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DROWNED DURING GALE
0. Kerkow Find Watery Grave
0I( Shipyard.
HEROIC EFFORI TO SAVE HIM
When the Sail Boat Went Down
Albrecht Brown Tried to Swim
"^Ashore With His Companion, But
I Couldn't Keep Him Up.
During tho violent storm which
Bwopt over this section yesterday af?
ternoon a amnll suil hon I In wliic.i f>.
Kerkow. of Covlnglbn. Ky.. ami Al-J
brecht Brown, of this city, wore tut
Bailing, was capsized off tho shipyard
and In spile of the heroic efforts
made by Brown to snvo his compan?
ion, Kerkow was drowned. In n
half exhausted condition as n result
of his king buttle with the heavy
sens running In tho hnrbor, Brown
was picked up ofr the end of shipyard
pier No. 2, by the mule and two mem?
bers of tho crew of tho schooner
Thomas \V. l.awson. who had roon
Brown in the water und start.'d lo bis
rescue in one of I ho schooner a
boats;
Tho nccldont occurred about :?
o'clock, while the snII boat, was beat?
ing up the Hver uhout half u inllj off
tho shipyard. When I be boat Hrst
went oven both of her occupants were
tbrown Inlo Hin wntor and when they
r.roso to Iho surface they cuugllt hold
of the boat, whore they expected t?>
rehinln until iitckod up. As soon es
the boat filled with water, ho.v3/or,
she sank, leaving the men ndrifl in a
choppy sea.
Heroic. But Futile Fight.
Kerkow, who came to this city
about n week ago to regain his heallh,
wns almost exhausted when 'bo boat
sunk und bis companion took hold ol
him with one lutud ami .started to
swim lo the shipyard. Mniidicnppatl
by tho weight of tho man in bis amis.
Brown had a strenuous battle against
the big seas kicked up by the wind
und when be wns within u few hun?
dred yards of tho shipyard n huge
wave struck him und both be mil
Kerkow went below the surface ol
the wntor. While tinder the water
Brown lost Ids hold on bis compan?
ion and tho latter never rose to the
uurfneo again
Brown madu sovorul attempts lo
find his companion by diving nude;
tho wntor. but nil were futile and ho
Btnrtod vo.wnrd tho shipyard. Ho
was later picked up by u boat fr.i.n
the sciioo'ior Law-son.
Kerkow wns employed as n ma:'i',i
1st ut the shipyard and boarded with
Herman Tielge, nt 233 Forty-fifth
street. He Is smvlveTl by a wife and
. son, who live at 022 Main street, Cov
Ington, Xy. K Is said that tho dead
man's son tu u prominent physi-jlna
of that place. Mrs. Kerkow was
notified of licr husband's rtc-.it ii by
wire lust rf&ht.
Accompanied by It. Kennedy,
Dwight Earnest and John McKeoL
Kerkow and Brown started out on n
sail trip from north of the shipyard
enrly yesterday afternoon. Tho party
Bailed down the river und when c
turning Kennedy. Earnest and Me
Bracelets
Are the Most Popu ?
lar Articles of Jew?
elry This Season.
We have laid in a re?
markable stock of braes
j lets.
Over fifty different
styles, rauging in price
from $2.00 to $50.00.
Pome in plain burnish?
ed gold, others hand?
somely chased and set
with diamonds, rubies,
pearls and sapphires.
J. R. SPRAGUE,
Manufacturing Jeweller.
28th and Washington Ave.
Keol were put off at Finch's pier,
foot of Thirty-first street, rs the
boat was becalmed und they hud to
attend to some business before ?j
o'clock.
After the men had landed Kerkow
and Drown started to tuke the boat
back to the starting point of the trip
and when off the shipyard the storm
struck (hem.
Korkow's uody has not been recov?
ered .
Recovering From Operation.
Master Clark Smith, the llveyear
old son of Mr. W. J. Smith. Is rapid?
ly recovering after undergoing an op?
eration for tuberculosis or the bone.
The operation was performed by
Doctors Gary and Creasy and was
entirely successful.
RUIN AGAIN INTERFERES
WITH SOCIETY CIRCUS
Second Night's Program Had to Be
Called Off?Interesting Events
For Tonight.
After, delaying the opening of the
Society Circus f?r just one week,
Jupiter Pluvlus "gol busy" again yes?
terday evening and Manager Man
vlllu had to call lite second night's
performance of the circus off.
If the weather permits tho show
will continue tonight, the third night's
program being given. The program
arranged for last night will not be
given, us Manager Manvlllu has de?
cided to close the circus on Friday
fight.
Tonight's program probably will
prove inuro Interesting than Ihat
pulled off on tho opening night of the
circus. ?
The foul uro of the performance
will be the hose, reel rltco between
Hie crack teams of the Kugle Engine.
Company and teams from the other
local companies. Each team will ,
run one hundred yards with a host) I
earl, cdup'iu Ihu hose and throw a
si ream of water through u section ol
the hose. The (toutpuny which has
water flowing from the iio/./.lc In the
shortest lime will receive u haud.-.ouie
engraved trumpet.
Another Interesting feature of the
j performance will he an exhibition fire
drill and hook and bidder scaling ex?
orcises by teams from Hie Eagle and I
Robguq companies.
The ninln performance will be
preceded by u street parade, led by
the 13agle Engine Company's band.
The entire city fire department and
lire apparatus will participate In the
parade. Upon the return of the pa?
rade to the Casino park; the fire com?
panies wltl parade around the grounds
inside of Hie park.
Following Is Hie program for to?
night:
Parade on the grounds by the en?
tire department.
Firemen's rnces.
?140-yard race; open to nil.
Running broad jump.
Exhibition fire drill, honk and lad?
der scaling exercises.
Hoys' race, for boys under I I veins
old.
Standing broad jump.
Presentation of prizes.
Three-legged race.
After the main performance liiere
will be a concert.
Social-Persona,
Mrs. Molly Brown and daughter.
Miss Gillian, left yesterday for their
home, Marlon, Ala., after spending
two weeks at Uuckroe Bench and
with relatives in this city.
Mr. Emmet T. Gate wood, of Rich?
mond, has returned home after a
brief visit to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. It, E. Gatcwood. 320 Fiftieth
'street.
Mrs. J, D. Powell, of Lexington,
Ky.i is visiting Mrs. J; H. Perry, on
Fifty-third street.
Or. Anna Moon Randolph and her
little daughter .lane," have gone to
Woodbonrne, Pn., the old home of
Dr. Randolph.
Mr. Louis Llttlepage has returned
home from a visit to Major and Mrs.
J. C. Llttlepage, In Washington, D. C.
Miss Carolyn Llttlepage, of Wash?
ington. Is visiting her cousin, Mr.
Louis Llttlepage, on Thirtieth street.
IOWA FOR BRYAN.
After Naming State Ticket Nebraskan
Is Endorsed.
(By Associated Press.)
WATERLOO. IA.. Aug. 7.?The
Democratic State convention today
nominated a full State ticket hca lt 1
by Claude R. Porter, of Appanooss
cotmtv for governor, and John D.
Denlson, Jr., for lieutenant governor.
The convention adopted a platform
and a resolution pledging to WlJin-u
Jennings Bryan the support of l-iwa
Demoera-s for the presidency In JiXH.
NATURAL BRIDGE EXCURSION
VIA C. &. O. RAILWAY.
THUR8DAY. AUGUST 16th,
$4.50 ROUND TRIP.
FIVE DAYS AT THE BRIDGE.
Tlcekts sold for train leaving New?
port News at 7:40 A. M.. Thursday,
August 16th, Including transfer be?
tween Station and the Hotel; good re?
turning on nil regular trains not later
than Tuesday, August 21st.
A delightful outing to this well
known natural wonder and charming
j resort. 8-1,3.5,8,10 lt,i4
Last Regular Meeting ol Present
Council Failed to Materialize.
IMPORTANT MATTERS ON CALENDAR
Mayor Buxton Has Sent in Special
Message Containing Comprehensive
History of City's Progress During
Past Ten Years.
Only eight members of the common
Council put in their npponrnnce lust
night, to attend the last regular moot?
ing of that hoily with Its present
personnel. As there are various
mat tors of importance which sho'ild
bo disposed of before tho rcoffr-tuixu
Won It is very likely that a special
meeting will be called for onb day
this week.
Mayor's Message.
A special message from Mayor
Buxton Is in the hands of Cleric
Huilginu and was to have been road,
nt lust night's meeting. In tils
message I be mayor gives a resume ol
what has been accomplished by the
city during the leu yours of Its ox
Istoncu, the tenth fiscal year having
Just closed. For his message the
mayor has drawn upon the custom
bouse, post office, shipyard mid the
heads of all the various departments
of the city government, and, as a re?
sult, be bus compiled a very compre?
hensive history of the city's progress
uh u municipality and as a port. Nu?
merous Important, recommendations
are contained in the communication,
but they cannot be made public until
th*y are officially "presented to tho
city fathers.
j Paving Bond Issue.
Clerk lludglns is preparing a list
of Iho freeholders iii iho city and In
the near future an election will be
hold to determine whether or not the
voters desire to have bonds Tor
$1(10,0110 issued for purposes of per
inniiunl street Improvement. The act
authorising the bond Issue was pass?
ed nt the last session of the legisla?
ture.
Reorganization at Hand.
On the first of next month the
newly elected c.ouncllmen tnke their
seuts and at the next regular meeting
the common council will reorganize.
The board of aldermen hns Its last
regular meeting next'Tuesday night.
Interest In the fight between Mr.
D. S. .lones tho Incumbent, ami .Mr.
13. I. Ford, for the office oT president
of the common council is growing In
interest. There has been fittle taia
about the reorganisation of tho board
or aldermen, but It Is said that Col?
onel .lones probably will lu- re-eeletod
president without opposition.
HORSEMAN CHARGE CONSPIRACY
Madden Bitter Towards Man Who
Married His Ex-Wife.
Instead of permitting the marriage
of his former wife to Uuiis V. Bell,
a broker, to close the Incident. It is
nnontmced that the attorneys for
John 13. IMadden, a Kentucky horse
owner, have been peremptorily in?
structed to force action on the suit
for $60,000, charging conspiracy,
which Madden brought against Bell,
whoso secret marriage to tho horse?
man's former wife was announced
yesterday, says the New York Her?
ald.
It seems that the wedding was co?
incident with the! promulgation of the
divorce decree?Juno !>?Mrs. Madden
gaining n verdict after sensational
litigation, which was marked by tho
Institution of the action for $50,000,
which included as defendants not
alone Mr. Bell, but Albert and I.aura
Simons.
"This marriage Is the evidence that.
I have been seeking for two years,"
said Mr. Madden. "My wife be?
came associated with Boll, who is
almost sixty years old. and continued
lo associate with him In spite or
my protests, being aided In Ibis by
the efforts of Albert Simons, a for?
mer employe of mine. I believe that
Mrs. IMadden must have been hypno?
tized by Bell, for until after she met
blm wo had boon living contentedly
with our two cheblren.
"It was not until after lx>uls V.
Roll succeeded In getting n judg?
ment in 1904 against the clnltn of
Kvelyn If. Clark, who asserted that
she was his common law wife, that
Mrs. Madden left my homo. I mean
to go on with all my energy with
my suit against Boll for separat in-.;
my wife from me and in attempting
to injure my business, which form
tho basis of the charge of conspiracy.
I Intend to have a judicial opinion
as to whether or not Bell wronged
me"
Idaho Democrats Repudiate Mormons
(Ftv A?nr?r?ffttfl Pri*M.l
COTTR D'ALENE. IDAHO. Aug.
?After a strenuous tow davs' c-n
ventlon. the Democrats of Tdnbn nbic
M In nomination a tlcVet bended by
^red A. Dnhrds for United States
Rr-noto. A nlatform was adontod :.n
which antl-Morraonfsm was the key?
note .
CONSCIENTIOUS ROGUES.
The niu itmi Porititttnble Slnnera Are
dr'Mi* <>f Soul, \ot niiu u.
No paradox in It, 11111 a ilomonstrnblc
facti that In ti hlglily articulate society
the gravest hariiis are luttieteil not by
the worst men, but by those with vir?
tuos enough to boost them Into some
coign of vantage. Tlie boss W.'iOJ sells j
out the town iiiul itellvers the poor over
to tilth, disease and the powers that
prey owes his chance to his engaging
good fellowship ami big lioiirtedness.
Some of the most tkr/./.ling careers of.
fraud have behlml them long and reas
i.urliig records of probity. Which have
nerved 16 hall the trap of villainy.
Not that these decoy virtues are coun?
terfeit. They are. In fact, so genuine
that orten the stalwart sinner perse?
veres in the virtue that lias lifted hfni
Into the high places be utilises. The
legislator conscientiously returns tho
hoodie When be Hilda lie cannot "de?
liver the goods." The boss stands by
bis friends to bis own burl. The lob?
bying lawyer Is faithful to his client.
The corrupting corporation president Is
loyal to bis stockholders. The bought
en editor never quite overcomes his
craft Instinct to print "all the news
there Is."
In a word, the big and formidable
sinners are gray of soul, but not black,
so that ehnnllsomont according to their
character rather than according to their
deeds lets them off far too easily.?E.
A. Itoss In Atlantic.
FIRE THE BEST FILTER.
ItnllltiK Wnlcr Hie Surent Way to ?et
l*u re Wnli-r.
"All this talk about the need of fil?
ters, nbont'people dying for lack of 111
tercd water, amuses me." said a chem?
ist. "For tillered water Isn't necessa?
rily pure water. Boiled water is a
hundred times better.
"A tiller, you see, docs not free water
from things dissolved hi It, but only
from things lion ting In it. For instance.
If you mix a quart of whisky In a
gallon of wntcr and theii filter the mix?
ture it will come out colorless, the
H?Htillg color particles having been left
behind, but this colorless fluid will be
quite as capable of Intoxicating you
now us it was before, for none of its
dissolved alcohol will have disappeared.
"So with water that is polluted with
sewage. All the imdisgblvcd portions
of the sewage are removed hy filtration
and the water Is left clear, tasteless
and colorless, but the dissolved sewage
Is still present and in 11 may lurk bil?
lions of typhoid germs.
"I.et those who complain about the
lack of lilters just turn in anil boil their
water. A cent's worth of tire will puri?
fy ii gallon of water better than a $10,
000,000 plant could do it."?SI. Louis
I (Slobc-Monioerat.
Tin- f'urlniiN KeiialcUnoaa.
"Seasickness Is n curious trouble."
says a physician, "it Is probably due
to the disturbance caused by the mo?
tion of the ship to the little organs that
govern the sense of equilibrium. Ill the
Inner ear are three little semicircular
canals, in movement in any plane the
fluid In these canals disturbs and tele?
graphs the Sensation to the brain, which
Is then able to control the balance of
the whole. By the motion of a ship
this delicate apparatus of the canal
system Is, It Is suggested, thrown out
of genr and wildly telegraphs wrong
messages to the brain. And that por?
tion of the brain is intimately connect?
ed with the nerve that controls the hap?
penings In ihn region whence the trou?
ble arises. The whole system, in brief,
la short circuited."
i
ArMlIol.-l Haina or "Sun Tingn."
An experiment which illustrates In a
very curious manner the actual phi?
losophy of the formntlon of hnlos or
"sumlogs" is performed ns follows:
Take n solution of alum and spread a
i few drops of It over a pane of glass.
Tt will readily crystnlll/.e in small. Hat
octdiiedrons, scarcely visible to the eye.
When this pane of prepared glass is
held between (he observer and the sun
or even a candle (with eyes very close
to the smooth side of the glass) there
will be seen three different but distinct
and beautiful hnlos, each at a different
distance from the luminous body.
III? ilo Janeiro ICnRllah.
A firm In Rio de Janeiro recently sent
out the following advertisement about
olive oil: "Onr olives oils have gnran
tizod of fitts quality. Diligently fabri?
cated and illltrnted. The consumer
will Und with them the good taste and
perfect preservation. For to escape to
any counterfeit Is necessary to requlero
on any botles this contremarc deposed
conformably to the law. Tho corks
and the boxes hare all marked with
the lire."
Ilia Vnrt.
In the'English "Cap and flown" Is
told the following story of Oxford life.
It Is called "Hauled by the Dean." The
dean, who had rebuked Mr. Brown for
having assisted at the ducking of a fel?
low student, asks the offender. "What
part did you take In this (ilsgngcefnt
nffnlr?" mid Mr. Brown replies meekly,
"The left leg. sir."
A Fflpcllonn Conrlcl.
"This confinement," said the long
faced prison visitor, "must distress
you greatly." "Yes," replied the fa?
cetious convict. "I find the prison bars
grating." "Ah. life to you Is a fail?
ure." "Yes. It's nothing but a cell."
No Chnnee to Groir.
Mrs. Newwed? Dear me. these estgs
nre very small. Grocer?They are In?
deed, mum, nnd I'm sure I don't know
why. Mrs. Newwed?Oh, 1 dare say
It's because you take them out of the
nest too soon.
If your spirits are low. do something:
and, if yod have been doing something,
do something different.?E. E. Hale.
Capital Dry Goods House
Washington Ave., At 30th St.
I THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY |
Our Mid-Summer
Clearance Sale
IS CROWDING OUR STORE WITH PLEASED
CUSTOMERS.
The most generous and liberal price cutting has been going on
all through the house. It will pay you to supply your future as
well as present needs, while this sale lasts.
EXTRA SPECIALS FOR TODAY.
SALEM BLEACHED BED
Shoots. 113x00, at
each .
49c
SHORT LENGTHS (TWO TO
throe yards) of Pure Linen
Table Damask, worth 75c
yard; reduced to, A7 r*
yard .H lb
PRINTED MADRAS AND
Oxford Cloths, worth 12 l-.'e
and ir?c. at. 7;;r?
yard .I 4U
BLEACHED TABLE DAMASK,
at.
yard
.W
OTHERS SHOW METHODS?
WE SHOW RESULTS.
Wntch this column daily [or now
testimonial us to CURES effected by
The Hacklenbug Mineral
Water?
CHASE CITY, VIRGINIA.
Dr. George Hen .Johnson, Pr.i'ossor
of Surgery, University of Virginia,
and Medical College of Virginia. Rich?
mond, Va.:
The waters possess remarkable
powers. The Lithla Water found
there is second to none, and the Ch'o-.
ride or Calcium Water is unique. Stich j
a combination, to my knowledge, does
not exist anywhere else.
It is needless to speak of the appii
ct blllty of these waters. Their analy?
sis will make their uses plain to
every physician. They are ulroudy
widely known to doctors throughout
the country, und their virtues will U:
rccogiiized.
!-.?nny wonderful cures have been
Wrought by them?a fact well known
me personally and through other
physicians.
Yours very sincerely.
(Signed) GEORGE BEN JOHNSON.
AUCTION SALES?FUTURE DAYS.
THE STANDARD AUCTION CO.
AUCTION
SALE.
WE WILL SELL AT AUCTION ON
TUESDAY, AUG. 14th, 1906,
AT 11 A. M.
Iron and Wood Working "Machinery,
Tools. Yard Equipments, Lumber Riv?
ets, Patch-Dolts. Rigging. Of Ree Fur- !
i.Unto, etc.. from William lt. TrhS? ,
Shipbuilding Plant, at Richmond, Va.
TERMS:?Cash. Lists mailed on'
application. I
THE STANDARD AUCTION CO..
B. C. BUFORD, I
S-7-W.F Su-Ilt Mgr. and Salesman..
The Getman Treatment is the Only (Tare.
jXT^PROF.C.F.THEEL, M.D.
1 527 NOR rH8IXTH8T- PMhtfttoMn,
I '?.-<>.I. OKII.1l.\N(lr.dil.lr4.S|.rrl.ll.l l?
'>:>? Ulllirunlrra li.rnr. ?I.e. b,Hall .It
_.IP.J.r. , I , r.l, ( ...,-. Ill 4 ll 111 ;
I ?.,?.,.? 0L000 POISON. U?l ?'<>?
J - h.ii.il. \. r,?,t. |i.-l,i|li>, Inrlmrplp* Mrlrlurrt
-fiilniirnlllnK, I i ? 11 ? ?1. ? i i. Slirun l.-ti Orcnn,.
40 jv.r* rrarilrr. frni HTtnmrn IripMnlah* I ?>., .??>??'?
but nirtllr.il.t a.l.>rl l.lnc Imiiil.. Hogg lll-S, S.I., O-IO.
MOUNTAIN EXCURSION,
Via C. & O. Railway,
Charlottesville, White Sulphur, Hot
springs and Intermediate Resorts,
Thursday, August 16th.
5?Days in the Mountains?5
Leave Old Point 9:10 a. m. and
Newport News 10:10 a. m.. via C. &
O. Railway, Thursday, August 16th,
for Charlollesvillo, Hot Springs.
White Sulphur and intermediate,
stations. Tickets good returning on :
(ill regular trains until Tuesday, Au?
gust 21st, inclusive. Rates to sta?
tions, Charlottesville to Afton, $3.00;
Basle to Staunton, $3.60; Mount
Elliott to Ford wick, $4.00; Goshen to
Clifton Forgo. $4.50, and Covington
to Hot Springs and White Sulphur.
$r?.oo. <
The most attractive excursion of
the season. Five days in the Virginia
mountains. Health, pleasure and re?
creation. 8-l,a,5.f,M0 12,14
Annual Mountain Excursion to Ashe
ville, N. C, August 16th, 1906,
via Southern Railway.
The* Third Annual Mountain Excui-'.
slon to Ashovlllc, N. C. and rotwru,'
will be operated this yonr, leaving Nor?
folk. August 16th, 190C. Tickets wi.'l
be sold on this ?lato from Norfolk to
Ashcvillo and return for $10.00 with
final return limit August 20th. 190tt,'
allowing ten days in the beautiful
mountaneous section of Western'
North Cnrollna. Tickets will be good
\leaving Norfolk 9:30 a. m.. orl: 30 p.
' m., returning on any regular train
within ton days. Sleeping car space
should be reserved Immediately.
STANTON CURTIS,
Passenger Agent.
95 Granby Street, Montlcollo Hotjl.
7-15-22L Norfollr, Va.
4 ?
WHEN A
I HOME
I INDUSTRY I
m- w
l\ produces a product as \\f
(S good as can be secured W
(S elsewhere, you should w
( ^ g/Ve /f your patronage. W
k The Shoes made w
I in Newport News %
2v are the equal of any at fi4
3J the prices, $3.50. $4.00 [K
jB and $5.00 the pair.
ft GIVE THEM A TRIAL
m Putney Shoe
I Manufacfuring
? Company
' NEWPORT NEWO, VA
On account of being unable to get
possession of 2917 Washington Ave?
nue. I will not move in until about
August llth. as I have " repairs to
make first, but can supply your
wants where I am. In basement of
C. R. L. and P. Co.. Thirty-first
Street and Washington Avenue. ?
T. G. COBURN,
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION
AND SUPPLIES.
"Some can eat
And have no meat,
I And some have meat
j And cannot eat."
but of these, ho would choose the
fbnre'r, as what is life to a person
bound In indigestion's fetters; weak,
nervous and languid, and a physical
Wreck? The answer to this question
is well known to thousands over this
broad land, that have never grasped
the opportunity of using the famous
KELLUM'S SURE CURE FOR INDI?
GESTION, that has cured so many
people and made them "live" ngain.
after their life had become a burden
to them. This preparation contains
nothing harmful to an infant; or Is
perfectly harmless, and also perfectly
costless if it does not cure your indi?
gestion. Sample bottles free. Fifty
cents nnd one dollar at all druggists.
NOTICE
To Members of Local 887, U. B. of
C. J. and A.:
You are hereby ordered to be' present
at u special meeting on THUUSDAV,
AUGUST. 9th, 1!)0G, 8 P. M.
Business: To investigate the trou?
ble between tho H. S. D. B. Cj.
and the Local Union.
By order
W. S. CROCKETT. President.
J. M. WOOD, Ree. Sec'y. 8-8-2t