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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented In = Manner to
Catch the Eye Of she Busy Reader
MATTERS Of National Historical
and Commercial Inportarcs*

The great Paris strike has ended in
\ failure.
Wheat il booming in Chicago and has
gone above the 81 mark
Employees of all the paper trusts
mills have gone ON strike.
A man has been killed in Nevada by
friend who msstook him for deer.
Great preparations are being made
for the reception of the battleship fleet
af Auckland.
Governor Hughes, OF New York. IN
preparing for q more vigorous fight
against betting men,
Eastern politicians say Hearst's In
dependence party has less chance of
winning than the Socialists.
The United States and Great Britain
are to unite and bring pressure to bear
on Belgium for reforms IN Congo.
George A. Pettibonc. leader of the
Western Federation OF Labor, died in a
Denver hospital as result OF an oper-
alton for cancer.
Detective Burns, employed ON the
San Francisco graft cases. ids securing
a salary of 1926 month and his 26 as
sistsnts $3.50 each.
Hartman says there should be an in
crease in freight rates in order to SEE
care good service. He favors a read
5ustment rather than "a general i'm
crease.
The pope will create ten new car
dinais next fall.
The French government Is relent-
less in rs fight against labor rioters.
An immense power has been gained
by Hartman through his alliance with
Could.
Roosevelt has reinstatcd number
of West Point haxers 20 be disciplined
by The faculty.
The sultan has appeared on the
streets unattended for the FIRST time
during his reign
Castro has dismissed all Dutch con
suls and Nfce-consuls in Venezuela
and demands apology for insults.
r. ID. Spauiding. a wealthy auto
mobile manufacturer of San Fran
cisco. perished in the Yuma desert.
OUT mas tSrH commenced against
the Cleveland Traction company for
violating its charter granted by the
city.
Samuel r. Mofat, an editorial
writer on Golfers magazine, Is dead
He was q nephew of Samuel Clemens
(Mark Twain.
One miner was killed and two ia
tally injured III an explosion Of gas
in a coal mine near Scranton. Pa. A
number 81 men were slightly hurt.
Bryan Is busy on his speech OF &C
ecptance.
Hot weather set fire to a great coal
pile at Reno. New.
Officials 81 the Philippine railroad
are making arrangements to ex-
tend IL
Dismissais Of consnls may cause a
quarrel between the United States and
Honduras.
Reports arc being received at
Republican headquarters of babies
named after Taft
Gould has got money from Harri-
man 10 pay his railroad debts, and lost
control OF the Wheeling road.
Nj. r. Preston will not accept the
Socialist nomination for president.
and August Gillhaus has been named.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
MANY FAMILIES SEPARATED.
Properly Loss al Farnie Not Less
Than 50, 500, 600.

L
Spokane. WASH. Aug i. A specia
from Fsrnie. h. g. 10 the Spokesman
| Review, says
Ii liz feared that the loss Of life viii
reach beyond 100, but there are &c
many living people without homes OF
shelter or food 10 be looked after that
| up to the present no effort has been
made TO ascertain the number Of those
who lost their lives.
In the district swept by the flames
there Ia estimated TO have been Borns
1000 people. Two thouaand of these
people have been sent west to Gran
brook and EI<o. some ], 800 fled from
the flames TO the northward and reach
ed Hosmer and other places along the
| line.
The Great Northern erain took all
the people it could carry up the line,
fighting ita way through sheets OF
flames before reaching place OF
safety.
Scores of families were separated,
husbands not knowing where their
wives and children were, and in sopls
instances IL was ascertained this pssrn-
ing that members of the Same family
were in Cranbrook. Fernie and Hos
n3er.
The lowest estimates OF the amount
Of the loss IN placed at az. 500, 900, and
as nearly as can be ascertained the in-
surance carried will amount to some.
thing like 1900, 900. or the 1900
people who had been housed yesterday,
5000 have been taken away. II is es.
timated by the committee appointed
that there will be 3, 500 who will have
TO be furnished with temporary shelter
and food.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
Sell Sutro Holdings,

San Francisco, July 80 Real estate
circles here are stimulated by the an
nouncement that the holdings of the
estate of the late Adolph Sutro, which
comprise one-tenth of the entire area
Of the city and county of San Fran
CISCO and some of the choicest residence
tracts in the state. are to be divided
among the six heirs and shortly thrown
upon the market. The six heirs to the
estate are together in this city for the
nrst time in years. and it has been de-
eided to finally settle the estate and d.
vide the property.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08

Inc Hague, July 29.-The talk of a
commandment by Holland of any Vene-
zuelan port or ports or any naval de-
monstration in Venezuelan waters as
Z result OF the dicffiulties between The
Netherlands and the government of
resident Castro, was today character
~, IN official circles as premature
The rupture between the Netherlands
was, 1t was explained, up to the pres
en-, time diplomatic only. The Neither
=. .an n cruiser Gelderland was ordered
interests. ~ DU'eh
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
putch NAH Is Bar, nd ONE

Willemstad. Aug. 4. The Dutch
cruiser Gelderland arrived here today
from La Guira, Venezuela. Her COM
mander declares that he sent boat
ashore at La Guira with an officer and
was refused communication with the
shore. The authorities there, he says,
declined to accept the letter bags and
an official communication to the Ger
man minister who is in charge of Dutch
interests in Caracas. He reports also
that Venezuela is preparing her forces
for defense of the country. IL is
believed Holland will take some action.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
JAPANESE HAVE ARSENAL 6
Every Camp in California is Stumbled
With Arms.

san Jose, CAL, July 30.-It is known
IN and about San Jose that firearms are
oelhg collected and stored in many
large japanese camps in this part of tho
state. In one camp near Agnews a
r nirse number of rifles, shotguns and
pistols are kept, and weapons of ali
descriptions are occasionally seen in ali
ene Japanese communities to the north
of San Jose. VI
=, me Japanese themselves DENY that
.ney nave any weapons whatever. 1t
Is almost impossible for any American
70 enter their camps to make an in
vestigation.
:, one citizen of San Jose who gained
,he confidence of the japanese through
long business relations has been per
nltted to see the rooms occupied by
lne boss of camp. Among other pur-
poses 1t serves as the camp arsenal.
mere is not one camp without small
collection of arms, and in the large
camps the supply is said to be alarming.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08

81 Paso, Tex, July 3o.-A special
dispatch received in this city brings
news of an engagement which has just
been fought between Mexican revolu-
sionists and soldiers and citizens IN
Mexico. just across the border from
Vomstoek, Texas, in which it is re-
ported that two Americans have been
Killed 1t is not known at this time
whether there were any other casual
ties, but IL is believed several of the
eomhatants ON both sides were killed or
wounded.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
California Gains in uaI.,a

San Francisco. July 31-The Cal
itornia promotion committees Bulle-
tin of Progress, dated July 81, will saw
Evidence of the development of the
state is given in the reports for the
fiscal year of the county assessors
to the state controller. Impressive
gains are recorded in most counties
over the figures of year ago. and
the sum total will show a gain Of
many millions in the taxable property
of the state. : Bond elections have
been held in a number of cities and
towns and in every case the voters
have declared for civic improve
ments"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
Ind Wook for Mnman

New York. Aug. 1.-Tb;rt.o.
inen, as committee of the Women's
k Leasue OF the State of New YorL
p pssa a crusade Thursday. which tbeS
nope WI give employment To- TsooS
IIstLeii,,ployed women by August ~
: ne leaguers. through an appeal sen,
70 business men throughout the st.ta
~. ssS that as many OF the army ~
h unemployed as nossihle be +, e ~
PACK by Prosperity day." AuSr stN 81
alore than a dozen firms have sgre ss
10 give employment to women 81 ecu
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
Three States Fight Trust.

Topeka, Kan, July 31.-Attorney.
GENERAL Jackson Yesterday fled in the
district court of Shawnee county Gus.
ter quo warranto and Injunction
suits against the Yellow Pine associ-
alton of St. Louis. The attorneys
general OF Missouri, Texas and Okla
homa, It IS stated. fled similar suits
IN their respective states in con
eerted effort 10 break up what is al
legged to be an Illegal combine to raise
the price OF lumber to a figure said
TO be unreasonable and fictitious.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
Take up OIL c..

n chicago, A=s. limited s,,...
district Attorney Sims an,o S.s.es
Yesterday that the petition for III q
nearing OF the Standard Oh r, ne re-
lore the United States cirer;, sSe e pc.
would be filed within the ~ court
days: The petition will ask so eN Ten
nearing OF the argument in tbo re
IN the hone that the circuit co,,-. vase
De induced 10 change its reve u,. san
me Sss,oo,0o0 fine imposed h., 1a' OF
Lands on the Standard oy Judge
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08

81, Paul. Mimi, Aug. 4.-The Great
Northern officials have received word
from their division superintendent at
White Fish, Mont, that 65 cars of
coal and coke and three bridges belong
ing TO the company have been destroy
ed by the forest fires at Fernie. The
big bridge just west Of the depot at
FerEie and No. and No. bridges
across the Elk river between Hosmer
ard Michel have been wiped out. The
Canadian Pacific has lost two depots, a
water tank and all Of its cars at Fer
ME. A hurricane il blowing.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
Hisgen for President.

Chicago, July 29.-President- Thos.
L. Hisgen, of Massachusetts. Vice
president-John Temple Graves. of
Georgia. The above ticket was last
night nominated by the Independence
party at its first National convention.
Inc nomination of Mr.. Hisgen was
made on the third ballot, his chief
competitors being Milford w. Howard
Of Alabama; John Temple Graves, Of
Georgia, and Reuben Lyon, of New
ork. William. R. Hearst had 40
friends who voted for him on the first
two ballots.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
indians Steal Railroad

Phoenix. Ariz.. July sf.--Fourteen
Pima Indians were taken TO the coun-
ty jail Yesterday at Florence to serve
a term for the theft of railroad proo-
erty from the Southern Pacific com
company. The Indians are the lead
ing men. of the village on the Pima
river built largely out of railroad ties
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
Ex-Governor sudd Very Low,

Stockton, Cal, July 30.-The condi'
ton of Ex-Governor James II. Budd re-
mains practically the sanie, although
# anything, he is slightly improved.
Members of the family remain at the
bedside almost constantly and his physl'
clan visits him four times daily. inc
governor Is conscious and able to rec.
o!gnize his relatives, though too weaS
to speak.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
FLEET PASSES 1uTuILlA.



Suvia, Fiji Islands, Aug. a. The
United States Atlantic fleet at p. m.
Saturday was in latitude rs :A3 south,
longitude l7:24 west, being distant
from Auckland 1900 miles. At 6 80
O'Clock in the morning the fleet chang
ed its formation from line of squadron
to single column, and at o'clock
passed the end of eastern end of Tutu-
lila island. Samoa, and steamed close
in along the coast, giving the people of
the island an excellent view of the
ships.
The station ship Annapolis passed
close to the fleet off Page Pago. The
usual honors were rendered.
At 9 O'Clock the feet resumed it's
course for Auckland in line of squadron
formation. 1t had reduced its speed
to nine knots. The weather is fine,
though hot. The collier Ajax arrived
at Suvia today.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
New Steamship True.

hamburg, July Misrepresentation
oi tne great steamship companies in
terested in South American passe Assem- -
s sralnc that have been in session for
several days past are looking to tbs s
formation of a community Of interest
management similar to that which
o "olas ene North Atlantic trade. II is
contemplated to make short cont, :. 70
- AN experiment. The "a delegates
I n,ts'S German, English, French
Du'ch and Spanish steamer lines
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08

Deadwood. S. d., Aug. a. Accused
Of wife beating on the public streets,
George Corey, Of Terry, small mining
camp near here, almost lost his life to
day at the hands Of mob. Corey had
been arrested and placed in jail. A
mob quickly formed and broke into the
jail. The man was taken TO the high.
way. where he was forced to run a
gauntlet Of men with blacksnake whips.
Many men were in favor Of lynchine
him, but the women prevented this.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08
Good Stroke of Rusi....

,ha london Moon July 2s,-It is estimated
u riIas over !, 600 men were given en-
IF san. today when large number
u factories were opened in conforn';t1.
:; misn ar tne new British patent law wh;eS
c rS ei.eStive today. The total outnpt 81
s S,pr is variously estimated st sr o.
vA@O'VVo'OOO to 5000, 0o0. 600 AVN"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-08-08

Virginia City, New, Aug. 4.-Half
mile beneath the surface Of the earth
and 5000 feet from the mouth of the
Sutro tunnel, Q. Pucillini was discover
ed dead this afternoon with his four
mules, killed by the heat in the tun-
nels depths.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-29
EsdlsRsat eIsed by Sounding Of
cI1. Ffe Alarm.
PEOPLE TnRonetD 70 SCENE
maze started From tonsshorenaan's
Lantern Was Quickly Extin0uish.
Cd, BY Railway Force. But the
Alarmed public DIDN'T Know.

Great excitement was cause about
8 o'clock last night by the sounding
OF u fire alarm ty the big siren whis'
lie. at the Chesapeake & Ohio pump
Ing station at the approach to pier
No. 4. The whistle could be heard
In all parts OF the city and hundreds
OF men and women and children
rushed toward the piers. Many of
them came from North End and East
End. A few minutes after the whis-
tie sounded. an alarm was turned In
10 the city department and the Cen
trail company responded
All the Are was in a bale OF cotton
In a box car which was standing on
Chesapeake & Ohio pier No. 5. The
wrapping of the bale became tgnited
by a lantern In the hands of one OF
the 'longshoremen at work on the
dock. The flames were quickly ex-
tinguished by the railway fire force.
The Gre was out before the Central
company reached the scene.
Within a few minutes after the
sounding Of the siren large crowd
of people were gathered In front of
the pier and scores Of persons were
fastening to the piers fully Is min
ntes after the names had been put
pot The damage to the bale Of cot
ton was trivial.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-29
Princeton University Five Meets
Y. N. c. l.. Here Thursday.
ENTHUSIASTS EXPECT FAST MATCH
Local Boys Have Hard Practice With
Scrubs Preparatory for Contest
With .eran.bleton Boys in Norfolk
Tomorrow Might.

Princeton University's basketball
team will play the i've OF the local
Young Mems Christian Association
in the association gymnasium at S:""
O'Clock Thursday night. This will be
the first appearance in Newport
News Of a basketball team from any
OF the big northern universities.
The Princeton team recently play
ed the Naval Academy five at Annap'
oils, losing by a score of 29 to %
and last night it played in Washing
ton against the Georgetown team
Tonight it will meet the e am of the
Richmond Young Mems Christian
Association and it will arrive here
from Richmond tomorrow. Ih'
team is said 10 be an unusually
strong one and local enthusiasts are
anticipating a good match Thursday
night.
Las night the local team held a
hard practice against two scrub
teams. Tomorrow nignt II will go to
Brambleton to play the ave OF that
place.
Saturday night the home team OF
local boys who are attending various
schools throughout the country,
Among the all collegians will be Al
bert and Houston Hughes. OF VIII
liam and MARI College: Joe Rowi"t-
tom. of the University Of Penn3yl-
yania. and Will Cottrell. of Delaware
College
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-29
NUPTiAL KNOT TIED
AT elizabeth CITY
Miss Ballentine and ". F. Row
Marry in Spite Of Parental
Objection.

Objection.
Miss Violet Less"l Bailentlne.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 7. Ballen-
tine. of 237 TwentysiXth street, and
MIR. WilmOre Fabius Rowe. eloped 40
Elizabeth City. n. c.. Sunday after
noon and were married yesterday.
The ceremony was performed at II
O'Clock yesterday morning by Rev.
Mr.. Booth. pastor Of the Methods
church, at the church parsonage. The
young couple returned to this city
yesterday evening and will make
their home here.
The young couple eloped because
Miss Ballentine's parents objected to
the match. Although they kept the
matter quiet, Mr.. Ralientine learned
of the affair and he is said 10 have
made an unsuccessful attempt to
head the couple of at Norfolk. Miss
Ballentine left home Sunday after
noon and shortly afterwards her IA
Their went to Norfolk, hoping to catch
the couple.
Miss Ballentine is we'll known. hav-
ing lived here all Of her life. Mr..
Rowe is employed as a CLERK in Bohi-
ken's news stand. He has made his
home in this city for a number OF
years.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-29
YARD GETS CONTRACT FOR
REPAIRING the lUCkERBACH
Numerous New Plates and Sections
Of Frames to be Put into
Damaged Vessel.

The contract for repairing the
American steamship Julia Lucken-
bach, which was damaged in col
lision with the Cuban steamship Ca
maguey of the Virginia capes last
Thursday. has been awarded to New
port News Shipbnilding q Dry Dock
Company. The vessel proceeded to
the shipyard Sunday and the work OF
re pairing her began yesterday.
Eighteen new steel shell plates and
sections Of several frames will be nut
on the bow Of the LucSenbach. The
work win cost about $1,000 and is to
be completed by Friday. After leav'
ing the shpvard. the Luckenbach
will load bunker coal and proceed
on her journey to Porto Rico
The Camaguey arrived at New
York SUNDAY with her port bow
slightly damaged IS the result OF the
collision. Repairs to that vessel
will be made at New York.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-29
Maryland Wants an Inspection.
(By Associated PresS.)

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 2S.-Con-
gressman Maynard has sent ont tele-
grams In an effort to have the mem
bers OF the Congressional Committee
on Naval Affairs come to Norfolk on
Thursday OF this week to inspect the
Jameston Exposition grounds for the
purpose OF a(certaining the advan'-
ages OF this property for a govern
me mt naval training rendezvous and
coaling station.
Mr.. Maynard says the holidays are
4 had time In which to get the Con
gressmen here. but that this is the
cniy time available during the pres
ent session OF Congress and even
IL a full committee cannos be here
Thursday he thinks much will be &C
complished II few members only
come The Congressman believes
that the influence OF even one mem
Der who returns to Washington fav.
orally impressed would mean much.
Mr.. Maynard hopes that several Sen
ators as well as Representatives will
be here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-29
ACONVALESCENT'S
SAD CONDITION .
Attack Of Infammatory rheumatism
Left Sufferer With No Appetite
Skin Peeled and Hair Came Out
in Eunches Sores Devel-
oped All Treatment Failed Unit!
ATRIAL OF CUTlCURA
PROVED SUCCESSFUL

"About four years ago had very
severe attack Of inf'an,matory gheuma-
tism. was taken very i'll and was soon
In high fever. did not leave my
ted for four months, and during three
Of those months could not move vol
unfairly, the pain vas 80 intense. My
skin peeled, and the high fever played
havoc with he irstre Of my hair. which
came out in punches. ] also had THREE
large bed sores on my back, - two on
the shoulders and one at the waist. 1
could have cried the first time l saw
myself in a mirror. i had lost fully
thirty-six pounds, and looked like q
consumptive. ] did not gain very
rapidly, and my appetite was very poo::
When ] was able 90 Set around, ] had
oil my friends advising remedies, and all
guaranteed sure cures ! tried many.
but they wcreLof little help, and until
I tried Cuticura Resclvent ] had had
no real relief. That gave me such an
appetite mat ] felt half starved about
ali the time, and Immediately began 20
gain in weight, my complexion cleared.
and l felt better. The bed sores went
very soyn after q few applications Of
Cutictlra Ointment, and when ] used
Cutic,Ira San as a shampoo and Cuti-
cJira Ointment as massage. my hair
began to regain its former glossy ap-
pcarance am really 81 made over.
and canno; cav enough for the Cuticura
Rem~sisrs. Ms. Lavina J. Henderson,
l3S Broad ST., Stamford. Conn.,, March
and II, 1907"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-29
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE
N FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Old Santa Claus Appears and Raises
Partition, Deiiehtin9 the
Children.

The Sunday school Of the Newport
News Baptist church held It's annual
Christmas tree and entertainment in
the main auditorium OF the church
last night. A delightful program
was rendered, and at the close Santa
Claus appeared. Ola Santa waved
his wand, and the great partition be-
tween the auditorium and the Sunday
school room rose, revealing beau
tifully /, decorated Christmas tree.
much to the delight of the children.
Sunday school prizes were award
ca. and all OF the children received
boxes Of candies and nuts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-29
ROOSEVELT BOOKS VALUABLE
Presidents Literary Productions
Have Enhanced in Price.
by Associat& Press)

CHICAGO. Ills. Dec. 2S.-Refer-
ence to the value of rare editions OF
the works OF President Roosevelt
lent interest in the trial of Willis n.
Cooper and Samuel T. Warfield 20
day.
Cooper and Warfield are accused
of swindling Mrs. James f. Patten
out of $22.7"o in a rare book deal.
Cooper took the stand today and in
dicussing thc value of rare editions
stated that books written by Mr..
Roosevelt when police commissioner
were valued al $4,000. These ngures
advanced as the writer rose in politi-
cal life and are now at $4,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-29
Vaudeville aao Pictures

The audiences that gathered at the
Bell theater lat night expressed by
hearty applaus" their unqualified APP
,proyal of the show which the man
agement had promised would be the
best ever offered in house. The Dea-
CONS. singing comedians. head the
bin. and thsy tok" the record OF the
house by being compelled to respond
to an encore atter the curtain had
been dropped Lpon their act.
Fauna. the Iap.American juegler.
made a decided hit. He carries a
beautiful lot o, accessories for his
act.
Several new md good pictures are
on the program.