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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21
TWO DEFEATS FOR THE BELL
COMPANY.
THERE ARE OTHERSI

In view of the proposition to estab-
lish the Peoples Telephone Company"
here. to give competition and reasona-
bic rates, it may not be uninteresting
to note the tactics the Bell Company
has adopted to meet similar move
ments In other places and the outcome
thereof
According to the correspondent of
the New York Commercial. the Bell
Company in Asheville. N. c., formerly
charged $50 for residence phones and
$40 for business houses, the instru-
mcnts being old and the grounded wire
system being used. The Board of
Trade approached the Bell officials and
asked that the system be improved and
the rates reduced to figure that
would be reasonable in II city the size
of Asheville. The Bell Company de-
clined to either improve it's system or
reduce its rates. AS a result, the
Board of Trade advertised for a new
company. guaranteeing 400 subscribers
from the start. ~ company was formed
and system installed. the RATES
BEING SIXTEEN DOLLARS 4
YEAR FOR RESIDENCES AND
TWENTY-FOUR DOLLARS FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES. THE BELL
COMPANY PROMPTLY CUT RATES
BELOW THE NEW COMPANY,
AND FINALLY OFFERED FREE
TELEPHONES TO OLD SUBSCRIBE
nRS, But TO NO PURPOSE. All the
druggists, physicians and marketmen
refused to use the Bell phone on any
conditions. followed by business men
in other lines. and househhoiders, un-
til ONLY FIFTY OF IT'S PHONES
REMAINED IN USE. The new COM
pany started with 446 phones, and its
business grew rapidly, the system
PAYING ~ DIVIDEND OF EIGHT
PER CENT. ON THE INVESTMENT
In Grand Rapids Mich, much the
same thing occurred. There the Bell
Company's rates were $4S and $3G.
THE CITIZENS TELEPHONE COM
PANY WAS ORGANIZED, GIVING
TIRST-CLAsS SERVICE FOR THIR-
TY DOLLARS AND TWENTY DOL
LARS. THE BELL CUT ITS RATES
TO $24 AND $l2; and finally for TWEEN
ty-two months, gave free residence SER
vice. Nevertheless, the Citizens Com
pany had at the end of that time one
thousand six hundred and seventy
three d,6I3) Office and eight hundred
and thirty-five $3.50 residence phones
against five hundred and seventy four
GlD Office and six hundred and ninety
eight (69S) residence phones on the
Bell system.
This shows at once the cut-hroct
ulc II Ia I,,L a.
'cdys really 10 resort in The face of real
competition, and the fHiiliiy of them as
against an efficient. honestly managed Citi-
GEMS Company furnishing service at rca-
SondJlo rates.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21
COLD COMFORT.
augusta chronicle.)

In 1449 the Dutch landed on the ISL
and of Sumatra. for purposes of be
ncvoent assimilation" after the recent
Mckinley method in the Philippines.
The Sumatrans are Malays. Since
that time, in, the 18th century. the
Atchinese of Sumatra have contested
the attempted Dutch subjugation foot
by foot. In Appleton's Cycopcda for
1896. page 500. we have the following
account of this attempted Dutch en-
tcrprse.
In 1881 the revolt broke out afrcsh.
Since then tile Dutch have held only
a small triangular district, with a mil
itary dead-linc drawn in the interior.
marked by an embankment surrounded
by railroad, inside of which n Malay
rebel Is shot on sight. Outside OF this
line no Dutch force can march with
out danger of being caught in an am
bush and annihilated.,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21
CURED AS SOUND
AS A DOLLAR.
Emaciated, Pale and Badly
Run Down by Catarrh!
HE IS ENTIRELY WELL NOW

Mr.. Gorley says:
WAS BADLY RUN DOWN LAST
SPRING AND SUMMER by ca
TARRR of tho nose throat and stomach
WAS so PALE THAT MY C0NI.
PLENION WAS JUST THE COLOR or,
WHITE WAX and ANYONE Conn
TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT III,
THAT l WAS A VERY SICK MAN A.
that time / WAS employed rs a truvelin..
salesman and consulted many phvsi
clans In the various cities 1 visited
MORE THAN "A DOZEN DOCTORS In
Danville. Lynchburg. Staunton; Cumbcr-
land. Md, and Norfolk. TRIED TIIEIp
SKILL ON MY CASE BUT I ONIV
WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE 7
PAID OUT OVER y HUNDRED Dor
OARS In FEES but WITHOUT BINE-
FIT. They did not seem to know what
allied me or what to do to remedy nv
trouble. If / had been staying i'm Nor
folk l would have consulted DIR FIREy
at once, but being OH the road / tried
others and did not go to him until T
HAD GIVEN UP ALL HOPE OF GET
TING RELIEF ELSEWHERE. I'M
DER DIR. EIREY'S TREATMENT T
BEGAN TO IMPROVE AT ONCE AND
PROGRESSED STEADILY UNTIL
NOW after u couple of months trent
ment. l FEEL AS WELL AS / EVER
DID IN MY LIFE. l have known Dir
FIREl ten years and know that she is
n sktlful physician and conscientious
gentleman. whom it gives me pleasure To
recommend to those needing his services.
4i9 Clay Avenue. Brambleton-now
employed at the Navy Yard.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21

A London correspondent says that
the Chinese imbroglio has given rise to
crop of shilling shockers" in fiction.
and cites these samples: The Dark
Secrets of the Imperial Palace, and
the walls of the Dead at Pellin," is
the title of one. The next is Elvire,
the Chinese Bride; or, Heaven and
He'll in China" the third deals with
Prince Tuan, the Mysterious Emperor
of China, and the Poisoning Woman at
Pskin:" aud the last of this amazing
cluster is on the subject of THE Sail
or's Bride; or. the Chinese Assassins."
It's no good. This country is a mere
parvenu in the Imperial business.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21
THE BELL co. IN CHATTANOOGA.
(Chattanooga Timcs)

The fact that the Cumberland Tele
phone Company has raised rates on all
toll lines TO and from Chattanooga, as
stated in the Times of yesterday morn
ing, has caused no end OF Indignation
among the merchants and patrons of
the lines. The advance has been SO 1-3
per cent.
The fact that the rates on residence
and business phones have been raised
in Knoxville by this company since its
purchase of the East Tennessee Com
pany but confirms the report which
comes straight from an authoritative
source that the rates will be raised on
all classes of phones in Chattanooga.
But the Indignation has but little eff
feet. The toll rates were raised before
any one knew anything about 1t.
1t will be remembered that when the
fight between the old East Tennessee
TELEPHONE Company and the proposed
independent company was up, Presi-
dent Noel, of the East Tennessee Com
pany. appeared before the council and
made voluntary reduction in rates.
He asked the council to sign n contract
with him covering Il given number OF
years. This that body refused to do.
Had this been done, the Cumberland
Company would now be bound by the
same contract, as the successor TO the
East Tennessee Company. AS 1t is,
NUC Nulilbti ifiit, sL SlIOllS CbIlpttIIJ,
has secured control or the system, the
city is without contract. and the
company is at liberty to raise the
rates whenever it sees fit.
There was considerable talk yester-
day of taking the matter up at the
council meeting on Tuesday night, and
of asking for the appointment of n
committee to confer with the Cumher-
land officials on the subject and ask
them TO sign contract for n certain
number of years agreeing to maintain
the present rates. on condition that the
city would grant no franchise to an
other company.
There was also talk of applying to
the Legislature for relief
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21

Murder will out" MAKE sure your
sins will find you out las sure as
there is a Cod there is just retribu-
ton" There ne'er was nor ere VIII
be u man capable of keeping forever
secret IL sim 1t may be bound and
gagged for n long time: the man him
self may die with it faithfully tucked
into his bosom; but like little devil,
it will break it's chains and spring forth
to condemn and curse them he loved
the best, even if he has been successful
in suppressing it during life. AS you
sow, so shall you reap" There never
vet lived man who did not eventually
find that his chickens came home to
roOst"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21
TWELY e PAGES.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 81, 1890.
WHERE WAS MIR. EAST BEFORE
THE MEETING?

The voice of MIR. j. Frank East
the Honorable j. Frank East, has risen
again. 1t has been heard often in the
city, and will be recalled by many in
as many connections. That incompar-
able statesman and typical Norfolk
Councilman has come to the front as
the mouthpiecc and spokesman of the
apparently deceased Councimen, who
assured the people of their intention to
protect them; who were converted at
the last moment, and who voted an an
nuity of about $4,000 to the Bell Tee-
phone Company, with the privilege to
increase that sum as that peerless pub
lie institution felt the desire.
The Weather Bureau had failed to
hang out q storm signal so the coming
of this great statesman from the South,
like a West India storm, broke in upon
the stunned senses of surprised lot
of taxpayers like a zigzag streak of
blue, tlendish lightning from II clear
sky. He has come to wake up the
sleeping, and to give reasons why those
immaculate statesmen, who. since the
Council meeting, have stood stiff and
mute in the silence of the dead, voted
10 tax the people of this city 100000 a
year and hand over that magnificent
endowment TO the pauperized Bell Tel
ephone Company! Yes. he has arrived;
and he spake as one arisen from the
dead.
And out of the mouth of this oracle
have come forth words that will fall
fresh and inspiriting upon the dried
and parched tongues Of the several
sphinXcs. who. since the memorial BILE oc-
casion of endowing the Bell Company
have been known, far and wide as the
Silent Councilmen. The Sell Compa-
ny is losing money" said Nlr East
The Eel Company is supposed to have
lost SSo,0c0 in three years and | Il that
lie true, that is the reason, he says, he
voted against fixing n maximum rate
il the Bell Company's franchise the
same as that iiXed in the States Com
any's franchise. Mr.. East believes
That the Bel Company has lost that
money, because il SAYS so itself. al
though IT declines TO say how. Now.
the chidlfc confidence ana faith of
the Great city Father bursts in upon .
lenighted PEOPLE, like a golden ray Of
sunlight from the splcndor OF tie noon
Gay sun. The people OF this city had
cgsed and cntrea;ed the Beu Com
Iany to tell them how it was losing
money. Like the CounciImcn who
voted for the Bell Company. it has
stood silent and dumb unless indeed.
1t has whispered the information into
tie cars of -four out of i've of tho
Telephone Committee the sad story of
It's lie.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21

At the meeting OF the Freedman's
Society of the Church in Newark ~ j.,
Bishop Fowler made q severe onslaught
on Booker r. Washington-tha he was
cause Washington advises the negro to
be orderly and Industrious. We have
often wondered that Booker Washing
tens acnsible views had not called
down upon him Just such TRADES as
tails seems to have been.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21
MOTIFS AND OPINIONS.
NONSENSE.
(Henry Watterson.)

There is a good deal of nonsense go
ing the rounds touching the reorgani-
cation OF the Democratic party. One
would fancy that Il party which has
just polled seven millions of votes and
which, aside from it's National Com
mittee. has it's State and County Com
mittees in every Commonwealth and
bailiwick throughout the land. is al
ready fairly we'll organized. There are
this party machinery may be revised
and it is To be taken for granted that
these methods will be adhered to.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21

terview in the New York World Rev.
Organ declared:
II voted for woman suffrage when It
was presented to us, but now feel
that ] ought to throw white sheet
the church door and do penance for
1t. 1t is working hard to the women
of the State. l have been shocked to
see them engaged in political work, as
they have in precincts canvassing, and
on election day at the polls. The
women are losing their womanhood
through it,"
There is not the smallest probability
that woman suffrage will ever be le-
galized outside n few States in the
West that go in for frlls In govern
ment that would not be tolerated in
the more staid commemorative of the
East. The fact. however, that woman
suffrage is being actually tested takes
it out of the category of mere academic
propositions and makes 1t a matter OF
practical interest. 1t is strange, there
fore, that so little has been written Of
this new experiment in government,
which, however we may believe 1T fore
doomed to failure, stands alone in his
tory. Yet this condemnation of woman
suffrage by Rev. Organ is the only
expression of opinion touching the
matter that we have noted during or
since the campaign. y study of the
woman suffrage proposition at close
range in Colorado would be distinct
contribution to current sociological lit
crature.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21

Wi;h or dip into Militarism we are
getting a taste OF The army scandal as
it Is known in Europe, and The bureau
Gratis are going in for the intrigue that
honeycomhs the service with petty
s2ites and jealousies. Burlington at
tacks Miles protegc, Miles threatens
Burlington with an investigation, and
the Bureau of Ordnance and the Cen
eral of the Army are at it hammer and
I !. Can't we get up Drcyfus
case?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21

Rooms 3 and No ga Main street, over
The Hub" -CArARRH ana
AL diseases of Eye, Ear. Nose. Throat.
Chest ana Stomach.
Hours. 8 a, m. TO 1880 p. M . p. m. to
p. m. Sunday hours, l0:30 Il. III. to IL 80
p. m Tuesday night, Thursday night and
CONSULTATION ALWAYS FREE.
Medicines furnished. Terms moderate.
Eyes examined for glasses FREQ of
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN COLORADO

Rev. William Organ, of Denver.
has created something of stir in
Colorado by condemning Woman Stuff
rage. after an observation of it's work.
ings in the recent election. In an in
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21
Have Discontinued the Southern Bell
Telephone.
Telephone.

THE LIST IS GROWING
vrgnian Pilot viii, from dow 20 DIV
and residences mat , dis
Telephone Company II Won have
discontinued or intend
following their out has
been furnished
ARMSTRONG BRANARD Real estate sos Main street
and fS cy lfa na apn Sa Monticello
a. l'tSlNf>LEY & CO. Wholesale street
w. LINDSAY BIBB. Attorney street.
CO. wholesale lumber 5,1 Columbia par
H. BULL. Residence
CHARLES J. BAssErr nuiner as Main street
BUNTING Grocer ship
G. BRIGGS bldg
BRAN1BLEToN BOARD IMPROVEMENTS
provisions Roanoke ave-
L. r. BRITT & CO. street
D. CARPENTER Furniture and carpets $50 Main street
D. CARPENTER Res,dcpco
MARBLE WORKS. 15a Rank strcet
CORTLAND LUMBER CO. Bank building
COLUMBIA PEANUT CO.. sO7-sl1 Water street.
BAKERY SC Bank street
L. W DAVIS Wholesale
DEFY SONS General Insurance agents ac1 Main St
s. DozIER nstree.
DUNCAN BROS" Wholesale Place..
r j. CUNNING Residence
J. w DEJARNErTE. Water street.
ENGLE nc Roanoke avenue
EGGLEsToN Insurance Haddington building.
& Lumber nuacues Citizens Bank
e FREEMAN Residence.
r. s. GOODWIN co.
T. GRANDY, Roano
B. GooDRfDGE CO, Wholesale groce s2-os Water street
w
GROVES CO. Wholesale
GALE JEwELRY CO,
ansporta towing
| II. HOOVER. Y. Bldg
JOHNSON & commission Roanoke Dock
NJ. JOHNSON. ctor andb builder Bank
JESSE JONES SON Hay and mill feed
grocers. Conn street.
KELLY. THORNTON & plumbers. Banks street,.
LYNCH. 20 Columbia building
LAWRENCE wELroN street
Brokers' CRANKY street
FL estate andr Colunb Bldg
printers
G. POLLARD Square
merchants Fayette
Lee Southern Railway
w.
PETERSBURG. NORFOLK JAMES RIVER STEAMBOAT CO.
Place.
H PAGE CO. Real rental
II. L. PAGE Residence.
PoCoMoKE Bank building.
co. Citizens Bank
w.
RIypoLPHI WALLACE Merchant talors Main street
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21

Colorado has just given fine sample
of Boxer civilization.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21
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Publishing Company is authorized To con-
tract any obligations in the name of the
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21

In order to avoid delays. on account of
personal absence, letters and all comnu-
nications for THE NIRGINlAN-PlLOT
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with the Office, but simply to
THE NIRGINIAN AND PILOT PUB-
LISTING COMPANY.
The sun., 1900-07-25
4 Noisy Band Always With Us.

From the amount of ink they are spilling.
the uncomrromising sticklers for a third
ticket might seem a great multitude in New
! OF such irreconciables had already been
counted
In 1898 when THEODORE ROOSEVELT was
elected Governor loud protests against his
nomination were heard from this circle. the
ground OF objection to him being that he
had taken 1t from a great political party
and not doomed himself to hdicrous defeat
by taking it from this particular coterie
The Erening Post was then. as il is now
the vehicle through which they published
their outcries: and their letters in II were
many, for they are all fluent writer's and
they are all fond OF seeing their names in
print, They also held frequent meetings
and dinners TO celebrate themselves and so
noisy were they and 80 pertinacious in their
uproar that some people really feared that
they were going to imperil Governor RoosE-
vELTs election. At any rate. they thought
so themselves.
They put mp very respectable candidate
for Governor. a Mr.. BACON. and being all
takers and writer's they conducted a wordy
canvass in his behalf. But when their
votes were counted they we're found to
number. all told. only III in New York and
in the whole state only 2,0O2
For the purposes Of the present agitation
for an impossible third ticket their numbers
have been increased to some extent by
fanatical "anti-imperialists, but to Offset
these additions there has been falling of
of the young fellows among them, who have
gained some wisdom in the interval
or course, they come forward now. for
they have a fine chance to crafty their
vanity by thrusting themselves into public
notice through an assault on common sense.
Their long-winded letters are again In
evidence.
Out of every thousand votes cast at an
election in New York in which they set out
to make a demonstration. they may be
expected to cast as many as two and pos
sibly three votes.
The sun., 1900-07-25
Nhdt War Is This?

The Tammany Hall platform devised III
ratification of BRYAN and STEVENSON con.
demns "the unconstitutional action Of the
President In carrying on a war for conquest
without the author rization of Congress.
This Ia war Of which the professional
news gat herers. the newspapers. have abso-
utely no information.
The only military operations in which the
United States forces are engaged are in the
Philippines and in China. The conquest OF
the Philippines from Spain, which the Presi-
dent, IA Commander-in-Che of the Army
and Navy, had succeeded in accomplishing
under the Constitutional authorization of
Congress. was duly recorded by the Senate
when ratifying the Treaty Of Paris, Now
we are upholding American sovereignty
there against the insurrection Of the Agui-
naldsts
In China the President is endeavoring to
rescue the American Minister. who may not
be assassinated vet after all.
Possibly Tammany had nothing clear in
mind when 1t spoke of a war OF "con-
quest" But do the Bryaniies of old New
York mean that they favor betraying the
United States sovereignty to AGUINAiDo.
or leaving CONGER to his fate?
The sun., 1900-07-25

pressed despatch written by him at an
earlier date. They would send this without
knowing its character. Their main object
would be to put forth something appa-
rently coming from CoNGER as lately az
July IS. The contents OF the message would
be to them secondary consideration: they
would take the chances.
The second possibility is that the Chinese
senders Of false tidings knew our code and
were able TO forge reply IN cipher. In that
case there would be an intelligible motive
for forging a reply designed TO hasten
rather than delay the advance on Pekn.
They would reason that the sooner the mill
tary movement against them began the
smaller would be the attacking force and
the easier to overcome.
II Is this last consideration that makes il
50 terribly unfortunate that the original
message OF inquiry from Washington was
not shaped in way to render the test con-
elusive. II it had elected from Mr.. CoNoER
some specific statement in direct response,
no matter how trivial Of itself or how ir-
relevant to the present situation, the fact Of
his survival would now he established. Sup
pose. for instance. Mr.. HAYS despatch had
said
mo word since June twelve. Acknowledge this and
send full tidnga To authenticate state your college
and year"
Then. IL Mr.. CoNGER himself wrote the
reply. it would have read:
"Sours July thirteen received In British Lega-
ton utder continued shot and sheil from Chinese
troops Qul,k rr'isf only can prevent general mas
sace. Jombard sixty twa"
No ChiEaman in China could have sup
piled those last three words, whethe he
hal the cipher code or not The three
words wound have bsen priceless to this
nation and IN" civilized world.
The sun., 1900-07-25
The Anti-COat Movement.

The demand of men to leave Off their
coats this weather discussed in The Sun
Of last week, has been very widespread
The Washington star reports the shirt waist
man full-fedged in the Capital. He is bloom
ing in Baltimore and Philadelphia He is
hailed in Boston. As his form looms up
across the Western plains, he and his fashion
are greeted by the Denrer Republican:
III the new man In the shadow Of independence
Hall can demonstrate that men and women are on an
equal pane when II comes To life, liberty and the
wearins OF shirt waists, Sweltrrng millions In the
United States II welcome him as benefactor. lie
should go slow, however In the work Of Introducing
his yokcs. trills and tucgs this side OF the
Missouri River, as the brawny men OF the wes,
are still wrestling with the golf suit and a sud
den influx OF male shirt wasters s likely to result In
Observation-Disclosures that the Coroner will be called
upon to settle Just give the great. exuberant. ex.
pandng IVES, chance to puzzle out tn. new style,
and then bring on your gents shin vais.si"
The more this new scheme OF dress ia
studied the less beautiful and easy it ap-
pears, For man to throw of his coat
reveals the structural defects that so often
attend middle age, like throwing of the hat.
The head is bald; the waist is too out-of-ine
with the chest. We see form that Is better
dressed on impressonist lines than on the
lines Of relentless nature. In short, the
shirt waist seems too juvenile for old men,
too truth telling for fat ones, and too gener-
ally dscordant with the habits OF civilization
TO be the very best form Of hot weather cos
tune possible.
II the coat must be left of. It would be
better probably II the shirt should be ex-
tracted wholly from the waist band Of the
trousers, let fall In obedience to its natural
weight and then cut. all buttoned as before.
into the semblance OF the discarded coat.
The shirt coat would preserve all the for
mality and dignity OF the usual dress and
still compel man to wear no more thick
nesses OF stun than when he Ia in shirt
sleeves