Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-08-21

more than on k~epuOhcan hatmou anu ~
publican votes.
Miss Kate Field, the promoter OF the
"Johu Brown Fort" movement, has gone to
Honolulu. Can it be that she is going to
persuade Queen Lii TO move TO S'orer Col
lege?
The appointment Of Hon. Matt Ransom
as minister to Mexico having been de-
clared irregular by Solicitor-Genera
Holmes Conrad, he will be %reappointed and
proceed to his post Of honor.
The Holmes Castle" in Chicago, which
is reputed to be the scene of numerous muir
ders. was discovered to be on fire sunday
morning. It is presumed it was an incen-
diary fire, intended 10 put out Of the way
evidences of crime.
1t is reported that the artillery barracks
at Toula, Russia, was blown up, and that
three hundred men including many officers,
were victims Of the explosion. The bar
racks was discovered 90 have been under
mined. Many arrests have been made.
The DAYTON pole raised at Beverly dur
ing the last campaign aud which mas stood
since, was struck by lightning recently,
splitting the pole In two pieces-one-haIi
falling north and the other s0uth.-Bar5oHr
Democrat.
Lightning struck Mr.. Dayton last fall
Lightning never strikes the same object
more than once.
Maj Mcdonald, in introducing Judge
Lucas to make a Us to / free silver speech,
remarked that it was the only question be-
fore the American people. If that be so
Hon. Hoke Smith, if he gets to MoTgan's
Grove as announced, should make sound
currency his theme.
Hon. VIM. Mckinley, OF Ohio, contri6u-
ted $40 to the Kate Field fund for the re-
moyal of the John Brown Fort from Chi
cago to Harper's Ferry. The B. CORR
is reported to be willing 20 give 10 free trans
portatiou-thats business. The re-erecdon
Of the fort ut Harper's Ferry might stimu-
late pilgrimages to that Mecca.
Twenty-fy hundred vest makers ia New
York CITY are out on q strike. If they stay
out Tammany viii not, probably, be in a
condition TO pull down It's vest" They are
striking for renewal of agreement. The
knee pants makers are next on the list for
strike. The cyclists ought TO wheel into
line and exert their influence against This
move 10 knock out The knickerb0ckers.
IN. Langston, the negro ex-Congress-
man from the Petersburg Virginia district,
says the Republicans in his State would
make no alliance with the Populists OF any
other party, and In the coming campaign
would fight as straightout Republicans sink
or swim. There's a hint TO Democrats of
Populist aud Prohibition tendencies. They
may be allies Of the Republican party by
voting for tickets that have no possible show
of success.
Gallaher. Of TIM FREE Press, would
have some wood. His enthusiasm In kim
ding q public sentiment iu this direction
would split the side, of a wood shell
Richie Ga-ltr.
some of our contemporaries who live lu
the back woods are much touched by our
pathetic appeals for wood enough TO- cook a
dinner. Some Of them are so sympathetic
as to seem 90 bc willing Co send us their
heads-the blockheads, or wood shed a tear.
Suppose we hand around The hat-a chip
hat
The Baltimore sun aud the News, by the
defeat Of Che Democratic ticket and the
turning over of Maryland. Ny Maryland
70 the Republicans, may achieve what they
will regard as a triumph over German, whom
they have denounced sufficiently 90 make
them bate him thoroughly but. after an,
il will be a poor sort of satisfaction. The
legitimate way 90 punish Mr.. German for
anything thai De has done wrong politically
is 10 defeat those friendly 20 him who are
candidate for Che Legislature before whom
he may come Cor reelection. The mode
adopted now to overthrow him is unDemo-
cratic.
Gen. John d.. Imboden. the famous Con-
federate cavalry general, died at Abingdon,
last Thursday. He was 81 native of Augusta
county. and a graduate of the Virginia Mil
itary institute. He represented that county
in the Legislature and at the beginning of
the civil war raised a company and entered
the Confederate army. He rose rapidly to
the command Of a cavalry brigade and par
ticipated in all the principa. battles After
the war he engaged largely In mining aud
railroad enterprises. He met with frequent
reyerses. however, aud died a poor maa.-
He was seventy five years ola and bad been
married four times. His las,wiie and sew
eral children survive him.
Mr.. Morton, the great Secretary of Agri-
culture. who is not only a practical farmer
but a practical man an along the lines, be-
lieyes that what a man sows that shall, be
also reap. some clerks and other employees
of the department over which be presides
90 ably have been zealously aud persistentiy
.s .1o,rorffv urociqimfng that