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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04
ALAS, POOR DEWEY.

Amid the thunder OF the "big guns
OF the State Convention, the sounding
of the tocsin OF Order" upon the chair
mans desk; the rush of the tide of
human impulses and sentiment, the
great ex-warrior. present statesman.
politician. and much married Admiral
George Dewey, went down under the
storm of Democratic indignation in the
Convention Wednesday upon q motion.
that in endorsing Bryan we do not I'M
derestimate Dewey.
When the Richmond delegate offered
his resolution one could almost see the
old hero standing upon the bridge tell
ing his men how easy 1t was to take
Manila and be President. But the siz-
zing noise that pervaded the hall was
not escaping steam from the Olympia.
nor was the rumbling of voices those
of sailors anxious for the fray. From
the sound. 1t might have been John r.
Mclean and Grover Cleveland falling
down the steps of a ten-story fiat; but
it was great wave of dissatisfaction.
The disorder incident might even
have been taken for the wreck of the
celebrated Massachusetts avenue resi-
dence, once owned by Mrs. Dewey; but
it was instead the wreck OF the great
reputation and popularity of the late
Admiral George Dewey.
There were no arrests for insubordi-
nation. and it is not reported that the
Richmond delegate shed any tears, but
those silent spectators who contributed
to the wreath of fame to decorate the
conquering hero. sailor and soldier,
went about their way looking for an
other idol to worship. and wondering
who would act as pall-bearers at the
funeral caused by the almost sudden
death of the political aspirations of
Politician George Dewey and Mrs.
Dewey.
Men of the South and virginians are
chivalrous, and the sadness that fol-
lowed the catastrophe may be sympa-
thy for Mrs. Dewey in her very just as
pirations. She may be President yet,
even If Virginia can't see it that way:
for, out in Kansas. they vote without
wearing pants.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04

The country seems to be in the throes
of one of the periodic epidemics OF labor
Of recent years. The trades affected are
SO widely. different In their nature as to
preclude the possibility of the strikes
sprlnging from any particular COM
nierclal condition. Machinists. telegra-
piers. railroad employees, carpenters.
masons. coal-minerS. have all been out
recently. or are out at present. AS yet
the strikes have not been extensive
enough to vislbly affect the general
business situation.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04

Uhless the estimate OF lives lost in
the Utah mine explosion is entirely too
hAgh, 1t is the worst horror Of its kind
IN the history of the country Not since
the sinking of the steamer Burgogne
has the chapter of accidents claimed so
many victims in a single disaster. 1t Is
worth while to point out that the help
less families OF those who died in the
explosion. are suitable objects of the
charity which Americans have been so
quick to bestow upon the suffering
everywhere.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04

1T Is disgracerul to the people OF Gu
pa whose independence was given them
by the American army and navy, that
they nave literally done nothing toward
establishing c-editable government
LOT tnemselves>"-Phila Times.
AS 1t is some weeks yet before the
military government established in the
island by tho United States will afford
the people of Cuba any opportunity to
show what they can do in the way Of
self7sovernment. it is hard to see where
the "dtigrace" comes in. The only way
for Cu'bans to have begun earlier would
have been to make war on the govern
merit established by the, United States
end backed by it's armies.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04
To Our Advertisers.

The Hirginian-Piiot is compelled to
require that NIL advertisers desiring to
change their advertisements In our Sun
day edition furnish us with copy not
later than lie O'Clock noon Fridays. No
change of advertisement Will bc guar
antced In our Sunday paper IL copy Is
sent later than this hour. This require
Incnt is rendered necessary by tho great
Increase In our advertising patronage,
for which wc thank our patrons and
trust that they will appreciate the fact
TINT nn carly paper will BIO n mutual
benefit TO both our readers and adver-
tisers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04

exports OF manufactures In 1921 the
total exports Of the United States were,
In round numbers. 5000. 900. and the
exports OF manufactures were only s5,-
eoo,oOo. OF over IL per cent. Of the whole;
In 1850 the total exports were s1sb ooo !.
600. with about s23. 0Oo. Oo0 or nearly il
per cent, consisting Of manufactured
products. The exports jumped by
leaps and bounds, until in 1890 the to-
tai was sS45,00o,000. but the exports of
manufactures amounted to S151, 900, 0O0,
or still only about II per cent. of the
whole. In 1893. however, the exports of
manufactures amount to $685., SIS, 55S. or
over % per cent. of the total exports,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
United States is now, as much as ever,
relied upon as the food field for a large
part of the globe.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04
DEMOCRATIC DUTY.

The State Democratic Convention
having endorsed the action OF the Leg
islative caucus in authorizing the call
of Constitutional Convention. the
party now goes before the people OF
Virginia pledged to that call. 1t is to
become q party issue. and the duty of
every Democrat in the premises is
clear. He should vote and work for
what the assembled wisdom of the
party has declared to be best for the
people OF Virginia.
Let 1t be said the Democratic party
GENES before the people of the State on
this issue with absolutely clean hands
The issue bears the imprimatur of no
clique and OF no ring. The convention
met the issue fairly. honestly, dispas-
sionately and in that spirit OF conserva-
tism which guards equally against rad
ical and reactionary measures. The
declaration is such as to warm the
pride of every Democrat in his party.
There lies no shadow Of subterfuge or
double-dealing across 1t. The position Of
the party. briefly stated, is:
1t favors the revision of the Consti-
tuition by a convention.
1t favors the submission OF that Con-
sttution. when revised. to a vote of the
people for ratification or rejection.
1t pledges itself to safeguard the SUI
frage rights of ex-Confederates. al
though they may be unlettered voters.
There is In this nothing for which any
Democrat cannot vote without sacri-
flee; nothing that he cannot defend in
the face of any enemy who may elect
to assail 1t. 1t Is open and above
aboard. clean, clear-cut. Democratic
another worthy chapter in party his
tory.
Let the Democrats Of Virginia, there
fore, fall to, and see that a sweeping
majority is rolled up for the convention.
The time within which this work must
be done Is brief. The vote takes place
on the 2sth instant. only a little over
three weeks from to-day. Within this
short interval it is the duty of the press
and the party workers to see to it that
the Democrtic masses are thoroughly
informed OF the status of the question
and Of it's merits. There must be quick
and persistent work to poll the party
vote on this measure. 1t will not do
to take too much for granted. The Re-
publicans who will vote for the con-
ventlon are 4 negligible quantity. They
will turn out to the polls. and they will
vote against the convention. The Dem
ocrats must. therefore, turn out and
vote for it. If II Is to be carried. The
election occurs at a time when the
farmers. the backbone OF the Demo-
cratic party in the State. Will be busy
with their crops, and there will be a
light vote. unless the Importance of
this matter Is brought home to them.
Getting out the vote"-that is al
ways the only problem with the party
In Virginia In this Instance, the prob
lem is going to be much more difficult
than usual. and the fact cannot be rec
ognized too quickly. The party having
put its shoulder to the wheel. cannot
afford to take any chances. Defeat of
the call for a Constitutional Convention
now would do the party incalculable
harm. To make defeat impossible-that
is the Democratic duty OF the hour.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04
JEALOUS OF AMERICANS.
(Iowa State Register.)

NIOWa Oldtc INeBlSleT.J
The people of France are showing
their smallness and their narrow mind
ed spirit by the unjust manner in which
they are treating the Americans at the
Paris worlds fair. When the Ameri-
can commissioners found that the
space assigned for exhibits would be
inadequate, permission was asked of
&c French authorities to add to the
heighth Of the American building. This
permission was denied our commission.
but since that time the French them
selves have built their building much
higher, and number OF nations have
been given the privilege that was de-
MED us. Now comes the news that the
French have permitted the Ottoman
palace to be placed so that 1t blockades
the American pavilion, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the original plans. for
the exposition called for no such loca-
ton. 1t seems as though the location
of this ugly structure was planned to
shut off the American exhibit. and
Commissioner Peck has demanded that
at least one of the unsghtly Turkish
towers be removed. This particular
tower shuts off beautiful view Of the
dome on the American building, and
Mr.. Peck says that the action OF the
exposition authorities Is nothing short
of an insult to America. There are
many other things. too, that show how
industriously the Frenchman has la
bored to keep the American in the
background. For instance. the Amer
lean locomotives sent to the exposition
for exhibition have been placed in the
annex, three miles away, while the
French and Belgium locomotives are
exhibited in the center Of the exhibition
grounds 1t Is whispered. too, that the
American inventors and manufacturers
will not be given a fair chance and that
the committees on awards are being so
formed that the American genius will
have no opportunity to win the official
recognition that would surely be his
IL the exhibits were Judged strictly on
the merits. But after all 1t was foolish
perhaps. for US to expect to receive JUS
tice in France.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04

The recommendation of the Senate
Committee on Naval affairs that five
submarine boats of the Holland type
be constructed. ought to revive the row
in naval circles over the value Of such
craft. The Holland boat has shared
with the superimposed turret. and the
Sampson Schley controversy in the up
roar that has distracted the Navy De-
partment for the past year and half.
That Boston Dewey who got himself
horsewhipped by drunken driver will
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04
Every Remedy Had Failed,
But He is Perfectly well Now!

II HAD TRIED ALMOST EVERY
CATAR1tH MEDICINE l ever heard OF
and ALI. FAILED to cure me. MY suf-
icrings we're severe and was miserable
+ Tl!sRE VAS As iiis LUMP usmH o 6s
PHLEGM IN MY THROAT which I must
hawk away. This kept me hawking ali
the time. My throat would get dry and
sore and MY NOSTRILS FELT STUFF
KEPT RINGING AND SINGING CON.
soKE. WATERY AND WEAK. Ny Di an.
petite was very poor. and | was so bad
of ! couldn't sleep and WOULD GET UP
WHEN 1 LAID DOWN AT. NIGHT and
didn't feel like working at all / felt
tired all the time and GOT EASILY FA-
TlGuED. OFTEN HAD A DULL,
HEAhD p ca WHEN LOOT UP IN THE
ADVISED ME TO BE TREATED BY
DIR: FREY. which 1 did. and HIS
TREATMENT HAS MADE ME FEEL.
LIKE a NEW PERSON. MY Ape
TLTE is SCI EXCELLENT: sLEEP WELL.
AND EYES ALL RIGHT. ALL THE CA
TARRH SYMPTOMS GONE, BREATHE
FREE AND EASY; IN FACT l FEEL,
ENTIRELY CURED. Before taking his
treatment I USED TO LIE IN BED AN
BGEoRE So GOULD GO MSr Is aA sL5Ee
But NO TROUBLE NOW. 1 Certainly
recommend DR.. Flrcy's treatment as tho
best Catarrh Cure.
j. c. ovERN1AN.
Portsmouth, Va.
Residence Laurel avenue. near Duke
street. Prentiss Place; works at Navy
Yard. Two years have passed since Mr.
been no return whatever OF the disease
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04

strongest spectacle under the sun. or in
academic shades? We think we hear
one exclaiuns: Freeze to 1T, old Loga-
rlthm;" another "Ain't Pmperfect
bute?" surely it was most unkind of
Hon. st. George Tucker to call the
worlds attention to such sly and unex-
pected gambols!
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04

A Washington correspondent learns
that a final effort to stem the Bryan
wave will be made by the old leaders
3n the next ten days" Everybody
thought tho old leaders had given up
che stenrmins business.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04

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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04
OUR GROWTH IN TRADE.
philadelphia Ledger.

The most wonderful feature about re-
cent trade statistics Is the growth In
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04
DOZIE|R'S.
Wash Goods SHOWING

Our showing of WASH
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including only reliable articles.
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The regular 1Sc. Lawns.
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Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-25
q WielkOpOlski.
Poznah, d l stycsnia 1900

Poznah, d l stycxnia 1900.
Przesiedlanie urzednik6w. RobotnIcy 2 Kr6-
lestwa. II Prus ~Zachodnich. Zwiazek robot
nikow. PrzeSladowanie jezyka polskiego.
Wislkopolsos sgosowasy wiadse prus.
kie ssozegolnisjsrego rodraju gwiaIdke
- W postaci nowyoh prsssisdlsh urred
nikow polak6w " gisb NismIec. ME.
lismy ju4 o TEN wiadomosoi. Jak DO.
kazujs bliasrs srcrsgoiy, many tn do
osynisnia Z akcjs rzsdows o bardro
s.sroko zak~rsslonym sskrssis. Dsw.
niej pr,ssiedlsnia takis uskutso.nlano
pomaiu, prsenosIso " ,intsresis slua-
by" ur.ednikow polak6w pojsdyno.o
do ~nismieokich prowincyj. Csyniono
to, chosc unikrsc wywossnls g,osnsj
dyskusji " prasie; oproOr tsgo, pr1sno.
ssenis " .intsrssis s'usby" by'o Wy.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-25

y"e "s ID osA zmuie1sxyc, Jezeli
ME usuns6, " upokarsajsoe ponias.
ME, ma kt6rs skazane % niskt6rs odls.
my wislkisj obr.eaojahskisj ludnosoi.
q tsgo punktu widssnia spsinia on,
nisjako role opasr.nofoiows. z.den
kraj ME jest bardsisj uprawniony do
prsywia.ywania tylu nad.iei do kolsij
Aelssnyoh, 90 Wfochy. Skutki polityo.
ne spoiecsns, kt6rs ztad wynikna Ola
tego pieknsgo kraju, udowodni, vile
osj, nia wssystko, 90 ssanle sis " in.
nych krajsch, jak wielka role ten Iro-
dsk komunikaoyjny odsgra " prsys.
foioi. 1 tax ale teA ssalo. Wplyw ko
lei l tslsgraf6w ma sjednoc.snis Wloch
bys ogromny-lokomotywa smiaadayla
tel i str.askaia lwlecks wladss papis.
Ia, Ale gdy snissiono ndominiun tenn
porals", papisstwo samo sac.slo odo.u
wa6 blogis skutki kolei. 2 'atwolcia
mogli do Watykanu pr.ybywa6 wisrni,
ably demonstrowa6 ma korsyf6 tyoh IA.
sad, kt6rs rsprs.entowai papies " sto.
suuku do wloskiej wiad.y pahstwowsj.
Biskupi mogs obsonis tanim kos.tsm
wysy'ac pislgr.ym6w do Rzymu . oalsj
Eoropy. Ale jak papiestwo ma kor,yfc
Z kolei, tax j konklaws.
w konklaws maja brad ud.ial ME.
tylko kardynaiowie, miss.kajsoy "
RHYME, ais ! ro.rzucsni po r64nyoh
mstropoljach W iwisols. Jsszo.s E.
1S46 tax sic dsisio, 10 nawst ME ws.ys.
cy kardynsfowie samiessksll We VITO
see oh mogli prsybyd do Rzymu. Kto
vie, osy hr. Massai Fsrstti byiby byl
.ostai wybrany, gdyby ws.ysoy hardy.
nafowie wioscy mogli byll wybisrac.
Me by'o w6wc.as ~jes.oss kolsi, a pod
r6z Z Medjolanu do Rsymu trwala
WOW dlussj, aniAeli d.isiaj . Malty
do Rzymu. Arcybiskup Gaysruck .
Medjolanu sap6zno sic .jawii W R,y
mie, ably mods .aprotsstovac pr.eolw
wyborowi Piusa TX.
b., sam nawet biskup imolahski,
p6zniejssy papie4, o malo 90 sam ME
prsybyf dopisro 20 wybor1e. Prawda,
Ae MONA wybisrac I nisobecnego, ale
wiadomo przeoies, jak wa4ns role cd
grywa osobiste zjawisnie sic kandydata
" ohwilt d~eoydujacej. Kto vie, c.y
Mastai' Ferretti byiby byl wybrany,
gdyby sic byl ap6znil. z 82 kardyna.
low, z kt6ryoh skiadaio sic ~kolegjum
Pc smisroi Gr.egorza XVI, wzielo q.
dziat " konklsws Sd. Js4sli nile m6pl
sdazyc ma c.as kardynai Gaysruck, to
d.iwic sic ME moAna, ae ME pr.ybyli
k%ardyna'o vie z Franoji, Nismiso, Bel
gil, Hisspsnji, Portugalji - tenn vile.
osj, ts konklaws odbyio sie bard.o
szybko. GrzegorE XVI 1marl 1 o.srw.
ca 1846, konklaws r~o.pocse}o sic ID,
16 odbyiy sic wybory, q le Mastsi. Fer.
retti 1ostai ius p~sp'e.sm.