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THE DAILY PRESS it the only Mw?-4|Mr published in Newport News that receive, the full new, report of the Asso? ciated Press. VOL. XIII. NO. 104. HARRY THAW LIKES JAIL BETIERJfflAH ASYLUM Mm of staM IMMe Out of latteawao (or a Short Time Anyway. IEUK id RELEASE PR0CEECI16S Convicted Insane Murderer Taken to Poughkeepaie to Appear Before Judge Who Signed the First Papers ?Thaw Picture ot Health and Twenty Pounds Heavier. (By Associated Press) I PO CG H KEEPS IE. N. V.. May L? Temporarily at least, Harry K. Thaw! is out of the Matteawan hospital fori the criminal insane. As a result ofj today's proceedings on the writ cfi habeas corpus sued out in an effort to have him legally declared sane he! v. ill remain in the Duchess countyI jail until the final decision on the ?t it is handed down. The formal hearing in the case will i come before the Supreme Court here iievt Monday. The adjournment was taken upon the request of a representative ofj the district attorney of New York county to give District Attorney] Jerome an opportunity to appear in person to oppose Thaw's release from the aslynm. Thaw appeared to be in excellent health today having gained fully twenty pounds in weight since his transfer to the asylum from the TomL?. One of the interesting features of today'.s proceedings was an announce? ment that Evelyn Xesblt Thaw, al? though she has brought suit for an? nulment of her marriage, will appear, if necessary, as a witness in her hus? band's behalf. Thaw himself undoubtedly will go on the stand, in his own behalf. A. Russe! Peabody, one of Thaw's coun? sel said today that the prisoner is willing to submit tp any examination that court or the district attorney may desire as proof of his sanity. The opening of the hearing today was delayed by a conference between District Attorney Mack, of Duchess county and Assistant District Attor? ney Garvan. of New York. Dr. Baker, acting superintendent of the Matteawan asylum, was caned in? to the conference at the conclusion of which Mr. Graham, of Thaw's conn sei formally filed bis writ and re reived from District Attornew Mack his return tc it. Dutches County Dodcesc Expense. District Attorney Mack then moved that the proceedings be sent to New York county. Mr. Mack said he was informed that it would cost Duchess countv $::?'.'too to have the proceedings tried in Duchess county. He thought i? would be h&d for the tax payers of Duchess county if the precedent were established that stich cases must be tried here. Mr. Garvan said that the trial would involve sending a commission to Paris. Monte Carlo and other places in Europe to obtain evidence as to Thaw's ianity. He argued that the case should he concluded under the Jurisdiction where it originated. Mr Graiiam opposed the motion. He contended that the proceedings should be tried ander the statute in ihe judicial district where the haloes corpus was made returnable. He said that ihe statement of cost of proceed lag?, had ne-n exaggerated: that the, function of tee New York di'triet at torney end. .1 with the mnrder trial and that 'he New York district at tornev could appear onK by conrtesy of th ? cretrt and the Ihtchess connty district attorpev. ? To spend one would be a waste of the public money. It can be en tireh regelated bv the district a' tornev of innhess eoonty as be mnn audit th.? bins. We strennonslv ob ject to having the ca ? transf-rred :a New York and our wl?ne*se made, sah jnrt in ?libphoena bv the din rid s: torney s ohVe There has lw*en Inti mat ion of witnesses before in that di rection and we want none of It In 1he?r proceedings "' Will be Heard in Pewpnkeepaie Justice Mwschanser denied the mo? tion to transfer the hearing but of tVred to set fa New York to hear 'be prorde's testimony if both ?id.*s were tn consent. yr Graham rained the tjoes'ion ?v to where Thaw shall be confined <t-rr" leg 'he ffoi eedlegs and the mcrt or dered him commit led to the Dorbees rrmr.tr JnlL Thaw ?rath-d with jjjij-rer- st 'be ammniiir mm' It ws? arranged to edjowrn the pro tr Mar ?I pros-Ming Vr Jrronv- can he here on 'hat dar Af is, tbe remter's ehte has been beard Judge Morschatiser will all In New York to aceonimodalV Mr. Jerouie :inil Iiis witnesses. Thaw was conducted after the hear Ing to the Jail Moor of the courthouse He Is in the custody of Sheriff Robert Chandler, brother < f Lieutenant (Jov iraor Chandler, and a member of ibe Asior faiBlly. He will have a large room and Iii? meuls will be served from a restaii rant. He can receive any visitors he wishes 10 see. HIS POTATOES GROW BAKED, BOILED, FRIED Middlebury (Conn.) Man Discovers an Irish Variety Like a Tomato and Already Cooked. WATERBUR?Y, CONN., May 4 ? Dwight Wheeler, of Middlehnry. who has experimented for years on Irish potatoes, has at last solved the prob? lem of ihe potato in a variety which requires no cooking and grojvs tin vines like the tomato. His efforts are declared to be cer? tain to sevoliitionize potato culture aittf reduce the strain on the house? wife, who now finds it difficult in all temperatures to keep the cooked po? tato constantly on hand. Fortunes have been dissipated In an attempt to can or preserve suc? cessfully the cooked Irish potato. Mr. Wheeler has invited farmers ail over the state to an exhibit ion of his grow? ing vines, which will he in hlossotn soon. Fatal Leap Frcm a Freight Train. KOAXOKE. VA., May 4?Ray Par rish. of Mount Airy, X. c\, while jump? ing from a freight train early this morning near this city, had his skull broken, and was othetwise badly in? jured. He is in the hospital here and may die. I'arrish Is said to have been looking for work. BROWNSVILLE IN COURT Dragging Case of lap Sililars KottsrttiTisi CoEslKiitlfliiali!;. MOTS Of PJESIDEI1 HOESllHt'D Lawyer for the Negro Soldiers Con? tends That Roosevelt Overstepped His Authority, But Judge Says He Has to Be Shown Such is Case. (By Associated Press) .NEW YORK. May 4.?For more than three hours tonight, Judg'e Hough, in the United Slate* District Court listened to arguments which involved a question of right of Presi? dent Roosevelt to summarily dismiss the three companies of negro sol? diers of the Twenty-fifth infantry for allrged participation ia the Browns? ville riot. The argument was on a demurrer interposed to a portion of the answer of the government in the action comm. need by Private Oscar W. Reid to recover $122. which sum represent? ed his wages as a soldier from the date of his dismissal without honor and the date of the expiration of his enlistment. The suit was commeno ? .1 in the Federal court in this dis? trict. To the eompkrnt Sled In be? half of Private Reid. United States I lstrict Attorney Stimson entered a general denial and for an additional def^nw alleged the right of the Pres? ident to dismiss tiff* soldiers of three corr.;tanies. and also referred to the various army inspectors recom mending soch aeti.in. making the re? port.* a portion of the record of the ease. It was to this portion of the ?overnmen?s answer that Charte? E. Mellen, counsel for Private R? id, de merred. Conn*. I Meilen contended that the enllstfd nvr: w rc protcr^rd b> con? stitutional rights h the Pres **M ha* not the power to Ignore, cwn as oomm.inri. , ins chief of the army and navy: the enlistment op- r ating really from a legal viewpoint as s civil contract between the soldier and tfw- gt?v. rnm* n'. The r'al power of removal, the attorney contended was rested in the. Congress, which cr<aled the srwiy and navy, the Presl lent an commander In chief possess? ing in limes of peace the right of applications for the ,owgrrsstonal art. Jndee Hough reeerv.d de-Won l?ut told lawyer Mellen that It would re nnir? consl Icrable legal proof to cos - ripe* him that the relations of the ?nllsterf soldier and government amounted ?'mpJy to a civil contract Rrte'? ere to be ? Irtnitte* be Wed 1 ?< sdiy a*i Judge Hough saM be won** take the ass it er pa at tae en* of the week. NEWPORT REPUBLICANS AT ODOS ON FINANCIAL BILL -~ .1 ifreeland Measure Tabled by Com? mittee, Put lajarity Con? ference ill Take It FOWLER RG?TIIG FOD MEASURE Tried to Have Speaker Cannon Side-' I track the Vreeland Measure and 1 Have a Week's Debate on Financial' Measure But Speaker Says Nay?' No Long Debates Desired. (By Associated Press) 1 WASHINGTON*. D. C. May i ? Notwithstanding the fuel that tue! committee on linking und currency! today \oted to table the new Vree? land financial bill the impression' prevails among many members that that measure will be adopted at the conference of the Republican mem-! hers of the House tomorrow nlgnf I The vote in the committee by which the Vreeland bill was tabled was I3J to :!. Messrs. Weeks. Burton ana! McKJnney voted in the negative. The committee adopted a resolution of- j fered by Mr. Waldo. New York, re-j questing that suitable time be given] for the discussion in the Mouse of all pending currency measures. Chair-1 man Fowler was authorised to lay! this rekuest before Speaker Cannon.] Strong efforts were made to reach I a compromise on the financial que-j stion and the proposition advocated] some time ago by Floor leader Payne, was taken up as the basis for an ag-| reemeut. This proposition allows, any national bank which has clrculat-j ing notes outstanding secured bv de? posits United States bonds to an amount equal to its capital stock act? ually paid in. to lake out additional circulation upon depositing T.'nited Slates bonds or fcertlfleates of In- 1 del" edness authorized during the Spanish-American war. The proposition was acceptable to( some of the House leaders and also to members of the hanking and cur? rency committee. It was at first thought by offering this proposition as an amendment to the Fowler cur? rency commission bilMhe conference which has been called for tomorrow night could be obviated. When the plan was laid before Speake Cannon, together with the request of the com? mittee for a week's debate, he inform? ed Chairman Fowler that he had no authority either to call off the con? ference or to grant the time for de hate asked for. He stated that more than a sufficient number of Republi ference. and that it was for the con? ference, and that it was for t heron f erence to determine what measures should be decided upon. He gave It as his opinion that thej members would not care to stay here; an additional week listening to the financial discussion. The members j of the banking committee subsequent?} ly held numerous Conference? and It was decided that the Payne proposi-j tion as an addenda to the ctirrencv. commission hill should !?> offered a'j the conference. SHRINERS WILL HAVE CWN TEMPLE IN RICHMOND Six Hundred Members in Richmond and Eighteen Hundred in State at Large Wili Have Building, RICHMOND VA.. May 4.?R"pre senta'ives of Aeon Temple. Ancient and Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine from all over, Virginia are to asaemhle in Masonic temple Mav 14 for the purpose of deciding on a Iocs tion for a large Shriners' t?rnplo i:: tbkf city According to one of the leading of Seers of ihr* order, the organization ? I Is entirely too large to have it* im-I portar.t conclaves In any nail lh. v( ran ?erare here, and new enartor* I will have *o be be.lt TTSev have 'ern | I porarily engaged ibe Jet7ff/,-rann and: J torinrn as th^ir qaarters in Ma-wir? ing is tn decide on the location and the architect or to appoint a comrn' tee on building; hi handle the mailer At present there are ?0? member* in Richmond and T.ftnn In the stale All belong to A oca Temple In 'hl? dt). OaV?11 snd the degree team here freqoentlv go to other rl'fen thro?iehoMi? the ?t?te snd initiate cle*?es of members for ibe T?-mi>'? hare Three sites are ander consideration /for the Temple Several ottVtaU here ?aver the she to south side of Broad fatreet. between. Math and Tenth, b* luree? the Park bate) and the U*e I Insurance rotnnaay of Virginia ImIM ? lee*. Thm pronerty hi 10* fee* wide I In Broad street and rues hark to Capt licet street . The a line an emewserd 1 NKWS. VA., TLES11 by a member yesterday [tfternoan are for a ten story building 'fit gT*y stone or granite. Nino floors are (o bb devoted to large office.:, tell to a SOOT, and the leiiih or to|> floor to fed) devoted ex eltisively to Area T^mphk, The build in^ will have ever) one. of tbe nioxt inodrrit convettleneen tor offices and lodge or meeting room, ** to be the model of all similar organlznt ;<>i?. In the future. WANTS 70 INCREAUJNA I SIGHT TELEPHOMEpRAfES Southern Bel| Ask* L?*V* to M*k? Long Distance Charfa? th# ' Same as Day Fipniae. "***" RICHMOND. VA.. May 4. ?The Southern Bell Telephone Company.1 through its counsel. Colonel Huut Chiptey and H. E. W. Palmer, today (lied with the stale corporation com? mission a petition nsklgg leave to withdraw its "special" < rates now charged between the hours of c, p M. and f? A. M.. and to make them the same as the day rates. Wednesday, May 1.1th. was fixed ns the date for the hearing. 1 ..e petition, of court*, applies only to long distance service be-] tween points in Virginia. It says thai the night rates wer.? voluntarily made in the hope and belief that the concession would restilt ii the use of petitioner'.-; toll lines luring the' hours of th.' night when the lines i would otherwise be comparatively Idle, and thereby secure a jnore even | distribution er business during and over the twenty-four hour*/ of each day. The result, however. It a alleged! by the company, tins prove* uasatis-J factory, as it has. it is chugged, pro traced a congestion of busmaVs during certain periods of time fcifliin said hours, and has greatly impaired the' efficiency of the service riving the1 whole twenty-four hour* hi the day. j The petition further say threat the' practice of charging a leas oKdlfferent ! rate for service rendered ijptween 6' P. M. and 6A. M. has I eerfcbandon- j the greater part. Of Ha tljniB*Yy, ?JtjLJaay rKaiin? tat; rwtrged tu stantial Improvement of tie service. NO JURY FROM ANOTHER COUNTY IN MURDER CASE Mrs. Edmondia M. Peebles svst Face Venire of Bedford Otizes for Murdering Husbanc BEDFORD CITY. VA.. Ma 4?Coun? sel for the defense in the till of Mrs. Edmondia M. Peebles, for te murder | of h*r husband last September, baa at-plie.i for a venire from nut other county. Judge Barltsdale. of Haliix county, wbo will pr side at the .?ial, after hearing witness** and arguent, orer rnled the motion, and an e->n will be made to secure a jury in pJford. This imird r. which wasecoraiOtsn ed with mrch horror at brutality, i re.u?.1 tin c h interest aJ comment at the time of its omisstn. but like most such cases, has sorwhat min? imized in paMic interest')' the lapse of time. The first trial, with Mge Monti, of this circuit presiding took place months ago and resulfl in a bung I jury. By reason of ibe ?of H. O. Humphrey-, the attorn.-for the com- J monewalth. the case ? not calieo. = n the next term or *irt. Meanwhile Mrs. Pules haa re? mained in jaii. giving trouble. She h.-<s never seem, d to rltze the enor? mity of the crime or read the mit com of the trial. Her|ua:iimity baa i. ' ii truly remarkable ' X?dson Sale, R. *4 Withers and Judge Clarence O. Opl" II. of Am l?erst. are coon to I forte d f.-use. PLtOCED ASSIS NCE TO EMM GOLDMAN Un.ted States Saldi Who Aseociet ed With Ana re**, to Be Court Misled. (By AnsncfJ Pr~s?? SAX FRAXCISChU t -In the Fort Mason gnarrl'i** Private Bewalde, of r ijn;.. A. First betal ior. of engineers, walda ha.1 been idemlfted as ibe lh?r who sneea hands with Emms ermar. .<i a meet of anarchist*, t pieds.il Her bis assistance The ?ntlhraMon wee made b> d--teo1 Ire- ihr po!>er force and be eras pla< "n?i< - ameet. Ruwalda will be neb: v 'ore a cirttrt martial. Mobjach fwf Dock Having bed mrs msde hull, the OM On in lor, Mob jock w?a ban on. of nrv daet Me. X. at the ship* >e?urdar. flat imwI has been ring ??t l??lksjs ?nsiaOd and nrroir.c ? ft neepj overhauling al tfar<l >AY, MAY 5, UHtti. IF BLACK IS CAUGHT LYNCHING WILLFOLL?W ?talatla Canniirs Host Horribia in. Brutal Crime n Young an IE ?AN6LED HER flTH 1 KNIFE Country for Miles Around from Where Deed was Committed is Excited and the Aroused People Are Making ..Diligent Search for the Brute? Girl in Seriou? Condition. (By Associated Pi ess) CHRIST! ANSRfJMh VA.. May *.? \ A most brutal ot^Bsnnal assault was j committed today upon the IK year j old daughter of Montgomery countyj farmer named Mecks, at her homej ne?r Klllstou on the Norfolk & Wos-! tern Railway, by a yoong mulatto.| The man In order to accomplish hi* purpose, found it .necessary to hor? ribly mangle the girl with a knife, j After committing the assauh he suc? ceeded in making his escape. The ] girl, when found shortly afterwards, j was able to partially describe the j man. All stations along tho railway Hue: and all train crews were notified to look out for htm. The entire county Is aroused. Late this afternoon It was learned thfct a negro, answering the descript? ion given by the girl of ber assailant, had Iteen arrested near SbaWdvllle. The negro was immediately hurried ? to the borne of the girl for idem id j cation. Sheriff Martin, who waa at? tending court here, hurried immedi-j preventtng a TWm?ibT* lflinilli?! '~s i<ater advices are to tire effect tha the negro arrested is not the righ man. Excitement runs high throughout the county. Officers are scouring the county In every direction. Then1 Is little probability that a lynching can be averted if the right man is ar rested. Miss Meeks is reported in a very serious condition iut>*gbt but con? scious. She says she wilr"ne abb to identify the right man. Owing to the distance from telephone or tele graph is la impossible that any fur? ther developements will be secured tonight. Amsterdam Coming Again. The Dutch steamship Amsterdam, Captain Van Walraven. of the Hol? land-America Line, sailed from Rot? terdam for Newport News on May 2 at 4 p. m. This will be the first trip the Amsterdam has made here in more than a year, she having been employ? ed on the Philadelphia-Rotierdam line for the pasit year. ONE THOUSAND BOYS ? IN GREAT RELAY RACE Youngsters Will Take Message from Mayor of New York to Mayor of Chicago. (Oy Associated Press) CHICAGO. ILL.. Mar 4? Members of the Chicago Young Men's Christian Association will' cover the last ninety miles of the relay race front New York to Chicago with a message from Mayor McClellan to Mayor M?sse. Each of one thousand runners will carry the message -5,ie mile. The race will start July I V The plan is said to hsve originate^ with Martin' CackTel. director of t.ovs' work at j Cleveland. Ohio., and has been taken' ap enthusiasticatly in the East. A.! A. Jameson, secretary of the Twenty-j third street branch. New York cHy. ] ha.* made plans for the completion j r<f the mn as far as Bnffaio The, first lap to Yr.nkerv will be covered | t?y his rnnners. Ti.e Yonkers boys will carry the message fifteen nvles M?| Dsslnlng and the Newburg Aseorin-I ion will carrv It across the Hndsooj la far as FVhkill landing Prom here Powghkeepste Ix's mill rover! irteen miles Oniv where there ar*| caps In s string of associations will tny bot be allowed to run more than, wie mile, and the n. ? 'hat an> will, " permliterl to run will lie two ml?es ; kn average of a mile in eicht tnlnntes' s the Mmc That Is expected to be! Bade The Chicago runner* will car J T the me.sace from So?tth Hetjd Ind t Phe obten of the long run ?? explain ! ?d as a d. r.ion?ir?'i..: o' the physical Rb*s? of the members of the asancla-1 ion to Incnk-ate m I bent a spirit of 'Krell?*?. 4IOM SCHOOL we O. P. C. COLLECE ' - I vlvwi SdwdevR RasefcaH Teem* Meet Mee* Todav. Phc the seavwid time this se.se*. I ho baseball nine of the Newport News 11 (Kb school will crows bats wild the team of Old Point Comfort College on the Casino diamond ai 3:3(1 o'clock this afternoon. The eolleg inns defeated the locals at Old Pulm College a week ago by a score of 9 to g. The locals expect to wipe inii the sting of that defeat HiIm nfter noon. The ? Rooters' Club" of the High school, composed largely of the girl students, will turn out In force aud help cheer the teum on to victory. I! Is expected that many local fans also will Im- on bund <o aid ihe home lenm wlih the rooting. Dope Fiend Wants Term Reduced. NORFOUv. VA.. May 4.?-"Hoc" Richardson, convicted of the Illegal possession of cocaine and given three years in the penitentiary, who offered lo reveal the cocaine truffle In Nor folk with 'startling rtcvelopemonis" if two years of his smitence were taken off was today sent before the grand Jury. Commonwealth's Attorney Tilt.at would promise nothing in advance of Richardson's testimony. Test Case of Bucket Shops. WASHINGTON. D C. May 4 ? Percy Wade, recently convicted of violating the gambling law* of the District of Columbia fey conducting a "bucket shop,'' was today sentenced by Justice Barnard in the criminal court to serve thirty days In Jail. Mr. Wnde look an appeal and was re? leased on $500 ball. Wade's case was regarded as a test one under the dis? trict code. Alfred Vanderbilt Start? Coach Trip. LONDON. May 4.?A great crowd gathered in Northumberland avenue this morning to witness Alfred O. Vanderbilt'a start on the coach ven? ture from the Victoria hotel on its first business trip to Brighton. The coach was heartily cheered as it pass? ed down the avenue. PflWTOBWBNED tmm* Mmmm^mM- ^mld 1st lllfl gf^UM *****mv*i, WmmW ?9 ?Ulf Wx^^^Rm (o Fro Ur TNs IWt. I?B?lllJl'lFJaiUTTaSS Liberty for Jim Howard at Sam* Time?Powerg May Address Ken? tucky Republican Convention the Aftsr He is Released from Jail. (By Associated Press) ) FRANKFORT. KT.. May 4.?That j Governor Wilson baa made up his ? mind to pardon Caleb Powers and i Jim Howard was learned tonight I from one high up In authority here, i and from the ***** person it was . learner! that the pardons would be granted this week, probably tomor? row. Governor Wilson will leave here Saturday for Washington to attend a 1 conference of the governors, an.I be I feels that these case* must be dis I poswd of before he leave* the *t*te. Tue State De publican convention meets at Louisville on Wednesday, and it is predicted that Power* will make his first speech on regaining freedom at this convention. There are rumors that personal vi j olence will be done both Powers *nd , Howard If pardoned, but the majority i of the people at the capital here re Igard these rumors *s only town t*!k Oor. Wilson has been studying ihe J record* of the trials in both case* sl I most day and night since the public hearing was given the attorneys of I the defense and the common weal in j two weeks ago. and it is understood I thai he I old one of his clone friends res? er dar thnt he bad found no testi? mony so far that is strong enough to hold the mm Rape*** Robber Coofeases. LAPEPO. TEXAS. May ??Louis Cutting and Rodolfo Avares, chief clerk anj express messenger for Wells Fsrao A Co.. have been at r eat ted at Mexico City. and* Cutting has confess? ed 'hat be and the messenger. Avare?. took (43.?*o which was Mtswrng from ih company's ?'.".mg box on Friday The toone> mtact was found in Cnf ttt.r's room. I'nd<r the Mexican law the nxn can be sentenced to life las l>ri?onment. Sot Months in jaiL Irvla? Cheat ham % uearo who was arrested Sunday by petec'lve per gesn: Grldger* for Insulting a white womsn. was a ire* sig mouth* ha J*H by Justice Brow* In he police court yesterday Tiismas J. swfliveo Oca*. WASH1XOTON. D C. May 4 ? Tboasa.? J RwlRvaa. direct nr of the hureuu of e?sjrtvt*M| and printing, dided in this citj today. Rain Tuesday, one ?er I? southwest portion, Wednesday showsrs with rising tsmpsra tur?; frtah east winds adeeming south. lMHCK TWO CENTS H. H. B06ERS FILES mm MB in Iba M M U Mm Raltroat! Stock, fat U ?rs Pars If fa iansimtnt. MS CHARACfEB IIS SIIWHEI Standard OH Magnate Thinks Indict* ment by Utah Grand Jury on Charge of Conspiracy Is Causa Sufficient for Damage*?Be tight Stocks tor No Other Purposes Than Investment. (By Associated Press) SALT LAKE. UTAH, May 4.?H. H. Rogers and James 8tiilman, named as defi udaiits with Harrimnn and oth? ers in ihe merger suit of the govern? ment filed their answers In the Fed? eral Court today. Tbey, with K. II. Hurrlmun. Jos< ph Schiff and otbets aand the L'uion Pacific, thet Atchlson. Topska lc Santa Fe, the Southern Pa? cific- and other railroads are charg? ed with unlawful conspiracy in at? tempt iug to gain control of other railroads and restrain and control commerce between the states. Mr. Rogers makes a sweeping de? nial of every allegation and demauds that the case against him be dismiss' ed because he ig not a resWent of Utah district, and therefore not with* in the jurisdiction of the court. Ha also aske that costs he granted ham and also demands for injury to his character hy reason et Um aUngo tioo? made against sum. He denies that he Is. or ever was, a m ruber of any body of men who attempted to gain control and rent rata commerce and traffic between tue statt s or that be ever bought stock in any railroad to gain control. Purely for Investment, Say* Rogers. Mr. Roger* admits that he bought heavily of Atcbiaon, Took* tt Santa Ke stock, but said he did no purely as an investment, even though UW purchase was heavy enough in ants* cases to absorb half the stock, and he denies that there was the slightest intent to conspire, or gain control, to an unlawful end. Mr. Rogers gives as hi* belief, throughb Information and otwenrn tion. that no one of the Ht*'*!**!" in the merger rait had nay ntdea of creating a combination for 0** unlaw? ful control of the Southern PaclOc. He denies acquaintance with all tne deals made prior to Octower, IM!, the dale he became a director aaa before which time the government al? leges that all the attempt* to gag* control were nude. Since that ties* Rogers avers neither he, Hsi II?*. Stillnun. Kuhn. Prick nor W. A. Clark have made in any way efforts to git control of the road. Similar admission* and gSMSnM are made concerning the purchases of Union Pacific stock thhrough Kuhn. Ix>eb * Company and the Oregon Short I.in.*. James Stil;man, whose answer was filed today, follow* the Rae* tsM down by Mr. Rogers. admitting in? vestments of money, but denying nay unlawful purpose. Mr Stillman became an airecfor of the Union Pacinc on Dtotanhui *. 1907 f CRUISER BREMEN OCCKutD. Vessel Hauled Out Ms Dry Qaefc Ms. s at tmtffmt, ' The German cruiser Breswea. which i< nnderaoinc her annual overhaufhsg .t the Iocs! shipyard, was hauled an* in dry dock No. 2 vewterday aftemona. She win be in the bush* for a week Br more and will bare repairs made I? her bun. The Bremen has bee* her* for three weeks and she wW wot he ready to l.<ave for the South Atlas ir antil next month. ?oat Casnisd; ISO (By Associated Press) ST PETERSBURG. May ?.?AI Mchoff. i* the Covers menu of eg. yes'erday a ferry li* persons retumisg ?as < a pitted while crossing the River nxieaer *nd Its war* ?^?IvCwt ? ??*J ROANOKE. VA. May 4 ?Taut **> lew raded a ga*MhM*s *" tad arrested S W. 4h*rge of being the A ?^?oh*>T of