Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-24
THE BATAVIA PORT.
Arr.v d Here on Her Made en- yoyar .O,her
Marine News.

The new steamship Batavia arrive.
IN port yesterday from Hamburg on
her maiden trip. She is fresh rom the
yard Of her builders ana carries soma
cargo for Baltimore
The Batavia belongs TO the Hamburg
American Packet Company and viii
run between Baltimore ana Hamburg.
she has abundant cargo space ana
nrst-claSs passenger accommodations
She is the prettiest vessel of her class
ever cen in port.
Captain II. Magin commands the Ra
taEla The new vessel will load sever
al hundred tons OF cargo here and will
sail tomorrow morning for Baltimore to
finish her cargo there. She will sail
from Baltimore in a few days on her re-
turn voyage to Hamburg
THE ORDER lHFICEIV7ED.
Collector Of Customs J. w. Elliott has
received from the Department Of As-
i-i&ulture the official order making Ne.N-
port News one os the places in which
cattle from Canada may be shipped for
export without inspection. Un to this
, ,r New York. Boston and Portland.
Mc were the only ports through which
catt!e ana, sheep could be shipped. Now
Newport News. Baltimore and Phila
ielphia have been added to the list
snder this order. cattle properly ship
ped from Canadian cities through the
,e admitted here without inspection.
collector Elliott received notice several
LAYS ago that a shipment Of Canadian
cattle was en- route here.
FIRE IS OUT AT LAST
At last the fire which has been in Tho
cargo of the German steamer Olinda
IN Hampton Roads. has been subdued.
All day Wednesday the wreckins tug
Rescue, Of the Merritt & Chapman
fleet, was busy pumping water out OF
streams Of water to put out the ire
Nuch or the cargo of the Olinda was
taken from her on barges, so as to save
It. and it will he reloaded on the steam
g! for New York. her original destina-
ton when she was brought into the
Reads With her cargo on fire
COAL GOING ABROAD.
The British bark Colburga has sailed
from Philadelphia for Newport News
and on reaching port she will COM
mence to load large cargo Of coal for
Barcelona, Spain.
nonnced is that of the British steam
ship Aava now at Philadelphia, which
Will load coal either at Newport News
or Norfolk for Manila, for the Ame:i-
can squadron. The charter figure is
$3.50 a ton and the Alava will carry
about 5000 tons
Inc Italian steamship Hercules has
been chartered to load coal FOR Genoa
at either Newport News or Norfolk.
All these territories have been ac-
Hul!fu only recently Tor shipments OF
coal from this country There is SO
large 4 demand from European coun-
tries for coal from the United States
that the question has arisen among
shipping men as TO whether or not i
would pay to have GOLFERS constructed
mere to carry the fuel at lesser ~, ties
than those demanded by the genral
trading vessels. I'H
MnDDL EGROUND BAR.
The special committee appointed by
ihe Business Mems Association TO p,lsh
the matter of dredging battle-ground
i'ar. will hold another meeting in
Few Gays for the purpose Of consider
ing certain communicate. onS which are
expected almost daily
secretary Patton was instructed t.
write to a number OF prornnen. rail-
road and shipping men to interest them
IN the work and find ous the best ,vav
TO go about having the bar drcdgei
re has written to President ingalls,.
General Counsel Whitaker and General
Manager Stevens, Of the Chesapeake e
OHIO Railroad: Mr.. G. g. Olrutt, of tho
Newport News shEbui!ding and Dry
Dock Company: General Wilson, chief
81 engineers OF the United States army:
Major Casey. of Norfolk, engineer in
charge of waters hereabouts and Pres
ldent Edwards. Of the Virginia Pilots
Association. He expects 10 receive lot
tiers from these gentlemen in a few
days 7','''