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Our Milinery Open'
ing continues today and ' j
tomorrow.
Special Milinery Offer?
ings.
Lot of all silk Moire
Taffeta Ribbons, 4 in?
ches wide, in ail pop?
ular shades, including
tlx se which are scarce
A quality which sells
for 25e everywhere;
special price 19c.
Lot of 4h inch all
silk Talle tii Mc.ire
Kibbons, also the new
plaids, stripe and
check Taffeta in tur?
quoise blue, burnt or?
ange, cerise and all
the new shades. This
quality usually sells
for 39c; opening price
25c. Marabow Ohif
on?in all shades for
trimming h a t 3
?at the lowest price
ever named per yard ;
opening price V2h
cents. Lot of (lowers
for hat trimming, em?
bracing roses, large
bunches of violets and
foliage ; opening price
10 cents. Bunch of
pretty violets for 1
cent. Lot of short
back sailors and black
hats in all shapes and
styles. Shall go at
the extraordinary
opening price 539 cents
Lot of untrimmed
hats in all colors and
black, in mixed and
fancy straws. The
most stvlish shapes.
Shall go at the open?
ing price 48 cents,
Capital
Dry Goods Store,
2610 Washington Av
Invest Money in Real Estate
Wlffl pay you If y<*u get the advice of
some one in touch with the m.-urket,
whose Judgment you can depend on.
"We claim to be as well posted on valuta
and futurea us anyone In Nowport
New?, aj? we make a study for the ben?
efit of our clients. Look at some of the
bargains 1n houses and Iota, building
lota and farms thn't we are offering.
"Wo have farm lunds from SR to $f>0
per acre; suburban lots from $2T> to $f>0
per tot; city lots from $160 to $7,000 p. r
lot; vacant lots for lease from $10 to
$30 per lot.
$850.00
For d,well!ng of four rooms.
Terms, $100 cash and balance
payable $10 monthly.
$1300.00
For a s'tore; seven rooms above,
renting for $-0 i*. r month, ctl se
to Electric Car Line. Terms, i-iW
cash, balance easy payments.
$1300.00.
Fora neat dwelling ?:? five rooms
above ahlpyurd. $f>00 cash, bal?
ance to suit puevhaser.
1400.00
'For a new dwelling, to be com?
pleted within ten days, imme?
diately on car line, with six
rooms besdes bath, and city wa?
ter. $300 cash, halo nee to mit.
$3000.00
For a new building with fifteen
rooms, bath, la trabe, and city
water, renting at $36 per month.
Above shipyard. Terms $tK0
cash, balunce to suit purchaser
$7000
For a nice brick building, well
located, now renting for $172
per month. Terms $2.000 msh,
and balnce on easy payments.
THOS B. HENLEY & CO
Heal Estate and Insurance.
$700 Washington avenue.
N3)WPORT NEWS. VA.
9
Do a little thinking about
the cost of gas lighting and
cooking. With gas at $1.60
per thousand, you get Of feet
Trr*:' for one cent. You can get 24
candle power for live feet of
gas properly burned in a good
burner. This makes you a
first-class light of 24 candle
power for five sixths cents per
hour, or light equal to an
average electric light for
about 4 cent per hour. Again,
" take an improved Welsback
burner, consumes 51 feet per
hour, gives 80 candle power.
Just think, an 80 candle pow?
er light for i cent per hour,
Ponder this over. It is the
choapett artificial lighting
agent knowtn If you are not
convinced, call at the Gas Of?
fice, 2713 Washington avenue,
and we will prove it to you.
As to cooking, gas at $1 per
thousand is not half as ex?
pensive as coal at $U.bO por
ton, or wood even at the pres?
ent prices. Coal oil and gasp
I line are not to he mentioned
in the snmo week as gas for
cooking, a ml then the comfort,
cleanliness and efl'oichey. Call.
tit the Gas Oilicc at your con?
venience and we will take
pleasure in showing you the
benefits. Come whether you
have gas at present or not.
Telephone 2834. ?f
jNewpwt News Gas Company,
HAS FOUND A
AND IS
The court consisting of all
classes of people of Hamp?
ton and vicinity who truly
acknowledge ? that the cele?
brated Clothing and Men's
Furnishing Jlouse,
" rue Famous;
is giving greater values foi
less money than any other
house on the peninsula.
For this week?special.
We oder some elegant little
Children's Suits, ranging
from 53 to 7 years, at
$1.22
Real value ?.'>.:"?(). Look at
our windows and get an idea
of what beautiful suits we
have.
Next we offer Men's Fine
Black Clay Worsteds at
?5.48, real value ?7.50. There
are many more interesting
bargains too numerous to
mention.
Johnson and Moore's Old stand.
N. B. We have inaugurated
a Custum Tailoring Depart?
ment and can make you a Suit
Cheap.
SKIRT PATTERNS FREE
I am still in line lend selling
DRESS GOODS
Aind ta. general line of
DRY GOODS.
i offer some tilling entirely new in o
Waterproof Skirt Binding
ohat does not rub as velvet
bindings do. With every One I give
i skirt pattern free.
Tiie largest and handsomest
Chcniel Table Covers
T-Jver ho 1 in Uaimpton for 75c.
A beau*.Iul line of silks fur 50e, 75e,
ithd $1.00 er yard.
Spring rvss goods in ony style and
<r<ot tp> intrt'ty. White oheeked goods
liiid lud Linen a specialty.
T. /V Cookie
12 West Queen St.
Hampton. Ya
P. B. MESSENGER,
General Carpenter,
-SIANUFACTDHKR OF
BUILDERS' SUPPLIES,
frames, Sash, Blinds & Doors,
iVXanfeJs and
u a 7-1 y Mouldings.
Queen Street, HAMPTON, VA.
?. O. Bor. 1M.
HOAQLAND,'
Three blocks from llbward A Watts'
(?tore, Queen street. Within 200 feet of
the Chesapeake & Ohio lal'road track.
All the Roads of the County
Verge at This Place.
the Back River road, the Fox Hill road
and the railroad.
Lrfits, 30 and more by 120 feet and
more in this tract, which Is as lew.) as
a table and the water is as clear as
urystal, and absolutely pure.
You can go to it by any road west
of Hampton, which will bring you to
the intersection of ahe Back River and
Fox Hill 'toads, 250 feet from tlK- rail
i\>ad track, on the Back River road, to
the right. Is whore this squdie lf> acres
is located. Surveyed by 10. a. Sample,
civil engineer. There are twelve houses
to be erected, and 2? houses promised
to be built. Drainage assured. There
are six wide stie&ts and one broad ave?
nue, 250 elm and poplar trees to be put
oul at once. Fach street has a 15 foot
lane in the ixar.
We are selling these lots, the first 75
at half price; a ?2C0 lot for $100.
$5 or $10 down, and $6 or $3 per month,
giving an agreement aind guarantee to
each purchaser upon the payment of the
full sum a guarantee of complete title.
In feo simple by deed of general wnr
ronty, clear of all eneumbramees what?
soever. Pause and think of this grvat
offer. Very respectfully,
Brown & Hoagland
little cottage, phoebus, va.
Lock Box 225 Poplar_ave.
vHampton, Vd. .">}\_.
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Market Quotations From the
Leading" Business Centers.
NEW YORK MONEY ST?RKET.
?NEW YORK, April 1.?(Money on' call
fitun at 2<?U pr cent.; last loan 4 P-r
cent.; prime' mercuc*.?tU'e papvt? DtpOMt
per cent.; sterling exchange weak wito
..vui.il bu?uuv!t?s vn ban-kens' bills oii
jl.83&CH.83% for demand and) art $4.S0>i
?t\. Si for sixty days; posted' rartfc?
M.si?,???! 4.S2 amd M.stM-cu'l.S?; c?miner
cui ?llls $4.80; silver certificates 55%@>
50%; bar silver 65V4: Mexican! doliais
4S; government bimdv? weak; state
bunds dull; ralioad buiidi* weak.
NEW YOIOC STOCK EXCIHANGE.
N'lW YORK. April I.?The process
Which went o? the stock murkei wua
a ci urn Idlin g and Ui:sjnto:eui:lon- ?f
prkew. Thtare was a lange intluentdal
party in the oxcluuhge who manifested
thcCr e. nlidi m.e in a pea efn! s^n?
m?i::.t Ijefween the United Statte? and
Spain U'liU who imcreased values ot se
cu'dl.iies by deternvincd' support of
pifces ?Uli through the early dealings.
The buyOng by tiiuls element during the
moiuultng hv>uis wtus very large, but
prices kept n!ipi?ing downward; Thd
weight of the giowlng lep.vsstoji prov?
ed too heavy to coiry and the attempt
was alxihdonteM in the aftsxiri??n when
?n gotverai end heavy liquidation was m
full f-.i\v. Net losses ?-? the day :un
from 'Z to over B poirots In the piv.no;
T>al active stocks. The ground <,f t>he
early confidence by some opeititoiw
that war would be averted' seems 1?
have been founded <wv the Inference
that the Interest oin. tlie Spanish touts
which was paid today, Ini spite of
?recent doubts whether the money
would lvc forlhcomlhig. was advwn'eod
by the RotihChiilds and that the ad
van e was based on knowledge that
the Spanish government would malro
a peaceful settlement o* the dbmdnttia
of the UnSltetl ?totos. Hut tie: the day
advanced the fact took more amd mo:e
definite shdiH! <>n the hews f:i.>m Wash?
ington that t'he Spanisih government
had, cm. the contrary, refused the de
nuihls-..f the United Staues. A sVgn?fl
cor.'t feature of the day was the mark?
ing up of call JctntaB to 0 per cent; The.
growtili of th'e selling for WoKhlnigtr-n
ace unit as file day progressed was an
c-rs3eiii't<"<i1 factor" l<n the Iulc brvok 4n
.ti'h'e sitock market.
Thtotal sales of stocks today woic
501,100 shares.
Atchison. _ lti
Baltimore Si Ohio. 15*
Canada Pacific . 85
Canada Southern. 474
Chesapeake & Ohio. 181
Chicago t Alton. lfili
Chicago, Kurlington & Quiney. . 904
C. C. C. & St. L. 20
do do pref'd. 8)1
Delaware & Hudson. 105
Delaware, Lnek. & W. 140
Erie (new) . 12
Fort Wayne . Ki8
Great Northern pref'd. 140
Illinois Central. 97J
Luke Shore . 180
Louisville & Nashville. 48}
Manhattan L . 954
Michigan Central. 1 tit}
Missouri Pacific. 2S
Mobile Si Ohio. . . 27
New Jersey Central. 1)1}
New York" Central. 108s
Norfolk \ Western. 114
Northern Paciilc. 284
do pref'd. 00J
Pittsburg. 10M
Heading. I?
Kock Island. 83?
St. Paul. 804
do pref'd. 141
Southern Pueific. 14
Southern Railway. 7f
do pref'd.25J
Texas"& Paciilc.. . . . 03
Union Pacific pref'd. 60|
Adams Express. 100
.American Express . 120
United States Express. 38
Wells Fargo Express. 115
American Tobacco. 05?i
do pref'd . 115}
People's (las. iit>i
Consolidated Gas. 1774
General Electric. 314
Paciilc Mail . 234
Pullman Palace. l??
Silver Certificates.. 5?}
Sugar . 114J
do pret'd . 107
Tennessee Coal & Iron. Ic4
Western Union. 81
Chicago Northwestern. 117i
do pref'd. 173
Chicago Grent Western. 10
C4 i re ago make ets.
CHICAGO, April 1.?Wheat t' day ad~
vamw.l air.d' pat^ell company with tb.
stock market. Heavy sales of oi.-h
whetvt by I^eiter and othits foa sV.0,>
ment abroad ar.d for miluhg ptupo-j s
at home overcame an- sympathy wiit'h
x downwkiml ti<c>nd of stocks du? t>>
f<>ir ,.f ho.st:iU.ict3 b?t-xveea Sp.lm ai.-.d
Un;Ceti Sta-i??. Toduy's trading ^.siiit
,d n a fiolin of ^ *ent a busihel in Juiy
wheat anU Vi ceivt iuii T\lay. Corn and
fialm ?c? stea.dy with whea|t and dos
e*l wi'th ytUy iltt. - change. Provlelony
weire strong cnrQy, but weakened lat r
u.nd eiosWl 2V6<S>7V6 cents lower.
WHEAT? Open High Low Closed
May 104 101 103} 1():{J
July 82i 83 t>21 8?|
Dee 70J 77} 7tii 7(5}
CORN?
May 20 2!lf 2S} 20
Jiily 80! 30* H0\ 30}
Sept 314 314 31S 31 &
OATS?
May 23 20} 26 2r>i
July 22 i 23 22J 22?
PORK
May 0.110 0.75 9.52? 9.52}
July 0.70 0.824 0.G0 9 02j
LARD?
May 5 10 5.15 ?.0?1 5.074
July 5 174 5.224 5.15 5.15
U1HS
May 5.10 5.124 5.05 5.05
July 5.274 5.20 5.124 5.124
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull; 21o. 2 yellow corn,
28t?ii20; No. 2 hpring wheat,-;
No. 3- spring wheat, 88@01; No.
2 red, 1014; No. 2 corn, 2?@80; No.
1 oats, 25; No. 2 white, 20; Ro.
3 white, 274(^20; No. 2 Rye,- 50; No.
2 barley, U2i<@j44; No. 8, ?: No. 4, ?;
-; No. 1 flax seed, 11C4($118; prime
timothy seed, 2.80; mess pork per
barrel 0.55t<tO.Ut; lard per 100 pounds
? o.'ife?.074; short rihs sides (loose),
J.l)")tL'j5.2f>; dry salted shouUlers
ho.xetl 4 7?@4.05; short clear sides,
boxed, 5 80?5.40; whiskey distillers1
?nishedgoods, per gallon, 1104
BAL.TIMORE MARKETS.
BAl/niMORE, April 1.?FiouV- dult;
U'tichamged.
Wheat tltim; .?jiot and _month OS'AifD
0S('?>; May 99*4@99%; sueamer No. 2 itfci
'.Ma'Xi'k; Soutiivenh wheat by sample 95
r? $l 0j; do ong idde 96@99%.
Corn easy; sfW* and' month 33V^3%;
May ,M%(!i'h%; manner niixc-tl Z3?:'.2%;
iSoutlhiem' wh'it'e coiuir 34QXT>; do yeilow
twtsstfady; No. 2 white 33<3!34; No. 2
tmx'ed 30@30Ms.
Rye firmer; No. 2 nearby 56^.; No. 2
Wostonn. 5C%.
Hayiiflpm: ?hofice timothy $12.00^13.C0.
O-ici^n fpe/ights quiet ajttd gteady; un
uhaivged.
Sugar strong; unvhnngvdv
nutter otv-rody; linchanged,
'Eggs quiet; unchanged.
Cheese stletady; ujichanged.
Lettuce $1.2G@1.60 per bckket.
Whjiskey unchajiged. -
LiAMPTO
Siauiplon 32ur*mi,
Daily flrfcss,
Ring Street, near Queen, opposite the
new poetofflc?
AH news letters for publication in
this department should be addressed
to Dally Press Bureau. Hampton.
The Daily Presa will be found for
sale every morning at the following
places:
Hampton?Postofflce news stand,
Colbert's book store, and at the Kina
street office.
Old Poilnt?Baulch's stationery and
book store, Hygeia Hotel and Oham
berlin Hotel.
S her word HoteL
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, lSUS.
PETITION TO TYLER
Ciemer.cy to Be Asked
in Edwards Case.
THE KING STREET LINE
I"rl*ky llori-u Tries to Hun Away. New?
of ilia Churches ami Y. M. C. A. Un?
true Report Mettled. Other
Items of Interest.
'Since the petition Of J. T. Edwards,
?for a writ of error from the decision
of the Circuit Court refusing to grant
'Ir'im a new trial for sttioutlng John Pat?
rick in laid July, was denied by the
Court] of Appeals, it has boon de
olded by his counsel toawk the Governor
'to reduce the sentence of imprisonment
in ehe penitentiary for itwo years and
six monMis lb confinement in the county
Jill of Elizabeth City county, or a line.
Since July of last year this case has
'beeih going from court 'to count, until
\>n 'Wednesday it was finally decided
by the Court of Appeals of .Virginia,
tttiat Edwards wuuid have to serve 'hits
?term In tihe penitentiary unless the
Governor saw lit to revoke 'the order.
Yesterday morning the petition to the
executive was circulated around H.unp
totn for signatures. It was endorsed
Iby Hon. Baker P. I^ee, judge .of the
county court, and was signed by many
prominent business men of the city.
The petition, it Is^'thought, will bo
sent to Governor Tyler hot later -than
Tuesday. The action of the Governor
in this case will 1>e awaited with a
good do-all v>f Interest, as it will 'be the
first petition of the kind lie 'has received
?since this Inauguration. It Ja hoped by
Mr. I'M wards' friends 'that the t-cn
tenee Avill be commuted to Imprison?
ment in 'the county jviii at worst.
Two of 'the Jurors who served in the
trial have sighed the |>etition and lit in
expected that some of the others will
dt? likewise.
WORK COMMENCED.
Rails for itlhe King Street Line Dis?
tributed.
iEarOy yesterday morning the first
work on the construction of the King
street line of the Newport News, Hamp?
ton and Old Point 'Rail-way Compoiny,
was done. The rillti for the new line
?wore disir'.'butcd/on KJj?g street, and it
is understood tiiA'ta^soon as tihls work
is linis'hed the frffls. will be laid. After
t'hat it ivd'Ji not ibe long before the peo?
ple of East anil 'North (Ends will have
electric car oonvmunication witih tihe
bus'lhctfs portion -of the town.
The rails usvd are the old ones taken
from t?te Old T.^int division of 'the road
a few weeks ago.
S EX S AT IO N AI., it C M OR.
This Tim? Wood-ford is the Subject of
?t'he 'Reih>rt.
It ana reported on the -streets yes?
terday afternoon that Minister .Wood?
ford, the United States roprosent&tive
in 'Spain, hud been recalled to this
country- The report caine from iNew
part Neww by 'telephone and wan quick
iy spread riiivrughoU'l tihe city, causing
a gotal deaii of excitement.
Investigation was made and dt was
ascertained 'that there waa no truth
in t'he statement. A bulletin was at
once posted at t'he Hampton bureau of
'?be Di..ly Press, denying the report.
Wthera or 'how 'this sensutlonnil rumor
wviii started could not be learned.
POINTS ABOUT CUBA.
Military Maps of t'he Island Sent to
Commanders of 'Forts.
lAK'iftary mapu of the 'island of Cuba
have 'been issued 'by the govermment
aind are 'being forwarded to command?
ers forts on t'he Atlantic coast.
These ma.-ps are ofllcially correct and
would 'be of great assistance if, In case
of war, troojw should be sent from this
?country to Cuba.
it cannot .be suited po+d lively 'Uiat a
copy b>f this map has 'been received ort
Fort -Monroe, but it is certain that if
it has not, it wi'i'l -be in t'he near fu?
ture.
PRAiXOED INTO THE AIR.
A Worse belonging to Mr. J. ,W. Rowe,
attached to a 'light wagon, became
'frlg'h'tened at a. trolley car on Queen
street yesterday afternoon ami attempt?
ed to run away. The ear tvume up be
'hind the animai,/which^?fter running
a few yards, sta/ted-tojumping. The
lln-'i leap -brough(^rtfborse to t>he (side?
walk 'and the second n'eirly landed him
on top <*f an old sc4dlcr from the
Home, wh'o happened to be ikissing.
The 'horse was finally overpowered and
led to Mr. Rowe's stable.
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
At the Young Men's Christian Asso
clat'ion tomorrow afternoon, Jtev. C.
L. ?loririsoin, of 'West Point, will ad?
dress t'he men's meeting at 4:30 o'clock.
Mr. Chatlies Mo'h'.imtmed, of Morocco,
Africa, wi<M speak to the Boys' Gotpel
Army at 2:30 P. M., on "A trip through
uhe conn tries o-f the world."
TMOEDS 'RECORDED.
The ifoMowln'g deeds were recorded
in the dork's olllee yesterday:
T. L. Selater. special commissioner,
to Alice !Weit; consideration, $180.
'Ella I^ee Steam, et ux., to J. W. Rloh
ardson, tnii-tee; consideration, $580.
Joseph A tea, et ux., 'to H. W. Brooks,
trustee; c. nsideration, $32.50.
AT THE CHURCHES.
Services wi ll he held a I the usual hours
ait tihe churches tombrrow morning,
but the evening .services will be held
at 8 o'clock instead of 7:30, as here?
tofore.
'King Street .Baptist church, Rev. A.
33. Woodfin, D. D., j.as>;or?Services at
11 A. iM. and 8 P. >M. A series of revival
meet'i'ngB will 'be commenced In t'he
churoh Sunday morning, April 10. Hev.
M. E. -Broaddus, D. D., of Bristol. Va?
wi?i assist .the pastor in 'Uhese services.
St. John's Eplscopail church, Hev. C.
B. Bryan, pistor?Services at 11 A. iM.
and 8'P. 'M. Jx?nten s<>rvlces as follows:
Tuesday's and Thursday's at 4:30
o'clock In the afternoon, and Wednes?
days and Fridays at 8 P. iM.
Presbyterl'an church, Itev. Henry iW.
iMcLaughlln, pastOr?Services at 11 A.
M. and 8 P. M; In the morning the
dtev. Mr. Wood, of 'tiho -Nornml ecJxool,
iwtH preach. In the evening the subject
will be ?"Translation of Enoch." Text,
Genet-is 5:24.
Phoebus Presbyterian chapel, [Rev.
Henry W. Mel/aughl.n, pastbr-r-Servl
ces ut 3:30 o'clock In the afternoon.
Subject of the sermon, "Christ us a
Work-ins (Man."
IWesU End IM. 'E. church. Rev. Oa
<ham Lambeth, pai-tw?Services at n
A. iM. on<l 8 P.'M. -Subject in the niorn
ing: "Tho Harvest at Hand." In the
evenhvg: ".Saving Truth a Sacred
Trust."
Methodist (Bnlscoptil ohurcli. Rev. J.
T. Wihitley. pastor?Service? a't Jl A.
M und S P. iM The protracted nieeit
iiiiis ivhleli have been held at this
church have not been as largely attend?
ed as was ex]H-eted. owing, it is thought,
?to rtlie crisis in the American-Spanish
situation.
BRIEF ITEMS.
IFViur toy .UttMoons wer?; turned loose
yesterday afternoon on 'the corner <>(
King and Queen stivots. A large num?
ber of people gathered t?> see them go
up, dad when last seen the iha>l.|oonn
QbxVked like tly slacks on the sky.
Two cyclists eofl-Hded yes>ierdh>y after?
noon oil Queen street. Noitiher wan
hurt.
IKev. U. AY. Statftcil.fji?riiu-r pastor of
?(the Christian eiyurphThut now pai-itor
of the iE4-izaibcts<Clly (N. U.) ChurcOi,
was Id iKunvpton yesterday.
I.Mr. at. T. eitel ton is critic illy ill ait
his home In Mist End.
Th'e 2-year-old child of .Mr. ?ml Mrs.
(Eugene TurnbuM di?-d yesterday after?
noon nut their home oh OlKiipel Ktrve*.
A ONK-iNlKrGET CAMP.
BTRANGE HISTORY OF BRIDGEWA PER, |
A DESERTED CANADIAN TOWN.
<v Vnluiiblo Bpenlmen of <:<>lil Win Found
Tliuro unit tlin tSrt'ut KiihIi ?i l"i <is|,o?-l urn
Wns Smiiolliliig A ttonndltiif? Not Au
uther Speck of Until Discovered.
"One salmon multiplies Its species a
million fold; the giants of the Western
forest spring from a seed no larger than
a poa; but for gold?the magic metal?
humanity has levelled mountains aud
bridged seas and oceans," said a well
known Oregon civil engineer.
"I was assistant engineer on the On?
tario aud Quebec Railroad, a branch of
the Canadian Pacific Railway, and in
running our preliminary lines one of
thorn touched Bridgewater, Ontario, a
doserted town, that was the person!fl
catlon of Oliver Goldsmith's "Deserted
Village.' Bridgewater was brought in?
to exi?tenco by ono of the strangest
gold finds and crazes in the history of
thi8 continent, nnd It goes to show
what great results sometimes follow
small and unimportant occurrences. I
will tell you the story of how a stray
cow caused millions of money to be
Gpent in search of gold.
"Nearly twenty-five years ago a far?
mer's wife was searching the woods
surrounding their farm for a cow that
had strayed, and, becoming thirsty,
Btopped to get a drink from a spring.
Slipping, she fell against a small, loose
rock, which rolled to her feet aud
which proved to be a twenty-pound
nugget of almost pure gold. Bridge
water at that time was almost forty
miles from the nearest railroad, and
the present site of the town was noth?
ing but a wilderness, but the effect of
that accidental Und of the farmer's wife
was such that inside of ?ix months
what had been a burned-over, barren
wilderness was converted Into a sub?
stantial city of nearly 6,000 people.
"in digging a shaft about a mile
south of the townslte, on the claim of
the Hon. Billia Flint, a life Senator
of Canada, an immense quarry of th?
purest white marble ever found on this
continent was discovered, and, nt the
suggestion of the Senator, the town of
Bridgewater -was practically built of
marble, for it has to-dny the only hotel,
shurch, school, courthouse aud private
dwellings constructed entirely of white
marble in tho world, and a mile north
of tho town are an abandoned axe fac?
tory and grist mill, whose foundations
are built of the same beautiful mate?
rial.
"During the building of the town
thousands of men prospected this 011 tire
country, and shafts and tunnels were
driven?many of them nearly 100 feol
deep; but, strange as It may seem
there was never enough gold found tc
pay the cost of a single shaft or tunnel
sunk or run In the entire district. Sc
excited did the farmers around Bridge
water become that some of them actu?
ally hired guards to keep men from
going on their land to pick up gold.
"Pat Jvehoe, an old Irishman, who
owned 100 acres of rock-strewn, barren
land, was offered $125,000 for bis hold?
ing, but held out for $150,000. To-daj
you could buy the property fur proba?
bly $150.
"One rancher, whose farm adjoined
'Aladdin's Cave,' the place where the
original nugget was found, sold five
acres to an English syndicate for $100,
000, and it is an established fact thai
the syndicate spent as much more de?
veloping their claim, os everything wns
very costly, all material having to be
hauled nearly fifty miles, over rough
roads, and tbey did not get a single
ounce of free gold out of their pur?
chase; but thoy mined some quartz?
about 100 tons?shipped It to the states,
and in return got a bill from the smelt?
ing company for $360 smelting charges
Dver and above the gold In the quartz.
This was the first, and 1 believe the
last, shipment of quartz over made, as
the cost of hauling, shipping and smelt?
ing was $150 a ton more than the rock
produced.
"For some reason the marble quar?
ries of Bridgewater were never worked
Jther than for local building pur?
poses, just why I do not know,
for, though I have seen many
so-Colled marble palaces in differ?
ent parts of Europe, I have never
seen anything like those to be found In
Bridgewater, probably the only entire
town built of white marble in the
world."
Longevity of Aiilinnln.
It io said that the giant tortoise oi
the Seychelles Islands is the longest
lived animal in the world. The known
ago of one now living is 150 years, and
this dates from the time the creature
was full grown. How old it was at the
time of Its capture no one is able to
conjecture. A fine specimen hr!s been
presented to the Zoological Society ol
London. It weighs about a quarter oi
a ton and is an exceedingly lively ani?
mal.
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thnt when you do'buy you want to look
arounU d Httie ajid sec where you can
get the greatest eatisfactlon for your
money.
Wo have n. groat line of stoves here,
?.n?l we eiui 6ult any poekethook with
our prices.
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NEWPORT NEWS ADS.
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, . RESTAURANT.
Monis at nil hours. FirPt-class Din
ner, 25c. Front 12 to 2 P. M. The best
that the market nlTonls in every re
sheet. Game in season; Suppen* fur?
nished to parties on ?h?rt notice.
Cor. Washington A venae and 34th St.
UP-STAIR8.
GEORGE LOUSE, mar.
General Real Estate
135 wmd 13T Twenty-flf?h stie?t, New?
port News.
After eeeHmg the launching of tihe
great battleships Kentucky and Keai -
sarge
W6 Invite Yuu
To come and see th Ineunchlng of our
SOLID INVESTMENTS
AND
CHEAP PROPERTY.
LOOK 11
AlN 18 ROOM DWEIJLiTNO
Three etortes, Jii^t completed, attuarted
on Twenty-fifth etreet 'bo'Lween War?
wick avenues. When tihe proposed
wick And Jefferson avenues. When the
proposed overhead brio re Is bu'ilt acnoee
Chesapeake und Ohio 'Railroad itirocks,
It will make this street a thoroughfare,
thus enhancing the value of tibi? prop?
erty. New rent* for 415.00 a month.
Price. J 1,700 Oasth.
THREE STORY RRTOK STORE A^D
FLATS.
This etore is id tun ted right In the
business center of our city, Washington
avenue, ha? all modern conveniences,
Baa. electricity, both hot and Cold water,
sewerage, and1 is newily baiit. J tent a
for (lease, different 'ton nan t?) $1,400 a
year. Over 1G per oon't, on tnveeunvut.
BUSINESS LOT?
A corner lot on Wnshdngton avenue,
one of the most dudrable business
elands In 'the city. Price
?3.000.
RESIDENT LOTS?
Facing the river above the Dry Dook.
$P0O. East End. $200.
B. O. Chenndllor
-CONTRACTOR.-^?
Grading, Excavating, Carting, Haul
Itg of all kinds promptly attended to
Special attantlon to stevedoring. Mei
and teame furnished at short notice.
Offloft: 8100 Lafayette Avenue.
. M *-?? P. a Box: 433.
snd Family Liquor Store
ESTABLISHED IN I860.
I? the place for you to buy your
Wirie? und Liquor? for Cooking and
Medicinal purposes.
mese ore me Rules oi tue Gale aim soioo
INSIDE:
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No Loud Talking
or Singing, discuss?
ing of l'olitics, Na?
tionality or Keli
gion. All who
cannot comply with
those rules are re?
quested to spend
their time and mon?
ey elsewhere.
AU ordere by mall will reoelve prompt
attention.
P.J.MUGLER
No. Mil WASHINGTON AVBNTJ?,
P. O. Box 10. NEWPORT NBW8. VA
E. W. JOHNb?
( -ONTRACTOR and Buildkk
NKWP? >HT NEW V%
Plain* aii'? Speoitluari >u
??ln?ri None
TRAVELLERS' OUIDE
rp UK NORFOJL.K A v ,ai?,
i. STEAM3UAT COY PAN 1
The New and Powerful iron Paiav
Steamers, Newport Newa. Waaiuuglub
a^d Norfolk, will leave daily as follows:
NOr'TH BOUND.
Steamers leave Portsmouth, foot
of North street at.6:S0 p. m
Leave Norfolk, feat of Mathewa
street at.<J: 10 ?. m.
Leaw Old Point at. 7:20 p. m
Arrive Waehlng?on at.8:45 a. m
B. & O. r r. penn. r. r
Leave W.ishitiKton at o:0U u ui i:'M> a m
Arrive Philadelphia at 11:10 um lU:4o u m
Arrive New York at '2:01) p in t:2?J p m
~Sonth I ound, :U; ?v: O. U. K. Penn, lt. r
Leaves New Vork at IRSO a ni 1:00 p m
Leaves Philadelphia at l:,t;i p in 3:18 p k.
Arrives in Wa-oiinglon 4:80 p rn 0:18 p n.
Slcamers leave Washington at 7:00 p m
Arrive Fortress Monroe at i:<H> ? u
Arrive Norfolk at ?:JR n i
Arrive Portsmouth at i:i?l i
The trip down the nisioiic Poloi'i* i
aud t.lK"i'.])r;iiie bay on the elegan
of this compauy is uiiaurpaaa<
vteumors are comparatively new
hcun built in 18?i, and air 'utleu uj
most luxuriant inanucr, with eltr.ti
??all VHh and steam heat in each
tatiios are supplied with evei
the season from tno iu.-aliut.-i <?>
and Norfolk.
For further information ?pi?y u
D. J. CALLA H AS. Ag
Norfolk. Va.
rp HE STEAMER ?. A. 44'
JL will leave Newport News with both
Height and passengers for Petersburg
every Monday. Wedneeday and Friday
About 1:11 A. M., and) will leave Newport
News for Norfolk every Tueaay, Thure
day and Saturday about 3:80 P. M.
Will leave Norfolk every Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday at tt A. m.
sharp. j. W. PHILLIPS
Owner.
(1 hesapeake ac ohio railway
;twi trains dai:.y for Wash?
ington. two through trains
fo*t cincinnati.
In effect january I, 1898.
WESTWAJRD.
Lv. Newport N?wi
Ar. Richmond
Ar Washington
Lv. Richmond
Ar. Charlotteavllle
Ar. Clifton Forge
Ar. Hot Springs
I Ar Ronceverte
Ar. White Sulp. Apffs
j Ar. Huntington
i Ar. Cincinnati
Ar Louisville
I Ne. 1
I 1:00 a.
,11:11a.
?8:4i p.
3:16 ?.
6:41 p.
8:67 p.
'??81 p.'
B:IG a.
7:68 a.
,11:05 ?,
No. ?
4:36 p.
6:60 p.
jU:8*p.
10:3? p.
3:48 p.
6.80 s,
?:?6 a.
7:s?a,
ii:8e"p."
6:16 a.
8:0? p.
?Except Sunday. Other tune dady.
No. 1 Old Polni to Cincinnati hum
Louisville daily. Parlor oax Old Point
to Richmond and Pullmau sleeping .w
Richmond for Clncinuatl, LouieviU* aoo
St. Louis. Meal* served, on dtnlna cat
west ot Gordons vi.ie. Connect,* *. tt.ou
mood for Lynchburg and i.ex.oai?
Va.
No. 8 tor Ciii.'iuuai.i amo i uua?
sleepers Ola Poiut tu Hin toi?, W V?.,
alld UOrdOHsVint " Ui CMUMlit*. ?-u
Louisville. Meals served on dialog car
west of Oordonsv tile.
For
Norfolk._
(Lv Newport Newa
Ar Norfolk
Ar. Portsmouth
i Ne. i , iNu. .
j Daily, i Du.ij
1 11:06 a. i 6:90 p
I 12:06 p. I 7:00 p
1 12:18 p i Li
For
oia Putin
J l,v. Newpyiri New <
Ar. Hainptoii
I AI. Old Point
Stenmei Louire
I No. 3 I No. 4
Li MH a. o.OU ,
11:2s u. 0124 i,
11:3b a. i o:du p
uaily at 7:40 A. M. snu 8 P. M.; leave*
Norfolk 8 A. M. and 3:30 P. 48. for New
port Newa.
For tickets, rates and other informs,
tlon, apply to 18. W. Robinson, ticket
agent, Newport News, Va., or John, D.
Potts, assistant genera; easweager
? prent. Kloom?nd_
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO.
DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA POINTS.
The elegant passenger steamships
Jamestown, Yorktown, Guyandotte,
Princess Anne,Old Dominion, leave New
York every day except Sunday at 8:00
P. M. for Norfolk and Newport Nerwe,
couching at Fortress Monroe on the
south bound trip.
The ships of thle line leave Norfolk
for New York direct every night at 7:34
o'clock.
A short, delightful and invlgorating
voyage.
FAR3J:
FIrst-clese, straight, Including
meals and berth.$ 8 08
First-class, round trip, includ?
ing meals and berth. II 0?
Steerage without subsistence. 4 58
Steamer Luray arrives from Smith
field and leaves for Norfolk delly ex?
cept Sunday, at 8:30 A. M. Returning
eaves Norfol' fror Bay Line wharf
every day ercept Sunday at 3 P. M.
3d. B CROWELL. Agent.
X1ERCHANTS 8c MINERS TRANB
_LVl PORTATION CO/8 STB AHB HIP
LINES FOR BOSTON, PROVIDENCE,
BALTIMORE. '
Leave Newport News via Norfolk for
Boston every Monday, Wednesday anxl
Friday, sailing from Norfolk at ? P.
M. Leave for Providence every Tues?
day, Thursday and Saturday at 6 P. hi.
Leave Newport News for Baltimore
dally (except Tuesday) at > P. M., een
aectlng for Washington, Philadelphia
and New York. ITare to Baltimore, one
way 13.00; round trip 88.00, lneladlag
stateroom berth. Accommodations snd
cuisine unequalled. Freight an* p??e*o?
gers taken for all points north ?mH east.
For further Information apply to
L. C. ?AUNDER?, Agent, JCewpoit
News.
W. P. TURiNER, O. P. A,
J. C. WHITNEY, T. M.
General Office, Baltimore, 2XA.