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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
Boiler Makers Ball.

Preparations are making by the
Brotherhood OF Boiler Makers for their
fourth annual bail. which will be heIl
at the Casino Friday night. February
18th. 1t Will be the first grand ball OF
The new year and viii be we.l attended
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. SUNDAY, JANUARY 49, 1885,

them to grow certain number of acres
for three years, conditional upon a fac
tory being built capable OF handling
the beets you Subscribe to grow each
season. 1t is well to have the contract
in proper form and then go ahead
After listening to the reading of
these communications it was decided TO
form a permanent organization to be
known as the Underwater Sugar Beet
Growers Association of Virginia., and
the following officers We're chosen:
Presaident-Dr. ]. w. Lawson, of Isle
of Wight county.
Vsce-President-L. 3. Barnes, of
Charles City county.
Secretary-JanieS T. Garrow, of War
wick county.
Treasurer-tA. B. Knuckalls. of Eliza
beth City county.
The object of the orga nization is to
encourage the sugar beet industry IN
ridewa;er Virginia. and steps will be
taken to have seed distributed among
the farmers so that they may give the
product a trial.
DR. Lawson. the president of the as
:ociation, fromerly represented this
district in Congress, and he is one of the
most extensive and influential farmers
in this section of Virginia.
Attention was called to the Flood
sugar best bill, now pending in the
General Assembly of Virginia, and the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we. a convention of
the Tidewater Sugar Beet Growers As
sccia'tion of Virginia. in the city Of
NEWPORT News, in the interest of the
sugar beet industry endorse the Flood
Dill. and that this resolution be tele-
raphe,1 to the President Of 1.-THE Senate
and the Speaker of thI House of Del
| Eats.''
The matter of distributing seed and
inducing the farmers to take mold of the
a., sod hA
| resolution below finally adopted:
| ''That the chair appoint a committee
| of one from each and every county in
| this assoc iaiion whrse business 1T shall
| be- no. call to his aid one or more in
5aCh township in his county. who, to-
| gether. by posting notices and other
| lvala Bile meanS. will reach many
| farmers as possible. and aScerta ain the
area OF land that they Will plant in
sugar beets. and that the committee OF
one hereby appointed shall notify the
| president of this association of the
| number of acres that will be grown in
| '.la different counties. SO that he (ths
| presidenD may procure seed from the
| commissioner of agriculture free OF
| chage, and that he may distribute 'uhe
| seed furnished him Ghraush the COM
mittees hereby appointed from each
| county,
The following committees were then
named:
! WarWick-P. ii. Wright.
| Elizabeth Cf1y--W. r. Hopkins ..
| NInscmond-Dr. J. w. Butts.
| York;. r. Crockett.
| James Ci;y--J. G. Branch.
| Isle OF Wisht-B. F. T.atr inner.
| Mr. James T. Garrow. of Denbigh
| called attention TO the bill recently in
| reduced in "ht. legislature imposing ar
| extra tax on commercial fertilizers
81 wing it would be bnriensome to thf
| Farmers. as they would have to pay Nhe
Extra TAX. Mr.. Carrnw offered the fol-
! lowing resolution, and it was unani-
| .lnuslv Gl'rT,5el:
"Resoved. That W.. the farmers OF
Congressional district in
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
GENERAL BOOTH ARRIVES
Head of the Salvation Army in New
Ylrk
(By Telegraph

|
York
(Ry Telegraph)
| Nt1W YORK, Jan. 15.-General Will
| liam Booth, the head of the Salvation
Army. reached this city today on boar(,
| the steamer st. Paul, from Soutt.amp-
ten.
The General was met down the bay by
Commander R+n,th- Tucker On t,he
per a large delegation of headuuart-
ers Salvat!"ni.!tss We're awaiting their
chief General Booth was given a warm
reception.
THE General said Comma ndar
Eooth-Tucller. will stay at my house
in For,dham until Monday when ne
viii leave for Canada, where he will be
met by his daughter. Miss Eva Booth.
who is IN charge of the Salvation Army
there. He will remain tthree weeks in
Canada. inspecting the work of the
army and Will then return to the Uni
ted States. He will begin his Ameri-
can tour on February TO- i'm Washing
ton
General Booths idea is not alone to
lcOk over the work and progress of the
army in 1.-THE United States and Canada,
but in travelling through these countries
ne Will confer With a number of ci.i-
Gems of the leading cities concerning
his schemes for Tie assistance Of the
poor Genera! Booth will inspect and
suggest improvements in the social in
'Hitutinns which we have established
in this country. which NOW have ac-
vomHiodltion for 1000 PERSONS
During the day General Booth n,gsIe.
a Detailed statement of his plans to tthe
newspaper reporters. Incidentally he
was spoken to of his relations with his
son, darlington Booth. Upon this sub
)ect he said that full explanations of
the csalfss of separation were given at
The time of the disagreement. and 70
l'tleST HE was unable TO add anything.
lie said: "A great deal of curiosity has
oeen manifested, am informed. as to
whether l am going TO have AN inter
view with my SON To that I reply itha4
as is Well known, / was anxious to see
tim a few years ago. TO whic,h / can
out add that have already asked for
an interview on the occasion of nv
present visit. Whether it will be grant
Cd TO me in the form have asked for
1T, that is without the interference os
any other person. remains to be seem
Commander Ballington Booth was
asked today if he would be willing 10
meet his father. He said Most as
suredly. | viii meet my father under
lhe following conditions, which have
been drawn by the Rev DR.. Josiah
strong: FIRST. THAT there shall be ar
ranged an interview between General
William Booth and Commander iBaI-
hnston 6ooth at as early date as pos
sible. -
tsecond-That they meet not in thsi,
official capacity, bat as father and
son.
'',Third-That Rev. DR.. Joseph Strong.
of the Evangelical Society. be invited to
be present. as "a witness, and that T)r
Strong shall give the result OF such in
terview TO the public"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
AN AWFIJL nEll.I, 70 DEATH. 4.
Boolkseper Junsfs r On. Ike. 81. ID,
r Story of the Tall Masonic Temple.

-
CHICAGO. Jan. 15.-Alfled c. Green
teal, hookkeeper, conmIli:teH suicide
today by jumping from the sixteenth
floor OF the Masonic Tempe. Green
leaf h.ri been out of employment for
sometime and becoming Respondent de-
chteA to make away with himself His
first attempt was made in the chamber
81 commerce building. where he was
caught In the act of jumping over the
railing from the twelfth floor 10 the no,
nem6a and elected from the building.
he then went to the Masonic Temple,
.asc= nded to the sixteenth floor, climbed
upon the railing and jumped off into the
rotuntfa. His body struck marble
i'tnu1ns on the third floor shat tered a
slab two inches thick anlN landed an tha,
oalcony or the second floor TIL. BODY
was reduced to a mers pulp.
iresnleafs fall was Witnessed by
scores OF people in the rotunaa.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
VIII start South This Morning.

The flagship New York and battle
ships Indiana and Iowa. now at1ssnni, Hr
off Old Point, did not said yesterday
morning for the Southern waters, hay
Ing been ordered TO remain in Hampton
Roads until 10 O'Clock this morning. At
that hour the men-of-war will steam
southwark on an extended cruise.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
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district grows large qc.ant.tieS ST 49, 81
md have 10 use commercial fertilizer ex-
t.n<ively we deem it an imposition to
pass such bill.
Resolved Ord. That we ak cur rep
:eSentahves from this district 10 use
their influence to defeat such g M Assure
Is we regard it as antagonists 10 our
Interest,"
After discussing matters of minor i'm
Hortancte the ASSOCIATED adjourned. sub
'edt 10 the call Of the president
F.N-t0n gresham Lawson was not in
attendance on the meeting but assur-
ancrs were given that he would accept
The honor conferred on him.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
A BURGLAR AT BuzzARp.s BAY.
EXPIRES dent Ceveland's Summer
Hlme Ransacked by Robbers.
CIV TeltaeranhN

F.me Ransacked by Robbers.
tBy TeIesraph1
BOSTON, Jan. 15.--A special to the
Globe form Buzzard's Bay, says:
Gray ga bles, thea swimmer home Of
ex-Presldent Cleveland, has bs en- visited
by burglars, WHO ransacked the house
from attic TO cellar and made good their
escape without leaving the slightest
clue to the!4, identity. When the hnr-
glary occurred is quite as much OF a
mystery as is he Identity of those who
w+re conce4 ned in IT, Brad Wright.
who has charge of the Cleveland es-
tate, made the discovery several days
ago, and he Immediately rsporteth the
facts to the town officials. ana notified
Mr.. Cleveland
The amount OF plumber which the
crooks took with them cannot be known
until Mr.. cleveland has bsen hear.
from"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
Launching of the BATH. ships.

The day the Kentucky and Kearsarse
are launched Powell Bros. & King will
sell 500 lots at auction at Merrlmac
on car line, and on Hampton Roads
water fornt. Maps and full Information
can be had by calling at their office.
ia 4-tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16

Ia. Emma and Anne Sally, Miss Ay-
Ter. Mrs. Howard L. Edmunds, MI, HUT
son Sally. Mr.. II. L.. IIdmun.1s ans Cap
tain Haskell.
The splendid schooner is ait anchor
a mile off shore from the Casino, and
me row out seemed to prove an appe-
Ter. for 'tht. party did ample Justice to
t'le delightful spread. The Governor
AmtS IS five masted vessel. has fore
and aft rig. and is one of the hanlSom-
cit sailing crafts that enter this port
Her cabins, dining room and parlor are
expuisitely finished and carved in hard
wood and magniticently furnished.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
COLD Br.oonED MURDER

W1iy ltVthsTapTl.J
RICHMOND, VA. Jan. 15-Friday
night at a negro fair near Palmyra.
Fluvanna coulaty, Phillip Gaines. col
1red. shot and instantly killed George
Green. also colored. The murder was
4 cold biooded one Gaines escaped.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16

Mr.. John DEFINITE and son Edward are
still al at their home on WASHINGTON
avenue. Mr.. Dennie is proprietor Of THE
Newport News Loar office.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
FARMERS ORGANIZE
The Tidewater Sugar Beet
Growers Association.
w, LAWSON PRESIDENT
Resolution Adopted Urging the Passing. OF
the Finad i:ii. Another Measure
Den"unc' Il. Other Proceedings
of the Meeting Yesterday.

The Tidewater Slis1ar Beet Growers,
ASSOCIATION us the name or an organiza-
tion OF farmers that WIS formed in
this city yesterday for the purpose of
2 promoting the sugar beet industry in
: Nhfs section of the State
PURSUANT to "a resolution adopted at
the convention of farmers in Newport
3 News December IL last am adjourned
e meeting was held in Johnsons Opera
drouse yesterday afternoon. The attend
stIisssszWas n2t-as- large aS expected but
tfe FARMERS present We're representative
5rren. and they determined to p.rpetua,te.
the organization art! arouse interest in
an industry which they believe will
eventually be the greatest in This
country so far as the rilers of Ine soil
are concerned.
Esent of the Business Mems Association.
mapped the meeting to order at 1:3O
o'clock In brief address Mr.. Curtis
8 said the Business Mems Association
B had mauenrated the move TO secure
& the establishment of a sugar factory
and refinery in Newport News. and i,
rested with The farmers to say whether
ut should be 4 success. To his mind
& the cultivation of heetS WAS far more
profitable to The farmer than the rails
ing of $iny- of the cereals. The speaker
closed. urging the farmers to take hold
. of the matter and push 1t forward
Temporary orga ipination WIS then
effected With the following officers:
Observation-Disclosures H. Wright, of
Warwick county.
Secretary-B. f. La.tiner. of Isle of
Wight county
"A number Of communications had ac-
cumuated since the meeting was 1lel!
i'm December. ANA the secretary read
Them MIR. liattinar also produced two
5. letters he had received from Mr.. o. X
ltapham. Of New York. president of the
Interstate Sugar Company. Both deal;
with the industry The first commune
cation rs as follows:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
A Happy Woman

Is the houSekeeper who buys her coal
and wood from the Warwick Coal and
Wood Co., Twenty-eighth street. la Ia tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16

DR.. D. S. Harmon, optician. Ely 8 ev-
andnesi free. 259 Main street. over
and 10 cent store, NoyfolF, Va.
de i2-tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16

Deposit your clothes money with US.
It will pay you good interest
WOODWARD & wOABLE. &
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16
Music To-day at St. raui.s church.

Following is the program of music
that Will be rendered at st. Paul's Epis-
copal church today:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16

Luncheon Given by the Master Last
Evening.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16

"Third-Th,at Rev. Dr. Joseph Strong.
of the Evangelical Society. be. invited to
De present as "a witness, and that DIR.
strong shall give the result of such in
terview TO the public"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16

ENTERTAINED ON TUE GOV, All Es
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-16

Second-That they meet not in their
official capacity. bat as falther ana
The silver star., 1898-03-31

Both balloon and car were con.truct.A
sn.,reiy OF aluminium. On both aides
ana In front OF the car 1t was furniahed
w.n screw-shaped wings. which were
uriven bya benzine motor carried In
ene car. At the start these wings en-
spied the balloon to make some head
way against the wind, though It was
nsowing fairly strongly at the time.
, ne ne balloon rose to height Of about
l'oCo feet. and then disappeared behind
: cloud. At this moment, 1t appears,
.ne wind blew the driving belt oil the
transmission shaft, and the balloon be-
came nnmanageable. The steersman
naa therefore no choice but to extin-
suish the fire and let the balloon sink
70 tne ground, which 1t did so violently
.hat Doth the balloon and car were bad
~ damaged, the steersman only saving
MS lie by jumping from the car.
me balloon was invented by the late
11err Schwartz Of Agram, an engineer,
VINO spent several years and large
sum OF money in perfecting his inven-
.ion. When he died his wife continued
sne experiments. The balloon cost $780,
ooo and took four years to construct.
IN order to keep the matter secret 1t
was put together in the barracks Of the
balloon detachment, but the expense
was entirely betrayed by private indi-
viduals.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
Macdonald's comrades in the shop say
the he may well be proud of his work.
Detroit News-Tribune.
A Human Rat Tran.

a human
A recently issued patent in the way
OF traps for rats. mice. etc.. is worthy
of particular notice. The inventor de-
scribes ordinary traps as "at best in
human and cruel, as they kill the ami
NAL more or less quickly. subjecting 1t
to torture arising from Its imprison-
ment. as well as the possibly much
greater torture arising from the con-
temptation of its impending fate" and
adds that these animals soon become
very shrewd. it often happening that
after a few have been caught and
killed the others become so knowing
that It is impossible to tempt them
into traps with any kind Of bait" Az
a more humane and efficient method of
Kidding house of these pests, the in
ventor provides trap which. as the
rat goes into its wide open entrance.
will spring upon the body Of the rat an
elastic band. to which are attached
bells and punches or tufts Of cotton or
other material. painted or coated with
phosphorescent paint The rat. It II
claimed. will then Immediately run
away with the bells tinkling and the
plumes waving. SO frightened that he
will make tour Of all his holes and
runways, meeting all his brethren and
frightening them by the sound Of the
bells, the phosphorescent tufts. and his
fantastic appearance" It would not
be strange II this being kept up for .
short time would drive all the rats
nWnY
The silver star., 1898-03-31
What Are Sun Spots.

At q recent meeting Of the Royal
Dublin Society Pro. J. Jolly presented
q new theory Of sun spots. He sug-
gested that there may be certain levels
In the brilliant shell Of hot vapors con-
stituting the visible surface Of the sun.
where the temperature. although very
high, falls below the critical tempera-
ture Of the elements there present. In
thnt case those elements would be pre-
cipitated into liquids. II the pressure
were sufficiently great. Such llquehed
masses, floating In gaseous matter Of
greater density. would. he thinks. pre-
sent the characteristic appearance OF
sun-spots. for II tho liquid were opaque
It would look darker than the sur
rounding photospherc. When the liquid
rc-evnporates. the spot disappears.
This theory implies that the sun-spots
aro the first visible beginnings Of Q
change Of state in the sun.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
'SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES or Discov-
ERy AND INVENTION.
~ ~oraps Fruit Cure- So Called
N Large Number Of Adhsrcnts ON
~ conti.sat Of Europe-A Time
| sanp-A aEoldsrs Feat.
rhs Fruit Cure,

] Ths so-called "fruit cure,'' although
|not much heard Of In England. says
Mature, u well recognized at various
pisces on the Continent. where So
'allsd grape cure stations have been
6 atablished. In q recent number Of
uodsrn Medicine and Bacteriologlcal
lsview there ID an interesting article
ia the subject, in which the historical
de OF the question Is dealt with. Thus
N are told that many medical author
iiss IN the tenth century became en-
thusiastic in their writings over the
.rmarkable curative virtues Of grapes,
while certain Van Swieten, of more
modern date. is said to have "recom-
mended In special cases the eating OF
twenty pounds of strawberries day."
The same gentleman also reports case
Of phthisis healed by strawberries, and
eltes cases in which maniacs have re-
Qsned their reason by the exclusive
ne OF cherries in food! These instances
nther SAVIOR of the miraculous; but
there Is no doubt that the so-called
rape cure. for Indigestion and other
evils. is carried on in many places on
the Continent. and that people betake
themselves to Meran. vevey, BIngen.
or to Italy and the south Of France
with the intention OF devoting six
weeks to the cure. during which time
they are expected to have gradually
accomplished tho feat Of consuming
from three to eight pounds Of grapes
daily. as the case may be. Grapes are
said to exercise salutary action on
the nervous system and to favor the
formation Of fat; that is to say. when
fruit Of good quality is employed; II
the grapes are not sufficiently ripe. and
are watery and sour. the patient may
lose rather than gain In weight. DR..
Kellogg. director of the Sanitarium
Hospital and Laboratory Of Hygiene
at Battle Creek. Mich. is Of opinion that
the valuable results obtained by fruit
diet in cases Of biliousness which he
has observed are due to the fact that
noxious germs habitually present in the
alimentary canal do not thrive in fruit
Juices.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
IN. Making of Paper Money.

Paper making has redeemed moro
articles of waste to a useful life than
any other branch of human industry.
Paper can be made Of anything that
has q fiber. Over fifty kinds OF bark
arc now used. while old sacking or
bags make good quality. 1t is also
made from banana skins. bean stalks.
psa-vines. cocoanut fiber. clover and
timothy" hay peat. straw. fresh water
weeds. seaweed. and more than hum
dred different kinds Of grass. Among
the other materials that have been
utilized as paper-makers are hair. fur
lnd wool. asbestos. hop plants. and
every kind of grain-even leaves.
husks and stems Of Indian corn. Near
y every kind Of moss can be made in
to paper. as can also sawdust. shavings.
thistles and thistledown. tobacco stalks
and .tan-bark.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
It stanps Time ON /. Documents.


A new time stamp is shown In the
cut. It IL known as the "chronotype"
and the movement Of the hands Of
the clock which forms an integral part
Of the apparatus is conveyed to the
hands on the printing stamp. In or
der to impress upon any document the
s1act time at which 1t has been receiv-
ID. dled or otherwise dealt with. the
hands Of the clock-face are set to the
required hour and the time Is indicated
on the stamp at the bottom Of the In
strument and Is duly printed on the
paper. There 10 no need for figures or
words. ~ It will be perceived that the
itamp 10 coincident with the clock-face
and can therefore be read at glance.
The mechanism can also be arranged
10 be operated automatically by the
clock whom going in the ordinary man
The silver star., 1898-03-31
Molder,s D,mcu,t Feat.

Fred e. Macdonald, an employe of
the Detroit Stove Works and member
OF Iron Molders' Union No. 81, has
turned out a piece of molding from
green sand which is considered a very
difficult piece Of work.
The picture shows the casting in a
single piece. the difficulty of making
which will be readily appreciated by
molders. 1t does not require the same
Kind OF skill, 1t is true, that is neces-
sary for the construction Of the mold
Tor some ponderous piece of machin-
cry, but calls for good complement
OF patience, ingenuity and careful ma
nipulation to secure successful results.
The cup. saucer and spoons. with mus
tache guard and dolls. were cast in
aluminium and make very pretty
and novel ornament when finished. Mr..
The silver star., 1898-03-31
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
The Horrors of nm American winter
sad Effects Of the Strike ON Br.dy-.
An Observing Son of n1ilesius- Raisins
the Wind.

Bling.
He was man well known in town. and
people called him Bing,
1ac could tell another person how To do
most anything:
And, strange as 1t may seem to you, for
none Of his advice
Would he exact of friend or foe even tho
smallest price.
And tho he never owned q house he
could another show
just where the rafters and ridgepole
ought properly to go.
Ana tho In naught no ever tried was he
great SUCCESS,
de always thought that his advice was
far from valueless.
lie could tell another person just when to
buy and sell,
And IL they followed hi. adv,ce be tn.v
they would do we'll,
ana though to aid somebody else he Of
ten used to yearn,
Wnene'er he acted for himself things took
q losing turn.
He could tell q big contractor lust how 10
dig ditch,
ana could map out for merchant the
sure way to get rich;
40 knew Just when man should sleep.
and when girl should wed,
ana yet he scarce had brains enough to
earn his daily bread.
iie could tell q railroad magnate how
best to build his road,
anu the way to run a paper an editor has
showed;
And as to give a doctor po,nt. ono dav
he tried,
lie suddenly fell sick himself any very
shortly died.
-Ihomas E. Porter in Boston Globe.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
"Col0r.Hearing."

Some persons associate particular
coiors with particular sounds. DR.. w.
g. Colman, discussing this phenome-
NON In the Lancet. says thcre are two
forms Of II. In one case tho person
has . sensation ~ II q transparent
coiored MIN, like . rainbow. appeared
before his eyes when certain vowel. or
musical. sounds strike his ears. In the
other case letters or written words.
representing the sound heard. appear
In colorcd tints. Tho tints are very
dcflnitc and characteristic. and DO not
vpry with lapse Of time; but two per.
sons seldom associate tho same coloss
with the same sounds.