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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
POLICE COURT

Justice Brown. in the Police Court.
disposed Of the following cases yester-
day:
Pat Hagns. disorderly conduct: fined
SO and costs
James Mclaughlin and Q. O'Connell.
drunk: fined So and costs.
Matthew Lee (colored) fined S. and
costs.
Glen Hagin and Callie Hatton Cool
oreD drunk: fined 50 and costs.
Arthur Turpin. Emma Johnson, la
ME Henderson. Peter Walker tcolored)
disorderly conduct fined So and costs.
Silas Rowle;t (colored). disorderly
conduct; case continued one day
j. Goodwin. a. Hagin tcolorcd).
drunk; fined s. and costs.
]. X. Cooper. disorderly conduct: FIN
ed 5: and costs
Tim Larkin, vagrancy; case contin-
ucd.
Dick Long (colored), disoraerly; con
tinued
John orderson, disordery; fined 50
anu costs
Call Brown disorderly; warrant with
drawn at compliments cost
William Beasley. disorderly; fined $40
and costs.
Ollie Smith (coloredD disorderly; war
rant withdrawn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
.dayA AAyN aIIL Lv

There are more vessels at the navy
yard now than for many years, and
the prospects for a lively winter are
good. There is the cruiser San Fran
cisco which is now out of commission
The alterations and repairs which are
to be made an that vessel alone viii
keep a large force at work for about q
year or eighteen months. This. with
other work tn be done. on the monitors
gunboats. converted yachts. GOLFERS anG
tugs there VIII keep the present force
if not a larger one. actively engaged
for some time.
a list of the vessels. twenty five in
number. now at the yard follows:
Cruisers. San Francisco and Mont
gomery.
Monitors. Puritan and Terror.
Converted yachts. Sylvia. Hawk
Eagle. Wasp. Yankton. Syren, Oneida
Dorothy. Viking. Stranger ana Frolic.
Tugs. Sioux and Apache.
Gunboats Princeton, Wilmington, New
port and Nashville
Golfers, Saturn. Alexander, Hanniba
and Governor Russell.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
plNcLEY ON THE WAR TARIFF.
He Sees no Logical Reason 70: an Abol
. iShment of the Tax
------ lRN Eelnpra nh

WASH NGTON Nov lI-Tb., ,ynub
igtun Post will say tnmorr,,, I'D, ~ :
war tax will not be abolished ar IN.
comm" short session of (.onprne. ,n1
that there will he. no revision II ,ha ~.
if Whatever. 1t bases this announce
mcnt on the positive statement made
today By Chairman DingIev. of lha
WAYS and means com,nittnc W., j.; 49,,
Interview said: - -
The government viii need for .o,,a
ti'ne,;,l the revenue produced by tn. var
taxes During the month of October rs.
war expenditures exceeded the war rev
cnue by some 1900, 900 and this month
they will be $4,000. 900 in excess. There
will be no changes at least this fiscal
wear. The war revenue act will con-
tinuc in force and unchanged except.
perhaps. in a few minor adminstra tive
features. for at least a year longer.
NO REVISION CONTEMPLATED
IT is hardly necessary to add" con-
iinucd Mr. Diuglcy. thai there win he
no revision of the. tariff. although I nav,
seen some statement TO the eirect Thar
such !, revision is concentrated
The session is limited 10 ,hran
mDDthS'' continual NJ D;n,,,a,, Sow,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
RApr1sr AssocIArION.

LYNCHBuHG, VA. Nov. 1.-THE
Baptist General Association of Virgin
la today selected Bristol as the place fer
the next annual meeting the time be-
Ing Friday before the third Sunday in
November 1899. Rev. DR.. George
Cooper. of Richmond. was selected ts
preach the opening sermon. The cons
mittce on thank Offerings. to raise
s25. 900 for buildings at Richmond Col,
lege. reported $9.051.45 raised. The day
session was devoted 10 appointing the
various boards. and at night the re-
port Of the Home Mission Board was
read by the Secretary, Mr.. c. &. Fleet,
of Lynchburg. The Association, ac-
ccpted the resignation of Mrs. J. S.
Dill. as president OF the Women's Cen
trail Committee passed resolutions OF
thanks and adjourned til next year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
GRAFTON COURT
November Crimina! Term
Was Begun Yesterday.
SMITH VS., WESTERN UNI N
ArSnm'nt ON D-murrer Heard. Case or
Hall fer Alleged Abduction e.; 1n.s
Up To-day. s.vera! In
tsrrstinS Cases

! Inc Corporation Court, Judge T. j.
l'arham presiding. began its Noypmbe,.
| term yesterday. The only business
transacted was the dismissal of several
mirror suits from the docket and the
argument of the defendants demurrer
to the declaration and demurrer of the
nlaintitf in the case of J. w. Smith VS..
| The Western Union Telegraph Com
paHE The court reserved it's decision.
| ms case is an Interesting one for the
reason that the company received a
message sent by him and failed to de-
l'ler It, The status provides :; penalty
o: 800 in such cases. 1t is hardly
probable that the case will be finished
at this term. which will dispose of the
criminal docket. though Judge Rarham
may also consider some civil business
which does not come UP FOR jury trial
The court will be engaged today in
the trial of William Hall, who was in
OF Willie Bertha Whitehead, and Sc
creting her from her mother.
The criminal docket also includes n
number of other interesting felony
cases. among them the following:
l.. NJ SturSis. charged with forging
4 check. purporting to be the order Of
. &. Berkeley. trustee. upon Schmelz
Brothers for $685., and attempting to
utter ttc .au:y
Therr lie also several indictments for
embczzlcment against l.. NJ. sturgis.
! Richard kcyes. Junius Dabney and
William Dabney. indicted for felonious
assault on John Early last May.
Wilii;'m Myers. alias Tom Juhnson; =
William jefferson. alias .'Indan Bill: y
John EIarrison. alias John Charity, and
| Emma Foster. charged with stealing
watch from. w. TT. Pierce last August
Van Whitney. charged With stealing
sl"o from John II. Blassenham.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
IMPORTANT MEETING
Council Tonight will Con.
slider Sewerage Question.
NOTHING NEW DEVELOPED
COZ fi'st tive: 0r'iers. Advised to
a's mat'eror Grading Hampton
avenn~ Ordinance and Re.
lamentations.

u,ar re lily Council meets tonigh, in reg
session. The meeting will no -,
n'portaht one chiefly because If ~
iact that there will be addi,i,nn1 sis
Sussiot OF the sewer question and con
sultihg Engineer Pntter's conn,ct:a,,
herewith What action will no ,okon
,i, ne loretold. as that gentleman
49,. nase I" be heard from ana his
statement OF the case is likely to IN
some distance in affecting the consid-
erations OF the council.
Nolhlng new seems to have deyeIoned
IN connection with the sewer Question
Mr. Potter has not notified the MAYOR
Una. ne would be present, but this was
rot expected. as he had previously soil
tE' any time he was wanted here no
5,uld be had upon twenty four hours,
notice.
MT Honan was in to see His Honor
ohe mayor yesterday. The contractor
was little puzzled because of the con-
1lictlng directions he had received He
mad letter from Mr.. Potter dated No
vember s. telling him to put in the aux
mary sewerage on Thirty-fourth street.
ana one from the council directing him
not to do it. He was told that Mr.. Pot
Ter would be in the city tonight to at
tend the council meeting. and that it
would probably be best to wait until
that gentleman arrived before taking
any further steps in the matter He
c"u'd have consultation with that
gentleman then and the business would
b.. definitely settled. 1t is anticipated
that Mr.. Potter will comply readily with
the clty's order not to do the work. and
1t appears certain that the city will not
recedc from its position.
The city fathers will also have before
them the consideration of several oldi-
nances and recommendations that have
been recently submitted and will prob
aa'ly come up tonight for final action
The session is likely to be 4 long one.
An effort is being made to have
Hampton avenue graded in the early
future. At present this thoruughfarc IS
nothing more than 4 mud and water
ditcN and as there Is considera bic build
inSFIctivitS in that section. the street
department has decided TO recommend
that the street be graded at once
This matter will also come up this ev
ening and in all probability will be IA
vOra bly acted upOu I. .I.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
STILL A MYSTERY

what Was the Matter With Drinks
Strother? The Question Unanswered.
me case OF Drinks Strother is still as
.p"ch or a mystery as /, ever was. so
tar as the physicians are concerned
w nat the afflicted negro thinks of him
self cannot be stated. He probably will
never kLGw what was the matter with
nm Health Officer Bagby. speaking of
the case yesterday. said that the man
was getting we'll rapidly and was prac-
utally recovered. though. of course. not
ready to be released from quarantine
Or EaSby states that if the ease was
smalipoX. It was a very light case of
varil"id and did not run its course, as
smallpox: on the other hand. if i, was
syphilis. il did not run its course as
syphilis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
BY the Supreme Court in the
Andersen Case.
Nj MURDERER MUST DIE
'"r'hcr stay OF Execution Denied Sentence
OF the Lower Court VIII II. Carried
out E.sunc or tho Cell.
hrated Case.
(EN TclnEranhN

WASH Nf;Va\ Nav :; ,r,
States Supreme Cont ,od,y m ~.
the judgment uf thr loiyn, ,.,,,r, a,,(,
denied Il witt nf habaas ,,rr,,s e. 49,, 49,
Andersen couyir;n, ma ,,,ta,', ~ a..
be hanged after n tri,l i'm E,,,rai,. ~ -
Prcler 80
for The murder Of tn, ,,..,o -, -, |,,;.
chief Iusst,r Erulls,, j., .,,'' Nv ot'se
the decision nul, thnt A,an.snn hSI
not been denied n ,nnsti,nt;o,,, -.
in not huvia, counsel ~ III. 49,, =.
at the trial 'rh.. ,.i,r, ,,,;,,,,. 80.
two weeks ana when il r,,,sra,nhla.1 III,
announce tho hanl5tuptry ,u,c
HISTORY Gr ,rII,. j. \sE ,U
The Andersen case has ,,ttr,,.ta1 vida
spread attr,.ituit being Il 80, ,r,,.oa,, -
singular atrn,it.- 'rh schonr,n C,,,,.
P.rkcr sailed from Enston ,,,1., u.itf,
lumber. for a l,oiu, ON m. ,j,.,, p,otta
Brazil. When $50 mil. AZ ,hn on,s, -
l:raziI. Andersen. a Syvr.l. h,d an ~
tcrca,ion With tho captain When ~.
latter retired to he cabin Andersen rn,-
lowed ami shot the captain dead Then
he armed hini>cf heavily ana went IN
deck where mounted on TN. rorecnstlo
he tcrr"ri2:,d all on board, Tho mate
who was alnft. WAS called down. and
while pleading for his lite vas shot four
times. The, crew We're ordered to throw
the dying man overheard. ana on pro-
testing that he WAS not dead we're as
sured that he was dead enough" This
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
TO THE HORSE SHOW.

\ Very large and very jolly party of
Richmond ladies and gentlemen. up
wards of $50. arrived here Saturday
evening and boarded the steamer
Louise tor Norfolk, whore they took the
Old Dominion steamship Jamestown for
New York
They go To attend the Horse Show in
New York this week. and the excursion
is called the HorSe-Show Excursion 1t
being the fifth run by the Old Dominion
steamship Company. These excursions
nave grown in popularity every year
and the company's palatial steamship.
tnc jamestown. was crowded when 1t
left Norfolk Saturday night
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
LIPsCOa1B-TALROTT

At 1880 o'clock this morning Mr..
Frank Talbot. secretary and treasurer
of the Water and Light Department OF
Danville. Va. and Miss Ida Wright
I.ipscomb the charming daughter Of
Rev. Bernard +. Lipscomb, pastor of
the Washington avenue Methodist
church. will he married at the residence
of the brides parents. on Thirty-third
street. Immediately after the cere-
mony. the couple will take the steamer
for Norfolk. from which point they
will SAIL via the Old Dominion Line
for New York. After the honeymoon
MIR. Talbot will take his bride to Dan
Vile. where they will reside
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
ORDERED TO NORFOLK.
I.icnt. Commander Harris ana Crew
of the Teresa. Go 10 the Navy Yard.
iI2y Teltrr:uhN


WASli1NGToN. Nov. l4-Lieutenant
Commander |. Harris who was in COM
manh of thu spanish cruiser Maria Te-
re1a at the time of her Abandonment,
has been ordered to proceed from Char
lesion With the enlisted men formerly
attached ID the Teresa to the navy yard
at Norfolk
No additional details We're raceived at
the department today concerning the
condition uf Tho spanish WaEhip. but it
is assumed that the ships Potomac and
Vatican. which We're sent to her relief,
are using their utmost endeavors to
draw her off the beach al Cat Island
into deep water. The report that the
tide rose and fell Within the wreck seem
DO indicate that she is in need of eX-
tenSive repairs before she can be made
To float. ... JILL.
EXTENT OF LEAKAGE UNKNOWN.
Whether the leakage can be stopped
while she lies in her present position.
in two fathoms of water remains to be
seen The Vulcan is equipped With all
the tools and machinery for the ordl-
nary repair of ships of war and unless
the Teresa is damaged To greater extent
than is believed To be he case, the ia
cilties at hand are sufficient 10 put her
i'm condition To be towed to a United
states port when the wind and tide are
favorable.
When the wrccSing expedition returns
10 the United States with OF without the
Teresa an Investigation will be nstitu-
ted to determine the necessity ana re-
sponsibiity for the abandonment or the
Teresa of san Salvador. . .#
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
DANIEL AND MARTIN
Prepared to Fight the EXPANSION p,

, Prepared to Fight the Expansion Pol
ICY. representatives Against 1t.
'Sp"chai To the Daily PrcsS)
NSfii NfFoN. y. G.. NOV. 1.-THE
e'i"hSes Tor ratification OF Il treaty.
winch would annex additional territory
90 th' nit"u states, 1T the coming
session or congress. are not bright. For
thiS reason ii is probable that the al =
HiiiiiStfltl"n VIII not present the treaty
at all during the short session b,l tina [
| the time will be fully occupied by the
S'htfal appropriation bills and routine
matters OF pressing nature. 1t i;
'h""Sh' hrohthie that the treaty Of
l'c''cr VIII ne hcla back from he SEN
aye untl' IN" proposed extra session of
IN" rittS-siNth Congress. which may
ne Called ca''r III the Spring Of next
year $751;.
~ io EVAPORATION.
'litl"ii as |" the chances for the rat
lilcatl"n Of a treaty by the Sruat. Of
.'it t'i,'u states varies. The l;"ruhli-
Guns VIII nave y majority of from any
"hcre from fifteen I" eighteen. pro-
sn',i 'nEr' = u" h''rh III amy Of the
"'!,'S Nt"rc me legislatures are Re
nnhl'r'n. IN the election Of United
states senators 1t is not at all crr,nin
n""'N'r. 'il:ii All OF the newly elected
S'h"'"rS WI d" in Favor of expansion.
S'NHta' or IN" h"ld-"vrr Republican,
senator's. including MrSsrs. Uoar, Of
achuse,is and Halc of Maine. are
nll'"S'' ~ 'hr anneNaii"n of tn" Phil
.,p,.'es, '''h lhr Democratic side. how
.'' irn many "Npahsi"nistS. which
III '''.!o,'es h". II senators from Ala
','!'.''. ''.u IL Is probable that these
,hH'i'''cn' ll' tNnanslnniSts will more
.it'i', .'h SCI lhc li"ruhlicHn anti-"Npan-
si"hiSts he Republican membership
=, W. I'm Nsh'''r VIII pc about fifty
@ '''i SlN'S Votes VIII u" '@r"S-
- :. any treaty winch may b"
~ >.,,.,
t.,,' e 80. =, :. - NH;NiN y otfoSE ~.
- oni,i',rS l'ah1rl ana Martin
nay" declared themselves against the
i,nim.,s IN, r"a,S in regard t" the Phil
,,,,,. .,,.., 'i,,u ~, ~ ''l""'ie" uh"h 70
l,.u. !; s .,r,'., n! ,,I IN .he hsS'
hn,. rr,,,, v;r.,;',;. -" ; ,,'', every mem :
.xransi"n. In Tho th n, -. ~, iHd :"
or twn ,,,.n,h'.' ~ 'rss, ~. louise on"
,,,,,,, ~ n,o'''',rs nl ths virginia dele
llnw,,ian Js,! ~" .''' annexation OF the
J:,n,.,..,1 ,,,,as :, ,.,,
~, ,,,.n,n;nan, N.'o'.'''i'' ~ utA"ns
iu-,nn ~, ,,,.i,.,.,1 s.,,, ,'n,, ~ Mash
ana called ~ H.. w., 1'a, 49, ,'.'' '''llE
:, =" > '''s' MS !tSictlS 20 l'f"sl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
REPORTED sANDBAGG1NG,

IT is reported that 20 early Sunday
morning. not long after midnight. who
was somewhat inebriated. was sand
bagged on Twenty-sixth street. between
two white men. Ie aroused some of the
residents of that section with his cries
for help and the men who assaulted
him. after taking small sum from his
person. disappeared. Some one went to
the injured mans assistance. finding
him dazed and suffering from several
ugly cuts. He said that he worked at
the shinyard. but his name was not as
certained. He afterwards went his way
unaSSiSted
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
REFUGEES COMPLAIN
More Deported Carolina Of
ticers Flee toWashington.
ToLBthT SEES M'KlN.-EY
Hasa Lors Conference with the President
but Declines 40 Discio-e " hat Pass.
ed at the interview. Afraidto
. Ike IRA Home. ... Odd.
[0LBthT SEES M'KlN.-EY
{By Telerr:lpl1l

WASHINGTON. Nov 14-Thrcc OF
the Wilmington. n c.. refugees have
arrived in Washington ana today called
at the Department of Justice. and an
appointment for Il conference with the
officials was made. They are r. IT,
Cunning. United States Commissioner
and Justice of the Peace: John X. Mel
ton. Chief OF Police. and c. H. Gilbert
superintendent of the city carts
According to their statements. all
were seized without warrant and cs-
corted to the railroad station by an
armed and jecrins mob. who shouted
all sorts of insults after them as they
marched along.
White nigGcrs'' appeared to be the
least of the insulting names With which
the crowd greeted them at every step.
Once on the train they We're told in
forcible language that if ever aga
they set foot in Wilmington they would
be shot on sight.
~ ADVISED TO MOVE ON .
When then. train arrived a, New
! hernc IT was boarded. they say. 10y for
EuSon. and they wcrc informed tina.
it would not be safe for them tn re-
main there for any length "f time. and
$" they took the first boat for Nor
folk. Brown. a negro from Whining
ton. who did not leave 4, The same
time with them. they had since heard.
was set upon by a crowd and terribly
beaten in the city nostot1icc. AZ other
points they were warned not to stop.
The three men are at present staying
at a small hotel on PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue.. but what they will do or where
they will go from here is Il serious
question with them They say they
! dare not return I" their homes in Will
nington as they feel certain that the
threats of the mob would be carried out
ana they would be shot. They plead
not guilty t" every charge against
them, and say that they We're run out
81 the state simply because they We're
'tcpubllcans ana refused. at the bidding
Of an irresponsible mob. to surrender
thelr right ~. franchise.
MoRt. R:FtlG GEES COMPLAINS.
Nv. ,.' ~: NV. - y. q,
-, -, rs,, $3.50 sun ei'u ;" ihuch
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
FINE MANSION FOR RENT.

We have for rent flne brick man
sion on West avenue. 1t contains
twcntty-four rooms and is the most de-
sirable mouse in town for Il party want
ing boarders. To responsible person
the property will be rented reasonably
and the house partially furnished Ir~
win Tucker 4 Co, Washington avenue
and Twenty-eighth street. noll-tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscribers to the Citizens phone will
please cut out and paste on card:
1856 J. Dahn, dining hall and bakery.
III #. N. Harris, groceries.
POS +. H. Lake, real estate. ..
2I1 Finnigan Bros. plumbers
2l2 a. c. Withrow, contracting. plas-
tering and concrete paving.
213 Grown Dairy Lunch.
PA Manhattan Restaurant.
215 Scioto Grocery Co. wholesale.
PIG Atlantic Hotel, w F. Williams.
proprietor
217 Meyers Bros, residence.
220 Geo. Fl. Butts. residence.
Over 200 free connections to Hampton
Phoebus and Old Point brings new sub
scribers to the Citizens phone every
day. We give connection With 400 more
subscribers in Norfolk than any other
company. 1t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15

Put our Hats side by sid.. With the
Paris Hats and determine. if you can.
wherein one is more chic than the other.
and wonder further why You should
pay double for an oversee creation.
when its charming neighbor With the
very touch and air. can be had Of Us
for half. MRS. l.. LEGG,
no0-eod6t 13l TWentv-eighth St
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
NOT YET DECIDED.

Judge Brown was in consultation yes
terday with two experienced and expert
authorities upon the diseases of cattle
they having been summoned by him to
assist him in arriving at a decision in
the bad Meat Case" which has been
pending before him for some time. His
Honor is not yet ready to rende: his de-
cision. but will probably do SO in q
CHI +i,po
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
.dHL.51us oyo1 Yoan

Captain L. James. Of the schooner
Rebecca, which has arrived in Norfolk
from New York. reports the schooner
Venus. Captain c. B. Flowers, in Chin
colleague harbor With her deck load
shifted chain plates broken and three
feet of water in her hold The Venus
left Norfolk Wednesday with cargo
of lumber for Providence. She was
loaded by the GUNNER Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
New arrivals at thr Warwick:

New arrivals at the Warwick: ]. ].
Darden. Hampton; J.B. Mooney. Sui
phur Mines. Va. S. r. Gibbons, Balti-
more: r. r. Wright. Virginia: T. J.
Keefe. New York: Harry Maine New
York; NJ G.. Logan. Philadelphia: w.
NJ. Thompson, New York: d. G.. Flaw
hart, Baltimore. G. -. Ettlebach. Bal
timore
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
BUILDING COMMITTEE CHOSEN.

The congregation Of the rev Presby-
terrain chapel to be erected in East End
met last night and elected building
committee composed of Messrs. John
Fair. chairmaA: ]. '. Cosby. treasurer:
d. K. Kellog, secretary; W. r. Bowler
and George Cunning. Messrs John Fair.
| Robert Swami and J. v. Cosby We're
| elected trustees.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15

Only original Hagey King Heaters
are the Air Tight fuel savers. Baby"
to Jumbo" sizes. w. II. X Holt Sole
Agent. Twenty seventh street and
Roanoke avenue. no 15-eoG3t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
Wilmington. N. c.
PERSUADING REFUGEES

WILMINGTON. n. G.. Nov 14.-City
authorities are bending every energy
toward persuading the refugee negroes
who are scattered in all directions To
return to their homes.
The military patrol was discontinued
today and the city is policcd by Il force
OF IS men. Business was brisk in all
parts of the city today ana conditions
are resuminG Il nvmal state.
NEG RO WOMAN SHOT ...
CHARLESTON. S. c.. Nov. 1A.-A
special to the News and Courier from
Greenwood S. c., says:
4 telephone message was received
here this morning that a negro woman
was shot. probably fatally. near Pine
Grove church. by Il party of white men.
who We're on their way here. No par
ticu!ars are obtainahle except that nc.
house was fired into by passing crowd
and one ball struck her in the abdomen.
about the same time message was re-
ceived from Troy that Mr.. Kennedy Nc
Castan and a negro on his place. in Alb
bevi!le county, had a personal difficulty
in which the negro. whose name could
not he learned. shot McCastan in the
face with a shotgun and had fled in the
direction of Abbevile.
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
A little later the news came from
Verdery that Mr., John Fell had shot q
negro near that place, in Abbevil,
county. while engaged in a personal diff
hculty. AS in the case of the woman
no particulars beyond the main facts
can be obtained. 1t is known however
that none of the law!essness reporte,
today, except the shooting of the wo-
man. has the remotest connection with
the Phoenix riot
a dispatch from Abbeville says thar
the negro who shot McCastan was plir-
sued to the courthouse square in Able
vile, where he was caught and commit
ted to Jail. There is no fear OF his being
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
Will, SAT-, TOMORROW

The steamship Albano will sail from
this port tomorrow for Hamburg. with
the following general cargo: $4,000
bushels Of maize. 900 barrels of oil, 500
cases of lard. 1000 sacks of ground
bark. 500 sacks of -four. IS oak logs. sc
walnut logs and q quantity of oak lum-
Der.