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The Portland daily press., 1898-09-01

MORTGAGES NEGOTIATED-S1,oo TO
lII $1,000 and upwards at 8 and per cent lll-
terest. We have EXCEPTIONAL facilities for
placing Loans on Real Estate security Par
Ties desiring Loans can obtain same by appIy.
ing at the Real Estate office First National
Bank Building, FREDERICK s. VAIL. 27-l
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-01

EfoR SALE Near Portland. electrics pass the
door, new 1-2 story frame dwelling. steam
neat Datn, not and col water, cypress nnlSp,
1000 It. land. Real estate office of BENJAMIN
+. HARRIS, No. 4S Exchange st. 31-t
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-01

VxrANTED-An persons IN want Of ,r,,,,--
w and bags to call on 7. D. REYNo5LLptsss LBS
ocsry oSs store as we mauufaetsse aeoue shaws
and can therefore give bottom nsioSs gIoas
Trunks repaired Open evenings We g5.ces, .ansa
pictures. if.s
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-01

FOR SALE-A desirable house lot on Deering
4 heights corner lot. about S6x114,. facing
South and East fine outlook, on line of sewer
and Sebsgo. FRED V. MATTHEWS, 396 Con-
gress ST., Portland 31-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-01

EOR SALE Well established manufacturing
business located in Portland, that will bear
thorough Investigations; an exceptional opening
for party with about So 900. Refer as to stand
ing and reliability to Mercantile Agency.or any
Bank in Portland. Particulars. real estate
office. First National Bank FREDERICK S.
VAIL. IL
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-01

MONEY TO LOAN on first ana second mort
uI cages on real estate, life insurance poll.
tate bought, sold and exchanged AS 10 ES-
change street, I. P. BUTLER. aug234
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-01

MONEY TO LOAN-On first and second
M mortgages on real estate at as low rate Of
interest as can be obtained IN Portland; also
loans made on stocks, bonds, personal proper
ty or any other good securities. Inquire OF A.
G. LIBBY g. CO., AZ 1-2 Exchange st. aur1ad
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
A MODERN JONAH.
The Yacht That Is Being Buil, In
lnnd by a Man IN Mary
land.

A steam launch IS feet long, being
built 2Hz miles from water, is the I'M
usual sight which may be seen on the
road from Pomona to Quaker Neck,
Ken, county. The boat is building
within few feet of the public road, and
many OF the original timbers have
rotted away during the tedious con-
,inuance Of the work. About IS years
ago, says the Baltimore Sun, Capt. A.
Judson, man who had gone down to
the sea i'll ships" for many years, came
to Kent and opened store. After mer-
chandising for short time he bought
pretty little home near the village of
Pomona and started a sawmill. Finally
the old sailorconceived the idea of build
ing his yacht. The keel was laid, the
ribs slowly assumed position, and win
ter and summer the work dragged on.
Years passed. The first timbers began
TO decay, and before the completion of
one part the timbers were Of necessity
replaced by new, and yet the pet scheme
was not abandoned, and now 4he dry
land ship is nearing completion. The
yacht is to be IS feet in length, Ii feet
beam and feet hold, She will be pro-
PEELED by steam, and, the captain says,
Will turn off 20 miles an hour. "A cabin
- feet in length will be built and fitted
up for long cruise, the intention of
the captain being to revisit many scenes
OF ms early sailor life. Tie pulling
question TO the casual observeris: How
is TINS craftto be gotten to the Chester
river, more than two miles away? The
captain says that with one horse the
launch he quickly and easily moved.
The boat now has the deck on, and it
IS expected that the launch will be
mace next summer. The launching ay
Will be made memorial BILE, and the spon-
sor Tor the novel craft has already been
chosen.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
THE PASS ON SHAKE.
W.T. 'ozAIeby Makes n Few Scatter.
ing observations Upon
Fresh Subject

mere are various kinds Of hnnu-
shakes, said Mr. Gozzleby, according
TO the New York Sun, "a1nong them
the passion shake, which is used at
receptions and one place and another
where there's lots of people coming up
an the time and where it wouldn't lie
possible for the man that the people
mad come to see to stop and take half
day with each person. So, if the man
in front gives signs of being slayer.
the man receiving shakes hands with
him heartily and says:
Why, my dear sir, l am delighted
TO see you He imparts to his hand at
the same time, with what grace and
Skill and tact he can command, a SLIGHT
sidewise motion. in the direction in
which the line is moving This is the
pass-on shake.
II got it once in church Passing
down the aisle after the service, / was
met at the end by one of the officers,
who shook me cordially by The hand
and spoke most pleasantly, giving me,
however, the passion handshake. [
think | didn't quite expect it. / sort
OF imagine that had always thought
1t the chrlstieeSss duty to put up with
enyehlne:sssss Il. lad anybody else, al
ways, and wait the.pther mans pleas
ure and be more than patient, be agree
able and polite besides. But I don't
think that just now. l think now, for
instance. that a man would have no
more right to block up passage in a
church and make other folks uncom-
Portable there than he would have any
where else; and when such man does
come along, why it is perfectly proper
to give him, In due time, with firm but
gentle kindness, the PASSION shake"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
trustees Sale Of Valuable Rea,
Estate.

!
| date the 18th dav If sentamhar ,oo-
duly of record in tha ,iarl.. - ~. -
Corporation Court for ,ha 5it,. - n LII
port News Va from Int,, 80, ~ ->sN ,
Wife to Alfred p Tho,,, ~ co,,.,' a,lo
H. Williamson as trustaas -, 80. . nc.
of which either of said trrs,a5 -. ~.
default having heen r,a,,a ~. - ~ :,
John Cooke in navmanis II, .e-S$13!
cured the unda-.;a--,,;.- .f'eispN Sc
1s.I-----.>< a. 'ieu. ihS neen re
| cnrad :, a. .Iue oele''clatV Sc
| at ,,,,bj;o a,,c,;an W. eNpose ior saie
| ina ftar dasnrita'i 81 me plel.llses mere
~ - n.oIoa,, ~ ~" i'''' NEWS, va.
~ ~
| :" T. IN H-'oo-ti I, DECEMBl+R lTH, 1898
the following nronart,, +o VIII.
| All those certain ,nts ~ ,,,,a ,,.;. -,
| improvements tharaon ,nd ',,, ~
nances thereto bnlonoinr s;,,,,t =, ~
CITY of Newnort E.ws ~ - 'n,,,, ~ 'i'E
| Warwick in ~. ct,,, af \-;.,,;,;
| scribed accorlinr 10 s,,rr.,- ,t' ~, /.
| made nv G. w TS;tcbatt s,,r,.a,.a, 40 tal
September oSth 4 % 1So- - f,tin,.s
town.. Recinninr a. 10 ;n,a,snti,,
| of the easter1v sido ~ f.hastn,,t ,,.o,,,,r
| with tho so,tbarlv si,,a Dof ,ru.,,nt,
! fourth street, thence extending easterlv
| along the said side OF Twentv-fourth
street one hundred Q0O) feet. thence
| southerly fifty t50) feet thence westerly
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
GODSEY CAUGHT.
men TO.

The Jail Breaker Has Been Eabbed BY
! M the Norfolk Authorities.
| John 9. Godsey. the jail-br"aker is
again in the clutches Of the law. This
is the white man who successfully
worked his way through the north wall
of TN. Jail on the night OF November
! u with five colorcd men. He was ar
rested near Primers Point Friday night
by Detectives Childress and Snowden.
! This. the most recent of the numer-
Gus deliveries from the city Jail was one
of the boldest ever attempted by prs-
oners confined therein.
In addition to John C;odsey. who was
! awaiting trial on the charg. of house
breaking and the larceny OF an overcoat
and chest OF tools. tho following ne
grocS took advantage of this orp"rfu-
| nifty to escape:
James Rodgers dsnrderly conduct.
| Henry Burrell awaiting trial on the
| charge OF carrying concealed weapons,
| s Y. Knight the negro who shot Cor
nelius Harris son. and was awaiting
| trial on the charge If assault.
George Hill. vaGrancy.
| Frank McClarcp suspicious character,
| When these men succeeded in break
! ing Jail the authvsitirs kept ,he matter
under their hats" and it was only by
| reason OF the fact that Their" were n"
; more than TWO important prisoners at
! In rye that they succeeded in hushlng the
matter
| II seems that Godsoy. who was the
rlngleadcr in the delivery. secured a
steam pipe valve while plumbers were
working in the jail and successfully
secretcd II in the nisdemcanor side Of
the Jail.
About o'clock on the morning OF
November lG Tailor Curtis was notified
BY the prisoners in jail. when he put IN
a drunk" that Ciodsey and six negroes
had escaped. They had used the pipe
as a hammer and with a long nall grad
ually looSened tho mortar between the
bricks and made q hole large enough I"
admit a mans body. One by one six o!
the prisoners on the misdemcan"r side
| effected their escape, scaling the hlEh
brick wall when once outside OF the
| Jail.
There were about twenty prisoners on
that side of the Jail but the others re-
fused to take advantage OF this means
| OF gaining their liberty.
Nothing more was heard Of tn" pris-
oncrs until Friday night. when Chief Of
| Police Kizer OF Norfolk telephoned
unprecedented.
Yesterday City Sergeant Mlstead.
who communicated With Chief k!Zcr
about the escaped prisoners and gave
| him q tip as Ia E;odsey's whereabouts.
went ov cr to Norfolk and returned
last evening with the white man in GUS
| tody.
Gcdsey has an interesting stony. lie
was arrested here ON the charge Of en-
tering the house Of Mr.. Adams in orr
Vile and stealing an orerroat lie Is
also accused OF stealing q chest II tools
| from a carpenter shop on Virginia aF-
enue.
It is understood that Godscy has serv-
ed a term in the Portsmouth jail for
| forgery.
| He recently had his wife arrested here
land charged her with being a llnallc
The Jail physician made an examination
| OF the woman and found that she was
perfectly sane.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
1.AuNcu1NGs DISCUSSED.
President G. p. circuit Advcrts to Thcl
Educational Feature.

The custom now growing in favor OF
extending .nvitations Tar, t. }''S promlne;ns
men and <vnrileI' m tie >.sa1ce : .efs1t
after which batt)eships ana cruisers are
| named, to the launches of those ships.
| is one. that has been productive OF much
! good in that the people of the interior
| through their representatives are thus
| a afforded an opportunity to learn more
| OF what these vessels are and OF their
great value to the nation.
IN conversation With Mr.. G. B. circuit.
president az the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company. re-
| Gently he said:
| In the invitations to the launching
OF the battleships Illinois and Ken
| lucky. both named for States more OF
less removed from the sea coast ana the
| building Of large warships. we have in
| creased o,,r capacity as much as we
could az we'll as extending our list TO
| those whom we desired should see and
| know what a Dattlcship is, and the
| means taken to construct ii. so that IN
| fact we might familiarzr them with the
ships, in order that they will have no
less interest in them than those Of us
| who are coming constantly III contact
| with them. Although the time for such
an object lesson is short. it must be
| remembered that these people are OF
| the most intelligent class and learn
great deal in the few short hours they
are able to spend with us. One would
suppose our facilities were limited for
| the entertainment OF so many guests.
| You would not think so If You had seen
| how comfortably we provided for over
! 600 guests at the Chambcrlin at Old
| Point Comfort after the launch of tn"
| Illinois We took them from our wharf
| 10 old Point Comfort by one of the big
Washington steamers and gave them
a reception and collation. that they Will
ever remember when the hattlehip H.
| lHois is mentioned. l see that large
launching party from Wisconsin was
| in attendance at the Union Iron Works.
| San Francisco. Saturday, when the
| Wisconsin took her maiden dip. This
| is as il should be AZ it gives the repre-
senlativns of these States some idea of
the magnitude OF these ships
! The ceremonies on the occasion of the
| christening of the Wisconsin We're en-
iargcd somewhat. Two different brands
| OF Wine were broken over her stem. an
! appropriate poem was read by Miss
| Stephenson. who composed it. ana
| nag twenty-seven feet long and four
| teen feet wide was presented 10 the shin
! by 800 children from the Irving NJ.
| Scott public school. which is named for
the manager of the Union Iron Works
| Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
WILL LEAVE, FOR HAVANA.
Huntington Rifles Have Reen Ordered
To Cuba

Huntington Rifles Have Been Ordered
To Cuba.
The Huntington Rifles. Company c.
Fourth Virginia Volunteers. will go to
Havana within ten days. OF this there
is no longer any doubt. Orders have
division OF the Seventh Army Corps. OF
which the Fourth Virginia is a part
10 Cuba at the earliest possible date.
AT Savannah orders We're issued yes
torday to prepare for departure not
later than December 10 and It is ex
pectcd that by that time Our Boys'
will be on the water en- route to Cuba's
shores.
This news will be received with some
degree OF disappointment here. as It
was generally hoped that no occasion
would arise for the dispatching OF the
Fourth Virginia to Cuba.
The members OF he Huntington
Rifles who are now in the city have re-
ceived orders to report to their COM
pany and they will do so in the next
few days.
In this connection. the following dis
patch from Savannah win be read With
interest. ..o
'rhc second division of the Seventh
Army Corps. the second division hos
pital and the signal corps. battalion r,
Seventh Army Corps. have been order
ed TO move ms soon as possible from
Savannah to Havana. Cuba. Major
| General Fit@hush Lee issued an order
| to this effect today.
The men Will 90 as sooon as possible.
| 1t will take about fifteen transports to
carry them That is more than the gov
eminent has in service at this time.
The second division Will go under the
command of General Edward B. Willis
ton.
"'rhe regiments in the second division
are the 164th Indiana. Second Illinois,
2o2d New York Fourth Virginia. Forty
ninth iowa, and Sixth Missouri.
Though these are in the nature ot
hurry orders it is not thought troops
can leave here before December 10.'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
%NS*%i
: RSz YOU
; LIKE 1T
? oSlANDo--As remember, it was up N this
. fashion.
: f.cr

(AcT /. SCENE +.

PATIENCE NO MORE A VIRTUE
re WAS daring travcler--oynlnrar T
should say
prhNed a thousand dangers off
IN countries far away.
'eu been at Santiago in the heat or tho
campaign:
10 Dawson City wandered: he had
hunted moose in Maine.
''e' mounted lofty Alpine peaks; on
glaciers lie had slid:
ne jumped from crags to other
crags like any channels kid.
ana Just day OF two ago-perh lps n
little more
lie saw the deck he ,rod go down, and
then he swan ashor.
YIN AirIc,s shores he'd jnurneyed from
AiG'"rs to the Cape
ne d swung from Congo trees i,lst like
I;udyard kipling ape.
nut "h"h he'd jumped the puldles in
'he streets Of Newport News.
re SAID some words which to repeat
hereby do refuse.
RILEY ACCEPTS WITH REGRETS
- uhrink. did yc say Misther Giliiganp
VII jnc We in a drink?
r"rc' now. It's me bitthcrest inimy. sor.
r"r ana it dhrag to tn brink
me graves could. damp, uncanny
depths
Me nearest av kith ana kin.
IN him widout friend but meslf
To tuck him dacintly in?
~ 'i'd. s"r as thurc's I'm aIoive today.
ana that. s"r's, the rayson why
IN sHrfE can't refuse ye,
Mlsther Gilligan. sez L.
THE PENALTY OF THEIR CRIME
NAT man cannot be too cons.rya-
I'VE in his remarks away from homo is
"nnuestionah'y point to be remember
ed. but this advice will be lost on ~,
prominent citizens Of Newport News.
Wn"m ! have in mind. It happened in
this wise. Matthew and Jnmcs throw.
off the shackles Of mental worr,. son,s
days ago and hetnok themselves to ..ye
ancient town Of Richmond.' rresllmahIy
!"f good time" In the mists generated
ny numerous cold bottles. they cni,vcd
the society Of TWO young ladies Ia whom
hey w"r" introduced. for several DAYS.
n an unhappy hour, these gay l.otha
i'os. VINO We're posing as frisky beche-
s',fS Sf'hk. OF the slaries Of Newport
News. and invited the young Indies to
call on them. if they ever visited this
wonderful city. They never supposed
Tor a moment that the ladies' would re-
member the invitation. rs a matter of
TACT, however. they did. They arpeare,,
unexpectedly AT the offices where the
"n men are employed few DAYS ago
ana then there was fun. The other fcl
lows in the Ollie" had the fun For the
gay dec"iv"rs it was excessively serious
The ladies' had come down Ia look al
me works and inspect the town general
~ Thu. unhappy individuals who had
extended he invitation. saw no way out
~ Inc l'r"dit;'mcnt so they grinred and
bore it all. Tie either fellows did theii
share Of SrInning, too. while the tive
bosses 'rott"d the girls around until
rain time and then unloadcd them or
me conductor with a deep drawn sigh
| of relief
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
A RED MANS DRINK.
Red INK IL Favorlte Beverage
Among the indiana of In
dian TERRITORY.

Nigiiant as the deputy marshals are
in Indian territory, and drastic as the
application of the prohibition law by
the courts may be, several kinds of in
1oNication safely defy all statutory pro-
visions. Amazing quantities of Jamaica
ginger are consumed in the territory.
The stores handle ginger as legiti-
mate drug. y teaspoonful will cause
choking and coughing for several min
u1es in q throat unaccustomed to swal-
lowing the powerful stuff. But there
are men in the territory who drink two
or three bottles a day with apparent
satisfaction TO their educated stomachs.
More Jamaica ginger is sold in the H.
dian territory than in half a dozen
states where whisky selling is licensed.
Red ink is another favorite territory
tlpp!c. This is not nickname for
something else. The ordinary red ink
which he bookstores Of the states sell
for writing purposes is a beverage in
parts of this country. The ink drinker
Of csstivated tastes will buy bottles by
the half dozen at time and swallow
the contents with relish. Essences
which sci! elsewhere for flavoring pur-
poses are drinks under this civilization,
Anything which has basis of alcoh oil
Is In demand. Intoxication is craved
and the stomach of the Indian tarri-
tory drinker does notquarrel with the
form in which it comes. Wood alcohol.
accounted poison in most parts of the
country. is consumed in considera bic
quantities. The peddlers buy it in Okla
homa dilute It with water, and sell it by
the pint on this side Of the line.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
In Ceylon the richest people beg.

ficnest Pe0Pfe DEG:
Taxes on boards are levied in Japa-
nese cities
In Ecuador they swceten coffee with
crushed beetles.
In Japan they give you gooseberry
pie with roas, duck.
And in London man who refuses to
tip waiter runs u fair chance Of get
ting arrested
Most Chinese mandarins pass the
whole OF their lives without taking
single yard Of exercise. Under no cir
cumstances whatever is mandarin ever
seen on foot IN his own Jurisdiction.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
FRANCHISE SCANDAL.

The proposition to build another
bridge between Brooklyn and New York
over the East river, threatens To pro-
duce a scandal of considerable size.
Many years ago the State legislature of
New York bestowed upon a syndica te
OF politicians perpetual franchises TO
build bridges on all the desirable si1es
on the river facing the two cities In
order to build another bridge across
the stream it will be necessary for the
city TO buy n franchise from the smoot h
sharpers and pay handsome price for
something that cost the politicians
nothing.
This is disgraceful condition OF af-
fairs. but it should teach the citizens
OF New York lasting lesson. /. strik-
ingly illustrates the danger and unwis-
dom of recklessness in granting fran
chises. and. especially, in granting per-
petual franchises. If the Empire State
Legislators had been gifted with the
commonest kind of common sense. they
should have seen through the scheme
OF the syndicate desiring to secure fran
chises covering all the desirable sites
for bridges between the cities Of New
York and Brooklyn. But even if there
had been every reason on earth FOR be
lieving that the proposition was lcgt-
innate one. there was absolutely no ex-
cuse for making the franchises perlct-
ual
AS matter Of fact, there can he no
justification for granting perpetual
franchises. NO benefit that may be de-
rived by the present generation jnstiiies'
the binding OF future generations by
conditions and regulations that may be
both annoying and injurious to them.
Each state should have constitutions
provision against franchises for more
than fifty years or hundred years at
the most. Any corporation or company
that is disposed to tote fair" should be
willing, Vase IT'S claim for a renewal
of franchise privileges on the record II
would be enabled 20 make in such q
length ofttime. If they are not disposed
to tote fair they should be deprived
OF their franchises as soon as possible
This thing Of giving away the rights OF
American citizens without compensa
ton or restriction is getting to be rather
Il nnonotonous, and the citizens by whose
4 sufferance these abuses are possible
N should enter such protest that their
rights and privileges will be respected
in the future.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
POLICE. COURT.

Justice Brown disposed OF the follow
ing cases in the Police Court yesterday
morning:
Lena Lee, George Crltlser, q. G.. Bolt,
Trcst Chapman. Joseph Roane. drunk;
fined 50 each and costs.
Herbert Gee, driving on sidewalks:
dismissed.
Lena Lee. not of good fame: bond OF
$50 required for three months.
Silas Rowlett. assault, dismissed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
NG& CD Gp- J~ss- g. s. GO SEs -Sa
! HOLIDAY I;
! EH|NC

you cordial welcome Details concerning this handsome
collection Of Christmas merchandise impossible Only
few hints few suggestions to emphasize the fact that
this store intends to the record peg notch higher
'tNxt this and Christmas. Now invite you come;
buy if ready (eary holiday selections always
satisfactorily if not ready tobuy then you equally
welcome look to price admire, to the store
help towards solution eff the great problem Of what to
buy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04

The announcement that Germany will
buy all Of the Caroline Islands that
Uncle Sam does not want can scarcely
cent events furnish pretty go"a proof
that the Americans might have worse
neighbors, and almost any ola nation
would be an Improvement IN the Span
iards.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
England Crazy over Croouat

Croquc., the revival of which in Eng
land was announced not long ago, IL
said to DE making alarming strides, ana
in places to threaten the sovereignty of
golf. They have made new game Of it
three times as difficult and scientific
rs the old-and he craze is on.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
An Industriou. Volcano,

The most active volcano in the world
is Mount Sangay. 1890 feet high. stu
ated on the eastern chain of the Andes,
soutl. America. II hos been in constant
eruption Since 1928
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
By H. B. LASKEY,

s1o7 WASHINGTON Avenue G;T.''''s'
Household and Kitchen Furniture
Carpets, Rugs, &c, at auction. T will
sell at my store. 310i Washington ave
nue., Monday. Dec. 5th. 1898. at 23O p.
NJ. Oak Chamber Suits. l Walnut
SUIT. Oak Wardrobe. 1 Oak Hall Rack
io-foot Walnut Extension Table, Bed
steads. bureaus, Tables, Chairs Car
pets. Rugs. Parlor Mirrors, Sewing Ma
chimes. Heaters. Blankets, Quilts and
Crockery and Glassware. Sale positive
rain or shine. Ladies invited to attend
Auctoncer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-04
cy last summer while loailng around the
southern part of Cuba.

If Mr. Plat wishes to catch the OVID,
he should insert the words free and
| unlimited in his pure beer pronuncia-
Weutu.