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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-22

FOR SALE-FARM, CITY AND SU-
burban properties OF all kinds; also
lots at Pine Beach. See us before
YOU buy. STEWART IL MID
GETTE. 1913 Twenty-fifth street.
1-13-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-22
Did White Meet Mrs. Thaw7

There is some doubt as to whether
or not White met Mrs. Thaw after
her. marriage. 1t has been said at
different times that Thaw's attorneys
would show, In the course of the
trial that the architect sought out
Mrs. Thaw after the ceremony In
Pittsburg, but so far as known the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-22

YOU CAN OBTAIN A PHoNOGRAPH
for n small sum and small weekly
payments. LYRIC MUSIC CO.,
BIO 1-2 Washington avenue. 1-17-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-22
SPECIAL NOTICE.

IF YOU HAVE VACANT HOUSES,
please list with us at "Our same
old stand" No. 25l7 Washington
Avenue. We can not supply the de-
mand for good dwellings. c. b..
Nelms, Prest.. Clarence G.. Nelms,
Secretary, w. e. Kitchen, Treas,
w. Howard Bowen. Directors, H.
Il. Parker, L. P. Stearnes, Albert
Howe. 1-1S.6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-22
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-FURNISHE ROOMS.
Southern exposure, with or without
board. 121 Thirty.fourth street.
1-20-6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-22

FOR SALE-ONE GOOD SCHOON-
er, oyster skiffs, and outfit In first
class order and $4,000 bushels of
planted oysters, 20 acres OF good
oyster planting ground in Warwick
River, one fourth interest in az
acres of good natural oyster rock
In James River Apply A. r. DAW-
SON, Menchville. Va. 12-23-1m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-22

LOTS FOR SALE OR LEASE IN ALL
parts OF the city. Call and get
prices. OLD DOMINION LAND
CO., Hotel Warwick building.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-22


that Of her mother, who had become
Mrs, G. j Holman, parted at the
time the young woman married Thaw.
Her mother and her stepfather were
witnesses to her wedding, but 1t is
said that one of the stipulations
made by the elder Mrs. Thaw when
she agreed to the marriage, was that
Evelyn Nesbit should keep afar from
her mother. That the two did not
meet as mother and daughter ordinar.
lily do after the marriage of the
younger one is borne out by state.
ments to District Attorney Jerome.
Following his marriage, Thaw did
not appear In any escapade that
freshened the memory OF his doings
In the past, and Broadway was begin.
ming to think that the "Modern Lu.
cullus." as he had been called after
his beauty dinner" was off the
white lighted route for good. In his
occasional trips to this city he cut
no public figure. But all this time
Thaw's activities were directed in
another line-the watch on Stanford
White.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-03


Mr.. Lyman is also justly entitled to
have returned to him, upon cancella~
ton of these agreements, the fair value
OF the improvements he has made up-
on these lots. Your committee here
refers TO the fact that House Bill No.
IT, entitled AN Act to provide for the
disposition of moneys received by the
Government on account of sales of Inn
provements placed upon public lands
by settlers or homesteaders' has reach
ed the Governor, and if signed viii
become a law, in which case it viii
give Mr. Lyman this further relief.
Should it fail to become a law, your
committee here further recommends
that the Commissioner Of Public Lands
be requested to have an immediate
appraisement made of the value of the
improvements upon these lots, and
thereupon that the amount of the same
be added to the sum already above
recommended to be appropriated.
Occasion is here taken to mention
the fact that III it's investigation here
in your committee has been very favor
ably impressed by the fair attitude of
the present Commissioner of Public
Lands with respect to these matters,
and his advocacy of House Bill No.
III referred to.
The report was laid on the table to
be considered with the appropriation
bill
Secretary Atkinson reported that the
Governor had signed s. B. So providing
for refunding the public debt of Ha>
wall.
The Senate then adjourned until $50
this morning.
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Lyman made these payments thev were
improperly turned over to the Govern
nent instead of having been held on
special deposit by the Department of
Public Lands pending he final DISPOSE
ton of the freehold agreements in
question. this having been done by the
then Land Commissioners. The De-
partment, under its present adm MIS-
tration, is therefore without funds to
return the payments made, and an ap-
preparation by the Legislature is neces-
sary TO meet this special case
The s489.22 hereinabove recommended
to be appropriated is computed as fol-
lows:
/. Amount of purchase price
paid for Lot No. u, as per
map No. 3, under Freehold
Agreement No. 8 s136 50
2. Amount of purchase price
paid for Lot No. II, as per
Map No. 3, under Freehold
Agreement No. 2........ -. 1888 80
s. Interest on total Of $324.S0
from date of payment of
final instruments, July Y,
1899, at legal rates tbeing
per cent to April "a, 1905,
s11256, and at s per cent
thereafter to date, s5I96) :. 1874 50
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THE GRAB

CONTINUED from page One.)
strueting of railroads in the Territory,
after careful consideration by the Pub
| lie Lands committee, was recommended
| as measure which would encourage
the building of railroads and thereby
result in the opening up of large tracts
of land TOR homesteading and settle
| ment
All the reports presented, with the
exception of the Sunday Observance re-
port, We're accepted and the various
bills dealt with declared passed their
second reading.
SENATE RETURNS A BILL.
House Bill 1T, which covers the
same ground as House Bill 166, was
sent down from the Senate, verbally
amended. The amendment was con-
CURED in and the bill is ready for
the consideration of the Governor.
MORE CLAIMS PRESENTED.
KaIeiopu introduced a resolution to
add some items to the Unpaid Claims
bill, as follows:
Enoch johnson, $290.55; John I'll.
Wise, S290.55; Chas. Wilcox, $3.50;
w. J. Coelho, $553.35; d. Fl. Kahaule-
lilo, $127.69; Solomon Meheula, $705.92;
Paradise of the Pacific, $765.26, and
Hawaiian News, 1854. The totals of
these amounts is $2327 &c, of which
$4S3.55 is in the interest column.
NEW LICENSE FEES.
A bill establishing new license fees
ON various businesses was introduced by
Leleiwi and passed first reading The
businesses mentioned and annual fees
attached are: Garage, in Honolulu, $50,
others $25; BARRIERS, $40 for two chairs
and So for each additional chair; Gus
tom house brokers, $50; employment
agencies, $25; fishing boats, So, the re-
quirements of the law regarding boats
for hire being made applicable; col
lection agencies, $25; merchandise brok
ers, $3.50; merchandise license, $50,
which does not cover sale of opium,
poisonous drugs, liquors, tobaccos or
other article for which a special IL
cense is required; peddlers, other than
vendors of fresh fruit or vegetables,
$50, the license to be good only in
the county in which it is issued; Iaun-
dry, dyeing or cleaning works, $50. the
license to be issued only on a certificate
of the Board of Health that the loca-
ton of the laundry is suitable for the
purpose The act, if passed, viii come
into effect on July /.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The reconsideration Of House Bill 1856
the county salary grab measure, was on
the order of the day, along with the
following bills for third readings:
House Bill 1874, establishing mini
mum daily wage of $1.25 for all public
laborers;
House Bill 156, relating to the taking
down in writing Of witnesses at an
inquest;
House Bill 100, authorizing the pur-
chase of county bonds by the Territory;
House Bill $50. empowering the
counties to borrow money on bonds,
and
House Joint Resolution 3. relative to
the reclamation of the Waikiki swamp
district.
House Bill 161. the unpaid claims
bill, was also down for consideration
in committee Of the whole.
THE LABORERS' PAY.
The consideration of House Bill 1s4, |
which makes $1.25 the lowest pay per
day for laborers in public employ, |
brought an amendment from Sheldon to
boost the amount to $3.50, which would /
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make the bill the same as that vetoed
by the Governor.
Pail wanted to know what sense there
was in sending bill to certain death
along the veto route, whereat Sheldon
withdrew his anne ndment
The bill passed third reading in its
original form.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-03
THE LABORFRS' PAY.

The consideration of House Bill 1s4,
which makes $l.25 the lowest pay per
day for laborers in public employ,
brought an amendment from Sheldon to
boost the amount to $50, which would
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-03
NEW TAX BILL

Kaleiopu's House Bill i7s was read
for a second time and passed TO the
Finance committee. This bill amends
Section 1912 Of the Revised Laws relat-
ing to the percentage 81 taxation. The
CONTINUED on Page Inree.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16

could understand what caused tbs
leaders CRY OF warning there was a
binding flash as the burning powder
exploded. Flames, smoke and nause-
Gus gases filed the little superstrue-
ture. in which more than a score of
men was confined. As the powder was
not confined there was no report, nor
did the vessel suffer any injury. Tut
every nook and Granny Of the turret
was filed with fame.
The loader, who was. Of course,
nearest the powder, was terribly
burned, as was every other man in the
turret. with the exception of Eich and
Hansell, who. although scorched, es-
capped with injuries much less severe
than the other
Two theories are entertained. One
belief is th>' a spark from the dis
charge of Il guns fiOated back into
the turret through a gun port and
settled onto the powder cases. An
other theory is that the spark that
caused the trouble came from the fun
nels Of the ship and fioated through
the Gun OOrtS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16


Dead-Faulkner Goldthwaite. mids ~
man, Kentucky; VIM j. Thatcher.
chief turret captain. Wilmington. Del ;
VIM. Joseph Burke. seaman, Quincy.
Mass; George g. Hamilton, Ordinary
seaman, South birmingham, Mass.
George Z. Miller, ordinary seaman
Brooklyn, y. Y; William 81. Thomas.
seaman, Newport. r. l.
Seriously injured-Lieutenant Cas-
per Goodrich, Brooklyn. y Y. burned
fatally; John T. Cruise. midshipman.
Nebraska. hands and face burned very
seriously; Frank Schlapp. boatswain's
mate, second class. North Adams.
Mass, back, chest, arms and face
burned; Chas. Hansell, gunner's mate,
first class. New York. face and hands
burned; Orly Taglund. chief woman.
Richford, Mimi. arms. back and face
burned; VIM Pair. seaman. Brooklyn.
whole body burned, fatally: Edw !.
Walsh, seaman, Lynn, Mass. chest
and face. fatally; John a Bush or
binary seaman. New York, face. arms
and chest burned. probably fatally;
NudS- l. EIcu, ordinary seaman.
Frankfort. Ind, face arms and hands
burned: John A. Fone, ordinary sea
man, Southwick, Mass, and Harold L.
Gilbert, ordinary seaman, Southwicl,.
Mass, two-thirds Of bodies burned:
John c. Maleck. ordinary seaman,
Cleveland. o.. arms and face burned:
Louis o. Meese. ordinary seaman. Be
rea, O., arms. face and chest burned
Samuel +. Rosenberger, ordinary sea-
man. Philadelphia, arms and face
burned: James p Thomas. ordinary
seaman. Brooklyn, n Y. face, arms,
chest and back burned, fatally. -Four
other men received minor injuries
whose names were not given out and
who were not taken off the ship.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
JUST OUT or THE MAGAZINE
Blast OF Death in the Hands OF tn
Man Loading.

The men, under command of Lieu
tenant Casper Goodrich son of Rear
Admiral Goodrich, commandant of
the New York navy yard and Mid
shipmen Faulkner Goldthwaite and
John T. Cruise, were operating the
eight-inch guns. Two cases, as the big
100-pound bags of powder are called.
had just been sent up through the
ammunition hoist and We're in the arms
of the loader, whose name was withheld
by the ships officers. The loader stood
at the breech of the eght-inch guns,
all ready to insert the charge.
At this instant the turret was seen
10 be smoky. and two men who stood
near the loader saw a black spot on
the bag. indicating that the charge
had ignited and was smoldering. The
loader discovered the spot at the same
instant and threw himself forward on
his face, at the same time shouting 4
warning to his turrer mates. The
other men who had seen the spot were
Eich and Hansell, and they also threw
themselves on the floor of the turret
Before the other men in the turret
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
BATTLEsHIP GEORGIA,

and landed the dead and injured men
at the Charlestown navy yard. With
the arrival of the Georgia there be-
came known the details of the most
terrible naval catastrophe that has
ever taken place along the coast of
New England.
Two Bags OF Powder Explode.
The accident occurred shortly he
fore noon while the Georgia's c-ew
was at target practice off Barnstable in
Cape Cod bay. In some manner as
yet unexplained two bags OF powder
became ignited, and in the terrific
flash that followed the entire turret
crew, consisting of three officers and
eighteen men, was enveloped in fire
and received horrible burns, one officer
and five men dying before the ship
reached port.
The victims OF the accident are:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

The supply of natural gas in st.
Joseph, Mo. has been cut off by
break IN the pipe line which brings
the fuel from southern Kansas.
Senator tom" Plat was "a years
old yesterday.
Rev. Or. Thomas Bowman, senior
bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
denomination, has just celebrated his
90th birthday anniversary.
Heavy rains, in many counties ag-
gregating eight inches, fell over
southern Nebraska, and as a result
railroad traffic is partly suspended.
Fifty rabbis from all parts of the
United States are attending a conven-
ton at New York Of the Union OF
Orthodox Rabbits.
1t Is understood that Frank A
Leach, superintendent OF the mint at
San Francisco, has accepted the APP
pointment as director Of the mint at
Washington.
The International Federation OF
Commercial Travellers Organizations.
which represents nearly 100000 trav-
cling men, is holding Its annual con-
vention at Detroit.
President Winchell, Of the Rock Is.
land railroad, says that the road 1t
out of politics. and will have no more
Hobbies anywhere.
| President Roosevelt has put his
hearty approval on public school rife
practice.
From six to eight inches of rain
have fallen throughout the greater
part of Geormany during the last three
days. and much Of the country Is
flooded.
Richard Croker has declined the Ma
tionalist nomination for member of
parliament for East Wicklow, Ireland,
to replace d. ]. Cogan (Nationallst),
resigned.
A perceptible earth shock was felt
at Paris. Tex, at midnight, Dishes
were ratified and buildings shaken.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
HURRIED TO SEE HIM DIE
That Was the Sole Consolation of
Goodrich's Father and Mother.

Boston. July 10. - Rear Admiral
Goodrich, accompanied by Mrs Good
rich and their two daughters, Nrived
here late at night and went at once
to the bedside of Lieutenant Goodrich
at the naval hospital. They found the
injured man unconscious and the ply
sicians extended no hope Of his recov-
cry, and he died half an hour after
his family had arrived Just before
he died the lieutenant seemed to grow
conscious and his father and mother
treasure the hope that he recognized
them
Admiral Goodrich had only just re-
turned to the navy yard at New York
from a vacation spent in Maine, and
was still receiving the greetings Of
his Officers when the sad It'd
ingS of the deplorable occurrence on
board the Georgia was broken to him.
Lieutenant Goodrich was the only one
Of his sons in the navy, and the ad-
miral had long chAished bright hopes
Of a career for him in this branch Of
the service.
A message from Rear Admiral Good
rich in the afternoon requested hour
| ~ bulletins on the condition of his
son, and they were sent to various
| points along the railroad line to be de-
| livered to him on the train as he hur-
ried toward Boston. A message also
came from Midshipman Goldthwaite's
! parents IN Kentucky asking if their
| son would live until they could reach
him. The return message conveyed
! the information that he was dead.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
-Four Fatally Hurt.

Toledo. O., July 16.-Four pers rs
We're fatally and a number of other
passengers badly injured when an Erie
passenger train running between Ma
rion, O., and Huntington. Ind. jumped
the track near Foraker. O.. the entire
train turning over in the ditch The
fatally injured are: Baggagemaster
Mcdowell, Marion. o. the fireman;
Pearl Goff. and Frank Everhart, Ken
ton O.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

Burk, IS months old: Lena Burk. u
years old; Edward Burk. a boy, and
Peter Burk, father Of the three chill
dren. have been arrested on a charge
of Illegally shipping fish TO Chicago.
Peter Burk. it is said. tried to evade
the law by shipping fish under names
of children The use OF the baby's
name as consfgnor Of a shipment
brought about the arrests.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
Strike of ore Trimmers.

Duluth, Mimi, July 15.-Seven hun
dred and fifty ore trimmers on the Du-
luth, Missabe and Northern dock
struck for increase in pay. The day
men want $3.50 in place of 1928. and
night men want $2.75 in place OF
So. 80.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
They Had a Cinch on the Job.

Evansville, Ind, July 16.-It is con-
coded that T. W. Rowe. president Of
the American Flint Glass Workers
union, w. J. Croke. vice president, and
w. p. Clarke. secretary-all Of Tole-
do, O.-will be unanimously re-elact-
ed The matchmaking committee rec
commended a reduction of from fifty
four to fifty hours for a weeks work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
EIks Are in Cnnnc,1

Philadelphia. July 16.-The forty
third grand lodge session OF the Benev-
olent Protective Order OF Elks was
formally opened here at the Grand
Opera house when the visiting dele
gates and members of the organization
were welcomed TO the city in behalf
Of the Elks reunion committee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
Ptomaine in a Picnic Dinner.

La Crosse, Wis. July 16.-Twenty
prominent society people We're at
tackled with ptomaine poisoning as a
result of eating home-cooked veal and
prepared salad at a picnic dinner on
French island. The condition of sew
eral is serious, and Mr. and Mrs.
Hosmer Hart and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Dolling are In a precarious condition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
Oklahoma Election Day.

Guthrie, o. T., July 16.-The con-
stitutional convention has adopted the
election ordinance calling the state
election for Sept. Z, when state Off
GERS as we'll as the constitution will be
voted upon. Governor Frantz will is
sue an election proclamation at an
early date
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16

Atlantic Beach, Fla. July 16.-The
Georgia-Florida Saw Mil association
has decided TO shut down all saw mills
owned or operated by members of the
association for one month. beginning
Aug. l. This action was taken on
account Of the low prices of lumber.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16

Boston, July 16-With six OF her
officers and crew dead and fifteen
Others either dying or suffering from
terrible burns received in an explosion
Of powder in the after superimpose |
turret the battleship Georgia steamed
slowly up Boston harbor from the tar
get practice grounds in Cape Cod bay
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
Endeavor Convention Closes.

Seattle, Wash. July 16.-The TWEEN
ty-thiry annual Christian Endeavor
convention closed with roll calls OF
the states and territories OF the United
States and all Of the foreign countries
in which the society has branches
The society's officers call this the
greatest convention that has ever been
held.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
Gndden Tour Causes One Death.

Toledo, o., July 16.-Thomas J.
Clarke, of Chicago. who was injured
in the Glidden automobile tour near
Bryan, o.. last Thursday. by the ditch
ing Of his machine, is dead at Bryan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
Two Hundred Pounds of Powder
Explode in the TurFet
of a BattIeship.
SIX MEN ARE BURNED TO DEATH
Fifteen Others Seriously Injured, Sew.
eral of Them Fatally.
Warshtp Georgia the Scene of the
Horror, Which Is Caused Prob
ably by a Spark Blown
from Outside.

Boston, July G.-Lieutenant Good.
rich and William F. Pair OF Brook.
Ign. n. Y, ordinary seamen. are dead
at the naval hospital. increasing the
list Of dead to eight
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
6 Report Tint Tolstoi Is Dead.

London, July 16.-The Daily Tele-
graph prints a dispatch from st. Pc
tersburg that there is an unconfirmed
rumor there that Count Leo Tolstoi Is
dead
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-15
EXECUTORS SALE OF LAND.
Good Timber and Bottoms.

Good I1mber anu 60tIOmS.
By authority given Us in the will
Of John A. Cromer, deceased, we will
sell at public outcry at Newberry
Court House within the legal hours
of sale, on Salesday, December End,
1907, that tract Of land in Newberry
County lying partly on Heller's
Greek, and containing 128 acres:
more or less, bounded by lands Of
estate of VIM. Ruff, deceased, other
lands of John A Cromer, deceased,
and lands Of D. A. Kleckley and Joe
#. Ringer.
TERMS: One third cash, balance
payable in one and two equal annual
instalments, secured by bond of the
purchaser and mortgage Of the pre-
mises, with interest from day Of sale
at S per cent. payable annually, with
leave to anticipate payments in whole
or in part. Purchaser to pay for pa
pers and for recording.
Daisy E. Cromer,
Geo. B. Cromer,
Executors.