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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31

Russia wants some American gold
for seal fishers. Now maybe, the fun
will fly.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31

Because people rail- at our count,
roads don't necessarily make them rail-
roads
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31

General Otis ought to censor himself
out of the papers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31

The people were not consulted in til
Legislative eiection--wc wonder if the,
will be needed next spring.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31

John Bull is having some exercise in
Africa.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31

There will likely BE- revival amongs,
the office holders just before election.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31

n Tho Peace Conference should have
1 adjourned to Africa.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31


o. II. Blocker. OF North Carolina,
suggests, in "a note in the n. Y. Tr-
bune that the XIV. Amendment of
the Federal Constitution be amended
so as 10 read as follows:
THE right OF citizens of the United
states TO vote FOR REPRESENTA-
TlVES in CONGRESS AND PREST
DENTAL ELECTORS shall not be
denied. or abridged, by the United
states. or by any State, on account Of
race color, or previous condition of
scrvitudc''
The proposed amendment is in the
small caps. Mr.. Blocker says:
Just put in these seven words and
me white mans burden" would b.,
liGh'encd and the Negroes peace cstab-
llSheu so far as politics troubles him.
rms would leave local State govern.
ment with the states anu DTeyeTVo n
The negro his national legacy. some.
times Il simple remedy will go far in
curing malignant disease. Certainly
INC loyalty of the white people of the
South is fully established now
This would at least preclude the nee.
essity of grandfather clauses: and
the suggestion is worth considering 70,
other reasons. if our suffrage is to be
limited, and not universal"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31
awe Washing on Posi-. as a blind u

Inc washington Post, as blind to
the people. says: &.
Not until after the next Presidential
election will that gigantic banking
scheme be preached again. And The
Post Is willing TO venture the predlc-
tlon that a number of Presidential
elections will be required to give it any
considera BILE degree OF virility."
1t is already preached for the. next
session of Congress by the banks and
bankers, their associations and trusts,
by the capitalists and their press and by
Secretary Gage, Of the Treasury, and,
of course, by Mckinley, whom Gage
represents in finance. money and bank
ing. II not put into effect next winter,
we warn the people that if they re-
elect Mckinley. 1t will be put through
with a great hurrah in the session of
19Oo-1oOl, as a scheme which has had
the full endorsement OF popular ap-
prevail.
This Gigantic banking scheme" now
preached and urged as banking re-
FORM" proposes free national banking.
or free and unlimited and unsecured is
suing of national bank-notes, on credit,
the withdrawal Of greenbacks and all
Treasury notes. the complete demone-
tization of silver-money (silver only
was demonetized In 1878, as the act was
amended in 1STS-not silver money!, the
continued prohibition of issues by State
banks, and the government to coin or
issue no money but gold coin. which,
leaves the banks the monopoly of our
money and currency.
This is 4 terrible prospect for the
people; but it is already prepared for
them; and if the present Congress hest
tate at perpetrating SO enormous a viii
lany, it will surely be done by the next
Congress, If the Republicans triumph
in 1900 as the servile tools of the money
and banking power. Remember this!
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31

Mr.. w. C. Whitney, one of the Oily
wants to nominate the next Democratic
candidate for President and says he
can name the man who is "a platform
in himself" The man is Grover Clevc-
land. and that he ''is a platform in him
self" is precisely what Democrats know
of him, and that knowledge is precisely
the reason the Democrats will not have
him at any price. Twice elected Pres
ident as alleged candidate of the Dem.
ocratic people, he paid no attention to
their platform in either case and made
platforms of his own, out of his own
head. with the advice and assistance
of the same money and office trust that
had got control of the organizations, or
ruling rings, of both parties, and to
which it was n matter of Indifference
which party was victor, as the Presl-
dent in either case was their man.
No doubt the same trust would like
to put up Cleveland again, as it would
suit 1t equally, in its trust and money
schemes. to have either him or McIlin-
ley, as both have served it with emu
lative zeal and devotion; but Demo-
Gratis want Democratic platform, OF
their own making, and n Democratic
candidate Of their own choosing, and so
next year Bryan and the platform OF
1896, with the distinct design to defeat
and oppose the money and office trust.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31

In order TO avoid delays, on account OF
PERSONAL absence. letters and all comnii-
nleations for The VIRGlNlAN-PILOT
should not be addressed to any individual
connected With the Office. but simply 10
inc VIRGIN1AN AND PILOT PUB
LISTING COMPANY
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-31

:, No employee OF the virginian- Pilot Pub
tlshinE Company Is authorized to contract
any obligation In the name OIL the COM
paay. or TO make purchases In the nnine
y. the same, except upon orders signed by
tue GRESlOhNT OF THE CDMt1AN a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
TELEGRAl'HIC BREVfTIEss.22.

Governor Roosevelt, of New York
to-day issued pardon for Walter Bay
ard, VINO was improperly convicted OF
burglary in the third degree. Bsyard
was convicted ia the county Of Queens.
-Four boys, ranging in age from 10 TO
II years, were given public WhippiD
in the police court, at Evansville. Ind,
Yesterday, for stealing some old wash
boilers. Tue boys were given twenty
five lashes each. One of the lads was
90 weak after the fogging that ne could
not walk.
A tenement house in Providence, r.
l., caught fire this morning and Frank
McDelmott, p years old, was sufo-
Gated. John O'BIien and his wife had
q narrow escape and were taken out
partly unconscious. McDermo OFT was
alive when found, but died while being
moved to the hospital.
At dance near Lowe, I. T., last
Monday, Ben Brown was shot and in.
stautly killed, Albert Brown was stab.
bed and is not expected to live, Nor
ris Brown was badly cut and DR..
Poore and two sons seriously wound
ed. Nine Of the participants have been
arrested and will be taken to South
McAlister for confinement.
The boiler of Philadelphia & Read
ing engine, which lefs East Penn juno
ton shortly afCer midnight, on its way
to Reading, Pa, exploded about two
o'clock this morning at Bowers station.
Harry Young, fireman, of Reading, who
waa standing on the tank, was severely
scalded and burned. Engineer William
Weaver, of Myerstown, was crushed
to death in the cab. Several others
we're injured.
A steam pipe i'll the Brooklyn Heights Bail :
rosd COmpany's power house in Brooklyn,
exploded this morning and wrecked the
building and machinery to such an extent
that a section OF the Brooklyn trolley system
was tied up for hours. One man was injured
The firm of Kynochs, of Birmingham,
Eng. has begun making cartridges under an
American contract TO supply 100000 at
the rate of L 000,00 week
Mr. Frederick D. Underwood tie newly
appointed general manager OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, will sssume his new duties
February /.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03

In RESPONSE to request from the
federal authorities in Washington, the
condition of the graves of all the Con
federate dead in the South is now be-
ing enquired into, the avowed object
being the adoption Of the Presidents
suggestion that all such graves be at,
tended to hereafter by the national
government. Such work will be agree
able to nobody except those who Will
profit by its execution. The dead
evenlif they could feel sany interest in
the matter, would not like to know
that those who killed them were taking
care OF their graves, and their friends
certainly would not; they have done so
for the last thirty-fve years without
auy trouble aud do not desire to be re-
lieved of that sacred duty. The whole
thing is cheap device to gain popu'
larity in the South, aud, like ali otheri
of a like sort, will not effect lis puF'
pose,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
pose.

WEETHER right or wrong, there Is
hardly a doubt among the intelIigeI
people of this country that the vast ma
iority of the democrats thereof are in
favor of both the Chicago platform and
ticket, and as the vital principle OF de-
mocracy is the right of the majority to
rule, their wish should be gratifed, es-
peciallv since that platform and ticket,
two years ago, received over six snd
a.half million votes. Many democra'
have doubts in respect of the adyan-
tages Of free silver coinage, but beipe
democrats from principle, and not ior
pelf, they will be perfectly willing to
abide by the arbitrament OF their party :
highest tribunal, its national conven'
ton. and they will do SO the mere wi
lingly, as, to most Of them, no sort o
coinage could render their peeuniars
condition worse than it now is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

BERNE, Jan. 3-Tratiic has been stop
ped in many sections of Switzerland in
consequence OF the heavy fall Of snow
within the last few DAYS.
ROME, Jan. 3.-Perosi, the new COM
poser, has been named by the Pope di-
rector of the Poutifcal chanters and bis
father knight of s.. Sylvester. The
second public performance OF his ora
torio has been as successful as the first.
DIEPPE, Jan. 3 The French steamer
Anglers has been wrecked and five OF
those on board OF her drowned The
storm is reported to be terrific in the
North Sea and on the French aud Bel
gian coasts.
LONDON, Jan. ga Paris corresDon-
dent says that the Duke of Orleans. OF
January 1st, received 100000 from 8
French manufacturer as contribution
TO the roualists political fund.
BUDA-PEsTH, Jan. Barron BanfY.
Prime Minister of Hungary, and M.
Horansky, member of the Hungarian
diet, fought duel with pistols this
morning. Two shots were fired by each
but neither was hit. An effort was
made after the duel to bring about a
reconciliation between the contestants,
but it was not successful.
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 3-rhere was
no celebration of Jameson Day here
yesterday and as result the day passed
without any disturbance. Both the
English aud Transvaal governments
nave taken steps to pacify their respec-
tive subjects and, while hostile feeling
still exists, the recent excitement is dis
appearing.
LONDON, Jan. ga dispatch to
Lloyds from Manila says that the cargo
of the American ship Vigilant, from
Norfolk, Va, August 9 for Singapore
was discovered TO be on fire and the
vessel was acuttled in order to extin-
guish the flames. She was subsequent
y hoated but the extent OF the damage
sue sustained hos not been ascerlained.
LONDON Jan. 3.-Schneider, the Pole
who on November last murdered g German
bakers assistant by throwing him inside az
oven, was executed at Newgate this morning
ROME, Jan. 3.-The presents OF money and
yaluables sent to the Fope dlring 1895
| amounted to more than 81 100000 in value,
including $S00,000 in Peters pence. g
LIMA, Peru, Jan. 3.-The latest ad'vicos
from La Paz, capital of Bolivia, say tlst q
combat is imminent between the revolution.
lists and the government troops.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
ENCOURAGED HIS WIFE TO KILL
HERSELF.

A dispatch from London says some
remarkable facss have developed re-
garding the suicide of Mrs. Marx-Avel-
ing, last March. 1t appears that she
learned that DR.. Avelng, the English
socialist leader, with whom she had
lived for number OF years, had secret
ly married young lady. He admitted
that this was true, and intimated that
he was tired of her, whereupon Mrs.
Aveling said the best thing she could
do was to commit suicide. DR.. Avel-
ing, it further appears, allowed her to
send to a drug store for poison, and
went out walking, while she drank it,
The public prosecutor would have TAX
en- action in the matter, but for DR..
Aveling's sudden death on August /
last.
Mrs. Eleanor Marx-Aveling was the
daughter of the late celebrated German
socialist leader, Karl Marx. She com
mitted suicide, according to the London
dispatch, in March last, although the
news was not made public there until
April 2. She was about forty-three
years of age and was the youngest of
six children. When quite a young
girl she studied Shakespeare, and when
she grew up she helped her father in
his literary lsbors. After her fathers
death, sac was understood TO have
married DR.. Aveling, and came with
him and Herr Liebknecht, the German
socialist leader. TO this country in 1886
They addressed meeting of socialists,
anarchists and communists in New
York. and made 6 lecturing tour
through the country. Mrs. Marx Avel-
ing was good linguist, and acted as
interpreter at the labor congresses il
Paris, Brussels, Zurich and London,
and also wrote and translated articles
for the labor papers. She committed
suicide by taking prussic acid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
LIVERY STABLE RuRNED-Yeste,

LIVERY STABLE BURNED.-Yester-
day afternoon John E. Altatfer's livery
stable, situated 10 the central part OF
Harr;sonburg, Va, was discovered 70
be on fire. An alarm was quickly
turned in, and the volunteer depart
ment responded promptly. The build
ing was frame one, filled with hay
aud straw, aud il less than ten minutes
from the time OF discovery of the fire
was one solid mass of flame, and soon
burned TO the ground. Quick work
saved all the horses, harness, traps,
buggies and other fixtures. This sta
bic was situated just across the street
from the Revere House, which Is also g
large frame building, and grave fears
were entertained for it and other sur
rounding property, but the quick and
effect work of the volunteer service
kept the fire confined where it started.
1t is supposed the fire started from an
electric light wire inside the stable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-There is g
proposition under way to erect over
He'll Gate steel bridge, with q span OF
eight hundred feet. The bridge is to be
one hundred and fifty feet high. Be-
sides this, there vii! be a bridge owe.
Little He'll Gate and the Bronx Kills,
1t is announced in Brooklyn that syn
dicate, at the head OF which are
John w. Ambrose and Colonel Oliver
w. Barnes, is working out scheme
whereby the trunk lines which run
into New York will be tapped at Port
Morris and through trains from the
West run to the docks of the South
Brooklyn Terminal Company, near the
foot of Thirty ninth street, Brooklyn.
The promoters of the enterprise expect
that the main item of profit will be the
foreign freights.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Court OF Appeals will meet in
Richmond tomorrow.
Mrs. A. Virginia Krauth. of Win
chester, widow OF Rev. Charles P.
Krauth, died yesterday.
heSixth Virginia regiment (colored)
will De mustered out of service at
Macon, Ga, instead of at Richmond.
Saturday night was the coolest for
years 10 the valley. Government in
struments at Woodstock registered 120
below zero during the night, a fall OF
TT in three days.
The Virginia Military Institute is
now entirely cut of debt. 1t begins the
year 1899 with an increase of thirty
cadets over last year, when it had the
biggest enrolment for twenty-seven
years.
Labor Commissioner Montague is
corresponding with the commonwealth
attorneys in the various cities of the
Stale with view of enforcing the law
requiring merchants to provide seats
for salesgirls.
A telegram from New YORK, states
that the Atlantic Transportation Com
pauy, with headquarters at Newport
News, has gone into the hands of re-
ceiver. General E. P. Meany, presi-
dent of the company, was appointed as
receiver in New Jersey court yester
day.
Judge a. NJ. Lybrook, prominent
lawyer, died at his residence at Stuart
on Sunday. He had been in feeble
health for some time. He was mem
Der Of the Big Four" who saved Vir-
ginia from the clutches Of Malone
He was an able lawyer and gallant
| Confederate soldier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03

KILLED BY HoRsE.-May Mitchell
and Agnes Johnson, of lis Church
street, Norfolk, Va. went out for a
drive into Norfolk county yesterday.
When four miles from the city, near
Deep Creek, the horse became unmsn
ageable, and backed into q canal that
runs through the farm of A. H. Lind
say. In trying to freed himself from
the buggy the Two women were thrown
under the borse and the vehicle, and
the Johnson woman was killed. Magis
trate French, to whom the matter was
reported, held an inquest over the dead
woman. May Mitchell, who was knock
ed unconscious by the fall, recovered
later, ard told the magistrate how the
accident happened
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
To Leave for Washington.

SANTIAGO, Jan. 3.-General Wood,
military governor Of the province q
Santiago, will leave for Washington Il
morrow, having cabled 10 Washington
yesterday fer leave of absence 1t is
supposed that his visit to the American
capital relates to the order received
here from Havana that all customs re-
ceipts be sent to Havana each week,
the effect OF which would be the aban-
domen5 of Improvements now in
progress to which the customs
receipts have been devoted. The
order has created a great deal of
Indignation and protests were cabled
this morning to President Mckinley
by the board of trade, the army associa.
ton, the city council, and the Supreme
Court. The protests declare against
Capitalization and express the general
desire for municipal autonomy and the
permaneDcy of the administration of
General Wood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03

COMBINING AGAINST ENGLAND
Great Britain has demanded that Spain
sell her a coaliing station in the Balearic
Islands and also other strategic points.
4 dispatch from Madrid says: Official
circles here are warmly discussing the
attitude OF Great Britain, owing to her
pressing demands that Spain sell her
d coalipg station in the Balearic Islands,
and other strategical points, 80 as to
render Gibraltar unassallable. The
negotiations on the subject have been
10 allegiance, owing to Premier Sagasta's
illness, but 1t is believed that Spain, in
fuenced by France and Russia, will
resist the demands of Great Britain"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03

Now THAT half the ships bought by
the government at high prices during
the late war have been found TO be
worthless, they are to be sold by auc-
ton. OF course they will not bring a
fourth of what they cost, but that is 5
matter of no consequence to an admin
istration to support whose selfish
schemes the people will submit to any
degree of taxation that may be imposed
npon them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
THE ARMED Cuban Insurgents,

The ARMED Cuban insurgents, G
whom there are considerably more
now than there were during the Spal
ish war, continue to refuse to 10:
down their arms and to disband unit
they shall be paid by the U. S. govern
ment, though it is we'll known, on the
authority OF reliable American com
manding officers during the war, thai
they would neither fight, mend roads
nor wait on the sick and wounded
But in view of what has already occur
red, it would cutibe at all surprising il
their ridiculous demand should be COM
piled with.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03

THE DEATH rate was rarely create!
than it has been during the holidays
Just over, and, owing to the prevailing
cold and inclement weather, it was only
natural that it should have been so.
But that it vas, disproves the old say
ing that green Christmas makes q
fat church yard. Colds are very apt to
develop into pneumonia, especially in
old people, AMI cold, are very easily
caught in Indictment weather, at Christ
mas or at anv other season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03

GENERAL WHEELER says he thinks
the Cubaus could be transformed into
good American citizens ii every one OF
ths colleges in this country would agree
to educate one Cuban young man free
of cost and send him back home 6
teach the people of his country
The General should know that
good citizens, like poets, are born, not
made. Cubans have been educated II
this country for the last hundred years
many in the schools in this city, but
that they have not improved Their
countrymen is proved by the present
condition of their island. And if this
be true of the best of them, how can i.
be otherwise with the worst, the negro
and scalawag insurgents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03

ENGLAND's FRIENDsHIp.-Judge ".
B. Day was welcomed to his home in
Canton. Ohio, last night at banquet.
In his speech Judge Day said ''If l
were called upon to state the most
gratifying circumstances of our foreign
relations during the war, it would be
in the uniformly cordial and hearty
friendship of the English before and
during the struggle. Observing the
obligations of neutrality, and never
stepping outside the requirements OF
international law, We had the sympathy
and good will of that great power. I
don't believe either nation seeks, or
would be benefited by, formal al
lispce,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
QUAY Confident.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 3.-Senatoy
Quay atiirms that he has so tight a
cIinch on the situation that he has pro
posed to leave for Washington on the
three o'clock train. The official call
for the caucus was made out and signed
this morning. 1t directs that repub
lican caucus for the nomination of y
United States Senator be held in the
hall of the House at s o'clock tonight.
The Quay people Go not claim tneY
will muster 12S votes in the caucus
which their enemies insist must be
shown in order to bind the nomination
as party obligation. They say they
will have 105 to Ito present. The OPP
position claim that the situation this
morning leads the unprecedented critic
TO the opinion that Quay is approach
ing the danger line. TIE joint state
.ment of Senators Martin and Finn,
which was put out after midnight, con.
tanning their declarations that they
will ignore the caucus and giving their
reasons therefore, that they nor sry
body else were consulted as to the
time OF the caucus, has intensified the
excitement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
Race Between Trains.

OMAHA, Neb.. Jan. 3-The race be-
tween the Burlington and Northwestern
fast mail trains, which started last
night. at Chicago. concluded at Omaha
this morning. 1t was the fastest time
for q 500 mile stretch ever made and
the trains ran as high as 10 miles an
hour for Is hours. The Northwestern
wins the first heat of the great S75O,0O0
contest. Six more must be run, and
the Northwestern must win at least
three more to get half the mail contract,
and four more in order to ask for 1t all.