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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
TIE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
How it " Ill be chs-r, cd by the People OF
This Section


To-day is pre- emincntIy the ma
ions holiday--Fourth Of July, whc,,
.ndcncndencc was first declared ana III,
infant republic shook off the letters
Which bound it to the mother country
and started on that career which has
finally caused it to be numbered among
the giants of the Garth.
July 8 has heretofore had no sirnjn
cameo other than being the day before
the Fourth, but yesterday was the first
anniversary OF the glorious day when
SchleE wiped out the Spanish fleet mt
santiago, with Sampson ten miles away.
and in future it will no longer be known
siinrlN rs the day before the Fourth
The GLORIOUS Fourth has come into
favor in the South as 4 day Of rest, rec
reatlGn and celebration moro especially
OF l;l:c years since 4 more kindly feel
ing has grown up between the South
and the North; since Time. with healing
III MS wings has swept over the land,
and the wounds. even the scars of the
bitter civil conflict have disappeared
forever.
The American nation is essentially a
| patriotic one. and given to rccrea ting
and celebrating whenever the occasion
arises Especially is this true Of the
south. where the people enter into their
amusemcnts with their whole hearts
and do nothing, halfway When thay
celebrate, they celebrate.
Indications point to the fact that .he
Fourth this year Will be moro generally
observed than heretofore. In this city,
as is usual, all Federal and city depart.
msnts will holiday hours. The banks
too, will suspend business. many firms
VIII give their employees half a day 70
| enjoy themselves and the shipyard will
close down.
she most popular form of diversion in
past years, and Judging from the an
naGncG:nentS, the same will III, tr,,a ~,
this occasion. is the excursion. Thous
ands viii take advantage of the holiday
ana the cheap rates given, both by land
ana water, TO visit points of interest.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
a New cnln,o.t f.hurel,

st. Paul's African Methodist church
Key. James Fl. Garner, pastor, will
puiid a new house Of worship on ,Twcn-
Iy-thlrd street. between Jefferson and
Madison ~ ads avenues and the building com
nnittee Will receive plans and bids o.,
NJ onda ,, Thursday and Friday evenings
u Until June Y Il when the contract will be
awarded
The new church VIII cost about. 50, 600
twill be built of brick and stone and
VIII VIII cover two lots. It will be "a by &c
t iatst IN dimensions; the rest OF the
ground s1,s. to be utilized for an allcyway
and q back yard. &. s.#
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
Refrig Alto +
and Ice lheStss;.

IN buying refriger Z, tf,rf ~ III
not anly ffsure origihai &c
amount.of ice it's going
some Tefrigerators are terribes US
SI ud IS, We have tested many ~ ~
arr. IRE IS certain that We now oiftss
arc made ,io ~ nomlct1 OF all They
lumber, nicely carved, brass oc,sa ash ,5
ing ges. nIeely lined. everything : NJ ssl, Is
snshl IS thorough and 81, eSs
mas ns Taught to be hest. a large 81
= SYKES; from $500 up fo $50. 90 s IS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
Cool, Confor table
furnishings

Make a city house more at+r, 49,
Ina, 1ns,h the discomforts of summer resnrts
lahe the money you intend spen,Iins- - -,
e e,.!1 resorts and put it in sensih,a
~ aaIillture and m;iJttings, and yo,, vii
sh :. heap more satisfaction. We car,
ReeI YOU wonderfully pretty Rattan
at them: Our stock Of Mattinss - iook
IN the city. go s oe't assorted
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
White O.g:,anrelies.

- I n reel, hundred yards white organ,lic
only slightly soiled on thc o,t = ...S,
this low price ioas at
j, Ione soon and get a few wards a.
Ing ,lis price. Fine white organdie for ~ ,e
low price of Sc a yard. ~ Liz;
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
Canets, ca cts

1, tasl STYLES are now arriving ana NM
:,nd ~ were never prettier. All bright
most expert carpet men IN the ro,, N.
n ne. had thirty years experienc ~ II,
slhat particular branch Y6,1 - ,,dl ~
a psiu upon getting what is M tO-f,ata
d t,,s ana quality in Administers +, ness
AMI th uuy BRUSSELS. Velvet in aIngfains
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
4.5O
Natti il ); Nat tinos.

wa Meve :. was there such a sale as Il St
stocJs 81 or ih our lac mating. the entire
: !, ,i.ay' Monday we place on sale t,ra py
1--WE ~ rolls Of extra heavy pure wy,;4a
= ,, npailese mating, small lowered Iva,
, w =, one hundred and forty strn ,a,.
: 81 :, Inc yard, closely woven extra fine fi
bed I r,o run we weight. Just the thing FOR
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
121-2c
121-2c Stripe Linens, 1912
l21-2c

hMeive pieces OF striped linens for
SHIFTS s,, IN SIX different colors. They ,yash
wen. Ihey are the regular twenIv
ms is bargain and we are sure r.
~ see them you could not help frot,,
Of 12h yard. '' ~" price
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
GREAT GRAIN EXPORTS.
Immense Amount or Corn ard Oats Ship
ped from This Port last Week.

|
ped from This Port last Week.
The grain export business here is In
creasing. cSetv day us it was predicted
II wolld. No wheat was shipped last
week, but into the capacious maws Of
outgoing vessels was poured 25o.S7o
bushels of corn, and 523,291 bushels of
oats.
For the first time in the history OF the
port the value of exports for fiscal
ytsa: SNOW 4 decrease instead Of an In
crease. Exports for the year ending
June 90 show d falling off or nearly ST.
100000, which is something remarkable
for this port.
The value Of exports for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1898, was $50, 1e3, 800
The value for the year just closed. es-
tiit1nting the total for June to be ST.
100000, was S2S.S42,7 $50.
This makes a decrease in value Of ST.
!S12.7S0.
The ships which have already cleared
end whose manifests have been sent to
the custom house, show Il total export
value for June OF s1,90G0C0. There are
still the manifests for four large ships
which sailed last month to he received
at the custom house. 1t is expected
that their cargoes will reach a value
sufficient to make the months total
reach S2,5O0000.
The reason for the large decrease in
the ports business for the fiscal year
is found in the light grain shipments
from Newport News this year. Very
little grain has gone through this pert,
diving to the unfair working Of the re-
cent djiTcrcntial. Now that the Chesa-
peakc & Chic railroad has determined
to make its own rates it is expected
mat the remaining six months Of the
year viii show phenomenal grain ship
mcnts and While this fiscal year fell
behind the last in exports it is expected
that the calendar year will eclipse 1895,
The total value for exports for 1898 was
IN excess of s32,0C0,0oo. If the grain
shipments go out in the quantities the
shipping men expect the exports fer
1879 Will be somewhere in the ne;gkbor-
hood Of So, oo0, goo. Already the effect
OF the renewed activity in grain Ship
mcnts has been felt the month Of juno
gong ahead of last June.
Following is the statement Of export
y "a 1lIn, Ff,,.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
m mo nd nd. ana Return 81. q. u. !,

naond and I;..tnr s. 1 !, G: e. o. NJ
4 Route: sunday. July Is. Train leaves
Old Point $40 A.. NJ. I; II annton. S:d5 an.
\ NJ Newport IN eWs., $50 Al. NJ, arriving
LsSirFa 4 edmond on special fast train at
s'ys 3$ 5s5 y . 7-2-2t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04

vauc oa .nere begins another Of unappr
fine Of uen wholesale slaughter prices as We do a. M
IL av IS seas Note the strong argument herewith a
no sparing hand 800 u cnus lnat Will be cut with
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
GRlFFlIHS & LEWIS,
2Sll street Q1d WASHINGTON Avenue.
A Sale OF Skirts.

Store pride impels us to buv 81, 49,,
IS newest and best in summer resI ;,
70 wear garments. Watching for bar,
gains sent these lots our way. Your,
BUY them at lower priees than yo,,,ua
ever paid for like kinds. ~" -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04

. Iron peds, high top two coats epa =, 1,
Sz5 N1u u, Grass knobs III all widths. the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
|l9c. Wool Dress Goods. 19c
i9C

About twelve pieces of colorcd wool
dress goods in several different stv,cs
worth 4oc and soc, q yard, will be. so,d
lor inc low price Of 100. This is another
bargain and will pay You to get Il slice
at them before they are all ro,,e vsneJ
dress goods, 19c. ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04

The clear season|good season
for photography. over Gar
ner's. Washington
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
UNPARALLELED OFFER IN IA couch

was there sh a = Desl quality made: he kd 49,
monday Wednesday
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04
Porch Rockers, So,
| or Onlv B1,25

"a ao = =, rockers, $500 value for s1.25 -
large ear - n grcen, nigh back, turned posts.
seaf i ...ni, cane seat, shaped back and
seat' 5ust the thing for a lawn or .l nor rlua
1,25. 50 Value. 1.95
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04

E. PEYsER, NatinkS B,1ding.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-04

=, - = = 111S Z IN1351S ~
keV. -. t. Wellfordor Of the
tlrst Presbyterian Gland Rev
Arnoid Hall, pastor. ofW Scc0n,1
PRESBYTERIAN church i4End. went
over to Norfolk yesterhttend tha
meeting Of the Norfollktery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
IMPROBARLE STORY
Havana Papers Say General Parrado's Tor
ture Chamber Has Been Discovered

Havana Papers Say General Parrado's Tor
ture Chamber Has Been Discovered.
Havana, January 4.-The afternoon
papers to-day sent a thrill through the
city with report that a torture and
execution chamber had been found at
the residence of the Spanish military
governor, adjoining the palace. The
papers declared that there the Spanish
officials questioned and murdered po-
litical prisoners. According to their
accounts, the floor of the chamber was
covered with dry blood and its walls
were indented with machete strokes.
An excited crowd soon gathered out
side the residence, which was last oc-
cupied by Gen. Parade The reported
torture chamber is a room about eight
feet square, just off the dining room.
AS a matter of fact, it was probably
used as a pantry. In the wall there is
a dirty iron bar evidently used to hang
meat, and a piece of discolored rope
is suspended from It. 1t is inconceiv-
able that Gen. Parade practiced tor
ture next to his dining room.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
100 YEARS CYCLE.
A Brief History of the Worlds Pro-
gressions in that Time.
STANDARDS OF LONG AGO.
How Most Have Changed and Yet There's
One Thing In which the Stand
ard Remains the same.
The Progress of Period Beyond Ones
Life span,

The Progress of a Period Beyond One
Life span.
A reporter of this paper a few days
ago was exchanging views with several
people upon the wonderful evolution
of things the past ten years. One Of
the party was a veteran well known in
this city. who has long since passed
the allotted time of three score years
and ten. He said: II remember about
"A years back; I'm nearly 50 now.
can scarcely comprehend the changes
that have since taken place-from tall
low dips to electric lights. from stages
to Pullman cars and mile-a minute To-
comotives, from town walking to rapid
transit motor cars. from spinning
wheel to automatic machines, from
weekly message and longer, to instan-
taneous telegraphy and telephony, and
what not.
'sBut one thing remains unchanged
and that is Large's whiskey--it is the
same to-day as in years gone by;
perfectly distilled rye whiskey OF un-
deviatng purity. Why. / remember
when we got 1t here from the original
dstilleries near West Elizabeth, up the
Monongahela. Everybody had 1t, we
used it in sickness and slipped at 1t in
health 1t was our standard then, and
in my house I keep IL still. Hereto
fore / had to send to Pittsburg for 1t,
but ! understand now II can be had
Of the leading wholesalers. retail
ers. cafes and bars. ] tell you in
these DAYS of changes it, good to get
hold of some one thing that Is to-day
just the same and just as good as il
Rzed to be- =
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
PIG IRON SHIPMENTS
Promise to be Unusually 6eavy Next Sea-
son-Purchases Already Made.

Promise to be Unusually 6eavy Next Sea-
son-Purchases Already Made.
Milwaukee, Wis, January 4.-The
Evening Wisconsin learns that large
purchases of iron ore for delivery next
season have already been made by fur
nacemen. This is something very I'M
usual and cannot fail to interest vessel
men, as it points TO a movement OF
ore next season which will be the
heaviest ever recorded. and at the same
time AFFORD reasonable assurance OF
better freight rates than have prevailed
for several seasons past. The assur>
snce may be regarded as doubly sure
because Of the heavy withdrawal TO
the Atlantic coast last fall OF tonnage
that could have been utilized on the
lake only for ore. coal and lumber car
rying.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
ALASKA'S RESOURCES.
The Mineral Wealth of the Territory Will
Startie the World

WASHINGTON. January Ain FER
sonal letter received here to-day Surveyor
General VIM. L. Distin, of Alaska, speaks
O. the mineral outlook of that territory as
follows:
The general consensus of opinion is that
Alaska will yet astonish the world with
her rniFerei wealth and resources. The
oppot ttAaStEes and possibilities will be great
in this vast domain; development of
course means much. One should be pos
sessed with energy, push and get there
qualities and come prepared to endure
hardships and deprivations. The Atlin
line district is attracting considerable at
tention and fortune hunters are rushing
to that district.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
WANT HIM OUSTED.
Attorney General Not Satisfied With the
Comm issioner in the standard Oil Case.


Cleveland, Ohio, January 4.-The
taking of testimony in the Standard
Oil Company case was not resumed to-
day before Master Commissioner
Brinsmade. That the case was not re-
sumed to-day is due to the fact that
the State Attorney General has filed
motion before the Ohio Supreme Court
to Gust Brinsmade from his position as
master commissioner. This is set for
hearing before the Supreme Court to-
morrow. Brinsmade has received the
following telegram from Attorney Cen
eral Monnett:
Cant resume the case Thursday.
Haven't any money to pay expense
Not only will Commissioner Brins-
made file an answer to Monnett's GUS
ter motion. but the Standard Oil Com
pany will do so as well. so Mr.. Brins-
made said to-day Attorney Virgil P.
Kline. representing the Standard Oil
Company, went to Columbus this after
noon TO personally file the company's
answer to the Attorney Generals mo-
ton to Dust him to-day. In brief it
sets forth:
1T is not true the Attorney Gen
eral was refused the books of the liqui-
dating trustees in New York. On the
contrary the books were produced for
the inspection Of Mr.. Kincaid, the At
torney Generals associate counsel, and
myself; copies were taken therefrom
and are attached to the testimony now
on file with the clerk of the Supreme
Court
2-As to his having no further means
of continuing the case, | refer the
court to session laws, Volume SO, page
4O7. in regard to the powers of the
emergency board, which has full power
to appropriate any deficiency in any
department.
3-The commissioner was appointed
June "a, 1898. The Attorney General
notified the commissioner he would not
be ready until September to take up
the case. By an agreement between
Monnett and Kline, with which | had
nothing to do, the case was finally set
for October 10.
4-The second order of the court re-
quired Squire to produce the books
was made December 9Th, and the COM
missioner was required to proceed with
all convenient speed to examine the
books under the direction of the At
torney General. The Attorney General
made no request until December 20 to
have the case set for December %.
The master commissioner leaves it for
the court to decide as to who has been
responsible for the delay In the taking
of testimony.
5-The Attorney General in. one of
his reasons says: 1t will appear man
ifest to the court from the record that
the referee has yielded to the applica-
lions for continuances and delays over
which the State has no control. The
commissioner replies the record shows
no such thing, and on the contrary the
facts show the Attorney General him
self is responsible for the delays.
6-The commissioner makes this
statement purely for the purpose of
plating himself right before the Hon
orable Court who saw fit to appoint him
master commissioner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05

decks had been swepl Rsked
be taken in tow and the - e agreed
to do 50 il possible. but fsl d on ac-
count Of the heavy seas which were
running.
The Catania then signalled "Don'i
abandon me, and the Mesaba answer.
ed that she would not. Then the Me-
saba asked the Catania's people If they
would not abandon their ship, but they
refused to do so. The Mesaba stood by
the Catania all night long and the lat
ter did not fire any signals of distress
But at daylight she was invisible. At
ter searching for the missing vessel
until 9 o'clock in the morning of De-
cember 80, the Mesaba proceeded fol
London, having stood by for % hours
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
THREE MEN
Are Suspected of the Adams Cornish
Poisoning, But Neither Has Light
Beard.

New York, January 4.-The police
have three men under surveillance in
connection with the Adams-Cornish
poisoning, and would have arrested
one or all of them had it not been for
the fact that none of these suspects
has light beard. Mss Miller, the
saleswoman who sold the matchholder
in Newark, is positive that the pur-
chaser had a light beard. 1t is said
that should the police discover that
any Of the suspects purchased a false
beard, an arrest would Immediately
follow, and that the police would then
believe that they had a good chance
to secure the conviction of Mrs.
Adams's murderer.
Prof. Witthaus. who has been ana
lying the contents of the bottle out of
which Mrs. Adams drank, to-day made
his report to the district attorney Prof.
Witthaus says definitely that the poi
son in the bottle sent to Cornish was
cyanide of mercury, and that he be-
lieves the sender of the poison must
have been either chemist or one with
an intimate knowledge of chemicals.
Prof. Witthaus also says that the bot
tie containing the poison was not a
bromo settler bottle, though a label
taken from regular bromo settler bot
tie had been pasted over this bottle.
All the suspects are said to be men who
had grudges against Cornish.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
CoMMoDORE WATSON
Desires to Succeed Admiral Dewey In Com
maud of the Asistic station.

Desires tn Succeed Admiral Dewey In Com
mand of the Asistic station.
Washington, January 4.-Commo-
dore Watson, at present in command at
the Mare Island navy yard, has applied
for the command of the Asiatic station,
to succeed Admiral Dewey, when that
officer shall have relinquished his COM
mand. Unless Admiral Dewey changes
his mind that date will not be much
before the end of the current calendar
year, for he has resisted all invitations
to accept relief from the onerous duties
imposed upon him, believing that he
could serve his country at Manila. He
will retire from active service next De-
cember, providing the law is not
amended in his interest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
MILITARY ESTIMATES.
The Increased Cost of the Establishment
Estimated at Over S57 100000.

The Increased Cost of the Establishment
Estimated at Over s57 100000.
Washington. January 4.-The cost OF
the proposed military establishment I'M
der the Hull bill reported TO the House
as compared with the present regular
military establishment, not counting
the volunteer force incident to the war,
is shown in letters sent by Adjutant
General Corbin to Chairman Hull. of
the military committee.
1t gives the present cost OF the reg
ular army at s24,343,434; cost under
the proposed bill sS2,O5S, sos; increase
of cost $57.710,231.
The cost as applied to the three main
departments of the army are as fol-
lows:
Quartermaster's department, present
cost, s7,107 900; proposed, $40,013,2 46;
subsistence department, present cost,
S2,739,775; proposed, SIC, 14S,476; pay
department, present cost, $14,496,659
proposed, $31, S91 ,943.
General Corbin encloses letters from
Quartermaster General Ludington,
Commissary General Egan and Pay
master General Stanton, showing the
details of the comparison. The main
items of increase in the quartermas
ter's department are:
Transportation from S2,300,000 to
$17,500,000; clothing and equipment,
from $975,O00 to $5,952,246; regular
supplies from $1,SOO,OO0 to $7,200,000;
barracks, quarters and military posts,
from $1,170,000 to 100000 hospitals
from 100000 to 100000; incidental ex-
penditures from $500, 900 to 81, 100000.
Gen. Stanton says the pay estimates
does not cover the twenty per cent. Of
enlisted men during time of war or the
proposed % per cent. of those serving
in distant lands.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
FoR sALE-REAL ESTATE
BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE

Lot S5xi9o. on the north side OF -Four
teenth street; southern exposure the fE-
est location IN the city, at surprisingly
low price. FOR short time
Lots 25xl0o. on the river front on North
Main street, at a bargain.
Lot 2txlo0 on McColloch street. near
Tenth street: price So.
Lot 2Nl0o. on CnRpline street near
Twenty seventh street: 81 20.
Lot e5Nlo0. near Thirty-uinth and Me-
Colloch streets. $500. so cash. balance on
time
Lot 50xl5O on North Front street. river
front; price. N.2io. very desirable.
Lot 50xl00 on the new electric car line,
out National Pike; price $50: So cash
lot 25xioo, on Thirteenth street. Price
$500
Lot 5dx1an. near Wheeling Park SIS
cash. balance on time.
% lots at McMechen. which we are SELL
ing Si.o0 cash down and $40 a week until
paid. No interest or taxes. Call before
they are all sold
Money TO loan on property.
ROLF e ZANE
No 90 Fourteenth Street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
FIRST STA TIE DINNER
OF the Season Given at the White House
Last Night.

or the Season Given at the White House
Last Night.
Washington, January 4.-The first
formal State dinner of the season at
the White House took place tonight,
when the President and Mrs. Mckinley
entertained the cabinet. The public
portions of the mansion had been dec
GRATED in the elaborate manner usual
on such occasions, and every available
space was made fragrant and beautiful
by the use of flowers from the White
House conservatory. Owing to the
large number of guests, the table was
set n the main corridor and with its
lighted candalabra and floral decora-
tons, presented handsome appear
nee. There were three center pieces
of brides roses with groundwork of
maidenhair fern partly concealed in
which were colored incandescent lights.
Lady slipper orchids were also in abun-
dance, while at the plate Of each guest
was boutonniere Of carnations.
Graceful palms inset in appropriate
places around the room while the cell
Ing and the walls were hung with
southern smilax. In the East room,
there was a profusion of cut flowers,
potted plants and trailing ferns. Con-
trary to the custom heretofore observ-
ed, the marine band occupied place
effects were better than from the posi-
ton in the vestibule which it has occu-
pied at all previous State functions.
The guests were many and promi>
nent