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committee of the Bimetallic League. The
resolution in substance was that "This
league regards with apprehension the
constant fluctuations and growing diverg-
ence In the relative value of gold and sill
yer and heartily concurs in the recent ex-
preston of opinion upon the part of the
Government of France and the Govern
ment and Parliament of Germany as to
the serious evils resulting therefrom. It
therefore urges upon the Government the
deslrability of cooperating with other ma
tions in an international conference to
consider what measures can be taken to
mitigate these evils.''
Henry Chaplain Conservative seconded
the resolution and presented the situation
OF India as proving the necessity of an
international understanding on the sub
ject. He urged the Government to reopen
the Indian minis, provided the other
powers reopened theirs, and to give every
facility for promoting the increased use of
silver in England short of changing her
own standard.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt admitted
that the question was a grave one, but
denied that the distress in husbandry was
due to the demonstration of silver.
Mr.. Everetts motion was adopted with
out division.
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ANNUAL BUSINESS SESSION.
OFFICERS ELECTED BY THE Ma
TIONAL COUNCIL OF
WOMEN.
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE Con-
STITUTIoN AND INTERESTING
Topics DISCUSSED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The annual bust
ness session of the National Council of
Women was held to-day. The election of
officers for the ensuing year took place,
and number of important changes in the
constitution of the council were adopted,
the principal change being in the creation
of an upper and lower council The up
per branch will be composed of the dele
gate and president of each of the National
associations, the president of the State
councils and the chairman of the standing
committees. Patrons of the council will
be allowed to choose delegates to serve in
either branch, having no vote however
The lower council will consist of State
councils and the president and delegate of
the local councils. All national matters
will be passed upon in the upper house,
and the lower branch will transact local
business.
The new officers are: President, Mary
Low Dickinson of New York, who is also
president of the national organization of
Kings Daughters; ce-president-a t-large,
Anna b. Shaw of Philadelphia; CORE
spending secretary, Louise Barnum Rob-
bins of Michigan; first recording secretary,
Emiline Burlingame Cheney of Maine !;
second recording secretary, Mrs. Helen
Finley Bristol, Quincy, ILL.,; treasurer,
Hannah J. Bailey OF Maine.
Reports of organized work in the munich
pality occupied the afternoon session.
Gertrude Stevens Leayitt, president of
the Portland Council of Women, said her
organization comprised fourteen of the
most influential organizations in the city
and that its work this season was two
fold, viz: The election of women on the
school boards, so far denied them, and to
urge legislation giving the others Joint au-
thority with the care and custody of minor
children.
Cornelia A. Collins, proxy of the presi-
dent of the Quincy Council, announced
that the questions of equal pay for equal
work and divorce and dress reforms have
their hearty support, and she urged that
patriotic instruction be given in Sunday
schools as well as public schools.
The work of the Indianapolis local coun-
Gil was discussed by Delegate Josephine R.
Nichols.
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OF INTER EST TO THE COAST.
The Railroad Debtors Dying Hard at
WdSRingtoH.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The railroad crowd is
dying hard. Another feeble attempt to pass
some compromise measure will be made by
trying to get it tackled on to some appropria-
ton bill. Chairman Reilly and Senator Brfce
were in consultation about the matter this
afternoon, and both agreed that was the only
chance and poor one at that.
Senator Morgan declares that unless the
House agrees to the Hawaiian cable amend
ment the diplomatic appropriation bill will
fail OF passage. A further conference will be
ordered.
Pacific Coast patents have been issued as
follows:
Albert L. Bancroft, San Francisco, prune-
picker; Harry Bandouin and J. Southern,
Grass Valley, concentration and amalgamator
for precious metals; John ]. Brandt, San Fran
cisco, oscillating propeller; Antonio Cerruti,
assignor of two-thiTds to Fontana & Co San
Francisco, fruit grader; Walter E. Downs,
Suffer Creek, means and mechanism for
pulverizing; Kent W. Gress, San Fran
cisco, dustpan; Dempsey B. Hanson, San
Edward P. Allis Company, Milwaukee, knee for
sawmill carriages John w. +. Morris, Summer
land, means for transmitting power; Warren
Richardson, Truckee, protecting plate for gear
ing Of steam road wagons; Allexey W. Schmidt.
San Francisco, dredging machine: John Sher-
hill, Ashland, rotary hydraulic motor.
Tensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original = Robert S. Wright.
Dixon, solano County; Marcus L. Olmstead,
San Diego. Additional-Charles f. Mason. Sc.
bastopol, Sonoma County; Chester T. Peckham,
cent City, Del Norte County. Mexican war
survivors Increase-Karl Schneider. Yount-
vile, Napa County. Reissue and increase
Thomas Z. Loudon, Oroville, Butte County.
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for q ruling regarding the action of the
Atchison road in reducing the one-way
east from Los Angeles. From the evidence
submitted the chairman was compelled to
declare that the action of the Atchison
was not warranted by the facts, as he un-
derstands them. The matter will be in
vestigated further, and will come up at the
general meeting of the committee, which
is to be held tomorrow. When the Atchi-
son gave notice to the Southern Pacific of
its Intention to reduce its rates out of Los
Angeles it announced that the cut was to
be made to meet the competition of out
side lines, because" as the notice read,
''we assume that all the committee lines
are observing the agreement"
The chairman decided that the Atchison
had submitted no direct evidence that the
rate was being cut by anybody. The
chances are that when the present trouble
is sifted to the bottom, it will be found that
it is only phase of the old trouble be-
tween the Southern Pacific and the Atchi-
son.
Another matter which has given rise to
grave fears of a general decentralization in
transcontinental rates has been adjusted to
the great relief of the Western lines.
Tickets issued by the Southern Pacific
reading via Kansas City to Omaha, thence
to Chicago, have been cut of late. That
portion of the ticket between Kansas City
and Omaha was succulent thing for the
scalpers and they were gathering in large
numbers of the tickets and demoralizing
the rates east and west from Kansas City.
The Union Pacific raised a strong protest
and the Southern Pacific agreed to take the
tickets off the market. The Union Pacific
would have made reprisals if the matter
had continued for a few days longer.
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FREE SILVER ITS KEYNOTE.
EFFORT TO COMBINE DEMOCRATS
ON A FINANCIAL
POLICY.
ATTENTION CALLED TO THE TACTICS
OF THE SINGLE STANDARD
GOLD MEN.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-Routine matters
on the floor of the House were overshad
owed in interest to-day by the initiation OF
the brisk movement to secure majority
of the Democratic members in favor of a
financial policy having free silver for its
keynote. For some time there has been a
discussion carried on by the free-silver
leaders of the party over the practicability
of plan to unite their forces ard crystal
lie their ideas into some sort of platform
or declaration.
The net result has been the draft of a
declaration addressed ITO the Democrats
of the United States,' and outlining a
financial policy for the Democratic party.
This paper has been circulated on the
Democratic side of the House, and is being
vigorously discussed with the object of OBJ
tanning the consensus of opinion of silver
Democrats upon its expressions. The chief
instigators of the movement are: Bland of
Missouri, Bryan of Nebraska, Sibley of
Pennsylvania and Coffeen OF Wyoming.
Their paper is at present but tentative
expression, they say, and not yet in form
for publication, since none of it's details
have been definitely agreed upon. In sub
stance it states the financial policy of the
party will be for the free coinage of gold
and silver on terms of equality at the ratio
of Is to 1 for the issue of all paper money
by the Government without Intervention
of banks and opposition to any issue of in
terest-bearing bonds without authority of
of special act of Congress.
Attention is called to movement said
to be under way through the efforts of the
opponents of free silver in the party to
secure the election of gold men to party
conventions, and particularly to the next
national convention, for the nomination OF
single gold-standard man for the Presi-
dency. Democrats are charged to oppose
the movement and to see to it that none
but free-silver men are elected to positions
of influence in the parties to represent
them in all conventions.
If the support of a majority of the party
in Congress can be pledged to financial
platform, it is intended to issue the mani
festo to the Democrats of the United States
within few days. Atpreesnt the declara-
ton is in but formative stage, Bryan
says, and it is intended to- secure the
views of members and make such changes
in it as the majority of them may dictate.
There is possibility that they may not
be able to agree upon any form of address
because diversity of opinion has devel-
oped to-day on the details of the statement
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VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT.
John Pntnons's Daughter Not to Receive a
Pension.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The President has
sent to the House message vetoing the
bill to grant pension to Eunice Putnam.
the daughter OF John Putnam, who served
in the late war.
"Tbe report of the committee to whom
this bill was referred" says the President,
Estates that no claim for a pension on ac-
count of the soldiers death has ever been
filed in the pension bureau and it seems
that upon this theory it was proposed to
pension the daughter do not suppose it
was intended that double pension should
be allowed. In point of fact the widow has
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NEW ORLEANS TO Port TAMpIco.
Negotiations Progressing for a Through
Line Of Steamers.

MONTEREY, Mex, Feb. 26.-J. A. Rob
ertson, general manager of the Monterey
and Mexican Gulf Railroad, is negotiating
with the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany for the establishment of through
line of steamers between New Orleans and
the port of Tampico. 1t is stated that
arrangements for the operation of the new
service have been completed. 1t will place
Northern Mexico into close water connec-
ton with the Central and Southeastern
States of the United States, and will be of
great benefit to this city and surrounding
country
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PAYMENT OF SUGAR BOUNTY.
Actto,. of the Senate Fiu Increase tn,
Deficiency.

Deficiency.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-One important
feature of the session of the Senate to-day
was a short, sharp, decisive contest on the
sugar bounty question, resulting in the
success of the bill advocating the payment
OF the bounty prematurely cut off by the
enactment of the tariff law. The proposed
bounty aggregates S., 100000. But Mitchell
of Oregon gave it as his belief that it would
reach $S,0OO000. A point of order was
made against the amendment, but the
Senate voted not in order, 40 to 10. After
that the success of the bounty proposition
was assured although efforts were made to
load it down with free silver amendments
and other propositions. In the course of
the debate German warned the Senate that
the bounty provision would add to existing
deficiencies, which, he said, would reach
$50, 600 600 for the present year.
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CoNFEREEs AND THE CABLE.
They Will Report mother Disagreement
to the House.

They VIII Report Another Disagreement
to the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The conferees on
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill held second conference to-day on the
amendment for an Hawaiian cable and will
tomorrow report another disagreement to
their houses.
If they are again sent to conference, it is
understood the Senator'S will recede from
the rules, as it is not customary for con-
ferees to follow their instructions literally
in more than two conferences, when there
is majority on a committee for or against
disputed amendment.
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already been pensioned and in such pen
sion allowance has been made for the
minor children. There is no suggestion
that the widow died or remarked. If this
bill should become a law two full pensions
would be in force at the same time, ore to
the widow and another to the daughter,
each predicated upon the services and death
of the soldier
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Gold for the Bond Issue.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. = Gold coin has
been received by the Government for the
bond issue as follows: New York S21. Ill
1923, Baltimore $1o4 ,494, Philadelphia $i04,-
494, Boston $626, s67, Chicago s5o,575, San
4S9, $50, total $36, 1908, III.
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Lord BeaconsfieId

Cherished English primroses as the sweetest of
flowers. But neither roses lilies, nor buttercups
are sweeter than the mouth of that fair one who
uses SoZODoNT daily TO keep her 10 tn white as
he driven snow and her gums red as June roses.
The morning call., 1895-02-27
The Kt1ratn- Maher Fight of.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 26.-The fight between
Jake Kilrain and Peter Maher, set for
March IS, at Boston, is off. Kilrain will
meet Steve O'Donnell. This is because of
Makers recent defeat by Jim Hall.
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Cash IL. the Treass,,u.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. To-day's state.
ment OF the treasury shows: Available
cash balance $176,343, 1854, gold reserve $76,-
III, 318
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ENGLAND FoR BIMETALEIsM.
Ereretrs Resolution Is Adopted Without
Dirisi0n.

LONDON, Feb. 26.- Robert E. Everett
GiberaD moved in the House of Commons
the bimetallic resolution which was ap-
proved on Friday last by the Parliamentary
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CUT OF THE ONE-WAY RATE.
IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE ATCHI-
SON HAD No CAUSE FOR
THE ACTION.
ONLY A PHASE OF THE OLD TROUBLE
WITH THE SOUTHERN PA
CIFIC COMPANY.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26-The Southern Pacific
has called upon Chairman Caldwell of the
Western Passenger Trunk Line Committee
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-01

All the late news from China
goes to show that every mlsslona-
nv, every consul and every Amerl-
can citizen. man, woman or chlid'
now in the interior Of that country
is in immediate danger OF massa-
ere. The Chinese government
sends soldiers to protect them' but
# has been shown that the soldiers
themselves | .ot all tie mission
houses they can get into. Should
our government allow this to &c
on9 American citizens are entl-
tied to the protection Of their gov
eminent, no matter where trey
are: and III this case where goo(
men and women leave home an(
friends to spend their lives in DO
ing what they consider their III
work, the government should TAX
care Of them.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-01
Married.

MIR. Henry Lee White, of DrlS-
col. Pocahontas county, W. Va,
and Miss Mary Jane Hammer,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. D.
Hammer, were united in wedlock
at the brides residence near Caye,
Pendleton county, on Oct. 16, 1890.
The groom is IA son Of Mr.. Henry
White, Sr., of Pocahontas, and is
one of the most popular and sub
stantial young men Of his county
The bride is the Oldest daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hammer. She
possesses many accomplishments
necessary to make her an estlna-
Die lady.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-01
!. p. Stricken Dead.

The following is taken from Ihs
Lerer, published at Penrose' Ruth
lie county, W. Va:
"On last Sunday night at II O.
clock p. M. j. P. Stricken, died OF
heart failure. He ate his dinner
that dav as usual with no indlca-
ton Of feeling badly. after the
meal he sat down by the IRE and
read some humorous article in the
Sunday Register, that amused HIM
very much and at which he laughed
heartily. After while he walked
out and down to the store, was IN
there alone. and at about 4:10 p.
III. his heart became affected. he
described it by saying sit felt like
something had bursted near his
heart, and it was such a severe
shock that it almost knocked him
blind He got ap, locked the store
and started for his residence. and
cot as far as the railroad, when he
said he was very sick. His nephew
Frank Patterson, hearing what he
said, went to his assistance and sup,
ported him by his arm until hall
way home, when he found ht
woall have to use more strength
to keep him up. When he reached
the house he fell across the bed an(
said 90 for the doctor. He wa
almost exhausted and for half al
hour or more it looked as if 1T
were about gone. He rallied AM
appeared better until about 1923
when he began to suffer intenSel.
from a pain in his side and stom
, ach.which continued for about al
hour, then he became quiet an
seemed to rest easily, but he 500
began to fail and at the hour nam
! I'd passed away without a ftruggl,(
= lie was conscious all the time, toI
+ how it affected HIM, where it oC
Cured &c., recognizing the mem
bers of the family, and talking III
e til within ten or fifteen minute
of his death.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-01
Illinois Letter.

CooKsyILLE, LII, October 26.-
We are having considerable cold
weather at present.
Corn cribs are filing up fast.
Corn is making from sixty t9 sew
enty-fve bushels per acre.
Ewing Dever is shocking corn
for J. N. Gardner. The cholera is
making havoc among the hogs Ill
this part.
The United Brethren church i
hiding revival meeting al Sci
ma. Good work is being done.
Thomas Granfeld visited at }. N
Gardeners, Sunday.
We had the pleasure Of meeting
with some Of the Doe Hill boys
Sunday. Among them. were MI
Will and Henry BIagg, who ar
working in our vicinity.
Mrs. j. N. Gardner is makini
preparations for a nice Thanks
giving dinner.
Mr.. Caspar Judy, Of Virginia,
working for Charles Brown, o
Selma.
Jack Frost has stripped the tree
Of their beautiful leaves. Ram
needed very badly.
john Gardner and family, {
Gridley, visited his brother J. t
Gardner, Of Cooksville, last week.
Mrs. Rider has returned from
visit to her son, Hanson Rider, {
BuGa, III. WILD WESTERN Boy.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-01
Take nOticGN!!

All persons indebted to the es-
tate of VIM. H. Jones, decd, and
John A. Stone, decd are requested
to come forward and settle all they
are due to either Of said estates by
the November court Nov. 26).
All having claims against either
of the above mentioned estates will
have their accounts proven and
send them in to the Comr. of Ac-
counts 90. Wilson( not later than
the 18th Of December, as the set
Element will be made about that
time. K. d. ARBoGAsT, Admr
Of Wm. Il. JUnes, decd, and Jno
A. Stone, deed. hol-2t
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-01
CORRESPONDENCE.
Eastern Highland.

HEADwArERs, VA, Oct. 27.-Ap- |
ple-butter making is the order of
the day. The young people are
having lots of fun at these gath
erings.
The continued drouth is becom-
inc alarming. Fall pastures are
of little account and q great deal
of seeding remains to be done. The
grain that has already been sown
can of course 90 no good until it
rains. We hope Hicks prophecy
will come true as he predicts rain.
Miss Signora Lightner commenc-
ed her school at this place last
Monday with sixteen scholars on
the roll.
Miss LIZZIE Greiner, who has been
spending the summer here, left
Friday to visit friends in Augusta.
We hope she will have an cnjcya-
BILE time.
Mr.. J. G. Wilson and wife are
visiting their son, Mr.. c. L. Wilson
of Churchvllie.
]. R. Crummett, our energetic
merchant, has been complaining
for several days. Hope be will soon
be well.
A. B. Fauver, Of West Augusta
has opened new store at Arm
strong's Mill, having securel th'
services of J. e. Splaun as sales
man. Success to him.
Mss Mary Armstrong is tn
guest Of Mrs. VIM. Smith.
Mrs. S. J. Propst was visiting
friends on Bullpasture last week
Mr.. Jasper Hook is improvln'
our county roads very much b
building new bridges.
Miss Ada Bradshaw, of Prospect
, has charge of the Liberty school.
S Rev. G. Fl. Dobbs preached to
: large crowd at Headwaters las
: Sunday night. OLD MAID
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-01

AN IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE
The announcement from Hunting
ton. W. Va, that arrangements
have been made for the constitute
ton Of railroad along the Guyan-
dotte Valley into Virginia is I'M
portant. The proposed railroad
will traverse one Of the richest
mineral regions east of the Miss
issippi river, while it will make e
available to market hundreds OF
thousands Of acres Of virgin forest,
the timber Of which IS unsurpassed
in variety and high quality. West
Virginia is fast being gridroned
with railroads, and it is safe to pre-
dict that its rich products Of mine
and forest, supplemented in many
sections with a generous soil, Will
soon make the mountain State pop
ulous and wealthy.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-01
New Horseshoe Invented by q
Young Florida Blacksmith.

Jacksonyille( Fla.) Citizen: Ben
iamin +. SbeftaIl, a young black
smith of this city, has invented
what will apparently prove a for
tune to him. tits ID nailless horse
shoe. and Mr.. Sheftall is said to
have accomplished what many 9TH
ers who have tried before him have
failed to accomplish. The Patent
Department at Washington refers
to the invention as being greater
than the Edison photograph, such
is its value.
The shoe is fastened to the horse s
foot by means of five Jugs, which
clinch on the outside of the hoof
The shoe does not bind upon the
foot, but allows perfect freedom
and. in fact. it is stated that in {
test which was made upon trot.
ter in this city the horse made
nile in II seconds faster time witt
the nailess shoe than with the ole
style.
Mr.. Sheftall has made arrange
ments to go t" Atlanta during tn
exposition and have an exhibit o
his shoes. A prize Of $1,000 is OF 81
fered for the exhibit. Mr.. Shelf
all has rented place where he vii
shoe horses free of charge durni
the exposition for the purpose o
introducing and showing the valp
of his invention.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-01
a War-worn Veteran.

Among the persons ATTENDING
Court from other counties was Mr..
Jehn Trainer, of AnthonySI
Creek. He was Confederate sol
der. a member Of Company f,
25th Virginia Infantry, OF which
he was orderly for the entire war.
He was in every engagement par
ticipated in by his regiment, from
Rich Mountain, west ct Beverly,
West Virginia. to the st0rming OF
Fort Steadman in front Of Peters
burg, a few days before Lees sur
render. -,
AS orderly he has called the roll
when there we're none to answer,
and ISSUED rations for one to eat.
he gas one of two men left of the
company 1st day Of the battle OF
the Wilderness. The only man to
come out of the Bloody Angle
Spottsylvania, May II, 1864. AT
Sharpsburg lie was wounded in the
thigh, at Kernstown through the
other thigh.
Inthe battle Of Gettysburg he
commanded Company A, from lay
lor county, and Company r, iron
Highland county, in place of Cap
tain Blankenship, who lost a leg
In the charge upon Fort Steadman
led by Gen. J. b. Gordon, he re
ceived four wounds, and after elgh
DAYS treatment at Chimborazo hos
pital at Richmond he set out TO
home in Highland county, an'
: walked one hundred and seventy
five miles The surrender occurred
about the time Of his return. = 10
cah0ntaS Times.