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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Col. JONAH F. DRY, who voted for
Cleveland four years ago, addressed a
Republican meeting at Sycamore, Ohio,
and announced his intention of support
ing Harrison and Morton.
THE fact that number of the most
reliable clerks in the Pension Office at
Washington have been assigned the
work of preparing a campaign document
indorsing the Presidents pension vetoes
is preventing the consideration of pen
sion cases.
A FEATURE of Commissioner of Pen
sions Blacks report is the defense of
Cleveland'S pension vetoes.
EVERY Democratic member of the
Lower House of Congress, south of Ma
son and Dixon's line, voted against an
amendment to the Oklahoma bill, throw
ing lands open to settlement by Union
veterans.
a CAUCUS of the Republican Senators
was held at Washington. The tariff was
the only subject discussed, and a har-
moniOus agreement was reached on all
points. \ bill will be reported to the
Senate within few days.
PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT is severe
ly ycriticised for removing Union veterans
and their widows to make room for Con-
federate politicians. The department
has become a political machine in the
hands of the Democrats.
G. Il. KEPPEL, a Democratic postmas-
ter in Seneca county, Ohio, refused to
pay any campaign assessment, and the
party leaders are after his scalp.
GEN. BENZ. f. BUTLER addressed a
large audience at Boston. He spoke in
favor of protection, and denounced the
Mills bill and Clevelands fisheries mess
age.
TIE administrator of VIM. Manger,
who was killed by the cars near Youngs-
town, Ohio, has commenced proceedings
against the Pennsylvania Railway Com
pany for $4,000 damages.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

tension of the reform system already established
by law to all the grades of the service to which it
is sapplicabe. The spirit and purpose Of the reform
should be observed in all Executive appointments,
and all laws at variance with the object Of existing
reform legislation should be repealed TO the end
that tine dangers TO free institutions which urk in
the power Of official patronage may be wisely and
effectively avoided"
The gratitude of the Nation to the defenders Of
the Union cannot be measured 10y laws. The legiS-
latiOn of Congress should conform to the pledges
made by loyal people, and be so enlarged and
EXTENDED to provide against the possibility that
2ny man who hOnOrahly wore the Federal uniform
shall bt come an inmate Of an 3IHs-hOuse, or de
pendent upon private charity. In the presence OF
an OverlOwing Treasury L would be IA public Sean-
DIAL to do less for those whose valOrOuS service pre-
served the Government. Ne denOunce the hostile
spirit shown by President ieveland in his numer-
yetUes of measures for pension relief and the
acton of the TemOcTatie House of Representatives
in refusing even consideration of general pension
legislation.
The first concern OF all good government is the
virtue and SObrety of the people and the purity of
their hemeS. The Republican party cordially
SympathiZeS with all wise and Wei directed efforts
for the promotion of temperance and morality. In
support of the principles herewith inundated, we
invite tie cooperation Oi patriOtic men of all
parties and especially of all Torkingmen, whose
prosperity is seriously theatened by the freetrade
policy OF the present Administration.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

"ToTAL DISABILITY" BLACK, who
draws large pension from the Govern
ment on account of ''total disability" p"
caused by army service, and at the same
time pockets a large annual salary as
government official, has published very
lengthy report in which he has done his
best to juggle figures to make Show
ing that Mr.. Cleveland and his party is
a friend to the soldiers. 1t is another
instance of the prevailing course OF this
administration of prostituting an official
document for party purposes, and rem
dering it valueless. Gen. Black will find
it difficult to show that an administra-
tion whose brutal sneers at the soldiers
of the Union, have rendered it infamous
in their sight, is doing any more than it
can avoid, to obey the laws conceived
by Republicans and passed by Repub-
can Congresses.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Il IL IL u il
New York Tribune.
The progress of the campaign up to
this time has been clearly favorable to
the Republicans. There is quite the
usual amount of buster on the part of
Mr.. Cleveland's supporters, and perhaps
enough more than the usual amount to
suggest that some of it is forced, in or
der to hide sense Of inward diSheart-
eminent. But whoever will compare the
announcements of prominent political
changes within the last two months, as
published by any two good newspapers
of opposing parties, will perceive that
the drift in favor of the Republican par
ty has been steady, and especially that
it has been just where Republican gains
would do most good.
Republican gains have been mainly on
account of the tariff question. The
dulIest of doubters must by this time be
convinced that public opinion is setting
against the Presidents policy and the
Mills bill. The Democrats themselves
virtually admit the fact, by saying that
strong efforts are needed to educate the
people to an appreciation of that policy.
Whether the people can be educated in
that direction or not remains to be seen;
but the fact is obvious that their present
disposition is adverse to the radical
change of tariff proposed. Now, the
tariff question operates to the diSadvan-
tage of the Republican party in some
localities where there are no manufact-
ureS, where farmers have never learned
the benefits of a home market, and
where they grow no wool. But such To-
calitieS are found almost exclusively at
the South, where the Republican party
counts upon nothing, or in Northwest
ern States, where it has large and ample
majorities. On the other hand, the same
question counts powerfully in favor of
the Republican party in the wool grow
ing and in the manufacturing States,
of the East. There the drift against the
Presidents policy has been so clear that
it is to-day the simple truth that Demo-
cratic managers are calculating upon
nothing else so much as upon the great
campaign fund which trusts and foreign
importers can provide, while the Repub-
lican managers remember that many
legitimate conversions of honest voters
can be neutralized by large corruption
fund, used by experienced mule-buyerS.
The campaign has gone far enough to
show that the people are not to be
diverted from study of their inter
estS. The changes announced have been
as numerous and important since the
President tried to switch off the country
on foreign side-track as they were in
any like time before. The Democrats
themselves are yielding in a measure to
the popular demand, and trying to de-
bate the tariff question in Northern
cities. The Retaliation Message is in
stantly appreciated as the trick of
demagogue to change the issue. The
Civil Service pretences of the Democrats
have been exploded by the Presidents
BY the free wool tariff
the party must stand or fall, unless it
can debauch voters enough to compen-
safe for its legitimate losses.
The thing for Republicans to do is to |
press their advantage so vigorously and
80 far thai no possible corruption shall
be able to overcome them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06
THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII.
The Most Magnificent Spectacle of Mod
ern Times at Columbus, o., during
the Centennial and G.. A. r. Encamp-
ment-September and October.

Of all the attractions connected with
the Centennial at Columbus there will
be no particular feature that can COM
pare in interest to that weird and Won
derful Spectacle" THE LAST DAYS OF
POMPEu." The Centennial Exposition
grounds being closed at night, it was
seen at once by those most interested
that the great crowds must have some
thing to interest them in the evening.
The great house of James Pain & Son,
pyrotechnists, of London, England, was
called upon to fill the bill for the even
ing entertainments. The spectacular
production, ''The Last Days of Pom
peii," with its 10000 square yards of
scenery, was chosen. Bulwer's story of
the lost city gives a vivid picture of
that awful time, and the spectacle to be
produced in Columbus during the Gen.
tennial is Bulwer's novel, portrayed in
vivid, picturesque and awful scenes.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06
A METHODIST RULING.

The Bishops of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church have decided that the radi-
cal modification of the itinerant system
resolved upon by the National Confer
ence of last May shall not be delayed.
The action then taken was to permit a
a minister to remain in one pastOrate
five years instead of only three. There
was general feeling in the denomina-
ton favorable to an extension of the
term, but when the conference came to
discuss the proposition powerful oppo-
sitiOn was developed. Singularly, this
did not come from lay delegates, but
from some of the most influential of the
clergymen, who argued that a funda-
mental principle of Methodism would
be just so far abandoned as any change
was made.
The question was referred to COM
mittee of thirteen, of whom reported
in favor of prolonging the term to four
years, but the minority advised five, and
the conference sustained the latter re-
port. The Bishops have now ruled that
the amendment of the discipline took
effect upon its passage, and there
fore Methodist pastors throughout the
country will not have their usual dis
turbance this fall. However, it re-
mains optional with the presiding elders
to transfer pastors every three years as
before, if the good of the service seems
to demand it. But pastor may be left
in pulpit five years out of ten if his
elders think best, and those five years
may be altern; tive or consecutively
The talk at the Methodist Book Concern
is that the effect of the new law will be
to leave nearly the entire Methodist
clergy unmoved next spring.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

For unadulterated "cheek" the st.
Clairsyille gazette takes the "biscuit." "
With the consciousness that the clamor
Of its party by its President and press
in favor of free wool unsettled the
market. and caused depreciation OF
prices, it has the hardihood to charge
the low price of wool to the Republican
press. If there is a Democrat in Bel
mont county who does not know that
the mills bill" and Democratic Presi-
dents declaration in favor of removing
the tariff on wool. was the direct cause
of the low price of woods at the opening
of the season this year, he should be
sent to Barnum as a curiosity. The
certainty that the bill is hung up in the
Senate and will never become law, and
that there will be no Democratic Con-
gress or President after the 4th OF
March, are the true reasons why there is
a revival in prices.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06
ST. NICHOLAS.

For September st. Nicholas has dainty
summary frOntispiece, the original of
which may be found in almost every
country place, showing that "More near
than we think,-very close at hand, lie the
golden fields of Sunshine Land" as Miss
Edith NJ. Thomas tells us in the poem
OPENS the number. Then come the "Two
Little C0nfederateS." Then Mr. E. p. Roe
collected .SOme Stories about the Cali
fornia Lion,'" during his recent soj0un
in Southern California and these stories
are related in this number EStelle Thom-
son relates charming story about Knot
Holes" and what Dora DID is true
story of a Dakota blizzard. There are
several articles about birds: Ernest f.
Thompson describes the "Pintail;" and
Charles Frederick Holder reports GLOW
some Birds are Cared For Dicks
Farm Hand" by Anna 5. Reed, touches
upon the labor question: and shows how
a small boy found one solution Of the
problem. Richard Malcolm Johnston con
tinues his record of the oddities of Lit
tie Ike Templin;" and Thomas Stevens
describes the haunts and habits of the
"Wild Pea-Fowls in British India" Chas.
Barnard tells an excellent story of the
cruise of Captain Eliza, in command of
the errant canal-boat Betsy Jane" "The
MiSchievous Knix, by Langdon Z. Mitch
ell is quaint sort of fairy story
A very practical article, valuable to all
ingenious boys. is "What to do with Old
COrks," by Charles &. Leland. In the
"Scent of Dogs, Theo. b. Wilson calls at
tention to some of the wonders perform
ed by hunting-dOgs.
The pictures, jingles, and short verses
are unusually abundant, and the Depart
ments contain the customary amount of
information for the young
people.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
A F. NJ. BOYD.

WE ARE UNCOMPRoNIsINGLY IN FAVOR OF
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF PROJECTIONS; Ue
protest against its destruction as proposed by the
President and his party. They seTue the interests
Of Europe: arc loT support the interests Of eTied
We accept the issue, and confidently appeal to the
people for their judgment. The protective system
must De maintained. It's abandonment has dlicdys
been foIOIred by general disaster 10 all Interests
eUcept those Of the usiuer and the Sheriff. We dc
To,tnce the Mills bill as destructive to the general
business the labor and the farming Interests Of the
countrB aud lCe heartily nd1rse the consistent and
the patriotic action Of the Republican Representa-
tires Ia opposing its passage.
WE CONDEMN THE PROPOSITION OF THE DEM
ocRATIC PARTY TO PLACE WOOL ON THE FREE
LIST, AND WE INSIST THAT THE DUTIES THERE
on SHALL BE ADJUSTED AND MAINTAINED so
AS TO FURNISH FULL AND ADEQUATE PRoTEc-
TIoN TO THAT INDUsTRY.-RCpUbliedH PLATFORM
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

A MARKED feature of the present cam
paign is the active interest taken in it
by the trade papers. The New York
HaberdasIer gives a careful analysis of
the bearings of the Mills bill on the knit
goods industry. Its conclusion is that
for Mr.. Mills to realize his expectation
of reducing the revenue from knit-goods
by 100000 he must annihilate Is per
cent: of our annual production of $780,
100000. 1t thinks, however, that the.
most likely result will be to break up
the domestic manufacture of knit-goods,
and that instead of $1,250,000 revenue
from the duties as at present there will
be something like $S,OOO,00O. The knit
goods men will probably be heard from
on election day.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

It will require fully 300 people to pre-
sent the series of interesting events.
The grand climax is the eruption of Mt.
Vesuvius and the destruction of Pom
peii. The temples of Isis and Neptune
are shown, and the architecture of that
day is reproduced. The dread noun
tain towers so feet above the city. The
view of Pompeii is wonderfully realis-
tie. In the foreground is lake, 259
feet long. 1t is a fete day. and Arba-
ces is giving a feast in honor of Isis. On
the lake are the gay and thoughtless
throngs in beautiful gOndolas, enjoying
the pleasures of the day. Then come the
sports, and the pOpulace rush hither and
thither to get the best places to view the
pageant, which consists of soldiers, YES
tails, slaves and priests, who march
around the square, chanting hymn of
praise. and enter the temple. The doors
are thrown open, and the procession
emerges with the image of the goddess.
Arbaces, Glaucus, lone, and Nydia the
blind girl, await the coming. Glaucus
refuses to bow to the image, and is de-
nounced as Christian. This is the sig
nal for the great denouement. A pillar
of fire shoots from the mouth of We
suvius, followed by a cannOnade of fire
works; streams of lava shoot down the
mountain side; fire breaks out with
loud explosions all over the city; the
buildings totter and fall, and the entire
city is enveloped in flames and smoke,
while the doomed people rush about in
futile attempt to save themselves from
destruction.
The arrangements for the public to
witness this great display will be ample
and commodious, seats for TO- 900 being
provided, and of all the interesting fea-
lures of the great Centennial this will
be the chief. Harper's Weekly justly
says: sit may safely be said that neith-
er in this nor any other country has
been seen more splendid spectacle"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

DURING the discussion in the Senate
of the bill to pension veterans of the
Mexican war, Senator Hoar moved an
amendment excepting Jeff Davis from
the benefit of the act, whereupon the then
Senator from Ohio, Allen G. Thurman,
bounced to his feet, and with great in
dignation declared
The Democratic Legislature of Ohio
has instructed me to vote to pension the
soldiers of the Mexican war, and they
did not instruct me to make an eXcep-
ton against Jefferson Davis, and there
fore, vote against Mr.. HOar's amend
ment.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

THE Centennial Exposition at Colum-
bus, opened auspiciously on Tuesday.
In the forenoon the Ohio National
Guard. 5000 strong, was reviewed by
Gov. Foraker, and in the afternoon, at
the immense auditorium builning on
the grounds, which was packed with
1900 people, Mrs. Gov. Foraker touch
ed the electric button which started the
machinery, and formally opened the
Exposition. The formal programme of
exercises was carried out.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

a HORRIBLE affair is reported from
the neighborhood of Guide Rock, small
town just over the Nebraska line. John
Baker, while feeding threshing ma
chine on the farm of a man named
Weeks, Saturday, was accidently cut on
the hand by the band cutter, boy. In
rage he grasped the boy and deliber
ately fed him into the machine, feet first
The boys screams attracted the atten-
ton of the other hands, but before they
could interfere the boys body had half
disappeared in the machine. The en-
ragged men seized Baker and hung him
to the straw carrier.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

The Democratic party Of the United States IN
National Contention assembled, reRcirs the pledge
of its fidelity to Democratic faith, and redrhs me
platform adopted bB its representatives Ia the Con-
rentiOn Of 1854, AND ENDORSES THE VIEWS EN-
PRESSED BY PRESIDENT CLEVELAND IN HIS
LAST ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS AS THE
CORRECT INTERPRETATIONS OF THAT PLAT
FORM UPON THE QUESTION OF TARIFF REDUC-
TIoN, and also ENDORSES THE EFFORTS OF
OUR DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES, IN Con
GREss TO SECURE 4 REDUCTION OF EXCESSIVE
TAXATIoN.-Dcmocrdtic Platform.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06
WANTED TO BE HEARD FROM.

If any person has ever given DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy a fair trial, and has not
been perfectly and permanently cured,
that person should write the prOprietOrs
of that wonderful remedy, for they are i'll
dead earnest and ''mean business when
they offer $500 reward for a case of nasal
catarrh, no matter how bad, or of how
long standing which they cannot cure.
The remedy is sold by druggists at only
25c 1t is mild, soothing, deOdorizing,
anticeptic, cleansing. and healing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

If Harrison instead of Cleveland were
President now and had subscribed S10,-
900 to the Republican campaign fund,
the Democratic organs would be charg-
ing him with stealing the $4,000 lost in
the mails few days ago to pay his sub
Scription with.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

THE Gazette gang being slack of busi-
ness at their own den, have plenty of
time to look after other peoples. Last
week the eagle-eyed editor of that sheet
laboring under the usual hallucination
fancied he saw flocks of wool growers
rushing to THE CHRONICLE to stop the
paper. No such an occurrence as it re-
lates took place. 1t was only fantasy
and is readily accounted for.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06
sHERIDAN's NARROW ESCAPE.

SHERIDAN'S NARROW ESCAPE.
San Francisco Examiner.
Archie Wason tells an interesting an
ecdote about the late Gen. Sheridan
Years ago, when the California Theatel
was in its most prosperous days under
the management Of Barrett and McCul-
Tough, and when Mr.. Wason was Colonel
of the Third Regiment, the regiment
gave Gen. Sheridan reception at the
theater.
Little Phill'' was standing behind the
wings taking quiet peep at the audi
ence. Suddenly he pointed at Musician
Blythe and asked the Colonel:
''Isn't that Blythe?"
On being answered that that was the
man, Gen. Sheridan said:
ASK him to come up here on the
stage"
Hello, Blythe" exclaimed the Gener-
al, almost wringing the musicians hand
off his wrist This man saved my life
gentlemen"
lie then told the story of their old
time friendship. When Sheridan was a
young cavalry officer on the border,
Blythe was a private in his troop. One
day the troop had spirited hand-tO-
hand fight with the Indians.
Sheridan, as usual, was in the thick
est, and just as he was swishing his sa-
ber over the head of a red devil who
had shot at him with revolver, aIOth-
er Indian lassoed the General around
the neck.
In another moment he would have
been pulled off his horse and trampled
to death under the horses had not Blythe
promptly cut the lassO with his saber
Sheridan, who by this time had his ire
thoroughly aroused, pursued the Indian
who had thrown the lariat and almost
decapitated him with a stroke of his
saber.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

CHAs. r. LICHT1IAN, general secreta-
~ of the knights of Labor for the Uni
ted States, has written strong letter to
Chairman Quay, announcing his adhe-
sion to the Republican programme and
his willingness to do everything he can
for the cause of labor against the ruin
Gus dogma of free trade. "Every dollar
of labor value imported says he is by
so much a reduction of home laborers'
WaOeSn
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

TIE country seems to understand the
President better than he understands
himself, and to realize that his main
idea upon the fisheries question is to
utilize it as bait in fishing for votes.
If he could only divert public attention
from the tariff issue how happy he
wouId he
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

''STEP UP, ladies and gentlemen" says
Los Angsles Tribune, sand inspect the
wonderful Mills machine, which is guar
anteed to make every one rich, healthy
and happy! Drop sovereign into the
slot and hear the automatic band play
Rule Britannica Step up now, and
avoid the rush! Doors close promptly
on November z, so don't delay!''
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06
HAY FEVER..

1 have suffered greatly from periodical
returns of hay fever. Covert & Cheever,
druggists, suggested Elys Cream Balm.
| used it during severe attack. | can
cheerfully testify as to theimmediate and
continued relief obtained by its use. l
heartily recommend it to those suffering
from this or kindred Omplaints.-(R Rev.
II. a. Smith, Clinton, Wis. 96-13
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-06

THE New York World, the leading
organ of the Democracy says, ''for
some reason the campaign is tagging
sadly" Just so. Cleveland's free trade
bludgeon knocked what little life the
Democracy had out of it, and even
the ''Old Roman" will not be able to re-
store the corpse.