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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
RALEleH's LOST COLONY.
Descendants Still Living AS An In
dian Tribe In North Carolina.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke, IA
miliar to every student of American
history as n band of III men and
women sent into the wilds of Viz.
ginia by Sir Walter Raleigh and
which vanished utterly from the ken
OF the mother country. has heen
found. The direct descendants OF tho
band arounl which has hung a pail
OF mystery f)i more than three cen
turtles are. according TO Alexander
Hume Ford, in the current number OF
Appleton's Magazine now living in
the little village of Red Springs
Robson county. North Carolina.
The story of Raleigls lost colony
furnishes one OF the most weird and
fascinating chapters In the history Of
America. In 1887 100 men and sev
cnteen women were sent To Virginia
with John White rs Governor Con.
trary to Raleigh's advice. they SO.
tied on Roanoke Island famous fo.
its Scuppernong grapes Here wa,
born the first white Amer can child,
Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Gov
ornor White.
In August. 1897. the colony nccdinA
supplies. White returned to England.
and, the Spanish war breaking out,
he could not return to Roanoke mn.
til 1891. He found that the colon3
had vanished. leaving absolutely no
clue to its destination, but by signs
on trees conveyed unm' stakCable in
formation that no harm had bcfallcn
It,
Governor White finally gave MP the
search for his colony and his daueh-
ter and for centuries they remained
one of the romantic mysteries of his
tory.
When the English settled at James
town in 1907 it was fairly we'll cstab-
lishcd that the lost colony had inter
married among the Indians. but this
tribe of white Indians" has until
now never been located MIR Ford
has found them in the Croatan In.
dams. who still retain the features OF
the Saxon. have always spoken the
Saxon tongue and whose traditions
lead surely and directly back to Vir-
ginia Dare
81 saw CrOatans by the hundred, ="
declares Mr. Ford.
81 tried to be friendly but tho
Croatans are uncommnncat've with
strangers. They consider that the
whites treated Them badly. at one
time DISTINGUISHING them and placing
them on a level with the negro. and
they have never forgiven the insult.
The Croatans make their own liquor
keep their own secrets, and ignore
the federal authorities. Every Croa
tan grows the scnppernong.
at is in their traditions that tho
white men taught them he ara of dis
filling wine from the mother vine nj
Roanoke. and when the colony moved
away slins were taken along and
| planetd wherever the colony rested.
"Thc Croatans are still the best na
tural roadmakers in America Road
building is n mania with them. and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
Money.

NEW YORK, July 15.-Money Gu
cal iirnNr 2M a 1 per cent; ruling
rate SA closing bid PA; offered mt
). Time loans dull and trl.le
easier 60 days AZ a per cent ard
'9o days per cent; six months 6 per
cent. Close: Prime mercantile paper
az al per cent; sterling exchange
stronger with actual business in
bankers bill ut 1850 a 4SG.S5 for
demand ANA at 1880 a 4S3.55 TO- so
day bills. Posted rates 4SI ana
iS'2. Commercial bills 4SSM q
y. Bar silver G7ss. Mexican dol.
lars o29s Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds steady.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
For TREASURER.
10 tho Voters OF Elizabeth

10 tho Voters OF Elizabeth City
County:
shall be candidate for treasurer
of the county In the general election
TO be held on ruceday. November 4,
and will appreciate most cordially
your support. am not running az
n candidate OF any political party
clique or organization. hut shull sub.
nit my claims to the people believ.
Ing that It Is the voters who must do.
eide who shall serve them In their
offices OF trust Seventeen years I'm
the office gave me training that
certainly fits me for tho position. aul
IL am again elected to the position
1t Will lie my aim TO treat all OF tho
people as | did while In office.
C-5tf JESSE 8 JONES.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
The Popular Idol.

On barren spot,
In 4 lowly cot
He lived, with lowly mission,
But he landed late
With the rich and great.
For he wrote book-and It's gone
they state,
To the hftieth edition
Now he laughs ane laughs,
And he autographs
For the whole admiring nation;
And they tarry lot
In the barren spot
For souvenirs hewn from that lowly
cot
Where he wrote ont his salvation!
-Atlanta Constitution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
BALTIMORE. MD. july

i'.Ni- i."OiNt., NIL, july I1.--tlOul
-qniet. unchanged.
easier; spot contract ylM
w; Southern by sample so q, 81
CoriiIeasier; spot mixed G0ls a
Al white COS a q, Southern white
corn 90 a COZ
Oats-iirm; No. mixed 1919
Rye-quiet.
Butter-iirm. UNCHANGED; fancy i'm.
ration - "a; do. creamery 20 a
~ do. liable 20 a q; store packed
IL y rs.
l7M y
Cheese-actiyc. strong, unchanged !:
large IL; medium 1914 a q: small
loA a X; new cheese, unchanged,
large l29; flats IL; small 1917.
Sugar unchanged; coarse granu-
lated 500; fine $40.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
Sudden B,osl Of The List During
The EARLY Hours Caused
False Hopes.
BIG SALES FOR THE FIRST HOUR
Recommendations of the interstate
Commerce Commission Regarded in
Cheerful Light by Wall Street.
Decided Reaction at the Closing
Total Sale of Closing Quotations.

NEW YORK, July l5-'I'hc rapic
upset OF prices of stocks ana the ~
lious activity oil trading OF the first
hour today gave an Impression of VIC
lent speculative activity and of Il stocl
market revived such as has not been
seen for a long time past The sub
sidcnce OF the activity after that was
so abrupt as To be rather disconcert
ing TO the operators who were al
tempting To follow the movement
Shares sold in tho first hour aggre
eating 30S,000 while for the second
hour the total dropped To $4,000 shares
The action of the early dealings add
ed something to the surprise Of z
short interest which had followed the
abrupt relapse of the middle of last
week and was left uncovered when
the favorable bank statement and the
opinion formed towards the Hartman
report carried prices upward and III
armed the shorts.
The recommendations OF the Inter.
state Commerce Commission accom-.
paniyng the Hartman report were
regarded as tactic admission that
small opportunity existed for making
case against the railroad combna.
ton under the present laws as there
was no specific plan advanced for
criminal prosecution or even for pro
ceedlngs to disrupt the commission.
The assertion in the report OF the
failure of competition between the
lines in the combination were looked
upon as Il plea for additional leeisln-
ton To cover the case. The immc-
diate influence most feared in the
stock market is executive action on
unexpected and untrod lines. and the
more distant prospect Of new lcgisa-
ton does not make pressing appeal
to sentiment Prices held moderate
~ foremost of the day even after the
demand had fattered out completely,
but the speculative buyers of the
morning threw over their holdings in
the final hour and the result was Il
reaction which left most stocks lower
than ut the close Saturday.
Bonds were steady. Total sales
par value 100000. U. s, bonds were
unchanged on call. Total sales today
$4,000 shares, including Copper IL
400; Sugar 400: Tobacco, 500: A. c.
L.. 200; st. Paul. l.300: L. & ~. 800;
n. ~ W., 500; Pennsylvania. 81 800.
Reading. 1lO,5OO: Southern Pacifci,
2l,200; Southern Railway. 500. South
crn Railway, pfd.. 100; L. p. 1890;
u. S. Steel, 55.7O0; V. C. c.. 200:
Northern Pacific, 22,G00; Sloss Shelf
field, 700.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
NINETY DAYS
is SENTENCE IMPOSED FOR CAR.
RYlNG CONCEALED
WEAPONS.

WHEELING. Dec. a.-James Fair.
cliff, who was arrested Monday on a
warrant issued by Justice Larue last
Monday, at the Instance of John R.
Taylor, was given n hearing at the
county jail where he has been incar
cerated since his arrest, last evening
Two charges were preferred against
the defendant, one Of carrying con
cealed weapons. and another Of steal
ing the sum of sl5 in cash from the
plaintiff.
Attorney Frank o'Brien appeared
for the defense. while the State was
not represented BY an attorney. Fair
cliff plead guilty to the charge OF car
rying concealed weapons and was fined
s25 and costs. He refused to pay
the fine and in default Of 500 bond
was committed to jail to serve a tern
ofsninety days.
To the other charge plea OF not
guilty was entered, and after the tax
ing of the evidence the justice resery.
ed his decision on this charge until a
later date.
z.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04

The Isabella Davis Circle Kings
Daughters open their Bazaar Thurs.
day afternoon at VI. E. church. Thurs
day night will serve Welsh rarebtt and
coffee to all visitors-music.
Subscriptions for Ladies Home Jour
nal, Saturday Evening Post, Youths
Companion, Delineator. Evarybody's,
Scribner's. Woman's Home Compan-
ion, American Hohe Magazine with
Marion lIarland's cook book (7SO
rages) for 81, and for subscriptions for
McClure's for ST.. The first OF the
year 1t will be s1,5O. We also have
club offers TO interest all readers.
VIII have Kings Daughters cook
books for sale. VIII take orders Tor
Sanitol, s2.7O worth for sl.00. Fancy
work booth, fancy aprons booth, light
calico and Bingham aprons, doll booth,
candy booth and magazine.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
STOPPER Fl /. Co. SUES.
REAL ESTATE DEALERS MADE
DEFENDANTS IN $4,000 DAM. f
+ AGE SUITS.

MoRGANTowN, Dec. 4.-Attorneys
Lazzelle & Stewart and General Jas.
c. Frazer have instituted suits for the
Union stopper company against eight
local real estate dealers for the col.
lection of damages agsregatIng s1o,-
900. The praecipes were filed at the
present rules and the bills will be fllel
later. 3,
. The company alleges that about two
and half years ago, Just before its
factory was located here. the defend
ants agreed to donate pieces of real
estate over the city to the Federal
Savings and Trust Company to DO held
in trust for the Union, Stopper Com
pany. The savings company agreed
Il the deeds should be placed on de-
post, to guarantee to the Union Stop.
per Company $4,000. On It's side the
Union Stopper Company agreed TO
buy the old factory OF the Monongahe.
Ia Mercantile Company for 100000.
spend at least $4,000 in improvements.
place 100000 on deposit In the city
banks and employ at least lis men.
The company alleges that 1t paid
the specified sum for the factory,
spent over $4,000 in improvements
and additions. placed over $4,000
on deposit and has employed during
the last year from $50 to $50 men.
The men, whom the suits are brought
Against are: In. Weaver. j, NJ. Wood,
R. E. L. Allen, G. & ". E. Price. Geo.
Rogers. warMan, UT & Warman, Zinn
& lidgwcy, Samuel McGara.
The company further alleges thai
the defendants did not place the
deeds to the property on deposit at
the bank. thus releasing the bank
from its obligation to the Union Stop.
per company.
Since the praecIpes have been filed.
C. & W. E. Price have notified the mt.
torneys for the plaintiff that the claims
that firm will be settled out OF court.
None 81 the other defendants have
signiflel their Intentions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
Convention
Early In Ohio
EAFTSPEoPLE WANT QUESTION
SETTLED BEFORE OTHER 81
sTATEsSTAKEs ACTION.


HksHIEGToN, Dec. 4-As the re.
ssalt Of the announcement OF Senator
Toraker that he will be candidate
mr. President, the Taft leaders have
practically decided to call the State
eourentfoa for the election of dele,
gates % the Republican National con,
seatiou al the earliest feasible date.
his taes plan now to have the con,
3yentop held some time in February
md n VIII probably be held in that
nioatlr. ~:
The purposes Of an early convention
3 obvious 1t is realized by the TAFT
slaaders that the Foraker forces. by
heir fght on Taft in Ohio, expects to
cripple him in getting delegations else,
who're. SO long ms the result Of the
contest in Ohio Is doubtful. It will
30 tie more difficult for Taft to get
delegations in other States. For this
reason the Taft Headers Will try to end
,the OHIO struggle as soon as possible.
II rs expected there will be import,
ant conferences III the Ohio situation
ms soon as Secretary Taft returns to
ibis country.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
Icy Paven1ents
CLAIM A NUMBER OF VICTIMS
SEVERAL PEOPLE GET Sc
4 WERE FALLS.

Miss Edith Frey, the youngest
daughter Of Mr.. G. A. Frey while on
her way to school yesterday slipped
upon an Icy pavement and broke her
elbow.
Mrs. Ellis Billingslea was another
victim, having fallen yesterday morn.
ing and while no broken bones were
sustained she was unconscious for
some time.
Mr.. Crawford NJ, Shaw, Of Boytlstoa
street, well known B. and o. en-.
glneer, was also among the unfortrl.
mates having received a broken arm
as the result of fall on an icy pave
ment.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Watkins fell yesterday
at her home on Locust avenue and re-
ceived broken wrist.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
Congressman Not
For Roosevelt
NEW YORK WORLD TAKES POLL
OF REPUBLICAN MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS.

NEW YORK, Dec. "A majority OF
the Republican members OF congress
are not favorable to the denomination
of President Roosevelt according to a
POLL made. by the New York World.
Not only this. but most OF the solons
go on record as favoring decidedly
conservative platform and twenty OF
those interviewed declare the finan-
cIal trouble has hurt the chances OF
the Republicans. To-day, the ques.
ton Is: DO you think that party. and
public will demand the. denomination
Of Roosevelt. 90 members said yes: IS
said no, G said circumstances might
mako his denomination necessary AMI
So were uoft.commfttai. To the query
II he were lot renominated would he
dictate the party policy and the nom.
nation, sixteen said yes, 81 no. Is
we're non.committal and four declared
his policies would be endorsed.
Sixty members declared the flnan.
cial situation would have no effect on
the nest campaign. 20 said II would
have n tau effect. seven declared 1t
helped Roosevelt and 81 were non.
comrnlttui. Forty.seven went on rec
ord Tor o conservative platform, for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04

.
From the reports coming into the
Office Of Superintendent Miller of the
department of free schools 1t looks
Ike the. estimate OF the department
on the number OF applicants taking
the special uniform examination held
Friday and Saturday was entirely too
low. From present Indications It would
reach 200 or 500. The following fig
ures show the number OF applicants
in several OF the counties: Marshall,
1G; Kanawha, 80; Putnam, 30; Harri-
son. 20; Mcdowell, IS; Marion, 20.
and Summers, SO. Superintendent
Miller has named the following per.
sons TO grade the papers on the exam
nation: Prof. U. S. Fleming, OF Fair
mont; Superintendent Carter l.. Faust,
of Fairmont; Superintendent D. F.
Murphy, Of Clay; Superintendent ].
F. Hagerty, of Elizabeth, Writ coun-
.ty; Alma warman, OF Morgantown;
Superintendent H. A. Slower, of Put.
nam; Superintendent NJ, p. shawkey.
Of Kanawha; Mrs. I.ounsberry' and
Miss Evelyn Brown, of Charleston.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
Fruit Jobb srs
Are III Session
sUYERs AND SHIPPERS OF FRUIT
ASSEMBLE AT AUDITORIUM
H oTEL, CHICAGO. @

r. Z
CHICAGO. Dec. - Mayor F. "a.
Bussbe welcomed the delegates who
assembled I'll the Auditorium Hotel
this morning for the Nkrth annual
convention Of the Western Fruit Job.
bers Association. Buyers and ship.
pers of fruit from all sections Of the
west, from Illinois to California. are
participating in the, convention, H.
II. Jones, OF Sioux Falls, s. D.;S is
president Of the organization.
The most important matters TO be
considered at the present session; are
the investigation OF express compa.
MES by the interstate commerce com.
mission. and OF their methods in the
buying selling and handling on con,
signment. fruits. vegetables and oy.
sters. The senate resolution providing
for this investigation was scored
through the work of sthe association.
Recent hearings on this order have
been held in Omaha, Kansas City and
Chicago and much eyiSenee was nd.
-duced by. members of the association
tending to show that the express com.
panies have engaged in the fruit and
produce commission business. An.
other hearing will be. held by the in.
terstate commerce commission In Gal.
las, Tex, January 9, and plans will
be made at the present convention to
present additional and convincing ev-
idence. The correction of alleged
freight and refrigerator rate discrIm.
stations against fruit jobbers and
shippers will also. occupy much time
Of the convention, and it is likely that
a formal complaint will be filed with
interstate commerce commission as
a result Of the conference.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
TREAsuRER's TROUBLE GROWS.
State Officers Stove Concern placed
Under Attachment.

DETROIT. Dec. 4.-Yesterlay after.
noon the Kenneth Anderson Manufac.
turing Company of Detroit, secured
an attachment against the property of
the Glazier Stove Company at Chel.
sea, OF which Bunker and State Treas.
urer Glazier was the head.
Last night Mr.. GlazIer was reported
to be too III to talk much, though Dep
uty Banking Commissioner Donovan
saw him at the State Treasurer's home
in Chelsea for five minutes, just long
enough to convey the sympathy Of
Governor Warner and the other State
officials.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
Will Stand By
The President
MAJORITY OF THE SENATE COM.
MifTEE THINKS NEGROES
SHOT UP BROWNS,
WILLIE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Sen.
ate committee on military affairs held
a meeting Monday for the further con.
slderation of the Brownsville case.
Seerral letters containing evidence
that had been called for by various
members Of the committee were read.
Thss Included the correspondence be.
TWEEN tn war department and tn at
torny Of Sergeant MIngo Saunders in
regard to the latter's proposed rein.
listment last winter. and communIca.
tons from Brownsville, containing
measurements of various buildings
which have been mentioned during
the investigation.
The next meeting OF the committee
probaly will be on Thursday, when 1t
is expected that the report OF DR.. Hill
debrand. the metallurgist who is ex.
amining the bullets, will be ready for
inspection.
The committee will report its find,
fngs on the Brownsville Investigation
some time next week. At least eight
OF the members who will make up the
majority will report that 1t was un-
doubtedly the soldiers who shot up
Brownsville. Senator Foraker will be
Joined by Senator Bulkley in report.
ing that the evidence does not show
that the soldiers were engaged in the
Brownsville riot,a nd there is a bare
possibility of Senator Scott and sena.
tor Hemenway signing this minority
report.
The four Democrats Of the commit
tee will sikh the majority report and
will probably be Joined therein by Sen.
ators Warren, Lodge, Warner and Full.
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
.G0UNIa NEEDS


.esa.Insss ..re@ esas one,
father was a most respectable grocer.
whose family, has moved in the most
exclusive American social circies. SO
that the stepdown3t is not so great as
at first surmised.
The social power Of the slechen.
yIs in Hungary Is so eItraordinary and
Its ramincatlons SO great that II il.
generally believed that the American
bride will be honorably received. even
though her ancestors were engaged in
trade"
1t is known that Miss Vanderbilt
was not the prime mover In the selec,
ton Of the count as her husband! and
that but for her! mother her name
would never. have been Hungarian.
The engagement was Oh some time
standing before the other members of
the Vanderbilt family. heard an inkiing
Of it, Then, 1t is said, they reminded
Gladys thai. she had promised her faith
er before he died that she would riev.
or marry anyone but an American She.
did not need the reminder for IT was
pretty definitely understood that aho
cared more for young Robert GoeIets
than for the Hungarian peer.
That Miss vanderblltswept violently
before consentlng 70 her mothers
plans for q marriage withSthey Hnnsar-
ian noble is stated on good authority.
Once consentlng. however Miss Van.
derbilt has conformed with good grace
to her mothers ambitions. and has
persuaded her brothers and cousins
to do likewise:
Miss Vanderbilt Is the oni,; anHar-
rled child Of the late Cornelius gan.
derbilt and has s12,oOo.ooo in her
own right. Her older sister IS Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, and she has
three brothers, Cornelius. Jrg who Of
Tended his father by marrying Mss
Wilson and was dislnherited; Alfred
Gwynne, who Inherited the bulk Of
the family fortune, and Reginald. She
was first introduced 70 society three
years ago, and only recently attained
her majority. 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04


Auditor Scherr has returned from
Pittsburg and points In the northern
section of the State. The auditor
spent Thanksgiving day at Wheeling
and then went to Pittsburg to look
after some big business interests he
and his associates have in the State
OF Virginia.
c. H. Enish. editor OF the Irrenressi-
BILE in Putnam county, was. a visitor
at the Supreme Court OF Appeals Mon
day morning.
Elliott Morris and County superin.
tendent Carter L. Fausth. of Marion
county, we're visitors at Secretary OF
State Swisher's Office Monday morn.
ing.
Stationery and Printing Clerk ]. L.
Heiser returned yesterday from WASH
ington, where he was called in con-
Hection with business in his depart.
ment.
Attorney General May left for Wash.
ington yesterday on business in con-
nection with the Virginia debt case now
pending in the Supreme Court oftthe
United States.
General and Mrs. E, L. Boggs have
moved from the Kanawha hotel to
their home at 1909 Kanawha street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
personal MENTIONS.

t7tatl Z - ~ = q W. ~
M w q. stephen and family left
Yesterday for Batavia, Ohio, where
they VIII make their future home. They
formerly resided on High street. Il
Mrs. Eva Grimes returned last night
from several weeks visit In Wash
lngton. D. c. the jamestown EXPOSE
tion and Cape Charles Va. At the lat
ter place she was the guest OF Mrs.
Arthur Roberts.
Miss Maud Clear, of smlthtown, haa
accepted position In Frank Lloyd's,
paper store on Monroe street.
Miss Beulah Kropp, OF German, Nd.
whofhad been the guest Of Mrs ]. H.
,Beckman for the past month, returned
to her home, yesterday. s
Mrs. James Freeman. Of Walnut
avenue, has returned from a visit in
Cincinnati
Misses Annie and Jessie Huston, OF
Benoni avenue, have returned home
from visit to Brownsville and Union.
town, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. John PARKS. of Bel.
laire, Ohio. who had been the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Gilkeson, re-
turned to their home yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Ackerman has return
ell to her home in Cumberland after
an extended visit with her daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Harry Shore and Miss Mag:
gle Alderman.
Sam r. Nuzum arrived home last
night from several days visit in
Virginia. -.
Mrs. Stephen Holt, OF Pittsburg, is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Tom
Reynolds. on Ogden avenue. Mr.. and
Mrs. Holt will leave Pittsburg the first
of the year for Florida, where they
Will spend the winter.
Frank Zook, Of Wheeling, is a bus.
mess visitor in the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
STATE HOUSE
/. NEWS! ]: v S Of a! DAY.
eNsEFFoRTs WIZ BE Nj ApEtTo in:
CREASE III EfNATloNAE z
GUARD.

CHARLESTON. Dec. 1t is ser.
probable that during the month OF De-
cember some action will be taken up
by The officials Of the State. partcu-
llarly Adiutant General n. s.. Buriew,
looking toward the Increasing OF the
national guard. The Dick bill In the
national congress provides for the In
crease. OF the guard before the gov.
,e,niaent viii pay their portion toward
maintaining the same.