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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-01
AMATEURS DREW
IMMENSE CROWD
Novel Event at Buckroe Theater
Scored success-LocaI Boys
Won the Watch.

Amateur Night" ut the BIckror
licach thcatcr was Il success beyond
the most sanguinc expectations of the
management, tho baysido playhouse
being crowded almost to its capacity.
The amateurs were given a tumultuous
reception. They appeared after the
performance of brother Against
Brother" by the Gagnon-pollock Stock
Company, and il was evident that each
had an enthusiastic following OF
friends and admirers in the big audi.
chcc. The amateurs who participated
In the gold watch competition were
the following:
~ Is. Cristic, of Newport News, in
comedy tramp monologuc; Frank
llamblctOn, of Hampton, female i'm
presentations; Frank Lewis, Of Fox
Hill. who sang Just because She
Made Dem Coo Goo Eyes" Harrison
and Fuller Phocbus, blacEfacc sing
ing and gagSing turn, and Sears and
Bashford, of Newport News, novelty
bag punching act
The two last named teams were
awarded Il gold watch each. it being
Impossible to Judge which Of the TIVE,
received, the most applause The an.
"'NiiSS ChcNicu diii upplaHucu DOln inc
bag punclcrs and the hlackfacc team
so long and loudly that Managers Gag
non and Rex decided to double the
promised awards, giving n gold watcl
to each Of the teams. Lewis, The
man from Fox Hill. was stricken with
stage fright at he last moment AMI
considerable difficulty was experienced
IN pcrsiIading him to so before the
footliglits. Eventually he was dragged
To the front by Manager Gagnon Willie
two actors assisted him from the rear
Tho next amateur night will be two
weeks hence, when prizes similar to
those given last night will be awarded
Brother Against brother" will be
seen tonight for the last time.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-01

slld presided. He introduced MIR.
rs, Otis Bland, who made "a brief adj
dress Introducing Mr. Swanson.
Mr.. Maynard COMMUNICATED.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-01

xllu presided. lie introduced Mr.
Is. Otis Bland, who made a brief adj
ydress Introducing Mr.. Swanson.
Mr.. Maynard compiimcnted.
The speech Of Mr.. Swanson was tho
strongest and most comprehensive
Ills friends here have ever Heard bin
make. 1t was full of sound, pain
argument, dealing with facts and fig.
llres, with occasional flashes Of bcauti.
full sentiment. In the beginning he
paid a fine compliment to Hon. Harry
l.. Maynard, congressman from this
district, to whom, the speaker dcclar-
cd, belongs Il large part OF the credit
Tor securing Il federal appropriation
for the jamestown Exposition. He
said that he worked With Mr.. Maynard
for weeks in the interest of the eX-
position.
Asking for Greatest Honor.
Mr.. Swanson said that he was ask
Ing for the greatest honor within the
gift of the Virginia pcople+to be made
governor Of the State. He referred to
the fact that certain newspapers and
speakers had referred to his ambition
In Il disparaging way, but said that he
had nothing to apologize for. as he
believed that every man and boy i'm
"a 6ihih SilVull HtI'c W Dc SONtIllOI
one day. Everything he had ever ac-
complishcd i'll life he declared, was
due to the fact that he was striving
for II great end.
Not Figure Head.
But" continued the speaker, "thc
Office Of governor of Virginia Is not
only Il place of honor. it is the most
important position within your gift.
Some people hive i'll idea that all
the governor has to do is To entertain,
fashionable people at Richmond and
preside over county fairs. This is far
from correct. The now constitution
has given the governor great power"
Continuing, the speaker said that
upon the governor depended to Il
large extent Tho SUCCESS Of the schools.
industries and business affairs Of the
State and that every man, woman and
Child within The commonwealth WAS
or should be Interested in the selection
Of tho governor. Vote for the man
you think will make the best governor
during the next four years." said he
"lf there is Il man here who is pledged
Continued on Page ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-01
D 80 4! 8, q cd. tgi.a.. u n ;U
Enthusiastic q Open+:tif Meg III
Is ! s spltesi ofY.the gInfa'' De
! /. athsr ! Condos
STANDS UPON Af'okO
,s-Asklns For De-
For eovcrno
.igatc Into His Twelve
Crowd to.i'
Years g
.sent Campaign.
form !

81 he largest and most cnthusi-
OrwtlS that ever attended q DO.
asticcting in this city gathered
Z litvacant property at Washington
e. and Thirty.thirl street last
to hear Hon. Claude A. Swanson
3 * in the interest of his candidacy
the Democratic nomination for gov
nor Of Virginia There was heavy
all Of rain yesterday afternoon ami
night came chilly, damp and disagree
able but when the candidate was in
troduced about one thousand people,
including Il number Of ladies', were
packed in front of AMI around tho
platform which had been erected for
the occasion.
Alarm of Fire.
The speaker held the attention of
his hearers for nearly two hours, frc-
quently being interrupted by cheers
AMI applause Willie he was speaking
II small fire broke out al the shipyard.
the alarm sounded and crowd of
mon and boys rushed by the meeting
place shouting: "rhc shipyard is burn
ing! The shipyard is OH hrc!" II
was wonderful that the meeting was
not entirely broken up, but the people
were listening So intcntly TO the
speaker lilat Only small number lett
- investigate the cause of The alarm.
Arrived From Richmond.
MIR. Swanson arrived here from Rich
bond yesterday afternoon at $50
O'Clock and was met at the depot by IA
dheSatiOn OF his friends and support.
ets headed by Mayor S. X. Buxton.
lie was escorted to the POcahontaS
hotl, where he established hcnduiar-
tcrannd received Il large number Of
his ricnds
Abut o'clock the Newport News
Dand marched up Washington avenue
ana BOX It's place near tho speakers
stand where quite Il crowd had al
readycollcctcd. About this time MIR.
Swansn was escorted over from the
notel y the committee appointed by
the Smnson Club.
Mayo Buxton opened the meeting
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-01
Special Grand Jury Reports That
no Evidence Upon Which TO
Base Charges Was Found.
COOK JUST TWO BUSY HUUkS
Rumors Concerning Alleged Violations
of earksdaIc Pure EIectbn Law
Were sifted and the Jur.rs Say
They Were Without Foundation.
Two Negroes Indicted.

After hearing testimony and dcliber-
ltihs for two hours, the spcci.l grand
Jury charged with The invcdigation
INTO alleged violations of the liarks-
tale pure election law during the re-
cent Dcmocralic primary and he cam
paisn preceding it. reported T. Judge
i'arllam, Of the Corporation Cuut, that
no evidence upon which II base
charges against any one had been
FOUND
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-01
Fewer gallons: wears longer; Devoe

Sunday Excursion TO Mathews County
The Old Dominion Line steamer
Hampton Roads" will make Il special
trip To Mathews county on Sunday
July 2. leaving Old Point at s a. IN
Fare for rould trip, s110.
r. B. WALl<ER. NJ. T. CROMWELL
ViccJ'res. Il T. NJ. Gen'l. Agent.
New York Norfolk, Va.
G.30-July
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-01
The Witnesses.

Among the witnesses examtcd by
me Jury were: Lawrence DIVER, 10
seph liaGan, II. NJ. Hudson. I'D. G.
Doherty. "
wo icioiiy cases WAS sent ii from
me ponce court were cXamintl into
by the conrt and indictments wrc re-
turned against Fletcher Branch color
cd. Tor felcnious cutting, and elijah
iIobson, colorcd, for lclonious shoot
ing. ''''
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-01
Captain Berkeley Heard.

The grand jury was sworn yoterday
morning and charged to investigate
thoroughly all reports of violations OF
the l'arksdalc law which migt como
"a It's attention. Captain G. C.Berke.
.cy. at whose request the spccal jury
vas called, went before the Try and
made Il statement. Then lisl of wit
ncsscs was given to the scrgont and
every man who was supposed . know
anything about alleged violations OF
the law was summoned to appar.
Out Just Two Hours.
AT $50 O'Clock the jury wentinto its
room anu began hearing testimony,
u Is SAID that every report VS. sifted
10 the bottom and that it WA found
That they were without foundation. 1t
was about 1870 O'Clock when lie jury
reported verbally to Judge Barhim and
asked to be discharged.
The jury was composed of he fol
lowing: j. a. Buxton. forcmn; w.
I. Chapin,'J. X. Spraguc, Gcrge T..
Via, e. w llarwood. NJ. w. Gale and
w. II. Hodge. II I
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
CHARACTER TOLD BY SHOES.
Wearers' Defects and Virtues Plain.
ly Manifested.

A certain shoemaker is a firm be-
lever in 'shoeology. He says:
Worn shoes go ahead of the art Of
fortune-telling from the lines of the
hand. In one shoe, for instance, see
irresolution, changeableness inclina-
ton to slovenliness and occasional
fits of i'll humor.
Show me any persons footgear
after two months wear and will de-
scribe the character of the person.
If the soles and heels are worn
evenly, then the wearer is a resolute,
able business man, with clear head,
trustworthy official or an excellent
wife and mother If the sole is worn
on the outside, the wearer is inclined
to adventurous, uncertain, fitful deeds,
or, if a woman, to bold, self-willed,
capricious tricks.
The sole being worn on the inner
side shows hesitation and weakness
in a man and modesty in woman.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
Mrs Chester Curry,

one woman in twenty-five but what
suffers with some arrangement of the
female organism, and this is the secret
of SO many unhappy homes.
No woman can be amiable. light
hearted and happy, a joy to her hus-
band and children, and perform the
duties incumbent upon her, when she is
suffering with backache. headache,
nervousness, sleeplessness, bearing.
down pains, displacement of the womb,
spinal weakness or ovarian troubles.
Irritability and snappy retorts take
the place of pleasantneSs, and all sun
shine is driven out of the home. and
lives are wrecked by woman's great
enemy-womb trouble.
Read this letter:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
~ was troubled for eight years with irregu-
larities which broke down my health and
brought on extreme nervousness and despon-
dency Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound proved to be the only medicine which
helped me- Day by day improved I'M health
while taking it until was entirely CURED.
can attend to my SOCIAL and householdNduties
and thoroughly enjoy life once more, as Lydia
t. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has made
me well woman. without an ache or pain. y
Mrs Chester Curry, AZ Saratoga Street,
East Boston, Mass.
At the first indication of i'll health,
painful or irregular menstruation,
pain in the side. headache. backache,
bearing-down pains. nervousness or
"the blues, secure at once bottle of
lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and begin its use.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
NapoIeon's DESIGNS on Morocco.

Before Napoleon III, emperor OF
France, became interested in the
Mexican empire project he had plan
in mind for certain mysterious mill
tary operations in Morocco. A writ
err says: 1.-The German agent of a
firm of Liege gunsmiths used to go
at dead of night to private door in
the Rue st. Honore, press a button
and be received in secret by Louis
Napoleon himself The German was
to secure arms to the order of Ma
poleon, but all was to be secret. Pay
ment was to be made through Swiss
banking house, as part of the capital
of railway in the Grisons. But it all
came to nothing. Mexico claimed
the horizon and the German and his
guns were forgotten and the secret OF
it all is still to seek.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
Governor General Of a Russian Prov.
ince Fatally Wounded.
SAID TO Be STERN OFFICIAL,
Dispersed Meeting and Suppressed
May Day Parades = Second Cri+-'e
Of the Kind in the Province Of
Ufa.

Ufa, Russia, May 1S.-Major Gen
eral Sokolovsky, governor general OF
the province of Ufa, was fired at sew
eral times and seriously wounded this
morning in the public garden during
an entertainment. His assailant dis
appeared. General Sokolovskys life
is despaired of, though he retains
complete consciousness. Vice Gov
ernor Bogdanovitch has taken over
the administration of the province.
St. Petersburg. = The shooting OF
Major General Sokolovsky, governor
general of Ufa, yesterday, is the Sec
ond crime of this nature which has
occurred at Ufa within two years, his
predecessor, General Bogdanovitch,
having been assassinated in the
streets of Ufa. General Sokolovsky,
who as vice governor of the same
province acquired reputation as
stern and vigorous official, was ap
pointed to restore order In the turbu
lent government of Ufa, and adopted
a repressive policy which long ago
caused him to be marked for the
same fate as Bogdanovitch. Numer-
Gus revolutionary societies were brok-
en- up by General SokOlovsky, and
manifestations were not permitted I'M
der his administration and the last
acts of the government were the dis
persal of an anti-governmental club
and the suppression of the May day
demonstrations with the arrest OF
many armed demonstrators.
Warsaw. = There were disturb
ances in the Jewish quarter this
evening. Police were attacked by a
mob and forced to take refuge in
the market hall. from which they
shot and killed one and wounded an
other of the rioters. The workmen's
committee issued manifesto today
denouncing agitators, saying they
had deceived the workmen, who had
been led to believe a general revo'
luton was afoot throughout Russia
and as a result number had been
killed without gain. The committee
implOred the workmen to return tc
work and secure their aims by peace
full measures.
A message by telephone from LODI
reports that slight disorders continue,
but that many are returning to work.
London. The Daily Telegraph's
correspondent at Toxic reports the
reinforcement of the Russian forces
at Prossiet Bay, owing to the adj
vance of the Japanese army.
The same correspondent says that
on May 6 Japan sent a third strong
ly worded protest to France on the
neutrality question.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
WHAT HIS EXPERIENCE PROVED.

In the early sixties it was usually the
duty of practicing physician to ride
many miles every day on his regular
round of visits upon his patients. In
those days young man who had received
a splendid medical training in one of the
best medical colleges of that day was &C
customed to ride ten, twenty or thirty
miles or more visiting the sick and
afflicted. His success was soon phenom-
email. Doctors and families called him for
consultation to towns at considerable dis
tances by rail. One Of his specialties was
the cure of those distressing diseases of
women. He had early discovered that
by combining the vegetable extract of
the following medicinal plants in just the
right proportion without the use of alco-
hol = his prescription invariably cured
such cases. Later, in order to place this
remedy before the public in a shape easily
to be procured, he established labora-
tory at Buffalo, N. Y, where regularly
qualified chemists were put in charge to
accurately prepare his prescription and
put it in shape for shipment to all parts
of the United States. This remedy, which
he named DIR. Plerce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton, is not rpatent medicine" in the
common acceptance of the term, but a
tonic for women. and regular physi-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
BRAIN WORK AND BEAUTY.
English Specialist Thinks They Can
not Go Touether.

According to an English specialist
VINO has made careful study of the
subject, the reason why women are
better looking than men is because
they are more indolent and are not
called upon to use their brains as
much as men are. Hard intellectual
work and assiduous attention to bust
ness, he says are harmful so far as
physical beauty is concerned. AS
proof that his theory is correct, he
points to the Zaros, whose home is in
British India. Among them women
hold the place which in other coun-
tries is occupied by men. The Faro
woman manages the affairs of state,
goes into business on her own ac-
count, and does not wait for a pro-
posal of marriage, but proposes her
self; whereas the FARO man has, moth
ing to do but cook the meals and look
after his children. The natural re-
suits says the scientist, is that the
men Of this singular tribe are very
pretty and the women are unusually
plain.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
The brain only develops where the
mentality is not depressed.

Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because u
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in A-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you
a 12-oz. package it is because he has
q stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
tiers and figures "16 ozs." Demand De
fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
Ing. Defiance never sticks.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
SIMPLE WALL DECORATIONS.
New Material and New Ideas for the
Decoration Of Homes.

DcCOTdtIOn OF f1OIncS.
The styles Of home decorations have
completely changed in the last few
years, and 1t is pleasant to say that
they have changed for the better.
Time was when we hung monstrous
patterns printed on paper against our
walls, and considered them more or
less pleasantly. 1t would hardly be fair
to say that we considered them beau
tiful or artistic. But they were the
vogue and we're put on. The time
has come when, with our better meth
DDS for interior decoration, better ef
fects can be secured.
In wall coverings, whether they be
OF paint, or Of kalsomine, or of Ala.
bastine-whatever the material used
to cover the wall-the thing desired is
that which has the greatest covering
power, as we'll as permanency and
beauty of color. Alabastine, wall
covering ground from Alabaster rock
which means hard white rocks
the ideal covering for a wail.ys-
The most beautiful wall decorations
in the world are those which are laid
on with the brush. The mural designs
in our large public buildings, and the
frescoed designs in the large cathe.
drals and churches, have perma-
nency and an art of which wall paper
is but a cheap imitation. These mural
schemes and frescoed designs can be
brought within the reach of the every
day home. They can be done with
Alabastine, which is permanent in its
coloring. 1t does not rub off, and it
has the soft effect of pastelle.
A great many people defer the re-
decorating of their rooms not only
because of the expense but. because
of the discomfort of it. With Alabas-
tine there need be no discomfort and
there can be no muss, for all that is
needed is to lay sheet or canvas on
the floor, have your man come in with
pail, make the solution and simply
brush it on the wall. That is all there
is to it, and the room is perfectly
clean and thoroughly renovated.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
Reason for Extra Royal Tomb.

Because certain mobiles of ancient
Egypt were jealous of queen of that
land on account of her bourgeois ex-
traction the twentieth century has
been enriched with increased knowl-
edge of that ancient time. Queen
Tele was the wife of King Amenhot-
ep III of the tenth dynasty. The par
ents of Queen Teie were Yua and
Thua, common people. Queen Teie
was unable to establish her parents
as mobiles in the face of the opposi-
ton of the Egyptian aristocrats, so
she gave them a more than noble fun
eral when they died. She provided
for them royal tomb and royal fur
nishings to the same This tomb was
hidden so effectually that it was new
er discovered until Theodore Davis
discovered it and all its undisturbed
treasures.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
GREAT CHANGE
From Change in Food.

The brain depends much more on
the stomach than we are apt TO sup
pose until we take thought in the mat
ter. Feed the stomach on proper food
easy to digest and containing the
proper amount of phosphates and the
healthy brain will respond to all de-
mands. A notable housewife in Buff
falo writes:
"The doctor diagnosed my trouble
as a nervous affection Of the stom-
ach.' was actually so nervous that
l could not sit still for five minutes
to read the newspaper, and to attend
to my household duties was simply
impossible. | doctored all the time
with remedies, but medicine did no
good.
"My physician put me on all sorts
of diet, and l tried many kinds OF
cereal foods, but none of them agreed
with me. | was almost discouraged,
and when l tried Grape-Nuts l did so
with many misgivings-l had no faith
that it would succeed where every
thing else had failed.
But it did succeed, and you don't
know how glad l am that l tried it.
feel like a new person, l have gain
ed in weight and / don't have that
terrible burning sensation in my stom-
ach any more. / feel so strong
again that l am surprised at myself.
The street noises that used to irritate
me so, l never notice now, and my
mind is so clear that my household
duties are a real pleasure"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich.
There's a reason.
Now why was this great change
made in this woman?
The stomach and the brain had not
been supplied with the right kind of
food to rebuild and strengthen the
nerve centers in these organs. 1t is
absolute folly to try to do this with
medicine. There is but one sure way
and that is to quit the old food that
has failed and take on Grape-Nuts
food which is more than half digested
in the process OF manufacture and is
rich in the phosphate of potash con-
tanned in the natural grain. which
unites with albumen and water-the
only three substances that will make
up the soft gray filing in the thou
sands Of delicate nerve centres in the
brain and bosy. -Grape-Nuts food is a
sure road back to health in all such
cases.