The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-28
WEDNESDAY. APRIL Is, 1897.

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LEIGH PAGES.
:SS s "Fulsome'' IS a good word when right
3 " used.
$50. Edhem Pasha IS related in blood and
II mtiEsfortunesto Marco Bozz arts.
Ef;$$si The Mail and Express thinks that
3 Russia is evidently seeking pretext for
81 taking q hand in the struggle between
& Greece and Turkey. 1t is perfectly safe
wager that she will either find one or
"a make one.
s5# The Texas Legislature has passed a
n bill taxing life, fire and fidelity insur-
vance companies on their gross earnings
also taxing dining cars. sleeping
SSssicars, and the franchise Of all foreign
Corporations
fiSSF.s5 The fact that Turkey has a debt OF
I many millions which is owed to Eng
sS5lalid, France, Germany and Russia IS
81 one reason for the opposition in some
n quarters to Greece's plucky undertak-
Ing, asserts the Baltimore Herald.
s5SSSs strange, isn't 1t, asks the Man
& chester, N. II. Union. that the cut-down
"a IN the wages of the local wool sorters
3$ss 7Whia@s ordered just rs the Republican tar
SIT iift makers are preparing TO put up the
81 rates OF duty on wool and woclenso
The Baltimore Fl erald is Of the opinion
8 mat the Cuban Government is the only
Il one IN Santiago de Cuba and In Puerto
s.; Principe. and the insurgents are roam
Ing at Will over the other three prov
II II s snces IN spite Of General Weylers
u ' boasts regarding pacifcation.
80 Edgar Allan Poe's famous cottage on
II me kingbridge road near New York CITY
sSss must give way to the vandals. so tho
NEW NEW York Legislature has decided. and
Sg Ills IS 70 'be moved out Of the way 10 make
SSSS1,o osoorn Tor park. Sentiment finds no
& place in the New York LEGISLATURE
Sss Ess me british empire owns about one
sixth ,eleaHt Of the total railway construction
ssoS the world. It is about seventy wears
since the 1lrst railway In the world was
KS ompieted Since then 40o, 900 miles Of
4 railway track have been laid, an evil
!: N dence indeed Of q very rapid advance
Il ment.
ohn Il ay did not take chaw Of to-
pa GEO eco while he was talking to the court
ss4a .o1lt1li ais who met him at Southampton
II end welcomed him to England. Colonel
LAY LAY promises to be no whit better Amer
4 lean icA 2 Representative al st. James than
Lowell: lowell, or Phelps. or Bayard were. OBJ
serves serves the Chattanooga Times.
One OF the proposed features OF tbe
sFtaris exposition Of 1900 Is a hole In ths
Ssground to the depth of 1850 feet A b,l,
spending before the French Chamber Of
deputies appropriaies $4,000. 900 for the
ssexperimenf, which is intended pr;ma-,-
d ly sSf discover whether or not heat and
sspfooWer$can be extracted from the bowels
sof the earth in available quantities.
49, ne SVtrgintan yesterday paid what II
saeemed a deserved tribute TO the Da,v
t1li!ot TOT Its enterprise in the issue of
siitsareal estate and building edition OF
SUNDAY SUNDAY 1t was surprised, therefore. to
seem the Pilot of yesterday comment
ina ton every hand could be heard
most LSOAfR words of praise" for
ystss pEbli ton Of Sunday morning.
Ssss Tie monthly statement OF the bureaus
~ ~ statistics shows that during the
sinontigof March the exports OF domes-
sfle. rcl,andise amounted to $50, 400. 4o5.
as1sSgasrts Of over sll O0o,o as compared
sgith ~ arch, 1896. This appears like
sssnerlc co can compete with Europe.
saoesn,t; Wait til we have Dingley-
tsl15 and see how Il will affect an export
raae says the Galveston News.