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SOWN STONE STEPS
Menial Revenue CollPdor
Onrtes
Iii? HEU Ol PAVEKRT
OH'?1 o*1 Performed at St. Franc!?
S Hospital to Relieve Pressure <-n
Brain H eau I ting From Fracture of
I the Skutl ?Resting Easily Now.
- Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
John S. Charles was soriou-h iiijun d
yesterday afternoon by fallinj; down
the stops al tIn- T?rt\\\>i\,Ii -uvi
entrance to the Federal building. H?
la now at St Francis hospital, mil
terlttg fn-iu a fraciureil skull and
min*e injuries. At :, late hour las'
nl*>.t it was re|Miried at the lio.-pital
to/; he was ri-stln.it easily,
r ||r. Charles was leaving the build
lug. In which his office is located,
when he lust nis footing and. lallingi
down the stone steps, struck his bead
;d>|th great force against the grano?
lithic sidewalk. Several people rai;
to his assistance and Dr. S. \V Hob
jtoto was summoned.
Findin- that the injutiea were ol
a.serious nature. Hr. Hobson ha I Mr
Charles removed to the hospital. An
Operation was performe. I to relieve
pressure upon the brsln
thousand DOLLAR MrRK
passeo BY CAMPAIGNERS
teaanet Day of Work Aods Over
Five Hundred to Total?
Standing of Teams.
.By securing $550 during tin- day,
?I teams engaged in the "Ten Day
mpalgn" now under way to secure
93.5H0 for the Young Mens Christian
Association, succeeded In passing the
one thousand dollar mark, the total
amount secured up to last night be
mg 11.184.
winning group Tor the nay
the business men was the com
tlon led by \V. M. Porker, whk-h
ancceeded in getting $17.:. while the
beet work done among the young men
teams was that of Captair. Chester
Asbby and bis men. who ..ecured a
total of $4t> during the day.
Following is the standing of the
various teams:
Buiness Men.
Croup A. Leader W. M. Par?
ker.$:\u8
Group D. I .cade i- S. B. Bux
ton....r..$1?1
Group C. leader \V. T
Cnapln.$135.54
Group B. Leader L. C. Phil?
lips.$127
scccred first day.1800
Total.$M1.5?j
Young Men.
Team 2. Captain I? A Mr Mur?
ren .$<>.*>
Team .*>. Captain Chester ? Ash
by_.$.-,s
Team 1. Captain W. 1). Chap?
man.$45
Team 4. Captain ti .1 Uritting
ham.$32
Team 3. Capta.n C. A. Sin?
clair.$22..".i? i
Total..'.$222-".<
An Important meeting of all of Ihi
workers composing the diffeient teams
has been rPllod for tonight by the ill
rector of the work. Mr VY*. T. Perkins,
at the assortstioa building. Banner
will be served bv the l adies Anxll
tery at <:3:i and ail those who are
connnected with the campaign have
been nptini j to he present
LESSONS Ix'tHE
HAWAII N LANGUAGE
Althoiisb Hawaiian nasses generali*
impress the nninitiaied as v.-ry lor
?ldabie. the*- are really much easier
of pronunciation than ito-v se.-ni.
and are much more simple 'ban those
of meet European of Asiatic leagues.
Indeed the Hawaiian knanage is not
at all complex when compared with
some others and would not be diftV
cnlt for anyone to learn, provide I
there were any sond na-on wh\ one
should know it; but at the present
time there Is no pert if the Terr!
tory so rerun - :bat Fnciisti iliw-s not
eerrc the trsvder perfectly, aid with
hi another generattaw or t?o the old
native tongue will proi?ab:? !h seldom
beard. It w as not nse' in the atbanta
Of the -.-Units for sense vcar* prior
to annexation and it is ?nl\ sttided
nt prenen- as a pae'inir and t>* 'u
dents of Hawaiian antloult.
The Hawaiian alphabet consists ??!
only thirteen letters?the flvr tow.-Is.
a? e. I. o. snd u. and the consonants
b. k. 1 m. p t. and n The vowels
are always sounri<d and lake the
Latin roonds witho--t an. *uiaii<>n
a. as m *nh. ' e, as in 'ohex ; ? i. as la
%-machine; " o as in "old:" and p. ?<
(B "yon." ThU I.; prac trail i alt he .
hi to remember in seoaaonni lac Ha
wwjlsn aanx *. \o regular role car
be gl* en for accent but with few
esevptions pronoonriatinc. without spr
Ctal stress on snv one s\liable will ik
very eloeel* correr? in prnwounrtni
the name ?if the Tcrrttn: r and of th<
principal Island of the croup Haw at
fee rxaaXT/f the ?<>rd dlvldrt thus
Ha-ws-i-t. and prorwyinr- d M?? ?ahe.
or Rpw-vah-ec sntbodtV ? >->lne 41* id
?d b* the ma'ter of gl* Ire a *" -o mV
to -w.
Tbe comb net inn of tip- *nw-l? Ir
SUM) words Is at llrst pnastiag. an?
when spoken raptdli ?? la dtff.r -It fn>
the metah : i I sesMSW- to recog
atze that 'he* all mntnim'. e lh<
eevtnunctei low and arr none of thea
gdjret. The
taucr, round* vfi\ muco Uke "eow
w.v-?'." Anal;, sing the pronunciation,
however. ?reiuotnheriug the Human
sounds or the vowels, we understand
the "rowvu'i'" rrom Kh u a 1 In the
sum. manner the name of Honolulu'?
famous bathing leach. Walklkl. Ik
pronounced lliucll Ike 'wv keckee.
Which Ik understood Im separating Hi.
word ami pronouncing |i alowly, thus:
"Wsvl-kl-ki." Combinations of the
same vowels fteii'ieiilly proves puzrl
ii).; u> the viwitora. For Instance mice
like lellers are orten found together
lu the same woid as In tue name
Khuk. which Is pronounced "Kavr-a.'
The double o. as in Kngltsh. but thus
"Ko ii 'a-u.'
The name of I he ex-queen is pro?
nounced as It is >| el!ed ?I.I li u c Ka?
la ui ainf not a' all difficult when un.
dcratoo.l mid attempted alowly, The
surmane of "Prince Cupid." the Ter
? iittriai delegate to Congreaa Ik like
wise easy as "Ka-laTnl-a-na-o-le.
The st i auaer in Hawaii is almost
a.ways to be delected by his pronun?
ciation of the name of the capital cji\
of the Territory. Honolulu With few
exceptions the first syllable will be
made Hon - ." as the o in 'honest.'
where i! should lie long as In "hold,
and "Hon-olu-ln." becomes properly?
Ho-no-1't-lt)
Social - Personal
A number of the younger soclel)
folk were entertained at bridge whisi
last night by Mrs. Washington W.
Harwood at her home in Vorth End.
Miss Marguerite Wattn n has re?
turned to her home in Muchanan
arter a visit to friends In this city.
Miss Helen Richardson will leave j
today for her home In Wlltniiigt n.
Del., after a visit to the Misses t;ia-j
ham. on Twehtj sixth street.
i
Mrs. C W. Raker, of B tston, and,
Mrs. w. A. Crouse. of Philadelphia,
are the guests of Mrs. Lemuel Chris- .
Man. at her home-on Hamptou avenue.!
Miss Mildred Kagey. of Roanoke.
Is the guest <f her COUaina, ttlei
Misses Martin, in this city.
Miss Virginia Thomas left yester-J
<ia> for Washington after a visit to
her sister, Mrs. Richard W. Lacy, on
Thirtieth street.
Mis Kdiih Maude Garrett, who]
lias been visiting her sister. Mrs.
Robert W Hundley. 2sM Jefferson I
avenue, has returned to her home In!
Orange. v'irglna.
Mrs. Robert W. Hundley left Wed
needay for her home In Orange. vs.. I
where she will spend several weeks
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. James|
A. Oarrett. at "Cedar Ridge."
t Mr. anil Mrs. L, P Siearues and
their daughter. Miss Lewie, will re?
turn home from Jacksonville. Pia..
Sunday.
VMitovMe ?# Picfvrts
With the Teddy Rear Girl" as the
pr.nrlpai feature, the show at the
Hell theai. i last night was one of the
I s-et offered in some weeks. The j
"Toddy Bear tJirls" are lively dancers|
and thev sing some good songs
Monte Wolfe. who Imitates F.ddb
Foy. George Cohan and other notables.!
furnishes the second act and gets Ins I
share ot the applanse.
' Fair sized and very appreciative
audiences saw the performances las
nivht. although the weather was any
thing but favorable.
The picture program was excep
tloaalB gts.d. Inchsdtna scv?Tal new
Pathe and Selig films The bill will |
he the same for the rest of the week,
j with new pictures
The management has ad.led a ptett\ \
; new setting for the stage
At Wonderland.
Mr lohn Watklns at Wonderian.1 1
j last night presented a clever Hebrew
sketch. His jokes and parodies mak.
Ins aci one big la tjth from start to
finish He ?,|] lw seen todav an,! to
morrow at Wonderland, wrier.- the
va;ide\ille p rfoi manes are glv.n a
j":!". 4:3?. s <? and It \> tu
I The pictures today Include iae new
i.attire subject "rihanhaicd" a thrill
ing ston of the Psrtgc . oast Bewail
fnl views of California I'.isa !>-na.
Catalina Island and the dorks of old
s ;i Pedro sre used as ih. se'titig for
a ?ine picture min of adc-nt ir.
on land an ! s. s
Werk o? Humorous Massn.
In Uchte M ? r'ng i rathedrs he.es>
tia: ptlla: of Hie .hap.wise a:vt th*
eitisteied shafts and ?au't.-..s 'ih^
?Ii ik >,? ea I I. o:n o .;? ?? v ? ? U-e
rlateas ??' earlt Kaglisti ???> ? th>. >.f
?he 1'iiia.. ecmiaia* ib< ?..aiir .r??isu
; of a rat with a ir..?t-e In > mouth Ii
Is auasjiosed ?<? h*.. w.-a rvf?i?l ia
t ? h.im..r..iis spiilt to ene of fc. ma
1 sells, win* :? far a. tnc s o.e p. rui I
I'"d mad- Ii irnite rcalrstlr
Full Beards tcr Farmers.
j The |,rote< <lon of fa n ?- ami others
who a.e exposed 'o ih-- be*' a siea'
deal i, a serton? and dtfgcul' ssaiiei
? aner i? an th- hscrcase ant I a rarer I
! i?:nl-h ? la'^e piewoitioa of the ri? .?
Iman? mi ihent '.?etng d'tc U? iif direr'
rfferi, mi sunlight nw the lace and
hand* \ full bea^i lo Ibi farasci la
J SSO? de'traWe for his protection -
I Xorih \Bser1can J.-nnal of Mow?
!??'??
Good ?reeH.-.j
X ?eho'ai without good p ceding hi
' a liedSS' . tbepbllesepbr s.-nsr. I he
scldtcr a hnrtr and ei e t man dta>
Sgereahl* <;.? ir:U'!d
Function Was Difficult.
PRESIDENT MD FAMILY PRESENT
New Piendent m Light Hearted Mood,
But He Decline^ to Tr.p the Light
Fantastic?Crowd Dwindled Around
Midnight.
WASHINGTON. D C . Mar. I Alas,
nili..nl. ami u scone lit rar beauty
which quickened ever* human rmo
tiiui tie- inaugural hall whs ihr climax
of . da. "I ti..phs for W II Taft.
In the \;ist hall ot the Pension bund?
ing, resent! I,uk a dream of fairy
land, mingled fal| women, beautifully
-owned and from ever? clinic: tuen
wboae names arc known In every cor?
ner of the world: diplomats in court
raiment: statesmen in sombre attire:
officers of the arm; and navy In their
gorgeous uniforms. and ordinary
American citizens whose presence tes.
? Med to the democracy of the affair.
In the gallery w hich extended abuut '
the four sides of the ball-room.'thous-j
ands of loautlful American girls look-,
el down upon the aw-e inspiring
scene. I
Taft in Merry Mood. j
Pp-Milcni Taft appeared paiticnl?r-l
Ij light hearted and unmindful of the]
serious Ihincs and with Mrs. Tali and
Vice President and Mrs. Sherman.
ihe\ made their promenade nraundj
the great bail room where on every]
side the\ wen- flanked b members
of the reception committee of whicn
Gist Itlair was chairman and Thomas j
Walsh vice chairman and the two]
latter and the military and naval aides
al the White House forming the es?
cort
Miss Torrey. the president's aged
aunt, came front New Knglan.l t.i at
lend lb-'' inauguration and at the ball
the president bestowed on lier a af?
fect lunate kiss. j
A chnnce gase upward ;?s the prom-]
enade was altont to roneltld > brought i
the president face o face with bis]
children, who had taken seats in his
box and there wss a keen manifesta?
tion of pleasure and affection in his
salutations
Dancing Impossible Early.
Music was furnished by the Marine
band and by Minster's orchestra, the
former varying its promenade selec?
tion i,v strains of "Hail to the chief
and "The star Spangled Banner."
Dancing was indulged in us the
bouts progressed but this was impos?
sible earlier in the evening because
of the dense crowd winch was con?
servatively estimated at J0.0O0.
president and Mrs. Taft went to the
Slipper in the President's room shortly
aller ten o'clock. By this time toe
ImII was so crowded i'tai only a small]
space at one end ?onld be kept clear
fur dancing.
Those who i ould And room took )?>
titions in the gallery to watch the
vast assemblage on the floor, where
people of every wi lk of life rul 'ied e|-1
how* an i made their wav about the
ball as best they could
Crurh Relieved at Midnight.
W ith the anproai h of midnight
there was a rligbtly perceptible di?
minution in the number of couples on J
the floor and from this heir on the]
crush was gradually relieved.
With (he arrival of twelve o'clock
the disciples of Terstchore fotmd bet?
ter opportunity for dancing aed .he
entire floor was soon filled with a
moving mass that presented a brtl
lianoy of color i?nd gaiety seldom
equaled.
Diplomats and other offlclrls
mingled with those on the ffoor.
The President's isirty left the Pen?
sion building slortiv before midnight.
The President and b.i* lamlly return?
ed o the White House a- they bad
i oine in his new automobile.
Those w ho ..cenpied the President's
liov were: President Tafts three
[ brothers and th.- males of their fam.!
ll'.s: Vive l?revident ami Mr* Sher?
man. Governor Harmon of Ohio and j
i Senator Bradley of KentneVy.
Vice president and M s. She: man
[remained tor a short lime after tbe|
President had left
I Mr Tat did no' join in the dancing,
and gracrfeify refused when called 'P
j on for ? speech.
TWENTY-SEVENTH PRESIDENT
NOW OCCUPIES WHITE HOUSE
ifontinu- d Kroni Firs! Pag; i
the piesidinv officer,, desk In andi
tnrlun: of the npre r bran< b f C n
cress held w !iaf was irobaMy Ts
niost hrilllan* assemblage n illgnl j
tarle* .f state ji,,] nation .<?A rb hlv
nuiforincd ambaswaa1or.i minister*
aid siwx-ial reprew? n'a-ivi-s 'rem ; rar. I
tically every country <f -h< civili/.. ,|
wcrM
Two Wji.,1 S'tfe By S or j
The President and V- raft walked
fide bv side d>-wn 'h. slate wav f?'
<hair? pian-d Ina am ?'ia'eD in fron
of the clerk's desk an.! sa> lacing the
dist ln?iilshed nwdi' in ?
Krtn one ip th< gr? it aassmhlaaT
rose and remained standing umil Mr
Tsf; and Mr Rno.i v.-l ?ad b en
t Sealed
I itt- Die floor ' tl.. , ti^inlK r to ?he
j tight and left I ',. enter ?t-|e
I ?,-re rang r| mcntVra of the
j dipeawisMc c,e.,- tn< Mark ;owne |
? tu.tlces of be aiiinteme Conrt the
! members of ih< House sad Rennte:
I Lie admiral* ? f le *a< v tj,r rhirf
of staff o. Ib.- vs. and s.-or. , ,f
ether official* a"d distinguished ibU
, lorn
J A? entire .'-.il.m of gallery, to
? (he left ot the preetntng officer s
?lesk. had been reserved for Mr*.
Tafi and the other member* of the
in ? President's family.
Member* of Mr. sin- rman'.s faitiily
als > had a spare ?et apait for them.
Fairbanka Delivers Farewell.
The ceremonies of the inaugural
formally wire tx-gun when Vice Prcsi.
dent Fairbanks, lu a farewell address,
willen called out l>t liltu h spontane
oils tribute of applause ai d cbeerlnc.
declared the Si xt i. i h Congress al an
end.
Turning to Mr. Sherman, who had
he.'ii escorted to a place In-side him.
he administered to his >m e. ssor the
solemn oath of office and turned over
to him the guvel of the Senate.
Previously a resolution of thanks
in Mr Fairbanks had Im-i n unani?
mously carried.
Sherman Takes the Gavel.
Mr. Sherman in rap:>liig the Senate
m order In Special >e>-i u of ihn
Sixty-first Congress mail- a brie." ad
dres> and there followed the swear?
ing in . f many new Senators.
This ceremony completed, and with
out further ceremony of an> sort.
Vice President Sherman announced:
"Tile chief justice will now admiuis.
ter the .aih of office in the President?
elect."
The sudden announcement came a
a surprise and a solemn hush felt.
Mr. Taft arose, rt.ok the arm of
Senator Kno\ and wni!;. | to a |io-i
tUm In the rear of the presiding of?
ficer's desk.
Fu.ler Officiates Fifth Time.
He was followed by Mr Chief Jus?
tice F?llet, who was officiating for
the fifth, and probablt the last time,
at this historic quadrennial r rem my.
Mr. Taft took up a po-ition aclng
the members of hi* family, grouped in
the gallery
Tile chief justice began the adlllllltS.
tration of the oath In a low tune. As
he paused at the end of each phrase.
Mr Tafi caught up bis ? rds and re
feated them in a slow distinct voice
which carried Impressively to the
farth.-r recesses of the chamber.
Begins Inaugural Address.
When he .st last had kissed t.'c
Hible i here was an out burst of ap?
plause, the grasp of his hand by the
chief justice and President Tar
then began the enunciation of some
of the Immediate policies of his ad
ministration in an Inaugural address.
He read fr< m typewritten manuscript
but his familiarity with the text etia
bled him to t ring emphasis to the
points he wished mosi to impress.
Mr. Taft won applause at the very
outset by announcing his adherence
to the Roosevelt policies and c." his
intuit i n to carry them oiil by means
of further legislation which would
al>o have for its JUT pose the freeing
rrom alarm of those \ nrsulng "proper
and progressive business methods."
Applause Greet* Expressions.
The galleries were not al. in in ap?
plauding the succeeding points madct
by Mr. Taft
The staid members of the Senti'e
constantly Interrupted with applause
while the representatives of tne House
were even more demonstrative in eg"
pressing their a; proval.
The diplomats listened intently 10
Mr Taft's outlin of a fireign 'clicy.
and bis frankness la dealing with
the various subjects touched upon :>l
his address won much commendation.
The new President's expression of
friendship for the Soutn and his
again asserted 1* lief that the so-called
negrr. problem was in fair way of
proper settlement, aroused a storm
of applause and cheering.
When Mr Tafi had concluded. Mr.
Roosevelt immediately made his wa
to the rostrum.
Roosevelt's Leave Taking.
President Taf' advanced to grcr
him. The two s*h--ck hands warmly
and with lef; hands on each oiheta
shoulders they on versed earnestly
and enthusiastically for a few mo?
ments
During 'he leave taking every one
in the Senate chamber stood still and
looked on with keenest int? rest at
[ the unusual picture. At last the
friends parted ard Mr. R-"sevcl; dart,
cd out of one cf the side doors lea.!
leg Into the S nate lobby.
He was folios <-d by resounding
cheers.
President Taf m< escorted out
through the mapi d'or amid an ova
' tlCB.
Return to White House.
Mr. Taft <:i'. r-d th ? presidential
carriage wi'h Mr*. Taft Th
troops and rivi. Itodies mxihlllr^-d In
snow an.) slush * hieb In .-.laces was
deej?er than their legging tops. I?own
Pensvlvania ?venne walled hi wffh
rpcrtalors they round dry fo tirg hut
faced ? gab- w-hica swvpi direct;*
I H: vii the th ronghfaf*.
The soon had d a?ed BOW Clef and
faint streaks of hltie srere appearing
through th? hank* of gr?r clouds.
' The parade wa\ reple'e with inter
est.
j The blmcjackets 'roni he r
cenH. :e:nT,?d \ laatic flc't sharcl
hon r% among the reilttarv nl'h the
[Caans Army ?f Pacigeaitou jn?- hack
I from the H u'h'rn laJand
The trim ?ad"s fr.at West P>ir.
' a"r?r:^A -Tl. us,-a! |ntereV
M'dshipmei Are gwesshsuod.
The nrtdshipaii a from Annapol".
Minw'-cajnd within 7*< miles of \?'i?h
Ing:. n shared th., fate of thousand*
of sightseers ?b> were unable
reach the ci'y
The Philippine*- eoestahularv twnd
I . f SU |w ce? a hlch arrived v eater de?
J rrt.r? Manila sat, given the plac e of
j honor in the eaeort Of PTe-id'-nt
I Raawcveli an?t Mr Taft to the rSwi
: I
The rlftetao* a?? t da] their nrs<
I ?11OW
J The storwi carried d-wa atwctarallj
I tier) lolafaWuc son telcgrsph wire
leading out oi Washington and for
a time today Ii teemed thai the capl
| tol city oil lt? motu imp< Haut occaa
j fun would be entirely cut off from the
rest of the world.
A few wires were Dually put In
working condition to the South au.f
communication with New York was
established by way tf Atlanta, tia .
Louisville and Chicago
Raltimore. only forty miles away,
could only he reached by wireless
with -the news if the storut and the
Inauguration.
Fractious Horse Does No Damage.
Incidents of the day Included the
kicking over the traces or t ne of
'be horses which were drawing the
carriage occupied by Mr. Taft an I
Mr. Roosevelt lo the Inaugural cere
monies.
No damage was il ne.
The prediction of Ihe woollier
I bureau that today's weather would
he ideal had its humorous side To
(lay's storm *'as the worst in Wash
I Ington in ten years.
COKFEE, TEA AND
CACAO IMPORTS
Two billLu dollars' worth of coffee
j tea and eacoa La\?- been imported
into the I'nltcd States during tin-past
j twenty years, or an annual average
; of about one hundred million dollars,
j In some years the total of coffee, lea.
I and cacao is considerably more than t
i ( ne hundred niilli u dollars. Coffee
'Impccis alone have on certain ooea-j
I siona, approximated one hundred mil. j
i lions in value, while tea has ranged
j troiu fl million to is million dollars I
per annum, and cai to Iihs grown fromI
- million d dlars a year to l I million i
dollars a year, having in l!*i>7 anil
I lim* attainted practically the same
I rank as tea iti import value. Rough-,
. ly s;enking it might be said that ibe
(annual importations into Ibe ITnltcd
States of coffee. iea and cacao
j amount to ion million dollars a year
j of which three-fourths is coffee and
j the remainder about equally divided
j between caca:: and tea.
i America supplies 'he bulk of the
c( ffee and cacao and Asia the tea.
Of the coffee imports taking Ihe fis?
cal year 1908 as an example, tin- fig?
ures of the Rureau of Statistics ofj
the Department of Commerce and I
I-al?or. show that out of the S?o mil?
lion pounds imi* rted, practically 700
i millions came from Brazil, another
j tOO millions front other South Ainer
? ican countries, 70 millions from Mex
I Ico and Centra) America, and seven
! and a half millions from the West
j Indies, the remainder coming from
; parts tf Ibe world other than Ano-r
ica. O. this remainder million
pounds came direct from ibe Kast
Indies. 2 millions from Netherlands,
t. .esuinably brought from her East
Indian possessions. 4 millions from
Asia and Oceania, other than the
East ladies, and about another niil
i lion pounds from Cnited Kingdom,
! Germany, aud other European coun?
tries, presumably the product of their
''tropical colonies. Thus America snp
I plies practically 9S per cent, yf the
i coffee |mi>orted Intc the diked States
j Of the cacaj Imports America also
supplied the very large proportion
The total quantity imi?orted in 1008
j was S3 million rounds, of which 40
I million iMiunds come from the Went
! Indies. 17 millions from Brazil. 14V;
; millions from other Sr>uth American
1 countries. 1 and one-fourth millions
j from the East lnd.es. and nearly TO
i million pounds from European coun?
tries, into which it ha<l been ImpOTt
I cd, presumably, chiefly from their
I tr-pieal colonies.
(>.' the !?l million i>ounds of tea
I Imported In IWrS. it may be safely
I said that practically all of it was pro.
? duced !n the Orient, though 9?/, mil
j lion pounds csme from 'he I'nited
I Kingdom, presumably the product of
j her Asiatic possessions, chiefly India
an<| Ceyl3n: miln n iiounds en
j tered fnini British North America.
the rrod-iot of the Orient, reaching
j Canndfa l ?'11 either rteross the pnoi
1 lie or bv way of Rarope a"?l the At?
lantic: 17 million pounds came I'i-ect
trout Japan to the Cnited States:
j j7 au.l one-fourth milli ns fr m China,
land 7 and one-fourth millions from
: the EaM Indie*.
AT THE ACADEMY
i The advance sab- of seat* for the
appearance of I. w D ckstad? ; and
i his minVrels a- the Academy of
J Music tonight has been the largest it
, tb* tlstory of the theater* and the
?management is anticipating the flrsi
I rapacity house of the season
I >rks?sdcr alway.? ha? beea a favcr.
I he here, and his new ' stuni" t~
awaited with Interest each s.gson it
I is said ths: he ha* a gJod one tht<
j year, and that his Company of isrr
j f-m?et> is one of the sirongrsi he
j has ever carried*
\nrong ibe member, o' th? cotrt
i i>aav are Nefj O'Brien. AI. Jetswn.
I Reese FreaneT and several o'h< r mite
Isirei :a\orlte* Prvmser who ?l>
wl h AI. Fields f r many years, ban
a Irrte tenor voice of unusual sweet.
n->s
Abeent-Mindeti Alderman.
A Lynn * Maes, i slderman at a <-*??
?ent aide manb- m :-.g hdjjeered what
had bet ggge of an order be bad rnfrn
dured some t'n* before railing for aa
j arc tight on WlTViw atre?i The city
. clerk, after dtgcl. g hvo his files. In
j formed him 'hat 'h. order had come
I before the board neer'y a asnavh nee.
I vious and that he bad ?med easiest it
ALONG THE WATERFRONT
Clearing Weather Semis Big Fleet
to Sea.
SOUGHT SHELTER IN THE ROADS
Many Coat Laden Veselc Bound From
This port up the Coast Waited
For Storm to Pass Over?Marine
Notes.
A litre! of yt'SStltj composed ol three
steamers ami six barges, romp-slug
ihree tows, whlcb sailed fr ni lhi
pori during lie past few day.* to
gelber with nun sell oners lea led
with pine wood from up the Ja tin s
river, which have been anchored in
Hampton Itoads awaiting favorable
weather ij ; roceed t, sea. starte J
out yesterday afternoon.
The gale w hich swept over s 1 a: .
section Wednesday aftern on ami yi ;
tenlay morning, did 1: Me ilumage ui
shipping at this ; ort except causing
several steamers which were tied tt;t
at the ecal docks, to par: a hawser
or Iwtj during tin- lii':u;i s par: of tile
hi- ?
SHIPPING REPORT !
Thursday. March 4. 1909.
Arrived.
Barge General Knox. New Haven?
to White Oak Coal Company for car?
go.
Borge B. K. Thomas. Ne? York?
to White oak Coal Company for car
Sailed.
steamers Kyleakin. (fir). Lennox.
Tampico. Cheteton. Hocken, London
via New York.
Barge Virginia Palmer. Phillipsdalo,
Bombay, Boston. Jno. Forsyth, Boston.
Thaxter. Boston.
Marine Notes.
The t'nlti'd States collier Unit us
which is loading cargo of coal here
for the fleet now in Hampton Roads
has been ordered to proceed to the
Norfolk navy yard for repairs to her
steering gear as sotui as her cargo is
completed. It is expected thai she
j will rush loading anil steam over lo
the yard this morning.
The barge Virginia Palmer finish?
ed loading a cargo of about 1,000 tons
of pig iron at Chesapeake & Ohio pier
No. 8 yesterday afternoon and was
towed out into the stream to await
a teg to tow her to Phillipsdale. .Mas?
sachusetts.
This Is the first full cargo of pig
iron to be shipped tnrough this por:
. for some months.
I The British steamer Kyleakin sail?
ed yesterday for Tampico with a cargo
of coal anil coke. This is the second
I cargo of this kind that the Kyleakin
i has taken from this port to Tampico
'this year. She is expected to return
. for another load of the same kind in
about a month.
Notice to Shipmasters.
j Commander George Malltson. I'. S
, N.. yesterday ise.ied the following
notice:
! "Owing to the win s Ix-lng down.
the time ball was dropped at noon
I by the chronometer in the office of
i the iuspector of equipment. U. S. X.
Shipmasters may notain a comparison
? by this chronometer at any time be
tween !? a. m. and 4 p. m.. Sundays
? and National holidays excepted."
Calender for tod?y.
Sun rtrea.?t?O a. m.
Sun sets.11:03 p. in.
? High water.JM.to a. m. v.".7 p. m.
i Low water.2:27 a.m. 2:"i7 p m.
Windfall in Bible.
While reading a Bible which he
had bough' in a second hand shop, a
Herne Hill il-ondoni gardnot named
Wallace, recently thrown out of
work, came upon two ?-"? i*2-*i notes
and the following inscription: "I
gathered 'his money with very great
dinVclt?. hut. having no relative who
is in absolute need. 1 make ihee. who?
soever shall read this Bible. ?? Ik- my
heir."
Revelations of Color.
rolor* tell a 'ale. Feminine lus
rtbriM shows a painful sn"-",riion for
mustv blacks, for sickly fawns ard
grewyonie grsvs Those nf .ireifVow
?8 vitality, on the other hand, love
bncht colors -orange scarlet and
blue People of SSStaSt,. hut rather
tndeftnlte char-acinr. show a de? ;d-d
preference for pah* shadowy shades ?
mle hlne. , ale pink, white or cieam.?
Gentles omaa. Loodoa.
In th? Millen'u-e.
The prows MRt< is tha< If there were
a eJtj composed of n'me SUM good men.
it would be an nhh-ct of competition
to iniM the possession St oowe- pis'
as now it i? to oh'sin ;i. and then it
wotiM rsecotne clearly evident ihst it
Is not the nature of the genuine rqjcr
m took to his own Interest, bo: to
tuose o his awhjeet so thai wrety Je
dicioti> man would choose to be a re?
cipient of hraegt.n. rs'hcr than to hate
the trowhie ol conferring them U4*>n
others.? plsto
Wif'SS OeStinsteyn
Mflite. I'm aetag ? heaien ah"
? rote "and -on an)!1 never see me
agars -whfrh was prettj hat. on
WHIP
French Dry
Cleaning
Having added ? French Dry Clean?
ing Department .o our equipment we
are prepared to b?ndle the moat deli?
cate obre?, Biik waists, dressed and
undressed gloves, as weil as cleaning
and pressing iadies' and gentlemen's
anita.
If you wisn strictly blgn-ciase wer?
on short notice, and at a reasonable
price, gtre es a trial.
Both 'Phones 10.
Hotel Warwick
Laundry
j 119 24th St. Newport News
and WOOD
i cord Pine Wood $1.75
j i cord Mixed Wood $1.80
i cord Oak Wood $1.85
No extra charge for splitting.
All coal well screened an*, kept un?
der sheds, both wood and coal being
delivered perfectly dry.
Distilled lea Co.
i rsth St. and C. A o. Ry.
Bell 'Phone 98 cits. 'Phone Ml.
Stop This and Adept
THE MODERN WAY
Wbicb
Does Away With the
Dirt,
Sav??s time, trouble and expense.
Make use of the mos: up-'o-date con?
venience of the present-day life?the
UAS RANtSK or STOVE. Let ua
show yon how easy they are to ma?
nipulate and the many other exclu?
sive features about thorn.
Newport News Gas Ci.
Washington Ave. and Thirty -Brat ?t.
the nm YOS fit
smiset ciocount
The netter - ,? jfgc :hom?their
success i.. tin simple secret of
?en-no' ne>s Ma jib Sugar from
Vr'snnt. H?n. i from the Ttopics.
\nt* from *h" Mediterranean are
a lew of Ihe item? that contribute
tr? a; . . them the finest choco?
lates In the worW?"Chief of Thenj
THE MIRROR
2S0i waebin.ton Avenue.