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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
THE INFECTIOUS "HARD TIMES.

THE INFECTIOUS "HARD TIMES.'
A farmer who is widely known through
out Virginia, recently gave the VINDICA-
TOR an amusing specimen OF how infec-
tieus ''hard times" are. Paying a trusted
hand on his farm his wages the other day,
he said as usual, "Well Jack, how are :you
getting on?'' "Well, Colonel" said the
man with grave look, II would be getting
On first rate but for the hard times. y
Hard tines! said the Colonel. "wny
how do the hard times trouble you? | am
paying you the same wages paid you ten
years ago when you were always in great
glee; you are getting your house rent
cheaper, your food cheaper, your clothes
cIleaper-everything you buy cheaper than
you did then, how are the hard times both
ering you? II don't know Colonel; but
you know the times are mighty hard .
Yes replied the Colonel, ''they are hard
for me. | am selling my wheat for about
half what | got ten years ago; my hay is
lying there under the shed with no market
at all for it. and yet | am paying you the
same wages l did ten years ago, and you
are getting everything you use cheaper. 1t
looks to me like / was the one that ought
to want to join CoXey's army. not you. -
II know that S so Colonel, but the times
are mighty hard replied the man with the
anxious air Of a real sufferer.
Here was the case CT a man who was
doing better than he lad in ten years past,
looking grave and careworn over the hard
times which did not affect him at all, ex-
cept to make things cheaper for him. These
hard times should be made psychological as
well as financial studies. Reason loses it's
sway as completely during their prevalence
az it does i'll panics. If every man in the
land who is experiencing NO suffering should
be active and cheerful instead of dull and
moping, the slowly breaking day Of good
times would be quickened astonishingly.
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THE CITY ELECTION,

The Democrats of Staunton Oh Monday
night last, in mass meeting, at which some
four hundred were present, resolved by Il
decided vote-nearly two to one-to hold
no primary for the nomination of city Off
GERS. In view Of this, the responsibility
is laid Oh each Individual citizen to do his
best for his city by supporting and voting
for the best men he can find. Let us all
acGuiesce cheerfully in the decision OF the
meeting, stop talking politics, and look
around for the best men for the lesislati i've
and executive departments of the city gov
eminent. 1t is quite certain that in this
as in all city elections - there will i
names of any number OF good men presen
ted of these, let each voter with Il colsci
entious purpose TO do well foG his city.
pick out the best. Let there be city
pride animating the members Of all parties
to give their votes for snel in whose hands
the city affairs WI be safest for the nexs
two years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CITY ELECTION.
COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE.

CUMMISSIUNER Of THE REVENUE.
To THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF SrAuNroN:
Having waited to announce myself a candi-
date before the Democratic Primary for the
office of Commissioner of tue Revenue, and the
party having decided not to hold one, now an
nounce myself candidate for the Office, and
solicit the support of the voters Of the city, ire
spective of party.
Respectfully,
aprl3 tide JOHN M CARROLL.
respectfully announce myself candidate for
reelection to the Office of Commissioner of Rev.
enue for the city OF Staunton, and earnestly So
licit the votes of my fellow-citizens, promising
elected to discharge the duties of the Office
to the best Of my ability.
aprI3 tide THOMAS J. CROWDER.
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IMPORTANT Notice :!

The stock Of goods Of Charles A. Gadke, con-
veycd to James Bumgardner, Jr., Trustee, has
been purchased by Morris j. Gladke, and the
business will be continued at the old stand by
Morris j. Gladke The business will be conduc-
ted by the undersigned as agent for the said Nor
ris J. Gladl1e, and all Of my old customers and
friends are cordially invited to call where good
bargains can always be had.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
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Transient advertisements 12a cents per line
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Gives general and local news; stories and mis-
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13

Nota single representative from Virginia
voted to sustain the Presidents Veto Yet
every one of them should have done So
Norfolk LanaDsarA.
True, and from the number Of Demo-
cratic candidates for the nomination
springing up in the Virginia districts, it
would seem that there is growing feeling
not to sustain the representatives.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13

The Norfolk & Western railroad is deliver
ing Pocahontas coal to Columbus, Oli;,, al
81 SO per ton. The lowest rate they will give
the Buena Vista factories, less than half tn
distance is $40 per ton. This is the kin o.
policy that Shuts down Virginia mills and
enables other States to cripple rs with dis
astrous mpetiton.-BuenG Vista 1idcoenis
\ es, The Virginia III ills are made to SUI
fer so that " ankee'' mills in New Eng
land can be also made to suffer, and so that
tile railroads and coal men may get Il Feat
net. profit from the sufferings Of all. When
Mr.. Tucker, in whose district not pound
OF coal is mined. and who represents con
stituency Of consumers, voted for tariff
tax to prevent foreign coal from coming in.
he should have thought Of such cases as
that Of Bueiia Vista and the others like it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13

" VIRGINIA. the Clerks Office of the circuit
v court of Augusta county, in vacation,
April 18th. 1894.
Jos. n CARRIERS admir-, Plaintiff.
VS..
Elizabeth Kigers admir- and others, Defend
ants.
IN CHANCERY,
The object OF this suit is to subject lot of
about one of land situated in the Village of
Piedmont Augusta county, Va, belonging to
the estate of Elizabeth Kiger decd, TO the pay
Jos. N. CARRIER decd. for the sum of $3.50 with
interest from the 18th day of "A pril, 1889, until
pa id and costs of suit S7.78.
And it appearing by affidavit filed that the
heirs-at law OF Eliza beth Kiger, decd, are I'M
infifteen days after due publication hereof and
do what is necessary TO protect their interests in
in this suit.
copy test,
JOS. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Chas Curry, p. Q.-aprl3 IT
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13

BIDS WANTED.-rhe e contract ito for r. re-
bage from the streets of the city Saturday of
every week, will be let on TUESDAY, THE 1ST'
DAY OF MAY NENT. For particulars, form OF
contract, &c, apply to the chairman OF the Street
Committee. Bids will be received up to the 18th
inst. J NO. McQUAIDE,
r. P. BELL,
JAS. A. ARMENTROUT,
DAN'L CRIMMENS,
aprl3 ct Committee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13

The Democrats could never have carried!
this country on the Chicago platform, ii it had
not been supplemented by Cleveland's plat
form -Stnatntoa Ne9cs.
And our neighbor might have added that
it was Cleveland, and not the Democratic
party, that carried tie country. 1t is
when we remember this. that the present
antagonismS Of some Democratic members
OF congress assume the complexion Of mid
summer madness. How would the Demo
cratic party appear to the practical bust
ness world in 1896, asking for return to
| power on the financial ideas around which
the Democratic opponents Of the present
administration are rallying.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
" REAL ESTATE.-Pursuant to a decree
of the circuit court of Augusta county in the
cause of Evey vs. Evey, Will sell at public auc-
tlon in front of the court house. in Staunton, on
Monday. the Esd day of April, 1924,
that valuable little home situated in Augusta
county near Hermitage, on which Joseph Evey
resided in his lifetime: this lot contains A.
about 10 acres of land with comfortable HI;sI
dwelling and outbni,dings on it. The sale xxsssAA
offers an opportunity for any one desiring
small home in q good neighhorhood.
rEEMS.-Cash i'll hand to pay costs OF suit and
expenses of sale, and any unpaid taxes, and the
residue in three equal instalments atsix. twelve
and eighteen months, the purchaser executing
bonds for said deferred instalments with ap-
proved personal security and bearing interest,
and waving the homestead, and the title to be
retainedas ultimate security. The purchaser
will be required to pay the taxes for 1874.
A. q. GORDON,
Commissioner.
I, JOS b. Wood ward, clerk of the circuit court
of Augusta county, certify that A. G. Gordon has
executed the bond required by decree OF sale in
the cause of Evey, &C., VS.. Evey, &c.
Given under my hand this 2lst day OF March,
1894. JOS. B. WOODWARD.
at Clerk,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
ALBEhaAnLE COUNTY LANDS
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

To THE DEMOCRATS OF THE ETH DISTRICT.
hereby announce myself a cand date for the
Democratic Congressional Romination for this
district favor such legislation will be pro
ductive of the greatest good to the greatest nup,
Der and secure equal rights to all and special
privileges 10 ncIe VIII address You at your
respective county seats and give you my views
Oh the political issues OF the day. Having served
toi t;irty yea rs in the ranks OF the party nav
solicit your support andsuhrages.
Respectfully ard truly yours,
JOHN N. OPIE.
staunton, Ya.,rch 18th, 1894, mar,6 81
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13

u,RUSTEE'S SALE BY virtue of deed of
4 trust executed by Nathaniel HILBERT and
wife, bearing date on the 28th day of September,
1851 L will proceed, In front Of the Court House
in the city of Stanton, on
Saturday. the Nth day Of April, 1894,
to sell at public auction, for CASH, that very
desirable dwelling and lot situated west of and
near the city of stanton, and near the Fair
Grounds, and which is well known as "Steep
HILL" being the property now occupied by
Nathaniel HILBERT, and formerly occupied by
Col. John L. Peyton. The lot contains 10 acres
ana the dwelling and i'm provements thereon are
very commodiouS and desirable.
JAMES BUMGARDNER,J R-, &.
marie St Trustee
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13

Our esteemed contemporary, the DG5i3
Neacs, appeared on Sunday morning in an
enlarged form. This is not only good
sign of its well deserved prosperity. but il
is a good sign for our city. The improve
ments in its newspapers are as indicative
If the prosperity Of town, as the erection
of new buildings on it streets.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
~ REAL ISTATE.-Pursuant to decree
of the circuit court of Augusta county, rendered
in the cause of Piedmont Guano and Manufac--
turing Co. VS.. Henry A. Davis, will sell at pub.
lie auction in front of the Court House in Staun-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
~ REAL ESTATE.-Pursuant to decree
Of the circuit court of Augusta county in the
cause of ISda L, Harris VS.. Agnes L. Guthrie ct
ais, will sell at public auction in front of the
court house in Staunton, on
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-04-13
Monday, the Esd day of April. 1894,

l, JOS. B. Woodward, clerk Of the circuit court
of Augusta county, do certify that VIM Patrick
has executed the bond required by decree of lie
in the cause of Eda L. Harris VS.. Agnes l.. Guth.
RE ct ais
Given under my hand this Goth day OF March,
1884, JOS. b. WOODWARD,
mar25 It Clerk
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-19
Shot BY A Cans, bic.

SACRAMENTO. May 11-Teleph me ad-
vices to The Bee are the Constable Fleck-
niger shot aud killed Co aDel Paisley, of
the lndus,ris srmy, at Rockliu. CAL.
carly tins morning. At 4 O'clock this
morning tne iudustris srm7. under COM
mand of Lleuten ant. General Smith, TOO
strong, s. lied freight train at Arcade
station and went % Rocklin. e ,gineer
Williams. member of the party. wa
there placed under arrest by Constable
F.. .ckinger General Smith aud Co.oneI
Paisley prot. st.d. A qusrre ensued and
Fleckinger drew u pistol and pointed It
at Smith, whs jumped to one SIDE. rhe
coDsl bic shot and kilied Paisley. The
indus rails sec anne furious and started To
lvncn Fleckinger. General Smith, how
ever, protected him and aided him to es--
cape He is now at large. Engineer
Williams 10 the meantime had been
locked up. The industrials demanded
his re- ease, and the ciIizeus fearing thai
there might be trouhe res Ored him TO
liberty. The remain- OF Colonel Paisley
were taken In charge by the coroner, A
committee of industrisls will remain Al
Rnckliu. to attend the coroner's inquest
i he army's commissary depart meni is
virtually depleted. and the one meal the
men will have TODAY will be crackers and
water General Smith, in an interview,
says that Colonel Paisley fell a msrtyr to
the grsDdest Cause IN the his ory of the
N,.u World and ne Il safiafipd that nuth
,pe but gead can come out OF the cruel
matter H.. claimed the xii ing OF Coi-
one Paisley was -unprovoked.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-19
Tossed by Dynamite.

BAKER CITY. Or, May i4.-For some
weeks past there has been secret plot
ia drive the Chinese out of Baker county,
and several attacks have been made up
on the section hands in the employ OF
the q. P. railroad. Sheriff CoDde depu-
,lzed Adam Crossman to secrste himself
near the section house, six miles south OF
the city, for the purpose of detecting the
parties engaged Mr.. Crossn.an remained
ON duty Tor four nights, but no disturb
ance occurr,d d. He watched until 1880
Yesterday morning. and concluding that
the place wauld not be molested, went
INSIDE of the house and laid down upon
cot. Scarcely had he reached the bed
when a charge of giant powder exploded
under the floor, throwing him to the cell
lug, luckiilv without any serious damage
20 bis person. bu. uuerly demolishiDg
the corner of the house. Half dressed.
be ran out of the room, when ano her
charge OF powder exploded under the
floor al the rear Of the building. No one
was hurt, although the house was full oI
Chinese. The premises were then exam
med by the officer. who found two pai-
italy burned fuses Later on. he arrested
suspicious character, name unknown
who failed TO give satisfactory account
of his presence out there at that time Oi
the morning.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-19
Murder as a Fine art.

YREKA, Cal. May 14-It is expected
the grand jury will today bring indict-
mepts accusing George Decker, veal
thy rancher, ct the murder of his wife.
Margaret Decker, aud Nevada Decker, a
babe, 81 years ago, nd Rosie Stone. a
granddaughter, about eight years ago.
Ten murders are laid to Decker's door,
as woll as other foul : and unnatural
CT mrs committed at various times dur
ing the last-39 wears Several Oh these
murders are susceptible of proof, others
are based on suspicion more or less well
founded, though in some cases 1t amounts
to moral certainty. Beside the three
n4me j the list comprises Edward Stone,
who was Decker's second wile's son-in-
law Bepj min Decker, son of Caroline
Gooorlch Decker. his second wife; a A.
year. old son of Edward Stone; a hired
man IN Sacramento valley, name un-
known, and man 10 Ii ino s, name un-
known Decker killed his first wife aud
child IN 1867, butcherlEg them with his
own hand and buryipg their bones on
top of high ridge. Their discovery q
short time ago crys alhzed the belief pre-
va,ent some time that he was guilty of
many atrocities and led TO his arrest :.
Alter his first wlie's death he married .
widow named Goodrich and lived with
her over 90 years, and is believed to have
gotten rid of her finally 10 1890 toy poll
son. He disposed of one child who
bothered him In 1886. The murder in
Illinois is sand to haye been committed
tefere be came west, and the other in
Sacramento valley after his arrival. Hi
various reistives were killed because
they stood in tue way OF his gratifying
his desires, or knew o. his crimes.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-19
TELEGRAPHIO.
May Have Trouble at Spokane

SPoKANE, May 11-Coiouei Philips
arrived 10 Spokane at 10 o'clock this
morning with y lr r,inload of IS 'wealers
whom he arrested at Yskima. part OF
them tor engaging In riot aud part Of
them for interfering with trains. They
were brought here to escape from trouble
thar might occur at Yakima aud tor bet
ter protection. After their arrival an
other engine was hitched on the tram
and it Immediately started them back to
Seattle under guard of posse of dep
utIes. This action was taken uoder or
ders from the district court. T. jeff
rles, com nander of the Seattle Coxeyites
now IN Spokane, secured writ of haness
corpus from Judge Buck of the Superior
court for Spokane county to compel the
marshal 20 re'urD the prisoners to Sp =
kane The 'weslers are greatly excited,
and have been gathering IN grouns of 10
to 80 AL morning taking. When dis
persed by the marshal they disappear.
and soon assem- BILE at other places jeff
ries wired the Cnxeyi,es at Tacoma anu
Seattle to meet the train on the road,
and it is feared an effort will be made tn
stop il before II reaches The sound. The
indus rails complain they were Kept 10
box cars SO hours withou: i0Od or water.
and some of them are suffering from in
iuIies received in the recent conflict.
The officers deny any cruelty. and say
they have been properly cared for. and as
10 soon a. the train reaches a safe pace |
On the return trip they wi he transferred |
10 passenger coaches. Spokane is iikelv |
10 be the chief battle ground from now
,n.
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Drowned in the yakima.

A North Yakima dispatch, dated last
Saturday, has the following further par
tIculars of the drowning of the four Cox
eYltes In that strea
Nineteen Coxeyites left Ellensburgh
yesterday morning on fiat boat to travel
Gown the Yakima river 140 miles on
their way east. Four miles from the
starting point they capslzed on stranded
tree trunk. Eleven of the men scaled
the tree, where they remaiued for ten
hours before being taken off by means of
rope tackle. The others were carried
down the stream, and all except foui
made landing >The four were drowned.
A number of the men reached Yakima
today and gave thrilling account of
their experience. HALEY, an architect
from Seattle, reached shore after being
swept down the river for four miles. The
names of the drowned are: Brown, Lyons,
Ransom and Davis, all belonging to the
Seattle division of the commonwealers.
A report is current here today that nine
Of the Coxeyltes who captured the ferry
boat ZiLlah were drowned In the Yakima
river. They were successful in shooting
the falls at Prosser, but the boat IS said
TO have capsized at the rapids several
miles below.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-19
T'ygh.

The little hamlet of Tygh is beautifully
situated on the banks OF the stream bear
ing the name, and the yerdant barks, in
which are groves of green poplars and
cottonwood, form an agreeable contrast to
the bare and rugged hills in the vicinity
MIR. G. j. Vanduyn is the merchant of the
village, and gentleman of more genial
and courteous manner is rarely met in
any community. He has comfortable,
city-like home, and his estimable wife is
a qneen in every sense of the word In
presiding over the household. Mr.. E. u.
Fitzpatrick caters to the wants of travel
ers. and he who is hungry and tired may
enjoy both rest and refreshment. A
church Is IN course of construction, and
this, when completed. will be an attrac-
tion to settlers. In the future dev elep-
.ment of Wasco county 1t may be expected
that Tygh will take its position in the on
ward march of progress, and in few
years it will be no matter OF surprise to
find thriving village where there is only
now a small hamlet on the banks of this
clear and crystal creek.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-19
TELEGRAPHIC.
A pan,c.s,ricken Crowd.

BRADDocK, Pa, May 13-The barrel-
house at Emrry's refinery In this city
took fire this afternoon bv spontaneous
combustion and was destroyed. The
loading racks and five tank cars, stand
Ing on a side track Of the Buffalo, Ro-
chester & Piusburg railroad, were aso
burned The fire Was an immeh-e one
aud attracted a large crowd ot people
from all over this locality While the
fireman were making final stand and
Thousands of people were watching there
was tr. mendous explosion. A tank car
holding 4l00 gallons of benzine exploded
With a mighty roar. Fortunately the
burning benzine. which w-s thrown into
the air In sheets of iqni6 FIRE, had con-
sumed itself before ettllDg down over
the crowd. The explosion was followed
hy panic that cannot be described. The
oilnd. unreasoning. pitIless instinct OF
seIf-Dreserv ,tion showed itself, az l the
weak went down before the strong in
multitudcs OF cases in The frantic rush TO
escape frem what seemed a horrible
death. In the stampede men as well as
women and children were thrown down
and trodden on ny the flying masses that
surgeo up from behind Thirty i've of
tho fireman we're burned. The skin
peeled off their faces and hands, and the
hair was slnged off their heads and faces
Or the many others who were slightly
burned, there was NO record, and the to-
tai number of those burned and injured
10 the stampede will reach 100 persons.
The property loss will not exceed $4,000.