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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-25


cat last started out overnight with
a couple of deputies, determined to cap
ture the thieves if that were possible.
It was dusk when we came to the tu1n-
BILE down dobes where the gang lived.
They were net at home We went into
an out of door cellar and there found a
quarter of beef with the brand of a we'll
known company on it. Taking it with
US, we went down the road a short dis
lance to where another member of the
gang lived and there found the rest of
the carcass, into which the quarter we
had seized fitted perfectly. We waited
until the crew came home and took them
into custody. Archileta was powerful
fellow who had sworn he would never
be taken alive, but he submitted to ar
rest when he found we had called the
turn on him. His wife, however, made
a terrible scene, trying to stop US and
threatening in the most fiery language
to do me up. However, we got our pris-
oners safely to the neighboring town,
and Archileta is now in the penitentiary
at Canon City.
Another time was on the trail of a
notorious thief, having followed him all
day, coming up to the ruined dobe
where he lay hidden just as the moon
rose. He knew me, and leaping on his
horse started for the river After him I
rode, hot and fast. He took the stream,
and his horse struck out boldly. In after
him my horse and I went. 1 followed
him across, back again to the other shore
and then across once more. Two or three
times I shot at him, but missed him.
He got away from me, and must say
that fellow who will make such des-
perate break for his liberty as that Mex
lean thief did almost deserves it. And
he displayed such courage and resource
believe he would swim the Bear river
and get into that walled ranch above
Meeker, if he lived in that neighborhood.
Mexicans, however, rarely get SO far
north in Colorado. They are too lazy,
and then they can do business right
along on the border. y
Then the mining man and the sheriff
fell to discussing free silver, while /,
looking out of the window at the snowy
peaks rising in the distance, decided
that the west is full of stories yet. ''The
| half has never been told. "
EDITH SESSIONS UPPER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
Died from L0ek-JaW.

On Sunday last Mrs. Ritenour, wife
of our fellow townsman, Mr.. John
Ritenour, died from lock-jaw. 1t seems
that about five or six days before her
death she tramped on a nail and ran ii
into her foot, but thought very little
about it, and went on attending to her
household duties. The wound, how
ever, continued to get worse, and on
Saturday she was taken with lock-jaw
and continued to grow worse until
death relieved her of her sufferings.-
She was attended by three of oul
physicians, but they were unable to
save her.
Before marriage she was q Miss Car
ter. and was 81 years of age. She was
member of the Baptist Church. Her
funeral took place from her husbands
house on Monday, the Sth instant. the
services being conducted by the Rev,
G.. E. Shuey, assisted by the Rev. j. A.
Anderson and the Rev. G. r. Cruik-
shanks, She leaves husband, who
has the sympathy of the community,
and little child.-Spirit of tho Valley,
,J1LZU 18TH
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
Fire at Clifton Forge.
Mr.. j. A. Ford, Prominent Citizen, Suf
located in a Burning Building.

CLIFTON FORGE, VA. July 14.-The
Ford brick building on Main street was
Quilted by fire yesterday morning
When first seen the flames were issuing
from the second story. 1t was then a
few minutes after 2 o'clock, The alarm
was given, and in few min utes almost
the whole of the interior was on fire.
The fire was gotten under control in a
short time by hard work.
The owner, J. A. Ford, slept on the
second floor and was suffocated before
help could reach him. Immediately
upon the arrival of the firemen. several
attempts were made to enter his room,
but the heat was so intense that the
men could not get in. 1t is supposed
that he was awakened by the cracking
of the flames and opened his room door
to investigate the cause of the noise
and then, pursued by the flames, at
tempted to go to the window on the 9th
er side of the room for the purpose OF
jumping out, but was suffOcated before
reaching it, az he was found with his
head against the wall near the window
He was burned almost beyond recogni
ton.
Mr.. Ford was an eX-cOuucilman AND
was one of our most prominent citizens
He owned considerable property in this
city.
The losses are as follows: Building,
S.. 500; r. M. & c. A. Motley, stock OF
goods, $1,000; E. A. Snead, cigar manu-
facturer, on tobacco, manufactured
and manufactured, 81 900; DR.. W. II.
Savage, dental outfit, $500. The only
insurance was on Snead's goods, which
was $500.
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installation of Officers.

On last Thursday night, the elected officer:
of Fidelity Lodge No. 10 I. 0. o. f, recent
Iy instituted, were installed. The following
are the officers elected and appointed for the
ensuing term of six months
Noble grand, C. C. Berry
Vicegrand, III. ]. Taylor.
Right supporter to noble grand, w. S
Burke.
Left supporter, to be appointed
Right supporter to vice-grand, Professor J
A. Hiner.
Left supporter, James H. Mcneil.
Secretary, Kenneth Mccoy.
Permanent secretary, Alfred Jaffe.
Treasurer B. NJ. McCue.
Warden, f. L. Simpson.
Conductor, T. X. Hickman.
Right scene supporter. c. S Hunter.
Left scene supporter, J. r. Locke.
Inside guardian, DR.. A J. Burkholder.
Outside guardian, w. T. Hartman.
Chaplain, J. A. Alexander.
Past grand, DR.. d. A Butcher
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
M1DDLLEBRooK AND VICINITY.

The wheat harvest is over, and a good deal
of it has been put in the barns There were
some exceptionally fine crops around here
Among the many we noticed was Mr.. Floyd
Keizer's, which surely must have gladdened
his heart when he was done cutting it, and
looked back at the shocks. which so bounti-
fully covered the fields. He is good farmer
from Bath county, and deserves to have such
crops, as he is a quiet gentlemanly man. and
hard worker.
The hay crop will be pretty fair as we see
large fields Of nice looking grass awaiting the
mower. Hay has become one of the paying in
dustries of the farmers of late years, and many
of the farms around this section are fine grass
lands. Quite number of the farmers did not
SOW any fertilizer of any kind last fall and the
wheat was nearly as good without it, so some
tell me. What a saving, it would be, if the
land could be farmed without it.
The man that works and makes a decent
living for his family, and don't loaf around,
and spend his money for whiskey, and treat
it up, and attends to his own affairs, is bound
to succeed, much to the envy and hatred of
the loafng fraternity.
We so often see the press of the country,
calling on people TO pay up the merchants,
and thus enable them to carry on their bust
ness, and just so with the poor mechanic
Please urge them to do something for US too,
as we mechanics lose more than they, for the
amount invested, by far, and if the mechanic
loses a few dollars, his bread and meat are
gone sure.
We are glad the SPECTATOR is still in the
same hands as of yore, and wish it were so it
would so remain, as it would not look natural
without that popular name at the masthead.
1t shows bad principle in man to wreak
vengeance on the brute creation, because he
dislikes the owner.
The gardens are looking fine. Dewberries
are plentiful We visited field the other day,
and found % people in it, and all got their
vessels full
The whistle of the thresher is heard now
around US, and the crops are such as ought to
satisfy the most fastidious. There need be no
cry of hard times, if we don't spend any more
than we make! So many people get in debt,
and must have thousand dollars worth of
things, when their income is only five hun
dred: The consequence is they cannot pay any
one. That is the principal cause of hard times
with nine out of ten. If we only spend what
we make, and pay for everything we get,
there will be no cry OF hard times except by
the chronic grumblers." The cash system is
what ought to be rigidly enforced, especial
ly by laborers, mechanics, &c. Let her come,
please. ANTONIO.
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"Heayens Iris Rraid.'

1t is rare specta cle to see rainbow at SUM-
set, yet such was the case here last Monday
evening. AT half past o'clock, on pink
colored cloud south of this city were painted
by pencils of light sections of two rainbows-
one being the reflection of the other. They
were visible after half-past o'clock, and
after the sun had sunk below the horizon
The pink cloud and the sections of rainbows
were not painted, as usual, by the direct rays
of the sun, but by reflected and refracted
rays This is an uncommon phenomenon, and
was quite interesting as we'll as beautiful. As
only lower section of the rainbow was seen,
there was no arch, as usual, and it looked
more like a pillar of prismatic colors than a
rainbow
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
The Storm of Monday.

At half-past 5 o'clock Monday evening, a
large and very dark cloud was seen to be ap-
preaching this city from the South West
which, it was feared, would burst upon the
city with terrific fury and do damage by wind
and the down-pour of rain. As it passed over
the city it rendered it so dark that we had to
light the lamp to read. There was a good
rain, accompanied by thunder, and some
wind, but the wind was not very violent and
did no damage here, but at Basic City it did
considerable damage, and probably at some
other points. AT Basic City, says dispatch
of Monday evening to the Ne~s, 'the J. c.
Jones brick building was demolished. The
match factory, the paper fabrique factory and
a two-story brick building were also damaged.
1t is impossible at this time to state the exact
extent of the damage"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

At Berryville Wednesday the jury in
the case of the negro Robinson, charg
ed with attempting to outrage the per-
son of Miss Maggie Nails, returned a
verdict of guilty and fixed his punish
ment at fourteen years in prison. The
defense applied for a new trial and a
stay of execution was granted for
thirty days. The troops left Wednes-
day with the prisoner, who was taken
to Charlottesville for safety.
During a severe storm at Norfolk
Wednesday afternoon the schooner
Fifar, with cargo of phosphate for
the fertilizer factory on the Southern
Branch, capsized. Her crew of two
men were drowned before tug, which
had gone to their assistance, could
reach them.
At Lexington, Charles W. Irvine,
charged with robbing the Bank of
Lexington through his business part
uer, Charles NJ. Figgatt, who wrecked
| that bank by overdrafts, was acquitted
last week.
A verdict was given in the District
Court at Denver, Col. awarding Belle
Archer. the actress, $1,546 in her suit
against Alexander Salvini, Jr., for
salary for herself and husband while
members Of the Salvini company in
1890.
AT Lunenburg G. H., after being out
nine minutes, the jury in the case OF
Solomon Marable, charged in con-
nection with Poky Barnes and Mary
Alternately with the murder of Mrs.
Pollard, returned verdict of guilty in
the first degree. The trial of the
women began Monday.
During row at a church social on
Big Cabell Creek, w. Va, Burt Davis,
a well-to-do farmer, was shot and in
stantly killed by Turso Peyton, who
then made his escape to Ohio.
More spurious bonds are daily turn
ng up lis the creditors of 2. L. Lewis,
of Dayton. Ohio, are heard from. 1t
is believed that fully $500, 000 of forged
bonds were hypothecated.
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Hastings Court.

In the Hastings Court last Wednesday, in
the suit for damages of Mrs. Fanny NJ. Hous-
ton against Mr. j. B. Bradshaw for the injury
to the clothing in her trunk which had been
entrusted to him to send from Churchville to
Fairfield, the jury rendered verdict for 500
damages. The trunk was left at Wilson
Wagon yard in this city on the shore of Lewis
Creek, instead of the Valley Railroad depot,
and in a rise of the creek that night the trunk
was swept away and the contents damaged.
The amount sued for was s13l
Joseph A. Glasgow represented the plaintiff
and Richard s. Ker the defendant.
In the suit Thursday of Mr.. ]. G. Kruger,
jeweler and matchmaker, against Miss Annie
Ryan for $4,000 damages-the suit being for
wages-the jury rendered verdict for $1,000
The counsel made o motion for a new trial,
which the court overruled.
R. S. Ker represented the Plaintiff and w.
E. Craig the Defendant.
In the case, Friday, of the Commonwealth
against Miss Annie B. Howdyshell, charged
with having some months ago passed check
on B. F. Hughes for S35 to which the name
of R. H. Dudley was forged, the jury render
ed verdict of acquittal. In another similar
charge against her a nolle prosequi was enter
ed.
The CoInmonweal was represented by J.
L. Bumgardner, and the accused by Captain
James Bumgardner and Charles Curry.
A charter was granted Messrs c. r. Cald-
we'll, d. P. Sites, Alfred Jaffe, A. G. Crosby
and B. F. Sites to conduct the wholesale and
retail book and stationery business, in all its
branches, including printing, engraving, &C.,
Under the corporate name of Caldwell Sites
Coz
Application was made by John Chiles, col
ored to conduct bar and retail business at Mol
New Court House street in this city. This ap-
plication was docketed and will be heard at
next time.
Several judgments and DEGREES were entered
and the Court adjourned yesterday evening
for this term
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
PRESENT TO THE GOVERNOR

A PRESENT TO THE GOVERNOR
Governor O'Ferrali and Captain w. E..
Hudgins, commodore of the Virginia
oyster navy, were in Norfolk Thursday,
and on that day the latter took oeca-
sion to present TO the former a very
handsome and highly appreciated gift.
1t was 3 magnificent dog, English mas
tiff, about 90 months old and Weighing
about It's pounds. The animal was
secured from a friend by Captain Hud-
gins, and is valuable animal. Mr.Lynn,
superintendent of the penitentiary,
who was also in Norfolk on that day,
but who went to Richmond Friday,
took charge of ''Roddo" (the dogs
name) and carried him to his home in
the capital city.-NorfoM Landmark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
Person al.

Mrs Courtney A. Roller and son, FL. c
Roller, are on visit to friends in Charlottes
Vile
Mr.. John NJ. Young, having secured
position in Baltimore, left here for that city
Monday.
Mr. Jas. R. Taylor and family went Monda!
afternoon to Variety Springs to remain SOM
time.
Mrs. Henry Tillman, nee Jarman, is on +;
visit to relatives in Charlottesville.
On Monday morning, Rev. Robert G.. Jet
Rector of Emmanuel Church of this city, lief
here for Old Point Comfort and will be absen
several weeks.
Mr.. Frank 7. Holt, son of Capt. Chas. A
Holt, and lately of the firm of Caldwell d
Holt, who will open for himself book anC
stationery store in the room formerly occu
pied by the Savings Bank in the Crowle build
ing, left here on Wednesday last Tor Phila
delphia and New York to purchase goot
stock of books and stationery and othel
things kept for sale in such stores.
The Central Presbyterian says that REV. W
S. P. Bryan, d. D.. pastor of the church Of
the Covenant, Chicago, expects to spend the
summer at Staunton.'
Miss Irene Haislip daughter of Mr.. r. d.
Haislip, of the Staunton Ners, left mere on
Thursday to spend several weeks with rela-
tives in Woodstock.
Mr.. Edward Everett Patteson, of Pond Gap,
this county, will be married this evening at
Newport News to Miss Elizabeth Maxwell
Braxton, daughter of Col. Carter NJ Braxton.
Miss Annie Cochran, daughter of Hon. Geo.
NJ Cochran, is visiting friends in Alexan-
dria.
Judge J. NJ. Quarles and wife, Mrs. Geo. M.
Cochran and her daughter Susie and son
Peyton, and J. W. Pilson left here last Thurs
day for Atlantic City.
The Bath Ners of last Thursday says
'Miss Chirtsey Hopkins, M. D., is visiting
her home in Germantown. Dr. Hopkins IS
the lady physician at the Western State
Hospital"
Mrs Donald Allen, of Galveston, Texas, is
in the city on a visit to her mother, Mrs. c.
Halle, in West End.
Prof. Frank B. Yates, Principal of the
Deaf-Mute Institution at Little Rock, Arkan-
sas and his wife, are now on visit to their
relatives and friends in this county.
Col J. c. Shields was in this city from
Thursday evening till Saturday morning.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
Chamber of Commerce.

At a special meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday night of last week to consider
the question of building railroad from this
city to North River Gap to connect with the
Ches & Western now being built from Elkton
to the Gauley Coal fields the following reso
luton was adopted
Resolyoa. That the chair appoint commit
tee of five to consider railroad interests and re-
port to a future meeting"
In accordance with this resolution, the
President Of the Chamber appointed the fol
lowing to constitute the committee: Isaac Witt,
Henry Hutchinson, Charles Grattan, P H.
Trout and J. E. Graham.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
DEATHS.

BUCH ER.-At her home near Churchville
Tuesday, July 9th, Miss Maria Butcher, sister
of Captain David Bucher of Staunton, aged
Sc years.
The funeral on Wednesday and intermeni
in Thornrose cemetery at Staunton.
DAWSON.-At Fifeville, Albemarle county
Saturday morning, July 18th, of typhoid
fever, Mr.. III. NJ. Dawson brakeman and bag
gage master on the C. s. o. .Ry., aged q
years.
He was not a married man. He was an Odd
Fellow and his remains were accompanied by
members of that Order and railroad friends to
Alton on Sunday afternoon where they were
buried in the cemetery at Hebron church. He
was a native of Nelson county. The funeral
was conducted by Rev. II. K. Hawthorne.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

The sudden rises and falls in the
price of wheat do not affect in the least
the price of silver. Nor does the price
of silver have the least effect on the
price of wheat. One of the main argu-
ments of the silverites is completely
overthrown by the fact that these two
commodities of wheat and silver have
little or no market relations with each
other.-Alec0ndriG Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

SMALLPOX IN OHIo.-A despatch
from Cleveland, Ohio, Of July 18th.
says
give cases of smallpox have
developed in the family of David
Reece, a tin worker of Etnaville,
Ohio. One child has died, and half of
| the people in the village attended the
funeral, unaware of the nature of the
disease''
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
MAR RAGE

HELMINTOLLER-BUT Covington,
Allegheny county, Wednesday, July 10th, by
Rev. J. D Martin, MIR. Peter Helmintoller to
Miss Jennie Butler
WILSON-TAYLOR.-At the home of the bride
in indianapolis, Indiana, at II m, July 3rd
Mr.. William Arthur Wilson, formerly of Fort
Defiance. Augusta county. Va, now of Santa
Barbara, California, to Miss Alice Taylor
daughter of Mrs. Josephine a. Taylor
They Will visit relatives and friends in this
county, and win return to their home in
California the latt er part Of August.
BOWERS-FARROW-Jul Ilth, near Spring
HILL Joseph Bowers, foreman of the Bodley
wagon factory, and Mary c. Farrow.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

LUDLOw-CoNwAY.--The Lexington,
Va, correspondent of the Baltimore
San under date of July 18th, says
Lexington had social surprise Fri
day afternoon in the marriage of Maj
J. r. Ludlow, a wealthy retired capt.
talist and politician and ex-mayor OF
Norfolk, Va, to Miss Drewry Conway,
of Mobile. Ala. The party drove over
from the Rockbridge Alum Springs
and were married at the Irvine Hotel
by the Rev. DR.. r.. J. Mcbride, of Grace
Memorial Episcopal Church. The
groom is sixty-ive years old. He is q
brother of the Baroness Zollicoffer, of
Germany. The bride is thirty years OF
age and is highly educated and con
nected. They will spend a few days
here and then go to the Alum Springs
A wedding supper was given tonight
at the hotel"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

The attempt of the silver contingent
to commit the United States to free
coinage-to the exchange of fifty cents
worth of silver for dollar in gold
rivals in it's absurdity and enthusiasm
the widest chimera of romantic fiction.
1t carries one back to the fond but fu-
tile search for the fountain of everlast-
ing youth, to the medieval alchemfsts'
theory of the transmutation of metals,
and to the beautiful NEUROLOGICAL
story of Midas and the golden touch
Alexandria Gazette.
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Wages Increased.

On the 9th instant Messrs. Deford & Co.,
proprietors of large tannery at Covington,
Va, employing 100 hands, increased their pay
10 per cent. The pay roll is about $4,000 per
month, making the increased pay about $500
quite an item these hard times
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
Govs. O'FERRALL AND McCoRKLE

The Norfolk Landmark says, ''if
Gov. McCorkle, of West Virginia, had
pursued the same policy that the Gov
ernor of Virginia did in dealing with
the Pocahontas troubles, the incident
would long since have been closed.
Gov. O'Ferrall took the bull By the
horns. Gov. McEorkle simply swung
on to the tail.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
WHEN TRAVELLING,

Whether on pleasure bent, or busin ass, take
on every trip bottle of Syrup Of Figs, as it
acts most pleasantly and effectually on the
kidneys, liver and bowels preventing fevers,
headaches and other forms Of sickness For
sale in SOC. and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Manufactured by the California Fig
Yrup Company only.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
Increased Capacity of Iron Furnaces.

The New York Journal of Commerce
says "from the time the coal strikes of
last year were disposed of till the end
of the year the capacity of furnaces in
blast increased pretty rapidly. 1t per-
haps increased too rapidly, for there
was slow decline from the beginning
of this year till the first of May. In
May there was very little increase,
but in June the increase was very great,
and on July 1, according to the figures
of the Iron Age" the capacity of fur
naces in blast was greater than it was
at any previous period since June l.,
$685. The increase of furnace capacity
in the months of May and June, nearly
fifteen thousand tons, did not keep
pace with the increased demand for
pig iron, for the unsold stocks declined
during the same two months about 237,-
0O9 tonsn
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

A TRAGEDY D.-KaloGUitIe,
Tenn. July 11.-Yesterday workmen
in Greenville tore down an abandoned
hut in the suburbs formerly occupied
by family named Clayton. In the
basement the skeleton of a man was
found with trinkets of rare value. An
inquest revealed the find as the remains
of George Johnson, travelling doctor
from Cherokee county, N. c., who mys-
teriously disappeared at Greenville,
eight years ago after displaying several
thousand dollars. The Clayton family
disappeared few days after the doc
tor, but nothing was thought OF it I'M
til yesterdays discovery.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
The Massey-PtIot Suit.

The trial of the libel suit of Massey against
the Norfolk Pilot, which is now in its third
week. is still going on, and Massey has been
on the witness stand three days. The pro
ceedings are enlivened by the "spats' and
cut and come remarks and sarcastic repartees
matched, both in smartness and vulnarability
1t is impossible at this time to know when OF
how the suit will end