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The advocate., 1896-01-29
The State Historical Society.

The annual meeting of the State His
toricsl Society was held at Topeka
January 81 and was we'll attended.
The meeting was preceded by meet
ing of the Board of Directors. The
report of the veteran Secretary, F. G.
Adams, was full of interesting matter
relating to the past and future work of
the organization. Among other things
he called attention to the fact that the
State is building up two miscellaneous
libraries which he deemed unWise.
Acting on his suggestion the board ap-
pointed a committee to arrange, If
possible, for the consolidation Of the
two Libraries. The Secretary stated
that when the society moved into its
new quarters In the east wing of the
building there would be enough room
for the present, but that there would
be none too much. 1t will occupy all
of the east wing except the Senate
chamber and committee rooms.
The newly elected officers are: Pres
ident, Governor Morrill,; Vice PrPsi-
dents, j. B. Abbott, of De Soto, and
Harrison Kelly, of Burlington; Secre-
tsry, F. G. Adams: Treasurer, John
Guthrie. The directors necessary to
complete the full board of thirty.three
members were elected.
The Republic County Society sent a
large number of Indian relics for exhi'
bibition, which were obtained from
what is supposed to be the site of an
old PsWnee village in that county.
At the evening meeting of the
society the principal features were an
address by Governor Morrill, on "Esrly
Kansas History" and another by Prof.
Holder, Of the State University, on
the "Msking of Kansas" Both
addresses were we'll received and con.
tanned much interesting matter.
This society is doing great work in
the collection of historical matter, as
is evidenced by the fact that the
library now contains $3.50 volumes, of
which 1884 are books, 50,079 unbound
books and pamphlets, and 1867 bound
newspaper files and periodicals. OF
the newspaper files IL, Az volumes are
of Kansas newspapers and magazines.
That Secretary Adams is doing his
work well need not be stated. His
untiring efforts have resulted In the
organization accomplishing what it has.
To his assistants, who are thoroughly
educated in the ir particular lines Of
work, great credit Is due for their able
efforts in supplemCnting the work of
the Secretary. The work Of this organ
ization becomes more valuable every
year, and no one appreciates the fact
any more fully than the newspaper
men.
The advocate., 1896-01-29


July % is the Date.
The Silver Conference called by the
American Bimetsllic Union and held
at Washington January 22 was great
gathering. 1t was composed OF old
party men who insist that their re-
spectiVe parties must declare for silver
or they will bolt. The Globe Democrat
rep. gold-bug) says the conference
developed a degree of importance be-
yond expectation. The situation was
thoroughly canVassed and discussed
and a decision to call a national con-
Ventlon arrived at. Some of the most
pointed remarks made by the speakers
are reprinted elsewhere in this issue.
Populists did not participate in the
work of the conference, but were given
the freedom of the floor. The conVen-
ton will be composed of 1900 dele
gates spportioned on what is deemed
to be the silver vote. Kansas gets
sixty delegates. The call provides that
no person shall be eligible as q dele
gate to this or any of its subordinate
conventions who is not in favor of the
declaration of principles enunciated
by this conference.
The declaration of principles is quite
long. The preamble recites the dlsas-
trous effects of a single gold standard
and of the policy Of issuing interest
bearing bonds in time of peace with
out the consent or advice of Congress
or the people. Among other declars-
tions In the preamble the following is
q prominent one: ave hold that the
power to control and regulate a paper
currency is insepsrsble from the power
to coin money; and hence, that all cur
rency intended tn circulate as money
should be issued, and its volume con-
trolled, by the general government
only, and should be a legal tender"
The resolutions following the preamble
were as follows:
PssoLUed, That over and above all other ques'
tions of policy, we are in favor Of restoring to
the people Of the United States the time
honored money of the constitution, gold and
silver, not one, but both-the money OF Wash
inRton and Hamilton and Jefferson, and
Monroe and Jackson aud Lincoln-to the end
that the American people may receive honest
pay for an honest product; the American
debtor pay his just obligations in an honest
standard, and not in q standard that has APP
preciated 100 per cent. above all the great
staples of our country; and to the end, fur
thar that silver standard countries may be
depriyed of the unnatural advantage they
now enjoy in the difference in exchange be;
tween gold and silver-an advantage which
tariff legislation alone cannot overcome,
We therefore confidently appeal to the
naople Of the United States that, leaving In
abeyance for the moment all other questions
however important, even momentous, they
NAV appear, and sundering, II need be, all
former party ties and Affiliations In one su'
nrene effort TO free themselves and theiI
children from the domination Of the money
power-a power more destructive than any
which has ever been fastened upon the civil
lied men Of any race or any age And upon
the contamination Of their desires and efforts
we invoke the gracious favor Of Divine Prov
idence.
DR.. u. Mott, Of North Carolina
was made Chairman Of the National
The advocate., 1896-01-29
MORRILL, AND WHISKY.
Proofs Of His Double Dealing Given to the
Public,

Proofs OF Ills Double Deallng Given I'd Cht
Public
In the campaign of 1894, when Gov
ernor Morrill, was elected and Governor
Lewelling, the best Governor Kansas
ever had, was defeated, Republican
papers were filled, in fact were over
flowing, with talk about redeeming
Kansas. All sorts of disreputablt
practices were resOrted to to procure
and prepare the necessary amount OF
rot tending to show that the State
needed redemption. One of the IA
Vorite stories was that Lewelling was
protecting ViOlstors Of the law and wsl
especially friendly to the liquor inter
est. at the same time that this was
going on and the voters were being de-
ludad with this sort of bosh, the re-
deemer crowd was making deal with
this same whisky element. It has been
we'll known to the people Of the State
for a long time that such deal was
consummated, but an attempt has been
made to lead the public to believe that
the Sunday school Governor knew
nothing of 1t. The following state
ment is printed by George Martin, ed
itor of the Republican Gazette at
Kansas City, Kas., who states that he
believes the story because 1t is the way
1t has always been done, The story
was printed in the Stats ZeitIa9
(Germsn) at Kansas City, Kss. 1t Is
as follows:
"Mr. Becker informs the editor Of
the Stats Zeitung that prior to the
last State election he, as the represen-
tatiVe of the Liquor Dealers Assocla-
tlon of Missouri, had a private
consultation with Governor Z. N,
Morrill, which resulted in the promise
of the latter that his administration
should give the liquor dealers no cause
for complaint, that he held decidedly
liberal views On the point in question
and would deal more leniently with
violstors of the prohibition laws than
Lewelling had, and upon that promise,
and with that understanding Mr..
Morrill, was then and there assured of
the support of the liquor interests Of
the State, which, as is we'll known, Ia
controlled by the Liquor Dealers AS
sociation of Missouri.
"This statement was made by Mr.,
Beckerto the editor of this paper, and
as he is a reputable gentleman, well
thought of in the community In which
he resides, we have no reason to doubt
his word"
In commenting on 1t the Gazette says:
"The same deal was made with the
gambling interests of Kansas City
Kas., for and In consideration Of $500
paid by G. L. Maltby. Now Governor
Morrill, Is sseertainlng what per cent
Of each community is church members
We do not kick on this. We simply
like to see the preachers squirm.
"We repeat we are not kicking OF
this, because we know this Is the way
1t has to be done. No statesman Ii
The advocate., 1896-01-29
$l.00 A YEAR.

Kansas who knows his business would
do otherwise, but in view of Governor
MOrrills announcement that prohibit
tion is failure under his sdministra.
.tlon following Judge Horizons conf
dent assertion that the present liquor
law has had its day, and the arrange
ment of the National Brewers Asso-
citation for q red-hot resubmissiOn
campaign, we again make urgent In
quiry as,tO the whereabouts of the Rev.
Dr. Dcugberty."
A more disgraceful spectacle can
hardly be imagined. An old man well
nigh ready for the grave, possessed Of
an abundance Of all that this world af-
fordS, dealing with the lowest, basest,
and most disreputable element In
human degradation for few votes to
enable him to be elected to an office
which he could not honor; which was,
legitimRtely conducted, of no pecuni-
sry Vslue to him and which would re-
suit IN sacrifice of comfort, health
and happiness. A Sunday school
teacher, prohibition leader, who made
a speciality Of parading his virtues
promising the whisky interest of an
other State that 1t might disregard tho
law, override the constitution and
carry on It's nefarious, disreputsble and
demorslizing business, is enough to
make Kansas hide her head as long az
he remains In the executive chair. And
now after having made a few pious
spasmodic attempts In few localities
to enforce the law he announces that
the law cannot be enforced. He knows
that 1t cannot be enforced because he
don't want it enforced, because he
thinks he can get the prohibition vote
for second term and must now give
his liquor friends some of the prlVi.
leges he promised them. It Is admitted
that the law can be enforced in Topeka,
yet 1t Is admitted that there are In To.
peks to-day large number of joints
and other places where liquor is being
sold unlswfully, and has been so sold
for months.
If Kansas was ever afflicted with an
administration in charge Of q worse lot
Of hypocrltes, dishonorable and vscil-
lating politicians than at present the
memory of such an administration has
lolg since faded from the minds of the
people. Kansas needs a house clean.
ing. 1t needs to unload a lot of old
raScsls and 1t needs it bad. They won't
unload themselves The people must
take the matter in hand. If they
will not retire, If the party will not
cause them to retire, then the peo-
pie will attend to the matter and retire
them.
The advocate., 1896-01-29

AT three different places in Kansas
where he has lectured and exhibited
Arctic curioSlties, Prof, Dyche has had
something Of value to him and of no
earthly value to the thief stolen from
him. Considering the effort, sacrifice
and priVstiOn endured by the Professor
In getting these things the thief is GER
tsinly possessed Of an unusual degree
Of downright meanness.
The advocate., 1896-01-29
A SILVER CONVENTION.

The Conference Locates it at st. Louis and
July % is the Date,
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Fine Soap.

THE MAKER CALLED 1T BABEsK1N
AND PEOPLE THOUGHT 1T WAS IN
TENDED FOR INFANTS. IT is FINE
ENOUGH FOR THAT WITH ITS DELL
CATE SCENT OF THE CLEAN AND
HEALING WITCH HAZEL. THERE
WOULD BE NO IMPROPERLY.
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Town OF SUFFOLK

where they VIII spend the summer with
Mrs. Farnells parents.
Miss Lily Dennis. OF Suffolk. who is
visiting friends in Westminster, Md. has
been quite sick during the past week.
out was improving nj hast accounts.
Mrs. w. y. Almond and Maste. Ernest
left here to-day for Lynchburg 10 spend
while. They went via Newport News.
and will visit other places before they
return.
The Daughters of the Confectionery
cleared something over $50 from their
entertainment and sale of refreshments
last Tuesday night fov the benefit OF
Tom Smith Samp. Confederate Veterans.
welcome Lodge No. 80. X. OF p. con-
ferred the second rank on Il page Mt a
regular convention of the lodge held to-
night.
The last nesting of Tom Smith Camp
prior 10 its trip to Richmond will be
held In the camp hall, over the Market
Rouse on Monday evening, June 29th.
for perfec,ing all arrangements for the
reunion Mip. Every member of the
camp Is urged TO be present
Miiss Ethel Cheatham, OF Suffolk, Is
attending the School of Methods, in
session In charlottesville. where she
will get all possible points In the art of
teaching the young idea how to shoot.
The last of Rev. ]. T.. Loves series of
- vi oul MlSSlCnArN Jour
neys' will be given tomorrow (Friday)
night at the b. Y. L. u. meeting. All
are invited TO attend, and get the benefit
of this lecture.
Judge X. II. Rawles. who several
weeks ago had o serious: bicycle acct
derc, which greatly injured his knee.
ieit TINS morning for Richmond to con-
suit Or. George Ben Johnston, who Is
recognized MS one of the foremost s,r-
Geons of the day.
Mrs. James IL. Prentis and her two
daughters. Lillian and Louise. of Peters
purg, are guests at Suffolk College
Mrs Prentis was formerly Miss Ida
Johnson, and pupil ut the college
she is strongly attached to the Misses
tlnney. her whilom teachers.
Mr.. w. l.. Sutton and wife. of Vir-
gi'l.a Beach We're guests of relatives in
SUFFOLK yesterday.
Aiarse excursion party left here this
morning en- route to Newport News and
JahieS'oWn. The excursion was under
the auspices of the Methodi:'Ls of Chuck.
atuck. The Suffolk Baseball Club went
down on the excurfion steamer To- New
port News, where they We're to play the
Team of that city this afternoon.
Rev. Duncan Mcleod of Windsor
spent yestel day with relatives I'M Suf
folk.
Mrs. Alfred T. Riddick. of Grace
street, made the discovery yesterday
morning that some person had stolen
sixty dollars In cash from a private
receptacle in her dressing case. There
Is no clue to the thief who is ,salpposo1
10 nave entered the house on Tuesday
morning during the absence of the va
rious members of the family
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No Ratio Trick VIII Win.

The trick of saying that the 10 to l
ratio is not material, which appeared as
an afterthought shortly before Altgcld
made his Chicago speech, will not 10
The 6 to formula is III all the silver
platforms, with one or two very recent
exceptions, and now it will not down
Mt the bidding of any silveritc conjurer.
The plan of leaving the question Of
ratio to congress will not deceive any
honest money man nor will it satisfy
any silverite who is in dead earnest. To
drop the l6 to formula would offend
the silverite rank and file and send
them over III body to tho separate sill
yer party or the Populists, while it
would not satisfy any sound money
man. A platform demanding free coin
age mt 30 to or any other ratio would
not satisfy any honest money man.
The Chicago convention must say
either is to l or gold standard. There
Is no middle ground, for neither free
sllverites nor sound money men can by
any possibility be induced to stand on
such uncertain ground.
Ihls money question has been yexinp
the business public, holding all indus
tries i'll terror anu supervising all enter
prise altogether too long. 1t is high time
TO have 1t settled and settled with such
profound thud that no demngogue
VIII think of bringing it out again with
intent to hcfuddle and bcfool the people
Tor 81 whole half century to come 1t is
time for this generation to have done
with this distracting lunacy and settle
down tosolid business. Chicago Chron-
icie
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WOULD iNJURE ALL.
Chairman Fairbanks Says Free Coinage
Would Mean Ruin.

Shnifmah fatrbanks Bays Free Coinage
Would Mean Ruin.
Before tho Republican party at st.
Louis adopted its clear cut sound money
plank Temporary Chairman Charles w.
Fairbanks said in his opening speech:
The Republican party has not been
unfrlcndly to the proper use of silver.
1t has always favored anG favors today
tho uso Of silver as part of our circu-
lating medium. But it favors that use
under ouch provisions and safeguards as
shall not imperil our present national
standard. The policy Of the Republican
party is to retain both gold and silver
rs part Of our circulating medium,
while the policy of free coinage Of silver
leads to certain silver recommendation.
1t Is an immutable law that two moneys
OF unequal value will not circulate to-
gether and that the poorer always drives
out tho better.
Those who profess to believe that this
government, independent Of other great
commercial powers. can open its minis
to the free and independent coinage of
silver ut ratio of 16 to / when the
commercial ratio i'll all the great mar
kets Is 80 to 1, and at the same time not
drive every dollar Of gold out Of circu-
lation, but deceive themselves.
Great and splendid and powerful rs
our government is, it cannot accomplish
the impossible. 1t cannot create value.
1t has not the alchemist's subtle art Of
transmitting unlimited silver into gold,
nor can it, by omnipotent fiat, make SO
cents worth 100 cents AS well under
take by resolution of congress to sus-
pend the law of gravitation az attempt
to compel an unlimited number of so
cent dollars to circulate with 100 cent
dollars at parity with each other An
attempt to compel unlimited dollars of
such unequal value to circulate at a
parity IS bad in morals and isvicious in
policy.
upon opening our minis to the indie
pendent FREQ coinage of silver foreign
credits would be withdrawn and domcs-
tic credits would be greatly curtailed.
Moro than this there would be certain
and sudden contraction Of our currency
by the expulsion Of 1920, 600, 600 Of gold
and our paper and silver currency would
instantly and greatly depreoiate in pur-
chasing power. But ono result would
follow this-enterprisc would be further
embarrassed. business decentralization
would be increased and still further and
serious injury would be inflicted mon
the laborcrs. the farmers, the merchants
and all those whose welfare depends
upon a wholesome commerce.
a change from tho present standard
20 the low silver standard would cut
down the rccompcnsc of labor; reduce
tho value of the savings in savings banks
aud building and loan associations: sal.
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PICNIC EXCLUSION.
An 1nfanr'S Doath-Ncws of the Courts
Other Items.

Newport News, Va, June 25.-(SpeciaD
The picnic and excursion of she FL; ST
Baptist Church of Norfolk to Newport
News to-day was well attended They
spent and enjoyable day at Warwick
Park.
The picnic and excursion of the WASH
ington Avenue NJ. +. Church Sunday
school TO Buckrow Beach was quite a
success. This new resort promises to
De popular with our people.
DlED.--Emily Lee, the infant dauEh.
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, of Twenty
seventh strecth, passed away about 9
O'Clock yesterday morning. The inter-
ment VIII take place this afternoon.
IN THE URFS.-Hustings: Judge
L. j. Barham presiding: Tcday's
proceedings: The second big liuuor case
which was so holly contested by many
of OUR c!t!zens, Including about hfty
ladies, last week, was settled by His
Honor's decision yesterday morning
Col Charles Euker, of Richmond, was
nn applicant for Il license to conduct an
ordinary at the corner of Thirty-nrst
street and Washington avenue. The
court refused to grant the Incense.
Sergeant II. NJ. AIilStead qualified as
administrator on the estate OF Herber,
ii. Keans.
Nj. b. Jones qualified as commissioner
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aries and incomes would shrink; pen
slons would be cut in two; the bepefi-
Charles Of life insurance would suffer
Ill short, the injury would be so univer-
sal and far reaching that radical
change can be contemplated only with
the gravcst apprehension.
A sound currency defrauds no one. 1t
IL good alike i'll the hands of the en-
ployee and the employer, tho laborer
and the capitalist. Upon faith in its
worth, its stability, we go forward
planning for tho future. The capitalist
erects his factories, acquires his ma
tcrlals employs his artisans, mechanics
and laborers. Ho is confident that his
margin will not be swept away by fluc.
tuntions i'll the currency The laborer
knows that the money earned by his toll
ls us honest as his labor, and that it is
or unquestioned purchasing power
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NEWS.

Of revenue for the city of Newpor,
s +. Ianderslice qualified to practice
law in the Hastings Court.
>. X. Nj. Newton qualified as the at
torney for the cour, for the city.
the courts case vs.. Georpe Morris
who stands indicted for assaultinsr las
Morgan with Enten, 10 main, disfgure
disable and kin him. wss called for trla
during the afternoon session.
Twelve witnesses for the court were
sworn and almost as many for the de-.
leiaSe were orde:cd to leave the room
during the examination. Messrs, Nav.
ton and Garnett Represent the court and
Messrs. Boykin and Sett have chargs
OF the defense. a lively tiN between
MI. Garnet; and attorneys for the dc.
Tense marked the beginning of the TRIAL
IL VIII NOT be conducted tomorrow
POLIGD COURT-James II Penoa
warran mt, required to give bond and INV
$3.50 costs. p"'
]. II. Prebles, assault. dismissed with
costs.
Charles W: Pence, warrant, dismissed
with costs s2.35.
Edward Smith and Charley Maaev.
DRINKS, each fined 1915.
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Gloria Umbrellas.

THE FINEST BLACK GLORIA, WITH
FINEST NATURAL STICKS. sl5o UNI
BRELLAs. BUT FIVE HUNDRED
WE'RE BOUGHT TO MAKE THIS POS
sIBLE, AND THERE ARE ABOUT 100
LEFT. EACH
SO Cents.
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GODEY'S MLAGAZINE.-God for
July begins the 13Sd volume of the we'll
known old publication. 1t is very in
t"resting. The first article Is from the
pen OF traveller In Persia. and de-
scrlnes some of the chara cteris,dcs of
thar country. which is always an import
ant factor in the Eastern Question "
another article on Training and Life in
The New York Fire Depa:rtm.nt." The
SILK Industry of Japan" and Eliza beth
Sahy stanton" and the usual Fashion
Department gives a highly entertaining
ana readable number for summer. read.
ing.
M'CLURE'S MAGAZINE FOR JJyI.Y
w hoeVer cares 10 know how Rudycrd
hspIlng compostS one Of his spirited har-
rack-room ballads will be interested in
the opening papeE In McCiure's Maya
zlhe Tor July. Written by MIR. L. KAY
RoDinson. with whom Kipl!ng was in
ti'n"'eN associated in the edi;orship OF
newspaper in India, the paper is fun
OF inter sting personal facts about KIN
hnS. But perhaps surprising this in
abundance OF new personal detail Is n
paper of recolleotbons of I.onrreIlow
" hittier and Holmes. by Elizabeth
stuart Phelps; paper of "reminiscences
anu ahecdohs from pc! sonal associates
OF Abraham Lincoln at the bar, showing
Lihco!ns life and methods as n law
yer and paper by Mr.. win X. Low ON
inc present state of painting in Ger
many. Then, there are several good So
rleS-one OF thu mad midnlght rids of
pretty, young wheelwoman, disguised
IN her brothers bicycle suit. The 6 G
McClue Company, i4l-155 Twenty-nftb
street. New York City.
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BY Townsend & Joyncs, Auctioneers
VALUABLE VACANT LOT FOR SALE

VALUABLE VACANT LOT FOR SALE
AT AUCTION
iSy request of the owner we will sell at
public AUCTION at the Norfolk Real F,stot"
and Stock Exchange, No. ll5 Main street.
on TUESDAY. June S0th. IL o'clock noon
THAT VACANT LOT OF LAND, situa-
teo on the north side of Princess Anne
avenue. short distance east of the new
CITY school house. Said lot fronts on said
street 20 ieet, more or less. with depth
OF No Feet, more or less, and Is In "A neigh
oorhood OF white tenants. Anyone WISH
ing good investment Will please attend
the sale.
TERMS CASH.
TOWNSEND & JOYNES.
Je<o-td Auct,oneers.
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Not Certain That Fire viii Durn

In 1880 silver imitation was author
4zed. As result, in 1898 there was a
financial collapse. The country has not
yet been able ito right itself, but the
crazy advocates of cheap money insist
upon renewal of their wild export
hent