The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-17
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NEWPORT NEWS.

Preparations for Inunching-Atanv
fr9m-nent Persons Will lie Present.
Newp-rt News. y,2.. March 1G.-(Spe-
c'aD-C"e week from to-day a twin
launching Of the ha;tleships kearsarro
anal Kentucky will take place nj the
local &hip-yard |: IS estimated thu
heiWtcn 10000 and $1,000 visitors will be
III oAc c!iy ~ next Thurstta coming
IRON every city in the State of Virgins,
and every large city east II the Mis-
Sis mp. March 24th WILL in fact. he
ii.' red le>;cr day IN phe history IF
Newport News. The city will receive
g" this day lis most DISTINGUISHED con-
cour>" Of visitors
MI 81 ;he officials Of the Ncwpora
News !p-bu!lding n:,d Dry-dock c,m-
hahE VIII, ~ course como from New
York, headed by the pr.S!!euc. Mr.
Calvin Il. circuit
1t IS expected thut the delegation
from ahc Navy Department will he
headed by Fir Assistant Secretary
E""SeWsit Secretary Longs duties,
from present Indications, VIII he surh
tina; VIII comn.:aad his nta,n,9,n +"
hip!'mat:c du"es IL: Washi.gtun. Ac-
c"mpanEins Secretary Roosevelt Will
he an unusually large delegation of
naval officers with thcir ladies,
II IS cNrsco5l tina, the Committees on
NaNnl Affairs II hoah tn. Senate AID
H"usc VIII he represented ny n man
as follows:
SENATE Eugene Hale. Of Maa:,c,
chairman: George c. Perkins of CALI
f"rn!a; James Mcmillan, Of Michigan:
William T.. Ch-ndlcr. of New lIamp-
shire; Thomas c. plaat. Of New York;
Marcus y. Hanna, nf Ohio: James
smith. Jr, Of New Jersey; Rc.,iamin
X. Tiiiman, Of South Car.lina; Thomas
5. Mnrtia. of Virginia: Marion Ru:ler
81 North Carolina. and Samuel y. Nc.
l:ri'ry, Of Louisiana
House Charles y. Eautcllc. Of Maine
chairman; Samuel G.. IIi!iarn, of Cali
focnia: Manv.le Eull. OF Rhode lslaaI
George l.. Foas OF Illinois: Aston G
Dayton. of West Virginia. James II
Southland, Of Ohi>; Hc,.ry c. Loudzn
Slayer, II New Jersey: r. Il. Hawlcy
Of Texas: Thomas 5. Butler, of Penn
Sy!Ncnia; Amos j. Cummings, Of New
York; Adoilh Meyer, Of Louisiana
Parish Carter Tate. Of Ala bama, ant
iioi'cr; y. iodine. II Missouri.
All Of INC f-rcgOils gentlemen vii
came rs representatives of the Gov
eminent.
The Kentucky delegation III Congress
VIII witness the Launching, it is sa,d
;pSe:EEr with the hundreds Of citizen,
of the old Bourbon State who have ex
| pressed their intcntjH2 of coming.
Senators William Lindsay and WI
liam J. Dch-n ard Representative
| CHARLES kcnredy Wheeler, John u
| clardy. John $. Rhca. David II. Smi.l,
Water Evans, Albert $. Ferry. Eva,
T.. settle, George NJ Davidson. Samue
j. puEh. T. Y. Fitzpatrick ,cld Dav.t
| G. lnls"2. comprising Ecntucky's full
representation in both houses Of Con
! alcSs, are expected IT, be here rex
| Thursday.
From Kentucky VIII o-nnc the larges
| ana mos: influential delegation Of cni
| HenS which ever Vert Ia . launchin,
| from one STAG. Governor William q
! @aiidn ana WI he accompanied hy
! !trEc number + members If the sta.
! LEGISLATURE sd his own staff. Tn
Louisville Eoard Of Trade ana Com
! inorc:ai Club Will be represented By al
NOS: their fun membership and var:lu
! Gshcr organizations will come as dis
| t!nctivc bodies.
Govcrr,r Bradley has named about
hu"5irci promncn: gentlemen 10 s,.rv
on committees on aruI;T gcments fnanc
and transportation. He has also in
wed Il party of goo personal friends t
accompany him IT, NcwIH-Gt News.
IN" United STATES cruiser BROOKLYN
when Is taking 500 tons steam coal f.
sa'p's use at this port, Will finish loa (.
ing to-'.ieht.
y; last nights meeting Of the Com
mon c"unc.l Clerk MrEsie road n IL:
ter f.,m Water stanton & Co, Of Noy
York, IN which the firm declined f
take the city bonds a. the BID Of lO2 y
Claiming tina" the BID was par and
premium OF S1022G on The Who'll
nmor'-t. The letter was received an