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GYHTON'S REPORT Charges as to Camp Thomas HospitalsIRepudiated. A MINUTE INVESTIGATION A ltrgudler Ceneral Suyailiu Whole tnbllHlimcilt at Cht--U><,tti . no; ? l\irk. Within ami Without llu liilli.u' autl Tentr<.lH In Perfect Ortler. fever patients were Found, many bi t, ? men were oiistanUy asking for fuo I. and. us a mutter ut" course, were as constantly denied everything except the lighter forms of :' od, which aCone can !?<-? safely administered to recover? ing typhoid patients. This refusal ol food throughout th ? hospitals, by which fBy Telegrapn.) WASHIXGTOX. Aug. 81.?Secreia. y Alger today received the report of Gen? eral II. V. Hoynion upon the state I affairs in the hospitals at Cum;. Thomas. The report is dated August The general nays that his instruct io a were to report th.- numb. , ,,; character ..: illness, number of -en.s' tloor spa. ,.- per patient, the ade-piae-, ant! suitability ,.! ?.ittendnnis, and whether the medical riMecr* have ids Chargen, their duties faithfully and vvi 1: niendution in the interest of" all e:.i' cerned. He says that he visited all tiu nospuals in me cump without glvnig notice of his purpose. Says I ien -,ai Boynlon': ??Believing the death list or this cuinp to afford an excellent standard b\ which l.. measure its eotidilions as I - health and hospital service, a full ri - l??rt was uhtiiiued of all death s in t be lablishmcnt in the middle ,.f April :usi The result sb.iws a total dealii list . f up to the 21'nd of this month, a-, tlie breaking up of this camp began Between these dates, including reg ,, ,-s ami volunteers, fully Tft.iiOti troop-i hav, been in camp in the Chiekaniaug:, I ?ark." Th,- report takes up in detail first tii0 two permanent iiospilals. J.eltoi .?.ml Siornberg. and slates willt the great st minuteness tiie exact acooiumud.i 11 i afforded by euch.-sThi: first is al Craw: iisli Springs, under charge of M.iiuj farter, and was convei led ! i. ., large summer resort hoiol.into ;i hospital, re? ceiving the worst typhoid i'evei Cas ; from the camp. Kach patiei t 'tas abundant room, woven wir. and hap mattresses and abundant bed ,-lolhiig The ventilation Is perfect, pliinti.m,- . ?: lirely new and bathing facirii ? s amp e. The number of atteudu; is, .'.hen a I arc well, is entirely satisfactory ?u.l at.end ants are on the way to take to- tun.- < of those who are broken dow n. Major Carter has secured .. l-.-rd ,,; iug them without expense to th - g iv ? mi.nt. He has sullicient uionei ii'oi. the hospital fund to btiv whalov.v i? wanted in the way .if milk, Ice and Other delicacies. There has be-n ,-n ;h. hospital tub supplies of ice. hiilU, e. . missnry s;.,i,-s :iml delicacies mi b a tt.e sick ought to have. The entire |, pilal is furnished wall distilled watei and llu- r.-e us-d is made from lb - di - tilled in nier. The s-werage of the hospital i. exce'. lent. .Major fart.-r lias a corps of do.-io j. which lie regards as ample suili. ieot ?, car.- for all the patients in lie- ho-| it . and reports .them as fniihrul and >:Pl clent hi the performance -i! their duti :. Taking up ib.- Sterubcig hospil tl. : chaige of .Major Glffon. General l.oy; t.'.n shown that it is one of the in s complete field hospitals ever seed, ae f-.-ir line to cotor.-iiis of fee war. .-? I i!a tents are closely II....red and the., an in any lent, and in addition to file tents there are nine large board p.t\ i.i..os. uiatliesses. Iron bedstead's und Ii i i mattresses. There iiiv especial die: cooks, live cold storage room- fin- .!??:: eaeles. separate refrigerators l..r ,-a Ii row of tents, and every prop- r i,e-.i-.u . of sanitation is observed with reaped to the -inks. Kurlla r tin- report a .ys ?Plie whole place is .si on re; ubj policed daily and lb. wbol ? est tblish .. in.-nt. wit bin and wil boat iis p.-i in i o ill -buildings and its lein?, is in lie- bio I .''"??since' Hie establishment ,,! tbi^ In. piial everything asked for in ti,. ? oi .supplies of every kind lias be i promptly furnished. Sixteen to iw;my; . four barrels of distilled water are par: chased daily, and palienis g. t nothing bui dl.stirled water :,, drink. l-Yoni ill ?? to live ions of ice are used daiiy. Thr i hundred gallons of mill; aie puiehas.i! . .iriip. and ir.a callous furnished by t... rie.i . 'ross Society. . AH lo .ney necessary for the pur chase of delicacies of every kind sin - ur.h I., Iii.- ,-iok has lieen furnished > > order of (Jeneral Steinberg. A car lu ? in.|Ulry developed th.- fad thai al' v . riot of medical supplies i eipiirerl ? 1 asked for were furnished, both fron . Washington and from 1.li--.il head cpiarters at the .-amp. with tin- gieale t prompt ness." It is stated in addition Hal oil llu ' hospital refuse is burnt in a eremn > j and. ;.riling to Major Oill.tn. all bin 1,000 path-ills now sick in tie . :ii r . .nop could oe sal :l on tile p, . or - : In- comlol I d iner-.::i . s di - ?as. -a condition u Ii this camp solely in i ha v.- be-n heartless or tendanls. as a wool., i.iiemselves to tliscliarg. fiiltlilully- It would s.-.-n sullieieiitiy shown by lb ti,.- wlv?4e for.-.- has Use :lv in-.S.d. Til r a lyph i-inal: chara. lei- than typhoid f, v.-r sli-i. the death rate being very Lav. about eighl p.-r cent, of the cio.os. Tin- first divisi ,n hospiial cliarge of Major I Hake, is lloo, e,l , ily. possible, being scrubbed with c u b ?! ? - 'a -mil ? no tod with bicblorid- ,,i lue eurv everv other day. Ali the pati a are on cots and lover have be. s, ,.n .1 ground for any length of time. X..i of ib.- sixty sixty cents' allowance v man for delicacies has .n used, is was not needed. Tin- report states that la time, v.o. the hospiial was crowd- -1 there w,:s la. U of mil --, s. ti,,- deficiency being si Pb ill which were not as satisfactory as u 'Vlero-ral Hoynton ?hmvs that th'er. a foil refrigerator capaciiy f.?- ibis 1 pilal. porcelain lined baths. Sterin and i. ed water and ev.-ry c cave.lie In the malignant typhoid ward ti have been bin 1 dentils out o| lb cases in three weeks. lie says i both the niedl.-al olliccts lind I',- I pilal attendants at l: i: Ii .spiial i. undoubtedly performed th- ir duly i C-neial Terry is repoi-led in lie- N.-a York Henild to have said, as lb- \\a; leaving Camp Thomas: - ?tb-iieral T.-rry f und lb-- lamp in a .a an op.-ii lield in Iii. hol sun. with no waler I . I..- found w ithin live Inile I'lic water lie m.-n drink is haul. .1 in iiiirreis. .nid is of a kind thai in Nww Vork would be refused as balhihg wa? ter. This stuff is what lb.- men drink daily, and is declared I.. 1..- the ?rillet mil, .11 son-., two c-eks sine.-. I a:. ? i.-par.-d lo assert Ilia! il was lit! 1. bet. ei- i ban serving beer t.. the soldiers ol Ii- Klghlh New York in a hog pen. ??il is also inn- thai llle reports .-how hat si. this regiin.-ni moved i le;.hditloys Lav.- iuiprov.o,h ?amp. ??The ICiglilh N.-w York hav.- be. rei i'\ observed il !. ss lean ten days, was perfeeily .-lean ground wlieii Hi .ill.i il and bad n<>l been previoli rinisf-.i med within Ibis bl iel p. rii.d lb,- li.s of lie- Kighth New York in a place liltbi.-r and dirtier Hi.m n> i.and in Hie slums of .New Voi k. i: w I.ne the olllcelS ..: thai regilii. and lie- .Ii I., explain bow su 'i iranslorniotion could hav. I. ma 11 T. ?Wh. I her ' ?hghlh New York or tweiiiy-lour hi -Ii ?mire camp in one day. and lb il u -ari: is ihauy would die Hie day of bis de pariure, cannoi lie exactly d.-teroiine bv his form of S].eh. Inn on tin- I: . that b- is .p..1 as making ibis r ? d ih - Se\ ell and I il.- d- a : I ?w York I wo days I ?iiig the la.-l re,, r w hi. h bad been l. Hi.- hospitals -d, lili,l Ii lab ml edii iency and tic U -si s is shown by tie- fact th, lb.-in hav.- bei mile ih.ee,i d and faileii sick under The rn-xt hospital inspected was I third division hospital, bist corps, cliarge of .Major Thomas ciark I!, the attendants were found suflicie: rbough in lie- earlier days there w. not enough surgeons or attendants 'I grounds were in exc I lent conditu ih- tents cb-nn. in ?<:' the tents Mo e.i and all floored b?lween the cots a the busies. Taking up the Intel of the li. Id a pf?ii-! thai of H e third corps, set-o division, under Major Smith tin- rep liidly ,-ook- ,1. .neI other siiutlur c in. ions, a sutlicieiii answer i.-, found in i ?rillcal examiiialioii -,| ib.- hospital be lirst division of II:*1 third an orps Heii.-ral l.'rauli . o,,.1.landing. . bnh ab .ve. This hospital in . barge '.lajor i '. M. 1 H ake. iS OOe of llle Cle.l ?st and most complete which any > ?ran of the civil war would expect tie Klghlh N.-w York i-. iilla. ii, d I..., i, ..in .bedient s-r-. a. t. ? il. V. lb iVNTi >.N. :|, l-.il: NICWI'i HIT. I le present cot I the epidemic of me:..- h s they we crowded. T^eaving tiie details ab ait ii, ii-s pitals, tin: rep,,it proceeds t-, lre.it in whole subject generally, as follows: "In two of tin- hospitals opportun ties occurred for discovery of wliai un doubl.-dly originated many ol the sen national stories which have be-u pi n ed over Hie cuuiiy to the effect rhai pati' nt: '1 V i I -:j ? ' !a- 'mA s :fii eiept fro !. r-d !i -n - . is.- hid bo.-,: on the v. n;.- of f-firvflhm. In '.hi: wards where it.e . onvalca-c-r:t typhoid WASUINCTON, Aug. ::| The Navy liep.-ni.ni received a cable message from Ivinee today amimmciiig thai the Puritan. Ampliitrlte. Terror. Hannibal and Montgomery have sailed for New? port, It. 1. The obj. i I is p. g. i tin- crews away from Hi'- rbpii al , limaie. The citi? zens ,,r N. wporl have been making an effort to s.-cn,,. a rendezvous of the large vessels. The department could not do ....s. bid agr.-cj p, s.-ml some or tie- .smaller ones. WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.?A com? pany signal ci ps has been ordered to I the Omaha exposition despite the pro? tests ol General Greely. I ON T11K DIAMOND. Results of Yesterday's Games in the National und Atlantic Leagues. tBy Telegraph.) IM'TTSWURG. 2: NEW YORK.-3. 'ITTSBl'RG, Auk. 31.?Seymour had ;)>l strike-outs to his credit today. Hastings kept the hits well scattered after the Unit Inning. when Joyce knocked a three bagger and Tiernan a hunt. Moth teams feel the ibtft-hcc or their regular players at diort. A Itondam e. I 000. Score: K.H.K. lUUsburg. . 0 0 0 10 0 1 0? 2 :". 1 New. York. . . .2 o o.> ! ii x - 3 5 ? Mutteri-s Hastings and Schriver. Sevmuur and Warner. I?mpires?Con? ti.-llv and Hun!. Time?1 i M n<"l NNATI. ?: WASHINGTON. 5. i '1 N< "I NN ATI, A UK. 31. Killen was .?usv ror tin- li-ds today, while Ureiteri <tel"n kept mosi of Iiis hiis scattered. The smallest crowd of *t he season was pr.-s.-nl. Attendance, ?00. Score: It.U.K. i'incinnati. . .1 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 x? ? 14 I Wahington . i i ii ii 0 2 0 1 ?"? 10 ?"? Itatieries ?Itrcitciislein and ivitz. Killen and Knrroll. empires Kmslio ml M-Donald. Time- 1:1-". I.i dllSVlLLK. 3: MAI.T1MOP.K. 10. i.I imSVI LLK. Auk. 31. The Orioles i.uml M.'iK"e rather easy and had ii" n.uhh in winning. Slips was knocked .u: of the i,..:: in :li" third inning. At lance, 1,500. Score: It. U.K. t-'s'l'iitnor'-'. . ?"? 0 i.i a :: 0 I 0 3 10 13 1 iti'llerii s Maueo and Kitlruige. Nups. M. .lames and i 'larke. Empires -Gait iu\ and Itrown. Time 2:ln. HUSTON. 2; CI.KVKLANII. ".. HUSTON. Auk. 31. Young was too ouch for Hie champions loday. hol.l ii? ihei'i to scattered hits, while she ?!, % . lands managed to bunch ilieir lrl\.-s in the seventh, which won the ? nine. Attendance. 2.f.00. Si .ire: U.II.K. li.jston.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 ? i ?level.ind . . . i 0 i a n 0 3 0 n - :*? !' 1 l'.at:eri.-s Klohodnnz and Hvrgeii .iK and Criger. Umpires l.vneh ?ml AndTime 1:27. ATLANTIC I.KAI !PK. AI Iba.ling-- RILE. Heading. . . .1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 7 3 ?Corfolk. . . . i 3 2 :. o n Ox 11 13 2 i'.all-l i"S Metis. I'*'-rls.il aid Zeibcr. -I. .-Ilium and Pox. At Lancaster . It U.K. aneasicr. . .1 2 2 0 0 2 3 2 2 i I 21 1 l.-wnrk. . . .0 0 0 u 0 0 2 u 0- 2 s i MaU. ries Sprojjel and Itolh. .Ionian ii.1 Dobbins. At All- in..wo All.-iitown. . ." o 4 liar lei.I. . ..1 2 a a 1 a 0 ii a I In 2 Mali ries West an.i M.Mannus. Vinn iu.i Williams. Al Mi, In.i IMI.lv iticlimond. . .:: 2 0 0 n a 0 0 x r, n i I'atei-soti. . . 11 a 1 1 1 a 11 t-- 1 0 1 Latteries?1.ver an.i Hess. Viekery tnd Meiuis. i til iT IN CiAhVKSTUN. mi.- Man Killed .111.1 S-v.-ral injure.i on Account of a Strike. (My Telegraph.) HAI.VKSTi >n, TKX., Aug 31. A riot ?i.eurri'd ..ii the .Malhuy .locks this at leri. The Mallory i.in.- lias been pa\ 110: thirty ami forly cents an hour .1 .lav and night work resp.-ctively. itceellllv the color..! lollgslli .lelllell irgiini-.a-d a colored lahor union. When he steauier Colorado arrived yesterday In .Mallei'. 1.pie wet-.- informed that I hex must employ union laborers and iiiv lift v and sixty cuts per hour for lax and ,light work. The increase was refused: Y. stelday l.r.Oa color-.I men i ongregatod al thi.. \\ hai l a: .1 liy moral suasion k.-pi tie- regular Mailery |..ng di.ni-hieh rioni geing to w,.rl... Today w". Ik unloading ii'-- ship an.I,brought . nie colored lahorers rr.ini ii..11st. ;'lie hloodshed .111 c d w 'id an effort as made i., pin tie- I Intiston men 1,, ,voik. Mayor PL warned th-'.rwd to p lue k, ami \x Io n an ad\ mice w as aiad. the II.,listen negroes Mayor plv lire.1 in .? sliots into I lie crowd, wounding : u.' 1 he negroes w ho u er nivancihg. A Utile later lie- rioters mule :..tiier advance. Tin v were warned h.-i.-k. Then Mayor Ply gave 1 he .a der 1., lire. There v. as a i.-i rihle lusilii.le from each side for a minute. ;.' lie- negroes having revolvers. Vfler i he I'usilade 1 lie crow .1 scalier. .1 I'm- tile department was called .ml to 0 in the 1 iol.-, lion of ihr wharf prop ly. An aimed poss.- of citizens was gnnized. Th- Houston men were pu! . work ai d 1 he MallOrv hoal is tlis liurgihg. The dead are: II. II. MAK ISK, v. liite. Th.- injur, d Prank Kobllison, , olo. - I. will probably die; Krank \\ illianis. idoreil: 1 '. p. Mihlalhaeh. v. hil. : Hob 11 All.. 11. colored: William Knierson, iilored: l-hnanu.-l liohinson. colored: lohn Inger weisen, while, all slightly wounded. MKTNLKY TU VISIT WIKOKK. ?.imp ;o M.. inspected hv the President on Sal unlay. I My T. I. graph.) CLEVELAND. Aug. :'.l. Ii is not proliahle Senator Manna will meei IT. sidohl McKinley, as ih. former had j.Mp--. led. .lin ing lie- pr.-senl visit of the i.-hief executive in Cleveland. Senalor Manna is 1 n riuile fr. Mr- nun Ii west. hill ix .11 11,.1 reach here beton lomori ow ?\ eiiing. w hile 1 In- Presidential partv will have Cleveland tomorrow morning Mis. McKinley accompanied Ih-- Mi ,-s idenl an.I Col.I ami Miss Mvron T. Herri, k 01, ;, driv.- down i..wn lodav. iusti.-e Whl-.e l.-fi dm 110; 1 he evening. ... Inch l.-l some 1.. believe thai the .ea.-e commissi.itt.-r ha.! heen ,1 s i.iisi d ,,f linally. Ii was-slal.-d this afleriiooti thai no hang,- had heen mad.- hv t|?- Mr- si.leu! in le- 1 ? i",igra 1.illincd in these dis ..11. hes y.-stenlay. governing Irs move -Ueills l..r the 11. XI few .lavs. I'llleSS ?ii'' .siances arise. Ih,- IVesidenl will u rn .- nl 1 ?;, 11,p Wik,,If Sa I llldav. INKllllM.'.l. VISIT T11 WIKuEK. Washinc.ti>n. Aug. The fii iowing dispati-h was set.len-ral .vi.lor Ihis morning: ??Washington, Aug. 31, l>ps. ?Th.- ?'omuiamlani Camp Wikolf. Neu York: ??The IVe.-idonl will pav your .0:0 inaiid an infoinial visit on Salurday i.eompaiii--i liy 1 he Secretary of Wir. ?i 'i iMMI n. " M 1ST MA Y Til K ! 1 ITTY. i My Telegraph;) WASIHNIITUN. Aug. 31. Miss Clara M.11 Ion u nl prohahlv I.Iiliged 1,. pav Mi.- duties and lines imp.is.,1 h> the Spanish ollicials of Havana 111. 1 he argo ,.f the relief ship 1 ?omul, if sir desires P. secure lie- admission ..r tin supplli s to Havana and their distri 1 uli..11 Th.- information thai reticheil ??in govei iimenl as 1.. |he imposition of this.- charges came from the Mrilish '-..nsiil al Havana, who is , harged with Ii.e car.' tin- United Slates interests. All.r , ons,d.-i-n ; ion ll.Ili.-ials here have decided that until the United Stal.-s military commission, which is to' ai 1 angc for Me- evaclll.II of i lie island ? a 1 ?uhn, has disehai ne,I ilial duly 1 he ailministrniion of tin- Spanish otlicials "Uist he i-esi.led. and so long as it up p- ars Dial ih.-n- is nothing unusual or ai lav. fid in Iheir aclion ihey niiisi b ? allowed 1.11 dUi 1 Hie . us. house in Ilieir ow n way. NEW YOKE, Aha 31. -Ill explainii g "he fourteen ,1-aih- of Xlassaciiuse t meii while .h,. voyage fi?[ii Cuha. tile suigeins Said that the Allegheny brought all ih,- seriously sick of he regiun-nl. Thei ?? are 11". ill of ihe M iii sachusi-Hs regime.it Slid .01 the v.-s; 1, Inn they are I,oi down witli contagious dis-a ,-s. Mr. Magruder and insp e: ing oliie.-rs say the Allegheny is .1 ,:r. tl-ship. not even lit for well troops, nun h less lor sick soldiers. KNOXVILLE. TKNN., Aug. 31. - [Governor Itobert Taylor is sutY.-ring from a kidney trouble at his home in Johnson City. His condition is regard? ed as serious tnis uiorniug and his rel? atives have been summoned. ALONG THE WATER FRON1 ITKM* OK INTKItfcST UATUCKEIj ?AllOl'T THE l'lKKS ?* ami Cleuraiice* at tlie Cuntoi *?. Lint of Ve?Ml? Now in Port. Oilier Murin? lt.in? W.-atliur PorecaHt WASHINCiTOI?; Auk. 31.?F.>ivea?t or Thursday: Fir Virginia, generally ulr: continued high temperature: ulitlierly winds. AKKIV.V1.N ASM IIKPAKTl'KKS. VeKKelH Arrlvtd Yefttentuy. nship Finsburj tlir.), James II10111 "IeuffVrvil tlie tortured of Hie damned with protruding piles brought on by consllpa tion with which l v.as iittlicled for twenty years. I ran across your i'(\SCAKi;?S in the town of Newell, la., and never found any thing to equal them. To-day 1 am entticly free from piles and feel like a new man." C. 11. KEiTZ.. Mil Jones St., Sioux City. la. VenHels Siilt-tl \t.Htt.r<luy. I steamship St. Enoei (Hr.). I Norfolk. I Schooner Amie C. trace. Mackie. Charles M> ikk ItlUTISH -I lAI.. .- British sieamsliii Dermin :;iin Jones, which arrved here day from Vera Cruz. \. 111 take ral thousand ions of >ew l:i ni tl-.e pier, consigned ? th,. |. adinii-.illy. is believed that this slin will i to Vera Cruz, witli hcreur.go . but iliis has not been , ii.-d. ,,? llernmore is a vessel of l.T'.i ions sailed from Cadlff, Wnles.July 1 Ii a cargo of coal for tin- na\,| st i ai Vera Cruz, arriving there,n the i. After discharging sin- w? ,n ?d to Newport News. CURE CONSTIPATION. SUrllng tc-mr-.l, C.mpan.T. NO-TQ-BfiG ? W IC V. TOlii MARYE & BOYENTON, Room No. Uraxton ltuildlng. I Ecst at MACREY'S . . . . . RESTAURANT. Th. MOKE MORCAN LINF.RS siiippillK interests of tin- , vill have tin- Privileg if bidding on the n ...ii. ,I assortment of market and th- cm provided; h Depart I to naval Heel is imi- of opiili, od by .. rem-esetuativ ??? Sun. Ka, h burea ship, or perhaps s. v.-ral, that ed direetlv under him. and th ,11 regarded now as desirable I'm t.vi re!: ed: tie hoi,Ml pair ships; ih is lb.- colliers a .- chief approve ?r of .igali inber of the mal els sav of i he M eis bliill at N. w ?I'll!-: I'll IKK 'I ?| believe ilie si mutend thai reo .in the f. ? number I lie KOVl The nisi, at News: N A VIC, AT 11 i.V. ,-ial board will i ally is ii advisal dongan liners, i li.-r ships purci,. ?ni for us.- in l alrio. Yosemiu- i rfoi-mcd most ?? ^ I hey are now i govern nicht, t In :?' ?'? i the list of sliips f i branch of the s>-i-\ turn ultimai- ly 11 Here thev arc All of our Broken lots of > Men's Hats In Black and Brown Stiff and Pedora styles. We have marked them down to the ow price for choice These goods are worth $2.50. $2.00 and $1.50: There is cverv size among the lot. If you Want yours don't delay. No old stock no old styles amonu. thenv All this seasons goods. See display in our window. Low prices prevail in our /Hen's Clothing De? partment. Low prices prevail in our Children's Clothing Department. Low prices urcvail in our Shoe Depart? ment. Low prices prevail throughout our entire st.< >re. ou should take advantage of them and je-among the lucky ones. The Reliable Clothier. Shoei" ana 1 latter. iwv DANK ATTONAl OUILDING TTp-sTAirt.: orge Lohse /Via najjer rwlck, SWtNEHTON, Manager. 'PECIA RATES Tu COM M EltCIAL. TRAVELERS. VMEKTCA \Tifn EITROI'F.A N Pl.-M But cvorythin; men's cloi.liiiii*' olsc in the shape of ?ii i ^uii :-lli ill' Ii is utiestionable if any of thes : ships oild be purchased back by meroh.ni! mpunies al Ihe price paid for them, d as the navy has gone to consider.. a expense in overhauling, lining and pupping all with modern batteries, il nl,I be w is.-. 1 believe, to add them all the service. These sliips have great il-earrying capac ity and oonse,|ii, n> - ..old b< .!. i i 1 i ist tin steam IS.'I'ul dins alia inp in.I to, cted .1 f.iel thai I long biibh HAVE YOTFIED .ff ih em lim ddil ion Their weak points are lark nl pro tion bin ii may' be practicable to : round li.e vitals with a belt of si.-el ii, h would practically convert Hu? ps iuio protected cruisers, with pro live decks. Hint no doubl could be nked -v.-r iheir vitals. These ships II no doubt be retained." CiiNSTKECTOR 1-1 IC H BOlt.V. ?ousiriicmr Hichborn said; "The ivy would ilnd use for vessels of ihe Morgan Liu.- class and the colliers and nnu> of He- tugs. The Morgan I.ineis ire line sliips and have done a service in the blockade work . 'nl.an coast as many of tile mo i.-nlious lighting ships. They supplied readily with protecliv. ,v.-r He- vitals, giving Ihr.dual an inch and a half ot steel pre wiilioui materially increasing ill placeiiient, and with their pi batteries would be valuable th'k Dixri-: and Yankee euASt ?I'he Dixie and Yank.-,- class of ves s,-l.~ ar. specially adapted. Capla; li'Neil says for continued service, at he does not doubt they will all be \* on lb.- naval register as ships of thef gular service. "I think it would lie Wise to hold several of I lie > ihey are light draits as a ruh therefore enter shallow waters, would prove useful for dispatch and service on foreign stations, large boats could ii'd readily eilt-, low bays and rivers. Tin- Morgig ,-rs ar.- provided with I'm.- bi? and si.-.niiing radius Would macs ,-lllcieiil ships should it hecoui,,, sarv for ipiick passage to sonjs,;| ?,,-"t The colliers and rep:,| -, A-ill also probably be held, he hospital ship Solace.?? -jack I'UK SOLACE NEIM.iEI Uc: : liginn selling Ibis will guaran on Hi.- mill lib MawWor'News Gycia Go. Bwpor Kipper ,'ou I hcas ventIi .-t t Fre.l Agent Tweut Manager, rn Virgiiiia ts*?>-?t?-e5>cs-(a>(a*-G=-?>? Al 1^ your GDancG h Own a Home. i! it tage. ? ! and ba light ity lop a < '.ell .ill b in -ral Van Key ?av retained ii\ si, sily for a.n-.s. ? I not far from cell! ear fare: bigger than tw, enough lo kec| raise your chickens ami ha a gard.-n: price $Sli(J.llO; J down and Jhi p.-r month, i Building Association interest. Come and let us show it you. Muiford L Edmunds, Real Hstate. I2o TYventy-liith St. h of al serviee m |ie?ne though no mis b, tolace will ilerm; kind added t/t? b skes il ivy. iluti I ii.ii< i and trip-ssel to re i,- Solace w ill be a ui-rn ipllekly love Ih,- sb-k and hhoro. Sin , some naval h?s|/y with tin His does away pilvhich some , i^ i,av .ii war vj/-pr?-ssing ii': iin-s serves to ha/tnenl." u.-ii'c.i a sliip's/ ? -Jf>( irt< i ItH.'l i c||l EY l.l'oWI-y 31.?Admiral M'.W YORKJ morning Ir an i-hh-y-arrived lythe transport V- si p i l and We him lo I'ortn :. n. which M in citizen's ; i, ,.. II.- Wi/eace , ommissi. n 1.K. si.jty post.. Hi, e urn he Seneca ? ;(f>aymast era and doyees, live pans. -Major An orly-two trailed as adjutant li eUS I oeon/'t III,'lit Of Suiltiavll, ;ener;il for Spedition. ,cco,,,panie/at 1 o'clock. 'AlCAN TRI lOPS. Till'. V Aug." 31.?The War \\ ASII l/aking every possible Departni/he withdrawal of the 1,1/0 Rico on account of ?kness In the military i ml. Jt will be .several dilate transportation ys I ' 'nent offlelals no longer :i the sanitary situation t serious enough to war In I'tf radical measures of r* lief.' V57 Dealing in Futures is a sort of stock exchange gambling, hut tin- man who provides hiuis.-tr with a policy of Insurance against loss by fire although dealing in futures is not biking any chances. When he loses Iiis property lie gains his insurance. And tlie cost of keeping it up is trifling compared with tlie advantages to be gained. It is the cheapest kind of se? curity in existance. Call cn or write to MADE ME A ??2?i^ rosmvKi.v cum >\v jii i'. \Y MEN'S UNDBFiWEAR luivo :i gi ent variety, excellent quality at very GOLL.AF?S AND CUFF'S all tlit- i:iii.-i M\lrs :il rock-li<>l11mi prices ~ '~Men's' shsrts ^ ? kri ji ::i llit? luvt ltrailils :tlii! ^?'11 tlltMII very U?W .-. ^ N "5 [VI en y :iin! .nil' price. I...-1 ., ^e^-.it I-,,,, will c* inpete with any $4,80SU!TS iml I ill Vi'' <iti:\ :t f( 11 l>:ii I' \ :i i lie \ (,li ??rand fiiialil \ . ? left. If yon wmild like to got a suit ii iild revnt: auk look al LlieiiE They are i'i-'icr /?tvi> nut r rin IS THE WO : TO AT GRRN&R'S RlUhBLE, GLOTiillSG HOUSE 2714 Washington Avenue All ? rties wlio can hoard and lotlj^e delegates to (,!ie Kiromi'-'n's ('on vontion to he he Irl in this city Septem hor ^Stlt, -JlUli and lithh, I8!>S, will kindly till out the fol? lowing slip and return to Chairman l']nteri;ainin?nt Com '"ittee. 1?. <). liox Ui.'J. City, as early as possihlo to cnahle ns to assign plat es to our visitors inquiring for quarte'ra. I Name of Mouse. | ^ Name of Proprietor. ? ^ Nam ?: of Street.No of House. f ? No. Ca a Accommodate.Pate Per Day I r*ewci iiusSness Men ? tl?f UUd 'l "Jlwmy." i'r i'. ? ?"3 ?JTS.tJ.1 mull. iSVloln wn..-: -,r. ,?>.,,, , ?? .,";?,>.?,?; AJAX RIi/HEDv CO.. For sale In Newport News, V?., by A. E. O. KLOR. Drugget, ?pr lS-ly. Irwin Tucker a Co., REdU OSTfiTE, Rf NTrtt flhiD INSUR f\NGEGfcril&. Wa,sliinm,on five. & 28t!i St. from healthy cow* ?nUble ft.-, clea.n a-s a house and al? ways open for Inspection?6 cents a quart or 3 cents a pint. Milk from Jer? sey own X eeuts a nuart or < cents o pint in ttiass bottle*. Delivered ajvy *here in the etty. J. Er? . I. er?;s!ow DR. f~ D. \AyiLL!S, Eijo, Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases Oiliee hours: S:?.tl A. M. to I2:3il 1'. AI., 2:00 to r,:(il) i?. M.. T:0(l to Salt) i?. M. Sun '.ys, ii:00 lo 11:00 A. M. Room 5. first floor. First National Hank, 3Slh street a; i Washington avenue. In J0-lim. A Good Judge of Fuel, will never burn anything but onr hlKh grade coal. !t is not only sallsfuctory tor coking and heating purposes, but its inleiise heat and long continued lOmhiistiiiti niHkes it economical In the lioiischohl.. 0. C. SMITH & CO Seventeenth street and Lafayette Ave. New summer Elicit" THE BUCK ROE BEACH HOTEL Is situated on Hampton Roads In sight of Fort Monroe, where electric curs meet incoming anj outgoing steamers. This delightful sumiuer re? sort will be OPENED MAY 2. 1898. The hotel has been enlarged. Per? fect sanitary condition uml plumbing. Hal lung is unexcelled. Fishing and boating unrivalled. No malaria. The col breezes of the Atlantic. lOlectrlc cars every 15 minutes for Fort Monroe, Hampton and Newport News. No Illi? nois sold or gambling permitted. Pic? nic parties allowed the use of the mammoth pavlllion during the day. Music, every night except Sunday. For terms apply to CHARLES H. HE WINS, Manager, Buck Roe Reach Hotel, Hampton, Va. apr 17-Im. j