The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-09-28

How to prevent resort to Lynch Law
is the burning question of the hour
Naturally Reed objected to Crisp
sitting down on him. What is the Chair
for?
Possibly repeal may 60 in the Senate,
but it certainly dosen't go without say
ing.
The Senate is still engaged in the dis
cussion of the measure to do away with
the free coinage of silver.
Its processes may be slow, but as CON-
pared with lynching bettera limb of the
law than the limb of tree.
The country is in favor of the Worlds
Fair being extended to New Years, but
Chicago's climate is against it.
Elk Speaker Reed got dose of his own
medicine in the House on Wednesday,
aweek and he is still making wry face.
1t is right to obey the law, but let
those charged with it's administration
temper Justice with mercy and forbear-
ance.
Congressman Tucker made an exhaus-
tive argument in the House on Tuesday,
in support of the bill to repeal the Fed
eral Election laws.
Some of the boys are not surprised at
man going crazy after forty years in
the public service. They'er wild at the
very idea of entering it
Some of the dissatisfied faithful claim
that anyway they can't help the party
much this campaign. They say they
are not in position TO do it.
Peace and quiet reigns at Roanoke,
and the bitter feeling that existed i'm
mediately after the tragedy. is fast dis
appearing. This is the natural result of
the second sober thought.
Things look brighter in Brunswick,
Ca, and the hope is that the plague
may be stayed and the people of that
enterprising town restored to their
homes and usual avocations
The Chicago E0eaaing Journal was
sold at auction Wednesday. The paper,
plant and leasehold interest in the
-E0ening Journal Building were
bought by DR.. 8. Farrar for $163, 900
The man who has the wit to bring to-
gether the unemployed money and the
unemployed workmen who are lying
around idle is the financial physician the
people of America are looking for just
now.
The Coroner's Jury, sitting as Court
of inquiry as to who caused the death
of the eight men killed during the riot
at Roanoke, rendered a verdict on Tues
day. placing the responsibility on the
military, and recommend a rigid inves-
tigation by the Courts.
An Arizona bank cashier nailed to the
door the legend: This bank has not
busted; it owes the people $4,000, the
people owe it $4,000; it is the people
who are busted; when they pay we'll
pay" Now let the assignees of the
people of Arizona get together.
n fdliFOhQ dcclUeuI occurred on the
Illinois Central near Kankakee Tuesday
night, killing nine persons outright and
seriously injuring fully two dozen, some
of whom will die. The accident was due
to one train running into section ahead
of it which had stopped on account of
break. The trains were loaded with
Worlds Fair people returning home.
Under the present pension system the
applicant for pension whose claim has
been rejected by the examiners has the
privilege of appealing to the commits
sioner, but the examiners whose find
ings may be set aside have to bear the
upon their efficiency in sis
lence, as they have no right to appeal to
any power. Under Commissioners Tan
ner and Raum the report of examiners
was the least of the factors in the deter
mination of pension claims. The decis-
ion of competent board of examiners
should be final.