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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
Murderer of Willie Thomas Slept Soundy on
Floor of His Cell Until Short Time
Before Called by Officers.
CONFESSED TO ATTORNEYS
Report Says Doomed Man Implicated Willie Vim
bush and Another Negro But His Confdants
Have Given Out Nothing Concerning What
They We're Toid-Crowd Witnessed Ex
ecution in City Hall This forming

ANOREW |. DAVENPORT WAS HANGED THE JAIL YARD
HtRE THIS MORNING $3.50
WHILE THE PRISONER MAKE Literal conreee,o,,
ne SAID HE HOPED WARNING FROM rLe
WHICH HIM. - go
over to Rev. A. O. Sykes nres,,.u
mat pe confession in detail n
e the
@ "ue ,u' concession to him. admitting that
sao he mad letters
know whether or not Davenport had
a DavenPorts
prisoner brought from
Nead and Deputy c. Curtis
Sykes D. D., Joined -
me prisoner wore his "sackcIoth"
Kew Dr. Sykes offered MIsad
davenport that he
u" mad
~ lowell reached the scafod
among them many children
10 take children
IN points OF vantage evidently
tragedy - = ~ 800
At 5:1a IL o'clock Dr. was dead
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
SINGING AWEs LION
Mountain Cat Fascinated By a
Female AlmPod,
HUSBAND RETURNS AA0 KILLS IT
snar'ins Beast Stands over Woman
All Night, and When She Ceases
to Marble it Makes Ready to End
Her Life.
By Associated press.>


OMAHA, July 12.-Mrs. John I'm.
derwood, of New York. who has been
camping with her husband In the
Black Hills, owes her life to sings,
which saved her from a mountain
lion which attacked her.
The animal leaped on the woman,
Knocked her down and stood with
Its forefeet on her breast.
Mrs. Underwood screamed, but sud.
denly remembered that ferocious
beasts sometimes are famed by mu.
sic and began to sing. SO long as
She sang the animal stood harmless,
but whenever she ceased it growlei
and appeared as If about to Kill her.
All night long she kept up her
song and in the morning, when she
was almost overcome by exhaustion,
she was found by her husband with
the lion standing over her Mr.. I'm.
derwood shot the animal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
Supreme Court Of France Decides
After Twelve Years That Ester
hazy Was The Criminal.
zolks CHARGES PROVED TRUE
Jewish officer Who Was Tortured on
Devils island to Be Restored TO
Army and Promotcd--coI. Picquart,
Too, Is Acquitted OF Wrongdolng
and VIII Be Made srlgadier General
tBy Associated Prcss.)

PARIS. July 12.-Alfred Dreyfis
was today completely acquitted of tho
charges on which he WINS condcmncd
as traitor dismissed from the army
and imprisoned on Devils Island.
His vindlcntion Is two.fold, the Su.
preme Court first announcing It's de-
cisfon and establishing tho entire I'm.
nocence Of the accused man, and the
ministry later deciding to present an
urgent bill in parliament, restoring
Dreyfus to tho army with advanced
rank and otherwise giving the govern.
ments most ample reparatl0n.
Esterhazy the Real culprlt.
The decision of tho court was n
foregonc conclusion, as exhaustive In.
quiries had completely demolished the
fabric of the accusation against
against Dreyfus. showing that the renl
iculprit was Major Count Esterhnzy.
The decision, therefore. annulled
the condemnation Of the Rcnnes court.
martial AID ordered that the acquittaI
be posted and published throughout
Ffance.
In the course OF an interview today.
Dreyfus said:
Truth Triumphant at Last.
This has been long and terrible
ordeal. began to feel 1t would never
end. 1t Is clear that the decision re.
stores me to my old place In tho army,
but ! am not aware Of the intentions
Oh inc government concerning my all
Yancement In rank.
Il have nothing to say against my
acc,iscrs. Being again an officer am
obliged To obey the army regulations
OF silence, and am inoXprossibly
thankful To all who assisted In the
maintenance OF truth"
Government Acts at Once.
Tonight the ministers held n pro-
tracted special session al the Elysrc
Palace under President Fallieres AMI
determined on the governments
course In carrying out the decision
Tho text of two bills was formulnt.
ed both of which will he introduced
In the Chamber Of Deputies tomorrow,
concerning respectively Dreyfus and
Colonel Piculart. with the object cf
restoring both to the ranks they wolI,i
iaey held II they had continuously
served in the army.
Promotion For Plcquart.
Dreyfus consequently will be noml.
mated a major, with eventual early
promotion to lieutenant. colonelship
Picquart will Immediately become a
acknowledgements. Oreyfus' name also
will be inscribed on the Hist for the
legion of honor. but he will not he
directly nominated to that distinction.
though probably decree placing him
on the list will shortly appear.
Deputy Breton has given notice OF a
bill providing for the transfer of Emilia
hola's body to the Pantheon, with Il
public ceremony.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
Murderer Of MIIIInsr Commits Sui.
eide IN Prison Cell.
STRUGGLES PISTOL INTO JAIL
When Arrested Orders Were Found
in His Pockets Calling For the
Apprehension of the Suspected
Man--Description Fitted Him.
(By Aasncinted prcss.l


MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, July H.
Nathan M. Riggs,aa conductor on the
Northwestern Road. who was arrest
ed at Elroy. Wis, Wednesday, charg-
ed with the murder of Miss Millie
Ellison. in the National hotel. in this
city, Tuesday, committed suicide Just
after midnight, in the Jail at Elroy.
How he managed to secrete the
weapon with which he shot himself
Just as Il train left the depot here
at $50 Wednesday night. a few
hours after the murder, Riggs was
handed description of the man be-
iieved to have committed the mur.
der.
His orders were to arrest any man
found on the train answering the de.
scription. Riggs put the description
in n pocket and did not search the
train. "Wednesday he was arrested
at Elroy. Wis. The police say the
description of the murderer he car.
ried was his own.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
CARRIE NATION ARRESTED.
Woman OF "tIatehet" Fame Accused
OF Mailing Indecent Matter.
INV 90 InI oil 4 .-LE..s

!
DALLAS, TEXAS. July 12,-Mrs
Carrie Nation was arrested at Gle
burne by deputy United States mar
shall on warrant charging her with
having misused the mails.
She was brought to Dallas and at
ter appearing before United States
Commissioner A. w. May was re-
leased on bond In the sum of $500.
The examining trial is set for
July 81.
The warrant is from Guthrie, Okla
bona, and specifies that she deposit
ed in the postofilce publication
containing an improper article head
cd "A Private Talk to Boys"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
sALvADoREAN GENERAL KILLED
War Between That Nation and qua.
tenaIa on In Earnest
By Associated Press. )

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 12.--
General Regalado, former president.
of Salvador and the leader OF the
salvadorean troops in the present.
conflict with Guatemala was killed
In battle today.
The announcement of his death
reached the State department
through dispatch from United
States Minister Merry at San SAT-
vador. The dispatch did not indicstss
what the result OF the battls was. d:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
100000 IN GOLD STOLEN.
Nuggets From Alaska Taken From
Hold OF Steamer
.(Dy Assoclntcd PROSE.

.t1'y Associated PresB.I
SEATTLE, WASH, July I2.-Morc
than 100000 consigned to the Alas
ka Pacific Express Company here
has bccn stolen from aboard the
steamer Ida May. and no clue has
been obtained rs to who The robbers
are.
The shipment was sent from Fair.
banks ami was transferred at Ia.
mana. The Ida May was to transfer
II to the Sarah mt Fort Glbbon. ana
1t was there the loss was discovered.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13

Sleeping soundly, face downward
on the floor of his cell, Davenport
waited for the call to go to the gal.
lows. He chatted with Sergeant
Milstead and others during the early
part Of last night and later he was
with Rev. S. A. Howell, colorei.
Tor an hour or more. Shortly after
midnight the preacher left the jail
and the murderer knelt in his cell.
apparently praying, for half an hour
Then he stretched himself upon the
floor, pulled his blanket oyer him
and went TO sleep.
A short time before he was called
he awakened, dressed himself in
his sackcloth and prayed
Ready Last Night.
Everything was In readiness for
the execution last night The rope
was furnished by City Sergeant Law.
Ter. of Norfolk, who came over 10
witness the execution. and 1t had
been used OH several previous oc-
casions. Mr.. Milstead himself made
the hangman's knot The trap and
electrical apparatus had been thor.
oughly tested. proper precautions
being taken to prevent anyone from
discovering which of the three but.
tons was connected with the wire
leading to the trap.
The three buttons were on a board
at the foot of the scaffold between
the steps and the wall of the city
hall. Here City Sergeant Milstead
Deputy G. C. Curtis and Deputy NJ
w. Brown stood and pressed the but.
tons simultaneously.
Relatives Want Body.
When the murderer had been pro-
nounced dead, the body was turned
over to G. G. Cunningham, the negro
undertaken. IT. is understood that
DaVenports relatives will have the
body buried, although his brother
refused to go to the Jail to see hin,
yesterday.
Large Crowd Present,
The court house yard was filed
with people when the trap was
sprung. Over a hundred ticket
were issued by Sergeant Milstead
yesterday, no one who desired to be
present being. refused. There were
nearly dozen police officers in adj
diticn to several officials from neigh
boring places. Among the latter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13

were Sheriff S. S. Curtis. of War.
wick, and City Sergeant John Law.
Ter. of Norfolk.
saw Only Lawyers and Preachers
Attorneys Collier and Robinson
Rev. a. o. Sykes, rector of ST. Paul's
Episcopal church, and Rev. S. A.
Howell, colored, were the only per.
sons admitted to see Davenport yes.
tterday 1t is understood that the
prisoner made at least partial con
fession to the lawyers and preachers,
but none of them would have any
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
Hall Dozen Mexlcnns Drowned.

I'll, PASO, TEX. July IA
clondburst anu landslide Of July 10, mt
Ocampo (Jesns Mnrla), Chihuahua.
Mexico, almost completely destroyed
the cit yand killed seevn or more Dor.
Sons.
Many others were Injured ana nc Is
expected some OF them will die. All
the killed and injured are Mexicans.
The American residents arc allcviat.
Ing tho suffering of the wounded.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
Admiral chouknln Dies.
tBy Associated .Prcss,)

sEBAsToOPOL. July i2.-vlce.
Admiral Chouknln. commander OF
the Black Sea fleet, who was shot
yesterday supposedly by sailor of
the battleship Otchekef died this
morning without having rcgaincd con.
seriousness.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
Plttsburg Millionaire Killed In Auto

NEW YORK, July 12.--Robert
Shaffcr, brother.in-law to Robert
Phipps. Pittsburg steel millionaire.
was killed today when railroad train
smashed into the automobile In which
he and chauffeur were riding, at a
crossing near Sayville, l.. I. Andrew
Peters, the chauffeur. will die. -.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
Ten Tourists in Auto Killed.

LONDON, July 12.-Ten persons
were killed and many Injured today
In IN accident to IL motor omnibus
while on the way to Brighton, sea
side resort
While going down Hnndcrosa Hill.
one of the stecpest declines on the
road, the omnibus overturned. #
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
Brutal, coId.slooded Murder.


The crime for which Davenport
paid the death penalty was brutal
and cold-blooded In the extreme and
evidently had been planned for at
least month. The prospect of col
Letting $1,000 upon an insurance pol.
Icy issued in the name of William
Thomas, with Davenport as the bene
ficiary. was the motive
1t was on the night OF Monday
January 90 that the murder was com
mitted Two shots fired about =
O'Clock attracted persons to II spot
near Twcnty-cighth street and Or
cult avenue. The dead body of a
negro man was found lying In Il path
beside clunp of bushes. a great
hole in the right check, near the
mouth, apparently was the wound
which killed the man, but investi
CATION proved that there was an
other wound in the back.
Notes to Mlsiead Police.
Pinned to the lapel of the corpse
coat was an envelope addressed
Special to the Police. Newport
News, Va" In the envelope were
two Of the most remarkable anony
nous communications that ever came
into. the hands of the local authori
ties
One of the notes, written In ink
read rs follows:
Special to Police
This man will not Bother M,
Woman Any More" On the back o
this was: "Jany. 1906 You Cal
Take Another man woman. So Die
The second paper had been scrawI
ed with pencil and It read: "Yes
| ment to kill him and his Lord A
l.. Davenport and John Brooks ais,
And Booker and the hole dam com
pany of them if they don't Stop
Fooled Them at First.
AS the murderer intended, the
notes at first mislead the authorities
Police Sergeant r. A. Mitchell. who
vac oh uulS lluL IlSntp NATURALLY
took it for granted that jealous,
caused the crime and began to lool
around for the woman supposed tc
have been at the bottom of IL all
First he decided to see Davenport
thinking that as Davenport was one
!, of the men threatened he would bt
able to put him on the track of thc
murderer.
Davenport pretended to be yer,
indignant over the murder, saying
that the dead man was his nephew
/ He told the sergeant that Thoma:
had been in trouble with one San
, Johnson over woman.
johnson Arrested.
The sergeant went to Johnson
house in Rockets and arrested him
Before the prisoner had been lodged
in the police station the officer wa.
convinced that he had the WRONG
man. Johnson told a straight stor!
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
DAVENPORT PAYS DEATH i
PEN ATTY ON SCAFFOLD
thing to say on the subject.
Implicated Others

Scvcrnl people stated last night
that Attorney Robinson had stated
That he had II full confession from
Davenport, but that he would not
give 1t to the newspapers. 1t was
also said shnt the murderer had not
only Implicated Wimbush and an
other negro In the crime. but had
said that Thomas wis not the only
man who was to have been killed
by the consplrators.
Murderer's Communication. 4
Davenport himself sent fourteen
page communication to the Daily
Press, with the request that it BIO
published and then sent to the Plan
ct. negro publication In Richmond.
The letter was unprntabe because
OF Its vulgarity as we'll as because
1t would lay the paper publishing II
open to suit for libel Among other
things, the negro charged one Of his
own attorneys with grave offense,
and said that he had five lawyers
against him in his trial. naming AT.
torncys F. S. Collier and l.. S. Rob.
inson, his own counsel. Common.
wcalth's Attorney c. w. Robinson, J.
T. Newsome and Judge II. ]. Bar
ham.
Glad 1t is over.
Tho hanging this morning dispos,
cd of Il case which has been given
great attention by The public on &C.
count of the brutality of the murder.
ers crime and because there had
never before been a hanging In New.
port News. Recently, however, IS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13

and did not seem TO be at all wor.
ried over the affair
When Chief of Police Reynolds
arrived mt the station Tuesday morn.
Ing and learned the facts he also
concluded that the wrong man hnl
been jailed. Then the department
was at sea until Davenport. In his
anxiety to insure his own safety and
at the same time to satisfy all old
grudsc, wrote Il note to J. r. New.
some, the colored attorney, telling
him 10 prosecute and hang the man
who killed "his nephew"
Newsome Suspected Him.
Davenport went to Newsomes
house early Tuesday morning to see
him and later sent the note. New.
sone's suspicious were aroused at
the Start and when he received the
note he was convinced that he knew
The real murderer. He decided Ia
turn the paper over to the authori.
ties.
When Chief Reynolds saw the note
he Mt once marked the similarity he.
tween the address upon 1t and the
writing on the notes written by the
murderer. a peculiar flourish be.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13
TWO WOMEN DROWNED.
While Out in a Launch They Are
Thrown In Wafsr

Thrown In Water.
RICHMOND, VA, July 12.-Mrs.
John Gordon and Miss Rose Satter-
field were drowned here tonight by
waves from a steamer causing a
launch on which they were with an
evening party, to careen and throw
them overheard. Their bodies have
not been recovered
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-13

Concluded on Fifth Pase.}
The Dolores star., 1906-09-28
WORST FORM OF ECZEMA.
6iaek spotehes All Over Faee-A
feeted Parts Now Clear ~ Ever
Cured by the cutieura Rem
edies.

About four years ago / was afiict.
ed with black splotches all over my
face and few covering ny body,
which produced a severe itching irri.
tation. and which caused me a great
deal OF annoyance and suffering, to
such an extent that / was forced to
call in two Of the leading physicians
OF my town. After a thorough exami-
nation of the dreaded complaint they
announced it to be skin eczema in its
worst form. They treated me for the
same for the length Of one year, but
the treatment did me no good Fin.
ally my husband purchased a set of
the Cuticura Remedies, and after
using the contents Of the first bottle
of Cuticura Resolvent in connection
with the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
the breaking out entirely stopped.
continued the use OF the Cuticura
Remedies for six months, and after
that every splotch was entirely gone
and the affected parts were left as
clear as ever. The Cuticura Rene
dies not only cured me of that dread
ful disease, eczema, but other compli-
Gated troubles as well. Lizzie E.
Sledge.' $40 Jones Ave-, Selma, Ala,
Oct. %. 1906"
The Dolores star., 1906-09-28
COSTLY CLOTHES FOR WOMEN.
Enormous Sums Of Money Can BE
Spent for Finery.

"As much as $50 yard il often
paid for gold and silver tissue-cloth
of gold. as it is called, though it is not
really" said dressmaker. cloth Of
gold at all. For cloth of gold, the
real thing, is made of pure god,
drawn into fine wire. and then woven
by hand. Such cloth was often used
during the middle ages 1t is now
used only in Sumatra. Its cost is quite
5000 yard.
That seems high. doesn't It? 1t is
nothing. though, beside the cost of
lace. A court train OF moire antique,
decorated with gold thread and pearls,
was made in Paris for an American
lady last year at cost of $500
TO the empress of Russia not long
ago the mobiles of the province Of
Kherson presented an ermine mantle
worth $4,000
There are lace handkerchiefs worth
$1,000. Even the thread of which lace
is made comes ridiculously high. The
fine handmade thread used in the
best Brussels lace is spun from fax
grown at Rebecq-Rognon. and fetches,
In good seasons. as much as $500 .
pound. d."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Dolores star., 1906-09-28
PTumaae of the eluepird.

OF the male bluebird Thoreau said:
"He carries the sky on his back To
this John Burroughs added. land the
earth on his breast" The birds back.
wings and tail, chin and throat are a
vivid blue, while his breast and flanks
are chestnut brown and his abdomen
dirty white. The female is very
much duller in coloring, often having
a reddish tone that extends from the
middle of the back over the shoulder.
The Seminole Indians say that the
male bluebird once flew SO high that
his back rubbed against the sky,
which impaired to him its own azure
tint. Returning to earth, his wife SO
admired his new coat that she deter
mined to have like one for herself
and the next morning few away to
get it; but the day proving somewhat
cloudy, the color given to her dress
was not so brilliant as was that re
ceived by her mate.
The Dolores star., 1906-09-28
THE WAY OUT.
Change Of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

An ambitious but delicate girl, after
failing to go through school on ac-
count of nervousness and hysteria,
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur.
nish her the peace of health.
From infancy" she says, 81 have
not been strong. Being ambitious to
learn at any cost / finally got to the
High School, but soon had to aban-
don my studies on account of nervous
prostration and hysteria.
MY food did not agree with me, l
grew thin and Respondent. l could
not enjoy the simplest social affair for
1 suffered constantly from nervous
ness in spite of all sorts of medicines.
This wretched condition continued
until was twenty-five. when l be-
came interested in the letters of those
who had cases like mine and who
were being cured by eating Grape
Nuts.
Il had little faith. but procured a
box and after the first dish l expe-
rienced peculiar satisfied feeling
that l had never gained from any or
binary food. 1 slept and rested better
that night and in few days began
to grow stronger.
Il had new feeling of peace and
restfuless. In few weeks, to my
great joy, the headaches and nervous
ness left me and life became bright
and hopeful. I resumed my studies
and later taught ten months with ease
of course using Grape-Nuts every
day. 1t is now four years since 1 be-
gan to use Grape-Nuts, l am the mis-.
tress of a happy home and the old
weakness has never returned" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich. There's a reason" Read the
little book, THE Road to wenville, !"
In pkgs.
The Dolores star., 1906-09-28
Need Of retention. Work.

c II. Chester says that mighty little
inspiration comes from grumbling. and
further notes that grumblers seem to
be the everyday affair. The laun-
dress. coming ito help"-paid by the
day. not by the piece-must have her
fiing: you alls got a mighty big
wash dis week." The carter. bring
ing out your box of books-not a
large box, either-and charging what
he pleases, bitterly exclaims when he
finally lands 1t in your study: THE
man what packed that box oughter
be made to handle it," Odd, isn't 1t +?
And perhaps there is no commoner
expression than You don't catch me
doing more'n I'm paid for!" Boys or
men. In low positions or high-to their
employers they may not be actually
worthless; but assuredly they are
worth less. far less, than they might
be. Apparently they have not learned
that In every case of successful work
there is an employer that towers
above the employer. an inner con
science that is higher than "the boss.
Every man or boy who does anything
worth while. does more than he IL
paid for. or ever will be paid for. In
cold dollars However, 1t is well tc
remember that conscience is a goot
paymaster as well as rigid taskmas
ter, even II the rewards do not come
In pay envelopes. Vastly more worl
in which hearty conscience is boss Is
what the world needs to-day.
The Dolores star., 1906-09-28
Cannon piscIaims Ambition.

Sedalia, Mo.-speaker Joseph G..
Cannon arrived here Monday to begin
a campaign-speaking tour through the
state. 81 am not a candidate for the
presidency and there is no such bee
in my head" said the speaker. when
the next Republican convention meets
it will look over the records of the
men and will name the best man. I
am out to do what I can with my lit
tie mite toward electing Republican
members of Congress to assure Re-
publican house. for if the House is not
Republican there will be little chance
for a Republican candidate to be
elected president.
The Dolores star., 1906-09-28
Serve az llluminants.

The fire-f1ies of Jamaica emit so
brilliant light that dozen of them,
enclosed within an inverted tumbler.
will enable person to read or write
az night without the least difficulty.
Indeed, it is an expedient to which
many resort These flies are in size
as large as a common hive bee, and
perfectly harmless. Their appearance
In unusual numbers acts as baron.
eter to the natives, and is an indica.
tion of approaching rain.