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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27

arches WERE The press, which was expected
to promote peace by making nations know
one another better, too frequently uses its
power to assail neighbor peoples, to vaunt
the greatness Of its readers and to spur
the masses on to strife. The laudable
pride of a people is easily turned by these
stimulants to arrogance; and patriotism is
supposed to consist in the desire to assert
the national power and extend the ma
tfonal dominions on all occasions. This,
which was the temper of France after the
revolution century ago, has become a
temper widely spread through Europe-in-
deed, through the civilized world So in
been made in mans knowledge of nature
and In his power over her, It may well be
doubted whether the moral progress Of
the world affords grounds for a like satis-
faction. JAMES BRYCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27

ward and in pronunciation sounds awk-
ward seems to me lacking in force Have
we not in this country since the Mexican
war scores of "Buena Vistas" and other
names which contain the ''ue'' combina-
ton! As to the awkwardness of the word
In pronunciation, IL we are to dispense with
the use of words because they seem awk-
ward to pronounce we shall have to drop
from our language many expressive and
useful words. As matter Of fact, Is 1T
really so awkward to pronounce? There
are but two syllables in the word. Com
monty 1t Is pronounced as IL 1t were spelled
Pew-er-to, but the proper sound-and it is
not difficult to pronounce|s Pwer-to. The
u Is sounded as wv and coalesces with
the "e' exactly as does "ua'' in the word
Language"
The Stars plea in this connection for the
application Of phonetic spelling seems sim
sularly infelicitous. What principle of pho
for ''ue." and upon what is it based? 1t is
well nigh impossible to apply the phonetic
idea to names. Even in the name Pitts
burg" with the final "h'' eliminated, we
still have superf1uous letter.
Recently, in conversation with a bright
Puerto Rican woman. educated in this
country, she expressed pleasure that the
change in the spelling from Porto" to
Puerto had been made 1t ought to be
said in this connection that the spelling re-
Gently adopted by direction of the President
Is not new. The board on geographic
names. especially created for the purpose
OF settling just such questions, years age
united upon the spelling Puerto Rico.
and 1t was the disregard of this decision
by many of the writer's of government
documents which led to the recent order.
The Stars remark that the writing and
printing of the additional letter calIeY for
by the Spanish spelling is "a waste Of time
energy. ink and paper seems an odd one ir
view of the fact that the use Of really su
| perfiuous letters, Theoretically speaking. /.
so common in our language. For instance
| In the Stars brief discussion of this sub
| 1ect there are nearly one hundred phonet
ically superfiuous letters used. Clearly thi
\ argument is not entitled to much weight
]. R BRADLEY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27

recognize that peace was their highest in
terest and live side by side unarmed.
Some Great Gains.
This hope was SO far realized that free
constitutions have now been established
in countries which formerly groaned under
tyranny and the principle of Matchmaking
has been widely if not universally recog-
nized. The unity of Italy and Germany,
the emancipation of Greece, Servia, Bull
garia, Montenegro are gains to be grateful
for Indeed, the struggles for liberty and
nationality are almost beginning to be for
gotten by the new generation, WHICH has
no such enthusiasm for these principles as
men had forty years ago. But the harvest
of peace and good will which liberty and
nationality were expected to bear has not
come Popular governments seem just as
ready to engage in war as the old mon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27
CADET WOODS BRAVERY,
High Praise Bestowed by Admiral
Watson on the Urdanita's Commander

The Navy Department has received re-
ports from Coxswain Greene and Appren-
tice Powers, members of the crew of the
Inflated Urdanita. describing the capture
of that boat by the Filipinos last Septem-
Der. the details Of which have been already
published. In indorsing the reports Ad-
miral Watson says that they show that the
little gunboat, under command of late
Naval Cadet Wood, was calamity defended
and captured only because she was hard
and fast aground. Captain Wilde adds to
this Endorsement the following: THE con-
duct of Mr.. Wood and of the entire crew
under the terrible fire is praiseworthy to the
last degree and reflects additional luster
upon the brilliant record of the United
States navy"
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GIVES STRENGTH III.
Mrs. rlary r. Rubrigf1t, Hamburg,
Pa, writes:

"Fhree years ago the doctors said had nervous
prostratior. was barely able to stand when conn
mlenced taking Paine's Celery Compound. After
taking half bottle was able to walk about, and
after using three bottles felt better than ever
did. could do work, and working was
pleasure instead of burden so many suffering
find it.
81 have since used Pane's Celery Compound for
neuralgia and sick headache and always found i'm
slant relief
Paine's Celery Compound keeps the
blood pure, the body nourished, the
nerves strong.
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Imports Into the Philippines.

According to a statement made at the
War Department. the total value of mer-
chandise imported at all ports in the Phil
ippines during Julylast was $1.577 $50, of
which amount articles to the value of
$192, 1872 were imported free Of duty.
Articles of food ssand aanimals imported
amounted to 1851, Oo2, OF 81 per cent of the
total; manufactured articles to S479, 231, or
80 per cent Of the total.
The total value of merchandise exported
during the month amounted to 81, 1856 46s.
Products of agriculture amounted to ST.
O19, SS1, or SS per cent of the total.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27
Light House ReIighted.

Admiral Watson has cabled the Navy
Department that the light houses at Point
Capones, just above Subig bay, and at San
Bernardino, at the extreme southerly end
of Luzon, have been relighted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27

hiosI HoI 1oiScs 10 HeHIlOu the state or the
European dominions of Turkey Macedonia
is a powder magazine, from which the eff
forts Of the Russian and Austrian govern
ments have. for the last few years, sue
| ceeded In keeping all matches at a dis
lance. Nevertheless the powder is there
and spark might ignite it. There is a
party in Bulgaria anxious to rouse an in
surrection in Macedonia, and it need not
be said that the detestable Turkish admin
| istration always furnishes ample grounds
| for insurrection. In these Macedonian prov
| inces the Servian and Bulgarian elements
| are bitterly hostile, SO that any rising
| might probably draw in Servia and Bull
garia and light confiagration involving
| all southeastern Europe.
A Hundred Years Ago.
Thus, in the midst of a war which,
| though waged far away from Europe, ex-
| cites all Europe, and with new prepara-
| lions for war actively debated in two great
| states, and with the minds of all the ma
tons TREMENDOUSLY quivering to rumors of
| further troubles, the century draws to its
| end. Its last year is indeed not so terrible
| as were those with which the eighteenth
| century closed. for then Europe itself and
| the seas all around it were the scene of a
| sanguinary conflict. In the end of 179!
even the snow fields of the Alps were dyed
| with French and Russian blood But a
| hundred years ago there was one ground of
| hope on which the eye of the phiiosophic
| optimist might have been fixed. The French
| revolution and the terrible struggle which
| followed 1t might well seem necessary
| things, when monarchs played at war for
| their own pleasure and liberty was scarce
| ly known on the European continent, to a
/ new and better settlement of the world
| in which nations, controlling their own des-
TIMES through popular governments should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27
Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured in
Davs.

Morton L. Hill Of Lebanon. Ind, says: "My wife
had Innammatory rheumatism in every muscle and
face were swollen almost beyond recognition; had
been in bed for six weeks and had eight physi-
Clans but received no benefit until she tried the
MYSTIC CURE FOR RHEUMATISM It gave i'm.
mediate relief and she was able to walk abour In
three days. / am sure II sayed her Hfe," :
Sold by eFe.
Stevens Pharmacy,
FEM. AVE. AND 9TH ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27

America sells nearly three times as much
as she buys; Germany buys over 100000 GOO
worth more every year than she sells:
while Great Britain last year actually
bought twice rs much a. she sold.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

Secretary Root appeared before the
House Committee on Military Affairs
to explain the Army bill. which will
be favorably reported. Mr.. Root made
it plain that no interference will be
tolerated from staff officers or the army
at large.
The debate on the Puerto Rico
tariff bill came to a close Tuesday Mr.
Bailey. Of Texas, made the final argu.
ment for the Democrats and Dolliver. Of
Iowa, for the Republicans. The Puerto
Ricans issued a statement to the.Amer-
lean people asking justice for the island
ers
Under the provisions of a sort OF ON
nibus claims bill. which has been favor
ably reported in the House, the proof
Of loyalty is not required and in 1t is
included claim of Col John s. Mosby
for large quantity Of tobacco seized
by the federal army during the war be.
tween the States
The Secretary Of War has submitted
to the House bill to pay claims Of
citizens for damages inflicted to prop
erty by the army during the Spanish
war. These claims aggregate 1914. 500
The largest are from Alabama, $l3, 345 /;
Georgia. Sll. 40; Pennsylvania $50.
81 South Oarolins, $24, OS2, Virginia,
sl4, 600
The House committee on military
affairs authorized favorable report on
the bill to retire General Shafter with
the rank Of major general, TO advance
Adjutant General Corbin to the rank
Of major general and to abolish post
chaplains and detail one chaplain to
each regiment. The bill to employ
contract dental surgeons was also sp-
proved.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-01
POLITICAL.

The Republican County Committee
Of Loudoun met in Leesburg Saturday.
expecting to meet Mr.. r. r. Campbell
and arrange for the appointment Of the
census enumerators for the county. Mr..
Campbell failed to arrive. The com.
mittee called county convention at
Purcellville for March %.
Marcus W. DAILY. the copper king Of
Montana, testified in the CLARK case that
he contributed about 81, 800 to the State
campaign fund of 1898, about $1,000 to
the Silver Bow county fund and about
$500 to the Deer Lodge county fund
He acknowledged that he was furnish
ing portion Of the money to carry on
the prosecution of Senator CLARK before
the Senate.
At recent dinner the Chinese Min.
lister at Washington. Mr.. WI Ting fang,
found himself in company with William
J. Bryan, and could not resist the
temptation to have little fun at that
gentleman's expense. When Mr.. WI
began TO talk he said that he felt en-.
tirely safe about his uttersnoes being
treated as confidential. Nevertheless.
he thought that be had better be dis.
Greet, because there was q gentleman
present who, he understood. might 90.
cupy the White House some time. and
might be in a position to hand him his
passports if he said anything distaste-
full. However. continued the Min
lister, with that guileless air which dis
tinguishes his race, lit is altogether
probable that l shall have to leave
Washington before he is President.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-01
CT0DiG SuTTendeTS.
Right Arm Of the Beer Nation Gives Up
Only When Annihilation confronts
Him.

Gen. Pet A. Oronje, with Boer
force OF 4. 900 men, surrendered Tues
day to Field Marshal Lord Frederick s.
Roberts at Haardeberg drift. Orange
Free State. The surrender was uncon-
ditional
General Cronje and his men were in
a position in which, even II they could
have held out against the British fire,
the unsanitary surroundings were un-
bearable. Many decomposing bodies OF
men and animals had caused an odor
which even to the British troops, a con-
siderable distance off, produced more
suffering than the bullets Of the Beers
A second cause was the terrible bonn.
bardment, which was renewed with in
creased vigor. Fully ahundred cannon
it is believed, were concentrated on the
little force Of Beers. Still another cause
was that the British had been gradually
creeping up at night and intrenching
until, when the end came, their ad-
vanced parties were but so yards from
the Beers and the end seemed inevi-
table
General Oronje and his men were
started for Cape Town. where they will
be held as prisoners.
AS to the next British. moves, 1t is
believed in London that there will be
an advance on Bloemfontein by Lord
Roberts and an attempt in force to re
lieve besieged Mafeking. The feeling
In influential quarters of the British
capital is that the war is far from end
ed, and that especially severe fighting
will occur when the borders Of the
Transvaal are reached. Eleven thousand
more troops will soon leave England for
the front
Comments in the European press show
widespread regret at the disaster to
Cronje, and there are many praises for
his valor
The capture Of the leading BOer war.
rior will have a fearful effect upon the
Beers With him were also surrendered
number Of German and French Off.
GERS.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-01
AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY.

Two State governments. completely
differed and each claiming to be the
regular and legal officials are in Frank.
fort and will remain, each claiming
the right to administer the affairs Of
State until the question is adjudicated
in the courts. The banks refuse to
recognize either of the contend.
ing factions, and as result both are with
out money and the State funds are Sc
curaly tried up.
Legislators, county as well as State
officials and all kinds Of contractors
with the State will have to wait until
somebody is authorized by q decision
Of the court to pay them. and the State
will have to wait on what is due ii
until the counts say who is authorized
to receive 1t. Democratic State officers
have opened Offices in the State Hotel
The charitable and penal State institu-
tions are amopsss r. sufferers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-01
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.

The Administration is much worried
over the few results looking to sup
preston of the Filipino revolt reported
by General Otis. The rainy season IL
drawing near again and with 10000
men and 80 warshps In and around
Luzon the insurgents sppear still able
to carry the war on indefinitely.
ISLANDS THAT GOT AWAY.
We are still annexing islands of the
China coast SO ignorant were the
Spaniards Of the extent Of their own
insular possessions in the Orient that
their representatives on the Paris Peace
Commission could not do better than to
fix boundary lines by reference to par
allels Of latitude. But their maps and
their calculations OF latitude were in.
accurate, and so our cruisers have been
hoistlng the flag over islands which &C.
knowledged the Spanish sovereignty.
but were not definitely included in the
descriptive clauses Of the treaty. But
the State Department has Withdrawn
our claims to the islands Of Caygsien,
Sulu archipelago, and Oibutu, both Of
which lie without the boundary lines
laid down by the treaty Of Paris and
turned them over TO Spain.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-01

ONLAsr Saturday Cecil Rhodes, the
diamond millionaire Of Kimberley,
and who has done more perhaps to
bring on the South African war than
any other one man, made a speech to
the stockholders of the De Beers Com.
pany in which he made some strange
statements. He stated that the year 6
profits OF the company amounted to
two millions of pounds, which is
about ten millions Of dollars. He said
the stockholders Of the company were
divided into two classes, the magma
tive and the unimsginative. To the
latter class, he said, the affairs of the
company at the close Of the year were
satisfactory, as the company owned
all the diamond wherever its charter
existed. The imaginative class, he
thought. would revel in the satisfac-
ton of viewing the fields in their
imagination a hundred years hence,
and burn with patriotic fervor as they
saw English authority and civilization
in the far South. And above and be-
yond all other things, Mr.. Rhodes
thought, those interested in the COM
pany would go into exstacies over the
assurance that the diamonds taken
from those fields had not merely been
devoted to the decoration of the fair
sex. Mr.. Rhodes thanked Gen. French
in the name of the company for rsit'
ing the siege.of Kimberley, but was
puzzled as to the cause of the war.
On this subject we are rather inclined
to think that Mr.. Rhodes feigned
considerable ignorance.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-01
Weather forecast for Fred
ericksbur0 and oictnttV.
Thursday high east 'oindS'
THE TELEPHONE BILL.

THE FREE LANCE is convinced thai
the bill to charter the Virginia Tele'
phone and Telegraph Company
should become q law. This charter
gives to the incorporstors the power
to build Comprehensive telephone
system which will bring all parts OF
the State into close utilization and al
parts Of Virginia in communication
with a great long distance system
extending from Montreal, in Canada
TO New Orleans, on the Gulf OF Mex
leo, and from Norfolk, on the Allan
tic ocean, to Omaha, Nebraska
This is what the more progressive
States have now and this is what
Virginia ought to have.
We have examined the proyisioni
Of the charter carefully and do moi
believe that any proper objection cal
be made to them. The rights of the
cities are carefully safe guarded and
the rights of the public are preserved
Any city entered by the company
has the right of reasonable reguls.
tion-the right to say where the poles
should be put and what streets shall
be occupied and how and where the
companies lines must enter.
The only power denied the city is the
power Of prohibition, and this power
should not be exercised to cripple or
exclude a great public enterprise ST
fecting all the people of the whole
State. No telephone system could
be comprehensive if its continuity
could be broken by the whims of the
several cities.
The charter provides that the COM
pspy shall put up 100000 of Viz
ginia bonds as guarantee that q
connection will be made between
every county and city in the State
within three years, and on yesterday
an amendment was agreed to which
forfeits this sum if the company
should fail to put at least one phone
in each msgisterisl district in each
county of the State, upon application
from fifty citizens of said district.
The Legislature reserves the right
to regulate tolls and modify the char
ter, and in case the company and any
city differed as to the manner of
entry or regulation, then the corpora
ton court would decide.
Certainly Virginia cannot az
ford to set her face against
such great and useful enterprises.
The incorporstors are Hon. J. Tay-
Tor Ellyson, John B. Purcell, John D.
Horsley, h. s. Bosher, S. W. Trav-
ers, Geo. L. Christian and X. L.
Byrd-all well.known and represen-
tative men of this State.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-01

THEFREE LANCE published tri-weeHly
AZ an independent newspaper, Is located 81 90
Commerce (or william ST.. FrederioKsouI.
virgins, and 10 issued on Tuesday, THURSDAY
ana Saturday mornings by The ftss
Lance Newspaper. Book a"S !es
PrIntIns Company Of tfsse'
bars vIrainls,
Its subscription Terms are ubV per SCH'
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Its advertising Rates are for one square OF
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cents for each additional insertion. uO'O per
square Der year. No position 0tven and no
foreign advertisements are token at a Tess ra1e
than oSr homs patrons pov. The right is re-
seryed to reject or modify any advertisement
ia deemeO libelous or otherwise obieetionaole'
Yearly advertisers disseminating during the
year will be charged invariably at trsnSen'
rates.
All letters recommending candidates toi
once must be paid for to insure their publ
cation.
Resolutions OF respect TO deceased mel
psssed by societies, corporations, associations
or other organizations will be invsrlsoN
charged for as advertising mattel
All communication Of every charsotei
should be addressed to ''THRFRBK LAEVA'
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-01

McOarty to build an oyster houae OF
pier on his oyster.grounds. In Kappa
hammock river.
BY Mr.. Hume To incorporate the
Virginia Automobile Company.
BY Mr.. Galleher To submit the
question Of q stock law to the voters OF
Occoquan District. in the county OF
Prince william
BY Mr. Hunley To provide for the
revision and codifcation Of the insur
ance laws Of Virginia. and appropriate
ing a sum not exceeding 5000 to be ex.
pended for that purpose.
BY Mr.. Nottingham To amend and
re.enact an act to protect wild water
fowl and other game in Aooomso aud
Northampton
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-01
What to Do Until the Doctor Arrives,

1t is very hard to stand idly by and
see our dear ones suffer while awaiting
the arrival of the doctor. An Albany
IN. Y )dairymsn called at drug store
there for 0 doctor to come and zee his
child, then very sick with Group. Not
finding the doctor In, he left word
for him to come at once on his return.
He also bought bottle Of Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy, which he hoped
would gives some relief until the
doctor should arrive. In few hours
he returned. saying the doctor need not
come. as the child was much better
The druggist, Mr.. Otto Scholz. says the
family has since recommended Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy to their
neighbors and friends until he has q
constant demand for Il from that part
of the country. For sale BY NJ. NJ Lewis,
Druggist.