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SUNDAY. JANUARY 27, )!)U7.
SWETT EN HAM'S RECORD.
For an incident which was realty
of no serious consequence, Governor
Swettenhain'a discourteous ? note to
Admiral Davis attracted and is at?
tracting nioro attention than any?
thing thnt has occurred for n long
time past. It Is one or those case?
in lifo where a man by the merest
chanco becomes famous, or infa?
mous; you can have your choice,
and tho result in Swettenhn's case
htm been thnt tho diligent newspa?
per omen have been looking up his
life almost from tho cradle days.
Tho Washington correspondent of
tho Now York Tribune sent this In
a dispatch which may throw some
ih/t upon tho Jamaica Incident: "It
hra boon known to tho administra?
ting for a long .time that tho Gov
>r bore -no love to the United
States. Since the Panama cannlproj
cctl has boon to the front bo has
spared no effort to block the enter-1
prhso. He has used all his power
ns executive of the Island to pre?
vent negroes of Jnnincln from taking
jobs on tho Isthmus, and has further
shown his animosity toward tho
project and this country by writing
to the government of other West
Indian islnnds, asking them to follow
his example. 'Many of his criti?
cisms f the Panama canal resemDie
the articles written by Poultney
Blgclow,' said a State Department
official . 'In fact,,' he added, 'It
would be hard to tell whether tho
Governor got his ideas about the
canal zone from Blgclow or Bigolow
got them from him.'"
It is a kind suggestion made by
a I-ondon newspaper, that Governor
Swettenham probably was under
great nervous strain, owing to Uro
disaster in Kingston, und was not
wholly responsible for hl? discourt?
eous treatment of Rear Admiral
Davis. Probably tho true explana?
tion is that he Is Intensely antt
Amerlcan, and thnt offers of assis?
tance, from tho people and country
he dislikes were In the nature of
Insults to him. Ho had an oppor?
tunity to show his dislikes publicly
and he was narrow enough to take
advantage of IL. despite the suffer?
ing ot his people.
It is significant to note what the
Toronto Olobo said of Swettenham,
as it indicates that he has glvon
ther proof of Incapacity: "The
overnor of Jamaica is* clothed with
ery large powers. Ho Is a good
eal. of an autocrat. It Is never
fo to give su h powers to a
lf-c.entered or narrow-vlslonee;
an. Had It not been for the awful
tastrophe which made Jamaica
or the moment the center of worlct
ntorcst, the present Governor might
ave completed his term without
having offended any hut tho people
ver whom he was set to rule. That
t? conduct had previously given
erlous offense to the people ot
Kingston is the testimony of citizens
f Toronto and visitors from Jatna?
who know the facts nt Urst?
?nd. Unfortunately, his character
tic superciliousness and his lack
f the s?-h?e of things in the preo
t instance make him play his
rt before the -world."
Even if lie had not humilatcd
o government which ho represent
It would seem ns If Swettenham was
nn otiiota) dial could havo been
dispensed with long ago. It Is
surprising, to say tho least, that be
has been in ofllclal life as long as
be lias.
CONSUMPTIVES IN NAVY.
The naval surgeons are hard at
work on the new sanatorium for
consumptives, which, by order of tho
President, is to be opened in about
two months on the old abandoned
military reservation at Port Lyon,
in Colorado. Two naval surgeons
and some assistants of tho hospital
corps are Utting Out (lie buildings
with beds and the other appliances
which are needed In nn outdoor
hospital of this sort. There are
about one hundred patients of the
tuberculosis class at various navy
yards and stations, principally at
Ponsacola, awaiting transfer to Fort
Lyon Where It Is expected they will t
he greatly benefited by the climate
aud the special treatment to which
they will he subjected. The peopto
in the neighborhood are elated over
the prospect of having a large naval
hospital established there and arc
doing everything to assist the nav?
al authorities in getting reasonable
rates for provisions and other niator
all. In time new buildings will be
erected, but for ihe priesent the old
buildings will bo put In repair for
occupancy. An Interesting request
has reached the Navy Department
that In tho changes which may have
to bo made no damage be done by
alterations to the old cabin which
was once occupied as the home of
Ihe famous Kit Carson. Tho re?
quest, based entirely on sentiment,
will be complied with by the Navy
Department.
RELATIONS WITH CANADA.
Mr. Root struck a particularly
happy note In his address to the
Canadian Club at Ottnwa on Tues?
day when he suld that ho spoke
the sentiments of millions or U's
own countrymen In snylng that they
look upon tho grent material and
spiritual progress of Canada with
no feeling of Jealousy, but with ad?
miration, with hope and with grati?
fication. There have been in tho
past ho added, and in the nature
of things there will arise in the
future, matters of difference be?
tween tho two nntlons. It could
not bo otherwise with adjacent
seacoasts, with more than three
thousand miles of boundary upon
which wo march, and with the
spirit and temper of empire builders
dominating both peoples. But It
should bo remembered thnt differ?
ences of environment and differen?
ces ns to the understanding of fact
rather than intontional unfairness
may bo counted as being at tho
basis of the Issues that may nrlse.
and the grent fact should not be
forgotten as a nearness of the fu?
ture that within a few years from
now wo shall be able to celebrate
the anniversary of a hundred yenrs
of penceful fellowship.
If President. Hoosevolt could have
his way there would be financial
legislation at this session of Con?
gress. Some action would bo taken
which would enable the Treasury
Department to relievo stringent times
when caused by a demand for mon ,y
to movo crops, and in the regular
legitimate business Interests of the
country. The .President has founo
the same difficulty In dcallikg with
tho situation thnt has boon rouncr
by every man who has undertaken
to secure any legislation for the re?
lief of the currency situation. It
Is- Impossible to satisfy all the varied
Interests, and generally every move?
ment Is killed by the prominence
of the New York bankers who put
forward their scheme and think thnt
the remainder of the country ought
to accept It without question. What?
ever may be the hopes of the Pres?
ident, or however strong may be
his wish to secure some currency
relief, it docs not look promising
at this session.
There is a belief that tine increase
of Congressional salaries will result
In a- general increase of salaries
of clerks and employes of the Gov?
ernment generally. Considerable
pressure has boon brought to bear
on Congress to make a horizontal
Increase of 20 per cent In the pny
of Government clerks. If this Is
done, no doubt an effort -will be
made to Increase judicial salaries
(ftii.1 possibly the salaries of legisla?
tive employee: For a num'ber of
years by different methods tho mom
Important employes of Congress
have received additions*to their sal?
aries, but there is a large num?Ler
who are looking forward with hope
of sharing In what they call "gen?
eral prosperity."
The house committee on navm
aJTairs has decided to give the Uni?
ted States navy nearly a hundred
million for new ships and pay for
men. That sounds like n big amount
bat it Is not any too big .for the
present needs of the navy. Every
cont of it can bo used with ease
Hinder tho most careful maimge
ngement.
WITH THE PARAGRAPMER8
By this time everyone who is able j
to read knows what the causes are I
of earthquakes. What wo need now j
Is someone to tell us how to prevent 1
them.?Albany Journal.
In view of the events at Kingston,
Jamaica, and elsewhere, will the En- j
gllsh prophet of earthquakes tell how
he did It??Columbus Dispatch.
Every earthquake, wherever In the
world it happens, only emphasizes the
desirability of New England us a
place to live In.?Boston Globe.
Lightning never strikes twice In
the same place, it Is said, but earth-j
quakes visit the same locality with '
generous Iteration.?Providence. Jour-1
nal.
Hall Caine, being in Jamaica, ought
to be able to get some good material
for a Bhocktng novel. Something like ;
the Rev. 10. P. Roe's The Kurth Trem?
bled, for Instance.?Ulica Observor.
Another distressing feature of the |
calamity Is that the scientists are:
again unbottllng their lack of earth?
quake information.?Newark News.
Vice President Fairbanks is said to
bo opposed to having his salary rais?
ed. Tho Vice President's case of cold
feet is worso than was suspected.?
Charleston News-Courier.
Tho Dutch Parliament lias enacted i
n law making it a misdemeanor for;
aeronauts to pass over Dutch terrl- \
tory In balloons. Now they will need .
plenty of fly cops to enforce It.?
Washington Post.
Reports show thnt only 277 Japa?
nese Immigrants went, to the Philip-:
pines last year. According to the;
theories of the yellow papers, the |
Japanese should have been landing.
their whole army under the guise of:
laborers.?Buffalo Express.
One good reason why New York
is entitled to be called the Empire
stato is found in tho report of the
PROPER CLOTHES forMEN
On All 5UIT3, OVER?
COATS and TROUS?
ERS Goes Merrily on.
Come here and get
yours. Substantial
reductions on Un?
der w e a r, Shoes,
Hats and "other
fixins."
2715 Washington Ave.
Bell Phone 256; Citizens' 6.
? -**ST5.?S!HI
commissioner of education just trans?
mitted to the legislature. It shows
that $45.000,000 was expended on ele?
mentary schools, $25,000,000 in teach?
ers' salaries, $200,000 in school li?
braries. There are 1,812,414 children
in attendance at the public schools,
and It costs on an average $36.30 a
year to educate them.?New York
World.
Broadway Store
Can Quote Only a Few of the
J
To Offer for the
at very low prices to close out.
One lot of Wool Drets Goods, worth 9Rfi
50c to 7!)c; at.?5lG
Splendid Values in White Goods
40-inch India Linens, well worth 12 l-2c g jjg
40-inch Sheer Linens, we'l worth 15c, | g | n^Q
and Laces
ust received new and handsome patterns at the low?
est prices ever made on fine needle work.
?And other White Go?ds all below regular price?.
We Will Save You t?oney on all Kinds of
for Ladies, Gents, Boys, Misses and Children.
We will let them go at reduced prices to make
room for Spring Goods.
A Big Slock of all Kinds of
Prices much lower than we can have them made up
today, since the great advance on leather.
Throughout.
iy Store
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Choice Timothy Hay, per 100 lbs. $1.10
No. 1 Timothy Hay, per 100 lbs. 1.03
Ship Stuff, sacked, per 10^ lbs. 1.20
Bran, sacked, per 100 lbs. 1.15
Va. water ground white bolted meal, sacked . 1.15
Cracked Corn, per 100 lbs. $1.15
No. 2 Mixed Corn, sacked, per bushel .56
No. 2 White Oats, sacked, per bushel.46
No. 2 White Clipped Oats, sacked, per bushel.47
Dunlop's Superlative Flour, per bbl. 4.00
Dunlop's Superlative Flour, 110th Sacks . 4.00
Choice White Mich. Potatoes, per sack . 1.45
Choice Mich. H. P. P. Beans, per sack _.4.10
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city l'mlta of Newport News nt mid
night, December 15, and will hereafter
only operate Its cars to tho city limits
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nue.
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