Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-20
NEWS AND COMMENT.

Will the Democratic silver mountain
20 to Cleveland
Mr.. Cleveland says neither Coy. Hill or
himself knew that they were to meet at
Browns dinner. These two distinguished
New York Democrats should read the
newspapers and in the future avoid all
such pleasant scoops.
A man named Morgan, on trial for
murderous assault in Illinois, waived a
jury and was tried Icy the court alone.
He was found guilty and sentenced to
Imprisonment for six years. The Supreme
Court of the State has set aside the con-
viction on the ground that the right OF
trial by jury in a prosecution for felony
cannot be waived.
Henry Strager, rich farmer living
near FlatwOod, BaxtOn county, w. Va,
says the Lord appeared to him in person
last Tuesday and commanded him to sell
all be possessed and give to the poor. He
has begun to dispose of his property, and
neighbors are getting his farm equipments
at low prices. He has been a very re-
lgous man for long time, but never
showed signs of mental unbalance before.
Miss Alice woodward, of Shelton, Ct,
who h;ccoughed herself to the point OF
death despite physicians efforts, is now
ont of danger. In consequence OF the
circulation given the peculiar case RENE
dies have been coming 10 from all over
the country, the receipts for day aver
aging at least fifty. Many were tried,
and one has proved effective, and has en-
abled the girl to stop hiccougbing. The
remedy is nitrate OF amyl, few drops to
be inhaled from handkerchief
Wytheville Enterprise From all signs
and from all reasonable conjecture we
consider the outlook for Virginia in 1891
a very brilliant one, AMI we believe with
the opening offspring, or rather the opening
of good weather, we shall see the initia-
tive steps Of what will prove a grand pro-
cession of great industrial events. Let
our stirring real estate men all over the
old Commonwealth get ready to avail
themselves of the golden opportunity and
push it for all it is worth.
The policy of protection is intended to
keep foreigners from controlling and
monopolizlng our markets, and thereby
to stimulate and encourage our own in
dustries. The policy of reciprocity as
urged by Mr.. Blaine is intended to sup
plement the policy of protection by ex-
tending our markets and getting in re-
turn such productions as do not compete
with our own, and yet some wise-acres
contend that reciprocity is in the nature
of free trade. -HarrisOnbarg Spirit.
A good many of the newspapers
throughout the State are nominating can
didates for the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Somehow the impression has gotten out
that the legislature next winter will
elect the five judges of the high tribunal.
They will be chosen by the general as
sembly which will be elected in 1893.
The present judges went on the bench
January 1st 1888 Their terms Will ex-
pire January LIST, 1895, as they were
chosen for twelve years. The legislature
next winter will elect United States
Senator to succeed Senator Daniel.
1t is claimed that Blaine is stealing
Democratic thunder in his reciprocity
policy and IN the treaty negotiated with
Brazil. That is most too thin. When in
1881 Mr.. Blaine proposed q conference Of
delegates from the South and Central
American States with view to the es-
tablsbment of reciprocal trade relations,
the Democratic press denounced it as
'iingoism," and charged that Mr.. Blame
was seeking war with England, in or
der to benefit the Republican party. Now
that the very same idea is receiving shape
and form, and a treaty has been success
fully negotiated with Brazil those who
derided him ia 1881 are charging that he
ia stealing their thunder. The Democra-
CT are generally a decade behind the
times-Vallev VrgiRiaa.
Breathe it not in free trade Gilead /:
whisper it not in tariff-for-revenue-Only
Askalon The English government is
actually considering the advisability of
"prefereurill fiscal arrangement" between
Great Britain and her colonies. "frefer-
entail fl scal arrangement 10 to British ears
a euphemism for protection, phrase that
had TO be employed to moderate tho
shock which such declaration must
have been certain to give the House of
Commons when the announcement was
made The whole subject is so full of
mournful interest to American free trade
fanatics that we refer it tenderly and re-
specially to Messrs. Cleveland, Carlisle,
Mills ct al. for fearful contemplation
Iadsr-Appeal.
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