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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31

ish misGovcrnment. to excessive taxation
without representation and In insulting
and oppressive treatment of Christian cit
izcns by he Moslonis, who are in IA mi
ncrity Of the population.
Tho sublime porto has in previous re-
bcllions puciiied the people with certain
concessions and promises, which were very
soon forgotten and disregardrd after tho
revolt was over. Again Turkey is max
ing concessions, and ut tho inStigation OF
the united powers the MoslCm governor
general of Crete, Abdullnh Pasha, has
been dcposcd and Gcorgi Bcrovitch Pashu,
u Christian, installed in his stead.
Thu new governor general is an Albani-
an, of the Greek church, and was formerly
mIIhnvir, or vice governor. Of Crete. in
which position he became we'll known in
Carca. Previous to his recent appoint.
mont as vail, or governor, of Crete he WAS
in charge of the administration of Samos
and rs such received the title of Prince OF
SaInos, which officially belongs TO tho
governor of that island. Ho earned in
Samos tie reputation OF being an honest
administrator 1t may DO added that as
vail of Crete he has no control over the
Turkish troops, which still remain Under
the military command Of Abdullah Pasha.
Therefore, while ho may do much to miti-
S"tc INC governmental evils under which
the Cretans arc suffering, he cannot
wholly suppress the military outragcs.
While the Crctans arc pleased with the
new governor general they are not alto
gcthcr satisfied. They are II brave, war.
like and independent people, but withal
rude and uncivili2ed. They have an in
tcnsc longing for freedom or union with
Greece, ami it is not likely that they will
rest content until one Of these goals is
achieved. y large majority OF tho popu.
lation are Christians, OF the Greek filth,
and Turkish rule is very odious To them.
Since 1889 every description of misgov-
has been in vogue. None OF tho
money raised Ivy taxation in Crctc has
been spent on the island; not even the
officials have been paid out OF it, for tho
whole sum has been Immediately shipped
to Constantinoplc.
AT the present time so great has been
the m~iSmnnasemcuU or dishonesty that in
the matter of the salaries OF Crctan officials
alone the government is 100, 900 Turkish
pounds in arrears. Two years back pay
Is due the police Department in Crete. Self
preservation being tho first law of nature,
1t has become the fashion for Crctan oil
clals, who urc nearly I'll Turks, to help
themselves. Fer some years past there
have been 10 greater robbers on tho island
than the police.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31

The Sisters desire to thank Mr.. and
Mrs. George II. Curtis. DR.. Antonio l..
Bi!isoly, Mrs. f.. Niemcyer, Mrs. y. Eit-
tick. Mir. Robinson, the ushers. the Chill
uren or Mary. the parents OF the chill
dren and all those who kindly assisted
III rendering the entertainment n sue
cess. Mrs. Maggie T. McIIugh deserves
special notice for the efficient manner
in which she accompanied the Naval
Post Band Orchestra. Messrs. Il. ana
y. Brescio, Mr.. +. Gimme, Mr.. j. LET
Ter, who generously volunteered their
service for the occasion.
The programme will be repeated in n
matinee this afternoon at = O'Clock.
Children's tickets 10 cents.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
IN BERKELEY.

work on Chestnut street presented
quite II, lively scene yesterday. Messrs.
John Armbrecht 4 Co. the contractors
Tor paving he street. had a force of
apout thirty men and Il dozen or moro
trucks at work. The Berkeley Street
railroad company has twelve or fifteen
men tearing their tracks up. The South
norfolk Water and Electric Light COM
pany had 4 large force lowering their
water main to the new grade of the
street and 100 mon. white II colored.
STOOD IN punches of ten or Il dozen and
watched the work progress. Both of
the above companies have an extra
foreman Ia answer questions md they
are the busiest men of the entire force.
In addition to the above the City EuEi-
neerS assistant was out with his in
Strument. He has given lines -four times
Tor the corners Of Pearl and Pinc streets.
and some one has moved his pins. He
was determined yesterday tn do his
work properly and proceeded to use
ten penny nails instead OF the regular
pins.
The Town Sergeant was not in TO call
ers and Notwithstanding he had "a force
ut work he would not answer any oucs-
tionS.
The street was barricaded at the cor
ner OF Pine n all teams and vehicles
That were en- route To Norfolk had to
go to Portsmouth and then to Norfolk
as the ferry lcssees could accommodate
more people by running the Norfolk
boat in the Chestnut street dock for
foot passengers.
The Berkeley Street Railroad company
VIII replace their tracks with much
awe rail than used at present. and
VIII bond 1t preparatory TO equippine
the road with electricity.
Miss blanche Barry is visiting fricndS
in Elizabeth City. y. G..
Mrs. Esielle Leak. nee Hozier. OF Suf-
fn1l- -.
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Tho French ARMY nnrber.

The regimcntal Figaro is quito a char
acter. Ho is not always chosen for his
akill In the tonsorial art. He may have
been "a butcher, q baker or ~ candlestick
maker before joining the corps. His good
conduct has promoted him to the post and
given him u most %envious position, for he
receives n slight remuneration monthly
from the pay of each trooper. He also en-
Joys immunity from n certain number of
drills and has the right of remaining out
or barracks until 10 o'clock every evening.
He Is responsible for the heads of his com
rades If u mans hair is found to be too
long, or II a soldier is not shaved in the
regulation manner, the barber has to suffer.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
a Warming to Boys.

Justice Nash had before him yestcr-
day several boys. who were charged
with disturbing Il man who carries on
business on the Union bridge. He gave
lWo or the boys a severe reprimand.
The third one he made nav damages
and warned him and all other boys 10
keep away from around merchants
places of business. telling them that if
they were brought before him again
that he would send them to Jail FOR ten
lays and impose a fine. This order
does not imply TO that one place or
to those boys, but TO all who disturb
other people. SO. boys, YOU had bet
ter take warning.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31

creating n homo demand for pampas
plumos. She began in 1892 to advertise
the product of her ranch. In the Califor-
MIA building ut the Worlds fair she built a
palace Of pampas plumes, which was the
admiration and wonder of millions. She
also Invented and patented the Republican
campaign emblem Of three psmpas plumcs
which was used to some extent in 1892 and
which General Clarlison pronounced the
most beautiful design he had ever seen.
AT the 81. Louis Republican convention
last June Mrs. Strong presented to the
chairman Of each state delegation ono of
her pampas plume emblems and created
much enthusiasm. Mark Hanna has rec
commended them to all Republican clubs
as suitable for use In paradcs and decora.
ton, and the prospects are that the pam.
pas plumes will wave this fall from tho
Atlantic TO the Pacific.
All this energetic advertising has pro-
duced a great increase in the home demand
Tor the plunles, and the number sent an
nunlly to New York alone has risen from
900 to well into the tens OF thousands.
The European market has revived, md at
the Christmas festivities in London more
than 100000 plumcs arc used every year.
while III Germany as many as 100 are
often used ut u single royal function.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31

poses to become u lawyer. She recently
appealed TO the Deaf, Dumb and Blind in
stituto OF Berkeley to give her financial
aid, SO she could go through n law college,
but her request was denied. The direct.
ors told her they did not believe she could
make n success OF the law. handicapped as
she was Miss LabaITaque was disap-
pointed. but not discouraged. She went
about among her friends and has secured
tho financial backing that she needs to
take the course ut the Hastings College Of
Law and prepare for the bar.
When u baby, Miss I.abarraque was
stricken with disease and went stone
blind. Her parents, who live at Tres
Pinos, were poor, but desired to educate
their daughter and sent her to the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind institute at Berkeley.
She graduated from tho institution with
high honors. Then she took a regular
course at the State university and gradu.
ated with the class of 80. Miss Labm'raatie
was under the special training Of Professors
Moses n Bacon, who took a deep inter.
est in her welfare because of her innrmity.
She was also n pet Of the students, who
acted as readers for her and did every thing
ntheir pages GasSist her in her .studies
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
THE RECORD OF A DAY
A Summary of Happenings Worthy of
More Space Than That Given.
PARAGRAPHS, PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
Mention of the Comin2s and Goings
Events of Interest 60 Many Road.
ers-Topics Discussed on the Street
and I'm Offices and IN

Several DRINKS were run in.
December and 1876 both wind up to-
day.
a pole was raised on top the Madison
hotel yesterday.
O j. n. Baird will return from Bal
timore neXt Sunday.
The Monumental school will have q
poor Offering tonight.
But few people from the country are
coming 10 market now.
Mr.. l.. j. Durham is fast recovering
from his recent sickness.
There will be sereval changes in
stores on High street tomorrow.
Owens Memorial Sundny-school will
have their Chris mas tree tonight.
The Sisters Will repeat their enter
this afternoon at kim Hall.
The Portsmouth Rifles will 20 to Pig
Point tomorrow To IA target practice.
The John w. Daniel Club will have
their annua New Year eve banquet to-
night.
The Grand Growers have organized
and will be out in full force February
ed.
The Y. NJ. c. A. will keep open house
New Years all day. The public are in
vited.
There will be watch night services at
Central church tonight beginning al
1920 p. IN.
The children connected with Trinity
!. Il. church had their Christmas tree
last night.
Work Will be commenced next week on
the new Episcopal church for st. Johns
congregation.
The military in this city has received
their proportion of the State money
allotted to them.
Mr.. stephen Elliott sold out his store
at auction yesterday and will so out Of
business for awhile.
Miss Viola Durham. of Baltimore. and
her friend. Miss MAY Cutter. are in The
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31

and bathrooms. a reading room, library
and general clubroom will be located on
the second floor. On tho third floor will
bc II gymnasium, complete in Its equip
mcnt. On tho fourth floor will be n largo
halhsuitablc for IL lecture room or ainuse-
mcnt hull, where tho members can take
their families. Tho entire upper floor will
be SGT aside for the use of tho young sons
of the workingmen. Hero q special gym
nasium, reading room and clubrooms will
bo fitted up. The building is to be hnnd-
somcly furnished throughout, md then it
will bo turned over entirely for tho use Of
lonkerS workingmen ana their families.
1t is expected that it will BIO completed
about Muy / next.
In his address, delivered utter hc had
hid tho cornerstone, Mr.. Cochran said:
This building is intended to DO II place
OF rest and recreation for workinEmen.
Hero we will offer inducement to those
who toll IL particularly to young men
such attractions as will DO calculated to
keep them from tho haunts of vice, If there
he any such in this city. 1t is our inten-
ton To give to the w"orkingIncn of this
citf, Mt tho end of i've years, this building
for their own, established on n self sup
porting hasis. Until that timo 1t will DO
III tho hAnds'of some OF our leading bust
ness men, who will administer tho club af-
fairs on IA business basis"
MIR. Cochran has been in buslness in
1onkcrs for about % years and has been
the employer Of thousands of workmen.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
NEWS
a German colony TO He Formed.

Mr.. August Kroenig. of New York and
Germany. who has been In this section
Tor seVera days looking at farm ands.
left for North Carolina yesterday. Mr..
kroeniG is the advance agent for over
u hundred Swiss and German farmers
who contemplate forming in Virginia or
North Carolina a cooperative colony of
INDUSTRIOUS and working men.
Mr.. Kroenig says he will make a care
full inspection in both States. His plan
Is TO buy 10000 or more acres of good,
cheap lands in some healthy ne!ghbor-
mood in Virginia OF North Carolina.
rms wiil be divided into tracts OF 100
acres each, every colonist paving an
equal amount and receiving an equal
snare or the profits from the farms.
mills, etc. that Will be conducted by the
colony, The whole to be managed by ten
trustees. My. kroenig's scheme is a big
one. but he says he has successfully es,
tnblished colonies in Australia, South
Africa. Brazil II Mexico.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
a CRISES EYE
I'm che Religious mud Political Annirx
Of Quebec.

Montreal, Dec, 3o.-1t is generally be
licved by well Informed politicians here
that n crisis is near at hand in the poll
cal as well as religious affairs of the
province of Quebec. The bishops Of the
entire province. it is said. will on sun
day next issue Il mandamcni fo:cibly
..denouncinE the Manitoba settlement
ana threatening disaster to ans Cath
Ollie member of Parliament who does not
protest against Ii. The Liberals OF the
district OF Quebec have called ii mass
meeting to he HAD In Quebec city on
January 9Th To discuss the position ,a-
Ken by the clergy and to clearly define
their own. Premier Laurier has accen-
ted an invitation to lie present ana will
be accompanied by his colleagues from
this province.
The Proiecteur Du S~agucnay. Il Lib
erai paper that supported the Laurier-
.ireenway school arrangement. puh-
llsheS It's regrets and declares hence
forth 1t will support the views held hy
the bishops. The paper was threatened
with the fate of L'I3lecteur.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
Badly Hurt.

Yesterday morning about 1890 O'Clock
a elepnone message was received from
Deep Creek. conveying the message
Mr.. John Gallagher. of South Ports
mouth. who is employed in the work now
gong on upon the Dismal Swamp canal.
was badly hurt. and that Il doctor was
with him. No further particulars were
sent.
Later Mr.. Gallagher was brought to
his home on Wythe street. whore medi-
cal ala was summoned. II was found
mat no bones were broken. but that he
was hurt quite badly internally. Mr..
Gallagher says that While at work on
4 :icaitold II gave way and threw him
TO the ground. Il heavy piece of timber
falling on him. with the above result.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
A GREAT YARN.
No Story About Royalty Too Incredible
For Belief Somewhere.

EoE WI somewhere.
Ono of tho most elaborate newspaper
hoaxcs ever printed appeared in Paris, and
the peculiar thing about it was tho largo
share of credcico with which it was re.
ccivcd, not only by the Parisinns them
selves, but by the people of France gcncr-
ally. The story in brief, says the London
Mail, was that the queen Of England Ind
been dead Tor Is years, but that her death
hau been Kept n profound secret and WAS
known TO only II few persons in the British
empire.
Ihc story related with circumstnntial
detail that Queen Victoria passed away
quite suddenly in the fall of 1878, but that
Tor state reasons it was doomed best to
Keep her demise n profound secret. Ac-
cordingly u woman in humble oircum.
stances, OF about tho Same ago as tho
queen, TO whom she boro n striking re-
scmblance, was discovered and installed
In tho place of the dead sovereign, whose
Dody was secretly buried in q vault beneath
ono of tho royal residences.
The woman who was to impersonnte the
dead queen was carefully coached In tho
part She was to play, and in order to lessen
the risk of detection 1t was publicly given
out that tho sovereign would pass the
winter abroad, rs she had determined to
Nve IN retirement for Il number of months.
~ l'e scciusion y! u little foreign town
the iinpcrsonator of royalty was most u.s.
siduously trained III her part, and being a
woman of wonderful clcyeraess and dis
crotion she has been nblo to continue the
deception to this day.
The story was naturally not long in
travelling across the English channel to
London, whero those who heard it regarded
tie matter as ono OF the best jokes of tbs
scason.-St. Louis Post-D dispatch.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
AN ENTERPRlSlNG WOMAN.
Mrs. Strong introduced tho Pampas Plume
Into Politics.

MATS. SirohE 1utrouuccd tho PaHpas Plume
Into Politics.
To tho inventive mind of n shrcwd Cali
forn!a woman is duo tho credit for origi-
nating tho pampas plume cmblcm which
MIR. llanna has so strongly Endorsed for
use by tho Republicans in this campaign.
She is Mrs. H. W. Il. Strong, tho owner of
n walnut ranch near Los Angeles. Mrs.
Strong is a business woman of much abil.
ity. She is the president of u local associa-
tlon OF walnut growers and of the Bust
ness League OF America.
she Inns an orchard of walnut trees 100
acres in oxtcnt, and of his n part is plant
Cd with young trees which require Il num-
Der OF years moro growth before they begin
to bear. Most nut growers utilize the
space in young orchards to raise corr on,
but Mrs. Strong thought she would try
pampas plumes. She planted 2S ncres with
the grass and sold her first crop of pluines
Tor 5000. The second year slio raised and
sold $1,000 worth Of plumcs, which by far
discounted tho efforts Of her corn raising
ncighbors. But the third year she found
that spectators had ruined the Europcan
market, upon which pampus plume raisers
relied, and that there was but little de.
mand in this country for tho beautiful,
feathery plumes. Her crop of 800, 600
piuines remained unsOld.
Then Mrs. Strong, instead of abandon
ing her project and raising corn, set about
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31

Major c: L. Picton is manager of the
State hotel. 1t Denison, Tex. which the
travelling men say is one of the best
hotels in that section. In speaking OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy Major Picton saws II
have used it myself and in my family
for several years, n take pleasure in
saying that 1 consider it an infailible
cure for diarrhoea and dysentery. 2
always recommend It, and have fire.
quently administered 1t to my guests In
the hotel, and in every case II has
proven Itself worthy of unqualified en-
dorsement." For sale by all druggists
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
Highest of all in leavcning strcng,h.-1 ates, U. S. Gov
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ElI2lQ|NAl Basing
ABSOLUTELY PURE

During her college career Miss Iabnr.
raquc was told hat sho possessed u legal
miHd. Professors Moses and Bacon be.
licvcd that she could make u livelihood.
After h graduated Miss Labarraque cast
about for u profession II decided to adopt
inc law. Having %surmountod SO many
obstacles in the past, she has faith In her
hclt and In the future. She will DO tho
llrst blind woman lawyerin California and
probably the first in the country.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
Charged Her Father with Stealth.
$40 From Her.

Tuesday night Il widow lady living
IN out Portsmouth swore out n war
rant before Justice Niemeyer. charging
hcr father with having stolen $50 from
her. The parties were present in the
ayers Court yesterday. but the casa
never came to trial. II compromise hav-
ing Deem made, and the money was re-
turned To the richtful owner. 1t seems
that the lady gave her father n horse
ana wagon to sell for her. telling him
mat 10 get $40 for ii and more If he pos
siD!E could. n old gentleman sold tn.
"utitt for $50 and only gave his daugh-
ter SO. claiming that he had a light
10 the balance over $40.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
The College Club Entertainment.

Me college boys from Brown's coll
lege at Providence. r. l., gave an en-
terta!nment at Kirn Hall last night. The
entertainment consisted of selections by
the Banjo. Mandolin and Glee club. a
male quartette and reading by Mr.. Earle
Greene, who was most excellent in all
his renditions and received unstinted APP
plause. The singing vas not what il
should have been. although there were
one or two good voices among them.
The entertainment was very interesting.
as we'll as amusing.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
A Peerless

AS n pain destroyer and cure for
rheumatism, Salvation Oil is the peer
OF all liniments. Mr.. VIM. II. Brown,
proprietor OF Striebinger House, Ceve-
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rheumatism for twelve years and my
last attack kept me in bed, unable to
walk. 1 used Salvation Oil and soon
was up and about. AS a pain de-
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Salvation Oil is sold everywhere for
25 cents. Try it and be convinced.
Sold by
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GENf5a W. g. LEE REsIgNs.
HI n eompcsis His Re~fsrSnna
FrOm the u,HA rr

lexington, Va. Dec. o0.AGenerai
W. Lee, on account of I'll health. fsn-5
Iered his resignation as president 81 the
1 mashinston n Lee University to- the
10 take effect July 1st, 1897. eners
Lee mas been appointed emeritus 4
ident for life. lie is to render such ser.
vices as his health will permit In the
tut The board OF trustees. through
-. ID. on the Rev. John ChamberIain ~
Sew YORK, and LII. d. on the Hon. q.
,. Hamlin. Of Massachusetts. The
Kappa Alpha fraternity was granfed
PERMISSION to erect u memorial hall a.,
the university campus -
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Not the Right MN.

Yesterday morning announcement was
made of the arrest of a negro named
sam Wl!liams, commonly called Rag
Sam" who was charged with being ono
of the parties who waylaid the negro
Scott Monday night and robbed him of
SIG. The case was called yesterday. but
Scott could not identify Rag Sam" as
one of the parties who robbed him. so
he was discharged.
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