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ore today wonderful men.
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Yet they are no more wonder?
ful than the bargain I am
Ottering in three styles of
FRENCH TOILET SOAP.
Violet, Heliotrope, and Jack
Kose. They are all command?
ers of great value. These are
well made, round milled
soups.a very hard and lasting,
at
s CTS. P ER CAKEj
I have also small lot of
Dr. King's Skin Soap left at
10 cents.
Violet Ammonia at the
remarkably low price of 15
cents a bottle.
Win-. G. Birgess,
The Druggist
A Good Judge of Fuel,..
will never burn anything but our high
grade coal. It is not oniy satisfactory
for cooking and heating purposes, but
its intense heat and long continued 1
makes it economical in the
house
old.
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Meals at all hours. First-class Din?
ner. 25c. From 12 to 2 P. M. The best |
that the market affords in every re?
spect. (Same In season. Suppers fur- I
nished to parties on short notice. !
Cor. Washington Avenue and 2th St.
TJP-STATRS.
George Lohse. JVlanager.
I Window Screens
That Really Protect
from the Hies and other sum
J mer pests are the sort of screens you
want. Made to lit your window snugly.
not warp, nor crack, nor wear at
the edges of the wire netting?that's
the sort of screens we sell at the price
I of the i*dl-to-pieees kind.
Geo. fl. Richter
No. 9 Queen Street. Hampton. Va._
from healthy cow?
?stable eut clean
as a house and al?
ways open for inspection?6 cents a
quart or 3 cents a pint. Milk from Jer?
sey cows 8 cents a quart or 4 cents o
pint in glass bottles. Delivered any?
where in the city.
J. SET. Langslow.
HAPPINESS VS. MiSER
Dr. Orarcot's Tonic Tab-lets, t'he grea/t
Parisian remedy, 5s i? guaranteed cure
for i'he drink .hab?t; also nervousness
and melan?hoily caused by over indul?
gence.
It destroys the appetite for clcolhoMc
and all intoxicating beverages, and
leaves man as he rhould be It cad be
admitnlstea'ed without the knowledge of
the patient where necessary. Send for
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
M&ikel Gutatins From the
Leading Busines Cenbers.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.?Money on call,
?steady at ll-ljrtl-2 per cent.; last
loan. 1 1-2 per cent.: prime mercantile
paper. 3 l-2(si.4 per cent.; sterling ex?
change firm, with actual business in
bankers- bills at 4.S5 l-4@4.85 1-2 for de?
mand, and at 4.S3 l-2tj7)4.S4 3-4 for sixty
days. Posted rates. 4.84 l-2<y4.85 and
4.864T4.S61-2; commercial bills. 4.82 3-4:
silver certificates, 5Sl-2@59l-2; bat
silver, 53; Mexican dollars, 45 1-2; gov?
ernment bonds, strong: state bonds,
dull; railroad bonds, strong.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.?There was no
great outburst of speculative enthusi?
asm in the stock market today as a
result of the peace news. The market
broadened out materially, and was con?
fidently strong all day. but inquiring
observers feel considerable doubt
whether the peace prospects had much
to do with the rise. Of much more ef?
fect is the general growing conviction
that the local money market is not at
all due to the sluggish trade conditions.
l>ut rather to the abundant supplies of
money at interior points to meet the
requirements of expanding business
and the movement thus far of the
crops. Yesterday's gold imports re?
sulted in stiffening foreign exchange
and in appreciably easier money rates
for time loans. Exchange exports are
not able to figure any profit on the
gold import operation at The present
level of exchange, and these operations
must lie accepted as antlcipative of fu?
ture oondifons. If the importers an?
ticipated higher money rates abroad
they would probably leave their funds
there without drawing the -exchange,
it seems doubtful, also, whether the
presnt low rates of money here would
themselves invite such an operation.
Prospects of enlarged demand through
awakened business activity must be
looked to to explain the present gold
movement. The general tenor of talk
heard in Wall street is expected In?
crease of trade and industrial expan?
sion.
A tehi son. 13i
Baltimore &? Ohio. 11
Canada Pae.lie. H i
Canada Southern. 534.
Chesapeake & Ohio. 22}
Chicago it Alton. ICO
Chicago, KurliiiKtou & Ojiiney. . 1003
c. c. c. & st. ij. -m
do do i>ref'd. Ho
Delaware & Hudson. 100i
Delaware, Luck, it W. 150
Erie (new). Uljj
Fort Wayne. ITU
Great Northern jVref'd. 1291
Illinois Central... J.:.ex div 10?
Lake Shore .f. 1004
Louisville it Nashville. 8Sg
Manhattan L . 100?
Michigan Central. lo?i
MiFBOini Pacific. :!??
Mobile it t >hio. 27
New Jersey Central. DO
New York Central. llci
Norfolk it Western. 144.
Northern Pacific. iihi
do prefd. 715
Pittsburu. 170
Reading. ITA
Rock Island. '.tHj
St. Paul. lOOJ
do pref'd. 1313
S?utileTn PiiClfiC. I'lJ
Southern Kailway. 83?
do prefd. :;i=
Texas & Pacific. 121
Union Pacific pref'd,. tils
Adaius Express. P'2
American Express. 13(5
United States Express. 41
Wells Fargo Express. IIS
American Tobacco. 123?
do llrefVl. 1i>lii
l-UOpto's oan.>?'&
Consolidated Has. 19?
General Electric. ?'??>k
Pacific Mail. oOi
Pullman Palace.es div lSSIJ
Silver Certificates. 5S|
Sugar . 1" |i
do pre I'd . 1135
Tennessee Coal it Iron. 255
Western Uuioti. 92J
Chicago Northwestern. 131S
do pref'd. 175
Chicago Great Western. 15i
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
C1JICAGO, Aug. 3.?Small domestic
receipts and a firm Liverpool marke;
today were motives for higher prices
in wheat. September closed 3-4c higher
and December gained J-2c. Corn lost
l-2c oats rose l-S@l-4c. Privisions
were extremely weak. Pork declined
30c; lard liic and ribs 20c.
WHEAT? Opeu High Low Close.
Julv 05* H?i 04S ti')J
Sept Mi Mi litj Oij
Dec 04? 04 ? 03} Mi
CORN?
July 33| 03 1 33 83 s
Sept 43!, 33i 325 33.}
OATS?
July '-05 20-5 20? 20;
Sept 283 23J 23 ? 233
PURK?
Sept 9.35 9.471 9.35 9.471
LA KD?
Sept 5.45 5.47} 5.10 5.45
Oct 5.474; 5.521 5.45 5.52J
RIBS?
Sept 5.42J 5.45 5.40 5.45
Uct 0.45 5.50 5.60 5 50
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour slow: No- 3 spring wheat.
??@75; So.' 2 red, O?Aitidi?S: No. 2
corn, 83@38Jr; No. 2 oats, 21: No.
2 white, 28<S?24?1; No. 3 white, 2?<?>27;
No. 2 rve, 40}a42i; No. 2 barley, 32
(!/>c5; No. 1 llax seed, 80; prime
timothy seed, 2.571; mess pork per
barrel 9.40yi9.45; lard, per 100 pounds;
5 o?A@?.4l>; short ribs sides, loose,
5 30<Si5.05; dry salted sl.? ulders,
I boxed, 4J@5; sliort clear sides,
[ boxed, [e-mail]; No. 2 yellow corn,
!4a83J.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 3.?Flour?Dull;
unchanged.
Wheat?Firm; spot, 72 l-4@72 3-S;
month. 71 l-2@5-S; September, 70 3-4?
71: southern wheat by sample, t>5<tj;7X;
do on grade, 62@72 3-4.
Corn?Easier; spot and month, 3d 1-2 I
??36 5-8; September, 30 3-4tjjv37; southern
white and yellow corn, 3UCyJ40.
Oats?Easier; No. 2 white western, 33
I @33 1-2.
Rye?Firmer.
Hay?Steady.
Sugar?Strong: unchanged.
Butter?Steady; fancy creamery, 20.
Eggs?Firm; unchanged.
Cheese?Steady; unchanged.
Lettuce?50@75 per bushel basket.
Whiskey?Unchanged.
NEW YORK COTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK. Aug. 3.?Cotton fu?
tures opened dull. August, 5.84; Sop
ember, 5.SS; October, 5.94; November,
.95: eDeember, 6.00; January, 6.04:
I February, G.06; March, 6.09; April, fi.12:
May, G.17.
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.
Maori girls in the North Island of
New Zealand are being tattooed by ?
Urewera tohunga for $15 apiece.
Kaiser Wilhelm treated forty British
and forty-eight German naval cadets
to beer on his yacht Hohenzollern while
at Trondhjem.
In a recently discovered Roman tomb
the skeleton of a woman was found
which had a complete set of false teeth,
beautifully wrought in pure gold.
Miss Aubrey D. Hagg. left this morn?
ing to visit her parents in Glouceste
.county.
ham pon news
Hampton Bars of Bally 53ressT
King Street, iceen, opposite the Postoffice.
r^!1 "V:"'3 letters for publl in this department should be addressed to
Daily Press_Bureau, Hamp
The Daily Press will be for sale every morning at the following
places:
Hampton?Shield's book sJueen street, and at the ofllce of the paper
on King street.
Old Point?Baulch's stati?tnd book store, Hygeia Hotel. Chamberlln
LIQUOR ON THE IPS
Cook Charged With ling
It to the Men.
A COLLIER'S SPEMSY
Why the Murvlxml Solillt-rs W?t I'ttld
Off VesKTihiy. Trliilx ill Hivnty
Ii
The big black, lazy-looki.eollio.r i
Aberenda, which for the four '
weeks lias been lying off Point,
with four thousand tans of . stored
in her thick iron hull, await orders .
from Washington, yesterdaynished ,
a sensation. When the Abera. with
Severn! other coal-laden shlpnehor
< d in Hampton Roads her uns and
men confidently expected to nnip.my
C mmodore Watson to thoast of
.Spain and furnish fuel to tBTankee
men-o-'-war that were to sen.dniiral
Camara's licet to the bottcof :hc
ocean. Ihn the sailing orderat was
looked for never came and tue days
rolled by and lengthened it weeks
liCe on board the cjlliers nine so
monotonous that the men ;an to
grumble among themselves.
This condition of affairs lad for a
fortnight and then the menigan !o
undergo a change, ft cannon s~
gradually thai the officers diiot sus?
pect the cause of it. The cr, which
lint a short time before, weianxiotis
for the signal to weigh anchoind sail
away, seemed to have pass Into a
state of complete and perfeetatisfiic
tion with their lot. And so tips went
until yesterday when the secr of their
contentment leaked out. Now 1 hands
at - unhappy and would be gh if they
were a thousand miles awayom Old
I'..int. Yesterday morning i officer
from the collier, who hnppeneto have
business with one of the aamshlp '
agents on the deck, was aazed to
learn that ten barrels of boied beer
consigned to George A. GrisyJd, cook
on the Aberanda. was therein the
freight room awaiting transortallm
lo the vessel. He said that tire must
he some mislaki?that the -ink was
not authorized to receive goon of that
character. He soon became cnvlhced;
however, thai the beer was intnded for
GrisWpld.it is charged, has ben selling
liquor tm r!)e sly ti. the crew fr a fort?
night, but Where he oblaind it has
not been given ?tit. There senis to be
no doubt, however, -that hehas baen
reaping a rieh harvest~0t nitkles, and 1
that, besides having the saliO'S on the
Aberanda for his customers,^ be has
done a rushing business atioljg the
BlSJl. ?n board the <>ther_vfeteV?-?tt-il,>?
.Much specuiation was indulged In
yesterday afternoon eoncaming the
source from which he obtained his sup
ply of liquors. One view of the matter
is that he was aided by jartie? in Phoe?
bus, who furnished the whiskey and
beer in accordance with a so-it of part?
nership arrangement. Should this prove
to be true Griswold is not the/only man
who will have serious trouble with
Uncle Sam. The offense is one for
which the government accepts no ex?
cuse and conviction means along term
of confinement at hard labor in a Fed?
eral prison. It is stated that ?etectiye?
are now at work on the case and that
Oriswold's accomplices will be known
in a few days. The cook wilt be tried
by naval court martial, but trie nature
of the punishment which will follow In
the event of his conviction could not be
learned yesterday.
WAT.TF.1l C. SCOTT DEAD.
Story That Ho Killed Himself Vigor?
ously Denied.
News was received here yesterday of
the death of Mr. Walter C. Scott, who
left Hampton last Thursday for Jack?
sonville, Fla., to take a position in
Cummer's lumber mill, near that city.
Before leaving here Mr. Scott was em?
ployed at the Normal School. He had
been sick for a week or two, hut his
illness occasioned his friends no appre?
hension. His wife and child reside
with Mr. Daniel B. Bisley. the lady's
father, on Locust street.
It was learned that when Mr. Scott
started for Jacksonville he was feeling
well and was cheerful. He had no do?
mestic trouble of any kind, it is said;
hence the statement made by a Jack?
sonville paper that he committed sui?
cide is indignantly denied.
The Times-Union and Citizen, of that
city, in an account of Mr. Scott's death,
says:
"He came here a few days ago to go
to work at Cummer's mill, he having
been employed by them at their other
mills, and was to have gone to work
this morning. He was a sawyer by
trade, and commanded good wages.
Saturday night he was down town, and
started out to his boarding house, near
the mill, about 8:30 o'clock. He did not
reach the" house, bu: evidently left the
-hack a short distance from there, as
he was found by some of the employ?
ees of the mill about 10:30 o'clock in
the road leading to the mill dead. The
body was yet warm.
"Ttr. Hoyle Haddock made a post
mortem examination and found that
death had been caused by a bullet from
a pistol of 32-callbre. The shot entered
the temple on the right side and went
almost through the hraln. stoppfng at
the skull on the left side of the head.
Heath must have been instantaneous.
Tue pistol from which the shot -was
fired was found by his side, and near
his right hand, from which It had ev?
idently fallen."
The impression prevails among Mr.
Scott's friends here that he was way?
laid and robbed. He had considerable
money and wore a handsome and cost?
ly gold watch.
BIG HEPTASOPHS HEBE.
Annual Banquet of Relief Conclave,
No. ?15.
The annual banquet of Belief Con?
clave, No. SI5, of the order of Hepta
sophs, took place at the hall of the or?
ganization in Phoebus last Tuesday
night. There was a large attendance,
many of the members being accompa?
nied by their wives and daughters.
The meeting was one of the m *t
pleasant ever held by this large and
prosperous conclave. Supreme Arehon j
N. S. Cohen, of Pittsburg; Supreme
Secretary S. H. Tattersall', ofPittsburg:
Supreme Organizer John W. Cruett. of
Baltimore, and Major Phipps, of the
First Maryland Regiment, a distin?
guished Heptasoph, were present and
delivered interesting and instructive
addresses concerning the great work
already accomplished by the order and
the greater work before it. Major Jas.
D. Winne acted as master of ceremo
lies and introduced the visitors.
Tile speaking was followed by a
splendid supper, after wbieli music was
dancing were the order until a late
hTfur. The music was furnished by the
Soldiers' Home orchestra. The supreme
oflieers paid Relief Conclave many liigh
compliments.
FOUND Till-: HOOKS MIXED.
Hence the Maryland Troops Were Not
Paid Yesterdy.
The .Maryland troops at Fort Monroe
confidently expected to receive a
month's pay yesterday, but were disap?
pointed. As the men themselves ar<
in no way responsible for the postpone?
ment of the interesting event., they are
riot happy. They may get their money
today.
The trouble, it is said, is due to bad
book-keeping, tor which the orderly
sergeants and captains arc to blame.
v\U all of the e<
nyolvod in the
panies. of course, ai
niddlo. The aoeoun
if a nuinbi r of the orderlies are in go id
riulition. Tlie wink of overhauling
straightened out in lime to pav off to?
la y.
It was rumored yesterday that the
Maryland troops will lie ordered aivaj
at an early day and the government
wishes them to have their money be?
fore leaving Old Paul.
MEETINTJ <iF EDUCATORS.
Hoard of Directors of Blacksburg Col?
lege at ( Ud Point.
The Board of Directors of the Blacks
burg College, this State, was In session
yesterday at the Hygeln Motel. Old
Point. Among those in atendance up n
Ihe meeting were Professor McBrule,
president of the institution: Captain
Vauder. principal of the Miller Manual
Training School, near Charlottesvllle:
Mr. S. Hamilton Graves, of Roanoko.
and others.
A night session, which continued until
a late hour, was held for the purpose
of considering the question of electing
two new professors for the college. The
Blacksburg institution is one of the
most efficient and prosperous educa?
tional establishments in the Stale and
is gaining in popularity at a rapid rate
under the wise direction of Professor
McBride.
the books \
yesterday r
thai the to
A YEAH t"( 'It Sl'HATT.
John Spruit, the eight-year-old Now
port News hoi who was detected. ?>:>
the afiernoo,-i of t'n. Sth of .Inly, in the
net of i dibing a money draw in the of?
fice of the electric railway company,
was tried in the County i*ourt yester?
day .and convicted, the jury fixing Iiis
punishment at one year in (he State
penitentiary. The verdlcl was filed with
a string to it. however. The jurors told
Judge l.ec that under the law and the
evident e they could not avoid convict?
ing Spratt. hut they earnestly desired
that instead of being sent to prison be
be turned over to the Laurel institute, |
a short distance above Richmond.
Judge Lee commended them and said
that steps would be taken to have their
A6 twelve-year-old hoy named Smith,
who lives in Phoebus, was arraigned
upon the charge of horse stealing, but
was acquitted. On the evening of the
21st of July Smith found a liorse be?
longing to the Clifton Steam Laundry,
of Newport News, grazing on an open
lot. where, it is said, the Phoebus agent
of the laundry, Mr. Willoughby. bad
left him. The boy mounted the animal
and rode away and. it was alleged, a
little later tried to sell him for $2. Tie
jury refused to believe that the charge
was true.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Mrs. W. H. Carter, of the West End.
is visiting friends in Henry county.
Mrs. C. C. Mugler. who has been se?
riously ill at hit- home on Chapel stret.
is improving.
Miss Helen May Crafford, who has
been visiting Mrs. Claude Tignor ra?
the past three months, lias returned to
her home at I.e.; Mali.
A Brenz) Cull.
He was a tough hoy and he didn't
tare who suspected it. He came into
the office and in a brusque and reckless
fashion demanded the portrait "cut"
of a certain well known character. The
matter was looked up and he was told
that the portrait would necessitate an
ouiiay on his part of $1.25.
"Where's de 'phone?" queried the
tougii Doy. 1
He entered the box, slamming t!te
the door after him and yelling into the
instrument in a voice that reached
clear around the corner.
"Gimme me 'Main'?hullo, wot's de
matMy wid you? Can't you git it?
GimniS ?.Main umphy-one.' Yes, dat's
I it. flit a hurry on yer. Hullo! Is dat
you. boss? Dis is itatzy?hullo! Dis
Is Itatzy?yes. itatzy. Spell it? Wat's
you givin' us? Dat's me. Say, you
got to cough up a dollar n' quarter for
dat cut. Wat's dat? Yes, cough up.
Cough?cough up. No, no. Cough~k
o-f, cough. Wot does ii mean? Oh,
say, you're stringin' me like a box kite.
Yes, o' course dat's it. Dollar twenty
five. Hey? Yes. I'll he right down."
The tough hoy rang off. slammed the
'.elephone door, cleared his throat
harshly, expectorated in the waste has
ket and stalked from the counting
room.
Tlie Voting Agitator.
He had been reclining across his
father's knee in an attitude somewhat
lacking in elegance. When he was re?
leased lie wiped the moisture from his
eyes and sat himself carefully down on
the softest, sofa pillow.
"Father," he said, "I decidedly ob?
ject, to your method of handling ibis
affair."
His father looked up in surprise.
"And why so, sonny?"
"Because," replied the youthful
statesman, "' it smacks too much of
paternalism!"
The Iron Heel Again.
"Yes, sir," said the Chairman of the
Dyea Vigilance Committee, "the dttrn
skunk hez one wife here an' another at
St. Michael's."
"Down with monopoly!" "Bust, the
trusts!" came the hoarse shout from
i hundreds of throatn.
I It was generally conceded that hang?
ing was too good for a bigamist in a
country where there were 153 men to
I every woman.
AMERICAN GUNNERS
SOME REASONS WHY THEY ARE THE
BEST IN THE WORLD.
Enscllflli Naval Oflir-ttr on the Puritan I>ur
Ing Itolubnrdmeot ol Mnillanzns Said Hud
I>evey Had tht* S|>atil*h Squadron at Ma?
dia lie Could Have Whipped Them.
"The grandest shot 1 ever saw or
ever beard of. You Americans are the
deadliest gunners on earth." So said au
English naval officer, by courtesy on
board the monitor Puritan, when a
man at the guns planted a ten-inch
projectile plumb in the vitals of the
Spanish rampart at Matanzas.
"In my opinion if Dewey.with his ex?
pert gunners, had been in command of
the Spanish squadron at Manila, be
would have been the victor just the
same, for all the world knows that in
marksmanship nothing ever could
equal our boys." This was the remark
of an officer at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. He was referring especially to
that superb shot, from the cruiser
Raleigh that struck the magazine of
the Don Julian de Austria and blew
the Spanish warship into splinters.
The naval powers of the earth are
stl'.nding aghast at the havoc wrought
at Manila by the men at our guns. It
has placed us at one stride in the front
ranlt of naval powers, demonstrating
that with the total transformation In
mothotls ushered !n with the birth of
ironclads the American navy of 1S11S
has solved the problem with superior
gunnery, just as ii solved the problem
of our success in our earlier wars, when
the grapling iron and the hand-to-hand
combat on deck called for superior
(1ITKNKH!) AT WORK
courage and endurance. No matter
what the test, the sailors of Uncle Sam
are up to date.
The reason of this is not hard to find.
Take the regular navy, or the regular
army, and target practice with all sorts
of weapons is a main feature of the
education at Annapolis and West
Point. The young officer who enters
either brauch of the service carries in?
to it a deadly and trained precision in
the use of the guns, and the navy and
the army bear the mark of efficiency
impressed on those who command
them. The coo! It ead a nd the clear eye are
the main ingredients, and when found
in combination arc trained to the high?
est notch of accuracy. Gunners are horn
not made, is a very old remark, hut, ir.
a sense, a very true one, and the gun?
ners of our navy are picked for thclt
work from (.he ablest men of the crew
In that line. Target practice at An?
napolis is very frequent. In addition
to the broadside practice with the
?-fu;e~"g7vTm"t^^
come most expert with rapid-firing
guns in rough and smooth water. Thesu
they learn to handle with amazing ac.
curacy. There is also riSe practice in
the butts, from 100 to 600 yards, and
whole companies are exercised in vol?
leys. Hence, there is not an ensign
in our navy to-day who has not been
made a master at the guns before he
leaves his naval homo on the Severn.
He is capable of taking a raw crew and
converting the men into experts lilct
himself, and only the best are Anal)y
placed in charge of the guns. Carry
out this regimen on hoard of every
warship that flies the flag, and the (su?
perior gunnery of the navy can he un?
derstood.
Take the native American blood, and
its expert gunnery can he accounted
for by the law of inheritance. Our
forefathers, who prowled the woods for
game, and had Indians to dodge, wore
obliged to lie marksmen if they wanted
to live. The old squirrel gun of the
Revolution and the rifle of the stui?y
pioneer of the West were simply the
forerunners of the magnificent, guiiniiry
seen in the army and navy to-day.
Blood will tell. The gun has been oar
native weapou since the republic was
horn. When the gailant baud that de?
fended the Alamo in 1S36 was butcher?
ed to a man by the Mexicans under
Santa Ana, they left, four times thedr
number of the enemy dead on the field.
The last to fall was the immortal Davy
Crockett, and when he faced his foes
with his back to wall of the old fort, he
was completely encircled by bodies of
the Mexicans he had slain with his pis?
tol.?New York Mail and Express.
Km?? Kxte?*lvB Knnwledc? ?r Alaska,
Many yeara' residence in Alaska hau
made Mrs. Brady, wife cff the gover?
nor, familiar to a great many facts un?
known to the general public. Her ex?
tensive knowledge of Territorial af?
fairs was brought to the notice of a
publisher during a recent visit paid by
him to Washington. Mrs. Brady was
then at the capital. The publisher sug?
gested that she put her knowledge into
book form, and Mrs. Brady has about
consented to undertake the work. In
this she will receive great assistance
from i lie governor, who has also lived
long in the land of gold and seals. Tt
is not generaiy known that Mrs. Brady
was it missionary in Alaska when site
first met her husband there twenty
years ago. She is a devoted mother,
and during her trip to Washington re
icently visited the national congress of
[?mothers, attending early every session.
Site is a charming and unaffected wo?
man, whose heart is evidently divided
uctween lier children.
Marketable AvstoirrunliN.
The autographs of most people are ot
little value unless signed to .a check
thai is backed up by a bank account or
attached to a deed or note secured by
property. At a recent sale of theatrical
relics, however, certain autographs
sold at prices ranging from $1 to $20
An autograph letter written by the
great English actor Edmund Kean sold
for $"0, while a letter written by Fred?
erick Eemaitre, the celebrated French
actor, sold for only $2." Autographs of
John McCullough and of Steele Mack
I aye, the author ot "Hazel Kirke." sold
at prices ranging from $1.25 to $2.f>0.
and Family Liquor Store
BSTflBblSHED IN 1888.
Is the place for you to buy yonr
Wines and Liquors for Cooking and
Medicinal purposes.
iixse Greil1,? Rules'01 me coio und son
ItNSlUE:
/.NoLoud Talking
or Singing", discuss?
ing of Politics, Na?
tionality or Keli
gion. All who
cannot comply with
these rules are re?
quested to spend
their time and mon?
ey elsewhere.
All orders by mid will recelr* proxcsl
attention.
P.J.MUGLKR
No. 2S1I WASHINGTON AVTENXJH),
P. O. Box 10. NEWPORT N BWS, VA.
C1 HKSAPEAKF, & OHIO RAILWAY
FOR RICHMOND. WASHING?
TON, LYNCHBURG. CINCINNATI,
LOUISVILLE, CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS,
&c. mountain resorts and
SUMMER HOMES.
Schedule in effect June 20, 1S9S.
50p .
20p .
_WESTROUND. | 5&1 |
L-vNevvport Newsl 8 00a|
Ar Richmond ....j 1015a]
Lv Richmond _j 10 30a|
Ar Lynehburg
Ar Lexington, '
Ar NaCl Bridge
Ar CIR'ton Forte | 7S0p|.
L'tf Richmond _j* 10 20a|
Ar Charlnttesvillel* 1 45p[
Ar Staunten .* 3 3Sp|
Ar Clifton Forge 5 4t>p|
Ar Va. Hot Spr'gs.
Ar White Sulphur)* 6 2Gi
Ar Cincinnati _.
Ar Louisville ....1.
Ar Chicago .I.
Ar St. Louis .).
No. 3
4 35p
? 50p
2 15p
5 44p
7 OSp
S57p
a sop
9 2Sp
7 55a
11 OOa
10 30p
2 43a
4 22a
6 28a
7 26a
7 05a
5 15p
j 8 00p
5 30p 7 15a
6 5Gp j 7 30a
?Daily except Sunday. Other tinie
dally.
Nos. 5 and 1 Mountain Resorts train
daily to Richmond and except Sunday,
Richmond to Ronceverte.
Parlor Car Old Point to Ronceverta
without change.
No. 1 with Pullman dally Richmond
to Cincinnati. Louisville and St. Louis.
No. 3 with Pullman daily Old Point to
Hinten, Cincinnati and Louisville.
Meals served on dining cars on Noa.
I and 3 west of Gordonsvllle.
Tit A INS LEAVE NEWPORT NEWS
FOR OLD POINT
Week days 10 30 a, 11 15 a and 1. 3, 5,
Ii 05 and 6 15 p m.
Sundays only 11 15 a and 1, 3. 5. 6 05,
7, S and U p m.
I FOR NOUFOLK. |Extra|No. 2|No. i
I Trip. [ dal. I dal.
l.v. Newport News .1 8 20a 111 15aj 6 O?p
Ar Norfolk .| 9 15a 12 15p| 7 05p
Ar Portsmouth.| [12 2Sp| 7 20p
Steamer Louise leaves Portsmouth
daily 6 10 a m ami 300 p m. Leaves
Norfolk 7 00 a m, 0 35 a m and 3 30 p m
for Newport News.
For Heitels ami otlier information ap
ply to E. W. KuUlNSON, Ticket Agent,
Newport News. < j
im im i'li.i?iSs& bMbSS "MaBSBtew
I Asst. (Jen. P?asenger Ay*H"' ? ?
' Richmond. Va.
rP HE NORFOLK & >V'ASHING
J- TON STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
The New and Powerful Iron Palace
Steamers Newport News, Washington
and Norfolk will leave daily as fol?
lows:
NORTH BOUND.
Steamers leave Portsmouth, foot
of North street at. 5:00 p. m.
Leave Norfolk, foot of Mathews
street at. 6:45 p. m.
Leave Old Point at. 6:45 p. in.
Arrlva Washington at. 7:00 a. m.
B. &. O. R- R. PENN., R. R.
Lv. Washington at.. 8:00 a m..8:00 am
Ar. Philadelphia at.11:00 a m.10:50 am
Ar. New York at.. .. 1:25 p m..2:15 p m
South bound, B. & O. P. R. Penn. R. R.
Lv. New York at_11:30 a m..1:00 p m
Lv. Philadelphia at. 1:33 p m..3:18 p m
Ar. in Washington .. 4:30 p ra..6:18 p m
Steamers leave Washington at 6:30 pm
Arrive Fortress Monroe at_7:00 am
I Arrive Norfolk at . 8:o0am
] Arrive at Portsmouth at.8:30 am
The trip down the historic Potomao
! r. ver and Chesapeake Bay on the ele?
gant steamers of this company Is un?
surpassed. The steamers are compar?
atively new, having been built In 1891,
and are fitted up in the most luxuri?
ant manner, with electric lights, call
bell, and steam heat in each room.
The tables are supplied with every de?
licacy of the season from the markets
of Washington and Norfolk.
For further information apply to
D. J. CALLAmN. Agent.
Norfolk. Va.
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO.
DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA
POINTS.
The elegant passenger steamships
Jamestown, Guyandotte, Princess Anno
and Old Dominion leave New York
every day except Sunday at 3:30
P. M., for Norfolk and Newport News,
touching at Fortress Monroe on the
south bound trip.
The ships of this line leave Norfolk
for New York direct every day except
Sunday at 5:30 P. M.
A short, delightful and invigorating
voyage.
FARES:
First-class, straight, including meals
and berth .$ 8.00
First-class, round trip, including
meals and berth. $13.00
Steerage, without subsistance.... 4.50
Steamer Luray arrives from Smith
field and leaves for Norfolk daily ex?
cept Sunday at S:00 A. M. Returning
leaves Norfolk from Bay Line wharf
every day except Sunday at 3:00 P. M.
M. B. CROWELL. Agent.
\ ( ERCHANTS & MINERS TRANS
LY1 PORTATION CO.'S STEAMSHIP
LINKS FOR BOSTON, PROVIDENCE
and BALTIMORE.
Leave Newport News, via Norfolk for
Boston every Monday,Wednesday and
Friday, sailing from Norfolk at 5:30 P.
M. Leaves for Providence Tuesdays,
Fridays and Sundavs at 5:30 P. M.
Leave Newport News for Baltimore
Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sun?
days at 5 P. M., connecting for Wash?
ington, Philadelphia and New York.
Fare to Baltimore, one way, $3; round
trip; $5, including stateroom berth. Ac?
commodations Mid 'outsine un?
equalled. Freight and passengers
taken for all points north and south.
For further information afeply to
L. C. SAUNDERSr*Agent,
Newport New?, Ve.
W. P. TURNER, G. P. A.
J. C. WHITNEY, T. M.
General office, Baltimore, M&.
rp HE STEAMER S. A- M'CALI.
Jl will leave Newport News witfi
both freight and passengers for Paters
burg uvery Monday, Wednesday and
Friday about 7:15 A. M.. and will leave
Newport News for Norfolk every Tues?
day, Thursday and Saturdaiy about 8:30
P. M.
Will leavo Norfolk every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6:00 A. M.
sharp. J. W. PHILLIPS,