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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-05
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

City Engineer r.. NJ Phelps gave lines
yesterday for paw 6 aid guttcrng
Main street from b rklAy avenue to the
Eastern Branch OF the Elizabeth river
He Is also giving lines for grading
ana layirg of the new portion OF Mag
no'ia CENT terry. which work will be re-
Suined in few days
force oC men is engaged grading
the lcft-hani side OF Betkley avenue
from Main TO Nineteenth streets. ana
paving will begin as soon as all OF the
piop rty ho,dais cone to one con-
sent. Some persons disagree Oh the
width OF the sidewalk and some don't
think that they should pay for two
thirds Of the cost OF paving in front
OF their property.
RETURNS HOME.
Mr.. w. a. Harper, well-known
young man of this place, who has been
in Western North Carolina teaching a
high school for the past four months
has returned to his home in South
Norfolk where he will spend several
days with old friends and relatives
Since Mr.. Harper was last here he
welded one of Cardinals fair daugh-
ters. He has been elected assistant
principal OF the graded school at
Franklin, and will enter upon the du-
ties of that work In n few days.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-05
SCENE OF FIGHTING.

Rehsburg, january 1.-The casualties
to General French's force up to the af-
ternoon OF January Sd were five men
Killed and twenty-four wounded.
Coleskop Is now the principal scene
OF the fighting. The des. ruction of the
wrecked train included $4,000 rations
and supply of rum.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-05
PIPES BURST.

When work was resumed at the
tlizabtth Knitting Mills sic day SEX.
eral OF the pipes which wsre frozen dur
ing the cold snap were burst by the
steam The mill closed down for re-
pairs
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-05
KNITTING MILLS FIRE.
Slight Damage Done at Chesa-
peake Knitting Mills.
Elizabeth KNITTING MIN. closea
Down For Rcpn,r. to r.po.-s,rcc,
Improvemcnts-Mr. W.. .. Harper
Homo-Brier Items OF Interest.

About o'clock yesterday morning
IRE broke out i'll the cardroom of the
Chesapeake Knitting Mills, doing some
damage before it could be extinguished.
Considerable damage resulted from the
use OF water from the oxtinguishers.
Loss is covered by insurance. The mil,
shut down for several days in which to
make TIL, rcpatrs
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-05
ADVERTISEMENTS AND NEWS

Churchill. and not Winston Spencer
Churchill. who has been given COM
mand OF q squadron OF the South Afri-
can Light Horse.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-05
STILL ANOTHER
VESSEL TAKEN
Continued from Page {.

plain this morning forced the Burgh
ers to shift their position after their
horses had stampeded.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-05

ers to shift their position after their
horses had stampeded.
NO FEAR OF LYDDITE.
Boer Campo. Colenso. Tuesday. Jan.
Tile British naval guns ut Chieve-
ley Camp continue their Ineffective
long range fire night and day in or
DER to divert Boer attention from the
movements of the troops.
Federal scouts yesterday penetrated
into the British camp. When returning
me British piclSets discovered them and
wounded one Boer.
General Lucas Meyer resumes COM
mand of the division here.
General Jouhert denies that he has
ever protested against the use of lyd-
dite. He AYERS that up to the present
he has not lost a single man by lyd-
Clite
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-05
MORE MILITIA CALLED.

London, Jan. Am army order has
been Issued directing tho embodiment
of sixteen additional battalieHs- OF mill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

From the New York Times.
A man was arrested In Brooklyn yester-
day for the crime of having chill. He
got on a Flatbush avenue trolley car at
Malbone street to ride down town. Two
sleuths attached to a local precinct were on
the car and they noticed that the man trem-
bled violently. He seemed to be greatly
agitated over something and the sleuths
decided to watch him. Every time the car
passed a policeman 1t seemed to the de-
tectives that the mans agitation increased
and that he trembled more violently
After a while he turned up the collar of
his coat The sleuths winked at each other
significantly. The fellow was trying to
avoid recognition That was plain.
The man left The car when 1t reached the
Brooklyn em1i oftthe bridge and the sleuths
near by, and Ii seemed that at sight of
them the man shook like leaf. The watch
ing sleuths were convinced. The man was
at least a / suspicious character They
stepped up Ito him and informed him that
he was under arrest.
Under srrest!' exclaimed the man,
plainly astonished. VIVA. for?"
''Well-er-er-swhat are you trembling so
much about?f asked one Of the detectives
The man laughed. He was apparently
greatly amusedts
he explained. rive contracted a severe
chill and I'm going down to see my doctor
about it.. =
The sleuths boarded the next car for
Manhattan, Iandethe man with a chill went
shakingly on hisSway to the Doctors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

role and had rehearsed for 1t, but she drop
ped every thing theatrical last week and
na,,,a g. e,, vel hel newn horseman by the
Robert Lowe, who is well known in this
city has been engaged to play leading
Smiths story, "Galeb West" to be pro.
duced at the Manhattan Theater, New
York MI, Loweahad a highly successful
season with q stock company early in the
hit as "PeErontas''
Quite sensatim was created in Boston
by the announcement last Monday that
Mary G. webster daughter of a millionaire
banker or that 0ty, will marry William
sampson, ansactor. who was with William
Crane last season Miss Webster's family
nave prevented the marriage by different
tactics for the past two years. but the
young lady has taken positive stand and
says she will be married August 20.
Martin Harvey, the English actor who is
to visit America a year hence, will play
Homeo to Mrs Potters Juliet at Henry
irving theater next month At Ine con-
ciuston of Romeo and Juliet" Mr.. Harvey
VIII take up the production of new plays
with America in view. One Of Marion
Crawford.s stories will be the first pre-
sented, the rights for which have been
secured by Mr.. Harvey.
The letter NJ seems to be a charm in the
WOIIQ. "A larger NUMBER OF our
STARS are 1ndexed under 1t than under any
other letter. Among them are Richard
Mansffeld, Julia Marlowe, Helena Nodes
ka, Tim Murphy, Mary Mannering, Maggie
Mitchell and Henry Miller. In the COM
pany or the great ones of the past: Mack
iin Macready, Mossop, Matthews, Mon
crlen, Munden, John Mccullough, Frank
mayo and James E. Murdoch.
The complete personnel Of Stuart Rob-
sons company for the season Of 1900-1901
VIII include John E. Henshaw, Stephen
Grattan. Beaumont Smith, H. A. Weaver,
sr.: ogden Stevens, O. E. Hallam, Clifford
Leigh, A. M. Potter, Joseph Winter, NJ. r.
h1e1n, James Grant, Maude White, Jeffreys
Lewis, Elizabeth Woodson and Bessie Har-
RS Augustus Thomas classic comedy
oliver Goldsmith will be Mr.. Robson's
piece de resistance, but 1t is quite likely
thaI ne Will make a revival of "She Stops
10 conquer to alternate in his two-night
stands in the west
William Collier, better known as willie
Collier, by way Of bit of summer amuse-
ment, has been editing q paper called
The Pan and published in ST. James.
l.. l. The equipment being a little shy
each article contained a large assortment
OF type and the paper was printed on
varied colors of wrapping, wall or any
other paper obtainable. 1t was circulated
among friends Of the editor, and the funny
articles from Mr.. Golfers pen. as we'll as
the absurd appearance Of the paper caused
one OF the best comedy hits ever made by
this popular comedian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25
EXCURSIONS.

| The wonderful performance of Professor
G. F. Holoway's diving horses, King and
queen, has proven as great a sensation at
River View, as 1t was at Paul Boynton's
chutes at Coney Island. and on Sunday and
Wednesday last throng numbering about
5000 each day saw the horses make their
dive from the platform, fifty feet in the
air, into the tank of water. Tomorrow,
dives Will be made at and pm, and no
charge to see them will be made. The
steamer Pentz will leave her wharf at II
Am, 2:45 and 6:15 pm, and returning, will
leave the View at 1, 5, 1880 and $50 pm.
No more pleasant trips can be taken on
a hot Sunday than one to Colonial Beach
on the comfortable and homelike steamer
Harry Randall "A cool ride of nearly $50
miles on theiPOtnmac, and several hours at
the Beach to enjoy salt water bathing, to
catch crabs and fish, are among the other
attractions ufferad The steamer will leave
her wharf here at a. and Alexandria
at go On the return trip the steamer will
leave the Beach at pm, and will be homo
about 10 pm.
Chapel Point, on Port Tobacco river, in
Maryland, is one of the coolest and pref
test of the down river resorts, and a trip
there on the propeller steamer Estelle Ran
dali will be found delightful. At the Point
salt water bathing, fishing. grabbing and
boating cantsbe enjoyed. The steamer will
leave her wharf here at 8 am, Alexandria
at $50, and VIII BET home again about ~
pm.
As has been the custom all along the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt Vernon
Railway Company will reduce the regular
fare for the round trip to Arlington to-
morrow. Trains leave the station at 1914
street and Pennsylvania avenue about
every thirty minutes for Arlington. Trains
o1 1nnx Shn sst Inn
a. m to 3 pm, for Mt. Vernon. Round trip
tickets to Mt. Vernon, which permit stop
ping off at Alexandria and at the national
cemetery, are sold at reduced rates. Ar
IiEgton is a never-failing source of interest
here Those who desire to visit it will find
that the cars which run from the Aqueduct
bridge every half hour, a pleasant and d.
rect route. These cars also run every half
hour to Fort Myer and Nauck Springs,
and every hour to Falls Church.
One Of the special features at Marshall
Hall tomorrow will be a musical concert,
rendered by Prof. Schroeders band, largely
increased for this occasion, commencing at
afternoon and evening ADJUSTMENTS of all
kinds, to suit both the old and young, will
be In full operation, and table dhote din
ners will be served in the elegantly appoint
ed dining room on the arrival of the boat.
The steamer Charles Manchester will leave
for Marshall Hall tomorrow at IL am,
2:so and $50 pm returning, leave the
hall at l, and o'clock pm. Daily trips
are made to Marshall Hall at 10 a m. . 80
and $50 pm, and to Indian Head every
evening at $3.50. except Sundays and tour
nament day. Wednesday, August %.
The steamer Charles Manchester leaves
every week day for Mount Vernon at 10
am. and 2:30 p. m, returning, due to arrive
at Washington at 2:15 and 6:15 pm. This
company is the only one permitted to sell
admission tickets to the grounds and man
sion Of Mount Vernon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

From the Philadelphia Press.
Teacher-"Heat ascends and cold de-
scends. Can you tell me why?'
PupiI-"1 don't beliebe It's so.''
Teacher-"You don't believe it's so?"
Pupil-"Do' I dot. / got a cold id by
head dis bordg. ad the doctor says it's
cause got by feet wet yesterday"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

James A. Herne, author of "Shore Acres"
and Sag Harbor," has just put the finish
ing touches on another play entitled THE
New Minister" The story Of the play is
along the usual lines pursued by Mr.. Herne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Buffalos theater managers have organ
ICED for protection, their chief aim being
to do away with window advertising and
its many free passes. The newspapers will
carry all advertising hereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Notwithstanding several reports to the
contrary, Thomas Z. Seabrooke will be a
star once more the coming season. He has
secured the rights to THE FOUNDERS" and
with capable company will take the road
about the middle Of next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Seymour Hicks will present new play
In London the coming season that may be
seen in America. 1t is entitled Mistress
Jean" Is costume play and deals with
the time Of Charles H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

KirKe La shelle has engaged Marguerite
Sylvia, the soprano, who has for several
years been a great favorite in New York
and will star her in 1.-The Princess Chic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Abner Mckinley occupied a box in New
York theater last Tuesday night and was
mistaken for his brother, the President. AS
a result he had to stand a thousand and one
jokes wherein the President was supposed
to figure as the victim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Blanche Walsh will not open her season
until the 1st of October at Montreal MAR
celle'' has been selected as the title for
the new play written for Miss Walsh by
Eugene PreShreY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Eddie" Foy has secured a hacker and
will probably go out in play entitled "A
Night in Town" This title has been copy
righted by manager who threatens to re-
strain Foy from using It,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

A dramatization of Anthony Hopes ISL
mon Dale" entitled English Nell" was
played for the first time in London Tuesday
night and is reported big success. Marie
Tempest assumed the title role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

next week will be the production. after
sa1arss Yeggsss cn aaa a Fsnt ssRshs ~
dersd by most capable artists. George
Sa ssaea aS rtYs a xee Ths Vcors
ular compositions, and Prof. Maurice A.
Joyce will give a startling exhibition of
gymnastics on bounding wire In midair.
grams of the best music at 4 and 8 pm.
tomorrow and every night at 7.
KERNAN's.-Commenci Monday Man
ager Herman presents T. ". Dinkins' vaga.
bonds, burlesquers direct from New York.
Manager Dinkins has surpassed all his pre-
vious efforts in organizing this company. 1t
Is entirely new from start to finish, embrac-
ing gathering Of well-known and favortte
Speciality artists, including Lillian Wash
burn, the ideal of the vaudevilles; dainty
Flo Jansen, the Mignani family, musical
BARRIERS; Topack and Steel, the two runa-
ways; the Three Nudos. gymnasts extra
ordinary; Barrett and Larned, exchangers
Of Celtic wit and comedy, and a collection
of twenty girls who will appear In gorgeous
costumes in the two burlesques. written by
George Torten Smith. Another great fea-
ture Of this show is the funny trained ele-
plant. who travels under the name OF
'Uneeda Bath" Returns Of the Corbett-
Mccoy fight will be read from the stage
on Thursday.
CHEVY CHASE Observation-Disclosures
ing the cool and threatening Weather dur
ing the past week there was good-sized
crowd In attendance at Chevy Chase Lake
each evening. The large covered dancing
pavilion, with its beautifully polished floor,
was especially well patrontzed from early
in the evening until "Home. Sweet Home,
was played at II pm. The fairy lights.
which skirt the lake and are threaded
through the trees on the Wooded Island,
and the various set pieces on the water,
never lose their charm. The cars run in
each direction every two minutes Sunday
evening a sacred concert will be given on
the wooded Island by Donchs Band,
under the personal direction Of Professor
Dcnch. An unusually interesting program
has been arranged.
W1LDWOOD.-'Wild Is retaining a
liberal share of the interest o. Washington
summer amusement seekers. The natural
beauties OF he place, enhanced as they are
by the improvements made by an enter
prising management have proved strong
attraction during the wearis"me warm
weather days, and the cool delightful ride,
with good car service both ways. makes
the visit comfortable from beginning to
end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Terry McGovern, the wonderful little
fighter. made his debut as an actor in
Philadelphia last Saturday night. playing
the principal role In the melodrama THE
Bowery After Dark" Both Terry and the
play scored heavily. and the chances OF a
successful season are very promising
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Marie Dressler will be star the coming
season, opening In a play called Miss
Print" about the middle Of October. Be-
fore her season opens she will play vaude-
vile dates. She will appear in this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Jessie Bartlett Davis has done so we'll in
vaudeville that she will continue in 1t the
coming season, under the management Of
]. j. Murdoch the Chicago manager, who
was responsible for 1.-The Girl With the
Auburn Hair"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Francis Wilson has selected leading
soubrette to take the place of Minnie Ash
ley. who. 1t is said. deserted Mr.. Wilson
on account of matrimonial intentions. It Is
Madge Leasing who will caper with the
funny comic opera comedian the coming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

As usual at the beginning Of season,
stories Of Mansaeld's cratic personality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Hilda Thomas. we'll known to patrons Of
refined vaudeville, has secured a divorce
from Frank Barry, who was her partner
matrimonially and in business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Manager Wegefarth of the Bijou Theater
recently secured a ninety-nine-year lease
on piece OF ground in Baltimore. and Will
at once begin the erection Of a theater.
When finished Mr.. Wegefarth will have
houses in Buffalo, Baltimore and this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Carl Anderson, who was q member OF the
Bijou stock company in this city early last
season, joined the Casino Beauty Minstrels
in New York last week. playing one of the
ends and also assumed one Of the leading
roles in THE Casino Boy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

Augustus Thomas new play. ION the
Quiet" written for Willie Collier. had its
first presentation at Providence last Thurs
day night. 1t is said to have been we'll re-
ceived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

The marriage OF Olive Redpath may in
terfere with Charles Evans plans for the
presentation Of Naughty Anthony" Miss
Redpath was to take Blanche Bates old
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-03
ORIGIN OF WOMAN.

(Mail and EXpreSS.)
In Oriental countries women are gem
orally regarded as the Interiors of men.
yet, according to Hindoo legend, this
is the proper origin OF the sex:
Twashtri. the god Vulcan of the Hin
doc mythology, created the world. But
on his commencing To create woman
he discovered that with man he had
exhausted all his creative materials.
and that not one solid element had
been left. This. of course, greatly per-
picked Twashtrl. and caused him to
fall In q profound meditation. When
he arose from it, he proceeded as fol-
lows: He took the roundness of the
moon, the undulating curves OF the SER
pcnt, the graceful twist of the creeping
plant the light shivering of the grass
blade, and the slenderness of the will
low, the velvety softness of the flow
ers, the liGhtness OF the feather the
gentle gaze of the doe. the tears of the
cloud the Inconsistency of the wind the
timidness of the hare and the vanity of
the peacock, the hardness Of the dia-
mond, the sweetness of honey, the
cruelty of the tiger. the heat of the fire
and the chill of the snow. the cackling
of the parrot and the cooling of the
turtledove. All these he mixed to-
gether and formed woman. Then he
presented her to the man.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-03
THE COURTEOUS CHESAPEAKE.
NATURES GRAND GIFT TO THE
PEOPLE OF THE Underwater
SECTION

Where the largest and best oysters
are found and shipped all over the
world; where not alone the oyster. as
the main staple. is procured in aoiind-
ance, but where fish. shellfish and wa
ter fowl comprising the best and most
eplcurean of their class, also can be
gathered into the many marketable
centres surrounding it; Is situated al
most entirely within the eastern sec
ton of Virginia, an finland sea-"
which is an enormous gold mine in
the wealth of it's resources for the Old
Dominion.
should appreciate this royal gift OF
nature; this grand sheet of water
stretching its limits from pennsylva-
MIA to the borders of Carolina. 1t is
not In the Southern people to be unnp-
preciative; 1t is not in the Southern
people to be lacking IN the energies so
much talked of in his Northern
brother When the country is har-
assed by outsiders the Southerner gives
amount of nervous energy. The South
ern people are Handicapped by the ne
gro. yet the South is punging along
with an ever-increasing velocity. ac-
cumulating and dversifying her ex-
ports at every lap.
Here is q great bay that unNoubt-
edly VIII in the future attract many
to Its bounty, and these will take even
more products, unknown at present,
from its waters, and build more cities
along its shores.
The great Chesapeake Is one vast
harbor, capable of shielding the navies
OF the world-Our own navy could do
more-there is ample room for drill
and the manoeuvrelng of this fleet
when the severe northeast gales pre-
vent 1t outside the Capes Henry ana
Charles. Is not this magnificent adj
vantage in war time, We're these capes
fortified. as they should be? The en-
trance of New York harbor Is extern
sively fortified. which Is right and
proper, but why not fortlfy the Capes?
When we compare the properties to be
protected from this point of vantage
the harbor of New York Is small
quantity. AT New York there are to
be sure. billions OF dollars worth of pri-
vate property. which 1t Is the govern
ment's duty to protect but where is
the comparison regarding the govern
ments own individual properties: the
vast buildings and arsenals of the capt.
tai at Washington. the navy yard and
public buildings at Norfolk and Ports
Richmond and baltimore under con-
struction? The government shows an
lihselfish tendency when it fortlfies
New York harbor more strongly than
the gates OF the Chesapeake. The Hon.
Mr.. Bowden anticipating this necessity
years ago. introduced in the House a
bin to improve and fortiry the en-
trance of Chesapeake, but as the
scheme at that time was not encour-
aged. the matter was dropped.
With the Increasing population In
Virginia, and the increasing confidence
! towards Virginia as exhibited yearly
by the Northern capitalists. and by the
entire Northern section of the United
States, this great bay is calculated to
become one of the most popular and
wealthy regions in the country. And
so let us hope. and encourage the
growing thrift and enterprise of the
peoples who settled nearby when pros
poets did not appear so bright.
j. A. GUTHRIE.