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New-York tribune., 1906-05-09
WOMAN MAY BE FORGER.
Arrested for Effort to Get Railroad
Nan Released.

Miss Clay Lawrence. Of no. sOs Garden street
Eoboken. a friend Of Charles F. Wenham former
~ passenger agent OF the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way. who is now in fail on the charge OF being
short IN his accounts with that railroad 10 the ey.
tent Of $4,000. was arraigned in the Tombs police
ccurt yesterday and released in $1,000 bail for
further examination, on the charge OF forgery, on
Friday. The court proceedings yesterday occupied
nearly two hours. as each time Miss Lawrence hyas
taken before Magistrate Wahle she tainted and
had 70 be revived.
The young woman Is charged with forging the
name Of Mrs Wenham 20 a quit claim deed. pur-
porting 20 convey property in West 2sth street
Chicago, valued az 100000. one Jacob Franks Of
this city 1t Is alleged that the conveyance was
70 place the property in the hands OF a person WIN
would accept 81 as surety for giving bail in the
amount OF $4,000 10 get Wsnham out OF iaf
Charles A. Hess. counsel for the complainant
which is primarily the Canadian Pacific railway
hiss been trying for a long time 10 get Miss law.
into this jurisdiction. She appeared vester-
day morning before Stanley w Dexter Of No p
Broadway. referee in the bankruptcy proceedings
against Wenham. &r. Hess then obtained a WAR
rant for forgery and Miss Lawrence was arrested
The forgery charge is based on an affidavit mad,
BY John J. Jordan, notary public OF no. g Ee1
change Place. who swore that he saw the alleged
crime committed He says that Miss Lawrenc,
called his Office and represented herself as Mrs
Zai6sh T. Wenham, and signed the name OF Mrs.
wenham 70 the gust claim deed. sIr Hess allege
that &fiss Lawrepce had been wenham's companion
for thirteen years and that they travelled togsthe
all the world.
il Is further alleged by Mr.. Hess that yyenhau
Wenham and make the transfer. She Is repre
seated By ex-Magistrate Wentworth and Loui
alleged was not complete. the deed stiI remain
- the possession OF the notary public.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-09
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New-York tribune., 1906-05-09
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European Advertisements.
REMOVAL NOTICE.

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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
BIG STEAMER MINNETONKA
SAFELY TOWEO DOWN COAST
Tug Richmond Did the Job In Forty
Five Hours-To BE Convert
ed Into Tank.

After having made the run down
the coast from New York In the re.
markably short time of ~ hours. the
ing Richmond arrived in port vest &C.
day morning towing The big American
steamer Minnetonka. which is to be
converted into an oil tank at the plan
Of The Newport News Shipbuilding e
Dry Dock Company.
The Minnet0nka will he fitted ur
with oil burning boilers and will have
Il carrying capacity of nearly 200 600
gallons of oil.
The steamer Minnewaska sister
ship to the Minnetonka and now at
New York, will also he towed to this
port next week to be fitted out as an
oil burning. oil tank. II Is expectel
that the work on the vessels will re-
Quire several months for completion
and will cost several hundred thous.
and dollars.
When completed the vessels win he
two OF the largest oil steamers flying
the American flag They are owned
by the Progresso Steamship Company
of New York
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
NORFOLK IS HOT AFTER
THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL
Site and Big Appropriation Are Offer.
ed as Inducements to Influence
the Legislatures Decision.

The city council of Norfolk made a
final effort Tuesday night to secure the
new State normal school for that city.
A Joint session of the council was hel!
and the terms of bid were agree Il
upon. This action was afterwards rat.
flied separately by both branches Of
the council and the offer has been
made to the legislature
DR.. S. X. Cohen, said to he the rep
reseifs aof the educational associa.
ton of Norfolk, appeared before the
council and made bitter attack both
upon Newport News and Sewan'A
Point.
The terms of the offer made by the
council were: A ten acre site in ~
fayettc Park win an alternative of IN
appropriation of $4,000 for the pur.
chase Of IL site adjacent To Norfolk.
The site Ia be selected by flc State.
The council further offered an appro.
print:oc IF S50.000 to be Caid i'm nm
nual installmrnts of $4,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Confederate FLAGS Wanted.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. 81
Representative Lamb offered joint
resolution today which directs the
Secretary of War to turn over to the
Southern Historical Society of Rich
mand the SS unidentified Confederate
flags in possession of the War Depart
ment.
General Ainsworth. military secrc.
thry' approves the resolution. which
will probably be adopted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. THURSDAY FEBRUARY l. 1906

the amendment was adopted. This
was followed by Il motion to advance
the measure To It's final reading and
engrossment, which was adopted by
an overwhelming vote. This means
practically the passage of the bill.
The" "antis" made Il feeble fight
for the defeat Of the bill after fail
ing TO sidetrack it. The Rev bill
provides for CLOSED season" from
November 10 April /. during which
time no crabs may be taken from
the water EXCEPT by the small fishers.
MOI Il word did Delegate Houston
of Hampton. have to say in Oppo
si,ion 10 The bill. and it's passage
al present seems IL certainty.
The senate today passed by vote
of 81 to ! the bill apprOpriating
certain sums from the public treasury
in aid Of Confederate memorial aSso-
Citations. Senator Sadler, OF Powha.
tan. who on yesterday opposed the
engroSSmcnt of the measure today
cast his vote with the majority 70,
its passage.
The Wharton anti-compact insur-
ance bill, a measure designed to elm
ina,e wild cat insurance in the
State WAS nnfavorably reported in
The Legislative committee tonight
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
West and South With President.
Trusts Shown in True Liaht.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3l.-Discms.
sion of the railroad rate bill contin
ned ia the House today. Incident 10
1t. Two speeches., the effoits OF NJ
Campbell (Kansas) and Martin (Sou;h
Dakota). took II wide range and
swept the horizon of trust evils" "a
orally
MIR. Bartlett (Ga.). nlnorit.
member of the committee report g
the bill, mate two hours speech in
which he discussed the legal and Goa.
siitutional Questions involved AMI al.
vocated the III: sage of the bill as :,
proper remedy for an intOlerahle con
dition.
New Yorker Against the People.
The first speech in opposition to the
bill which concluded the days discus
sion was made by Mr.. Perkins, IN
f.) He based his opposition to gov
eminent control of rates on an inha-
rent aversion to government control
of business enterprise. Red tape and
fixed conditions, he said, were an in
separable part of government action
of any matter.
bill was passed granting Fed
eral charter to the Carnegie Fund AS
ISOLATION for the advancement OF
teaching. The fund consists of $l0,-
10000 the income of which Is IN firm.
ish pension to retired educators.
Blow Aimed at Standard Oil.
With the avowed intention of reach
ing the Standard Oil Company. Mr..
Campbell (Kas. }, offered an amend.
ment. which he will press later, an.
thorizing the placing Of all private car
and transportation faclhIes under the
regulation of the interstate commerce
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Nominations by the President.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. 81.
The President sent the following nom
nations to the Senate today: To be
Third Secretary of Embassy, U. Grant
Smith, of Pennsylvania. to Great Brit
ain; to be Consul General at Hong
Kong. Amos p. Wilder, of Wisconsin !:
To be Consnls, Maxwell Blake of Mis-
souri,. at Funchal MADEIRA; George w.
Hitschhisk. of Wisconsin. ut Triest,
Austria; to be Collector of Customs
for the District of Galveston. Tex.
Francis l.. Lee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
GURKIA HELD FOR GRAND
JURY; RELEASED ON BAIL
Five Thousand Dollar Bond Required
by Court Furnished by Boys
Relatives.

John Gnrkin. the ;Outh who Stable |
and fatally injured Walter FELTON, last
Saturday, was i;elG for the grand jury
by Justice Brown in the police court
yesterday morning. The bail bond was
fixed al $4,000 am, yesterday afternoon
the bond was furnished in the Corpo.
ration Court, Judge Barhaui accepting
relatives of the prisoner as bondsmen.
The witnesses in the police court
practically repeated the testimony
they gave before the cOroner's jury
According to their story Gurkin and
FELTON, qharreled over work they were
doing. FELTON, struck Gnrlkin and the
latter retaliated by driving screw
Gliver into the brain of his Antagonist.
Attorney r.. NJ. Lett appeared as
counsel for Gurkin.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Miss Converse Badly Injured.

Friends tf Miss Converse, who was
receh'.y Incurred In n runaway near
Washington city. have received word
that the IN ortnnat.A young lady. it is
feared. iecnived internal injuries. MS,
Converse was riding near Washington
when her horse became frightened
and ran away.
Miss Converse is we'll known and
very popular in this city She is II
daughter of Rear Admiral Converse
who was captain of the battleship H.
linois when it went into commission
at Newport News several years ago.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
BROWN MEN PREPARE FOR WAR
Mikado's Minister Of War Asserts
That Great Britain Must Bring ter
Fighting Force up to the Iieh
Standard That is in Vogue Among
the yellow Yankees"
CBy AssocIn,cI pressA

LONDON. Feb. IA cablegram
from Toxic announces that the leader
OF ihe Progressive party of Japan
interpolated Minister OF War Terau-
chi as To whether or not the Japan
cse government. I'm view of The Anglo
Japanese alliance. intended to urge
upon the British government the re-.
form OF its army organization, To
which the minister replied that his
government would do So at future
date, Is likely to cause Il sensation
throughout Great Britain
For the moment most of the pa
pers refrain from comment under the
idea that wrong impression might
have been conveyed through Il tele-
graphic error
The Eaily Mail says il is reluctant
TO believe that THE common rules OF
international courtesy have been In
teniionally disregnrded
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
100000 FIRE IN VILLAGE.
West Virginia Town All But Destroy.
ed BY Flames.
Try Associated Press)

(By Associate, d PresS)
CHARLESTOWN. w. VA, Jan. 81
a fire swept the small town of St
Albans, twelve miles west Of here. TO-
lny. destroying $l60.000 worth of
property, most of which was mnin-
sured.
1t began in the Opera House build
ing. in which were two stores, anu is
supposed To have caught from II defcc-
tive fiuc.
IL swept away everything on both
sides of Main street from Is street Ia
Pennsylvania Avenue. comprising tho
chief business section.
Twenty-Five buildings were destroy.
ed. The town was without FIRE protec.
tina. ANA FIRE engine ana six men
were Sent from fcre. The fire had
practically burned itself ont when they
arrived. The engine was overturned
in unloading ar,, lid not get into coin.
mission.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Runaway in Twenty.fifth Street.

Two men were slightly injured in a
runaway yesterday morning on Tween
ty-fifth street. A horse owned by
James Griffin and driven by Ernest
Nelson and man named Preston.
took fright and dashed the vehicle in
to telegraph pole. smashing the wa
gon and throwing tn edrivers out DIR.
IS. ~. Gary's buggy was also struck
hut was not damaged.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Warships Wanted In Dixie Land.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3l.-The
navy department is favOrably consiI.
cring applications for the presence of
warships at the coming Mardi Gras
celebration at New Orleans, La.
Natchez. Miss; and Mobile, Ala. dur
in gthc coming month.
Rear Admiral Dickins now at
Charleston, S. c.. will shortly start
on cruise in the Gulf of Mexico and
vessels OF that squadron probably will
he detached To visit each of the cities
named
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
RESIDENTS GIVEN SCARE.
Chimney Burned Out on Twenty.ninth
Street.

The residents of Twenty.ninth
street in the neighborhood of the Bap.
list church were given another scare
yesterday afternoon when an alarm of
ire was turned from that section. A
chimney in the residence of Mr.. Felix
Bordenave 1874 Twenty.ninth street,
caught fire a few minutes before
O'clock.
The Central company made quick
run to the scene but there was no
need for its services.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01

commission. He lucttG from the testi-
mony OF railroad officials that the
beef packers practically make their
own rates: the Standard Oil Compans
hal dictated in the same manner,
poultry. fruit ana dairy produce were
subject to the condition.
Openly Oefies the Law.
Citing an instance of where a rem.
rescntative Of corporation snapped
his fingers AT the courts In New York
recently. Mr.. Bartlett asserted that
this general disregard Of the laws
must be stopped.
The argument that regulation OF
rates would work hardship To the rail,
road employees. he believed was not
based on good foundation. On this
point he declared the railroads had
within the last six years Increased
freight rates SO per cent. and yet had
not raised the wages Of employees.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Insurance Adjusters Here.

The insurance money on the Baptist
church will in all probability be adj
justed within q few days and the
amount paid Two adjusters arrived in
this city yesterday and viewed the
ruins. Other adjusters are expected
this week. 1t is said on good authority
that the full amount of insurance $25,.
900. will be awarded. :.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Pretty Home Weddino

pretty home wedding occurred
last night AT S:l5 O'Clock. when MIR.
w. IL. Jones and Miss Amy Beatrice
Iravers were married mt the home
or The BRIDES mother, Mrs. Fl. l..
rravers, ia Twenty eighth street.
hev. j. 7. Green performed the GER
emory in the presence of large
party of friends. Later delightful
supper was served to the guests. Mr..
Jones is employed as n shlp-fitte at
The shipyard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Funeral This Afternoon,

The funeral of John Islin. Jr.. tho
little son of MIR. and Mrs. b. II.
ls!in. who died late Tuesday night.
VIII take place this afternoon ut 2:30
O'Clock. Rev. Father Kelley will con.
duet services at the residence. BIB
Huntington avenue, and the body will
be inferred at Greenlawn cemetery.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Sheriff Murdered hv Mecca

JACKSON. MISS. Jan 81 .-Shcr.
III j. a. Robertson. of Covington
county. was kille dyesterday by IL
negro named Robinson. whom he was
trying to arrest. The murderer es.
capped and Governor Vardaman has
onered II reward OF $3.50 for his cap.
lure.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
PUTS BLAME ON TAFT
FOR PANAMA TROUBLES
Pacific Mail Official Charges Sec
relary Of War Of Making
False Statements.
CANAL BUILDERS DELAY FREIGHT
CANAL BUILDERS DELAY FREIGHT
Many Arbitrary Acts Said to Have
Been Done by the Commissioners
Which Have Worked Hardship on
American Commerce-steeI Trust
Implicated in Scandal.
Rv Associated press.A

WASHINGTON. Jan. Robert
l.. Schwerin. general manager of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. was
oceanic canals today Regarding Sec
rotary Tafts criticism Of the service
between Panama and San Francisco
gesiion of freight at Panama, he said:
Secretary Tafts statement was
made either through malice tending
Ia injure an American industry. or
through ignorance of the causes of
the difficulties of which he has com.
planned"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
CLARK LOSES HALF MILTON.
Fire Destroys Copper concentrator OF
the Montana Senator.

BUTTE, MONT. Jan. 81 A por-
tion of Senator Clark's large copper
concentration was destroyed last night
by fire.
Before the flames were extinguished
S5OO.O0O damage had been wrought
Arrangements have been made to
have the ore handled at the WashOe
smelter in Anaconda until the concen.
traitor can be rebuilt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
NEGRO WHO MURDERED WHITE
WOMAN TAKEN TO JERSEY PRISON
Black Brute Is in Fear of Mob Viz.
lence, as He Killed i Girl in
Horrible Manner.
By Associated Press.)

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 3i.-Ru-
fus Johnson, alias Jones, the confess.
Ell murderer of Miss Florence w
Allinson. at Moorstown, ~ j.. was
turned over to officials from that
State today.
lac prisoner was in much trent.
dation for fear that he might he sub
Jected 10 mob violence in Monrcs.
town.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Negro Brute Escapes Mob.

ATLANTA. GA, Jan. 81 Mrs.
Mary Dnpree. who was assaulted by
IL negro yesterday. is recovering from
her wounds. Her neck was cur The
negro has not been captured
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
Puts Blame on Commission.


Since tho canal commission took
charge of the Panama Railway.
freight had accumulated on the
wharves, all commercial shipments
having been held up by the movement
of canal materials and the diffici,le.,,
Mr.. Schwerin asserted, was due to
"cnlpable negligence on the part of
the managing officials of the Panama
Railroad and utter Indifference 10
their obligations as common car.
rier."
AS soon as control of the road
passed to the United States" said
Mr.. Schwerin "the conditions dc.
scribed began 10 grow worse.
Commerce Sdetracked.
at was said by Secretary Taft, Mr..
Wallace, Admiral Walker, the former
chairman of the commission and
others that commerce was secondary
10 the movement of canal material. Il,
was that indifference that brought
about the congestion"
Mr.. Schwerin complained also that
the Panama Railroad has Arbitrarily
reduced rates from New York TO ports
on the Pacific coast, where the haul
was divided between the Panama
steamship Company and the Pacific
Mail. He said he was Informed that
the reduction was cession to the
stet! trust. which had protested In
Admiral Walker, the former chairman
of the canal commission, that the
rates were cheaper from Europe 10
Central America than from New York
to the same ports.
Secretary Taft had then taken the
matter mp said Mr.. Schwerin and all.
thoriZcd reduction of the rates. He
declared that there Is no money in
the business between San Francisco
and Panama. He denied that The Pa.
cific Mail has any connections with il
trans-continental railroad.
American Trade Will Suffer.
Mr.. Schwerin said the Tehuantepre
railroad across Central America will
he completed by June l and declared
that 1t will kill the American com.
merce which now crosses the isthmus
He said that it would put the Panama
hallway and the Pacific line out of
business as by the new line there
would be reduction in the time from
San Francisco to New York from 81
TO &c days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-01
DEMOCRAT ENDORSES
ROOSEvELT'S POLICY
Congressman Patterson Says The
President Has Done More Than
Parker Would Have Done.
OLD PREJU0lCES ARE AMMIHILATED
kansan Aims a Body Blow at Stand.
ard Oil and Kindred MonopoIies IN
Discussing Pending Rate BilIs-De.
fiance of the Law he Says Must be
Curbed at Once.
Rv Assoclnted press.l

WASHINGTON. Jan. ~ In the
Senate today Mr. Patterson strongly
endorsed the position of the President
I'm Santn Domingo in the matter of the
Moroccan conference. He said that he
vas sorry 10 differ from his Demo.
cratic colleagues, hut that he felt it
his duty 10 do so in these matters.
He also expressed absolute conf.
dence in the patriotism of the Presi-
dent and in his good faith in announc-
IN shis determination ot to again be a
candidate for the Presidency
The remainder of the session was
devoted to II debate on the shipping
bill.
Has Friendly Feeling for Roosevelt.
Speaking of the Dominican aues.
tion, Mr.. Patterson said that IL invol.
we'd the Monroe doctrine and that
there was no occasion for division on
party lines on the question. He said
sthat he confessed to very friendly
feeling towards the President due t.
his record he had made as states.
man and citizen.
Not only had the President done
much TO annihilate sectional preju.
dices. but he had done many things to
commend him to Democrats. AZ doubt
he said impressively whether If the
Democratic party had succeeded in
electlng its candidate in 1904, We
would find him stirring as earnestly,
as Zealously and as fearleSsly in sllY-
tanning the Fights of all the people
against those who unite to oppress
the masses as is the present chief ex.
ecntive.'
West and South With President.
For three of fonr years, he said. the
Presi lent had been ON a struggle with
the money power. the like Of which
had not been known since the DAYS @!
Andrew Jackson. He believed the
West to he behind the President in
his stand and he added the opinion
that if the real sentiments of the PEG.
pie of the S0.iIh could be aScertaincd
they would De found also Ia be favor.
able To The President
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-17
DR.. DUL|N GIVEN
A GOOD POSITION
WILL ACCEPT GOVERNMENT OFFER
Will Become Chief Surgeon at
Whipple Barracks in Arizona
to go at Once.

DR.. G. t. Dulin, one of the best
known professional men in the city
has received an appointment from
the government and Will proceed at
once to take charge of the govern
ment hospital at Whipple Barracks,
Arizona.
Doctor Dulin studied in the St.
Louis school of physicians and sur
geons and holds the gold medal for
the first honors in the class of '93
with which he graduated. In 1899
the doctor became connected with
the local militia and was appointed
quarter master sergeant, soon after
wards to be transferred to the medi-
cal department and given the rank
of first lieutenant and assistant sur
geon
The National Guard of Washing
ton was reorganized in 1901 and
Lieutenant Dulin was again trans
ferred, this time from the medical
department to the line, being first
lieutenant of infantry and assigned
=, to duty with Co e The following
year the rank of captain became va
cant by the promotion OF Capt. Llg-
gett and Lieutenant Dulin after
passing rigid examination was pro.
noted to fill this place The doctor
filled this difficult position very ably
for two years when he was recon-
mended for a course in the army
medical school at Washington. D. c.
in the year of 1904. Following hi:
graduation from the college, which
he did with high honors, the mex
spring the doctor was appointed and
commissioned major in the medical
department of the National Guard
by the governor and offered com
mission in the regular army medi-
cal service.
The doctor for many reasons saw
fiji to refuse the latter offer, but wher
the Cuban difficulty first began to as