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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-21
/. B. frey, NJ. D., Specialist

Offices and 2, No 81 Main street, over
Frank & Sons.
SPECIAI.TlES-Catar and other dis
orders of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Chest and Stomach. Hours 0 to IL 80; 2 to
G:30 D. IN.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-21
T. DENTOS.

Fdenton. n. c.. October 2o.-(Special)
mir. Sample. of Washington county,
who has been in jail here for ceveral
months, was taken to Elizabeth City
for trial yesterday on the charge OF
using the malls for fraudulent pur-
poses.
Hon. w. d. Pruden and C. 9. Vann
are attending court at Winton this
week.
Mr. Il. A. Porter, of the Norfolk and
Southern railroad, and II. l.. Elan. OF
Pettit's North Carolina Lines, were in
town yesterday.
The meeting that has been in pro-
gress ut the Baptist Church for several
days will close Thursday night
Mr.. *. r. Pendleton visited Elizabeth
City yesterday on business.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-21

The export trade of Siam with Europe
mas Increased rapidly within three years,
being mostly In rice and teak wood.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-21

A N ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT
- POSTING ADVERTISEMENTS ON
SHADE TREES. ETC. IN THE CITY
BE 1T ORDAINED, BY the Select and
Common Councils of the City of Norfolk,
That no person shall post or attach nd
vertlsements OF any kind upon any shade
trees, telephone, electric light. trolley or
other poles in the City of Norfolk: but
this ordinance shall not be construed to
prohibit the attaching Of the supports
for signs to such poles or trtes Any per-
son violating this ordinance shall pny a
fine Of not less that $500 nor more than
$1,000 for every such offense. All osdin-
nnces or parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Adopted by the Common Council Octo-
Der 9Th. 1897.
JAS. l.. WINSTON
President Common Council.
Adopted by the Select Council, October
18th. 1897.
]. c. CARROLL,
President Select Council.
Tcsto: H. S. HERMAN City Treasurer.
ocl1-5t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13

but all critics do not concede the claim but at
tribute 1t to q pupil of Botticelli.
Raphael is represented by the "Entombment"
the last picture he painted in Perugia before he
went 10 Rome, and it was in a chapel at Peruyia
before Paul bought 1t for the Borghese col
lection. The gallery also contains three frescoes
by his pupils from the Villa of Raphael. which
formerly stood in another part of the park.
F'rans Francia is represented by several can
vases, among them st. stephen which has
been the subject OF much praise. OF the Fer
rarese and Milanese schools there many ex-
amples. Sodowa, Fra Bartolommeo and Andrea
del Sarto figure prominently in the catalogue
while the seventeenth century work in the collec-
ton is extensive. The gallery is thronged with
statues by Bernini and pictures by Domenichno
Carracci, Albani and their contemporaries
OF modern statuary the best-known piece in
the gallery is Canova's Venus Victrix" a por-
trait OF Pauline Bonaparte OF which it is said
Prince Borghese was so jealous. though he was
not at all Jealous of his WIFE that he loo ed II N
a room Of which he kept the key. and would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13
An OLD POINT COMFORT TRICK.

FROM Locomotive Engineering
Every time the mechanical conventions hav,
met AT old Point Comfort amusing Iittl. fraud
mas been enacted upon the lady visitors and we
suppose the same thing Will be done at the con-
N'htlonS which meet there this month. The WAY
the thinS is done is that some one " hispers into
the ears OF the visitors that moonstones can be
found on the beech OF the bay. Then th. visit
ors in petticoats swarm along ;he edge, az the
water. looking very wistfUlly at every little
iepnIe 10 De seen Then they pick up the best
looking pieces of quartz and imagine them To ba
nloonstones or even more valuable gems.
A lapidary has "a shop near the hotel and the
information is given that the stones can be emf
while the visitors wait. The lapdary takes th,,
stones and substitutes for them other che,n
jewels found in the Black Forest and cut i'm
Germany. Then the ladies go away happy with
the consciousness that they have found Jewels
that are good enough TO make presents for their
friends home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13

allow nobody. no: even the sculptor himself. to
il.
For many years the pictures hung in the
Borghese palace. just off the Corso. in Rome
but after the failure in 1892 they removed
TO the casino at the villa There they will
DOUBTLESS remain. While the property stu
in the hands ct Prince Borghese. but under the
supervision of the Government, the charm of
the grounds somewhat impaired by conces-
sions to the merry Eo-round spirit which in
vades Roman we'll New York pleasure
grounds. 1t is much to be hoped that with the
city in full possession no further encroac hments
may be made, but that this Incompatible park
will preserve the atmosphere which suggests
wood nymphs one moment and papal revels the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13

heavens. Mrs. Cornstalk that's the Duke OF
Fitzfaddleton,
Mrs. Wallaroo CornStalk (calmiy)-A duke 4,
ne! But what a beautiful butler he would have
made. exit in triumph)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13
CRUEL TIE.

From Punch.
Mrs. Wallaroo Cornstalk (to hostess)-What an
obliging man your butler is, / asked him to call
my carriage and see. he's making signs that
he's got II.
Hostess (aghast)-My butler, Why good
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

tribute to the prosperity Of agriculture and
OF the general labor interest.
To be sure, the success OF beet sugar rails
ing In other countries Is due In some meas
ure to the fact that they pay bounNes on
tho products, but II they can afford to pay
bountles, SO can we. II such a policy Is
necessary In our case. The fact Of most
importance Is that we are buying the bulk
Of our sugar abroad when we have the
means to produce It at home, aud other ma
tions are thus proftng by our neglect OF
splendid opportunity. There are now three
beet sugar factories in California, ono In
Utah, two in Nebraska, one In New Mexico
ono in Virginia and one in Wisconsin, and
they have demonstrated that the sugar can
hc made here as well as elsewhere. The
area within which the soil and climate are
favorable to beet culture extends practically
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the
possibilities in that respect are fully equal
to the large existing demand for sugar.
Here, thon, is one way in which the de-
preston of agriculture can be relieved and
the return Of good times materially pro-
noted. Whatever may be needed in the
form Of friendly Legislation should be pro.
vided as soon as possible. The industry is
ono chat can he expanded 10 great proportions
by proper encouragement and sufficient en-
terprse, end the advantage to be gained is
of kind in which all classes of citizens are
directly Interested.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

and will bear an appropriate inscription
on gold plate.
shade OF Sir Walter Scott" exclaims tho
London Chronicle. "Cluny Mcpherson OF
Cluny es chief of the Clan CHATEAU, pre-
sided at the inaugural gathering OF the clan
In Glasgow this week, but apologlzed for
not appearing In the kilt, as he was afraid
OF catching coldl'
There's money In bull fighting. Guerrlta,
who Is the champion toreador OF Spain,
earned over 500 600 last year from the 9th
of April to the end OF October. Several
others made from S2S 700 to $4,000 In the
same period. During the season there were
iSS bull fights, In which over 200 boviuos
bit the dust and 6 900 horses were killed.
The monument to mark the place where
General John Stark's army camped just be-
fore the battle Of Bennington Is completed
and was placed in position recently, Tho
monument contains the following inscrip-
ton: "The camping ground of General
John Stark, August II, To- 16, 1717. There
are the redcoats. They are ours. or this
night Molly Stark sleeps a widow
Near Washington square, In New York,
there Is housed a small club OF Bohemans,
the walls Of whose quarters are modestly
covered with tinted burlap. On these walls
all visitors OF note are expected to write
their names and a sentiment original to tho
occasion. 1t is told that William Dean
Howels dropped in one day, looked around,
and wrote: 81 can't think Of thing. Will
liam Dean Howells." A Jester happened by
and scrawled below: Autobiography OF
William Dean HOWclls,"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City Times: Open winters with no
snow and not much cold weather are nice
for poor folks and those who have not
hardness to Withstand northern climes but
the winters of deep snow and prolonged cold
periods have been followed by fine crops
throughout the northwest The present
cold weather following a month of warm
winter weather, seems especially hard but
1t may all be for the best. We are sure of
well filled granaries next year.
Davenport Democrat: Ex-Governor
Frank d. Jackson has been appointed as
signee of the estate of James c.. Savery of
Des Moines, having succeeded w. o. Cur
tis, who has been acting for more than
two years. The application for change
in assignees was made by James Callahan
of Des Moines and Judge n. NJ. Hubbard
of Cedar Rapids, who hold 100000 of the
S4200 600 of claims against the estate. This
assures a very comfortable fee for the ex-
governor
Dubuque Telegraph Henry Watterson
was in Des Moines Saturday last and
when informed that Senator Allison had re
covered from his recent serious illness and
would shortly return to Washington he eX-
pressed his cordial qualification. Il am
glad of that" said the famous editor. II
have a great deal of respect for Senator ALI
son and for the state that has continued him
in the senate so long. I do not mean that
l agree with him in his policies or even in
his methods always, but mean that Senator
Allison is a thoughtful man and a sincere
one, qualities which l always admire in
man."
Sioux City Tribune: The most consider
able financial failure in Iowa for a long
time is that of the Iowa Mortgage company
Of Davenport. 1t has simply gone the way
of nearly all of the great mortgage COM
panies of the country, and for the same
reason; it guaranteed interest on the loans
it made and the paper it hypOthecated. and
tl,n foil nf hA hour to thnIr
interest has forced il down. But it has
others, and is probably in good condition.
so that a revival of times which will enable
borrowers to pay their debts will revive the
mortgage company.
Ottumwa Courier: 1t IL said that there
is a movement on foot to create a new
state office in Iowa, that of fire marshal.
whose duties will be to look into the cause
of fires. to direct special attention toward
the detection and punishment of incendiaries
and to direct and suggest such measures as
will tend to lessen the destruction of prop
erty. There is about as much necessity for
such an official as there is for fifth wheel
to a wagon, and the Courier suggests that
any legislator who wants to retain the sup
port and friendship of his constituents will
vigorously sit down upon propositions of
this nature. 1t is understood that the
movement is being fathered by the nsur-
ance companies, who would be very glad to
have the state defray a considerable expense
which is now being borne by them in look
ing up such matters as 1t is proposed to
make tho duty of this new state official
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07
MAYOR RRO1TCH AND THE WATER
Works.

When William j. Broatch was candi-
date for the office of mayor he made
many outrageous misstatements which
were allowed to go uncontradicted, like
most of the campaign thunder manufac-
tured by reckless stump speakers whose
rawlings are discounted by the public for
what they may be worth. But when VIII
liam j. Broatch, as chief executive of the
city. inserts into an official document n
tissue of falsehoods intended to deceive
the public upon questions of vital inn
portance with a view solely to raising
himself in the public confidence and es-
TEEN, his course can neither be ignored
nor condOned.
In his annual message Mayor Broatch
takes great credit to himself for cndeay-
oring to carry out the public demand for
municipal ownership of the lighting,
heating and water supply. He goes out
of his way to arraign the new owners of
the water works company, who had fur
nished the bulk of the money with which
the local plant was constructed, rs n
'half dozen of New York sharpers who
have no personal interest in us, but are
governed by sordid greed" He also
praises his city engineer for his zeal in
defense of the public good, which has
brought him into conflict with the water
works company and its friends, and as
crbes the exposure of City Engineer
Howell's solicitation of a subsidy for
Solon l.. Wiley to II conspiracy to oust
Howell from office. The exact language
of the mayor on this point is: Had ha
consented to be the tool of n powerful
organization he would never have been
charged with wrongdoing by the men
who now attempt to b,acken his charac-
ter"
What right has Mayor Broatch to
make this assertion and where Is his
proof? 1t was shown by Howell's own
testimony before the council committee
that while he was away in the east last
summer without leave of absence he
called upon the men whom the MAYOR
denounces as New York sharpers and
importuned them to employ him as their
manager in this city. Suppose Howell
had been successful in his ambition
would he not have voluntarily "con-
sented' TO be the willing tool of this
powerful organization?" III Howells
zeal for the oity's interests was SO great
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

1895 nearly Sf 100000 and the decrease
in the preltEtion of silver more than
100000 osGR,s.
These areiscry considerable discrcp-
ancics, but whichever figures are the
more nearly correct the fact still is That
there was 4 net gain in the production
of the prccimS metals in this country
last year ahd Dlc gain would have been
greater butafof the protracted strike ut
Leadville and the closing of some of the
mines at Cripple Creek for portion
of the year. $The increase in the gold
output considerably more than Offset the
decline In silver production, and 1t Is 10
be remarked with regard to the latter
that evidently 1t is not Improbable, OF
the decrease would have been much
greater.
The estimate of the worlds gold pro
duction at $2t5,OO0,OOO may prove TO be
too low, but assuming it to be approNi-
mately correct is not such an annual
supply, which is more than double that
of ten years ago, sufficient for tine
worlds demand? 1t would certainly
seem that with such an annual addition
to the stock of the yellow metal there
is no good reason for apprehendng that
the gold supply is likely to become in
adequate to the worlds needs and it is
probable that in succeeding years the
output will increase. for it is quite GER
tain that the stores of that metal have
not all been discovered
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

Mayor Broatch hedges now on his
charge that the newspapers have been
in Il conspiracy to suppress his veto of
the water works extension ordinance
In his yepow-back pamphlet he says
the newspapers declined" to print it.
In his annual message to the council he
says they declined or failed to print it.
print the text of the veto message it
could not be truthfully charged with de-
clining to print it.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

Bryan writes an eastern friend that
he is confident the gold standard will
disappoint those who expect it to re
store permanent and general pros.
perity." Bryan and the other silverites
insist on overlooking The fact that we
bave had the gold standard for over a
half century and that under it we have
enjoyed business prosperity nine years
out of ten. The man who will be most
disappointed over the restoration of
permanent and general prosperity will
be William ]. Bryan, because 1t will de-
prive him of HIS political stock in trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

The sultan's European creditors are get
ting uneasy, and that is the worst sign he
has had yet
Maine has fifty-two savings banks, eigh-
teen trust companies and thirty-four lean
and building associations. The total assets
of these institutions are over $4,000, 000 an
increase of nearly 50 100000 in the last
official year.
If plan now on foot is carried out Vice
President-eect Hobart will call the next
United States senate to order with a gavel
made from a limb of one of the old apple
trees standing on the farm where he was
born. The gayel will be highly embellished,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07
JUDGE M'nuGH.
RCnsons why Ills Nomination should
Re Confirmed.


Chicago Times Herald Crep)
1t is to be hoped that when the senate
conyenes there will be no further delay
in confirming the appointment of William
d. McHugh as judge of the United States
district court of Nebraska. The nomination
was sent to the senate by the president on
the 10th of December, and consequently there
has been abundant time to investigate the
capacity and fitness of Mr.. McHugh for the
position.
1t is understood that the bar of Nebraska
generally unite in recommending him, and
the only opposition that has as yet appeared
comes from the sllverite politicians, and
possibly a few republican lawyers who are
ambitious for the place.
Such opposition Is entirely unworthy, for
1t Is based on no principle, If the silver
senators oppose the appointment because
Mr. McHugh is a gold democrat-and that
is all that is alleged against him--ths us
all the more reason why the republican
senators should Vote for his confirmation.
No person will dispute the influence eX-
erted in the presidents election by the
gold democrats, and that it was eXerted
from the highest and most patriotic motives
It is further well understood that they
do not expect recognition of any kind at the
hands of the incoming administration. They
neither intend to apply for office nor hope
to have Office rendered them.
On this account, therefore, 1t Will be all
the more proper that Mr.. Cleveland's nomi-
nations should have the support of every
republican senator, ii the appontees labor
under no greater disability than that of
being gold democrats No other questions
should be asked than the Jeffersonan ones
is he capable? Is he honest?"-and If
these are answered aiIlrmatively the nomi-
nee should be confirmed
In this way the republican senators will
not only perform their constitutional duty
to the entire satisfaction of their country
men, but they will also measurably repay
party obligation to the general satisfaction
of their party
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

After waiting in vain n whole year for
some one to throw bouquet ut him
Mayor Broatch seems to have concluded
that the only thing left was for him to
throw himself the bouquet He says his
veto of the water works ordinance is the
most important paper that has ever
emanated from the mayors Office.
He seems oblivious of the fact that
there was 10 necessity for n veto
ut all after the court had en-
joined the mayor and council from
making the proposed contract. He
also forgcts that the veto of Mayor Chase
of the Holly water works ordinance in
volved much greater consequences TO the
taxpayers and citizens.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07
A TEXAS STEER.



A feendly steer from Texas brought
Did once to brast his stall,
And how that micke Ill he wrought
| now shall tell you all.
He tosst his lorns and paved the ground.
And hove n hejeous roare,
Then lasht his tayle and browsed arounde
For men and things to gore
He jinket 'uD and down the street
Like he wolde reune the town,
And every loon he chaunccd to meet
He tlirnt him upside down.
Then called the sheriff to his men
And to his men he uuod:
With our guide sheriff Mt their head
Came Xxx thousand men
But 10! that steer he ben on dead
Nor did not rise again.
So let us prayse those waters blue
That with their poyson breath
Coursng his bloody nostris thro
Let do that steere his death.
And let us sing, long live the king,
Long live the queene in grace
Long live the jack and all the pack
From ten-spot down to ace!
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07
GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCTION

dOLD AMI SiLl Et fhOilbti i'''
The production of gold in the United
States last year, according to the esti-
mate of the director of the mint based
on mint reports, was to the value of SOL
10000, but making deductions for er-
rors and excessive estimates the dircc-
tor places the output at sol, ,5000 900, an
increase of nearly S5000,000 over the
preceding year. For the world the out
put is estimated at $2I5,000,00O, an in
crease of about $12,OO0000 over that
of 1895. There was n slight decrease in
the production of silver, which is csti-
mated at -, ,535, 300 fine ounces for the
United States. These figures may be
somewhat modified by later Information.
For instance, the gold production of
Colorado is stated to have been $13G00,-
600, which the Denver News says is at
least S3,OOO000 short. while in giving
Colorado credit for 20,00O,000 ounces of
silver that paper says Is an error to the
extent of 3,500,000 ounces. 1t Is to be
noted, also, that the Engineering and
Mining Journal, which has good means
of information, puts the gold production
ut S57, 100000 and that of silver at 45,-
465,l l75 ounces, which would make the
increase in the production of gold over
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07
TIE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Importance az Its Development in the
GInhed states.

OF LOUIS
There does not seem to be any good reason
why the United States should lag so far
behind ether countries in the production of
beet sugar, The 4236,000 tons OF that artl-
Gle produced in 1895 are credited mainly to
Germany, Austria France, Russia, Bel
gium, Holland and Sweden, our 81 are being
only $4,000 tons, and yet the natural condl-
tons are more favorable here than anywhere
else In the world We have large area Of
territory in which the sugar beet can be
successfully grown, but 1t Is persistenty
devoted to corn and other Improbable crops.
Our farmers do not realize how much better
1t would be for them to turn their atten-
tion to product OF this kind than to go on
clinging to things that do not pay. The
consumption OF sugar is so large-oyer sixty
pounds per capita annually-that there 10
no danger OF producing more OF the raw
material than can readily be sold at a good
price. We are paying vast sum every
year TO the foreign producers OF sugar which
ought to be kept at homo and made TO con-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

the railroads that the questions of union
depot and Transmississippi Exposition
have not yet been reached" there is
nothing TO be done but to wait patiently
until they are reached, with confidence
that when that time comes the roads
will do the fair thing by Omaha, which
has done more than the fair thing by
them
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

Reliable statistics show that the out
put of cigarettes last year was greater
by SS1, sos, 239 than the output for the
same period Immediately prec ding. How
can this possibly have happened after
all that antl-cigarette legislation?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

When the fusonists delve into frac-
tions in the distribution of legislative
patronage they run the risk of collding
with some awkward combinations.
When it comes TO dividing the last
place into siXty-sevcnths and handing
them around among the different ele-
ments in the conglomeration a resort
to vivisection may become necessary
if the applicants are to be made to fit
the Jobs,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

We suggest Cuba as the proper place
for the proposed Corbett-F tzsimmons
prize fight aud that one of the condi-
tons be that both yanquished and victor
enlist with the insurgents and fight it
out side by side with the Spaniards SO
long as the Cuban conflict continues.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-07

Douglas county gave the fusion state
ticket 1901 votes out of its 116415
votes. or over one-tenth of the total.
The distribution of state patronage, how
ever, seems to have proceeded on the
theory that Douglas county lies outside
of the state.