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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22

The jury in the case of w. II. Allen
q Co. grocers. of Newport News, Who
sued Messrs. J. NJ. and ]. r. Ross to re-
cover money due for groceries alleged to
have been purchased nv tho Iottar
about eight years ago. yesterday re-
erned verdict in favor of the defend
ants. NV
Judge Mann. of Nottowav Court
and was greeted by scores of friends
mere is not more popular gentleman
Mann. '''" s'e
me popularity Of Judge Blackstone
among the people OF Hamnton inrro,s-
es with each visit he pays the town
ms sound judgment as Il jurist. the
CELEBRITY with which he dispatches The
BUS. business of his court, his dignif1ed de-
affected courtesy toward the members
OF the bar. are qualities which have
Won Tor him many friends here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
A Mountain OF Gold

Tho 'aost famous and most puzzling Of
all gold mines is Mount Morgan. It is
supposed to be the product Of a hot water
spring and is simply mou4ssain Of gold,
but of gold that has already been treated
by nature. In some farof age the hill has
been q huge natural crucible and all the
gold 1t contains has been already mined,
chemically dissolved and precipitated by
nature herself. All the gold ever discov-
cred IN the mountain exists In sort Of
golden tour dissolved through ironstone.
London Answers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
M ERcHANTs & MINERS TRANS

M ERCHANTS & MINERS TRANS
AVA PORTATION co.'s STEAMSHIP
LINES FOR BOSTON. PROVIDENCE
and BALTIMORE.
Leave Newport News. VIA Norfolk foe
Boston every Monday. WedneaGay and
Friday, sailing from Norfolk at $50 p.
III. Leaves for Providence Tuesdayss
Fridays and Sundays at $3.50 P. a.
Leave Newport News for Baltimore
Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sum
days st P. M, connecting for Waah-
ington. Philadelphia and New York.
Fare to Baltimore, one way, So; round
trip: IS. including stateroom bsrth. Ac.
Communications and cuisine mn.
equa!led. Freight and passengers
taken for all points north and south,
For further information apply to
L. c. SAUNDERS Agent
~.' Newport News Va,
W. P. TURNER, G. P. a.
J. C. WHITNEY, T. NJ.
General office, Baltimore Mo.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22

stuuieu IL from every conceivable point
OF view. il may be safely stated thnt
another of the great legal battles FOR
which this county has become famous
will be fought today.
Mr. Brdgeforth is represented NV.
Judge Mann. of Nottoway Courthouse.
WI; a. Z. Garrett. OF Newport News
and Mr. f. f. Montague. Of this civ.
Opposed to these gentlemen are ~,
Ih"mas Tabb and Mr. Fracis Il cou.
seS The argument will consume IN,
entire day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
BR1DGEFoRTH CASE TO-DAY

Arguments by Eminent Lawyers Will
BE Heard This Morning.
Arguments in the case OF Mr.. william
H. brldgeforth. who sues to secure the
annulment OF the decree OF divorce and
alimony granted by Judge Gunter to
Mrs. Alice NJ. Bridgeforth, his wife in
the Circuit Court of this county sew
eral years ago, will be heard thte
morning by Judge Blackstone. AS the
case is one involving Issues Of the Iit
most Importance to both parties ~ ~
controversy, and as the ATTORNEYS who
Will address the court have careruiIy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful. swollen. smart
ing. nervous feet and instantly takes
the sting out of COINS and bunions.
It's the greatest comfort discovery OF
the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a
certain cure for sweating. callous and
hot tired. aching feet. Try it today.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
Trial package FREE. Address Allen
S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N Y. IN...
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Wheat was
strong today at the opening and weak
at the close. Heavy outside buying
and large export sales were sustaining
Influences. but realizing by profession
al holders proved too much for the
market to stand up under. December
closed at 1-Sc decline and September
3-Sc lower. Corn was easy but lost only
a small fraction. Oats We're strong I'M
der covering by shorts. and advanced
l-SG3-Sc. Provisions were dull and
weak, closing . lie to 1Ocents lower.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
She Cut His Hair

Sammy" said Delilah determinedly
hereafter intend TO cut your hair my.
self You give up altogether toe much to
Chat Dutch barber"
Samson subsequent appearance, amid
che ridicule OF the Philistines, brought
down the house
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET

BALTIMORE. Sept. 21.-Flour-Quiea
and steady; unchanged
Wheat-Strong; spot and month. II
l-4@l-2; October. 70 5-S@7-S: Decem-
Der. 69 3-4@7-S: southern wheat by sam
Pile. 66@72
Corn-Dull; spot and month 1880
y: October, 33 5-S6N34; November, "a
034 IA. new or old; November or De-
cember. 81 3-4@33 IA; southern white
Oats-Firm: No. white western. 2s
1927.
Rye-Firmer; No; 2 nearby, 40 l-2:
NO. western, 81 l-2
Sugar-Strong: unchanged.
Butter-Steady; unchanged.
Eggs-Firm; unchanged
Cheese-Steady; unchanged
Lettuce-70 cents per bushcl box.
Whiskey-Unchange
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
HE NORFOLK & WAsHTNo-
TON STEAMROAr f,0nFm q ~

~ HE NORFOLK & wAsFTNn-
a. TON STEAMBOAT cOMPANY
The New and Powerful IRON Fa1acs
steamers Newport News, Washington
ana Norfolk will leave daily ne foi-
9. NORTH BOUND.
steamers leave Portsmouth, foot
or North street at ......., $500 %. n,
Leave Norfolk. foot Of Matthew's
o1eet dl .................... SAB r. m
Leave Old Point at ...... GAS q m
arrive Washington at $500, 7:QO a nal
B. &. 0. r r. PENN, =. r. -
~. Washington at. $500 g ID. SOD m
At. Philadelphia at.1l:GO ~. 1850 q m
ar: New York at. :. 1875 N. ,s:15 m
Soutn bound. B. 8 O. R r. Penn. n r.
w. New York at. .u:30 m. i 100 rn
w Philadelphia at. 1898 D m. .3;18 q m
"a IA washington :. $3.50 p Il. .e:18 m
S.ea1ners leave Washington at $3.50 m
Arrive Fortress Monroe at, 700 < m
arrive Norfolk at S,0, a y,
Arrive at Portsmouth at 8:an q N
Inc trip down the historic P6rnman
Hver and Chesapeake Bay On the eyas
CANT steamers OF this corpnera in 1sir,.
surpassed The steamers arp cornna y
atlyely new. having been built in ie11
and are lifted up In the most Inxur1.
ant manner, with electric URhfa fva1a
Dell, and steam hest in each nsnn-
Inc tables are supplied with evesy de-
aicAGy OF the season from the YuaFkaeu
OF Washington and Norfolk,
For further Information apply to
D. =. CALLAHAN. Agent
NORFOLK Tea
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22

n HE STEAMER 8. A. WCALu
4 Will leave Newport NawB with
both freight and passengers for PstaFMe
burg every Monday, Wednesday end
Friday about 7:l6 A. NJ. and viii leave
Newport News fos Norfolk every Tueea
day, Thursday and Saturday about 3:ea
r. III
Will leave Norfolk every AAouGaya
Wednesday and Friday at 6:l5 A. M.
sharp. J. W. PHILLIPS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
CAPT. s1GsBEE IN LUCK.
Leaves His overcoat on a Train b,

Leaves His Overcoat on a Train, but
1t Turns Up All Right.
Capt. Sigsbee. Of the Texas. left his
overcoat- in a Long Branch train on
Saturday Afternoon. He had slight hope
of recovering the garment. but yester-
day morning. says the New York Sun
September 20). he went to the lost and
found department In the Pennsylvania
Railroad depot. Jersey City and said
to the clerk:
IT left an overcoat on the Long
Branch train Saturday afternoon. and
I'VE have it there. Captain Sgsbee' .
interrupted the clerk producing the
overcoat. THE porter found it,
How did you know my name?" asked
the Captain.
The porter saw it on the inside of
the coat" replied the clerk. land I rec
ognZed you from your pictures" Cap
tain Sigsbee thanked the clerk, left a
reward for the porter and tok the ferry
boat for this city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22

CdsH quotatlOns We're as follows:
Flour dull; No. B spring wheat.
0aeDG4; No. 2 red, 672; No. 3,
corn, 3O@304; No. 3 oats, 224; No.
= white, 24@255; No. white, rs;
NO. 2 rye, -; No. barley, IS
@44a; No. ! flax seed, OH; prime
timothy seed, 2.45; mess pork per
barrel 8.15@S.20; lard, per 100 pounds,
4.72t@4.75; short ribs sides, loose,
5.l5W5.35; dry sailed 81. ulders,
boxed, 4a@e; short clear sides,
boxed, 5.50@5.60; No. 2 yellow corn,
31S.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
WHEN l AN DEAD
Then I am dead. my dearee4,

@hen am dead. my deareee,
Sing no sad songs for mo.
Plant thou no roses at my head
Nor shady cypress trce.
Be the green grass above me
With showers and dewdrops woA
And IL thou wilt remember,
And if thou wilt forget.
shall not 500 the shadows,
shall not feel tho rain.
shall not hear the nightingale
Sing on as IL III pnin,
And, dreaming through the twiliyhe
That doth not riss nor SGT.
Haply may remember,
And hnply may forget.
Christina 9. RoSsetti
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
THE MONTGOMERY u,,pp

ne Meet of naval vessels in Hamilton
,soaos was augmented yesterday by
the arrival OF the cruiser Montgomery
and the monitor Puritan. both az uI,i,.s
are anchored a short distance off the
dock at Old Point. The fleet now con-
slsts of the San Francisco, Amphitrit,..
Terror Puritan. Montgomery and Yo-
semitic. There are also five or six con-
verified yachts in the harbor
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
THE WAY OUT

Just think Of his committing suicide
LOT loVe! Wasn't it awful?''
II was the only way he could keep
MS word. poor boy. for he had vowed
70 her that he would never love another
woman '-Indianapolis Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
n Id DOMINION STEAMSHIP ca.
" ", DAILY SERVICE RETWENN
NEW YORK AND VIRGINTx

POINTS. MI
The elegant passenger atearnahSps
jamestown. Guyandotte. Princess Anne
and Old Dominion leave New YorE
every day except Sunday at s:3a
= NJ. for Norfolk and Newport News,
south bound trip.
The ships OF this line leave Norfolk
FOR New York direct every day excepa
Sunday at $3.50 P. M. - n
a short. delightful and anvisoratina
FARES:
first-clasa. straight including meals
and berth ....................Sa ea
First class. round trip, including
meals and berth .......... WADs
Stearage, without subsistance.... A60
Steamer Luray arrives from a1nith-
rteld and leaves for Norfolk daily ex.
cept Sunday at 500 A. N. Eaeufosng
leaves Norfolk from Bay Z6ne whasa
every day except Sunday at $500 r. NJ
M B. CROWELLa Agent
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22

DO you know all about the Bible.
papa?' asked the little son of citizen
who prides himself on his scriptural
knowledge. "Oh, I guess I could answer
anything you might ask, Jimmie" was
the imprudent reply. WAS Jobs tur-
key gobbler or en?"-Detrolt Free
Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
WhRIaR, A0aa.

The age of whales Is ascertained by the
SIZE and number OF !amine of the whale
bone, that increase yearly. Ages Of 800
and 400 years have been assigned to whales
from these Indications.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22

NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Coton fu-
lures opened steady. October. 523:
November, 5.27; December, 5.33: jan
uary 5.37: February Sal: March. SAT:
April. 5.53; May, 5.56; June, $50.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22

WASHINGTON. .-ept 21.-The army
now has supply OF smokeless pr. .er
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
HAPPINESS VS.. MISERY

DR.. Charcot's Tohic Tablets, the great
Partisan remedy, ds "a guaranteed cure
for the drink habit; also nervousness
and melancholy caused by over indul-
gence.
It destroys the appetite for alcoholic
and an intoxicating beverages, ana
leaves man aB hn should be 1t can be
administered without the knowledge O.
the patient where necessary. seEd Tor
pamphlet. Klors Drug Stores New
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22
FINANCE and COMMERCE.
Market Quotations From the
leading Business Centers.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK MONEY MARKET
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Money on call
easier. at 2@5 per cent: last loan. 3
per cent; prime mercantile paper. 4@5
per cent: sterling exchange weak,
with actual business in bankers bills
at 4.S3 ga for demand, and at 4.S1 l-20
4Sl Sd for sixty days: posted rates,
49, 1-20I4.S3 and ASS; commercial bills.
4SO 1-2Q4.8l: silver certificates, 81 1-21
": par silver, 81 SIG: Mexican dollars,
A. IL; government bonds. weak: state
bonds, dull; railroad bonds. firm.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK. Sept 21-The course Of
sugar today indicated that the long
bear turn in that stock has come to
an end for the present. Dealings in tnat
stock continued to absorb an important
proportion of the total transactions
Efforts to hold the money rate proved
unavailing in view of the disparity be-
tween the New York call money rate
and other markets and call loans on
the board fell to 2 per cent. today AS
result the relief from these
important reactionary tendencies
was strong and prices recov-
cred quite generally from yester-
days decline. But the strength was
confined largely to spots. and the mar
ket is still in the hands OF the pro-
fessionals and reflects no outside inter
est.
In the railroad list outside of North
ern Pacific. dealings were not large but
prices in a number OF cases advanced
to the best points.
The total sales OF stocks TODAY were
?4:l 100 Sbarnc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-22

TRAINS LEAVE NEwpopT NEwo
FOR OLD POINT
9 NJ eek Gays 10 30 q, Ii Is a and /, s. s,
sundays only II Is and !. 3, s. 6 0s.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
Hn,es saved the Flour.

A story that used to be told about Ruth
erford B. Hayes is recalled by the govern
ment's decisions as to what il viii do with
The Spaniards now in Santiago, says the
New York Times. 1t is related that one
cay Mrs. Hayes heard a noise in her pan
try, and that after alarmed investigation,
she found the cause of the noise to be a
mouse in the -four barrel The case was
one for masculine settlement, and in some
excitement she appealed to Mr.. Hayes for
assistance. Like a good husband he first
Gained her natural terrors, and then like
a brave man he entered the pantry, re-
moved the cover of the flour barrel, and,
leaning over, caught the mouse by the
tail. He was about to throw the little
animal out of the window when he no
ticed that its furry coat was thickly Gov
cred with flour. Now, flour costs money,
and willful waste makes woeful want.
Realizing these facts, the Ohio statesman
restrained the hand that was to do the
throwing until a few gentle taps from a
finger on the other hand had caused the
flour on the mouse 10 fall back into the
barrel A rural Democrat who heard OF
this adventure exclaimed: "A man as HUI
name as that, and as economical as that,
gets my voter Whether the return of the
Spanish soldiers to their home will or VIII
not win Democratic votes for President
Mckinley at the next election is ques-
ton requiring no immediate answer, but
the treatment Of our prisoners is certain
ly both humane and economical.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20

zone of the pleasantest recollecdOus I
have Of my army experiences was of a lit
tie transaction on a pretty June day when
sold plain old custard pie-for the gentle
sum Of 800" says the WILMINGTON star.
Il had disposed of all my stock except
this one Old pie that had been around with
me all day. AS 1 was coming across the
Long bridge I met a Jersey arullerymln.
He stopped me and asked me if l had any
pies. At first I was tempted 10 tel MIN
/ hadn't. But he lifted the lid Of my big
basket and saw the one pie. Then he
rammed MS hand deep into his trousers
pocket and pulled out a bill Grabbing the
pie with one hand he showed the bill 4 me
and went on. l called out that there was
some change coming to him.
q" Oh, go to - with your change was
all the pOliteness L got for my honesty,
and l took up my basket and went on
Il hadn't gone far before I looked at the
bin which I supposed up to that time to
be a dollar note. To my surprise IL was a
one hundred dollar bill of the Allegheny
Bank of Cumberland. That was i'll The
last days of the wildcat system Of bank
ing l thought l had been fooled with
some worthless paper, but reconciled my
self with the thought that the pie wasn't
any better than the bill. In fact, l was
sure the pie was bad, and there was yet
some doubt about the bill. The next day
took it TO the bank, and to my everlasting
surprise they cashed it for $3.50. The
Jersyman had eviedntly won it at poker,
and did not know it's value. He probably
thought he was playing a good joke on
me-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
Burns Won the Dinner.

There is a story told of Robert Burns
in his youth, says the Newcastle en-
gland Weekly Chronicle. Burns was
living in the town of Ayr and though
stin young had attained more than a
local reputation as poet. One day he
was passing through the main street of
the town. and saw two strangers sitting
at one of the inn windows. With idle
curiosity he stopped TO look at them
Seeing him, and thinking that the rustic
might afford them some amusement while
waiting, the strangers called him in and
asked him to dire with them Burns
readily accepted the dnvitation, and
proved a merry, entertaining guest.
When dinner was nearly finished, the
strangers suggested that each should try
his hand at verse-making, and that the
one who failed to write a rhyme should
pay for the dinner. They felt secure in
the challenge, believing that their rustic
guest would pay for the meal. The
rhymes were written, and Burns read the
following: 81, Johnny Peep, saw two
sheep; two sheep saw me. Half crown
apiece wall pay for their fleece, and l,
Johnny Peep, go free" The strangers
establishment was great, and they both
exclaimed: "Who are you? You must
be Robbie Burns"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20

The terms of twenty-seven United States
senators Will expire with the expiration of
the current Congress, on the Fourth of
March next. 1t viii be seen, therefore, that
the control of the Senate in the Fifty-sixth
Congress depends upon the elections to
he held during the coming fall, since that
body is almost equally divided at present
between The Republicans and the combined
opposition The Republicans at present
lack but two of a majority.
OF the senators whose terms will expire
next year. ten are Republican, thirteen are
Democratic, Two are Silver Republican,
one is Populist and one SiVerite OF this
number, however, two Republicans Hanna
OF Ohio and Aldrich of Rhode Island, and
one Democrat, Daniel of Virginia, have
already been elected to succeed themselves.
The state election in Oregon, also, has de
cided the political complexion of that
states senatorial delegation in the next
Congress. It viii be Republican. Deduct
ing the states which have already taken
action, twenty -four seats remain to be pro-
vided for by elections yet to be held Eight
Of these Seats are now held by Republicans,
namely, those of Connecticut Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Pennsylvania, Washington and Wyoming.
There seems 10 be little ground upon which
to build hope that in either one of these
states the Democrats will stand a chance
of winning the seat. The twelve Demo-
cratic senators whose terms expire next
year are from California, Delaware, Flor
ida, Indiana, Missouri New Jersey, New
York, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
West Virginia and Wisconsin. Unfortun-
atcly ali of these states cannot be depend
ed upon 10 return Democrats to the Senate
Indiana, New York, New Jersey, North
Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin,
which will elect successors to Democratic
| senators the coming fall, are now dominat-
ed by the Republican party, and have eth
er unanimous or majority Republican rep
resentation in the House. California is dis
puted ground, and so is Delaware The
Democrats may win some of these states
but the outlook for any such thing at pres
emf cannot be called bright. The Southern
states will, of course, remain true to the
Democracy, though there VIII be some
changes IN lne pelSouuel OF their fepreSen-
tation.
From the present outlook, therefore, it
| seems that the Republicans have a fair
prospect of controlling the Senate IN the
next Congress. However, it is too early
to make a hard-and-fast prediction. There
is no telling what may turn up. Should
the Republican party accept the "imper-
ia1isn" pOICV as its OwD-ap1 tha marty,
would appear to be drifting in that direc-
tion-its rapacity might prove its undo
/ ing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20

In 1895 the state of Massachusetts
took her census. That part of the data
which has 10 do with manufactures has
just been published AS compared with
the census taken ten years previously
some interesting facts are shown. over
27 per cent of the number of firms existing
at the time of the last enumeration were
established subsequent 10 1890, and more
than 81 per cent. had been established
since the civil war. In the whole stale
there We're only 116 firms which dated back
to the last century This would seem to
indicate that even in New England, the
land of steady habits, the life of the av-
erage business firm is of short duration.
Probably the most interesting fact shown
by the data, however, is the drift toward
corporations in the enterprises of the Bay
state; and the probabilities are that in
this matter Massachusetts is merely keep
ing step with the other states. In 1885
the proportion of corporations to the whole
number of manufacturing establishments
was 4.O5 per cent. while ten years later
it had grown TO 6.42 per cent. White the
number of corporations increased the
number of stockholders did not increase
in proportion. The average number OF
| stockholders to corporation in 1885 was
4J.O3, while in 1895 the average was 1858
| This decrease in stockholders, however, is
claimed to be rather apparent than real
! since the holdings of banks, trust com
panies and estates in corporations was
greatly increased during the period, and
the banks and trust companies are them
selves corporations owned by a number
of stockholders. In 1885 there We're only
426 of such corporations owning stock in
| other corporations, while in 1895 there
were 1854 owning such stocks. This fact
| Is referred to as showing that while the
| percentage of owners of corporation stocks
! has been reduced, it does not follow that
the capital OF the corporations has been
concentrated into fewer hands.
Another fact shown by the census is
that large numbers of individually owned
! enterprises have been transferred to CO.
1 partnerships and other numbers of CO.
| partnerships have drifted into corpora
tions. The course from the individual
business TO the partnership and then to
lle NptI POI dttOl arNilln 10 ne quite nalQfdi,
as the dealings Of the enterprise grow and
expand. Small copartnerships becoming
! corporations embrace only a limited num-
Der OF stockholders in The majority OF
instances, and this has tendency 10 re-
duce the average number of stockholders
| in the aggregate of corporations. Tho
| Massachusetts census further shows that
women are taking more and more park in
the business transactions of the state. In
1885 women constituted but So per cent.
| of the number of partners and q per cent.
of the number of stockholders In 1898.
however, they were nearly per cent Of
the partners and 50 per cent. Of the stock
| holders. Womanknd is taking quite an
| important position in the corporate ana
! industrial interests Of at least one New
England state,