Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-04-02
Chandler on His Mettlc.

Chandler on His Mettlc.
Having been criticised for his ex.
pOSuro OF scheme on the part Of
MCKinley's managers to raise largo !
SUN from protected manufacturers
with which to aid Mckinley in Sc
curing the Republican nomination,
Senator Chandler, Republican of
New Hampshire, defends himself i'm
letter published over his signature
i'm the Washington Post. in which ,
letter, among other things, he says:
1.-The substance Of the charge .
made in the Times and reiterated by .
me was that the same men who had
assisted in raising the money to pay |
Mr.. MCKinley's debts were calling !
upon the owners of protected indus. !
tries to make contributions to helL !
nominate him for President. AL |
though the charge has been denied |
by Gen. Grosvenor and others, a re.
view of the subject confirms my con-
viction that it is true. AS bearing
upon the question whether the col !
for reasonable and legitimate nomi-
nation expenditures, add that the
fund which it was planned to raise
was to be S250,000, sum which
could not be needed except for ille-
Ultimate purposes. In view of the
effort to raise this large fund from
protected interests, my points were
very simple and clear.
Such movement is unfair and I'M
just toward the other candidates, in
whose behalf it is certain no such
large sums of money are being raised
or used. Messrs. Reed, Morton, Gull
l0m, Quay, Allison, Davis and Man
dersOn are as devoted friends of pro-
ton as Mr.. Mckinley Is, and the tri-
umph of any one of them would be
as sure a guarantee of the enactment
of judicious and effective tariff laws
as would be the victory of Mr.. Nc
Kinley. For manufacturers to con-
tribute large sums of money to be
expended in nominating Mr.. Nc
kinney over any other candidate
hitherto named would be most I'M
just and uncalled for proceeding"
UNDER the Raines bill, passed by
the Legislature of New York and ap-
proved by the Governor, the money
to be paid hereafter for liquor IL
censes will go into the State treasury
instead of the local treasures of the
cities of the State. The price Of a
license is greatly increased, the high
est being 81 200 per annum. Those
who have heretofore paid S75 for a
license to sell ale and beer must here
after pay $500 for the same privilege.
1t is claimed that the profits are not
sufficiently great to enable these deal.
ers to pay the increased price, and
that they must all go out of the bust
ness. All saloons must close at mid.
night. Any person who sells liquor
in the city without license is liable
to fine of 81 900 and Imprisonment,
for one year. Anybody who sells
on Sunday or at any forbidden time
is liable to fine Of $500 and one
years imprisonment. No lunch is
to be served with drinks and nc
drinks are to be served with meals
The cities opposed the passage of the
law, the country districts favored it
The PocahOntas Times saws eagles
are numerous in certain sections this
winter. The top of Elk has been es
pecially frequented by them. Capt
Joe Gay has trapped and captivated one
of the golden eagle species. He now
has two which could be secured for any
collection. They are both fine speci
mems. Mrs. Jordan trapped and killed
a large bald eagle. Mr.. Jacob Moor,
killed one eagle in the winter. A weel
or so ago Mr.. Jacob Beverage trapped
one which broke the chain which sc
cured the trap and escaped. 1t is sait
that no man could have broken tn,
chain. Its track in the snow wa,
larger than man s hand.
LORD SALISBURY is a vastly ricl
man. He receives 81 ZOO, 900 from
his property in the Strand; he de
rives an immense income in tn,
. shape of untaxed ground rents il
London ard in the country, ant
while in office as Prime Minister h,
, receives the pay attached to the of
flee and while out of Office the pen
sion Of an ex-Cabinet Minister.
THE town site of Cornwall,n il
Rockbridge county, Va, was solo
s. Finley, lien creditor, for 81, 900
on the 10th ult., by the acre, to l.
Two mineral tracts were also sold
The Cornwall Hotel which was bull
E by the Irish Creek Mineral and De
velopment Co., at cost of IS, 900, i
still standing there and has neve
, been occupied.
DENNIS F. MURPHY, who has beer
one of the reporters Of the United
States Senate since 1S4S and chief O
the official reportorial corps sine,
1878, died in Washington on the 26tl
ult., aged 60 years. He was one O
the best known stenographic report
q ers in the world. and his accurac,
and fidelity to his work have neve
been questioned.