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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
THE MONTGOMERY INCIDENT.

Secretary Long has gotten himself
into quite 1nuddle over the exac,
whereabouts OF the cruiser NIontgom-
cry. Growing excited and indignant
at the charge of Senator Mason and a
great portion OF the press. that the
Montgomery was aiding ENGLAND al
Sierra Leone, a British colony, he sent
out a positive denial that the cruiser
was or had been to Sierra Leone.
The remarkable part Of the matter
is now. that the cruiser has not only
been to Sierra Leone, but remained in
that vicinity for some time, and the
Secretary is at a loss to explain his
position.
So long as the dissatisfaction re-
manned local with Senator Mason, the
Secretary showed no anxiety, prefer
ring to rest In the doubtful security of
such a serious report being discredIt-
ed by the people. In fact, 1t was one
Of those matters so serious that 1t
must be denied. or not noticed at all.
The conservative press. not satisfied,
investigated; found the Hon. Secretary
guilty. and are in full cry upon his
troubled heels.
Under pressure, the Secretary now
acknowledges the visit OF the Mont
gomery to Freetown in November.
Freetown is the principal port OF Sierra
Leone. at which place an uprising Of
the natives was threatened and car
ried out.
AS serious as is the position OF the
Secretary, on account of his very in
dignant denial. the position of the
United States is'more SO. Why should
he Navy Department manage ut such
an opportune moment to send cruiser
to Freetown, just us the natives were
in revolt? Then, why should Secretary
Long deny it? Was 1t a guilty con-
science, and is there really some Sc
cret alliance between the ofTice-holders
of the American and English govern
ments?
1t is hard to believe that such is the
case. aud it is most sincerely to be
hoped that such is not the case.
America, in peace and security upon
her own continent and in her own hap
py homes, bought with the precious
blood OF the patriots of 1776, has grown
to be a mighty nation. But the secret
of her success is the fact that her
people have been devoting their time
to making money and building homes,
and not in making firearms and sup
porting soldiers. Why should we now
be driven into conflict with dissat-
isfed foreign powers. 1t is serious
question and one to be considered with
alarm. Particularly is this the case,
when it Is considered, that Commodore
Schley. who is not In sympathy with
the administration. was ordered to
steer clear of the African coast
Secretary Long, when he RECEIVERS
from his Indignation. will have Sc
verer attack of evil forebodings.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
THE 1884 STANDARD.

We are often told that in 1874 the
chanse made in the ratio between gold
ana silver coin of the United States
made gold our actual standard of val
ue, and that 1t has been our standard
ever since. Yet that was the year
when we established the ratio of 16 to
l. In his Treasury circular No. 1928.
Secretary Carlisle said, page 3S: 1881.
Substitution OF the ratio of 1 to 16
for that of to 15 in the United States
BY REDUCING THE WEIGHT OF
THE EAGLE, TEN-DOLIlAR GOLD
PIECE. FROM 270 GRAINS TO 25s
GRAINS" This took away 10 grains
of gold from the eagle, or 1 1-5 grains
of gold from every gold dollarI The
standard silver dollar remained the
same in weight and nneness. And So
IL gold became our standard of value
In 1884, it was because it then became
our Inferior coin in value by the re-
duction in the weight OF our gold coins
In the same Treasury circular there is
/! Con page 19) table giving the com
mcrcial ratio of silver to gold in Lon.
don each year since 1857, which puts
silver at 1892 to in 1873, the year the
act of silver characterization wa:
sneaked through Congress. This is {
higher valuation of silver than oul
coinage ratio of is. or 1898. to /. A
page IL of same circular it is stated
that: Gold coins and standard silve,
dollars being standard coins of tn,
United States are not 'rcdcemable' ;
This circular OF Secretary Carlisle wa.
issued of the date of July l. 1896, ant
at page Z 1t is, we are told: Gold COLI
is legal tender IN PROPORTION TC
IT'S WEIGHT; standard silver dollars
are legal tender AT TIlI0IR NOMINAL
OR FACE VALUE.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

among thieves would have shrunk In
shame from such a suggestion-so mean
an net OF bad faith-a bargain and
sale Of millions OF human beings
doubly perfidous, as believed and alleg-
ed. because it was a pretext. in the
main and originally under which $780,
100000 was taken from our Treasury,
not really to buy anything from Spain
(for she had nothing but debts to seil),
but to pay arrears to the American
and other holders OF the blood-stained
bonds known as Cuban bonds"i
Rebels? According to all our own
highest authorities, the Filipinos were,
and Of right ought to be, free and in
dependent men. Why should not every
fibre of their bodies and every senti-
ment of their souls abhor, loathe and
spurn SO vile an attempt to sell and
buy their bodies, souls and liberties?
Why should they recognize and respect
the right or power Of Spain to sell, or
of MsKinley to buy, them? Was not the
whole business all the more abhor-
rent and loathesome to every intelll-
gent and manly Filipino for the very
reason that the parties to the fraud
and atrocity were Spain and MsKinley?
The Filipinos and their islands the
ace-offerings of most Ubiquitous re-
newal of amity between the contracting
rarties! Span 10 be evsnged on her In
suigents by delivering them to a worse
and continued oppression; and McKin
ley to prop.tiate American bondhoiders
and other piratical classes by gift
OF s2o,o0o,OC0 and dishonest and dis
honorable seizure of the Philippines
and their inhabitants! Horrible as 1t is,
it is not half so horrible and so in
famous as the imputation that it Is the
act of the American people. or that
they will ratify, or forgive It'll
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
COMMISSIONS TO AGENTS

| The London Law Times and Case
and Comment" both legal journals. are
devotlng considerable space to Secret
Commissions paid to agents of cities.
individuals and corporations"
Our esteemed contemporaries handle
the subject in beautiful technique, in
tertwined with maxims of law and
equity. which does credit to their
rhetorical powers, but they lose lots Of
space and use. quantity of useless
words before coming down to the real
truth of the matter in saying that
such a system should be given its only
proper name OF BRIBERY"
That is Just the idea. There Is no
need of searching encyclopedias, law
books OF dictionaries for the meaning of
| the action OF an agent in taking a com
pensation from other than his employer.
And more than that, it is the meanest
and most contemplate kind of steal
ing. If q highwayman knocks in the
head pedestrian and robs him, the
highwayman has committed no breach
of trust save to his maker; he is simply
q cold-blooded robber, that is all.
| Bue when a man has been elected,
appointed or employed in and to e place
OF trust and position-a place in which
his employers interests are in his hands
for good or bad, both in judgment and
management, and that employee, agent
or official deliberately accepts a "CONf-
MISSION" from the other side. he has
committed two offences. One is the be-
trayal of q trust and the other is the
theft of that much money from his en-
ployer, or even great deal more; for
it stands to reason that the other side
would not have paid him but for an
advantage to be gained against his en-
lployer.
Between the two offences, If circum-
stances made us q victim of the one OF
the other. our choice would fall upon
the HIGHWAYN1AN.
The meanest crime on earth Is traitor
ism. deception. with their close ally
hypocrisy. The pedestrian could be on
the lookout for the h1ghwayman and
prepare for him; but who Is smart
enough to look into the dark alleys of
the soul Of the hypocrit, read his de-
ceit and treachery and prepare for st.
He comes with his beautiful protesta-
lions of sincerity and ostcnslble gen
uineness, and at that moment, though
in your employment. is accepting com
pensation from your enemy, or your
opponent in law or other business
avocation. or profession.
The Law Journals are losing valuable
time in defining proper name for this
peculiar bribery. It may be, and really
is, several degrees worse (criminally)
than ordinary bribery; but 1t should SO
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
TWELVE PAGES
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 3. 1900.
PHILIPPINE REBELS"

e
Rebels to whom? Had they ever
sworn alleg ance 10 Mckinley, or TO the
United States? Were they American
colonists7 Had any exploring expedi-
tion Of the United States ever "discov-
ered' them and hoisted "the flag" over
them and their islands? Had the
United States ever conquered" them?
no all these questions the true answer,
and only answer, is moi" How. then.
could they be rebels those far away
Fillpinos-to this Republic? 1t is a pre-
posterous mistake. We had begun a
war-not against the Filiplnos-but
against Spain; nor was our war against
Spain war OF conquest. but war of
liberation. Mckinley SO proclaimed 1t,
and so did Congress. But we had a
fleet in Asiatic waters. and this naval
force could be utilized against Spain
by attacking the Philippine forts held
by Spain, in one of which she had q
number of ships.
So Manila was attacked by our ships;
captured, and Aguinaldo and his Fill
pino patriots were gladly accepted by
us as allies against Spain In the final
taking of the city OF Manila and other
troops and the destruction of the Span
ish power in the archipelago. The Fill
pinos, mark, were as much victims of
Spanish misrule and cruel tyranny as
the Cubans and as strongly appealed
to us by principle and sentiment for
liberation. The Chicago Inter-O Ocean
says that between 1903 and 1860 there
were four terrible massacres by the
Spanish, in which the streets of Manila
actually ran with blood" these were
followed by other massacres in the
succeeding centuries, involving Chi
nese. Japanese, Dutch and English; and
in the Filipino rebellion OF 1867, the
Inter Ocean says that
ABOUT fifty thousand natives
were killed the first year OF the
war. Many Of them fell in battle, but
not a few of them were shot down as
prisoners. Week In and week out the
& Spaniards were wont to shoot score
OF prisoners day on the Luneta OF
Manila. Under Spanish rule sixty in
every hundred prisoners thrown into
dungeons died over night OF suffoca-
tion."
Sc Our task and duty towards these mall
treated Asiatics was as evident as ours
toward the Cubans, to which we had
pledged ourselves, positively and for
mally and which was no less binding
4 In behalf OF the Filipinos by every ma
tional, moral and humane consideration
These Aslatics had helped us against
Spain at least as much as the Cubnns
and as Christian, civilized and edti-
Gated people they were the full equals
of the West Indian islanders Under
these circumstances and conditions,
while the Filipinos were confidently ex-
pecting that treatment from " great
and free nation, which had begun war
upon Spain for liberation and human
sity, they had every right to look for,
mckinley most basely betrayed them
in the treaty Of peace at Paris. by a
pretended purchase OF the Sovereign
w, Of the Philippine archipelago from,
sSpainl
defy the defenders and apollo
sgist OF M Kinley to find a more
eherous$ transaction in all the an
mails ofl conquest, or of larceny, bur-
'Eiary and robbery. Even the "honor
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

Mr.. Cleveland will swear Off" fool
ing with bond Issues; Mr.. Long will
Swear of" from Africa; Mr.. Gage will
Swear OFF, from the National City
Bank of New York; Mr.. Thoe. Bracket
Reed will swear off" abusing the adj
ministration.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
(Danville Daily Bee. J

1t is said that Attorney General
Montague will run for Governor. This
in direct antagonism to the machine
Is dreadful. MIR. Montague should re-
consider and not attempt to do any
thing that would interfere with the
political freebooters who dominate vir-
ginia politics.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

There's good luck to your new resolu-
lions. 1T is better to have resolved and
fallen than not to have resolved at all.
1t shows energy.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

It's the truth that hurts. and the
wound is aggravated when the culprit
knows there are proofs behind the as
sertion.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

Mr.. Mckinley showed evidences of q
warm anxiety for scrap" when he
paid Spain s2O,ooO,ooO for her little I'M
pleasantness in the Philippines.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

1t will be aTconsolation to some of oul
city officials to hear that Secretaries
Gage and Long are also having trou-
bles.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

The activity displayed by Secretary
Long in arising from that Montgomery
incident. suggests warm surface be-
meath him.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

Some of our ofIiceholders might ac-
custom themselves to the. present de-
cline in the thermometer since they are
likely to be left out in the cold next
spring.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

Public officials may show favorltism,
but they will surely have to answer for
it with their good name and their po-
sitions.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
NOTES AND opINIOxs
Wilmington. N. G. starA

Wilmington, N. C. star.)
a Kentucky editor advises neonlo
never to drink water. and most of The
people UP that way think he knows
what he is talking about. They don't
drink 1t unless it Is disguised
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

The Secretary of the Treasury is find
ing a rough old time OF it with his pet:
the City National Bank of New York.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
(The Washington Stars

The Boer war has cost Great Britain
$500, 100000. Dom Paul might be ex-
cused for cutting his hair and trimming
his whiskers. and putting oil few airs
as q person of Importance
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

In the meantime. the Journal of Com
inerce is rappihg hard at the knuckles
of the present city government
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

1t Is wonderful with what unanimit,
officials grow angry when they ar,
caught.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

We are managing to wabbIe along
without Swearing off" anything.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
(Roanoke Times

Someone has written that those
things which come to those who wait
are rarely what they wait for. And
very often the waiter has to be given
tip to make him wait.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

1t is understood that Mr.. MCKINLEY
will pay England s2o.ooO.Ooo for the
Transvaal, and will then licl, the Beers
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

All the while, the business mems adj
mlnistration is looming up.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

Come to think of it, this weather is
not altogether conducive to tropical
plants.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

When the grand balance sheet is call
ed for. look out for lodging.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

People should tag their good resolu-
tions and keep them from killing one
another.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

3 1t doesn't do a fellow much good, this
cold weather. to think OF the quantity
Of heat wasted in July.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

Secretary Long, of the Navy, will find
the Montgomery yet.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

along under that head. until the en-
Dloyer can Sfasten the grip OF the orimi-
nal law upon the throat OF the "pris-
oner" and "fclon.,'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
Noticeto Customers

We hereby announce that REDuc-
TON WILL BE MADE ON ALL BILLS
for illuminating Gas consumed after JAN
uary LIST. 1900. of 10 cents per thousand
from the regular rate.
Bills will be subject to the usual dis
count of 20 cents per thousand for
prompt payment by 9Th of following
month.
Tho Company desires to take this op-
portunty to say that further reductions
are under contemplation and that these
will be put into effect as soon as practical
bio.
CITY GAS COMPANY
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

sleigh-riding turned out to be a
dream after all.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

We are asking for no favors, and M
one has fallen in love with us for show
ing
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

ADVERTISING RATES: ADVERTISE
ments inserted at tho rate OF rs cents a
Square. first insertion; each subsequent
insertion 40 cents. or so cents when In
Eerted Every other Day. Contractors are
not allowed to exceed their space or adj
vertise other than their Legitimate bust
ness. except by paying especially for the
same.
Reading Notices Invariably 20 cents per
line first insertion. Each subsequent In
eertion 16 cents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

No employee of the virgin.an- Pilot Pub
fishing Company Is authorized to contract
any obligation In the name of the COM
papy, or TO make purchases lin the name
OF the same, except upon orders signed by
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03

In order to avoid delays. on account of
personal absence letters and all commu-
MICA lions for Tho VIRGINIAN-PILOT
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with tho office, but simply to
The VIRGINIAN AND PILOT PUB
LISTING COMPANY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-10
BUSINESS MEN INTERESTED.
Some Who VIII Make Displays In the
New Auditorium.

The announcement that Hugh ]. Nc
Gowan, president of the Indianapolis
Street-railway Company, had made a lib
eral subscription to the fund to build the
auditorium was received with general in
terest and materially assisted in closing
several large contracts for space in the
building. The z. c. Atkins company will
make a large display of their saws and
other products j. K Lilly, of ELI Lilly &
Co., says they will make a handsome dis
play and help materially In pushing this
much needed project to successful issue.
Andrew Steffen. the well-known cigar man.
ufacturer, completed arrangements for a
display of his cigars in the commercial
museum last week. and an application for
space was also received from the McCray
Refrigerator Company, of Kendallville,
Ind, for the display OF their goods. On
Monday night meeting of all the furni-
ture manufacturers and allied interests will
be held in the Commercial Club room for
the purpose Of organizing a permanent
furniture exhibition in the Indiana Com
mercial Museum, and at this meeting ar
rangements will be made to call a general
convention of the furniture manufacturers
of Indiana, with view to securing their
display for this city. This meeting will be
called some time during the next ten days
The work Of districting the city Is nearly
completed, and a general canvass of the
city will be made for subscriptions OF stock
and membership.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-10

William Robertson, the colored pugilist,
was fined in Police Court, yesterday, $40
snd costs for assault and battery upon
Nan Elliott, the keeper of a resort on
Georgia street, and $40 and costs for as
sociating with her. She was also fined $40
and costs.
David Felt, driver of a beer wagon, was
sent to the grand jury on a charge of en-
bezzlement. James L. Wilson, a publisher,
claimed he had collected subscriptions and
failed to turn them over.
Jesse Walden was sent to the workhouse
for thirty days for petit larceny
William H. Hicks. who claimed to be a
soldier from the Marion Soldiers Home
was fined $40 and costs for petit larceny,
with workhouse sentence of ninety days
He asked for lodging at No. East Michi-
gan street. and, after being accommodated
took, on his departure. silver watch, an
umbrella and 81 In money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-10
Brief in Damage Suit.

Henry NJ. Bowling. attorney for the de-
PENDANTS in the suit of Jacob Joseph
against Sadie and Habbeb David for 81, 600
damages for alleged malicious prosecution.
filed brief in Judge Carter's court yes
terday in support of demurrers that were
filed. On March q Joseph was arrested on
the charge of using profane language, and
was found guilty in Justice Clark's court.
The case was appealed to the Criminal
Court and the defendant was acquitted by
Judge Afford, on the grounds that the oath
was pronounced in the Syrian language,
and under the United States laws he was
not SUBJECT 10 prosecution The complaint
for damages alleges that conviction was
secured through ''pergered'' evidence.
The brief sets out that If there was fraud
the conviction Is not conclusive when Sc
cured against him, and that the action will
be civil jury trying criminal case for
profanity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-10
MAY BE MOVED HERE.
Rumor Concerning the Manhattan OIL
Refinery.

dispatch from Toledo. o.. says the
Standard Oil Company and English capital
lists have secured control of about 80 per
cent. of the stock Of the Manhattan oil re-
fnery at Walker, about thirty miles from
Toledo. and that the plant is to be moved
to Indianapolis soon. The rumored cause
for the removal is that the Standard Oil
people think indianapolis is the center OF
the great Indiana oil field and an advan-
tageous point for such a plant.
Inquiry at the office of the Standard Oil
Company here brought out the statement
that the local management knew nothing
of any plans of the company for the re-
moval Of the Manhattan plant here. IT was
thought that should such a move be con-
templated the matter would in some way
have been brought to the attention OF the
local managers who are well informed of
conditions here. The Manhattan plant is
one of the best equipped in the country and
Is the third largest in America. When
working the capacity is about 100 barrels
daily. Il has, however, been closed for
some time. and the 300 former employees
have been out of work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-10
IN MEMORY OF MISS MERRILL.
Many High Tributes Paid to Her
Character.

At meeting Of the Catherine Merrill
Club held yesterday afternoon many warm
tributes were paid to the memory of Miss
Merrill. The meeting was begun with five
short talks. made by Mrs. Hugh H. Hanna,
Mrs. John E. Cleland, Mrs. Katherine l..
Dorsey, Mrs. Grace Julian Clarke and Mrs
Henry Van Hoff. Each of these ladies
spoke of the sympathetic interest that Miss
Merrill always took in her friends. saying
she was ever ready to do anything for her
friends. They spoke Of her love for the
young people and her love for humanity
but the trait of Miss Merrill most COM
mented on was her love for and the vital
Importance she attached to truth. 1.-THE
influence of her Christian character,
through the teaching Of example," said
Mrs Katherine Dorsey, will shine as a
sacred and beneficent light on into future
years.
The club will have the words of love
and affection for Miss Merrill, spoken yes
terday afternoon, printed in pamphlet form
and given to all members, as a memorial
of the woman who gave the club its name.