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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-02
CHANGE IN POSTAL LAWS.
Bill for Consolidation of Mail Matter
Glasses Has Strong BACKING,

WASliiNGi IN. June l.-pctitious
signed by former Poslmastrr-Gcncral
Lohn Wanamakcr Charles Emory
smith. lanes y. Gary. Chairman Tag.
CART and Thomas l., James, of The
Dcmocraiic National committee: The
tollmhla University faculty. tho Rar.
nard College faculty. the Columbia
Grange, of New Jersey. aud numerous
others urging passage Of the bill for
INC consolidation of third ana fourth.
class mail matter, as recommended nv
fostmastcr-Gcncral Cortclynu in his
ahhral report. were submitted TO the
mousse today by the Postal Progress
League.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-02
ITALIAN GIRL ACQUITTED.
Jury Believes That She Was Justified
in Her Acts. gsH
NV Associated Press !

NEW YORK. June 1.-Josephina
Terranova today was acquitted CT tina
murder Of her aunt, Concetta Reggie.
She was. however not released, ba.
ing remanded to the Tombs to answer
to the charge Of numbering her uncle,
who was killed at the same time as
his wife. Women in court kissed tAs
girl. 4
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-02
FUEL COST ONLY FIFTY CENTS
Graft Charges Are Now Being Investi-
gated by the Legislative Probing
committee-Witness Admits Get
ting Stuff from Railroad Bug s1ies
Receiving Household Supplies.
Especial 10 TIE Daily rlcss. J

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, June Il
Eugene II. Cloves. of this city. former
member of the special board of the
Eastern State Hospital, which is now
undergoing IN investigation by leg
islatire committee, was on the rack
all day today.
Mr.. Cloves was called upon to cX-
plain the charge of graft which has
been lodged against him. Mr.. Cloves
acknowledged accepting five or six
tons of coal from NJ. o. Brooks, Sup.
erintcndent Of the chesapeake and
Ohio Coal anu Coke Company but said
that he intended to purchase the coal.
Cheap Coal for Cloves.
Mr.. Brooks Mr.. Cloves said,
met him in the street and
told him that he could fur
nish him :, coal cheaper than he
could purchase it elsewhere; that no
price was named aud that the coal
was delivered. When he asked Mr..
Brooks later for a bill he was told
that the only charge was for The
hauling of the material. Mr.. Cloves
commended that he paid fifty cents u
ton for the coal.
Declined to Accept Supplies.
Tho graft matter was sprung at the
morning session when Chairman Sad
der asked Mr.. Cloves If he had ac-
copied a gratuty from Mr.. Brooks.
Mr.. Cloves said that other people who
had contracts to furnish provisions
for the asylum had offered to send
him supplies. but that he had declin.
ell
Colonel George Wayne Anderson
counsel for Mr.. Cloves, asked that
his client he not cross examined by
Colonel Lnwcss. counsel for DR. Eos.
ter except upon such matters as re-
lated directly to The Foster end of the
Investigation. The Anderson commit
tee refused to pass upon the matter at
the time, and Colonel Anderson later
withdrew his objection.
The cross examination developed
only the fact that the fifty cents n
ton was for the hauling and not In
payment for the coal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-02
TRUTH ABOUT PACKING HOUSES
President to Publish a Supplement
70 "a .

President to Publish a Supplement
to the Jungle"
WASHINGTON. June 1.-President
roosevelt has decided to send To nnn-
gress the report made to him by
irolcssor Charles p. Ncill. commits
sioncr of labor. and james b. Rey-
hoius. OF their investigations into the
conditions of the meat packing houses
Of the West.
1t mas mt been determined definitely
when Inc report will be sent to con.
sress' but ii probably will go early
next week and will lie accompanied by
message from the president.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-02
the 53rd congress III which body he
has served continuously ever since.
BURTON MUST RESIGN.
Bailey Starts Move to Kick kansan
Out of Senate.

WASHINGTON, June Senator
Bailey today introduced resolution
III the committee on privileges and
elections for the expulsion of Senator
Joseph II. Burton. of Kansas. Action
ON me resolution went over until next
tuesday 1t is said that the senti-
ment Of the committee that the reso.
i'ltion will be adopted il Burton does
not resign before the next meeting of
the committee H
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-02
cAssArr WILL NOT RESIGN.
Sends Wireless Telegram from Mid
Ocean Denying Rumor.
(By Associated Prrss !

~ ts.'NNI Vt.1I hN.J
NEW YORK, June. The Associate.
ca Press today received the following
.elesrlm from the steamer Ainerika
ny wireless from President A. j. Cas-
sat-, OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company:
No truth in the rumor referred to
IN yonr Marconigram that | intend re-
siehing Presidency Of the Pennsylvania
Company.
"CASSATT."
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QUEEN BLAMES HERSELF
FOR DYNAMITE OUTRAGE
Death List Is Now SWeIed 10
Twenty With Sixty Per-
sons Badly Wounded.
SPLINTER STRUCK KING hAs0
General WeyIer Among Those Hurt.
Despite the Wedding Fetes Madrid
Is in Deep Gloom-Public Is in Fear
Of Another Attempt Upon the Lives
OF the Monarchs.
tBy Associated Press.

MADRID, June 1.-The nervous
tension of the populace of Madrid
has been wrought up to The highest
pitch by the terrible happenings on
King Afonsc's wedding day.
The King and Queen sought to re-
assure the public BY appearing today
In an open automobile unattended by
a military guard.
Tonight the heavens are red with
illuminations frcm the Scmovia bridge
TO the Atoclla walk. and from the
palace the royal family and their
guests watched The lurid play of rock
cts and Roman candles, but all the
brightness fails To lift the 81 ON that
Eas fallen on the community and
seems but n reminder Of the terrible
events of the wedding day.
Every effort will be made to efface
by the splendid spectacle of tomc r.
rows royal bull fight and the we'd.
ding ball, the memory of yes,erday,s
tragedy
EngIIBhman Arrested. 4.
he police today arrested an EhE-
liShman as the person fitting the
description of the author of the ont.
rage.
member of the civil guard rec.
ognlzed Hamilton. the English ana
pect, as companion If Manuel Nor
ales. the Italian. who stood on the
thrwn at the royal carriage The two
men also were seen together at Bar
celtna
Bomb Hid In Bouquet. ~,
The searches made by the polica
disclose the fact that the author OF
the outrage was man of wealth. Ha
lett many valnabies and fine clothes
behind in his hurried flight. Ha
bought a bouquet of flowers before
the attempt and concealed the bomb
within It. This bouquet was thrown
amid the strewing Of the flowers.
which fell upon the coach as a great
ing to their mnjesties The would.
be assassin rented an Overlooking
''NS'J at IdDulouS price.
At the time he threw the bomb.
the author of the outrage evidently
suffered some injury or burn. as ono
of he garments he left behind shows
blood stains.
Tire Bursting Sounds Like Bomb.
The bursting of an automobile tirs
today In the Puerta Del Sol caused
panic which threatened to be seri.
ons. The nerves of the people ara
50 tense that the explosion of ths
tire was believed to he another out
rage
An examination OF the royal coach
shows 1t to be badly Scared and
damaged. the lamps being shattered.
WeyIer Is Wounded.
General Weyler was seriously
wounded by the bomb explosion. The
magnitude OF the attempt on the lives
OF King Alfonso and Queen Victoria
increases. The number of killed Is
now given as twenty. and the wound
ed al sixty III
A jeweled decoration worn by King
Alfonso was shattered by a splinter
OF the bomb. Queen Victoria is in.
consclable. declaring that she is re-.
sponsible for SO many persons being
killed All
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-02
Forty Men Killed in Riot.
(Rv Associatnd Press

Ell PASO. TEXAS. June IA re-
port is in circulation tonight that ali
the Mexicans employed at the w. C..
Green mines in Mexico are on strike.
and that forty men have been killed
in a riot.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-02
AmsteIdyk Reported.

The Dutch steamer Amstedyk, of
the Holland-American line. which
sailed from Norfolk for Amsterdam
and Rotterdam en- May 10, passed the
Lizard on June at 8 a. m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-02
Samuel-Hunter

DR.. r. Martin Samuel and Miss
Rosa Sarah Hunter we're married
Thursday afternoon at the First
PRESBYTERIAN church by Rev. E. T..
Wexford.
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Postmasters Named.
nv Assocjated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June Il
The President today sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate: vir.
ginia-F. l.. Hartsea, Christianburg.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-02
THE WEATHER.

Partly cloudy Sat
urday, Sunday fair,
fresh west to moth.
west winds.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11


Of Kansas City and Fort Worth to
Brownsville, on the Mexican border.
Thus the Rock Island gets a
through line to Mexico, shorter by 500
miles than the present route, via FL
PasO and the Mexican Central. Ex-
tension of the Denver Galveston line
to the wheat fields Of the northwest is
scheme.
Mr.. YoakHm has IN mind the line
from Houston, through Beaumont.
using the tracks of the Kansas City
Southern from Beaumont to De-
quincey, Ia, and thence on to Baton
Rouge.
Thus will be completed a new East
ern Ill1nois-Frisco-G Galveston and Mex
leo City route The connections will
bring the Campbell-Y oakum syndicate
lines into touch with all the Gulf ports.
as well as all of the Frisco, Eastern
Illinois and Rock Island lines into
touch with the same ports and into
touch with Old Mexico
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
o. a WoRID.s ToUR.
Head of the CarmeIites Visiting IN
Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, April 11.@Rev. Plus
Meier, universal head of the Carmelite
order of monks. is now in LeavenwOrth
visiting Rev. Father Sebastian at the
Church of St. Joseph on his way
around the world to visit every house
of the Carmelite order on one of his
occasional tours of inspection. Rev.
Meier has his headquarters in Rome
itself and it has been seven years since
he has undertaken such a journey as
the one upon which he is now itinerant.
Leaving the North American con-
tinent at San Francisco. Rev. Meier
will go to SEouth America for a tour of
its countries, his purpose being identi-
cal with the mission which brings him
to North America.
Rev. AIeir will plan his trip so that
by January of the coming year he will
be back in Rome to make his report to
the pope.
Twenty five years ago Rev Meier
was assistant rector of the cathedral
of the Immaculate Conception and
many early Catholics will remember
him very distinctly. Since that time he
has returned to one of the monasteries
of the order and has been sent from
there to the highest position the Car
meIites have to give. His return to
Leavenworth must consequently be d
reminder of earlier times.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
X. G. COMMERCIAL CLUB TRIP.
VIII Spend a Week Travelling Through
Kansas and Colorado.


Kansas City. No. April 1.-THE
make a trade extension trip through
Kansas and Colorado, leaving here
Sunday, May IS, at Il o'clock at night
on special train over the Rock Island
road and visiting seventy eight towns.
The train will follow the main line of
the Rock Island from Kansas City to
Limon, Col. There the train will be
taken by the Union Pacific at 6:25
o'clock Tuesday night and transported
to Denver, arriving in the Colorado
metropolis at 9.15 p. m. Tuesday. and
remaining there until o'clock
/ Wednesday morning.
From Denver a trip will be taken
over the loop via the Union Pacific
to Greeley which town will be reach
ed at 10 a. M. There the clubs train
Will be turned over to the Colorado &
Southern, on which it will leave Gree
ley at 1910 a. m. and finish the
loop reaching Denver on the return
at 8:O5 o'clock Wednesday night. and
remaining there until 4:50 O'Clock
Thursday morning
The return trip from Denver TO
/ Kansas City viii be over the Santa Fe,
/ through Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
1 reaching Lamar, Col. at 1920 o'clock.
( Thursday night. The train Will leave
! Lamar at $50 a. m. Friday morning.
and run to Kinsley, Kan. for the last
night out at GAS p. m. The party
! leave Kinsley at Z o'clock Saturday
morning, and reach Kansas CITY at
$3.50 o clock that night. after having
covered total distance of ], $40 miles
4 in six DAYS
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
ADVERTISED FOR A WIFE.
Blaine Citizen Finds a Bride in Arl1an-
sas City.

Blaine Citizen Finds Bride in ArISan-
sas City.
Arkansas City. Kan. April 1.-THE
Traveller says:
Last Saturday night at s o'clock at
the home of the officiating minister,
Rev. w T. MOfet occurred the mar
riage of Thomas WatkinsOn of Blaine,
Kan, and Miss Mary E. Logan of this
city.
The first part of last week Thomas
Watkinson arrived in the city from
Blaine. Kan. to claim his bride By
Saturday night all arrangements were
made and the marriage was sOlemnized
as announced above in the presence of
members of the family. After the
marriage the bride and groom left for
their home at Blaine.
The groom is a we'll to do farmer
near Blaine and his neighbors say is a
fine citizen. The bride is we'll known
here, having resided here many years.
She was member of the u. p. church.
The marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Wat
kinson partakes somewhat of a ro-
nance. A few years since the wife of
Mr.. Watkinson died and left him with
three children. Several months since
he advertised for a wife. Miss Logan
answered the advertisement and a cor
respondence was started. Later pic
lures were exchanged and then Mr.
Watkinson came here and as every
thing was satisfactory the marriage
was solemnized.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11

over the ground. They bear highly col
ored flowers on long, slender stems
which make an ideal bouquet for vase.
Phlox Drummondi is an excellent bed
der and blooms profuseIy for a long
time It Is about eighteen inches high
The scabios as can. be had in several
shades am colors and have a useful
place in the flower garden The flow
ers are very double and are borne on
stems nearly two feet long.
The caliopsis is effective when grown
in masses. It blooms continually all
summer. A beautiful, low growing
plant is the California poppy. It may
be used either as a border plant or for
bedding. Single and double petunias,
China asters, coxcombs and annual
pinks are all excellent. Selnple's
branching aud the Victoria asters may
be relied upon to give results in any
locality. Never plant asters IN old, ex-
hausted soil On newly turned sod they
are less likely to succunnb to disease
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
GIGANTIC RAILROAD PLANS.
Frisco and Rock Island Interested in
$4,000, 900 Enterprise.


Chicago, April 1l.-With two big
railroad deals lust completed toward
the tabIishrnent of a new short line
from the Great Lakes to Mexico City,
and a system of lines when snall
bring Denver into touch with the GulI
and the Gulf territory IN toucn Win
the orient through the Pacific ports,
it has come to light that the Campbell
Yoakun syndicate is about to accom-
plish one Of the really great achieve
nents in recent years.
This whole plan is a part OF the en-
terprise to develop the southwest, and
in its execution the Rock Island and
Frisco systems are involved in a vital
way To date the project has IN
volyed the expenditure of 0,000, 900,
and the ultimate cost Will be close 10
$4,000 900. The new system is ex-
pected to afford the natural outlet for
the product of the farms, factories
and mines of the country west of the
Mississippi.
will reduce the travelling distance be-
tween these two cities more than 500
miles. There will, in fact be two lines
between the lakes and the Mexican
capital=one by way of St Louis, New
Orleans. Galveston and Brownsville;
the other by way of Kansas City, Fort
Worth. Brownsville and the National
railroad of Mexico.
These two plans are disclosed in the
reported purchase of the Colorado &
Southern by the Campbell Yoakum
syndicate. and the purchase by the Ma
tional of the HidaIgo & Northwestern.
Connection Is to be made with the
Frisco and with the Rock Island as
follows: The Trinity & Brazos Valley
has been completed from Cleburne.
Tex. to Mexca, and has trackage
rights over the Santa F'e from Gle
burne to Fort Worth. Building is now
goine. on between Nfexia and Houston,
and with the Santa Fe there is a track
age agreement between Galveston and
Houston.
This completes the new line from
Denver to Galveston. as it does also the
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
TO ELECTRTFY TEXAS LINE.
Galveston Houston Road to Have New
Motive Power

Galveston, Tex, April 1.-THE Cal
weston, Houston & Henderson, a fifty
mile terminal extending from Galveston
to Houston, is to be equipped for cleo
tric passenger and express cars. This
road is owned jointly by the Missouri
Kansas & Texas and the International
& Great Northern line of the Goulds
The line is also TO be double-tracked
by connecting many long sidings. The
two parent roads have also decided to
extend the electric feature fifty miles
beyond Houston on their respective
roads. Electric trains will be used on
these three lines for local passenger
and express traffic, while steam will be
used for through passenger and all
freight trains. It is proposed to oper-
ate the system with three large power
houses The change will represent an
investment of s1,800.000.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
MP. Agents Hold Meeting.

Kansas City, Mo, April 11.=AIis-
souri, Pacific freight agents in the
northern district met at the Midland
hotel yesterday afternoon, together
with representatives of other depart
ments. It was the regular quarterly
meeting for the discussion of subjects
of interest to local agents and the rail-
way company. Representatives from
the traffic department and of other de-
partments with headquarters at St
Louis were present. R. P. Isitt was
chairman of the meeting
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
Through Daily Pullman Tourist Sleep
inc Cars. St Louis Los Angeles.

The Union Pacific has placed in SER
vice a through Sleeping Car between
above points, via the Wabash, Union
Pacific, oregon Short Line and the San
Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake rail-
roads. Cars to leave St Louis every
day and run through without change.
Stopover is made at Salt Lake City,
thus affording passengers a whole days
sight seeing in the Mormon City.
This line is equipped with Is section,
wide. vestibuled Pullman tourist sleep
ing cars, of the latest pattern and first
class in every respect.
Connections can be made en- route
with Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars in
same train for san Francisco and Port
land. Inquire of F. A Lewis. city tick
ct agent, or ]. c. Fulton. depot agent.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
CoFFEYvILLE's GROWTH.
Over Three Hundred Houses Built in
the Last Six Months

Over Three Hundred Houses Built in
the Last Six Months.
Coffeyville. kan, April 1.-THE past
six months have been months of
growth for Coffeyville and the new
houses which have been erected during
this time have been sufficient in them
selves to make a town of no inconsid-
erable size.
A conservative estimate of the houses
built in the last six months places the
number at between three and four
hundred, but the demand for resi-
dences which has been quite urgent all
along is as great now as it was last fall.
A great many of these houses have
been built by people who expect to
make them their homes and these are
finished in thoroughly modern style.
Others have been built by companies
for rental purposes but the larger num-
Der Of these are equipped with modern
conven1ences and are a. credit to the
city.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
Mission society at Manhattan.

Manhattan Kas.. April 11.-Topeka
branch of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society, embracing several
states, opened three days session
here last night. About fifty delegates
are present. DIR. S. A. Bright well
coined the delegates and addresses
We're made by Mrs. Imboden of Wich-
ita and Rev. J. A. Staveley of Junction
City Today Miss Melva Livermore,
of India, will deliver an address.
Manhattan and Clay Center districts
are also in convention here.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
Mcpherson Ranch Sold.

Mcpherson, April 1.-THE J. A.
Miller place. three miles east of town
to Chas. G. MognusOn of Winfield.
Kansas. The place, which consists of
one hundred and sixty acres of choice
farm land, brought nine thousand two
hundred and fifty dollars, an average
of not quite fifty eight dollars an acre.
This IS probably the highest amount
that single section of land has been
sold for in this part OF the country.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11

Caney. kan. April 11.-W. H. Spencer
and D. B. Thompson, who We're drilling
an oil well two miles east of Caney,
were badly burned Tuesday. Spencer
is at the Caney hospital not expected to
live. He probably swallowed flames.
They started fire in the derrick forge to
sharpen their drill. There was "a slight
flow Of gas from the hole from shallow
sand Shutters were turned upon it
and it was supposed to be under control.
but when the gas in the forge was light
ed an explosion followed.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
A june Street Carnival.

Junction City April 11.-At the
council meeting it was settled that juno
ton City is to have q street carnival in
June. The carnival is one of the big
c. w. Parker attractions of Abilene and
it is to come here and show during the
week of June IL. The carnival COM
pany brings its attractions here for an
exposition under the auspices of the
Junction city fire department.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
Arter RoosereIt,s Heart.

Ira J. L. Allison, who was reported
to have one of the largest families of
the county. was in the Office Saturday.
He said if DR.. Quinn had reported thir-
teen children born in their household.
he had let one get away. After read
ing the item in the Traveller last week,
he had taken an inventory and found
that he had five girls, seven boys, two
sons-in-law and two grandchildren. He
came from family of fourteen chill
dren and is forty-five years oId.-Ar-
kansas CITY Traveller
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
GOOD FOR PAWNEE ROCK.
Has a Splendid Building Growth and
Fine Wheat Prospects.

Pawnee Rock, April 11.-Few towns
in Kansas are making the growth OF
Pawnee Rock. A score of houses are
being built this spring, including a fine
hospital erected by DR.. NJ. L Daniels
for charity patients whose treatment
and care is paid for by church organiz-
ations. A half mile of cement walks is
being laid
The finest wheat prospect ever known
is on exhibition around here.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11

where he has been doing court-martial
command of the Mare Island navy
yard, near San Francisco, for three
years.
Although still really in the prime OF
life. the admiral was forced to the re-
tired list a year ago by the fact that
he had rounded out forty years Of ac-
tive service in the navy. The law
forces retirement Of naval officers al
the age of sixty-three or after forty
yea RS service
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-11
A DRAG MAKES GOOD.
Practical Test on the Lyon County
Roads Proves a Success.

Roads Proves a Success.
Emporia, Kan. April 1.-THE Ga
zette says;
A practical test of the King road drag
was made this morning in the Fowler
settlement. A drag was used on the
road from the school house south to
the Rufin Fowler place. and excellent
results were secured The drag was
operated by Rufin Fowler. A quarter
of d mile of bad road was dragged, only
two turns being taken up and down
with the drag Even this incomplete
test showed great results. The road
is in good condition for working with
the drag. The mud was scraped up.
the Futs filled in and a good surface
smoothed out so that when 1t hardens
the water will flow off rapidly.