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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
"LUCkY" BALDWIN.
his WhirlwInd of Speculation In the
Mining Regions.

His "hir1wInd of Speculation In tho
Mining Regions.
In 1853 little party OF gold seekers
with meager outfit of horses and
wagons started for Caiifarnn from tho
village of Rncinc, Wis. In command
Of this adventurous expedition was n
;olrng man who took with him his wife
al infant daughter. Ills name was
.. j. Baldwin and he made wise
choice in shaking from his restless feet
The dust Of tanner civilization. He
needed larger thenter of notion for his
pent-up and surging activities. While
trailing through the mountains of Utah
the pioneers were attacked by Indians,
who were beaten OF during Il six hour
fight In which young baldwin killed
their chief After six months of hard.
ship the party reached Hnngtown Cater
called Placcrville). in California.
Here Baldwin tarricd and began
placer mining. lie appears to have
been no more than IN ordinary red
shifted nrgonaut. meeting the ups and
downs Of mining luck until the dis
covery of the C0mstocli lode at Virgin.
Ia City. Thithcr he drifted and dlscov.
cred that his natural bent was gam
bling with the mines Tint other men
had opened. Amid wbirlwind Of
speculation lie fought his way with
such success that lie doomed from tho
smoke In n few months as Lucky
Baldwin, the man who hud cleaned up
S7.5OQ,000 in the gigantic dcnls In the
stock of the Opblr mines.
San Francisco was the Mecca Of
those lucky sons OF fortune who were
rearing n great city by the Golden
Gate. AS stock and mining speculn-
tor Lucky Baldwin shone respen-
dent, but lie was also loyal son of
San Francisco. He built hotels and
theaters aud business blocks even
while he was amazing THAT far from
conservative community by madly
freaklsh eytravagnnces
In n very lucid interval he bought all
the Spanish grants lie could find nenr
Los Angeles and there spent million
in making this ranch of his not only n
splendldly productive property. but al
80 one Of the most beautiful estates
ever laid out In this or any other coun-
try. 1t was his hobby, his pet, and he
planted miles of avenues with noble
shade trees and made wonderful trop.
ical gardens, surrounding his home by
n paradise of vernal beauty.-Ralph ID.
Paine In Outing Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
PARTY VISITS WILLIAMSBURG.
Miss euIIifant and Her Guest Have
Delightful Time There.

Miss Blanche Bullirant and her
friend, Miss Martha Farwell. of Fal,
River. Mass, have returned from
Williamsburg, whore they spent few
days taking In the sights of the old
capital. While there they wcro the
guest of Mrs. NJ. b. Hams, and Mr..
S. A. Magil.
they also made Il trip to Yorktown
and jamestown. The young ladies'
we're joined on Sunday morning by
MIR. S. ID. Haines. of Norfolk. Miss
Francis Driver, of Portsmouth. ami
Mr.. w. N. Herndon, OF Newport
News Va. The party was met at the
train by the young ladies' and they
went at once to Old Bruton Church,
where Miss Farwell had the pleasure
of singing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
1kRAusE's GROVE SELECTED.

hampton Young Mems Christian AS.
asoctation viii Hold Picnic Here.
The Young Mems Christian Assoc
clation of Hampton and Newport
News will celebrate its second ami
veersary with a big all day picnic a:
Krause's Grove tomorrow. Messrs.
Louis Levin is the chairman OF the
committee on arrangements and he
Is being assisted by Messrs. II.
Liehtenburg and Alexander Lipsitz,
of2Newport News.
In the afternoona game of abse.
ball will be the feature, when the
team of the local association will
play the nine from Altamon Culture
Club, of Norfolk There will be mu.
sic and refreshments served to
those who visit the grove. A bus
will meet all the cars on the Hamp.
ton Roads Traction company's line
in order to transport the visitors
from the car line to the grove free
OFFS charge. Indications are that a
blgscrowd will be In attendance.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
PERSONAL NOTES.

The Coming and Going of the People
You Know.
Mrs. II. G. Shelton and Mrs. NJ. J.
Casey went to Roanoke and the Nat.
ural Bridge yesterday for stay OF
IL few days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
TELL 1T TO THE MARINES
Pepys' Version of the Origin of the
Expression by Charles III.

Pepys' Fersiop of the Origin of the
Expression by Charles III.
The saying, TELL it to the Marines"
Is traced to Pepys, the author of the
famous DIARY" and 1t is said by him
to have originated with Charles II. OF
England. at so befell." as the story.
goes. that his light hearted majesty,'
with an exceedingly bored expression
on his swarthy face. was strolllng In
the shade with the ingenious Mr..
Pepys, secretary to the admiralty. 81
had speech yester'en at Deptford.' said
Mr.. Pepys, with the captain of tho
Defrynnce. who hath lately returned
from the Indies and who told me the
two most wonderful things that ever,
| think, did hear In my llfe.f Among
the stories told were of fish flying in
the air. Fish flying In the ART ex-
claimed his majesty. 'Ha, ha! A quaint
conccit, which 'twere too good to spoil
wi keeping. What no, sir'I.he turned
and beckoned the colonel, Sir William
Ailligrew Of the newly raised mari.
time regiment of foot, who was fol
lowing in close conversation with the
A|uhS " we ulSCOuIS6
with YOU on n matter touching your
own element. What say you colonel,
to n man who swears he hath seen
fishes to fly in the airp
81 should shy, sire" returned the
sea soldier simply, that the man hath
sailed In southern seas. for when your
maJesty's business carried me thither
of late did frequently observe more
flying fish In one hour than the hairs
OF my head In number r
"Qld Rowley glanced narrowly at the
colonefs frank. weather beaten face.
Then, With a laugh, he turned to the
secretary.
'Mr. Pepys,' said he, from the very
nature of their calling no class Of our
subjects can have so wide "a knowledge
Of sens and lands as the officers and
men of our loyal maritime regiment.
Hencefotth ERE ever we cast doubts
upon a tale that lacketh likelihood we
will first tell it to the Marines -
Army and Navy Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
TWO KILLED IN WRECK
Freight Train Runs OFT The Track
Into River.
4 -
STORM WASHED OUT THE TREsTlt
Besides the Dead Another Man is
]. Severely InJured-Aeciden occurs
al moecasln River.-many Cars are
) Piled up in the Bed of the Stream.
CBy Associated Press.)

= Wy hSsOCidteu PreB9.)
u BRISTOL, VA. Aug. 24-As n re
SUIT OF washout freight train on
the Virginia aud Southwestern rail
road ran off trestle at Moccasin
river today and the engine and eight
cars loaded with coal were plunged
into the river and two persons were
Killed and another seriously Injured.
The dead:
R. E. BOOHER, Brakeman, Love.
dale. Tenn.
y, A. elect, fireman, Ruthton
Tenn.
Engineer Robert J.. Burton, was
seriously injured. AT the time of the
accident the train was running AT n
thirty or forty mile an hour rate II
was dark and the engineer and fire.
man did not see that the trestle was
gone until they were within fifteen
feet of it.
Booher and elect were caught i'm
ines wreck and their bodies pinone |
under the cars i'll the water.
Inc engineer was badly injured.
nut managed to keep above the wa
ter and floated down the river n con.
siderable distance until he succeeded
In reaching the shore.
The property loss is heavy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25

Rev. William f. Edwards, who ha.
been visiting friends here FIR a few
days. Will return TO his home ii
CIozet this morning.
MIR. and Mrs. John w. Rowe and
Mrs. Thomas II. Wilson started yes
teray for a stay OF three weeks at
Mountain Lake, MIR.
Messrs. Rocks Moore, L. S. Davis
G. 7. Dixon and Harry Wilson have
returned from a visit in the noun
tains.
Mrs. II. w. Keatiey Is visiting he.
former home in Baltimore and other
points. ir.n ,.y8.&H
MIR. Arthur d. Wright formerly the
assistant principal at the West End
High school, is the guest of MIR. Rob
ert Holt, in Armistead avenue.
Mr.. Slater Blackiston has return.
ed from visit to Baltimore.
Mr.. john Weymouth left yesterday
Tor Loudoun county, where he will
visit Mrs. Weymouth who is the
guest of her parents.
Miss Estclia Davis. OF Pittsburg
Pa. is visiting Miss Lillian LaCross
at the Hampton Normal School.
Mr.. Emmett I.aCross, who is Elm.
ployed with the Western House Elec
tric Company in Pittsburg Pa, ar.
rived yesterday to visit his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. LaCross at the
Hampton Normal School.
Miss Edith Belts, who is the guest
OF Miss Lillian Belts. at the Hamptor
Normal School, will return to her
home in Wilmington. Del, today.
Rev. Herbert B. Frissell, D. D..
principal of the Hampton Normal
School, has returned from an extend
ed visit through the north.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
viii Return on Monday

Mr.. Hugh NJ. Woods. the agent OF
The Washington Steamship Company
at Old Point, who with his two
daughters, Misses MargaIite and Gro
titia, has been visiting in his former
home in Parisburg, Va, is expected
TO return to Old Point Monday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
serenaded by Fort Band.

The band from Fort Monroe
which won the prize at lakewood last
night for being the best band In the
firemen's organizations, serenaded
The News-Leader this afternoon
Richmond News-Leader.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
Copeland BRINGS Suit

In the Circuit Court yesterday no.
tice of action for Judgment was en-.
tered by MIR. J. +. Copeland against
Il. NJ. Hastings and NJ. Il. Hastings.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
Wines aud Liquors.

! belong to the lost tribe that stray.
ed away from Dublin before Moses
sailed on the Red Sea. I'm q price
cutter. I'm money.maker; I'm the
one that BELLS all straight whlskies:
retail at Wholesale prlces. The follow.
Ing high grade 100 whlskieB. sell Tor
90 q drink: Paul Jones, Pure sRye.
Sherwood Rye Whiskey, Carroll
Springs. pure Maryland Rye ,yvhiskey,
0verholt Rye Whiskey, Parkwood Rye
Whlskey. All OF the above named
whiakles strictly high.Srade; match
my prices II you dare. beat me II yos
eau.
whlskey. In bulk at following
prices:
Old Nick puro Rye. IL pit, 25o; gal.
ION ....,........ ..............s 400
Leonard's Favorlte IL pit. zoe: gal.
Hunters Baltimore Rye. 10 pt. $50:
Maryland Club. 10 pit. $50: al.
Paul Jones Pure rye. Ia pt, ssSc;
gallon ........... $500. $500. 82.7H
Carroll Springs, gallon ..s2.b6
XXXX Baker Rye. gallon ..,."S2.50
stRr A Rye, gallon ,.........s $500
Moss Rose, gallon .......... :. 5000
LAKEWOOD, pure Rye gallon :. $500
Jefferson pure Rye, gallon -. sf,7B
Kentucky Bourbon. gallon ...1$tAo
Double Stamp Gin, gallon -. t$aeo
The following brRnds OF Oniiiornia
Wines, Port Sherry. Catawbn. Ciatat,
Blackberry at 25c per qt.; per sal.76o,
Pride OF North Carolina. 4 ears
old: gallon ......... ........ .tiS2,00
Kummoill. per gallon ....... $500
| ~. Leonardo
BARREL and BOTTLE .RDUsE
SIC and 10 MELLEN ct.
Phosbup. We. llsl aa ,Phons a2s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-30
STICKS IN THE STOMACH.
Feeling That Often Comes to Peep
 With Weak Digestion,


 With Weak Digestion.
 A poor sufferer from Indigestion once said that his stomach felt as though 1t was filled with sticks and as though some of them were on fire and burn ing him up inside.
 When the stomach and the organs of digestion and nutrition are weakened and do not act properly, the symptoms of i'll health that follow are many and varied. There is often a feeling of heavlness in the stomach, there is dis tress and nervousness. dizziness, nausea, nervous and sick headaches. inability to sleep well, pains in the side and limbs, specks before the eyes and a general ,peevish, irritable condition.
 All these troubles are the direct re- suit of indigestion. Cure this by strengthening the stomach and digest i've system with Mi-o-na stomach tab let's and your symptoms of i'll health will vanish like dew before the morn ing sun; life will be joyous, and diges- ton will be so natural that you will forget you have a stomach.
 Mi-o-na stomach tablets cost but soc. Q box and are sold by F.. G. Fowler under an absolute guarantee that they will be successful in every case where used according to directions or money will be refunded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-30
DECATUR IS TT.
Only Town Between CuIIman and
 Columbia With Saloons.

Only Town Between Culiman anu
 Columbia With Saloons.
 New Decatur, Aug. 29.-(Special. l-- Now that Huntsville has gone for dis pensary, the Decaturs will be the only towns on the Southern Railroad be- tween Chattanooga and Memphis where open saloons exist. The Decaturs are also the only towns on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad between Colum- bia, Tenn, and Cullman. Ala, where whiskey is sold in open saloons. This would doubtless make of the Decaturs a fine location for the wholesale liquor business AS 1t Is. the jug trade from here will be greatly increased.
 There are five saloons in New Deca- tur and seven In Decatur. Now that dispensary was defeated in Morgan County, the county in which the 'Deca- turs are located. it Is said that other saloons will open up in the two Deca- turs.
 The two Decaturs are the only places in the county where whiskey Is sold The other precincts of the county have been prohibition for several years. Un- der these conditions. 1t is remarkable fact that the two Decaturs gave a majority of about 50 for dispensary and that the country vote defeated the dis pensary by heavy vote.
 New Decatur gave majority of about 70 for dispensary and Decatur gave a majority of 22 against dispen- sary. During the campaign the anti dispensary people said they were will ing for the Decaturs to vote on the question themselves, but that they didn't think 1t right for the country to vote, too. Had this been done, the dis pensary would have carried.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-30
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
Young Women Find Thief Ransackins
 Their Room.

Their Room.
 Anniston, Aug 29.--(Special )-The home of Mrs. Annie Farmer. who lives at the old snow place, just east of ox- ford, was entered by a burglar about 1:3O o'clock Sunday morning. The burglar removed a pane of glass from la window of the room occupied by Miss Annie Laura Luttrell of Brewton and Miss Edna Farmer. Miss Luttren was awakened by the burglar and her screams aroused the whole household. The burglar retreated through the Win dow very deliberately, after the young ladies began screaming. and is said to have turned and looked back into the room as if loath to- flee.
 Mrs Farmer secured a pistol, and fired several shots at random. but 1t Is not believed that the burglar was hit. The burglar moved small chicken coop from the rear of the house, and, finding it too low to enable him 10 reach the window, he secured a long
 block of wood from the woodpile and placed 1t against the house, from which he removed the window pane and stick with which the window was fastened and raised the sash.
 The rascal tried before removing the pane to pry the Sash up with double bladed axe belonging to Mrs. Farmer, and which was left leaning against the
 house near the window.
 Misses Farmer and Luttrell were ter
 ribly frightened when they discovered the burglar In their room, and were
 unable to give any description of him beside saying that he seemed to be un- | usually heavy and broad-shouldered'
 The burglary was kept as quiet as pos
 sible Sunday, but no clue whatever has been discovered that will point to the guilty party. An effort will be made to apprehend the culprit.
 | Mir. Richard Mcclellan, formerly of Anniston, but now of Birmingham, and
 Miss Sylvester of Anniston ware mar
 rled at Alexandria Sunday by Rev. Mir
 Dyer. They will live in Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-30
PARSONS AT OYSTER BAY.
His Coming Brings a Formal State
 ment From President Roosevelt.

His Coming Brings a Formal Stafe-
 ment From President Roosevelt.
 Oyster Bay. N. Y, Aug. 29.-Herbert Parsons. chairman of the New York Republican Committee, will be received by President Roosevelt at luncheon Friday. Secretary Loeb said the inter- view will have no further political sirnffcance than that of expressing the Presidents cordial sympathy with the purpose and methods for which MT. Parsons stands in public life
 MT. Loeb's announcement was in the form of an official statement as fol- lows;
 chairman of the New York County Re- publican Committee. will lunch with president Roosevelt Friday night. The President's interview with MT Par sons has no further political signln- cnaec than that of expressing the Presidents cordial sympathy with the purposes and methods for which Con rressnan Parsons stands in public fife. and which the President believes must obtain in the Republican party if the Republican party IS to Iulhll us fulI measure of usefulness to the ha- lion. The President does not regard 1t as his business under ordinary con , ditions to interfere in state or loqai contests He thinks that such inter ference is not only not desired. but wouId he resented by the people. But he has msde no secret of his cordial sympathy with men like CoWgressma Parsons. chairman of the Republican Comfy Committee, with men like James w. WaIsworth Jr.. Speaker or the New York State Legislature who stand not as individuals out as types % oS many other men like them who have gone into politics with the in- tention of rendering disinterested. honest, common sense service to the public as a whole and with whom the President, as a citizen cordially sym pathizes"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-30
The Southern May GobbIe up virginiu
 Coal Road.

The SOutnern may GOODte up ttrEtniu Coal Road.
 Knoxville. Tenn. Aug. 29.--A special to The Sentinel from Bristol. Tenn, says.
 we'll fodnded rumor has reached Bristol that the Southern Railway has taken over or Is about to secure the Virginia and Southwestern Railway.
 The price paid or to be paid for the property Is not stated. but 1t is thought to be in the neighborhood of $10.000,- 900. It is known that H. K. McHarg, of New York and Stamford. Conn.,. owner of the controlling stock. has asked this amount for his holdings in the road. The Virginia and Southwes- tern has been maintained for num- bre of years by the Virginia, Iron, Coal and Coke Company. chiefly for the purpose of afiording an outlet for the products of its various coal and iron mines and It's iron furnaces in East Tennessee and Southwest Vir- ginia.
 The road is about 40 miles In length extending from Mountain City. Tenn. by way of Bristol, to Apalachia, Va. where 1t has connection with tho Louisville and Nashville. It has direct connection with the Southern Railway at Bristol and Bluff City, Tenn, and with the Norfolk and Western at Bris'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-30
ueo1h os Mrs. Cunningham.

Gadsden, Aug. 29.-tspecIaI.1--Mrs Mary Elizabeth Cunningham. aged "A years, died at the home of her daugn- ter. Mrs F. P. Duncan, 250 South Fourth Street this morning at ( o'clock. She is survived by her chl- dren. Mrs. r. fP Duncan and George Cunningham. of Shreveport, La, both of whom were at her bedside when the end came Mrs. Cunningham came to Alabama in 1855 from Charlottesville, Va, and has been resident of this city for the past twelve years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-30
TO BUILD RAILROAD.
Memphis and Birmingham Flrm Se-
 cures a Contract.


 Birmingham, Aug. 29.-(Special. )- c. D. Smith & Co.,, of Memphis Birm- ipKham, have secured the contract to construct the Atlantic, Birmingham and Atlanta Railroad between Bessemer and Pelham, south of Birmingham. and work has started on the job. While there vii be some sub-letting of the contract 1t is intended to have the work done within twelve months or this date Other contracts along the line would indicate that there Is much haste in constructing the A. B. and A. Railroad.
 The line is already in operation from Brunswick, Ga. almost to the Alabama line. Considerable work has been done in and around Talladega and work IS on between Talladega and Pelham. The contract just let for the line between Pelham and Bessemer brings the new railroad to the Birmingham district. It is understood that right of way is being looked for between Bessemer and Birmingham via Possum Valley and Ensley, which would include the most prominent of the industrial towns of the immediate Birmingham district This railroad expects to handle large portion of the coal, iron and steel pro- duets of the district to the Atlantic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-30
IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
Would Divert Aliens to the South, NOt
 Reatrfct Their Coming.

Would Divert Aliens to the South, Not
 Restrict Their Coming.
 To the Editor of The New York Times:
 There is considerable agitation at the present time for the radical re- strictIon of immigration. actuated, as freely admitted, by desire to thWart the demoralizing influence of foreign labor in the commercial and manu- featuring centres of the country. This movement originated in New England. and has gained considerable headWay throughout all the Middle Atlantic States and the Middle West. and has for it's purpose simply the relief or or the yearning dry of the South and West for more labor, which sections could prof1tablyt assimilate an enor- nous number of these immigrants of no better class than those which have heen coming into the country in such hordes under the existing laws and which are such an objectionable ele- ment to the communities which are now demanding their practical excIn- sion.
 The writer cannot describe condi- tions in the West further than to re- call the recent labor famine in Kansas but the South has since the disastrous civil war been laboring under the bur den of suddenly liberated black labor. To direct to this latter section of the country a heavy inflow of immigrants would inevitably result. through com petltiou' III SlthSN Stlih black to activity and energy to cope with. a new situation based on the sur vival of the Attest, or of driving him to the North, where his benefactors and champions can bring their numer- ous theories for the betterment of his race into practical execution, the South assuming the burden. which the North and East now seek to avoid, of increased foreign immigration for la- boring purposes.
 The South has handled the negro question to the best of its ability, but not above the criticism of the North ern and Eastern press. New England and the other manufacturing centres of the North are alarmed about the