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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25

Pope Leo Takes Part In Canonirs-
tion Ceremony.

ROME. May 4-There VAS a magnih-
cent spectacle IN st Peters today on the
occasion OF the canonization Of Jean Bap-
tista De Laselle, founder ~ the order of
Christian Brothers. and Rita hi Cascla
a nun OF the St AuEustinlan order. The
Interior of the vast haslica was illumi-
mated and adorned with magnificent hang
ings and the building vas Allied with a
great concourse of people. including all
the pontiacaL dignitaries. diplomats and
Roman nobility.
Pope Leo. attired in his state robes. was
borne On the seda gestatoria at the head
of an imposing procession. \ roar Of
cheering rose from the multitude on the
pope's approach. but the applause was
quickly hushed By the guards
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25
Conventions End Their Work.

DENVER. Col, May 2.-Delegates to
the annual conventions OF the Western
Federation of Miners and Western Labor
Union having finished their lAbors. left
the city today on an excursion to Cripple
Creek. The new executive board of the
federation consists of: J. C. Williams. of
Grass Valley. Cal. Chris Follett. Ross
land. Il. C.; Charles Hueyer. Deadwoo
S. d; J. Il. Furey Butte. Mont w. u.
Haywood. Silver City. Idaho. and William
NJ. Burns. Ouray. Col.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25
ANTITRUST AMENDMENT.
IL VIII He Brought Up in the House
Under q Special Rule ON
.Vnne 4

WASHINGTON. May a.-After confer
ring with Speaker Henderson and MEM
bers OF the committee on rules. Chairman
Ray, of the house judiciary committee.
today issued a rule making the antitrust
constitutional amendment the special or
der as soon as the rule is adopted, with .
final vote on June l at p. m.
The antitrust bill is to follow immedi-
ately with a final vote June 2, at p. m.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25
CHINESE APPLY FOR
INJUNCTION In COURT.
They Wish the Health Omcer Re-
strained From Quarantining Their
Section of the Town.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 24-The only
development in the plague situation today
was an application made in the United
States court by the Chinese for tempo
rary Injunction 20 restrain the San Fran
cisco board of health and DR.. Kinyoun.
the federal quarantine officer. from inter
fe'ing with the commerce and comfort Of
the Chinese quarter by establishing a
quarantine on the pretext that the bu-
bonic plague exists in this city.
I Judge Morrow said that he did not like
to issue a restraining order in so impor-
tant matter without giving the other
side hearing. For that reason he refused
to grant ex rarte a restraining order. but
granted instead. an order to show cause
why an injunction should not be issued.
The order to show cause is returnable at
IL a. m tomorrow
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Inocuiation Not Compulsory.

WASHINGTON, May 24-The surgeon
general of the marine hospital service to-
day received a report from Surgeon Kin
youn, at San Francisco, in which he states
that the use OF the anti-plague serum
among the Chinese has not been compul-
sorry, but that the opportunity has been
extended them to use 1t. The city health
authorities have entire charge OF the inoc-
uiation. No bad results. DR.. Kinyoun
says. have been reported by the board of
health In connection with the use OF the
snti-plague serum.
The state board OF health of California
has commended the city board of health of
San Francisco for the manner in which
they have been acting. The federal. state
and local health authorities. the dispatch
says. are working in entire harmony. No
mention is made of any anticipated trou-
BILE with the Chinese residents.
The federal authorities have issued or
ders to all transportation companies not
to sell tickets to Chinese In San Francisco
who have not been inoculated. An at
tempt to make house to house inspec-
tion among the Chinese has begun.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25

LONDON. May q. 5:s5 a m.-The Lou.
renzo MARQUEE correspondent OF the Times.
telegraphing Wednesday. says:
According TO n private letter smugsled
through from Pretoria. President Kruger
now favors surrender, on the ground that
a continuance of the war would ruin the
property of the aburghers He has thrown
upon the commandants the onus of what
course to pursue M
Civilian prisoners released at Pretoria
report extraordinary activity during the
last two weeks on the railway from Pre-
toria TO Petersburg. As many as twenty
trains are running daily. and II is possible
that "A large portion have been used to
move supplies northward for safety"
Roberts Delayed at the Rhc cnoster.
Lord Roberts infantry advance Is de-
layed at the Rhenoster river for a day or
two by the depth Of the stream, which is
not fordable. The banks, which are pre-
cipitous, are forty feet high. pontoon
and temporary bridge construction are un-
der way.
beers Destroying Railroads.
The railway has not been damaged 10
any great extent between Kroonstad and
Rhenoster The Transvaalers have Of
Tended the Free staters 10y destroying their
splendid bridges while retiring to Kroon-
stad. They refrained from doinE this on
the retreat from Rhenoster hut now they
are destroying the railway and bridges al
most completely north OF Rhenoster.
How the Advance IL Beimg Maae.
The British troops are IN the form Of
crescent with horns thirty miles apart.
with Gen. Frenchs cavalry on the left
within twenty-three miles of the Vaai
and Gen. Ian Hamilton's mounted In
fantry on the right. within thirty miles
OF the vaal. The center OF the crescent
Is about forty miles from the vaRi Sew
enty or eighty miles to the left Lord
Methuen is advancing upon the vaal.
Boer kilograms say that 5000 British
with ten guns are near Breedefort. which
is close to the Vaal and close to Parys.
One correspondent refers to the ad-
vance as promenade.
Another describes II as "Boer hunt"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25
ANIF|MP[R|AUSM
GETS A SCORING.
Senator Spooner Continues
Speech on Philippines.
sOME SHARP COLLOQUY.
Anti-Imperialists Comprising the
Dishonor of the Country.

To Bolster Up Their Cause, They
Have to Charge Falsehood Upon
the President, Upon Admiral
Dewey and Upon Gen. Otis-The
Issue 10 . False One, BROUGHT Up
Solely for the Purposes of the
Presidential Campaign and Csus-
ing n ProlonGation of the War
and the Loss of AmerfeaA troops.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25

Senator Morgan is preparing material
to show the purpose of large railroad in
terests to thwart the canal plans OF the
government. He already has statistics
showing that the earnings of the twelve
large railroad corporations engaged in
transcontinental transportation aggregate
s%oooo.co In the past ten months. With
such earnings Senator Morgan thinks .
combination OF railroads could do almost
anything with the Central American states
towards hampering the canal agreements
and construction.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25

Representative Metcalfe. Of California,
acting with Representative Wheeler. of
kentucky. Lacey OF Iowa. and other we'll
known sportsmen IN the house. secured
today an amendment to the Alaskan bill
prohibiting the taking OF eggs OF Wild
fowls within the district Of Alaska A
penalty OF 500 fine and six months Inn
prisonment is provided for violation. Leg
islation Of this character viii be greatly
appreciated by all the sportsmen In the
Pacific Coast states where the decrease
In the number OF Wild fowl has bsen very
noticeable OF late years. Investigation
has developed the fact that spectators
have for some years systematically rob
bed the nests Of wild fowls At their Alas
kan breeding grounds for the purpose Of
securing Abumsn. which is shipped in
barrels 10 large cities for various uses. in
photography especially.
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Continuance of the War
Will Ruin the Bnrghers.
SUBMITS 1T TO A VOTE.
Referendum Will Settle Whether
the Beers Will Give Up.

by the Necessity of bridging the
Rhenoster-His Front Now En-.
tends In Crescent Form for 10
ing supplies From Pretoria to
Lydenburg-They Impound All the
Gold I'm the Banks OF TraMsvaal.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25

Senator Foster succeeded today in se-
curing three amendments to the sundry
civil bill. providing an appropriation of
$i5o.ooo for beginning construction of lights
and fog signals in Alaska waters, the Sec
ond an appropriation of $1,000 for a light
and fog signal at Slip point, Clailam bay,
Wash, and the third. 5000. for the same
at Browns point, near Tacoma
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Tonnage Tax on Vessels.

Representative Jones offered an amend
ment providing vessels navigating the
island waters OF Alaska which have paid
tonnage tax elsewhere shall not be taxed,
in the territory. but It was defeated by
one vote.
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sesttIe's Public Building.

Efforts are being made to get amend
ment authorizing an increase OF tn.
cost for the Seattle public building, but
the chances do not seem favorable foI
success. A bare possibility exists that ar
authorization OF the increase OF Iimi
may be made, without any appropria
tion this session.
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Continued on Page Seven.
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The house today agreed to the COM
mittee amendments to section twenty
six of the Alaskan bill. These change the
words Below mean high tide" and read
''Between low tide and the tundra" The
provision relating to dredging in the
ocean at Nome now reads:
NO exclusive permits will be granted
by the secretary of war. authorizing any
person or persons. corporation or COM
pany to excavate or mine under any of
said waters below mean low tide and
II such exclusive permit has been grant
ed IL Is hereby revoked and declared null
and void"
Additional provision was inserted on
the motion OF Representative Cushman
to the effect that existing rights shall not
be disturbed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01

No employee of the yirginian-Pilot Pub.
fishing Company is authorized to contract
any obligation in the name of the com
pany. or to mako purchases In the name
OF the same. except upon orders siGneu py
the PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
NOTES AND OPINIONS.
RUNNING FORM THE ISSUE.
Washington Times.)

Just as the precursor of the Philadel-
phia platform-that of Columbus-cuts
and runs away from the Porto Rcan
infamy, so we may confidently expect
that the Republican national declara
ton on this subject will be pueric and
contemplate. 1t is 4 fact that the poll
teal history of the nation can be
searched from the Declaration of indie
pendence TO the most recent Mckinley
visit 10 Canton, without revealing an
instance where a political party has SO
-thornughlX diSgraced and made Il world
laughing stock OF itself as the Hanna
machinc has in the matter of Porto Ri
co. 1t adopted the Constitutional view
of our insular dominion. 1t caused to be
prepared and accepted not one opinion.
but consensus of opinions, at the
hands of its legal advisers. all agree
ing that it must be bound by the clear
letter of our fundamental law in its re-
lations to Porto Rico and other Ameri-
can territory. On the basis of these
opinions, Mr.. Mckinley sent his ''plan
duty" message TO Congress, Secretary
Root talked about every consideration
of justice and humanity" and Mr..
Payne, administration leader on the
floor of the House, wrote to n constitu-
ent tina. free trade must be given to
Porto REQ under the Constitution, be-
cause 1t had been accorded to every
other State and Territory, and to Alas
ka, not organized into a Territory"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01

cracy. 1t required no standing army
to defend It: on the contrary, it OBJ
Waited the possible necessity of n stand
ing army in after years. 1t required
no increase of the navy. but gave us
the peaceful control of an immense in
land waterway. 1t necessitated no for
eign alliances, but by depriving foreign
nations OF q possible foothold at the
doors of the original States. assured to
them freedom from European agrees
sion or intermeddling.
How stands the case with the Philip
pines? They, lie beyond the widest
ocean of the world, in a torrid and
pestilential climate. They are already
populated. and thickly populated, by a
medley of races different in blood, In
instinct. in social and political ideals,
from the people of the United States.
They may be able to govern them
selves; they may even govern them
selves after our ideals; they can never
be Americans in the sense that the
people of Missouri or of Iowa are Amer
leans. They are bound always to be q
source of weakness rather than
strength. even though they become
friendly. But in purchasing the Philip
pines Mr.. Mckinley purchased a bloody
war and the enmity of ten millions of
people. He purchased a share in the
immemorial Eastern question:" With
its plots and counter-plots; it's alliances
and counter-alliances. He purchased
the necessity for big standing army
and strong navy, with the consequent
expense and danger of militarism. And
worst of all. the purchase Of the Philip
pines has brought about n situation, to
meet which we have new and radical
interpretations of the Constitution; the
assertion that Congress and the Presi-
dent are superior to the Constitution;
that they may govern as they wish in
Porto Rico, Hawaii, in the Philippines
and Ga member of Congress has even
asserted on the floor) in the District of
Columbia. and in the territories as we'll!
Jefferson gave us new States touching
the old. tier by tier. Mckinley has
given us satrapies on the other side OF
the world. Jefferson said he had to
stretch the Constitution till it
cracked" to warrant the Louisiana pur-
chase. Can any man, who is permitted
to run at large. suppose that he would
then have purchased the Philippines?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
TWELVE PAGES.
TUESDAY. MAY !, 1909.
THE KEYS ARE THEIRS.

Norfolk will have as it's guests to-day
some of the most distinguished citizens
of the Old Dominion in the persons of
the delegates and visitors to the Demo-
cratic State Convention, which VIII
begin work in earnest in the Armory
here tomorrow. individually and col
lo,ctively, Norfolk is glad to have them
and the keys of the city will be theirs
while they are here.
There is always something more or
less inspiring about II Democratic con-
vention. In this state it is good to look
upon for one thing; for another ii gene
rally says much that Is worth hearing
Nobody can take n good square look at
Il Virginia Democratic convention with
out n feeling of optimism: it puts to
rout any belief that our citizenship is
dcgencrating The thousands of our
citizens who will look in on the con-
vcntlon during its sessions will be
amply repaid.
This years convention is likely to he
an historic one by the reason of the
matters With which it viii have TO do
and of which there is no need Ia write
here. 1t will make some history; 1t
will likewise unmake some. Norfolk is
pleased that this will be done here
abouts and hopes the convention will
take its own time about it. II will be
welcome to stay as long as it wants to
and to come again when it pleaaes. and
as often as 1t pleases.
To The up-country citizen who does
not run down for Whit OF salt sea air
except at long intervals. there is much
of interest and pleasure i'm this vicinity
III is May and work is work these days
So give the tired delegate a chance TO
see Norfolk and the neighboring re-
sorts, and to fish if he wants TO. Any
where he goes he will and should get
the glad hand"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01

Mr.. Root is not going to repeat the
scandals of 1898, not if he can avoid it.
Chattanooga Times.
And why should Hon. Eli Root re-
peat the scandals of 1898? Mr.. Root is
original. He can and has provided
some scandals of his own. of smaller
dimensions. but quite as malodorous as
those of which Russell a. Alser was the
fond parent. For the scandals of 1895
Alger could offer the excuse that he
was paying the debts of his party. Mr.
Root has not even that excuse for loot
ing the Cuban treasury for the beneii
of departmental pets.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

subscribers by carriers in Norfolk and vi
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Norfolk. Newport News. for 20 cents per
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any place in tho United States. postage
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
JEFFERSON AND THE PHILIPPINES

Liberty does not possess n monopoly
of the distinction incident TO having
things perpetratcd in it's name A good
many things are perpetrated in the
name of the late Thomas Jefferson,
among them the purchase of the Philip
pines and the subsequent war on their
Inhabitants.
OF all the barren sophistry that has
come of the attempt to justify the pres
ent imperalistic policy of Mr.. McIlin-
ley. and the swashbuckling Trusts.
quite the most inane is that which al
leges precedent for the Philippine
transaction. in the Purchase by Thomas
Jefferson of the Louisiana tract. The
two transactions have but one point in
common-each was n purchase of ter
rtory. There the parallclism stops.
Go beyond that and the policy of JEFF
ferson and the policy of Mckinley
diverge at right angles
Jefferson bought territory that was
contiguous. magnificent domain. tho
raw material of States TO be peopled
by the same race and dominated bv the
same political and social ideals as tho
older States. He bought what was in
the main wilderness. Its inhabitants
were so few that in the potential popu-
1ut!on of fifty years they were numeri-
cally not worth considering. jefferson
bought 81 chance TO grow and he bought
safety at the same time. The Louis
Jana tract in the hands of an enemy
would have been n menace, increasing
with the years, and finally eliminating
either in bloody wars or the state of
armed preparedness that now obtains
in Europe. The Louisiana purchase
was not only magnificent bargain, but
1t was also q most wise precaution,
Nor did 1t necessitate any innovation
in our form of government. or any de-
parturc from the tenets Of true demo-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
TIE GOVERNOR AND THE Gov
EMINENT.


Reference was made a few days ago
to some OF the salient features of that
novel system of government for which
Porto Rico is to owe thanks partly to
the Republicans in Congress and partly
to Mr.. OXnard of the Sugar Trust. At
tention was called to the fact that while
the island is to have legislature. that
an executive council to be named by
the President will have the veto power
over all of its acts.
An examination of the fuller provi-
sions of the bill issued in the press dis
patches after Mr. Mckinley had attach
ed his signature to the measure, shows
that another duty, or rather power, is
given to this Executive Council which
was the only requisite to the conversion
Of the insular government into an oil
garchy, which all power vested in this
appointive Executive Council.This pr-
vilege is that of determining who are
qualified voters for members of the in
sular legislature. The act declares:
eat such elections all citizens OF Por-
to Rico shall be allowed to vote who
have been bonafied residents for one
year and who possess the other quail
fications of voters under the laws and
military orders i'll force on March l,
1900, subject to such notifications and
additional qualifications and such re-
gulations and restrictions as to regis
tration as may be prescribed by the
Executive Council"
1t is not difficult to see what the eff
feet will be of requiring the Porto Ri
can elector to squrm his way through
the meshes of these ORDERS" "restric-
lions" and regulations" before he
reaches the ballot box.
That we may the better see just what
the flag is to mean. under this new
made government, in Porto Rico, let
us apply the system to Virginia. First
we should have the Senate appointed
body he may choose to name. The
House will be elected by the voters of
the State. But who are the voters? The
voters are such citizens as the alien
Senate, named by Mr.. Mckinley. may
| sect fit to allow to vote. If the Council
| wish to disfranchise fourth, half, two
thirds of the citizens, there is no power
NNitGi law icSSitiS Pe'SScul say eiiSh
nay. The kind of home rule" this
would give Virginia needs not to be
enlarged upon.
Mr.. Mckinley, however. is eager to
put this beneficcnt system into opera
ton. We gather from the dispatches
| that he must have missed his dinner to
sign it; and no sooner was it signed.
than he sent for the Assistant Score
tary of the Navy, Charles H. Allen, and
offered him the governorship. Mr.. Allen
was induced to sacrifice himself to a
sense of duty
Surely under such a scheme OF gov
eminent Mr.. Aliens task should be
easy.
Lest any one should not know who
Mr.. Allen is. 1t may be stated that he is
the distinguished and happy proprietor
of Il process for preserving wood. and
is also a manufacturer of paper. AS
there is an abundance of timber in Por-
to Rico suitable for pulp making, and
as no wood is believed to be able to
resist the seductive aliurcment of Gov
ernor Aliens preservative, there is no
apparent reason why he should not,
with the aid of the ll-powerful Exc
cutive Council.) be able to pass his
time pleasantly and with profit.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
THE SUPPORT OF EUGENE v. DEBs.

The Cleveland Leader thus reports
an interview with Eugene V. Debs:
when interviewed by a Leader re-
porter he talked freely on all subjects
except relative to Mr.. Bryan. whom he
supported four years ago. About
Bryan personally lie refused to say
anything. but declared that he had no
sympathy with the principles ;ftfto-
Gated b. the Nebraskan. oh. I don't
know what figure Mr.. Bryan will cut in
this country during the next decade.
he said. Between the party he repre-
scnts and the party represented by
William Mckinley L have no choice.
They both stand for the capitalistic
system. and that makes them equally
opposed to the great masses of the peo-
pie.
Debs is more or less of n candidate
himself. and Of course could not be ex-
pectcd to declare for either Bryan or
Mckinley. 1t will be n matter of sin
ccre cOngratula ton TO the Democracy
Il pcbs will get himself interviewed in
every city of the country between this
the sentiments he confdcd to the
Leader.
Mr.. Bryan, running as a Democrat
on platform built for the new and
urgent issues of this year of grace, can
be elected. He may be elected If he Is;
made the candidate of syndicate of
political parties. hut he will be weaker
in that position than as the candidate
of the Democracy alone. Certainly he
will not be helped by the rant of the
Socialist of the Debs stripe. Let Mr.
Debs, therefore, go ahead with his own
side show. He VIII probably enjoy it;
the country certainly will; there is nc
reason why Democrats should not
The Democratic party will. of course
always welcome the qualified voter;
the welcome of the unqualified mouth
is a vastly different proposition.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01

In order to avoid delays. on account OF
personal absence letters and all comuni,
cations for THE VlRGlNlAN,Pi!o.t
should not be addressed to any indivia-
ual connected with the office. but slmly
to THE VIRGINIAN AND PILOT PUB
FISHING COMPANY.