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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-12

Jameson. OF Montesano. was discovered.
I4atfnler sued Black for the money raid
for the warrants. Black did not own f,af.
held abe paper as collateral security Cor
Is1teS amounting TO SD. He claimed a.
the trial that Goodfsisow sod the var
rants az JaFsse3ons agent. and not as his
ORR fBlack'sl representative
Judge Jacobs he'd that Goodfellow act
ed as agent fer both Black and Jameson,
but Tor Black only UP 10 tae amount CT
the notes and interest. The jury found
verdict sor the full amount OF the war
rants. Under The judges ruling the YER
diet is excessive. ard this explains the
courts order 81 yesterday In the motion
for q new trial.
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In addition ~ the above. the Nashville
Tellico & Charleston WAS sold. but the
terms Of sale were not complied with and
II Is 10 be sold again on July l6. and the
G8iesburS. Eth-rly & Eastern "a twelve
miles coal road ard the Norfolk * Ocean
View "a motor road eight ana one-quartsr
miles ioncl were also sold under fore
closure. bat particulars in either case are
not ohfsi0abic.
Comparing these figures with the
records. as compiled by the Railway Age
for the first haif % each OF the last FIVE
years. that paper makes the following
showing.
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WMILLAl NO LONGER
YEARS FOR MORPHINE.
lodge Jarbs Permits Him to Leave
the csnty JaiI-Ordered to
I,xse the city at Once.

-crary IN" Mcmillan. who was acqult-
I'd on charge OF numbering frankie
r,aysnps BY giving her morphine hypo-
ses5nes, IL a free man. Mcmillan has
Ter yast been the most notorious 'ihypo''
s.sd Seattle, but he claims TO have
hssn red OF the habit by long eonfine-
nsa. the county iail. without access TO
,Aa a.. In order to effect this cure Nc
Nas was ordered kept in Jaii By Judge
~ Until yesterday. although he would.
" oFdiEaTy circumstances. have been
9ed 70 bis liberty Immediately upon
Yseaaittal By the jury. weeks ago.
ef0ie dlssharging. Mcmillan Judge ia
n gaYs hin. II lecture that seemed 20
J'ess even McMiilans clouded mind
- Jasohs told the ex-lypo fiynd that
I ssaid release him and give him
tsafs to show his manhood by abstain
tg sram ;he use Of drugs. bat that IL he
filsd there would bo trouble IN store for
You must not show yourself in Seattle
s. q least A month";" said Judge Jacobs
: saAssance and II ! lind out you have
'ylg-nei 20 your old habits. | VIII have
~ afrvs.cd and put in tal again. aud
81 see thaE you stay there, too, If YOU
e hack. u stNs the sheriff aud the
ssgss orders IL arrest yea II they ftGd
~ aAag; the city within fnanth, You
sss stay awdy from your old haunts."
Psqsectiias Attorney Nc t.lToy and ono
Z as degsuties " alter !. Fulton. We're
: tse court foom when judge Jacobs
'ass.sn,J Nj Millan With su,a summary
FEassa nsnJ. and 80 sag Jhat they were
ffgrssasl IS putting 4 MILDLY. They sAui~
y s;aaI aghast - hear tho itidxc. u no
: u opposed IL the methods ar the police
sss'tasEt n dealing with viejou> char
sZss p 1T - threats ~ precisely the
sa.s methods against ~ MILAN. l,ls, this
ssss &C, mean that they did net think
asisN Jacobs RaS doing the best thing
fsAale. fla the contrary. they think that
~ ssrses5 severity Is tae only ching that
~ AaSe any influences on crazy Dan
ssNllsa parents live a few fn les south
Z ~ H'v ana under Judge Jacobs or-
ss7s MeNl.an viii 81 to Them and make
a. eest 20 remain reformed
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vi Nfs<T$.
Nclx o~-Tyudati Toafxhf,

ateny people wiI Tn bsuht iake TIE op-
Irp-9 'lTaltl r0n3g1t 20 $50 taa noted Lon
,-aa though, reader ard PIANIST az TIE
S~satEle theatsr. There 81 a large adsarce
@a3e sG1 several csox parties have heen
formed. McIvoT- TNyn4al will give several
teSss % thought Transformers and paano-7s-
era u q Ike nature during tire srs. part
- sAe programme TIE second pars ~3I
- f8ksn az wtth Als nos s. nso0s lecture
ca rses7l-strY showing Gae .a&rrae aIlussra-
TORS aT8 gtsaEg a fUE explanation of ghe
ilues - 1Es aarS
IT, aliEsefo4a drive given yesterday ~
A0Aa aAs . .evtact saccesz All W.T.
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Changed Railway Conditions Since
the Great Panic.
ARE TOKENS OF PROSPERITY.
Several Lines Sold Under Foreeios.
sastrophes That Marked the Close
Of the Hard Times Period
Among Those Of Most Local In
terest In the Central Washington

Railway business throughout the United
States snows a general Improvement for
the first half % ISIS. as compared with
previous years. Advance PROOF sheets
from the Railway Age show a gratifying
decrease in the NUMBER Of receivers ap-
pointed for railway companies this year.
Receivers have had 20 be appointed for
only seven companies in the first half OF
ISIS with an aggregate mileage OF "a.
miles and combined capital and bonded
debt Of 81. SO, 01o. 4 comparison with the
same period for formere years will show
how small these figures are:
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New suits Filed.
The following new suits were

The following new suits were filed In the
superior court yesterday
civ of ballard KS Louis V. Penny.
street grade assessment. s1i2 ~
J. = Elliott rs. l.. Il. Dawson; profIlis-
sorry note. sftS.2o.
Henry i.ohse vs. J. N Page. rent. s35.
and restitution Of premises,
Robert McMauu vs. j. 4. Moore ct al /,
20 subject certain real estate of the der
PENDANTS To execution.
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WORRYING. On BRAINS.
Feed Specialist Brtngs out Novelty.

\ food expert q: Rattle Creek Mich
connected with The Post4m Cereal Co.
Linn. has produced a food especially IN
tended for rebuilding the brain II Is q
weli-kcowa fact aF1onE physicians thai
examination 90 Precipitation and urine
Viii grH whether the individual has been
actively using the brain OF not
RrA5a work sGraasfs the nNb<rhates
which appear IN sac * Fets above men
toned Adminlstrst in1 - inorganic
phosp AcTuS or phososAt~s does n0t r..a.ft-
~ s8ppIy tse waste fo~ nature .fe-aa-aS
thar par>phttes - made IN ana blended
II feed which s3e furnishes ADVANTAGE
has ots+n taken ~ thi@ Meow. edge ana a
>cts@t}.c selection ~ part os fhe grain
a4S Aecu wsde. ana 5aes. hate been put
through 77"c AArlrs! IsrDeeS-es parallel IN
tie pTevrsSses (aTDaRa w1lca food -
passed 81 us management by the human
digestive ~rEHHs. Therefore the rcs so.,t
IS net only fea3y - serve without cook
}aE. pgt 81 has pazsSei tarstJEA :ae Fr,ccss
where TIC ssa~-Hs= have aees3 changed 20
grape sugar ans taat Wen tire yrotrias
s.TEsrlN Tnn<p1 Stes rt-.. are ~ enc. ready
to b., qatcNsT aasnfs<3 sra ;.rr4a - u4e
in yIfAltE&rE anS uaur5satns the PARTS 90
th-- body Ike tTe4u. solar glexus. and tae
delicate nerve c~aters
Tsse rev tool las h-ea given tie rztre
- Craze Nsts aE1 fa~ f~ogu oesnr a
.8~rauk's Fool ''}nv&&3a-s s7eeot % CT ary-
shtox oE tha. ser, q = cessp sweet ROY
elty cAAr:UfHE ~ t.e atat@fs n-atu woYg-
- +Qiruye ~ tHtAs1.
Grape Ms Ar 30 a-s.z - growers. ara
.~tAl a8sS ,o~ hreaA at -. - .sScA n
H.>asaas AxSsrisssA
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messed by large crowd The following
acted as committee, and hid q sraan
American nag: j. A. Mooye. +. A. Churca-
III. "a. H., II. J. DGTin, F. &, Harper. II.
A Chadwick. g. T. Basteue ana ". T
Sauls. The nag was secreseSf .r the
Burke block ana Meivor-TNyndau without
difficulty drove 5Ijndfold over tie course
previously followed by The committee and
returned with the flag. McIvor-ryn3el
viii not appear here in public after To-
night.
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Probably Delirium Tremens.

John 4. Park. who was killed by the
engine OF a Northern Pacific passenger
train near Kent last Saturday night. was
probably suffering from dei.rium tre-
mems. During the past three months he
had been in tha habit OF spending all his
money fer liquor. Coroner YaE0ei has
learned that he was on the verge OF tire
mems a short time before the accident.
Parks life was shattered by the death
of his wife aud three children within SIX
months. He has relatives living at Lead
VILE. Col.
MISS WII.ZINSkI. Graduate Optic Spe-
cialist, guarantees scientifically fitted
glasses Consultation free. liz Cherry st.
EXCURSION 10 Snoqualmie Falls,
Wednesday. 18Th. $50 a. IN. Fare. si.D
DR.. PETERSON. Osteopathy; consul
tation free. Sullivan building.
DIR. ANNIE RUSSELL. diseases of
women. 81 Hnckley.
SEATTLE Ice Company. Tel Main SSl
DIAMOND Ice, Tel. Pike l59
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ON HIS BIRTHDAY.
Young Clyde BroNnficld Committed
To the Reform school.

There was novel birthday party in the
criminal department ~ the superior court
yesterday when Judge Jacobs committed
Clyde Br0wnfield. an incofrigibta small
boy, the son OF Airs. c. u. Brownfield, 10
the reform school. Clyde was u years
old yesterday. and for that reason the
trial was referred 70 as a birthday party
bY the court officials. Mrs Rrownied said
she couldn't make clyde mind her.
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\ Ciean-lp of Catn~trophe..


Some what more formidable SAYS the
Age has been the list Of lines sold un-
der foreclosure-beir the cleaning up of
the catastiophes which marked the clos
ing period OF the spell of hard times The
property Of nineteen companies has been
sold representing @,S14 miles Of line and u
combined capitalization and funded debt %
sltos1. 90 BY far the largest item in the
list is the Kansas tand Denver Pacific.
with "a miles of line and over Sis. 0s)o 90 OF
capital ami bonded debt. Next in impor-
tance were the Memphis & Charleston t292
mfiesl and the Atchison Colorado & Pa
cihc Coo miles). These three companies
between them represent more than ono
half Of the mileage OF the total nineteen
companies and considerable more than one
half Of the capital and bonds"
Among the roads which have thus had
the debris of former disaster cleared away
Will be noticed the Central Washington
The list in detail is as follows:
Roads sold under foreclosure during the
first six months of 1898:
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At the Third Ayeuue.

"Al a Mistake which is holding the
boards a. the Third Avenue theater this
week. is without question one OF the clev-
crest things in the line OF comedy that
has beer seen here. The company IS not
only strong. but the play IS funny. II ad-
mits Of the introduction during It's action
Of q number OF clever specialties.
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Summing ~ A. 10 the real Aeariny Of
Ties" foreclosure sales the Railway Age
think that the number OF sales Under
foreclosure has little or To Significance as
regards the financial conditions Of ~. cur
ret; period. They are oa}g the sequel 81
what has gore before. The number of
companies ~ any u1agaituAa however.
nich are now sn receivers hands. ia
small. ard there Is a prospect that the
wreckaxe ~ these last five years will soon
all te cleared away.
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THE CARE OF
ESTATES.

Does your Seattle property paw YOU.
II NOT, we believe we can make Il. e.
'ng s2e principal fr-la IN our Inns CT asass-
nsss. newcomers nearly always come %
us frss.
Our strong points ara prompt cotlectlons
adequate rents and sconoziy IN expena.-
tureS
We can make il pay you 20 pay -
CRAWFORD & CoSoyER,
NeE York Rho.>sr
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Licenses 10 wed were issued yesterday
for jeremiah ". Bali tis1 and Eva \. In
gals {l3l. both % Seattle: q. NJ Showers
.so ard Mrs. Laura J. Campbell t3I), both
OF Seattle.
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LAYING WATER MAIN
TO MAGNOLIA BLUFF.
Work to Begin Tomorrow with .
Force af Forty Mco-Problem
at n RoadNas.

Owing 10 the absence OF city Engineer
Thomson. who spent the day in court. and
81 Mr. Youags. who WAS busy S1pcr.nte.d-
ing the unloading Of water pipe along the
line % the main 70 be laii between Queen
Anne pumping station and Magnolia biu1.
no meeting ef the board ot public works
Ma held yesterday.
The work of laying the water ma.n 70
she United states army post AZ Magnolia
Hiufr Wal bc begun tomorrow with force
Of forty men, AVID NIL bs pushed rapidly
n connection Though the carrying out
OF this contract has no immediate con-
ug..tton with the building ~ the proposed
army ,.nst road. yet inasnuch ~ It ls "A
move along the same Zines. It may serve
Ia stimulate The latter project
The chirs problem IN tae matter ~ bu5ij~
ing the road - whether or not the council
s,a, get The riEht~of-wav through that
level tract OF land lying near Interbay II
the route along the present riGht-otrway
were used IL would = necessary - 0a35d
A r0aA nos oys'y indirect, bs.i very Dpca up
and down hsll, II rleht-of way can he Oh
tatrva Cor a route follow ing practically she
old county road. as Il - used now. il -
altogether likely that The council would
nurroprsass Sufficient money - bujld the
road frCsn tire city II a point iuterSer ting
TIE army post boulevard now IN course ~
cousirti ettof.
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{. 4 little war encyclopedia Il )
y the Post-Intelligencer stand
= ard War Atlas. which has ar
e. rived and Will be placed on
sale today I'm the business Of
= hce. 1t tells all you need to >
z know about just those spots !
of sea and earth that are Q
y now focusing the gaze of the :
g world because of the war be- 3
+: tween spain and the United
II states.
+ :.
,-41 17131 1sN9N
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Commenting on this exhibit, the Railway

Age says:
Nothing could well show more strik-
ingiy the change from the conditions
watch have prevailed since the panic of
1898 Among the companies which have
been compelled 10 pass into the custody OF
the courts, there has been none this year
OF any magnitude, he longest mileage
having been that OF the West Virginia &
pittsburg. with l5> miles of road and soma
s. 80 90 Of stock and debt ccno.nsd. The
Est of receivershps in detail. for the first
SIX months OF 1855 is as follows:
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PEOPLES THEATER-
CORT'S PALM GARDEN

40 &c A" III = HttEFts
The popular family resort ~ Seastle
Crowded. nExhsly. Euti-e change II bail
week commencing Sunday. J4iy j.. GTsf
apg-zAFance - re popular descriptive so-
ca!ist. EieaDo~ Montana s5s California
"a s0r4.% u Petite Rosa ~ curt2.r ton
wfsh re Ca}osFo LADIES' Military Bard
ard Orchestra Rex7aixr -ratiaes Saturday
I'D Saa9@z a. - n AaE2s@oa E1AA-
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rNCt ESI1N - Sao4 u.A.sfse Fssls~
" e<2acs a-AY. IssA 49, A. u. E@sa g. ~
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f'ntaxa \ tuil comes sa09 the probability
~ that Secretary GFoa. Of tina bureau Il
s,ut2r esnftoy ment viii have 10 petition
fha cltv f. a vacation Warm weather
and WORK are telling upon h3m. Yesterday
We "A continuous rush from 2 e'c2oek 81
the morning &c in the afteTuSou l. vas
Z y II before enough tsae could PEP sE,&ryt
from tas eff - post She oUiletiE 5oaT3.
F~oTfN-uEe tui}ef!ns Wefe posted II
hatch ana IL VS. necessary 20 order AZ
atanr tonr5l N 80 meantime the "waHt~"
yeto poa,ei cn the building alongside. 81
af-. - Orders tsr nsea were received daring
,hr Aav ARA aa@eag Sey~s,ty-fiyss Unrlats.nE
a ru.sb<r ~ c}A ontras were Hre3 &sr.
trosst tay@ f1e gotal nan}e~r ~ snsn (ar
VI bern "a hAs waEk 5:stnS - Tlese ca to
50 e. f,cf.eNeeA tacE,rs cgsutf@ tsr~t IN ,5se
3.st lsettsr.l iAt<:rFs y ao Gan As1d'e -
Ak ,sa rarn Frsfu s. ts go per day. ots-
~ WAYS gsuNo 40 assn "a s. Sc aod s.
ssr ds$
Yesterday 81 th~ city trszssrer's oTs>s
waS s,aa ; h,-rv exc Saturday vas pay
Asv fcr csly warrants ana tac rTccc -su
ever so Nan3&y. Water geais Arc beng
pAa8 III rapsAlr.
T9ierc Is 80 better pis-, IN fhN rty haN
,hys- warn Gays t3aU tee 0g.ce ~ TIE
res-E as psesl5, "a s-k% "a hith - MA-s
YMs4a - s.s.8 Aaxe g -'+ se7y B. csses~53er4-
s.~~ \ sse go 8@atEsg goes Gr tctag.
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EXCURSION TO Snoqualnie Falls,
Wednesday. t3ih $50 a. m. Fare. 500.
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DIAMOND Ice. Tel, Pike lac.
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DIR. ANNIE RUSSELL. diseases of
women. 81 Hinckley.
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DR.. PETERSON. Osteopathy. consul
tation free. sullivan building
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SEATTLE Ice Company. Tel. Main s
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-05
SERMON BY DR. HALE
Absolute Simplicity of Re-
ligioQ'' His Subject.
CHRIST As 4 TEACHER
ELOQUENT Discourse by Rev II. W. Nc
LauEhlin. Moro Soldiers Needed 1t
Fort Monroe. Work on the
King Street Bridge.

iReV. Edward Everett Halle, Eoston's
famous 'UnittLr'ian preacher, celebrated
his seventy sixth Birthday by preach
ing a SERMON Sunday AFTERNOON to an
.l Whsch entirely filled the Inn
mense chapel of THE Hampton Normal
and Collegiate Institute at HAMPTON.
lie nnalde no reference ito his long ser
vice i'm the ministry, but took as his
subject The Absolute Simplicity of Re
lglon Mark tx, 37-''Whosoever shall
receive one OF such children i'm my name
TeceiEeth me; and whatsoever shall re
celve me. receiveAh not me. but Him
that sent me- 'Tfe-Sr1t9it -,i4 part:
we know very We'll that people hav4,
WRITTEN lthousarsds :aSRd ,utousznd of
books ON 1'aGjgio0.Is6 df we go into a
but l think sometimes ALL these books
buihe1l- people. They SEE 1.-THE 1rtass, OF
ilreraluule before them and stay must
l lean'n aid THAT I'M order to have a sue
cessful Christian lilfe?' and r1ley be
come discouraged.
II would be Very glad if I could make
the young men and young women here
today feel that while theolugy us a
good thing in tits place, Religion is very,
Very far from thaGl<sgg.yy-: W
1a4aevfUEv r1lehns 1.-THE science of God
I THINK sometimes tlaar it its Ia little
bit prGsuInptuOuS i'm us, mere ntUnlS
on the feDce of THE eIalI'th, (which us only
a small atom tin 1.-THE universe of God,
to 81, OMIT ry, say what Cod lis, IT is
about the same as, if my little four
year-old boy should come and say I
WIN INSTRUCT Won ,ln tine science of tlhte
constitution of the United States j
think it lis much better for me TO learn
from God THE lessons of humarlilcy.'
DR. Halle then drew several beautiful
lessons from 1.-THE faith, hpps and love
Of little children, and declared i'm en-
phattc terms that it was absolutely
necessary 10 become as q liittle child
in order to meet the requirements of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-05
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

BALTIMORE. April Flour quiet;
westerns extra $3.50 90: winter wheat
patent s4.75@5.00; spring do IS 20@5 40;
spring wheat straight S5.00@5.l rs.
Wheat dun; spot and month $685.
@99A; May s1.0oA al 00k; Southern
wheat by sample 970s1 00hs; do on
grade S6A @s1.00
Corn strong; spot, month and May
S4h@34A; steamer mixed 34D34A ::
seruhern White corn 357s@SS; do Vel. ow
3d.
Oats quiet; No. white ss@ssh; No. 2
MIXED 10000 L.
Rye firm; No. ? nearby 55s @55A; No.
2 Western 56A.
Hay firm for the better grades, choice
ri1nouhy s12.5O@13.0O.
GRAIN freights very dull; steam to
Liverpool per busheI $40 May; cork
for orders per quarter So 80 April; IS
May. q,
Sugar strong; granulated $50 -
Butter steady; fancy creamery 1920;
do d'nitatison 17@1S; do ladle, Is; good
lad!e 1904; store packed 1O@l2.
Eggs firm; fresh 10h.
Lettuce 81. 50@1.75 per basket
Cheese stea dy: fancy New York large
9A@9k; do medium 5000; do slna! Ter
10A 0D1Oa.
Whiskey s1.s6@1& per gallon for f1n-
ished goods in car loads; $1.2S@129 per
gallon for jobbing lots.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-05
NpWs FORM FORT MoNRoE

1t was stated yesterday that an
other large consignment OF a1nmuni-
ton had been received at Fort Mon
roe, but the report could not be cor
hrned. While tals ing with q Daily
Press reporter last night one Of the
soldiers from the fort said:
We are getting projectiles and
shells for the guns every day and oc
caslonally we get new guns for the
shells. We need them badly enough.
Those old guns down by the Chesa-
peake side of the fort are not to be
depended on. The new guns are all
right and, with the big disappearing
rifles, could make u strong argument
with an enemy"
Have the range finders and other
apparatus for measuring the distance
and speed of passing vessels arrived
yetY'
II can't say definitely, but 1 am
under the impression that they
have"
Referring to the effectiveness of
Fort Monroe he said:
The fort has recently been both
weakened and strengthened. Guns
have been sent here and ammunition
for them has also been received, but
the men who have learned to man
the heavy peices have been sent to
the Southern forts and troops from
the West, who never saw IL uisap-
pearing gun before they came here,
have been sent to take their places.
| have been at this port for NUN
Der OF years, but l have never known
the fort to be SO lightly garrisonad as
it Is now. -
Our most experienced officers have
been sent away and others have taken
their places who know more about
field cannon and field movements
than they do about firing disappear
ing rifles and mortara at a moving
vessel-and that is what we would
have to do, Our artillery school
has been broken up and most of the
officers have left for other posts OF
duty, Yesterday l heard that Lieu
tenant Rutman had been ordered
away and will leave in few days.
If that Is true, the fort will loose one
of the bested posted officers on ordn-
ance that there is in the country. He
will be a great lost to the fort if he
Of the workings or the Iortiticat1ons
here. He, l have been told, has
planned many of the new additions
of the fort"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-05
THE FIRST RAIL LAID,
Active Work on the King Street
Branch Line.

Early yesterday morning the CON
struction gang Of the Newport News,
Hampton and Old Point Railway
Company commenced the work of
laying the rails of the King street
branch of the company's line, and by
night considerable progress had been
made. The first rail was laid at the
corner of King and Court streets. At
this point a line branches off from
King street and traverses Court to
the intersection of Queen, while the
main line will be from the intersec-
ton of King and Queen, out King
to East and North ends.
The work is being pushed with all
the rapidity possible, and already
the ties have been laid for quite a
distance on King street.
Just ~hen the line will be ready
for the running OF cara cannot be
stated at this time. Mr. Darling in :
tends, however, to have the cars op-
Grating at the very earliest moment.