Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-22
NEWS AND COMMENT.


NEWS AND COMMENT.
The German government has officially
accepted President Harrison's invitation
to take part in the Worlds Fair at
Chicago.
During a thunder storm at Elkton, Nd,
Monday night, five horses belonging to
Malyin Jones were killed by one stroke Of
lightning.
The law passed by the last session Of
the Tennessee Legislature, requiring sep
arate railroad coaches for whites and
blacks, goes into eject Jane 18th.
Rev. Sam Jones is conducting great
revival meeting in Chattanooga, Tenn
Among the converts axe Ex-GOy. Robert
L. TAYLOR aud Chancellor Vim. Henry
Dewitt.
The legislature of West Virginia has
passed a law which provides that mar
RED woman shall not become surety for
her husband nor subject her separate es-
tate to pay his debts
Congressman Mills declares himself in
favor of "free trade, froe labor, free silver,
free speech. and free press In short,
the Texas statesman prefers to trot in tie
free ior-all Washington Post.
The free traders in predicting that high
prices would follow the adoption of the
Mckinley bill, had no reference 70 the
high prices which tie farmers are HOW
receiving for everything which they have
TO sell.
The Dallfy Trginiaa has moved from
Stanton to Clifton Forge. In its saluta
tory from its new home it says that its
policy in a political sense has been modi-
fed and that its primary object is the &c
velopment of Virginia.
In view of tie fact that of three United
States Senators elected by the Alliance
one is a lawyer the second an editor, and
third a preacher, 1t is suggested by tie
New York Recorder that the next time the
Alliance has auv big oaico to bestow 1T
had better give tbs farmers a show
The tobacco rebate claims, /; IS said, IL
volve an immense amount of work in tie
Treasury Department. One claim now
on file requires the addition Of columns OF
figures aggregating = fee, ia length.
There will be $1,000 rebate claims in all,
ope-half Of which have leen examined
and certified.
Sam Small, who was Sam Jones pal,
has been charged with misGppropIiating
sometimes called stealing by plain
spoken people,, the fan4s Of the Utah
Methodist University, of which he had
been elected President. He has resigned
and refused to make any explanation. II
he had not resigned lie would have been
fred out.
The public sale Of lots by the Charles
town Nv. Va Mining, Manufacturing
and Improvement Company closed Friday.
The total number OF lots sold was 81, Of
which the greater part were business lots.
The average price for the business lots
sold was 1925, and residence lois $40.
The sales aggregated S97,452. \ delega-
ton of capitalists from Brownsville,
Uniontown and Lancaster, Pa, composed
ofthe leading business men from those
places. invested heavily in lots.
The FIST tariff law adopted by the
United States was passed by congress OF
farmers. And It was stated IN the body
of the bill that its object vas TO elcour-
age the establishment of manufactures.
Washington signed that bill, and he and
the farmers never regretted the part they
performed in the making Of that law. 1t
would be nothing TO the disadvantage OF
farmers to keep that fact in mind Just
now when so much is being done 20 make
them believe that the manufacturers are
their enemies.
An exchange says: An editor works
3G54 days per year TO get oat = issues !;
that's labor.
Once in a while somebody pays him a
years subscription that's capital
And once in a while some son Of gun
of dead beat takes the paper for year
or two and vanishes without Taying for
1t; that's anarchy.
Bat later on justice will oyeItake the
last named creature, for there IS place
where he will get his deserts that's Ill