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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14

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martial, Should be subject to the In
sfiuence OF the local aristocracy upon
which the military element Is compell-
ed to rely for social relaxation and
intercourSe. and that the feelings Of
the pre1udiced people will not fail to
reach the court. and perhaps have some
influence. One thing is certain, and
that is IL the court-martial acquits
Dreyfus 1t will lead to serious local
disturbances at Rennes, for the people
inhabitating that section are much
preJudiced. do not know the facts In
the case, and have no use for the un-
fortunate man. Rennes Is a very old
city, and the Palace of Justice, in which
the court-martial will probably meet
was built in 1918. There are two parts
TO the town, the old with its narrow
streets and wooden buildings. and n
new and upper part of elegant and
modern appearance. This new part
was built to take the place of two.
thirds of the city destroyed by fire
many years ago. In the older portion
there is cathedral which was begun
In the twelfth century. It was at
Kenpes that King Henry H.. of Eng
land, presided over the English par
hament. and it was around Rennes that
the French shero Bertrand duaDuesclin
routed the English. The famous Nine
de Sevigne made Rennes her home
and 1t was there that most of her noted
letters were written. 1t is an historic
old spot about which volumes might be-
written. but perhaps the most inter-
estinS story of the towns history il
yet TO come. The Dreyfus trial is like
~ TO make boiling pot out of Renncs
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
HISTORIC OLD RENNES.
(From Iowa State Register.)

Rennes. the city in France to which
the eyes of the whole world are now
turned because OF the fact athat it is
to be the scene OF the new court-mar-
tial OF Captain Dreyfus, is an historic
old place about the size of Des Moines.
Dreyfus arrived there yesterday. 1t is
the ancient capital Of Brittany, now
the capital of the Department of He
et-Viliane, at the confluence of the lille
and V!laine rivers. 23i miles southwest
OF Paris. and is" the headquarters OF
the old aristocracy OF the west or
France, caste which is re-actionary
in its political ideas, fanaticaI in it's
hatred of the Jews. and irreconcilabie
in its antagonism to everything shat
pertains to Republican Institutions 1t
is hard to see why the government of
France, il it Is honest in its intentions
toward the man, picked out such
place as this for the re-trial of Dreyfus,
for he will stand far less chance Of
fair trial than IL the court martial
were to take place in Paris. 1t stands
to reason that the officers stationed at
Rennes. and forming part OF the court
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14

all costs" But neither policy has been
followed-only course Of shilly- shally.
With an army obviously too small to
conquer and occupy permanently even
one island of the group-Luzon. Grim
lnal aggression" is foul play; but what
Is this-a war of criminal aggression,
prosecuted cruelty for political reasons
the petty advantages of party and
partizanry. Great heavens! to think Of
the principles, policies and destinles Of
this grand Republic so prostituted to
the fortunes OF bum and slum politics
and politicians. Ward-strikers actual
ly determining National foreign policy!
Monstrous!
Before Governor Roosevelt, of New
York, permitted himself to be used by
this Alger crew as an asperser of hon.
orable gentlemen, 1t was due to himself
that he should have Insisted that they
should so conduct this war as to clear
themselves from the suspicion and
natural presumption arising against
such fellows, having record so damag-
ing in peace and war, that they were
not turning it into brutal murder to
gain votes, or affect the views of city
blood-tubs and puddings.
No, fellow-ctizens: this is no neces-
sary war; What necessary on our al
lies. admirers and confiding friends?
Nor is it war demanded by any duty.
or sense of honor. or obligation. 1t is
n war of wolf on sheep. in spite of every
just consideration,-and now fast as
suming the self-convicted aspect of Il
Infinitessemal minimissimum of the
petty!
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14
MRS. MAVERICKS HARD CASE

AS a gross injustice the case of Mrs.
Dreyfus in France, though it is not so
sensational as the latter. She is wo
man, convicted on circumstantial evil
dcnce of having murdered her husband
by poisoning him with arsenic, al
though it was in evidence that he was
officials in England pronounce the evil
dence susceptible of reasonable
doubt; everybody connected with her
trial and conviction, including the bar
and 500 900 other persons in America
and England have petitioned for her
pardon and release; she has been in
prison eleven years and has ten years
more to serve; and yet the English au-
thorlties even refuse to revise or re-
view the case.
TIL truth is that no woman ought to
be accused of such a crime in presence
OF reasonable doubt" as in this case,
much less found guilty and subjected
to- cruel and shameful imprisonment.
There is probably no plot against Mrs.
Maybrick with governmental and Off
cial collision. as in the case of Dreyfus;
but he Is granted review OF his case,
with new evidence and fair court and
jury. He has hopes of acquittal and re-
lease. She has no hope at all. 1t may
be in pursuance of English judicial
policy; but in any case it is a disgrace
to English justice and Jurisprudence.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14

be fools, to unlimited degree and ex-
tent. or else the fool-killer would have
a continual massacre on his hands; and
in less degree. also. men may freely
be knavee: but real Democrat must
be at once both knave and fool before
he can become n walking town-crier
or bn-pos.. or decoy- duck. for Hanna.
And that hes's. when he says: Drop
Silver" or Drop Bryant" That Is
wha. the Republicans and oddities are
most solicitous for us to do; and the
Democrat who cannot perceive that
any incident or fiction they can shape
or color to look like a tendency on our
part to drop either. makes them all
frantic with JOY they cannot conceal
and which it would be equally impos-
sibie for them to affect, rs as blind as
Il bat.
Such a Democrat is as blind as n bat,
also. If witnessing this Republican and
coldite fear OF Bryan and the restora-
ton of silver. ne does not understand
the true reasons of It, What but
Bryan and free silver gave Democracy
the unprecedented vote it received in
1896. despite the Cleveland detection
and the organized desertion to McKin-
ley under cover OF the Palmer and
Buckner ticket? What caused the peo-
pie 10 rally so to Bryan and silver? Not
for the man and metal: surely not: but
because they signified truly and faith
fully, as they still do. the restoration
of free government over money monop-
oily maladministration the restoration
of the popular will over corporate and
party combinations. the restoration OF
free money and currency over mono
metallism and the consolidated banks,
the restoration of free competition over
the despotlsm OF exclusive and special
privileges and monopoly. the restora-
ton of prosperity over the eXtortions
and contractions put upon labor, ma
terials and production. and the restora-
ton Of all the blessings of liberty over
the adversely imposed upon the peo-
pie by the despotism of organized cap
ital and steam-nflated stocks in trusts
and combines in collision with every
department of this vcnal, imperial and
military mal-a dministratio
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14

white labor Of the Northern States are
alike oppressed by an equality of Re-
publican misrule and grinding extortion
never shown except in similar equaliza-
lions Of depression. suppression and OPP
preston.
If reason and human feeling have not
fed from men to beasts. they cannot
and will not endure a maladlninlstra-
ton at once so disgraceful. tyrannlcal.
monopolzing and empoverishing. We
must be free. or starve!
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14
Cases like this one
can be successfully
treated at their homes

1 suffered so much from Catarrh before
taking DIR. Frey's treatment that
THOUGHT | WOULD HAVE CON
SUMPTION If did not soon get some
thing to cure me. WAS ALL THE
TIME CATCHING COLD. The leas,
change of the weather gave me a cold
which often settled in my chest. MY
EYES BECAME WEAK and seemed to
have a glimmer before them had head
aches and dizziness and MY NOSTRIi.s
WOULD GET DRY AND SCABRY. In
the mornings when arose | would have
to gag so much to remove the mucus
from my throat that would nearly vom-
1t. had a TERRIBLE TIRED FEEL
ING IN THE BACK and would get up in
the morning feeling as If had been beat
en- nearly to death. ] suffered greatly
too. from Indigestion. am so thankful
to be able to say that Dr. Tirey's treat
ment has cured me.
L. y. LEGGETT.
Washington. ". c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14

Gen. Wheeler is going to the Filipnes,
Notwithstanding the rainy season, and
says that the war will end there in time
for him to take his seat in Congress on
It's meeting next December. The Gem
eral expects to act with 9neatness and
dispatch. and we wish him all good
luck; but Aguinaldo and his men are
"kittle CATTLE"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14
Norfolk Iron Works,
GEO. w. DUVAL & CO.,

NO. Is WATER STREET. NORFOLK.
ENGINES, BOILERS. SAWMiLL and
proved patterns. Also repairing at the
shortest notice. Particular attention to
steamboat work. DUVAES PATENT
BOILER TUBE FERRULES are thu
only perfect REMEDY for leaky boiler
tubcD. They can be inserted in a few
minutes by any engineer, and are war.
rnnted TO stop leaks.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14

The prevalence OF homicide and sui
eide especially Is frightful.. In the
opinion of many. human life is of little
value in anybody, and there is a grow
ing feeling. resulting in self-destructio ton,
that it Is not at all worth living. Won
der if war promotes this disregard for
life?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14

This was intended as representative
government: but is 1t SO? If so. whom
or what. does 1t represent? The people
ought to know; but they know usually
least about it to the shame of the men
they trust.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14
Washin gton. n. c.
With j. F. Phillips

Has offices / and No. 3Il Main street
Norfolk. Va. Spec!altics: Catarrh and ali
and Stomach.
y Hours . a. IN. to 1890 r. M: p. m. to
$50 p. IN. Sunday Hours. 10 30 4 m 10
1880 p. IN. Tuesday night ana Thursday
night, Z 30 y. IN. 10 y. III.
Consultation always free Medicines
furnished. Terms always moderate. Eyes
examined for glasses free OF chalgc.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14
WADING THRO' SLAUGHTER FOR
SWAG.

The war In the Filipino Islands. or.
rather in the island of LuZon. around
Manila, looks like it is purposely pro-
tractcd at the Washington end of OPP
erations, so that it may be on hand.
for political effect, until after the Pres
identlal election in November, 1900. OF
course. if this apparent purpose is har-
bored by the administration. it is in
tended to keep up the cry that the wa,
is one of necessity. obligation. honor
and self-respect. and that Mckinley
and a Republican administration must
be retained to prosecute 1t to a success
full finality: and it will be urged that it's
present continuance is forced by Agui-
naldo and his adherents, who are en-
couraged by speeches and circulars
from the opponents of the administra-
TONS policy of expansion. and who
hope to be recognized as independents"
if the Democrats elect Bryan. &c.
But that is all fudge. The Filipinos
headed by Aguinaldo. care precious lit
tie what we say for or against them; it
is only what we do in opposition to
their struggle for freedom and indie
peDdence that they mind at all.
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14

AT first we took it, naturally. that 1t
ocratic Chairman of the Indianapolitan
concern. formerly "chairmaned" by
billy-bynum: but to our confusion. on
a little scrutiny of the paragraph we
saw that it was as successor OF Senator
Jones that our Mr.. Martin was pro-
posed by some "vagrum" correspond
ent. hard up for an item to cheer the
goldte heart.
Senator Martin grimly laughed at 1t,
no doubt, when he saw the announce
ment, and closely scanned the paper
in which it appeared for statement
that "to secure harmony" in the party
Bryan had agreed to withdraw. anu
that the Indianapoltan platform OF
1896 should be substituted for that of
Chicago! Mr.. Martin may hope to
impose himself or be imposed. on the
legislature of lS99-l9OO as happened
with previous Legislature. which mis-
took him, instead OF Fitzhugh Lee. ae
the choice of the people; but II it be
possible for any other legislature of
l1lS commonwealth 10 MAKE IL SlIllldT
mistake, the Senator we'll knows that
no leading Democrats" or members OF
the National Democratic COMMITTEES
could possibly make the mistake of
seriously considering him as n sue
cessor of U. S. Senator in the National
Democratic Craftsmanship. Virginia
legislators and candidates for the U.
S. Senate may have delusions and hal
fluctuations. but this fake carries the
thing entirely too far and wearies even
railroad credulity at high pressure.
The Richmond Times would proba bly,
support Mr.. Martin as a good Dem
ocrat," for it claims to be one itself;
and for all we know, or the people know
Mr. Martin may be anything or for
anything; but we do know that the
Democrats and people of Virginia are
not for Mr.. Martin. Nor are they
clamoring for him anywhere. so far as
we can hear. That name seems to be
Tyler, not Martin.
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The condition OF the people grows no
better, in spite of the cries of prosperity
that now only serve to provoke the
general circulation; prices and wages
are no better; trusts and combines are
closing all sorts of factories shops. &C.,
and there is less employment for la
Dor, notwithstanding the small advance
given TO n few workmen on their low
cred pay; the strikes everywhere are
many and great, and general dissatis,
faction and increasing stringency are
throttling business. threatened as 1t Is
in all kinds by the engrossing and
greedy combines OF monopoly and wa
tered stock.
The ordinary expenses OF govern
ment are growing rapidly, and the ex,
traordnary expenditures for war, to-
gether with extravaganza in all things
are making the burdens of the people
any lessening during imperial and mil
itary rule. The very air is heavy with
gun-powder. in home tyranny Gas un-
der Merriam and his rifles and Cat,
linGs in the WcsD and in foreign sub
jugation. The currency has almost dis
appeared in large sections of the
country. abandoning the people TO
credit and barter. and forcing them to
agree 10 any terms of the sharpers to
live a all. The cotton OF the South and
the wheat of the North are but the
pray OF spectators. and the negro la
Dor in the Southern States and the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14
THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

AN signs fail in dry weather" say
our rural wea Their prophets: but there is
no equivalent saying in politics. that
we know OF; and if the current signs
n politics have their usual and tradi-
tionaI significance. William j. Bryan's
election as President of the United
states next November seems very hope
full just now, and If he keeps up the
campaign all the way with the same
success that has attended it so far, his
triumph over Mckinley will be like that
of Dewey's, at Manila, or Schley's. off
Santiago. There are absolutely no in
dications favorable to Mckinley. while
everything seems working together for
the good of Bryan.
Even the Filipino prospect is cloud
over Republican hopes. From every
quarter comes enthusiastic evidences OF
Democratic unanimty as to platform
and candidate-the same as in 1896, with
some strengthening additions. fur
nished by events since the last election.
The Republicans are quarreling at
every point of the compass about meas
ures and men. They are at odds about
gold mono mctallism even; bank re
form" is a choas of all sorts of schemes.
and that recommended for adoption by
the committee OF the last Congress
could not be better to arouse the peo-
pie to the dangers threatening them
from a bank-monopoly and solidarity
like that of the old U. S. Bank which
Andrew Jackson crushed. The multi
plication and trampling rush of the
trusts everywhere. over everything and
everybody. is weakening the Republl-
cans and strengthening the Democrats
daily with all thinking men and with
the plain common people. who believe
in free competition and are in fixed an
tagonism to all bloated concerns and
cngorging enterprise. The spirit of the
18th of July was never so lively and
strong and earnest since the war Az
exhibited all over the land in this
months anniversary OF the Decara-
ton of Independence. Cuban auton-
omy is further off than ever. and the
people are beginning to suspect that
they and liberty are to be sold out
there. as they have been in the Fill
pines.
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1t is more than a suspicion that Nc
Einley and his managers are really
continuing the war" for partzan pur-
poses; as it is believed 1t could have
been ended by more honest. concilia-
tory and manly course. on one hand
or on the other. by an efficient force,
resolutely operated for subsection at
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-14
HE FOUND 1T, AND PICKED 1T UP

as he competent, Is he honest, and
is he faithful to the constitutions"
Those Inquiries cover and embody the
Jeffersonian qualifica tons of candi-
date for public trust. constitutional
trust. party trust;-for this finally Is
the practical construction, meaning and
effect Of the question: us he faithful
to the constitution,"-that is, lis he
faithful to the party: Its principles and
policies as defined in Its platforms, and
it's men, as nominated duly for public
Officer" The qualifications are nom
sense, if they do not mean that.
The man who says. yes to the
questions. as originally put, and then
says or votes-"but 1 am for the gold
standard and McKinley."-is not faith
full to the constitution, which binds him
by his endorsement of party rule to
fidelity to the party as 1.-THE people and
the constitution in so far as they act
as a party To hold that one can be-
long TO a party and yet be false to 1t
and faithful to the constitution, is sheer
equivocatio with ones conscience and
manifest evasion of the real obligation
assumed by allegiance to party.
For this reason when we see 1t an
nounced, even as Republican. or
tworse) an Indianapolitan fake, that
Senator Martin. of Virginia. is spoken
of as the successor of u. S. Senator
Jones as Chairman of the National
Democratic Committee, our heart turns
over and our flesh crawls at the audacity
and incongruty of the statement: as
il, for instance, 1t were announced that
the editor of the Richmond Times was
seriously considered by Ex-Governor
Stone. Mr.. Bryan and other leading
Democrats as the successor OF Sena.
tor Jones as National Democratic
Chairman.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-04-28

A Berlin dispatch says the recent
demonstration on the part of the Ger
nan societies of Chicago in condemna-
ton of any attempt to cause trouble
between Germany and the United
States has been hailed with great salts
faction here. The semi-official Post
expressed the belief that it proves the
German emigrants who are finding
homes in the new world are mot lost
to the fatherland, but retain in their
hearts a fidelity which is of greater
worth than assurance of national sem
tlment on festal occasions, but which
fail when needed
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-04-28

The difficulty of distinguishing be-
tween a waiter and anybody else was
exemplified at the Croker Dime. -
New York the other night. There was
a shortage in cigars, and a we'll known
and exceedingly rich youth OF the me-
tropolis who happened to be we'll sup
piled rendered one of his own t the
celebrated Coogan, who didn't know
aim. The borough president produced
25 cents from his pocket and tipped
him. The young man produced a so
cent piece, and, thrusting it into the
astonished Coogan's hand with the
words, Keep the change" hurried
away.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-04-28
Sheriff Killed in Ambush.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April o.
Sheriff J. S. Dawson of Cook county
was killed last night from ambush in
the mountains neal the North Caro-
lima line, not far from Walkerville,
N. C. The marshals walked into the
ambush about 2 o'clock this morning.
The first shot was aimed at Chief
Deputy ]. D. Alton of this city. The
bullet passed through his coat, strik-
ing Sheriff Dawson in the neck. The
sheriff died almost instantly.
The scene of the ambush is in the
mountains, twenty-five miles from the
nearest telegraph Office, and details are
meager. 1t is said the moOnshiners
have gathered in considerable force
and reinforcements will be sent to the
deputies at once.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-04-28
Schley to be in Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb., April 22.-Rear Ad-
miral Schley, the hero of Santiago bay,
will possibly be an Omaha visitor the
early part of next month. The only
contingency which may prevent the
trip is his recent assignment to duty
on a retiring board at Washington,
the duties of which may require his
continued presence there. If he comes
it will be in the capacity of a private
citizen, seeking rest from the whirl of
events which have followed in quick
succession since the day he SEN the
Spanish fleet to the bottom of the sea.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-04-28

Santiago Morphy, who is alleged to
have robbed the National Bank of
Mexico of $4,000, arrived in the City
OF Mexico under a strong police guard
from the United States. A great
crowd had assembled at the Mexican
Central station to meet him, but the
officers removed Morphy from the train
at a suburban station and brought him
IN a coach to the city, where he was
placed in prison, vigorously incom-
municado.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-04-28
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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-04-28
Are You Using Aliens Fcot-Ease9

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