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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
EXPLOSION;
MANY ARE BURIED
Awful Crash in Ohio Causes
Earth to Quake Many
Miles Around.
CBy Associated Press.)

STEUBENVlLLE, ONO, April %.
The lives OF eight miners were SNUFF
fed out i'll a tremendous explosion in
the Youghiogheny Coal COmpany's
mines at Amsterdam last night. Seven
men. bruised and burned, were
rescued from the mine and their es-
cape from death is regarded as mirac-
ulous. The interior OF the mine was
wrecked ami all ventilation shut off.
The cause of the explosion has not
been determined by the mine inspec-
tors and mining experts, who are
conducting the search of the wreck
ed workings for the bodies of twelve
victims who have not yet been To-
Gated.
From the condition of the interior,
it is said the explosion, in point
of force, was the greatest ever re-
corded in Ohio.
About 9:45 o'clock last night the
earth. within radius OF sveral miles,
was rocked by a terrific explosion.
People thought an earthquake had oc-
CURED.
A train on the Lake Erie, Alliance
G. Wheeling Railroad, was passing the
mine and every window in the train
was shattered.
1t is the general opinion that a
miner, with an unprotected light,
struck gas pocket. With the ex-
piosion. the cages in the shaft, which
is sixty feet deep, were blown out.
the tipple wrecked and all mode of
entering barred.
The fans in the pump house were
Tut out of commission.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
Or. CahiII's ACquittal Brings on
More Trouble.
DEAD MANS BROTHER ACTS
Rocky Mount Dentist is Set Free Of
Murder Charge on Plea CT Unwrit-
ten Law and Attack Is Made on
Sheriff After Court Adjourns-
ny Associated Press.J

ROCKY MOUNT. VA. April q
Not guilty. This WIS the verdict
OF the Jury today in the case OF Dr.
]. G.. Cahili. the wealthy dentist. VINO
wss charged with the murder OF Rob
ert Smithers.
The jury dclibcrated ten minutes
During the trial counsel for Cahill
used the unwri;ten law as an argu-
ment for Justification of the murder.
II being alleged mat Smithers broke
up CahlTs home Smithers was shot
to death by cahili in pistol duel
The latter was lodged in pail. but
later released on $4,000 bond
Following the adjournment Of court
Thomas Smithers. a city policeman
ard brother Of the man whom Cahili
murdered. attacked Sheriff Nicholson
in the street Smithers Was incensed
At the ccrdict and charged the sheriff
with improper handling Of the Cahill
j1ry. Several bl-ws passed between
the two mon before they we're part
cd By friends.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
HUSBAND AND LAWYER
MUST EXPLAIN TO COURT
Three are Held fer Contempt
by Richmond Court in Ten
ney Divorce Suit.

RICHMOND. VA. April 22.-Judgc
Daniel Grimnan. of the Chanccry
Court. this morning issued rule for
contempt against Attorney Louis o.
Wcndcnburg. Representing George o.
Tenncy in the divorce suit brought
against him by his wife. The rule
calls for the appearance Of Mr.. Wen
dcnburg and Messrs. Tcnney and
Pannill. also named in the order.
Tuesday morning. when they viii be
given opportunity 70 show why they
should not be punished for having a.
tempted 10 procure. ACCORDING to the
allegation. a false and discriminating
affidavit regarding Mrs. Tcnncy's
conduct
Reaching the formal charges which
The cours had instructed him 10 hic
AGAINST Mr.. Wcndcnbure In writing.
Mr.. ROYAL declared hat UPON further
Investigation hc regarded the conduct
II Mr.. TcEncy's lawyer al the moro
dcspicahic. while hc referred n Mr..
Wcndenbure's defense a. long. ram
bling ami iucohercni"
Nc said that be bad decided 70 h.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
SHIPMENTS SUPPOSED
FROM UNITED STATES
Circulated Statements Say the Huge
Graft Game involves the Staple
Valued at ,5oo,0oo-Thrty Con
Germs in the English City Are Said
to be Heavy Losers.
lRy Associated Press,


LIVERPOOL. April 22.-There was
a sensation In Cottonopoiis today
horn bv widely circulated statements
that forged bills OF lading for cotton,
purporting to have been shipped from
the United States. had been uncover
ed
The alleged fraudulent methods. 1t
was said. involved cotton valued at
50 500 900. and in addition to thirty
Liverpool concerns. 1t was stated that
several other houses were heavy
losers.
The Echo says:
Method OF using the alleged false
bills Of lading was to append iacf
cimilie signatures to bills OF iading,
sent with drafts to this side before
the cotton delivered by carriers and
that importers In many cases paid
such drafts"
Bills Verified.
when the practice was discovered
the steamship companies withheld
deliveries Until the bills OF iading
we're verified. The Echo says that
an investigation. made by importers,
shows that not only were q number
OF these bills OF lading spurious, but
that there was actually no cotton
against some cf them.
Sensational reports of the failure
of the Alabama firm of Knight. yam
cey & Company which heavily MT
Liverpool concerns. added TO the ex-
citement. cable dispatch from New
Orleans. which fell Ike an explosion
of dynamite, said that Knight. YAM
cey & C. mpany were short in Live
pool, $4,000 bales: in Havre, 3O00V
bales, and in Genoa. 5000 bales. This
would make total loss. at current
quotations. OF over s3.0Oe,000.
In Liverpool twenty-six firms are
believed to have been affected by the
failure of the Alabama firm.
A majority of thep. however, have
large amounts of capital aud VIII be
able 4 tide over the situation, but
few Of them will be seriously felt.
The heads OF the Liverpool houses
will leave for America by the first
steamer available to investigate the
situation. No loss as result of the
failure is likely to fall upon English
bankers. who are amply secured
Prices Not Greatly Affected
While the cotton market today was
deeply stirred by the situstion, its Ell
feet upon PRICES was. not great The
directors of the Liverpool Cotton AS
sociaticn met during the day and dis
cussed the affair. One result OF this
meeting has been to revive the move
ment initiated by the association in
1908 to continue the same practice
as pertains in the corn trade in con-
necti,n with the issue Of bils of lad
ing
The hope is expressed here that
the settlement o; the affairs OF
knight. Yancey & Company will real
izc 100000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
GETS EIGHTEEN YEARS
FOR KILLING BROTHER

pANViLLE. April 22--John u
Richmond. Jr.. was convicted today
at Yanceyyllle. n. c., of the murder
of his brother, William l.. Richmond
and was sentenced TO eighteen years
in prison.
Both of the men were married and
farmers, residing on adjoining planta
tons at Top Knot. Caswell county
near here. On the afternoon of April
. they quarrellod over a singletree IL
wagon. John Richmond went ia
his home and after securing double
barrelled shotgun killed him.
The parties are prominently con
noctod and the sons of John ID. Rich
mond. The sympathies of the aged
father az the trial were with the liv
ing son. An appeal will he taken from
the decision.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
WRITINGS FIND LAR3ER
SALE THAN ANY OTHER
Besides Countless Numbers OF Books
Written by the humorist Sold In
America, They Are Translated Into
Many Foreign languagcs-Busincs
in Home Town Suspended.
CRy Associated Press.)

REDDING. CONN, April 22.-The
little village of Redding, was In
mourning today for its benefactor and
friend. Mark Twain, who had endear-
ID himself by his kindly good nature
and generosity and tomorrow morn
ing. when the body is taken TO the
station TO be placed on the train
which is To take 1t TO New York,
where funeral services will be held in
the Brick Presbyterian church, all
business will be suspended and the
villagers and farmers from the sur
rounding hills will assemble and pay
their last tributes 10 the dead.
Burial at Eimira.
Many messages of comfort were re-
ceived today by Mrs. Oship Gahrilo-
witch. Mark lwain's only living
daughter. Among them were kilograms
from President aft and former
President Roosevelt. A message was
also received from the authorities OF
Hannibal. Mo-, asking that Mr.. Gle
mems body be brought there for bur
ial, to which Mrs. Gabrilowitch, in re-
ply, said that as the family burial
ground was in Elmira, \. Y, ii was
thought best that the body be taken
there. The body will be taken to the
station at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. II will be accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Gabrilowitch, Albert Bige,
low Paine and servants who have
been in Mr.. Clemens services for
many years.
Dies Wealthy.
Owing TO the royalties he received
on his books. MIR. Clemens died
wealthy. and an estimate made today
by member of of Harpers & Broth
ems. his publishers for the last ten
years, places his fortune at more than
81 900 900.
1t was explained that approximate
ly five million OF Mark Twa.r, books
have been published in America alone
while they were translated and pub
Iished in numerous foreign languages
Even at this day it was said, the
works OF Mark Twain sell more rapid
Iy than those of any author, living OF
dead.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
MUST DIE FOR MURDER
OF RUTH WHEELER
Accused Slayer of the Young New
York Stenographer Listens to Aw-
full Finding of Jury Without Slight
est Emotion-Goes to Electric
Chair for Horrible Crime.
By Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, April 22.-Albert VOL
ter. a degenerate youth of 10 years,
who gloated over lewde pictures and
was crazy about women must die
in the electric chair for the murder
of Ruth Wheeler, a pretty 15-year-old
stenographer. After only one hour
and fifty minutes of deliberatiOn a
jury. in the Court of Special Sessions,
found him guilty of murder in the
first degree at 1890 o'clock tonight,
bringing to a close trial marked
by its swift movement and its testi-
mony of horror.
The boys counsel said, with elo-
uuence, this afternoon that Wolter
was too tender hearted TO harm a
cat, but twelve men decided tonight
that he had strangled Ruth Wheeler
and thrust her, while yet alive, in
tie fireplace, where soaked with oil,
her crumpled body writhed and burn
cd.
Totally Indifferent.
With the same waxeu-faced indif-
ference that he had shown through
cut the trial, Wolter evinced no emo
ton when the verdict was announced.
with almost unhuman complacency
he had been asleep in his cell-and
sleeping soundly-while the jury was
celebrating on his fate. This was
made known by a court attendant,
who said that he had to rouse the
prisoner to bring him into court. He
will be sentenced on Wednesday.
The jurymen, themselves. showed
emotion while the boy. who must die.
showed none. AS the jurors filed in,
the prisoner was led into the room
and took his seat facing the judge.
His face was the color of putty, but
his complexion is naturally unwhole-
some. and its ashiness was accentu-
ated by the brilliant lights of the
court room.
Announce Verdict.
When asked if they had found a
verdict. William Y. Kulp, foreman OF
the jury. answering in shaking
voice, I'VE have" He then annOunc-
ed he and his associates had found
WOlter guilty of murder in the first
degree. All eyes Immediately shift
ed toward the prisoner, but he was
as stOlid as a piece of stone. As
he was being handcuffed by officers.
preparatory 10 being taken back 20
the Tombs. he gazed about him I'M
Concernediy. then wobbled away with
his custodians.
No relatives of the murderer, or of
his victims were in court when the
verdict was read.
His aged parents wSre in the court
early in the day.
Efforts were made to get state
ment from Wofter on his way to the
Tombs, but he refused to tlak.
Il don't want to talk tonight-Im
tired and 7 want TO get a little good
sleep first"
The crowd in the court room was
the largest that has gathered in the
criminal court building since Thaw's
trial
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23

clude Mr.. Tenney, and his supposed
employee, Mr.. William Pannill. in
Norfolk, in the contempt charges. as
they had been primarily responsible
or equally so, he believed. for the con-
spiracy to ruin Mrs. Tenney's char
acter.
Mr.. Wendenburg took the floor, and
in explanation of his connection with
GoodenOw Tyler. whose affidavit was
filed several days ago. and which pro
voked the contempt and conspiracy
charges. said that Mr.. Royals con
duct mad been Outrageous, infamous
and unprofessional."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
MOVES UP DATE
Attorney IN 6siIinser-Pinenot Case
Makes Broad Suggestion

WASHINGTON. ID. c. April q
Attorney General Wichekshrdl shrdi
After. attacking certain st3tcments
in Attorney General wickershsmu's
summary Of the CLAWS case during
soJsy's cross-exsmilation OF a wit
ness in the BaIlinger- Pinchot case.
Attorney Brsndeis. counsel fO- L. r.
Claws. threw out a bread suggestion
that the document had been dated
two months earlier than II had been
prepared. in order to make u appear
that President Taft's letter Of vlad.-
cation 10 Secretary Ballinger had
been based on alleged facts IS con
tsincd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
TwewTv-sIeHT RECOVERED.
Rcscusino the nsnaied Bodies From
eiSbsrs Mine Slow Work

BIRMINGHAM. M.A- April IL
Recovery of bodies from the mine 81
Nulga This evening was very slow.
When tucnfy-eirhf had been brought
TO fhc surface the rcscucrs cane upon
had cavcin In the mine AID . va
found Necessary - remove tons ~
carfh and rcck. some II tac r0rk
had 10 b. blasted away. The rcscucrs
could sec tor bodics Under fhe D..
bris. but it took hours 10 exfriczie
The mangicd forms from the mass.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
Mark Twan'S Death Recalls
Letter to Uncle Joe.
ASKS THANKS OF CONGRESS
In Epistie Written in Year 1906 to
Speaker Cannon the Famous Hu-
norist Pleads for Privilege of
House Floor.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., April r.
The death of Mark Twain has recall
ed the incident of his writing a let
ter to Speaker Cannon in 1906. when,
he was engaged in working for bill
in the interest of literature, as he
expressed it in his communicate n,
and asked for the privileges of the
floor of the house. The original letter
was found in Speaker Cannon's fleS
and appears below
Mr.. Twain asked the thanks OF
congress as that action by congress
carried with it the privilege OF the
floor. The hum,rist's request caused
much amusement at the time among
members OF the house, but il was not
officially acted upon.
The letter follows:
His Letter.
Dear Uncle joel
Please get me the thanks Of con-
gresS-not next week. but right away,
il is very necessary. DO accomplish
this for your afectionate old friend
and right away. by persuasion IL you
can. by violence n you must. For Il
is imperatively Necessary that ! get
on the floor Tor two OF three hours
and talk to the members. man By
man in behalf Of the support. encour-
zgcmeut and protection Of one Of The
nations most valuable assets and IN
duxtrics-ii's literature. have ar
guments With mc-alSo barrel with
liquid in u.
Asks Quick Action
Get me a chance. &C.; me the
thanks Of congress. Don't walt for
the othcrs-thcrc Is not time Furn-
ish them 10 yourself and LET congress
rafify later. have stayed away and
let conzres alone Tor n years and am
entitled to - thanks. Congress
knows this perfectly well and have
ing felt that this quito proper and
earned expression Of gratitude prob
ably merely felt by the house and
never yet uttered Send me IN order
on sergeant alarms. Quick.
When shall ! come
with iOtc aud benedicti0n.
MARK TWAIN
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
BIG SEIZURE OF ~soozs"
Revenue OficeFs Saoop Down Upon
Thirty Thousand Csiions.
nv te-o~iafrd Press,

WINSTON SALEN. y. C.. April p
Revenue officers today scizc1 INC
warehouse cf y. Glenn Wiliisms. 4
Williams. Yadkin county. containing
about thirty thousand gallons o. whis-
key and brandy The property VII
be kept under 1uard until an invcs-
tigafion 81 alleged irregularities IN
the n-nbcr 81 gallons allowed 70 a
barrel f. completed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23

wAsHINGTON. y G. April

WASHINGTON. u. G.. April IL
Fosier V fsruwn. ~ Ch1ffancga
Tern. a Republican. ard nuc n the
hest IN IN lawyers IN his state. is
20 o. nominated. according 70 an
uorncemcnt ~ fbe White House to
night ~ b. attorney Ecrersi a. Porto
Rico % succeed Henry n. Hoyt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
OFF TO pENITENT'ARy.
Richmond Postor'ce ROBBERS Taken
10 Atlanta Prison.

RICHMOND. VA. April 22-Eddie
Fay ard Little Dick Harris len
here q Gay 20 bcsin their terms Of
ter years each in the Atianta pen'-
tcntiary foT robbinE the Rich1nond
rosfonce % sss.ooo IN stamps and
nscnsy On the night - March q. Bon
men pleaded Euilty
They cent heavily gusrded.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
Treasurer Curtis.

5. X. Curtis. treasurer OF Warwick
county Tor l. years, was put on the
stand to identify a statement prepared
By him showing the assessed vslua-
ton OF real estate in Warwick coun-
ty. The statement showed that the
total assessed valuation OF property
in the county Is s2,3f7.s57. but as
personal pr perry was included in
this total. IL was ccSsary TO cali
for the assessors books.
Mr.. Curtis. questioned by afr. Read.
said that the unpavcd streets Of New
port News were IN bad condition, and
that warwick county roads were bet
ter. as a whole. than those % any
other county In the state.
The witness described minufciy the
character 81 tho properly within the
terrii ~ proposed 10 Dc annexed by
the city Of Newport News. a. shown
on map A
Witness said that county police had
been Withdrawn from the waterfront
territory bccausc the Chesapeake A.
Ohio railroad entered into an agree.
mcnt 10 pole this territory With pri.
vate watchmcu. after Judge Tyler had
agreed - tekc Tho saloons out RI The
territory. He described the police
arrangement on Ivy avenue.
when the desired books had been
broarht up from the clerks 0f5cc
VIZ Crrfis said that The total ssscss
Cd valuation Of property IN the cou1.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
THE WEATHER,

Partly cloudy Saturday;
cooler Sunday; moderate 10
brisk southwest 10 northwest
wines.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
MISS STUbB'S BODY
TAKEN TO CHICAGO
Father and Brother Accompany
Remains East on Special
Funeral Train

A special train bearing the body of
Miss Beulah Stubbs, who died in Berke-
ley Saturday night at the home of an
old schoolmate, Mrs. B. f. Brooks, left
the Oakland mole at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon for Chicago, whence
the remains will be taken to Ashland,
O., the old family home. for burial.
Traffic Manager ]. C. Stubs of the
Hartman system, who was al Imperial
on an inspection tour of the California
lines with President Lovett at the time
of his daughters death, reached Berke-
lev Yesterday. and the arrangements
for taking the body east were promptly
made. Stubbs and his son. Donald
Stubbs, who also hurried here from I'm
perial, accompanied the body.
Those who We're at Oakland mole
when the special train started for the
east were DR.. j. C. Stubbs, president of
the University of Nevada and an uncle
of the deceased; an aunt from Sacra-
mento; Mrs B. F. Brooks of 2237 Pied
mont avenue, Berkeley, at whose home
Miss Stubbs died, Doctor Morton Glib
bons of San Francisco and Mrs. Glib
bons. the latter sister of Miss Stubbs.
The members of the Stubbs family will
assemble at Chicago to meet the spe-
cial funeral train and will escopt the
remains to their final resting place at
Ashland, o.
Friends and members of Miss Stubbs'
family united yesterday in denial of
a rumor which became current to the
l., u Irr<1
her own life in a fit of despondency
resulting from the strain of her recent
divorce suit in Reno. Mrs. Brooks,
who was with Miss Stubbs constantly
from the time she was first taken i'll
Friday night until her death occurred
at o'clock Saturday night declared
that there was absolutely no founda-
tion for the suggestion that she had
died by her own hand.
Dr. Clark Burnham, who attended
Miss Stubbs during the brief illness.
said:
Miss Stubbs was a sufferer from
diabetes for more than two years, ac-
cording to what / have learned. Her
death resulted from diabetes meilitis
of two years duration, followed by
diabetes coma. There is 3 nothing to
substantiate the suicide theory,
1t was admitted by many of the close
friends of the young woman that she
had been near collapse for some time
as result of the nervous worry at
tending her divorce from John Sunder-
land, democratic national committees
man for Nevada, and regent of the
Nevada state university. The divorce
was granted on March 16, and Miss
Stubbs was granted permission to re-
sumo her maiden name. She left Reno
Immediately for rest at the home of
Mrs Brooks, with whom she had been
a schoolmate.
Miss Stubs was 2S years old, and
her wedding TO Sunderland on February
Is, 1902, at Chicago, was one OF the
social events of the season
The divorce proceedings were conducted
with utmost secrecy. the sessions be-
ing conducted behind closed doors and
every ecort being made to guard the
testimony which was taken Sunder-
land was in San Francisco at the time
of Miss Stubs dc
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
CLUBMAh'S TEMPER
ANDWASHSC SCORCHED
Architect George H. Howard
Sued by Nipponese Laundry
man for Unpaid Bill


George H. Howard. architect and
clubman of FL Cerrito. has been sued
for a laundry bill.
P. S. Satow, Nipponese washman of
San Mateo. filed suit yesterday. with
determination and two banzais. The
amount prayed for from the courts is
1915. 1t is for service rendered. How
ard claims it is for garments rended
P. S. Satow declares the matter is not
one for jest. There is a Mrs Satow
and. by actual count. nine little Satows.
Il often have had my suit in the
wash" the clubman stated yesterday.
This is the first time 1 have had my
wash in the suit
The suit. which was filed in Justice
of the Peace Walter c. Loveland's
court at San Mateo: is directed against
Mrs. Howard as well as her husband.
1t and the laundryman intimate. in
washed were for Mrs. Howard The
laundryman and the suit affirm that the
work for Mrs. Howard was well done.
Howard declares it was done too well.
He told P. S. Satow that he should
have turned the wash over and allowed
1t to brown on the other side.
For the Howards. speaking in uni
son. declare that the laundry was not
washed. 1t was, they declare. torn.
burned. blackened and completely
ruined in the Ruhicon laundry of
which P. S. Satow is proprietor They
declare that. though the bill was con-
tracted in July, 1909. they will not pay
1t. They will fight the suit, stoutly,
and to the end. They intend to file a
cross complaint.
p. S. Satow meanwhile is growing
more and more defiant He states that
If the honorable Mr.. Howard can de-
sign such a structure as the Burlin-
game country club was before IL
burned down and up. then he should be
able to sew up the apertures in a pair
of socks or so. p. S. Satow declares
that IL Mr.. Howard can maintain such
a home as the chateau on. the heights
above Ell Cerrito. then he can afford
the luxury of laundry bin. P s.
Satow affirms further that he wants
his money.
George H. Howard wants his Iaun-
dry-not mere memories of ii.