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Associated
Cress
$ LARGEST
4 w -t/ -Y *r
Dispatches.
GIROUL.ATION.
VOL III, NO. 75.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.. SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1898.
OI>TriYP SINGLE COPY,TWO CENTS
r ttlVjlL ONE WEEK -TEN CENTS
CHANGES AT THE YARD
General Superintendent Som?
mers N. Smith Resipns.
TO GO TO PHILADELPHIA
He-WIU lie Succeeded by Mayor W. A. Tost.
Air. G. i:. Clurk, Superintendent
of Construction, May
AIho l.favc.
S."
Mr. Soinnwu N. Siiiruh has r-t v-iign'-d
an gene.mll suiHjiritnHenvluivt of the NVw
News Sh'ipbu-i'id?.'iig uind Dry Dock
Company. The resignuiUoni was ?ten?
dered to President C. Li. Orcutt yes
teiday morniing t? take effect at once,
and rjt watj ao.cipUAl.
Thxftie wus no fJiciLlom Wwlt brought
about the nesigwatloru Mr. 'm>th had
coiutentiplaitpl l^soVeii-ng h.is eou'nevt'io.i
wi tih the 4"^l>any far some time! .n
Hixlhx that he might devote h-ls ti'jihe bo
n. private or.uerpt ii-ie he owns Lid tie
?North. In -February last he tendered
duita resignation to President Oroult, bint
(the compalmy lefusad no accept it.
, Since then Mr. Smith, lias piuv.liCNe1
a eantroUli'ng I.nitenes-t 0i\ the Nea'tlc &
Jj>\y SbSp .i,m.l 'Kinglr.e BuftUn? Com?
pany, of Philadelphia, amd at tltoe ani
n-uaJ election of offloeina. which ivl.l be
sneld on '.Monviay, Apr.H M, he Wtijl b
elected Vioe-preiiMijnit and general mun
agfca of it'hle coirJiwiny. T-We J? on,- or
the oldest sh upbuilding wRiHtJa ;n Am tr
loa; having been c-ttahl sbr.l In IS3S "it
!to .ocated on tihfe Deaw?.re river cov?
ers'about .?ix acies .,f lu.i.U ur..| .is v.n -
Xf** ?L ?-??.*?? For ftweoir wws
?iir. SmJiOi wais ccrranoetiekl \v:t.li Oiis in
thja Penmi Work* He entctrtsd tire
iM^'^r^LT Wl-W*?* ? ?'<! rose to bj
Sa^TK >v.it.l, *he cMn
J?^ w?mie to Newport New? ,in<l
*Si u,n ?< liie p:am Here,
rnls was done against the wishes of
Air. N?a(le/ the senior member of tti'c
Arm, who was, it is said; very muoh at?
tached to Air. Smith. On several wta
k.otks Mr. Nealle approacned Mr. Smith
and offered to sell him his Interest m
'the yard, but they never orwne to any
terms. LMr. (Nenne ?Med iast January
Ibut IM-ns. KeeOte, one of the executors
under the will, wishing to tvirrv out her
hu.--,lMjid's desire, approached M r. Stniiih
kind again offered to sei'l 'hiui it he coii
t-rolllin? interest. Terms were agreed
upon. The papers consummwutins liie
di-ai arrivetl >"vsteixlay morning. Tiieri
ifdllowed ^ir. Snritore reslgnarion
This is the ?tory in brief.
That Mr. SoinmerB N. Smith Js a.n ex
.peiu ehlpbuMder no one wiifl dtaputte'.
Hla managetiK-nt of the eotnixinv's af?
fairs hec-e ^lins gvven entire satisfaction
ao the stockholders. Not only is he a
?buiMer of sMps, but Mr. Smith jwjsses
scr :the executive hbiiXy necessairy to
t'he successful management of a ila.rge
ipli.nl. As a e'ftizen 'Mr. Smith js uni
.?veMa'My esteemed for his gentleananJy
'hcaWng. By Ws dej>airture ifor tiie
Quaker City -Newport News loses aji es?
timable genCiemon. As yet Mr. Smith
?has not determined when lie will leave
JV>r Philadelphia. His connecUori wMili
t'he Newpont iNe\\\? Shipbuilding n.nd
(t>ry 'Diok Corn-pahy eetist-.l at the close
??f lousiness yesterday and Mr. Oix-utt
(is now in charge, but 'Mr. Smith will re?
main for (ten days utvtCl all of the busi?
ness is set'tled up.
?No oPflciall Information was given ou.t
yesterday as to who would succeed Mi".
Smii'h, but It it= understood that Mayor
W. A. Post wvis be seleetted 'to manage
?the p'.tmt. When svt'n last nlgnt 8>y a
rffVMi'nr .f^r 'the Daily Press Mr. Post
sold he 'had no stoitement to -make.
't'ae aniv.>unri?iitftu Uhat Mayor T'ist
will assume the management of the
j/Iant wi'91 be received with &rfaitifica<Uon
by -hlh- many friends. A( present Mayor
Posrt. ia Wie consulting engineer for t?he
oompany and is now engaged in prepar?
ing 't'he plans -for the mammoth dry
d>-)t-k. A more capa.Me man to assume
t'he responsl'bM$ty could not he found.
There will be other changes at the
yard. It Is said on g*>od aut-hority IJiait
Jklir. George K. (Nark, the superintendent
of oohaWu'dtton, will resign his iMsMioh
in the near future, but Mr. 'Mark will
not go wiit'h M<r. ftmltih to Philadelphia
?h has been stated. He has not made
knbw-n ihis fitons for the -future.
It is underst<XKl Muvt Mr. M. V.
(D. Dougihty, superintendent of the hull
df pn-rtmcnit. hus'r.xvived an offer from
t'he W.ilMiuin Cramps & Sons S'hi,p and
(Engine'Iiuilding Company, of Phi'lodel
phla, but after an interview with I'tvs
ddo-n-t Orout't yesterday it is said that
Mr -Doughty has detenmlnexl to remain
there. 'He Is regarded as one of the best
equipped) shipbuilders in the country
and ithe company Is fortunate In rfct*?ji>
i-ng his serviiees.
fThe tank testers, who left the yard
Thursday iK^iuse the-ir retpiest for
(higlier wagen hud not been graivied. re
itumed 'to work .yesterday, it is under?
stood that a satisfactory ijpreement was
treaehe*!. The members of the commit?
tee appointed to wait on the geneial SU
pe'rintondrjiii deny the statement made
(by one of tbe4ank testers that Foreman
A-rohiiwivl Shan-k-K-n trc-u';ed their re
nuest wit'h Indifference. On ??e ofim
hand, -they siy that Foreman Shankjin
wa* considerate and did all he could for
tbem.
COUNTKltFKITKKS AT \>OUK.
l'mvttir Kollnrn ?llrcnUtlng 1" II??' r"r
Son>n I>ayn.
Counterfeit pieces of money are cir
culat-l-ng 1n biti crity.
Whether olr inn t'he money Is being
put In cireul n? i?m by un furgainnzekl
gang of crooks eiannot be learned. It
may toe thialt The eivuivterfeiting Is car?
ded' on In ibis city.
Several merchant* 'have found p^wte-i
dolla-ra in -ttoelr tKta -wthen they "ina^le
? up their cash" at 'tbf? close erf the day 8
(business. One of the first .business men
<to detect tbhe eount'eTfelt was -Mr. J. It.
Wynne, who conducts a. fruit and (ten
?tand mc'ar t'he corner of ?Washing-ton
Divenue and Thirty-first ?treet. (Date
ThursKlaiy evening a young nuxn stopfped
?at* HiCs place of business and bought
iwo-oran-srea. clvl-ng Mr. Wynne a dollar
piece.' Me .was in a hurry a.t the lime
and 'Mr. Wynne did nut inspect the
money. A few minutes la'ter, however.
Mr. Wynne -had occfaiiiion to go u> his
fill. Then he discovered that he -had
been "faked." The d?U9a<r was made of
e>ewter, -covered by a thin ooait of
rtutctasiaver, and It bore the date of
3886. A close examination sfaowed that
Bit was a poor counterfeit.
The Adams' Hacket Store has opened
tQils week tbe largest stock of table
glassware they 'have ever shown.
The line of tumblers, both blown and
pressed, Is part leuIaniy good. "Bar glass
of evtary description. Price iower t<han
ever. m-30-tf
(Words aire Inadequnite to descrll>e the
\bea.uty of our IiXaster suits, hats heck
\tles and fancy .shirts. Wood-ward &
Woonble. Ap-2-t?
FIGHTING H?H EVANS.
(?Megargeo in Philadelphia Times.)
'Another one of Uncle Sam's navil
crack-a-Jacks.
Yesterday we were talking about
Commodore Sohloy.
.'Yesterday vvl- read thut Captain 11, !>
?ley iD. Bvans?-"Figlhtfolg Jfcu-b"?had
reached K<-y l\Wst mal was In charge
of tflie Iowa, a bait-tleshlp like Mio dis?
membered Main . Tin; -last time \ve
heaitntl of Captain Evans ihercttbouts,
lie iuid become a 'fu miliar figure iin
I'hi'i i(l,dphi.i. He liatl beeil assigned to
the 'hautle-ship Indiana; which was Mien
lying at 'Cramp's shipyard, and during
t'he period when that great vese:el of
war wag being given its fintehing touch?
es 'In? spent every day?except Sunday,
u'f course?from !> A. M. to r> 1*. M. su?
perintending on Mie banks of the Del?
aware itihe completion of that fonnidaible
fOti ito those wlio do not approve of
Anie-rleti n methods. lie is a striking
j>ors\> r.ality. Hl? whole being brewithes
force, il>m ho Is not what women would
c?al.l * a 'handsome than. Qlils counte?
nance its fleive. In fjet, upon the oc?
casion of a public dinner. General) Nel?
son A. Miles, now chief in -command
of Uncle Sam's soldiers, afu-r -the
handsome apiienrance of army o Ulcers
?had beeil in some way commented upon,
siaOd, In t'he course of his speech: ??The
two ugliest .men 4n the United States
service aru iti- 'two most courageous
inen, Captain William Wallace, of Mio
?army, and Copi'a'in Itobley 1"). Kv.u?,
of ittio navy." Wallace was knowiT5
annum his ootii>t'ades as "Ugly" Wallum!.
He was kifU d while bravely batt'llug
at tfive famous Wa.ux Indian light at
Wounded Knee.
"Fi .'su.<. '. >ng Hob" bus a halt in his
walk. The lower part of his left lot;
is batHy twisted back ward, the result
. .f a wounded knee reoeived during the
stunning of I'Vrt Fisner. He was iweh
'a mid. >h I pitta ii Who 'had been graduated
from .t'he iNtvvwl A'caderiiy one year
Olholad of his time. When tihe sailors
and marines had been landed, a storm -
rl'ng patty of about one hundred men
was ititd oft" and volunteers -asked for
tu lead it. 'Four stopped forward.
Among them was ?vans. Th-.-y 'tossed
a coin for tiit' 'perilous honor. Kvans
won. file wus t'he first to mount *'h<'
ecaling ladder, but when he reached
the |?arjpet a s'hot struck 'him on Mte
knee and he ft W inside the rebel works,
a 'ttfeedlug captive. The next, day Fort
Fisher fell and ".ho young middy was
re.-tapt tired. He was subsequently
>pl teed on the retired list, but pleading
for active service n Joint resolution was
trussed by 'both houses of Coiigrct-s re?
storing hint to iltt> active list and ex?
empting 'him .forever from physical ex?
amination as to disability. He is the
oii'iv olllceT in the navy who 'has been
thus Ii inured.
An inquiry was ontire addressed to
Capi'.vin HSvons as 'to how he gdihtMl
?.'he i-obriqtiet or "Fighting Bob." ills
'teply was modestly given. "I do not
lake 'the subject." 'he said. "1 never
courted that kind of distinction in the
service. I nm simply a captain in the
nii'Vy. 'I ami no more of a tlg'hter and
ii\> more enitit'lod to that tltCe than uny
oi lier dUlcer. J3very man in bhe United
St ties navy wiHI IlghU when it is his
Uu'ty to do so, ^Cotu'dige Is a universal
couiugo among AnierA-ans. Cowardice
?.iiinung Amcrraaivs, e'ther atltwt or
a-i'hore, Is i o naxe that It is net worth
ccin^Merinar. Jf t'he cap:ain of a bat
?:!e*!h':p wiHh BOO men on board, or the
ce.K nel of a regiment of 1,000 American
iregu'i'au? 'goes i-n't<r aotioii, he does not
make ji dlscbiiiit of one-liiiiitlrexl'.h part
of \ti\it per cent, for baek'.ng o-r skulking
on [the <p.urt ttf his men. One of the
ixst .w.'tistiviii--.us of This cfharacterisfclc
??f Anieriea'its was t'ho behavior <>f t'he
Vti:ktt>wnV ?tow under my command
in Valparaiso harbor. A Very Uid and
hc^t?le ifeeflng p?*e\-a'He?l agai-nst Amei
it-aai that time. The York-town became
...e asylum of cerHaln polltlovl **eXu
?4t es. The government on top demand,
ed 't'he su'irender of these |>eoj>le. I re
fvsed it) give them tip; The command?
ing offlcer o't ValjKtruiso of -the Chilian
forces irequcsted the admiral command
'.ng one of the 'Eitropevvn kquaidrons on
Uhat ^':ation lo sty w me that unless
Uhetje refugees were surrendeivd Uhey
\\\>uld follow my ?h'ip to sea with three
.ruiisei's. each larger than my own.
and in iroiwiad heuirly four times heir
size, and as soon as ge g&t tons.do ol
tli>?? marine U ague they woiiM heave
me Km wind domoiiid the surrender of the
fugitives.
"1 aisked the admiral to excuse nie for
?a in?menti and I wen't to see those vv<ho
had p'.at; l ?tlntmselvt i- in my wire. 1
said tt> Vhem th i<t 1 had promised l<hem
an asylum and '!?> conveo" thcan iLii safety
:o Ca-l'Iao, Porn, ami I meant to Jive up
i/o Mba4 promise. I then told them what
I Tieid ihe?.rd. 1 told them tho t the Chil?
ian lleet might attack me. and >in th ti
evemi I wt.nl.1 doubtless be ov.erpowercd.
?Hut.' 1 continued, 'the asylum I have
guaranteed you s.hail be good until my
sihip -is under waiter. If you are satis
tied wilih t'iiat kind of aa asylum y?>u
are welcome to it.'
"They nU'l Unsented and I itneh re
'turirAl to t'he admiral ami stuttoii fhat
l woiiKl not surrender the men. He
then Informed me that I wt.uld be fol?
lowed, and he remtirked that if the
three big Chilian shii? atttivkeil me
niy iliiltuile ?Vorl\>i\?wn would not Jas(
thirty minutes. In reply I requested
the tidmlr.nl 'to say to tihe officer com
miinrdlng t?ve Ohilitain sqiiadron Uiat
WhWe my iftt'le ship might not last
more tiliOn Uhirty minutes, 'she wmuKI
make a ii?1 t)f a lot of trouble while
she was afloat.' I do not know whether
or not the iBurdpean ndmiraJ gave <Mtt
mesage 'in t'liese wor<ls, Itut I know
that I steamed out of Valparaiso Jluy
the neX't <lay "fbout noon witilt till my
refugees tin board, ami that no snip of
the 'Chilian'Squadron followed me."
That's the kind of men that ma.ko up
the Anrerlean navy.
Amd Spain?
lOli! well that is not worth talking
about; t'he mosquito season has not
begun.
II It IK It' I IK MS.
i.M'isg 'M-innle 'Hoykin, who lias been
t'ho gu;-.-x of'.Miss Julia Whit ley for the
ijat-ii week, returnevl lo her Jtoine in
Smii it livid yeslerduy nfiernoo.h.
IMesers. W. .1. ?Houlihan and A'lbert
Howarvl, of Lexington, Ky., who hti/ve
been the goieKts of Mr. F. J. Carter,
in Twcv.ily-sov?ntii s.n.v>:, eDnce the
latin cthlm? of the bdit'tlesn'l'ps, ret tinned
home yesterdiy
TCte cases hga'nst the corporations
chlargcd with vltiilntlng the Sunday Ja
ix.r law will lie called in t'he Police
Count this morning.
OiY wUQi the old, on wi'lth tiie new;
suHr* will be sold; so cheap to you.
Woodward & Womble. Ap-2-tf
Ornnil Raster DUplny.
of Pattern Hats and Honnets today nnd
tomorrow. All are cordially invited to
inspect strck at Jving's Millinery, 2000
Washington avenue, mar 31-2tp-e<id.
A Happy Woman
Is the housekeeper who buys her coal
and wood from the Warwick Coal anu
Wood Co., Twenlty-eighLh street. Ja.l4-u
IXm't spend u cent on your spring
clot'hlng until you have seen ours. They
fit?no mutter how you stand or sit.
Woodward & Womble. Aip-2-tf
GUNS AND SHELLS
More War Supplies Pass
Through Here.
WARSHIPS ON THE ALERT
Squadron Keady to Move i?t Any Tlm<*.
Derelict Seit til en Arrrntcil iintl ICeltirtt
cil tu Ttit'lr Hlilp. Coin lit Mh hihI
SI Innen point Kxpeetcit Tntluy.
'JWar supplies are still being rushed
to tiiis section.
'Laic last night si sitccbul train ;ir
rlved bringing rapid lire guns, three
Oat'iing guns, six torpedo tubes, 3,500
pounds of deck-piercing projectiles and
a ear load i>f sctfid sW-Ws. These muni
ti. ns-if wtr we&^muisrcrred ltd C. & O.
lloat No. 2 unir-towed to the govern?
ment magazine on St. Julia.n's Creek,
near 'Norfolk. The lloat left here last
night ait 11:15 o'clock. I'Vurly last even?
ing ?i regular freight train brought a
car lo il l of powder eoni:igned 'to Kort
Monroe.
S 'HAY OF SUSPENSE.
'Plie Hying squadron is on the n-lert.
AM day yesterday smoke curled from
tine stacks \>t the (lagsihip Brooklyn
and ithe battleship Massachusetts.
Steam was kept up and the vessels
were ready to put to sea at a moment's
nyi'.ee.
It was a day of suspense for the offi?
cers nnd men. They did not know ait
what time a dispatch might como from
the secretary of the navy ordering them
to weig'h ?.anchor and put to sea a.t full
speed. CX?mmudOre Scbley received scv
erll diiirjKitehes during t'he day, but
with oiif exception their contents were
not learned, in this dispatch the Navy
DepaiU'ment aske*l to 'he advised of t'he
earliest moment the fleet would be
r?rdy f >r action. Commodore ?Sbhley's
re|>ly could on'ly be conjectured. It is
believed rliat he stated in ease of an
emergency tie- .-'hips cou ld , sa l I at once.
Otherwiiie, it would be several days,
as the BrooWlyn needed slight repairs
amd ifhe Massachusetts' bottom needed
scraping.
CUBAN I NO AWAY SKA GH?WTH.
The work of scraping and cleaning
the ?bottom of tbe battleship iMassacbu
setits Is being carried on very hurriedly.
The news that war is inevita?
ble 'has made t'he officers of .the big
lighter somewhat anxious about the fu?
ture of their ship. One of the officers
aid yesfterday that the work of clean?
ing ij'he ship's hull would require ".it least
ten days by the present metbod. The
work by the diVers must necessarily be
slow.
If war is declared next "Monday or
Tuesday ?t 'is possible thtut sufficient ot
tihe seil grow tit will haw been removed
fr<.m tihe forward Hildes of 't'he Massa?
chusetts to enable her to lake .bear place
with the rest of the Hying squadron. Of
e?/urse, s--lie will go into action when at
is necessary, but unless her fouM is
protity well cleaned ?he will not be ablo
to make the required speed.
'AlRiRraSTPNG SAILORS.
The ptfltce were kept busy yesterday
a ere* ting seamen and marines from the
ttattle.-bip (Mans lchusetb?, wbo remained
ashore for a longer period than their
liberty permitteVI.
IWben the last messes ?>f salMors nn<l
marines were given liberty Thursday
they were given to understand ttout
tbey must be buck on the sbin at 9
.?'clock yesterday morning. When tbe
hour roiled around ihere were still
t'bi'iUy-nine sailors absent, Captain dlig
gtnson sent instructions to the poih-e
department to arrest euiy wen found
ashore wbo belonged' to the battleship/
lAccoihpahytfhg ibis order waj an offer
of a reward of $10 jver man for each
and every seaman delivered to the mil?
ters of the ship, making a total of $390
ihut the commander won willing to pay
fo?r the return <if 'his men.
Up to a late hour hist night thirty
seven of t!?e men had been captured,
leaving but two absent.
The seamen were locked up In the
city jail 'to await the arrival of an offi?
cer. They prdtes-ted 'against this treat?
ment, and when they were placed be?
hind t'he bars they became ;.>rofane,
vii'l'gar and desperate, denouncing t'he
P licemen as d?n rascals, and using
o'tber ex \ tressions.
RAPID FI RIO TUFLES.
The emplacements at Fortre-ss Monroe
are all ready .for tihe new ra'pid lire ri?
llt s whit in 'have been ordered by Colonel
Fiiank, the commandant, and which, 'in
alii probability, wil'l arrive some time
next week. Until the guns arrive little
more can he done on the emplacements;
i-Cnce drawings of t'he guns have not yet
arrived from Europe, and t'he finishing
touches cannot be put to t'ht empiace
monts until these are available. There
is a gre.it demand for rapid lire guns
at a'H of the defences on the At'lanth:
cms; and lequ'i.^itiins were so numeious
that tihe government was oblS'ged to
place orders wftuh European gun man
ufaciturers. As Fortrevs Monroe is re?
garded as one Of the most Important
objective [toiats on t'he Atlantic coast,
it is more Khan probable that the first
guns to arrive will lie forwarded direct?
ly to Old Point for the Hampton 'Roads
stronghold.
It is exi>erted t'hSUt a consignment of
twenty live and six Incfh rapid fire rifles
wiHI arrive in New York tomorrow, to?
gether with tyj>e-dra.wings. These
draining' will he forwarded ilnvmedtiately
t?i 'Fortress MOnrfoe 'amd other points
wbere riiles are needed badly and the
guns and earrioigvs will follow as soon
rhereoifter as possible. It is estimated
by the engineer ofllcers iat the fort tba*
with tbi? drawings in hand In advance
and Ihe guns received within the next
week, the napld fire battery at Fortress
M<;inr>oe can be ready for action by t'he
je<cond week In A-prM.
The nec>A?(ij|y for rai)i<l fire rides a:
u'he formildible k<?y to the Nor/</lk navy
\v.rd, the Newport News sWipyard. tihe
cilivs at which tbese grelvt war plants
are located, as weM as the State caijritAil,
's yery apparent. Colonel Krank Is au?
thority for the abatement that the fori
in its present condition fit* powerless to
resist ttho advance of torpedo t>>xits
eitlhcr by day or night, las the big guns
r.e>w in position are entirely too heavy
und itoo s-lowly oiyemtekl to follow the
'.ghlning-like movements of tihe swift
tit Me sihri p destwy'erw.
It is understxxrtl thot when the dia?
gram drawings of the new rillet-: ore
received at t'he fort, places will be made
for the guns on the 'big corner of tbe
-urongiluvld whloh commands a view
lown tihe Roads and up the James nmd
Rlizabolih rivers. At th?s point it wifll
be possible to train tbe riflis on a whip
either 'below or above the fort, itligbt
inch converted rifles now occupy the po?
sition ?n whlBcfh the rapid fire guns will
be plaxsed. As a precaution of pnifety.
the converteid' rifles wiM not be dlstrufb
ed until Wie o'tber guns arrive.
Bat'ter'ies I1' and "H, of the Sixth Ar
(?Mlony, wOrich Arrived at Fortress Mon?
roe Thursday fi?m Fort iMcHenry, near
Baltimore, have already been assigned
?to quairteatj and tbe details of olllcers
will be arrange<d at once. The ne.w bat?
teries, together w<lb battery F, of the
Fourth AnllHery, which recenlBy arrived
ait t'he fort from Fort Riley, Kansas, are
bung drilled at every opportunity In or?
der to accustom them to the work be?
fore them.
The two new mortars Whioh arrived
ait t'he fort Wednesday night were yes?
terday placed to position. The slxteentn
mortar has not yet arrived, but t'h'e
masked, battery can be mode ready for
action tomorrow, if necessary.
WILL REMAIN HliRE.
A dispatch received from Washington
last nignt says:
"They flying squadron Is to remaiin
In Hampton Woods, for the present at
least. This announcement was made
late this afternoon by Secretary Long,
and set at rest the reports which had
been current /tihroujrhou'l the day totat
a movement of the squadron was Itn
minent.
'PRES l'DENT\S PL AO.
'Oidcrs have 'been it-sued by the sec?
retary or war prescribing the Insignia
?and di'mensions of Wie Presldtn's Hag,
which Is'displayed whenever :iie enters
uin army post, goes ?aboard a navy
!hip or a pp. a i s officially at a public
function, dt is not an innovation, .but
it is customary to It-sue a general or?
der Ter each President.
The Hag of the President is of scarlet
Imming. 14 feet fly and 8 feet 'hoist,
wX'h a them on the hoist t'hree J holies
wide, provided with eyelets for it he
hoisting ?iml lowering. In each of the
four corners is u live pointed white
slttir of live 'inches nditis. In the cen?
ter of the Hag is ?i fifth star, much
larger than itHie others; being two feet
?and nine 'inches in radius. The outer
rim of the star, t'hree Indies wide, js
white, leaving a star shaped blue lleJd.
up at Which appears the ofllclall coat of
Ornis of the United St ties, as deter?
mined iby t'he State Department. On
live scarlet field around the larger star
'are ether w'hite stairs', one for each
i-tate. Tiie colors of the President are
G 1-2 by t feet, on a staff 10 fett long,
?Ac It cad of 'W'h'lc'h is a globe ih-ive
inches in diameter, surmounted by an
Ann ri'oin eagle, alert, four inches high.
The i ns\'.j'n Pa on t'he colors arc the
same as on the Hag. but smaller, as tiie
edges 'are trimmed with silver ami gold
kmo.ted fringes three inohe-s wide ami
a cord eight and a'h'aif feet long, of red,
?Wie and Ibl'ue silk. wltlh l?jSkdl.
The Hag tad colors are Carried before
jibe President on ad public occasions,
and Jvo>'fc'ied wnfcm ho is .boarding a
ship or entering an army post, the
ibawds playing t'he President's ma.tvh,
with the customary three trumpet
llouilshes or three ruflles oh the tlruciiH;
The PresldeJrt, both oo Ihia arrival and
tlepamture fr-)in a mfiHUry or naval sta?
tion, receives a national salute, of
twenty-one guns.
stiiMKCT? von tomorrow.
Themes That Will lie llineounitd on from
the Pulpit.
Services WIN lie 'hold in tihe ohurohess
tompMMW as follows:
?P;r.-:t U.ipiisi church, 'Rev. C. C. Cox.
p.u-tor?Servic es at 11 A. M. and 8 1'.
M. Subject'hi t'he morning: "An Im?
portant truth." In the evening: "An
I nforence therefrom."
?Second Datyt'ost "ohuivh. Rev. Thomas
J. MicKay, pastor?Services ait 11 A M.
and 7:30 P. -M. Subject in the morning:
"Old Testament Unfolded in t'he iNViv
T.estam<-:3i;s.- In-Hie evejt/.ns: 'A Gos?
pel of Consolation."
Thirtieth Street Christ Ian church,
Revi W. It. 'Motley, pastor?Services at
II A. M. and S 1'. 'AI. Subject to the
'.'tioniing:' "Lot's Choice." In the
evening: "Faith and Life."
'St. 'Pui'ul's Episcopal church, Rev. J.
F. Kibble; pastor?Services at 11 A. ?M.
and S P. M. Subject in the morning:
"The Triumphal -March t<< Jerusalem."
In the evening: "Tiuat Oo\l la oil I Taings
may be til', rifled"?I Peter, 4:11.
?St. AMnvenfs Catholic ohure.li. Rev.
Fa.tiher Charles Dunalioo, pastoi?Low
mass at S A. M.: high mass at 10:30 A.
M.; vespers and 'benediction at 7:30 I'.
M.
Orrvi'Me Baptist Mission, Rev. T. J.
M-acKuy, pastor?Wc-rCices 'at it A. iM.
lind 7:30 P. M. Sundry school at ?
P. M.
First Presbyterian Church, Rev. E.
T. wc.lf.rd, pastor?Services at 11 A. M.
and S P. AI. ?Subject in the morning:
"ImstaibrJlty." 'Mr. Robert Noun-e will
speak ;it the evening1 t-erviee.
Washington Avc-nue M. E. church.
Rev. It. F. Llpscomb, pastor?Services
at 11 A. IM; and 8 I'. M.
?hestn?t Avenue Methodist Church.
Rev. .M. S. Colon no, Jr.. pastor??Ser?
vices at 11 A. M. and 7:45 P. M.
Y. M. C. A.
The men's meettog of the Young
Men's Christian Association tomor?
row, which is to be adrtrt-rsid by the
famous lecturer, Ttobert Nourse, will
be held in tihe Washington, Avenue
Methodist cihure.h in "order to accomnio
dale the large crowd desiring to hear
Mr. N'otirse. The service begins tut 4
o'clock in the afternoon
Weather Pnrcenst
(By Telegraph.)
(WASHINGTON, April 1.?Forecast
for JFiriday, for Virginia?Fair weather,
wit'li increasing cloudiness; northerly
windi*.
CALENDAR FOR THIS DAY.
Snn rises .Ij:4f
Sun sets .C:-0
High water?r.:27 A. 'M. and 6:01 P. M.
Low -waiter??11:49 A. M. and - I'. M.
ARItlVALK AMI IlKPAIlTUItlCS.
VrHKi-lit Arrlvt-tl Yestenlny.
Bengore H'e?d (Hr.), Brennon, Lon
doitderry.
Fleriab?i? (Cr.). Norfolk.
?Sc'hooner Est eile, Hutchinson, Salem.
Schooner Kate B. Ogden, W-Ubert,
New Bedfond.
Barge Meicideta, Boston.
Vessels Sailed Y^Krcniay.
Steamship Vera (/Br.), Cox, iManumes
ter.
SteounvCxp L..v.-i:akken (Nor.), Olson,
licit ttirda>m and A-msterdam,
Steamrhlp Adio (Br.), Cox, Ik/ston.
-En-gland.
^team&Lip St-rert'togyle (Br.), Jonet-:,
?Norfolk.
iSleati'.t'hip Orion CBr.), Blown, Bos?
ton.
Schooner Estelle, 'Hutchinson, Bang?
er; _
?Barkentine J. W. Eiwei'l, Vera Cruz.
(Barge Macau-ley; 'Boston.
Barge Ringleader, Boston.
Nolle? to Telepltibua Users.
The Southern Bell Telephone and Tel?
egraph Company announce the fo'.Jow
|nc raus ficur telephone service aftei
March 1, 1808:
Business 'Phones.J2.60 pet< month
Residence 'Phonos.>2.00 per moiuh
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Manager.
nab 2C-lw.
KoaraarKeitnil Kentnrky.
Views of ?be 'launoihtog of the battle?
ship* Ketiraargo and KerJMicky, for
sale at WngonoT'o Ithoto Gallery, 2412
Washington avenue, at 25 cents per
copy. m-39-5;
Wood delivered in any part of tht
city. M. S. WARREN, 446 Twenty
ninth at root. Phone 2616. fab6-fcm
IHli 1
Spanlsti -AmeiiG?n Hi
Graver man ort.
President to Communicate
With Congress Monday.
INTERVENTION CERTAIN
Spain l>t!llultcly llujolvo* Ni?t to VUt.l
? Torpedo I'loll I lu Arrlcrn nt Porto
Itlco. Tlin Vl/.ruyii hikI .Alud
riintt- Oi'iiti'iHlu l.vsivu
lliiviuia.
(By Ttlrs-aph).
WASHIKU 10i\, april 1,?There is
littlw doubt that thu President am\
tli* members of Liiu cabinet now re?
gard a conflict with Spaiu na ahno?t
inevitable. In hi* m*s*a>;n to Coil
K'tpsp, which iu all vro ability will t.?
?ant in next Uouday. and certainly
? urly next wcsk, it ia understood that
(ho President will review at ?um
length the rorord a* It Hands between
this government ami Spain, but will
not insist upou fun her time iu which
to continue negotiation* looking to a
peaculul solution of the (Jubau prob?
lem. Tha cabinet uTeetiug this morn?
ing wm unquestionably the most, im
porant held in many years, It re?
ceived Spain's auswar to the ultima?
tum of this government and, finding
it unsatialnctory, practically uetided
uyon a policy wliiuh st ihia liour
seems certainly to involve limpidities.
Tlie whole record wili ho I oil before
Congress and the- qu?Mlon is now
under earnest aonsidcration what
elin.ll l)e tbe .particular form our
policy shall take in bringing to an
end the horrors in Cuba and aocurh.g
the independence of the island. Pro
positions ranging from a siniph- rec?
ognition of Cuban lndovnend?n: e bo -.
straight out declaration of war liau
been urged at tho capital, but theiel
is hardly a donbt tlmt the majority
of.Congress will await tho exrnutire'
lend before taking action, and It is j
1
disposed to adopt Mr. ft olvinley's j
suggest iod on (hi- point. it is
thought that uny of the resolutions
except po sibly .simple recognition of
independence would lead to war '?
There ware, of course, ah aorta A
rumors in circulation, including rn j
ports of mediation by hmropoun
powers, hut no such suggestion has
c .mo to this government for at 6
o'clock this evening, in reaponso tea
direct question, secretary Day said
there had been no off r of menial ion
by any foreign government.
Cue member of tho cabinet in
speaking of the meetings today spoke
substantially as follow?:
"In the morning it was apparent
to nil of us that, having i?xhauwtrd
nil diplomatic efforts to bm.g ubotll
a better condition of ?ITairs in Cuba,
ami they having failed, the whole
question uiust be submitted to Con
Krtii. At our afternoon meeting tlte
President requested each member of
the cabinet to express freely ids indi?
vidual opinion as to what should be
done. The (l-soutmioh was entirely
ey- the lines indicated by tho mem
bars. Nothing definite wan decided
upon and no conclusion reached."
"The President will now take the
views submitted to Ii im under con
side rat hm preparatory to ids uitssage
to Congress, which will be sent in
early next woek. President McKin
ley lias (lone a great deal of work re
cently and appears pretty well fa?i
gued. Consequently he will tnk<*
.ittlo rest before beginning active
work on the message. Ilo had not
yet determined what recommenda?
tion will be communicated to Con?
gress. My own individual opinion is
that but li ttlc faith can bo put in
promises made by Spain and thin
j makes mo h*bituta about accepting
with any confidence her la est pro?
posals.
"In thu first placo aho promised a
long time ago that tho raconccntra
dos would be released. The result
shows that this promise has no- been
kept. Now she proposes to release
? hem but keep them ander military
supervision. Who can tell whether
ho will adhero to this expressed in
ehtioii1 Broadly, there appears to
ne three courses open to tho Pros!
fleht in <lealing further with tl.i
matter. The first of these'is t? nc
ef.pt the proposals submitted 1*
Spain in reply to the American r
presentations, tho second to relrgati
ho whole matter to Congroo nud let
hat body do as it sees proper, whio
I think would menu Intervention,
<nd thirdly to take a middle stand.
But us 1 said before nothing has vor
been determined upon by tho Pre.-i
lont, or if ho hns reached a decision
its did not communicato it to the
members of the cabinet this aff.e?v
noon."
" ? ? ? ? vi:jiV ?'
I , reference was -made by Spain
to tUe-Maine matter in the reply ?he
sent through '.Minister Wood ford She
made n<o offer to pay for the loss, but
suggested that cite mutter he settled bv
art-:tuition. So far as I recall she ex?
pressed no regret for the sad .vcur
renee and Wie Whole thing was regarded
's 'l <",, d l>'-'""lod statement."
The second session of the cabinet
us-ed from & o'clock till (1:20.
The Spanish minister called at the
State (Department at 4:30 o'clock and
was .n conference with Judge Day Tor
sotne 'time. Al chough there was itihe
.-t rietest r.serve as to what had oc?
curred, it dan be stoted positively that
the United States t-ubmitted no further
propositions, nor did the Sptulsn miii
ilstcr offer anything will ich changed
t'he situation of affairs, Both sides
repaid bile Ismo,. ?h made up. wltih no
llkek'hood of further ncgotlaLions be-1
twet-ii now and the time when the
Pr.m.d -nt will submit the whole ease
to Congress. The United States has
ptt s, nted its dem'.uvd and Spain has
-'ix- n her answer. Thus the cuee
-fan Is. I Will He 'ibis brings a halt to
the active negotiations Which have
fit en in progress for the last few days
it d .e.- not mean chat ditpIomniMe r-.la
floira between t'he two countries are
?eniiin ited, f-r such a Htep is the last
preliminary before an actual sluts of
war. United 'States Minister Wood?
ford remains at his posts at 'Madrid an?
is entirely safe from harm. The Span?
ish minister. Sen or Polo y Be-nnolbe,
also rent tins tit bis post In Washing?
ton. The critical condition of affairs
within recent days has led him and his
staff to consider what disposition of
their effects would be made Iii case
their position here beeaitne untenable.
From a Spanish standpoint there Is
the stime disposition as 'that shown by
ehe authorities 'here to regard the Is?
sue a's nv.ide up. The answer ot Spain
is looked U|>oh as the limit of conces?
sion which 'Madrid will grant. It there
is to be anot'her move, the Spanit-th gov
??rnment looks tt> the United States to
nvt'ko It. This, at 'least, is the situation
?s It presents itself to those best un?
iformed in 'Washington. Of course it
cannot be fbrotold what .Madrid will
do in tlte stress of oircuinstances wit'h
in t'he next two days. Hut those best
aible to Judge do not expect any further
move from 'there. The Spanish nvln
Lsier has naturally been a center In tihe
exv.'l'ii'iLg incident of today. He is fully
conscious of tiie gravity of the situa?
tion, and While expressing t'he hope ror
peice speaks to his friendrt of t'he even?
tualities which may come.
The staff of the legation Is working
day and night, and the lights In the ]
1'gation office were burning until I
o'clock this morning while the secre?
taries and attaches were deciphering
cable gi'aur.s, and in turn retluclng dis?
patches to Cipher for transmission to
Madrid. The minister personally su
perihitendia all this work und no effort is
made to condense or spare expense in
! presenting by cable the informi-ition be?
tween Wie officials bere antl at Madrid.
(Late this afternoon a Madrid bulletin
was received stalling that the Pope was
seeking to exercise pacific Jntluenc.es,
by Inducing 'both Spain and the insur?
gents to accept armistice in Cuba If
?h'is 'be true, the Pe.ipr has not given
j-y .Inslructione or in format ion oiong
i ??'if? 1' re.- to >'gr. Martini the papal
jdfi e-gii :? ..it W-ar-.t.vliigion. The latter has
I taken no istep toward mediation. It has
I b-;en reported that one of the ardhblsh
hcips of the Oat'hol'lV! church, In the
Icourae - f an informal conversation ?with
'high officials here^ nuggestod tihe media
tit.n of the Pope. 'Phis, however, was
unofficial tnd no nut'horlzed proposition
of any character has (Mine from Rome:
Fnt t he-, if.. M'e.i'berO is little belief the ad
minlstattlon would receive with favor
Iany ]?? ?>? ?' i-t'ion ?*f in is character from
U Pcrel-gn source.
Vn v i- ? .-s .'ho situation was little
changed from the tension of the past
I .;??.. .iiii/s While the Senate was in
I secre! session, there was a great deal
? r v. tr tallc. The subject under dcliale.
the acquisition of t'he Danish West
Indies, served as 'a text for the disvus
si'.m. On tiie House side the members
gathered In groups ami talked of the
wot?<f >r Uliey seemed to luve the im?
pression that i-iioh an action was inev
itabl-e. Tiie At?soCiaited Press bulletins
announcing the reply of Spiln were
read with much interest. TMie for?
eign reflations cVimmitlee of the Senate,
or its sub-committee, was in cession
nearly all day considering tihe Maine
disaster aw a part of the Cuban Ques?
tion, as well .us the r?ply of Spain which
'had been furnished t'he committee easily
In tile day.
?Nobbing of Importance was actually
M2CompUs>hed at the capital, but ?Ohe
sen i i meat showed plainly that if t'he
President's message is for intervention
ho will receive 'hearty support. There
Is a disposition in some quart em of
Congress to 'im-rdy recognize the in?
dependence of Cuba; The recommen?
dation of the President will carry
great woiglit. If the President should
simply report that diplomacy is ait an
eiid and leave >Uho determlnitlon of the
future course with Congress it is pro?
bable t'hat immediate Interventjon will
be recommended.
SPAIN WILL, NOT YIELD.
MADRID, A'pri'l 1.?According to fhc
best information obtainable today Spn.n
?has dennitdly resolved not to make any
I f million concessions to tho United
States.
CONK TO MBBT FLOTILLA.
I tHA'VAiNA, A'pri'l 1.?The Spanish wor?
ships VizcViya antl Almirttnte Ofiuendo
l.-ft Havana set 5 O'clock this afternoon.
KJEY W'K'ST. April 1.?It Is bclloved
lien; thai t'he warships have gone to
meet Ohe S.panus-h torpedo llotiWa.
t.M AlDUI'D, A pril 1.?Midtvight.?Tho
Spanis-h torpedo Hot ilia has arri ved at
Port?) Ilico. _
WOODFORD'S DISPATCH.
Spain Resorts- to Md.? SubLVt'fug-.? t
Cain Time.
WASHINGTON, April 1?Tho follow?
ing is an o'bstract from the ve'.egram
?t-oeo.V'.Hl from Cel.oral Wo-?I ford, ml Il?
ster to Spain', last night, oni thv Ben
euod situnttton ja Culsi. He li.-.iforiiis
the government of the United Stales
that Geiioral Blanco has a.voked tn
bundo relating to thfe tvcor.oentrad > u
in tho western pro vines of Cut*, wh.cn
are undfciwtocd to 1^ the p-n.vijues of
Mattmsas, Santa Cla:a. llabana and
PiniLr Del Rio.
Trat the SiMtnfshl govotnnient h/.is
plaeed at tho d-spos.ul of the Gov?rn<vr
(??.netul the credit of thr.Ai mil .ton
PeisKrt?s ($000.000) to the eiU that th'?
ebuntry people may r el urn at once aaiu
with Ruccefls to ther labors.
Tho Sptt.it'si-,, governoii will ncc pt
whoi'.'",-e.r aesii/St.uice t<> f<od and su-.
rort t'he iii^ ess tou-s that may be scn,t
firm the Uimlted' S'tates] in aocofdanee
?Mill c? plan now ..n t.-perat.en.
He propoefes t<< conlld? i1 prepar?
.r.. <<r on honorable antl .?table peu<ie
tho Insular ra: la it n", w.-ihotit
whr?.- 0' neut; r. ik-o t'hie r'panU h govern
ment would not be able to ar r.ve at
the flRul TjesMlts, It beim? undtrSio??
.hat tihe powers rs-erved by the con
Btl-ttititon to the central gvve-rnnint are
not ltS.^en^d or dlmin-'.shed, as the
v7ubatn chnnil^rs will not me>et untli
the fourth of May. Tho Spanish gov?
ern nun1! will not on its part object to
a -Mist , r.s - n of ho?iilRies, if t is ask?
ed Pen- by the insutg n>- f?c-r the gon
r.t! in ohirge, to wl rm it belongs to
!c:erm!nc the duTatlon and condlton of
the suspension.
War Spirit Overrides the
Committee,
A HEAVY APPROPRIATION
Atter n Turbuiwnt 8.NM011 ?f six Unnr?
the Ilouae Adjourn* Uu 11 Mond?y.
Hi 11Ki ii k- Hpnrch by Mr.
Do Ariuom).
?, (Bj> Telegraph.)
?WASHINGTON. April 1 -AiMer
exceedingly turbulent session * <Sx
'hours the House today passed the navS
appropriation bin and then adJcWcd
until Monday. The war spirit was
manifested in all the departments and
overrode the naval committee itself by
.mireaslng- t'he number of torpedo boats
and torpedo boat destroyers to 24, the
bill an reported providing for but
i.-W,?n'\ jnU .tnle appropriation to S*.
oOO.OOO Instead of 12.300.000.
The amendment of Mr. Cannon, c&adT
JWain of the appropriations commltrt.ee/
to reduce the number oll txttuleahlpo to
one was burled under 'by an over?
whelming majority. The provision ?*
['ratling to armor plate, whloh dn ordinary
times would have precipitated a debate
u<f several days, was disposed of in ten
'minutes, a proposition to decrease the
price 'agreed to in t'he bill from M00 to
*300 per ton .being drowned In a perfect
I chorus of nocu.
In spiking on his amendment re-1
duolng tihe number of battleships. A?r.
[ Cannon saild:
'VMost gentlemen believe that -within
a week we will he art war with one of
t'he countries of tihe earth. Thal -wiftl
[ mean additional taxation and authorial- j
lion to borrow $500,000,000. It meann tjhstt
t'hese burdens shaill be put upon the
people, l^ot us double taxation M nec?
essary but let Uk> not authorise a elngta
(dollar t'hat is not necessary to meet
fhe emergency Just In front of us. ?
Ijimg before tiiese 'battleships ?im De
.aunclKd t'he war wili be over, and I
feair these baJtt'leshtps will he obsolete,"
(Aipplause on t'he tttvor.)
iMr. DeArmond (Democrat), of Miu
|eouri, called upon the admlnlsrtratlon
to itake t'he aggressive. The 'Main*,;,
he said, had 'been blown up In a harbor -
supposed to be friendly. There w?*-;
I great danger now, he decflared, in trust
.ng 'to diplomacy ratlier tilian to our;
?own strong arm. The great question '
now, was ito stop tihe hostiJe tleet ap?
proaching our shore. If we ?were de?
pending upon diplomacy it would prove.
I a broken reed. The best protection
Ialt such a time, he urged, >waa ag
] gresi-Jon, not to wait Idly resting upon
Ihopus tiiai 'hod 'no foundaftion. He,
declared tihat we should etnike wJhlSs .
we had Ohe advantage. War between
nations was ndt like a contest 'between)
cquaMy maitched giadlators. The vic?
tory belonged In war to the country J
t'hat best amd first prepared Jot it and
Heelng farthest into the future, struck
first wihere the 'blow would provo most
effective.
"L?et us protect ourselves," continued
Mr. DeArmond, 'iby etrlklng "before we
are stricken. (Applause.) Let us not .
wait. We havo waited too long.
I hope tihe proper measures of energy
are on foot, and lihat what I apprehend. ':?
as danger will be advocated."
iMr. DeArmond closed with on ap
pead against furt'her delay.
'After t'he possa'ge of the naval ap?
propriation bili. t'he House, at 6 P. M.,
adjourned unti'l Monday.
SIDNATK.
iWASIIPNGTONi April 1.?In the otpen
ties*ion of t'he Senate today Mr. Chand?
ler, of New Hampshire, called up the
resolution Introduced yesterday re
naesti'ivg nhe Presiden't to send the
Ltaban consular correspondence to the
senate, and at h1a suggestion it was
referred to t'he committee on foreign
relations. Immediately afterword,how- j
?ver, he introduced another resolution,
.chich went ov*r, calling upon uhe
, ecretary of state for the same Infor
.nation.
?Mr. Bacon, of Georgle, offered a res?
olution Whloh was adopted, requesting
.'he secretary of war to Inform the
.enate what provisions had t>een.made
.j protect fhe sea coast cities of Geor
^.a. and what pan of the emergency
ipprupriaiion of $?0,000,000 had been
i?lo?ted for the defense of Georgia's g
iea coast.
Aftor the passage of a few 'bills, the
senate, at 12.38 P. M., went Jnto ex?
ecutive Hession. and, at 4:31 P. tJL, fcd?
Journed until 'Monday.
The Seriate spent almost the entire
day in executive session, in Uhe dia
cuaslon of uhe resolutJon reported yes- :
terdiy from tihe Senate committee on
foreign relations for t'he acQUisltlon of
t'he 'West India Islands owned by Den?
mark, and the session was dose* by the
practical withdrawal of the resolution
Ity Senator J?dge. its author. He stat?
ed t'hat t'he debate had developed euxxh
?v wide difference of opinion in the
Sen tte where there had heretofore been
?udh unanimity that he would not fur
.'her press the matter at a time wiheo.
:iho President needed the support of
Senators of a*l parties.
Onlerrn Nominated.
Ait tfhe last regular meeting of tib
rpty Fire Oompany No. 1. t'he fx/dow
n'g officers were nominated to be voted i
Jor at the annual eUectnon which takes
place next Thursday night:
IFVwr j>resident?J. J. Holtsbaoh, George
Hi*l.
Vice-president?G. N. Todd.
Secretary?dt. M'anns, W. Ramsay.
Treaeoirer?T. Stvn nitt.
Foreman?IM." H. Guutlhright, J. Dar?
lington, J. GIGpin.
Assistant foreman?Georg? Morris, w.
Ramsay.
?Hose directors?0. -Maruble, J. GLlpin,
J. H. Mol^aji, L: P. Loifoon.
FV>Tehitah hook and Udder?L. IT. La*
fooh, D. Sweney, C Marable.
Assistant foreman hook and ladder?
A. McDonald.
Nlzxlemen?G. Smitlhens, A. Powell, I*
F. Utfoon, N. H. Galhright, G. N.
Todd.
Trustees?ttf. H. Ga'thright, D. Swee?
ny, W. Ramsay.
()r? nie Wants n "Cop "
Tho residents of Orrvllle are up In
arms against the poi'lce department <xt
NewiporL News and are preparing to
tJke steps to make a formal demand
for protection against crime in their
sectiion of t'he city.
At the next meeting of the Ocmmon
Council on Tuesday night a delega.tion
Of oltizens from Orrvllle will appear .
with a protest against the feemlng neg?
ligence in allowing a densely populated
portion of the city to go without paM
vigilance of the law for weeks at thai ;
?me.
It is eald that the only time Orrviue
^eto a pol Iceman 1e when one is cent
there to malice an arrest for a cainvs ?:
far whloh a warrant has been Issued.
There I? absolutely no one to go to tih*
assistance of female? and chlMren dur
! ng- the day and no one to keep an eye
n 'the saifety of t'he community at
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