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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-21
FINE WORK FIR EE.
A Liberal Offer From the Empire Laur

4 Liberal Offel From the Empire Laun-
dry.
To each one of our patrons who
brings dollars worth Of Laundry we
will do up in first class style pair OF
lace curtains free of charge. That
means saving Of 40 per cent on each
dollar.
THE EMPIRE STEAM LAUNDRY,
Walnut Street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-21

THE best dinner for the money to
be had at s. ". Thompsnn'S restaurant.
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ART

The leading artists of the country
will contribute to the pages of the
WEEKLY, as heretofore, making it
the foremost illustrated weekly.
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FOR SALE.

THE HOMESTEAD BELONGING
20 the Estate OF Geo. {. Beckwith. con-
tanning 2S.S2 acres. situated at Haiku
Maui. near the Plantation grounds.
elevation coo feet. trade winds blow
fresh and cool from the sea: q COM
Portable substantial house ot : rooms.
dressing rooms. closets. kitchen. pan
try and Office. and several outbuildInE
all in good repair: fruit and shade
trees. Water supply from c!stcTa and
never falling springs. Good pasture
with ravinc and running water. Clear
title from Royal Patents For further
information inquire on the premises OF
of r. ". DAMON.
Care Bank % Hawaii.
JlGG-tf Honolulu.
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OFFICES FOR RENT.

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY
notify those Jhat may Wish 10 secure
Office room near the city froat lnI
shipping center % the Port. that they
intend 20 erect new TwO-STORY
BUILDING on the old site on Queen
street. and that the whole OF the sec
ond floor Will De arranged IN offices
en- suite or single. 20 suit intending
tenants. The proximity % this SIC %
the mercantile and shipping Ceutsr a
this port. makes &C. q m1sS convenient
location.
Applications Cor rooms may Be made
o.. once TO c. BREWER < COMPANY
LTD. Queen Street.
u1uoiu'G. January 18th. iS55
5ieS
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PASSENGERS.


From Euku haele. per s-n-. IWaldn..
Feb. AIRS. ID. Ashwor-h and on
deck.
From Nol0zai and Lanai per s-mr.
Lelua. Feg. George Robertson
David Center. =. McLane. D. Il. Never.
.. TOlatsJa Mrs SJIeusJl. Mrs.
Moore and kahiailali and i on deck.
From Kauai. per srmr. w. c.. Hall.
FEB. Al. II. COney. Miss Mary Rice.
Charles Rice. Il. A. Russell. L. Z. Pink
ham, Z. Won Sender. 4 Stodtlander.
From san Francisco. per stmr. Nor
gan CITY FEB. Miss Waller and Mis-
Cosugan.
From Maui. per Stmr CIaudine. FEB.
Mrs. Van Valkenburg and daughter.
John Poole, Lau Tong. wife and ser
want, Mrs. II. 3. Bailey, Mrs Phillips.
Mrs. Foster. Mrs. c. E Rosecrans. J.
NJ Kaneakua and wife, T. II. Gibson.
" Brede, Tn. Wolff, Count Won Sed-
witz, W. Thompson, r. T. Wilbur. Jr.,
(. ChrIStOfersen, X. Kobayashi. R p
Lewis, J. X. Joseph. G. p. Wilder, c.
n. King and wife Miss King. and 60
deck.
From Hawaii and Maui. per sJmr Ki-
.nau. February 5.-VolcanO: DR.. Grace
Pulver. Mrs. p. l.. Smith, r. Dalziel, D.
Robertson, w. \. Potts, Marks Green
Miss II. Green, Geo. Lycurgus, Miss r
Deacon, y. Kay. Way Ports: Capt
F. Y. Handy. J. F. O'Neil. r. II. Ry-
croft, Dr.. r. b. Williams, +. y. Hitch
cock, c. J. McCandles, r. Q. G.. Todd
Mrs. z. y. Nakuina and two children
Marion Holcolon, John I. Harris. Har-
old Boot, H. \. Allen. Mrs. d. KAPPA
d f. Repsher, Miss Lizzie COckett and
| 81 deck passengers.
Departed.
For San Francisco, per Jap. 6. :
| America Maru, Feb. Paul IsenbeTg
| Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Isenberg. Mis-:
| StreckewaId, S. T. Alexander, Mis-
! Julie Alexander. Charles Clark, Mis-
! Wilson. Miss Strive, Mrs. o. Sorenson
| c. w. Dent, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamronson
! Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. Moore. Mrs. +. G
Stedmberg, w. l.. Hopper, Maj. Davis
| Mrs. Garst and infant, Miss O.. GaTst
VI. Garst, F. S. Valentine. \. Albrecht
| H. Wemmis, Mr.. and Mrs. T. ID. Gar
vim, K. c. Lydecker, L. Remensberger
Capt. Geo. w. Freeman.
For San Francisco, per S. c. Allen
Feb. William Chamberlain.
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SKIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED AT HONOLULU.
Saturday, February /

Stmr. Noeau, Peterson, from Hawaii,
1874 bags OF sugar for F. A. Schaefer
&c Co. and ten deck passengers.
Stmr. lwalani, Gregory, from Homo
kaa, Hawaii; 56SS bags of sugar from
Hilo Sugar Co. three packages of sun
dries.
Stmr. Lehua Bennett, from Molokai
and Lanai; 81 head of cattle.
Stmr Kilauea Hou. Mitchell. from
Hawaii; 300 bags of Olowalu sugar.
u. s. T. S. Morgan City, J. G.. Dillon,
from San Francisco, Jan. %; $500 tons
of general freight for Manila ana 10
passengers.
Stmr. Claudine, Cameron, from Maui;
$685. bags of sugar, 1874 sacks potatoes,
20 sacks corn, "A sacks taro, 90 bdIs
hides, 80 hogs, / horse, COW and calf.
Stmr w. G.. Hall, Haglund, from
Kauai; 5000 bags Of sugar to H. Hack
field & Co. 80 pkgs. of Sundries.
Stnr Upolu. Henningsen, from Ko-
hala; coffee, charcoal and hides TO
Theo. II. Davies & Co.
Stmr. j. y. Cummins, Searle, from
Oahu ports.
Schr. Mokulele. from Molokai.
Schr. Lady, from Oahu ports
Sunday, February ).
t. s. 3. S. Oregon, Barker, from
Caliao, january IL.
Am blk C. ID. Bryant. Colly, from
sam Francisco. Jan. IS; 1880 tons OF
general merchandise and 20 kegs OF
powder. consigned to II. Hackfeld &
Co.
Am schr Prosper Paulsen. from
Tacoma, Wash; cargo of lumber con
signed to Levers & Cooke
Stmr Helene, Mcdonald, from Maui
cargo of sugar.
Haw. schr. Luka. from Hawaii ports
Stmr. kinau, Clarke, from Hawai-
and Maui; 515 SKIS. potatoes, 63 SKIS
corn, rs SKIS. coffee, % bids. hides, 20
head sheep. 50 head hogs, . horses an,
225 pkgs. sundries.
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PULLMAN AT FRONT.
Jockey Known Here Winning
Laureis on the Coast.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-JOckey
John pullman. who rode Cromwell in
his record breaking mile and an eighth
al Oakland yesterday, is the most
talked of rider hereabouts at present.
Bullman is from Montana and his Cal
ifOrnia experiences as a horse pilot date
back TO the last state fair, when on the
opening day he rode Koko. a 4O-tO-l
shot. TO victory. He is regarded as an
excellent judge of pace and clever
hand rider
Bullman's speciality sesms to be win
ming on the outsider in three horse
races. He was first on Myth GO 10 u
at Ingleside beating Morello and Sar-
donic; first on Ballista It's TO u at In
gleside beating CorSine and Survivor
and first on Cromwell IS to u. yester-
day at Oakland, beating David Jenny
and Frohman. He also won on Lady
Hurst at Ingleside. beating SardOnil
and Rainier. This was the Lakeside
stakes tor which Sardonic was 4 3-to-,
favoriJe and Lady Hurst S-to-5 sec
| ond choice.
| In the races referred TO. all of whicl
were run during the past couple o
weeks, pullman has ridden agains
/ Thorpe or SkeeJs Martin and some
! times against both.
! pullman is the J. u. Spreekels DO!
who was down here last year riding 70
/ Col. Cornweu.
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~ ALLEY -
E6ITHEE
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO BICYCLE
RIDERS.

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO BICYCLE
RIDERS.
Whether the Chain'ssS is -u super
ceie the chain drivers. Is question OF
liability 70 produce and sell as ghyJply.
also - 10 its wearing qualities one
thing is sure. &, = gaining .n favor.
Every factor of prominence : making
il. Compelled 20 DO so. Very ve.uH--
IuJ.y in some cases.
The sales of Su-iuch wheels are be-
yund the expectations Of the mauuflC-
,ursvS. 50 has features that commend
it, apart from the extra drop that can
be given % the crank hanger. \ year
hence We shall know more as tp its
life. something mere than a craze now.
We can do YOU = first class job OF re-
pair work. Bake enamel IN black and
culovS with Up-tO-dats decorations
Cd r,a,r.r- 4~4l lowest rtrs.#Hz
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TAKE NOTICE.

THAT ALL BICYCLES LEFT AT
Bailey'S Honolulu Cyclery. POI King
street. for more than 50 days will bee
sold at auction TO pay the repair bill
that may be owing against them. This
notice i especially given TO the parties
who own several bicycles lOI thar
have been left in my store from =
months TO : months.
514T ]. :. BAILEY.
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FULL HOUSE.
Hearty approval OF Orpheun
New Play.

New Play.
There was a great crowd out to the
Orpheum theatre Saturday night TO see
Jules Walters and his strong support
in 'Sidetracked," play full OF comical
and dramatic situations neatly blended.
In fact it was said by many that Wal
tiers did the best work he has yet given
us here. At any rate there was fire.
qrent cheering for that popular COM
median.
The specially work was unusually
good Jules Walters and Louise Lie
wellyn did some pleasing team work.
Miss Jefferson sang two coon" songs
"Ivanhoe made some very clever
rhymes at the expense of few we'll
known residents of the city. Perhaps
the most pleasing speciality of the ev-
ening in fact the neatest thing of the
kind yet seen in Honolulu was the
dancing of Little Miss Walters. Her
movements We're graceful, constantly
changing in form, but always artistic
and pleasing.
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SAILED FROM HONOLULU.

Saturday. February +
Jap. 5. S. America Maru, W. II. Cope
For San Francisco.
Sunday, February ;.
Am. Blk. Ceylon, Willard. for Tacoma
Washington.
Am. blk. 5. c.. Allen, Johnson. for San
Francisco. with a cargo Of sugar
L. s. T. S. Scandal, Hart. for Ma
nila
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Ship Struck.

The America Maru collded with the
bark WillscOtt in leaving the Pacific
Mail dock on Saturday. The bowspri-
of the japanese steamer struck the
after rail on the WillscocJ The dam
age was very Slight and was confined
70 the latter ship.
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STOLEN.

FROM WAIALUA PLANTATION.
on December 18th. Postal Pass BOoS
5S3 3. for which a liberal reward viii
he given on return ~ same tp Postal
Savings Bans. Ei+t
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NOTICE

ALL ACCOUNTS DUE ME Up TO
and including December 81. 1855. for
the payment o! which arrangement
are not made prior 20 January 81. 1899.
will be collected By process OF law.
My mother tMrs. 4. J. BurEess) holds
my power Of attorney.
DIR. G. w. BURGESS.
Honolulu. January =. 1899.
tist-:..
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NOTICE.

MR.. J. HOLLANDER Is NO LONG
er in our employ. All parties are
warned not TO make any payments 50
him for our account.
HYMAN BROS.
Honolulu. Feb. 8. 1899. ti+7
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MARRIED.

BERG ER-CLARK-At Waikiki. Feb
ruary l, 1899, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. VI. McCheSney. by the Rev.
H. H. Parker. Capt. II. Berger. OF
Honolulu, TO Miss Rose Margaret
Clark, of Christchurch, New Zealand.
No cards.
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COTTAGE TO RENT.

4 NEWLY FURNISHED COTTAGE
containing t1ur rooms. on King STREET.
near eg- line. Rent very ssls1aaG.-
Nrvry fr =. 4. ". This Office -tss
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LOST.

EITHER IN HILO OR HONOLULU.
a mileage ticket issued by the North
ern Pacific railroad and bearing the
name of J. +. LaccaSse. The finder will
be suitably rewarded by leaving the
same at this Office 5li2
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VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY.

Stmr. Iwalani, Gregory, for Honokaa.
Stmr. Noeau, Peterson, for Kuhui-
3aeie.
Stmr. Waialeale, Green, for Kauai.
Stmr Lehua, Bennett, for Lanai and
MolOkai.
Stmr. Iva, Kaufman, for Koolau
ports, Oahu.
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FURNISHED ROOMS.

NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS 10
rent. with Board. Address So Esrs-
:au.a Street. $50
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Barometer corrected to 80 F. and sea-
level and after the 1st of February for
standard gravity of Lat. 10. This cor
nection is -06 for Honolulu
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BORN.

WOOD-In Honolulu. II. l.. February
+. 1899. TO the wife of Dr. {. 3. Wood.
a son.
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FOR RENT.

\ LARGE FURNISHED FRONT
room. suitable for two gentlemen. and
q small furnished room in a cottage.
suitable for one. Address NJ w. =. ..
Box III -liT
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WANTED.

y GERMAN WANTS INSTRUCTION
in the English language and TO teach
German in exchange. Address y Ad-
veTtiser Office. jiSl
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POSITION WANTED.

4 SUGAR BOILER or SINTEEN
years experience desires position.
Best of references furnished. Address
+. c.. this Office 5li1
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FROM VANCOUVER AID VICTORIA. &C.

~ 49, -
Ese.sa; Passage sser.l a.ssga a75,y %
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TIDES, SUN AND MOON.


The tides and moon phases are given in
Standard time. The time of sun and
moon rising and setting being given for
all ports in the group are in Local time,
TO which the respective corrections to
Standard time applicable to each differ
emit port should be made.
The Standard time whistle sounds at
12h. ON. 0s. (midnighD, Greenwich time,
which is In. 30m. p. m. Of Hawaiian Stan
dard time.
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WANTED.

BOOKKEEPER SEEKS POSITION.
Is years experience. Will also pur-
chase interest in business. Address
answers 10 W. +. Y. Advertiser Office
STAG
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e0n0dIQn -AuS|di0D ROyd M0i| Se0n
S1iD cONp0Dy.

steamers Q:
PACIFIC RAILWAY n s-s-
and calling G. IFg!D.
Wellington "a $3.50 -
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AMERICAN MESSENGER SERVICE.
Masonic Temple. Telephone "a
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WANTED.

\ NICE. SOUND. GENTLE DRIV-
ing horse for about 500. Address y
0. Box 351. JIig
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WANTED.

EVENING EMPLOYMENT by sN
expert boOkkAeper. etc First class ref
erences. Address
5l33 w" Advertiser Office.
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FOR SALE.

NATIONAL CABINET CASH REG
lister in good order. Cost $40; viii
sell for sos. Apply 20
c. pIETZ.
5142 AZ \Tuanu Street
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METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
by the Government Survey, Published
Every Monday.
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Good work and lowest prices q.
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WAN

\ GOVERNESS OR \ HoUSEKEEP-
er. Offers stating nationality, religion
and age. Address &c. H this Office.
All offers are considered cOnfidentially
and will he returned. 5l47
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Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Occidental & Oriental Steamship Go.
AND Togo KiSen KaiSha.
FOR JAPAN AND CHINA:

bout the dates below mentioned.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-26
MIR. LEROY GoDwIN l1,rr

MIR Leroy c. Godwin. one Of Ports
mou' h : well known mechanics. is er.-
ployed 10 su0erintend the building Of
-. Pauls Catholic CAutch. his duties
take him to al Parts Of the building.
Yesterday morning lie got upon the Gle
Vator used 10 carry material In ihe
the platform the engineer. without;
waiting Tor the gong - sound, started
the engine. throwing Mir. Goodwin
against some heavy blocks OF stone In
the elevator. cutting several pashcs on
ms mead and face. As soon as the acct
dent became known the elevator was
lowered and Air. Goodwin taken To n
drug store. where his wounds were
dressed. His escape from death was al
most miracle, and he was warmly
congratulated on his safety.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-26

Mr.. Bernard Herbert had very
narrow escape from being crushed to
death by one of the large doors to the
lumber shed falling Friday afternoon
while he was engaged in loading n
schooner with lumber. He was forced
to jump overheard 10 effect his escape
and thereby take Il cold and involun-
tary bath.
Mrs Is. NJ. Fcrrebee. of Camden. n.
c.. is the guest OF her daughter. Mrs.
w. J.. Berkley, on Chestnut street.
Transfer barge No. >. of the Norfolk
and Southern railroad, while lying at
Norfolk and Western wharf yesterday
afternoon loaded with hay and grain.
was found in n sinking condition. The
railroad people We're notified at once.
and their tug was sent to bring the
barge TO the company's warehouse ON
this side. but on reaching here they
found that her condition would not per-
NIT removal across the river to Jones
railway. Fortunately the cargo WAS
not damaged.
Yesterday afternoon n strange negro.
who WAS acting very suspiclously. was
arrested and lodged in the station
house lie gave his name as Floyd
Williams. and said he was from North
Carolina. In searching his pockets a
recent for So was found. 1t was given
by bicycle man in Newport News in
favor of J. cole. lie then said that
his name was Floyd Williams. but his
mother got married again and tina,
caused his name 10 be II. Cole. He
claimed that he had n fight in New
port News. for which ne wns ciNan co
days. and during that time he was
taken with smallpox and YVES sent Ia
the pest house and from there he made
his escape He is being held here. ana
the officials at Newport News were adj
vised yesterday OF the fact.
Major Thompson, Major and Surgeon
of the Third Connecticut regiment. hut
formerly of Canada, is the cues. OF the
family OF Mr.. J. IL. Durham, of South
Norfolk
Mr. y. s. Tase:t recently made quite
number of improvements to his drun
store. corner Of Berkeley avenue ana
Main street.
Mr.. w. L. Darden, of Nansemond
county, is visiting his son, Mr.. Is. II.
Darden. OF tins place
Nj. j. NJ. Lawrence and his son.
MaNviile. who have been very sick nj
their home on Clifton street for several
days. are cOuV1iescing
TniS afternoon at O'Clock the chris
tian l.ndeaVor Society VIII hold their
regular monthly conservation service.
the topic vii be "Repcntance. Miss
Bentley, OF Norfolk. will address tha
meeting. ana a vocal solo viii he sum
by MISS Larrdbee. Officers vii! be
elected for the ensuing six months.
Attention is directed to the adver-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-26
MR. CARLISLE AND MS MULE

There are but few people in the city
who are not familiar with .Ir. carlisle
and his little nUle. They are seen dsil,.
gong from one electric ligh, pole To
another. The mule is thoroughly train
ed. and without being told. win go fror,
pole to pole without; being driven. ana
Is perfectly gentle. lie also has a dog.
winch is constant companion of the
inuie. i stands Ly The beast Of bur
cen. and no one Will venture too close
Tor fear they will feel the dogs teeth.
es'erday morning the little mule took
notion To leave home. ACCOMPANIED liz,
tic dog. The two started OF together
ard came running down WASHINGTON
street, followed by number of dogs.
The mule kicked and the dog fought
until the other dogs became disguised
and left Mr.. Carlisle no TO yesterday
or the dog. lie thinks they are off on n
frOl!c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-26
PORT NORFOLK

New trucks and running gear are
now being placed under the new cars,
which were unloaded for the Port Nor
folk electric railway last week. They
will soon ne ready FOR service.
The moiOrman on the Port Norfolk
end of the Portsmouth street railway
thought he would try running on down
Broad street by making II "hying leap"
across the Port Norfolk line. but as the
attempt proved unsuccessful he will
probably stop ere he reaches the cross
nG henceforth.
Mrs. NJ. i. Jones. wife of Superinten-
dent Jones. OF the Port Norfolk rail-
road. is repidly recovering from in
jurios sustained few nights ago by
falling on the railroad track.
1t is never too late TO mend" the
mud holes on Florida avenue. and we
are thankful 10 say that after so long
waiting. This stree; Is being nicely
shelled ana will give us. At least, one
outlet - Portsmouth when 1t rains.
ON Bay View boulevard. between
Broad street and Maryland avenue,
there are six double houses being built.
There are several other buildings under
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-26

way now: among them IS a drugstore
on the corner OF Broad and Second
streets.
Jack Rountree. a motorman on the
Port Norfolk electric railway, who has
had the "so-called" smallpox for the
last two weeks. is about well again, and
will report for duty in few days.
Real estate agents report large sale
OF lots during the past few days, and
say the greater number of the lots pur-
chased were for the purpose OF build
Ing on them soon. We are expecting
Port Norfolk to build up as much dur
ing the coming fall and winter as IL has
during the past three years.
owing TO an insufficient supply OF
material, the Port Norfolk Manufacture
ing Company had to shut down for a
few days, but they will be ready for
work again in day or two.
The fishing season will soon be open
here and then we extend TO ali the Nor
folk and Portsmouth sportsmen and
sportswomen cordiai invitation To
come out and partake OF the fun with
us.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-26
THEY TRIED TuRrr TIMES

The contents of the residence of Mr..
v \. Folkcs. in Prentis Place. must be
very tempting to some one. as for Wed
nesday. Thursday and Friday night OF
last week attempts We're made 10 effect
entrances therein.
Wednesday and Thursday nights the
would-be burglar, always choosing the
midnight hour. was discovered at
work by Mr.. Folks, and he made hosto
10 make himself conspicuous BIZ his
absence; but on Friday night he was
not so fortunate. ana Mr.. Folks. in the
dim and uncertain light. got three shot,
at him. but whether or not any OF them
landed on the object aimed at Mr..
Folks is unable 10 say.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-26
BISHOP GAINES HERE

Bishop Gaines. of the African NJ. Z.
church. is III the city. and will fill the
pulpit of the North stree; y. NJ. T..
Church tonight ut $50 o'clock The
bishop IS one OF the most prominent
men of his race. having charge of the
work in the Eleventh District. com
posed of the States OF WASHINGTON,
Oregon. California and Florida. he. di-
rectinS in person. the business OF the
African Methodist Episcopal Church in
this district.
On Monday night hc will deliver a
lecture in the North Sirent Church
taking for his subject 4 most interest
ing theme. How to Get Up in the
World and stay" There will be no
admission fee charged