The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-27
FRIDAY. DECEMBER Of. 1895.

FRIDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1895.
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A representative of Barney Barnato Il
Y IN this country for the purpose of In
lyestigating the Cripple Creek gold boom
The New York World publishes data
i calculated to show that there will not bt
3 war between the United States ant
& Great Britain.
The Westminster Gazette remarks tina
President Cleveland has given satisfuc
4 tion Mt Constantlnople by reducing Tho
tension of the Armenian question.
u Maj. William Mckinley, of Canton, o.
desires to announce that he Is IL pri
waite citizen, attending strictly TO hi.
n own affairs, and so are the other fellows
A5 The brewers Of New York have organ
lied lobby and will spend $500 Il
necessary to prevent the Legislature
Il from passing u bill changing the presen,
& excise system
Il The Philadelphia Times says 1t by nc
n means implies that the President missed
K his aim. when, seeming to be shooting
~ ducks he sent q disagreeable charge
h home to the English lion.
St. Louis having secured the Republi-
u can National Convention now wants
the Democratic Convention, and will
Il make an effort before the Democratic
National Committee next month.
Kentucky,s new Governor is not n
VI civil service reformer, says the Wash
ington Post. He is engaged In firing out
the Democratic officials, and will un-
4 douptedly make thorough job of It,
'ss The Savannah News thinks that the
Z Sultan Of Turkey Is probably pleased
to hear that England will possibly have
> an engagement on the other side of the
world from his domain requiring her
J attention.
When Ambassador Bayard spoke OF
Shaking hands across the spreading
a main" In his London speech the other
& night he did not refer to the hairy neck
ornament Of the British lion, says the
Washington Times
G 1t is said that as a measure OF self
s protection from revengeful Govern
4 ment large numbers OF Chinese in the
Liago-Tung Peninsula became natural
\ fzed Japanese citizens before Japan eva
. cuated that territory
Mr.. Boutelle. OF Maine. distinguished
himself Thursday as the only man in
the House to say word against i'm,
mediate action on the bill raising the
Venezuelan commission. But even Mr..
4 Boutelle voted for the bill, remarks the
( Courier-Journal
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~ Ii Hung Chang imagines that Japan
4 could whip the United States in n war
S!He thinks. says an exchange, that Japan
y could lay waste the Pacific coast and
H take possession OF the railroads, mines
\ and manufactures. and would hold
them until an idemnity they choose 10
q ask was paid"
Ms The New York Herald says that econ.
q omy is sometimes better secured by free
4 expenditure than by unwise penurious
ness and in securing q strong navy we
n snail be merely paying out an insur.
lance premium of very minute proper.
l#tions compared with the interests that
II need protection.
Public sentiment in the United States
e mas expressed with remarkable force
4 and unanimity it's support of the Presi-
b dents proposition toward Great Britain
,sson the Venezuelan matter. Party lines
4 have been forgotten in the desire to pre-,
sent q united front, and there are few
who do not join in the chorus of ap,
\ proval, says the Courier-Jo urnal.
81 President Cleveland's message on the.
venezuela boundary dispute will receive
1.-The approval of the American people /,
VIII warm their hearts and crafty their
pride as no State paper has done dur
sirg this administration. It's conspicu.
,Iana feature Is its clear ringing Ameri-
&fnillisin- Not discordant note is sound
scd. says the Baltimore American.