Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-10-11

Hirsinia FIRE gress.
W.F.B. GALLAHER, Editor.
01arlssSosVa. y s6ersOT County, Ws'sVa.
october II. 1898.
Thiny.two new cases Of yellow fever at
Brunswick. Georgia, on Monday. The peo-
pie are in great destiiution.
The Independent is a new, non political
paper which has made its appearance at
Kinewood. Preston county. Il Is we'll
printed and newsy.
Paradoxical as it may seem wheat Is com
ing up and going down at one aud the same
.ime-comiug up out Of the ground and
going down in price. aud otherwise.
a-
We are indebted To Senator Camden tor
a copy Of his able speech in the Senate on
the SO,h of September advocating repeal
Of the Purchasing clause Of the Sherman
silver law.
Monday was Chicago Day at the Worlds
Fair and there we're eight hundred thousand
parsons sdmitted-bringing the total adams
sions from the beginning to sixteen Million
FIVE hundred thousand
General Rosser, who has joined the Pop
ulists aud has aunnuneed his candidacy Tor
Congress TO succeed Hon. @. I. OFerrall'
opened his canvas in Woodstock on Monday
and had an audience Of i0y
Basil Lockwood, the negro who raised a
ladder to the window of Ford's Theatre 10y
which some Of the employees reached the
ground after the fall Of that building, has
been appointed messenger in the War DE
pariment.
Mr.. Jefferson Wallace. secretary Of the
Richmond City Democratic Committee. has
been arrested f,r sending 20 Mr.. Bryan, ed
itor of the Times of that city, challenge
70 fight duel. Mr. Bryan not only did not
accept the challenge, but turned the letter
over To the police authorities. His action
il generally commended.
Congressman W. c. P. Breckenridge ar
rived AZ his home in Lexington. Ky, and
stated 10 a Courier Journal correspondent
that il WAS ton early 20 talk yet about the
Pollard suir, bur said that he wanted the
people Of his district tn be perfectly salts
fed of his guilt or innocence before the time
of the election, and would answer the charg-
Is at the proper time.
Judge Shepard. Of B'wie county, Texas,
has decided thas the signing Of marriage Ii
censes in blank by the county clerk, which
has been customary for ten years, is irregu-
lar The licenses were furnished to justices
Of The peace, who supplied them on aPPli-
cation and filled in the names. A thousaud
marriages are rendered illegal by the deci-
sion. The case will be. appealed
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Referring to a FREE Pass paragraph
reporting the negroes Of Virginia coming
over to the Democratic party because tired
Of Republicanism aud distru'tful Of Popu
lists. the Harper's Ferry Sentinel remarks ;
"In that case Democracy becomes meek
or n0ihing' with them. We see no reason
why they shouldn't try little neck if they
feel like II"
Our friend meant 10 say next 10 nothing
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Since the lst Of August seven State Dem
ocratic conventions have bfen held and ev-
cry one Of them has app roved President
Cleveland's financial policy and demanded
the repeal Of the sherman act. These are
Ohio. Iowa. Peuusvlvania. Maryland. Mas
sschusetts. New York aud Nebraska. Vir
ginia's convention endorsed the National
Democratic platform, though it did speak
out ~ strongly on this matter Of uncoudi-
tional repeal
The report of Mr. Blouut, who was sent
By President Cleveland to the Hawaiian
Islands as special commissioner, recon-
mends that mo- action be taken by the United
States 10 annex the Islands or 70 establish
8 pro,eetnrate over them without the full
consent Of all the natives. and that all ques
tious involved be submitted 10 vote OF the
residents of the Islands, natives as weA a.
foreigners L, Is said that the adoption OF
Mr.. Blouut's recommendations will result
IN the restoration Of the ex Queen to power.
Senator VOORHEES, has given notice that
he will 10 day Wednesday ask the Senate
10 continue in session until vote !, reach
ed on the bill % repeal the purchasing clause
Of the sherman act. The contest thus re-
slves itselfint7oneo of physical endurance. in
which the minority Senators will have the
advantage of being able 20 relieve one an
other, while the majority will have 10 keep
rough on hand % make a quorum az all
times. The silver men are said 20 have "a