The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-07
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
Five Minute Talks with Popular Men
on Popular Subjects.
PRIVATE OPINIONS BOLDLY UTTERED.
Alleged IlI.Trentment or Jack Tars-
Tho New Chemical Fire Engine
Tho Vcazey FIffbuster story-A
Cold Day = Other Subjects DIS.
cussed.

Norfolk merchants have lost several
thousand dollars through an impression
existing on board Of Uncle Sans ships
that the Jack tars of the navy are rough
~ treated here" said prominent naval
oHicer attached to Admiral Bunce's
squadron yesterday. 1T has been talk.
ed about the ships that If u sailor comes
ashore and takes q drop too much of
liquor he is placed under arrest and
whether the arrest is justified or not, IL
ne opens his mouth to protest he re-
ceives clubbing. This. l say, is the
impression. Now, sailors don't often
get ashore and when they do they should
be allowed some little liberties and not
treated like dogs. There are some bad
men In the navy. 1t is true, but there
are also many good ones. The Column
Ola was coming here to pay or but
when her officers heard of the treatment
OF the Names crew they asked the de-
partincnt TO send them to New York
1t takes about $4,000 a month to nav off
one OF these ships and the larger part
of this money is spent by the men when
they come ashore on liberty. 1t is Il
well-known fact hat n-o'-warsmen
are chronically broke three days after
| payday and the natural inference is
| that the money is spent in the city In
which they spend their liberty. This
| loss. then, falls directly upon the mer-
| chants of the city. Besides this the
market men and meat and bread con-
tractors are heavy losers believe that
| the merchants of Norfolk have lost at
| least $4,000 through the Columbia go
| ing to New York, and it is my honest
| opinion that IL better treatment is not
accorded the sailors here the Navy De
partment will eventually issue orders
prohibiting the granting OF liberty in
! this port
1T Is all well enough to send commit
tees to Washington to endcavor to Sc
cure work for your mechanics, but an
effort should be made at home to pro-
tect your merchants"
az expect the chemical engine here
about next Monday" said Chief Ryan,
of the Fire Department. I'VE are now
ready to receive 1t. the house on Plume
street having been put In proper condi-
ton or course we will have quick men
in the chemical engine company. Dri-
Yer McCauley will occupy the seat and
handle the reins and Capt. IIegehein
will be In charge. There will be four
men in the company. but the others !
have not yet selected
What a difference there promises to
be In the Temperatures Tomorrow morn
ing and what 1t was on February 7th,
IL,
superintendent OF the Norfolk and
Portsmouth Cotton Exchange. yester-
| day. why, do you know that last year
1t looked as If the bottom of the thrr-
mometer would drop out, so low did the
mercury go. The temperature reached
degrees above zero and Il was cold
very cold for this climate"
The newspapers seem 20 be all ut
sea regarding the steamer l. ~ Yea
zey," said MIR. A. G. Humphries. the
Spanish consul In this city. yesterday
Il can say that no newspaper man has
! approached me for news of the vessel
| excepting Nirginian reporter and
some wild stories have been sent cut
TO the press The Nirginian has stated
the case exactly" Mr.. Humphreys was
talki"G about the story which was
published in Sundays Virgnian. forty
eight hours ahead Of any other Norfolk
paper. stating that the NeaZey was sus-
pected OF being II ilihuStcr, and which
had been largely magniiicd by another
paper on Tuesday, claiming the story
yesterday as their exclusive publication
Yesterday The Nir::inian stated that
the Nea2ey was Stiil waiting for good
weathcr,while another paper announced
her departure In tow OF tug with an
other tug FOLLOWING; her. Mr.. Hum
phrevs said in regard to this: THE Yea
%ey had not left this port up to Wcdncs-
day night"
You will hear something drop in
trernNille oDnrty in Il few days" said
We'll known citizen of Emporia ycs.cr-
day The grand jury has just present
ell an Office holder for cmbeZaling school
anu county funds. and several will be
hanled up before the week is out There
Is htile doubt that the county has been
numbered Ter some time, and the axe
Will fall on several eX-oficials."
TIE barometer has gone lower to-day
than ] have ever seen Ii before and I
nave nee; III the service eleven years"
said Weather Observer James j. Gray
Yesterday, To-day IT dropped 10 2S.SG
inches. while about thirty is the nor
MAJ. Even captains have been calling
me ~ TINS morning asking me for the
reaGihs CT The barometer. They actual
order" W