W$ Ti FREIGHT"
Iber. Advance in Pric? of Meat
Goes Into Effect
' Next Month.
LAW GIVEN IS REASON
ackers Say Requirements of Federal
Inspection Statute Makes Operation
of Their Planta More Expensive,
Hence the Increase in Selling Price
of Meats.
In spite of tho fact that there has
been an advancement In the price <u
meat In this city during the past
WOOlc, a prominent local dealer stale 1
yesterday that after the new meaL
Inspection law goes Into effect Oo
toher 1; there will ho another In
cronso In tho price of all munts. es-1
peclally oh t canned goods.
Tho recent Increase In tho prlco of
meat hero, especially on hum. pork
nnd bacon, resulted. If Is said, from
tho present strike of packers In lhr|
lialtimoro pncklng houses which fur?
nish most of the hams, pork and ha
con used In the local markot.
Changes In Plant.
In order to meet the provisions of |
tho new meat-inspection law thcpnck
ers must make many ohnnge.i In then
plants and In I he procnsa of killing
dressing ami preparing meat for mar |
hot. which will entail considerable ex
pense. It Is asserted that In ordoi
to cover this expense the packor:;
will raise their prices. The most do
elded change In the methods of pre
pat lug meat for market will he In the
procure 'of canning and hence the
greatest. Increase of prices on
canned goods.
Tho first cause for the Increaso In
prices if in said, will he the ollntimi
tion from tho market of undergrade^
or meat not strictly first-class, which
it In said, dealers have been selling
at somewhat reduced prices. Ah nil
inontH or meat-food products, after!
October 1, must he of tho best
quality It is argued that, tin
prices nio hound to show an an.a
over former quotations.
Still More Reasons.
Another reason for the Increase I
will be that of tho Increased cost to|
the dealer for preparing his food pro
ducts for the market. The law onlla
for the provision by proprietors ol |
establishments of office room in
eluding light and heat, rent free, to
tho inspector and other employes 01
tho government on duty at each es
tnbllshment.
In ordor to meet the provisions of
tho law the packers will also have
to establish laundries at their plants.
an tho law* provides that tho outoi
clothing worn by Ihc men who han?
dle tho prepared meal, bo washed
ouch day.
Still other clauses provide for tlv
drilly cleansing of all trucks trays and
other receptacles, and for the stor'.l
IrntlOn of all knives nnd ot,hftr tools
utensils land machinery used in hand
? ling, chopping mixing, or other pro?
cesses nil of which will have the of
foot of advancing the cost of meat
products.
Meat thnt hns been Inspected an
passed will be marked "U. S. In
I
in the Market
For
WRAPPING,
BUILDING,
ROOFING,
8HEATH.NQ,
TISSUE,
TOILET,
WAXED
PAPERS,
?or?
PAPER BAGS,
BUTTER TFfAYS,
CORDAGE,
Etc., Etc.,
Write us. ?
Patronize Southern industry
and Enterprise.
For more particulars, write
"Everything in Paper."
RICHMOND, VA.
. (2)
spooled mill passed." All meat con?
demned by ibe Inspector will be
marked. "U. S. Inspected and con?
demned."
Funeral at St. Vincent's.
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Me
iOvllly, who illed al it o'clock Sunday
morning nl her residence. 840 Twenty
third street, will he held the St. Vin?
cent's Catholic church at .1 o'clock
this afternoon. The services will be
.ondueled by ttev. Father Frlola sin.l
Interment will be made at Croon lawn
Mrs. iMclOVIIIy is survived by a bus
hand and five children.
HEUSER SMlAiin IS
LIBELLED FOR DAMAGES
Owners of Barge Hampton Want $t0,
0C0 On Account of Collision
In Delaware Bay.
The sleatner Santa Maria, recently
?onveiled Into an oil carrier at the
Ideal shipyard; hn'a been libeled by
ibe owners of the barge Hampton, al
Wilmington, Dob, for $10.0(10. The
libel grows out of a recent colllslo
liotwcon the steamer and the barge
it Delaware bay. Tin.1 Hamiiloii was
considerably damaged and it is said,
had to be run ashore In order to pre?
vent lior from sinking.
The accident occurred some time
ago while the Santa Maria was hound
up the Delaware from Baltimore lo
Wilmington, whore she is now load?
ing a cargo of nitro glycerine and dy?
namite, which she will tnke lo San
Francisco.
Tin; Union Oil Company, of San
Francisco, owners of the slonincr
i have given bond for her release. Tho
case will be tried In Ibe Federal
Court, at Wilmington, in the near
future.
The Hampton Is now undergoing
repairs at Shooter's Island.
The Santa Maria loft this port sev?
eral weeks ago and went to Haiti
more, where she loaded a part earge
of Iron pipe. She will leave w
mluglnn for San Francisco In a few
days. She Is lo bo employed in Hi;
oil trade on the Pacific coast. It is
understood Hint I Ik* steamer sustain?
ed no damage In the collision,
1 THEATRICAL \
o o
"Sergeant Kitty," one of lite most
I sprightly and delightful of modern
light operas, paid its third visit to
this city last night, pleasing n largo
audlenco at the Academy. Miss Helen
Byron, wfnaonio and graceful as cv- |
or is si 111 singing the title part and
she is supported by a company call?
able enough, though not so .strong a;
those of previous seasons.
Miss Byron seemed to be suffering
from a severe cold last night; but
managed to gel through with her part
of the score very nicely. She has
Improved In hor acting since her last
visit.
Carrlck Major, the General Dtibnls
lias the bos! bass voice beard In the
part. Charles Fulton, the Luden, has
a sweet tenor. James McElhern, the
Cnplaln; .Tack J. Clark, the Lieuten?
ant Hnnri; Miss Virginia Alnsworth.
the Louise and others In the cast
give satisfaction. Last, but not least
Tom Hadaway, the Celestln. Is still
creating all soils of laughs with his
peculiar variety of comedy.
The male chortiB this year is unus?
ually strong and the girls can sing,
eyen If most of thorn are not particu?
larly good to look at.
As far as costumes, scenery, etc..
this season's production I3 complete.
The opera itself is so well known
here that a review is unnecessary.
The innofui score is by A. Baldwin
Sloan and It. 4L Burnsldo is responsi?
ble for tho c lever book and lyrics.
SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT.
Chamber of Commerce to Decide Up?
on Banquet Question.
There will he n special meeting of
(lie Chamber of Commerce tonight
I for tile purpose of receiving the ro
I port of the entertainment committee
upon th banquet which It Is proposed
I to give on,the night of October ,r> In
honor of lite visitors who will he her?
to attend the Virginia League of Mu?
nicipalities.
Other matters of interest will be
t acted upon nt thi3 meeting and a
lnrge attendance la expected.
Rescue of a Merchant.
I A prominent merchant of Shongo. N.
Y., J. A. Johnson, says: "Sovernl years
j ago I contracted a cough which grow
I worso and worso until I was hardly
able to move around. I coughed con?
stantly and nothing relieved my terri?
ble suffering until I tried Dr. King's
New Discovery. Before I had taken
half a bottle my cough was much bet?
ter, nrid in a short time I was entirely
cured. I surely bellovo it saved my
life. It will always bo my family
remedy for colds." Fully guaranteed;
r,0c and $100, nt W. Blair Langhorne's.
druggist. Trial bottle freo.
Physician Arrives Just In lime to
Save Miss Ruth Sher?
man's Life.
CAUSE FOR RASH ACT KEPT SECRET
Statement Made to Mrs. Sherman and
the Doctors as Well as Contents of
Letters Kept Secret?Danger is Not
Past, But Recovery in Ex?
pected.
Mints Ruth Sherman, who liven with
heir widowed mother nl inn corner
or RonuoKo avenue and Twenty-sev?
enth street, n Horn plod to commit
sulchto by drinking aboill an ounce of
laudanum in her room about l:8fl
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
After drinking I ho ludnuum Iho
young lady threw horsolf upon this
lied where she was found about an
hour Intor. She was then In n stupor,
hut still conscious and able to tell
those in the house what she bad
dene.
Upon learning that her daughter
had taken the poison, Mrs. Sherman
hastily summoned Doctors Protlow
and Knight, The physicians used the
Stomach pump and then applied re?
storatives. Late in the afternoon Miss
Sherman was able to walk annum
the house and while she is not entire?
ly past danger from tho effects of
the poison as H was in her system
abottl an hour, it is believed (bat she
will fully recover.
Although the girl gave the reasons
lor her rash act In the presence of
the physicians nnd her mother, neith?
er of (he doctors nor Airs. Sherman
will have anything to say on the
subject. The contents of letters writ?
ten by Miss Sherman to her mother
ami a rrlOhd just, before she drank
tho poison are also kept secret.
'.Miss Sherman Is about 17 yeara
old and has resided in this city with
her mother for several years. She
has been employed at tho Putney
I Shoe factory for some time.
0L0 DOMINION LINER HAMILTON
HERE FOR EXTENSIVE REPAIRS
Since Vessel Was Lengthened She
Has Been Slow and New Pro?
peller Will be Tried.
The Old Dominion liner Hamilton
which arrived in port trom New York
nnd Norfolk Saturday evening, is now
undergoing extensive repairs at the
Shipyard, The vessel proceeded to
the yard Sunday morning and was
floated into dry dock No. 2 a short
while later.
A new propeller Is now being put
on the vessel in place of the old nh<
It Is understood that since she ban
lengthened she has been mak?
ing slow lime nnd it larger
whool Is being put on her in or
to increase her speed. Besides that
work new doors are being placed on
her furnaces and her engines are
undergoing a general overhauling.
.Before the vessel leaves the basin
her hull will be cleaned and painted.
It Is expected that she will remain
at the shipyard for several days.
SUPERINTENDENT LEAVES.
Miss Siding Goes to Dr. Kelly's San?
itarium in Baltimore.
Miss Annie Sieling, who has been
superintendent of the Newport News
General Hospital for several months,
tendered her resignation yesterday
morning and left tho institution at
once. Miss Sieling states that she
will he detained hero for a short tinu
on business hut will soon go to Bal?
timore to enter Dr. Kelly's sanitar?
ium.
No successor to IM'33 Sieling has
been secured as yet.
Although the subject Is not being
discussed at the hospital at this time
it Is understood that the superintend?
ent left upon the demand of the
nurses
PRINCE THREATENED.
It is Believed That an Attempt Was
Made to Kill Him.
(Hy Ajmnclated l"en?.)
LONDON. ENGLAND, Sept. IS.?Ac?
cording to a dispatch from Budapest
to tho Dally "Mall, an attempt was
made September 1? on the life of
Duke Krauels Ferdinand, the heir pre
Isumntlve to the throne of Austria
I Hungary.
As the prlnco was travelling
I through Salgo-Tarjan to Vienna on a
special railway train, enromotis stones
were hurled through the windows of
his .carriage. The. prince was unin?
jured and the assailants escaped.
NO SALOONS NORTH
OF FORTIETH STREET1
Judge Harham Declines to Grant ]
Liquor license In E. J
Magllly.
CITIZENS VERY HUGH INTERESTED
Contest of Parties Defendant Was
IMadc Upon Ground That Place Was
Not a Proper One?Lengthy Peti?
tion Supported Testimony of Wit?
nesses.
Judge Harham, in the Corporation
Court, yesterday refused to grant E.
J. Magllley license to conduct a sa?
loon at -1211 Huntington avenue,
thereby settling a question in which
a majority of the people living nortii|
of Fortloth street were very much
interested. By declining to grant this
license, the judge practically reiter?
ates Ida decision of several yours ago
that Huntington avenue north of For?
tieth street 1.5 not a proper place for
n snlnoit,
No objection was made to Mr. Ma?
gllley as a man to conduct a saloon
Hit: tight being conducted solely up?
on tin- ground that the place was
unsuitable and the residents did not
wjint a saloon in the neighborhood.
judge Harham took up this case
Saturday afternoon and heard man;'
witnesses. Ol her testimony and the
argument of counsel was heard yes?
terday morning. Mr. J. J, Watson
and i.Hier citizens had themselves I
made parties defendant In the case
and were represented by Colonel ]
iMnryus Jones. To support the tes?
timony of their witnesses the partlos I
defendant had a petition signed by
,683 residents of North End.
Mr. T. J. Christian was counsel for
Hie applicant.
Defaulter to Face Trial,
(ny Associated l'reau.)
PITTSBURG. Sept. 17.?Thomas W.
Alexander, who was arrested in Pitts
burg last night a.-, a fugitive from
Justice from Augusta, Gn. where it
is alleged he is charged with default?
ing to the amount of $200.000; stated I
lodny that lie would return voluntar?
ily to Augusta willi the officer now
on Iiis way here.
ISHOES
1 FROM
I MAKER
to WEARER
In order to Introduce our
Sshoes to the people of
Newport news and vicin
y ity, for the next sixty
tdays we are offering our
regular $3.50 and $5.00
lines at $2.50 and $3.00
tper pair.
CALL EARLY BEFORE
THE SIZES ARE
ft BROKEN.
$ Putney Shoe
* Manufacturing
4 Company
Store, No. 3202 Washington Mji
Kvenue. |3rT
WE STAND FOR CLEAN LINEN.
MAY WE
CALL FOR
Your Laundry
OR
FAMILY
WA8HT
HOTEL
WARWICK
LAUNDRY
Phone 10. Cor. West /?ve. 4 24th St. I
Every woman knows that a
polished table collects so much
dust in a day that she can write
her name on it.
The same thing happens to a
soda cracker exposed to the air
?sufficient reason for buying
U need a Biscuit the only
soda cracker. Perfectly pro?
tected in a dust tight, moisture
proof package.
5?
national biscuit company
Mi'i"""iiiint?Miir
irade
That will match the rest
of Chamber Sot in ap?
pearance, and at the same
time have all the sanitary
qualities of the metal bed.
(See sample in our east
window.) A large variety
of other Heds Iron and
Brass?to select from.
"rices
$3.00
calls for many changes, and wc are ready for the
changes and additions you may wish to make in FIJ R
N IT UK 10, HTiOOR COVERINGS and STOVES. A
large part of our !<\tll Stock has arrived. It ib our con?
stant aim to improve in our line, to sell better goods, to
give better values for the money, and wc have exer?
cised the greatest care in buying.
The Prices in Every Department of Our House-Fur?
nishing Store are Guaranteed the Lowest.
Our Terms Are Liberal.
Iu support of that statement we have only to refer
to our many customers who have been dealing with us
on credit continuously for ten years (six years with .1
A. Riixtpn & Co. and four years with the present firm).
A list of them furnished upon request by any one in
terested.
?XT0N
KER
FURNISHERS FOR EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE.
? jnunimmnrmn
rTr.TTr..:T7irTmr7iTtaT.-r
OLD DOMINION LAND CO.,
HOTEL WARWICK BUILDING.
: W. A. POST, President. .1. A. willi5tt, Cashier.
i .1. It. SWINHRTON, Vice-Pros. ARTHUR LEB, Asst. Cashtor. ?
STHE FIRST NATIONAL BHNKI
\ U. S. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY, CITY DEPOSITORY, CITI- ;
ZENS' DEPOSITORY.
Capital.$ 100 000.00 i
? Stockholders" Liability . 100,000.00 :
Surplus and Profits . 100,000.00 :
Other Resources Make Total Over-..-....$1,000,000.00 I