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A Surprised Bishop,

Froln the London Chronicle.
AZ to the proper superscription Z cor.
respondent writes: Ny brotherinlaw 10
abroad. and one Of my sisters 10 dealing
with his correspondence. One rather long
n ohatty letter required q reply. Il
was signed Kenneth A. q L" MOI know-
Ing h familiar nickname this might
conceal, h was obliged to address the
reply to Kenneth. A. q L, ESQ" The
bishop OF Argyll and the Isles was . little
surprised.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-08
MEAL WAS

London, July 6.-The robbery Of lew
els valued at $500. 1000 from a Regent
street restaurant, has been reported Ia.
Scotland Yard by q traveller named s.;
Goldschmidt. OF Paris. The loot, which
was In handbag, consists OF 10 pearl
necklaces and q number OF loose pearis
and diamonds.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-08
SIR THOMAS Upton
WILL TRY IT AGAIN

New York, July 6-pispatehss
from Glasgow that Sir Thomas
Upton was ready 90 challenge
aaAln for the Ameriea's cup under
modern racing rules, and that the
Royal Ulster Yacht club had de-
eidsd 20 inquire Of the New York
Yacht club on what conditions q
challenge would be received, were
read with interest by ~yachtsmsn
today.
Members Of the New York Yacht clut
said when the inquiry Of the Roya
Ulster was received that meeting
be called. It can be stated thai
the attitude Of the New York Yacht
club has undergone no change since
years ago, when q challenge by Sill
Thomas was turned down on thu
grounds that the conditions that tn,
cup contest were provided
by the deed of rift and that the clul
had no right to alter them.
In brief, the New York Yacht club In
sists that the rule Of measurement
permits the greatest spread O.
canvas on q given water line without
regard to displacement shall prevail.
Glasgow, July Sit is understood
here that the Royal Ulster Yacht clul
has decided to invite the New Yorl
Yacht club to disclose definitely on wha'
conditions q challenge for the America
cup would be received and what con
cessions would be granted.
This step will be taken with a view
to an early challenge II the reply Is q
all favorable.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-08
|A ! PRESIDENT
Has CLOSE CALL
Zen Soldiers Killed in Wreck,
abuts0 eneral Simon Escapes
|ssg ssssESsss$ Unharmed.

pft au Prince. Hayti. July 7.-Gen-
6ls11IsAntoins Simon, PRESIDENT OF Hayti,
6ndsasSnATroW escape In a serious rail-
100 accident rear Beudet last night,
Thos@presidential train collided with !
AeellGht train S Several cars were
MMSagrocked$ and1O soldiers were killed,
Ills soneE0thers sustained injuries
ssS @presidentswas not hurt. After
a gtxlnG orders for the clearing away 81
&&4S@s9Wrockago and the caring OF the
s1i85nrSsdaEishe mounted a horse and rode
1aEk Port y Prince.
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DAPTIoTs CHooUE CHICAGO,
Portland. Ore, July 5.-The northern
Baptist convention today selected Chi,
caGo for he annual convention next
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-08
CANNON INJURIES FOUR
@ 0oYS; TWO MAY DIE

WlLkeabarre, Pa July d cannon
night In North Wilkesbarre, and
four boys were 20 badly injured that
two Of them may die. Michael Me-
ssllulty's left hand was blown off,
Th0Inas Calla has lost an eye and
$3Alnes Dougherty n Anthony Poerko-
sWtt1 were perhaps fatally burned.
ss@k xplodtn9 snrecrackers set fire to the
dfo1slsof 10-year-old Rosa Lituske and
was fatally burned. a
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-08
DEATH IN PHILADELPHIA.

4h1ladelphia, July THE first death
s1n.4this city from fireworks was re-
corded last night, when Mary Gluck.
q III years old. died from burns re-
scelved on Saturday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-08
,mph!" snorted the Squire. Don't

hut what's the uste arguin' about
it?" broke in Lem Fisher. "Hain't I
told you-uns over and over ag'in that
Al Farthing didn't have to go down to
Sugar Valley In order to knock over
poor Karl? Hain't I told yeh a.ready?
It's clearer n mud to me. Don't you see
how strange It was that he and Tom
should be over there 40 miles away on
The one night of all the year when
lhey might haye to give an account Of
themselves? See 1t now, do yeh? I tells
fou still there's something awful about
hss-something awful. There's pow
Eowin' in Recovering his voice
's~ossstots'a been pow-wow1n'."
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Nxxxxxxx*
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

the rebellion of 9S against England, and whose punishment took the form of ban ishrhent for life, these memoirs will cover a brilliant era in American civilization.
 The history of the Graham family is closely interwoven with the social life or this country. There are also to be brief references to the court of Louis Napoleon, to the American embassy in Constantino- ple. to Schloss Miramar, Maximilian's pal ace at the head of the Adriatic, together with historical extracts from private man. uscripts giving a description of the old Patterson mansion in Philadelphia, where were entertained the notables of two con- tinents.
 Miss Annie Kendrick Walker of Brm- ingham was selected to prepare these me- noirs. No better selection could have been made for the work in hand. Only l0o copies of the memoirs will be printed, each copy numbered and the plates destroyed. .sHenrjk Ibsen The Man and His Plays,
 bv Montrose J. Moses. (Mitchel Ken
 nerly)
 MT. Montrose J. Moses. former Mont gomery boy, says:
 we cannot very well separate the man Qbsen) from his work. We must, to some extent reach an estimate of the man s ability by means of the full value which he himself places upon the work At the last Ibsen reminds one of extinct vol cano; we lookdown the crater of his life and wonder whether he has obtained the most from the fires which burned and fickered and went out in the ashes of old age. There is note of vain regret sound ed during his final years which would in- dicate that much of the truth of life was missed by him in his zealous regard for the welfare of humanity. The sarcastic
 r. Duck represents change of base from the cynical levity in Loves Comedy
 Had Ibsen ceased to exist after the publication of Emperor and Galilean, QS73) he would have been a great poet among Scandinavians; he would have been a man of one poem. Brand. in Germany It was through his modern social and sex
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library and opened the door. Ills head was still on his arms. and I knew that in all those hours he had not moved Still without speaking I went over and knelt beside him. If he would let me stay there-if he would only let me stay, And then for the first time I noticed the bright steel of a revolver on the desk before him. With a cry of horror I caught 1t up. He raised his head
 No, l have fought that all out You need not be afraid" And then. in a voice that was almost cold. "She died yester- day at the hospital. The child died with her"
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have pierced him to his soul. Poor, lame Barbara, learning her dead mothers secret, employs every means to keep this secret from her father. In this praise worthy endeavor Barbara is almost thwarted by the jealousy of Aunt Miriam, but fate stepping in at the right time-it always does-restores the sight to the blind sufferer only time enough for him to read certain words intended for another, but which he believes were intended for him. This great joy was too much for the old blind man. for he collapses under the which the hard-hearted friends heretofore referred to, might say was Just as well, for the daughter, Barbara, was soon to become the wife of Roger, the son of the man whom the dead mother loved, who had caused all the trouble. Barabaras 8 mother and the blind mans wife had so loved Rogers father that she had killed herself while Barbara was yet a child. The killing being done that the wife might not prove untrue to the devoted old man whose name she had taken
 Miss Reed has a strong following in this country; her books have run up in the hundred of thousands, that is, in cluding all F books.
 All of her stories are clean and uplifting at least that is the intent, and if people will not be uplfted by books or anything else it is not Miss Reeds fault on the contrary. Books are as good as anything, better than. some things, when the uplift act seems necessary. Particularly if we can work on somebody other than our own selves.
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Love and Misery.

From Every ybody's Magazine.
 For hours l sat huddled on the stairs. The only feeling of which l was clearly conscious was a longing to be near him. If he should need mel would be there. No sound came from the library After while the clock in the hall struck three-a deep muffled sound. And again that tense stiffness settled over the house.
 At dawn once more I crept down to the
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the stage where she has given pleasing sketches of olden time negro life.
 Birmingham claims Miss Finch as it's very own and would succeed in holding her on some of her visits to her mother, Mrs Julia Nicely Finch of Birmingham. if New Orleans and New York and the birth records didn't fight for their own. This reviewer once gave Birmingham the credit for Miss Finch and was promptly called down by other parties at interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

ual dramas that his name became inter national and that the technique overcamc in an interesting struggle the technique of Scribe and Dumas in the theatres.
 The Vikings at Helgeland' and The Pretenders' will outlive "A Dolls House and 'Rosmershom; Peer Gynt' and Brand because of a certain large hu- man universality of character which they both contain, will be of more value by reason of their imaginative conception than Pillars of Society and An Enemy of the People. which are more local and timely in their social and political scope.
 Ghosts representing a modern exam pie of Greek precision, of fatal inevitble- ness, of perfectRess in marshallng cir cumstances, will become individualized be- cause of the Greek characteristics
 No man has exercised more profound influence upon modern thought and GUS toms than Henrik Ibsen.a
 Poet playwright, purist, politician, phil- osopher, he has dominated the stage of intellectual interest and today no one who wishes to understand the development of modern ideas can afford to disregard that strange, impressive personality
 To the student of the drama and to the student of the large world-dramas of life, MT Moses charming book will be found most entertaining and instructive. It deals lucidly and comprehensively with the man and his environment; with the methods. his message and his enduring influence Each of the dramas is treated Geographically, critically and with full details of its stage history, and a com plete bibliography is appended
 Miss Lucine Finch of New Orleans and New York has in the February number of the American Magazine delightful little sketch Aunt 'Liza'-reallv a charming study of the old negro mammy as she was and. in some few eases, as she still remains, unchanged by negro ad- vancement. The story is very delightful It is source of great pleasure for tn, friends of Miss Finch to note her reall, great success in the magazines and or
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A Veteran.

From Smart Set
 They say her married life was one long series of battles"
 Yes. she always refers to her alimony as her pension
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New Dress Goods for Iprmg-A
 Oery S.stensve Otock

44-inch Stripe Mohair in all colors and white and balck; self stripe, 75c seller at .59c 36-inch Black Peau de Soie Silk, same as sold at $1.50 on sale at. .98c 19-inch Messaline Silks in all the leading shades for spring; same as sold at 75c on sale at. 59c 36-inch Black Satin Ouch
 ess, same as sold at
 $1.50 at .$1.19 24-inch Suskana Satin in
 30 shades for lining on
 sale at .59c
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44-inch Self Stripe Wool
 Taffeta in all leading
 shades on sale at. .89c 44-inch Satin Wool Stripe
 Directoire Cloth in all
 spring shades on sale
 at =. pl'UO Black Dress Goods Bar
 gains.
 46-inch $1 Batiste at. 75c 46-inch $1 Chiffon Pana- ma at .75c 44-inch $1.25 Stripe Taf- feta at ...... .$1.00 44-inch $1 Stripe Taffeta at -. ..... tSC
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Memoirs of the Graham Family," by An
 nle Kendriok Walker. cTobias A.
 Wright, New York.)
 Memoirs of the Graham Family will shortly be published by Mr. Tobias A. Wright of New York. The edition will be limited to 100 copies; 1t will be attractivey bound and Illustrated with rare and hith- erto unpublished portraits.
 These memoirs are to trace the history of one of the most distinguished American families Beginning with the period that marked the coming to America of certain illustrious families who had taken part in
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
CAPT. PETER E. SMITH
DEAD IN GLOUCESTER
Brave Confederate Soldier Swan, Out
Out Into James River at Night to
Place orpedo Under Ship.

News was received in Hampton
yesterday of the death OF Captain
Peter f.. Smith. brave Confederate
soldier. which occurred at his hOm"
in Gloucester county during Wednes-
day night. Captain Smith. who was
righty-five years old. was well known
in Hampton and he was a prominent
man in Gloucester county.
During the war Captain Smith. who
was acquainted with every inch Of
tn" channel in the James river and
in Hampton Roads. distinguished him
self H.: swimming out into the James
one night and planting torpedo IN
der one OF the government; vesse!S.
The vessel was blown up.
Following the close OF the war Cap
tain Smith for years ran a line ~
small vessels from Gloucester to Bal
more and other cities. He also
was a merchant and farmer.
A number of people from Hampton
will go to Gloucester toda Wo attend
the funeral services.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
COLONEL 10WNStEY TO
COMMAND FORT MONROE
Highly Esteemed Officer to Succeed
Colonel George r. E. Harrison at
This Post.

Lieutenant Colonel Clarrnc" p
Townslel United states artillery
CORPS, has been named as thu com
manding officer Of Fort Monroe. the
United States artillery school and
Of the district Of the Ch"Sap"ak"
here. as the successor OF Colonel G
r. f. Harrison. retired.
C2loE-l Townslcy. who was a, on"
time quartrrmastrr At Fort Monroe.
has been commanding officer OF tn"
district of Pensacola and Fort Bar
rancaS. Fla.
Colonel Townsley. VINO was at on"
most popular and widely liked quar-
termastrrS ever stationed at Fort
Monroe
II is expected that Colonel Towns
ley will arriv" at Fort Mon.," within
Il few days. when he will immediat"-
" assum" charge of the post VIII. n
includes the artillery school and tn"
district of the Chesapeake.
Colonel Townsley will be succeeded
in Florida bv Colonel W. = Ncwcomb.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
MOTHER TOO Ill TO
ATTEND SOA'S FUNERAL
Mrs. Sarah Cook May Die as Result
Of Injuries Received in a Fall
Wednesday Afternoon.

Mrs Sarah Cock. the aged mother
Of the late Mr.. Rosser Cock. who's"
funeral was held in York county yes
teriav morning. is desperately i'll IN
her residence at JeffS. as the result
If a fall on Wednesday,
Mrs. Cock, who is seventy-slX years
old, attempted to step Out of door
into the ward OF her nome, when sh"
slipped and fell. landing on tn"
ground about four feet below. Her
son had died but few hours befor"
this with pneumonia and the gray
haired mother was heartbroken from
the bereavement.
When picked up i; was found that
Mis-. Cock had not sustained broken
hCne but the shock from the fall
caused her to become unconscious.
Wednesday night pneumonia dcvel-
oped ana when the hour OF tn" funeral
of her son arrived yesterday morn
ing Mrs. Cock was herself lingering
close to deaths door. Dr. Smith. who
is attending Mrs. Geek. said last night
tina; the chances ore decidedly against
the recovery of the aged lady. and
he vas inclined to the opinion that
she would hardly live tnroueht I'll"
next twen,y-four hours.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
Suicide of Veteran.

RICHMOND Va. Jan. 2l.-Af er
threatening several times to end his
life because of an incurable disease.
Henry P. Ellington. who served in the
Confederate war with Company G.
First Virginia Reserves infantry. shot
and killed himself in Lee Camp Sol,
diers' Home this morning. death oc'
curing in that institution at 2:2J
O'clock.
Inmates at the home said this morn
ing that thew had heard Mr.. Filing
ton often express a determination
TO commit suicide at the same time
declaring that his suffering was IN
beara6Ie
Mr. Ellington lived at 3S11 Es ST
Broad street when he made applica
ton to be admitted to the home two
years ago. He was held in high es
TEEN bv all who knew him and his
tragic death is greatly regretted al
the Soldiers Home.
Resides a widow. Mr.. Ellington
leaves one sister. Mrs. II. r. Gaines
ami son. Mrs. Gaines and Mr. f!
lington's sen visited the Soldiers
Home to-day TO arrange for me fun
eral
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
WILLIE DAVIS NEGRO BOY,
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
Jury in the Circuit Court Returned a
Verdict Of "Not Guilty" Yesterday
Afternoon.

Willie Davis. a negro boy. was tried
and acquitted Of murder by a jury
in the Elizabeth City county circuit
court yesterday. he was arrested on
the charge CT stabb.ng to death a
colored boy named Chrles Broken
borough. in Phoebus. The two boys
had a dispute and Davis is said to
have stabbed peterborough twice.
Davis put up the plea Of self-de-
Tense and claimed that the stabbing
VS. more CT an accident than an act
of premedi;ate murder.
Messrs Fay S. Collier and b. A.
Lewis and J. Thomas Eewsome. the
cOlored attorney of .,ewport News.
defended Davis. while Judge Edgar
l. Montague was the prosecuting at
torney.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
Private Detectives Discharged.
(By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, d. C. Jan. 81
The services Of Brown and Baldwin
the private detectives who Were paid
SIS OoN for their work in following
up the members Of the d scharged
battalion Of the Twenty-ffth infantry
and securing confession" from
Boyd Conyers. one - the number.
have been dispensed with.
The war department has not abar-
doned its effort to scCTrs evidence
as 10 the identity of the men who
did the shooting. hut has practically
decided ihat private detectives have
accomplished all that ran he expected
Of thcm
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
MRS. CARDWELL DEAD.
Wife Of Court of Appeals Judge
Passes Away.

RICHMOND. VA. Jan. 2i.-Mrs.
Kate Cardwell, wife Of Judge Richard
Henry Cardwell, died in her home
AT Hanover Courthouse at 1880
O'Clock this morning. after 4 lingering
illness. which caused many OF her
friends and relatives 10 make inqul-
rieS as 10 her condition.
Mrs. Cardwell was about siXty-sev-
IN wears old. and had made her home
in Hanover since her marriage TO
Judge Cardwell. February 9. 1863. She
was daughter of Edward {. How
ard. for many years clerk of the
city council e Richmond. She was
his eldest daughter. Her father died
in 1885.
.esides her husband Mrs. Cardwell
is survived by several children. who
are Misses Lucy. Lizzie. Kate and
Julia Cardwell. Mrs. Keith Taylor.
Willie Caldwell. Mrs. Williams and
c. =. CardweiE@
Mrs. CardwelI also leaves two sis
terS-IIrs. Jchn G.. Howard. Of Ash
land. and Mrs Florence SpierS. OF
Prince George county, AMI three half
brothers. Overton. Thomas p. and NJ.
p Howard
When McClellan's forces entered
Hanovo: county. Edward c. Howard
sent his daughters to Madison and
il was there that Young Cardwril met
them and fell in love with Miss Kate
who subsequently became his wife.
and presided with grace over his
happy household.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
Few Unprejudlced Venlremen Appear
in CarmaCk Murder Case.
MOST PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN S|OES
Others Unwilling to Serve IN Case
Where Public Feeling So Intense
One Talesman Expresses Emphatic
Convictions Another Celebr atec
IRy Associated Press }

NASHVILLE, TENN. Jan. 2l.-Th"
second day in the effort TO secure :.
Jury in the trial o. Colonel duncan
T. Cooper his son Robin Cooper and
former Sheriff John. Sharpe, charged
with the murder of former Senator
Edward w. Carmack, closed with only
six men in the box, a gain OF but TWO
over the day before. This was "A
distinc, disappointment not only TO
sides.
The delay is attributed to TWO
cauSes---one is that it happened that
most of those examined today ar"
residents of Nashvill" CT vicinity.
where the case has been fully discuss
ed and where most of the people have
taken sides.
The other reason is that few men
Nr. willing to serve upon jur!
which is called TO deCiue case in
which the feeling is so intense. IL
is difficult TO find men who DO not
know some OF the defendants. espec
iallv John D. Sharpe who was sheriff
of this county for four years. AMI
who thus was thrown into contact
with most of the citizens.
No Rancor Between Lawyers.
Cooper senior. TOO, has been IN
politics Tor years. In spite OF IN"
bitter feeling between tn" two lac
lions. there is apparently the best OF
feeling between the attorneys.
There has not been the slightest
dispute so lar. and during tn" RECESS.
or between sessions. counsel On both
side mingle freely.
Unlike the night rider trials al Tn
ion City. only $50 miles away. there IS
no display OF weapons.
Even the deputy sheriffs on duty
are unarmed and laugh at talk OF
trouble.
J f. Curtis. one OF the taleSmen
examined. when asked if he had an!
.reiudice against the defendants
startled the court by enchanting IN
Il loud voice:
Eyes sir. they ought to have been
hanged long ago.
Court IN Testing Mood.
When the name Of 4. GOt;o was
called a deputy said:
Mr. Gotto just celebrated his 1"oth
birthday yesterday and
II presume ne is not over 1t yet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
FUNERAL OF MRS. AskEW.
Services vii! Be Conducted from the
Baptist Church This Afternoon.

The funeral OF Mrs. Cloe A. Askew,
who died al her home in Fulton street
Wednesday night. will take place
from the Hampton Baptist Church at
3 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. E. P.
Jones. u. D.. the pastor. will conduct
the services and the interment will
be made in Oakland Cemetery.
Messrs. c. w Hickman. T. A.
Cook, William A. Peasants. James
Turner and Perry Moore will act as
ral!bearers.
Mrs. Askew was horn in Ncrth Car.
olina on August n. 1896. and came
to Hampton abo-f ten years ago. she
a Christian woman and devout
member of the Baptist churnh. Mr..
George W. Askew is the surviving
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
REV. W. g. wRAY ENrERrA,p,s.
Gave Reception to Members OF His
Bible Class Last Night.

Rev George W. Wray. pastor OF tn"
FRS; Methodist church. rendered \
reception I'm his nome, in Locust
T. rect. to the members of his Bible
class. During III" evening. music ana
other features "Iad" up tn" program
Delicious refreshments were served
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
We have moved our stock or hard,

We have moved our stock or hard
ware. paints. etc. to No. 2. King
street. next 10 Merchants National
Bank and under the management Of
Mr.. l.. NJ Boyhan. will continue In
close out tho entire stock II and BE-
low cost
Mr.. Boyhan has also In connec-
ton with the business. opened a
general repair shop and respectfully
soscits your patronage
I22.2t RANSONE HARDWARE co.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22

remarked the court. we will excuse
Che young man
When court adjourned the state
mad seven OF its Is peremptory chal-
lrngeS and the defense eleven OF its
y
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
Thirty Days for william Powell.

Thirty days in the county Jail was
the sentence handed out to William
POWELL. a negro by Mayor L. p. Fur
ness in the Phoebus police court yes
serday morn'ng Powell was charged
with assauling a colored woman.