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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14
Means Found for Probing The
Hartman Merger.
POWER e|VEa BY THE CHARTER
Interstate Commerce Commission
Proceeding With investigation Into
Alleged Illegal Combine Of Trans.
continental Roads.

WASHINGTON. Nov. ;s.-Deyei.
opments within tho last few days
strongly indicate that concerto. 4
movement has been started In one
quarter or another to force the Intef.
state Commerce Commission 10 run
the probe into the operation of the
Hartman transcontinental line OF
railroads.
The charge Is made that in the organ.
lzation Of the so-called Hartman lines
the New York capitalist and those
associated with him are proceeding
under q contract or agreement In
restraint OF trade. 1t is admitted by
members Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, hat they have under con.
sideraticn an investigation of the
Hartman lines, such rs was con.
Quoted in tho case of the Northern
Securities companies in 1902.
Attention was director to the fact
that the unled States government has
Mt command tho means Of more effect
ivo attack upon tho Hartman rail.
road system than upon any other com
binatlon in the country. 1t Is pointed
out that Congress. when it chartered
the original Union Pacific Company
expressly reserved special powers OF
limiting the earnings and controlling
tho charges and rates OF this system.
Provision Of Charter.
In the net granting the charter to
the Union Pacific II WAS provided:
That Whenever It appears that the
net earnings of the entire road and
telegraph. including the amount
allowed for services rendered for the
United States, after deducting all OK
penditurcs, including repairs and fur
nishing, running and managing OF
said road. shall exceed 10 per cent
upon It's cost, exclusive Of the per
cent TO be paid TO tho United States,
Congress- may reduce tho ratio Of
faro thereon II unreasonable In amount
and may fix and establish the same
By law.
II was developed to-day that when
tho Interstate Commerce Commission
took up the inquiry into tho affairs
OF tho Hartman system it was Mt 4
loss where to begin. us no specific
complaint had been made. Discovery
OF an old charter provision Is regard.
cd ms assurance that the government
may pursue the widest latitude OF
investigation.
Other Powers Possible.
Representative Gellispie, of Texas,
who arrived in the city yesterday. il
ono OF the authors of the 1illmnn-
Gillespie resolution. the purpose OF
which Is 10 bring out the investigation
Of the railroads OF this country and
their connection with the alleged oil
aud coal monopolies. Mr.. Gillespie
Is of the opinion that the resolution
Is 50 formed as to bring an investi.
CATION OF tho Hartman merger within
Its power.
III case of the Standard Oil Com.
pany Is behind tho Hartman merger.
an dMr. Gillespie says that he believes
such IL tho case. these facts would
be brought out by tho investigation
under the Tillman-Gillespie resolution
and would bring the officials of the
company open to action by the anti
trust laws.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14
MAY PROVE FATAL
When viii Newport News People
Learn the Importance of IL?

Learn the Importance of lt3
Backache is only simple thing Mt
first:
But when you know Ills from tie
kidneys;
That serious kidney troubles follow:
That diabetes, Drishts disease may
be the fatal end
You will gladly profit by the follow.
Ing experience.
'Tis the statement of Newport
News citizen.
George r. Abbott, carpenter. OF go
Iwenty-ninth street. says: "I had
rheumatism In my logs SO acute some
days that | could hardly walk. It
struck mo that II Doan's Kidney Pills
performed half what they promised
and We're a specific in removing uric
acid from my system, they might help.
was readily induced to go TO
Stearncs' drug store for n box, II It
had not performed exactly what Il
promised would be the last resident
Of Newport News TO publicly recon.
mcnd tho preparation"
For sale by all dealers. Price. SO
cents. Fostcr-AIllburn Co., Buffalo
n. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the -Donn's-and
take no other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14
Ahtefsd Ct tas Newport RewS, Va. Postofrlce
~ ~ ssoond-olass matter
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Il. 1906.
40 EXCUSE FOR FURTHER DELAY

therG Ia no excuse for further
delay In submitting to tho freehold.
els Of Newport News the question
of, whether or not the city shall Issue
tbnda for 100000 for permanent
street improvements. Nearly a year
oBo the Legislature passed Bill
authorizing the issuance OF tho bonds
by the council, with tho sanction OF
the frecholders. the act Eettlng forth
how tho money derived from the
sale Of bonds should be divided
among the four wards.,'O or late the
pghhe had aba'it COME to the con.
-elusion that tho city fathers were
going to let the paving matter drop
without allowing tho frceholders to
express an opinion.
Now n list of the freeholders has
been prepared, an ordinance has been
passed by the board of aldermen pro
Nlding for bond Issue election anu
the street committee has been In
sti1icted 10 take such steps IA may
ba necessary to have such an cleo.
ton held. This election should be
conducted just as soon us the prope.
advertisement cur DO given. for IL
We are to have boud issue tho
sooner we get II tho better.
nc the frceholders desire that
bonds shall DO issued and 800 900
shnll DO spent In permanent street
improvements. their wishes certain.
ly Should be carried out. Nothing I'M
proves the appearance of a city so
much as attractive. we'll paved ami
clear streets. we arc In for civic
Improvement and exploitation now.
What better advertisement could wo
have than to let Il be, known that
No are about to spend 100000 OF,
our streets?
AS has beon stated, tho act al-
thorlzlng tho bout issue provides
for the distribution OF tho money
among tho wards. II tho bonds are
issued. let tho aldermen aud coun
cllmen SAY how the money shall br
spent in their respective wards.
IL the First and Fourth ward poo,
pie want paving. let them have It;
u the Third ward residents want
ctrbing and guttering. give II to
them; II the representatives OF the
Second ward say they will divide
their money and take a little pay
ing and sonic ciirbing and guttering
allow them 10 do their choosing
With tho division OF the money
made before The bond issue Is au
thorised. It seems that the city
fathets should nave no trouble in
arranging the details if the free
holders want tho bonds issued.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14
CHANGES IN INDUSTRIAL LIFE.

~ Tho political dema gogua who seeks
to capture the vote Of the working
man has been ringing the changes
upon the charge that the rich are coli
stdntly grinding down the poor, By
demanding a larger and larger pro.
portion Of the profits OF the Joint
Product of capital aud labor. The
charge, however. is not borne out .os'
tho prosaic figures collected by Di,
rector North of the census bureau.
who Has issued bulletin on the con-.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14

Belgium Is talking Of building a
great navy. Just why the people Of
that small and politically insigniG.
cant country should be taxed to con-
struct battlcshipa is more than a
practical man can understand.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14
Mo Pain.

Casey--l seen in a paper the other
day that docthor out West perform.
ell Il surgical operation OH himscl' an
cut off his own thumb, What dye,
think o. that?
Cassidy-Oh, I suppose ne put him.
self under tho infiooence of ether bc.
fors he DONG it..-.Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14

Press reports say I!tsburg rcsom.
bles a mining camp on account Of
the reign OF iawiessness In that city.
No rn!nion camp outlaw ever crucificd
"a woman.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14

John Bull has to take up the whit,
mans" burden again III South Africa
but be Is used to It.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14
Roosevelt GOO Miles from Colon.
my Associated Pres.

IfJy NhHUCIHICU I'TCbb.J
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Nov. 49,
According to wireless message,
which reached the White House over
night. tho battlushlp Louisiana. with
tho President and party on board,
was 600 miles off Colon last night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14
Lowther Spoken Of as Ambassador
fBy Associated pross.)

LONDON. ENG, Nov. l3-Gerard
a. Lowther. the British minister at
Tangior Is mentioned as the possible
SUCCESSOR Of Sir Montimor Rurand as
ambassador OF Great Britain at Wash
ington.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14

1t begins to look like the attorney
general intends TO put the Standard
Oil company out of business.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14

Bank wreckins is bccomijg SO com.
mon that dcfaultins ofiicl4s IN Mon.
treal are only Indicted fbr ordinary
larceny.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14

Tho former president of tho I'LL
nois Central railroad does not take
kindly to tho idea of being Fish
out OF Job.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14
small Theatre Burned.
my Associated Pre-

ny N5SOClulNu t'TCSS.J
MOULTRIE, a., Nov. l3.-Thc
Kathleen Theatre vas burned horc to-
night. The loss is $4,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14
q. n Thacker. Editor and Publisher.
Il ID. Pugh. Advertising Manager.

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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-14

go snployso Of the Daily Prees Company "a
Rthcrahed 70 contract any obligation In the
4esne OF the company, Or 70 make purchases in
ibb nafao Of the same except ppon order signed
~ he PUBLISHER or THE DAILY PRESS.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-03
DUS'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Complaints Regarding the Mild Weather
Are Numerous.
BUSINESS, HOWEVER, GENERALLY GOOD
thor Troubles Threaten to Interfere
seriously with Structural
Iron aud Coal
Trades.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-R q. Dun q cos.
weekly review of trade conditions will
say:
Complaints have been numerous regard
ing the mild weather. January having
closed without bringing normal winter tenn
perature to many sections of the country.
Yet results for the month were most salts
tactory on the whole and preparations Tor
re future continue with undiminished con-
hdrnce. heavyweight wearing apparel and
rubber footwear stocks at the end of the
season threatened to be burdensome, de-
'plte extensive clearance sales at reduced
prices Two important industries are in
danger of serious labor controversies,
which with the weather. constitute the only
adverse news In the business world.
Manufacturing plants are well engaged.
orders on hand being of such volume as
70 assure activity for some time TO come,
especially at steel mills and footwear fac
tories. Failure statistics in January made
favorable comparison with last years
Ansures, railway earnings were 1913 per cent
larger and II the general results in January
arc maintained the year 1876 will be another
record breaker in the mercantile world.
Foreign commerce at this point for the
week showed a small loss of $S6,5S7 in ex-
potts and a decrease of $685. on imports
compared with 1873 which is unim-
portant considering recent gains.
Textile mills continue weIi-cngaged, al
though actual change in quotations arc
few. Another moderate decline is noted in
the 8vpra e of quotations tor domestic
hides, country varieties providing the weak
.- ness this time, while packer hides have
Stcadied at the position to which they fell
last week, after very large transactions
toreign dry hides are limited I'm supply.
Leather rules steady for most grades
Failures in the United States number
26s, against 20 last year and twenty-scvcn
in CANADA, against thirty last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-03
MAN SLEEPS FOR SIX DAYS
Russian Jew Amicted by Fright st
Home and Assault
Abroad.

Aaron Gorsnkel, Russian Jew. about
year ago managed to escape the thraldom
of the cars turbulent kingdom, but in
peaceful America he cannot wrest himself
from the bondage of a prosecutor so in
tangible he cannot see him, so enticing he
cannot resist him. He Is slave to Nor
pheus.
After a continuous sleep of six nights
and as many days in his room a st. Jo-
seph's hospital. Aaron Gorsnkcl, 1929 South
Nineteenth street, awoke Friday noon and
asked the nurse whether he would be in
time for church service, the patient be-
levng it was yet Sunday. The last thing
he could remember was going to sleep last
Saturday evening at his home He was
six days behind in his reckoning and sur
prised to learn OF the fight OF time during
MS long sleep.
Air. Gors nkel was weak when he woke up,
hut is taking nourishment with keenness
and bids fair to be out soon. During the
last year he had several unusual periods
OF sleep, but the last one broke his own
record and stands unique in the annals of
Omaha persons who like TO enjoy pro-
tracted slumbcrs.
Gorsinkel case is described as a form of
IS stercal coma, aggravated by an assault
madc ON the man last spring while ped
ding vegetables In Omaha. Gorsinkel was
struck on the head by a missile thrown
by one OF a crowd OF boys. The assallant
could not he identified. At that time, which
was in April, the man was sent to the
County hospital, where to all appearances,
ne recovered but IN the fall he was again
stricken with his affiiction and placed in
the Wise Memorial hospital. Last Sunday
he was taken TO St. Joseph's hospital for
treatment. After the accident In April Cor
sinkel had a number of long sleeptul periods
ranging from twenty-four hours TO nearly
two days Even when out of the hospital
ana able 10 engage in his work of peddling
with a wagon he was wont TO oversleep.
Several physicians who have attended
Govsiukel ascribc his condition primarily "a
the hardships and frights experienced
while making his way out of Russia AM
through Germany last winter. and secondly
To the assault sustained here last April
Gors.nkey IS a wen educated Russian. He
came 10 this country to get away from
the troubled conditions OF his country. He
is IS years of age.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-03
Poultry show a success.

MITCHELL s. D., Feb. Especial Tele-
gram THE annual meeting of the South
Dakota Poultry association was held last
night and the election of officers took place
with the following result: President, A.
]. Keith of Sioux Falls; vice president, j.
f. Redding of Beresford; secretary. Ray
mond Thompson of Mitchell; treasurer. J.
n. Crow of MITCHELL; executive committee
T.. f. Dodge of Redfeld, w. s. Snyder of
Ethan, ]. +. ReiRclt of Huron, William
Scallin of Mitchell. together with the presi-
dent, secretary and vice president The
state poultry show for 1907 was located at
Mitchell, where it has been held for seven
years A committee was appointed to APP
peal to the State Board of Regents to get
their aid in securing an appropriation from
the state legislature to aid the poultry in
dustry of the state. The show closed this
evening and it has been fine success.
over ,OCO birds having been exhibited dur
ing the week and they showed Il better
condition than in number of years.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-03
Town Drainage Convention.

AMES. Ia, Feb. 2.-(Special Prof w.
II. Stevenson, secretary Of the Iowa State
Drainage association, has announced thai
the third annual meeting of this associa b
ton will he held az the Savory hotel in
Des Moines Wednesday evening, February
:. at 1870 O'Clock. This call is issued in
order that the members of the Drainage
associa ton may confer with the legislative
committees Of the County Auditors asso-
citation. County Supervisors association,
Iowa Engineering society and Tile Makers
March l. Burlington and Great Northern
passenger trains will run into the Union
station. Sioux City will be the end of the
run for Great Northern train crews from
the north and Burlington crews from the
south. r.I"t
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-03
GROUNDING LOSES CASTE
Southern Arbiter of weather Not So
Firm in estimation CT
Northern Cousins.

Unless the grounding was mighty hard
OF seeing he caught a good-sized glimpse
of his shadow today. But at that there
are two exigencies to which the hopeful
lover of the good old summer time ,nav
cling with uncertain tenacity.
In the first place, Nebraska is not Il ma
tive habitat of the grounding, and unless
some thoughtless Missouran or Tonnes
seean or Arkansas traveller left the bars
down it's safe bet there is none in the
corn fields of this state to see his old
shadow. And then, down IN Missouri
where II is sacreligious not to celebrate
grounding day as holiday, and even in
Tennessee and Arkansas, Where the we'll
spring Of hope never runs dry. the natives
never have been thoroughly determined as
TO the exact date of this national day
Two dates are confused. February and
H. If the sun should happen to shine on
the I'd, permitting the traditional weather
god to view his silhouette, then they sim
ply turn 10 the easy eYpedient Of claiming
that grounding day hain't the second
nohow: hits the fourteenth" OF course
If the 14th should also be a bright day
obviously there is trouble, but the frst
alternative affords great relief and the
way they get around the second dilemma
there hain't going to be no six weeks uf
winter; that's certain"
so, IL there is hope in old Niizzoo and its
sister states of the south. why not hone
in Nebraska asks the Oldest Inhab
of the Careful Observer
Colonel Welsh of the weather bureau
holds out the allurng promise that not
withstanding the grounding saw his
shadow there is mighty good prospect
for continued spring weather for the
present.
II might be a little risky To start in on
spring blowing just Yet, hut in any event
the grounding is in bad repute in this
section, and eastern Nebraska still ties
10 the goose bone prophecy, and the never
failing test of finding a dead snake. LAYING
II across fence panacea for weather
and the continued assurance of Italian
skies and Florida temperature.
Avaunt with the grounding and your
California climate. Nebraska against the
world.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-03
Great Northern Buy. Depot.

SIOUX CITY. la. Feb. "A big deal has
been finally closed by which the Great
Northern Railway company will assume the
ownership of the Union passenger station
and connecting terminals of the Union Ter
minal Railway company in Sioux City
association regarding the advisabiity Of
submitting to the legislature now in ses-
sion certain changes in the present drain
age law. Members Of the Drainage assoc
citation ana of the committees named above
are urged to present to tho convention IN
written form such changes in the law as
they deem desirable. Other matters of in
forest will come before tho convention AMI
large attendance is desired.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-03
BRADsTREET's REVIEW OF TRADE
Increased Demand for spring Goods
In south and West.


NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-B,adstreets to-
morrow will say:
There is more snap to spring trade this
week, jobbers and manufacturers partic-
ularly at the west and south noting more
inquiry for dry goods. clothing, shoes and
similar lines. Favored by the steady
weather these trades display a desire to
open the season earlier than usually. The
absence of severe and sudden weather con-
ditions has also been beneficial 50 far to
the winter wheat crop, which does not show
any effects of lack of snow covering
throughout most of the winter Shipments
OH spring account are being called for
early. Retail trade and to a certain ex-
tent collections are of course affected by
the same weather conditions but forced
sales arc moving some goods and there is
even a tendency on the part OF retailers to
TO let the undenably disappointing winter
trade interfere with spring demands. In
dustry is favored by the openness of the
weather. but anthracite coal demand is
slack and bituminous is lower despite the
attack of strike Of western miners whL
have been refused higher wages. The
liquor trade notes some absence Of season.
able weather and country produce, particu-
larly eggs. potatoes and butter, are lowe :.
ice next summer-another weather result.
Collections are rather irregular, being
good in the northwest only fair in the CEN
tral west and lake region; and good at he
south except where holding of cotton is
complained OF. Money is easy. There is a
percepdbly more cheerful tone to the
fiuenee of next seasons opening of heavy
weights. Dressed woolens sell well. Raw
woods are also firmer, though quotably I'M
changed, Shearing has begun in Arizona
and full prices are being paid. Prices of a
number OF staples are easy or lower this
week '.e'
Eastern shoe manufacturers report large
numbers OF buyers in the market but or.
prices or leather are not covered by the
quotations for the finished article Ship
ments are very large. Leather is as strong
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-03

Dowell permitting state institutions to re-
ceive requests; by Harper. requiring re-
tiers on every can sold; by Hughes. increas-
ing salary OF superintendent of Mitchell
vile school from 81, 200 to $3.50 year; by
Bleakly. amending law to sale of ban
doned riverbeds; by Dowell creating ceme-
terry commissions In cities OF certain sizes;
by Lewis: appropriation for the Clarinda
senate Bills Passed.
The senate passed the bill making th,
time of the meeting OF the State Board OF
Medical Examiners in January and July,
at the same time as those OF the State
Board of Health, the same bill passing the
house.
Colonel Thomas Gets Promotion.
Colonel Earl d. Thomas. in command of
Fort Des Moines, will be promoted to
brigadier general by the promotion Of Gen
eral Bates To lieutenant general of the
army.
Drainage Meeting Called.
Prof w. II. Stevenson of the Iowa State
Drainage association has called the annual
convention to be held in the Slavery club
rooms, February :, At this time there will
be a conference with the State Auditors
and Supervisors associations legislative
committees ana the Iowa Engineering as
ISOLATION relative to asking the Legislature
for some changes in the state drainage
law. The matter will likely go over TN
another session to permit time for a change
in the constitution permitting better leGis-
lation.
Fear Coal Troubles.
Iowa coal operators are fearful that there
will be more trouble in the coal fields with
labor this year This is due TO the appre-
hension that trouble is about to break ont
in the east over the failure Of the operators
and miners TO agree TO the wage scale
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-03

as ever. Buff hides are weak, but packer
hides are steady.
Wheat, including hour. exports from the
United States and Canada for the week
ending February | are 1865 2OS bushels,
against 8433.5S5 last week and 1855 this
week last year. 2.6Oi 90 Inv 1904 and 3.965.sl6
in 1903 From July to date the exports are
"a. Az bushels. against 40,O62l8 last year.
lOi. 351. 34 in 1904 and l5O957. 13s In 1908
Corn exports for the week are $50. S59
bushels. against 1853, 265 last week, 5.SOs 5y3
a year and i.41i. is6 in 1904 and 2.4O0.316 in
1903 From July | to dat the exports of
corn are 6S,42S,O49 bushels. against 8,l43 664
in 1905 80 ss1 SIS m 1904 and p 73e. 100 in 1903.
Business failures in the United states for
the week ending February ] number 22S.
against 276 last week. 239 in the like week
Of 1906 216 I'm 1904. Us in 1893 and 247 i'm 1902
In Canada failures for the week were "a,
against 90 last week and 30 in this week a
wear ago.