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THE DAILY PRESS la th only newspaper published i Newport News that receives th full news service of the Assu cated Press. VOL. XIV. NO. 119. NEGRO MURDERER RUM BY Ohio Mot) Mens to Lynch Black Lawyer Who Killed Young, Widow. BROTHER OF PRISONER FLEES Wealth/ phv:;ician Has White Wife, and Fear of Violence Sends Him Back to Kentucky?Negro Was in Love With Woman He Shot?Tries to Commit Suicide. By Associated Press.) LIMA. OHIO. May ^t. -Hunted all |?St nifjlil and finally drived to bay by the police and hioodhoimds today. John W. Bit?, a ueajro attorney and real estate dealer, accused of mutter, attempted to end his awn lire, |*e mhs arrested oa the charms of Bar? tering Mrs. ?stein M. Dill:', a young widow who was shot last ninht at bar own home as she opened the front door in response to pimnillnf uimn Use doer. Hi is not seriously injured. It was first thought that the motive for the murder hail been found in business transactions between Mrs. DOta and the negro. A search of Beam'i papers la Ma office today indicated that Beam v?as in love with the widow, but whether the crime was due to his suit being reputsed CT whether there was a quarrel Is un? known. A letter addressed to his wife in endearing terms was found. In which he told of bis love for Mrs. Diltz. which had extended over two years, and that his calls upon her accounted lor his "late hours at night." * Lynching Feared. Rumor that a mob was forming with the intention of lynching caused Sherig Van Gunten to remove bis prisoner from the city hospital to the county jail tonight. Beam was escorted to Jail under a heavy guard. He Is now in the strongest cell in the jail, and a strong guard is maintained. Murderer's Brother Flees. I>r. U. S. Beam, a brother of the j>risoner. and a wealthy physician, closed his office and left for his old home in Kentucky today. Colored people urged him to leave as they feared he might be lynched if he re? mained here. Keeling ran high against him. Or. Beam's wife is a white woman, and this aided in infuriating the residents against him. ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS. Association in Annual Session at Hot Snrinns, ^a. (By Associated Press?. KOT SPRINGS. VA. May 24 ? The annual meeting of the American As odafSaa Bectrfcan Manufacturers lie-Ran here t'wlay. AhoWt sixty mem? bers of the association from differ t-nt parts of the country are in at? tendance. The principal business before Ihe convention will lie the "standardizing of ruotor prodiii ta in relation to! prices." The initial session was called to order by President <;o<ir|.o \|. fmn aldson, of Cbarlertown, W. Va.. after | which several pa|icrs were read. At the * lose of the pftcrnoon session the entire iiarty vent to Passifom farni lo enjoy an old Virginia dinne,-. COURT AFTER MRS. SULLY. Application to Declare Her in Cor. t'mwt Fil'd. tBy Associated press) NKW YORK. May 24 Application to adjudge in contempt of.^eourt Mrs ?MM .1 StiUv. wife of the former I cotton m>erator was made In the j Supreme Court here today. She is allcg.-d to have been in contempt In I failing to appear for exatntn.it ion In ! oinnn tinti with a suit for Stool brouglit against her t?\ a Fifth ave I n<K> ?oweler j Mrs Solly's attorneys < lalm that' ? he bill was not contracted hv her. luii hv her, husband who wa* nna ble to pav it after he had lost a po? sition ahich he held with n broker agv br.rire after hi* reverse? in the J market Fi"e Kdled h> Storm. trtv As?or<a'-d Prrsa i OKLAHOMA CITY. f>KI.A M?v I F ve nrrrrns are dead, at kast ten I rrrloii-lv injrred *e?cra| acres rf I i rope are inundated ar I every etc?a? In the northern and I-astern part of ] Oklatvoma Is raging as a H ?ab of heavy ra'as during the bast ;t honr? A number of h?ni*es were washed | ?war. PLAYING "PICTURE SHOW" L'TTLE 80/IS HkNGLD Child's Mother Arrived Just in Time to Cut Him Down Alive. (Special to Dttilv Press.) ALKXANDRIA, VA.. May 11 While sisJis| "moving picture show t oda? Albert Pass, the ,"i year old sou of Harry Pass, a pr oinl nein CttlSMi was almost BSJBfSd to death by ImTSS of his pis.IBIB I SB otilv the tunelv ar? rival of the child's mother saved his life, and not then until a physician had worked faithfully to resuscitate the failing pulse When ciuestioned the of nor rhil dren admitted that thev were only playing hiiuging. a:?l that they did not know there wiis an\ clanger iinltl Hie lOPf t!|:hle|ie(| and they became frightened. Then one of them ran for the mother, who rushed to the res, no just as the baby hoy was lapsing into unconsciousness. With ;'. k' ife furnished by one of the boys, she manured to cut the chilil dovwi, and a physician was sum? moned. flNED AND JAILED. Norfolk Manhattan Theatre Proprie? tor Gets Heavy Sentence. NORFOLK. V.\ . Max 14.- -.latin s M. ( rititilali. proprietor if the Manha' Mp tlnatre. . rncr of 1'nlon and Ne? braska streets* was fined $10n and costs and Sent to jail for thirty SSvya and placed under a WOOA liehavior Nuid of $.".iln fos twelve mouths hf Justice Simmons in the police ?o ut today 01 a charge . f selling liquor without a license. He a. peal-d and was r deased on uail for his app> ar attee in Ike O riioraiion Court <>n the ?rsi Monday in June. Crinnian was also charged with ccttiductiti!; a disordiTly house and with allowing minors to enter his place, but he was dismissed n both of these nllegaiions. frinnian was arrested as a result of a raid on his plac- by 'Sergeant Gnynn and Detectives Stevenson and Power.- last Saturday nifiht, and >' was the testimony of cne of Crln nian's witnesses that brought about his conviction in the police court. VICTIM OF HEART FAILURE. N. -'. Smith, U. S. Revenue Employe. Drcos Dead. RICHMOND. VA. May 24 ?Nicho? las .1. Smith, f.4 years old. for a number of years employed in the I'nited States revenue offices as. stamp clerk, died suddenly this morning at 7:1"> o'clock in his home, 112 South Fourth street. Mr. Smith's death was due to heart trouble. He arose this morning and was in the act cf preparing to go to work when stricken. He had been ill last week, but was able to go to work Saturday. The death of Mr Smith has caus? ed euch regret among his associates in the federal building here, where he was held in highest esteem and hrvl mailt' friends. The arrangements for the funeral will am be completed until a numbe*" of relative? who have been informell of ft ? death, have been heard from. shoots yp'i town Drunker Mail Carrier or Wild Ram? page at Washington. N. C. WELL KNOWN CITIZ N KILLED Bradley Parker Loses His Life fcr Re fur rig to Sell Ammunition to Wil? liam Basr.? Murderer Surrenders to Posst After Escapirg to Woods. WILMINGTON. N ('.. May 24 Sunday afterp on wh I? on a drunk' n spree, arm- d and shootirg np th con;-nunit-, cm-rally. William It i . .i ?ur.il mail carri'-r. ,<( IVi'k? r ?-. C, shot lo death Bradley Parker, a well to do eiGr.es of that flare, be ffftM th. iaiter wonld riot BBS] him ammunil-' n o ?online his < - ir "I Park? r was standing in from 'fi? st* re in which he clerk'd a-,I u.^.e his refnsal Ras*, levelled a sho' ran a< him and Bred, killing biro almost instantly Bars then broke Into in adjoining ? ? .. . ' et, mm.- hre-srms and ammnmiion end returned lo h'-s home which was sur? ?nsd'-d lat?r i > a |>o**c (taring h nicht I'-ass cum? on h'S horre and the powK- ir.-d al hin. but I,. r | i. '., th, sonl? and ran. returning, however. IV? r and giving htm?. If >.p Will Pint ft* pat water. WASHINGTON. |? /' Ma !l John Hayes Hamen-net today definitely d'ejined 'he i. mfr-r of 'he mlataKr ship to China _NEWPORT N. GUILTY OF CONTEMPT l?FTHE SUPREME COURT | Sheriff Stiipp, Two Deputies and Four Citizens W?l tie Arraigned Fjp Sentence. LYNCHING OF NEGRO THE GAU JE i _ H ghest Court in the Land Will Pun? ish Tennesseeans Who Are Alleged I to Have Combined to Kill Prisoner Who Had Been Granted Respite? I Action Without Precedent. (Bf Associate d Prase.) WAaHINOTON, 1? C. May -I - i Vor th?' first time in l Berfceaa a ra;. j th."" Supremo Court of the Pattedj .States Will, on next Tatndnj ejeekl j undertaki to mete out paytiehaseat fori the crime of COO ten* t of the eOSU*tl Itself, and the Import Mara cf the oc? casion will i.eJsaaced by the aata-j bor of defendants. T!ie preceding will lake place In) connection with the cAaea <>r sin-r.n Shipp ami Deputy Shi rifT Offteoa, olJ Jiamilto,, county, Tctin . and of toiirj other resldeata of thai county nain dj ? respectively Williams. Nolan, Paa^ettl and May. Thea* nun arers today ae-j clared l?y the court, to be guilty otj 'an act of ccnteaipt in eaaahtaaaa] in' I March, 1905, in a conspiracy to lynch 'a negro. Ed Joaaanat, who had heaa ? sentenced to death by the local court;; on the charge cf rape, and in whoae 'case the Soppreaae Cevrl had inter I fercd to Hie extent of granting aa ap ; |?eal w hich had the effect of a MMar>j *edeas. ] On the night f llowlng the an [aoajKlumtill cf ttau ciuirt's action j .lolinson was taken out of jail at l Chattanooga and lynched. There was! I CO resistance on the part of the Jail ; authorities and Shi; p and a a aether <f his deputies as well as alHv.it twen? ty citizens, were proceeded against on the charg'- cf contempt of the Federal ccurt. Six Found Guiltv. The case has been pradlng ever' : since, and 'he number of defendants' i was from time to time reduced loj ' nine. Of these nine, three were today , found geiltlesa while bhe o'her six j wore ordered to be brought into court [next Tuesday week for MaaaaaW. I They will Ix- taken into custody im 1 mediately and will apix-ar in court j under charge cf Man hal Wright. Thq sentence may be either fine rr lm j prisonment, or both. The ease is regarded as of excep? tional interest because n Is ; radically the first time that this, the highest court in aha l'nlted ?tdteg. has ev r undertaken to assert its dignity or to 'resent acts or words rcd'ctirig upon it. , In one previous case fome yean* ago a defendant was fined for some expressh i' of contempt, btr-lhc c-a.-e was ro comparativly insicnlBeart as to practically leave the r resent pro reeding standing alone. Guilty for Allowing Contempt. In the ra-o <f Sheriff Shipp and f> pe'y t;ilr->n the court in effi-ct de? clares that ther?- may be rortempt In a failure of rUlcers of the law to pro vent a rr.rc.e (n ?inl<-m I of th- court, and ln taking cognizance of an of fca^e ?t so great a dis'anc?. tlx- curt for the fir-it time aaaorta by action i*s ::ght in dimixl the propo? r< . |wct for and treatment of its > rdirts In all parts t.f :he rnkn. The charge ?:f contempt against Sheriff Shipp and his ro deferdanfs was due to the {:?; i th-it when Jnhn ??n wr.s Ivnrhcd he was construc? tively in the rustndv c,r I he ccnir* tinlv a month l?cforv the ncrro hao lie-on found gntltv and had breni aen tene.^l to dentil. The supreme Cnejrt 'had tra'-ic'd ??? apiw-al from a m>~' f.isK-'i of the feit'-d S'aten Cireedt I r-onrt rfcniing htm s writ of haheev | |>nrroi-> % m< h effected ? Mav of pre-1 I *' edRaoBi 'n i he cosieafA'a esaae. C ?t>l?in? te. President The appeal wan allowed on Marva! and that night Johnson was la-; ken aal of the aid nt Cha*ta**mca| and hac gc-d Th'? Mion w as atrneat i I? reerwtrd hv the cr-nct. and lsnsae?| ei.-.:~ c>wpt-?lnl ??? made to ?*rerl Irv-ni RaaaaeaUt who r.rd?-rrd aa m I rest teal inn hy the department of I i% ? 'I Im? ?'>?' ' Cll'.-e re i. II el I la the tiling la I he court hv the at ? lorney general in Mav. t*w?... of an I h lormat ioe. - ha whi> h fThlpp aatf I nfoe of hi* df-tHitles and seventeen j other perronn were ehargerf with IcomrdfeMy la tar Ivwchtng. Ktriwp aSM I Mime nf hin inihordinafra hv a karat- j I hag thnsmelver fmes the pMI cm OM 1Rlgtll of Ihr tragedv. aad the others < (CnoLaeed on fifth Page) PETtRSBURG IN MIDST OF LOCAL QPUOH FIGHT Sunday Wan a Veritable Ad, Sjlo-n Day In tha Eockade City. ?T (By AnoolataW Prosi ) PKTKRSIM IU... vjE Ma) _'l Sim day was a Vitit^Br Ami Salt? n League th Id day b^BEetei imrg and in many of the M- tU?di and Hoptlut chiirchts the g od Of |>i'"li ition and tin' evils of tlio saloiiii traftlc ?' re sounded front (ho piiTftt \ : tins part of tlir . .i?.? i?.1111 now in pr grr;<a lor I hi' ali lislitneul ot Hn- saloons from th- city. One of I i' mos: active speakers ot the day ta, Mrs. Nannie Curtis. ,.f Texas, who r-,.<>l<- at \V?;i liy Methodiat church at ihe moralng service, at High pr?-<- Mcth di -t cl arch at night and in tin afli-ni on addressed an audience ot in n only in the Farmers' wdji chouse. Other Inders of the St?it> Antl Sal on League, who occitpleji Methodiat pul? pits morning or i raaMM wi re 0 Baw, Janu .- Cannon, .lr., tie It. v. I 1>. M - Allister and the R*VJM J Rli lrird.<ui. The league acrricea Ban es i aded in tu th> c lofed < huroies, the Res. K. .1 Rirhardson s icakiig to roll red men in Bbeneser Map ist church and the Key. U. II Howard pri n-hing In <?!! fleld chun h On the ?Us of t ie drink hal'il. J The three days of Ihe Im il option <-tunpaixn will lie atari,'u by active w rk on both fldeslef th ? question. K-1, linv; ,s ri.it:g h<gh and will r aiii' its acme an Thursday, the day ot' ? 1 ? ? ? i? ii. when lively s. ? m s are-ex peeled around Ailing places. The Business Man's Association, which is conducting i eanipilga against prohili.tion m\\<X for high Ii?! cense and strict regulation; of saloons,j will have it- two final grand rallies in the Academy of Music n T lesi-ayj and Wednesday nights, with locil bus.'nos men as the speak) rs. On these two night* also Ihe Antl-j Saloon League, which is fighting f ?r | prohibition, will hare Its dual railbw in Fanaera' warehouse, wiih Evangc list Stuart as the apeaker. Thursday will tcsVthe story of thej gnat local option fifflit in Petersburg.' a v?ry lHrgc vote will If* |ml??-d and bcth sides are apparently coaMeBt of victory. - am- mm-m - BELIEVE HAWlEY MA) BE AFTER SEABOARD Recent Activity in S. A. L. Stocks | Gives Rise to Interesting Ru? mor in Richmond. (Six c ial to the Dally Press > RICHMOND. VA.. May 24 ? Recent [ ?activity In Sealwwrd Air Une stocks. I now classed as Seaboard Company ( common, first and second preferred.", has given rise to the belief in local hanking and railroad circles that the H iwley s> ndica'e may acquire cn-j trcl of the property. It seems halbe generally admitted' that the ^cr. hoard reorganization committee ha? about completed Its j work, and that the receivership will! shortly end. when the road ulll be, sold. According to those who nre werr versed in railroad matters the Haw ley syndicate had one of two plans in view when it hotigbt the Chesa? peake at'd Ohio railway. If the deal was not made as a spec- i illative venture the syndicate un-' donbtcdlv had in mind the possi? bility of great development and ex tensicn. Moreover, it seems to be well understood that sooner or la? ter the owners v iil btiv <ir lease a line which would give a direct route; 'rittn N"w ;wn Nov. - to Chiang" Th?u by taking over the Seaboard the field of usefulness would spread over Jtisf that mucjij more territory. It cannot be stated definitely' whether Maw lev s*d bis associates, have been heavy l ayers of Seaboard,' stock, but some oi;e has lieen buying' Seaboard extensiv-iv during the part j ?ix weeks, taking all offering". With the Seaboard's 19X1 mite* of road! Mawb v would bare a great railroad, system con nee tins the Seaboard with i Chicago. Mad Hi- H-ad Ce>i-he4. r.u; sTtoktK OAf, Va . M-; 24 ? Aw a n>ul' of BS eeld?-ni at Mm- Titg Rin-r lumber ?'? ? an-.'s plant, msl namj Meaty ifodgt*. a mill for nrar. ]<.?* .> d-alb's dor>r wllh his head crirah? d. 'be lajwry exposing ihe l sin. a kn- ? cap broke* and t*e body hodlv i>iiin?-d by the flirt ? aj belt rwnnirg mar wkei* (be ?weww seiows man was fowai. Mr Ifodges had g"We ander th- mill shme to mak< r? i?a<r?.nt is no kno-sn ho? the acetdent ocenrn? Tqsvers D'wn ard 0"t trtv ?s " Isted Pres- ) ??JMS* RG. May S4. Jitaem n. Travers. the Am' rteoa atnatenr g??lf cbami?M>n. U*r I? ??? H.m1nVe<I from the Ikitlsb amaiewr ?hampion hip sal si? skat ska ""d on Ske Mnirttetd "iiw te?l.- H' -ist liis flr.l mai-h to yV A 'I'-THW r?m. of the Royal and Aweien- t^.lf club, by 2 np and I I" ??ay . M , MAY 25, 1909, SENATE USES LUMBER INDUSTRY AS SEE-SAW _ i Entire Da>j Spent in Argument - For and Against Free Trade Amendment. LOST BY OVERWHELMING VOTE Senator Dolliver Surprises Body by Leaving the VPi ogressi ves" :o Op poie Free Lumber hTovement? Senator Bailey Makes Speech. Say? ing M< Will N^t be Bound. (By Associated Press.) ! WASHINGTON, D. C. May 14.-* No single piece <>( huwssr tsj ever 1 used more efTectuallv as a seesaw by children than IM (lie Meat lum? ber industry today b> tlM l'::lteQ State:; Senate. ? Ihr lumber schod ule of the ts iff bJU was um.er con? sideration altnoel the rsnttre day, with Senders IN? t. ileybtini, lioran nud Iii Huer coateodiot a that otto hniid for :? proteetioa tor tue intiuo try and Senators Clapp, Hurkett ai;u MoCaniber arguing as streniHnisly lit,,illist trial policy. The day closed with more than two thirds vol.- unaiust Senator Mc t'umtier's free hasahot amcndineiit. the ballot showing n tor and se against. The surprise of the c:ay whs the nttttuile of nsaatnr Dolliver. wtto heretofore has stood with the ->ro fcressives" throughout the proaept tariff fight. He today tone positive" position against the demand for free lumber, but expressed the opinion that the industry would not suffer from a reduction of the Dliigle> piles. Protection "A System." Senator Root opened Uio flay? proceedings with an argument In fa-, Mir of a differential on dressed lurn- , I her. Senators Corah and Heyburn. of Idaho, contended for the highest duty ! on lumber and Mr llorah entered I upon an argument to fIiow that the Itolicy of protection Is "a system ' i and CJUUKd be' malntalnrc If tiiere I are to be constant exceptions to It I [oil is desired ill the Interest of free I lumber.x On the- other hand. Senators Clapp. i und Hurkett argued that lumrier c an 1 be produced ns cheaply In Canacta as in the I'nitcd States and contend - i ed that the lumber industry of this country would mit be- endangered by the free admission of the Canadian j product. Incidentally Senator Clapp I paid a glowing tribute to the Ca I nadia?n ? gTreeraasead saying that ir was e-.-jal to the best. Republican Pia.form. During th- day Senator lleybum am ke of the- Republican platform in the Inst campaign in a way thai brouchl cfow-i some criticism on bin head. and Senator llailey dec dared that he did not php|?ose to t>e bound L> ?In- i'lai'i:rm adopted by the I>em ocrats r.t Denver. Mr. llailey made a speech of some length towards the close of the ses? sion ill which he expressed tlfe opin? ion ;>\.t i h. enactment of the |rf-nn ing tariff bill would see the dlstn ? tegration of the Republican |>arty. Early in the day Senator Owen j made a sharp attack u|>on the pre* ' ent tariff on sugar, saving that n leads lo frauds by "a trust ' and stol . earlier Senator Aldrieh introduced a ? resolut inn providing for aa investiga? tion of the expenditures of the vari I ous execnii\e dopartrr,en?s At .",: In ?? m the Senate adjourned. Widely Known Minister Dead. lit KW V!ST,\. VA. May 24?R"v .1 II Willis, statt years ohf. died end dpwtfw in !ils home in Hridgewalc-r. Vs.. 1>'>"rdav niornirc Mr Willis waa ? I wld? ly gnown Haptist minister, a aa j live ? f Cnfp- p. r county, and for a mimic- r of vinrj wn ? p-'dent ri IMs place. Hr Is tnrviv-d Hy a wi .1 w. o:> s..n. |t ;i Willis, of the ft-ni of Willi, * Kntwrlaor.. attorneys nc -his place, apd two dvehlera. Ml?r. .I'll a Willis, cf Clifion luij. M:. r.jidys Willis, of Mnaaewatcr. NORFOLK BOCKMAKCRS BUSY. Largest C.owd of the Meet Saw Yea terdav's Races. ? Mv A>aortaacd Pres? ! XOKi'H.K. TA Ms- W.ih a Ura.. rro'l la ?' > ? ? daterc, fc,*r book maker* hai' t.i.y were broking for at the .lull n t< ..y lhi.4artern Otl. They owlt aho-it even for the dny K> ntnar- ej'i. .-r it ?nUl und S an iah wlnoi rs In <hc tterssad. third aa-t hfth races, wir? all i,-r-?'l> ?aptinr, cd The crowd tiwia> tu cae of the largest dnrlag the maps and the s*k r?~-s of the Jane'?"?!< track w? as* A - .i?r.-,| W" ?ther fine SMOTHERED TO DEATH BENEATH SAND DUNE Richardron P. Smithwick, Norfolk In rurance Aqent, Loses Life In Remarkable Manner NOsWOUt, v.\. May II Hlnhata ><>ii I' Suiil h wick._Cl Norfolk, was k.llrd In princess Anne county Satur ?Mf al.crnoon. meeting bis SfarJ bj I mor' iinu.'iiul manlier, one of the sali I dum s in the desert, not far iroui "Craiilte." betetest I.y3inha\cn and t'ii|?' it'nrv, eating In on him snu rir.otht ring lilm io death. it was his custom to no down Msfej on Saturday to hunt for Mrds' nesta, and ha wont last Saturday as usual Wiu-ti no did no1 lefwta ?iliir lay night a si arclift'K party went out look for li til. star ing at II o'clock Saturda .'night. Saw F-rt, Protruding. At llrsl traces of him were :? und. hui owing ? ih i.iln it was difficult to locate his tracks In the ?and, ami just as the par y were about to give up the search. Sunday morning they saw 'Uls feet sticking cut of the sand It is Hiipixised that he was ulgg iik Hi the sand looking for a klngtl<!in .. liest, and that the iilll gave way and fell in on him. His batty is said to have In on found at an angle, w ith h x head downward, which made it all tile more diffic ult lor him to hi t > Mat aaafi If Indeed he retain' | cotisi ion:. neFS long enough to do anything to? ward making his cscuj e. There is said in have been evidence of IiIh hav? ing found some birds' hevls before I he accident. An inquest was held ver the re. mains anil it was entirely certain 'hat his death was accidental His watch and clothing were Intact. Kuneml Director H. I'. Smith was idio?ed for and the remains were brought to his undertaking establish? ment on llnnk -if. ? last night and prepared, for burial, being taken, to the decca-od' home and grief str.cken wife and little girl in :!i?f? North M ilt by nvcniie, llriiiubli ton this morning. II'- was In the Insurance business, having been formerly connected with the |.|fe Insurance Company cf Vir? ginia in this city, but at the tlmje of his dealh was an agent for the I lone Denefil Asr-oclatlon hero He was 22 years of age and had been In Norfolk for four years. He was highly es? teemed by his associates In the Insur. ance husiiDHs and had many friends in the city. He was a number of Ihr Cumber? land Kraal M*thodist church, the pas? tor of which. Rev. Ih-. Starr, with p ? rlbly other ministers, will officiate al the obsequies which occur tomor? row. The hour of the service is at 4 p. m. and it will be held from the resi? dence. ? Strangulntlon caused by lieing ar cidently buried in a sand tads." was the cause of death given by Dr. Km meraoR Land, of Virginia Hearh, up ;n the burial ;icrmlt issued in the case of Mr. Snilthwi.-k. Ih-. l.*rd was the first physician to sc.- th% body. REPUBLICANS GET BUSY *_ Sudden Show of Strength in the House Yesterday. PHILIPPINE TARIFF Bill PASSED President s Message Regarding Por.o Rican Affa-re Goes to Vvsys ano Mears Committee?Bill Divesting Porto Rican Legislature. WASHINGTON D. C May 24. The Republicans of ine ilmi c t'?oa.v agiin t??ik matlcrsainl?> thc+r nwn hands, and wita a sudden show ot slrrnirtb, |>asK,-d the fhi?pptec rnriit bill, ih- < imsidrratiqo of wnieh had licrn c# nrlndc-| two works ago. re fcrro.l the messier of the ITcstdcn. regarding fv?rto Rica? aaTatrs to tee rommitlec on wavs :w<t means. Snu d?-voted mere time lo a emruswtoe oi tec bill amending Ihr laws of Porto Rico so V* lo divert the legislator. of certain^authoritv posur??d by It No sooner had the hndv met than Mr Macon. Arkaaaaa, roadk his u> aal point of no qowtini. toil Majority I .coder Payne instead of movfcng an adjournment as b- had done hereto brre forced a call of I he House, and a qimrie appeared within a short time The feeium of ihe day wan aj Kiseech of f owsMorahtr lenath h, Mr I-mnaca. ?hc Porto Rtraa com ml ebewr. vtg .rc..-|y opi?w.c the hill affect inc the rshBad rr-i n saw ted h* hiss, and dc owaciaa the rje, utive ? ? d "t :|.|? ? I. ran. h "I Mi. In?-. Ulurr of Porto RJ*-e Th- hill wrao pending wher. i he lime al 2 27 ad Joiirtied until Tb'trsdav THE WEATH Increasing cloudin fr? In wr-t portion Wednesday showers; rlable winds. ?1 tf9?* TRICE TWO^CENTS PROTEST AGAINST ACT Of KY. REPRESENTATIVES Circulated Pamphlets Wii?e Congre? gation Sang "Praise Cod From Whom Uli Blessings Flow." "NO SUCH SCENE EVER WITNESSED" i _. ? Ccmpla nants in Matter of University of Kentucky Appeal to Presbyterian Aer.eirbly to Disapprove Alleged Un utual and Unfair Proceeding?Help fee Mltsomarles. Illy Associated Press.) SAVANNAH, G.V. M IJ l\ -Calling !'\ t:aniv the three n :> iotrt:i |ve:j of Ine F.vn <! of K<nturk). the complain ants in the Central 1'nlvers ty of Ken. tiwkj matter bedbre. the general m> aaaaMy .f the Boat herb Presbyterian church In session here tkla nfti.mooe, flVJ a protest to the alleged act k it or the representative!; in distributing on Snt unlay a pimphlet g.ving tl:e instilutloin's side of the case. Itenndt II.. Young a-;il C \V. Suniinerville signed the protest. Orteael Tlidnas W. BaUHt, 1! lui Brace ami Rar. K. at. Qraea, l). d, are named In the protest, which cnarges that while the assembly and congregut loa wer,. sllig.ng ' PrfsVe ti d Prom Whom All ?lesslamj Flow," at tils empleyed by 'he Kcrtuchlnns distributed the 'lamphlets among the wort kippers, the coinpluluints stating they "aro hold to affirm that perhspa no such scene was ever witnessed Jn this general assembly. Th ] pronounce it "an unusual arid unfair proeC ding" mid state that heretofore the atsembly has placed' an eti?. hatic disapproval ti|>ou such a course. "Grossly Personal Insult." The pretest c< ntains a sc? of reroltt tions which wrv offurrd with It where. In,, It Is sajd. "Whereas, a pnniphlet entitled -Discussion on Assembly De? ll vcrancr' has been addressed to the moderator and menib. rs of the hoard and which pamphlet moreover con? tain, a grossly personal assault on a mem tier of tne general assembly." etc., rrse.lved. - That In the < pinion of the assembly th:> distribution of boos?, lett.rs or iKinv. hlets anting the mem? bers of ihe House relative to a e*ur.e pending In fore them or which ^s ex p rt-d to be Submitted to their deci? sion Is an infringement upon the pre? rogatives of the house and ongbt to ka d.s: ouiii.'rwncod as an Illegal and I Improperlitvmpt t0 |,|as tne judgment of the members." Following a motion to admit the protest to record. Col. T W. Bullltt took the floor He declared that tne idea of General Young protesting would; -^SBBaie a smile among those ?Ins knew him In Kentucky." In an Instant a protest was fled again ' - unparliamentary language. ' Colonel Bnllitt .-.aid the unkind re ? ,-. m the paiH-r just read caused him to make Ihf remark The matter had not been concluded when the a: j tern con session of the assembly ao journed. Previ< us to the discussion the fol? lowing rajah Secretary Knox was i<ad relaying to the assembly's re? nnest tjr government aid for two I Vu -ri'Si - o tries awaiting trial I at |.eo|?dih ille tomorrow for libel: ' 'The Prenident directs me to at - s:iow1.*dge the receipt of yt.-tir tele? gram of May II. The department of Slate on "? cabl.-d the minister at Brmrsria to a-k a i?oatp<Miesscat of the i b, I suil BS Ik I V-e-rrsoo ami Jbippaid. and the rennest that their iriel )*? held at .erne more roove- . nient oolnt. { "The minister, however, was In f-rm.-d that according to (be Di lab?M Uw the government of Melglum Is tn <<>m|>et<>ni to order a postponement or transfer of cH-l ir. the Con dh and that the only authority com? petent to postpone or transfer a ram) to snv judicial district Is tne nan ?tsHf iii?on net it Ion of the defendants. Th- minister aas further Inform ed thai Morrison and Sheopard were alreadv nl>ml< I.? opoldvtlle with their wiltM-SHrs The Xmerh-aa ron ?ri.l s? lie-re^ is ir clone touek wttb ike situation and is instructed ta eg ?? reise bis good oaTI' es If DON'T LIKE NEGLECT Italians Attack a* Ml era an Aoteamt of CsrtHawak* F?da. KK'W.lo. it * I.V. May 2??At Sl?s ir II. a smell villvge near Steint Bi femla. I he po: niare herame -a raged over Ike jnanoer la which ibey hare km n neglected ,n at he diatribe* Jon af r. Met t. lb eai h.piak. smfli ISTS They n?asV- a boat lie di mrmlrsihaa against tke aa* tortile* and attacked the barrack* fSeveral soldiers wre wnmsded mmt a rnik-r was kred Into the rtoarra. k'lllag sit of I hem ai I