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VOL. XL, NO. 123
INSANE ARE FORGED
10 WORK FOR NO PAY
Patients do. Duty at tue Asylum
' But They are Not Remun?
erated lor Their Toll.
FARM FAILED TO SUPPLY PRODUCE
Steward Explains Conditions an- They
Exist in His Department?1,400 Bis?
cuits are Made for the Many In?
mates?Whiskey Evaporates While
in Store Room.
I* (Special to the Daily Proas.)
WILLIAMSBURG. VA.?May 28.?
Dr. McGuire Williams wild was suc?
ceeded by Dr. Henderson as assistant
physician at the Eastern State Hos?
pital who came in for much criticism
in regard to ducking the patients will
be defended by the faculty of the Uni?
versity Col|cgo of Medicine of which
he was a graduate.
Dr. Ed McGuire und Dr. R. C. Bry?
an, professors in that college at their
own suggestion, will be summoned to
testify.
Looks After the Old Soldiers.
Mrs. Norman Randolph of Rich?
mond, president of the auxiliary of
Lee Camp Soldiers Homo was at the
asylum today looking after the com?
fort of the obi soldiers sent there as
Insane. She wits indignant at the
charge thai, they were only weak and
feeble ami ought not to be there. She
said she knew of her owi) personal,,
knowledge that they were insane and
Hint It was the proper place for tliein.
Owing to a washout oil the railroad
Chairman Sadler did not reach Wit
llamshurg untilk about noon and the
session was short. In the course of
the Investigation today. Steward Ar?
chie Brooks was quot. tinned about the
conduct of the nsy I it in farm.
Farm is Too Small,
Archie Brooks, steward of the Insti?
tution, was the first witness called
this morning. Ho was examined as to
the facilities in the hospital for keep?
ing vegetables, milk, etc. He said the
facilities were ample for the needs of
the hospital. In regard to lite hos|riTul
form, Mr. Brooks said there were
about 175 acres of arable land in the
farm, on which was raised vegetables
for the patients.
Cows are also kept, which provide
the hospital with milk, and sometimes |
venl. In Mr. Brook's opinion the farm
wns a very profitable adjunct to the
hospital. The hogs killed last year
furnished the hospital with 20,000
pounds of moat. Last year's report
shows that Hie value of Iho farm pro?
ducts over the cost of production was
over $5,1)00. In this report it was
Shawn that milk was valued at 25
cents a gallon. Six thousand gallons
were used. The 20,1.00 pounds of pork
was valued at 0 cents a pound.
Puts Blame On the Farmer.
Mr. Brooks said it was impossible
to raise, besides the vegetables, corn
and hay enough for the hogs and cat?
tle, because of the size of the farm.
Much of this is bought which makes
the farm expenses greater. He said
he was not willing to boar the full re?
sponsibility of the farm, because a
farmer had charge of 11 who reported
all matters to the superintendent. His
duties were to receive and credit all
farm products and to supply the farm?
er with what be needed.
Mr. Brooks said in regard lb Hie pa?
tients having only two pieces of cold
bread for breakfast, that enough flour
wns Issued dally to make ipi,-l00 bis?
cuits, and if they did not get them, it
was the fault, -of the supervisor. He
said enough food was issued daily to
feed all of the patients, and It was
not . his fault If they did not get
enough.
Patients Are Not Paid for Work.
Some patients are worked on the
farm, others In the wards and around
the grounds. These pntlents never re?
ceive any compensation for their ser?
vices, although In one case, at least,
the services required would ctfSt more
than the per capita appropriation. The
case In point Is that of a patient who
has worked for twenty-flvo years in
the carpenter shop. His services are
worth $2.50 a day. He has never re
i. ifipiyod a cent compensation more than
,, the cost of keeping him, which Is put
at $120 a yea*.
Mr. Brooks said, in defense of this,
that the patients seemed to be glad
to. work and he did not believe they
would take money for their work.
Bread Wasted.
Mr. Brooks said in rogard tp the
. dally Issue of flour that Mitten he first
took the position of steward he notic?
ed that a great deal of bread was
wasted. The dnily ration was cut
down on this account, and since then
no waste has been observed.
In regard to biscuit Mr. Brooks said
NEA
positively that 1.100 biscuit are made
daily by the baker, lie said the sup?
ervisor's testimony, in which he. said
that only the working patients receiv?
ed a ration of biscuit, was*a mistake.
Only twenty-seven gallons of whis?
key Is issued during a quarter, where
as a forty-gallon barrel is always
bought. Mr. Brooks said the whiskey
was given to the patients who worked,
among whom is the carpenter, wiio
works without compensation except
for this toddy every now and then: ami
to other callers in the store-room.
The hoard of directors call during ev?
ery meeting.
TOBACCO TRUST CONDEMNED.
Kcntuckian Asserts That it is Even
More Corrupt Than the "Pennsy."
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 2S ?
The American Tobacco Company, Hie
Continental Tobacco Company, and
the Imperial Tobacco Company were
the subject of a scathing denuncia?
tion at t'hc hands of Mr. Stanley
(Ky.) today in the House of Rep
i cseutatives.
Speaking to his resolution, which
calls upon Hie President lo furnish
lite public any information the de?
partment of Commerce and Labor
may have as to the combination be?
tween the tobacco companies above
named in violation of the Sherman
act.
Mr. Stanley stated he did not .seek
to push his resolution at this time,
lie had been in consultation with
Commissioner Cartleld, of the De?
partment of Commerce ami Labor,
and bad learned thai the bureau of
corporations was "lud on the trail of
these companies" and as he desired
j to have t'liem run to earth, he would
'.nail Insist upon lb ? passage of the
resolution now.
?Mr. Stanley said that "neither the
Standard Oil Company or the Penn?
sylvania Railroad Company, or any
utiher combination of men, outside of
the penitentiary have opvnly violated
the law as the American Tobacco
Company during the last two years."
lie made t.ho .statement that it was
lb" most perfectly organized combi?
nation that weighs upon the should-,
ei s of I be American people.
BRUT MEETS M'GOVERN
As the Bout Ends Police Step In
and Arrest the Fighters.
CROWD SEES A FINE EXHIBIT
Terry Seemed to Have the Better of
the Infighting But No Decision Giv?
en as the Men Fought Under the
Laws of New York.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 28.?Terry Mc
Govern; of Brooklyn, surprised every?
body tonight by his wonderful show?
ing against Jimmy Britt of California
In h ten round bout before the Twen?
tieth Century Club in the Madison
Square Garden in the presence of 1..
000 people. ?.
Tim Hurst was referee, but as no
decision can be given, under the law.
covering boxing in this state, tho
spectators had to judge for them?
selves as to the real outcome of the
fiuhl. Immediately after the fight
the principals, Manager Harry Pol?
lock, Referee Tim Hurst and ten oth?
ers were arrested by order of the, De?
puty Police Commissioners charged
with conducting a. prize fight.
McGovcrn was not. trained down
fine as he bad been on other occas?
ions. Britt looked to be in much the
belter condition ami was about five
pounds lighter than Hie. Brooklyn
man. Britt was very clever and spry
ly ducked nway from bard swings.
McGovcrn struck to bis old bull dog
style of fighting.
There was a great deal of clinching,
holding and in-fighting hut whenever
they Indulged in n mix-up Terry seem?
ed lo have the bettor of It Britt land?
ed several hard jabs on MeGovern's
bead and face but McGovcrn did not
anpenr to ' suffer much from theso
blows.
McGovcrn opened up a gash over
Britt's right eye with a left hook Iii
tile second round and in each succeed?
ing round the cut was re-opened with
jabs or hooks. Britt was bleeding
from the. nose, and MeGovern's right
eve was puffed up at the end of the
sixth round.
It was hurricane fight with both
men giving and taking plenty of pun?
ishment.
Heavywelqhts Fight to a Draw.
NEW YORK, May 28.?The bout
between the heavyweight pugilists
Gus Iluhlii of Akron. O., and Sandy
Ferguson, of Boston, went six rounds
to a draw at the Marlborough Athlet-1
ic Club here tonight.
VPORT NEWS, VA., r
LYNCHERS ARE CITED
TO SUPREME" COURT
< Chattanooga Men'Mio are Charged
With Contempt of the Highest
Tribunal Must Plead.
NEGRO UNDER ITS JURISDICTION
Ten of the Accused Are Rather Prom?
inent in the Tennessee City?Attor?
ney General Moody With His As?
sistants Learns More Than the Lo?
cal Grand Jury.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 28 ?
The government lias taken steps to
punish (he persons who are responsi?
ble for the fy lulling In Chattanooga.
Tenn.-f on Ma ? ? 1 .'!) last, of the negro
13d Johnen, who under the sentence
of death for rape, had hcen allowed t'll
appeal by the United states Supreme
court from i'.ie circuit court the Unit?
ed Stales for the eastern district of
Tennessee.
In the Supreme court today. Attor?
ney General Moody filed an Informa?
tion requesting Unit, in consideration
I of the acts committed by the parties
1 named, it issues a rule upon each of
I hem, to show cause why they should
not he punished for contempt of the
court.
Must Answer to Court.
The persons named as defendants
are John F. Shlpp, Frank Kones, Mat?
thew Galloway. C. A. Biikcr, T." B.
(Taylor. Fred Frnuley, Geo. Brown,
Jeremiah Gibson. Marlon Perkins,
I.los. Clark; "Nick" Nolan, ''Sheenie"
Warner, Luther Williams, Paul Pool,,
, Win. Manpictte. Wm. Beeler, Claude
, Powell, Chas. .1. Powell, "Bail" Jus?
tice, John Jones. A...I. Cnrtwrlght,
Henry Padgett, Win. May, Frank
Ward. John Varnell and Alfred Ham?
mond.
History of the Crime.
After reciting the,facts of the con
viel Ion and sentence of Johnson; the
denial of his petition fur writ, of ha?
beas corpcas by the circuit court In
which it was alleged, among other
things, that the petitioner had been
denied a trial by a fair and ImpnrU'i
jury, and had been d m.cd the aid of
counsel, am! in violation of the order
of Hie court of March Hi allowing the
appeal to Supreme court; ami (he fact
of the telegraphing of (he ordi ? of
the court to John F Shlpp, Sheriff of
Hamilton County, who had Johnson
in charge, by the Attorney General
that the sheriff and his dopcti-a had
every rcasop. to believe thai an at?
tempt would be made to lynch John?
son, and that notliwithslnndlng these
facts the sheriff withdrew from the
jail early In the evening of Die 10th
the usual guard and left in charge on?
ly, night jailor. Deputy Sheriff Gibson.
Conspiracy is Charged.
It was also stated that about 0
o'clock on the night the defendants
and n large number of persons com?
bined and conspired together to lynch
Johuso with intent to show thJeir con?
tempt and disregard for the orders of
court.
The 'facts nttendnnt the lynching
are given In the Information filed and
the statement is made that after
Sheriff Shlpp returned to the jail
while it was in possession of n mob,
neither lie or Deputy Gibson did any?
thing to prevent the lynching,* but in
fact aided those engaged In it.
?The court grunted leave to file as
requested, making the rule returnable
on the second -Monday of the next
term of court October 15, next.
Surprise to Cnattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA. TBNN.. May 28?
The action of the Attorney General of
the United States came as a surprise
here, the local grand Jury having
failed to find an indictment against
the lynchers of Johnson, although a
strongly chnrged by Judge Reynolds.
It Is supposed that the evidence ad?
duced was Insufficient, to make out a
case against any suspect.
Ten of the men nnmed by the At?
torney General are officials here, the
Sheriff and his deputies. The others
are not widely known or prominent.
ROCKEFELLER TO PAY.
Richmond College to Get $25,000
From the Oil King.
fPv Ansor-iateri Press *
RICHMOND, VA? May 28?Five
years ago John D. Rockefeller agreed
to give a fourth of an endowment
for Richmond College of $100,000
provided the college, should raise the
other three fourths. The Baptist s of
Virginia, the alumni of the college,
and other fraternities have paid into
the treasury of the Institution $75.
750, and formal announcement will he
made to the. trustees at their next
I meeting, which will be held next
I month.
PU KS DAY, MAY.?), ]
PRESIDENT CHARGED
WITH ABUSE OF POWER
Morgan Asserts That Roosevelt Is
Running the Canal Zone In
High Handed Manner,
MILITARY RULE IS SUGGESTED
Report on "Packing" May Force Con?
gress to Enact Laws for Protection
of the People From Grasping Pack?
ers Trust?Alcohol Bill Up to the
President.
fBv Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, U. C, May 28.?In
Ihc Senate today Mr. Morgan (Ala.),
speaking on the joint amendment re?
ported from the committee, on finance
that the purchase of articles for the
Panama Canal to he of United Stales
production unless the prices were ex?
tortionate and unreasonable In the
opinion of the President, declared (hat.
the laws put in force by the President
for llie government of Hie canal /.one,
were an abuse of power.
No member of Congress would dare
to introduce such a law, he said, lie
mentioned as an Instance the provis?
ion permitting the governor to banish
undesirable persons. This law lie
said, was absolutely necessary to the
good government ami the canal zone
condition could not he controlled
without It. Yet he said the President
had exceeded his authority. He said
that two years experience had devel?
oped the fact that lite canal never can
he built under Hie existing law. The
affairs or the /.one, be said, bad been
placed in the hands of men who buvo
ab bondnries of power.
In line with his ?remarks; Senator
Morgan offered an amendment mak?
ing the canal /.our- a military reserva?
tion and providing that all of the in?
come of the zone should he set apart
Tor tile benefit of the zone, to bo
turned lido the Treasury of the Unit?
ed Slates. This amendment ..rovldod
Tor the payment, of $lu ad valorem
duty on all goods im ported lo canal
zone from territory not controlled by
the United states.
"THE JUNGLES" IS TRUE.
President Withholds Report, on the
Stockyards and Packing Houtcs.
WASHINGTON. 1). (.'.", Miiv 2S.?
More beef inspection conferences
were held at the White House tills
morning. Senator Carter. Labor Com?
missioner C. P. Neill and Senator Bev
erldgc all having chats with the Pres?
ident about the bill, which if passed
will place the stockyards and packing
houses practically under governmen?
tal supervision.
After bis talk with the executive
Senator ('arter said that unless the
bill which we'ut through the Senate
ns n rider to the agricultural appro?
priation bill, is defeated the Presi?
dent will probably riot make public
the report which was prepared by
the Labor Commissioner after a care?
ful investigation of the stockyards.
This report, It is believed, would re?
sult in a wave of Indignation pausing
over the country, and Its natural con?
sequence would be the dimlniiation In
the consumption of all kinds of fresh
meats.
Such a result, would Injure the
stock men and ranch owners of the
West, as well as the men responsible
for the conditions In Chicago.
"The trackers are opposed lo the
tax of fi cents on cattle and X cents
on bogs which the measure carries."
said Senator Bovcrldgo, "nnd I sug?
gest Instead that the Government ap?
propriate the money for the expense.
If Hie money is appropriated by Con?
gress will be sealed down to such no
extent that the Inspection will
be skimped;"
PUBLICITY BILL REPORTED.
Congress May Yet Gass Measure to
Purify Elections.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 28?The
House Committee on the Election of
the President. Vice President and
Members in Congress today ordered -i
favorable report on the bill by Repr??
sentative ?Gobies, of West. Virginia,
providing publicity an a prevontatiye
for fraudulent campaign contribution1!!
and Illegal expenditures of money In
Federal elections.
The bill provides nil compnlgn com?
mittees either for the election or nom?
ination of Congressmen shall file
statements with the clerks of th?
United Stales District Courts, and
that nil expenditures over $10 shRll lie
on vouchers.
ALCOHOL BILL TO PRESIDENT.
House Agrees to the Senate Amend?
ments hv Unanimous Vote.
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 28 ?
The House today, by a unanimous
vote, concurred Iii the Senate amend?
ments to the House bill making de?
natured alcohol tax free for use in the
906.
arts ami manufactures. The hill will
become law with the President's sig?
nal ore.
The contention of its ndvocntis is
that it will cause great loss to the
Standard Oil Company Ity replacing
kerosene ami gasoline as illuuiinnsts
by denatured alcohol. ..
LIMITS IMMUNITY RIGHTS.
Law to Be Changed So Guilty Can
Not Escape.
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 28.?
The Senate Committee on the Judici?
ary today made a favorable report on
the hill Introduced by Senator Kno\
at the request of administration defin?
ing the right of immunity.
The hill provides Hint '?Immunity
shall extend only to a natural per?
son who, in obedience to a subpoena,
gives testimony under oath, or pro?
duces evidence, documentary or other?
wise, under oath." This bill is the
result of the recent failure of the
Government, under existing laws.. In
bring to punishment officers of the
packing companies in the trial of the
beef trust cases In Chicago.
MARINES TO GUARD CANAL.
Columbia Lands Big Force to Mold
Rebels in Check.
WASHINGTON. I"). C. May 28.?
That the United States Government
intends to make good Its untimntum
Hint there shall be no revolution In
ttttttl shrdlu emwyp shrdlu shrdlu sh
Panama on account of the coming
elections in that republic was revealed
today through the announcement that
the cruiser Columbia has arrived fit
Colon. She left League Island last
week with -Itkl marines nhoard. and
with her ostensible destination as
Guantauamo.
MRS JEFFERSON DAVIS
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE
Aged Patient is Steadily Gaining
Strength?She Takes Nourish
ment at Regular Intervals.
(Rv Associated Press.)
NKW YORK. May 28?Mrs. Joffu'r
! son Davis, who is recovering from her
recent Illness, was reported this
morning as gaining strength dally, yel
there. Is u intuited Improvement in her
condition.
She takes nourishment nt regular
intervals, and both Dr. Wyllc. her
j physician, and Mrs. Hayes; lier'daugh?
ter, expresii I he' hope that Hie patient
, will be able to be up in u few dnys.
EIGHT KILLEu IN WRECK
I Passenger Train Sideswipes Freight
Cars In the Yard.
i ACCIDENT OCCURS IN LOUISVILLE
Besides Ihe Dead There Were Twen?
ty-two Persons Severely Injured?
Flange of One of the Cars Split.
Causing the Calamity.
(By Associated Press.)
LOU IS VI DLR, KY., May 28.?Eight
persons were killed and twenty-two
Injured today by the derailment of
four cars of a passenger train on tire
Louisville and Nashville railroad. The
train was ne.arlng the Union station
in Louk-ville at a moderate speel
when a Hange on a wheel of the
smoking car broke, throwing open a
switching and causing two of the
cms to side swipe box cars on a
siding. The dead:
HOWARD B. COLE-MAN, Stanford.
Kentucky.
T. W. THORS. Broadhead. Ky.
GBO. W. PONDER. Broadhead, Ky.
JOIIIN C. BLACK. Louisville, Ky.
\VM. PRUITT, (colored,) Lebanon.
Kentucky. i
FRANCIS WEAVER, Broadhead.
Kentucky.
M APTIN HILTON. Broadhead, Ky. I
Unidentified white man. laborer.
CHANCE FOR CORSETS.
American Product Would Find Ready
Sale In Italy.
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 28
Consul James E. Dunning, of Milan,
Italy, does" not like the, Italian corset,
and suggests to tlte Department of
Commerce and Labor that there Is a
fruitful field fof Hfe introduction of
the American product.
;Incidentally,'he adds that It would
be good policy to send n woman to
introduce the goods. The chief ob?
jection Consul Dunning hns found to
the Italian corset Is that it is made of
steel "bones." It has been but a
short time since the whalebone varie?
ty made It appearance there. '-There
Is no such thing a-> the hygienic waist
j for young girls and women," he says.
Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; warmer
Wednesday brisk
northwest to west
winds. ^
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PRICE TWO CENTS
CRAFTS TO DECORATE*
IN ROOSEVELT'S HONOR
President When he Enters Norfolk
Harbor to be Saluted by ':
All the Shipping.
6,000 MEN TO MARCH IN PARADE
Coming Memorial Day Will Be One
Long to Be Remembered In Port?,
mouth?Grimes' Battery to Take
Part In the Ceremonies?Chief
Executive to Deliver an Address. .
(By Associated Press.)
NORFOLK, VA.. May US.-^When
Preshl-nt Roosevelt enters Norfolk:
harbor Wednesday morning on board
the yacht Mayflower enroute to de?
liver an nddress in the naval ceme?
tery at Prtsmouth, under the au?
spices of tb'j army and navy union,
he will be groetcd by every boat from
Craney Island to Norfolk, with toots
of whistles and waving of flags.
Mayor Reed, of Portsmouth today
tanned a statement calling on Alt
shipmasters to decorate their vessels
ami for all steamers to salute, the
Mayflower as she passes up the har?
bor. '?
The mayor's request was hnrdlyntj
c?saery, however, as shipmasters
had already planned to give the
President a noisy greeting. Crimes'
battery of Portsmouth, a state volun?
teer company, will lire a uational sa-'
tutv from the naval hospital point as
soon ns the Mayflower is sighted.
Pallors from the battleships Vir?
ginia, Texas. 1 otiislana, Rhode Is?
land and .Minneapolis, from the
I r lining station and navy yard, from
'.he torpedo boats In reserve and
from tlie receiving ships Franklin and
Richmond, will participate In the pa?
rade to he given in Portsmouth be?
fore the President's address.
It is expected that between 5,000
and 11,000 sailors alone will be in
line besides soldiers and uniformed
bodies of every description.
The chief marshal of the parade
P>r the army and navy union, is Gun?
ner Bernard Patrick Donnelly, of thi?
Cruiser Minneapolis, now at anchor
in Hamilton Roads. The civls chief
marshall is Maurice R. Hudglns, of
Portsmouth, Va.
TO USE THE MAYFLOWER.
President and Party to Travel In the
Converted Yacht.
(Bv Associated PresP.l
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 28.?
The cruiser yacht Malflower. now at
the Washington nnvy yard will be
used by President Roosevelt and par?
ty on I heir trip from this city 'to
Portsmouth, Vn.. and bne):. The Pres?
ident will leave here tomorrow after?
noon and make the main part of the
trip on the lower Potomac. and Ches?
apeake Bay nl night, arriving at Ports?
mouth In the forenoon of Wednesday
and returning to this city Thursday
morning.
ABAHDONED WATERLOGGElT VESSEL
RECOVERED RY PILOT BOAT
Schooner Annie L. Lewis, Hailing from
Norfolk, is Picked Up In Dam?
aged Condition Off New York.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. May 28.?The steam
pilot boat New York towed into port
today the schooner Annie R. Lewis,
abandoned and waterlogged. The
vessel evidently had been in collision,
as the starboard side amidships was
stove In, an'I the mainmast cracked
about fifteen feet above the deck.
When a fog lifted this morning the
Lewis was seen by the commander of
the New York six miles north of th^
Sandy Hook lightship, and he took
her In tow. It is recalled that yes?
terday afternoon In a high sea, a
freight steamer In ballast was seen In
the vicinity of the place where the
Lewis was sighted. The crew had evi?
dently left, the schooner in great
haste.
The Lewis was commanded by Cap?
tain Hodgton, and traded between
New York and Virginia. She 1$ lnm
her laden, and has a deck load be?
sides. Apparently she was loaded on
this trip at Norfolk. The schooner
was built at Buckshort,' Me., la 1S7S,
ami Is of 171 tons burden.