The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-15

1 rs a lava OidlnG, God-fearlnS aud
honestly disposed citizen"
a a Mayor Harrison, Of Chicago. has
promptly chopped off the official heads
sof the Republican members of the MI
#nicipal Civil Service Commission.
23# a petition has been circulated among
the Senators asking for the pardon Of T.
zRi Chapman, the recalcitYunt witness
in the Sugar trust investigation.
.Ssi Ei#Fs gal.aF II
#8 The Senate has agreed to the resolu-
ftion directing the Committee on Com
Rmerce to inquire into the causes OF the
srecent NIississipp! river foods and to re-
port next December
Administration" says the Knox
willie Sentinel, lis doing exactly what it
< promised to do when 1t collected the
Largest campaign fund Tie corpora tons
$$ol the country ever raised"
8s# The Pail Mall Gazette has the right
idea. The Senate amended the Arbitra-
Ftion treaty to death before killing il out
right, but 1t did not kill the broad prin-
Sciple on which the treaty was founded.
5jVtsg h.as.t .ss
lS| Ex-senator ingalls, says any measure
that will increase the cost OF coats and
shoes by heavy duties will not be re-
9ceiyed with unmcasured enthusiasm
by Republican farmers in the MISSISSIPPI
Epi valley"
:Hs II Is charged BY Northern newspapers
TIri a6 Ctot
8the sugar schedule OF the new tariff bill
was made public. bought and sold sugar
|; trust stock that Melted them no less
than $4,000
sf The Dingley tariff proposes to create
q famine Of the materials OF industry
4 and the necessaries Of life in this coun
try. and importers are rushing these
4 Things into the country in advance Of
1.-The evil day, says The Boston Post.
,f ~
SS The San Francisco Chronicle wishes
! 20 be excused to 4 CORES ponden: who
( asks for the full name OF Prince Con-
sstantine. 1t is not only too long. but
+ the Prince has no further use for it.
Hereafter he will be known as plain
Dennis -
The Providence Journal thinks that
fS.if the voters oc this country should
ever ever have to walk TO the polls on taxed
Sshoe leather, we may DC sure that the
result OF their voting would be decidedly
uncomfortable for the party that nut
I the tax on
fa5l5ssF --------- ..
5$e Iowa has chosen The wild rose as its
state flower. both houses CT the Lcgisla-
S Si.'i1 having voted in its favor. The
4 Wild rose was engraved last year BY
order q the Executive Counc!! upon the
4 slliiFcl'. service presented by the State TO
#theae ttlcshin iowa
sa% Lord Salisbury is OF the opinion tba.
s. gaa: &c. result o: the war between Greece
F ard Turkey Ill danger or 4 general E,,-
s$$ 1r waT has becn dissinatal, and
sstfi5tt he peace Of Europe, apart from To-
"a ] as}'ssi':lE*tlt.As ma: been placed on
49,; nat:,i ih:.:anTcr before
f Z et-'-a!:,!eti Savannah, according %
SSi.-it 80 5 : 'S7itan News. want 10 have
tssSFsi s:srfa itipaton ~ thcir city mex.
Ss9E '.:f hcer:eanal Of the BIRTH Of
atae Inward Og!et1orpe, the
- 'Ne coio2y ri Georgia They
( S.,!;!le orjgina: thirteen States
81. 8 S:A PAL, and think Congress;
tSs 7 os5fpr!atc money to defray nj
ssssts't = 'sr 81 The expense. incidentally
~ Se 70 celebrate ;hs same
rs s1t ne o9s i'' anniversary OF
FREDERICKSBURG Of The cotton gin by ELI
D. Vi stey.. rear That city. 5l