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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30
MRS. FARMER EXoNERATES HUSBAND
Receives First Stroke While Prayer
Half Unuttered-Moan Follows First
Application-Second and THIRD
Shocks Administrations Was
Fatal Declares Prison Physician.
NV Associated Frcss.1

AURI'RN. y. y, March 29< -
Murmcring prayer for her soul. MS.
Mary Farmer was quietly led to the
electric chair in Auburn prison short
" after & Ttl"rk this morning and
,Acc;tscd for the murder of Mrs.
Sarah Freeman. at Brownville, last
April.
The execution OF Mrs. Farm"r-tho
second infi>,icn Ct the death penalty
on woman by electricity in this
State--waS effected without scn:a-
tional incident.
Father Hickey. spiritual adviser OF
the condemned woman. following the
execution gave on; a statement signed
by Mrs. Farmer, in which she declared
tnat her husband. James Farmer. wa
entirely innocent ard knew nothing
of the crime until after it had been
committed
Goes to Chair Unfalte-ineIy.
Mrs. Farmer walked unfalteringiy
to the death chair, her eyes half
closed and claspng a crucifiX in her
hands. One of the officials adjusted
the leg electrode, the rubber mask
was adjusted over the eyes and the
head fastened A spoken word from
the State electrician and the atten-
dants. nurses and Warden Adams
stepped back from the thick rubber
mat upon which the death chair is
placed.
The hand of State Electrician Davis
traced a slow arc with the switch be-
hind the curtain. A half spoken
prayer was halted as the condemned
woman convulsed in the leather har-
ness that bound her to the chair. \
womIa attendant covered her face
with her hands. Only the clicking
of the tightening straps and the muir
room could be heard.
First Contact Lasted a Minute.
The first contact lasted full
minute. the voltage starting al 1910
and being gradually lowered to 200
then raised again to the full limit
OF 1870 volts
The current was applied at 6:c5
O'Clock. The current was shut of
and strange sound half moan and
half murmur came from the woman's
lips
DR.. Germ and DR.. Spitzka applied
! the stethcscCpe TO the heart. while
! Electrician Davis felt the artery in
the neck. Muscular action was noted
by the physicians, and again the cur
rent passed through the woman's body
for period Of few seconds.
Current Applied Third Time.
Once more the physicians stepped
| forward and applied the tests 10 de-
;ermine i. life still remained in the
! limp figure in the chair. For the
third time the State electrician sent
the current through the bcdy.
+; The physicians among the States
witnesses were then called upon one
after another to examine the woman.
and pronounced her dead.
! DR.. Germ directed the prison at
tcndants to remove the body to the
autopsy room. The prison physician
said:
Mrs. Farmer was killed at the first
contact. There was some slight
| muscular movement as Is usual in
electric executions. and the additional
contacts were applied until the ;rem-
ors had ceased She was officially
pronounced dead at sis.
The physicians report thar the au-
to3sy disclosed tina: Mrs. Farmer was
normal in every respect and tina the
brain Shaved no lesion that would
indicate a criminal tendency.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30
virainian to Coach Tulane.

NV VNTsERNS IN. NdTtH -
The athletic management Of Tulane
University announced toasy hat the
football team will DO coachcd during
the coming season by Robcrt x
Brown. for the pas; four years coach
a; Washington & lee Uniy'r-ity Vir'
ginia
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30
c~um's Successor cenarmed,

WASHINGTON. y. C.. Man -
The senate today confirmed the nom
inatson Of Edward W. Durxnt. Jr., Of
South Caroline 10 he collector 81 Gus
toms for the district OF Charleston.
Mr.. Dnfant vas appointed 10 succeed
william ID. Crum. the former negro
collector Of the Charleston port.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30

(Continnce on Sccon! Page.)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30

Confined On Second Psge.)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30

THE DAILY PRESS is the
only newspaper published IN
Newport News that receives the
full news service Of the Asso-
ciated Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30

80, is hereby agreed between the
undersigned. being agents Of the c
X. VI. coaline firms at Hampton
Roads. G. X. ". that no bunkerinc
business at these ports shall BE- IN
dertaken for. or bunker Goals sup
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30

iTmter ought to lie put on the free
is'. and contendci that the duty on
rides ought 20 bc restored. thar the
dut' on tea should be removed and
ih&' an additional Internal revenue
i.,x should he levied upon beer He
also opposed the enactment OF fe1-
eraI Iax taxing inhcrtfances.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30
THE WEATHSn

Partly cloudy and slightly
cooler Tuesday: Wednesday yair;
moderate west winds.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17

CONFESSED TRAIN aossEav.
Thomas I. Gordon Admits That He
Held Up the Oriental Limited.

Fort Benson.-Thomas L. Gordon, q
%. Nor resident Of Fort Benton. has,
acc, rg to the Seattle papers, made
Confession of his completely in the
robbery of the Great Northern Express
Company at Seattle of $4,000, for
which crime Charles ID. Howell, for.
merly OF Hayre. is being held. Cor
don also Identifies Howell as the man
who was engaged with him in pulling
on the robbery, and states that Howell
old the work under his instructions.
Gordon also alleges that Howell is the
man who held up the Oriental Lin.
tied at Bonners Ferry, March Is, 1905.
Gordon lived at Fort Benton some
years ago. 1t is said. driving stage for
some time and also being engaged in
newspaper work. A Thomas L. Cor.
don was sent up from Choteau coun.
ty for murder and pardoned eight
yeas ago. but whether II is the same
man is not known.
Gordon was arrested in Seattle By
]. s. Delaney, a special agent OF the
Great Northern, who is a brother OF
Charles Delaney. who recently resign.
ed his position on the local fire de.
partment and went to Helena. J. 8.
Delaney formerly lived In this city,
being an employee of the Great North.
ern.
Immediately after the confession.
Gordon was arraigned before United
States Commissioner w. II. Hare and
bound over to the federal grand jury.
which convenes April 2. Bail was
then fixed at $4,000. Gordon was then
placed in the county Jail charged with
being an accessory after the fact
Shortly before the steel doors swung
behind him he begged the officers not
to let his wife know of the disgrace.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
READS UP ZELAYA.
Senator Raynsr Makes Fiery Speed
Regarding Him.

Washington, Dec. l3. With dra-
matte fervor and in stirring de-
mandatory tone. Senator Raynor OF
Maryland today addressed the senate
on his resolution authorizing the pres
ident of the United States to take all
necessary steps to apprehend and
bring to trial President Zelaya OF
Nicaragua on a charge of the murder
of Groce and Cannon, the two Ameri.
can citizens recently executed in Mic.
aragua.
The speech was an unsparing ar.
raignment OF President Zelaya, whom
Senator Rayner designated as one OF
the greatest criminals of the age
what / am concerned in now" said
Senator Rayner, "is not n question oil
the biligerent rights of the revolution.
lists or in the cause of their success
their reorganization either as the de
facto or the de jure government. but
the speedy apprehension and punish.
ment Of Zelaya.
This desperate is everything thai
the secretary of state says about him
and a great deal more. If the country
knew what is known in official cir.
cles In reference to his general de-
pravity, 1t would regard the secretary'i
communication as exceedingly tenn
perate as II shows upon its face the
restraint under which he was laborinG
in dealing with such character
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17

Red Cloud, the Indian warrior, died
at Pine Ridge agency, aged S6.
The champion ten ears OF corn al
the National Corn show sold for 1885,
being bought by E. E. Favette OF Des
Moines. This is at the rate OF s2,a4a
a bushel.
Iowa defeated Nebraska in the an
nual debate OF the two state UNIVERSE
ties. The vote was two to one. Inc
income tax question was at issue.
Ave brothers of Blair, Neb-, car
ried off honors at the National Corn
snow as special copetitors for the best
ten ears of corn grown in the state.
A controversy over railroad legisla.
ton will precipitated in congress this
winter. which. in Importance. promis-
es to surpass the legislative conflict
over railroad rates four years ago.
Prize wheat at the National Corn
show sold at the rate of $500 bushei.
the exhibitor buying 1t.
The government of Honduras, ap
pretending an armed invasion, has
proclaimed martial law throughout
the republic.
Congress is to be assai.cd by re-
form organizations within day or SO
after 1t convenes.
Democratic senators met to select
successor to Senator Culberson as
caucus chairman. only to find he had
not formally resigned.
Burlington men believe that II. f.
Byram is soon to become assistant
general manager.
The Phenix Insurance company OF
Brooklyn stands to lose heavily by
alleged Irregular management.
Congressman Hitchcock of Nebras.
ka offered a resolution looking to the
reopening of the Alaska coal land
scandal.
A statute in tribute to C. E. Perkins
railroad builder, has been erected al
Burlington. la.
After January /, 1910. football Is
barred from the public schools Of
Greater New York. This was decided
by resolution at a meeting of the
board OF education.
In a decision the interstate com
merce commission suggests that when
railroads make special excursion
rate to state or county fairs or to
large state meetings, the rate be sym
metrical with other rates of a similar
kind.
The recent snow storm In Kansai
is said to have been a great help u
wheat
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
MANACUA REBELS
REBELLION HAS BROKEN OUT IN
MANAGUA, ZEYLA'S CAP
ITAL CITY.
INSURGENTS TAKE TOWNS
Estrada's Followers Renew Their
Hope. at Prospects Of Aid From
the United States--Capture
Several Towns.

Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. Ire
bellion has broken out at the capital.
The streets are filed with unrestrain-
ed demonstrators. Shouts of long
live liberty, the United States and Es-
trada," fill the air. The police have
made no move to check the mob. IL
Is said that President Zealya has pro-
missed to make public today the an.
nouncement of his resignation from
the presidency.
Bluefield. Dec. 14.-General Estrada
and his followers have taken courage
at the prospect of assistance from tho
United States In their efforts to over
throw the government OF Nicaragua
The United States cruisers Des
Moines and Tacoma and collier Leon.
idas with their crews on board are still
lying outside the harbor. A cablegram
reports that 700 additional marines
from the United States have started
for Colon and this fact is interpreted
as assurance that the marines will be
sent here TO reinforce the bluejacket'
now I'm the habror.
United states Consul Moffat Is maxi
ing tentative arrangements for shore
quarters for the American fightins
men.
An official telegram received at In.
surgents' headquarters here announces
that General Morales at the head oi
a band of insurgents has captured
Tortuga orisi and Supoa. three small
towns on the Costarian frontier. Mo
ralesp reclaimed Estrada president o.
Nicaragua and continued his marci
| to attack the important town OF Riyas
II is noted with satisfaction that since
the arrival of the Des Moines. Genera
Vasquez of the government forces nea'
Rama has redoubled his efforts to OBJ
tain n compromise with Estrada. Gen
erai Estrada now has 2.i00 men.
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE cruise
| Albany and the gunboat Korkton havt
| Joined the gunboat Nicksburg at Cor
| inton on the Pacific coast of Nicara
! qua. Their arrival last night was an
nounced to the navy department to
day. The Albany has $50 blue jacket
| aboard and the Yorkton 155. These
| together with the 155 aboard tn
Vicksburg. are county upon to pro
| tect American interests and American
| lives I'm and around Corinto.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17

German hotel keeper who had the ser
form. To maintain good help in all
the departments OF the hostelry seem.
ed impossible. Then he dreamed what
a sweet place the earth would be II
there were no servants-or rather II
there were servants who would stay
On the job.
In his dreaming the scheme came
to drill girls into every sort Of work
about the hotel and change their oc.
equations before they had time to grow
tired. Thus the cook OF one week
might be the floor maid of the next
and SO on. The scheme went great.
So much that his totel gained fame
as 1.-The hotel of the happy family"
He became the envy Of the less for
tunate men who began drawing away
his help by offering increased wages.
This put the innkeeper to thinking
again. The result was the regularly
launched messenger service. where,
for a reasonable price, one may get
a maid of all work and messenger
combined.
A school was established that the
girls might learn to keep their balance
and temper on bicycle. Thus mes
senger service was added to the many
advantages.
To-day these uniformed girls &C
whirling about the streets on BICYCLES
with q speed the mere sight of which
wonld strike terror to the A. D. +, boy
| Of America.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
POLICE CAPTAIN ACCUSED.
Butte Officer Charged With Serving
Corporation.

Butte.-Charges were filed this nj
ternoon with the police commission
against Police Captain Thomas Nor
ton, alleging that he Is actively en-
gagged in the service of the Butte
Street Railway Company. and he has
been devoting his time to the recent
cases In court in which the street
railway was sued for damages. The
charges are voluminous, and give
specific instances and also refer to a
certain offense alleged to be unbecom-
ing to an officer committed at Helena.
where 1t is alleged the police captain
shot up" the town while intoxicated
and tried to arrest the police of Hell.
ena.
The charges are of the most sensa.
tional nature. and allege that. not only
did Norton approach those who were
to give testimony at the trial, but that
he approached one man whom he sup.
posed was a juror.
1t is current gossip about the city
hall today that from the charges more
serious developments will arise. and
that the case recently tried in court
may be given an airing which will
have bombshell effect.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
INSURGENTS FRIGHTENED
Nicarsguas Panic Striker over Eel
aya's Advance.

Bluehelds. Nicaragua. Dec. IL -
This city, the headquarters of the pro-
visional government has been thrown
into alarm by Il sudden realization Of
the strength of the government army
against which General Estrada. the
leader OF the insurgents had been sup
posed to be making irresistible head
way.
Estrada apparently has been hood
winked by ZeIaya and no one would
- surprised IL the lattcr's troops
D puld appear before the city at any
hour. Estrada is hoping for timely
aid from United States.
II turns out that the conference
which was sought by General Vas
quez. of the government troops near
| Rama, which the insurgents had in
terpreted as "A sign of yielding on the
part of Zelaya's troops, was a blind
| Intended to secure the delay of an
expected battle until the loyal army
, rad obtained decided advantage Of
+, position.
1t is also learned that while Zelaya
| rad kept scattered force before
Rama. his real army OF 1900 men was
hurrying by forced marches towards
| Bluefields.
The report that n descent upon this
city from Rama was possible only by
| river In known TO be untrue.
| General Estrada endeavored to
cover his alarm by informing the cor
respondents at the front that all was
tranquil. with the prospect that Gen.
eral Vasquez and Major Eva would
surrender. Ten minutes after he had
talked with the reporters. the insur-
gent leader had his chief diplomatic
aide. Adolfo Diaz on the telephone
and was telling him what was believed
to be the true situation.
General Estrada declared that the
Americans should send more marines
ashore as vasQuez had apparently
outflanked him. Estrada also express
ed the opinion that requests should be
made OF the United States govern
ment for protection to $50 Americans
In Bluefields.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
GRlDIRON CLUB FEASTS.
Lively Doinss ey Prominent Men At
Annual Banquet.

Washington. d. c.. Dec. 12.-Presi.
dent Taft and members of his Cabinet
senators. judges. scientists and diplo-
matists and men of high station In
public and private life. spent several
hours tonight as the guests of the
Gridiron club in revelry and song and
nonsense, blended with wisdom. They
heard many homely truths told in
strange form and enjoyed many joke
at their own expense because OF the
genial humor In which the shafts Of
wit were concealed. Men of strongly
opposed politics. and others who al
though of the same political party. had
found serious reasons for wide diver
gence were present at the dinner and
listened. no. only with philosophy but
even with glee to the comical exploit
alton of their Quarrels-
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
MARATHON WALTZ STOPPED.
Endurance Dance Lasts Fifteen Hours
At Butte.

Butte.-After dancing continuously
for fourteen hours and forty-one min
utes without nourishment or a drink
of water. three couples out OF fifty
three who started at 10 o'clock in a
Marathon" waltz contest were stop
ped by officers, acting under instruc.
tons from Mayor Charles II. Nevin.
Upon advice from city and county
physicians six girls had been taken to
the hospital. one suffering from rup-
tured blood vessel and another being
stricken with muscular paralysis. 9th
ers Of the fair contestants were in pitt.
able shape.
AS hours dragged along the tongues
of the girls fairly hung from their
mouths. and their male companions
struggled to keep their partners on
their feet.
A fainting girl seemed only to add to
the excitement and zest of the 500
spectators in Renshaw hall. where two
dance hall proprietors had the con
test.
Early in the morning. when the
struggle took serious aspect. the pro-
motors of the contest asked the con.
testants to stop, but none complied
and, urged on by the yelling crowd
the girls continued the grind.
The three surviving couples will be
awarded prizes intended for the sur
viving couple.
These are a gold watch for the mer
and a diamond ring for the girls.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
RUMoRED THAT SWI1cHMEN
MAY MODIFY THEIR ORIGINAL
DEMANDS.
WILLING TO ARBITRATf
Three Cents an Hour, Instead Of Sixs
Time and . Half Instead Of Double
and Other Changes are
Now Proposed.

st. Paul, Dec. 10. Rumors that
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor had recommended
compromise to President Haw1ey OF
the Switchmen's Union of North Amer
lea was partly confirmed by a MEM
Der of the strike committee today.
He said that a compromise was be-
ing considered on the following basis:
Wage. 8 cents an hour increase in
stead of cents asked; overtime, time
and half instead of double time:
holidays and Sundays to be included
as overtime; age limit and physical
examination to be modified to a I'm.
tied extent instead OF the radical
changes proposed at first.
President Hawley declined to make
any statement on the subject.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
PERISH IN RECENT STORM
STORM AND COLD REAP LARGE
HARVEST OF DEATHS
Complete Reports Of Havoc Wrought
by Storm Shows Fearful De.
struction Of Life.

Cleveland. O.. Dec. 1.-THE terrific
storm which passed over Lake Erie
Wednesday night and Thursday reap
ed q deathly harvest and laid waste
more than 100000 worth Of vessel
property.
Late reports show that fifty-nine
lives were lost. that twenty sailors
were rescued. that four boats were de-
stroyed and that one is aground. bad
iy damaged. The summary shows:
Steamer Clarion. burned: Is lives
lost and saved.
Steamer VIC. Richardson. sunk,
lives lost and 6 saved.
Car Ferry Marquette and Bessemer
No 2. wrecked. IS lives lost.
Steamer Josiah G. Munroe. aground.
attempting to rescue sailors from the
Clarion.
Tow barge sunk. no lives lost.
Sailor from Richardson. erazed by
exposure. committed suicide.
No one considers that there is any
chance that any OF the thirty-three
members of the crew Of the Clarion
have survived. Two of the crew are
known to have persisted. Neither is
there any hope now held out for any
of the members of the crew Of thirty
tight OF the car ferry Marquette and
Bessemer No. 2. which has been miss
Ing for four days.
At Conneaut. where all OF the mem.
bers of the crew lived. their friend and
relatives are crowding the docks for
scraps of news. but there is not q
crumb of comfort.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
RAILROADS ISSUE FIGURES
To Support Statement That Strike i
Broken.

st. Paul MINI. Dec. 14.-As sup
porting their statements that tn.
switchmen's strike Is broken. the rail-
roads have begun to publish large dis
play advertisements In local papers In
which the give the status of the
switchmen's strike" In table OF com.
parison between the business done ir
terminals last year at this time ana
also for their entire system.
Governor Eberhart will make an In
vestigation of the strike conditions to-
day and II he finds that traffic Is gen
orally tied up he will at once MAKE
overtures to both sides for arbitra'
ton.
Between twenty and thirty switch
men who have been out on strike re-
turned TO work today.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
Limited in Wreck.

Erie. Pa. Dec. 1.-THE Big Fou
Twentieth Century Limited. No. 26
east bound second section en- route
from st. Louis to New York. came to-
gether In n rear end collision with pas
senger train No. 10 on the Lake Shore
railroad at Northeast Pennsylvania,
sixteen miles from here last midnight
Three Italians were killed. seven Other
persons were injured and twenty-five
cut and bruised. Sleet. which coated
the rails and rendered the airbrake'
inaffeetual. was responsible. Among
the injured was Frank +. Cook. Greer
Bay. Wis, legs cut and ribs fractured
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
NAVIGATION CLOSES.
Believed Thirty-Eight More Have Met
Death on Car Ferry.

Cleveland. Ohio. Dec. l3.-Wtf
twenty-five vessels today Drawing the
gales and Ice OF the Great Lakes. near.
~ all upon their last trip, the shipping
season OF 1909 Is practically at an end,
II is believed that within twenty-four
hours the lakes will be cleared OF
boats and the end of the wrecks and
loss of life is at hand.
Only one boat now is known to be In
peril. That is the car ferry Ashtabula'
which is on a sandbar at the entrance
to the harbor at Port Burwell, Canada.
A heavy sea Is raging and there Is con-
siderable danger that the boat will 80
to pieces.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
SERVANT PROBLEM SOLVED
Baby, Cook, Sew Or Act -
Secretary.

Berlin.-The servant problem has
been solved In Berlin.
Call up the messenger service and
disappointing up to the house comes
. pretty. uniformed girl on bicycle.
She is qualified to cook, mend. sew,
take care Of the baby. scrub. write let
tiers. read the latest books to the re-
Ginning mistress. run errands. feed
the furnace. drive the neighbos's chick
ems out Of the back yard and SERVE
as caddy on the golf links.
1t may all sound too good to be true.
but the dream, the ideal has material
tied. The scheme was evolved by .