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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-27
Spanish Bark wea.hered In storm.
(By Associated Press,)

lBy Associated Press.)
BRUNSWICK, GA, Oct, 26.-The
Spanish bark +. g.. Captain Oliver
which had boon practically given up
as lost being three weeks overdue
from Havana, has arrived here.
but did not sustain any serious dam.
age.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-27
Old Soldiers Allowed to Vote.

BRISTOL, TENN, Oct. 26.-Judge
A. j. Tyler today, decided that the
veterans of the federal Soldiers
Home. at Johnson City, Tenn, have
right to vote at the coming cleo.
ton. An effort will be made to get
the case before the Tennessee Su.
perior Court before election day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-27

Duly ""Ua1Iy except Sunday.
The trip down the historic Potomac
River and Chesapeake Bay On the ele.
CANT steamers OF this company is un.
surpassed. The steamers are compar.
atively new. having been built in 1891.
and are fitted up in the most luxuriant
manner with electric lights. call
bells and steam heat in each room.
The tables are supplied with every
delicacy OF the season from the mar
kets OF Washington and Norfolk. For
tickets, reservation Of staterooms
and further information, apply to D. J.
CALLAHAN. Agent. Norfolk. Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-27

"The School For Scandal was frat
produced Mt the Drury Lane theater on
April 8, 1777.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-27
A nrick.

Which side Of the house
does the baby resemble7 Bock.r-Ths
outside. Don't you see how red he Isl
-Harper's Bazaar.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-27
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
Clyde Steamship Co.

steamers 70 PhttadeIphIa
MONDAY, THURSDAY and
SATURDAY.
Sailing from Philadelphia, Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday.
Freight received and delivered daily
at G. &. o. Pier No. 6. Office. River
Road. JAS. McCARRICK.
Gen. Southern AEs. Z
CLYDE STEAMSHIP Co, 64s
IL South. Delaware Avenue, Philsdek
phila, Pa. s,s
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-27
Close Attention Paid to The London
Market by Brokers.
ONE FAIlORE REPORTED There
Call Loan Market Continues Easy
In Spite Of Condition Of Banks
Close Slightly Heavy With Prices
Below Highest Quotations.
(By Associated Prcss.)

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Considcrable
speculative liquidation occurred in
the stock market today.
Attention was paid to the London
market for the conclusion of the peri
odical settlement there, which occur
red today, and which carries over
stock market accounts for another
two weeks. Fears OF financial trouble
In connection with the conclusion of
the settlement proved unfounded, only
one small failure being reported.
The recovery in this market was
partly due to relief over this news.
The morning fall in prices did not
become prcc.pitate, but was impress
sive for the steady stream of selling
orders. and the apparent lack of any
supporting measures.
The call loan market continued
easy In spite of the seeming posi-
lion of the banks. The time loan
market, however, remained strong.
The closing was rather heavy, but
was only slightly below the highest
covery.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales,
par value, S1.74S, 900.
United States bonds were uncharg.
ed on call.
Total sales were $4,000 shares,
including:
Copper, $1,000; Cotton Oil, 400;
Smelling, 10 900; Tobacco, 400; At
lantic Coast Line, 1900; Chesapeake
& Ohol, 700; Pennsylvania, 33,4O0;
Reading, 333,S00; Louisville and Nash
Vile. 1000; Southern Pacific, $4,000,
Southern Railway, 400; Tennessee
Coal and Iron, 100; Union Pacific,
112,500; United States Steel, $4,000;
Virginia Carolina Chemical, 700; do.
preferred, 400; Sloss-Shefheld Steel.
400.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
EVIDENCE OF GRAFT
FOUND IN POCKET
Well Known St. Louis Politician
Drops Dead
PROMINENT MAN INVOLVED
DR.. DumesniI, However, Says He Never
Had Any Experience With Munich
pal Assembly When Summoned
BY the Circuit Attorney.

st. Louis, December 19.-Warren f. F.
McChesney, aged %. retired contractor,
VINO was Interested i'll politics, dropped
dead from heart disease in a tailoring
store today. In his pocket were documents
purporting to be receipts dated in Mo-
vemher, 1905, one acknowledging the re-
ceipts of $1,000 and the other $500 from
McChesney for preliminary expenses in
Cured in connection with the bill author
izins the construction of the st. Louis
elevated electric railroad to be intro
duced in the municipal assembly at the
earliest date possible"
The receipts were signed A. IL. OH
mann Dumesnil. DIR. A. II. Ohmann-Dum-
esnil is a we'll known physician. living
in South st, Louis. Within an hour after
McChesneys death Circuit Attorney Safer
sent Detective Labarge to supoenae Dr.
Dumesnil to appear forthwith before the
grand jury. The detective took DR.. Dune
snil into custody and hurried him to the
court to go before the grand jury. After
being closeted with Circuit Attorney Sag
G" for more than an hour DIR. Dumesnil
left the court. Mr.. Sager said that he
had no evidence to submit to the grand
jury. as he believed the receipts grew
out of visionary scheme of the promoters
OF the bill.
81 never saw any member of the mu-
nicipal assembly and never talked to any
one about the projected elevated electric
line" said DIR. Dumesnil later, land l be
1eve McChesney's electric bee was the
product of his own imagination"
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HANSBROUGH PLANS
TO ABATE SHORTAGE
WOULD GIVE INTERSTATE CON-
MISSION POWER TO EMPLOY
CARS OF ONE LINE TEMPORARY
lily IDLE ON ANOTHER SYSTEM.

Washington. December 10. Senator Hans
brough of North Dakota, who has taken
an active interest in steps to remedy the
situation caused by the ear shortage, par
ticularly in the northwest, has prepared
the outlines of legislation which he be-
lieves, if enacted into law, will tend to
prevent recurrence of the present state
of affairs These have been shown to the
President at whose suggestion the sena-
tor s ideas were put into shape and to
Chairman Knapp of the interstate COM
merce commission They contemplate
Legislation along the following lines:
Giving the interstate commerce COM
mission power to inquire into the equip
ment capacity under stress of extraordi-
nary requirements of all interstate rail-
roads, so as to judge as to their ability
TO move traffic under extraordinary con-
ditions
Giving the commission authority to re-
quire shippers holding cars in demurrage
to unload such cars within twentyfour
hours after the cars have been placed N
a position to be unloaded.
Making it a misdemeanor for common
carriers to compel trainmen to attempt
TO move trains containing tonnage in
excess of the registered tonnage capacity
of the engines hauling such trains.
Authorizing the commission to require
the temporary use of idle equipment of
one railroad line to supplant the over
Ia xed equipment of the other
Senator Kittredge of South Dakota to-
day expressed the opinion that the Goa
famine in the northwest is the result Of
the requirement of the amended inter
state commerce law under which the rail-
roads have to give thirty days notice be-
fore changing rate; and also the result
of the action of the retailers in putting
off shipment of coal until they could have
the advantage of the new rate.
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DISABLED SOLDIERS
CONSUMERS OF BEER
THE GOVERNM e MT MAKES $165,451
FROM BEER HALLS IN NATIONAL
HOUSE-TASTE FOR BEVERAGE
DETERMINES HEALTH.

Washington, December 19.-Beer halls
in the several branches OF the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
netted profits to the government aggfe-
eating $l65,45 during the last year, az
cordng to the annual report of Col. John
L. Chamberlain, inspector general whose
annual report to the secretary OF war Is
one of the strongest recommendations
made for the retention of the cantesn
features of these homes.
The beer hall, | believe to be n most
valuable agent in determining the COM
fort, contentment. health and general wei
fare of the members. Nearly all mem
beers are of advanced age, their habits
are formed and fixed beyond possibility
Of change. Their pensions furnish the
means wherewith to get drink. and those
who desire drink, can and will get u.
In the beer hall they obtain beer of the
purest and best quality and the amount
consumed can be and is strictly regulated.
should the beer hall be abolished the
money now spent at the beer hall-in fact
much larger sum-will be spent in
the neighborng saloons and dives. The
profits. which are now expended for tas
pleasure. comfort and general welfa "a
of members will be lost to them. ard
will go into the pockets of saloon
keepers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
EQUITABLE Directors Elected.

New York, December 19.-Thirty thou
sand ballots were cast by policy holders
of the Equitable Life Assurance society
today for twentyeight directors of that
society. Every ballot was for the admins
tration ticket, which was the only one
in the field. and was composed of the
names of men whom the trustees, headed
by Former President Grover Cleveland,
had already placed on the board of di-
rectors to fill vacancies. The ticket was
nominated by Mr. Cleveland and his as
socates.
About one hundred policy holders cast
their votes in person. There were about
10000 proxies running to Grover CleYe-
land Morgan j. OBrien and George
Westinghouse. The directors elected are:
For one year-Emanuel w. Bloomingdale,
New York; Joseph Bryan, Richmond Va. !;
John D. Herman, Utica, N. Y; James
Mcmahon, Brooklyn; w. II. Payne, New
York; Tom Randolph, st. Louis: William
Whitman, Boston.
For two years-Abraham Britton, New
Orleans; Charles Il. Littlefield, Rockland.
Maine; Edwin w. Robertson, Columbia.
S. c.; Jacob G. Scmidapp, Cincinnati;
Daniel A Tompkins. Charlotte, N. C;
F. f. Witherbee, Port Henry n. Y 8;
Charles II. Zehnder, Philadelphia
For three years-John T. Beach, New
York; James b. Forgan, Chicago; Alex
ander c. Humphreys, New York; John T.
Manson, New Haven; William C. Red
field. Brooklyn; a. w. Roebling, Trenton,
n. j.; George e. Victor, New York.
For four years-Thomas A. Gillespie,
New York; W. f. McCook, Pittsburg; E.
II. Outerbridge, New York; Wallace L.
Pierce, Boston; Thomas K. Spratt Os-
densburg. \. Y; j. Edward Swanstrom.
Brooklyn; Eben b. Thomas. Fountain
HILL Pa.
James B. Forgan is the only one o.
the directors elected today who served
on the board under the old management
of the society
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MACHINERY MAKERS
FIGHT STEEL TRUST
FIRST MOVE, WHICH MAY HAVE
FAR.REAcHlNG EFFECT, WAS TO
ASK AID OF PRESIDENT RoosE.
WELT.

Chicago, December 19.-The Tribune to-
day says:
A bitter war, which ultimately may
have far-reaching effects on the mane-
featuring interests of the country, was
preclptated yesterday when number -
farming machinery companies openly de-
clared their intention to fight against tre
trust prices and methods of the iron
and steel combine Of the United States
Their first move was 10 draft a petit
ton appealing 10 President Roosevelt
and Congress TO aid them In their efforts
to obtain just treatment at the hands Ut
the steel monopoly.
The petition calls on the authorities ut
Washington TO curb the power of the
trust and TO make some new tariff
provision which will break up the III
furious" combine.
1t has been signed by prominent I'M
plement manufacturers throughout the
country.
The declaration of war is the outcome
of a quiet meeting of the heads OF
farming machinery concerns, which was
held d few days ago In this city
Ii was decided then that something
must be done to curb the power of tho
steel trust in order to save the smaller
to The petition to he sent in a few days
10 Washington the prices of iron md
steel are 81 high at present that manu-
facturers Of farming tools are unable ~
carry on their business with pSedt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
TRUSTEES ELECTION
The New York and Mutual Sc
cure Experts
COUNT VOTES NEXT WEEK
international PolicyhoIders Say They
Win by Several Thousand Votes.
Administration Forces Claim
1t by a Wide Margin.

New York. December 19.-rhe task Of
counting $4,000 votes cast at the elections
for trustees held yesterday by the New
York and Mutual Life Insurance conf
panies will begin probably early next
week.
The board of inspectors of each com
panv has secured the services of expert
accountants who will have charge of the
counting and tabulating OF the votes.
Separate accounting firms have been en-
ployed by the two companies. Before the
actual work begnis representatives OF
each of these firms will consult with a
view to perfecting a system for canvass
ing the votes.
The five inspectors of the New York
Life conferred today with the represent
tatives of the administration ticket and
the International policyholders' ticket.
Samuel Uhtermeyer and Mr. Serugham
represented the policyholders, while James
H. Mcintosh represented the administra-
ton The conference was called for the
purpose of considering matters relative
to the canvass of the votes. Nothing
definite was done. Mr. Mcintosh raised an
objection to counting the poltcyholders
tickets on the ground they were received
In sealed packages, and were not opened
In the presence of the inspectors. The in
spectors took no action on this protest.
The inspectors of the Mutual Life also
met today and conferred with repre-
sentative of the accountants employed by
the company
When the count begins, both sides will
have regularly commissioned watchers
present and ballots and proxies which
arc considered fraudulent or illegal VIII
be duly challenged Undoubtedly large
numbers of duplicate ballots have been
cast inadvertently Many policyholders
who have held in either company more
than one policy have cast a vote on each
policy, although only entitled to vote
onee Many of the proxies are made out
in foreign languages.
The result of the election seems still
to be in doubt. Both the administration
forces and the international policyholders'
committee are declaring they have been
victorious in the two companies. The Of
fioers of the New York Life have not
reduced a particle of their estimate of n
victory for the present management by a
plurality of 100000, and the administration
of the Mutual estimates its plurality at
o50,00o
The internatso.sf policyhoiders connlis-
tee, however, still lays claim to having
carried the Mutual's election by from 75eo
to 1900 votes, and the New York Life
by from 5000 to 1900
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WILL INVESTIGATE
FIRING OF SOLDIERS
Officers State That If ArtiIerymen
Were Guilty of Shooting In Car
Courtmartials Would Follow.

Washington, December 19.-No advices
hsve been received at the war department
regarding the reported firing on a car
conductor last night by some soldiers at
Fort Barraneas, Fla. The matter how
ever, unofficially was brought to the at
tention of the department today and the
commanding officer of the fort has been
called upon for information. Coming 50
sooa after the affair at Brownsville Tex.
which has received so much attention In
the public press. army officers today eX-
pressed their chagrln at the report of
this latest disturbance.
Fort Barrancas. which is located a
short distance from Pensacola, is regard
ed as one of the most important posts
in the service, five companies of the coast
artillery, the Seventh. Ninth, Fifteenth,
Twentieth and Twenty-second being sta
toned there.
Pensacola, Fla. December 19.-Offcers
of the Fort Barrancas army post today
notified the attorneys of the electric car
line that thorough investigation would
DO made and II any artilerymen fired in
the train they would be courtmartaled.
A thorough examination today by officers
OF the Pensacola Electric company. il
vas disclosed, showed no bullet holes
in any of the cars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
One Man Burns to Death.
German Cruisers to Southern Ports.

Washington, December 19.-Baron
Speck Won Sternburg, the German am
bassador, has notified the state depart
ment that the German cruisers Panther
and Bremen will visit several southern
port during the months of January.
February and March. The Panther
will he at Key West from January 6
to January 10, and the Bremen will
visit Galveston on January q for a
stay of eight days. She will be 1t
Pensacola from January 81 to February
8, and at Tampa from the 18th TO the
25th of February. The state Depart
ment has notified the governors of the
several states of the intended visits of
these ships.
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trade built up in Missouri by the Re
public oil company can be held by the
Standard Oil company.
Did you find any competitor in Mis-
souri, for the wares of the Republic Oil
company" he was asked
Yes, sir; a varied competition"
From the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany?"
yes. sir. and just as marked a one
from the Standard Oil company of In
diana"
you did not obey the Biblical injunc-
ton and turn the other cheek%'
you bet your life 1 did not / went
after. and Instructed my agents TO go
after the Waters Pierce company and the
Standard OF Indiana tooth and nall
"And yet you knew that the Waters
Pierce company had an agent at the rear
entrance Of the building AT % Broad
way the same address 10 which you sent
your mail and reports?'
Yes, sir; l did
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Further Details Of Explosion.

New Orleans, December 19.-Full details
of the packet Scovell explosion have
been received here. These accounts place
the number Of dead at twelve. four whites
and eight negroes. The force of the
explosion was so tremendous that part
of the boiler. after cutting through a
mast, continued on its flight for a dis
tance of 200 yards, ploughing up few
feet of earth and finally stopping fifty feet
beyond this latter point.
The body of Lavell Yeager was found
on the bank beneath a log which ha;.
crushed out his life. Under this same
log was the body OF a negro, with whom
Yeager had been conducting a business
transaction in cotton before the explo-
sieA.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
THOUSANDS CHINESE
FAMINE STRICKEN
REFUGEES COLLECTING IN GREAT
NUMBERS OUTSIDE OF CITIES.
TROOPS ARE HURRIED TO
CRUSH THE REBELLION.

Nanking, China, December 18th :
famine stricken refugees from the Yang
Use Klang districts are collecting in large
numbers outside the cities.
About 10000 of these people are campsd
in the vicinity of Marking. and there are
some 100000 near Kang Chow, about fort J
miles northeast of Marking.
Foreign relief societies have bee.l
started In spite of the official state
ments to the effect that the rebellion n
the province of Kiangsu has been crushed,
troops continue to be hurried to the
front in that province.
The loyalty of these troops, however.
is considered doubtful.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
M J. G. X. c. Elects Officers.

Mobile, December 19.-At meeting
of the stockholders of the Mobile, Jack
son and Kansas City Railroad company
held today at noon the following di-
rectors for the ensuing yeaer were
chosen: w. L. Stratton. Alexander Nc
Donald, Bird M. Robinson. e. l..
Stallo, H. W. Jones. Jr., Charles T..
Levy, New York; L. e. Jackson. Balti-
more, Md; ]. w. Whiting, c. d. Will
loughby, T. F. Whittelsy, W. II. McIn-
tosh, Mobile, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
Japanese Bonds on Stock Exchange.

New York, December 19.-AThe New
York Stock Exchange today received
application to list $100.0O0,0OO worth
of 4 per cent sterling loan bonds of
1905 of the Japanese government.
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Protest Against Forest Reserve.

Guthrie, Okla, December ia memo
rial was presented to the constitutional
convention here today asking the conven-
ton to protest to Congress against tho
setting aside of the forest reserve in the
Choctaw nation.
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Funeral of Captain Lambert.

Natchez, Miss, December 19.-The fu-
neral of Capt James W. Lambert, pro-
pretor OF the Natchez Democrat, oc-
Cured here today. Business in the city
was entirely suspended during the hour
o. the funeral.
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Throws Torpedo on Floor 10
Show How the Original
Accident Occurred
TWO FIREMEN KILLED
TWO OTHERS MAY DIE
Harry Eddy In Savannah Is
Beneath Timbers of Collapsed
Building and His Body Is
Burned to a Crisp.

Savannah, Ga, December BY the
explosion of dynamite in the fireworks
factory of Joseph Carlo and John Nlva.
Italians, at o'clock tonight, one fire
man was burned to death, another was
fatally burned an assistant fire chief
and another fireman were seriously and
possibly fatally burned The proprietors
were painfully burned, and boy WAS
struck in the face by flying debris and
severely hurt.
The dead:
Fireman Harry Eady.
Fatally injured: Fireman Edward DAILY,
Seriously, possibly fatally injured, As
slstant Fire Chief George Mouro Fireman
Jerry OLeary
Injured: Joseph Carlo, John Niva,
Lambert Patten.
investigating First Explosion.
Carlo and Niva were engaged in count
ing torpedoes they had manufactured.
One dropped apd caused the explosion
of the rest. Carlo and Niva suffered
painful injuries, those of Carlo being
the more serious. Assistant Fire Chief
Mouro was asked to investigate, it being
suspected that the Italian proprietors
had more explosives in the place than
the ordinances permit. Assistant Chief
Mouro and F'iremen Eady, OLeary and
/ DAILY entered the building. With them
was boy, Fred entity 16 years of age,
/ who had crowded his way, In. Fine iire-
men were SPECIALIZING as TO what could
have caused the explosion. I'm show you
how 1t happened" remarked Gritty, and
he threw a dynamite cap to the floor.
Three explosions followed in quick Sue
cession. Tho building collapsed, and the
detonations were heard all over the city.
The window glasses were broken in the
neighborhood and debris was sent flying
in every direction
One Man Burns to Death.
Fire followed hard upon the explosion,
| Eady was caught beneath the falling
timbers, crushed to death and his body n-
cinerated. DAILY escaped through the
heroism of Mouro and OLeary who In
jured as they were, drew him from tho
burning debris All of the injured were
hurried to hospitals. Carlo and Niva
were removed to the police station. This
was for the dual purpose of arrestinS
the mon to be held for investigation, and
thwarting any mob violence. A great
crowd had gathered and there was the
deepest Indignation against the Italians
whom the crowd thought responsible for
the explosion.
Fire DAILY is expected to die at any
moment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
Cotton Floats Down River.

Ashwood Landing, Miss, December 10
Quantities of cotton from the unfortur-
ate steamer Scovell floated past this
point today.
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Ready to Get Out.

1--WE are still doing pretty strong bus
mess in Kansas City and St Louis. but
we are cutting down our force and are
ready TO get out if YOU will let us. We
are ready to sell the business 10 the
Standard Oil company"
Mr.. Nichols said he believed that the
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