Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-07
WILL CONFER WITH
COMMISSIONER K0lNER
Visitors Regards unoccupled Farms OF
This State as Fine Place for His
Countrymen-Steamer Noruega IN
Port From Christiana With Freight
and Passengers.

Among the passengers arriving on
the Norwegian steamer Noruega,
which came into port yesterday morn
inc from Christiania, Norway, was
Lieutenant Justus ii. Doe, of the
Norwegian army, who is on VISIT
20 Virginia for the purpose OF look
ing over the situation in this state
as to immigrants from Norway, ana
TO work up business for the Norway
Mexico Gulf Line. Lieutenant Boo
was introduced by Captain J. +. WI
lIams. local immigration inspector. to
President w. Lee Powell, OF The
Chamber of Commerce. and MI
Powell went over the local situation
with the army officer.
Lieutenant Doe will leave this
morning for Norge, the Norwegian
settlement on the Chesapeake 4 ONO
railway, jus; north of Williamsburg.
and later will continue on to Rich
mond to hold conference with State
Agricultural and immigration Com
missioner KOiner relative to sending
Norwegians to Virginia to develop
uuoccupied farm lands. The lieutenant
believes that Virginia is good Held
for his people and he expects that
hundreds of them will come here or
the Norway Mexico Gulf liners to set
tie on the farms and In the cities.
Passengers Aboard Noruega.
Seven tirst-class passengers.
eighteen third-class passengers and
two stowaways arrived on the
Noreuga and the passengers disem-
barked here. They were: First class
Lieutenant Boo, Ala d. Rude and
Marie ii. Rude, bound for Brooklyn;
Erik Ryming. for Newport News;
John Janson for Springfield, Ohio.
Marcia Janson for Springfield, Ohio.
and STEPHEN Rasmussen for Mobile,
Ala. Third-class-Mathias Rahbek.
for Claremont, Va; Bernard Seland,
Hans Petersen, Soren Nielsen. Peter
Eadsen. Absel Hansen. Tybring An
derson. Frithjof Olsen. Arne Peterson,
Fens Salusen, all for Tampa. Fla;
and Harald Werner and Tristan Han
sen. sailors, who came here TO sign
with the crew of the steamer Vitalia.
now In Hampton Roads: Ralph Neil
son. ALI Hansen. Ole Thorsen. Ole
Olsen. and Carl Harrison. all for New
port News, and Carl Hugo Nielsen for
Chicago.
Stowaways Ordered Deported.
Eugene Peterson and Ooot Hen
dricksen we're the stowaways on the
steamer. They were given a hearing
ny special board of inquiry, com.
posed of immigration Inspectors ]. f.
Williams. j. c. Williams and Edloe
Norecock and ordered deported as
they were without funds and friends
in the United States and were liable
10 become charges on the country.
They are now in the city jail and will
he sent back to Norway on an outgo-
ing steamer.
: Besides the passengers, the Noruega
Brought a large quantity of freight,
which she Is discharging at Chesa-
reake & Ohio pier No. s. The vessel
is to load exports here for Havana.
Cuba. and Vera Cruz. Mexico.
Captain Hansen reported upon his
arrival that his ship received by wire
less Monday night the result Of the
Johnson effries prize fight at Reno.
The men on the Noruega and the
passengers were interested in this bat.
tie and the wireless operator. John
Warmsold. picked up q message an
rouncing the result while the Noruega
was off the coast Of the United States
enreute here. The message was fash
ed 10 sea from one Of the wireless
stations at New York.