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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-23
oRFoLK vIRGINIAN: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER % 1897

Within the next few weeks, probably
the latter part OF November, the board
VIII make a tour of the South, and will
visit the steel works at Richmond, Bir-
m1ngham and at other points. AT pres
ent the board Is engaged in considering
the cost of the establishment Of an
ar1nor plant and will make Its report on
that point by December 1st The ques-
ton of location will be subsequently
considered. It's consideration will neces-
sarliy include trip to the steel pro-
ducing districts OF the South. The board
has already inspected the steel plant at
bethlehem, the Carnegie works and the
plant of the Illinois Steel company, Of
Chicago. The question Is a big one and
VIII undoubtedly come up in Congress
at the coming session.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-23
MONETARY COMMISSION.
Now IN Session In Washington to Pre-
pare Il Currency Fill

Washington d. c., Sept. 22.-The
monetary commission, appointed under
the authority of the Indianapolis Sound
Money Convention. held its opening ses-
sion at the Arlington Hotel, in this
city, to-day.
The commission consists of ex-senator
Elmunds, OF Vermont .cX-Secretary
Charles S. Iairchild. New York; Stew
art Patterson, Philadelphia; John w.
Fries, North Carolina; r. G. Bush, Ala
bama; G. Il. Leighton. St. Louis; w. g..
Dean, St. Paul; Professor j. l.. Laughlin,
Chicago; l.. 4. Garnett, San Francisco;
Stuyvesant Fish, New York; II. II. Han
ma indianapolis, and Robert S. Taylor,
Indiana. All the members of the COM
mission except Messrs. Fish, Dean and
Garnet were present, and they are all
expected here before Saturday.
The purpose OF the commission Is to
make q comprehensive ingestigation Of
the existing currency system. with n
view to urging a currency reform meas
ure upon Congress, at the regular ses-
sion next December The afternoon
meeting was devoted to preliminary dis
cusson OF the scope of the investiga-
tlon and the methods to be pursued. Ex-
Senator Edmunds was chosen to pre-
side over the deliberations Of the COM
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-23
LOADED WITH ARGUMENTS
Armor Plate Board Visited Sparrow's
Point aCld was Treated Handsomely.

Washington, d. c., Sept 22.-The
armor factory board made a visit of
inspection to the large plant OF the
Maryland Steel company, at Sparrow's
Point, yesterday. with n view to ascer-
tanning what advantages 1t offered for
the manufacture Of armor for naval YES
sells. The members left here in the
mornng at 10 o'clock and returned in
the evening Mt o'clock, well pleased
with their visit. They were well en-
tertalned and were loaded with argu-
ments in favor of the establishment OF
q Government armor factory at Spar
rows Point. The members OF the board
who made the trip were Commodore
Howell, Civil Engineer lCndicott, Lieut..
Fletcher. Lieut.. Chambers and Mr. De-
Kright. Captain Mccormick and Chief
Engineer Perry. of the hoard, are In
Bethlehem, Ia, at present
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-23
ALL MAIL FUMIGATED.
Shots Exchanged Between Guards and
1ntruders

Nicksburg, Miss, September 22.-The
state 1soard of Health wired the
loliowing message to Superintendent
Terrell. of tf-e Railway Mail Service
Atlanta. this afternoon, in reply to his
message concerning mall from infected
points:
Mail Is properly rumigated at all
infected points. except at Edwards, and
Will Zoe received at all points in the
state of Mississippi. An exception was
made at Edwards In order to have any
mail service at all in that line.
(SigneD -. T.. HUNTER, NJ, ID.
"W. ID. KIGER"
At the request OF the Louisiana State
board. the Mississippi Board will send
DR.. Frank Males, a yellow fever expert.
to investigate suspicious cases at Cali
fornia, Tallulah and New Delphi, La.
He goes by special tram.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-23
BIG BLAZE IN LUMBER.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. GA special
to the Advertiser from Brewton, Ala,
says: Fire ut IIammac this afternoon
destroyed the Foshee Lumber company's
dry kilns and planning mill. with con-
tents. consisting OF 700. 900 feet of dress
ed and rough lumber, and 100000 feet of
deals In yards. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-23
coIrRr on AppEA1s

Staunton, Va, Sept. 22-In the su.
preme Court of Appeals to-day the case
Of Mary e. Jordan against Buena Vista
company was argued in full and sub
mitted.
Wren ct. al., against Moncure, arr
Gued in part and continued until to-
morrow. .5as,5. ,. i3l
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-23
HANGING FOR IIANkINs.

Danville, Va, Sept. 22.-Edward Han
kins- charged with the murder of DR..
John r. Cabell. was to-day convicted III
the county court Of Pittsylvania county
Of murder in the first degree and will be
hanged November 9Th. The murder was
committed on the night of August Goth.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-23
NAVAL CHANGES.

washington, D. q. Sept. 22.-Passed
Assistant Engineer -. hlcAlpine has
been transferred from the Norfolk
Nayy-yard to the Texas: Lieutenant
spection duty at iHarri risburg to the, Pen.
,sacoia Navy d. .s5 II Isl a
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-23
MERELY PRl1LJIAII NARY.
Cuban Affairs Were Only Discussed In
General Way.

General Way.
Madrid. Sept. 22.-Thc correspondent
mere OF the Associated Press learns
upon high authority that the much
discussed Interview or Saturday last be-
tween The United States Minister to
spain, General Stewart l.. Woodrord
anu tie Spanish Minister for Foreign
AIIairs, the Duke ofTetuan. were merely
preliminary. Gencra Woodford rep
resented to the Duke the gravity of the
Condition or Cuba and requested, on
Dchalt OF the United States that Spain
would lind method Of speedily ending
the war and giving Justice to the Gu
bans. He offered the good offices of
the United States in effcctinE n set
.isl'ltht OF the Cuban troubles, which
practically gives Spain an opportunity
OF gracefully ending the war. If she
aoes not embrace 1t within n reasonn-
Die time, notice Will be given that the
Chiteu states must Interfere though
General Woodford has not said so yet.
Spaih cannot expect the aid of Euro
pean powers, as the United States Am
nhssadors have ascertaincd that nil the
european countries, except Austria, rec
osuliZe that the interests Of the United
states Justify the latter's interference in
CuDa- Austria, in this matter. Is in
nuenced by the relationship be tween the
TWO dynastles, the queen Regent of
Spain being an Austrian Archd1choss.
nut 1t Is not likely that Austria Will take
ANY part IN the question beyond possibly
making diplomatic protest against
the intervention Of the United States.
OUR POSITION APPROVED BY EIJ-
ROPE
Washington, Sept 22.-The State De-
parlment officials refuse ITO discuss ibo
most important statement made I'm Tho
Associated Press cable dispatch from
MADRID to-day, namely that the co,ln-
tries OF Europe, with the exception of
Austria, justify the intcrpositiou of tho
United States In favor of n ternipot ion
or the Cuban war. Still it Is recalled
wh1ic Alr. Woodford was tarryinE I'm an
apparently purDoscless manner in Lon
don and Paris, instead of proceeding to
his post in Spain. 1t leaked out that the
United States ministers ut tho various
European courts had been instructed 10
sound rhc governments to which they
were accredited with n view to learning
how intervention in favor or Cuba would
he regarded. Although it was generally
supposed at the time that this effort
would not succeed. there is now good
reason TO accept ;hc statement in the
Madrid cable as fully warranted by the
facts. With such q lever in the hands
of Mr.. W0odford, and of IT'S existence. of
which the Spanish government must be
aware by this time. It Is regarded az ex-
trcmely improbable that 1t would reject
any tender OF our good Offices made in n
spirit Of friendship and dsintercstcd-
ness.
The Spanish minister, Depuy de LONE,
remains at LenoX, and the recent de-
velopments at Madrid have not led the
Spanish authorities in this country to
hasten their return to Washington. The
minister expects to remain away for an
other month or more.
The Progress., 1897-08-21
Mt. Mena is 10000 feet abov

Mt. Mena is 3d. 600 feet aboV
the sea level, is the nearest and
most accessible cool summer re-
sort in the South. Mt. Mena is the
highest summit of the Rich Noun
tain Range near Mena, Ark, on
the Port Arthur Route. The air
on Mt. Mena is very fine; it is al
ways cool and pleasant; swept by
mountain breezes. Mt. Mena is
being improved by the X. Z. r; 4
G. R.R. Co., a fine new hotel 'The
Wilhelmena' being built, plenty
of tents on the ground; tine table.
Lots of cottages are offered for sale
by the Company.
Special rates for the summer.
One fare for the round trip from
anv point on the Port Arthur
Route.-Go to Mt. Mena, swept by
mountain breezes. For all lnfor-
nation address local agent, or
H. G. ORR, Gen. Pass. Agt.
F A. HoNBECK, Land Commits
sioner, It'll & Wyand Otis st.
Kansas City, Mo.
The Progress., 1897-08-21

bose other than change OF charter or
dissolution shall be called by notice in a
Shreveport paper MS aforesaid.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved
by limitation or ! otherwise, its affairs
shall be liquidated by two commissioners
elected by the stock holders who shall
have full power to wind up it's affairs
settle its liabilities and distribute the
proceeds among creditors and stock -hol-
ders.
No stock holder shall ever be liable for
the contracts or faults OF the corpora
ton in any further sum than the unpaid
balance due to this company on shares
of stock subscr; bed for.
All sales or transfers of stock must be
The Progress., 1897-08-21
Cotton Belt Route.

Account National Emcampment q. A.
r.. to be held in Buffalo, n. Y. August
23rd., to 2sth., inclusive, the Cotton Belt
from Shreveport to Buffalo at rate OF
$3.50 Dates Of sale August 10th, and
Dist. return limit August 31st, 1897.
The Progress., 1897-08-21
DRIFTING NEWShETS


Talmage's sermon in THE PROGRESS.
Next week The PROGRESS will publish
= report OF some Of the things which took
place at the great Inter National Ep-
worth League meeting At Toronto, Cana
da, Ii was prepared by Miss
"Gypsic' McCutchen, who was there,
and is quite Interesting.
Rev. H. w. May has been in Ruston
this week assisting Rev Mr.. Miller in
conducting revival services.
Mr.. d. r. Lyons, OF Ruston was over
with the soldier boys.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Caperton, and
their niece, Miss Susie Wilson, lett
Thursday evening for Manitoba Springs
Colorado; and before returning, they
will take in the beautiful Yosemite Val
ley.
When Shreveport's interest is concern
ed, no one should allow personal or poit
cal differences to stand in the way OF
unity OF action.
The improvements still go on, but we
need factories.
Who will win The Progress bicycle?
Mr. c. G. Madden, Il prominent bust
ness man OF Monroe, was in the city We'd
nesday and made Il friendly call on The
Progress.
Truck growers have made use OF the
recent rains to plant various kinds OF
seed for their Fall vegetables.
Mr.. B. H. Lichtenstein, a prominent
young attorney OF Natchitoches, was in
the city during encampment week.
There will be no preachinging at Jor-
dan street church. tomorrow. There will
however be song and prayer service
morning and evening at II and O'Clock.
Mr. Ben Holman is away after his
Fall stock.
Mrs. Fur.nan's new brick building on
Market street has been completed. 1t is
handsome structure.
Mr.. L. x. Wat kins, one OF the leadin &
attorneys of North Louisiana. was in the
city Tuesday and paid The Progress a
pleasant call.
What is the matter with the Texas
street paving? The Progress is not reg
isterin kick, but it seems to be pro-
crossing quite slowly.
We are informed that the Electric
Light Works will put in another powerful
dynamo. Mr.. w. Z. Hamilton never
does things by halves.
Our people are expected to pull to
to make Shreveport an annual en-
campment place.
The Progress enjoyed call from Mr..
c. s. Beard, editor of Boyce Enterprise
Thursday.
little ct,l between the civil and
military AL. :es occurred here Sunday
night, blu. Coo : o.. $ prevailed and dam
ger was aver 81. \ detachment OF SOL
d1ers Were So. liter nc7 out without
leave, thrJe .. !lom h I'd taken refuge in
Aer's Pha'.na =. But -" proprietor
claimed tn. The guards Were too brus-
que in axe pting to como ii, and he
40 loir '1-.1.T "a "a
The Progress., 1897-08-21

right way. The doors were all guarded
and things stayed in this manner till
about O'Clock "A. m, when the reca Lei
trants gave up and We're marched to the
barracks
The Scott-Slattery buildings on Texas
street are progressing satisfactorily. The
stone trimmings SET them of well.
Jennie Miles slew her man Sunday
night while he slept, shooting him with
his own heavy revolver. He was said to
be mean, brutal fellow who was contin-
ually beating the poor woman. That
night he came home, threw her children
out in an alley and told her he intended to
Kill her before morning. That being true
THE PROGRESS thinks she acted in sell
defense and did right.
Consta bic J. A. Cain arrested Mrs. Lily
Richardson, her man Lee Lemle and a
woman who stays in her house named
Eva Rogers. All are white. They We're
arrested on affidavit Of one J. w. Clarke
who alleged that he had been enticed into
the house and robbed by Lemle. From
what The Progress can gather the two,
Lily and her duck are a sweet PAIR that
should be run out OF town In a fit o.
jealousy she tried, or pretended, to shoot
him down on our streets last year. Per-
haps it would have been better for
Shreveport had the aim been deadly.
Schedule on Cotton Belt train has been
chan ged. The passenger train now ar
rive at 1875 and departs al p. m. Local
freight arrives 40 p. m: departs 6 4. III.
jim Carey.
All OF our readers have heard OF Jim
Carey. He had many things alleged
against him. II was reputed that he was
a murderer from Arkansas, and when he
was arrested in Shreveport there was
much talk about it.
ecuting Attorney and able criminal
lawyer OF good repute, was employed to
assist in the prosecution. Cary was de-
tended by Hon. L. E. Thomas OF our city.
1t was a hard-fought legal battle. 1t
lasted week. Public opinion and expe-
rience was against Carey, but Mr.. Thomas
fought over every foot OF ground; stead
lily. surely, inch by inch, he gained until
at the close the jury returned a verdict OF
not guilty Carey was Immediately ar
rested on another charge in some other
State. Mr. Thoms is to be congratulated
on his brilliant victory.
The Progress., 1897-08-21

New type, borders and presses
at THE PROGRESS Job office. Low
prices for cash.
Re. PRICE, Lessee and Man T.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-15

If one who passes over the country
or who is familiar with sections will
take pains to examine them he will
be surprised to find how many of
them are laid out in the wrong place.
and how little change here and
there would benefit them. How easy
and often inexpensive it would be to
avoid hills and short pitches which
now hinder and harm travel. No
town can afford to maintain a road in
it's poorest place. 1t is expensive
every year to keep it and to travel it,
and it should be changed at once to
the best grade and grounds. There
are many villages and localities
where there are roads leading down
from hills and sections from which
much of the business of the place de-
pends, where the roads are such that
the hundreds of people who come in
daily are obliged to force their teams
to drag their loads over roads which
could be fixed up in very good shape
by the expenditure Of few hundred
dollars. 1t is very poor economy for
place to have anything but the very
best roads to and from the village. IF
outside people will visit business
places and pay out their money there
it is the best policy, and justice de-
mands that the roads be put in the
best possible condition. Almost the
same reasons prevail why all leading
thoroughfares should, in grade, loca-
ton and condition be fixed in the best
possible manner.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-15
ADDITIONAL ARTTLLE'RY.

The action of the New York cham
Der of commerce in adopting resolu
tions favoring an increase of artillery
regiments of the army will be followed
by recommendation by Secretary
Alger in his annual report that con-
gress authorize the addition of two
more regiments of artillery to the
regular army, making seven in all.
Whether the threatening aspect of
our relations with Spain, darkens into
war or passes away leaving peace un
broken, congress should not neglect
it's duty in this important matter.
After the attention of congress had
repeatedly been called to the unpro-
tected condition of our coasts it be-
gan to make more liberal appropria
tions for their defense. Since 1888
the sum of S26, ,457, $50 has been appro-
priated, OF which SO, ,350,000 or more
than one third, was contained in the
act of June 6, 1896. The result is seen
in the erection of Notifications, the
mounting of heavy guns and mortars,
and other preparations in time of
peace to protect our rich seaports
from capture and destruction by for
eign foe in time of war. New York is
now defended by system of forts and
batteries thati is practically completed,
and work on the forts that will guard
the approaches to Boston is rapidly
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-15
CURRENCY REFORM.

The plan of currency reform sub
mitted to the Cabinet recently by
Secretary Gage closely resembles
those urged by Secretary Carlisle.
Like his predecessor, Secretary Gage,
assumes that our recent industrial
losses have been caused by distrust of
the value of money, and that the equal
purchasing power of our gold and sill
yer currency-whatever may have
been true prior to '93-can be main
tanned only by treating our silver
money as redeemable in gold Upon
these monometallist foundations he
logically builds the argument that our
gold reserve of about $3.50, 900, 900 is
insufficient permanently to redeem
on demand over $3.50, 100000 worth
of greenbacks and Treasury notes and
nearly $3.50, 900, 900 more of silver and
silver certificates. Either, he says,
the amount of the gold reserve must
be greatly increased, or the amount of
the paper and silver money must be
reduced. He prefers the latter alter
native, and recommends that 5000.
000, 900 of greenbacks be withdrawn
from circulation, no part of it to be
thereafter restored unless an equal
amount of gold is deposited in it's
place. Thus far the programme is
logical monometallism. At this point.
however, Secretary Gage makes a
concession to the bimetallist convic-
tion that the quantity of currency is
and that the permanent
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-15

retirement of 5000, 1000, 900 from circu-
lation would produce further fall in
prices and greater business depres-
sion. To allay this fear, he recon-
mends that the banks which collect
the 5000, 100000 of paper money for
the Treasury shall receive at once a
like amount of bank-notes. These
bank notes the Secretary Of the
Treasury would exempt from taxation
until he should issue to the banks 2115
per cent gold bonds to take the place
of the paper money deposited as Sc
curity for the bank notes. When the
banks began to receive interest on the
bonds. he would have their notes
taxed, but only one-half per cent in
stead of one per cent as it is at pres
ent.
Secretary Gage also asks permission
to issue 21a per cent gold bonds to re-
tire the outstanding coin bonds paya
BILE in 1904 and 1907, and would give
to the banks buying them the right to
issue notes up to the full par value Of
the bonds. He would also permit
banks which deposit bonds or paper
money up to so per cent of their capi
tai to issue additional notes up TO 25
per cent Of their deposits. These
additional notes unsecured by depos
it's, he would tax at the rate of per
cent per annum. This tax is the same
as was suggested by the Farmers AL
lance for it's proposed sub-treasury
notes. The amount of the tax is
doubtless sufficient to compensate the
Government for all possible losses;
but the bankers plan, like the farm
ers' is still open to the objection that
it IS class legislation. 1t is not our
belief that the Republican party, in
it's present temper will accept Secre-
tary Cages plan. To those who believe
that distrust of the value of money,
and not distrust Of the value Of other
products, has caused the depression;
to those who believe that the United
States cannot, like France, keep its
gold and silver coins at par without
redeeming one in the other; and to
those who believe that legal ten
der paper money issued by the govern
ment, the plan is eminently satisfac-
tory. But to Republicans who believe
that the value of money has been ris-
ing and not falling; that both silver
and gold, and not gold alone, should
be treated as standard money; and
that the control of the currency is a
public function, the plan is so OBJ
noxious that its adoption by the Gao
met would make new cleavage in
the party ranks.-OutIook.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-15
GREAT TEXTILE GROWTH.

j. E. MCGOWAN, editor of the
Chattanooga Times, writing in the
New York Times, says: The cotton
textile trade of the Southern States is
one of the most interesting in the
history of the country's Industrial de-
velopment. It began during the last
ten years of the first half of the cen
tury. The most unerring indices to
progress in cotton textile trade are
the increase of spindles and the ining
of yarns spun. Since 1880 the South
ern spindles have increased $40 per
cent. The average number of yarns
spun in 1880 was 13, and it was 1734 in
1867. North Cardinals average is
No. 20; South Carolina, No. 49, Both
States spin as high as No. ~. When
the average was 13, sixteen years ago,
there were no mills that produced
large mills devoted to the production
of print cloths and other fine goods.
The tendency toward finer fabrics in
the Southern mills is decidedly strong,
as is shown by the character Of
spindles generally placed in the new
mills. The Northern gain Of spindles
was nine per cent. in seven years.
The gain of spindles South was one
hundred per cent in the same period.
In the year 1897, the net gain of
spindles North was a round 100000;
South, 427, 900, and here it should be
said that since 1890 the Southern cot
ton trade has been reinforced by
about 900 spindles, placed by
eastern corporations in this section.
Those who ought to be well informed
say the item of capital is now $780,
600, 600; but making allowance for
the finer spindles added since 1890,
S1Os, 900, 900 capital, now in the active
mills, would probably be close ap-
proximation. This from $17, 900, 900
in 1880 is quite as fast growth as we
ought to desire. Essentially all the
Eastern and Middle states' money in
the Southern cotton trade has been
placed since 1891. And these New
England and Pennsylvania ventures
in the South were made as strokes of
economy. The manufacturing is done
enough cheaper in the South to justi-
fly a diversion of the business of the
owners. In some cases the machinery
for making heavy fabrics has been
removed to the new southern mill,
and it's old place has been taken by
spindles and looms for making finer
goods. Alabama, Georgia and the
Carolinas received practically all of
the eastern capital.
BY far the largest part of the new
mills built since Eastern spinners be-
came actively interested in the
Southern cotton trade are Southern
properties, projected by Southern
men, built with southern money and
operated by Southern managers. l
believe that in 1890 there was not a
bleachery in the South. There are
several now. Before that year all
goods were sent to New York or New
England to be finished. In year or |
two the South will have sufficient |
finishing capacity to handle all
Southern made goods.