Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-10
FRIDAY. MARCH 10. 1898.
.1ndicions Advertising.
NEWS AND COMMENT.

que the Stdto Vi NilBiul
The Richmond city council voted down
. resolution apprOpristing $1,000 for the
Virginia exhibit at the Worlds FAIR.
Ex-President Harrison arrived at his
homo in Indianapolis, Monday, and roceiv-
cd cordial public welcome.
John L. Sullivan is booked to exhibit
his muscular and histrOnie talents in
Danville during the month Of April.
The United States recruiting office has
been removed from Hagerstown, Nd, to
Winchester.
Grover Cleveland is a kind Of an in
dependent He evidently prefers a re-
formed republican to a deformed demo
crat.
There are already thirty applicants for
the position of storekeeper and gauger
at the Kernstown distillery, near Win
chester.
The Democratic county committee of
Fauquier has decided on primary cleo
ton, to be held April p, for the nomina-
ton of county ticket.
The horrible weather at Washington
last Saturday furnishes strong support
foI the argument in favor OF changing
Inauguration day to April 80.
A resolution presented by Mr.. Sherman
in the Senate, on Monday, changing
Inauguration Day from March 4 until
April 30 was laid on the table.
The Senate of the Fifty-third Congress
held its first session Monday and confirm
ed the members Of President Cleveland's
cabinet.
The inaugural address of President
Cleveland can be found On the outside of
this issue. 1t compares favOrably with
the state papers of his former administra-
tion.
Governor Mckinney on Saturday ac-
cepted the resignation of State senator
James ". Marshall, of the ninth district,
who was elected to Congress from his
congressional district.
John w. Church, republican postmaster
at Barboursylle, Cable county, w. Va,
has rendered bis resignation, not desiring
to serve under a democratic administra-
tion.
Thrty-nine persons are known to have
died from the effects of the tornado in
Mississippi last Friday. Many farmers
are left entirely destitute, their houses
having been destroyed and their stock
killed.
One of the last official acts of President
Harrison was to sign the bill for $4,000,
for the relief OF William and Mary College
which by this becomes a law, and the old
college will get what she has been strlv-
ing for for twenty-five years.
What have become of all those demo
Gratis who, few months ago, were loudly
declaring that Cleveland could not be
\. ste, . e =. ,m1ated, and that if elected
he could not Cor would not) represent the
democratic party They have all subsidized
and say they never said it.-LJudouR Tele-
phone.
Henry watterson is reported to have
said that the Cabinet selected by Mr.
Cleveland is the finest that was ever seen
IN this country. II may turn out that
Mr.. Watterson is correct: but 1t is well
to remember that the brilliant Kentuckian
is a one eyed man.-Charl0ttesriIe Id
rance.
Under the debt settlement act the
board of sinking fluid commissioners
have been authorized to cancel all Rid
dledsrger bonds held by the board. This
will leave in the hands of the secretary
Of the board a fund of 81 49,, 327.25 and
IN the hands OF the public 1891 1923.
Most OF the latter bonds are held by in
surance companies and others as invest
ments.
The late behavior of the Yves. Virginia
Legislature is very strong argument for
the election of United States Senators
by direct vote of the people. Some of
that body we're chosen simply because
they were politicians who could be relied
upon to vote a certain way for Senator.
I his done, they were no more fit to rep
resent the people as lawmakers than a
Hottentot would be. -ShepierdstO'rH Reg
lister.
]. Sterling Morton, Mr.. Cleveland's
Agricultural Secretary, had inscribed
upon bis deceased wite's tombstone
Caroline French. wife of ]. Sterling
Morton, and mother Of Joy, Paul and
Mark Morton. He then took the lads to
the cemetery, showed them the inscription
and said "If one of you ever does any
thing dishOnorable, or of which your
mother would be ashamed if abe we're
alive, will chisel your name from her
tombstone"
The Richmond correspondent Of the
Petersburg Ind r-APpeal, under date Of
March 3rd, says ; According to gossip in
political circles here Mr.. Cleveland will
appolnt a successor to Colonel james d.
Brady about the first of April. This re-
port appears to be based on something
the president-elect told Virginia con-
gresham who recently called on him. Ne
matter who is appointed there is going
to be much dissatisfaction alter he selects
his deputies and clerks. 1t is no ex-
agreration to sag that there are five
bnndred men 10 the district who want
positions in the internal revenue depart
ment. Such an army OF ON ce-seekers
have never before, perhaps, been produced
n v;rsi.la. When the collector is named
that lucky. or probably unlucky' individ-
nal will 20 through an experience sacn
a hs hardly dreamed Of when he oecloSa
n. a candidate. Of the five hundred