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The midland journal., 1907-06-28
EIGHT KILLED AND
THIRTY INJURED
Work Train Wrecked On the New
Haven Road.
THE WREcKAGE TAKES FIRE
Fast Passenger Train Crashes Into a
Car Containing Between Forty and
Fifty Workmen and Nearly All Are
Killed or Hurt-Cause of Accident
Not Determined.

Hartford, Ct. Especially. = Eight
workmen were killed and over 80 in
jured when a passenger train on the
Highland Division of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
crashed into the rear of a work train
that was backing into the city from
New Britain at the Sigourney Street
crossing. Of the injured two proba-
bly, will die.
Some of the victims within easy
reach were dead, but were left while
the rescuers tried to extricate the
living. In one instance it took an
hour and half to rescue one work
man who was pinned between the
trucks. His head was hanging down
backwards and he suffered severely;
but the rescuers encouraged him.
while doctors reached between the
frame work which held him prls-
oner and treated the wounds on the
face and head.
There are three unofficial versions
of the cause of the wreck. One is
that the passenger train for New Bri-
tain went out on a wrong track.
The second is that the work train
had the right of way until O'Clock,
and should have had clear track;
that the passenger train was ahead
of time at that point. The third is
that the work train opened switch
and failed to close it.
The engineer of the work train
claims that he had the right of way,
and his statements are borne out by
others on this train. Engineer Will
son, of the passenger train, jumped
in time to escape injury. The pas
sengers, however, were badly shaken
up and some were cut by flying glass.
An express train passed on an ad-
joining track soon after the accident
and sideswiped the wreckage. There
was much danger because the wreck
ed cars had to be maintained in an
upright position by stays while the
rescuers were underneath battling to
save the lives of those caught in the
wreckage.
During the excitement fire broke
out. After quenching the flames,
firemen became rescuers, and with
AXIS and saws worked until the ar
rival of a squad of so railroad wreck
ers.
Soon after the wreck, while an in
vestigation was being made to ascer-
tain the whereabouts of the living
victims, one man underneath sever
al tons of debris was seen waving
red flag. Someone reached him with
a bottle of whiskey and gave him
draught He remarked:
1.-THE first drink in 10 years, and
God knows I need it."
At St. Francis Hospital there are
81 victims. The doctors say that
two of them cannot live.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
CHILD BURIED IN YARD
Smothered BY Bagging And Thrown
Into Grave.

West Chester, Pa. (SpeciaD .-Ir-
win Lewis, broad-shouldered, blue
eyed young farmer, was taken from
this village to the country seat at
West Chester, charged with the muir
der of his five-year-old stepdaughter,
Mary Robbins Newlin, by burying
her alive.
The prisoner was under a heavy
guard of deputy sheriffs throughout
the 27-mile journey to West Chester
because of the furious sentiment
against him throughout the region.
The crime that District Attorney
w. w. McElree declares he is certain
that the young farmer committed
seems unbelievable because of the
multiple horrors that attended it.
In brief, there was this little fair
haired child, as chubby and beauti-
full as an angel, say the men and
women who knew her, who never
had a father the law could recognize.
She was bonn after a young
Southerner had brought grief and
unhappiness upon the. home of Edna
Newlin, the prettiest girl in Laden
burg. Irwin married her, in spite
of taunts and insulting gibes about
the child. The mother and step
father endured these rough insults
for many months. Nevertheless, he
seemed to be happy with his wife
and she with him. The mother was
passionately fond of the unfathered
little girl
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
BIDS FOR MONSTER SHIPS.
Offers To Build Two American
Dreadnoughts.

~ Washington A(Specia) THE New
port News Shipbuilding Company. of
Newport News, Va, with one bid at
$3.9S7,0oO and the Fore River Ship
building Company. of Quincy. Mass.
with bid of $4,377,000, were the
successful bidders for building the
big 2O,00O-ton battleships.
The officials of the Navy Depart
ment were gratified and surprised at
the lowness of the bid, considering
conditions in the industrial world.
They pointed out that the bid OF
the Newport News Company for one
of the great 2O,0O0-ton ships was not
only between 100000 and $500,000
less than corresponding bids from
any other company, but actually con-
siderably less than the price sub
mitted for building the 16,000-ton
battleship Minnesota, and $4,000 less
than the price paid for the battle
ship Louisiana. With the bids from
the shipbuilders were received spec
lal bids from the naval constructors
at the New York and Mare Island
Navy Yards, prepared by the direc-
ton of the department as check on
the private shipbuilders. The figures
of these bids have not been made
public, but It is known that they are
considerably in excess of the bids
submitted by the private builders.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28

many years ago, not one of them was
finally settled until Ambassador
Leishman undertook their adjust
ment. AS an incident 1t became nee
essary for Congress to raise the
American legation at Constantinople
to the rank of embassy, for other
for Mr.. Leishman to break through
the meshes ofsred tape in the Sub
lime PortA and reach the person of
the Sultan. When this was finally
accomplished the rest of the work
was easy, and it may be pointed out
that the settlement of all of the six
questions above referred to has been
affected since the American minis
ter became an ambassador.
First of these questions was one
relating to change in tenure of title
deeds to American institutions. This
was of great Importance to the Amer
lean colleges in Turkey, which other
wise must have suffered the loss of
most of their real estate and build
ings.
Second was permission to erect
buildings at Caesarae. This was also
an incident of importance to Ameri-
can educational institutions with
Turkish offshoots.
Third was the grant of customs
immunity at Beirut. All of the Amer
ican Presbyterian missions in Syria
were deeply interested in the settle
ment of this question, for they were
laboring under great discrimination
In favor of foreign religious denom-
national institutions.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
Killed His Friend.

Dalton, Ga. (Spec:al).-John Car
roll, prosperous yo"ng farmer liv-
ing near here, was shot and killed
by Harris Holland, friend. while
the two were returning home. Car
roll had just secured marriage IL
cense, and was to have been married.
It is said the two. men had been
drinking and became involved In a
quarrel, which resulted in the shoot
Ing. Holland has not been arrested;
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
Kidnappers KILLED Roy,

New Orleans (Special). - Two
miles in the interior of big swamp
near this city the headless body of
Walter Lamana, an Italian child be-
tween and years old, who was
kidnapped and held for $4,000 ran
som two weeks ago, was found by
police and vigilantes just before day
break Sunday. He had been strang-
led to death, according to the con-
fession of one of several Italians held
by the police.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
koreign.

Premier Campbell-Bannerman in
troduced in the House of Commons
the resolution favoring curtailment
of the authority of the House OF
Lords to reject measures insisted on
by the Commons.
President Fallieres, of France, at
tended a memorial service on the
anniversary of the assassination of
President Sadi Carnot in 1894.
Crestes Ferrera, Cuban delegate to
The Hague Convention, to whom the
Italian government objected, re-
signed.
The Emperor of Japan conferred
on President Fallieres, of France
the Order of the Chrysanthemum.
The steamer Crystal Stream was
burned to the waters edge while tied
up at Coles Island. in Washademoak
Lake, N. B., and three members OF
the crew were burned to death.
Forty-eight mutineers have been
condemned and shot at KieV, and the
assassin of Colonel Guggssekoffsky,
assistant harbor master of Sebasto-
pol, has been sentenced TO death.
James Fegan, who narrowly escap-
ed being buried alive In England,
described his sensations while the
undertaken was measuring him for a
! shroud.
The japanese foreign minister an
nounced that the rumor that Ambas-
sador Aoki was to be recalled is with
out foudation.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
New Transcontincntal Line.

Pierre, s. D. Especially Articles
of incorporation were filed here for
the United States Central Railway
Company, with Patterson, N. j., and
Delhi, N. Y, parties as incorpora-
tors. The capital stock is $4,000
O00. The road is to extend from
Portland, Me-, 1000 miles to San
Fancisco, touching New York and
Chicago. Estimated cost is half a
billion dollars.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
Woman Falls From ,Trapeze.

Des Moines, Iowa Especially. =
Through the failure of her mates
teeth to hold in a flying trapeSe act in
Robinson's circus, Efie Minerva was
dashed to the ring from near the
top of the big tent. Her back is
sprained, her right ankle broken. and
right side cut and bruised. 1t is
feared that interna! injuries may re-
suit in death. Effie Minerva's real
name is Mrs. William Davis, and her
home is in Freeport, Ill.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
QUICK WORK IN
THE LOVING CASE
Prosecution Rests and the Defense
Begins.
The ACCUSED ON THE STAND.
Jury Selected in About an Hour, and
No Time Was Lost in the Examina-
tion of the Witncsses-Testimony of
Two Colored Men Who Saw the Ac.
cused Kill Theodore Estes.
THE ACCUSED ON THE STAND.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

The jury, most of the members
of which are farmers, was Sc
lected in an hour.
The state rested its case after
the examination of a few wit
nesseS.
The defense opened by putting
Judge Loving on the stand.
Miss Elizabeth Loving, daugh-
ter of the accused, wept bitterly
in court.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
Registering Filipino Voters.

Manila (By Cable) The registra-
tion of Filipino voters began Friday.
Reports indicate that the total regis
tration will be heavy. No reports of
disorder have been received. The
American residents are generally
registering also. Carl Hess is the
only American candidate for the AS
sembly, he having been nominated
from Manila. Registration will con-
tinue four days.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
THE SULTAN COMES
DOWN At LAST
United States Finally Secures Its
Demands.
WAS LONG DIPLOMATIC STRUGGLE
The Raising of the United States Lega-
tion at Constantinople to an Embassy
Gave the Entering Wedge, and the
Porte Has Finally Yielded ON All OF
the Six Questions.

Constantinople (By Cable). - The
Porte has addressed communica-
ton to the American Embassy here
giving satisfaction in the case of the
last outstanding question between the
Embassy and the Porte and thus re-
moving the final obstacle in the way
of America s adhesion to the 3 per
cent. customs increase, which Will
fellow in the course of day, or two.
Ambassador Leishman visited the
Porte after two months abstention,
and ne attended the selamilk. after
which he will be received in audi
ence by the Sultan.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
STILL ANOTHER TRUST.
Investigating The United Shoe Man
ufacturing Company.

Washington Especially. - The De-
partment of Justice has begun an in
vestigation of the United Shoe Ma
chinery Company, incorporated under
the laws of Massachusetts,. 1t is
charged that the corporation owns
and controls all the machinery used
in the United States for the manu-
facture of shoes; that it leases its
machinery only under stiff royalty
agreement, and that it is operating
in restraint of trade.
1t is hinted that some men of wide
influence are financially interested in
the concern.
The Department of Justice has
been informed that over 360,000,000
pairs of shoes are manufactured an
nually tn this country, and that the
advance in royalty is in proportion
to the increase in production.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
To Europe After Labor.

Albany, N. Y. (SpeciaD. In order
to secure farm laborers for New
York state the state department of
agriculture announced that it had
sent a special agent to Europe for
the purpose of disseminating infor-
nation concerning the advantages of
the state to those desiring to engage
in agricultural purpuits.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28

Houston, Va. Especially. - Proba-
bly, the most remarkable progress
ever made in murder case in the
State of Virginia occurred Monday
at the first days session of the trial
of ex-Judge William G.. Loving,
charged with the murder of Theo-
dore Estes, ON April % last at Oak
Ridge, Nelson County. Within five
hours after court convened jury
had been impaneled, the state had
concluded it's case, and the defense
had placed the accused upon the
stand as their first witness to testify
in his own behalf.
Uuder ordinary circumstances
Judge Loving's testimony would have
proven the feature of the days pro-
ceedings. After having been on the
stand about 10 minutes, however, a
legal battle took place between OPP
posing counsel over the admission of
certain information received by
Judge Loving relative to the alleged
wrong to his daughter as evidence in
the case, and it did not end before
Judge Barksdale ordered an adjourn
A&AOAt VA COulIs AC al q uAOAt WAAA
be resumed when Judge Loving is
called to the stand again.
State Rests Its Case.
A few minutes before o'clock
Wood Bouldin, the prosecuting at
torney for Halifax County, arose and
announced to the court that the
commonwealth would rest its case.
The rapidity with which the machin-
cry of the court moved surprised
the attorneys for the defense, as
they thought that, judging from
here on Sunday, more testimony
would be desired to substantiate q
charge of murder.
r. Walton Moore, however, met
the announcement with statement
to the court that Judge Loving would
be called as the first witness. The
large crowd in the courtroom was
not prepared for this, and there was
a general craning of necks to see the
prisoner, and shifting position to
hear what he had to say. In fact,
so great commotion did the spec
tators make that Judge Barksdale
threatened to clear the courtroom
unless order was restored.
Judge Loving On The Stand.
As he mounted the stand Judge
Loving seemed to suffer with his
old nervousness. AS he sat down
and turned his face to the spectators
the accused wore a tired, careworn
look, and as he uttered the few
words that he was allowed to say
before the halt on legal points began
he shifted continually in his chair
with bowed head.
He began his remarks in low
tone, hardly audible outside the bar
rail. AS he progressed his voice be-
came stronger. At one time while
upon the stand the accused ventured
to glance at the jurors as he told
his brief story. but the thought of
being held prisoner in his native
state apparently got the better of
him, and, clutching the arms of his
chair tighter, he dropped his head,
to keep 1t there until he was allowed
to leave the courtroom.
The questions asked the prisoner
were propounded by Mr.. Lee, one of
the attorneys for the defense.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28

Washington (SpeciaD .-Gratifica-
was expressed at the State Depart
ment at the report from Constantine
pie to the effect that Ambassador
Leishman had at last succeeded in
settling the one question between
the Embassy and the Porte which
remained of ak open issues. This
has been a work of years, and, al
though negotiations were initiated
for the settlement of those questions
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
Killed At Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay Especially. = George
Spencer, New York stock broker,
was killed here by being thrown
from his horse. The accident oc-
CURED near President Roosevelt,s
summer home at Sycamore Hill.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
At THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told

The government concluded the pre-
sentation of its case against E. S.
Holmes, Jr., after which counsel for
the defense began argument to Sc
cure the dismissal of the case on the
ground that no law applies to the
offense of giving out departmental
information.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
Clerk Short Twenty Thousand.

Milwaukee. Wis. (SpeciaD-Frank
e. Woller, Clerk of the Municipal
and District Courts, has been found
to be short $4,000 in his accounts.
Deputy Clerk John w. Woller, a
brother of the Clerk, admits that a
warrant has been issued for his
brother. Frank E. Woller is said to
be visiting at summer resort within
q few miles of Milwaukee.
The midland journal., 1907-06-28
Woman Guilty OF Manslaughter.

woman Guilty Of MansiauSnter.
Flandreau, S. d. Especially Mrs.
Emma Kaufman. of Sioux Falls, s.
D., was found guilty of manslaughter
in the first degree. She was accused
of the murder of Agnes Polreis, her
16-year-old servant.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-15
J0IIyina Versus euxinu.

Queer how Il man Will laugh II you
say you've just been jollying him and
resent II If you declare YOU nrc guy
Ing him." said thoughtful looking
man who had been listening to tho
conversation of two young men stand.
Ing In the aisle. "And, after all TIA
quite the same thing But there's
something in the word guy we all re.
sent. believe that word Jollying'
wards Off many fit OF temper, for
there's something about 1t that sounds
cordial and good natured, and II seems
as IL the man who would flare up Mt
being jollied was n very sour minded
person.
when / was young man we talked
OF Joking one another. but somehow
that sounds rather fiat today. Later
people fooled one another, but there
was too much of vision OF Ounce
cap TO make that expression very pop
ular 'Guying' followed. but somehow
that savored too much of holding n
fellow being UP to rldlculc And now
We've graduated to Jollylng,' and l
think It's an Indication that the world
In general is becoming better natured.' u
New York Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-15
Her Purse t.nd His handkerchief.

1.-THE thoughts OF youth arc long,
long thoughts" The other day young
woman who had dropped her purse,
full of pay money for the corps Of
girls under her charge. considered the
thoughts of youth TO be rather too
long"
She was in one OF the large depart.
mcnt stores. and rs her hands were
occupied she let her purse lie for n
few moments where 1t had fallen. But
her eye was on 1t. In the meantime n
bright little fellow not more than nine
or Ten years old left his parents near
by and deity covered the purse with
a handkerchief.
The woman, who is perfectly self
possessed young person. could hardly
believe her eyes but she waited to SEQ
what the boy would do. Just as he
wns STOPPING to his prize she placed
her foot quietly upon 1t. The young
stcr slipped back without word TO
the well dressed respectable" people
with whom lie was.
Then the woman picked up her purse
and. taking the handkerchief over to
the lad, handed II to him. saying,
There is no reason why you should
lose your handkerchief just because
you didn't get my pursc"-New York
Post
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-15
Obeyinq Orders.

President lIadley of Yale, coming
back to New Haven the other night
got into one of the cabs ut the station
and, taking it for granted that the
cabby knew who he was, said:
"Drivc fast. cabby."
"All right, sir" replied cnbby. The
horse started OF with plunge md
kept up his rapid rate for half an
hour. going up one street and down
another.
Finally Dr. lIadley, seeing that he
was being taken In the wrong direc-
ton, stuck his head out of the window
and asked. Are you not going In tho
wrong direction, cabbyT
Hanged If know, mistcrm was the
astonishing reply. "Whcre do you
want to goY-Phlladelphia Ledger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-15
Too Good TO Miss.

"Thcater audiences have improved
in recent years." said n manager.
"Why. with provincial touring compn-
MES In the past maltreatnent was reg.
ulnrly expected. In fact. the compa-
MES profited by it in more ways than
one.
81 know of compnez that was
playing The Broken Vow In Paint
Rock. a one night stand. The audience
didn't like The Broken Vow and
eggs. cnbbages and potatoes ralned up
on the stage.
"Still the play went on. The hero
raved through his endless speeches.
lodging an onion or baseball every
other minute and pretty sore from
those missiles that he hadn't been able
to dodge.
'But finally gallery auditor In n
pnroxysm of rage and scorn hurled n
heavy boot. and the actor. thoroughly
alarmed, started to retreat
keep OH playing. you fool Kissed
the manager from the wings as he
hooked In the boot with Ia umbrella.
Keep on till we get the other one"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-15
An overpaid Official.

That no sum Is too small TO be taken
into account by the lynx eyed Austrian
officials Is evident from an incident re-
ported from Brcgenz.
The tax office there has Just received
n formal notice from the high court OF
Justice at Innsbruck stating that nm
Investigation OF the accounts OF the
Brcgenz tax office for 1OOG shows an
overpnyment Of heller (one-nfth of
n cent? In the salary OF one OF the OIL
Gals.
The notice directs that the official DO
required to refund this sum, which
must then he duly entered In the state
accounts for the current year.
A Vorarlbcrg paper publishes fac
s!mile of this interesting document and
gravcly expresses the hope that the
extra heller has not led the overpald
official into paths of extravaganza dis.
sipation.-Fnll Mall Gazette.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-15
Various Wanes.

Wages in Great Britain average
much higher than on the continent,
and in France and Germany wages
are higher than in Italy, Spain or Aus
tria. The district court ut Carlsbad.
Austria, recently fixed the daily wages
of laborers Of both sexes for the years
1907, 1908 and 1909 as follows: Males.
forcmen. GO cents per day; others, 10
cents, and apprentices and boys, 20
cents. Females. women, % cents, and
Juveniles. lS cents. Servants of the
state. AZ cents. except servants of the
post and telegraph. who receive A
cents.-Chicago News.