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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
T.ll.r Got Away Win soo,ooo.

NEW YORK. July 3.-Reports in circulation in Wall street of q defalca- ltion in prominent trust company were confirmed last night by George W. Young, who ,eaid that Chester B.
 Runyan, paying teller of the Windsor
 Trust company, of which Mir. Young lis director, had last Saturday placed s96, 900 in currency into suit case and left for parts unknown.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
Two Teachers Drowned.

EAST NoRTHFIELD Mass, July 8. Philip K. Green. instructor of Eng fish and mathematics, and Professor David A. Durward, assistant in the agricultural department at the Mount Hermon School For Boys, were drown ed near here while canoeing fin the Connecticut river by the upsetting of their craft.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
ua. an niI Kinp.. rr.ir.

CHICAGO. July 3.-A long telephone |conversation was held last night be- tween District Attorney Sims and Mar
 shal Chandler of Cleveland. The mar
 shel told Mr. Sims that he was hot on |the oil kings trail." that he has relia- | ble information that Mir. Rockefeller is |in Cleveland and that he expects to ob- |tain service on him today.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
Annual Encampment.

South Norwalk. July 3.-General Russell Frost. commanding the brigade. c. N. G., to-day issued his orders for the annual encampment at Mantle. It will last for six days and will be- gin on July 9, when all bodies of militia belonging to the brigade will present themselves at camp.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
1crcc Has Rrnkcn-

Bakersfield, Cal. July s.-Tke Buena Vista lake levee has broken. flooding 30.O00 acres of land an1 causing a million dollars damage. The Sunset railroad is put out oi commission and the oil fields are cu. of from communication with this city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
Taft Gone to Canada.

Washington. July 3.-Secretary Taft left Washington to-day for a months vacation to be spent at Mur- ray Bay. Canada He will stop Ia New York city and at MiIIbury. Mass. at the former place for a few horrs today and at the latter place to-morrow. where he will visit hss mrshes The secretary was unac- c1znpanied-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
nenfh nf nn nld Priest.

Binghamton. N- r.. July 3.-Re~ John J. Mcdonald. pastor of St Pa'- rick's church and dean of the Cath oli- clergy of this section. died at the rectory to-day. Father Mcdonald vas born in Morrist0En. \. J-. @ years ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
Arer,e.n p-.uty wed. st rari..

PARIS. July 3-The marriage of |ffiss Italia Blair, the famous Ameri- lean beauty. daughter of Chauncey J.
 Blair. banker. of Chicago. to Ricardo |Eociano de Ivanrey Is announced Miss |Blair's fame dates from Nine. Duse's
 extravsesnt praIse of the Chicago pet.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
Steamer c.rt.sena Broke T. rwo

HALIFAX. \. S. Julr 3.-The vessel which went ashore at Half Moon Iedges, near Cape Sable. was identified as the steamer cartagcna. bound from Michigan. via the great lakes. for Bos- ton The steamer broke in two and will be a total loss. The crew of four teen men reached shore safely.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
Tnn Men Killed

Danbury. July 3.-Two men, both Austrian laborers. employed upon the new reservoir in eonstructicn near Brevsters. N. F.. were killed yesterday by a mysterious explosion of dynamite. Five others were fin iured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
Killed by Freight Train.

Willimantic, July 3.-George Kuhn. mill operative, IS years of age, while riding on a freight car in the local yards here to-day, fell be- meath the wheels and died later from the injuries he received.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
H.la nrrt-.t,. slnrrr.

xARsEILLES. July 5-The police of this city arrested Boxhos Farkain on q description furnished by the DO Ice of New York- Farkain is the young Armenian charged with the nur- der In New Tork eiu Iast May of Fa- ther Kaspsr vartarisn. an Arnenizn priest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
x~vport New. Casino Barned.

NORFOLK, Va. July 3-The Casino |bullding. on fthe bluff overlooking the
 James river at Newport News. Va.
 famous since Newport News has been |a city. was totally destroyed by fire. |The loss is sT5lOo0.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
Fire at Old Lyme.

Old Lyme. July 3.-The Congrega- tional church and the conference build ing next to 1t, were destroyed by fire during the night at loss of 10000. The church was ninety years old.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
rrrrow. D-.a

ST. LOUIS. July 3.-CharIes \. Ira
 |rous. general attorney of the Wabash
 |-zIlroad in Illinois. dropped dead at his bone in Edwar1svfile. III He had just
 |sturned from a business trip to New Eork
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
r.r,,r.I Green p..a.

HAVANA. July 3-Corporal P. !. Ereen of the Eleventh United States |nfsnfrT. who uns slot ct HoiEaia. pruvfnfe. June 2S hy a local
 <olEcwruan while resisting arrest. s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03

Would you pe without what you want when a z5c Ad might get itf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight; Thursday fair with slowly rising tenpsratures light westerly wfnda
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-03
The Dear Old Fourth.

Get up boys and greet the Fourth With cannon and skyrockets. Be sure and get your moneys worth, So just empty all your, pockets. For this is the day of all the year Our country's Independence was
 born. So give three cheers and let us hear Your frecrackers and the horn. Now cheer the Red, the White and
 Blue
 The dear old flag so brave. For to it's country it is aiways true, The land OCT which it waves.
 NJ. i. ALUM.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
This Is The Motto Of The Boosters
Club.
MEMBERSHIP DECREASING DAILY
Nearly Every Prominent Citizen of
City Has Signed, and The List to
be Published Next Sunday Makes
Interesting Reading.

Knock only the knockers" Is The
motto OF tho boosters Club. The list
oi members of the club mas grown
materially since Sunday. and names
are being added by the hundred daily
IL is interesting to glance over Tho
iist and note among the names those
OF some erstwhilc leading hammer
handlers, who have forsworn knock
ing and joined the ranks of the
boosters.
the name of nearly every promi-
meiit citizen will be OH the list pub
lislled in next Sundays issue of inc
Daily Press ana everyone who IL in
tcrcstcd in Newport News. the ponin-
sula or the Exposition should sec that
us or her name is not missing. Books
VIII be found at all the banks and
leading hotels. ana the signing of The
BOOK or blank carries with it accent
ancc of the pledge and membership.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
NEGRO BOY BROWNS
BETWEEN COAL PIERS
Fourteen-Year-Old Robert Lambert
Rolled Off Log and Went to
Bottom.

With score or more men ant
boys looking on, Robert Lambeth, ;
ll-year-old negro boy, was browne,
about 2;4o o'clock yesterday after
moon while bathing in James river
between Chesapeake Il Ohio Goa
piers Nos. 10 and II and about tw'
hundred feet from his home, locatet
on the edge OF the river shore nea
the coal docks.
Being unable to swim, Lambetl
was padding around the water on ;
log, which kept him atloat. After re
naming in shallow water with seN
cral other negro boy bathers TIT
lad went out toward the end OF pie
10 When some 100 or more fee
from shore he fell from the timbe
and went down i'll about 80 feet o
water. Several small boats that wer
near hurried to the spot, but TN
body did not again rise to the SUI
face and UP to dark last night it ha
not been recovered.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
SOME GOOD SPORT EXPECTED
MiIstead's Old Timers Getting in
Shape for Saturday.

Local baseball cranks are manifest
ing considerable interest in the
match between Sergeant Mlstead's
"Orignals'' and Or. l.ocbs Shipbuild-
ers at the CASINO park Saturday af-
ternoon and they expect to see fair
ly well played and interesting per
iormance.
The "Originals" are rapidly round
ing into first class shape and the
"old ones" say they are some spry''
even now. They expect to show their
younger opponents a few things when
the umpire yclis "piay BALI Saturday
Jack Host, who twirlcd for the old
Shipbuidcrs. is getting INTO good
shape for the same and those who
have watched his work during tho
past few days declare that he is as
good as ever He expects to serve
up an excellent assortemnt of "puz
zlcrs'' othc Shipbuildcrs and unless
the safe binglcs are not well scatter
ed he will be very disappointed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
The CHARMING Woman

is it not necessarily one of perfet
form and features. Many plai
woman who could never serve as Il
artists model possesses those rar
qualities that all the clean adnires
neatncss, clear eyes. clean smoot
skin and that sprightiness of ste
and action that accompany goc
health. a physically weak woma
is never attartcivc. not even to he
self. Electric Bitters restore wea
women. give strong nerves ,brigl
eyes, smooth, velvcty skin bcautifl
complexion. Guaranteed at MI Dru
glst SOC.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
Eox Hin Notes.

Miss Emmic Elliott has returned
from II pleasant visit of several days
with friends In Hampton.
MIR Cccl iIolstcin Is very i'll from
typhoid fever and is under the care
of DR.. Hope and Il trained nurse.
The Methodist Cottage prayer
meeting next Sunday will he mt the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs W. L. Smith,
near The public school building ut
2:30 y. III.
Miss Grace Wyatt will leave in n
few days on an extended visit to her
brother DR. Gulonza Wyatt, at White
Sulphur Springs She will also visit
her schoolmatc, Miss Mauzy. of High
land county, Va.
Mrs. Theresa Johnson IS visiting
her two sons ut Crittcndon.
Mrs. j. w. Evans and children are
visiting Mrs. Evans brother III East
Hampton.
Messrs. j. w. and J. T. Rowe. OF
| Hampton. spent Sunday in Fox Hill
with their uncle, Mr.. b. +. Rowe
/ who has been dangerously i'll, but is
, now recovering.
Miss Jane johnson and Miss Es
tellc l.lcwellyn are in Norfolk, at
tending the state Normal school.
Mi Frank Wallace and family are
| spending week or so with friends
in York county.
Mrs Martha V. Wallace is stoppint
with her son in Newport News.
Mr.. Vim. A, Giddings is out again
after Il short but severe sickness.
AIR. Wood, Il federal soldier from
Maine. who has been making hi
home here for sometime, living alone
Is right i'll.
Miss Sue Ridoout is visiting friend
in Norfolk and Portsmouth this week
Miss Annie May Bolton from Phila
dclphia il spending her vacation II
Fox Hin with Miss Clara Smith.
Miss Gladdings and Miss Parson
Of the Eastern short of Virginia ar
expected at Mr.. j. S. WAITS tomol
row
1 Mr.. c. w. Drummonh, of Norfoll
, has returned home after Il plcasan
stay with his brother-in-law, W. +
I Wallace.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
TWO-CENT RATE CASE
SUFFERS BIG SETBACK
Continued from Page onc).
able and just under the circumstances.
VIII Cost Us Thousands.

such fight will involve t..c ne
cossity for the employment of a mum.
ocr OF counsel, Tor, as before OK
Planned, there are six cases-cach OF
which VIII doubtless lie referred Ia
Il separate master. Then too. there
Is great mass of testimony. The
cases of the State could not possibly
De presented properly without the aid
or expert accountants familiar with
me operation OF rM lroad companies,
lhesc experts VIII be needed To di-
gest ana analyZe the accountsh filed
Ill behalf of the railroads ana also to
make Il critical examination of their
books.
No money has heen an,rnnrintcil
any event the costs OF this litigation
will be very great 1t would be Il
great hardship for the members OF
the commission to be held personally
liable for the payment of these costs
II final Judgment should so against
them. IL each of these cases is con
tested to the end the litigation will
continue for n year before the mas
ter"
Under the circumstances. Maiol
Anderson. of course, thinks that tht
next Legislature ought 10 make lne
needed appropriation and that there
should also be some well defined un
dcrstandlng that the State will stand
behind the commissioners financially
in any expenses they incur between
now and the time the General Assem-
| lily convenes.
Among the attorneys who heard the
, opinion this morning was Judge Bcv
erley Il. Crump. former chairman o
| the Corporation Commission and ;
member OF the body at the time the
cases were decided.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
important Conference Between Of
f!ciaIs Of Railway and New
River Coal Co.
RESULT EH|HEOTLY SATISFACTORY
Representatives of c. & o. Give AS.
surance That Everything Possible
win be Done to Handle Enormous
Output of New Mines-Prcsidcnt
Stevens and others in Party.

AS the result of conference hcl,
IN this city yesterday morning he
tween the officials of the Chcsapeak,
4 Ohio Railway Company and til,
New River Fuel Company. which own.
and operates vast coal fields in SOUTH
crn West Virginia, the output Of Goa
from this port viii be steadily and
materially Increased from this time
on and within Il year or more Now
port News will, IN all probability be
the leading coal port of the United
States.
fhc coal men came here to confer
with tho railway Off cials relative t.
me handling by the Chesapeake a
ONO railroad of tho output from soy.
eral new coal mines the New River
Company has just begun To operate
The outcome Of the conference was
eminently satisfactory to all parties
concerned. tho railway company
agreeing to do everything possible ia
handle the ever increasing output oil
The coal conlpanys mines.
Road Well Represented.
representing the railroad at the
meeting were President George w.
Stevens, General Manager C.. ID. DoylQ
w. w Grice. general superintendent
OF The Western division. Dennis I.chcy
chairman OF the distributing commit
Tee ana Trtinnlastcr H. l. Ford. who
has charge of tile local piers. The
officials of the Now Evcr Company
present were. First Vice President
William a. painc. Second Vice presi.
dent Stlllman l.. Kelly, both of Bos.
ton. Directors phincas w. Spraptc.
OF Boston; Tunius l}ccbc, of Boston:
Henry ~ Sweet of Boston: Edward
). Jones, of Scranton ana T.. w Scnr.
borough OF Macdonald West Virginia
and Attorney A. G. Durnum, of Dos-
ton.
The entire party arrived at Norfolk
from nlohmond ruvsJ~r "..L ..r---A
the day at the jamestown Exposition.
The officials came over to this city
ON u Chesapeake & Ohio tug ut S:i5
o'clock yesterday morning and spent
M hour or moro inspecting the rail-
way coal piers here. at 10 o'clock
they left for Richmond on President
Stevens private car. the coal men be.
Ing on route TO Their homes.
Developing New Fields.
The New River Company operates
one OF the largest coal fields In West
Virginia and Is one of the leading
coal companies of the country. II Is
rapidly developing new coal fields and
making preparations for increasing its
rledwater output. which is now very
large In 1906 the company, through
tho White Oak Coal Company. of this
city. shipped 1,il5,90l tons of coal
from Newport News to American and
foreign ports. The total output from
the port during the year was 3,2Sa.
557 tons. During the first six months
of this Year the White Oak Company
has shipped about 100000 tons from
this port and the total output of tn,
concern for this year probably wiz
be considerably larger than that d
last ycnr.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
sakamoto's interview Withdrawn

TOXIC. July l0.-Thc lIochl will
tomorrow withdraw the interview with
Admiral Sakamoto which it recently
published in which the admiral was
quoted as saying tho Amen can naval
officers were brilliant social figures
but deficient in professional training
and practice, and that the crews OF
American ships would retreat rather
than fight Japan.
simultaneously with the Withdrawal
of this interview the Hochi will pub
lish an anonymous interview viii
Japanese naval expert highly clugistiC
of the efficiency of the present Amer
lean navy and the high, standard o
its gunnery.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
Bow Given a spankina.

John Bush, II 13-ycarold hoy clart
cd with stealing corn from a Chess
peake & Ohio car, was spanked !
the police court yesterday. TIL
youngster was fined 50 and costs, bu
Justice Christian RENTED the fin
after the boys guardian had admin;
tered the spanking.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
Observation-Disclosures
@ SOriaI-P PERSONAL 70
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Mr. John ritlow, of Cincinnati.
ONO, ~ spending week In the city.
MIR. Titlow, who formerly was n MON.
bcr of the editorial stan of tic Daily
Press, Is now connected with the
stan of tho Cincinnati Commercial.
Tribune.
DR.. L. S. Townsend of Detroit. Mich
IL visiting his nephew. Mr. +. H.
townsend, In this city
Mr. Raymond Coonlcy, of Detroit
Is visiting friends here.
Miss Lucille Cooper has returned
homo after visiting friends in Balti-
more and the mountains of Virginia.
Mrs. j. Walter Fox ana two child
rem, of Goldsboro, n. c.. arc the guests
OF Mrs. Fox's BROTHER, Mr.. j. NJ.
Slaughter.
MIR. ana mrs. Boniamin J. Chap
man. of Smithficld, announce the on
gagcment of their daughter, MISS
Nancy Britt, to Mr. Howard Clifford
Bands. of Washington. d. G. The
wedding will take place in Smithfcld
early in the fall
r Mr.. and Mrs. Albert MagnltslSy, of
New Orleans are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. I. w. Milstcad.
Several classes of The Sunday
School Of the Second baptist church
will give pcnic to Williamsburg to.
day.
Mrs. t. S. Blanton and Miss Faiinc
Marlborough have been called to Rich
mond by the Illness of their brother
Mr.. Percy Marlborough.
I Mrs. Joseph r. Buxton has returned
! from visit to New York
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
Fined Fifty Dollars.

Joe Torris. the Spanish restaurant
keeper who WAS arrested Sunday by
Chief OF Police REYNOLDS and Officer
Shelton on the charge of selling liquor
without license. WIS fined $500 anu
costs in the police court yesterday
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
Near Nothing

1t is near nothing to be without
house of your own. be II ever SO
humble. True 1t Is cheaper In most
cases to rent. but by no means salts.
factory There is pleasure In looking
after the shrubbery and Keeping In
good order your own place.
No dread of rent being raised.
No cussin of the owner when repairs
are neglected.
No hurting of your conscience be.
cause you allowed the pipes to burst.
Instead Of burning the fences or
boards of the outhouscs, ycu repair IL
In time, Fix one hinge on the blind or
gate before both are broken, many
little things can be done To save tho
owner money which cost the landlord
dearly If neglected and which the ten.
ant must pay for In the end either i'm
worry or money.
We have hundreds of houses for sal,
ut less than you can now build one for.
why not sec what yon can do with
us. It's little trouble to see us Mt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-11
Coal for italy.

The British steamer Putney Bridge
Captain Robinson. cleared yesterday
for Spczia, Italy. with cargo o!
about 5000 tons of conl valrcl al
$tS.75O. This is the first cargo oi
coal ever sent to Italy from Newport
News.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-12-21

lonely since your daughter moved West
She would not only be surprised, but
happy. Try it once" he added.
What are you going to get Adder
"Me? Oh, I've been planning for
months. A new dress, for one. Books
Nothing Is too good for my wife. She
deserves more than can give her. But
/ am getting things for mother. 1
wouldn't forget her. Well go over to-
morrow afternoon, and see how happy
she'll be over our presents"
Il never did give anything 'cept a
little candy to the children on Christ
mas" said the old man, but he didn't
discuss crops clear to town.
About the middle Of the afternoon Bob
Evans hurried into the big dry goods
store after numerous bundles. He was
surprised to see old Farmer Pettigrew
sitting at a counter near the front,
while an obsequious clerk was holding
up folds Of gray silk.
Bob was so pleased he stopped 30
help In the selection, and then went on
his way. 1t was nearly dark when the
two men met at the livery stable. Old
Farmer Pettigrew was as excited as a
boy.
Say, Bob, bought 'er cheer, too,
and gold comb, and candy. and I'm
kind of 'shamed to give them to her.
And sent Minnie $40, registered let
ter. you know"
Bob shook the old mans hand.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-12-21
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The London (Canada) Labor party
has pronounced in favor Of old-age pen
sions.
A majority of the musicians OF Santa
Cruz, CAL, met recently and organized
union.
Organized labor in Seattle, Wash, has
carried out its proposed plan OF obtaining
a coal mine.
Springfield (Canada) miners ask for
another board of Cancellation to investi-
gate the system of weighing boxes.
The building trades of San Francisco
are discussing a proposition to settle on
scale of wages for three years.
The Central Labor Union of Scranton,
Pa, has decided to build $4,000 tenn
pie for the use Of the trades unions of the
city.
At meeting of Engineers local No.
of Denver Colo. the finance committee
reported that increased wages to the mem
bers of the union during the last year
amounted in the aggregate to $4,000. 1t
was reported that conditions in this trade
are very prosperous.
The total number Of men killed while
mining coal in the United States during
1906, according to statistics gathered by
the geological survey, was 2,061. The
number of workmen receiving injuries in
this industry more or less serious, but not
fatal, was 4,79S during the same period.
Miss Marot, secretary Of the Woman's
Trade Union League of New York, a
short time since delivered an address In
which she urged women to organize in ev-
cry branch of industry and cooperate in
union agitation, holding that In that way
oplv can women compete on equal terms
with men in the trades.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-12-21

''I'm glad came with you. just
wish could see auntie when you give
those things to her."
'Ill tell you about 1t, Bob"
But he did not introduce the subject
when Bob went over next week. The
young man followed him out to the barn
lot and asked him about the gifts. Old
Farmer Pettighew looked at him long
and solemnly, sort of CULVER about his
mouth.
well, when laid 'em out Christmas
mornin by her bed, jest stepped out.
she didn't come out, an got skeered.
peeped in through the crack-an'---
an she was on 'er knees by 'em, sob
bin. didn't calkilate 1t was goin' to
have no sech effect, Bob"
Bob's eyes grew misty.
"Well?" he said.
IT went in then, an she riz up an
kim to me- an she said, pa an kissed
me, for the furst time in ten years,
Bob"