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Smokeless Fnel Company Acquires
New Mines in West Va.
INCBtASE COAL OUTPUT HEBE
Company Purchases the Crockett and
Helena Mines, Which Produce High
Grade Pocahontas Coal ? Other
Transactions May Follow.
The Smokeless Fuel company, for
which Mr. Lewis Littlepage is the
Newport News agent, is greatly ex?
panding its producing capacity in the
Pocahontas reeions of West Virginia.
It has recently acquired the Crockett
and Helena mines, which produce a
very high grade of Pocahontas coal
und which will add materially to the
supply of the company. It is expected
that other deals of a similar nature
are soon to follow.
The principal offices of the Smoke?
less company are in Cincinnati, hid
the chief shipping points for the com?
pany are In this city ami Norfolk. The
company does a hig coal business
here, exporting thousands of tons of
coal daily. Its output has been about
3.000 tons daily, hut since it has
acquired the new coal mines the out?
put will he greatly increased. Most
of the "Pocahontas" brand of coal is
shipped from Norfolk, but the Smoke?
less brand is handled through this
port.
Recently (he Smokeless company
made a deal with the Tidewater rail
toad whereby it is to act as exclusive
agents lor the "Page Steam coal." lin
til the completion of the Deep Water
road to the Atlantic seahoard. Mo v.
of thai coal has been handled through
this port and it has added greatly to
the port's output.
Tuesday, May 15, 1906.
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Arrived. I
Steamer David Mainland IBr.l.
Clark. Boston?to C. H. Amal for
bunker coal.
Steamer Amstel (Dich.), Panjer,
Darien, Ga?to Chesapeake and Ohio
Coal Agency Company f< r hunker
coal.
Steamer Georgetown. Penniiigton,
Portalnd?<to Const lidated Coal Com?
pany for coal cargo.
Steamer Kershaw, Bud Baltimore
to Merchants' Und Miners' Transpor?
tation Company with passenges ami
nterchndlse.
Steamer Princess Anne, Tapley,
New York and Norfolk?to Old Do?
minion Steamesbip Company with
passengers ami merchandise.
Tug Eureka with barges Berkley,
Providence; Randolph, New Bedford;
Bristol. Fall River.
Tug Cuba with barges Sagua, Bos?
ton; Havana, Boston.
Tug .lohn Scully with barges
Knickerbocker. Proidence; Landseer,
Providence; New York, Providence*.
Tug M. K. Luceuhac with barges
R.' B. Thomas, New York; Anne H.
Smith, New York.
Cleared.
Steamer Rnppahauonock, (Br.),
Buckingham, Liverpool.
' Sailed.
Steamers: Amstel (Dteh.), Pan?
ier, London: David Mainland (Br.).
Clark, Wilmington; Bay View, Cuni
mings. New Bedford: Moehienn, Rich,
Nor of Ik and Philadelphia; Hamilton.
Boaz, Norfolk ami New York; Ker?
shaw, Bond, Norfolk and Boston.
MARINE NOTES
The Dutch steamer Sloterdyk, of'
the Holland-American Line, arrived
at Amsterdam and Rotterdam line, j
The vessel sailed from this port
about two weeks ago. After dis?
charging her cargo she will return
here.
The British steamer Rappahannock
cleared yesterday for Liverpool with
a full cargo of miscellaneous exports
loaded at this port. She l.i expected
to sail today.
Four coastwise tugs arrived at this
port yesterday bringing in ten barg?
es. This is one of the largest dally
arrivals cf coal barges in recent
years. The vessels will all load coal
cargoes here.
Calendar for This Day.
Sun rises ._ 4:5ft a. m.
Suit sets . 7:07 p. in.
High water ..3:6ft a. m., 4:31 p. m.
Low water ..10:10 a. m., 10:55 p. m.
Miss Ora Hamilton, of Richmond,
is the giKst of her parents, Mr. nnd
Mrs. R. M. Hamilton on Thirtyfourt"
street.
Brothere Meet After After Years
and said the home-made C?ndy at
Kjrkmnn's was fine. 2617 Washing?
ton Avenue.
Kohlhaas' pld stand. my 16-Gt
STILL CUTTING CABLES.
elephone Wires Cut by Malicious Per.
sons Monday Night.
Sometime during Monday night the
Southern Bell elephone Company's
cables at Thirty-third street and
Huntington avenue and Twenty
eighth street and Roanoke avenue
were cut. There is lib che; to the
Identity of the vandals, but it is sup?
posed that the work was done by
sympathizers of the striking lineman.
The company has had a great deal
of trouble since the strike began, al?
though Manager Henley is now work?
ing ten lineman in the place of tin;
four strikers.
MR. DUNCAN ACCEPTS CALL.
Young Kentuckin Will Take Charge
of Local Y. M. C. A. Work.
'Mr, U. S. Duncan, or Louisville.
Ky.i has accepted the call recently
extended him by the board of direc?
tors of the local Young Men's Chris?
tian Association and will nrlve here
shortly to assume charge of the nsso"
elation a-; general secretary.
Mr. lhiucau is temporarily in
charge of the railroad association in
Richmond. He was for siuie time
financial secretary of the Kentucky
Slate Y. M. C. A. committee ami is
said to be excellently fitted for asso?
ciation work.
guy 8ry? passes away
after lingering illness
Promising Young Man Had Lived
Here Since Boyhood and is
Mourned by Many Friends.
After a lingering illness from con"
sumption Mr. P. (Itiy Bryan died es
day morning at 7:30 o'clock at bis
home, 1018 Twenty-seventh street.
Just 21 years of age. "Guy.'' as he
was known among bis many friends
was one of the mcst premising young
men of the city. H-? was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. M. Bryan anil had
lived here since boyhood.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow morning at lit o'clock by
Rev. Father Frloli. The body will be
interred at Oreeninwn cemetery.
Young Bryan contracted consump?
tion a year ago last February. He
went to Ashville, N'. C. seeking re?
lief, but was not beliefllteil by the
change and when lie returned sever?
al mentlis afterward it was apparent
that the disease was rapidly taking
him toward the end. During the lat?
ter part of last November he became
Inn weak to leave his bed and be did
not get out again.
The young man was a poet of no
mean abilit y, an amateur act or nml
a clever baseball ami football player.
Ho was educated at Old Point College
and after leaving there was employed
at the Ideal office or the United State5
Shipping Company until he was fore
I'd to leave the city on account of his
health.
THEATRICAL.
"His Little Lordship" will be the
May Hlllmnn's Stock Company's bill
for the matinee at the Academy of
Music this afternoon. The com?
pany's matinees have drawn big aud?
iences and the management has
made an effort to select especially
appropriate plays for the perform
nnces given particularly for wbmei)
and children.
Tonight the company will present
"Nick Carter, Detective" a melo?
drama which is said to raise the halr
and enthuse the most blase gallery
god. ,
The specially of Craiiie, l..oiig anil
the " Toy Cumedlun" is hie feature of
performances this week. The other
vaudeville nets have pleased too.
The company played to a good
bouse last night.
MR. CLAGETT VERY ILL.
Young Attorney Suddenly Stricken
With Appendicitis.
Mr. .1. Lee D. Clagott, a well known
attorney of the city, was stricken
with appendicitis yesterday afternoon
and is now very ill at the general
hospltul. An operation was perform"
ed lute last night by Doctors Coras
ami Boxtbn ami the patient is report?
ed to lie resting easily now.
.Injuries Were Serious.
'Mrs. Philip Saflsky, who was
struck by a Hampton Roads Traction
Company car several days ago, was
taken to the general hospital last
night. It was thought at first that
tho woman was not seriously Injured,
but her condition Is now said to be
dangerous. Philip Slitlsky deserted
his wife and three children some
time ago and the unfortunate woman
I is now being cared for by a number
of Hebraw citizens.
"CIVIC IMPROVEMENT"
Interestingly Discussed at High
School Last Night.
DR. ALEX. GOFFEY THE SPEAKER
Largely Attended Meeting Under
Auspices of Newport News Educa.
tional Association?Mayor Explains
Plans for Carrying Out Movement.
A largely ntcndcd meeting in the
interest of elvi? improvements In
this city, was held in the assembly
hull of the High school building at
.s o'clock last night under an iplees
of the Newport News educational As
s?claticii, Mi-?. A. C. Peachy, presi?
dent of that urgenixhtIon. presided
and addresses were mad.- by a nuin
her of these pre teilt.
The principal speaker <>f the even?
ing was Dr. Alexander Coffey. of
William and Mary College. He took
"Civic Improvement" as the theme
for his address and his remarks were
highly pleasing, interesting and In?
structive. The speaker dwell at
length upon the benefit practical civ?
ic improvement will he to this city
during the Jamestown exposition and
urged the necessity of beautifying
Newport News before that event.
Following Dr. Coffey, .Mayor Sam?
uel It. fluxion, who inaugurated the
civic improvement Idea in Newport
News, made a short address, outlin?
ing the proposed plan of work. He
said that in order to gel the civic lib'
provement started it had been derid?
ed to have the local educational as?
sociation take up the work and ap?
point eotntuitte-os for each ward In {
.be city, these committees to appoint
seh-committees. It shall he the du-J
ty of the block committees to see
each resident in every block and !
urge them to use every effort to.
beautify their homes by cleaning up
their yards, planting trees in front '
of their houses, flowers and shrub I
bery in their yards and to paint thein
bouses where necessary.
Further Mayor Buxton said that he
would see to It that ordinances are
passed by the city councils lo have a
uniformity in planting shade trees.
The following ward committees to
carry out the civic improvement plan
throughout the city, were appointed
by Mrs. Peachy:
First ward?Messrs II J. Mackby,
William Carner, E. W. Robinson and
John Morton.
?Second ward?'Messrs. (',. Albert
Lenz. W. 1). Strailman and F. C.
Blvina,
Third ward?Messrs. A E. Butch?
er, R. C. Pel/old and V. L. Chapman.
Fourth ward?Messrs. S. J. Mar
wood, L. B. Manvllle and E. W. Mil
stead.
After Mayor Buxton had conclud?
ed his address, Mrs. A. C. Peachy
mede a short address on the need of
play grounds for the public Schoo!
children: She declared that the pu?
pils had no fit place in which to
play and that now they are to be al?
lowed to run into the school yards,
which should be preserved as beauty
spots.
Mrs. Peachy will be glad to hear
from any person In the city who are
willing to serve on the ward commit*
lees or who are willing to assist in
the civic Improvement work.
Dr. Anna- Moon Randolph and Mr
W. R. Lynch, also spoke on Ihe sub?
ject.
Just* before the meeting adjourned
Mr. W. E. Rnrrbtt moved that a vole
of thanks be extended lo Dr. Coffey
for his address. The motion wa t
carried unanimously.
Messrs. John Morton and Richard
Walker spoke on the civic improve
tiient idea giving suggestions as to
how Ihe work should be done.
A chorus of High school girls gave
two song selections during ihe even?
ing and Miss Agnes Epes rendered
j an instrumental solo.
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