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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
| LETTER FROM sH.ARrER.

interesting Communication Addressed
To Secretary Alger
(By Telegraph.) -
WASHINGTON. Aug. lI.-Secretary
Algrr today received a letter from Cen
erll Shafter, which is. in part as fol-
lows:
Headquarters Fifth Army Corns
Santiago de Cuba, Aug H. 1888.
Hon. X. y. .Alger Secretary OF War
Washington. d. c.
My Dear General .Alger:-Your kind
letter OF July 18th was handed me y,s-
iertay by Major SEitten. thank you
and the President for the confidence
you express in my ability to handle the
matters entrusted to me here.
The number taken i'll in my com
Tand is very great. as YOU will see,
though not very much greater than
those returned to duty. and the death
rate is not at present alarming, though
II is steadily on the increase, and the
doctors tell me that the fever. malarial
ans, otherwise. is constantly presenting
'n'4t" Ferlulent features. Every effort
possible is made to guard ships bring
'nE supplies to the army, but ii is al
most impossible to enforce, when ships
must be unloaded and men necessarily
mast come together in dscharging and
receiving cargo. The great trouble is
that the people themselves seem 10
have no fear Of injection, and. un!es $
you nave guard over every individual
man, II IS almost impossible TO keep
thell lfoA mlngllng.
The silver question has settled itself
and American silver is received the
same as American paper.
Inc missing, believe, have nearly
an peeh accounted for. Not single
man was captured, and the only men
missing are those who were killed in
TIE thlck brush and whose bodies have
never peeh round. Inc country has
pctn secured lalthlully for bou!e7- This
was done a snort time after the battle.
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KILLED On THE RAIL.
Al Unknown man Mrc!s Death Under an
Electric. Gar


Passengers who arrived here on the
last ear last night from Huckroe Beach
tell of 4 fatal accident which occurred
on The electric railway between the
resort and iohoehus.
While Ell route from the beach the
electric car struck an unknown man,
who was lying on the track and killed
him Instantly. 1t seems that the man
WAS lying between the rails With his
head toward the car. but the motorman
did rot see him in time to cut off the
current and throw on.the brakes. The
first truck struck his head crushing the
skull and killing the man Instantly
The body was picked up an placed on
the ear and taken to Hampton. No one
knew the man and there was nothing
found on his person by which he could
be Identified. He was not Well dressed.
He appeared to be about 80 years old
and had light moustachc. II was APP
parent the man had been drinking.
The motorman did not see the man
on the track till his ear was within a
few yards of him, but lady passenger
says she saw the man throw up his
hands ana make an effort to get out
of the way of the car when it was
some distance off. The accident oc-
Cured at about 1l:15 o'clock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
womAs, DRINKS LAupASus, /.
susie Iionk'ns Attempts to Commit Suicide
AZ MR. e. w. tsurcIlcr's Residence

:! want to see Jesus M.. .
These We're the words uttered y.ste;
day morning by Susie Hopkins, Il do
ihcStic III the family Of Mr.. George. w
litE&iIrr. who lives on The Acre" 81
S!it S"iprd down the contents of a tw,,-
ounce. phial Tabled ladanum The NO
ilin had become dcElented over reli-
S"n and an insane desire To step into
eternity caused her To take the dose uf
I."iSon.
y short time aftc, the insane woman
tool: the deadly drug one uf Mr.. Burcl!-
CTS children saw her reel and fall to
the floor. The child ran To it's mother
and told her Susie was sick Near
where, the woman lazy Mrs. E,lrci!cr
found the empty bottle. and she made
haste To summon DIR. w. r. Greasy
whose prompt response saved SUSIE
Hopkins from Il suicides grave. The
physician used a stomach pump and
succeeded i'm keeping the greater part
OF the poison from pcrmeating the
w"f,an's system but il was necessary
10 M!aip and walk her several hours in
order TO save her life. .
Susie Hopkins; is 20 years old She
came 10 this city from Pncusan. York
county. For Sunle time it WAS observed
tiat She was mentally Weak. she has
i,s-t her mind over religion ana declir, $
That she Will take her life tile first lime
She gets An opportunity. Two battles
Of laul:lnli: We're found Among her
personal effects yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
GILMAN AMONG COAL. MINERS
Lockout At Pana. Ills. Results in
.... Shooting 4 ffrav

800 .'t S'i!st his. Results in n
Shooting ARRAY
PANA ILLS. Aug. 15.-The Goa,
miners lockout here reached a climax
Today. when 4 serious shooting affrav
oFcuffcd on the highway near the civ
UNITS. leading TO the Springside coal
nine This is he only one of the four
large mines in Pana that is attemptirg
10 90 mining, and but seven non-union
miners are working here. The. seven
go heavily armed To and from the shaft
in addition TO being under guard of OBJ
orators and deputy sheriffs with Win
chrsterS. The union miners have been
Trying to induce these few non-union
miners to cease working at th,. Sprins,-
SIDE mine by congregating on the roads
ana pleading With them as they u, to
the shafts in hugsies given by opera
tors ana deputy sheriffs. Today several
aundleu union miners were conSrega ;e 4
on the principal highway leading to the
mine when Ed Jones and James Palm
sf, non-unlon men. rode u!i on horse
BACK into the miners lines and without
any provocation. ii is said, other tina I,
the miners asking to talk with them
began firing into the crowd, at the same
time retreatinE as fast as their horse
would carry them, but not unit! they
mad emptied their rcvolvers into the
miners ranks. Andrew Toomey ha &
his right hand badly shattered by I,
ball and Michael Yermacavich was sho,
in the thigh. One other union miner is
alleged to have been seriously wounded
A ball graZed the head Of William Eak :
er. another union miner. .u
The union miners quickly rallied ana
headed by Baker with a shotgun. which
ne secured at his home near the scene
OF the. Shooting, pursued Palmer the
non-unionist. 10 his home, where he had
surrounded himself in his doorway bN
his female relatives to prevent Baker
shooting. Later Palmer and Jones w re
arrested and taken to the city jail
which is surrounded by several hum
6red miners and citizens. Excitement
is intense
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
MADRID NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Captain General Blanco Resigns. Re
ported Fall of Manila.
(By Telegraph.)

H.
MADRID. Aug. 15.-5 p. M.-The gov
eminent has received from Captain
General s'lanco Il dispatch tenderjn..
his resignation. The reason given by
General Rianco for resigning is that he
does not wish to superintend the evac-
uation of Cuba.
The government is also informed that
General August. governor general of
the Philippines. will leave Manila for
Spa!n by The first mail steamer. giving
his command to the second in rank
MAY DISCREDIT IT.
HONG KONG. AUG. 15.--Thc Spanish
consul here has not yet sent to Manila
the news that the protocol has been
signed. and probably the Spaniards at
Manila will discredit the account to be
brought them by the British steamer
Australia. as she was chartered by the
Americans .
The opinion here is that the Germans
have arranged matters with General
Augusti. The insurgents now at FToHg
Kong are not satisfied With the terms OF
peace proposed by the Americans.
COURSE or DON CARLOS.
LONDON, Aug. 15.-A special dis
patch from Lucerne. Switzerland. says
the following inspired statement has
been made there:
notwithstanding his disapproval of
the course the government at Madrid is
taking. Don Carlos maintains his firm
intention tn discourage any actual ris-
ing in Spain ana is using all his intiu-
ence to uuell insurrcctionary tendencies
and attempted uprisinEs among and on
the part of his too devoted followers"
!tUMOR NOT CONFIRMED.
LONDON. Aug. 15.-Nuthing has
been received here to Justify Il ru,uor
rahcd back from the United States
ti.at Manila has fallen and is now in
possession of the Americans.
The German cruiser Naiscrin Angus
| TIA. which arrived ut Hong Kong today.
is the latest vessel out Of Manila to re-
port conditions there. and She brings
no intimation of surrender of the
city. ...
MADRID. Aug. 1880 P Mac
cording 10 La Correspondence de Es-
pana, the surrender OF Manila occurred
after the last attacks We're made upon
the city.
FEAR OF WATSON REMOVED.
MADRID, Aug. 15.-Duke Almodovar
de Rio has received an intimotion
that the Cuban blockade has been
raised and cable communication re-
stored.
Numerous vessels are being prepared
in Spanish ports to take provisions to
Cuba.
The next cabinet council will consid-
er the question of summoning the
Cortes. Senior Sagasta. the premier, Is
hopeful that the ministers will agree
upon this point.
me news OF peace was heartily well
coined in the Spanish coast towns, and
the families who fled fearing an at
tack by Commodore Watson, are now
returning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
Mr. John IL. IiiIIura,L

Mr.. John 3. Hill who for a number
Of years was employed by the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad in the west
bound department in this city. died at
savannah. Ga. last Wednesday. This
intelligence was not received here until
sunday MIR IiLl left here fifteen
months ago for Savannah. For the
past ten weeks Mr.. Hill has been con-
fined to his bed win consumption.
which caused his DEATH The funeral
his home before coming to Newport
News.
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DEWEY BoMBARDs MANILA.

Reported That the City Surrendered to
Him Saturday.
WASHINGTON Aug. 15.-The De-
partment of State has just issued the
following:
Washington. Aug. 15.-The following
dispatch received at the Department OF
State at 11:15 P. NJ, August Is. from
Consul Wildman, at Hong Kong:
.Augustin says Dewey bombarded
Manila Saturday. City surrendered un-
conditionally. Augustfn was tawen by
Germans In launch to Kaiserin. Au-
gustin was brought to Hong Kong, sL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR.
General Lee Announces That He W

General Lee announces That He win
Enter the Rrace.
WASHINGTON, Aug 15.-The Post
tomorrow will say:
General Fitzhugh Lee will enter the
senatorial race in Virginia, This an
nouncement can be made without any
qualification. 1t is authorized by Cen
eral Lee himself, who last night direc-
ted the following statement to repre-
sentative Of the Post.
Upon being asked the question as to
his future intentions and approaching
the interest felt In the matter through
out Virginia. General Lee said:
= 7 shall be candidate for the Uni
ted States Senate"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
Minneapolis Did Not sal:

The protected cruiser Minneapolis is
still here. Orders have been received
by Captain Jewell to take his ship to
Old Point and there await sailing or
dcrs. 1t is believed that the cruiser
will so today
AS the orders now stand the Minne-
apolisyis not ordered any place and all
statements to the contrary are mere
SurmiSe
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16

WANTED--At the Virginia Cleaning
and Dying Establishment. IS suits Of
clothes every day to be cleaned, dyed,
pressed and repaired, and made to
look like new. 3105 Washington ay:
enue 5s s aug-1O.tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
GRATEFUL
Chicago Record.)

Chicago Record)
Julia, did you write and thank aunt
Katharine for your birthday present p
"Of course; don't you suppose want
her to send me one next year?"
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Deeds Recorded.

The following deeds of bargain and
sale have been admitted to record in
the clerks office of the CORPORATION
Court:
Old Dominion Land Company to ].
Cohen: consideration. s420
j. Cohen ct ux to Nancy Hampton;
consideration, 1920.
A. c. Peachy. special commissioner
to Lee J. Todd: consideration, 500
X. w. Newman to r. NJ. Lett, trus.
tee; consideration S.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
Citizens Executive Committee Meet

a meeting Of the Citizcns Executive,
COMMITTEE which has in charge the
matter OF arranging for the entertain
sment of the Virginia state F'iremen $
aAssociation, held {, meeting at the fir.
department building on Lafayette ave-
anue last night.
4 The meeting was Well attended by
representative business men. bur very
#ittle business Of interest was transact
led.
\ Mr. w. y. Post, chairman Of the e.
&nance committees. stated that owing to
pressing business matters he would be
#lnabie to give the time he should de-
SFote to the work of the committee as
chairman and asked to be relieved. Mr..
Post stated that he had made an effort
no get the committee together, but noEe
9f the members attended the called
i#neeting.
"a AT. Mr.. Posts request he was relieved
M s chairman of the finance committee
ENr w. Scott Boyenton. chairman of
@he entertainment committee, being
substituted. Postmaster Fred Read
#'aS selected to succeed Mr. Boyenton
MS chairman of the other committee.
u After discussing various matters the
,Momn1ittee adjourned to meet again
.&ext Monday night at S O'clock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
No Mosquito.

Do not loose sleep when 10c bottle
Of No Mosquito will drive away ev-
cry mosquito. FRED r. ALLEN &c
$50. ssg ss 5t. ~ ss HI III aug -10-l-w
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16

Two dollars worth OF merchandise for
one dollar In cash at Hirshberg's Red
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16

SERIOUS DRAW BACK.
My wife has given up collecting. for
war scrap book"
..Tired Of it?"
"No; but she said there wasn't any
hing she could leave out"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16

Prices cut in half at Hirshberg's Red
Letter Sale ....-a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16

Sensational selling at the Red Letter
He of Hirshberk, the Banner CIothier.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16

Read the add Of Hirshberg, the Ban.
ner Clothier, in this issue, $50.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16

Your money worth double at, Hirsh
berg's Red Letter Sale. -
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Interesting Communication Addressed
To Secretary Alger
(By Telegraph.) "
WASHINGTON. Aug l5-Secretary
Algrr today received a letter from Cen
eral Shafter, which is. in part, as fol-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-19
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.
Choate Says Conditions Have Changed
Since the War ReRnn.

Saratoga. Aug. 1s.-A large audience
assembled at the convention hall and
listened to the annual address to the
American Bar association by Hon. Jo-
seph Choate of New York. Choate be-
gan with references to the war. He said
now peace has come, the government
must not be held too firmly 10 its decla-
ration of intentions made prior to the
declaration of war. because the present
conditions and responsibilities had not
been foreseen when these declarations
were made.
Choate took for his general subject
Trial by Jury" He declared the fire.
quent d~enunciation Of trial by Jury was
ill-advised and took up and answered in
detail each argument for its abolition
or modification. that there were de-
fects and abuses he admitted, but he
declared II better to strive to perfect the
jury system than TO abolish Il. Reports
were then made by standing commit
tees.
Bar association was devoted 10 receiving
reports of special committees on the
expression and classification of the law,
on indian legislation, on uniform state
on federal code of criminal pro-
on patent laws, on the uni
formity of procedure and comparative
and on appeals from orders APP
receivers. The legal section
this afternoon completed it's labors after
w. w. Howe of New Orleans
president and G.. A. Sharpe of Balti-
more secretary. The patent law section
elected j. IL. Raymond Of Chicago presi-
dent and Arthur Stewart of Baltimore
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-19
THE ENTIRE ARCHIPELAGO
All the Philippine Islands In
cluded in the Cession.
WE TOOK MANILA EASY
Practically No Opposition-Gen. Jaude-
g Was Found in a Church, Where
He Had Taken Refuge With
the Women and Children.

London, Aug. 1s.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
The terms of the equalization of Ma
Mia. as agreed pom Saturday between
General Jaudenes and General Merritt,
includes the cession OF the Philippine
archipelago to the United States.
An American naval officer who ar
rived from Manila on the Seahro tells
me that the Americans practically
walked into Manila. The operations. he
says, were confined to the Malate side of
the city. where the Spaniards had a
fort and two lines of trenches. The
troops waded through the Malate river
and walked up to the breach as though
going to lunch, meeting practically no
opposition.
II learn that when General Merritt
went ashore after the c%apitulation of
Manila he experienced some difficulty
in finding General Jaudenes, who ulti-
mately was found in a church among
of women and children"
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FRANCE IS INTERESTED
She Recognizes America as q
Great Factor in the Orient.
SURE TO PUSH FORWARD
The Paris Temps Fear That France May
Carry the Role OF Peacemaker
Too Far for Her Own Good
in the Future.

Paris. Aug. 1s.-The American posi-
ton in the far East is attracting great
attention. The Soleil says: THE
Americans will q%uadruple the value of
the Philippines and Manila will become
a rival OF Hong Kong. The United
States will have a preponderating sit
uation In Chinese waters. There is no
market they desire more eagerly than
the Chinese, and though they have been
forestalled by other powers they will
assuredly overtake their rivals by the
rapidity of their progress in that re-
gion, and in the coming breaking up of
the Chinese empire the United States
will not be content with the worst for
tunes for their heritage"
The Temps, while congratulating
France upon the role of peacemaker.
recognizes the fact that II is not al
ways a good thing to put a finger be-
tween the hammer and the anvil. The
Temps says: The United States will
not hear a word of intervention. and
France has no interests in compromis-
ing herself gratuitously with a ountry
evidently destined for a more active
part in great international affairs. 1t
would be artless to count over-much on
Spanish gratitude"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-19
A MILE IN t:59 IL.
Star Pointers Great Performance Under
Adverse Conditions.

Joliet, ILL.,. Aug. 1s.-Star Pointer made
an effort at Ingalls, park to-day to low
or the worlds and his own record. A fast
track favored. but a cool breeze on the
back track was a handicap and made the
time l:59l9. a truly marvellous perform
ance. Prompted by a runner. McCIary
warmed the great horse. and after step
ping an eighth in IL seconds. came back
and scored. Fifteen seconds were regis
tered as the eighth pole was reached. The
quarter was passed in 3Oh seconds. The
pair raced like n team and reached the
half I'm 1:0lA. Still the great horse kept his
tremendous burst Of speed. At the three
the watches clicked 1:29A and the
great bay came under the wire in 1881,
the most remarkable time ever made by
any horse, conditions considered. Summa-
ries:
ZIG pace-kittie r. won third. fourth
and fifth heats; best time, 2:1O34. 2.40 pace
Leroy won first. second and third heats;
best time. 2:13L. 2:2i trot-J. y. d. won
first. second and third heats: best time.
2:l3a. 2:li ~pace-Annie Lee won first, sec
end and third heats: best time, 2:09l4.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-19
Bids on

Washington, Aus. 1S-The ordnance bu-
reau of the navy department to-day
opened bids for a large amount of the
heavy ordnance for the warships. The
aggregate of the contracts will reach
about $500 600. These are for cast-steel
shells of the following dimensions: 1000
lS-inch, 1000 l2-inch and coo 10-inch: also
forged steel shells as follows: Three
thousand s-inch. b.O00 6-inch. 5000 4-inch.
5000 5-inch. With this increase of naval
ordnance the navy Will be well supplied
with material IL by any chance the pres
ent peace negotiations are not brought to
a successful contamination. All OF the
leading steel and ordnance firms bid in
the competition to-day at prices some
what lower than hav ruled heretofore.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-19
LIFE AT HAVANA.
The city Is Illuminated and the Arrival
OF Americans Is Eagerly Awaited.


Havana. Aug. Is.-Yesterday there
arrived from Key West correspondents
OF the New York Evening Post, the
Journal and Advertiser, the Chicago
Record and another newspaper corre-
~spondent, none OF whom were permitted
by General Blanco to land, the COVER
nor general considering heir arrival
mere inopportune and announcement and
believing that their presence here before
the arrival OF the American peace COM
mission might cause difficulty. The cor
respondents returned last night to Key
West on board the schooner Adams.
one Americans who landed
at Maria Gorda on the 18th inst. after
a conference with the leaders. Gayo and
Lazo, re-embarked and afterwards sent
a supply of hard tack, sufficient to last
eight days. TO the leader Varona. A
majority of the Cubans i'm that prov
ince are nearly naked and entirely with
out shoes. They requested the Amerl-
cans to provide the women with clothes,
etc.
A quantity of merchandise which ar
rived in Havana yesterday has not
been sold, owing to a difference regard
ing prices between sellers and buyers.
Last night the city was again illu-
n with electric lights. which had
been suspended during the blockade.
The Plaza de Armas and the parks,
after a period of long ~obscurity, pre-
a resplendant scene. They were
filled with persons of both sexes. The
theaters were full. The arrival of
American steamers with provisions and
mails is awaited with Impotence.
Many soldiers who have not heard from
their relatives for a month are await
ing the arrival of the Spanish mail
steamers. This morning the American
bark Maryland arrived with provisions.
II n~0n a Ah AZ
pie awaited the entrance of the vessels
INTO the port.