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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30

observations during the winter wan
behring's. Bishop Potter says he found
a marked advance in federation on The
part OF observers of all religions one
To the other. ne says:
After visiting Southern Italy, /
spent most of the winter in Egypt and
nave since been visiting American
congregations scattered throughout
Europe. The feature which most
struck me was the mutual good will
and frHtcrhal intercourse between
american and Anglican congregations,
which have been more Intimate than
they used to lie and are becoming
more 50. but this is n small segment
OF the large circle of the alienation of
races and sccts aud the hustiiitirs of
rellstohS which were to be noted
around the world II century ago, which
has been gradually softened
II was most struck with this i'm
Egypt. Travelled on the Nile 50 years
ago and nothing impressed me more
on my recent trip than the changed
attitude Of the Arabs toward the
Christians. The Oriental changes
more slowly than VIC. but their atti-
tlide is now tolerant and more kindly.
century ago. when the Christian was
10 the Mohammcdnn Christian dog,
the present feeling would have been
Uncomfortable"
The bishop said he noted that as n
result of Christian Influence the
whole brute creation In Egypt Is now
much better treated than ever before.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
NEW ORLEANS BOOMING.
Many Millions Being Spent In New
Buildings in Crescent City.
Rp II,

tBy Associated Prcss.)
NEW ORLEANS, May 29.-The ap-
Preaching summer season and the
wntchiulncss for signs of fever has
llad no deterrent effect upon modern
building construction III New Orleans
and a contract for Il s2,0OO,OU0 depart
mcnt store in Canal street has just
been let TO James G.. Stewart & Co.,
81. Louis, contractors. who are now
building the s5,0OO.0OO elevators and
steamships wharvcs for the Southern
Railway at New Orleans.
In a few weeks another contract
will be left for the S5,b0O,OUO Audubon
hotel next To the $2.000.000 depart
lncnt store and with sixteen stories
Will occupy two-thirls Of the entire
ElccE
With the s2,5OO,OOO Holmes depart.
mcnt store, the great Hbernia Bank
building. three new theatres, an i'm
lnense auditorium, two now hotels in
addition to the Audubon. and the
prospective removal of the colossal
plants Of the American Sugar Rcfim-
cry from New York to add 10 the ones
here, and countless residences and
minor structures building construc.
ton i'll New Orleans is on a boom
which neither monetary strngcncy or
lever has been able to retard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
VIRGINIA BUILDING Will Be
WELL ARRANGED STRUCTURE
Plans are for Convenience and Com
fort as Well as Artistic
Effect.

The Virginia building at the
jamestown Exposition promises to
be we'll arranged permanent strua-
ture, as Messrs. Breeze C Mitchell,
the architects. have paid as much
attention to convenience in their
plans az to artistic effect.
The building will be of brick. OF
original colonial design with one
hundred and sixteen feet frontage in
Guiding the piazzas, flfty-feet deep,
and two stories high surmounted
with an attic.
The first floor will contain two
large reception rooms. very large
nall. corridors with longitudinal
axis; the governors suite or rooms
also the ladles' suite. The second
floor will contain seven bed rooms
together with tw bath rooms. Tha
building as designed is very hand.
some one and Is to be permanent. This
decision of the Virginia Commission
was reached by process of elimi-
natin, each Of the designs shown be-
ing voted upon, the one. received the
lower number of votes being elimi;
mated until the final decision was. re-
corded The choice was difficult
ons, as all of the designs submit
ted were meritorious and attractive.
The work of examination and de-.
cision occupied the Commission for
the better part of day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
EP|SCOPAl|ANS MEET
TO ELECT A BISHOP
Rev. RsVePdg EstIII, Of Hampton,
Delivers The Opening Ser
+ mon 10 The Council.
two CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE
Mr.. w. J. Payne Wins a Big Dam
age Suit Against olk-Hampton
Roads company-wa.er Front
Property is involved ;, in the case
Which Was Settled in Norfolk.
Especial TO the Daily Press. J

NORFOLK. May 29.-The four
tecnth annual council of the diocese
of Southern Virginia convened today
in Trinity Episcopal church, Ports
mouth, and will remain in session I'M
til Thursday evening.
Morning prayer WAS read at 1880
O'Clock AMI holy communion celebrat.
ed at ten o'clock. following which the
cuncil Sermon was preached by Rev.
Rcvcrdy Estill, D. d.. former rec
tor of Trinity church, but now of
Hampton.
On tomorrow there will he no bus
mess session of the council until
. three o'clock in the afternoon. in or.
der that the members may attend
the ceremonies incident to the recep-
ton Of President Roosevelt.
Tho selection for bishop coadj,l-
~ seems to lie between Rev. e. d.
fucker, of this city, and Rev, G.
Braxton Bryan, OF Petersburg. The
chances favor the former apparently
as he stood second when Rev Mr..
Lloyd was elected at Lynchburg.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
P. 0. APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSES SENATE
Nearly Two Hundred. Million DOL
lars Set Aside for The Run.
ming Of Mall Department.
PANAMA CANAL 70 GET FUNDS
suneIry civil Bill Carries More Than
100000 For Soldiers Homes
Fort Monroe to Get Small sum
Report on Packers No. Ready For
Publication.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., May %. -.
The Senate today passed the post
office appropriation bill, carrying nm.
appropriation of sl92, $4,000 and i'm
mcdiately adjourned over Memorial
Day until Thursday.
The Senate again today had under
consideration the subsidy for the
Southern fast mail train.
Millions For the Canal.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was completed and Chairman Tawney
was authorized by the appropriation
committee to report II to the House
today 1t is the largest sundry civil
bill ever reported. carrying s94,3iG,!!
37:i. nf which S25,i60.991 Is for work
on the Panama canal. The amount
carried is $11,070, OOH less than the esti.
mates from tho various departments.
For river and harbors work, author:
lzed and contracted for, there is APP
Eoprlatcd 9,7.3lS.976, which is SG,774.-
S44 i'll excess of the amount available
this year. ~
Less For New Buildings.
The new public buildings heretofore
'"''to''HSN uHu TIC IcIulr OIL Dllllul1lRS
carries an appropriation of $5,f7O,5S3
"a reduction of s22,SOG,6O1 from the
current appropriation under this head
Some of the more important items
OF the appropriation are: {:
CONSTRUCTION of vessels for revenue
cutter service, s27O 600: increase of
sl70.O0O.
At Fort Screven. Ga. $50 900; Fort
Monroe. Va. s27 600; Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. $4,000: Fort Crockett,
Texas Sl5S.953;; Fort Moultrie, S. c.,
$3.50
National home for disabled volun-
tecr soldiers, s4,202,IiO.
Packers Report Delayed.
The report of Messrs Neil and Rey-
| nolds. special commissioners of the
President. regarding their investiga-
/ ton into the sanitary anu other condi-
tions exeisting at the packing houses,
is being facilitated. but 1t was stated
today that probably it would not b.,
submitted before Thursday. Neither
Mr.. Neil nor Mr.. Reynolds will dis.
close the nature of their report.
Rate Bill Considered
At an all day session of the comic,
ees on the railroad rate bill today a
number Of undisputed amendments
were agreed to.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
REID TO sTARTLE ENGLISH.
American Ambassador to Give Grand
Ball in Honor Of the Lonsworths.
(By Associated PrcssJ

LONDOh. May Ambassador
and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid are planning
an important series of entertainments
during the approaching London sea
son. Chief among tiem. perhaps. will
be a grand ball either the week before
the Ascot races dune 1929 or the
week after. to introduce President
Rooaevelt's daughter, Mrs. Longworth
into English society
Mr.. and ldr Reid contemplate CIV
Ing several dinner parties, to be fol-
lowed by dancing. for more than fifty
couples. Their town residence. Dor
chester house, is ideally arranged for
big entertainments. In fact. every.
thing else in its construction was
sacrificed for the reception rooms.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
HOLSTERS ON THE BILL OF FARE
Taxpayers are Learning to What Us
es Their Money Has Been Put by
the Observation-Disclosures Elk
plains Away Moorc's charge
! About Favoritism in Granting Bids.
(By Associated Press.)

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, May 90
Judge y. c. Richardson, OF Rich
mond, q former member of the board
appeared before the investigating
committee of the Eastern State Hos.
pital today and, In unmistakable
terms denounced the testimony OF j.
S. Moore as absolutely untrue. He
emphatitally denied the charges of
Moore that. he had learned the priv
ate marks of the bidders and had us
ed that knowledge to secure bids for
Moore.
Judge Richardson further stated
that, Moore had called on him since
giving his testimony and stated that
he did not know how he had come
to make such statement when he,
Richardson, was not even on the
bonrd ut the time Moore said the
matter had occurred
Judge Richardson stated howccvr
that he did not believe Moore in.
tended to n1ure him but that he
made the statement unwittingly.
Mr.. Boudar testified among other
things that many thousands of dol
lars had been expended Ivy the hos
pital board in the purchase of Smith
field hams, will duck, wild turkey,
soft crabs, turtles, vcnsiun. oysters.
clans, lobster. ice cream 1t has al
ready been given in Testimony that
these delicacics were used on the
officers table and were not given to
the patients ut the hospital.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
WOMEN HIS BANE.
Campbe I-Bannerman's Office Invaded
by a Delegation of Suffraaists.
INV ASSnrinfnd prom

d
LONDON, May 29.-Premier Camp
bell.Bannerman's offices were today
invaded by a delegation of women de
manding suffrage. Each of the WON
en- talked for five minutes.
After listening to their long haran.
nge the premier declared that he real
lied the justice of their cause. and
thoroughly symrathized with them in
their quest. He said he regretted
that he could do little. If anything.
at present toward the furtherance of
their cause, but expressed the hope
that suffrage would eventually be
granted to the women.
Later. the women filled Exeter Hall
and James Keir Hardle, the labor
leader and member of Parliament,
made speech, during which he advis-
eds the women actively to oppose all
Liberal candidates until the govern
ment conceded their demands.
The days proceedings closed with a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
s2l,676 Verdict for Mr.. Payne.

NORFOLK. VA. May cav. ],
Payne. of Richmond, was in'the court
of law and chanccry here today
awarded a verdict for sci ,676.13
against the Norfoik-IIampton Roads
Company. d. I-owenbcrg is president
of the company.
The Judgment was for the full
claim of the plaintiff. Mr.. Payne
sued for commissions on the sale OF
Hampton Roads water front property
to the Underwater railway.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Plant Liner Sails.

After having been thoroughly ov-
erhauled and replaced at the local
shipyard. the American steamer Mas
cote, of the. Plant Line fleet, sailed
from this port for Key West at 1870
O'Clock yesterday afternoon The
vessel Will now resume her regular
runs between Key West and Havana.
The Masco'tc has hecn at the local
yard for several weeks. r
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Baby Boy Dead.

j. e. Warren. Jr.. the six-months-
Old son of MIR. and Mrs. J. r. War.
rem, died yesterday afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock in rarboro. ~ G. MIR. and
Mrs. Warren are visiting mt MIR. War
rcn's old home. The baby was taken
sick soon after they arrived there
about a week ago. The funeral will
take place tomorrow morning at III
O'Clock
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
MayfIower sails.

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 20
The United States ship Mayflower,
with President Roosevelt, Mrs.
Roosevelt and two of their children,
and Mrs Roosevelt's sister aboard
left the navy yard today 1888 p. m.
for Portsmouth Va
Mrs Nicholas Longworth, his
daughter, was among those at tina
dock to see him off.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Presidents Bal to Racs.

NORFOLK, VA. May 29.-Ths
power boat Dart, the swift tender Of
the Presidents yachts Sylph will
compete in a race for silver cup
tomorrow The Dart will be COM
manded by Lieutenant Evans, United
States Navy. son of Admiral Bob Ev-
ans, The cup was offered by,
paper last year and was won by the
Dart G..3.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
TO PROBE STEEL TRUST.
Gover1ment at the Mercy of the Max
crs of Armor.

. WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 20
The House committee on naval affairs
today authorized favorable re-
port on the resolution introduced by
Representative w. w. Kitchin, call
ing on the secretary of the navy to
report to the House on his inquiry
into the cost of armor plate and an
armor plant
The inquiry is aimed to show how
helpless the government has been in
the hands of the armor trust.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Watchman Guilty Of Theft.

NORFOLK. VA, May 29.-John
Tascar, Waterman for the Pocomoke
Guano Company. while testifying
against Vogle, Ballentine and Creek
more, charged with stealing guano
from the plant. was made a defend
ant himself to the larceny charges
and, with each of the others, was
sentenced to six months in Jail.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
SPAIN READY FOR WEDDING.
Madrid in Gala Attire in Honor OF
Kings Marriage.
(By Associated Press. !

MADRID, May 2s-The Prepa-
rations for the marriage OF the King
Alfonso and Princess Victoria las
Princess Ena of Battenberg is desig-
mated by the Spaniards) are fast ap.
preaching elimination today with the
arrival of the Princess and ENJOYS,
and the final adornment OF streets
and buildings.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Don't Want Pool Room.

mass meeting of the negro cit
iZens of the East End was held last
night and plans were discussed for
protesting to the Warwick county au-
thorities against the granting of a
license for the establishment of a skat-
ing rink and pool room to be located
nj Thirty-slxth street and Chestnut
avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Excursion pnstnoned

On account of bad weather yester-
day the excursion to Pine Beach of
the Tidewater Relief Association was
postponed until next Tuesday All
who held tickets for the excursion
were allowed TO use them yesterday.
hut the tickets Yill also be good next
TUESDAY. '' q
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
FOR sHlpyARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
Boilcrmakcrs and BlacksmitIs Play
Next Saturday Afternoon,

The baseball game between the ship.
yard blacksmiths and boilermakers
scheduled for this afternoon. has been
posrtnode until Saturday, on account
of the work being done on the
grounds. The diamond was ploughed
yesterday and will be scraped and
rolled before Saturdays game.
These are the only two hot iron
worker teams in the championship Sc
ries and. according to one of the play
ers, Saturdays game will be "hot
one.
All the contesting teams will meet
this evening at the Huntington hotel
to arrange schedule. Two games will
be played every Saturday afternoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Gunboat Marietta In Port.

The United States gunboat Mari
eta, which arrived in port Monday
from the League Island navy yard,
is now loading bunker coal from
United States collier. AS soon rs
she completes filling her bunkers the
vessel will proceed to Southern wat
ers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Pennsylvania in Dry Dock.

The New York. Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railway Company's steamer
Pennsylvania, which has been having
repairs made on her propeller in
dry dock No. /, at the shipyard, was
floated out OF the basin yesterday
morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Doctor Guilty Of Grand Larceny.

BULLETIN, MINI. May 29.-Dr.
J. Joyce. was tonight found guilty OF
embeSzling lS5 sharcs of Metropoll-
tan Bank stock from theNorthwestern
Life Insurance Company, Of which
he was president. The trial lasted
eight DAYS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
CORN TO BE HIGHER.
Free Alcohol Means Much to Ameri.
can Farmer

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May %
The free alcohol bill which probably
will be signed by the President to-
morrow, will. 1t is predicted. increase
The price of corn five cents a
bushel
The prediction also is made that 1t
will increase the annual crop of Irish
potatoes III this country many mill
ions of bushels.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Woman Fatally Burned.

NORFOLK, VA. May 2s-Mrs.
Frances Wonycott, of Portsmouth,
was fatally burned last night by the
explosion of lamp.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Captain of Steamer Dies on Board

NORFOLK, VA. May 29.-Captain
Joseph W. Gilkey, SO years old. of the
steamer George H.. Stout of Philadel.
phia. died on board the Stout while
In this harbor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Norfolk Jeweler Dies.

NORFOLK, VA. May Or. Har-
ris, head of the Harris Jewelry com.
pany, of Norfolk, died in Washing
ton today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30

monster meeting on Trafalgar Square.
Many fiery speeches were made, and
resolution was adopted expressing
profound dissatisfaction" with the
prcmicr's party.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
CHRISTIANS IN EGYPT.

Bishop Potter Struck by Spirit Of Toi.
eration Exhibited by Mohamme dams.
(By Associate Fress.)
LONDON May Gas the result Of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
Thief ASKS THAT POCKET
BOOKS Be LEFT NEXT TIME
Seems to Have Been Offended Be-
cause There Was Only Forty
Cents In School Building.
rs"Pleaselleate your pocket books be.
hind next time.
Respectfully
"HAPPY HOOLJGAN

The above rather unique request,
written in very legble aud cles CT
style, was found upon black board
in one of the rooms of the North End
public school building by the teachers
yesterday morning.
AT first the teachers were inclined
to treat 1t as joke of some Of the
pupils but later it developed tina. one
Of the teachers had had forty cents
IN change stolen from her desk some
time Monday night
The matter has been reported to the
police department.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
MRS. DAVIS coNvALEsclne.

IL is Said That She is Gaining in
Strength.
(By Associated Press.,
NEW YORK. May 2a.-Mrs. JET.
ferson Davis who has been reported
much better is now convalescing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30
v|RG|N|AN MURDERED !?
Doctor Found Dead Under susp|c-
IOus Circumstances.
$500 IS FOUND ON HIS BODY
Police Are Not Sure How the Man
Met oeath-First Reports Say It
Was Case of suiclde-victim
Went West from Wythevllle.
tBy Associated Press.)

CHICAGO. ILL. May 229.-Dr. S. /.
Savers, of Richmond, Va. was found
dead in room in the Gault house to-
day and had apparently committed
suicide. An artery in the left wr;st
had been severed and a bullet from a
revolver which was still held in his
right hand had been fired into his
head
Papers showing his identity and $500
in cash were found in the room. In
registering he had signed the nalue
81 II. Smith New York"
The man was well dressed and APP
parently prosperous He came to the
hotel Saturday.
The police today decla-rl that
while they were Mt first of the opinion
that DR. Sayers had committed slI-
eide they were not entirely satisfied
that such was the cause The wound
in the wrist was of character such
as would be inflicted by a surgeon :;
scaple. This instrument could not be
found.
WYTHEVILLE, VA. May 29.-Dr.
$. r. .Saycrs .Tr.. who was found dead
today in a Chicago hotel. L; well
known in this section. He was tho
son of DR.. S. r. Sayers, of Wytheville,
who was formerly member of tt q
state legislature. He had good char
acter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30

Fair Tuesday anS
Fair and warmer
Wednesday; ThursdayA
light to north winds,
becoming easterly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-30

THE DAILY PRESS
Is the only newspaper
In Newport News
that. receives full AS.
ISOLATED Press report.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-04
FARMING A PROF ssION.
Agriculture MIST Have Chance to De.
veIOp Property.

Inc only other persons whose wei.
rare is as vital to the welfare Of the
whole country as Is the welfare OF the
1 wageWorkers are the filters Of the soil.
tne farmers, Il Is mere truism to
say that no growth OF cities, no growth
of wealth, no industrial development
can atone for any falling Off III the
character and standing OF the farming
populat ion. During the last few dec
AIDES this fact has been recognized
with ever Increasing clearness. There
Y no longer any failure is realize that
farming at least III certain branches.
must become 8 technical and scientific
profession. This means that there
must be open to farmers the chance
for technical and scientific training. not
theoretical merely, hut or the most as.
yereiy practical type. The farmer rer,.
resents peculiarly high type OF Amer
lean citizenship. and he must have the
same chance to rise and develop as
otner American citizens hare. More.