Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-14
Japanese, Austrian, Italian, Bra
lillian and CHILEAN Sailors
Passed in Review With Amer
lean Soldiers, BIuejackefs
and Marines impressive
Ceremonies, Including Brief
Address by Nh. Tucker.
nrrom a Staff correspondent

UNrom Staff correspondents
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, May
13.-Perhaps ii was not quite so
spectacular and the President was not
here, but jamestown Day was every
bit as interesting as the opening OF
the Terccntennial The Mayflower
was not here to steam around the
Roads amidst the booming of the can
mons OF score of battleShips, but
minus the speech of the President the
day Oh the grounds was far more
interesting than on April &c. AS on
the opening day, the sun went across
the heavens from horizon to horizon
without once being dimmed by a
apecli of white flcecy cloud. 1t was
vast fathomless dome of blue that
the twenty-five thousand specta.
tors had for canopy While
the sun poured down with the
;;tntenseness of a. bright May day, a
made suffering from the heat out OF
the question.
There were two star attractions at
tho Exposition today--Gcncral Ku-
roki and the review of the soldiers,
sailors and marines, with the former
easily winning all honors. The Japa-
other persons and things In interest
His every move was watched and at
every turn he was greeted by the
cheers of a people who love to stand
at the shrine of hero. If the truth
must be told; Kuroki docs not look
like Il hcro-far from II. He is small
ish and wore hat with cockade in
1t that was pronounced unbecoming
by the sex who make such matters
their study His skin bore striking
resemblance to piece of leather
that had been IN the tanncry too long.
1t was of hue so brown that it would
never make n fashionable tan shoe
and il WAS furrowed from the fore.
head To the chin by-no, they are not
wrinkles, but deep crcases-probably
relics of the trying days when he was
whipping Russia into subjection His
face was devoid of all expression.
You might rs well have looked at n
piece of stone rs into that yellow
brown face TO see if there was pleas.
urc or dlspieasnre i'm 1t. The cheers
of the people received only one rec
osnition-the lifting of the unbecom.
ing hat. There was no smile and
whether he needs the service of a
dentist or not still remains n uues.
ton with tho people who saw him
Yesterday. Perhaps he was interest.
cd, but If he was he did not show it:
perhaps he was bored. but IL he was
there was no evidence OF 1t on his
lace. But The people did not care
They wanted to SEQ the man whose
name was in almost every newspa-
per headline during the Japanese.
Russian war-and they saw him.
Review Of TROOPS
The other star attraction of the day
was the review of the Twenty-third
infantry. regular army, the sailors
and marines of the foreign warships
aud most inspiring sight it was.
Column after column marched by The
reviewing stand, headed by their own
bands and as the colors went by,
whether 1t was of the Japs. Austrians,
BraZilians or American, there was a
splendid demonstration-the sort that
warns your heart and makes you
glad that YOU are of q people that Is
always ready and glad to recognize
the worth of another power
General kuroki's Arrival.
Fifteen guns fired at Fort Monroe !
as salute to General Kuroki when
the steamer Newport News, with the |
Japanese party and other dignitaries |
approached the pier at Old Point short.
ly after o'clock this morning, began
the celebration of the three hun
dredth anniversary of the actual land |
ing at jamestown Island of the little |
party of adventurous Engiishmcn who |
founded the first English speaking
settlement on the Western Hemis- |
phere
General Kilrol and his party were
met at the wharf by an escort of
honor, under General Frederick Dent !
Grant, and taken to the Hotel Cham
berlin for breakfast. The companies
of artillery stationed Mt Fort Monroe, |
under the command Of Major Strong,
formed Gordon leading from the |
wharf to the hotel, through which |