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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-01
Big War Ships 10 Give UaIque
Electrical Parade On May 18Th
For jamestown Day..
GRAADEsT SCENE Ev.R SEEN HERE
Hattlcship Minnesota VIII Have Big
Floa. representing the Indians on
the Watch for the Arrival of John
Smith In 1eo7-ereat Rivalry Mans
tested.

iWith the view to making the celc
bration of jamestown Day one of the
greatest In the history OF historic
Hampton Roads tho various ships OF
the North Atlantic Squadron arc
having huge floats erected to he useu
in the magnificent electrical display
on the night OF My 18th. i
The float representing the fighting
machines VIII be constructed on the
launches and each ship will have ono
III the parade during the night when
the display Is ut It's full height. lGacn
OF the vessels will havo float to rc.
present some historic spot or scene
and considerable rivalry Is being
manifested In arranging the floats,
as each ship is DESTROYS OF outdoins
the other and winning the applause
i OF the immense crowd that will I'M
questionably come to Hampton iionGs
to witness the affair.",
According to tho best information
ono of tho most attractive floats that
VIII be seen In the electrical parade
VIII be that Of tho battleship Min.
nesota. 1t IL proposed by the crew
and officers of this vessel to have II
iloat representing the arrival OF Jonn
Smith and his party In 1907. Tie
float will contain n full camp off In.
dams. including the wlgwams. .rae
first citizens OF America will be re-
I. presented rs on the watcn FOR the
arrival of Smith ana his party. Ma
turally the iloat Will be huge mass
OF electric bulbs OF every color and
sizo. The work of bailding this float
T Is now under way at The foot of King
street, !.
~ The other ships have been to liamp.
q. rf,ph nc n1 F.,, an,
floats to represent them.
n 1t was spid last night that tho elec.
trical display on this occasion will
Tor s,trpass the Illumination Of the
ships on tho night of the opening of
the Exposition. Besides the full H.
Elimination of ali the big fighters, re-
presenting the United States, Ger
many, England, Austria Argentine
Republic. 1t Is thought the Japanese
iloet and several other visiting fleets
will be In the Roads in time 10 par
ticipate In the display.
II could not positively be learned
yesterday whether the foreign memo
war Will have special floats on the
evening Of jamestown Day" but it
10 thought more than probable that
they would
Tho battloship Maine, untn recent.
= - iSo i'''te si''P VI huiiii ui EVANS, ms
large force OF men at WORK III
building its float, but just what scene
II Will represent has not been an.
nounced.
with the bis fighters decorated
with incandcscant globes anu the var.
ipus floats, q mass of light. Hampton
Roads VIII be the scene or the most
costly, magnificent and brilliant cleo
trical illumination the world has ever
known.
1t was said by the jacRics ashore
that the greatest interest prevails
among tho mtn OF the s;lips over the
coming illumination ami that eacn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-01
Town counclle TO Meet.

Town Courcilo to Meet.
The Hampton and Phoebus town
councils will meet In regular monthly
session tomorrow evening. There is
nothing of any great interest to be
taken up at either of the meetings.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-01
Wines and Liquors

belong to tho lost tribe that stray.
ed away from Dublin before Moses
saiied on the Red Sea. I'm price
cutter. I'm money-maker; I'm the
one that sells all straight whistles
retail at wholesale prices. The fol
lowing high grade 10c Whistles
sell for &c. a drink: Paul Jones. Pure
Rye, Sherwood Rye Whiskey, Carroll
Springs, pure Maryland Rye Whiskey,
Overhold Rye whiskey. Park wood Rye
Whiskey. All Of the above named
Whistles are strictly high srade;
watch my pricea II you dare, Sest
me II yon can.
Whlskey In bulk at following price.
OLD Nick Pure Rye, IL pit, 26c;
saHon ..-.... .$a.U0
t,eonard's Favorite. 1-2 pt.. zoe;
Bdlion BOD
Hunters Baltimor Rye, 1.2 pit,
Zoe; gallon .............. 400
Maryland Club, IL pit, Csc gal
iou .'................ 200
Paul Jones Pure Rye, 1-2 pit.
zoe; gallon .............. 2.75
Star A. Rye. gallon ........ zoo
Moss Rose. gallon ............ 2.ou
LAKEWOOD Pure Rayo, gallon :. 200
Jefferson Pure Rye, gallon 49,. LIS
Kentucky Bourbon, gallon ...... t.40
Double Stamp Gin. gallon $3.50. 200
The following brands of Califor-
ola Wines, Port, Sherry, Catawba
Claret, blackberry at CSC per CT.
per gallon. 75c. Pride OF North Car.
DINA, years old, gallon. ....... 200
Kummeili. per gallon .......... 200
Carroll Springs, gallon ........ $50
kXXXBaker Rye. gallon $500. $50
N. LEONARD'S
Barrel and Bottle House,
is AND is MELLEN ST.,
Phoebus, Va. Phone $50,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-01
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be
tween w. T. Phillips and w. II. Tig-
nor doing wood, coal and feed bus
mess in West Queen street. under the
firm name of Phillips & Tignor, has
this day boon dissolved by mutual
consent
Mr. w. T. Phillips will continue
the business at the present stand and
all bills owing the firm will he pay.
able to him, while those holding
claims against the firm will present
them to him for settlement in the
proper manner.
w. It. PHILLIPS,
w. H. TIGNOR.
Hampton, Va, April 80, 1907. 5.1-4t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-01
To the Voters of Hampton:

i take this method OF informing my
friends and the voters generally that
am candidate for mayor of Hamp
ton, to be voted for in the Democratic
primary on May 18th. 1t will be my
highest aim to serve the best interest
OF everyone, If the people of Hampton
confer this honor upon me. 1 am
heartily in favor of Greater Hamp-
ton" and naturally am for annexa.
ton. r. L. j. GAYLORD.
4-17su, wed.6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-01
MIR. Adams Condition.

Aeports from the bedside OF Mr..
George o. Adams, manager of the
Hotel Chamberlain, last night were T.
the effect that he shower Gecro.
"a Improvement in his condition yes
terday While the danger line mas
not been passed the attending ply
sicians are encouraged by the change
ana progress the patient made yes.
torday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-01
Exercises senin Today.

The thtrty-ninth anniversary exer-
cisos of the Hampton Normal school
will begin tonight. The general pun
lie is invited to attend the anniver
sary exercises.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-23
First Removal of the Body.

During the following year. by his
request. the remains OF his father
were removed from the obscure mon
astery near Valladolid. where they had
been for three years. to the Carthu-
sian monastery OF the Grottoes, stu
ated near Seville. This effected sue
cessfuily. Diego and his wife. Dona
Maria de Toledo, niece OF the Duke
of Alva, embarked for the new world.
accompanied by Bartholomew Column
bus and a young half-brother. Fer
nando. The latter returned 10 Spain
very shortly and was buried in Seville
thirty years later. Diego, meanwhile,
found the local authorities antago-
nistic 10 an obtruding foreigner bent
on absorbing for himself and family
the wealth of the colony. He soon
built a palace. the shell Of which is
still standing. and for six years strug-
gled to maintain his own and Spanish
supremacy in Santo Domingo.
A crisis occurred in his affairs in
1515, necessitating ais return to Spain
in order to justify his official conduct
and defend the family rights. Mean
while Bartholomew died and was
buried in the FrancisviIle monastery,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-23
NTFRPS or ooFTTN CONTAIN
NC KEMAINS OF COLUMBUS

20 The commences uf the Dominican
discovery. sustained by no new docg-
nents from the Seville. Madrid, or
Havana archives. nor by any further
INVESTIGATION at Santo Domingo.
This premature controversy, which.
strange TO say has never become pub
lie i'm the United States. tended 70 pre-
vent the sending of a commission of
competent and impartial antiquaries 70
examine the vaults, inscriptions, and
other documents in evidence. In ,he
premises, foreign savants were natu-
rally reluctant to appear in a matter
Involving both Spanish and Dominican
national pride, a. well as the personal
probity of a Papal delegate. Hence
no careful examination has ever hith-
srto been made. except by Dominlcans.
and even their statements have never
been verified by impartial inVesttga-
tion or placed before The ANTIQUARIAN
world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-23
The Fraud Charges.

Reports OF the circumstances sur
rounding the surprising and important
discovery OF the box as described, to-
gether with the Inscriptions and
rcvered contents. were scrutinized with
jealous eyes in Havana and Madrid.
In fact. the Cuban and Porto Rican
press did not delay making direct
charges of fraud-charges which soon
echoed over the world. Il was alleged
that the story was ridiculous on IT'S
face; that the persons interested did
not agree upon the reasons why the
excavations had been made; that they
had a purpose in committing and an
opportunity to commit a falsiheation,
and that manifestly the Dominican
priests had manufacturer the box.
hlled il with bones. scratched the in
scriptions thereon. dug the vault and
prepared dramatic resurrection tab
leau. at which the foreign consuls as
sisted either as dupes or as conscious
principals In the fraud.
Spanish governmental and historical
authorities followed the lead of the
Havana press. as a result OF which q
Cuban delegate was dispatched to
SantO Domingo on a mission Of inves-
legation. He spent, as matter 81
record, only six days there. and did
not even see the box and ifs contents.
Subsequently the Spanish Historical
society. 20 which thc matter had been
formallp slhEitfed by the aIadrid gov
eminent. brought in report adverse
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-23
INDUSTRIOUS AND EXALTED
BARON DON CHSISTOI HEX
COLJMBOS y. INSCRIPTION on
RSlOE OF oONER OF COerIH.

object of determining once for all
whether any important graves re-
manned under the concrete flooring
Beginning near the wall on the right
side Of the presbytery, the workmen
discovered a vault in which was found,
much TO their establishment, the re-
mains Of Luis. the grandson Of Chris
topheT Columbus. OF this grandson
and his manner OF life and death more
vil be told presently. Several months
w're spent In further excavations
" -aOUt any new developments until
""c day, Mgr. COcchia reached a sec
md vault. This was on the left side
of the presbytery, though not abuttins
on the wall. as was the case with tile
FIRST vault discovered az that time
This second receptacle, however, was
empty, and, as It developed. was the
vault which had been opened and va
Gated N 1895.
a few days later the persistent ex-
CaNatOrs We're rewarded by striking
into third subyerraneau chamber. ia
which was plainly seen a Ieaden box.
So securely was the vault constructed
and 50 hrmly were the stones aud
bricks imbeddcd around The mysteri-
Gus box that fortnight passed before
the explorers unearthed the box itself,
the receptacle which contained. so far
as my own conclusions go. the real
and only mortal remains of the first
admiral
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-23
Whore the Ashes Rest.


1t the lower end of the cathedral
nave, It's top nearly touching the high
vaulted roof. is an elaborate monu-
ment Of white marble. new and shin
ing. Within the pillars at its base lies
a bronze Golfer. carefully sealed, and
CONTAINING the rude leaden box I'm
which repose the ashes Of Columbus.
IN the raised Chancel at the other end
Of the edfce are two stone slabs lying
side by side and still forming part OF
the flooring over the vacant vaults. 1t
was not until recently that these vaults
were discovered. their very existence
having been unsupported previously. at
least within The memory OF living men.
From the larger came the leaden sar-
Cophagus. which. as shown i'm the ac-
companying illustrations. has been
found inscribed In this wise:
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Since the general reader has labored
80 long and enormously under the i'm
preston that the immortal Genoese
has been enshrined automatically in
Havana. the details Of his ashen prog
ress from ValladOlid TO Seville. thence
to Santo Domingo, and thence. pre-
sumably, to Cuba, may be equally IN
familiar. Reviewing the itinerary
chronologlcally, IN l795 Spain coded to
France the east portion or Santo
Domingo island. and a Spanish ad-
miral who visited Santo Domingo city
apropos Of the cession ordered opened
the tomb In which the ashes Of Column
bus were supposed TO lie. Hence the
natural skeDticism with which Cubans.
Spanish. and Porto Rican scholars and
publiclsts should regard the surprising
discoveries made in 1871
As already briefly intimated. in that
year party Of Dominicans headed BY
hgr. Rogue COcchia, a Neapoltan OF
rank in the Roman diplomatic service
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Opposed By the Priests.

But there is ample evidence Of my
finding that the desires OF the Column
bus family were stubborniy opposed
by the priests in charge OF the cathe-
dral. the east half OF which had been
completed ana dedicated in the first
quarter Of the sixteenth century and
the presbytery Itself dedicated prior 10
1881. All Of which accounts for the de-
lay In bringing the great ashes over
seas
And now we reach the incredible.
For nearly two hundred years the very
existence Of the great dead in SRnto
Domingo Cathedral appears 70 have
been ignored II not forgotten. None
Of the records. from the earliest. bear
ing the date Of 1880, refer To the graves
ar all. and so we reach the year I7s5-
year Of general prosperity and i'm
Provement on the Island Repairs on
the cathedral were begun. The presby-
terry was reconstructed. g fragment OF
thick wall Ess pulled down on the COS
pei side aud near the door opening 20
the stairway Of the firing room. This
excavation disclosed a stone Golfer OF
vault, eubieaI I'm form and about thirty
three inches deep. In II was found a
leadeB box. somewhat damaged. which
in turn contained human bones. but
bore no inscription, as already en-
phasized-
After the priests had examined the
box and verified the bones as having.
for the most part. been reduced 70
ashes. the wall was ar once recon
strUcted- IL was then remembered
that a few years before IN delvins
around the left side 81 the altar.
similar stone Golfer containing a leader
box had been found. ] have discover
ed a then existing tradition that the
grave Of Columbus was on the right %
the altar and that Of his brother.
Bartholomew. or son. Diego. was on
the left. Thus the inference was drawn
that the box discovered on the right
contained the ashes OF the great ad-
miral.
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whose massive walls still stand In
Santo Domingo.
Only with great difficulty did Diego
finally succeed in regaining the gov
norship OF the island, 20 which he
returned ina 1870 10 find Santo Domingo
a metropolis Of the new world. Con
ecpcion de la Vega. pronounced by
Christopher Columbus as his favorite
spot on the island, was still an is0-
lated agricultural village. wlich made
IL undesirable TO obey The paternal
mandate and bury the great discoverer
there. Prior. therefore. 10 his final
return 10 Spain and his decease.
Diego willed that the bodies Of his
parents. Of his uncle, Bartholomew,
and his son. when he should die. be alI
Inferred in the charceI OF a cathedral
he purposed building on the island
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=PRFSBYTrFY AND AIiTAR OF San pOfmNGO
WERE ROUND AT LEFT OF AEEIS

t09cai Society and the Ijgurian so
cisty ~ GenOa. Both pronounced ian
IaVer ~ the genuineness Of the D2mi-
MEAN remains after a conscientious
eNRminati0n Of the evidence obtainabIe
BY them. Their verdict might have
been more valuable had Il not been
rendered 50 early in the controversy
and without investigation on the spot.
Ia fact. none Of the writer's who deny
or doubt the authenticity or the recent
discovery ever examined the box or It's
contents. Obviously. therefore, it were
q matter of paramount interest and
importance. now that the controversy
has been forgotten and before all the
eyeBitnesses are dead. for some
learned society TO send to Santo Do
mingo one or more experts in archaic
ology and caligraphy to ponder the
evidence In the meantime. l have
made my own careful investigation,
and have reached my own perfectly
impartial conclusion.
Suppose. in welding together the sue
cessiye links in a chain Of evidence,
we review the case from the begin
ming. Seven years following the adj
vent of Columbus In this hemisphere
the rights and privileges promised
him before he embarked on his first
voyage were suspended. Subsequently,
though permitted to use the empty
titles of Admiral and "Viceroy Of
the Indies" he was forbidden to ex-
ercise his functions as such or to col
lect his percentage of the revenues,
or even 20 visit Santo Domingo.
where ne had labored so long and sue
cessfully to establish a fourishing
colony. Diego. his heir. continued TO
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BOX oCNTHRING TIE IEADEN
CASkET

Of Jamaica, with Jurisdiction over II
and tbs title OF marquis.
With the family prestige thus defined
practical steps toward a permanent
mausoleum seemed at last justified.
and the imposing Cathedral Of SantO
Domingo then nearing completion.
was chosen for the permanent inter
rent Of the COlOns. the building itself
4 ready made memorial 10 their honor.
Consequently. in 1887, a royal cedula
was issued granting Luis the chanCel
or presbytery OF the cathedral as
burial place for his illustr!Ous grand
sire. for himself. his parents. and mis-
descendants To Don Luis was further
accorded the privilege OF erecting tab
let's or eflgies in the chancei and OF
amXfng thereon his armOTial bearings.
save IN the upper part, which was eX-
pressly reserved for the royal arms.
The latter may. IN fact. be seen to-
day. placed high on the rear vail
above the massive altar.
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Left Two Sons as Heirs.

Dying, Diego LETT as his heir Luis
and another son. named Christopher.
whose respective claims and prospects
were energeticaIlF shepherded by the
widow Her energy secured only
empty promises. though in 1898 Luis.
then az Santo Domingo. assisted In
his capacity as admiral at an Import
ant meeting Of the governing board,
despite which the records do not say
be presided The Columbus claims
Eerc submitted to arbitration. and in
1885 a finding was made which dehn-
itely abolished the hereditary title Of
yiceroy in the family. and. as com
pensation, granted to Luis the Island
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-23
Buried in santO Domingo.

As for those of Christopher Colum-
bus. however. there can be no qUcs-
ton that they still rest I'm the gray
little Dominican city where they were
sealed and deposited between The
years 1871 and 1914 OF the Julian cal
endar
This review, With its conclusion. Is
q plain statement Of facts susceptible
OF documentary, physical or other
valid proof. as distinguished from in
ferences and conJectures
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d. DE Ia A. PER. ALE
Tlltre. s'do. Baron da Cristoyal Colon.

which. interpreted. IS 'Discoverer Of
America. First Admiral. IllustrIous
and Enlightened Lord, Don Christie
pher Columbus"
on silver plate, carefully affixed
centuries ago. as the metal and mark
iugs attest, are inscribed in curiOusly
abbreviated Spanish the authentic in
formation that the bones therein re-
posing are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-23
Bones Pronounced Genuine.

on the other hand, the passing con
troversy inspired a general collation.
and careful analysis of all documents
and historical references bearing on.
the question. Mr.. Henry Harris. the
eminent authority on Columbus, re-
viewed and analysed the principal
documentary proofs, and pronounced
against the identity Of the remains
taken 10 Havana with those of Column
bus. He reserved his opinion as to the
authenticity of the Dominican remains
until further evidence might be forth
coming. Two learned societies of neu-
tral nations have ventured TO express
definite oplnions-the New Jersey HIS
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cA1TiEDRAL ASfES OF oOlUlfBUS

petition the Spanish crown, but the
most he could obtain. even assisted by
the highly connected woman whom
ne married in l5oS, was permission to
prosecute the percentage claim in
court and meantime TO govern Santo
Domingo as an admiral.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-23
Finding the @HaTana Casket."


Then came the Treaty Of Bale IN
1875, ceding santo Domingo to France
Admiral Don Gabriel de Aristizabal.
commanding a squadron. was dispatch
ed to the island. and while there was
Informed that the remains OF Co
Iuubus were in the cathedral. Ac-
cordingly. the vault on the gospel side
Of the presbytery was opened In it
we're found some leaden plates about 8
foot long. apparently sections OF a box
and fragments Of human bones. Those
fragments. with such dust As seemed
appropriate. were placed in a giided
Ieaden casket and carried to Havana
no mention is made of any inscription
on the plates or other mark Of identi-
cation Nor is anything spoken OF a
search for or finding OF the remains
Of Bartholomew or Diego Columbus or
even the grandson Luis
Present in the edlfice when the
vault was formally opened we're the
permanent president Of the Ayntamien
10. the archbishop, Admiral de Aristiz-
abal, the commander OF the garrison. to-
gether with his lieutenant and chief of
engineers. and other Spanish dignitar-
les. whose names are not mentioned
It Goes not appear that the agents OF
the contemporary Duke OF the Yer
aguas. titular descendant Of Columbus,
or any DOmlnicans we're present
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~ HAT there should be any hest
fancy in answering is most
curious and extraordinary in
dictment of history. Genera
tons Of experts in archaeology and
carigraphy have supposed that al
that remains OF the great disCOVercT
was removed from the Cathedral Of
Santo Domingo to Havana ia 1915, or
25l years after the ashes were trans
ported from Spain to SantO Domingo.
in accordance with the will. Moth
ing could be more foreign to the fact.
What really were borne TO Havana
were the ashes OF his eldest son, that
is 10 say, IN all probability. since
there were no distinguishing marks
or inscriptions to substantiate even
that theory cOnclusively.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-23

A part % the remains Of the First
Admiral
Don CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
DisCONerer.
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By THOMAS c. DAWSON.
Unlted states Mlnigter % santo DomIng

United states Minister 70 santO Domingo
~ n October II, AS years
ago, the greatest event
in history occurred.
Seventeen adYenturou,
strangers set foot on a new world,
Four hundred and one years ago
gray and broken man lay dying at
ValladoIid. Spain was in flower. 1t
was May. Habited as a Franciscan
friar, the prematurelY weary in
valid, aided by the simple monas-
terry folk, drew up his will, where
in an oldest son was deputej to
employ as soon as the pitifully
sparse estate permitted three chap
lains to say masses for his repose,
and for this purpose to erect a
chapel on the island Of Santo Do
mingo. The next day Columbus
died. That was May %. 1906.
Where is he HuTied?
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and at that time the accredited papaI
delegate 10 Venezuela, Hayti, and
santo Domingo. began digging in the
Of the cathedral with the