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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18
A ROMANTIC WEDDING.
An AppomattoN Young Woman Marie
q Civil War Veteran

There was a marriage near Phoebus
Yesterday. which has romantic fea-
ture attached The bridegroom was
David Chichester, Il New Jersey Vet
eran of the war between the States
but who now resides in this county near
Phoebus. and his bride was a young
lady CT Appoma ttox county. Miss Mat
tie r. Gown. He was widower who
had passed the three score mark. she
young woman just rounding her
twenty fourth year The bridegroom,
like many another Union veteran, had
met, wooed and won a daughter of old
AppomattoS for his former Wife, prob
ably becoming acquainted with her
while visiting the historic spot where
the great civil war came to an end on
that memorable April day, thirty-three
years ago. Some years afterward his
wife died, leaving him two children.
Not being able, in his lonely home, to
care for two young children. they were
left in the care Of his deceased wIfe's
sister. who has since nurtured and car
ed for them with motherly tenderness.
The deceased wife's sister was the
bride in yesterdays wedding. She
had Won the heart Of the lonely man.
and, accepting his offer of marriage
came to this, county and welded the
veteran.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18
BRIEF LOCAL NOTES.
Personal Mention and Minor Home
y Happenings in Paragraphs.

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county. IS the euest nf Mrs r - Mons
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.,ay. who has been IN ~ his home "a,
several DAYS is nov m ana homes =,
be ont in dav or Two -
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and one of the most esteer,ed coInrea
r,en in HAMPTON has been seriously ~
for several davs hut IL nov hatta.
The EMPLOYEES Of the Josiah Simnson
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

Thomas Rider Baltimoreans, who are
spending the winter in Hampton a i GARD
the Captains Naptha launch Lady
cay. returned yesterday from a trip
up the Chickahominy river. They left
last Tuesday and had rather unfavor-
able weather for the. trip.
Mr.. F. s. Collier and little daughter
Will leave today for Y ork, Mr.. Collier
returning tonl9fsrow and his daughter
remaining to Visit friends
Mr.. E. A. Semple returned yesterday
from York county. where he spent the
greater part of the week on an engin-
eering trip.
Real estate. activity continues with
cut abatement in Hampton and vicin-
tity. Claiborne Brothers have sold dur
irg theaCweeks $4,000 worth Of lots III
small parcels.
Mr.oFrank H. Walton. of the Grand
View Hotel, near Fox Hill, has gone to
his former home near Pitts'5urg to
spend the holidays.
The Sunday school of thes Christian
church is preparing for a Christmas
entertainment
A lunar eclipse is looked for by the
astronomers for December 9th. The
full moon will be in full eclipse near
the horizon soon after rising
Rev. j. D.. Hosier, a former resident
OF Hampton, now minister of the
Virginia Conference NJ. E. Church
South. who. with his Wife,. has been
visiting friends near here left Friday
Cor Accomac county. the new, charge to
which he was assigned by the confer
ence at its recent session
Rev. S. A. Ball, Of Falls Church. Va,
will fill the pulpit at the Chesapeake
Methodist church today, morning and
evening. instead Of Rev. Mr.. McDou-
gle.
A public reception to the young men
Or the town Will be given at the y. NJ
c. a. on Monday night January End.
The Fourth Virginia regiment inclu-
cling the Hampton boys. sailed from
Savannah Friday afternoon for Ha-
v;ana. Cuba. and have doubtless reach
ed their destination ere this. The boys
Viii spend Christmas in the Cuban cap
ita.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

Permit nc to say, having increased my facili-
ties, by enarging both first and second floor. YOU
can rest assured that we expect 70 be il position 70
give you better service, better selection better goods
and at far lower prices. take this opportunity to
thank my many customers for their past patronage
;nd Trust you may not only continue to come but
Ering your friends.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18
s. Mervu Christmas and 8 * f1,ax,pppu New Year

My friends since making my bow to YOU for
the new year 1898, twelve mouths have elapsed.
On that occasion | promised to serve my patrons
fully and satisfactory during the year than any
time before q feel assured the public have the
iactsdemonsrated, stocks have been at all times COM
plete, ant. iii very few extreme cases have any Of
my customers turned away nnserved, and now for
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

Drink Old Valley Whiskey Extra
special quality. There is none better,
Newport News Wine and Liquor Co.
Sole Agents. Y5ltf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

Fine line of confectioneries, hand
somely bound books, Bibles, Christmas
cards, children's story books, fire
works of all kinds, tobacco and cigass
at George H. Ellison's, King Street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-18

IN BIEACEIED GERMAN
81 NAPKINS TO MATCH r.....
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NOW b QUIET !

WE OF
KIND NOW ON EXHIBITION
4ltANDkERCHIEFS GLOVES AND
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03

OF how to sell mining stock and draw UP
prospectuses for capitalists he made several
thousand dollars. With that little sum he
set about building a railroad from Marcopa
to Phoenix The Southern Pacific was build
ing across the territory from Yuma toward
81 Paso, and he knew that a line from
Phoenix and the mines there would be neces-
tenn.
With a gang of cheap surveyors Boggs
spent months in going over ali the most
feasible routes for a railroad north to
Phoenix. 1t was hard work and there were
constant privations on the alkali plains and
Boggs did not break down his naturally frail
constitution by his labor and hardships. But
ne was bound to succeed this time. Finally
he made up his mind as to the cheapest and
easiest route that a railroad could take from
Maricopa to Phoenix. Then he called
friendly and rich stakeholder to Arizona from
New York and laid his plans before him. The
New Yorker saw how sensible they were and
furnished the capital for securing rights of
way and certain necessary but small fran
chlse.. A year or two later when the South
ern Pacific Railroad company got ready to
build to Phoenix it found that Boggs had the
pest route and that he had to be dealt with
before the right of way was perfect. Then
It was that Boggs and his partner got some
thing like 5000 from Messrs. Huntington,
Stanford and Croker for what had cost them
ABOUT $4,000 and some enterprise.
II the men who have made fortunes at 60
or more years OF age by striking 1t rich in
the gold mines were named, a very long list
might be printed. In fact. in the last few
years the richest finds in California and Ari-
iona seem to have been made by gray haired
men rather than by the younger ones This
is explained by the fact that the old men
give more attention to the details of indica-
lions OF gold-bearing ore when prospecting
while the young men are restless, eager and
hurry over prospect. The bonanza miner
at Randsburg, Frederick NJ. Mooers found the
pay ore there three years ago, when he was
about IS, and after he had come to Los An
geles from Brooklyn, a discouraged news
paper man. There are about a dozen of the
richest miners in Randsburg who were very
poor few years ago, at the age of about so.
The Pelican mine in Nevada county was
found by John w. Phelps when he was over
TO and after he had been a compositor in
Chicago for more than forty years. He came
to the mountains of California for asthma
and took up mining to interest himself in his
lonely mountain home. The Pelican yields
from $4,000 to so. 600 worth Of gold every
year now.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03

to East ST. Louis with but little trou-
BILE. Here it dropped out of existence
While 1t was being made up in the Big
Four yards, at least so far as the Of
fetal record Of it was concerned. Per-
sistent inquiry failed to locate 1t, and
] went to Litchfield There the books
of the agent showed that the powder
had been received. but in C. S. (mean-
ing Canada Southern car No. 300 and
that the car had been emptied and
despatched to Port Huron, Mich, as
standing orders were to return to that
point all empty cars of that line. The
name and number being somewhat
similar, 1 concluded to go to Port HUI
ron Arriving there I found the car
mad been sent to Singleton, Mich,
just few days before, where it was to
load 1T with shingles.
Taking the first train there 7 found
q sawmill and lumber yard in the
midst Of a primeval forest. Going at
once to the single side track there /
inspected the cars, half a dozen in num-
Der, and half loaded with shingles, at
the side Of the mill, I found c. S. car
No. 200, as expected. A close inspection,
however, revealed that on the trucks
and other iron work underneath was
our company's name, as nearly all COM
panfes do mark their cars. 1t was easy
to see that the sides Of the car had been
newly made and painted The ends,
however, were badly scorched, and the
original boards had been repainted.
Inc slllS of the car were badly smoked.
This was evidently our car In reply
to telegram it was ascertained that at
the time of the great oil refinery fire
in the yards in East st. Louis in the
previous fall number of ears were
burned, some being totally consumed
and others DANA pp6 Our haon
injured, evidently. and in the process
Of repairing it had been wrongly relet-
tered. After the usual routine Of cor
respondence the car was turned over to
us by the Canada Southern people
along with bill for $3.50, which they
had paid for repairs, and mystery No.
3C02 was solved. Perhaps none Of the
many spectators and railroad men
knew how near they had been to death
when that car. loaded with enough
powder to wipe out the city, had been
in the midst of them with the wood
work all on fire.
Another interesting experience in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03

tracing lost cars fell to my lot last
summer. While in an Eastern city I
received orders to go at once to Slate
Bend, Ariz., and see If I could locate
box car 2,172 Of the Mississippi Central,
a branch leased line Of the Alabama
Great Southern. This car had been the
subject Of great deal of correspon-
dence before it had even been traced
so far. 1t had been in Texas and from
the Houston and Texas Central had
been traced to the Toledo, st. Louis &
Kansas City railroad, thence to st.
Louis again, and from there 1t had gone
West to Nevada, where it had been
loaded with silver ore. Thence it had
been back to Argentine, Kan, to the
smelter, where it had remained a month
before being unloaded, and then by a
yardmaster's error had been billed to
Yuma, Ar1Z., in place of Selma, Ala
1t had broken down at ella Bend, Ariz,
en- route, and had been set off on an
abandoned spur track almost over
grown with cactus and sage brush The
spur at one time led to a quarry of
quartz rock some three miles back, but
had been abandoned.
1.-THE locality was as desolate as a
hermit could desire, not an inhabitant
being within miles, and name was
given to 1t only because occasionally
a stockman tagged the train. South
Of the bend was g sand waste-an arid
desert. Dropping off the train at this
place, was lonesome in a minute.
and the only consolation I could get
out of the situation was that the west
bound train would be along in three
hours, and could get back into civil
ization at Mineral Point, a village
some sixty miles away.
Taking the track or spur switch
which left the main line at the bend
Of the road I walked along the ties
the rails having been removed. ex-
wandered along for half a mile
through the cactus. Watching for
ella monsters, rattlesnakes. and other
pleasant sojourners whom I might in
trude upon to my sorrow, I at last
came upon what appeared to be the
end Of the grade. The track disap-
peared at the edge of high sand hill.
evidently formation of some wind
storm for which the deserts are noted
Why, I do not know; but curiosity
prompted me to climb this hall. which
was some thirty or forty feet in height
and covering an acre or more When
once on top, after a hard climb. 1 was
rewarded only by the eight Of a stretch
of sand plains, unbroken save by sage
brush clumps and other sand hills like
the one upon which I stood
OSelHS holiiiiiS VI inteIeSt, ana anX-
ious to get away from the lonesome
spot, I was upon the eve of return
ing when from behind a little sand
knoll quarter Of a mile away I saw
a curl of smoke arising. Thoughtless
Of possible danger in this haven for
outlaws and renegade Indians, I struck
out to see who could be fool enough
to locate there. A tiresome walk
brought me in sight Of the fire, and
to my astonished gaze what should I
see in what had formerly been the old
quartz quarry. but a dilapidated box
car out Of which came smoke. while
nearly half a dozen copper colored
Pluto Indian children and a full as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03

sortment of native dogs lolled in the
sun. No Indians being on the war
path, / made bold to venture up. An
old squaw was busily engaged tanning
some kind of hide, while an old buck
lay stretched out asleep inside on a
rug Of wolf hides. Unable to converse
in their language, L confined myself to
survey Of the premises and, while
the trucks and running gear of the car
were buried in drifted sand. the south
side showed plainly that 1t was what
was left Of Mississippi Central No.
ZIP, the lettering and paint being all
gone off the side most exposed to the
wind and sand. An explanation at
that time being unobtainable from the
savages. I left the scene. being care
fully surveyed by the squaw and little
redskins and receiving a vociferous
chorus Of dog barks as parting
as well as I could in the shifting sand,
salute. Carefully retracing my steps
[ was on hand at the spot where the
train stopped when tagged, and was
in course Of time, at telegraph office
at Yuma, where I wired headquarters
the particulars as to where I had
found the car and the impossibility Of
ever getting 1t back.
Orders came at once to burn 1t, and
IL possible carry away the trucks and
iron. With not team within forty
miles the latter was out of the Ques-
ton, and I wired back to that effect
Nettled by this reply the officials sent
orders to burn it anyhow. This I pro-
ceeded to do. aided by six stalwart
section men. One of them being able
to talk broken Piute he told the saw
age family our mission. It was only
by our show of superior force and our
action in helping to remove the little
effects of the family that we succeeded
in avoiding a fight, as Scarfaced John,
the buck, was ready TO defend his
home.
Investigation and surmises together
solved the problem as to how the car
got there. It is likely that after the
car was sidetracked some one released
the brake and 1t ran down grade
which was sufficiently steep to carry it
near to, If not into. the quarry where
found. Then the ever shifting sands
soon covered up the track, as the quar-
ry was abandoned and no one kept
open or cared for the spur. The whole
country being abandoned to the few
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03

LONDON, Jan. Wheat was firm. All
august and California wheat arrived was
rorthwlth ordered to destinations. September
was quoted at 39s, November SSs January s6s
%, and Walla Walla prompt delivery Sos Sd.
russian wheat was sparingly offered Argen-
tine wheat was quoted at 25s 3D. Indians were
free sellers of No. club Calcutta. May and
June being quoted at 34s Cd. Flour had
dragging sale. Maize was slow new crop
maize, January, was quoted at 15s Sd old
maize was quoted at les, and European
maize was quoted at It's cd on passage Bar
ley was steady. There was no American bar
icy mere. oats were irregular; mixed clipped
oats were quoted at 14s 1Olbd
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
INNOCENT MAN FREED.
Governor Black Pardons Burgess,
Who Suffered for His Wife,s Crime,

NEW YORK, Jan. IA Special telegram to
the Chronicle from New York says out of
eight years of disgrace and felon's stripes,
of silent martyrdom for an unworthy wo-
mans sake, Edward Burgess was paTdoned
from the state prison at Sing Sing today by
Governor Black.
Late in the summer of 1889 Burgess was en-
gagged to go to Chicago for a two-weeks' ap-
pearance at the Olympic theater. He in
sisted that his wife accompany him, as he
would be gone perhaps a month and she was
not averse. to making the trip. Shortly
after they boarded the train Burgess dscov-
cred that his wife had quite roll of money
She evaded his questions about it, but he
finally drew from her that she had obtained
the money from the sale of her sisters dia-
monds. She had pawned the jewels and had
realized about $3.50 on them.
1t developed that she had stolen the dia
monds, and when she was arrested Burgess,
to save her, declared that he was the guilty
person. Adhering to his confession he was
sentenced, and served eight years of the CEN
tence. His wife never even called on him a.
the prison, and he does not know where she
is.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
"SWIFTWATER BILL"
klOndilser in New York With a Bag
of Nuggets.

NEW YORK, Jan. Joe Boyle, the
well known horseman, arrived in New
York last night with saltwater BIZ
Gates fresh from the Klondike They
are stopping at the Grand hotel They
have with them a canvas bag full Of
nuggets said to be worth several thou
sand dollars. They left behind them in
good hands, a claim which they vauIe
at 100000, and which they will re-
turn to in the spring. Boyle took out
with him to the Kind Ike Paddy Slavin,
the man who fought Sullivan, and
Raphael, the California fighter He says
that both men are doing we'll and have
been successful in several fstic en-
counters, and that Slavin has got q
couple Of good claims. He says that
the report that Slavin was separated
from his party and lost was an error.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
CHILKoor PASS TROLLEY.
The Machinery Said to Have Been
Already ShiDped

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. w. K.
Burkholder, of this city, has gone to
Alaska to erect an electrical transmits
son plant to operate an electrical road
over the Chilkoot pass. Electricity VIII
be generated at Dyea and transmitted
twenty miles to the point where It is
to be used. At the pass the telepherage
system will be used. In addition to the
electric wires, the poles will support
cables from which heavy cars will be
suspended. The motors will be station
airy and the cars will be propelled up
the incline by cables on a drum The
machinery has already been shipped
and the plant is expected to be in work
ing order in about three months, when
it is supposed that Chilkoot pass will
lose all of It's terrors.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
ARMY PACK TRAIN
Placed in Charge of Lieut.. Preston,
of the Cavalry.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The war de-
partment has placed Lieut.. Guy H
Preston Ninth cavalry, in charge of the
army pack trains that are to undertake
to get supplies into the KIondike region
Lieut.. Preston has been in Washington
for some time. His principal assistant
will be Lieut.. James Ryan, Tenth
cavalry, who gathered up the pack
trains at Forts Washable and Robin
son. The animals already at Vancouver
under organization are to be reinforced
by about seventy-five more, all selected
mules from the Rocky mountain coun-
try and used to extreme rigors Of eli
r1ate. 1t has been definitely decided
not to burden the expedition with
wagons.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
List of Patents.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. List of patents Is
sued this week to Northwestern inventors,
tent attorneys, 91O, s11 and 912 Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, Mimi, and Washington,
D. c.. Thomas Appleton, st. Paul, coaling
station: William D. Bates, Grafton, n. D.,
sales slip envelope; John Blankart st. Paul
car door lock; Franklin w. Britton Brainerd'
expansion reuter- bit; Frank D. Dibble, Min
neapolis, acetylene gas generator; Anna Hell
wig, st. Paul. bolt rivet cutter; Angus D.
Mcclellan, Crystal, N. D., milk pail; Walter
Mitchell. st. Paul, stump puiler Ida II.
Naylor, Minneapolis coat hanger; Edward P.
Oveson, Nash. n. D., detachable shovel blade
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
Cut In Effect.

sUNCOOK, n. H, Jan. lin accordance
WIN notices which were posted in the mills
OF the China, Webster and Pembroke cotton
na5nuIacturing companies two weeks ago, the
emp.oyes went into effect today. The cuts
anect all the employees OF the corporations.
tne same as in Fall River. This is the only
INDUSTRY IN the village. There is no organi.
eaton among the operatives, and no talk OF
strike. The monthly pay roll amounts Ia
ABOUT S2I0OO, and employs about !. 400 hands
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03

roaming Piutes, sage hens, and the
ever-dreaded ella monsters, the where
abouts and future as well as the past
OF the mine, sidetrack, and car alike
were forgotten until by chance I dis
ecovertd 1t and solved mystery ZIP, the
lost cars number"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
One Story Denied.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. Warner, Stuart
Co., of this city, who were mentioned in
a Pittsburg dispatch as having received an
order from Cardiff, Wales, for four million
tons of iron ore, deny the truth of the report
In the. most emphatic way They say there
is no foundation Whatever for the statement
either that they had received an order for
ore that they were about to construct
vessels to carry it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
Harvard Wins.

NEW YORK, jan Harvard is the chess
sixth annual chess tournament of the Har-
ward Columbia, Yale, Princeton teams came
to an end today when the final round was
played. The Harvard men finished their
games first. each of them winning from Yale
and making a team score Of 10 points out of
a possible II.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
Medal for a Brave Red.

WINNIPEG, Man., Jan. The ROYAL HUI
name Society of Canada has forwarded a
medal for Joseph Kassawa, an Indian, who
during the recent prairie fires, performed a
he rescued six children from the cellar of a
burning farm house at St. Anne's Man. 1t
is possible the lieutenant governor will make
the presentation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
Tomb Awaiting Mr. Gro,,

MONTELLO, Wis, Jan. 1.-The great pol
ished sarcophagus of Montello granite for
Mrs. U. s. Grant was completed yesterday.
After being boxed 1t was loaded on a fiat
today. The only Inscription upon 1t is the
words. Julia D. Grant" cut deep on top of
the lid. 1t is an exact copy of the sarcopha-
gus made here last summer for Gen. Grant
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
Tourist Jailed.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 1.-Wallaee Duncan,
a young tourist lately arrived from Minneapo-
lis, has been sentenced to one year In the
relatives in the East. strong effort was
made on his behalf, the plea of insanity being
especially advanced.