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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26
BRIEFS.

Mr.. w. G. Burgess has called a
Citizens Executive Committee, which
Citizens Executive Committee which
VIII make preparations for the recep-
ton of the hremen who will attend the
coming convention in September, for
next Thursday evening at the engine
house
1t was stated yesterday that Mr..
r. f. Finch will surrender a deed for
the eight lots selected as site for the
high school without claiming interest
from March. when he first stated the
contract was made for their purchase.
The regular monthly meeting of the
missionary society will be held at the
Washington Avenue Methodist church
this afternoon at O'clock There
will be an address by the pastor and a
musical prograra has been prepared.
Captain w. n. Cooksey has returned
from the Catskills, whittier he went
several days ago with his family, who
Will spend the summer there
Rev. j. G. Chastain. of Mexico, will
conduct the services at the First Bap-
fist church this morning and will off,
clatsssh the Second Baptist church this
eveESKg '>'
In game of ball between the Young
Americas and Marine Stars yesterday
afternoon the former won by a score of
Is to Is.
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satin Incl boz for comfort, and thank
heaven t!.at it gave you q mother who
didn't let you have your own way, but in
sisted on seeing that you We're properly
provided for
"Of course am not advocating girl
being left perfectly free and untrammelcd
in making her selection of husband
Any mother is justified in doing anything
she can to prevent u girl throwing herself
away on man who is idle or dissipated
or worthless. Any girl with a grain of
sense in her head knows that tho man who
has never supported himself isn't going to
be able to support her, and that kind Of
grinding poverty would kill tho most TO
bust case Of sentiment that ever lived. If
q man won't keep from drink for his own
self respect and manhood, he isn't going
to do 1t for any woman who ever lived,
and the quicker she listens to reason and
lets him go the better for her. That is the
poverty and hard times that has no hope
to gid its horizon and no self respect to
make its present endurable.
But there is another kind, and the
| society girls face grew rosy red and soft
| and tender as u June rose, where man
has youth and health and ability and has
already got a foothold in the world.
He is still poor Yes, with the best of
luck, of hard work ana self denial, it will
! be many years before he will be able to
] afford his wife many luSuries, but u meth
or ought to think IL long time and be sure
before she tries to keep her daughter from
saying Yes to him. Somehow that al
ways seems to me the great American ro-
nance, and never sec u prosperous mid
i die aged American couple together and
| note the mans fondncss for his wife, and
| his admiration for her, and his reliance on
her Judgment without thinking that it is
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26
Worse Than Singing.

"Have you heard about Tingleman, tho
bicycle manufacturers"
No, what about hin9''
IAN awful thing happened to him night
before last 1t seems that he went to lr-
yington Booth, the tragedinn, and offered
to start him ON the road In Richard Ill y
''Wcllr"
You know the tragedian prizes his art
above all worldly returns
II never heard him say So but the looks
Of his clothes would indicate that such
was the case"
Yes. Well, Tingleham's proposition
was that he should bear all the expenses OF
a gorgeous production, while Irvington
Booth was to have the privilege Of choos-
ing his own company, ordering such cos
tunes and scenery as he wanted and 60
ing ahead to suit himself, but there was
one condition.
What was that"
when Richard came upon the etage,
,4 lnste Jhe fight With Kf5.i,lhe hn
was to yell: "A bike, bikei My king
1on for bike!' instead of calling for
horse
And when he made that proposition
suppose the actor slugged him, did her,
''Slugged himp No. He insisted on
rcciting the whole play to him to see how
it would go. 1t required four strong men
to carry poor old Tingle1nan out, and the
deal is off ''-Cleveland Leader.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26
A COLONEL IN SKIRTS.
Sixteen Years Old. Pretty and Mill.
.... tary Mad

| oiNleen ears Clu, Pretty and Mill
tary Mad
! est. Louis Starry
| Miss Emma Wilmington, of Ho
| Springs, Ark. the only commissions,
woman colonel in the United States. i
in st. Louis for a few days on her wa.
| to Chickamauga via Henderson, Ky.
| to visit her company the Hot Sprigs
Rifles. She, with her chseron, Miss
Johnson. of Henderson.wll occupy a
tent on the field witHher beloved SOL
| der boys. and eyer day she will drill
thefn in military affairs.
Miss Wilmington is only 16 years old.
but tall and straight. with military
bearing. II have made q hard study Of
military tactics in order to know how
to drill my boys" she said, land when
| am on the field am very strict with
them. They are not disposed to disobey
orders in the least, but if they were
should have them put in the guard
house. ~ &
Il am military mad" she continued.
II love it all. and love my boys When
they leave Chickamauga shall follow
them to Tampa and then" and her
mouth became firm an instant, II am
not SO sure that ! shall not go with
them to Cuba"
dress coloners uniformed coat straps
and long sword. The latter was pre-
sented to her by her company. She
wears a short skirt and boots. On the
street for every day she appears in
shirt waist skirt military belt and tiny
sword
Miss Wilmington is a brunette Of a
very dainty type. Her eyes are large.
brown and intelligent. and her hair,
which she wears gathered in and tied
with ribbon in the back. is black and
curly.
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PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE,
Exciting Discussion over a Proposition
No.. """ g." To Adjourn.
(l.y 'rnl.r,,,I

Exciting Discussion over /, I,,.onositia,
No.. o.a T.. u Adjourn.
..... fl:y Tel.eraph)
WASlfI NI;TcN juno 25-T.at. mi
afternoon an exciting discussion yen.
pr"ci,,itatrl in the Scnnir oy,r :, nro,,
''Sit ion to djnilrli until AInni,,
n" conclusion nf n speech by Mr.. Tur
ley of Tnnncssno :, futile afrn,, , ~,
made to agree. to a time 10 tax, :, fins,
N"l" upon the annexation resolutions
The anVnrat,.S uf thu. resolutions ,t,t,,
down motions to 90 into rxccutiyr soc
Sion and Ia adjourn and demanded RI,
| regular order
The opponents or annryation v,,,r,
determined MOI Ia proceed win t,, a.,
bate ana for tio;rly an hour carried %,
hlimlsterinu turtirs nv nptarinn ,o,
into executive s.ss ion no, -, :"
Ia" yeas ana me-: am cs,,.b r,',il''i
| several ais of ~ c,.,t' ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26
OF OUR TROOPS.


PLraSaphical Situation of Santiago
Explained in Detail
s1copyrigh'. iss. by Associated Press.>
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT DAUNr-
LESS. OFF JARAGUA. provinces
OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Thursday.
June -. Via Kingston, JAM. Friday,
June 81 T.. M.-Npw that the Amen
can land forces are threatening the
city Of Santiago De cuba. the topo-
graphic condition prevailing III that vi
entity becomes Interesting Baiuuirl
wh.ie the first landing WAS made and
JaraSua. where General I.awtons head
quarters We're fast night are both
small coast towns III the throat of mar
70" cuts through Il range of low hills
frluSing all the southern coast. Bal
lulr is II miles east of Santiago and
Jaragua is eight mites east of that cit '
by the coast line road. which runs be-
hind The hills twice as far. 1t is called
here Il wagon road. but ii is only prac-
tics. bic for heavy two Wheeled carts
having six bullooks yoked to them tan.
dem fashion and ira wing a very. small
load.
IN" pioneers report that the trail is
plArticsthlc for artillery and pack
trans but il is unspeakaby bad even
Tor walking, though il is reasonably
level. .u.
our troops have now passed all the
small hills Intervening between here
and Santiago. The remaining lively.
miles by road is over n practically level
country with more chance for open
order 81 far. however tn. road has
been vailed and in most places owe,
:irched with impregrabl jungle
growth. th"rns and rreepers smelling
like the interior uf Il fragrant. over
heated conservatory and picturesque
with silaSh"s OF tropic color in oieand-
"rs ANA other flowers. but terrible TO,
troops.
For half mile near Demajayaho. a
small stream runs in the road and the
men have been compelled to walk in
water.
incidentally the medical advice about
wet feet. night winds and pcrspiratIor
soaked bodies and the necessity of
boiling drinking water has ALREADY
been thrown To the winds This advice
IS almost impossible To follow here
some Of the American officers who are
ianiiiar with Arizona say they have
never seen soldiers ON tn. plains pre.
sent such pictures of distress from tho
heat and they add that the only wondc,
| is that there are 50 few prosiruliuns III
present.
stamina ar" remarkable. in conI,:lrjso,
with tn" ''u'anS and Spaniards The
rol"rcd soldiers of the Twenty fifth an,
Tenth regiments are uniformly large
ami they seem black giants in the Jun
II" beside the tiny negro Cuban
guides.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26

~, saor lanes ON SHIpp1nr
tary of the treasnr,. ~
.1;e s',tular tNo. lO9) senar, las IS
nin.r ;.9faras+ lakes imposed upon Shi,,
actatW 20 iI,t, IN the new war reven,,a
l. lsss They are SUMMARIZED a1'e as 5 foi
I. ComMercial brokers s,au
thosn dS,lasS: Such brokers incl pay
or 1lr'S ot, VINO S.ay negotiate freight
vessels. or foN the shippers or " cnnsioo OF
v vess or r. c,.onsigMes Of freight carried bv
2 Custom house brokers' shah ~,
3. An aatdIhtessIve4stamp COSTING 49,.
cents shall By applied to the foIiowin Ten
Bills Of ladi1hg or receipt for aynraE,.
and freight byAsteamboat, twentr'e;.s
cent stamp on Many certificate of dam
age or otherwise. and all other Ger
slncates or documents issued by any
port warden, mari3e surveyor, or other
stamp on any certificate of any de-
scrptl"n required by lAaM.not otherwise
sbeclh-d;' three dollaE stamp on
charter parties. or CONTRACTS or agree
ments' letter or otherwise. DOR the char
ter of any vessel registering three hun
cred tons: exceeding thr9e hundred
ana not exceeding six HUNDRED tons. the
tax ,s tve dollars; exceeding six hun :
ar onea alo tons the tax is ten dollars; entry
ing 800 in value, a tax of va cents:
exceeding 500 and not exceeding s5oC
IN value, so cents; exceeding 500 in
Value. 81: entry on Withdrawal OF any
goods or necahndise from customs
bonded .urehouse. so cents: each ma
fie insurance policy. one-half of one
cent on each dollar or fraction there
Of; manifest for custom house entry or
clearance of the cargo of any ship yes |
sci or steamer for foreign port not |
exceeding 300 registered tons 81: ex- !
reedins 300 and not exceeding 500 tons
s.; exceeding 600 tons. IS: passage tick
cts by any vessel from any port of |
the United States to foreign port if |
costing not to exceed $50. 81: costing |
more than $50 and not exceeding $50.
50: costing not more than $50. IS; upon |
the protest of every note. bill Of ex-
change. acceptance. check or draught
or any marine protest, whether protes-
ted by notary public or by any Off
Ger who may be authorized by the law
of anv state or states to make such
protests IS cents"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26
CLEARED THE hill AND BRUSH

American Wnrships Prevent SpaniardS
From DESTROYING n Railroad
tCopvri@ht. 1905. by ASsocia' II Press
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
rf'ESS DISPATCH FoAT WANDA.
OFF JORAGlfA. FRIDAY. .IIfNF' 81
4 +. M,-INia Port Antonio. June "a
: A. Ml-WhilA tn" land forces Were
fighting four miles northwest Of lara
qua today. Rear Admiral Sampson
learned that tn" Spanarhs We're on
deaNnring to DESTROY the railroad load
in" from JaraglIa to Santiago 4" cuba.
This rnnd runs west a'org h" sea-
shore. under cover Of guns Of the Amr"-
too" fleet. unit! within three miles Of
I'll MORO ana then out through the
mountains along the river into Santa
When tn" attnmnt nf tho Standards
was discovered. tn" New York Scor-
zion ard WASH closed in and cleared
he Mill ana brush Of Standards. a
norton Of tho Second massachusetts
was sent ont from .Jara",la 1,ling the
afternoon To repair he track.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26
THE BUMRLEBEE.
He Does Not Fear the Cold and Is Found
Even In the Arctic Region

Even In the Arctic Region.
In ST. Nicholas there is an article on
THE Bumblebee," written by Barney
Hositn Standish. Mr. Standish says:
This chunky, hairy, noisy fellow is king
of the cold. He stays with us summer
and winter and Is said to prefer the arctic
region to the tropics. do not doubt this,
for he will sleep out of doors any cold
night OF spring or fall without asking for
an extra blanket. Indeed he is homeless
for nine or ten months of the year, lodg-
ing wherever night overtakes him. on q
blossom, a lc'ss and even upon the ground.
II he has any choice in the matter think
he prefers tho thistle, where the spines are
thicSest. Perhaps he is aware that these
stingers will guard him from the skunk
and the snako while his own are in a body
stitfened by cold and drowsy with sleep
There are three kinds Of bumblcbees
reared in nest-qucens, drones and work
ers. The queens alone survive tho winter.
They apparently spend the first few weeks
OF spring waiting for red clover to bloom,
the first blossom Of which Is the signal for
nest building. Before this they visit the
willows, hum soft bass about the lilacs,
thrust their long tongues into the honey
suckles and grow fat at the exhaustless
honey jars Of the water-leaf, and then the
play day ends and labor begins.
Nest building with them does not mean
nest construction. One bee alone could
not well do that. Besides she Is in a big,
bustllng hurry now. She has actually seen
clover blossom. Out and in among the
dead matted grasses of last years growth
she goes, hunting perhaps for the aban
doned nest of field mouse. It will be re-
] meInbered that these little animals build
htAc urfn 1P no
OF grasses. In which they winter From,
these they have runways leading in differ.
ent directions. The bee goes down into
| the dead grass, scrambling on as best she
may until she finds one Of these runways,
| following 1t up to the nest. II it is occu.
| pied, she goes elsewhere; If not, the mouse
nest straightway becomes bees nest and
| the little creature begins her preparations
| for housekeeping.
She row collects q mass OF pollen In
| which to deposit an egg AS the egg
matches and tho baby bee grows she keeps
this mass moistened with honey, and he
| helps himself, eating out cavity larger
than white beam In this he spins q com
plete COCOON. When this Is done, he takes
| long nap, in which he changes from q
| grub into IL bumblebee, with wings and
| legs. Meantime the parent removes the
thlh coating of pollen from the upper hall
OF the cocoon and apparently spreads d
yellow secretion or varnish upon it, as il
10 Keep out moisture She Is also now
BUSY collecting more pollen and laying
| eggs In 1t and constructing rude cell OF
| TWO IN which to place honey, as If for 9
rainy day. The first bees that hatch az.
worker bees, and at this time are downy
| pale and bahylike in appearance and bt
hav'or. In later summer queens a:l>
nroncs ~ Used "A
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26
Ola r,me Il,unina.,on..

lightning of every description said
the middle aged man, lis brighter, more
brilliant and more striking now than ever
before, but there was in vogue, say, so
years ago, q method of illumination for
purposes Of celebration that it seems to me
was more picturesque than any one OF the
methods that have supplanted 1t. refer
to the illumination of houses by placing
candles in the windows.
Windows i'll those days were not made
us they are commonly nowadays, with one
OR two lights, but they were made with
six or nine lights of glass to a sash, SO q
window had usually l2 or 1s panes Of
glass. Candles were placed at the win
dows, one at each pane, in holders special
ly made for the use, q little triangular
piece of tin with q short socket soldered
. upon it. This holder was held in place
simply by crowding the sharp corner of 1t
into the sash below the glass. Tho candles
were not lighted until the approach Of the
procession.
"A house front with light twinkling
ut every pane of every window was pic
turesque sight indeed, and whole street
Of houses thus illuminated made fairy
spectacle. New York-Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26
YES OR No?.

''Elopements are such romantic things!"
said the fluffy haired girl to u group of her
friends.
Yes, admit chined in the girl with
the arched eyebrows, "elopcmcnts are ro-
and the romance quickly gets rubbed out
by the India rubber Of poverty misery and
cold dinners, which always accompany
runaway matches.
You are OF the earth earthly, my DEAR
said the cynical girl with the sweet voice
but looking at the rlopement question
through the eyes of common sense, it real
1y doesn't pay. If a man is not manly
enough to marry girl with her parents
consent, he will hardly make reliable
partner for life, to my way Of thinking
But supposing he is manly enough to
ask her people, and surprising they refuse
their consentY"
''Then, my dear Fluff, you must take it
that they having wider experience Of
the world than you, must know what is
best, and you may always rely on this
that their parents would do all in their
power to promote the happiness of their
children, even if only from n selfish mo-
tive, for if their offspring marry well it re-
fleets credit ON them, SO to speak.
She has been brilliant and conspicuous
figure in society for the last two seasons,
and the other day she slipped around in
the quiet dusk to tell me that she was go
ing to be married.
after all, !" she said. with something
that was between a laugh and sob, ssaft-
er all, am not making what the world
Il, . h>s1l q
man who has his fortune still to make,
and the most can say for mother is that
she Is reconoiled She isn't jubilant like
she was when Sallie married Colonel
Crcesus or when Mary married Jack Bon
ton. Poor motheri I am awfully sorry
for her, and it almost broke my heart to
disappoint her so, but what was to do?
There was Jim, and we were in love with
each other, and bread and cheese and
kisses seemed better to me with him than
truthes and champagne and anybody else
But you haven't any idea what I went
through with trying to make mother see it
in any other light than q case Of premedi-
tated suicide.
II didn't blame her. It was just her
love for me, and her mistaken idea of
trying to save me from every hardship. ]
suppose It's inevitable, perhaps, that a
time should come to US all when the lux
uries of life outweigh its northumberland
Of 3 you'll be romantic little while, but
you can be comfortable q long, long time
feeling eh9 Only, you know, 1t hash 4
come to Inc yet, and vo couldn't see
things from the same point of view.
Ibid you ever think, the girl went on,
with her voice q little unsteady, THAT
sometimes mother love can be the cruelest
thing in the world? 1t isn't often TINT IL
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Had u Marrow Escane.

The little 4-year-old daughter of Mr..
w. b. Baker. who lives in Bloodtield,
had u narrow escape from being Sc
riously injured last night. A wheel
man, whose name could not be learned,
was riding along Ivy avenue at high
rate of speed The child was standing
some distance off the sidewalk and it
looked as if he did not try to keep from
striking her. as he knocked her down,
bruisng her face and hands. The
wheelman never stopped to see If he had
injured the child.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26
BLOCKADE RUNNER CAPTURED.
tnl

KEY WEST. FLA. June 25.~-10:35 \
MA two masted vessel. the Amapla
Of Trniillo Honduras. was brought in
here this morning flying the American
flag and in charge Of Ensign Zeen. of
the Nicksburg. She was captured yes
trrday afternoon at sunset. while leav
ing Havana and attempting to run tho
blockade. She was quickly ovcrhaulr,
ny the Vicksburg and was found tc
have over thirty women and children
and a number of men on board. crew
and passengers. nj! refugees. There was
no sickness on board the Amapla, bu
she is detained in quarantine.
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the wagon serving to keep him awake.
The struggle was short, savage sand
dusty, and in few seconds the combat
ants rolled out Of the cloud Of red dust,
over the edge of the ernbankment and
plunged into the shallow waters OF the
creek at it's foot.
''Who-o-oshr' gnsped the deacon, blow
ing out a mouthful Of muddy creek water.
'.Pnwson, hit 'peah tub nue. LAX de debbel
dun riz outen de lnewel an 'scended pom
de suhvants-o' de Lawd!''
''Hit sho' do, Br'er Smif," agreed the
''pawson" shancfacedly, -wringing the
water from his coattails. "Jes' yuh git up
Anime me on nah boss, an we'll go tub de
meetin an praise de Lawd fob libberin he
suhvants outen de han O. saten"
"A-meE'' said the deacon devoutly.-
H. S. Mariner In Louisville Courier
journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26

Business was exceedingly dull in
the police court yesterday morning and
Judge Brown saw only a few sheck-
els pass his way. The regular at
tendants upon the morning session OF
the court became disguised earlv in
the game because of the lack of spice
and the usual ''git-up-and-g it"and de-
serted the Sanctum
The following cases were disposed Of
Jim Robinson. cruelty to animals;
fined 81 and costs.
Caledonia Gibson, disorderly conduct;
dismissed.
b. Puryear, selling liquor without a
license; continued until Tuesday
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SPANISH GARNET MEETING.

MADRID. .Iunc 25.-3 p. M.--The
cabinet held Il meeting this morning
and later the premier. Senior Saga sta.
went To the palace. He told the news
paper representatives hat the cabinet
meeting was To he reconvened. but he
refused to furnish any further infor-
nation on the subject.
Although ii is officially announced
that the premier visited The Queen Re-
gent in nrd"" To furnish Her Majesty
with he usual report on current affairs.
it is generally believed that the eXpcc
tod miniSt eral crisis has occurred.