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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
OLD POINT.
RUMOR THAT JOSIAH SIMPSON
HOSPITAL WILL BE CLOSED.

For several days it has been rumor-
ed that the Josiah Simpson Hospital
would soon be abolished and that It
would not be very long until nothing
would be left there to tell the tale of its
connection with the recent war but the
building. The report has gained Gre
dence and many believe here that 1t Is
we'll founded. 1t is almost certain that
something important is soon to trans
pirc at the hospital. While the authori-
ties ut the hospital will neither con-
firm nor deny the rumor, it is thought
that they know what is to happen. They
say that no official. report has been
sent them by the Government authori-
ties, but such is likely to be done ut
any time.
AS there are now only fifty patients at
the institution, and little likelihood Of
any more being sent here, everything
points to the truthfulncss Of the rumor
that 1t Will soon be closed up. The PIT
TENTS who are now in the hospital will
receive their discharge by July /, and
should the Government decide to send
the remainder of the sick soldiers to
san Francisco. the hospital will likely
he closed by the last of August.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
NEWPORT NEWS.
An Old Veteran Tries to Kill
Himself.
Cuts His Throat with n Rnzor and
wiIiProbnbly Dic-Trip to Europe
Awarded.

Newport News, Va, May 24.-Julius
Vicktold. an old soldier at the Home,
attempted to commit suicide this morn
ing by cutting his throat with n razor
1t is thought he will die.
Mr.. Nicktold was employed in the
laundry department as chief engineer.
He failed to show up in time for work
this morning, and an investigation was
made into the cause. Lying on his bed
ViclStold was found in almost a dying
condition. He was taken to the hos
pital, where his wounds were dressed.
1t is very doubtful whether he will re-
cover, as the cut is thought to have en-
tered tho inner lining of the throat.
The authorities at the Home say that
they can assign no reason for the rash
deed, unless his mind became unbal-
anced. Mr. Vicktold was too weak to
talk, and as he left no note stating his
desire for ending his life, the authorl-
ties are fully convinced that he was
not In his right mind at the time.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr.. C. w. Portlock. the well-known
attorney. will leave to-day for Berlin.
on a visit. He will also travel over
England and the continent, and will be
gone for some time.
Mr.. y. p. GLADDEN.. a well-known CON
tractor of this city. has been awarded
the contract for the erection or three
handsome Office rooms to be attached to
the Government wharf at Fortress
Monroe. The work on them began to-
day.
AIR. John r Marion formally of Bal
timore. has arrived in the city, and
Will. about June lest. engage in the sta
tionery and book business here. AIR.
Morton is n thoroughly experienced
man. ana Will undoubtedly meet with
Il warm welcome i'll this community.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
LOADED YorrcIo comes ASHORE.

y loaded torpedo recently came ashore
1t had been floating about. no me knew
how long, a menace to all {. Many
disease germs quite deadly - the tor
this season Of tho year. thirsting for the
weak spot in lungs or stomach The best
thing to do IS to fortfy yourself against
them hT keeping the bowels regular the
stomach sweet and tho blood pure Hos
letters Stomach Bittcrs will do this
quicker and move cffectually than anything
else known 1t has been the standa rd
American remedy for weak stomachs for
half a century. and may be had from any
druggist. 1t Is particularly effective in all
cases of biliousncsS and inactive kidneys
and Is also II sure cure for malaria and
fc"cr and arue. \ medicine which has
stood the test OF half hundred years is
worth trying.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
TOWN OF: SUFFOLK
Further E'nritcmlnr. oi;iowtitc shoot.
ii=UccUrrcd- Observation-Disclosures
'I,vn ,c;nuscs of EmII-Iieht Vote
ANTICIPATED -Tiie s'cnnuI trust
Especial 10 virgin.an-pnotA


suffolk Va, May 24.-But for cool
headedness on the part of Justice y. S
Eiey and Captain Harry p. Brooks
what was an incipient street riot this
afternoon may have resulted in race
war. AS it was one white man came
out with a bloody face; another was
bruised. and the colorcd man. who
caused it, was badly battered about the
head and face. The colored man and
MS brother We're locked up. The
brother wasn't IN the row. but " Is T,11t
in The station for his own safety.
y young white man was assaulted
with Il club near Washington ana Main
streets. The white man started away.
inc negro following. Another white
man came ny in carriage ana jump,
cd out. The negro was beaten 30 the
ground. and lie would have Jared badly
but for Messrs. Nley ana Brooks. They
saw the man down feared lac would
De killed, and pulled the white men
away. y big crowd OF angry citizens
had arrived. and those vino wanted to
prevent further trouble tried to get
the negro out of reach. Men followed
aAu hit him when they could. .hn oiii-
cer Sergeant Ares. locked up the ne
grnes 10 prevent further trouble.
Iic trouble had It's origin yesterday.
Young white man struck a coioreG
girl in The face. y warrant was issued
for the white man. and ne paid $3.50 in
Police Court this morning. brother
W Inc Sirl had club ANA lay for the
white man til he passed the street
corner. iIc also had pistol ana knife.
which were gotten hy Captain RrDoks
in the melee. Ba.I Was offered for The
colored men, but Mayor Brewer said
they were safer inside.
TIE BUCKHORN sHOOTING
Fuller particulars came to-day CON
corning the shooting ut BucKhorn vcs-
tcrday. which was reported in ;o-dnv,e
Nlrglnian- Pilot. Minis H. I,ollanJ
whose back and shoulders we're Shrink,
lea with shot, is getting on ms y'nII nc
could be expected. Most of the sho;
which were No. ., have lcen cut out
some Of them penetrated deeply.
HOW IT CAME ABOUT
The trouble WIS caused from woro
house, which had been huil, ioin;l,. Nv
NILS u. Holland and y. w Hoiiorf
That was when ,hcv wore bcttcr
friends than they arc now. Most of tba
warehouse was on Hollands land Tho
rest sat on earth owned by Inc Sna-
board Air Line. Tho railrond some tim
/ ago asked that the house be moved A.
| effort 10 sell or buy the roencctivo
shares was not consummatcd. Ballard
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
Surprising Sale
Of Dress Skirts.

FRIDAY, May 10th, every Silk or
Wool Dress Skirt in the store will be
offered at these amazingly low prices,
which doubtless will cause the brain
and brow of the "lowest price de-
clarer" TO puzzle and wrinkle. Re-
member these skirts are new and up
TO- date
Taneta Silk Dress Skirts, hand
sonlely trimmed, silk lined, 5000
Skirts for $500, $3.50 for $500,
Si7.S9 for $500.
Lovely Rough Crepon Skirts, beau
tlfully decorated in satin rullling,
$3.50 Skirts for $1,000, $1,000 for
5000, $3.50 for $500.
New Serge Skirts, new shapes, new
cord lacingS, $3.50 Skirts for $500,
$500 for $50, S4.00 for 50. 50, s7.S4
for 5000. silk lined
Black Briliantinc Skirts, effectively
trimmed iii narrow velvet ribbon and
etc, 5000 Skirts for $500, $3.50 for
81. so, $500 for $500. Black Satin
Skirts, $3.50 for $500
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
wanted the building moved. Holland
wanted 1t to stand
DIVIDING A HOUSE.

Ballard decided to move his half of
the warehouse, that half which was on
Seaboard Air Line property. Holland
threatened TO shoot the first workman
who tried to pull down II board The
first gang of worNmen employed didn't
do anything. They didn't want to taste
gun shot. Yesterday other mecha nics
came on the scene and tore down part
of the building when Holland wasn't
there
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
SUFFOLK ADVERTISEMENTS

rsNHE ONLY WAY MOST MEN VIII.
save money IS a litlc at n time. svs.
teal men. who know. Say mat a p mond
wa.. to save money is TO Invest In ,.iEE,
INSURANCE. Ii means laying aside n
your money back with large profits at .
time when you need 1t most. For this
purpose the best policy is tho Life Rate
Endowment issued by the Union Central
For full information call on or writo to
WOODWARD s. ELAN. Suffolk. Va.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25

glnia, and among the oldest in the
United States, rcorganizcd tonight.
First Lieutenant Luther Cheatwood
was made captain of Company y in
place of Captain Wyatt. who command
cd the company in the Fourth Reri-
ment. Captain Thomas l.. Daughtrey
was reelected Captain Of Company b.
The latter company will turn out Tues
day in the Memorial Day parade. The
Blues are 100 years old
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25

,bro., -. =, A.. ~ r. - iiViisiiu
who rid ~ 20 MmIoI Inc i,rst workman ma
first mn Of ,,."r,, u"m a. pu..lu' me
do anvtl,inr rhav Gdp' I',p p.r, u ,sto
gun shot. Yestefdnv other Mona ,n nIce
came on the scene and tore dawn ne ~
of the building when Holland wasn't
there.
SHOT IN HIS WINDOW.
Holland came up and declared he
would shoot the person who attempted
10 carry off tho boards. One man said
he would risk it. lie was IL colored man..
Holland iired his gun from IL nearby
"nt,' ~, , .li5 s'.oe WIS nurinieSs.
grabbed a gun and shot Holland be,
fore he Withdrew from the window.
Then he skipped There is considerable
feeling about the warehouse question
between Messrs. Holland and Ballard.
They are brcthers-i n-law
DREDGING MACHINES.
Two oxtra DREDGING r,achines b,ve
arrived at the port of Suffolk. They be-
long to The Messrs. Sanford. There are
Sr!th 'lup uuI.i,S WI 'hetl III, ne ni"-
chllcs are JUST iS'hs mere io'e ior the
hicHV''''
TWO BALL GAMES.
There We're two amateur games OF
baseball this afternoon. The Sycamores
ana Sliders played Il 20 to IL game. The
SycamOreS got the 20. Batteries: jack
son and Keller: Turner and Mcneil.
The Eagles found the Tribys to be
good things. They won II TO g. Bat
terics: Riddick. Thornton and Primer;
Woodward. Walton and Baker.
WILL. RE LIGHT VOTE.
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
SENATORIAL QUESTION
VIII nccido Whether Request OF Mny
Conference 10 Call Convention TO
Name Candidate For u. y. senator
Shall be GrnnfcP-M Military Board
to Mccs-Mrs. GiIi's Excursions-
Death.
Especial 10 virgin;an-pilot)

NtatiC QUIT 1Ol1llulllcc, lO-udN ISSUED a
call for the committee to meet at the
Jefferson Hotel in this city at O'Clock,
on the night OF June 18th. The Execu-
tive Committee will meet at the same
time.
Mr.. Ellyson made the date OF the
meeting later than lie had intended. ow-
ing to the fact that many of the mem
bcrs could not he present on an earlier
day. 1t is expected that there will be 4
full attendance. as the important ques-
b ton of holding q convention 10 choose
candidate FOR the Senate will be de-
cidcd.
The members Of the Executives Com
mittce, ten in number, are not allowed
to vote, acting solely in an advisory CO.
pacity. Congressman Jones and Senator
Martin are mcIAbcrs Of this committee,
but neither will he present.
1t is not believed that Il convention
Will he ordered. Only eighteen or TWEEN
" OF Inc fifty members of the board
are thought 70 favor II.
The Democrats who took the most ac-
tice part in tho conference in tho inter
est Of the ncnular selection of sen
atoriai candidate. have honss of So
curing 4 convention. ana VIII nekc
warm neh; for one Some Of tho most
irfuential members oi the committee
want n convention The opponents 80 q
convention among the ronihrrs or The
comn7ittc" are numerous ard able. who
meeting of ;he cowmstoc VIII prohab!y
be me warmest in years.
THE. MILITARY HOARD.
There VIII he a meeting % The AFli-
tary Board tomorrow. tn il,si held in
= long time II Is FOR Tie nulDusc -.
cOnsiGerir; various matter; in connec-
Ion with The experimentation or the
state voiunic .s. Tro board Is composed
81 tnr - sFo. NJ u''l, ~, '.ec
military officer in The state. WHO Is how
ATaicr w. f. s'mons. of The ar.jl'ory.
and the assistant inspector gener l.
who IS attached to Aiajer Slnon's
strF.
GoNern y fNler WI ir Il few days
now heTiN grating rcrr'isiion far the
reoTHHn!Tailon ol military companies.
y runner ~ companies nave iopt%An-
lzcd eAd ere Only awaiting the Coy
'iu' ;iSt..'lsS.' Nv n'Vs'sIS IN
No. Wy -, M'' no,
49, Z '','"
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rh,re 4, r.. 49, ,r .,i,tt.,.,. COM,
nanies in Southwest Vlrg.ria. ana it is
Desired ~ have ore ar two I'm that sec
tom \ r,ren. reaucst 20 be- allowed
~ form . comnnry In r?zewoll will al
mes, certainly hn granted
CApfrDI. NOTES
rhcrn ver, n, .nt.oe-,n,yn ,isit,r.
nj ia f,,Dit,l ~, etl,.. i,.,,,, ,n-5,y
,,bn to,,,... frcf,is -, ,;,,',, e,
i'm thri~ f.,,l.as H., eSe,n f.,,. ,ht o7oc.
,ion fo.r,o,r,,
81 .T,hn ~ nt.h,~74,, roc,star or
~, ta,l 0ri ,..,to ,:,.,.,',,, 80,
N- i g. j,,l..i. ,binf NIL IN .hc
oi-irc Of a.. Serre,rv of co,un,o,.
,,e,llh and oibrr nlrsi,ls ana c;ari,s
have gone hone to vote
Repre- sentative Lamb called upDn
Govern RI Tylc'.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
TWO LITTLE MIGRANTS.
An Excellent Drama With a Consistent
Plot at Lothrop's.

me play Two little vagrants" at
Lolhrops 5, this week appeals unreserIrN
euly TO all classes of theatre goers II
Is natural with a plot aboundine
IN critical periods and working smoothe
=! y. 20 satisfactory end. The action Is
t@plu ana "hiIe the comedy is not OBJ
truslVe, there is enough TO create nanv,
good laugh. -'-''i'!
Inc first act, which partakes some
what or the nature of a prologue onens
m u, an INN in Tours, France, where The
cnlel characters are introduced and tbe
general outline of affairs suggested
carmen St Henri, the wife of Cant
Rooert ID Albert, believing her Husband
9eaa' mas married NJ. st. Henri, only To
ma her hrst husband alive. claw
uesILne correspondence ensues, owing
70 me Jealous nature of NJ st, Henri
HeIeh u Arnont, sister-in-law of car,
men, comes 10 warn Capt. D'AIbert ana
persuades him TO leave Carmen a1one
Tor while. To this he agrees bnt
through an unfortunate letter sent hv
the captain TO Carmen and addressed
70 Helen, George DArmont beIieves
ms WIRE unfaithful to him and re-
nouIices hef' hlrlns thief to steal their
cillu as punishment to his wife
~ IN me second act this child has grown
up as the son OF the thief and is known
as Fan Fan. He is a thief himself hmt
ms nigh birth shows in his trea tInent
OF ms roster cousin, Claude. who is sicl~
and iu-treated by his guardians A.
the action of the plot develops. Gaorge
ID Armont finds out the truth as VIII
as the Whereabouts Of the child. and az
Ter passing through many dangers at
me hahos OF the thieves, the family is
Shce more united and the villains
Drought to justice. In the meantime
the husband of Carmen dies. and She is
once more united to Capt. D'Albert
1t would be hard to say which of the
cast deserves the most notice Tbe
parts they portray are so different that
II is hard to make 4 comparison. Miss
Mildred Holland, as Fan Fan, has the
most difficult role and carries out the
part TO perfection Miss Anna Bodden.
a3 Iephyrlne, the wife of lie Remand
ahas Broquin, is excellent, and in tho
last act her drunk scene brings as
much applause as any other part of
the show
Maurice Drew and John Fordham MS
George DArmont and NJ, St Henri "a
spectvely are the best of the heavier
male characters, while Nh Dele La
Barre as lie Renard" or Brouuin. has
most Of the comedy work tc do as we'll
as to carry out the rather difficult part
of hen pecked villain.
Manager Wilton is 20 be- congratula-
ted IN obtaining sucn an excellent pro-
duction as The Two Little Migrants. d"
ana If the tenor of the audience last
night is to be taken as sign Of APP
probation, it is safe 10 say that the
play deserves and will have an unusual
attendance throughout tre week. As
an extra attraction, every lady attend
ing the performance Friday evening
VIII receive a photograph OF Miss Hol-
land free.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
STATE HOUSE NOTES.

The committee on public health had
before it a bill TO provide for the Ii
censing of BARRIERS by a commission
composed Of three BARRIERS, before they
can do business.
The committee on agriculture con-
tinued its hearings on the various bills
concerning the cattle commission.
The committee on public charitable
institutions postponed its hearing on
the petition for $4,000 for Carney Hos
pital for one week, and will in the
meantime visit the hospital
The public service committee heard
George H. Harlow and F. H. Chamber
lain for increase of salaries of the
register and assistant register of pro-
hate Of Worcester county. Mr.. Har-
low gets $4,000. and in executive session
the committee voted that enough
Mr.. Chamberlain gets $500, and the
committee voted to make that $1,000
He asked S2500 The committee, after
a hearing, voted to make the salary
Of T. L. Harkins, assistant engineer at
the state house, $1,000 He now gets
5000; his associates $1,000,
The metropolitan affairs committee
took up the bill to authorize the board
Of metropolitan park commissions to
take Nantasket Beach and adjacent
land and waters The section of the
beach desired for a park is about 200
feet wide and a mile or so in length.
The assessed valuation of this taking
in Hull would be about 1925 600.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
The SENATE.

Prayer was offered by Rev. Charles
p. Mills Of the House.
A bill to increase the salary of the
assistant register of probate of Wor-
cester county from $500 to $4,000, was
favorably reported.
Senator Sargent of Essex asked the
Senate to substitute a bill for an ad-
verse report on mis- petition to repeal
the law limiting the number Of liquor
licenses. He denied a desire to advO-
cate more licenses. If he had his way
there would be less; BIZ ne believed
the bill would remove the stigma that
attaches to the granting Of licenses.
He thought with a nigh license fee, the
number granted would not be in
creased.
Senator Harrington of Worcester on
posed substitution. To pass such bill
and towns no-license, limited license
and unlimited license.
Senator Sanderson of >MiddleseX-Es-
sex did not believe in letting down the
bars. The stigma came not in the
granting of licenses, but i. the opera
tons of the trade.
Senator Soule of Bristol said he vO-
ted against liquor licenses in his own
city, and deprecated the traffic, but he
was willing to vote to substitute the
bill that it might be discussed.
BY vote of S 10 ~, the Senate re-
fused to substitute the bill. Senators
Snule, lines and Sargent, Crepublicans)
and Baldwin, Tagua, + an5no, Moran
and keliher, (democrats) voted yes.
The Senate adjourned at S.25 o'clock
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
END OF 4 YEARS WAR.

With the end of February, a year of
Spanish war is closed, and it is now
possible to count the cost with sub
stantial accuracy. The calculated cost
to January l was SIsS994,271. BY de-
Quoting from the army and navy ex-
penses of the past two months, the
expenses for a similar period Of last
year, the expenditures directly due to
the war appear TO be SIS 500, 600 for jan
uary, and $14.0OQ,O00 for February. Add
ing these amounts to the total noted on
January l, gives a gross war cost of
$21S, 900 for the twelve months.
The next point of interest is how the
money has been raised The three per
cent popular loan accounts for 5000 =
100000 of it, and the remainder has been
provided by the war revenue act with
a considerable margin to spare, even
though the proceeds have not Quite
equalled the predictions. For the
eight months during which it has been
in operation, it has yielded the gov
eminent about S7S,OOOOOO, or somewhat
less than 100000 a month. But
gratifying as the war finances NAV an
pear upon this representation. there is
stil deficit Of S6,OOOOOo for the month
Of February, though this is S3S4SOoo
less than for January.
1t appears that, in order to bring the
government to a self-supporting basis
once more, there must be either an nm
expectedly large reduction of war ex-
penditures. or else more money n,ust
be raised under the revenue laws. The
war expenditures have been graduate
declining, month by month. as NAV he
seen from the total of S25. 900 600 in
September and $14,OOO,OOO in February
Counting the slight increase in Janu-
airy, there has been an average de-
cline of $1.S33 600 a month for the nast
six months. March and April are ex-
pected to show a still further redue-
ton, but in view of the situation at
Manila, the diminution of war expenses
does not seem likely to be sufficient 10
prevent deficit, though it may reduce
It, At present the war expenditures
are rather more than 100000 a month
in excess OF the average monthly nro.
ceeds of the war revenue law. and
about $G00000O more than that law
actually yielded for February. Mean
while. the tariff and the old internal
revenue laws have brought in Si,5OO.Ooo
more than the s2S,Ooo,0OO (Sl, 900 900 a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
TIE DEADLY GRIP

Is again abroad in the land. The air YOU
breathe may be fun Of its fatal germs
Don't neglect the Grip or YOU VIII open
and invite death Its sure signs are chills
with fever, headache, dull heavy pains,
mucous discharges from the nose, sore
throat and never-let-go cough. Don't
waste precious time treating this cough
with trocheS, tablets, or poor, cheap
syrups. Cure IL at once with DR.. Kings
New Discovery, the invaluable remedy for
bronchial troubles. j kills the disease
germs, heals the lungs and prevents the
dreaded after effects from the malady
Price soc and 100. Money back If not
cured. A t1al bottle free at Brewer a
Co.'S drug store
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28

Some OF the comments of the opposi-
ton press upon the appointment of
William R. Day to United States cir
cult judgeship are as eulogistio as if
they had been written by Ohio republi-
cans. The ability, poise and self-pos-
session manifested by this country law
yer, who had been so suddenly ele-
waited to "a position second only to the
presidents in responsibility and diff
Guilty, have been among the most ex-
traordinary developments of the Nc
Kinley administration.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
MAY GET MORE PAY.

Register Of Probate George H. Har-
low and Assistant Register Frederick
Il. Chamberlain have been in Boston
in attendance upon the hearing before
the state committee on appropriations
for an increase in their salaries from
$4,000 to $4,000, and $500 TO S2500 re-
spectiVely. Strong arguments were
put forth, and tine committee seemed to
be favorable TO the lnorease.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-28
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY rs, 1899.

Many a Romanoff has had trouble
with his head, but it is awkward that
the czar should be again seriously af-
fected, almost on the eve of the univer-
sal peace conference. The shadows al
ready cast upon the Brussels congress
are about all it will bear.