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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09

turcd. Bud Westfull, driyr for
tae Wells Fargo Express company,
was Killed by Il shot fired by one
OF the pursuers.
Lewis walked into tho bank n
lew minutes after 1t opened toda,
and pointing revolver at Cashier
"a. -. Taylor ordered him to throw
up his hands In. an instant q
clerk lodged IN tho vault and set
OFT the burglar alarm. Taylor hnn0.
ell over $3.50 In bills and Lewis Ned.
a. crowd of men ana boys soon
gave chase, and seeing himself be.
inE hemmed In. the rohbcr ran up
the stairs OF the Wells Fargo ok.
press building. Locking himself In
a room ON the second floor he
heiied arrest. Several shots were
iired into the room In an uttempr
to dislodgc the robber. Ono bullet
struck and Instantly Killed Driver
iWcstiall, who was In tho express
Office ON the street floor
Finally after pnrleying for mn
hour with his pursuers. Lewis sur.
rendered and was taken to jail The
money that Ind been handed over
to Lewis was recovered. lie was
followed to the jail BY nm excited
crowd Cries OF lynch him" were
frequently heard and b. w. Taylor
father of the bank cashier, ATTEMPT.
cd To attack him. He first said his
nnme was George a. Lewis OF Kan
Bas City and then that IL was
George West and that he had come
here from Chicago. He admitted
that he had not given his correct
name
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
New Batt|eship Meets all Require.
ments Under Severe Conditions.
WAS INcAsED IN COAT OF ICE
Rear Admiral HemphiII Wires the
Navy Department That the Ship
Behaved Well-Averaged 1888
Knots an Hour on Full Power Run.
t.}y Associated Press,


BOSTON. MASS, Dec. S.--When
the battleship Vermont successfully
completed all her trials at sea this af-
ternoon. including four hour run at
fun power, a "a hour endurance test.
and the usual turning and backing
maneouvres. her entire forward deck
from stem to bridge was encased in
ince as the result of a So hours trip
in northwest gale and zero temper
ature. Upon reaching the city to-
night Rear Admiral Hemphill. chair
man of the naval trial board, notified
the secretary of the navy that the be-
havior of the ship had been excel
lent
In the four hour power run the
Vermont averaged 1888 knots an
hour. In the "a hours test the aver.
age speed was 17.43 knots an hour
and the horse power 14.5O0. The re-
quirements called for an average of
Is knots at full power. and 13,2OO
horse power at two thirds speed.
The trials were held under most
severe conditions yet undergone by
government vessel in the official tests
and the requirements were all com.
pleted within four days. which is the
shortest period in which a battleship
mas been put through her PAGES.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
TWO HUNDRED LOST
Floating Mines Causes Horrible
Disaster. OF Manchurla.
--------- .
DEAD MOSTLY RUSSIAN TRADERS
Ship Destroyed Was the varyagen
and She Went Down Two Minutes
After She Struck the Mine-wiId
Scenes Among Passengers

VICTORIA. b. c.. Dec. S.-Two hun
dred lives were lost In the destruction
OF the Russian steamship Varyagen,
which was blown up by II floating
mine recently off Cape Manchurln
according TO passengers from the
Orient who have Just arrived here
with accounts of the disaster. Tho
mine Is thought TO have been ndrift
since the Russo.Iapanesc war
Tho Varyagen had three hundred
and fifty passengers OH board. most
or whom wore Russian traders ana
merchantmen. The steamer was FRO.
ceeding In southerly direction. and
when four miles off Cape Manchnria
me Forward watch saw the floating
mine dead ahead The Varyagen
veered from her course 80 that the
bow just missed the mine lust abnft
the port beam. There was a fearful
explosion and the Varyaeen shivered
! from stem to stern.
Passengers rushed to the decks I'm
"A panic Life boats were manned.
but the vessel listed so that II was
impossible To lower them but on one
side Of the ship. The explosion had
torn half the bottom from the Varya.
gen, and she Immediately filled and
began TO sink. Many passengers nm.
able to get into the crowded life boats.
threw themselves In the sen. In less
man two minutes after The Varyagen
had struck she sank Chinese links
put off from the shore and rescued
over hundred passengers found
ciinglng to debris and floating I'm the
water.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
NORFOLK'S AMBITION TO
ANNEX SEVERAL SUBURBS
Joint Committee Has Decided to Ask
Council to Name Committee
to Discuss Matter.

NORFOLK. Dec. S.-Thc Joint com
mittee on annexation, representing
various business body OF the city. has
decided to ask the council to name
a committee to discuss the advisable
ity of anneXing Huntcrsville, Lam
Dcrts Point and South Norfolk.
The matter will come up at the
meeting of the board of aldermen
Tuesday night.
The assessed value of the property
TO liuntersville was reported to be
$l,647.920, and that of Lambert's
Point, $L569,Sl9.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
MOODY TELLS OF
TRUST PROSECUTIONS.
The Annual Report Of the Attor-
Rey General Makes Number
Of Recommendations.
WHERE ANTITRUST LAW IS WEAK
Department connot Go Far Of peep
Enough In Many OF tho casse
Review Of tho Cases Which Have
Been Prosecuted BY tho, Govern.
ment.
ny Associated Press.l

-
WASHINGTON. Dec. Tin his mn.
nunl report Attorney General Moody
says among other things.
During the year there has been fur
Their embarrassment to the ndminlstrl-
ton OF justice In the inability OF tho
United States to bring nm offender dtilyJ
charged by indictment with nn offense
against the United Suites TO tho placa
appointed by the Constitution FOR Ills
trial. The subject wus fully diacusaed
In my annual report for 1905. und'SI
content myself with referring to that
report and renewing the recommeit-
dalton then made for the enactment
of law which Will provide In sub.
stance Tint where nm Indictment Is
duly returned in II court OF the United
States the Judge Of that court may,
after certifying that he has examined
the Indictment and Is of the opinion
that II sets forth crime against the
United StateB. ana after the district
attorney has certified that In HIS judg-
ment there Is probnble cause to be-
lievc that the defendants are guilty, is..
she bench warrant for the arrest OF
the defendants wherever they may be-
found within the territorial limits OF
the United States Atafthe present,
time there arc pending on the DOCKET
of the Supreme Gollt... fourte zen IA
penis In cases OF orders for rem0Yn1
fpr t,Ial
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
SweaPs That Dr.. Butler Attempt
ed to Assault Her on Night
Of The Murder.
CAN'T REMEMBER DETAILS OF CRIME
One Witness Gives Evidence That the
Murdered Man Was Drunk When
He Made the slanderous Statements
The Accused Woman Denies All
Acts of immortality.
(By Associated Press,

Wy ftSooSlalCu f'ItSS.b
HAZELHURST MISS, Dec. S.
today by Mrs. Angie Birdsong when
she went on the witness stand in her
own defense against the charge of
numbering DR.. Thomas Butler. The
defendant said tnat she went to DR..
Buffers office, where the tragedy oc-
Cured, with peaceful intentions and
that DR.. Butler attempted to assault
her while there. In this she swore
that no Illicit relations had ever ex-
listed between her and DR.. Butler at
any time. Mrs. Birdsong said that
Mrs. Nora Garrett had told her that
DR., Butler had said he had been init
mate with the defendant and that she
made an appointment to meet him.
These stories. the witness said, al
most broke her heart and from the
time she heard them. she scarcely
knew what she was doing. She said
she was In this condition when she
went to DR.. Buffers office. Her pur.
pose was to ask him IL it was true
that he had told such stories about
her ana how as an old friend, he
could nave done such a thing.
DIR. Butler seized her, the witness
testified. when she had asked the
questions. He attempted to drag her
Into a room adjoining the office. She
said she believed that he intended to
assault her and that she drew n re.
foiVer and began firing.
She said she remembered that she
Kept on shooting. but the details of
DR.. Buffers death were confused in
her mind. She said she could not re-
mem npr how che ~,
shooting. The prosecution did not al
ter her testimony although She grew
nervous.
Or. Butler Was Drunk.
Captain Stillman, the first witness
LOT the defense. was asked about
statements said to have been made
by DIR. Butler on the Tuesday night
nelore the shooting. Witness said
mat Dr: Butler was drunk when he
MADE these statements. The court
ruled out most of the statements
maze by this witness concerning DR..
Buffers alleged remarks,
senator McLaurin, speaking for the
ueiense, argued strongly that 1t was
ilJuSt 10 exclude these portions of
Cne testimony Judge Miller. howey-
er., stood firm in his ruling that only
.nose parts OF the remarks which had
nseh reported to Mrs. Birdsong before
the shooting should be admitted.
Sillman testified that on the Tues
dag night In question. DR.. Butler had
asked her to prevent her husband
,rom going out on the street. he al.
le&ing that he was going for the pur.
roSe OF meeting woman. Luther
GEce. mayor of Monticello. was NOT
allowed on the witness stand to tell
Recommendations with DR.. Butler on
thg Tuesday night in question. The
defense attempted by questions to
snqw that the mayor reported these
remarks to man whose wife carried
them directly to Mrs. Birdsong.
lMrs. Mary Hoffman was called and
renttfted that she had told Mrs. Bird.
song about the stories alleged to have
haen told by DR.. Butler. The defense
rested Its case today. Arguments will
begin Monday. -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
FAMOUS CONFEDERATE
DIES AT TAMPA, FLA.
John C. Brain, Who Was the Last
Prisoner to be Released from
Prison. is Dead.

TAMPA, FLA. Dec. S.-John c.
Brain, of the Confederate Navy. died
here today of paralysis. During the
civil war he commanded several Con-
fedcrlte vessels. After the war he
went to England and returning n
month later. he WIS arrested by or.
der OF Secretary of the Navy Gideon
Wells and was held prisoner until
March 1869. being the last Confeder-
ate prisoner to be released.
He was close friend of jefferson
Davis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
Nicholas Again Turns to wit.e.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec S.--Thcre
are strong Indications that the Car
Is firing OF his strong reactlonnry pol.
Icy. ana that the Count Witte will
again become q power, Petitions wero
presented to tho Gear recently asking
MIN not to receive Witte again. Mich.
olas was greatly ansered by this IN.
reference. and he Immediately sent
n special courier inviting Wltte to
lunch with him.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
VIII Wabash Enter Richmonda

RICHMOND. VA, Dec. S.-When
the Richmond-Ashland division OF the
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay rail
way is completed will the Wabash,
the road owned by George Jay Gould,
run into Richmond over the line? This
Is the question heard on all sides to-
day. Knowing ones say that such is
an assured fact, while those directly
interested in the Richmond and Ches-
apeake Bay line are disposed to avoid
discussing the question.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
DEWEY WANTS YOUNGER
MEN TO COMMAND SHIPS
He Makes Significant Remark After
He Had Called on President
Roosevelt.

WAonINGTON. ID. c., Dec. s.
we want Younger mon to command
the ships of the navy" said Admiral
Dewey after an interview with the
President today" and the only way to
accomplish it Is to retire officers ear
~"
This Is sought to be attained by the
enactment of the naval personnel bill
which the admiral discussed with the
President.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
Lake Vessels Ice Bound.
(Bv Associated Press.l

:pETROIT, MICH, Dec. ga spe.
cial from Sault ste Marie says:
IRenty vessels are caught fast in the
leg IN the st. Mary's river the cold
snap OF the past few davs having
caused six to eight inches of ice. The
Lake Carriers association has organ
ised an ice crushing expedition to
leave Sault ste Marie tomorrow morn.
ing to attempt to release the i'm.
Drisoned ships.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
THREE HUNDRED GIRLS
MAKE ESCAPE FROM FIRE
Large Building of the John Maenus
Company Damaged 100000 by
Z Flames.
fBy Associated Press

i.:GHICAGO, ILLS, Dec. 8.-The large
bnilding occupied by the mail order
service of the John Magnus Com
Hany. at Thirty-fifth and Morgan
streets, was destroyed by fire today.
An adjoining structure occupied by
the Universal Trading and Supply
company was badly damaged. Total
LOGS $1,000,000. The Magnus company
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
Luray Company to be pisbanded

RICHMOND. Dec. 8.-A general or
der has been issued by the Adjutant
General disbanding Company C. Sew
enty-second Infantry at Luray, Va
Another order appoints Colonel C. A..
Dempsey. United States army, retir-
ed. who is on duty with the organic
ed militia of this State, as acting iE.
spector OF small arms practice for Tie
Commonwealth.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
eerky,s Last Play stopped.

NAPLES. Dec. 8.-Maxim Gorky's
latest play has been placed under the
ban by the project of police. on the
ground that 1t Is dangerous to public
order. and its production in Naples
prohibited. Gorky Is disguised with
the stand taken by the project and
Will leave here Immediately.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
Cleveland Aqain M.

PRINCETON. N. j.. Dec. 8.--Grover
Cleveland is Ill at his home, West
land" of acute indigestion. Mr..
Cleveland has been i'll more than a
week and still remains unimproved,
and every precautlon is being taken
by his family physician, DR.. ]. M.
Carncochan. and by Mrs. Cleveland.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
LONE WOULD BE BANK
ROBBE2 C0ULDNTGET AWAY
Secured $3.50 From Cashier of !
Great Bend, kans.. Bank But
is Aptured.
fRv Associat,I Press !

CHEAT BEND. KANS., Dec. g.
Siter attempting to rob the j. ".
Brinkam company bauk today sin
gle handed, man VINO, gave his
name as George A. Lewis, OF Kan.
sas City, was surrounded and can.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, SUNDAY DECEMBER O 1906

employees about 300 girls, who made
their way TO the fire escapes and were
rescued by police and flrcmen.
Three of them were overcome by
smoke and We're carried from the
building unconscious.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
Who the Parties Are.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, Dec.
S.-Arthur Brown prominent law
yer who was one of Utah's first
United States Senators. being elected
when Utah was admitted to state.
hood, left here for Washington sew
eral days ago. Anna Nj. Brady.
who has figured before in a sensa1
tional criminal case. in which she
and Senator Brown were involved,
left the ctw two days after Crowns
departure. About three years ago
charge involving immoral conduct
was fled against Senator Brown
and the Brady woman by Senator
Browns wife. Before the case came
to trial Mrs. Brown withdrew her
charges and Mr.. Brown was released.
Mrs. Brady pleaded guilty. Before
sentence was imposed. however, she
was permitted to withdraw her plea
and the charge against her was
dismissed.
Three days before Brc""', depar-
ture for Washington he talked with
Mrs. Brady and she agreed to go
to San Francisco. 1t was supposed
that she had gone there.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
Right Of the United states.

renew the recommendation made
IN my last annual report for tile an.
hctment OF n law giving to the United,
States the right OF appeal upon quas.
lions of law In criminal cnses, with tho
provisO that n verdict OF acqultal upon
The merits shall not be set side. The
Congress has passed such n law for
District of Columbia and It Is the law
or may of the states. Within tho year
there have been several instances
showing the great public necessity fer
The enactment OF such Il law Tho in
dictment against the beef hackers. re.
turned by the grand jury after many
months OF delibcration as the; result
OF investigations which had been made
throughout the country by the I)epnrt.P
lnent or Justice, was rendered fpracti-
caiiy useless by the ruling OF the Judge
not relating to the merits OF tho cast.
the correctness OF which the depart
meni would have been very glad IN
have placed under the review OF tfia
appellate court. ~
The act approved June l, 1902,
which provided for the amlcabln set,
| Element of controversies between cds.
riers and their employees. In the tenth
section, made II penal offense for "a
carrie: to discriminate against aiy
membership In n labor organization or
TO attempt to prevent him from rb.
tanning employment alter his dis
charge. i1f
demurrer TO an Indictment under
this section has been sustained re-.
Gently by district Judge on the
lroun1 that the section Is unconstitu-
tionnl. Even n United States com.
missioner has made tho same decision.
~ ls monstrous that n law which has
received the assent of the Senate, the
| House OF Representatives, and the
President can be nullined by tho
opinion of single man, not subject
to review by the court of appeals and
| the Supreme Court,
bill providing for an appeal has
passed the House of Representatives
and has been favorably reported In the
Senate. II 1t speedily becomes law, 4,
many lamentable miscarriages of jus.
tico may be prevented. Not only the
public interests will be promoted, but
even the interests of the defendants
themselves. 1t Is the frequent, liz not
the usual practise of judges sitting at
MIST prius, to rule doubtful uuestfoiis
OF law in favor of the government, for
| the very reason that the defendant has
the right of appeal while the govern.
| ment has not, although there would be
no necessity for this commendable
practise if each party had the right
OF appeal Moreover, an appeal from
n ruling upon demurrer to an In
dictment might often settle the only
real question in dispute between the
parties without the delay and expense
of a trial of the facts and such rul-
Ing might be much more readily made
If both parties had the right OF sp-s4
| peal.
In the customs administrative act of.
June 10, 1890, (26 Stats. 1917. 1t was B
provided in section Is that the deois.
ion of the circuit court in customs
cases should be final, unless SUCH
court shall be of opinion that the Qlas.
Continued on Page FYye.)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
Raleigh Hotel in Washington The
Scene Of a Sensational Al
tempt at Murder,
WOMAN WANTED WRONGS RIGHTED
Both Parties are Prominent in Salt
Lake City, Utah, circIes-She
Claims That Man Is Father of
Two of Her children-'Has Been
In Scandal Before.
tBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. G. Dec. S.
Former United States Senator Ar.
thur Brown of Utah tonight lies in
critical condition in Emergency
hospital from pistol shot wound
IN the abdomen inflicted by Mrs.
Anna Nj. Brady of Salt Lake, who
arrived here today from that city.
The shooting occurred in Senator.
Browns apartments In the Raleigh
hotel, where Mrs. Brady also had
registered under the name of "A.
b. Brown" She was taken In Gus
tody and was locked up for the night
III the matron's room of the first
precinct police station. Two shots
were fired one grazing Browns
left hand and the other entering
the abdomen and lodging in thu
pelvic cavity.
After working over him for near.
ly two hours, the surgeons decided
that for the present nj least, they
would make no further attempt to
find the bullet. 1t was stated to.
night that while Senator Browns
condition was critical his wounds
are not necessarily fatal.
Mrs Brady arrived here shortly
after noon. After heing assigneu
room she Immediately went to
Senator Browns apartment There
were no witnesses to the shooting
but floor maid heard the shots
and notified the management. Ac-
cording to her statement Mrs. Brad
ly came to Washington to demand
that Senator Brown marry her. Sh..
said that their relations were well
known in Salt Lake. 81 asked him
If he was going to do the right
thing b. me-" she said. maintaining
Il remarkable composure. Ills re-
ply was that he put on his overcoat
and started to leave the room and
| shot him. abhor acts Of this
character hut in this case was
fully justified"
Father of Her Two Children.
She alleged that two o, her Chi.
dren owe their parentage to Sena-
tor Brown and that she had named
one OF them after him. Mrs. Brad.
~ was reluctant to speak of her
divorced husband but qestioninx
brought out the fact that he Is now
living in Nevada with second
wife. Further questioning disclosed
the fact that Mrs. Brady for two
years 1900 to 1902 had served In
the capacity OF secretary to the Utah
State Republican Committee and at
one time was editor OF the Official
organ of the state Federation of
Women's clubs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09

Continued on Page Five.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-20
ANTIDIVORCE CONGRESS
Governor PennypaCker Made Pres
ident of Assembly at Washington,

WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-Governor
Samuel W. P~ennypacker OF PeIillsyI-
vania was chosen president OF Tue
congress on uniform divorce
which convened here. The congress
was called by Governor Pennypackef
last summer, the Pennsylvania state
legislature having appropriated Slo'-
900 to defray the expenses OF the gath-
ering. The membership is national III
scope. all but three of the states OF
the Union being represented. About
100 delegates are in attendance. Fol
lowing an address of welcome by Dis
trict Commissioner MacFarland, Gov
ernor Pennypacker outlined the objects
of the congress.
Governor Pennypacker stated that
the object Of the meeting was 1.-THE Sc
curing as nearly as possible UNIFORM
statutes upon the matter OF divorce
throughout the nation" The initiative
had been taken in Pennsylvania, lie
said, when the governor had been au-
thorized by the legislature to commu-
nicate with the governors OF the sew
eral states requesting them to COOP
crate in the assembling of a congress
TO discuss the subject of divorce.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-20

The city has made great progress
during Mayor Braces administration.
He took hold of the reins of govern
ment with a firm hand and did not
hesitate to establish new presidents
in anything that he deemed needed
attention. The police department
was a favorite with His Honor and
the men lose Il firm friend in his
death. One of the ambitions of the
doctor was to have a new police
station built during his term of
office. He wanted to see the depart
ment on a modern basis. 1t was
largely through his efforts that the
patrolmen were given a monthly day
off.
Orders were given regarding the
cleaning of sidewalks of snow; the
city was cleared of hundreds of stray
dogs; the saloons were closed at
midnight and public dances were
forced to cease at midnight Saturday.
The firemen received there share
of the mayors attention and he was
known to favor every scheme to
better that department.
The schools received his hearty CO.
operation and anything within his
power was done to advance the cause
of education in tbp CITY