davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
THE FOURTH VIRGINIA.

Definite Orders For Its Departure
Friday (.
The Fourth Virginia has received de-
finite orders for it's departure and will
probably have no difficulty in obtain
ing quick transportation.
The following is an order sent to the
Second Division headquarters, and for
warded yesterday afternoon to Colonel
Headquarters Seventh Army Corps,
December S, 1898.
To Commanding-aene Second Div.
Seventh Army Corps:
Ihe 1naJor-general commanding d.
reefs that the Fourth Virginia V1lun-
teer Infantry be prepared to embark On
transports Tsp for Cuba on Friday next.>
(Stgned) HI DORST
Assistant Adj utant-G General
Colonel Taylor wired Captain Wyatt
a fs 6a e rs SSaSiss
once. 'r Phillips a
rd In ,eg ;3'. Lor5fhsparture Of the
Richmond Dispatch correspondent:
Indiana will go on the transport Mobile.
which sailed from Philadelphia today,
ana is expected to reach this port
Thursday: The two regiments will
shes will probably leave that night or
Sunday morning. She Is expected to
reach rlabana Tuesday next The
Mobile is very large. fine ship. with
4 capacity for carrying 2.40O men with
all equipments, tents. floors, horses,
mules. and wogons. We will be en-
camped about six or seven miles from
the centre of Havana"
The Michigan and Panama are al
ready at Savannah and three more
transports are expected later in the
week. '
The first North Carolina is expected
TO leave Wednesday, On the Michigan,
and the Second Illinois will probably
leave the same day on the Roumanla.
General Lee has received orders from
Washington to transport the whole
Seventh Army Corps as rapidly as pos
sible.
In order to expedite matters it is
thought that a part of the corps will
be sent by rail to Tampa to embark
there.
All the men of the Seventh Corps who
are enjoying holidays at home have
had the pleasure cut short by an order
to report to their commands Immediate
". to embark with them for Cuba 4.
Corps headquarters are expected to
leave towards the latter part of the
week. They will probably go to Tampa.
and there take a passenger steamer for
Havana.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
THE LOUISVILLE LEGION.
Preparations to Take the Regimen,
Away When 1t Arrives.

preparations to Take the Regiment
Away When 1t Arrives.
1t was thought that the First Ken
lucky Regiment, or THE Louisyi,le
Legion would reach here last night.
but it is now learned that the boys will
not arrive before Friday night or Sat
urday morning, the delay being caused
oy the fact that the transport Berlin
did not leave Ponce. Porto Rico. until
sunday morning. after which it went to
san Juan de Porto Rico. leaving that
port Monday morning. The trip to this
port will occupy about five DAYS with
gpodweat Their
1t Is understood that the arriving
troops VIII be given quite reception
wnen they get here; aud that there
VIII be something like score of Ken
tunkians here to meet them.
me Chesapeake & Ohio railroad has
received orders to have some thirty
seven ruliman palace cars in readiness
lot the troops, in addition to six box
cars Tor the horses. The delay in the
transfer will be reduced to a minimum
Inc troops will probably not be permit
ted to land until the cars az. ready
I" receive them. Then they will he
marched right on board and At vest
as rapidly AZ they are loaded
On the ship in addition to Colonel
1astleman and the First Kentucky. are
MAJOR General Brooke and stafr Mrs
brooke. General Sheridan. chief of staff
ana AIRS Sheridan. as we'll as a number
of newspaper correspondents and per
sons not attached to the army.
These all boarded the Berlin at San
Juan AS the transport sailed from San
Juan early Monday morning and will
come directly TO Newport News. it
should arrive in port by Saturday
morning. allowing five days for the voy-
age.
The First Kentucky is the last regi-
ment to leave Porto Rico, all of the
other troops now there having been or
dered TO garrison duty.
Major General Brooke, who sailed for
Porto Rico from Newport News with
mis- staff in August. relinquished the
command of the island to General Guy
V. Henry. General Brooke will report
TO the War Department. at Washington
rs soon as he can reach the national
capital after arriving here,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
THE NANCY HANKS

The attraction at the Opera House to-
night will be the musical comedy .rrhe
Nancy Hanks which has been a stand
ara attraction for the past three years.
The piece refers to gold mine, and
concerns the fortunes Of the French
Marquis. who came to America with
one million francs. and how he spent 1t.
There is considerable plot to The
Nancy Hanks" more than is usually
found in the farce comedy line and the
interest never flags from the rise to the
fall of the curtain. Interspersed through
the play are a number of the latest
songs, severa! of which are the reign
.ng successes in New York, Boston and
the large cities at present. The com
pany is unusually strong. headed by the
author comedian, Frank Tannehiu Jr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
SAM HALLS INNING
Three Witnesses Testify in
the Famous Murder Case.
FURNISHED A MOTIVE
Claim the Soldiers Attempted to SION 4fa,
AS tie Was Cob x to $ .. Tho Proves,
Guard. Unan nifty of
.4 Ev.uenc, -." ..

Inc Han case did not make as much
pfosresS yesterday as 1t was hoped il
Would Inc defense did not finish its
evidence. but will probably do so today
and argument will be begun
II was decidedly Halls inning yester-
strongest yet brought forward in his ia
vor.
mere were three witnesses and there
Was Il striking unanimity between them
,neS testified to practically the same
Things, ana the evidence of one Will ex-
press what the three had to say.
The first business of the dav was the
of Charles Washington begun the day
before 1t did not take Commonwealth's
Attorney Newton long to get through
with this man.
The other three witnesses were Frank
George. Cleo Jones and Charles Holmes
all coored.
Cleo Jones testified that Sam Hail
got into his buggy and started away.
saying that he was going to see the
provost guard about the three soldiers.
one OF the latter. according to the wit
ness, the three seeing Hall starting
away, said; That man is going to the
provost guard. and VIII have us arrest
ed" They then made for the buggy:
one of them caught hold OF the horse:
one Went up to the side of the vehicle
and caught hold of Hall and the third
approached from the rear and was
reaching out to grab Hail. when the
latter pulled his pistol and. putting it
out OF the back OF the buggy, fired,
striking one of the soldiers in the foot
The next shot did not reach Il mark.
but the third struck Andrews. killing
him.
This was the substance of the evil
dence of Cleo Jones and also of the 9th
er two. All three of them testified to
hearing three shots and detailed the in
sidents OF the shooting with great ex-
actnesa
The prisoner seemed very cheerful
Yesterday. and even appeared to enjoy
part of the proceedings. The trial will
undoubtedly be concluded this week
band probably Friday evening.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
HAS ANOTHER NAME.

The Young Man Fond of Gas Gets Out
Of the Public Eye.
Is The young man from the PennsyiVa-
MIA coal region, who was brought back
to the quick from the dead by DR..
Greasy. at the Metropolitan Hotel last
Sunday. after having inhaled some
forty-odd cubic feet Of illuminating
gas. has hied him out of the public eye.
Yesterday he left the hotel and pre-
sumably the city. The mysterious
guest is one Of the richest men in
names that ever registered at the Me-
tropolitan. During the two days that
he stopped there. he was known by
three different cognominal appela-
tons.
Registering as John Bennett, he sub
sequently revealed that he was better
known as A. T.. Appelmine. Later on,
when 1t was question whether he
would recover from the effects of the
poisonous yapor. an examination of pa
ners found in his possession, disclosed
the fact that he sometimes signed his
name A. Oppcnheiln.
The gas pines have been acting nor
mally since Mr.. Bennett. otherwise
Mr. Appelmine, sometimes known as
Mr. Oppenheim. took his departure
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
MAMMOTH DEALS
One Hundred and Seven Lots
in One Transaction.
THIRlY-FIVE IN ASO HER
Hetween s+v""ty.fiv- ana Eight, NV.
Buildings to ,se Er. ct+si. Including
Twenty House Brick Block.
Examp'~ or th- Activity ..

one OF the largest. if net the largest.
transactions in real estate in Th., his
tory OF Newport News was cp.s,,;u-
mated yesterday. when the Cottrell Real
Estate. Insurance and Loan Conpan,,
4 ahu number of their clients. acting
iarouSn them, became the owners or
one hundred and seven lots in Marin
Emo. the other side Of the shipyard on
the west side of Lafayette avenue. hr-
\ tween F'orty-second and F'orty-six;h
+ streets, comprising nearly five blocks.
rms property was purchased from the
Old Dominion Land Company at a prit.,,
approNimating $50. 0O0 and in the mkt
lew months there will be erected upon
these lots between fifty and sixty build
ings which will cost in the agSvcs;l! q
hardly less than half hundred thou
sand dollars more.
This deal has been on for sometime
but was not closed up until vest ardny,
when the purchase was made
Half million brick have been order
ed for the construction Of the houses
which will be erected on the newly ac-
CURED property. and this brick viii be
here. it is expected within week ,r
ten days. The building improve1n. III: $
will be begun Immediately upon The ar
rival OF the material and the work Will
be done on scale so extensive that
they Will be under roof in compare
lively short tn7a;ss
The most important of these improve
ments contemplates fine brick block
OF twenty houses, to be put up. prob
ably. on ,Forty-second street though
the location has not yet been definitely
decided upon nor is it vet know,
whether the front will be of pressed
brick or otherwise.
OF the half hundred or more houses
that will be erected probably thirty will
be brick. The Others. of course, will he
frame nd n 1Si1 ha t,yo
stories. AT least. that 1t the present
plan.
What was practically a part of the
SHINE general plan, though an entirely
different deal. was the transfer made
sometime ago by the Old Dominion
/. xhirty-f1ve lots between Forty-fifth and
SF1ftteth, streets for $50. 900. Twenty-Five
4 Me.houses are now under cpnstruc-
Z ton upon this property and will sooE>
! be- completed
s33E' The buildings E, referred to in both
/ that are&contemplafed, but only those
Tor he building OF which definite arr
engagements have been ma de. The num-
Der will probably be doubled In the
course OF q year.
These deals, and the improvements
carried with them have more than the
ordinary Significance, when the pro-
posed building Of the Peninsula railway
and the establishment OF the ordnance
factoIsss in that neighborhood are con
sidereG: They also go to show that
when it comes to transactions in real
estate. Newport New can give the best
OF them pointers.
SOLD AT AUCTION. I5
A house and two lots at the corner o!
Twentyfourt street and Chestnut ay-
enue We're sold at public auction ysster-
day at noon by Irwin Tucker & Co. for
Capt. A. P. Thorn. trustee. to Barrett &
West. The price paid for the property
was ST $50
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
WILLIAMS WENT AWAY

Robert Williams. a prisoner. cele-
brated the inaugural ton Of the chain
gang system by quietly slipping away
while the "Bummers' Brigade" was lat
work. on Washington avenue yester-
day. He is the man who refused to go
out at noon the day before because he
did not think he had had enough to
eat.
The jail officials deny the story that
no one was at the Jail Tuesday to
turn over the prisoners to the street
department officers. An attendant is
there all the time and has Instructions
to permit the street officers to get the
prisoners when they call for them
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
HoAR RISES TO PROTEST.
He Denounces the Practice Of APP
pointing Senators on Commissions.
Nv Teinpranh

pointing senators on Commissions.
(By Teiegraph,1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-The Senate
had a. long debate in executive Session
today on the question of the eonrrma-
ton Of the Hawaiian Commissioners.
The debate was started by Senator
Hoar, who made n vigorous protest
against the practice of appointing SEN
ators on such commission. He said
these Senators were, when appointed.
acting under the direction OF and be-
ca me the duly authorized agents Of the
President TO carry out his Ideas and
wishes. What became Of their func
tons as Senators? he asked. when the
report they make. as in the case OF
the Hawaiian Commission. comes be-
fore the Senate, coordinate branch
of the government.
The method Of appointing Senators
on commissions was defended by Sem
ators Morgan and Platt, Of Connecti-
cut. who claimed that there was moth
ing inconsistent in so doing.
Other speakers in the controversy
We're Senators Chandler and Bacon. In
opposition to the free exercise by the
President of the power OF appointing
Senators to other positions. They
pointed out that there was Il law on
the statute books nhlblting citizens
from holding two offices with pay at
the same time and insisted that such
appointments were contrary to the
spirit of American institutions.
AIDRICH SUPPORTS M'KINLEY.
Senator Aldrich was among those who
commended for the right Of the President
to call into the service of the country
the talents of Senators and members
Of Congress in other lines than those
in which their offices indicated.
Senator Aldrich made the point that
the position Of commissioner in such
duties as those Of the Hawaiian Com
mission and the Paris Peace Commits
sion was not Inconsistent with the per-
Torrance OF senatorial duties. Those
positions. he said. were not offices in
the usual Interpretation of the word.
and to prevent the President from
| calling for their services for such work
was to often deprive him OF the best
assistance available in special cases.
| like those In which Senators Morgan.
Cuilom, Davis. Frye and others were
engaged.
Senator Vest was among those who
attacked the practice OF appointing Sen
ators to places on commissions:
All Senators making speeches espe-
5clally disciaimed any intention of per-
sonally attacking any Senator occupy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
BANKING AND CURRENCY.
House Committee Failed of a Quorum
Chairman Walkers Statement.
U INV Talepranh \ ".H

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE House
Committee on Banking and Currency
was to have held its first meeting to-
day, but no quorum appeared Chair
man Walker says it is not likely that
the committee will have any further
hearings on financial affairs. or will
tax ':-'""" lotion ~ shanlnr "H"r>ncy
leg.fst.i ton y currency and h liking
biz framed by 4 special cor,mittee
hea':sd by Representative McClcary, OF
Minnesota. IS now on the House calen-
OAR. aul some difference of cpinion ex-
lists within the committee as to the reg
ularity with which this bill was report
ed aud steps have been taken to have it
WITHDRAWN from the calendar
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
=, >,, 70 AUGMENT THE ARMY.
- y sill Eli Efn&i es fos. an I.,crea %
i ~ LOO. GOO Men "-17--- --- -
(By Telegraph.)

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-Representa-
I'VE Hui, chairman OF the House Com
mittee on Military Affairs. today intro
auced bill increasing the regular army
To approximately 100000 men The bill
was framed at the War Department ana
mas the approval OF the Secretary or
war, 1t IL not the bin framed by Gen
eral Miles, as this measure has not the
hlGh rank proposed by the Miles bill
ana some OF the appointments are omen
10 officers of the volunteer or from civil
IRE. IT provides for a lieutenant eeuer-
al ana what Is considered a sufficient
increase of majors and brigatlier gener
aus % command an army of 900 men
scattered from Porto Rico to Manila.
me artillery arm is recognized. sepu-
fallnS the arm into coast and field ar
tlilery. hut promotion will be by seniori
" OF the whole arm. \ decrease OF the
enlisted men is made SO that the arm
can he increased by recruits in case OF
war to full strength,
INFANTRY REGULATIONS.
The enlisted strength of an infantry
company is not to exceed l45 so that in
case of war new regiments would have
tn be formed. probably all of which
would be volunteer. but the regular
army would make substantial first
line The bill provides for the three
battalion formation The stan corps
me Increased about 40 per cent and
with the exception Of the adjutant gen
eral. inspector general and ordnance are
open to appointments from the volun-
tcer or civil life. The most noticea Bile
change is in that of the medical de-
partment. in which provision is made
for hospital corps of 5000 privates
with the necessary non commissioned
officers. with largely Increased mum
her of surgeons and assistant surgeons.
~ =. y I,,.
tropical countries are to have an in
crease of % per cent. In pay. Under
the Immediate control of the President,
inhabitants of the new countries may
DC enlisted in the organizations there
serving
The bill gives total of fourteen reg
ments OF artillery. twelve OF cavalry
and thirty OF infantry
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
FULLY EQUIPPED.

The North End Hose Company is Ready
for Business
The North End Hose Company is now
formally part Of the city,s Fire De-
Dartment
Yesterday the boys received and
transferred to their quarters on Forty
'hird street and Lafayette avenue reel
and five hundred feet of good hose.
The company has been organized
sometime. but this marks it's official be-
ginning. 1t has membership of ,hir-
!Y-four men. stout-hearted and true.
and Is considered one of the best volun-
teer companies in this section.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
ANTI CALPINC; BILL
Measure Passes the House after a Ten
Years Fight.

Measure Passes the House after a Ten
Years Fight
(Sy Telegraph)
WASEIl NGTON. Dec. Tho House
today passed the anti-tieket scalping
bill by vote of ll3 to lOl This action
is the elimination of II ten years strup-
Gle on the part of the railroads to put
an end to the business of ticket scoln-
ing. The inter State Com,narc. com
mission first called attention to the sub
lect In its report nf 1855, and i, has
been before Congress. in one form or
another. ever since
DEBATE WAS SPIRITED.
During the last session extensive.
hearings We're given both to the repre-
SentatlVeS or the railroads and the
scalperS. and MIR. Sherman OF New
York. secured 1T4 pledges for the
measure. 1t WAS. however, deemed in
advisable to bring the measure forward
until the present session.
The debate today lasted four hours.
and was spirited upon both sides None
of the amendments offered we're adop,-
cd. and the bin passed as reported by
the committee.
is RESTRICTIVE. ..s.....
Mr. sherman. OF New York briefly
explained the provisions of the bill.
setting forth that it was Very similar !.
70 the one passed by the House during
the last Congress, The changes were
mainly restrictive upon corporations.
y,
to the Interstate Commerce act. to
provide each .sent authorized to sell
tickets witt Il certificates. and m:de it
unlawful .or an officer of such carrier
10 sun.+.y tickets to any but authorized
agents. 1t made violations OF these
provisions misdenleanor, and provided
for the redemption OF unused tickets.
and also provided penalties for forging
or altering tickets. Mr. sherman
said this legislation had been repeatedly
recommended by the Interstate Com
merce Commission: that it had the sun
part OF newspapers and commercial bod :
les, ana that over three thousand pc
tltions in favor of it had been presented
I" the House during the present Con-
SreSS. -
FRAUD OFTEN pRACyrrCEp
The business communities had come
10 look upon the ticket brokcrag BUSH
ness AN illegal. The amount OF fraud
pTacticcd. II known, would startle any
one Unfamiliar with the facts, Mr..
Sherman displayed great mass OF
fraudulent tickets. which, he said.
would give a faint idea of the frauds
practict'l upon the railroads and the in
nocent travelling public.
Several amendments were offered, Inf
they We're al defeated. ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
MAIL CARRIER MARRIED.

Wyatt Roane. the colored mail car
Ter, one Of the most efficient and best
ked men in that department of the
ccal postoffice, was married last even
ng at the colored Baptist church to
Hattie Bentley, after which a reception
-as given in the colored Y NJ. c. A.
all on Jefferson avenue. Nearly all
ne attaches of the postoffice attended
md also showed their appreciation of
WYATT by giving him as a valuable
Wedding present a hundred piece dinner
ct Mr. Fred Read, the postmaster
-lso sent a handsome present individu-
,lly -.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08

We desire to inform the citizens Of
Newport News that we carry very
complete line Of Mantels. both wood and
slate In all designs. Tile hearths in the
very latest patterns, also CRATES and the
celebrated Richardson & Boynton La
trobe Heater. We have the most beau
tiful patterns in all grades of wall pa
per. We keep open until $3.50 P. NJ. and
can convince the public that they can
save money by buying all interior dec
orations from US. w n. Patton & Co..
2l2 TWenty-seventh street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
Observation-Disclosures

Miss Leila ]. Marshbanks. one OF
ioanoke's most attractive bellies, yes
arday became the bride of Mr.. Fred. S.
ones. Associated Press operator in the
flee of the Daily Press. The wedding
Jas a quiet one, only few near rela-
ives and friends Of the contracting
.arties being in attendance at the GER
mony, which was performed by the
,astor of the First Baptist church In
eoanoke. The bride was an attache of
he Western Union Office in the Magic
City,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
AN EXCITING CHASE.

Sergeant Milstead returned last even
ing from an exciting chase after a fox
near Little Bethel. He brought the fox
with him. The sergeant had nine
hounds with him. good ones, too, but
Reynard gave them two hours chase
before they finally caught him. and
they only did it then by running him
up tree. The fox is OF the grey vari-
ETY., and weighs eight pounds
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
REVIVAL. MEETING.

Rev. Thomas Needham, evangelist Of
the South. will commence a series OF
meetings in the Second Baptist church,
Rev. Thomas ]. MacKay. pastor. on
Sunday morning next and will CONTINUE
two weeks. Mr.. Needham is an old
friend of the pastor and preached for
Mr.. Mackay in Pennsylvania. He is at
present assisting Rev G. V. Tilley. OF
Winston, N. c., where he has had a
very large number of conversions.