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PRISONERS SUSPECTED
OF BEING MURDERERS
Men Giving Names as Lemons
Answer Dlscriptlon In Pitts
burg Police Circular.
THEY SATISFY CHIEF REYNOLDS
Relying Upon Photograph and De?
scriptions, Sergeant Woodward Be?
lieves He Has Landed Fugitives for
Which $1,000 Reward is Offered?
Held as Suspicious Characters.
As they were, about to board the
5: o'clock Chesapeake <fc Ohio
train yesterday afternoon for Tart
spring, IWost Virginia, two well
dressed young tuen who govo Iholr
names as W. I?. ami A. It. Lemons
were arrested by Detective Sorgeanl
.). W. Woodward and Officer lloary
iMesslt-k its suspicious chnractortt.
Sergeant Woodward believes his
prisoners uro tho men wan tod by
the Plttsbnrg, Pa., authorities for a
horrible murder that was committed
in that city last month, and tor
whoso arrost a reward of $l,ooo is
offered, The Lemons brothors nil
SWor to a nicety the description
of tho alleged murders, even lo
having the same numb! r of gold
capped teeth in their mouths-. They
also resemble very closely the pho?
tographs of thu alleged murders sent
out by the Pitlsburg polico.
Chief Soys No.
Upon being Informed of the arrest
of the men, Chief of Police .lohn W.
Reynolds last, night look the prison?
ers Into his privat?! office and nttor
subjecting I hem to a very thorough
orose-oxamlnallon, stated that In his
Opinion they were In no way con?
nected with the Pitlsburg murder.
They told tho chief that, they had
been lo tho .Jamestown exposition
grounds In search of employment
and being iinublu lo secure posit ions
had started back to their homo In
Turtsprlngs. Their trunks wen*
shipped to that, city from Norfolk
via tho Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
yesterday evening.
** Carry Recommendations.
The older of tho brothers, A. R.
Lemons claims- to bo a railroad man
and among the papers found on his
porson were icccommondatlons from
tho superintendents of the Oregon
Short' Line railroad, ami other ree
ommendatlous showed thai, he ban
been employed on a road In West
Virginia at the time of th? Pitts
burg murder was committed.
The other brother claims to he a
snlcnnan ami wan able to produce
papers to show that, ho was em?
ployed In West Virginia, when the
murder at Plltsburg occurred. Roth
had a plentiful supply of cnah.
The men wanted at Pittsburg are
known by a half dozen or moro
different names, but none of (heir
many alnlses include tho name
"Lemons."
Tho Lemons- brothers are being
held in the city jail pending a
hearing before .lustlee Brown In the
polico court. this morning. The
Plttsbnrg authorities have no! yet
?been informed of their arrest.
Mrs. 10. K. Blanfon has gone to
Richmond to spend a week with
relatives. ,.,
Begin the
New Year
by Opening
a Savings
Account
with
The
Powell
Trust
Co.
4 per cent,
paid on
Deposits.
Call and jjet a large
or small Calendar
YOUNG HENRICO FARMER
DROWNED-ON WRTERFR0N11
Body of Hnrry Mni-.tio Pound Float
ln iii Bivcr Yesterday
Morning.
A'tlcnd Ii dy found flouting in tho
river here yustordny moruliig by a
negro named Charlie Burns was; Inter
iilohtined as that of Harry iMautlo,
u young furnier from II'line.i coun?
ty, it 1:1 UUnilOBCll Dilti Uli: ninn
was nccidt iiiuliy drowned elth?r
Tuesday night or only yesterday
morning, ii'i Ilm body oyldontly had
been in tli? * water for only a few
hours,
A earonor's jiiry returned a vor
I diet >?) the effect, t'riat tho tlecoa
I en me to his doittli by drowning.
Tin? body war.- taken in Rouse's un?
dertaking establishment nnd last
night Mr. Rouse wad Instructed by
wire to semi it to Richmond this
morning.
Young MnritlO came here Tuesday
to visit the family of Charles Wag
nor, 130 twenty-fifth sun. lie left
the house snyliig thai he was going
to see BoiltO friend:', and was nor
seen again, lie is said to ly^ '
bbeh drinking and is sup
I have wandered to the
Probably Up got nut mi
piers and fell overboard
Thi- body was hh'tiilli
is adequ
d, and
_ the stroii]
found la the pockets |llght to H
iliill In which the d
clothed. a bank bob!
deposit in the' Savli
Richmond to the ere
than
Nowell,
mining e
lonel Jim J<
Manila, and there was ^RwteoilT
a share in a farm near Palls Churl^
llenrico county.
If you need a good stove of any
kind, you now have an opportunity
to secure theiin at a groat saving at
tho Closing out biiIo of the Chicago
Housefurnisnlng Co. l-C-6t.
If you are ;;t>lag to buy Wines and
Liquors for the holidays why not buy
the bc3t for your money. Our motto,
"Honest goods and honest measure."
NEWPORT NBWS WINE & LI?
QUOR t'(">.. Corner Twenty-fifth street
und Washington avenue. Both plumes.
12 12-1 in.
Washington Avenue at Thirtieth Street.
THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONfcY
FOR SHIRT WAISTS
In neal figured effects jus! opened'. These goods wore bonghl ho
for the raise in price, and we can offer yen a special bargain at
12 l-2c yard; aro worth todny 17c yard. There's a hig lot to choose
from.
ON SALE TODAY?SO DOZEN
of extra good bemmcd Ituel;
Towels tit,
each . Ivb
25 DOZEN BLEACHED IML
low Cases; worth 12 |-2c; to?
day at.
each .
10c
EXTRA SPECIAL BARGAIN
in Bleached Sheets; ?Izo 72
by 00, at
each.
50c
WHITE SPREADS?WORTH.
11.00; will go at. PO-.
each . Ui9\j
YARD-WIDE PRINTED MADRAS; 12 l-2c VALUE; EXTRA 1P
special nr., yard. IUI?
II >tr~TTTTVfn"iV r* rrr1 f-Ti?uwrw ?-~?-??
incorporated Company Has Charge
o! State's Exhibit.
GOVERNOR SWAN50N PRESIDENT
Charter Applied for nnd Granted Im?
mediately After Meeting of Commit?
tee In Richmond Yesterday?No
Capital Stock.
An Incorporated company, with
Governor Swansea as president, will
furnish and lie in charge of the Vir?
ginia mineral and timber exhibit at
tbe Jamestown Exposition.
At the conclusion 'of a
meeting of the State minerals
committee in tho offico of the
governor yesterday. Governor Swan
Hon applied to the Corporation Com?
mission for a charter for (he Virginia
Mineral and Timber Exhibit Associa?
tion. The charter was Issued nt once
The officers are named as follows:
'President?Claude A. Swunsou,
Richmond.
Vice-president?R. A. Ayres, Big
stone Gap.
Secretary?B. A. Banks, Richmond.
Treasurer- w. .|. B?ker, Mlllsboro.
Directors?\V. J. Pnvne, C. B. Doyle, I
.T, w. White. M, v. Rlchnrds, W. D. j
Dyke and K. II. Labaumc.
The company has no capital stock.
Its objects and purposes are given
as "For a mineral and timber ex?
hibit of Virginia ;it the Jamestown
Exposition."
Jackson is Satisfied.
According to the Richmond Jour- '
mil's Washington correspondent, the
ti-Oubles of Hie Nemo Development
nnd Exposition Company have been
settled to the satisfaction of all par?
lies concerned. Tim government
board for the jamostown Exposition
has nut two negroes experienced In
exposition work en the company's
hoard of directors and Giles Jackson,
the president of the concern, is said
to bo entirely satisfied with the out- .
come of the Investigation.
* THEATRICAL S*
"A Coiner in Coffee" is a rather
tinhpio starring vehicle?the star has
practically nothing to do, is sol?
di m 'eon until near the climax of the
second net, and only In a few In?
stance.-, dbes he occupy Die center of
the stage. Nevertheless the play is
a good one. It is (piite a strong and"
Interesting drama, with just a few
particularly noticeable Inconsisten?
cies, anil Die tense scenes are charm?
ingly relieved by the presence of tin
Remarkable Col. Jim Johnstons (Tim
Tlu! 1 w oft! win
two I in a very s.:lr" saw and enjoyed
of which he'1 ?'?" The house was
say nt this tnable, the audience
ate
tho
Best
llch
who
?ngl
jhii
leu
s a
ect,
?le..:
come confident of
WITH BULLl it, merry evening?
|K . ales, popular Tim
Charles Hur" concerns a comer
Man Wif'-?j-'h TUIotson,
tNowell), a mining engi?
rt, love with Constance Von
x>
.'{?iysen Livingstone (Miss llor
y Sherwood, a society leader and
inoiress. His statement that he has
I asked Miss Livingstone to be his wife
, bplng received with contempt by Ber>
I tram Livingstone, mulli-milllonalrc,
leading dealer in celfee in the United
States and brother to Miss Coiistance,
TUIotson telb; Die woman he loves that
he will not ask her to answer his
question until he has amassed a for?
tune equal to that of lu-r family, about
$10,000,000: This he proposes to do
1
' in two months. Then he wires to
j Brazil to his partner. Col. Jim John
stone, who would come from "hell if
I he wired him." Col. Jim arrives on
I tho scene, adds ids pile of three mil- I
[ lions to Tillotson's like amount, nnd
the two start out to corner coffee.
I through Cunningham Cutter (Marry
Drlscolo), a Wall strebt broker. As
a result cf a blockade of the ports of
Brazil, the wild scheme is successful
and cOffOO Is cornered.
In tbe hour of his success, Tillotson
loams through Honorable Reginald
Smlth-Pogis (James Daddy), that
Mis , Livingstone's entire fortune has I
been 'jscd by her brother in Iiis
frenzied efforts to bull the coffee
market and save his own money and
trust funds that he has put Into the
game. To Bave his love from poverty
and disgrace. Tillotson determines to
break the corner and thereby ruin
himself and bis partner. Upon hav?
ing tho situation put before him. Col.
Jim agrees that tho only thing to do
la "bust the corner" and begin over.1
Cutter, in spite of Tillotson's warning,
has invested his own fortune in cof?
fee and when ordered to sell he re?
fuses. At Die point of a pistol Tillot?
son compels the broker to go to a
telephone and give Die order which
breaks Die corner, while Col. Jim
stands on a table and bol ls nt bay the
crazed gamblers who are carried down
j with the whirlpool created by the
break.
i Tillotson is for going to Brazil with.
onl seeing Miss Livingstone again,
bui CpL Jim calls upon the lady, tells
her llu: story and by u .ruse succeeds
in bringing tho lovers together. Bor
'train Livingstone promises to give up
the money ho made on the outcome
of the cpffco deal and all ends happi?
ly. Poor Honorable Reginald is the
only one who does not get In on the
distribution of happiness?lio has on?
ly the consolation of knowing th?l he
has lost his all for the sake of the
woman be loves.
Mr. Murphy makes Col. Jim a char?
acter that probably will live for many
a day. The- part hits some very funny
lines und gives the comedian amide
Opportunity to use to advantage his
(plaint comedy methods; Ills wonder?
ful facial expression, and his old time
faculty for brandishing big gnus and
dropping "cuss" words in u way that
make them lose their coarseness.
If he would use the art of repres?
sion in the powerful scene in the
second act, when coffee Is cornered,
Mr. Gibson would accomplish a splon- ?
did portrayal of the part of B?train
Livingstone. lie is an emotional
actor or more than ordinary merit
ami mars his characterization only
by overacting in the one scone re?
ferred to. Mr. Nowell makes' a
strong and satisfying Tlllotsoii; Mr.
Driscolo is good as Cutter; James
Dudddy innkes an appealing. Inter?
esting boy of Reginald, ami Mr.
Olney .1. Griffln does a good coinoOy
hit as Hodge, a clerk.
Miss Sherrod, sweetly attractive
and prettier than ever, Is charming
as Miss Livingstone, although the '
part is rather out of her lino, re?
quiring too much emotional work.
Mrs. Aubrey Powell Is a dignified I
and stately Miss Bo Kaaty, an "aris?
tocrat of t'e.e old regime" and Miss I
Louise VVllitilcld is gushing and pr?t
t> as Gertrube Van Stuyler, a so?
ciety bell who loves Livingstone.
All of the minor parts are in'
capable hands and there is hardly
a Haw in the production. The
settings, stage accessories and cos-|
tuni(;s are all that can bo desired.
After the second act Mr. Murphy,|
in i isponso to enthusiastic and con?
tinual applause, appeared before the
curtain ami heartily thanked the
audience Tor the reception. Then he
told a few jokes. The jokes were.
told in the comedian's inimitable way
ami set the house to roaring, but it
must be admitted that such a pro?
cedure has a decided tendency to?
ward the cheapening the production.
"The Lion and the Mouse.
"The Lion anil the Mouse" will
be presented hero next Wednesday
night by Henry B. Harris and with
a company that has been especially
selected to insure a perfect repre?
sentation. Charles Klein wrote 'The
Lion and the Mouse" and the best
judges of matters dramatic have
given him credit for creating a great
American piny.
The subject which Mr. Klein BC-J
lectori Is one of vital Interest to
America at this time?the Influence
which the financial powers of the
country are exerting?and he has
treated the matter in a masterly
manner, While the drama Is- serious
in its aspect there is an abundance
of humor Introduced In the broad?
sides of as keen-edged wit as' it has
been tho playgoers pleasure to Iis
en to in many years.
Tile sale of seats does not com?
mence until next Monday morning,
but mall orders will bo filled in the
regular order of their receipt.
VICTIM OF HEART FAILURE.
Mrs. J. C. Salters Dies Suddenly at
Her Home.
Mrs. .1. C. Salier.-:, aged :'.f) years
died very suddenly at h( r residence
220, Forty-eighth street at :i o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Death resulted
from an attack of acute heart dis fuse.
She is survived by a husband and
three small children ami also by a
sister, Mrs. it. it. Laird,
j Mrs. Sailers had been a resident of
tills city for about throe years and
was well known in North End. She
was a devout member of the Calvary
Baptist church. The funeral arrange?
ments have not y:-t been completed.
THOMPSON IN NEW ORLEANS.
Former Norfolk Editor Now Publisher
of the Item.
? An Associated Press dispatch from
New Orleans says:
I "The. control of Hie New Orleans
Item, an afternoon daily published
here for the past 30 years, today pass?
ed to the hands of J. M. Thompson,
formerly publisher of the Norfolk,
(Virginia) Dispatch. Mr. Thompson
hns been elected president and treas?
urer of the company and Marshall
Bellard secretary. 11. C. O'Malley re?
tains the same stock in tin- paper he
formerly lul l."
I Wo have disposed of thousands of
dollars worth of furniture in the past
few weeks, hut there is yet an oil
; most unbroken stock of the very fin?
est furniture to select from at cost.
I Chicago Hoiisefurnlshihg Co. l-G-Gt.
If you are not entirely satisfied
[with th? handling of your Rents. Real
Estato and Insurance, try us a I No.
25!7 Washington Avenue, Newport
I News, Vn. We will do all we can to
please you. If you have property for
sale, list with us. C. G. Nolms, Secy..
W. E. Kitchen, Treas.. C. R. Nolms,
T'r.-st.. Howard W. Bo wen. Directors,
Albert Howe, L. P. Stearnes, H, B.
Par.kcr. l-'j-Gt.
In the Name of Sense,
that good common sense
of which all of us have a
share, how can you continue
to buy ordinary soda crackers,
stale and dusty as they must
be, when for 5^ you can get
fresh from the oven, protected
from dirt by a package the
very beauty of which makes
you hungry.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
THE BABY'S PROCLAMATION.
And now Hint 1 am safe here,
And all the worry, Hiss and stew.'
Have given way to smile and cheer
In my behalf, the thing to du
I realize is to proclaim
In my I'ah ito, lusty voice
How happy I am to rcmn'tu
And with my folks and friends
rejoice.
My first concern, of course, has
In en
My parents, and I've fretted much
For fear that in selecting I hem
I mighl have erred and chosen
such
As infants, sometimes carelessly.
So often do, ami then repent.'
A child Should very catltlOU3 he?
It's business, more than sentiment.
My mother's sweet and loving face,
Her cver-thoughful, tender care,
Convince me that in her, at. least.
I've slTowh such tact and caution
rn re:
And as for Had, I'll say the same.
In fact, I'll bet my silver cup.
My golden stud and all I claim
To call my own, to hack him up.
There's something in his jaunty air,
A certain out about Iiis clothes,
The sporty way he parts- his nlr.
That's made a hit with me, and
goes.
And when he greets me with his
Bniile
Ami 'hat sly twinkle in his eyft.
I feel that as a faithful child
I'll sigh (he pledge to never cry.
Hut Just to show my dear old Dad,
My mother and my si: tors, too,
That I'm a right ami proper lad
And can perform a stunt or two,
A little thought has crossed my
brain? ?
Tin: s( cond one I've had since
birth
Some nii'.u to simulate a pain
And : tart the Greatest Show on
Earth.
With one wlid whoop and righteous
cheer
I'll rend the stillness' of the night.
The family, then from far and near
Will stagger in with frigid fright.
As Daddy, then, wth frightened air.
Throws me athwart his starboard
side,
With my two mitts I'll clinch his
hair
As back and forth the room we
glide.
Thus up ami dwon the floor we'll go,
With stately and majestic tread,
As Daddy polkas heel and toe
Or dances a gavorte instead.
Then Mother, with the water bag
And other things called antldoles,
Brings up the rear, while 1 play tag
With Daddy's nose and crack my
-jokes.
And now, I really must refrain
From further talk, as 1 am hoarse;
Resides, there's creeping o'er my
frame
A tinge of colic and remorse?
Two things of which 1 have a dread.
So, if it's all the samt! to you,
I'll gently rufle off to bed
And bid you all a fond adieu.
-GUY Lu DAKER.
PIANO PLANT FOR CITY.
Directors of New York Company
Matter Under Advisement.
A proposition to locale a plan!
for the manufacture of pianos in
this "city is being considered by Hie
directors of the George D. Hampton
Piano Company, which is a branch
of a large New- York concern.
It is said that if a suitable loca?
tion can bo secured on satisfaclo
terms the plan will in all probabil?
ity be carried out.
Fined for Shooting.
Aubrey (Murray, a negro, was fined
$30 and costs in the police court
yesterday morning for shooting at
a negro woman named Stella Brown.
The shooting occurred lute Tuesday
night.
Amateur Journalists.
Th Southern Amateur Journalist
Association will hold its annual con?
vention In this city next August.
Mr. A. M. Hamilton, of this city,
who is recording secretary for the
association, will make all arrange?
ments for entertaining the visitors
who will number nearly a hundred
young men from all over the South.
CLOTHES
Cleaned
Pressed
and Dyed
The Nub Cleaning and
Pressing Co.,
211 Thirty-third St.
Citz. 'Phone 328.
J. H. WHEEL ER, Prop.
To See or Not to See
fU that
V
is the Question
Glasses Hint arc right preserve the
sight.
Tho most comfort comes from the
lies! glasses.
Good vision depends a good deal
on the lens.
Glasses are a positive help and a
permanent pleasure.
A word to the wise; take care of
your eyes.
You cannot get new eyes, hut you
can get new glasses.
A frown on the I row in a.;.s you
need glasses now.
HULL & HULL,
Opticians.
121 2Cth Street. Opposite Postoffice.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST TABLE
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No. 3100 Huntington Avenue.
J. C. HEBDITCH.
i sun-thu.
THE REAL TEST
Of Ucrnlcldc In In Giving It n Thor?
ough Trial.
There is only ono test by which to
judge of tho eulclcncy of any nrllclo
and that la by Its ability to do thai
which It Is intended to do. Marly hatr
vigors may look nlco nr.J smell nice,
but the point Is?do they eradicate Dan?
druff and slop falling hair?
No, they do not, but Herplcldo does,
because It ftoes to tho root of tho evil
and kills the germ that attacks tho
papilla from .whenco tho hair Gets its
life.
j Letters from prominent peeplo every
! where are dally proving: that Nowbro's
! llcrplclde stands the "test of use."
j It Is a delightful dressing, clear, pure
nnd freo from oil or grease.
Hold by leading druggists.' Send 10c. In
nlnmps for sample to Tho Ilorpleldo Co.,
Detroit. Mich.
Two sizes?SO cf-nts and $1.00.
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