Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-07
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grand parade can be viewed are COM
p,ete. and have been approved by the
District Commissioners. and the private
arrangements for seating guests are also
going forward in spite Of the portentous
outlook. Bars and saloons are being
pat in shape for the army OF tipplers.
additional help IS being engaged and no
thing Is neglected that will insure the
making OF the mighty dollar.
Tickets for the inaugural ball are on
sale. and have been distributed all over
the country. Each ticket will be accom-
panied by a souvenir. which is exceed
ingly handsome and is included in the
price Of the ball ticket, which is s.. No
complimentary tickets are to be issued
10 this ball except to President-elect and
Mrs. Mckinley. The souvenir will be in
The shape Of a little book containing the
order of the opening exercises and the pro-
Eramme Of the dances. The front cover
contains a striking raised vignette Of
Mr. Mckinley. In gold in the centre OF a
wreath Of laurel. at the bottom Of which
IS the American flag The back cover is
emhelished with a vlgnette Of Vice
President Hobart. surrounded by laurel
wreath. beneath which are the shield and
mace. and the words. March A. 1897"
Within the covers are twelve printed
pages which, in a most exquisite man.
ner present all necessary information
about the great national function
ORDER OF PARADE.
The order in which the States will ap-
pear In the parade viii be the same as
four years ago. when their assignments
were as follows; Delaware. Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey. Georgia, Connecti-
cut Massachusetts, Maryland, South
Carolina, New Hampshire. Virginia, New
York, North Carolina Rhode Island, YER
mont. Kentucky. Tennessee, Ohio, Lou
isiana Indiana. Mississippi Illinois. Ala
bama. Maine, Missouri, Arkansas, Michi-
gan. Florida, Texas. Iowa, Wisconsin,
California, Minnesota. oregon, Kansas,
West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska, Colo
rado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon
tana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,
Utah.
IL is pertinent to state here that the
only States represented in the parade
four years ago. when there was an i'm
mense concourse of people here, were
PENNSYLVANIA. New Jersey. Georgia, Con-
necticut. Massachusetts, Maryland, South
Carolina, Virginia, New York, North
Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Wisconsin,
and West Virginia. It is more than
: ~ yI4sia shat mere will be as many
Stafs represented next 4th OF March
as there were last time. New York has
not yet decided to send any large force
of troops TO swell the procession. OF |
course. Ohio viii be in line this time
but some Of the other Substantially,
Texas Georgia. South Carolina, and, per-
hans. others-wlll be conspicuous 10y their |
absence.
There is no indication yet Of a great |
national demonstration. Hotel men and /
others. who always look forward to the |
great auadrennial event as the time |
10 reach a rich financial harvest do not
eDthuse worth a cent" They are not !
hooking many people in advance; win
dows and other available places for view
ing the parade go a-begging so far, and
the sale of the beautiful souvenir tickets |
for the ball has, up TO date, been very
poor
An evening paper here discussing the
oVster situation in Virginia, mas the iol-
lowing. that will be interesting TO many
in that state. to say:
''The State of Virginia owns an estate
in its wild oyster beds which, If developed
under adequate methods' Woulu give
the Commonw a princely revenue,
and add largely to the resources Of the
American oyster planting and reaping IN
terest. The state oyster beds Of Connec-
ticut IN Long Island Sound, are so ad-
-,irietered as considerably TO relieve the !
people Of taxation, and the Virginia autho-
rites have for some time endeaVored
10 utilize theirs in the same way
In this effort they have come In con-
ffot with the shore inhabitants, known
fs ..torrers": a ella ss who make living
hv visiting the public oyster reefs ana
securing quantities of the bivalves with
tdnCs ....,
in erect. these people are squatters
on the state oyster domain ana assert
the sovereignty inherent in such claim
ants They are resisting the new state
policy. which is 20 dispose of the natural
beds to persons who VIII give them com
roerclal development. The Virginia labor
orsanizations are enlisting on the side
ri the tonemen. and there may be trouble
ahead. since the shore people are nume-
rore and not Of a lamblike disposition.
They have enjoyed the privilege OF hVlhg
upon the state fisheries time out OF nhhd;
.Hovy far that fact may be considered
g. Owe them a legal right Of use tor all
-. 80 come Is a question On the
otber hand. the oyster beos belong 10
"a. whole people and their common
q,reasurv needs what the sales and leases
~ the reefs and planting grounds woulu
brine in. The future Of our national
oyster supply is not little involved IN
the proper conservation OF the Deds OF
MARYLAND. Virginia, and North Carolina.
IL the IrOfOscu cohntltutIoii't eD4i'N-
ton IS called next May. this will be one
of the troublesome questions to come be-
fore II. The belief here. however Is thar
the convention will not be called. ana
that the oyster matter will thus remain
as n is for some time longer.
SCARCITY OF CURRENCY.
A gentleman from Abingdon, who has
been commercial traveller FOR over
twenty years was here yesterday.
Speaking OF the condition Of the people
in "a financial way. be said II was truly /
deplorable. In some sections .hey had
absolutely no money. merchant OF
ample means. and who did a good busi-
ness chiefly by barter. had 10 travel all
over hie county 10 procure money enough
20 pay hin the amount OF "A small bin Of
goods which was overdue. In some places
they never see a dollar. from years end
10 years end. lie found numerous mer-
chants who were unable 20 make any
purchases Of needed goods because they
had no possible prospect OF procuring
the currency with which 10 pay for II:
and the condition Of former thriving and
prosperous people WAS appalling and
alarming.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Mrs. John n Bryant formerly OF Rich
mond and Mrs. A. r. Towashend. re- :
celye Mondays. from 10 7. M, at No
- north Capitol street
Miss Johnson OF Norfolk is the guest I
OF Airs. Frank Ellis. No. 1888 Vermont
avenue
MISS Fannle Gray OF Winchester. Va.