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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
Police Board MeefInr

Rev. +. ]. MacKay. the new police
commissioners. stated yesterday after
noon that there would be a special
meeting OF the board tonight "A num-
Der OF matters Of Importance are to be
considered. among them the rcorgani-
cation Of the body
Later in the evening it was discover
Cd that there was a decided probabil
ity that the meeting will not material
ize Commissioner Wilson. when seen
late last night said that he would IT.
tend no meeting until the regular meet
ing in august. Commissioner Stuart
mas already expressed himself as op
posed TO a special meeting.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27

to their licenses. There may he, hut
they N" not numerous. That there arc
others by daily ana nightly violations
OF the plain laws Of the land have for
tett"d theirs IS Known to everyone who
Knows anythin" 1T all about it. Yet
licenses are never revoked and the
same mon arc allowed to 90 on IA, lon.;
as bhrir pleasure an,i greed may die
tatc With never an officer Of the law to
SAY To them nay.
ne time is soon coming when even
lil"o,!tie!h will have to obey tie Iaw.
II the authorities in I:loo,lii.!l are not
abba or are NOT willir: to cope With tho
occasion. there arc others who arc. a;
divr-kcrps'rs and Ealrfactors will dis
cover to their sorrow
In he meantime. the callc-wall will
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
THEY WANT A CHAIN GANG.
JUDGE LEE WILL BE ASKED TO MAKE
OkDER TO THAT EFFECT.
hloodfie!d Mal-fnctorn Need Som sitting
More Than Free LndginK amt Hoard
tn Make Them nehas~.

Judge Baker p Lee. of the County
Court. will. in 4 short time. be asked To
make AN orde:. providing for Il chain
gang in Blocdneld
This will be requested by one or both
of the justices of the peace of that COM
munily.
That chain gang. Or some ether he
roic measure. is sadly needed in fioo,l-
field, no one will deny. 1t is 4 well
known fact that :, large per ccntage Of
The criminals in that as well as in
other communities deliberately commit
crime in order to get in Jail where. they
are fed and housed by the State and live
in ideal idleness.
This vicious class is Il large one, ana
is constantly growing. The problem Of
what TO do with these people is !, hard
one. If there We're some law by Viii, h
they could be Decentralization entirely
out of the country and kept out forever.
it would be an undisguisnd and g,ounii-
full blessing. Unfortunately there is no
such law, ana these depravcl and un-
mitiEated nuiSanceS arc like the poor.
always with rs.
The chain gang plan was unsucccss-
fully tried in Newport News. The rc:ls-
on it was not n success was not because
the plan was not 4 good one ana not
because it was incap,blr Of successful
trial. but because Of the determined
and logged opposition 10 it by those
whose business it was to see that th,.
order Of the council providing for the
gang was rightly enforced
This order vas deliberately aisre-
Sarded and has been allowed to fall
into allegiance. The council has taken
| no cngEizance Of the disobc,l;enre and
continues To nay out large bills for
street work ana large bills for the keen
| of these human warts.
There is no reason Why the Same re-
suit should follow such an order issued
| for Blaodlield if the proper authorities
Will see that it is obeyel
The idea is 20 have THE chain gang
for several months. There are. hundreds
Of people who do not mind going to jail.
but VINO seriously object to going into
4 chain gang. They object To the pub
iicity of the thing ana they object still
moro % the work attached Ia the Job.
lience it is believed that With Il chain
gang plan in operation for several
| months the justices will be able Il, clean
up much of tn" petty crime that exists
in the Bloodfield region
Rut there is really no reason why the
chain gang should not b" made a per
| inanent institution. AS is we'll
known. 1t is needed BADLY enough.
Crime is permanent thing ana the
chain gang. It is believed should he
permanent also.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
Never Mi. d the 1yaat,..r.

! &c rain is not keeping the Latrons Of
s".Et OF Pines away from that p:nasa !, :
ie:ert Which is increasing in popular
Nv us the days go by un.er the careful
ana discriminating MANAGEMENT ,s
M *srs White and Lyons. The closed
PaEi!lion theater effectually protects ri!
VINO attend the performances, which
ere given nightly. An unusually strong
E'l is on this week and is pleasing al
y hG are fortunate enough to see 3 pro
scntation 1T Is a good. clean, walI-con.
celved show--just the sort to catch the
tired eye and please the weary fanny
after a days work
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
Attracted Attention.

nc announcement made yesterday 10
the effect that the Ilusllin colony from
West Tennessee will move its settle
;r"nl to the coast and in all prona hility
Y II: locate either above Ncwrnr; News.
on the Virginia Peninsula or acros !.
James river at Chucka tiick creek.
which is directly opposite the city. a.
tlactc'l great deal of attention and
tbs coming IF the disciples OF John
ltuSkin Will be looked forward 10 vita
much interest.
The establishments of this colony any
Mere near Newport News is bound 10
benefit the city. There are over SEQ men
az: women in the colony and all arc a.
81 Industrial turn Of mind While lhe
i"dlVihuas do not circulate the money
earned by the colony, much II it gons
ort through the head men and the pres
cree Of the colony near any communit,
IS btun to be Of some advantage
1t ~ reported now that the colonis.s
haHc another site under consideration.
ihiS is said to he near, Lynnhavcn Ray.
IL IS believed, however. that a site ir
t'i. vicinity will be selected, as it will
y an advantage to the colonis.s to y.
near Newport News and Norfolk.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
The BOARD or IstAl.TH.
Special Nesting Today to C"n~id-r I'M
rnrtnnt Matters.

The BOARD Of Health. Dir. John i:
1slshy. president. Will meet :utl.ty
a 1890 O'clock at the city halt for the
purpose OF considering the ::ivlsaiioility
Of conslemning the outlet to the Oil
d, minion Land Conli,anS's sewer ~.
Twenty-seventh street between War
wick and Jefferson avenues.
AS the matter is one Of Importance 1t
is expected shat there will be Il full at
tendance Of .he beard.
che sewer in question emnii,s into
tire Ola creek in the neiG hhorho1l mcE-
tl0ned and in the heart of q thickiy
settled section of the city. The mcirt-
bers 70 the Board Of Health who have
discussed the advisabir;ty Of c,adc,, n
ing the outlet are of the opinion that
tie presence Of the sewer in it,. present
condition is detrimental to the health
OF the city. They are also Of tho cp;n-
;,E that this part Of tho private saver
SHOULD be embodied in tho main sewc:
Is, order that there will be no outlet in
thai section Of the city
it is probable that the board Will con
denim the outlet %, todnys nc..Jirg.
al: indications painting that way.
THE ".AFrTiT!HA1 AIsH,"
the "aflcrma TIL Of the smallpDx n1i-
Comic, as the health authorities call
h-T,. was released from he nest house
yes,erday morning entirely cured ., tie
,dlseasc.
+; is not generally known that 'or re
pasf week the pest house has had ,r.c
occupant suffering With smallpox, M;
such is the case
When the last patient was is
cna.ged from the pest house several
weeks ago. it was believed that the dis
ease was entirely wiped out and lin {
tlerc would be no further o,.casior 20
Use the pest house this summer 7Es
Board Of Health relieved the force on
,luty and closed the buildings up for the
summer.
Last Tuesday. however. Charles
Haynes. a celorcd man. was discovered
sCffering with, the disease III a mia
form and he was sent TO the pest mouse
lie improved rapidly and yesterday
nc was released.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
THAT IlUGGEN<; lsUG,
Il is Discovered at Inst by a Clover Young
lady.

Some time ago the Daily Pros pun
l4slied an account Of :, rainarka!,,c
hrG@ins bug, which Mr.. w. G: Burgess
f;ti put in alcohol to preserve a,.i
Wr:oh was attracting much aitcntion
One If Mr. Burgess friends yesterday
wicte him the following. whii1 Will III
Interesting in this connections:
Your hngsing hug is an old friend
or father an enemy of mine. rome -,
&c: chasing each other when | was 4:
CT ia and it was not in fun ..trcr
According TO liuelrs Savage Void. I
IT is he Stag Beetle Iuranus Carn,:)
or Corn Rug-a European SPECIES. it 5
commonly called the Cock6hafrr.
Il flies Iily With whirr like that
Of 4 pheasant. 1t has a familiar repre-
SCI t"tive in the American tunlh.t. bug.
rs,t cially the larger species. which is
similarly provided With a nom on TIC
snout. The Stag Beetles antcnn.,
i'c:'r 4 striking resemblance tn lnc
mems OF the lecr. IT Burrows into
trots to deposit it's larvae
~ learned yesterday that the ksSin.;
bug originated in New Jersey ana is
: cross between grasshopper ard t.,a
potato bug"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
BROKE. JAIL

Andrew Brooks. Il young negro whn
stands charged With breaking open
l-!chenstein's slaughter house in the
county about on The night If Maici:
u. 1898. ana who was arrested las, sat
urcaS by Deputy Sheriff Phillips. Of III
county. effected his escape .rum thu
Hlhodfieid Jail between = ana > o'clock
Ne"lerday morning Ivy cutting hi; wlv
through the door
The Rloodfield authorities have not
fled the city police ana also the polio
ot Manchester where Brooks lived be-
fcre coming to this city 1t is leicvr,l
thai he has gone to Manchester.
Ercoks succeeded in getting out Of Tile
chine was committed -wrEi nothing was
seen Of him until he showed ln in
l:io odcld last week
CAPTAIN james y. Field represented
tee prisoner and the hearin, WAS sct
for Tuesday. but the attorney w, 40
tanned ut Warwick courthouse. ana ask
81 Tor 4 continuance until Friday The
prisoner is gone now ana an indefinite
pGstponement will Be necessary.
ANTHONY REL LEASED.
William r. Anthony. the young man
who was arrested for the theft or 4
nl'r Der Of articles from boartlcrS in th,:
house where he lived ana who confess;
ei his crime. was given Il hearing in
tie Police Court yesterday lnorninc.
The boys father arrived here. Tues
day afternoon from North Carolina 10
ASSIST his son with whom it is said. liz.
has had a lot Of trouble Tho charges
against young Anthony were ;cparat g !.
Ill order to reduce them to mis,lcncan-
o:s and as all of the parties from whoa
the goods were stolen admitted That
they had received satisfaction. Justice,
Erown discharged the prisoner on his
promise to return home with his father.
Mr.. Anthony is a well known citizca
Of North Carolina. During tn. last war
he was colonel of the rou, u North
Carolina Volunteer Infantry. Hc les.
yesterday for Old roint wit,l MS ~.
ail.: from there the two will 20 home.
TWO BOYS ARR AIC;N ED.
John Williams and George Williams
he fourteen and twelve ycar-oId sons
o. Mrs. i. T.. Williams were arraignc,i
IN the Police Court yesterday lruif:r.
charged With throwing potatoes at pa
dcStrianS. officer Padgett caught tho
boys in the act of throwing and escort.
cd them 70 Justice Browns court. Whe,,
tue justice spoke seriously about snnl-
ing: the boys to Jail for such conduct
kctt of them broke down and PROMISED
to 10 better. They We're their own
counsel and argued that it was the FIRST
time that they had ever been summon
e. to court. For THIS reason th.,
thought Mr. Brown should not Doe har1
Oh them.
everything looked well for the b,y
until George made the statement that
ne mad never given a policeman trouble
wren Mr.. PadSett reminded him tina.
ms mother had requested the officer to
Keel a watch for her boy, who had
threatened to remain out all night last
=" turday That opened up another line
o. argument. George denied it, but til J,
brother told on him. Justice Brown
after reprimanding the bows cent there
home
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
HERE IS A SAMPLE
OF the Business Done at This
Port.
BATCH OF FIVE BIG SHIPS
Loading at One lime for Foreign Ports
3h.ic Combined Cargoes Something
: Tremendous Inte, estinx
Scenes at the riers.

The United States Shipping Cnmra-
ny which is probably the best equipped
for the business Of any in CHS commun-
t1, has now on hand 4 contrac, ."r
los ding five huge steamers praci.eai'y
at one time. This is 4 Very unuscal
III ng. even With this company Wi,iS!.
handles nothing but big business
The st. i.noch. that Staunrh r-ssn,
which has weaihcrrd so many rr,,:1r
gales under the command OF h,r $'!-
ant master captain owen. will tax,
to Antwerp 50.ooo bushels Of oats 70, 4
large general cargo.
The big steamer barcelona. CAPTAIN
Rchn Will take to Hamburg :iltv ears
Q: lard sixteen car loads of gram. litiy
cars Of lumber 10000 barrels Of Of an,l
a lot of other stuff.
The Eccnum. Captain ulorshurgh, is
booked for Glasgow With a large cargo
l-c,udfrs among other items sixty ears
Of umhcr. 5000 Of -four and 30 head uf
cattle.
The Earhly. Captain MaSflell has
como over from Norfolk for 4 full largo
Of grain. She is awaiting orders.
Capt. Thomas has the ThorGisa 1T No.
9 pier coaling she will take on Il i,.ll
orders She came in from Tenor;
These are the five vessels refcrr. Il Ia
above. Their Combined cargocS w'll
equal in value. or surl'ass. the entire cx-
roHts from Norfolk for Single m"ntl,
The scene about thu piers i. :. h;,s-
aro interesting: one.
M M I pier the L. & O. stnlma. IA
nawha is rapidly loading a general ear
so.
Al No !: the monster Rapilan s ;,k-
ing on grain.
The historic steamer Buen.vcn.ura
lie first capture in the late wa: with
Spain, lies ct No. , pier coaling
At This pier also is the canal barge
Charles Foster. of Ecrmillion. tal.n. IN
coal. Just across AT No. . is 1h,. biz
fou:-master Edith OE,o1t Of New ,rk.
receiving her cargo IF coal the ,l....-
master j. Percy !'artram is lying in !,
listlcss SORT of fashion 1T No 4. waiting
TO load.
Changes in officers We're made Tues
daE in the steamers OF the Merchants
enc Miners Transrortalio Company
as follows: Chief officer j. H. Dgss
of the ,Juniata. With Cart. !. ". HonS
has been promoted to master nf the
Isasca. Capt. ]. f. Ryan. OF he Itast:;l
has hcen transferred To lire berkshire.
and Captain Easter. of the Rcrlshirr.
viii rttlllan in command Of Inc Chat
ham, recently purchased from the gov
eminent.
The Chatham was due at Baltimore.
ye.-terday from Philadelphia, in .on-
nrand OF Captain Faster The p:an,o-
ton Of Captain Digs means the pre-
motion Of other otiicc.s in the i:,r as
sool rs the Chatham is ready for sea
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
G. so. Route Al to R,chmond.

July aoth. Train leaves u Old Point it'' 7SS
a. NJ. Phoebus, 1888; Hampton. 7:45:
Newport News, sis "A. NJ. Returning
leaves Richmond 8 p. NJ arriving in
Newport News 1915 P. NJ. Old Point
1925 J.. i. HERMAN, Manager.
jy-20. @, 25. 90
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27

500 Cut Glass Tumblers, Toe. to 75c.
ADAMS RACKET STORE. 7-25:5t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
a Nice Honso,

Built on three Of the best located lots
in the city. Buy it at $4,000 THE
EOA!gS REAL. ESTATE. LOAN AND
ms TRANCE CO. T.. M Peterson.
Manager Basement New Bank Rn,Id.
lfg, Thirtieth street and Washington
%senee' 1861
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
$500 lIiscnpot..

s ny applying today you can save $500
on the purchase of a. snlendd home on
Forty-ninth street between Washing
, Ion ana Lafayette avenues. COT
IItELL REAL. ESTATE co. II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-27
$685.,

VIII! buy two adjoining lots in 4 good
neighborhood. commanding a beautiful
view Of Hampton Roads. This price
good for three days only. THE ROAT,s;
REAL. ESTATE. LOAN AND INSUR-
ANCE CO, T.. NJ. Peterson, Manager.
1-26-5t
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-25
nAlY GoRILLN As 4 pET.

1.-THE incest pct that ever came to
my knowledge" said woman who has
lived in Africa. was a young gorilla,
the property Of a merchant named
Jones The mother of the baby gorilla
had been killed BY tho natives and tho
baby was offered for sale. Nj Iones
was greatly Interested IN FOflIlaH and
bought this small specimen for n Few
ahiilnna. and roon the baby was climb.
Ing nil over him. "a habit those gurillns
have. AIR. Jones soon found that HE
small friend WIS too young 20 eat and
sn hr hirad native boy 10 look after
the gorilla To his delight. little Jenny.
na DE- named tho gorilla. grow strong.
ana soon WINS able to III az the table
with him and eat almost everything set
before her Above all things. she wus
fond OF bananas and jam. The black
boy developed u very sweet tooth him.
solf and helped himself on the Ny to
the Jam. Mr.. Jones Inquired how u
came that the Jam pot was always
empty and, u course. poor Jenny H1t
the blame Tor q. because she could not
talk aud defend herself. But she was
equal q the occasion. a Few days
latrI che got hold OF the boy waiter.
when Sir Jones was present. and pulled
NNAN ~ Wv 'NNNNlAAf AANAH AAAfl u WIS
opened, she pointed to the boy and 20
the lam pot, which was empty again.
SO little Jenny revengcd herself on the
uccuscr, ana her master trusted her
more than ever. lie took her with him
everywhere possible. II no went with
out her she would search the whoir
place. and, n unsuccessful would con-
unuc her search M the houses ~ other
Europeans. She would look into every
room, even into the beds. FOR her mas
ter n she did not lind him perhaps
somebody would tell her 90 20 home.
that her master was there. She would
go back and was oycrioyed IN sho
found him. Everyone was attached To
little Jenny Mr.. Jones Intended 10
take hcr home with him 10 England
after he had her about two years. lie
was very busy in the last few weeks
ana absent from home good deal. on,
can hardly Imagine his sorrow when.
ON hiH return home from a long buai-
ness triple found his little friend dead.
either starved or polsoncd--Ncw York
sun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-25
ENGLAND AS
AN AGGRESSION
Deliberately Decided to Destroy the
South African Republic.
PLAN ADOPTED YEARS AGO.
wilmer Was sent to the Cape tor the
Purpose 81 Establishing uritish
control In tie Rand,

New York. July 25.-A dispatch 20 the
fines from London says.
Tho attention u an England De- again
turned toward the TuuHvnHa Tho
Times myr Premier schrciuor of Cape
Colony, cannot inclto Nrurcr 90 mako
further concessions This statement De-
generally accepted a. reasonable ln The
face Of schrolncr's explanation that boz
advised Kruger 10 wait until he heard
from tho imperial government
Much unrest H. unaffected here. and
this 81 not likely 10 be- loasoncd 100 the
next few days. An authority Of mrh-
est character made tho following Htutc-
nent today.
Unless every demand N England b.
compiled with there viii be- war This
has been the intention of tho govern
inent from the outset. The government
has taken "a leaf out uf kltChpurrH
book and both the diplomatic camuaHn
nnd the possible military one 10 follow
VIII be 81 the most positive and huHl.
ness like character.
"Aiiiner was sent to South Africa fur
tho purpose ~ establishing the ruzur-
ainty Of England not only IN foreign
but In domestic aftairs. Ills irfrduri-
BILE minimum was decided upon before
hand Tho 0utlauderH desires were
thoroughly considered AMI decided 90
b. reasonable. n Miners demands arr
GRANTED n Will establish EnEiand'H right
20 Interfere IN the domestic annira %
the Tfansvnhl. n not there viii be war.
Lord ka'ishury's resignation may b.
cxa~eied Within a few months His
wife'a illness may be given ~ the cause.
He " tired Of the game ana anxious
20 retire, Only two mon urc thought %
90 succeed him and only one ~ possible
at present namely. the duke ~ Devon
shire His friends ara now working
hard. Chamberlain h not Inactive but
Engllshmon generally are afraid ~ him
yet ~ a leader. Public opinion uicribea
10 him too much ahrcwdncaa rather
than too much ability, IL ~ felt that he
Is to- much Of "A politician, too little OF
"a statesman,
Every little detail Of the campaign
has been mapped out. II Will not BE- "a
repetition Of former lights with tho
liocrH. II will be ruther a campaign on
the lines of kitchenera advance la the
Soudan. Every point In the rear viii
b. made safe before an advance ~
made.
In tho coming conflict the whole
British empire viii take part The
English volunteers have been sounded
and they are ready. Australia. New
Zealand, Canada. and India have been
hoard from and viii be called upon. No
chances will be taken and Tor every
particle OF damage the ioer innicts
contrary O. the laws OF civilized war
faro, no will be compelled Ia defrny
the expense. This relates to the posi-
bio destruction Of the rand"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-25

enoy and economy, The question ls.
where are the men and officers 20 coni1
FROM The ships on the station have
at the present moment no more than
their peace compliments N mon, and
hardly n ship but has from two to six
fewer officers than IN January lAes, q
month before the war was thought inn
minent Add 10 this the additional du.
ties which are performed ~ some ot
these officers az the Cavife arsenal ana
elsewhere. the strain consequent upon
state OF Instant Readiness, the ln-
creased ana more cNnctlnE duties
everywhere. together with the fact that
% has been necessary to send an the
marine guards 20 garrison The naval
arsenal nt CaWtc. leaving their duties
ON board ship 20 be reformed 10y blue
jackets. n must be apparent That no
further depletion " the crews could he
permitted without Gripping the HhIns
AZ the same time the three very good
runh0ata captured frum the spanish
are nearly ready Tor service 90 Hong
kong. aud VIII soon requifc. crows
10 Dr. rumored about the Meet thnt
the Monterey ana Monadncck are soon
Co be- plurc1 IN ordinary ana their crows
distributed on these crulnera-thc Don
Juan do Austria. fsla de cuba, iala DC
Lugnn. and some ~ the small gunboata.
IN fact. there Or 90 be- q Ernnd break
up aud roarunEemcnt upon the DEPART
ufp VI Admiral Dewey Tor the United
states In the olympia. Week
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-25
COMPLAIN AGAINST OTIS.
Specific Allegations Made by War Cores
pendent a, Manila.
some OF Ilis Charges Sensational one
Was that ihc Volunteers were
About TO Mating,

London, July 25.-A private letter re-
oclycd here today from "a war corre-
spondcut at Manila and dated June Il
says;
There seems to be no end Of the war
in sight The censorship ls constantly
becoming moro troublesome. General
otis recently established % rule that
anything rclntIug 10 tho navy must be
taken TO the commander uf the neet
Tor his approval and afterwards sub
mlttel Co the military censor. thus Md
ing Co our difficulties. For some raa-
son which tho censor would not explain
Con. OtlH refused to allow us 10 send
the death OF the MouudnnckH captain,
Nichols for two days after lta occur
renee. The general also retu. a 60 lot
ua send news of the disappearance OF
Captain Rockefeller (Aurl 80 ON the
ground that 10 would worry hls family,
or the hlllnE of Captain Tlllcy uf tho
signal corps until the next day. The
correspondents are an very tIrrd OF mis-
arrangement, which simply means that
they must $50 out and run large QhauCcB
ut getting shot several tlmra without
being able 90 make regulations, be-
cause their stories must always reflect
OtlH'a NIoWa,
"lt iH Impossible 20 write the truth
about the situation. The resources and
lighting qualities NJ the natives are
quite misunderstood by tho American
papers and We cannot write the facts
without being accused OF treason. nor