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THE CAUSE.
d1 Saussias policy of
placing fast and loose

wish HSsV PROMISES dS 10
the evacuation of Nanc.huria, whereby
China's sovereignty over that land was
practically annulled, and the equal COM
mercial rights therein of the rest of the
world seriously threatened.
20 Rnssia's refusal TO recognize
Japan's paramount interests in Korea,
and her own diplomatic, moves in that
peninsula looking toward treaty rights
under which she might gain control of
the port of Fusan--the more northern
harbors of yIadiyostok and Port Arthur
having proved less serviceable than had
been anticipated.
CD Japan's seven-year-old grudge
against Russia for oustingy her from
Port Arthur at the close of her contest
with China. and (also) Russia's fatal
ignorance of Japan's preparedness and
her overconfidence in her own strength.
THE DURATION FIR m February
5, 1904, to June II.
1868 days.
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THE DURATION.
Continued from First Page.)

ever. had been left in the billiard room,
go l pulled on my dressing gown and
started off to get it.
In order to reach the billiard room
] had to descend a flight of stairs and
then 20 cross the head of a passage
which led to the library and the gun
room You can imagine my surprise
when, as / looked down this corridor
saw glinlmer of light coming from
the open door of the library. / had my
self extinguished the lamp aEi closed
the door before coming to bed Natural
iy my first tho1ght was of burglars. The
corridors at Hurlstone have their walls
largely decorated with trophies OF old
weapons. From one of these 1 picked a
battleaxe. and then. leaving my candle
behind me. / crept O.. tiptoe down the
passage and peeped in at the open .oor
Y Y
'Brunton, the butler, was in the
library He was sitting fully dressed
in an easy-chair. with slip of paper
which looked like a map upon his knee,
and his forehead sunk forward upon his
hand in deep thought l stood dumb
with establishment. watching him from
the darkness. A small taper on the
edge of the table shed a feeble light
which sufIiced to show me that he was
fully dressed Suddenly. as 1 looked he
rose from his chair, and walking over to
bureau at the side, he unlocked 1t
and drew out one of the drawers From
this he took q. paper. and returning to
his seat he fattened Il out beside the
taper on the edge of the table. and be-
gan to study 1t with minute attention
My indignation at this calm examina-
ton of our family documents oyercame
me so far that | took a step forward.
and Brunton. looking up, saw me stand
ing in the doorway. He sprang to his
fl, his face turned livid with fear,
- he thrust into his breast the chart
like paper which he had been originally
studying.
Sol. said /. This is how you re-
pay the trust which we have reposed
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CHRONOLOGY.
1903.

July S-Opening of DIPLOMATIC corre-
spondence between japan and
Russia, relative to the Man
churisn situation.
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HISTORY MANU- SfiELL or AN EPOCH MAKING Var.

. disabled; the Japanese 2 torpedo-boats
sunk Tne victories gave Japan the
command of Far Eastern waters.
YALU RIVER (May II The jap
anese under Ku-
orkI defeated the
Russians under zasselitch, thus opening
lhe way TO the invasion OF Manchuria-
I,3oo men We're engaged. the casualties
being: 1896 Russians. to 1,os9 Japanese.
NANSHAN HILL may 2a-2s1 This
and KINGDOM. japanese IN de r
Oku, cut Port
:, Arthur off from
the casualties amounting to: 1.704 Rus
Sans and $500 Japanese.
VAFANG0W. dune 14-15o
Stackelberg's at
tempt to re-en-
force the Port Arthur garrison was de-
feated ty Oku. the former losing 4.es5
men and the latter 1.120. 100000 were
engaged
LAO YANG. august as p
tember ~ The
first general con-
hict between the two entire armies. Kur
opatkin and Oyau,a comrnsndinr in ner-
son. " the 100000 men enga ged, the Rus
sian casualties ore given at q. G5f-
s ana the japanese at 1889 The victory
lay with Japan. Kuropa tkin's retreaf
70 Mukden was mastery
SHAKE RIVER. toctob er I'LL,
A second conflict
between the same
comma pders and forces as at Liao-Yang.
1919; IN virtual draw. though the
their retreat. Total casualties. 81 747
o1.ses Russians and 1888 Japanese.
2O3-METRE HILL. Movember 800
The bloodiest of
conflicts wage d
about Port Arthur. the Japanese VIC
.org Ieading directly to the later sur
"a Killed and wounded about 3 600 man
'he japanese fully five times as many.
PORT ARTHUR. Isolated on May
IA. 1904; surren-
dered January 2.
i'oo-d siege or 232 Gays. The garrison
'1o'oo1 men with '1S guns was command
ny Stoessel; the attacking force
to''se men with COS guns by Nogi. From
,he t'ta of August. 81 distinct attacks
were made and 8 sorties; the fighting
,1,1t,a CONTINUOUS Iotal cas-
% -..s nave oeen given as; Russian.
49, - oa a.s' i,4oo. Russia surren-
~ 50 -7'''s men, o1o guns. $3.50 shells.
- IONS Oh powder 35,252 rifles. 2,226,s00
sdi.rioses, ana i'szo horses. The victory
eose Japan ABOUT sloeoa,eoo; while
me russian financial loss. including the
'iue Vi the destroyed fleet, was not
man haiL again as much. Con-
si'ei ca as demonstration OF the pitch
10 Whlch human fortitude and valer
may oe carried the siege OF Port Ar
NV feiects the hlshest credit on both
tne aeieiiuers ana the assaliants. and is
20 fanh IN nls'ors among the
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HEDFACTS AND FIG
URES OF MOST IMPOR-
TANT ACTIONS.

PORT ARTHUR and Of e b airy So
Chemulpo Attacks. e comm aha o the
] al n csc, and
Alexieff the Rus
siahs- Russia lost vessels sunk and
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if course, we had the drags at once
ana sft TO work to recover the remains
plf ~ trace of the body could we find
On TIE other hand, we brought to the
sIrfate an object OF II most unexpected
klndit was linen bag which contain
eo WITHIN IL mass of old rusted and
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Total forces engaged since the
outbreak OF the war tabout) 4 SAC. 600
these. the killed, permanently dis
computed at 625, 099-s15 900 Russians and
250, coo Japanese
Japan has suffered the loss of only
one prominent officer. Commander Oda
the RUSSIAN officers of rank kiilef are
Count Keller. Generals Rutkoyskv.
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THR RESULT. % Japan
rsso00sred con-
tcol Of Korea, es-
tsa'sShsss sCosecsosa,e and appointlng
an American, Durham, White Stevens,
IS sossser - the Emperor. vi aeui.
10 japan has regaineti possession of
SeTt Arthur aud the 1.iaotung peninsula,
and 81 so much OF Manchuria as will
Warrant its return TO China, with open
doors 10 the trade of the world.
@ International law has gained a
clearer knowledge than has before been
had OF what constitutes contra band of
WAY, and 70 what lengths naval of
heer may nronerly go in the fright of
search Both of these advances have
been made largely through the prompt
diplomacy CT Secretary of State Hay.
I'D Russia certainly will noe get or, The
fsciiic coast the 'sice-free port, for
"hich she mas so long been hooking
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LESSONS FOR ALL THE
WORLD. )
GENERAL.
PREPAREDNESS. The prima

| I nUI AhGUV1SN. "a iiiai
| lesson to be de
| rived from tn,
war is the value of preparedness. -
/ Board, U. S. n.
The great. all-embracing lesson Il
| up in the one word, preparation. -
Mai Q. NJ Lissak, Ordnance Depart
| ment. T. S. A.
hospital service
has proven thai
the high percentages OF sickness dur.
| ing past wars are unnecessary, as they
have cut such percentages running in.
To the s0s and Sos, to less than pei
cent.
SECRECY. .. What is prae-
secrecy can be
maintained, even against present-dax
Journanstic enterprise, such secrecy be.
ing an Immensely important factor II
successful strategy
ECONOMIC. The Russian
soldier has at las,
had the opportun-
ity OF comparing for himself the enor.
nous benefits derived from a good gov.
eminent, humane treatment. pHbiie eS,,-
caUon. personal freedom honest adn,in.
lstTa ton and intelligent leadership. witt
an Inc opposite vices and faults as ram
pant IN the Russian system
LAND FIGHTING.
'TEAA WORK" Team work, in
armies is a mat
ter of primary i'm
poftdnce, as was proven by the perfect
ssrepera.ion OF the three Japanese
armies operating scores OF miles apart.
TIE NEW RIFLE. The present
Quick-firing. long
s,,or+ range rife makes
aMount or 1ighting By night. and re-
weapon. .o'e
HAND GRENADES The return of
the hand grenade
and small body
shield TO warfare. as both were used bv
"a eHe ia ia panese, will lead to the retention
OF the assaulting party as yaluabls
component of the attack.
DIRECT ASSAULT. No fertilization.
however con-
structed- can sue
cessfuiiy hold out against a direct as
sauit py an enemy careless of death,
- ven VI Shiied miners, and the
the Tree use OF dyna mite
HUWITZERS. Eleven n c h
Eowitzers. e.
signed for high
angle firing. can be utilized in siege
operations SO effectively as to force can
ituiation Your big howitzers deter
sci.
FIELD PHONES Balloons for
AND BALLOONS. JAILED mas use sjrn haEe
while the field
telephone has
proven of immense and constant use.
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SmolensKy, Rialinkin, Tserpitsy, Kon-
dratchenko, Commander Stepa noff, anc
Adrnira.s Makaroff, Molas, yoelkersham
and Without.
In money, according TO fig
ures published IN the Ga
zette of St. Petersburg, the
war has cost Russia tin
GLIDING property destroyed 81. DIS, 900, 00t
On June it was estimated at
Tokyo that the cost to ia
pan lad been close in the
neighborhood of ....-........ AS. 600 ooC
bringing the total money
cost Cat the time OF
agreement to peace par
sieys) to ....--..----.-..$1.555 $50 GOO 00e
in ships the losses have been as fol-
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HOSPITAL SERVICE, The 1apaas=

the high percentages OF sickness dun
ing past wars are unnecessary, as the
have cut such percentages. running in
To the 10s and SOS, to less than 8 Pc
cent.
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WHAT THE WAR HAS COST
In MEN, MONEY, AND
SHIPS.

+, 1890; -, Men-
s, February, 1861 -......-...... - 5000
She has since sent out to the
front ----..-.-..-...-......... Tse, 200
Japan is said to have modified
nearly -.---...............-.... 100000
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SHAKE RIVER.
20 c t o b er 11-21. J
A second conflict
between tho CANA

comma nders and forces as a Iiao-Yane
Iesuited In a virtual draw. though the
tt suSs iahs were compelled to continue
their retreat. Total casualties 81 ~
o''ses Russians and 1888 Japanese.
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Continued on Page Three. this Section,
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VAFANGOW
q u n e 14-15.)
Stackelberg's at
LAO YANG.

fiice between the two entire armies. Kur-
opdtkll and Oyauaa comma nding in per
son. Os the 10000 men enga ged, the Rus
sIdn casualties ore given at p H5f.
ana the japanese at 1889 The victory
iay with Japan. EUROPA tkin's retrea !
10 Mukden was mastery
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SECRECY

maintained, even against present
journalistic enterprise, such secrecy
Ing an Immensely important factor
successful strategy
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2O3-METRE HILL.
IN o v e inber 800
The bloodiest of
conflicts VI, q 4

about Port Arthur. the Japanese vic
.ory leading directly to the later sur
IN killed and wounded about 060 NAV
the japanese fully five times as many
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HUN RIVER
.(Sandepas).

oyama's army cost him u 600 men, with
loss to his c,iemy of but 5000 10000
were enga ged.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
Tint Was Eiffcrent

Sir said Mai. Lcllingwell to Col
Dwycr. q understand that You shy
that on the Fourth of July, 1863, !
borrowed SIS of you and never re.
turned it."
"Neyer said anything of the kind
majorz-neyer did,
But You must have made some re-
mark to start such story"
All ! snid was that You were on
orr side at that date. Mt the battle
or Gettysburg. and that, while you
looked as If you would like TO ash;
me for the loan of S., the eXigencies
OF the occasion prevented you from
doing SO. pledge you my word / said
nothing beyond that"
: Wei, 8yon arc a gentleman, and
accept YOUR word, and. well go and
have q drink. If you only said that
] have nothing to say."7-Dctroit Tri
nune. s- ;7f
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COMFORTING WORDS.
Many Newport News Household ers
Will Find Them So.

n
TO have the pains and aches Of n
pal back removed; TO be entirely free
from annoying, dangerous urinary dis
orders is enough to make any kidney
sufferer graf cful. TO tell how this great
change can he brought about will prove
comforting words 10 hundreds of New
port News readers.
Mrs. 4. A. Fowlkes, wife of a conduc.
tor on the G. e O. r. r., spys: pFor
SIX months pain in my back if not
constant at first, gradually increasing
until | was scarcely able to stoop or TO
life $anything and any, over cxerlion
hurt SO that was often in misery.
EYon5a slight cold Increased the suffer
'ingSaNl m orning after morning | was
SO lame ard sore across tho loins that
could hardly attend to the slightest
household duties. never was,success.
ful in purchasing anything which
brought permanent relief untilrI went
TO .Allen's drug store for Doan's Kidney
/ Plllst6sln very short time considering
the nature of my case they stopped the
attnck'' 81,
ForS sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. FosterMilburn Co, Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States =
Remember the name-Doan's2 sand
take no. other.
H - j &
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Forward Mast stenncd

lie forward mast MES stepped On
The battleship Minnesota by the his
electric crane al Ito sliipyard yestcr!
ii'1 aste:necr. The Minnesota has
hfeen overboa.f about a month, hut
sine tina! time the work on her has
aeen progressing rapidly ard The aft
mast will he set in place in a few days
separations for placing The water line
ar fn backing on the vessel arc now
being made and the actual work OF
putting the backing on will commence
Ia a short time
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Final Prenara,ioro 10 Be Made by
School Board

DOtibs
When the board I'll school trustees
meet in regular session in the as
scmhiy hall OF The High school tomor-
row night. il wi:i complete tho ar
rangcments for he commencement OK.
e%cises' of the High school. which will
I've held in lime. Preparations for the
commencement have already beea
made by the board but several mat
tors of imnorlancc will have 10 he
passed upon before the program will
he completed
Rev. w. b. Gcauchamp. pastor of tho
iiinit,- NJ Il, church, has accepted
tn" invitation of the board to preach
The interchangeable sermon to The grad.
,:alna class and II is probable that the
sermon will lie delivered on Sunday
morning. June II.
Tho hoard has rot vel selected 4
speaker ia deliver the annual address
In The graduating class, but 1t is I'M.
derstucd that the members have one
IN !n:ad ana the committee OH rules
ainI regulations will report on the
speaker tomorrow night. Tie date for
lie final exercises of the commence
ncnt week lMs moi We. been officially
annc'inccd bit i. is understood thar
il will be held in the Academy of
Music on Monday. Juno ~.
Tho public schools OF The city will HI,
closed fl. tho. present session on Fri
day.. June 2. The class LAY exercises
Of the senior class will be held some
day that week rs will the open meeting
Il the ilish School Literary Society.
fAle;nlr the pupils OF the High
:e'..Gol are making preparations for Tie
commencement apdlthc exercises This
year are expected 10 he the best ever
Fed hy ne LEGAL igh sehool
The school heard will transact other
important business tomorrow night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
Wrecked Steamer PaIatlnla Com.
ing Here for Re pairs.
Captain ROBINSON in CITY
Popular Shipping Man is Arranging
For Work ON Disabled vessel-Does
Not Know What win Be Done with
the Daventry.

Captain J. Robinson. representing
SlyeWrlght. Bacon & Co., OF Manches-
ter, England, managers OF the Manches-
ter and Salford Steamship Line, ar
rived in the city yesterday to arrange
Tor the repairing of the British stenm-
snip Palatinia ntethe local shipyard.
The Palatinia was wrecked in the Flori-
On Keys about two weeks ago and her
hull was more or less seriously DAM
aged
The 4shipyard. has been. given The
contract for docking the steamer and
she will be brought here us soon as
possible to have n survey made to as.
certain the extent of her injuries.
Captain Robinson is well known to
shipping men here and he spent a
large. part OF his time yesterday and
last might shaking hands with old
friends and lnuking new ones. He Is
stopping nj the Warwick hotel while
here. n
When here last Captain Robinson
came in connection with the work ON
the British steamship Daventry, of til e
Imperial Steamship Company's line,
which lie represents. The Davcntry
has been twice wrecked and she is now
at the shipyard, having heen practical
~ rebuilt. Captain Robinson says that
he does not know what the owners will
10 with the vessel A Porto Rican
company contemplated buying the DAY.
entry, but when il was found that the
government would not admit the ship
to American registry, the purchase WINS
not made.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
Cruiser Charleston Being Tested
at shipyard Pier.
ENGINES WORKING SMOOTHLY
auldere VIII Send Vessel on oHiciai
Fur withou, Preliminary "Trip to
Military Mast stepped on.
eattleship Minnesota.

The dock trial fthe new protected
r:niser Charleston, which is buil..ins
q: he :tinyard here. wae bn::un yes.
Icrd9y morning shortly after seven
clock ard continued throughout. tho
entire day. The trial will lbs, anou:
fnuT days during which time tho en-.
gincs Of Tho now cruiser. will be given
very rigid and thorough lost
The Char leslon WIS noatel out III
DIV deck No.s2 AIonaay. after having
her plNnellcr blades set On the pr).
peller hubs anl TIC sGme day she was
tnWedstoi the stuth side of pier ?. attho
yard. where She is being given he.
first trial. The cruiser was securely
moored TO the, deck with large wire
llapsers which steady the vessel during
The tests to prevent her from :I,aak-
ing away from the dock.
Early Yesterday morning a picked
force 'of shinyard mechanics vert
;.hoards ,fhe cruiser anaIpreparc,l Ecr
for her first ttinl. The fire in her fnr
nacea have been kept going for some
tlinc:sin preparation. for the trial and
Yesterday morning there was. Il COOL
TrcsS.lrSicf Steam on her boilers.
WiGnftllc word was given by tho
chief fnlachinistl ftr The trial To begin
str;nl,jswas let Into the cylinders nj
Tic cruisers engines and for tile first
lirhnG tiIa. pnn.ierous pistons moved M
mi down .iriven by steam from tie
ships; own boilers. Slowly nj Grstrtllt
great engines! mtycl. then faster and
faster pnliiFhT tho, middle of the mora
iEG th&y Nero. going rs fast as 1t il
'ictmr,l safe 10 RIM them while Tic
ship ismoored to tho;picr.
IthrohehciIt the day the >ensincs
worked with marked smopthncss AMI
nHt nm accident occurred TO maj, The
wGrk The, trial willFcontinuc today
lcmorfow talil Friday.
The trial'iwill lit is believed, be on;
pf Tho. The nest ,succcsafnl ,cvcF held at tn.
| shlpsarl here and aS soon ~. 1t Is
a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
win NOT VIOLATE LAWS.
Eagle Engine Company Proposes te
Obey MaYor,s Mandate

Eagle ,En9ine company Proposes to
rs Obey Mayors Mandate.
Shortly after Mayor Buttons an
nouncement that in the. future all raf-
fles, etc, for whutevcri purpose con-
Quoted, would be deemed violations Of
7 the law. ID prominent member Of the
fire department declared to n reporter
for this paper that tho volunteer fire.
men would shortly give bazaar and
that they proposed to have thefsamc
I features which were objected to in the
Elks' fair.
1.-THE firemen seems to have been
speaking without authority, MS the fol-
lowing letter shows:
q, Editor Daily Press: There nopearcd
in the. columns of yamrf4ainaI,le paper
enc day last week. an article CONCERN
{ ing the action OF the mayor In the
stand he had taken, in regard 10 the
railing at the Elks' bazaar. B, The ar
: ticle also states that q certain lending
volunteer fireman had chronicled that
the volunteer tfiremen of this city con
!, templated holding q bazaar in the near
future and would run games of chance
and rlfIiing In defiance OF the authori-
ties. AS the Eagle Engine Company
No. 3 iSatho only company thattcon-
s templates holding "a bazaar In thor near
future for the purpose OF uniforming
tho company,,fWe deem 1t our dutyfto
& deny that we would In any manner
!. violate the State or city laws, and any
!; such ramarl.s emanating from any
=
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10

member of the Eagle Engine Company
No. are without authority from the
organization
ION the other hand We try to teach
the. members ofathis company to live
an honest, upright life
Such statements are liable to be mis-.
aenlipg and the members of Eagle
Engine Company No. 8 do. not want the
citizens of this city TO have the inn:
preston that they want. to violate the
law y r z,
BY publishing this article in your
columns you Will greatly oblige the
members. of Eagle Engine Company
No.3.
Yours very truly,
JAMES a. WALKER, Foreman.
]. J. HOIZBACK, Rec Secy. ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
Arrived Yesterday.

British steamship Portland. Ito. :
ierts. Santos. Brazil, and sailed for
New York.
British steamship 'r9ts.en, Sander,
son, Pensacola, Fla, and sailed for
Liverpool.
Schooner Maude Palmer Allen. isos-
{ ton,
Tug l.uckcnback with barses Sell
taire, Providence; Kingston, do,
Sailed Yesterday.
Schooner James w. Elwell. Frost
Bangor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
Theatrical


The Corrinc Itnnkci Stock Company
VIII repeat THE Countorfeiters" This
and tonight. with The same
excellent speclalties introduced Mon
day night and last night The special
ties are undoubtedly the best ever in
troduced by Il stock company here
and are equal To those seen in the best
vaudeville houses.
Tomorrow night and the rest of the
week 'Thc Slave Girl" will be the bill
There will be change of specialties.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
Marine Notes

. = -a.n l. 10 TX
The OLD Dominion steamers Bcrk-
lev and Brandon have resumed their
regular scheduled runs between this
city. Norfolk ard Richmond Tic yes
sells Were recently hauled out at tho
shiHyaiN for. their annual oyerhaulire.
The Brandon IVES the first 10 he dock
ed and while she was being over
hauled tho Berkeley alone was on the
route. Later the Berkeley was hauled
out after the Brandon resumed ner
trips.
: The British steamship Taptcn. en-.
route from Pensacola for Liverpool.
loaded 4nt tons of hunker,cnal at this
pert Yesterday
Tho British steamship Portland
came in port yesterday from Santos,
took on bunker coal and later sailed
tor New lor!. The ship had a large
cargo of cul1ee on board.
'rhe large PoltsYlle, will he noated
( iEtosdry~.lock No. 2. at tlio shipyard
tdflay,Tto nave work done on her hull.
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completed preparations for The ciicial
rial OF the new cruiser will lie made
on her ut the shipyayd. iA
Tue Charleston will not he sent ia
the Virginia Capcs for a builders
irlal and tho trial which she is now
Undergoing will lie her only test he.
fore she leaves for Boston for the Of
fetal run on tic COAST Of Maine.