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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
DISAPPEARING WATERS.

Shrinkngc of the Inland Seas of Africa.
Father Daull. French missionary
in the heart of The Dark Continent
writes from Karema that. since 1879
the surface of Lake Tanganyika has
fallen % feet: with the result that
along the shore of the lake there is a
belt of cultivated ground. over half
mile in width, between the present
waters edge and that of 20 years ago.
The level now seems TO be perma-
nenuy fixed. Father Daun does not
think that there has been shrink
age Of the lake. but that the present
is It's norma! size. and that the pre-
vious higher level was owing to one
of the outlets being clogged up. His
opinion is. however. not shared by
many travellers. Scott Elliott who
made n careful inves tigation of the
lake, found evidences that at a former
period the level was much higher than
even in 1879, and thinks that there has
been great shrinlage. BESIDES, this
latter idea is only in Keeping with the
general tendency Of African lakes. The
I2itwa Lake. which is still 80 miles
long and from II to 20 miles broad. is
known TO be drying up Or. Kandt n
celebrated German African traveller.
has recently reported that during his
travels he discovered the dry bed of
What was formerly Il large lake be-
tween Lakes Albert Edward and
kiWu.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
THE STEAMER ALpH.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
EOlINDERING.
lBy Telegraph 10 vlrsInlan- rlotl

(By telegraph TO Ntrg;rian-PuotD
Vancouver. p. c.. Dec. is-Lato details
of the laundering of steamer ALPHA with
the loss OF nine lives indicates that tn.
cause of tho disaster was primarily due
to taking an unusual course into the
coating station ut Union Bay. Encounter
ing fierce southeast gale while stcamins
up the strait, the Captain decided Il
take what is known us inc Inside Pas
sage &c Union Bay and kept on the inside
of Denman Island. steamng up the chan
mel known as Baynes' Sound. at tho head
OF which stands Yellow Island light
house on a rocky islct about 30 feet
Is said to cast its warning reelection only
towards the north and east, the rccoE-
nized navigation channel
Tho Alpha stcaming up the Channcl at
ten-krot speed, with half gale OF
wind behind her adding greatly to her
speed, did not perceieve the light and
her lookout or forward watch was heard
She ran her bow hign up amidst the
rocky reefs surrounding the Island Tie
wind which had been increasing in force
ali the forenoon was now blowing Il Epts
and seas repeatedly broke over the vessel
Plncky soamen volunteered 10 swim
ashore with lines and three we're linus
far made fast TO the main land Nv
means of these some twenty-five mcm-
small surface OF Yellow Rock but tho
captain. engineers and others who were
later drowned. decided to stand by their
vessel and cndcavor 10 prevent her be-
coming Il total wreck. Their efforts re-
suited only in the sacrifice of lives
The gale increased and fearful seas
swept over the vessel. Boats. bridge
pilot house and masts were carried by tho
board ana with them persisted those who
llad stayed 10 fight their forlorn hope
Soon the ships decks were ripped open
and the crew standing on the unprotectc
wave washed rock islet, heard and saw
he waves play havoc with the cargo in
the vessels hold.
sunday morning dawnod with Il peace
full Sky and showed tho wreck to bc UNI
der water at even low tide and beyond
hope OF repair by her crew. Towards the
rs AID Chief officer Wilkinson ana the
Yhipwreckcd crew were enabled to reach
The mainland at O'Clock On Sunday
evening
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
BERKL LEY VIEWS AND Adv EASEMENTS

Rev. II. w. Butler. of the Capital.
City of the Old North State, and
former pastor of the Main Street
Christian church. is in town on short
visit 10 friends
MIR. J. Ii. Darham left yesterday for
Tiiley, n. c.
The committee TO arrange a program
for the missionary society at it's next
meeting on the first Sunday in jan
uary. is composed of Mrs. w. j. BaN-
Ter. Miss Lizzie Pierce and Miss Pattie
BGtler.
The first quarterly conference of the
church calendar will be held by the
Ot!cia Beard of Main Street Christian
chiirch. tonight at O'Clock Ii is de-
sired that all the members be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Bland who have
heeu spending several days with the
faaity of Mir. Il. W. Roane, will leave
today for their home. in King ard
Queen county.
y reward Is offered in this issue for
Information leading to the recovery of
stray pup.
The inadequately heated ferry rooms
at the Chestnut street dosk is generally
complained of by ladies' who have an
accession to pass over the ferries early
in tho morning,
DIR. @, \. Thompson and son have
very handsomely fitted out their drug
store on Berkeley avenue with new fix
tpres.
See Mr.. II. Goodman's advertisement
in this issue calling attention to his fall
stock OF Christmas goods.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19

COLLECTION OF CHINESE MOTHS.
The authorities of the British Mu-
scum have recently secured the ex-
haustive collection of 10000 moths from
western China. which formed part OF
the collection OF the late Mr. J. II.
Leach, and is the finest collection of
lepdoptera in the world. The museum
paid $4,000 for the right to choose what
they desire from the collection. which
will be about l2.000 specimens. Mr..
Leach had specimens OF several moths
not TO be found in any other collection
extant Sir George Hampton. Bart,
who classified the moths of India for
the Indian government some years ago.
Will make the choice and arrange them
in the present British Museum colec-
tion. The work will occupy about
twelve months.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
ABOUT ADAGES.
GDntrOit .Iolil.uolN

Once upon n time Il certain man set
himself the task of discreiiting the
adages.
Beginning with tho adage that hon
csty is the best policy, he soon had
them all dscredited except the adage
tina no man IS ever a hero 10 his valet
Here he experienced much difficulty
During many years he iabored. he
coming successfully champion pug,,ist
n magazine poet and mayor OF large
city ana all In vain.
But it CHANGED in the end that his
strenuous life reduced him to perjury
and he was compelled to be his own
valet
at last" cried the man the next
day after this. and died happy in the
thought of having achieved his pur-
pose.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
QUEEN VICTORIA IN y NOVEL
ROLE

Let 1t be said To the high credit OF
Queen Victoria and the Prince OF
Wales that they have taken practical
action against the idio;lc and brutal
fashion of docking horses tails.
Friends OF the dumb animals could
wish that they had done so long ago.
but arc grateful TO have 1t done at all:
for It means Il great deal more than nm
act Of humanity on the part OF the
royal pcrsonages II means that tens
of thousands Of people. who in the in
scrutable wisdom OF heaven are allow
ed to own and mistreat their superiors.
the ouadrupeds, will Immediately ape
royalty ana cease to mutilate horses or
to buy any that are go disngured.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
MONSTER VESSELS CONTEMPLATE
TO CROSS OCEAN IN FOUR DAYS
The Ship Which to Be Built in Foreign Parts Will Be $50
Feet Long With Total HORSEPOWER of 10000, and
Speed of 80 Knots an Hour

"A ship to cross the ocean in four days.
a monster $50 feet in length, with a
total horse power of 10000. travelling
at the rate of thirty knots an hour.
Think of it. Such a ship is contem-
plated by foreign builders. Regarding
the possibilities and practicability of
such an ocean greyhound the Scientific
American says:
TO drive the Deutschland, the big
gest vessel afoat. at thirty knots would
require about $4,000 horse power, two
and quarter times as much as she
now possesses. If Scotch boilers and
slow revolving engines were provided
III the design of q thirty knot Deutsch-
land 1T would be impossible 10 put into
her Shell more than one-half of the
necessary amount of power. Evidently
TO secure thirty knots a larger boat
would be required, ana q larger boat
means increased power to drive the
weight. The increase in power, how
ever, would not be directly proper
tional to the Increase in the displace-
ment. the longer ship being ton for ton
easier to drive. because of the refine
ment of her lines due to her greater
length.
a MONSTER.
Nevertheless. by the time we have
designed boat large enough to carry
the power corresponding to Il speed of
thirty knots, we shall have upon paper
u mammoth ship.
She will be $50 feet over all. 81 feet
in beam. and 30 feet in draught, and
will displace about 1000 tons En-
gines of 10000 horse power would be
REQUIRED. and even il tribe screws were
used 1t would be necessary to develop
3'uOo horse power on each shaft-a
task that would stasgcr the best of the
worlds engine builders of today.
forty-four double-cnded Scotch boilers
would be required to supply the steam.
ana during each days run of twenty
four hours LILO tons OF coal, costing
SI,70o would have to be fed into the
322 furnaces. 1t would require I 800
tons OF coal TO carry the vessel to Ply
mouth and $3.50 tons to take her to
Hamburg. the cost Of the fuel alone be-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
Annual Boat Raco.

By Telegraph to Virginian-P ilotD
New Haven. Conn. Dec. 1s.-Mana-
ger y. H. Richardson. of the Yale
University crew. and Manager Fisher,
of the Annapolis Naval Cadet crew.
have concluded their negotiations for II
third annual race in either the James
or Severn rivers between the second
crew OF Yale and an eight representing
the middies in the United states Naval
Academy. The race is set for May IL.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
a TRAIN WRECKED.
ONE MAN KILLED AND FOUR IN
JURED.
By Telegraph to virginian-pilotD

(By Telegraph to Virginian -Pilot)
Swainsboro. Ga. Dec. 1S.-A logging
train belonging to Rentz. Garbutt &
Company, jumped the track over Yam
Grandy Creek and fell into the creek
yesterday. Engineer Gilmore Wales was
killed. DR. ID. II. Durham and Or. j.
NJ. NuneZ. who were passengers on the
train ana two negroes were seriously
injured. DIR. Durham. after having been
eXtricated from the wreckage. where
he was being slowly cooked by Il
stream of boiling water from the en-
CINE at once went to work relieving
the other sufferers until he tainted
from the agony of his scalded arms
and legs lie was brought to the city
unconscious.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
after the Asaoo,ate,, Prasa.
CBy Telegraph to virginlan-pnot. !

(By Telegraph to virginlan-Pnot.
Springfield. III. Dec. Petitions
for mandamus against the Associated
Press were presented to the Supreme
Court today by the Denver Post. the
New York Evening Journal ana the
Chicago American. Each ne itioner
contends that he is suffering ire
parable damage by reason of inabl-
ity 10 obtain the news service of the
Associated Press.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
CIVILIZATION.

You are scarcely half-civiized!" we
said rcproaciifully.
Pity our misfortunc." they cried.
For our gold mines yielded only low
grade ore"
Then they turned their streaming
eyes toward the hills, where a more
handful OF Anglo SaXOns were shelng
them perfunctorillv.- journal.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
Senator Sullivan Aarried.

CBy Telegraph to virginian Pnot)
Washington. d. c., Dec. 1S-United
States Senator William V. Sullivan. of
Mississippi. and Mrs. Mario Newman
Atkins of this city. We're united in
marriage- this afternoon.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
a Postm aster nesigns.

(By Telegraph TO Virgnian-Pnot)
Washington. Dec. Isl r. P;tkin.
postmaster Of New Orleans. has pre-
scented his resignation to the Postmas-
ter General.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
unr Arc Your Neryes 2

II you are easily illustrated" can't
sleep and feel unrefreshed in the morn
Ing. your nerves are weak. Hoods Sar-
saparilla makes the nerves strong by
making the blood rich and pure.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
moorish Government settles.

G3y Telegraph TO Virginian- pnot)
Washington. D. c., Dec. 1S.--A mes
sage from uoited states Consul Cum
merry. at Tangier, Informs the state
Department that the Moorish Govern
ment has settled the claim 81 the
United states for 5000 indemnify on
account of the murder of Marcus Es-
saglii naturalized American citizen,
In Morocco last spring.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
A MlSCHIEVoUS BOY.
Delightful Organ Recital at Mem.
oriaI NJ. E. Church, South.
Preparing to Begin tho Erection OF New Ice
Plant An omcr iiurs.arized 4 BROKEN
Jnwbono "A Church lienent Sale Ga.h.
cred Here and There.

y mischievous boy With nobert
rife selected as target n family
portrait on the wall in the house of
Mr. E. n. Fuller on Pine street late
Monday afternoon. The bullet. %
short. passed through the front win
dow OF the Siding room. broke the
glass over the picture and lodged in
the frame back of the picture. Mrs.
Fuller. with her infant in her arms
was passing through the room ut the
time and had II narrow escape from
Icing shot.
1t has been suggested chat parents
should know something about the dis
position of their boys before allowing
them to have such dangerous instru-
uenjs for amusement In densely
populated city.
THE NEW ICE PLANT.
Ground is being broken on Pearl
street for the foundations OF the new
ice plant 10 he erected hv Mir. Nc
FRran. Of Florida. The woyk OF ci,ect-
ing the building and installing the ma
ohincry Will be pushed as rapidly as
possible until completed. Mr. McFaran
is an experienced ice manufacturer.
and has the means behind him to
make the business success.
AN OFFICE BURGLARIzED.
Mr.. W. T, Tiuey's wood aud coal
YARD office was broken open and
robbed Monday night. The entrance
was effected through the front win
dow by breaking the shutters and pry-
ing open the window. The office was
ransacked and the desk broken omen
from which 80 cents was obtained.
Nothing else was missing.
JcDnL-IrN
The condition of Frank Goode. a resi-
dent OF South street, who unfortunately
got his risht lower jaw bone broken n
few DAYS ago by blow, is slightly
improved. Mush has been his chief diet
since the unfortunate Occurrences. He
hopes. however. TO be able TO masticatc
food ana return 10 his work soon.
CHURCH BENEFIT SALE.
The Girls Society of the Berkeley
Avenue Baptist church VIII have fancy
articles for sale Mt Thorrsous Jew
CRY store during tie holiday season.
Several oc the girls Will he on hand
every evening TO wait on their friends
who may wish to make purchases, and
a liberal patronage is earnestly re-
Quested.
AN ORGAN RECITAL.
The organ recita! given by Prof. j,
J Miller. organist of Christ Episcopal
mortal NJ. II. church. oi this town. was
considered musical treat by all who
We're fortunate enough 10 hear II. Each
number on the program, as given
below, was rendered in n faultless man
ner, evidcncng rare musical ability.
There was n good sized audience pres
ont and It showed much appreciation
Following is the program:
Grand Oncrtoire In c; "st. Cecilia
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
DEATH OF CADET sooze.
COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION
CONTINUES IT'S WORK.

(By Telegraph to Nirginian- Pilot.)
West Point. Dec. 1S.-The military
court of inquiry which began taking,
testimony in Bristol. Pa. yesterday in
the Booze alleged hazing case. resumed
the Investigation here today. sixty
eight members of the class of 1902. to
which Booze belonged until he resigned
IN September or October, 1895 were
summoned to the court and were
brought in squads and kept in ante
rooms in the Academic building This
is the first ;imc in ten years that a
court of inquiry has convened at this
Academy. Four of the GS cadets were
examined during the afternoon. ana all
Of them who knew Booze declared that
HIS standing with his classmates was
not very high. as they looked upon
him as q coward.
BRUTALITY DENIED.
Every 6ne OF the witnesses denied
that any brutal hazinr occurred and
that Booze had been .ntcrfered with
on account of his religious belief. Ca
det Tyler testified he was made to hold
out two Indian clubs one afternoon.
He had seen hot sauce given in the
mess han but not more than three
or four drops. He never saw /, given
20 Booze. He never krew of any one
in his class being injured by hazing.
~ nigh; he said. sometimes some
one would come into the room ana re-
move the clothes of the feet Of the
man in bed and In examining feet some
drops of candle grease would fall on
them.
HAZING NOT SEVERE.
Cadet Myron gave the same descrip-
ton of the "hazing" he had received.
and said It was not severe. "Ou one
occasion" he said. Il was asked to hold
out my finger and some tabasco sauce
was poured on 1t. l was told to lick it.
but | licked the other finger and made
face. 1t was the face they wanted to
see"
CORRECTIONAL MEASURES.
Edmund L. Zane, classmate of Booze,
testified that he (Zane) had been sub
jected TO athletic exercises.
Did YOU ever know anyone TO faint
from hazing?" asked Captain Dean
81 have heard such reports. but 7
think the men only pretended to faint"
Later on the witness said that he had
made Cadets Caldwell and Orr sit in Il
strained position on n chair for couple
of minutes about two days ago.
This requirement. another witness
Cadet +. Il. Ralston, explained later
was Il correctional measure. not "haz-
ins." it being rudcneSS in the fourth
class men helping themselves nj tho
table in advance OF the upper class
men.
Cadet Wade H. Carpenter said he
was asked to do athletic exercises and
bracng in 1898. but that he was asked
TO do nothing which Inundated him.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
Proposals for Bonds.

Berkley. VA, Dec 18th. 1890
Scaled proposals viii be received by C.
Virginia. for all or any part OF $4,000 )
per cent. General Improvement Bonds. in
APPROXIMATION OF $l,0c0 each. said bonds To
run for 30 years without option. Bids will
close at X o'clock IN. THURSDAY, De-
ccmber 9Th 1900.
To derosit . Der cent. OF the omoupt
awarded
The ,rlsht is reserved to reject any or
all bids
c. l.. OLD.
del6-lOt Town Recorder.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19

VIOLETS STILL POPULAR.
Violets are still the most popular
flower worn; they are tied with gold
silk tassels.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19

Sick headache is cured by leeds pills
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
BERKELEY AOVTS,

DANl OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
l) trade q speciality. Convenient hours
Interest on deposits. fcil-tf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
A RROKEN LAM.

The Girls Society of the Berkeley
Avenue BAPTIST church VIII have fancy
articles for sale ut Thou,rsons Jew
clry store during tie holiday season.
Several oc the girls viii he on hand
every evening 10 wait on their friends
who may wish to make purchases. and
liberal patronage is earnestly re-
0Cested
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-10
MACHINERY FOR HAWAII.

Tacoma, April 29.-The Bloemfontein
was at the Ocean dock yesterday after
noon taking on freight. Hundreds Of
tons of machinery for use on the SUI
gar plantations were put on board, and
on account of the weight and size of
the pieces the work of loading was
necessarily slow. The hosting appa-
ratus on the steamer is first class,
otherwise the heavy weights could not
be handled at all, as several of the
pieces weigh close to twenty tons each.
The adoption of the proposed law
governing trade with the Hawaiian ISL
ands would shut steamers like the
Bloemfontein out entirely. She flies the
British flag and could not be trans
ferred to the American flag without a
special permit. If the law goes into
effect Hawaii will come under the SAM
category as the domestic ports, and
only American ships can work in the
trade. While there are not many for
eign ships now running between the
Sound and the Islands, with the present
scarcity Of tonnage there would not be
American ships enough to handle the
trade, and commerce between the two
points would be seriously crippled for
n time at least.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-10
LAND DEALS BY MR.. BISHOP.

San Francisco, April 2G.--Charlcs r.
Bishop. the Hawaiian sugar planter
and San Francisco banker Ia the cen
trail figure in two important local real
ty transactions. In one of them he IS
the seller and in the other he is the
prospective buyer. The properties in
volved are nearly contiguous, That On
the northwest corner Of Turk and Tay-
lor streets has been sold by Bishop for
s1G5 900. He bought 1t last spring from
the MacDonoughs for sl45,000 and has
thereby made a neat turn on his in
vestment. Isidore Lowenberg, the
wholesale dealer in furnishing goods,
is the purchaser. The property fronts
$40 on Turk street and 1926 on Taylor,
and is covered by fair class of build
ings.
Banker Bishops prospective pur-
chase is the tifty-vara lot on the south
west corner of Eddy and Taylor
streets, separated by only twenty-five
feet frCm the corner. which he had just
sold. 1t belongs to Mrs. Emile \.
Chavanne. and the offer Of about $780,
OO0 made for the realty will have to be
approved by the Superior Court of Ne
vada county before title can pass to
Bishop. The improvements on the LOT
consist of old buildings, which have
been raised.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-10
ameriennLosses in the War.

Washington, April 30.-In cOmpari-
son with the casualties suffered by the
British troops in South Africa, those
sustained by the American forces in
the Philippines seem very small. \
statement just compiled by the War
Department shows that from July |,
1898, when American troops reached
Manila, until April q, 1900, thesa
deaths have occurred: Killed and died
of wounds, i3 officers, 525 men; died Of
disease, 2G officers, 1886 men; total, so
officers, 21S7 men; grand total, 225G.
Several thousand men have been
wounded. but only small percentage
have died of wounds, and most Of them
have returned to duty.
The War Department has just issued
a complete table of the casualties in
the Fifth Army Corps in the operation
against Santiago, from June 22 until
July II, 1898. The losses are given:
Killed, q officers, 20 enlisted men
wounded, l0l officers, 1874 enlisted
mon; total, 1858 officers and enlisted
men.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-10

Seattle, May 1.-Two hundred Klon-
dixie miners are stampeding up White
river, Alaska, to the scene Of the lat
est gold discovery. The find wasmade
last winter on nameless tributary of
the river named which empties into
the Yukon twelve miles above the
mouth Of Stewart river.
According TO reports received recent
ly, the diggings yield from $40 to $50
per day to the man, but little is known
as to their extent. On discovery claim
bed rock was reached at depth Of
twelve feet, with pay streak two feet
thick and Of unknown width. The gold
is coarse and pans give from ten to
fifty cents,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-10
Atnhn Ehnut Due.

The schooner Aloha is about due
from San Francisco. She sailed from
that port April &c and has therefore
been two weeks on the trip. Among
the principal shipments are the follow
ing: $40 bbls -four, $40 lbs tobacco,
Is cs caps, IA cs cigarettes, 400 SKIS mid
dlings. % pkgs groceries and provi-
sions, $40 cs powder. $500 lbs rolled
barley, Az ctls barley, ctls wheat,
21O lbs hops, 30 cs fuse, 1850 lbs lard,
1850 bales hay. 20G,S000 lbs rice, 100
pkgs beer. $50 lbs cracked corn. 81 ctls
corn, 10 cs meal i57 pkgs paints and
oils, 9S bdls paper. 1890 SKIS bran, 100
cs IL bbls and 10 hf-bbls salmon, 3I5
lbs butter, 3IS ctls oats, 100000 bricks
roll leather, II pkgs agricultural
implements, 1900 lbs chocolate, 23OO
lbs dried peas, $500 lbs glucose, 40 cs
hardware. 10 pkgs millwork, 81 pkgs
machinery, 1872 cs canned goods, IA
1888 lbs beans, S9lS lbs bread.