The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-13


600 cleth mill, with privilege of increasing
DO 81, 100000
The Cincinnati Inquirer thinks that
''Platt, Quay, and Clarkson will die hard,
and they may pull down. the pillars OF
the Republican temple in their death"
Judge Thompson, of Ohio (very close to
Mckinley thinks Quay's name will net
be presented at St. Louis, and that Reed
and Allison will receive ballots; as to
Plat, is no telling.
Stephen Elkins, OF New Mexico and
West Virginia thinks that the bosses are
making q great mistake in not getting
dnto the Mckinley band wagon. says an
exchange. Steve is n sooner
The Chicago News is the authority fer
the statement that the friends of Ftz-
hugh Lee. the new consul general TO
Cuba, declare that he compounded the
arst real mint julep that President Cleve-
iand ever drank
Men are the kind of husbands that
their wives make them. No man was
born husband,it should be remembered.
Men inherit disease, temper, warts and
moles, but they don't inherit wives, SAYS
the Atchison Globe.
There Is one way in which Major Nc
kinney might easily put stop to the
practice of putting demonstrations
upon his record says the Chicago Rec
ord. Let him interpret the record him
self. says the Chicago Record
Senator Dubois, OF Idaho. announces
that IL the Republicans nominate "a gold
bug or straddle candidate" he will bolt
'tne convention" This is too bad, but
fhe convention may survive the with
drawal Of Mr.. Dubois all the same.
Kentucky and Missouri Democrats"
rays the ST. Louis Pcs. Dispatch. can
not do better than to work together this
year Their interests are identical"
nhats SO. But why cannot Democrats
everywhere work together this year?
A Cuban loan has been successfully
noated In the city Of New York at al ave-
rage rate of 6k cents on the dollar The
sum OF S2'oOoe0O was called for, and the
SUBSCRIPTIONS amounted to $4,000 Ooe Gu
Dan credit Is rather better than that Of
Spain, remarks the Rochester Democrat
II Is somewhat political to announce
shat Senator (Silver) Stewards daugh.
Ter is to be married at Washington on
may 1t at 1 o'clock-a '16 to T. wedding
ana an exchange asks will she wear onlv
SILVER ornaments and be given her
Weieht In modern pine Tree ShilIines o"
win 400 votes necessary to nominate.
Governor Mckinley heads the list of Re.
publican candidates with SOC instructed
votes, or 224 votes more than tna com
o1ned vote of those against him. The
strength Of the other candidates is: Reed
30; Morton. 90: Quay. Sc; Allison. Al:
Bradley. 16; Cunom, 12; doubtful. so. ;
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Shall the wages OF labor be paid in
seund and stable currency with full pur-
CHASING power in the markets where they
are exchanged for the necessaries of ufa
or in deprecated and fluctuatins, o,,r-
rency, having no fixed value and there
fore bearing no permanent relation 20
the current prices of commodities? asks
the Galveston News.
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Our Government has pursued wise.
conservative course. bearing fin mind
both our treaty obligations and the sober
and earnest sentiment of our citizens.
But IL Spain shall not show correspond
fng1 spirit. the pent-up volcano of Cuban
sympathy in this country cannot be kept
nuch longer under control. remarks she
RauadslpAia Ledger.