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ITALIAN COLLIER IN Six Thousand Tons Will be Load? ed Here for Coaling Station in Italy. SHIPS OF NAVY SHORT OF F?LL One Vessel Is Now Loading and Al? ready Over 25.000 Tons of the "Black Diamonds" Have Been Shipped From Newport News to Italy in Past Two Months. The bltr Italian naval collier Sto rope, Captain Coral, arrived at thin port about 5 o'clock yesterday af? ternoon from Spc/iu. to load a cargo or about 6,000 tons of coal for one of the naval coaling BtntloUa in Italy. The eoal will bo used ?19 fuel by tl> warships of the Italian navy. The Rtorope is the first itnllnii naval collier to visit Newport News and as she steamed Into pert and dropped anchor oil the real piers she attracted considerable attention. Tb; vessel is lnrger and handsomer than the colliers of the Amerloan navy. Owing to the scarcity of coal In Europe. Italy has beea Importing lurgo quantities of "l.'lnek diamonds" from tills port. The British steamer Silver Wings sailed Wednesday with a cargo of 4.344 tons of eoal for Naples and the Marchioness of Bute is load? ing 0,300 tons for Italy at this time. In addition to this 20,880 tons hi coal has been sent to Italy from Newport News during the past two .nou'hs and other vessels are chartered to ljad here next month. SHIPPING REPORT Thursday, August 22, 1907. Arrived. Steamer Storope (Hal.). Coral, Spe? cht?to Horwind White Coal Company in ballast. Steamer Mister (Hr.). Russell, Bal? timore? to New River Consolidated Coal Company In ballast. Steamer Suwanco (Hr.), Wright, Sabine Pass?to Chesapeake * Ohio Coal & Coke Compnay for bunker coal. Steamer Waverly (Dr.), Wheatloy, Kernandlna? to linker Whltoly Coal Company for hunker coal. Steamer Rrivenscralg, Johnson, Pro? vidence?to Warren & Monks Coal Company In ballast. Barge Clenfuegos from Boston?to New River Consolidated Coal Com? pany in ballast. Barge Dunlo from noston?to oBr Wind-White Coal Company lu ballast. ? Cleared. Steamer Suwanco (Br.). Wright. Hull?Chesapeake ft Ohio Coal & Coke Company. Steamer Wavorly (Br.), Whootloy, 'Anrhu.s?Bakor-Whltloy Cool Company. Barge Washington for Providence? Smokeless Fuel Company. Barge Ohio for Providence?Smoke? less Fuel Company. Sailed. Schooner {Catherine D. Perry, Car field, Portland. Calendar for Today. Hun rises .5:28 a. m. Sun sets .P.: IS p. m Hlght water_0:32 a. m.. 0:51 p. hi. 1a3\v water.3:29 a. m., 3: -11 p. in. OFFICERS RE-ELECTED. Annual Meeting of Directors of New? port News Gas Company. The directors of the Newport News Gas Company held their annual meet? ing yesterday, disposing of Regular hm>tness and electing officers. ? The old officers were elected as fol? lows: President, W. J. Payne; vlco-prcsl ?.?.?..- mnmatma> mwgswm I?I' V CLOTH KS RIGHT Mothers Pay Heed! Positively Last Week of Our Great Discount ?Sale & on Childrens' and Boy's Clothing $2.50 suit now $2.00 $3.00 suit now $2.40 $3.i?0 unit now $2.80 $4.00 suit now $3.40 $5.00 suit now $4.00 $6.00 suit now $4.80 MifSlif, Wash. Ave. and 26th St. BMtistetMSsuasn dents, j. M, Curtis, 0. A. Bchmetx, B. M. Ilruxlun, Samuel Register. John Blair MncAteo and P. C. Kolllckoffor; treasurer ami secretary, w. .1 Nnw; general manager, w. W. s. nutlet1; auditor, Franz \rori Schilling. Henklc-Llndem.m. Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles (lenkte, who| were married seVoral days ngo In Portsmouth, ore now at home to their friends at 322 Forty firth street Mrs. Henkle was Miss Pelina I.Itldchinil, i?r Baltimore. Mr. Henkle lias lived hero for many years anil I? employed nt| the shipyard. Charge Dismissed. The charge of conducting a ill* dcrly saloon ngalnsl I. Coplan was] dismissed by Acting Justice Chris tlan, in (he polk.nun yesterday A frei? for nil right hol ween negroes! occurred In Coplnn's place several: nights ago, hut (ho evidence showed! that 'in- barkeeper was nut rcsponsl hi,, for the (rouble. MISSISSIPPI CITIZENS THREATEN OPERATORS] Wcr.tern Union Superintendent Ap penlc to Governor Vardaman and is Told to Go to Courts. (My Associated Press.) JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 22.?Super I n ton deal Terlniuc. of the Western Union Telegraph Company today tip liehled lo Governor Vurdnuinn to furnish protection tor I ho offlcen or the Western Union at Molly Springs, Grenada and Greenwood, stating that opera".>is have been forced to i|illt nt the two offices first named an eltl sens ar<> offering threats ami Iridlgni ties to the manager nl that place. The GoVorh?r replied that Superin? tendent Tor Mil no should tippoal to Hie ('units and If they are unable to en? force I ltd law he will adopt special measures for protection. Going to Argentina For Murderer, tllv Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, P. (V. Au?. 22.? The Slate Department today Issued a warrant to Detective o. c. Baldwin, at Itoaiioke, to proceed to the Argotitlrio Republic and liiere take into custody Mns?-si Ferris, a Syrian, wanted in lloanoko on a charge of murdering another Syrian named Aa., aid. sov oral months ago. Cincinnati Hao $1.000,000 Fire (By Associated Press.) CINCINNATI. OHIO, Aug. T>? Fire which threatened ill,.' entire hlock hounded by Hunt. Broadway streets 'and East Court streets last night, caused damage estimated at a million 'dollars. Tl<a flro started at tin- plant Inf the Paule White Lend Company, 102 Broadway. i The firemen succeeded in saving [several oflior buildings in the block. ODDS AND ENDS IN ELECTRICITY. I A new process for hardening stool has h< en discovered. The temper Is increase,) by electricity and the new I process Is said to be tmperlor to nny other. A special dispatch from London stntcs thai wearied society women are I now usiiiK electric treatment for Cholrf nerves so ns to withstand the mani? fold duties of the social season. Spe cinlists use mi electric battery on thnl overworked nerves and the treatment! has become a fad. In Leipzig, Germany, f< ur of Ihe bin fire fighting engines are driven by I electricity. The angln?, ladder trucks and tenders are supplied with electric? ity from utornge batteries with two motors of 7 to M It. p. The machines can cover a distance of 21 mlKos with? out rocharglng. It has bet n recommended thai new cnurKes for the study of electricity bo established at the Naval Acndbmy at Annapolis. It has been found that electrical cur? rents will soften concrete. This is of Importance in (he wrecking of old foundations. Electricity Is enjoying a wonder? ful growth In Spain. Few localities I .exist whe'ih Ihe electric llgM Is nol| . used nnd motor drive system. The construction of electrical apparatus in| the Empire lias not. kopt pace wHh {tip iiemand and dynamo.-- and motor are| Imported from America ami Qermnny. Should Say Not. Railroad Clerk?Going to the James? town exposition? Newspaper Man?Should say not 1 I The rale bill lias destroyed my taste| for travel. Wonders of the Microscope. The best nilrcroscope magnify about i 10.000 diameters, and make fine flour| looi< like n heap of rough stonoB. Rules In Many Languages. Mining rules in Pennsylvania have to he printed in thirty-two languages to reacW all natlonaltlcs employed In that state. Dried Malt Dregs Imported. Pried malt dregs are loroly Im? ported from Am.-rica and are popu? lar as feed stuff for stock in Oer many. Several American brands liavej attained a firm footing In tlio Gorman| markets. Through Service to Washington With? out Change?Norfolk, Old Point and Washington Special. Vest Untied Coaches, Pullman Parlor Cars?Commencing August Fifth, via C. & O. LeaVo Norfolk 9:00 a. in.. Pine Beach Pier 9:00 a. in.. Old Point 9:3.0 a. m.. Newport News 10:00 a. ni. Arrive Washington via Richmond and R. F. & P., 3:10 p. m. Daily Except Sunday. Connects at WashiiiRtn with Con? gressional Limited for Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Especially arranged for Exposition Servico. Purchaao tickets via C. & 0. 8 1 13t Music Lovers Given Unusual Treat at I M. C. ft. GENEROUS APPLAUSEWELL MERITED! Misses Wentworth, Walbridge and Cottrcll and the Hampton Roads Glee Club, Over Twenty Strong, Gendered the Attractive Program. One id tin' liest amateur concerts nv< r given in this city, was that nt (he \ innig Men's Chi ist Ian AbsocUv' tion hall last night far the benefit of Hie assoc atlou fund. A small. Inn Ihorougiily appreciative audience on-| Joyed every number1 mi I he loni; and attractively arranged program. Mfjss l.ola M. Wentworth. a dainty soprano of Washington, D. C, reuder od no less than twelve vocal solos.I every one of Which evoked an outburst I of gCIIUluj applause from the andi? ene.'. Miss Wentworth has a strong Rwee| vole,, and showed li marked' Versatility, rendering several Italian! grand opera selections as well as a half dozen light Buhilinautal ballads.! A halt dozen enjoyable rending so-, lectbus were given by Mis- Zoe AI b< rla Walbrldgo, of Chicago, Miss Walbridge Is an elocutionist of Unusual ability and she was compelled to respond to several encores. Miss Prances Kthol Cot troll, of this) city, who was the accompanist for M ss Went win lb. rendered three piano solos, two from rtCOthovon and the third from Itachmauinoff. The num? bers merited the hearty .applause of t'.t,. audh uce. Among the most enjoyable numbers on the program were two selections by ib.- llhhiptoh I load i ft loo Club.l led by the director. Mr William I lam I lltoil. There were iimre I hail twenty voices in the chorus and the singing brought forth round after round of applause from the listener's. The club was called upon to respond lo an encore after each of thti solcci; Hons. I The muslcale was arranged by and. piveii under the dlrcct'on of Mis Cottrcll. A De?irjn Thot Fnilod. "One design which the manufactur? ers put out for 11.1," said the Jeweler, "had a abort lived popularity, or, rath? er. It bad no popularity at all. That was the decoration of pins, lockets, sll-! vor tollet articles, belt buckles, etc., with women's beads In various styles. Many of them were extremely beaut! fill and artistic, but they would not sell. Women would not buy them for | themselves liecause no woman cares to j wear a representation of another worn-1 an, nor would they buy them us pres? ents for men for obvious reasons. Nei? ther could n man very well present a woman With nn article bearing tho bead of another woman, so those de? signs bad to be retired or made over."? Not York Press. Eternal Fitness of Things. The mistress of the house Is a ctilti-' voted Bostoninn of much musical taste, and the whistling of the foot-! mau, who believed himself nl-me in tho bouse, fretted her arllstle soul. "Joseph." she called ut last from the] bead of the back stairs, "please don't, whistle those vulgar ragtime things'." "Yes, mem," returned Joseph meek-; ly. "1 knew, mom," he continued, with unexpected spirit, "but you can't ex-1 peel a rhapsody of Liszt with cleaning the knives. That will come later When; I'm polishing the silver." ? Youth's Companion. Nervo Phobias. There Is a class of well defined "phobias," ns they are called, with which nerve sufferers are plagued? "niohophbbln," or fear of being alone; "claustrophobia,'' or fear of closed In spaces; "gornphobia," or fear of crowds or of broad open spaces; "In somnlapbohla," or fear of not going to sleep, and mnny others. The one great remedy for these mental miseries Is outo-suggestion.?Good Housekeeping. Getting Into a Scrape. The word "scrape," meaning n dlfll CUlty, derived Its origin In u curious Way. When deer roamed the forests they used to scrape lip the earth with their fore feet and thus leave a bole sometimes a foot or two deep. When] wayfarers passed through the woods] they were In danger of falling Into] these hollows and wrenching nn ankle j or twisting a (high, and thus they were, said to have got Into a scrape. The Cambridge students picked up the ex? pression and applied It to nny perplex? ing matters that brought a man mor? ally Into a flx.?Piftsburg Pent. "Splitting" ti bank note Consists of dividing the bill in two ao that one half consists of the face of the bill and the other half of the hack only. This sounds like nn Impossible feat, but secret service Officers say that It can be done, although tho method Is a government secret. How many persons know where the tamos of the original Santa Clans lie? At present they repose in a town In southern Italy, where they have rested for nearly nine eentnrlen. Before they were laid to root there the good St. Nicholas was buried for six centuries In Myrn. ? President Taylor of the Boston ' Americans lias secured Second Base? man McConneli of Providence, who Is giving much promise, as an In flolder. .'. . revities THE HALL OF FAME. William M. Lnffnn, proprietor of the New York Sun, Is n famous collector \i( china ami ceramics. At eighty-six years of age the Mar i|iils Behind, In London, uunouuces Ills Intention of swimming IIi? linst river from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Tho houorary degree of doctor or i laws whs recently conferred on l?r. j Nicholas Murray Butler, |iresldenl of C'oluuiblu uulvorslt'y, New Veik, by Cutnbrldgo university. Colonel t'hnrlcs M. JorvlH of flerlin, Conn,; settled a Htjunhhie over the Be? loc t Inn of a school site by presenting the town with a plot of land Just South of the one talked of, which hail been boosted to a prohibitory price, Governor Hokc Smith low selected a newspaper mini as his private sec re tary. Ills nnino Is JohIoIi Anderson Cnrtor, ami he has been mimuglng edl tor of the Atlanta Journal and has been connected with the BttViinnuh Press iiiul the Atlanta News. Islilor Wormser, the New York hauli? er, lately deceased, hail a habit of be? ing out of doors when other brokers were In their olllces or on the ex etiuhgc tleor. it Is said that on the steps of the exchange be always knew within one-eighth the standing of tho stock. Michael William Palfo. son of the fa iiioiis composer of '.Tho Dobendan Girl." Is living In poverty In l.oudon. lie Is now seventy years nhl ami al? most disabled, He spent twenty years In America, from lSi',,1 to 1st," ami from 1ST'.) to lSStl. Ills IncOlhc Is only n few shillings n week, contributed by sympathetic friends. Asa tl. Cuiitller of Atlanta has nub scribed $70.000 to the Wesley memorial enteniri.se. launched by the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mr. Cuniller Js one of the wealthiest uioii lu the south. Thirty-two years ago he trumped to Atlanta from his country home lu the state, his only asset being the clothes be wore. S. W. Atherton. the twenty times over millionaire of Chicago und the founder of Chicago's great Union Stockyard system, was born on a farm In New York state, where he labored until lie was a young man, when he went to Chicago. Although he holds uicmbershlp In n number of the ex? clusive clubs of Chicago, home life 1? more attractive, and he spends more time at home than does almost uny other Chicago man of like means, ENGLISH ETCHINGS. The picture post card craze Is dimin? ishing In England. If nil the laud in the United King? dom were divided among Its Inhabit? ants, n little over one and three-ipiar ter acres would be the share of each poraoit'. The Westminster (T.oiuloiii guardians have acceded to h request by an In? mate of the workhouse seventy-eight years old to be provided with falsa teeth mid u false palate. The cost will be f 1. Organs are to be supplied to British warships carrying chaplains. Four new cruisers are tn have them at onto It Is thought that the organ will give u more Impressive setting to the dally services on board ship than the accom? paniment of the ship's band. John Thomas Dean, who has died nt Peterborough, England, at the uge of eighty-live, was the last of the post? boys connected with that city. In his time he performed tunny notable rid? ing feats, on ote- occasion winning u wager for riding eighty miles in eight hours. GERMAN GLEANINGS. According to the latest figures, the population of the Herman empire now exceeds fJO,UO5,0O?. C.erninny exports more than n.000. 000,000 lead pencils every twelve months. They are shipped to foreign countries at the rate of over Iii.imk). OOo a day, counting six days to the week. Horseflesh is generally advertised In the German newspapers, and most cities In the empire have lit least one market which makes It a specialty, maintaining that it has u higher per? centage of nourishment than beef, veal, million or pork. Less than 10 per cent of the emi? grants who sailed from German ports last year were natives of the German empire. The vast majority came by railroad from Russia; Austria-Hungary and other countries south ami cast of Germany. NEW YORK CITY. New York city women have more pot dogs lu proportion to the population than any oihcr city In the world ex? cepting Paris. New York hospital records show that thPre Is an average of olio man killed or seriously Injured every week on each dock of the c||y. New York city has n smaller propor? tion of Inhabitants born within its bor? ders than any other city In the world. Brooklyn boroiljch has the most and Manhattan the least. Liberty street, In New York city, has hooii so known since the days of the Re-MiUtlon. Before that It was Crown street, which savorel entirely too much of royalty to suit the patriots, so tho name had lb go with kingly rule.?New York llcrnld, WE; CANNOT SAY TOO MICH FOR PE RU N? These Women Say, in Substance, That Be.turo They Took Po-ru-na They Were Miserable. They Were Weak and Wretched. Alter Taking Po-ru-na They Wen.' Restored to Health and Usefulness. This Is the Whole Story In a Nutshell, If Pe-ru-na Can Do Such Wonders For These Women It Can Do the Same For You. Stronfter Than lor Years. Mrs.CarOllnof3undhblmof,Glarkt,lia., writes: ?1 am fooling null? well now. I can work again and am stronger than i bavo boon for years, and 1 do bollovo that peruna saved my iif?-. "1 amyory thankful to you for your ndyicp. 1 will advise nil 1 can to lain your medicine." Pc-rii-nu Oavc Health. Mrs. A. K. siouifur, Os{>loma, K ansas, wi lies: "l'uruna hasgtveu nie health anil strength; it is tho best medi? cine thiii wan over made for women. My frlonds say tlioy never saw inch a change in a woman, l talk to every one about I'oruna. I oanuutaay too much foi It." A Remedy for Women. 11 Im ?afo to nay Hint w<' have thousands oi letters written to Dr. Hartman from women who repeal the Millie sentiment to lie found In Mm. Btouffor'H testi? monial i "My frloilds any they n?ver saw sitoh a change in n woman." Over und over again this Ronloncu is penned by grateful women who are inoru than willing that we should use their words to assist other sutTerinu women In tlmllng a euro. t'l runnlH n great nieillelnu fur women. II eloansoa the lualdo of tho body In much the aaino way that water oloauSQI Hie ollUlik- ol the liudy. Mrs. K. T. Oaddts. Marlon, Z> N . ('., wrl ten : \ "itetoro I commenced to t\ take I'oruna 1 could not do W any hunt work without Buf? fering great pain, 1 took Porunannd Manalln, mid dan say with pleasure they have done more, fur mo than any other medicine I have over taken. Now 1 am an well as ov?r, 1 do all my own work und 11 never hurls mo at all, I Hunk I'oruna Is a groat lllodl for womankind." from Grateful Women. "I was troubled with suppressed, and painful menstruation. I took a according to your directions, und now 1 am well."?Mrs. James Hlgb iney, Utapc, Mich. "We have U-enusing I'oruna for Rome time. To speak from a Htandpolnt of ox IMirtoneu 1 can candidly say that I'oruna la the remedy r,,r female wcakiics*. "1'ioin n personal test aud from tho testimony of many others I ahull not bvsltato to recommend it, especially to all Kuffcrlug women." ? Mra. M. P. .lom-s, Burning Hprlngs, Ky. " 1 suiTered from PE-RU-NA FOB PELVIO DISEASES. emarrh for many yearn, but SlUCO taking I'oruna 1 foul strong und well. An 1 used I'oruna and Manalln while 1 was passing through the change of life, I am pool llvoty convinced your beneficial roine dies have relieved ino of all my 111*."? Mrs. Mathilde IttChtor, Poulphan, Nob. "I Buffered with pelvic catarrh until I wrote to Dr. Hartman, arid aftur taking treatment au ho advised, 1 can say I am cured of this most trying a rillet Ion, for which 1 am truly thankful. I nevor felt better In my life than I do at present." ? Mm. Ittta Hunker, Dunduril, (liik, N. W. T., Cau, ABSOLUTELY PURE WHISKEY. Physicians ami others dc-alrlug tin oxcellunt article are respectfully re? quested to give this whiskey a trln! , on my guaruntoo. vllowod by ue*. B. R. COFER, Sole Agent. 24th fitraet, near Washington Avonnsi , Ladies. ^ I have Opened n large mill attrac? tive Hair Dressing Parlor at 21 fi Twenty-seventh street. Every branch of the business Is given Special at? tention. Shampooing, Hair Dressing, Marcel Waving, Chiropody, Manicuring. Children's Hair Cutling. t IRVINE HAIR DRESSING PARLORS Tn-thii-lvr. Bell 'Phone rif.fi. j LADIES! I J This add and 25 cents entitles { 5 you to either a shampoo, maul- j t cure, massage or fancy hair j f dre.-s at J j NICHOLAS' HAIR DRESS- i INO PARLOR j ( 203, 27th street, Sllshy Buldg. j Promptly Done From a Parcel to an Engine. FREIGHT, BAGGAGE., FURNITURE AND SAFES CAREFULLY ANI> PROMPTLY MOVED Virginia Transportation Co. Storage Warehouse 514=520 27th St. REASONABLE RATES Electric Light Power! Tho host nnrt cheapest, Seo ns nliotit connecting your building. Hate, 10c per 1.000 watts, subject to our usual terms and discounts. PURE ICE MADE OF DISTILLED WATER?COLD STORAGE. Citizens' Railway, Light & Power Company. Power house and prnnl, Twenty fifth street and Virginia avenue. Of? fice, Thirty-first and Washington ave? nues. 1 Both 'phones. No. 15. Night 'phone, No. 408. Citizens. MEN AND WOMEft. !!>? III? Ofnrunn.tni.l dUch.rnM.liilWitiimllon. Irrititionl er ulr.r.llonl of ruaoou. m*:nttr.D?4 P.lnl.M. ?ud oot ?itrlo g.nt ur poOonoi... Oold bjr VrasxLt*. or i.r.t to ?l?to ',r?i--,!. t.r .iit.ti, ?r.p.lil, t<? ii.OO. or IbotileltITt cuwtsf ms*** tum** Fome Folks Think that In order to bo com? fortable one must nncrlfico stylo. Thl6, like many other ancient theories, han been largely dis? pelled. We are constantly fitting people to their entire satisfac? tion, with chocs that arc the very essence of fashion, yet preserving the greatest amount of comfort. Try uo once. 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