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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-18
Chauncey M. Depew One of
the Vice-Presidents.
object of the Leagne Is to secure
For Cuba the Political Rndepend-
ence For which she Is New strux-
Cling, ant to arouse the Entire
American Nation to Demand an End
TO the Campaign Of Murder and
Destruction An the Island.

New York, Dec. ~ The Cuban
League of the United States was for
merly organized in this city this even
ing.
The men behind this movement are
SO we'll known and carry SO much
weight that 1t is beyond doubt that this
Is the beginning of movement that
will take no small part in the history of
both coontries. The meeting organized
with Colonel Ethan Alien as president,
and the following as vice presidents:
Charles A. Dana, Ex-Governor Roswell
P. Flower, ex-Postmaster General Il.
NJ. James, Chauncey M. Depew ] R. De
Passos, Theodore Roosevelt, ex-Mayor
Thomas F. Gilroy, George Hoadley, ].
Edward Simmons and c. H. Dennison.
Francis Wayland Glen was elected
secretary, Darwin R. James treasurer,
and the executive committee was made
up as follows: John Jacob Astor, Paul
Dana, General Daniel Butterfeld, Col.
Fred D. Grant, Walter Lafan, Edwin
Wardman, John C. Mcclure, R. C. Al
exander, Constant A. Andrews, Frank
B. Carpenter, John D. Kelly and Thos
E. Stewart.
In opening the meeting, Colonel Allen
read the call:
ave the undersigned citizens of this
republic, anxious for the success of al
people in obtaining the civilsand political
liberty which the nation secured more
than a century ago, and still enjoys unite
In organizing the Cuban League of thc
United States of America.
"The object of this league is to seccr,
for Cuba by all lawful, peaceful and
honorable means, the political indie
pendence which her patriots are nov
endeavoring, by tremendous sacrifice o
treasure and life, TO gain; to encourag,
them with our sympathy and moral sup
port and to arouse the whole nation |,
demand an end of the campaign of muir
der and destruction in that island.
"Mindful of the help which gu
fathers received in a similar struggle
we are constrained by sense of graft
tude to return to Cuba the kindnes,
which was SO effectively given 10 us.
at is apparent to all thoughtful OBJ
servers that Spain has not the power t
crush the Cuban patriots, and, therefore
the continuance of the cruel struggle il
Cuba can only serve to prolong sens
of abasement and humiliation in tn
minds of all men, who are confident tina
this republic has the power to end
and is In honor called upon to do SO fo
the highest good of all parties direct
concerned.n
Colonel Allen predicted that tn
movement thus started would becom
historic
A monster mass meeting will be hel
in Cooper's union next Monday nigh
when Senator Morgan of the foreig
relations committee, and Congressma
Hit, of the same committee in tn
honse: Congressman Reed of Main
and Senator Cullom of Illinois wi
speak.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-18
THE Case OF Ivory.

London, Dec, I3-Tke amnesty asso-
citation has taken up the defense of Ed
ward Ivory, alias Bell Messrs. Day,
Russell and Broughman have been in.
structed as solicitors, and at their re.
ques t, upon the ground of their recent
introduction to the case, the treasury
has consented to postpone the case,
until the January sessions at the Old
Bailey. 1t will probably be called Jan
uary nth.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-18
Panic In Church .

Pittsburg, Dec. I3.-A panic occurred
in St. Agnes Roman Catholic church,
this city, this morning, caused by the
bursting of steam pipe. but fortunately
no on was injured. A large crowd was
in attendance at the mass. Several
women tainted during the excitement.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-12-18
Grent MUSICIAN mead.

St. Louis, Dec. 13.-Martin Kaiser. a
singer and musical director known the
world over, died in this city today, aged
SO years. Deceased was BORN in Ger
many. He was engaged with musical
matters up to within a month of his
death.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
The Bond Sale.

The tremendous total of the bids for
the United States bonds, says the Nor
folk Landmark, is fiattering evidence
of the confidence which the world has
in the resources and credit of this coun-
try. The success of this issue is almost
unparalleled, and will go down to his
tory as brilliant instance of the faith
of the people under trying circum-
stances. We must admit, though it be
with sorrow, that the actions of Con
gress during the present session have
been of such character as to influence
the public to be chary in their bidding,
and the result is the more remarkable
on that account.
Notwithstanding the gratifying offers
received, it must not be inferred that
we can afford to delay the necessary
measures of relief. We cannot keep
up this borrowing forever. The peo-
pie have shown that they have now
the utmost confidence, but even that
trust will be shaken if they perceive
that their representatives are going to
spend their time in idle debate while
the finances of the lend are dangerous
ly deranged. The brightness of to-day
should not lead us to take no heed for
the morrow.
This latest development only empha.
sizes the obligation resting upon Con
gress to pass some practical measure
for the solution of our monetary diff
ficulties.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
The Stanton Investigation.

The public would do we'll not to ar
rive at conclusions in regard to the
management of the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institution at Staunton, until
all the evidence has been received,
carefully considered, and the rumors
suspicious AMI hear say portions elimi-
mated. The investigating committee
is doing it's work thoroughly.
it is significant, to say the least, that
some of the ''star" witnesses have re
peatedly applied for positions at the
d.. D. and B. Institution without once
making known that they possessed
information that would show the
necessity for change in the manage
ment; that these same witnesses. after
years of such possession, now vOlun
tarily incriminate themselves, attack
the character of the dead and sacrifice
even the good name of their wives
sisters and former friends in order thai
the waters may be stirred, a new deal
made and q general purifying an6
''ousting" take place. If it shows ont
thing more than another, it is this
that the evidence of those with such {
conception of moral responsibility ane
such a lack of the fine feelings which
prevail among those of high character
should be taken with some allowance
and not be accepted as conclusive O
the guilt of the accused.-ChdrIOtte
ollie ProQress.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
No Deficiency of Money.

The President proposed popular
loan of one hundred millions dollars of
4 per cent thirty-year bonds, and when
the bids were opened it was found
that bids amounting to more than
foe times that amount :were offered,
which shows, as the SPECTATOR has
heretofore maintained, that the de-
preston in business and the hard
times, of which there has been such
complaint, have not been due to the
want of sufficient money in the coun-
try, but to the want of its circulation;
for money is of no value unless it be
circulated, and the more rapid it's cir
culation, the more valuable it is. A
"nimble shilling" is of more value
than u paralyzed dollar, for it will pay
debts and make purchases, whilst the
paralyzed dollar will do neither.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12

The Gazette has never favored the
proposed change in the mode of cleo
ing q. s. Senators-by the direct vote
of the people. instead of by State legis-
latures-but the recent action of the
Senate, in voting for all the lingo reso-
buttons before it. and in passing a bill
to give silver dollar for every fifty
cents worth of silver taken to the mint,
renders plain the fact that no change
in the election of the members of that
body could possibly be for the worse;
SO that as the one referred to, or any
other, might be for the better, and
could do no harm, it therefore, may as
we'll be tried. Then, too, there is little
use in preserving the words Of the Con-
stitution, when the spirit thereof is
douted and secuted almost daily.-Alec.
Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
The Senate.

As the Alexandria Gazette truthfully
observes, in the earlier and better days
of the U. s. Senate that body was the
conservative branch of Congress, and
was so intended to be by the Constitu-
ton. which, by providing that it's
members should be elected by the vote
of legislatures, and not by the people,
and that their terms should be for six
years, removed them from the influence
of temporary and variable popular
opinion. But times have changed, and
the Senate with them, and now there
is no proposition too indiscreet, injuri-
GUS, and, in fact, cranky, for it to
adopt without hesitation; and, stran-
ger still, the older men in the body,
such as Morgan and Palmer, to whom
age itself should have taught the vani-
ty of demagogism, are the chief ac-
tors 10 the fantis Il, tricks referred to,
y II I'M ,oanse. nsn, such as Sewell
ana WOleott, oppose them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12

SUICIDE IN WASHINGTON. - John
Shea, an elderly clerk in the War
Department, committed suicide at 1870
o'clock Thursday morning in the de-
partment building by shooting him
self in the head with pistol. He had
suffered severely for several years from
q wound in the head received while
attempting to quell disturbance at
western army post where he was
stationed.
Inquiry made by the coroner indi-
Gated that Shea's act was due more to
domestic trouble than to the wound in
his head. The couple had separated
and the courts had made an allowance
for Mrs. Shea's support. Shea had
failed to pay this and his wife made
complaint to Gen. Doe, the Assistant
Secretary of War, who has been in
vestigating the matter. This preyed
on Shea's mind and together with the
suffering from his wound made him
desperate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
Decadence Of the Senate.

Under the caption above the N. Y.
Herald says the United States Senate
has always been popularity regarded as
the more deliberate, conservative and
dignifled of the two branches of Con-
gress, while the House has been looked
upon as a body where popular passion
had more sway and demagogism was
apt to be more rife.
| 1t was evidently intended by the
founders of the government that the
Senate should have that character, and
that by the calmness of its delibera-
tions, as we'll as by the craftsmanship
and patriotism of its members, it should
serve as salutary check on the House
in the matter of hasty, ill-advised OF
demagogic legislation. Such was the
character of the Senate, in the early
days of the Republic, and in fact until
recently.
But to-day it has lost that character
and both in financial and political mat
ters now shows itself to be more jim
goistic and irresponsible than the
House. 1t is in the Senate that popu-
lism has been most unbridled, silver
madness most unrestrained and jingo
ism most rampant. 1t is the Senate
that has taken the lead in reckless folly
we'll calculated to foment foreign en-
tanglements, menace the national fl
nances and injure the business of the
country.
Nothing more forcibly illustrates the
decadence of that body in dignity than
the amazing TRADE of low abuse which
one of it's members was recently allow
ed to make against the Chief Magis
trate of the nation without single
protest from the presiding officer or any
Senator '.ss7' ze'
1t is only too evident thatthe Senate
has lost its old time prestige as well as
impaired its capacity for public usss',;..
neas,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
bigamy and Murder.
A despatch dated Roanoke, Feb. 4th

A despatch dated Roanoke, Feb. 4th
says
Jasper J. Hale was married on
Sunday evening to Elvinia Adams,
aged sixteen years, and yesterday
morning left the city. Shortly after
he left, an elderly woman complained
to the police that Hale had been mar
ried to her a number of years. She
also stated to the police authorities
here that he was the murderer of
Thomas G.. Massie who was cruelty
mangled on the cold wintry night in
December, 1890, on one of the principal
streets of this city.
This murder has always been a
great mystery to the people of this
city, and now it seems chat solution
of it. is near at hand. An officer was
put on Hale's TRAIL and he was over
taken at Radford, and arrested just as
he was lifting his bride of a day from
the train. He was brought back to
Roanoke on the midnight train, and
lodged in jail"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
Painful and Serious Accident.

Mr.. Edgar Gentry, of this county,
met with a painful and serious acct
dent last Monday-one which, but for
his rare presence of mind, might have
cost him his life.
He was engaged in killing a beef,
which, soon after it was shot, forced
Mr.. Gentry against the side of a barn,
throwing him to the ground. In this
position the animal fell upon him,
crushing one of his legs and breaking
the bone. With great presence of
mind, Mr.. Gentry laid perfectly still
until assistance arrived, when the ami
NAL was removed. He was then as
sisted to rise, and with the aid of a
crutch, walked to the house. DR.. j.
E. Early, of this city, attended the
sufferer, who is doing as well as could
be Observation-Disclosures Progress,
Feb. 6tH
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12

bane of life, the thief of comfort, the
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This remarkable discovery, Doctor
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
! COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
, ~ Staunton, Va, Jan. 22nd, 1896.

4 COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Staunton, Va, Jan. 22nd, 1886.
7. L. Baxter
vs..
Hugh Baxter, ct ais.
All parties interested in the above styled
cause now pending in the Circuit Court for the
county OF Augusta, TAKE NOTICE, that purSu-
ant to an order of said Court entered in said
cause November rs, 1895, shall, at my office in
StauntOn, Va, on
March 18th, 1896,
proceed to ascertain and report
l.Wh hat real estate HI. L. Baxter died seized
and possessed of, and the nature of the title
thereto,
2-Who are the heirs-at-law of H. L. Baxter,
.3-Whether OF not said real estate is suscep-
tible of division in kind.
What is the present committed value of
the dover or Mrs. v. G. Baxter widow of H.
u. Baxter in said realty,
5-Any other matters deemed pertinent, etc.
HENRY w. HOLT,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Carter Braxton,
White Ker, IL
jan 49, Ats
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
Not Wanted.

Mr.. Tredway has offered an amend
ment to the law granting license to
practice law in this State, which the
people do not want, and which, it is
hoped, the Legislature will not pass.
His amendment provides that any fe-
male citizen over the age of twenty-one
years, who has resided in the State
twelve months preceding her applica-
ton for a license, shall, upon satisfac-
tory examination, before three judges
of the Supreme Court of Appeals, be
duly licensed to practice law in the
State of Virginia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
Progress Of Arbitration.

From an article of the n Y Herald
under the caption above, we extract the
following
The cause of this sudden awakening
of the public mind to the desirability
and Importance of arbitration will
readily occur to everybody. 1t is to be
found in the hysterical demonstration
of wild jingoism in Washington over
the Venezuelan boundary, with the
consequent lingo outbreak in England,
causing sudden war scare which for
while menaced the friendly relations
of the two nations, impaired American
credit abroad and played the mischief
with financial and business interests
throughout the country. In the minds
OF sensible thinking people, and espe-
cially of business men, that has proved
a timely warning of the danger of I'M
bridled jingoism and the Importance of
guarding against its mischievous con-
sequence.
To this end arbitration is coming to
be recognized as the most patriotic,
| not simply arbitration of special cases,
but permanent system. such as the
treaty proposed by the French Depu-
| ties or the international tribunal sug-
gesteG by Justice Harlan and lately re-
ceived with favor in England. AS the
rights of individuals are adjudicated
in a court of law, why should not the
claims of nations be settled by tri-
bunal or a board of arbitration? Both
Grant and Sherman looked upon arbi-
tration as welcome substitute for war
and as step toward doing away with
costly standing armies. Here is the
wise. patriotic sentiment of General
Grant
Though 1 have been trained as a
soldier and have participated in many
battles, there never was a time when
in my opinion some way could not have
been found of preventing the drawing
of the sword look forward to an epoch
when a court recognized by all nations
will settle international differences in
stead of keeping large standing armies
as they do IN Europe"
A permanent system of international
arbitration would strip jingoism of its
greatest power for mischief. To the
extent that it has contributed to that
end the recent epidemic has served a
useful public purpose.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
Farmers Alliance.

The Alex. Gazette of last Wednesday
says
''The farmers alliance, now in ses-
sion at Washington, like the o. s.
dollar for every fifty cents worth OF
silver bullion dumped at their doors.
1t seems to people whose heads are
devoid of wheels that if there be one
class of people in the world who. more
than all the others, would like to get
the best sort of money for their hard
earned produce, that class would be
the farmers; but, if they be fairly rep
resented by the alliance, they hone
after the dollars, which, if sent to
their friends abroad, are only worth
fifty centsn
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12

The distribution of the House offices
in the interest, as alleged, Of Speaker
Reeds nomination for the presidency.
causes great dissatisfaction among re-
publicans.
The number of successful bidders
for the new bond issue is 7S1. The
Morgan syndicate will get about one
third of the bonds and the remainder
will be assigned to the other bidders.
President Kruger has accepted the
invitation of Colonial Secretary Cham
berlain to visit London and discuss the
Transvaal troubles. He will probably
be accompanied by a commission en-
powered to adjust all matters.
General Weyler. the new captain
general of Cuba, reached Havana Mon
day and was accorded an enthusiastic
recep tion by the people. lie at once
began preparations for a vigorous
campaign against the insurgentc.
A panic was created in Madrid Mon
day by the explosion of an aerolite IN
midair, about twenty miles above the
earth. Some damage was done to
property.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Edwin F. Uhl, of Michigan, to
be ambassador extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Germany.
VIM. H. Grain, representative In
Congress from the eleventh district OF
Texas, died in Washington Monday
morning.
The Speaker appointed committee
to take the body of Representative
Grain to Texas and the House adjourn
ed out of respect to his memory.
Senator Tillman declares his inten-
ton to watch some OF the d-d
scoundrels who are in public life" A
looking glass might be of great help to
him in work of this kind, observes the
Globe Democrat.
Old party lines in Cuba seem to have
been broken up by the lnsurrectlon'
and serious political consequences are
feared as result of dissatisfaction with
recent official acts.
The German government has deciar-
ed that while rise in the price OF Sill
yer is desirable, it can only be accom-
plished by international agreement,
which present conditions render I'M
probable.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
Bids for Government Bonds.

The Washington correspondent OF
the Alexandria Gazette says that, on
Wednesday last, "bids for 800, 900, 600.
thirty year four per cent government
bonds were opened at the Treasury
Department in the presence OF Secre-
tary Carlisle, and large number OF
bidders. About four thousand five
hundred bids we're received amounting
to millions more than we're advertised
for. Among these were that OF the
First National Bank of Alexandra,
Virginia, for SO, 900 at LOG; Lynchburg,
National Bank, at Lynchburg. Virgin
ia, for $4,000 at 100. Another was
that of Joseph Pulitzer, of the New
York World. for 100000 at ia. 1t
had memorandum attached to it
stating that this bid at the highest
market price to-day, is in lieu OF the
offer to head the list with subscrip
ton of 81, 600, 900 to a popular loan on
the basis, which was not adopted, OF
an open subscription at fixed and
equal rate. The total number of bids
for bonds was 4,640 aggregating 1854,
1853, $50, but one bid of one hundred
million dollars from a physician II
Michigan and one of sixteen millions
from Texas are evidently bogus, an6
deducting these amounts leaves the
aggregate of genuine bids $568, 1853, $50
Secretary Carlisle said he was extreme
Iy gratifed at the response of the PEG
pie to the governments appeal for sub
scriptions to the bonds; it simply show
ed that when the people were appeal
ed to they would not fail to properly
respond"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CoMMoNwEALTH's ATTORNEY.

announce myself candidate for election
to the office of Commonwealth Attorney for
the city of Staunton, at the election to be held
in the Spring, subject to the Democratic pr1-
mary. / respectfully ask the support of the
voters of the city of Staunton;.
ITO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF STAUN-
i TON, VAL hereby announce myself a
candidate for the office of Commonwealth
Attorney for the city OF Stauntcn at the com
ing spring election, subject to the Democratic
primary. and respectfully ask the support OF
the voters of the city of Stannton.
ian ~ tide W. H. LANDES.
ITO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF STAUN-
/ TONI hereby announce myself candi-
date for election this spring to the Office of
Commonwealths Attorney for the city of
Staunton, subject to the decision ofsth Demo
cratic primary, and respectfully ask for your
support.
Jan tide CARTER BRAXTON.
T RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE myself a
i candidate for reelection to the office OF
City Sergeant at the coming May election.
have heretofore endeavored to discharge my
duties faithfully and will do the same if elected
again. "
jan 22-tde LOGAN TURNER
CITY SERGEANT.
ITO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF STAUN-
il Toni respectfully announce myself q
candidate for the office OF City Sergeant and
solicit your support, and If elected will dis,
charge the duties OF this Office to the best OF
my ability. Respectfully,