The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-18

~ -. IppyCt vi hcdTuty WllltS tIlut hc |
is compelled to cancel his dates for
speaking here and at Madison and the
meeting that was to have been held
this evening has therefore been post
poned. He states tina. the democrats
have filed two protest cases there and
| he is compelled to stay and see them
through.
The Hanna speaking will take place
next Friday from n temporary stand, TO
be erected at the corner of Fifth and
Main streets. 1t is very probable that a
special train will be run from the west
on that day to accommodate the people
from that direction who wish to see the
distinguished chairman of the republi-
can national committee.
Geo. II. Bishop Of New Haven, Conn,
who has had under consideration the
erection of a two.story brick block at
the corner of Fourth and Main streets,
has decided to build, but will make the
structure but single story in height.
The building will be as contemplated in
the original plans with the exception of
the height. He expects to begin work
on the foundation this fall.
The Fremont Tribune makes the
following original announcement of
Senator Hanna's visit to that city !:
Mothers of Fremont should not miss
the opportunity Friday afternoon, at
3 80 o'clock to take all their children to
see Mark Hanna, the most powerful
man on earth. Hanna can do anything.
He can not only polish off fusionists as
fast as they come to him, but he can
raise the price of wheat by move of
his hand he can speak the word and
cut worms come into the cotton crop of
democratic Texas he can wink at the
sky and,it rains in Nebraska and Ohio,
to make them bring prosperity and
blight the hopes of calamity. He can
put an army of democrats to flight by
making three passes in the air, giving
them jimjams for three long months
:, ensuing. 1t will be a great opportunity
- to see the greatest bogey man ever was
or ever will be"
Aleck G. Rankin, "the Pittsburg
moulder" thoroughly entertained a
, large crowd at Madison yesterday. He
!, spoke in the opera house, which was
+ packed to its utmost capacity and held
- the attention of his hearers for two
@ hours and forty minutes and even then
4 they didn't get tired but urged him tc
70 go on. A novel feature of the parade
q was representation of the condition:
now as compared with 1896. A dilapi
= dated prairie sooner hauled by gaun
~ team of horses and with the lean yellow
= dog and all the accountrements of Q
poor mover demonstrated the conditions
Of 1896 Following this was well fec
team hauling a prosperous, we'll fec
y farmer whose wagon was loaded will
farm produce. He represented the pre-
le vailing conditions of 1900 Mr.. Rankil
made telling argument in favor of re
IN publican policies. He is by trade
moulder, but he has been a speaker fo
over dozen years. When thei protec
tiou-free trade issue was paramount
o. Mr.. Rankin had the reputation of know
ing more about the tariff than'any othe
CO man on the republican side of the ques
IN ton. He will be, in the state for
week.
Mt That the fusionists are averse to fight
IS ing in the open has been shown man
times and in many ways. They wi
a. crowd their arguments in under an
n. guise that they think will secure satten
tion or win convert. This has recentl
~ been exemplified in Norfolk. Som
nd time ago Commander Roberts Of the c
!. A. r. post received a request, from To
Farm, Field and Fireside, published 6
Chicago, for the names of the member
i's of the post, stating that they wished
's' send sample copies of their paper. M
10 Roberts neglected to attend to it and r
Gently he received q bundle of pape
ng from the company with the request th
ar. he distribute them. He gave out nun
m. ber of them to comrades as he met the
aud those who read them were not slo
., in finding out the purpose for whi(
I they were sent. The issue was prom
~ nently marked as the Veteran NuI
80 ber" and slowed away among readiI
w matter of considerable interest to vete
VI ans was "An Open Letter from Coz
or, rades, inserted by request of committee
This proved to be an article endorsil
oio Organism in the strongest terms, b
the efforts of the paper will prove
rye little avail. The attempt has evident
arn been made to get it into the hands
hes every G. A. r. man in the state.
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Fruit In Oregon.
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