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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17


Another dead body of a woman was
found Monday in the Emanuel Baptist
Church in San Francisco. making
three in all. w. II. T. Durant, dental
student, is charged with numbering
the two girls whose bodies were pre-
viously found in the church.
Thomas McKaine, aged one hundred
and eight years, died in Huntington,
West Virginia. He entered the war of
1912 at the age of twenty-five years.
Becauee of the increase in the price
of beef Secretary Morton. of the Agri-
cultural Department, has issued an
order under which Mexican cattle will
be admitted into the United States
after a rigid inspection.
The killing OF General Crombet and
the capture of General Maeeo, the
Cuban leaders, is said to have dis
organized the ranks of the insurgents,
and their cause is admitted to be lost.
Severe earthquake shocks have been
felt in Italy and Austria, and, though
he people have in some places been
panic-stricken, no serious damage has
been done.
1t is reported from Shanghai that a
peace treaty has been signed between
China and Japan. The treaty is said
70 give Japan possession of all the ter
ritory she has conquered. The two
Countries are also said to have con-
cluded an offensive and defensive al
lance.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
Cleveland on the Money Question.

President Cleveland has declined to
accept the invitation to attend and ad-
dress a meeting of the business men of
Chicago, but has written letter set
ting forth his views on the money
question, from which, as we have not
the space to publish it in full, we make
the following extracts
I'm these restless days the farmer is
tempted by the assurance that though
our currency may be debased, redund-
ant and uncertain, such a situation
will improve the price of his products.
Let us remind him that he must buy
as well as sell; that his dreams of plenty
are shaded by the certainty that if the
price of the things he has to sell are
nominally enhanced, the cost of the
things he must buy will not remain
stationary; that the better prices which
cheap money proclaims are unsub
stantial and elusive, and that even if
they were real and palpable, he must
necessarily be left far behind in the
race tor their enjoyment.
ut ought not to be difficult to con-
vince the wage Garner that if there
were benefits arising from a degener
ated currency they would reach him
least of ill and last of all. In an I'M
healthy stimulation of prices an in
creased cost of all the needs of his
home must long be his portion, while
he is at the same time vexed with van
ishing visions of increased wages and
easier lot. The pages of history and
experience are full of this lesson,
A fiuctuation in prices at
the seaboard is known the same day
or hour in the remotest hamlet. The
discredit or depreciation in the finan-
cial centres of any form of money in
the hands of the people is signal of
immediate loss everywhere. II reck-
less discomfort and wild experiment
should sweep our currency from its
safe support, the most defenseless OF
all who suffer in that time Of distress
and national discredit will be the poor
as they reckon the loss in their scanty
support, and the laborer or working
man as he sees the money he has re-
ceived for his toll shrink and shriYel
In his hand when he tenders it for the
necessaries to supply his humble
home.
Disguise it as We may, the line of
battle is drawn between the forces OF
safe currency and those Of silver mono
metallism."
IL will not believe that. if our PEG
pie are afforded an intelligent oppor
tunity for sober, second thought, they
will sanction schemes that, however
cloaked, mean disaster and confusion,
nor that they will consent, by under
mining the foundation of safe cur
rency, to endanyer the beneficent
character and purposes of their gov
eminent.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

1t is not altogether plain that the
suggestion of our government that
Great Britain should submit it's de-
mands upon Venezuela to arbitration
is worthy of respectful consideration.
Great Britain and Uncle Sam agreed
to abide by the decision of an arbitra-
ton commission in regard to the
formers claims for damages in the
Behring Sea seal fisheries case. The
Paris tribunal promptly awarded our
English cousins damages in the sum of
nearly a half million dollars. This
amount. however. Congress refused to
appropriate at its last session. IL is a
reasonable assumption, therefore, that
Great Britain looks with suspicion
upon suggestions of arbitration coming
from the United States, and for our
own part we are not surprised that our
good faith is Observation-Disclosures
peal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
Drowned Of R0ncaYarte.

John Branham, aged 10 years, son of
Geo. W. Branham, of Ronceverte, was
drowned at that place Monday morn
ing, April Sth. The Greenbrier Inde-
pendent says he was catching logs, the
river being very high and the current
strong, he fell from the boom and,
being unable to swim, was washed
away and drowned. He was never
seen after he fell into the water. The
body was recovered Wednesday morn
ing at Fort Spring, and was brought to
Ronceverte for interment.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

The Washington Post, says the IndeT
appeal, has fallen into the curious and
inexcusable error of assuming that the
southern people accept without demur
the disparaging estimate placed upon
them by the bloody shirt republicans
our Washington contemporary would
have some justification for its structures
upon the ''servile" character of the
southern democracy. On the contrary,
the south has very fair and just opin-
ion of it's Importance, and depreciation
of themselves is very far from being the
actual state eff mind of the people of
this section. We would not exchange
our birth-right or our local pride or our
social conditions or habitation in con-
sideration of any inducement that
might be offered by the people of the
north and west. In fact, humility is
not our besetting sin, and we have been
quick to advance our own interests and
to assert our Importance ever since the
VI WcT6 ONcT.
there were any convincing argument
to show that we would fare better with
a southern democratic president than
with one chosen from the ranks of the
northern democracy, our people would
not be slow in making their wishes
known. But as it is, the whole line of
reasoning of the Washington Post is to
reduce the national democracy to
sectional party. which is the last thing
that the south desires. Principles, not
men; the whole country and not
geographical division-thesc are part
of the gospel of the souther democ
racy; and if it should now contract it's
principles into narrow demand for
southern candidate, it would manifest
spirit of sectionalism which would
deserve sharp rebuke. The time may
come when the south will be implored
to furnish the man. Then we may
graciously yield, but not before.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
Death Of an Aged Minister.

Rev. Joseph Walker, of the Baptist
Church, died on Saturday, the 9th
inst, at the residence of Rev. Joseph
H. Fox, near Scottsville, aged 80
years. From August 18th, 1915, to
February 10th, 1s47, he was the pastor
of the Charlottesville Baptist church.
The Charlottesville Progress says =
He was gifted as writer, and was
the author of many works, and his
newspaper discussions of religious and
moral questions were regarded as able
and conclusive"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
Unfortunate Tendency of the Clergy.

No sincere supporter of the broaden
ing influence of the Christian clergy in
civil an ID social affairs, says the New
York Herald, can contemplate the ten
dency toward pulpit sensationalism,
now evident in many directions, with
out experiencing sense of earnest re-
greet.
1t is a deplorable fact that private
character is less sacred against attack
from the pulpit than it was in the days
when the clergy confined their efforts
more exclusively to purely spiritual af-
fairs. The motives, the reputation, the
business undertakings and the domes-
tic affairs of Individual citizens are
nowadays made the subject of pulpit
dissertations which border closely up
on the libellous in their freedom, their
recklessness and their oft unmerited
severity.
A lamentable instance of this occur
red the other day in Salem, Mass,
when Boston minister made an afro
cious and unprovoked attack upon the
character of the President. No good
purpose was served by his utterance.-
1t did nothing for truth or morals. 1t
added nothing to the dignity of the
clergy and the public impression it
conveyed was one of widespread re-
greet and shame.
If it is necessary that ministers
should discuss personal character in
order to extend the influence of the
clergy into the fields of society and
politics, they should at least hold fast
to old fashioned standards of accuracy
truthfulness and fairness of statement.
The tendency-noticeable in some
quarters-to drift away from these is
both unfortunate and reprehensible.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

REBURIAL OF Son OF JEFF DAVIS.
IndeC- Appeal under date of last Fri
day, says
1.-The remains of the little son of Mr.
aud Mis-. Jefferson Davis, who died IN
Memphis of yellow fever few years
ago. were reinterred in Hollywood to
day. The ashes were brought here "a
week OF two ago and deposited in
Laube's vault. Mrs. Davis, Miss Win
ME Davis and few other persons were
present to day at the last sad scenes
Simple but impressive services were
conducted by Rev. DR.. Carmichael
Mrs. Davis and her daughter will be
here for a few days longer"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
Punished by HIS Own Race.

Two colored tramps visited our city
Tuesday and about 2:30 P. NJ, broke
into the colored switchmen's shanty
near Mayor Davis's coal yard and
began to examine its contents. The
intruders were seen by a switchman in
the lower yard. He called to the col
ored section men who were at work
near by, and they started for the
shanty. sThe thieves seeing they were
discovered ran over to the Smiths
Creek branch and then up to Main, a
number of colored men pursuing them.
One managed to 6lude the pursurers,
but the other was chased to Fifth, up
Fifth to Church and out Church to the
wholesale grocery, where he was
caught. The captors took him down
to the river opposite the Y. M. G. A.
with the intention of giving him a
ducking, but thinking the water too
cold. concluded to give him hot bath
instead. They supplied themselves
with switches, and removing his cloth,
ing applied them in a manner that did
justice to the occasion. After the
castigation they told him to leave,
which he did in double quick time
His partner would have been treated
in the same manner had he been
Clifton Forge Valley Pir
giniQn.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
Report of the Massachusetts Committee.

The New York JON nal of Commerce
says that the Massachusetts, Legislative
Committee, which has been visiting
the cotton mills of the South, has made
it's report. While the growth of cotton
manufacturing in the South is rapid,
the committee finds that not all the
mills in that section are making money
and not all parts of that section are
well adapted to the industry. The
south shore of New England has the
most perfect climate in the country
for cotton manufacture, and it will be
some years before the South can make
any large quantity of the finer goods.
Taxation in Massachusetts, does not
compare unfavorably with taxation in
the South, except that Southern towns
are Offering immunity from taxation
who will locate within their limits. No
Massachusetts mill companies are in
tending to remove their works to the
South, but a good deal of Massachu
setts capital has gone into Southern
mills, and four companies are con-
templating the erection of mills in the
Sonth supplemental to the mills in
Massachusetts, but this is still unde
cided. There were representatives of
the mill-owners and of the mill-opera
tives on the committee, and they all
agree in the report that neither side
will carry it's desire to get the better of
the other to the extent of driving the
industry from the State. On the whole
the report is quite reassuring to the
people of Massachusetts,, but there is
no doubt that the Manufacture Of the
coarser varieties of cotton in the imme
diate vicinity of the cotton fields will
increase, and little doubt that it will
increase rapidly. What Massachusetts,
will lose is not anything that she has,
but part of the growth she might
look forward to.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
in an article ON the war, suggested by
the thirtieth anniversary of the sur
render of Lee to Grant, gives its
"warmest admiration" for the zen
durance, the courage, the logged
fighting quality, and the great prowess
of the Confederate soldiers" More
over, the Republican adds that the
conviction is "borne in upon the
student of these closing fights, cul-
minating the whole long contest (the
last year of the war in Virginia), that
the greater generalship was on the
southern side, as almost every foreign
student and critic of our civil war has
heidi
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

ACTING COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL
REvENUE.-On last Friday, Secretary
Carlisle appointed VIM. H. Bailie, for
merly of Staunton, Shepherds chief
deputy, to take charge of the internal
revenue office at Lynchburg, and to act
temporarily as collector of internal
revenue for the 9Th district of Virginia
until the vacancy caused by the death
of Collector Shepperd is filled by ap-
pointment. Mr.. Bailie was in charge
of the office during the late collectors
illness.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

A Two-PoUND BABY.-Lying in a
coy little crib Just large enough to ac.
commodate doll, in a pleasant home
in Burlington, New Jersey, is the
smallest baby ever born in that part OF
New Jersey. The child is the infant
daughter of Reed and Cassie Force,
and was born on Tuesday night, April
2. She is smaller than the average
doll, and weighs less than two pounds.
Her arms, perfectly moulded. are no
larger than a mans little finger, and
her legs are about the size of a mans
thumb. An ordinary teacup will
cover the little ones head. The baby
is perfectly healthy, and DIR. Walter
E. Hall, the attending physician, says
she will live. The father and mother
are of medium statue. The little one
is receiving host of visitors, and the
parents take as much delight in show
ing her as if she was baby of twelve
pounds.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

The Tennessee Senate Thursday
adopted joint resolution requesting
Congress to enact law providing for
the free coinage of silver at the ratio
of IL to /.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
Tbree Murders in a Church.

The Emmanuel Baptist church in
San Francisco last Sunday morning,
the murdered bodies of two young girls
Blanche Lamont and Minnie Will
liams-were found, and on Monday,
in the basement, the body OF Mrs.
Forsythe was found. W. II. Il. Durant,
a Dental student, who was librarian of
the church and assistant Superintend-
ent of the Sunday School, has been ar
rested as the murderer. He was famll-
lar with the house and carried one OF
the few keys TO the private door. In
person he is a strong, we'll made young
man of pleasing address, and was de-
voted to his religious duties. He was
tn e last person seen in Blanche
LamOnt's company on April 3, the day
of her disappearance. He was also the
last person seen with Miss Williams on
Friday.
There is remarkable coin cidence in
connection with the death of two gal
lent Confederate soldiers. Colonel
Hartman in the late civil strife com
handed the Twelfth Virginia Cavalry,
and only one day before his death In
Richmond. which is announced else
where in these columns. a dashing of
ficer of the Twelfth Regiment, Capt. j.
H. II. Figgatt, was inferred in Fin
castle.
Between the two there was a close
personal attachment. Together they
fought under the flag of the COnfed-
eracy and in death they were not divid
fredericksburg Star.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
Questions to Charlottesville Council.

Some citizen of Charlottesville is af-
ter the Council of that place with
"sharp stick" who, after saying that
city is Tin hole'' financially, and COM
pairing it to scuttled and sinking ship.
propounds the following questions
what is the correct amount eff the
city's bonded debt What is the net
amount of it's floating debt2 What was
the exact revenue of the city from all
sources for 1894? What has been the
expenditure for 1894? Interest paid or
due on the city debts for 1894? What
is or will be the working capital avail
able to carry on city improvements at
ter 1st July, 1895? How much of the
S125,000 borrowed money is on hand :?
How much of the $50. 900 is still at the
credit of the credit of the sewer &C
counts? Where has the $4,000 appro-
priated for street still a mud-puddle !?
''Street improvements" appear mainly
in front of Aldermen's property. What
about the vote of Council and appro
priation of May, 1894. to improve Main
street pavement from the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway depot to the foot of
Vinegar Hill? What obout the $4,000
for pipes for the Locust Grove deal ?"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
The New York SIN "a ya:

"AlI except a very small part of the
negroes remain at the South. They
prefer it. not merely because of its
climate and they are accustomed t." its
life. but also because. on the whole,
they are less the victims of injurious
prejudice there than here.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

The NJ Il. Church conference of
Southern New England has just ex
PEELED one of it's members for not pay
ing his debrs. Why he should have
been specially selected as the parti-
cular object of the condemnation of
the conference is not stated. 1t goes
without saying. however, that if all
men who do not pay their debts were
expelled from the churches TO which
they belong. there would be a consider
able reduction in church mem bership.
Alexander Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

Mary Croughan, aged twenty five
years, died at Lynn, Mass, Thursday,
as the result of nine weeks of continu-
eus hiccoughipg.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
Distinguished u edding.

The heiress, Miss Mary Letter, will
be married to George Curzon, a mem
Der of the British Parliament, in
Washington City on the 22nd of this
month. The Washington correspon.
dent of the Baltimore Sun says
There have been few probably
among the heiresses as we'll equipped
in the way of good looks and style to
attract attention as Miss Mary Letter,
who on the Cad of this month will he
come Mrs. George Curzon and perhaps
eventually Lady Scarsdale. She is
also model in all that the latter end
of this progressive century still con
tinues to think makes dutiful daugh
ter and highly accomplished woman
Her features are almost correct. her
coloring that of the brunette, and. like
Mrs. Cleveland, of whom she is truth
fully the most intimate friend, her
greatest beal ty charm lies in her smile.
Her manners are dignified but graci-
Gus, and from the time of her debut in
society there has been that about her
which challenges admiration and al
ways seemed to evoke it in whatever
company she happened to be.
MISSED BY MRS. CLEVELAND.
Mrs. Cleveland has remarked to q
lady friend that there was 10 one she
missed more from her daily companion
ship than Miss Letter. and it is under
stood that her Wedding gift to the
bride is among the most elegant of the
large number she has received. The
wedding will be English in every de-
tail. 1t will take place at st. Johns
Church at half past II Monday morn
ing. April %, and will be followed by a
breakfast for about 200 guests at the
Letter mansion, on Dupont Circle.
The honeymoon will be spent in this
vicinity. and very shortly afterward
the couple will sail for England, as
Mr.. Curzon desires to resume his duties
in Parliament as soon as possible after
the Easter recess. Miss Letters trous-
seau is Parsian. There is q rgmor
That her wedding gown has a train
eight yards long, but this statement
has been turned around to mean that
the skirt is eight yards WIDE The
Misses Letter. Miss Mamie. who is in
society, and Miss Daisy. who is still a
school girl, will be the bridesmaids for
their sister. Lord Lamington is com
ing with the groom as his best man. y
REV. SAM SMALL RESIGNS. - Rev
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

John D. Swats the we'll known engi
neer of Hinton, W. Va, died on Friday
March 30. He was born at Millboro',
Va, March II, 1860, where his early
life was spent. He entered the services
of the G. & y. R. R. at Hinton in
September, 1875, and with the excep-
ton of two years continued with that
company until the day of his DEATH
Mr.. Swats was Mason in high stand
ing and a member of the Baptist
church. He leaves wife and four
children.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
He Was Immersed and Died.

Oakland, Md, April 12.-Jacob Mos
ser, a young man. lying at the point of
death, was persuaded by the Duukards
to submit to being immersed. He was
carried to a stream ON cold day last
week and ducked three times. Three
days later he died, and the States at
torney proposes to institute proceed
ings against the perpetrators of the
outrage.
1t may be difficult to prove that his
death was caused by his baptism, and
that he would not have died as soon f
he had not been baptized. Some have
a belief that no one is ever injured by
baptism however cold the water or
whatever their physical condition, but
1t requires great faith 80 to believe.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

VIRGINIA I'm the Clerks ONCE OF the Cir
cult Court of Augusta county, in VACATION
April 18th. 1895.
WIN. P. Warren for &c...............Pl Plaintiff
VS..
Alex r. Owens Devisees, .......... Defendants
IN CHANCERY ON ORIGINAL AND AMENDED BILLS.
The object of this suit is to subject the prop
erty, real and personal. of Alexander II. Civ
ems, decd, to the payment OF his debts, and,
upon iusuffciency of personal assets. to SUBJ
ject the lands of said A X. Owens in the hands,
of his devisees and their heirs to the payment
OF the debts OF said Givens, decd.
And afndavit having been made and fled
that j. Edgar BOwcOck, James Floyd Bowcock,.
and j. Stuart BowcOck are non-residents of,
the State of Virginia. 1t is ordered that they
appear here within fifteen days after due pub
LEGATION hereof and do what is necessary to
protect their interests herein.
A cOpy-teSte
JOS, B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
r. E. II. Nelson, p. q.
nIill 70
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" Staunton, Va, Apria 18th, 1895.
James Bumgardner, Jr., Trustees. &c.
Henry L. STAGE, &C.
All persons interested i'm the above stvfed
chancery cause will TAKE NOTICE. tina G in pur-
Suance of a decree of the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta county, have f1xed upon
Saturday, tho 18th day of May. 1895,
when shah proceed
LIST. To show the transactions OF James Bum
gardiner .lr Commissioner, appointed to rent
the STAGE property.
End. TO consider the exception taken by the,
infant defendant to the last report of the un-
dersigned.
3rd. To report any other matters deemed
pertinent, sc.
JOS A. WADDELL,
Commissioner in ChauceEv.
]. ". L. BnmgardLer A. F. Robertson. p. q.
april Its
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

President ingalls, says the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad has de-
termined to go out of the coal business.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

Two men escaped from the Jail of
Pocahontas county. W. Va, after seiz-
ing the sheriff and locking him in a
cell