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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

How lT Now STANDs.-TheI latest
returns from Kentucky, Wyoming,
the Dakotas and other close States
give Bryan one vote in Kentucky,
the three votes of Wyoming, and
the four votes of South Dakota. In
the last-named State the Bryan cleo
tors have only l91 votes more than
the Mckinley electors. In Wyo-
ming, the lowest Bryan elector is &C
ahead of the highest Mckinley cleo
tor. In this State. as well as i'm Ken
lucky, the official canvass nav
change the result. AS the vote now
stands Mckinley has % States with
272 electoral votes, and Bryan %
States with IA votes and one vote in
Kentucky, making l75.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26
FEAR COMPETITION,
Cold! Warm!
Dirty! Clean
THE Hagey's King Heater is the
Il best in the market.

THE Hagey's King Heater is the
Il best in the market.
LIST, Because it is the BEST HEATER.
End, Because it takes less than the
fuel required for other Stoves.
3rd, Because it keep fire three DAYS
without attention.
4th, Because you can make your fire
ut night for morning.
5th, Because it is impossible for fire
to fall from it.
9Th, Because it is durable.
9TH, Because it is very cheap.
First-class charcoal iron stove pipe,
at lac. per joint; elbow, at 123c. each.
The Favorite Washer is a success, be-
cause it Bulbs, Presses and SqueeZes the
clothes all at the same time, and will
not break a button or injure fine lace
curtain. 1t is easily operated. A thor
ough trial in your home before pur-
chasing. Good Wringers furnished at
reasonable rates. Write me for terms
and prices. A liberal discount on
stove or washer to ministers. Stoves
furnished to churches at wholesale
rates,
J. l.. Men FER,
Lowry's Mill, Greenbrler Co.,
Nov. l2-Sw. West Va.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

TIE COlOred Teachers Of the State
will hold an Association in the hall
Of the House OF Delegates at Charles
ton to-day and tomorrow. The
Governor and State Superintendent
of Schools will deliver addresses
Rev. c. II. Payne, colored, delegate
elect to the Legislature from Fayette
county, will be IA guest of honor, and
will speak to the toast, " Negro Rep
reSCntativeS.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

In the 55th Congress the House Of
Representative will stand Repub-
licans 205, Democrats 1877 and Popu-
lists -, giving the Republicans a
majority of j3. In the present or
oath Congress the totals are Repub-
licans 252, Democrats %, Populists
(mcluding fusionists and silveritcs,
10, vacancies 3.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

THE total official vote Of Virginia
has been ascertained, and is as fol-
lows: Bryan 1916, 9SS; Mckinley
1876, 1851; Palmer 2,2l6; lowering
2,3i7; Matchep 100.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

TO WRITE A Book Mr.. Bryan
is engaged in the preparation of a
work to be published about January
l. This work will embody a thor
ough discussion Of himetallism and
It's Importance as an issue in the cam :
paign Of 1900. MIR. Bryan has au-
thorized his publishers, the w. b.
Conkey Co., of Chicago, to state that
one.half the royalties received from
the sale of the book will be used i'm
advancing the cause of himetallism
during the next four years. The
book will also contain Mr.. Bryan's
views regarding the results Of the
recent campaign, his biography
written by his wife, together with
special contributions from eminent
political leaders. Other special fea.
lures will be an interesting account
Of Mr.. Bryan's trip and the enthu.
siastic reception accorded him.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

A PITTsBURG syndicate has closed
a deal for forty thousand acres of coal
lands in Preston comfy, paying more
than million dollars for it. The
coal Is from ten to twelve feet in
thickness. 1t is likely that an eight
mile line of railroad will be built
from the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road to the deposit.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

DURING the recent campaign Mr..
Bryan travelled 1881 miles and
made 59l speeches. Major McKin-
ley Travelled so miles and made 227
speeches. Nearly all the Majors
speeches were delivered from his
front porch, and there was no injunc-
ton to keep off the grass.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

The State Board Of Regents has
accepted the new Marshall College
building in Huntington, recently
completed at a cost of $4,000.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26
Notice.

To the Stockholders OF the Bank OF
GreeHbrier:
compliance with Chapter 50, sec
10, of the Code, the Stockholders of
the Bank OF Greenbrier are requested
to meet in Lewisburg. at the Court
mousse, on Saturday, December 18th,
1896, at 10 o'clock a. IN.
J w. DWYER.
Nov. 26-ow
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

GEN. JOHN b. GORDON announces
that the next annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans will be
held at Nashville, Tenn, May 5, G
and 7, 1897.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26
Abuse 10 BE Corrected.

The Kanawha Patriot calls the at
tention Of Goyernor-elect Atkinson
to an abuse which 1t says has been
maintained and fostered by the State
Democracy for many years, and
which ought to be corrected. The
Patriot says:
"The Office Of Secretary of State
receives upwards Of fifteen thousand
dollars per annum i'm the way of fees.
The Office of Auditor, we are in
formed, receives some eight or nine
thousand dollars in fees per annum.
These fees do not go into the State
Treasury but into the pockets of the
officers to whom they are paid. The
State pays Il salary to these officials,
furnish them with offices, stationery
and everything essential to the earn
ing of these fees and salary and in
addition pays the salary Of sufh.
cient number Of clerks to do the bu.
siness connected with the Office"
The Office of Secretary of State is
nothing more than clerkship, and
not very important one at that
Why this officer should be allow ed
to collect fees, in addition to his
salary, amounting to ten or fifteen
thousand dollars is hard to under
stand. The truth is there is no rea-
son for it whatever, and the Legisla-
ture should pass law requiring the
Secretary of State and the Auditor
to turn these fees into the State
treasury. There has been and will
be but one difficulty in the way of
the enactment of such law, and
that is the opposition of the men
who holds or expects to hold these
offices. But surely this should not
count for much with men who de.
sire to do their duty by the people.
GEORGE w. G.. FERRIS, who con.
ceived the plan of the Ferris wheel,
which was the most conspicuous OBJ
ject at the Worlds Fair, died of ty
phoid fever at Pittsburg on Sunday
last, aged 81 years. Work on the
wheel, which made his fame, was
commenced in Chicago in the latter
part of March and on June 20, 1898,
the big wheel turned for the first
time. The whole cost was 1862, 900,
and it paid for itself long before the
fair closed. During the five months
the wheel revolved | 1891 persons
paid a total of S72S, sos so to ride on
it. The company paid off bonds
amounting to 100000, and, after
paying operating expenses and the
concession to the exposition, over
$4,000 were left for the stockhold-
ers. The builders, it is stated, re.
ceived $500, 900 for making the wheel,
and, as its actual cost was $780,, 900,
MIR. Ferris and the construction com.
pany lost S62, 900, while the operat-
ing concern made money. The d.
nensions of the wheel are as follows:
Higest line of vision, 25S feet high
est point of wheel, 264 feet; diane.
ter of wheel, $50 feet ; total weight
OF wheel and cars, 2,l0O tons. Axle
steel forged-33 inches diameter.
40 feet long, weight, 70i tons total
weight Of wheel, levers and ma.
chinery. 1920 tons; time required
for one trip, 20 minutes; carrying
capacity, thirty-siX cars, each hold =
ing sixty persons, or 2,l6O a trip :;
total weight of people per trip, $50
tons. After the close Of the fair the
wheel was set up in the,residence
section of Chicago, where it remains,
out as an amusement enterprise it's
success ended with the fair.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

COTTON is pouring into Norfolk,
Va, at the rate of eight to ten thou
sand bales a day.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26

REPORTS from the sections of In.
dia affected by the famine say that
the condition is worse than ever.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-26
I $. McWHORTER,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW,
Lewisburg, West Va.
Sue ceSsor to J. NJ. McWhorter.
Notice.

HEREBY give notice that will
Il enforce the law against all trespass
ers-walking, riding, driving through,
or doing any other kind of trespass on
my lands near Friars Hill, on which NJ.
h. Hanna resides.
DAVID A. DWYER.
Nov. 26-lw+.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
SANTA CRUZ STRIFE.
Superior Judge Logan May Order the Con-
struction of q Temporary Court
house.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL. April Tt is pos
sible that judge Logan of the Superior
Court will direct that temporary build
ing be erected on the rear portion of the
Courthouse lots, to be occupied as a Court
house until the new building shall be
ready. If this is done it will be for the
purpose OF avoiding legal complications
that may arise from the occupancy of a
room in the unfinished building, as such
occupancy might imply an acceptance by
the county of the new building. Con-
tractor McCabe declines to talk upon the
subject OF interfering with the entrance by
Judge Logan and his court attaches into
the new building.
The provision of the deed from the
Cooper estate by which the county thirty
years ago obtained possession of the lots
which compose a part of the courthouse
site recltes that, in case there is no build
ing or that building is unoccupied for
the period of two years, the land shall re-
vert to the grantors. But it is not clear
that the court must occupy the particular
building that is now being occupied.
District Attorney Carl Lindsay ex-
pressed the opinion to-day that, since the
original demand of the gift was complied
with in the erection and occupancy of the
hrst courthouse, the act of providence-the
destruction of the building by fire-and
the present delay would not affect the title
to the properly. But, he said, it was in.
tended the county should be on the safe
side and court would be held somewhere
on the premises this week.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Hermann's Strength Gradually
Disappears Before the
Opposition.
CHEERS GREET THE RESULT.
Supporters of the Yamhill Candidate
Are Jubilant Over Their
Victory.

ALBANY, Or, April ST. A. Tongue
was tonight nominated for Congress by
the Republicans Of the Second District
after one of the most exciting contests in
the history of Oregon politics. Thirty
four ballots were taken, the last half dozen
after midnight, before tie contest was de-
cided. The final vote was as follows:
Tongue, 83; Hermann, 81; Miller, 5; Ford,
l. Tremendous cheering greeted the result
and despite the lateness OF the hour Tongue
was called upon to speak. He responded
in a happy address and for another hour
his supporters we're in jupilant uproar.
The convention met at 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon and was called to order by
Hon. T. II. Tongue, chairman Of the CEN
trail committee. o. H. Irvine of McMInn-
vile, an anti-Hermann man, was elected
chairman by 81 votes, J. H, McClung. a
Hermann supporter of Eugene, receiving
49. e. D. Cusick of Albany was chosen
secretary. In extended and eulogistic
speeches, the names of Tilmon Ford of
Marion, Binger Hermann of Douglas, 7.
Il. Tongue of Yamhill, II. B. Miller of
Josephine and Warren Truitt of Polk
were presented to the convention for nomi-
nation for Congress.
On the first ballot Hermann received 55
votes, Ford 1S, Tongue % and Truitt IL.
Hermann S vote gradually dropped to 40,
and then arose to 40. Tongues highest
vote during the afternoon was 35, Ford's
%. Miller's 10 and TRUTHS Is. AT :25
o'clock a motion to adjourn to 8 O. clock,
loudly opposed by the Hermann men, car
ried and the convention adjourned. A
feature of the afternoon session was the
reading of telegram from Hermann, he
agreeing to support the financial plank of
the platform adopted at St. Louis.
When the convention reassembled after
the recess ballot after ballot was taken
without result. Hermann began to lose
his supporters one by one, and in the
thirty-fourth ballot there was a rush to
Tongue and he received majority.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Local Health Authorities Have
Been Warned to Be on
Their Guard.
A CHINESE PASSENGER DIED.
He Embarked at Hong.Kong and
Went Ashore acYokohama.
Due on the 18th.

When the steamship Gaelic OF the Pa
eific Mail Company arrives off this port on
her trip from Hong-Kong, via Yokohama
and Honolulu, which she should do on the
18th inst, if she is on time. she will prob
ably meet with reception such as COM
manders dread and be escorted by the
quarantine officials to the grounds off
Hunters Point, where vessels are detained
while contagious diseases exist on board.
Ever since the news reached this City
that the black plague was raging in Japan
and China the local health authorities
have been dreading warning that San
Francisco was in danger, and yesterday
the unwelcome warning came. The fol-
lowing letter was received from DR..
Kosenau, the United States Marine Hos
pital Service surgeon stationed at Angel
Island:
UNITED STATES MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE,
ANGEL ISLAND, CAL, April 8, 1896. !
To the Board Of Health, San Francisco. Cal.-
SIRs: am In receipt OF the following telegram
from the Surgeon-General: "Chinese pas
senger left steamer Gaelic at Yokohama and
died next day with plague. Gaelic sailed 31st
for San Francisco via Honolulu. Inform
health authorities and Quarantine Office"
Very respectfully, NJ. ]. RosENAU,
PA. Surgeon, q. S. NJ 81. s.
OF course, no pains will be spared by the
Board OF Health to see that all danger of
contagion is eradicated from the Gaelic
before her mails, cargo and passengers are
allowed to land in this City. Unless she
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
PIANO RECITAL.
An Audience Entertained by Pupils of
Professor Van Brunt.

An Audience Entertained by Pupils of
Professor Van Brunt.
A highly entertaining piano recital by
accomplished pupils of Professor W. Van
Brunt assembled fine audience of music
lovers at the auditorium Of the Y. M. c. A.
building Monday evening. The pupils were
assisted by Mrs. Eva Wren. soprano, and
Miss Julia Sullivan, contralto.
The first number on the program me was
Spanish Dance (eight hands) on two pi-
amos, by Misses Mamie Mcdonald. Ellie
Brune, Maria F. Meyer and Daisy NJ. Pol
lard.
This was followed by piano solos Nos.
Maria Marburg. Miss Eva Pollard, Miss
Silvia Scalmanine and Miss Laura M.
Switzer. No. 6, was a contralto solo, Miss
Julia Sullivan. No. was an exquisltely
rendered piano solo, "Danse des Farfa-
dets," by Miss Ethel Lowe. Nos. 8, 8
and 10 were piano solos, rendered
respectively by Miss Annie Porta, Miss
Ada Christensen and Miss Leicester
Huber. No. IL, vocal solo, When the
Heart Is Young" was given by Mrs. Eva
Wren. Nos. IL, 13 and IA were piano
solos, performed in their numerical order
by Miss Mamie Mcdonald, Miss Ellie
Bruno and Miss Maria f. Meyer. The
closing number. overture, Tampa" (two
pianos, eight hands) was rendered by
Misses Ellie Bruno, Ada Christensen,
Maria F. Meyer and Leicester Huber.
The concert was creditable to Professor
Van Brunt and his pupils.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
MISSING FROM KERN CITY.
Marshal Hegeman Disappears, and 1t Is
Claimed a Shortage in His Accounts
Has Been Found.


BAKERSFIELD, CAL, April Mar
shal Ed Hegeman of Kern City left osten-
sibly for San Francisco on March 81 for
short visit, but has not yet returned. and
now 1t is suggested he will not come back.
At meeting of the City Trustees last
night casual inspection of his accounts
showed, it is alleged, that he was about
$1,000 short.
a committee was appointed to advise as
to exporting all the city accounts. It was
learned to-day that $500 of the alleged
shortage was on account of poll taxes said
to have been collected by Hegeman from
railroad employees, but the money has not
yet been paid over by the railroad COM
pany. In the Marshal's desk was found
monthly statement showing the amount
tnat was que from him, and without any
attempt at concealment. 1t has been sug-
gesteo that he may have had this money
on deposit somewhere, and that some
thing may have happened to prevent his
return: Inquiry at local banks shows that
ne hao no account at any of them, though
he might have deposited his money with
some business house.
heeeman had many friends who are
proved so beyond doubt The San Fran.
cisco papers yesterday contained accounts
OF the my sterlous suicide of man in San
Diego ON Sunday. He gave his name as
Z. u. Mellon, but would not give his resi-
dence. After he killed himself his valise
was searched and a number of letters,
from which the names and addresses had
al Deen cut, were found. 1t was believed
tha1 ne gave an assumed name. The de-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Attempting to Initiate a Boom
for a Deep Harbor at
Santa Monica.
ASSEMBLING RAILROAD FORCES
Resolutions to Be Forwarded t.
Washington From Southern
California Cities.

Los ANGELES, Call, April Z. - The
harbor question remains uppermost in the
public mind hereabouts. If Congress were
10 make an appropriation proportionate
10 the amount OF energy expended by the
friends OF San Pedro and Santa Monica
respectively, $10,000,0G0 would be voted for
the construction of a deep-sea harbor at
either port. shall Uncle Sans un nbiased
engineers or Coils P. Huntington decide
where the harbor shall be built?" is the
absorbing question.
The fight is not confined to this city, but
has spread to the rural districts. A mass
meeting of the inhabitants OF the Cahuenga
Valley, lying between Les Angeles and
Santa Monica, was held Monday evening
Ex-United States Senator Cole presided,
and resolutions favoring Santa Monica for
the harbor site We're passed. Southern
Pacific agents have caused similar meet
ings to be held at Pomona, Riverside, San
Bernardino and other points At the
same hour tomorrow evening that the
free harborites, whose war cry is San Pc
dro or nothing" hold a mass-meeting on
the Courthouse steps the two harborites,
who want appropriations for both places,
will meet at Illinois Hall. Each faction
is striving to secure the larger attendance.
Fiery speeches will be delivered and STIR
ring resolutions passed.
L. W. Blinn, the lumber king, who is
one OF the heaviest shippers through the
port of San Pedro, resigned the presidency
OF the Free Harbor League to-day because
the address issued by the league yesterday
calling a mass-meetlng contained state
ments not in harmony with his views. He
retains his membership in the league
however, and favors San Pedro for the
deem harhor Sita
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
WOODLAND ARSON CASE,
Witnesses Testify as to the Lax
Methods of Collum &
Shepherd.
District Attorney Hopkins Endeavcrs
to Prove That They ReSorted
to Fraud.

WOODLAND, CAL, April THE pre-
hminary examination of Charles A. Shep-
herd and P G. Colluni, charged with hav-
ing caused the fire that destroyed the
Woodland Woolen-mills, of which they
were the lessees, was resumed before JUS
tice E. T. hampton to-day. Owing to Su-
perior Court engagements which de-
manded the attention of the attorneys in
the case a continuation to April IA was
taken after sitting lasting an hour.
Miss Nora Andrews, VINO was on the
stand last Friday when the hearing was
continued, resumed her testimony to-day
She declared that in the examination
made by Attorney Coogan. representing
the insurance companies. Collum testified
that the bank account of the firm was kept
in the name of c. A. Shepherd. The at
torneys for the defendant said that in
order to expedite business and save time
they would produce the book presented to
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08

the insurance companies, showing the
transactions of the firm with the bank,
and allow it to be introduced as evil
dence. That line of examination was
then dropped, and the witness said
Columns replies were voluntary and
freely made. He stated that he had con-
tributed $2500 to the firm in August,
1895, not all at one time. He could not
remember how much he contributed at
one time. He had made other contrlbu-
tions; in fact had continued them up TO
the date of the fire, but he could not re-
member any particular date or amount;
When asked if all his contributions had
been maze in coin he replied:
"Yes; all in good American dollars"
To question as to where he kept his
money before he went into business he re-
piled:
"In my pocket. 1 have neat little slug
in my pocket now. l do not believe IN
banks'
Upon further examination Collum had
said he did not wish to be understood as
carrying around $500 in his pocket all me
time. Part of it was in his pocket, part IN
the house, part in the safe and, no doupt,
part of it found its way into the bank.
District Attorney Hopkins wanted, to
show that Collum had stated that he Dor
rowed the money from his brother put
gave no note or other evidence OF ms IN
uSUteuuSSS- ATTORNEY NidIh O0JSS.SN'
Hopkins said his purpose was to show tnat
their methods were not consistent with
those of men conducting an honest ousl-
ness. Clark insisted on his objection, and
was proceeding to remark that district
Attorneys generally have their own way
in justice court, but was stopped by the
court, and warned to conhne MS argu-
ment to the point at issue. Inc court
finally concluded to admit the question
for what it was worth.
The witness replied that Collum said he
he had never seen any entries IN the books
showing that he had put $500 into the
business. He thought the inventory was
correct, with the exception OF a few minor
items of no importance.
Clark moved that the testimony of Miss
Andrews be stricken out on the ground
that it failed to prove or tend to prove any
facts in the case. District Attorney Hop
kins agreed that it might be stricken out
if he failed to establish its relevancy, and
with that understanding 1t was permitted
to stand.
Miss Allie Watkins was the next witness.
She was the bookkeper for the firm. She
was shown letter written by herself for
the firm requesting the Hall Lock and
Safe Company to forward catalogue,
Other letters asking prices, and notifying
the company that one of the firm would
call and examine safes, were identified bv
the witness. Another letter was identified
as being in the handwriting of Shepherd.
1t was an order for a safe, and an offer to
paw spot cash. Another in he same writ
ing notified the company that the safe ar
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
"NEH" ToMEN TO MEET.
Equal Suffrage Enthusiasts VIII Gather
in ConrenfiOn.

Equal Suffrage Enthusiasts VIII Gather
iva Convention.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, April S.-The first
mass-meeting of the constitutional amend
ment workers under the direction of the
State campaign committee will be held in
Los Angeles on Wednesday and Thursday.
There will be two meetings daily, one in
the afternoon and one at night. Mrs. Mary
u. Hay, the State campaign manager, will
make the opening address at 2 80 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. She will be fol-
lowed by Mrs. Maynard of this city on the
subject. "Ensranchisemen. and Charac-
ter" The chief address of the evening
will be by Miss Elizabeth Yates. Miss
Yates is said to be one OF the most bril-
liant speakers in America. She possesses
that sense OF humor which is universally
welcome characteristic of the 'snewi'
woman.
On Thursday afternoon DR.. Kate c.
Moody, Rev. Eliza Tupper Wilkes OF Oak
land and Mrs. Caroline NJ. Severance are
to speak. In the evening Rev. Anna Shaw
will give an address.