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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
MAY BE BANDITS.
sergeant j. W. Reynolds and Detective j.
u. Heck Arrs 81 Two Nc~rnrs -.


Sergeant j. w. Reynolds and Railway
Detective J. 3. Heck yesterday ar
rested l. Stubs and 3. Maysfield two
negroes, who are believed to be the
men who have been committing a ,llm-
Der OF highway robberies near the
Briartield Road of late.
The old colored man who was robbed
there several nights since Went to po-
lice headquarters in the Afternoon and
told Sergeant Reynolds. who is acting
chief of police, that he had just passed
me two men who held him up on the
Briarfeld Road
The sergeant and Detective Heck at
once started in pursuit Of the negroes
and at the junction the sergeant Sc
cured a horse When the negroes sight
ed the officers they broke and run. but
Sergeant Reynolds overhauled them
and compelled them to stop at the point
of revolver.
Last evening Lewis Birdson, a negro
VINO was held up and robbed some time
since: Went to the city Jail and identi-
ned Sfubbs and Mayiield as the men
who robbed him. The other colorcd
man also identified the prisoners.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
TROOPS MAY COME HERE.
business Mems Association VIII Discuss
tile Matter Tomorrow Night;

the Matter Tomorrow Night.
There is good reason to believe that
more troops will be encamped at New
port News i'll the near future. The War
Department is now on the lookout for
n suitable camping ground for the army
that will shortly return from Porto
Rico and if Il decision unfavorable to
this city is finally reached it will be no
fault of Mayor Moss and the Business
Mems Association. .e
There is an army officer in the city
at the present time who is heartily in
favor of Newport News as a camping
ground Mayor Moss eaa1d W.+B.,sVest
president of the Business Mems ASCOT
alton, called upon him last Friday
evening and held a brief conference
with the result that at its meeting on
Monday night the Business Mems Asso-
citation will take some action petition
ing the department. to send the Porto
Rican soldiers to Newport News.
The officer in question, when asked
what he thought of the merits of this
locality for camping ground, strongly
endorsed it.
Mr.. Vest stated yesterday that the
Business Mems Association will give
the matter earnest consideration Mon
day night, when considerable other
business will be disposed of.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
EXTENT or THE RELIEF WORK
Interesting Statement Issued by tho
War Department.. %
Ky ,El.l.Au nj, ------

WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.-son,e state
h'cntS made at the War Department
To-Day indicate that efforts are making
TO alleviate the suffering in the camps,
me surgeon general reports that up TO
The Sth day OF August there had been
sent to Chlcknmauga camp 3,42S cots
and betastrads, 6,536 gray blankets. i. =
"a' cotton sheets and $3.50 MOSQUITO
bars: Another statement shows the
number of nurses which have been pro-
vided for the different camps where
hospitals are established as follows:
Fort Meyer, Va. 60; Fort Mcpherson.
Ga, 90 en- route) 46: Fort Thomas XIV,
t5 en- route) 10, Fort Monroe. Va, IS,
hospital ship Relief, Gil; hospital ship
Hudson, 2; hospital ship Missouri, 10:
hospital train. 3; at large, one; Key
West. Fla. g ordered to Huntsville.
tAla.,) .; Santiago de Cuba. no; Letter
er, Chickamauga Park, Ca, Is en- route)
Us; hospitals at Chickamauga Park,
Ga. other than Leiterer en- route or on
duty, 2l9: Sheridan Point. Va. .: Fer
nandina, Fla. Gen route or on duty 20;
Camp Alger, Va, 10; Camp Wikoff
Montauk Point. N. Y. zen route or on
duty) IS; Tampa. Fla, II; Jacksonville
ria, (enroute or on duty) 50; Porto
Rico. 6. Total, s7S
In addition to the above list there
are over 5000 members Of the hospital
corps whose services are available as
nurses
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
KILLED by NO. 9.
Holly Hobbs Loses His Life la the c. 4 q.
..H Railway Yard

Holly Hobbs. aged 90 years, whose
home was at Mason, w. Va. but who
for the last four weeks had been work.
ing as a driller on the battleship Ken
lucky. was killed by passenger train
NO. z. a few minutes before II o'clock
yesterday morning in the Chesapeake
& Ohio railway yard, between Tween
ty-eighth and Tyenty-ninth streets
After hearing the testimony at the IN
quest held by Coroner b. r. Gary yes
verdict to the effect that the deceased
came to his death by his own negli-
gence.
Engineer t. d. Hall was the most
important witness and testified that he
was scanning the track carefully as us
ual ana did not see Hobbs ahead until
almost upon him: Hobbs seemed to
come out suddenly and walk down the
middle of the track; he blew the whis-
tie. but the man paid no attention to il
and he quickly shut down the brakes
Persons with whom Hobbs boarded
on Ihirty-siNth street testified that
he stated before leaving home that he
intcn,.ed returning to his home in West
Virginia soon.
on the dead mans person was found
SCI in cash and the by-laws of VAN
dalia Lodge, No. los. X. of p. of Ma
son. w. Va. and that lodge was COM
municated with to know what dispo-
night Il telegram was received request
ing that the remains be sent home at
once. The body was prepared for
burial by Undertaken Caffey, and will
be shipped this morning at S o'clock
The members at Warwick Lodge, No
y. n Of P. will meet at their lodge
room this morning at 7:30 O'Clock to
escort the remains to the depot
Mr.. Hobbs has been in the city for the
last month. having come here in search
OF employment. He was Il machinist
by trade. Yesterday he decided to re-
turn to the home of his widowed moth
er. as he had been offered a position
nearer home. He told his friends when
he bade them goodbye that he expec-
ted to leave here at noon. and the sup
position is that he expected to catch a
freight train, as no passenger train
leaves Tor the west 4, that hour. 1t is
thought he became confused by the
trains on the track and lost his bear
lngs The young man was his mothers
only support. He was quiet and peace
able. and during his short stay in New
port News made n number of friends.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
FIVE YEARS FOR DUNCAN.

Heavy Sentence FOR the Man Who Des-
ecrat,.d Confederate Grave.
CAMP MEADE MIDDLETCWN,
PA. Aug. 2I.-The courtmartial In the
case Of DR.. Duncan, Of the Twenty
second Kansas regiment, found him
guilty of desecrating the grave of It
Confederate officer at the Bull Run bat
tiefield. and he was sentenced last ev-
ening to Imprisonment of five years.
LEXINGTON. KY, Aug. 27.-There
Is current a story which many here be-
iieve that Cassius NJ. Clay has filed at
Richmond. KY, a petition for divorce
from his child-wife. Dora Richardson.
At Richmond and at the home of Mr..
Clay the rumor cannot be verified
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
JIMMY MICHAEL DEFEATED.
Major Taylor. the colored cyclist Out

Major Taylor the Colored Cyclist Out
rides Him in a Match Race.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.--Major Taylor.
the colored cyclist. met and defeated
Jimmy" Michael. the little Welchmar.
in a special match race, best two of
three. one mile, paced heats. from
standing start, at the Manhattan Beach
cycle track this afternoon. Michael
pacing quint broke down in the final
lap, but on the next two heats Michael
was SO badly beaten and distanced that
he quit each time in the last lap. Tay-
lor's work was Wonderful. both from
a racing and time standpoint and he
established a new worlds record which
was absolutely phenomenal, covering
the third heat in 1.41 rs. Michael was
Kissed by the spectators as he passed the
stand, despirited and detected by Tay-
lor's overwhelming victory.
Immediately after the third heat was
finished, and before the time was an
nounced, William A. Brady, who cham
pioned the colored boy during the seas
against Michael for $4,000 or $4,000 a
side. at any distance up to 100 miles.
This declaration was received with tu-
multuous shouts by the assemblage,
and the dusky victor was lionized
when the time was made known. Ed
Guard Taylor, the French rider. held
the worlu s record of Las S5 for the dis
lance in a contest paced from stand
ing start. The worlds record against
time for a standing start made by
Platt Belts, of England was 1.41 o-5.
Michael beat Taylors record by rs
seconds in the first heat. but Major
Taylor wiped this out and tied Belts
record against time in the second heat.
AS Taylor was on the outside for nearly
, 1-2 laps. it was easily seen that ne
rode more than mile in the time, and
shrewd judges who watched the race
said that he would surely do better on
titled this belief goes without saying.
The Welsh rider was as pale as
corpse when he jumped off his wheel,
and he had no excuse to make for his
defeat. ~
Taylor's performance undoubtedly
stamps him as the premier cycle sprin-
ter of the world. and, judging from the
staying qualities he exhibited in the
six days ride in the Madison Square
Garden, the middle distance champion
ship may be his before the end Of the
present season.
The weather conditions could not
have been more perfect. as there was
only a slight wind. and It did not re-
tard the speed of the riders in the
slightest degree.
The American Cycle Racing Associa-
ton induced Tom Linton. Of Wales, to
postpone his departure for England to-
day. and Michael and ne have been
matched for ar hour race, with unlim-
tied pace. for q purse OF 50, 50Q-S1. 500 to
go to the winner and the remainder to
| the loser. The race will take place at
the Manhattan Beach track on Labor
| Day, September S.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
HoRsoN HoNoRED AGAIN.
. Be Promoted Without the Formality

To BE Promoted Without the Formality
of an Examination.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.--Assistant
Naval Constructor Hobson was to have
been examined for promotion last week
but owing to his duties he could not
go before the board. 1t was ordered
that his record be examined to see If
that would entitle him to the highest
rank. The board says:
The board Join with all the world
in admiring the skill. courage and gal
liant conduct of Assistant Naval Con
structor Richmond p. Hobson, in con
nection with the Merrimac, as set forth
in the letter OF the commanding officer
of the North Atlantic stations
The report then refers to the various
papers submitted in connection with
Mr.. Hobson's record and closes with a
accommodation that he be promoted to
naval constructor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
New Cepp.r shop.

Work on the foundation for
the new copper shop to be
built for the Newport News Shipbuld-
ing and Dry Dock Company, win be
commenced Monday morning.
The large amount Of work in view
necessated the building of new cop
per shop as we'll as other structures
that will go UP in the near future in
consequence OF the increased activity
at the yard.
The new building will be 175 by 30
feet and will be the best appointed of
its kind in the country. In fact none
of the new buildings soon to be started
viii have their equal at any of the
American shipyards.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
MUsrER1NG our TROOPS.

WASHlNGTON, Aug. a7.--Governor
Tanner. OF Illinois, was at the War De-
partment today and as q result OF a.
talk with him Adjutant General Corb!n:
issued orders to muster out the First.
Fifth and Seventh Illinois. 3
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The fol-s
lowing volunteer regiments were To-Day
ordered % be mustered out OF the serv-
ice: The First and Fifth Missouri. now
ut Chickana.Iga, and the Third Mis-
souri,. now at MiddIStown. Pa will go
10 Jefferson Barracks. Mo. The 18TH
Indiana, now at Embellishments SO to-
Indianapolis. The Eighth New FORK.
now at Chickanauga. will 80 to Hemp-;
stead, j.. i, { II II ~ s 81 ss
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
LOUISE WINS THE RACE.
fennsylvanit Yacht Defeats the Islenl by
Over Five Minutes

The yacht race yesterday afternoon
between the Louise. of Philadelphia,
and the Ideal. of this city, resulted in
an easy victory for the former. which
crossed the line five minutes and thirty
seconds ahead of the latter.
The yachts started from Finch's
wharf at clock. raced down Hamp-
ton Roads around the Rip-Raps and
thence back to the wharf. The Louise
covered the distance in three hours and
fifteen minutes. a number of ladies
ard gentlemen were standing on the
beach when the boats returned and
they sent UP il cheer when the Louise
crossed the line.
The trim little yacht Louise is owned
by MI. William McCuiley, and the Ideal
is the pride of the Ideal Yacht Stub.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
La Crmnde Duchexse.

The report that tire f-lant Line steam
err La Grande Duchesse. which is now
being used by the government as a
transport, has been disabled is without
foundation. Mr.. w. a. Post, general
manager of the shipyard, received a
telegram yesterday from New York, in
which it was stated that La Grande
Duchesse was in first class condition
The steamer will arrive here some time
this week to be fitted up for her regu
lar coastwise run between Savannah
and New York.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
FIVE PERSONS KILLED.

WARE. MASS. Aug. ga railroad
train on the Boston and Maine raiiroad
ing tonight and killed five members OF
a pleasure party. The killed are: !;
GEORGE WHITING. aged 81. u, ,5a
JESSE WHITING. IS. = 81.
GEORGE WHITING In, 10.
SADIE WHITING. 20.
A BOY, not identified
The seriously hurt are: Harold Rich,
%; John Scott. 6: Milder Scott, 4. @
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
ARMY OFFICERS PROMOTED.
Men Who Fought at Manila Rewarded
... by the President.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Before
leaving the city the President ordered
the following promotions of officers
who participated in the capture Of Ma
Mia:
u be major general of volunteers
Brigadier General T. NJ Anderson,
Brigader General Macarthur, Briga-
dier General f. v. Greene.
TO be major general of volunteers by
General John B. Bah
cock.
TO be brigadier general of volunteers
Colonel S. Overshinc, Twenty-thrd
United States infantry: Colonel Irving
Hale. First Colorado volunteer infan-
try; Lieutenant Colonel c. A. Whittier.
United States volunteers.
TO be brevet brigadier general of vol
unteerS-Colonel c. Nee. Reave, Thir-
tenth Minnesota.
To be hrevet colonel in the regular ar
my-Lieutenant Colonel John French.
Twenty-thirtl infantry.
10 be brevet colonel of volunteers
Lieutenant Colonel II. Il. Thompson.
chief signal officer.
70 be brevet colonel of volunteers
MAYOR Cuthbertson, Tenth Pennsylva-
MIA Volunteers; Major j. T. Bell Uni
ted states volunteers; Major Stotesen-
berg First Nebraska; Major Boxton.
First California;: Major Sturgis, assis-
.aht adJutant general of volunteers:
Major Crother volunteer engineers:
Major Rement, volunteer engineers:
Major Simpson. assistant adjutant gen
10 De brevet major in the regular ar
my-Cnptain Hobbs, Third artillery.
captain Herman. Twenty-first infan.
try; Captain Nichols, Twenty-thira in
tantry; Captain Sage. Twenty third IN
fantry. 40
TO be brevet major OF volunteers
Captain T. y. Mott, assistant adiutnnt
general of volunteers: Captain W. r.
Sates. U S. volunteers; Captain r.. ".
Young, Utah artillery; Captain +. A.
Grant, Utah artillery; Captain Born
stad thirteenth Minnesota; Captain
oscar Seubrooll, Thirteenth Minnesota
captain G. W. Sawtelle. IT, S. yolun,
teers; Captain p. S. March. Aston BAT
sery; Captain e. "A. NIcHanna. yolun-
teer signal corps.
10 be brevet captain in the regular
army Hagadorn, Twenty
third infantry.
10 be brevet captain of volunteers
Lieutenant Lackare. Thirteenth Mime
sofa; Lieutenant Whtworth. u. S. vol
uhteers: Lieutenant Povey, Second Ore
son; Lieutenant William w. Chance.
volunteer signal corps: Lieutenant I
iefAins, volunteer signal corps: Lien
tenant Charles e. lIilbourn, volunteers
signal corps. - -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
OFF FOR A VACATION /
President Lays Aside the.
Cares Of Office.
INspEcTs CAMP MEADE.
ssst ti2;
Company Streets scrapa.ou.ly cnaa
the Me" Look Their Best whre the
Visitors Arc Driven Around on By
An Inspection Tour.
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
WILL BEGIN woxK TUESDAY.
Construction OF The Mammoth Dry Dock
to Comnece This Week

Work on the mammoth dry dock,
which Mr.. Coils p. Huntington will
bulla at the shipyard at cost OF ST.
oVoo, will be commenced Tuesday
The dock would have been well under
way but for the war, which made II
dif,lcult to get material. However. sew
eral large shipments of material have
arrived and the work can be pushed.
The plans for the basin We're prepared
by General Manager Walter A. Post.
and when completed it will be the larg-
est dry dock in America, probably in
the world SIC
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28

Persons who can board and lodge
visitors during the firemen's convention
are requested to fill out a blank found
in the advertising columns and send it
it to P. q. box 1863,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28

The Kindergarten School, which was
held over the New York Tea Store, will
be opened again Sept 18th. For infor-
nation apply to G.. NJ. JENKINS. Box
31S, Newport News, Va. 1t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28

Grape Juice Is very fine, exhilarating
and refreshing. w. G. BURGESS.
aug-24-3-t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
No Mesquite,

20 not loose sleep when q 10c bottle
nf No Mosquito will drive away ev-
cry mosquito. FRED =. ALLEN &
go. aug-1O-1-w
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28
New ,ya,, for warwick county.

The Free State Of Warwick will
have new Jail. AT a recent meeting
Of the board of supervisors steps We're
taken looking to the erection Of a new
prison. The jail now in use is old and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28

Mr.. r. A. Booker lett this j NOR
ming for few days vacation at Lu-
ray Cave and Natural Bridge.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28

Grape juice is very fine. exhiIarating
and refreshing w. G. BURGESS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-28

WANTED-At the Virginia Cleaning
4 and Dying Establishment, 85 suits OF
clothes every day to be cleaned, dyed;
/ pressed and repaired, and made to
look like new. 31O5 Washington az
s enue8. MA aug-lO-tf
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23
POLO LEAVES HIS POST.
Spanish Minister Asks for and In
Given His Pasxports-Depnr-
ture from Washington.

Washington, April 21.--The Spanish
minister, accompanied by six members
of his staff, left Washington at 1880
o'clock Wednesday night, and the Span
ish government thus terminated its dip
lomatic representation in the United
States. The minister and his party left
by the Pennsylvania road going north
ward TO Buffalo and Suspension Bridge
and thence to Toronto. BY TO-: 40 o'clock
this morning the Spanish officials will
be on British soil. They will stop for a
day or two ON the Canadian side of Sus-
pension Bridge, and will then spend
some days at Toronto. From there they
30 TO Halifax to take an ocean liner.
While the minister is on this side of the
border he has the protection of the pass
ports issued by the state department at
his request, following the delivery Of
IA copy of the presidents ulsimatum TO
Spain.
The departure of the Spanish party
was made without noticeable demon
stration, and although a considerable
number OF secret service officers and
police were on duty at the depot, there
was at no time any occasion for their
doing more than keeping back crowd
OF curious onlookers. At six o'clock
Wednesday evening Senior Polo made a
hurried call at the French embassy and
the Austrian legation, where Spanish
interests are left in charge, and then
joined his staff at the legation and
started for the train.
As the minister entered the station
he was recognized by the crowd, which
closed in about him until gently eau
toned by the officers. No words of in
dignity were spoken, and the saluta-
tions of those in the crowd were rather
agreeable than otherwise. lie smiled
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23
CUBA DECLARED FREE
Senate and House Concur on a Com
promise Resolution.
After "A Hard Fight the Two Houses
OF Congress Come to an Agree
ment-Authorixe Armed In
terventfon.

Washington, April l9.-After one OF the
hardest-fought battles between the two
houses known In many years. congress. at
an early hour Tuesday morning, came TO an
agreement upon the most momentous Ques-
ton IL has dealt with In a third OF century.
The Cuban resolution was passed. There
were many roll calls In both houses, and
each body held tenaciously for It's own reso-
luton. The conferees had great difficulty
in agreeing. The first conference showed
q determination on the part OF the house
not 10 yield single point, and II was only
after long consultations with the house
leaders that they agreed TO allow the little
words ARE and" In the first section OF
the senate resolution. which declares that
the people OF Cuba are. and OF right ought
TO be free and Independent. The resolu-
tion. as finally adopted. Is that reported
from the senate committee on foreign rela-
lions. with the addition of the fourth sec
ton. known as the Teller amendment, dis
claiming any intention on the part OF the
United States TO acquire Cuba.