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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-10-06

Agnes l. Hanfanan, irene STANLEY Mar
tin, and others.
The October number of the Woman's
Home Companion is big. complete
magazine for women and children. Here
are fiction, fashions, serious articles.
cooking and dozen other practical sub
jects. The Home Decoration and Han
dicraft Department, which is growing
into one of the most important sections
of this journal, comprises so many points
Of interest that any home-loving woman
is bound to profit by it in some manner.
The special articles include, 1.-The Story
of My Boston Drawing Room" by Julia
Ward Howe; Women as Theater-Go-
ers," by Walter Prichard Eaton; 'The
Truth About Equal Suffrage" by Anna
Steese Richardson, and vital article
upon tuberculosis and its prevention by
James jenkins, Jr. Juliet Wilbor Tomp-
kins. Mary Heaton Worse, Fannie Hea-
slip Lea and Marie Manning are among
the short story writers. 'True Love-" a
thrilling stage story by Hubert Footner
is now In its second part. The Fashion
Department seems to cover every posi-
BILE need for the woman who wishes tC
be we'll gowned, and for the younger
readers the Kewpies in verse and picture
form one of many interesting features.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19

Relieves Urinary and Kidney Trou'
- bIes, eackaehe. strainins.
= Swelling, Etc.
Stops Pain in the Bladder. Kidneys
and Back.

Stops Pain in the Bladder. Kidneys
and Back.
Wouldn't it be nice within a week
or so to begin to say goodbye forever
to the scalding, dribbling, straining,
or too frequent passage of urine; the
forehead and the back-of-the-head
aches; the stitches and pains in the
back the growing muscle weakness;
spots before the eyes; yellow skin;
sluggish bowels; swollen eyelids or
ankles; leg cramps; unnatural short
breath; sleeplessress and the despon-
dency?
have q recipe for these troubles
that you can depend on, and il you
want to make a quick recovery, you
ought to write and get copy of it.
Many a doctor would charge you $3.50
Just for writing this prescription, but
have it and will be glad to send It
to you entirely free. Just drop me
line like this: Dr.. A. +. Robinson,
X. 1856 Luck Building, Detroit, Mich,
and will send it by return mail IN
a plain envelope. AS you will see
when yon get it, this recipe contains
only pure, harmless remedies, but 1t
has great healing and pain-conquer-
ing power. -
It will quickly show its power once
you use It, SO ! think you had better
see what it is without delay. i vii
send you a copy free-you can use
1T and cure yourself st home.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19
HAMPTON TEAM MEETS
LOCALS HERE TONIGHT
Fast and snappy Basketball Game
Expected at Y. M. c. A.
Gymnasium.

Hampton's speedy basketball team
will clash with the team of the local
Young Mems Christian Association
In the association tonight at o'clock.
This will be the first meeting this
season between these old-time rivals
and a fast and snappy game is ex-
pected.
Manager Cameron will use his
strongest lineup against the visitors
and hopes to win. However, the
home talent is anticipating a lively
contest as the visitors. while light,
are said to be very speedy and long
on clever team work. ~
NeA Wednesday night the Y. NJ.
c. A. team will stack up against the
husky five of the Agricultural & Me-
chanical College. Of Raleigh, N. G..
and this game is expected 70 be the
best of the season in Newport News
Many members of the local North
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19
General Manager Butler Writes.
City Attorney Massle.
MUST COMPLY With LAW
Mayor Jones Says That structure
over Railway Yard at Twenty-slsth.
Street Meet be Torn Down by Rail-
way Company or C. & o.

City Attorney j. A. Massie is In
receipt of a letter from General Man
ager w. w. s. Butler. of the street
railway system. advising him that the
old steel trestle over the Chesapeake
e. Ohio railway yard AZ Twenty-slxth
street will ba RACED just as soon as
the company can make arrangements
TO sell the steel In the structure. This
letter was in reply 10 a communica'
ton from the city attorney relative
10 the failure of the street railway
company TO live up TO the provisions
of an ordinance adopted by the city
council in 1906.
That ordinance gave the Citizens
Railway. Light & Power Company the
right to remove certain street rail-
way tracks in the city and required
1t 10 tear down the old Twentyssxth
street bridge early in 1907. The
tracks were removed, but the bridge
was allowed to remain standing and
nothing more was thought of the
matter by the city officials until few
weeks ago when City Engineer
Pearse called the attention OF the
council TO the bad condition OF the
structure.
The entire matter was referred to
City Attorney Massie and he COM
municsted with General Manager But
Ter. Mayer Jones said yesterday that
the structure will have to be removed
by either the street railway company,
or the Chesapeake & OHIO s'Sty En-
gineer Pearse reports tlfat the bridge
II In pad shape. -
Mayor Jones end other of the city
officials fear taat ii the structure col.
lapses. and Causes the loss of life and
damage to property that the city may
be held liable becAnse IL has failed
to compel the street railway company
to comply with the provisions OF the
ordinance adopted some four years
ago. .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19
NEW ASSESSMENTS
REDUCE REVENUES
City Receives S1,048.ll
Lessfrom Corporations This
Year Than Heretofore.

Though it had been generally be-
lieved here that the assessment OF the
property OF the corporations here by
the State Corporation Commission
would increase the city's revenues,
the report OF the State commission on
the new assessments shows that the
city's revenues will be $1.04s.11 less
this year than heretofore.
Under the new assessment. the New
port News Light 4 Water Company
and the Newport News Gas Company
pay the city $27S.s9 more in taxes
this year than heretofore. bu, the Citi-
zens' Railway. LigsR & Power Com
pany's tax is reduced 1897. making
the city lose a total Of $1.04S.1f.
The assessment Of the property OF
the Newport News Light & Wafer
Compsny Is $l10.190 and the city tax
on this amounts to sl.377.37. which is
S2s4.s7 more than the company paid
In taxes last year to The city. The
assessment OF the properly Of the
Newport News Gas Company is $751;
1872 and the tax on this to the city is
s414.0z. which Is s14.e2 more than the
company paid the city last year In
taxes.
All Of the property Of the Citizens
Railway. Ligh; 4 Power Company in
this city Is assessed at s14.20i. on
which the tag to the city will amount
to only ti77.50. Last year this COM
pary paid the city Ia license taxes a
total of 81. 5e4.5o. so that the city loses
1887 in revenue from the company
These three corporations claim tia,
the new act OF the legislature placing
them under the control OF the State
Corporation Commission exempts
them from the payment Of any city
license tsx and they refused to pay
any license tax For this year City
Attorney. J.. A. Nassie brought legal
action against the companies TO have
the courts say whether OF not they
are exempt from the payment Of city
license taxes. Justice Brown decided
for the corporations in the police
court, but City Attorney Msssie ap-
peaied to the Corporation Court and
the appeal is now pending
Should the city win in It's fight TO
make the companies pay license taxes
the revenue OF the city wiz be greatly
Increased BY reason Of the Hew assess
ments-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19
CHAIRMAN OF VIRGINIA
COMMITTEE ON STAND
L. r. Warren, Who Presided over
Meeting at Which Newport News
Insurance Rates Were Raised, Tes-
titles That "Pink slip" Was Author
lied as Business Proposition.


BY asking only a few specific ana
carefully worded Questions and insist
ing upon a rigid application OF the
Virginia rule limiting sross-examina-
ton 10 matter brought out on direct
examination. counsel for The defense
in the cast against officers and COM
mitteemen of the Southeastern IN
derwriters' Association are striving 10
prevent the commonwealth from gain
ing any advantage as n result OF tne
appearance Of one or more OF the de-
PENDANTS on the witness stand. Tbs
was apparent yesterday, when L. X.
Warren, chairman of the Virginia
committee OF the association and one
OF the defendants, spent an hour In
The morning and the entire afternoon
on the stand When court adjourned
last night Commonwealth Attorney
Berkeley was beginning what he VI
IDENTIFY hopes to make fruitful cross
examination, fought every inch or the
way BY the attorneys for the defense.
Virginia Committee Responsible.
Another feature of yesterdays pro-
ceeding was the disclosure OF what
appears to be an intention on the part
OF the defense 60 attempt to relieve all
of the defendants except those who
have beer proven TO be members OF the
Virginia committee Of responsibility
for the increase of 10 per cent. in
rates OF insurance In Newport News
on May 10.
It iseexpected that when the cross
examination OF Mr.. Warren Is con-
cluded A. H. Harris, secretary of the
Virginia department Of the association
will take the stand. Perhaps no other
defendants will testify.
The indications now are that the
trial hardly can be concluded before
the end of next week.
Mr.. Leekey Finishes.
Robert I.eckey, on the stand as ii
witness for the defense when coydr!
adjourned Thursday evening. waE, re.
called yesterday morning and Gaptaip
Berkeley proceeded with b'ss cross
examination =. he, was Questioned a,
length ana in detail cc,eerning his
statement that the inSY ease OF 10 pei
cent in insurance rates did not of
set the less TO thS, companies on ac
count Of inY.sased taxation. Mr.
leckey said 9nat while. basing an es'
innate upon $4,000 in premiums. the
companies would receive $4,000 as
a aion %s increase Of $4,000 ina IN taxa a
De p5id by the companies in taxes
and agents commissions. and that the
NECESSARY addition 10 the reserve fond
would mors than offset the apparent
balance in favor of the companies.
Mr.. Warren on the Stand.
L. L. Warren was the first OF the
defendants to be called TO the stand
He was questioned briefly by Mr..
King He named the members of the
Virginia committee OF the association,
saying that H. Y. Chatterly, George
Goodridge and Jefferson Pierce,
who had been supposed by the com
monwealth 70 have been members OF
the Virginia committee on May ~
were not members OF the committee
at that time or at any time during
the year preceding. He said tina, the
Virginia committee had authority to
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19
AoLo FARMERs' INSTITUTE.
Session Expected to Prove Even Bet
ter Than One Last Year.

Another farmers institute will be
held in this city on December II un-
der the auspices OF the Newport News
Chamber of Commerce, and this one
is expected to prove even more sue
-cessful than the first one last year.
The institute will be held in the Olym-
pic theater and a number of agricul-
tural experts will be invited to adj
dress the farmers who VIII gather
from Warwick, York, Elizabeth CITY,
Nansemond. Isle of Wight and other
counties.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19

Mrs Marth. J. Bright. vho came to
this citv about tvo years sgo in the
Interest OF her health. Il critically ~
AZ the home % her son. W. J Brs<-t.
2l7 Thlrtieth street Nrs. Bright snf-
fersd a stroke Of parslysis IN July.
1893. and she has never fully recov-
cred from The cffeeis or.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19

Carolina Club will be out to root for
the visitors and the collegians VIII
bring a good crowd here with them.
Circus bleachers have been erect
ed in the gymnasium and the place
now has a seating capacity OF 200
people.
Washington & Lee UHiyersity's fast
five IL TO meet the locals here on the
night Of December 29.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19
LOCAL SCRUBS" GIVE
SOLDIERS A DRUBBIH0
Ex-High School Basketball Players
. Proye Too Mvsh for Fast
Company Team.

A basketball FIVE composed exclu-
sively of former High school players
and dubbed the Scrubs" journeyed
over to Fort Monroe last night and
put the eternal kibosh on the fast
five of the Fifty-eighth Company,
Coast Artillery. in very Interesting
game in The Fort Y. Nj. c. A. gym
nasium. AS usual the Soldiers put
Up stubborn and plucky fight and,
while they won by safe margin. the
locals did not have runaway by any
means.
Little. Green Morsan. who captained
the squad OF giants and ''near-giants."
played the stellar game for the locals,
shooting seven goals from the field.
Payne made three. Robinson, 4 and
Powell 2, the final score being "a
TO 10. Small and Sadoritsch did the
best work for the soldiers. Robin
son and Sherman played a great
game. fA
How the teams lineap:
Fort Monroe. Position. Newport News
O. paVnn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19

Henry Farrsr. q negro. was hned
s7z.7- and placed under bond OF
s20o for six months by Police Justice
Brown yesterday morning fcs carry
ing concealed weapons. the negro
was arrested In Rocksffs Thursday
night for carving razor. The razor
was destroyed BIZ the police
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19
BAD BOYS MS SUBJECT.
Prot. willis A. Jenkins Makes Address
70 Patrons League

pad BOYS" was the subject OF an
ADDRESS delivered by Division Super
lEtentens W. A Jenkins TO tse
Patrons I-agns % the Thomas terer-
son school Thursday afternoon The
address proved OF much interest aad
value TO the patrons.
Nfs- Denton. the president. pre-
sitsd end the primary class rendered
some songs. Miss Coroell sang = solo
and Miss Roberts Richardson zen
dered q piano solo.
Mrs. r W. Shelton vas elected a
delegate 10 the Virginia educational
c9nferencs AZ Richmond next week
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19

NJ s. Heveslyn. formerly secretary
treasurer Of the Stewart Fruit Com
pany of Newport News. lac vas a
stocshoider II that company and
hence all q ne stock vas not held by
he stewart Fruit Company. % BALI
more a. stated In 1his pspeF yester-
day morning
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19
neeao.s- asmAakAsLs EseApE'
CAUGHT Under Tea Of Falling Tsmeer'
Has Twe Ribs ercken-

George Harvey. negro slougshore-
man. had s7remarkaols escape rom
death about IL o'clock yesterday mor1i
ing when he VISA caught under about
a ton of failing timber while helping
10 load the British steamer East PosEt
at Chesapeake 4 Ohio pier NO. 4. He
escaped with two broken ribss snc q
few bruises
When the accident occurred 2
sling Of lumber was being drawn
from the dock to the deck OF the ship
- some way the rope around the hum
Der came loose and the timber feli 20
the deck Harvey vas caugnt unaeI
the mass and vorkmen VINO puned
thu timber on expected 10 find the
man dead
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19
Continual fitting.

I. Throughout Mr.. Warrsn's examila.
ton plain Berkeley and Mr.. Stn
art. on one AIDE. aud Messrs. kin :.
Harrison. Rad and Bachelor were
fitting the defense Insisting that CAP
tain Berkeley was not combining him
self to proper limits in examination.
and the commonwealth coutsnding
that the questions asked were proper.
Al 5 o'clock counsel for the defense
desired 10 90 ahead and finish MIA
Mr. Warren. but Captain Berkeley said
that be did not kno0.hop much longer
The examination .wctld continue and
insisted upon adjcurning a. the usual
time.
R. NJ Lett. who has 50 abiy assisted
Captain Berkeley and Mr.. stuart II
tie prosecution. has ; sen absent froE.
the court room Tor the past ivc dd-s-
having been <calie< 20 Norfolk to de-
tend a clienf IA the federal court he
probably VII Be IN court again Mon
day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19

Mr.. Abe Horwitz is in New Vol
on 9 hasiness trip. He VIII retu'
to this city tomorrow
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-06
KING EDWARD
SUDDE !
STRICKEN
BRITISH SOVEREIGN
VICTIM OF BRONCHITIS
Illness Concealed From Public
for Two Days Causes GenefaI
Alarm Famous Physicians
Summoned to Palace,
ny Morning Journal spccial rsus.d wirel

London May 5.-rhe kingdom was
thrown into CONSERVATION tonight by
+ the unexpected announcement that
King Edward was suffering from
bronchitis in form that caused some
IanNieN to his PHYSICIANS TWO Of
whom are sleeping in buckingham
palace i'm order to br ON hand in ease
Of need
The first intuadon char anything
was amiss was the failure of the king
Go meet the queen Who returned from
the continent this evening
The queen hurried to the palace,
and soon afterward the publo learned
10y an official announcement thut the
King had been III Tor Two days The
fact that his Illness mad been thus
concealed from the public Increased
the alarm once it hecame generally
known.
Thursduy the Fing had "a busy day.
He gave an audicucctO Field Marsha
lord Kitchener and To Premier AS
quth ara visited tine royal academy
Friday he gave general audiences. en-
tcrtained Mr. and Mrs Herbert i
Gladstone at farewell luncheon on
their departure for south Africa. and
visited the thoater in the evening 1t
was noticed, however that while his
majesty was viewing the pictures at
tho royal academy me looked pale and
latigued, and the members of his en-
tourage feared that this might bee
token the return ot the throat and
chest trouble
Tho king spent the week end at
SHadringham with the object of com
batting the threatened attack and rec
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-06
NOLAW TOSTOP
HEAVYWEIGHT
BATTLE
GOVERNOR REPLIES TO
PROTESTS OF MINISTER'S


iBy Morning journal sleeial LEASED Nircl
sacramento, cal, May :. In rec
sponsp - scores OF letters received az
The governors office cNcrN 0av sinrc
the death of Tommy McCarthy fol-
lowing lis tight With owen Moran in
san Francisco last Friday ni.nt urg
ing that Governor GilcU stop Ga,
Jefflies-Johnson fight ON JulA :, t.
Forrest Mitchell executive secretary
to HE governor sent out answers to-
day saying ,hc governor is helpless
tc Interfere The letters were adj.
dressed to religious organizations n
\lamcda county. SAN Francisco. Santa
Clara, Los Angeles and Fresno
The copy given ont by Mitchell
which officially makes known the
governors stand Oh the matter, is as
follows
"1o the Ministeria l'uion ol Fresno.
Rev Ray o. Aiiler. chairman.
Fresno. Cal
"Gentlemcn This office IS IN re-
cefpt of your letters enclosing resolu-
tiops passed hy the Ministerial Onion
oi Fresno relative tn slppressing the
Joffries-Johnson prize fight or con
test July I, 1910.
Governor Gillctt is en- route to
Washington at tho present timc and
probably win not return to SacIa-
mento for at leasl month i.ien-
tenant and acting governor wiz not
be in this office mlti Al Week or tcn
DAYS .r"n now
Replying 70 your letter ln thci
absence. permit nc to say That the
governor IS NOT in favor of p1i2r
lights, HAT he has nefer attended one
ia his life and says ho never VIII
However. under the laws OF Califor-
fte.. f..f
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-06
DEFENSE
ATTACKS THE
EXPERTS
ANALYSIS BRANDED
AS FAR FROM COMPLETE
Efod to Show That Deaths
and Illness OF Members Of
SWope Family Were Due to
Natural Causes Alone

10y Morning journal Special Leased " ireI
Kansas city. MAY Festifvine
near the close of Che H1de trial today.
pr walter "a Gross eitA chemist of
Kansas Ct4 branded thc anahsis
made h> Dr Victor g. Vaughn 0n the
lyet of Colonel swope as incom
plcte
Ninety per cent OF tho substance
that pr. Vaughn made his fmnl esti-
mate of the amount of poison IN the
organ might have been foreign. said
nr. Cross The witness pointed ont
thNt ass Colonel SWope hNd usod I'd
tonic containine Cmehouidmc this
drug would rcmain in after the pro-
cess pr Naughn used had been cont
plcted
No claim was made by Dr Vaughn
that be got entirely pure strychnine
from the liver of Colonel SWopc Tie
said the foreign matter was So small
however. that he could make 3, good
estimate of The amount of poison
present
uf cross was expected by the de
Tense To- explain the presence OF ty-
phuid i'm thp SWope residence, but hc
failed llc once made AN eNamiua
tin of The premises Altheu.h he
found no germs. Mrs SWppe gave
him information about previous CON
ditions which. h' testified would clear
the mystery ii he were permitted to
repeat t Judge l.atshaw held this
testimony to be- incompetent
ln its oaenns this morning tas
defense soupht to show thnt Colonel
Swope had been Va ill-heaHh for
months prior TO his death md TINT
natural causes might haNe been RE-
sponaible for the commissions VIII
which the colonel. Ghristmen and
Miss Margaret Swope suffered
sylvester Spangler TESTIFIED lhai
Colonel Swope was SO enteeuled lor .
year before he died that he tainted
several times The millionaire, said
Mr.. sphngler told him the day belpre
his death that he might die amy time
pr. IL W Froehling testified thai
either Anlemic foisenins. iyn'i"ia "f
meningitis would result n the Ntnp-
toms shown by the SWoprs when lnH
convulsions developed
THE physician admitted ON CROSSE
examination that tine attnclis ALSO rf-
sembled cases OF slrNchninc poisoning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-06
FIVE HUNDRED
LIVES LOST IN
EARTHQUAKE:
COSTA RlCAN TOWN
OF CARTA60 IN RUINS
Great Palace Of Justice En-
dowed by Andrew Carnegie
Among Buildings Destroyed
Details Of Disaster Meagre.

iBy Morning journal Nperipi Isafrd Wirel
SAN Juan del Sur. Nicarde0a May 8.
"A large part OF Cartago costa Rica
was destroyed last night by 4 power
ful seismic movement Details are
meager, as the telegraph wires have
been levelled between San Jose and
Cartago. The operators 40 thc latter
place were killed.
lt is known that at least 500 per
sons are dead and many hundreds IN
iured scores OF buildings were
thrown down. among them the Palace
of Justice erected by Andrew Carnegie
The Wife ana children of Dr. Bocan-
egra. the Guatemalan magistrate to
the Central American arbitration
court have been killed Panic reiens
as Tho earthquakes continue
san Jose has also been shaken. some
Of the buildings being damaged but
no deaths are reported iu that city,
Some persons were slightly injured
Shocks also We're felt at several
points in Nicaragua near the Costa
ltican frontier Reports reaching
here state that there hts been much
suffering and desiitution at Cartago
consequent upon the disaster
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-06
AII. HOPE or SAVING
ENTONiBI.D MLN GIVEN Up

Pulos, M0Y - AN hope fhat my
of the fortA five white, and lae negro
miners entomhed in mine NJ. OF the
Palos coal and Coke company as the
result of am explosion in the mine this
afternoon max be ~ scued alive hns
been abandoned u Is Thought that
it amy ef the mon escnped death from
the explosion thcS were later suito-
Gated by black damn
Officials OF the mime say that ace
eording To theii records only ~ men
are in the mine, hut as i number OF
minors were employed under he CON
tract eNstcm the list Of names on their
pay rolls does not include an In the
min".
The explosion is supposed TO hHve
been caused by one Of the miners Bo-
ing into gas pocket Win lighted
am-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-06
MINERS TO JOIN
AMERICAN FEDERATION

Denver Mas As 81 result of the
referendum vote cast hy local unions
of IN. Western Federation of Miners
on MAY I. the count of which was
completed by Secretary Ernest Mills
TODAY the Organization viii ask for
charter from the American Federation
of Labor. the proposition carrying by
goo votes. oHt of the 265 locals in
the federation DO is stated that only
five voted against the proposition.
should the American Federation issue
The requested charter. mining de-
pariment of the Organization viii hc
formed composed of repre- seutHtiNcs
of the Emitted Mine Workers of Amer
ica and the Western Federation Of
Miners.