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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
COTTON IS HIGHEST
SINCE CIVIL WAR
August Staple Sells on New
York Marke: at Twenty
Cents Per Pound.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-August cot
ton sold at 90 cents a pound in the
New York Cotton market today on
urgent demand for speculative shorts
who had postponed covering until the
last moment, in the hope that the
increasing new crop movement In the
Southwest might break the control
of the bull leaders. This price, the
highest reached by cotton for any
delivery since the Civil war, and ex-
oeeding by nearly q cents per pound.
the highest figure reached IN the IA
nous bull year OF 10000, which un-
III now had stood as a standard OF
comparison, was. regarded by many
as the eliminating point OF the bull
movement in progress here for the
last six months. during a season
which. when IL ends next Thursday.
will go down as the most spectacular
in the annals of the. cotton trade
since war times.
Not a great many bales-perhaps
II ,G00-actually changed hands on the
advance from 1882. the closing price
OF last week. to 20 cents for August
this morning At 30 cents. an offer
from W. II. Brown, one of the bull
leaders, to sell 100000 bales. checked
the upward movement. and it was
the general impression around the
ring that this was a level fixed in
the open market as q basis for set
Il, ment of the entire August interest
remaining.
Later. however. this view of the
situation was some hat shaken by
the fact that. after reacting from 20
cents to 1920 under scattered selling
of a few hundred bales. August again
advanced on renewed buying by
shorts. touching 1890 in the after
noon. or within 10 points of the high
record. At the close August was
quoted at 1915 bid
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
Poughkeepsie Woman is Held
by New York Officers.
GOODS WORTH $4,000
Mrs. .. Reynolds Adrisnee and Her
Companions Will Have to Explain
Chased by Exhibiting Bills for Them

NEW YORK Aug. 29.-Alihough
charged specifically with smuggling in
TO the United states a pearl necklace.
a gold purse and lace mantle valued
at $500. Mrs. |. Reynolds Adriance,
OF POughkeepsie. y. v, must explain
where she bought other jeweiry valued
at more than s100, 600 before she is
oct Of the customs net here. Accord
ing to a statement made at Collector
LOeb's Office today. jewels with a total
value OF $4,000 were found in the
womsn's possession and seized, while.
from her daughter. Marion. a $1,000
pearl necklace was cOnsscsted, and
a thisd necklace was taken from Mrs.
Mary II. Dougaerty. a travelling com
paniOn.
These Jewels do not appear in the
smuggling charge against Mrs.
Adrinace. who gave bail today after
waving examination. but they are be-
ing held pending insestigatiOn ana the
production % bills OF sale covering
each piece The necklace taken from
Miss Adriauce. she says. was pur-
chased IN this county. but Heightened
abroad BY the insertion Of eight
pearls The other feweIry MIS-.
Adriance says was bought 10 New
York She was given rn;ll Thursday
10 subs:antiste her statements.
The necklace on Miss Adrisnce was
found BY wcmen inspectors IN =
chsmois bag tied around the young
vor1as's waist u was discovered az
ter the Baltic locked lsie yesterday,
bot the fact DID not come out until 60
day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
MISTAKE BY RICHMOND
DRUGGIST PROVES FATAL
Three-year-old Child Dies from Taking
Preparation Of Carbolic
Acid.

RICHMOND, VA, Aug. 29.-John
Odeneal Wilbon. three-year- old son OF
David T. Wilbon, OF 240O Grove ave
nue., died yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock from the effects of dose OF
carbolc acid preparation given to him
TIN ough the mistake of william +.
Warmer. druggist at 1924 Grove
avenue, Saturday afternoon.
The mother called at the drug store
Saturday afternoon for preparation
of 'laxCl." but the druggist misunder-
stood the prescription. and gave her
"lysol." which is about the same thing
as carbolic acid.
Mr. Warmer takes all the blame up
on himself He is on the verge of
nervous prOstratiOn.
The little son of Nj. Wiibon mad
been sick for several days and DR..
John F. VIM, the family physician,
who was attending the lad, gave Mrs.
Wilbon prescription calling for
'laxol.' which is a preparation of cas-
tor oil and pepperment.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
CONF USION IN STATE
OVER SCHOOL BOOKS
Publishers Refuse 10 Sign New Con-
tracts 10 Pay Regular Entrance

RICHMOND VA. Aug. 29.-Confu-
sion prevails throughout the education
al system Of the state on account Of
the tact that the contracts fer books
to be used in the public schools this
year have not been signed by the pub
fishers.
j. ID. Eggleston, superintendent OF
public instruction. cannot tell when
the books adopted last May for use
the coming session will be available.
The Incorporated companies con
cerned In the attorney generals railing
do not think they have been treated
fairly. because OF the fact that in the
secret bid" competition for the sale
OF books. bids were made against part
nership concerns who are not required
to pay an entrance fee for selling
books In Virginia.
They also claim that they should
have been advised, before the bids
were made. that II would be neces-
sary for them TO pay the extra tax.
The new amended contracts have
been sent out by the attorney general
for the consideration OF the publish
ers Several weeks ago he sent the
publishrs copies Of the law bearing on
the case and wrote letters to each ad-
vising them that before they could sell
books IN the state they would have to
pay the regular entrance fee tax TO
the State Corporation Commission.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
NORFOLK OFFICER SHOT.
Policeman is Accidentally Wounded BY
Clothing Merchant.

NORFOLK. VA, Aug 23.-While
testing the relative merits of a Colts
automatic and a Colts 32-calibre re-
viewer. Bicycle Policeman Harry
Wright was accidentally shot through
the left lung by l.. Levy. haberdasher,
at $50 M.in street. this morning. and
is now in a serious condition at st.
vincent's hospital. The bullet enter
ed the breast just above the heart
and came out through the shoulder
bone at the b-ck. ploaghing its way
through a box Of shirts against w--ch
the officer was standing.
While the wound is dangerous
one. 1t is said that il is not necesssr-
ily fatal. No indication Of hemorThage
has appeared vet.
Il is claimed that Mr.. Levy forgot
that he had Loaded his pistol and put
his finger on the trigger as he pointed
IL at the offccr. The men are warm
friends
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
TO ACT ON
CONTEST BY MAYNARD
Primary Case Goes from
Norfolk City Committee to
District Body.
(By Associated Press)

NORFOLK, VA. Aug. 29.-The city
executive committee tonight refused
to take any action in refernece to the
contest of Congressman Maynard. who
was defeated in the Second district
primary last Tuesday for the Demo
cratic nomination by w. A. Young. on
the ground that they have no power
to allow an investigation of the vote
and poll books, and declaring that
power is vested in the district exeeE-
tive committee.
There was no discussion and the
vote was unanimous. The votes, cast
and poll books go intact to the higher
committee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
STEAMER AURORA FIoATEo.
Vessel Viii Resume Trips Between
Richmond and Petersburg.

RICHMOND VA Aux. 29.-Whiie
OF the way 20 Petersburg from Hs
wharf here tn steamboat Aurora. OF
the Phillips Ilre. with seversi persons
from this city and Chesterfield coun-
" aboard. weni aground IN Apcmatiox
river about a half mile from city
Point. Primo George county. Saiur-
day evening.
The passengers remained aboard
until YESTERDAY morning. bat were
Ia.e- taken aboard a larnch and re-
turned home about , O'Clock IN the
afternoon.
II vas reported a. he wh.rycs here
A. noon TODAY that the Aurora BAD
again been Seated. aad tha; she would
soon resume her trips between Rich
mord and Peieisburg-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
TAFT WANTED AT YORKTOWN.
President Will be invited &c ceie5rs.
ticn in October.

YORKTOWN. VA. Aug 29-Presi-
dent Taft may BE- induced to deliver
the principal address at the big cele-
braficn 20 b. held here October 70
next. upon the occasion a. the 18TH
anniversary 81 the surrender Of Lord
CORVALLIS 10 General Washington
here in I7SI 4 delegation Of Viz
ginisus. inci1ding members Of the So
ciety q Desoendants Of the Signers Of
the Declaration Of Independence. have
arranged 20 visit Beverly and endesvor
to get the Presidents consent 20 at
tend
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
Miss EIkins Goes to Loneon.

PARIS. Aug 29-Miss Katherine
Eikins. whose reported engagement 20
the Duke Of Abruzzi continues . mai
ter a. social interest. today proceeded
here. She Is accompanied BY Mrs.
here She Is accompanied b. Mrs.
r. s r Hift. u T. understood that
they VIII return 10 Paris al The end Of
the week. Miss EIk'us remains AZ
vichy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
MAY MEAN WORK TO
BEGIN IN NEAR FUTURE
O'Rourke Engineering Construction
Company Says by Cooperation OF
the Government the Sunken Vessel
Can be Taken From Mud Bed for
Amount Appropriated by Congress.

BEVERLY, MASS, Aug. 2s.-if
plans, which President Taft regards
favorably are adopted, the battleship
Maine. sunk in Havana harbor twelve
years ago. which since then has con-
cealed the secret OF the disaster
which overwhelmed her. may be sail
ing homewnrd on or before Christ
mas. bearing a long-delayed verdict 10
the nation.
John +. ORourke, president OF the
O'Rourke Engineering Construction
Company. of New York, submitted
the plans today to President Tart.
Both were much interested, II not en-
thusiastic. when O'Rourke departed
from the summer capital with instruc-
lions to meet the President In wash
ington during the last week In Sep
TENDER when definite action VIII be
taken.
Requirements Named.
L The government is asked to furnish
men. tugs and other assistance TO Co
operate with the O'Rourke forces III
raising the Maine out OF her grave
of mud and water. In this way Mr..
C'Rourke says the work can be done
wfrifin the appropriation Of $seo,ooo
made by Congress. A commission mas
been appointed to study the plans
and pronounce judgment wien Presi-
dent Taft and Mr.. O'Rourke meet Tor
the final conference in Washington.
The President prefers an immed'-
ate selection of an engineer to I'M
dertake the task without undergoing
the usual procedure OF advertising
for bids.
The plan provides for raising the
Maine by means OF pneumatic caisons
and steel cables. The ship will De
preserved intact Mr.. O'Rourke says
with every evidence of the disaster
which she may bear. II Is proposed
TO construct on piles a nhe Oh
wharyes about twenty feet from eith-
er side OF the ship. Between IL ana
the wharves will be sunk pneumatic
oaissons to a depth Of about ten feet
below the keel of the Maine. CABLES
will be passed down one side OF the
caissons under the Maine ana up 10
the caissons OF the other The cables
will be placed at Intervals oil Tour
feet and form cradle in which the
Maine will rest The combined
strength of the cables will be four
times the weight of the ship
viii Take 1000 Men.
Jack screws 10 which the ends OIL
the cables will be fastened will be
placed on platforms erected over the
caissons and when the jacks are
operated the tightening cables VIII
raise the Maine from her birth Oh
mud and gradually lift her clear from
the water. The caissons are planned
70 have a capacity OF so per cent
more sustaining power than the
weight OF the Maine. As the caisssons
are called upon to support the Maine
rheumatic devices viii be Installed
which will Increase their efficiency so
they will not sink in the mud About
| 600 men will be required to attend
10 the Jacks and other equipment ana
IL is proposed that the government
furnish all or a part OF this force.
calling out a regiment II necessary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
SAIL FROM NORFOLK
Many Delegates Leave for Deeper
Waterways Convention.

NORFOLK. VA. Avg. 2s.-Two hun
dred delegates from Baltimore, hicn-
mond. Norfolk and Portsmouth, va;
Washington. PlymoGih. Hartford, Eiiz-
abeth City. EdeRton. y. C.. and other
points through Eastern virginia and
North Carolina, left here tonight on
the steamer Howard for the Atlantic
Deeper waterways Convention vhea
meets a. Providence. r. T.. Angus 81
Delegates from the South who could
not obtain accommodations on the
Howard left here tonight via ether
routes for Providence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
Kills wife and Himself.
(By Associated FRESH.

LEXINGTON. KY, Aug. 29.-Siash-
ing his wife's throat with a large
knife while she lay asleep early today.
j. c. Crump. an aged farmer OF Nc
Kinny, Ky, then almost severed his
own head with the same weapon.
Crump died almost instantly. His
wife is fatally wounded.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
Nicaraguan President Arrives
at Managua.
NEM CABINET IS APPOINTED
Recently Proclaimed Chief Executive
is Given Cordial Reception-Numer-
Gus Arrests of Prominent Persons,
Charged With Conspiracy, Follows.
CBy Associated rress)

MANAGUA, Aug. 29.-ProvisionaI
President Juan Estrada arrived in the
capital at $50 o'clock tonight. Arm
in arm with General Chamorro and
accompanied by $1,000 persons. all OF
them cheering madly, the new presi-
dent marched to the palace His re-
ception was unprecentedly cordial
Shortly afterward a new cabinet, all
the members of which are prominent
Conservatives who enjoy public conf
dence, was appointed. II follows:
New Cabinet.
Secretary Of states. Thomas Marti-
mex: minister OF war. General Thomas
Macis: minister Of finance. Martin
Bernard: minister of public works.
FeTnandin Solarezano; minister Of in
terror. Adolfo Diaz.
Senior Martinez is a son Of Ex-Presi-
dent MARTINEZ and the new minister Of
finance is a son Of fomer Minister OF
Finance Beard.
Numerous arrests OF prominent per
sons chasged with conspiracy have
been maot- AtfOuk fuocf tdAeu lhtp
custody are Felix Pedro Zelaya. for
mer minister OF finance. and Jose Do
lores Gomez, former minister Of pub
lie works during the regime Of Presi-
deni zelaya: Miguel and Thomas Der
mudez Merchante and Francisco Tor
rez. the notorious governor Of the Ra-
ma in 1894
Kills Himself.
The police also endesvored 20 serve
warrant on Manuel Co7onei Mathis.
a prominent liberal congressman and
journalist. but a. they appeared 20
hand him the document he placed the
harrei 81 his revolver in his mouth
and killed himself
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30

DURHAM. n. G.. Aug 7s.-Dr- I'd
yin Mimms. former professor Of Eng
lisn in Trinity College. has returned
frorn a year In P5ris and today went
TO the state university 81 Chapel I'M
TO make ready for the chair Of Eaeiish
In thai iDstltution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
MAN KILLED BY JUDGE.
Prominent Georgia Gentleman is Shot
by Jurist.

(By Associate rrc;s)
SAVANNAH. GA. Aug. 29-Badly
wounded by two bullets. M. A. Dewitt.
a prominent man of Eden. Ga, died
at local hospital as the result Of a
difficulty with Judge Smith. of the city
court OF Eden. Judge Smith Is said
to have accused Dewitt of hamstring
hogs in the vicinity OF Eden. 1t is
said Dewitt passed the lie and the
shooting followed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
Knocked Cows Eye Out.

VIM. Searles. of Riverview, last
night swore out a warrant charging
Frank Reisling, 15year-old boy.
with knocking out the eye of COW.
The case will be heard before Magis-
trate Smith this morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
FIRST STEP IN BATTLE
AGAINST THE DISEASE
News Of Scientific Work Flashed to
Washington Shows Same Ground
Covered leacing TO Successful
Treatment Of Dlphtheria and Other
Dreaded Scoursses.


WASHING1 ON. ID. C., Aug. %
Leprosy. the unconquered scourge of
ages. is making what is believed to
be its last stand against science.
From MOlokai. the Cereal Island
prison for the plague-stricken in
the Hawaiian group. a few words
have been flashed half way around
the world to Washington telling of
an achievement accounted second
only TO the discovery OF the lepra
bacillus by Hansen In 1879. Three
surgeons. of the United States public
health and marine hospital service,
after months of toll. have grown
lepra bacilli in pure culture outside
the human body and in tiny thin
glass tubes in the laboratory. and the
loathsope germs are now growing In
their third generation.
Test verifies Claim.
Four times the scientists have
taken the infection from the body OF
n leper and artificially propagated the
bacillus on beef broth, egg or the
amoeba of the intestines of guinea
pig. The work OF DR.. Moses II.
Clegg. who declared less than year
ago at Manila that he had found that
the bacillus could be cultivated out
side the human body. is verified and
extended. Clegg has been rushed from
the Manila scientific station TO Molai-
III to assist in the experiments.
This achievement of the scientists
at the governments leprosy invest-
cation station is the first step in the
production of a vaccine or serum for
the cure or prevention of leprosy.
Precisely the same ground has been
covered by the men who developed
the diphtheria anti-toxin and serum
for tentanus.
In each of these cases the growing
o. the germ in pure culture has been
the stepping stone to the cure.
DIR. Donald H. Curry. director of
the state. DIR. Walter b. Brickenhoif
and DIR. II. F. Holman are the men
who have grown the cultures.
Discovery After Long Work.
After four months careful work in
which they had labored to grow the
lepra bacillus in the amOeba of pond
water. guinea pig intestines and other
low forms of animal life. they were
about to give up defeated
Some OF the tubes containing the
specimens were about to be destroyed
when one Of the men determined to
make last inspection OF the cultures
in a forlorn hope To his astonish-
rent he found the germ living. The
discovery spurred the investigators to
new effort and back over the blazed
trails they had covered so often. they
worked again.
Curry obtained q pure culture.
which means he has eliminated the
smoeba and the cholera bacillus ard
new has the lcpra bacillus propasat-
ing of itself. The others have been
grown through to ten generations.
Aside from the hopes Of developing
a serum OF a vaccine for a proven
ton or. acquaintance Of the scourge
hope. inc investigators may find a
lcpresine. which. like tuberculine,
would deter the disease in its first
stages
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30

Continued D SIKH Fsse)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
THE WEATHER

Rain Tuesday, with brisk to
high northeast winds; Wednes-
day partly clouGy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30

(cootsnued on Third Pagel
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30

THE DAILY PRESS 10 the
only Newspaper published In
Newport News that receives the
fui, news service OF ths Asso.
clased Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-27
PEARY TO BE TRIED
FOR STEALING FURS

Berlin, June 27.-It is expected that
counsel for Commander Robert +.
Peary will urge that the German
courts have no jurisdiction to try the
case when the suit brought against
the polar discoverer by Rudolph
Francke is called for hearing tomor-
row.
Francke was associated with DR..
Frederick A. Cook in north polar ex-
ploration, and alleges that Peary
found him i'll at Etah and took advan-
tage of his condition to secure his
collection of furs, walrus and narwhal
teeth as the price for transporting him
homeward. Francke demands $10,-
900 as the value of the Arctic pro-
ducts which he says he handed over
to the commander. The suit was
brought in the Berlin courts, notice
OF the action being served upon Peary
when he arrived here to fill lecture
engagement.
Rudolph Francke, who is now in
Germany, was brought back from the
Arctic regions in the Peary relief
ship Erik. When the controversy
over the discovery of the north pole
waxed warm, partisans of Cook
charged that certain Arctic trophies
and supplies left at Etah by Cook,
and owned by him, or jointly by Cook
and Francke had been made use of
by the Peary party. The accusations
We're promptly and vigorously denied
( by Commander Peary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-27
UMAT|LLA CLAIMS
SWIMMING VICTIM
YOUNG MAN DROWNED
AT COE YESTERDAY
John Pipo. Native of Finland, Finds
Watery Grave While Bathing
Could Not Swim and Became
Frightened at Deep Water - At
temps at Rescue Fail.

The Umatilla river claimed its first
victim of the present swimming sea-
son yesterday afternoon about 5
o'clock when John Pipo was drown
ed at Coe siding. about IL miles west
Of Pendleton. Pipo. who was native
of Finland and % years of age, could
not swim. but in company with two
other young men, Edward Davis and
Thomas Kononon, was bathing in the
river.
Coroner Ralph Folsom was notified
of the drowning late in the evening
and was summoned TO the scene, ar
irving about o'clock this morning.
The body had been recovered short
time before that hour and at the re-
quest of the father of the Davis boy
an inquest was held. The verdict of
the coroner's jury was that death re-
suited from accidental drowning.
1t seems that though Pipo could not
swim he was being pfloted across a
very deep hole on a broad board by
his two companions. When in the
center of the stream he jumped off
and yelled and before his companions
could reach him, had drowned. 1t is
supposed that he became so badly
frightened at finding himself in deep
water that he lost his head.
The alarm was sounded and soon
fifty men were searching the river in
an effort to recover the body. La
borers had been summoned from the
construction camps at Coe and all
hands turned in to find the body.
Though there were many expert SWIM
mers and divers in the party, the task
of recovery proved a very difficult
one. Finally one of the searchers To-
Gated the body by means of a pole.
nearly 20 feet long, whereupon Glenn
Bushee dove and brought it to the
surface. The mans clothing had
caught on sharp point of rock.
The deceased was employed by
Sam Davis at the time of his death
and prior to that time he had work
ed for Isaac Hagen, Jack Ware and
Charles Johnson. He came to this
country when II years OF age and all
of his relatives are in Finland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-27
Three Bandits QueII Train
Crew, intimidate Passengers
and Loot Express,
THREE POSSES ARE
NOW IN PURSUIT
Train No. % Boarded by Robbers
Short Distance From Ogden
Brakeman Thrown from Train But
Gives Alarm-Rest of Trainmen
Locked i'm Lavatories and Passen.
gers Relieved of Valuables-Ex-
press Car Opened and Big Loot
Secured-Posses After Robbers.

Salt Lake, June 27.-After quelling
the train crew on the Oregon Short
Line train No. 27, second section, and
attacking the passengers and reliev-
ing them of all their valuables, three
robbers broke into the Wells Fargo
express car, gathered considerable
loot and fled. The scene of the hold
up was six miles from Ogden and
occurred early today. Sheriff Will
son with a posse is in pursuit.
The train was going slowly through
Harrisville when the robbers ap-
peared on the platform of a passen-
ger car. Brakeman Franklin at
tempted to sound an alarm, but was
struck and hurled from the train. The
passengers were then Systematically
looted, while members of the train
crew were locked in the lavatories,
after which the robbers looted the
express car. They then stopped the
train and fled.
The robbers were particularly bru-
tai. They tore the earrings from the
womens ears and beat resisting pas
sengers with the butts of their re-
volvers and also kicked the express
messenger into insensibIlity. 1t is he
ported the trio was seen near Lucien
cutoff this afternoon.