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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
To Erect New Building.

Contractor =. r. Vaughan has been
awarded, a contract by the Furness
Witty Company, for the erection a
new office building, work on the stlu.-
turc to be commenced at the earliest
possible moment
Ihe new building is to be located on
the bluff overlooking the Chesa peak.
u OHIO railway tracks opposite the
passenger depot and on the southern
side of the long cut that runs from
the yard to the company's passenger
pier. ~.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
Ladies Can Wear Shoes.

One size smaller after using Aliens
f,oot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. 1t makes tight or new shoes
feel easy; gives instant relief to corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Cures swollen
feet, blisters and callous spots Allen's
toot-Ease is a certain cure for ingrow-
ing nails, sweating, hot. aching feet.
At all druggists and shoe stores Csc.
trial package free by mail. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy. N. Y.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
Ladies' Linen Suits

Ladies' Linen Suits. trimmed with
braid and buttons, $3.50
Ladies' Crash Suits, trimmed with
white and fancy braids, 1898 and 49s
per suit.
Ladies' White x Suits. trimmed ana
some plain. latest styles, sass. $3.50 and
4.9S per suit.
Ready Made Silk Brocade Skirts, well
made, with or without buttons. S4.9s.
Ladies' Elacl1 Satin Duchess. ready
made Skirts, $3.50 to $1,000
Ladies' Ready Made Silk Tafreta
Skirt7. some trimmed and some plain,
$1,000. ~.,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17

=, ABOUT twelve dozen Ladies' Shirt
waists that sold for $29S. $2.75. $3.50
ana Sl.?S have put them all In one LOT
a az you can have your pick or this lot
n 1or Sl'ao each as long as they last.
~ ~. expect them to stay here long ut
:hls price. Among the lot there q "a
White =. K. Waists with INSERTING
fronts. White Lawn Waists with Inser'
,,hs fronts. White Lawn Waists with
bs',ck T, an White inserting, Pale Blue
,enu T i r A. Waists with Inserting,
.ale 6iue and Pink Lawn Waists with
tucked yokns. in fact. these are all ma
1incst and best waists we have in stock
). IN ORDER to make them SO quick We
nave nave put the price so low that win move
, mem out quick See sample In window.
~ poh e. miss, us, this chance for a bargain
III Hl1It waists. Your choice 81 so each
Ready Made Black Mohuir Skirts
" Me 40 Nude, full width, all sizes, $3.50 ana
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
arlor Furniture and
Couches.

Never was there such a sacrifice or a
prettier stock to select from. Here is
where we are glad and willing to lose
money to make room for fall goods.
Cost don't cut any figure in this great
trade sale. An elegant couch covered
in the very latest shades of fancy velour
spring edge, wood fringe, regular $40
value for SC cash; for one week only.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
Linen Skirts.

dozen Linen Skirts, worth 4oc. dur
tng this week will be sold for 25c.
Ladies Linen Skirts. trimmed with
four rows heavy braid. for SOC. each.
Ladies Linen Skirts. trimmed with
white braid, well made. s1.25.
Ladies' Linen Skirts, In fancy stripe
and plain. some trimmed, for $1.69.
Ladies Colored P X Skirts, trimmed
In braid to match, SEES.
Ladies Linen Skirts. extra aizes well
made, for stout ladies', $3.50.
full widths 9ac
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
39c i.
ash Silks
:3Qc

npout eight hundred yards OF wash
silks Will be put On sale Tor this wealr
~, Inls lot comes in all coIors and style.
hcy are the regular CSC. silks. Stripes
pl;llds and checks.
Ihls is u bargain and make nice. cool
SURF waists. Don't miss thla opportun!-
~ ~ puy wash silks for 39c. yard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
Iron Beds,

In all widths and styles. A good bed
thfee coats white enamel baked, one
men and Il half posts, high heal, the
$3.50 kind at
1875
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17

Hundreds OF White P. x. Skirts for
women in all the leading styles. Prices
away down.
s1.25 White P. x. Skirts. well-made
for Csc.
$3.50 White P. x. Skirts. wide welt
and well made for SIZE.
sligo White P. X. Skirts this In a
very good skirt. wide welt A very
good bargain for $1.G9.
$1.9S White p. K Skirts with four
lots Of Pearl buttons at back Deep
hem Don't miss lot II you want nice
White p. X. Skirt FOR Sligo.
SEES White P. *. Skirts, trimmed
with Pearl buttons, tlared dounced.
This Is good skirt and will do you ser-
vice for S2.25.
$3.50 White P. X. Sklrta trimmed with
white braid and pearl buttonH for $3.50
each.
s2.9e White P. K. Skirts, extra heavy
2. X. trimmed with pearl buttons for
$3.50.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17

All summer goods. porch rockers,
lawn seltees and mating suits at Is
per cent. below the cost.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
Rockers.

Our new lines are marvels of beauty
III rich ebony. mahogany, II enish oaks
and golden chks in the latest novelties
at remarkably low prices You should
not fail 70 inspect this line before max
ing your purchases.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17

A few more of our solid oak bed
room sui,s left, 2ix30 Plate glass bcval
edge. cNtI;, large body, nicely polished
Height of bed, feet c inches tlc-
EAntly carved wasllstAni, two drawers
finished III antique. SO value for
SIG, cash only.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
Wool Dress Goods


ABOUT twelve pieces OF colored wool
dress goods in several different STYLES
worth 4oc. and Soc. a yard, will be sold
Ior the low price Of 19c. This is another
p "a and will pay you to get a slice
ut them before they are NIL srona T,a,I
dress goods. l9c "ooA
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
Black Silk Crepons

a handsome line of Black Silk Cren-
Eons. the latest weaves. &c., s1.2s and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17

The. committee on supplies of the
Board of School Trustees met in the
First National Bank Building last
night for the purpose of opening bids
for furnishing the new public school
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
Scientific Research.

New Haven, Conn, May 16.-Pro.
lessor William H. Brewer, of the Yale
Sheffield scientific school. will leave
the work of his department on May 2
to become one OF the party of 20 or
more scientists representing all de-
partments of natural science who will
go to Alaska for the purpose of re-
search. Professor Brewer is an emf
nent authority on forestry, and he will
especially study the forests of the
Northwest coast, and also the botany
and the glaciers of that region. The
party will be conducted by Fl. Harri-
man, of New York, who has chartered
vessel to sail from Seattle in the
course of two weeks. The expedition
will Ietrn in August, 1900.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
RESULT OF A FAMILY FUED
Lostine Mortified by a MUIR
der and Suicide.
HON. j. A. HUNTER KILLED
Mrs. G. X. Elliot, = Neighbour, Com
mitted the Deed, Afterward Taking
Her Own Life with Poison.

Lostine, Or. May l7.-Sunday even
ing about 0 o'clock, Hon. J. A. Hun
ter. an early settler and one of the
most prominent men in Wallowa coun-
tv, was shot and instantly killed by
Mrs. G. Il. Elliott, near neighbor.
who then committed suicide by taking
poison.
There has been a feud of long stand
ing over family affairs between Hunters
and Elliots. whose families are liner.
married, son of the murdered man
having married the daughter of Mrs.l
Elliott.
About 9 o'clock Sunday evening Mrs.
Elliott knocked at the Hunter house
and was answered by Mrs. Hunter, to
whom she said:
ct is not you l want to see, it is
Mr.. Hunter"
Mrs. Hunter then called her hus-
band, and he got up and dressed and
came to the door. On his opening it
and without saying word, Mrs. FL
lott fired on him with shotgun, the
charge striking Hunter in the abdomen
and ranging upward, death resulting
almost instantly.
After the shooting of her husband,
Mrs. Hunter grapped with Mrs. Elliott
and attempted to take the gun from her.
but was unsuccessful and was told if
she did not stop she would be killed
also. whereupon she retired into the
house.
Mrs. Elliott then left the house and
hid by foot bridge between the home
CT her son-in-law and the Hunters,
evidently expecting an opportunity to
kill young Hunter when he should go
over to his fathers home, but he was
warned by his mother, and they ioused
the neighhors who began to search for
Mrs. Elliott. They found her dead in
plowed field a short distance from
the Hunter home. She evidently found
that she could not get chance to kill
young Hunter and had taken poison,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
A CHECK TO RUSSIA.
China Refuses II Demand for Railway
Concessions.


Shanghai. May l6.-The tsung-li-
yaman Chinese foreign Office has re-
piled to the Russian minister at Pc
king, NJ. De GIers, that the govern
ment is unable to acCede to the Russian
demand, made last Wednesday, for a
new railway concession connecting Pc
king with Russia's present system in
Manohuria.
Not since the taking of Port Arthur
by Russia have the Chinese been so
agitated as over this demand. Whetn-
Ell NJ. De Giers named specific route is
not yet ascertainable, some officials as
serting that only preliminary notice
was given for line direct from Picking
to Shan Hal Kwon.
Certainly the British legation in
Peking had no previous knowledge that
such proposal was coming from st.
Petersburg. The concession asked for
would ruin the existing northern rail-
ways, in which British capital to the
amount OF e.. 600, 600 is invested, but
there seems to be no alternative route
without interfering with plans for rail-
way extension which the Chinese
thems elves have in mind.
1t is believed that Russia's action in
this matter is intended to demonstrate
to the world that the recent convention
with Great Britain respecting spheres
of influence in China, which was noti-
fed to the Chinese government almost
before this last convention was de.
manded, has not fettered the action of
Russia at the court of Picking, and also
to strengthen Russia's prestige with
the Chinese, which was unfavorably
affected by her withdrawal of her late
protest respecting the northern rail-
WAYS
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
'GUNBOATS D|SLODGE REBELS
Concealed in q Jungle or
the Rio Grande.
HEAVY FIRING AT SHORT RANGE
Americans Opened with Rapid Fire
Guns aud Put the Enemy to Rout-
Twenty of the Natives Killed.

Manila, May 16.-The tinclad gun.
boat Laguna de Bay and Cavadonga
and a launch, under Captain Grant.
ran into a nest of insurgents concealed
in the bushes on both sides of the Rio
Grande, three miles above Calumpit,
yesterday afternoon, and were received
with heavy vollevs at short range. A
sergeant belonging to the Utah bat
terry was killed. and one private was
wounded.
Opening with their rapid FIRE guns,
the Americans killed 90 of the natives
and wounded several others, filling the
jungle with hail of shot for half an
hour, until the enemy fed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
GOMEZ SUDDENLY BALKS.
Will No Longer Act as Representative
OF the Cuban Army.


Havana. May l7.-General Gomez
informed General Brooke today that he
could no longer act as the representa-
tive of the Cuban army III the distr-
button OF the So, 900, 600, appropriated
for the payment of the Cuban troops.
General Gomez said he had arrived
at this decision with great reluctance,
and the most friendly feelings toward
General Brooke personally and Off
cially, but he felt he could no longer
represent the Cuban army, because
cabal composed of many of the suboldi-
nate commanders existed to oppose and
if possible defeat the plans for parti-
tloning the money. He explained that
former mem bers of the Cuban military
assembly, led by Mayai Rodriguez.
Manuel Sanguilly, Juan Gualbertto
and other malcontents, had organized
a majority of officers against him APP
parently. and though he Gomez might
persist and possibly carry the payment
to successful conclusion, he was dis.
gusted and wished to wash his hands
of the whole business. Therefore he
thought if he left General Brooke free,
the latter would be able to act with
equal effectiveness alone. General
Gomez communicated this view to Cen
eral Brooke in an interview, which con-
tinued for an hour and a half. Gen
eral Brooke expressed sympathy with
Gomez. and said he regretted the posi-
ton he had taken. but the American
commander added that il his decision
was Interchangeable he would proceed to
deal with the question alone.
1t was then mutually agreed that
Gomez will issue tomorrow manifesto
to the Cuban. army. This document
will be prepared this afternoon and
submitted to General Brooke. After
it has been issued General Brooke may
make declaration concerning the man.
ner in which he will proceed. He is
determined not to be trified with. He
has rolls of privates and non-comm;s.
stoned officers who are willing to ac-
cept SO each, and this amount will be
offered on conditions previously laid
down,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
WILL ASK MILLIONS.
British, French and German Demands
on Cuban Account.


Washington. May 16.-The state de-
partment has been informally advised
that claims aggregating considerable
amount have been made by British,
French and German residents in Cuba
during the recent instruction, and that
these ultimately will be presented
against the United States government.
The claims themselves have not yet
been presented. but are being collected
by the several foreign offices as the
claimants send them in. In some
cases, schedules have been made, and
the aggregate stated to the authorities
here. The French claims aggregate he
tween l2,000,0 600 and $4,000, 900
francs. The German claims are un-
derstood to be slightly under those of
the French, while the British claims
are said to be considerably more than
either the French or the German.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
Spaniards Shut In.

Washington, May 6.-The war de.
partment today received the following
dispatch:
Manila, May Lett is reported
that at amboanga the insurgents at.
tackled the Spanish troops May IL,
using quicktiring guns and arms cap.
tured from the Spanish gunboat. The
Spanish general and two officers were
wounded. There were few casualties
among the troops. The Spanish gar
rson is now besiegel. The water sup
ply is cut off. and the troops are call.
ing for relief. OTIS"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
WENT OVER A BANK.
Freight Train Wrecked in Cow Creek
Csnyon-Heavy Engine Spread Rails.

Canyon-Heavy Engine Spread Rails.
Roseburg, Or. May l6.-Through
freight train No. S22. from Portland
to San Francisco, was wrecked in Cow
Creek canyon, at Rattlesnake point,
elk miles south of Riddle, at noon to-
day. James McCalley, the engineer,
was killed, and James Merriman. the
fireman, seriously injured. 1t is re-
ported that boy tramp who was
stealing a ride was killed, and that an
other boy is under the wreck. The
names OF the boys are not known.
The train was drawn by locomotive
No. Is, OF the Astoria Portland system.
1t is one of the heaviest on the road.
Its great weight caused the rails to
part
The locomotive and five loaded cars
left the track and plunged over per-
pendicular bank % feet high. The en-
CINE turned over twice, and a carload
Of -four piled on top of it. The tank
was bottom side up, with Fireman Mer-
riman underneath.
When Conductor Everton rushed
through the smoke and steam he found
Engineer McCalley standing erect, with
one hand on the lever ami the other
over his mouth. When carried out ne
looked at his scalded hands, and ex-
claimed, "My God, this is awful"
He lived only few minutes. He was
terribly scalded.
Fireman Merriman was unconscious
when released. On regaining con-
seriousness he said Engineer McCalley
told him not to jump. He is badly cut
about the head. and his body is bruised,
but he is not considered in danger.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18

Spokane, Wash, May l3.-The legal
battle for the release of the WaIdner
prisoners began today. when counsel
engaged personally and by the Western
Federation OF Miners filed applications
for wits of habeas corpus. The cases
of County Commissioners Stimson and
Foil. of Shoshone county, are the ones
selected for the test. Both are in the
bull pen at Wardner. guarded by col
ored soldiers.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
NEGRO COLONY.
Black Men From the South to Settle in
New York.

New York.
New York. May 6.-According to a
plan now on foot, Long island is soon
to have an industrial colony made up
of negroes from the South. 1t will
be municipality in itself, conducted
according to its own rules, and will
start its existence with a population of
1000, all negroes. No white person
viii be permitted to live within its
limits. but the factories which will
furnish the industrial life of the town
will be owned by whites.
Lynch law, as practiced in the South,
is the determining cause of this colony,
the colonists being from the states of
Georgia. North Carolina and South
Carolina. Should this experiment
prove success, other Northern settle.
ments for Southern negroes may fol-
low. The promoters intend to buy at
first tract Of 5000 acres, and they
have an option of 5000 acres more.
The first purchase will be made soon
as title has been thoroughly searched.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
SITUATION ON THE ISLANDS.
Otis Gives Orders for Receiving the
Filipino NeEotiators.

Filipino NeGotiators.
Washington, May l6.-The follow
ing dispatch from Major General Otis.
giving the status of the military situa-
ton, as 1t now exists, in the opera
tions against the insurgents. was re.
,eived at the war department today:
Manila. May l6.-Adjutant-Gen
aral. Washington: The situation is as
follows: Lawton from Baliuag has
taken Ildefonso and San Miguel to the
north, with slight losses, and driving
4 considerable force of the enemy; gun
boats and canoes, accompanying /, 500
men under Kobbe up the Rio Grande
from Calumpit, will depart on the 10th.
Macarthur remains at San Fernando,
covering the country.
Yesterday a messenger came from
Aguinaldo expressing a wish to send
commission to Manila for a conference
with the United States commission to
arrange terms of peace. Directions
have been given to pass a body of rep
tesentative insurgents to Manila, should
they present themselves. OTIS"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
Murdered His Daughter,

Bentonville, Ark, May 16.-J. G.
Butler, prominent citizen living IS
miles south of this place, was lodged in
Jail here today. charged with the muir
der of his l5-year old daughter, yester-
day. The girl was horribly butchered,
her head being split open with an axe
and her throat cut.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18

London, May 17.-The following
dispatch has been received by Lloyds
from Manila:
Owing to the orders of the revolu-
tionists. all English employees have
been forced to leave the rice fields and
come here. Native employees will be
left at the mills. A protest has been
filed with the British consul"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
Invitation to Bryan Withdrawn.

Topeka. Kan, May 1.-THE repub-
lican majotriy of the board OF regents
OF the state agricultural college have
withdrawn the invitation which Will
liam j. Bryan had accepted to deliver
the commencement address in June. on
the ground that some one not a poll.
tieian vuld be more acceptable.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18

Manila, May 1.-two companies of
the Second Oregon volunteers, and
the same number of Minnesota men,
with 20 American scouts, under Cap.
tain Case and Berkheimer, f1anked the
insurgents at San Ildefonso this morn.
ing and captured the place.
The Filipinos, in terror and panic.
fired 90, 900 rounds of ammunition, but
only slightly wounded one scout. One
insurgent officer was killed and six
men wounded.
The insurgents retreated and are now
at San Miguel, six miles north of San
Ildefonso.
Twenty per cent OF the opposing
rebel force has been killed and wound
Ell since Lawton began his advance
Nav l.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18

st. Louis, Mo-, May IA special
telegram from Desoto, Mo-. to the
Post-Dispatch says that II. N. Halla-
day, president of the Williamsville,
Greenville g. St. Louis railroad, was
shot and killed at Williamsville today
by Monroe johnson, prominent lum-
herman.
The age-herald., 1899-02-08
AGONCILLO BUSY.
Refuses to Discuss Aguinaldo's Actior
 in Attacking the Americans.

Montreal, February 7.-Agoncillo was kept busy today. He received about a score of telegrams from Paris and Hong Kong and spent some time with his secretary re- plying to them. He refused to discuss their contents In regard to the fighting at Manila he was almost equally reticent.
 ''How can I say anything about it?" he said, having nothing to guide me as to the real state of events beyond the newspaper reports. It is absolutely impossible for me to communicate with my people from Hong Kong to Manila because the Americans control the service"
 Agoncillo is following in the footsteps of Carranza and his Spanish spy system and has now a little detective force of his own. The American secret service men who have followed him and his secretary for some time are now being followed and shadowed in return by two men in the employ of the little Filipino.
 A dispatch from Ottawa says that the cabinet has taken into consideration Agon- cillo's expulsion and it has been decided not to molest him as his case Is different from that of the Spaniards, and there existed no state of war between the Filipnos and the United States at the time he came here.
 Senor Agoncilo has shut up like clam. Yesterday he spoke freely; today he will not talk about anything to outsiders except the Canadian constitution. The impression here is that if the United States govern ment wish to have Agoncillo leave Canada they have only to request Sir Wilfred Laurer to have him go.
The age-herald., 1899-02-08

to reduce rather than to increase their holdings. At all events prices sagged away slowly from the opening, continuing until the close. The course of the market was sufficient proof that the unmistakable chill that speculative sentiment has received came rather from the showing made by the banks on Saturday than from any appfe- hension as to the passage of the peace treaty. London spectators apparently were favorably impressed, however, by the formal conclusion of the Spanish war Tor arbitrage houses bought about 5000 shares or stocks on this market and the London market for American stocks was shown at Substantial gains from the local closing.
 The dealings were largest in the Granger and Pacific shares. Sugar, the Federal Steel shares and Manhattan, New 4erk central also stood up well considering. Al the close buying of a good character was reported In many quarters of the market at declines though the pessimists were lh a joyful franc of mind We can only fe- iterate. ours-beiief that higher prices than these at present are justified by unpre- .cedented condition and prospects : or t1he country generally. We say buy the stano- ard issues; the short interest has been ma IT
 terfaly extended and a sharp rally IS que. The great interest of the street vii not allow the sagging tendency to last ioreVer'