Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-24
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WILL MEET TIL; MORNING.
Counciinien ;nt BUSINESS Men tn Confer
Regard x qh.. Naval Review.

ReCs.rdi x ahe Naval Review.
Although dispatches have been sent
out from Washington stating that,
owing to the complaint of steamship
companies that warships liz Hampton
Roads would impede navigation. those
h are Interested in having a naval
review in these waters have not aban-
doned the. project. On the Ii hand.
every effort will be made to have the
greatest naval parade in the history of
the world take place in Hampton
Roads. Already. 1t is said. applications
have been made to the railway compa-
MES for excursion ratesefrom points in
the far west to Newport News.
This morning q special committee APP
pointed by the president of the Com
mon Council Will confer With Mr.. w.
&. Vest. president Of the Business Mems
liens at the Citizens& Marine Bank
building to map.out a course OF action
to pursue. &ss-5 tt sFl r. a.
The citizens of Newport News will
two hotels at OldePoint. the Virginia
representatives in Congress. Hon. Geo.
~: Bowden and other prominent men
OF Norfolk. ~
The fleet at Old Point was augmented
yesterday by the arrival of three more
warships and two torpedo boats sailed
for Northern ports.
The arrivals today We're: -..-.
GunboatE Wilmington, Commander
Chapman C. 3Tsnnd.
Converted tug Piscataqua, command
or Nathan r. Miles.
Collier Ponipey, Commander NJ. Mix
Ter. =
The boats to- sail were the Mckee
and Gushing.
IT Is sta ted Il tomorrow the follow
Ing vessels will sail for Northern ports:
Cruisers Detroit and Topeka. gunboat
Helena, converted yacht Gloucester
and converted tug. Osceola.
"A dispatch received by the Daily
Press last night from Richmond says:
Referring to- Washington dispatch
to the. effect that orders that will pre-
vent the assembling of, any large naval
fleet in Hampton Roads are due to COM
plants from, TRANSFORMATION companies
sucn Easseniblage wou1d interfere
viii navigation. kilograms to the Dis
patch from representatives of various
transportation lines out of Norfolk dis
claim. knowledge of any such complaint
on the part of the companies they rep
resent. In one or two cases sindigna-
ton is"eNpressed at the injustice done
the transportation lines i'm the report
INDIFFERENT BUSINESS MEN.
There We're four members present last
night 1T the called meeting of the Bust
ness Mems Association ~ President
icy yh AMI snune,,m.a Of t ,,uo1x ppufs'l.
Of the association ready, ~ tE5peh tha
meeting, but as no other members nut
in an appearance no session was held. 8
This meeting was called especially TO
consider the a~dvisability OF p%etitfon;ng
the Navy Department to retain the YES
sells. of the North. Atlantic squadron Ut
Hampton Roads and protesting against
the objection raised that their presence
would Interfere With shipping. ss
The inditference5&of&t he5sSmembers Of
Observation-Disclosures nlastsFsspertniniEg
TO the best interestsGofssthe city Justly
DESERVES Tebtke from all Spublic-spsrited
citizens. This is a matter of vital i'm:
I p~ortnncea,fo NewportsSNews sand*if the
Business Men's'A association Is not dis
p1sed-t lend-a helping hand in such
things the people will not regard its
existence of any advantage to the city.