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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-13
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l. Square Pianos from $40 to $780, on
easy terms; organs from IS to $50; on
easy terms; reason for sacrifice. must
make room for new stock STIEFF. &c
CRANKY St. nol3-3t
LII DERS has removed his office from
No. 3l4 Main street to No. 3i2 Main
street. Rooms Nos. l and 2, Ballentine
building. Office hours-9 n. IN. to 12 m,
and TO $3.50 p. m. Southern States
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j. w. PERRY.
Residence.
J. w. PEDIN & CO.,
Wholesale grocers, 40 Commercial
Place.
H. L. PAGE e. CO.,
Real estate and rental agents and auc-
tioneers, % Bank street.
Fl. L. PAGE
Residence.
POCOMOKE GUANO CO.,
ga GIG Citizens Bank building.
c. w. PRIDDY Sc CO.,
Cotton bagging and ties, rooms 624-G26
Citizens Bank building.
REDS FANCY GROCERY CO.,
Sc Roanoke avenue
RUSSELL & SIMCOE.
Wholesale and retail dry goods and no.
tons, BAG Main street
T. F. ROGERS.
Real estate and rental agent, rooms
20S-2ll Columbia building.
I. f. ROGERS.
Residence.
STANDARD OIL CO.
C. Leonard Field. agent. Office is Com
mercc street.
e. A. WATKINS & BRO,
Lumber and planning mills. corner OF
Princess Anne avenue and Lam
berts road.
j. G.. WOMBLE,
Wholesale and retail hardware, 81 Com
merciaf Place.
]. PEARSON WILLIAMS.
Secretary Norfolk Silk Co., factory
Iambert's Point.
w. II. WALES. JR..
Wholesale wood and willowware. 200-202
Water street
f. L. WOODARD & CO.
Wholesale groccrs. 1914 Water street.
VIRGINIAN PILOT PUBLISHING
co.
High grade underwear and hosiery.
RUDOLPH d WALLACE,
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HAVE DISCONTINUED THE
SOUTHERN BELL
TELEPHONE.

'HSinlan-PllOt Will from day to day
publish list of the names of business
houses and residences that have dis
continued the service of the Southern
BEL Telephone Company. If you have
discontinued. or intend to do SO, please
notify the Virginian- Pilot.
The following list OF subscribers, who
have ordered their phones out. has
been furnished the Virginian- Pilot:
THE LIST rs GROWING.
ARMSTRONG & BRAINARD.
AMES. BROWNLEY &, HoRNTHAL,
Dry goods and notions Monticello Ho-
tel corner CRANKY and City Hall
avenue.
A BRINKLEY g. CO.,
Wholesale grocers. 157 Water street.
KELLY & BoRUM,
Wholesale grocers. sS-4O Commerce
street.
w. LINDSAY BIBB.
Attorney at law, SO Brandy street.
CHARLES ]. BASSETT,
Milliner. $50 Main street.
G. S. BRIGGS & Co.
Wholesale lumber, rooms 50i-50S Citi-
zens' Bank building
BRAMBLEToN LOCAL BOARD OF
IMPROVEMENTS.
w. L. BROOKE & CO.
Wholesale grocers and provisions, 81
Roanoke avenue.
L. R. BRITT & CO.
Wholesale grocers. 10 Nivison street.
D. CARPENTER,
Residence.
CORTLAND LUMBER CO.
6O2-Goa Citizens Bank building
COLUMBIA PEANUT CO.,
3o7-311 Water street.
l.. w. DAVIS.
Wholesale tobacco and manufacturer
of cigars, 9i-96 Commercial Place.
GEORGE w. DEFY & SONS.
General Insurance agents. POL Main ST.
J. w. DEJARNETTE
Merchandise brokers. 14s Water street
e. B. FREEMAN G. CO.
Lumber manufacturers. Coz GO3 Citi-
zens Bank building.
L. b. FREEMAN.
Residence.
Il. S. GOODWIN G. Co,
Produce commission merchants. 10
Roanoke avenue.
f. L. GRANDY,
Hay. grain and feed. AZ Roanoke
square.
II. B. GOODRIDGE & co.
Wholesale grocers. 92-9s Water street
T. w. GOODWIN & co,
Proprctors Virginia Iron Works. 452-
4G2 Water street.
]. S. GROVES CO.
Wholesale fruit, produce and Commits :
sion merchants, sd Roanoke square.
GALE JEWELRY CO..
80 Main street.
HUDSON & BRO.
Freight transportation. river. bay and
sea towing. IS Roanoke avenue.
JESSE JONES.
Nov, ,roi, opd ,,,tu fooI o. On Do,,o,, -
Dock
DIR. ]. f. LYNCH.
CoInrnt,i., b,,ldtoo,
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DR.. j. ii. Wool,
SURGEON DENTIST,

Desires TO announce to the public that
he has opened dental office in Rooms
4O2 and lO3. Taylor Building, over Miller,
Rhoads & Cos. new store. on Main street.
Mt the head of Commercial Place. Nor
folk. Va. noi-2w
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wv ladies wanted: none others need
apply. CORPMAN'S MILLINERY, $50
Main street. no6-tf
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w ANTED.-WHITE WOMAN OR
~ girl to assist with house work and
mend children's clothes. and make her
self useful generally. First class recon-
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wv ANTED.-THE LADIES TO KNOW
that ! have opened first-class
ladies' tailoring establishment at $40
CRANKY street. corner Charlotte Fit
guaranteed. S. BROWN. ocl3-tf
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wv ANTED-sEWING MACHINES TO
w repair: any make. New machines
$40 and up. j. w. BEASLEY. iG7i.
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$50 600 TO Ha,l aihSD and oS E E9an
Association plan. w. II. SARGEANT.
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NJ ORFOLK DYEING. CLEANING
~ and Repairing Co-Ladies' Suits
cleaned; Gents Suits dyed. $500: cleaned
and pressed. I5c.; pants pressed. loc.; car
pets Il specially. All Main. New phone POL.
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C.lE PIANO. GOOD, SERVICEA-
81 - bic. Square Piano: action and tone
O. x: must sell to make room for new
stock STIEFF. 6G Granny 81. nola-at
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NOR SALE-COAL AND WOOD or
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08

THE military situation in South Africa
closely resembles that III this country
during the civil war The Boer forces
are fighting for Independence IA the
southerners We're; they are ont number
ed by their opponents in about the same
ratio, the south in our war having in the
field some $50 900 men to the nOrth's
g 800. 900. the Beers have the interior
line, a. did the southern states, VIII ch
is an immense advantage The dispar
ity in ultimate resources is of course
much greater in the present conflict
than in the rebellion From now on
Kruger's people will be on the defensive
burg Should the war continue on to
the end, the Beers though ultimately de.
feated will have inflicted u greater loss
on the British in killed and wounded
than the British can inflict on the Beers
and the same was true Of the south and
the north Though the latter prevailed
their losses were greater than those of
the Confederates. This was Of course
because the Federal armies were on the
aggressive while their opponents merely
resisted the advance In the Transvaal
the broken and billy nature of the coun-
try presents even greater obstacles to an
invading force than did the southern
country here, except perhaps the famous
wilderness before Richmond, II is prob
able that with their forces properly he.
slowed among their hills and ridges the
Beers can withstand British armies ont
numbering theirs in even greater de
gree than those Of Grant and Sherman
outnumbered the armies of the south;
not because the Beers are any harder
fighters than our southerners We're but
because the country IL so difficult Of ne
cess and the roads are SO few. and per
haps because their assaiants are not no
hard % handle ~ the Federal veterans
were Englishmen will undoubtedly de.
ny this aud point to their bulldog repu-
tation, but one cannot but feel that in
individual intelligence and enterprise
the Yankee soldier has always surpassed
Tommy Atkins and has certainly equal
ed him in hard fighting and endurance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08

city, but was favorably impressed with
what did see. We left at 6 Monday
morning. just before starting out and
while lying in my berth, the negroes
were going to their work on the wharyes
and on the plantations and INDUCED in
their matin of song. 1t was inexpressib-
ly sweet, the individual voices which
rose above the chorus seeming to have
in them the ecstasy OF woe. recalled
Garfield's remark that slavery had put
pathos into the melody Of the negro.
But slavery has given way to vice and
the notes still bear burden of sorrow.
There is exultation in song, as a rule,
but there was no note of triumph or of
Thanksgiving in the voices which stirred
my emotions as l lay listlessly suscepti-
BILE to outward impression and took on
the melancholy of which the song |
heard was the impression. What is in
the negro to whom the boon of freedom
has brought reversion to government by
animal instincts that his song should
have the potency of prayer through the
appeal it breathes? Is the soul yet cloud
ed by the shadow of slavery which makes
sorrows memory sorrow stillS" Or
has nature, with merciless kindness, i'm
planted a sense of limitations within
him which makes his possibilities seem
poor when measured with his perception
OF what is, and what may be, if he did
not bear the stamp of race for whom
'servility has been a badge"
There is no finer section of land in the
world than lies between Baton Rouge
and New Orleans. 1t is devoted exclus-
lively to he cultivation of sugar cane.
1t is the richest soil Ieversaw. It is the
"ole plantation improved. Almost every
plantation has a sugar mill of it's own
and refineries are numerous The old
plantation house has not fallen to ruin
1t is modernized, enlarged and usually
nestles in a grove of live oak and mag
nolias. The negro quarters form a vii
lage ON each plantation, consisting of
two rows OF cottages, separated by
narrow street The cottages seem to be
neatly kept and pickaninnies are num-
erous. The nego and the mule are the
industrial instruments There is no other
section of the south which have visited
which shows such signs of prosperity as
this does. The Mississippi winds through
it, the levees rising up on the dead level
like large breastworks. The levees are
quite high and broad and their upper
surface makes fine promenade'whic is
in regular use.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08

THE recent decision of the Supreme
Court holding Mayor Rose and his alder
men not guilty of contempt has been con-
strued to be n victory for the street-car
franchise; victory for its opponents; a
rebuke to Judge Ludwig; n tribute to
Judge Ludgwig; ruling against gov
eminent by injunction, and several
score other salutary things, according to
the point of view of the commentator.
1t must be pleasing to the court that in
the exercise of its duty it is able to please
so many of people divergent opinions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08
THE PORTO RICO MATTER

The presidents message recommend
ing the immediate appropriation for thu
benefit Of Porto Rico Of all sums collect
ed by this country as customs on Porte
Rican imports was undoubtedly phil
anthropic move The amount involved
is over 81, 900, 900, and its application tt
the needs Of the islanders will give them
much needed assistance. But the pass
age of bill providing for this knocks
the most substantial prop from under
the argument of the Ways and Means
Committee in supporting the new Porto
Rican tariff They said the M oney real
lied under the new schuedule would be
Immediately applied to the relief of the
people Of the island. II the latter are to
be relieved by this g., 600, 900 appropria-
ton. what need is there of raising addi-
tional money for them during the com
ing two years by custom duties? The
amount contemplated TO be raised by the
Is per cent. tariff during that period is
considerably less than that to be imme-
diately placed to their credit by the new
appropriation bill. The new measure was
plainly an after thought to square the
president and congress with the coun-
try, which calls almost unanimously for
free trade with Porto Rico. 1t was de-
signed TO show the benevolent intentions
of our government toward its island pos
sessions, and perhaps it does But it
makes entirely unnecessary the 10 per
cent. tariff ostensibly passed for the
same purpose, namely, to raise needed
money to help the Porto Ricans. The
money having been provided in another
way there is no valid reason why con-
gress should not instantly grant the free
trade called for by the islanders and by
the great majority Of the American peo-
pie. The former declared their willing
ness to submit to almost any form of in
ternal taxation if they are only allowed
A flee market for their products. This
being the situation it will require an
amount of explanation to show
why any tariff should exist. In the face
IF national election it would seem that
republican congressman would hesitate
TO put themselves in direct antagonism
10 all principles of right and justice, and
10 the best and strongest element of their
)wn party The most vehement protes-
tations of good intention could hardly !
save them at the polls.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08

THE indications are that the senate
Will overturn the Porto Rican tariff bill
sent up from the House. Senator Davis,
rep. has offered an amendment extend
ing to Porto Rico the clauses of the con
stitution relating to trade. The purpose
of this is to show that the constitution
does not of ts own force extend to our
island possessions, and also to bring
about absolute free trade between the
United States and Porto Rico. 1t is not
known at present how the Senate will
vote on this proposition, but tire oppon-
ents of the tariff hope that this or some
similar provision can be carried through
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08
A REPUBLICAN OPINION.

The leading republican papers are al
most without exception strongly opposed
to the exploitation Of Porto Rico by the
tariff measure recently passed In the
house. and nov under consideration IN
the senate That democratic papers
should oppose the measure is to be ex-
pected but when 50 strong an admins
tration organ as the Chicago Times-Her-
aid comes out MS it did last Monday,
calling for an immediate change of posi-
ton on the part Of the administration
II indicates n situation more than ordi-
narily interesting The Times-Herald
article was headed Undo the Great
Wrong 10 Porto Rico" 1t warns the
president and the Republican party that
defeat awaits them IN November II
change is not made in the policy toward
Porto Rico. After saying that the bill
passed fbe lower house of congress only
because the president personally urged
several representatives TO vote for It, the
editorial proceeds Thus was the grlev-
ons blnnder committed. How grlevous
and fraught with what dire possibilities,
not only to the Republican party but 10
the country, neither congress nor the
president could have foreseen. But they
must realize now that the tariff section
i'm the Porto Rico bill has aroused a
storm throughout the country that viii
not down.
If congress and the president persist
in their present course nothing can save
the Republican party from defeat next
November. II will surely cost them the
house Of representatives and it may cost
them the presidency.
Worse than any a these possibilities,
it may involve the election Of Bryan,
with all that that implies.
But one course is open to the Re-
publican party. Let it face the situation
with the only spirit that can compel re-
spect in the prese. ,e Of stupendons ana
humiliating blunde, Let it acknowl-
edge the mistake and make haste to re-
gain popular confidence by undoing the
wrong 10 Porto Rico
There is no slame in retreating from
the verge of precipice before taking
the last irretrievable step. The only
salvation for the Republican party is
the gate that gives free trade to
Porto Rico
The country looks to President Nc
Kinley 10 rise to the full stature of
statesman who dares to acknowledge
mi 4take and undo "A wrong.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
New ORLEANS, Feb. 81, 1900.


/ have grown weary of Mardi Gras
festivities and concluded to saatch an
hour from frivolity for serious occupa-
ton if correspondence Can properly be
so denominated. l cannot recall at
what point in my journey my recital in
last weeks issue ended, but like Jacob
Faithful / may say it is mot of the
slightest consequence either to the
reader, if he has material existence
or myself
A day spent at Jackson, the capitol of
Mississippi, has no pleasing "reminiscences
except it be the recollection of hospitable
entertainment, "a feature of southern
life which would make reiteration bur
densome if acknowledgment was al
ways forthcoming. Jackson is what it
was in point of material development at
the close of the war. 1t is beautifully
located but it has interest only for the
historian. The capitol is relic rapidly
falling into decay, indeed it has reach
eu lIle HIlllt VI uplllpy, VI ioeh VI ~ AhO
narrow stairway leading TO the two
chambers creaks under your weight and
the steps are almost worn through by
the erosion of footsteps. The old build
ing is historical but it is soon to be torn
down and the new structure which is to
supersede it will have another site-that
of the present state penitentiary.
jackson has stood still and rotted
through the slow process of disuse.
There is evident no sign of improvement
and yet there is no indication of hope
lessness. Socially, the town is tingling
with life and its citizens insist that a
commercial renaissance is near its birth.
There exist no reasons why there should
not be business rehabilitation as re-
! sources are by no means lacking.
Vicksburg is a city with history,
but it is interesting even without the
associations of the past. 1t, like Mem
phis, is on plateau, the term being
used relatively and not in its geograph-
ical sense. The approach to the river
from all points is on an incline so great
that those who have attained the con-
servatism proper to middle age proceed
with cautious footsteps. 1t is q flourish
ing city, and though all cities with am
bition have future, Vicksburg has
substantial foundation for its claim.
A city whose capture marked the be-
ginning of fortunes ebb in the affairs of
the Confederacy, CLAIMS attention chiefly
because of its war record on first visit.
We visited the National Cemetery on
Sunday, which is just outside the city
limits on the bluffs which were so strong
w fortified and which disputed the pass
age of gunboats down the Mississippi in
front Of yicksburg. They constitute a
natural ratification. Beyond these, ON
the opposite side of the river, was
Grants army and it WAS to make these
bluffs ineffective that he sought &c
change the course of the Mississippi
On these bluffs now over 10000 Union
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08

REPUBLICAN candidates for the nom
nation for governor are getting numer-
erous. Eight or ten names have been
mentioned but the race among the
democrats does not appear to be so keen,
Gabe Bouck's name has been proposed
rs IL democratic candidate, AZ it has al
ways been III previous campaigns; and
he has greeted the suggestion with the
usual emission of cuss-words He says
again that he is absolutely out of poll
tics "
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08

soldiers sleep the sleep that knows no
waking"
l CHANGED to meet General Stephen F.
Lee under somewhat amusing circuIl-
stances and he kindly volunteered to
point out the points of interest. He was
brigadier general in the confederate
army at the time of the siege, but men
tons his participation (Which was high
ly creditable) only when the course of
the narrative requires it. But as to the
manner OF my meeting him: Tom Gun
ningham and myself We're in conversa-
ton while standing ON little terrace
within the cemetery, when splendid
looking specimen of physical manhood
entered the cemetery. He was apparent
ly about 60 years old, but stood so
straight that he leaned backward. He
was dressed in exquisite taste, but this
comported so well with his bearing that
the harmony was pleasing
We approached him and were received
with Chesterfeldian grace. But his
brogue was 80 rich there was no mistak-
ing his nationality. After answering
several questions and volunteering con-
siderable information, he pointed out a
large man, quite gray, slightly stopped
with age, but vigorous, and said there
is one of the greatest living generals of
the Confederacy."
With an Irishman's propensity to take
things wrong, Tom said,
And he's buried up there, is hep
waving his hand in the direction indicat-
ed by the Irish Beau Brummel
What the divil would they bury him
for an he alive?" said the Irish Adonis
There he is up there, walking"
We sought out Lee but had him only
for short time to ourselves as he was
soon surrounded by eager questioners,
to all of whom he gave most patient
and courteous hearing.
This cemetery is the most picturesque
of any of the national cemeteries / have
seen and have seen most of them. 1t
overlooks the river, which stretches far
away to where Grant and his army
spent weary months of soldiers toll.
The course of the river has changed and
islands have formed through which the
waters CLINT. The western sun sheds its
warmth on the groves which dot the
slopes and seems to make it an ideal
resting place for those for whom 'life's
fitful fever is DER" The Bermuda grass
forms a soft cushion so that no rude
footsteps jar upon the ear, and AL the
air a solemn stiffness holds.
The clay here has wonderful ccnsis-
tency and vertical embankment will
not wash away. Sods of Bermuda grass
nailed on these slopes will stick and
grow. The government is improving
the park and it soon will be thing OF
beauty.
Baton Rouge was "a surprise to me, as
are all the cities on the Mississippi in
that it is on an elevation and commands
the Mississippi We spent the night al
Baton Rouge, but saw only little of the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08

MRS. CALVIN ZIMMERMAN, Milesburg,
Pa, says, AS speedy cnre for coughs,
colds Group and sore throat One Minute
Cough Cure is unequaled. tits pleasant
for children to take. | heartily recon-
mend it to mothers. tits the only harm
less remedy that produces immediate re-
suits. 1t cures bronchitis, pneumonia,
grippe and throat and lung diseases. 1t
will prevent consumption. Henry Hin
richs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-08

GABE BoUCK submitted to an inter.
view on politics last week. and il WAS
published in the Milwaukee Journal,
He expressed in cha actcristic way his
dissatisfaction with the present situation
in the democratic party, He swore that
Bryan and silver and ant-expansion
would surely lose, though antiimperial
ism would have some show Of winning
His idea was that democrats had always
been oxpansionists ead that the present
party leaders were making fatal mis-
take in opposing expansion and in fail
ing 10 distinguish between that and i'm.
periaIism, very different thing The
views he expressed coincide with those OF
n large number of democrats in thi.
state and in the country At large