The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-10

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TUESDAY. MARCH 10. 1896.
EIGHT PAGES.
The London Economist figures that
the Cuban war is costing Spain S5,O0O,-
900 month.
France always has money to burn, but
20 matches, and Spain is more than
willing to burn It for her
Es.H
Judging from the number of her fav-
orite sons, Ohio aspires to succeed vir-
ginia as the mother Of Presidents.
Senior Sagasta is quite right In saving
as no other nation does" The Cuban
campaign proves that.
1t Is stated that the Spanish Govern
ment has secured in Germany all the
Mauser rifles that Will be manufactured
within the next few months.
The London Telegraph advises Spain
eather to reappoint General Campos 10
command in Cuba and let him settle the
business with the Cubans or ACCEPT the
inevitable.
An alliance between Menelek and
n President Kruger might make things
4 interesting for several of our European
{, land-grabbing contemporaries, thinks
4 the Philadelphia Ledger.
Gen. John E. Gordon says that. in
+ view OF Gen. Walkers declarations. self
& respecting ex-Confederates will .find Il
impossible to take par; in the proposed
, Joint parade of veterans al New York.
SASS -----.----
The Car is reported to have said &c
eomeboay who commented on the Sc,
OF his baby: The Czarina and or,
re1oiced to liave a daughter. The chill,
Is ours and ours only: son would bay,
belonged to all Russia"
IS dispatch from Constantinople saw
heavy rains have caused the Tisr;
river to overflow its banks, and tina
II 600 nomad Arabs are known to b,v
been drowned. and It is feared the ,os
I of life will be much heavier.
Judge George Mason. who died al Sa
Antonio. Tex, last week. was a son 6
f James NJ. Mason, of Virginia, who. wit
NJ Slidell, was sent by the Confederat
Z Government as special envoy to Grea
q Britain and France during the civ
L war
The Wilmington IN. C) Star saws thu
Il the Cuban flag has three red stripe.
y two white ones. a triangular blue fel
with a white star in the centre. Cub
HES and stands by our colors-the REF
white and blue--and we should stan
Z by her.
Bismarck has been accused of befn
y close in money matters. but one of hi
& charities has come out lately. Fo
d thirty years he has paid 300 marks ,
sayear to each ef three soldiers who loo
- Si5tS TIE bdlllG OF hOeNiG
Esraetz.
d the Hartford Courant Republican
y Gays that evidently the party in Ken
i ~ and the State itself have had 6
lucky escape. We Go not want to Sc,
s. any more men OF the Hunter species
ssint to the United States Senate by Re
4 publican votes
& Who said John Sherman was unforrlv
ing? He knows that the Cuban Gene
sssral Jose Maceo. when a common noun
tain bandit. plotted to kidnap hin
sSfsherman) and hold him for a ransom
s. s54 ana yet he is a friend OF the Cuba ms
s remarks the Petersburg Progress.
f3z2t.ll42lSE
fhe New York Mail and Express saw
Bowery merchants claim that nh
street OF the song, THE Bowery." ha
peen to seriously depreciate propert,
;aR5 alues along that thoroughfarc. The,
8 s lam that strangers to the city belev
Oh me words OF the gong. and have com
III sa 70 regard all business men on the Bow
s# e11 as brigands and bunco operators.