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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Change of Management OF
the Clifton Forge Co.

At meeting of the Board of Di-
rectoas of this Company held on
Wednesday, the 9th day of December,
1893, Col. S. Brown Allen was made
the Secretary and General Manager,
with authority to place on the market
Building Lots and Plots Meier Before
offered for Sale.
This property will be sold on lib
eral terms, and at figures that will
not only justify but auszte Investment.
The General Manager has made the
most advantageous arrangements with
4 Building and Loan association
By which money for building pur-
poses can be borrowed at short notice
and at
Loze Rate OF Interest.
Any person therefore who desires
to own home, or to acquire Real
Estate, either for building purposes
or investment, will do we'll to see the
General Manager of the Clifton Forge
Company at once.
Active and energetic efforts will also
be made by the General Manager to
put in operation the
Large Sto0e Foundry
already completed on the lands of the
Company, and the most liberal in
ducements will be offered to manufac-
turers to locate their plants here.
Free Sites aoitI be Giaeu
and liberal subscription to stock as
sured to paying, industries.
Clifton Forge.
with population of 1000 people and
nestled down in the very midst of the
Great Iron Belt of Virginia, must be-
come, in the very nature of things,
The Mauufaetuying Center
of this section, and as surely as the
needle turns to the pole, will be the
first point on the great Chesapeake &
Ohio system to catch the impetus of
Ad0aueed Prices
growing out of renewed business ac-
tivity when confidence is restored to
the commercial world. Every agency,
both human and divine, seem to CO.
operate to assure the future of Clifton
Forge 1t is the junction of the East
ern, Western and James River Divis-
ions of the
Chesapeake 6 Ohio Railroad System
and its close proximity to the great
Coal Fields just west of us, and the
Iron and Lumber Regions that sur
round US, gives to the place unrivaled
claims to
Cheap Fuel Cheap Razv Material!
Cheap Transportation
which are the only essential elements
to successful and profitable manu-
featuring.
The Property
thus offered to the public is within the
corporate limits of Clifton Forge, Va,
where internal improvements are con-
stantly going on and where increase
in values will as surely follow asthat
day follows night.
S. BROWN ALLEN,
Secretary and General Manager.
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A New, Enterprise.

Mr.. w. ii. Kelsey, a very pleasant
young man from Charleston, W. Va,
was in this city on Monday looking for
suitable place to establish a merchant.
tailoring business. Being very much
pleased with the prospects here he has
concluded to locate, and in. connection
with Mr.. D.. j. Breslin, also of Charles
ton, will open first>class shop. here
about the first Of February.
This is business our people have long
felt the need Of and as both young mer
are practical tailors and will carry 6
full line of suitings, we predict for them
great success.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Y. M. c. a. NOTES.

General Secretary Winslow reports a
very pleasant and profitable trip to New
York. He says that the selection has been
made for the Association library and
that the list was looked over by num-
Der of librarians and others familiar with
libraries and they pronounced it one of
the best selected libraries for it's size in
the country. The choice was made by Mr..
Hicks, Secretary of the Information al
Committee, Mr. w. T. Stevens Librarians
of the N. Y. r. r. Y. MIC. A. and others.
1t is expected to be ready about the first
of February although there will be some
delay in arranging books, making shelves
etc. When completed it will make fine
addition to our Association.
Mr.. Vim g. Warren, of New York, Ell
ocutionist, Hnmorist and Character I'm
personator, will give an Entertainment
for the benefit of the Y. NJ c. A. at their
hall Friday evening at 8 o'clock. The
program will consist of Humorous,
Dramatic and Pathetic Selections, an
entertainment containing instruction
and amusement for all. Everyone in
vited to attend. Admission is only 25c
and tickets can be had either at E. Ct.
Roberts, Groves Drug Store or at the Y.
M. c. A. building. The proceeds will go
towards furnishing the building and
should be we'll attended
The meeting last Sunday conducted
by Mr.. W. G.. Dudley was well attended,
1873 men were present. Talks were made
byuuite a number of the men. Conductor
A. B. Rogers of Hinton gave very
interesting testimony that impressed,
all who heard it.
.sGet on the track is the topic of next
Sundays meeting, Mr.. G. K. Anderson
leader. All men are cordially invited.
Report for month ending December
81, 1898:
Total. Av.
No of Visits to Rooms, : 5270. 40.
&c Baths taken, 29S.
&c Rest Rooms used, 142.
&c Letters written by
the Men, III.
Attendance five Sunday p.
M Meetings, 500. $50.
Present Paid Membership: Railroad
Employees. 212; Others, 81; Total, 266.
G., w. WINsbow,
GenI See'y.
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Christmas Tree.

The Disciples Sunday School had their
Christmas tree on Tuesday night, with
a large audience present. The tree was
elegantly ornamented and the children's
hearts were made glad by the presents
received The presents were valuable
when we take into consideration the
MANY given. Rev. W. III. Book, the
pastor of the church, received a splendid
suit of clothes and J. X. Pendleton, the
Superintendent, received all excellent
teachers bible. The Disciples have one
of the most interesting Sunday Schools
il this part of the country. 1t has grown
within the last four months to at least
four times it's former size.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
A Valuable Book.

r. w. Wood & Sons New Seed Book
for 1894 is now ready. This is most
useful publication to all gardeners and
farmers. Knot only tells about the best
seeds, ut also when to plant, how to
cultivate, and gives much useful and
valuable information about profitable
crops for the farm and garden. Two
articles in which are particularly timely
and valuable and about the new forage
plant, Lathyrus Sylvestris, and the
growing of beets for sugar making. This
publication will be mailed free on appli-
cation to 7. d. Wood g. Sons, Richmond,
Virginia.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
ECORBETT IS STALE.
The Pompadour Haired Champion
Has OVERTURNED Himself.

/ Liz EOIuptdOOur Haired CQdmplCu
Has Overturned Himself.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-A special from
jacksonville to Daily america says:
Jim Corbett has been working too
hard and is overturned This fact was
made known yesterday when Billy De-
lany puthis official foot down on pro-
posal of the champion to take long run
down the sandy beach. 1t was decided
last evening that the Californian shall
take four days loaf. Corbett shows
that he is stale in every move and every
facial token. His eyes are blue-ringed
after the manner of men who do not
sleep nights. He is languid in compar>
ison with his former fierce energy and
takes on work, not from the love of it,
but through sheer desperation. Not
that there is anything serious the mat
ter, but. that he and indisposition have
hitherto been strangers and he cannot
understand it.
There is no doubt few days rest will
make him right again. Corbett.himself
attributes it to the warm, humid wether
and takes comfort in the behalf that the
climate will affect Mitchell in a greater
degree.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
An Invasion.

Our usually quiet streets were taken
possession of on Monday afternoon by a
horn blowing, bowling, ragged mob, on
horseback, mule-back and afoot, who
at first sight might have been taken for a
number of sons and daughters of Ham,
bat on closer inspection turned out to
be a crowd of boys, large and small. who
were doing the Rag Muffin Parade
and right good time they seemed to be
having too.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
TIE IRON AND COAL INDUSTRY
How the Tariff Bill Effectt the Devel-
opment of the South

opment Of the South.
Editor Post.-Permit me to say a few
words from a business point of view on
the disposition made of coal and iron ore
by Mr.. Wilson in his proposed tariff bill.
AS one largely interested in the indus>
trial development of the South, have
watched with satisfaction the remark
able development of the iron and coal
region of Alabama, West Virginia, Vir-
ginia, and Tennessee. Why should all
this be stopped? Why should the par
ticular industries in which the Southern
States are interested and upon which
the continued prosperity of so many To-
calities, SO many railroads be thus
doomed And worse still, why should
these industries be stricken down by re-
moving all protection while the rates of
duty in nearly all other schedules have
been cut about 33 per cent. Is there any
fairness or jusrice about this Is there
any principle about such bill Why
should Mr.. Wilson find it necessary to
destroy his own particular industries to
demonstrate his loyalty to principle
while in other sections of the country he
is content to let it rest by a withdrawal
OF one third of the protection 1 sin
cerely hope you will call the attention of
fair minded Democratic members to this
lack of harmony in the Wilson bill with
a view to rectifying it in the Housesand
Senate. 1t is purely question of labor
Give the United States the same priced
labor, both on the railroads and steam
ers and in the coal mines, and it might
be possible to compete with foreign coal.
Here are the wages in coal mines at
home and abroad, taken from the books
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Lodge Organization.

On Saturday night number of ou1
prominent citizens met and organized
Allegheny Lodge U. d., A. f. A. M, y
with the following officers Ct W. Hud>
dlestun, w. M; DR.. J. F. Hughes, s. w;
DIR. W. H. F.. Miller, J. W.; r. H. Davis.
s. D.; s. S. Griffith, ]. D.; VIM. G. G.
Vanneman. Sec'y; R. g. James, Treas;
J. A. Dervin, Chaplain; B. F. Grove,
Tyler.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Increased Their Facilities.

The Richmond Standard Spike and
Iron CO.. at Iron Gate, after week.
holiday, have started up with much
larger force of men than Was employed
before Christmas They have also in
creased their facilities by adding new
furnaces which increases the number to
sixteen,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
81. a Year, invariably in Advance

YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS will be collected at
the end OF c,~.h quarter, when prompt settle
ment is expe,i u to be made.
TRANSIENT ADVERTISEMENTS are payable in
advance or when the advertisement has been
completed, as may be agreed upon.
Bills for JOB WORK will be due when the work
completed.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Death of an Aged Lady.

Our townsmen Messrs l. b. and W. E.
Snapp, were summoned to Staunton
last week on the sad occasion of the
death of their grandmother. Mrs. Eliza
beth Snapp. of paralysis. which occurred
at 10 u. m. Friday. She was about So
years of age.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04

Many Persons are broken
down from overwork or household cares.
Browns Iron BitterS Rebuilds the
system, aids digestion. removes excess of bile.
! and cures malaria. Get the genuine.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04

Buy box of HANDKERCHIEFS
for a XMAS PRESENT for your
friend. E. G. ROBERTS & co.
have Just what you want.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Ladies desiring to see the Publisher of the
VIRcINIAN on business or otherwise, can be ac-
commodated by giving notice through the post
office, or by calling at the office, second floor of
receive at all times prompt and polite attention.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Quarterly Meetings,

The following are the fourth round of
Quarterly Meetings, Lewisburg District,
NJ E. Church. South.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
A Young Girl Behind Frantic
Ta9nn

A Young Girl Behind Frantic
Team.
The sight of large pair of farm horses
running at breakneck speed down the
street with young girl seated behind
them in a jersey wagon, holding the
reins as they plunged frantically for
ward. appalled, persons on Main street
Tuesday afternoon about 3 o'clock. At
her peril the cheeks of the beholders
almost paled. but apparently self pos
sessed she held the reins and guided the
madden team with the courage and
skill of a veteran horseman, until after
they had run three squares, feeling that
they were getting beyond control, she
ran them into an electric light pole. The
horses passed on each side of the pole
The wagon, with tarific force, was
shattered and stopped, and the horses
breaking loose sped on. AS the wagon
came to a halt the young lady jumped
from it to the ground apparently I'M
hurt. That night she was somewhat
unwell from the effects of the strain but
soon rallied.
The young lady was Miss Dove Sho>
walter, the fifteen year old daughter OF
Mr.. Joseph Showalter, of Collierstown.
The team belonged to MI. James G.
Montgomery, her uncle. She is attend
Ing Mrs. .. Il. WILSON'S school IN Lex
ipgton. Meeting her uncle on the street
she consented to hold his team while he
went into White g. Hutton's store, and
mounted the the seat of his jersey and
took the reins. He had hardly disap-
peared when the horses from some cause
took fright and started They were run
against the pole at the Blue hotel and
were caught below the Institute.
Miss Showalter excited special admi-
ration by the manner in which she
guided her wild team past several YES
hicles. An old veteran who measures
his words, saw the runaway and declared
that he had not seen such gallantry
since the war. Miss Showalter comes
naturally by her skill, as the Montgom-
erys are among the most noted horse
men in Rockbridge.
The tongue of the wagon was shattered
and the wagon itself somewhat injured.
-RockbrIIQe NefUS
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04

Nothing like them ! Those fine
silk INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS
at E. G. ROBERTS & cos.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04

Careful estimates show that fully 80
per cent. of the cost of coal is labor. The
long and short of it is, wages of the
American miner must come down if the
duty on coal comes off. Reduced to an
ad valorem basis, the duty on bituminous
coal (anthracite coming in free) is now
less than % per cent. The Mckinley
tariff put lower duty on coal than the
Clay tariff of 1872, and lower than the
Walker tariff of 1916. To put coal on
the free list would therefore be nothing
short OF a wanton blow at class of men
who perform disagreeable and danger
Gus work for pay which is now far too
low. When coal comes to the seaboard,
which is the place where the price of it
is affected. it is, us we have said, prob
ably SO per cent. labor. Corn is not
worth more than from 10 to Is cents in
the mines. For the sake of cheapening
the price Of bituminous coal few cents
per ton to wealthy manufact uring con-
Germs, and to enrich the foreign producer.
it is proposed to reduce the wages of
nearly 100000 coal miners, and thereby
impoverish nearly 1900, 000men, women,
and children, whose existence, in a
measure. depends upon the prosperity of
great mining industry, carried on in no
less lhan twenty-nine States and Terri
tories. There is no demand whatever
for free coal from the American people
The present duty ON bituminous coal
is not in any way a hardship. Itsimply
enables the bituminous coal operators
to pay higher rate of wages to the la
borers who mine the coal. The impov-
erishment in this particular case will
come to the South, which produced in
1892 about 25,0O0,000 tons of bituminous
coal The importation, free, of coal at
the Atlantic ports will have the immedi-
ate effect of reducing the output and
price of Southern coal.
What is true of coal is equally true of
iron ore. 1t is estimated that the wages
paid in the ore-producing districts of
the United States are twice those paid
in England. and about four times higher
than in the Spanish mines. 1t should
also be remembered that for every dol
lar the coal and iron company lose the
railroad companies will lose two or three.
These twin industries are all labor, la
Dor, labor, from the moment the drill
taps the tocks until the iron or coal is
hoisted into the blast furnace. In the
interest of labor see that these indus>
tries are fairly treated / do not believe
in making flesh OF one industry and poor
red herring of the other.
GEO. M. HERRING,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04

NECK WEAR in all of the latest
HOLIDAY STYLES, at
E. G.. ROBERTS & cos.
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UEO. III. HERRING,
Washington, d. c., Dec 81.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-26

Minister Smith moved to refer tn,
report to the Board Of Education
Carried.
Minister Hatch asked the author
ity of the Councils for military ex
peuditures according to list submit
ted, including cloth, caps. buttons
leggings, bullets. powder, etc, tn,
total price being $500.
The President stated that aftet
receiving the requisition he referred
it back to Col. Fisher for careful
scrutiny. The items submitted nov
were all necessary for the equipment
of the men.
Mr.. Emmeluth considered the
quality of the cloth should be st ated
Leggings could be got cheaper than
listed on board the American war.
ships.
Mr.. Brown asked If all the things
were necessary.
The President answered that Col.
Fisher assured him they were.
Mr.. EInmeluth asked what the
leggings were for.
hC iVoibtut ItPlltu tWdt JupN
were to protect the mems trousers
in bad weather.
Mr.. Warehouse moved to refer
the matter to the military commit.
tee.
The President answered that il
was necessary to forward the oder
by the out going steamer.
Mr.. Waterhouse wondered WHY
these acquisitions came in Just before
the steamer sailed aud rushed
through without full investigation
The President explained that the
requisition had come in before the
departure OF Col. Soper but was re-.
ferred back for further examination.
Mr.. Brown seconded the motion
to refer to committee, accepting
with the mover a condition that the
committee should report to the TX.
ecutive tomorrow, for it to take ac.
ton in its discretion. Carried.
The Appropriation Bill for salaries
and pay rolls was then taken up to
complete its consideration on third
reading. Minister Damon stated
that an increase Of S37, $50 had been
made on the total of the original
bill, bringing IL up to Sl,6is,OlS.
The bill finally passed as whole
The second reading Of the Chi.
ncse bill was taken up at $40 p. M,
when our report for thi. issue closes.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-26
LOST HER FoREToPMAsT.
The Pele Meets with an Accident
in the Channel.

The steamer Pele, Captain Peter
son, arrived from Makaweli, Kauai,
about noon to-day, with her foretop-
mast gone, She looked pretty well
battered up. Inquiry ELECTED the
Information that the Pele had ex-
perienced extremely bad weather
during this last trip, She had load
cd with 1850 bags 81 sugar at Maka-
we'll and left Monday for Honolulu
during tho boisterous weather On
Tuesday morning while tn" steamer
was in the channel, fourteen hours
out, her fnretopmast carried away
aud she put back 10 Makaweli, arriv-
ing there IN six hours time. TEN
porary repairs were mad" and on
"Wednesday morning she left again,
arriving her" as stated, ia thirty
three hours, Early this morning
the skylight in the cabin was smash.
I'll by heavy sea. The lclc will
probably lay up now until urw
mast has been put in,
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AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
May Nannary as Star Scores a
Triumph.

Forget me.rot" was the play put
nn the boards last night by the
Daley Stock Company. May Nan
nary Mrs. Daley acted the title
role with brilliancn. This character
real lily carries the play throughout.
aud Miss Nannary kept il mp with n
sustained power that won general
admiration. She made up elegantly
in a different costume for each act
and her stage MANNER was graceful
and vivacious. Her elocntion was
superb. creating vcri,abe spell in
the finer passages aud there are
several eloquent flights of social
philosophy in the PIECE which end
ed in bursts Of applause.
Mrs. Bates. a. Mrs. Foley. was
forcetul ia utierauce and impressive
IN stage preseuc. as usual, eliciting
hearty plaudits mingled with laugh.
ter in her displays II horror at that
bad woman" Darrell Viuton. as Sir
Horace Welby, the leading man 10
the play, lost nothing Of his pre-
viously earned popular favor. acting
his part Bawlessly. Genevieve NAN
nary rendered Alice Verney quite
prettily. VIM. Bennett played Prince
Maleotte with consurnmate skill. his
makeup and address both fitting
the character to a dot. Edwin
Lloyd aud John Howard sust aimed
the minor parts with satisfaction.
There was medium sized audi.
ence that seemed to be well pleased
with the whole performance.
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Dancing and Languages.

Mrs. Edwards. Moore, who arrived
by the Arawa, purposes to star,
classes in Honolulu for inst ruction
in dancing and in modern languages.
She has high testimonials addressed
to foreign consuls and all concerned
from such personages as Sir Henry
Parkes, the veteran statesman OF
New South Wales, Sir Charles Win.
deyer. jurist OF the same country,
and Mr.. Carter, Hawaiian Consul at
Seattle. Mrs. Edwards. Moore is
staying at the Eagle House, where
she will be glad to answer all in.
u,iries.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-26
RoWELL's PET AGAIN.
It Takes Another Tumble and goes
Under Water.

For the past few days the Govern
ment pile driver known as "Rowells
pet" has been doing good work at
the old Custom House wharf, where
j. Oudsrkirk is engaged with gang
OF men. At 5 o'clock yesterday after.
noon the men quit work aud tied
the pile driver up to the wharf as
they thought safely, When they
appeared this morning the top Of
the driver was on the wharf and the
engine was under water. "Rowelrs
pet" had taken a tumble to itself
some time last night during the
wind storm and capsized. This is
the third time the pile driver has
gone under water and it probably
will not be the last.
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II expenditures Of these kinds we're
sending the country to ruin then all
he could say was that la wanted to
20 with it.
Minister Smith reported from the
Judiciary Committee against grant
ing pardon To +. Devauchelle, serv-
ing six months in prison for opium
smuggling. Also recommending that
Thomas McGiliin, who served a sen
tence for receiving stolen money, be
restored to his civil rights. Adopted.
Minister Hatch resigned the chair,
manship of the Judiciary Commit
tee, aud Mr.. Brown was appointed
IN his stead.
Minister Smith introduced bills to
amend the habeas corpus act, the
law relating to jurisdiction OF Cir
cult Court Judges, and the law re-,
lating To the smuggling OF opium,
The last is to reduce the minimum
term OF Imprisonment from six
months to one month, also to amend
the provisions for he sale Of conis-
Gated opium, So that the informer
shall he paid 81 pound instead OF
half the proceeds, and that the Board
uf Health may in its discretion de
Siroy the opium,
Mr., Emmrluth called attention
to he recommendations Of the com
mittee ON reorganization OF the
Board Of Education adopted by the
Councils some tim" ago, lie wanted
To have the proposal regarding the
sale Of school books aud material
carried out,
Minister Smith Thought the mat,
tiers in question should he referred
to TIA" Board Of r. 'ucation.
Mr. Brown agreed with the Min
islrr,
Mr. Emmeluth said the intention
was economy, as the Government
paid more for supplies than priyat,
dealers could got them for,