MANIPULATION OF
IHE DIVIDENDS
How Karrlman Made Southern
Pacific Announcement Felt on
the Stock Fxctianga.
ROCKEFELLER DIKED UP III DEALS
After Deciding to Declare a Dlvldena
Harrlman wit held the Announce?
ment Two Days?Commission Will
' Meet In Chicago Next Tuesday
' When Testimony Will Be Taken.
(By Associated Press.)
NIDW YORK, Jan. 5.?The Inter-1
state Commerce 'Commission con?
cluded the preliminary portion of Its
Inquiry Into the Union Pad lie aim
Southern Pacllle railroads and allied
Hnrrlman lines In this city today
and adjourned to meet Again next
Tuesday morning at Chicago.
The testimony taken today tended
further to show the great scope or
the power In tho hands of Mr.
Harrlman, President of the Union
Pacific.
All tho faotb' relative to tho divi?
dends last AiiKiisi by the Union and
Southern Pad lies wore brougilt out
by tho Commission. .Tho dividends
woro declared oh August -511? am:
'Wore not announced until two days
later, just before the Stock Ex?
change opened for huslnoss, It was
at <Mr. Harrlmnn's suggestion that
the dividends were declared. It was
also nt. his suggestion that the
announcement was deferred. Ho
acknowledged that a number of di?
rectors of the companies were noi
present nud he thought It nothing
, but fair that they should bo advised
before tho matter hecamo public
; property.
Where Ddld Dividends Come From,
j .The executive committees of the
Union nnd Southern Pacifies woro
given authority to announce their
dividends at. such tlmo an they
deemon proper. Mr. Hnrrlman, wns
and is chairman of tho both com?
mittees. Tho committees also were
authorized to designate tho funds
from wich the dividends should ho
pal'd. What those funds wore could
not bo learned from today witnesses
but the committee was promised a
complete statement. From the min?
utes of the Oregon Short line rt
wflz-'sdlscloBed that Mr. Harrlman in
March 1900 sold to William Rocke?
feller $3*0.000 shares of tho Oregon
8hbrt'r'linos holdings of tho South
? orn Pacific common stock.
Rockefeller Mixed Up.
A letter from Mr. Rockefeller re?
ferred to their "agreement" as to
iho stock nr?l was placed In ovf
dence. Mr. Rockefeller in Novem?
ber 1003 asked Mr. Hnrrlman to
take back tho stock at tho fine
Instead of waiting for the explratroii
of agreement!; In the spring of 1004.
The nflnues of tho Short, lino show
od that; te . stock was bought back
228-280 28th St.
American Plan,
$2.00 and $2.50
Cafe open from 8 a. m.
to 12 p. m.
Oysters, Fish
and Game in Season
Finest Wines,
Liquors and
Cigars.
R. L. Madison,
Manager.
from ?Mr. Rockefeller and It Wns
further shown that lie was paid a
com mission of $18i7,G0O. Today
witnesses knew nothing of tho
agreement betwoon Mr. llarrlmnn
ami Mr. Rockefeller. Mr. Rockefell?
er was summoned to nppcar at
such time as the Commission shall
designate. Mr. Karrlman -when lie
Is called to testify will be asked
to tell of tills agreement.
W. C. LLEWELLYN DEAD.
Former President of This City Passes
Away at Poquoaon.
Mr. W. C. Llewellyn, formerly of
this city, died yeBtcrdny morning at
1:30 o'clock at tho home of his moth
er-lri-law, Mrs. Davis, at Poquoson.
Mr. Llewellyn hud boon in bad health
for a long time and had come home
from Blueflold. W. Vn? hoping that
the change of ellmato would benefit
him.
Funeral sorvlces will bo conducted
this morning at 11 o'clock at Smlth
vllle Chapel, York county. The hotly
will be Interred In tho Smlthvllle
burying ground.
Thp deceased 1b survived by a
widow and two small children. His
parents and eight brothers and one
sister also Btirvivu him.
Why not tako advantage of the Chi?
cago Housefurnishlng Cn.'s closing
out sale to furnish your rooms for
the entertainment of Jamestown ex?
position gtiOHtB? You'll be sorry If
you allow this opportunity to slip you.
16-61.
We have disposed of thousands of
dollars worth of furniture In the pnBt
few weeks, but there is yet an al?
most unbrokon stock of the very fin?
est furniture to select from nt cost.
Chicago Housefurnishlng Co. l-6 6t.
PkM* Or<Sor.
P?1.4.
$5.00 Glasses Correct fitted
to Your Eyes for $1.00
Dr. Ch?sP. Vineberg, theEye Special?
ist, of Norfolk, Va., will be at qiir store
for one week, beginning Monday, Jan.
7th, from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. '
He will examine your eyes tf-f |)A
and furnish glasses for. ?P *
Only one pair to a customer at that pike
The best Gold Filled Glasses, $2.00. Solid Gold Spec?
tacles or Eye Glasses from $3.00 up.
Special attention given to Children's eyes.
Artificial Human Eyes and Ear Phones of the best makes.
rhe Doctor will Prescribe Free of Charge while at our
store. All work guaranteed.
You must place reliance on your Jeweler
if you would secure
Jewelry and Silverware
that is sure to give satisfaction.
We are showing the largest lino in the city and having been
with you for nearly a quarter of a century, our reputation
with you is well known.
LI PALMER'S SOHS,
The Leading Jewelers,
2606 Washington Ave
a b y v nvnvnvivnrmntb b i
* THEATRICAL ?I
y-8 y s^gwyrrbnnrryrriroTnrro >
Monday night?"Our New Minister.'
Wednesday night?Tim Murphy Ii
"A Corner In Coffee."
Tim Murphy.
Mr. Tim Murphy, supported by Mies
Dorothy Sherrod and an excellent
company will appear at the Acad?
emy of Music next Wednesday night
In "A Corner In Coffee," Owen Davis'
dramatization of Cyrus Townsend
Brady's story of tho same name.
Mr. Murphy's visits aro always I
looked forward to with ploa?uro by |
local .playgoers. He is good In any?
thing ho attempts and usually carries |
u cnpltal company and production.
"A Cornor In Coffee" has been well
received everywhere It has been pre
Heated and is regarded by many as |
the bestj vehicle the popular come
dlnn bus had in years.
The advance sale begins tomorrow
Prices will bo from 25 cents to $1.50. j
"Our New Minister."
"Our New Minister," a rurul coined;
drnmn by I ten in an Thon i pHon and
MIbb Mamie
Now Minister."
Dicker son,
"Our
George W. Uyer, will be the attrac
tton at the Academy tomorrow night
Tho play tells the story of a vigorous
healthy young pastor, who believes I
winning souls over the cheerful road
und bis experiences nmong the Hard
scmbhlo folk.
The piny lias been favorably com
meutod upon und the production am
ciiBt is siild to be all that enn be de?
sired. While the piece Is after the
order of "The Old Homosteud," It I:
said to have more action and not tr
depend so entirely upon the work ol
one mah.
The advance sale began yesterda>
with tho prices at 25, GO and 75 cents
and $1.00. _
bombIhrower kills
2 and wrecks bank
(Continued from First Page.)
the messenger, was terribly injured, j
Roth hiB eyes were blown out, hlr
scalp torn off and his face so miiug
led that he was unroopgnlzable. -He
wus taken .to the Pennsylvania
pitai. . \. i ? v. | ' m
Lived In Lynchb'urg at One Time:{
. CHiCAGO.vILLS., -bin.. .w-T.Ue f?Vi
11 v ofyRolla, Steele, lives at ;i770iN?r.th
Ashland avenue.', . B
Mrji. Irenc'^St'eell.the! widpw^tqnlghi
received a'teljOgram from ,Piillud.'elphijD
saying that her husband vyas 'serious?
ly Injured. ? It lsiriojt known-who seiijt
the telegram and Mrs. Stode. does/tj^l j
yet know that her husbandI' Is' dead.fl
Steele came to Chicago; five ypafs
ago from Garner, Iowa, with his /Wiff
and (three young children. .In Chic '
he was employed by various flrm#ja>
forenVan of- stcel-construotlbn.. j Aljppt
ii'ynar ago: .he procured: emp.l^yni*n.i
in .a similar capacity with the. jBejl
Construction" company of. wasljiflSg
ton,.* p.'C. ,:For some time pi^t he/had
bcen\ a't.';W?rk in Lynchburg. 'jVa.
whence hedeparted two days ago. On
leavlnc Lynchburg. Steele' Informed
his wife by letter that he was going
to Philadelphia to work for the Bell
company. In the lettor he said that
everything was well with him.
There was nothing In tho communi?
cation to ahow that Steele was in any?
thing but. his usual state of mind.
Steele's mother, who lives at 745 Ra?
cine avenue, with her son Royal, a|
teamster, received a letter similar ln|
purport.
Something About Steele.
DESMOINES, IOWA, Jan. 5.?Rob
ort Steele, who bore a name identical
to that found upon the name plate of
the 1'liiladeiphiu bomb thrower, left
Garner six years ago. At that time
ho was smooth shaven, about six feet
tali, dark complexion, with brown
eyes and weighed about two hundred
pounds. He was the son of an old
soldier. Upon his removing to Gar?
ner ton years ago he was engaged in
drilling wells. Ixiter he established
a machine ahop and incidentally, sold
patent medicines going about over the
country in an open wagon.
He was elected to the town council
of Garner in 1898. Tho following
year he married. Three children were
born. Steele failed in 1899 and re
moved with his family to Chicago and
later went east, supposedly to Phila?
delphia. He was 30 years old when
ho loft Garner.
Lot us have your order for the hoi
Idays. You will find our goods as
represented. The bos*- nualltles In
Wlnea and Liquors. NEWPORT
NEWS WINE & LIQUOR CO.. Cornet
Twenty-fifth street and Washington
avenue. Both phones. 11-15 Im
TO SEND NEGRO TROOPS
TO THE PHILIPPINES
Department Hopee By Getting Them
Out of Country to Dispose of
Agitation for Discharge.
. WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. .6.?
The War Department has solved the
colored troop problem. All colored
regiments in the service of the Unl
teu 'StateB army are to be "ban?
ished" to the Philippines.
orders Were issued today by the
Secretory of War that during 1907
th,e three. regiment a of colorea
troops now in this country,- the
Twenty-fifth Infantry and the Nlntn
and Tenth- Cavalry, shall ,proo;en
to stations in the Philippines. The
Only other colored regiment,, the
I'wenty-fourtb Infantry, is already
there. There is no doubt whatever
iut that this action is the -direct
result' of the Brownsville affair,
arid,-the resentment of any co
ntinlty in tne united States, against
having ? colored' troops stationed In
ts vicinity.
The usual tour of duty of regi?
ments in the Philippines' Is two
years, so .Tor that time at least
he possibility of a recurrence of
"uqh troubles as have been agitating
Sohgress and the country at large
recently will be eliminated.
When the Bighth Cavalry ' returns
*<">n< \*r. islands, it will be stationed
at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, and
.?ort U. A. Kussel, Wyoming. This
conlpany will be relieved by one of
the colored .regiments.
Fatal Friendly Slap.'
FORT DODGES. IOWA, Jan. r>.?
Startled by a friend who suddenly
?'aimed him on the back, A. R.
Hayden, of Gllmore city, Slipped
In an icy pavement tonight and Ten
lUStainlhg Injuries- that caused his
leath an hour later.
If you need a good stove of arty
kind, you now have an opportunity
o Becure them at. a gr'eHt saving at
the closing out sale of the Chicago
Housefurnlsning Co. 1-C-Gt.
BRICK CLAY FOR SALE
Finest plastic red clay, covering
^50 ncres. 3C feet deep, with red sand
inderlying, on royalty. Nothing like
t In Eastern Virginia for stiff mud
'irick or hollow-ware. Banks Blxty
eet, front deep water, half mile.
W. L. JONES,
Lock Box 6, Williamsburg, Va.
12-30-71.
MALE HELP WANTED.
COMPETENT BOOKKEEPERS.
ItrlRlit young huidneiu college graduatra nro In groat
dnnaml. Some of Uio 'JO.0UO employer* wo Horrc nrn
calling on tis dally formich men at snJarUn of $800
$1500 with Rplcndld prospect* fnrailrancetncnt. Aim
opening* for high grado Offled Manager*. Auditor*
and Accountant* at f'.OOO-aUQt) aud for men having
money to lnvo?twiin// "or
Write uk tottnu Mn/^J' r,r '
HAP?OOD?J' y*t.
?f & hi
fclr^fokera.
yef
W. B. ROUSK, FOR d*.,.fcJ 8EJRV1CR
and fine hacks, 234-2bt Twenty-flftli
street. 'Phon* 61.
ST KAM YACHT FOR SALE.
State police yacht "Rappahannock"
vill be sold by private sale. Also
Ittle steamer "James River;" latter
;ood for towing in rivers. Communi?
cate with W. MCDONALD LEE. Ir
.'iugton, Va. 1-C-lt.
AMUSEMENTS.
^ .. ^y-^.J g , ? : : . ,. I
VC A DIE |M Y,;J A N' U A'J* Y - 9
I ,M/?. TIM MURPHY..
In His Greatest Come'rJy>VS.lVc^'ess,.
' :. '^Prices:'125c''to $1!50.l-.-V !
\, i-4-st. i- i ? ??? '* x *?/:* ?
? A C A D. e. M <y4-M OtNf?vA y[
? /.; Ffrst;. Tlme-lrt? r$tl.e: ? '* j ]
V, TheXojnedy nit of Six; Seasons j
^DenrfamThompaon and'Geo.^W. j
? ????' Ryer'8 w.m k
(ViJQ#r New Minister
ttm.'. original all-atar^icaei, in
fcuding jqseph CONYER3 'as the
CehBtabte. ' v '-'-1 i
1-3-56.
, ^, ._?, . ? Copyright 1906
Copyright 1906, by Th? B Kupp?nh?lmer A C{
Houis of Kuppenholmos Chicago
THESE Suits are stylishly cut,
and material the very best;
Overcoats that will please
and wear most satisfactorily.
Wilkins-Jenkins Co.,
HATS, FURNISHINGS, SHOES,
26iH Washington Avenue.
CHEAP ADVERTISING.
GA8H IN ADVANC?
ONE CENT A WORD
Advertisements under classified
HMds In this column will bo Inserted
at the uniform rat* of one cent a word
for each Insertion. No advertisement
however email, less than 25 cent* for
the. flret Insertion. Cash In advance
Invariably. Special rate? made on long
contracts. Ordern for discontinuance
mutt be made In writing.
WANTED.
WANTED?LARGE FIRST-CLASS
house of twenty-five years' stand?
ing, manufacturing a staple lino of
goods in constant dally use wants
a good man to manage branch
wholesale business. Salary $1,800
per year, payable monthly, together
with ull expenses and extra commis?
sions. Applicant must furnish good
references and $1,000 cash, which is
satisfactorily secured. Address
"PRESIDENT," G12 S. Sixth St
Louis, Mo. 12-23-30; 1-6, 13-4t.
WANTED?BOOKKEEPER. ONE
willing to. go out of the city. Ap?
ply at once PABST BREWING CO..
Newport News. ' It.
WANTED?TRAVELER FOR Es?
tablished house. Twelve dollars
weekly to start. Expenses .paid.
Reference. Address GEORGE G.
CLOWS. Newport News, Vu. It.
WANTED?A LOAN OF $3,000. AT
6 per cent for 1, 2 or C years, on
improved property In this city.
Title Company's abstract free, and
all other expenses paid by borrow?
er L. Box 305, city. 1-6-3L
WANTED?ERRAND BOY FOR A
drug store. Apply to J. C. GOR
SUCH & CO., 3023 Washington
Avenue. 1-5-3L
WANTED?FIRST-CLASS BLACK
smlth at once. Good plnce for the
right man. Apply to R. L. TENNIS,
Court street, Hampton, Vu. 1-6-3L
WANTED?OCCUPANTS FOR CON
nectlng or single furnished or unfur?
nished rooms; furnace heated. 116
Thirty-third street. l-5-6t.
W ANTED? OCCUPANTS FOR
rooms, with hoard; also table
boarders. 120 Thirty-second street
1-1-Gt.
WANTED?BOARDERS, 130 THIR
ty-flrat Street Modern coevenlen
ces. References exchanged. 11-2-Sm
FOR RENT.
ROOMS FOR RENT?FURNISHED
or unfurnished. Apply 620 Twenty
seventh street. l-4-6t.
FOR RENT?NICE. CHEERFUL,
furnished rooms, to quiet parties.
Apply No. 721 Twenty-seventh
Street. 1-6-3L
FOR RENT?FLAT OF FOUR
rooms. Apply 338 Forty-eighth
street. 1-3-6L
FOR RENT?TWO OFFICHS Ih
Schmolz Bullding; light heat, and
Janitor's Service free. AppD
SCHMELZ BROTHERS' BANK.
10-21-tt
SPECIAL NOTICE.
LADIES!?LOOK, ? REAli AND RE
member, that 1. haiyo the most.up-to
dsntcpHalr DresslnglParlor aftc"
m
Manicuring; JI&c^Electric. ahd'.^Ihrid
Massage^.'25c -and 50c/ V;TJ)e ;<ojil^
graduate chiropodist taY..tyfe/'city.
N I OH OLA'S' ' LADIES' ;HAIR
DRESSING" PARLOR,.. 2.03-' Twenty
seventh street SilsbyiBldg/; : ':'i
12.29-tf. ' K *t<i;-{ ?
?'1 wF
af?^ENf- OF PEj ABODY C?NSER
vrtt/try desires pupils ; In piano;
clasWs-?1ioth in Hardptdh and N?w
porttNtfwa; Addfe^s' 130 Thlrtyiflrsl
Street KS 12-^2??.
CANARY BIRDS. ST. ANDRES
burg Rollers, fin* trained Bingers;
Harts Mountain Canaries, good
singers, guaranteed; Purity Brand
Bird Seed Gold Fish and Globes
O. ALBERT LENZ, 2502 Jefferson
Ave., next Jefferson Bank. tf.
A. B. ABBITT, WHOLJ18ALB-GRO
eer, tobacco, ate. Hay. grain and
feed.
Aak your grocer for Tan Camp's Corn
lOo; Tan Camp's Paae, 16c. l0-17-ti.
BLUB PRINTING AND TRACING?
Guy P. Murray. R29 28tb St. City.
MOMEY TO LOAN.
MONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS OF $68
to $l,00? at 6 per cent Mercnante
Mechanlca Savings Aaioclatlon^AHas
D. Jones, Secretary and Attorney
First National Bank Building.
A Young La
Who Wiehes steady employmi
easy work, earning (6.00 to ?1
today. Learners paid while ui
Newport N
American 1
Thlrtjf^fourth ?traot awl Vlr?
TRUSTEES' SALE.
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
Default having been made in the
payment of the Indebtedness secured
by Deed of Trust from H. S. Merri
am, an unmarried man, to the .un?
dersigned Trustee, dated April 16th.
1906, and recorded in the Clerk's Of?
fice of the Corporation . Court' of the
City of Newport News, Virginia, .in
Deed Book 30, page 319, I shall, as
Trustee in said Deed of Trust, at the
request, of the beneficiary thet
secured, on Thursday, January it
1907, at 4 o'clock P. M. in front of1
property, No. 1313 TWenty-Qy,
street, Newport News Virginia, pfell
at public auction to the Jilghost bid?
der. Lot Number Twenty-nine,
and the Easterly one-half (1-2) of-Lot
Number Thirty. (30), in Block "I
on map of "Ivyton Addition to Nfl
port News, Virginia," recorded Id .t
Clerk's Office of the Corporate
Court of the City of Newport New
Virginia, In Plat Book 1, page 9,. t?
which reference Is here made.
This property Is sold subject to" A
prior Deed of Trust thereon of record
In the Clerk's Office of the Corpdfrt
tion Court of the City .of Newport
News, in Deed Book 30, page 318, the
amount necessary . to pay Off tfils
Deed of Trust being $1,030.00.
Terms of sale:
$905.00 cash. the. residue to bo m'atie
payable at such time as the grantor
in the second mentioned Deed of Trust
shall direct, or In the event, of .His
failure to give such direction, at Btlph
time and in such manner as the Said
Trustee shall think fit. ->:-'
THOMAS NEWMAN::
. Trustee.
Dated Newport News, Va., Decem?
ber 30th, 1906. 12-30-1?IV
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETIl
"TO THE HOLDERS OF COM&t?fc
STOCK OF THE JAMESTQWN
EXPOSITION COMPANY:
"The annual meeting of the stock?
holders, for the purpose of electing
directors and performance of Jump
other duties as may properly ccmejbe
fore the meeting, is called to be HftUl
at the Atlantic Hotel, Norfolk, VI*
ginia, January 15th, 1907, at 4?00
o'clock P. M.
"C. T. SHEPPERf),,
l-4-10t. "Secretary"
LOST AND FOUND.
-y^Mwiitt
LOST?JANUARY 4. 1907 ELK'S
charm, with Elk's tooth; wad a
present to me and will give liberal
reward if returned to my store.
2917 Washington Avenue, or resi?
dence, 1145 Twenty-fifth Street.
T. G. COBURN. 1-6-d.tV
- ."?<-. ">)&<?
FOR SALS.
FOR SALE?GOOD C-ROOM DWELili
ing. with hath and sewer, only
$1.600, near Washington avenue and
on one of the best streets in tub
city. Ground rent only $6 per
month. Cheaper than owning the
land. You should sec us about this
place. Its a great opportunity for
- a business man to get down town.
SOMMERVILLE TRUST CO., (In?
corporated). 1-?-3L;
FOR SALE?GOOD 6-ROOM HOUSE
and lot, bath and sewer, in .north
End, only $1,600; $200 cash, balance
$18 monthly; 6 per cent. No loan
Very cheap home. See us about it.
SOMMERVILLE TRUST CO., (In?
corporated). 1-6-31.
FOR SALE?1 1-2 HORSE POWER
. Motor Marine Gasoline Engine, all
brass fittings; good as1 new. 1906
model. Price $40.00, complete. In- .
quire T. A. GRAY. National Sol-,-,
diers'; Home'Hospital, Va. 1-4-eod-tf.
?3 Jik m ? .V A .v. I iSSMrss
FOR';11?liFMVtejcM$E* 35VFj$fe
ffiittWI .foh r i t?ttTgf dl d. Viftf d:. ??uti*tMWi?
%im horseV?P^efi HumrdifcJitfefei*]
Oyster Pofnt,?W. ? ?5-Mi '
;_i_?'? ' vf * . fc X lrir-!;
Intjiipes River. JA'ptfly^A^.yDAW.**
Wal,: itV^^m^M
SOS/ Mencbvllle.?. ?,?, ? ? pi? i ?iMiigii i
LOTS'.FOR HALB OR LRAS!? IS ALL
parts of the * city. Call, and gat
prices. OLD DOMINION \ LAND
CO., Hotel Warwick building. . .
TRANSFER COMPANtlSft.
OLD DOMINION BAGGAGE TRANS
fer; offices C. ft O. Station. 'Phones.
Bell. Nob. 401 and 136. Cits., No. 19.
NOTICE;
The Hampton Roads Traction Com?
pany stopped operating Its cars in the
city limits of Newport News at mid
night, December 15, and will hereafter
only operate its cars to the city limits
at Twentieth street and Chestnut ftye
nue.
4 W. W. 3. BUTLSffi,
General Manager.
dy or Girl,
?nt, with pleasant surroundings,
0.00 weekly, can do so by applying
idar Instructions.
ews Branch,
Tobacco Co.,
Inis Avanu*. ft-M-Stx,