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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
NEGRO ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
After Binding His Hands Richard I,
White Jumped off Pier.

R1er SInolhg HIS Hands Richard
White Jumped off Pier.
After tying his hands together with
n handkerchief, Richard. White, a
young negro. jumped off the Ivy ave.
nue. pier yesterday morning. Motor.
man NJ. S. Trollinger, of one Of the
Ivy avenue line ears, rescued the
wonld-be suicide by displaying re.
markable presence of mind and abl,
ity.
The motorman climbed down lad
der from the pier To the water and
caught the negro when the latter rose
to the surface after his dive. MIR. Troll
linger held up his burden until assis.
lance arrived.
White was removed to the Blood
field Jail by Chief of Police Walker
and will be held for examination by
a commission of lmacy He came
here from South Carolina, where he
is said to have been sent TO an asy-
lum after one or two attempts to kill
himself. He has IL wife whom he mar.
ricd about two months ago.
He Robbed Cripple.
NJ. Anderson, negro, was given
six months in Jail by Justice Brown
in the police court yesterday for steal.
ing fifty cents from crippled beg
gar named Hardy Baron
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
$16.oo-To Atlanta and Return-$16 800 /
Via Southern Railway.

Round trip tickets on sale from Nor
folk to Atlanta, Ga. via Southern Rail-.
way, on account Of the National Asso.
citation of Retail Druggists, on Sep
TENDER goth and 30th, limited to re-
turn October 7th, with privilege OF ex.;
tension to October 22nd. OH payment
Of fee Of fifty cents and deposit of
tickets.
For Pullman reservations and de-
tailed information, call on s'i5 81
STANTON CURTIS,
GE Passenger Agent
% CRANKY Street, Monticello Hotel.
0.2G.4t. 8
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
LITTLE NEGRO HleHWAYMEN.
Notorious melon Head" jackson II
Trouble AGAIN

Willie Jackson. alias Melon Head"
Edward Murphy and James Savage,
three negro boys. were held for the
grand jury by Justice Brown in the po-
lice court yesterday on the charge OF
robbery from the person. James Ham,
another little negro, claims that the
three Youngsters held him up and took
from him So which had been given
him by Mr.. r. G. Petzold to purchase
street car tickets.
All three boys deny the charge
MELON Head" is a notorious lite
thief. He has served several Jail
terms and has been kept out of the
penitentiary only by his youth.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
NEGROES FLEE TO BIRMINGHAM.
Two Hundred Have Already Arrived
in That Town from Atlanta.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Sept. 20
Every train from Atlanta is bringing
negroes to this city, and all are panic
stricken. Two hundred have arrived
Here since midnight, and others are
on the way.
Two hardware firms here last night
received large orders for Winchester
rifles and ammunition from parties IN
Atlanta. but decline to say who gave
the orders. The rifles and ammuni-
lion are being shipped today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
Calendar for This Day.
Docked for Painting.

Tie British steamer Chelston,
which arrived in port yesterday morn.
ing from Boston was locked in dry.
dock No. 2 at the shipyards soon
after her arrival, to have her hull
cleaned and painted. The vessa,
cleared yesterday afternoon for Nor
folk and Belize. and she will sail as
soon as she leaves the dry dock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
New RuHdino Finished

The new three-story brick business
building erected for II. b. Walker and
5. w. Holt & Co, on Twenty-third
street near Huntington avenue has
been completed and S. w. Holt & Co
are moving IN now Mr.. Walker will
occupy his half of the building short
".
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
Held for Grand Jury.

Hester Pettigrew, negro woman,
was held for the grand jury in the po-
lice court yesterday for carving"
Mary Moore, also cOlorcd The women
had fight about II week ago and
Mary was III court yesterday in a
much-damaged condition.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
NEGRO ASKS FOR cLEMENcY.
Convicted of Criminal Assault Upon
His Own Cousin.

RICHMOND, VA, SEPT. 25.-Govcr-
nor Swanson today received II petition
signed by prominent citizens of West
moreland county, asking for com,
mutation of the sentence of Lillian
Young, negro convicted OF criminal
assault on his cousin. to life imprison-
ment.
Young is sentenced to die OH the
gallows for his crime Oct. 10.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
ECONOMY GAS MACHINE

at ony one time, a single quart makes
enough gas for You to burn fifteen
hours; or for better illustration, a
10O-candle power light used four hours
per day for each OF the seven days in
the week costs you only five cents.
Look ut your present light and light
bills and then send for free booklet,
or call at our store for full particulars.
"The light that never falls"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
Lester Case Continued.

The case of A. r. Lester, charged
with being the principal IN the row In
which Police Officer Price received "a
blow on the neck with beer bottlo,i
was yesterday continued until Thurs.
day. Lester Is out on ball.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
Coal Dealers cominn.

One hundred and fifty members OF
the Philadelphia Coal Exchange arriv-
ed IN Washington last night and are
now enroutc To the jamestown expo
sition grounds. Tho party will break
fast at Old Poit this morning and
then go to the exposition site to spend
tho luv
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26

known base ball NOUS names have
Deem mentioned In connection with
the position, but in the opinion of
many Mr.. G. ID. 4. Booker will have
the franchise
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
MARINE NOTES
tuesday, September 25, 1906.
Arrived.

Arrived.
Steamer Chelston (Br.) Hocken,
Boston Unassigned)
Steamer Howard Chase. Baltimore
to Merchants and Miners Trans.
portat'on Company, with passengers
an dmerchandise.
Steamer Hamilton, Biaz. New York
TO Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany with passengers and merchan,
disc.
Schooner Mary Adelaide Randall
Potter. New I.ondon-to White Oak
Coal Company, in ballast
Cleared.
Steamer Chelston (BrD, Hocken,
Norfolk and Belize
Sailed.
Steamers Jefferson Dole. NorfoIl;
ana New York; Princess Anne, Tap
ley, Norfolk and New York; Howard.
Chase, Norfolk and Boston.
Schooner Henry s. Little Thomas,
Portland.
Calendar for This Day.
Sun rises ................. 5:55 am.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26

night of the murder. The police be-
lieve that the negro Is near Norfolk
and say they expect to capture him
IN few days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
Simply Strike a Match

and you get light which in color,
steadiness and brillancy is unequalleil
by any other light whatsoever While
but two ounces Of gasoline are con-
tanned in the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
LAW AND ORDER
RULES IN ATLANTA
Continued from Page One.)
Continued from Page one.)

you undertake 1t. you demoralize the
white and spoil the negro.
The civilization of the negro lasts
Just so long as he is under the control
OF the white man who incucates ii.
When left to himself, he as naturally
drifts back to the barDarism of the jun
gle.
THE crime of criminal assault is
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
MR.. wooDRuFF's STATEMENT.
Has Not Instituted Any Proceeding to
Open Ballot Boxes.

New York, Nov. 13. - Chairman
Woodruff of the Republican state COM
mittee issued this statement last
night:
Il have not been requested by any
candidate upon the Republican state
tiscket to institute any contest or to
institute any proceeding to open ballot
boxes.
so far as the procedure OF having
count of void and protested ballots
by order of court is concerned, that is
simply the method provided by the
election law to correct any errors that
may have been made by the board of
inspectors of the various election dis
tricts, and is proceeding which is
usually instituted after every close
election in order to ascertain the ex-
act result.
This proceeding can be instituted
by any candidate who has been voted
for in any election district, and took
the precaution of obtaining verified
petitions from some of the state can
didates who were voted for in every
election district for use in case it
seemed desirable to apply to the courts
for a count of the void and protested
ballots.
"Of course this has nothing what
ever to do with the question of opening
the ballot boxes, as these void and pro-
tested ballots constitute part of the
returns of the inspectors placed in
sealed envelopes and sent in with the
returns"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
Thursday.

President Roosevelt dismissed In
disgrace from the army an entire bat
talon of negro troops.
Reports of valuable concessions to
an American syndicate in Russia arc
denied in cable dispatch.
.smas w. Wadsworth, representa-
tive in congress from the 34th New
York district, was defeated by Peter
A. Porter by majority of $500.
At the meeting of the directors Of
the Illinois Central Railroad company,
Vice President j. T. Harahan was
elected president in place of Stuyves'
ant Fish.
Returns of elections to the Goth
congress indicate that the Republicans
will have a working majority. Sub
stantial gains have been made by the
Democrats, however,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
Trial of Chester Gillette.

The trial of Chester Gillette of Cort-
land, N. Y, charged with the murder
of his sweetheart, Grace Brown, was
begun at Herkimer Monday. The cir
cumstances surrounding the death Of
the girl have never been cleared up en-
tirely.
On July she left home at South OF
selic, presumably for Cortland, where
she was employed in shirt factory.
1t appears that when she left home she
met Gillette and went with him to Big
Moose, in the Adirondacks. They ar
rived there July IL, registered at a
hotel and then hired boat. The next
day the body of the girl was found in
the lake and the boat upturned. Gil
lette was arrested at Inlet July IA and
taken to the Jail at Herkimer. An au-
topsy showed that the girl was in a
delicate condition.
After the inquest Governor Higgins,
upon the application of District Attor-
ney Ward, convened an extraordinary
term of supreme court, that the case
might be given to a grand jury. The
grand jury indicted Gillette for the
murder. 1t is expected that the theory
of the prosecution will be that Gillette
murdered Grace Brown for, the pur-
pose of getting rid of her that he
might be free to devote attention to
another woman. What the defense
will be is not known.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
Friday.

Charles f. Hughes, governor-elect,
left New York for a few days OF rest
in the Adirondacks.
Captain Amundsen, discoverer of the
Northwest passage, sailed for his
home in Ckristiana, Norway, bearing
his scientific records of the magnetic
pole.
President Roosevelt announced that
Corporations Commissioner Garfield
would succeed Secretary Hitchcock at
the head of the interior department on
March 4.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, British
ambassador at Washington, announced
his retirement from the diplomatic SER
vice and Esme Howard is to be tenn
porarily in his place.
Justice Bischoff at New York denies
motions by Richard A. McCurdy to
compel the Mutual Life company to
make its complaint more definite in its
suit against him to recover $3,37O,941.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
To Investigate Mccarren.

The Democratic state committee met
Friday and by vote of 30 to 13
adopted a resolution providing for an
investigation of the conduct of the
Kings county Democratic organization
headed by State Senator Patrick H.
McCarren during the campaign just
closed. Subsequent to the meeting it
was announced that Perry Belmont,
representative from the senatorial dis
trict included in Nassau county, had
resigned. Mr.. Belmont had been serv-
ing OH the committee temporarily
since the Buffalo convention, at which
time he was appointed by the Nassau
county delegates. who afterward were
unseated. Mr.. Belmont voluntarily re-
tired to make way on the committee
for former Senator Edward A. Bailey
of Patchogpe, Long Island.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
Monday.

Maxim Gorly, in book to be pub
lished in Italy, paints New York in
dark colors as a city enslaved by gold
lanes ]. Hill, in speech before the
Merchants club of Chicago advocates
reciprocity with the Dominion of Can
ada.
Fifty thousand Polish children con-
tinue to fight religious instruction in
German in the German Poland public
schools.
A thief has stolen the bronze relief
tablet from the monument erected to
the victims of the General Slocum dis
aster, in a Brooklyn cemetery
Federal agents charge theft of mil
lions of dollars worth of public land
in Utah by the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad and a subsidiary company.
King Edward ships pick of the royal
stables to Chicago for exhibition at the
International Live Stock exposition, in
which his majesty recently has been
greatly interested.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
Commission Hints at Bribery.

Columbus. o., Nov. 10.-In a state
ment filed with Governor Harris men,
bers of the Sultana monument COM
mission, appointed by the governor,
assert that they were offered bribes
by a granite firm seeking the contract
for erecting the monument.
The commission is empowered by
act of the legislature to erect a mon
ument in commemoraton of those who
were lost in the wreck of the Sultana.
The amount appropriated was $4,000.
After hearing their statement of the
matter Governor Harris said that he
would not interfere with the work of
the commission.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
The Result In New York.

The exact plurality of Charles e.
Hughes for governor cannot be deter
mined until the official count has been
completed, but it will be approx
mately $4,000. The entire Democratic
state ticket has been elected with the
exception of William Randolph Hearst,
Chanler for lieutenant governor having
a plurality of about LOO. The other
Democratic candidates have plurali-
ties ranging from 1000 to 5000. The
next New York legislature will have
120 Republicans and so Democrats.
The house of the Goth congress will
be composed of 226 Republicans and
16S Democrats.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
General Wage Raise Predicted.

1t was said in Wall street that prac-
tically all the great railroad and indus
trial corporations, the affairs of which
are directed from New York, have
decided to increase the wages of their
employees. 1t was predicted that the
action of the Pennsylvania railroad
management in increasing the wages
of it's army of 10000 men nearly
S12,000,000 would soon be followed by
all the important railroad and indus
trial corporations of the United States.
rhe STANDARD Oil company has de-
cided to increase the wages Of its co.
900 employees in different parts of the
United States. The increases will be
carried out through the compahy's
subsidiary corporations.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
Saturday..

Thieves who stole $4,000 worth Of
goods from Augustus Hartje's home
in Pittsburg sold the loot for less than
5000.
Eleven indictments for giving and
accepting rebates in the grain carrying
trade were returned against railroads
and business concerns at Minneapolis.
Prince Albert of Flanders, nephew
of King Leopold of Belgium, was Off
cially declared the successor of the
king as sovereign of the Congo lnde-
pendent State.
Four days before election Mr.
Hughes told Brooklyn he would force
better transportation service; two
days after his election the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit announced schedule
changes which will end much conges-
tion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
Tuesday.

Wireless dispatches from the bat
tleship Louisiana reported President
Roosevelt enjoying a pleasant voyage
to Panama.
Henry f. Smith, member of a rich
Pittsburg family is shot and killed by
a burglar with whom he has duel in
his home, his assailant escaping unin-
jured
The explosion of cartridges in a
church in Madrid while mass was be-
ing said and in which serious panic
arose gave rise to rumors that King
Alfonso had been assassinated
Mrs. Russell Sage will give away
the bulk of the fortune of about $780,
100000 bequeathed to her by her hus.
band. to individuals whom she CON
siders worthy. 1t will not be given
to endow churches or to those VINO
write begging letters.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
stepmother Guilty of Manslaughter.

Youngstown, o., Nov 12.-The jury
in the case of Mrs. Jennie Anderson,
charged with the murder Of her G.
year-old stepdaughter Elsie Anderson
on July /, returned a verdict of man.
slaughter Saturday. This means
penitentiary sentence of from one to
20 years The testimony showed that
the little girl died from the effects of
20 sores and wounds on her body, the
breaking of both arms and other in
juries. Mrs. Anderson was accused of
beating the child with stick with a
nail in each end and wound over the
eye indicated that the child had been
struck by nail or some other sharp
instrument,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
KILLED BY A BURGLAR.
PIttsburg Aroused by Number Of Re-
cent Murders and Hold.Ups.

Pittsburg, Nov. 12. - Henry Firth
Smith, % years old, son of Joseph
Smith, a prominent and wealthy busi-
ness man of this city, was shot twice
and almost instantly killed at o'clock
Sunday morning by a burglar whom he
surprised in the dining room of his
fathers residence in East End.
That desperate battle took place
between young Smith and the burglar
Is evident from the disordered condi-
lion of the dining room and kitchen of
the Smith home In addition to the
two bullets which were found to have
entered Smiths body five other balls
were found lodged in the floors and
wall of the two rooms.
The cartridges of Smiths revolver
mad been discharged. Neighbors ada
shots and ran to their windows, but
say they saw no one leave the house.
Hundreds of dollars worth of silver
plate had been gathered together by
the burglar, who apparently had been
In the house some time before being
heard by young Smith.
The entire police and detective
forces are working on the case, but so
far no clue has been discovered. -.
The crime following little more than
a week after the murder of James A.
McMillen, another wealthy business
man of this section, has aroused the
city, and with a number of hold-ups by
highwaymen during the past fort
night city officials have been impor-
tuned for 15O more policemen to sup
press the wave of crime.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
Trial of Insurance Cases.

District Attorney Jerome has ask
cd Justice Greenbaum of the supreme
court in New York to fix a date for
the trial of Frederick A. Burnham,
president of the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance company; his brother,
George Burnham, and George Ed
ridge, vice president of the company,
who have been indicted on charges of
forgery and grand larceny. Mr.. Je-
rome said that he hoped to proceed
with the insurance cases in a few
weeks. Assistant District Attorney
Mott will conduct the cases.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
GOING TOSEE THE CANAL
Pre- sident Roosevelt and Party
Expected at Colon Nov. IS.

Trial Of Chester Gillette-Consplracy
to Defraud the Government-Utes
and Soldiers Fraternize - General
Wage Raise Predicted-ColIapse Of
a New Hotel-New York Election.
Goodbye, | am going down to see
how the ditch is getting along" shout
ed President Roosevelt as he stood on
the after starboard deck of the yacht
Mayhower as the Washington navy
yard, as the vessel was leaving the
dock with the president for his Pana-
ma trip.
Accompanying the president were
Mrs. Roosevelt and her maid, Surgeon
General Rixey of the navy and M. c.
Latta, a secretary.
The Mayhower took the party
to Wolf Trap light at the mouth of
the Rappahannock river In Chesa'
peake bay, where a transfer was
made to the battleship Louisiana
which is to convey the president to
and from the isthmus.
President Roosevelt and .Jarty, who
are on their way to Panama aboard the
battleship Louisiana, are expected to
arrive at Colon Nov. 10. On arriving
at Colon Mr.. Roosevelt will receive
President and Mrs. Amador, Secretary
Arius, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore p.
Shonts and Chief Engineer and Mrs.
Stevens before leaving the battleship.
After landing the presidential party
will 90 by train across the isthmus to
La Boca, where an inspection will be
made of canal conditions in that vi
cinity.
The program for Friday and Satur-
day contemplates visit to and in
spection of all points Of interest on the
isthmus including the Culebra cut.
the site of the proposed dam and locks
at Gatun and the present and proposed
terminals of the railroad and canal at
Cristobal.
Sunday will be spent quietly on the
isthmus and in the evening the party
will board the Louisiana for San Juan,
Porto Rico, where the vessel is sched-
uled to arrive Thursday morning, Nov.
22nd
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
Moody For Supreme Court.

The president has announced the ap-
pointment of Attorney General Will
lam Henry Moody of Massachusetts, as
justice of the supreme court of the
United States to succeed Justice Hen
ry Billings Brown, who retired some
time ago.
Mr.. Moody has filled the Office of at
torney general since July l, 1904.
Previous to that time he had served
for more than two years as secretary
of the navy. He had also represented
his state in the 54th, 55th, seth and
57th congresses. 1t generally is eX-
pected that Mr. Moody will retire
from the department of justice the
latter part of December.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
No Freshmen on Varsity Teams.

The athletic governing board of
Syracuse university on Thursday night
of last week adopted a resolution rec
ommending to the university senate
that beginning with the next college
year all first year regular and special
students be debarred from member
ship in any athletic team other than
those composed exclusively of first
year students. This action is favored
by Chancellor James r. Day and will
become law of the university. 1t
means that hereafter no freshmen will
be permitted to play on Varsity teams.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
Boys Find Father Dead.

Punxsutawney, Pa, Nov. 13.-While
playing in the woods near their home
at Anita, six miles from Punxsutaw-
ney, George and Arthur Humm, aged
IL and IA years, found the dead body
of their father, Lyman Humm, a for
mer bartender in Punxsutawney. The
boys ran screaming to the house and
informed their mother Humm operat-
ed a country coal bank He left PUNK
sutawney in the evening and it is
thought he lost his way and died
from exposure. He was 43 years old.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-11-14
MARKET REPORT.
New York Provision Market.

New YORK, NOV. IL.
WHEAT = No. 2 red, sic f. o. b.
afloat; No 1 northern Duluth, S0Ac
C. i. f. Buffalo.
CORN - No. corn, 541ac f. o. b.
afloat; No. 3 yellow, 551ac.
OATS - Mixed oats 26 to 80 lbs.
SOC; clipped white, SO to 40 lbs,
99h @43hc
HAY = Shipping, 75@SOc; good to
choice, $1.00@1.05.
BUTTER Creamery, extra, 27c;
common to extra, 19@261ac; state
dairy, common to fancy, 19@251sc.
CHEESE-State full cream, fancy.
1SAc.
EGGS-State and Pennsylvania, 80
@40c.
POTATOES-Long Island, per bbl,
$1.75.