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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30
Diphthcria at Mitchell.

lor one week 10 prevent the spread OF
dIpilheria, which has appeared in sevcra!
parts OF the city. One death has already
occurred and more are expected.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Judge Johnson Of Denver accepted
Madame NJ. \. Warren as a juror in the
district court. She is the first woman to
serve a. a Juror in Colorado. ON er dis
trlet court j2dges hold that women are
ineligible.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

The board OF Control OF the South Da-
kota F%lreineh'S Association were in ses-
SION at Canton a few days ago. President
Asa Grant OF lankton, and other officers
were present. The visitors were gwen a
steamboat ride and a banquet afterward
al Tie hre hall. The board Will locate
The toulnanet TO be held this summer.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

DR.. [. y. MaNon, a NermIilion dentist
attempted suicide last Tuesday morujuo
by the chIofofonn route, Having sent his
vile to Sioux City in the morning h.
dressed III his g.. A. X. sun and t0oL :,
heavy dose. lie was found uncon,c,nn'
by his wife in the evening. He viii w..
aN..r -
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30
Fish Hatchery i'm the Hills.

Anon the items OF increase in the ma
'iohal Sundry civil appropriation bill, as
reported TO the Senate, is $40, 600 for a fish
hatchery in the Black Hills.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

AIiicles OF Incorporation were filed for
'ie 'aIemont Cheese Company, at Glare
mont. Brown County, with "a capital OF
~ oJD.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

lie business men of Yankton have
raised The $1,000 required by the State
BOARD OF Agriculture for locating the fair
there for nine years.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30
Drug Store

Burglars broke into the drug store Of J.
NJ Jockey at Faulkton and stole 500 O.
S'rS' a few dollars in change and some
small iewelry.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30
Cut His Throat.

Henry Block, a Chamberlain stone
mason, cut his throat while in a drunken
frenzy. The wine pipe was severed, but
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30
NO EN- ARE BEATEN
M. r. General Conference Defeats
the Proposition to Admit Them.

The proposition 10 admit women as lay
delegates 10 the general conference of the
Methodist Church was defeated by Il very
narrow margin. OF the total vote 1913
was Tor the admission of women aud
1853 against. 1t required a three-fourths
majority of the annual conference and
two-thirds Of the general conference.
According to the figures issued the women
lost by lust eighteen Notes.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

IlohlaS' a son OF Mayor Ryan of Elk
Point. was thrown from a horse and sus-
Ia lled a fracture Of the collar bone.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Jack Waugh, a section laborer at Elk
ONT leiI from a hand car a short time
since ana was badly injured.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

James Z. Joyce g. Co., wholesale groc-
ers of Little Rock, made an assignment.
Preferred liabilities, $50, 500; assets,
$40. 900.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
MI. SOLON ITEMS.

Our Mt. Scion correspondent informs us
that COL Robert Buckner, of Mt Scion, who
has been quite ill for some time, is con-
valescing.
Mr.. VIM. Messersmith is building a neat,
useful, and ornamental addition to his house.
Mr.. Dixon, of Bridgewater, has taken
charge of the Mt. Scion mill, and will oper.
ate it for Messrs Blakemore, the owners.
Last "Wednesday evening about eight O'Clock
Mr.. Henry Hanna discovered his barn was on
fire, supposed to have been set on fire VIII lie
the family were at supper...Mr. Hanna fed
his stock just after SUNSET. His barn was in.
sured for seven hundred dollars, but that will
not cover his loss. A new surry. a new cart
harness,a new mower, wheat drill, plows and
other farming implements, twenty tons OF
hay. Two mules belonging to Mr.. Sutler. a
Commercial Traveller, who was spending the
night with Mr.. Hanna. One of Mr.. Hanna's
work horses, at line mare saddle and bride
belonging to Mr.. s. Howdyshull one of Mr.
Hanna's employees were burned. Mr.. Han
ma was very badly burned, his hands, anc
head and face were blistered, and he is suffer
ing very much. He was burned in trying te
rescue his horses. Tucker, his wifes riding
horse, had his ears burned and his name sing
ed When the fire was first discovered there
were only three men on the place-Mr. Sut
Ter, Mr.. J. w. Hopewell and Mr.. Hanna. Ir
less than an hour, there were at least on.
hundred men, women and children on thu
ground.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Death Of Mrs. Margaret Erskine
Miller

After long illness Mrs. Margaret ErskIne
Miller, wife of Mr.. James Mason Miller, Sen'r,
died last Tuesday night, Feb 25th, at East
wood" the residence in this city of her son,
Mr.. M. Erskine Miller, aged y years.
Deceased was born in Pearisburg Va, and
was daughter of Michael Erskine. who mov-
ed to Alabama many years ago, where she
met and married James Mason Miller who
had moved there from North Carolina
They then went to Texas, where they resided
until their sons grew to manhood and moved
to other States when they came to Staunton,
where they have since resided. They had
been married about So years. Mrs. Miller's
family connection was large and of the high
est social character including amongst the
nearest the Gays, Braxtons, and Echols OF
Staunton, and the Erskines, Capertons and
Reirnes of West Va.
Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband
James Mason Miller, and two sons, James
Mason Miller, Jr., and NJ. Erskine Miller, who
are amongst the most prominent citizens Of
Staunton.
The funeral took place from the First Pres
byterian church, of which Mrs. Miller had
long been member. Thursday afternoon
conducted by the Pastor, Rev. A. M. Fraser
and Rev. w. Q. Hullihen, Rector of Trinity
Episcopal church. Interment in Thornrose
cemetery i'll the family burying ground.
The pail bearers were H. NJ McIlhany. A
G Gordon, II. A. Walker F. B. Berkeley
Henderson NJ Bell DR. B. NJ Atkinson, A. F.
Kinney, Alfred Jaffe, Erskine Gay, John
Stot, S. Turk and II. w. Holt.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
DEATHS.

CAMPBELL.-At Mechanicsville, Pa. Sunday
February 23rd, Mrs. E. E. Campbell, wire o.
Prof. Campbell, formerly ct the Staunt0n
Female Seminary, aged about 30 years.
McCLELLAN.-Near MiddlebrOok, Thursday
February 9th, of paralysis. Mr.. William NC
Clellan, aged 70 years, leaving daughters
Funeral at Moffett's Creek Lutheran church
at IL O'Clock, a. M. Saturday.
DAvIS.-March LIST, in staunton, after Ions
illness, Miss Hester Davis, sister OF MRS
Daniel DawkinS, aged 81.
MISUNDERSTANDING 18th, in Staunton. MIS-
Radford, widow of the late VIM. Radf0rd
aged about &c years.
ERYIN.-February 2Sth, of consumption. OF
Long Glade, Mrs. Ida G. Erwin, wife OF h.
Erwin, aged 80 years, months and II days.
MoGUFFIN.-February 18th, near Greenvllle
Mrs. W. 8. McGuffn.
She left a husband and several children. In
terment at Pines Chapel.
STEWART.-At Millboro Springs Bath coun
ty. Sunday night, February 23rd. after
Dainful illness, Mr.. James H. Stewart, an Elk
Confederate soldier, in the roth year OF hi
age leaving Wiao oSd ara and 1es an eve II
the battle of the Wilderness. Funeral tues
day, by Rev. W. II. Groves. 1nterment II
WOodlawn cemetery.
SPOTTS.-Near Craigsville. Friday, Februar!
2Sth after an illness of several weeks. MI
II. M. SPOTS, aged II years. leaving widow
and one daughter-Mrs. Sutherland wht
lives with her parents
the funeral services were conducted on sun
day last at the Baptist church by Rev. r. Swar
of Goshen.
McGAHEY.-At McGaheysville at o'clocl
Saturday afternoon, February 29tn, O
Rright's disease of the kidneys, Mr.. james
Voiney McGahey, son Of the late Tobias NC
Gahey for whom that village was named
AGED we suppose, about 63 years.
ne had never married. He was man O
intelligence with more than ordinary acquire
nnsition. which was increased by defective
Rearing. Though ailing for some time. he VA
not seriously Ill for more than week prece9
ioff in NJ. Oilyet cemetery in McGaheysville q
] 10 O'Clock Monday morning.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

FREE CUBA AND FREE SILVER
A member of the House foreign affairs
committee says that recognition of the
Cuban insurgents will bring on war
with Spain, and war would drive the
United States to silver basis within a
week. The pressure to supply the
deficiency in the treasury with silver
would be irresistible. at would be
said that this is merely war measure;
that the emergency justified the use
of silver, and. as a war measure,
silver would come into our currency
just as everything else vicious in our
currency system is the result of war
emergencies" Upon this assumption
the zeal of certain Senators in behalf
of the Cuban revolutionists can be
easily understood. They would not
hesitate to plunge this country into
war, if by hook or crook they could at
the same time fasten debased cur
rency upon the people. 1t would be a
very adroit way to force gold to the
wall and to give the silver mine
owners chance to sell their product
at twice it's value. But between recog.
milton of Cuban belligerency, with the
possibility of war with Spain, and
free-silver coinage there can be but
one choice. A debased currency would
be more disastrous to this country
than the Withholding of recognition
would be to the Cuban insurgents
Bait. San.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
FROM INDIANA.
ROCKVILLE, IND, Feb. 9th, 1896.

ROCKVILLE, IND, Feb. 9th, 1896.
EDITOR OF SPEcTAToR-By your permission
may be able to send you few lines from
this neck of Hoosierdom. which may be
classed, in some respect the garden spot of this
section, for gardening is among the lively
pursuits With US,
1t is not my intention to give you general
history of this country at this time. How
ever, 1 will give you some past and present
but no future events.
1t is just q years to-day since | came here,
and my arrival was more of surprise to
me than any one else. My first acquaint-
ance was what is known now as a blizzard,
and its gentle zephyrs were not laden with
sweet perfume, but with binding snow in its
worst form. which seemed to say, "You had
better have stayed in the South" 1 took a
general survey of the surroundings, and
started on my journey, and am still going,
and during the period of 81 years, I have
made some progress and have met many old
Virginlans on the same road, for this section
has good number of residents from Virginia,
and the SPECTATOR is letter from home each
week.
There has been but little cold weather this
winter. There was but two or three days that
the mercury went below zero, and at this
writing it is nice and pleasant. which makes
fine weather for making maple sugar and
molasses, or, in other words, making sweet
ness from the pale side of the tree.
There have been several deaths this winter,
mostly old people-among them was Uncle
John OFT, who died some weeks ago. His
estate is being settled up by his son, David B.
OFT and his son in law, VIM. Craig.
The sale of his personal property took place
yesterday. Most of the property brought fair
prices. Among collection of books, we
noticed an old Bible with his name written in
it in 1887.
Health is generally good in this vicinity.
If these remarks don't stop the circulation
of your valuable paper, you may hear from
us again. Yours in time of war,
H. B. B.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

There is little to be said about the move.
ment of grain. There is general feeling
that in winter-wheat regions this grain has
been closely marketed. But there is consider
able to support the view that fair quantity
is still unmarketed, it being mostly held in
anticipation of better prices. The miIlers in
these regions have continued to draw from
spring-wheat supplies-many of them reduc
ing operations or closing entirely, under the
disadvantages surrounding them,
There has been an enlargement in the
movement of corn, which is likely to contin-
ue, if prices do not assume receding phase.
In another article are presented some de-
auctions in regard to supplies of wheat now in
the country, by which the conclusion Is
reached that the total stocks may be regarded
as about 40, 100000 bushels less than year
ago-the decrease being about evenly divided
between farmers holdings and other supplies.
The wheat market has been good deal un-
settled, showing weakness early in the week.
with sharp bulge on Tuesday, credited to
sentiment in and information from British
markets. On yesterday there was consider
able reaction, but still decided advance in
with week ago. The market is
likely to be readily susceptible to such news
as spectators may possess themselves of and
disseminate for the information of their con-
stituents.
May wheat at Chicago closed &c below
the highest point of the week, &c above
the lowest point, and 1sc higher than a week
ago.
Corn at Chicago for May closed &c
below the highest point of the week, &c above
the lowest point, and &c higher than week
ago.
Wheat receipts at primary markets were
|, 942 900 bushels for the week, against 2,A2,-
BOO the preceding week, and 100000 last
year.
Corn receipts were 2, 412, 900 bushels. against |
l,657, 900 the preceding week. and 1,676, 900 last
year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
feb 1-1yr

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
~ REAL ESTATE.-Pursuant to decree Of
the Circuit Court of Augusta county, in the
chancery causes of Lambert & others us.
Sandy's Admr. and Sandy's Admr. Us. Sandy's
heirs & others. entered December 4th, 1885, we,
the undersigned Commissioners appointed for
the purpose, will offer for sale in front of the
courthouse in the city of Staunton, on
Monday, March 23rd, 1896,
county court day, at Il O'Clock, the following
tracts of valuable real estate, situated in the
county of Augusta near Moscow, and belong
resided in his lifetime.
LIST. A tract of 1O1x acres of well improved
land, good buildings, good house and barn
and other necessary Out-buildingS, good or
chard, and is well watered.
End. A tract Of 20 acres of well improved
land, adjoining the above first named tract.
Said tracts will be offered separately ana also
together and whichever way they will bring
the best price will be sold upon the following
terms -
TERMS Costs OF suit and sale paid cash on
the day OF sale and for the residue of the pur
chase-money, the purchaser shall execute his
four bonds of equal amounts payable 6, IL, IS
and "a months from date of sale with approx
ed personal security, the title to be retained
as ultimate security.
CHARLES CURRY,
JOHN A. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners.
Clerks ONCE of the Circuit Court of Augusta
County, tO-wit:
I, Jos. B. Woodward, Clerk of the Court
aforesaid do certify that John A. Alexander
has executed the bond required by decree OF
sale in the chancery cause of W. J. Lambert
and ais. VS.. JnO, W. Sandy'S Admir- and Sandy's
Admir- VS.. Sandy ct ais now pending in said
Court.
Given under my hand this nth day of Feb
ruary, 1896.
=. 70 -. JOS. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
HOW'S This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., props, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, o. WALDING, KINNAN &
MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
q.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys
TEN. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Trial of Steward Nelson Andrews.

The trial of Steward Nelson Andrews, who
was arrested on the 3rd of September, in a
barn where he was concealed, on the charge of
having caused the death of Alice E., Bible in
the month preceding, which commenced in
the County Court on Tuesday of last week,
February 18th, is still in progress 1t has ex-
cited great deal of interest and the court
house has been crowded with witnesses and
others siuce the trial commenced. The wit
nesses are very numerous and the testimony
very contradictory. There are two indict-
ments against the accused. The one on which
he is being tried has three counts, one of
which charges that accused administered
chloroform with intent to produce an abor-
ton, by reason of which he killed the deceas-
ed. The second, that he administered a poi
sonous drug unknown to the jury. Third, that
he produced death by the use of some danger
GUS instrument unknown to the jury. 1.-THE
date of going to press the witnesses had not all
been examined nearly a whole day having
been consumed in the examination and cross
examination of the accused The evidence
will likely be IN by noon to-day, when the
argument will begin.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Institution Investigation.

The Petersburg Inder.Appeo5 of
Sunday says
I'VE congratulate Mr.. Stubs, his
committee and the democratic party
on the fair and thorough character OF
the Staunton Institution investigation.
There has been no attempt to white
wash anybody, and the report will be
accepted as a complete vindication of
the democratic party against con-
nivance at the ev1l.doing of any demo
cratic official. The report very proper
ly exonerates Captain Doyle from i'm
morality and incompetency as an: of.
fetal of the Institution. There was
not a scintilla of evidence against
him.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Twenty-Five Veterans Discharged.

As Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans at
Richmond cannot maintain the Soldiers
Home with its present number of inmates on
the appropriation of $4,000, and the Legisla-
ture declined to increase the appropriation,
twenty-five of the inmates of the Soldiers,
Home have been dropped from the rolls,
among whom are o. M. Humphreys. of this
county, and Joseph Mayse, of Bath county
1t has been suggested that pension be granted
tothose who have been discharged.
LATER.-Since the above was put in type.
we are pleased to see that the Legislature has
reconsidered and has passed a bill adding
$4,000 to the appropriation for the Soldiers
Home which will supersede the necessity of
discharging any of the inmates and will
allow of the admission Of other applicants
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

FINCAsTLE WOODEN FACToRY.-The
Fincastle Wooden Factory, which is
one of our most important industries,
has been started up again after short
idleness, giving employment to a
number of hands. Mr.. Ammen, the
proprietor, has with creditable energy
and foresight supplied the factory with
first class machinery and every ap-
pliance for prosecuting the business,
which is run by either water or steam
power.
The class of goods manufactured by
this establishment is of the best quail
ty, and Mr.. Ammen keeps on hand a
very desirable -lFIpc0stle
Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
John Shiffiett Seriously Injured,

Last week, about two miles from Sampson.
this county, John Shifflett was assaulted bv
two negroes, one of whom struck him with a
stone and the other with an axe. A CORE
spondent of the Neus says
THE axe struck Shifflett just below the eve,
cutting clear through his jaw and knocking
out several teeth. The lick knocked him
down and senseless. When he came to him.
self the negroes were gone, and he was so weak
from loss of blood that he could not walk.
His family found him in this condition and
carried him home. Heis in very sad condi-
ton, but it is thought he will recover There
has been no arrest made yet. One of the ne
groes is only half witted and should not be al
lowed to run at LARGE
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Right thinking virginians are graf

Right thinking Virginians are graf
fled to know that Mr.. Tucker of their
State, a member of the foreign affairs
committee of the U. s. House of Repre-
sentatives, voted against the resolu-
ton reported from that committee in
the House Thursday, in favor of rec
ognizing the belligerency of the insur-
gents in Cuba. Mr.. Hit, republican
OF Illinois, is chairman of that commit
tee. but he is evidently not as wise a
man as John Quincy Adams, who.
when Secretary of State under the
putative author of the Monroe doc
trine, said: when sovereign has a
reasonable hope of maintaining his
authority over insurgents, the &C.
acknowledgement of the independence of
such insurgents would be an interna-
tional wrong" In the case of Cuba,
the sovereign of Spain has not only a
reasonable" but confident hope of
maintaining his authority over the In
surgents, who are nothing else than
banditti. with no seat of government,
no commissariat, no navy, and who
are rowing about the island in small
bands, looting. burning and destroy
ing every thing in sight; ill armed and
short Of ammunition, and to whom
everybody with any material interest
| in the island is opposed, because all
such have only to look across a narrow
sea and view Jamaica and San Domin
go, to know what their fate would
be in the improbable event of the in
surgents' success.--AleC0aadraG Gazette
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

GALE OFVALUABLE CITY PROPERTY
- In accordance with the authority of q
deed OF trust executed to me by Mrs. Ha title r.
Perry and by direction Of the beneficiary, I
Will sell at public auction in front OF the court
house in Staunton, on
Saturday, the 21st day of March, 1896,
that very valuable and desirable residence in
StauntOn now occupied by Mrs. Perry. This
is situated on the west side of st. Clair street,
has front on that street of go and runs back
betw cen parallel lines distance of is feet, 8
inches. The dwelling is a good one and in ev-
cry way the property recommends itself.
TERMS:--Cash to pay the cost of executing
the trust any unpaid taxes, the bond secured
In the deed, viz: $500 with interest from July
3Oth, 1890. Subject to credit December 9Th, 1892,
$4, January 18th, 1898, $54, and June 10th, 1895,
So And as to the residue on credit of six,
twelve and eighteen months from day of sale
with interest, the purchaser executing bonds.
taking deed to the property and executing
deed of trust to secure the bonds.
WIN. PATRICK, Trustee.
feb 19-4ts ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Barn Burned.

On Wednesday night, the Goth inst the
barn of Henry Hanna, near Mt. Scion in this
county; was burned with a large amount of
hay, somesgrain, some:implements, two horses,
and two mules. The horses belonged to Mr..
Hanna. and the mules to a party who had
stopped to spend the night. The barn stood
at the roadside just below the old Van Lear
homestead, and, whilst not new barn, it was
in good condition. Mr.. Hanna was much
scorched about the face in undeavoring to res
cue his horses.
The loss was quite heavy probably reaching
81 800, partially insured in the Augusta Mu-
tual.