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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-14
FIRST WARD WINS.

A game of ball Sunday between the First Ward team and the West Eno' ers resulted in a score or Il eo io in favor of the former. The features oe the game were the batting by MI zell and the pitching by Wooa"ara' who struck out fourteen men, J. w. Tatum was the umpire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-14
Pledged tc suicide. Fear. Murder,

Edward W Gates, president of t,--e Logansport and.} Suicide club. an or gaoizat!on which had membership Of five. but naw is reduced to two. has filed suit for. divorce, alleging that his wife tried to kill him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-14
Progress Cloth es

Our clctl,es are warthy of all the atetnticn they're get.in3. .You'' see no such Got es el:e s:.r ere. Even the styles are ar; -tocrat;c, 5,cd handsome -the 1t perfect.
 Our Cic.l-c3 ,re t'-e :,>>!e!s Shat set fashion everywhere,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-14
River Stag.

Arkansas river fell 3a e. day morning until Monday u. 'a The stage Monday mornino n teen feet, which is E6e foo. the danger line.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
Government Prepares for Eventual
lilies in the Orient.
UNITED STATES AGAINST JAPAN
Great Britain's Treaty With the Mi.
kado Would Prove Embarrassing II
the Brown Men Should Decide to
Attack This Country.
(By Associated press.)

LONDON. Oct. 27.-So serious is
the troubles which have arisen he.
tween the United States and Japan.
because OF the presentment felt by
Japan over the discrimination against
Japanese children in the schools OF
San Francisco. regarded in England
that the matter will be mnde the
subject Of inquiry in Parliament on
Monday.
Fears are entertained that Engand
might be involved if war should
break out between the two countries
under the terms OF tho Anglo.Japa-
ncsc treaty. The inquiry to he direct.
ed at the government will be direct.
cd to this point.
The British foreign secretary will
De asked 10 inform Parliament n
there is any provision in the Anglo.
Japanese treaty which safeguards
British dominions from being involy.
ed in the even, of an armed con.
troycrsy between japanese and tic
United States.
& I.sS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
President Comes 0ut and Endorses
Hughes for Governor.
COULDN'T KEEP OUT OF FIGHT

NBy Associated prcssl

NEW YORK, n. T., Oct. 27.-Tho
nrsi public ultcrance of President
Roosevelt touching upon the can.
raisn in this State, was conveyed 10
Il Republican mass meeting nj Cooper
Union tonight in the form of an en-
dorscmcnt of the gubernatorial can.
didacy of Charles l.. Hughes.
Marcus Braun. chairman OF The
gathering stated that President Roose
welt said:
Anyone who believes. or who tried
to convey the impression that am
moi heart and soul for Mr.. Hughes
Is either wllfully or inadvertently lab
orinS under IL delusion. | am first.
last and all the time for Governor
Hughes, because | know and feel that
he stands precisely for the same prm-
ciplc, that ! stand for.
Il authorize you 10 make tina.
statement 10 omr friends, and my
friends on the cast-side, with all the
emphasis that is in YOU
MIR. Braun went to Washington TO
carry To the President the congratula.
tons OF the Hungarian Republican
club. Of this city, on the anniver-
sary OF the Presidents forty.cighth
birthday. The expression from the
President was received with great ap.
plause.
a week of energetic campaigning
for the State was brought to a whirl,
wind finish tonight. when tens OF
thousands in this city and through.
out tho State listened To election ar
sumcnts, and further stirred by band
and red fire accompaniments, gave
vent to their enthusiasm.
Back from flying trip upstate.
William II. Hearst, leader of the In
dependence League and Democratic
hosts. again took up the local fight
addressing seven meetings in Brook
Ign and Queens county before rs
many persons as could get In hear
Ing of his voice.
Charles L. Hughes. seeking the gov.
crnorship Oh the Republican ticket
made eight rapidfre speeches. in as
many towns during the day, and
reached Olean in time for two more
addresses tonight. Large anu cnthu-
siastic crowds greeted him.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
Neither Side Able to Score and
The Large Crowd Of R0olers
81 See Great Contest.
Of '. DEFEATS RICHMDAD
Princeton Finds It Hard Matter to
Win From Cornell But Finally Cap
q lures the Event-Indians Run up a
Score of "a to the University Of
e Pennsylvania 6.
(By Associntod Prnssl

RICHMOND. VA, Oct. 27.-Thc
University Of North Carolina and the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute played
the foot ball game of the season here
today, MS Chapel Hill and the Univer.
sity of Virginia do not meet this year
and neither side was able to score.
The Carolinians out-played thes
Techs at every point of the contest,
the ball being in Virginias territory
throughout the game. Carolina had
several good opportunities To score
virginia never had one. Tho Techs
stuck rather to the old style OF play.
The Tar-Hcels. played according to
The new tactics almost exclusively.
Both sides used the forward pass with
success
Whitaker, Of North Carolina, was
the umpire: Trenchard. OF Princeton,
the referee. Four thousand persons
saw the game.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
San Franchises School Board Holds
Firm and Intends to En-
force State Law.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTS OPENLY
Japanese Children Have Not Been
Excluded but oricntals Must Be
Educated in Buildings Which Have
Been Provided For Their Own Use
NO Cause For Complications.
uy Associated press.)

Washington. ID. C., Oct. IA
cablcgram to Ambassadors Wright. ut
TOXIC, given out by the State dc.
partment tonight bearing on the al.
legged discrimination against Japanese
lhborcrs. ms we'll as Japanese school
children in San Francisco, discloses
the fact. TINT the United States took
prompt action to acquaint the Japn.
ncso government Of the purely local
character Of the case.
Tho dispatch was brought forth by
one from Ambassador Wright calling
attention to the view Of tho matter
as taken by the newspapers OF Toxic.
ana makes plain the fact that this
government would not tolerate any
other treatment toward Japanese than
that accorded the most friendly Eu.
ropcan nation
Tho cablegrnn is dated October 23
and therefore was sent three days be.
Tore the visit of Niscount Oakl. to
Secretary Root yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
TWO BOYS AsPHYX|ATED
One Report Says They Turned The
Gas on While RompIng.
BOTH FOUND DEAD IN THEIR BEOS
According to Another Version They
Blew Out tho Flame Just to see
What Would Happen-eodies TAX.
en- to Sunbury For Burial.
(By Associated Press

NORFOLK. VA. Oct. 27.-Edward
,lordan aged twenty, and Leon Y.
Whidbce. fifteen, both natives of Sun.
bury. y. C.. were found dead in \
room at their boarding honse o.,
Charlotte street this morning.
An unlighted gas jet was turned
on full. The boys were romping JUS,
before retiring. and are thought Ia
have struck the jet, causing II Ia
open.
Jordan was connected with the 10
cal Office of the Homestead Indus.
trial Company. Richmond
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
Augusta Hotel Keys Found Upon
Prisoners Person.
MAY Be CHARGED WITH ARSON
Mayor Jones, Will Ask That
Man Giving Name of Henry e. Brit
tinsham be Held for Hampton Au.
thorities.
champion Bureau Daily Press

P>N'' '''i Ne'h i'hilN Il'SS.D
HAMPTON, VA, Oct. 27.-Hcrmau
T.. Birmingham. Il white man who is
under arrest in Baltimore charged
with grand larceny, probably will he
brought here for trial on the charge of
being implicated in Il plot to burn the
Augusta hotel.
Mayor Jones today received a letter
from the chief of police of Baltimore
telling him of the arrest of Drifting.
ham and stating that the prisoner had
upon his person key No. . of the Au-
gusta hotel and another key supposed
to belong 10 the hostelry. The pris-
oncr said that he came from Hampton
TO Baltimore.
No one in Hampton seems to know
such man as Herman T.. Britting-
ham and it is supposed that the man
in Baltimore did not use that name
here. Certain evidence in hand, coup
led with the finding of the keys,
causes the mayor to believe that the
prisoner had something to do with the
recent repeated attempts to burn the
Augusta.
Mr.. Jones states that he will ask
the Baltimore authorities to hold the
prisoner until he can send an officer
for him
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. SUNDAY OCTOBER e. 1906

of the result Of his investigation, into
the rioting by members OF the TWEEN.
ty.Fifth Infantry. colored. at Browns
vile. Texas. last summer. is now n
the hands of the President.
Failing to discover the culprits and
to secure amy kind of confession us
to the identity OF the guilty persons.
it is believed, that in the interest of
military discipline. General CARING
ton has recommended that the three
companies of the Twenty-Fifth. who
were stationed at Brownsville. when
the incident occurred. be discharged
without honor.
It is for the President to SAY whcth-
cr this course shall he pursued.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
President Sends a Letter Which
Speaks Of undy|ng Friendship
Of The Two Peoples.
AMERICAN LECTURES N BERLIN
Communication from Chief Executive
Read at Beginning OF Series of Lee.
lures to be Delivered by American
Professor on This country's History
at University in the Fatherland. 3
by Associated Press J

BERLIN. GERMANY. Oct. az
Professor John w Burgess. dean of
Columbia University. New York, tho
first incumbent of the Theodore
Roosevelt professorship of American
history and institutions at the UnIver-
sity Of Berlin, began his lectures to-
day.
Emperor William. the Empress
Prince August Wilhelm. United States
Ambassador and Mrs. Tower. DR..
Studt. the minister Of education. and
about fifty professors and some resi-
dent Americans occupied chairs near
the reading desk In the lecture hall,
while behind them were 400 persons,
who cheered Prof. Burgess. when he
entered and appnuded every refer
encc to President Roosevelt
Letter from Roosevelt.
AT the opening of the proceeding.
Prof. Burgess read letter from
President Roosevelt. of which the fol.
lowing is a translation:
The White House, October IL.
My Dear Prof. Burgess:
ALLOW me. through you. to greet
the University Of Berlin. with the
heartiest good Will. The historical
friendship between Prussia and the
United States. and then. after Prus-
sin had founded the German Empire,
between this mighty Empire and the
United States, has never been hrok-
en-. nor even shaken in the least. This
friendship hogan in the mutual cs-
teem and mutual goodwill that exist.
ed between Washington and Freder-
lex the Great. and was confirmed by
the fact that Prussia, alone among the
European powers showed herself will,
ing TO have trade relations with the
United States during the period of our
necessity ana weakness in those try
ing years between 1883 and 1889, and
10 make trade treaty with us.
Since the Civil War, the large emf
grafton of students from the u. !
States 20 German universities. is one
OF the most remarkable and important
features of our intellectual life. and
1t Is one of the most significant facts
in our American education that these
sons of our Republic. who have been
educated in German universities guide
and control our higher cducation..
All this has had powerful influ-
CONTINUED on Page 81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
PRINCETON FIGHTS HARD.
Cornell Puts Up Good Game, But is
OutcIassed.

NEW YORK. Oct. Princeton
won hard fought battle with Cornell
on The foot ball field. at the Polo
Grounds today
The score was II To .. but there
was little to choose between the two
teams for the greater part of tho
playing periods. which were Of about
thirty minutes each.
Towards the end of the Second half
Princeton Drawn ANA condition told.
ana the battle was theirs most OF the
time.
Cornell started with IL rush. and
within five minutes of the sounding
of the whistle had scored Il touch.
down by clever adoption Of the new
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
BOARD REMAINS FIRM.
San Francisco Intends to Keep tho
Race Separate.

= . q I.g
SAN Fl,ANCISCO. CAL. Oct. 27.-s
The announcement OF the coming az
Secretary Mclcalf. Of the Department.
OF Commerce and Labor, to the PA.
cinc ccnst to investigate the alleged
exclusion OF Japanese from THO
schools of San Francisco. have not
changed the temper of the San Fran
cisco board OF education ON the ques.
ton.
President Roosevelt. the educators
arc satisfied has been incorrectly AZ
vised relative to the conditions.
The members of the board nrc con
vlDccH thnt when the case Is mado
clear 10 the Presidents personal rep.
rrscntativc. Mr.. Mctcali. who is u
Californian. that all talk Of intcrna-
ttonhl complications will cease.
Japanese children have not beet
and viii not he excluded from tn
Schnols Of San Francisco" said school
Director Oliver.
For their benefit ana the benefit
OF the white children we have thought
1t wise To provide q separate school
for all children Of oriental pnrcntagc.
Tho statute of the State school law,
under which we do this. Is emphatic.
School trustees are empowered to cs.
iabl'sh school and when II Is es-
tablishcd the attendance OF Japa.
ncsc and Chinese children TO il is
made mandatory"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
INDIANS WIN GREAT GAME.
6rawny PennsyIvanians Too Slow for
the Rcdskjns

the Redskins.
PHILADELPHIA. PA. Oct. 27.-
One OF tho most unexpected uIrsets
IN Football occurred today. on Frank.
lin Field. when the Carlisle Indians
defeated the University of Pennsylva.
iiiu. by the score of "a To 6.
The light Indians. trained tn the
mluutc. simply bcwildcrcd the Qual-
ers. who were disorgnnzcd and put In
full retreat before the game was over.
One Of the largest crowds of tho
year SAW the game. the attendance
reaching $4,000.
Tho Indians made their "a points
with goal from the field. three
touch downs and n safety. Pcnnsyl-
rania's i points were scored by Il
touch down, and Il goal.
Tho direct cause IF PENNSYLVANIA x
dcfcnt was the Inability of the back
field to handle punts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
RUSSIAN ROBBERS GET
AWAY WITH A FORTUNE
Revolutionists Use Bombs In Holding
Up a Customs Off
ciaI.
(By Associated Prcss.l

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 27.-Tho
most daring robbery in the annals of
the ST. Petersburg police, was com
mtied today. when at about noon, Il
band of fifteen reyolutionists armed
with bombs and revolvers attacked u
cashier of the customs house, who
was proceeding In carriage from
sub-treasnry with sum variously
estimated at 100000. They got away
with about 100000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
DROUTH CAUSES EPIDEMIC
OF TYPHOID FEVER,
Wells and Springs Go Dry Resulting
in Much Suffering in a Maine
County.
(By Associated Prcss.)

STONINGTON, MAINE, Oct. e.
Summer drouth remaining unbrokcn,
thus far i'll the fall, has caused a SER
ious situation In Hancock county.
Low water in the wells and springs
have caused epidemic of typhoid fever
and diptheria, that has assumed such
proportions that schools In many
towns have been obliged to close.
Attempts to bore new wells, have
generally proved useless for in the
few cases. where water has been
struck, 1t has been salt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
Another Account.

SUFFOLK. VA. Oct. 27.-Two
yonng men from this section met
death last night at Norfolk hotel.
Needless of newspaper stories, which
tod Of asphyxiat!on, these young mcn
pew out the gas and let it go. AT
late breakfast time today they were
found dead. The bodies we're brought
here and tomorrow will lie buried
at Sunbury. y. c.
The boys were Leon Whidber. aged
eighteen, and Edward Jordon, twenty
years old.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
U. of V. IL; Richmond 6.

ROANOKE. VA. Oct. 27.-At
charlottesville today Virginia defeat
ed Richmond College by score OF ~
to. G. The visitors played plucky
same, but made their only score on n
fluke. Tackle Cooke, and center
Cloth. of Virginia, played fine ball.
Three weeks aga. Virginia defeated
Richmond College and II scored % to
n
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
Young Boy shanahaiied.
Especial to tho Daily Press

Especial to the Daily Press.l
NORFOLK, VA. Oct; 27.-Samuel
Wilson has complained to the police
that his son. Samuel Wilson. eleven
years did, Is now held captive on
an oyster sloop in the James river
Tho father accuses William McCuc.
master of the sloop Horn Point, OF
shanShaiing the boy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28

rules. which permitted forward passes
and onsidc kicks.
twenty thousand enthusiasts crowd
od the stands. and there was not an
inch OF standing room at tho lower
end OF the grounds. where ropes had
been stretched to keep the crowd
DnCk
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
20 YEARS FOR PRISONER.
johnson Escapes Hanging, But is Con-
Nicted of Awful Crime.

Especial to the Daily Press.)
RICHMOND. VA. Oct. 27.-Austin
Johnson. convicted and sentenced 10
death for criminal assault upon Ruth
Pinchback. young white girl, and
later granted new trial by the su.
preme court OH the grounds that new
evidence had been discovered, was to-
day convicted second time and sem
fenced to serve twenty years in the
penitcntiary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
Obscene letters Matted.
Especial 10 tho Daily Press

Especial TO the Daily Prcss.)
STAUN'EO%, VA, Oct. CIV. Ru-
fus Shacklcford was arrested in Cliff
ton Forge yesterday charged with
scnhlnS obscene matter through. the
United States mails to a young wo
man In Roanoke.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
BIG BARGE BURNED.
Crew Rescued But High Winds Made
il Difficult.
(Bv Associated press.l

IBY NSSOClnltU FrtSS.)
CiENElsAND o.. Oct. 27.-Thc
barge Maurice ID. Grover, was burn
cd tonight just inside the brcakwa,cl
The fire was discovered about y
O'Clock and the crew from the life
saving station, went TO her rc:,"uc
in tugs.
y storm which had whipped tho
lake into heavy and dangerous sea
delayed he tugs and when they ar.
rived the craft was practically de-
stroyed.
1t was al first thought that several
of the crew had either been burned
to death or had been drowned. hut
il is now believed there was no loss
Of life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
CASTRO RETURN TO WORK.
President Of Venezuela Resumes His
Strenuous Duties.
(By Associated Press

WV tSSSOVIHIPW I'rPSN.
WASHINGTON. d. G.. Oct; 81
The Venezuelan legation today rcceiv-
ed cablegram from Caracas dated
October 20. stating that President
Castro had returned there and again
assumed the duties of his office.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
CONTINUED UNTIL TUESDAY.
Alleged Pool Room Gaming Case Not
Heard Yesterday.

The case of w. b. Richardson, who
was arrested Friday on a warrant
charging him with permitting gamb-
ling i'll his pool room, was yesterday
continued by Justice Brown until
Tuesday
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
Niruinia.

AZ Richmond. Vu-Virginia Poly
technic Institute, o: University OF
North Carolina, O.
At Charlottesville. University
OF Virginia. IL: Richmond G.
At Lexington, Va.--Virginia Mill.
tary Institute, G; Roanoke College OF
Salem. Va. 8.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
TWO MEN KILLED.
Wind Storm Blows Down Wall Upon
Them.
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press.)
KNOXVILLE, TENN. Oct. 81
During a windstorm today at Johnson
City. two men were killed by Il falling
wall. The dead are:
a. l.. COOPER
JOHN HEARON.
Both are white men. and leave
families.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
NEGRO TROOPS TO co.

Three Troops May be Dishonorably
Discharged from Service.
(By Associated PreSs.).
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 27.-Thc
report of nspcctor-General Darlington
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28
platrlct OF Columbia.

At Washington. d. C.--Gcorgctown,
6; Washington and Lee, s.
at Washington. D. C.-GcorGc
Washington. 8: Western Maryland. s.
Army and Navy.
Az Annapolis. Mr.-Naval Academy,
(Cotinued on Page 81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-28

tCotinued on Page 81
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-02-01

II prepared for flight, but before
had taken the first step | was stayed
by my friends voice
James, he cried-and the roaring
of the flames almost drowned his
voice, which was sharp and shrill with
horror-'put me out of my misery.
Save yourself, but shoot me through
the brain first! Quick! Quick!'
'It was the most merciful death,
and, without pausing a second-which
on that awful day might have meant
a human life-I drew the revolver,
placed it to his temple"-("My God!"
from the reader)-"and pulled the
trigger. Even as | heard the report a
thin tongue of flame curled upward
through the splintered flooring and
without even looking without
even a glance at the face of my friend,
forced open the door and sprang from
the now burning carriage with the
smoking weapon still grasped in my
right hand. In doing so trod upon
some smouldering timber and
wrenched my ankle severely, so that
"A few hours later and | was con,
veyed to town, together with a COM
pany of the other survivors, and as
soon as | reached my destination my
strength forsook me and | was pros.
trated for days by nervous illness,
the result of my late terrible expert.
ence.
when | recovered, it was to find
that there was a hue and cry already
after me-that the partially consumed
corpse of a first class passenger had
been discovered shot through the head
and that all the evidence pointed to
the crime having been committed by a
fellow traveller who had made his es.
cape during the terror and confusion
of the catastrophe and who was being
eagerly sought for
Since then, have had to submit to
the ordeal of seeing myself confronted
by the reward of one hundred pounds
offered for my detection; and have
lived in daily and hourly fear of being
charged with the committal of this
crime-if crime it can be called--of
which | was guiltless, in thought, If
not In deed. 1t is this which is kill.
ing me, and do not regret It,
Sometimes | regret nothing; not
even the shot which took my best
friends life and branded me with the
brand Of Cain!"