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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

SUICIDE IN ROANOKE CITY.-B. H.
Owen, a deputy organizer of the Order
of Railway Telegraphers, committed
suicide at the st. James Hotel Tuesday
night, February 25th, by shooting
himself through the heart with a re
volver. No note or message of any
sort has yet been found to give any
clue to the cause of the rash act. DIR.
Strickland, who has been treating
Owen for some time, said that he had
been suffering with a disease of the
kidneys. Owen was we'll known
among the railroad men and telegraph
ers and he had many friends there.
He was about twenty-seven years old
and was originally from Keysville, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

PRESIDENTS VETO OVERRIDDEN.-
The first presidential veto of this ses-
sion of Congress was oYerridden by the
House Saturday by vote of 1913 to SO,
1872 more than the requisite constitu-
tional two-thirds. All the republicans
and 80 democrats voted for the bill.
while the votes to sustain the Presi-
dent were all cast by democrats. The
bill authorizes the Governor and local
officers of Arizona to lease the educa-
tional lands of the territory for school
purposes. The Presidents objection
to the bill was that it did not give the
Secretary of the Interior power to dis
approve the leases, and did not throw
proper safeguards about the timber
on the lands.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

and regulations for thesigovernment OF
said institution, setting forth in said
rules and regulations the duties of all
the officers, professors, agents, and
employees, and said rules and regula
tiOns to be posted at various places in
the institution and on the premesis.
6. The board shall have one annual
meeting and such intermediate meet
ings as they shall prescribe; the time
and place of meeting to- be fixed by
said board. A special meeting may be
called at any time by the president or
any three members of the board,
notice of the time and place of such
meeting being given to the other mem
bers.
Z. The superintendent. professors,
and all other officers of the institution
shall be elected on the - day of
after by the Board of Visitors. and
shall be selected with reference to fit
ness. sobriety, literary and business
qualifications, without regard to party
utilization. The Board of Visitors may
remove at any time the superintendent,
professors, and all other officers of the
Institution, causing to be entered upon
| the records of the board the order of
removal. together with the cause of
the removal.
8. Each fiscal year of said Institution
shall end on the Both day of September,
to which time the accounts of the
institution shall be made up; and the
Board of Visitors shall annually, be-
fore the 1st day of October, deliver to
the Second Auditor a report to the
General Assembly of Virginia, showing
| the condition of the institution and its
receipts and disbursements for the
said year. The board shall also make
reports as required by section 221 of
the Code of Virginia.
8. There shall be in said institution
one school for the education of deaf
mutes and another for the education
Of the blind; these schools must be
separate and distinct The pupils of
each school shall be selected as the
Bosrd of Visitors shall prescribe among
such persons as arc unable to pay for
their maintenance and support to the |
extent of the means of the institution, |
also from other persons, residents of |
this State, on such terms for their |
maintenance and support as may be |
agreed upon. But hereafter there |
shall be no charge for the education of |
pupils.
10. For the support of said institu-
ton there shall be paid out of the
public treasury. on the orders of the
Board of Visitors, attested by the
secretary and countersigned by the
president of the board such sums as
may from time to time appropriated
by the General Assembly of Virginia.
II. All acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act be, and the same
are hereby, repealed.
IL. This act shall be in force from it's
passage.
AMENDMENT.
The above is the bill as proposed,
which, on motion of Mr.. Hathaway, a
member of the committee of investi-
cation. was amended as follows, and
then adopted:
''While the committee has recon 9
mended the removal of the present T
board of visitors it is done without the !
slightest reflection On said board; but {
in order to have thorough re or q
ganization of the institution, it is o
deemed best to have new board''
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Don't Want Silver.

The following debate took place il
the Senate of the United States las
week, and needs no explanatory re
marks. The question was, whether
the Senate should consider the Tariff
Bill.
Mr.. Allen. Populist. of Nebraska, il
seeking for the Republican position
on silver, said
1 see present my amiable and distinguished
friend the Senator from Rhode Island Mr.
ALDRICHl, who always coaches the Senator
from Vermont the chairman of the Com
mittee on Finance, and | wish to ask thu
Senator from Rhode Island, who has said hi
Is bimetallist and that his party is bi
metallic party, whether ne is willing to take
the tariff bill just exactly as it comes from
the House of Representatives with free
silver coinage amendment attached to 1t :?
Mr. ALDRICH. Does the Senator from
Nebraska wish an answer from me
Mr.. ALLEN. l desire to have an answer
from some responsible head of the Repub' i
can party if it has one.
Mr.. ALDRICH. | answer, then, frankly, no
with as much emphasis as it is possible fol
me to use.
Mr. ALLEN. am glad to hear 1t, because
it stamps the Republican party as the enemy
of bimetallism. Your party has been mas
querading for three years under false pre-
lenses in this Chamber
The Senator from Alabama (MR. MORGAN
suggests that ask you if you will take the
Mckinley bill with free coinage. Will you
do that
Mr.. PLAT. No.
Mr. ALLEN. The Senator from Connecticut
says NO" Are there any circumstances
under which you will take free coinage?
Mr.. ALDRICH. No, sir
Mr.. PLATT. Except by an international
agreement.
Mr.. ALDR1cH. Unless an international
agreement on the subject shall be first
secured
Mr.. ALLEN Oh, yes Now, that discloses
exactly what we have always claimed. There
are no circumstances under which you are
bimetallists.
You have lied upon the question, if 1 may
speak metaphorically. for three years to my
certain knowledge. For three years you have
stood III this Chamber and have undertaken
to make the people Of this country believe
that you are bimetallists, and now when you
are put to the test you will not take silver
with this tariff bill and you will not take it
with the Mckinley bill and you will not
take it under any circumstances.
So the whole world must agree upon
silver before the Republican party will
have it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

An imperial trade has been issued by
the Sultan of Turkey permitting Miss
Clara Barton, president of the Ameri
can Red Cross Society, and her repre-.
sentatives, to travel in~Anatolia and
distribute relief to sufferers there.
The House of Delegates elected Mr.,
). >. Woodhouse judge of the County
Court of Princess Anne.
The President has bought duckinp
grounds on the Potomac in Stafford
county, Va
The Prince and Princess Troubetzkov
lefs Castle Hill, Albcmarle county. for
New York, Friday, and sailed for Eu-
rope On Saturday.
Captain Wiborg and two other Of.
hcers OF the steamship Horsa were
loond guilty by jury in the United
states Court, at Philadelphia, of violat-
ing the neutrality laws by taking an
armed expedition to Cuba.
me war spirit of the Spanish people
mas been aroused by the action of the
United States Senate in adopting the
CUBAN recognition resolutions. In
Barcelona mob stoned the United
states consulate, wai!e in Madrid
noisy demonstrations were made. The
authorities have taken steps to pre-.
serve good order.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

RESIDENCE BURNED.-About half
after O'Clock last Wednesday after
noon the resinence of Mr.. J. William
Lynch near Union, MonJoe county.
W. Va, was burned. The fire origi
mated in the kitchen, but how is not
known. The Watchmon says less than
nall OF the furniture was saved, all in
the kitchen and dining-room and much
In other rooms being destroyed. The
meat-house together with a quantity
OF bacon was also consumed. The
building was comfortable 2-storv
frame structure and was known as the
Old Kelly home. Mr. Lynch's loss is
probably $1,000. There was no insnr.
ance upon the property.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Dead. Dead. Dead.

The last stroke of the bell which
sounded the death knell of the Re-
publican Tariff Bill, passed by the
House SO soon after the present ses
sion of Congress began, was struck
on Tuesday last when the Senate, by
a vote of 80 to %, refused to consider
it.
Mr.. Morrill,. who had the bill
in charge, got mad over it's de.
feat and proceeded to score the
republicans and populists who
voted with the democrats. This
brought Senator Teller to his feet
and he responded in some pretty
heated remarks. Then Mr.. Sherman
tried to pour on some oil. but the
oil that gentleman tries to pour usual
ly congeals; nobody as cold as he can
handle oil, and it did so Ton that oc-
casion. Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, took
a hand. as he always does, when silver
is mentioned, and .thereupon all of the
republicans of the Finance Committee
scampered from the hall, but the
hoary. Header of the silverites did not
allow this to disturb him, but made
his speech, touching up alike the
Cleveland administration, and the
John Sherman republicans. Mr.. Allen,
populist, of Nebraska, then PROFOUND
ed few questions, which he claimed
showed that the republicans did not
want silver at all. and it looked that
way. It was very amusing debate
and demonstrated that t1e country
does not want, and will not have, an
increase of tariff duties.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of AngnOta
County, to-wit:
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
~ StauntOn. Va. Feb 18th 1905

| 4 COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
~ StauntOn, Va, Feb. 18th, 1896.
Life's Samuel E'trix
VS..
keiser, John X. ct ais,
All parties interested in the above eptit1ad
cause pending in the Circuit Court of Au~usta
county, TAKE NOTICE, that L, pursuant to a de-
cree entered IN said cause on the 2Ist dav or
OF Staunton, Virginia, on 'ie Guy
Saturday, the 21st day of March, 1896.
showing: OH aooounC
IsI.-The lands owned by John X. Keiser.
ana the fee simple value of the same and the
annual rental value of the same. | will mar
glcularly ascertain the rights of John X. Keise,
III une tract or land in the bill mentioned. the
P. FL. Trout. - 'Ao ueieiiuan'
:. Snd.-The debts of John X. Kelser. which are
mems upon his real estate, and their priorities.
ord.-Whether the lien debts OF JOhn X
in five years. VI iii' iauus
4tn.-Any other matters deemed pertinent
10y Inyslef or required to be especially stated nv
any Oh the parties to this suit
e,,o, j. NJ. QUARLES,
io' jus Master Commissioner,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

and the Continent. firm dividend paw
ers- That is the motive at present. to
nuy their stocks or bonds. But in the
immediate present the railroad man
lnsenslbly drifts toward high Federal
views; You would not expect me to
report that, as an old established
Southerner. it is becoming the fashion
IN the South to break up into individ-
uailsms L have relative ND about
otaunton, Va, VINO has bought a
newspaper, for no other purpose than
10 knock down the Monroe doctrine.
He says it is miserable old Pigment of
the States rights, slave trade, and
secession, which we threw the garden
OF Eden away for. So the railroads
cannot be perpetually poor, and the
society to which they pass happy.
Now, take our road-the Southern sys
TEN, which stretches from the Potomac
through seven States, to Greenyille,
on the Mississippi River In each one
or those States we have different sys-
tenn OF laws and regulations. About
seven Boards of Railroad Commission
ers are annoying us.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
Degeneration of the U. 3. Senate

As the N. Y. Herald says, until nit,
recently the upper branch of Congress
had, ON the whole, maintained it,
original hold upon the minds of thu
people as more dignifed, conserva.
tive and able body than the House o.
Representatives. The Senate could be
trusted, as it was intended to be by tn G
trainers OF the constitution, to resist
any sudden popular craze and to act as
ballast or counterpoise in moments of
excitement or emergency.
This position has now been forfeited
The Senate to day is less dignified
less conservative and less able bod v
than the House, and it is far more
easily carried away by wild schemes
from any quarter of the compass. 1t
has become the hotbed of populisip.
jingoism. silver fanaticism, demagoy-
ism and crankism generally It has
devoted itself to airing crack Drained
schemes, thereby not only making it
self ridiculous in the eyes of the world
but also fomenting no end OF public
mischief
Senatorial silver fanatics have kent
harping on their favorite string and
obtruding their repudiated fallacies
utterly Indifferent to the mischief that
might be done to the nations credit
abroad or business at home In like
manner Senatorial jingoists have tried
to outstrip one another in hystericaJ
rawlings that invited foreign entangle-
ments and menaced the peace of the
country, as well as injured its financial
and business interests. Finally, the
Senate has come to listen without pro-
test to outpourings of billingsgate sell
dom heard and never excused in any
decent circle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

NOTABLE RECEPTIONs.-Two nota-
BILE receptions took place in Richmond
last Thursday evening. One was at
the executive mansion to the members
of the Legislature and the public gen.
orally, and the other at the Second
Presbyterian church, in honor of DR..
Hoge's fifty first anniversary as pastor
of that congregation. Both of these
occasions were largely attended.
Governor and Mrs. O'Ferrall received
their guests in the parlor of the man
sion.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

Inc House, by an overwhelming
majority, passed the resolutions re
ported by the foreign affairs committee
Declaring in favor of belligerent rights
Tor the insurgen is. and also for inter
vehtlon by the United States govern
ment II necessary. Mr.. Hit, chairman
OF the foreign affairs committee. made
the principal speech in favor of the
resolutions, while Mr.. Turner, of Ga,
spoke at length in opposition. The
Speaker refused to allow any amend
ments or to permit each resolution to
De voNed on singly. When the result
was announced there was great ap-
plause in the galleries.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

FINE BAPTIST CHURCH BURNED
On Tuesday of last week, Grace Street
Baptist Church, Richmond, Rev. DR..
W. E. Hatcher, pastor, was totally
destroyed by fire. The church was a
new one, and was erected at a cost of
$4,000. 1t was insured for $25, ZOO.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
L ESTATE WEST END,-By virtue of deed
OF trust executed to the undersigned Trustees
for the Augusta Perpetual Building and Loan
Co., by John Il. Payne and wife, dated April
18th, 1891, and of record in Au gusta County
Clerks office D. b. LIZ, p. 273, default having
been made. and being required by the beuefi-
ciary, we will offer for sale at public auction
on
Saturday, April 4th, 1896,
at Il O'Clock, NJ, in front of the courthouse in
Staunton, Virginia, that valuable real estate
belonging to John X. Payne, to-wit =
That certain lot or parcel of land situated in
west End fronting IS feet on Bowling street
and running between parallel lines 1917 feet
with the Buildings and improvements thereon,
being the same property that was conveyed
to said j. K. Payne by JOS /. TannehiIl, upon
the Following terms, tOwit:-
CASH as to costs. expenses of sale, and any
unpaid taxes, and the sum of $744S5 and as to
the residue, upon a credit of 6, Il, and Is
months from day of Sale,-the purchaser exc
cutting bonds for the deferred pay mentS with
approved personal security bearing interest
from the day of sale, and The title to be re
tanned as ultimate security.
WILLIAM A. BURNETT,
w. w. KING,
b. f. TERRY,
Trustees for the A. P. b. & L. Co.
march r. Ats
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

DEFEAT OF THE TARIFF BILL
Tuesday of last week, in the U. S. Sen
| ate, Mr.. Teller of Colorado engaged il
war of words against his party asso
ciates, Mr.. Morrill,. of Vermont, anc
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio. The controyer
sy arose Unexpectedly on the motion
of Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the finance
committee, to take up the tariff bill
This motion was defeated-yeas %,
nays 80. The republicans voting in
the negative were Cannon, of Utah;
Carter and Mantle, of Montana; Du-
bois, of Idaho, and Teller, of Colorado.
Mr.. Morrill, declared that he accepted
the vote as defeating the tariff bill. 1t
showed, he said, that the republican
Senators did not have majority in
the Senate, and he would not again
bring the subject before that body.
In the U. s. Senate Wednesday the
Tariff crisis was marked by impetuous
debate and personal colloquy. The
speech of Senator Carter, of Montana,
one of the five republican Senators
VINO voted against proceeding with the
tariff bill, was the main formal event
OF the day. The Senator used very
plain words in denouncing what he
termed the movement to drive him and
his silver associates out of the republi-
can party. References to Mr.. Teiler's
part IN framing the platform brought
MN te Els feet with an explanation of
what had been intended and a tierv
remuneration, of the bimetallism of
Mr.. Sherman.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

At Charlottesville the grand jury
found indictments against Taylor Har-
man. Stephen Pointz. Reuben Douglass
and Rev. William Nelson, all colored,
for the murder of Thomas w. Thomp-
son and the burning of William A.
Whites store.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

A GRAZING FARM FOR SALE.-Havinp
N .ost my health, will sell privately my
grazing farm lying on the Bull Pasture Noun
tain in Highland county, Va, four miles south
east OF Doe Hill, containing 2S5 acres, eco
acres in blue grass sod. 1t will Craze % cattle
l, and years old. have sold cattle grazed
on 1t without grain fed, that weighed gross
l4iO lbs and shipped to Europe. 1t has no
superior for fattening qualities. Water plenty
and title perfect.
For infOrmaSion and terms,
Address. JAMES HI. TODD,
Mt. Scion,
march f4tS Augusta Co., Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

NOMMISSIONERS'S SALE OF HOUSE AND
- LOT IN WAYNESBORO.-Purs to a
decree or the CircuiG Court of Augusta county,
enIered on the 9Th day of December, 1895, in
Ine cnancery cause of Matte ]. Davis, etc. U.s..
LULA ". DAVIS, ct ais we will offer for sale at
p pubic auction at the front door of the court
mousse, III the city of StauntOn, Virginia, on
Monday, March 23rd, 1896, Court-day.
TO the highest bidder. that certain house and
gusta county, known as let No So, fronting
seven Iee1 on back street, and running back
IOrGy-1Our feet off of the Northeast corner of
loI NO %, with all appurtenances, being the
same san lot or land owned by Nancy Jefferson in
her lif time, conveyed to her by .JnO. s.. and
Maggie ]. Myers, by deed recorded in the
clerk s Office of the County Court of Augusta
county, and by her devised to Matte ]. Davis.
upon the following terms =
fOr enOOgh cash in hand to pay the costs of
terest on $l25. thereof from Nav LIST. 1895. dine
Loep BfoInerS. and the sum of $685. So with in
eeres1 on SEzo. thereof from May LIST, 1885 due
W., w =. craig, and any unpaid taxes; and the
aGsiuue IN tnree equal inStalments PAYABLE in
SIX Sly Twelve, and eighteen months from day OF
aTespectlvely, bearing interest. and to be
evidenced by three equal bonds of the mr.
cHdser OF even date with the day of sale with
HARRY II. BLEAsE.
w. E. CRAIG,
Commissioners.
l, Joseph B. woodward, Clerk of the said
Court. do hereby certify that Harry ri RIeaea
has executed the bond required by decree of
SAFE IN the chancery cause of Matte j. Davis
COuIt III saiu
Given under my hand this 18th day of Feb
ss. JOS B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

The war spirit of the Spare:l people
shows no signs of abatement, and there
is great activity in the government
dock yards and military depots. Eu-
ropeans are greatly surprised at the
attitude of the United States. and
while there is no word condoning
SPANS treatment of the Cubans, there
is much sympathy expressed for that
country because of the interference OF
the United states,
The advance of the government
troops against the Nicaraguan rebels
has been rapid and successful. Gen.
Ortiz has been defeated, with a loss of
900 men and large supplies of war ma
| terial.
| Political affairs in Brazil are said to
be 10 critical condition. The bound
airy dispute with France and the atti.
tude OF the anti-foreign party make
the tenure of the present government
uncertain.
Frederick Stuenkel, aged forty-five
years, farmer, living in Will county.
ILL.,. near Chicago, aud his two daugh-
ters were suffocated by gas from a
coal stove Friday night. His wife and
four other children were overcome. but
will recover.
The Inhabitants of the town of Zeitoun
and vicinity are suffering from the
ravages OF smallpox and other diseases.
and are in want of food.
Hon. John Blair Hoge, distinguish
ed lawyer and jurist, died at his home,
in Martinsburg, w. Va, aged seventy
one years.
the Maupin anti-gambing bill pass
ed both houses of the Legislature and
was promptly approved by Governor
O'FerralI.
Mr.. James W. Taylor, mayor of Ash
land, Va, for the past six years, is
dead.
Ex-Speaker Crisp has written a let
ter to the democrats of the third con.
gressional district of Georgia announc-
ing that he will not again be candi
date for Representative, but will. in.
stead, be candidate for United States
Senator.
Three hundred and eleven colored
people sailed from Savannah, Ca,
Sunday, for Liberia, on the west coast
of Africa
Calvin Kennedy, colored, was lynch
ed at Windsor, Ga, Saturday. Hell
was charged with assault upon a white
woman.
Paul and Gilbert Frances, charged
with burglary and assault, were lynch
ed at Convention, La.
Ballington Booth, former command
er OF the Salvation Army in the United
States. has announced that he and
Mrs. Booth will organize and lead an
Independent religious movement.
The worst snowstorm of the winter
occurred in New York city Monday.
eight inches falling and drifting badly
and impeding street railway traffic.
Three cable cars were telescoped on
Lexington avenue and woman's skull |
was fractured.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

Inc British case in the boundary dis
pute between Great Britain and Vene-
zuela is now ready. Advance COPIES
have been sent to United States AM
bassador Bayard, in London, and thew
were mailed to Washington Thursday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

President Zelaya is displaying great
activity against the Nicaraguan insnr.
gents, and has already captured two
towns. A decisive battle is soon ex
pected.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

Mr.. Whitney, of New York, has
written letter to his friends in Mis-
slssIppi in which he requests them
not to boom him for the Presidency.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-04

VIM A Burnett, w. W. King and
b. b. Terry, trustees, advertise in
this issue for sale valuable real estate
in West End.