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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
RECORD TIME MADE IN
TRYING CRIMINAL CASES
Six Convictions Secured in Seven
Days, Sentences Aggregating To-
tai of Thirty Years.

cord time was made in dispOslng
of criminal cases at the regular Sep
TENDER criminal term Of the Corpora
ticn Court, which ended yesterday.
Six convictions were secured in the
seven days. the sentences aggregating
total of 80 years. Ten prisoners
were tried in the seven days, two be-
ing acquitted, the jury being unable
to agree in the case of another and
the fourth being found mot guilty
on a technicality and will be tried at
the next term of the court Two days
was consumed in the trial of the case
on which the jury could not agree
so that the nine other cases We're
tried in FIVE days.
Following are the names of the per-
sons convicted. the dates of the trial
and the sentence given each:
Wednesday. September f5.-idelia
Clarke, colored. malicious wounding.
sentenced to one year in the State
penitentiary. WingfeId Boiling, COL
ored malicious wounding, sentenced
to two years in the State penitentiary-
Thursday and Friday, September 10
and Il, were taken up in the trial OF
Mary Williams, colored. charged wI.p
the malicious wounding Of Ellen Ajax
ander. the jury being unable TO agree
Monday. September 20.-Wisam
Minis. alias Sam Minis. cclored. ma
Iicious wounding. sentenced to three
years in State penitentisry-
Tuesday. September 21.-Lester
Lane. white. malicious wounding,
sentenced TO four years in peniten-
tiary.
wednesday. September s2.-RslDh
whiting. coiored. murder OF Walter
.FIcmminx. sentenced to fifteen years
in State penitentiary-
Thursday. September 2S.-Edvsrd
Timberlake. colored. HOUSEKEEPING
and larceny. sentenced TO five years
in state pcnitentIary
Friday. September 2L-Ciara Hall,
malicious wounding. acquitted.
When the last case had been tried
Yesterday. CAPTAIN Charles G. Berke-
lev. Who prosecuted the cases for the
Commonwealth. thanked Chief Of Pc
lice Reynolds fer the assistance the
pclice department had given him in
The cases. All Of the witnesses need
I'd in the cases we're on hand prompt
IL and there was no delay IN any OF
the trials.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
North End and Athletics Close Pen.
lnsuId League Season Here.
HARO-FouGHT CONTEST EXPECT 60
Athletics Are Fighting to Finish In
Second Place, While North Enders
Have Pennant Ciinehed-very Sue
cessfuI Season.

Today will mark the closing OF the
second season OF the Virginia PENN
sula Baseball League, the North End
crs and the Athletics closing the sea
son at the Casino park at $3.50 clock
this afternoon and the Hamptonians
aud ArtIllerists playing the final game
at New Park diamond. Hampton.
NCrIh End already has clinched the
remnant this year. but the Athletics
are fighting hard to finish the sea-
son in second place and they will put
forth every possible effort TO win from
the leaders this afternoon. rhey are
now tied with the Artillerists for
second place, but if they win today
and Hampton trims the fort nine they
will finish behind the North Enders
with the fort in third place and
Hampton, winner of the pennant last
cellar position.
Simpson is to pitch today for North
End and Bristow probably will work
for the Athletics. A fast and hard
fought game is expected and record
crowd is looked for if the weather
conditions are favorable.
Following will be the batting order
OF the two teams:
Athletics-Johnson. CT. Roaten, c.;
Land, 3D.; Read, IF; Patton, 1b.;
Hautz, IT,, Rice, 2b.; Stuart, S.; Bris-
tow. p.
North End-Powell, CT Maloney,
IT,: O'Hara. 3D.; Hill. h.; Shaver,
SIS: Harrison. RI; Bryan. c.; Hughes,
3D.: Simpson, p.
The present season has been a very
successful one for the league and es-
pecially for the North Enders and
the Athletics. The home teams have
played all of their home games at
the Casino park and big crowds have
attended every game. The teams start
ed the season in debt. but they not
only paid OFF ell obligations. but have
declared dividends" every Saturday
afternoon for two months or more.
While some effort is being made to
enlarge the league next season. the
Local tsaMs prefer 'hst It ~
1t is. The race this season ~
close and the games have es csff
patronized and the leagus -
paving basis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
He6Ro SERIOUSLY WOUNDS
SELMA chief OF POLICE
Posse is Pursuing oHscers esssiIsrt
and Violence Msy Follow
Capture.
nv Associated PresS.l

RALEIGH. y. C.. sept 2f--Whl
Bower. a negro. shot and seriously
wounded Chief Of Police Griffin. OF
Selma. this evening near the plant Of
the Selma Lumber Company. where
the oficcr had gone 20 queil the shoot
ing affair among the negroes At the
mill
Bower. when hslted by the obcer
turned and emptied the contents 81
a gun into the side o. the osscer- posse
IL pursuing the negro and violence
may b. done him n be II captured.
a. feeling Is running hiEr.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
CUTIcURA CURED HIM
Eczema Came on Legs and Ankles
Gould Not Wear Shoes Because
or BAD sCAlING ANO HCHING

yhrvp ben successfully cured 81 dry
erzrrna. wa inspecting the removal q
norio,,s wersis from The cc.rr ~ river
and was constantly IN the dast from the
weeds A. night ] ci~ansed my limbs
but felt a Dricklv scnssfion. paid NO
attention % u foT two years but ncticen
q sc1sm on nv ieEs Ike tsh scaies. did
not attend n !; Until y came u be zoo
itchy and sorc and bezan rcttinf NO
r,.rnir.e so-rs. Nv ankles wcrr Ell sore
sad rosfl,v ard could not wrsr shocs-
II hsd - ti~e ~arpct ard felt slipprTS for
w-ris. ] cot = cake n the Cuticcra
eorn ana s0r.,e Cufic-srn Oirtnrcnt- In
L. than fns dars I could put On ny
l.o-t- ard In 1oes than thru rcrks uas
-. from the confounded itching Capt.
Oesrrr p. Biiss. Chiof ~ poiice. Norrtst
Manitoba. Mar. %. %. and s~pt. "a. 'oe-'
postsr Drus cnsn- Corr 50 FfoDs- D'ss'o-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
coRoNEe's JURY REPORT.
Elsie siseI Was stransIed by Leon
Ling. Verdict Says.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Eisie Sigei'
the young missionary to the Chi. 9. .
Of this city. was stranglcj T. d. iti'
by Leon Ling. according 20 v-iioi
Of the c0roneT's iury render,
With the police Of the world hrri
for Ling ever since the girl y s1i-
dered on June 10. the formal an
nouncement Of the causc Of her death
has been delayed b. the chemists ex-
animation Of the body. Their report
that stomach contained crsot di5 not
alter the iury's conviction.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
SHIPPING REPORT
Friday, September "a, 1909.
Arrived.

Steamer Armenia (Ger.) Schmidt.
New Orleans-to Atlantic States Coal
& Coke Company for bunker coal.
Steamer Joseph W. Fordney,
Lavarge. Sabine Pass-to Atlantic
States Coal & Coke Company for
bunker coal
Steamer Sterling GU. S. naval col
lier) Hampton Roadside White Oak
Coal Company in ballast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
NoRUEGA DUE NOBODY.
Norway Mexico Gulf Liner Bringing
PASSENGERS and Freight Here.

The Norway Mexico Gulf Liner
Noruega is due to arrive at this port
Monday from Christiana. Norway. with
about 30 first-class passengers and
a cargo OF import freight. Nearly all
of the passengers and much of the
freight is to be discharged here.
From this port the Noruega is to
proceed to Havana and Vera Cruz and
she will load exports here for the
Cuban port.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25

( N and the fuel coal will be taken
i ~ on lighters and loaded through
u fde ports.
y s-menia Is a big freight and
= a. tramer and this is her
81 sore in many months. She
rsuUete TO sail this evening
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
: GARCIA IN Port.

Esndsor,e Craft Proceeds to Ship
yard to undrgc Repairs.
d her owner. Commodore Rich
&. of the New York Yacht Club,
ard. the handsome auxiliary yacht
ola arrived at this port yesterday
crning from New England and pro-
seded to the shipyard to undergo re
pairs The vessel will be here sew
eral weeks
The Garcia came here last fall and
was oyerhauled and repaired at the
yard and her owner was so well pleas
ed with the work that he decided
to corAe here again this year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
Calendar for Today.
Coal for Santiago.

Carrying a cargo Of 1920 tons OF
bituminous coal. the British steam
ship Eva steamed from this port yes
terday for Santiago. Cuba The Eva
was the first ship to carry provis-
ions from the United States to the
relief of the earthquake sufferers in
italy early this year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25


t.,sss al.se, PRAYER was offered b.
me Rev r. B. Egglestcn, Of thu
Third Presbyterian church. and al
opening HYMN was sung by the chill
dren OF the home.
"Thereupon Major A. Y. Courtney
as chairman of a committee com
pose1 of the representatives OF al
the blue lodges of Richmond and Man.
chester and of Richmond Command
cry, No .. and Washington Chapter
No. 9, Royal Arch Masons, by re
quest of Colonel Richardson, took
charge and proceeded 10 present to the
board OF governors the portrait OF
Judge Wexford.
In presenting the portrait the
chairman paid high tribute to Judge
Wexford, who though now in the
eighty-second year of his age. is still
Young IN head and heart.
Speeches on the life and character
of Judge Wexford were also made
by Colonel Richardson. w. Chase Nor
ton. f. p. Thompson. Samuel p. Wad
dill clerk of Henrico county. and
Colonel Alec w. Archer. secretary OF
the committee.
after a closing hymn sung by the
children and benediction by the Rev
DR.. Eggleston, the company adjourned
10 the private diningroom and par
took Of lunch which had been pre-.
pared by Mr.. Boisseau. the superin-
tendent Of the home"
Judge Wexford is the father OF Rev
E. T. Wexford, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church. Of this city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25

Westminster Bible class. Wm- ,
Hughes teacher. A cordial invitation
T. extended TO every man IN the city
20 study the word ~ God with Us
We vii Try % help you. Your pres
cncs viii help us. Visit ns. Saobstt
school 81 sac o'eiock Gooc sing
i<k.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
Naval Collier Here.

The United states naval collier
Sterling arrived in port yesterday
from Hampton Roads TO load full
cargo Of coal at this port. Her desti-
nation Is not known.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
eorredyk Headed This Way.

The Holland American Line steam
or Gorredyk steamed from Rotfer-
dam for Newport News via Baltimore
on September %.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
Sailed.

Steamers Eva (Br.) Howard, San
tiago: Santona (Br.) Boyd from
Brunswick) Bremen.
Schconers Davis Palmer. McKown.
Boston; Dorothy B. Barrett, Irwin,
Boston.
Barges Cienfuegos for New Bed
ford: Baravia for Providence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
DIscHARGING SAND BALLAST.
Scuare-rigged Ship Edward Sewall
Preparing to Load Coal Here.

The big square-rigged ship Edward
Sewall which arrived in pert Thurs
day from New York. is discbarging
500 tons c. sand ballast at this port
before loading cargo of coal for one
CT the United States naval ealing STA
tions in the Pacific ocean. The YES
sci is anchored off the local coal
piers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
Many scho0nsFs Leave Hampton
Roads With Favorable Wind.
STORM FOLLOWS Their OEPAPTg8t
NortherIy Gale Blows Up Al ceist
and Many of Craft Prohas'l "'ii
Arrives in Port.

With a westerly " nine
miles an hour yestera. 1rninS
favoring their sailing, a b. feet OF
coal-laden schconers put te sea from
Hampton Roads. Many of the schocn-
ers are from this port, the most OF
them bound north, but a few are
southbound
A few hours aft ~ passed
out of the Virginia lie from
the north, blowing "a hour,
swept down the cess t"s up a
heavy sea, and II j. aKsf t many
of the schooners tn re7t a1c early
in the morning viii core frying
back If they can ar0or.
The vessels bound VII ave
rough time Of il IL e at,e pit 10
pass Care Hatteras.
Among the vessels 'el I'D 10
sea yesterday morning -. - ooD-
ers Mary Z. Palmer fi1s N ner,
Dorothy b. Barrett. W nam
Dun. William E. Dow E1a Roy,
Harriet c. Kerlin. Nj Is 2. nson,
Henry w. Cramp. jaime ar
tina p. Small, Indepent Alis Va.
Colburn. Alice HolbrOol l- n
ington, Ella A. Scribh' 3 4.
Davidson. Charles Dav, e
B. Phillips Charles Within n
H. Yerkes, Crescent, VIII =
son and John B. Manning, 'tH
so put to sea but their names could
not be ascertained. Nearly all of the
vessels named above loaded cargoes
- ooar or ihis mort
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
Carries Cargo of Oil.

The American steamship Joseph w
Fordney arrived in port yesterday
from Sabine Pass cnrcute for New
York to load bunker coal. The vessel
has a fun cargo of oil on Board
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
SiOOP YACHT GOSSIP
] ARRIVES SAFELY IN PORT
Little Vessel Was Reported to Have
Been swamped in Chesapeake Bay
Early This Week.

FThe Z little sloop yacht Gossip
II the hampton Roads Yacht Club
feet which was reported several days
,go to have been swamped in Chesa-
,eake bay. arrived at this port yester.
lay morning and dropped anchor
within the break water near O'o
Dominion pier A. The vessel came
n before the storm and is riding cut
he rough weather here before pro-
seeding to Norfolk.
! When the oyster police boat Com
podore Maury arrived here Tuesday
ind reported a yacht swamped on
NolfATrap light. it was thought that
The EASEL was the Gossip. which had
sot been heard from for several days.
Much anxiety was felt in Norfolk con-
corning the boat. but this ~
ed to some extend when 1ssn
known wednesday night -aF
sunken craft was the mo ~ -
White Wings.
Another yacht, the mar q a
could not be learned, arrived .F >
terday morning and is t7s.< II
anchor north OF Pier A. : Fs--el
is of schooner rig will - r. Is
and also belongs to fhz 4ls. on
Roads Yacht Club feet
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
CANNOT LOAF aTls as.
German Steamship Erle-is Must
Take Coal Fr~ 3d. n

Owing 10 the fac - 1s has
side ports instead * ~ bunker
Patches. the German -e - y Ar
menia. which arrived ester
day from New Orie- - -.f'u'e for
Hamburg b. load fut- 8 II not
be able 20 load AZ p rr coal
docks. The vessel i ie1H = the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
Cleared.

Steamer Ed OBJ Howard, San
tiagc-Berwiank sAite Coal Company
Steamer Armenia (Ger) Schmidt
Bremen-Atlantic States Coal K Coke
Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
Our Pupils Pay

or the best instruction TO be had
AL NC furnish It. The results We
obtain are not only gratifying TO US,
bat firms employing our graduates
are always well satisfied Investigate
our school methods. claims and To-
suits. Day and night school. All com
mercial branches taught. Graduates
placed in positions.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
LIFE SIZE PORTRAIT OF
JUDGE B. r. WEXFORD
Presented to Henrico County Masonic
Home by Richmond and Man.
chester Masons.

The Richmond News Leader yester-
day said:
"A life-szed portrait of Judge Bev-
erly r. Wexford, past grand master
of Virginia Masons and a former
president OF the board OF governors OF
the Masonic Home. in Henrico coun-
~. was presented last evening q
committee represent SsssT 1oa
and Ns@r. &C. alaSSsr >
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
GOING TO swITHFIELo.


Accompanies by = crowd 81 l7cai
fans. the picked team Of the Norin
Fndcrs ard The kfhiciics VII journey
over ~ Smithhcid Monday TO play
the second game Ct the Championship
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
THREE BIG GOLFERS
TO LOAD {
Handsome Steamers E<rsa. ssdsr
and Ne Sc Due u ~ ~
Take Csrece 81

Three big America ffers-
the Maiden, Everett - oss- =
are tn load cargoes v97azt tne
Zeal coal docks ID The
Mslrose is due here 1cf fc'{S>- tne
Maiden is due Tuesday sa1 ne
Everett should get here Thursday
The vessels will take 7.5ee tons each
and all are consigned to the New Riv-
.er Consolidated Cal Company.
These three vessels we're built by
the Fore River Shipbuilding Company,
Quincy, Mass. and are The lsrges;
and most handsome craft OF tteir type
afoat. For sometime there has been
talk Of the United States navy buy
ing the ships for svai col
iiers. They are OF 1ir nown as
the 'seIf-trimmlngT ,e - can be
loaded quickly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
dip DO MINIoN L IN {

oLD DO MINloN LINE
Daily Service
a. FOR NEW YORK
f@N From "ompapy's Wharf
NSSA Norfolk. foot Of Church
street every week taf
Z at 700 p. NJ.
FARE-First-cia one way. $500
Round trip. limit thirty days. 314.00-
meals and berth In stateroom In.
cluded.
Steerage. without subsistence. $50
TICKETS on sale at G. 4 o AaiE
way Ticket Once.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers Brandon and Berkeley
leave Pier "a" $3.50 every evening"
passengers only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COM
PANY, James River Day Line Tor
Richmond and all James River land
| lngs. Steamer Pocah0ntas leaves
Newnort News. Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays rs S:f5 a. m. ieavs
Newport News Monday. "Wednesday
and Friday at p. M. for Norfolk ana
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton will leave Pier
"A" daily except sunday st 900 .. m.
going to Norfolk. and at 4:s0 =
m. going to Smsthheld. Steamer 40
comac" will leave Pier "A" daily ex'
/ cept Sunday at a. m. going TO
smIthheld and o. m, going to Nor
! folk
All business between New YorE
and Newport News transacted At pies
I No. 6
All business between Newpors
News. Norfolk. Smithceld and locas
| points transacted ut Pier "A" loot Oh
| Twenty-ffth st ~. n. lANp0m
Agent
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25

so put to sea but their names could
not be ascertained. Nearly all of the
vessels named above loaded cargoes
Of coal at this pert.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-12

10 diminish Todav's run consisted OF
about 1000 head Receipts for the four
days give "a total OF 5000 head as com-
pared with 5000 head for the same DAYS
last week and 5000 head for The CORE
snondinE period u a year ago The char
acter Of the offerings Is naturally more OF
less mixed at this time OF the year. With
the ending Of the range season warmed-up
shipments are also beginning 20 appear at
market. such was the nature Of today,s
Fat stock moved readily as usual again
this morning. Competition for sheep and
lambs that were especially suitable for
ing and prices on this kind OF stuff we're
generally strong to right around a dime
higher than yesterday. a string OF Iowa
wcthers brought SOS, fat ewes were good
enough to realize S4.I5 and lambs topped at
1850. Current quotations on fat stock are
right around $4,000 higher than the close
OF last week
There was no appreciate change in feed
ers. outlet for the good classes continues
broad. but buying interest In this stock Is
The last few days have sold at just about
steady prices, however, and today's market
presented no new feature as far as prices
were concerned.
TO choice lambs. S.10a7. 60; fair to good
lambs. Sc. 700I7. 10: good light yearllngs, s.. Is
! $3.50; good heavy yearllngs. S4.90db. 25.
good to choice wethers. A,S565. IS; fair to
fTcS.s' "'''"'SO' f'ir to good ewes "'N"
Quotations on feeder stock: Good 10
choice lambs, $6.1566 so; fair to good lambs,
S.. T0T6.15; light yearlings, S5.OOd5. 80; heavy
yesrlings; t4.50q5, 90; old .wethers, A.l59
ing ewes, S3.7595.5o yearling breeding ewes,
S. .b0d6.O.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-12

NEW YORK, Nov. n.-COTTON-The
market opened steady at an advance of /
point to a decline of IL points, with most
of the active months lower in response to
cables. There was a good
deal of buying at the start and within the
first few minutes prices rallied TO a net
advance of 9q1O points, but later sold off
leaders and during the middle Of the morn
ing the market was extremely feverish and
irregular, with prices about SAT points net
lower under liquidation.
Futures opened steady; December, 1859;
January, 14.7lc; March, 14.90c; May, 15.04o;
July, 15,06c; August, 1890 September, Il. 1Oc
bid October, l2.65c.
Spot, closed quiet, 10 points lower; mid
ding %uplands, 1850; middling gulf, 1920;
no sales.
Futures closed barely steady. Closing
lids: November, 1AS3c; December, 1A50c;
January, 1A65c; February, l4.72c; March,
14.S6c; April, 14.S5c; May, 1495c; June, 1492c;
July, 14soc; August, 14Sci September,
GALVESTON, Nov. n-CoTToN-
ST. LOUIS, Nov. u-COTTON-Higher;
middling, he; sales, none; receipts, $3.50
bales; shipments, 4.651 bales; stock. 1881
bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. u.-COTTON-
Spot, steady; low ordinary, 10 lS-16c, nomi-
nal; ordinary, 11sc, nominal; good Ordl-
nary, 10 Lice; strict good ordinary, l3Iaci
low middling, Is 15-f6c; strict low middling,
14ho; middling, 14kc; strict Kidding. B%ci
good middling, 14Ac; strict good middling
IA 15-16c; middling fair, 10 1-l6c; middlinR
good to fair, II 7-l6c; fair, 10 13-16c, nominal
receipts, S,521 bales; stock, 2G,9i6 bales.