davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
AlGECIRAS DELEGATES ARE
PROCEEDING PEACEFULLY
First Point Is Brought Up and Settled
To the Satisfaction of France
and Germany.
(ny Associated preas.A

ALGECIRAS. SPAIN. Jan. 1S.-The
delegates to the Moroccan conference
held q private session lasting two
hours this afternoon.
The session resulted practically In
an agreement on the main lines of a
plan for repression Of contraband
entering Morocco. 1t was feared that
this question Of contraband might
lead to Frenco-German tension, as 10
who would carry out the repressive
measure proposed. but this situation
happily appears to have been averted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
REIGN OF DESpOTlSM HE FEARS
Senator Mallory Discusses the Ship
Subsidy Bill and Proceeds to Find
Considerable Fault With the Pro-
posed easure-Wants No More
Subsidies Granted.
,Ey Associated press.)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-There
was an echo OF yesterdays stormy
session in tho Senate today when
Mr.. TilIman presented his rcsoli-
ton directing n senatorial investi-
gation into the removal of Mrs.
minor Norris from the White louise.
The resolution provoked no debate
ana Mr.. Tillman contcnted himself
With brief statement in which he
said that he would not have In
reduced the resolution but the taunts
OF Mr.. Hale. When he concluded,
Mr.. Daniel moved that tho resolu-
ton he laid on the table and this
disposition was made of it by n
vote OF 81 10 s. Mr.. Tlllman's res
olufion was as follows:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
TAX PLACED ON VIRGINIA PREMIUMS
Companies To Pay one.Tentf of One
Per Cent on Business Done in This
state-Accomac Delegate Has a
Measure Which Will Cause scnsa.
ton In insurance Circles.
Especial TO tho Daily press.


RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 1S.--Colonel
James b. Cation tho Democratic 1oor
leader OF the House. today introduced
abill providing for the creation &C an
Insurance bureau 10 he an adjunct TO
tho State Corporation Commission,
which Is 10 supervise and control it.
CnJ,r the conf ol ff ,uhis bureau
aro to he PLACED all of tho life and
fire Insurance companies both stock
and mutual. all trust and fidelity CON-
nanies engaged in becoming surety
upon bonds Of any description. and all
fratcrnal assessment and cooperative
Insurance companies or associations
which assume risks upon The lives of
individuals
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
BlackmaiI Case Continued.

CRy Associated PresS.)
RICHMOND. VA, Jan. tS.-The case
nc charlottesville. Of Hawkins and
Niche charged with matchmaking The
leto X. u. Ballnntinc, OF Edge Hill, Va.
ana New Jersey. has been continued
until February 81. Ro;a mon arc ont
Oh hail
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
Roosevelt Comments Old Conrad,
usy Asaoclutea Press,

uy Associated Press
GUTHRIE. OKLA. Jan IS
Rough Rider G.. V. Franz. rcaont!y
appointed governor ~ Oklahoma, re-
ceived this message from President
Roosevelt last night: "IIavo just
read your address. 1t covers the
ground. You will deliver The GOODS.
Here's hoping" Signed Roo ;eyelt -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
Pilots are EIated

WASHINGTON. u. c., jan. is
the Pilots are elatcd over the fail.
uro Of the motion OF the Committee
on Merchant Marine today 10 report
favorably the I.ittlcflcld bill to abolish
compulsory pilotagc. The vote stood
3 to S. This IS thought to mean
The death OF bill.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
Schooner Goes Ashore.
t6y Associated Press.

l3y Associated PrcSs.J
WILMINGTON, y. C., Jan. IS.-Tha
American schooner General Adclhert
Ames Captain Dodge. bound hence
for New York. with cargo OF lumber.
went ashore here today. Later she
was tloatcd bur is leaking badly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
Virginia Postmasters Named.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s.-Theso
poatmasters have been anpoipted:
Observation-Disclosures. William r.
Lindsey; New Glasgow, Walter S.
Chewing; Trigg, G. l.. Stafford.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
"oId Ironsideau to he Saved

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S.-The
liouse today adopted a. resolution
directing the committee on naval
affairs 10 inquire into the preserve
ton OF tho frigatc Constitution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
TilIman's Little Bomb.

Resolved, that the President of
the Senate he authorized to ap-
point committee of five senator's
TO investigate the recent unfortu-
nate incident at tho White House
resulting in the expulsion from the
executive Offices OF Mrs. Minor Nor
ris and report 10 the Senate"
Mr.. Tillman spoke briefly. he
said:
III was not my purpose yester-
day to so so far as to ask an in
vcstigatlon, but was tainted beyond
all endurance by the senator from
Maine. lie he'd no Justification in
charging me with the defamation of
the chief executive and with speak
ing from personal cnmity. lie chat
lenged me to action and have act
ed"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
ARRESTS ALLEGED FoRoes.
Police Capture Another Man imnIlcat.
ed in N. G. w. Bond Case.
(By Associated prcss.)

NEW YORK. Jan. 1S.-Charles Muir.
ray. who Is said to be. known also a.
Golcnel T. G. p. Comey, was today
held by the district attorneys Office
IN $1,000 bail in connection with tho
forged Norfolk and ,.estern bonds re,
Gently offered for sale.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
WATERWAY 10 De PERFECTED
Plan ao Presented Gala for 30
Foot Depth ard Channel Varying
in Width from 40 to 500 Feet
Growth of Commerce Out of Hamp.
ton Roads the Cause.
fRy Associated rrcas,)

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S.-Secre.
iary TAFT has forwarded TO Con-
greas recommendation made by the
board of engineers for rivers and
hnrhors that an appropriation Of ST.
212GO0bc made for the Improvement
OF the channel from deep water In
Hampton Roads to the Norfolk navy
yard with view to widening and
STRENGTHENING the same.
Deep Waterway Demanded.
Under projects heretofore author
ICED depth OF 2S feet has been Sc.
cured. ~ plan Is presented for So.
curing a depth Of so feet Mt mean
low water. with width varying in
different sections of tho channel from
47o to 1.20o feet. The original estI-
mated cost of the work was s2.430.OO0
with 100000 annually for malhte.
nance after completion.
Width Is Too Marrow.
AT the request OF the board, how
ever, this estimate was revised on
the basis of 80 foot channel. with
width varying from 400 to 900 feet
and this estimate is approved. 1t iy
stated that tht width of channel
recommended while considered proper
Tor adoption under present condi.
tons, may require increase in the
future.
Committee is Growing.
Tho hoard calls attention to tbe
fact that the commerce OF Norfoll,
harbor has Increased from 1,91A,606
tons in 1888 TO about 100000 In
1904. and that further develop.
ment Is reasonably prospective.
In concurrins In the recommends
ton for the further Improvement
OF the channel. with view to widen.
Ing and Strengthening the same and
providing n uniform depth OF 30 feet.
the board recommends that the
width to be givtn to the .dredged
channel be GOO feet from HAMPTON
Roads to Gambert's Point, 800 feet
from l.ambert's Point to the junction
OF the Eastern and Southern branches
and from 40 to 700 fecl in the
Southern branch
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
IS MEN ENTOMBED BY
EXPLOSION IN Mine
L IS Not Believed That One Of The
Miners viii Be Brought Out
Alive From The Shaft.
AFTER DAMP ADDS TO THE HORROR
Disaster Occurred at the Dinner Hour
and that Io All That Saved Many
Scorec OF Worismen from instant
Death in the Pit-FouI Air petards
TIE Rescuers.
AFTER DAMP ADDS TO THE HORROR
DIV Associated Press.N

CHARLESTON. W. VA, Ian. is
Eighteen men arc believed to have
been killed in an explosion today in
the Detroit and Kanawba Coal Com
pany's mine, at Detroit, on Paint Creek
% miles from here. Tho men who
were In tho mine nj the time of the
explosion and who are believed 10 have
persisted arc:
ISAAC PANCAKE
BENJAMIN SNYDER.
CHARLES SNYDER,
ISAAC SNYDER.
y. N. SOvINE.
JAMES McCARDLE,
PATRICK McCARDLE
STEPHEN McCA9DLE.
G. p. NEAL.
PETER BRlDGEMAN,
EDWARD BRIDGEAIAN
PHILIP BRIDGEMAN.
MELvIN BRIDGEMAN,
JOHN NICKEL,
EDWARD NICKEL.
CLAUDE SANDERS,
PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN,
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN,
The four Brdgeman's were brothors
as were the three Snyders, the three
McCardlcs and the two AIickels. The
McLaughlins were father and SON.
Many Out for Dinner.
That all the men were not in the mine
Al the time cf the accident was be-
cause almost all of the day men were
eating their dinners on the outside.
The explosion occurred at 1890
o'clock. Had 1t been either before or
after tho noon hour the death list
would have been still more appalling
as hundreds OF men would have been
killed The force OF the explosion
Was so great that the hills trembled.
Tons OF wreckage and debris were
hurled from the mouth of the mine,
blocking the cntrance\and making tho
work OF rescue difficult. News of tho
disaster quickly spread 10 nearby
mines and hundreds of men were soon
ut the scene, eager TO join in the effort
to rescue the entombed miners.
Fan Almost Destroyed.
Tho vcntilating fan was blown out
Of position by the explosion and it was
not until four o'clock this afternoon
that it had been repaired, and put back
in its place. AS soon as it was set
IL motion n fairly good current of air
was circulating through the entries.
After Damp Added to Horror.
Even though the men survived the
explosion. it is almost certain that they
will fall victims Of the deadly after
damp.
Mothers, wives children and friends
of the entombed miners crowd about
the mouth OF the pit and declare they
will not leave until they know tho fate
OF their loved ones. The cause OF the
explosion is not yet fully determined,
but 1t is believed Tat blast ignitcd
the gas which accumulated in the
mines.
The Detroit and Kanawha Coal Com
pany sold it's holdings few days
ago to n syndicate.
The transfer was made last Mon
day and few days before the trans
fer. the mines were examined by in
srectors who reported that it was in
good condition.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
No River and Harbor Gill.

WASHINGTON, d. c., ian. 49,
from the present Indications there
VIII be no river and harbor bin
passed al tho present session OF con.
gross.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
Doesn't Concern Ma-ons.


The proposed measure. however. OK.
clndes from its operations the Mason.
ic order and other like orders tina;
have not for their principal object thc
Insurance OF the lives of their NON.
bcrs.
The bill provides for the election by
the Legislature of n commissioner OF
insurance. for term OF four years,
and also for n deputy and such other
assistants rs may be necessary to
carry out the act.
The expenses OF maintaining the b;,-
reau are levied upon insurance COM
pnnies and like organizations in the
shape Of n tax OF one-tenth of / per
cent upon their premium receipts
from business done in Virginia.
Around the insurer. as we'll as the
insured, the measure throws the nc
cessary safeguards for protection as
1t eliminates ''Wildcat" ana irresponsi.
bic insurance companies and pre-
cludcs the possibility of their being in.
corporated or doing business in The
State.
The position of commissioner carries
q salary of $500.
After Them With a Stick.
Delegate Rev, of Accomac, has in
trodued a bill concerning insurance
corporations which is apt to create
OF stir. and is certainly
doomed to meet vigorous opposition at
the hands OF the concerns involved.
The measure requires that the in
companies shall invest the
surplus derived from Virginia business
in United States or Virginia bonds, or
i'll the bonds of the counties and cities
in tho State. and these securities arc
to be held as a trust for the benefit
of Old Dominion policy holders.
On January "a the Committee on
General Laws of which Mr.. Edwin
p. Cox is tho chairman, will take up
the consideration of all matters per-
tanning to insurance. The so-callcd
Wharton law Is TO be considered on
this occasion, and interesting develop
ments are expected.
Barrett Is Reformer.
Il am reformcr in the sense" said
Delegate Barrett who the author OF
two bills providing for more rigid
liquor laws discussing today the refer
enccs made to him as a disciple OF
reform in the Virginia newspapers:
Il believe in enforcing the laws that
arc on the statute books. II they arc
good laws they should be enforced.
If they are not good laws they should
be repealed"
For State "Jim Crow" Law.
Delegate w. e. Barrett, patron OF
the new Jim Grow" street car bill.
will appear before the comm tee or
roads at to-morrow's meeting. Mr..
Barrett will ask that date, which is
to be designated by him, shall be set
for a hearing on the bill. The meas.
ure practically extends She system
now enforced in Richmond 10 all the
cities. towns and countrees of the
State.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
TOWN TOPICS UNDER FIRE.
Charged In Court That the Sheet
BlaciSnailed the Rich.
(By Associated Press.)

lINW YORK, Jan. 1S.-InstructIons
issued by TowL Topics a weekly pub
lication to its correspondents were
read in the Supreme Court today dur.
ing the trial of Norman Hapgood. ed
flor of Golfers, Weekly. on o charge
OF criminal libel brought by Justice
Joseph NJ. Deuel. of the Court of Spec.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
JURY FOR oREENE-GAYNoR.
Actual trial of Captain Carter's Al
legged Pals on In Earnest.
(By Associntcd prossl

(By Associated Pross)
SAVANNAH GA. Jan. 1S.-A jury
was chosen today in the Greene and
Gaynor case and tomorrow the actual
trial of tho alleged cmhe7@lcrs win
begin
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
Boil WeeviI. Funds No subsidv.

Boil WeeviL Funds No Subsidy.
do YOU consider the appropriation
OF half 4 million dollars for the sun.
preston of the boil weovil as in
snbversion Of the constitution 81
Asked the New Hampshire senator.
Il do not replied Mr.. Mallory.
'ft is in the interest OF tho general
welfare"
Concluding, Mr.. Mallory said that
he would prefer system OF dlscrim-
mating duties in favor OF American
vessels 10 the pending bill and added
that he believed that the grandest
system OF merchant marine ever
known could be thus built up. lie
believed that there would be no DIFF.
iiculty under the discriminating dutv
plan in dealing with commercial
treaties
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19

ing the Southern mails as unconsti-
tu.ional.
NO" replied Mr.. Mallory, "I
think 1t is not; l vote for It every
time"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-19
Could Get Another President.

D.
He then said that the question
AT issue involves two vital promo.
sitions. The first OF those related
10 the protection of the President
from dangerous characters and the
second. the protection OF the rights
OF the people. He declared that to
absolutely protect the President
would be to make him q prisoner. He
proceeded to say that in case OF the
removal of the President he could
be replaced ''and probably with a
better man? But he added, when
the liberties OF tho people are de-
stroyed nothing is left but dospot-
ISM"
THAT is the whole subject" he
added as he took his seat Mr.. Daniel
Immediately moved to lay the resolu.
ton on the table and Mr.. Lodge
demanded the ayes and noes.
Ship Subsidy Comes UP.
Tho remainder OF the day was de-
voted to speeches on the pure food
and merchant marine bills, Mr.. Nc.
Cnmber advocating the food measure
and Mr.. Mallory opposing the ship
Ping hill. Mr.. Mallory was so fire..
qnently interrupted as to cause his
speech to take on the aspect OF
general debate. During the contro-
versy, Mr.. Bacon suggested that
corporations, like the
Standard Oil Company. engaged In
their own goods to mar
ket could take advantage of the sub.
sidiary provision Of the bill. MIR.
Gallingcr admitted the force OF the
objection and promised that the de.
feet would be corrected.
Mallory Against Subsidies.
Mr.. Mallory opposed the provisions
granting subsidies to ships and
bonnties to the proposed naval re.
serve. He contended that the Erin.
ciple is unconstitutional and pre-
dicted that even if carried into Of
feet the plan would prove n fall
ure.
MIR. Mallory elaborated his consti-
tutional objections to the bill and Mr..
Galilnger asked him IL he consid.
cred the subsidy granted for carry.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-15
Ancient Phrases.

A sieve used by millers for separat-
ing -four from the bran a~i other re.
jected substances was formely called
q tense" A very active workman
sometimes set fire to the rim Of the
tense by the extreme friction caused
between It and the wooden frame on
which the sieve slid backwards and
forwards. Pn idle fellow was far too
slow TO 'set the tense on fire." and
that expression came TO be proverb
in England. After many years the
sieve was confused with the Thames,
the river. II ultimately came to be
the rule to speak of Setting the
Thames on fire." 1t is probable that
this curious twisting of az English
word gave rise to the American
phrase, He'll never set the river on
fire." Obviously, failure to do that
implies no extraordinary lack OF wit
or energy!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-15
ARIZONA'S FROZEN FOREST
Theory Which May Account for the
Wonderful Petrefac-
tons.

In the long forgotten ages, perhaps
before primeval ni.,i. set foot upon the
sands OF earth, iCl cots were growing In
Arizona, just A. IN some parts they are
growing to-day, says o. j. Muhlbacker.
in the Arizona Magazine. But, by pre-
sumably volcanic action upon the
earth's crust they were laid PROSTATE,
and over them swept the seething, rush
ing waters of an immense inland sea.
Again, this region, sunk below the sea
level, was upheaved so high the mighty
waters found no footing. Again par
tial depression made It vast reposi-
tory of rivers that drained the high
levels, and these great trees were buried
deep beneath the sand and silt, which
time hardened to rock. But the up
heavel of ages after reversed this
process, and the outgoing waters In
their maddened rush constantly bore
away this earthen covering, returning
to the world the long buried forests of
the ancient ages. But 10! the sybaritic
chemistry of nature, the alchemy of the
ages, had transformed them into
crystals Of hardest stone, sparkling in
variegated color tints. Thus, to-day, the
Fortified Forest" is one of the wonders
Of Arizona.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-15
FROGS LABELED AS FRUIT.
Guests at Chinese Dinners Must Not
Scrutinize Delicacies Too
Closely.

Sons OF the west, who attend din.
ners given by the Chinese minister
In London will be we'll advised not
to seek explanations as to the gen.
esis of their dishes too diligently.
In Chinese dish there is no saying
where mystery begins and ends, says
a writer in Sketch.
sample, rich and rare, was sent
some time ago to the present writer.
Upon one side Of the vessel was a
legend in what must have been IRE.
proachable Chinese upon the other
this translation.
These fruits were packed in the
vicinity Of our orchards, under our
personal supervision, Every possible
care has been taken for their fresh.
ness and maturity, We guarantee
that our fruits retain their natural
flavor and are of the finest quality"
Those fruits so fine and matured.
retaining all their natural flavor,
proved to be very "gamey" frogs EN-.
bedded in what seemed rancid goose.
grease!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-15
BETEL NUT CROP FAILURE.
This, We Are Told, Means Distress
to one-Fifth of the HUI
man Race.

Distress of sort not readily appre.
ciated by persons living outside of
Asia has been caused by scarcity
OF betel nuts. It is only comparable,
to an American mind, to a sudden
doubling and trebling of the price OF
tobacco, and even that does not tell
the story.
One.fifth of the human race chews
betel. II Is q universal habit in In.
dia. Men, women and children use
this nut. II is not so much luxury
as a necessity of life.
Its use is linked with the cere.
mony OF ordinary politcness. When
two persons meet, after the first
greetings, one offers his betel box.
For him to neglect this show of
courtesy would be rudeness; for the
other to refuse would be an insult.
Betel chewing is not as many be.
lieve an injurious habit On the con.
trary, the drug has positive virtues;
1t benefits the digestion, regulates
the kidneys and preserves the teeth,
even though 1t discolors them.
The culture Of the areca palm, on
which the betel nut grows, is a vast
and profitable industry. In ordinary
times 10000 nuts sell for less than S.
Yet an acre of trees in bearing pro.
duces return of 500 a year.
India, besides her own immense
production. imports yearly more than
100000 pounds of the nuts.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-15
"vvHALE" OF AN ORE SHIP.
Immense Lake Steamer That Car
ries IL, 500 Tons of Iron at
a Load.

Two ye"Ts-ago a Duluth company
built the T. ''rense ore steamer, Angus.
tus b. Wclyin, carrying 1880 tons
and havin. S2 matches. For swift
loading and unloading this remarkable
vessel has naver been equaled, writes
Herbert n. Casson, In Munsey's. Its
records are Incredible In Europe and
startling TO the steamboat men Of the
Un ted St. ,es. For instance, a load
Of 10,245 tons Of ore was placed on
board her in 80 minutes, and unloaded
to the last FOUND in four and half
hours. Fol-. years ago load OF 500
TOYS was put aboard by a crowd of men
with shovels and wheelbarrows In not
less than three days. To-day the Wow
In takes on 500 tons in Ave minutes
and unloaGs IT in Is.
The Wolrin as set a new standard
for ore ship o. which the United
States Steel corporation has been
obliged to conform. Last year, feel
Ing that its ore feet was dwartted by
this great Independent vessel, the
steel trust launched four new boats,
each nine feet longer than the 'Volvin,
and built on similar lines. r % gi-
gantic boats represent an outlay Of
$1,7o0.000 apiece, and will carry $780,.
600 tons Of ore down the LAKES in a
single season-enough to keep an old.
time furnace busy for 400 years.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-15
THE LINCUlST'S PARADISE,
People Who Can Not Speak English
Have Their Own Troubles in
New York.


"A man who cannot speak English
is at a great disadvantage in a city
like New York. especially II he wants
to find his way about the city" said
an old street car conductor, relates the
World. He cannot make himself I'M
derstood and he seems to mistrust the
motives OF every one. To argue with
him is absolutely useless. II you start
to he will delay your car and create
a disturbance. The only thing for us
to do is to get rid of him in the easiest
way we can and that is where we dis
play intelligence.
For example. foreigner-a Greek
avenue car one day and wanted to
transfer at Thirty-fourth street Trans
fers are given by man who stands
on the street corner there, and | told
the man to- get his transfer on the
street, but he couldn't understand what
] meant. He waited until the car had
passed his street and then demanded a
transfer. ] couldn't give him one that
would do him any good, and SO told
him., but he Immediately got excited.
l saw an argument coming, SO |
stopped the car aud handed him a
transfer, II would do him no good,
| knew. but he took It, perfectly salts.
fed, and left the car. How he made
out afterward | don't know, but |
avoided trouble and my car went ahead
without delay"