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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
Shot by a Woman

Raleigh, N. C.. April I6.-At Beaufort
late last night William Rice young
white barber was shot by Miss Belle
Beveridge, n middle-aged woman as h /,
was trying to effect an entrance into her
home. His purpose was evidently other
Than robbery. The weapon used was n
.!stol. The ball entered near Rice's
heart. His condition is go critical 1t can
not be extracted.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
wants to be United stntes sennfs; :.

Savannah, April 1s.-FleminG G Eubis4
non has issued card to the people oS
Georgia formally announcing himself &
Senatorial Candidate. In II he aaya tfifx
If the national convention a6opt 4. Sfo& Z
silver j6 to 1 platform he will not fiirs
ther urge his candidacy. ';s|
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
ADVERTISING.

ADVERTISING HAS PASSED THE
EXPERIMENTAL, POINT-IT HAS
BECOME ONE OF THE FIRST ES.
SENTIALs TO SUCCESS IN BUSI.
NESS; MEN HRINK FROM THE
LEARN TOO LATE THAT THEY
HAVE THROWN THEIR CHANCE
TO SUCCEED AWAY.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17

PupLIc1TY COSTS MONEY .yrr M nj
DID NOT 1T WOULD BE WtsRTH
REASONS WHY A EEWsPAPEfsi
ADyERTIsEMENT rs TIFF MGaTH
yALuABLE OF ALL ADVERTIsI3ss
PAYS FOR THE PAPER THAT ~
q IS PRINTED ON AND 1T H&H
VALUE IN HIS EYES. s. 3 z
Arizona silver belt., 1896-08-20

Pleasure is good when mixed with reason, and mirth with wisdom, but there is limit to fun. Practical joking is purely an American attribute, which is ofttimes more honored in the breach than the observance. We are fun loving people but we are also stIcklers for fair play, and therefore public sen- timent revolts against any act by the multitude directed against the individ- ual, tending to hold him up to ridicule, when his demeanor is not censurable. Because mans environment has been circumscribed is no reason why persons of more cosmopolitan experience should attempt to roast him and make him laughing stock in the commu- nifty. Such conduct often has react ionary effect, especially when the perpe- trators themselves are still open to the charge of being tenderfeet and the mere fact that they engage in sudn burlesque creates the suspicion that they are lacking in mental balance. 'Where lives man that hath not tried How mirth can into folly glide
 And folly into sim"
Arizona silver belt., 1896-08-20
COPPER.
of power.

The dullness prevailing in the east ern copper market is not regarded with any degree of apprehension by American producers. The unfayorable conditions are transitory. The con sumption of copper, always light dur ing the summer mouths, is further re- stricted this year owing to the approach of presidential election, which has tendency to disturb all kinds of busi- ness. Consumers who were fairly we'll supplied will be compelled soon to re- plenish their stock, and within month a revival of trade may be looked for.
 The foreign situation is one of marked contrast with the domestic po- sition, says Houston & Co.,, of New York. European consumption has been steadily increasing, and latest ad- vices indicate bright prospects for continued heavy demand. All branches of business ill which copper figures are particularly active on the other side of the Atlantic. h England alone the consumption of copper during the first
Arizona silver belt., 1896-08-20
NO BONDS PAYABLE IN GOLD.

It cannot be too often repeated, says
 the Cincinnati Enquirer, that none of
 the United States bonds are payable,
 either principal or interest, in gold.
 They are all payable in coin. The re
 cent issue of bonds to the Morgan Bel
 mont syndicate was made under such
 circumstances as to absolutely refute
 the idea that the bonds were payable,
 either principal or interest, in gold, and 1t Is utterly preposterous for any one to make such claim. The third section of the contract gave the Secre- retary of the Treasury the right, within ten days, to substitute gold coin bonds at per cent for coin bonds at 1 per cent. President Cleveland asked Con- gress to pass law making the bonds payable in gold, but the House of Rep resentatives refused to do so by vote of l67 to 120. The 4 per cent bonds were then issued to the syndicate. Un- der these circumstances and in view of these facts it is impossible that either the Government or the syndicate could have supposed the bonds were payable in gold. They asked to have them made payable in gold, Congress re- fused to do so, and they were issued payable in coin. It is astonishing that after such plain declaration by the peoples representatives as to the policy to be pursued in the treatment of silver, Secretary Carlisle ignored them com pletely and went on paying Govern ment obligations in gold alone, and is- sued more bonds to get the gold. It is for the American people now to decide they approve such usurpation of power.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-08-20
 THE MORALES REVOLUTION.

At Nogales, Sonora, on the morning of August l3. about 3:30 o'clock, a party of insurrectionists consisting of Mexicans, Yaqui, Pima and Tonlochic indians and Mestizos, some forty all told, attacked the Mexican custom house, the residence of the Mexican collector of customs and the municipal building. The assault being complete surprise to the Mexican officials, and made before daylight proved partially successful Two of the custom house guards and a private citizen were killed and the insurrectionists took possession of the government buildings. They also secured eighteen guns, number of revolvers and good supply of am munition.
 The Mexican coanselapplied to Lieut. Piper of the Arizona militia for assist ance, who fearing that the interference of his company in the affray might cause an international complication, the lieutenant distributed arms and ammunition among citizens who volun- teered to assist in putting down the insurrection. The rebels were then in complete possession of the town of Nogales, Sonora, except that part ad- jacent to the international line.
 A hot fire was opened by the volun- teers and returned with spirit by the insurgents. At the end of au hour and half the insurgents retreated, leaving seven dead on the field, and one was afterwards found dead in the hills near town. Ten men who started in pursuit were ambushed and two of their number. the Mexican chief of police and tie cashier of the custom house, were killed. Nogales on both sides of the line is now well protected by Mexican and United States troops. But for the timely attack made upon the insurgents from the American side says the Nogales Oasis, they would have secured eighty thousand dollars in the vault of the custom house, with which they could have equipped large force and thousands of the fauatical adherents of Santa Teresa would have focked to their standard.
 Everything indicates that this at- tack was the long promised revolution of Lauro Aguirre, says the Oasis. All the dead insurrectionists had copies of Aguirre's paper "El Independence" :" and on one of them was found n photo graph of Santa Teresa de Cabora" and a letter in Spanish, free transa- ton of which reads: Remember the eleventh of August is the doy when you are to go to Nogales, capture the town and right your wrongs. Remem- Der that Santa Teresa is always with you and through her miraculous influ- ence no harm can befall you.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-08-20
CONSPIRING AGAINST THE PEO-
 PILE

The faction of bolters- . fungus growth, an air plant without roots-of the Dem- ocratic party, it is announced, will meet in convention in Indianapolis Septem- Der 2d and nominate goldbug ticket for President and vice President of the United States. Not that it is expected that the ticket will poll single elec- toral vote, but it is hoped it will be the means in the supposed pivotal states, Illinois, Michigan and Indiana, of giv- ing the electoral votes to the candi- dates of the Republican party.
 That party, by it's platform, is un- equivocally welded to the yellow metal which, in their opinion, is the only true measure of values, and hence in contradistinction to all other circulating mediums. They designate it as ''sound money," notwithstanding the coin they deride is constitutionally legal tender in payment of all private and public debts, and which was given as an ih. heritance to the people of the United States in perpetuity in 17S7, the year of our independence the twelfth, by the convention to which the name of George Washington IS appended as President and Deputy from Virginia, and still in vogue and must abide as fundamental law unless changed as provided by Article V of the constitu. ton referred to, which wisely puts it beyond the power of political tinkers to relegate or amend.
 The present deplorable condition of the government finances is due to the persistent refusal of Secretaries of tho Treasury since Foster, to use the option given by law to redeem treasury notes in gold or silver. All notes presented have been redeemed in gold, and the Wall street bankers have taken advan- tage of this ruling to raid the treasury, thereby forcing the government to sell bonds to maintain the gold reserve, the gold thus obtained to be again paid ont in the redemption of notes. The
 'endless chain" was thus established and the gold gamblers have it Tn their power at auy time to deplete the treas ury reserve and compel the issue of more bonds.
 In this way S262, ,O0O, 900 of bonds have been issued during the past three years, and another bond sale would have been made had the administration and the gold syndicate not feared the political effect, which would have aroused the indignation of the people, and made the defeat of Mckinley in evitable. The conspirators shrewdly decided that the banks, by loaning gold to the government on sixty day interest bearing notes, could maintain the treasury reserve, avoid serious politi- cal complication, and win public com mendation by posing as public spirited citizens and patrons of the government.
 Cunning rascals, the goldbugs.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-08-20

Oscar Rogers is now confined in the Pinal county lookup, awaiting the 1lth of September, the day on which Judge Rouse adjudged he shall expiato the crime of train robbery with his life, but notwithstanding the dread slterna- tive, suspension by rope or commu- tation to life imprisonment, he is eheered by the hope that the Governor will be impressed by the prayer of the petitioners and grant their request that he may live. Only that and nothing more.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-08-20

and sent back for his blankets, fearing that he might freeze to death in the neither world, has done service for many yenrs and become hoary chest nut, and since the recent torrid wave throughout the eastern States, it has ceased to excite the disabilities of the veriest tyro.
 In everyone of the cities east of the Mississippi the excessive heat of tho past two weeks has been very dcstruct- i've of human life. In New York city alone more than 800 persons died from the effects of heat in three days.
 Contrasted with the atmospheric con. ditions prevailing in Arizona during the summer season every one of the eastern States as far north as Michigan makes very unfavorable showing for salubrity. In Arizona the air is so dry and evaporation rapid that extreme temperatures cause but very little dis comfort, and prostrations are almost wholly unknown. A physician who has travelled all over the world to in vestigato the effects of heat upon the human body in health and disease, gave it as his experience that the eli mate of Arizona was superior to any other section of North America.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-08-20

Arizona has been much derided by eastern newspapers on account of its alleged swelterng heat, and they have grown facetious st our ex- pense. The story of the soldier whose terrestial quarters when in the flesh were in Fort Yuma and who upon pass- ing in his checks was relegated to hell,
Arizona silver belt., 1896-08-20

six months of this year exceeds that for the entire year of 1888, when the French syndicate" was in operation. and almost equals that for the whole of 1892. The increase is at the rate of about 90 per cent compared with the first six months of 1895. Consumption of copper in England and France for the first half of 1896 is returned at 61,- 963 tons, or 8, 645 tons more than the total American copper export to all countries during the same period. The quantity of copper consumed by these two countries for the six months ending June 30th is equivalent to 6l per cent of the entire United States production at the maximum rate of output. There has been large increase of consump- tion in Germany, also, and regular heavy shipments to other European ports furnish ample evidence of the growing demand for copper throughout the continent of Europe. In addition thereto, continual inroads into foreign stocks of copper have constantly been taking place until the aggregate stocks of G. M. B. copper. is now small in- deed, and it is understood that these have become concentrated in few strong hands, In fact, the world wide position of copper per SC, at present appears to be a most healthy and promising one, and it would not be surprising to witness sharp advance in the market value of the metal before many weeks elapse.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-28
Free Coinage of Silver, He AS
serts, Involves Great Peril
to the Country.
Our Money Should Not Fluc-
tuate and Be Free From
Speculation.
Tariff and Other Questions Dis
Cussed From a Republican
Standpoint.

CANTON, o., Aug. 27.-Major McKin.
ley's letter of acceptance was issued
during the day. It is as follows:
Hon. John NJ Thurston and Others, Mem
hers Of Notification Committee of the
Republican National Convention:
GENTLEMEN-In pursuance Of the prom
fse made to your committee when notified
of my nomination as the Republican can
slidate for president, beg to submit this
Formal acceptance of that high honor, and
to consider in detail questions ut issue in
tho pending campaign. Perhaps this
might be considered unnecessary in view
Of my remarks on that occasion, and those
L have made to delegations that have
visited me since the St. Louis convention,
of the proper settlement Of the issues pre-
scented on our future prosperity and stand
ing as nation, and considering only the
welfare and happiness Of our people, I
should not be content to omit again call
Eng attention to the things that in my
sopinion vitality affect our strength and
position among the governments of the
world and our morality, integrity and
patriotism as citizens of that republic
which for u century past has been the best
hope of the world and the inspiration Of
mankind. We must not now prove false
to our own high standards in government,
nor unmindful Of the noble example and
wise precepts of the fathers or of the con-
4dence and trust which our conduct in the
past has always inspired.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-28
REGARDING RECIPROCITY.
Believes the Law in Force in '02 Should
BE Re-enacted.

Believes the Law In Force in '0@ Should
he Re-enacted.
Another declaration of the Republican
platform that has my most cordial sup
port is that which favors reciprocity. The
splendid results of the reciprocity arrange
ments that were made under authority Of
the tariff act Of 1890 are striking and sug-
gestive. The brief period they were in
force, in most cases only three years, was
not long enough to thoroughly test their
great value, but sufficient was shown by
the trial to conclusively demonstrate the
Importance and the wisdom of their adop-
ton. In 1892 the export trade of the
United States attained the highest point
In our history. The aggregate of our ex-
ports that year reached the immense sum
of 81 ,OS0, 278, 148, a sum greater by $780,
600 900 than the exports Of any previous
year. In 1895, owing to the threat of un-
friendly tariff legislation, the total dropped
to $s47, 665, 1914. In my Judgment, congress
should Immediately restore the reciprocity
section of the old law, with such amend
ments, if any, as time and experience sane
ton as wise and proper. The underlying
principle of this legislation must, how
ever be strictly observed. 1t is to afford
new markets for our surplus agricultural
and manufactured products without loss
to the American laborer of a single days
work that he might otherwise procure.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-28
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.
Favors Extension of the Laws Already
Force.

Favors Extension of the Laws Already in
Force.
The declaration of the platform touch
ing foreign immigration is one Of peculiar
Importance at this point when our own
laboring people are in such great distress.
am in hearty sympathy with the present
legislation restraining foreign immigra
ton and favor such extension of the laws
as will secure the United States from in
vasion by the debased and criminal classes
of the old world. While we adhere to the
public policy under which our country has
received great bodies Of honest, in
dustrious citizens, who have added
to the wealth, progress and power
of the country, and while we welcome to
our shores the we'll disposed and indus
trious immigrant who contributes by his
energy and intelligence to the cause of free
government, we want no immigrants who
do not seek our shores to become citizens.
We should permit none to participate in
the advantages of our civilization who do
not sympathize with our aims and form
of government. We should receive none
who come to make war upon our institu-
tons and profit. by public disquiet and
turmoil. Against all such our gates must
be tightly closed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-28
OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Believes in Fair and Liberal Administrs
ton of the Pension Bureau.

Believes in Fair and Liberal Administra-
ton of the Pension Bureau.
The soldiers and sailors of the union
should neither be neglected not forgotten.
The government that they served so we'll
must not make their lives or condition
harder by treating them as suppliants for
relief in old age or distress, nor regard
with disdain or contempt the earnest in
terest one comrade naturally manifests in
the welfare of another. Doubtless there
has been pension abuses and frauds in
the numerous claims allowed by
the government, but the policy
governing the administration Of
the pension bureau must always be fair
and liberal. No deserving applicant should
ever suffer because of wrong perpetrated
by or for another. Our soldiers and sail
ors gave the government the best they
had. They freely offered health, strength,
limb and life to save the country in the
time Of its greatest peril, and the govern
ment must honor them In their need as
in their service with the respect and graf
itude due to brave, noble and selfsacri-
floing men who are justly entitled to gen.
erous aid in their increasing necessities.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-28

its market value and coined II into silver
money. Having exclusive control of the
mintage it coins only what it can hold at
a parity with gold The rofitrepresenting
the difference between the commercial
value of the silver bullion and the face
value of the silver dollar, goes to the gov
ernment for the benefit Of the people.
The government bought the silver bullion
contained in the silver dollar at very much
less than it's coinage value 1t paid 1T out
to it's creditors and put it in circulation
among the people a it's face value OF 100
cents or a full dollar. 1t required the
people to accept it as legal tender and 1s
thus morally bound to maintain it at
parity with gold which was then as now
the recognized standard with us and the
most enlightened nations Of the world.
The government having issued and circu-
lated the silver dollar it must in honor
protect the holder from loss. This obliga-
ton it has so far sacredly kept. Not only
Is there aInoral obligation but there Is q
legal obligation, exprdssed in public
statute to maintain the parity.
They Would Not He Kept ut Par.
These dollars, in the particulars have
named, are not the same as the dollars
which would be issued under free coinage.
They would be the same in form but diff
ferent in value. The government would
have no part in the transaction except to
coin tho silver bullion into dollars. 1t
wauld share in no part of the profit. It
would take upon itself no obligation. It
would not put the dollars into circulation.
It could only get them as any citizen
would get them, by giving something for
them. It would deliver them to those
who deposited the silver, and its conncc-
ton with the transaction would end
there. Such are the silver dollars which
would be issued under free coinage of sill
yer at a ratio Of Is to l. Who would then
maintain the parityp What would keep
them at par with gold? There would be
no obligation resting upon the govern
be powerless to do it. The simple truth is
we would be driven to silver basis
to silver recommendation. These dollars,
therefore, would stand upon their real
value If the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at q ratio of 16 ounces of
silver to ounce Of gold would, rs some of
its advocates assert, make 81 cents in sill
yer worth 100 cents and the silver dollar
equal to the gold dollar then we would
have no cheaper money than now, and it
would be no easier to get. But that such
would be the result is against reason, and
is contradicted by experience in all times
and in all lands. It means the debase-
ment of our currency to the amount of
the difference between the commercial
and coin value of the silver dollar whie b
is ever changing, and the effect would be
to reduce property values, entail untold
financial loss, destroy confidence, impair
the obligations of existing contracts, fur
ther impoverish the laborers and pro-
ducers of the country, create panic of
unparalleled severity and inflict upon
Against any such policy am unaltcrably
opposed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-28


twill lead to the production on American
soil Of all the sugar which the American
people use."
It promises to our wool and wooden in
terests "the most ample protection" O
guaranty that ought to commend itself to
every patriotic citizen. Never was moro
grievous wrong done the farmers OF our
country than that so unjustly inflicted
during the past three years upon the wool
growers of America. Although among
our most industrious and useful citizens,
their interests have been practically de-
stroyed and our wooden manufacturers
involved in similar disaster. At no time
within the past SO years, and perhaps
never during any previous period, have 80
many of our wooden factories been sus-
pended as now. The Republican party
can be relied upon to correct these great
wrongs, if again entrusted with the con-
troll Of congress-