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Newport daily independent., 1906-05-07
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I. D. Price for fishing tackle.
 The latest sheet music at l. D. Prices. tt
 Ask to see our new umbrellas. Sink, Martin & Co. 1Od6 Belts, ties and shirtwaists. - Sink, Martin & Co. 10d6 Dr. A. J. Causey was down from Swifton Monday.
 Birds and Fairies at the opera house Tuesday May 8. 9 td
 R. c. Wallace spent Saturday tn Little Rock on business. Go to l. D. Price for garden seed in bulk and packages. ']tf
 Dr. w. H. Pearson of Eight Mile was in the city Monday.
 New all-over faces and en- broideries. Sink, Martin & Co.,.
 Music and Powers at the opera house Tuesday evening May the 9th. 5 td
 Mrs. Annie Allen has been quite i'll at her home on Newport avenue for several days.
 Everything fresh and good in the grocery line at R. D. Den nis.' Phone No. 167. 17d-tf
 See OCT new line of Dotted Swiss, Batiste and Voiles. Wolff Goldman Mer. Co.
 Dr. J. w. Coffman of Black Rock was shaking hands with his many Newport friends Mon- day. r.
 Parties wanting their houses numbered in compliance with the city ordinance, call on J. w. Jack son. OoutI
 Mrs. James Grubbs left Sun day afternoon for a ten days visit to her parents at Somervllle, Tenn.
 25ct qua1ity large figured oreandie this week only t2 1-2 cts. s.-Wolff- Goldman Mer. Go. 1ObH
 Mir. and Mrs. w. D. Allison have bought the property on Hazel street belonging to Mrs. J. o. Turner.
 Miss Emma Wilson has re- turned to her home at Sikeston, Mo-, after a pleasant visit to S. 1 G. Parker and family.
 Rev. H. Cady, rector of the Episcopal church at Brinkley will attend the Episcopal coun' cil in this city this week.
 All up-to-date housekeepers use Red Cross Ball Blue. Il makes clothes clean and sweet as when new. All grocers. Mrs. c. Ross, a we'll known lady of literary fame II the Lone Star State is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Croft or Elm street.
 Mrs. Sallie Stayton and Mis- Mable Stayton, of Newport were in the city this week th' guests of Mrs. J. D. Rodgers or South New Orleans Avenue .
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
AUTO HITS HOGS, BEES,
SNAKES, CHICKENS, GOAT

PORT JERVIS, n. Y, Oct 5.-AIr
and Mrs. Leander Smith. of Phuadel-
phia. arrived in town in the night in
their automobile. after an eventfm trip
through portions OF Western Sullivan
and Northern Wayne county. Pa. In
Sullivan county they paid s. for run
ming into flock of chickens. killing a
number, saw two black bears in the
road, struck a flying partridge, ran over
seven blaCksnakes and paid 81 for up
setting a pail of milk
IN Wayne county 50 was expended
Tor killing two half-groWn shOats. The
pigs were out OF the road as the ma
chine approached, but when il arrived
nearly opposite the porkers ran directly
IN It's path. In coming down a hill the
auto struck deep rut, swinging INTO
one side, and. before il could be stop
ped, was run into a standard contain
ing three bee skips. The party managed
10 get out Of the vicinity lively enough
10 escape both bees and detection
Their last adventure was near the
line in Orange county. where they
hurled a pugnaciouS billy goat TO ono
side Of the road. One tire was pune
tured during the trip.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
POCKETS FOR GIRLS
OF DENVER SCHOOLS
principal Says Losses of Purses, Due to
Carelessness, VIII Then Be
Avoided.

DENVER, Oct 5.-The principal of the
leading high school of the city has
ordered all girl pupils TO have pockets
placed In their dresses. He says that
every day six or ten purses are found
on the floor, showing that the girls have
no safe place 10 keep them.
Mothers have no right to put temp
tauon in the way of children In that
way. said the principal 1T is i'm
possible 10 get 1000 boys and girls to-
gether and not md some who VIII yield
20 primitive impulses when they see
money lying around I think the large
number of purses that are returned TO
the office prove the honesty prevalent
at the school"
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
MEAT DEALINGS
MAKE BIG INDUSTRY

A Quebec dispatch 10 the New York
sun states that the preservation and
expectation OF whale meat is becoming
big industry in the parts Of the gulf
Of st. Lawrence. For some time past
the fishermen Of Gaspl have been in
The habit or sailing down portions OF
the meat OF the whale for their own use
when short OF other FOOD, UU- now md
that the article is eagerly consumed by
some of the South American peoples,
and consequently it is becoming quite
au article OF commerce
one company has established a large
plant on an island in the region known
as Seven Islands in the north of the
gulf OF ST Lawrence and maintains a
regular whaling steamer to XIII and
tow in the whale taken, the bumped
back and the sulphur bottom They
are so plentiful that there is 10 dlr--
Guilty In killing and towing 70 the fact
ory one a day. which is all that the
present capacity OF the factory C8n ac-
cOmmOdate. Each whale IS valued al
about 5000, so that the business is "a
very lucrative one
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
NAME IS VERY LONG.

King Sisawath of Cambodia, who
has been attracting great interest IN
Paris. has a very long name Prea Bat
Samdoch Prea SisaWath Chamchocra-
pong Haririach Braminthor PhouVan-
aykraykeofa Sobapedey. The nearest
English translation Of this imposing
title is: He who is the supreme re-
fuge. the being with the sacred feet
the lord. the being most iuustrious
among the great; the excellent the
perfect one; the descendant OF the ce-
IestiaI spirits; the handsome and
glorious son of the SUM- the splendid
leader of the races; glorious. illus
trious. perfect and holy emperor Of the
immense capital of Cambodia, who is
the master of all souls and is placed
upOn the necks of all"
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
CHILD SAVES MOTHER
AND BABY FROM FIRE

CHESTER. Pa. Oct. 5-Seizinr with
her bare hands a Blazing on stove and
hurrying with it from an upstairs room
70 the street below, Emma Carter. the
leh-yeaI-old daughter Of John Carter
saved the lives of her mother and in
FAINT brother last night
Mrs Carter who is an invalid. was
IN bed with her One-year-Old babe by
her side. Near her was a lighted oil
stove Suddenly the oil in the tank
caught fire and, blazing up, ignited a
curtain
The Woman's screams attracted the
attention of her daughter, who ran into
the room, seized The stove. and after
carrying It downstairs. gave the alarm
Then she went back and attempted TO
beat out the flames.
Fearing that her mother and brother
would be burned to death, Emma as
sisted them 9ut upon the porch roof
where they were found and lowered to
the street by dremen,
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
An1GdOr Admits Romance
With GreShan1'S Widow
Says Such Affairs Are Expensive and He
Could Not Afford to Keep Matter Dark
Any Longer by Supporting Her.

cash for her 10 live. There was a sort
OF understanding that i should DO so
until she got a position that would
make her self-suppO But she was
not the kind Of woman who could find
Work. or dc 1T If she got the chance, 1
supplied the cash until ] could stand
u no longer. These affairs are tKpen-
slNt, ana a man to retain financial re-
80. 5.f in them. must have the
Mrs. Gresham tried coercion. 4 told
her 70 go as far as she liked. Ny
lIlenas Know that my relations with
ter from her lawyer. He advised me
20 compromise j said I would not
Then, said he, we shall so as far the
laws allows. Ny dear sir said /, go
furtheri 80 as far as you like.
Various sums had been named as
a basis Of compromise, but / always
said no. Now, count If you don't mind.
IL is time for another bottle
The count brought forth another and
the glasses were filled and emptied
THE next move was the service uDOn
me Of papers in the civil actions This
falling OF the desired effect NV arrest
for assault followed Let me tell you
that I did not lash her with a whip but
/ did with my tongue For this + am
sorry. But ] was provoked To have
what was q pleasant affair end with att
tempts al eXtOrttOn, 10 be bounded
about t0wn-why il was most eXasper-
ating-
This much. however. 7 will say as
being due 10 Mrs. Gresham. She has
been driven 20 these suits and the ar
rest by want or money Her brother
has deserted her. She is in desperate
straits
Mrs. GTesham's lawyer. Herman j.
Witte. OF o. Park Row, said.
1T is true that Dr. Amad1r attacked
AIRS Gresham with "a buggy whip The
incident occurred in Riverside Drive
soon after he had left her. She was
I'D and was out for the air. Dr Amad0r
who was iu "a ruuab0ur brought the
whip down across her shoulders three
times. Dr. Amador seems % think him
self immune because 0f his place as
consul general. He viii find this is not
so ia the court Of special sessions"
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
STRICTLY OFFICIAL.

In one Of the lesser Indian cities the
clerk in charge OF the official documents
is Hindu, with a peculiar knowledge
OF English.
As rats did much damage 10 his pc
peTs. he obtained permission 10 keep
two cats, the larger Of them receiF ing
rather better rdti0ns. A fcW weeks
later the head Office at Calcutta received
this dispatch.
4 have the honor to inform YOU that
The senior cat is absent without leave
What shell I d0?'
To this problem there was vouchsated
no answer. After waiting a few DAYS,
The Hindu sent off a proposal
In re absentee cat ] propose 20 pro
mote The Junior cat. and iu the mean
time TO Ia alZe into government service a
Trobationer cat on full r1tions. '-Iit-
Bits.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05

NEW YORK. oct. 5.-The New York
World today says:
Dr. Raoul Amador. son Of the Pres
ldent OF Panama and consul general
from that republic 20 the United States,
made a statement last night concern
ing the affair that led 10 his arrest last
Tuesday on a charge of hOrsewhipping
a woman The complainant is Mrs.
Bertha X. Gresham. widow Of Rear
Admiral Frisbee and Lieut.. William
Gresham, L. s. A. She has brought
against Dr. Amador also two civil ac-
tions. In one she holds him response
bic for her present condition; in the
other she accuses him OF attacking her
with a whip. In each case she puts
the damages at $4,000.
Dr. Amadors wife and two children
live at Zl5 West I12th street. The doc
tor lives in a bachelors apartment in
the Long Acre Hotel He shares these
quarters with Count Manuel de Caserta,
who was a captain Of De Vets scouts
in the Boer war. The count is married.
His wife and family are In South
America.
There was a romance. Of course.
said Dr. AmadOr. I'm not given 10 de-
nyiug paIpabIe facts, especially when q
lady sees 1T 70 make them public. But
IL was not a case of q man of the world
wrongiug an ingenue- Mrs Gresham
has been twice widowed. / thing it -vas
a situation in which We both under
stood ourselves thoroughly. Now. there
Is a tide I'm the affairs of men and
women that leads on % misfortune
when too much seriousness is attached
to them. i was married, and she
knew a.. The day arrived when / said
adieu.
THE next chapter would never have
been written bUt for Mrs. Gresham
necessity. There has been no trouble
between US that money would not have
cured. For g time I supplied the needed
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
PINE TREEs MADE No So.

About FIVE tons OF artificial silk arc
now manufactured daily in Europe and
the demand far exceeds The supply.
This is one of the many modern products
Of cenulOse. that wonderful substance Of
which the microscopic cells of plants ere
made and which composes about one
third OF all the vegetable ana animal
matter in the world. Robert Kennedy
Duncan, now professor OF Industrial
chemistry Ia the University Jf Kansas.
points out its possibilities for the manu-
faCturer. For instance. he writes. "A
pine tree is worth $40 a ton, cut and
stripped il is worth $l5; boiled into pulp
il is worth so: bleached it is worth So.
which turned into vfscose and spun into
silk is worth $500. '-Harper.s Maga-
e.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
SEVEN HUSBANDS CLAIM
WOMAN OF SEVENTY-SIX

DETROIT. Mich. Oct 5.-That seven
husbands all living and undivorced.
have legal claims upon Mrs. Hanna
Chafee. appears from a suit of her
daughter. Mrs. Emily Sherman. of
POnticO
The former is sevenry-siX years Old
and recently was married TO Francis n.
Chamee. She transferred to her daugh-
ter some residence property, but her
husband. declaring the transfer without
consideration, started suit IN court TO
have the deed set aside. Consequent IN
VestigatiOn showed six previous mar
riages of the woman in none of which
cases are divorces or deaths Of the hus-
bands recorded The court has ordered
an investigation.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05

ion OF the residence Ia New Hampshire
avenue. which he recently leased He
left Washington for New York last
night and VIII bring 1ir~ shouts and
their two daughters. -.-z Tbeodora
Shonts and Miss Marguerite SLouts. 20
Washington uaou their arrival from
Europe, october a.
Miss Eoardmau is Iu town 90 attend
70 Red Cross affairs relative 10 reliev-
lHE lEe Mobile sufferers. ana opening
tEr family residence for tIe return gf
her parents, NT- and Airs. N. J Board
man about October -a-
Senator and AIRS Murray Crane win
come l9 Washington Immediately after
the election, 10 arrange for winter
residence
Mrs. james Mann has returned 90 the
city, after spending the suE.mev iu
Chicago ana ~ iE- Mauus country
place iu Illinois Mrs Manu-s carly re-
turn o. Washington was To place her
SON in school
Mrs. southerlaud and the Misses
S1uthe1lt4ld have returned 70 WASH
I1gluu. and taken possession OF their
hoUae on y street for The winter.
Mrs. StBvesaut Fish and Miss Mar.
DAY for Europe. where they viii spend
several weeks.
Mrs Catharinc Hilton announces the
engagement ut EaT niece Miss EIIza-
beth Tol~ou, 20 Arthur Clarendon
smith The wedding is 90 take place
ln the spring.
Mrs William Frank has been enter
taiEluE Mrs j. Aaron and daughter.
Miss Blanca Aaron.
Mr.. and AIrs. Alexander Wolf and SON
have taken apartments ct Florence
Court
David RothchId has srent the wcel,
az Madison, WIS.
Mrs. Iona Joseph and Miss Hattie
JIp7rpA, 'i Cl..aE'- are thc guests Of
their cousin, Mrs. 81. BIumeufeld
Mr. and Mrs. Meyer FcIheimer have
moved from the Osborn. and have
taken an apartment at Florence
Court.
Mrs. Frank. Of Norfolk Va. who has
ncen here a fCW days with her dauab-
Ter, Miss HIlda Frank. at Chew chase
school ieit for her home last night
Mrs. Fannie *. Levi. of Eighteenth
street has zone TO Baltimore 10 snand
scn fays with her sister. Mrs. BenHEnIn
Frank
carr Auerbach has returned to the
city from Norfolk. Va. where rs ,rs,,t
70 attend the funeral of Isaac Hof-
hsiuer.
Mrs Henry P1suer. OF Norfolk Va
: SEc11iuS few DAYS with her aunt
rs Charles kaufman. II Eighteenth
street
Henry HOfta, Of New York CITY spent
Few days here last week with relatives.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
LAW SCHOOL OPENING
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS

The opening Of the thirty-seventh an
nuI session OF the School of Law.
Georgetown University. Wednesday
night. in the law school building, sos
60S = street northwest. was notable
among other things. by reason of the
marked Increase I'm the number of pu-
pills. The numerical expansion of the
student body since last year. according
20 Secretary Watkins, has smashed all
records In the history of the institu-
uon. The utmost enthusiasm prevailed
and the combined classes. numbering
nearly 500 pupils. cheered each of fhe
members of the faculty who arose to
speak, and damaged the vocal cords bv
the frequency and vigOr with which the
familiar 'HOya, Hoya Saxa" yeH was
ettered- Chlef Justice Clabaugh of the
Supreme court Of the District of -
lumbia, who is dean of the faculty pre-
Sided throughout the opening exercises
and introduced the speakers
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
UNCLE SANS BUSY STORE.

Readers not yet in old age can recall
the time when the bulk OF our export
trade was in the products Of the farm
and the plantation. The Bureau Of S-a~
ustics has just finished an analysis OF
the figures for the fiscal year 19l5-06-the
year that ended June go. The facts dis
closed are full of interest. Raw cotton
suu leads all our other exports. in tho
twelvemonth Ii brought us in The enor-
nous sum OF $i0L055.sZl. against the
$780, G56 800 Of ten years ago. Provisions
come next. $40 99o. o65; next come iron
and steel manufactures, Sldo-9isso5. and
manufacturers Of copper, SSl.-sZ.6g4, come
fourth. It's "a very big business Chat
the general store known as the United
States of America IS doing nowadays,
and it's a growing business--Harttord
lCOnnD COuTant.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
A SIGNIFICANT STRAW.

Harry w. Walker. who organized Mr..
Bryan's New York reception, and called
the Madison Square meeting 90 order.
furnishes n very significant straw as 10
how the political wind Is blowing IN
New York When informed of the re-
suit al Buffalo AIr Walker remarked: !:
For the first time ia my life i shall
this year vote the Republican Stats
ticket and twelve members of my fam
ily VIII do the same. Virginia Pilot
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
MISSING GHINAHAN
HEAVILY IN DEBT

It Is now believed by the police that
Lee Hoyer or Lee Gee. the Chinese
iaundryman OF 7O2 Tenth street south
west, whose sudden disappearance near
ly two weeks ago was shrouded in con-
siderable mystery. left Washington of
his own accord because Of his inability
TO meet certain alleged financial obliga-
tiOns.
According to several Cinnamon, the
cause Of Lees downfall was his fascin-
alton for fan-tan. he it is said, having
lost about S4O0 at the game.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
ELECTS NEW MEMBERS

AT the last meeting of the Medical As
sOciatl0n OF the District Of Columbia,
prs AIahIou Ashford. George w.
BOYD. William p. Mason, Milton H.
Prosperi. AlOysius vs.. Valentine, George
TuIIv Vaughan Charles +. Billiard
Mahlon Hutchinson. Guy s. Safold, Ed
ward II. Egbert. j. Lawn Thompson.
Edward EV BuFCh, adam kemcle
George H. Camp, William =. r. Phil
lips and William r. Perkins were
elected 10 fun membership.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
MARPIAGE LICENsES.

Thomas S. Sloane and Mary N.
Adams
John c. Spencer and Mary Keicher.
William Roseborough and Ida Hick-
man.
William Howard and Mary Garter.
Charley Stewart and Louisa NJ. T.
Scott.
James Allen and EVER l. Saunders.
James ". Walker and Bertha Green.
Perry T. Clark and Annie Bruner.
James c. Beatty and Eleanor Y.
DOWneY both OF Baltimore.
Ralph G. VOorman, Valdez, Alaska,
and Helena NJ. Wise, District of Col
unbia,
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
An Opportunity for the Board of Trade.

campaign for buster Washington peter
nothing progress make
practical, gingery looking
be doarsandens that to be done 1T
by body response
bity confidence of their associates
different shippers
ready
of organization given
year spite
support
ground for effective
this committee prepared keep
they by
B Of and with provided by the membership
body meeting tonight report
committee It's that will determine whether
glect
During the past three months the men of Washington have been
hustle upbud ctys
dsve,on the Conitars tnsinosss nil Il 5 - Iy,i
among of
tories until the District tribute all its
the nothing contemplated expansion
wholesale jobbng many
the enterpeamong Washington
cannot uv from Baltimore and underse the producers Of thar % in
general
proper development
can be regulated that they need not make it less attractive as place
any Washington
opportunities present
their development
than the original Jobbers Shippers
which important
community than the welfare
Trade the Business Mems Association institutions
bagged already Washington
place Of trade possibilities has been created throughout
the district of the Capitals commercial The iobbng
eady getting
erou new customers Inquiries as 70 sites for manufactures have
than
enterprise seriously seeking advantage special
opportunities he city offers
he has had up to
conspicuous
municipal through the Jobbe shippers
Association But whole it has gathered
without effective guidance The Business Mems Association
duplicate energy mainly
Shippers
done nothing to permit its committee manufactures further
4 % - " ~ I5.i' .i 10 @ 'Tl WI ,u Iiu 'oolllg 10
I,d~ hold ,l
effective direction
the three bodies operating perhaps
pensabe if the v is TO grow in the future to the greatest t
present money unnecessary
secretaries time through the op
Portuniy is lost through the scattering of
joining of not the conditional
Monday
Those gentlemen,
selves proposition
definitely mohc looking the The Business
ton through opposite
amagamaton
three bodies with INSPIRED
the Board OF Trade that the present does not the best
accomplish it. The obbe shippers noting
organization, through
10 wait any action on its part looking to this union upon the aqus
on Of certain advantages which it has
adjustment Washington
the establishment Of freight rates which viii give the city the benefit
membership of Trade shall oveue its d
therefore the effort Of Washington business safeguard
their benefit of con-
sodad control Joint committees
pushing 'e projected e AiDt at the jamestown Exposition
conflict should purpose no
uc can supply the orce neee 10 get business
operate with
the restrictions for au
thorty
In this situation Washington
of
1t has already valuable work
collecting information
ngs the of labor special ready
to supply that information Finally it
is willing and equipped to undertake the respects it
indicated however
of the board tonight The whole body of
this work genuinely help
Influential enough make the
But that they be ready
any other project has obtained Wash
o Trade years.
for this body its
undertaking Importance of
umbby approval enterprise
The Washington times., 1906-10-05

a japanese scientist suggests that the
radi0-activity OF air may be due 70 the
escape OF emauations from subterra-
mean REGIONS. He proposes that the
smoke from volcanoes De examined TO
see whether this theory De correct
The Washington times., 1906-10-05
MUCH IN LITTLE.

In the mythology of Europe horses
have always been considered bearers Of
luck. and there was "a superstition
which once was current that the pres
cnce of a horses ho0f under the bed
would cure certain complaints.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05

Spokane has a church that cares foT
servant girls. Swedish Congregational
churches from an over the inland en-
Yire h.v- Just held "a conference fol
lowed - E dedication of the hand
some new $1,000 tabernacle at Second
avenue and Division street
The Washington times., 1906-10-05

Miss Eoardmau is Iu town 90 attend
10 Red Cross affairs. relative 10 reIiav-
ing the Mobile sufferers. and opening
tlr family re-ijeaea for the return ~
her parents, AlT and Airs. 81. j. Board
man about October L
The Washington times., 1906-10-05

Prof Angelo HeIlprin, author OF
rover Ct PeIee." Mont Pelee." and
editor or Lippiucotts New Gazetteer,
is lust completing a series OF paintings
IN oil 10 Illustrate the features and
phenomena OF the eruption of Mcnt
Pelee, which are 10 be exhibited pub
Lcly.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05

Nine. des Portes Ge la Fosse and Mile.
des P0rtls. wife and daughter of the
counselor OF tile French embassy, reach
eI New York today from Europe. and
SO ere met by the counselor. who viii ac-
company them 10 Washington tOm0r-
row.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05

Senator and Mrs MURRAY Crane win
come tg Washington Immediately after
The election, 10 arrange for winter
residence.
The Washington times., 1906-10-05

Mrs. Mccall. wife Of Representative
samuel w Mccall, of Massachusetts.
accompanied hy her three daughters
sailed from New York Yesterday for
Europe. where they E.iH spend the sea-
son Representative Mccall VIII, as
usual. m-ke his winter home az the
ShOrehCm