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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
AUSTRALIANS Cypress ENGLISH
Philadclphia Record }

In Petition to the Queen which bears
over 2S 400 signatures. and which if
unrcllcd would stretch out 10 the length
Of nearly q mile. the residents of the
Wcstralian sold fields have disclosed
state OF affairs in West Australia OK
actiy parallel 10 that which existed in
the Transvaal and formed the basis OF
British Intervention between the Beers
and the Outlanders. The West Austria
liam farmers. who We're the first SET
tiers. have been quite as cool as were
the Transvaaicrs in their welcome of
the new ccmers who Hooked into their
country after the discovery there of
rich deposits Of gold. The bucolic West
Australians. like the partriarchal
Beers could not endure the thought OF
being swampcd by flood OF adventure
Gus Outlanders. and they enacted A
series of laws calculated 10 keep thu
government az the country in their own
hands by making the requirement OF
political rights extremely difficult if not
impossible 10 the gold disgers. British
human nature rs represented by the
West tT'-fii.u faTnTcrs Jr0as not an
pear to differ essentially from the TYNE
Of humanity of which President KRUGER
is the exponent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
THE ASPIRA rIoNS OF HON.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Hon. Theodore. Roosevelt, presently
Governor of New York, has been q good
deal in the mouths of his countrymen
for the past two years and better. AS
soldier. Governor and Vice Presidential
possibility he has won unusual noto-
riety. Now comes the Philadelphia Re-
cord with the positive declaration that
the Governorshp of New York and the
Vice Presidency have no charms for the
Rough Rider. He wants to be the first
civil governor of the Philippine Islands.
and that desire was what took him to
Washington. He Is to stand for re-
election as Governor of New York to
help out the Republican national ticket
in that State: then, il Mckinley wins.
he is to resign the Governorship of the
Empire State, if he gets it, to accept
the governorship of the Philippines.
This is strange program. but it has
the true Roosevaltian tang about it. 1t
is very like" whether or not it be
genuine. From Roosevelt's point Of
view. it is entirely credltable. He natu-
rally seeks reelection as Governor of
New York. because that would be an
endorsement Of his present term. After
that he wants lively berth. He pre-
fers the governing of the truculent
Tagalog to dawdlng in Washington
and presiding over prosy Senators.
Hon. Theodore. be it remembered. is an
apostle of the strenuous. In the Philip
pines he thinks he would be gratiiied.
and he is undoubtedly right. Strenuous
ness will be predominant there for some
years to come and Teddy would bel in
his element. No wonder that Mckinley
told him that IL Hanna's barrel held
out he should be the first governor of
the Philippines.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt is not an
ordinary citizen or an ordinary
politician. There is not another
man in public life in the United
states like him. He is out of place at
Albany: he would be .even more out of
place at Washington. a governorship.
with spurs and sombrero attached
that is the thing for Theodore Roose-
Welt He would make an ideal satrap
and would throw in plenty of the
mailed fist" that Emperor Bill. of G. r.
many. brought into notice in the East
ern question. Nobody would bang Fill
pinos with greater relish than Roose-
Welt. and nobody would steal less from
them. Cor Roosevelt is not of the plum
dering brand of politician. For that
let credit be given him. He had to
wink a good deal of It in New York.
but he has never really liked It,
II is a long time ahead. and impro-
bable into the bargain. but Roosevelt
rs governor Of the TagaloSs is a divert
ing prospect.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

the past twenty years and in the colo
NAL policy which month ago it forced
on the country.
But the parental anxiety of the Re-
publican party by no means ends with
our factories and mills and their pro-
ducts: It's full beauties are not to be
had from tariff schedules The pro-
posed ship subsidy bill that Congress
is too cowardly to pass, badly as 1t
wants to. is OF piece with the tariff.
The plain proposition is that Congress.
without any sort OF return or benefit to
the government, is to guarantee to
ship-owners a profit in their private
business; 1t undertakes to pay them
s9o.00o.O00, though they perform abso-
iutely no service for 1t. Would it not
be less gross form of paternalsm did
the government own and run these
merchantmen as 1t runs it's cruisers?
That would be minding its own bust
ness: the proposed subsidy is helping
the ship-owner to mind his business
paternalism pure and simple. Thus
the New York Mail and Express
whines:
American shipping is to be left to
Shift for Itself for another indefinite
period because free traders, and their
foreign friends. will be injured by the
protection of this great American in
dustry."
Poor thing. Door thing! It is to be
left out in the cold, to Shift for Itself"
OF course it is the business OF this gov
eminent to take the shipping trade
under its wing and make it profitable.
Could paternalism be more rank
Barker and Donnelly may be first-class
cranks but as species of paternalism
their propaganda is not to be men
toned in the same breath with that of
the Republican party.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
NOTES AND OPINIONS.
AN ALABAMA ODE.

1t seems after all that there is to be
Il Republican candidate for Governor
oS Alabama this year-which his name
it is Clarke, Captain Philip Clarke
Madison County claims his personality
and will probably hold the funeral
o'osequies over the remains after the
cyclone is over. In case there shall he
any remains. Editor Lane of The
Huntsville Tribune had been spoken
Of, and he had commenced to strut,and
his gills 10 turn red in anticipation of
the honors overhanging him, and he
has been nominated after a fashion,
but Clarke is the sef-constitutcd vic
tim. For him the muffled drums will
be beaten and the funeral bells be toll
cd carly in August. He has not been
nominated yet by any convention, but
he has nominated himself and that
ought to be satisfactory. Ii others are
dissatisfied let them un-nominate him.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
VANDALISM.
Baltimore News.)

According to Washineton letter. out
of the III memorial tablets. beautiful
gifts from foreign nations IN memory
OF Washington. only seven remain un-
mutil9tcd. and these the leas. valua BILE
IT will he impossible even to restore
those defaced or taken awav. In many
Instances the stone remaining Is 60
ruined ne to be painful tn look at One
asks II this could possibly happen in
any other country. Ana the Strangest
thing of a'l. rs related by the custodian
rs that tho most numerous and worst
OF those desrOilers arc clcrgymen. 1t
would naturally be supposed that no
follower Of that high calliag could he
guilty or an nNt which 60 con,hioes the
elements of gross vulgarity and petty
crime. Congress will be asked to take
some decided action concerning these
vandals: 4 thing which should have
been done long AGO. before such dis
graceful havoc had been wrought.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
REVIVAL OF THE ORANGE IN
DUSTRY.
(Atlapta Constitution.)

The statement that within another
year the orange industry of Florida
VIII have regalned in value it's great
est point of the past shows recuper-
alton which is wonderful indeed.
An estimate of the coming crop. made
by Mr.. w. r. Fuller. furnishes the
figures upon which this assertion Is
made certain. Mr.. Fuller was born and
reared in Atlanta. and going to Florida.
he has become one of the leading bus
mess men of that state. and is recog-
nizod authority on all matters relating
to the orange crop. He shows that the
greatest production. 6.0O0o0O boxes. was
made the year preceding the great
freeze. while the crop Of the year clos
ing is loon 900. and that of next year
will he 100000. The price formerly
was so cents n box. but that of this
year was 50 n box and that of next year
Will be not less than Si.50. so that the
return from the crop Is about restored.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

Mr.. Rockofcller's New York bank is
also an assimilator. 1t is preparing to
absorb the Hanover. the National
Park, the Second National and the
Bank OF the Metropolis. This will give
1t q capital of sl3 100000 and deposits of
$3.50 OoO, geo. making it the worlds great
est bank. Mr.. Rockefeller Will then
have the greatest trust the greatest
school and the greatest bank and ought
to be happy.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
AS TO ENMI'TY TO ENGL AND

1t is asserted that when Lord Sails
bury made his recent alarmist speech
before the Primrose League he had in
mind the outspoken sympathy of the
American people with the Beers, and
the growing hostility of France. 1t is,
of course. the privilege of Lord Sails
bury. as of Hon. Elihu Root, to con-
lure up whatever bogies it may please
him TO summon. The world will not
quarrel with him on that account,
whatever opinion it may entertain OF
statesman who gives such free tongue
to his fears.
But as far as this country is con-
cerned is there any real enmty TO
England? There is nothing to justify
the assumption. True. 90 per cent. of
our people view with disgust and alb
horrcnce the war of determination in
which England is engaged, and the
hypocr.tical reasons by which 1T is
sought to justify that war. They are
unable to understand the citation with
which England receives every report of
slight advantage gained over foe
she outnumbers in the field five to one.
They are moved by the heroic courage
and splendid self-sacrfice of the Beers.
They believe the Beers are in the right
and the English in the wrong. I'm
doubtedly they would prefer that the
Dutch Republics should maintain their
independence. Beyond that Americans
do not wish England i'll.
There is much and severe criticism of
England. and of the war she is waging
among Americans. 1t is to be borne in
mind. however, that they do not hesi-
tate to cri;icise the war into which
their own government has forced them
in another part of the world. They can
hardly be accused OF ennity to them
selves on that account. The harshest
criticism of the Transvaal war has been
made by Englishmen and by some of
the ablest Englishmen of the day
Americans have not said of Chamber
lain ard Rhodes what their own coun-
trymen have said of them. If England
were at war with Germany. with Rus
STA. or with France: or if she were
using her gigantic power to free in
stead Of TO Cypress. the sentiment in the
United States would be as strongly
with. as it is now against, her.
But such is far from the case. There
are two many points of likeness be-
tween the war she is making on the
Beers and the war she made on the
thirteen colonies. To expect American
sympathy under such circumstances Is
preposterous 1t Is only the little
cotcrie of imperialists. presently in
charge at Washington that has for
gotten or renudiated the Declaration
of independence TO Americans it still
cmhodies American ideals. They see
the war in South Africa in its proper
Light. and seeing can but condemn.
Beyond that there is nothing of cnmity
10 England on this side of the water
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
THE HONOR OF THE NEWSPAPER
MAN.

It has become somewhat fashionable
among certain class of public men to
indulge in abuse of newspaper men and
to charge them with unscrupulousness
in getting and printing the news. A lit
tie cheap TRADING was INDUCED In by
United States Senators because the
newspapers printed what happened in
the executive session. which discussed
the results OF armor tests with the
"soft-nosed" projectile.
How, 1t Is interesting to inquire did
the Washington newspaper mon obtain
their information as to what was done
and said when the Senate was sitting
behind closed doors? Quite obviously
tho Senator's themselves divulged It,
They arc under oath to keep their own
secrets II is the business of the rows
paper man to print the news. IF he
could learn the secrets as to the soft
nosed" projectile. is II not certain that
the foreign representatives In Washing
ton could learn 1t also? What was the
coed Of newspaper man taking tho
chances OF being beat by rival in
order TO keep Senatorial secrets when
Senators themselves were blabbing
them?
ANY newspaper man who has had
anything to do with legislative bodies
knows that no body Of even 80 men can
keep its proceedings secret for "a hours
together. Whether 1t be n Senate. a
c'rurry OF n corTrfrrcg. -ECT7Ya m6In5ar
wilfully or unSuardcdly may always
he depended on to divulgc the secret.
and as rule he does so knowingly. In
the hands OF 4 really skillful newspaper
man the average Congressman. IcgisIa-
tor or other official is an "easy thing"
While cnngratulating himself on his
secretiveress he tells the reporter ex-
actly what the latter wants to know.
The Indignation of Senator'S is rather
ill-timod. They should give themselves
an overwhelming to find the leak where
at their secrets escape. There are un-
scrupulous newspaper men. of course;
but the per ccrtage of such IS lower
among Washington correspondents
than among the members OF either
House of Congress. Nobody knows so
many secrets and keeps them so sacred
~ as the newspaper man There are
many men in public life in Washington
whose secrets are in the keeping of cor
respondents at the Capitol and tho
publication of those secrets would mean
sudden and maladorous end of OIL
cial careers. But no hint of them ever
appears in the public prints.
Under such circumstances abuse Of
newspaper men comes with poor grace
from the impeccable solons of either
House at Washington. Where the re-
sponsibility for the publication of om-
cial secrets really rests is well pointed
out by the Philadelphia Times. which
says. that a Senator, for cash cor
sideration. dropped copy OF the Treaty
of Washington from n committee room
window, and that n certain Vice Pres
idcnt was wont to crawl up dark
stairway on newspaper row after every
executive session and dvuIge to the ut
most details what occurred behind
closed DOORS"
If the indiscrminate and silly abuse
of the newspaper men continues the
worm will doubtless turn sometime, and
then, depend upon it, the fun will be
fast and furious at the National Cap
ital
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

Bishop Potter declares that the fam
inc in India is the result of good gov
ernment." 1t will be recalled that
Bishop Potter recently visited India
and the Philippines and came back con-
era tulating his country and himself on
the acquisition of those islands. Are
the bishops conclusions as to the Phil
ippines and India equally trustworthy ?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
NORFOLK THE NEAREST POINT.
Newark Advertiser)

The nearest H0int for observation Of
the solar eclipse on May IS is Norfolk
the track of totally extending diaEo-
nally across the South from New Or
leans to that point. 4 partial eclipse
will be witnessed for some distance
outside of this broad track. \ trip to
Norfolk and other near points In tho
South ought to be numerOuslv visited
by lovers OF celestial phenomena in the
North.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

Levi Wells, Food Commissioner of
Pennsylvania, has been forced to resign
because OF alleged completely in olco-
margarine scandals in that State. In
retiring he congratulated himself upon
the paramount and valuable results"
he had achieved The keystone States
brand Of political rascal surpasses the
world for pure, cold drawn check.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
WORK FOR MIR. * ELI.
(Courier-Journal.)

1t seems to be a mistake that with
the coming cf the new woman there
VIII be no place for the old man. Mrs.
kclli, who went rs n delegate to the
Cincinnati Populist Convention. took
Mr.. Ke'lli along and had him nurse the
baby in the lobby while she whooped
1t up for woman suffrage. Until the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

In the Brooklyn Eagles prize con-
test for lists 81 so OF the greatest Amer
leans, George Washington only secured
third place. being ranked by Lincoln
and Franklin. Is the Father OF his
country going the way of the Consti-
tuition and Declaration of Independ-
encc?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

The month of May has been elevated
to the dignity OF silent but effective
partner in the Coal Trust.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

When the Republican majority of
Congress runs out of other available
deviltry for n day or two 1t unseats
few Democratic Congressman to fill in
the gap.
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There is trouble up in Connecticut
among the members OF the G.. o. r. ana
the wicked Democrats are charged with
the responsibility of it. Says the Hart
ford Courant:
The Democrats had been hired by
the charms of two dollars each to to
attend the Nickcrson Caucus"
The" Nickerson Caucus was n Re-
publican affair. and The Courant is re-
sentful. Yet 1t is clearly worth two
dollars for any Democrat to attend a
Republican caucus anywhere.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

And now 1t is asserted that the heart
less newspapers have been making
Teddy Roosevelt decline much more
emphatically than was really neces-
sary.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

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"As matter Of fact. Senator Tillman
never had any views. on any subject,
that were OF any value to decent. intel
liront men: and he isn't the proper ono
to harangue the denizens Of the slums.
for his talk would degrade even them"
Chattanooga Times.
The pitchfork statesman Is very far
from admirable in many respects, but
g chronic ecold he can hardly out
point the estimablc and diverting Chat
tanooga Times.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

new woman emancipates herself entire
ly from babies she can probably find
some use. for man.
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
District Ticket

The Republicans met at the
Court House last night and NOM
mated the following ticket for
Board of Education for the Inde-
pendent School District of Point
Pleasant, and also candidate for
Justice of the Peace for Lewis
District.
For President of the Board, w.
q. Howard; Commissioners, Mid
Chambers and Peter MoDade; for
Justice of the Peace, S. d, Daw-
son.
Capt. Heslop was candidate
for denomination for Board of
Education, but seeing that the
gang who were determined to de-
feat his nomination had fixed
things against him, got up and
withdrew his name.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
78 years ola.

Mr.. John S. Miller is now reck-
oned as the oldest man in this
place. He celebrated his 10th
birthday on the 18th of Septem-
Der, 1900, and has had continu-
GUS residence in this town of SO
years, coming here in 1887. Mr..
Miller has been one of our most
active aud enterprising citizens,
and much of the prosperity of the
town is due to his perseverance and
pluck, and his advice has always
been sought by men who were
about to engage in any enterprise,
and in that way he did much for
the upbuilding of the town. No
man has more friends in this COM
munity than has Mr.. Miller, and
while he is now on the shady side
of life, all wish him many returns
of this day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Generous Americans.

The liberal response made all
over the country to Texas appeal
for aid in it's stricken condition is
a gratifying commentary on the
generous nature of the American
people and their deep sympathy for
others in distress. The Macedon-
ian ory never falls on deaf ears in
America. Americans are quick to
aid their own people in distress and
they are equally prompt to lend a
helping hand to aliens who suffer
from any cause. They have given
aid to famine-stricken India time
and again, and have bestowed their
charity on other countries which
felt the heavy hand of disease or
hunger. And only two years ago
they went to war to save from de-
struction the Cuban people who
for centuries had suffered under
der the CALLING yoke of their Span
ish masters. The United States
has set the world noble example
in charity as well as i'll many other
things.-W Wheeling News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Capt. n. II. Mallory Dead.

Capt II. T. Mallory, of Racine,
one of the best known men in
Meigs county is dead. He passed
away Wednesday oflast week, after
a long illness. Several months ago
he suffered severe paralytio stroke
and was reported dead, but he fl
nally rallied but never again recov-
cred his former health,
Capt. Mallory served Meigs coun-
ty both as Sheriff and Treasurer
and was one of the best officials
the county ever had. He was a
Southerner by birth and fine
gentleman, respected by all who
knew him. He was buried Sun
day in the Letart cemetery
Pomeroy Democrat
The deceased was the father of
Mrs. Robert e. Mitchell, of this
city.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Rorn Turned.

On Sunday night, the 16inst.,
the barn belonging to w. G.. Post,
on, in Hannah district, together
with its contents, consisting of a
drill, moving machine, two horse
expresses, horness, saddle and
many other articles, were burned
by incendiaries The family were
awakened by the light shining
in through the window. Tho
building was so nearly burned that
nothing could be saved within, but
with the help of Mr., Ed. Hanes
and son, the other farm buildings
were saved and also II pile of lum-
Der near the barn. fortunately
no 1.-Two stock was in the burD.
Had not the wind been favorable
the granery and dwelling house
would have been burned. Loss
about $500; insured for $500 on
building and contents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
nna Same EverYwhere.
)nrino tbe heat of every

During the heat OF every
paign there are many persone 40
at other times are civil and well be-
haved, become SO enraged when
they hear an opposition speaker
that they cannotrestrain their tenn
per and frequently they SO far for
get themselves as to interrupt him.
This, to say the least, is very bad
manners and should never be in
dulged in. If you go to hear an
opposition orator listen to him
quietly and respectfully, and if he
makes it too hot for you, hold your
tongue and quietly slip away, but
never interrupt him. Lets treat
everybody decent and fair.-Fair-
mont Index.