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VOL. XL, NO. ?08
GOAL CARRYING ROADS
LOSE THEIR MONOPLY
Elkins-McLauren Amendment is
Adopted Which Divorces Pro?
ducers From Companies.
CONGRESS DOWN TO ROOT OF EVIL
House Spends Most of Day in Discuss?
ing Advisability of Buying Naval
Supplies in Open Market, Where
Prices Are Lower Than Cost to
Manufacture.
it (Ry Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 8.?
The Senate spent the greater part of
the day again Iti the consideration of
the question of divorcing the produc?
tion or con) and oilier commodities
from the transportation companies
and cloned M hut branch of its work)
by adopting a modified provision
formally adopted by Senator F.lklns.
hut originally suggested by Senator
Mcliahrlh.
The voto on lite ICIktns amendment
stood 07 to li?the six negative votes
being cast by Messrs. Ankeny. Bulko
ley, Clark (Wyo.l, Pottus and War?
ren.
The provision Is In the language of
the original McLaurin substitute and
is as follows: '
Hard Blow to Coal Trust.
?'From and alter May 1. 1908; it
shall be unlawful for any common
currier to transport from any State.
Territory or district or the United
Slntes to any other State. Territory
or district of the United States or to
any foreign country, any article or
commodity manufactured, mined or
produced by it. or under its authority,
or which it. may own in whole or In
'part, or in which it may have any in?
terest, direct or indirect, except such
articles or commodities as may be ne?
cessary or used in the conduct of its
business as a dilution carrier.';
TO BUY IN OPEN MARKET.
House Advocates Cutting Down Use?
less Waste of Money.
WASHINGTON, " C. May S.?
Nearly the entire time of the House
today was taken up by two proposi?
tions?first, whether the navy depart?
ment should go into the open market
and purchase anchors, chains and
cordage or continue to manufacture
these articles in the government navy
yards as is now done, and second,
whether (he cost or transporting coal
from Atlantic ami Gulf ports to the
Philippine Islands in American bot?
toms should be limited to $5 or $(!
a ton.
On the first proposition one of the
prettiest legislative combats of the
session occurred, the debate extend?
ing over the mnjor portion of the
session.
Would Save Money.
Representative Loud (Mich.) in?
sisted that there could be ^ saving
of $350,000 a year to the government
if the Navy Department was permit?
ted to go into the free markets anil
purchase anchors, chains and cordage
under regulations of the department.
General Grosvenor (Ohio) and mem?
bers from the Michigan and Pennsyl?
vania delegations aided Mr. Loud In
his fight, the opposition being repre?
sented by Mr. Roberts (Mass.), Mr.
Ft7<gernld (N. Y.). Mr. McCleary.
(Mass.) and Mr. Rixey (Va.).
Means Economy. .
Mr. Grosvenor offered a substitute
for Mr. Loud's amendment, giving the
Socretary of the Navy the right to
purchnse the articles above referred
to in free markets, should it be de?
monstrated tlint, they could bo had
from manufacturers cheaper than they
i could be made at government navy
ynrds. This substitute was adopted
?85 to 7?.
As to the second proposition, limit?
ing the cost or transportation or coal
to $5 or $t; a ton. the efforts put forth
.by Mr. Slay don (Tex.) and Mr. Fitz?
gerald (N. Y.), wore of no avail, al
though voles were had an both amend?
ments, limiting the cost.
WAR ON "DRUG TRUST."
Attorney General Moody Trains His
Guns on Patent Medicine.
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 8.?
The federal government today filed
suit against the drug trust of the
United States. In an ofHclal state?
ment Attorney General Moody says:
"The government has todny riled
In the Circuit Court of tho United
States for the District of 'Indiana, a
petition for nu injunction against,
certain associations, coroprations .and
individuals comprising what is com?
monly known as tho 'drug trust' of the
United States. The parties defendant
specifically named In the bill have ap?
parently combined together to control
the prices at which proprietary medi?
cines and'drugs shall be sold to the
NEW
consiumcr through tTie retail drug?
gists In violnliun of the Sherman untl
trust laws. ' |
"The parties to the combination In?
clude: I. The Proprietary Association
of America. 2. Tbc National Whole I
sale Druggists' Association. ::. The
National Association of Retail Drug-1
gists."
$900,000 FOR CALIFORNIA.
Part of Public Land Sales to Accrue'
to the State.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May S.~
In order 1.0 render assistance lo
strichen California the boiise commit?
tee on public lands today authorized
a favorable report on the hill lo pay
to California, as has been paid to
most of the Western Stales, 5 per
cent, on iho cash sales of public
lauds.
In the case of California M?s would
amount to about $900.1, I. In the case
'of Western Slates which have already
been paid this 5 per cent, provision
was made iu the enabling acts. Cal?
ifornia came into tho Union with?
out an enabling act.
SENATOR GORAN ILL.
It Is Now Believed That His Death
Is Near.
WASHINGTON. D. C. May S.?
Senator Arthur Pue Gorman of Mary
laud, is critically ill at his home in
this city. He has not been in bis
scat iu the Senate cliamber for many
months.
Within the last few days be hail a
severe sinking spell and his life wus
despaired of.
SPAIN TO TAX TYPEWRITERS.
American Machines May Have to Pay,
Big Duty.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mrfy S. ?1
Spain is about to break up, the foreign]
elgn trade of American typewriter
manufacturers. It is (be custom of
our manufacturers to sell typewriting
machines in this country at $10<i. The
same machine, if shipped to Klimpe,
is sold for from $45 to $50. thanks to
our protective tariff.
lint a wealthy concern is about to
begin the manufacture of typewriters
at Bnrcelon, Spain, and to foster the
Industry the Spanish government has
fixed a duty of $15 on every type?
writer imported into the country.
The Department of Commerce nnd
Labor has been notified of the tariff
change and the American manufac?
turers are protesting, but to date no?
thing has been effected. The general
tendency of European countries of
late years has been lo retaliate upon
us for our protective tariff which
keeps their goods out of the United
Stales.
NEGROES DIE RAPIDLY
Death Rate Nearly Double of That
of Ihe White Race. ' .
MANY SMALLPOX CASES IN STATE
In Three Counties There are 49 Per?
sons Afflicted With the Plf.gue?
General Health Conditions Held to
be Bad in Four Counties.
(Speclnl to the Daily Press.)
RICHMOND, VA., May 9? The
March Bulletin of the Virginia Board
of Health, for March, showing th
general condition of the State by
counties and towns, give reports on
subjects of popular Interest.
Principals among the statistics is
the death rate by races of the city
of Richmond, which shows the sur?
prising rapidity with which the ne'
gioes are dying out. Of the total
population of 100,000, about (12.250
are while and ;I7,750 negroes. The
total deaths among the whites dur?
ing the month of March was 71; that,
of the negroes. 74.
To make thii rale, equal Micro
should have been only forty-threv
deaths among the negroes, but the
table shows that there were thirty
one deaths over the rate.
The reports from tho counties show
seventy-one cases of smallpox, Dln
wlddle, Norfolk and" Princess Anne
ccuntles leading w'ilh 18, 16 and 15
cases, respectively. In many of the
counties reporting smallpox the gen?
eral conditions were' good.
In the following counties the sanS
tary conditions were reported as un?
satisfactory: Buckannn. Ch.eat.er
field,'Floyd, Norfolk and the town of
Greenville,
TORT NEWS, VA., Tr
POSTOFFICE ROBBER
IS FATALLY WOUNDED
Virginian Who Turns Burglar Is
Shot While Trying lo Es?
cape With His Loot.
$125,000 LOST III BUCKETSHOPS
Phlladelphian Admits That He Stole
From His Employer to Become a
Broker on a Small Stale?Thefts
Throw Firm in the Hands of a Fed?
eral Receiver.
(By Associated Press.)
ROANOKE, VA.. May ft.?James F.
Breeding was fatally wounded last
nigh) while robbing Ute postofflco,
and store at Dellen, Pulaskl county,
Va.
Dr. Bruce (.'lark discovered -the
burglar and summoned "General"
IJrysbii lo help catch Utc thief. Dry
son armed with a shot gun, stationed
himself outside to shoot whoever
ran from the building.
When Clark opened Hie door
Breeding- jumped from a window.
, Rryspn fired on him. the contents of
'?Iiis gun taking effect in Breeding's
breast, neck ami face.
Breeding had secured postage
.-tamps ami merchandise. Breed?
ing's homo is near Dcllon.
GAMBLED IN BUTCHERSHOP.
Quaker City Clerk Gets Away With
$125,000.
PHILADELPHIA, Mny D.?Charg?
ed with having embezzled upwards
or $100.0(10. rrom his employers. En
win S. Greenfield, head clerk of the
hanking ami brokerage firm of Har?
rison. Snyder nud Son, of this city,
was arrested today.
Following the announcement of
the embezzlement creditors filled a
petition in bankruptcy against the
firm and Judge McPhcrsnn appoint?
ed C. N. Vollutn as receiver.
Greenfield is about lit) years of age.
and has a wife ami two children. Ho
lost most of the money speculating
in hucketshops.
I.Mr. Snyder and the accountants
believe the amount of money em?
bezzled will be considerable over
$125,000 and may reach $175.000.
CHINESE PAY INDEMNITY.
Presbyterians Get $60,000 for Their
Destroyed Mission.
(By Associated Press.7
HONG KONG, May 8.?The vice?
roy of Canton has paid to the Ameri?
can consul at Canton $lilt,U0U as in?
demnity for ttie mission buildings,
the personal property of the mission?
aries and the claims of converts, as
a result of the destruction of proper?
ty during the rioting at Llenchow.
The money will be transferred to
the Presbyterian mission settlement
at Llenchow.
MOTHER TRUST COMPANY
FORCED TO CLOSE DOORS
Pittsburg Firm Put Out of Business
? by the State Commissioner of
Banking.
. (Bv Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG, PA., May ll?The Co?
lumbia Savings and Trust Company
cloaed its doers tit 210 Foutrh Ave?
nue this morning. The Commission?
er of Banking ordered the hank to
be ciosdtU
The announcement came as a
great surprise, as the Institution
was well known nnd had an nusttally
I strong directorate at the head, of
which was ex-Mayor William .I. Dlehl.
I The company was one of the new?
est In Pittsburg financial district.
I having been organized Agust 11. 1901.
I The capital stock of the concern was
'only $200.000, according to the iv
J cords of local banks compiled In 1905
The New York 'correspondent is the
I Hanover National Bank.
i URS DAY, MAY 10, 1
PICKED TROOPS GUARD
THE RUSSIAN EMPEROR
It Is Said All Danger of Anar?
chists Succeeding in 'Killing
Czar Has Bean Removed.
TERRORISTS THOUGH ARE FEARED
Count Wittc's Name is Left Out of
the List of Those Persons Appoint?
ed to Office by the Autocrat?Not
Much Will Be Accomplished by tile
Douma.
(Rv Associated Press.)
ST. PBTliRSBUR?. May ?.?The
dread that nu unfortunate event
might occur to mar the solemnity of
the ?rent day of Russia's new birth
was largely removed toniplii wnen
tncinliers of Hie radical revolutionary
parlies of St. Petersburg Issued an
niiniHtnccmeul disclaiming any Inten?
tion of-attempting demonstrations to?
morrow and calling upon their fel?
lows lo refrain from displaying red
flu git or sinking the "Marselllnis"
and to avoid all conduct I lint ivnuld
tend to bring about a conflict witli
the police.
Terrorists Mre Feared.
A terrorist ie at tempt Is the only
thins that is now lo he feared. Hut
the police measures have been so
well taken Hint such a crime is con?
sidered 10 hi' impossible.
The participants and accessories lo
the ceremony of (lie opening of the
first roprosoiiiatIvo assembly of Rus?
sia have gathered in St. Petersburg
and only limperor Nicholas and tho.
imperial family are awiiiiiCd. They
are expected lo nrvJye In the innre-.
ing at I'eteihol'. to wKlc.h place they]
started from Tsarkoe Solo today.
Circassians Guard the Czar.
A personal escort of picked Circas?
sian Cossacks arrived by a special i
train, Other trains brought a mixed
battalion composed of detachments
from all the guard regiments who
are to keep watch over the ICmpcr
or's npartnienls and those of th la?
dies and gentlemen and court tbne
tioiuirics who are in lake part in the
reception tomorrow.
The most sensational news of the
day was contained in I he announce
mcnl in the nppiiutive members of
Hie council of Hie empire in which
list Count W'iite is conspicuously ab?
sent", showing I hill there is a com?
plete break in the relations bei ween
the monarch and the servitor whose
monument is the national parliament.
Hie laws for the erection of which
were elaborated under bis supervi?
sion.
Not Much Will Be Done.
According |.o the expectations of
the constitutional Democratic leaders
the first session of the parliament
will accomplish nothing beyond the
election of officers which under Rus?
sian proceeduro will he u long drawn
out affair.
.\f. Muroms(-/.cff is the unanimous
choice of the pai'ty^fpr president and
Peter Dolgoroukoff will he one of the
vice presidents hut it has not been
declared tonight whether the oilier
vlco-presidency will he given to Vla?
dimir Dinllrlvlch Naboiikoff or to rep?
resentatives of one of the allied par?
ties.
UNION MEN WON'T VOTE
WITH LABELLESS BALLOT
Richmond Democrats Get an. Ulti?
matum From Organized Labor
About Cominy Election.
fBv Associated Press.)
RICHMOND. VA.. May 0.?The
union labor vote of the city will dc
dine to go to the polls in the ap?
proaching primary unless the ballots
bear the union label.
The central trades and labor council
has notified tiie chairman of the Df/th>
ocrntlc parly iu the cily to this ef?
fect.
It is claimed that the last ballots
used came from a printing house
that that had refused lo sign the ex?
isting agreement for an eight hour
workday.
JOURNALISTIC ?SE"
AT VIRGINIA COLLEGE
New Department to Be Started at
Hampden-Sklney and $3,D00 Is
on Hand to Pay Expenses.
(By Associated Press.)
RICHMOND, VA.. May P.?At a spe?
cial meeting here today the trustees
of Hamrlen-Sl'lnpv Colles" accented
a proposition made by Judge Joseph
T. McAllister, pf Hot Springs, Va..
to guarantee $3.500 a year toward the
000.
I
expenses nf n special department for
taiilning wiltors h?r newspapers nud
mngn/.lucs anil of hooka.
The new department will lie put In
?I tin: opening id" IHti next session In
the nutuiiiu nf this year, ami will
inurh a ilcpailuro in college work liml
he an expci'lineni likely lo ho oh
nerved with interest hy lliu whole
world.
Mr. McAllister in his formal propo?
sition says the suggest Ion citnii! (o
him fiuni Waller II. Page, of Now
York, who will ho asked lo he one
of tiie managing committee.
Snow Storm in PcmiGylvania.
(Hv Associated Press.)
FitANK1.IN, PA.. May !).?Snow
fell here for several hours this Uioril*
iug wltieli hrettks all local records
during I he recent years.
Portrait of Lcc For Home Town.
(Hy Associated Press.)
RICHMOND. VA. May U.?Captain
Robert 15. bee will present it full
length portrait of his illustrious
grandfather, General R. 13. Dec. lo the
county of Westmoreland. Die birth?
place of the g reu I Confederate lead?
er. The portrait will be hung in Hit!
county courthouse.
FREEDOM FOR DEFAULTER.
Norfolk Convict to bo Released o.t
Parole From Prison.
(By Associated Press.)
NORFOLK, May ?.?Charles P.
Cole, former society man and cash?
ier of Hie Southern Hell Telephon"
Company, convicted of misappropri?
ating rtinds of that company and seh
tciiccil lo one year in the penitenti?
ary, will be released on it ticket of
leave.
Cole having served half his som
leiico, and Iiis application far pardon
belli;', endorsed by Stale's Attorney
Tillen and others ? ho coiistdcrcr the
?.?ate had extenuating circutusiaticos.
GALE ON LAKE- ERIE.
One Boat Goes to Bottom?Another
Is in a Sinking Condition.
(By Associated Press.)
CLEVELAND, O.. May !).?Of the
large flcei of b als anchored outside
the breakwaters awaiting a settle?
ment of the longshoremen's strike,
one has gone to Hie bottom and an?
other is sinking, Life stivers have
g"uu to the rescue of lite crew of the
boats. A heavy gale Is blowing in
hliore o;f the lake, dashing the waves
over the breakwater.
PLOT TO MURDER KAISER
Police Arrest Five All?god Anar?
chists as Being Implicated.
?YNANIITE FOOND NEAR CASILE
Senna Hoy, One of the Noted Lead?
ers of tho Reds, Captured In Zur?
ich and is Wanted in Russia and
Germany for Trial.
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN, May 9.?A dangerous an?
archist conspiracy to murder the
Gorman Emperor hna been discover?
ed and frustrated ut Urvllle, near
Met/,, where tho Emperor has a cas
lle.
Kaiser William is st hcduled to ar?
rive at his Urvil.o cast I" on Friday
for a visit. This morning the police
(Uncovered a large quantity of dyna?
mite on the premises sufficient to
demolish the whole palace.
Investigations were begun, and as a
result f|vu foreigners were placed un?
der arrest. They have been identi?
fied as anarchist ts. Documents
round in their possession prove that
they had an elaborate plan for the
murder of the Kulsc r.
Daring Anarchist Captured.
Z?RICH. SWITZERLAND. May 9.
? Senna Hoy, one of the most dan?
gerous, anarchists in tho world, ban
b^en arrested here. Hoy was at. the
head of the German anarchists. He
went ta Runsia, where he Joined the
Inner circle of anarchists. The Rus?
sian police offered n reward of $2,500
for hi3 capture, but. nfter uumerous
balrbreatji escapes, Hoy made hi
way to Switzerland, where he wa?
just apprehended.
THE WEATHER
Fair and warmer
Thursday and Friday:
light to fresh west
PRICE TWO CENTS
RHODE ISLAND INpRT
13 ORDERED HELD HERE
Captain Garst Admits That the
Grounding Was Cause by an
Error of Judgement.
10 REAL EXCUSE IS OFFERED
Commanding Officer Says That the
Buoy Was Visible and That Thers
Was no Fog at the Time of th?
Accident?No Wireless on the Ship
to be Used to Summon Aid.
(Hy Associated Press.)
?WASHINGTON. May The re?
port of Captain Pony tiar.il, of the
battleship Ithodo island on the
grounding of that vessel oil York
Spit, recently has boon received at
thu navy department. II shows that.
I he cause id" the accident was an er?
ror of judgment and Captain Carat
has suggested a court of inquiry,
which has 'been ordered.
The details for the court of Inquiry m
if, p.s follows:
Rear Admiral Francis W. Dicking,
president; Captain Albert lb t'oude'n.
Cdptain liilward 111 Tausslng, mout?
hers and Lieutenant Com ma tide r
Thomas Snowdcn. judge advccale.
Acting Secretary Nowlierry direct?
ed that the heard convene on board
the Rhode Island ul Newport New,!,
Va.. at noon Monday. May 14.
in his rep'rt to the department
I Captain (tarsi said he regret od to re
port the grounding ?l the Rhode is?
land near York Spit buoy iinfnifbr ?.
? The morning was clear, he. said and
i Ihe York Spit light und buoy at tho
I ciiintnct! to York river wcrevtlslhlsi.
'Captain (tatst staled that Ihn dis?
tance from the hiioy wna misjudged
' ami the -hip went aground. The rea?
son he did not report earlier was be?
cause his ship was not equipped nrllii
wireless. T|jo Minneapolis observed
the Rhode Island and reputed the an
oidciit hy thu use of her wireless.
Back From 'Frisco.
Mr. .lohn Magic, who lived in this
oily for /any years before going to
San Francisco to make his homo re
cenlly is in the city, with many lit
leresting si cries of the Pacific coast'
disaster. Mr. Magee says that. Just
before (he earthquake he gave a ho
tel proprietor ?.>(> to keep fur.him and
thai he has not teen hotel man or
money since.
turks h?u up a german
merchant ship without cause
It Wa3 Charged That. Vessel Carried
Dynamite ?Kaiser's Ambassa?
dor Acts Quickly.
fRv Associated Press.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 9.?-Th*
arbitrary detention <-f the Herman
sailing ship Odysseus by the Turkish
authorities recently threatened fric?
tion between Turkey and another
European power, but the enersetlo
act lop of ihe Herman ambassador
Ha run V u Bieberstein, quickly solv?
ed the difficulty.'
The Odysseus was discharging her
cargo at Chlbuklti when she was
boar tied by the authorities and re?
moved to Kavak, whore she was an?
chored beneath the butteries, the
T?rks falsciy claiming that the ves?
sel had explosive* on hoard.
The ambassador protested urgent?
ly but unnvnllingly. whereupon hs
look a few sailors from the German
gu.irdship ii'c'ro, the boroioy,' boarded
tho Odysseus, hoisted Hin diplomatics
flag and to'Jk the ship from und?)'
the guns of Kavak to her dock at
Chlbuklti, where a watch was kept
over her while she completed the dis?
charge of her cargo.
On returning to the embassy t.li9
nmbnssailor found :' gtnte councillor
awaiting him with apologies and ex?
planations. The records available do
not refer to a German sailing shin
naniPit Odysseus, but there Is a Gar
man steamer of that name and sh*
was in the Mediterranean recently.