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High Soultieasttrly Winds Fre?'ct
eti For IWs fllcrih.
ci:y ms cov ring of white
Snow Interferes With Werk at Ship?
yard and coal Pic s, and Makes
Crossing ef Oridycs Difficult?Rain
and Falling Temperature. I
A severe cbu heart storm this morn
Iiii; along the Atlantic const from
Charleston, s. c. to Sandy Hook, wait
predicted by the wca'her bureau at
Waahlhgtoii in n neue ai storm warn?
ing Issued it noon yetf onlay. The
warning stated that here was a se?
vere storm over Iowa moving east.
nortbeas- Increasing east t;, souiut-1
eait. win ks shifting south and Houih
Wost und beet ailns hieb along the
coa? t liy lilts utornlrig.
.A snow storm broke over this see- j
>Bon yesterday inoraing in 1 snow fell
con'lnitnliy for several hours, cor-1
einig the city hi a blanket of white.'
The snow ceased to fall about 4:30
o'clock in the attrrnoon and late In
!thn no lit i steady downpomr of rain
Ifrgaii fallfng; The t.emnern'^ire nied?
er ted . ?' nowli?i during the ewn:ng
and most of tile Khovv melted.
The snow interfered with opera?
tions al the coal docks and also w^"i
the work a' (the shipyard, many "of
the men employed on the north side
of the yard licliiR unable t.. work.
Teams h?d con f'leruNe trouble In
nr?.-stiig I he bridges during the af?
ternoon because i f the snow cover?
ings and many wVtgoiis were eoui
pelle 1 to use the causeway on lOiKb- I
t?.h street to cross the Chesapeake
A. Ohio railroad Hacks.
SHIPPING REPORT.
Wcdr.:rday. February 5. 190?,. J
Arrived.
Steamer Aries (Br.) Disney, Onl
veilon?to Chesapeake & OIilo Coal
Coke Coinpanv tor hunker ? aal.
Steamer Manchester Merchant tHr.)
Poale, New Orb ans ?to White Oak
Coal ('ojnpnnv Tor bunker coal.
Steamer Mae. Hon.-haw. Huston?
to Hcrwlmi white Coal Company for
bunker coal.
Cleared.
Steamer Aries (llr.l Disney, Cork
?Chesapeake & Ohio Coal & Coke
Company.
Steamer Mae. Hcushaw S'llRUahO.
p. it. -netwind-white Coai company.
Hare,, riaravla for Boston?While
Oak Coal Company. I
Barge Scully for Providence?
Oltesaptuke ft Ohio Coal Coke
Company. ?
Sailed. I
Steamers Manchester Merchant
(Br.) Poale, Manchester; .\fae, ilen- j
shnw, KagunVo; nay state, Sneldorn,
Boston.
Calendar for Today.
Sun rises .7:03 a. m.
Sun si is .(5:3,6 p. m.
llinh water . .??:.".7 a. III'.'; 1: "JO p. 111.
Low water- ../T:^L' a; tri.; 7:45 p. m.
No Hops for Steamer.
The United States revenue cutter
pnoiidnga ha returned to Hampton
Staads after fut''lc search for the
steamer Bluefli Id . now long overdue
al Philadelphia iVoni ?alvcston. All
hopes feir the inls.sillg steamer have
hei n abandoned.
OVER A MILLION IN EXPORTS.
Port's Tot?l For Thii Year Not Un?
usually Large.
Exports of a loial rnuic of $1... ?
r.flfl were HhlppelSfroijn Newport News
in January. TVs total is- $38,134 in
excess Of the value of the exports
shipped from Norfolk during the sann
wsmdmwm itittja nasMMMi
BUY CLOTHES RIGHT.
Of Reduction Sale
on Manhattan
Shirts.
*i.50 Sklit?. *1.15
SU.75 Shirts. 1.25
82.??S!ii?ta. 1.50
Werl heim er
& Co.
Washington Ave. and 20th St
ni?nthi um Is slightly loss Uian the
value of the exports from this i?on In
January. 1907.
Flour led the month's for.lgu ship?
ments and coal came a close second.
Among tht. other commodities ship?
ped foreign during the month were
lord, t'mber, tobacco, oil and tools,
Barges Still Out.
No word was received here yester?
day from the'tug Edgar Luckeubach
and tho bargt ti Independent, Wash?
ington and W. II. Connor, which arc
now four days ov-trdue at this porl
from New York. The ve.-sols doubt
b is were blown far on! to sea in Ihi"
storm last Saturday. Little appro
b' ns!on for their safety is fell hore.
I Notice t-> Mariners.
The llght.bouw board ha,3 Issued
he following notice:
I Re It ? k Llgi; . Vn.-?Located u
1:10 feel of water i.r Ri-s R-ick.
no t heust orly slJe of I ho ch'innel ti'f
the Rappahannook river. This lit1'
was loniiwrarlly discontinued Pebrh
ary I. being Inaccessible on account
of Ice.
THAW PUT IN QUIET DRY
f\T MATTER WAN ASYLUM
H:ad Phycician Has Given Slayer of
White Pcrmicsion to Smoke One
Cigar a Day
illy Associated Press.1
FISHK.IIAj LANDINI'. N. Y . Fob. .">
Harry K. T'j'aw spent a quiet day
ar Matteawah state hospital today.!
having only phc vis nr. a detective, j
who brought him n message from i
Lt vyer Pea bod v of bis counsel. Thaw
oxiieciud R vi it toduy from his mo?
ther and wife, but they did not ar?
rive. I
Pr, Maker has given Thaw pe m's- !
sioii tj smoke one elg;,r a day, which
ho indulges in shortly arter supper.
Dr. Maker said tonlgh Hill Thaw was
doing very well.
WIIUAMSBUKO BOY
DROWNED VJHILE SKATING
Thoiras Etheridgc, William and Mary
Student. Tries In Vair to Save
Life.
WILLI AM8BUH0, YA . Feb. 5.?
The tivaehei'irs Ice on th .. lanes
mill-pond, mit- mile southeast of W1I
llnmsburg, claimed a victim this
morning, when Charlie Wolfe, the 14
year old son of lt. F. Wolfe, a promi?
nent business man. brok ? through and
was drowned.
The boy, wiih other boys of his
age. had been skating all the morn
lug whin the unfortunate boy started
ncross the pond. He fell and broke
through til*' thin ice hi the deepest
pan of the pond.
Thema:- Etheridgc, n student at
William and Mary College, broke
through in n heroic effort to rescue
the drowning boy.
Mr. Etheridgc saved himself by
clinging to the |?ie.
Pieces; of wood were thrown to
young Wolfe, hut be made no effort
to seize them, and kept swimming
until exhausted, when he went dowu
to rise no more.
SERVES COFFEE; AIDS CHURCH.
Minister's Happy Devir-; to Lubricate
Parishioners' Tongues,
WALTHAM, MASS.. Feb. G.?Hot
coffee nmi sandwiches are served af?
ter sermons by Rev. N.wton M. Siin-|
m inds, of the First Baptist church,
who has learned, bo says, that it Is
easier to Ret acquainted with palish-1
oners while the\ are eatlug than l0|
shake Hands witji them as they g->'
out the door.
"This Is not a plan to bribe people
Into coming to church." said the
minister, "although We are alwavs
glad to have more people attend the
services. it Is simply a convenient
and pleasant way to become familiar|
with church matters. I alwavs think
that eating lubricator talking"
HEARSTITES IN INDIANA.
Indisnapolio Democrats Learn of Cam?
paign by Independent League.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 5.?Leading
Democrats were apprised today of a
movement of the Hearst managers to;
hold a national convention of the in
dependence l/sague in this city late
in May or early In .June to place a
declaration of principle s before tin
country in advance of the Democratk
convention, which meets in D( nvor.
It Is sn;d that this city has been]
selected because of its central loca?
tion and because Hearst, is anxious]
to organize dissatisfied Democrats and i
bring tin m into his league. Men in|
the pay of Hearst arc said to \r: at
work in every county In Indiana or-1
gnnlaln'g local leagues, and many so-1
clailsts ?te Icing enrolled as mem?
bers.
Daughters of Confederacy.
The meeting Of .lohn W. Daniel
chapter, daughters of the Confeder?
acy, WhlOh was to have been held at
the Youug Men's Chrislhn Assoeia
i'icn yesterday afternoon, was t?o-:t
pbned until next Wednesday because
rf the inclement weatlio''. pfllcers for
the ensuing year will be circled at
the coming meeting.
Neighborhood Favorite.
Mr:;. E- D. Chnrhs. of Harlior.
Muhle, sneaking of Elre'rio Mllteir.
savs. "It Is a neighborhood favorite
here with us." It dosorvou to be p
favorite everywhere. It glve-s quick
relief In <iv.et.-p?d<i, liver complaint,
kldhev derangement, nvilntHrlllon.
iierv,ousncstf, weakmr-js mid general
debility. Us action on tho liloo'l. as n
thorough purifier makes It especially
(Usriful n:i a apring medicine. Tin?
j rand alterative, tonic la sotd under
guarantee at oil rlruggiote. 50c.
al Shipyard.
GABT GETS WORST OF OEH
Tough Old Animal Made the DcGccni
Into Big Bas'n Without Serious In?
jury and Was Hauled Out by Der
I ck.
One of Iho yard mules and (bo pat'
to whli l the animal witB littchcd, fell
into dry dock No, 2 at iho shipyard,
about H o'clock yeste day morning,.
'Old, although Iho cart was T'crally
i nuished In pieces the nwilo escaped
serious injury. The negro driver had
lisuiottlUcd from ttic cart tor u few
minute* before iho accident occurred.
The driver and. several wb knien,
who bad Tvllnes.| ih,> novel nccl
leii's hurried Into iho bottom of the
dock Slid scon sue*.ded in freeing]
the animal. The mine was Cien led
lb thin rear of the !>?'>? n and raised
out of the basin by one v>f (In; ?lock
derrick?. The uiiiual sustained cuts
au I bruise: about his body, but will
he ready for work again lu a week
or more.
T;>.. nidla ?a:. hauling some in? ort-!
al alopg 'he top ,.r the basin and one
of the wheels of the cart caught in
the railroad inck running along the
edixu or the big basin. The driver
dlHiinuutod and i.aklng tie mule hy
the hi idle attempted to load him off
the truck. The in de balked. ll?W- I
ever, anil instead Of going forward,
he ;an to hack, au I Dliully the cart!
w, II over the side ,,f the bislll, pllll- j
inj- the animal with I'
STANDARD SA^s "NOT US."
Letter Givc-i lr> Messagn Net Ap- |
olicahlc. Atorn^y Savs. |
NEW YORK. Kch. ;> ? Genera? j
Ci nsel Klllotl of the S andnrd Oil
t'oinpauy. gave ov.i a sttten.Mit lo
day. in lie course of which he ;ald: ;
"I am impressed that the public
imaslncs thai!, the Standard Od Com?
pany is in some way connected In
the President's message with ihc1
publication of '.he Chambers letter. I
Tliis Is nltogeMlc unfiir alike to the!
President and to ourselves. The1
Chambers '.otter refers to a matter
with Which .he Standard Oil Com?
pany had no concern. The Associated
Oil Companies, whose relation to lite
Santa Pe Railroad wi re Involved In
the Chambers letter, is i California
nil company in which the Staudard
Oil Company has not, nor has ever,
lis'l any liibprctV or ownership what-'
ever. Indeed, i: is a company In
rompltiticn With the Stan lard Oil
Company ml is sold i? handle 10
|e- rent, of the crude oil of the Pa
elf* 3 coast."
ADOPTS DAUGHTER AGED 45.
Chicago Woman Gets Poster Child
Who Has a Husband.
CHICAGO, I I.I... Feb. 5.?Mrs. .lulln
?\. Honmnn, forty'-flvo years old and
ha . ilia a hnphahd, became the ndoot
i.1 child of Mrs. Rosa Holitzer today
through a decree granted by Jiidse
Gibbons. Mrs. Holitzer, who is sixty
ye; tyi old, told the court that the
voi'iig woman was as a daughter In
fn-t. because of their having lived,
together from the time of Mrs. H?r-I
luro'a birth until recently.
Mrs. Hb'rman live* at Calumet,'
Mich., and is the wife, eif Abraham
Herman, lie consented to the adop?
tion.
Ui:rgl3is Find 8afe Ready for Them
(liv Associated Pressi
STAMFORI.?. CONN.. Fob. LS?-Bur?
gk :s after stealing 'oola from a cu
pe t >r shop entered the postoftleo
be e with the Intention of blirwitig
In- safe. Tjhey did not do ?o for
on lh? fron I of the r&fb was tibia
rjlgii: "Thin safe is not locked. f*>
pl< ise do not blow it open." The
burglars took the stamps which were
In the outer rompartinr; ? and left.
Wants New Evidence.
M.HXANWtlA. VA , Keb. ? ? The
fit? of George Midgets, the Alexan?
dria iruirdertr. now bangs in a. bal
an~e. Governor Sw?nson announced
in ? telegram to Attorney Howard W.
SmVh tha; if the attorneys roproscni
In : the condemn* j iran lud any ad
di I Eons I evidence, be would like to
lave it filed with hint at once, as he
de- itod to act in the case wi'.hin the
n? few -'.eys.
Tun Luckenh-ich la Safe.
fTtv Associated Press.i
'IORFOLK, VA.. 1'eti. .V?The <ug
EVwnrd Ltickonbach, seversi days by.
or ''ie. arrive.) in Hampton Roads lo
nl-ht with her low:; '.rc b?rge?, re
i -- tiiig no mishap. It was explained
ti- ?' the tug raced heiid winds and off
s' ???<? gales all he way down lb"
c : -st.
Mr. Roberto Here.
? ir Frank Roberta of Baltimore,
i vlB'tln?? friends In the city. Mr
It,* bertr lived here for ? mie'ic- of
y- is. eondiirilng a Bhlp chandlery
st' re. *
H-r- for Ounke- Coal.
' he \merloj?n sleam-'hln Mae. rnn
!-.'?> Heii?baw. arrived hfre Vfflter
?!??? fr-in Boston onrOUto for NaruiVi.
r>"'iij Rico, to Ion 1 bunker coat. Th?
Vi?s<l sailed yesterday evening.
W RD LINER BAY HMO
I STuCA ON FLORIDA REEFS
No Passengers Aboard But She Nrcdi
Assittanoo and Tug Has Been
Sent to Scene.
(By Associated Pros').)
JACKSONVILLE. FLA., Fob. I ?
A message received iierr today says:
"Ward Line steamer Bnyauio (Cu
hau? i.s ashore on Rocky Reef, seven
miles from HIHaborq Inlet, needs os-|
slstuuce. The tug boat Tbrflel
Friends v,-lll at once proceed to the!
steontor from Miami. No further par-1
Honiara have bren received h?re, j
(By Associated Press.)
NEY YORK. Feb. r. The bteniner
Bayamo, of the New- York * Cuban
Mall Steamahlp Uric, under the com?
mand of Captalu Huff, left here on
January !ti with a general cargo for
TamptcO, Mexico. Tho steamer car?
ried no iKissengers. The Bayamo,
formerlj thi British steamer Tnrkls
t?tl, Wan built In 1898 at West llartle
pbol. l?ng. She has a r -glrter of
3,900 tons.
Grinding Hortrt' Ffed,
Opinions differ concerning the ad?
vantages of grinding grain us feed for
horses. For those out ?.f tue stable
during the day and worked hard it Is
quite generally believed thai nil grains,
with tin- pcnelblc exception of oats,
shodld be ground, mid f->r these at ex?
tremely bind work the ground grain
uhouhl tie mixed with chaffed bay.
For Idle horses outs or grain should
not bo ground, nor should liny or straw
be chaffed When animals have time
to maBtlcnie their fool thoroughly
grinding is not necetsory W hen this
li not the ease grinding take- the place
of mastication to sonto extent iiml In?
creases the n'sslmllallou of Iholr food.
Wood Ashet and Gait For Hogs.
"1 keep wood nr.hc-s before the pigs'
nil the time and consider them essen j
tlnl to the development and strength
of Nine," li suece.'ifill swine breeder j
soys. "We have often outdo mistakes
in thinking wo can breed for bone. Toj
luako a self feeder for wood ashes hike
a dry goods box hnd put a sloping bot
loin on the inside of It and then build
a trough ueit to the ground, leaving
enough space for the asbea to work
down Into it. Put n hinged cover on
the box nnd ftll with nsbefl and sail
ffour quarts of snlt to a bushel of
asbeo); let the pig;' have free access
to |( all the time. 1 bellcVQ coal asHefl
ore constipating."
Cost of Siloing.
Figures have been gathered by the
department of agriculture from some
thirty-one farms -With reference to Ih'i
time and labor consumed In puttliu.
up si hi go and the cost per ton. The
cost of silage storage, as determined
by Ihls Investigation, varied from -Hi to
80 cents on the various farms. The
average yield per acre was P. 1 tons
and the average cost per ton Of silug^
ni cents. The average amount of si
lagt; cut dally per man was 1.1) Ions
und the nvernge ' Ofl |>er acre for put
tlng the eorn lu the silo ?."..08.?Ameri?
can Agriculturist.
To V.eacur? nn Acre.
To measure an acre tie a ring at
each end of a rope, the distance l> ein?
Just rlxty-slx feet between them. Tie
a piece of colored cloth exactly In the
middle of this, says American Agri?
culturist. One acre of ground w ill be
four times the length nnd two nud "a
half times the width, or the equal of
Sixteen rods one way nnd ten rods tb?
other, imiking the fall acre iuo square
rods. Keep the rope dry so It will not
stretch. A rod Is sixteen and n half
lineal fop|. All acre Is 4.8-10 square
yards, or 43,CU0 square feet.
FORT M0NRE COMPANY
ORDERED TO PHPJPPINIS
Thirty-fifth Coast Artillery Now at
Old Point Will Depart for
'Frisco April 8.
I By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C. F'-b. 5.?the
Thirty-fifth coast a raillery, now nt
F?rt Monroe, has been designated foi
service in the Philippines. It will)
sail from Kan Francisco for Manila.'
April tj. Previous to sailing the
company will I-.- recruited to Its muxi-]
.mum strength.
Oyr.ter Dealers to Organize.
(Itv Associated Prees.l
I NEW YORK, Feb. 5.?A score oil
delegates from the various oyster|
dealers, shippers Hnd planters associa?
tions met today ami look the prelim-1
inary Steps toward tho formation of]
a national association.
Girl Horribly Burned.
(Rv Associated press.)
NEW PHILADELPHIA. OHIO. Feb.]
5.?Edna Struchthaciier wa.t burned
almost to a crisp today and her aged
mother was seriously humed while at?
tempting to extinguish tin- Hr,- in the
girl's clothing.
To Glxtj Up Philippines.
(Bv Associated Presq.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Fob. p.?
Rena tor stone, of Missouri today In?
troduced o joint resolution authoriz?
ing the President to relinquish control
of the Philippine islands in 1913 upon
drei securing n pledge from other
nations to preserve the neutrality of
the Islands.
Transport Buford Sails.
Illy Assoelnteil Press.1
j SAN FRANCISCO. C??, Fe)..
.The fulled states transport Buford
] salhd today l' :r Manila; via Honolulu
and Quam. She e-;on;/R the Twenty
| third regiment a /* big supply of
nmmni.lllrin and r>os for the mili?
tary posts In ih I'hllippliM a.
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LOOKS AS IF FLOOD WAS
BEATEN FOR CHAIRMANSHIP
ftcp.-escnuitivii Lloyd of Missouri, Will
Probably Lead the Congressional
Campaign.
(By Associated Proas)
WASHINGTON, I?. f.\. Kej>. 0 ?
A meeting of th" Democratic Coh
prcfjdonal campaign committee, rom
po.."j ,f on<> 'opresentative from
each of Its states uid territories and
nine senators, wa > (<>day called for
nnvl Monday night, when o'gsnlzitlon
will 1)', eftbttC'.l by the election of?
ficer:.
A sharp race for the chairman ship
C.as been on since 'he opening of
Congress, the asplrnnLt being Repre?
sentative: Lloyd of Missouri; Flood
of Virginia; Ryiin of New York; and
Powers of Mississippi.
Mr. Lloyd apparently leads th;- oth?
er candidates.' His frients claim for
him 17 assured rotes, 20 being nec?
essary to election.
They predict that he will receive
the votes of Missouri, Pennsylvania,
Kentucky, 'I cnessee, Seth Carolina,
Arkansas, OlUaUotnji, Nebraska, Iowa,
Illinois, Wisconsin. Indiana Ohio and
<?f Senators Stone of Ml.-sourl Owen
of Oklahoma, Taylor of Tennessee',
and Newlands of Nevada,?17.
Tho votes assured r<> other candi?
dates ire: To M". Lloyd's supporter-;
as; follows: Nevada, Arizn-ja. Texas,
I.ou; ana. Mlsslss'ppi, Alabama, Geor^
gia and Maryland?eight.
Vor Mr. Flood ? Virginia. Nor'n
Carolina. Minnesota ad 'he following
I senator.': Martin of Vl-glnla, Latltner
!of South Carolina, Taliaferro of Flor?
ida, Culberson of Texas, and John?
son of Alabima?eight.
I Por Mr. Ryan?New York, New
Jersey. Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and Florldtx? five.
Girl Received the Bullet,
(fly Associated Preset
Vila DORADO, AJUC.. Feb. S?Dis?
pleased because of his daughter's re?
cent marriage. Andrew nradslhaw flrcd
on his son-In-la*'. Islah Wood, ?t
the IVsdsha*' homo near Smackover,
Ark., today. The ?tri rushed between
the men aud wo? struck by tho bul?
let in end-id for her busband, receiv?
ing a wouad which resulted in in?
stant, de-th.
Why got up in the mornlns feellus
blue.
Worry others n,nd worry you;
IloTcfa r secret between you and mr.
netter taJco Rockv Mountain Tea.
~J. C. GORSUCH A CO.