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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

Reyelle. with whom Bridgers formerly
boarded in Lancaster After his ar
rest Bridgers was admitted to bail IN
the sum of $500 by Judge Barham.
Attorney B. b. Semmes, counsel
for Bridgers. has asked for a hearing
before Judge Barham in the Corpora
ton Court this afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock to look into the right of the
local authorities to hold Bridgers ON
the warrant fom South Carolina.
Bridgers last night gave out the
following statement relative TO the
charge against him:
bold Attempt at Blackmaii."
This case il one of the boldest at
tempts at blackmail that any man has
ever had to face in the United States.
have spent fifty years in trying to
tuild up 4 clean reputation and am
well known throughout all the South
ern States. | don't owe any living
.oul in South Carolina one cent and
the charges are being trumped up to
injure me.
Inc ldUN WDOSc udiuC optNNtS -
the warrant for my arrest correspond
ed with me for year after ] left
South Carolina and there has been
nothing but the best of feelings In
the letters that have passed between
us.
Il have made my home In Newport
News for two years and expect 70
continue to live here the rest of my
life. have made many friends here
and / appreciate them. And II they
will be at the court house this after
noon they will get an idea of the rot
tenness of the entire case as there
will be some sensational developments
at the hearing"
Rridgers is preparing to fight ex-
tradition II Judge Barham rules that
the local authorities have a right TO
ho'di him.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
NEWPORT NEWS MEN ON
NORFOLK COMMITTEES
Members of Local Chamber of Com
merce Assisting in Entertainment
of Convention.

Two members Of the local Chamber
of Commerce yesterday were appoint
ed me mbers of the Norfolk local COM
mittees, which have in charge the en-
tertainment of President Taft ana
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Con-
vention. President w Lee Powell IS
a member of the committee to confer
with the North Carolina delegation
and Mr. W. B. Livezey is member
of the ways and means committee
the most important Of all of the COM
mittees.
The delegation of the local chamber
to the convention as well as the dele
gates appointed from this city to the
convention by Governor swanson
were in Norfolk yesterday. The dele
gates are: State Senator Saxon w.
Holt. z. 7. Ford. Arthur Lee and w
S. Copeland.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
SOCIAL-PERS0NAL

Mrs. Thomas +. Stearnes was the
hostess al a charming reception al
h.T home on West avenue yesterday
aft rnocn from TO s. in honor OF
Mrs. Walter jackson Tignor. The
house was beautifully decorated in
pink. white and green. pink roses
and smilax being used in the paTlors
and white chrysanthemums and
smilax in the dining room Mrs
s;earnes wrs assisted in receiving by
Mesdames Kersey and McCreary, OF
Richmond: W. ,. TignoT, Clarence
W. Robinson. y. A. Applewhite.
Welsh. l.. c. Phillips. u. II. Epes and
W. r. Ayieti. The young ladies as
sisfing were MisSes Nottingham. Of
the Eastern shore; Keysey. OF kicn-
u,ond: Mary AMI Lewie Stearnes.
whiting. EPcs. welsh and Richardson.
In the evening Mrs. stearnes de-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
MENNONITE COLONY FORMED.
Settlement Established in warwick
County Near Denbish-

Adam Baer. of Hagerstown, Nd,
who recently purchased the Flory
farm in Warwick county near Den
high, arrived yesterday to take over
and develop his property. He talks
encoursgiagly Of the agricultural con-
ditions in the county and declares
that the markets here are as good
as any in this section of the country
Mr.. Baer is a Mennonite and has
already started a colony Of his people
a. Denbigh.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
RIFLES TO MARCH TN
PARADE AT NORFOLK
Local Militia Holds Special Drills in
Preparation for Trip Across Roads
Tomorrow.

The Huntington Rifles. Company {.
Fourth Virginia Regiment. National
Guard. viii march in the big parade
at Norfolk on Taft Day tomorrow
The company held . special drill last
night and another will be held TO-
night in preparation for its APPEAR
ance in the parade. The men VIII
march in fun dress uniform and ex-
poet TO make a GOOD showing
The company win assemble at the
armory tomorr0x morning at O'Clock
and will leave for Norfolk ia Ivy
avenue at 7.G o'clock. returning on
the Chesapeake & Ohio ferry ~tean-
o. Virginia n the afternoon
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
Bridgers Says Police Are Try
ing TO BIackmail Him.
PAPERS GO TO GOVERNOR
commonweaIth's Attorney Berkeley
Forward Copies of Letters Written
to Chief Reynolds by Charlotte, N.
c., Chief, to Governor of N. c.

Previous to the arrest of J. l..
Bridgers. q piano salesman, OF THIS
city, Tuesday for the Lancaster, S. L.
authorities on a warrant charging
housebreaking and larceny, Common
wealth's Attorney Berkeley forwarded
to the governor of North Carolina
copies OF letters which the chief of
police of Charlotte, n. C., wrote CHER
OF Police Reynolds requesting him 10
"colIect $3.50 from Brideers. take out
the expenses of his (Chief Reynoid's)
men and forward him the balance
Chief Reynolds was asked, in the
event that Bridgers refused to pay
the money. TO arrest BTidgers ana
hold him for the Charlotte authorities.
After receiving the FIRST letter,
Chief Reynolds wrote the Charlotte
chief that the Newport News police
department Is not conducting col
lection agency for the Charlotte OF
sny other police department and sus-
gested that IL he wanted the money
collected he had better put the matter
in the hands OF the collection agen-
cy.
Warrant 10 Forthcoming.
Later Chief Reynolds received a
second letter. enclosing a warrant
for Bridgers on charges Of house
breaking and larceny Of sl35. The
Charlotte chief explained that Bridg-
ers Is wanted in Lancaster. s. c,
and that he was attending 20 the
matter for the Lancaster sheriff. who
Is q personal friend Of his.
Upon receiving this letter. CHIEF
Reynolds turned the first communica-
tion over 20 Captain Berkeley and ne
IN turn had copies made 81 the cor
respondence and forwarded them 10
the governor Of North Carolina. who
probably win start an investigation.
5ridoers Is Arrested.
Tuesday Chief Reynolds received a
telegram from the sheriQ a. Lancas-
ter asking that Bridgcrs be arrest
Cd on the warrant forwarded BY the
Charlotte chief and the salesman vas
taken into custody The vaTTan, sp-
parentiy was sworn out BY Miss LINE
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
CORPORATION COURT coNveNes.
Three Cases Disposed Of by Judge
5srhsr Yesterday.

Judge Bsrham convened the regu-
lar November term Of the Corpora
ton Court yesterday morning and
took up the docket which had been
set Tuesday for yesterday
The first cases tried were the suits
OF the Merchants and Mechanics saw
ings Association against ]. r. BermaR
and indorsers to recover the amounts
Of certain notes. In the first case
the plaintiff was awarded Sl32 and
IN the second sS7 with costs and in
terests
The case Of James Burcher. nnec
IN the police court for discrderiy con-
duct. was dismissed upon the request
Of CITY Attorney J. A. Massie.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
Report Says Effort Will beMade
to Obviate Sectionalism.
TAKE MATTER TO COUNCIL
Some of City officials Want Dividing
Lines Of Wards to Run East and
West Instead Of North and
South.

According to reports in circulation
yesterday. a movement to have the
present boundary lines OF the wards OF
the city changed mas peen launched
by certain of the city officials and the
matter will be taken up In the coun-
ell in the near future. As yet. II Is
said. the matter is only in a tentative
state and no ore seems TO be willing
10 stand sponsor for the movement
The promoters of the scheme be
iieve that by changing the ward lines.
the so-called sectionaiism which ex-
lists here now will be obviated and
At the same time the wards can be
more equally divided. AZ present the
First ward is by far the largest in
the city. being more than twice as
large as the second ward.
East and West.
Il is said that the proposed plan
Is to have the ward boundry lines
run east and west instead Of north
end south as at present The First
ward would begin at the extreme
southern boundary Of the city and
would extend from Parrish avenue TO
James river. The Second ward would
adjoin it. while the Third ward would
be next to the Second ward. the
boundry lines extending from the
eastern limits OF the city TO the river.
The Fourth ward would compose all
q North End from about Thirty
fourth street to the northern limits
81 the city.
Under the present arrangements
the Second and Third wards are west
Of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
yard snd this yard is. It Is said. look
ed upon by the councilmen as the d.
vidinx line with two wards arrayed
on the che sde and two on the other.
The members from the Second AMI
Third wards are frequently lined up
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
PILE SUFFERERS!
DO YOU KNOW THESE FACTS

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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Hawley have Is
sued invitations 10 the marriage oil
their daughter. Miss Margaret Ann.
10 Mr.. Charles Wesley Sweeney.
on wednesday evening. November %,
at the second Baptist church, at ,
o'clock
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

Mr. ana Mr. Peter I.azsrich, OF this
city. have Sued cards 70 the mar
RAG 81 thcir daughter. Mfss Mary A.
..aza; ich. 70 Dir. John : o'Hara. the
vedd:rs 90 t,kc pit'c nsxt Tuesday
morning az 9 o'cso,k 3 ST. vincents
Catholic chuch
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
PATRONS LEAGUE MEETING.
interesting Program Arranged TO
Session This Afternoon

An interesting program has been
arranged for the regular monthly
meeting of the Patrons League oil
the Twenty second Street school this
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. The pro-
gram is as follows:
Vocal Solo-Miss Myrtle Calls.
Recitation-Edna Christie.
Instrumental Duet-Misses Ada and
Margaret Scull.
Declamation-Mr. Archie Shank
land.
Vocal Sclo-Miss Lydia Buckmau-
Address-Rev. Mr.. Wexford
Recitation-Miss Nellie Frank
Vocal Solo-Nrs. Boswell.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

Miss HaIdeman. who mas been
spending two weeks with fp1ends ana
relatives in Richmond and petersburg,
has returned home.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. William Allen Bains
returned Yesterday from their we'd
ding trip in North Carolina.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

lightfully entertained a number OF
young people invited TO meet hr. anu
Mrs Tignor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

Miss Grace Walton, who has been
visiting friends here. left yesterday
for her home in philadelphia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
Permitted by Charter.

Under the city's charter, the coun-
ell has the right to redistrict the
city at any time it may desire to do
so. but the number of the wards cam
not be changed.
Just how the matter will be pre-
scented TO the council is not known de-
finitely. but it is said that the mayor
may make some suggestions along
this line in a special message. Mayor
Jones will not discuss the matter In
any way and his attitude on the pro-
position is not known.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

solidly against legislation sought by
the members from the First and
Fourth wards.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

Miss Bette Goodwin, who has been
visiting her cousin, Mrs. James Gle
ments, on Twenty-sixth street. has re-
turned to Norfolk.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

Miss Katherine Behr has returned
from washington. d. c.. where she
visited friends. She was accompanied
home by Miss Alice Fenton, of Wash
ington who will be her guest here.
Miss Bessie oliver left yesterday
evening for her former home in
Johnstown. Pa, to visit relatives.
Miss BESSIE Gregory. OF Lynchburg,
is the guest OF her cousin, the Misses
Gregory, CT Twenty-ninth street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-02
MAN IS FOUND
DEAD IN ROOM
Police Will investigate Death
of William Harrington,
Alias Nolan.

William Harrington, alias William No
Ian, a blacksmith was found dead in his
room at the Colorado hotel shortly after Z
o'clock last evening by the hotel clerk
Harrington hal Deen drinking rather
heavily during the last two days, and II
IS believed that his death Vi : caused from
excessive drinking. Harrington has been
employed by the Hyrum Silver Iron Works
company for several months. but has been
lsSing off for the last three days His
body was removed 10 O'Donnei's under
taking rooms. where it viii be held pend
Ing an investigation as to the exact cause
of his death.
Three days ago Harrington left his po-
sition al the iron foundry. saying he was
going 10 take a vacation for few days.
He began drinking heavily two Gays ago,
IN company with two other men, lie was
found in a drunken condition about -
O'Clock Friday night by friends, who in
sisted thar he go to bed. lie went To his
room and was not seen again until found
dead last evening The police were noti-
fled of the finding OF the body. and will
make "A com Dlete investigation as to the
cause OF dea n
Harrington has been staying at the Col
orado hotel for a few weeks, but little is
known Of HIM or whether he has fam
hg. he was IS years Of age, and formerly
lived in Park City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-02
PRINTER is INJURED.
Picks Scrap with Policeman Who
Declines to Drink.

W. { McRae. printer, went on the
warpath Friday afternoon in front of
the Buffalo saloon. and it is alleged ne
tried to administer a whipping to Patrol
man A n. Kast. He failed in his at
tempt and in return received a rather
painful injury to his right arm.
The policeman's story is that MeRae
met Kast on the corner Of Second
South and Commercial streets and
insisted that the officer take a drink
with him. Kast refused the drink, where
upon McRse became abusive and made
a vicious swing on kast's jaw. Kast took
hold of McRae's arm and placed IL be-
hind his back but McRae Kept up his
fighting and during the sCuffle wrenched
his arm. He was taken to the police sta
ton and charged with being drunk and
resisting an officer. On account of his
injury he was allowed TO 60 home on the
promise that he would be IN police court
this afternoon.
McRae says that he met the policeman
III q saloon and. on inviting the latter
to drink. received a push that upset him.
He got up and struck at the officer, who
grabbed him by the wrist and broke his
arm at the elbow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-02

his side and devoted himself to literary
composition. until his slaves and hounds
had beaten up the game and chased it
into the nets.
We are afraid that modern expert opia-
ion would detect a little of the molly
coddle in this If we remember correctly
the illustrations which appeared In the
Sunday supplements. the proper thing IS
to do your own beating up leap frOei
cTag to crag with an agility that wouO
shame a chamoIs. pull savage beasts ous
of their 1airs with your bare hands ana
sling them about by the tails like a very
Enceladus, that bold hurler Of up-torn
tree trunks who caused even Olympus to
tTemble. Still Pliny bagged three very
fine wild bOars on the occasion in ques-
ton, and the prominence Of the first per
son pronoun in the account gives the rec
ord all the earmsrks of the most modern
standard Of yeracity. But after all he
was willing to confess that he was the
veriest weakling, desidiosissimus, IL COM
pared with his busy urcls. who would go
to the Roman emperor before daylight to
see what official task was assigned to
him for the Gay, We arc afraid that a
senator hammering at the doors OF ~
White house at } or o'clock a. m. would
be hurried off to jail as q dangerous
crank
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-02

of blazing ruins. I was stunned at the
completeness Of the disaster.
Never in my life have / felt so strong
an impression of death; not soul living
in this smoking charnel house; not hu
man voice. 1t was a terrifying sight.
Ruins were piled upon ruins. Among the
debris l saw furniture and women $
clothing. A house cut in two revealed
three stories, a red, very red parior bed
in which a man lay dead. crushed by
falling beam; a bridal chamber from
which the bride. seeking to escape, also
lay dead on the threshold: another,
parlor in which there was nothing but
a mirror and portraits of King Humbert
and Count Cavour. / could bear no more.
My heart bursting with grief and horror.
I asked the eternal question.
The survivors; perhaps 900 or 5000
the dead-perhaps 25.0O0 or S0.0O0-whO
knows?
Il obtained a row boat and crossed.
under beating rain with death in its
soul the sinister strait, still agitated by
the horrible crime il had committed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-02

the ruins OF the prefecture. Two brave
WOskmen finally reached them and
brought them out. but the two children
died in the arms of their father
\ young girl arrived here today from
Reggie. after walking eighteen miles
practically without clothing. Finally on
the outskirts Of CatanzarO q monk
stripped off his habit and gave it to the
unfortunate.
Another young woman Of Reggie was a
prisoner for forty-eight hours on the
NTH floor Of her home. She called for
help, which none dare give her because
Of the unsafe condition of the walls FL
nally, when a fireman braved the danger
and brought the girl down. she was found
10 nave gone raVing mad. Her mother
ana father, two brothers and a sister
were lying dead IN a room beside her.
Violent scenes were witnessed here to-
day when train started for the Reggie
district The commissioners were taken
by assault and men broke in through the
windows. Several persons were injured
in the scuffiing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-02
ORIGINAL STRENUOSITY.
The Elder PIiny Set Hot Pace for the
Roosevelt of Today.
New York Evening Post)


The idle few who find time in these
days to pick up the once famous letter
writer of ancient COmun will recall that
interesting picture Of the daily life of his
still more famous uncle, the elder Pliny.
The younger Pliny gives US a gentleman 8
word for it that when his uncle had with
drawn from the distractions of the city
to his country estate only the time of
the bath was exempted from his literary
lsborS. And then, for fear Of being mis-
taken. he specifies that he means only
the time when the old gentleman was
actually in the water. While the slave
attendants we're doing the scrsping and
rubbing essential TO the bath Of Ro-
man aTistoerat, a reader stood by, filling
his masters insstiats mind with the con-
tents of some useful book.
When the nephew was obliged to trsv-
eTSe the streets of Rome he was aecus-
toned TO walk. But Horace had long
before found out that one could not de-
vote himself to letters while walking the
streets of Rome There were the muddy
swine to rush under your feet and trip
you Up, the huge timber on its way 10
the top of some new skyscraping teHe-
meHt ready to slip its leashing and fall
on your head. OF the heavy funeral
wagons ready TO run you down Evil
IDENTIFY the brains Of him who walked the
streets OF Rome must be right at home
and not off to the haunts OF even the
s0berest Of the MUSES. So the elder
PUnv when Obliged TO use the streets
had himself carried in litter with his
reader at his side, or an amsnuensis. if
he was in the mood for producing rather
than absorbing. And when travelling in
cold weather. he saw to It that the
hands of the smanuensis were carefully
protected, that frost-stiffened fingers
might entail no loss of precious time. His
nepfieW's habit Of going on foo; he Sc
verely csnsured, because of its manifest
sacrifice of moments which might have
been turned TO mental Improvement
That admonitions Of this kind were not
wholly lost we may infer from the fact
that the young man. when oct boar
hunting one day, sat with his spear BY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-02
PLAN OFFICIAL ACTION.
Congress May Vote Assistance Next
Monday.

Washington. Jan. 1-Instead of taking
a days vacation. as had been planned
originally. President Roosevelt will re-
the nation may show in a substantial
way its sympathy with the Italian people
in their great hour of need and distress
AS outcome of the day the president
hopes to be abe to formulate a message
TO congress to be laid before that body
when It convenes Monday, recommend
ing specific action on the part of this ma
ton.
The president has asked Senator Hale.
acting chairman of the committee on ap-
preparations and chairman on naval af-
fairs, TO discuss the matter with him to-
morrow For similar purpose the pres
ldent viii invite members of the cabinet,
Secretary of State Root. Secretary New
berry and Assistant Secretary Bacon. The
views Of several leaders of the house
probably will be ascertained during the
day by the president
The question OF diversion of the sup
plies designed for the fleet on its arrival
in the Mediterranean sea, of direct ap-
preparation to be sought at the hands of
congress for the relief of the people of
southern Italy and other proposed meas
ures of relief will be considered in ali their
phases at the conference at the White
house tomorrow.
Several persons believed to have been
in the earthquake zone in Italy regarding
whom information was asked are report
ed safe in the dispatches received at the
state department today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-02

sacrifice contributed by poets and eonse-
Grated BY legend he says to under
stand the benefit of the work the queen
is accomplishing in Messina. The people
call her an angel OF charity and never
was the name used with greater Justi-
fication. Her dress is the same as that
Of work girl She does not care for
herself and is only anxious to assist
others
4 have seen her everywhere at the
points to which nobody had dared to go,
assisting in dressing wounds. her voice
broken by sObs and her eyes fearful But
she accomplfshes her sacred work with
motherly tenderness and with a heroines
strength"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-02
CHURCHES FOR HOSPITALS.
Naples Turned Into One Vast Ward
for Care of Helpless Victims.

Naples. Jan. Up to the present time
coco persons from the earthquake zone
have arrived here. The hospitals are all
filled and the churches. public halls and
theatres are being fitted up to receive
others. Many of the injured were taken
by force to the hospitals, becoming fren-
zied with the idea of being compelled to
enter the Institutions.
Three tank steamers filled with drink
ing water have left here for Messina A
large number of the persons saved by
the sailors Of the Russian WarshiD Max
haroff deprived themselves of food and
drink in order that the sufferings of
the more unfortunate might be alievi-
ated.
At Taormina, Sicily, where = number
of Americans are spending the winter,
it is said that the town escaped with
slight damage.