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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-28
THE OPERA FAD.

Norfolk society is turning It's attention
TO the opera fad and several amateur
affairs are on tapis. One young gentle
man, VINO possesses considerable talent
is actually writing a tuneful litt}t
operatta which will probably be produc.
ed by local talent
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-28
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.

Miss Madeline Douglas, OF Greens
boro. n. c., granddaughter OF Stephei
a: Douglas. Is visiting her aunt, Mrs
w. L. Williams, Of this city.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-28

The Country Club tea was very wei
attended last evening and, as usual, i
was a most delightful event,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-28

Mr.. Theodore +. Rogers entertained ;
number of his friends at stag care
party at his hospitabe Butte street HON,
last Friday night. The gentlemen en-
joyed the evening ''immensely."
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-28

Col. William Lamb, Of Norfolk, called
on President Mckinley last week ant
also paid his respects to Secretary Long
Of the Navy Department.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-28

The Merrimac Club recently purchas-
ed handsome shuttle board. which has
ABOUT taken the place OF all other in
door games. The boys" are having an
Immense lot Of fun out OF ii.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-28

Hon. Beriah Wilkins, editor and owner
or the Washington Post, who has been
spending some time ut Old Point, has
returned home
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-28

Several very pleasant affairs have
MADE up the social gayety Of the past
week: and many plans have also orIgi-
nateu during that time. most of them
to await the passing OF Lent for their
iinal contamination, which will mark
IN most cases brilliant social events
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
SECRETARY BLISS TO MIR. HEWITT:
Refused to Join In the Request TO Mr. Hewitt
to Run for Mnyor 10 laSa.

Tho Hon. Abram $. Hewitt returned from
Europe on Saturday. In an interview printed
in the Tribune yesterday Mr.. Hewitt is re-
ported to have said: ''In regard TO Mr.. Bliss
and his letter Of congratulation to Gen.
Tracy, il should be remembered that in matters
political Mr.. Bliss is a partisan, and never
goes back ON the machine. He was one of the
committee of citizens who asked me to run for
Mayor in 1ssS. and I consented. Two days
later he helped to nominate Col. Erhardt."
Last evening Secretary Bliss forwarded to
Mr.. Hewitt the following open letter:
DEAR MIR. HEWITT: The Tribune OF this
date prints an interview in which you arc made
to state: lie mir. Blissl was one of the com
mittec Of citizens who asked me TO run for
Mayor in lsSs, and | consented. Two days
later he helped to nominate Col. krhardt."
Ii you have made such a statement dclibcr.
ately, you have charged me with a dishonorable
act, and l cannot believe that such was your
i Miihna1 nva ! Piestt T !" or 9 Sas con the SG ION spoke
Allow me to state the facts OF the 1883 cam
paign so far as they affect me. returned
London had been retained as Chairman OF
paign WAS already in progress, and II became
my political duty. in conference with the Re-
can candidate for Mayor. i die not approve Of
Republican support being given to II Democratic
candidate for n municipal Office during a Prcai.
DENTAL year, however eminent or however
great my respect for such candidate.
rcinem6er very we'll the appeal made to me
to join In the request TO you, and my reply ms 10
the improperly OF tho Chairman of the Republl.
can state Committee taking such action, and
my decided refusal.
also remember writing to you after the
campaign was over of my regret that political
eNigcncies had made ii impossible for me to
comply with tho request made to me TO support
you, n Democrat, for Mayor.
am, as You say, n partisan. n Republican
partisan, and II was a great pleasure 10 be able
10 cooperate with YOU in the campaign of 1896
In opposition to the monstrous platform adopt
ed by the Democratic party at Chicago. am
engaged in tho same contest to-day, and can
only regret that personal rivalries and ambi.
tons have prevented n union in this city Of
three millions of people of the same forces that
gained the great triumph OF law and order
In 1896. Very truly yours.
CoRSELIUs y. BLISS.
To Hon. A. & HEwITT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
PEssIMIsTIo AND EGo1Is1IC.
Now the Members or the Cits' Union Appear
TO Henry A. Powell.

Henry A. Powell, tho Republican candidate
for District Attorney. addressed the Brooklyn
Philosophical Association yesterday afternoon
on "The Republican Party the Best Part. 10
Govern Greater Now York" OF tho Citizens
Union he said: 81 regard it as making the biggest
mistake of the campaign. 1t is historically in.
correct, for the past has shown us that no indie
pendent party ever gained its point except by q
union with the better of the straight tickets in
the field. 1t is politically incorrect, for it is
better to cling to a party and strive to make it
better tn IN to do as was done in France during
the Reign of;Terror, follow the leadership of in
dividuals. 1t is theoretically wrong, for you
can't keep all your national politics in ono room
in your brain and your municipal politics in
another and lock the door of the former when a
municipal election is taking place.
mistic and e~gotistic. Mr.. Reynolds, the Chair-
zens' Union, gave you an example Of its pes
simism when he told you here two. weeks ago
that VIC. arc losing our liberties. He told you
how he had talked to some men in n little Ger.
man town II few years ago and one of them had
there was in the United States. And, said Mr..
Reynolds, I turned away and said nothing. l
why. II 1 felt like Mr.. Reynolds about our
liberties being restricted ID move to Russia
and try being a Nihilist. II Is out of this
pcssimism that their. egotism grows. What an
awful thing it must be to. possess all the, virtue
of the world ana 10 1eel. tnat there Is none left FOR
any one else. Mr.. Reynolds gave you TO under
stand that the Citizens Union contains the
only friends of good government. l ask you is
not Frederick A. Schroeder "A friend Of good
governmenti And Mr.. stranahan and Senator
George Brush?
III" continued Mr.. Powell. Mr.. Low be-
lievcs in dealing with municipal issues only,
why did he say in his letter of acCeptance: 4
I'M a Republican, He might as well have In.
nounced, I am not a Hottentot.' 1t would
have had just as much bearing on the subject
from his point Of view.
THE Republican party Is not ashamed to
stand by its national platform. even in a mu-
nicipal election. That party is giving New
York better government today than it has ever
had in the past, and will, II elected, give as good
government to Greater New York as any city
in the world needs"
Mr.. Rowley. an ex-Presidcnt of the Philo.
sophical Association. criticised the increased
expenditure in New York during the present
administration. In reply MIR. Powell SAID:
81 can answer that by q little anccdote your
Chairman has just been telling me about Mr..
Rowley's young son; This young man. who is
growing rapidly, asked his father for permits
sion to order a new suit of clothes. When the
bill came home, Mr.. Rowlcy SAID: Why, my
son, how is .hisl You are paying one-thir'l
more fer your clothes than you used to- %.
yes, father replied the youth, but then. you
soc. l am twice as big as l used to be-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
GEORGE NOT TREIR FRIEND.
c. L. u. Delegates Won't Indorse Him Because
He Employs Non-Union Bill Posters.

Another attempt to have Henry George in.
dorscd by the Central Labor Union was made
yesterday, but it proved a miserable hzzle.
There were a few George men at the meeting,
but the Tammany crowd had an overwhelming
majority. The Chairman was Edward Friday
of the Clothing Salesmcn's Union. He was op-
posed to all sorts OF politics. especially George
politics.
]. Franklin Nash of the Slate and Metal
Roofers' Union. whose co-delegate got Georges
name slipped in at the meeting Of tho Building
Trades Section last week. was the man who
tried to have him Endorsed yesterday. He pro-
posed that, as the c. l.. L. had allowed politics
at last Sundays meeting, the motion to indorse
Henry George for Mayor and Jerome O'Neill for
President of the Council. which was declared
out OF order three weeks ago, should be recon
sidered.
No politics" said the watchful Chairman,
rapping with his gavcl.
The Tammany men applaudcd the Chairman.
and a few Kissed, whether at Georges name or
at the Chairman was not apparent.
I'm for Tammany,' a thin voice said at the
back Of the hall, whcrcat there were bowls and
declared his intention to keep politics out il he
had TO split his gavel doing 1t.
- hat do we want with an employer OF scab
labor q said I. A. S%heehan, delegate OF the Bill
are paying only a dollar and a half q day now
for bill posting
Outrageous, shouted several delegates, and
this time the Kisses were unmistakable.
Let the George men bear this in mind, - said
the Chairman, banging the table to emphasize
That right" said half a dozen voices. I'VE
know our friends
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
Lows ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK
Mayor Strong. Anarch Weissman and Coroner
Hoeber TO Assist.

Noone was about the Cts headquarters yester.
day but the on Press and Literature.
which kept a typewriter clicking most Of the
afternoon, grinding out food for the various
office cats belonging to the morning papers.
Mr.. Low will continue this week to say to th,
people that there are two ways in which n
man can be placed in nomination. Tonight
he will say il in Brooklyn. tomorrow night in
romme Union Park Hall in the Bronx.
Wednesday night in Queens, Thursday night in
Carnegie Hall at the Brookfleld meeting, Friday
nlSht In BROOKLYN. and on saturday night at
thc, central Opera House, 200 East Sixty.scv-
onth street, at s:l5; Harlem Opera House. .G-
west 10th street, at 8. and Washington Hall,
dooth street, and Amsterdam avenue. at $3.50.
io-hlght Mayor Strong, James G. Carter, and
Annrchist Weissman will speak in Lion Park
nan, losth street and Columbus avenue. 10.
morrow night Coroner lioebcr. who has rccov.
ercd from his disappointment at not getting a
nomination. will speak in Grocers' Hall, i3s
East Fifty-sevcnth.street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
COOKED ODDS ON ELECTION.
A Gamblers Story OF the Order
tho ~Bookmakers Got.

the B~ookmakers Got.
One Of the best known gamblers In the coun-
try had this to say yesterday about the prevail
Ing odds offered by bookmakers and other
gamblers on the different candidates running
for Mayor:
IF people knew moro about what was going
on they wouldn't take much stock in the odds
now being offered on the various Mayoralty
candidates.. The quotations thus far have been
fixed in Tammany Hall before they were an
nounced TO the public.
Richard Croker knows most Of the hook
makers well. 1t was to the interest of all
gamblers to know Richard Croker before he
went to England. Right after Van Wyck was
nominated Croker sent word to several book
makers that he wanted to see them. They
answered the call. When they were all gath.
cred together in n certain hotel Croker told
them that he wanted Van Wyck to be made a
favorite in the betting al once. He said that
made votes and yotcs were what the ammany
ticket wanted. He didn't say so in SO many
words, but he let it be understood that il would
be for the best interests Of all OF his visitors IL
Van Wyck were elected.
The meeting was in the evening: The next
morning Van Wyck was a prohibitive favorite
wherever odds were quoted. The orders haven't
changed and he'll be kept favorite until they
are changed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18

Il 10 Nearly Up 10 1890 in Many Republican
stronEhoIds and Passes 1905.

The Hon. Charles w. Hackett, Chairman Of
the Republican State Committee, said yesterday
that the registration throughout the State. was
apparently very satisfactory. He said: RE
ports received at headquarters from up the
State on registration indicate great interest
in the election. Some places have far exceed
ed the registration Of 1895. when there was a
complete State ticket in the field except Gov
ernor. and in many Republican strongholds
the registration Is almost up to that Of last
year, when the Presidential contest brought out
every voter. The committee has received re-
ports from places in which the heavy rcgistra-
ton means a heavy Republican vote. Some
reports. as. for instance. the one from Lock
port. do not give the exact figures. That ono
reads: Republican vote is registered fully up
to that Of 1895. The Democrats made little
If any effort. and their registration is short
"Other reports Of this nature indicate that
the Democrats have taken little pains to get
their voters registered. In the cities where
Mayors are to be elected the registration is
particularly heavy. brought out in part. doubt
large registration indicates that the Rcpubli.
cans are awake to the real issue. and are anN.
iou5 to vote again against the doctrines or the
Chicago platform, which still stands as the
Democratic theory of government. New York
gerous doctrines. Judge Wallace. l believe,
will poll an unusually, heavy vote, and will
have a plurality which will be phenomenal
when compared with any Republican plurality
except those given for Mckinley and Black
last year"
AS n sample of the heavy registra on in tho
State the following figures are given
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
FOR GEORGE, nut NOT Il CITIZEN,
Ntzhugh,. tho british LonEahoreman. Tries to
10 n Little CanpaiEnIng.

10 n Little CanpaiEning.
Edward McHugh. President OF the Ameri.
can Longshorcmen's Union. Bolton Hall. its
Treasurer, and several other speakers addressed
a meeting of longshoremen at tho Farm" a
space at the North River between Vesey and
Fulton streets, yesterday afternoon. The meet
ing was called to celebrate the first anniversary
Of the American Longshorcmen's Union. Nc
Hugh spoke first about labor matters. Then no
said: .
There's another thing ! want to say. I'm
not an American"
Wei" shouted an intoxicated man, you've
no right to address American citizens"
MclIuGh retorted that John Barley corn had a
sad effect upon men OF brains.
The gentleman who spoke" he went on,
has evidently brains or he wouldn't be affected
by liquor. 1t makes men without brains stupid"
mere was u laugh al this, and the gentle
the applause.
~ want TO say" continued McHugh, that |
suppose The present campaign interests you all.
Eleven years ago a certain man WAS n labor can
didate Tor Mayor, and was actually elected, but
was counted out, IL reports are true"
Henry George, shouted IA voice, at which
there was very faint applause.
We'll" said Ntzhugh,, accepting the proffercd
name by a nod, this man is a candidate again.
friends"
The audience listened to this without any sign
OF emotion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
ehYNoR upHoLDs THE c1rs.
ne sustains tho Decision or the Police Boart
on the Low Nomination.

Justice Gaynor of tho Supreme Court In
Brooklyn made known last night his decision
In tho matter of William McCloskey, who,
through Roger NJ. Sherman, applied on Satur-
day for an order directing the Police Board OF
this city, acting rs an Election Board. to do
clare null and void the petition certifying to
the nomination of Seth Low for Mayor by the
Citizens Union. Justice Gaynor denies tho
motion and his decision is in part as follows:
This is n review under section SO OF tho
Election law OF tho decision of the Board OF
Tolice Commissioners that the nominating Ger.
tifcates OF the independent body named the
Citizens Union are valid. Among the objeo-
lions enumerated in the very able argument OF
Gen. Kneeland, the chief one Is in the conten'
ton that such certificates are insufficient and
invalid upon their face for not Identifying the
persons who sign them as the same persons
who make the oaths thereto. Section 81 OF the
said law provides that such a certificate OF
nomination may be subscribed only by electors
residing in the territory or district for which
the nomination Is being made. 1t requires that
each elector who signs such certificate shall add
his place of residence TO his signature and
make oath that he Is an elector ana mas Truly
saSifa nt Of F saeh oSsh shall In be- proved aSSa,d'bS BY the the corr !.
%titcatc, of the notary or other officer before
whom it is taken, The certificate of the oath In
the present case is that the persons who signed
appeared before the notary and that each made
oath that he is an ~elector and truly stated his
TeSluenCt. III INC nominating. CeTtlnCdue.. ~
literally follows the statute. 1t does not state
that the persons making such oath are known
to the notary to be the same who 30 signed, or
that they signed in his presence. The certif-
cate of the oath does not. therefore, identify tho
signers of the certificate of nomination with the
atlantis, and it might DC difficult to prosecute
but it is because 1t exists in the statute itself.
1t might be easy to %construe the statute to
mean that the notarial certificate should show
such identity, rs is the rule with like certifi-
Gates; but it literally follows the words of the
statute. and that must suffice. 1t is not for the
court to require 1t to be any fuller.
To the objection that the oath is only that tho
signer is an %elector, without stating that he is
an clector OF the territory or district for which
the certificate of nomination is made, 1t is
enough to say that the court will. take judicial
notice that the certificate of nomination shows
that fact by the residence given, and the oath
must be construed as made in reference to it.
The other objections, it seems to me, are em-
brnccd in the disposition of these Two. The de-
cisinn Of the Board Of Police Commissioners Is
sustained.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
TRYING TO COAX o'BRIEN.
u. ID. Wants Him Back on the T~icLst-yyhats
This Arkansas Jones saysi

Ex-Sherif James O"Brien, who announced
on Friday evening that he was out OF politics,
was around at the United Democracy headquar-
tiers in Forty.sccond street yesterday at q con-
ference of district leaders of the U. D.. Henry
Nichols said the organization would have "a
ticket completed in every way before midnight
tonight. Strenuous efforts were being brought
10 hear on Mr.. OI3ricn 10 withdraw his with.
drawal as nominee for sheriff. he decided
not to rum. however, Thomas i, Smith OF the
Twenty:ninIh district would run.
Mr.. Nichols said that the United Democracy
was the only, pure Bryan Democratic organiza;
tion In the field, and that senator Jones had
agreed that they would be recognized as such.
he did not produce a letter from senator Jones.
The Bryan organization men outside the state
was best TO have a small party in this State
that stood for its principles and would be true
rather than a big party that was ready " stab
Its associates In the back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18

asked. can Mr.. Low be q 'unifying force" IL
not in that select little circle in brooklyn
known as the Young Republican Clubi
From now forward the Tracy forces will ad.
vance on tho really serious business of the cam;
Union candidates. The hot work mapped out
for the week opens to- night with a dcmonstra-
ton at tho Clermont Avenue Rink. 1t Is sure to
be q rafting and enthusiastic rally. The Hon.
Silas b. butcher, a war horse In the Republican
ranks. will preside, and there will be another
bear Gen. Tracy. Gen. Benjamin +. Butter.
worth of Ohio and Henry A. Powell, the elo.
quent candidate for District Attorney, will also
speak.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
THE NATION ISTEREsTEDq VEIL!
An Unwary Bulletin from Tammnny RathcR
Giyca tho Cnae Away.

Richard Croker, Seth Low, John G. Sheehan.
Arson G. McCook, Thomas F.. Grady, and other
political managers in the present campaign who
have been devoting themselves to local issues
and the denial that national issues will play any
part in the election on Nov. = may be Interested
in the following Official announcement issued
from Tammany Hlll yesterday, probably while
Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Shechan were off duty:
during the past week nearly every leading
newspaper in tho United States sent IA repre-
sentative here to stud! and write up tho situa.
tion regarding the coming election in this city,
so great is the interest aroused in it all over the
country. Most OF these people are the Wash.
inGton correspondents of the different news
papers, whose business IL is to study and predict
results. They are famous as a wcll-trained set
OF men,
This admission OF the national interest there
is in ID" Mayoralty. campaign was made to
carry the boast which succeeded 10 hat most
OF these corresponding are going away because
thcy arc satisfied that Van W sex is going to be
elected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
General Electric street Railway COmpany,u
Money AHairn.

CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-THE financial methods of
the General Electric Street Railway Con@,ny
will be in review to morrow morning before
Master in ChnTc0ry Sherman OF the Federal
Court, on a bill Tor an accounting and a Receiver
Charles Austin Bates, who is a son.in.law OF
Henry brhndcnibcrg,, md is also a stockholder
~ The General Electric. wants to find our what
has become Of tho $3.50, 900 received from the
sale Of bonds Of the company the greater part
Of which Mas furnished by. j. p. Morgan & Co..
the New York bankers. Mr.. Bates ia the ovnes
oil zoo shares OF the compnny's stock. N
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
RED OR MACK IAN WYCKg
Tho Candidate Is Running In Two
Compilations.

A"skimpy" little compaign banner. compared
with the big one displayed further east on the
street by the Republican County Committee.
has been stretched across Twenty.third street
in front OF the Van Wyck headquarters at the
Iiotci bartholdi. 1t bears a portrait Of Justice
' an W yck, which cannot be- said to bo "A coun-
front OF his headquarters,
The transparency Van WycE has Titan red
hair ana q beautiful blond mustaChe. The
Van Wyck OF t q banner has locks OF ink
hiackness and, a mustache which would fit IA
melodramatic heavy villain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
a hid ImpAled ON a Picket Yene.

James Steinhoff. the 9.ycar-old son OF John
Stcinhon OF SO Dubois street, West Hoboken,
,lim'ed upon an extension Mt the rear OF his
home yesterday afternoon. When he reached
the roof his foot slipped and he fell. lani!ng on q
sharp picket fence eighteen feet below, One OF
the pickcts entered mis- back bet tween the shoul-
dcrs, making a wound six inches long and four
inches deep.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
Tho second shea. No Tear. over sb.rsnro.

Tho Hon, Denis Shea, Republican leader Of
the Second Assembly district, takes Augustus
Sharbaro TO task for resiEning from the Rcpubli.
can party and says he intends aiding Tunnmany
Hall In The present fight" Mr.. shea in a letter
TO THE, SIN accuses Mr.. SharhurO OF entering
into a dcGl With Ipmn!any TO throw his inhu,
ehcc WIN me Italians to Tammany in return
MIR, Shea adds; The Republican party shcd-
no tears for the loss. Many such ihorns have
but on Nov. = al Of these d ihiculties viii have
been overcome by the election II BENJAMIN n,
York"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
Father Hlirs silver Jubilee.

The celebration of tho silver jubilee OF tho
ordination of the Rev. William ]. Hill, pastoP
o. st. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Court
aud Congress streets, Brooklyn, will begin this
afternoon and will continue for four days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
&c Mile M e NJ.
1T Relieves.

The half-gallon bottles can be obtained at
all reputable druggists.