri.e.n

Guard Brown. from the State pcni-
Tertiary, yesterday took away William
w. Mitchell. Fred Digs ana Arthur
Springs. all negroes, who were son.
fenced 10 the penitcntiary during The
last term Of the Corporation Court
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Amateur Journalists.

The Peninsula Amateur Journalist
Club met last night at 100 Thirty
fourth street The club will make an
effort to bring the Southern Associa-
tion of Amaieu Journalists to this
city to hold its annual convention in
December.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Calendar eor This Day.


Nj. Caleb ID. West. who was recently
elected member Of ;i.c city cornell.
is expected 10 reach hnmc today after
spending sin weeks abroad.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
ON EXPOSITION GROUNDS.
Nearly Five Hundred Men Have Been
at Work During Past Week.

The work of grading. paving AMI do
vclop!nE The grounds of The James
town Company is now in ful blast
Altogether over five hundred men have
been employed on the grounds during
the past week
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
CHIEF RAIDS sP.EAkEAsY.
Negro Boarding House Keeper Fined
and Sent 10 Jail

Chief oil Police Reynolds rai,lci Il
negro boarding house AT 20iG jefferson
aVon6o Sunday afternoon ana arrested
inc proprietor. lanes Carey, on tho
charge OF selling liquor without Il
license.
In the police court Carey was fined
Si"o and costs He was unable Ia pay
the fine and was committed TO Jail
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08

he held for the purpose OF ascertain
ing if everything is. in readiness for.
her first voyage ut sea
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Sailed Yesterday.

American Steamship t,corgctown
Pennington. Portland
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08

The british steamship Baron Cav
dor, which arrived Mt this port from
Glasgow or July %. on her maiden
voyage, will complete loading full
cargo Ct coal for Manila today and
probably will sail for the government
naval ccalin- station at Cavite tomor-
row
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08

The work of loading ballast into tho
harecs I'ottsvillc AMI Lancaster at the
LEGAL shipyard, was completed ycstcr-
day and yesterday afternoon the bar
,cs were tCwcd TO I.amhert's Point,
where they will load coal cargocs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08
Marine Notes

The british steamship Or;hia arrived
Iii port yesterday from Glasgow via
iialtincrc ana Norfolk with n small
quantity of import cargo, which she
discharged here. The vessel is now
taking on an export cargo including
several hundred head of live cattle for
Glasgow, for which port she cleared
yesterday.
The british steamship Lockwood, en-
route from Mobile for Cardiff, loaded
500 tons Of bunker coal ut this port
yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-08

The duties collected Oh imports at
TN" port yesterday aggregated 81 ,5G7-
-, making the total amount of duties
On imports received at this port since
August l. S5l,175.S0.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17

capacity of the press rooms of the concern, though kept ill operation day and night, to turn out this number by the date specified.
 In this connection, it may be we'll to state, for the information and advan- tage- of the public interested in the booklet, that the entire output of the edition of 30,O00 copies has already been placed, or practically so, and if there are others who want copies of the work they should place their or put on the presses. else they may be disappointed altogether in scur ng the same.
 The Illustrated Souvenir will fill lons-felt want. Pine Bluff has never had anything of that kind that Will compare with it. Ill fact. the clty has not a single bit of illustrated aa- vert sing matter before the public to- day. For years and years it has gone without a proper resehta'loh ol it's claims to the recognition of the public Now, however 1t IS to nave something that will not only reflect the greatest cred upon it's enterprise hut will bring results of untold good to inc city and county and fully make nn fer the letharey displayed i'll the nast Ii will be complete in evA"y de- tail showing fully the thousands or advantages this county possesses for the homeseeker and tha investor. D" comnlf;e will fl be that the reader nav elean at a glasce the advantages 90 conspicuously set forth. Contain ino historical facts and dato nf mn nortance and interest it will be work of value as we'll IS 1t-resi.
 The history of .leffersoa county IS NOW being prepared esp eia!l f&2 tn work by Dr. J,inius Jofs1&n, whose literary ah'lity is recognized where eyer his name is known.
 The history of the city has been vritten by Mr. Fernander May, man. asino editor of the Daily Granhlc'
 4 work of interest and importance f VII also he a work of art. Afhe 1zzst there is in lhe printers art VIII 70 brouaht into use in the pahlica.l'a of inc booklet. Printed on the h'es' of hook paper. in book form, bT artists io tb.s line. f will be well worthy ot preservation in the homes Of those lh- to whase hands it falls. The pool'e as well as ihe publishers ma! ".'' sa nr~ud of the r9s''lts of the Ia, ,.o, o.-,ondcl upon tha n1hllcalloh'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
CASE
lcoNr1NuED FROM PAGE 1o

ROM PAGE i,'
 jn-d mothc~ nor etate and 'l'ce ol birth. My knowledge of this case IS not equal to my regret because or the troub]e involved. My good will to all concerned is unaffected and cor dial. Affect onately, (Bishop) .. r Fitzgerald.
 "P. S.-What I meant to say i'll my first letter. if my memory serves me right was that I knew nothing deroS atcrv to Brother Thomas character d;d mot nrofess to have any nitrate knowledge of his antecndent history nedieree. etc. I knew nothing o' him and gave my testimony to that efsect This is according to my rec o,1oction now. For any trouble tha' las arisen. I am profoundly sorry You will excuse crudeness and breVl'v i, this note from brother whose ,erves are not steady but whose hear' s full of good will to all Nblshop' o. p. Fitzgerald
 It is understood that the fs' o' those letters is retained by Rev Thomas as his private property ano he declined to produce it at the cam don trial. but furnished a copy
 It is said. further. that at Dr. HawF ins, trial at Camden, Thomas adm'' fed that he had never lived III oai' fornia or pract ced law there an' when asked to give his prevlous HIS torv again declined to do so.
 If is sad also that several o'he' witnesses before the trall coni'hi'''' at Camden testified positively Una Thomas had told them that ne 1or" cr,v lived in California and nractlce' law there. Rev. w. c. Watson " this c'tv is said to have been WI ness in the cose and stated that h' baa heard Thomas say he was 1orh' o,,-. nrosoc~tine attorney of San t'ra' cisco district in California. Rev. M Daley ic soid to have testlhed | the same thing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17

:, '.' lis lecture. So far as my knowle l@< i-the l.iftle Rock conference is c9.i eelned, the Rev. jan cs Thomas aa. q concealed identity. That the ls. of Bishop Fitzgerald's letter before the Investigating committee by Rev. Godbey, was known deception and falsehood, is susceptible of the most abundant and absolute proof. The charge which he made against Dr Godbey anent the charges against
 Thompson, is the truth, if the tes- timonv of such men as Bishop E. E. Hoss and Rev. Horace Jewell is to De accepted"
 Mir Cason believes in the settle ment of all questions both in and out of the church and state by the au- thority of the truth, he says.
 ..The dispos tion to cover the truth with the view of giving protection to certain leaders Of hypno,lc Influence is the curse of the age,' he declared, "whether the proposition be consld- cred in it's relation to the church or state The fact of Christiaa mln- ister having a grave suspicion oi an alias resting upon him is beth llshoa- or;, Q to the church and de aea Iss 10 the Christian ministry While not i'll agreement with many things eontain- .,a in Nr Hawkins lecture, y,h ch re sl.l.e4: in his suspesion ra" the mln- ist., l believe that w,lea all things q,s fl Fly tested by he aatholi1y O. tha t,Hth-the supreme tribunal -Mr. H,,v Elns VII be th0ro",h!v sustained md completely vindica e@;.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17

Perhaps few persons not technicaNi, acquainted with the publishing bus, ness fully appreciate the magnitude of the enterprise undertaken by tne Adams Printing company in present ing to the public it's Pine Bluff an6 Jefferson County Illustrated Sou yenir." Involving as it does months of toll and labor, a special corps oi editors. in charge of a special st in this line, and the eXpenli ure ot nany hundreds of dollars, it is well worthy of consideration from every standpo' nt Just what it means te Pine Bluff and Jefferson county is another story, story that will be told in the results it will bring.
 The Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Illustrated Souvenir booklet will be issed from the press on or about Jan''- arv 15. Some delay has been occa- stoned in present ng the booklet to tlre pubic by reason of the printers strike, which has spread broadcast over the United States and affected ! the photographers and ensravefs as swell as the publishers.
 \ As an instance of the extraordinary lwork required and the magnitude oi Sthe undertaking itself, the publishers anf this booklet have kept one enSfaV- &ne house busy for some time With Borders for cuts to be used III lli''sefat j8n the edition. Hundreds of these scuts will be used in the booklet amp. 3E Illustrating the scenes, the ei' s'= sanrises and the industries cf fhe el'f aand county Included in these Illus st trations will be pictures of the Coe'o'' Belt shops, the new union statloh Aso ,,,dor course of construction, anu other things of equal interest,
 N ooin the work has been held back Ranger than was expected III oi ''e' ~. aooommodate number of business
 o,le who desire space in the nam sncth edition illustrative ol 'iei' ''' sres+s The business people, sehef= 8,v it is gratifying to note have fe
 Donded most liherallv to the eze Don them fer ther assistance II
 ,,;no this work the most coi11ele9e
 ;ts kind ever gotten out in any c11V
 psthhsrpetu.l monument to their c"
 .;.o and zeal for their home. as ere are still few contracts to .z,aso mn but only a few, and these
 1l be speedily closed. as it W Il =pe B||&# oossarv to mt the edition to press
 medjately in araar to con ple'e se'1e
 ormous c,:-;co cf >9 coo that must
 ,>o ;ssna1 1.r the '7th of next
 hnth F-9, now 't VII taN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17

ht led 70 examining committee to hn inc charge of concealed ident ", Thomas was eXonerated of the Der two charges-Dr. HaWklns timing that the mysterious minister Eeived heavy coat of whiteWash the ereatest comment has been oe. toned over the famous letter from 6fiop Fitzgerald, wh oh Dr. Hawk characterized in his speech here being "as infamous 2 forgery. ill rit, as any check ever presented " B Un ted States. it is given here IT. I:
 Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 13, 1302.-= v J. E. Godbey, D. D.: My Dea1 other-It has come to my mimi that report has been put in circulation ht the Rev. James Thomas is pass under an assumed name and was own by a different name ill C;liitos- Knowing Brother Thomas, and pw' 'ng his family, anl knowing ethren who have known him for ny vears. this 'p.'l l. seems to be olly unfounded and absolutely ab- d. fNl I know of Brother Thomas ures me that he is a true man of bd family. (B shop) o. P. Fitzger- his letter was used before the eX- ming committee at Benton and | under protest of the prosecutor ore the trial committee after the rge of concealed identity had been missed on the strength of it.
 Vow comes the interesting feature Bishop Fitzgerald's correspondence il be remembered that Dr. Hawk attacked this letter quite severely DIS speech that caused the trouble. DIS trial at Camden. t'le following er was produced from Bishop F tz-
 h putting an entirely different ie On the construction of the form 0e This letter has never hefeRo
 been printed in any newspaper
 nss:
 1ashville, Tenn, Feb. 25, 1eoS.-
 Dear Brother Pipkin: My knowl
 Of Rev. James Thomas, so far as
 ov and believe, d d not anteiate
 soing to Arkansas about f@seee'
 ago. l did not kqow his f'fhe'