Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-15
NEWPORT NEWS.
The Peninsula City Will Inaugu.
rate Matinee Racing Next Week.
largo Increase in School Population Span
ish.American War Veterans Organizing
-AFIood of Counterfeit Nickles. and an
Arrest In the Matter Cadets at the
shipyard.

next Wednesday matinee racing
will he inaugurated in Newport News
This is a enterprise which has been
needed in the city for q long time and
Will undoubtedly receive much patron
age and support
The races will be conducted under
the nusI&Aes of the Gentlemen's Driv-
ing Club, of Newport News. This is a
new organization and IS not yet en-
tirely complete. There are about rs
members. comprising representative
business men of the city.
The first general meeting was held
last night at the Phoenix Hotel, on
T'wenty-tifth street, and a large and en-
thusiastic membership was present No
money or effort will be spared to put
the enterprise on solid basis
The track, a half mile one, is situated
just east of Greeplawn cemetery, and
is now complete. This week the lum-
Der for the building of stables will be
carried there. "A clubhouse will also
probably rbe secured.
SCHOOL POPULATION.
"a significant argument in favor of
the Issuing of the bonds for additional
school houses In north and east end is
the very large increase in the school
population found by Prof. Epes and
Prof. ChethNT. who are taking the
school census.
1t is ,belived that the completion OF
the census will show a school popula-
tion Of at least five thousand children.
The bond Issue IS to be voted on to-
day, along with the questioned issuing
bonds for now engine houses and a
garbage plant
BURNED HIS BIBLES.
Burning bibles is an uncommon Of
Tense, hut 1t has been committed, It
seems.
Tong Toy. Chinaman who keeps a
laundry on Thirty-tirst street, had q
warrant sworn out yesterday for three
other Chlnamen, charging them with
attempting to burn several bibles and
other religious works.
Tong Toy is Christian and the b1-
Dies and papers had been presented
no him by the Central Mission The
bibles were translated from English
into Chinese. with English and Chinese
explanations. The papers were reli-
gious works written in the Chinese Ian
guage.
When the case came up this morning
Tong Toy failed to appear. and Justice
Brown dismissed the case.
WAR VETERANS.
The camp Of Spanish American War
News will be mustered in next week.
Adjutant General William C. C. Liller
of the National Association of Spanish
american War Veterans, will arrive
here next Monday or Tuesday for the
purpose of mastering the camp.
One night this week. probably to-
might, all officers, on-commssioned
officers and privates and all men who
AN any capacity served in the navy dur
Ing the war with Spain or the Philip
pine Instruction, and who are desIrous
or Joining the camp Will meet at the
Opera House for the purpose of form
ing an organization. Before the organ
1zation can be mustered 1T Is necessary
to elect officers and at the meeting to
be held this will be done.
The membership of the camp will
probably number about 20.
AN AGE LIMIT.
The ship-yard officials have adopted
new rule relative to employment of
labor Hereafter all minors must have
the written permission of their parents
or guardians before they can secure
positions in the yard
This is TO comply with the law rela-
tive to employing minors in manufacto-
ries and TO relieve the ship-yard in
case any trouble should arise over en-
ployment of minors.
ARREST.
William Richards is under arrest
here. charged with passing counterfeit
nicllels. In the past six weeks several
hundred dollars worth OF bad flve-cent
pieces have been circulated in the city,
Hampton and vicinity. and the secret
service agents have been here assisting
the police to run down the counterfeit
ers. The nickels are made of 'babbitt
metal, and have been used successfully
In beating the slot machines
About two weeks ago the flow of spu
rlous coins ceased, and nothing more
was heard Of bad money until last
might, when the police discovered that
the slot machines We're being faxed"
again. They succeeded in running
down William Richards. and believe he
has coDfederates. When he was ar
rested several dollars in bad r,ickels
were found in his pockets. lie claims
he bought S. worth of the bad money
for S1.25 from a colored boy, who was
loaded with the coin. Chief Wflkie of
the Secret Service at Washington, was
notified, and he replied that he would
pend his men here in the morning. Only
last week a man was convicted in the
Federal court for counterfeiting and
passing bad dimes and quarters here.
CADETS AT THE SHIP-YARD.
Yesterday a number of the Annapolis
naval cadets, who are here on n Drac-
lice cruise on the Newport. visited the
Hhip-yard and Inspected the equipment
of the plant. The itinerary of their
cruise Is as follows:
Leave the Capes June IS: arrive New
London July 2. leave July S; arrive
New Bedford July IL, leave July 16; ar
rive Gardeners Bay July 49, leave July
30; arrive Portland Angus II, leave An
gust IA; arrive Newport August Fl
leave August 20; arrive Annapolis Au
gust "a.
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