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LONG THE WATERFRONT
ndlcations That May Will be Re?
cord Breaker.
ENORMOUS COJL SHIPMENTS
Average of Twflve Thousand Tons
Leaving This Port Daily and Big
Fleet of Vessels Walts In Harbor
For Cargoes?Marine Note6.
' Judging from the present rale of
shipments moru coal will bo sent btit
of this pert during the present inont h
than in any other*month in the port's
history. So far the daily average has
been about. 12.001) tons and at Unit
rate 82t,000 tons wl.'.i bu senl out
this month, there netng '_'" w iking
days in May. The largest monthly
coal shipni'.nf in Wie porCa history
up to this time was made in August
of last'year, when about 311,000 tons
was shipped. ,
i A large fleet of schooners and
barges is now anchored in the harbor
hero awaiting berths at the coal pier j
and it is estimated that their cargoes
will aggregate nearly 100,000 tons.
A number of schooners und barg"-,
are now loading coal at the piers
among them being the seven-masted
schooner Thomas W; l.awson. The
Tessels already at Hie piers will load
ahout 50,000 tons. Hie Lawson alone
taking 9,000 tons.
'A number ef steamers, schooners
and barges are bound to this port to
load full cargoes of coal and several
bunker steamers are expected within
the next two weeks. ?i
The capacity of the local eral piers
is now taxerl to their capacity and it
has been found thai they are unable
to accomodate half of the vessels up?
on their arrival here. At the present
time schooners and barges have to
lie in the stream and wait a week or
ten days before they can secure
berths at the pier...
The need of additional new coal
piers is manifest and shipping agents
here are anxiously awaiting the com
'pletlon of the now $3(10,000 coal pier,
which the Chesapeake and Ohio rail?
road Is to construct, at this port In
the. near future. Another new coal
pier is also to he built by the Chesa?
peake and Ohio Coal add Coke Com
pany, of which Mr. C. It. A mal Is the
local agent. That pier will also help
to relieve the situation, as nearly all
hunker steamers will he loaded at It
May 9. 1906.
Arrived.
Steamer VD.ialna (Br.). Mc-Arthur.
Boston?to Chesapeake and Ohio Coal
Agency Company for coal cargo.
Steamer Pinna (Br), Scott. Gal
veston?to C- H. Arnnl for 600 tons i
hunker coal.
Steamer Hamilton. Boaz, New York
and Norfolk?to Old Dominion Steam?
ship Company with passengers and
merchandise.
Steamer Gloucester, Dizer, Balti
more?to Merchants' and 'Miners'
Transportation Company with pas?
sengers and merchandise.,
Schconer Paul Palmer. Risley, Bos?
ton?to White Oak Coal Company for
coal cargo.
Schooner William R. Houston. The.
bedeau. For! Wool?to New Rivet
Coal Sales. Company for coal cargo.
Cleared.
. Steamer Framfield (Br.), Mc-Don
ald, St. Lucia.
Sailed.
Steamers: Framfield (Br.), Mc?
Donald, St. Lucia, Pinna (Br.), Scott,
Dover; Waccamaw, Trott. Portland;
Monroe Hnlphers, Norfolk and Ne\
York; Gloucester. Dizer. Norfolk and
Boston.
Schooners: Lizzie E. Dennison.
Pec, Norfolk; Henry W. Cramp. Has
kell, Providence.
MARINE NOTES
The Old Dominion liner Princess |
Anne was floated Into dry dock No.
It at the shipyard, yesterday, to have
repairs made to her hull. The ves-j
sei Is now undergoing her annual
overhauling.
The British steamer Framfield
sailed yesterday for St. Lucia with a I
cargo of 3,391 tons of coal and 374
tons of bunker coal.
The British steamer Pinna, en
route from Galveston for Dover,
loaded 600 tons of bunker coal here
yesterday.
Calendar for This Day.
Sun rises . 0:00 a. in.
Sun sets . 7:02 p. m.
High water ..10:21 a. m.. 10:48 p. in
Low water ...4:20 a. in.. 4:30 p. in.
Mayor and Mrs. Samuel It. Buxloh
returned to the city Tuesday evening
after spending their honoyiliubll in
North Carolina. They are now at
home to their friends at 1801 Hunt?
ington avenue.
tAtUUJfUIN Uf SKIES,
l"he Way the Dcntli Sentence la Can
- fled Ont In Kiiglnnd.
Tho ceremony of disposing of a con?
demned spy in the English army al?
ways follows n detlnite precedent. Tho
unfortunate man Is surrounded by n
detachment of infantry, and after hi
Is provided with a pick and shovel 1H
Is marched off to ri selected spot an!
ordered lo dig bis own grave. This
Uouc, the tools are taken from him
nnd his eyes nre bandngert. The at?
tending chaplain rends portions select?
ed from the burial service, and from
the ranks of the escort twelve men aro
selected at random by the officer ts
charge. These men, having stacked
their own rllles, are led to where twelvn
other rllles nre awaiting them, six of
which are loaded with blank cartridges,
One of these Is banded to ouch man, so
thnt no one knows whether the rille ha
holds coutnlus a bullet or not and nona
can say for certain thnt the shot tired
by tilth killed the prisoner. The firing
party then marches to an appointed
position. The commands "rrescut"'
"e'lrc:" nre given, and almost bofor*
the last word rings out the volley is
fired nnd the spy falls Into tho grave
be hns dug. Nearly every mnu Is more
or less affected on being selected to
form one of the flrlhs party, nnd many
inen have been known to faint nwny on
being singled out. while others nre so
overcome as to be scarcely able to pull
the triggers of their rif.es.
headless^ Vet "?live.
rnaecta That Continue to Exist Arte?
Decnpltii lion.
Must person3 of nb observing turn of
mind are aware of the fact that thcro
are several species of insects that will
continue to live without seeming Incon?
venience for some time nfter decapita?
tlon, exact knowledge on the lengtb of
time which the various species of In?
sects would survive such mutilation
being somewhat vague.
Professor Conestriui once undertook
a series of experiments with a view of
determining that and other facts In re?
lation la the wonderful vitality of such
creatures. In enc'.i case the head was
smoothly removed with a pair of thin
blndcd forceps, nnd when spontaneous
movements cf the wings nnd legs cens?
ed he employed sundry irriinting de?
vices, such as pricking, squeezing nnd
blowing tobacco Smoke over the insect.
As a result of these experiments be as?
certained that members of the bectla
family at once showed signs of suffer?
ing, iwhile fetich as nuts, bees, wasps,
etc., remained for hours unaffected.
Some which seemed stunned from tho
effects of the operation recovered nftef
a time nnd continued to live nnd enjoy
n headless existence for several days.
Butterflies nnd moths seemed but little
nffocted by the guillotining process, nnd
the common flics (dipteral appeared t?
regard the operation ns n huge joke.
"The common house fly," snid the ex?
perimenter, "npponred to be In full pos?
session cf bis senses (rather paradox-,
leal, when in all probability the ca?
nary had swallowed bend, sense-nnd
nlli thirty-six hours nfter being oper?
ated upon."
The bodies of some species of butter?
flies survived ns long ns eighteen days
Ifter the head had been removed, but
the bend itself seldom showed'signs of
life longer than six hours after decapi?
tation. In the general summary of
these huge experiments we ore Inform?
ed thnt the List signs of life were man?
ifested either In the middle or lnst pair
of legs nnd thnt the myriopods showed
great tenacity of life "nnd appeared
wholly Indifferent to the loss of their
beads."
powdering the hair. "
The Way Thla Cnatom la Snld to Ilm o
Originated.
The custom of powdering the hnir
dates back ns far as the sixteenth
century nnd was first introduced by
the nuns In Kreuch convents. Those
who had occasion to leave the cloisters
for any reason were wont to powder
Ihelr hair so as to make it appear gray
mil give them a venernble look. The
fashionable dames were so struck with
the novel effect of white powder on
ua'rk hair thnt they soon appropriated
.the device ns one of the nrts of the
worldly toilet. Out of this grew the
use of tints In the hnir. The Roman
women often used blue powder, and
Inter, in 18(10. Empress Eugenie set
the fashion of using gold powder.
Rome under the empire and-Greece
during the time of Pericles were seized
with a mania for golden hnir. The
belles and fops of the day devised snv
sral methods whereby black locks
might be changed to golden yellow, but
blenching did not always succeed. Con?
sequently quite n trade was establish?
ed with the fair haired tribes beyond
the Alps, who sold their locks to Lntln
merchants, to be worn on tho bends of
Roavhn dandies.
Many a* dame dampened her raven
tresses In the strongest of muriatic
add and sat in the sun to blench her
hair to the coveted yellow. Others
used lye nnd afterward anointed their
heads with oil made from goat Tat,
ashes of the beeeh tree and certain
WANTS STATE DEPOSIT!
Kentucky Receiver for American
Reserve Bond Co. Busy. '
MATTER T? BE SETTELEDIIMT
State Treasurer Holds $200,000 De- |
I
posit Until Attorney General Gives
? Opinion Upon Question?Local In- '
tcrcst Intense.
Interested lo extent < I nearly $200.
000. ihc pcopic in this scclion hold-,
'lug linnds in I lie American Reserve ^
Bond Company are anxiously await?
ing definite new.-, concerning (lie ai
I'airs el' lite corp ration.
The following is a dispatch from
Lexington, Ky.:
"State Trea ?in r Henry M. I lbs
worth appeared in circ uit i our here '
today t' answer lo Hie rule. Isaned
Saturday, lo show cause why he
should not turn over to Jan'.O? C j
Hogers, Hie re ceiver appoiu'.e I for j
the American Reserven ml Compcityl
by Ulis court, securities aggregating
?$2110.000, which he holds in stale
treasurer as bond for its business ui.-l
ih r the laws of Kentucky. Through ?
his attorney .Mr. Ilosworth responded
this morning Unit he desired to bio-;
<ure an opinion from the attorney .
genual of the state he fore making >
his final answer. IL' asked until j
Thursday for this purpose, and his
rennest was granted. The question |
is a new one ami the decision of the
altorney general wi.l apply to every
company of the kind in the slate, j
"The third National Bank of Lex-.
Inglon has ab'--lit ?800 in cash on de-'
posit for tin.- hond company, fteceiy
( i Roge,., is , iiu in Chicago.
THEATRICAL.
'?The. Circiiu Girl." a farce comedy,
was presented by the May Htllmnil
Stock Company at the Academy of
Music yesterday afternoon and night,
good-sized audiences enjoying both
performances. The comedy will he
repeated tonight, with the same spe?
cialties between ih<> acts.
Saturday afternoon the stock com?
pany will tender a reception to ladies
and children on Hie stage at the'
Academy. Ice cream and cake will 1
be served, iteforo the reception a]
large wax doll, now on exhibition at
Meyers Bios.' store, will be given to
the chihl holding the lucky ticket.
Saturday night a gold watch, now
being displayed at Spragiic's jewelry
store, will lie given lo the person
holding the lucky coupons. Numbers
will lie given to all purchasers of re?
served scats today, tomorrow and
Sai unlay,
Jobs With Government.
A physical examination of appli?
cants for positions as laborers in the
civil service will In- held for the
district of Norfolk, ibis city and Fort
Monroe some (line next month. All
applicants jnusl have their names in
before the close of business at Iho
custom house of this city or Norfolk.
June 0.
Mr. Gayle in First.
'Mr. W. W. Gay'le formerly an alder. ]
man from the second ward. Is now
a candidate for the Democratic nom?
ination for council in the First ward.)
Several erroneous reports concern- j
lug Mr. (laylcs candidacy have been
published.
UNION REVIVAL CONTINUES. "
Rev. Mr. Jinnctt .Preaches .Sermon
and Mrs. Wills Sing.-.. (
The union revival services, started
two weeks ago by Dr. Munhall. were'
continued Inst night in the First Pres-!
hylcrinn church, a large congregation
being in attendance.
Rev. Mr. .linncti. pabior of the
Thirtieth Stn-.t Chi 1st Ian church,
preached r-.n inherent!tig sermon,
Mrs. Wills sang a solo and the
work of the chorus, under the leader?
ship of Mr. Hamilton, was verv ef?
fective.
There will he services again tonight,
beginning promptly at 7: Ir, o'clock.
Mrs. Wills will sing a! tonight's meet?
ing also. ^
License to Marry.
License to marry was Issued hi
the clerk's office of the Corp ration
Court yesterday to Russell Vanars
ilale and Miss Su/.an Jennings both
parties of 'this city.
LOCAL SUNDAY SERVICE
VIA C. & O. RY.
Between All Stations on the Peninsula
Commencing on Sunday. May i.lth,
and continuing throughout the sum?
mer, local passenger trains on the
Peninsula will be operated daily, in?
stead of daily except Sunday.
Half rate tickets sold for Sunday
morning local trains.* retiirning In Iho
afternoon. my-<t, 10.11,12.17 18.19
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Leather Maud Bags and Pockctbooks
Gival variety of styles, black and colors, gill siiid
gun metal trimmings;, leal henliiu'l, 48Ci, 90c, S I ?50,
52.00 io $3.75.
Ladies' Mannish Shirt Waists
I.'rt fly ombroiflered front and cull's. Each wnisl lias
two collars', plain and embroidered, $3.50 and $3.98.
The Ladies' Home Journal for May 15c
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our iiptodnto optical parlor. Call
mill talk t > us about your <?y?s; We
only prescribe the kind of glasses that
give sal islact ion. Prices, reasonable.
121 TWENTY-SIXTH STREET.
Opposite Postoffice.
LOTS FOR SALE
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In All Parts of the City.
OLD DOMINION LAND CO.,
Hotel Warwick Building.
From A Parcel To An
Engine.
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Storage Warehouse
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THE STRONGEST BANK IN THE CITY
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E. QU1NCY SMITH.
President..
A. L. PO WELL.
Vice President.
WM. II. KELLOGG,
Cashier.
.THE NEWPORT NEWS NATIONAL DANK
CAPITAL, $100.000.
U. S. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITARY
Transacts a general banklug business. Four per cent, interest allowed
on savings accounts.
LET US WIRE YOUR HOUSE
nml install tho liest, cheapest and
most convenient llRht. in use.
Wo will he glad to give you esti?
mates on wiring
Call at office and see us 'Phone
messages receive pionipt attention.
Electric j 0i,t und power rato, lOo
per 1.000 watt , subject to our U6ual
terms and discounts.
Pure Ice?niade of distilled water,.
COLD STORAGE.
Power 1 louse into Plant, Twenty
fill h street, and Virginia avenue.
Office, Thirty-first street and Wash?
ington avenue.
Roth 'phonos. No. 15; night 'phone,
No. 408 Citizens.
CITIZENS' RAILWAY, LIGHT
AMD POWER COMPANY
Branch office, 3'02 Washington Ava.
J. A. WtLLETT, Cashle
W. A. POST- President.
J. R. SWINKrtTON, Vlco-Prosldent, ARTIK A WOE, Asst. Cashier
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
U. S. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY. CtfY DEPOSITORY, CITIZENS
DEPOSITORY.
Capital .. ....$100.000.00
Stockholders' Liability . I00.o60.00
Surplus and Profits ,.j. imi.000.00
Other Resources Make Total Q?iir ..
. ..$1.000,000.00
INotice !
All persons prosecuting any busi?
er... hi profession tot which a license'
is required, aril hereby notified that
ami' is '?bw due.
Tin- City Council lias passed an or?
dinance imposing a penalty on all per?
sons wliti do not pay bet?re .May 3Qtb.
Plcriuc call at llic- Commissioner's
office and renew your license at. otic?.
This notice applies to bog Tags al
May
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1!""'.. It W. CRUMP,
Commissioner of Revenue.