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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Today's stock
market was sluggish and drifting
throughout. Professional traders wera
inclined to buy stocks at the opening
with the idea of discounting a favor
ape bank statement. The appearance
or the bank statement on the tape was
the signal for Il light realizing move
ment and. as there was no outside de-
nland to absorb it, prices fell away
Inc closing was dull but distinctly
easy. Sugar and Glucose were strong
on the reported plan for absorption Of
competitors. There was evidences of
strength in Union and Northern Pa
enc. Burlington and in one or two
OF the less prominent industrials.
GAINS DID NOT HOLD.
None of the gains were we'll main
tanned the whole list being affected bv
the easier tone of the London dealings.
The lack Of response to the bank
statement was due to the understand
ing that the recuperation in reserves
was wholly due to bond redemption OBJ
eratlonS with the sub-treasury Thu
TACT that the movement of currency
is still in favor of the interior on ba :,
ance and the progress of the sterling
rate towards the gold export point, a
lurther step of which was made TODAY.
leaves the future Of the money mar
ket still unproinising from the stock
operators point of view.
Dealings in bonds have been on a
moderate scale and price movements
nave been i'm line with the stocks of the
same concerns.
The total sales Of stocks today were
1900 shares Stocks closed as fol-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

SI11Nth1o IttoDO1E AlSHEl.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Wheat was
steady early. but weakened on q poor
demand from outside. closing Ia0I3s
under yesterday. Corn, influenced by
the wheat market, closed u shade UNI
der. Oats closed Il shade higher and
provisions 5@7's up. the latter sup
ported by a good demand and light hog
supply. The leading futures ranged as
follows: U.. ..
Arts Open. High. Low. Close.
WHEAT. No. .
Dec. 643a 64M@T 633s 641s
May. 6S1s@69 50 6SA @as 6S3s@}4
May. s2A@ S2ss@M s21S $31s@I
OATS, No. g
May. 235s 2s3sG24 2331 23M@%
MESS PORK. per bbl.-
May, s5771$ ss5 s57,s ss21z
LARD, per 100 lbs
Dec. 4s71@ 4ao 4s71s 4so
May, 5s2la $40 5s2,3 5s7A
SHORT RIBS, per 100 lbs .M
5 RSs: . zs!3 I: sss;: t,:!: SO
Cash quotations We're as follows:
Flour. easy; No. 3 spring wheat, $50
81; No. , red, 66ME: No. > corn, 3014 @
u: No. > oats. 22A 0l23: No. white,
PAN No. white, 241aM25h; No. ? rye,
40; No. 9 barley, 37@M43; NO. 1 fax
seed, 1879: prime timothy seed, $50; mess
pork, per Dbl. 710@950; lard, per 100
lbs. 4S0M515; short ribs sides Noose),
4S6M5l5; dry sailed shoulders (boXetD,
5asM1a; short clear sides (boxedD, 5000
90: whiskey, distllers' finished goods.
per gal. l23l.; No. 9 yellow corn, S012G.
q.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.-Flour-Dull;
unchanged.
Wheat-Dull; spot and month, 500
y; January, 702s@A; May, "A asked;
southern, by sample, 6767O1..
Corn-Dull; mixed, spot. 313s @37H
month, 5I@n1i: December, new or old,
3G5A@1s; January, 36as@1a: February,
36l!GM southern White, 331aG l3S. @
Oats-Firm; No. 2 white, 32@1a.
Rye-Dull and easy No. .. near b.,
a.
Butter eggs, Cheese and Sugar
Unchanged.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
TIE WORD "Ln
Personal Capital Letter Is Used In
No Other Language Than
English. wa

NJ. lola, when in England, was much
Impressed with the English use Of the
capital ~" "Why is it, he saws, chat
the Englishman, when ne writes of him
self, should invariably use capital let
ter? That tall II which occurs So often
In personal narrative strikes me as
being very arrogant. A Frenchman.
referring to himself, writes 'je,' with a
small j; German, though ne may
crafty all HIS substantives with capital
letters, employs small 81 in writing
ich;' Spaniard, when he uses the per
sonal pronoun at all, bestows q small
y in his 'yo,' while he honors the per-
son he addresses with capital "
believe indeed-though am not suffi-
GENTLY acquainted with foreign Ian
suages to speak with certainty on that
point-that the Englishman is the only
person in the world who applies a car
ital letter to himself" n. lola might
have enforced his contrasts still further
by referring to the japanese, who really
have no word for 81" In speaking of
oneself in japanese self-deprecatory
terms are used, such as Servant" .tbe
awkward person." Junior" while in
speaking Of or to other people com
plimentary terms are employed, such
as senior" master" prince fused
by young men in addressing each other
familiarity. The most usual japanese
equivalent for "I'' is .watakushi."
which means literally "selfishness.'
Buffalo Commercial.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03

THE STEAMER S. A. M,cAIr:
VII leave Newport News at the foots
o. o., FER A, Twenty-ifth street. from tt,s
o n Dominion Pier, every Mond an
NJ ~ eaH 1vita - and Friday. about 7:l5 W.
James River Landings and Petersh,r9
ana every Tuesday. Thursday ana SAL.
urday, about $3.50 P. NJ, for Norfn1t
Leaves Norfolk every Monday. weInaa snss
day and Friday at 500 A. M. 11s1s.InTs
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ON DEWEY,S FLAGsHIP.
Incidents That Show His Kind Heart
"A Wonderful Canary and
Other Tales.

There was not an officer or man of
the Olympia who talked with a Trib-
une reporter that failed to indorse the
opinion that the American public has
termed or Dewey's character and his
aehlevements. Although strict dis
clplinarian, the admiral has the at
lection of every one on the Olymnio
IN the fo'c'stle the other day many
stories of his generosity and kindly
nature were being told. One of these
relates to third-class apprentice boy,
who had leave to go ashore when the
Olympia was at Trieste.
A little later the admiral noticed that
the lad had not accompanied the lib
erty party. Asked why he had not
gone, the boy replied that he had no
money. ".." .#
How much do you want?" the ad-
miral asked. '".Y#
well, would like pound Gan Eng
lish sovereignty" VI
All right; here it is; now go and
enjoy yourself" Dewey said, as he
handed the boy the money.
On another occasion while the Olvm-
pia was at Trieste one Of the officers
stopped whole liberty party from go
ing ashore because the men did not
have on the regulation blue chest cloth.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of the admiral, who not only per
mitted the men to go ashore, bu, or
dered the officer below Again, while
crossing the Atlantic, the tackles" or
gained some private theatricals. il
was necessary for one of the char
acters to wear a dress suit. Dewey
gave the amateur actors his only dress
suit.
In the dinner hour recently the
crew occupied themselves in various di-
versions. Some of them played dom
mos and checkers; some were engaged
in exhibiting the tricks which two
cats and Philippine pig have been
trained to perform, while still many
more others were seated around the
decks writing letters. Almost to man
the marines and blue jackets have come
home stocked with souvenirs of the
war. Tom Toohey, a coxswain, has a
full dress uniform and chapeau which
belonged to Admiral Monteio. The
adniraIs card is in the lining of the
hat. Toohey was one of the first men
to land at Cavite. Reaching the Spanish
admiraIs quarters he found the uni
form, and forthwith appropriated it.
1t seems that canary was the vic
tim OF the first casualty to occur when
the attack was made on the Spanish
fleet. The canary was hung in the Ra-
leigh In g, cage above one OF the six
inch guns. When the gun was dis
charged the conclusion hurled the cage
down hatchway, breaking one of the
canary's legs. The bird amputated lis
own leg with Its beak, ard when seen
recently was as clipper and as blithe
as any of the 200 sound canaries that
are on the Olympia.
From last May until January this
year none of the bluejackets had any
shore leave. They were allowed to 70
ashore when the ship reached Hong
Kong, and SO exuberant were they
that they forgot discretion and over
stayed their leave. The same thing
happened at Trieste, with the result
that a good many tackles" are now in
the fourth class.
So much saluting has been done by
the Olympia while on her homeward
Journey that the two forward six
Founders used for saluting are nearly
worn out.-N. y. Tribune.
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
COTTON FUTURES.

: =
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-COtton futures
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Money on call
steady, at 5 per cent; prime mercan-
lle paper, 5z06 per cent. Sterling ex-
chanse, firm, with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.S614 OK for demand
and at 4.S1MM for sixty days; posted
rates, AS2@A; commercial bills, 4.SOA
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MERCHANTS & MINERS TRANS.
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M ERCHANTs & MINERS TEAMS.
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LINES FOR BOSTON, PROVI.
DENCE AND BALTIMORE.
pa neave newport News via Norfolk 9oe,
Eoston every Monday, Wednesda,y aHi3
-! FRIDAY. Leaves for Providence eyerR
tuesday, Thursday and Saturday aaiis
ing from Norfolk at P. M. =
Leave Newport News for Baltin1nrn
caily, Tuesdays except, at S M
cG com for Washington, Philadals
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~. o. including Htateroom berth.
omnodations and cuisine urenneI-'
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OLD DoM1N1oM STEAMSHIP
Daliy service between New York ana
Virginia Points.
Lhe elegant steamships Hamilton.
Jefferson. Guyandotte. Princess Anne.
and Old Dominion leave New YorE
every day. except Sunday, at p. M..
Tor Norfolk and Newport News. touch
ing at Fort Monroe on the south bounta
trip. Ships leave Norfolk for New York
direct daily at 600 p. M
A short, delightful and inyixoratlnsa
sea voyage. -
FARE
FIRST class. straight, Including
meals and berth. Sena
hound trip. f1rst-c1ass, including
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steerage. without subsistence 4.60
STEAMER LURAY arraves from
Sm1thf1eld and leaves for Norfolk daIrwS
except Sunday at 9 A. Nj. Returning
leaves Norfolk from Bay Line wharf,
every day at 3 p. NJ = =
All business between New York and
newport News transacted at Pier g. 5
All business between Newport News.
Norfolk, Smithheld ana local pffntg
transacted at Pier A. foot Twenty-GftS
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THE NORFOLK AND WASHING
ION STEA MB0AT COMPANY. Tho
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OF: Silver certificates, sM@59h. Bar
silver. SO: Mexican dollars, an
State bonds. steady: railroad bonds.
irregular; government bonds, strong
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Futures closed barely steady.
spot closed quiet, 1-16 lower: mid
ding uplands, "a; middlirg gulf, s; no
sales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
SPARRING.

The attendance at Music Hail. Baltimore
last night to witness the boxing contest
between Joseph Cans and Martin Judge
nearly filled the house Cans was the IA
vorte at 800 to $50. and by getting the
decision won the money for his hackers
The fight was made for each man to weigh
weight. but Judge, it was stated tipped
the scales at las pounds Cans does not
take on weight quickly and did not pos
sibly weigh over 1871 pounds when he step
ped in the ring. Judge looked as though
he weighed over $50 pounds In Judges
corner were Archie McEachern and
Robert Thompson. professional cyclers, and
Walter H. Schlichter. Behind Cans were
Caleb Bond, Jerry Marshall and Herman
Miller.
Cans and Judge had fought a twenty
round draw in Toronto, Canada, last win
ter, and fast fight was looked for. despite
the difference in weight. The fight may
have proved to be great, but 1t was stopped
at the end of the twelfth round, when the
men were fighting more nearly even than
they had been in several of the preceding
rounds.
The deputy marshal of police said he
stopped the fight because one man had the
others head in chancery and was hitting
him. while the permit called for boxing
match When the fight was stopped Cans
had shown his superiority over Judge to
such an extent that the referee, George
Mantz, had no alternative but to award
the fight to Cans. The Interference caused
a disappointment. Judge was doing good
work and Cans was firing. and many
thought Judge would at least stay the
limit though Cans had not been hit hard
or often enough to be hurt His tired
feeling came from his own exertion in eff
forts to put Judge out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
TENNIS.

Play in the tennis tournament at the
Gainesville Country Club, Maryland, con-
tinued yesterday before a large number of
spectators. The Washifigtonians won every
match they played yesterday except a
game in the semf-fnal doubles, which Da-
wilson and MetcaAf aOst to Smith and
Haigh. Darknessdpretented the finish of
this match. 1t will be played Off early to-
day. The winners, VIII play Hills and
Warffeld, who won from Gregg and Hen
drick by default, for the championship in
the doubles. az, Il
Today the finals in the singles are TAX
ing place. DavidsonT by winning from
Gregg by default. is In the finals, and his
opponent is expected to be Smith. who has
comparatively easy men to defeat. The
summaries follow:
First round, doubles-Smith and Haigh
defeated Gieske and Hubner. 6-O, IT,.
Davidson and Melcalf defeated Theoba.d
Hills and warfield defeated McKim and
Jenkins, rs, 6-S, 6-3
Gregg and Hendrick defeated w. Farber
and Dallam, 6-3, 6-3.
Semi-finai doubles-Hills and Warhed
won from Gregg and Hendrick by default.
Preliminary prize, consolation prize
Yearley defeated Rock, rs, 6-S.
Hills defeated nj. West. go, 60.
Theobald defeated Phillips by default.
w. Farber defeated G. Colston, 81. 81.
First round, censelation-Hiiis defeated
Year:ey. Ga. (Only one game played In
n atch)
W. Farber defeated Theobald. 81. G-3.
Second round, singies-Metcalf defeated
Thompson, 6-S. Ga, Ell.
Semi-fnal. singles-Davidson won from
Gregg by default.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
Base Ball Notes.

base hall Notes.
Schmidt's rough handling Knocked all the
humor out of him.
Cleveland again today, with knepper on
the rubber-a hard proposition.
Freeman has been enormously credited
with home run, so that yesterdays four
sacker is his eighteenth.
Frank Scheibeck was ill yesterday mild
attack of malaria, but he will probably be
back in the game today.
Hemphill made nervy try for Mccain S
long fly in right field landing against the
wire fence and batting the ball out with
his left hand; otherwise Danny would have
had another homer to his credit.
People from the east interested in the
phantom league left yesterday for Chi
cago, where a meeting will be held tomor-
row and Monday. Representatives from
New York and Philadelphia have carried
Washingtons and Ba.timores proxies with
them.
Catcher McManus relieved Kittridge after
the game was safe for the Senators, and
the new man once more handled himself
nicely, although the 'Exiles' refused to
exert themselves in the way of stealing
bases.
That New York push refuses to come
hack into Senatorial company. With Davis,
Gleason. Doyle and Wrigley on the infeld
the team is pretty strong, especially with
their pitchers doing well, and they certain
ly trounced the "Perfectos" yesterday to
the queens taste
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
non-.l nf the Clubs.

Once more the peach pie, in the shape OF
the Cleveland club, was served at Natiohai
Park Yesterday and the Senators found IL
very much to their liking. They won as
,bay nleased by IA to 3. Twirler Schmidt
began twirling for the 'Outcasts, nut MS
stay on the rubber was short, MS SLOW
r,rx,es being hunted and safely placed with
a ,.ag,,Iaritv that was demoralizing. After
,ba Senators had rolled up eleven runs
o,,irst ciphers for the visitors, Schmidt
was relieved by the local pitcher Colllf1ow-
ar racentIv signed by the Cleveands. and
the batting picnic was stopped. The last
,;,,e the Cleyelands were in Washington
Schmidt twirled mastery ball for six in
ninss. not a run being scored. but yester-
day his downfall came quickly. Collifiower
won his game for the Clevelands on their
last trip and many believed that had he
started the game yesterday the WAN
aerers' might have had a chance. but 1t
should be remembered that the game was
..cinched' for the Senators. or they would
have played different ball. Coilino wv WIN
the Cleveland's last game in the city, ana II
Will then be seen whether he can repeat
his creditable performance when ne made
his debut in major league company.
Roy Evans twirled his second game for
the Senators, and like the one against Gin
cinnati 1t was of the mastery order
Evans extended himself somewhat for the
efforts. and the Clevelands managed to roll
of total of nine hits. The club is la
mentally weak with the stick, and in the
hands of Evans 1t developed into a case of
.sby my leave" when hit was made.
The only error charged to the Senators
was an easy grounder by Dick Padden.
something unusual for him while Dick Har-
ley had the only misplay against the Cleve-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
TROTTING.

The record crowd of the week attended
the fourth day Of the grand circuit meet
at Narragansett Park, Providence. r. l..
yesterday. The weather conditions were
the best of the week. which. with good
track. made fast time. The bettors got up
set in the first race OF the day. the 215
trotting, which was five-heat event.
Green Brine won the last three heats after
the favorite Lord Vincent. took the second.
Prince Alert owned by James Hanley of
Providence. R. L. won the 2.07 pacing in
three straight heats The winner reduced
his mark nearly two seconds. The second
mile was stepped in 2.05A. the fastest milo
of the meet. Sadie M, an outsider, won
the 219 trotting in straight heats. getting
a new mark of 213A. King Albert won the
2 II pacing in straight heats with ease. Tbs
meet will end today, with four events on
the card
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
LEADING ATHLETES ENTERED
Participants in the Y. NJ. @. A. Field and
Track Sports.
Games to He Held at Association Park
Next Saturday-Perfecting the
Arrangements.

The annual championship field and track
meeting and open handicap games of the
eastern section, Athletic League of North
America, will be held under the auspices of
the local Y. NJ. c. A. at the Association
Field, corner of 18th and c streets, next
Saturday afternoon. These are the first
athletic games held by the Washington Y.
NJ c. A. since 1891, when Atlantic Park, at
18th and U streets was the training quar-
tiers Of athletes, and the games attracted
entries from all the big clubs in the east
Prominent Local Entries.
At the games next Saturday will be seen
a number of prominent local men, several
of whom have not performed for a long
time, but seem to have recovered old-tme
form and promise to make things lively for
the Youngsters. In addition to the local
talent there are good many f1rst-class
men from out of town. Several of these
have been in championships and made good
records. The majority of outside men come
from the clubs and associations in Balu-
more. The big team from the Maryland
Athletic Club Is reported to be IN excellent
condition, which means that the men OF the
other clubs will have to hustle to get prizes.
OF the others from Baltimore the Central
branch Y. M. c. A. and the Bait more Ath-
letic Club said to have several hrst-
class men, especially in the weight events
From New Hampshire comes H. s. Whit
ney of the Manchester High school, VINO
has done fast work in the Sprints and quar-
ter-mile run. He has run in several sets of
the Boston A. A. games with creditable per-
formances among some of the fastest men
in New England. The Rochester, N. Y, Y.
NJ c. A. Is represented by LIE ghton Powell
in the running broad jump. Powell record
Is something over twenty feet, and as he is
now in good condition he will probably win
medal.
Pcrfcctfng ArrangeIhents.
The games are being thoroughly pushed
by the association. An advertising commit
tee Of fifty has been appointed, espec ally
to push the sale of tickets. In addition, a
special members meeting has been called
for Monday evening, at which everything
possible will be done to boom the games.
A reception committee will meet the visit
ing athletes at the depot, and escort them
to the association building, where they Will
be given the benefit of all the privileges.
After the games the competitors will be
escorteu to the building and treated to
reception. with refreshments. There will
be a musical and literary program. and
everything done to give the visitors good
time.
Following is the list of entries:
1OO-Yards Run.
r. H. Lummis. Wilmington Y. M. c. A;
w. Dick Dear, Central H. g.; n. 8. Whit
ney, Manchester, N. H.. H. s.: C. E. VIII
son, Central Y. NJ. c. A., Baltimore: W. l..