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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26

The New York Journals political mission
seems to DO to make the democratic party
ridiculous. And It would succeed II anybody
paid amy attention TO that paper.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26

u II reported that there IS another scheme
hnActing among the anarchists holding office
IN Chic to force John y. Rockefeller to nay
his taxes. What Ia the name OF ssoodncss are
wc coming TO.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26

Talking of expansion, maybe some news
papers think the colonies would be good
place to make cut rates go.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26

We arc TO have Newspaper Mems Day dur
ing tho coming festival week. and 1t goes
without saying that the gentlemen of the
press will be warmly welcomed and Hospitality
entertained by tho Houstonians.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26

TIE men who are predicting Balley's defeat
for leadership of the democrats IN congress
are about on a par With regular election ana
political prophets or course. II majority
OF the democrats In congress don't want him
for tteir leader he will be deposed but tho
lucky man Will know he had race for it,
Shei man Register.
THO Post has no idea that Mr.. Bailey will
b, displaced. He Is the best equipped man in
the party for the position OF house leader, and
the fight on him comes from those who care
iittlo for the party.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26

ster cold-storage warehouse tn VII
ness win be manufacturer for phn
sumption. The time is not p
when the refrigeration Of buas
be as essential as the heating
ing. Science is dong much 70
physical woes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26

Tom cat" Plat is a good name for the
''easy boss OF New York renuhlicansn
HIS has all cats watchfulness. His aural
organs are ever attuned 10 catch the slight
est sound and his visual organs are alb
normally clear He secs and hears all
things OF political nature, aud is very
seldom caught mapping, But he is up
against II hard this time He has a tre-
mendous contract on hand 10 make Teddy
tame. The legendary rencontra between
the monkey and the parrot won't be a
marlna' 10 the time he win have With
Teddy Roosevelt will certainly play the
bad little boy TO platts tom eat. Teddy
will chase him up trees and on fences
and across back lots. He will squirt water
at him in the shape OF appointments. then
throw him off roof to see II he can light
on his feet, He Will give him dose OF
'pain Killer or turnentirs aud laugh at
him tearing around the room and carrying
out panes Of glass with him when be goes
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
NEW ARMY HOSPITAL
Will Accommodate One
Thousand Patients.
WORK TO BEGIN At ONCE
Army Hospital Surgeons Say that There
Are Now No Suspicious Caa.s OF
Fever In the Fo-t Monroe
Hospital. Other lattcrs. r.

Work will be commenced in few
days, at point on Mil Creek Il short
distance above Phoebus. on one OF the
largest army hospitals IN the United
States. Contracts fo- construction,
heating. plumbing ano draining will
probably be awarded early in the week
in order that the work of construction
may not be delayed a moment longer
than is absolutely necessary.
The establishment will consist of
seventeen buildings, which will stand
on (. plot of ground having the form of
an ellipse. Each building will be pro-
vided with accommodations for 60 pa
TENTS, making an aggregate in the
seventeen structures OF 1910 by this
arrangement 1t will be possible to Sc
cure satisfactorily results With respect
to ventilation, probldn with Which
architectural ingenuity has had many
hard struggles in the construction of
large buildings designed for the recep-
ton and care OF the SICK. This Inn
mcnse hospital will be provided with
every modern scientific appliance FOR
the treatment OF sick am wounded SOL
diers. Each building VIII be ward in
itself and will be desia,ed in accord
ance with the nature or rIrulence of the
illness for which it is st apart. In
this way the work Of tie doctors and
surgeons will be systenarzed and the
patients will be assured or the vor,
best attention. ..
In the court formed b. the seventeen
wards will be an admins trat ton build
ing. n. mess hail. q. balery and other
necessary structures. The most PAINS
taking attention will begiven to drains
age. plumbing and heating. For the
present stoves will be Used. but later,
it is said. more modern appliances will
DE provided. The site 0osen is In au-l
morable une$anu is sufficiently remote
from residences and highways to in
sure absolute freedom from noises
which might annoy tie sick and
wounded. The ground u7 which the es .
adjustment will stand S known as the
Small property and ha: been leased a
a rental of $500 a year The cost of the
buildings will be s63.413 The wards will
be of wood. the board being set up
and down." after the fashion or the
once popular Yankee frame They will
be covered with roofing paper heavily
coated with tar.
1t is said to be the purpose of the
government to have the new hospital
completed in time 10 receive soldiers
who may fall in the attack upon San
Juan, Porto Rico. Those who are now
lying in the tents at Old Point will, it
Is stated. be transferred as soon as u
sufficient number of wards can be
made ready for them. The change will
be welcome one to he poor follows
as, on the high ground overlooking
Mill Creek, they will yet the benefit of
the refreshing breezes from the sea, a
luxury which they cannot hope for in
their present quarters.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
DOCTORS DRNY 1T.
Say That There Is No Suspicious III
ness at OLD Point

The army hospital surgeons at Fort
Monroe say that there is no yellow fe-
rcr there and that there is no Suspi-
ciouS sickness among their patients.
They certainly ought to know. 1t is
explained that at the time the
which DR.. Petlus very
properly ordered away from the har-
bor--ianded her sick and wounded,
there We're several cases of typhoid Is
yer of q malignant tyHe in the hospital.
few days later two or three of the
victims died and almost Immediately
;unior to the effect ulat yellow fever
had appeared in the hospita. became
current. Simultaneously With the ou-
currence of these events the work of
fumigating the Breakwater was COM
menced. DR.. Pettus believing that The
ship was to be used in transporting
troops to Porto Rico. feeling it to be
his duty to leave nothing undone to Sc
cure the safety of the men. In doing
this he was simply attending to the
important branch of the service which
the government has entrusted to him
and for which he deserves the thanks
OF the people and his supcriors. 1t is
comforting To know that there is a man
at the head of the marine hospital de-
partment at Old Point who has the
sense and the courage to honor the OBJ
legations of his office. Dr. Pettus has
nothing whatever to do with the field
hospital.
DR.. De Witt says thu there is no yell
low fever at 'far: Tr7r,e and his state
ment ought u settle The question. 1t
is fact. however. that for a time there
We're grave approximations thai the pest
might make its appearance and that
precautions We're taken to prevent it
from spreading among the troops and
citizens. 1t is good to know upon the
authority of SO eminent Il physician as
DR.. De Witt that the danger limit has
been passed. THE fact that there wac
uneasiness concerning the situation is
proved by the visit of DR.. White. who
was called to Old Point before the ru-
NOR that. yellow fever had brokn out
became current.
There Will be no more scares. DR..
Pettus will see to it that ships with sick
and wounded soldiers on board have
not been exposed to the plague. lie
knows his business and can be trusted
to attend to it.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
The Mouse aud the nnnkno.e

A country vicar tells curious story
about a mouse and banknote. The
note, which was left on shelf in
store-room, always kept locked up.
suddenly vanished The servants
were quite above suspicion. The fact
that the note had been laid in that
particular place and had disappeared.
admitted Of no doubt whatever. After
some search it was noticed that there
was mouse-hole IN a corner OF the
floor. A carpenter was sent for. and
q board taken up. A large quantity OF
minute bits OF paper were drawn out.
the accumulation. probably, OF very
many years. Strange to say. In one
corner Of the heap, a nest Of young
mice was discovered lying on a bank
note! 1t was uninjured, no portion
had been nibbed away. and was the
only piece Of paper left entire in all
the heap. 1t happened, then, that the
mouse had carried the note. folded up
as it was, through it's hole, and then
lnfolded and spread it out as lining
10 its nest, and had used it as blank
ct, evidently conscious OF its softness
and flexibility. The wonderful part of
the story is the leaving Of this one
piece of paper entire. apparently be-
cause it was Of different texture from
Tho raCt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
DIR. WISE WILL LEAD.
VIII BE Supported Here for the {

VIII BE Supported Here for the Con-
gressionli Nomination.
Apparently but little interest is being
manifested here in the Republican Con-
sressionnl Convention scheduled for the
lath OF next month. If anything has
been done in the direction of arranging
for district meetings to select delegates
the fact has not been made known
t seems to be generally understood
that DR.. Wise will have the unani-
nous support of the county. His ac-
t1vlty in the interest of his constituents
III this section since he was seated has
added much to his popularity. Fac
tional prejudice has nothing whatever
I" do with the friendly feeling OF the
people toward him, which is as strong
among the negroes as it is in the ranks
OF the white Republicans. 1t is pre-
dicted here that outside of Warwick
county. in which the family fe,d of las,
year is said to Still linger Or. Wise w II
have practically the unanimous support
of the Peninsula counties
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
LIGHTS IN THE PYRAMIDS.
Tomb OF the Phernchs to BE Illumin-
atcd by Electricity.

Tomb OF the Pheraehs to Be I1lumin-
atcd by Elec trlcity.
The ancient institutions of Egypt are
rapidly giving way to the new order of
things. Fer centuries old methods OF
transportation have been in vogue I'M
affected by the rapid strides in other
parts of the globe. the camel being the
only means OF conveyance OF freight
and passengers, and crude agricultural
implements of Biblical times have only
recently been laid aside for newer
machines. Idle waterfalls have been
recently made to turn mill wheels, and
where no falls existed the Niles waters
are being impounded for power pur-
poses as we'll as fer irrigation. There
are immense stretches of country. until
recently unproductive. now covered
with cotton Plantations, and their
product has become of the greatest I'M
portance to Egypt. English capital is
now building a great storage reservoir
near Assouan, in the Upper Nile re-
gion. in which will be caught the water
OF the river during the freshet season.
to be released in the dry times. Thia
WAX lieu 81 eat lIElSatlOn SYSTEM
which, it is hoped. will reclaim vast
stretches of desert land and what was
once barren waste Of sand will be
transformed into blooming plantations
growing wheat and cotton. Thus will
be restored to the ancient country its
old reputation and standing as the
'granary of Europe
The latest and not the least novel OF
these innovations is the illumination
Of the pyramids by electric light. AL
ready the trolley car has invaded the
ancient precincts and it is possible to
ride to these old structures from sew
eral points by electric vehicles Wires
will soon be laid from the Assouan
cataract. where a modern power plant
will be constructed, to the pyramids
and the interior rooms and passage
ways as we'll as the exterior will be
ablaze with electric light Many timid
persons have heretofore been deferred
from making this trip because Of the
gloomy interior. The tour was for
nerly made with the assistance Of sew
eral natives, who acted as guides and
torch-bearers, their flaming lights
serving only to enhance the darkness
OF the paSSageways
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
division hospital system is working

division hospital system is working
Very satisfactorily in every way.
Colonel MauS has recommended thai
about twenty men who are couvales-
cents from typhoid fever and other dis
eases be sent North to recuperate. Hav-
ing been i'll for Some time. they are
greatly reduced in flesh. as We'll as
strength. and Il change will restore
them To health more rapidly than by
remaining here
Speaking Of Tie typhoid fever cases
at the camp. from which several deaths
have resulted. Colonel Maus was asked
as 70 the cause OF the disease
The cases Of typhoid fever are con
hned largely TO the Virginia, Mlssissip-
pi and second Illinois regiments. he
said With the Nirgini;, anu Missis-
slrp' regiments, it was caused by the
use OF infected water at their State
camps before coming here, being in
lheif systems upon arrival. With the
second Illinois regiment. one company
ate tainted meat. and about a week aft
ttfWaru the men We're taken down with
typhoid. which is supposed to have l,.-
suited from ptom:line poisoning The
principal cases Of typhoid have been
IN these three regiments. and the
causes are not due To local conditions in
any way.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
WANT MINES REMOVED
Meeting OF Transportation Agents at
Old Point

Meeting OF Transportation Agents at
Old Point
y meeting of the agents of the
several transportation companies
whose boats land at Old Point was held
at the Chamberlin Hotel Friday
TOR the purpose of taking steps to Sc
cure the removal OF the mines and tor
pedoes planted in the waters OF Ches-
apeake Bay. Their presence In view
OF the fact that nothing In the nature
Of a visit by a hostile fleet is to be ap-
pretended, is regarded as not only un-
necessary, but dangerous. Hence, in the
opinion of the transportation agents.
they should be Immediately removed
The mines in Hampton Roads and
Chesapeake Bay are much more cost
~ than those laid in the harbor of
Baltimore, 1t is said. and the system
under which they are operated is far
more complicated. They are not easily
handled and. While it is not denied
that they are the source of much an
noyance. If not 4 menace to navigation,
their removal it is claimed would be
attended by many difficulties and dam
gers which officials think ought not to
be incurred till it is known beyond
doubt that there will he no further use
for them. Still the request Of tbs
agents has not been refused
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
New Industry In wright.

A new industry in this country is to
be established near Norfolk, Va. 1t is
an institution for extracting the oil
from peanuts. The prospectus of the
company announces that the product
from five tons OF peanuts will be 225
gallons of oil. worth SO cents a gal
lon; 8. $50 pounds OF peanut -four.
worth cents pound, and $3.50
pounds OF meal for stock feed, worth
so cents per 100 pounds, which will
make the value of the product $3.50 for
each days operations.
The peanut flour is used for making
bread cakes, ETC.. which are used in
some of the hospitals in Europe. It ia
claimed that much of the CASTLE soan
Of commerce is made from the oil of
the peanut. ami to that purpose the
product Of the Virginia mill will be
devoted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24

Rev. c. G. Mcdaniel will address the
mems Y. NJ c. A. meeting on Mr.. Hem
rv Sehmelz's lawn this afternoon at 5
o'clock
Secretary Irons has had 500 Testa-
ments distributed among the soldiers
at Fort Monroe. They were sent by
the Virginia Bible Society. About 300
more are needed in order That every
man who has not ore NAV be supplied.
CAPTAIN Bright. of Williamsburg. one
OF the heroes OF Pickett's charge at
Gettysburg. is the guest OF Colonel
George Booker at The Sherwood.
Hon Thomas J. Shryock. State Treas
"rcr of Maryland, is at the Chamber
lin.
The tents of the Maryland troops were
taken down yesterday in order tha'
the board flooring might he raised and
aired. They were carefully inspected.
Mr.. Eaton Darden. OF Baltimore. was
here Friday attending the funeral
OF his brother.
A tent in which Messrs. Franz Won
schllling. Walter Burke and Emmett
ronnor were camping near Ruckroe
Beach. was robbed few nights ago.-a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24

Pric@S,
But Not
Clothes

Is the foundation upon
which we have built a Gil
gantic Business. And if any
man wants u suit or anything
III our line we want to see
that man ; we also want that
man to see our Clothing,
prices that draw crowds and
hold them, prices that don't
make you poor, prices that
don't make you rich, prices
to harmon with the times,
prices down to the bottom.
Our stock must be reduced
in the next 80 days, and
you shall not only have the
benefit Of our mark down
prices, but a strait SO dis
count on every purchase.
W.. e. LAWSoN,
Mems and BOy'S 0utflttdrS
Hampton. Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
No fewer than 1873 persons have
been buried in Westminster Abbey.
Snap Shots.

N ~ ----- I'M ShHP SIlOtS. --- m
One secret of success is constancy OF
purpose.
The first printing press In the United
States was introduced in 1929.
No man is too shiftless to feel a litAe
bit romantic about his marriage
Food. drink. and tobacco lost the
people Of New York city one million
dollars and over per day.
There are in Japan seven hundred
and fifty Sunday schools, with twenty
Ave thousand scholars.
China has thirty thousand spindle
cotton ,ns.!, which employs children
and makes a profit Of forty per cent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
HEALTH AT JACKSONVILLE.
Camp Cuba Libre the Most Healthy i
the Country.

The people of Hampton who have
sons al Camp Cuba Libre. Jacksonville.
will be glad to know that there Is but
little sickness there. The percentage cf
sick is said to be lower than that OF any
other camp in the country. This is
good news in view of the fact that
there are now at Jacksonville between
$4,000 and $4,000 troops. Colonel Mans,
chief surgeon OF the Seventh Army
Corps. is authority for the statement
that the health Of the command is in
every way most satisfactory In CON
versation with a reporter DR.. Mans
said:
Measles, which at one time prevail
cd very extensively. has almost entirely
disappeared. and there areS,now very
few cases of mumps remaining.
The regime of the division i1ospita,
has been thoroughly established. 4, said
Colonel Maus, and the nurses have be-
come very prof Client In ftheirsduty.g The
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
Novel Automobile.

A particularly novel type of auto
mobile, advertised in an English jour
nal as light and gracefully constructed.
is shown in the illustration. which rep
resents combination coupe and motor
tricycle.. The motor cycle is detacha-
BILE from the carriage and can be rid
den by itself, but when attached as
shown deserves the purpose of horse
Tho groom or footman is supposed to
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.
(By Telegraph.)

CINCINNATI. July 23.--The Times
Star today says:
fhe National Convention or the
Peopie's Party. called to assemble in
CINCINNATI Sept. 5, 1898. is off and tn.
satner1ng of t"middle-of-the-ro and
animated Populists will not get beyond
q call Several states had held conven-
IONS and selected delegates. Maine
had chosen five leading PopuIsts as
.dlelegate Other states had responded
20 The Omaha call. Even Georgia had
s! proken awaysfron Senator NJ. 9. But
Ter, but TexassWould not an@ this, broke
the the back bons or the straight Populist
movement s II, N 3li
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
BROKE Ills ApA1

Motorman r. e. Powell. of the New
port News division of the Newport
News. Hampton & Old Point Railway
Company. suffered painful injury to
his left arm Friday night while his car
was passing over the Twenty-ei eighth
street crossing. The handle Of the
break, which had been turned down
hard, was freed by the slipping Of the
ratchet. and as it whirled around
struck Mr.. Powell on the forearm.
fracturing the bone. He suffered great
pain until he reached Hampton, when
DR.. Williams dressed the injury
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
CHICAGO GRAIN ,,Ap1r,,,

C111N-aGO NItR1N NAflh Ell. ~
CHICAGO, July pa boost in corn
today and fears Of drought advanced
prices in all the other speculative pits.
september wheat gained l 1-lM3-S and
december advanced 1-S@1-4 Oats left
on 5-S'Dl-2 up. Pork is IL Lee higher;
ribs and a nd e.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET


BALTIMORE. July 2s.-Flour-Un-
changed.
Enthusiastically; spot, SO3-40S1
month. so 1-2D5-8; August. 75l-4@1-z;
September. "a 1-4@l-2: southern wheat
by sample, 1902 L.
Corn-Strong and higher: spot and
month, IS; August, 3s0D1-4; September,
3S@1-4; southern yellow corn. 4O0D4l ::
No. 2 white 32@33
Rye-Firmer;N . nearby, 5O05s;
No. > western. 49, IL
Grain Freights-Dull: steam to Liv-
erpool per bushel, Lid July: Cork for.
orders. per quarter, IS 10d@ So August.
Sugar-Strong.
Butter-Fancy creamery. 1sM19; do
die. l2@13: store packed, 1O0ll
Eggs-Firm: fresh IL.
Cheese-Steady; unchanged.
Lettuce-110@1.25 per basket.
Whiskey-Unchanged
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

NEW YORK, July 23..Cotton fu-
lures opened steady: August. 5.S1: Sep
TENDER. $50: October, 5s5; November.
ESQ; December, $50: January, $50:
rehruary $50; March, 500; April, Sol ,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
vessels sailed Yesterday.

Steamship Albano (Ger). Koch, Ham
burg.
Schooner George NJ. Grant. Boston
Schooner VIM. r. Downs. Boston.
Schooner Van Lear Black, savannah
Barge Rantan. Portland
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24

Cash quotations were as follows:
tlonr steady; winter wheat, puts,
.loQDf.2o; straight puts, 3.50@3.75,
peclal brands, hard for spring .,at.
hts; bakers 3.OQ@3."5; No. 3 spring,
70; No. 3 spring wheat, ~
WS0; No. 2 red, 7sa; No. :
corn, 341a34.: NO. oats, "a;
NO: 2 White, :8l; No. white, 81
@s1t; No. rye, Al; No ? barley,
52A3o; NO. :, ; No =;
NO. l flax seed, 9s; prime tim
o5hY seed, 2.55; mess pork per
barrel s5W9.9O; lard, per 100 pounds,
5.50@5.55t; short ribs sides, loose,
.. 50e@5-75; dry salted ST.. ulders,
boxed 1905; short clear sides,
boxed, 5.90@6.1O, whiskey, dis1,'iers
finished goods. per gallon, ~; No. 2
yellow corn, 344a35.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24

COMBINATION COUPE AND TRICYCLE..
sit in the motortricyce saddle and to
start the combination by two or three
turns of the pedals, after which the
petroleum-driven motor attached to the
rear Of the tricycles develops sufficient
power to propel the cab without any
further assistance The oil reservoir
will hold sufficient quantity Of oil
to carry the cab between fifty and SIX
ty miles. The cab is said to hold two
persons comfortably.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship Massachusetts (Er). Find-
ley. New York.
Steamship City OF Washington (Am)
New York
Schooner w. f. Downs. New Haven
SchoonersstA.. a. shaw. Providence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
DEFENSE OF HAVANA.

MADRID, July 234-5 p. MA dis
patch from Havana says that at q meet
ing Of engineers and other experts held
there, over which Captain General
Blanco presided, various measures
were adopted for the defence of the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24

WASHINGTON. July 23.-Forecast
for Sunday. for vIrginta-Fair. except
showers in southern portion; northeast
to east winds.