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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
NO LIFE ON THE MOON.
The Proof We Have That Our Nenr-
est NeiEhbOr La Unin IN bfted.

est NeiEhbOr LIS Uninhabfted
The moon being much the nearest
to us of all the heavenly bodies, we
can pronounce more definitely In it's
case than In any other We know tina t
neither air nor water exists on the
moon in quantities sufficient to be per
ceived by the most dclbate tests nj ON.
command. II Is certain that the moon
atmosphere, IL any exists, is less than
the thousandtli part of the density of
that around us. The vacuum is great
or than any ordinary air pump Is ca
paple of producing. We can hardly
suppose that SO small n quantity Of
air could he Of any benefit whatever
In sustaining life. An animal that
could get along on so little could get
along on none at all
But the proof OF the absence of life
Is yet stronger when we consider the
results OF actual telescope OBSERVE
ton. An object such MS m ordinary
city block could he detected OH the
moon. If anything like vegetation were
present on It's surface we should see
the changes which 1t would undergo
In the course of ii month, during one
portion OF which 1t would be EXPOSED
to the rays OF the unclouded sun and
during another to the intense cold of
Rpace.-Professor Simon Newcomb In
uarper's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
HE NEGRO IN CHICAGO.

rho esteemed Chicago Chronicle
which has called upon the people of
the South in season aud ont 10 give
the negro chance. seems to be some.
What disappointed nj the showing it's
portcgcs make in Chicago. In a recent
issue of our Windy City contemporary
we find the following wal;
Crime on the part of negroes has
Increased al Il startling rate, and to
such an extent that the officers of the
law are seriously alarmed. Never in
the history Of the Cook county Jail
have so many NEGROES been confined
there at one time as al the present
period, and ii they continue To arrive
at the present rate the Jail will bc fill.
cd to its capacity with colOrcd per.
sons
Our contemporary is not nj all in
clined 10 admit. however, that the
Windy City environment has anything
10 do with the cusscdncss of the col
ored population Of that section and is
disposed to blame all the crime upon
negroes newly arrived from the South.
Concerning the record Of the county
jail the Chronicle says: yesterday
morning there were ninety negro
prisoners. ar onc-fifth of the entire
number confined there. AS n rule tbs
number averages about twenty or
thirty. and fifty has been looked upon
as hiSh-watcr mark"
Distancc frequently lends cnchant.
ment To tie view. |, Is too bad that
cur contemporary should bc disillu.
stoned. especially while bmgging To its
hnaom such a fond halucination AS
the one it evidently has held regard.
Ing the innate goOdness Of the coorctl
friend and brother. As soon as the av.
efage newspaper man Of The North
realizes that the negro Is human and
largely isnor9ut and is suienablo to
the influences which 90 hand in hand
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
Restitution First

welt In his mcssage will lay before
Congress- tie diGGracciul facts disclos-
ell regarding TIE enormous use of mon
cy in national campaigns and ask for
preventative legislation.
This is the very least he can do.
There is much more he might do.
lie can compel his campaign mana
gers to restore the money stolen from
insurance polio" holders.
And he can kick out of his Cabinet
every man in il to wnoln are tied
strings running from Wall street
After that a message fcvoring pre-
tentative Legislation would ring ;rnc
Omaha News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
AS to the cantecn.

Speaking of the army cantcen. it is
an Illuminating and significant circnm-
stance that the $500 prize offered by
the Association of Military Surgeons
OF the Uuted States for the best essay
on the prevention of disease in the ar
my, and the best means of accomplish
ing that result, goes to Major Kean,
u. 5. a.. whose subject was plea for
the rc-establishment of the canteen at
army posts.
ilc shows by statistics that since
abolishine the canteen all kinds of
diseases traceablc to dissipation have
increased in the regular army. The
testimony Is getting to be quite IMAM
nous on this subjcct.--New Orleans
States
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
THE BUSHMASTER.
Reptile Famed For beauty, AEil.
itr. snvngcncss and Venom.

ity. snvnEcncss and Venom.
The Brazilian surucucu is n reptile
that reaches length, it is said, OF
twelve feet, and for beauty, agility,
savageness and venom is cxcelled by
none In Brazil. The old Dutch settlers
gave it the name of the bushmaster, a
title 1t well deserves. The beautiful
glInts of light on this reptiles scales
excel those on humming birds
breast. 1t Is of reddish brown color
with varied markings. 1t fortunately
Is chiefly nocturnal and only frequenta
dense woods, as rule not coming near
houses.
The finest specimen l ever saw was
about eight feet long and had six fully
developed fangs, three on each side.
rs well as eighteen in various stages
of growth. nine on each side. The front
fang was one and three fourths inches
long, exclusive OF the bony base. The Of.
feet of Il lungc from such serpent can
well he imagined. This Is called "suru-
cucu," MS it Is said to make n hooting
noise mt night. and de Togo" rs it Is
said TO approach light ut night and
try to get us close as 1t can.
1t has curved claw on Its tail,
which the natives say 1t uses to dig
into the ground as n fulcrum for Its
leap on its victim. The natives have
n great dread of it, as we'll they may,
The size of the poison sacs being so
great rs we'll as its own size, agility
and proved savageness. London
Standard
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
VALUE OF LAUGHTER.
Many Political Coup Has been
Won by Means of HiInrity.

Many Political Coup Has Been
Won by Means of HiInrity.
It is just because laughter is SO thor
Oughly human that 1t always touches
respective chord In the heart. People
who arc impcled to laugh together
find it difficult to harbor any senti-
ments of resentment toward one an
other. Laughter drives away irrita-
ton. TO laugh at Il thing and at the
same time To be seriously angry is al
most an impossibiity, and many II
political coup has been won by means
OF hilarity, says the Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The third Napoleons advent to the
throne wnS signaliZed by much blood
shed. but in spite even OF this the
people became reconciled to the new
regime by the amusing and ingenious
fashion In which OH the morning Of
the fateful Dec. . the pacards and
posters bearing the watchwords of re-
publicanism We're found to lElve been
mctamorphoscd into imperial manifes-
toes.
The way IN which il had been done
excited such hearty laughter that the
peoples anger was to Il great extent
appcased. 4 people that are prone to
laughter are much more easy to rule
than Il nation which takes Il too,serious
view of life, AMI in the same way II
government that has n sense OF humor
Is certain to prove more popular than
one that is only stern.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
Death Rate of Nenroes

That negro mortality is greater in
Northern States than that of tie
whites is shown by the census of 1900
In the city of Washington the num-
her OF deaths for every 1000 of populn-
non was. white. 1911; colOred. BIB: in
Philadelphia. white, 1911; colored. 81. ::
in New York. white. 20.2; cOlOrcd, 32.5.
Nashville Banner.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10

The New York World thinks chiv-
airy is declining because the average
New Yorker refuses to give up his
seat on the bridge cars to the women
who are standing. Perhaps so many
of the men have been forced to give
up their jobs for women that their
chivalry in ether directions has been
tested beyond the breaking point.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10

with these conditions. the sooner they
will get upon sound and sensible
platform In connection with the negro
problem
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
The Sickle of the sphInx

The oldest piece of wrought iron In
existence is believed 10 be roughly
fashioned sickle blade found by Bel
zonl in Karnak. near Thebes. 1t was
imDedded in the mortar under the base
Of sphinx and on that account Is
known as the sickle OF the sphinx"
1t is now In the British museum and
is believed to he nearly 1000 years old.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
LAST DOLLAR EXCURSION
TO RICHMON SUNDAY. OCT. is

The last one dollar Sunday cxcur-
sion Of the season from Newport
News. Hampton and Old Point Com.
fort to Richmond, over the c. & o.
Railway. will be run on Sunday, DC.
tobcr 10. Fare. round trip. $lOO. Spc.
cial train leaves Old Point $50 a. m.
Phoehus 1913 a. m. HAMPTON S:3S a.
IN. and Newport News 300 Il. M, ar.
irving Richmond about 1900 Il. m.
Returning leave Richmond 100 p. m,
same date 7-27.I6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10

If General CorbiE really wishes
army officers to lead the simple life =
he should himself set the example by
Immediately discarding some Of his
gold lace and hot air.-I'lorida Times
Union.
Our contemporary might as well
suggest Hamlet" without the ghost.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
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phone.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10

New Hork's comptroller says he
finds ii impossible TO live on his salary
of $1,000 year. All of which illus
tratcs anew the truth of the old saying
that n living income" is relative
term.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
ConsoIIne the Cb,,d

whats the matter?" asked the sob
bing cbild's mother.
Mamie Jones is having n birtbday
party and didn't invite me. Boo.hoo,,
"Oh. well. never mind. Maybe the
Ice cream will be poisoned and make
them all sick."--Chicago Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10

The best lesson for a good many
people would be TO listen at a keyhole.
1t Is pity for such that the practice
's dishonorahle. Swetchine
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10

The birmingham Ledger thinks that
"mcn get rich by developing the
country" Is this II slap at the agricul-
tural contingent among the policy
holders of the big life insurance COM
panies.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10

Entered ut the Newport News, Va,
Postoffice as second-class matter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-10

Daily Prcss Want Ada" bring the
desired results
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-03
GIVE SKIN TO CHILDREN.
Poor Parents Submit to Grating to
SAGE 4Uen-St. Victims.

All AIlen-st is talking these days Of the troubles
Of the C;insberg family which have followed in
the wake of tenement house fire at No. 1O5 Allen
ST a few weeks ago. Rose. the Oldest daughter Of
the family was suffOcated in the fire None Of her
near relatives could attend the funeral as they
occupied cots in the Beth Israel Hospital at
Cherry and Jefferson SITS Elsie, aged twelve, and
Anna aged four. were terribly burned about the
legs and the fire wounds would not heal. The hos
pital authorities decided finally that skin grating
was the only thing that would them. This
news was taken 10 the father and mother who
occupy a neighboring room. both badly but not
seriously burned
The surgeon asked If they knew of any friends
who would undergo the painful operation which
must precede skin grating
They are my children" the father said You
may operate me-
4 sixteen-year-old brother, Morris, heard Of his
sisters necessity and begged to be allowed to
give strip of his skin for the youngest sister. The
hospital. however, is crowded. that there
no place TO keep him while recovering from the
skin shaving operation. The mother then declared
that she woulQ go under the knife.
The operation performed by DR.. Edward
SheltIis The mother and her youngest daughter
were placed adjoining operating tables and the
flakes Of skin transferred as rapioly as possible
the oldest daughter. Each operation took about
half an hour. The biggest strips OF skin used We're
twenty nine inches in length. .., 81, :,
1t is vet too early TO say that the graIuHs VIII De
ertiraIy Successful but the outlook is promising.
II viii ne necessary to graft more skin on the
l,f3as+ o~I bIt II has not yet been decided from
-, q viii be taken. The Ginsbergs are the
erlests Of the hospital and have private rooms.
They are miserably poor, me earnings OF IaIner
80 vyaeks before tho father RECEIVERS SUI
dciently leave the hoSpi'~i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-03
PASSED OVER THE VETO.
Franchise Bills Through Senate
McCafren'S Change of Heart.
GsT TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

E
Albany May passing the Elsberg fran
chise power bills over Mayor McClellan's veto
thIs afternoon was not quite the perfunctory
performance which, owing to the fact that such
action had been expected from the time the
Dliis We're introduced. the Senate had been led
10 look for Senator Elsberg replied to the
Mayors statements regarding the threats
Drought to bear him by the Pennsylvania
Raliroad Company in a telling manner by read
ing a letter from Edward NJ. Shepard, counsel
Ior the company, who denied the charge most
elnphatcally. The author Of the bills refrained
from saying any more about the abuses of the
I"hchise power that had prompted their in
uoducuon, contenting himself with the state
ment:
Ihls legislation be justified without
repetition Of the just criticism to which the
aldermen have been subjected"
Senator Grady threw out a hint of future
trouble when he declared that the administra-
ton did not fear an attempt to compel the
Board Of Estimate to hasten action on franchise
applications by mandamus
Ihat would just suit US" said he. I'VE would
raise the point that the law is unconstitutional
and the franchise which the Pennsylvania Rail-
[ I wants would not be granted until the ques-
uon mad been thrashed out in the courts"
Inc surprise Of the short discussion was the
change Of heart announced by Senator McCar-
rem Although when the bills were first passed
ne mad voted for them, to-day he sided with the
other Democrats, saying that he agreed with
the Mayor. Senator Bracket also voted against
the bills
i want to say to some Of my Republican
friends he said that their promised attempt
to put the Mayor of New York in a hole this
session has been a dismal failure This time it
tailed, and 1t failed in connection with his water
bill Instead of getting down in a hole the Mayor
has got up on ladder. When some magn in
huence struck out OF his water bill the power
selling privilege he right in opposing it.
We are getting along rapidly. If we keep on like
this there won't be any House soon except a
House Of Lords"
The Assembly Democrats made a strong but
unsuccessful effort to-day to defeat the Raines
bills giving the New York Connecting Railroad
an extension Of time to construct its road and
bridge over the East River The bill giving an
extension on the bridge carried by
or 81 10 48. The road extension passed by
IS TO ~. After the vote Mr. Palmer raised the
point that bills giving away public property TO
private interests required 100 votes. Speaker
Nixon ruled against him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-03
MR.. CHAMBERLAIN ON ALIEN BILL
Supports Measure as Tending to Keep Out
Cheap Labor-The Vote

London, May 2.-Joseph Chamberlain. in the
House of Commons. which resumed session TO-
day, supported the Allen bill as a measure tend
ing to keep out cheap labor. He said II was
merely a step toward greater things. The prin-
cipal reason for it's Introduction and support
by the Ministerialists was because II was an
effort to protect workingmen against the LABOR
of foreigners 1t would be only small step
between the bill for keeping out this class OF
labor and the bill which, Mr.. Chamberlain said,
he hoped to see introduced shortly to prevent
the goods these people made from coming into
competition with those made in Great britain
There was logic in saying these people might
remain at home and produce goods which Great
Britain admitted free of duty.
Premier Balfour pointed out the moderation
OF the bill. which. he maintained did not inter
fere with the right OF asylum II was under
stood by the forefathers and expressly provided
that poverty alone should not exclude aliens.
The debate was opened by Sir Charles Dixie
advanced Radically. who opposed the measure.
and offered an amendment providing for Its re-
lection. The amendment rejected. 211 TO
so and the bill passed to second reading
without division.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-03
HIGGINS ON NEW SESSION.
Necessity Depends on Gas LegisIa-
ton and Hooker Case.

'i'dhy' May 2.-Governor Higgins will leave
1n'oahy after the close of the legislative session
l'iuay for Cambridge Springs. Penn. 1T is
necessary that I should go on that day" he said
this afternoon
"neh asked If there were any developments
Co"cernlng an extra session of the legislature
me Governor replied that there were none so
far as he knew
uepehds to a great extent on the gas
sIslauoh' he said. THAT is the only matter
when would require the calling of an extra
session TO convene on Friday Immediately after
'ie adjournment of the regular session. If the
report OF the Judiciary Committee on the in
'''OisdUoh of Justice Hooker is the only matter
70 come before an extra session it will not be
called for Friday
what VIII be done in the Hooker case 1 do
ltol hloW- Ihat will depend upon what the de-
s si OF justice Hooker may be. He may agree
uiat the matter go to a vote of the legislature
W. any extended hearing or investigation.
IL, io"eIer, Justice Hooker should demand
him"
Inc Governor said he would be out of the
2tale Ior about ten days, He will not take up
Iie consideration of the thirty day bills until
ms return. In his absence Lieutenant Governor
bruce VIII exercise such executive functions as
the disposition Of the public business of the
State may require.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-03
NEW MORTG1GE TAX BILL.
Details. of Stamp Measure To Go
IN To-day.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


Albany May 2.-The Mortgage Stamp
tax measure, which Governor Higgins wishes
to have before him in connection with the Dill
already passed providing for an annual tax, viii
be introduced tomorrow by Senator Page To
the extent that it imposes stamp tax of one
half Of per cent all mortgages and con-
veyances, payable when the instruments
executed the measure is like the bill introduced
by Senator Page last week, but the double taxa
ton feature Of that measure is eliminated.
The new measure win contain provisions
empting mortgages on which the stamp tax is
paid from all local taxation, and agrees with
the bill already in the Governors hands as to
the features permitting holders Of present mort
cages TO pay this tax and become thereby ex-
enpt from all other taxation. and in distrib
uting the proceeds Of the tax equally between
the State and the county where the mortgage
or conveyance is recorded. The provisions for
af1xing and cancelling the stamps are similar
"a those Of Senator Pages former bill. If this
measure is TO be passed the Governor must send
IN an emergency measure. 1t would have been
Introduced to-day except for the objection of
senator FTaWley. 1t is expected 10 receive from
the friends of the annual tax proposition much
of the opposition with which the other Page
bill greeted
The opponents Of the whole mortgage tax
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-03
r. r. BOARD BILL PASSED.
Increases Commission to FfUe-
4dridge Mentioned for Place.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I
Albany, May with three Republican votes
against it and one Democrat voting with the
Republicans in the affirmative, the Tully meas
ure for a larger railroad commission to-day
passed the Senate. The only voice raised other
wise in opposition that of Senator Grady.
who declared that it unjust to saddle the
expense of two more commissioners on the
railroad companies which under the present law
pay the expenses of only three.
The bill was introduced to give the commits
sion more opportunity to consider questions re-
Iating solely to New-York City. Originally It
provided for four members, but after a
plan to make it the nucleus of general public
service commission bill was abandoned Senator
TulIy conceded point to the railroads and re-
duced the number to two. A similar measure,
introduced earlier in the session, provided that
the new members should reside in Newly rk
City and devote themselves entirely to ques-
tons arising there, but that bill was abandoned
after ii was pointed out that 1t was local legis-
lation and unconstitutional.
1t is believed that unless he prefers a position
on the Public Service Commission, provided
that bill passes, one Of the new railroad COM
missioners will be George w. Aldridge, the
present secretary to the board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-03
EXPRESS COMPANIES TO PROTEST.
Objection to Cuban Order Treating Merchan-
disc as Freight.

Havana. May 2.-Express companies of the
United States preparing a joint protest
against the ruling Of the Collector of Customs
at Havana requiring that all merchandise i'm
ported by express be treated as freight The
companies cite the order of General Brooke.
when he Military Governor under which
for more than five years all express shipments
eXpediated. the companies furnishing
bonds and guaranteeing payments of duties
weekly. Express traffic has largely increased
ard includes bulky articles. The Havana Col
lectOr holds that the Brooke order did not con-
template this. and decided to limit favored
treatment TO small parcels Of purely personal
articles. The companies contend that their
business thus limited will be ruined, and invoke
the Platt amendment for a continuation of their
privileges