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Is Mr.. searies to Be . Summer Neighbor
OF Mr.. ClevelandB

BUzzARps BAY, March 25-John z. Searles
of New York, the Secretary OF the Sugar Trust,
who figured prominently In the recent hearing
before the United States Senate investigating
committee. has bsen here, and his coming hns
resulted in report that he has made a deal
for one OF the most important tracts of real
estate on Buzzards, Bay; Last season Mr.
at Great Hill. in Marion. 1t Is said that Mr.
Searles has decided to buy y now, md become a
GUIDES a large summer house. oriansiiS built
for and run as a hotel, and several hundred
acres OF forest. meadow, and beach land, valued
at about $4,000
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FIGHTING IN CUB.4.
Government Troops Said to Have Defea eated
small Insurgent Forces

Small Insurgent Forces.
HAVANA. March 25.-CoL Santoscildes, who
commands tho Government force at Manzanillo,
reports that yesterday troops under Col. Araoz
attacked and dispersed insurgent bands at Ju-
raguana and Cayo Camacho.
Tho bands were 500 strong and were COM
manded by Guerra Guardia Reitor. Fifteen
rebels were killed and many others were
wounded. The Government force lost one officer
killed and two privates wounded. Tho insur-
gents left behind a large quantity OF ammuni-
tion and small arms.
The Same Government troops also dispersed
party of insurgents at San Ramon on March
22. losing ono officer killed and three privates
wounded.
report from Holguin says that insurgents
under Masso Miro Manana are approaching tho
place. Tho force Is 800 strong and we'll armed
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Has His Passports for Paris and Did Not
Have to Leave Havana. He says.
DIR. Fernando A. de Xayas arrived here yester-
day from Havana nn IT, -...5s.Ii,smp Orizaba. He
went to the Hotel Espah ol.on Fourteenth street.
When asked as to the truth OF report that he
had left Havana to avoid trouble with the Span
ish authorities. he said:
There was not the least haste trouble in
the world In my departure from Havana.
don't know how such a report could have been
started. l have my passports. made out and
signed II. proper form. permitting mo to como
to Now York and afterward to visit Paris.
DR.. Zayas said that he had seen nothing of the
fighting in Cuba. and that his knowledge OF
events there was gained entirely from the news
papers,
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THE MISSING REINA REGENTE.

She Has Not Been Found Submerged, Nor
Has Wreckage Como Ashore.
MADRID. March 25.-The Government is off,
cially informed that all reports that the war
ship Reina Regente has been found submerged
in the straits are wholly without foundation,
and also that neither wreckago nor bodies from
the ship have been washed ashore
Admiral Beranger. tho now Minister Of Ma
rine will send 4 war ship to Madeira to search
for the Reina Regente. Meantime a commission
will be appointed to consider ard report on her
disappearance.
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KILLED IN THE null RING.
One OF tho Famous Matadorcs OF Mexico
Gored to Death.

DURANGO. Mex, March 25.-A leading event
OF tho bull lighting now in progress here
the killing OF Timotes Rodriguez one Of tho
best known matadores of Mexico. In the arena
by ferocious bull. The animal got the mata-
dore down and gored him to death before the
banderilleros could com" to his assistance. The
large crowd of spectators cheered the bull.
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Hi, by a Brick which Fell Eight Stories.

Whilo Conrad Wolf, p years oIu' OF fo9
Knickcrbocker avenue, driver in the employ
OF John Simmons a. Co., iron filters AZ ITO
Centre street. was unloading his truck near the
corner OF spruce and Nassau Btreets yesterday
lie was struck on the head by brick which fell
from the eighth story OF the American IraGt
wound and perhaps a skull fracture He was
taken to the Hudson Street Hospital
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READING. Pa. March 25.-Tho Evangelical
Church ut Bernyille. Pa, was struck by light
ming yesterday morning, and tho steeple and
building damaged to the amount Of $500. Tho
lightning rod On st. Johns Lutheran Church,
Royortown was broken into pieces by lightning.
but tho edihce was not damaged.
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Rar0u Won Thicimnnn Win Represent der
many at Washington.

BERLIN. March 25.-It is announced that
Baron won Saurma-Jeltsch. German Amhassa-
dor at Washington, will succeed Prince Rado-
lin as German Ambassador to Turkey, and that
Munich will be appointed Ambassador TO the
United States.
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A Retlrsa New YorL Merehaars Suicide.

TACOMA, y. H., March 25.-Benjamin Mum
scy. n retired New York merchant. died here
yesterday from the effects OF Paris green taken
on last Friday with suicidal intent. He had
He lenyes a W wiow and one daughter Mrs c. y.
Morrill, OF New York. He WAS SO years old
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pixies Peak or Anst" Puzzle.
Take home the best puzzle Invented for yesrs.-Adp
The sun., 1895-03-26

The steamship City of Para OF the Pacific
last, had forty-six cabin passenger, including
Senior Barrios, the Nicaraguan Minister. She
suSmsrged sub m I wreckage. The Prins Willem ~.
probably found her of the coast OF lower south
Carolina. The Dutch steamship was making
her maiden trip to this port from Port-au-Prince.
The sun., 1895-03-26

"Piks's Peak or Busti" Puzzle.
The popular new puzzle. SOLD sysEywhsse MOO
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THE CITY or PARA DISABLED.
All Her Propeller Blades Broken-Towed
Ilto Hampton Roads.

Fort MONROE, Va. March 25.-The steamer
City OF Para. with about forty passengers
aboard from New York for Colon, lost her pro-
peller ON March 81 about 500 miles out. Short
Iy afterward tho steamer Prins Willem ~.
came along and took the Para in tow. arriving
here this afternoon. All the propeller blades OF
The Para we're broken. The Para has anchored
in the Roads. She will probably go to Newport
News for repairs.
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"PIke's Peak or Bust ." PuxZis.
Take home this fun maker sold every where 25c.-Ad,
The sun., 1895-03-26

"Fike's Fenk or hust!' FuEzle.
Can you climb Pixies Peaki sold everywhere, 25c.
-<ds
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THE ST. PAULDIDN'T BUDGE.
Future OF THE ATTEMPT TO
LAUNCH THE NEW LINER.

The T.iIov was In Poor Condition and
the ship Was 900 Tons Heavier thnn
tho 81. Louis yyhe- -Leunched-Frost Cou,-
lag Out oftho Ground May Have Warped
tho w.yp Thousauas Disappointed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
THE FATHER OF CENTENNIALS.

Col. LESSEE E. Peyton of Philadelphia,
''the Father Of Centennials, y has just pub
lished volume of "reminiscences of the
Past" He is in his S0th year, and was
born in 1915 on a little farm in Kentucky
between Maysville and Lexington. His
ancestors, who he says were partizans Of
Oliver Cromwell, came to Virginia in 1850.
He got situation in Philadelphia in 1910
on the recommendation of Henry Clay, a
favor he returned later by starting move
ment among Mr.. Clay's friends to pay off
that statesman S debts to the amount of
some $4,000, and which was successful.
The idea of the Philadelphia centennial in
1876 struck him while visiting Richmond
in 1865. He found the people there gloomy
and depressed, and he thought centennial
of the revolution would help to revive the
national feeling. He conferred with Hon
A. H. H. Stuart and with descendants of
Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry, all
of whom thought bis plan a good one. He
then went to work interesting the different
States in it. Being in Boston in 1873 be
suggested there centennial Of the battle
of Bunker Hill, which was gotten up and
was an introduction to the national cen
tennial OF 1876 It was Col. PeYton that
first suggested the Columbian fair which
was held at Chicago in 1892, and he also
suggested the centennial celebration of
Corvallis surrender at Y Yorktown.
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where they sat down to breakfast, which was
prepared by Mrs. Vanderbilts own chef.
At the breakf asst table Sir Julian Paunce-
fote read the cablegrams sent on behalf of
the Queen and the Prince of Wales, congratu-
lating the Duke and newly made Duchess
upon the occasion of their wedding.
When the Duke arose to respond to the toast
of the bride and groom the bride slipped away
to don her travelling dress, and shortly after
ward the young couple left for the East Thir-
ty-fourth street ferry, en- route to Long Island
City, and took special train to Oakdale,
where they will pass a brief honeymoon at
W. K. Vanderbilt's country residence, Idle
Hour" The travelling dress of the Duchess
was dark blue cloth and crimson velvet.
crimson being conspicuous in the fur-border
toque.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
will visit some points South, notably Rich
mond, Va, during their honeymoon trip.
HOW THEY SPENT THEIR HONEYMOON.
A letter from ssIdle Hour dated two days
after their arrival says: idle Hour was
enveloped in thick fog until afternoon yes
terday; but when the sun did succeed in burst
ing through it the Duke and Duchess of Marl-
borough went for long drive. They rode
to F.G. Bourne's stock farm. near Sayville,t to
look at the big barn. and then drove across
country to Jacob Ocker's oyster station.
They were shown through the building,
watched the process of packing oysters for the
city market and wound up with feast of
selected oysters on the deep shell. The Duke
and the Duchess rode in light wa gon drawn
by a mouse-colored colt. The Duchess
handled the reinS
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
TIE NATIONAL PROSPEyr t1op
THE DEMOCRATS.

The prospects Of the National Dem otrat.
ic party for 1896 may be said to depend
largely on any mistake the Republicans NAV
make in congress this winter. 1t is mar
row field, but not hopeless ore. Than
power, nothing is more likely to beget
blunders. When the Republicans had
power in 1888 they committed such gigan-
tic blunders that the people in 1890 swept
them out of congress. and in 1892 com
pleted the work. The passage of the Nc
Kinley bill, and the passage, in the popular
branch, of what is known as the Force bill
alienated the people and brought a speedy
punishment. They had forfeited the con
lidence of the people and suffered for it.
In the last congress the Democ rats also
forfeited the confidence of the people and
have suffered for it. The great and only
reason that the Democrats have been swept
from power is that they were entrusted
with power and instead of using it as the
people expected. began war among them
selves. At one time in the closing days OF
the last congress the Democrats were un-
able to agree upon but one thing, and thai
was to oppose their own administration.
From the changing up" of petty Federal
appointments to blocking some great meas
ure of legislation. the feeling seemed to be
that if the administration wants it down
it goes. For an army divided in itself and
only agreed upon one thing and that the
obstruction Of the commander, there could
be but one thing left and that was defeat
And it got it. And in it the men who did
most to organize the party for defeat were
overwhelmed.
If the Democrats are to continue theil
silver and tariff divisions-the mistakes o!
their days of power-then we cannot look
very hopefully for the Republicans in this
congress to err gravely enough to throw
away their prospects for 1896. 1t is of no
use for us to be in the fight next year al
all if we cannot make up our minds to "line
up'' and present solid front on the great
questions of the day. The Democratic
nomination for '96 is to be, we suspect, one
of those rare events where the office will
have to seek the man and not the man seek
the office. There will not be very enthu.
siastic struggle for it among the light
weight presidential timber-they recognize
that in this wind it is no place for them.
1t will take a very tall and solid Democrat
ic oak to weather the gale that has been
blowing since '94. 1t is possible the nomi-
nation may seek out such one.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
Good war Record.

[From the Pocahontas W. Va, Tines
Among tie persons attending tine court from
other counties was Jehu Trainer, of Auth
ony's Creek Greenbrier county. He was
Confederate soldier, member Of company
r, Twenty-fifth Virginia Infantry, of which
he was orderly sergeant for the entire war.
lie was in every engagement participated in
by his regiment; from Rich Mountain, west Of
Beverly, w. Va. to the storming Of Fort
Steadman IN front of Petersburg, few days
before Lees surrender. AS orderly he has
called the roll when there were none to ans
wer and issued ratonS for one to eat He was
on3 OF the two men left of the company ON the
first day of the battle of the Wilderness; the
only man to come out of the Bloody Angle,
Spottsylvania May -, 1861. At Sharpsburg
he was wounded in the thigh, at Kernstown
through the other thigh.
"In the fight at Gettysburg he commanded
Company A, from Taylor county, and Com
pany F. from Highland county, in place of
Captain Blankenship, who lost leg. In the
charge upon Fort Steadman, led by General
j. b. Gordon, he received four wounds, and
after eight days treatment at Chimborazo
Hospital, Richmond, he set out for home, in
Highland county, and walked LIS miles
The surrender occurred about the time of his
return"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
Battles of the Stonewall Brigade
From the Rockingham Register]

An old soldier, a few days ago, found all
corded the list of battles and skirmishes that
the Stonewall Brigade was engaged in from
the First Manassas to AppomattOx Court
House. We publish it for the benefit of the
old soldiers that are fond of fighting their old
battles over again.
Manassas Plains, July 81, 1861.
Kernstown. March %, 1862.
Mcdowell, May 9. 1862.
Winchester Blanks rout), May 25th. 1862.
Port Republic, June 8, 1862
Cold Harbor June p, 1862,
Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862.
Cedar Run slaughter Mountain), August
8, 1862.
Manassas, No. 2, August 49, 80, 80. 1862.
Chantilly, Sept. 2 1862.
IIarper's Ferry, Sept. IA, 1862.
Sharpsburg (Antietam), September. II,
1862 =
Kearneysville. Oct. l6, 1862
Fredericksburg, December Is, IA, 1862.
Charlottesville, May 2. 8, 1868.
Winchester, No. 2, June "A, Is, 1868.
Gettysburg, July 1, 2, 3, 1858.
Bealton (sklrmish) Nov. g. 1863
Payne's Farm (Mine RUM, November 27,
1863
Morton's Ford (skirmish), FEBRUARY 10.
1861
The Wilderness, May s. 1864.
Spottsylvania e. Ii. May u. 1864.
Harrison House. May Is, 1864.
Nye River, May 10, 1864.
Bethesda Church, No. l, May 80 1864.
Bethesda Church. No2, June 2, 1864.
Monocacy. July 10, 1864.
Smokers Ferry (skirmish), July IS, 1864.
Kernstown No 2, July 81, 1864.
Winchester, No. 8, July 81, '64.
Nrwtown (Skirmish), August II, 1864.
Winchester, No. 4, Aug. II, "a.
p. g. W. railroad (shirmish)' Aug %, 1864
Shepherstown, Aug. %, 'G4.
Winchester, No. 8, Sept. 10, 1864.
Fishers Hill, Sept. "a, 1864,
Bell Grove, Oct. 8, 1864.
Hatcher's Run burgess Mill}, February
1865.
Appomattox, Aprial 9, 1865.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
THE MARYLAND FIGHT.

We see in some of our Democratic ex
changes in Virginia disposition to criti-
else the Democrats of Maryland for the
result there on November 5th. We would
suggest that better plan would be to let
our Democratic friends in Maryland at
tend to their own affairs without adverse
criticism from the outside. Maryland has
for over twenty years, even in 1872 when
when Grant carried Virginia, gone Demo
cratic by anywhere from 1000 to 100000
and so when she turns around and gives
10000 majority for Republican State
ticket. we must take it for granted that she
had sufficient provocation in her State
affairs to justify it. She has taken State
election to attend to her troubles In. and
seems to have attended to them after her
own fashion and pretty effectually. The
work has been that of Democrats, and it is
the height of folly and presumption for out
siders to be attempting to underrate or
distort the political status of the men who
did it.. Maryland will be in line again next
year.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
How admirable the plan of appointil

How admirable the plan Of appointing a
Board of Directors to Investigate itself is.
is illustrated by the following scene in an
investigation ordered by Gov. McCOrkle of
West Virginia into the doings at the Spen-
Ger State Insane Asylum:
Director F. b. Enslow made a speech in
which he said that the charge that the Board
had feathered their nests in letting the
plumbing contracts was false, and turning to
Attorney Corder added, eff you repeat that
charge you are liar" Corder replied "We
can prove what we said," whereupon Enslow
made at him with cane but ceased the as
ssult when Corder explained that he had not
included him in the charge. Director 7. b.
Camden also denounced Corder as liar.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
PASSING NEWS OF THE DAY.

Willis d. KILLER Confederate veteran,
miles from Luray, with an 1S-year-old
nephew, returned from voting Tuesday,
Nov. 9TH, and late that evening was found
assassinated in his house. He had been
both shot anG dubbed to death. His pockets
we're found turned inside out. He was
discovered by his nephew who had been
blowing in a field not far from the house
The old man had been shot in the head, his
skull crushed and his throat cut. The
nephew, on whose person the old man !
pocket book was found, has been arrested
at the 1st Baptist colored church III
Lakewood, n. j., last Sunday morning
there appeared the following notice nailed
to the door: There will be no service in
our church to-day, as our beloved pastor
has been suddenly called away The be
loved pastor, Rev. Mr.. White, colored, was
iii Jail, having been caught Ivy a constable
the night before with two tin pals and a
shovel in the coal yard of John Wright fill,
ing the pals up to carry them away.
After the adjournment of the Women Is
Missionary Society at Charlottesville, last
week, several of the ladies were robbed by
pickpockets as they were boarding the
Chesapeake & Ohio cars for home. Mrs.
Fannie e. Bagby and Mrs. Charles Hall
Of Petersburg, and a lady from the Eastern
Shore, lost $50 in money between them and
their railroad tickets.
In London. Eng. on Thursday, Lord
Rayleigh and Prof. VIM. Ramsey called at
the United States embassy and Mr.. James
Il. Roosevelt, secretary of the embassy,
presented them with check for $4,000,
which the Smithsonian Institution had
awarded them as the first Hodgkins prize
for their paper on argon. the new element
discovered by Lord Rayleigh.
The amount Of money sent to Europe
with American brides who married foreign
noblemen, since such marriages have be-
come the fashion, is $3.50, l53, 900. The
highest dowery was 81 1000, 900 and the low
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
BONDS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.

Commenting on the proposition of the
VINDICATOR and Richmond Dispatch
that the legislature shall pass a law requir
ing all State officers who give bond to give
Guarantee Companies as their security, and
discard the use of individual securities,
the Fairfax Herald says:
"The suggestion advanced by our contem-
poraries is good one, but there is also an
other of equal or greater importance that
might be urged. and that would save thou
sands of dollars TO the Common wealth. We
believe that if there were travelling auditors,
say one for each congressional district, whose
dnties should be to examine accounts and see
not only that they were settled properly, but
that settlements were made correctly and
with diligence and promptness. very large
sum would be added annually to the public
revenues
The idea of travelling auditors is good
but expensive one, but our contemporary
will find that the agents of Guarantee com
panies, and theknowledge that the peniten-
tiary stares a delinquent officer in the face,
will serve pretty well as auditors.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15

The Richmond Dispatch has conferred a
favor on the public by unearthing the ex.
tract given below from Theodore Roosevelt's
ssLife of Benton" Mr.. Roosevelt is New
Yorker and Republican, and has been
prominent in the eyes of the country ever
since he was appointed member Of the
Civil Service Commission. He is at pres
ent more prominent than ever 10y his efforts
to give New York a reformed police force
and to enforce the laws. The following is
the extract about the Southern troops and
Gen. Lee in the civil war:
"The decline Of the militant spirit in the
Northeast during the first half Of this century
was much to be regretted. To it is due more
than any other cause the undoubted average
individual inferiority OF the northern compar-
ed to the southern troops; at any rate. at the
beginning of the great war of the rebellion.
The southerners by their whole mode of liy-
ing, their habits, and their love of outdoor
sports, kept up their warlika spirit, while
in the North the so.called upper classes de-
veloped along the lines OF wealthy and
timid bourgeoisie type, measuring everything
by mercantile standard Ga peculiarly debas
ing one, if taken purely by itself); and sub
hitting to be ruled in local affairs by low.
foreign mobs. and in national matters BY
their arrogant southern kinsmen. Til. mill
tant spirit of these last certainly stood them
in good stead in the civil war
The world has never seen better soldiers
than those who followed Lee; and their lead
or will, undoubtedly, crank as without any
exception, the very greatest of all the great
captains that the English-speaking peoples
have brought forth: and this. although the
last and chief of his antagonists, may him.
self claim to stand as the full equal of MARI
borough and Wellington
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
THE FIRST APPEARANCE.

The first appearance of the "lIonest
Elections party of Augusta since the
election. is peculiarly appropriate. Mr.
Koiner, a Democrat. simply asks that tn.
ballots be inspected in the presence of al
parties to see If improper ballots were no
counted for his opp 'nent, and the Who'll.
Honest Election outfit rises in profess
against it and gets out legal proceedings t.
choke it off.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

1t does look like some men-yea, and
women too-would have to be literally born
again before they can appreciate what a
shocking thing cruelty to helpless animals is.
In Richmond consistent Christian, cul
tured professor, and gentleman, has just
been before magistrate for ordering dog.
which some mischievous student had put
in his lecture room, to be thrown out of a
24-fOot-high window. He saw ne harm in
it. The theological student, who is some
day to preach Christianity. and who threw
the dog out, saw no harm in it. The Police
Justice, who tried the case, saw no harm
in it. A dozen contributors to the Rich
mond papers, evidently cultured men,
writing on the subject, saw no harm
in it, and seemed to think it was sort OF
much ado about nothing affair. And yet.
if strong men had thrown the professor
out of the window because he was limo
Gently in the way, the professor would
have regarded it as an act of brutality, the
theological student would have deemed it
shocking, the Police Justice would have
fined the perpetrator, and the newspaper
contributors would have called for the ex-
IRENE penalty of the law.
But what can we do about it? What
can you do with public opinion so crude
and so callous that it thinks it no harm to
throw out of second story window poor
dog, in the room by no fault Of its own, ut
terly innocent of all that was going on :?
We do expect cruelty to animals from some
sort of men, but not from the cultured men
who took part IN one way OF another, in
the Richmond episode. There can be
nothing on earth more helpless than dumb
animal; what a shame it is to mistreat
them!