Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13
N0.1'hE'Y ARE MOI SP|E@
Attaches of Foreign Legations
at the Shipyard
CAUSE j ASENgAI|ONAL RUNOR
But the Report is Promptly
Denied by the Authorities.
THE TEXAS GOES TO SEA
She Leaves the Flying Squadron Mt old
Point, Supposedly for Dun s,rac-
ttce, I:ut Does No, Return.
Mniitia Companies Pass
CAUSE ASENSAT|OEHL RUNOR
THE TEXAS GOES TO SEA

Through tho City.
The report in circulation last night
alleging that two spies were arrested
at the shipyard yesterday while max
ing pencil sketches of the works seems
TO have been unfounded
The gentlemen alleged to be snies
We're attaches Of foreign legations at
washington who came here to visit
the shipyard. They We're Mr. II. J.
FOLDERS OF Austria-Hungary and Mr..
Won Rebler. of Germany
These gentlemen arrived in the cit x
yesterday morning from Old Point and
Went Immediately to the shpyard
Where they presented letter from
a0rmer3 assistant secretary of the navy,
Theodore. Roosevelt, requesting that
they be. extended certain courtesies
Ihe letter was written before Mr.
roosevelt resigned the secretaryship to
accept the slieutenant- colonelcy of
Ieddys tough Riders" who will soon
went into effect prohibiting any but
employees entering the shipyard. Hence
they We're denied admission to the
plant.' ~ NIL
The gentlemen then applied to Cap
tain Warburton. senior commander OF
the batteries stationed at the shipyard
He stated that he was under orders to
ADMIT no one to the shipyard. and
doubted his authority to honor the note
from the former assistant secretary Of
the navy Captain Warburton referred
the foreigners to Brigadier General
Royal T. Frank. scommandant; OF For
treSs Monroe. as well as of the batteries
stationed here. telling them that ii
they brought an order from the general
It would afford him pleasure to honor
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Some time later the visitors were seen
near the shipyard. The corporal Of the
guard at post nearby was notified by a
Waterman. who said he saw the men
with pads and pencils in their hands
drawing, he supposed. sketches of the
yard. The corporal escorted the men
to Captain Warburton's tent and he
promptly ordered their release, as thay
diSclaimed any intention of violating
the rules. explaining that they simply
wished to get q view of the works.
The foreigners then took trolley car
for Old Point. stating that they would
call on General Frank.
The manners of the foreigners indcat-
ed that they were gentlemen. and no
one in authority ut the shipyard sus-
pected that they We're spies. ON the
other hand. they regretted they could
not permit the visitors to enter the
yard
When seen last night by a reporter
for the Daily Press. General Manager
w. A. Post stated that he did not doubt
the genuineneSs of the letter presented
ny lie SlStloIS. nut CIidt lIG Eule pro-
hibiting visitors from entering the ship
yard was being rigidly enforced. and
therefore the attaches of the foreign
legations We're denied the privilege re-
quested for them by Colonel Roase-
welt.
AT CAMP WARBGRToN.
The troopers composing batteries A
and C. which were ordered here from
Camp Hastings. Pa. to guard the snip
yard. finished pitching their tents at
Camp Warburton above the shipyard
yesterday. and the soldiers are now
% snugly quartered on the bluff overlook
Ing James river. Many people visited
the camp last evening.
Last night guard posts were placed
tn the shipyard and twenty men We're
detailed to patrol the yard.
AS yet the horses for the batteries
have not arrived. but as soon as they
reach the camp regular drills will be
held.
Guns were placed ON the piers at the
shipyard yesterday morning. ..
ON TO RICHMOND.
Three companies of the state militia
passed through the city yesterday en-
route to Camp Lee. a
Companies 3 and T.. Fourth Regi-
iment, Of Norfolk. arrived in the morn
ing on the steamer Louise.
The infantrymen filed into the coach
es reserved for them and five minutes
later they were on their way to Rich
mond to go into camp with their broth
er infhntrymen Of Company A, Norfolk,
and other State organizations which
have already been modified in the
capital city.
Company B carried ninety-one men
and Company E eighty.
The officers of the two companies.
many Of whom are well known here.
are as follows:
COMPANY b.
Captain--Marshall Tarral!.
First Lieutenant-E. w. Solomon
sky. ms. 4
Second Lieutenant-c. L. Wright.
sergeants-G. 7. Taylor. NJ. Powell
s. u. Smith. & 6F
Quartermaster Sergeant = w. H
Church.
Corporais-E. r. Gale. A. S. Morris
j. M. Morris, J. M. Mccoy, L. d. Linn
c. D. Bew. A. J. Kerns, A. C. Downing
B. F. Totty, C. L. Davis, w. H. VIII
kins.
Wagoner-E. Iyorth.
gG COMPANY E.
Captain-T. J. Nottingham.
First Lieutenant-W. H. Wassun.
Second Lieutenant-E. w. Jones.
Sergeants-W. C. Shelly. w. B. King
J. l.. Gilbert, H. A. Macon.
land, L. E. H}fehings, j. e. Griggs, F
J. Lawler, J. w. McCloud, Frank Nc
Laughlin, John McRorie, II. w. Walk
hart and II. G. Parker. # ~
Music;an-C. l.. Henley
Wagoner-S. H. Forest.
A large crowd mad assembled at TIN
depot to see the soldiers boys of Nor
folk disembark from the Boat ant
board the train. and many good wishe
followed them as the train took then
QSR out Of sight. sa .sS,43
At 1880 O'Clock yesterday Afternoon