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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
NEWPORT NEWS VA, THURSDAY. April 4 1907.

of these tests in thoroughly salts
tory manner. The alienists who tes
Tried for the defense and who con
Quoted a much more searching physi
cal test than that undertaken by the
commission today, declared they were
unable to find any real abnormal
traces.
DR.. Evans said there was unusua,
bumps near the base of the skull
and also told of Thaw's fluctuating
pulse, declaring it was the most ex-
-traordinary he had ever met with in
his medical experience. The rate OF
beats often would change four times
i'll Il minute.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.. attired
again in the blue school girl costume
OF the early days of the trial was
present during most of the public SEES
sion, and while Thaw was closeted
with the commission for his last or.
deal she sat in the corridor with
members OF her husbands counsel.
Attorney .Delmas was not present
today, but at the end OF the INQUIRY
Thaw sent him note by special
messenger telling him to be ready to
proceed with his summing up areu.
ment tomorrow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
-Four Hundred Transfers in Boston
Leave Their PAGES fop Short.
er Working Hours.
.BUI o. NC II UP IN NEWPORT R. /
Papermakers in For. Edward, N. ",
Quit Their Jobs Because of Per.
sonaI Differences With Fellow EN-.
p'oyes-arewers' Strike in St. Louis
Settled.
(By Associated Press. J

BOSTON, MASS, April 3.-Four
hundred tenmstcrs Went on strike I'm
lhis city today To enforce a demand
Tor an increase of 81 Il week I'm their
pay and n reduction in their hours
OF work from IL hours to 10 .
hours. Seven of the larger firms I'm
The city are affected, and IL was con.
sioeied likely today that trouble
would spread TO some of the smaller
concerns, when they learn the firms
refused TO sig" the agreement. The
ieamslers' Unio' has promised help
10 the boston union by G. r. Shea,
International president.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
NEW Y0Rk1s SURPRISE
State Appointment Made Last Year
Declared Unconstitutional.
u N: ANS POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE
viii Probably Cause the Legislature
to Remain in Session Till Late in
May and Perhaps Even TO June
Much Confusion viii Result.
ny Associated press

ALBANY, n. Y, April 3-1Tho on
tire appointments of Legislative dis
,ficls made by the last New York !,
.siat',re IS oYerthrown rs uhconslitu
tional and void by the Court of An.
penis in decision handed down nm.
eXpectedly late today. the court re
Verslng the judgements of the courts
Leiow which hitherto have sustained
me act. The decision does moi affect
me personnel or invalidate the acts
OF the present legislature, but noliti.
Cal relations and alignments in ave.,
part OF the state made to suit tho new
cohditions have been thrown into con.
fusion; formerly influential noliti.
cians who were supposed to have
peen Killed politically by last wears
apportonment return to the field or
influence 'u Vi
Far seeing politicians here shv TINT
1t is impossible to calculate the con.
SEQUENCES of the decision which thew
uescrihe as a political earthquake"
l. is generally believed here tonight
that the decision may prolonp
throughout May and perhaps into
June, the session of the legislature
because OF the necessity of enactinp
a new apDortionment, the court hold.
ing that unless this is done nv next
election members of either house
must be elected under the dpportion.
nent iaid down in the constitution of |
$40. which the reapportionment act
u IJo6 was intended to supersede
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Brewers, Strike Settled

81. LUIS, April 3.-This afternoon
s5atements were given out by Adam
aneDer, secretary of the United
pI neon Workers Union and C. N
Jones, representative of the emnIoy,
ers that the brewery strike had haen
settled. ""u peei'
a compromise OH the increase of
VICES demanded and shorter hours
was the basis of the settlement Con.
thn Tor three years were signed by
hreuo CONSERVATIVES of the various
~ ,, and the employees and the
strike was declared terminated Tbere
IS an arbitration clause in all con.
tracts. The increase i'm wages grant,
e ca ana the changes in hours 60 into
ERECT Immediately 'D'o
i, operations will be resumed in the
~ ar ewelies as usual tomorrow. Wages
are increased about is pei cent. and
work hours We're reduced in several
cases. :" seNerai
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
$4,000 FIRE IN NORTH
RIVER TUNNEL TERMINAL
Loss of Life Was Prevented by the
bravery OF Party of volun.
teers Who Saved Five Men.
INV Associatrd presn.,

MEM YORK, April a-Fire caused
ny spark from one OF the boiler
rooms In The excavation for the Nc.
MOO tunnel terminal at Dey, Ful.
,oii ana Church streets early today
ana damage estimated at $40 O0l
rive mon were injured. two of them
severely, by being caught In one of
We dcep catssons. Around some of
me dcrricks used TO lower ana hoist
the buckets the flames ragged fiercely
NV. .,n III Two instances the men In
charge of the donkey hosting en-.
zines lost their nerve and deserted
ihrir posts. leaving the men eighty
ieot beneath tho surface of The
ground to thor fate. Tho deserted
h"ists were quickly renamed by
Noiuhtccrs however, and the new
men stuck TO their posts while tho
liamcS roarod around them until
the last ono of the tunnel workers
was brought to safety.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
RACE FIGHT IN STREET
.lyRchburg The Scene Of a Lively
Pistol Battle.
NEGRO PROBABLY FATALLY HURT
Four lnsolent Negroes Crowded
Three White Men off the side
walks and Then Followed a Free.
For-AlI Fight.
fRy Associated Press.l

LYNCHBURG, VA, April "A
race war occurred at 1880 o'clock to.
night at Fifth and Main streets, in
which two white men and two negroes
were shot one of the negroes wounds
being probably fatal.
Three white men were walking on
Fifth street and We're crowded off the
sidewalk by four negroes, one of the
white men being knocked down. A
quarrel followed eliminating in gen
eral shooting ARRAY.
The wounded white men are A. L.
Weir, who was shot in the lip and
left leg, and S. C. Cowford, who was
struck jim the left hip. The badly
wounded negro is John Haskins, who
was struck in the abdomen. An un.
known negro, who fled, was shot
through the wrist. Several bullets
struck an approaching street car
SCATTERING the windows, but inflicting
no injury to passengers.
Motornan Bruffey had q narrow es
cape, the windows on both sides and
in front of him being broken. The
wounded men were taken to hos
pital.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
BIO Strike May Be Axertea

S "a Ill. April IA settle
Waa OF the controversy between the
western railways and the conductors
anu .ha tfalnmen seems nearer tonight
G e,ian AT any time since Interstate
G : onnrce Commissioner Knapp and
LaDor commissioner Neil fnterceded
IN Dehaif of the peace. After deliv.
cllhs the nltimatum of the general
managers to the Representatives of tba
men long conference was held The
opinion is that the labor leaders came
10 an agreement which they reoIired
me Two government officials TO do.
row. "h e'S toiiiof-
Whiie th3 exact nature of the ,4os,s
OF the settlement agreed mon y.sssIs
men is not known Officially f1ioS .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
BUSES PLURALITY IS
A LITTLE OVER 1000
The Entire Republican Ticket Was
Elected With One Exception
Council is Democratic.
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Ills, April 3.--Revised
unofficial returns of Yesterdays cleo.
,ioh snow that Busse, Republican.
candidate Tor mayor. has been elected
Dy plurality OF 1906 over Dunno.
The entire Republican city ticket
was elected with the exception of Ed
ward G. Young, the candidate for city
treasurer who was beaten by John
y. Treager, Democratic The city
council Will be Democratic by the
same number as the old council-3G
democrats to "a Republicans.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
WHO DID SHOOT UP
BROWNSVILLE ANYWAY?
Major Penrose TestIfiss Before
Senate Committee That The
Negroes Are Not Guilty.
BATTALION COMMANDER ON STAND
He Believed at First That the
Troops of the Twenty-fifth Infantry
Were Guilty But Has chanaed Hia
opinlon-LIeu.enant Lcckie Enter.
tains Same View.
(ny Assoclated Press. !

WASHINGTON. ID. c., April a.
Testimony of unusual intercs; was
gwen today in the Brownsville in
Vcstlgation before the Senate com
iniltce on military affairs, the chief
Witnesses being Major Charles Pen
rose, who commanded the former
negro soldiers, who are charged
with having shot up the Texas town,
ana Lieutenant ii. &. Leckie, who
was sent TO Brownsville by General
McCaskey, commander OF the De-
Iiartmcnt of Texas. to investigate
iacts connected with the shooting.
Lieutenant Leckie described the
course taken by bullets which pene-
tratod houses in Brownsville and
came to the conclusion that the hui
ie's could not have been fired by
soldiers in the barracks.
Major Penrose has been acquitted
by court martial OH charges or neg.
lect OF duty, while the same court
martial found that the neil of the
fIwenty-hfth infantry were guilty.
Notwithstanding this finding Major
Penroge asserted his confidence INV
IN the innocence of the men. AT
first he thought them guilty and In
reply to question by Senator Fofa.
ker sGid that the negro soldiers had
not been represented by counsel fat
the court
was awake when the firing began
on the night Of August 10 and i'm.
mediately dressed upon hearing two
pistol shots from the road. he
thought, in Tie vicinity OF the guard
house. His story as to the call to
arms and for formation and DISPOSE
ton OF the Companies during the
succeeding hours tallies with that
told by other officers. He testified
TO sending Captain Lyon with com
pany ID TO patrol the town and OF
his return ACCOMPANIED by MayorI
Combe and his brother, Joe Conibe
had done lie shooting.
The Mayors Request.
After g|neral discussion between
tho commander and officers. he
Twenty-fiftH Infantry, lie said, Mayor
Combe asldd to speak to him r-
vately. lnSIthis talk the witnss
says that Mayor Combe told lin
that none OF The men of the Twenty
fifth Infantry should be permitted
to enter thf town as he could not
be responsible for the actions of the ;
citizens tohrd them. This aplaed !
to officers rs well as privates. IA {
jor Penros| said that he rered II
that he Yuld allow none of his t
men to enhr the town and neiaer
would he Allow Il citizen to cter Z
the garrish. He made an exp. Z
ton of Thy mayor and any citizen q
bearing leters from tho mayor. da, g
ior Penroa did not believe his len n
he'd done lfe shooting until the ,ol =
lowing mding when Captain Nick.
lin found Ihe clips and shells at.
side the hrrison wall. His fetns
that the men were guilty tas
stronghold by not finding [, s
marks of pllets IN the barrack Wills L
on tho sfs next to the town he 3
| direct cX;tination of Major PelpSe j
| he'd not been concluded when the G.
committee adionrned for the d.. S,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Want Higher WAGES.

-, KALAMAZOO, MICH, April g.
me strike of employees of the Mich
lsan United Railroad Company, which
was declared last night, went into eff.
lecl early today. The strike Is ex-
pected TO affect about two hundred
men on the lines in this city ana Bat.
ne Creek and OIL the interurban line
between Kalamazoo and Jackson
me interllrban line was tied up
SHORTY before noon. The men asked
for higher wages.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
DR.. Whitehead lis Dead

hiGuMOND, VA. April 3.--Dr,
Paul Whitehead. one OF the hest
known and most beloved members of
The Methodist ministry In the State
Virginia, and ii man Known mn
mats rs aehoffaa tshd tl ,,re atIhla
aicd ut I:45 o'clock this morning NJ
81. Lllke's hospital. after an jllneas
extending over several months. DIR.
ing me past two weeks DR.. White.
mead has fingered between life md
death, and the end was expectcd n,
amy time. ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Passed b Last Night In cerery.
ff Associated press

ATLAN "a. GA, April after
spendingtst night in Oaklancem-
etery be- e the grave of hiittle
niece whdied few days agRob-
ert S. swart, bookkeepe shot
and killdhimself today. Heft a
note sayg that he was shos6O0
in his adunts which he was able
to pay d that he was craztwith
grief oY the death of his ter's
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
connecticut's New Commander.
INV Associated prcss

WASHINGTON, d. c., April B.
Captain Hugo Osterhaus, rog n mem.
Der OF the naval Inspection board,
mas been selected rs captain of the
battleship Connecticut In place of
Captain Swift, and Will proceed to
take command Of the ship at once In
order TO make ready for her partici.
patton In the ceremonies attending
me opening OF the jamestown, EXPO.
sition.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Y M. c. a. TENNIS CLUB.
fhty Players viii Participate IN
Summer Snor,

a tennis club Of about so members
mas been organized at the Younr
mems Christian Association and s,.ms
Interesting. IN sport is expected d. rinp
,he summer months. The assocyatiof,
IS now fixing UP three courts one
. near the association building and two
DINERS N different parts of the eitv
ana play viii begin In a few weeks
moulded among the members OF the.
cinn are some of the best tennis NAV
ers in the city. + ga
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Atte'l AN and Robson Fisht Draw.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. April a.
Spike" Robinson Robson, OF England
and Abe Attell, fought six round
draw at the National Athletic club
tonight. AT the close of the sixth
round there was not enough adyant
age to have given either man a YER
dict.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Anofr Gaynor.Green SUI
~ Associated pr.ae

sYRACBE. N. Y, April s.The
governme has suit in new ton
against Villain B. Kirk, of thieity,
to collecpnsa $4,000 bond eyed
to have tn forfeited by his lure
to produd John F. Gaynor fotrial
at Savanh, Ga, in March 19C
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Excellent Sport at Rennlnss.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April s.
Excellent sport marked the racing at
Benning today. Three favorites and
one heavily backed second choice
won The handicap brought together
Holcher Lord Boanerges, Martser and
Bulwark Bulwark got away in the
lead, but Marster, the favorite, closed
up and won handily by length and
half.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
couIht Agree on Salvage.
Oh ASsOciated pres6

WILMIfToN, \. c.. April g.
Being undle to reach a settleent
with representatives OF the overs
the Willhgton tugs which He'd
the BIRTH steamer Axminst, OFF
Frying Ps shoals Sunday moing.
today in ie United States COZ! H.
belled thu ship for - salvage aim
of 100000 The Administers oiers
will give bond and proceed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Detectives and Strikers Floht.

LoRAlN, OHIO, April 3.-The first
ou.Dreak In the present strike at the
a'i I, occurred last night when
q iiVeiy night between strikers ana
~ detectives in the employe of
ne company took place. Several OF
me men on both sides came ont Of
the fight badly battered.
Further trouble is expected. The
company has hired a large number
os men IN the East to take the places
VI me strikers. 1t is known that the
company has large number of rlf,as
ana ball cartridges within tha en-.
closure for use. '"e en-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Emergency Wins Magnolia Stakes.
thy AsSQcIntuu presal

NEW ORLEANS. LA. April a.
Emergency won the Magnolia selling
stakes NJ City Park today. After
inc hrst hall mile Emergency had
eVerythting It's own way. Black
MARY, The odds-on.fnvorite In the
tnird race, was caught mapping ut
me bnrrior, and although left nj tho
post, finished third
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
More .uuan.s
lBy Associated Press)

tBy Associated Press).
CONSTANTINOPLE, April a.
Consular dispatches from Erzerurm
Turkish Armenia, dated yesterday.
say that stronger earth shocks were
felt at Bitlis throughout the night of
March 81. resulting in fresh casual
ties and the destruction OF houses.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Critically M,

AS the result of serious attack
of acute kidney trouble. Mr. HenrH
oranstoh. a well known young man
ol. TINS city, is critically i'll at his
nome on Thirty.fourth street. The
young man was stricken Sunday and
mus been unconscious practically ever
since His chances for recovery are
said TO be slight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
strike Because Of a ouarreI

tii irlfe bspEradfkssrsN 1T The pYS ;iilleSds,
, t,onal Paper Company's plant at Fort
EDWARD went ont on strike last night
me strike is the result of trouble In.
tween the Papermakers Union ond
the Pulp. Sulphite and Papermill
WORKERS. The parermakers ,iemond
me dismissal of members who de.
serted their union ana Joined lie
mill workers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Alfred be cordova Dead.

NEW YORK, April 3.-Alfred De
Cordova, the banker, who has been
i'll for some days, died Mt his home
late tonight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Building Tie.up in Newport p

!. NEWPORT, II. l.. April 3.-The
, pnu.ialilg and mechanical trades of
inns city were almost completely tied
up To-Day as the result of a strike of
about 800 carpenters and other me.
1 ., The men struck because
eieir employers refused to grant them
q Saturday half holiday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04

stated That The prospects for neacc.
ahle settlement of The difficulty were
bright tonight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24

You wrote them? You wrote them ~
muttnred Standisll. over and over, stu
8pd, daZed, refusing to believe, to UNI
Yes" she said. II wrote them. And
7 wrote one to Mr.. Anscl He was
wiser than you. lie tried to profit by
And IL thought IT might be Gerald
s ConnVer"
Gerald? He never knew. any Of
pnien. Ills nthcr couldn't trust him.
and he did trust v0ll"
@ Give had not meant to swift He
wos sorry before the words Ind ma ssed
Ills Inns. Yet 1T was the first lucid
thought TINT nalne tn him as his mind
cleared from tho, first shock Or Anice's
Sovnr believed In this prettv sorretarv
Of his: how WHOLLY tho Railroa1ar had.
in@herScase. dennrtnd from his tie rule
nf lniVersa' susnicioni Tint she should
TINS. cold-hlOoi1ilW, tinrlv.@ have
BETRAYED tho trust NJ even such an ON
nlovnr M Caleb was mnnstrons Tie
ii could not rernnci'n It with 3nnvt,ing
in ahisgnwn lone knnwlnd 20 OF her The
\ revelation turned him sick, Il; i..
RsI nYou despise mo, don't you?" she
asked. There was no shame. no fnl-
Il have no right Toto indge any
4 one" he stammernd "I----------'' ~
you despise me-" And now II was
n statement, not n $nufry.
mo-" he said, slowly, irving to.
faige his own tangled cmotions, n
don't: don't know why I don't, hut
4 don't should think any one else
that did such n thing was lower than
the beasts. But you---why, you are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24

founded She had caught his unre-
sponsive hands, and,-was looking up
into his tired, hopeless eyes with
wealth OF pity and sympathy that
broke through the mask Of blank mis-
cry on his face, and softened the hard
lines Of mouth and jaw into a shadow
of a smile.
1T was good Of YOU to come" he
said at last. II thought I couldn't
bear&to see any one just now. Butts
so different with you. IL -. 'E3
He ceased speaking. His overstrung
nerves were battling against a childish
nging to bury his hot face in those
cool little white hands whose lightest3
touch SO thrilled him, and ito tell this
gentle, Infinitely tender girl all about
his sorrows, his broken hopes, his
crushed self-estcem. In spirit he#could
feel her arms about his aching head,
drawing 1t to her breast; could hear
her Whispered lords of soothing and
6cncourag cement.
Then, on the moment, the babyish
impulse passed and he was himself
again, .self-controlled, outwardly stolid,
realizing as never before that the
price OF strength is loneliness.
am beaten" he went on. but
think we made as good a fight as We
could. Perhaps another time
She withdrew her hands from his
Into her big eyes had crept something
almost akin to scorn.
.'You are giving up?"'sshe asked in-
credulously: You will3make no furth-.
err effort To- n
What more is to be done? The
Committee on tials--'''s
1T know. I was there. It's all been.
wretched mistake from the very be-
ginning. Oh, why were you so foolish
about those lctters?"
Letters? What letters?'
",T1e letters sent you with news OF
Mr.. Conoyer's plans for II
"Those anonymous letters got?
Whatssdo you know y
II wrote Them said Anice I.anier
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24

the table was like the UNDECIDED rat
tat Of telegraph ticker in a tornado.
1t was fifteen minutes before SEM
.blance of order had been restored By
that time there We're on every side
Kaleidoscope vista OF bleeding noses
torn clothing, and battered, wrathful
faces. E ~
Thus it was that. at the cost OF a
brief interim OF fruitless rioting, the \
Machine had is way. Over the hope
less protests and bitter denunciations
Z of the trickcd minority the empty 4
form OF !. choosing the Committee on
Credentials was carried through. AS
a forcseen result, Standish had but
six members on the committee. three
from Wills and three from Matawan.
while from the Conover faction eigh-
teen were to sit in Judgment upon the
merits of their own cause.
Tho contest was over The Standish
delegates offered but a perfunctorya
opposition to the work Of choosing
the Committees on Organization and
done, the convention took the usual
recess leaving the committees to go
into session in separate rooms back
of the stage.
The delegates filed out the men from
Wills and Matawan angry and silentin
their shnmed defeat, those from the
six victorious counties growing exub-#
Grant glee at their easy triumph.
The adjournment announced. Give
slipped out OF the Convention Hall by
rear entrance, and went across to
& his private office at the League rooms.
He wanted to be alone--away5 from
even the staunchest fricnds-in this
black hour. Against all counsel and
experience, against hope itself, he had
hoped to the last. HIS bulldog pluck,
his faith In his mission, had upheld
him above colder, saner reason. Even
the repeated warnings of Ansel had
, left him unconyinced. Up to the very
moment Conover's final successful move
was made Standish had hoped. And
now hope was dead.
He was beaten. Hopelessly, utterly,
starkly beaten. From the outset Con-
over had played with him and his plans
as a giant might play with child
It had been no question OF open bat
tie. with the weaker. antagonist ba!-
tered to earth by the greater strength
!; OF his foe. Far worse, he whole cam
q paign had been a futile struggle O t
Al an cnmeshcd CAPTIVE to break through
Z aweb too mightyfor his puny efforts,
while his iconquerors had sat calmly by,
awaiting a victory that was as sure
as the rise of the SUM-.
Standsh knew that In few minutes
he would be able to pull himself to-
gethcr and face tho world ds IA man
should. In the interim. with Tho hurt
animals instinct, he wanted to be.
alone. M
Save for a clerk in the antechamber.
the leagues rooms were deserted.
Every one was at the convention. The
clerk rose at Gives entrance and
would have spoken. but the defeated
candidate passed unheeding into his
own Office. closing the door behind
z him, Al ~
Then, stopping short. his back to the
closed door, he stared, unbelievng, al
some one who rose at his entrance
and hurried forward, hands outstretch-
ed, to greet him,
4 q knew you. would GONE here!. said
Anice Itanier II felt YOU would, so ]
hurried over as soon as they adjourn
ed. Aren't you glad to see me?"
He still STARED. speechless, dumb
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24
CHATTER
AN1cE INTERVIEWS.

you wrote them? You wrote them 2"
m,ttared5 standis1 oyer and oyer stu