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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-21
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

ShlclpO uraiu anu fFOuuc6s
Chicago, May 20.
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today: Wheat-May,
opened s1.42, closed $40; July, opened
$l.01ia, closed sl.0S; September, opened
SOC, closed ssssc; December, opened
$3.50, closed S31sc. COrn-May, opened
$3.50. closed 355sc; July, opened 357sc,
closed 35Ac; September. opened 36Zc
closed $3.50. Oats-May, opened 3OAc,
closed 29Tsc; July, opened 26Ac. closed
262sc; September. opened and closed
23lzc. Pork-July. opened s12.05. closed
Sl210; September. opened s12.15. closed
sI2.221a. Lard-July. opened $3.50. closed
$40; September. opened $40, closed
s6.47h.
Produce: Butter = Extra creamery.
15c per ID; extra dairy, s15c: fresh
packing stock. 11Gl1hc. Eggs-Fresb
stock, 10c per dOz. Live Poultry
Turkeys, sac per ID; chickens, SO
SIC; ducks. 6l4d1c. Potatoes-Com-
Potatoes-lllinois, s3.50G400 per brl.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, May 20.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
90, COG: market active and feeling weak
er; sales ranged at s2.IO@4OO for pigs.
$3.90d4-25 for light, s4.15m425 for rough
packing, A.15M4.45 for mixed, and "a. 20
M4.55 for heavy packing and shipping
lots. Cattle-Estimated receipts for the
day, $500; feeling strong: quotations
ranged at s5.o0a5.30 for choice to ex-
ira steers, s4.4oG4.95 for good to choice
do, S425m4.70 for fair to good. s3.s5G
4.S5 common to medium do, s3.90Q4.35
butchers steers, s4.l5G490 fed western
steers. sS.90@425 stockers. $4,000 4 SO
feeders, s2.5om4.40 cows, s330d4s0 feif-
ers. s2.10G425 bulls, oxen and staas.
s3.60M4.60 Texas steers and G.o066.s0
veal calves. Sheep and Lambs-Esti-
mated receipts for the day. 5000; mar
ket rather active: feeling firm: quota
lions ranged at s3.60a4.50 westerns.
S3.106460 natives. $2eG5.6S iannbs- and
s6.o0G1.50 spring lambs.
Milwaukee Gram.
MilwayIse. May 20.
Wheat-Firmer; No I northern Jul,,
S1.41h; No. northern SPOT. 81 as. Oars
Lower; S2G321zc. Rye-Lower: No. i.
H%c Barley-Lower: No. ., sc; sam.
pie. 47Q5ac.
Local Markets.
Corn-Sg3Oc.
Oats-sSc.
Hay-1imo,hy, 1910; wild s7os.
PotatOes-55TG5c
Ice. 1 S'S"heiS'
Fggs-9c.
Chickens-6c
Coal-Soft 10
oattle-Butchers- pay for corn fed steers
s1ltsGGsae' cows and heifers. a03nc; calves,
Hogs-s3a3T5.
Sheep-3HG4c
Spring lamb-s2 5063 a head.
CAS- EoREA,
Bean shs HIh Kind You Han A.zr Bought
'', Z &<NN<Ns<
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-21
Lee Declines That Charger.

Washington, May 21.-Major General
Fitzhush Lee, who is to command the
Seventh army corps now being mobil-
lied at Tampa, left Washington yester-
day for Richmond, Va, whence he will
proceed in day or two to Florida He
mas declined the gift of a wealthy stock
breeder CT North Carolina of a fine
stallion Tor his use IN the Cuban cam
paign. The general said that stations
were all right for politics ard great pa
rades. but for practical service in the
field he preferred two horses that would
cost the government about SlcO apiece.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-21
Four Children Drowned,

Wheeling. W. Va, May 21-Thursday
evening four children were drowned in
Fishing creek. a short distance above
New Martinsville. A party of nine
children attempted to cross the crecH.-
in :'john boat" 1t capsized and all
were thrown into the water. A son and
daughter Of Oliver Cochran, a son Of
Henry King and son Of Henry Rich
mond were drowned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-21
NERVOUS PROSTRATION.
A New Jersey Woman Expresses
Her Gratitude to Mrs. Pink
ham for Relief.

"Will you kindly allow me-" writes
hiss Mary E. Saidt to Mrs. Pinkham,
"the pleasure Of expressing my graft
tude for the wonderful relief | have
experienced by taking your Compound?
l suffered for long time with nervous
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-21

medicine g trial. I toolsgtwo bottles
and was cured ! can cheerfully state,
If more ladies would only give your
medicine fair trial they would bless
the day they saw the advertisement, and
there would be happier homes Imean
to do all can Tor you in the future.
/ have you alone 10 thank for my re-
covery, for which am very grateful.
Miss MARY E SAIDT, Jobstown, N. =.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-21

Have you Sore Throat PimpIes, Copper
Col0fed Spots. Aches. Old Sores, Ulcers IN
Mouth. Hair-falling? Write Cook REMKDY
Co., go Masonic Temple. Chicago, Ill. II
vgeols Of curss; capital, $4,000. WoGoe
0so eaSed IN Is 10 IS dayL 1eo-vaw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-21
Cutter Gresham in a Bad Hole.

Osdensburg, n. Y. May 21.-The work
ofraising The sunken half of the Gresham
bids fair to be long job. The diver
has recovered the forward gun carriage
and the clothing and effects of the sea-
non.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-21

prostration and
'eneral debility,
aused by falling
# the womb. 1t
'eemed asthough
my back would
never stop ach-
a ing. Icould
"A not sleep. L
~ had dull
headaches.
" Twas weary
4 allthe time,
and life was a
burden to me.
/ sought the
seashore for
relief, but all
\ in vain. On
\ my return /
y resolved tic
give your
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-21

Phone on 1867. once, 825 TWEEN
tieth street. once Hours: 10 TO II q.
m; 2 TO 4 and TO sp. m. Sunday, $50
10 y:S0 u. IN, 100 to q. N.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
MICRO lsREAIiS JAIL.
Charlrs Harris. p Mean "Coon,'' Escapes
from the Lucy Coleman.

Charles Harris (colo,ed), 23 years cid
charged with the larceny of several pairs
of shoes from 4 shoemaker named
King. was before Justice Jones yester-
day morning. IL was sound guilty and
given sixty, days in jail
Harris was at once placed in tbs
Lucy Coleman" the Boodtield lookup
Ahcut an hour aftelward he broke out
and made gcod, his escape.
TIE negro effected his escape through
a window by prying a oar out ana max
ing a hole large enough fer his body to
pass through. Shortly after his escape
Harris came 70 the city with a large
knife in his hand looking Tor man
named GrSen, WHOSE shoes he had
stolen, saying taat if he found him he
woull' be a dead man.
Harris is a desperate character ard is
we'll known TO the police. He IS about
5 feet inches tall, weighs about 15G
pounds. WIFI dark brown skin and a
b!ack spot on his forehea. " knappy
hair ana a c.ean shaven face, He has a
cut across the head which forms the
letter u" Harris came here from
Richmond. He is still at large.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
TO AMEND THE ACT
Move to Limit the Term of
Harbor Master.
AN ASPIRANT FORTHEJOB
Air. CIV. Reynolds Desires to Succeed Mr. g.
Is. Hoskins, and Seeks to Have the
Appointing Power VestedIn
the Governor

There is fight on in the Legislature
10 change the mode of appointing the
harbor master for this port
Inc appointing power is now vested
~ ne Judge or uhe Corporation Court
or this city: but Hon. Thomas Temple
PoWell mas introduced a bill in the
| mouse OF Delegates amending the ac:,
10y giving the governor the appointing
power and fixing the term of office at
| TWO years.
This is. Of course. a political move
mother man wants 'Harbor Master c.
| 4. Hoskins job, and this is the only
way he can hope to get it. The object
| is TO iegfSlate one man out and run
another in. But after all it is doubtful
whether Mr. Hoskins would lose the po-
sition. for if THE law is changed SO as
to give the governor the power to ap-
point the harbor master ne Will still he
in the meetin'," as he can bring pow
erful influence to bear in his behalf
MI Hoskns is brother-in-law of At
torney General a. J. Montague and he
| is backed by leading men through
out the State. So mis- friends are not
uneasy, even if the act is amended.
Mr.. c. w. Reynolds is leading the
move to have the law changed, and he
is an asp 81 for the position. At pres
ent Mr.. Reynolds is in Richmond work
ing for the proposed change. Mr.. Hos
kins is also in that city, having re-
ceived telegram yesterday from Hon.
Thomas Temple Powell stating that
the bill would be considered last night
BY the committee to which it was re-
ferred.
The bill which Mr.. Powell introduced
was forwarded to him by Mr.. Reynolds.
who is secretary Of the city Democratic
committee. From a member of the
| com mitlee a reporter for the Daily
Press yesterday learned that Mr.. Rey-
nnldS submitted the bill to a meeting OF
the committee. After discussing the
amendment the committee approved
the change. Then Secretary Reynolds
submitted another paper which en-
dorsad him Iteynolds) for the position
Of harbor master This the committee
refused to sign, suggesting that there
would be ample time to select 4 candi-
date after the act was amended.
This move has aroused considerable
interest among the local politicians,
and the result viii be anNiousiy await
ed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
HIT WITH A BRICK.
Attorney L. $. Robinson's Son Assaulted by
Coiored Woman IN Richmond.

Attorney e. S. Robinson left yest, r
day afternoon for Richmond having
been summoned there by the extreme
" n; SIS of hiS l3-ysar-ol son. Shirley,
who was assaulted Tuesday evening by
a colored woman. The telegram received
'py Mr. Robinson stated that the condi-
ton If i1is son was critical
Sardins' the assault yesterdays
richmond dispatch said:
Shirley Robinson. youth Of 10. who
resides With Mrs. Joseph e. Hall. at No
o"9 east Leigh street. was struck ST.
we're blow on the head last night with a
brick, thrown NY G, orgia Dickson, and
very seriously wouIded-
This YOUTH and others were playing
in the street, when the negro wouna n
passed and she took offen.e at some
thing with which Shirley had nothing
WhatsVSr to do, and, grabbing q brick,
hurled it at him With great torce. strilI
lng him on the Back OF the head DR..
Slower, who was called to See the LEA d,
found it necessary to put him under the
influence of rhloroform and trephina
80 ss 81, r.4s>. ,,,l,ich ,yara
taken OUT e.iis..s. i.oy rallied ten ii he
operation. and it is hoped he will soon
recover.
I7he woman was arrested and locked
dp at the Second station house. Young
Rohinspn's family live in Newport
EpwS''
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
COLORED LITERARY SOCIETY.
interesting Meeting Held on Ivy Avenue
Last Night.

i'he members of the coored literary
neld their regular weekly meeting last
Alsht in the Ivy Avenue Christian
cnurch, The following program was
arranged for the occasion:
AIdresS-W. H Arlington.
DGett-'' When the Earth be tHoisted y
X; n. I"ftan and John IF. Matthew.
ESS2y-Ihe lmportanoo Of Ra,In.
Mrs. Annie J. Williams.
Quartette-'Bleeding Lamb" wv.
Hawks, r E. Loften, J. II. Taylor,
George Ward and John IL Matthews.
Ora,ion-"The Advantage of L!tera-
sure t" Our Young Women and Men
A. c. Davis.
Bass Salo-"King Der Land and Sea "
George Ward
Reading of the Ivy Avenue Gazette y
II V. c. w. Boston
The address of the evening was de-
livered by y. c. Davis. Among other
things he said:
Our situation is different from ;hat
n any other race of people, for no ma
sion ever undertook at one bound to
liberate great moss of slaves and put
n their hands the spelling book, the
Slo!e, right of property, the ballot and
SWORD. III was most hazardous task
the most uncertain task ever under
taken by any nation in the history of
the world, and the end is not yet
say to You stop and think before you
reach the awful brink. I tell you co..
ored men You are encompassed about
i'by a great cloud of witnesses. Acuuit
yourselves like men. We have the lit
erature of our fathers in the plantation
melodies. The white people have pre-
served them with care. and they find in
them heartrending appeals of suffering
humanity. which their athers answered
with their lives, paying the debt in the
blood of the best and bravest men that
ever drew sword in defense of human
right. Let me ask in conclusion what
the harvest shall be? Shall it be a
blasting record Of time and money spent
N idleness. frivoiity, crime and des-
pair? or shall we strive to show to our
oenefactor.s that they have not labored
in yain?'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
Exciting Fox Chase I'm Our City.

Major ]. e. NJ. Wright came over
from Portsmouth yesterday and turned
loose a red fox, and all day there was
an excited chase by all of our people
20 catch him. Major Wright repre
sents L. S. Blincoe & Co.. of Norfolk.
who are agents for the Fox Branch Of
Lhe u. s. Baking Co.. and located at
Fort Wayne. Ind, and was engaged in
sampling our people with F'ox's xxx
butter Wafer Crackers. which is no
stranger and pronounced to be the
BEST cracker ever sold in this market.
These goods can be had from all Of our;
retailers. They will be kept to the very
highest standard, and the consumer can
rely upon getting them fresh and crisp.
Notice advertisement in another COL
umn. feb10 It
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
CITY NEWS In BRIEF.

DIR. w. Z. Cooper went to Richmond
yesterday.
Mr.. J. V. Tarrant is in Richmond on
a visit to friends
J. b. MdConb and J. w. Hughes. of
Louisa. are in the city
HI II. Roberts, of Baltimore. was in
the city on business Yesterday
Misses Man and Clemence Cook. re-
TUNED from Norfolk yesterday.
DR.. Lee MaUls'by, of Ba timore. was
registered at the Warwick yesterday.
Capt. S. S. Archibald returned to the
Tits vest rday from bushes strip to
Kansas City.
Miss Leila Garner, of Warrenton, is
visiting Miss Maude Via, on Twenty
seventh street.
Mrs. c. e. Harding, formerly Of New
port News, but now of INDIANAPOLIS, is
visiting friends in the city.
Mrs. ]. f. Greene and daughter, Miss
Daisy. of New York, have arrived in the
city and Will remain until April.
Miss KATE Esirruss. of Richmond, is
expected TO arrive he1e today to visit
Miss Iill:a n Cox, on West avenue
J: W. Robinson, of Lamar, Mo. is
stopping at the Powha:an. on West av-
enue. CMr. Robinson is thinking OF To-
eating here.
Attorney r. c. lBickford. Justice J..
d. &. Brown and MIR. D. G. Smith went
70 Richmond yesterday afternoon on
BUSINESS.
Miss Lena FLETCHER, of Warrenton.
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon.
Mss Fletcher is the guest of Mrs
Ed. N. Eubank.
AS announced in an advertisement !;
published elsewhere, there win b. a
live pig on shooting contest this after
noon at = o'clock.
The members of Newport News
Lodge, No 315, B. P. o. f., will go to
Hampton in a body tonight to attend
;'Ae Eiks' Fair now in progress at that
place.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
Is Peter French Insane ?

There is man at the city Jail now
who is believed by the authorities tC
be insane. although a commission of lu-
macy pronounced him of good mind.
His name is Peter French. He was
taken off a ship about three weeks ago
and confined in the jan because OF ma
niacal demonstrations.
"A few days ago he was released and
given his money and a ticket to Phiia-
ielphia which he claims as his home.
French returned to the Jail Wednes-
day determined to obtain correct dis
-harge from mis- ship, claiming that the
discharge given MIN while in Jail was
erroneous. He harp.s on that discharge
as if it were a matter Of life and death
with him. He will be kept at the iai
md another commission Will inquire
into his sanity.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
LUE TGERT CONVICTED.
Again Found Guilty of Muir
dering His Wife.
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE.
Jury Reaches n Unanimous yer,,;c. ~, 81.
first Ballot Big Sausage Maker
Laughs at he Result. Motion
fora New Trial
NBY telegram \

CHICAGO, ILL. Fah
;-uetgert WAS conytcted ar to- rS'a, -.
Of his wife, Louisa ana ssnta .tiu,oer
life imprisonment in tha nanitn,, 81 -
Luetgert received the vardint Ia. y.
laugh. 1t was Il: so when ward 80 "it 80 y
to the court room~by rho i,,r,, ,hat Ssnt
aad agreed upon verdict and wera
waiting to bring il into ,ronrt
teulekiy as possible after the Jury han
sent WORD OF an agreement Judge CARY
aastened to the court room. The news
81 me verdict had spread like lightning
10 the street, and in a few minutes the
curt room was jammed with nevis
oal'er men, policemen. witnesses, who
.iau gwen evidence in the trial, and GU
ElouS spectators. at HIS Judge Gary
htereu the room, and at the same 81
staht Luetsert and his guards came in
n'tosA The door leading from the Jail
| ~ me rear OF the court house.
ms prisoner was calm to all appear
,irccss ana "a ola not seem nervous n any
es $50, ~; Nor . one or uhe Jurors glanced
Iro ehe prisoner who tried vainly -
- an eye or some of the men who
i'a ~! ueterinlned his rate.
'uuse gary wheeled sharply in his
s t as me jury entered and watched
.Ie.n si1 r,y as tney hled into their
seats. Then The smoke n, 81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
ENDORSES SENATOR BARNES.
Local Bar Association Fasors His Selection
as Judge GInter's Successor

At meeting OF the Newport New;
Bar Association. held yesterday after
noon. resolutions were adopted endorS-
ing State Senator Manley H. Barnes
for judge of this judicial circuit to fill
she vacancy caused by the death OF
Judge Benjamin Z. Gunter. The reso-
tutions We're forwarded to Richmond.
Considerable interest is manifested in
he conteSt,in which there are number
# candidates. 1t is understood that
Hon. Thomas Temple Powell was urged
to become a candidate, bue he refused
to allow his name to be used in con-
nection with the judgeship. ,Mr. Powell
1t is thought, favors the election OF
Senators Barnes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
TE1fuRuB1E FERE IN PrTrsBulsn.
Several Persons Killed. and Loss o
Nearly 100000 Sustained.
By Telegraph.)

PITTSBURG, Feb. "a fire of mys-
tyaious origin was discovered at about s
o'clock this evening in the large six
story cold storage plant OF the Chautau-
qua Lake Ice Company, and at this hc,lr
Gil z. ND ii looks as though the entire
building would be destroyed. together
with about a million dollars worth Of
merchandise of all kinds stored within
it.
Thu building occupies the block from
18th to 18th streets, b. tween Pike and
Mulberry alleys. 1t is a six story brick
with three heavy fire walls. making in
reality four buildings. The ice company
has its ice making plant ard stora &c
war; houses on the Tower floors, and the
Union Storage Company occupies the
balance Of thu building, with .ne,chan-
disc Oh all descriptions, the property of
innunerabl%a merchants and household :
ers of the city. One OF the compart
m, nts is used as the GOVERNMENT bonded
walS:ulse and conto MS about 400 bar
tels of whisky ana alcohol.
The windows of he block are crn-
tected by heavy iron shuters which
cannot be op=n-d and for this reason
the fremen are unable to get at the fire
properly The loss cannot as yet be -
timated. but at ieas. 100000 worth has
air ady been consum.,d.
The building aad contents are we'll in
sured
At HE'S P. NJ. an explosion of mis-
key occurred watch tlew out the Null
berry alley wall with terrible results.
At the time the alley was filled with
tiremen, policemen, newspaper men and
others. Many were caught by the fall
ing wall. Rumor has it that at least
% or 80 men are stE. under tSSdshris.
Three dead have been taken otse. among
them Police Captain Berry. The other
Two are at the morgue unIscegnized.
Many people We're injured by the fall
ing bricks ana beams and all the am
oulances and patlol wagons of the city
are in constant service. =.
Some of thu injured are: Cha rles
Simmon. a travelling salesman from
Cincinnati, lady cut on head; WMliam
Flvming. squeezed by falling rafter.
may d.; Daniel Maloney,- carried
through to the cellar. but dug his way
out, hurt Internally. ~ -
AT . A NJ. there aressix dead at the
morsue, only two OF whom have been
identified. They ars:&
Police Lieutenant Berry, who was
William Scott, Jr, aged 20, son OF
WiNiam Scott, president of the Chau-
tauqua Ice Company His brother John
aged is, is missing and supy,osei tn b.
buried underneath the 7lins
The following is the best list of losses
dbtainable tonight:
Hrvelsr Storage Company, building
and contents, $500, 00N
ChautauGua Ics Company. $50, 600.
Union Storage Company, 81 900. 900.
Small Penn. avenue houses SIS, GOO
making tota, of 81 10000, all of which
was we'll insured.
Stne Of the t,-aavisst :ndividuI' losers
who had conaiSnnl"nts in Iii, ware
houses are: Tba + zen 1T,y Di.;i:!.ng
Company. S,21n barrels OF wn:slley w nth
$3.50. 00G; NJ onc1Ga l.ia Texl:ie c jnrany,
wool dealers, :2J.,96 pounds of Wool
Collins Cis"- Con- h,ry, % "a: .uat.s of
tobacco: w. y. Villains, t"o 81: loads
Of sugar.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
$1,000 Reward.

Tt having come to our knowledge that
some interruptions person has tried u
undermine the well-earned reputation
" the ECLIPSE BICYCLE, for
1trenghh. durability and easy runnin g
Qualities by stating that the frames: Of
he Eclipse are weak, we hereby chal-
;enge amy or all dealers IT agents for a
competitive test of bicycles and we will
tona,e the above amount TO any chart
able inislthtuition the winner may select,
f such test does not prove THE Eclipse
70 be THE strongest wheel built, PRO-
Yided shat THE challenger put UP a like
amount for the same purpose.
Wheels not TO be especially built FOR
he. TEST. but .elec ted at random from
.tCtck, and to be OF eqIal weight.
NEWPORT NEWS CYCLE CO,
Fred C. Ripper, Manager.
fsb 5-tf. 221 Twenty-seventh street
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
A Miscreant's sIean Act.

While the Chesapeake & Ohio passen-
ger train was en- route to this city from
Fort Monroe yesterday morning
.ome unknown person threw a
granite rock, weighing about three
pounds, through a window in one Of the
coaches
A lady who was sitting opposite the
window narrowly escaped being struck
in the head.
particles of glass flew in all directions.
but fortunately no one was injured.
1t is believed by the railway and city
police that the dastardly deed was the
work of tramps, who acted in a spirit
Of revenge.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
St. Paul Sails Tomorrow

TIE American Line steamship ST.
Fault which has been at the shipyard
for h5r annual overhauling, win leave
tomorrow for New York, where SHE VIII
resume her regular transatlantic trips
The st. Paul is the second of the
American Liners to be overhauled at
the yard this year. TIE st. Louis will BE-
here shortly ana the New York villa fol-
low later on
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
MONTHS The MN.

Mrs. Traylnr. of Warwick county
visited the city jail yesterday and idsn-
titled the negro William Mof1itt as the
man who fOrciOly entered her house
clothes. an ACCORDION and other articles.
Moflitt was arrested by Sergeant Rey-
na.ds and was tried in the Police Court
Wednesday morning on the charge Of
being a suspicious character. He went
to Jail for three months in default of
$500 bond.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
Police Court.

The following cases We're disposed of
in the Police Court yesterday morning:
Thomas Collins, disorderly: fined So
and costs.
Mike Machre, drunk; fined 50 and
costs.
Willie Christian, disorderly; fined 81
and costs.
John Mitchell, assault: dismissed
Thomas Rogers, felonious assault;
dismissed.
w. Scott Boyenton. disorderly con-
duct; fined $3.50 and costs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
BNRRIos 'AssXssEz a ,.. .
Manuel Estrada Cebrara Now Presi.
dent of Guatemalan Republic.
.... CIV Taletr-a nh \

t6y IelegTaph.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Senor Lazo
Arriaga. the Guatemalan minister here,
has received an official cablegram from
the minister of foreign affairs OF his
government. announcing THE assa5sina-
ton OF President lBarrios, and the sue
cession to the presidency of First Vice
President Manuel Estrada Cebrara
NO details whatever were given.
The new president is a man of prom
ine1ce in Guatemala, and is one Of two
CHOSEN by the congress to fill the pres
ldency in case of vacancy. The system
of the country is different from that of
the United States, there being no vice.
president elected with the president.
When the excitement of the tragedy has
passed. presidential election may be
he d.