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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-16
Chamber Of Commerce Appoints
conmlles, With ]. v. ko|ner
as Chairman.
IMPORTANT luVt FOR PORT
II is Hoped That London Corn Trade
Association VIII Consent to Raise
: Embargo and Restore Newport
News to yts Former Standing With
Other Grain Shipping Points.

With u viyw of lifting the. grain ON
barge placed against this port several
years ago by tn LonIon Corn Trade
Association, and having Newport
News again included In the contract
sixteen" of that association. the
Chamber of Commerce last night
passed resolution establishing an
official grain insp, ctiOn for the port
TO be known rs the Newport News
Chamber of Commerce Grain lnspcc-
tion," and appointed grain inspcc-
ton committee" of five mcmb rs.
which committee will formulate and
establish rules for grain grading. and
have direct charge of the inspection
OF grain at this port.
George W. koiner Chairman.
Mr. George w. koncr. the Virginia
state secretary OF agriculture, is the
chairman of the grain Inspection
committee and the 9th r members
are: Messrs. George r. Dabney. r. d.
Holloway. p. 3. Hidon ana W. b..
Morris. All Of the members have
quaiifet, as grain experts. The com
mittee last night namAd Mr.. II. M.
Scherer as the inspectorinchief for
the port MIR. Sch9rc is the grain in
spector of ths Chesapeake 4 Ohio
Elevator Company.
The Chamber or Commerce immc-
diately will notify the London Corn
Trade Association OF the establish.
ment Of the insp ction and will re-
quest the association to again place
Newport News in the contract six.
teen" that Is to make the inspection
OF the grain here final. so that il 4
: London merchant desired to send Il
cargo OF grain from Newport News
TO South Africa, the inspection here
: would be accepted and the merchant
would not have to send an inspector
10 the port Of shipment of the grain
at the destination.
T.. .-- The Resolution.
Following is the grain inspection
. resolution passed by the chamber:
"Whrreas. /, is represented to this
chamber that the interests of the
port of Newport News demand the
establishment of an Official grain In
Inspections for the port under the di,
r7ction and supervision Of this cham
Der.
Therefore. he IL resolved That
the 5oari of directors br. and il is
hereby authorized ami empower d.
II. To establish an official grain
inspection To be known as .Newpo-r
News Chamber of Commerce Grain
Inspection
- To clcct at once. and annually
thereafter. Ave members Of thS
chamber, who shall he qualified grain
experts. to be known as the Grain
Insp ction Committee which COM
mittee shall formulate aud establish
rules and regulations for grading
grain. and. srliiect to the approval
Of the boar! of directors, fix charges
for that service.
as. To enter int, all n ccssary con-
tracts and agreements. dispose or thr
proceeds arising from all inspection
charges. and generally TO do al other.
things nee ssary and proper Ia put
such official grain inspection into OPP
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-16
DOCK TRIAL or THE MILLS.
WORK o. Converting oredge into Cargo
Carrier Aimos, Completed.

The work vt converting the s'"'.
snc,inn drrfyo NILS int" q V"'h
pulp Carrying steamship f"T thc ~"
York Halifax iradc has '""n at''u,
conpl,icd al the l0raI shiTyErf HhH
tho vessel j. Exp Ctci To- 70" iHrn"d
oyc- ,n thu owucrs. IN" IaieTuaiI nal
P.prr g. mpany, Of NV York. ~fE'n
Two weeks.
Tn Mnls viii be aocked today te
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-16
PROF. DURRET1 ELECTED
PRINCIPAL OF ACADEMY
He is Scholar and Instructor of Wide
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES This
Week.

Prof. Robert w. Durrctt. OF Beaver
Dam, Va, has been 81 ctcd principal
of the Newport News Academy by
the board Of managers, through It's
committee on instruction. The new
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-16

Mr.. w. r. MCMurrcn will leav,
today to accept Il position as tray
ing salesman with the RR'lly-Taylo
Coffee Company.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
COL. STEWART ORDERED
BACK INTO EXILE

Fort Huachuaca. Cal. Sept. l7.--Or-
dered back into exile at Fort Grant
Colonel William f. Stewart will not be
allowed to make the 20 mile test ride
recently prescribed for him by the war
department. No reason has been as
signed for the changed plans.
A terse order mailed from the head
quarters of General Thomas, at Denver,
September II, was received Monday,
commanding the colonel to Immediately
report for duty at Fort Grant, the lone
ly post to which he was sent a year
ago. When seen Colonel Stewart adj
mitted that he had been ordered to
return to Fort Grant without taking
the test. He said he would take the
train from here on Wednesday morning
and go to Wilcox. Ariz.. where he will
be met by his companions in exile, a
colored cook and William Nail, a
civilian, who. on Thursday, will drive
with him back to his post.
Colonel Stewart, IL is declared. will
resist retirement. He insists thai he
can prove himself fit for service IL
given q courtmartial and that he will
never surrender until he IL given a
hearing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
RABBITS EYE FOR
MAN ONCE BLIND

New York, Sept. 18.-A blind man
has beer made to see through a rabbits
eve as the result of an operation per-
formed by Or. Henry r.. Lesser, Of No.
4 West Ninety-third st. The operation
consisted in grating the cornea from
the eye of a rabbit upon the eye Of
the patient, who had been blind for Is
years. He is now able to count figures
at a distance of IL inches, distinguish
color and go about unattended. The
operation. though not unknown to OPP
tical surgery, has seldom proved as
successful as in the present case.
Or. Lesser declined to discuss the
case or the identity of his patient, ex-
cept TO declare that he had performed
the operation with unusually good re-
suits.
His patient, DR.. Lesser said, was "a
years old and when 9 years old deyel-
oped ieucoma, a disease of the cornea.
He became totally blind. The opera
ton was performed last May and now
the graft is in perfect position and the
sight appears 10 be Improving day by
day.
II was learned from another source
thai the patient is LYMAN Cohen. a
piano
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
MESSAGES FROM THE
DEAD ARE Received
Spirit Communications Have
Aroused London Scientists
to High Pitch of Interest.

London, Sept. 1S.-Extraordinary in
terest was aroused a short time ago
when Sir oliver Lodge, the eminent sci
enlist, stated publicly that he believed
messages had been received from dead
members of the Psychical Research So
ciety by living beings. The messages
In question were said to have emanatcd
from the late II. w. Myers, author Of
THE Human Personality and Its Sur
vival OF Body Death
Fuller particulars of these ines
sages from the dead" now are Access
sible. They were transmitted through
a medium whose true name Is with
held. Sitting with her blank paper,
her pen. moved TO write, set down
what purported to be communications
from beyond the grave. The messages
were blurred and broken. Many of them
deal with the difficulty of opening COM
munication between the dead n the
living. Thus one Of the messages ran:
1.-The nearest simile | can find TO ex-
press the difficulties Of sending tho
message is that | appear 10 be stand
ing behind a sheet of frosted glass.
which blurs the sight and deadens the
sounds. A feeling of terrible impotence
burdens me because I am so powerless
10 tell what means so much and / car
not get Into communication with those
who would understand. Believe me,
you need much training before you can
ever begin to help me as l need TO be
helped. and I do net know how that
training IS TO be arranged, for Ii is
like intrusting a message on which in
finite Importance depends, TO a sleep
ing person.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
NEW YORK JEWS ARE
OFFENDED BY BINGHAM

New York, Sept. 1S.-The Rev. DR.. Madi-
son c. Peters, at an Indignation meeting
to protest against Police Commissioner
Bingham's attack on the Jews. advised a
march of 5000 to the city hall to demand
the Officer $ removal. IL Mayor Mcclellan
wouldn't act, he said, an appeal to Charles
Murphy, Tammany halls. leader, should
be made.
The meeting was one result OF an article
in the September North American Review
under the name of Commissioner Bing-
ham, which declared that perhaps so per
cent of the criminals In New York were
Jews. Resolutions were adopted declaring
Commissioners Bingham had made the
statement with malice aforethought and
had used the power of authority vested In
him by the people against the people
themselves in pandering to his personal
prejudice. Bingham is a retired ~brigadier
general of the United States army.
Bingham has all the prejudices against
the Jew that all soldiers have" said DR..
Peters. He is of the opinion that all
Jews are towards and have taken no part
in the fighting for and the upbuilding Of
the republic"
He said the Jews had given much to the
war of the revolution, that there were
800 in the armies of the north and south
in the civil war, and that they had taken
their part in the Spanish-American war.
Policemen under Bingham do not ar
rest burglars-they arrest boys for playing
in the streets asserted Peters. Under
Devery they got burglars. Devery, what
Iieve an investigation will show Bingham
has not been in his office five whole days
in a month. AS Devery says, he is a kid
glove lOafer.''
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
DEATH OF BANKER
REVEALS TRAGEDY
Youngest Morosini Girl Manned
by Savage Dog-Never
Known to Public.

New York, Sept. l9.-The death or
Giovanni p. Morosini. noted Italian
banker and philanthropist, has revealed
to the public the secret which made the
old bankers mansion at R1verdale
known as the "house of mystery" 1t
concerns the tragedy of the bankers
youngest daughter, Amelia, OF whose
existence the public has known moth
ing, and whose name, in strange con-
trast TO the publicity given to her sis
ters, Guilia and Victoria, has never
appeared in print.
Amelia Morosini is now %. She was
about II, when a savage dog attacked
her and inflicted injuries which nave
kept her from the public gaze ever
since. The same family pride which
Victoria Morosiui's elopement with the
family coachman so hurt as to make
her father disinherit her, permitted the
misfortune of Amelia almost never to
be mentioned. Callers at the Morosini
home for years lever heard Of her.
BY the death Of her father. Miss
Guilia, who has been called "the best
dressed woman in New York" will in
herit millions. Miss Morosini, who de-
clared that it was impossible for a
woman to dress we'll and spend less
than $100, 900 a year on clothes will now
ave an opportunity TO crafty her de-
sires With the fortune made by her fa-
Their, who at one time was a poor sailor.
He secured his start by rescuing the
son of Nathaniel Marsh, secretary Of
the Erie railroad, from a ang of young
rufiians and later became associated
with Jay Gould. At the time of his
death he was "A years old.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
FATHER AND HIS
TWO SONS VANISH
One by One They Disappear
from Home-Family Has
No Clue.

Loveland, CAL, Sept. 1S.-Some dread
full mystery overhands the Garlough
family, whose three male members,
one 1t a time. have dropped from
sight.
The last one to vanish, Paul, aged
"a, left behind a 1~9-year-old sister, May,
as we'll as his mother, who is at pres
ent visiting relatives in London, On
tario, and who las been informed by
her daughter by wire of the last calam-
ity to befall the family.
Without the slightest motive, the girl
declares, with a happy, ideal home,
with no woman In the case, her father,
L. e. Garlough, a prosperous contrac-
tor and builder, dropped out of sight
owe three years ago n has not been
heard from since.
Last July Ed Garlough, aged 10. failed
to return from his work one evening,
and the family has never learned
whether he Is lea or alive.
And now Paul. the sole support Of
the mother and sister, has gone just
as m~ysteriously, just as silently, just
as strangely as his father and brother.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
COSBY NEIGHB0RS
CAUSE DEATHS OF
HUSBAND AND WIFE

New York, Sept. 1S.-Gossipy and
well meaning, but thoughtless neigh
bors and friends are said to have hast
ened the deaths of Mrs. Howe and her
husband, James Howe, who expired
within four days of exposure and
heart disease. They lived at Cor
ona. For some time Mr.. Howe
had beer troubled with heart failure,
and well disposed neighbors, it is said,
called on Mrs. Howe and increased her
fears and anxiety by dwelling at length
upon her husbands malady. Mrs. Howe
was in excellent health, but the gossip
of the neighbors wore upon her to such
an extent that on Thursday of last
week she was stricken with heart fail
ure and died.
News of his wife's death was kept
from Mr.. Howe until Monday when ii
was thought he was strong enough to
stand the shock. Within a few minutes
after hearing the news he clasped his
hands yer his heart and died.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
,BiSPHAM'S CHILDREN
STOLEN BY MOTHER

Philadelphia, Sept. 19.-Mrs. David Bisp-
ham, wife OF the famous baritone, has
disappeared from her summer home. near
West Chester, with ner two Jung
children. She feared that a strange man
who had been seen lettering around the
place was an agent of her husband. from
whom she has been separated for some
time, and that he had been sent to alb
duct the children.
The disappearance of Mrs. Bispham and
the children revealed the fact that on
August 20 last she had spirited the little
ones away from her husbands home at
Tokeneke, Conn, and brought them on a
-dashing automobile trip through three
states to West Chester. 1t is believed that
the children are now in the custody of
Mrs. Annie Josephs, Mrs. Blspham's
mother, at Atlantic City. The children
are David. aged 10 years, and Leonie, aged
10 years.
Failure of Mr.. Blspham to grant the ep-
LEGATION of Mrs. Bispham for the custody
of her two children for four weeks, &C
-cording to an order OF the court. prompted
the abduction.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
UNIQUE BIRTHDAY
BANQUET FOR HILL
Great Northern Vets" Gather
Around Festive Board on
10th Anniversary.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 19.-Surround-
ed by 20 Of his faithful workmen, some
of whom hold but nominal positions In
the great railroad system of which
he is the head and all of whom nave
been in the employ of the road since
1880 or before, James j. Hill, chairman
OF the board of directors of the Great
Northern railway, last night was the
guest of honor at a banquet givsn in
honor of his 10th birthday. The BAN
quet was held at the Lafayette club
house, Lake Minnetonka. The party
left st Paul in a single coach hitched
behind the william Crooks" the first
engine used on the system and which
was brought to st. Paul in 1852. The
engine was run by Al b. Smith, who
has been employed by the road
since 1868.
The banquet tables were arranged in
form of a horseshoe and were p~rofusely
decorated, a miniature locomotive
standing on tracks of white roses. be-
ing the principal decoration.
Mrs. Hill was the only pres
ient.
Among those present were engineers,
iblacksmiths, machinists, b~oilermakers
and in fact representatives from almost
every department n from all points
on the system.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
ACCIDENT ON HER
FIRST AND LAST
STREET CAR RIDE

Allentown, Pa. Sept. 19.-Eajoying her
first trolley ride. Mrs. Amanda Rreinig,
aged 70 years, of WescoesvilIe. was slight
ly injured last night in a head on col
lision.
Although Mrs. Breinig lives within a
stones throw of tho Allentown x Reading
Traction company's lines. it was not un-
til last night that friends could persuade
her to enter a car for a ride TO Allentown,
six miles distant, The ear had gone less
than three blocks when IL crashed into an
other coming in an opposite direction. The
passengers. 60 in number, were tossed
about like puppets.
Mrs. Breinig was thrown from the car.
Only slightly injured, she picked herself
up. demanded the return OF her fare and
walke home, vowing that she mad taken
her first and last rid upon an electric
conveyance.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
TRY TO KILL PRESIDENT
OF GUATEMALA

San Francisco, Sept. 1S.-According to
reports brought by officers of the steam
er City of Para, which arrived yester-
day, an attempt was made recently
upon the life of President Cabrera, of
Guatemala, by means of an Internal
machine.
The would be assassin connected the
machine with the telephone in the pres
ident's room in such a manner 1t would
be exploded when the connection was
made. Answering a call, President
Cabrera was flung from his chair
against the wall by a deafening ex-
plosion. He was almost stunned, but
escaped with q few bruises.
Five Salvadoreans were arrested On
suspicion of being implicated In the
plot. but were reprieved after their
execution was ordered, ard placed
aboard the Para, which conveyed them
TO Acaiutla.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
CONGRESSMAN TOOK
PRESIDENTS HAT

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 1s.-Cngress-
man w. w. Cocks, Of Westbury, drove
up to Sycamore Hill the other day,
carrying with him a black SLOUGH hat
belonging to the president, which he
walked off with last Tuesday. The
congressman, who represents the presi-
dents own district in congress, left Mr..
Roosevelt's home hurriedly after Tues
days visit and took the wrong hat.
1t was a good fit and the congress-
man did not discover the mistake until
he got home and saw the initials
ct. r."
About the same time the president
was wondering whose hat that vas on
the hall rack and where his own had
gone. He did not know until the con-
gresham returned.
mfr. President, I'd like to swap hats"
said the congressman.
"By George replied the president,
that's fine. I'm glad to get 1t back.
You know / don't care who wears my
shoes. but I'm mighty particular about
my hats"
The congressman apologized. told the
president that Hughes would surely be
nominated and went hack to Westbury.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
BRYAN'S DAUGHTER
WRITES A DRAMA

New York, Sept. 19.-Ruth Bryan
Leavitt. daughter of VIM. j. Bryan.
has written for Miss Mary Mannering,
a four-act drama in which the actress
will probably appear this season.
Last spring when Miss Mannering
was playing in GLORIOUS Betsy at
Lincoln, Miss Maud Turner Gordon. a
member of the company. a close friend
OF Mr.. Bryan's. invited Mrs. Leavitt to
Miss Mannering's dressing room. Mrs.
Leavitt modestly told OF a vaudeville
sketch she had written and said she
believed she could write a play which
would suit Miss Mannering. The ac-
tress told her that il she would try
h would give it serious attention.
Miss Mannering last night received q
letter from Mrs. Leavitt saying the
manuscript had been completed. she
replied asking that the play be sent
TO her at the Lyric theater Immediately.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
KILLED BY SHOT
IN MELON PATCH
Boyish Expedition to Neigh
boris Field Terminates in
Awful Night Tragedy.

Onawa, Ia. Sept. 1T.--Eugene Fyock.
aged 16, a son of photographer Fyock.
Is dead as the result of u melon coon
ing expedition which took place last
evening, and Robert Norton Is In GUS
tody awaiting the verdict OF the COR
oner's jury, which will seek to deter
mine whether he was the principal wno
shot and killed u Fyock with u
charge from a shotgun.
Last evening about s O'Clock Eugene
Fyock and several other companions
among whom were Leslie klner.
Ross and Ray Terry, went to the farm
occupied by Norton, a half mile north
east OF Onawa, to indulge In the boylSh
mischief of ~''cooning' melons. There
were six or seven boys In the party.
Soon after they reached the patch
where the coveted melons were, a noise
was heard and the boys, thinking that
they were going to be pursued, started
to run. They had gone but a short dis
lance when they heard the report OF q
gun and continued hurriedly on their
way until they were safely u OF
range from further missiles or shots.
Then II was learned that oun
Fyock was not with them, but the boys
In their frightened condition hesitated
about going back to search for him,
and finally went to their ZONES with
out knowledge OF the terrible tragedy
which had biotted out a life.
Early this morning Ross and Perry
went on horseback to the scene and
there found their companion OF the pre-
vious evening lying dea near the place
where the alarm had been sounded.
They Immediately returned To town and
told OF the tragic event, and the re-
mains were brought In and placed in
care of the undertaken, Nj. b, Bulls.
1t was found that Gene" Fyock had
been shot through the left side OF the
back. probably at close range. as the
charge of shot had struck him COM
pactly and made a gaping wound OF
different character han could have
been inflicted from a greater distance.
Coroner f. G. Carhart. OF Castana,
was notified of the tragedy. n he
summoned a jury consisting OF Fred
Marquis, E. b. Talmage and A. r..
Fairchild. before whom the inquest win
be heard, beginning at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
Norton was placed under arrest this
morning and brought to town and will
appear at the inquest. He was seen
at 1878 80 today by a representative OF
The Tribune, but refused To make any
statement concerning the crime or his
connection with 1t.
Following the conclusion OF the In
quest 1t Is expected that Norton will be-
arraigned for his preliminary examt-
nation Wednesday morning. He is evil
IDENTIFY much wrought up and In a high
ly condition.
The tragedy has produced an Intense
feeling In the community where the
boys who participated In the escapad0
are well and favorably known,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
BOTH DEAF MUTES,
HUSBAND SEEKER
FOR A DIVORCE
Nash Married Miss Harper the
Very Day They Met, But
Couple Lived Quietly.

New York, Sept. 1S.-The spell is
broken; James William Nash is suing
Sarah Louise Harper Nash for divorce.
For "a years they lived together quiet
ly; they are living apart quietly now,
for both are deaf mutes. But John
Nash charges, in effect, that his wife
finger-lashed him for years and de-
serted him without as much as saying
or rather as spelling-goodby. Mrs.
Nash retorts that James was cruel to
her n for years addressed names to
her that flew like sparks from his fin
ger tips.
The divorce suit comes before Vice
chancellor Howell, in Newark, n. j.,
next week, and should deeply interest
every husband who has said, IF my
wife did not talk so much she would be
all right" and every wife who has de-
piored her husbands bad language"
Wasted No Words.
Nash's courtship was brief; 90 words
We're wasted. He never saw his wife
before the day he married her. He said
yesterday that mutual friends wrote to
Mrs. Harper, who lived Their at Nor
evansville. N. j.:
John Nash would make a good nus
band for your daughter, Sarah Louise"
Mrs. Harper gave the letter to Sarah
Louise, who, Nash said, sent it to him
after writing across it:
From the young lady for whom you
would make a good husband"
The coy Miss Harper also enclosed
her photograph. The lex day was
Christmas, 1884, and Nash fastened to
M~organsville. P~assionately he spelled
on his fingers, while Miss Harper
watched him with her very soul in her
eyes:
L have come to claim my bride"
Take her." spelled Miss Harper.