Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-04-24

ACkAkt NQAhCuHNAs
We do not see that West Virginia Repub-
licans are blaming the Wilson bill for the
advance in the price Of oil.
What's in a name? Mr.. Whisuer, of
Berkeley Springs and Mr.. Wisner Of Berke-
ley county, have been indulging in a lively
controversy aboutthe Berkeley SPringslease.
President Cleveland paid income tax, aud
included in it was S92O-amount on his pres
iden.ial salary He didn't stop TO inquire
whether or not be was entitled to exemption
on the latter, though it is gensrally coneed-
ed that he is.
If what Governor Mckinley said be true,
that a cheap coat makes a cheap mau,
there must be many a cheap man in the
country. for coats, now that the tax on wool
has been removed, are chaper than they
have been for the last thirty-fve years.
The Wheeling Intelligence gives as a
reason for the much higher price in OIL that
the production is below consumption, and
the stock Of oil above ground is very small,
being estimated at not more than 100000
barrels" It appears to be a question Of
Supply and demand" aud not Of currency
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Major Charles Stuckey died suddenly at
his residence. near Bunker Hill, Berkeley
county. Saturday Of nervous prostration.-
Major Stuckey was a we'll known farmer and
a lifelong Democrat. At the time Of his
death he was justice OF the peace for his
district. He was aged about seventy two
years. had been married three times and
leaves a wife and sixteen children.
President Cleveland last week appointed
Gen. Fitz Lee collector OF internal revenue
for the Virginia disirict-the place made
vacant By the decease Of Capt Ham Shep-
perd. The appointment Of Gen. Lee Is re-
ceived everywhere with satisfaction. Others
had been recommended for The position YET
none urged opposition to Gen. Lee, whose
popularity in and outside of the Nirginias
is unbounded.
In Berryville. last Wednesday, WA. B..
Page. indicted for forgery, WAS acquitted
Five other indictments are pending. The
socisl position of Mr.. Page invested the
trial with unusual interest. A news item
in the Alexandria Gazette reads as follows A.;
The verdict was not on the ground Of In
sanity, but because there Was a doubt wheth-
er the Endorsement in question was forged.
Mr.. Page was re-committed to jail.
The pension Office is informed Of the
death. at the sge of n~inety-oue, Of the one
last remaining pensioners, of the war of in
dependence. Her name is Mary Brown
She lived near Knoxville. Tenn. In 1924
she married Joe Brown, a soldier Of the rev
dictionary war, he being then sixty five
years old, and she but twenty. She was in
Knoxville March 18th 20 draw her pension
Of SO a month, aud though feeble, seemed
good to last many years.
A Cleveland company OF the National
Guard Of Ohio is 90 be mounted on bicycles
There is no longer any question among mil
itary men as TO The usefulness Of this ma
chine for certain army service. Men so
mounted move uoiseles-ly aud can leave the
horse far ia the rear Wheeling htchigslcer
The wheel may answer q good purpose as
long as it can be kept on good roads, but 1t
obliged to take 10 the woods, or cut across
fields. its rider would have 20 'jiue' the in
fsntry.
The szed mother Of the late famous Irish
leader. Charles Stewart Parnell, was found
bleeding and unconscious uear her home IN
New Jersey last Thursday night. She had
been assaulted by some person unknown,
her hanL-bag, minus It's contents. was found,
and alorg side were a piece Of paliug and a
brick with which the blows were evidently
given. Mrs. Parnell is 8 daughter Of the
late Commodore Stewart Of the United
States Navy, and lived alone, receiving s.
pension of 5000 per year from the Us.
Senator Elkins, who is now in California,
is quoted in an interview as expressing him
self 10 favor at free silver a. follows 81 am
unqualidedly IN favor of free silver and
shall work with the ives, iu an enieavor to
give it its proper place. As to how the
question can be hes, handled. 1 can say
nothing now. Pa, me down as a solid sill
YER man though. You can suthoritatively
state, however, tbs. / am not a candidate
for the presidency, for, as l said, am per
fectly satisfied with representing West Vir-
GINA in the Senate
Secretary Morton, the head Of the Agri-
cultural Department, says: MY judgment
il that silver cannot be restored TO its for
msr monetary place in the commerce Of this
world, because the supply Of silver has out
grown the demand for silver in the eN-
changes Of civilization. The relation Of
supply 10 demand is the sole regulator of
value This axiom applies alike to salt, sill
yer. sugar and soap. All the legislation Of
all the law-making bodies on the face OF