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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13

Root is convinced that IL his duty to
pursue the course he has already out
lined for the protection of American
life and property in China
Mr.. Root has not hcsitated to OK
press this view to his congressional
callers. Advices from the Orient are
disuuieting from this fact. that it is
clearly established that the Chinese
government. while not perhaps actual
ly melting the development of this
anti-foreign sentiment has not exert
cd itself to prevent the spread OF the
anti-Amcrican boycott. notwithstand.
ing the publication of numerous proc.
lamations by the viccroys.
So Mr.. Root will continue to urgy
upon Secretary Taft the adoption of
proper military precautions to meet
this policy of preparation for any
emergency that may arise.
Troops Now Enroute.
The troops which were ordered ir
The Philippines for the purpose ot
strengthening the forces there in or.
der that this government might be
prepared for any eventuality in China
which might demand American troops
are now cnroute to the islands, and
IL was stated at the war department
today that the department would bt
able to take care of them and would
have sufficient funds to provide foi
the Increased force in the Philippines
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
NAVAL CADETS GRADUATED
Even the Receipt of Diplomas Fails to
Drive Away the Blues.


ANNAPOLIS. MD. Feb. l2.-The
career of the class of 1906 at the
Naval Academy was. brought to its
close officially today when Secretary
of the Navy Charles j Bonaparte de.
livered to l0l members of the class
their coveted diplomas in the pres.
ence of $500 persons.
In the large crowd were the fam
lilies and friends of the graduates
from all over the country and while
not marked with joyousness of stint
lar occasions in tac past. the scene
was an impressive aud beautiful one.
The secretary in his address to the
graduates did not refer In any way
10 the present conditions in the acad.
envy. materially affected the tradition
al gaicty of the occasion and cast II
damper over the whole weeks cere
monies
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
Tampa Plans an Exposition.
tRy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Feb l2.-Repre-
sentative Sharman (Fla J. introduced
concurrent resolution today author
izlnS the President to issue proclama.
tons asking states to participate In
an exposition to he held at Tampa,
Fla, in 1908. The resolution also pro.
vldes for naval participation in the
exposition and for the issuance of an
invitation to foreign powers to send
exhibits.
The exposition is TO especially en-
phasize the importance to the world
of the isthmian canal and to hasten
its completion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
VIPgInIas Trim Little Navy Can
Not Act.
POLICE BOATS ARE POWERlES;
It is Not in Their Line Of Work and
the Duty to Suppress the Wrong
Doing of Masters Rests on tho Uni.
ted States Government.


RICHMOND. VA. Feb. I2.-l .cgisla
tors who have watched the efforts OF
the United States to break up slavery
existing on oyster boats in Virginia
waters are interested in the criticisms
which have been launched against the
navy of the Old Dominion
These trim little whether
slavery exists or not on the oyster
boaiS-havc no business to meddlC
with such things, as their duties arc
along altogether different lines 1t is
their function TO see that tho laws as
to the taking OF oysters are enforced
and beyond this they cannot go and
have no jurisdiction.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
BARRED FROM TEAMS.
Professional Students in Eastern Uni
verstics Eliminated from Athletics.
(3Y Associated Pressl

NEW HAVEN. CONN. Feb. IL
The announcement was made at Yale
today that Harvard has accepted the
proposition Of Yale. made at the ath-
lctic conference held here Lass week
that students in professional schools
be debarred from membership on uni
versity teams.
Princeton already has acquicsccd in
the proposition. In Yale. the action
OF Harvard is considered to be IL
great concession. as she is so strong
in her professional schools. Yale did
not have SO many TO draw from and
Princeton is The gamer. having de-
pended almost wholly upon her aca-
demic department for athletes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
HAND AND GLOVE WITH TRUSTS
Demands That Millionaire Should
be Put in Prison for Evadng the
Law and Then He Says the Coun-
try Would Believe in the Exc:u-
tivc's Intentions.
tHv AssncIntcd prcsa.N

WASHINGTON. Feb. l2.-Thc Sen.
ate today adopted a joint resolution
reported by MIR. rillman from the
Senate committee on Interstate com
merce commission to investigate the
charge of discrimination and combi-
nation in restraint of trade made
against the railroads.
The adoption OF the resolution was
proceeded by a speech by Mr.. Tillman
in which he practically charged that
the administration was not proceed
ing in good faith to secure railroad
legislation. because he was not salts.
he'd with the Presidents advisors.
Root and Knox censured.
Among these he mentioned Secre-
tary Root and Senator Knox, the for.
mer of whom he said was an advisor
of the magnates responsible for the
devilmcnt." and the latter who had
been for years attorney for the Penn
sylvanie Company. '-.--'-, - ~
Mr.. Knox contradictcd the charge
relative To himself saying that he
never had been attorney for the Penn.
sylvania.
Mr.. Lodge also spoke at length ON
the railroad question. He delivered \
carefully prepared speech in which he
took stand for governmental n n,Ia-
ton of rates, but advised the ltldos,
caution against too radical action
Stripes for Millionaire.
You'll never stop the dcvilmcni ill
You put some millionaire In prison and
put the stripes ON him " said Mr.. Till.
man.
Speaking Of MIR. Morton: Mr.. Till
man said that he had resigned from
the navy with the confession Of re.
bate giving on him. made by his own
mouth and the proof hanging over
him.
He is promoted" Mr.. Tilman con.
tinued land made head OF the grca.
insurance organization in New York
which has been made tho stamping
ground Tor as Il dirty lost of thieves
as ever walked Gods green earth
And they sent for man with this
clean record and put him in charge
of these scores of hundreds of mil
lions which are the savings, 50 to
speak of widows and orphans. who
have policies in that company.
"Pennsy" the William.
When you look further you find The
Pennsylvania Railroad at the head Of
the listof the oppressors of the people"
Hence he cOntended that the people
were being bamboozled by the talk of
protecting the masses against the
classes. He confessed that with such
cooks he was inclined to sniff at the
dish that is set before us" There
was. he declared much evidenced that
those charged with the execution of
the laws were not sincere because he
said they had long been aware Of the
evasion of those laws
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
RoosEVELTS ENTERTAIN.
Miss Alice Celebrates Twenty-second
Birthday Anniversary.
(By Associate Pres:

WASHINGTON. Feb. l2.-Presi.
dent Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt
entertained large party of friends
at the White House tonight to cele.
brate Miss Alice Roosevelt's twenty
second birthday. Many OF Miss Roose.
velt's younger friends attended and
Mr.. longworuh was able to be pres
ent.
Following the dinner there was a
musicale.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
Postmasters Named.

WASHINGTON. Feb. i2 The
President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
POstmasters:
Virginla-C. NJ. Kezcll, Harrison
burg: G. l.. Hart. Roanoke; w H..
Faulkner. South Boston; n A. Full.
wilef. Stanton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
FOUND DEAD IN HIS CABIN.
Captain Daniel McCloud Victim of
Heart Failure

Captain Daniel McCloud was found
lead in his cabin on the three masted
schooner Edna Pogue Sunday after.
noon about 4 O'Clock mt Norfolk.
Captain McCloud's death was sun
POSED TO have resulted from heart fail.
IRE. He was well known among ship
Ding men along the coast, having sail.
ed for the past 80 years in and o,&
the Chesapeake. The body Will w
sent to the home of the dcceaseJ ~
Bethel Delaware. y.;.lsSss
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
Postoffice Department Prosperous.

WASHINGTON. Feb. IA state.
ment issued by the pOstOfiice depart
ment today shows the gross receipts
OF the fifty largest postofilceS In the
United States for January 1906 to
have been S,llS,G89. as against So
204 SOB In 1906
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
Root prpares for the CRISIS,

WASHINGTON. Feb. IL. While
not regarding anti.torelgn uprising in
China as exactly imminent. Secretary
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
rexarkana Has Bad r;

tBy Associated Pre5,s1;Sz
TE%ARKANA Texas,xMs.S,
Fire destroyed half of ssE4ss5<
failing loss of s75stf " II
insurance. ,HJt9t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
Predicts a Massacre.

CINCINNATI. OHIO, Feb. ~
Wong Fong, former secretary of the
six companies In San Francisco, vii,
is visiting in this city. says he thinks
the Boxer trouble in China is about
TO eliminate in the greatest massacre
of modern times.
He issued the following warning tc
friends last night, telegraphing It tc
Seattle. Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco:
"'The blow is about to fall. Cable
warnings to friends to leave China al
once. Tell them to seek protection OF
Germany temporarily and get out oil
country before Feb. "a"
Explains Messages.
Fong is visiting All loo Wal. the
wealthiest of the local Chinese resi-
dents. and after the messages were
sent explained their prport as fol
lows:
IL received word yesterday that the
order has been sent out to the subordi
nate circles of the Chinese Reform AS
ISOLATION to throw off all the foreign
elements in our country, starting Feb
"a. The association is Ostonsibly pa
triotic."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13

Colleagues.
Japan Behind Them.
The Japanese are behind all this,
he said. and it is part of the argument
he is using to arouse the Senators to
action.
The Japanese is the powerful and
implacable enemy of America in
China. 1t is a struggle for commercial
supremacy. with stealth and cunning
and INSCRIPTIONS pitted against us.
The Japanese is brave and strong
AMI progressive, but he is absolutely
constituencies. 1t suits his purpose to
inspire anti.foreign demonstrations.
If lives of Americans are sacrificed
1t is nothing To him. 1t is part Of his
plan. He is urging the Chinese to the
commission of these dastardly out.
RACES. 1t is only the beginning of
things. Great horrors confront us.
Prepare While There Is Time.
Secretary Root and Secretary Taft
must have money" he asserts. 10
prepare for the campaign that is sure
to come. Great Britain and the United
States will reap Il dire reward for
their friendship for Japan
We must be prepared for all cmcr-
gcncics. We must he prepared to pro.
tect American citizens i'm China. We
must expect to do it by force. We
must have money to put the machin.
cry in motion We must have money
To transport out troops to points of
tactical advantage.
"The people demand It, The people
are not afraid to demand the enforce.
mcnt OF the rights of Americans In
any and every part Of the world. &
Is only the Senate that is timid Let
the Senate represent tho American
people and carry out their will. We
must have troops in readiness, for we
may need them now at any time"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
JAPAN HIDDEN FOE
OF UNITED STATES
Senator Reads Into The Future a
War Between America and
Russian COnquePors.
MONEY NEEDED FOR CONFLICT
Brown Men Stirring Up Discomfort
an Urging ccIcstiaIs on In Their
Boycott an Anti-Forcign Crusade
Massacre Predicted That Will Sur.
prise tho World.
tSprcial tn Daily prns. \
prise the World.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. r.
News from China daily grows more
alarming in character. and even mem
hers of the United States Senate are
giving the matter serious considera-
ton.
One of the Senators. himself a mem.
mr. OF the Committee on Foreign Re.
iations. and as such conversant with
every phase of the situation. con.
rinced of its gravity. is laboring assid.
honSly to impress his views upon his
C)llCaGmcS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13

THE DAILY PRESS
is the only newspaper
In Newport News that
receives full Associated
Press report.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-13
THE WEATHER.

Rain Tuesday and
Wednesday; brisk to
high north winds.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
OLIVER CROMWELL BUSY
IN THE L|MEL|GHT
This Time He Will Perform as
Promoter of Yacht
Racing.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Oliver E,
Cromwell. chairman of the regatta COM
mittee of the New York Yacht club,
states that the yachting season Will be
thirty-footers will be In commission and
ready to compete for the model commit
tee prize off station No. 10 at Glen
Cove, L. I. A second race OF these
boats for the House Committee cup will
be sailed over the same course on
June 25.
Two other regattas are announced for
June. the Spring cups being competed
for by all enrolled yachts on Thursday,
June IA. at Glen Cove. One week later
the flfty-Rinth annual regatta also for
all enrolled yachts. will be held at Glen
Cove. In the latter event IL is prob
able that the new schooners and sloops
owned by club members Will be ready
to race. The races for the Glen Cove
cups. In which all yachts owned by club
members and their sons are eligible,
Will be sailed Saturday, July Z.
The annual cruise OF the club has
now been definitely set to start from
Glen Cove Friday, August 3. the yachts
gathering AT tne RENDEZVOUS at Slep
Cove anchorage the previous day. Runs
have been arranged as follows: August
8, to Morris Cove. August 1, to New
London: August 6. TO Newport Aug
ust I, races for the Astor cups off New
port; August s, races for the King s
cup; August g. squadron run. Newport
to Vineyard Haven, August II, TO New
port, where the yachts disband.
The fall regatta for the Autumn cups
will be sailed at Glen Cove Thursday.
September 6, and will be open to all
enrolled yachts.
Interest shown In yachting this sea-
son indicates that the regattas Will
draw the largest entry lists ever known
In the history Of the club, while mem
bers regard the squadron runs as an
opportunity for speed trials. for which
many valuable prizes are offered. the
| cup races off Newport on Tuesday and
| Wednesday. August Z and s. bringing
! together an immense squadron.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
TURF WAP NOW On.
Racing Commission Will Take Care of
Coming Fight
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
DETROIT. Mich. May 26-The West
en- turf is still In a muddled condition,
due TO the fight between the Western
Jockey club and the American Turf asso-
citation. Here are the way things stand
at present The Western Jockey club
granted dates to Douglass park, beginning
on June 2.
The racing commission of Kentucky has
not granted dates TO Douglass park for
any time,
Chairman Jack Chinn says that Doug
lass park Will be cnjoined If the manage
ment essays TO hold race meeting with
out getting dates.
There is no chance to get dates In Ken
lucky until the race meeting at Latonia
concludes on July T.
The racing commission, through its
chairman. has declared that II will take
care OF the sport, no two tracks will be
allowed 10 operate at the same time and
that two months continuous racing Is
more than Louisville can stand
The racing commission bill Is ready to
go before the Louisville LegIslature
which convenes this week
There Will be no racing about Chicago
or St. Louis as long as Ed Corrigan is In
the game. according to John Condor and
Louis Cola
Nashville had a fine meeting. Memphis
splendid meeting. This leaves the adj
tective great" for Latonia, and the
gates for that meeting Will open In two
weeks.
Gen. Castleman declined the presidency
Of the Douglass Park Jockey club, and
the poolroom is doing business at the old
stand in Newport
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
This Is Interesting.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
NEW HAVEN. May 26.-Yale freshmen
Driving club track. Ocean Parkway anu
Kings highway. Brooklyn. will be iormai. .aIo
ly opened on Decoration day. WIN tng
spring matinee of the Pleasure Drivers
association, and every Saturday there-
after matlnees will be held at that point,
At the end Of the season chapulonsnlp
ribbons Will be awarded TO the winners
Cups will be presented to the trotter ana
PAGER negotiating tho fastest mile OF the
season. also to the trotter and PAGER max
ing the best average OF the year In i've OF
more starts.
A professional meeting will be held at
the track during the week of August E3-l,
with three raccs a day, and purses large
enough to attract high-class performers.
The opening day matinee programme
calls for f1ve races, three mixed events
ard one each for free-for-all trotters and
PAGERS While the entries do not close un-
I'll May "a yet President Robert d, Bach
believes that there will be enough horses
named to separate the trotters and PAGERS
in the mixed events and thus have at
least two more races.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
PHILADELPHIA J. o'BRIEN.
Talk About the Looking for Easy
Money Kid,
Inl Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
PHILADELPHIA. May 26.-In all prob
ability Jack OBriens next big fight
VIII be held In Melbourne, Australia
some Time in November. He received a
caolegram signed Jack Wren. asking II
ne ne would fight, and replied that he would
IKE 10 Know the man, place and purse.
lows:
Phi Squires. in November weight, $50
pounds; purse, two thousand pounds: two
hundred pounds for your expenses"
" Brien cabled an acceptance, and with
write Mt once to Wren
sald
1t looks good to me, and II this chap
Wren can make good, will certainly take
on the match. don't know who Squires
is and l don't Sarc. as long as the money
is there IL VIC can come to terms I Will
not take on any big matches before that
ume, and Will plan to sail for Australia
about the beginning OF September I had
nopeo Ie TO get on a big fight with Tommy
Burns In few months, but this propo-
sition appears to be, twenty-five carats.
ana Burns can go by the wayside."
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
Policemen Automobiles.
Special Sporting Service.

Trtbuno Spsclal opottlnB 5crFlce
LONDON, May 2G.-The King IS prob
ably the only motorist who has ever
been regularly driven by policeman For
some time past his Majesty's motor car
has been in the hands OF the police II
in that form II may be explained that
the King has been employing skilled po-
liccmcn chauffeurs from Scotland Yard.
His Majesty. as is well known. is ac-
companied by policeman wherever he
goes. When he Is making "A motor car
tour 1t is not easy or convenient to have
his police attendants following In n sec
ond car behind him. and In the royal
car no place could possibly be given 10 a
policeman. The difficulty has been over
come by engaging drivers who combine
ehau%ffeurs. cha % The men men who have driven Ven
the King have been chosen from among
those chauffeurs who drive the Scotland
yard official motor cars. AT tho same
time his Majesty has been assured OF
having q chauffeur OF tried experience
and thoroughly steady character.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
SHAME ON THESE
BANDS OF I|||
John Drake MereeHsq'
No HOrSeman b
Was. 4

Tribune Special Sporting s'0ss =.
NEW YORK. May 80
said this week that nc -
at the impression bec's p.
that he regretted Grappks
the metropolitan hanals'S F.,
will not be able 10 ss'
good price on the seldlns
ed in a selling race, AK AID 4 ~ 4
the fact that the sou es.sa q !
viii be deprived OF q .lTs n n
night mtsi handicap becausss .s.. o. "a
Mir Drake SAYS l,1u ls,51urk
makes him o1t an ,,.rsllT 4
I,tIse horseman. and he n. na'IifItsss iItss >
such Is the case In n yho g
os we'll as any man n.,rr'ra,si
races, rs s but that is q g. 5sdN
mart OF the pleasure "a DsssstI;l;
Connection with the :, tbai q
ys a well-known fac. ..,aSls
Horse l in Mr., Drake, ssd q
er's sincere affeciioIs,, Ter .. p
sold a smaller nun nuIn%f ~ tk 4
almost any 1tnet eeta.nlry.
h9rTemehn ,Tge shoW " You how CS.,ss f
Grapple.. said a,2l Nj, ,saDndaS
leafed ,ao,;s eloysrs which lEt NJ pT
the, the g5ehtisst sis olnSe aSe'iI IN n, he, :
PIeSd PSnS Il Z was ys general ,li, EN- NJ 2
a1ent an6 SinV in the stall Of Gsiolssu,is lsS z
Tigps TiIps j. Eric. TIE The-IlOr noS'n anl s
rariS ~ iriS in the m9rnnSi TSith o.
e, stable just to DC lent 8 70
whom whom he always A'p'
gar Jumps ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27

Tribune Special Sporting Service
DETROIT. Mich. May 26.-The under
standing which Manager Armour of the
Detroit club and Secretary Navin had at
Cleveland few days ago, after three
hour conference. was that II Armour was
TO be addressed by the tide OF manager
he was also to be ''it' in reality. Armour
admitted his error in not advising Con-
molly to notify the crowd that the game
was called and Navln admitted the In
Justice done Armour In critclZing him
before the fans, Both agreed 1t was
piece of hot-headcd work all around and
they shook hands.
In the corridor OF the hotel, when the
conference was over. the ball players
gathered to hear the news, and Bill was
showcred with congratula uon by his
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
Memphis Gold Cup Scandal.
bune Special Sporting Service.

Gocher, secretary OF the National Trot-
ting association, was hero this week In
conference with President Johnston and
serving witnesses with notice requiring
their attendance to testify before the
board of review. which meets here juno
/, to take up the investigation OF tho
Memphis Cold cup scandal
Secretary Gocher found several wilt
nesses here. He will go to Memphis and
summon number of persons there. In
Guiding Murray Howe, who preferred the
charges against Smathers.
The summons cites the power of the
association to expel witness who re-
fuses 10 respond.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
New Yale csp

,,,,oune Special spOItlIs x-la
NEW HAVEN, Ssys S sistlyS
5; ssi FSi7s. SiRi +; ss:;sSs%ss, ss's. !; !,
was Vase elected esRsaSY |Si Yale i, st
5Ish IS pssRRsfiia ssssRResi sSsrii ,Ss a. ii,s 8 .sss
now No. 4 In 'H'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27

boys. One OF them tore up petition
With every players name signed. They
had intended to present II II Armour in
sisted upon leaving.