Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-01
TOOK FLAG DOWN FIRST
Then Sellers s Wrecked Vengeance
On The Restaurant.
.lNTOR'Iou ON cITY's GUESTS
Great Complaint of High prlccs Of
Santa Barbara Stores and Rcotau-
rants and Manner in whish sailors
Were Treated by the People.

ViO"u oi shioTS wrecked reStau'
rant shortly before midnigh, last
night ON The plea that two OF their
number had been ovorcharged for
dinner 4
| John Scnich conducted the place at
12i State street. over II q had rails
ed an American flag. Two seamen
entered the place ut 10 O'clock and
ordered meals. When they came 10
pay the bill the amount asked, They
eaid. was &C. a clash OF words fol.
lowed, and members &C the patrol
hoard the dispute and hurried to The
restaurant. They learned from the
! scamon that they had NOT asked the
price of the meal before ordering II.
Because they had not taken this pro
caution tho guards directed that the
So he paid, and this was done under
silent but bitter protest.
Quickly the word was pnsyei
] among tho other sailors ashore. I'M
IA rcw minutes n crowd estimated at
200 gathered in front of Scnich's
place.
Boys wa cant do that while the
flag fl!ca above said ono sailor,
That meant the wrccking OF the
shop. Every seaman present agreed
that the spokesman was right One
sturdy fellow stood In front of the
door ana bowed hls hack. The rest
knew what II meant. A second mount
cd to his shoulders and third to the
shoulders of tho second. From that
roint he carefully took the flag from
the stan In tho street below the 9th
or sailors stood with barred heads
whilo the color3 were coming down
lust rs carefully they removed the
bunting from about the windows.
Then tho storm broke. A fist or =
stcno crashed through one OF the
windows. In less time than it takes
to tell It ovety pane OF glass--Somc of
them siy feet by four and II half
was broken. The wrccking crew did
not carry Its work to The Interior hut
tho proprietor and waiten fed through
the hack door.
A Policy of Goualng.
y This affair marks the first real
breach Of good conduct on tho Pacific
4 Coast so far us the enlisted men of
tho navy are concerned II was SIM
ply the elimination of II policy of
goueng which has been carried on
over since the fleet reached here.
SHAVE Cost III.
A division superintendent of The
Southern Pacific Railway reports that
he was Obliged TO pay 81 for a shave
! a hotel which had reserved a room
for two civilians at Sl2 day from
the date OF the nect'd arrival and af-
ter sought TO collect $50 for the three
days prior To the leets coming. IN
which thomcn who engaged the room
were stu IN Los Angeles These arc
only II few of the scores Ct COM
plants.
Rcports were anoat this morning
that the sailors were preparing to
swoop down tonight on other places
where they had been ovcrcharcch
There Is little evidence that these ri.
mors arc well based. but mare than
ordinary precautions are being taken
iby the patrol to prevent an nutbroa;
like that OF last night.
Next Stop Monterey.
Getting under way promptly al "a,
IN. tomorrow. tho fleet VIII make
straight for Monterey, which port Tho
ships will reach ut Z a. III. Friday
The fleet will remain there a full day
aud will then divide, half proceeding
to Santa Cruz. Enlisted men were
being refunded up by the patrol to.
night and escorted TO the boats for
| return to tho ships. II Is moi known
how many of them are out of reach.
hut some have gone back 20 Los An
gelos and will not he able to rcjou
their crows until they get 10 Mon
tcrey or Santa Cruz Others have
Disappeared with no Intention of com
Ing back
| Rear Admiral Thomas has ordered
I1icute ant.Commandcr Conc of the
torpedo notiila now at San Diego. lo
get away from hat port at oncc foe
San Pedro and remain there as long
rs possible and sim be able to reach
Santa Cruz to join the battlcships for
the run up TO San Francisco. Tho
San Pedro people were anxious .ol
have tho torpedo boats ana thei,
crews remain there. promising that
they should he we'll entertained dur
ing their stay.
Quarantine on the Kansas.
Quarantine was established. on the
attleship Kansas today because a
member of the crew has contracted
what is diagnosed as spinal menIngi
It's No visitors were permitted on
board. The physicians in charge viii
take precautions TO check any tenien
cy of the disease To spread
Sailors and civilians participated IL
an athletic contest today May "
the sailors attended. but the great
majority spent their money riding
horseback and in carriages over the
city and through the canyons near
1tts n 4.