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sHYLocK IN JAPANESE.
Changes in the Text Of shakespeare's
 Great Play.

Two tragedies were given by the Japanese players at the Boston theater recently, and the author of both-Ka- wakami-played the leading part in each. Japanese playwrights are cer- tainIy versatile, and when the amount of physical labor involved in these tra- gedies is considered they cannot be said to be afraid of hard work, says the Boston Herald The Japanese idea of taThe Merchant of Venice, which the author attempts to show in fSairoku" and in which he plays the name part, proved hardly as entertaining as might be expected. It might be called weari- some in places. owing to the protracted dialogue and insufficient pantomime to clearly indicate what the people were talking about The main features of the play are copied, with some changes. Thus the Jewish miser becomes a Ja- panese niserly fisherman, the pound of flesh is three square inches, to be cut off nearest the heart of the lover of 1he miser's daughter, who has borrow ed 5000 rio under the pledge of flesh
 
 the Portia who becomes the judge and saves the lovers life The play ends happily in the repentance of Siroku, though not before the tragic element is deyolved in the suicide of the young CT daughter The shorter play that opened the bill and is called Scarlet Snow is based on events following the visit of Commodore Perry in Japan in 1853, and the tragic fate of Minister Tairo Ramon in consequence of his signing a treaty in opposition to the wishes of the exclusion party. The handto-hand fighting that comprises almost the entire second act and that reddens the deep snow with blood gives the name to the play, and is a study of muscular realism on the stage. The play is qiven entirely by the men, but in "Siroku" two ladies of the com pany, sada Yaeeo and Mikami, give de- Hghtful performances as the two daughters.
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Latest Addition to the scottisi. Zoo.

E@.EOK5V 7NUSEE0FVu UU 5aKV VUUbtl5EE alBOs
 The latest addition to the Scottish Zoo is a vlacke vark or. emgalla, direct from the 1ransvaal. 1t is an ungainly- looking animal, with long tusks and a portentous1y ugly head. One of the chief pecHliarities of this animal is the face on either side just balow the eyes. So large are these excreseences, and so deeply sunk are the eyes, that the creature cannot look behind 1t In the usual manner of animals, and is there fore obliged to hold it's head perpen- dicularly to cast glance oyer it's own back. As it always holds its tail per- pendicularly when IL runs. the general effect Is exceedingly ludicrous.
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Dld-Time Surgery.

A grim souvenir Of an oId-time war was on view in q cutters window in the east end of London recently It is an ebony-handied saw. which. accord ing to the inscription on brass plate attached to the instrument. was used by a surgeon of the British army to amputatethe limbs of wounded soldiers at Blenhefm, Maiplaquet and Ramail- Itnn
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The Resources Of Newfoundland.

Over 100 years ago explorers an- nouneed tho discovery of enormous coal fields in Newfoundland. It is al- ready known as standing eighth among the copper-producing countries of the world. It also has extensive coal fields. assumes g great deal of importance as . mining aud manufacturing region.
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American Locomotive Building

American shops turned out 2.437 To- comotives in 1899-the largest number they ever manufactured in one year, and 598 more than were made in 1898. More than g per cent of the number. CT 534, were made for railway eom- papies in other countries.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-18
Honor Lees Name.

Editor The Times:
sIr.-rn 1.-THE Literary Digest CT the
10th instant have just read an extract
from your recent splendid editorial on
General Robert E. Lee and the Hall
Of Fame"
VIII you please send TO my address q
copy OF the paper containing fun eds-
torial? I should like TO have my son
use IL in a defamation contest Of the
Sophomore, class IN Southwestern; Uni
yarsity'' at Georgetown, Tex.
Please pardon tnls Intrusion and grant
this favor TO the son of an old Confea-
crate Veteran. who desires that this
children and eilildren's children honor
the fair name of our peerless General
Lee. JOHN 4. dfsf.f-S-
Houston. Tex, Nov. IL. 1900.
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;ntendent, for 9 period extending over
forty years, and also 10 those graduates
whose sons ana srandSors are now mem
hers Of the present corps of cadets. toc
the past sixty odd years the institute mas
had a brilliant record, and the State OF
Virginia has beer repaid with interest
every dollar il has contributed, to its sup
port. Its graduates are TO be found not
only IN Virginia, but IN all parts OF our
common country. and wherever found
with rarely an exception they are repre-
sentative men IN their respective COM
munities: these are the judges best quail
fed to say whether the trcatmen. accord
/ 81 Few cadets units them for the active
and responsible duties Of life or whether
it eonduces to that development which
marks Men OF action and Of affairs.
Ex-senator Charles j. Faulkner. &
graduate OF the institute, IN an address
before the Society Of Alumni, delivered at
Lexington, Va. July 3, 1889, sa Il: Con
trast the institute as it was on the 1lth
day OF November. 1889, with its prosperous
condition to-day. II opened with q class
OF twenty State cadets, quartered in bar
racks just vacated by company OF de-
raoralized soldiers, with few, if any. Of
the appliances SO essential in inpart1lg
instruction. To-day between two and three
hundred earnest and enthusiastic cadets
respond 20 tbs morning reyeiie, Look
Upon SorCSr DcfTdSES restored from The
asass o. vandalism; see the connodious
r,tss-halI. the we'll equipped hospital and
rhs attractive quarters for It's officers,
buil- by Virgaas iiberality: wander
through those ciass-roenS; examine the
a3na catuS aro tools of the trade" used
TO dav,.oo q thought or Illustrate hidden
secret of nature: read IN the practical
success Of the lives OF its alumni the
faithfulness and ability Of that brilliant
faculty that during these Years have di-
recred the minds and instructed the I'M
derstandins of her eleres: ask the scholar
It's rank in iile educational system of our
country, and you viii learn from his an
swer that it has nothing to fear from
competition within the limits Of its .curri-
cuium while the mention OF the Virginia
Military Institute in the presence OF q
true ,virg man will cause his eye 10 fash
with patriotic fire, and his voice to soften
as he breathes words Of affection and
tenderness while relating its stormy his
tory.
What Mr.. Faulkner said eleven years
ago is sun true to-day. With Increased
and be.ter appliances for the education
sos on, youth. and G super ntendsns and
faculty faithful TO the trust repossd in
them by q con1iding constituency, this
splendid institution OF learning has al
read ) passed the first decade in the second
!:alf srei1trrss. of It's existence With a repu-
teton s,Srpassins i.,at at any forI,,csT per-
ioa OF It's gioro sss history. Tl1at [. IT'S su-
tire carear may exceed III usefulness and
hrt.Iancy the enduring achievements e
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iIaziu- alta. v. NJ, 1.

Editor Of the Times:
S.r,--It Still prevails. although three Or
four cadcis have been d sm!ssed Tor the
otfe!lse About a month ago 4 preni
nent daily paper stated that its core
spondent had made an Investigation and
touno that tnete was nothing more TO Dc
encountered than what any manly boy
would cheerfu.ly accept. The correspond
ent went about his inEes4Sa ton by I-4e
exped.ent OF Intervening number OF
she NV cadets-a SIMPLE plar-atd s.mple.
indeed would have been the poor rat
who awaited himself of THIS opportunity
10 un oal his gri-vances.
The rats" at the Virginia NJ iItary Inst
tutc live under a reign of terror. one
wrote: We hard.y aara to cal our sous
our own" They hardly dare 70 write,
even to their moth5rs, on account OF. the
indiSnities and annoyanceS to when they
mutt submit. If angling Is told TO
the hora synlpa thlzer II Is under the ban
OF st-ictest secrecy, for" says he. rat. .
ii tn : should got out it would be tha
worse for u.s.
The ceres pendent u,learLhed only
..pranks'' snd playful tricks at which
he smiled gently, having rem -niscenr
vts.on Of pillow lights and saD.ae-pie
BEDS perhaps even Of string ted to
his big toe The modern l1azer has left
these Innocent sports far behind. Ihera
& is no tun in his game tn4ssS II utdW
blood. The same investigator thinks
that the State cadet should not complain;
invited by the State to enjoy her bounty,
he should. Ike the pupils at Dotheboys
Hall. be thankful for his treacle, and suip
down his birthstone without even tha
consolation Of {; gr-nace. We SEND our
boy To the v rgiil:a Military Institu
10 be trained as solder We want
ii m to be made strong and flrm and
manly. Presumably the course OF study
the drills, the guard duty. Sc, are all
carefully adapted 10 this end Presun1a-
h,V. also. the daily routine. so planned
and carried out, Is as niuch as our boy
cal master. Is 1t fair that 70 this iestsi-
mate discipline should be addsd That d $
cipl.ne behind he scenes, that katfful
secret service harasstng s.mosr beyond
nau:ance 10 a sensitive OF hgh-splritsd
boy?
our boy has gore prepared TO study.
to work-for he wants to be worthy
soldier-buI can he work to advantage
under this system
rats lifa IS worse than dogs ! I
SO said ono, and ne no weai1finS. bnt
Draw, boy, defern1ii1ai to endure To thz end.
no ma ter what came. He was detelrntn ID
to elitirre:: but, again. is it right that our:
aoss sncuid es.duse. not merely the yoke
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sou,,,.rn yorers Can BE Trusted.

Editor Of The Times:
str,-When a man votes according to
his conscientious convictions. for the
principles ne thinks are right. and for
political morality. as III understands IT.
every right-tf' hiking person should admire
that mans course. We mention tbs, fol-
lowing circumstances, the facts Of which
are personally. known TO us:
One OF our Southern customers, away
from his native city where ne vas regis
tered being derpy impressed with Mr. Bry-
ans espousal Of the cause of the people. % :
ing conscientiously opposed TO the pres Mt
foreign policy regarding III. Philippine
Islands. but being unable TO secure trans
portation home TO VOTE, walked the entire
d.stance-e:ghty mics in al.-in order 70
exercise his right OF franchise
In our Judgment, a SECTION oi The conn
try controlled by men of such conscien-
tious convictions is safe 70 lrusS with
matters OF legislation and governmental
questions affecting the whole country
RICHARD j. BRIGGS.
Baltimore, Md.
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File sIisSsssu.,ra iant. Fur t..ss
Especial Dispatch td TAa Zines,

WooDsTocE. VA. Nov. ;7.-F,dwares
Carnsy, alas tintch. alias ESg~aostf,
Whitty, and JON Bu:isr. aiias f'r-set
Slim, who Ter sr.ei be-e iHis week fer
the rohiery nj .'iis.znGtGeEs isat;S az
S.rasbt.rg. ;yu.l ae,s,iis-ai ard E:ere attsr-
wa ds arrested ~ J. p. Jacobs. United
States Eo7toff c = p5et1T, or th2 charge
OF robsing the pestotfiee at Eoekaway-
Morris county. New J2rsey. o. the list
Gay OF February. 1896. waived a PR
iraluary s.ian,inaron hers rhis morning
before James II RodafIsr SIyer ard
war. removed to HarrisorbUrs. Va. by
Cn.tec. States Maria! w..e.e taay vel:
have :. hearing before the Commissioner
OF The United StaG1s Distric; Court Tor.
ths western District CT Virginia
In this proceed rs, caraay- IS know. "a
elizabeth Witty. Carney IL also warsset..
IN Tennessee. where he ESCAPED from the
pen tsntiary. ard fifteen LEAFS and six
months remaining OF his term TO serve,
". FL. hartford. warden of The pen
.entiary passed through fers tonight,
for Harr.scnbtlrg. where h viii egsieavor
TO get the custody OF Carney
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Republicans

Socialists, Anarchists, Silver Republicans
and the like for the sake OF PARTY resu-
Iarity $50 called, and to the ruin of the
country He is for country first and party
afterwards. II we had more of honest.
higi-toned gentlemen. like Mr.. Williams.
TO speak with courage their CONVICTIONS
and follow up the same by action, re-
CARELESS of party. it would be far better.
not only for the Democratic party. but
for our whole country. and espec ally tor
our much loved Southland. Thanking you
for the intelligent and very impartial
manner in which you have conducted
THE Times during our recent campaign,
am. with kindest regards for your fu-
tura welfare and that OF our entire South
land. 50 ably represented by Won.
J. TYLER JACKSON.
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Democracy that will simply be catchy
is to commit suicide. 1t may take
long time to wake the people up 10 stu
pendous and sound issues, but 1t will not
take long for our opponents to put 10
ri1cule any 'sha tched up surface plank
Consistency is a jewel seldom found, but
when found. and found 70 be really con-
sistent, it shines with tremendous force.
Our position on trust, imperialism, mill
tarism and government by injunction is
Democratic, and need not be excused
Why not stick to them. King Bruce OF
Scotland, arose from despair and de-
feated the English. Let us arise and
defeat their allies. A DEMOCRAT.
Wilmington, n. c., Nov. 10, 1900.
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audi aitcraln Paitein.

I-aitor of The Times:
Sr-seye.4ai communications have re-
r,sntiy appeared IN The Times rsEsS ..i,
H., severe terms upon the \ .rstnla nina
institute and those respons Or; .1r tnT
a-f-,er administration of its aaaEs.
on, confident that the authors OF these
,.r.,1,,,,un.c a tons are sincere in thefr pc
ifAf that the ST eyance OF WHICH
t1,ec complain, namely, hazins' eA,
49, at the institute, out teei
equally sure that HEX nave tea .fe
t-iei, conclusions Without personal lnVes-
.icat!on of The facts, ana pase liieit NJ
In,, and judgment to a very large extent
= 49, aItoeetasr, upon ex-parte state
-aents. +.r,,, and
another new cadets are made 70 .sei aiia !,
understand that during the nFSt Seai ~
.het- cadet !.ts Laey ara not on ~ ~ 49, :.
III, with the upper classrnea. anu .ss
state OF affairs hss Existed ever stties is,''
nc year ii which the institute was esiao-
it,5rs.s II will BE- admitted. OF course.
thar at distant intervals cases 90 ha9oeti
whsra new cadets are badly treated, sui
.hssc are Isolated and OF rare occurrence
and when found out the perpetrators are
properly dealt with moi only. hySshoss u.
ct ntrol Of the institute, but o. the eadSis
themselves as 4 body. Out Of o corps OF
Young men numbering sat,a TO 80 it wonid
be rather remarkable If such cases did
70, happen, and these exceptions. however,
or:y serve to prove the rule. Strangers
visiting Lexington are struck with the
neatness and good order everywhere ap-
parent at the institute Tie boys in Their
rooms. at dress parade. c'ass formal oDs.
ana strolilng on The parade grounds In
squads OF two or three during recreation
hours have . satisfied. cheerful! and con-
rented look The esprit de corps was never
/ better than 4 Is HOW. I am speaking
within truthful limitations when say
that generally stesk,ngs cadets that fall,
Or HE Sayside IN their first year are bows
rot we'll n.Srared. OF sol; natures and
afscoatentcd dsspo..tions and averse 10
that disciplinary ordeal which must OF
NECESSITY c-aracterize ali high grade AMI
standard military schools.
think on this nolnt can appeal with
si,sofute and certain safety 70 the ex-
5er:encs OF. the presen. superintendent.
who has been connected wiki this school.
s-st q. commandant and NOW as super.
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A RARE OCCuRRln
Rev. ". Fl. Book breaches 70 Il Car
load nf Noon. hiners.
tSuaryaI Disrrtah y, ,rb. T,mas

MARTlNsy-1LLE, VA, Nov. 17.-ous
of the most rare occurrences hap
pened on the Danville and Western train
as II was approaching Alartiasville with
its load OF noonshiaers iron, che United
'Sta.es Court at Danvi.ie to-day. Rev.
". II. Book, u Ch.iztian fn.ntstef-, Of TINS
place. who was the 5ra-n on his WY
L1om Richmond, toeS advantage Of the
opportunity. and preached the whiskey.
men 4 powerful! and forrih.e sermon and
no dou5t brought home Cancellation 20
those men, some ~ whom mad not heard
II sermon before in thc.e i.ves
Mr.. Book has eEnp.oyed j,er. Ei1aIs. Ell
more to take charge Of a sew ,Hort Ia.
In section as M evangelist. 1:ld make
himself serv.eeabie to ;..ra fnr his cay
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SUICIDE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Former Trails dispatches on Ito
Pam m, fsailrt.s

MARION. g. Nov. f.--wf.i h
Evans. q prominent young mar. csS this.
place. committed suicide here tats after,
noon By shooting a.usaa a ,::s mead w.t:i
a revolver. He walked t-se iha Marion
Hardware company.5 store a.ti asked %
be shown q rsee.ver. oge wac s..s.-.s..sss
him He than requested tsaa clark g lt:ssss
r When this vas aone az gsts the psssaI
70 his head ard II. 81 enc s.Ios syst.s.sl
suok effect Instantly. ues.sasci VS. ssss,stt
thirty years old. ard was well liked hF
every oae. He has he'd saTeral Important
positions. Fer s Ean,be., 81 years he Wa
trair dispatcher On tbs Panama Railroad.
Isthu.ux af Panama
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fitted to his young shoulders by wise

fitted to his young shoulders by wise
Judgment. but also tn s heavy collar,
wo.Se Il an the thralls Of Cd?
Emu atica.ly ne should not. Our boy
should oe protected. For nine months
we Getach hin, from home influence and
authority and turn Inn over TO Other
guardians Thy should be respon able
for. his we'll being-spiritilal mental and
physical It is; useless TO expect or
require that cadats should report OF each
other. The boys code always has been,
and always VII be, no tales out OF school
This code is more binding than the labor
un.ons
Let the masters take the question more
seriously. Let the haZer. q savage az
heart, be pursued relcnt.ess.y unit our
boy can lift up his head and we can be
as proud OF the Virginia Military Insti-
tute as we wish to be.
>-.or,t,.,. . 1on3
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y Matter Of Memory.

Editor OF The Times:
Sir,-I see in your issue Of yesterday
a communication, headed Captain
Lambs Bravery" which no one who
ever knew him or was with him during
our late war will question for moment.
Nor would endeavor TO take from him
one Of the many laurels he. has won.
Eut memory is at fault somewhere when
it says that when Colonel Jack Thorn
ton, Of the Third Virginia Cavalry. fell
mortally wounded by a Federal bullet
at Antietam September n, 1862, and that
Captain Lamb rushed forward and bore
MS dying colonel treni the field. Now,
claim to have been with the Third
virginia Cavalry from its formation TO
the surrender of General Lees army rs
constantly and in rs many fights as any
member of it, and was present on the
morning that Colonel Thornton was
wounded.
TIE fact is that the Third Regiment
was not fighting or in action at all when
It happened. nor was Colonel Thornton
ever hit by a Federal bullet. The regi-
ment remained In line of battle all night
in an apple orchard the night before the
battle. and q little after light the next
morning which was the 18th, he enemy
commenced throwing a few shells to find
our lines. Colonel Thornton ordered his
regiment to mount, and moved out to
take a position on the left OF the. army.
ana stopped to water his horse az
pump while the regiment passed, ana
he was struck on the arm by q piece OF
shell whilst his horse was drinking. am
Satisfied that he never dismounted. but
rode his horse to a some about half
mile off. This happened just at sunrise,
and he d.ed that evening about 5 o'c, ock
from the amputation CAPTAIN Lamb
may have gone with him TO this house
with Major Mcclellan. who was his adju-
tant. aud Ntel Price. who was his orderly.
! But there was no rushing TO bear any
dying co'onel from tbs field piercad by
Federal bullet, for no bufet had hit
h nj. and no Colonel was dying. and we
were. >lghting on no field at that time
to bear him from.
But I wish to say that no better soldier
or Drawer man ever helped to MAKE up
stuart's cavalry tran CAPTAIN Joh1,
Lamb. JOHN b. PHlILiPS.
Company G. Third Virginia Cavalry.
Sunny Side November 18th.
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CammendS Mr. Williams.

Editor of The Times:
SRI do net like to mix up in news
paper. matters, but feel that must thank
YOU for your dign.fied and at the same
time severe ard just rebuke Of the Farm
vile Herald as contained in your Is
sue Of the 2G1il.
The Herald says that $50 long as ar
j. Shelton Williams was a poor man ha
va an uneompro11is!ng Democrat, etc.
I knew not what ia was as q poor man,
mora than that he attended mast tatth-
f,llIv to h.s own bus ress. cthsrw. SO cor'i
never have held Ills present h.gh position.
I do know, however. that h, has for some
tinle past been one of the most ui,coni-
promising Democrats m the United States,
and theee Is where the trouble com IS III
r I'll the Herald aIr. Williams has The
COURAGE 10 express his views, ana III no
undsrEanded way. but boldly and openly.
Ha could nor aud HIoilii not, as 2 trne
Democrat, camprrrn.se with Eir2ultsss.
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TonKI>c Fot, A pI,No

SO many paop,e ass Iook.s.s sor Piano
Bares..us, GONE i.ays found ma sns pace
and secured what they We're looking Gar.
bur there are others Wao ssa- iise
Plano at low price Il taey ,sil. g. = 1t
the beautiful store OF Georsa = AisoEs
tnss piano man. s xth and Bro.d Streets.
5ahas VII, fiud just what ttlas want at
their own price and terms.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-18

The Times cnaerfuily throws open lis
columns to the public. Cor the intelligent
discussion of various subjects. Though the
yajser .tso.f undertakes neither 10 affirm
rar 70 deny the correctness of, views ex-
dressed. Below win be found COMMUNE
cations from several readers Of The
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-18
SMALLPOX IN ALEXANDRIA.
Every Effort Bcir. Made 20 Prevent
tho Spread ftLe DiScnss-
Special Dispatch to Tho Tins

ALEXANDRIA. VA, Nov Ia case
OF s,nrllpox was discovered i, this Guy
to-day The patent is Ester Aansiie-a'
the four-year-o,d daughter OF J, 4 Ata.s-
fled. THIS is the first case reported tbs
year The Mayor ordered the. patiefis 70
-. isolated from tfls family. Every effort
VIII be made 10 prevent spread Of the
disease
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70 Dr. Hunter MCGUIRE, which is ccns.G-
ed the most Beautiful ever pa d TO the
memory. of the noted physician. Though
out he refers in glowing terms 10 the
career OF Dr.. Mcguire and speaise seeiiasly
of The loss 10 the camp. in ii 5 Iecease.
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Nr.Tnokcr's 'rribuse.

Rw.B D. Tucker, OF Norfolk presented
tia Grand Camp, .conSederase- veterans.
at Staunton, on Noyenosr Atn, tr-auee