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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07
arbitrary military rule at our hands, re-
sulting in such consequences as are told
in the following telegram:
NATIVES ARE STARVING.
Pitiable Plight of Women and Childrt
Along \ H..

Pitiable Plight of Women and Children
Along American Fine.
seattle, Wash. April 1.-The Times
prints letter from Washington VOL
unteer at Manila, which was written
under date of February Is. as follows:
Inc native women and children in
our neighborhood and beyond, as we'll
as the old men and sick, are absolutely
starving to death. Their husbands and
Fathers have been killed, wounded, cap
tured. or driven back to Malolos, their
houses burned to the ground, with all
their earthly possessions, and they are
ie1t with no means OF subsistence They
attempt to come into the American
INES by thousands. but have to be
turned back. We cannot feed them"
That described things as they were
over a month and n half ago. and which
nave grown steadily more and more
desperate ever since. And how long is
this sort of tutelage or apprenticehood
TO continue?, Could their own self-goy-
eminent have been so cruel and dis
astrous? But If it had been. theirs the
piame. not ours. If we owed these
islands and their people anything. after
freeing them from Spanish tyranny,
it was to protect them from lust the
thrust upon them. Under the thin pre-
text of protecting them from other ma
tions' we have done what we should
nave averted. 1t Is no excuse at all
nut 1t Is our only one, that IL we lad
not done this thing, some other nation
would have done 1t; for. even admittirr
that. our duty was at least to protect
the Phi1innrnc
also from others.
Flow much nobler n ROLE that would
nave been for us! But 1t was beyond
the capacity Of this dispensation of
small and degenerate men at Washing
ton. They couldn't even comprehend
IL! Hence the bloody and treacherous
hand with which we are crushing the
poor patriots of that miserable Asiatic
archipelago; and the prospect is that
ere long we shall have to maintain our
tender mercies" of paternal charity
ana benevolence in Cuba with sword
shell. blood, fire and desolation. What
pictures we have made to illustrate orr
record in the book of Time. Contra CT
them with the Cubans and Philippinos
III peace, under their own vines and
fig-trees!
But If we are having a Saturnalian
dance and revel. we are paying the
iiddier' not only at vast cost in millions
OIL money, but in blood and domestic
anguish. That is not all. These evil
birds we are letting loose in Cuba and
the Philippines. are sure to come homo
TO roost. History and proverb tell nc
So Our Union cannot stand. part free
ana part enslaved. All must be free.
or the imperialism will overshadow and
plght us all. AS coming events cast
their shadows before. so such men as
Aiger, Hanna. Eagan and Sampson.
ana their practices. with organized
fraud IN elections. the lobby, in Con-
gress. usurpation even in the judiciary
and venality everywhere. backed by n
Federal Standing Army, cast n dreadful,
pail upon our future. God Of Nations
deliver us!
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07

tent ourselves with n few unannotated
entries. Every one of the works that
will be mentioned is of special excel
lence and may be purchased and read
with confidence. The Essays Of Joseph
Addison edited by J. r. Green in
Golden Treasury" series (Macmllan:
81; THE Spectator in London essays
by Addison and steele, illustrated by
Ralf Cleavcr (Macmillan: so: the
Crawford Sir Roger de Coverley," Illus
trated by Hugh Thompson (Macmillan:
$i.50): w. j. Courthope's Addison"
Leslie Stephens Swift" each in Eng
lish Men of Letters" series (Harpers:
each. rs cents); Austin Dobsons
Steele" in English Worthless" series
(Appleton: 10 cents; Dean Swift and
His Writings" bY-G-P. Moriarty-a
Capital book with several portraits
90 ccnts); Austin Dobson's Eighteenth
Century Essays "-"the best essays of
the century" tScribners: $l.25).
s. No student should fail TO read Ma
caulay's essay on ADDISON, nor If he
have time. Macaulay's essay on Sir
William Temple, especially those parts
Of it that describe Temples life at
Moor Park. Swifts carly home.
QUESTIONS.
/. In Edinburgh in the early part OF
the present century q review" was
started which soon, by the ability of
the writer's who contributed to its
pages, attracted universal attention.
SO much so that they, with q number
Of other writer's of the same period in
time became known as "the modern
British essayists." What was the name
OF this review? What celebrated cler-
eyman noted for his wit, was the edi-
tor of the first number OF it? Who
(after this first number) was the ia
nous editor Of this review for moro
than quarter of n century? What re-
markablc group of men contributed to
It's columns in its early years? What
great writer began to write for 1t in
his 18th year ana continued to write for
1T for fifteen or twenty years his con-
tribution5 making it, so long as he con-
tributed to It, the most popular publ
cation of its sort in the world? What
rival to this review was started in Lon
don in 1909? Who was the first and
who the second editor of this rival re-
View? What famous biography did this
second editor write. said to be rivaied
III interest and excellence only by Ros-
Wells Johnson" What two other
great essayists were there in the ear
" part Of this century--one with a
mixture of Wit and pathos eminently
Shakespearean, with glow of humor
too pure and steady not to have bees.
reflected from the sum- the oti,sr
perhaps the greatest master Of English
prose in the present century, not ex-
cepting even Macaulay?"
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EXAMINATIONS AND CERTIFY.
GATES

At the END OF the term OF seventeen
weeks. a series of questions on each
course. prepared by Professor Seymour
Eaton. will be published in the Vlr-
ginian-Pilot. and blanks containing the
questions VIII be furnished every sub
scrincr making application fnr same.
TWO weeks will lie allowed after the
courses closc. fer the reccir; OF exami.
nation paper. containing answers
These papers VIII be referred to 1;
Board of Examiners. who will assist
Professor Eaton, and MS soon as the
work of examination is complete, the
result will be reported, and certificates
Issued to the students entitled to them.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07

Why not agree upon protocol with
Aguinaldo TO submit the question OF
Peace or WARP" to the Philippines at
an early day. The maGnanimity of the
United States in making such PROPOSE
ton TO AEunaldo could not be mis-
tnknn
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07

not so widely enjoyed as the Spectator
had been. Johnson's aim was similar
to Addison's, but the great man lacked
the Nbilty to diver, aid entertain the
public while he Instructed 1t. He lacked
the lightness and ease of treatment
which Addison knew how to give his
themes and the humor Of the Rambler
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07

in these days there is no scarcity of
Jecnle who are very fond of having
Goals CT fire heaped On their heads. They
Will ooolly put out The fire and save
the Goals for next winter
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07

"Sir Roger:
II desire you to accept of jack,
which is the best I have caught this
season. I intend to come and stay with
you a week, and see how the perch bite
in the Black river. ] observed with
some concern. the last time saw YOU
upon the bowling green. that your whip
wanted lash to 1t; l will bring half a
dozen with me that / twisted last week.
which ] hope will serve you all the
time you are in the country. [ have
not been out of the saddle for six DAYS
last past. having been Il, Eton with Sir
Johns eldest son. lie takes to his
learning hugely.
II am Sir. your humble servant.
WILL WIMBLE."
This extraordinary letter and mes
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07
V.-EARLY ENGLISH
ES SAYiSTS.
(Concluded.l

JOSEPH VILL1ERS DENNEY, b. A.
Professor of Literature, Ohio State
University.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07
GT 0e~e.,-.
Ohio State University.
READING FROM ADDIsoN.

SKETCH OF WILL. WIMBLE
Spectator, No. 1881
AS I was yesterday morning WALKING
with Sir Roger before his house. n conn.
try fellow brought him a huge fish,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07

This extraordinary letter. and mes
sage that accompanied It,, made me
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07

III order 10 avoid delays on account of
personal absence, letters end NIL coinmn-
Mica ,nns for The VIRGlNlAN.Pll.oT
should not be addressed 70 any individual
connected with the office. but simply 10
The VIRGlNIAN AND PlLOT PUB
LISTING COMPANY.
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Ne employee OF tho vlrginJnn-Pliot Pub
fishing Company Is authorized TO contract
any obligation in the name OF the COM
pany. or TO make purchases In the name
OF the same. except upon orders signed by
the PRESI DENT or THE COMPANY.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
Further Criticism ofthe speecn.i

London, Dec. 4.-Mr Chamberlain $ Leicester speech continues to form the subject of extended comment here and abroad. The New York correspondent of the Daily News declares that the speech has greatly increased the pop ular dislike for the colonial secretary in the United States and that instead of being an aid MT. Chamberlain is "an almost insuperable obstacle to an An glo-American alliance"
 The Times in an editorial which en- deavors to temper the feeling created by MT Chamberlains admittedly in discreet enthusiasm says: Lord Rose- bery's criticisms are perfectly justified, but it would be ungrateful to lose sight of the fact that it is due very largely to MT. Chamberlain's personal influence that the improved state of feeling, inn properly described as an alliance' and perhaps not altogether properly even as an understanding has been brought about between Great Britain and the United States and between Great Brit ain and Germany. It is to be regretted that MT. Chamberlain language lent itself to misconstructions, provoked acrid remarks in German and American newspapers, but in the case of America the tendency to union and cooperation is not likely to be seriously obstructed by an excess of sensitive apprehension at a possible meaning attachable to MT. Chamberlain's words"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.
SHIPS FROM PLAGUE PORT.
Four Now at Quarantine in New York
 Dr. DOty Releases Coffee.

Dr. DOty Releases Coffor.
 New York, Dec. 3-There is no change in the situation at quarantine. Last night the German steamer Ragusa arrived from Santos with 25, 900 sacks of coffee. She has crew of twenty mine men, all told They are all well. The detained vessels are the J. A. Taylor, Roman Prince, Lassell and Ragusa. Seven lighters, with the Taylor's cargo, are anchored off Clifton, s. l., under close observation of the police boat pa- trol. Three lighters of the seven have served the eight days detention requir- ed by Health Officer Doty and are free from further quarantine restrictions as far as Dr. Doty's department is con- cerned. The agents of the Ragusa had representative visit quarantine this morning and consult Dr. Doty in regard to the regulation of the disinfecting of the Ragusa. This representative said, after learning that his vessel was to be subjected to the same regulationes re- quired on all vessels arriving, from San tos, that he believed his principals would arrange to land her cargo at some other port. The patients on Swim burne Island are doing well. There is no illness among the crews or steve dores detained on board the vessels or at Hoffman Island.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
Not Eligible to Priesthood, Ho xvever, as
 He is Married.

New York, Dec. 3.--Rev. Dr. Benja- min F. De Costa, who in September last resigned the rectorship of the Protes- tant Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, was to-day received into the Roman Catholic church. The ceremony took place in the chapel of the Academy of the Sacred Heart. Dr. De Costa, be- ing a married man. is therefore not eli- gible to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic church, and, having no eccle- siastic future, will turn to literature and devote himself to writing and lec- turing.
 pr. De Costa took a prominent part in the controversy over the ordination of Dr. Briggs a few months ago. He was bitter opponent of the latter and threatened to cause a public protest to be made at the ordination services. He also talked of having Bishop Potter tried before an ecclesiastical court if he ordained Dr. Briggs. He did neither however, but resigned his rectorship and afterwards gave up his membership in the church altogether
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04

A Successful Test Made Between New
 York and Chicago.

New York, Dec. 3.-A successful test was made tonight of the Pollak- -Virag system of rapid automatic telegraphing between this city and Chicago. The despatches were sent from the World office via Pittsburg and Fort Wayne to the Tribune office in Chicago. Jo seph Virag, one of the inventors, hand led the New York key Although the wires were not in perfect working order he managed to send four messages at the rate of about 1000 words per min ute. It took only two seconds to send the following:
 Editorial rooms, World, to Tribune, Chicago: We have fine weather in New York. How is it in Chicago?"
 The message was repeated back on an ordinary Morse instrument with the following reply: World, New York: It is showing in Chicago but it is pleas ant Chicago snow. Tribune'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
GEO. WASHINGTON, y. M.
A Arrangements About Completed for th c
 NInaOnic Cell brntion.


 Washington, Dec 3.-Arrangements are about completed for the Masonic celebration of the centennial of the death of Worshipful Master George Washington on December IA Large numbers of Masons from all over the United States and from Canada are ex- pected to attend. Colonel Robert White of Wheeling, w. Va, who was appoint ed by the grand lodge of Virginia as chief marshal and his staff will have full charge of the procession and all matters connected with the celebration, aside from the regular Masonic rites. The principal ceremonies will be held at Mount Vernon and will include an address at the old tomb by the grand master of Masons in Colorado, Masonic rites at the new tomb and addresses at the mansion by President Mckinley and R. T. A. Duke, grand master of Masons in Virginia. At night a reception will be held at Willard's hotel in this city. President Mckinley and his entire cab- inet are expected to attend.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
BRYAN CERTAIN OF VICTORY
ONLT QUESTION IS HOW LARGE ~ MAJORITY WILL BE.
Unbiased Mind, Plainly Indicate That Democrats Had Best of It-He Claims Ohio Wtll Go Democratic I'm tho Presi- dentiaI Election
dentiaI Election.

Galveston, Tex, Dec. 3--Hon. Will liam J. Bryan, who is here with ex- Governor Hogg, on. an outing, spoke to-day at some length on next years ] campaign MT. Bryan states that the democrats will make great gains next year among large classes of people.
 These people comprise the wage
 earners," said he those who have
 been directly affected by the consoli-
 dation of the great manufacturing con-
 cerns of the country, commonly called
 trusts In this class is enumerated day
 laborers office men, drummers, etc.
 These are the people who will vote with
 the democrats next year.
 With a continuation of such an in-
 crease on our side for the next twelve months it will not be question of
 whether or not the democrats can win
 but how large the majority will be. l have no fear for the outcome. The re- cent elections to an unbiased mind, plainly indicate that the democrats had the better of it in nearly all the states in which elections were held. In Ohio, MT. Mc<ipley's home state, is the democratic gain more clearly shown than anywhere else, except in Nary land and Nebraska. The vote given Jones was anti-republican and had he not been in the race it most assuredly would have gone to Mclean. Next year, with the present ratio of Increase Ohio will go democratic by safe ma- jority.
 ''The republicans would like to cover me with glory of personally winning the fight in Nebraska They would, if pos scible, lead the people to believe that there were no issues in this election and that I was personally so magnetic as to lead the people to the polls with nothing more than myself as an incen- tive. The truth of the matter is, the people of Nebraska have been awak- ened. They realize that it is time that a change was being made in the admin of the affairs of the govern ment and they propose to throw off the yoke of a single money standard mil- itarism, and to check the avarice and greed that has almost become the ob- jective of that party. And not only in Nebraska is this the case, but I find from both personal investigation and from those who are in a position to know that the people in many sections of other states heretofore strongly re- publican, have made up their minds to join the free silver forces next year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
Judge Harrison tn Cuba.

Judge Lynde Harrison, who left New Haven for Florida about ten days ago visited last Thursday the property of the Brunswick Land company in Brunswick, Ga. Judge Harrison is a director of that company. From Brunswick he went with Morton Plant a son of the late MT. Plant, who was at the head of the Plant line of steam ships, and with other directors of the Plant system. in a special train of five cars to Florida. The party then took Plant line steamer for Buba and will remain on the island several days.
 Judge Harrison expects to return to New Haven about December 15 Th letter received from him since he has been in the south Judge Harrison speaks of the unprecedented prosperity of the south of to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
A Fresh Fish Combine,

Boston, Dec. 3.-The Journal to-mor- row will say: "The biggest event in the history of fresh fish industry will occur in the coming week, when charter for the incorporation of the fish dealers of Boston will be applied for. All of the dealers in Boston will be in the corporation, which will be capitalized for from S3,000,OOO to $5 ,0OO- 900. In time it is intended to include the entire fresh fish industry of the country. When that shall have been accomplished the capitalization will be greatly increased. The organiza tion is not a trust in the accepted sense. It is combination of the dealers themselves to better the condition of the indus try"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
s3D, ,OOO Raised for a Church.

Worcester, Mass. Dec. 3.-Rev. pr. A. z. Conrad, pastor of the Old South church. announced after the evening service tonight that upwards of $30, ,00O had been raised in pledges towards pay ing off the church debt. Dr. Conrad started to free the church from debt eight weeks ago and at noon to-day an- nounced that the sum of $22,OO0 had been raised of the total indebtedness of $2S,O0O He proposed that the remaind- CT be raised in the next twenty min utes. Subscription blanks were dis tributed, and when the pledges had been counted the total amount was found to be nearly $31, ,000
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
THE POSTAL SERTICE.
Postmaster Generals Annunl RepO
 The Deficie ncy-Eo Test AutomobiI

Postmaster Generals Annunl Report The Deficie 10 Test Automobiles. Washington, Dec. 3.--The annual re- | made public tonight. Its chief feature is plea for congressional action to stop the abuse of second class mail privi- leges which he says results in an an- nual waste of upwards of $2O,OOO OOO The financial exhibit for the fiscal year shows total expenses of $101, ,632, 161 and total receipts of S95,021, 1884, the de- ficiency being $2,422,747 less than last year.
 Regarding the purification of the mails the postmaster general says: Tn my last annual report I called attention to the fact that the activity and ener getic efforts of United States attorney and of the officers and inspectors of this department had resulted in exclud ing from the mails many lottery enter prises and fraudulent schemes and the punishment of their operators. The work of purifying the mails in this di- rection and of protecting the public against interruptions schemers has
 
 with exceedingly gratifying results
 The report says of pneumatic tubes: "No extension of the service for carry ing the mails by pneumatic tubes were made during the last fiscal year, as the appropriation act limited such service to that now in operation. The tube service previously established in Bos ton, New York, Brooklyn and Philadel- phia has given entire satisfaction. Better results could be shown by de- veloping the service in one or more of those cities, and to that end an appro- priatioh of $50O,000 is recommended"
 As to the use of automobiles the re- port says: "A practical test is about to be made in Chicago to determine the feasibility of transporting the mails be- tween the main office and branch post offices by automobiles. In view of the prominence which these vehicles have recently attained in the development of the means of general transportation, it is believed that the time has come for utilizing them in connection with the carrying of the mails. If the test in Chicago shall prove favorable, auto mobiles will doubtless be introduced in some other cities for the purpose of carrying the mails between postoffices branch offices and railroad stations as it is probable that time can be saved and better results obtained from a ve- hicle of this kind than from the ordi- nary regulation or screen wagon"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
Hoe,s M.ssing N.a, Coiemso.

Durban, Natal, Tuesday, Nov. 2S.- The Natal Mercury publishes the fol- lowing dispatch from it's correspondent at Frere: The Boers have reconcen- trated at their old positions near Co., lenso, back of Groblers kloof, and every thing points to a determined attempt to prevent the British crossing the Tu- gela river The reports of wanton de- struction of property by Boer looters are confirmed"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-04
MISS ELYOF DANBURY DEAD. One of the Survivors of the Sandemani-
 an Church.

Danbury, Dec. 3.-Miss Lucy M. Ely died last night at her home on Hillside place, aged eighty-four years. She was one of the survivors of the Sande- manian church, a religious sect found- ed about a century ago and which has occasioned much publicity through the newspapers. William B. Ely, a promi- nent Danbury man, was the head of the church up to the time of his death in 18S9 Miss Ely succeeded her father and of late the services at which the three members attended were held at Miss Ely's home.