Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-04-17

Rirginia FREE grtss.
N. ". B. GALLAHER, Editor.
0arISS.oSsn JEFFERSON County, WsstVa.
Tsrms--sa.OO Per Annuus In Advance.
April Il, 1895.
Capt HambletOn shepPerd, United States
internal revenue collector for the L~ynehburg
district, died last week.
The Virginia Court Of Appeals rendered
an opinion sustaining the constituuonall'y
Of the Walton election law.
The spurs worn by Capt. J. H. Fl. Flgga't
we're presented to Gov. O'Ferrall, who at
tended the funeral Of his friend a few days
ago.
Col. Bob Carr of Governor MacCOrkle's
staff having resigned, the honor has been
conferred on Col. Stuart W. Walker Of
M~artinsburg.
Nicaragua reply to Great Bdtain's ulti-
masum il said not to be satisfactory and the
British government is preparing to enforce
lie demands.
Martinez de CamPOs reached Cuba yester-
day and Immediately proclaimed himself
captain. general The people gave him an
enthusiastic reception.
Ia Richmond, this evening, Hon. WIN. l..
Wilson will be a guest at the banquet Of
Richmond chapter Of the University OF Viz
ginia Alumni Association.
Beef has taken a jump, and the advance
price is attributed to the scarcity. Demand
and supply will, more or less, regulate prices
some wiseacres to the contrary notwith-
standing.
The effect Of the Wilson tariff bill on
Martinsburg has been to decrease the cost
Of everything we consume and has set our
mills to humming ceaselessly, thus giving
our working people constant employment.
-Aiqrfinsburg Statesman.
The Alexandria Gazette says that Judging
from the price Of wool, and that Of lamb
and mutton. the German tariff bill cannot
have ruined the sheep raisers Of this coun-
try, As the opponents Of that bill, before The
passage thereof, swore it would do.
sam Small is a retiring man. He has an.
nounced his retirement from the newspaper
business aud from personal and public con-
nection with current politics. He retired
from preaching Of the gospel some time ago.
He purposes to pursue the practice of the
law.
Our wooden mill and knitting mills never
enjoyed such a degree Of prosperity, though
the Independent and the Herald both pre-
dicled sudden and certain destruction TO our
industries and starvation TO our people
should the Wilson tariff bin pass.-Nrrtns-
5vrq Statesman.
Hon. Charles II. MansIr, assistant comp
troller Of the Treasury Department, and for
merly a member of Congress, died yesterday
morning at the National Hotel, in Wash
ington. It will be remembered Mr.. Mansur
took quite an active part in Hon. w. l..
Wilson's late campaign.
A doctor in a laboratory at the Chicago
University has discovered something that is
SWeeter than sugar. That's nothing new
We did the same thing nearly half 4 cen
fury ago.
The rose is red, the violet blue.
Sugar is sweet, and 80 are you.
The Camden mills at Camden-on Gauley,
which is under the skillful management Of
Colonel Fickenger, has resumed operation
for The coming season. They have l3,OO0,-
900 feet Of lumber to work up during the
present season. Mr.. Camden has 1901 600
acres Of timber lands in one body in this
section journal Of Commerce.
Hon. VIM. J.. Wilson, the new postmaster
general, took the oath Of Office last Wednes-
day. But the price Of two-cent stamps still
remains the same.-lorgaa Messenger. Mr..
Wilson is administering the law as he found
il. Congress hasn't reduced the price of
letter postage recently but thanks to Mr..
Wilson, = suit Of clothes can be had for a
little over half the cost that prevailed under