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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
THROUGH THE CANAL.

Through the Albemarle and Chesa-
peake and Dismal Swamp Canals there
were 81 arrivals and AZ departures,
which do not figure in the above sum
mary, which makes the total for the
week. Notwithstanding that the Dismal
Swamp Canal has been closed one day
by an accident-the sinking of the
schooner a. r., Coleman in Turner's
Gut. below the canal-a very respecta-
blet one, viz: 80 arrivals and 95
sailings. The aggregate tonnage can
not be gotten at. even approximately.
but 1t is a very good-sized one
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
A FINE wREcK1NG Jop

the schooner Kate Darlington, ashore
Mt Ocean View for some time, was sue
cessfully hauled off and noated by the
Merritt & Chapman Derrick and
Wrecking Company yesterday, and by
them lowed TO Norfolk sound as q nut
and without an additional scar, scratch
or chafe nor piece of rigging cut or
parted. This Is fine record and Cap
tain Hopkins, In speaking OF it, said
yesterday: THE Merritts deserve very
high praise and credit for the lob.
Had done the job myself could not
have taken greater care of the vessel
and she Is dry as bone"
VIII be remembered the Darlington
was Injured by being In collision With
the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation steamer Howard at the Canes on
dark night n few weeks ago. tho
Howard taking off her head gear, and.
In turn, getting severe raking which
alarmed her passengers considerably
The schooner loaded here with lumber
for baltimore and there will be re-
paired, new spirit. jibboom and head
rigging being put in.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
TIE NEWS OF NORFOLK On PAGES 3 $50 81

Nathaniel T. Palmer Friday, which was
one of the largest sails, IL not the very
largest, ever manufactured In this port.
1t gave thorough satisfaction to the
captain at that.
They also have a fine new mainsall
awaiting the schooner John j. Ward,
Captain Wllbert, which vessel is ex-
peoted here to-day from New York.
This Is also big sail and will add to
the ports reputation for fine work
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
SHIPPING LEGAL

The barges Woodside and West vir-
ginia. of the Atlantic Transportation
Company's fleet, which have been held
at Newport News in the case of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway VS.. the
Atlantic Transportation Company, were
Yesterday ordered by Judge Waddil, of
the United States District Court, to be
brought to Norfolk and put in the
United States Marshars care. Deputy
United States Marshal West, late in the
afternoon, carried out the order.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
>colored " &. a. Mass meeting

Rev. r. T. Hoffman, D. D., Of Lynch
burg, one OF the ablest colored minis.
ters in the South. will address the
mems meeting OF the Young Mems
Christian Association this afternoon at
3 o'clock. In the result OF his efforts as
a preacher DR.. Hoffman has q very
singular history. During a. period OF
thirty years service he has ordained
torty-four ministers and baptized 4,S09
candidates for full connection in the
church.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
scHooNEns LOST

There have been two losses of Local
note reported this past month, Infor-
nation has been received of the loss
of the 2s-ton schooner Ruth A. Russell
Captain McCone, owned by Mrs
Annie Cnnbell, OF Norfolk, which
foundered in the bay. November 2Sth,
loaded with oysters, her crew escap-
ing. No effort has been made to raise
the vessel,
November 30th the American schooner
ship of Zion" of Norfolk, bound for
Chincoteague, Va. went down in Mob
Jack Bay, and her entire crew OF thir-
teen men are believed to have per-
ished. How it happened, or what the
cause, Is not known, nor has any at
tempt been made to save vessel or
secure bodies of crew. The vessel is
to the writer unknown, and the item
one of hearsay only, If true, the loss
is q severe one.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03

The raft of logs recently picked up
In Hampton Roads, adrift, by New
port News party and libeled for sal
wage, was yesterday by Judge Waddill
ordered sold to pay the salvage. The
day will be set soon.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
TO ARRIVE

The schooner S. B. Wheeler, Captain
Ccrson, sailed from Baltimore for Nor
folk late yesterday, and will probably
arrive here tonight or tomorrow
morning. Captain Corson desired to be
reported
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
OTHER Local ON PAGE II
bpaiQ-fag

Ess very unpleasant sensa-
tlON Many weary brains are
relieved by ROYAL HEADACHE
TABLETS. Headaches, from
whatever cause, quickly sue
cumb to Royal Headache
tablets. You are missing a
sure cure if. you are not using
Royal Headache Tablets for
any form of Headaches, Neu-
ralgia,. Sleeplessness, Disor-
ordered Stomach, &c.
All druggists sell the Tablets doses
10 cents. Order by mail il you can't get
them any other way
ROYAL DRUG CO., Baltimore. Md.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03

The schooner A. T. Coleman, Captain
White, sunk In Turner's Cut N. c., was
righted yesterday and will soon bt
raised and repaired. She suffered nc
serious damage outside her cargo.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03

The schooner Alverda S. JGzey, Can
tain Elzey, came off Graves railwa
yesterday with her bottom scraped an
painted.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03

Apropos of shipping growth here old
salts declare that Norfolk's attitude Of
taxing shipping by harbor fees and i'm
posing heavy tax on shipping property
owned here Is suicidal in that it is
likely to have the tendency to prevent
great deal of money from being
placed in shipping here that with such
encouragement as is given elsewhere
notably Philadelphia and Baltimore
would add greatly to the ports prestige
and business advantage.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03

Shipping men in this port are still
anxious over the harbor light-buoys
matter. and request that steps be taken
10 secure this much-needed aid TO ship,
ping at an early date.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
GOOD SAILS.

Messrs. Burroughs e BROMLEY put
g fine now spnnker aboard tho schooner
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03

at Pocomoke new steam barge for
work in Richmond harbor will be
launched sometime this week, and
besides a tug for Philadelphia parties,
1t Is said fine new tug for Norfolk
parties will soon be launched.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
Norfolk Iron Works,
GEO. w. DUYAL & CO.,

NO. ls WATER STREET. NORFOLK.
ENGINES. BOILERS, sAwMI1.L and
all kinds of machinery OF the most i'm.
proved patterns. Also repairing at the
shortest notice Particular attention To
steamboat work. DUYALS PATENT
BSlhlSn nVbE EERth ~ are tho
tubes. They can be inserted In q few
minutes by any engineer and are war.
ranted 10 stop ieAks.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03
ANOTHER TUG FOR NoRFoLK

1HANOIt1E1t TUG FUR NORFOLK.
The friends of Can't. Bob" Riggln
Will be pleased to learn that q fine
new schooner at a Bethel. Del, ship
yard is about ready for launching, and
that as part owner. as we'll as master
he will take charge of her as soon as
she Is fitted and rugged.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-03

New Vessels for Sorfol,t and Vicinity
SIN Aif,er lsnrbor I.,sn. nuoys-
what's said OF Progress. B,acns-
An Exoelient wrecRin= Job on
,he.Ikats DarIing .on-Ko,e or Her
s3 W 'gsf -',sncr Wreots GOOD sail,
-hegnl Pointers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
TAUGHT THEM A LESSON.

They tell a good story in Chicago Of
Miss Lillian Bell, the author. In an
eastern city last week some woman's
club asked her to prepare and read a
paper upon The Women Writers of
Germany" She appeared before the
club and read a paper lasting an hour.
1t was extremely interesting. 1t enum-
Grated German women who had in
fluenced the fiction, poetry, drama, and
philosophy of Germany. She read ex-
tracts from their novels, their plays,
and their poetry which now thrilled the
listeners with their pathos, now moved
them TO laughter with their wit. She
recited poems and read scenes from
dramas, and when she had worked up
her auditors to a pitch of great inter
est, she suddenly closed by saying,
But, ladies, all these things were writ
ten by me. There are no women writ
ers in Germany She will not be
asked to prepare any more papers on
that subject, at least, by the same club
But the fact that she played with her
literary audience an hour and then had
to tell them so, shows that there are
still many Americans who insist upon
knowing all about other countries and
peoples While content to remain dis
gracefully ignorant of their own.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
VRUSTS AS AN ISSUE.

The Denver Times undertakes to
prove that the Republican party is not
responsible for the growth of trusts in
this country, and bases its argument on
the assumption that many Democrats
are stockholders in these corporations.
Such contention is unworthy of the
Times OF course, individuals with cap
ital. no matter to what political organ
ization they belong, are going to take
advantage of opportunities to accumu-
late wealth, to add to their personal
fortunes. even if such opportunities are
furnished by the policies and practices
of an opposition party.
The Democratic party is opposed to
trusts, as it has been opposed to the
system which created and the policy
which encouraged them. 1t is not a
question of the politics of individuals
who have made fortunes out of the
high protective tariff. and the appur-
tenances thereto. 1t is a question of
party policy and responsibility.
The Times names six alleged Demo-
Gratis who have invested in trust secur-
tiles which leads it to observe:
1t would be possible to name dozens of
others but why waste the space? The
Democratic party has more to answer for
on the trust proposition than the Repub-
lican party. and it comes with very poor
grace for it to attempt to make it party
issue.
That is all rot. The Democratic party
is opposed to a high protective and pro-
hibitive tariff, and this was the para
mount party issue for years. Still there
might have been men who voted the
Democratic ticket taking advantage of
the tariff system. 1t would have been
just as reasonable to claim that the
tariff was never an issue and put it on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
BRIGHTEN THE SUMMER HOME.
New Cotton Tapestries That Furnish
Effectively and Cost But Little.
(New York Evening Post.l

New York Evening Post.)
Furnishings for country houses to be
seen in upholstery shops give Il delight
fully summary effect. Every year the
cretonnes, chintzes and denims seem
more attractive than ever, and it is pos
sible to get very artistic designs in
cotton fabrics at almost incredibly
low prices. A woman sent up last week
forty yards of chintz to be used in the
fittings of simple little cottage built
on the shores of one of the interior
lakes of the state, and she paid exactly
10 cents a yard for it. The ground was
cream color thickly StreWn in graceful
pattern with English violetS. Even the
cretonne covered utility boxes are out
in a new dress this spring. They are
covered with pattern pieces of tapestry
cretonne, put on in such a way that
the goddess figure is spread over the
front of the box, the graceful head and
shoulders ornamenting the top as the
Lid is shut down. In denimS the favor
lite colors are again the olive green and
the cool-looking blue in which this ma
terial was first known. Complete sets
of bedroom fittings, including curtains
table covers, bedSpreads and pillows,
are offered in these shades, relieved
usually worked out in narrow bands
of bias white lawn, stitched on in big,
SPRAYING bowknCts or trailing vines
and outlines of leaves. The edges are
finished with white cotton ball fringe.
Other sets are shown in the lovely Gre
tonnes, chintzes and cotton TAPESTRIES
Wall papers keep pace with the cover
ings in beauty of design and excellence
of make For the windows there is a
bewildering choice of white nets to Sc
lect from All the old favorites are
seen improved and developed, while
fresh combinations of familiar designs
give the appearance of novelty. Some
thing actually new in portieres, or to
use as lambrequins over light curtains,
is the rush hangings. These have some
what the effect of bamboo curtains,
but are made of small lengths of
rushes irregularly strung. They are
shown in several solid colOrs-terra
Gotta, olive green and ecru. Long tas-
sells of frayed rope, dyed in the same
shade as the portiere, finish each upper
side in stimulation of the more expen-
sive OK tails sometimes used.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24

made him The Sun admits it; and it
says further:
IF he preferred to devote his atten-
ton exclusively to the lecture platform
he would be quite sure of earning a for
tune in a comparatively short time. His
power of interesting and holding au-
diences by the magnetic charm OF mis-
oratory, on any subject he may select,
has been sufficiently demonstrated; and
the eagerneSs to hear him speak is not
confined to any particular section of
the country"
And, although it observes that such a
thing is out of the question and such a
thought far from his mind, that he has
gifts which would have made him fame
upon the stage. The same thing has
been said of some of the greatest ora
tors this country and England have
produced.
AS an author it says that his returns
would certainly be large, and publish
ers would compete for the privilege and
profit of putting Mr.. Bryan's printed
thoughts into the hands of his millions
of admirers" while there are dozens
OF prosperous newspapers winch Wouio
tumble over each other in their anxiety
to secure his services as editor or edi-
torial writer
In conclusion, the Sun says, and the
sentiment, coming from one of his
ablest opponents, reflects credit upon 1t
and is worthy of preservation:
There are not many men in the coun-
try today with a greater potential earn
ing capacity covering a greater variety
OF alternative occupations. We make
these remarks not at all in the offensive
sense in which Mr.. Mabbatt's question
seems to be put to us, but merely 70
emphasize the absurdity and Injustice
of the notion that the leader of the
Chicago Democracy remains in politics
for the sake of the money that is in
politics for him. On the contrary, to
the best of our knowledge and belief,
Mr.. Bryan is standing by his party and
his principles at very considerable
sacrifice of pecuniary profit"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
LESSON ON BIRMINGHAM.
A Model City In It's Municipal Re-
forms.
(NeM York Journal.l


Those who wish to see what a NUM-
cipal government can accomplish may
find instruction in Birmingham. The
government of that city was not ere
| ated a corporation until 1861. A recent
English writer has expressed common
opinion in England in remarking that
municipal reformers look to Birming-
ham as the eyes of the faithful look to
Mecca" That is not because that city
has yet accomplished so very much
more than others, but because of the
energy shown in recent years.
The movement began when Mr..
Chamberlain was elected mayor in 1873.
He determined to bring the gas works
under the direct control and manage
ment of the municipal council. Two
competing companies were supplying
the city with gas. He secured a coun-
Gil resolution. by 81 votes to l, to NUM-
cipalize the gas works A large price
was paid-$10, 600, 000-but the bargain
has proved profitable. The first years
net return was $4,000, and the profits
have steadily increased, till now they
are twice that amount; yet since 1875
the price to consumers of gas has been
reduced from 70 cents to 80 cents per
1000 feet, by which reduction the use
of gas among the poorer classes has
been greatly promoted. In 1889 an eight
hour day was conceded to it's 1000 en-
ployees by the municipality.
But Mr.. Chamberlain browning
achievement was the solution of the
housing problem. He accomplished re-
suits next to those attained by Napo-
leon, who found a Paris of brick and
left it one of marble. He certainly rev.
olutionized the topography of Birming-
ham. His chief monument is Corpora
ton street, Birmingham's finest public
thoroughfare and business avenue, on
what was formerly nothing but slums.
splendidly built up with new, solid
structures that will become the prop
erty of the municipality when the sew
emily year ground leases expire.
The area included in the improve
ment scheme was ninety acres in eX-
tent, was covered with about 1000
houses. in which 10000 people were liv-
ing, and the condemnation involved an
outlay of $4,000, 900 The mortality rate
of this district was very high. In fifty
years from the time of investment
Birmingham will become the richest
municipal corporation in the kingdom,
and it will be indebted for it to the
council of 1875, that had the foresight
to make such plans. Further, the mu-
nicipality has built and rented con-
siderable number of model five-room
cottages.
The Improvement scheme of 1875 has
already more than repaid all it has
cost, while as a project for the modern
iZation and adornment of a commercial
city it has furnished the citizens a due
measure of local pride, and is, further,
q demonstration of the taX-saving
power of improvements.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
FiLlPiNoS AS FIGHTERS.

When the war with Spain was IN
nrogress we did the Spanish soldiers
and sailors the honor to say that they
were not towards" Many were the
tributes paid to their physical courage,
regardless of the treacherous acts
which were the immediate causes of the
war.
But the Spaniards were not Drawer
than the Filipinos. With centuries OF
military experience, with all her pres
tige, and with modern guns and IRON
dad ships and smokeless powder at
her disposal, Spain made a sorry show
ing beside the record the Filipinos are
making as belligerents. These silent.
sullen peoples, half devil and half child
such as Kipling describes. are wrong
of course because they are opposed to
the greatest government on earth,
but they are entitled to more consider
alton and credit for the stand they are
making than ever Spain was.
They have fought with bows and
arrows; there are three men now to
every gun empty-handed beggars
fall, that they may secure the rifles
and take their places to be shot;
ragged. hungry men who are fighting
for a better cause than Spain was bat
fling for: who are the victims of ignor-
ance and deception, while Spain was
actuated by malice and the lust of
tyranny.
These Filipinos have been told to re-
pei the Americans as invaders who
simply desire to take the place of their
former masters and slave-drivers, and
long they looked and vainly for any
indication of the real intentions of this
government towards them. They, that
is. the masses of the insurgents, are
less to blame than we are wont to ad-
init. They are densely ignorant and
have not the slightest conception of the
work this government has undertaken.
Freed from the tyranny of Spain after
many years OF oppression, they look
upon the newcomers with distrust.
Their leaders. however, have no inten-
ton of undeceiving them. And the
longer the conflict continues, the more
desperate the insurgents are becoming.
Their repulse of American troops yes
terday would indicate that the end is
Yet a long way off. BY their recent cap
lure Of marines and this temporary adj
vantage they will be encouraged to
continue the conflict that was disheart-
ening to them for awhile
This business of governing strange
peoples is not what it has been cracked
up 10 be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
mixing power, and will be likely

onizing power, and will be likely to
have serious trouble in governing a
remote dependency with its millions of
natives. England sent Lord Kitchener
to the Soudan, and armed him with full
power to govern a vast region in ac-
cordance with his judgment The work
will be done. and little will be said
about it. Soudan questions will not be
carried into English politics, and Lord
Kitchener will continue his work with
out interruption and in silence.
Such a thing is utterly Impossible in
this republic. With every campaign
there would be a repetition of the
Warren Hastings arraignment, first
with one party and then with the other
until the entire colonial system would
become thoroughly demoralized.
On the other hand the government of
the Philippines would present few
difficulties which the English have not
overcome in India and other sections of
their vast empire. They are trained to
the business of governing subject races.
Their form of government is especially
designed for purposes of conquest and
military dictatorship. 1t is out of the
question in a popular government like
the United States.
The British West Indies are part
of this continent. They are in easy
reach of this government. They could
be held and governed with the ultimate
intention of making states of them.
Local self government could be begun
at once. So why shouldn't trade be
made, if MIR. Chamberlain thinks his
side will consent?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
ENGLISH is A LANGUAGE.

see that a German newspaper objects
to English being made the official Ian
guage of Samoa, and says that English is
not a language. l want to know If 1t Is
there? READER.
English is certainly language. It
belongs to the Teutonic branch of the
Aryan speaking peoples. It's additions
of French, Latin, Greek and other for
eign elements, though they have made
its grammar somewhat irregular, also
have made it the most forcible and
most flexible of modern tongues. 1t is
probably spoken by 10000, 600 persons.
Using the word Language" TO mean
widely different and separated dialects
of the same division there are about
500 languages.