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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
SPANS WAR FUND.
Frantic Efforts Made Throughout the
Kingdom to Increase 1t
i, :

rantlc Efforts Made Throughout the
Kingdom to Increase 1t
(By Telegraph.l
MADRID, April 3O.-Noon-The great
est efforts are being made here and
throughout the country TO increase she
i.ahonal war fund. 1t is proposed, for
instance, to have tables ornament ed
with the national colors. at oil the
Madrid churches throughout the mon tn
of May. These tables viii te attended
by society ladies, whose names and
the amounts they collect for the fund
will be published in the newspapers.
The traditional festival of May 2, in
honor OF Doaiz Velar*de, will be cele-
breted by procession of volunteers
TO the monument in THE Prado. where
open air masses Will be celebrated, ac-
companted by artillery statutes.
The Spanish colony in Mexico tele-
graphs that. besides contributing war
snip, subscription in aid of the ma
tlonal fund TO increase the strength of
The Spanish navy has been opened in
Mexico and that 1000, 600 pesetas have
already been collected. 1t is pointed out
here that since Germany has made no
declaration of neutrality. German fac
tories are not precluded from supplying
Spain With war materials.
L is reported that the Spanish gov
er nment has purchased two foreign
warShipS. but no detailSregard ing the
newly acquired vessels are obtaina BILE.
10 p. Mp to this hour no news
has been received from Manila.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
THE FY1NG SQUADRON.
Active Work Done by Patrol Boats IN
Hampton Roads

Active Work Done by Patrol Boats in
Hampton Roads.
ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP
BROOKLYN, OFF FORT MONROE.
VA, April 3O-The patrol boats OF the
flying squadron did active work last
night ct the entrance OF Hampton
Roads, and no vessels We're allowed 70
approach the squadron after dark me
patrol from the Texas stopped a Tug
with a tow trying to run In apouL '
o'clock. It proved to be the nghtsnip
from Cape Charles. which broke from
her anchorage in the two days storm
and drifted out to sea. PERMISSION
was secured from the army officials 70
mass the boats through the lines OF
forpedoes. The ,lightship people re-
5norted having had a very rough time.
hut the vessel is not very badly dam,
aged. IT is improbable that she Will
he anchored again near the Capes, for
the reason that the government has
decided that after May Il. esevera! OF
the lightships shall be removed, so as
not to be OF use to an enemy.
The collier Merrimacs arrived last
night from Newport News and report
ed to Flag Lieutenant Sears that her
\ orders were TO proceed to Key West.
She was given the necessary permis-
sion and this morning passed out tc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
BRIEF ITEMS.

Mr.. ]. Il. Blankenship left yesterday
afternoon for his home in Richmond,
where he Will spend several days. Mr..
Rlankenship, who is a member of the
government staff of draughtsmen
here, will probably be assigned to duty
on a naval vessel. He is 4 graduate OF
the naval academy. but was compelled
to quit the sea several years ago on
account of ill health.
Mrs. Chas. Hoge and daughter re
turned home Friday from Everets,
where they had been in attendance to
the illness and death of Mrs. Hoge's
father. MIR. Jonathan Goodwin.
Mr.. l.. a. Carrot and Wife. of Ports
mouth. are visiting relatives and
friends in East End "..
DIR. r. II. Gary will lleave tomorrow
morning for King William county to
visit relatives. He will be absent from
the city till Saturday.
The common council will meet in
regu'n" session Tuesday night. and as
it Will be the first session in the month
there Will be considerable business to
transact besides auditing and allowing
the accounts against the city.
The shipments of grain from this
port last week We're heavier than they
have been for some time. consisting of
3S3,1 5' bushels of wheat. 103.o05 bushels
Of oats and o59,5a7 bushels Of corn.
Mr. and Mrs. T. c. Hill. of Hazleton,
Pa. are the guests of relatives in this
city.
Mi A. H. Foster left Friday to at
tend the funer3l of his mother, who
died in Troy. N. Y.
Treasurer J. NJ. Curtis has thus far
received on new licenses s13,612.10. OF
this s5.723.50 is city license and s7,s8S. 50
Is State.
Mr. Chris. Bent has resigned his po-
sition with the Chesapeake & Ohio
railway to enlist in the government
service. He has been appointed quar-
terma:ter on board the transport
Berkshire. 0.e#
Mr.. r. r. Marable yesterday severed
his connection with the clerks office
of the Corporation Court as deputy
clerk to resume the practice OF law. Mr.
Charles Hargrave. of Surry c. H. will
will take charge of Mr.. Marable's
branch of the work tomorrow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.

WILMINGTON, IN. c.. April 30-The
tug 1ohnl Harlan, towing the barge
Carrie l.. Taylor. with a cargo OF pl1os-
phate rock, encountered a gale off Cape
Lookout on the eth. The barge be-
anne unmanagable, and with five men
on board was abandoned by the tug,
which filled with water and dragged
ashore a Lookout Light. The crew OF
he tug was rescued. but it is feared
vessel WAS bound from Charleston to
Norfolk @.M
The fishing schooner Matte. which
left Beaufort Tuesday afternoon, for
cap: Lookout. is ulso supposed to be
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01

WASHINGTON, April 3o.-There
was u feeling Of relief among, officials
tonight over The safe arrival OF the
oregon at Rio. we'll to the north and
out of possible reach of the Spanish
torpedo cruiser Temario. which has
been lying around the vicinity OF Bue-
nos Ayers. The keenest interest Is
taken in her future movements, but on
account of the extreme reticeuce OF
the naval authorities the nature of the
instructions which have awaited her
at Rio are unknown. The prevalent
belief, however, is that her orders are
to proceed to join Admiral SIMPSONS
fleet without delay
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
President circuit a nnsy Man.

port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company. has been one of the busiest
men recently that we have among Us.
Mr. circuit has contracted for the
Chesapeake & Ohio Coel Company to
furnish coal for the naval fleet at New
port News, as we'll as the ships that
cCme to his yard for repairs. the pay
coT of his large concern for last week
amounted to $4,000. This is dstrib-
uting money pretty lively among all
classes of trade through the wage earn
eIs in this big sihipyard.-New York
Marine Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
BI.ANco BURNING TOWNS.
(By Telegraph,)

- ----- n
KEY WEST, FLA, April 3O.-It is
unofficially stated by Cubans tonight
that b!anco is burning interior towns
in the island of Cuba. and it is beliey
ed that the truth of the statement is
established by the great volumes of
smoke which We're noticed rising from
the interior of the island yesterday.
These tires were noticed between Ma
,ahIas ard Havana by persons on the
Associated Press dispatch boat Daunt-
less. and throughout the night the
bright glow of fires was reflected on
the sky. In places fierce forest fires
We're seen burning,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
Police Court.

Justice Brown disposed of the follow
ing cases in the Police Court yester-
Henry Barrett (colored). disorderly;
Henry Barrett (colored). drunk: fined
So and costs.
Edward Overly. beating board bill:
dMcharged on paying the amount.
Annie Wilson (colored), larceny: con-
tinued
c. r. Bradshaw, riding bicvcle on
sidewalk; fined 81 and costs. Fine was
later remitted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
missionary Services To-day.

The Missionary Society Of the Wash.
inston Avenue Methodist church will
hold a special meeting this afternoon
at 4 O'Clock.
The program will be as follows:
Song Hank! There's a CALL"
Prayer-Rev. B. +. Lipscomb.
Minutes OF last meeting.
Chorus" When the Roll is Called"
Roll CALL
Quartet--Misses Davis and iMessrs
and Howard
feHs-Rev. M. s. Colonna. Jr.
Solo-A1iss Blanche Vaughan.
= Collection.
song-'"rhe Saints in Glory"
1oenediction
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
VIII Build in This City.

Mr.. H. NJ Mugler, of Hampton. a.
brother of MessrS p. J. and C. w. Mug
Ter, of this city. has awarded a con-
tract to MIR. ]. H. Brinson, for the cree
'tion Of a large building on the corner
OF Twenty ,fourth street and Washing
ton avenue, in Newport News.
The structure Will be three stories high
and Will have all modern Improvements.
The first floor will be used for store
rooms, while the other two will be used
for living apartments.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
Excnrslon to RICHMOND.

Sunday May Sth. 1898. Round trip,
Sl.5o. Special train will leave Old
Point S:45 a. M, Phoebus S:4S A. M,
Hampton $50 y. NJ, Newport News
ing, leave Richmond SIS p NJ Train
stops only at Williamsburg. Round
"trip to historic old Williamsburg s.. 90.
Especial coach FOR colored people
Trunks and bicycles carried free l$ q
II ]. E. HERMAN, Manager.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
EXPECTANCY AT CHATTANOOGA
Every Regiment Looking for Imne-
dtate Orders to Move South.
- (By Telegraph.)

ufate -OruerS to Move South
(By Telegraph.)
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. .April 20 =
i|Alfsclancy IS the situation at Chick
.unnaugua Park today among the Off
GERS ana men, every regiment booking
LOT immediate orders to move south
ihe .NfEuh Cavalry and the Twenty
lourth infant left today and the
Tenth Cavalry and Twenty fifth fnfan-
Try are under orders TO move, They
VII leave tomorrow or Monday. The
.eelihg that there would come an order
iof ar to move was acce ntueted to-
night when ii was stated that the Third
and Sixth Cavalry had also received
orders to be ready to move at a mo-
ments notice.
The Sixteenth Infantry. from Fort
sherman, idaho, and Rainbow, Wash
!ngton. reached Chickamauga today and
went into camp on the Kelley field.
Captain e. E. Hardin. Seventh In
ia airy. was granted an indefinite leave
Of absence todayto accept the cononelcy
Of regiment of New York volunteers
First Lieutena Mt Albert S. Frost was
granted leave to accept the colonelcy
of a South Dakota regiInen; of volun-
teers. "..
Captain Jack Richter. troop A, First
he was breaking into service this af-
ternoon and his leg was mashed and
sprainsd. The surgeon states that he
will be confined for six weeks.
All the newspaper correspondents
an army of Which have been here for
a Week or more, have left under orders
for Tampa and Mobile, a straw that
indicates to the soldiers here that they
are soon to follow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
POWDER WORKS EXPLODE.
(By Telegraph.)

SCREMENTO, CAL, April 3U.-A
bolt of lightning struck one o. .iis
buildings of the Clipper cap \ iaesi
county, Powder Company. Ihere WIZ
two explosions, one that blew up the
glass and the other a wheel or grind
ing mill. One man was killed. No
further details of the accident have
been received. The Clipper Gap mill
makes only blasting powder for min
erS' use. =. va .i.a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01

ST. LOUIS, MO-, April so.-Local
representatives of powder manufac-
turing concerns were warned today
that two Spanish spies were in town.
and We're planning to blow up powder
mills and magazines near ST. Louis
The informant is Cant. Alfred H. J.
Bayles, Of the Cuban insurgent army
who has been In ST. Louis about a
month. His statements are positive.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
RUSSIA MAY AID SPAIN.
Emperor Nicholas Assures the Queen
Regent of His Sympathy.
CIV Telegraphl l.s5i..-

y 4 CfCt>I 1p11'1
LONDON, May 1.-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Sunday Special as
serts that the Queen Regent of Spain
has appealed to the Gear, through En-
peror Francis Joseph. of Austria to
assist Spain iii her conflict with the
United States. Emperor Nicholas re-
piled direct to the Queen Regent. as
surfing her of his sympathy With Spain,
on which country the United States
has forced war, stating. however, that
he does not consider matters yet ripe
for Russian diplomatic or military in
tervention. but thnt he will do what
ever is possible at the proper time,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
VIII Wed Yednes1lau

Mr.: and Mrs. Il. w. Maynard. of Isle
tons for the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss sallie v. Maynard, to AFR. J,
Hugh Caffee, of this city. NJ
The ceremony will take place We'd
rssday. May II, at Benn's church, Isle
of Wight county.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
WHERE SHE WOULD BE STRONG
u.H (ChicagO Post)

u will admit" he said at last. when
the discussion was beginning to become
tiresogne to him, that there lis one
branch Of legal practice in which a ,wo-
man ought to be a brilliant success
More successful than MANI" she
asked.
oh, much more So ~.
And what branch is that?" she in
duired
Cross examination" he replied.
And why Should she be more sue
cessful at thalt?" she demanded.
Because he answered, when You
combine knowledge of law with wo-
mans natural curiosity you have a
combination that positively cannot be
beaten for getting at facts
She wasn't quite sure whether she
should consider 1t a compliment or not,
but she said he was real mean, anyway
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
y DIFFICELT TASL
Admiral Dewey May Not .Attemnt 70
Enter Manila.
al

u Enter Manila.
tBy Teiegrnpb a 'a.
=, r,'->H KONG. April $3.50 p NJ
=, 'lr reports which ara current here
gs.treet. the United States fleet ha :
1'ineuat task To accomplish. n is
anu lH'-l tae entrance of Manila Rav
- commanded by from tlfty 10 six,ty
heavy guns. wei, placed. and il Is ,51Haa
.l'ht i, VIII be Impossible for tht, Amer
can warships tu enter the bav wjthnrt
~, eo.orera ton of 4 strong land forca
= efeiore. it is believed. Co1nmod,,r.
psWeS wlii not attempt to forca IN. an
lrIncs INTO the harhor. but will black
'tue ne port until the insurgents n,ova
on Manila ett's 'i'oNe
Agents Of the insurgents here ara
IRVING /" charter steamer in exnec-
.atlon of being able to transnort !,
force of insurgents to the vicinity Of
Manila Bly, VI
i'ht- cahlt. TO Manila is still intact. bat
me transmission of news regarding mil
:..ts or naval movements in the Phil
ipplne Islands is barred.
The British warsh;ps ana tornado
noa's ct Hong Kong have been forbid
Ven 10 commence fresh repairs which
would seem to indicate the possjbilitv nf
\ movement in the near future ,iuon
me part of the British fleet.
80 p. M.-The British steamer,
.Memon. which has just arrived here
from Manila, capital of the Philip
oire Islands, reports having seen the
spanish fleet cruising outside Manila.
she did not see any of the United States
meet The latter is supposed to be close
n shore, trying to communicate with
ne ms urgents. prepare tory to contin-
ains ON to Manila.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
WAR BULLETINS.
Latest Developments Of the
Situation in Brief Form.
(By relegraph.)

10Y EGIeSFHpH.1 -.
LONDON. May Lit is reported
from Berlin that the Queen Regent OF
spain has appealed to the Car for as
sistancc. The Gear. it is said, replied
that he does not consider time yet ripe
for Russian interference, but at the
proper time he will do whatever is
possible.
KEY WEST, FLA, April 30.-It is
reported by Cubans tonight that -Blan-
co is burning towns in the interior Of
Cuba.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
OREGON AT RIO.
Batt|eship Out of:sReach of
the Temario.

RIO JANElRO, April 30.--6 p. M
The United States .-,tleship Oregon
mas just arrived.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01

MADRID, April 3o-It is reported
that the Spanish government has pur.
chased two foreign warships
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01

Grab nets, lines, hooks and fishing
supplies. Adams Racket Store. IL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01

Stone filter that makes city water
l,ka lYthia. Adams Racket Store. tt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01

Good screen doors. complete. s10o.
Adams Racket Stcgs. If
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01

1t Is not expected that the American
liner City of Paris. which arrived at
New Yorl, yesterday from Southamp-
ton, will come here to be fitted out as
an auxiliary cruiser. as 1t is not
thought the vessel will be arn1ored.
and in that event she will be sent to
CRAMPS ward, Philadelnhia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
Continued On Fourth Page.)

y NJ.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-09
Pacific Troop. win stay.

Washington, Sept. 5.-Adjutant Cen
eral CorLin Saturday announced the in.
tention of the war department in the
matter of mastering out and retaining in
the service the volunteers.
Among the regiments to be retained in
service until further notice, and the list
covers from ITO to l25 regiments, are the
following: First Washington, First Ida
no, First and Eighth California, Second
Oregon and First Montana, all infantry;
Batteries A, b and C, Utah light artil-
lery, First troop Utah cavalry, battalion
of California artillery, the North and
South Dakota, Arizona, New Mexico, Ok
lahoma and Indian Territory infantry,
First troop Nevada cavalry, First wy
oming artillery, with regiments from
nearly all the states, including the Aston
battery.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-09
SPANISH ARE GOOD NATURED
They Are Democratic in Having One
Standard of Manners.

However surprised those who talk OF
the mark of blood" the Spaniard has
made in history may be to hear it, the
Spanish people are essentially good-na-
tured. They are singulariy kind to child
rem, and their family relations are among
the best and the most wholesome in the
world There are few prettier pictures
to be seen than the children of Spanish
workingman as they run to meet him on
his return from work and kiss his hand.
In way the nation is the most truly
democratic in the world, for it has but
one standard of manners. The children
of the rich man do precisely as the child
rem OF the poor. The peasant of CASTLE
is as self-possessed and as polite as the
"hidalgo." Moreover, they speak the same
Castilan-or, if there is difference, it is
that the peasant speaks purer Spanish
than the educated man, whose tongue Is
rather Frenchified. There are four Ian
guages spoken in Spain: the Galician.
which is closely akin to the Portuguese;
the Basque; the Catalan, which is a
branch of the Souther,s French; and the
Castilian. But they are all spoken alike
in all classes. There is no distinction be-
tween the language of the upper and the
lower class. The Toledan speaks better
Castilian than an Andalusian. ..' 3d..
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-09

ance: they saw that while 1t borders
on the Caribbean Sea. yet IL breasts
the rough Atlantic waters; that It Is
equid!stant. or about a thousand miles.
from Key West and Colon; from New
York 1900 miles. which is half the dis
lance from CadiZ; 1900 from Newport
News, which is half the distance to the
Canaries. 1t lies, in fact, at the very.
point that we should have selected for
a coaling station. had we unrestricted
choice of location. All the arguments
that have been advanced for the &C.
QUESTION OF the island of st. Thomas,
sixty miles distant, and for which at
one time we were almost ready to pay
seven million dollars. apply with ten.
fold force to Porto Rico, with it's six
good harbors to the one of st. Thomas,
and its commercial as well us strategy.
cal potentialities.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-09
WAR as yiewad .by a Row.

A T-year-old boy in an Evanston Ull)
school turned in the following compost
ton the other day:
This war is prty sirius, and this is
why 1t Is, bekas at first you no the
Spanish Minister swore at Mukinley
and did not apolugis for such a long
time. And the next sirius thing was
the Maen, and l should like to of seen
that CRATE eksplosion. And then the
starving Cyobens are prty sirius to.
And now we have begun the war, and
many brave comrads will dide for their
country. Prhaps Their will not bee a
man in the town, and meny a muther
will morn for her huzbans. Ded lay
they on the batlfild. and there stand
Their muthers weeping for Their huz-
bands, They take the wanded to the
hospiu and the ded to the graves. And
meny Spanish ships will singk and
feew American ships will singk. and
we shall fife the Spanyrds on land and
sea. And our nag waves over the Fill
upeens liens this day and are army
Exchange.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-09

Learn Spanish, young man. Cuba.
Porto Rico and the Philippines will
lone. two or all of them) soon be open
ed to American enterprise, and there
will be great opportunities for youths
of energy, ability and character to get
ahead. Indeed, all Spanish-America Is
a land scarcely touched as yet. The
money-making possibilities of Cuba
alone are far greater than those offered
by the Klondike. There will be chances
for the best kind Of men-men who are
willing to build up fortunes by steady
work and the application Of intelli-
gence. Plantations that under proper
management will produce enormous
fortunes will be open to purchase
cheap. and there will be demand for
the services of overseers, engineers
clerks and all kinds Of subordinates
with educated brains. Cuba is mar
velously rich country. Under a free
government property will be safe and
public order secure. The Cubans will
welcome American capital and Ameri-
can immigration of the healthy kind.
The young man who goes to Cuba with
knowledge of the language, good hab-
it's, n determination to get on, will
ingness to work and equipped by train
Ing for business will land on his feet.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-09
No Parade of Miles Men.

Washington, Sept. General Miles
and the army of between four and five
thousand volunteers, now en- route to this
country from Puerto Rico. will not pa
rade in New York City or elsewhere in a
body upon their arrival. 4,., ..~
An official announcement of this fact
was made at the war department. When
the troops arrive at New York they will
Immediately board trains and go to their
state camps preparatory to being sent
home.