The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-15
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY Is, 1896.
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sss The anti-Platt committee OF 500 in
q New York has been increased 10 500.
4 Upward Of ten millions of dollars
4 have been paid into the Treasury ON
K, the new bond account.
sfs5 Advices from Maceo says that Cuba
s. has broken through the Spanish line
and is rapidly marching TO join forces
with Gomez.
aIt Is estimated that the cost to Spain
1 OF the war in Cuba has been SEQ. 900 600
Sfsince the first troops under Campos
were landed on the island.
III The Washington Star thinks that If
events continue 10 warm up 1t may be
q desirable to have 4 sergeant al arms
Il for each member OF Congress.
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sss3it The Cleveland Leader says that enc Of
Senator Allison's bioGraphers says that
ss8sstafter he was born he grew up" That
AlstS Sbulu pul II Is true.
sEs5sH II. D. Dean, son of the Chief Justice
ssof. the British possessions in South Afr-
Ga. has been convicted of forgery az Chi
and sentenced for an indefinite
& term under the habtual criminal act
Ben Tillman declares that II the DEM
aoertaic platform does not suit the ideas
e OF his crowd in South Carolina the dele
&Eation from that State will walk out
Il OF the convention.
49, KY
,ssas Lord Salisbury has announced In the
.Staouse of Lords that negotiations with
ss;Yenezuela would soon be resumed and
8 that there was every prospect that the
boundary dispute would soon be set
cited.
.4Safx-Speaker Crisp Is having stme rare
Il S s1al In getting even with Car Reed.
lend the Columbus dispatch thinks il is
& rather mean, though, to take advantage
I Or man with PresidentN boom
sshandicap.
Chicago Times-Hcrald expresses
t'ft the opinion that there are several dis
eslnguished gentlemen who Will willing
sly step in and succeed Mr.. Harrison
, 5as lndiana's favorite stepson, provided
I fhey are given the opportunity
s;ss Jehn Y. Mckane is credited with hav-
ling saved the State of New York sl7.-
900 during his Imprisonment by acting
! Rs supervisor of the buildings. and the
philadelphia Ledger is of the opinion
;sIhat both Aickane's past record and
MS present one demand that he should
:s sle,ali his position for life
s$iJohn Ruskin 1t is said. is very fond
sS1sof Jewels and goes ab.ut with mum
der of loose diamonds in his pockets
IAN IAN exchange TANKS that should Jcar
s5sS 'sls. this country the light-nngered gen
Try Will give him the magic touch an,
II s}Ec1ure MIN OF the habit OF rafting dia
q monds in his clothes.
5E The New Orleans states notes tba
ff Ell William HaTcourt made a speech
: an ltt'lrii2 ment ON Tuesday defending tn
{ position taken by the United STATE
the Monroe doctrine, and in
.sdIoerstng The demand OF this government
I 1llat &; 1 SsnssVenezuelan boundary disput
& Hel! be submitted to arbitration.
NH The Norfolk and Western railroad ha
sss Issue through Mr.. w. b. Bevin. IN
gefieTal passenger agent, splendi
Ioi6er relating to farming and truck
atng IN the Tidewater and Eastern ser
sftons of Virginia, for the benefit !,
4, home seekers 1t Is one of the bes. ci,
saeulars of this character that has bee
ISSUED. IT is full of important fact
sSstd ptstistics. and must excite an In
ssss5tgsnce wherever circulated a grea
sssl .satl Is said about Norfolk, its advar
seges and development, and IT'S grea
Fnsure.