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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
COMPLAINT AGAINST
NORFOLK AND WESTERN
Powhattan Coal and Coke Company
Says That They Have Been
Disseminated Against.
(py Asso clated proas. J

NASiitiNGI A.. y. Dcc. t.
Tho Powhntan Coal and Coke Com
rany OF West Virginia., has tlod
IL complaint with the Interstate
Commerce Commission against the
Norfolk ana Western company md
about sixty coal and coke compan.
les or West ,lrginia. lhc basis
OF the complaint IL alleged discrim
inntion agninst the coni ana coke
company In It's system OF car
distribution, and that tho dc.
fcndant's coal md coke companies'
arc given undue and unreasonable
advantage In this regard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
His Name is Curtis and he is a
Half V|itted Resident
Of Dayton, Ohio.
TELLS STORY Of THE CRIME
After Accomplishing His Brutal Pur.
pose and Numbering the Girl He Was
Filled With Remorse and Cried
Went Over Scene of the Crime with
Dayton Detectives.
(By Associated press,D

Nbs HSSuCluteU PTGSS.)
DAYTON. OHIO. Dec. IA hnh-
witted resident Of this city today con.
iessed to the murder of Dona Gilman.
20 years old. who was crlmlnally MS.
sanlted and strangled TO death on No.
vember 20. while within fifty yards
OF her home mt Arlington Heights, n
suburb, while returning from work.
The girls reputation was unsullied
and the brutality of the crime aroused
me greatest feeling. Employees Mt the
factory where she worked subscribed
$4,000 MS II reward for the capture of
the murderer. Though the employer
OF David Curtis furnished complete
allhi for him, n formal charge of muir.
dor has been placed against Curtis Nv
brother Of the girl The arrest was
swiftly followed by succession of
scenes of sensational character.
MS afternoon accompanied by do.
tectives and the coroner. Curtis was
taken 10 the scene OF the tragedy md
there traced his movements step by
step as he told how he approached
and attacked his victim. how he tool,
hold OF her umbrella In one hand md
seized her by the throat with his fin.
GERS OF the other and dragged hcr IN
the embanltment for distance of
twenty feet, Ho asserted That he
chen closed the umbrella and cast n
TO one side. while st1l holding thc
girl by tho throat. After she wos
dead he said that he was filled with
remorsn and knelt by tho hodv mud
cried Then he took the body In his
arms and carried II across tho strnot
ana placed II IN the position IN which
1t was found later
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
Death of Mrs. Miles.

Mrs. Elizabeth Miles died yesterday
morning at 1850 o'clock after an mi
ness OF five days with pneumonia AT
her home, 331 Fory.fourth street
Mrs. Miles was "a years of age She
is survived by four children-Messrs
Thomas B. and James Miles and Mrs.
ID. ]. Haines and Mrs. Ida y. billing
ham. Funeral services will he con.
Quoted at the residence this afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock by Rev A. o. Sykes.
me body will be sent to baltimore
for interment.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
Appalling Disaster Occurs on The
Cornell University Grounds
at Ithaca, n. Y.
SEVEN Persisted IN THE FLAMES
Chi Psi Fraternity House Burned Ear.
ly Yesterday Morning-The voIun-
teer Firemen Killed Were All Prom
inent Residents Of lthaca-Damage
+ VIII Amount to 100000.
(By Associated Press.l

Wy T-Icoo.B
ITHAL-,, N. Y, Dec. 7.-Seven per
sons met q tragic death this morning
in the worst disaster that ever befell
Cornell University when the Chi Psi
fraternity house was burned. Three
OF the victims were volunteer firemen
OF the city of Ithaca and four were
students of Cornell University. The
firemen all were of this city They
We're: A. 8. Robinson, attorney; John
Rumsey, hardware merchant; Esty
Landon, salesman. The students
were: o. L. Schmuck, Hanover. Pa.
F.. w. Creole, South Orange. N. j.;
w. H. Nichols, Chicago; ]. NJ. Nc
Cutchen, Pittsburg.
Schmuck got out Of the building,
but he went back for his room mate
Nichols. and in the attempt to rescue
his comrade, he was so seriously in
jured that he died in the hospital
One student c. j. Pope, freshman, of
East Orange, n. j., was seriously In
jured and three others were slightly
injured. They are: R. r. Powers, n
senior of Atlanta, Ga; w. W. Goetz,
sophomore of Milwaukee, Wis, and
II. NJ. Curry, Jr., sophomore OF
Pittsburg.
Rumsey, Landon and Robinson, the
, Ithaca volunteer firemen. had manag.
I'D to lay train Of hose on the north
side of the house when the wall tot
tered. There was cry of alarm, and
several men standing near managed
to get out of the way. but the three
named were caught under the mass
OF debris and killed.
Flames Spread Rapidly.
"A few minutes after the flames
we're discovered the Chi Psi chapter
house was all ablaZe. The flames were
famed by strong northwest wind.
and the students were trapped in the
dornitory on the third floor. Many Of
the boys jumped to safety while those
who hesltated were carried to the
ground by the falling walls.
No alarm was turned in until half
an hour after the fire had been dis
covered and it was half an hour later
before the volunteer fire department
could get to work. There was long
climb from the lower part of the city
to the college grounds and by the
time the firemen arrived the interior
OF the building was almost burned
out. They could do, nothing but pre-.
vent the adjoining buildings from
taking fire.
Loss is Heavy.
The money loss is nearly 5000, 900.
The original cost of the building
erected by Mrs. Jennie McGraw Fiske
was 100000 and extensive interior
decorations had been made since. The
cause Of the fire is unknown though
It Is suspected that it started in the
Kitchen. Cornell university is appal-
led by the terrible catastrophe and
academic work is almost suspended.
The burned building was built by
Jennie McGraw Fiske. the benefactor
Of Cornell. whose will was contested
by her husband. Professor Willard
F1ske. Mrs. Fiske died abroad seek.
Ing help for an incureable disease and
never entered her beautiful mansion
alive. hut her body was taken there
for her funeral.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
HELD UP MUTUAL
RESERVE FOR $4,000.
Former Superintendent Of IRsur.
ance Of New York Received
Check.
GEORGE BURNHAM is ON STAND
George o. EIdrIdae Another Indicted
official Also Called by the Prosesu.
ton at Yesterdays Hcarinss--ee
ator Platt, Of Course, Has No Recol.
lection Of the Payn Check.
ny Associated prass.l

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.--At tho trial
today In the Supreme court of George
Durham, Ir., n vice.presldent OF ana
counsel for the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance company on Il charge OF lar.
ceny. Il photograph for check for
10000 was produced by the prosecu-
ton In tho examination of the de.
rcndant, concerning n draft of $780,
600 alleged to have boon made on the
Mutual Reserve for the suppression
OF an unfavornble report when Loiits
+. Pnyn was New York state auper.
intendcnt of insurance. Tho check
was drawn on the Butchers and
Drovers National hnnlS signed by IT.
notify Donovan aud made payable to
lanes Watkins. Rs trustee and bvi
hin made payable to Charles p. and
w. W. RnIklcy, ATTORNEYS, who In turn
endorsed 1t over to Charles Pawn or
order Subsequently, 1t was endorsed
Nv Payn to the credit of the United
States Express company.
Burnham snid he recognized tho
photograph ns renrodnction OF ono
nf two cancelled checks which the
Into George D. Patterson, n cIerk of
nc compnny's benevolent fund, hRd
given him for snfekeeplnE. nh ~S,hioN,s
NC snil. he returned to Patterson
later. -. g.
Enrlv In tho DAYS session JusticeS
Greerrapm ruied that Il was con, 10.
'"nl for the prosecution to attempt to
rrnduro evidence bearing on the all.
l"y"tlcn that Payn while superinteh.
lent rf insurnnco demanded 100000
from tho Mutual Reserve. The prnse.
cnt1on IN tn" prcsont cnsc alleges TINT
president Frodor'ck A. Burnham OF
The comnnny satisfied tho demand by
win" tho payment Of 100000 The
Defendants cross examination was
"H"nletcd todnv nnd George d. Eid.
rh"". virn."res'dnrt. nctuarv ann
"hnlrmnn cf The Nuipnl Rcsoryo CON.
"a"". who 's als" nndor indIctmanfl
too" IT," stond. Irn Ind not oorci,,tl.
cd h's t"siimony when court adio,irn.
od for Tho day
Plat Doeon't Remember.
Sorntor Plntt, president Of the
United States Evnress company.
WHOM s"cwn tho dre,ntch. regarding
The s10 nnn "h"r'' which was nndorsed
:" f"n credit of hts cnn,nanv Nv, Y ,nu,s
". Paw" IN" rhntoprnph Of which
"ns nrHdncrd today IN tho trial OF
H""r@e Rrrnham. Jr. ~ the New Ynr,
curt. n'atrd that hn had no rccolisc.8
10" OF ever having seen such
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
PROMINENT WASHINGTON
MAN MEETS SUDDEN DEATH
John Chopper, Well Known Re.
tired Lawyer, Accidentally As.
phyxiated at His Home.
(By Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON, d. G. Dec. u
Accidental asphyxiation is given as
thu cause Of the death at his home
in this city OF John Chopper, n
retired lawyer, who was prominent
In club and social life in the nat
tonal capital. His wife who Is In
New York Is the daughter of the
late Robert McLane, at one tim.
Minister 10 France. Mr.. Cropper
was Sc years old. He was a mem
her Of Society OF the Cincinnati and
OF the Society of War of 1872.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
CALIFORNIA TOWNS
HAVE EARTHQUAKE
Slight Tremors Of the Earthl
Shakes FISHES From Shelves But
Does No Serious Damage.
(By Associated Press.)

SAN LUZ, OBISHO. CAL, Dec. T.
AT 1910 O'Clock last night this city
experienced an earthquake which
lasted more Z than thirty seconds.
Inc shock was ron norm to south.
Half an hour later second shock
was felt but was not so pronounced
as the first. These earthquakes
also was felt at San la Maria
Guadalupe and hmbria. At the lat
Ter place articles were shaken from
shelves, No perceptiblc damage was
sustained here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
Mr.. Finley in Charge.
fBy Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. w
w. Finley. recently chosen president
to succeed the late Samuel Spencer,
president Of the Southern railway
assumed the active duties of his of.
flee today and will make his head
quarters In this city. The policies of
the late president will be carried out
and no material change in the system
or tho personnel on any Of the roads
are contemplated by Mr.. Finley.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
s. e. sneacer Promoted.

JACKSON VILLE. FLA. Dec. T.
= E. SDenccr has been promoted
from the nosittrn of suDerintendent
o. terminals of the Atlantic Coast
no railroad to superintendent Mt
Gainesville district. third division,
Succeeding a. l.. Glass resigned.
iIoadnuar'crs Of tho district Will
be transferred to Jacksonville.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
House Of Representatives Passes
a Bill Which Many Manu-
features Desired.
STATES CAN NOW LEGIsLATE
The Old Interstate Law Allowed
Penitentiary Goods Into the State
Whether People Wanted Them or
Not But the Hunt Bill Removes
This Objectionable Feature.
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, \. G. Dec. u
During the three hours the house
was In session II passed Il bill which
mas the endorsement OF labor as
well as manufacturers generaly, re.
pcaling the portion OF the wilson
interstate commerce bill, relating to
convict-made goods and permitting
the several states 10 legislate tor
themselves as to their competition
with free LABOR" made goods.
The bill was introduced by Mr..
Hunt, tMo) himself. a practical
stone mason. Under the wilson plll
which became law in 1890 con-
Vict labor made goods may enter
into active competetion with the
goods manufactured Dy Tree labor,
and under this federal law state
could not pass n law that would
prevent the shipping into the state
prlkon-made goods of other states.
Al he law which was passed today
airogates the intestate commence
law as it at present Is applied to
convict made goods. thereby attrd-
ing 10 the different states and ter
ritories the right to prohibit the
shipping of convict made goods
within the confines Of any state or
territory. MIR. Hunt asked for its
passage not only in the interest or
rec labor. but In the Interest OF
manufacturers. He said 1t wo
be all attempt TO curb the criminal
competition OF the penltentiary with
the free labor OF the country.
1T is cruel to ask tree labor
of this country to maintain its CIT
izenship, its dignity nd Its self re.
srect if it has to wait until the
product of the state prison Is sod
before the employer can get
reasonable price .or his honestly
manufactured produces. me vote
OF the bill was practically unanl-
nous.
Knock on simplified Spelling
S!mplified spelling received a
hard blow today in the bill for l9US
reported TO the house by the com
mittee on appropriations which says:
IN printing documents authorized
by law or ordered by congress OF
either branch thereof the govern
mcnt printing Office SHAH follow the
rules of photography as estaDnsneu
BY Mebster's or any other generally
accepted dictionaries OF the IN
gIish language
me bill carries an appropriation
or 3l,2l5,025, which is $6S5, SiZ less
than the estimates made for the
Judicial and executive departments
of the government.
Some Other Measures Passed.
An increase from Sl,2O % $1,000
is made IN the allowance to men,
DCrs oil house for clerks hire, ana
the requirement that members Ger.
THY they have spent this amount
is omitted.
Efforts to take up the dill con-
ferring citizenship upon the Chinese
81 Porto Rico, reported from the
commission on insular affairs of
house, were defeated by objections
of the Democrats.
Representative Southwick introduce
ed bli TODAY increasing the
salaries OF all civil service employees
ten per cent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
Abe Attel Beats Watts.
(By Associated Press.)

Los ANGELES. Dec. 7.-Abe Attel
of Los Angeles. knocked out Jimmy
Watts of Boston In the eighth round
of finish fight for the weller weight
championship here tonight. The con.
test was fast. Attel having the ad.
vantage from the start. Tommy
Burns was the referee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
ANOTHER NIGHT AT FAIR.
Enjoyable Time Spent by Merry.mak.
ers at First Presbyterian Church,

Another large crowd attended tho
Colonial Fair" In the lecture room
of the First Presbyterian church last
night. Tho guests spent an enjoyable
evening md the Indies In charge re.
port that the affair has been SUCCESS.
fnl from every standpoint. The fair
will be open again this afternoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08

Spitzbergen In April, there to COM
plete all arrangements The start for
the pole will be made at the latter
end Of August"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
WASP WILL BE TRAVELLING
RECRUITING STATION
Ship Now in Hampton Roads viii be
Sent Down the Atlantic and to
the Gull.
lRv Associated Press. J

WASHINGTON. Dec. "a travel
ing recruiting ship which at the same
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
Thinks Cattle Men MAY Win.

Washington, March 29.-I. E.
Lambert, of Emporia, Kan., left
for home Yesterday confident that
the attorney general would dis
miss the case against the Kansas
cattlemen charged with illegally
fencing government land for graz
ing purposes.
Mr.. Lambert had a conference
recently with the president, and
one yesterday with the attorney
general in reference to the case.
Mr.. Lambert bases his belief on
the plea that the cattlemen at no
time received formal notice to
take down their fences.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
HOISINGTOyS OPERA HOUSE.
A Splendid Play House, and a Credit
to the City.

A number of Great Bend people
are arranging to attend the play
at HoiSington opera house Satur-
day night. A few words a, to
what this play house is, since its
recent rebuilding, may not be
amiss:
The house now has a seating
capacity of 1000; the stage is 45
x46 feet with a 26 foot opening.
it has a rigging loft and ten
sets of high class scenery; two
private boxes; ten dressing rooms,
and is fitted with arc and incan.
descent electric circuits, water
works and telephones.
W. j. Langham is the gentle
manly manager and he has ap-
parently got the house in most ex.
cellent shape, and will be able to
secure for the town some of the
best attractions going.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
Striker Blind.

Word comes from Ellinwood
that Will Buschmann, formerly
with Dick Manning in the black
smith shop here was on Wednes-
day morning stricken blind.
When he got up in the morning
he asked his wife what was the
matter with the lamp, the light he
said was going out, and in a short
time the could see hardly a bit.
He was taken that day to a Hut
Crimson specialist for treatment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30

The EINIsH TODAY.
But What II viii Be None Knows at
Present.

indianapolis, Ind, March 90
The miners convention this morn
ing endorsed the action of the
joint scale committee and then ad-
Journed to meet with the operators
this afternoon.
When the question allowing
Robinson, the big Pennsylvania
operator, to run his mines if he
paid the 1903 scale came uD,
Mitchell said:. Your endorse
ment of the joint scale committee
leaves that matter to the discre-
tlo1 of that committee"
mitchell announced that the
miners would meet again after
the joint conference had finally
adjourned.
Winder, the leader of the opera
tors, said the finish would come
today.
With neither side showing any
sign of weakening. the miners are
again convened in joint meeting
this afternoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
is this STRAIGHT?
il so, Why Not Test Government Owner.
ship.

A recent issue of the Wall
Street Journal says:
There is a precedent which in-
dicates that an effectual way to
prevent government ownership is
to authorize it by law, leaving
open the question of providing
the means.
There was an agitation during
Grants second term for govern.
ment ownership of telegraphs,
which was quite as earnest as the
present agitation for municipal
ownership of public service utili-
ties.
In response to this popular de-
mand congress passed the act ap-
proved June %, 1874, authorizing
the purchase by the United States
of any telegraph company which
had accepted the terms of the act
of July "a, 1866, at price to be
fixed by five arbitrators, two to be
appointed by the postmaster-gen-
eral, two by the telegraph COM
pany and the fifth by these four.
Every telegraph company in
the United States has filed with
the postmaster raj its ac-
ceptance of the terms of the act
of July "a, 1866, but nothing
more has been heard of govern
ment ownership and operation of
telegraphs during the tkirty-two
years that have elapsed since the
passage of the act of June 90,
1874.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
0bltuary-xrs. Dee.

Allueza Ross was born in Scott
county ILL.,, and departed this life
Monday evening March 10, 1906,
at the age of 70 years 3 months,
90 days.
She grew to womanhood and
was married to jeremiah Dee
September l3, lSi9, in the State
of ILL.,, where all but two of their
thirteen children were born. In
1869 they moved to Kans. On.
January II, 1899, her husband
died at their home near Galatia
Kans. She leaves 9 children. "a
grand children and s great grand
children and a host of friends to
mourn her loss. She has two
daughters living near the Psci6c
coast, two daughters in Cove
county Kans., one daughter in
Neosho Kans., one son in Okla
homa, two sons and one daughter
near Burdett Kans., where her
home has been for the last five
years.
Two sons and two daughters
and one grand child we're at her
bedside during her last sickness.
She united with the Christian
church in 1864. On moving to
Kansas she united with the Con-
gregational as there was no Chris
tian church near. She had been
a sufferer for nearly twenty years,
and bed-fast almost continually
last l3 weeks of her life. She
was patient through it all. Al
though a great sufferer she was
ever asking about the welfare of
others not seemingly noticing
her own pain. The last night of
her life she expressed as the hap
piest she had ever seen and that
she felt more like smiling than
crying. She told her children not
to weep that she was not afraid to.
go. The last day her mind was
wandering part of the time. and
she could not talk so we could un-
derstand. but in the twilight of
the evening she passed peacefully
away. She expressed a desire to.
be laid to rest by her husband in
the Galatia Cemetery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
HEARSr'S COAL Case.
Arguments Heard Today By Commerce
Commission.

Washington. March 29.-The
Interstate Commerce Commission
today heard the arguments in the
case of W. R. Hearst versus the
Pennsylvania railroad regarding
that roads dealing in coal. Coun-
sci said the supreme court holds it
is against public policy for any
common carrier to be a dealer in
any commodity it transports. .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
New Lodge q! HOlsIngtOn.

The degree team of Rebekah
lodge of this city went to Hoising-
ton Wednesday night to institute
a lodge at that place, and report a
very interesting and pleasant time.
The new lodge starts off with
twenty-eight members and a good
set of officers, and will probably
be heard from in the future.
Most of the members from here
went over on the train last night,
and returned this morning.
The following is the list of
officers elected for the ensuing
term: n. G. Ada Boyle; V. G.
Ella Butler; Sec. Rose Hall;
Treas. Mrs. Hammond; Warden
Olive Gillian; Conductor, Mae
Jones; c ChaDlain Mrs. Humphrey;
r. S. to N. g. lone Hoch; L. 8.
to n. 6. Mrs. Doty; R. S. to V.
g. Mrs. Griffith; L. S. to V. G.
Mrs. Argeter; o. e. Minnie Hall;
/. G. Mrs. Newell.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
Mrs. Roosevelt VISITING.

Washington, March 80. Mrs.
Roosevelt, accompanied by Ethel,
Archie and Quintin, left this
morning for fernando, Florida,
to board the Mayhower for short
cruise in Cuban waters. They
will spend a few days in Cuba.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
DON'T AGREE With dewey.
Naval Experts Think We Don't Need
Larger Battle Ships.

Washington, March 29.-Naval
experts do not agree with Admiral
Dewey, that we need battle-ships
larger than the English Dread
naught. Admiral Capps, chief
naval constructor, urges that YES
sells of sixteen thousand tons are
large enough. He says the COM
pletion of a giant of the Dread
size would take five years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
The President ShOWn.

Washington. March 80. Rep.
resentative Boutelle today intro
duced A. X. Kasper and wife of
Chicago, to the President. He
told Roosevelt that Mrs. Kasper
was.the mother of fourteen child
ren.. Shaking both her hands the
President said: You are the very
best American in this room"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
HELPS ANOTHER rockefeller.
Supreme Court Decision Makes Frank
Immune.

jefferson City, No., March 80.
BY a decision of the supreme
court today Frank Rockefeller
and other shareholders in the
Siegel-Sanders Commission Com
pany, are not liable individually
for the debts of the firm. The
Deadwood First National Bank had
entered suit against them for fifty
thousand dollars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
Alexander Is Weaker.

Greenfield, Mass, March 90
James W. Alexander. former pres
ident of the Equitable Life, was
placed in private sanitarium here
today. His condition is weaker
as the result of recent operations.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-30
The Pure Food SDaSm.

Washington, March 29.-The
house today decided to begin con-
sideration of the pure food hill on
April tenth. At least two" days
will be devoted to general debate
on the bill. The conference re-
port on the bill for the reorgani-
zation of the consular service was
accepted by the house.