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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
MIR. M'KrNLEv.s OFFICIAL ACCEP.
TANGE.

The VirRnian yesterday published In
full MIR. McKinley's letter of acceptance
of the National Republican nominate
for the Presidency. There was no un-
certain sound about the document. II
advocate in former times. there is no
question as to his position now. lie
declares for the god standard of value
and asserts that "Bimetallism cannot
be secured by Independent action" on
the part OF the United States. Until
international agreement is had" he as
serts. lit is the policy and the plain duty
OF the United States TO maintain the
gold standard"
The issue is plain as between the Re-
publican party and the Republican
nominee and the Democratic party and
the Democratic nominee. Mr.. Bryan
declaring. THIS NATION Is ABLE
TO LEGISLATE FOR ITS PEO-
PIE UPON EVERY QUESTION
WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE con-
SENT OF ANY NATION ON EARTH"
And it is this belief in the supremacy
OF the United States to manage its own
AildIo. olutlNlSc, lu1l Is
creating and promoting an intense
spirit of Americanlsm that looks like it
will carry the Democratic nominee to
victory in the battle OF November.
Mr.. Mckinley declares himself
strongly in favor of protective tariff
He considers that the Wilson tariff act
is responsible for hard times. He bids
distinctly for the votes of the gold stan
dard Democrats. and indeed it seems to
be that he has a right TO expect their
votes. 1t has taken Mr.. Mckinley
long time to prepare his letter. The
country will now wait with exceeding
interest the official letter of Mr.. Bryan.
rs a declaration OF his views on the i'm
portant issues before the country era
braced in the great political struggle Of
November.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
PERSONALS.
in realizi

July 25th was the fifty-seventh ami
versary OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone's
wedding day.
Herr Lothair Won Faber. of Nurem-
berg, who recently died, left $500000 for
the purpose of identifying the city.
At the beginning OF this century
there were only 5000 Spanish speaking
people in the United States; now there
are $4,000.
The lowest temperature ever record
ed was on December 80, 1871, by Profess
sor Gorochon at Werchojausk, Siberia,
81 degrees below zero.
Sutherland one of the Gravesend con-
victs, will be released from Sing Sing
on September list His friends talk of
chartering a special car to bring him
home from the jaal
The new yacht for the Emperor of
Russia Is u boat of 5000 tons displace-
ment. Her length is $40 feet, breadth
so feet inches. and depth 33 feet 6 in
ches. She has been fitted with engines
OF 10000 horsepower, and Is valued at
2,150,0o0.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
CarIisIe,s Former Yieu.
Organs Albany Speech

ask YOU not TO take my word for.
the evils OF the gold standard l call as
witness gentleman whose voice has;
been heard in the councils of the Demo-
cratic party. l ask you. If YOU are in
ciined to accuse us of using extravaganza
language-I ask you to read and reflect
upon the language used by John G.. Car
isle In 1878. In a speech made in Con-
gress he said:
ACCORDING TO MY OPINION
THE CONSPIRACY WHICH SEEMS
TO HAVE BEEN FORMED HERE
AND IN EUROPE TO DESTROY BY
LEGISLATION AND OTHERWISE,
FROM tn REE-SEVENTHS TO ONE
HALE THE METALLIC MONEY OF
TIE WORLD IS THE MOST GIGAN-
TIC CRIME OF THIS OR ANY 9TH
Err AGE. ITS CONSUbINIATION
WOULD ULTIMATELY ENTAII,
MORE MISERY UPON THE HUMAN
RACE THAN ALL THE WARS, PES
TILENCES AND FAMINES THAT
EVER OCCURRED IN THE HISTORY
OF THE WORLD"
rms is the language Of John G.. Car
ilsie. l believe he spoke the truth, and
II IL was true then ii is true to-day and
VIII be true. no matter who may change
ms opinion and his course upon this
question. Truths once uttered will live
no matter what may become of those
VINO uttered those truths. Men cannot
retract truths. That prophecy was
spoken eighteen years ago. and eieh-
teen wears of fulfillment has enabled
us TO believe words which were believed
pH all at the time they were spoken.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
THE GOOD POLICEMAN.

Dick Roe he was proper man.
The finest in the fold,
And though he was copper man
He always went for gold.
Al night when he was strolling out,
He never begged treat.
His money. II came rolling out,
Though he was On the beat.
And maidens short and damsels tall
Admired his handsome mug,
And though he took no alcohol,
He put things" in the jug.
He walked about in solitude,
Before his morning grub,
And though he was no social dude.
He stuck close to his club.
He was no melancholy wight.
To give the man his due;
He was. indeed, a jolly sight,
But his uniform was blue.
His course was carefully defined,
He gave no one welt.
But though most peacefully inclined
He ne'er forgot his belt
He surely kept within fair bounds,
A credit 20 creation,
Until Death came upon his rounds
And took him to the station.
Boston Budget
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
BALTfM0RE rs REAPING A HAIR.
YESE.

The Baltimore American suggested
when the rate war began a short while
since between the railroad and steanr
boat lines in the South, that the mer-
chants of that city ought to utilize the
OPPORTUNITIES thus offered and get
among the Southern people with a view
of increasing their trade
This suggestion according to our con-
temporary. bore fruit at once. and by
far the best results were visitors to the
number of 400 who arrived there We'd
nesdaH morning by the Seaboard Air
Line and the Bay Line of steamers
The party included many merchants
who have been going to Philadelphia
and New York. This big trade excur-
sion. says the American. is great
thing for the city. and il is just the sort
of movement that our merchants should
encourage. InSaddition to that, they
shouul canvass the Southern territory
as thoroughly as possible"
This is interesting reading surely for
the merchants of Norfolk
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
PROTECTION TO wHIOsIr

The Augusta Chronicle, in speaking
of "the robber tariff" which Mckinley
would again fasten upon the country,
saws that the theory of IL high tariff is
protection. and then very pertiently
asks. Protection to whom?" To the
manufacturer. How is he protected?
Its exclamation is this:
The manufacturers of other coun-
tries are required to pay such high Gus
tom duties on their, goods to get ad-
mission into our markets that they are
shut out. and the manufacturers OF
this country have the field to them
selves without competition. This en-
nbles them to put their prices up to
the limit OF the tariff wall. and the con-
sumers are Obliged TO pay two or three
prices for goods for lack of competition.
AS the consumers are many times as
manv as the manufacturers, the many
paw for the protection OF the few"
This is clear statement OF the sit
,;ation. and IL Mckinley should win the
Presidency the country will not be long
in realizing it,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

Nevada has produced s33 .67S, 267 of gold
and S104, 19l. 259 OF silver
South Dakota has produced $50, 923, 627
of gold and S1,051.S24 of silver
Italy has 500, OOO. 900 Of gold coin in cir
culation and SIC. 5o0.0 900 or silver
The gold circulation of Belgium
amounts To s54,0O0.000, the silver to s54,-
900, 900.
Canada has a circulating medium of
sl4,000,o00 in gold and S5.OOO,O0O in sill
yer.
By personally soliciting money from
house to house the dean OF Norwich has
raised $4,000 for the restoration of the
cathedral.
William IT Richardson. of Cambridge,
Mass, left an estate of 500. 200 and his
old wearing apparel to some poor, wor-
thy Baptist minister"
John Morley was once asked concern
ing the influence that mad nodded his
life. Pointing to portraits of John Stuart
Mill and Mr.. Gladstone, he replied
THESE two men have made me-"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

means that these ocean greyhounds are
making some remarkably fast time. as
by way OF competition, and some OF
these days-no one can tell how soon
the country will be startled with one OF
the greatest ocean disasters the world
has ever known. There should be a law
to regulate the speed of passenger
steamships engaged in ocean travel.
Such law prevails in France and the
United States will be wise in the en-
actment of a similar one.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

The Brooklyn Eagle says that Thos.
Lavender was arrested at a theater in
New York recently because he insisted
on his right to wear his hat SO long as
the lady in front of him retained her
floral and feathety cartwheel. In his
gloomy prison cell Thomas may con-
sole himself with the thought that q
sympathizing, enthusiastic public
yearns to clasp him by the hand and
call him brother.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
Harris Integrity.

y Tennessee gentleman was rocallinp
AZ Chamberlin's an incident in the life
OF senator Harris of that State, illus
tratiVe of his rugged integrity
During the closing days of the Con-
1ederacN.' said he, Senator Harris.
who was then Governor of Tennessee
concluded to migrate to Mexico. An
drew Johnson, President of the United
states. and Harris had been former M
ltical opponents, and the love that
Johnson bore his old rival was not that
OF the jonathan and David order John
sons sentiments may we'll be imagined
from The fact that he offered s25. 900
reward for the capture of Harris. The
latter wasn't imbued with the idea that
CAPTIVITY was desirable, and he formed
the plan or escaping beyond the Rio
Grande. where bluecoats would not
modest.
AS Governor he had practical con-
troll OF over 100000 that belonged to the
State school fund. and which was in
charge of an official that had kept re-
treating southwark with the money as
me Federal troops pressed in that direc-
sioh. IL would have been an easy thing
Tor Governor Harris to have taken a
mart OF that fund and applied il to his
personal use. He was in sore peril and
needed money above all things in order
TO accomplish his act of exile But be
wouldn't touch dollar of the States
capital. and instead borrowed $1,000
from friend. with which he set out for
he Southwest. and soon crossed the
border. He had previously ordered the
official to carry the school money back
to Nashville.
After soiourning two or three years
IN the land of the Montezumas he came
back home via England and started in
practicing law. The first 81 900 that he
made he returned to the gentleman that
had befrienQed him
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

will you submit to this conspiracy
between the professional farmers, the
Farmers who cultivate the quarrels of
their neighbors. farmers who labor with
their Jaws, Populist agitators of the
West. and the UNRECONCILED
SHAREHOLDERS OF THE SOUTH?
This is a conspiracy between profess
sional farmers, who want to pay low
wages. and the UNRECONCILED
SHAREHOLDERS. who would ike to
pay no wages at ALT Extract from the
speech Of Bourke Cochran, delivered in
! New York, August 19th.) Boiling Dem
ocrats cannot read this too often, less
= should b forgotten.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
Campaign solid Shot.
(Charlottesvi Progress.

Charlottesville Progress: Sound
money and bimetallism are one and the
same thing. The only party that really
favors a good. honest dollar and has
the courage to defend the only plan
by which stable currency can be OBJ
tanned is the Democratic party.
Charlottesville Progress: What will
the Boltocrats of Virginia do If the In
dianapolis Convention endorses McKin-
lev. as so many OF the leaders OF the
movement desire?
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
william L.. Wilson'S Son.

VIM. L. Wilson. Jr., son of the Post
master-General. who Is promising
young lawyer at ChNlestown. is one of
the most active of tue gold standard
Democrats. and is understood to desire
to go TO Indianapolis as delegate. The
Postmaster-General. however. declines
TO accept the responsibility for his ac-
lions. and says: He is of age. and
long ago relinquished all control over
his actions or his opinions. He is honest
and conscientious. and will do what he
things right"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

A German physician says that Stan
Law owes the fact that he alone of those
who made up his party has so long sur
ayived the most dangerous of his Afri-
can trips to his having submitted five
times to a TRANSMISSION OF Africa blood
into his veins. which is believed in
Africa to be q great aid to acclima-
tization.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

The bankers are giving the Treasury
gold for Treasury notes and United
States notes to keep up the reserve.
the bankers lock up the notes. The
result is contraction. and the business
OF the country sufferers for lack of suf-
ficient circulating medium, asserts q
contemporary.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

7 A Mckinley man met Bryan man in
New York the other day and offered
to wager him $50 that he could name a
city Of over fifty thousand inhabitants
that would not cast single vote for
Bryan. When the bet was taken up
the Smart Aleck" named Washington.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

There is no hustle or hustle in royal
Journalism. The marriage of the Prin-
cess Maud was celebrated on Wednes-
day, July 22d. The official report of the
event was published in n supplement
to the London Gazette on August 9Th,
fortnight and day after the event
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

An exchange thinks that it may
be we'll to know that the dis
tinguished visitors name is not pro-
nounced Ii. as spelled, but Lee, and
also that the Chinese name is read
backwards. so he Is not alluded TO
Chang, but as Ii. pronounced Lee.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

The increase of s7o,oo2,OO in exports
OF manufactured goods since the repeal
Of the Mckinley bill Is one OF the things
that Is the matter with Hanna, says the
New York World
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
FRIDAY. AUGUST IS. 1896.
EIGHT PAGES.

The great dry goods firm of Hilton
& Co. made an assignment in New
York Wednesday, and now some of the
wiseactes are laying the trouble at Mr.
Bryan's door.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

According TO the New York Herald,
Mr.. Hanna, after visit 10 the West, has
come to the conclusion that the real bat
tie ground in the present campaign Is
in Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana
Minnesota. Wisconsin. Nebraska. and
Kentucky.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

The Memphis Comme.cial-Appeal
rises to remark that Madison Square
Garden, which was visited by severe
windspout few nights since has been
repaired, and is ready for occupancy
again.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

Nevada has produced s33, CTS, 267 Of golt
and s104, 19l, 259 of silver.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

ZIONIST" most of his llfe or rather as long
as he controlled his own course and
until he surrendered himself to the
syndicate that paid his de.j;s, and
holds a mortgage upon him.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
nnItImorc Amerfcnn. Ron.

Governor McKinley's letter OF accept
ance IS dignified. scholarly and very
able presentation of the issues of the
campaign. 1t will largely enhance the
popular estimate of the Republican
candidate, and will win votes by the
thousand. 1t Is apparent in every line
that Mr.. Mckinley knows what he is
talking about. just as 1t was apparent
IN nuch or Mr.. Bryan's recent New
York speech that the latter does not
Know what he Is talking nhnut
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
Baltimore Herald, Cold.

upon the whole 1t is carefully and
ably written document, and there js
no doubt that II will evoke fayora bile
comment, not only among Republicans
Dut among men of all parties who are
interested in the maintenance of the
national credit. and OF financial faith
among our people.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
More Marvellous Reductions.

Another Siege of price slaugherng all over the stock
Positively not dollars worth of Light Weight Apparel
will be carried that is possible to convert into cash
The advanced period of the season forces the final deem
cut on the finer grades to fill in broken lines of lower
price goods The purchasing power of money is fal
greater than ever at this great Stock Relief Unloading Sale
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28

GO M The price sounds too cheap to be good for a
IRA Mans full suit but the Suits are all right and
just the same kind Of goods that usually COM
mand double me Bargain lice. We mean business with the
stock must go. '
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
Norfolk YIghllan.
eURlisHsD DAILY AND WEEKLY.

THE WEEKLY vlRGlNIAN ANDCAR.
s GILMAN, Ono Dollnr Per Year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-02
saturday, ana is now slowly recover
DEATHS IN BEDFORD CITY.
Mr. Claiborne Ballard and Mrs. ISM
bella wharton.

BEDFORD CITY. January 1.-(SpecisD
Mr.. Claiborne J. Ballard. sfter an illness
OF some three days. died last evening,
aged about 20 years. lie leaves five chill
dren--James w. a prominent merchant
OF the town. John. william, and Misses
Mary Lizzie and Leila Ballard.
Yesterday evening. after an Illness OF
several weeks from pneumonia. Mrs lsa-
bella Wharton passed away. Mrs. Whar-
ton was a native OF Massachusetts, but
had spent her married life here. where
by her superior gifts Of mind ana nopie
character. she had been CONSPICUOUS
fgure in church and social ne She was
the widow OF Rev. John A. wharton, VINO
for long period was the rector OF the
Episcopal church here. Mrs wharton
is survived by six children-viz., Or. Ly-
man e. Wharton. of William ana Mary
College: Mr.. John T.. OF Roanoke ana
Nj. Charles W. Wharton. OF this place;
Misses Mary Jane and Alice wharton
and Mrs. John Meade, OF Washington.
Mrs. Wharton had attained the advanced
age of So years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-02
COLLISION AT ST. LOUIS.
one Man Ilillcd-TwO Men Seriously
Injured.

ST. LOUIS, MO, January IA rear
end collision occurred between Wabash
passenger train No. and the Dacond
special on the Vandalia Illinois Central
road in tho tunnel at 9o5 last night. Fire
man Henry Bothweller, aged u. of the
Terminal Association, was scalded TO
death, and Engineer Milton White, aged
q, and j. G.. Chambers, express mes
senger, were injured.
The wreck was caused by the Wabash
trains slowing up at curve in the tun-
mel. The Illinois Central train was close
behind, going at a rapid rate, and just
as II entered the curve dashed into the
rear of the Wabash train.
White was badly bruised about the
arms and head. and Chambers was
bruised and asphyXated.
The rear sleeper Of the Wabash train
was badly damaged, but did not leave the
track. and the train proceeded. The
other train was not so fortunate. The
locomotive and baggage-car were derailed,
and had to wait for outside assistance
before 1t could be moved.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-02
TALK OF DOODLE.
New Franchise to Detroit street
Railway Company.

DETROIT, MICH, January l.-There Is
much talk of Doodle in connection with
a new ordinance which was passed by
the Common Council, giving the Detroit
Street Railway Company new fran
chise running for thirty years. One of
the stories was TO the effect that there
is $4,000 in the pool,
Alderman Frank LIGHT. of tho sixth
Ward, says that Tom. l.. Johnson, presi-
dent of the street railway company,
offered 10 loan 5000 yesterday. without
a scrap Of paper as security. to be repaid
whenever LIGHT found 1T convenient. IL he
would vote for the amended street rail-
way ordinance. Mr.. LIGHT said there was
no doubt as to Mr.. Johnson's intentions.
The charges of Doodle will undoubtedly
lead 10 an immediate investigation by the
grand Jury of the methods which obtain
ed in the passage Of the ordinance. ana
some sensational developments are eX-
pected.
Hon. Tom. L. Johnson was called up IN
Cleveland this morning regarding Alder
man LIGHTS statement. He denied the
Doodle part but acknowledged having
had a talk over the matter OF street
railway franchises, in which Lichts vote
was asked.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-02
BUCKINGHAM GOLD-FIELDs
Company Formed 10 Develop Them
General Logan Concerned.

BALTIMORE. MD. January IA
special dispatch TO the Manufacturers
Record says that y. X. Fairbank, the
millionaire lard-rehner, of Chicago;
Messrs. T. Is. Willard, and j.. D..
Hooper. bankers. of New York: Gene
raj T. NJ. Logan, of Richmond. Va.
and others. have organized at Richmond
the Piedmont Gold-Belt Chartered Com
pany, with a capital stock of 100000. for
the purpose Of developing on a very ex-
tensve scale large gold-mining proper
ties. covering several thousand acres, In
Buckingham county, Va.
These northern and western and
southern capitalists, it is reported. have
made a thorough investigation of the
gold bearing ores of that territory. and
have found such remarkably favorable
conditions that IL IS claimed they have
secured control Of the entire district, and
that their operations will be very large.
investigations OF experts and analyses
OF the ores, it is claimed, show that the
average of these ores gives very much
better percentage of gold than those OF
either the South African or the Cripple
Creek districts.