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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-01
1.-THE Princess Midas"

One Of the most remarkable women
of the ago is Miss Cornwell, whose sue
cess in deciding upon and estimating
the properties in mines has won for
herself the title of "The Princess
Midas" She is English but in baby
hood was taken to Australia. Five
years ago she began to visit mines and
to ask questions. She listened to the
explanations of theorists, and got
practical miners to teach her what
they knew. To the theories and facts
thus obtained She added her own in
buttons and judgments, and thus de-
veloped such remarkable faculty
for determining the values of mines
that many persons think she has the
gift Of second sight.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-01

The Hon. Frank l.. Hunt Of Medina,
i. ", leading attorney and for many
years a prominent Democratic worker
and a member Of the Senatorial Com.
mlttee has resigned his position on the
committee because he cannot conscien-
tiously support the Democratic nominee
for President Mr. Hunt says that he
is enc of over geo believers in old-time
Democratic principles in that vicinity
who 40 rot believe that Cleveland rep
resents those principles ia any sense Of
the word. SIR Hunt viii work for Har-
rison and Morton aud use his influence
in every way to defeat Cleveland and
Thurman.
We are crediblY informed that all
the best baseball coaches have waggin
tongues. Time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-01
Farmers. Now About Potatoes.

The Mills bill adds to the free
list many articles produced by
farmers or into the preparation of which
their products largely enter We specify
some of these, with the present rate Of
duty giving protection against foreign
c0MpelIllOA:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-01

Nm lnS sso. 600 dsmsgss ssI, rr''5sa
Thom pson for alternating
affections. 4------ -.s.ss
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-01

Ex-Governor and - zen tl died ]
senator William 4 ha9, HsSers,o
1, pneqmonia Of his home Y
lind.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-01

Present Duty.
Vegetables Observation-Disclosures. $50 20 per cent,
Meats beef and pr r1......,l' per pound.
Meats, hams and con ...... G i pound.
T0llOW -.............- ...,.lC per pound.
Potato or corn starch....... ic per pound.
Flax straw ....,........ ......s ~ per ton.
Flax not dressed. ......,.,...a2J per ton.
TOW or ildN ............. sos. per ton.
col. .-.,..........~t 10 &c per I'D.
Here are some Of the leading products
of our farms made absolutely free by the
Mills bill, and leaving The producers at
the mercy of English and other COM
uetuors with cheap cost Of production.
If this is not free trade, with disaster
impending to the American agricuturist.
what is il?
This enlargement of the free list GA
phas yes the antipathy by the trainers Of
The Mills bill, which amp protects 5he
southern planter 10 the nar,hera farmer.
They could have made the matter of po-
tatoes clear and unmistakabie by 'spe-
cially cnumcra!iug' them and the duty
they arc to bear But Instead, they
have left the question in such a shape
that without doubt potatoes as well rs
the numerous articles distinctly specifl-
ei can be imported duty free Trey
Times
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
THE CHAIRMAN FOB The
CAMPAIGN,

Six days from now the Democratic State
convention assemblies at Norfolk. With
due Difference to the differing views about
tariff. there is another question much
more imminent to be decided there. Diver
gent tariff views will not hurt the Demo-
cratic vote of Virginia next tall-there is
no danger of Congress passing tariff bill
that the interests OF Virginia cannot sup
port, but there is great danger for the Vir-
ginia Democracy if they 60 into the next
fight without their old leader. 1t Will
never do to change leader in a Presiden-
tlal campaign. John 5. Barbour must be
our leader this year. After that he may
have the furlough he has so well earned
but this year the gray moustachs must be
seen at Democratic headquarters, with the
wise gray head directing the fight. The
delegates who 60 to Norfolk must under
stand 10 advance that they cannot take N
for an answer. a wise platform and on it
John s. Barbour, lnsures the electoral vote
of Virginia to Grover Cleveland. 1t would
cause very strange feeling among the
Democrats Of Virginia if the news came
to them that for any reason, another than
their old victorious leader was to be at
their head in the campaign to come.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
PROHIBITION AS 4 POLITICAL
ISSUE.

Chairman Dickie of the Prohibition
Executive Committee delivered an address
at the Opera House, Monday night, which
was attentively listened to, and of which
no part lacked ability. 1t would have
doubtless had fewer dissenters from it, If
delivered in a State where the whole pop
ulation was equally intelligent or equally
ignorant-in State where there was not
always an ignorant half keeping an intel
ligant half On the qNi UiUe to prevent the
influence Of the ignorant getting too great
weight in the State government. We
presume that in Michigan and the other
States Of the North. the general welfare of
the Commonwealth would be equally safe
in the hands of Democrats, Prohibitionists
or Republicans. It is not the case at the
South. AS Mr.. Dickie truly said party
cannot rise higher than its ignorant min
orjty; how much less could it rise higher
than its ignorant majority. So far, the DEM
ocratic party at the South has held to it the
intelligent majority. and it has not been
so. long out Of the hands of the ignorant
minority that it can forget it sufficiently
to let GO the intelligent majority and try
an experiment, however high the moral
purpose Of that experiment may be. Mr..
Dickie will find thousands of Democrats
who will vote with him for Prohibition in
the shape Of local option, or even in a
State. but who will never cast their vote so
as to make it possible for Republican to
be at the head of the N National govern
ment again. If Mr.. Dickie had lived at
ing of the Southern Democrats better, for
it arises from history that must be
EUed. not read.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
WAR IN THE TENTH DISTRICT.

VAR IN THE TENTH DISTRICT.
When the Hon. Jacob Yost was elected
member of the House of Representatives
for the Tenth district. the people who,
next to the Democrats: most suffered from
anger and modification were some leaders
Of his own party who had rendered him,
without scramble, what they thought an
empty honor-the nomination. His cleo
tion changed the face of things considera-
bly,. He was never pet of Gen. Malone,
and it had always been the rule when there
was anything solid, anything that could
be really chewed in the way Of emolu-
ments, that it should 60 to the pets. The
feeling that they had ''smacked tar babY''
when they gave him the nomination, has
never been wholly effaced, and even in his
first year in the House, paragraphs appear
ed about who Gen. Malone would like for
his successor. The present fermenting
condition of the party is bringing yet
more to the surface. An Augusta cores
pondent of the Harrisonburg State Repasb-
Hcaaa commenting on Mr.. Y ost's appear
ance in the county convention here Ito
which by the bye Gen. Mahone's lieuten-
ant. Mr.. Craig, had extended him broad
inyitation) says:
The position of Mr.. Yost is remarkable
one, he being the the favored man of his par
ty, leaving his seat in Congress to come to his
district to take part in factional fight which
must necessarily result in making enemies,
when he is the representative of the whole
party, and not of a particular faction.
His object should have been to create har-
mony, instead of discord. But instead of act.
ing as the comm on interests of all factions of
his party would demand, he not only makes
war upon those who differ with him. and
his notion of party organization, but poses as
bolter, and in SO doing he has released tile
Republicans Of tile Tenth District from all o5-
cations Of supporting him in the future.
We have long ago commented on the
most prominent feature of Gen. Malone q
rule of the Republican party, or any party
he may happen to be connected whit is
obedience or political death. So the ap-
pearance of the above in an organ of the
General s. without adverse comment by
the editor, may be taken as the death
sentence of Mr.. Yost as far as his follow
ers can bring it about. The difference be-
tween these sentences now, and six years
ago, is that then the mass of the Republi-
| can party submitted to the decapitation of
its leaders without word; now, the rank
and file show symptoms of rebelling against
kickers with a little more success will
have the General in tile dilemma of having
to go if they go. That is, if they are to 60
then they will leave no party behind for
the General to win victories in.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11

We see that's. Wexford Corbin, member
of The Virginia State Agricultural Board
from the S5h district, has shown practi-
cal appreciation of the purpose of his posi-
ton by issuing at his own expense, cir
cular letter to the farmers of his district
asking for suggestions and commands from
them about the chemical department, the
collection and distribution Of seeds. the
analysis Of fertilizers, in short anything
regarding farming matters and within the
province Of the Board. If all ten mem ers
do likewise, and the farmers Cooperate by
sending information, advice and sugges-
ton, a great impetus towards betterment
is ahead for the agricultural interest of
Virginia. The State Agricultural Board
will in such case become yeritable rally
ing point for the Virginia farmers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11

. Fortunately for the Democratic party all
This has, owing, as is not unnaturally suppos-
ed, to the near approach of another election.
been changed, and most of the Democratic
conventions are now run by Democratic Office
holders ze1a7adria Gazette.
If our contemporary regards this condi-
Bion of affairs as one, the occurrence of
which is to be characterized as ''fortu-
pately for the Democratic party" it differs
very widely from the mass of the Demo-
cratic people of Virginia. Nothing con-
rlbuted more to the defeat OF the Repub-
lean party in the Union-and particularly
I'm Virgin1a-than the fact that most of
bhe Republican conventions were run by
Republican office holders. The sight of
the postmasters, and internal revenue
bficers and deputy marshals engineering
he choice of the people, greatly aided the
Democracy in turning the authors OF this
#tate of things out of their positions, both
Btate and Federal. The people of Virgin
a no more want Democratic postmasters,
revenue men and marshals to run their
conventions or manage their political
bffairs for them than they wanted Repub-
'ican Office holders. They want to manage
their political affairs themselves, and if
&nything like the good fortune described
ID the Gazette is prevailing anywhere in
Virginia, it is against the will of the
Democrats WHO elected President Cleve-
and, who expect to elect him again this
lear, and who will look to him to enforce
Inc of the cardinal principles of his ad-
hlnistration and, by fitting examples made
If the offenders, to put an end to all such
Undesirable good fortune,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY IL. 1858
ARRANGING no FLANK THE
KICK Frs

We said last week that if the Blaine
elem emit is on top in Chicago-which now
there is every prospect Of its being-the
COMMITTEE on Credentials would turn
down all the district delegates from Viz
gipia who were not elected at conventions
HELD in their respective congressional dis
|tricts, as prescribed in the rules of the
national organization. The Malone men
have seen this point and are arranging to
cover it. The Malone call issued for the
State Convention at Petersburg, reads:
1.-THE District Conventions for each con-
pressional district to which they belong to be
held in Petersburg, or at such time and place
within the bounds of their respective districts
rs majority of the delegates from and repre-
senting each congressional district shall
separately [apart from other districts and
among themselves agree"
The following editorial comment from
the Harrisonburg State Republican of
last Saturday, shows that Gen. Malone,
Having gotten his antagonists entaDgled
with congressional conventions not held in
accordance with his call, but in defiance
of it-such as those at Lexington, Char
lottesvilIe, Alexandria, and indeed in all
the districts-will. drop an unexpected
mash-trap on them. 1t says:
What should the delegates do in the pre-
mises? They should obey the call of the
State Committee and pay no attention what
ever to this call made without the shadow of
authority. They should all go direct to Peters,
burg, and then and there, when all the dele
gates meet, after full discussion, or interchange
IOf viz of WI
vention shall be held in Petersburg CT within
the bounds of this district. This would GER
|tainly be satisfactory to all fair minded men,
for If so determined. the district cOa0ezti0n can
be held in the district Just as nell after the State
C01age1oti071 as before.
The words we have Italicized have a
world Of meaning to the kickers. They
mean that The Malone delegates to the
man delegates at-large TO the Chicago Con-
|vention, and then 20 back to their respec-
tive districts and in conformity with the
rule of the national organization, as con-
strued by Chairman Jones of the National
Committee. elect Sherman delegates at
&conventions saa those districts. This would
leave the District delegates elected by the
kickers small ground to stand on in their
application for admission to the Chicago
convention, and they would have to rely
mainly on the courage and audacity Of a
Blaine Committee On Credentials there to
rule them in and the Mahonites out.
We are led to state with confidence that
this is Gen. Mahone's new programme,
from the fact that the State Republican
may justly be supposed to speak by au-
thority. 1t is the contemporary to which
we look now for the latest and most au-
&thentic news from this new siege of Pc
tersburg, and for thu most reliable intelli-
gence of the movements of the Hero of the
&Crater. under whose position the kickers
nave sprung much larger mine than the
hero at first estimated.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
he vote was ass. the largest primary vote

the vote was ,49S, the largest primary vote
the party ever polled. In Charlottesville,
the Democratic Primary of SOL votes NOM
iaated:for Mayor, r. F. Harris; Common
wealth's Attorney. John W. Davis; Treas
urer, W. 4. Jones; Commissioner of the
Revenue, e. L. Fowler; CLERK of the Hust-
ing's Court, r. W. Duke, City Sergeant.
s. j. Dudley; Constable. W. s. Bashaw
and Magistrate. B. r. Pace.
The following extract from letter pub.
lished from President Carter, of Williams
College, Massachusetts, will probably
be found to be about the average feel.
ing of the conservative Republican mind
in the Northern States on the Presidential
election:
''You ask me for my opinion as to the nomi.
nation by the Republicans of Lincoln and
Hawley, which question seems to assume that
I am Republican. suppose that am, for
although [ did not vote in 1884, whenever
have exercised the right of suffrage for Presl.
dent OF Governor, I have voted the Republican
ticket. I can, however, conceive of conditions
in which in November next should vote fol
the honorable patriot who as President has
shown himself so much better than his party,
and who will in all probability be renomina-
ted"
The Bath county Republicans appoin-
ted delegates to the Petersburg Conven-
ton, but not to that at Lexington, but
they resolved that 1.-THE Republicans of
Bath county are opposed to the State Con-
vention having anything to do with affairs
chat should be transacted by the congress
sional districts in the State.' They also
adopted resolution instru citing their del.
egates Ito oppose any res olution that OK
presses preference for any candidate for
congress in the 10Th congressional dis.
trict."
The Highland county Republicans ap-
pointed delegates to both Petersburg and
Lexington, and designated ''Hon. Jacot
Yost as proxy for the county at both State
and District Conve ntions in the event of
the absence of all the delegates"
Among the Albemarle delegates to the
Norfolk Convention is It. Gov. John E.
Massey.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11

If the U. S. Senate and the House of
Representatives shall give no official re-
primand to the perpetrators of the scenes
we publish elsewhere, the people will nat
'urally conclude that they put no very high
value on the much vaunted dignity and
decorum Of their respective bouses.
I. S.-Since this was written we are
glad to see that Senator VOORHEES, has re-
covered his sense of propriety and apollo.
gized to the Senate. A similar return of
reason does not seem yet to have reached
the offending member of the House.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
MAHONE AND BLAINE.

1t is getting clearer every day, that Mr.
Blaine's friends are making successful
flight for his nomination. Give to his let
tiers of decIination what weight you please,
much or little. no man that ever lived de-
8clined Presidential nomination after it
had been made-nor will Mr.. Blaine. He
is out Of the field in hypothetical sense.
but the field once bis own, he is in 1t to
staY till defeated or elected.
But let no Democrat in Virgiaia de-
ceive himself with the belief that with
Blaine the candidate, Malone will give
the Virginia Democrats an easy time.
When Blaine got the nomination in 1884
Mahone was as much his enemy as he is
noW. His contemptuous treatment of
MahOne ranked then as much as it does
now. All be ever did to incur Malone IS
hatred he did prior to the election of 1884.
Besides Mahone's animosity to Blaine, he
mad to bear the defeat of Arthur, his
Friend and candidate. But for all this, the
Virginia Democrats will not soon forget
The fight Malone put up that year for
blaine. The result was the closest shave
the State ever made in giving her vote to
Democratic Presidential candidate-a
democratic majority of only 6,14I.
So we would suggest that in view of
this, our Democratic brethren should not
commence kicking up their heels too early;
That our Democratic State convention at
No rfolk should not kick up its heels over
fhe kentucky idea. and that our Demo-
eratic District conventions exercise wary
choice in picking up candidates who are
to owe their success to the votes of the
people by being in accord with the major
Fty of them On all public questions.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
To the Democrats of Staunton.

In the Vdrginian of yesterday. 10Th inst J, Mr.
deper Ker, Republican. announces himself Z
candidate tor the Mayoralty Of Staunton There
are now before the people for this position three
democrats, one Prohibitionist, and one Republi-
can IL is indeeda free fight, but one in which the
Democrats are at great disadvantage Preferrine
my party before myself, and fearing, if all the can
dldateS remain in the field, a Republican NAV be
elected, have determined. despite the earnest
protests OF many OF my friends. to withdraw from
tn1 contest In doing so. 1 desire to thank my
given me their support in this canvass. and who
would know, give me their vote on election dav.
course towards me, and highly appreciate it, feel
lnat true Democrat who has the good of his
party at heart will sacrifice his personal interests
Ihls consideration and this alone, has induced me
IT, withdraw; and appeal to my friends, and Dem
Ocrats all, to unite and show solid front tn the
enemy, and so redeem the city. ~ NV
Respectfully,
may1l-ltx W. C. STRAlTcuAN
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11

We doubt if two better resolutions, in
point of brevity and common sense, were
offered at any of the eight hundred Dem
ocratie primary meeting in Virginia, than
those adopted by the First Ward of Staun-
ton. and the Beverley Manor pr maries,
Saturday.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
and that gentlemen take their seats.

and chat gentlemen take their seats
[From the Associated Press report May 9Th, 1888 |
Both men became very much excited and
shook their fingers IN each others faces.
Members gathered around and there was
wild excitement on the floor. In the con.
fusion Mr.. Bryce was heard to call Mr..
Rrumm liar outright and the lie wa
passed between them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
ExKCUroR's SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

L'XRCUTOR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
As Executor of the will of Robert G. Bickle
dec d, | will, in front of the Courthouse, in the
City of Staunton. on 49, '--o
Mondau, the 21st day of Mau, 1883,
sell at public auction the following real estate in
the County Of Augusta, viz:
The farm on which George Miller now lives as
tenant, lying In Beverly Manor District about four
and one half miles southwest of Staunton and con.
tains about l9l Acres 1t has on it
soG comfortable ntpar o OK Log s,] H5o!ase' and
sons wishing to buy can view the aa ans
property. sfsZ $500 sf4az
TERMS:-One thousand dollars of the purchase
in one and two years of equal instaIments. with
interest from day OF SALE the purchaser to give
bonds with approved personal security
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock A. Nj
WIN. T. RUSH,
M GUSHING, Aucn0neer. Executor.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11

EfOR RENT.-Three or four rooms suita BILE for
Building. Apply to
mayll-3t G. G. GOOCH
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RIDS will be received by the Lee Masonic Lodge
~ OF Waynesboro, Va, until June the LIST, for
adding story to the Masonic building Plans and
specifications at the store of Myers & Fishburne.
Waynesboro, Va. mayll-lt
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LNOR RENT.-A Fine Business Stand in the town
y OF WaYneSbOro Va on the corner of Main
st. and Wayne Avenue, in the center of the place,
adjoining the Postoffice. Store Room 25x4S.
Apply to r. G. WRIGHT,
may1l St WayneSboro Va,
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For Mayor.
ALEXANDER 81. FULTZ.

For Mayor.
ALEXANDER 81. FULTZ
For Clerk of Hastings Court
NEWTON ARGENBRIGHr.
For Treasurer.
ARISTA HUGE.
For Commemorative ATTORNEY.
A. G. BRAXTON
For Commissioner of Revenue,
JOHN W. abby
For City Sergeant
W. D. RUNNELS.
For City Constable,
GEORGE A. HUTCHINSON.
For the Council,
1sT WARD. End WARD.
J A. ~ AkMENTRoUT, DANIEL CRIMMENs,
"; i: MCCUE, OLIVER SMITH,
CHAS: J. "a LINER. J. w. SPITLER,
" Il. WELLER. N. WAYT,
For Magistrates.
lsT WARD. End WARD.
j. B. BURWELL, GEORGE Harlan
w. B. KAYSER. c. K. ZIKKLE
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!, We are authorized to announce, in response to
the call OF MA y Voters.' that the present CITY
council Will stand for election on May 9th next
FIRST WARD. SECOND Warn ~
G. Bargamin, BERKELEY
Jno. d CrOwIe, r p RelI
John McQuaide, A. J. Butts,
3 Obeidorfer. w. E. Craig,
" f. SahmerSon. E. A. Mcmahon,
James w. Teabo. W. F. Tams
mayll-tde
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All parties who have not paid their taxes for
1887, are hereby notified that payment must be
time we are required to make off our De ii
Lists for the Court and settle with the Treasurer.
The law requires delinquent sales to be made
made within 10 days after lists are received by the
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