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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-28
To Make Survey Mt ports,nonth.

A strenuous effort will be made to
have the survey IN the Spanish gun
boats Sandoval and A1varado. captured
at Guantanamo, which Uncle Sam found
In his navy yard stocking Sunday morn
ing, made at Portsmouth, Va, instead
OF at Portsmouth, N. H. Although there
are some thirty-siX warships now at the
yard. the constructor in charge states
that the few repairs needed by the tro-
ply ships could be made without delay.
1t is also urged that as the ships will
probably be exhibited at Washington.
this navy yard is the proper place to re-
pair them. owing to it's nearness to the
Capital. Notwithstanding their battle
with the butt ends OF a log raft in the
Albemarle n Chesapeake Canal. the
vessels were not damaged, which naval
officers say speaks we'll FOR their sta
biiity. The captured vessels Will un-
doubtedly be added to the American ma
val register, and. although they Will not
Immediately be assigned to special serv-
Ice, they will be sent to various sea
board cities for the inspection Of the
public.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-28
Christmas Figures.

On board the u. S. training ship Es-
sex, at the navy yard. on Christmas
Day, the 144 naval apprentices on board
enjoyed a big Christmas dinner.
Figures are not interesting as a rule,
put it may be of interest to state the
quantity of food required to feed 144
strong, healthy boys with appetites
sharpened by salt breezes.
Here is a copy of the order placed
with a Norfolk baker who furnished the
menu: Turkey, ITS pounds; SO punches
celery, - dozen oranges 25 pounds mix
ed nuts, $50 pies, $50 loaves of bread. Ii
quarts cranberry sauce.
The ship was decorated with holly
and cedar and American flags were used
in ornamenting the tables.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-28
LUNAR ECLIPSE.
Noon Totally Obscured. Not Observedi i,
This Section Generally.

Noon Totally Obscured. Not Observed in
This Section Generally.
There was a total eclipse OF the moon
last night, but very few people in this
section saw the phenomenon, because
of the early hour at which it came to
pass, and the numerous clouds that OBJ
soured the horizon.
The moon entered the shadow at 4:47
P. NJ, about sixteen minutes after the
satellite appeared in the east, and six
minutes after sunset.
The totality OF the eclipse was at G
hours n AZ minutes, and the bright
edge of h moon again appeared and
the total eclipse ended at Z hours and
~ minutes. The moon emerged from
the shadow at s hours and SO minutes.
A rather interesting point for study
was the extent to which the moon
was mid during the total phase. It is
well known that oftentimes the moon is
plainly visible during the entire range
OF its total eclipse. 1.-THE only change in
appearance being the Of q
dusky copper hue.
If the earth were without atmosphere
the moon would enter the shadow with
precision and at totality be completely
obscured. The red rays Of the sun not
being so readily absorbed by the earth's
atmosphere penetrate it, and are by a
lenslike action %refracted into the shad-
oW.
The moon may thus be illuminated
even at mid-totality. On rare occasions
the moon disappears completely during
totality. and this may elappen this e
ing. IN order to produce this result the
sunlight must be wholly absorbed in the
earth,s atmosphere by the vapors and
clouds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-28
Must Have Been Moonssruck.

Officer Charles arrested a runken
ma on Washington avenue last even
ing as he was apparently watching the
eclipse or the moon. He became so ex-
cited over the event hat it was sneces-
sary 70 put him under restraint. At the
Jail he grew violent and attacked fha
o11cer v~iciously, pounding his shins in
the most unrnerciful manner. He was
at last gotten into a cell and the officer
resumed his duties.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-28
Sales Of Real Estate.

Mr.. w. H. Langdon and wife have
sold to Mr.. James McMenamin a store
house and lot on Twenty-eighth street.
between Lafayette and Washington ay-
eEues, for $1,000 cash. The deed was
recorded yesterday. I
Among other deeds entered for record
following:
John c. Robinson and wife, to George
Il. abne one lot; consideration 81, 500.
Old Dominion Land Co., to George
Allen, one lot; consideration, $3.50.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-28

IRWIN TUCKER & CO.
Real Estate A~uctioneers, Washington
avenue and Twenty-eighth street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-28
Died Christmas Day.

Little Fred B. Cottrell, the seven
months'-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. S.
Cottrell, died Sunday morning at 8
o'clock. The funeral took ploce Mon
Gay afternoon at the residence, corner
of Washington avenue and THIRTEEN
street, Rev. B.. F. Lipscomb, pastor of
the Washington Avenue METHODIST
church, officiating.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-28
TUESDAY. JANrJARy : 1903,

TUESDAY, JANUARY s, $685.,
commencing at II O'Clock A. NJ, in front
OF the Twenty-eighth street scnool. the
following very desirable pieces of prop
crty together with the improvements
thereon.
FIRsT--The two lots and school
building thereon situate on the North
side of Twenty-eighth street between
Washington and Lafayette
This property is in the heart Of the bus
mess section of the city and with
slight costs could be turned into stores
and flats which would rent very hand
somely.
sECOND-The two lots and two
houses thereon situate on ay-
eAue between Twenty-third and Twen-
-v-IourCn streets In a most desirable
section Of the East End.
two lots and Improve
ments thereon on Twenty-second street
between jefferson and Madison avenues
occupied by the colored school. #"H
Possession of these buildings will be
given as soon as the new public school
buildings now in course Of construction
are completed. From the day of sale
Until The 28th street property is turned
ever to the purchaser the school boari
Will allow rent for 1t at the rate Of $50
per month. It is estimated that pos
session to these buildings can be given
oy March l. 1899. On the Roanoke
avenue property the school bcad will
allow a rental from the day Of sale un-
I'll it is turned over to the owners Of SIS
Ter month. On the Twenty-second
street property the school board will
allow a rental of s25 per month from the
day Of sale until possession is given
which is estimated to be April l..
TERMS:-One-third cash, balance in
six and twelve months. Fol further in
formation and examination of the
buildings n property, call at our
office.
IRWIN TUCKER & CO..
Real Estate A~uctioneers, Washington
NA,pnllo md 11Haa ~ q CHI l. .A-aAL - ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-28

Mrs. Phoebe Hearst has purchaser
prosper d Epinay's marble bust O
Jeanne d'Arc, and will present it to tn,
washington museum. 1t is pronounced
q very fine piece Of work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-28

6 ALE OF VALUABLE school
~ PROPERTY FOR THE cry OF
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.
BY order of the Board Of School Trus-
tees Of h City OF Newport News, va,
we will offer for sale at public auction
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-11-12

Russia has smoking cars for ladies'.
Now, doesn't this seem to present an
opportunity to all those uneasy Eng.
llsh ana American women who are dis
satisfied in their respective countries
because they are dcbarred from the
smoking ears.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-11-12

Some say from the number Of u
censes issued marriages are falling on.
Others assert that marriages arc really
doubling.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25
Soldier Boys at Home.

Charles Winner and Jesse Friend, two
of Yakima's boys who marched away to
the war with Captain Scudder's company
are home again. Private Bruce came
with them as far as the Sound but stop
ped there. These three and John Winner,
who came home some time ago. were
honorably discharged on account of sick
ness. A number of others who were
listed for home have recovered sufficient
ly to remain.
Mr.. Winner reports the boys all pretty
we'll and az cheerful as could be expected
under the circumstances. They would
like very much to get of to Manila but
would rather be mustered out than do
garrison duty for two years
The Washington regiment il now in
complete charge Of the pos. and had
charge of the recent ire that occurred
there. 1t devolved upon Co. + TO deliver
the hose at the fire which they did
promptly and in good shape.
Captain Scudder was sick in bed at the
time he left. Lieut.. Briggs was on the
mend, being able 10 sit up while his bed
was being made. Mrs. Briggs visits him
every day and expects soon to be able to
move him across the bay to Alameda
where she can have all he care of him.
The boy who allowed the prisoner to
escape and who was confined to the guard
house to await trial for his careleesne ~
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25

W. j. Aumiller and Geo. Stacey have
returned from Mt. Adams with the bear
story Of the season. They left Soda
Springs for the head waters Of the Big
klckitst with horses and guns. the latter
consisting of q splendid rifle and shot
gun. When several days out they sold
the rife to sheepmsn and whom they
had gone ten miles further ran across .
bear and her two cubs. A shot at the old
one with the shot gun drove her away
after which the two cube we're tyeed and
killed with Ratchet.
The way this bear deserted her cubs 10
contrary tdour early teaching on the sub
ject but perhaps the story is true. These
two nimrods found some splendid fishing
in the Mt. Adams country and say they
had no difficulty whatever in catching .
couple of hundred good-sized trout in
three or four hours.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25
SCHOOL DISTRICT MATTERS
Directors OF District No. Seven Have
a Big Lot Of Business GU Hand.
COLUMBIA BUILDING NOT SAFE
The Nigh School Building Is q Fire Trap and
Needs Attention-The Large Number
Of Scholars Listed Demands
Additional Quarters.
COLUMBIA BUILDING NOT SAFE

The school board will inset in few
days to consider several matters Of i'm.
portance which would have been taken
up two weeks ago had there been quor-
um present.
The first matter that will claim their
attention 10 the question - to how the
district can care for the large number OF
scholars on it, hands with the present
limited facilities. There are already list.
ed $50 pupils who will be on hand for .
starter which means that there are sl.
ready IN sight 40 average OF IS scholars
per room for the twelve available rooms.
This 10 the minimum. All told there
we're 600 enrollments last year and the
school census shows an increase of TWEEN
tv per cent over the year before. so in all
probability one or two other rooms must
be provided and the board Is already
looking for suitable quarters to rent.
The unsafe condition of the Columbia
building will also be discussed. This
has become a matter of periodical con-
sideration and the board that will grapple
with the question and settle it once for
all will earn the gratitude Of every par
ent whose children attend in that school,
One young lady almost lost her reason
on account of a scare received during a
windstorm and several parents have TAX
en- their children out because Of the un-
safe condition Of the building during a
windstorm. One of the present directors
took his child out and had her admitted
to the other building on this account
An addition built on the rear similar to
that which was added to the Central
building would make the structure safe
even if only one story high, and it would
also provide the extra room needed, but
the expense OF such an undertaking may
make the board hesitate.
Another matter needing attention is
the fire escape question. The Central
school building is fire trap much more
to be dreaded than the opera house was
The high school and two other large
rooms up stairs have as their only means
OF exit one very narrow and poorly
lighted stairway and with not even fire
drill in vogue rush of frightened schol-
ars down these stairs is frightful to think
about. To the writer's certain knowl-
edge the fire drill question has been
talked over several times in board meet
ings, but no action taken in the matter.
The board may run an outside stairway
down from the upper story and such an
arrangement supplemented by fire drill
would admit of no criticism.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25
News From Ocean Park.

Rev. U. F. Hawk and family and Mrs.
W. II. Robinson and brother, s. J. Nee
lands, returned Friday from Ocean Park
where a number Of Yakima ladies' have
been spending the summer. Many Of
these will return this week among whom
will probably be Mesdames Frank Bar.
tholet, Gum, Weed, Gordon. Graham,
Hough, Donald, Hunter, Goodwin, and
Misses Graham and Snively.
Mr.. Hawk reported great improvement
in the road from here to Goldendsle bat
said the bridge across the Toppenish was
in very bad shape.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25
Cash for Fruit.

J. A. Prairie OF Seattle is inaugurating
a system of paying spot cash for fruit
that will certainly meet with approval by
the fruit growers. He can usually be
found at the depot, or the Hotel Bsrtho-
let, and many growers desiring to avoid
the dangers and delays OF consigning are
selling to him outright.
Mr.. Prairie represents the California
Commission Co., whose manager, VIM.
Mester has become we'll and fsvorsbly
known by many of our people. having
made several business trips here recently.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25
Too Bad.

Little Walter Nswcomb, whose homo
is on the West side dropped . Waterbury
watch in his hurry to get out Of the way
OF team while crossing First street last
Monday. When he recovered the watch
1t was a shapeless mass OF broken wheels
and springs, having been stepped on by
horse As the little fellow held it in
his hand he felt pretty bad until his
younger brother said, "Keene can fix it."
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25

has been released. The prisoner vss not
recsptured. He WAS regular, Who had
deserted about nine months before aud
gone to Honolulu. When the var broke
out he came back and surrendered. but
thoasht he couldn't stand confinement.
so when the guard was busy for minute
made dash a. reported last week.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25
School Funds Apportioaed.

School Funds AppOrtioaed.
County Superintendent Plumb mads
the following apportionment Of school
funds this week
The herald., 1898-12-22
STILL SIMPLY DELIGHTFUL
Another Scandal In the Senator
ial Situation Disclosed
Means Employed BY Herrn and Burns Secure the Votes
Of LegisIators-Very Crooked
Business

the "boys" in the Thirty-sixth district
Upon receiving an affirmative reply, he said
Get them to go to Senator Burnett; ht
can help you out in minute. Mention my
name Tell him it is dead easy, and if hi
wants to know how to work it, tell him t.
telephone me and will put him on. Al
you've got to do is to be a good fellow to
Burns.
Hold on a minute, though. Perhaps il
will be better if you do not mention m,
name. You can say Republican assem-
blyman told you about it. Oh, well;
don't know; mention my namd anyway; i
Burnett don't feel right about it, any otha
assemblyman or senator can work it for you
You see, it is probable that several of then
have not worked the pass business yet. The!
can get in in minute if they feel like goin.
up against it.
You tell them that there is one thint
sure, and that is that it is Burns they vii
have to go to first, or the Southern Pacif
people won't listen to them"
Later in the day Golf went back to Mer
rill and told him that the "boys" said h,
(Merrill) could get more transportation i
he cared to ask for it. Merrill, however
refused to ego up against it," as he ex
pressed it, and there the conversation
ended.
The herald., 1898-12-22
HIT HIM WITH HANDCUFFs
So Claims Dye Patterson, Who Admits
He Was "Half Shotv

Dye Patterson, who served for nine years
in the city fire department, swore to a com.
plant of battery against Matt Rosenthal,
who, he claims, on Saturday, the 10th inst,
hit him on the head with pair of hand
cuffs, knocking him down and necessitating
his being sent to the receiving hospital.
According to Patterson, he had been
spending the evening at the Manhattan
club, and after becoming half shot," he
started for home, accompanied by Charles
Rowan, colored. While walking on Com
mercial street he met the defendant walk
ing with woman and accompanied by two
others, who walked several feet behind. In
passing Patterson brushed against one oi
the women, who turned and said something
| to him. Rosenthal turned around, attracted
| by the noise, and saying to Patterson that
| he had a notion to rum him in, struck him
on the head with pair of handouts. To
these charges Rosenthal entered denia
and Justice Owens took the case under ad
vsement.
The herald., 1898-12-22
FIRE ALARM EXTENSION
NEW BOXES AND APPARATUS
SOON TO BE PUT IN
BUSINESS BEFORE COUNCIL
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph Bids
to Be Awarded, Engine House and
Park Sites for Consideration

Within the next three months great ad-
dition is to be made to the fire alarm ap-
paratus of the city, the board of fire COM
missioners yesterday recommending the ac
ceptance of the bid of the Gamewell Fire
Alarm Telegraph company for large
amount of new apparatus. The bid is for
Sll, ,l75 and provides for the following ma
terials and apparatus: Fifty signal boxes,
one automatic repeater, arranged for eight
box or signal circuits, and ten gong or alarm
circuits; also two twelve-circuit storage
battery switchboards; one twenty-four cir
cult working board; 700 cells chloride, ac
cumulator type, "3 b. storage battery
also one ten-alarm circuit attachment for
old repeater.
Electrician Francis explained the work
ings of the apparatus. Commissioner Wells
called attention to the fact that the bid
was somewhat in excess of the amount ex-
pected to cover the cost, and appropriated
for the purpose. Ten thousand dollars was
the sum allowed. Chief Moore, who has
been consistent advocate of the purchase
of the additional alarm apparatus, ex
planned that there was ample money in
the regular department appropriation to
cover the extra expense.
Commissioner Wells inquired whether
Agent Coffee of the Gamewell company
could suggest any possible change in the
specifications which would improve the
system in any particular He wished to be
assured that there would be no changes
and no ''extras" when the installation i:
made. In his reply, Agent Coffee paid a
neat tribute to Electrician Francis, who
drafted the specifications. He declared that
the specifications were the most complete
he had ever had to do with, and provided
for the finest apparatus capable of manu-
facture by the Gamewell company. He
promised that the system would be a credit
to any city of the United States.
The following applications for appoint
ment as callmen in the department were
received and filed: George G. Cobb, F. N
Hendershot and William Glenn.
The application of Henry Martz for per-
mission to erect and operate two 35 horse,
power steam boilers on Broadway, between
Fourth and Fifth streets, was referred tc
the chief.
The payroll of the department for Decem-
Der, amounting to $5446.0S, was approved
Among the demands presented was one
for $29 for meals of the fremen during the
Standard Oil company fire.
Architect John Parkinson sent in a com
The herald., 1898-12-22
BY THE NEW METHOD
Hand Sweeping Proving Distinct
Success Where Tried

A great improvement in the condition OF
the paved streets in the business center is
noticeable, the hand sweeping gang under
Superintendent Drain doing effective work.
An outline of the work expected to be per-
formed by them was given yesterday, but
the following additional particulars are of
interest:
Each sweeper will be expected to care
for 1000 linear feet of streets. The machines,
going over the streets at night, are supposed
to leave all the pavements clean when the
hand sweepers go on in the morning. The
latter will undertake to keep cutters clean,
and the streets free from filth or refuse of
any sort. All sweepings will be deposited
in the big red boxes placed at regular in
tervals along both sides of business streets.
These boxes, marked 'For Clean Streets, -
are tightly covered and are to be emptied
at regular intervals during the day into the
carts of Alexander & Franklin, street sweep
ing contractors. During rainy weather
these men will aid the street superinten-
dents force in cleaning crossings, etc. 1t is
expected that the hand sweepers will look
after that district bounded by Temple
street, Broadway, Sixth and Main streets.
The herald., 1898-12-22
ToDAY's COUNCIL MEETING
Matters to Come UP for Final Action
This Afternoon

This afternoon special meeting of the
council will be held, at which some import
ant business is to be transacted in the way
of cleaning up an accumulation of matters
which should be disposed of by the present
council before going out of office. The
awarding of bids for extension of the fire
alarm, and placing of new police signal
system will come up from the fire and police
commissions ON recommendation. Award
ing of bids for sites for fire engine houses
will also come up, the report of the COM
mittee having been laid over from last
Monday for further investigation upon re-
quest of President Silver.
At the morning meeting of the park com
missioners a recommendation will be
adopted as to site for the proposed park
in the Sixth ward, and transmitted to the
council in time for action in the afternoon
Another matter which may come up for set
tlement is the alley matter between Fourth
and Fifth streets, Broadway and Hill, the
commissioners being ready to report in ac-
cordance with recommendation of the
council made to them last week. With
these matters disposed of the way will be
left fairly cleared Of important matters fol
the new council.
The herald., 1898-12-22
AT THE THEATER

THE LOS ANGELES.-Janet Waldorf
opens her engagement in Shakespearean
repertory tonight. She will be seen as Rosa
lind in las You Like 1t" this evening. To-
morrow she plays Viola in Twelfth Night
and on Saturday night Juliet in Romeo
and Juliet
When this young lady was seen here in her
first season in California, last year, she had
not yet essayed characters of the Importance
indicated in her present engagement. But
she gave splendid promise in her Julia and
in her Parthenia of future greatness, and
her many friends and admirers in the df-
ferent towns where she has been playing
Shakespearean characters before presenting
them here have united in giving the warm
est praise to her interpretations OF the cele-
brated heroines of the legitimate drama.
1t is certainly an object lesson to all lovers
OF the Shakespearean drama to see any one
of the plays worthily presented, and from all
accounts there is no shortcoming likely to be
observed in the productions to be given dur
ing this engagement.
The herald., 1898-12-22
Marriage Licenses

Ace G. Moore, aged 81, native of Ten
nessee, and resident of Santa Ana, anc
Fannie Keir, aged 10, native of California
and resident of Artesia.
Henry T. Andrews, aged AZ, a native o
Alabama, and Mae A. Miller, aged 81, ;
native of Ohio, both residents of Lo
Angeles.
Will A. Sewright, aged 25, native ol
Minnesota, and Anna NJ. Wenger, aged l8
Il native of Missouri, both residents of Lo
Angeles.
Edwin C. Clark, aged 40, a native O.
Canada, and resident of Bagdad, anc
Elnora j. VAIL, aged 80, native of Mary
land, and resident of Los Angeles.