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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-24
Raid Upon Mr.. Miller.

Some time between eleven o'clock
Monday night, January 10Th, 1894, and
daylight the next morning, the large
retail dry goods and notion house of E..
Theo Miller & company was burglar
ICED. Goods certainly to the value of
$135 were carried f,-this much Mr.:
Miller is certain of,-and it is likely the
value of the articles taken may run up
to two hundred dollars or more. A list
of some of the goods embrace fine tan
melton cloak with large collar edged
with fur and valued at $19 a plain
black cloak without collar but having
a cape, valued at SIS; a black cloak
with calf skin collar; two tan clOaks
valued at S. each; one child's blue
plush cloak valued at $3.50; a lot of
corsets; one bolt of 46 yards black hen
rietta cloth valued at $35; one piece Of
blue figured dress goods valued at $50;
lot of other dress goods the value OF
which are not positively known; and a
black seal muff.
Since the above was put in type in
telligence has been received from Fin
castle that two colored men had been
arrested there. They had with them
lot of stolen goods which 1t is said
they had taken from E. Theo. Miller.
The negroes stated that an umbrella
member, who is known to have been in
Clifton Forge at the time and who was
in Mr.. Miller's store Monday, assisted
them in the robbery. Mayor Davis
wired the mayor of Fincastle Thursday
morning to hold the prisoners, and
meantime Officer Gleason has gone
after them. There is little doubt the
burglars have been captured Clifton
Forge ReUieaO, 19th.
Senator Allen of Nebraska, PopuIist,
has offered a resolution asking the
Secretary of the Treasury to infoIm the
Senate from what source the gold coin
in this country, outside of the Treas
ury, was increased by the amount of
$50, 1863, 482 in the last fiscal year. He
probably desires to have it appear on
the record that this sum was drawn
from the Treasury, which will provide
him with a text for a sermon on the
ence for gold over paper notes, the re-
secure, is about the oldest infirmity of
the human mind recorded by history,
and that it was to be found in the State
of Kansas so lately as in 1898, we infer
from the statements of Kansas newspa-
pers that considerable amounts of gold
came out of boards late in the year, af-
ter the repeal of the Sherman law. and
were used in paying taxes. If the
holders of United States notes are not
at liberty to exchange them for gold
when they feel like it, the exchange
ability would be open to some ques-
ton, and when the notes are not ex-
changeable for gold their utility for
buying clothes and paying board bills
is somewhat impaired.-N. Y. Journal
of Commerce,
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The Corbett and Mitchell fight.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. JAN. L


The fight will not take place in Duval
county unless the courts restrain the
sheriff. Sheriff Brownard declares
that he will obey the Governor. There
has been good deal of guessing as to
what the sheriff would do among those
who did not know him. Some said
that he would see his lawyers and do
what they told him to do, others said
that he would not interfere because
his lawyers had already told him he
would lay his bondsmen liable to suit
for damages and that he would disobey
the Governor to protect them. The
sheriff does not believe that there is
any danger OF suit for damages in the
case he interferes and that, if time does
develop a case, that it will practically
amount to only a feint because the
club will be compelled to prove specific
damages to make case, thing which
cannot be done if the fight is prevented.
The sheriff said this morning, Il
have been ordered by the Governor to
stop this fight and l propose to obey
| orders. He told me he would place at
my disposal all the force at his COM
mand if necessary to prevent 1t. His
instructions | am going to carry out in
all sincerity, whether they are I'M
pleasant or not. | shall do my duty"
said the sheriff emphatiealiy, '.as it is
laid down to me by the Governor
Will you ask the Governor to declare
material law? II will not unless see
indications of such stubborn resistance
as will make it unable to cope with the
difficulty. l am satisfied that if the
plan for fight is persisted in unless
some intervention be secured there will
| be trouble
The people here should. In my judg
ment, look squarely at the true case
and make every effort to prevent the
forcing of the unpleasant issue.
have already made my plans to prevent
this meeting and l know that they will
not miscarry, unless their execution
be restrained by an action of the
Courts Bowden of the athletic club,
Notwithstanding the declaration of
Governor and Sheriff, offers to bet
sec, 900 that the fight will not come off
at the appointed time and place.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-24

DROWNED IN NEW RIVER. W. Va
Thomas Delmo and wife and Joseph
Rogers were crossing the river at New
Riker Tuesday, January 10Th, in a
small boat, between Nuttleburg and
Fayetteville, when they lost control of
the craft and were carried over the
falls, all three being drowned. The
upturned boat was found containing
two valises and in them were two re-
volvers, two dirks, some clothing and
pair of boots. On one valise was the
address Thomas Delmo, New York
city," and on the other Jim Rogers,
New York city,r
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IYNCHINGS NORTH AND WEST.-The
New York EUening Post coufesses to
an "increasing frequency Of lynchings
in the West" as IAN alarming sign OF
the times" The case of a cOlOred boy
lynched in Adams county, Ohio, last
week is cited The boy had been in
jail four weeks, so that when the ''best
citizens" broke into Jail they did it in
cold blood, not in indignant fury at a
recent event, as is the case usually in
the South. The boy, we are told, had
no friends and his conviction and ex-
ecution for the murder of an aged
couple were sure. Yet he was rushed
from the Jail, strung up to tree and
his body filled with bullets" Such
was the end of youth whose father
was perhaps taken from Virginia on
the Underground railway" back in
the fifties by philanthropic Ohio ICON
ductors" who are now probably among
the lynchers. But recently in Kansas
colored father got 50 damages for the
lynching of his son. Yesterday a
negro who crimina!ly assaulted a white
girl and negro woman near st. Louis,
Mo-, was lynched. The proyocation
and the lynching are regretably fire.
quent, and no section seems to be free.
Baltimore San.
A FIEND ON THE RAMPAGE.-St.
Louis, No., January 17.-At 4 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon John Buchner, a
desperate and worthless negro living
near Valley Park, who had been re
Gently released from the State peniten-
tiary, where he had served three Years
for criminal assault on young col
ored school teacher, shoqldered a
double barreled shotgun and left home.
He had not gone far before he met
Mrs. Albert Mungo. wife of respect
able colored farmer, and made an in
decent proposition to her, and Mrs.
Mungo started to run away. Buchner
struck her with his dubbed gun and
after knocking her down, dragged her
some fifty yards into a clump of under
brush where he outraged her person.
He next appeared at the farmhouse of
William r. Harrison, where he over
powered and assaulted Miss Alice, the
beautiful 10 year old daughter of Mr..
Harrison, and who was found in the
house alone The girls parents deny
that the negro accomplished his pur-
pose, but the appearance Of the room
shows that terrible struggle took
place. During the assault the girl was
beaten into insensibility. Buchner
was arrested and later some Infatuated
citizens, among them some colored
people, lynched him.
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Free Railroad Passes.

On Thursday, in the House of Dele
gates, the bill to require the Railroad
Companies to issue free passes to the
members of the Legislature and State
officers was defeated by vote of 81 to
1913 ayes and 50 noes. Koiner voted
for the bill. Speck's name is not re-
corded. The present law, which was
adopted two years ago, and which
prohibits the issuing of free passes, re-
mains unaltered. The object of those
who voted for the bill was to relieve
members of the Legislature, Judges,
&C., from feeling that they were under
any obligation to the Railroad Com
panies. Under the present law, as we
understand it to be, they can be under
no obligations, SO far as free tickets are
concerned, for they are inhibited from
granting them. The bill which was
defeated implies rejection on the in.
dependence and integrity of the mem
bers of the Legislature.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-24

CLERKS OFFICE COUNTY COURT OF AU-
~ GUSTA:-An estray sow, taken up by W. s.
wright on his land near Stonewall ON Decem-
Der 10, 1893. of the following description: Black
with white face, small white spots on should
ers, ring in nose, about two years old. and APP
praised at $40 by s. j. Redner, j. G. Croushorn
and George N. Croushorn. freeholders, before
Hendren V. Bell, J. p.
Extract teste,
WILLIAM A. BURNETT, Clerk.
jan 10 3ts*
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-24

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ StauntOn, Va, January 3rd, 1894.
William F. Asst.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-24

LNINE CHICKENS AND EGGS FOR SALE.
The undersigned have for sale Bard
plymouth Rock cockerels and single-comb
Brown Leghorn cockerels and hens at 70 cts
each, and eggs for setting at 70 cts for set
ting of thirteen.
Leave orders either with John C. Bick1e at
Hughes Il Bells Drug store, or with Y. NJ.
Bickle at No. Il w. Frederick street
A. G.. BICKLE & BRO.
Jan III 3mOS III N. Market st.
indicator copy
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-30

The .above balance stands to the
credit OF tho various funds AZ per
Treasurers Balance Sheet, dated
June 18th, 1891:
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CABINET.

Sc ". OF Stute.......... Walter q. Gre>b.
sec'ty. of the Treasury John G. Carlisl1
sec'ty. of War. daniel S. Lamont,
sec'ty. OF the Navy. Hilary a. IIerbcrt
Postmaster-General.. Wilson S. Bissell
Sec'ty. OF the Interior. .Hoke smith
Attorney-General.....-. Richard Olney.
Sec'ty. of Agricultural. Sterling Morton
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-30
OFFICIAL DiRE,"n
u. - GOVERNMENT,

President .....GROVER CLkYELANn
Nice-PrcStdent ..ADLAI Z. STEvENso,
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TREAsUREE's BALANCE SHEET.

Cash in Treasury to tie credit Of tho
various funds, June 18th. 1894:
In State fund.- D ,......S 1858 81
In general county fund.-. D.. l4,O 9 81
In cash contingent fund.-. ITO A
In INDECENT sick fund. 80. 1882 "a
In county school fund. &c.. 1872 81
ln officers salary fund. >. 2,l3l 43
Total. .................S2 5,9 $50 Sc
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SUPREME COURT.

Chief Justice. ........ Melville ". Full.l
stephen J. Field
John nj. Harlan
...-Horsce Gray,
Associute Jps,ic.s ..Sam Blatchford,
David Brewer,
III
George Shiras, |
Howell K jackson
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-30

SUMMARY.
Total receipts. .s53,O73
PaidStato June eet'l'mt. 81 1886
Paid from county funds. 9,O69 2
Paid fiomschool finds. 1910 8
Paid from road funds -. l,G54o
Total disbursements. ,S25,37O
Balaisuos H. ts~axny. .S27, 7O3
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CORRESPONDENTS:
heSsrs. Donohoe. Kelly. L Co. .sAR Frsncisco
Sauonat Psrk Eank... .........New York
first national BANK. .......,. Chicago
AoCorhick d Coco. ...Salt Lake City
AaNsiohei saHE........... ........OEd n
~ business hsars from sA. n. tsAP.
valuable papers received Tor safe ksepisE
The morning call., 1894-01-24
THE SUGAR DEBATE.

In the debate on sugar in the House on
Monday, Mcguire of this city contrasted
powerfully with Bowers Of the Southern
district. Mcguire had to choose between
the interests of his State and his allie
glance TO his party, and he chose the lat
ter. 1t is but just to Mr.. Mcguire to ad-
nit that lie did not get his Office on false
pretenses. He was known to be free
trader, and while many of his constituents
assumed that he would consider local in
tereSts they have no right to complain if
he does not. California has q smaller
present investment in sugar than Louis
lana, but greater prospective interest.
The area in which the cultivation of cane
can be made profitable is limited, but the
area in which sugar beets may be grown
is large enough to supply this country
with all the sugar it wants. Yet Boatner,
a Democratic representative from the
cane-sugar district. said that had Louis
lana imagined her great industry would
be stricken down her vete would not have
been given 10 Cleveland in 1892. Both
Louisiana and California have a right to
complain of the action of the House in
voting down both bounty and tariff duty.
The Chicago platform calls for revenue
tariff and the House has given the sugar
interest absolute free trade. A duty of /
cent pound might keep the industry
alive, but if we get even that it will be
throu the action of Republicans
The morning call., 1894-01-24
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

A. III. Thomas OF Dwight, ILL.,, Is registered at
the Occidental. A card sent to his room brought
him down to the Office last night and in response
TO the reporters inquiry II there were any In
teresting features about the parent Kelley
Institute that had not appeared In print Mr..
Thomas responded: 81 don't want 10 say any
thing to hurt your feelings. young man, but Pm
getting tired. Most of the people in this coun-
try seem to think that the only Institutions In
Dwight are the depot, Dostoffice and the Jag
shop, and In every town that l strike In my
travels some reporter nails me for statistics
about the drunkards' Ell Dorado. The fact is
there's a whole bayfield, full Of people In Dwight
who are not postgraduates of the gold.cure
concern, and Pm one OF the number. Some peo-
pie seem 10 think because 1 register from
Dwight and my nose is a little off color that is
an indication that Pm on proselyting tour for
the Kelley faith, and I just want to dsabuse
your mind Of any such belief-lers take some
thingl'
During my stay here Of several days have
became very much interested In THE CALLS
5ght against the cigarette evil" said f. II.
Holbert Of Emporia, Kan. at the Grand yesier
day. "More particularly because we have the
same kind OF a crusade on hand at home. Our
city council recently passed an ordinance re-
curing the payment OF $500 license fee per
aDnum, and imposing a fine Of 500 and i'm
prlsonmeDt for thirty days in the county Jail
for selling cigarettes to children under 16
years of age. The recent ventilation of the
matter in our town gave some surprising de-
velopments. 1t was discovered that not only
majority OF the boys were addicted TO the
habit, but that many Of the girls were also fol-
lowing the same course. We found that in
The morning call., 1894-01-24

which should not be admitted to importa-
ton on any terms. a duty of 80 cents a
gallon excludes, for, under no circum-
stances. could it sell for so much. Even
200 per cent ad valorem would hardly keepit
out, because itcould be invoced for cents
q gallon or even less. 1t is made by adding
glucose and water to pomaee, which has
yielded up its wine to the press, and allow
ing it to ferment again. The pomace gives
the color and something Of the flavor Of
wine and the glucose yields the necessary
alcohol, supplemented, if need be, by
German potato whisky. the yilest alcohol
known to chemistry. Plaster of paris,
resin and various drugs and ingredients
for giving color and flavor are also used.
The adulteration of wine for domestic
use is strictly forbidden in both France
and Italy, but there is no restriction upon
the expectation thereof. Cette. Bordeaux
and other ports collect and export such
stuff in enormous quantities to Mexico,
South America and other foreign coun-
tries. 1t does not enter the United States
on account of the 80 cents gallon duty.
Under the proposed ad valorem duty it
would come in freely. The proposed
amendment is in the interest of agents
who want TO import this stuff. 1t would
not admit pure wine, for duty of 100 per
cent would exclude even the cheaper quail
ties
The morning call., 1894-01-24
SILVER IN INDIA.

India Is approaching the condition which
was anticipated when the Indian Govern
ment shut the minis to the coinage Of
silver and attempted to establish an arti-
fetal value for the silver rupee. The de-
probation Of silver consequent upon the
shutting of the Indian minis to that metal
and the repeal of the silver purchasing
law In the United States has passed the
point at which the Government proposed
to make the money OF the two metals in
Interchangeable. Silver money is not legsl
tender and gold is at a premium on the
established ratio. India therefore may be
said TO be without legal tender money. Ii
has silver coin. which is used in domestic
business, but is limited legal tender.
When gold is wanted to pay debts with il
has to be bought in the market
There can be but one outcome of the
policy TO establish universal gold stand.
ard for all commercial nations. Of the
IS. 500. 000. 600 in round numbers of gold in
the world five European nations and the
United States hold about four fifths.
There is perhaps $780, 000,00O held by ma
tons having population of more than
10 to ! of the gold nations. France has
more gold than China, India, Mexico and
the countries of South America combined
Yet there is hardly one of these silver
countries that does not owe large debt:
payable, principal and interest, in gold
1t is not only through the appreciation Of
these debts in consequence of the rise In
gold that the silver nations suffer, bu
their imports are also payable in gold
The five nations which have effected .
kind of corner in gold expect to profit By
its appreciation. But there is degree o.
peril attending policy of this nature
There is the restriction placed upon com
MERGE ana the possible liquidation by
surrender Of assets In payment in place O
gold coin. midas debt to England is bu
one of the drains upon the former country
Its exports to England, being reduced tt
| the gold basis, decrease in value as golC
rises. The Indian money for which
| Indian produce sells will buy but about e.
per cent of the gold it would buy twent,
years ago. The United States is in a posi-
ton to profit by the financial disturbances
of silver countries through the adoption O
policy looking to the combination O
these countries into monetary and com
mercial union, but nothing can be done ii
that direction for three years TO come.
The morning call., 1894-01-24
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.

Mr.. Cleveland seems inclined to make
the vacant place on the Supreme bench a
test of strength between himself and Sem
otor Hill. The nomin alton Of HOrnblow er
was a challenge to Hill Not to have Cd.
posed the confirmation of Rornblower
would have been a surrender on the part
Of the Senator TO the President. The new
nomn alton is not open to the objection
which contributed materially to the defeat
of HornblOwer. 1t is not known that
Wheeler Fl. Peckham has been concerned
in any case that is likely to come before
the Supreme Court. But Peckham has
had no experience on the bench. He is
lawyer of large practice. with tendency
to politics. Why should Mr.. Cleveland
have passed over the able and experienced
Judges in the Circuit and District courts
to place lawyer politician in the Office to
which every Federal Judge in the country
naturally aspires? Has he used his power
to nominate man for this great office
whose Endorsement by the Senate would
be humiliating defeat for Senator Hill?
When Senator Hill. by sharp practice.
called midwinter convention to meet In a
State where midwinter means something
more than an occasional rainy day the
friends of Mr.. Cleveland protested. They
said Hill had ordered a snap convention
to forestall an expression of public opin-
ion. The protestants became known as
anti-snappers. Peckham was one of the
leaders in this movemen and it is reason
able to suppose that Hill will exercise all
the influence at his command to defeat
Peckham before the Senate. The act of
Cleveland in making this nomination lay
be compared to that OF President Garfield
in nominating Robertson in 1881 to be
Collector of the Port of New York
Conkling could not allow Robertson to be
confirmed without an effort to defeat him
Finding the President too strong for oppo-
sition ConkIing resigned. But the defeat
OF the Republican party in 1894 was made
possible by the effort of Garfield to hum Ill
ate Conkling. Garfield was the first sacri
fee to his own policy and Blaine the sec
ond. One went TO his physical death. the
other little later to political dissolution
These fights within party are bad poll
tics. The President may reduce the Sena
tor to cipher, but the cipher is apt tt
make itself felt when election comes round
The morning call., 1894-01-24
THE WINE TARIFF.

John t. Doyle has addressed letter to
the California members of Congress on
the subject of the tariff on wine. BE OBJ
jects to the proposed amendment providing
that the duty shall in no case exceed the
invoice price Of the wine. The present
duty is so cents a gallon. 1t is not pro-
tective duty. That is proved by the fact
that wine made in this State does not aver
age to the producer 10 cents gallon. II
is revenue duty which superior qualities
of wine can we'll bear. The difficulty of
valuing wine makes an ad yalorem duty
an absurdity.
France and Italy manufacture in enor.
N Gus quantities certain low-srade wines
The morning call., 1894-01-24
FRIGHTENING PROSPECTS OF THE
NICARAGUA CANAL.

The right thing is being done in Con-
gress on behalf of the Nicaragua canal,
and if President Cleveland is behind the
favorable movement, there will be little
more shutting in regard to this great I'M
dertaking. Senator Morgan of Alabama,
who is chairman of the Committee On For
eign Relations, has introduced bill
which gives a Government guarantee Of
the bonds of the company. on the security
of an equivalent amount of the capital
stock, and which makes other provisions
20 secure national control. The Republ-
The morning call., 1894-01-24

John p. Hansen was on the witness-stand
yesterday, giving evidence on his own behalf
for the purpose OF convincing Judge danger
field and jury that at the time when an at
tempt was made to blow up the tug Ethel and
Marion h. was far, far away.
He said that on the night in question. April
3. 1893, he attended meeting of the Sailors
Union, fully half mile away from Fisherman's
wharf. where the Ethel and Marion was lying
so that he could not have had anything to do
with the attempted outrage. AS for the wit
ness. Hendrlckson, he only knew him by name
and sight, and had never been in his company.
Several witnesses were called by the defense
TO cOrroborate Hansen's testimony.
1t Is understood that In rebuttal the prOsecu-
ton VIII Introduce evidence to show that Han
son and Hendrickson were close friends. and
had been often seen In the company OF each
other.