Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-19
Lines Ii TIdewaler Agree to Buy
$4,000 Of ExposIlIon's
Recent Issue.
WORK GOES STEADILY AHEAD


tFrom n Staff Corrcspondcnt
JAM lSSTOWN EXPOSITION, Muy
lS.-lt is learned today that The rail.
way interests In Tidewatcr hive
agreed to take 100000 of tho $500.
oeo bond ISSUE of tho jamestown Elk.
position Company, and TINT the trans.
action will be closed immediately.
Norfolk bankers already have taken
100000 worth OF bonds so thia
leaves only $4,000 OF tho issue to
be disposed Of
with the money In hand, Governor
OF Works Cottrel now has free rein
ana Ia pushing the work Of complet.
Ing tho Exposition with ali possIb,e
rnp'dity, Tho company promises To
maSo finished show whom President
tooaeVeit comes OH Juno 10, Georgia
Day. e."
Tho Austrian cruiser sankt GcorE
ana gunbont Aspen left the Roads
,ate Friday night and sailed for New
YORK. They VIII return with tho
Other American ana foreign vessels
early next month to bo hero when
tho President comes.
Homlna. Plgeona Rciesscd. i <.
Two thousand Interested snoc l h.
tors saw tba sraatcst n r p pf,lssht
that has ever been held this morn.
Ing on Ice Parade. In fluttering
cloud of multtcolorod feathers. six
thousand tive hundred trained HON
ing pigeons swlrled up from the cen.
tcr OF the big parade ground while
on every hand the spectators exclalm.
ell at tho beauty of the sight
Capt. Lovclaco was In charge of
tho arrangements for tho release OF
the birds. Captain Ludlow, who up
10 the time of II serious accident
which temporarily disabled him. wa;
one OF the most daring acronauts in
This country, gave the signal for the
cages to be thrown open.
AT the signal the big cages were
thrown open by Il corps of attend.
ance and without moments heslta-
ton the pigeons arose filling the
air, and after circlIng three times
bore away swiftly in several direct.
ions.
1t Is estimated that the birds that
bound for Now York. Philadel.
phia, Cleveland and Buffalo, took
rom three to five hours TO make the
trip.
All of the pigeons released are full
bred homing pigeons, those from New
York and Philadelphia being espec.
Tally good homers. The New York
birds are owned by the Metropolitan
Concourse Association. and were
brought here by j. T.. Masterton,
who has an international reputation
as pigeon fancicr. IL. Fl. Matthews,
representing the Quaker City Con-
course Association. brought down the
Philadelphia birds.
Care to the Grounds.
1t is announced that beginning to-
morrow the Norfolk and Atlantic Ter
minal Company will run cars from
the end of the Scwall's Point pier to
the main entrance Of the Exposition
grounds. A six.minute schedule will
be maintained.
Ihis VIII mean great improve
mont in the transportation facilities
between Newport News and the Ter
centennial, Passengers on the Ivy
avenue steamer, the Chesapeake e
Ohio ferry and the boats from Old
Point and Hampton will b cable to
make the trip and get on the grounds
in about half tho time heretofore
required.
Tennessee Cadets Coming.
One hundred cadets from Marys-
vile College. Tennessee, will arrive
here Tuesday for ten days encamp.
mcnt on the Exposition grounds.
Maryville College is one of the old
est Presbyterian colleges In the South.
1t was endowed many years ago by
the father of Harry X. Thaw. who
was once business partner of Dr..
p. NJ. Bartlett, the institutions first
president.
The cadets from Tennessee will
bring a brass band one or two fast
baseball teams. which, together with
their daily parades and drills on Lee
| Parade. will add many features to
the daily program of the Exposition.
The students at Maryville are
sturdy set, coming from tn emoun-
tains of East Tennessee. Their
school is known especially for the
prominent part that 1t takes in col
lego athletics throughout the South.
and the team which will be here
| mex week will be among the strong
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