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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-08
A FLY IN A WEB.
The Why n Tiny Spider Imprisoned
His Dig Victim.

His Mig Victim.
"One morning when busy In my
Workshop" says n naturalist, "a large
lily, double the size of bluebottle, was
caught I'm spiders web In the win
dow close to where | wus Mt work. 1t
was held by two Of Its legs only, and
for some time the spider, which was
about the size of the 1y's head, pro-
ceeded to strengthen Its hold by at.
tachlng numerous extra lines to the
two captive limbs, carefully keeping
out of reach of the others, which were
letting out In all directions In frantic
efforts TO escape.
During short respite In the cap
dve's struggles the spider cautiously
approached and with Its hind legs rot
several turns Of its tiny rope round
one of the limbs that were free. These
tactics were cprried OIL till all the legs
were firmly bound. 1t then injected
poison into one of the legs. This soon
showed itself, for Its dcadening effects
reduced the victims struggles In n
marked degree. The poison paralyzes.
but does not kill.
Shortly after second bite resist
ance ceased md the victor settled
down to suck the juices OF its fallen
prey. The struggles lasted quite an
hour. Next morning the fly was alive.
md the spider was still sucking out its
llfebiood."-Chlcago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-08
TOM JOHNSON GAINS
A SIGNAL VICTORY
Supreme Court Affirms Judgment ir
His Favor In Bitter Street
Railway Fight.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. u
Mayor Tom Johnson has won n
partial victory in his bitter street
railway fight in Cleveland O. In an
opinion announced by Justice Peck
ham today the Supreme Court OF
the United States held that the
franchise of the Cleveland Electric
Railway Company on certain central
streets in Cleveland expired March
%, 1905. 1t held, however. that the
Forest City Railway Company (John'
sons company had no right to take
the rails, tracks. etc. of the Cleve'
land Electric Railway, rs authorized
by city ordinance. This was done
by affirming the Judgment of the
Uniteds States Circuit Court of
Northern Ohio. Justice Peckham
gave no reason from the bench, but
said these were contained In the
printed opinion filed with the clerk.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-08
TraIns Frcm Norfolk.

$500 a, M. Daily. Local for Suffolk.
FRANKLIN, EmpOria, ElNrkville, Dan.
Vile, Oxforl, Durham aud intormo-
diate stations. Close connections NJ
Danyille with fast Trough traiRa te
all points South and Went.
1880 p. m. Daily. Fast express srain
for all points South and west. car.
ryinB through Pullman slsepias cas
to Ashesille.
Trains From Richmond.
TOO q. m. Daily. Local for CherIott.
Chase City, Clarksville.
ll:l6 Il. m. Daily. Limited Buffet
Fur nan to Atlanta and Blrminn.
ham. New Orleans, Memphis. Chat.
tanooga and all the South. Through
coach for Chase City, Oxford, Dur
ham and Raleigh. 1s',
$500 p. m. A1cept Sunday. EsysviIla
1850 p. m: Daily. Limited. Pullman
ready, 9:a0 y. m, for all tbs south.
York Rlvar Line,
1880 p. m.-Except Sunday. No. 1e.--s
Baltimore Limited
2:15 p. m.-Except Sunday. No. To-.
Local to West Point.
a'46 q. m.--NIcept Sunday. No. IL!
Local to West Point. ="
q, IL. ACKLRT, Vice.president
ana q Geni. Mgr, s. II. HARDWICK,
r. 4. NJ, w. II. TAYLOE. G..
+. A., Washington. d. q.
STANTON CURTIS, p. "a,
Norfolk. va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-08

Time loans easier. co days and 90
days Per cent: six months 9 per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 6 a G
IL per cent. Sterling exchange easy,
closing firm. with actual business In
bankers bills at dS5.05 II 4S5. 10 for
demand and ut 4S0.70 Il 4SOT5 for GO
day bills. Posted rates $50 l-2 n 4St
10 and 4S5 1.2 4SG. Commercial
bills $50 5.S. Bar silver 40. Mexican
dollars 81. Government bonds firm.
Railroad bonds firm.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-08

You will find our Wines and Ii.
quors to pass the Pure Food Law in
spection. They cost no more than
adulterated goods. NEWPORT
NEWS WINE & LIQUOR CO., Cor.
ner Twenty.fifth street and Washing.
ton avenue. Both phones. 12-12-1m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-08

The Money Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7-Money on
call, 3 to 10 per cent; ruling rate
81; closing bid z; offered at 10.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-08
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
Norfolk & Washington
Steamboat Co.

Ths new and powerful Iron Pslace
steamers. Newport Nowp, Washington
ana Norfolk win leave daily az TO-.
lowsa
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-08
Old Dominion Line

DAILY SERVICE. ~.
FOR NEW yoRK-Fiom SSySs
Company's Wharf. Nor. saSSSs9aisa
folk, every weak day. at
TOO p. m.
,TARE-Tirst.class. ono way, $500,
meals and stateroom, berth included.
Round trip. limit thirty days. S14.O0.
steerage, without subsistence, IS.
Tickets on sale at @. a. Q. Railway
Ticket Office.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN
NEWPORT NEWS AND RICHMOND.
Steamers Brandon and Berkley
leave Pier "a" $3.50 every evening,
passengers only.
Steamer Hampton will leave Pier
"a" daily except Sunday, at a. m,
going to Norfolk, and at 4:3O D. m,
going to Smithfleld. Steamer Acco.
mac will leave Pier IA" daily, except
Sunday at 8 a. M, going to SmithHeld
and about 2:30 p. H., going to Nor.
folk.
All business between New York and
Newport News transacted at Pier 6,
All business between Newport
News, Nor.Glk, smith1eld and local
points transA nted at Pier "A" foot
o. Twsnty-fftl street.
w. 81. LANDON.
I. B. WALkR, Agent.
vice-Pres. and Traffic MGR.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-26
ASK WRIT OF CERTIoRARI
orssne and Gaynor Appeal to Federal
Supreme Court.

orsene and Gaynor Appeal to Federal
Supreme Court.
Washington, Nov. "a petition
for a writ of certlorari in the famous
case against Benjamin D. Greene and
John F. Gaynor, in which they have
been convicted Of embezzling some
100000 from the government of the
United States, has been filed in the
supreme court of the United States.
The case will involve some interna-
tional questions because Of the fact
that Greene and Gaynor were arrest
ed In Canada and for some time re.
sisted extradition. The question will
be raised as to whether a person in
dicted in this country for crime not
included in the Canadian treaty can
be tried for such crime after his sur
render by the Canadian authorities
upon demand for extradition based
on other crimes. The two men are
under sentence of Imprisonment for
four years by the United States court
for the Southern district of Georgia on
the double charge CT embezzlement
and conspiracy. the conspiracy being
alleged to have been committed In
connection with Captain Oberlin NJ
Carter, formerly of the United States
army, who has already served term
In prison on the same charge.
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FRAaCE MUST ALTER PLANS
Whole Manual Of Naval Tactics to Be
Reconstructed.

Paris. Nov. Frances whole
manual Of naval tactics. including the
mobilization plans and the secret sub
marine defense scheme, will have to
be reconstructed as a result Of the
leaking Of official information from
this country to another. NJ Thomson,
the minister Of marine, is satisfied the
confession of Ensign Charles B. Ullmo
Of the French navy is incomplete and
that he actually sold to a foreign
power secret documents Of great inn
portance.
Consequently the French naval
plans, endangered If not made worth
less by the information alleged to be
put at the disposal Of country which
Is the last that should have it, will
have to be altered throughout.
Ensign Ullmo was arrested last
month at Toulon charged with being
spy and claimed in his examination
that, although he had been in com.
munication with foreign power for
the sale of official documents, his
offer had been rejected on the ground
the papers were not of sufficient value
M. Thomson is quoted as believing,
however, that papers of great impor-
lance We're actually slipped to aliens.
The possibilities of situation where
such leak" has been discovered
without general information as to how
much news, military and naval, has
escaped are grave.
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HEALTHY RIVALRY HELPS.
Steel Trust Would Not Crush compe
tition, Says Gary.


tition, Says Gary.
New York, Nov. BE. H. Gary,
chairman Of the directorate of the
United States Steel corporation, has
struck a new and remarkable keynote
In respect to business rivalry. In an
interview, in which he was reviewing
the speech he made here recently to
representative steel and iron men, Mr.
Gary Is quoted as saying:
'"T0o many men have learned too
late that the friendship of the public
and the confidence of ones competitors
are the most desirable elements in
business.
Il want to see our competitors sue
coed. It is the policy of the steel
corporation not to crush competition
by fair or foul means. The steel trust
controls about 60 per cent Of the steel
and iron business of the United States
and there is no intention of enlarging
that control. We believe conditions
will be better with healthy rivalry.
1T is clear that the United States
Steel corporation, with It's extensive
resources, could use its giant strength
like other corporations to crush com.
petition. But in the end would the
game be worth the candle?1 The cor
poration would become an object of
attack. In my judgment such policy
would be the undoing of our corpora
ton, In which billions of dollars are
invastad
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ADDRESS TO THE CAR.
Text of Resolution Adopted by Rus
sian Duma.

Text Of Resolution Adopted by Rus
sian Dun1a.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 2j-The text
of the address Of the lower house of
parliament to Emperor Nicholas is as
follows:
Most gracious sire: Your impe-
rial majesty has deigned to greet the
members Of the third duma and to in
woke the Almighty's blessing on the
legislative work before us. We there
fore take the liberty to express per-
sonally to your imperial majesty our
feelings of gratitude to the supreme
head of Russia and our thanks for
the right of popular representation
granted to Russia and secured by the
fundamental laws Of the empire. Have
confidence in us, sire. We wish to de-
vote all our ability, knowledge and
experience to strengthening the form
Of government, which was given new
life by the imperial will in the mani
festo Of Oct. 30, 1905; to pacify the
fatherland, to assure respect for the
laws, to develop popular education, to
promote the general welfare, to be a
buttress for the greatness and power
of indivisible Russia and to thereby
justify the confidence reposed in us
by his majesty and the fatherland."
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

DR.. r. Nathan Pampinalla, a well
known physician and specialist In
nervous diseases, committed suicide in
Philadelphia by taking morphine.
Hon. Parsons X. johnson. aged
ninety-two, one Of the founders of the
city of Mankato, Mimi, and mem
Der Of the territorial legislature Of
Minnesota, is dead at Brainerd.
President Roosevelt has accepted
the resignation of w. H. H. Llewellyn
as United States district attorney for
New Mexico and filled the vacancy
by the appointment Of Captain David
Lahey.
Fourteen girls, comprising the en-.
tire senior class of Pentwater (Mich.)
high school, attended the football
game between Hart and Pentwater,
disobeying the orders of the prin-
cfpal, and were suspended for the
year.
Russia has wiped out the balance of
her Indebtedness to Japan arising
from the war, the Russian embassy at
London handing over to the embassy
Of Japan a check for $24,3O2,2OO. This
represents the balance due Japan for
the maintenance of the Russian pris.
Oners.
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oaLNlng enterprises IN New York and
tho breadth Of view which his friends
declare he has always brought to con,
ditions like the present. Mr.. Morgan
has long favored some modification of
the existing currency system, but has
not. so far as his friends are In
formed, undertaken to prepare any de.
tailed plan of his own. He found Sec.
rotary Cortelyou in agreement with
him that several steps should be taken
to give greater elasticity to circula.
ton so as to restore confidence, but
did not insist strongly upon any of,
the several measures which are now
the subject of popular discussion.
The assurances brought by Mr.. Nor.
gan in regard to the improvement in
conditions in New York, with the sub.
scriptions which are still coming In
for the new loans, encourage the belief
here that the corner has been turned
in the monetary situation and that the
banks throughout the country will
soon be able to resume currency pay.
ments without restriction. The enor-
nous amount Of gold which has ar
rived or been engaged is felt to be
rather more than sufficient to restore
point of safety and it is believed that
after the opening of the bids for the
Panama bonds the situation will be
such that further gold imports will not
HI ronnired
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SOUNDING COUNTRY BANKS
chisaqo Flnansiers Ask for Opinions
on Situation.

chlsaoo Flnansiers Ask for Opinions
on situation.
Chicago, Nov. 3 .-A step towards
the resumption Of business on a cash
basis has been taken by the Chicago
Clearing Houas association. Letters
have been mailed to bankaD q the
Middle and Western sections Of the
kountry asking them to express their
opinion on the general situation.
These statements will be tabulated
and used by the Chicago financiers as
an index Of the feeling outside of New
York.
There was a general expression
1avoring this movement at the meet
ing OF the association. James B. For.
gan, president of the First National
bank, presided. Some Of the members
said that 1t might be advisable to
hold meeting when bankers from
tho country as well as business men
both Of Chicago and from states ad-
1acent to Illinois would be invited to
be present to discuss the question.
Others expressed the opinion that the
time was not ripe for such a meeting
and that at present it would be i'm
possible to undertake to pay all checks
IN currency.
1t finally was agreed that tho Mid.
die and Far West should be sounded
and letter was prepared, copies OF
which have been forwarded. The let
ters were sent to every banker west Of
Pittsburg to tho Pacific coast.
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BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
Gompers Reelected President Of Fed
Grafton Of Labor.

Gompers Reelected President Of Fed
Grafton Of Labor.
Norfolk, Va, Nov. q Samuel Com
pers has been unanimously reelected
president of the American Federation
of Labor.
The federation issued a call for the
levy of a single / cent per capita as
sessment to aid the trades unions of
Los Angeles, CAL, and all other un-
ions in different sections of the coun-
try that may need similar assistance.
The federation called upon interna-
tional unions to send organizers to
Los Angeles when needed
The federation adopted resolutions
declaring that the supreme court of
the United States alone shall have au-
thority to declare federal laws uncon-
stitutional and the supreme courts Of
states to declare state laws unconsti-
tutional. no law to be declared uncon-
stitutional except by unanimous vote
Of said courts. The elections by the
people of all judges. state and federal,
for four-year terms, with the right Of
reelection, was also demanded.
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gave notice OF MS Intention to drown
himself from the deck OF an Alexan-
dria ferryboat. The search by the
police boat has SO far proven fruit
less.
Mr.. Allen stated that he had little
doubt that Lieutenant Crawford was
dead. Crawford, it is said, left debts
aggregating approximately $4,000 AID,
in a note which he sent his wife
through Allen, his friend Of twenty
years standing. he stated explicitly
that the Indebtedness had accumulated
too much, but that it was not due to
speculation or gambling. In a note
he forwarded to Allen he stated that
II the rights Of one who takes his
life would permit he would like to be
buried In the National cemetery at
Arlington, Va, but otherwise he ex-
pressed wish to have his body Gre
mated. He also left hurriedly exc
cuted will and asked that his friend
break the news to his wife and give
to her the papers he had carefully
made out showing his indebtedness.
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CUT IN WAGES ORDERED.
General Strike of New York Building
Trades May Result.

General Strike of New York Building
Trades May Result.
New York, Nov. "a conference
Of Importance to the 10000 skilled
mechanics in the building trades in
this city has just been held at which
the master carpenters organization
gave notice to the Brotherhood of
Carpenters that after Jan. / their
wages will be reduced from S. to $3.50
a day. Because of the tightness in
the money market the construction of
buildings has decreased so per cent
and this the master carpenters gave
as reason for their action.
The question has been referred to
an arbitration board provided for by
agreement between the employers and
the men, but representatives of the
latter have declared that they will
strike rather than accept a reduction.
Mechanics in the other trades are
fearful that If the master carpenters
are successful In reducing wages their
example will be followed by employers
IN other trades.
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SAVED BY A POLICEMAN.
st. Louis Woman and Four Children
Jump Into River,


st. Louis, Nov. 2j.-With her infant
in her arms and her three other small
children tied to her with ropes Mrs.
Margaret Deters, aged twenty eight
years, jumped into the River Des
Peres under the Keystone bridge near
Alabama and Catalan streets in an
attempt to drown herself and her chill.
dren. The plunge into the cold water
caused the terror stricken children to
scream and the woman herself
screamed. Policeman Reynolds was
attracted and rescued the woman and
children. At the police station MRS.
Deters said she had wandered around
all night, having fully determined to
drown herself and children.
The children were suffering from ex-
posture. They were given to the
father, who is a drug clerk, and the
woman was removed to the observa-
ton ward at the city hospital Deters
said his wife had been suffering from
mental trouble for the past seven
months, following the death in Cincin-
natl Of her aunt, to whom she was
much attached.
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Court Denies the Motion.

Georgetown, KY, Nov. In the
Powers trial an effort was made by
the defense to have Deputy Sheriffs
Ernest Neal and A. P Sailors, now in
charge of the jury, removed for al
legged prejudice against Powers, but
the court overruled the motion and
said 1t would be considered only on
presentation Of the proper affldavits.
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CRISIS SEEMS IMMINENT.
Anti-Dynastic Agitation in Portugal
GROWING.

Madrid, Nov. 2,.-Uncensored mail
advices from Portugal indicate that
the anti-dynastic agitation is growing
and that crisis seems imminent,
The Liberal says it has received con-
f1rmation of the report of the Danish
ment of the crown prince Of Portugal
Louis Philippe, to the Villa Vicosa,
where one Of the royal residences is
situated in forest, fifteen miles in
circumference and walled in. The
paper says the princes Punishment
followed tempestuous scene between
Louis Philippe and his father, in
which the former demanded that King
Charles either change his policy or
abdicate.
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Hart1e Asks for Rsarqument.

Philadelphia, Nov, 2A-Counsel for
J. Augustus HarS5e Of Pittsburg,
whose appeal for divorce from his
fife. Mary Scott Hartje, was refused
BY the superior court on Thursday,
has filed with the prothonetary of the
court a petition for a reargument Of
the case. The superior court has ad.
5ourned until Dec. and the petition
VIII be handed the judges when the
court reconvenes.
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GOLD FOR UNITED STATES
Bank Of France Will Release Not Elk.
eeedlna $2o,ooo,o0o.

Paris, Nov. 2 The Bank of
frances operation in discounting
American commercial paper with
prime French signatures and giving
gold therefor upon the payment of a
premium will be continued to a GER
tain point. The Associated Press is
informed that the amount of gold to
be thus released will not exceed $780,
100000 and may be less. The Bank
Of France is receiving a premium Of
three-ffths Of 1 per cent for the gold.
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DEBTS CAUSE OF SUICIDE
Admiral Dewey's Secretary Takes His
Own Life.

Washington, Nov. 2'1--The police
authorities are dragging the Potomac
river here and at Alexandria, Va. for
the body Of Lieutenant John w. Craw-
ford. Admiral Dewey's secretary. who
has disappeared and left word that he
was about to commit suicide.
Crawford, in letter to B. "A. Allen,
q chief Of division in the Office OF the
auditor for the postof1lce department,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-26
KNIFE FOR KAISER.
Emperor William Will Submit to OPP.
Grafton in England.

New York, Nov. 2 "A London dis
patch to the Sun states that the real
cause of the kaiser remaining in Eng.
land after the termination of his state
visit to the British court is to prepare
for an operation, which will take place
within few days.
According to the dispatch the op-
GRAFTON will be through the ear, affect
ing the throat. It touches the kaiser's
original trouble there, which is re-
ferred to as hereditary, but, it is add
ed, the operation is not serious one.
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PopuIist National Committee.

Joliet, H., Nov. 2I.-The Populist
national committee will have meet
ing at ST. Louis Nov. 26 at the Hotel
st. James. In addition to members of
the national committee friends and adj
visers have been called in and the
meeting may result in the fixing of
time and place for holding the CON
vention of 1908 and the denomination
of Tom Watson of Georgia.
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Available for Immediate Use.

New York, Nov. 2 The sum Of
$12,849,000 In gold from Europe was
added to the currency of this country
when 1926 boxes of the precious metal
were landed from the liners Mature.
tania, Baltic and La Savoie All pos
sible haste was made in the removal
OF this big sum to the vaults Of the
banks so that it might be available
for immediate USE
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Kaiser Orders a courtmartIal.

Berlin, Nov. 2 Emperor William
has ordered the assembling Of mill
tary court of honor to try General
Count Won Hohenau, lately commander
Of the guard duty corps and aide-de-
camp general Of his majesty, who was
obliged to resign because he was &C.
cused Of being one OF the so-called
court camarilla exposed by Herr Har-
den, editor Of Die Zukunft.
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After the Western Union.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. AT.
torney General Hadley has filed appli-
cation in the circuit court for a writ
Of mandamus to compel the Western
Union Telegraph company to comply
with the state law regulating foreign
corporations which desire to do bust.
ness In the state and to pay regular
corporation tax and receive authority
to do business from the secretary Of
state.
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Fined $1,000 for Peonaae.

Charleston, w. Va, Nov, 2 Fed
eral Judge Keller has fined David
Howell, police officer for the Thacker
Coal and Coke company, $1,000 and
costs on the charge of conspiring to
hold persons in peonage.