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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-02-10
COUNCIL OF WILLIAMSBURG.
Holds an Extended Nesting Thur
day Night.

The City Councll held one of the most
interesting and profitable special IS
sions 90 the year at the courthousc
Thursday night from go o. 1l.3o
Mayor Mercer presided and these Coun-
cilmeu were present. Messrs. Binns.
Morris. Probasco. Cole and Garrett
The meeting was called for the special
purpose of hearing reports of commit
rees-one on lcasc II lot go thc Williams
burg Steam Laundry Co. che other or
the conference with the Executive Com
rlittee 81 the Business Mems Assoua-
tor relative 90 the new city charter. and
q adopt The charter preparatory to sui
hitting same IL the legislature.
A committee from the 3. ~. g. asking
the Council 10 appropriate a small sum
fsav 500 70 aid the Association IN get
/ ,ing out literature advertising the
| advantage of Williamsburg and vicinity.
! The pamphlet the ASSOCIATION VIII get
! ont viii ~ handsome and expensive IL
,har a great many illustrations VIII have
70 be gotten up. The Council assured
the committee that they would help
,hem by an appropriation al the proper
time
The Street COMMITTEES then made St
report concerning tbe lease Of lot 20
the Laundry Co. The committee report
ed rhat they thought il inadvisable O.
allow the Laundry 20 be located on Eng
land street. but that they had decided q
lease 20 The company lot facing Fran
els street. AZ a distance Of ninety fee'
from corner u England and Franci'
streets. The laundry peOpie were pres
. | ent and strenpously objected through
I | their president, Ar Peachy. and Othe
= stockholders. against the committee
4 | report. Councilman PrObasco state
that the location selected BY the Stree
7 | Committee was not suitable for a builc
= irg. and the matter was recOmmised :
the Street Committee. Il i pTobab
that The corner Of England and Franc
streets will be Ieased 20 the laundry pc
DE. a. this = the only good location K
A. The disposal ~ toe Council
II The report Of the findings u The joii
he committees - the Council and 3. u.
re- was then read by the latter's secrstar
he AR. $ CharIes. The conference resu
he ed 81 a fex improvements 20 the chart
ev a. Submitted 70 The Council FIRST.
Pc The only real opposition was ~
Ne when II came 20 the tax rate. May
nd Mercer preferred the suggestion Of
oil Conference cOmmittees-that the eh
,vs ger k,< 90 framed az 20 allow the conf
,a* 20 assess a. mneh a. 81 on the 81
on tsxatls weiaes. DR.. carrstt oppo'
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-02-10
ADVERTISING RATES

Ad-r-sfsinC rafrs rcss, sahie, arc forri>"-''
o. sppNrstic1. Legal notices - cents Fe'
fnrh per fSSBe. WITH Usual aiscoun's f"F rs
ard Kline. Local 1oriccS ; Jsurs RE Hne
Resolutions of--specr 3 Cents per Inc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-30
The National Game.

In reference to baseball, as II now ap-
pears in its decentralization and discredit,
and the unlooked-for developments that
await il in consequence, our Philadelphia
contemporary, the Press, has this to say:
1T is about ten years now since the decline In tbs
popularity Of baseball began. The chief cause for
the withdrawal OF popular support was the rowdy.
Ism tolerated on the field. This reached itsculmi.
nation in the season Of 1893 when The conduct OF
players on the field disguised the public To such a
degree that the grand stands were at times almost
deserted. II was the partial correction u tins abuse
that brought about some recovery in 1892"
The partial correction" Of rowdyism in
1890 was too trifling for consideration. The
principle of disorder flourished as Of old
that is to say, at no time during the sea
son could a spectator look upon a baseball
game without the disagreeable anxiety that
at any momentit might change into riot or
some form OF revolt against the umpire,
which would maketho field disgusting to any
lover Of athletic skill or Of genuine sport.
Some games might have been less bad than
others, but not at any n was there secu.
rity from an outbreak Of disorder on the
IuIl VI Diu 'iS'ISIt'hSt WIN lIt uIIlDIIt n
decision.
Such management Of National League
players was particularly offensive for the
reason that the way u stop the disorder
and make baseball what it pretended to be,
a decent game, was merelyto require every
man whom the umpire had called out
to make a bee line for his seat without
word. look or gesture relating to the de-
cision Nothing more was required, and no
rule could nav" been easier to enforce, pro-
vided the managers Of the game were hon
estly desirouso Of enforcing il.
A rival to the League, an American As.
ISOLATION" seems to be getting under way.
We wonder what their conception Of the
national game is, and what they intend 70
provide for tho public entertainment. Do
they think OF baseball as a contest between
two clubs, with ball and bat, or as an as
sault upon the umpire by eighteen players
armed with temper and bad conquest Do
they mean to have the obviously necessary
rule Of discipline enforced, or will they
set out to trick the public as the National
League has done, by tiourishing agree
ments to enforce order and then letting
~rowdyism ruler
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be called upon TO perform. The selection
Of proper instructors Ia, therefore, a matter
OF the first Importance. Every educated
man knows that the manner In which a
subject of study was presented to him at
school or college had much to do with his
interest In IL and the amount Of benefit he
derived from II. The instructor should be
a recognized authority In his speciality. and
moreover, he should have the rare art OF
imparting his information.
In the arrangement Of the proper course
Of instruction great difficulties will be met
with In reOpening the service schools AT
this time, ON account OF tho large number
OF civilian appointments among the
younger officers. Usually these officers, Of
course, are without the foundation Of train
ing obtained at West Point, and the danger
will be- that in order TO accommodate them
The authorities sill make the mistake made
by Gen. SHERMAN when, in opening tho
Fort L~cavenworth school, he ordered so
rudimcntary n course that IL was long
known to the Infantry and Cavalry officers
As the "kindergartcn," and the limitations
put upon the school interfered very Sc
riously with its proper development in the
early days Of its history. The great aim Of
each school should be to make Of every
student in the time given the best practical
officer Of Engineers, Cavalry, Artillery or
Infantry, as the case may be. which he Is
capable Of becoming, and In the courses
adopted it must never be lost sight OF.
Moreover, until a staff College is estab-
lished the service schools must also teach
fit officers for the higher commands, the
most important Of which IL strategy.
In our country for the very reason that
the Army will always be comparatively
small its educational system should be
correspondingly high. o much attention
cannot he given othe schools Of application
OF practice, where the officer should learn
his profession in such a way as to tt him
for all his duties. present and future.
The impress Of a school is often so great
as 10 affect the entire Army. and even n
single lecturer may mould the thought OF
the whole corps OF officers. The German
StaffCollege il the sou of the great German
Army, and the teachings Of DRAGOMIRov
ut the Russian STAFF College are the guiding
star Of Russian commanders to-day. The
service schools represent the intellectual
life OF the Army, and on them and the
training in the Army resulting from their
teachings will depend the future fighting
ability of our Army. Though we neither
seek nor expect wal mere prudence
dictates that w should be ready when it
comes, and TO be ready We must in peace
train our officers. For fifty years before
the campaigns of 1856 and 1870 Germany
had had only peace preparation, but shs
had established in that period schools Of
application for officers which to-day are the
models for the world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-30
Remarkable Pulpit Utterances.

An evangelistic movement, lately started
in Brooklyn, has been directed by its pro-
moters against Unitarianism rs a form OF
religious philosophy hostile to the orthodox
faith which they teach a. necessary to sal
vation How, believing as these revivalists
do, they could proceed differently without
outraging their convictions il IL hard to
understand. Since Unitarianism rejects
the Divinity of CHRIST, the Incarnation and
the Redemption taught by all orthodox
Christianity as necessary to salvation,
il is plainly an enemy with which no par
leying is possible.
The assistant pastor OF the nominally
Trinitarian Plymouth Church. officiating in
the absence Of the Rev. Dir. HILLS, refused,
however, to read notices concerning the
revival meetings, on the ground that
"this movement is directed against one
particular class, eminent for its nobility
Of character and the largcness Of It's char
ity." Loud applause from the congrega-
ton followed the remark.
DR.. HILLS himself, preaching in Chicago
at the same time, expressed sentiments
NIll'I WIZ WY SlIllldl' IL Sul' ludt Jllt
pulpit Is waning in its influence because
men are becoming automatic Gospels II
know of many men outside OF the Church."
he explained, who never attend church SER
vices, who are models Of the Christian Cos
pels and who are the best men in their
communities" II such splendid results can
b. accomplished without going to church
why l. il requisite to keep up church SER
vices at SO great n COST Why should not
the ministry disband2 II men can be-
models Of the Christian Gospels without
the assistance Of religious ordinances and
sacramonts why should these hc furnished
by Plymouth Church? DR.. HILLS may
say that they are necessary for those who
are not already automatic Gospels" but
are there not in that church as good men as
there are among those who do not go to
church at all, and why should they not he
graduated as automatic Gospels What
is the use Of going to church IL you can be
u model of the Christian Gospels without
going? Nobody can be- a better Christian
than a model Christian.
Moreover, the inference from other
remarks ot Dr. HILLS Is that actually
church-going will go out Of vogue as use
less. Lawyers, he said, will be- rendered
supcrtuous because people are learning To
avoid lcgai complications, and in fifty years
doctors will be driven out ~ practice
because p"opl" are learning more and more
to observe tn" rules Of health" When the
physicians of the soul would also be driven
out % practice he did not venture to
prophcsy, though he testified that already
they ar" unnecessary for many OF the best
men in their communities"
Very naturally. a church with a pastor OF
that way Of thinking is not disposed to
enc 'uraG" a revival conducted for the pur-
pos" of inducing men to go to church rs
nccr' slry To their salvation, on the theory
that automatic Gospels" are not provided
for in the Christian scheme Of salvation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-30
The NEW MORTGAGE tax Law.
A Citizen states His Objections and Illus.
tIates From His Own Case.

To THE EDIToR OF THE SuS-Sr: Permit
disapprobation Of the proposed new tax law on
mortgages. for the following reasons:
|. The proposed law places q double tax
upon real estate, and. instead of relieving real
estate owners, will greatly increase their
burdens; for instance. in the increased rate OF
interest they will have 10 nav.
>. II will naturally reduce he incomes ofsav.
ing bank depositors, and thus. instead Of en-.
couraging. will place a penalty upon thrift. The
poor. the moderately well-oH." the conserya.
tive. will have increased burdens. The present
tax on personal property does not reach but a
small part Of these. The rich. who invest com
parativsly small amounts this way. will escape
as OF old.
3. II ia with great difficulty that the farmers
have borrowed at the legal rate. The last few
years there have been exceptions to this rule.
This new proposed rule vii prevent their bor-
rowing At al. or only, at the highest rate, and
4, A large sum OF money IS Invested by non
residents who presumably pay taxes where
''ns ,Ss sr q, 1ins h II ~ pTo , + ,6 law would resuI;
o. The working OF this proposed law would
necessarily be very irksome The amounts Tue
TO- on ma amo mor.saTTihI are ryo mGch less than
n listing OF amounts due IN some form, In
short, the whole working OF a law Of his kind
would of be be-, obnoxious cIa and lessen tn desirabil:
shown In the demand FOR q higher rate OF In
terest. -,
Now take an Illustration from my own case,
acres. There Ia a mortgage of $1,000 on my
farm. drawing interest NJ 3 per cent. Ny farm
IL assessed at 50. 400. Up TO two years ago the
interest was ats per cent. and it was rather dr.
fcult TO get money at any rate. The holder o,
this mortgage has notified me- that | can paw
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-30

want OF confidence moved by Irish Home
Rulers and by a section Of the British Radl-
calls, IL Is improbable that any Of these can
command the full voteof the Liberal party.
While, however, the Salisbury Cabinet
may, "a a whole, have nothing to fear, is II
not possible that the debates may discIos"
a widespread and pronounced conviction
that the War Office Ii In incompetent hands,
and that, consequently, Lord LANsDowNE,
the Secretary Of State for War, may be
made "A scap"gOat? The question has been
answered beforehand in the negative by n
Birmingham newspaper which il generally
understood to be Mr.. CHAMBERLAINs
mOutlpicce. That newspaper has asserted
that the members OF the Government are
| determined To stand or fall together. There
will be, II says, no designations, much less
any attempt to strengthen the Cabinet in
public opinion by the admission OF one or
two leaders of the opposition. This pro-
grammn does not lack astuteness, for tho
first sign of a disposition TO make this or
that Minister a scapegoat would lead to re-
ordinations, of which Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN
would get an ample share.
II does not follow that a vicarious sacri-
flee to public irritation may not be found in
Lord WoLsELEY. who, Of course. Is not u
Minister, but simply the head OF the perma-
ncnt military branch Of the War ONCE. The
removal of Lord WOLsELEY from the post
OF Commander-in-Chief might be plausibly
defended on the plea that the present dual
o.,.r,,ott,p ~ tho Vap n.par ri O,apf is IL
self n source OF divided counsels and in
efficiency. In the end, however, such an
act might recoil on Lord WoLsELEY's accus-
ers, for it is maintained by his friends that
for many months his plans and recon-
mcndations nave been overrulei by Lord
LANsDowSE, and the fact, moreover, Is I'M
disputed that the only feature of the British
military system, which has borne the test
OF recent exigencics, Is the provision for
reserves for which Lord WOLSELEY must
have the sole credit. Again the Commander
in-Chief will doubtless be able to show
whether no or Lord LANsDowNE is account-
able for the neglect Of the timely warning
given many months ago by Gen. Sir VIII
LIAM BUTLER regarding the resources OF
the Beers and the difficulties which an
English expedjtionary force must expect to
encounter. All that is known at present
about this incident is the fact that the
warning was unheeded. that Gen. BUTLER
was recalled summary from the Cape, and
that he has been since in a retirement
scarcely distinguishable from disgrace.
A to the cost OF the contest, the Chancel-
Tor Of the Exchequer, Sir MICHAEL Hicks
BEACH. will have to admit, soon after the
opening OF the session, that the figure
originally named by him, ElO.oO0, 900, will
have to be trebled or quadrupled, even IL
the wal should cease within a month. We
may look for some interesting disclosures
in the course of his attempt to account for
80 fragrant a misCalculation,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-30
English Military Devices.

Some form OF compulsory military ser
vice ia suggested by London papers as a
necessity of tle present emergency. II ia
not probable, however, that the suggestion
will be adopted, and even II the innovation
was introduced the machinery OF tho sys-
TEN could hardly be got In working order
in time to meet the requirements Of the
military situation in South Africa.
The recruits England could obtain now
whether by enlistment or by conscription
would be raw and at least three months
would be required to put them into any
thing like proper shape for profitable cam
paigning. Meantime the ranks ofthe officers
have been greatly depleted by the casualties
OF war, and 1t is upon them that the drill
and discipline OF a new army must fall
Where are the new trained officers to come
from
II is plain that the Beers cannot be over
come by the brute force Of numbers simply.
They have met and defeated the hest troops
of the British Army and have now become
seasoned soldiers. Raw levies. no matter
how numerous. will not appal them, but, II
these are sent TO South Africa pell-mell,
after the fashion advised by the London
newspapers, tho thought Of the RESPONSE
bility Of taking care Of them will rest
heavily on the mind of Lord ROBERTS. Too
Groat an army is almost a. bad for n General
IA too small an army, more especially il
1t Is made up of unscaSoned recruits.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-30
The Fund of DIR. Prcetorius.

According To a despatch, DR.. EMIL PREE-
ToRIUs, editor Of the Wsstliche Post OF 81.
Louis. has determined to test the sympa-
thies OF the Administrations as to the war in
South Africa. His newspaper has raised a
fund for the purpose of helping Boer
widows and orphans. Not hat the Beers
need any pecuniary help, but the good DR..
P~REEroRIus is bent upon gravelling the Ad.
ministration. He is going to forward the
money, with a letter to President kRtGRR,
to the Hon. john HAY, Secretary OF
State, with the request that he transmit It
Ia Pretoria. The letter assures President
KRUGER Of best wishes for a speedy vic.
tory, which will be yours, IL justice pre-.
wallis and says that q reply will be wei.
coined by all COMMUNICATIONS, who are
with you and your country in the, battle for
independence
Suppose Germany and Great Britain we're
now at war. Suppose some sympathizer
with Great Britain raised a fund and asked
our Secretary Of State to send IL with n
strong pro-British letter inclosed TO tho
British Secretary OF State for Foreign
Affairs. Would DR.. P%gEEToRIUs regard
the commission as proper? Would he
think 1t the duty Of the United States
Government TO act as the agent Of tho
sympathizer with one Of the b~elligerent
powers
DR.. EMIL PREEroRIUs's present notions
OF the functions Of the State Department
must be remarkable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-30
Tho strong stock Market.

The Wall Street market OF yesterday
exhibited an extraordinary difference from
itself when affected by British reversos
In the earlier periods Of the African
war. BuLLER's retreat was a greater
shock to British hope OF victory than all
the many others put together, yet the
prices Of American securities, contrary to
recent precedents. rather rose than fell.
The market may not have been buoyant,
but 1t was at least serene and self
confident.
Either English capitalists have concluded
that here for the present is the most de-
sirable field for genuine investment, or they
have withdrawn to an extent that makes
our stock market practically independent
OF the fortunes Of the British arms.
Whichever is true our financial condition
must be pronounced most sound and salts
factory.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-30
The nitcd states.

Because Americas instructive sympathy
with the Boer grows moro irrepresslble as
he maintains his struggle to defend his
home in South Africa, It bocomcst the dutyo '
those entrusted with the management ofthe
Government to hold this country with the
greater steadiness to the lin" of impartial
ity. However high the Transvaal senti-
ment rises in the United States, an Ameri-
can Administration is bound to see that
nothing be chargeable against us OF favor
itism to either Of tho combatants.
What political orators may say on do
mestic stumps, or even what the mass ofthe
American people may feel upon the issue OF
Boer and Briton, cannot. with duo regard to
the national interests Of the United States,
be heard from any source OF serious iniiu-
snce upon our international relations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-30
The Reassem bling of Parliament.

In the session Of the British Parliament
which begins to-day, the Salisbury Gov
eminent must expect to encounter severe
criticism on its conduct of the war in South
Africa. This would be the case even were
It possible to announce that the siege of
Ladysmith, which has lasted ninety days,
had been raised. A, on tho contrary,
the efforts of Gen. BUTLER have thus
far miscarriod, the flank movement UNDER
taken by Gen. WARREN having ended
seemingly in disaster, an attempt will un-
doubtedly be- made to secure a vote OF want
OF confidence in the Ministry as at present
constituted. 1t Ia improbable, however,
that such a resolution can be carried, or
that il can have even the effect OF
ousting one or two members Of the Cabinet.
II a scapegoat is deemed indispensable, it
is more likely that Lord WoLsELEY, the
Commandcr-in-Chief, will ho the victim,
although his friends will contend that. not
he, but the civilian head Of the War Office,
Lord LAYsDOwNE, Is responsible for Eng
lands failure to make the most OF her
military resources.
How IL 1t poSsibl" to pass q vote OF want
Of confidence in "A Houseof Commons where
Lord SALISBURY still retains, almost in
tact, the majority of 100 with which he
resumed otilc" in 1895? UndoubtedIv V.
among the Pr"micr's supporters there has
been much out~poicu ccnsuro of certain
Ministerial acts and appointments, and
there are, probably, very few Members
who, in private conversation, would give
indjscriminate approval To tho manage
ment of IN" contest. II by no mean, fol.
lows that many Conservatives or Liberal
C%n.onist, could bring themselves to take
a step - serious as t. vote to turn out the
present Government.
1t is not even certain that a motion to
that end could be- so framed as to unite the
Liberals Themselves In It's support. The
position taken with reference to the war
md the Governments direction of IL bv
Lori R~oSEBrRY and Mr. t>oUIrH on tho
one hand j. not easily H. he rocnncilrd with
that assumed by S5r WILLIAM HARcuuRr
snd NJ. ions MoELlY ON the other. Mr.
JoHN NoTiEl,i II A. had his way, would stop
I'll" war at "n'". b. lowing it unrl-htrous.
ana r"pudja'.ng tie assertion that
EhgiandS hunor cOmpcls her tn persist in
w~rong,ioing, Lord Ro,LBEEY, for his part,
Is convinced that the national prestige.
winch l~n large fnrtCr in a nations slfcty.
Is al stake. and, W, r" he Prime Minister he
would prosecute the war with more vigor
than has IA vet been exhibited. Bet wenn
views >" conflicting a cornpromis" could
hardly b" effected even by 80 expert a
bridg"hu.ldcr rs Is Sir HENRY CAMPBELL
BANNERMAN, the nominal leader Of the Lib
erals in the House of Commons. Although
uereI.re, we may expect to see votes Of