Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-28
NEWPORT NEWS.
THE BATTLESHIP TExAS-SHOoT.
ING SCRAPE-KNOTTY CUES
TON
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ed to take on coal at Lambert's Point
In few days, after which she will join
the North Atlantic Squadron, now in
West Indian waters. 1t will interest
the friends of the gallant wa:ship to
know Captain Slgsbee's opinion Of the
Texas.
She is the most remarkable sea-ship
l ever saw" is the way he expressed
1t, describing the experience Of the sh o
coming up the coast through the hurr-
cane. We ran before the storm, and
she rolled scarcely blt," he went on.
We never found it necessary to lash
the furniture. we never do on the
Texas"
SALOON SHOOTING sCRAPB.
In Pat Screeney's saloon, corner of
Forty-s 'cond street and L. fayette ave-
nue., about 7:4o o'clock this morning,
two men quarreled about nothing and
talked of fighting duels. B tn of them
expressed their entir. wilnsn .ss to en-
gage In n deadly encou t.r, but before
the Dreliminaries could be arranged
one of them, unable longer to restra
MS thirst for gore, shot the other in
the calf OF the leg, and departed hur-
rlediy. He was arrested a 2 o'clock
this afternoon and Jailed to await ex-
animation I'm the morning.
The man who received the bullet in
his leg was Thomas Dutson, who works
IN the shipyard. His blood-thirsty
friend was James Re lily, generally call
Ell Jack" The latter Is also an en-
plcye of the yard.
There is question that is just now
agitatinE police circles and causing a
hutter among moraists, philanthro-
pists, the religiously inclined, the
milling element. and some others.
This is the question of whether the
turkey Race" is gambling device or
not. Said Turkey Race" was started
on Washington avenue about ten days
or two weeks ago by Billy Bagnall and
charlie I3arSer, two enterprsing gem
tlelnen OF sporting proclivlties, who saw
that there were shckcls In the game.
FOR the benefit of the initiated, it may
be explained that the game, or race"
consisted of n wheel with certain
number of numbers on 1t and a certain
number of paddles to CORRESPONDENCE
arrangement differing not greatly from
that sometimes used at church festl-
walls. The paddles sold at ten cents
apiece, and the holder of the lucky pad
die was supposed to win the turkey. In
lieu OF the turkey, however, he invari-
ably tool. a dollar.
Sergeant Reynolds swooped down on
the outfit and arrested the proprictors
VINO were heavily fined by Acting Po-
lice Justice Robinson, who threw in n
jail sentence for good measure AT tho
solicitation Of The accused the case was
reopcned and they succeeded in con.
Vincing his Honor that there was no
gambling in the business. The sentence
was reversed and the proprietors were
allowed to proceed In peace, which they
proceeded to do.
Sergeant Reynolds, though. was far
from satisfied at the turn affairs took
and again arrested Bagnan the
Turkey Race" having proceeded lucra-
lively during Christmas. The case wos
set for yesterday and again for to-day
The counsel for the accused being sick,
II was aTain continued, this time to
Friday. The race" in the meantime
goes merrily on. After the HOLIDAYS 1t
VIII probably not make much difference
TO the proprictors whether they are
closed up or not.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
a notable delegation Of visitors ar
rived ut Old Point this morning. Among
them are Senator w. r.. Allison, Repre-
sentatives Cousins and Hepburn. OF
Iowa: Speaker Henderson. of the
House; Representative Amos ]. Cum
minGs. of New York. and Mr. Walter
Mitchell, private secretary to Senator
Cockrell of Missouri.
Senator Allison is chairman OF the
committee on Appropriations of the
Senate. and the visit OF the partv NAV
be prolific of substantial good to this
section.
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT HERE.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and wife are
stopping at the Chambcrlin Hotel, at
Ola Iolnt, Tor a few days, and yester-
Day Cornelius visited Newport News
and was shown through the ship-yard,
receiving considerable attention from
the officials. There is said to be moth
ing OF more than ordinary interest in
the visit. it being one purely of
pleasure.
THEY OWNED TIE SECTION.
AT Fish Neck In York county, last
night. at Providence NJ. T.. Church. n
Christmas entertainment was in pro
gress and big crowd was present,
some five or six hundred, completely
ming The church. The presents We're
SO numerous that the Christmas tree
could not contain them and ropes were
stretched across the back OF tho church
on which large number of presents
were suspended, Santa Claus was just
See'inS ready 10 distribute the gifts,
when an unloOkcd-for and most un-
welcome interruption occurred.
some twenty young sports of the sec
uon. who had imbibed too freely of egg
nog ana other liquid refreshments. had
u genuinely new idea occur To them
and proceeded to put It in execution
They entered The church in body,
threw down the Christmas tree, cut
the ropes, overturned the stove and
benches and after q lively perform
arcc of several minutes duration put
The audience "a rout The stove luckily.
in uDscttins, did not set fire to the
church. but 10 ada 10 tho scare given,
the Gentle-mannercd youths set fire TO
the woods near by, and lest the audi
ence should arrive at home too easily.
they set adrift The boats in the creek.
in WHICH /; lnrge number OF The nconln