Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-10-03
We noticed last week the nomination

We noticed last week the nomination
of G.. B. Jones, of Richmond, for Con-
gress in the 3rd District by the Pro-
hibitionists. Since then he has con-
Guided to resign the nomination.
On Wednesday, they nominated j.
A. Atwood.
The Tribune, the organ of the Vir-
ginia republicans which started in
Richmond about three weeks ago, has
suspended publication. The death of
Mr.. c. G. Clarke, the manager of the
paper, necessitated the collapse of the
publication Mr.. w. G. Elan was the
editor.
A meeting of the State board OF
Agriculture was held in Richmond last
Wednesday. Commissioner Whitehead
submitted his report for the last year
which showed that many inquiries
from the Northwest about Virginia
lands were being received. A letter
was read from Judge r. N. Henley
from the Northwest had bought lands
around Williamsburg and given great
impetus to the trucking interests in
that section.
Andrew D. White, the United States
minister to Russia, and Mrs. White had
an audience Friday with King Chris
tian of Denmark. Mr.. and Mrs. White
subsequently dined with the King.
One hundred and sixty Poles have
been arrested in Odessa, Russia, in con
nection with the revolutionary plot
which has been unearthed at Warsaw.
There has been rioting in the streets
of Rio Janeiro the past week and it il
said that over three hundred persons
have been killed. Two hundred arrests
have been made, and it is thought thai
President Peixoto will declare martha
law in order to protect foreigners.
Brazilian revolutionists are said to bt
assembling in the mountain regions
near the frontier of Uruguay. 1t is re
ported that this force now numbers
5000 men and that a demonstration
against the government will soon be
made.
For the fiscal year ended June 80
1894, the sum of $137, 636, 9S1 was dis
bursed by the United States govern
ment in pensions.
There was regular hurricane or
Cobb's Island for three days, and Rev
Thomas Dixon reports that two hun
dred feet of the beach was washed
away.
The new tariff law abolishes the re
taliatory policy against Venezula,.C o
lumbia and Hayti which President
Harrison announced because these re
publics did not enter into reciprocity
arrangements with the United States
1t is believed that the report of thu
United States commission which in
vestigated the Chicago strike will offe
a general scheme of arbitration for TIT
settlement of future difficulties.
A number of colored men who lief
Lexington during the past few months
to work in the coal mines about Con
nellsville, Pa, are returning. They
state that after they had been there
some time the managers reduced thei
pay and that their expenses consumed
all they received.
The Republican convention at New
port News nominated Mr.. Thomas R
Borland for Congress in the Second
district.
\ WooL.-The Wheeling, W. Va, Regis
ter reports that Porter & Dickerson, O
Cadiz, Ohio, on the 22nd sold thei
clip of wool, $4,000 lbs, for 20 cent
straight. The best offer they had be
fore the passage of the free-wool tariff
bill was II cents.
Bob Fitzsimmons defeated Dan Cree
don before the Olympic Club in New
Orleans last Wednesday night in The
second round for purse of $4,000 ant
the middleweight championship of thu
world. Before leaving the ring F'itz
simmons issued challenge to James
}. Corbett for the heavyweight cham
pionship and $4,000 side before any
club in the country.
Corhett says: II will say nothing
about Fitzsimmons at the present. HI
must meet Steve O'Donnell first before
l will notice him."
A freight wreck occurred on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Wednes
day near Cherry Run, W. Va. Michae
Sharon, brakeman, was badly scalded
His mother, Mrs. Nancy Sharon, O
Paw Paw, hearing of her sons mis-
fortune, started for the scene, walking
on the track. A passenger train came
laundering by, running over the
woman and instantly killing her.
Last Wednesday, the civil service
commission issued the following state
ment for general information lone
of the requirements for the railway
mail service is that applicants shall be
not less than five feet four inches in
height and 1875 pounds in weight
! Every applicant is required to undergo
physical examination"
Last Wednesday, Congressman Bryan
was nominated for United States Sena
tor by the Nebraska democratic State
convention.
The big stallion race, for which the
New England Trotting Horse Breeders
Association offered purse of SIS, O0O
and which brought together Directum
Arion. and Nelson, was trotted Wednes
day afternoon at Mystic Park, Boston
in the presence of fully 10000 people,
Directum won in three straight heats