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THE DAILY PRESS U the only newspaper >n Newport News ?tat receives full As socfa.ed Press report. VQ1. XL, NO. 241 REJECTED SUITOR ~~ MURDERS TEACHER Distant Relative of the Ycurg Wim an Kills Her In Front of School Children. ENDS HIS 01 WORTHLESS LIFE I Brooding Over Unsuccessful Court ?hip He Takes the Life of His Cousin?As Posse Arrived to Place | Him Under Arrest He Commits Sui- | cide With Revolver. (By Associated Press.) CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 10?In the presence of CO pupils,' in the South j Kuclid school, Harry Smith. 25 years j old, shot to death Miss Mary Shepard. | ik teacher, 22 years old, this afternoon. 1 Going behind the harp iu the rear of bis home iu Warrensville, two hours later, Smith shot himself through the ' bead, dying Instantly. Disappointment in love is said to i ba.e been the motive for the cold blooded murder. Smith, -who was a : fourth cousin of Miss Shepard. had ', ?wooed ber for sometime and recently ! was rejected. He brooded over thr unhappy ending of hlB courtship and this afternoon, first quitting his posi? tion, bought a revolver and went to the South Euclid school. Teacher Meets Murderer. Miss Shepard responded to hiK knock at the door. He walked in and for a few minutes talked to her In the hall. Suddenly he drew his revolver, shoved It against her head and fired twice In rapid succession, both bullets crashing through her brain. Panic spread among the pupils, who rushed out of the building scream? ing. Some of the girls fainted. Smith leisurely walked out and boarded a car for Warrensville. Posse in Hot Pursuit. The news of the crime went like wild fire, and in less than half an hour an armed posse was In pursnt. The identity of the murderer wns quickly established. Chief or Police Kohler was uotlfied and he dispatched lour policemen to Smith's homo in Warrensville, a Vhort distance from the school. On the suburbnn car Smith con- j fessed to the conductor that he had killed Miss Shepard and remarked that "they will have to kill me to get me." Reaching home hut a few min? utes before tho arrival of the posse and police, Smith told his father of the crime. j Ends His Own Worthless Life. When his pursuers hove In sight the young man became highly nervous and ran from tha bouse to the rear of the barn. His father remained in the bouse. A loaded double-barrelled shot? gun was leaning agaJnst one side of the house, but was pussed by Smith, who evidently had determined not to put up a fight but to end his life as soon as surrounded. When the posse got within a few feet of him. calling for his murderer aud as the four officers wore rushing to effect his capture, ho placed the re? volver against his head and blew out his brains. ACTRES6 FALLS TO DEATH. Theatrical Woman Killed While in Chicago. CHICAGO, Oct. 10.?Florence Mc? Donald, 2G years old, a member of tho chorus in the "Blue Moon Company.*' now playing here, was killed today by falling out of a fourth story window in the Windsor-Clifton hotel. The only witness to tho accident was lUlss M. DoRohnar, a member of tho <./mpany. Miss McDonald was known *' oh the stage as Florence Raymond. Her homo was In Brooklyn. N. Y. A verdict of accidental death was re? turned by tho coroner's Jury. VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS. Captain Ward, of Buffalo, is Comman? der-in-chief. (By Associated Press.1 TTASHIN?TON, D. C. Oci. 10.? Officers for the ensuing year were elected at. today's session of the United Spanish American War Vet? erans. The following officers wore elected: Commander-in-Cbiof, Captain Ham? ilton Ward, Buffalo. N. Y.; senior vice eonunander-in-c.hief. Henry W. Bush, Michigan; Junior vice common der-in-chief. Captain Charles W. New Ion. Connecticut; judge advocate gen? eral. John Lewis Smith. District of Columbia: surgeon-general. Dr. John O'Donoghue. Massachusetts; chaplain Iu chief. Father W. H. Reaiiev. chap? lain United StatesCavalry: paymaster geseisl. P. P. .lotus. Pennsylvania; NEWPC commissary-general, A. N'. Brunsw'.cK, California; chief of engineers, \V. II. McKey, New Jersey: chief signal oflcer C. l'arker, Georgia: chief signal ?IInonce, L F. Evans. Wisconsin: chief of artillery, J. A. Walsh. Mas? sachusetts: . chief mustering officer, Charles F. Stroiid. Ohio: historian. Captain J. Walter Mitchell. District of Columbia. Oklahoma City, Okla.. was selected us the place of holding the annual en? campment of the organization next year. $500,000 STOLEN. Manufacturer Robbed his Partners of Half a Million. (Uy Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA. PA. Oct. 10.?Ac? cording to a statement which the Public Ledger will publish tomorrow morning on the authority of a mem? ber of the Wampalc Company Henry K. Wnmpole, the drug manufacturer, whose body was found recently In the East river. New York, died an embezzler of a large sum Of money. It is asserted by the Public Ledger that Warn pole robbed his business partners systematically. Ttie amount secured by Watnpole is estimated at $500,000, and may be found to be con? siderably more. Not until a few days prior to his death, did his part? ners have any Idea of Ills defalcation Since then the story has been care? fully guarded. , Snow Falls in Ronnoke. ROAXOKE. VA. Oct. 10.?The i firs; snow of the season to fall here fell today. Tonight the weather Is 1 very cold and the mercury Is down ! to the freezing point. Snow fell In Scuthwest Virginia today ami the mountains are under a white blanket | tonight. i MOSBY'SSOLDIERSMEET Hugh Mkwi ol Slaufiton, Is Elected Commandep. ILLINOIS SENDS AN IMiWIGN j One-Time Foes of the Gallant Band Would Holo a Joint Reunion With the Regiment?Session Brought to a Close With a Banquet. (Special to the Daily Press.) RICHMOND. VA.. Oct. 10.?At ten I o'clock this morning the survivors, numbering sixty two, of Colonel John S. -Moshy's famous command, met in Lee Camp hall to hold their an? nual reunion. The meeting was strictly a business one, and no wel? coming address wa~. delivered. The following officers were elected: Hugh Mcllhony, of Staunton, com? mander; .1. S. Mason, first lieutenant commander: Ed. Thompson., second lieutenant commander; K. H. Rahm, third lieutenant commander: IL S. Ai-hhy. adjutant; John S. Casllcman sergeant-major. A committee of five was appomtcd in conjunction with the, commander, to take action in regard to an invita? tion to the Eighth Illinois regiment to hold a reunion with them next year. The majority were in favor of meeting the Eighth lor the firs*, time unarmed. The Eighth Illinois wert? opposed to Mcsby's dashing Rangers in more than one engagement, and as one of Mosby's veterans snid. "There were no finer soldiers or bel? ter fighters In the county." I Considerable time was taken in the discussion of the proposed monument to \)f. raised at Marshall. It was de? cided to let the matter go over until the next meeting, as Colonel Mosby objects to a monument being raised to him while ho is living, and for other reasons. Tho meeting was brought to a close with n banquet given by Mr. Joseph Bryan. Captain K?ster, the ret'rlng com? mander, presided, FUNSTON ORDERED HOME. Cubans Have Not Use for the Spec tacular General. (By Associated Press.) HAVANA. CIH)A, Oct. 10.?General Frederick Funston will not continue in command of the American forcen in Cuba. Governor Tall announced tonight that he and General Funston will leave Havana for the United Slates Saturday on the battleship l/ouisiatin With them will go Assistant Secretary of State Bacon and the affairs of Cu? ba will bo in the hands of Governot Magnon and General J. Franklin Boll. Many Cubans of the faction to which Mondflz Capote, ami others who organized the Modorale party be? long, were outspoken against General Fiinston. alleging that he deserted theni in the war to throw off the yoke of Spain. Governor Taft did not take cogni? zance of this bitterness, as he was familiar with the circumstances under which General Funston at that lime, returned t<? the United States. Funs ton was then ill. ami he had the con? sent to return of General Gmein and other loaders, who appreciated thy long service he had jiivoti their canst. >RT NEWS, VA., Till A MILLION DOLI AUS Absconds Will) Firm's Money and Escapes on His Own Steam? er to Parts Unknown. COMPANY FORCED TO GO UNDER New York House. With Cuban Con? nections. Assigns With Liabilities of from Three to Four Millions? Hope Held Out for Creditors?Mon? ey Made During Late War. (By Associated Press.) N.EW YORK. Oct. It).?The assign? ment of J. M. CeBnllos aud Coinpauy, hankers and merchants, with liabili? ties between 98,000,600 and 54 (?00. 000 was announced today iu a state? ment Which declared that the failure was due to the defalcation and ab? sconding of Manuel Sllvolro of Sil velra and Company, Havana, agents of the company. Sllveira's defalcation Is alleged to amount to about SI,000,000. He sail? ed from Havana on October 2 osten? sibly for New York City, to consult with the members of J. M. CoBallos and Company, but has not reached this city. Escapes on His Steamer. Counsel tor the assignee Bald today that Silveira has lelt on his steamer, the Carmella, for parts unknown, ac? companied by his wife and children, and that every effort was being made to locate him. The members of the firm of .1. M. CeBnlloR. aud Company are .1. M. Co? Ballos. John S. Plske, and Anderson C. Wilson. The assignee is William H. Howe, of the law firm of Sullivan and Crom? well oflhis city.' Mr. Howe said to? day that the assets of the f'rm were of a substantial character. Hone for the Creditors. It was stated unofficially that there was ground to hope that the assets would be sufficient to cover the loss; cs of the firm, and that il would he enabled to resume business. .1. M. CoBallos and Company was < BtabllshcO about fifty years ago. and has larg" interests in Cuba, chiefly in tho development of railroads and ' sugar plantations. It operates a line of steamers between Nov.- York and Spanish ports and has connections iu S| ain. European centres and Spanish American cities. Silveira anil Company were one of the largest anil bcsl known firms in ! Havana, wen? the largest Importer? j of entile in Cuba and were reputed ' lo have made a large fortune Imme- j dlateiy after the war. MRS. DAVIS IMPROVES. Aged Lady Passes a Comfortable j Night. NKAY YORK. Oct. Hi.--It was stat-j ed at the Majesiie. Hotel today' that Mrs. Jefferson Davis, who is ill there spent a comfortable night and show? ed some improvement today. MURDERED SEVEN WIVES - Thanh-Thai Puts a Lot of His Women to Death. BR?TE WATCHES THEM SUFFER! Decent Citizens of Indo-China Scan? dalized by the Action of the Native Ruler?French Government Expect? ed to Take Drastic Action. (Bv Associated Press.) MAUSKILLES, Oct. 10.?(letters received today from Indo-China say thai the newspapers there rixprcsfl horror at the atrocities committed by Thanh-Thai, king of Anua.ni, who re? cently ordered seven of his wives to bo executed and looked on with de? light while they were slowly tortured to death. The papers appeal to Prance to tie throne him and recall Prince Hanin ghj. who is an exile iu Algeria, and who married a French woman. CL ASTON BURY ABBEY FOR SALE. An Offer for tho Ruin6 Received from the United States. LONDON, Oct. 10.?Il is announc? ed thai the ruins of the abbey at Olnstonbury, Somerset,- are In tbc mntkot. and that an offer for them j has been received from tho ifnlted I States. 3118DAY, OCTOBER 1 YACHT FROLIC LANDS SMUGGLED CHINESE Seventeen Celestials Captured and Three Members of Parly In Charge ol Craft. $15,000 MADE BY LAWBREAKERS From Statements Made by One of the Arrested Men Custom Officials or Others Have Winked at the Prac? tice?New England Coast Has Been a Hnven for Such Vessels. (Hy Associated Press.) PROVIDENCE, R. I., Oct. liWAr tor having evaded the United States 1 customs, und Immigration officers for more than two weeks, the uchoon-l er yacht Krollr which left Placentla. ! N. F? with a cargo of contraband j Chinese Immigrants, was boarded in 1 the Providence river today itnd eon-! flscated In the name of the United j States goverlntnent. Two men were arrested on suspic? ion of being concerned In the smug? gling of Chinese Into this country; while seventeen Chtucso. believed to have -been passengers on the Krolle,' were also arrested. Coast Guards Evaded. Despite the vigilance of the coast guards and the revenue cutters from East Port, Me., to Cape Hattoras, the schooner came up the harbor without attracting any attention, those who saw her taking her for a fishing ' schooner. j Workman informed the police of the boat's arrival. Officers were dis | patched to the scone und within a short time eight Chinese had been captured. I At the police station. U was learned' that* the two men captured tin board the vessels were Edward K. Jenkins of South Boston and William A. Dun? can, of Sommon'illo, Tv/enty-nlne "Chinko'' at Large. j According to their story they, with! "AI" Ames, of Boston, constituted Ho? c-row of the smugglers, while Herber! | 11. Colby, also a Rostoii man, com- j mniided tlio vessel. The two las' named are now at large, n? ore I won ty.-soven Chinamen who bad Ijeon | 'landed before the pol'co d! n ovcred ? the Krolle was In the harbor. Jenkins and Duncan talked freely 1 altei they had been locked up. Ac cording to their statements, they wen hire,I by Captain Colby ? '? man the j Etolie, who they say, informed 'hem' t!?at he had chartered the vessel for the purpese of inking out a pleasure party. Sailed for New Foundland. They sailed from Boston on August 2ft, ami bended for Placentla, New Koundland. At that place forty-two Chinamen were walling tho arrival of the Krolle and little time was lost in stowing them on board. With, his cargo of human freight below decks, Captain Colby hoisted all available canvas anil started on his voyage down the coast. Jenkins. Duncan and lx>hueinunn, CONTESTS ON GRIDIRON University Scores 38 Points Against Randolph-Macnn. MANY BRILLIANT PLAYS MADE Princeton Has An Easy Victory Over the Lehigh Team?'Naval Academy Wins from Maryland Agricultural College?Yale is Victorious. (By Associated Press.) ROANOKiE. VA.. Oct. 10.?At Char lot tesville today in n very spectacular exhibition of foot ball. Virginia won an easy victory over Rnntlolpn-Macon College, by a score of 3R to 0 in twenty minute halves. The game was. characterized by many brilliant, end runs ami forward passes. John? son. Randolph's and McMurdo, of Virginia, were the stars. Other Games. At New Haven. Coup - Yale 1,2; Springfield. Manual Training School ft. At Cambridge. Mass. -Harvard 27: Bath. Mo.. H. 1 At Prlncelob, N. ,L- Princeton 5'.'; j Lehigh. 0. At Philadelphia -??Pennsylvania 17, iKraukllu and Marshall. C. 1 At: Annapolis?Naval Academy 12; j Maryland Agricultural Collegia 0. ? 1906. wore brought before the United Htalos comm'.pslohcr hero attil Beut to Jail In default of |2,600 ball each. Lehno mnnii made .statements which, if Iruu Indicate thill the smuggling of Chi? nese Into New Kughtnd States has been carried on for years with great profit. Frolic erought In $!G,000. lie stated that an expedition like that or the Prolkt netted aboui $l.r? tUHi clour of all expense. Serious charged also were made by J.ebne mann, in connection with the eise with which Chinese can be landed on the shores of NOW tCllglnud, l.ehnemauu explained Mint the Chl nose, were brought from their native country to Canada from there In small groups lo New Poundtaiid, where I hey were held to await a ves? sel from the United States. BASE BALL PLAYER KILLED. j Two Men Collide and One Fellow Drops Dead. (By Associated Press.) HOLLA, MO.. Oct. 10.?In a hose ball gnmb, near the Maries county I'ne, two young men named Clark and McKee. belonging to the same team. collided with terrific force, while trying to catch a ball, McKCO being killed almost Instantly nud Clark being rendered unconscious. Clark woh the taller of the two ami it In reported that his upper teeth struck McKee In the fore-bead and were broken und Imbedded In Me Ktic's skull. Nenro Institution Burned. (By Associated PresH.) | NICW OHLKANS. LA.. Oct. 10.?i Two firemen were Injured today when the Thomas l.afon Memorial a ' philanthropic Institution for negroes i was destroyed by fire. Loss is $l!>,-i 000. HOKE SMITH ON NEGROES New Governor, of Georgia, Con? demns Fourteenlti Amendment. PUTS RESPONSIBLY ON RACE Its the White Man's Burden, He Says and They Must Tr.ke it up and Car ry it to a Successful Solution?Do- j mancls Stricter Vagrancy Laws. (By Associated Press, i LA OR A NO P. OA.; Oct. 10.- At thp) Ooorgla' home coining exercises here i 'day, Governor elect Moke Smith do-! llvored an address on the race (|iies I if ill In the South which he said that the fourteenth amendment Id the constltiiPon hinders the most intolll I?ont modo of hnndllng the subject. I "Our national government." Mr.' I Stulln said, "has always leglalntcd for the ludinns, placing around thorn I restrictions entirely different from those applied to white men. But for the fourteenth amendment to the eon ntUtlllon. we should follow the same plan In Georgia with reference to the negroes. "The white man must accept full rcEponalbllity and control of ihe situ? ation. This Is the white man's coun? try, and It is the white man's bur? den. The negro should he encourag? ed io help. Kindly but. firmly the large majority of negroes must he supervised a.id directed by the white man. "The fnot should he kept. In mind that a very large number of negroes are irresponsible ami when left in Idleness are prone to crime. We must exhaust all legal means to kuvo no groos from Idleness." Governor-elect. Smith advised Htric! or vugrancy laws and arrest of loaf lug, wandering negroes us probable criminals. Ho also said the system of negro education should bo chang? ed. OIL TRUST FIGHTS CASE. Prosecution. Succeeds in Getting Damaging Evidence Admitted. (By Associated Press.) PIN OLA V, O.. Oct. 10?Much legal arguiioni and little actual progress ivsdked the second tlay of the trial of tin Standard Oil Company of Ohio for conspiracy against trade. The argument was caused by tha object Ion of the attorneys for tbo Standard of the character <>f evidence sough1 to be placed before the jury by the prosecution. In every Instance however, the ruling of Judge Hanker favored the prosecution. Tin? result was Hint the testimony of John l>. Rockefeller, given in 1898. in the jitigution against the Standard Oil i rust before the Supreme. Court of the State, was admitted and care? fully read id the jury by Attorney Pholps, for the prosecution. This Consumed the morning session, ami part of the afternoon. $100,000 Fire in Goldfield. (By Associated Press.I GOLDPIHLD, N'BV., Oct. 10.?Piro broke out. today in a saloon, destroy: i.ig that place and three buildings ad 'joining. The ' loss is ostiriiuleij at i f 10U you, THE WEATHER. Pair and warmer Thursday. Friday fair; variable winds, mostly west. ?tu , b-1?i ?rr?taaa PRICE TWO CENTS CUBS TURN TABLES ON THE WHITE SOX Nationals Score Seven Runs Hid the Americans Only Get One Man Across Plate. MEN PLAY WITH EAR MUFFS OR From Nine to Ten Thousand Persona Brave the Wintry Weather to 8ee the Champions Cross Bats?Reul? bach In Fine Form While Owen and White Were Not Up to the Average (Bv Associated Press.) CHICAGO, PH*, Oct. 10.?In the second Kinn?' of the world's champ? ionship scries today, the Chicago Na? tional League team took decisive re? venge for yesterday's defeat when tboy vanquished the American League team hi the hitter's grounds. 7 to I, White ami Owen were batted free? ly, and the American Ixiugue team's errors also helped to Increase the National's score. Reulbach, on the contrary, was in fine form and al? lowed the opposing batsmen ouly two lilts. Bitter Cold Day. The weather was bitter cold, tho mercury hovering below the free/lug point all the afternoon. Flakes or snow, fell, but they were not needed to add to the general discomfort, Between nine and ton thousand jot ritithuslantlcs. bundled- from head to foot, braved tho rigors of the woath-1 ' er. but they by no means filled nil: the seats. I With frost nipping flugers and looo, perfect bnsuball won an linpas* rlblllty. The practice of both tcnirih wan exceedingly ragged, the cold hands of tho In fielders refusing to cl'in; to the ball while the fielders mlssuil many flies, which were blown out of reach, by (ho wind. Nationals Made FlrBt Run. The Nationals started the run get? ting in the second Inning. Captain Chance received nil ovation ah 'ha , stepped to the plate, but- fnileil to nil Ihren jnbd ones. Then ' Ht'oln fel.lt. si in n scorching single to left. . Tinker, laid down a perfect.-bunt. i and beat It first. Bjclnfoldt l?acJi ing uccond, Kvors rolled nn qajiy'oriu , down to Isbi'll, who, in his haste'tp I make it doublo play tossed the bail j into lefi field. Sielnfcltll scored. Tinker tpok 'third. nml Kiers perched siocurcly'on I second. WTilie, deliberately allowed Kling to walk, but Reulbach sacri? ficed Tinker home, ami Kvors scored j a niomeilt later on Hoffman's safj I drive. Kl'ng, however, was out. nt the plate, j Three Runs Brought In. The half closed with three liiui 'over tin! plHto and the enthusiasm of the National league team's sup* porters, somewhat modest nft<)r yes tordoy's defeat, broke loose with vl? ;gor. which look no thought of sor? throats. The next run for tho Nationals camp , when Chance was safe on a floldcr'fl choice. He stole second and wool to the third, when Isbell failed to. hold Sallivan's bad throw. Ho ?cor od when Stolnfeldt rapped out bis second clean single. Americans Score. The Amerieans lone tally came 1? the rifth. when Dougherty was ?afo tm a fielder's choice. He took sec? ond on a wild pitch and gcorcd when TannohiU's grounder went past Tin j ker. who was confused by the base runner. The Americans never even , threatened again, oxcepl when Jones reached second on his own lilt, and 'reached third on art out. Douohue,. however, flow out to left field and Jones was caughi yards from the plate by Sliockard's perfect throw. wild Throw Cost a . Run. I In ilie sixth, two singles, a doublo steal by Tinker and Kvans. and Sul? livan's wild throw to third, the ball rolling Into the crowd, left Tinker across the plate. In the eighth, two more tallies resulted from: Chance's . single, S.tclnfeldt's sacrifice. Clianco's I pretty Bleul to third and Tinker's sln jgle. which brought. In Chance. Tin? ker stole second, went to third on ? Kiers out, and came home on a wild pitch. Steiafcldt's batting and Retilbaon's plicuinif were easily the foaturtrs or (Continued on pag* 8.)'