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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-19


Beyond all platform declarations there
are fundamental differences between
the Republican party and its chief OPP
ponent which make the one worthy and
the other unworthy of public trust.
In history the difference between De-
mocracy and Republicanism is that the
one stood for debased currency, the
other for honest currency; the one for
free silver. the other for sound money;
the one for free trade, the other for
protection; the one for construction of
American influence, the other for ex-
pansion; the one has been forced to
abandon every position taken on the
great issues before the people, the 9TH
err has held and vindicated all.
In experience the difference between
Democracy and Republicanism is that
one means adversely while the other
means high prosperity; one means
doubt and debt, the other means con-
fidence and thrift.
In principle. the difference between
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-19
TWO IOWA men
LEAD FOR PLACE
,oontlnued from Page one,

straint in that matter no longer ex-
listed.
1t is known that there has been a
constant exchange of kilograms be-
tween Chicago and Washington re-
garding the procedure in the convention
tomorrow and attention is being called
to the fact that the president, seconded
by Secretary Taft. forty-eight hours
ago allowed the statement to emanate
from the White House that either Sem
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-19

in operation, minimizing the fluctua-
tions in interest rates, and, above all,
must be in harmony with that Repub-
lican doctrine which insists that every
dollar shall be based upon and as good
as gold.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-19
Court Procedure

The Republican party will uphold at
all times the authority and integrity
of the courts. state and federal, and
will ever insist that their powers to
enforce their processes and to protect
life. liberty and property shall be pre-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-19

Republican party declares for the prin-
ciple that in the development and en-
toyment of wealth so great and bless
ings so benign there shall be equal OPP
rortI1nitv for all.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
TIE
General Demand

o; the Well Informed OF the World has
always brcn for simple. pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value: a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family Use bcc:ISc its com
poncnt parts are known to them 70 b"
Wholesome and truly beneficial in eficct,
acceptable 70 the system and gcrtic, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its TX.
cclIcnt combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of Soma, the CALIFORNIA Fig syrup
Go. proceeds along ethical lines ani relics
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That IS onr of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Hixir ol Scnna Is rIv"'.
thc preference by the WciiInformcd
To got is beneficial effects always buy
the genuine -manufacturcd Ivy tho Cali
lorna Zig Syrup Co, only. and Cor sal
by al leading druggists. rncc fifty cent
per bottle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
Report Says HagRate Would Make
Newport News Eastern Outlet
for His Lines.
REMARKABLE RISE IN The STOCK
Few Months AK Chesapeake & Ohio
Went Begging at %; Yesterday 1t
Closed at So 1-8-Loca Railway or
ficiais and Public Generally Much
Interested

Local railroad officials and the pub
lie generally Eav" been watching Win
much intercS; t(c RAPID rise ii thrSA
peakr 4 Ohio Stock aId " Stcr !;'N
new interest was added By report
to the effect that Hartman Is a.
tempting TO ger control of tn" C. 4
o. for the purposr Of making n "
pOrI News the Atlantic coast Onil"'
for his great cont mental roads. Last
night G. & .. srocN. which a few
months ago wa going h"4ein" AZ >;
and which. after a startling ri'r TO
A., had remained arUund tn" l"t'rr
figure for som" time, c'"$'d at - =
and there was well define! report
from New Work 10 th" effect that N"
activity was caus d by tn" 'ffortS OF
Harriman'S agents in his country
and England to gam control Of the
stock During yesterday 2i.6H0 shares
of the stock wcr" sold.
Report from Ncw York.
Following is a special dispatch
from New York which Apm"Hr, in
yesterday afternoons y, ws-Lrad"r:
RICHMOND VA. Pee. Harri,
man is after til" Chesapeake and
Ohio railway with Il view Of making
a coas; line with the Eastern outlet
at Newport News and the Western
end at III terminals OF thu Eiarri,
man lines on-'h" Pacifi"." This is tn"
report witch mas been steadily gain.
in2 Wall street sine" tn"
markct op, Ne! Monday morning.
Local iiuhH"i"r> have r. ~ rcr"ir-
ing hints along This line all this week
and today IN" report comes strong
of Quiet but persistent having Of
Chesap ak" ana Ohio in New York
and London by agents Of Hartman.
For s"vt:al days til" stock has been
steadily advancing ahead Of The gen
eral market and his. local tinarcier5
say. showed thai there was some on"
after the stock. When the mark t
closed Yesterday afternoon the stock
was selling al 80 IS DID and Il "a
asked Tic market opened this morn
ing at "a and Went vi h rapid Jumps
to IS IS hcfCr - O'C'OCk. with I'll"
market strong on Che,apeai;, and
Ohio
TIL" tail; Of tn" local stock market
today as tn" Prices ard runOrS in
Chcsap, ak" ard Ohio and many say
thai the price is going ny higher.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
LIGHT VESSEL CHANGES.
No. u to be Replaced by No. y at
Diamond Shnsi

Notice is issued h tn 'gh,hoUS"
board hat about December IS. tn"
Diamond ShOal light vessel "" -,
stationed abOIt ) and SO miles south
eaSterly from The caSr"riy point of
the oltsr Diamond ShoaI. off the coast
OF NCr'h carolina. will be- Withdrawn
ard light vessel No. II placed ON
that station.
Licht vessel No. II sounds fog sig
mails having III" same characteristics
a. those on Heht vessel No. -. and
her general arjr arancc is the same
a. tha. of III" latter Vessel.
TIE s"archlight heretofore shown
from This vessel vii u" discontinued
ami III, C"iy li2h;s shown will he
the two fixed white for - seconds,
ecIiI.s" thr"" CordS. from three
lanterns "nC'r"liHC each masthead
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
"Stura" Stanton Men.

STANTON. VA. Dee ,3,-R W
Brown. the sp"Culatcr and real "E'''"
d"alcr. reported 10 have bon a. -
81 in Wash ngton on the "hars" ~
swindling. haA been oPer1i'nE ".'
Schemes in stanton for IN" T. '"'r
or two and th0so whom n" s1c.'.' e"
in interesting her" ar" somewhat ~
r-chr7giS" Of n" Outcome.
Nc interested we'll kucFU f"''I
man 20 :hc cNt"nt Of s"V"Tal '.'"'
and dollars and s"vcTal lou me-
chanio fer smaller sums. all 81 Hh"'n
arc awaiting tn" results ~ h. 'r.a'
tn Washing" on with int"r"s'
Brown. r. IS said. holds "
;,'inr on h" old Palmer hn' prop
OFT, h.-c and a s!o"o" option ~. '.''
Ecnkrc estate He taIkcd o.. N''
iae Tho SrawriEhf Springs r"~'.' A"t
-. crfng an electric railway =" S.a1.
ton. bu, he seems TO have aban@rr'l
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
WRECKED BARGE DESTROYED.
Captain Cantwel! Of Revenue Gutter
Onandaoa

Captain Cantwrll. commanding III"
United States revenue cuiter Onandd-
ga. which has just returned to Hamp-
ton Roads from a cruise. reports that
on December T. the cUtt"r blew lip
and totally destroy, the barge Des-
scuS. which was living i'll eleven faith
oms Of watc- ahon i miles north
Nv east. One-halt cat, from Winter
Quartcr light vessel
Following The destruction Of the
VIZ tx nothing less than nine faith
oms Of water was found over where
the barge lav and tn" Onandaga
sounded ten fathoms all around tn"
locality. The DeSSoug Went down in
q recent storm ard had since been a
menace 70 coastwise shipping.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
COLLIER KENoSHA BEACHeO.
Vessel Lies IN Easy Position Near As
sai'o sque Station.

News was received h'r" yesterday
o. the bcaching Tuesday morning on
Fishing Point. Two miles inside Of
N" heSat"Sku" li'"-.avinC station. on
rEc co@S: of VIRGINIA. " tn" steam
cGii: r Keno sha. Cap ain S0d!"rS.
curOU:c from Baltimore for Boston
with a cargo 0f coal.
The Keno h? sprung a l"ah Will"
proceeding along the coast and IN"
" sS''i was b"achCd TO prevent her
from sinking She iics IN IN easy
position and can Ec frat'd easily.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
PRAISES FOO rBALt.
Presidert Denny Heartily Believes In
the Strenuous Game

RICHMOND. VA. Dec. ?.-h IA"
meeting ~ IN" University Assembly
f. ~ Ccmh.- a. Warrington 4 Ir".
TO-DAY the Official monogram w. T.
T." was awarded fourteen m"mh"rS n:
h football team and Pr"sifcn' D"r
ms addressed tho student body. Mr..
Denny ycrv forCihIv Comm"n;'d an
athletics in general and fOO'' ali IN
particular ~ doi0C much ~ "N'i0I
III" American students as rulers ~
Inc milton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
School Board Tonight

tn" lrI~d NJ S'-hr0' trU '""' vii
h"fI it regular M r'hly meeting -
nc as MI, ha1 of thc High sCh~"'
building =; : oricck tonight S"vCrai
mati"rs NJ importance. including ihr
rouurt oF sup Of Schools W &. Nor
ton m 'hC r"ccni educational Con
ference here. will De consid rcd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
MURDER AEc SUICIDE.
III Health Leads to S ,sughter Of Wife
Anl Sc

R.tDNSBI'RG, PA. Dec. I-Wil
Liam II Stinrr, aged a years. a farm
'r. shot ard killed his wifi" Mary.
aged -. tnday and then committed
suicide"
His weapon Of destruction Vas Il
shot rTn.
\ son Lyman. aged II, found his
mother lying deal in po0I of blood
at IL" head Of the stairs VIII n h"
r",urncd home and IN" father dead il
his bedroom.
I'll health is aid 10 have mad,
Stin"r melancholy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
CORONER'S VERDICT IN
MARY MURPHY MURDER
White Man and Negro Woman Direct
~ CuIpable--Name Of Doctor
is Indirectly Mentioned.

RICHMOND. VA. Dec. 20 "hl'" :
As a climax to lhr!i NO weeks in
Quisit!on into the magic dc attn "t tn"
Young Irish immirran' Mary Mrrp'N
he c0ruurr's jury. in chare" "f tn"
case. late last nigh' trough III a N'!
dict placing direct h,Hur uron FA..1''
Pope the negro woman now nAi'F
afrrs'. and upon \, ~" MusG;aN'
Vaughan. as get rusi,ivr from jAH-
liCr.
The verdict also mentions ~"
names OF Mrs. Arii'o li,rmanr" 2nd
DR.. \ b. Cosby. bur does nor a'a"'
10 them any direcr or criminal res
FEASIBILITY.
I'll" op non OF IT," jury. i'll sub
stance, reads as f"t!"MS:
"Nary Murphy cam" 10 her d"a;h
on the 2ith day OF November. lH'N'
from tn" effects OF criminal 0."la
ton performed on h"r On or ahon
the 18th day OF November, lHoN, by
Fannie Pope: that, on account OF IN"
dangerous results produced 'h'r'hH'
she WAS placed h.: Arcnl" MuSsrAN'
Vaughan, at the suggestion or l)r. A
b. Cosby, in CharG" # Agnes h''-
nance and was attended by nr. a.
Il Cosbv. while in charg" Of Agnes
H4rr,anCr. that she died while Sh"
was in the charge of Agnes Rcr-
NANCE and thai. in the opinion OF
the jurors. Archie Musgrave Vaughan
was or minally concerned III the
oucration which caused her death.
tSigned W. II. Taylor. Nj. d.;
Ed T. jenkins. T. b. Hicks. JF.
Hamilton White. W. L. G"0dc, VIII
liam Grimmcl!. Meyer Grr"n'rce.
Saw Cosbv Enter House.
When the ..oroner's jury finally s"'
down TO work. which was not una!
8 O'Clock last night. b \. Hrau"r. OF
%; East Marshall street. was sworn.
This witness testified that las
THANKSGIVING Day he saw DR.. N":p'
enter III. hous" of Fannie Pope, me
negro midwife.
Or. Evans. of 9l2 East Marshall
street. took tn" stand aAd .'Hhlh''-
ed testimony which. from is c"afaH-
ter cannot !" printed.
X w vicks. OF 24t9 East cay
street who was next sworn. t"stlh'N
maj Fr. S"H ""A "ii zoo. n,n,
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NAM" ,,ah,., b., I;.d tro,,i
"'"' a,ia. ,,'hic, ,ccord.
d q ''''','"' ,,r.,b, had h,c, ,.r-
~. ,c,ro woman AMI tia
-, ,co,hy, nn,s, now make a bluff
., ..arcbino fr the author Of tn
or;-no
W.;,,.,.. STATED that immcdia',I:
.,,ar ,,ia conversation the ,wo mon
~o,,,,rod "a tho home Of tn" negro.
Fannie Pore where Cosby accused
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
Mills Goes to Shipyard.

tn" Am"rICAn freight St"AmShID
Mills. which has been lying in thi-
harl or sine" August. was TOW to
the sh:pyard yesterday 10 undergo
slight alterations. This vessel -.
Gently was sod hv III" International
Paper Company. witch hal her con
verified from q suction dr"d2. at the
!cca! yard. and til" Mills will hr EN-
ployrd in he sulphur trad" our Of
New York
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
NEWS LEADERS DEFENSE
OF REPORTER GOLDEN
Newslaper Publishes Evidence Tend
ing TO Show its Representative
Unjustly Censured.

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i,.r i,ru,,,o.iuu which uirh, rive
Hvhr on the matter of he publication
! rrga,diry the coudu on OF bahrrlc
! in some Il tn" coast cities. This
! TELEGRAM was handed by NJ, Golden
! to Comm nwral'h'S Attorney Triton.
In view of The finding Of tn" Norfolk
ara jury. Indirectly accusing TIL"
! News Leader Of Reckless and S'i>a
i!onal johnthSm The News l.'"o''
today r"!""rarh"d I" t." Gentleman ~
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Commissioner ClHedlns' went 10 nor
folk Saturday afternoon. mad cor
ference with CommoHW"ai II A'oF-
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port News AMI sunday evening ~
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10

The accident occurred through
Hodges mistaking a tn,rty foot tres
Il" for landing. He stepped of the
rain which was moving slowly, ana
+, Il the entire distance to the ground.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
Calendar for Toda
MARINE NOTES..

T." schooner Mary T.. Palmer MS
hauled Gu: in dry dock no. !. a IL"
shiIyard. yesterday morning I" ha\"
her hull below Ih, wat"rlim' cleaned
and r2irted frfur" oAiin@ 4 cargo Ct
ccAi here for y. " England
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10

ar"angtm, nts to have his $. ock tested
H. Il Veterinarian from Richmond.
IL that Ihp test had rot yet been
made
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10
Major Bartlett Assigned.

WASHINGTON, u. G., Dec. Ma
jnr Grurp" +. Bartlett. of the coast
artillery corps has been assigned to
command the roSt Of Fort Stevens,
Ore. ANA III" artillery district OF the
Columbia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10

the, idea. his nt'ractiNr money
kuoMH mru Ihr, u%huut III" Valley.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10

Having hNi h." ball below ~" VA
tcrlinr rl"lurd aud p2im'"h. Tn" IEit.
ed States army t!aM:p"r; Snmicr was
hauled our q! dr. dock No. !. at III"
Shipyard ", trrduy morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-10

That Ill have to ihr idea
Arizona republican., 1908-01-15
THE THAW DEFENSE
 Is WELL UNDER WAY
Several New Witnesses as to the Young Mans Mental Condition Brought in.

New York. Jan. 1.-The attorneys for Thaw today began relentlessly to build up a case of legal insanity which they will interpose in his defense. Two of the principal witnesses today were Prof Charles H. Koehler of Winona. Minn.. instructor of Thaw at the Wooster (Ohio) University in 1886. and Mrs. Amy Grossette of San Mateo. Cal, who attended Thaw as a trained nurse at Monte Carlo in 1897 Both told of the young mans eccentricities, and declared that his manner was all ways irrational
 Dr. John T. Deemar of Kittanning. one of the Thaw family physicians. was also heard. as were the attendant physicians at three institutions for in sane. where members of the Thaw family on both the paternal and ma ternal sides. were confined.
 The district attorney. by invoking the sacred privilege of physicians and patients. blocked much of the testt- mcny as to the unsoundness of mind of the Thaw family.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-15
NEVADA LEGISLATURE
 ORGANIZED FOR WORK
The Senate Taking the Lead ir the Readjustment of Disturbed industri-
 al Conditions. ..

Carson, Nev. Jan. 1.-The special session of the Nevada legislature met at noon today. After organizing. Gov Sparks message was read. The only important action was the passage of resolution referring all bills that may be introduced relative to state rangers, constabulary or the military, to special joint committee consisting of the judiciary committee with Senators Odie. Campbell. O'Kane. Boyde and Pile: the committee of military and Indian affairs consisting of Senators Odie, Martin and Locklin and the fed eral relations committee with Sena- tors Brossmer. Easton and Hunter. The governor will from day to day send any. special message that becomes necessary.
 There was no attempt to introduce the action this morning it seems the senate will take the lead in the matter of regulating affairs between the mine owners and the union.
 A conference of the members of the senate will be held to consider a bill for the relief of the Goldfield situation. It is proposed to frame a bill similar to the Pennsylvania constabulary law measure calling for the appointment of a state warden with power to ap- point deputies in time of need. the warden to be appointed by the Sover- nor.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-15
They Are Up In Arms Against the Forest
 and Grazing Policies
They Propose Carrying the War Against Senators and Representatives Who Support the Presidents Rec concentrations On Those Questions.

Helena. Mont. Jan. 14.-If todays session of the forty-fourth annual convention be accepted as reflecting on the views of the stockmen and sheepmen of the west. bitter cam paign would be waged against the an nounced policies of President Roose- welt who advises for federal control of the range. The wool growers will send a delegation to Washington to oppose out the presidents recommendations.
 That the delegates to the convention are determined to make war on all senators and representatives in con- gress who support the administration in extending the national forests or who favor the adoption of the govern ment's range policy is evidenced by the fact that fight now being made on the reelection of United States
Arizona republican., 1908-01-15

narrow exit at the rear of the stage. There were fire escapes on the build ing. on both sides and front.
 So far as car be learned. there were about 425 persons packed in the room, mostly adults. The number of chill dren was small There were about sixty-five persons. all local talent, on the stage. giving the performance 'The Scottish Reformation" The en- tertainment was nearly over. and the audience was waiting for the curtain to go up for the last part when some thing went wrong with the calcium light. The apparatus was perched on small platform near the front en- trance of the building. back of the au- dience. The light was in charge of H. w. Fisher of Carlyle He says the rubber tubing slipped from one of the tanks: at any rate. there was a loud hissing sound. which caused many of the audience to turn their heads out of curiosity to see what it was There was absolutely no panic up to this time and nothing would probably have happened if one or more of the per formers behind the curtains had not been curious to learn what was Caus- ing the curious hiSsing sound and the slight commotiOn of the audience. One of the performers raised the curtain from the floor. In front of the curtain serving as footlight. was a tin tank perhaps eight feet long and three inches high. It contained coal oil and about ten lights. In raising the cur tain. the performer accidentally turn ed the tank over and it fell to the sons ir the front row.
 Rev Adam Weber. pastor of St Johns Lutheran church. for the benefit of whose Sunday school the entertain ment was being given, tried to pick up the tank. with the assistance of others. but before he could do so, the oil flowed out and caught fire. Then came the inevitable cry of "FTREn and what followed il is impossible ac- curately to tell. Eye witnesses say the audience rose en masse and with one impulse there was d rush for the front door. All attempted. but few got out. The seats in the center of the hall were of the usual folding variety. while those along the sides of the hall were loose chairs. In the scramble 10 get out. manS- persons fell over the chairs and never regained their feet. Those
 who did reach the front entrance. found it damned. One of the double doors had been bOlted shut so as to better enable the ticket taker to take
Arizona republican., 1908-01-15

the tickets. Not more than two per sons could pass the door at one time. After the fitst half dozeY-got through the narrow passage became clogged with the struggling mass of humanity.
 In the meantime some one discov- cred the fire escapes on each side of the building and dozens made an exit by these avenues of escape and gave the alarm. The fire bell Was rung and the whole town was aroused and wen. to the rescue. All this time the flames in the oil tank were creeping toward the terrified. mass of people, who were frantically shrieking and fighting to get out. The noise was dreadful and few heard the cries of those who found the fire escapes. Some of the bravest who gained the escapes pulled dozens from the struggling mass and dragged them to the sides of the building.
 While the frenzied people were fight ing to get down the front steps, the calcium light tank exploded and the fire spread over the entire mass of people. This added to the horror which was more than the feeble rescuers could stand. In order ts save their own lives they were forced to flee down the fire escapes. The front steps out side the door. men pulled frantically to open a way for the wedged-in peo- pie but not more than half a dozen were rescued in this manner. The ex- plosion of the calcium lamp and the flames from the front of the stage which by this time had reached the struggling people. made further rescue impossible. The entire interior of the building was one sweeping furnace. The firemen threw a feeble stream of water into the burning building but it had no effect upon the flames.
 Fathers and brothers frenZied by the thought O. loved ones in the fury of the place were compelled to retire. Nothing could be done to get the peo- pie out and they were forced to stand and watch the awful sacrifice of life. After the flames had entirely envelop- ed the builCing and were threatening adjoining property the fire department