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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
HAMPTON. PF1OEBUS AND OLD POINT.
COFFiHS AND SKELETONS,
UNEARTHED AT BUCkR0E
Grewsome Discovery Made by Mayor
Thornton r. Jones and a Party
Of Friends.

During the past several days I'VE
or six collins. containing skeletons
of persons, have been washed up from
the shores along lower Buckroe
Beach. II is supDsed that an old cem'
etery must have been placed near the
present shores. and curing the years
since the tide has continually es'en
away the banks until the graves have
been Inundated.
Last Sunday Mayor Thornton T.
Jones and a party Of friends made the
grewsome discovery of several OF the
collins. The lids were eaten away.
but the bottoms aud sides were ssill
hanging together. In the boxes were
found the bones Il the bodies that
had been buried IN the casket.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
Jury Acquits One and Court
Enters q noNe prOsequi N
Simons' Case.
TURNED OVER TO U. S. OFFICIALS
Three Alleged Piekpockets Freed Of
Charge Against Them in Circuit
court, Given into Custody Of De-
putty United States Marshall Mil
Ter.

After trial lasting all day, George
Sheridan was acquitted of the charge
Of picking pocksas by a jury In the
Elizabeth City County Circuit CourS
yesterday afternoon. making the sec
end of the three alleged ght-fingered
artists to escaSe punishment from q
jury
Following Sheridan's hcquftal,
JuGge Edgar f. Montague, the com
monwealth's attorney, stated to the
court that he saw no reason fer NJ
tenn ting to convic; Moses Simons, the
ahird of the tric, and asking that
nellie prosequi be entered in the case
against Simons. The court said II
thought the action of the prosecuting
attorney the proper one. and so Tar
as the state authorities are concern
ed Simons is free.
Are ted in Curt.
Immediately upon the decision Oh
the jury. Deputy United States Mar
shall Miller, of Norfolk, with the per
miss. ION of Judgs Robinson, arrested
Sheridan and then went 10 HAMPTON
iail, where he also took charge OF
Simons and Shapiro. The men were
then taken L. Old Point for pre-
liminary trial before United States
Commissioners William, Baulch. who
remanded them back to Hampton JAIL
pending the hearing today.
According to the detectives attend
ing the trial there are four separate
warrants against the three men pend
ing in the United States courts and
the officers feel that conviction Will
be had in one of thqa cases. The men
answer &c. robbing people on Old Point
reservation on the return of the fleet.
The trial yesterday was bitterly
contested by the opposing attorneys,
hut the state was unable TO get be-
fore the jury evidence sufficeintly
eong to warrant a conviction
Me- srs. II. NJ Smith, of Richmond,
and Fay S. Collier, who representa-
the three prisoners, contested every
point and prevented the state from
introducing important evidence
against the accused men. The defense,
as in the case OF Shapiro on Monday,
did not deem il necessary to introduce
any evidence and the argument was
confined 10 one hour for each side
The same jury that passed On the
guilt Ct Shapiro was accepted for the
Sheridan case
The fury celebrated forty minutes
before reaching the verdict OF acquit-
tai IL was said that the first ballot
resulted in four for conviction ana
eight for acquittal- The jury TOOK
several ether ballots and finally all
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
Small Nave Of Animation Followed
by Lapse into IaPpldness.
SEVERAL SUDDEN DROPS N PRICES
More Cheerful News From Kansas
Relieves Anxiety on Account OF
crops-General Setback in the
Final DEALINGS.

KEW YORK. May 25.-Ihe stock
market today did not reflect much
| inclination to resume active specuia'
| ton on the part of operators of great
| importance. The anxiety felt yes
| terday on account of the nature oil
some of the estimates was somewhat
relieved today on account of more
cheerful views of the situation. but
this relief failed to revive the stock
market.
The small wave of animation dur
ing the first hour. during which some
effort to lift prices was made. was
followed by a lapse into torpid con-
ditions, which promised the dullest
day for many weeks.
There We're several instances of a
sudden relapse in the price of spe-
cialties not of the first rank. which
have been pushed forward into un-
wonted prominence in the recent
past. The inference was suggested
that support was being withdrawn
from some stocks of this class ana
that advances had been brought
about to facilitate needed financing.
There was traceable some influence
for depression in the news of the
progress of the strike of the Georgia
Railroad and the dimensions which
the trouble was taking on.
Some interest attached to the In
spired announcement that j. p. Nor
gan and Company had withdrawn
from connection with the proposed
merger with number of small fer
tilizer companies in the South. That
project had constituted the basis for
some speculation in number of Sc
curities concerned. and they felt the
effect of the abandonment
The early drop in United States
Steel threatened an interruption OF
the daily succession of snew recoru
prices which that security has been
mailing. but this was avoided when
II stifened to 61 late IN the day.
This belated movement was of con-
siderable sympathetic effect on the
whole list In the final dealings
there was a general setback in which
Reading, st. Paul and Western Mary
land were particularly weak. Busi-
ness left off duh with prices On the
down grade.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales.
par value, $4,000. u. s bonds
were unchanged on call. Total sales
today 4sO.s00 shares. including: To-
bacco. 500: Atlantic Coast Line. 900;
Chesapeake and Ohio. 3.400: Louis
vile and Nashville, 500; Norfolk and
Western. 500; Reading. $500; Sloss-
Sheffield. 800; Southern Railway, l.
500: Southern preferred 600; Tennes
see Copper. $1,000: United States
Steel, 800; Virginia Carolina Chem
ical. 1900
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
NEWPORT NEWS HiGh
SCHOOL TAXES ONE
Great Game Pulled Off on New Park
Diamond During Rain Yesterday
Afternoon.

For the first time in many years
Newport News High school baseball
team wen victory over the Hampton
High school nine on New Park d-a-
mond yesterday afternoon. when the
visitors took the locals into camp 10
the tune Of to 4.
The confess was pulled off during
a heavy mist of rain, and the grounds
were in miserable condition for good
bass ball, both If the pitchers suffer
ing greatly ewing to the wet balls.
Burbanks did fine work for Hampton
striking out IL OF the visitors, but he
allowed nine free passes to first ana
the Shipbuilders found him for hits
when they counted. Newport News
got eight hits off BWbanks and won
the game by making three runs In
he third and two in the seventh SeS-
sions
Garner was IN god Trim for the
Shipbuilders. He gave six Hampton
men free tickets to first, struck out
eigh. and allowed only four singles
during the nine sessions. Garner kept
the four hts scattered. Hampton
made three runs in the fifth and ano-
Their in the eighth inning
Hampton had one error credited 10
her, while the visitors had two
The game was a warmly contested
one and the fact that he grounds were
in bad condition, with the rain TO add
% it, caused the game TO drag along
at times.
Newport News and Hampton eacn
has won a game this season and II
I is likely that he two teams VIII ger
together to clay OF the tie and settle
the matter Of championship for 1919
Here is she score by innings OF yes
terday's contest:
Hampton 81. 49,. 5000 80 W.
Newport News e.. e.. 0OSO Oe-s
Batteries-Barbank and Briuing'
ham: Garner and Hudson.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
NEGRO MAN ASSAULTED
rs WIFE WITH AN AXE
Fred Dennis, While insane, Attempt
ed to Make Mince Meat OF
His Spouse.

Fired Dennis. a colored man, prob
ably while temporarily insane. at
tempted to murder his wife. Margaret
Dennis, with an axe a. PoqucSon,
York county, last Saturday.
The negro began chopping at his
wife and the woman's arm was bro
ken. She received several cuts OH
the head and arms before she could
escaped. DR.. Fay S. Sinclair attended
her.
Dennis was sent TO the York county
Jail for thirty days, pending the out
come OF a commission TO Inquire INTO
his sanity.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
manufacturers AT SPRINGS.
Electric Motor Makers dave Drive
Over Mountain.
(By Associated ress.)


HOT SPRINGS, ARK, May 25.--s.
l.. Nicholson, of~Pittsburg. Pa. presi-
dent of the American Association OF
Electric Motor Manufacturers. pre-
sided today over the firs- annual
meeting oil his body now In conven-
ton here at the Homestead hotel.
Sixty members are present. The
minutes of the last meeting were
read, following snort address by
President Nicholson and the report
of the executive committee.
benjamin A. Franklin read paper
on Cost accounting which was dis
cussed by the members.
In the afternoon there was a drive
over the mountain roads followed by
big dinner party given at Fassifern
farm.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
New YORK None MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 25.-honey on
closing bid, y; offered at l%. Time
loans stead and dull; 60 days and 80
days, 2Aa2iz per cent; six months
3a3h.
Close: Prime mercantile paper. 51s
to 4 per cent; sterling exchange
steady with actual business In bank
ers' bills at 4S6.25a4s6.S0 for GO day
bills ana at 1880 for demand: COM
mercial bills. Assn a4S6A; bar silver
52%; Mexican dollars, A.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
Wheat Still Going Up.

CHICAGO, His. May 25.-Wheat
prius aga.n rose 10 new high levels
for the season when the May delivery
sold at 1874 and July at ll9l2 per
bushel today. Ccrn and oats also con-
tinued their upward flight. May corn
scoring a new high mark at f5h'
while May oats advanced to 63. Pro-
visions were strong as a result OF the
bulge in cOarse grain.
Articles Open High. Low. Close
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
SUPERVISORS TO MEET.
County officials Will Take Up I'm
portant Matters This Morning.

The board Of SUPERVISORS of Eliza
beth City county will meet In resu
lar monthly session at the courthouse
tlis morning.
II is expected that he commission
eas on the proposed stone road vii
make report and that several mat
tiers of interest will be taken up.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
WON ANOTHER SCHOLARSHIP.
Miss Rose Psrramore, Hampton Girl
Took Hioh Honors at Cooper's Union


Took Hiah Honors at Coopers Union.
Miss Rose Paramore. the daughter
rf DR.. and Mrs Thomas II. Para
more. in Hampton Roads, not only
received a certificate of graduation
from the Cooper's Union art depart
ment in New York. but also won a
scholarship eutitling her to complete
her art studies by taking complete
course in miniature and poT1rsiture
work.
Miss Parramore last year won the
fun scholarship and this year carried
OF houCrs by completing the cousse
in one year and again getting scno-
Iarship that is prized as one Of me
highest concentrations given by INC
union. Miss Psrramore has returnt a
10 Hampton to spend the summer va
cation with her psrents-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26

FOR SALE-A PROFITABLE AND
well located Dairy with guaranteed
route. Purchaser can buy or lease
farm. Call or address F. NJ. CAT
LETT. Phoebus, Va 5-2s
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
GAG DAY" PROVED
GREAT GIG SUCCESS
Large Sum Of Money viii be Realized
Through IN. Efforts OF eovca-
tionsI Association.

Tag Day was success.
That was the verdict Of those who
had charge o. the FIRST tag day
pulled on in Hampton. From early
yesterday morning until late last night
The Youngsters and the ladies' IN
charge Of the event hustled and the
tags sold nicely.
los; hov much money was realized
cannot b. estimated unsii all the CON-
mitfces hive reported TO the Ednca-
tioual association.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
Baltimore Produce Markets.

BALTIMORE, ND, May 25.-Whea'
-firmer: spot contract, sl.s0a$l 81
southern on grade, s1.46%asl.5O%.
Corn-frmer: spot contract. slssa
x: southern yellow. 77haslh.
Oats-firmer; No. mixed 62aiz.
Rye-firmer; No. 2 Western domes
tic, 90a91.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26

FOR SALE-LOCUST AND CEDAR
Posts. also all other kinds. Eec'
trio Saw and Planning Mil. A M
TENNIS. proprietor. foot Of Shields
street, Hampton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26

IN NEW oUARTsss-core and
see the beautiful display OF PoTTEo
PLANTS. CUT FLOWERS. az ere
HAMPTON FLORAL COMPANY, 20
East Queer Street; Phone 235- II. ;.
CUNNINGHAM. Manager
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
PLAY RESCUE TODAY.
Hampton Peninsula League Nine to
Meet Visitors on New Park.

This Afternoon the PehIhsuIi
league team CT Hampton and the
strong nine from Rescue. Va, will
cross bats on New Park diamond.
The contest should prove a close
one. Rescue has defeated a number
OF mines this season. including the
Fort Monroe team.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26

Congdons Pharmacy accurael
compounds prescriptions.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
Whites Case Up n,daY.

Today m the Circuit Court the case
OF Eddie White, notorious negro
charged with assaul.ing Charles Sha.
piro and Moses Simcns with a knife
while in the county jail. will be taken
up before Judge Robinson and jury
White also has two other indictments
pending against him. White is sad
by the police authorities 10 be one
OF the slickest criminals they have
t. deal with locally
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26

signed the veedic. of acquittal.
Sher.dan's wife and baby. and Mrs
Shapiro occupied seats in the court
room during most of the Gay.
Commissioner Baulch, after con
ference with the attorneys represent.
ing the three prisoners and the Unit
ed States authorities. named Friday
June 4, at noon as the date for the
preliminary hearing. The commits
sinner refused bail and remanded me
men sent back to Hampton jail fol-
safe keeping until they can be carried
IN Norfolk
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-26
FOR CITY sEReeAnT-wALTEE
&. OWENS.

7 take this method OF asking ny
friends for their support Tor CITY
Sergeant. subject 10 Democratic Pr
mary. Ny record Is my reference.
I'm WALTER G. OWENS,
Evening star., 1909-06-15
COMPLETES The ASSESSMENT
REAL ESTATE BOARD FIN
ISHES ITS ANNUAL TASK.
Value Of Improvements in the Dis
trict Of Columbia During Last
Year $4,000, 900.

The board of real estate assessors has
completed it's annual assessment OF all
new structures and additions to old struc-
the past year. Members of the board es-
innate that the assessed value of all the
improvements in the District during the
last twelve months Is about ST. 600, 600
AS none of the property has ever before
been on the tax rolls it will add, at the
old rate Of taxation, a large income to
the District.
The board announced today that the
lists Of improvements. with the assess
ment. will be open for inspection by the
public next month, and complaints will
be heard by the board of equalization
and review between the first and third
Mondays Of July.
Tax Due Next May.
The tax on these assessments will be
due next May. but it is pointed out, the
law permits OF no changes as late as that.
The annual assessment roll this year,
amounting to about $5,OOO.OOO. will no,
be as large as that of last year The
preceding one contained the assessment
of the railroad terminal improvements,
which alone amounted to nearly 5000. 90,
and therefore was unusually large.
The board Of real estate tax assessors
is soon to receive notices regarding the
destruction or removal of structures dur
ing the last year: and q consequent re-
duction in the assessment. as it now
stands on the rolls. VIII be made by the
board. The reduction in the total as
sessment for this cause is expected to be
small In proportion to the increase due
to new building.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
DENY FILIBuSTERING CHARGE
AGENTS FOR DETAINED YES
.SELS MAKE EXPLANATION.
Say the Nanticoke and the Dispatch
Are to Be Used for Com
mercial Purposes.

NORFOLK. Va, June 15.-The steamer
Nanticoke and the tug-yacht Dispatch
the former detained at Franklin. Va, and
the latter at Norfolk. for alleged viola
ton of the neutrality laws In connection
with a supposed contraband expedition
for Venezuelan revolutionists. are. by ad
mission made here today by their New
York agents. bound direct for Maracaibo
Venezuela, but 1t Is denied that the YES
sells have any connection with any fill
clustering project.
Ira NJ. Levy of New York. representing
the New York firm of Kates & Co., ex-
porters. has filed application with Floyd
Hughes, collector OF customs at Norfolk
for clearance papers for both the Nanti-
coke and the Dispatch. The destination
OF each Is given In these papers as Mara
caibo and Capt james Tidmarsh. com
manding the Nanticoke. says he expects
to have his clearance papers So that ne
can sail tomorrow.
Mr. Levy stated that Collector Of Gus
toms Hughes has forwarded to Washing
ton a report that q careful investigation
has failed to develop anything suspicious
against either the Nanttcoke or the Dis
patch, and that local customs officials
have advised him that the way will be
clear by o'clock this afternoon for the
boats.
Thorough Examination Made.
Collector of Customs Hughes and spe-
cial government agents have made a
thorough examination of both the Nan
ticoke and the Dispatch, but found moth
ing aboard Of either but coal. water and
provisions. The customs agent late yes
terday broke all closed compartments OF
the Napticoke, but found nothing contra
band.
The revenue cutter Pamlico moved ur
the Blackwater river last night ant
anchored close by the Nanticoke He,
officers today reinspected the suspected
steamer. They will file report also, bu,
even this shows the Nanticoke to be free
Of contraband.
May Be Detained Longer.
The two boats may. in the opinion OF
local customs officials. still be detained
here pending the completion of an in
vestigation which the government is sup.
posed to be making regarding the con.
signees of the Nanticoke and Dispatch a,
Maracaibo.
Agent Levy says that the Nanticoke
and Dispatch have been purchased and
are consigned to T. Arriens. a merchant
of the Venezuelan capital, and that the
two boats are to be used for commercial
purposes In Venezuela. He said that un-
der the new regime OF President Gomez
confidence has been RESTORED. and Ven.
ezuelans believe there Is a great CONNER.
cial futur for their metropolis
Evening star., 1909-06-15
WOUNDED BY LION.
Member of Selous-McMillan Party
Mortally Hurt.

NAIVASHA. British East Africa, June
ia member of the party of T. c.
Selous, the African hunter, and George
Mcmillan, nephew of the late Senator
Mcmillan of Michigan. was brought in
here yesterday mortally wounded by a
lion The mans name is Williams and
he was in the service of Mr.. Mcmillan
as a secretary. The encounter with the
lion occurred in the Sotik district where
the party has been shooting.
The Roosevelt party left here ten days
ago for the Sotik district, but nothing
has been heard Of the expedition since
its departure
Evening star., 1909-06-15
READY FOR AUTO RACES.
Big Force Of Men Preparing Crown
Point-Lowelf Course.

CROWN POINT, Ind. June 15.-Work
on the rough two miles Of the east leg
Of the Crown Point-Lowell automobile
parkway began at dawn today. a hundred
men being employed. The morning
practice of drivers who will compete
in the races Friday and Saturday had
been called off, but the machines of one
camp disregarded the order. They did
no great damage. however. With this
stretch Of road in shape 1t is now more
Evening star., 1909-06-15
II he as the head OF the party is content
they should be.
INCOME TAX PUT UP TO VOTE.
Provision for Constitutional Amend
ment Submitted by Mr.. Nelson.

Senator Nelson today introduced an
amendment to the tariff bill providing for
the submission to the several states OF
the question Of amending the Constitution
of the United States SO as to give Con-
gress the right to levy a tax on income.
The amendment Is similar to that intro
duced by Senator Brown.
The proposed amendment is as follows:
That Congress shall have the power to
lay and collect direct taxes on incomes.
from whatever -ource derived. without
apportioning the Same among tho several
states"
Evening star., 1909-06-15
generally admitted that fast time will
hA rncciAlo

be possible.
parations to care for immense
crowds on the days Of the races contin-
ued at Crown Point. Special trains to
the course will be run from Chicago
every twenty minutes after midnight
scheduled from all the big cities Of the
central west. Warning signs were post
ed around the course today. small blue
banners being placed at all culverts and
bridges. Seventeen telegraph stations
are being installed along the route to
notify the judges stand of any acci-
dents or changes in the positions of the
contending cars during the races. Two
big bulletin boards fronting the official
race to the spectators at that place.
There will be two hospital stations.
one at Crown Point and the other at
Lowell. Two auto trucks will act as
ambulances.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
BJoRNsoN VERY Low.
Norwegian Novelist Reported t
Have Suffered a Relapse.

LONDON, June 15.-A special dispatch
received here today from Christiania saws
that Bjornstejerne Bjornson. the Norwe-
at Laurvik. has suffered a relapse and
is in a critical condition.
He had a paralytic stroke June &
Evening star., 1909-06-15
THIEVES RETURN SURPLUS.
Needed Only $1,000 and Restored
$4,000 Balance to Victim.

SEATTLE, Wash. June 15.-Mrs. George
Shea Of Duluth. who notified the police
May 30 that $4,000 which she had con-
cealed under the mattress OF her bed had
been stolen. has received $4,000 in a letter
signed Two Thieves
The writer's say they used 5000 to fur
nish their home. Having no further use
for the money, they returned it to the
owner.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-30
jim SAVAGE TO
MIX IT UP AFTER
LONG RETIREMENT
Orange Heavyweight Will Fight
jim Donovan, of New York,
Ten Rounds Tonight.

Jim Savage. the heavyweight of Or
ange. and Jim Donovan, of New York.
Will box ten rounds in Browns gymna-
SUM, New York, tonight, and a fast
battle is expected. Both are In fine
trim and trained hard for the affair.
Savage weighs about 10, and Donovan
tips the beam at about l65, 1t will be
the star bout of the evenings enter
tainnent, and a large number of local
followers of the pugiiistic game have
sent In their application blanks to the
club.
This viii be the first appearance of
Savage in the roped arena in a long
time. He has decided to meet many of
the light heavies in the future, and has
done some stih training under the tu-
forage of Chris Freeman, running daily
over the mountain and mixing it with
several sparring partners OF the cable
road at the mountain top.
Donovan has been working out In
some of the big training camps In the
vicinity of Manhattan and told Savage
a short time E that he expects to
knock his head off. He is of the opin-
ion, too, that the Orange fighter has a
weak stomach, and will try hard to
double him Up in the early rounds. Saw
age, however, has been training y
overcome his former weakness in his
stomach and now claims to be able
to take car of any punishment that
may be directed his way.
When Savage ran a foul OF Sailor
Burke, on June 30, 1906. Donovan was
a.. Il ,I4Nf -1-1-l $50,