Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-17
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tBy Telegraph to virsInian-P lottl SsS
London September le ulat idn
regarding the events that sWould iri3inS 50
diately precede and follow tiiftisa
with the Transvaal continues to ocasipSI
public attention. It appears thai
declaration Of war is necessary
process, according to good aut hSEl tyEi
would be a sprocls nation byS the sBr5tisA
High Com missioner. SirfAl Tired sntflpstsA
stating that the Conyentfo ion SofSLond1 on
is annulled and that Queen " ctogst$
has resumed the governments o. b I'll;
country, known as the, African RepubSs;
lie. The general conlnand ding I he Brit-S
ish eXpeditionary force would thenNbek
hold 1t until a new government isEes-&l
tablished When the country is spastsS
fled commission, doubtless includl Hgs1
all classes OF the inhabitants of; The
Transvaal, would be appointed TO-
draft new conStftu ton.
EASIER SAID ANsDoNE. Ss ss;
That all this Is easier said than donAl;
Is quite palpable. even toSS the NOSE
enthusiastic Englishnran. Els TINA les KS
the strength of the Beers 81 wi de lya df va
verge. AIR. John More referred to thanis
as able to put an army-'ofa 80. COO mem
In the field, while the War Office oflf AZ
Gals seem to think that %, 600 is 8 al M
they could muster AS a natter of /.
fact, their. strength en- tirelyJ rs depends
upon the assistance they receives rpnp3g
the Orange Free State and the nat fYe9ssS
which simRos sibleE to qua ge. Y he presT
stimulated army recruiting Crowd 5ofSS
young men surround the offlqss daily
and large patches take the QIsentsss
shilling.
THE $DREYt,US sVERDICT..sssss
The Indignation over the Drey fuSsyerrB
diet seems to have somewhat subsite dss
This is doubtless due to the rnmorsSofS
his probable pardon. Esterhazy la stay
ing at a hotel on the island OF Gpsrn
sey, practically in hiding. for he spends.
his days In his room, only venturlngsQ QUIT
at night. 1t Is said that the feeling 9tEfI
the Channel Islanders towards him tSs
by no means friendly. s u.s.
In Belgium the Dreyfus SeXcitemehtsS
has resulted in tile issuing Of. pIctbrats
postcards bearing the portraits OF thaa
prominent figures in the RennesI drama
and even reproductions OF the hsnd-
writing of Dreyfu and Esterhazy,
a LATE Discoveries
The Queen has been dragged intogstfe
church fight. She is quoted MS saying
to a clergyman. regarding the Arch
bishops declsion: st Z: aS si
Surely II incense is Illegal II must
have been so forty years ago. Nv hyTdids
not they discover ii sooner e. p''sS sss
fftts ettunrfttiprt by55 the rea d o r. IN
church delights the Rituallsts. 81 MI tS
AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGT0SSs
Commenting upon the difficulty es
perienced in finding q successor as sAf1gS
bassador at Washing ION, jSS % sE5 ord
Pauncefote n weekly paper says sits isS
more than likely that SirsTh IIs1
ry Sanderson, K.tC. b., Permanent8 I'm
der-Secretary of State for Fore gIi VA ~ ~
fairs since 1894, Will receive the M aIss.4
y pointment to Washington as a. reWHTsll
for his long services In the sPernan efiEi
Under-S ecretaryship.$ q ss
The United States Am be ssad az sFsS lMr s
Joseph II. Choate. IL staying with Mrs;
and Mrs Bradley Martin, in Inverness
shire, He is expected back In London
at the, end of this month. MR. ChoSysS
Jrt Is Devastating with the Eari%s of.
kintore. 9sS Il
Mr.. Henry White, Secretary; If &c fhaa
United States Embassy, has gone a III sG;
Germany, whence he Will taRe hisssWifgS
to switzerland. n. Ss.Ssf5
WITH THE KAISER.
The United States &rniiis airy: 81 at 81 faiss:
panying Emperor Wi iiams &c III e ETf,it 80
tary manoeuvres. With Colonel & iiTsasas
ner Is Lieutenant BlicKeys Il ~
who. Previous to going TO C4 ertnyH SiESsfss
completed thorough inapec don OF tIa
Woolwich, Chatham, Portsmouth s ana
Plymouth arsenals and d 90 k.yardg Sin hi
accordance with the special rnissionS6
investigate European ordnance All anT
equipment. Lieu tenant Buckay:S "a tSE
to Paris s ssss sSsf
The Duke Of Manches ter IA x 81 ss tsS
considerable talk and some acandaIsSY
appearing at Mrs. fIughA. il alietFS
Continued on Eighth Fag s l 4 ~