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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23
CADETS DEBATE.
Interesting Exercises at the Newport NV,
Military Academy Last Night

Interesting Exercises at the Newport News
Military Academy Last Night.
The Eulalian and Philobi biln Literary
Societies Of the Newport News Military
Academy, met in "a competitive debate
az the academy last might.
The subject of THE debate was:
Resolved. That examinations in
schools should be abolished
:Mesirs. Laine and Wood, represent
ing the Fhilobihiain Society, took the
affirmative, and Messrs. Friend and
Howard. of the Euialfa!n. spoke for the
negative. The Representatives of the
Ph2lo MbIan Society won the debate,
which does nvt seem very strange, as
1T can hardly be expected that "a school
BOY could enter into the negative side
of this Question with his whole soul
Declarations followed by members
of both societies. Messrs. Whey and
Conway declamed for the Eulalians.
while 'Messrs ;Eeall and Whitley spoke
for tale 'Philpbibians. The former won
the deckima tion contest, making the
hOnorS about even
Quite a number of young ladies and
gentlemen of the city were in attend
ance.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23
"A SPLENDID PERFORMANCES.
~ Night or" Present. d to Il Large and
Appreciate Aud;enre

Perhaps the most 'all round" talen-
ted company which has appeared at the
opera house since Manage Booker aus
sumed mana gertal control. played "A
Night OFF, last evening to a large and
appreciative audience
a Nlsht On is an amusing farce of
the high class and was adapted and To-
calized by that prince of adaptors, Mr..
august Daily. the New York manager.
The play is full of amusing and tr-uly
interesting complications from the rise
OF the curtain in the first act to it's fall
at the close of the fourth
Inc plot ihOngeS about the aspirations
OF ra,tler p.ous old college professor
TO have his original tragedy produced,
and the aspirations of a better dav'.
actor manager to produce Ii. The pro-
lessor has a wife who iss still! more pious
and likes playing the mother sin law
better than the spouse. The daughter
Is angry because she has married a
nan wHnout past, and ObLges him
10 confess to "a lie. The complica:ions
are of such an order that everybody
seems to be taking everybody else into
confidence. The play is produced with
dA aStrous results, and the complica-
tons become even more tangled when
the professor tries to dESown his share
in the production.
The situations are splend;dly worked
up. and 1T may be said that a refined
Farce never brought forth the plaudits
Of an audience in this city as did "A
Night OFF" last evening
Thomas !MSGrath, as ;uhe actor man
aser. WAS simply immen.e. and took
Off the type to a *" The cleverest
work among the lady members of the
company was done by Edith Totem, as
the daughter. who wants to be aSsoci-
aied with a past.
w. c. Andrews, as the old professor;
May Ha.nes, as his wife; Harry Da-
! mask. as the hubby without a past;
George Sprague. a,s the disgraced father
of q staSe-s',ruck son; James McCurdy,
as the son: Grace Vaughan. as the 9th
er daughter. in love With the son, and
EdEA lansing as the stage struck Ser
want, We're ali really first class in their
respective rolls. and demonstrated that
the company has been selected With
the greatest care. The other players
| made The best of small parts.
The next attra Ct!on at the opera
house Will be the Stellar event of THE
season. On the evening of March 5.
Smyth & Rice's Comedians i'm My
l.end from India" will hold THE boards
and an enjoyable performance is prom
.srd. The principal artists. Frederick
Bond >and Mary Vol1es, are we'll kno wn
throughout the country.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

The revenue cutter Window, which
arrived in thiS pert Monday caused
qut;e a Ettle excitement in the City
yesterday.
Comparatively few people knew that
the little vessel was in port, and when
her guns spoke" at noon. there was
quite u little speculation as to the cause
OF the firing.
There had been a good deal of war
talk. and when THE sound of firing was
heard people rushed ito the beach by
the hundreds to ascertain the cause OF
it. From their actions a person might
have been led TO believe that they
Thought the Spanish warship Vizcaya
Was IN the EtirbCT. and had turned lhel
gums ON the city. The Window fired
twenty One guns at II O'clock, in honor
of the nations first President.
The 'Wlndom will probably leave here
tpl1y
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

The Ladies' Afd Society of ths Pres
by7terian c!urch Will give grand enter
tainnent al the opera house on F>rlduy
night, February 25tti, at s O'clock. \
caDeata. es.tl,led Land OF Nod" 10y
popular children, ans Dana G!bs-n's ar
t.stic pictures viii be thv program
Tickets 35c. Reserved seats. soc. Fol
sale at klor's drug stc'.e f-om Tues lay
February 22i, until entertainment is
ovsIr. Characters in' Dan" G.fsnn'=
Pictures: Mss Cleme.re Cooke, Mis-
Mamie Young, Miss Lillian Cox, Miss
Eva OK. Mss Mary JaecIb Mss New
ton, Miss Annie Sal,ey. MISS Lillian
Ay!Er. Mrs. Clarence Robinson, Mrs. J..
Q. Saunders. Miss ,.Ea BraXton, NJ 80
Norma Nol.i,a, Mss Mate Saunde:s
Mr.. P. T. Marye, MIR. Hmyer. Mr.. Bar
gan.in, Mr.. Hughes, Mr. Merton, Mi
Robinson, Mr. Salley, Mr.. Crosby. DR.
AyIer.
Iaarstters In Cantata. "Lani3 OF Nod
queen, Norma Stella Notion; Princess
BESSIE Waltong Queen of Dollgs, Louis.
Brumley: Ny Lady Fortune. Mnrs
Doyle; CID M ther GcEse. LucE lie Ay!ser
Price, Toby More; Jack OF Dreams
Asa Brooks: Goblin Can ard Must Jen-
ME Ramsey; Lard Man. Charlt* Pu,zel
Dream Goblin, WFllett Manville: Stand
ard Barer. Ostaw Williams; Pages
Enna, Ala son, Merton, Cary, Epes
Little Sleepy heads FAIRIES, &c. Et.eer.
.a.nnle;I5 GThlei' tbs; objection cf Mrs
Noit:on, assisuel!thy Miss Male Saunders
Mrs. l.. B. Manvillle and Mrs Brumley
ftb 1928
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23
CniOrHl SGpuniicans Meet.

The colored Republican,: of the Sec
ond ward met Ln Uliun Hail. la', night.
W.!!am Washington presiding. A
number of men from both factions of
the party We're in attendance and the
messing was harmonious. The follow
ing party LEADERS, made speeches:
A.C. Davis. p .RtRne. w. II. Lee.
and c. l.. Harris. the culored Justice
of the peace.
Before Jhe rnv.e.ng adjourned a reSo-
luton was passed to combine the fac
toms of the party in the Second ward
and Thereby make a s,trongvr fight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23
No Brenkdowns.

If you ride an Eclipse, anti they Cont
nee:a pumping up every few minutes
ei,ther because we fit 'eVn with first
class TIRES, ard reaEe.Eebr. should you
meet with an acc:d5nt they st you
n,Jthing for repairs. Why not buy tine
best Bicycle mate, especially when We
sci them es cheap ard on easier terms
than otfnsrs who sell inferior bicycles
Eclipse Bicycles are guaranteed fol-
FOUR YEARS. Bsur that in mind
also
NEWPORT NEWS CYCLE CO.,
fe %. 221 Twenty -ssvenhh St
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23
Dcath OF Tho,n,s Atkins.

MIR. Thomas Atkinson, a pipe filter
employed OF THE shipyard, died at an
tuiiy hour ysetet2r-y morning at H..
Harding house in Sh:e.-s Row. on
4'Tsnty- ninth street.
MIR. Atkinson had been suffering from
bronchitis. and his leath was the result
of complications growing out OF re-
cen. a;iack of the grip.
Thu funeral will take place some time
mis- afternoon from uhe house.
The hour has not yet been determined
upon.
Mr.. Atkinson was about 35 years OF
age. He has been working at the ship
yard for the paSss four years and during
that time has made many friends in the
city.
He leaves a widow and three children
and a mother to mourn their loss.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23
e local fighter


TI!ey melt like mist in ths mouth and
tickle the taste with a toothsome
tC.ich You ask WHAT" Just samp. e
Fox's xxx Squire Wafer Butter
CHECKERS ard you'll get the answer
through the senss of taste. II aH the
f-,-d experts and crack" bakers in the
word 4.ould ctmDink their efforts they
coGndtnit produce more delightful and
MihOleS, me cracker.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

fayette avenue, to Twenty-flfth street,
to Washington avenue, to Opera House.
where it was dishanded.
The committees having in charge the
arrangements for this patriotic demon
stration We're aus follows:
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics-Z. T. Jones. chairman; w. w
Rowell, ]. Il. Nicholson, E. E. Christie
and r. E. Stevenson
Daughters of Liberty-W. H John
son, chairman; c. e. Brickley, Mrs. c.
w. Adams, Mrs. John Holden and Miss
Mary Sims.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

Drop In the basement Of the Citizens
and Marine Bank; yon will have no
trcuble in finding the seller. Houses and
lots in all sections Of the city. Powell
Bros & King. feb eft.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

We are prepared to do all kind Of re-
pairing, dying, cleaning and pressing
in first class manner and at low prices.
Virginia Steam Cleaning and Dye
Works, John Austrian, Prop, BIOS
Washington avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

The Rev. MT. aicGea will d,:Ever a lee
euTa Thursday evening at O'Clock at
East EEdlMethodist Church for the ben
eft of the church. Subject: "Charac-
ters.' Admission, adults, % cts; chii-
dren. 10 cts. feb 23-1t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23
A Happy Woman

Is the tousekeeper who buys her coal
and wood from the Warwick Coal and
Wood Co., Twenty-eighth street. Ia IA tt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

II you want pictures OF any kind or
size see Wagner, 241G Washington av-
enue. feb 20-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

Wood delivered in any part OF the
city for 80 cents per load. cash. M. s.
Warren, 445 Twenty ninth street
Phone 261s. feS-2m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken Or grippe.
100.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

For Rert--The Central Hotter. nicely
furnished. Apply to NJ. II. Lash. 2S03
Washington avenue. feb 15-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23

Continued ON Fourth Page.s
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-09-17

TtNIME TABLE Of th" Ohio River aud
] charleston Railway Company,
,"riunctly WITH th" South Carolina 81
'~r"~ia Railroad.
Schedule i'm effect NaY I5.h. 1895.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-09-17

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Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-08-10
PrODhesY.

In an article in the Campaign Edition of the GRAPHIC, issued on April 24, 1898, and before the first primary, MT. ". B. Sorrells, the present nominee for Prosecuting Attorney, used this language, which was prophetic:
 Ut is a sad reflection that in the physical, moral and intellectual ad- vancement of this age, politics is not upon higher plane. Every campaign is fraught with a scram- ble unbecoming this progressive age. All kinds of political schemes and artifces are often resorted to to obtain political preferment. Many good men, for this reason, are losing interest Tn their most saF cred rights.
 "This suggestion should be taken to quiet and uninterrupted hour, and weighed with sober, serious re- flection. l may be wrong; If so, there are others who are deceived When candidates are measured by high standards of moral worth, when he who seeks office must win upon merit and integrity, then shall that low order of politics 'take sepulchre forever in the realms of everlasting night" then shall the confidence begotten Of fidelity fan the flame of human love and raise the standard of civil liberty among mankind"
 How prophetic were the words, written in advance of the primaries. In these very primaries, "all kinds of political schemes and artifces were resorted to 10 obtain political preferment," and as a result, "many good men, for ttis reason, are los ing interest in their most sacred right.
 We have already witnessed in this county the fulfllment of this proph- esy. The will of the people having been set aside and thwarted, the people fare losing interest in their most sacred rights, and are already asserting that "its no use to vote our votes won't be counted.
 This is a sad and lamentable com mcntary upon our civilization, and presAges moral, political and intel lectual decay The hand of Gisinte- grafton and disaster can only be stayed by rebukiHg such methods at the polls and hurling the authors of them from everlasting power.
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One Terah Hooley had a fine run for his money as a promoter of com panies which have proved to be frauds of the worst kind, and he is bankrupt He indulged in no idl- boast, however, when he said he could bring down in his fall some of the highest heads in England. The revelations were made and ar istocratie West End experienced shock likeunto that of 9 forty horsepower galvanic battery. 1t IS shown that millions of pounds were paid to British peers for the use of sheir names as directors of fradu- lent companies foated by the now bankrupt specuJator. The price which the holder of proud title would demand ranged from 2,500 to $10,000, and an earl was so for tunate as to scoop $50, 900 for act ing as president of a bicycle tire manufacturing company.
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In commenting on the defeat of Congressman Joe Bailey's resolu- tions before the Texas State Dem oeratic convention, the Commercia5- Appeal says:
 "Leader Bailey is a young man of parts, who has made squite 8 creditable record, but unfortunately he seems to have crystalized and turned his face to the past. He talks about the theory of govern ment when the country IS grap- bling with condition of conner cial existence. The theorists give us a wealth of academic elegancies. but it takes the practical people to furnish the dynamics of progress. Mr. Bailey opposes an increase in the standing army just as Senator Jones, of Arkansas, opposes the an- nexation of Hawaii. He might as well be opposed to the fall of Rich mond, the Burgogne disaster, the destruction of Cerveras ships, the submergence of Port Royal. The annexation of Hawaii is an accom- plished and an indestructable fact It is block of adamant in the ever building walls of She worlds history If Mr. Bailey will look about him he will see that an increase Tn the standing army is not a subject for debate, The increase has been made. The army is many times larger than it was few months ago Of course Mr. Bailey had to quote Thomas Jefferson. No really or thodox looking backward states man ever negleets to quote what somebody has said. All ques. tions must be referred to the past. Being the negative pole of the national battery the worshipers of the past eyade all responsibility and shirk contact with actualities,
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their protest against the snap meth ods. At the city elections Mr. Bell received a triumphant majority over the regular democratic nomi- nee. During the present county campaign, the people witnessed .alI sorts of snap and dark lantern con- ventions. Following these cane the action of a partisan committee which set aside the judgment and selection of the democratic voters of tEe county as registered in two primary elections, aud by unfair methods bestowed the honor and the nomination upon another Nov the people are again calling on May or Bell by petition to stand as candidate for Sheriff in order to register their pro- test against the unfair and un. scrupulous methods employed in the Mccoy campaign, and for the future interests of the democratic party, to correct and rebuke the same. And it would not be surpris- ng if local political history should repeat itself with Mayor Bell again the leader.
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H5sa n:ft, are the only pills to take AAOO1 . AAAS with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
An Unprejudiced Opinion
(Rison Bazoo. ]


 The Pine Bluff GRAPHIC has an nounced its intention of not sup porting Maj. Mccoy for Sheriff Of that county. We are a strong be- liever in sticking to the nominees, but in this case we believe the GRAPHIC is right. We know noth- ing of the two contestants for the Sheriff's office of Jefferson county, and hence are not prejudiced for or against the claims of either party. We have read the evidence on both sides as it appeared in the papers, and are honestly of the opinion that Mai. Mccoy is not the legal nomi- nee of the party. We believe great and palpable fraud has been perpe. trated upon the people of Jefferson county. The only way to show a disapproyal is not toleave the party, but to repudiate such acts of dis honesty at the ballot box. If it is not done, the same disregard for the rights of others and the purity of the ballot box will continue. When it is known that such acts will be repudiated at the polls it will stop, and not till then.
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We love the Democratic party with all our might and we always have and will res:ect good, straight, stalwart republican, but good Lord deliver us from bolters and mugwumps. Bah!-Commerctal.
 But these have not always been the Commercials sentiments. In '84 when it's editor was one of the sec retaries of the county convention, we are informed, our contemporary bolted the ticket, and in '93 it bolt ed the Democratic nominee for May or 0f the city of Pine Bluff, support ed Mr. D. c. Bell, who in response 10 a petition because of the snap methods of the primary, became an independent candidate and was el, ected. The substitute editor Of the Commercial should review the files of that paper before he essays to write any more political editorials about so.called "bolters. !"
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&1OO Reward. &1O0-

The reader of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded dIs- ease that science has been able to cure in all US stages and that is eatarrh Halls catarrh cure is the only positive cure known 10 the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitu- ilonai treatment Halls catarrh cure is taken mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de. stroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength hy building up it's work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer SlOO Tor any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address
 F.J CHENEY Co. Toledo, o.
 Sold by druggists, T5c.
 Halls family pills are the best.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-08-10

Bolting and bolter are relative terms and depend upon the point of view entirely. When from any just cause a man refuses to submit to the machinery of politics, that is, when he does not bhndly and with out question do as the so-called par
 ty leaders dictate shall be done, but choses rather to think tor him. self and exercises the preogatives given him by the very organic law of our country, he is straightway called bolter and is treated on the same principle by which they tried
 people in the days of old Salem for witchcraft, when they threw ac- cnsed persons in the river; if they drowned they were innocent of the charge, but if they swan ashore, they were adjldged guilty and were forthwith stoned to death, Martin Luther was a bolter and gave to the world it's protestant religion. Gal ileo was a bolter and the science of Astronomy was born. The colonists bolted the imposition of unequal laws and we have today as it's result, the greatest nation on the earth. In fact in every depart ment of human life, the man or the idea that does not subscribe to the existing affairs, is dubbed "bolting.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-08-10

An exchange remarks that some German missionaries went to China and got killed by a mob; whereupon Germany, by way of indemnity, siezed a Chinese port and the adja- ent territory. And now a German General, in an official report, dwells upon the desirability of getting still more Chinese territory, and says the easiest way to do so is to send more missionaries.
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The St. Louis Chronicle has raised it's voice for a new and biggest holi- day of them all, uaming as the day that on which the terms of peace are signed by Spain and the United States. This is a scheme of the federal office holders to secure an other lay off from their onerous du. ties. With national and state, we have enough holidays now.
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History May Repeat Itself.

Ia 1893 the Democrats of the City of Pine Bluff held aprim ary election for the nomination of a candidate for Mayor. A committee was appoin- ted to govern the same, and because of it's arbitrary action in arranging a snap primary, there was great dis sention and division.
 After the primary petition was circulated calling on Mir. DC. Bell to make the race as an independent candidate, in order to give the people an opportunity to register
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Warning Order

Tn the Chancery Court of the County or Jefferson and state of Arkansas, Albert E; Ewing as administrator of the estate Of E. Werthimer, deceased
 Vs. Edward .Wertheimer, Lee Wertheimer and j. treiberS and A. Freiberg as partners, as J X A. Freiberg defendents
 The defendants, J. Freiher0 and A. Friedburg are warned to appear ID this court within thirty days aud answer N S the complaint of the plaintiff Albert k Ewing as administrator of the estate of E. Wertheimer, deceased.
 Pine Bluff, Ark. Augusta, 1898. H. A. MCCOY, E. E. BLOOM. Olerk. District Clerk.
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zaek Taylor, old, broken down aud incompetent for the office, was raised to the presidency solely on account of his war record. So was Harrison and the same with Grant. If Mckinley IS not re-elect- ed it is dimes to doughnuts that our next president will be popular hero of this war.
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State Democratic Ticket.

For Governor
 Dan W. Jones, of Pulaski. For Secretary of State
 Alex c. Hull, of Boone. For Treasurer
 Thos. E. Little, of Sebastian. For Auditor
 Clay Sloan, of Lawrence. For Attorney General
 Jeff Davis, of Pope. For Commissioner of State Lands J. W. Colquitt, of Pulaski. For Supt. of Public Instruction J. J. Dove, of Lonoke. For Com. of Agriculture, etc Frank Hill, of Washington. For Associate Justice
 J. E. Riddick, of Greene. For Congress-
 Second distict- J. s. Little.
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And now the country will wait and sweat and the correspondents will prophecy the exact time when Spain will make reply to American terms of peace just as they did while the President.,was preparing his war message for Congress.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-08-10

The modern naval Sampson, Tn trying to kill off dangerous rival for official promotion makes use of the same weapon employed by his more successful prototype when he smote the Philistines-iaw bone of
 ass.
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Col. Cranes regiment of negro immunes were paid their salaries on Saturday and then turned them selves loose on the city to have good time. They soon got drunk and their conduct became so riotous and dangerous that they had to be placed in jail.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-08-10

When the army ot occupation goes to Cuba the United States will Havana amount of tobacco for its soldiers to burn. This is true, for we got it from man who went there in '52, but he has not banana mere.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-08-10

The armored cruiser Infanta Ma ria Teresa, one of the crack ships of the Spanish navy. which was sunk by Commodore Schley's squa- dron in the naval battle of Santiago will soon be flying the American flag.
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Democratic County Ticket.

Senator Smith c. Martin.
 tesentatiyes-Creed Caldwell. II. K. Toney, R. P. Foster. County Judge-W. D. Jones. County Clerk--F. B. Flanders. Circuit Clerk--J. A. Langford. Treasurer-J. Y. Saunders. Assessor-C. ". Harris. Surveyor-John J. Martin. Coroner IN. L. Cook.