Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-17
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| - '1Nti'iA W Odbtd!lt monroe. o..
'he steamship Canada, in showing his
eohlenip, Tor the national customs l..l.-
ulatlonS by refusing to come here ana
enter at the customs house after hay--
ing arrived III Hampton Roads for or
uerS, us his papers state. and anchuriu.s
| IN the Newport News district is lead
| ing up to more than one interesting
story.
In commenting on the case editorial
| ly. the Norfolk Landmark. which Ll,,u
dered into a ridiculous error on S;ltur-
! day ana stiil lives in ignorance of the
Facts III the case, has the following 10
| say:
collector Elliott of Newport News
| not only registers u fine against the
| british captain for refusing To cttr.. :.
| port for which he is not bound but re-
quests Collector iiowsieu. of Norrulk, 10
compel the payment OF the penalty. 1t
fls said that not Il few Of the large
steamships which clear from Newport
| News are kept away from our h;rbor
| by the same tactics which We're tried
| without avail upon this sturdy I:ritun.
II there is any law which makes the
! existence Of Il quarantine station Il
commercial advantage to Newport
| News. The wrong should be riyftcd III
once. 1t is simply absurd that the Col
lcctor ot Customs al that point should
| bc able to threaten with IL fiitc those.
vessels which are bound to this
port after leaving ulturauti,ic Tho
matter has been referred hy MI. Kuw-
den to the alt horitln; ut Na$nihgtun.'
| In another column til" Landmark
! publishes the sequel to the above. in
| the shape of q special dispatch FROM
Washington. which reads rs follows:
captains X. G. Marshall ANA q. L..
Edwards and Mr.. George e. Booker.
| representing the business associations
of Norfolk. Portsmouth. -%rWp,rt NEWS
ana vicinity, accompanied by Sc!tatpr
Martin. called "a Surgeon General NY
man and laii hpfor" ti,at official the
Al u
4 removal Of The quarantine station ANA
| hospital ship Iamasts,lgn from o'd
Point to some point below Thinb!e
| Lighthouse. They set fnrt1 the danger
nf yellow fever being brought u Nir-
| Einia With the quarantine station so
near the shore The Surssccn- General
| took in the situation and said he would
give the matter his early consideration.
| There is hardly any doubt but that he
! will comply"
| The Daily Press Of sunday gave the
| facts in this Interesting case ana ii ia
not necessary Ia repe:lt them. Suffice
it to say that the Landmark. Captnill
| Monroe an! Collector Eowdan if the
latters position has becn correctly
| stated. nave erred. Collector Elliott
| has assessed no fine, but has laid tho
| facts il the case before the Treasury
! Department. He did not ask Mr.. I.ow-
! simply sent tn the Norfolk collector to
'Earprise him of the action he had al
ready taksn, ~ pelns 70 the latter,s GUS
'"1,,S "lstl... .l';,t 1he S','p han SS,'tta.
ne p ~, . iIl'S.u ~ nitss,S. fSooheF.
~ still i,lu -" ;lI.' !of the transfer
| " Ny uu'i, s'i!tiiiS snip - p'ei'oS'sF2aS.
~ = tS-'nr ~ slioM l'i't t,eSs enter
| pilS'''s -N.' .''t1.i.'s's VI t'iNi'iS AWAY
| Mhat lass are l,ieasec 70 Term \ oecid-
s,t az '.n.,!Se ~" en5"SeG ~ -NeWHotl
| NEWS 'iho when ;accordan% 10 thelr
l"raS. shnhsd heionS I" N"rt"ik-
| When the statement WAS mad" that
VIZ ,.u,'l'sS Ne,' ; NSS"r!a'l'h oi nus
10y nav cl'sl"FN'u we resolution asking
~ d .l. IS III me Sla'i"h OK IN" ota
~. wv l. ~, n1h,tn reaS'HS' nos"
| VINO are III ",ueii Mia 'AiHAi" ma ttaES
Hr:e reg, fsi"I me story as ridiculous.
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