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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1897
Page
4
Advertising rates listed: first insertion 75 cents per area, subsequent insertions 50 cents, with readers’ notices at 12 to 15 cents per insertion depending on frequency. Special mention of New York City representative room 47. Virginian disclaims responsibility for return of rejected communications or manuscripts.
England loans money to the Turk and Germany loans officers to him. The Chicago Times-Herald notes that reciting the curfew bell is less objectionable than hearing it rung. Mississippi flood damages cover 10,695 square miles with losses estimated at 14,520,000. A federal judge rules Chicago liable for riot damages from the Debs strike of 1894. Senator Tillman predicts the South Carolina dispensary law will reach the Supreme Court. Barneys Barnato illness and stock declines cited. The Inter-Ocean notes farmers may wager several million more than last year, to mobilize funds. A Kan. editor says electing women locally has proved a success. Armenians ready to attack the Sultan. a Rhode Island hosiery mill plans a Made in England line. The Times questions explanations for recent events.
The New York Mail and Express reports that Senor Barroeta's escape with incriminating papers against Weyler and other Spanish officers could trigger revelations widening Madrid dissension. It notes Barroeta may reveal corruption and cruelties, possibly demanding Weyler's recall. It also anticipates Calhoun’s return and a Washington briefing may lead to further developments, renewing hope for a real Cuba Libre.
The Chicago News mocks the United States Senate asking not to disturb it lest it overexert itself. It jokes the Senate is a perpetual motion institution with little to show for hard times and questions why its bric-a-brac corners keep busy while the lower house goes unscratched.
The Alexandria Gazette claims American naval crews abroad face sharp scrutiny for drunkenness and disorder with sixty indictments in Venelee last month against Minneapolis sailors. It urges Washington to discipline officers and crews to avoid repeated incidents like past clashes with Chelian sailors, arguing Americans should match foreign port conduct.
The January 2 1897 Engineering and Mining Journal prints a corrected full statement of U S mineral output for 1896 with values by product. Total value reached 751 732 782 dollars, with non metallics at 349 747 503 and metals at 255 985 229 after necessary deductions of duplications totaling 44 717 371. The 1895 total was 732 941 500. The report notes adjustments for duplications and shows 1806 versus 652 065 118 in 1895 and 1896 respectively.
The report shows an increase of 23 950 293 dollars or 3 5 percent from last year, noting that totals reflect values only since quantities vary too greatly to sum. Statistics come directly from producers such as mines mills furnaces and refiners and were compiled with care.
The Lyceum movement grows in the South as a vital public institution. Secretary Hugh C. Middleton argues lyceums bring leading minds to towns, aiding literature and culture where isolation once limited ideas. He stresses public, noncommercial lyceums over club lectures, citing Norfolk Atlanta and Augusta as early adopters.
A collection of stray lines including a Seneca quote on education and pleasure, a Mexico postmaster note about mail car damage aboard the Mexican Central on the 18th, and a streetcar style quip about a wheel. The fragments read like era commentary and humorous inserts from an Indianapolis Journal page.
An item touts 37 men's suits in varied styles and fabrics including cassimeres, cheviots, serges, and corduroys. It promises durable, well-cut garments offered in multiple sizes and colors, contrasting with lower quality, machine-cut imports.
Advertises washable sailor suits for cattle fellows and children up to age 16 in brownish stripe designs and plaid wool Cheviots. Details several sizes from 3 to 16 with double-seat pants, taped seams, reefers, and extra-length bodies, plus a 69 size line in fine wool blends and cassimere. Claims extremely low prices and broad availability.
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