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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
PROGRAM FOR EXERCISES
AT JAMESTOWN ISLAND

JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, May 10.
Next Monday, Jamestown Day. will
be second in Importance at the Elk.
position only to the day of opening.
On May 10, 1907 the little band that
was to found the first permanent Eli
glish settlement IN America landed
on jamestown Island and proceeded
to build their homes in the wilder
ness.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged and 1t is announced, tentative
ly, as follows:
At 10:30 a. M, there will be held
on Lees Parade, parade which will
be participated III by the Odd U. S.
Infantry, I'd Squadron 18th u. S. Cav
airy; the Sd Battery U. s. Field Ar
tiIlery, thirty.two companies of Blue
Jackets and sixteen companies of ma
rites from the foreign vessels now
assembled in Hampton Roads.
This parade will be reviewed by
General Kuroki, of the Imperial Jap
enese army. Accompanying General
Kuroki on the stand there will be
Lieut.. Gen. Arthur Macarthur and
Major General G. D. Grant, of the
United States army; Admiral Robley
ID. Evans, Admiral P. +. Harrington
and other distinguished officers of the
United States navy and the ranking
officers of the foreign ships now as.
sembled in Hampton Roads.
On the reviewing stand there will
lie many distinguished naval and
military officers from foreign coun-
tries, as well as from our own. Rear
Admiral G.. II. Thomas, u. s. NJ. will
be the Grand Marshal of this parade.
Immediately after this parade the
following ceremonies will be held on
the reviewing stand:
Invocation by the Reverend George
Booker.
"The jamestown Anniversary Ode"
James Barron Hope. To be read
by Judge T. S. Garnett.
Address by the Honorable II. st.
George Tucker, President of the
jamestown Exposition Company.
Tho United States and foreign war
vessels in Hampton Roads will he
dressed for the occasion. and at mid
day they will fire salute in honor
Of tho Booth anniversary Of the land
ing at jamestown.
At night all of the warships In
Hampton Roads will he illuminated
and water carnival will take place
at the same time.
A special musical and choral pro-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
STOLE $1O,OO0ia CURRENCY
GETS EIGHTEEN MONTHS
Edward A. Nelscn, the Railway Clerk,
Shown Mercy Because He Con-
fcssed and Returned Money.
Wy Associatcd Prcss.l

WILMINGTON. n. c.. May 1O.-Ed.
ward a. Nelson. the former railway
mail clerk charged with tho robbery
OF package containing $4,000 in
currency consigned from the Atlantic
National Bank of Wilmington to it's
correspondent, the Chemical National
liani, of New York. in this city last
March. was sentenced today In tho
United States District Court to eight.
cen months at hard labor In the At.
lanta prison.
The defendant. through his counsel.
made plea for mercy I'm considcra-
lion OF his free confession and resto.
ration of the funds He has been Mt
liberty under bond of $4,000 but was
Today committed to jail until he can
be taken to Atlanta to begin his sen.
tence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
LARGE CROWD ON THE
EXPOSITION GROUNDS
Beautiful Weather Yesterday
Brought Out Thousands
Of Visitors.
REVIEW o. TROOPS ON lee PARADE
Program for jamestown Day Exer.
clses Announced by Secretary Shcp-
FORTHCOMING Pigeons Make Trip
to Washington at Rapid Rate
News Notes from Terccntennial.

(From Staff Correspondent
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, May 10.
Beautiful weather greeted the Wis
TORS ut the Exposition today. and
the attendance was about the largest
since the opening.
The review of troops on Lees m
rade from ten to eleven o'clock at
tractcd a large crowd. The troops
participating were the Twcnty-thrd
Infantry, with its band, one squadron
of the Twelfth Cavalry, one battery
of artillery and n marine band The
review was under the direction of
Col Phillip Readc. These reviews
Will become one of the most attract
i've features of the Exposition.
Many visitors were entertained to.
day In the Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA
buildings. These buildings are en-
tirely completed, and those I'm CON
troll extend every courtesoy to visi-
tors.
The government building has many
visitors today. The government ex-
hibts are among the best at the FIX.
position and were scrutinizcd today
by hundreds of people. The naval
exhibit in this building is particularly
fine
The ground around the Liberal Arts
building has been turfcd and presents
very attractive appearance.
The Philippine reservation was
also the center of much interest, con-
spicuons among the many visitors be-
ing sailors from the foreign warships.
The work of grading the race track
Is nearly completed and ii is expect
ed that the race. track and athletic
field will be finished by the first of
June.
The Richmond building is rapidly
nearing completion, and large
force was employed today removing
the debris and preparing to turf the
ground adjoining the building. 1t
will he Il credit to that city when com.
pletCd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
Holland Diving Boat Goes Through
Series Of Extraordinary Tests
In COddIDgton Cove.
CONDITIONS FOR TESTS VERY bad
Running nj Speed of Ten Knots the
Submarine Goes Down Twenty Feet
In Four and a Hall Minutcs---Duek
ed in Time to Prevent Collision
With Tug.
tRy Associated presn.l

NEWPORT, r. l., May 10.-All
records for quick diving by a.. sub.
marine boat were broken today when
tho submarine Octopus went through
Il series OF extraordinary tests In
Coddington Cove. in nasty sea with
thick log that cleared at times, and
southwest wind that blew forty
miles an hour. The prncipal test
was to determine whether tho Octu.
pus while afloat would be able Ito
get submerged quickly If an enehhy
should he sighted. Running at full
speed on tho surface, propelled shy
gasoline engines, the Octopus ne.
ceived signal from the trial board
on the tender Nina. Immediately tho
engines were stopped and power was
furnished by, storage batteries, rud-
dcrs We're adjusted and the suSma.
rine took 81 tons of water In her
tanks and sank to depth of twenty
feet. This was accomplished within
four and a half minutes aftef re.
ceiving the signal
a second test reduced the time by
abount half a minute When coming
10 the surface from one Of the! dives
the Octopus, tho fog lifting, sighted
a tug and tow OF larges. &c
The submarine Immediately divcd
and escaped tho danger of collision
by going down SO deep in the water
that tho tow could pass al.ove In
safety
At another time when the Octo.
pus was running awash Mt speed OF
10 knots an hour, she dived and was
completely submerged in % seconds,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY
BIRDS AT WASHINGTON

An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington says:
The homlng pigeon prize contest of
the jamestown Exposition was fin.
ishcd tonight when ESQ birds out OF
a total Of T50 from % lofts of this
city. liberated at the Exposition to.
day, reached their homes.
The winning birl, owned by d. G.
Hartley, made 1880 yards a minute
according to computations announced
by the Federation OF Homing Pigeon
Clubs of Washington.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
Belmont Track a ouaamire.

NEW YORK, May 10.-Arter the
sun had somewhat dried out the
track at Belmont Park this morning
the weather turned OH furious rain
.inrm early in the afternoon. again
making the course n QuaGmire. But
two favorites won. Joe Carey at Z to
1 won the Larchmont stakes. Radtke
took his out in front when the barrier
was sprung and he never was in
trouble
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
CRACK BASKETBALL
TEAMS ARE COMING

JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, May 10.
The latest basket ball team to sig
nifty its intention of coming to the
Exposition TO compete in the a. a.
U. championships. to be held from
August - to 16, is the championship
aggregation of the Y. NJ. C. A. of
Hamilton, Canada. The Hamilton
team is one of the fastest amateur
fives ever turned out, and when &he
Exposition tournament is over, Rob
ert Kerr. the captain of the team
expects to be well up with the
leaders.
This tournament will bring togeth-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
Funeral of Mrs. Jones.

Tho funeral of Mrs Eleanor NJ.
Jones. wife of Mr.. Thos. p. Jones,
who died Thursday morning. will
take place from the residence, 2l5
Thirtyfirst street, this afternoon at
2;3O, DR. j. w Porter officiating,
Tho pail bearers will be: Messrs.
w. NJ. Parker, w. b, Vest, r. NJ. Ben
son, A. B, Abhitt G., D. Martin and
A. III. Host. lnterment at Green
lawn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
Mystery in Negro womar,s Death.

STAuNTON, VA. May 10.-Mollic
Sheffey, negro woman. was burned
TO death here late last night in a
mysterious manner. Her clothing had
burned almost entirely off before as
sisiance arrived. and she was bis
tered from head to foot. Foul play
is suspected. but little evidence can
IL gained and no arrests have been
made
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
Ncwbcrry, Ala, Has Bad Fire.

GAINESVILLE, FLA, May To-
Two-th1rds Of the business district of
Nowberry. Alachua county, the most
important town in the phosphate belt.
was burned last night with loss of
100000. Insurance one-third. mad
cquate fire protection allowed the
destruction OF II buildings, includ-
ing the postofficc and the Atlantic
Coast Line depot.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
New Commissioner of Patents.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., May 10
The President today appointed Ed
ward d. Moore, of Michigan, to be
commissioner of patents to succeed
has been assistant commissioner for
several years,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11

arrangements arc being made to di.
vert freight to other ports.
linSton. philadelphia and baltimore
VII III chiefly benefited, Tho big
liners got away today On schedule
hut sailed light.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
Today's Exposition Program

A.. M-iates
Exposition buildings OPEN
Path attractions
1880 MCiuard by Twentyhrd
A. Morgan recital Auditorium.
at
Jamestown Island
p Mathematician band concert, Auditorium
p. NIB Lees
M.-Dr I.ccsp
M-Afternoon Eddy.
Auditorium.
p Mmtcrnaonal contest band from Kearsagc Audto.
Plaza
$t9o M-nna illumination s5.@ Il
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
N. s. w. Will Contest.
inv Associated Press J

ROANOKE, VA, May 1O.-The gen
cral attorney of the Norfolk & West
ern Railway today stated that 1t Is
unQucstionably the purpose of that
Company to resist in the courts the
two cent passenger rate fixed by the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
SAILOR FELL OFF CAR.

Mike Mulliaan Badly Bruised by
Hard Tumble.
Mike MulliSan, Il hiuejacket off one
OF the American SHIPS in Hampton
Roads. fell off Il street car on Wash.
inGton ayeneuo last night and was
badly bruised about the head and
body. He was removed to the Com
mercial Hotel, where DR.. G. r.. New.
by attended him.
Tho mans Injuries are not regard.
cd as serious I'M their nature.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11

gram will be given in the Auditorium
at 8 D. m, rs well as II band concert
by Phinney's Band, accompanied by
foreworks OH Lees Parade.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
SALIENT POINTS OF PRESIDENTS SPEECH

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securities
practices
enable the
to the o
the opinion
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We beermen conditions
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remedies
and public business alike
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
RATS COST MILLIONS
Damage To Cereals May Reach $500,
coo, 600 a Year.

Washington Especially The De-
partment of Agriculture will soon
issue a farmers bulletin on the
methods of destroying rats. This
bulletin was prepared under the
supervision of Assistant Biologist D.
E. Lantz, of the Biological Survey.
Experts assert that an infallible
method of discriminating rats would
be worth more to the people of the
county in a single decade than the
Department of Agriculture has cost
since its establishment.
One rat is much like another, so
far as destructiveness goes; but
three kinds, all immigrants from
the Old World, have made their APP
pearance in this country. The black
rat was the first to reach our shores,
coming nearly 800 years ago. The
common species, known as the
brown, or Norway rat, arrived the
year before the Declaration of In
dependence was promulgated to the
world and at once proceeded to drive
out its weaker rival until almost
everywhere it has supplanted the
black rat, The third species, known
as the roof, or Alexandrine, rat of
Egypt, is a great mariner, infests
almost every ship and is common
along the coast, especially in the
South.
Rats Destroy Millions.
According to Uncle Sans experts,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
MRS. MCKINLEY AT REST.
Last Wish Was That She Could Join
the Martyred President.

Canton, o. Especially The body
of Ida Saxton Mckinley rests be-
side that of her distinguished hus-
band in Westlawn Cemetery. Her
last words, ooh, God, why should l
longer wait; let me lie beside him"
have been answered.
The funeral services, held at the
old-fashioned Mckinley home, were
extremely simple. Four songs were
sung-the same that were sung at the
funeral of President McKinley-and
the service was the simple ritual OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The house on it's Market and
Louis Street sides was roped off to
restrain the crowds which thronged
neighboring thoroughfares. A broad
lavender ribbon fluttered from the
door to indicate house of mourn
ing, and only few intimate friends
visited the house during the fore
noon. Aside from the ropes strung
along the streets there was moth
ing to- indicate that ceremony or
unusual import was about to take
place. 1t was not until the funeral
services were actually being per-
formed that the streets became
crowded, and the crowds were held
under excellent check by the local
police.
President Roosevelt arrived at
1245 P. M. and was driven immedi-
ately to the residence of Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court Day for
luncheon. Among others at the
table were Secretaries Root, Cortel-
you and Wilson. Governor Harris
and Ex-Governor Herrick, of Ohio.
Immediately after the luncheon
the President and party drove to the
Mckinley home, on North Market
Street. The body, in its black cas-
ket, rested in it's flower-embowered
place in the so-called campaign Of
fee" in the identical spot where
President McKinleys body lay after
the Buffalo tragedy. Flowers in set
pieces and merely fastened together
| by ribbon, with the roses which
Mrs. Mckinley favored predominant
ing, filled the room, while many
more for which there was not room
in the house were sent to Westlawn
Cemetery ahead of the cortege.
President Roosevelt. Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks and Cabinet Mem
bers Root, Wilson and Cortelyou oc-
cupied seats in the parlor across the
hall. In this room also were Cover
nor Harris and former Governor Her
rick. Relatives and immediate
friends of the family were seated
in the hall and adjoining rooms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
THE JAPANESE
ARE APPREHENSIvE
Anxiety About Future Relations With
America. i
PROGRESSIVE oKUMA STIRs THEM.
Declares the Japanese Government
Should Demand Apology from the
Mayor ofSan Francisco, and That the
Japanese Should Receive Treatment
Similar to That Given to Anglo-Sax-
ons in the United States.

Toxic (By Cable) Leading per-
sons in and out of politics seem to
have a feeling of apprehension re-
garding Japan's future relations with
the United States. t4>
Actual hostility, however, is not
thought of, but it is considered here
that the peculiar position in which
the federal government is placed in
regard to state autonomy and the
defiant attitude of the labor interests
against Japan's treaty rights, as
manifested in the second San Fran
cisco incident, makes politicians
here uneasy. ~
Tho opposition newspapers prom
inently quote Count Okuma as urg-
ing the concentration of Japanese
national efforts toward the settle
iment of what is known as the San
Francisco question; that Japan
should demand public apology
from the Mayor of San Francisco
and also that the Japanese should
receive treatment similar to that
given to Anglo-Saxons in the United
States. Herein lies the sole hope of
definitely settling the question. 9th
erwise, if necessary, demonstrative
measures will be taken which it will
be impossible to regard as precipi-
tate in the circumstances.
Seven university professors, IA
nous for agitation in moulding pub
lie opinion before the war with Rus
STA and during the period when the
peace negotiations were in progress,
are again bestirring themselves, al
though, this time, in the direction
of a generally more stalwart foreign
policy, including Japan's dealings
with Korea and China
1t is said that the opposition, by
means of public meetings and other
wise, soon will begin a campaign
against the Saionji ministry on the
basis that it is showing itself too
conciliatory and too much disposed
ito make concessions in the matter
of the persecution of japanese in
San francisco.
count Okuma, although he has
retired from the leadership of the
Progressive party and from practi-
cal politics and is now the president
of the noted Waseda University, is
still a great leader of public opin-
ion and probably Yields more influ-
snce today than be did when he was
an active party leader. He speaks
for the Japanese people, when he
docs speak, more thoroughly than
any other man in Japan. 1t was he
who, only the other day, attracted
the attention of the world by re-
marking that Chilli and Peru were
better suited to be included in ia
pans sphere of influence in the fu-
ture'' than was Brazil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
New Orleans Streets Flooded.

New Orleans, La. Especially .-Sev-
eral sections of New Orleans are I'M
der from one to four feet of water,
owing to heavy rains. Nearly all
rainwater has to be pumped out of
the city streets because of the low
level of the land. Although big I'M
derground bitches have been built
and an expensive pumping plant has
been established, the rainfall is so
unprecedented that the pumps can
not handle 1t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07

the brown rat is the worst mammal
ian pest in existence and in the
United States destroys more proper
ty than all other noxious animals
combined. A single rat will con-
sumo about two ounces of wheat or
corn day and it destroys for more
of the corn than it eats. The aver
age cost to the country of feeding
one rat on gain is about SO cents
O year. If for each COW, horse,
sheep and hog on the farms of the
United States the farmers support
only one rat on gain, the toll levied
on the cereals by these rodents would
reach the enormous total of $780,
100000 a year. Even granting that
half their food is waste material,
the tax of feeding rats is still an
enormous drain on the profits of
agriculture.
Destroy All Kinds OF Articles.
But much of their food is more
expensive than grain and the actual
losses due to these animals are by
no means confined to food. They en-
ter stores and warehouses ard de-
stroy dry goods, lace curtins, car
pets, woolens, silks, kid gloves and
other leather goods They gnaw
through lead pipes. flooding build
ings with water or filling them with
gas. They injure furniture and the
foundations and doors of buildings.
They eat the insulation from electric
wires, causing disastrous fires. The
average fire loss in the United States
due to defective insulation is placed
at SIS 100000 annually, consider
able part of which is believed to be
caused by rats.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
ROASTED ALIVE IN A FURNACE.
Man Had Revealed Plot to Kill
President.

Cincinnati, o. Especially Because
he overheard band of anarchists
discussing plot to kill President
Roosevelt during his participation in
the unwilling of the statue of Cen
eral Lawton in Indianapolis, Frank
Kess, an educated Hungarian, was
thrust into the furnace at the Ryan
Soap Factory, in this city, and burn
ed alive.
The charred body, still twitching
as the flesh broiled and steamed,
was discovered by John McDermott,
engineer and fireman of the factory,
at $50 A. M. No arrests have yet
been made, although the entire de-
tective force of the local police de-
partment is at work on the case.
Not until late in the afternoon was
the body identified and the informa-
ton obtained that Kess' horrible death
undoubtedly prevented the carrying
out of the plot he overheard and
saved the life of the President. The
plot against the life of Roosevelt,
according to the widow of the dead
man, was Matched in Paterson, N. J.
Anarchists Threats.
Five men, the widow says, came
to Cincinnati Monday and secured
quarters in the Hungarian colony.
Wednesday night Kess stumbled up
on the anarchists in small, dark
room in the rear of saloon. In
stantly he was seized and, under
threats of death, made to swear that
he would reveal nothing of what he
had heard. Kess was so excited
when he reached home that he was
unable to tell his wife what he heard
when he met upon the anarchists,
but later said he was sure that 1t
was something about assassinating
the President. The next day, when
the plot was to have been carried
out in Indianapolis, he, went out
with the avowed purpose of telling
the police of his experience the night
before, but he never reached the po-
lice station nor did he return home,
and the finding of the body in the
furnace was the first news his wife
had of him since he left home.
Found by Engineer.
All doubt that the man was MUIR
dered seems removed by Deputy Cor
oner Coe, who, in post-mortem ex-
animation of the body, found that
the mans skull had been fractured
The body was discovered in the fur,
mace by Engineer McDermott, who
Immediately called some of the work
men to his side. McDermott claims
the body must have been put in the
furnace sometime between and
$50 O'Clock A. M. while he was in
another room examining machinery.
Deputy Coroner Coe declares that
the man was alive when he was put
into the furnace. Cooked blood
indicates this. The man probably
was knocked unconscious and then
thrust alive into the fiery furnace,
the heat of which was 5000 de-
grees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
Russian Famine Checked.

st. Petersburg (By Cable) The
Russian Famine Committee has no
titled it's representatives in London
and New York that the time has ar
rived to cease agitation for foreign
subscriptions, as Russia now is able
to care for her own people. Prince
Lvoff said that assistance sent Fin
land from Great Britain and the
United States had done inestimable
good, and had been mighty weapon
to force the Russian Government to
do his duty.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
To Wind Up Lottery Company.

Washington Especially Assistant
Attorney General Cooley left Wash
ington for Mobile, Ala, on business
connected with the prosecution of
he co-called Honduras Lottery Com
,any. 1t is understood that the mat
;er will come up in the United States
Court in Mobile this week, when
inal action will be taken on the pro-
position of the company to pay fine
10 be named by the Government and
20 out of business