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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08

knew that the Decentralization of The
troops and supplies could be most east
~ effected. From the time of that dis
enbarkation. during the following nine
teen DAYS OF the campaign. he kept the
SEanlardS guessing what the next move
would be. When they withdrew along,
the line Of the great military road be-
tween Ponce and San Juan they dts-
! troyed the bridges. obstructed the ro,,'s
ana fortified strong positions in tn.
mountain passes. and then We're sur
lrlSed that one column of his army was
sweeping around the West end of the is
land capturing the principal cities and
towns. while another had passed over
the mountains on the trail which the
Spaniards supposed impassable and
therefore had not fortified or guarded
it. and the first they knew of the march
IF the American army was the ap,,ear
a!lce OF Il strong brigade within twenty
lnlltS OF the nurthcrn coast at the, ter
minus OF the railroad connecting san
Juan with Areciho. The island of p.,r-
10 ilcn was fairly won by the right of
conquest, and has become a part of tho
United States. The sentiment of th,
people was in no sense outraged by in
Na.'.rS. but on the contrary was sue
ceSsfully propitiated y people who
nave endured the severity of Spanish
rule For four centuries hail With JOY the
protection III the great republic one
over which our ilag now floats has been
added and will be of lasting value to
our nation. politically. commercially
;tnu from military or strategic point
of view Possession OF that island has
also rendered any further resstanc. of
the Spanish forces in Cuba hopeless.
and General Miles firmly believes that
Ivy fair and just treatment the people
Of cuba can Ire as easily controlled
either as Il friendly ally and neighb, "
or 10 become !, part of our own coun-
Try. as the people of Porto Rico
General Miles remained in Porto
itic" us long as he deemed his presence
necessary for carrying out the wishes
OF the President. and now returns To
the United States. bringing With him
nearly ',o)o men who are no longer re-
CURED there being some 1o,00o still re-
manning. amply sufficient for all pur-
loses. He returns ut once tn WASH
ington. where he believes he can he
most useful. as he considers the NEST
important need Of the hour now tn he
the immediate reduction of war cXpcn-
SEES and the return OF as large Il portion
"f those military In service as possible
To their former occupations, where they
are most needed. ..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
| | |TcHETT THE BOSS
|Outranks Potter in the Sew
! erage Work.
WILL THE.CEMENT STICK?
MO 10 The Cues lou That lis ag,tat,nE
Some M'""4. Another Test win
Probably re Mad. by the
City Engineer.

Si City Engineer George w. Fitr,c,t
SAhas control OF the sewerage work
y$ Wnlch is now in progress in this city
~ For some time it has been Il n,ootcd
III question as to whether The city engineer
III had anything to do with the work as
81 81 Mr. Alexander Potter. of New York,
awas employed by the Common Council
Ito superlntend the construction of the
ssystel'. but this matter has been set
|&aafled by able attorneys. They hold that.
HAS city engineer. Captain Titch.tt out
SATanks Consulting Engineer Potter The
9scouncil may contract with another en-
s$gineer 70 do work in the city, but il
sAcannot sign away the city engineers
iHautho1ity. To him the people must look
Tor protection. Whenever he is So dis
i posed Engineer Fitchctt may take his
sleve rod and see for himself whether
~ he contractor is digging down to grade
3#;ihd no one can stop him. Captain
& fltchett recognizes he has this author
ity and will exercise it from time 10
! time. 1t is not probable that Mr. Pot
ter will interposc any objection to Mr.
Fitchett performing his duty as city en-
gncer for certainly Mr. Potter is ,l-
deavorinS u make the system Il sue
4 cess. ahd il any defects can be pointed
q out to him he should be glad IL remedy
q them.
\ Captain Fitchetl does not think the
cement that is being used Will be salts
factory. ami he may make another st
When seen last night Ne said he had
moi changed his mind regarding the ce-
ment. and he still believes that there. Is
plenty of mud that would answer the
same purpose as the cement that is be-
ing used. II does not set" as soon rs
it should. and when ii doe; set. Cap
tain Fitchett does not think it gets hare
enough. He claims that he can take
pieces of it in his hands and it will
crunble like dirt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
REAL ESTAE DEALS.
Valuable pieces of Property in the {
to Change Hands

Faiuabfe pieces of Property in the CITY
to Change Hands,
one OF the largest real estate deals
eyer consumated in Newport News is
noW+abQut to be closed. it, indeed TIL.
property in question has not already
been sold.
forsS9me time past out of town part
les haye been negotiating for the pur-
chase of$the Ivy Hotel and annex at
the corner of Washington avenue and
Twenty seventh street and it is under
stood that the deal will be closed in a
short time
MI +. L. Ivy. the owner of this most
desirable piece of property. which COW
ers two lots on Washington avenue and
one immediately in the rear on Twenty
seventh street, and is handsomely inn
proved, made the statement Tuesday
that he had succeeded in arranging Il
sale and expected to see the deal closed
before the same evening"
In speaking to Il friend about the
price at which I'll. Ivy Hotel would sell.
Mr.. Ivy stated that he would receive
$4,000 for the property. There is rea-
son to believe that the statement was
made in ali sincerity and those who are
acquainted with the facts incline to the
belief that the figures would rest SOME
where in THAI ncighborhuad.
1t is Understood that an offer "f $50.
ot0 was refused for the property some
month ago. . . i I
THE OPERA HOUSE PROPERTY. i
The Opera House property on Wash
ingrrn avenue between Twcnty-siXth
and Twenty-seventh streets. will be
sold at public auction under deed of
trust on the premises today ut noon
by Mr.. c. H. Sutton, of Richmond
the trustee. The deed of trust in uues-
ton WAS dated November 10. 1891. and
was given 70 secure the payment Of a
certain sum Of money therein mentions
ed
On this property is the building
known as Johnson's I1,er, House. the
ground floor containing three stores,
occupied by Meyers brothers. dry
goods. ana Mi"larlSpn E;,"thers tai
lors. ana the upper part being a large
entertainment hall. "U
Ii fronts 81 feet on the west side of
Washington avenue and runs back 100
feet.
The sale Of This valuable improved
property Will doubtless attract Il larEt
crowd. as it is located in one of the
most desirable squares in the city.
ANOTHER LAltC;l: SALE.
The Reisti.-ld and Rosenbaum proper
" on Washington avenue between
Twenty-sixth and Twenty seventh
streets was sold yesterday by the
former owners To Mir. F. w. milford
for $4,000.
! HIS pltI''l y CONSISTS W w. i'.t7'
both improved. t'n one stands thr
building known as isciStield Hall. the
l,pl,.-r llourS Of which arr. occupied by
Local clubs ana secret organizations.
This is another desirable piece of
property ana the price for which II sold
is regarded as good. . ..
From trustworthy sources il is learn
ed that there IN" y number of large
real estate deals II view ana the next
few days will see some of them cunsum-
mated.
= Washington avenue property is on
the market to 4 greater extent tnan
ever before since that thorouShfare has
Ecen built U,,. p,hur valuable lots are
offered for sale and as the purchasers
seem I" be plentiful it appears rs If
none of lem will so begging.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
FOUND DEAD IN PRISON.
John +. Harmon Dies in the Bloodticld
~ k-l ANhilt. Ssur..4.

John +. Harmon Dies in the Bloodtield
Lookup While on Il Spree.
Too much whisky caused the death Of
john l.. Harmon. aged about ~ years,
who was lodged in the Eloodfield lock
up Tuesday night for drunkenness
Yesterday morning when an officer
went into Harmon'S cell he found the
prisoner had died some time during the
night. Coroner b. II. Gary, Of this city.
WAS notified and he held an inquest over
the body yesterday. The verdict of the
jury was to the effect that Harmon
died from hard drinking. The body
was turned over to Undertaken Rouse
and the remains viii be sent to Peters
burg. EIarmons home. for interment.
1T is a sad story. Harmon leaves a
wife and a little daughter. AT the time
of his death his wife was in Delaware,
having left her husband because of his
debauchery. Some time ago Harmon
came here from Petersburg He rent
ed a house on Twcnty-eiShih street
and secured position in the shipyard
as Il carpenter He took to drink and
his position. Then his wife. With their
only child, left for Delaware. Harmon
became a-shiftiess sot. He gave way
To his 7appctite. and one by one his
friends cast him off. till he became
friendcSS and penniieSS. For the last
two weeks he loafed in the Bloodfield
dives and saloons. Tuesday he was
placed in The iuck-up and some time
during the night his soul took flight
from it's rickcty tenement of clay
Harmon came of a good family. For
a number of years ms father was jail
or of the city of Petersburg.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
MIR. d. c. ASHLEY SURPRISED.

He May Decline 10 Serve on the Board
of Fire Commissioners.
The failure ~ the Common C"un il 20
re-e!ect Mr.. ]. y. Ilrshherg a -lemher
of the Hoarl Of Fire Commissi 3ners ur
der the new ordinances WAS the topic If
general comment yesterday.
AL the regular election OF city Office! 8
by the council MIR. Hiishherg Was r.
elected Il member Of the board. We're
also Messrs. r. NJ. Renson and J. w.
Rowbottom. Afterwards Mayor Moss
claimed to have found Il defect i'll the
city charter holding that no provision
was made for the election Of fire COM
missionc.s after the expiration OF the
terms OF those who Went in under the
charter. After considering the matter
an Ordinance MIS- passed creating a
board and the election tack place Tues
day night. Two Of the old members
were. Reelected. Eut MIR. Hrshherg was
dropped in favor of Mr.. d. c. Ashby.
Councilman II. j. Alackcy. Who noini-
mated Mr.. Ashby as a member Of the
board, stated yesterday that he had 40
idea that he MAS freezing ou," Mr..
Hirshherg or any Of the Old members.
Nominations We're called for and he
though; Mr. Ashhy would be a suitable
man Councilman Mackey regrets the
occurrence.
No one was more surprised over the
election than Mr.. -Ashby himself. FL
was not a candidate for the office and
had never been approached by any one
regarding it. 1t is stated that Mir.
Ashby may decline the honor and ask
that MIR. Hirshberg be Reelected.
Mr. Hirshberg is out OF the city and
hence he has not been apprised OF the
turn matters have taken. While in the
Northern cities he is transaciing bust
ness for the fire department. He has
manifested considerable interest in the
annual convention of the Virginia state
Firemcns Association and has been
active in mallNps preparations for en-
tertainng the visiting iiremen.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
SITE FOR ICE PLANT.
Ground Will BE Broken for the Factory
Next Week.


Ground for the new ice factory and
,cfriseratin@ plant to BE built by We'll
known ana enterprisin@ citizens of
Newport News will be broken next
Monday or Tuesday 1T the corner Of
Thirty-tifth street. where that thor
oushfarc intersects the Chesapeake &
ohio railroad. .
The site FOR the plant at the above To-
cation has been purchased and. as
heretofore stated. all Of the machinery
with which the factory Will be equip
ped has been ordered from the manu-
facturers.
Once ground is broken. the work of
erecting the brick buildings for the
plant Will be rapidly pushed to com
rle;ion. January ! is the date given
FOR commencing operations and there is
every reason tn believe that the plant
will be in working order by chat time
The promoters II this enterprise.
lille actively at work pcrfecting all
necessary arrangements. are not pre-
pared 10 place their names before the.
rublir as such 1T this time They VIII
be announced by the end of this week,
however.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
HlRMlNGHAM's PEACE JUBILEE.
Prominent Alabamians Invite the
President to Attend.

'oE lc!cEfapn.)
WASHINGTON. Sep. An invita-
ton was extended to President Nc
kiney today by Il delegation OF promin-
ent Alabanians to visit the city Of
birmingham about the 10th of October.
when it is proposed to hold a peace
jubilee there The delega ton was made
UP Of Representatives Clayton. Stall
llgs and Underwood, DIR. j. w. Hughes,
Colonel Youngblood, +. w Barrett.
J. Fl. Bingham. Walker Percy and j.
w. Bass The members had IA very
pleasant and informal talk with the
President. but the latter, while ex-
pressing desire to visit the city.
could give no definite assurance to his
callers that he would do so. Major
General Lee. who is in command of the
troops mt Jacksonville. the President
said. was very anxious that he should
visit that camp and review the troops
stationed there, and if he found it prac-
ticable to comply with General Lees
request he wOul at the same time pay
a visit to the Alabama city The
delegation assured the President that
any change. necessary would be made
in the date of the peace jubilee to suit
his convenience if he found il prac-
ticable to go south.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
MCKINLEY TO VAN WICK.
President Replies to the Mayors Re-
quest for Il Parade of Troops.


Thy Telegraph,
NEW YORK. Sep. Mayor Van
Wick received today from President
Mckinley an answer tn the telegram
requesting permission FOR the troops OF
the regular and volunteer army to
parade in this city at the celebration OF
Il peace jubilee. The answer is as fol-
lows:
Your message Of the 9Th is received
1t would be Very gratifying to me il
the health of the soldiers will allow a
review which will enable, the neople Of
New York To show their appreciation OF
the brave men who in the last three
months performed such heroic services
to the country. l will direct that the
commanding generals. as we'll as the
medical officers of the army, now in
New York and arriving there Shall re-
port upon the probable effect upon the
health of the troops of the parade you
propose. II they report that Il will not
be injurious to the health OF The
soldiers in their present condition. dur
ing this heated term. and it is agree
able to the officers and soldiers them
selves it will afford me special pleas
ure To comply with your patriotic sug-
geStiOn." - . ."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
MONEY IN BETS.
Experiment Proves That the Vegetable
Can Re HrnIlucnl in Aril.ri1,iu

Experiment Proves That the Vegetable
Can BE Produced in Virginia.
\ Some months ago this whole section
was very much interested in the bee,
sugar industry and many farmers COM
menced TO entertain visions of largo
fortunes as the result or sugar beer
I;'SitlS. A convention was held in
NeWpori News to discuss the matter
ana Tor time it looked as if thous-
;nds of acres of Peninsula land would
De cultivated for beet raising.
FOR some unknown reason interest in
't.e concerted movement on the part
Oh business men and farmers com
iuenced to flag and soon died out en-
Trey ana no one is heard to mention
! oeet sugar aud sugar beets any ,nor,.
but elsewhere in the State, where ex-
perlmentS have been made. th. ,u.,s-
i'.cts are encouraging for the adoption
r. ~ .iiis pursuit by large numbers of
farmers. Up in Fredericksbur.. on. nr
ne most rcmarka Bile experiments on
record has been made and the result
just reported. .". -
me current number of the Frc;lrr-
| IcksburG Free Lance contains tba f,l-
lowing:
"a few months ago there was hell il,
TINS city Il convention of farmers to
tiike INTO consideration the feasibility
of the sugar beet culture in Virginia.
i" this convention ii nu,nebr of the
aSrlculturists of Virginia and ELSEWHERE
i'''''e' anu l'tFSelN attended
Major .. L. Hine, Of Fairfax county
Presided. The Agricultural DEPART
hieht of the United States Was repr,so-
sent. Hon. j. $. Potter. uf this city
Mh" had taken an interest in the sub
)s.ct. and who had given the matter
some study. read paper which was a
revelation to most Of the people who
attended
The data. facts ana Information Civ
en- by Mr.. Potter about beet culture
were b"th Very interesting and Very in
Str,lttlve. 50 much 50. indeed. that Mr.
W 'ls'n Secretary of Agriculture en-
h"died in his report the beet culture
inatter-a good deal. ii not the whole.
OF what Mr.. Potter said To this co,lven-
ton.
Before adj"urning committee. was
appointed to take the subject under
consideration to meet and formulate
some report and suggestion as To the
matter. which committee. however. has
no; met and reported. 80 far as we are
advised. liut Mr.. Potter did not rest
supinely upon the talk OF the farmers;
ana others assembled. He mas made a
practical test and living illustration of
What he himself said Of the Feasibility
ai beet culture here and the prospect
Of profits to be derived from, it. He
rrAcured some Lane beet seed and
planted them in patch Of ground at
iiaZei Hill. and the following are the
Facts and results as seen by Il repre-
sentative of this paper:
The ground selected was ll,lan,l-
~; the best of soil. With moderate fer
tiilZitlnn--E'nd ii may b.. added THAI
his season has been unusually hot ana
dry. and. therefore. unfavorahle t, the
ci@p). yet this is the result: \ piece. of
ground cultivated us Mr.. Potter did ,tis
would yield per acre between thirty and
forty tons. and we get at this as fol-
1,Ik ~ 1,.A.a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
IN HER DAUGHTERS HoNoR.S

Mrs. c. Barker gave a party at her
residence, No. 222 Twenty-seventh
street. Tuesday night in honor Of her
daughter. Miss Bessie. the occasion be-
ing the tenth anniversary of her birth
: Among those preseat We're Misses
Stella and Beatrice Morgan, Mamie
Fry. Maggie Cowep. Ellen scelser.
Josie and Grace Johnson. Maggie
Sharpless. Nettc and Kate Mcclure
Fry. Maggie Cowen. ELLEN Scelser.
son. Willie Eecks. Bert Thompson.
Harry. Walter and John Miller, John
and Ernest McCianc, Thomas Morgan,
John Monroe and John Fry.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
WANT TO SEE MORE, SERVICE

" mt TO SEE MDEE SERVICE.
WASH NGTON. Sep. Major John
Earle. of the First South Carolina
Regiment. stationed at Jacksonville,
was at the White House and War De-
partment today. representing the Of
ficers eof that regiment, to protest
strongly against the mastering out OF
the regiment. He says that the Of
ficers and men OF the regiment do not
want to be mustered out. but want to
continue in service. They are bitter
against Governor tllerbe for recon-
mending that they be mustered out and
threaten to make it warm for the
governor in the primary election soon
to be held.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08

SEASON OPENS TUESDAY NIGHT.
The theatrical season will open AT
Johnsons Opera House Tuesday night.
The Strange Adventures Of Miss
Brown" an English comedy, will be
presented 4
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
OFFICER MITCHELL DISMISSED

OFFICE MITCHELL DISMISSED
Patrolman Timothy a. Mitchell. VINO
was arrested on a warrant sworn out
under the direction Of Chief of Police
$. j. HARDWOOD, for shooting Private j.
Geiger, Of Battery G, was yesterday
given hearing in the Police court be-
fore Justice J. d. G. Brown. The case
was dismissed Private Geiger was
present at the hearing and stated that
ne dld not wish to prosecute the police
man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
Madam Amaze,

Il The celebrated Spiritual. Trance and
business Medium. has removed from
1856 Twenty-fourth street to 25l1 Vir-
ginia avenue. opposite the Electric
Light Plant au. 6 ct
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08

WANTED-At the Virginia Clearing
and Dying Establishment So suits of
clothes every dag to be cleaned, dyed
pressed and repairca. and made to
l.ok. like new. 3105 Washington nv-
eHue. aug-1O-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08

Miss Minnie kiley. art teacher In the
Newport News Female Seminary. and
graduate Of the Pennsylvania Acad-
envy OF Fine Art. will have an art open?
ing in the studio of the seminary Mon
day. Sept. II. from to O'Clock. Her
display will be of interest to lovers of
art. Public invited to call and examine
the work. Sept-14t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
MILES IN new YORK |
Commanding General Re-
turns from Porto Rico.
IMPORTANT STATEMENT
New Light Thrown on the Noted Contra
versy Between High Oniiclala OF tn.
Army. How the Surrender or
santiago Came About.

Q:y Tclegraph.)
NEW YORK. Sept THE United
states transport OLDHAM. having on
board Major General Nelson a. Miles
ana his staff, Major Greenlcaf. Captain
whitney. the Second Regiment OF Wis
eoi'shi Volunteers. consisting of thirty
officers and 500 men. and the hospita]
corps. from Porto Rico arrived here to-
day. Mrs Miles. son and daughter We're
diso on beard the transport which sail
ed from Ponce on September L. The
surgeon in charge reported all Well on
board and no deaths during the voyage.
, nc trn"ps were in the best of spirits.
ne big transport was decorated pro-
iusely with palms and draped with
fiaSs From the fore truck was flying
the american ensign over Il large Span
lsn nag. while long strings of intern:t-
tiofal code flags We're floating from
each masthead to the rails.
The following statement, en1anaticr
from General Miles. was given TO the
reporters on board of the OLDHAM 1t is
IN the form Of a letter, in which General
Niles is mentioned in the third person:
While At Porto Rice and during the
voyage. returning on the OLDHAM, on
which steamer We're General Miles and
|St:tii. TWO battalionS Of the Second Reg
linent of Wisconsin volunteers I learn
Ell the following facts concerning the.
uban and Porto Itican expeditions In
the Hrst place let m. say that the war
has closed after being conducted largely
as General Miles stated publicly at the
beginning of the war that it would be.
The statement was publicly made, and
Il general order was issued byg him as
commander of the American army. in
which thu. plan he has striven to pur-
sue was foreshadowed. namely, seek ing
I" accomplish results With the least
possible loss OF life. In an interview in
the latter part of May he said:
The United States government is
u" strong. too great and too powerful!
|" commit AMY foolish act in connection
WIN the proposed invasion of Cuba
iteleffins To the proposed rush to
he fever stricken city Of Havana. he
said:
No officer is fit to command troops
who. from any motive whatever. would
needlessiy risk the life of Il single SOL
der either from disease or the bullets
Of the enemy.TI he E<a-, ns.Va,.I Sacri fl ed
the lives of men under my comma nd !.
and do not propose to sui iectet arn 10 K
any unnecessary risks in the present
campaign
In the order issued to the army at
an early date he directed that:
Every officer. OF whatsoever grade,
viii: so far as may be in his power.
Suart. and preserve the health and well
fa'I ,,sthose under his charge He must
IL - diligently and zeanusly to per
irct himself and his subordinates in mil
itarN drill. instruction and discipline
ana above all he must constantly en-
acavor by precept and example to main
tain the highest character, to foster
and stimulate that tue soldierly spirit
ana patriotic devotion to duty which
must characterize AN effective army
The principles thus enumerated have
been Ze:llously observed from the first
N h.At j h-tf he. 4